Jonny Cedrone & James Freedom vs. Ban Bros(c)
Adilene Floyd: The following is scheduled for ONE FALL, and it is for the AW Tag Team Championships!! Introducing first... weighing in at 240 lbs... JONNY CEDRONE!!The arena goes pitch black as the audience are abuzz with excitement, then the jumbotron and the PA system comes to life as white strobe lights flicker with the be riffs of the guitars and beats of the drums of the opening moments of “Broken, Beat and Scarred” by Metallica. The fans erupt into loud, almost deafening cheers because they know who’s about to make their appearances. First through the curtain comes his wife, Gloria with a huge grin on her face. The fans in attendance, especially the guys, go completely nuts at the sight of the lovely Gloria. She stops at the top of the ramp, turns and points towards the curtains and almost as if on cue, out comes “The King of Sexy” Jonny Cedrone sending the fans into such a frenzy that they almost blow the roof of the place.
Jonny stands at the top of the stage for a moment, looking out at the crowd, soaking it all in. With smiles on their faces they make their way down the aisle, slapping some of the outstretched hands of the fans along the way. Once they reach the ring, Cedrone holds Gloria’s hand as she walks up the steel steps and walks along the ring apron. Jonny hops up onto the apron, stands on the bottom rope and pulls up on the middle rope to let his wife into the ring. Jonny follows suit, wipes his feet and makes his way into the ring. Once inside, Jonny climbs each turnbuckle and plays to the crowd as Gloria follows him around, smiling, applauding and waving to the crowd. Once he’s done, Cedrone hops down from the final turnbuckle where he and Gloria talk a little bit as he waits for the match to begin.
Chris Avery: After weeks of questions, we'll finally get the answer to whether or not Cedrone and his partner can hold it together with so much on the line!Billy: Cedrone just needs to know his place and take a backseat, letting his more established partner do the work for him! He should know how, he was in King Shit!!
Chris Avery: That... 100% isn't how King Shit worked, one person is not greater or bigger than a whole -Adilene Floyd: And his partner!! Weighing in at 225 lbs... he is the AW United States Champion... "THE PRESIDENT" JAMES FREEDOM!!A real American theme song plays and then the American Flag comes over the big screen then slowly the words rise for your President of Pro Wrestling appear on the screen and then the lights dim a little as red white and blue flashing lights appear around the arena and then it goes completely dark as the red white and blue spotlight falls on stage and James Freedom starts to rise on a platform dressed in his ring gear with his hands behind his back. The big screen continues with more words on it that says a true American hero James Freedom and then fireworks go off as he steps off the platform and make his way down the ramp and waves gracefully at the fans.
As he continues down the ramp he takes a moment to take a selfie with a fan holding a sign that says the USA is number one. He then kisses a baby on the forehead and then a thumbs up to the parents. He gives a confident smile as he make way down the ramp and then walks up the steel steps and steps inside the ring. He climbs up the top turnbuckle and gives a salute to the fans before stepping down and waiting for the match to start.
Billy: ......I really hope the parents give that baby a hot bath when they get home.
Chris Avery: And once again, separate entrances for Cedrone and Freedom, after all these weeks, it still remains to be seen if they can stay on the same page!Adilene Floyd: AND THEIR OPPONENTS... they are the AW Tag Team Champions... COREY BLACK AND ODIN BALFORE... THE BAN BROS!!!!"The Pursuit of Vikings" by Amon Amarth hits the PA system. Everyone in attendance collectively loses their shit.Odin Balfore and Corey Black walk out on stage in matching black, red and white colored gear. Odin's a full getup of boots, pants and double strap singlet. Corey's the usual bicycle shorts and kickpads. They head for the ring and get in, taking a stance watching the entry way. Its no frills, all business.
Chris Avery: And what an ovation for the champions!!Billy: I never would have thought these two would make such a solid team, I mean, seriously, what did they have in common?Chris Avery: Both Odin and Black are former World champions, with Hall of Fame, Grand Slam worthy careers... and they've both been, separately, part of the most dominant factions of the last few years of Action Wrestling, the Man Made Gods and the Following! But together, they could well prove unbeatable!
