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Post by Action Reel on Jul 17, 2023 13:51:40 GMT -5
Billy: Welcome to Clash and folks, I have no idea what to even say about what we saw last week!Chris Avery: Raging Dead and Der Metzger were raised from the dead!Billy: That sounds so EFFING insane, Chris. It sounds absolutely batshit insane!Chris Avery: And they're in a Tag Team Title match with Lissie and Serenity, and the Ban Bros at Guts/Glory in 2 weeks!Billy: Bozo using some Claire Hawkins book, and whatever dark lord magic got them to rise up from underneath our stage.. Chris Avery: I have no idea how to even talk about it. We have had sources tell us that Sara Pettis has tried finding Raging Dead but the two haven't connected yet, but we're not even sure if it's .. the same soul? Or if he even talks!? Billy: I'm still shocked about what we saw.Just then the opening of "Nightmare" by Avenged Sevenfold begins to play over the arena, a video flashes on the big screen of a camera shot panning up a grassy hill at night, slowly until it gets to the top. Panning from left to right, lighting flashing in the sky as the opening guitar riff begins to sound. Adilene Floyd: "Introducing to the ring from Anaheim, California, weighing in at one hundred twenty five pounds and standing five feet, seven inches tall! She is the "Living Nightmare", NIOBE MMAARRTTIINN!!!"The video on the screen then switches to a video package of Niobe in the ring, flashing and moving in time with the drum beat. "Nightmare! Now your nightmare comes to life.." Niobe comes running out from behind the curtain, stopping at the top of the ramp briefly to extend her arms out to the sides as a blast of pyro goes off on either side of her. "Dragged you down below... Down to the devils show... To be his guest forever... Peace of mind is less than never.." As the lyrics of the song continue to play, she drops her arms and walks down the ramp, a smirk on her face as she sneers at the crowd as she passes before sliding under the bottom rope of the ring. She stands up and throws off the hood of her jacket, glaring at the crowd with a smirk on her face. Billy: Niobe Martin narrowly lost to Jonny Cedrone last week to get into GLORY but she has another huge opportunity this week to impress.Chris Avery: That’s right. She goes one on one with the number one contender at Uprising, Tatiana Jolee...We get ready for our first match!
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Post by Action Reel on Jul 17, 2023 14:00:08 GMT -5
Niobe Martin vs. Tatiana Jolee
The guitar opening of “Plowed” by Sponge begins to bellow out over the P.A system bringing the attention to the stage as the lights strobe as if in sync with the tempo of the song. Will I wake up, some dream I made up No, I guess it's reality What will change us, or will we mess up Our only chance to connect with a dream -KA-BOOM!- The fireworks explode off the top of the tron bringing the end to the strobes as a spotlight illuminates the figure of Tatiana Jolee standing there. Dressed in her blackout ring attire with matching boots and pads - her hair is pulled up in a bun and she has a black leather jacket with the Canadian flag on the back. Will I wake up, some dream I made up No, I guess it's reality What will change us, or will we mess up Our only chance to connect with a dream Say a prayer for me (Say a prayer for me) Say a prayer for me Say a prayer for me (Say a prayer for me) I'm buried by the sound Of a world of human wreckage In a world of human wreckage In a world of human wreckage Where I'm lost and I'm found, and I can't touch the ground I'm plowed into the sound To her side steps her manager, Ruby Goldhirsch dressed in a classy business savvy designer outfit, and after a nod to one another, the duo makes their way down the ramp to the ring. Adeline Floyd: “Making her way to the ring, accompanied by Ruby Goldhirsch - from Vancouver, British Columbia… TATIANA JOOOOOLEEEE!” To see wide open with a head that's broken Hang a life on some tragedy Plow me under the ground that covers The message that is the seed After a quick conversation with Ruby on the outside, TJ walks up the ring steps, gliding across the apron before entering the ring through the middle ropes. She gives the hard camera a smirk and a little wink while removing her jacket before settling into the corner to await the start of her match. Billy: Tatiana Jolee had a huge Evolution where she slapped seven shades of shit outta Torture in a complete and utter victory.Chris Avery: A flawless victory like Mortal Kombat! TJ has had a rough year because of Torture but last week Pasternal named her the number one contender for Uprising in her home country of Canada.The bell rings as Niobe and TJ start to circle each other before they lock up. Both ladies struggle back and forth before Jolee gets wrist control and twists into an arm ringer. Martin reaches for her shoulder and tries to throw punches at TJ as the Canadian shooter spin again, putting more torque on the shoulder. Niobe then does a standing backflip to ease the pressure on her shoulder and slams a heavy forearm into Jolee’s face, making her let go as she stumbled back. Martin runs in and takes TJ down with a spinning heel kick. Martin gets back up and flips into a moonsault across the sternum of Jolee and covers. ONE! TWO! TJ kicks out. Billy: Niobe going for a quick victory here.Chris Avery: Hell it’s a good strategy. Plus if Martin can defeat Jolee, who has a future World Championship match, it would have to put her in contention!Niobe gets up and starts stomping down on Tatiana before pulling her up by the ponytail. Martin locks TJ in a front face lock before snapping her over with a suplex. Niobe gets up and runs, hitting the ropes and coming down with a senton across the sternum of Jolee. She covers. ONE! TWO! Jolee kicks out. Martin snarls and slaps a sleeper on TJ, putting her weight on her. Billy: Jolee is in a bad way here, Chris!Chris Avery: A classic sleeper hold can be DEVASTATING when applied correctly. Learn the basics kids!Billy: No, no! Don’t try this at home. PLEASE.TJ struggles against the hold, trying to power out of it, but Martin leans on her, forcing her to carry her weight. Jolee manages to get up to one knee and shoves her fingers in between her throat and Niobe’s arm. Jolee stands straight up, gets her whole arm in between, and drags Martin over, trying to pull her into an arm bar! Billy: TJ with the counter! She wants that armbar!Chris Avery: Jolee has a deep bag of tricks when it comes to submission holds. She’s the most dangerous technical wrestler on the planet!Niobe managed to clasp her fingers on both hands together, even as Tatiana tries to wrench her arm free. Martin manages to get free and both competitors scramble to their feet. TJ is just a little quicker and grabs Martin, drilling her head first into the canvas with a DDT. Jolee floats over into a cover. ONE! TWO! Martin kicks out. TJ is up quickly and grabs Martin’s ankle, flipping her onto her stomach before slamming her knee down into the canvas. Niobe grabs at her knee but Jolee grabs it and drops a knee into the joint. Billy: Tatiana working on Martin’s knee now, trying to soften it up for the Sharpshooter. Chris Avery: Not only that but Martin can’t fly around on one leg.
Jolee grabs both of Martin’s ankles and steps through for the Sharpshooter but she manages to roll Jolee up with a small package! ONE! TWO! TH-Jolee kicks out! Both of them get to their feet and Jolee goes to Irish whip Martin into the ropes but she reverses. Jolee comes back with a lariat but Niobe ducks! Jolee bounces off the ropes again right into a big spinebuster! Martin drags Jolee towards the corner and climbs up onto the second rope. Billy: Shitfire! I think she’s going for Torment!Chris Avery: It’s over if she hits this!Martin jumps and hits the splits on the top rope, bouncing off into a split-legged moonsault but Tatiana gets her knees up. TJ hooks her arm around Martin’s neck and twists her over into a Bully choke! Niobe screams out and reaches for the ropes as Jolle wrenches back on her neck, nearly bending Martin in half! The ref asks if she gives up but she yells “No!” even as Jolee pulls back hard. Billy: Jolee has that choke locked in! Shitfire! Niobe is gonna snap in half!Chris Avery: Not only does the Bully choke stop your intake of air but it also bends the spine at an unnatural angle! It’s an absolutely brutal move to be stuck in.Martin reaches back and manages to hook around TJ’s head and pulls her over into a pin attempt. ONE! Jolee kicks out but has to let go of the choke. Niobe crawls over to the ropes, gasping for breath as she tries to recover. TJ gets up and grabs Martin’s leg, trying to drag her to the center but Niobe grabs onto the ropes. The ref yells at Jolee to let her go but she just tries to throw Martin into the air. Niobe lands on her feet though and hits Jolee with a spinning Enzuigiri! Billy: True Nightmare! Connected flush on the temple!Chris Avery: TJ’s out! Martin did it!Martin covers Jolee! ONE! TWO! THR-TJ KICKS OUT! Martin gets up and argues with the ref that was a three but he’s adamant about his count. She huffs but reaches down and pulls TJ up to her feet. Niobe puts her head between her legs and picks TJ up, putting her in position for the Gory neck breaker but Jolee wiggles out of it and rolls Martin up with a sunset flip! ONE! TWO! THr- MARTIN KICKS OUT! Billy: Martin just kicks out! What a counter to the Hallucination.Chris Avery: TJ is always prepared for any opponent. You gotta know their moves better than yours. Carter Shaw and Jill Park better be paying attention.
Jolee is quick to her feet and tries to step through for the Sharpshooter again but Niobe manages to kick her off. Martin rolls to her feet and goes for a lariat but TJ ducks. She spins Niobe around and tries to hit the Codebreaker but Martin grabs under her knees and Jolee flops on the mat. Martin jumps up and drills Jolee in the chest with a double stomp. Martin runs and springboards off the second rope but TJ rolls out of the way. Niobe lands on her feet but Jolee grabs her from behind and drops her on the back of her head with a beautiful German suplex! She bridges into a pin! ONE! TWO! THRE-MARTIN KICKS OUT AT THE LAST SECOND! Billy: Spitfire! Martin just got the shoulder up! How did she kick out?Chris Avery: The resiliency of Niobe Martin showing here tonight!TJ rolls onto her stomach, hands covering her mouth as she can’t believe it. Martin rolls over to the ropes, grabbing them and trying to hoist herself back up. But Jolee grabs her by the legs and pulls dat ass to the middle of the ring and wraps her legs up! It's the sharpshooter! Martin is flipped over and Jolee straps it on tight! Billy: OH THERE IT IS!!DING DING DING Chris Avery: NIOBE TAPS OUT!! JOLEE WINS AGAIN HERE ON CLASH!!The crowd pops as Tatiana lets go and goes to the turnbuckles and stands up on the middle turnbuckles and celebrates! Billy: What a win for Jolee! Chris Avery: She has a Championship match in her HOMETOWN in August at Uprising! I can't wait!Billy: Everyone wants to see that one!We fade out.
