DECEMBER 24th, 2014
TARGET CENTER - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA
TARGET CENTER - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA
The holiday theme music begins to play as the camera makes rapid pans across the roaring crowd! A series of red, white & green pyros go off above the ring, up the ramp and then around the stage and screen leaving a haze of white smoke. The holiday theme music fades as a new sound blasts through the arena...
I WANT IT ALL...
I WANT IT ALL...
I WANT IT ALL...
AND I WANT IT NOOOOW!
That's what opens up this Christmas Eve edition of AWS Ascension. The fans make their displeasure clear as Kincaid makes his way out from the back. He's already ready to go in the Christmas Battle Royale up first. But over his usual ring gear he's wearing a t-shirt. It's a picture of AWS Heavyweight Champion Liam McAllister's face with a blood splatter covering over it. He stops at the top of the ramp, smiling a bit at the level of hatred he's getting from the fans and pointing at the shirt. Clearly, that issue hasn't died yet. His wife makes her way out behind him, nervous looking at the anger of the fans around them. Kincaid doesn't give her a second look as he starts making his way down to ringside.
BUDDY ROBERTS: Well, as you folks at home might imagine I can't say I'm too pleased to be starting off Christmas Eve with an appearance from Kincaid.
MICHAEL HEENAN: What are you so worried about Roberts? Nothing happened to you last week! You took a bit of a tumble, that's all.
Kincaid takes his time walking around the ring, running his mouth to a few of the fans. He starts walking toward the stairs but then pauses in front of the ring steps. Slowly, his head turns to lock on the older of the two announcers. Kincaid turns and walks toward them, stopping in front of the table and leaning on it to yell some abuse at the announcers.
MH: I'm getting the feeling he doesn't like you.
BR: ...I don't have much to say about that...
He turns around and rolls under the bottom rope into the ring. Alyssa stays at ringside and apologizes to Rogers, but he's staring into the ring at Kincaid and doesn't respond. When Kincaid sees his wife is still out there he walks over to the ropes and demands she bring him in a microphone. She retrieves one quickly and heads inside. He grabs it from her hands and shakes his head at her, clearly annoyed, before turning to face the announce table again and speaking.
KINCAID: Merry Christmas old man. Hope you didn't break anything important with that little shove I gave you last week.
The fans boo and he snickers a little before he turns his attention to the camera.
KINCAID: So here we are. Christmas Eve. I'm working, because god forbid Mr. Troy not make money off our backs for one night of the year. You know I would figure if he wouldn't want ANYBODY here tonight it would be me. Because it seems I really upset a few people last week. It seems like I really crossed a couple of lines right? At least that's what everybody keeps telling me. Everyone loves Twitter right? This entire goddamn company is on Twitter. Well, my Twitter has been blowing up this week. I've been getting told all week that announcers are neutral parties. That no matter how bad things get, there are things you don't do. They're untouchable. And especially – ESPECIALLY – our boy Buddy Rogers here. I guess I'm supposed to have respect for the guy who called the famous Jacob vs God broadway.
He snorts and shoots a withering glare over at the table again. Behind him, Alyssa shakes her head at his conduct while he continues.
KINCAID: But see, last week wasn't about me beating up an old man for the sake of beating up an old man. No, last week was about me proving a point. Last week was about me spitting in this companies eye. Ever since I came back, they've gone out of their way to put me in bullshit situations and then paint me as the bad guy when I complain about them. When I bring up I should be fighting for a title when I get stuck in a throwaway non title match against Duke Taylor. When I get put in a triple threat scramble match instead of getting the one on one shot I deserve. When I get stuck in a match with Matthias Barrows with that piece of garbage Liam McAllister as the referee and the two biggest hypocrites in the company at ringside... When I complain about that, the propaganda department over here comes out and runs me down. Last week, I decided I wasn't going to put up with it anymore. No surprise, Mr. Troy had a problem with that. So just before I'm going to get the revenge I deserve he sends his security down to save that lardass with the lazy eye from getting what he has coming to him!
The last words are directed right at Buddy Roberts, with him turning and storming over toward the announce table as he shouts at him. Buddy Roberts stares back at the ring silently, hands folded in front of him as he keeps his always professional demeanor. Beside him, Heenan looks more than a little uncomfortable.
KINCAID: But here's the uncomfortable truth: It won't save you AWS. Nothing will. Nothing you do can stop me from winning the Intercontinental title and proving all of you wrong! Proving that I can be a star without any help, without any of the bullshit. Because ever since my return I've been unstoppable. I've beaten everyone you've put in front of me. Tonight? Tonight, I keep that train going when I walk out of this building with fifty thousand dollars of Mr. Troy's money. Why don't you grow a set for once and give me that money yourself when I win? Maybe you and I can have ourselves a little human resources meeting. I bet it goes better than my talk with Roberts last week. I'm going to talk that money, and I'm going to walk into Hardcore Holiday and take even more of money when I walk out with the title. You think Jon Rocks is going to be able to stop me? Why? What on earth gives you that impression? Duke Taylor? Duke Taylor's too busy trying to figure out which of his friends knocked up his slut wife to come at me!
The disgust from the fans hits terminal mass and even Alyssa has heard too much. She walks over in front of him and yells at him about what he's said. He's flat out laughing now as the announcers finally speak.
BR: Oh come on now...
MH: You know, I have a lot of fun out here. I say a lot of things people think are pretty off color but there are lines.
KINCAID: You can enjoy your Christmas Eve, and be goddamn sure that 2015 is the year of Alex Kincaid! This train doesn't stop. In just a week it is all over, once and for all. Once and for all I'm going to-
There's a sudden reaction from the fans as the big screen comes to life and shows Duke Taylor storming toward the ring backstage. He looks absolutely fuming, ready to punish Kincaid for what he's just said. He pushes past some ringside staff, but before he can reach the ring Mr. Troy runs into frame and holds up his hands.
MR. TROY: Duke! Duke! Stop! Stop right now! I need you to breath for a second, man! This is what he wants! He wants you to go out there so he can soften you up for Hardcore Holiday. He wants your title and he's trying to get you to do something stupid. I can't let you go out there Duke, I just can't. I need you to-
Duke doesn't answer him, but when he tries to walk by he's met by a wall of security guards behind Mr. Troy. The fans boo, itching to see the fight, and Troy shakes his head apologetically.
MR. TROY: I know what he's saying is awful. But I can't let you do this, I just can't. You'll get your hands on him soon. But right now, I am going to get these guys to go down to ringside and get Kincaid out of the building. Just wait. He'll get what he deserves soon.
Back at ringside, Kincaid rushes Alyssa out of the ring as she begs for him to leave ringside. But he isn't listening. He hops out to the floor and grabs a steel chair, running back inside and snatching up the microphone again.
KINCAID: Go ahead Troy! Come on! Send your guys down! The first one I see come down the ramp gets his fucking head split open!
On the ramp, a half dozen security guards slowly emerge from the back. At the back of the pile, Mr. Troy stares at the scene nervously. Kincaid paces back and forth, hungrily awaiting the arrival of security. But from behind him, a pair of security guards climb into the ring. He whips around and LEVELS the first one with a brutal chair shot that echoes through the building! On the ramp, Mr. Troy points at the ring and yells for the rest to hit the ring. Kincaid hits the second one in the stomach and picks him up, before sending him smashing to the canvas with a brutal powerbomb!
BR: Oh my god! Someone has to stop this man! Someone get in there!
MH: Would YOU want to get in there Roberts? Oh my god!
Luckily, by that point security has gotten into the ring. Alyssa is screaming for Kincaid to stop on the outside as he starts throwing hands on security. He's quickly overwhelmed by the tide of security, and they manage to grab a hold of him as he tries his hardest to fight back. He's tackled to the mat and rolled to the outside. They drag him up the ramp, with Kincaid cursing and fighting back the entire time. At the top of the ramp, Mr. Troy yells at them to get Kincaid out of the building as Kincaid threatens him and tries to spit at him. Finally, they manage to walk him backstage as Mr. Troy shakes his head stunned how the show has begun.
MH: It's a bit of Christmas chaos to start us off tonight! What the hell is Kincaid thinking? What happens in the Battle Royale?
BR: It's absolute insanity here as Ascension begins on the ceremonial Christmas Eve edition. I for one am GLAD they are dragging him out of here!
MH: Why? Mr. Troy just screwed Kincaid out of $50,000 dollars! I just got word that they are forcing him out of the building!
BR: Kincaid is being forced out of the building by security! We need to go to commercial to clean up and reset for the $50,000 battle royale! Stay with us!
The camera fades to commercial...
I WANT IT ALL...
I WANT IT ALL...
I WANT IT ALL...
AND I WANT IT NOOOOW!
That's what opens up this Christmas Eve edition of AWS Ascension. The fans make their displeasure clear as Kincaid makes his way out from the back. He's already ready to go in the Christmas Battle Royale up first. But over his usual ring gear he's wearing a t-shirt. It's a picture of AWS Heavyweight Champion Liam McAllister's face with a blood splatter covering over it. He stops at the top of the ramp, smiling a bit at the level of hatred he's getting from the fans and pointing at the shirt. Clearly, that issue hasn't died yet. His wife makes her way out behind him, nervous looking at the anger of the fans around them. Kincaid doesn't give her a second look as he starts making his way down to ringside.
BUDDY ROBERTS: Well, as you folks at home might imagine I can't say I'm too pleased to be starting off Christmas Eve with an appearance from Kincaid.
MICHAEL HEENAN: What are you so worried about Roberts? Nothing happened to you last week! You took a bit of a tumble, that's all.
Kincaid takes his time walking around the ring, running his mouth to a few of the fans. He starts walking toward the stairs but then pauses in front of the ring steps. Slowly, his head turns to lock on the older of the two announcers. Kincaid turns and walks toward them, stopping in front of the table and leaning on it to yell some abuse at the announcers.
MH: I'm getting the feeling he doesn't like you.
BR: ...I don't have much to say about that...
He turns around and rolls under the bottom rope into the ring. Alyssa stays at ringside and apologizes to Rogers, but he's staring into the ring at Kincaid and doesn't respond. When Kincaid sees his wife is still out there he walks over to the ropes and demands she bring him in a microphone. She retrieves one quickly and heads inside. He grabs it from her hands and shakes his head at her, clearly annoyed, before turning to face the announce table again and speaking.
KINCAID: Merry Christmas old man. Hope you didn't break anything important with that little shove I gave you last week.
The fans boo and he snickers a little before he turns his attention to the camera.
KINCAID: So here we are. Christmas Eve. I'm working, because god forbid Mr. Troy not make money off our backs for one night of the year. You know I would figure if he wouldn't want ANYBODY here tonight it would be me. Because it seems I really upset a few people last week. It seems like I really crossed a couple of lines right? At least that's what everybody keeps telling me. Everyone loves Twitter right? This entire goddamn company is on Twitter. Well, my Twitter has been blowing up this week. I've been getting told all week that announcers are neutral parties. That no matter how bad things get, there are things you don't do. They're untouchable. And especially – ESPECIALLY – our boy Buddy Rogers here. I guess I'm supposed to have respect for the guy who called the famous Jacob vs God broadway.
He snorts and shoots a withering glare over at the table again. Behind him, Alyssa shakes her head at his conduct while he continues.
KINCAID: But see, last week wasn't about me beating up an old man for the sake of beating up an old man. No, last week was about me proving a point. Last week was about me spitting in this companies eye. Ever since I came back, they've gone out of their way to put me in bullshit situations and then paint me as the bad guy when I complain about them. When I bring up I should be fighting for a title when I get stuck in a throwaway non title match against Duke Taylor. When I get put in a triple threat scramble match instead of getting the one on one shot I deserve. When I get stuck in a match with Matthias Barrows with that piece of garbage Liam McAllister as the referee and the two biggest hypocrites in the company at ringside... When I complain about that, the propaganda department over here comes out and runs me down. Last week, I decided I wasn't going to put up with it anymore. No surprise, Mr. Troy had a problem with that. So just before I'm going to get the revenge I deserve he sends his security down to save that lardass with the lazy eye from getting what he has coming to him!
The last words are directed right at Buddy Roberts, with him turning and storming over toward the announce table as he shouts at him. Buddy Roberts stares back at the ring silently, hands folded in front of him as he keeps his always professional demeanor. Beside him, Heenan looks more than a little uncomfortable.
KINCAID: But here's the uncomfortable truth: It won't save you AWS. Nothing will. Nothing you do can stop me from winning the Intercontinental title and proving all of you wrong! Proving that I can be a star without any help, without any of the bullshit. Because ever since my return I've been unstoppable. I've beaten everyone you've put in front of me. Tonight? Tonight, I keep that train going when I walk out of this building with fifty thousand dollars of Mr. Troy's money. Why don't you grow a set for once and give me that money yourself when I win? Maybe you and I can have ourselves a little human resources meeting. I bet it goes better than my talk with Roberts last week. I'm going to talk that money, and I'm going to walk into Hardcore Holiday and take even more of money when I walk out with the title. You think Jon Rocks is going to be able to stop me? Why? What on earth gives you that impression? Duke Taylor? Duke Taylor's too busy trying to figure out which of his friends knocked up his slut wife to come at me!
The disgust from the fans hits terminal mass and even Alyssa has heard too much. She walks over in front of him and yells at him about what he's said. He's flat out laughing now as the announcers finally speak.
BR: Oh come on now...
MH: You know, I have a lot of fun out here. I say a lot of things people think are pretty off color but there are lines.
KINCAID: You can enjoy your Christmas Eve, and be goddamn sure that 2015 is the year of Alex Kincaid! This train doesn't stop. In just a week it is all over, once and for all. Once and for all I'm going to-
There's a sudden reaction from the fans as the big screen comes to life and shows Duke Taylor storming toward the ring backstage. He looks absolutely fuming, ready to punish Kincaid for what he's just said. He pushes past some ringside staff, but before he can reach the ring Mr. Troy runs into frame and holds up his hands.
MR. TROY: Duke! Duke! Stop! Stop right now! I need you to breath for a second, man! This is what he wants! He wants you to go out there so he can soften you up for Hardcore Holiday. He wants your title and he's trying to get you to do something stupid. I can't let you go out there Duke, I just can't. I need you to-
Duke doesn't answer him, but when he tries to walk by he's met by a wall of security guards behind Mr. Troy. The fans boo, itching to see the fight, and Troy shakes his head apologetically.
MR. TROY: I know what he's saying is awful. But I can't let you do this, I just can't. You'll get your hands on him soon. But right now, I am going to get these guys to go down to ringside and get Kincaid out of the building. Just wait. He'll get what he deserves soon.
Back at ringside, Kincaid rushes Alyssa out of the ring as she begs for him to leave ringside. But he isn't listening. He hops out to the floor and grabs a steel chair, running back inside and snatching up the microphone again.
KINCAID: Go ahead Troy! Come on! Send your guys down! The first one I see come down the ramp gets his fucking head split open!
On the ramp, a half dozen security guards slowly emerge from the back. At the back of the pile, Mr. Troy stares at the scene nervously. Kincaid paces back and forth, hungrily awaiting the arrival of security. But from behind him, a pair of security guards climb into the ring. He whips around and LEVELS the first one with a brutal chair shot that echoes through the building! On the ramp, Mr. Troy points at the ring and yells for the rest to hit the ring. Kincaid hits the second one in the stomach and picks him up, before sending him smashing to the canvas with a brutal powerbomb!
BR: Oh my god! Someone has to stop this man! Someone get in there!
MH: Would YOU want to get in there Roberts? Oh my god!
Luckily, by that point security has gotten into the ring. Alyssa is screaming for Kincaid to stop on the outside as he starts throwing hands on security. He's quickly overwhelmed by the tide of security, and they manage to grab a hold of him as he tries his hardest to fight back. He's tackled to the mat and rolled to the outside. They drag him up the ramp, with Kincaid cursing and fighting back the entire time. At the top of the ramp, Mr. Troy yells at them to get Kincaid out of the building as Kincaid threatens him and tries to spit at him. Finally, they manage to walk him backstage as Mr. Troy shakes his head stunned how the show has begun.
MH: It's a bit of Christmas chaos to start us off tonight! What the hell is Kincaid thinking? What happens in the Battle Royale?
BR: It's absolute insanity here as Ascension begins on the ceremonial Christmas Eve edition. I for one am GLAD they are dragging him out of here!
MH: Why? Mr. Troy just screwed Kincaid out of $50,000 dollars! I just got word that they are forcing him out of the building!
BR: Kincaid is being forced out of the building by security! We need to go to commercial to clean up and reset for the $50,000 battle royale! Stay with us!
The camera fades to commercial...
$50,000
OVER THE TOP CHRISTMAS BATTLE ROYALE
JOSEPH STEELE VS NATHAN GIBBS VS MELVIN BROWN
VS JASON DRAGO VS MATTHIAS BARROWS(C)
"Drink, Fight and Fuck" by GG Allin hits the speakers and Joseph Steele stumbles from behind the curtain. He trips down the ramp but is able to catch himself on the guard rail as fans jump back in horror.
Steele nods a "my bad" and tries to high five a fan who awkwardly obliges. Steele's pace quickens as he heads toward the ring and slides underneath the bottom rope and awaits his opponent.
RING ANNOUNCER: This match is a $50,000 dollar no disqualification over the top rope Christmas battle royale! The last man standing will receive a $50,000 Christmas bonus! Introducing first, representing the Steel Foundation, from Cleveland, Ohio, weighing in at 200 pounds... JOSEPH STEELE!
BR: Well this is now a five man battle royale rather than six, but this is quite a unique matchup tonight. Here comes Joseph Steele.
MH: This is an over the top battle royale with Christmas decorations and accessories! In the ring I see a plastic three foot tree, a plastic reindeer, baking sheets, candy cane yard decorations and more!
BR: This should be fun... as long as you're not in the match!
MH: If anyone could use this money I think its Steele...
BR: Why do you say that?
MH: Look at him! Have you seen the way he dresses? He wears clothes a homeless man wouldn't use to wipe his ass!
The music hits as Nathan comes out and waves his hand to the people. He runs and slaps people's hand along the way and he slides into the ring. He climbs the apron and raise his arm up in the air as people cheer for him.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing next, from St. Petersburg, Florida, weighing in at 225 pounds... NATHAN GIBBS!
BR: Tonight this man is in the Christmas battle royale. Next week he will finally get a chance to put an end to his heated feud with Rocky Hollywood!
"I'll Whip Ya Head" by 50 Cent hits, the crowd boos, and Melvin Brown alongside his manager Tommy McClinton walk out. Melvin hypes himself up by jumping up and down shaking his arms as he walks out. Melvin slam his arms down and as he does the pyro flashes all over the arena. He walks slowly to the ring, once he get the ring, he jumps up to the apron and the ring pyro hits a second time. Melvin jumps on the ring apron and then into the ring and continues to hype himself up, waiting for his opponent.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing next, representing the Wolf Pack Nexus, hailing from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 287 pounds... "THE CARNAGE" MELVIN BROWN!
MH: Melvin Brown narrowly won the TV title and now he's trying to earn a big wad of cash!
BR: You can buy lots of protein with fifty grand!
"Been To Hell" by Hollywood Undead blasts through the speakers. Arena gets dark as crowd starts to boo. A spotlight runs all over the arena and stops at Jason Drago who is standing among the crowd in upper deck. He has his signature kendo stick with him. He walks down the stairs as the crowd continues to boo.
He jumps over the barricade and takes a look at the crowd. He puts the kendo stick and enters the ring. Drago goes to the turnbuckle and climbs on middle rope. He poses as the crowd still boos..
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing next, from Tampa, Florida, weighing in at 221 pounds… JASON DRAGO!
BR: Here comes the first TV champion, Mr. Badass Jason Drago!
MH: He's my pick. I think he's walking away with that big cash.
"Neo ExDeath" by The Black Mages hits over the sound system and the building goes dark, and the crowd rises to it's feet with a roar of cheers. When the lights come back on, Matthias Barrows is standing center stage with his arms out and the AWS Television title around his waist. He survey's the crowd and then let's out a maniacal laugh as he begins to walk down the ramp towards the ring. And the bottom of the ramp, he slaps himself in the face twice before sprinting towards the ring and diving underneath the bottom rope.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing last, hailing from Reno, Nevada, weighing in at 241 pounds, he is the AWS Television Champion... MATTHIAS BARROWS!