Billy: Well this team of wacky, mismatched partners with little in common right there staring at them says different!Chris Avery: And this is where we'll see if Cedrone and Freedom can put it all aside, and take home the gold!!James Freedom and Jonny Cedrone, typical of the clash of egos and tempers they have, are getting in a heated argument in each other's faces, both of them wanting to be the one that goes first. Across the ring Odin and Black are having a ball watching as Cedrone and Freedom are getting in a finger pointing, shouting match. The referee tries to intervene, telling them they need to start hitting that dusty trail, soooo... Cedrone huffs, and makes a "whatever" hand motion in Freedom's face. Freedom, satisfied, loses his smug grin and goes red as he sees Odin, the man who pinned him fairly mano-a-mano last week. He charges across the ring only to have Odin tag Black into the contest, and he steps on the apron. The crowd boo's intently as Odin steps through the ropes while Black gets in the ring.
Chris Avery: Some mind games being played early on by Odin.Billy: And you KNOW Freedom wants him a piece of Odin after being embarrassed last week. Maybe you should have involved your partners, since you're gunning for a Tag Team championship, ass.Chris Avery: Billy, who's side are you even on, it feels like it changes multiple times per week.Billy: I LIKES WHO I LIKES SHUT UP AND GET OFF MY BACK!The crowd starts to get into the pairing of the respected, two-decade long veteran Corey Black against the President, James Freedom, and a big round of applause and a "DEATH-PROOF" chant goes up, and Freedom puts it out of mind and focuses on the man in front of him. Black raises the hands, coming in kick to the left, leg. Freedom blocks it, kicking at Black's stomach in retaliation. A hard european uppercut follows this, with Freedom taking control of Deathproof's wrist to pull him into a shortarm clothesline. With Black on the mat, Freedom drops an elbow, which Black sits up to avoid. "Deathproof" uses his hands to spin himself on the mat and gain the rotation necessary to kick Freedom in the back of the head. Black rises before Freedom, punching the man in the side of the head as they come to their feet. Black hits a spinning backfist to rock Freedom's jaw, then turns runs to the ropes but gets stopped with a belly to belly suplex throw from Freedom. Black rolls over to the ropes, deciding maybe he does want to tag in Odin after all, and the big man looks down at Black, his eyebrows knits together. Freedom motions for Odin to come on. On the outside, Gloria Cedrone looks worried, as if even though she doesn't trust James Freedom, she knows they need this win so Cedrone can take home the gold.
Billy: The crowd is electric for the staredown between these two men.Odin and Freedom gaze across the ring at each other before they lock up center ring. Odin forces Freedom back into a neutral corner. The referee calls for a clean break before laying the count to Odin who fakes a clean break before sucker punching Freedom in the jaw. The crowd roars with boo's as Odin begins to open up on Freedom with rights and lefts. Odin takes a moment to taunt Jonny which turns costly as Freedom comes out of the corner with right hands. Freedom hammers away backing Odin up towards the center of the ring before bouncing off the ropes looking for a cross body block. Odin catches him in midair before hurling him backwards with a fall away slam. Odin is quickly into the cover hooking the near leg.
The referee: One...
Freedom escapes the near fall to a pop from the crowd. Odin reaches his feet where he picks up Freedom before taking him back into the ropes. Odin shoots Freedom across the ring with a irish whip, Freedom bounces off the ropes where he runs into a reverse elbow sending him to the mat. Odin looks to follow up with an elbow drop, Freedom rolls out of the way sending Odin into the mat. There's a pop as Freedom reaches his feet where he kicks Odin in the ribs as he reaches all fours. Freedom reaches down picking Odin up before nailing him with a right hand before taking him over with a snapmare which is followed by a stiff kick across the lower back by Freedom. Freedom picks Odin up off the mat, before backing him into the ropes. As Freedom hits the ropes, Jonny makes the blind tag to Freedom's back, before shooting Odin across the ring. Jonny springboards off the top rope as Freedom drops to his chest, Odin bounces off the ropes leaping over Freedom only to be met with a hurricanrana from Cedrone. The crowd roars as Jonny kips up to his feet where he turns and gets in Black's face, telling him he should enjoy this bird Jonny just flipped him. Black didn't like that, judging by his expression.
