Post by Action Reel on Apr 19, 2021 21:35:49 GMT -5
Main Event
Last Man Standing
James Nightingale vs. Matthias Mintzel
Last Man Standing
James Nightingale vs. Matthias Mintzel
The song starts slowly as Matthias Mintzel walks directly to the ring. He looks dead behind the eyes as he ignores any crowd reaction. As he approaches the ring he slows further and comes to a stop as the heavier chorus kicks in. He closes his eyes and takes a deep sigh, before walking to the ring steps and slowly making his way up them and into the ring. He walks to his corner and starts shadow boxing before settling down with the same dead look in his eyes, pulling off his hoody and throwing it to ringside.
Billy: Its time for the Last Man Standing match, and part of this Lost Breed implosion includes Matthias turning away from his leader, his stable mates to protect NATE from that awful beatdown!
Chris Avery: You don't want to piss off Nightingale though! And thats exactly why we're here tonight!
“In the House, In a Heartbeat'' by William Morris begins its slow-burn introduction as the arena falls into darkness upon the sound of the song's iconic piano chords.
Soon the piano is accompanied by the rumblings of bass guitar and in time with each note, a flash of strobe lighting appears, revealing a figure in the darkness standing in the centre of the entrance stage as his appearance is slowly revealed by the strobe lighting... it is James Nightingale.
Nightingale remains still on the stage; his face half-covered by his intimidating goth-style entrance mask with his eyes focused intensely on the ring. As the tempo begins to increase he slowly unbuttons his trench coat without breaking his intense gaze on the ring; revealing “The Lost Breed” in blood-stained lettering written across the chest of his T-shirt. The music pauses and the strobe lighting ends, returning the arena to darkness once again.
The music returns with an edgier tone, accompanied by electric guitar as the arena is now illuminated with blood-red lighting and “The Angel of Death” appears on the ActionTron, again in blood-stained lettering.
He continues to stand on the stage; Alice walks out of the shadows behind Nightingale, armed with her barbed wire-wrapped baseball bat, stopping at his side. She turns to Nightingale, placing her right hand on his shoulder. She whispers in his ear and then kisses him on the cheek, raising the bat in her left hand and pointing it towards the ring, smiling seductively as she ushers her man towards the battle ahead. Nightingale cracks his neck from right to left before finally beginning his intimidating march to the ring whilst Alice watches on from the stage, his intense soulless eyes never break away from his destination. His pace quickens as the drumbeat intensifies the unsettling theme music.
He stops for a moment when he reaches the edge of the ring, before continuing his menacing walk around the outside, marking his territory for the war ahead whilst continuing not to break away his attention from the ring. Nightingale arrives at the side of the ring closest to the hard camera; he tilts his head and climbs up onto the apron before finally pulling his intense gaze away from the ring.
Adilene Floyd: Being accompanied to the ring by his wife, Alice… from The King’s City, England… weighing in at 220 pounds… he is a founding member of The Lost Breed...this is THE ANGEL OF DEATH!!... JAMES NIGHTINGALE!!!
As his introduction is being made he slowly removes his entrance mask and drops it to the floor. Just before the music meets its climactic crescendo, he performs a slow throat slash gesture. The crescendo comes and he sprays a red mist into the air whilst throwing his arms out wide to form a crucifix shape as his name is called. His head drops back down as he smiles sadistically to the crowd whilst the red mist falls onto his face, resembling splatters of blood.
He turns slowly and climbs into the ring, marching over to the turnbuckle to his far-right and climbs up onto the second rope. Alice joins Nightingale at the ringside and points the bat at her husband whilst he again performs his signature pose whilst he smiles sadistically at the crowd with his blood-stained face.
Nightingale jumps down from the turnbuckle, Alice climbs up onto the apron and together they share a passionate kiss. She climbs back down as Nightingale retreats to his corner, slowly removing his trench coat and T-shirt. He begins to loosen himself up, pulling violently on the ropes. Once he is finally prepared for the match, he begins to pace back and forth inside the ring ready for the fight ahead.