BR: This man gets another shot at the World Heavyweight title next week.
MH: He's already got plenty of cash already, but you can never have enough!
BR: After this match we will hold our first annual Apex Awards! I can't wait.
The bell sounds as all five men collide in the center of the ring in a flurry of fists and feet. Melvin and Nathan separate and are taking turns chopping one another in the corner. Steele and Drago and tangles up in the middle until Drago his a big suplex on Steele.
BR: That's impact and then some!
Before Drago can even get up Matthias takes a baking sheet and slams it over Drago. Matthias repeatedly hits Drago in the head with the sheet as it bends out of shape. Matthias tosses it out of the ring.
MH: You want some cookies, Buddy? Wait, don't answer that fatty.
Steele is up and has 3 foot tall yard candy cane decoration. Nathan is getting pummeled on the corner as Steele uses the curved end and wraps it around Melvin's neck! Steele pulls him to the ground, choking Melvin!
BR: This is a damn dangerous match despite the light and humorous nature that was intended!
Matthias hits a big dropkick on Steele sending him leaning into the ropes. Nathan Gibbs charges at Steele, but steel ducks and hits a big back body drop! Nathan slams on his back on the outside!
MH: Nathan is gone!
RING ANNOUNCER: Nathan Gibbs has been eliminated!
BR: We are now down to four. Matthias, Melvin, Drago & Steele!
Melvin is up and he has one of the plastic yard reindeer! Melvin swings it and the antlers jab Matthias in the eye! Matthias is blinded!
MH: He's in trouble here!
Matthias scurries back and picks up a gift wrapped box. A very HEAVY gift wrapped box! He lunges forward blindly and tosses it!
BR: Watch out!
Out of instinct Melvin catches the heavy box but due to the weight he fumbles backwards as it slams into his face... he falls over the top rope!
MH: Melvin Brown is out!
When the package hits the ground on the outside it plops open and a huge bowling ball rolls out!
RING ANNOUNCER: Melvin Brown has been eliminated!
Steele is using a string of Christmas lights to choke on Drago from behind as Matthias rests and takes a breather in the opposite corner, his wife, Stacy, comes running down to ringside.
BR: Down to three... hey there is Stacy!
MH: What is she doing here?
BR: She IS Matthias’ wife, AND his manager. She has every right to be out here. Be careful, Stacy, there are bodies flying out of the ring.
Stacy makes her way over to the timekeeper’s table and grabs the Television championship before motioning for Matthias to come with her.
MATTHIAS BARROWS: I’m kind of in the middle of something here!
STACY BARROWS: Come on! It’s really important! Besides, we don’t need this money!
Matthias sighs and exits the ring by way of going over the top rope! Matthias has eliminated himself!
RING ANNOUNCER: Matthias Barrows has been eliminated!
BR: Well, that was strange.
MH: Where is he going?
BR: Must be an emergency for Stacy to pull him out of this match. He just eliminated himself giving up the chance at fifty grand!
As Matthias and Stacy head up the ramp, presumably arguing with each other, the camera turns back to the ring.
MH: Now that Matthias has eliminated himself like an idiot he we are now down to just Drago and Steele.
Drago is finally able to break the string of lights choking him and hits a big back elbow on Joseph Steele. Steel gets up and hits a series of quick dropkicks to Drago. Drago picks up his trusty kendo stick and slams it into the side of the neck of Steele. Drago runs and slams the kendo stick into the throat of Steele! Steele falls to his knee.
BR: Brutal!
Jason Drago Irish whips Steele into the corner and starts to hoist him over the top rope! He goes over!
MH: He's out!
BR: No! No! Steele is holding on!
Steele pulls himself back up and over on top of the turnbuckle! Drago tries to swing the kendo stick but Steele catches it! He pulls on the stick causing Drago to stumble forward. Steele grabs Drago and pulls him up as well.
MH: Oh man! Fifty g's on the line!
Steele is standing on the turnbuckle and pulls Drago all the way up! Both men are standing on the turnbuckle! Drago hits a few stiff shots causing Steele to teeter backwards...
BR: This is it!
Out of nowhere Steele leans back forward. Bam! LIVER SHOT! Drago falls backwards and thuds to the floor!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner... JOSEPH STEELE!
Steele nods a "my bad" and tries to high five a fan who awkwardly obliges. Steele's pace quickens as he heads toward the ring and slides underneath the bottom rope and awaits his opponent.
RING ANNOUNCER: This match is a $50,000 dollar no disqualification over the top rope Christmas battle royale! The last man standing will receive a $50,000 Christmas bonus! Introducing first, representing the Steel Foundation, from Cleveland, Ohio, weighing in at 200 pounds... JOSEPH STEELE!
BR: Well this is now a five man battle royale rather than six, but this is quite a unique matchup tonight. Here comes Joseph Steele.
MH: This is an over the top battle royale with Christmas decorations and accessories! In the ring I see a plastic three foot tree, a plastic reindeer, baking sheets, candy cane yard decorations and more!
BR: This should be fun... as long as you're not in the match!
MH: If anyone could use this money I think its Steele...
BR: Why do you say that?
MH: Look at him! Have you seen the way he dresses? He wears clothes a homeless man wouldn't use to wipe his ass!
The music hits as Nathan comes out and waves his hand to the people. He runs and slaps people's hand along the way and he slides into the ring. He climbs the apron and raise his arm up in the air as people cheer for him.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing next, from St. Petersburg, Florida, weighing in at 225 pounds... NATHAN GIBBS!
BR: Tonight this man is in the Christmas battle royale. Next week he will finally get a chance to put an end to his heated feud with Rocky Hollywood!
"I'll Whip Ya Head" by 50 Cent hits, the crowd boos, and Melvin Brown alongside his manager Tommy McClinton walk out. Melvin hypes himself up by jumping up and down shaking his arms as he walks out. Melvin slam his arms down and as he does the pyro flashes all over the arena. He walks slowly to the ring, once he get the ring, he jumps up to the apron and the ring pyro hits a second time. Melvin jumps on the ring apron and then into the ring and continues to hype himself up, waiting for his opponent.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing next, representing the Wolf Pack Nexus, hailing from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 287 pounds... "THE CARNAGE" MELVIN BROWN!
MH: Melvin Brown narrowly won the TV title and now he's trying to earn a big wad of cash!
BR: You can buy lots of protein with fifty grand!
"Been To Hell" by Hollywood Undead blasts through the speakers. Arena gets dark as crowd starts to boo. A spotlight runs all over the arena and stops at Jason Drago who is standing among the crowd in upper deck. He has his signature kendo stick with him. He walks down the stairs as the crowd continues to boo.
He jumps over the barricade and takes a look at the crowd. He puts the kendo stick and enters the ring. Drago goes to the turnbuckle and climbs on middle rope. He poses as the crowd still boos..
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing next, from Tampa, Florida, weighing in at 221 pounds… JASON DRAGO!
BR: Here comes the first TV champion, Mr. Badass Jason Drago!
MH: He's my pick. I think he's walking away with that big cash.
"Neo ExDeath" by The Black Mages hits over the sound system and the building goes dark, and the crowd rises to it's feet with a roar of cheers. When the lights come back on, Matthias Barrows is standing center stage with his arms out and the AWS Television title around his waist. He survey's the crowd and then let's out a maniacal laugh as he begins to walk down the ramp towards the ring. And the bottom of the ramp, he slaps himself in the face twice before sprinting towards the ring and diving underneath the bottom rope.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing last, hailing from Reno, Nevada, weighing in at 241 pounds, he is the AWS Television Champion... MATTHIAS BARROWS!
BR: This man gets another shot at the World Heavyweight title next week.
MH: He's already got plenty of cash already, but you can never have enough!
BR: After this match we will hold our first annual Apex Awards! I can't wait.
The bell sounds as all five men collide in the center of the ring in a flurry of fists and feet. Melvin and Nathan separate and are taking turns chopping one another in the corner. Steele and Drago and tangles up in the middle until Drago his a big suplex on Steele.
BR: That's impact and then some!
Before Drago can even get up Matthias takes a baking sheet and slams it over Drago. Matthias repeatedly hits Drago in the head with the sheet as it bends out of shape. Matthias tosses it out of the ring.
MH: You want some cookies, Buddy? Wait, don't answer that fatty.
Steele is up and has 3 foot tall yard candy cane decoration. Nathan is getting pummeled on the corner as Steele uses the curved end and wraps it around Melvin's neck! Steele pulls him to the ground, choking Melvin!
BR: This is a damn dangerous match despite the light and humorous nature that was intended!
Matthias hits a big dropkick on Steele sending him leaning into the ropes. Nathan Gibbs charges at Steele, but steel ducks and hits a big back body drop! Nathan slams on his back on the outside!
MH: Nathan is gone!
RING ANNOUNCER: Nathan Gibbs has been eliminated!
BR: We are now down to four. Matthias, Melvin, Drago & Steele!
Melvin is up and he has one of the plastic yard reindeer! Melvin swings it and the antlers jab Matthias in the eye! Matthias is blinded!
MH: He's in trouble here!
Matthias scurries back and picks up a gift wrapped box. A very HEAVY gift wrapped box! He lunges forward blindly and tosses it!
BR: Watch out!
Out of instinct Melvin catches the heavy box but due to the weight he fumbles backwards as it slams into his face... he falls over the top rope!
MH: Melvin Brown is out!
When the package hits the ground on the outside it plops open and a huge bowling ball rolls out!
RING ANNOUNCER: Melvin Brown has been eliminated!
Steele is using a string of Christmas lights to choke on Drago from behind as Matthias rests and takes a breather in the opposite corner, his wife, Stacy, comes running down to ringside.
BR: Down to three... hey there is Stacy!
MH: What is she doing here?
BR: She IS Matthias’ wife, AND his manager. She has every right to be out here. Be careful, Stacy, there are bodies flying out of the ring.
Stacy makes her way over to the timekeeper’s table and grabs the Television championship before motioning for Matthias to come with her.
MATTHIAS BARROWS: I’m kind of in the middle of something here!
STACY BARROWS: Come on! It’s really important! Besides, we don’t need this money!
Matthias sighs and exits the ring by way of going over the top rope! Matthias has eliminated himself!
RING ANNOUNCER: Matthias Barrows has been eliminated!
BR: Well, that was strange.
MH: Where is he going?
BR: Must be an emergency for Stacy to pull him out of this match. He just eliminated himself giving up the chance at fifty grand!
As Matthias and Stacy head up the ramp, presumably arguing with each other, the camera turns back to the ring.
MH: Now that Matthias has eliminated himself like an idiot he we are now down to just Drago and Steele.
Drago is finally able to break the string of lights choking him and hits a big back elbow on Joseph Steele. Steel gets up and hits a series of quick dropkicks to Drago. Drago picks up his trusty kendo stick and slams it into the side of the neck of Steele. Drago runs and slams the kendo stick into the throat of Steele! Steele falls to his knee.
BR: Brutal!
Jason Drago Irish whips Steele into the corner and starts to hoist him over the top rope! He goes over!
MH: He's out!
BR: No! No! Steele is holding on!
Steele pulls himself back up and over on top of the turnbuckle! Drago tries to swing the kendo stick but Steele catches it! He pulls on the stick causing Drago to stumble forward. Steele grabs Drago and pulls him up as well.
MH: Oh man! Fifty g's on the line!
Steele is standing on the turnbuckle and pulls Drago all the way up! Both men are standing on the turnbuckle! Drago hits a few stiff shots causing Steele to teeter backwards...
BR: This is it!
Out of nowhere Steele leans back forward. Bam! LIVER SHOT! Drago falls backwards and thuds to the floor!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner... JOSEPH STEELE!
WINNER: JOSEPH STEELE (RECEIVES $50,000 CHRISTMAS BONUS)
BR: He did it!
MH: What bull! That's an illegal punch!
BR: No its not, and there is no DQ anyway!
Steele is celebrating and bouncing up and down in the ring!
The camera cuts Matthias and Stacy Barrows walking down the hallway backstage.
MATTHIAS: What is so damn important?
STACY: Honestly, do we really need that $50,000?
MATTHIAS: It wasn’t about the money; it was about scoping Jason Drago, who is in the ThunderDome in case you forgot.
STACY: Well, you spent some time in the ring with him tonight, so mission accomplished.
MATTHIAS: Yeah, right. Come on, what is this really about?
STACY: Remember that goal you were talking about the other day?
MATTHIAS: What of it?
STACY: I have something that will help you reach it.
As they reach their destination, Stacy grabs a door handle and flings it open.
STACY: Merry Christmas!
Though the camera cannot see inside the door, Matthias is clearly pleased by what he sees as a smile creeps onto his face.
MATTHIAS: I love it! You’re the best, Stacy.
STACY: And gift number two.
Stacy holds some mistletoe over Matthias’ head. As he takes her in his arms and plants his lips on hers, the camera cuts back to ringside.
BR: I wonder what he got!
MH: It must be good!
We will be back in just a moment folks to kick off the 2014 Apex Awards! Stay right here and throw another log on the fire!
The camera fades to commercials...
MH: What bull! That's an illegal punch!
BR: No its not, and there is no DQ anyway!
Steele is celebrating and bouncing up and down in the ring!
The camera cuts Matthias and Stacy Barrows walking down the hallway backstage.
MATTHIAS: What is so damn important?
STACY: Honestly, do we really need that $50,000?
MATTHIAS: It wasn’t about the money; it was about scoping Jason Drago, who is in the ThunderDome in case you forgot.
STACY: Well, you spent some time in the ring with him tonight, so mission accomplished.
MATTHIAS: Yeah, right. Come on, what is this really about?
STACY: Remember that goal you were talking about the other day?
MATTHIAS: What of it?
STACY: I have something that will help you reach it.
As they reach their destination, Stacy grabs a door handle and flings it open.
STACY: Merry Christmas!
Though the camera cannot see inside the door, Matthias is clearly pleased by what he sees as a smile creeps onto his face.
MATTHIAS: I love it! You’re the best, Stacy.
STACY: And gift number two.
Stacy holds some mistletoe over Matthias’ head. As he takes her in his arms and plants his lips on hers, the camera cuts back to ringside.
BR: I wonder what he got!
MH: It must be good!
We will be back in just a moment folks to kick off the 2014 Apex Awards! Stay right here and throw another log on the fire!
The camera fades to commercials...
1st ANNUAL APEX AWARDS CEREMONY
We return from commercial to see the stage and ramp entirely lined with red velvet carpeting with a podium just off to the left of the ramp looking towards the big screen. The crowd is rumbling with excitement.
"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 as the music fades...
BR: Here comes our General Manager...
MH: Looking sharp in his tuxedo!
ALISTAIR MASON: Hello New York!
The crowd erupts in loud booing.
ALISTAIR MASON: Oh.. wait... um... Minneapolis... really? Ok. Whatever. Since Mr. Troy is too damn old to be on his feet for more than ten minutes at a time I will be presenting our prestigious awards tonight! Each winner will get to take home this glorious Apex Awards trophy!
Alistair holds up a large trophy with two wrestlers grappling with a golden sheen. He sets the trophy down.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up first, we have the LOL Moment Of The Year award!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the LOL Moment Of The Year is... Bobby Crane having a donkey kick Aidan Carlisle in the face! Hah!
LOL MOMENT OF THE YEAR: BOBBY CRANE HAVING A DONKEY KICK AIDAN CARLISLE IN THE FACE.
Bobby Crane's music hits as the crowd roars with boo's. Out walks not Bobby Crane but his manager Luke Clark. Luke walks to the podium and picks up the award.
LUKE CLARK: As you know "Beautiful" Bobby Crane is out recovering from Ebola so I will be accepting his awards tonight. Yes. I said awards. I expect this to be a clean sweep... A lot of people were offended when Bobby Crane literally gave Aidan Carlisle an ass-kicking, but many others felt the damage it did to her face was actually an improvement. Aidan, of course, was never the same after that and rumor has it she had a few letters from the alphabet knocked out of her brain. While she is at home whoring herself out to anyone willing and reciting her ABD's, Bobby Crane asked me to come out here and accept this award on his behalf, and to wish Aidan a very Merry Christmas.
BR: That was a damn shame. Shame on Bobby.
MH: Lighten up you old fart.
Luke takes the award and heads to the back...
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Best Catchphrase Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Best Catchphrase Of The Year is... ugh... Landon Carter for "Everything Has A Price!"
BEST CATCHPHRASE OF THE YEAR: LANDON CARTER - "EVERYTHING HAS A PRICE!"
"Written In The Stars" by Tinie Tempah blasts through the PA system as Landon Carter steps out onto the ramp in a crisp, white suit. White and blue spotlights spin through the crowd. The crowd roars in approval of his presence at Ascension. He smiles as he takes in the uproar from the fans. He smiles and steps up to the podium.
The crowd chants PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK!
LANDON CARTER: God, I missed all of you!
The crowd cheers loudly in approval.
BR: This man had to leave the AWS earlier this year... he's a former Intercontinental champion!
MH: I was hoping these idiots would have forgotten about him by now!
LANDON CARTER: I'd like to thank AWS Management for choosing me as best catchphrase of the year. I'd also like to thank Mr. Troy for inviting me to be part of Ascension this week to accept my award in person. And, of course, I'd like to thank all of you AWS fans for believing in me and pushing me through each week when perhaps even I was having difficulty getting up for the next fight. My career, and my catchphrase, would mean nothing if not for all of you.
He stops for a moment to allow for and acknowledge the audience's cheers.
LANDON CARTER: I wanted to come here tonight and explain why I used that phrase as often as I did. We all make choices in our lives, both big and small. Should I apply for that job? Should I eat at Subway or McDonalds? Should I marry that person? Should I get a dog or a cat? Should we try for a baby? These choices are all varying degrees of magnitude. No matter what choice we make, there will always be the choice we didn't and the sacrifices we make to truly fulfill our choices.
Landon ponders this for a moment.
LANDON CARTER: Some may misunderstand it and believe that it focuses on the regret of making a certain choice over another but that's not the case. When you make a choice, any choice, there is always a consequence. You have to be sure that you are willing to live with the consequences of that choice. You need not regret anything, you need only realize that your goals can be attained through hard work and sacrifice. I would present your World Heavyweight champion, Liam McAllister as a picture-perfect example of this.
The crowd boos loudly with some isolated cheers as Landon laughs lightly.
LANDON CARTER: I know, not the most popular guy in the world, but there's no denying what he's done. He sacrificed everything - the fame, the love and adoration of his fans, his dignity and self-respect - all to become, and stay, World Heavyweight champion. Most of us would not agree with his methods but none of us can argue with the results. Do you think that I, as a business man, have not sacrificed many of these same things in the past to get where I've gotten? I'm no saint, trust me. In this ring, I wasn't willing to sacrifice the same things Liam was in order to rise to the top. I sacrificed enough to win the Intercontinental championship and if that's as far as I can get while keeping my self-respect and integrity, then that's fine for me. Regardless of all of that, Liam paid and is still paying the price to be World Heavyweight champion and perhaps that's enough for him. There is a horde of superstars back there looking for the right ingredients to beat Liam McAllister for that title and they keep coming up short every month. The question I'm sure they're asking themselves is, "what do I need to sacrifice to win the World Heavyweight Title?" Someone will find a way one day. Will they give up everything, as Liam did, so that they can sit in a crowd of people but still be all alone with that title? Or will someone rise to the occasion, maintain their dignity and self-respect, and take down the Goliath, the legend that Liam has become?
Landon looks out to the crowd once more.
LANDON CARTER: Sacrifices will have to be made, because...
Landon holds the mic out to the audience and they respond on cue.
CROWD: EVERYTHING HA$ A PRICE!
Landon drops the microphone and takes a bow to all four sides of the ring to acknowledge the cheering crowd as "Written In The Stars" by Tinie Tempah plays once more.He turns to face the crowd once more. He ponders something momentarily. We can see him mouthing words to himself.
LANDON CARTER: Oh, what the hell...
He snaps his finger and with a loud pop, $100 bills begin raining down from the rafters. The crowd cheers and begins jumping to gather as many as they can. Landon smiles, takes one final bow, and disappears backstage.
BR: He misses the fans... I miss him!
MH: Why don't you get on your knees already!
The GM makes his way back to the podium snatching up a few bills on the way...