Chris Avery: Let's just assume Cedrone was feeling his oats and he got a little too wound up, which is why he decided to taunt Corey Black that way.Billy: Sure, if the much simpler and more concise "death wish" doesn't cover it.Jonny turns back to pick up Odin, only to walk into a stone punch by Odin, which sends Jonny back into the ropes. Odin distracts the referee which allows Black to hop up on the ring apron where he spins Jonny around before dropping down to the floor pulling Jonny's neck across the top rope.
Billy: That's what's called a receipt.Odin looms to to his feet where he takes over with a open handed chop across the chest, the frying pan sized hand dropping Jonny to his knees, and Jonny groans, holding his chest. Odin backs Jonny up against a neutral corner, lacing him across the chest with another open handed chop before shooting Cedrone across the ring. Cedrone bounces off the buckles, ducking under a Odin clothesline on the return. Odin spins around and eats a boot to the midsection, before being planted into the mat with a DDT! The crowd roars as Jonny rolls Odin over executing the cover.
The referee: One... Kickout.
Jonny works his way to his feet and reaches down picking Odin up off the mat. Cedrone delivers a stiff kick to the right quad followed by a kick to the left quad which is followed up with a spin kick to the chest that sends Odin back to the mat! Cedrone makes another cover hooking the closest leg.
The referee: One...
Two... Kickout.
Odin throws a shoulder up off the mat once more. Cedrone quickly floats into a rear chin lock. The referee asks Odin to surrender, which he refuses! He begins working his way to his feet and turns into the chin lock before hoisting Cedrone up in the air and driving him into the mat with a side suplex. Odin works his way back to his feet. He's in reach for Black to reach over the top rope and tag himself into the match. The crowd roars, as they have a great deal of respect for "Deathproof", and Black enters the ring. He quickly mounts Jonny and begins hammering away with piston like right hands. Black lands six or seven blows before getting up to a vertical base where he begins booting Cedrone and telling him "He ain't looking sexy no more". Freedom looks to enter the ring, however, he's cut off by the referee, which allows for Odin to enter the ring, and surreptitiously as they can, Odin and Black start putting the boots to Cedrone. This causes Freedom to try and fight past the referee.
Billy: Freedom is doing more damage than good! Get out of the ring!Odin exits the ring as the referee finally gets Freedom back out to the ring apron. Black reaches down picking Cedrone up where he locks a front face lock before pealing off a snap suplex. Black floats over into the cover hooking the near leg.
The referee: One...
Two... Kickout.
Cedrone kicks out to a nice ovation from the crowd! Black reaches his feet, and he once again starts stomping away at Cedrone, before finally reaching down picking him up off the mat where he takes him back into the ropes. Black fires Cedrone across the ring, Cedrone bounces off the ropes as Black ducks his head where he's driven into the mat with a jumping facebuster to the knee (a la Triple H) from out of nowhere by Cedrone! The crowd roars as both Black and Cedrone lay on the mat. Freedom is practically begging for the tag as he reaches out. Cedrone starts to slowly stir before rolling towards his corner where Freedom makes the tag. The crowd roars as Freedom enters the ring where he takes Black down with a double leg take down. It's Freedom who mounts Black, and now hammers away with right hands. Black slips out from underneath Freedom with a Matrix like slide, and gives Freedom a shuffle side kick to the temple! Black pulls the US Champ to his feet, and goes to whip him to the ropes; He returns into a back elbow, but as that doesn't take the former Hardcore champion down, he whips him over with a snapmare. Black then hits a picture perfect flipping neck whip. Freedom contorts on the mat, gripping at his neck in pain, and Black makes the lateral press with the leg hook.
The referee: One...
Two... Kickout.