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Post by Action Reel on Jul 17, 2023 14:02:32 GMT -5
The US MOMMY
ONE FINGER AND A FIST, I'll CLAW MY WAY OUT OF ANY SITUATION! I GOT A 1 2 PUNCH I'll FIGHT MY WAY OUT OF ANY CONFRONTATION! While the unmistakable sound of Drowning Pools' One Finger and a Fist pumping throughout the arena, the various lights began to swirl and move about at a frantic pace. Yet, it was the alarmingly fierce-looking woman that walked out onto the Action Wrestling stage that drew the attention of the fans. Clad in black leather and a mean look in her eyes, the woman stood at the top of the ramp; hands tagging on the inside of the black studded vest she wore. Ethan Miller: Making her way to the ring from Perth, Western Australia...the United States Champion...the Aussie Assault....Jessie Lee! With the announcement of her name, the pugilist powerhouse descends down the ramp way and proceeds to circle around the ring as she interacts with various fans along the way. Until she shifts her gaze to the ring, that is. With a sudden burst of speed, she slides into the ring and springs up to her feet; talking a metric ton of trash as she haphazardly slapped the large golden face plate of the United States Championship that had been sitting snugly around her waist. Chris Avery: There she is folks! The NEW Action Wrestling United States champion!Billy: Dommy Mommy has ARRIVED!Taking in the moment with a smile, Jessie confidently; mayhap OVER confidently; made her way to each corner to climb up onto the second turnbuckle and hoisted the championship high into the air. Then, still wearing a big old grin upon her face, she eventually got her crap together enough to grab a microphone. Jessie Lee: 'EEEEEEEEY YO! Jessie Lee: Action Wrestlin'!
Jessie Lee: I'm heeeeeeeeeereeeeeeeeeeeee!Laughing as the Portland crowd pops, Jessie raises the United States championship into the air once more before continuing on once the live crowd has simmered down enough. Jessie Lee: 'ight now, as much as I wanna continue basking in my own bish breakin' glory.....it's time to get down to business; yeah?Jessie Lee: Now, as my brain melting Recppin' Syndrome allows, since I'm the bish that's wearing the United States strap leadin' into the yearly clusterfuck that is the Glory tourney it's pretty clear that anyone with more then two brain cells are bettin' that my crowning achievement at Evolution is comin' to an end right quick. Cause, as you know, ya got guys like Snoozecom an' VeniBenny gettin' into the strap chase alongside the other three from Evo; DionSussy, JonBon CeDroop, and Joule Ortizip. So, beyond a doubt, this year's GLORY is gonna be a banger Jessie Lee: At least, it right SHOULD be.Jessie Lee: No worries though! Cause despite the paradoxical nature of lacking personalities an' grade A in-ring violence I'm gonna start the semi finals off with a BOOM(!) when the big guy an' myself square off; where I ADD that Tv strap to my name. Cause let's face it, {i]THAT is exactly what's gonna happen! His two dingleberries can gas 'im up as much as they want, but the fact of the matter is that he couldn't BEAT me last time we share a ring. Sure, he got the W in the books an' people should respect that; it's the only win during his reign that MEANS anything.Jessie Lee: However!
Jessie Lee: It just took Niobody gassin' out, his two lackadaisical leeches, an' another scrub usin' "Doc" and "Holiday" in their name to keep me from bein' the Tv champ. So Sitcom; I'm talkin' to ya directly now; cherish that Tv strap while ya can. Cause I'm comin' for that belt an' there ain't a shit script ya can do about it!
Jessie Lee: YEEEEEEEEEAH!After tossing the microphone to the person she had taken it from, the Dommy Mommy hoisted the United States championship into the air once more as her theme played out to commercial.
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Post by Action Reel on Jul 17, 2023 14:20:52 GMT -5
Cipher vs. Max Daemon
Billy: Ladies and gentlemen, we have an electrifying matchup tonight! It's Cipher taking on Max Daemon, and the anticipation is high for this clash of styles.Chris: That's right, Billy! Cipher, the enigmatic technician, faces off against Max Daemon, the high-flying daredevil. This is gonna be one wild ride! The bell rings, signaling the start of the match. Cipher and Max Daemon lock eyes, both determined to prove their dominance in the ring. They circle each other, waiting for the opportune moment to strike.Cipher takes the initiative, launching a quick assault with a series of stiff strikes and technical takedowns. He expertly counters Max Daemon's attempts at high-flying maneuvers, using his ring awareness and grappling skills to keep his opponent grounded. Billy: Cipher is showcasing his technical prowess here, folks! He's calculated and precise with every move he makes.Chris: Absolutely, Billy! Cipher's knowledge of submission holds and his ability to counter high-flying attacks make him a force to be reckoned with.Max Daemon, however, refuses to back down. He adapts his strategy, utilizing his speed and agility to evade Cipher's onslaught. With lightning-fast movements, Max Daemon executes a beautiful standing dropkick, followed by a series of acrobatic maneuvers that leave the crowd in awe. Billy: Max Daemon is a sight to behold, Chris! His high-flying style is truly captivating. Chris: No doubt about it, Billy. Max Daemon's aerial assaults keep the audience on the edge of their seats.The match transforms into a mesmerizing display of athleticism and skill as Cipher and Max Daemon engage in a breathtaking back-and-forth exchange. The crowd is captivated by the seamless transition between their signature moves and the lightning-fast strikes they unleash upon each other. Cipher, with a calculated approach, seizes an opportunity and transitions into a punishing armbar, exemplifying his technical mastery. The crowd watches in awe as he meticulously applies pressure, showcasing his ability to manipulate joints and exert control over his opponent. However, Max Daemon refuses to succumb to the submission hold. With a burst of agility and incredible flexibility, he contorts his body in a jaw-dropping flip, slipping out of Cipher's grasp. In a split-second, Max Daemon delivers a thunderous enzuigiri, a perfectly timed and executed strike that catches Cipher off guard. The impact of the enzuigiri reverberates through the arena, eliciting gasps of astonishment from the audience. Time seems to momentarily stand still as Max Daemon's boot connects with Cipher's head, showcasing the precision and force behind his strikes. Daemon seizes the opportunity and goes for a pin 1 2 KICKOUT Billy: He’s not too happy about that count. Chris- The referee was stuck in toffee or something, that was slow as mole asses. Billy: Mmmmmm. Molasses…Daemon punches the mat and points at the referee to count faster before lifting Cipher t his feet by the head. Cipher breaks out of the grapple and kicks Daemon in the midsection before tossing him into the ropes. He dives to the ground and Daemon jumps over, but stops short, pointing to his temple like he outsmarted him. But the moment is fleeting as Cipher gets up and hits him with a Backstabber and goes for a quick pin. 1 2 KICKOUT. Billy: I thought that was going to be it.Cipher is relentless as he lists him to his feet and tosses Daemon into the corner. Cipher follows up with a huge running splash causing Daemon to drop sitting in the corner as Cipher runs to the opposite side. He comes speeding back with a running dropkick as Daemon lay prone near the corner of the ring and Cipher looks to the skies and the crowd pops. Chris: He’s going up!Cipher climbs to the top rope, and with poise and grace delivers a senton bomb on Daemon. And goes for the pin. Billy: He calls that the Broken Code!
1… 2… Billy: WHAT!?!?Holo Make, Max Daemon's intimidating bodyguard, storms into the ring. He viciously attacks Cipher, delivering bone-crushing blows that leave him writhing in pain as the bell rings. Billy: This is an outrageous interference by Holo Make! The match has ended in a disqualification!Chris: Max Daemon will do whatever it takes to protect his record, even if it means resorting to underhanded tactics.Security rushes to the ring, attempting to separate Holo Make from Cipher, but Max interferes and slows them just enough for Holo to get some serious shots in. By the time they can break it up the damage has been done. Cipher lies battered and bruised in the center of the ring, while Max Daemon stands tall, reveling in the chaos he orchestrated. Billy: Max Daemon may have won this battle, but he's lost all sense of sportsmanship and fair play.
As medics attend to Cipher's injuries, the crowd voices their displeasure at the unsportsmanlike conduct. Cipher, determined to seek retribution, is helped out of the ring, his resolve unwavering. Billy: Cipher won't take this lying down. Max Daemon and Holo Make better watch their backs because the enigma will come back stronger than ever.
Chris: Absolutely, Billy. Cipher's quest for vengeance has just begun. Max Daemon has unleashed a storm he won't be able to contain.
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Post by Action Reel on Jul 17, 2023 14:25:43 GMT -5
Raja Is Backstage.
Jade Riley: Guys, my guest at this-Raja steps in and just takes the microphone from her. He is sporting his new glorious gold robe and crown on his head. Raja: I'm now the Royal Prince of Tripura, and I now run and operate the Ultimate Kingdom. Hajeet and his family are my peasants and tonight I will do what Hajeet could never do as Royal Prince, which is wear a major Championship in Action Wrestling. The crowd boos as Raja holds his head up high. Raja: Tonight, I will destroy Ellie Austin and her dumb American Dream and show everyone that all roads to Championship Glory run through Raja and the Royal Prince. Raja spits and walks off..
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Post by Action Reel on Jul 17, 2023 14:27:09 GMT -5
More Backstage!