ALISTAIR MASON: Glad that's out of the way. Now, on to our next category. Most Hated Wrestler Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Most Hated Wrestler Of The Year award goes to.... "Beautiful" Bobby Crane!
BR: I bet Liam is mad that he didn't win!
MH: No he's not. Everybody loves Liam!
MOST HATED WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: "BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY CRANE.
Once again Bobby's music hits as Luke Clark steps up to the podium.
LUKE CLARK: Most hated? Ha! You hate him because he's beautiful, people. You're jealous. This award should read "Most Envied" because lets face it, NO ONE can touch Bobby Crane and you know it!
BR: That's the second award for Bobby tonight, who is in the hospital sick from Ebola supposedly.
MH: This whole ceremony is a waste of time. We all know Bobby should have won every award.
Luke Clark heads to the back as Alistair steps back up to the podium.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Most Popular Wrestler Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Most Popular Wrestler Of The Year is... Matthias Barrows!
MOST POPULAR WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: MATTHIAS BARROWS.
Dancing Mad plays throughout the arena as Matthias walks out onto the stage to a roar of cheers.
MH: In what world is Matthias considered popular?
BR: This one.
As Matthias takes the podium and accepts the award, the song fades out and the crowd noise begins to die down.
MATTHIAS BARROWS: Wow. This is really something. Never in my life would I have ever thought anyone would consider me the most popular anything. It really means a lot to me to know that I mean so much to all of you.
The crowd cheers and a Barrows chant ensues. Matthias smiles slightly as he waits for the crowd to settle again.
MATTHIAS: I’d be lying if I said that 2014 has been an easy year for me because it wasn’t. But through it all, for you to select me as the Most Popular Wrestler of 2014 really makes it all worth while. And if you liked the things I did in 2014, trust me when I say that you ain't seen nothin’ yet! Thank you very much.
BR: He certainly deserves it, and in my opinion has a good chance of winning Wrestler Of The Year!
Dancing Mad plays again as Matthias holds up his Apex award and disappears behind the curtain again.
The general manager steps back up to the podium as the music fades out.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Emotional Moment Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner for the Emotional Moment Of The Year is... Conrad Black costing himself his AWS contract!
MOST EMOTIONAL MOMENT OF THE YEAR: CONRAD BLACK COSTING HIMSELF HIS AWS CONTRACT.
Back In Black hits as the crowd erupts. Conrad Black comes out and steps up to the podium.
CONRAD BLACK: I’m not sure if this award is a good thing or a bad thing, I mean, it’s nearly always cool to win an award but… Yeah, this was a pretty screwed up thing I win an award for, it left a lot of questions unanswered but in the end it all worked out. We’ll call it a glitch I suppose. I do want to say thank you though, I never thought myself being involved in an emotional moment but apparently I was and I promise you guys that it wont be the last!
"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 as the music fades...
BR: Here comes our General Manager...
MH: Looking sharp in his tuxedo!
ALISTAIR MASON: Hello New York!
The crowd erupts in loud booing.
ALISTAIR MASON: Oh.. wait... um... Minneapolis... really? Ok. Whatever. Since Mr. Troy is too damn old to be on his feet for more than ten minutes at a time I will be presenting our prestigious awards tonight! Each winner will get to take home this glorious Apex Awards trophy!
Alistair holds up a large trophy with two wrestlers grappling with a golden sheen. He sets the trophy down.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up first, we have the LOL Moment Of The Year award!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the LOL Moment Of The Year is... Bobby Crane having a donkey kick Aidan Carlisle in the face! Hah!
LOL MOMENT OF THE YEAR: BOBBY CRANE HAVING A DONKEY KICK AIDAN CARLISLE IN THE FACE.
Bobby Crane's music hits as the crowd roars with boo's. Out walks not Bobby Crane but his manager Luke Clark. Luke walks to the podium and picks up the award.
LUKE CLARK: As you know "Beautiful" Bobby Crane is out recovering from Ebola so I will be accepting his awards tonight. Yes. I said awards. I expect this to be a clean sweep... A lot of people were offended when Bobby Crane literally gave Aidan Carlisle an ass-kicking, but many others felt the damage it did to her face was actually an improvement. Aidan, of course, was never the same after that and rumor has it she had a few letters from the alphabet knocked out of her brain. While she is at home whoring herself out to anyone willing and reciting her ABD's, Bobby Crane asked me to come out here and accept this award on his behalf, and to wish Aidan a very Merry Christmas.
BR: That was a damn shame. Shame on Bobby.
MH: Lighten up you old fart.
Luke takes the award and heads to the back...
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Best Catchphrase Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Best Catchphrase Of The Year is... ugh... Landon Carter for "Everything Has A Price!"
BEST CATCHPHRASE OF THE YEAR: LANDON CARTER - "EVERYTHING HAS A PRICE!"
"Written In The Stars" by Tinie Tempah blasts through the PA system as Landon Carter steps out onto the ramp in a crisp, white suit. White and blue spotlights spin through the crowd. The crowd roars in approval of his presence at Ascension. He smiles as he takes in the uproar from the fans. He smiles and steps up to the podium.
The crowd chants PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK!
LANDON CARTER: God, I missed all of you!
The crowd cheers loudly in approval.
BR: This man had to leave the AWS earlier this year... he's a former Intercontinental champion!
MH: I was hoping these idiots would have forgotten about him by now!
LANDON CARTER: I'd like to thank AWS Management for choosing me as best catchphrase of the year. I'd also like to thank Mr. Troy for inviting me to be part of Ascension this week to accept my award in person. And, of course, I'd like to thank all of you AWS fans for believing in me and pushing me through each week when perhaps even I was having difficulty getting up for the next fight. My career, and my catchphrase, would mean nothing if not for all of you.
He stops for a moment to allow for and acknowledge the audience's cheers.
LANDON CARTER: I wanted to come here tonight and explain why I used that phrase as often as I did. We all make choices in our lives, both big and small. Should I apply for that job? Should I eat at Subway or McDonalds? Should I marry that person? Should I get a dog or a cat? Should we try for a baby? These choices are all varying degrees of magnitude. No matter what choice we make, there will always be the choice we didn't and the sacrifices we make to truly fulfill our choices.
Landon ponders this for a moment.
LANDON CARTER: Some may misunderstand it and believe that it focuses on the regret of making a certain choice over another but that's not the case. When you make a choice, any choice, there is always a consequence. You have to be sure that you are willing to live with the consequences of that choice. You need not regret anything, you need only realize that your goals can be attained through hard work and sacrifice. I would present your World Heavyweight champion, Liam McAllister as a picture-perfect example of this.
The crowd boos loudly with some isolated cheers as Landon laughs lightly.
LANDON CARTER: I know, not the most popular guy in the world, but there's no denying what he's done. He sacrificed everything - the fame, the love and adoration of his fans, his dignity and self-respect - all to become, and stay, World Heavyweight champion. Most of us would not agree with his methods but none of us can argue with the results. Do you think that I, as a business man, have not sacrificed many of these same things in the past to get where I've gotten? I'm no saint, trust me. In this ring, I wasn't willing to sacrifice the same things Liam was in order to rise to the top. I sacrificed enough to win the Intercontinental championship and if that's as far as I can get while keeping my self-respect and integrity, then that's fine for me. Regardless of all of that, Liam paid and is still paying the price to be World Heavyweight champion and perhaps that's enough for him. There is a horde of superstars back there looking for the right ingredients to beat Liam McAllister for that title and they keep coming up short every month. The question I'm sure they're asking themselves is, "what do I need to sacrifice to win the World Heavyweight Title?" Someone will find a way one day. Will they give up everything, as Liam did, so that they can sit in a crowd of people but still be all alone with that title? Or will someone rise to the occasion, maintain their dignity and self-respect, and take down the Goliath, the legend that Liam has become?
Landon looks out to the crowd once more.
LANDON CARTER: Sacrifices will have to be made, because...
Landon holds the mic out to the audience and they respond on cue.
CROWD: EVERYTHING HA$ A PRICE!
Landon drops the microphone and takes a bow to all four sides of the ring to acknowledge the cheering crowd as "Written In The Stars" by Tinie Tempah plays once more.He turns to face the crowd once more. He ponders something momentarily. We can see him mouthing words to himself.
LANDON CARTER: Oh, what the hell...
He snaps his finger and with a loud pop, $100 bills begin raining down from the rafters. The crowd cheers and begins jumping to gather as many as they can. Landon smiles, takes one final bow, and disappears backstage.
BR: He misses the fans... I miss him!
MH: Why don't you get on your knees already!
The GM makes his way back to the podium snatching up a few bills on the way...
ALISTAIR MASON: Glad that's out of the way. Now, on to our next category. Most Hated Wrestler Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Most Hated Wrestler Of The Year award goes to.... "Beautiful" Bobby Crane!
BR: I bet Liam is mad that he didn't win!
MH: No he's not. Everybody loves Liam!
MOST HATED WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: "BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY CRANE.
Once again Bobby's music hits as Luke Clark steps up to the podium.
LUKE CLARK: Most hated? Ha! You hate him because he's beautiful, people. You're jealous. This award should read "Most Envied" because lets face it, NO ONE can touch Bobby Crane and you know it!
BR: That's the second award for Bobby tonight, who is in the hospital sick from Ebola supposedly.
MH: This whole ceremony is a waste of time. We all know Bobby should have won every award.
Luke Clark heads to the back as Alistair steps back up to the podium.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Most Popular Wrestler Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Most Popular Wrestler Of The Year is... Matthias Barrows!
MOST POPULAR WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: MATTHIAS BARROWS.
Dancing Mad plays throughout the arena as Matthias walks out onto the stage to a roar of cheers.
MH: In what world is Matthias considered popular?
BR: This one.
As Matthias takes the podium and accepts the award, the song fades out and the crowd noise begins to die down.
MATTHIAS BARROWS: Wow. This is really something. Never in my life would I have ever thought anyone would consider me the most popular anything. It really means a lot to me to know that I mean so much to all of you.
The crowd cheers and a Barrows chant ensues. Matthias smiles slightly as he waits for the crowd to settle again.
MATTHIAS: I’d be lying if I said that 2014 has been an easy year for me because it wasn’t. But through it all, for you to select me as the Most Popular Wrestler of 2014 really makes it all worth while. And if you liked the things I did in 2014, trust me when I say that you ain't seen nothin’ yet! Thank you very much.
BR: He certainly deserves it, and in my opinion has a good chance of winning Wrestler Of The Year!
Dancing Mad plays again as Matthias holds up his Apex award and disappears behind the curtain again.
The general manager steps back up to the podium as the music fades out.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Emotional Moment Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner for the Emotional Moment Of The Year is... Conrad Black costing himself his AWS contract!
MOST EMOTIONAL MOMENT OF THE YEAR: CONRAD BLACK COSTING HIMSELF HIS AWS CONTRACT.
Back In Black hits as the crowd erupts. Conrad Black comes out and steps up to the podium.
CONRAD BLACK: I’m not sure if this award is a good thing or a bad thing, I mean, it’s nearly always cool to win an award but… Yeah, this was a pretty screwed up thing I win an award for, it left a lot of questions unanswered but in the end it all worked out. We’ll call it a glitch I suppose. I do want to say thank you though, I never thought myself being involved in an emotional moment but apparently I was and I promise you guys that it wont be the last!
After Conrad leaves Alistair Mason walks back up to the podium...
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Most Shocking Moment Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Most Shocking Moment Of The Year is... Liam McAllister turning his back on the fans!
MOST SHOCKING MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Liam McAllister turning his back on the fans.
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits hits and Liam walks out wearing the World title around his waist. The general manager gives Liam a standing ovation.
MH: It was certainly a surprise to see Liam come to his senses, but I'm glad he did!
BR: I can agree that this was certainly the most shocking moment of the AWS so far... becoming the Devil is no small task.
LIAM MCALLISTER: Settle down, settle down. I want to first off think everyone who believed in me leading up to that fateful night in Miami, Florida. Without all of you being the most gullible bunch of inbreds alive, then this award couldn't have been possible. This is THE moment that put the AWS on the map in the world of professional wrestling. You all remember that when you get those hefty Christmas bonuses in your stockings this year. That was all made possible by ME! They should just retire this award, because nobody will ever top this moment!
Liam snatches the award and hustles off stage, the GM takes his place...
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Moment Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Moment Of The Year is... Liam McAllister defeating Bobby Crane for the World Heavyweight Title!
MOMENT OF THE YEAR: LIAM MCALLISTER DEFEATING BOBBY CRANE FOR THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits hits again and out steps the World champion with the title around his waist and the award for Most Shocking Moment in his right hand.
BR: It was a bright spot in my eyes... until he turned his back. I didn't think we'd ever see anyone dethrone Bobby Crane!
LIAM MCALLISTER: You can keep booing but I have a suspicion this isn't the last time I'll be out here collecting an award tonight! Most shocking moment AND moment of the year belong to me? I can't say I'm shocked. I worked harder to defeat Bobby Crane than anyone I've ever faced in my life. No matter what you guys think of me, this is a moment NOBODY can take away from me.
Liam snatches up this trophy and heads back as the GM approaches the podium once again.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Newcomer Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Newcomer Of The Year is... ha. Really? Really? Well.. it says the newcomer of the year is Jon Rocks!
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: JON ROCKS.
BR: Yes! I was hoping this young man would get this!
MH: What a bunch of bull! Liam should get this!
The music hits as the crowd roars! Jon Rocks is pumping up the crowd on his way to the podium!
JON ROCKS: Ladies and Gentlemen... I can’t honestly tell you how much winning this award means to me. Being a younger company, and winning “Newcomer of the Year”, this just means so much. It means that my impact meant something right away. That Jon Rocks shifted the very landscape of Apex from the second he set foot in that ring. I have each and every one of you to thank for that. You keep believing in me even when the chips and down. It feels like everything that I’ve been working so hard for here in Apex has been validated!
He pauses for a moment to listen to the crowd cheer!
JON ROCKS: It’s not easy being “The Ever-Optimist” with so many villains running around, but you all know that as well as I do. It has been a crazy end of the year here in Apex and the future only holds bigger and better things for Jon Rocks and Apex Wrestling! Next year I plan on winning Wrestler of the Year, alongside adding new belts to my collection, including the World Heavyweight Championship. Remember that everything I do, in that ring or out of it, it’s all for each and every one of you. I will continue next year to try and make every one of my matches better than the last. Merry Christmas one and all!
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Most Shocking Moment Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Most Shocking Moment Of The Year is... Liam McAllister turning his back on the fans!
MOST SHOCKING MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Liam McAllister turning his back on the fans.
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits hits and Liam walks out wearing the World title around his waist. The general manager gives Liam a standing ovation.
MH: It was certainly a surprise to see Liam come to his senses, but I'm glad he did!
BR: I can agree that this was certainly the most shocking moment of the AWS so far... becoming the Devil is no small task.
LIAM MCALLISTER: Settle down, settle down. I want to first off think everyone who believed in me leading up to that fateful night in Miami, Florida. Without all of you being the most gullible bunch of inbreds alive, then this award couldn't have been possible. This is THE moment that put the AWS on the map in the world of professional wrestling. You all remember that when you get those hefty Christmas bonuses in your stockings this year. That was all made possible by ME! They should just retire this award, because nobody will ever top this moment!
Liam snatches the award and hustles off stage, the GM takes his place...
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Moment Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Moment Of The Year is... Liam McAllister defeating Bobby Crane for the World Heavyweight Title!
MOMENT OF THE YEAR: LIAM MCALLISTER DEFEATING BOBBY CRANE FOR THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits hits again and out steps the World champion with the title around his waist and the award for Most Shocking Moment in his right hand.
BR: It was a bright spot in my eyes... until he turned his back. I didn't think we'd ever see anyone dethrone Bobby Crane!
LIAM MCALLISTER: You can keep booing but I have a suspicion this isn't the last time I'll be out here collecting an award tonight! Most shocking moment AND moment of the year belong to me? I can't say I'm shocked. I worked harder to defeat Bobby Crane than anyone I've ever faced in my life. No matter what you guys think of me, this is a moment NOBODY can take away from me.
Liam snatches up this trophy and heads back as the GM approaches the podium once again.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Newcomer Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Newcomer Of The Year is... ha. Really? Really? Well.. it says the newcomer of the year is Jon Rocks!
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: JON ROCKS.
BR: Yes! I was hoping this young man would get this!
MH: What a bunch of bull! Liam should get this!
The music hits as the crowd roars! Jon Rocks is pumping up the crowd on his way to the podium!
JON ROCKS: Ladies and Gentlemen... I can’t honestly tell you how much winning this award means to me. Being a younger company, and winning “Newcomer of the Year”, this just means so much. It means that my impact meant something right away. That Jon Rocks shifted the very landscape of Apex from the second he set foot in that ring. I have each and every one of you to thank for that. You keep believing in me even when the chips and down. It feels like everything that I’ve been working so hard for here in Apex has been validated!
He pauses for a moment to listen to the crowd cheer!
JON ROCKS: It’s not easy being “The Ever-Optimist” with so many villains running around, but you all know that as well as I do. It has been a crazy end of the year here in Apex and the future only holds bigger and better things for Jon Rocks and Apex Wrestling! Next year I plan on winning Wrestler of the Year, alongside adding new belts to my collection, including the World Heavyweight Championship. Remember that everything I do, in that ring or out of it, it’s all for each and every one of you. I will continue next year to try and make every one of my matches better than the last. Merry Christmas one and all!
As Jon Rocks heads to the back the GM is shown shaking his head and heading to the podium.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Comeback Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of Comeback Of The Year is... Kincaid!
The crowd roars with boos.
COMEBACK OF THE YEAR: KINCAID.
BR: As much as I hate his damn guts, and his tactics there is no doubt that Kincaid has been on an absolute warpath since returning!
MH: No doubt! That's why he's getting a shot at the Intercontinental title next week!
ALISTAIR MASON: Well, unfortunately for Kincaid he was dragged out by security on the old man's orders... so, congratulations Kincaid. You can pick up your trophy later whenever Mr. Troy gets off his period...
Alistair Mason takes the trophy and sets it inside the podium.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Best Feud Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner for Best Feud Of The Year is... Liam McAllister versus Bobby Crane!
BEST FEUD OF THE YEAR: LIAM MCALLISTER VS BOBBY CRANE.
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits hits and Liam walks out for the third time in the night to collect an award. He carries out the two awards he'd won earlier in each hand and sets them on the podium to collect another.
LIAM MCALLISTER: This one was just obvious, right? This feud is what makes it possible for the AWS to even be here right now. This feud lead to the Most Shocking Moment and the Moment Of The Year. I have to thank Bobby Crane as it does take two to tango. I'm still looking for that next opponent who can push me and challenge me like Bobby can. Hasn't happened, yet. Step up, AWS, step the hell up!
BR: I think we're going to see a lot of stepping up one week from now in the ThunderDome!
MH: I doubt it. But it will be fun to see Liam single handedly eliminate everyone.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Promo Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Promo Of The Year... "Beautiful" Bobby Crane for "Final Frontier!"
PROMO OF THE YEAR: "BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY CRANE FOR "FINAL FRONTIER".
Once again Bobby's music hits and the overweight manager Luke Clark comes out to accept the award on behalf of the missing award winner.
LUKE CLARK: Who else would get this award but the most entertaining man in the game? "Final Frontier" was one of many contenders from the same man for this award and I'm not gonna tell you when, but there are many more coming in the near future. For now, let this award be a reminder, AWS...a reminder of who your friggin' daddy is because this right here says it all!
BR: As much of an asshole as Bobby is there is no doubt that he is one of the best talkers in the whole damn game!
Luke Clark takes the award and heads to the back as he passes the GM, they nod at each other.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Match Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Match Of The Year is... Triple Title Three Stages Of Hell Liam McAllister versus "Beautiful" Bobby Crane at SuperNova!
MATCH OF THE YEAR: TRIPLE TITLE THREE STAGES OF HELL LIAM MCALLISTER VS "BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY CRANE AT SUPERNOVA!
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits hits and once more Liam walks out carrying three awards with him this time. He struggles to maintain control of all three and sets them down in front of him on the podium.
LIAM MCALLISTER: Really? You guys really love me, don't you? I just want you all to know that this match will never be duplicated no matter how hard anyone tries. Three titles, three matches, three stages of hell with the two biggest superstars in the history of the AWS at the biggest show of the year. It won't be touched. I promise that.