On the outside, Gloria yells encouragement for her team and for Cedrone and Freedom to get back in this. Now, Black cranks on the head of the US champion. The referee asks Freedom to surrender, he refuses before driving several forearms to the ribs ofBlack before looking to counter with a side suplex, Black counters by flipping over Freedom, landing on his feet. Freedom spins around, and he walks into a thumb to the eye to louder boos from the crowd. Black hammers away with several right hands which backs Freedom up into the corner that houses Odin. Black distracts the referee which allows Odin to wrap the tag rope around Freedom's throat! Jonny enters the ring where he's cut off by the referee. The crowd boos louder as Black begins hammering away with right hands to the midsection of Freedom while Odin continues choking away at him! Finally Cedrone, exasperated, exits the ring, Odin removes the rope from around the neck of Freedom before the referee spins back around. Cedrone says "THANK YOU!" as if everyone is finally seeing the light.
Chris Avery: Black and Odin aren't always working the shady side of the streets, but they are both doing everything they can to grind their opponents down here.Billy: Ban Hammers at the ready!!Black goes in with forearms to keep Freedom off of his feet. Freedom starts pushing himself to his knees anyway. Black lays in with with a european uppercut, then another. However, it appears he tried for one too many, as Freedom intercepts the arm on the last one, spins Black around in a half circle and nails a desperation inverted DDT. Freedom brings Black to his feet and sends him into the neutral corner. Following in with a clothesline, Freedom pulls Deathproof from the corner and scoops him onto the shoulder, dropping him across the top rope with a Snake Eyes. The President leaves Black wobbling on his feet, taking back to the ropes. Going for a big boot. But as he runs back, Cedrone, trying to get his shit in, tags Freedom on the back.
Chris Avery: Cedrone and Freedom both keep the blind tags going, it's as if they can't agree on who should get the glory!Freedom turns to his partner with a look of extreme frustration. Cedrone has a look of "I know better than you" his face and he motions for Freedom to be, as they say tranquilo, because he can do it better, "In fact why don't you go sit over there" Cedrone says, and he turns his back on Freedom, who is looking on with an open mouthed, affronted expression. Gloria looks at both of them as if she wants to knock their heads together and the referee tells Freedom he does after all have to go onto the apron. The dissention between the men is palpable as Cedrone walks over and begins to stalk his adversary. Cedrone lifts Black up to his feet, and begins trying to lift him on his shoulders for a fireman's carry. Freedom holds his arms out, yelling "What the hell are you doing?!" With a confident "I got this" called over to Freedom, Cedrone runs into the corner, and with Black on his shoulders he lands a rolling fireman's carry senton, planting Black down on the mat from a rolling forward position, then he continues by jerking the head of Corey Black into position for a snap suplex, then another one, and a delayed vertical suplex. The crowd pops big for Cedrone's athleticism, and Gloria, despite herself, smiles and applauds her man, then, Freedom yells "Cover him you idiot!" and so, Cedrone does, because that was his idea, totally.
The referee: One...
Two... Odin roars in, stomping on Cedrone, breaking the pin.
The referee sends Odin out of the ring, and Cedrone, complaining and holding the back of his head, yells at the referee to get that big ape out of there. Then, Cedrone turns to Black, lifts him up in a half STO half holding him up from the ground and drops back with an STO, floating into the side choke. Black's eyes bug out as the choke is locked in, and he frantically tries pounding on the side of Cedrone. However his face is starting to go shades of red reserved for clay bricks, which super isn't good if you're into breathing.
Chris Avery: Cedrone has the One-Armed Bandit in! Cedrone may be trying to win the Tag titles for his team solo!As several long seconds have gone by, Black has pounded on Cedrone's ribs hard enough to loosen the hold and Black's hand shoots out and forces the break! Cedrone sits up, and the more honorable member of the duo looks as if he's considering bending some rules tonight. He nonetheless gets to his feet. Cedrone is scouting a gasping, winded Black, when he is blind tagged, a bit forcefully, by his partner. Freedom gets in the ring, pushing Jonny off and telling him "Why don't you go sit down over there" as a call-back to a few minutes ago. Cedrone looks just as affronted as Freedom had, but Cedrone goes back to the apron, and Freedom stalks Black who is trying to use the ropes to pick his way up. Freedom hammers away at Black before finally reaching his feet. Freedom reaches down picking Black up where he takes him back into a neutral corner with a blatant choke hold.
