Post by Action Reel on Nov 24, 2021 21:09:42 GMT -5
Turmoil Tournament
Final Four
Howard Black vs. Corey Black
Final Four
Howard Black vs. Corey Black
Adilene Floyd: Our main event is scheduled for one fall (ONE FALL) and is a semi-final contest in the Turmoil Tournament!...
The lights in the arena go to black, with only the giant screen above the stage displaying intensifying white streaks as the violins beginning "Endzeit" by Heaven Shall Burn swell. As the guitar and screams blare through the speakers, words splash themselves across the ActionTron:
"It's Such a Long Way Down"
From the curtain emerges Howard Black in a black hooded sweatshirt and black wrestling pants. White lions decorate the sides of his legs - a silver crucifix hangs from his neck. In one hand, he carries the United States Championship by one strap, the other loosely dangling at his side.
Adilene Floyd: Making his way to the ring from Lincoln, NE and weighing 215 lbs... he is the UNITED STATES CHAMPION... "the Lost Boy" HOWARD BLACK!
Howard makes his way down the ramp, his eyes focused on the ring and his attention largely removed from the roar of the crowd around him. At the base of the ring, he looks up and stares into the center of the squared circle. A moment of contemplation passes before he turns and crosses to the stairs, climbing them and entering the ring between the middle and top rope.
Once inside, he sweeps his hood from his head crosses the mat to the far turnbuckle. He climbs to the second rope and looks over the crowd, his face stern and stoic. With deliberate purpose, he raises the title above his head and takes a moment to absorb the crowd reaction. Dropping back to the mat, he crosses to his corner and removes his sweatshirt and crucifix necklace, which he gives a kiss before carefully storing it away.
Billy: Howard Black is dead set on making it to the finals of the Turmoil Tournament, if for any reason, so that Corey Black doesn’t.
Chris Avery: This is the most intense I’ve ever seen him, and that’s sayin’ somethin’
"Blood and a Siren" by Index Case hits the PA as the lights fade to black, causing the crowd to go into a frenzy of cheers. A few moments pass before the song kicks into gear, a white spotlight fires off from the far reaches of the venue casting its light upon the stage where Corey Black stands. The Action Wrestling World Championship is strapped around his waist, glistening in the light.
Adilene Floyd: And his opponent, the AW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, The King Of All Wrestlers, COREY BLACK!
Wearing a black leather vest adorned with "ALL HAIL," a skull with a crown and "LAST KING" on the back, Corey walks down toward the ring, looking out into the crowd on his way down the ramp. He reaches the apron and places his hands upon it, gliding along as he heads for the steps. He climbs up and enters through the ropes, rushing toward the hard camera side of the ring and throwing devil horns into the air as he hits the ropes chest first! Corey removes the vest and Action Wrestling World Championship, dropping them down to a ringside worker, then positions himself in his corner and begins moving back and forth.
Chris Avery: This is electric, the definition of main event right here ladies and gentlemen. U.S Champ Vs World Champ. Semi-finals of Turmoil.
Billy: We’re about to-
Chris Avery: Don’t say it, please don’t say it for the 1000th time.
Billy: see some BLACK ON BLACK VIOLENCE!
Chris Avery: ...you're fired, get out.
The bell rings and the Blacks move right towards one another in the ring, intensity glaring from both. A few words are exchanged before they both tie-up and start to put on a chain wrestling clinic. Corey gets the upper hand, but Howard keeps finding ways to slip out and reverse. They get back to their feet and reset, a headlock takedown by Howard sees him trash talking and rubbing knuckles into Corey’s forehead before the World Champ turns him over with arms locked for a pin…
1…
Howard kicks out and the two once again reset and face off in the center of the ring, the crowd going nuts for both men.
Billy: Two of the best to ever lace up boots. This is a Clash, right? Or is it Evolution already? It’s possible with how time is flying.
The chain wrestling showdown escalates into several irish whips, each man ducking the attempts of the other before Corey catches Howard with a rolling back elbow that connects flush to the forehead. Howard gets up quickly and ducks a discus clothesline attempt by Corey. He kicks the gut and gets Corey in the suplex position, looking for a snapping suplex but as he lifts the King off the ground, Corey flips forward and lands on his feet in a superman pose behind him. The crowd eats it up.
Billy: The KING of All Wrestlers for a reason, still can flip with the best of them.
Chris Avery: Howie ain’t likin’ that too much though.
Howard whips around and begins throwing fists, Corey putting both arms up to block. With a kick forward that surprises Howard, Corey catches the kneecap with a straightforward kick and grabs Howard by the head, bringing him down with a rapid single arm DDT. Corey doesn’t relent for one second, getting a quick position on Howard who is face down on the mat, and begins ramming knees forward into the side of the U.S. champ’s head!
