Network Special: Cranley/Shaw Rivalry Recap
Jul 22, 2020 10:25:08 GMT -5
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Post by Carter Shaw on Jul 22, 2020 10:25:08 GMT -5
AW Rep: We thought we actually had a blossoming tag team on our hands. We thought Noris Cranley and Carter Shaw were going to take that division by storm after the Havoc Rumble…
Carter Shaw rolls RD up from behind!
One!
Two!
Three!
Chris Avery: CARTER GOT HIM!!
RD gets up but just realizes what happened!
Adilene Floyd: Here are your winners, CARTER SHAW and NORIS CRANLEY!
Carter Shaw and Noris get out of the ring and high five as Kennedy is a bit dejected and RD is furious with himself.
AW Rep: Two guys, up and coming. They were both turning heads with their talent. Then they got a Tag Team match with a mystery ‘reward’ on the line.
Chris Avery: Welcome to our DoorDash match of the week where The Cool Kids, Derrick Vayden and Geri Miller-Vayden, will be facing off against Carter Shaw and Noris Cranley. Cranley and Shaw impressed our general manager that she decided to have this match against The Cool Kids with an award attached.
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Once again, Carter kicks out which leaves Geri confused. She manages to get up and start climbing all the way to the top rope for The Red Arrow until Noris hops up onto the apron to deliver the Gamengiri to the back of her head! She collapses from the top rope down to the canvas where Shaw is on his feet in his team’s corner against the turnbuckles until he feels Noris slapping his hand on his back for the tag!
Chris Avery: Wait?! What just happened?! Did Noris just tag himself into the match?! What is he doing?!
Shaw doesn’t understand but Noris just blitzes past him to see Geri standing up. He immediately spins her around and leaps into the air for the finishing Ace Crusher that plants her down on her face to the canvas. Shaw rushes down to the ropes to keep Derrick from into the ring while his partner secures the pin attempt!
Chris Avery: RESET! RESET! RESET! The finishing Ace Crusher moves, planting her down on Geri Miller!
Billy: NORIS! YOU SELFISH LITTLE RUNT!
One!
Two!
Three!
Ding! Ding! Ding!
“Unstoppable” by The Score plays around the interior of the arena. Noris immediately stands on his feet and does a victory lap boasting about his win. Carter, on the other hand, has no revelation about celebrating when he watches Noris act immature, especially mocking the Vaydens who are recovering from a well-fought hard match.
Adilene Floyd: Here are your winners, Noris Cranley and Carter Shaw!
Chris Avery: Noris Cranley and Carter Shaw have beaten The Cool Kids in a very spectacular tag team match but what was Noris thinking?! Tagging himself when Carter was about to end it all?!
Noris returns to the center where he takes the hand of Carter to raise it but Shaw doesn’t look too happy. His partner puts his hand up for a high five where Carter just stares at him, shakes his head and leaves the ring allowing Noris to be left hanging to which he’s confused about the response.
Billy: Don’t act surprised Noris. You’re selfish and want fame for yourself! You need to learn to stay humble coming from a guy like me who never disrespected anyone and kicked them while they were down.
AW Rep: It seemed like an understandable bump in the road until things progressed through the night. Despite everything in the ring dictating that these guys would make an amazing tag team addition to AW...on the mentality side of things, we couldn’t have been more wrong.
From behind, Noris is seen walking behind him at a faster pace to close the distance. He immediately grabs him down by the arm and turns him around to face him looking more upset at the mere fact Carter left him hanging in the ring after they were supposed to be celebrating.
Noris Cranley: What the hell was that? Why are you acting like this? We won our match, we should be out there celebrating with Pittsburgh but instead you left me with a bitter attitude. What? Do you have sand down there or something?
The audience gasps in awe from Noris’ attitude. Shaw folds his arms across his chest and perches his right eyebrow up from Noris who is puffing his chest out to him.