The cameras switch to the backstage area, where we see Jill Park walking with the AW World Heavyweight Championship slung over her right shoulder. She wears her usual scowl on her face, which only seems to worsen as Jade Riley saddles up beside her. Jill is clearly annoyed and hesitant, but stops walking and turns to Jade. Jade Riley: Jill, last week we saw the first face to face between yourself and the number one contender, Carter Shaw, in quite some time. The history between you two is well documented. What are your thoughts on the upcoming match.Jill takes a moment to stroke her hair and smirk, but more of a “I can’t believe you just fucking asked me that” kind of way. Jill Park: Carter Shaw thinks he’s so fucking smart.Jade Riley: He does?Jill glared at her as if she interrupted. Jill Park: Shaw believes he’s had my number in the past. He wants everyone to remember Havoc last year. He wants everyone to THINK he’s the master of mind games.Jade Riley: You seemed to get flustered last week.Jill glares at her again. She looks increasingly irritated. Jill Park: It would serve Shaw well to remember WHY he was on the shelf. It would serve EVERYONE well to acknowledge why, actually. It wasn’t his match at Evolution last year or the fallout from it. Shaw got in my way at last year’s Havoc. He took something away from me. He took my Evolution Main Event away from me, so I fucking hobbled him.Jade Riley: What does that have to do with the two of you now?Jill Park: Are you really that dense?Jade didn’t offer a reply this time. Jill continued. Jill Park: It means EVERYTHING. Shaw is adamant I am only on top because he wasn’t here. He can claim to have some kind of shallow respect for me all he wants. It’s absolute nonsense. It’s the same kind of thing I’ve always dealt with. The same kind of thing I endured on my road to Evolution when I had EVERYONE telling me my days with this title were numbered. Jade Riley: But how is that the same as Shaw TELLING you that he respects you?Jill Park: Carter Shaw is a rat. A snake. Everything that comes out of his mouth is either a lie, a mind game, or both. I don’t believe a word of it for a second. He’s finally back in the Main Event. He’s back where he was before I put him on the shelf. He’s back to where he THINKS he belongs. But I’m still here. I’ve BEEN here doing everything he vowed that he would. I’ve been the Champ. I’ve been at the top for a loooong time. I’ve become everything that Carter Shaw thought he would be. And at Guts/Glory, I’ll show exactly how much of a gap there is between us.Jill Park brushes hair off her shoulder with the back of her hand. Jill Park: Now, I’ve got enough on my plate without your aimless questions, Jade, so if you don’t mi-Jill stops mid-word as she looks up off camera, Jade also looking in the same direction and taking an instinctive step back. The camera slowly pans to the left to show none other than Carter Shaw himself entering the area. The crowd CHEERS LOUDLY from within the arena, as Shaw is entering slowly with his hands in the air. Classic smirk and peering eyes, but his body language seems legitimately non-aggressive as he enters the frame with both an unsure Jade and a fuming Jill. Jill adjusts the title higher on her shoulder, clutching it with both hands. Carter Shaw: I come in peace, I come in peace…Jill stands unintimidated but ready for anything and Jade relaxes a bit after the initial flight response. Shaw’s smirk goes back and forth between the two of them before it rests squarely on Jill, putting his open palms down to rest in front of him. Carter Shaw: I meant everything I said last week, Jill. All of it, from the threat and the tease…to the compliments. And yet, unsurprisingly, here you are calling me a rat and a snake. And that’s fine. But please don’t call my given respect ‘shallow’. Because it’s anything but. That’s not a word I take lightly, not one bit. Both in earning it and giving it, because I don’t give it easily. I meant it last week when I said I was proud of you. Iron sharpens iron, Jill. And as much as you don’t want to admit it…we made each other better. Iron sharpened iron, every time we clashed. I made you better…and Jill? You made me better.Shaw awkwardly bows his head in some sort of respect as Jill grimaces, disgusted by it. Jill Park: Fuckkk off, Shaw.Carter Shaw: I won’t. Because before we do battle once more at Guts/Glory, I want you to know that, despite how seriously I take this challenge and this opportunity, I am genuinely excited to share the ring with you again. It’ll be an honor to step up to the plate that so many AW greats have struck out at. YOUR plate. JILL PARK. AW WORLD CHAMP. And if you’ll let me, Jill…later tonight, I’d like to prove to you that this is legit. My respect for you? Is legit. My pride IN you and what you’ve become? Is legit. Jill Park: And how’s that, Shaw, cause the only way you’re gonna do that is by walking down to that ring, hand-building a throne for me to sit on in front of BOREland, Oregon, and then kissing my DAMN FEET. Annoyed boos from in the arena ring out, a constant buzz still rumbling as Shaw’s questionable approach still confuses those cheering for him regardless. Carter Shaw: Well, I’m not much of a carpenter Jill…I do have something else for you, though.Jill raises a snotty, unimpressed eyebrow, giving Shaw dead eyes. Carter Shaw: A gift. Silence sits between the two for a moment. Jill Park: A gift…Carter Shaw: Yes, I bought you a gift. Look, I know. I get the tension, that will always be there between us, but you know what also will always be there between us? Respect. You might not see it until you retrospect your whole career, but I see it here and now. So I bought something for you…Jill Park: …Shaw, I’m rich as fuck, I don’t need you to-Carter Shaw: Jesus Christ, Jill, get your head out of your ass for just one night and let me give you a gift!Shaw speaks bluntly, but it actually seems to shock Jill in an unusual way, as the Champ adjusts the title again, squinting into the eyes of Shaw. Carter Shaw: Go down to the ring later tonight and let me give you a gift. No bullshit. Consider it part-apology, part-appreciation. And then starting tomorrow, we can go right back to hating each other…Jill doesn’t answer, crossing her arms and leaning back on one leg, looking Shaw up and down. Carter Shaw: Think about it. After all that you’ve been through lately? Maybe you just relax for a night and accept a dang gift, huh?Shaw speaks, but has already started to turn his body, walking across the camera and down the hallway and Jill just quietly watches him walk away and looks back the opposite way. Jade Riley still stands there with a microphone held up, as Jill slowly looks over at her. Jill Park: Get away from me.Jade nods and walks away, leaving Jill alone in the frame and the World Champ thinks about what the hell just happened… Billy: Chris, what in the hell is going on?Chris Avery: Well…it appears that our #1 Contender Carter Shaw has decided to…buy a gift for our World Champion Jill Park?Billy: Felt a little bit like bizarro world, didn’t it?Chris Avery: I don’t know, I think Jill trusts Shaw about as far as she can throw him…but it certainly seemed sincere. Billy: But Jill made it known what she thinks of Shaw…she still thinks he’s a rat and a snake.Chris Avery: Yeah and maybe Shaw’s genuinely trying to show Jill that he’s not. Billy: Weird, weird stuff. I guess we’ll MAYBE see Jill Park out here later to see what Shaw has for her?Chris Avery: I don’t trust EITHER of them so I guess we’ll see!
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Post by Action Reel on Jul 17, 2023 14:30:06 GMT -5
Glory Tournament Frank Patrick Venable vs. Joule Ortiz
Adilene Floyd: The following is scheduled for ONE FALL, and it is an opening round match in the 2023 GLORY Tournament! Introducing first... The hopeful chiptune noises of "Hopes and Dreams" begins to fill the arena, as the fans scream loudly for the man about to make his entrance. As the hits it's stride, a set of pyro goes off and former World Champion Frank Patrick Venable emerges from the curtain, ready to go. Adilene Floyd: ...Weighing in at 275 lbs... from New Orleans, Louisiana, FPV, FRANK! PATRICK! VENABBLLEE! A burst of energy hits him and he rushes to the ring, slapping as many hands as he can before effortlessly sliding into the ring. Franks gets up, climbs up to the nearest turnbuckle and energetically roaring along with the audience, ready to take on this week's challenge. Chris Avery: FPV fell short in his claim to become the number one contender to the World Title, but he remains dedicated in his quest to end the year as MR. EVERY TITLE in AW!! Billy: Alright so, if we go down the list of belts here in Action Wrestling and see where Frank is at the half-year mark, he's sitting at....... one.... BUT I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS, AVERY! Chris Avery: You know that's still one more belt than you've ever won, right? Billy (sadly): .........bitch. Adilene Floyd: And his opponent!... Deep pink and turquoise lights flood the arena as the riff to "Gender Dysphoria" by Ana Mady plays. Joule Ortiz springs to the stage, doing a spin before kneeling down with her arms outstretched. She marches down the ramp, keeping her arms outstretched, allowing fans to high five her. Adilene Floyd: Making her way to the ring, from Cleveland, Ohio. Weighing in at 130 lbs, she is "Paragon"... JOULE ORTIZ!! Joule makes it to ringside and hops on the apron, slowly climbing up the ropes and sitting on the top turnbuckle, facing the fans. She reaches her arms out towards them and closes her eyes, taking in their reaction. Afterwards, she flips down to the mat, and goes to the other side of the ring and climbs up once more. Once she gets back down, she sits by the bottom turnbuckle with anticipation. Chris Avery: This is the first match in the OPENING ROUND of Glory! Someone in this block is going to have a hell of a road to get through the finals! Billy: Meanwhile, Jessie Lee gets a sweet first round bye, and can go out for ice cream this week! The referee orders the bell rung. FPV and Joule both circle the ring before going for a tie-up. The air is electric, as the crowd is split on who to cheer for, and the two of them step up face to face. They exchange some tense words. They circle each other for a second, feeling each other out. Both competitors obviously sense that this is a big match with implications for Glory, but at the start neither one wants to make the first move. Joule shoots in for a tieup, but the heavier FPV immediately flings Joule halfway across the ring in a display of strength. Joule rolls to a crouched position and eyes the bigger FPV warily. She comes back towards him for another tieup, but gets thrown to the mat with the same result. Joule shakes her head in irritation, as she gets back up to her feet. She moves towards FPV, who smirks a little at the size differential between them. Joule sweeps in and gives him a kick to the hamstring, then another, and another. She tries for one more, but FPV grabs her foot and places a hand on her chest and tosses her back. Joule, dazed, pulls herself up on the ropes. FPV tells her to come on, and Joule does. Joule ducks under FPV's outstretched hands and gives him a forearm shot to the mouth, then she lights up his legs with a few kicks, including a straight stomp right on the knee. Joule backs up to the ropes, but FPV gives Joule a back drop that sends her sailing high into the air