Chris Avery: Now we're seeing a more aggressive side of Freedom!!Billy: I think this whole night has been very trying for many people, emotionally.The referee begins laying the five count to Freedom for a disqualification. Freedom releases the choke before getting himself disqualified. The referee admonishes Freedom as he comes back into the corner with a boot to the midsection by Freedom before hammering Black with a hard right hand. Freedom brings Black out to the ropes before hurling him across the ring, Black latches on to the top rope before sling shooting himself under the bottom rope and out to the floor to loud boo's from the crowd. Black turns and jaws with some fans at ringside before turning back towards the ring where he's met with a suicide dive through the top and middle rope by Freedom which sends both men to the floor. Both men are down, and tangled together with their limbs twisted. Gloria peeks around the ring. Freedom finally gets up off Black before getting up to his feet, picking Black up before bouncing him head first off the ring apron. Freedom throws Black back into the ring before rolling in after him where he is quick to his feet calling for the lifting reverse STO, but as he lifts Black up from the side, Odin walks over on the apron, pointing and shouting at Freedom and rubbing it in that he pinned Freedom last week. Freedom's eyes focus squarely on Odin, and Freedom loosens the hold enough for Black hop to the middle ropes and come off with a KIRYU CUTTER OUT OF NOWHERE HOLY SHIT WHAT
The referee: One...
Two...
Thr- Jonny Cedrone comes running in and stomps on Black's midsection, yelling "OH NO, YOU DON'T!!"
Jonny Cedrone, standing in the ring, is fired up and gets the crowd behind him, yelling and tensing up, and he goes to the ropes when suddenly, Odin runs the length of the apron and as Cedrone is on the ropes Odin charges and boots Cedrone, hard. Cedrone is knocked silly enough that he rolls from that side of the ring to the perpendicular side corner, and stays there, and Odin holds his arms up and roars to the crowd. In the ring, both Black and Freedom are trying to recuperate. Freedom is first to start pulling himself up, shaking his head. Freedom uses the ropes to prop himself up. Black starts working his way up to a vertical base. Freedom comes behind him, looking to grip him in a modified pedigree but Black gets him first, he hooks Freedom from the side, and nails him with a backdrop driver. Black, hurting from the moves he's taken, looks up from the mat, trying to gather his strength, as Freedom is laid out. Corey Black takes a few minutes to gasp for air and shake the cobwebs out, as he gets to his feet, tags in Odin, and motions for Odin to pick him up so that they can perform one of the new moves they've been perfecting. Blackclasps his hands behind his head and positions his elbows right over his crown as Odin throws CD like a fucking javelin into the chest of a rising Freedom, knocking him over.
Chris Avery: GUNGNIR!Odin clasps Black's hand and helps him up, and the Ban Bros smirk at each other. As Black exits the ring, picks Freedom up off the mat, hoisting him up in the air with the military press. Odin holds Freedom up in the air for several moments before letting him fall. Freedom bounces up off the mat and he is peeled off the mat by Odin, who walks a spaghetti limbed Freedom around before hoisting him up onto his shoulders and flinging him down full force with a high angle spinebuster. Odin sinks down and puts a hand on Freedom's chest for the pin.