Chris Avery: That’s why he’s the Champ, right there. He knows his opponent, and he knows that he can’t let up for a single second on Howie Black.
Billy: It’s just been back and forth in a battle for control. Corey Black may have just found it.
Corey Black spend atleast a minute in control of Howard, between stomps and elbows, wearing him down with attacks. Howard fights back, however, and once he gets to his feet, he catches a swinging lariat from Corey and yanks down hard on the arm. Corey winces a bit, and Howard does not let go of the arm, yanking it again before dropping it into his knees with a Codebreaker to the elbow joint.
Billy: Oh no! That’s Corey’s steel elbow!
Chris Avery: It’s all fair game, Corey Black is half damn robot. It ain’t stopped him before, it ain’t gonna stop him now.
Billy: We did hear from Howard earlier this week though mentioning quite a bit about wanting to target that completely reconstructed elbow.
Howard is salivating at the opening, ripping at Corey’s elbow every which way he can. It certainly seems to be growing in effect on the World Champ, as his grimace has elevated to a couple yelps. Howard has it in a solid arm ringer but Corey gets a hold of the rope, getting the ref involved. The ref struggles to get Howard to let go, but he finally does at a DQ count of 3. As Howard steps back, Corey explodes forward from the ropes and hits Howard in the face WITH that elbow! Howard stumbles back and Corey whips forward in a spin, using the 360 to AGAIN send that steel elbow into the cranium of Howard, knocking him flat with impact!
Billy: SHITFIRE, Howard Black may have just been knocked out cold!
Chris Avery: I don’t know who’s actually worse for wear there, Billy, look at the King.
Corey Black is leaning against the ropes, taking the moment to move his arm around and make sure his elbow is alright. Howard has the time to recover after being motionless for several seconds. Getting to his feet, the two legends face off again. Howard swings a fist, but Corey blocks it again with forearms and lifts a boot up with a Bicycle Kick that floors Howard again. Corey appears to go for a pin, but as soon as he gets in the lateral press, Howard contorts and manages to grab the arm of Corey, locking in a grounded KIMURA LOCK!
Billy: KIMURA LOCK! Howard has it locked in, how did he do that from that position?!
Chris Avery: And you guessed it, it’s locked in ON the reconstructed elbow! He called the shot, he wanted to make Corey Black tap out!
Billy: Will it happen here?!
Corey Black tries to escape, but any way he moves his body actually adds incredible torque to the move for Howard, who is still on the mat underneath Corey with the hold cinched in. It’s locked in for a solid minute, a VERY long minute for Corey Black, before the World Champ manages to lean into the hold for a moment to lift his feet up and drive two knees down into the ribcage of Howard, finally breaking the hold. Both shuffle up to their feet to try and beat the other to the jump. Corey pumps his legs again, this time looking for a lifting knee, but Howard shoves it aside and gets behind, locking the arms looking for a German. Corey blocks it, spinning behind Howard now and appears to go for the same German suplex attempt. It’s blocked by Howard this time, who fires back an elbow to the side of the head and HE spins around behind Corey, looking for the German Suplex once more!
Billy: These guys are making me dizzy!
Chris Avery: Just close your eyes, Billy, you’ll be ok.
As Howard goes to lift, Corey fires back an elbow this time but feels the sharp twinge from using the steel elbow again. The two lose grip of one another and Howard shoots his feet forward in a front dropkick TO THE ELBOW. Corey falls awkwardly to the side from the awkward move, but it is very effective as Corey is now grabbing at that elbow. Howards jumps on him, looking to lock in the Kimura Lock again! Corey manages to shove him off with a shoulder thrust and lifts his boot to rip off a picture perfect SUPERKICK, jaw jacking Howard as spit flies north. But Howard, just after the moment of impact, Howard launches forward with all of his weight with a swinging arm, CLOBBERING Howard with the MOLLYWHOP! Both men fall to the canvas, dazed!
Billy: SHITFIRE! Both men just scrambled each other’s brains. Amazing instinct by Howard to somehow connect with the Mollywhop!
Chris Avery: And Corey Black sure as hell did his MMG brethren FPV proud with that headshot.
The ref is checking in with both men, the crowd almost entirely on their feet for this war. Both men are moving, but slowly along the mat, trying to shake the cobwebs. Black is the first to his feet, but Black isn’t too far behind. Black charges at Black, but Black upends him over the top rope to the apron. Black joins Black on the apron, the two slugging it out a bit. Black gets a hold of Black’s arm and manages to wrap it around the top rope, letting his weight hang completely from the ring. It’s Black’s bad elbow that’s wrapped around the rope!! Black manages to lift a knee to reset the two, and after lifting another knee that doubles Black over, Black locks in a front face lock and in an AMAZING moment, launches forward with a flip, hitting a FLIPPING DDT that sends Black HEAD FIRST ONTO THE RING APRON as both Blacks tumble to the floor below.