and crashing down on the mat. Joule shouts in pain and holds her lower back. Chris Avery: FPV just gave Joule some flying lessons! FPV lifts her up with ease and plants Joule with a scoop slam. Joule grits her teeth and hisses in pain, as she holds her lower back. FPV lifts Joule back up, clubbing her over the back a few times, which completely floors Joule. FPV irish whips her to the ropes, and as she comes back off FPV swings for a clothesline but Joule ducks under it and keeps running to the opposite ropes. She flings herself at FPV for a Thesz press, but FPV catches onto her in midair, holding her in a bear hug of sorts before lowering her across his knee with a Manhattan drop. Joule sits down on FPV's knee, as FPV pulls her into a facelock and drops her to the mat with a DDT. FPV then rolls over on top of Joule, attempting to lock on a standing camel clutch submission. Joule reaches out quickly and scoots to the ropes before the hold can be fully applied. Joseph tells FPV to break the hold and he does, holding his hands up innocently. FPV lifts Joule up, and whips her into the corner. He comes in looking for a corner splash but Joule quickly slips out so that she's halfway onto the apron, sitting on the middle rope with her legs out. FPV hits the turnbuckle and staggers backwards. He turns towards Joule, to one side, and she tilts back and brings her legs up, connecting right in his face. FPV stumbles back, and Joule gets back into the ring. She gets a running start and then dropkicks FPV right in the knee, making him fall to his... other knee. While she's got a wheel kicked out to chop Venable down to size Joule grips his head and drops down with a quick DDT. Ortiz goes for a cover. The referee: One... Two... kickout. FPV kicks out. Joule yells a little and gets up, a look of worry in her face that says she knows she has to put Venable away. Joule grabs FPV's leg and hooks his foot under her arm as if for a DDT and then drops back, slamming in on the mat. FPV grimaces and holds his leg and knee. Joule straightens the leg out and then drops a knee across the leg. Then she puts all her weight on it as she grabs his foot and bends upwards, twisting it. FPV groans and tries to push her off. He reaches for her, but she moves back out of his reach. Joseph asks if FPV gives up, but FPV says no. FPV swings at her, but again Joule moves her head back, as she continues twisting upwards on his leg. The referee asks if FPV will give up, but he refuses. Finally, Joule releases the hold. She gets to her feet and gives FPV a low straight kick right to the sternum as he sits up. After she knocks FPV down on the mat, she runs off the ropes, then hits him with a leg drop. FPV rolls around, holding his throat. Joule pins him. Chris Avery: Joule is doing her best to keep this match moving at her pace, not letting FPV hit his signature offense! Billy: Isn't that "offense" just doing some silly gamer move and yelling "Boom Headshots!" or smth - Chris Avery: YES. YES, IT IS. AND WHAT OF IT. The referee: ... Kickout. FPV gets to one knee, as Joule boots him down a little. Joule gets to her feet, giving a rising FPV a few kicks, but on her last attempt he catches her foot. He gets to his feet, holding her leg, and then spins her around, and when she fully turns he knocks her back down with a clothesline. FPV lifts Joule up and whips her into the corner. Joule at the last second is able to spring up to the top turnbuckle, set herself, and she attempts to fly off with a moonsault. FPV gets up, catching her across his shoulder in midflight, and then he turns and plants her with a running powerslam. FPV runs to the ropes, and he goes for a jumping elbow drop, but his opponent suddenly isn't there and he hits harder than he would've liked. FPV rolls around, holding his elbow. Joule meets him with a running dropkick to the temple. FPV is dazed and he rolls all the way to the ring apron. Joule paces around a little, and then she walks over, pulling FPV up and between the ropes back into the ring. Suddenly, FPV comes out with a European uppercut that nearly knocks her head off. FPV gets to his feet, limping a bit. Billy: Two of our most prominent LGBT+ wrestlers are fighting to see who is going to be the champion of the United States of America. THIS IS THE FUTURE THE LEFT WANTS!! Frank takes some time to turn to the crowd, taunting and holding his hands up in the air and motioning that it's over. FPV finally turns back to Joule, who slips out onto the apron and gives FPV a kick to the midsection. Joule then grips FPV's head and pulls it down, hanging him up throat first on the top rope. FPV goes stumbling back, holding his throat. Joule gets back in the ring and takes FPV down with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors. Joule waits for FPV to recover, and she attempts to give him a leg drop bulldog, but FPV ducks his head under it and waits until her leg is perpendicular to his head and then he grip on to it, as he gets to his feet, lifting her up onto his shoulders and countering into an electric chair drop. Joule arches her back in pain, and Frank peels her back up before she can recover, and he wraps her in a cobra clutch before spiking her into the mat with a cobra clutch bulldog. FPV rolls the smaller combatant over. Billy: Right about here's where Avery would yell a move name but I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE CALLS THAT!! Chris Avery: HE SMASHED HER FACE SO I'M YELLING FACE SMASHER!! Billy: META ASIDES IN SERIOUS MOMENTS IS MY DEAL!! The referee: One... Two... Kickout. Joule blinks and shakes the cobwebs out of her head after kicking out, trying to get to her feet. She rolls to the corner where Frank helps her to her feet, just to whip her out of the corner into the other turnbuckles hitting a powerslam! Frank pins! The referee: One... Two... Kickout. Billy: It was almost over! Chris Avery: I thought it was! FPV snarls a little, perturbed that he hasn't put Ortiz away yet, and shaking his head, swearing to the front row that he is going to be Mister Every Title. He takes his time, pulling Joule up, and he goes to lift her for the suplex portion of the combo known worldwide as the Duster, however, Joule blocks with her foot, swats Frank's arm away, grabs him and pulls him into a ripcord forearm smash, and then drops him with an Olympic slam. FPV looks stunned! Joule scrambles into the cover! The referee: One... Two... Thre - Kickout! Joule yells and slams on the mat, getting more and more desperate and not wanting this to slip through her fingers. Joule wraps her legs around FPV's throat in a headscissor submission. She begins squeezing with all of her might. FPV slowly begins looking like he's fading out as Joule increases the pressure. Joseph asks if he gives up. FPV shakes his finger no, but he can't answer as his wind is being cut off. His face is turning bright red. Joule shouts for him to give up, and squeezes her legs tighter. FPV continues to try and pull himself over to release some of the pressure. Joule then floats over, grabs both of FPV's arms and twists him into a cattle mutilation hold. FPV's eyes bulge as his face starts turning red. Joule hauls back on the submission. The ref asks FPV if he gives up. FPV shakes his head no, but he's starting to fade. The crowd is getting behind FPV slowly but surely, and then he starts pulling himself up. He twists around so that he's pushing up onto his knees, and then he uses his greater strength to roll over, squashing Joule on her back. FPV moans and rotates his arms, trying to get some feeling back into them. Joule rests in the corner, catching her breath, and FPV also takes a few deep gasps of air. Joule aggressively pursues FPV in now and Joule grabs FPV by the hair, executing a hair pull into a backbreaker over the knee. FPV rolls around on the mat holding his lower back because ouch. Joule scoots over into a pin with the leg hooked. The referee: One... Two... Thr- Kickout. Joule yells in frustration, hair flying around her. She tries to lock in the inverted cloverleaf, but FPV fights her off as soon as she grips the arms, not letting her grapevine them around him again. He slides back between her legs, pulling her off balance. Joule, changing tactics, backs up into the ropes, and then FPV swings at her for a clothesline but she ducks and keeps running, going right into the corner and running up the turnbuckles until she is on the top rope, then she turns and flies off with a crossbody. However, FPV catches her in position to give her a front powerslam, then he flings her overhead with a fallaway slam. Joule is thrown across the ring, and lands on the apron. FPV walks back over and grips her by the head, and throws her back in the ring. Joule holds her lower back and contorts around. FPV whips Joule into the corner and follows her in with a corner clothesline. Joule slumps limply in the corner, as FPV backs up to the middle of the ring and charges in, then nearly cuts her in half with a corner spear. Joule stumbles out, holding her midsection, then flops down into a seated position in the corner at the bottom turnbuckle and FPV comes charging in and gives her a running corner knee strike while she's in a seated position. FPV then pulls a nearly lifeless Joule out and pins her. The referee: One... Two... Three - Kickout! Billy: WOW! I DIDNT THINK JOULE COULD KICK OUT!Chris Avery: THEY GO BACK AND FORTH WITH MOMENTUM!Joule is starting to pull herself up, and FPV is on all fours, trying to recover from that. Joule fires up, kipping up, and she comes at FPV and kicks him in the gut, doubling him over... She hooks the head, going for the Twist of Fate portion of Gender Dysphoria... No! FPV pulls his head loose, whips Joule around, and lifts her up, dropping her with a 3/4 Nelson, Tiger 85' suplex, dropping her right on her neck! Joule writhes in pain. FPV, not finished, lifts Joule back up, and drops her with a scoop inverted DDT, which I believe he's named yowch. FPV goes in the corner, resting and breathing heavily, and stomping his foot, trying to wake Joule up. Chris Avery: These two have left it allllll in the ring! But only one can move on to the next round!! Billy: FPV is calling for something!!Joule, dazed, makes her way to her feet on spaghetti legs, and the larger FPV lifts her up and ragdolls her over, dropping her with an Olympic Slam of ring-shaking force! Chris Avery: FRANKLE SLAM! THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE!!FPV scoots into a cover, bobbing his head. The referee and the crowd: One... Two... Three!! Ding Ding Ding Adilene Floyd: Here is your winner, advancing in Glory...... FRANK PATRICK VENABLE, F... P... V!!! "Hopes and Dreams" hits on the PA, and FPV sits up, an exhausted, exhilarated look on his face saying it all, sweat running down his face. Chris Avery: The prestigious Glory tournament moves on, and soon we'll see who joins Frank in the next round!Billy: But right now let the boy have his moment!!FPV stands on the ropes, holding his hands up in the air, as Joule is helped up in the ring but Frank goes over to her. Billy: What is this!?Frank grabs her and shakes her hand and coaches her up. Chris Avery: A show of respect for these two!Frank hugs her and she accepts it and Frank raises her arm up in the air too! Billy: Major respect! Frank loves good competition and she brought the best tonight!We take a break.
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Post by Action Reel on Jul 17, 2023 14:35:49 GMT -5
Backstage!