Chris Avery: And Balfore crushes Freedom with the ENFORCER!Billy: You would have thought having a fat man bear down on him with all of his weight would be something he'd want to avoid, it certainly is why I haven't given YOUR MOTHER A SECOND CALL, AVERY!Chris Avery: Mother??Odin walks over and tags in Black, and Black lifts Freedom up, going for the dreaded Burning Hammer, but Freedom slips off Black's shoulder and drops down behind him. Black turns around. Freedom rests against the ropes. Black comes running at him for a big boot, but Freedom pulls down the top rope and Black goes spilling to the outside, over the top rope. Freedom rests for a second. Black starts to pick himself up, as Freedom tags in Cedrone. Freedom goes over to the ropes as Cedrone gets a running start. Cedrone comes running in as Black gets up on the outside. Cedrone uses Freedom's hands as a step to flip up, high out of the ring, and come down with a plancha, taking Black down on the outside. The crowd erupts into a big 'that was awesome' chant. Cedrone gets to his feet. Black is pulling himself off the apron. Cedrone bounces his head off the apron, then he waits for Black to get up. Cedrone tries to give Black a running bulldog onto the concrete floor, but Black pushes him forward, and Cedrone goes flying right into the steel ringpost with a crash. Cedrone is floored, and he begins holding his forehead.
Chris Avery: Pure blunt force trauma!Billy: You telling me a bl- HEY, WRITER, YOU USED THAT ONE LAST WEEK, COME ONNN!At the admonishment on the ref, who's starting to count them out, Black lifts Cedrone up and rolls him into the ring. Black clubs Cedrone across the back a few times, making him sink down to all fours. Black drops Cedrone with a headbutt, and then he wipes Cedrone's forehead, which is beginning to bleed. The hardcore icon wipes some blood away from his own forehead. Cedrone begins pulling himself up, but Black runs towards him and knocks him back to the mat with a boot right to the head. Cedrone falls back, his expression one of someone seeing stars. Black holds his hand up, signalling for the Royal Beheading. Cedrone slowly gets to his feet, and Black goes to boot him down and make him knee. He stands behind Cedrone, going to elbow his fucking head in, but Cedrone counters with a drop toehold, stopping it in his tracks, and rolling over and applying a Fujiwara armbar. Cedrone wrenches the arm as he gets into position, but Black is still able to use his arm to drive Cedrone to the mat. Still, despite the impact, Cedrone holds on to the armbar. Black grimaces in pain, as the referee asks him if he gives up. Black screams he won't. He uses his legs to push up, and while Cedrone keeps the hold locked in as best he can, Black rolls him over while Cedrone is trying to keep the armbar applied, stacking him up to the mat. The referee counts.
The referee and the crowd: One..
Two...
Thre... Cedrone breaks free.
Black gets to his feet, shaking out his free arm. He snarls at Cedrone, and swings at him for a clothesline, but Cedrone ducks, grips Black's head and spins him right around with a dragon screw neckwhip!
Chris Avery: ROLL OF THE DICE CONNECTS! WE COULD HAVE NEW TAG CHAMPS!!The referee and the crowd: One...
Two...
Three... Kickout.
Black get to his knees as Cedrone gets up. Cedrone tags in Freedom, and Freedom is able to lift Black up with a wheelbarrow, and lifts him up for Cedrone to hit a SECOND dragon screw neck whip, from even higher up!! Freedom then goes for a pin.
Chris Avery: We've never seen that before, a double team move, it was like a team based Roll Of The Dice!!Freedom yells at the referee to get his ass in gear. The ref counts.
The referee and the crowd: One..
Two...
Three... Odin Balfore breaks it up diving on Freedom!!
Cedrone and Freedom lurch to their feet, as they both come towards Odin, but he cuts them off by grabbing them both by the throat and dunking them with a double chokeslam. Odin screams and holds his fists up to the crowd, then he goes back to his corner and holds his hands out for Black to legally tag him in. Black slowly starts making his way over. Soon, he's within a fingertips reach of his corner. Freedom tries to pull Black back, but Black uses all of his leg strength to push Freedom half-way across the ring. Black rolls over and tags in his partner. Freedom get up and eats a clothesline from Odin. Cedrone comes running in, but Odin knocks him aside with a reverse elbow. Freedom get up, and Odin plants him with a scoop slam. Cedrone comes running back in, but Odin clotheslines him out of the ring. Odin lifts Freedom up, throwing him into the corner, and he begins squashing Freedom with a series of back elbws. He irish whips Freedom into the opposite corner at near escape velocity, and Freedom hits chest first and is knocked back to the mat. Freedom groans and holds his sternum in pain. Odin folds Freedom up, and drops him to the mat with the jack knife powerbomb!!