Billy: SHITSHITFIREFIRE! THAT’S INSANE!
Chris Avery: Wait, what just happened, who was hitting who?
Billy: I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT WE JUST SAW, BLACK WITH THE FLIPPING DDT ONTO THE RING APRON!
Chris Avery: Which Black? My monitor went black.
A countout begins with both men down outside. Corey Black crawls to his feet, looking down at the man he just drilled into the ring apron. Howard appears out cold. The King Of All Wrestlers takes the extra moments, tending to his elbow once again. He goes to lift Howard, but he’s dead weight. Corey looks up at the ref, who yells out a ‘5’ at him. Corey attempts to lift him again, but now his elbow isn’t cooperating with the lift. Howard finally shows movement, reaching an arm out to grab a handful of apron cloth. Corey rolls back in the ring as the ref reaches ‘7’. Howard’s pulling himself up, barely, to the ring apron before throwing the weight of his legs up and into the ring to break the count at ‘9’. Corey admires for a moment before closing in on the attack. He slowly is able to help Howard up a bit, but only to a kneel.
Billy: Oh no, we all know what the King is thinking!
Corey hits the ropes, the crowd going APESHIT, as he runs right back at Howard for the ROYAL BEHEADING!!!
Chris Avery: LOOK AT THIS!
Billy: WHAT?! HOW?!
Corey’s attempt at the Royal Beheading was CAUGHT BY HOWARD, who amazingly reverses it into a FULLY LOCKED IN KIMURA LOCK!
Billy: THAT ELBOW! THAT ELBOW! Howard’s done nothing but wear it down this entire match!
Chris Avery: WHAT a reversal, brilliant.
Corey Black is in full-on panic mode as Howard yells “TAP!” repeatedly. Legs are flailing, but Corey can’t manage a way to move his body forward toward the ropes. Howard pulls and pulls, making sure the strain is SQUARELY on the elbow. Corey lets out a primal yell as he reaches out towards ropes once again. Howard yells again for Corey to TAP, the ref in the face of the World Champ. Corey’s hand goes up a couple times for an instinctive time as the pain takes over, but clenches a fist instead. Even though it adds to the torque of the submission, Corey clenches his jaw and begins swiveling his legs as much as possible until he manages to get the bottom rope with the toes of his boot, forcing Howard to break the hold...although he doesn’t do so until the ‘4’ count from the ref.
Billy: HE MADE IT TO THE ROPES!
Chris Avery: I thought he was done for, for sure! Is it possible to shatter a steel elbow inside the skin? Because that’s what this must feel like right now for Corey Black!
Howard Black slaps a hand on the mat in frustration as he pulls himself to his feet. Corey Black smartly rolls away a bit to get closer to the ropes. Howard grabs Corey by the boot and starts pulling him away from the ropes. Corey grabs hold up the ropes and climbs up but Howard pulls back further, holding one leg straight out from behind. Howard shoves up on the leg, but Corey manages to use the momentum to front flip back to his feet directly in front of Howard, spinning around and connecting with a ROLLING ELBOW! The impact drops Howard to his knees, bloodying the nose almost instantly. Corey stumbles away but ends up running to the ropes and again looks for a devastating ROYAL BEHEADING, but Howard falls flat-faced JUST in time to avoid the move.
Billy: Dear GOD, that was almost it!
Chris Avery: Howie Black has instincts that you just can’t teach. Corey KNOWS he needs to put this match away ASAP with the way he’s favoring that elbow.
Howard rolls over to his back, and the moment he does Corey is already running again to the ropes, hitting the middle ropes and going airborne, flipping FORWARD while going backwards in a 450, crashing onto Howard with THE FLIGHT TO RODAN!
Chris Avery: Now THIS could be it!!!
Corey lays on him as the ref dives down for the first pin attempt of the match!
1…
2…
3…!!!
NO! Howard shoots an arm up JUST in time for the ref to fall forward in order not to hit the final slap. Corey rolls off of him, both men flat on the canvas once more.
Billy: These guys both want to be in the Turmoil finals SO BAD! This is what they LIVE for!
Chris Avery: Corey Black is slowly getting back to his feet though, he is in a sure position to put Howard Black away here, it’s just gonna take more than he thought!
Corey is uneasy on his feet once he gets there, and looks down surprised to see Howard Black ALSO using the ropes beside him to get up to his feet. Their eyes meet, intensity personified. Corey whips a kick ‘superkick’ style to the shin of Howard that takes him BACK down to a kneeled position, but Howard anticipated it and while Corey is still bent slightly, Howard RIPS THE SEVENTH SEAL KNEE DIRECTLY INTO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD of the World Champ!!!
Billy: FIRESHITS! THE SEVENTH SEAL!!