Alexander Pasternaks office is bright but no one is bright in it as Alex sits on his desk thinking about what the hell happened last week. He picks up the phone. Alexander Pasternak: Yeah. You found Bozo? Oh, man. I don't know, man, I just don't know how the hell that's ever explained. Keep looking and just let me know when ya find him.Just then Jade comes into the office as Pasternak hangs up the phone. Jade Riley: Sir, I just want to ask.. Alexander Pasternak: I know. Raging Dead and Der Metzger passed away a while ago and they were just risen from the dead like some sort of efed video game or something, I don't get it either. I do know I have .. spoke to them? They didn't really speak back but they left the arena and walked into an empty field. I can tell you that they're part of the Tag Team title match at Guts/Glory and that's that. If they show up, they're in, if not, then I hope their bodies get back to wherever the souls need them for the afterlife.
God, that sounds so insane to say aloud.Pasternak walks off as we fade to a commercial.
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Post by Action Reel on Jul 17, 2023 14:39:26 GMT -5
Glory Tournament Jonny Cedrone vs. Dionysus
Adilene Floyd: The following is an opening round match for the 2023 GLORY Tournament, and it is for ONE FALL! Introducing first... The opening guitar riffs of “Fight Fire with Fire” by Metallica plays over the PA system. A ghostly image is shown on a black background of a woman dressed in a colonial style dress riding on a white horse. At first the horse is riding slow, but once those opening guitar riffs finish, the music fades into “The Thing That Should Not Be” also by Metallica. Adilene Floyd: ...From Las Vegas, NV, weighing in at 240 lbs... accompanied to the ring by Gloria... JONNY CEDRONE!! With the opening riffs of “The Thing That Should Not Be” the horse comes to a complete stop. The woman looks confused. The music begins to really ramp up and the woman and horse are both drenched in blood which angers both. The horse goes on a full-on sprint with the woman sporting a fearful and enraged grimace as she keeps looking behind her every so often to figure out what happened. Back in the arena, there is only the spotlight pointing at the entranceway. When Papa Het begins singing fog starts rolling through the entranceway and engulfs the entire stage and rampway to the ring. When James Hetfield starts bellowing the chorus for the first time, Gloria comes walking through the curtains, much to the delight of the fans. But she doesn’t look to be in the same joyful mood that she’s usually in when she makes her appearance. After she walks through the curtains and surveys the audience, she steps to the side and waits for Jonny to make his arrival. After a few moments of tension building, a shadowy figure steps through the curtains wearing dark cargo pants and a black hoody with the hood completely covering his face. He stops at the top of the rampway and looks towards the ring. After a few moments, he slowly but intensely makes his way to the ring, never playing to the crowd once. He stops at the end of the rampway and allows Gloria to make her away in front of him. She climbs the stairs and walks the apron to where she’s standing in front of Jonny. She looks out over the crowd then down towards Jonny and with a motion of her hand, she commands him to make his way up the stairs. Following orders, Jonny slowly makes his way up the stairs and walks towards Gloria who’s now sitting on the middle rope to allow him to get into the ring. He makes his way into the ring and just stands in his corner, stoically, then Gloria makes her way into the ring and stands by her man, putting her arm on his shoulder. The music fades away and the fans still try to figure out what to think of this presentation. Jonny never takes off his hoody or anything. He just stands there waiting for the bell to ring to unleash his Hell. Chris Avery: An altogether more focused, grim, and some may say dark version of Cedrone came to the ring last week, after the loss of his US title, he seems to really have changed his whole outlook. Billy: I mean, look, everyone goes through those phases, right? Granted, the black eyeliner and nail polish thing is usually when you're 15, listen to one too many Saosin albums and take a razor to your - Chris Avery: I don't think we're talking about the same thing so I'm going to stop you there! Adilene Floyd: And his opponent!..... Pyro fires along the edge of the stage as "Berserker" rips through the crowd. From backstage, Dionysus confidently strode out onto the stage, confidently holding a single arm in the air. Alastor followed behind him, hands clasped in front of him. Adilene Floyd: Making his way to the ring, accompanied by Alastor, from Minneapolis, MN, weighing in at 270 lbs, DIONYSUS!! Dionysus took a moment to look around the venue as he began to walk down the ramp. He spent a few seconds slapping high fives before locking eyes with the ring. Walking over to the ring steps, he climbs up, placing a hand on the top rope. He entered in-between the top and middle ropes, all while looking at his opponent. He turned to the crowd, raising a single fist into the air, keeping it in the air as he turned toward the stage. Dionysus then moved to the turnbuckle, waiting for his opponent. Chris Avery: Accompanied by the mysterious benefactor of Elysium, Alastor, Dion has really turned a corner himself, and we're seeing someone who really wants to unlock a door and walk through to his true potential. Billy: Yeah, all I'm saying about this is, Dion can say all he wants that Elysium isn't a sinister cult, but you just watch and in about two months, we're going to see the FBI swarm their compound and get into a shootout. Chris Avery: Was that a motherfucking Waco reference?? In 2023?? The bell sounds and the two men circle each other before locking up. Dionysus calls for a collar/elbow tieup, but Cedrone snakes a knee into his midsection. Cedrone begins clubbing Dionysus over the back. Cedrone whips Dionysus to the ropes, only to have it reversed. Dionysus whips Cedrone off the rope, and when he swings for a clothesline Cedrone ducks in turn. Dionysus turns around and begins getting peppered. Cedrone backs Dionysus up into the corner and begins peppering him. Dionysus reverses, throwing Cedrone into the corner and unloading on him with rights. The ref, gets in between them, forcing Dionysus to break out of the corner. Dionysus backs off, holding his hands up innocently. As he comes back towards Cedrone, Cedrone gives him a harsh boot to the gut. Cedrone grips Dionysus by the hair and bounces his head off the top turnbuckle a few times. Dionysus slumps in the corner, and Cedrone backs up, looking for a corner splash. Dionysus moves out of the way, and Cedrone hits the turnbuckle. Billy: Ooooh, Cedrone was too eager there! Chris Avery: We're now seeing two men who have reached a massive turning point in their recent losses, and have taken steps to change their fortunes. You have to wonder if that means they might bend the rules, or go harder and faster than they usually would. Dion wipes his face and begins to trade punches with Cedrone. Dionysus takes the advantage and tosses Cedrone into the ropes, dropping him with a drop toe hold followed by the side headlock. Cedrone shoves him forward into the ropes and sends him over with a belly to back suplex. Dionysus rolls around on the mat. Cedrone goes for an elbow drop but Dionysus moves. Dionysus and get back up and Dion takes him over with a swinging neckbreaker. He lifts Cedrone back up and tosses him into the ropes. Cedrone grabs the top rope, stopping his momentum. Dionysus charges towards the ropes, but as he gets close Cedrone lifts him over the third rope. Dionysus grabs the ropes lands safely on the apron. Cedrone bounces into the ropes but Dionysus springboards off the top rope and nails a drop kick. He goes for the pin. The referee: One... Kickout. Chris Avery: You wouldn't expect a man of Dionysus' size to be able to hit high risk moves like that! Billy: I mean, if someone puts shit like that in their biography page, I'd just naturally assume they know how to do it, it isn't like people lie on their resumes sometimes!! Dionysus doesn't waste a second in staying on Cedrone, lifting him up and tosses him into the corner. He gives Cedrone a quick corner splash and attempts a second one but Cedrone ducks out of the way. Cedrone quick drop kicks the knee out from under him, causing Dionysus to take a knee. Cedrone sends him over with a snap suplex and goes for the pin. Dionysus kicks out before it gets started, and Cedrone forces him up and back down with a belly to belly suplex. Cedrone rolls Dionysus over and hyperextends his arm with an inverted armbar with wristlock. Dionysus battles to the bottom rope quickly before it can get too far in. Cedrone breaks the hold and delivers a few stiff kicks to the shoulder. The referee breaks up the tactics and allows Dionysus to get to his feet. Cedrone quickly clubs him over the back of the head, following it up by placing Dionysus's throat on the middle rope and choking him. Dionysus flails his arms, as his wind is cut off. The ref begins warning Cedrone, who has his knee buried in Dionysus' back and is pushing with all his might as he pulls on the top rope for leverage. Carl begins a five-count to disqualification, and Cedrone breaks at three. Then Cedrone goes back to choking Dionysus on the ropes. Chris Avery: Cedrone IS trying to bend the rules here! This is a new side we haven't usually seen from the voice of the people! Billy: I mean, either he really, really wants to get the US title back, or weird pseudo self-help "communes" really piss him off. Either is understandable. Cedrone breaks again, holding his arms up, and then he grabs Dionysus' arm and wraps it up in the ropes, torquing it backwards with force. The ref once again warns Cedrone about disqualification. Cedrone eventually breaks, letting Dionysus up to his feet. They lock up and Cedrone takes the same arm in with an arm wringer followed by a hammerlock. Dionysus attempts to roll forward but Cedrone wrenches the hold in tight and suplexs him back, right onto the hammerlocked arm. Dion flops over, rolling around and selling it as if he incurred some heavy damage, and Cedrone goes for the pin. The referee: One... Two... Kickout. Cedrone looks over at Gloria, and scowls at Dionysus. He goes to muscle the bigger man up but Dionysus surprises him with a jawbreaker, making Cedrone stumble a few steps. Dion flows around and sends Cedrone over with a German suplex. He grabs on tight and sends him over with another. On the third Cedrone goes for a few back elbows but Dionysus ducks and hits the third executing the triple German suplex combo. Dionysus lifts Cedrone back up and slams him down with an STO backbreaker. Chris Avery: There's the On Your Shield, Dionysus has the former US champ on the ropes. Billy: You mean on your Shielf. It says Shielf. Chris Avery: Shielf doesn't even - it doesn't fit the gladiator theme and it isn't even a word - Billy: S-H-I-E-L-F. I WILL NOT HESITATE TO BULLY SOMEONE OVER THEIR SPELLING, IT MAKES ME FIEL SMURT. Dion goes for the cover! The referee: One... Two... Dionysus gets to his feet, pulling Cedrone up and he grips Cedrone in a facelock, taking him down with a DDT. Dionysus pauses to lift his arms up, almost as if doing the old "Are you not entertained" pose, but slower, and more methodical; Alastor watches and smiles, as