BR: This award ALSO belongs to Bobby Crane. It takes two to make a match like this. Count this one in Bobby's total as well...
MH: I told you, my boys are sweeping this thing!
BR: Except for Kincaid... Jon Rocks... Matthias Barrows... Landon Carter...
MH: Shut up!
Liam heads to the back as the general managers prepares to announce the next award.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Show Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Show Of The Year is... Syndicate Royale!
SHOW OF THE YEAR: SYNDICATE ROYALE.
BR: Who is going to come pick up this one?
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits hits and out walks Liam with four trophies in tow and a smile across his face.
BR: He's not the Syndicate Royale, how does he get this one?
MH: Are you going to give the award to an actual PPV? Is a PPV a man, Buddy?
BR: If anything Mr. Troy should get it!
LIAM MCALLISTER: Well I thought I'd come out and accept this award seeing as how I basically WAS the Syndicate Royale. I bullied, you hear that Jon, I bullied my way through the entire roster of the AWS to win the first ever Syndicate Royale, and become the number one contender. This was the event that started my rise to the top of the wrestling world, and I deserve this!
Out of nowhere Rory Blaze runs from the back and snatches the award right away from Liam!
LIAM MCALLISTER: You bastard!!!!
Liam collects his haul of trophies and tries to run after Rory who has stolen the award for Show of the Year.
MH: Rory Blaze just stole the Show Of The Year award!!!
BR: Stole? The award doesn't belong to Liam anyway!
The GM just kind of chuckles and heads back to the podium...
ALISTAIR MASON: This is my favorite award. This is the top Apex Award, the most coveted... Up next we have the award for WRESTLER OF THE YEAR!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Wrestler Of The Year is...... "Beautiful" Bobby Crane!!!!!!
WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: "BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY CRANE.
BR: That really grinds my gears on a personal level but by gawd I just can't disagree. He got the job done time and time again!
MH: It's about time you realized it!
BR: No no. I don't agree with his methods, but the man is one of the biggest stars in wrestling!
LUKE CLARK: Again, was there ever any doubt? This award does the man no justice. He is wrestler of the century! This year was just the beginning! The Bobby Crane era has barely ever begun and look at what the man has accomplished already! To the superstars in the back, I'm not going to give you some motivational speech about reaching for the stars. No, I wouldn't want to give you the false hope of EVER reaching the level of Bobby Crane. But what I would like to say is simply -- suck on THIS, because even from his hospital bed Bobby Crane is better than each and every one of you and here's your proof!
The camera fades out to commercial as it shows Luke Clark holding the Wrestler Of The Year trophy in the air!
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Comeback Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of Comeback Of The Year is... Kincaid!
The crowd roars with boos.
COMEBACK OF THE YEAR: KINCAID.
BR: As much as I hate his damn guts, and his tactics there is no doubt that Kincaid has been on an absolute warpath since returning!
MH: No doubt! That's why he's getting a shot at the Intercontinental title next week!
ALISTAIR MASON: Well, unfortunately for Kincaid he was dragged out by security on the old man's orders... so, congratulations Kincaid. You can pick up your trophy later whenever Mr. Troy gets off his period...
Alistair Mason takes the trophy and sets it inside the podium.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Best Feud Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner for Best Feud Of The Year is... Liam McAllister versus Bobby Crane!
BEST FEUD OF THE YEAR: LIAM MCALLISTER VS BOBBY CRANE.
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits hits and Liam walks out for the third time in the night to collect an award. He carries out the two awards he'd won earlier in each hand and sets them on the podium to collect another.
LIAM MCALLISTER: This one was just obvious, right? This feud is what makes it possible for the AWS to even be here right now. This feud lead to the Most Shocking Moment and the Moment Of The Year. I have to thank Bobby Crane as it does take two to tango. I'm still looking for that next opponent who can push me and challenge me like Bobby can. Hasn't happened, yet. Step up, AWS, step the hell up!
BR: I think we're going to see a lot of stepping up one week from now in the ThunderDome!
MH: I doubt it. But it will be fun to see Liam single handedly eliminate everyone.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Promo Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Promo Of The Year... "Beautiful" Bobby Crane for "Final Frontier!"
PROMO OF THE YEAR: "BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY CRANE FOR "FINAL FRONTIER".
Once again Bobby's music hits and the overweight manager Luke Clark comes out to accept the award on behalf of the missing award winner.
LUKE CLARK: Who else would get this award but the most entertaining man in the game? "Final Frontier" was one of many contenders from the same man for this award and I'm not gonna tell you when, but there are many more coming in the near future. For now, let this award be a reminder, AWS...a reminder of who your friggin' daddy is because this right here says it all!
BR: As much of an asshole as Bobby is there is no doubt that he is one of the best talkers in the whole damn game!
Luke Clark takes the award and heads to the back as he passes the GM, they nod at each other.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Match Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Match Of The Year is... Triple Title Three Stages Of Hell Liam McAllister versus "Beautiful" Bobby Crane at SuperNova!
MATCH OF THE YEAR: TRIPLE TITLE THREE STAGES OF HELL LIAM MCALLISTER VS "BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY CRANE AT SUPERNOVA!
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits hits and once more Liam walks out carrying three awards with him this time. He struggles to maintain control of all three and sets them down in front of him on the podium.
LIAM MCALLISTER: Really? You guys really love me, don't you? I just want you all to know that this match will never be duplicated no matter how hard anyone tries. Three titles, three matches, three stages of hell with the two biggest superstars in the history of the AWS at the biggest show of the year. It won't be touched. I promise that.
BR: This award ALSO belongs to Bobby Crane. It takes two to make a match like this. Count this one in Bobby's total as well...
MH: I told you, my boys are sweeping this thing!
BR: Except for Kincaid... Jon Rocks... Matthias Barrows... Landon Carter...
MH: Shut up!
Liam heads to the back as the general managers prepares to announce the next award.
ALISTAIR MASON: Up next we have the award for Show Of The Year!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Show Of The Year is... Syndicate Royale!
SHOW OF THE YEAR: SYNDICATE ROYALE.
BR: Who is going to come pick up this one?
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits hits and out walks Liam with four trophies in tow and a smile across his face.
BR: He's not the Syndicate Royale, how does he get this one?
MH: Are you going to give the award to an actual PPV? Is a PPV a man, Buddy?
BR: If anything Mr. Troy should get it!
LIAM MCALLISTER: Well I thought I'd come out and accept this award seeing as how I basically WAS the Syndicate Royale. I bullied, you hear that Jon, I bullied my way through the entire roster of the AWS to win the first ever Syndicate Royale, and become the number one contender. This was the event that started my rise to the top of the wrestling world, and I deserve this!
Out of nowhere Rory Blaze runs from the back and snatches the award right away from Liam!
LIAM MCALLISTER: You bastard!!!!
Liam collects his haul of trophies and tries to run after Rory who has stolen the award for Show of the Year.
MH: Rory Blaze just stole the Show Of The Year award!!!
BR: Stole? The award doesn't belong to Liam anyway!
The GM just kind of chuckles and heads back to the podium...
ALISTAIR MASON: This is my favorite award. This is the top Apex Award, the most coveted... Up next we have the award for WRESTLER OF THE YEAR!
A drumroll plays...
ALISTAIR MASON: And the winner of the Wrestler Of The Year is...... "Beautiful" Bobby Crane!!!!!!
WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: "BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY CRANE.
BR: That really grinds my gears on a personal level but by gawd I just can't disagree. He got the job done time and time again!
MH: It's about time you realized it!
BR: No no. I don't agree with his methods, but the man is one of the biggest stars in wrestling!
LUKE CLARK: Again, was there ever any doubt? This award does the man no justice. He is wrestler of the century! This year was just the beginning! The Bobby Crane era has barely ever begun and look at what the man has accomplished already! To the superstars in the back, I'm not going to give you some motivational speech about reaching for the stars. No, I wouldn't want to give you the false hope of EVER reaching the level of Bobby Crane. But what I would like to say is simply -- suck on THIS, because even from his hospital bed Bobby Crane is better than each and every one of you and here's your proof!
The camera fades out to commercial as it shows Luke Clark holding the Wrestler Of The Year trophy in the air!
We fade into a video package...
VOICE: On December 31st, the Apex Wrestling Syndicate reunites old rivalries...
Liam gets up and kicks Drago in the gut. Inverse DDT by Liam! Liam hits a running elbow drop! Liam picks up Drago and goes for a fisherman's suplex, but Drago reverses and smacks Liam in the face!
Melvin rolls Drago into the ring. Dire Straits shooting star press! He hooks the legs as the referee turns around on the ground to see the cover.
The scene of Jason Drago vs Liam McAllister fades into the highlights from Relentless.
No! No! No! Liam dodges to the side! Liam grabs Matthias. Liam hoists him up... 10-SP! 10-SP BY LIAM!
MH: Hahahah!
BR: What's good for the goose is good for the gander! Matthias is down with his own damn move! Matthias appears to be out cold!
Liam is struggling to move, but grabs Matthias by the legs and pulls him out to the center of the ring. He stops before going for the pin.
MH: What's he doing?
Liam grabs the legs and twists them again. LIAM LOCK! Another cloverleaf!
BR: Oh no! Matthias is out cold!
The referee is shaking Matthias' arm around to no response. The referee calls for the bell!
The scene quickly switches to the start of the Syndicate Royale.
Liam picks up Drago and hits a belly to belly suplex. Matthias comes up from behind and hits a German suplex on McAllister. Matthias follows up on Drago hitting a few kicks to the face. Matthias picks up Drago and throws him over the ropes!
The footage shifts to the next scene.
Black Velvet is picking up Drago. He has him in place! Johnny picks up the referee and rolls him into the ring. KING SIZE CRUSH! Black Velvet just nailed Drago! Cover!
The groggy referee starts to count...
One...
Two....
THREE!
The scene shifts to Rory Blaze taking on Jake Adonis for the AWS Hardcore title.
Blaze takes a moment to gather himself and he pulls himself up by the announcers table. Blaze helps Adonis back to his feet and tries to set him atop the announcers table. Adonis fights it off with an eye gauge! Blaze grabs his eyes in pain and Adonis with a violent uppercut! Blaze falls back onto the announce table and Adonis climbs atop as well. Adonis motioning for something, but Blaze with an uppercut out of nowhere!! Adonis is rocked and both men are standing atop the announcers table battling it out!
BR: Rory with a European uppercut to the jaw of Adonis!
MH: Rory grabs Adonis and put him into position for a powerbomb... and CARTE BLANCE!!! He hit it!!!
BR: The Powerbomb to a Piledriver right through our announce table!! Good lord!!
VOICE: And some look to begin new rivalries....
The footage cuts to Jake Adonis versus Jake Adonis for the Hardcore title.
Adonis climbs the top rope and lifts his fingers into the air forming a J and an A between them. Rocks kips up to his feet to Jake’s surprise, and kicks Jake's legs out from under him, causing Adonis to land hard on the top turnbuckle. Johnny Anomaly grabs Rock’s leg from the outside, and Rocks tries to kick him away, only to be booted in the face by Adonis. Rocks falls on his back. Adonis leaps off of the top turnbuckle. ADONIS ARROW!
The footage shifts to Black Velvet and Jake Adonis in tag team action.
BR: Watch out!
Black Velvet spins Melvin around... KING SIZE CRUSH! Melvin is down!
VOICE: We have former champions looking to regain glory...
The footage cuts to the first ever AWS Television title match on Ascension.
Before Kincaid can reach the referee Drago runs over and sweeps Kincaid's legs with the kendo stick! As Kincaid tries to get back up Drago smashes the kendo stock across the face of Kincaid! Kincaid tosses the kendo stick to the outside as the referee finally turns around. Drago lifts up the groggy Kincaid and hits his Drago Death Driver! What a over the shoulder back to belly piledriver!
MH: He's going for the cover!
BR: I think Melvin has accidentally assisted Drago!
One...
Two...
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER: You're winner via pinfall and NNNNEEEWWWW AWS TELEVISION CHAMPION...JASON DRAGO!
As soon as we see Drago holding the Television title the package changes to Melvin Brown versus Jason Drago.
Melvin is trying to get to his feet here, and he does...but the Dragon Sleeper is still locked in tight! Melvin is able to power out of it and he pushes Drago off into the ropes. Drago bounces back and Melvin picks him up for a mat rattling spinebuster!!
BR: And both men are exhausted here and the ref begins the mandatory ten count!
MH: Get up! This can't end in a tie!!
Both men roll apart and are climbing up using the ropes. Melvin charges for a SPEAR but Jason leapfrogs him! Melvin bounces off the ropes. Jason lifts up up. DRAGO DEATH DRIVER!
VOICE: We have current champions looking to make the jump to the next level...
Beardman lifts Krewsade up for the DOWNWARD SPIRAL, NO! Krewsade elbows Beardman in the had and drops down.
MH: Krewsade got out!
Krewsade grabs Beardman, KREWSUFFIX DRIVER!
The footage shifts from Krewsade defeating Beardman to and becoming the number one contender to the Hardcore title to
BR: What a cradle piledriver on the floor!
MH: He calls that the Krewsuffix Driver!
The footage changes to Matthias Barrows defeat of Bobby Crane to become Television champion.
Bobby leaps from the top rope but Matthias is up! It's too late! Bobby jumps and Matthias with a European Uppercut to Bobby that rocks him! The crowd roars as Matthias is back to his feet quickly. He scoops Bobby up and hits a fallaway slam! Matthias with the cover.
The footage transitions into Matthias retaining his title against Scar at Annihilation.
Scar gets to his feet and stumbles backwards into the corner where Matthias had just set up the table. Matthias charges at him and spears Scar through the table sending both men to the mat in pain.
THIS IS AWESOME, CLAP CLAP, CLAP CLAP CLAP, THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!
VOICE: And they are all chasing one man...
The scene shifts to the match between Liam McAllister and Ramona from Ascension.
Liam climbs back to the top of the cage and looks out to the crowd with a shit eating grin on his face. He stands up and perches, looks down at Ramona and mockingly waves at her. Camera flashes go off all over the FedEx forum as Liam LEAPS OFF THE TOP OF THE CAGE!
BR: DIRE STRAITS! OH MY GOD! DIRE STRAITS OFF THE TOP OF THE CAGE!
MH: THAT WAS INCREDIBLE!
The footage shifts to the end of the Syndicate Royale.
Liam turns around Matthias swings the pipe, but Liam ducks! Kick to the gut! Liam as the pipe but Matthias spears Liam and pushes Liam all the way to the ropes! Liam knees the gut of Matthias! Matthias hits running clothesline... Liam tries to jump out of the way but instead gets hammered and sent flying up over the ropes!
BR: This is over! Matthias has got it!
Liam halfway lands on the top rope and is flailing his arms wildly trying to gain his balance!
MH: What!
Liam starts to fall backwards! As he does he flings the pipe at Matthias as hard as he can! Liam is falling backwards as the pipe smashes Matthias in the nose! His nose starts to bleed! The referee sees the blood and then looks to the outside and watches as Liam hits the ground!
The last video is that of the main event at SuperNova.
Liam has the LiamLock on Bobby Crane in the middle of the ring. Liam is screaming at Bobby to quit! Bobby is shaking his head no!
MH: There's no way he's going to give up!
Liam applies even more pressure! Bobby can't move! Liam screams for Bobby to quit!
The microphone is laying right next to Bobby's face... Bobby screams.......
.....
.....
....."I QUIT!"
The bell sounds as Liam lets go and collapses on the ground!
The video package fades out to the Hardcore Holiday logo.
VOICE: And they all will do battle in... THE THUNDERDOME!
VOICE: This is Apex Wrestling...
VOICE: This is NOT for the faint of heart...
VOICE: This is.. HARDCORE HOLIDAY!!!
VOICE: On December 31st, the Apex Wrestling Syndicate reunites old rivalries...
Liam gets up and kicks Drago in the gut. Inverse DDT by Liam! Liam hits a running elbow drop! Liam picks up Drago and goes for a fisherman's suplex, but Drago reverses and smacks Liam in the face!
Melvin rolls Drago into the ring. Dire Straits shooting star press! He hooks the legs as the referee turns around on the ground to see the cover.
The scene of Jason Drago vs Liam McAllister fades into the highlights from Relentless.
No! No! No! Liam dodges to the side! Liam grabs Matthias. Liam hoists him up... 10-SP! 10-SP BY LIAM!
MH: Hahahah!
BR: What's good for the goose is good for the gander! Matthias is down with his own damn move! Matthias appears to be out cold!
Liam is struggling to move, but grabs Matthias by the legs and pulls him out to the center of the ring. He stops before going for the pin.
MH: What's he doing?
Liam grabs the legs and twists them again. LIAM LOCK! Another cloverleaf!
BR: Oh no! Matthias is out cold!
The referee is shaking Matthias' arm around to no response. The referee calls for the bell!
The scene quickly switches to the start of the Syndicate Royale.
Liam picks up Drago and hits a belly to belly suplex. Matthias comes up from behind and hits a German suplex on McAllister. Matthias follows up on Drago hitting a few kicks to the face. Matthias picks up Drago and throws him over the ropes!
The footage shifts to the next scene.
Black Velvet is picking up Drago. He has him in place! Johnny picks up the referee and rolls him into the ring. KING SIZE CRUSH! Black Velvet just nailed Drago! Cover!
The groggy referee starts to count...
One...
Two....
THREE!
The scene shifts to Rory Blaze taking on Jake Adonis for the AWS Hardcore title.
Blaze takes a moment to gather himself and he pulls himself up by the announcers table. Blaze helps Adonis back to his feet and tries to set him atop the announcers table. Adonis fights it off with an eye gauge! Blaze grabs his eyes in pain and Adonis with a violent uppercut! Blaze falls back onto the announce table and Adonis climbs atop as well. Adonis motioning for something, but Blaze with an uppercut out of nowhere!! Adonis is rocked and both men are standing atop the announcers table battling it out!
BR: Rory with a European uppercut to the jaw of Adonis!
MH: Rory grabs Adonis and put him into position for a powerbomb... and CARTE BLANCE!!! He hit it!!!
BR: The Powerbomb to a Piledriver right through our announce table!! Good lord!!
VOICE: And some look to begin new rivalries....
The footage cuts to Jake Adonis versus Jake Adonis for the Hardcore title.
Adonis climbs the top rope and lifts his fingers into the air forming a J and an A between them. Rocks kips up to his feet to Jake’s surprise, and kicks Jake's legs out from under him, causing Adonis to land hard on the top turnbuckle. Johnny Anomaly grabs Rock’s leg from the outside, and Rocks tries to kick him away, only to be booted in the face by Adonis. Rocks falls on his back. Adonis leaps off of the top turnbuckle. ADONIS ARROW!
The footage shifts to Black Velvet and Jake Adonis in tag team action.
BR: Watch out!
Black Velvet spins Melvin around... KING SIZE CRUSH! Melvin is down!
VOICE: We have former champions looking to regain glory...
The footage cuts to the first ever AWS Television title match on Ascension.
Before Kincaid can reach the referee Drago runs over and sweeps Kincaid's legs with the kendo stick! As Kincaid tries to get back up Drago smashes the kendo stock across the face of Kincaid! Kincaid tosses the kendo stick to the outside as the referee finally turns around. Drago lifts up the groggy Kincaid and hits his Drago Death Driver! What a over the shoulder back to belly piledriver!
MH: He's going for the cover!
BR: I think Melvin has accidentally assisted Drago!
One...
Two...
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER: You're winner via pinfall and NNNNEEEWWWW AWS TELEVISION CHAMPION...JASON DRAGO!
As soon as we see Drago holding the Television title the package changes to Melvin Brown versus Jason Drago.
Melvin is trying to get to his feet here, and he does...but the Dragon Sleeper is still locked in tight! Melvin is able to power out of it and he pushes Drago off into the ropes. Drago bounces back and Melvin picks him up for a mat rattling spinebuster!!
BR: And both men are exhausted here and the ref begins the mandatory ten count!
MH: Get up! This can't end in a tie!!
Both men roll apart and are climbing up using the ropes. Melvin charges for a SPEAR but Jason leapfrogs him! Melvin bounces off the ropes. Jason lifts up up. DRAGO DEATH DRIVER!
VOICE: We have current champions looking to make the jump to the next level...