Chris Avery: MARK OF ODIN ONCE AGAIN!The referee and the crowd: ONE...
TWO...
THRE... Kickout.
Billy: Was that a spasm?Chris Avery: No, I think it was a legitimate shoulder off the mat.Billy: I beg to differ, he's going into shock. I saw this on Grey's Anatomy.
Chris Avery: So you're an expert now?
Billy: Doctor Meredith Grey is, dammit!Odin walks over, tagging in Corey Black again, and Odin turns Freedom around, walking him to the corner. Black paces over to the ropes. The crowd buzzes in anticipation, not knowing what the Ban Bros are going to pull off here... and then, Odin starts lifting the President, ALL the way up onto his shoulders in an electric chair, also known as one half of the setup for a Doomsday Device... At the same time, Corey Black perches up on the top rope, setting himself, and when Odin turns towards him, Black hops off, taking Freedom OFF Odin's shoulders from the Doomsday device setup and flipping them both off, spiking him with a destroyer off of Odin's shoulders!! Jesus christ!
Chris Avery: Ohhhhhhh my GOD, THEY PERFORMED IT! WORLD SERPENT DESTROYER!!Billy: I'm 98% certain something like that done from that height is just asking for a ten month long stay on the injured reserve, particularly if your bones are made of glass, but also SHIT FIREEEE!!Chris Avery: I think Freedom's head just got pounded between his shoulder blades like a tent peg!!Black covers...
The referee and the crowd: ONE...
TWO...
THREE - Cedrone breaks it up now!
Black sits up, complaining and holding the back of his head, and Cedrone stands up to him, begging him to bring it on. Black shoots to his feet, and the referee tries to come between them. Freedom has slithered all the way out of the ring and he's basically crawling on all fours around the ringside area, barking at anyone who will listen to give him his title. Freedom grips at his neck, and he crawls over to Gloria Cedrone, holding her leg. Corey Black comes after him, and suddenly, Freedom shoves Gloria into Black's way! Cedrone, who had been sent back to his corner, yells at Freedom, and Black catches Gloria but makes sure not to hurt her, holding onto her for a precious few seconds, before turning his head and admonishing her to stay out of his business. That buys Freedom the precious seconds he needed to boot Black in the head! Black stumbles against the apron, but doesn't fall. Freedom, meanwhile, has staggered over, gasping and worn out and still gripping at his neck, and he grabs the US title belt. Freedom holds the title in the crook of his arm, trying to keep it as inconspicuous as he can as he gets back in the ring, and he turns towards Corey Black.... but then, the referee spots Freedom! What's that in your hands, he asks, and Freedom, holding a title belt that he obviously intends to use as a weapon, puts it behind his back and says it's a weight belt, for cardio? The referee has an unamused look of pure, meme-worthy "Come on, man how stupid do you think I am", and he tries to look behind Freedom's back. Meanwhile, on the other side, Odin pulls Cedrone off the apron, pulling him down to fling him into the guardrail by both legs!
Chris Avery: All of Freedom's tactics have caught up with him, and now his partner is in trouble! And he's caught trying to explain why he wasn't cheating!
Billy: I feel like reggaeton artist Shaggy covered all of this in his seminal, 2001 ode to denialism, "It Wasn't Me".Odin stomps on Cedrone, leaving him behind, and climbing back up to the apron he shoots over to his corner, holding his hand out for a tag. Black, still shaking the cobwebs out, tags in Odin. Odin and Black each get on one side of Freedom, and tag him with a Double V-Trigger, aka the Diet Coke Exploder!