Carter Shaw: You tagged yourself in the match without my permission and took the pin for yourself. We’re a team. You don’t undermine your partner no matter how bad you want the glory but what really pissed me off was your little showboating. This may be a combat sport but we’re competitors for the world to see. You need to understand that everyone is watching your actions and people who watch you, they’ll learn from you. Have some respect for the ring and for your opponents as well instead of running around like a child.
Chris Avery: Yikes!
Billy: Damn.
Noris looked away for a mere moment and smirked. He just rolled his eyes and kept walking down the hall to not give a damn.
Carter Shaw: But you wouldn’t know about respect because you’ve won. You’ve never lost a real fight and for someone who’s so unstoppable, I find it very funny you walk away when someone tells you like how it is. Maybe you’re just a little smart-mouth brat!
Chris Avery: DAMN!
Billy: BOOM!
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes in more awe from the insult. The audience seems to be more open to Carter Shaw showing maturity and humility in delivering the truth to Noris who turns around and storms to him with a more potent angered look on his face. Before he says anything, a powerful slap digs into the right cheek of Carter that sounds across the entire arena section of the WCF Arena which makes the audience scream out in shock!
Billy: Okay! Now you’ve gone too far Noris!
Chris Avery: Noris just slapped the hell out of Shaw! What has gotten into him?!
Shaw looks away and rubs his cheek from the slap. Noris just stares at him until Shaw quickly launches a beautiful right cross that connects into the temple of Cranley. Noris slumps down against the table and falls down on the floor holding onto his head from the blow which leaves Shaw to walk away even more frustrated.
Chris Avery: HOLY S**T! HE JUST GOT CLOCKED!
Billy: Did he even pinch the bitch?! Bye Felicia! You just got knocked the F**K out! And let’s go back to the ring while Noris goes night night!
AW Rep: All the whispering of what their ‘reward’ was for for their tag team match victory said that these two would be added to the Tag Team Title match at Evolution. But no…
REWARD FOR NORIS CRANLEY AND CARTER SHAW
AT EVOLUTION 3
GRAHAM BAKER WILL DEFEND THE TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
AGAINST NORIS CRANLEY
AND CARTER SHAW IN A TRIPLE THREAT MATCH!
AW Rep: After they hit the early bump in the road in their tag team attempt...they had to gear up to go to war at Evolution. And any final chance for Shaw and Cranley to remain amicable went straight to hell after that.
Billy: This is by far one of the best Action Wrestling Television Championship matches in Action Wrestling history! Holy fuck man! Fast-paced and giving it their all!
Chris Avery: I don’t know what could happen. This triple threat match is raising the prestige and honor of the television championship already.
Billy: All three men deserve huge opportunities in their careers. Who will walk out the television championship on the biggest stage of Action Wrestling at Evolution III?!
Noris stands up and goes for a superkick but Graham catches his foot and flips him backwards and Noris lands on his feet and Graham hits a codebreaker!!
Noris goes down and Baker stands up and SHAW OUT OF NOWHERE WITH THE SPRINGBOARD KICK!!
Billy: THE AUTOGRAPH!!
Baker goes down and out of the ring!!
Noris gets up and grabs Carter and goes for a suplex but Carter lands behind Noris and kicks him in the back of the leg!
He turns Noris around and hits SIMPLY PUT!!
Billy: NO WAY!!
Carter pins Noris!!
ONE!!
TWO!!
THREE!!
Billy: NEW TV CHAMPION!! NEW TV CHAMPION!!
Carter Shaw sits up and is in total disbelief! The ref raises his hand and he's still in shock!
Chris Avery: CARTER SHAW IS THE NEW TELEVISION CHAMPION!!
AW Rep: Then we saw a change in Noris Cranley...the next week, Graham Baker got his rematch against now-TV Champ Carter Shaw. And Cranley joined at ringside to do commentary. And found a way to shift the spotlight.
One!
Two!
Thre-NO!