Beardman lifts Krewsade up for the DOWNWARD SPIRAL, NO! Krewsade elbows Beardman in the had and drops down.
MH: Krewsade got out!
Krewsade grabs Beardman, KREWSUFFIX DRIVER!
The footage shifts from Krewsade defeating Beardman to and becoming the number one contender to the Hardcore title to
BR: What a cradle piledriver on the floor!
MH: He calls that the Krewsuffix Driver!
The footage changes to Matthias Barrows defeat of Bobby Crane to become Television champion.
Bobby leaps from the top rope but Matthias is up! It's too late! Bobby jumps and Matthias with a European Uppercut to Bobby that rocks him! The crowd roars as Matthias is back to his feet quickly. He scoops Bobby up and hits a fallaway slam! Matthias with the cover.
The footage transitions into Matthias retaining his title against Scar at Annihilation.
Scar gets to his feet and stumbles backwards into the corner where Matthias had just set up the table. Matthias charges at him and spears Scar through the table sending both men to the mat in pain.
THIS IS AWESOME, CLAP CLAP, CLAP CLAP CLAP, THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!
VOICE: And they are all chasing one man...
The scene shifts to the match between Liam McAllister and Ramona from Ascension.
Liam climbs back to the top of the cage and looks out to the crowd with a shit eating grin on his face. He stands up and perches, looks down at Ramona and mockingly waves at her. Camera flashes go off all over the FedEx forum as Liam LEAPS OFF THE TOP OF THE CAGE!
BR: DIRE STRAITS! OH MY GOD! DIRE STRAITS OFF THE TOP OF THE CAGE!
MH: THAT WAS INCREDIBLE!
The footage shifts to the end of the Syndicate Royale.
Liam turns around Matthias swings the pipe, but Liam ducks! Kick to the gut! Liam as the pipe but Matthias spears Liam and pushes Liam all the way to the ropes! Liam knees the gut of Matthias! Matthias hits running clothesline... Liam tries to jump out of the way but instead gets hammered and sent flying up over the ropes!
BR: This is over! Matthias has got it!
Liam halfway lands on the top rope and is flailing his arms wildly trying to gain his balance!
MH: What!
Liam starts to fall backwards! As he does he flings the pipe at Matthias as hard as he can! Liam is falling backwards as the pipe smashes Matthias in the nose! His nose starts to bleed! The referee sees the blood and then looks to the outside and watches as Liam hits the ground!
The last video is that of the main event at SuperNova.
Liam has the LiamLock on Bobby Crane in the middle of the ring. Liam is screaming at Bobby to quit! Bobby is shaking his head no!
MH: There's no way he's going to give up!
Liam applies even more pressure! Bobby can't move! Liam screams for Bobby to quit!
The microphone is laying right next to Bobby's face... Bobby screams.......
.....
.....
....."I QUIT!"
The bell sounds as Liam lets go and collapses on the ground!
The video package fades out to the Hardcore Holiday logo.
VOICE: And they all will do battle in... THE THUNDERDOME!
VOICE: This is Apex Wrestling...
VOICE: This is NOT for the faint of heart...
VOICE: This is.. HARDCORE HOLIDAY!!!
We cut to a shot of Mr. Troy in his office working on some documents in his office and hears a knock on the door.
MR. TROY: Come in!
Duke Taylor comes in the office and he looks terrible...
MR. TROY: Duke, why are you here? It's your day off, man. And are you feeling okay? You should be at home getting already to defend your Intercontinental championship, pal.
DUKE TAYLOR: Yeah bossman, speaking about that... I need to tell you that I am striping myself of the title.
Duke folds the title and rests it on Mr. Troy's desk. Mr. Troy looks at the title then back at Duke...
MR. TROY: What? Why Duke? What's going on?
DUKE: I don't deserve to hold onto to this belt until I make a win in this triple threat championship scramble match... I haven't been a perfect champion, I haven't won a fucking match since I won this title... I'm doing this because this is the right choice...
MR. TROY: Are you sure, man? You did beat Landon Carter for the title. He was one of the toughest competitors in AWS history... and you do have one defense on your record.
DUKE: Yes I am sure... and that defense on my record was due to a double count out... and if I don't win this match, I'm leaving AWS forever... I don't see anything here for me here...
MR. TROY: Listen man, I'm not going to allow you to strip yourself of the title. I forbid it. If you don't feel like you deserve to hold the title that is one thing, but you are still officially champion unless someone else wins at Hardcore Holiday...
Duke turns storms out of the office as Mr. Troy places his hand on the Intercontinental title and sighs...
MH: Duke just practically forfeited the title!
BR: No he didn't. He doesn't feel like he deserves to be champion, but Mr. Troy isn't going to allow him to officially vacate the title.
MH: He left the title in Mr. Troy's office... I guess this means the Intercontinental champion won't even be walking into the Pay Per View with his title!?
BR: I guess. I think he feels like he needs to re-earn it. I disagree. We've got to take a quick break folks and we will return with the 2014 Hall Of Fame ceremony!
The camera fades to black...
MR. TROY: Come in!
Duke Taylor comes in the office and he looks terrible...
MR. TROY: Duke, why are you here? It's your day off, man. And are you feeling okay? You should be at home getting already to defend your Intercontinental championship, pal.
DUKE TAYLOR: Yeah bossman, speaking about that... I need to tell you that I am striping myself of the title.
Duke folds the title and rests it on Mr. Troy's desk. Mr. Troy looks at the title then back at Duke...
MR. TROY: What? Why Duke? What's going on?
DUKE: I don't deserve to hold onto to this belt until I make a win in this triple threat championship scramble match... I haven't been a perfect champion, I haven't won a fucking match since I won this title... I'm doing this because this is the right choice...
MR. TROY: Are you sure, man? You did beat Landon Carter for the title. He was one of the toughest competitors in AWS history... and you do have one defense on your record.
DUKE: Yes I am sure... and that defense on my record was due to a double count out... and if I don't win this match, I'm leaving AWS forever... I don't see anything here for me here...
MR. TROY: Listen man, I'm not going to allow you to strip yourself of the title. I forbid it. If you don't feel like you deserve to hold the title that is one thing, but you are still officially champion unless someone else wins at Hardcore Holiday...
Duke turns storms out of the office as Mr. Troy places his hand on the Intercontinental title and sighs...
MH: Duke just practically forfeited the title!
BR: No he didn't. He doesn't feel like he deserves to be champion, but Mr. Troy isn't going to allow him to officially vacate the title.
MH: He left the title in Mr. Troy's office... I guess this means the Intercontinental champion won't even be walking into the Pay Per View with his title!?
BR: I guess. I think he feels like he needs to re-earn it. I disagree. We've got to take a quick break folks and we will return with the 2014 Hall Of Fame ceremony!
The camera fades to black...
HALL OF FAME CEREMONY
We come back to see the stage and ramp still covered in red velvet. This time there is a large Hall Of Fame logo on the big screen and Mr. Troy is waiting at the podium.
MR. TROY: Welcome everyone! What a great first annual Apex Awards, am I right?
The crowd is mixed due to the winners...
MR. TROY: Well, before we get to our awesome main event, we've got one last piece of business. The first class. The class of 2014 for the brand new Apex Wrestling Syndicate Hall Of Fame!
The crowd roars!
MR. TROY: We broke ground a few months ago and the Hall Of Fame building will be open starting on the first of the year, on the property next to our headquarters in New York City! Now. Despite my best judgement, my executive staff, General Manager and Board Of Directors have pretty much outruled me here.
MH: It's about time!
MR. TROY: I would be lying if I said I didn't let my personal feelings get in the way sometimes which is why I stepped back a little bit. We have only been around a short time, less than six months, but this mans contributions have been a foundation on which the AWS success was built. This year there will only be one entry into the Hall Of Fame!
BR: Only ONE entry!?
MR. TROY: The Hall Of Fame class of 2014 is none other than "Beautiful" Bobby Crane!!!!
The crowd ROARS with boos!
MH: Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! I knew it!
BR: Wow! He is the sole entrant into the Hall Of Fame!
MR. TROY: As you know, Bobby is "out sick" so he couldn't be here tonight. Here to accept the award on his behalf is the AWS World Heavyweight champion... LIAM McALLISTER!
MR. TROY: Welcome everyone! What a great first annual Apex Awards, am I right?
The crowd is mixed due to the winners...
MR. TROY: Well, before we get to our awesome main event, we've got one last piece of business. The first class. The class of 2014 for the brand new Apex Wrestling Syndicate Hall Of Fame!
The crowd roars!
MR. TROY: We broke ground a few months ago and the Hall Of Fame building will be open starting on the first of the year, on the property next to our headquarters in New York City! Now. Despite my best judgement, my executive staff, General Manager and Board Of Directors have pretty much outruled me here.
MH: It's about time!
MR. TROY: I would be lying if I said I didn't let my personal feelings get in the way sometimes which is why I stepped back a little bit. We have only been around a short time, less than six months, but this mans contributions have been a foundation on which the AWS success was built. This year there will only be one entry into the Hall Of Fame!
BR: Only ONE entry!?
MR. TROY: The Hall Of Fame class of 2014 is none other than "Beautiful" Bobby Crane!!!!
The crowd ROARS with boos!
MH: Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! I knew it!
BR: Wow! He is the sole entrant into the Hall Of Fame!
MR. TROY: As you know, Bobby is "out sick" so he couldn't be here tonight. Here to accept the award on his behalf is the AWS World Heavyweight champion... LIAM McALLISTER!
HALL OF FAME
CLASS OF 2014
CLASS OF 2014
LIAM MCALLISTER: It is a please to be here in front of you all for this moment. Wait... that's not how it goes. It is YOUR pleasure for me to be here in front of you tonight. The man I am about to introduce has been instrumental in my career in many different forms.
BR: Introduce?
MH: It's a figure of speech!
LIAM MCALLISTER: He provided the ultimate foil and he's proven to be an even greater ally. Don't hate this man because he's beautiful... hate him because he's just that much better than you! Please welcome the one time Hardcore champion, the one time Television champion, the first ever World Heavyweight champion, the charter member of the AWS Hall of Fame... "BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY CRANE!!!!!!!
“Unbelievable” by EMF hits and the arena erupts in an explosion of boos and jeers. The lights dim and a single spotlight hits the curtain.
BR: Well there’s the music of “Beautiful” Bobby Crane! We haven’t seen or heard from him in months and there were questions as to whether he’d even be here tonight, but I guess we’re about to find out!
MH: Ohhh baby! We’ve missed him so much!
BR: Say what you will about him, but love him or hate him he’s the biggest star in AWS history and THERE HE IS!
The jeers reach a fever pitch as “Beautiful Bobby Crane rolls out from behind the curtain in a wheelchair. Decked out in his trademark shimmering red robe, sunglasses, and frankly, looking like a million bucks and very much unlike an Ebola patient, he stops and looks around the arena slowly, camera flashes going off.
MH: These people need to shut up and show some respect! The man is battling EBOLA for crying out loud!
BR: Give me a break!
Bobby Crane feigns becoming moved by the “adoration” of his “fans” and slowly pumps his fist, willing himself to stand up on wobbly legs, pulling his “IV” out and pushing his wheelchair over, letting out a huge shout of courage as he hobbles across the red carpet and dramatically drapes himself across the podium set up on the stage, using it to hold himself up.
BR: There is nothing wrong with him!
MH: Oh what do you know, Dr. Roberts? Shut your mouth!
BR: Michael, are you….are you CRYING?
MH: Shut up, Buddy! This is moving!
The music dies out and the crowd boos as Bobby Crane holds up his fist above his head in a show of “strength.”
"BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY CRANE: Thank you all so very, very much for that warm welcome back.
BOOOOOO!
BOBBY CRANE: I know, I know, I’ve missed you all too. But as I continue to fight for my life against the horrible Ebola virus, I can’t help but find comfort knowing that the good name of Bobby Crane will live on in infamy forever, in the hallowed halls of the AWS Hall of Crane.
BOOOOOOOO!
BR: Did he say Hall of Crane?
BOBBY CRANE: It was a foregone conclusion, I know. I mean, Bobby Crane is nothing if not a humble, bashful hero, and he hates to toot his own horn, but let’s be serious here. I’m the first champion crowned in AWS history. I am the greatest Hardcore Champion in the history of professional wrestling.
BOOOOOO!
BOBBY CRANE: I know! I know you’re upset that I don’t still have that belt around my glorious waist, and I still would if not for the toughest opponent I’ve ever faced. Not Jon Rocks…no, I’m talking about Ebola. But that’s alright, because along the way, I also became the first ever AWS World Heavyweight Champion. Hey, you could make an argument that I should still have THAT belt too but Liam is doing a great job holding it for me for the time being.
BOOOOO!
BR: Some dissension in the ranks, perhaps?
MH: Stop trying to start something!
BOBBY CRANE: Yes and of course, right before Mr. Troy robbed me of my Television Championship I was poised to become the greatest champion in that category as well but I digress. People of the AWS, the name Bobby Crane will never be forgotten now. You can love me as you all so clearly do…
BOOOOOOOO!
BOBBY CRANE: Or you can hate me too, I really don’t care, but the undeniable fact is that past, present and future, yesterday, today, and tomorrow, I am the greatest wrestler to ever set foot in that ring and soon… very soon, the time will come when I make my triumphant return. Then the Matthias Barrows, the Jon Rocks, the Duke Taylor’s, and the rest of the midcard squad can stop headlining pay per views, stop infesting your television sets with their mediocrity, and finally, FINALLY the AWS will have its crown jewel back!
YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!
BOBBY CRANE: I beg your pardon, but I most definitely do NOT suck, I am the ONLY person the HALL OF FAME!
BOOOOOOO!
BOBBY CRANE: Now a lot of you are sending me fan mail on the daily. Bobby Crane sees all your tweets, all your emails, all your letters…and I assure you they all get read by…well I’m not exactly sure who, but nonetheless, I’m told you’re all wondering…’Bobby, we see you suffering, we see the toll Ebola has taken on you, we want to know how we can make a difference’. Well if you tweet @BBCEbolaFund and solicit donations, I assure you the money will come straight to me and I will use that money to find a way to keep me OUT of that wheelchair and get back into tip top shape!
BR: Give me a break!
MH: Here! Take my money!
BOBBY CRANE: Yes indeed, the Hall of Fame career of “Beautiful” Bobby Crane has only just begun here in the AWS, but there’s one more thing you all need to thank me for. Yes, Christmas tomorrow morning, people! And even before Halloween, Bobby Crane gave you all an early Christmas gift when he ran Aidan Carlisle and Ramona out of this company, their careers will forever live in the shadow of Bobby Crane’s, and you can all thank me for not having to see Ramona, that ---
SANTA CLAUS: HO HO HO!
The crowd buzzes as Santa Claus emerges from behind the curtain with a bag of toys.
BOBBY CRANE: Exactly, now as I was saying…
Bobby, apparently not noticing he’s just been interrupted by Kris Kringle, continues as Santa shakes his belly like a bowl full of jelly and starts tossing candy canes into the crowd. The fans are now cheering.
BOBBY CRANE: Thank you. Well actually, thank ME. You’re all so welcome. I rid the AWS of it cancer and next, Bobby Crane will return to pull this company out from the horrible rut it’s been in since I left, and return it to prominence! And… hey, asshole!
Bobby notices Santa. Santa throws a candy cane at him in a show of good will, but Bobby misses the catch and it hits him squarely between the eyes. He sells it like a superkick and drops to the floor before scrambling back to his feet, his robe undone, his hair slightly out of place, and a horrible scowl on his face. Santa shrugs and continues tossing candy canes into the crowd.
MH: Hey! Santa! This is a Hall of Fame ceremony! Have some respect!
BR: Santa’s out here spreading some holiday cheer! Nothing wrong with that!
MH: He interrupted Bobby Crane! Who the hell has Santa ever beat?!
Bobby Crane storms over, picks up his wheelchair, and gets a running start, bashing it into the back of Santa’s head. Santa drops to the floor, his hat falling off as he lies in a heap in the aisle.
BR: Look at that! That is despicable!
MH: HA!
BR: There is NOTHING wrong with Bobby Crane, for God’s sake! He is in the best shape of his life!
The crowd boos and begins to throw garbage at Bobby Crane, who by now has locked Santa Claus in the BEAUTY SLEEP. Santa is clearly unconscious, but the muscles in Bobby’s arms ripple as his wrenches up on the hold until Santa’s face matches the red on his suit. Bobby throws him back down to the floor and pulls on Santa’s hat, mocking Father Christmas.
BR: He’s a damn Grinch! That’s what Bobby Crane is! He’s a damn Grinch, a modern day Ebeneezer Scrooge and he does NOT have Ebola!
MH: He does so, Buddy! Obviously the admiration of these fans has given him the strength he’s displaying here tonight!
BR: Will you stop being ridiculous for two seconds?!
Bobby Crane starts getting pelted with candy canes, courtesy of the fans, and he lays the boots to the fallen Santa Claus a few more times before pulling up his wheelchair, meekly sitting back down as his legs “wobble,” and mouths “thank you” to the crowd before wheeling himself back to the curtain. With his back turned to the crowd, he pulls a microphone out of his robe.
BOBBY CRANE: Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
BOOOOOOO!
BOBBY CRANE: And AWS…don’t hate me because I’m beautiful. Hate me because I’m in the HALL OF FAME!
He drops the mic and the thud echoes through the arena. He wheels himself behind the curtain as we cut to commercials.
BR: Introduce?
MH: It's a figure of speech!
LIAM MCALLISTER: He provided the ultimate foil and he's proven to be an even greater ally. Don't hate this man because he's beautiful... hate him because he's just that much better than you! Please welcome the one time Hardcore champion, the one time Television champion, the first ever World Heavyweight champion, the charter member of the AWS Hall of Fame... "BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY CRANE!!!!!!!
“Unbelievable” by EMF hits and the arena erupts in an explosion of boos and jeers. The lights dim and a single spotlight hits the curtain.
BR: Well there’s the music of “Beautiful” Bobby Crane! We haven’t seen or heard from him in months and there were questions as to whether he’d even be here tonight, but I guess we’re about to find out!
MH: Ohhh baby! We’ve missed him so much!
BR: Say what you will about him, but love him or hate him he’s the biggest star in AWS history and THERE HE IS!
The jeers reach a fever pitch as “Beautiful Bobby Crane rolls out from behind the curtain in a wheelchair. Decked out in his trademark shimmering red robe, sunglasses, and frankly, looking like a million bucks and very much unlike an Ebola patient, he stops and looks around the arena slowly, camera flashes going off.
MH: These people need to shut up and show some respect! The man is battling EBOLA for crying out loud!
BR: Give me a break!
Bobby Crane feigns becoming moved by the “adoration” of his “fans” and slowly pumps his fist, willing himself to stand up on wobbly legs, pulling his “IV” out and pushing his wheelchair over, letting out a huge shout of courage as he hobbles across the red carpet and dramatically drapes himself across the podium set up on the stage, using it to hold himself up.
BR: There is nothing wrong with him!
MH: Oh what do you know, Dr. Roberts? Shut your mouth!
BR: Michael, are you….are you CRYING?
MH: Shut up, Buddy! This is moving!
The music dies out and the crowd boos as Bobby Crane holds up his fist above his head in a show of “strength.”
"BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY CRANE: Thank you all so very, very much for that warm welcome back.
BOOOOOO!
BOBBY CRANE: I know, I know, I’ve missed you all too. But as I continue to fight for my life against the horrible Ebola virus, I can’t help but find comfort knowing that the good name of Bobby Crane will live on in infamy forever, in the hallowed halls of the AWS Hall of Crane.
BOOOOOOOO!
BR: Did he say Hall of Crane?
BOBBY CRANE: It was a foregone conclusion, I know. I mean, Bobby Crane is nothing if not a humble, bashful hero, and he hates to toot his own horn, but let’s be serious here. I’m the first champion crowned in AWS history. I am the greatest Hardcore Champion in the history of professional wrestling.
BOOOOOO!
BOBBY CRANE: I know! I know you’re upset that I don’t still have that belt around my glorious waist, and I still would if not for the toughest opponent I’ve ever faced. Not Jon Rocks…no, I’m talking about Ebola. But that’s alright, because along the way, I also became the first ever AWS World Heavyweight Champion. Hey, you could make an argument that I should still have THAT belt too but Liam is doing a great job holding it for me for the time being.