Billy: He's got Alice here at ringside! Keep an eye on that!
Chris Avery: Most certainly!!
DING DING DING
Nightingale shoots across the ring as Matthias does as well and both men meet in the middle!!
Billy: It's an all out war!!
They're throwing strikes, knees, kicks, everything at each other before Matthias gets the upperhand! He hits a strike! A back elbow! A spinning backfist has Nightingale stumbling back and Matthias hits a running clothesline sending Nightingale over the top rope crashing down onto the apron down to the mats below!! The crowd pops as we see Nightingale stand back up to his feet and Matthias has hit a full head of steam!!
Billy: SHITFIRE LOOK OUT!!
Matthias runs and leaps over the top rope like a god damn madman and crashes down onto Nightingale with a huge over the top rope suicide dive type plancha! He gets back up as Alice draws near but Matthias sends her a look and she wisely backs up. Matthias picks up Nightingale and whips him into the railing near the announcers table! Matthias shoots off towards him again but Nightingale wisely backbody drops Matthias over the railing into the front few rows! Everyone safely got out of the way in time but it was Matthias who landed on the chairs awkwardly. Nightingale goes over the railing and grabs the head of Matthias and suplexes him back over the railing onto the mats at ringside! Both men take a good bump!
Billy: My god! What impact!
The ref begins to count for this Last Man Standing match!
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Both men start to get up as Nightingale shoots a kick to the ribs of Matthias! He shoves Matthias over the steel steps down to the mats. Nightingale picks up the top layer of the steps as Matthias turns around and Nightingale slams the steps against Matthias head!!
Billy: JESUS CHRIST!!
Chris Avery: WOW!! ALREADY THIS IS GETTING VIOLENT!!
Matthias slumps down against the railing as Nightingale takes a few steps back and then rushes back towards the sitting Matthias and slams the steel steps into the chest/face of Matthias!!
Chris Avery: OH MY GOD!!
Matthias is laid out as Nightingale slides the steel steps into the ring under the bottom ropes!
The ref begins to count!
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Billy: Matthias has to get up before the count of 10!
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Chris Avery: He's up!!
Matthias stumbles up but Nightingale gives him a kick to the gut and throws him under the bottom ropes into the ring. Nightingale slides in behind Matthias as he tries to get to his feet and Alice slides in a steel chair as well. Nightingale stomps on the back of Matthias as he walks over to the chair and sets it between the top and middle turnbuckle holding it in place.
Matthias is kneeling up as Nightingale goes over and grabs Matthias by the back of the head and trash talks him about being a failure! Nightingale whips Matthias head first into the steel chair in the corner!
Billy: OH MY GOD!!
The crowd gasps as Matthias bends the chair and he stumbles back and Nightingale grabs Matthias, turns him around and cradles him up with all his strength!
Chris Avery: He has the big man up!!
Nightingale hits the Cradle to the Grave on the steel steps inside the ring!!
Billy: NOO NOO!! HES OUT!!
Matthias rolls off the steps and looks to be hurt bad.
Chris Avery: He's cut open on the forehead!
The ref begins to count!
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Matthias kneels up but just barely!
Billy: HES UP!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!
Alice slides in a second chair and Nightingale folds it out and sets it near the corner where Matthias is trying to catch his breath. The continues checking on Matthias but he aint done yet! Matthias is finally up on his feet in the corner, completely and Nightingale hits a slap across Matthias face!!
Billy: WHAT A SLAP!!
Chris Avery: THAT DAMN NIGHTINGALE SHOWING NO RESPECT!!
Nightingale slaps Matthias a second time!
Billy: OH SHIT!!
Nightingale goes all the way across the ring after fixing the chair just in front of Matthias and he shoots across the ring and jumps off the chair onto Matthias..
EXCEPT..
Matthias catches Nightingale!!
Chris Avery: HE CAUGHT HIM!!