Carter Shaw shoots his body out and both men are down on the canvas. Graham rolls over to the protection of the corner before using both sides of the top rope to pull himself up. Shaw is on his hands and knees crawling to the center which prompts Baker to charge behind him for the finishing Bomaye Knee but Carter slips under to have the leg in his grasp, trip him face first and apply the finishing Texas Cloverleaf submission hold that leaves Boston going insane!
Chris Avery: END QUOTE! END QUOTE! END QUOTE! THE FINISHING TEXAS CLOVERLEAF SUBMISSION IS LOCKED IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! CARTER SHAW IS GOING TO RETAIN THE BELT!
Billy: NO! LOOK! FUCKING HELL MATE! GRAHAM BAKER IS FIGHTING THE SUBMISSION! HE’S MAKING HIS WAY TO THE ROPES AND- CRANLEY?! WHERE YOU GOING?!
Carter Shaw sits down on the spine of Graham to add more pressure down on the spine. Boston, Massacheusttes is doing their best to cheer their champion but Graham drags their combined weight closer to the ropes. The referee leans down very closely as Graham stretches his right hand out to the bottom rope. Fingertips away, he raises his hand going to grab it until-
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The entire audience is baffled and confused, especially the referee who looks at the timekeeper’s area to see Noris Cranley has rang the bell against the official’s wishes. “Last Man Standing” by Pop Evil plays around the arena’s surround systems.
The official of the match leaves the ring while Noris takes this time to back up the entrance path explaining what had happened. Carter Shaw follows afterwards to learn that a screwjob of Graham Baker had taken place thanks to Noris and after receiving the belt from the referee, he looks extremely upset. However, Graham is in the ring completely on the verge of fury after being blindsided by Noris’ successful efforts to ruin the match.
Chris Avery: Noris Cranley didn’t come out here unless he got involved. He screwed both Carter and Graham out of a worthy championship match and the entire audience of Boston have never hated someone so much more than this kid.
Billy: Noris Cranley is the most disgusting and ungrateful fuckin’ kid in Action Wrestling history. Carter Shaw now might have a new enemy..
AW Rep: The two were rising through the ranks together and suddenly, it felt like they were at a point where there’s not enough room in the world for both of them. Shaw’s mission had become adding prestige to the TV Title...but Noris made it a mission to get under Shaw’s skin as much as possible.
Noris Cranley: Take it how you want but I’m a man of truth. The truth is that if you all should be hating someone, it is Carter Shaw. He’s nothing more than a prissy people pleaser manipulating others to look good at the end of the day. Everything he’s ever earned, it’s all credited to me. His win over Graham Baker was due to me. His win at Evolution III, that was me. Carter Shaw wouldn’t exist without Noris Cranley and I’m going to prove it when I-
DING!...DING!...
The sound of a ring bell echoes through the arena, interrupting Noris, as his head whips around towards the timekeeper. Many of the audience members are confused and Noris keeps his pinpointed at the timekeeper’s area only to find there is no one there at the exact moment.
Billy: There’s a bell ringing somewhere...but it’s not over here! Our timekeeper isn’t even out here right now.
Chris Avery: Nah, it’s comin’ from that way...look, on the stage!
Slowly coming from behind the curtain is Carter Shaw! He holds a ring bell in his hand, dinging it loudly every few seconds. His eyes are locked on Noris down in the ring. The entire audience goes absolutely crazy to see Carter Shaw with the symbolic bell as Noris drops the microphone preparing himself for an upcoming fight.
Billy: Oh noo...it’s SHAW ringing the bell! Our Television Champ is playing timekeeper!
Chris Avery: Damn, he looks pissed. He talked about ‘street justice’ earlier this week in regards to Noris Cranley…
Billy: For whom does the bell toll?!
Noris is in the ring with a smirk on his face as he watches Shaw stand at the top of the ramp.
DING!...DING!...
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Noris hits some back elbows to Shaw’s gut, Shaw connecting with a jaw jacking jab in response. Cranley stumbles back and Shaw charges forward once again, but Noris jumps split-legged right over him, causing Shaw to send himself tumbling to the ground. Cranley slides into the ring, does a barrel roll across it and slides out the opposite side, making his way up the ramp as he yells towards Shaw.