Chris Avery: And this is just sealing it, Billy, the Ban Bros are a well-oiled machine, and Cedrone and Freedom are too disjointed and don't have the same mindset and tactics to take them on.Black exits the ring momentarily... and a weak, slumping Cedrone throws a shoulder up onto the apron, wheezing and trying to get back in this as Odin confidently steps up to measure Freedom with a right hand, dropping him. Now that Freedom has been beaten down, Odin walks over to the corner and begins scaling the turnbuckles. Odin turns and sets himself on the second rope, and then he flies off, crushing Freedom under him with a second rope splash, as the crowd gives an "ooooh!" in sympathy, and erupts into applause. Freedom is nearly lifeless. Odin goes for a pin, but Cedrone immediately starts to dive in and break up the count. Odin moves out of the way, letting Cedrone pile onto Freedom. Odin quickly tags in Black and together, they throw Jonny out of the ring. Odin lifts Cedrone up and feeds him in to Black, who boots him in the gut and hits a Roaring Elbow on him. The referee then interrupts Black, getting right in his face and telling him to get out. Now. Or he's disqualified. The referee argues with Black for several moments. While their attention is taken by Black, with Odin trying to interject, James Freedom comes in, and gives Odin a low blow uppercut to the groin from behind. Odin doubles over, howling in pain. Freedom, breathing heavily from the damage he's taken, grits his teeth. Black and the referee are arguing, but Black is taking Cedrone out of the ring to the outside. Freedom stands over Odin, who is holding his jewels.
Chris Avery: Dammit! Freedom just used the chaos of the match as a cover to hit a low blow!Freedom then motions for Odin to get up, and when Odin does, coughing and holding his midsection, Freedom drops him with a diamond cutter. He then drops down for a cover. The referee spots him, after a few seconds delay.
Chris Avery: NO! NOT THIS WAY!!
Billy: NEWWWW CHAMPIONS!!!The referee and the crowd: ONE...
TWO...
THREE - BLACK BREAKS IT UP!
Chris Avery: Do you see the look in Black's eyes, he knows that he and Odin could have lost the titles here!!Black motions to Odin to get up, and Freedom is regrouping, rolling over to the apron where Cedrone is. Freedom tags in Cedrone!
Cedrone gets into the ring as Odin reaches over and tags in Black who JUST got to the apron!
Black springboards to the top rope and hits a knee to the face of Cedrone knocking him down!
Billy: BLACK IS ON FIRE!Freedom gets up and Black goes for the rolling elbow but Freedom ducks it! He grabs Black from behind and hits a German Suplex but Black lands on his feet!
Freedom turns and goes for a spear but Black leaps AND FREEDOM SPEARS CEDRONE!!
Billy: OH MY GOD WHAT DID FREEDOM JUST DO!?
Chris Avery: OH MY GOD!!Freedom stands up and turns and ODIN RUNS WITH A BIG BOOT KNOCKING FREEDOM OVER THE TOP ROPE!!
Chris Avery: FREEDOM SPEARED HIS OWN PARTNER! I DONT THINK HE DID IT ON PURPOSE!Cedrone is lifted up by Black who hits the ripcord forearm and Odin hits a big boot to the back of Cedrones head collapsing him and Black slips down and hooks a leg completely fucking exhausted!
ONE!!
TWO!!
THREE!
DING DING DING
Billy: THE BAN BROS ESCAPE WITH THEIR TITLES!Odin and Black come together in the middle of the ring as Odin kneels down over Black trying to lift him up. Freedom is on the outside leaning against the steel steps and Cedrone rolls to the ropes.
We see instant replays of all the major moments of the action!
Billy: ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER! I THOUGHT FREEDOM AND CEDRONE HAD THE BELTS!Chris Avery: CEDRONE WAS SPEARED BY FREEDOM!Billy: NOT ON PURPOSE!Chris Avery: THE BAN BROS ARE STILL CHAMPS, EITHER WAY!Corey Black and Odin Balfore stand up, take their Tag Team titles and hold them up into the air as Cedrone is laying his head on the bottom rope talking to Gloria who is standing on the outside. Freedom is still leaning against the steel steps holding his shoulder and neck.
Billy: AND WE STILL HAVE THE MAIN EVENT COMING UP!We take a commercial break.