if he approves. Dion lifts Cedrone up near the ropes but Cedrone picks him up and faceplants him into the turnbuckle. The crowd moans as Dionysus hits the pad face first. Cedrone shoves Dionysus into the turnbuckle so his shoulder rests against the turnbuckle post. Cedrone runs across the ring and front drop kicks Dionysus in such a way to cause his shoulder to collide with the post. Cedrone jerks him out of the corner and applies a chicken wing arm lock to the arm he's targeted. Chris Avery: Smart strategy by Jonny, working that arm eliminates Dionysus's strength advantage, maybe weakening him up for the One-Armed Bandit! Billy: We can't have matches where psychology is threaded through making a competitor look like they know what they're doing! Where's the random spotfest moves and video game-level of selling? Spam spam spam! DO A GOD DAMN DIVE! Cedrone jerks back on the arm, as Dionysus screams and writhes in pain. Dionysus starts crawling to the ropes, but Cedrone makes every effort to keep him in the center of the ring. Finally, Dionysus is able to reach out and he grabs the bottom rope. Cedrone jerks him up but Dionysus reacts quicker, dropping Cedrone across the top rope throat first. Cedrone goes falling back. Dionysus lifts Cedrone up and plants him with a pop-up cutter, flowing over for the pin. The referee: One... Two... Kickout. Dionysus begins making motions to the crowd, to get them fired up. Cedrone is laid out on the mat, and Dionysus begins ascending the turnbuckle. He sets himself, and then flies off, looking for a moonsault, however at the last second Cedrone rolls out of the way and Dionysus hits chest first on the mat. Dionysus begins rolling around holding his chest, and Cedrone takes the opportunity to slide in and quickly roll through with an Oklahoma rollup pin. Chris Avery: Cedrone may sneak one out here! Cedrone may go on to the next round of GLORY!! The referee: One... Two... Kickout. Cedrone rolls over, and stares at Dion with a perturbed expression, as if questioning how he didn't catch Dion there. He looks over at Gloria, who shouts for him to stay focused. On the other side, Alastor is watching calmly. Cedrone grimaces somewhat, and scoops Dionysus up off the mat and he drives him down with a rib breaker. Dionysus rolls out of the ring clutching his midsection. Cedrone climbs out after him and he quickly lays the boots to Dionysus’s ribs. Cedrone lifts Dionysus up and he rams him back first into the guardrail. The ref is counting both men out. Cedrone lifts Dionysus up and he doubles him over with a hard kick to the gut. Jonny grabs a hold of and he throws him onto the concrete floor with a double underhook suplex. Cedrone lifts Dionysus up and he rolls him into the ring. Jonny doesn't go for the cover, instead wraps his legs around Dionysus’ midsection and he applies a leg scissors. Dionysus yells in pain as Cedrone applies the pressure to his softened midsection. The ref asks if Dionysus gives up, but he vehemently shakes his head no. Chris Avery: I’ve got to hand it to him, this is a sound game plan by Jonny Cedrone. Dionysus tries to inch towards the ropes, but as he reaches out, Jonny squeezes harder. Dionysus tries to fight off the pain. Cedrone transitions from the leg scissors to a Boston crab, and sits back on the hold to the full extension. Dion yells in pain as Cedrone is wearing his body down piece by piece, bending his longer legs almost to his shoulder blades. Dionysus reaches for the ropes again, sliding closer. Cedrone releases the crab, but holds on to the legs of Dion, and applies a stretch muffler hold, with Dion's leg over his shoulders, and he sits down on it, twisting Dion like a pretzel. Dionysus yells and groans in pain, and, as best he can from his contorted position, reaches out one final time and he FINALLY gets a hold of the bottom rope. The ref orders Cedrone to let go, but he refuses, so she begins a count to disqualification. Cedrone hangs on as long as he can, then lets go and he gets a harsh verbal warning from the ref. Cedrone brushes him aside and he drags Dionysus to the middle of the ring. Cedrone lifts Dion up and hits a dragon screw neck whip, and he covers. Chris Avery: Roll of the Dice connects!! The referee: One…. Two…. Thr- Kickout. Chris Avery: Although he has taken quite a bit of punishment, Dionysus is not out of it yet! He's pushing through! Elysium is calling!! Cedrone stares at Gloria, and runs his hands over his mouth as he's in a seated position as if questioning what more he has to do. Finally, Jonny picks Dionysus up and he whips him into the ropes. Dionysus ducks a clothesline and he stops dead in his tracks behind Cedrone. Cedrone turns around and he gets clocked by a bicycle knee. Dionysus falls to the mat and both men are down. The referee does his mandatory ten count. 1….. 2….. 3…… 4…… 5…… 6….. Dionysus rolls over and he drapes an arm over Jonny’s chest. The ref counts... The referee: One…. Two…. Thre... Kickout. Chris Avery: can’t believe Jonny was able to kick out! Billy: Dionysus took too damn long to cover him. What, did Elysium not unlock his potential and maximize his abilities to make a damn pinfall?? Several long moments tick by, as both competitors are stunned and down on the mat, before they both start crawling around, and find each other on their hands and knees. They both begin to rise at the same time. Cedrine goes for a punch, but it is blocked. Dionysus lands one of his own that stuns Cedrone. Dionysus goes for an Irish whip, but Cedrone counters. Cedrone grabs the ropes as he hits them. Cedrone charges at Dionysus but Dionysus drops down and Jonny tumbles over the ropes and to the floor. Dionysus takes a second to recover. Outside, Jonny gets to his feet. In the ring, Dionysus uses the ropes to catapult himself onto Cedrone. Both men hit the floor but Cedrone definitely gets the worst of it, and both men are down and breathing heavy! The crowd erupts at Dion's reckless dive! The referee throws his hands up as if to say what in the hell, man, and leans out to check if Dion and Cedrone are even alive. He sees movement, but that means that both men are outside of the ring and he starts counting them out. ONE... Dionysus stands up and he gives Cedrone a very stiff kick to the ribs. Dionysus lifts Cedrone to his feet and then he throws Cedrone back first into the steel steps, and Cedrone hits with a crash… Dionysus lifts Cedrone back to his feet and then he destroys the Cedrone with an orange crush bomb onto the concrete. Chris Avery: SILVER CHARIOT, on the concrete! Cedrone may be out cold!!Dionysus is resting on the outside for a moment, but he is finally able to lift Cedrone up and roll him into the ring. Cedrone looks unconscious. Dionysus stumbles, and holds himself up on the apron. Finally Dionysus rolls into the ring, and slowly crawls over Cedrone for a pin. Billy: Get up Jonny! Use your new, dark, aggressive persona to push yourself to kick out! FEEL THE BLOOD RAGE BURNING WITHIN YOU!The referee: One... Two... Three... (Cedrone gets his foot on the rope.) Chris Avery: Amazing ring awareness by Jonny Cedrone, you have to give him that.Dionysus flops back to the mat in disbelief. He begins asking Carl if it was three, but Carl assures him it was only a two-count. Dionysus looks on in disappointment, and then he goes to pick Cedrone up, but Cedrone catches him with a diamond cutter outtaNOWHERE - Chris Avery: ACE IN THE HOLE!!Exhausted, Cedrone sinks down, going for the cover... Alastor yells at Dionysus to get up. The referee and the crowd: One... Two... Thre- KICKOUT! The crowd explodes, and Cedrone slumps off of Dionysus, his face beet-red with consternation and anger, sweat dripping in his eyes. Chris Avery: DION KICKED OUT! DION KICKED OUT!!Billy: SHIT FIRE! THIS IS A REAL FIGHT WE GOT HERE!Chris Avery: THIS IS HOW MUCH GOING TO THE NEXT ROUND MEANS! THESE MEN ARE DIGGING DEEP! THEY BOTH WANT TO BE US CHAMPION!!Cedrone and Dion both start pulling themselves up to their knees, breathing heavily. Cedrone goes for a clothesline but Dion ducks, grabs the waist, turns him around and GRAPEVINE!! Dion collapses! ONE!! TWO!! THREE!! DING DING DING Billy: DION ADVANCES!! DION ADVANCES!!The crowd is going crazy at the five-star match for free on Clash like it's a coked out billionaires wet dream of booking his own action figure fed in real life and Dion gets up. Chris Avery: This was one hell of a fight and it's Dionysus who advances!Billy: That means Dion will go one on one with Frank Patrick Venable next week to continue on in the tournament!Chris Avery: The winner of the match will be in the FINALS of Glory too! MAJOR stakes for those two former WCF Champions!Dion stands in the ring as Gloria takes Cedrone out of the ring and helps him up the ramp.
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Post by Action Reel on Jul 17, 2023 14:44:15 GMT -5
Gorilla Position!
The scene switches backstage, as Jonny Cedrone and Gloria are coming through the curtains. Cedrone's face is still flushed, and he's bright red with sweat, and Gloria is talking to him softly, trying to console him after his loss to Dionysus. As they pass through gorilla position, a mocking, slow clap can be heard, off to one side, which makes Cedrone and Gloria. Cedrone cuts his eyes over, to find Downfall, over to one side, sitting casually, with his legs dangling off the side of a large roadie equipment case. The Hardcore title belt is draped over his lap, and he's wearing the ripped and slashed black denim vest, which is more like a vest-shaped stitching of rags at this point. Downfall smirks at Cedrone, and the slow clap grinds to a halt, with a final clap....... clap........ clap. Downfall: Another week, another blown opportunity given to someone who didn't know what to do with it. Quelle surprise.Gloria puts her hand on Cedrone's chest to steady him, but he stands his ground, waving her off. Jonny Cedrone: Do we have a problem?Downfall looks amused, but shakes his head. Downfall: No, I'm digging this outlook, Jonny. You saw at Evolution that that "Man Of The People" act was wearing thin, and you took steps to course correct. You changed the dressing, you darkened your entrance, your little lady came out draped like a Victorian La Llorona, you got serious, and hard. But it didn't get the job done tonight, did it. You didn't go far enough.Cedrone snarls, and breathes heavily, as Downfall steps up to him, arrogantly staring into his eyes. Downfall: What I want to know is, if this new you still has something to prove. Maybe you didn't get it done in Glory... But this time last year, you stood out there faced with Holden Ross, Masuda Teijin and Stephen Singh, and proclaimed that you "Eat, sleep, and breathe FOR" this championship.He pats the Hardcore title belt, now resting on his shoulder. Jonny's eyes go down to the straps of the belt, which are still blackened and charred from being held over the fire last week. Downfall: That there's "no amount of pain" anyone can put you through that you won't fight back from. Well Jonny... if you're done blowing opportunities, if you're really done being a steppingstone, put that to the test, and find me. Or don't. Maybe I just like poking the bear. Maybe I just like talking my shit. And maybe... You'll do nothing. What do you think, Jonny boy?Gloria motions to Cedrone, murmuring "let's just go", and Cedrone turns away, cursing under his breath. Downfall smirks, adjusting the Hardcore title belt over his shoulder, and then he turns, walking the opposite way down the hall.