BOOOOO!
BR: Some dissension in the ranks, perhaps?
MH: Stop trying to start something!
BOBBY CRANE: Yes and of course, right before Mr. Troy robbed me of my Television Championship I was poised to become the greatest champion in that category as well but I digress. People of the AWS, the name Bobby Crane will never be forgotten now. You can love me as you all so clearly do…
BOOOOOOOO!
BOBBY CRANE: Or you can hate me too, I really don’t care, but the undeniable fact is that past, present and future, yesterday, today, and tomorrow, I am the greatest wrestler to ever set foot in that ring and soon… very soon, the time will come when I make my triumphant return. Then the Matthias Barrows, the Jon Rocks, the Duke Taylor’s, and the rest of the midcard squad can stop headlining pay per views, stop infesting your television sets with their mediocrity, and finally, FINALLY the AWS will have its crown jewel back!
YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!
BOBBY CRANE: I beg your pardon, but I most definitely do NOT suck, I am the ONLY person the HALL OF FAME!
BOOOOOOO!
BOBBY CRANE: Now a lot of you are sending me fan mail on the daily. Bobby Crane sees all your tweets, all your emails, all your letters…and I assure you they all get read by…well I’m not exactly sure who, but nonetheless, I’m told you’re all wondering…’Bobby, we see you suffering, we see the toll Ebola has taken on you, we want to know how we can make a difference’. Well if you tweet @BBCEbolaFund and solicit donations, I assure you the money will come straight to me and I will use that money to find a way to keep me OUT of that wheelchair and get back into tip top shape!
BR: Give me a break!
MH: Here! Take my money!
BOBBY CRANE: Yes indeed, the Hall of Fame career of “Beautiful” Bobby Crane has only just begun here in the AWS, but there’s one more thing you all need to thank me for. Yes, Christmas tomorrow morning, people! And even before Halloween, Bobby Crane gave you all an early Christmas gift when he ran Aidan Carlisle and Ramona out of this company, their careers will forever live in the shadow of Bobby Crane’s, and you can all thank me for not having to see Ramona, that ---
SANTA CLAUS: HO HO HO!
The crowd buzzes as Santa Claus emerges from behind the curtain with a bag of toys.
BOBBY CRANE: Exactly, now as I was saying…
Bobby, apparently not noticing he’s just been interrupted by Kris Kringle, continues as Santa shakes his belly like a bowl full of jelly and starts tossing candy canes into the crowd. The fans are now cheering.
BOBBY CRANE: Thank you. Well actually, thank ME. You’re all so welcome. I rid the AWS of it cancer and next, Bobby Crane will return to pull this company out from the horrible rut it’s been in since I left, and return it to prominence! And… hey, asshole!
Bobby notices Santa. Santa throws a candy cane at him in a show of good will, but Bobby misses the catch and it hits him squarely between the eyes. He sells it like a superkick and drops to the floor before scrambling back to his feet, his robe undone, his hair slightly out of place, and a horrible scowl on his face. Santa shrugs and continues tossing candy canes into the crowd.
MH: Hey! Santa! This is a Hall of Fame ceremony! Have some respect!
BR: Santa’s out here spreading some holiday cheer! Nothing wrong with that!
MH: He interrupted Bobby Crane! Who the hell has Santa ever beat?!
Bobby Crane storms over, picks up his wheelchair, and gets a running start, bashing it into the back of Santa’s head. Santa drops to the floor, his hat falling off as he lies in a heap in the aisle.
BR: Look at that! That is despicable!
MH: HA!
BR: There is NOTHING wrong with Bobby Crane, for God’s sake! He is in the best shape of his life!
The crowd boos and begins to throw garbage at Bobby Crane, who by now has locked Santa Claus in the BEAUTY SLEEP. Santa is clearly unconscious, but the muscles in Bobby’s arms ripple as his wrenches up on the hold until Santa’s face matches the red on his suit. Bobby throws him back down to the floor and pulls on Santa’s hat, mocking Father Christmas.
BR: He’s a damn Grinch! That’s what Bobby Crane is! He’s a damn Grinch, a modern day Ebeneezer Scrooge and he does NOT have Ebola!
MH: He does so, Buddy! Obviously the admiration of these fans has given him the strength he’s displaying here tonight!
BR: Will you stop being ridiculous for two seconds?!
Bobby Crane starts getting pelted with candy canes, courtesy of the fans, and he lays the boots to the fallen Santa Claus a few more times before pulling up his wheelchair, meekly sitting back down as his legs “wobble,” and mouths “thank you” to the crowd before wheeling himself back to the curtain. With his back turned to the crowd, he pulls a microphone out of his robe.
BOBBY CRANE: Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
BOOOOOOO!
BOBBY CRANE: And AWS…don’t hate me because I’m beautiful. Hate me because I’m in the HALL OF FAME!
He drops the mic and the thud echoes through the arena. He wheels himself behind the curtain as we cut to commercials.
MAIN EVENT
JON ROCKS VS LIAM McALLISTER(C)
NON-TITLE MATCH
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: This is a non-title match scheduled for one fall, introducing first, hailing from Sunshine City, California, weighing in at 225 pounds... THE ETERNAL OPTIMIST JON ROCKS!
BR: This man will be in the Intercontinental title match next week, against a distraught Duke Taylor... but tonight he has a BIG opportunity to face the World champion in the main event!
MH: This could be considered the biggest match of his AWS career just because he is facing the AWS World Heavyweight champion even though no titles are on the line.
Money for Nothing by Dire Straits hits over the pa and instantly brings the crowd to their feet in a chorus of boos. After a few moments on anticipation the World Champion Liam McAllister walks through the curtain and the boos intensify. Liam is clad in black and red tights that reads LM on the rear in red lettering. The AWS World Heavyweight title rests around his waist perfectly and his dark brown hair is wet and drips onto his shoulders as he walks to the ring. Once in the ring the champ hands his title to the referee and poses for the crowd amid the jeers from the crowd. Liam just eats all of this up as he heads to the ring.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing next, currently on his way to the ring, he is the current AWS World Heavyweight champion, from Manchester, England, weighing in at 205 pounds... LIAM McALLISTER!
BR: I bet Liam will want to end this early tonight, so he can rest for his huge six man ThunderDome match that is just one week away!
MH: Liam could be in a ThunderDome match every night and still be at 100%.
Jon Rocks and Liam McAllister stare each other down from opposite corners of the ring as the bell sounds. Liam jaws off to Rocks, who silently continues to stare down the world champion. The bell rings and they circle each other, each man studying the other, looking for any opening.
MH: Merry Christmas Apex! Look at the match that your World champion is allowing you to see!
BR: You mean that Mr. Troy and the G.M. are allowing them to see! And don’t forget about Jon Rocks!
MH: Yeah yeah, we all know the real reason everyone is excited about this match up! Liam McAllister, our World champion in action!
Jon and Liam finally come together in a collar-and-elbow tie-up. Liam thumbs Rocks in the eye and slides into a side-headlock. The referee doesn’t see the illegal thumb. Liam quickly takes Rocks down with a side-headlock takeover. Rocks counters by grabbing the World champion around the neck with his legs. Rocks clubs Liam repeatedly in the chest with an overhand fist. The Champ’s shoulders are down.
One… Kickout!
Rocks releases and kip-ups to his feet. Liam quickly raises to his feet and there is a look of disgust on his face that he could have been pinned so early in a match. He rubs his pectoral muscle. The fans begin to chant “Rocks! Rocks! Rocks!” Jon Rocks pumps his fist by his side in rhythm with the chants.
They come together once more and Liam brings his knee into Rocks’ stomach, and then his elbow down hard on the back of Rocks’ head. Rocks falls to the mat and Liam stomps away at him. Liam uses the ropes for support and really lets Jon have it with the boots, targeting the ribs. The crowd begins to boo and Liam yells back at them. Liam leaps high into the air and brings his elbow crashing down into the ribs.
BR: Those Ribs were injured just last week by a serious of events. You can’t help but think that Rocks can’t be one hundred percent here tonight. Liam is sickly targeting that area.
MH: That’s just another excuse that you people are going to try and use against our illustrious world champion.
Liam rises to his feet and does the elbow drop one more time. Jon writhes back and forth in pain. The world champion lifts Rocks to his feet and Irish-whips him hard into the nearest turnbuckle sternum first. Rocks stumbles backwards and the world champion catches him in a vicious German suplex.
MH: And Jon Rocks had the gall to say he was a better wrestler? Liam is delivering on that wrestling clinic he promised.
Liam once again walks over to the downed Rocks, reaching down to lift him up by the face/eyes. Rocks quickly grabs the champion’s arm. HARD PLACE!
BR: You were saying!? Jon has the HARD PLACE locked in!
Liam squirms around the hold in pain, his arm twisted brutally behind him. Rocks wrenches harder and harder, seemingly more intent on breaking Liam’s arm than causing a submission. The crowd is on their feet and are roaring for Rocks. Liam somehow manages to lift his entire body-weight on his one-hand and feet, and spins to be able to reach the ropes.
MH: Look at that! I tell you it’s a damn Christmas Miracle.
BR: I’ll give it to you. That was damned impressive. It looked like Jon wanted to rip off the World Champion’s arm with that one.
Jon is forced to release the hold to everyone’s surprise. Jon is on his knees staring at the champion with a newfound level of respect. Liam works his arm back and forth, obviously feeling the effects of the Hard Place and the exertion of getting out of it.
BR: I think Liam might be proving himself to Jon Rocks tonight.
MH: That you would suggest he even need to. The stupidity of what you just said.
The both find themselves on their feet at the same time. The crowd begins to get on their feet as well, the excitement heightening. They rush each other and begin to exchange a flurry of blows. Liam turns and hits a vicious Pele Kick! Rocks falls to the mat hard and Liam rolls into the cover.
One…
Two…Kickout!
BR: Jon Rocks stays in it with an assertive kick out after two. He’s not going down without a fight.
Liam argues with the referee about the count and then lifts Rocks to his feet. Liam kicks Jon rapidly in the legs repeatedly and then connects with a spinning heel kick. Rocks falls hard once again. Liam pops up to his feet and once again begins to stomp away at Rocks’ ribs.
MH: The champion won’t let up. Get him Liam! Make that goody-goody pay!
BR: Jon has to be feeling those ribs right now. Liam had a game-plan going in and looks to be executing it very well.
Liam drags Rocks out to the center of the ring. Rocks’ sits up but Liam kicks him hard in the chest and he falls on his back once more. Liam walks over to the turnbuckle and climbs the top-rope.
MH: Yes! Put him away Liam! How dominant has the World champion been here today?
Rocks begins to stir, but Liam dives off of the top rope and connects with an elbow drop to Jon’s injured ribs. Rocks writhes back and forth in pain. Liam clutches at his arm as he writhes on the ground in pain as well from the Hard Place earlier and from the move he just hit. The referee begins to count as both men are down.
BR: It looks like that move hurt Liam almost as much as it hurt Jon!
MH: That’s our World champ putting his body on the line for you people!
….One!
….Two!
….Three!
….Four!
….Five!
….Six!
Liam makes his way to the ropes and using his good arm lifts himself to his feet. Rocks too has found the ropes. Liam charges Rocks, but at the last moment Rocks pulls the ropes down and Liam flips over them crashing hard to the floor. The crowd cheers for the hero as he looks around. He shrugs and throws himself with wild abandon over the top-ropes in a parkour-esque leap. OPTIMIST TWIST! He and Liam collide as the world champion is picking himself up and both go down.
BR: My god! There’s that parkour ability of Jon Rocks and that move he calls the Optimist Twist! A vicious falling European-uppercut! Liam and Jon both do down. That can’t have been good for either Liam or Jon’s prior injuries.
The referee begins to count both men out.
….One!
….Two!
….Three!
….Four!
….Five!
Kodiak comes racing through the crowd and picks Liam up as the referee is calling the five count. He slides Liam into the ring as the champion clutches his arm in pain. Liam sits up and scoots his way into the corner, asking the referee to check up on him. The referee obliges and turns his back to Kodiak and Jon, but not before giving Kodiak a stern warning. Kodiak begins to stomp away at Jon’s ribs as the crowd begins to boo loudly.
Liam still complains in the corner about his arm as the referee is oblivious to the actions on the outside of the ring. Kodiak lifts Jon up and gets him into a fireman’s carry.
BR: Not like this! This is no way to end the Christmas Eve main event!
MH: Merry Christmas one-and-all! Put him out of our misery Kodiak!
Kodiak throws Jon off of his shoulders, but the “Ever-Optimist” Grabs his arm mid-air at the last second and locks in his HARD PLACE!
BR: Merry Christmas indeed! Get him Jon!!
Kodiak howls in pain as the Apex crowd is on its feet cheering for Jon Rocks! The massive man writhes in pain under Jon as the former Hardcore champion wretches back hard. Liam notices the racket that is occurring outside the ring and motions for the referee to look. The referee walks over to the ropes and Jon releases the hold and slides into the ring. Kodiak rolls around on the ground in pain as the audience is on its feet cheering.
Kodiak rises to his feet with an intense look of anger on his face. He moves to enter the ring but the referee throws him out! He throws a fit at the side of the ring, but eventually leaves. Liam too is on his feet, his eyes bulging in surprise. He yells at the referee. Jon gets to his feet and Liam finally notices that he’s in the ring. With anger in his eyes he glares at Rocks.
MH: This just got personal!
BR: I think it became personal when Liam and his goons dug up and desecrated the remains of Jon’s deceased father.
MH: Potato, potaato. I better be careful though, I heard that if you say that three times you accidentally summon Quinlan Quail’s fat ass.
Liam charges at Rocks, but rocks punches him hard square in the jaw and Liam goes down hard. The former hardcore champion raises his fist again as Liam once again back peddles away. The referee gets in-between the two.
MH: What a cheap shot from Rocks!
BR: I think he might have busted the champion’s mouth open with that shot.
Liam wipes his mouth on the back of his hand and gawks as it comes away covered in blood. He glares at Rocks and then charges him once again, turning at the last moment and hitting a vicious SPOTLIGHT STRIKE!
MH: You shake the nest and you get stung baby. The world champ just proved why he was the best.
Liam falls into the cover.
…One!
…Two!
…THRE-KICKOUT! At the last possible second Jon Rocks gets his shoulder up. The crowd is on their feet and roaring down at the two in the center of the ring. Liam is, for the first time in the match, looking in amazement. His mouth is covered with blood.
BR: You talk about the heart of Jon Rocks. That’s what you’re seeing right here. There’s a reason that that man is the “Hero of Apex”.
Liam gets to his feet and shakes his injured arm, trying to work some feeling back into it. After a few seconds of that he begins to stomp away once more at Jon Rocks. Then he looks at the top rope and to Jon and back. Then he climbs the turnbuckle. The crowd grows silence as he mouths off at them and points at Jon.
DIRE STRAITS!
BR: No! At the last moment Jon rolls out of the way. Liam seems to have landed on his injured arm.
MH: Not the World champion! Jon Rocks what have you done you fool?!
Liam is barely moving, simply laying on the ground clutching at his arm. Jon too is catching his breath as he lays on the ground. The referee has no choice but to begin the count once again.
….One!
….Two!
Jon gets onto his knees and forearms and begins to crawl towards Liam’s prone figure.
….Three!
….Four!
….Five!
Jon finally finds the strength deep down to flip over Liam’s prone body and drapes his arm over him in cover.
…One!
The crowd is on their feet.
…Two!
The level of anticipation in the arena is at a boiling point.
…THRE-KICKOUT! Liam gets his shoulder up at the last minute and the crowd explodes in an uproar of noise. Jon’s arm slumps off of Liam and the two lay breathing heavy in the center of the ring.
BR: Damn if this match shouldn’t be up for match of the year! Too bad we hosted those tonight!
The referee beings the count again.
….One!
….Two!
….Three!
….Four!
“I WANT IT ALL!”
MH: You might want to leave Buddy…
“I WANT IT ALL!”
In the ring Jon looks up from his prone position up towards the ramp. There is a look of anger on his face, but the obvious exertion from the grueling match is there as well.
“AND I WANT IT NOW!" The sound of Kincaid's theme music blasts through the arena.
Jon crawls over to the ropes and lifts himself up, muscles straining with the effort of it. He leans against the ropes and watches the ramp intently. Liam has made his way to his feet behind Rocks, though it is very obvious that his arm is bothering him. He smirks at Rocks.
BR: Wait a minute. Wait a damn minute…
Rocks turns around right into another SPOTLIGHT STRIKE! The Kincaid music stops.
Rocks goes down hard. Liam places his boot on Jon’s chest in a very cocky attempt at a pin.
MH: This one is over. The World Heavyweight champion once again comes through.
One…!
Two….!
THRE-Jon Rocks gets his foot on the rope to break the count. Ropebreak!
BR: I’m not sure Rocks had the strength to kick out. In a veteran move his foot finds the ropes! The match continues much to the surprise of the Worlds Heavyweight champion!
“This is awesome” chants rain down upon the two competitors as they lay in the ring.
MH: How smart was it to use Kincaid against Rocks. He bought it, you bought it, and even the whole damn audience bought it!
BR: But it didn’t win him the match and Kincaid might not be happy about what Liam did!
MH: Win yet, Buddy... yet.
Liam gets to his feet and kicks Rocks’ foot away from the ropes, then punts him hard in the ribs. Rocks rolls over till he’s in the center of the ring. Liam once again goes for a pin, but this time hooks the leg.
…One!
…Two!
…THR-Once again Jon Rocks kicks out! Liam begins to swear at the referee, motioning for him to count faster. The World Heavyweight champion gets to his feet and then picks up Jon Rocks. Liam shuffles to the side and attempts another SPOTLIGHT STRIKE! But Jon ducks out of the way and grabs his arm!
BR: HARD PLACE! JON has the HARD PLACE locked in tight!
Liam writes in pain but they are dead center in the middle of the ring. Desperately the champion searches for a place to grab onto the ropes in order to break the hold but there is no-where within arm’s reach. The fans are on their feet in a cacophonous uproar, threatening to break the roof off the arena. “Tap! Tap! Tap!” chants rain down upon Liam from all the fans of Jon and anyone who isn’t a fan of Liam.
Liam’s arm comes up and appears to be going down for a tap, but instead he elbows Rocks harshly in the side of the face. He does it again, and Rocks seems to be losing his grip on the hold. Jon releases the hold and slams an elbow of his own into the side of the head of Liam. The referee separates them and yells at Jon, who holds up his hands in defense.
Liam writhes on the ground clutching at his injured arm once more. Jon grabs Liam's head between his legs, but instead of hitting his usual Everlasting Sunshine finisher, he lifts the World champion up in a power-bomb and slams him bad shoulder first into the turnbuckle, similar to what Liam did to the remains of Jon’s father.
BR: If that isn’t a message I don’t know what is!
MH: I don’t get it.
BR: It’s the same thing he did to… You know what never mind!
Rocks rolls into a cover of his own!
...One!
…Two!
…THR-This time it’s the champion’s foot that finds its way onto the ropes. The referee breaks the count and Jon sits up. The crowd cheers down at him. He nods around, gearing himself as if a huge moment is about to occur and lifts Liam up.
Jon moves to kick Liam in the stomach with a toe-kick, but the champion catches it and thumbs Rocks in the eye. Liam kicks Rocks in the stomach and grabs him in a power-bomb position! RIDE OF STARDOM!
Both men are down once again in the center of the ring.
MH: Liam McAllister is delivering on his word of putting on a wrestling clinic!
BR: You’re full of it! Jon Rocks is giving the world champion a run for his money here tonight on Christmas Eve!
…One!
…Two!
…Three!
…Four!
…Five!
…Six!
…Seven!
…Eight!
Both men have made it to the ropes and lift themselves up to their feet as the ref calls to nine. “This is wrestling!” chants begin to rain down on the men. Liam’s mouth is still covered in blood from being busted open earlier. Rocks leans against the ropes for support. The two stagger towards each other once more, striking back and forth with blows that lack too much strength behind them.
BR: These men have given nearly everything they have against one-another.
MH: I did not expect Jon Rocks to last this long against the World Champion.
BR: Maybe that’s because Kodiak has been thrown out!
Rocks leaps up and hits a snap enzuigiri on Liam and both go down. Rocks gets to his feet rather quickly, though he seems to be favoring his ribs. Rocks signals for the end and the crowd gets to their feet, cheering and chanting.