Chris Avery: Noris is like ‘hell nah, that’ll do for now’.
Billy: Man, I don’t think we’ve ever seen Shaw this angry. He’s gotta maintain that focus, he’s defending that TV Title later tonight!
Shaw stands up, leaning back against the announcer’s table as he simply stares sternly across the arena at Noris, who showboats towards the crowd, eliciting more boo’s.
Chris Avery: This isn’t over, not by a long shot. The way the tension is building between these two...I think they’re gonna have sights on each other for a long, long time.
AW Rep: Noris Cranley continued to pick and prod at Shaw, even laying him out with his own TV Title after one of his defenses. On Clash two weeks ago, Noris earned himself a shot at Shaw’s title this Sunday at CHAOS. But it didn’t stop there, as Shaw had adapted ringing the timekeeper’s bell to interrupt Noris as a bit of a theme, reminding everyone how pissed he was that Noris spoiled that Baker/Shaw TV Title match.
The audience really doesn’t appreciate the backhanded and sly comments Noris has been making. He’s mastered being passive-aggressive which in the world of professional wrestling is not really embraced. Jenna continues on with the interview although Noris seems to be getting bored.
Jenna Bauer: Finally, Noris Cranley, do you have anything to say to Carter Shaw for your upcoming television championship match at Chaos?
Noris Cranley: Yes. I’d like to say-
*DING*
*DING*
The sound of a ring bell interrupts Noris. Carter Shaw approaches the interview area with the ring bell in hand. Jenna abandons the two, who are now both in the camera view. Carter Shaw puts the ring bell on the table beside him. He looks pissed and ready to fight but Noris backs up a few steps with his hands up to show he isn’t in the mood to fight. A slick smirk is on his face and he tries to keep Shaw level headed.
Noris Cranley: Shaw. Hold on. I know you’re upset but you have an upcoming television championship match to defend your belt. By the way, glad you took my advice for changing the belt to have your name on it. See what happens when you listen? Things look better for you thanks to me.
Carter Shaw: ...Enough of your shit
A quick and accurate right cross knocks down Noris into an equipment box. Shaw takes him by the head and lays down an entire beatdown where his opponent can barely defend himself. The interior of the arena has the audience going crazy watching Shaw unleash a flurry of strikes until running Noris through a stack of metal pipes down onto the concrete floor.
Chris Avery: Carter Shaw has lost it! After weeks of being tormented by Noris Cranley, he’s finally letting him have it!
Billy: GET HIM SHAW! FUCK HIM UP!!
Shaw tries to continue the assault but fortunately for Noris, referees and security hold him back. Noris is attended to by the nearest medical officials as Shaw had to be separated due to his anger getting the better of him.
Chris Avery: We need to cut away from this. The television championship picture has gotten even more interesting and violent with Carter Shaw and Noris Cranley!
AW Rep: Now, after months of this tension building...we finally get our first ever one on one Noris Cranley Vs Carter Shaw match. For Shaw’s AW Television Championship. For a title usually surrounded by healthy weekly competition, this time the fireworks will fly as it’s hard to tell what these guys want more...the title for themself? Or just to make sure it doesn’t go home with the other guy. We’ll see you at CHAOS, ladies and gentlemen.
Noris Cranley: Your career has never been higher. The little brat you despised brought you to this point and that same brat will leave you where you always belonged on the streets of Boston digging for scraps and barely making a living. I looked out for you and you betrayed me. You always asked who is Carter Shaw? The answer is simple.
A hypocrite.
Carter Shaw: I will happily put Noris in his place. Again. And Again. And each and every time Noris comes at me like a barking fucking Pomeranian, I will continue to be what I have been to this point..and that is the punch to the face that Noris needs.
A hypocrite.
Carter Shaw: I will happily put Noris in his place. Again. And Again. And each and every time Noris comes at me like a barking fucking Pomeranian, I will continue to be what I have been to this point..and that is the punch to the face that Noris needs.
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