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Post by Action Reel on Jul 17, 2023 14:50:04 GMT -5
A cinematic scene!
The scene opens up in a diner. An old redneck man sits alone at the bar of the diner drinking a coffee as another old cranky man stands behind the counter grilling up a sandwich when two figures walk in out of the dusky sunset. It's Raging Dead and Der Metzger. They stand in the doorway as the worker behind the counter yells to them. Old Man: We close in an hour, so sit down and order up.Dead and Metzger look at each other and then back to him.m The patron turns around. Patron: You guys dumb?! You deaf? Did ya hear him? Jesus Christ, you two smell like SHIT!Metzger turns his head to the side as Raging Dead steps closer to the patron ripping him out of his chair and then throwing him through the window of the Diner to the outside! Old Man: HEY! I DONT WANT NO TROUBLE!Metzger reaches over and grabs him by the neck and brings him over the counter as the grilled cheese sandwiches and the stove light up on fire! Metzger holds the old man up a few feet high in the air and then chokeslams him down onto a table/booth combination! The Old Man starts to spit up blood as the Diner catches on fire and Raging Dead and Metzger walk out of the Diner and Dead kicks the patron that he threw through the window in the head knocking him back down on the pavement parking lot. They walk away from the Diner as the ceiling blows off in a wild blazing blow-up and continues to stay on fire. The scene fades out.
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Post by Action Reel on Jul 17, 2023 14:52:21 GMT -5
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Post by Action Reel on Jul 17, 2023 14:59:39 GMT -5
Main Event Raja vs. Ellie Austin(c)
Lets get to the finish!
Ellie Austin is up and she goes for a crossbody but Raja ducks and she runs into the ref! Billy: The ref is down!!Raja rolls out and grabs the CBS Championship and folds it up and slides into the ring! Chris Avery: WHAT IS HE DOING?! Billy: OH MY GOD NOT THIS WAY!
Austin turns around and Raja goes to smash the belt against her face but she ducks it and hits a clothesline knocking Raja down! Billy: Raja is down and out!Austin goes to the top rope and jumps off with a flying splash! Billy: OH NO!RAJA PUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP BELT UP AND SHE SMASHES HER FACE ON THE BELT!! Chris Avery: OH NO!!Raja turns her over and pins her!! The official is awake! One! Two! Three! DING DING DING Billy: WHAT?! WE HAVE A NEW CBS CHAMPION!!Chris Avery: OH MY GOD! NOT THIS WAY!! NOT THIS WAY!! COME ON!! Raja sits up as the crowd is booing and he grabs the CBS Championship and walks over to the turnbuckles and holds it up! Billy: YOU HAVE TO BE SHITTING ME!! HE CHEATED!!Just then another official comes down and is telling the main official that Raja used the Championship! Raja is on the turnbuckles holding the CBS title up in the air! Chris Avery: NOT THIS WAY!! NOT THIS WAY!!
Ellie is trying to get up and the two officials tell Raja to get down and the main official takes the belt away! Billy: OHH YEAH!!The official goes to Adilene Floyd and is trying to tell her but JUST THEN! Billy: WHO IS THAT?!Chris Avery: WHAT THE HELL?!RAJA IS DECKED BY BIG TYME JIMMY JACKSON!! JIMMY JACKSON PICKS UP RAJA AND DELIVERS THE CURTAIN CALL!! Billy: WHAT IS JACKSON DOING!?Austin stumbles up and Jackson picks her up and hits ANOTHER CURTAIN CALL!! Chris Avery: HE JUST TOOK AUSTIN AND RAJA OUT!!Jackson stands over the CBS title that fell out of the officials hand as he's trying to stop him and he holds it up! Billy: WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?!Chris Avery: IS ELLIE AUSTIN STILL CHAMPION? SHE MUST BE?! THE OFFICIAL WAS TURNING THE MATCH OVER I THINK!Billy: JIMMY JACKSON HAS RETURNED AND JUST DECIMATED RAJA AND AUSTIN!!We fade out.
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Post by Action Reel on Jul 17, 2023 15:03:14 GMT -5
I-I-I have a heart I swear I do Just not baby, when it comes to you The capacity crowd inside the MODA Center boos loudly as “Cannibal” by Kesha hits the speakers and out onto the ramp walks the Action Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion Jill Park. She spares the usual pageantry to interact with the fans, her gaze transfixed on the ring. Billy: Here’s World Champion Jill Park! She doesn’t look to be in a good mood…as if she ever is!Chris Avery: We saw an interaction earlier in the night between her and Carter Shaw. Jill looks almost apprehensive being out here right now, but I guess she’s…willing to accept her gift?Jill continues her walk down the ramp, and calmly walks up the stairs and steps into the ring. She is handed a microphone by Adilene Floyd before she exits. Jill Park: Alright. Enough of this bullshit already.Chris Avery: She seems very agitated!Jill Park: Carter Shaw, I am not an idiot. I can see right through ALL of this nonsense. You respect me? You have a present? Just who in the hell do you think you are? I have spent MONTHS cultivating one of the GREATEST Championship runs this company has ever seen, and this is what I’m relegated to? The Carter Flaw comedy hour?Billy: Whether she wants to admit to it or not, it’s very clear that Carter Shaw HAS gotten under her skin. It’s very clear that he does indeed have the mental advantage going into their match!Jill Park: I have been put in impossible situations, yet time and time again I have survived, I have thrived, and I have REMAINED YOUR ACTION WRESTLING WORLD CHAMPION. Not only that, but I have given you all performance after performance of a lifetime. I have put down every major star this company has to offer. I’ve put some away for good, or injured others. Some have taken their ball and gone the fuck home. They couldn’t take the heat. Now Carter Shaw-The crowd interrupts with chants of “SAINT SHAW! SAINT SHAW! SAINT SHAW! SAINT SHAW! SAINT SHAW! SAINT SHAW! SAINT SHAW! SAINT SHAW!”! Jill Park: CARTER SHAW thinks he can return to the limelight. He thinks he can turn back the clock and return to a time when he was considered THE GUY, but the question remains, was he actually? I didn’t have to join a CULT to win this Championship. I didn’t need a single soul. I didn’t need to hide behind a machine and I SURE AS HELL did not become an AFTERTHOUGHT because of it.Chris Avery: Does Jill Park have a single shred of self-awareness?Billy: Obviously not. Jill Park: I am everything that Carter Shaw WISHED he was. Everything he CLAIMED he was. Our paths are eerily similar, but that’s it. A year ago, I showed you all that I have the ONE THING that Carter Flaw misses the most: killer instinct. It’s exactly what has KEPT me at the top. It’s why anyone that has EVER tried to undermine me or to embarrass me…well, they’re either no longer here, or they’re at the back of the line.Jill Park: Except for you, Shaw. You’re finally back, a year later. Ready to fight for the World Championship yet again. Yet, somehow…some way…you think resorting to these foolish tactics will take you to heights you never reached before. You may have taken care of FPV at Evolution but now you’re staring down the barrel at the TRUE final boss. An opponent that you know, deep down…you’ve never decisively beaten. Sure, you have that Havoc win, but did you really win? Did I really lose, or was it just a speed bump in my inevitable trip to the top? Jill Park: You continue to play these games Shaw, and you know what’s going to happen. You’ve lived it, you’ve experienced it first hand. Don’t make that same mistake a second time.“Angry Heart” By Otherwise hits on the P.A., igniting the cheers, as out through green strobe lights walks Carter Shaw…with a literal gift-wrapped present in hand! Billy: He actually had a present?!Chris Avery: Look at that wrapping job, that’s some Christmas in July shit.Shaw walks about a quarter down the ramp before he tucks the gift in one arm, pulling a microphone out of this leather jacket pocket with the other. His music fades as “Saint Shaw” chants spark back up. Carter Shaw: Jill. Stop. I told you earlier to take a night off from exhausting yourself with all that talk, and I think it’s good advice to heed. You can say all you want, the beauty of freedom of speech, but you still came out here. Which means atleast a PART of you…wants my gift. Shaw laughs softly through a smirk, looking out to the crowd with a shrug. Carter Shaw: You, Jill Park…have been through alot. You bring up me needing to “join a cult” to get to the top, and while that’s an impressive bit of revisionist history, I will say…that I had quite a supporting cast for a stretch of my career there. People who had my back. People to confer with, to strategize with, to rely on. And when that all went away…being alone never felt so alone. It’s a surprising existential crisis when the people that you fought with and for are no longer at your side. I’ve dealt with that several times in my life, times that left me questioning where my worth truly rested.Shaw speaks with a genuine tone, very slowly walking down the ramp as he does. He looks around from time to time, but otherwise, soft eyes rest upon Jill in the ring as he approaches. Carter Shaw: That’s real talk, Jill. No facade. No curtain. So I know what you’re going through right now…Jill Park: What the hell are you talking about?Jill speaks immediately into her microphone, looking coldly up the ramp. Carter Shaw: Your AW World Title reign came from a place of being invested in, Jill. Just like mine. But here you are. No Torture by your side, barking your praises…no Jake Paul as automatic enforcement at your side. You still have that AW World Championship on your shoulder, yes, so did I when the supporting cast around me crumbled to dust. But in a LONG OVERDUE MOVE, TORTURE IS FINALLY GETTING HIS ASS PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY. BIG CROWD POP for that comment, Jill actually nodding in approval from the ring, brushing a hand to her side as if to say “good riddance”. Carter Shaw: What I’m trying to say, Jill…is that, despite the fact that I know you’ll never admit