Rocks grabs Liam. EVERLASTING SUNSHINE!
BR: Here it is! The Cinderella moment! Jon Rocks has finally proven himself to be the “Hero of Apex”.
Jon is on his hands and knees and crawls into the cover as the fans cheer him on. Once again the suspense in the arena threatens to blow the roof off. The referee begins the count.
…One!
…Two!
….THRE-KICKOUT! At the very last possible millisecond somehow Liam McAllister manages to dig deep down and kick out after that vicious move. Jon’s eyes are wide as he sits on his knees, and Liam is breathing hard staring up at the ceiling.
BR: Jon Rocks picks up Liam and lifts him high into the air with a vertical suplex!
MH: Look how long he's holding the World Champion in the air!!
BR: And Jon finally falls back and drops Liam on his neck and back! What impact!
MH: Both men have been through a war tonight!
BR: And they've both got big matches in just a weeks time at Hardcore Holiday!
Jon Rocks goes to lift Liam up but his attention is diverted when he sees someone sprinting from the back.
BR: Is that...
MH: IT'S BOBBY CRANE!!!
BR: He looks healthy to me, what in the hell is he doing out here!
MH: That's a Hall of Famer you're talking about, watch it!
BR: He's got Luke Clark with him... Bobby's manager!
Bobby and Luke jog down and Luke rounds the corner and hops up on the apron and grabs hold of the referees collar and is arguing with him!
BR: Not again. Can't we have one god damn clean match!?
MH: Luke is just trying to point something out to the referee!
Bobby hops up on the ring apron on a different side. Crane has something in his right hand that we can't make out.
BR: Jon is walking over to Bobby Crane and you know these two have unfinished business from months ago!
MH: Bobby Crane is here!!!
BR: Settle down, Heenan!
Jon walks over to the apron where Bobby Crane is jawing at him and Bobby reveals that he is holding an urn in his right hand.
MH: That's got to be Jon Rocks father!
BR: This is vile. This is disgusting.
As Jon reaches Bobby Crane, Bobby opens the urn and a puff of dust rises in the air as Bobby slings a handful of material at Jon... but Jon ducks and Liam gets a faceful!
BR: Liam is blinded!
Bobby hops down as Liam is gagging and trying to see. The referee frees himself from Luke and turns around as Jon rears back. SPOTLIGHT STRIKE! Jon nails Liam with one of his own signature moves and goes goes the cover!
One...
Two...
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner via pinfall... JON ROCKS!
RING ANNOUNCER: This is a non-title match scheduled for one fall, introducing first, hailing from Sunshine City, California, weighing in at 225 pounds... THE ETERNAL OPTIMIST JON ROCKS!
BR: This man will be in the Intercontinental title match next week, against a distraught Duke Taylor... but tonight he has a BIG opportunity to face the World champion in the main event!
MH: This could be considered the biggest match of his AWS career just because he is facing the AWS World Heavyweight champion even though no titles are on the line.
Money for Nothing by Dire Straits hits over the pa and instantly brings the crowd to their feet in a chorus of boos. After a few moments on anticipation the World Champion Liam McAllister walks through the curtain and the boos intensify. Liam is clad in black and red tights that reads LM on the rear in red lettering. The AWS World Heavyweight title rests around his waist perfectly and his dark brown hair is wet and drips onto his shoulders as he walks to the ring. Once in the ring the champ hands his title to the referee and poses for the crowd amid the jeers from the crowd. Liam just eats all of this up as he heads to the ring.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing next, currently on his way to the ring, he is the current AWS World Heavyweight champion, from Manchester, England, weighing in at 205 pounds... LIAM McALLISTER!
BR: I bet Liam will want to end this early tonight, so he can rest for his huge six man ThunderDome match that is just one week away!
MH: Liam could be in a ThunderDome match every night and still be at 100%.
Jon Rocks and Liam McAllister stare each other down from opposite corners of the ring as the bell sounds. Liam jaws off to Rocks, who silently continues to stare down the world champion. The bell rings and they circle each other, each man studying the other, looking for any opening.
MH: Merry Christmas Apex! Look at the match that your World champion is allowing you to see!
BR: You mean that Mr. Troy and the G.M. are allowing them to see! And don’t forget about Jon Rocks!
MH: Yeah yeah, we all know the real reason everyone is excited about this match up! Liam McAllister, our World champion in action!
Jon and Liam finally come together in a collar-and-elbow tie-up. Liam thumbs Rocks in the eye and slides into a side-headlock. The referee doesn’t see the illegal thumb. Liam quickly takes Rocks down with a side-headlock takeover. Rocks counters by grabbing the World champion around the neck with his legs. Rocks clubs Liam repeatedly in the chest with an overhand fist. The Champ’s shoulders are down.
One… Kickout!
Rocks releases and kip-ups to his feet. Liam quickly raises to his feet and there is a look of disgust on his face that he could have been pinned so early in a match. He rubs his pectoral muscle. The fans begin to chant “Rocks! Rocks! Rocks!” Jon Rocks pumps his fist by his side in rhythm with the chants.
They come together once more and Liam brings his knee into Rocks’ stomach, and then his elbow down hard on the back of Rocks’ head. Rocks falls to the mat and Liam stomps away at him. Liam uses the ropes for support and really lets Jon have it with the boots, targeting the ribs. The crowd begins to boo and Liam yells back at them. Liam leaps high into the air and brings his elbow crashing down into the ribs.
BR: Those Ribs were injured just last week by a serious of events. You can’t help but think that Rocks can’t be one hundred percent here tonight. Liam is sickly targeting that area.
MH: That’s just another excuse that you people are going to try and use against our illustrious world champion.
Liam rises to his feet and does the elbow drop one more time. Jon writhes back and forth in pain. The world champion lifts Rocks to his feet and Irish-whips him hard into the nearest turnbuckle sternum first. Rocks stumbles backwards and the world champion catches him in a vicious German suplex.
MH: And Jon Rocks had the gall to say he was a better wrestler? Liam is delivering on that wrestling clinic he promised.
Liam once again walks over to the downed Rocks, reaching down to lift him up by the face/eyes. Rocks quickly grabs the champion’s arm. HARD PLACE!
BR: You were saying!? Jon has the HARD PLACE locked in!
Liam squirms around the hold in pain, his arm twisted brutally behind him. Rocks wrenches harder and harder, seemingly more intent on breaking Liam’s arm than causing a submission. The crowd is on their feet and are roaring for Rocks. Liam somehow manages to lift his entire body-weight on his one-hand and feet, and spins to be able to reach the ropes.
MH: Look at that! I tell you it’s a damn Christmas Miracle.
BR: I’ll give it to you. That was damned impressive. It looked like Jon wanted to rip off the World Champion’s arm with that one.
Jon is forced to release the hold to everyone’s surprise. Jon is on his knees staring at the champion with a newfound level of respect. Liam works his arm back and forth, obviously feeling the effects of the Hard Place and the exertion of getting out of it.
BR: I think Liam might be proving himself to Jon Rocks tonight.
MH: That you would suggest he even need to. The stupidity of what you just said.
The both find themselves on their feet at the same time. The crowd begins to get on their feet as well, the excitement heightening. They rush each other and begin to exchange a flurry of blows. Liam turns and hits a vicious Pele Kick! Rocks falls to the mat hard and Liam rolls into the cover.
One…
Two…Kickout!
BR: Jon Rocks stays in it with an assertive kick out after two. He’s not going down without a fight.
Liam argues with the referee about the count and then lifts Rocks to his feet. Liam kicks Jon rapidly in the legs repeatedly and then connects with a spinning heel kick. Rocks falls hard once again. Liam pops up to his feet and once again begins to stomp away at Rocks’ ribs.
MH: The champion won’t let up. Get him Liam! Make that goody-goody pay!
BR: Jon has to be feeling those ribs right now. Liam had a game-plan going in and looks to be executing it very well.
Liam drags Rocks out to the center of the ring. Rocks’ sits up but Liam kicks him hard in the chest and he falls on his back once more. Liam walks over to the turnbuckle and climbs the top-rope.
MH: Yes! Put him away Liam! How dominant has the World champion been here today?
Rocks begins to stir, but Liam dives off of the top rope and connects with an elbow drop to Jon’s injured ribs. Rocks writhes back and forth in pain. Liam clutches at his arm as he writhes on the ground in pain as well from the Hard Place earlier and from the move he just hit. The referee begins to count as both men are down.
BR: It looks like that move hurt Liam almost as much as it hurt Jon!
MH: That’s our World champ putting his body on the line for you people!
….One!
….Two!
….Three!
….Four!
….Five!
….Six!
Liam makes his way to the ropes and using his good arm lifts himself to his feet. Rocks too has found the ropes. Liam charges Rocks, but at the last moment Rocks pulls the ropes down and Liam flips over them crashing hard to the floor. The crowd cheers for the hero as he looks around. He shrugs and throws himself with wild abandon over the top-ropes in a parkour-esque leap. OPTIMIST TWIST! He and Liam collide as the world champion is picking himself up and both go down.
BR: My god! There’s that parkour ability of Jon Rocks and that move he calls the Optimist Twist! A vicious falling European-uppercut! Liam and Jon both do down. That can’t have been good for either Liam or Jon’s prior injuries.
The referee begins to count both men out.
….One!
….Two!
….Three!
….Four!
….Five!
Kodiak comes racing through the crowd and picks Liam up as the referee is calling the five count. He slides Liam into the ring as the champion clutches his arm in pain. Liam sits up and scoots his way into the corner, asking the referee to check up on him. The referee obliges and turns his back to Kodiak and Jon, but not before giving Kodiak a stern warning. Kodiak begins to stomp away at Jon’s ribs as the crowd begins to boo loudly.
Liam still complains in the corner about his arm as the referee is oblivious to the actions on the outside of the ring. Kodiak lifts Jon up and gets him into a fireman’s carry.
BR: Not like this! This is no way to end the Christmas Eve main event!
MH: Merry Christmas one-and-all! Put him out of our misery Kodiak!
Kodiak throws Jon off of his shoulders, but the “Ever-Optimist” Grabs his arm mid-air at the last second and locks in his HARD PLACE!
BR: Merry Christmas indeed! Get him Jon!!
Kodiak howls in pain as the Apex crowd is on its feet cheering for Jon Rocks! The massive man writhes in pain under Jon as the former Hardcore champion wretches back hard. Liam notices the racket that is occurring outside the ring and motions for the referee to look. The referee walks over to the ropes and Jon releases the hold and slides into the ring. Kodiak rolls around on the ground in pain as the audience is on its feet cheering.
Kodiak rises to his feet with an intense look of anger on his face. He moves to enter the ring but the referee throws him out! He throws a fit at the side of the ring, but eventually leaves. Liam too is on his feet, his eyes bulging in surprise. He yells at the referee. Jon gets to his feet and Liam finally notices that he’s in the ring. With anger in his eyes he glares at Rocks.
MH: This just got personal!
BR: I think it became personal when Liam and his goons dug up and desecrated the remains of Jon’s deceased father.
MH: Potato, potaato. I better be careful though, I heard that if you say that three times you accidentally summon Quinlan Quail’s fat ass.
Liam charges at Rocks, but rocks punches him hard square in the jaw and Liam goes down hard. The former hardcore champion raises his fist again as Liam once again back peddles away. The referee gets in-between the two.
MH: What a cheap shot from Rocks!
BR: I think he might have busted the champion’s mouth open with that shot.
Liam wipes his mouth on the back of his hand and gawks as it comes away covered in blood. He glares at Rocks and then charges him once again, turning at the last moment and hitting a vicious SPOTLIGHT STRIKE!
MH: You shake the nest and you get stung baby. The world champ just proved why he was the best.
Liam falls into the cover.
…One!
…Two!
…THRE-KICKOUT! At the last possible second Jon Rocks gets his shoulder up. The crowd is on their feet and roaring down at the two in the center of the ring. Liam is, for the first time in the match, looking in amazement. His mouth is covered with blood.
BR: You talk about the heart of Jon Rocks. That’s what you’re seeing right here. There’s a reason that that man is the “Hero of Apex”.
Liam gets to his feet and shakes his injured arm, trying to work some feeling back into it. After a few seconds of that he begins to stomp away once more at Jon Rocks. Then he looks at the top rope and to Jon and back. Then he climbs the turnbuckle. The crowd grows silence as he mouths off at them and points at Jon.
DIRE STRAITS!
BR: No! At the last moment Jon rolls out of the way. Liam seems to have landed on his injured arm.
MH: Not the World champion! Jon Rocks what have you done you fool?!
Liam is barely moving, simply laying on the ground clutching at his arm. Jon too is catching his breath as he lays on the ground. The referee has no choice but to begin the count once again.
….One!
….Two!
Jon gets onto his knees and forearms and begins to crawl towards Liam’s prone figure.
….Three!
….Four!
….Five!
Jon finally finds the strength deep down to flip over Liam’s prone body and drapes his arm over him in cover.
…One!
The crowd is on their feet.
…Two!
The level of anticipation in the arena is at a boiling point.
…THRE-KICKOUT! Liam gets his shoulder up at the last minute and the crowd explodes in an uproar of noise. Jon’s arm slumps off of Liam and the two lay breathing heavy in the center of the ring.
BR: Damn if this match shouldn’t be up for match of the year! Too bad we hosted those tonight!
The referee beings the count again.
….One!
….Two!
….Three!
….Four!
“I WANT IT ALL!”
MH: You might want to leave Buddy…
“I WANT IT ALL!”
In the ring Jon looks up from his prone position up towards the ramp. There is a look of anger on his face, but the obvious exertion from the grueling match is there as well.
“AND I WANT IT NOW!" The sound of Kincaid's theme music blasts through the arena.
Jon crawls over to the ropes and lifts himself up, muscles straining with the effort of it. He leans against the ropes and watches the ramp intently. Liam has made his way to his feet behind Rocks, though it is very obvious that his arm is bothering him. He smirks at Rocks.
BR: Wait a minute. Wait a damn minute…
Rocks turns around right into another SPOTLIGHT STRIKE! The Kincaid music stops.
Rocks goes down hard. Liam places his boot on Jon’s chest in a very cocky attempt at a pin.
MH: This one is over. The World Heavyweight champion once again comes through.
One…!
Two….!
THRE-Jon Rocks gets his foot on the rope to break the count. Ropebreak!
BR: I’m not sure Rocks had the strength to kick out. In a veteran move his foot finds the ropes! The match continues much to the surprise of the Worlds Heavyweight champion!
“This is awesome” chants rain down upon the two competitors as they lay in the ring.
MH: How smart was it to use Kincaid against Rocks. He bought it, you bought it, and even the whole damn audience bought it!
BR: But it didn’t win him the match and Kincaid might not be happy about what Liam did!
MH: Win yet, Buddy... yet.
Liam gets to his feet and kicks Rocks’ foot away from the ropes, then punts him hard in the ribs. Rocks rolls over till he’s in the center of the ring. Liam once again goes for a pin, but this time hooks the leg.
…One!
…Two!
…THR-Once again Jon Rocks kicks out! Liam begins to swear at the referee, motioning for him to count faster. The World Heavyweight champion gets to his feet and then picks up Jon Rocks. Liam shuffles to the side and attempts another SPOTLIGHT STRIKE! But Jon ducks out of the way and grabs his arm!
BR: HARD PLACE! JON has the HARD PLACE locked in tight!
Liam writes in pain but they are dead center in the middle of the ring. Desperately the champion searches for a place to grab onto the ropes in order to break the hold but there is no-where within arm’s reach. The fans are on their feet in a cacophonous uproar, threatening to break the roof off the arena. “Tap! Tap! Tap!” chants rain down upon Liam from all the fans of Jon and anyone who isn’t a fan of Liam.
Liam’s arm comes up and appears to be going down for a tap, but instead he elbows Rocks harshly in the side of the face. He does it again, and Rocks seems to be losing his grip on the hold. Jon releases the hold and slams an elbow of his own into the side of the head of Liam. The referee separates them and yells at Jon, who holds up his hands in defense.
Liam writhes on the ground clutching at his injured arm once more. Jon grabs Liam's head between his legs, but instead of hitting his usual Everlasting Sunshine finisher, he lifts the World champion up in a power-bomb and slams him bad shoulder first into the turnbuckle, similar to what Liam did to the remains of Jon’s father.
BR: If that isn’t a message I don’t know what is!
MH: I don’t get it.
BR: It’s the same thing he did to… You know what never mind!
Rocks rolls into a cover of his own!
...One!
…Two!
…THR-This time it’s the champion’s foot that finds its way onto the ropes. The referee breaks the count and Jon sits up. The crowd cheers down at him. He nods around, gearing himself as if a huge moment is about to occur and lifts Liam up.
Jon moves to kick Liam in the stomach with a toe-kick, but the champion catches it and thumbs Rocks in the eye. Liam kicks Rocks in the stomach and grabs him in a power-bomb position! RIDE OF STARDOM!
Both men are down once again in the center of the ring.
MH: Liam McAllister is delivering on his word of putting on a wrestling clinic!
BR: You’re full of it! Jon Rocks is giving the world champion a run for his money here tonight on Christmas Eve!
…One!
…Two!
…Three!
…Four!
…Five!
…Six!
…Seven!
…Eight!
Both men have made it to the ropes and lift themselves up to their feet as the ref calls to nine. “This is wrestling!” chants begin to rain down on the men. Liam’s mouth is still covered in blood from being busted open earlier. Rocks leans against the ropes for support. The two stagger towards each other once more, striking back and forth with blows that lack too much strength behind them.
BR: These men have given nearly everything they have against one-another.
MH: I did not expect Jon Rocks to last this long against the World Champion.
BR: Maybe that’s because Kodiak has been thrown out!
Rocks leaps up and hits a snap enzuigiri on Liam and both go down. Rocks gets to his feet rather quickly, though he seems to be favoring his ribs. Rocks signals for the end and the crowd gets to their feet, cheering and chanting.
Rocks grabs Liam. EVERLASTING SUNSHINE!
BR: Here it is! The Cinderella moment! Jon Rocks has finally proven himself to be the “Hero of Apex”.
Jon is on his hands and knees and crawls into the cover as the fans cheer him on. Once again the suspense in the arena threatens to blow the roof off. The referee begins the count.
…One!
…Two!
….THRE-KICKOUT! At the very last possible millisecond somehow Liam McAllister manages to dig deep down and kick out after that vicious move. Jon’s eyes are wide as he sits on his knees, and Liam is breathing hard staring up at the ceiling.
BR: Jon Rocks picks up Liam and lifts him high into the air with a vertical suplex!
MH: Look how long he's holding the World Champion in the air!!
BR: And Jon finally falls back and drops Liam on his neck and back! What impact!
MH: Both men have been through a war tonight!
BR: And they've both got big matches in just a weeks time at Hardcore Holiday!
Jon Rocks goes to lift Liam up but his attention is diverted when he sees someone sprinting from the back.
BR: Is that...
MH: IT'S BOBBY CRANE!!!
BR: He looks healthy to me, what in the hell is he doing out here!
MH: That's a Hall of Famer you're talking about, watch it!
BR: He's got Luke Clark with him... Bobby's manager!
Bobby and Luke jog down and Luke rounds the corner and hops up on the apron and grabs hold of the referees collar and is arguing with him!
BR: Not again. Can't we have one god damn clean match!?
MH: Luke is just trying to point something out to the referee!
Bobby hops up on the ring apron on a different side. Crane has something in his right hand that we can't make out.
BR: Jon is walking over to Bobby Crane and you know these two have unfinished business from months ago!
MH: Bobby Crane is here!!!
BR: Settle down, Heenan!
Jon walks over to the apron where Bobby Crane is jawing at him and Bobby reveals that he is holding an urn in his right hand.
MH: That's got to be Jon Rocks father!
BR: This is vile. This is disgusting.
As Jon reaches Bobby Crane, Bobby opens the urn and a puff of dust rises in the air as Bobby slings a handful of material at Jon... but Jon ducks and Liam gets a faceful!
BR: Liam is blinded!
Bobby hops down as Liam is gagging and trying to see. The referee frees himself from Luke and turns around as Jon rears back. SPOTLIGHT STRIKE! Jon nails Liam with one of his own signature moves and goes goes the cover!
One...
Two...
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner via pinfall... JON ROCKS!