Chris Avery: That caught Corey Black by such surprise, he just hit the mat like a sack of potatoes!!
After catching the knee PERFECTLY flush, Howard looks down at Corey who is knocked clean out.
Billy: What is he doing?? Pin him, Howie!
Chris Avery: This ain’t like him, why is he just looking down at him like this?
A smirk comes across the face of Howard as he seems to taunt Corey for several moments, looking down at the unconscious World Champ in front of him. He kneels down beside the champ and, instead of going for the pin, grabs the battered arm of Corey Black and LOCKS IN THE KIMURA LOCK ONCE AGAIN! This snaps Corey Black right back to life with a yell, his eyes wide in panic.
Billy: KIMURA IS IN AGAIN!
Chris Avery: Man, Howie coulda just pinned the man and gone for the 3 count...but damn does he want this TAP OUT!
Billy: Will it pay off his pride the way he hopes here?! Or did he just make a HUGE mistake!
Howard Black YANKS the move as Corey is letting out primal yells of pain while also yelling “NO” to the ref asking dumb questions beside him.
Billy: Howard Black wants to head into the Turmoil Finals riding the wave of a submission victory here!
Chris Avery: He’s got it locked in so tight, I can’t remember the last time I’ve heard Corey Black yelling out in pain like this! He’s looking for any escape!
Billy: WILL THE WORLD CHAMPION TAP?
Howard lays into it even deeper and Black tries spinning out of it but Howie keeps it on and Corey is thinking of any way, every way he can get the hell out of this move..
Billy: HE MAY TAP!! HE MAY TAP!
Corey spins his legs and Howard goes with him and Corey kicks his feet out and grabs the ropes and the crowd dies down as Howard lets go and they both lay there exhausted..
Chris Avery: This is the main event! THIS is what Action Wrestling is all about! You can not and will not find this anywhere else!
Corey kneels up as Howard kneels up and they stare off on their knees in the middle of the ring.
Howard talks shit and slaps Corey Black!
Corey Black slaps Howard!
Howard slaps Corey!
Corey slaps Howard!
Howard slaps Corey!
Corey slaps Howard!
Billy: HOLY SHIT!!
Corey lifts himself up and blocks the slap of Howard and turns him around, he then ripcords him INTO A STIFF KNEE!
HOWARD DROPS DOWN TO HIS KNEES!
COREY HITS THE ROPES AND COMES BACK WITH HIS ELBOW!!
Billy: ROYAL BEHEADING!
NO HOWARD TELEGRAPHS IT AND GRABS THE ARM OF COREY BLACK!!
Chris Avery: KIMURA!! KIMURA!!
COREY GETS OUT OF IT IMMEDIATELY AND GRABS THE BODY OF HOWARD WITH HIS LEGS AND STARTS DRILLING ELBOWS INTO THE SIDE OF HOWARDS HEAD!!
Billy: FOR VICTORY OR DEATH!!
HOWARD CATCHES AND ELBOW AND BACKROLLS AND LIFTS COREY TO HIS FEET AND PROPS HIM UP INTO A POWERBOMB AND RUSHES ACROSS THE RING
Chris Avery: BUCKLE BOMB!!
Howard grabs Corey Black quick and hits ANOTHER POWERBOMB IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!
COREY FIRES UP AND SITS BACK UP AND BLACK HITS A KNEE TO THE SIDE OF COREYS HEAD!!
Chris Avery: SEVENTH SEAL!!
HOWARD FALLS ON COREY BACK FIRST!!
ONE!!
TWO!!
THREE!!
Billy: HOWARD BLACK WINS!! HOWARD BLACK WINS!!
Chris Avery: HOLY SHIT!! HE DEFEATED THE WORLD CHAMPION!!
DING DING DING
The crowd starts to boo and can't believe it
Howard sits up and is given the United States Championship and he sits there soaking everything in..
Billy: HE RETURNED TO PRO WRESTLING AT HAVOC... AND SINCE THEN HES BEAT SOME OF THE BEST, BEEN IN WARS WITH SOME OF THE BEST AND HE JUST DEFEATED COREY BLACK TO ADVANCE TO THE FINALS!
Chris Avery: WESLEY AND HOWARD BLACK ARE NOW ONE WIN AWAY FROM BEING THE 2020 WRESTLER OF THE YEAR!!
We see some replays of the stiff fighting and slapping with the finisher-combos at the end.
We cutback to where Corey Black is out of the ring with his World Championship on his shoulder and he stares at Howard Black and turns away.
Howard sits in the corner still completely exhausted.
Billy: THANKSGIVING.. TURMOIL.. HOWARD BLACK AND WESLEY..
Chris Avery: THE BIGGEST AWARD YOU CAN HAVE ON THE LINE!
Billy: WE'RE OUT OF TIME!!
Chris Avery: WE GOTTA GO!!