it, this is a rough time for you. So I bought you a gift, human to human, fierce competitor to fierce competitor. Willing to put aside our differences for even just a moment. Shaw is now at the steel steps, walking up them and entering the ring across from Jill who now has made her way to the opposite ropes. Shaw walks to the middle of the ring and gently puts down the gift wrapped box, before stepping away from it with a hand up once again towards Jill. Carter Shaw: You can come out here and call me whatever names you want, Jill, but…you came out. You came out to this ring and that tells me that atleast an ounce of you is willing to accept my gift. Like I said, no bullshit. I’m coming at you with real talk and real intentions, for one night. If I’ve learned anything from my week in Portland…CROWD POPCarter Shaw: It’s that the people in this city are a community. Love each other, hate each other, neighbors or cross-towners…they all would come together in an INSTANT for their city, for their community.MASSIVE HOMETOWN CROWD POP. Chris Avery: Boy, Shaw playin’ them like a fiddle.Billy: Yes, but he hasn’t for a moment taken his eyes off of Jill. And she hasn’t taken them off him either.Carter Shaw: And even if just for this ONE PASSING MOMENT…that’s us, Jill. That’s us and that’s Action Wrestling. All that we’ve been through and I can say here today that I respect you, I’m proud of the Action Wrestling Champion you have been and I look forward to getting to enter this ring with you once again at Guts/Glory.Shaw lets the microphone drop to his side as he backs fully towards the corner, putting his hands up one more time and sending nods of sincerity towards Jill Park. He opens a palm towards the gift, saying outside the mic “It’s yours if you’ll take it. It’s just a gift, no strings, no bullshit.” He looks out to the crowd who, after all the hometown pops, is now actually growing…in cheers for Jill to accept the gift! Growing louder and louder, it’s not cheers and chants of “TAKE THE GIFT. TAKE THE GIFT. TAKE THE GIFT.” Jill simply rolls her eyes as she looks at Shaw, down at the gift, rolling her eyes again. She goes to lift the microphone to her lips but ends up keeping it at her side. Billy: Is Jill…not really sure what to say??Chris Avery: I think even the devious Jill Park is having one HELL of a hard time trying to figure out what the hell Shaw is up to here.Billy: I don’t think he’s up to anything, Chris! He was just as heartfelt as I think we’ve ever heard him! I think this is real, Chris!Chris Avery: What do you think he got her?Billy: It’s SANTA SHAWS. Memory unlocked.Jill actually takes a few steps toward the gift, as Shaw remains calm in the opposite corner, asking her to accept the present. The crowd is surprisingly on FIRE for it. “TAKE THE GIFT! TAKE THE GIFT! TAKE THE GIFT! TAKE THE GIFT!”Jill reaches down and puts hands on the present. She lifts it and inspects it immediately, noticing nothing devious. She takes it and steps back a bit from Shaw as she’s surrounded by cheers. BUT THEN SHE LEANS FORWARD AND PUTS IT BACK ON THE MAT. BOOS GALORE!Jill Park: NO! NO! FUCK YOU SHAW! I don’t know WHAT you’re playing at here but this isn’t how the game is played around here, not anymore. This is MY HOUSE, MY RING, MY AW, MY GAME. I don’t need your damn gift and you can sell that pity for a damn dime because you’re wasting my time per usual, just like you waste any TV time your stupid face takes up for this company.BOOOOOOOOShaw is still for a moment, his head tilted downward as he stares at the gift placed back down on the mat. But after a few moments…he steps forward with the mic back up. Carter Shaw: JILL, TAKE THE GODDAMN GIFT. I BOUGHT IT FOR YOU. FOR you. Not to make fun of you, not to mess with you, but to GIVE IT TO YOU. You don’t have to like it but please just accept it and open it. I understand why you don’t trust me and I’m not standing here trying to gloss over the fact that we don’t like each other very much…But the respect is REAL damnit, please open the gift I got for you and I will walk away and leave you alone until Guts/Glory.Shaw puts the microphone down to the mat, stepping back into his corner. Jill is shaking her head vigorously, annoyed as all hell, but wouldn’t ya know…the crowd chant FIRES up again. “TAKE THE GIFT! TAKE THE GIFT! TAKE THE GIFT! TAKE THE GIFT! TAKE THE GIFT!”Jill doesn’t move for several moments…until she unleashes an eye roll from hell and walks forward, scooping the gift back up into her hands to this biggest pop she’s ever gotten. She looks around the gift, looking up at Shaw with a “are you happy?” bitchy look. She pulls slowly at the ribbon, not really wanting to give Shaw the pleasure of opening the present. Every time she looks up at Shaw, he lifts a relaxed hand towards the gift. Pulling the ribbon off, she slowly then rips at the paper, tossing small crumples to the mat as she unveils a plain cardboard box. She eyes the top of the box, loosely taped. Looking up at Shaw one last inquisitive time, she puts the box down at her feet, putting the World Title down on the mat beside her in order to tug up on the tape. She does so, opening the box. The crowd STIRS with curiosity, as Jill pulls open the top of the box and reaches inside, freezing for a moment. Seemingly confused, she moves her arm around a bit before lifting the box up to look inside. There’s no bottom to the box. Jill Park lifts it to her face to peer inside. And all she sees is Carter Shaw.
WHO HAS ALREADY STEPPED FORWARD.
AND HE SENDS A FIST RIGHT THROUGH THE BOX INTO THE FACE OF THE AW WORLD CHAMPION!
THE CROWD GOES BALLISTIC!
Billy: SHITFIREEE!!!!Shaw starts WAILING on the World Champ, hitting Jill Park with right after right after right as the champ crumples into the corner. Chris Avery: WHAT THE HELL!Billy: THE…THE GIFT WAS…what, SHAW’S DAMN FIST?!!Shaw’s entire nature has gone from the sensitive, genuine approach from the entire night to RED FACE PISSED. He unloads on her a little more in the corner before walking a full on fired up lap around the ring. The CROWD IS GOING NUTS. Shaw turns right back towards Jill Park. Chris Avery: Carter Shaw is straight up ASSAULTING THE WORLD CHAMP! SHAW IS BEATING THE SHIT OUT OF JILL PARK!Shaw lifts her back to her feet only to DROP HER WITH ANOTHER BOXER STYLE RIGHT HOOK. He stomps at her a few times before getting in a mounted position, reigning down a few fists, forearms and elbows. Jill is blindsided and obliterated, rolling over to her stomach in pain as she covers her face, blood apparent from at least the nose if not more. Shaw gets out of the ring quickly, grabbing a steel chair, and rolling right back in. Jill is slowly getting to all fours, but out of it. Shaw reaches over on the mat and grabs the microphone. Carter Shaw: THIS IS A GIFT FROM LISSIE HOPE!Shaw lifts the chair up and CRACK!!! Across the back of the World Champ! He lifts it BACK UP AND CRACK!!! ANOTHER SHOT! …He looks side to side before lifting it and CRACK!!! A THIRD TIME ACROSS THE BACK, Jill Park laying flat as a pancake. He looks the chair up and down, sizing up Jill with a crazed look on his face. Billy: SHAW HAS LOST IT! Chris Avery: Remember what he said about Jill Park not having Torture or, apparently, Jake Paul by her side anymore…when have we ever seen Jill Park UNPROTECTED?!Shaw looks down specifically at Jill Park’s leg, the crowd crazily CHEERING ON the craziness, as Shaw opens the chair a bit and SETS PARK’S ANKLE IN IT! Billy: SHITFIRE! OVER A YEAR LATER, IS SHAW LOOKIN’ FOR A LITTLE ANKLE REVENGE?!Chris Avery: This is too much, Billy, someone’s gotta stop this!Billy: NO ONE EVER DID WHEN IT WAS JILL PARK REEKING THIS HAVOC!Shaw looks around, eyes wide with anger as he lifts the microphone up, his breath heavy with intensity. Carter Shaw: AND THIS?! THIS IS A GIFT FROM ME.Shaw puts the microphone down as he backs aggressively into the corner, charging forward and jumping in the style of Park’s Cancel Culture to slam the chair shut on Jill Park’s ANKLE!!!!!!! But he doesn’t.
He stomps his left foot to the mat and leaves his right foot hanging right above the chair. Slowly stopping, he reaches down and pulls the chair off of the ankle, instead popping it fully open and taking a seat next to the destroyed Jill Park. Carter Shaw: And the gift…Shaw has the mic in hand again, speaking softer as he breathes heavy… Carter Shaw: The gift for Action Wrestling? Will be…at Guts/Glory…when I end the reign of terror…and take that AW World Championship home with ME!!! Shaw goes to lay the microphone down, but lifts it up once more quickly… Carter Shaw: How lonely, being alone can be.He drops the mic next to Jill, as Shaw gets up out of the chair, kicking it out of his way as he walks over to the AW World Championship on the mat. PORTLAND CHEERS LIKE CRAZY as “Angry Heart” By Otherwise hits on the P.A., Shaw lifting the World Championship above his head for just a moment before walking over and laying it next to the struggling Jill. Billy: I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT WE JUST WITNESSED!Chris Avery: ALL night, Shaw wanting to give a gift to Jill Park, and he managed to convince her JUST ENOUGH to get her to open a present…with Carter Shaw simply waiting on the other side of it. Billy: MINDGAMES! IT’S ALL MINDGAMES! IT’S ALWAYS MINDGAMES!Chris Avery: Saint Shaw can go ahead and claim his Oscar on the way out tonight, Jill is gonna be PISSSSSSSEEEEDDDDDBilly: This whole time, and we never made one “What’s In The Boxxxx?” reference.Chris Avery: This is the first time, in a very long time, that Jill Park has gotten some physical comeuppance in that Clash ring, Billy!Billy: And Shaw’s whole point of Torture and Jake Paul not being there? It’s almost like he wanted to prove to her physically that she no longer has the backup she’s had her entire title reign to date!Chris Avery: Mission accomplished in bloody fashion, jesus christ. I don’t remember the last time I saw that look in Shaw’s eyes either! Flipped the damn SWITCH when he PUNCHED JILL PARK RIGHT THROUGH THE DAMN BOX.
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