WINNER: JON ROCKS
BR: Bobby just cost Liam the match!
MH: No! It can't be!
BR: Jon kicked that son of a bitch in the face with one of his own moves and pinned him! It's a Christmas miracle!
MH: So even you admit that Jon beating Liam is a Miracle!?
BR: That wouldn't have happened if Liam didn't get Bobby to try to screw over Jon!
Jon is resting in the ring as Liam is still trying to wipe the substance out of his eyes. Bobby Crane goes around the side of the ring and grabs a microphone.
BOBBY CRANE: Impressive, impressive. Not exactly Bobby Crane-esque but these people will have to be satisfied with that for the time being. Now Michael Heenan and Buddy the Elf can settle down...
MH: HA!
BR: Real funny.
BOBBY CRANE: ...because there is in fact a reason I'm out here right now. Jon Rocks, you've been running your mouth ever since Bobby Crane was admitted to the hospital. Yeah, you beat me. You beat me when I had a fever, chest pains, difficulty breathing and severe dehydration. Just like right now you beat a poor man that had fath...errr.... dirt in his eyes! But me? Yea, that's right, I was suffering from the early stages of Ebola and like the champion I am, I still scraped myself up off the bathroom floor, dragged myself to the ring and fought like a man, and let's face it, the only reason you even had a fighting chance against the greatest superstar to ever set foot in a ring was because of this life threatening illness that neither you, nor the owner of this medical wasteland of a company seem to take seriously. Well, I've got news for you, boy... Bobby Crane is on the mend and soon, very soon, I will be back dominating this company like only Bobby Crane can do.
MH: Yes!
BR: He's being awfully vague... he isn't showing too much concern for Liam.
MH: Liam can handle himself.
BOBBY CRANE: But that uh..."sand" I flung at you? Well, with apologies to Matthias Barrows, that's some special "Green" Liam and I dug up and cremated this week and it's about as fresh as it gets!
BR: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! I know I said that's probably what it was earlier but I didn't want to believe it!
MH: What?
BR: They desecrated Jon Rocks' father's grave and cremated the damn remains! They flung it at Jon but he was able to duck just in the nick of time! Servers Liam and Bobby right that Liam got it in his mouth and eyes!
The fans, disgusted, are littering the ring and ramp with garbage.
BR: This is absolutely despicable...
BOBBY CRANE: But I do have one more parting gift for you, Jonny boy.
Jon Rocks, a shade of red and fighting to his feet to fight, is blindsided from behind as Liam McAllister crushes him from behind with the AWS World Heavyweight title. Rocks goes down.
BOBBY CRANE: See Jonny, you might not take this whole Ebola thing seriously... Mr. Troy might not take it so seriously either, but are you 100% sure I don't have it? Hmm? Are you confident that if I didn't, say...cough in your mouth, you wouldn't get it too? Well alright, alright, you've convinced me. No, no...stop selling it to me, you've already made the sale. Bobby Crane will cough in your mouth, if that's REALLY what you want.
BR: COME ON!
Bobby Crane drops to his knees, pries open Jon Rocks' mouth and heaves towards him, his face turning red and the veins in his neck coming to life as he coughs violently in Jon Rocks' mouth, saliva spewing into the back of his throat.
BR: This is sickening! Truly sickening!
Crane grabs Rocks' face and clutches him by the jaw as he berates him.
BOBBY CRANE: Now you've got more talent in you than ever before, tough guy! Huh! You've got Bobby Crane flowing through your veins and let this be a reminder that you are nothing...NOTHING! Compared to Bobby freakin' Crane! You hear me?!
MH: That's what Jon gets for taking advantage of a sick Bobby and stealing his Hardcore title.
BR: Obviously Bobby is healthy and still upset that he lost the Hardcore title to Jon Rocks...
Crane DRIVES the base of the microphone into Jon Rocks' forehead and a bead of blood trickles down the face of the fallen superstar.
BR: I can't believe this! What a disgrace!
MH: Merry Christmas, Jon! Haha!
Bobby Crane heads up the ramp as Liam stands over smiling and taunting the crowd. Bobby disappears behind the curtains as "Money For Nothing" plays over the P.A. system.
MH: No! It can't be!
BR: Jon kicked that son of a bitch in the face with one of his own moves and pinned him! It's a Christmas miracle!
MH: So even you admit that Jon beating Liam is a Miracle!?
BR: That wouldn't have happened if Liam didn't get Bobby to try to screw over Jon!
Jon is resting in the ring as Liam is still trying to wipe the substance out of his eyes. Bobby Crane goes around the side of the ring and grabs a microphone.
BOBBY CRANE: Impressive, impressive. Not exactly Bobby Crane-esque but these people will have to be satisfied with that for the time being. Now Michael Heenan and Buddy the Elf can settle down...
MH: HA!
BR: Real funny.
BOBBY CRANE: ...because there is in fact a reason I'm out here right now. Jon Rocks, you've been running your mouth ever since Bobby Crane was admitted to the hospital. Yeah, you beat me. You beat me when I had a fever, chest pains, difficulty breathing and severe dehydration. Just like right now you beat a poor man that had fath...errr.... dirt in his eyes! But me? Yea, that's right, I was suffering from the early stages of Ebola and like the champion I am, I still scraped myself up off the bathroom floor, dragged myself to the ring and fought like a man, and let's face it, the only reason you even had a fighting chance against the greatest superstar to ever set foot in a ring was because of this life threatening illness that neither you, nor the owner of this medical wasteland of a company seem to take seriously. Well, I've got news for you, boy... Bobby Crane is on the mend and soon, very soon, I will be back dominating this company like only Bobby Crane can do.
MH: Yes!
BR: He's being awfully vague... he isn't showing too much concern for Liam.
MH: Liam can handle himself.
BOBBY CRANE: But that uh..."sand" I flung at you? Well, with apologies to Matthias Barrows, that's some special "Green" Liam and I dug up and cremated this week and it's about as fresh as it gets!
BR: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! I know I said that's probably what it was earlier but I didn't want to believe it!
MH: What?
BR: They desecrated Jon Rocks' father's grave and cremated the damn remains! They flung it at Jon but he was able to duck just in the nick of time! Servers Liam and Bobby right that Liam got it in his mouth and eyes!
The fans, disgusted, are littering the ring and ramp with garbage.
BR: This is absolutely despicable...
BOBBY CRANE: But I do have one more parting gift for you, Jonny boy.
Jon Rocks, a shade of red and fighting to his feet to fight, is blindsided from behind as Liam McAllister crushes him from behind with the AWS World Heavyweight title. Rocks goes down.
BOBBY CRANE: See Jonny, you might not take this whole Ebola thing seriously... Mr. Troy might not take it so seriously either, but are you 100% sure I don't have it? Hmm? Are you confident that if I didn't, say...cough in your mouth, you wouldn't get it too? Well alright, alright, you've convinced me. No, no...stop selling it to me, you've already made the sale. Bobby Crane will cough in your mouth, if that's REALLY what you want.
BR: COME ON!
Bobby Crane drops to his knees, pries open Jon Rocks' mouth and heaves towards him, his face turning red and the veins in his neck coming to life as he coughs violently in Jon Rocks' mouth, saliva spewing into the back of his throat.
BR: This is sickening! Truly sickening!
Crane grabs Rocks' face and clutches him by the jaw as he berates him.
BOBBY CRANE: Now you've got more talent in you than ever before, tough guy! Huh! You've got Bobby Crane flowing through your veins and let this be a reminder that you are nothing...NOTHING! Compared to Bobby freakin' Crane! You hear me?!
MH: That's what Jon gets for taking advantage of a sick Bobby and stealing his Hardcore title.
BR: Obviously Bobby is healthy and still upset that he lost the Hardcore title to Jon Rocks...
Crane DRIVES the base of the microphone into Jon Rocks' forehead and a bead of blood trickles down the face of the fallen superstar.
BR: I can't believe this! What a disgrace!
MH: Merry Christmas, Jon! Haha!
Bobby Crane heads up the ramp as Liam stands over smiling and taunting the crowd. Bobby disappears behind the curtains as "Money For Nothing" plays over the P.A. system.
Liam uses his foot to roll Jon outside to the floor then leans over the ropes smirking at Jon. Out of nowhere Liam gets taken down from behind!
BR: What the hell! Matthias Barrows! He came out of the crowd!
Matthias starts wailing away as Liam tries to cover his head with his arms! He then stands up and backs Liam into the corner, where Matthias stomps on Liam’s chest before dropping down and throwing more lefts and rights into the champion’s face!
MH: What a coward! Liam never saw him coming!
Liam rolls out of the ring to escape, but Matthias follows and throws Liam into the ring steps before diving on top of him again!
BR: Matthias is a man possessed!
MH: Here comes the cavalry!
Kodiak Winters comes sprinting down the ramp. He clubs Matthias hard on the back before pulling him off of Liam.
BR: Oh no.
Liam gets to his feet and while Matthias struggles, he rears back… SPOTLIGHT STRIKE! Matthias is down!
MH: Serves him right! How dare he attack our champion, from behind no less?
BR: This may have been an error on the part of Matthias Barrows.
Kodiak picks Matthias up and rolls him into the ring. He then follows him in and hoists Matthias onto his shoulders. BEAST MODE!
MH: Beautiful!
BR: Matthias’ obsession with Liam caused him to walk right into this beatdown.
Kodiak motions to Liam to climb to the top turnbuckle.
BR: I don’t like this one damn bit.
MH: Oh boo-hoo! I’m loving this. DIRE STRAITS are a-comin’!
Liam climbs up to the top turnbuckle, and balances himself. However, before he can leap, his attention is turned to the stage when Stacy Barrows appears on the stage waving someone out. After a few seconds, “The Tech N9ne Experience” begins playing throughout the arena.
MH: What is this?
BR: That’s Stacy, Matthias’ wife on the stage, but who is she waving out?
Liam and Kodiak look up at the stage, giving Matthias a reprieve while the two of them watch a monstrous man appear from behind the curtain! He is about seven feet tall and somewhere in the neighborhood of 400 pounds!
MH: Who the hell is that?
BR: Your guess is as good as mine! I’ve never seen him before in my life!
As the mysterious man slowly walks towards the ring, Matthias gets to his feet and throws Kodiak over the top rope before taking Liam down again! As they fight in the ring, the mysterious man rushes and knocks Kodiak down with a big shoulder block! He then reaches down and grabs Kodiak by the throat and hauls him to his feet with one hand before delivering a chokeslam onto the floor!
BR: By god, Kodiak Winters may be broken in half!
MH: Who is this guy?! Somebody call security!
BR: I don’t even think security can stop this monster!
Matthias and Liam are rolling around in the ring throwing punches on each other before the mystery man rolls into the ring. Matthias pushes Liam towards him, who grabs the champion by the neck and lifts him of the ground by a foot! While Liam kicks his legs in the air and tries to pry the mans hand off his throat, The man loudly chops Liam on the chest three times before delivering another chokeslam!
BR: You’ve gotta believe Matthias set this up!
MH: No, it was Stacy! This guy has to be the gift she gave Matthias earlier! Liam, get out of there!
While the mysterious man stands above the downed Liam, Matthias motions for a microphone. Upon receiving it, he walks over to Liam, kneels down, and grabs him by the hair as he speaks to him.
MATTHIAS: I…am so sick…of your bullshit. Everyone in the back…is sick of your bullshit. In the ThunderDome, regardless of Drago, Blaze, and Black Adonis, I am finally going to put an end to you.
The crowd roars in approval at Matthias’ declaration as he slams Liam’s head hard into the mat and stands up.
MATTHIAS: To do the things you’ve done over the past three months takes a sad, miserable person, and at Hardcore Holiday, I’m putting you out of your misery! Tonight, I thought I’d soften you up, so I called in a favor to an old friend of mine. He’s the man that just put you down, and he’s the man that’s now going to show you what a Mushroom Cloud looks like. Do it!
On Matthias’ order, the man hauls Liam up and lifts him up with a Gorilla Press. While Matthias places the World Heavyweight Championship on the mat, the mystery man turns Liam 90 degrees before jumping up and drilling Liam with an upside-down spear and dropping him with a devastating Tombstone Piledriver right on top of the title!
BR: My god what a maneuver!
MH: That could give Liam a concussion one week before his title defense!
BR: It could break his damn neck!
MH: Somebody get Dr. Smith out here!
Kodiak gets back into his feet and tries to roll into the ring, but Matthias immediately pounces on him, striking him in the head with the microphone! He then throws Kodiak to the other man, who gorilla presses him, and drills him with another MUSHROOM CLOUD!
BR: Good god, another one!
With Kodiak down, Matthias picks up Liam again and hoists him up onto his own shoulders.
BR: And now 10-SP!
Matthias gets up and grabs the microphone he had previously dropped.
MATTHIAS: Your bodyguard didn’t help you too much tonight, did he, Liam? Allow me to introduce you to MY new bodyguard: He’s a seven foot, 420 pound Libra who enjoys football, war stories, and the big bucks I’m paying him to murder your face! His name is Sean Merciless!
Matthias drops the microphone and “Sean Merciless” hoists Matthias onto his shoulders. Out of nowhere Jason Drago runs through the crowd with a kendo stick, hops over the barrier and sweeps the back of the knees of Sean Merciless with the kendo stick causing him to drop Matthias hard on the ground!
BR: It's Jason Drago!
Jason starts stomping on Matthias as Rory Blaze comes storming down the ramp! Rory Blaze catches Jason Drago with a big spear and starts to pummel him on the outside.
MH: Now Rory's down here giving it to Drago!
Rory rolls Drago into the ring and hits a big dropkick as Drago gets up.
BR: Here comes Black Adonis down the ramp!
MH: Looks like we're getting a little preview of Hardcore Holiday!
BR: Liam is still down and out on the outside, but he is starting to move around!
Matthias rolls into the ring and begins brawling with Rory and Drago as Black Velvet and Jake Adonis slide into the ring.
MH: It's mayhem!
Adonis and Velvet get into the brawl as the five men destroy each other. There is a flurry of rumbling all over the place as Liam is laid out on the outside!
BR: All of these men want that World title!
Dozens of security guards storm the ring and begin to hold back and separate the competitors!
MH: Holy cow!
BR: What an amazing main event and night! We are out of time! Join us next week on Pay Per View for Hardcore Holiday!
BR: What the hell! Matthias Barrows! He came out of the crowd!
Matthias starts wailing away as Liam tries to cover his head with his arms! He then stands up and backs Liam into the corner, where Matthias stomps on Liam’s chest before dropping down and throwing more lefts and rights into the champion’s face!
MH: What a coward! Liam never saw him coming!
Liam rolls out of the ring to escape, but Matthias follows and throws Liam into the ring steps before diving on top of him again!
BR: Matthias is a man possessed!
MH: Here comes the cavalry!
Kodiak Winters comes sprinting down the ramp. He clubs Matthias hard on the back before pulling him off of Liam.
BR: Oh no.
Liam gets to his feet and while Matthias struggles, he rears back… SPOTLIGHT STRIKE! Matthias is down!
MH: Serves him right! How dare he attack our champion, from behind no less?
BR: This may have been an error on the part of Matthias Barrows.
Kodiak picks Matthias up and rolls him into the ring. He then follows him in and hoists Matthias onto his shoulders. BEAST MODE!
MH: Beautiful!
BR: Matthias’ obsession with Liam caused him to walk right into this beatdown.
Kodiak motions to Liam to climb to the top turnbuckle.
BR: I don’t like this one damn bit.
MH: Oh boo-hoo! I’m loving this. DIRE STRAITS are a-comin’!
Liam climbs up to the top turnbuckle, and balances himself. However, before he can leap, his attention is turned to the stage when Stacy Barrows appears on the stage waving someone out. After a few seconds, “The Tech N9ne Experience” begins playing throughout the arena.
MH: What is this?
BR: That’s Stacy, Matthias’ wife on the stage, but who is she waving out?
Liam and Kodiak look up at the stage, giving Matthias a reprieve while the two of them watch a monstrous man appear from behind the curtain! He is about seven feet tall and somewhere in the neighborhood of 400 pounds!
MH: Who the hell is that?
BR: Your guess is as good as mine! I’ve never seen him before in my life!
As the mysterious man slowly walks towards the ring, Matthias gets to his feet and throws Kodiak over the top rope before taking Liam down again! As they fight in the ring, the mysterious man rushes and knocks Kodiak down with a big shoulder block! He then reaches down and grabs Kodiak by the throat and hauls him to his feet with one hand before delivering a chokeslam onto the floor!
BR: By god, Kodiak Winters may be broken in half!
MH: Who is this guy?! Somebody call security!
BR: I don’t even think security can stop this monster!
Matthias and Liam are rolling around in the ring throwing punches on each other before the mystery man rolls into the ring. Matthias pushes Liam towards him, who grabs the champion by the neck and lifts him of the ground by a foot! While Liam kicks his legs in the air and tries to pry the mans hand off his throat, The man loudly chops Liam on the chest three times before delivering another chokeslam!
BR: You’ve gotta believe Matthias set this up!
MH: No, it was Stacy! This guy has to be the gift she gave Matthias earlier! Liam, get out of there!
While the mysterious man stands above the downed Liam, Matthias motions for a microphone. Upon receiving it, he walks over to Liam, kneels down, and grabs him by the hair as he speaks to him.
MATTHIAS: I…am so sick…of your bullshit. Everyone in the back…is sick of your bullshit. In the ThunderDome, regardless of Drago, Blaze, and Black Adonis, I am finally going to put an end to you.
The crowd roars in approval at Matthias’ declaration as he slams Liam’s head hard into the mat and stands up.
MATTHIAS: To do the things you’ve done over the past three months takes a sad, miserable person, and at Hardcore Holiday, I’m putting you out of your misery! Tonight, I thought I’d soften you up, so I called in a favor to an old friend of mine. He’s the man that just put you down, and he’s the man that’s now going to show you what a Mushroom Cloud looks like. Do it!
On Matthias’ order, the man hauls Liam up and lifts him up with a Gorilla Press. While Matthias places the World Heavyweight Championship on the mat, the mystery man turns Liam 90 degrees before jumping up and drilling Liam with an upside-down spear and dropping him with a devastating Tombstone Piledriver right on top of the title!
BR: My god what a maneuver!
MH: That could give Liam a concussion one week before his title defense!
BR: It could break his damn neck!
MH: Somebody get Dr. Smith out here!
Kodiak gets back into his feet and tries to roll into the ring, but Matthias immediately pounces on him, striking him in the head with the microphone! He then throws Kodiak to the other man, who gorilla presses him, and drills him with another MUSHROOM CLOUD!
BR: Good god, another one!
With Kodiak down, Matthias picks up Liam again and hoists him up onto his own shoulders.
BR: And now 10-SP!
Matthias gets up and grabs the microphone he had previously dropped.
MATTHIAS: Your bodyguard didn’t help you too much tonight, did he, Liam? Allow me to introduce you to MY new bodyguard: He’s a seven foot, 420 pound Libra who enjoys football, war stories, and the big bucks I’m paying him to murder your face! His name is Sean Merciless!
Matthias drops the microphone and “Sean Merciless” hoists Matthias onto his shoulders. Out of nowhere Jason Drago runs through the crowd with a kendo stick, hops over the barrier and sweeps the back of the knees of Sean Merciless with the kendo stick causing him to drop Matthias hard on the ground!
BR: It's Jason Drago!
Jason starts stomping on Matthias as Rory Blaze comes storming down the ramp! Rory Blaze catches Jason Drago with a big spear and starts to pummel him on the outside.
MH: Now Rory's down here giving it to Drago!
Rory rolls Drago into the ring and hits a big dropkick as Drago gets up.
BR: Here comes Black Adonis down the ramp!
MH: Looks like we're getting a little preview of Hardcore Holiday!
BR: Liam is still down and out on the outside, but he is starting to move around!
Matthias rolls into the ring and begins brawling with Rory and Drago as Black Velvet and Jake Adonis slide into the ring.
MH: It's mayhem!
Adonis and Velvet get into the brawl as the five men destroy each other. There is a flurry of rumbling all over the place as Liam is laid out on the outside!
BR: All of these men want that World title!
Dozens of security guards storm the ring and begin to hold back and separate the competitors!
MH: Holy cow!
BR: What an amazing main event and night! We are out of time! Join us next week on Pay Per View for Hardcore Holiday!