Nightingale is in trouble! Matthias walks out of the corner and climbs up the layer of steel steps, stands up on them and throws Nightingale out of his grasp ONTO THE SET UP CHAIR!!
Nightingale CRASHES through the chair back first!!
Matthias kneels down gasping for air!
Billy: SHITFIRE!! NIGHTINGALE JUST DEMOLISHED THAT CHAIR!!
Chris Avery: THANKS TO MATTHIAS HIGH IMPACT SLAM!
Nightingale is writhing in pain and Matthias comes over to him, picks him up and hits a SPINEBUSTER ON THE STEEL STEPS!!
Nightingale is OUT!
Billy: SPINEBUSTER!! SPINEBUSTER!! THIS IS IT!!
Matthias stumbles back to the corner as the crowd pops and is fully behind Matthias!
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Nightingale falls off the steps but onto his knees and kneels upward so the ref stops the count.
Nightingale turns around and Matthias slams the chair down across the head of Nightingale!!
Billy: SHITFIRE!! WHAT A CHAIR SHOT!!
Nightingale falls out and collapses back onto the canvas! Matthias grabs the bottom layer of steps and picks them up and slams them down across the chest of Nightingale!!
Billy: GOD DAMN!!
Nightingale is out but Matthias doesn't stop and he picks up Nightingale and hits just a basic, but very powerful and stiff POWERBOMB in the middle of the ring!!
Chris Avery: Nightingale looks out!! He looks done!!
Nightingale is indeed out and the ref starts the count!!
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Alice moves the legs of Nightingale to the apron..
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And Nightingale slides off the apron and is standing and leaning against it!
The ref stops his count!!
Chris Avery: Oh come on!! Thats horseshit!!
Billy: Shitfire!! This match continues!! Nightingale is up?
Chris Avery: We know damn well he's not up!!
Alice is coaching Nightingale up as Matthias slides out of the ring and hits Nightingale from behind knocking him out of Alices clasp! Alice moves back as Matthias stares her down once more. He picks up Nightingale and rolls him into the ring and Nightingale is clearly concussed, perhaps!
Matthias looks under the ring and Alice looks a bit nervous.. It's because Matthias just happened to find the hiding place of one of Nightingale's weapons cache. Matthias pulls it out to a HUGE standing ovation..
Billy: MY GOD!! THATS A TABLE WITH LIGHTTUBES TAPED TO THE TOP!!
Chris Avery: WHAT THE HELL!?
Billy: MATTHIAS IS SLOWLY SLIDING IT INTO THE RING!! NIGHTINGALE MUST HAVE CONSTRUCTED THAT FOR THIS VERY MATCH!
Chris Avery: AND ITS GOING TO BE MATTHIAS WHO USES IT TONIGHT!!
Matthias gets into the ring as Alice continues yelling at Matthias to stop it! Matthias sets the table up, gingerly, and then slides Nightingale under the table!
Billy: Matthias is climbing the turnbuckles!!
Chris Avery: HES GOING TO HURT HIMSELF BUT HES GOING TO DESTROY NIGHTINGALE!! THIS WILL OBLITERATE HIM!!
Billy: GOOD!! NIGHTINGALE DESERVES IT!!
Matthias stands up on the turnbuckles as Alice screams at him!!
MATTHIAS MOONSAULTS OFF THE TOP ROPE!!
.. AND DOWNFALL PULLS NIGHTINGALE OUT FROM UNDER THE TABLE!!
MATTHIAS CRASHES THROUGH THE LIGHTTUBES AND THE TABLE, AND CRASHES ONTO THE CANVAS!!
Billy: NO NO NO NO!!! MATTHIAS JUST WENT THROUGH THOSE LIGHTTUBES FOR NOTHING!!
The ref is trying to get Downfall back and out of the ring but Alice is cackling like a madwoman as Nightingale is slowly coming to and Matthias is in the corner coughing up blood, holding his ribcage!
Billy: THIS IS A NIGHTMARE!!
Alice has the barbedwire baseball bat. She hands it through the ropes to Nightingale who takes it and slowly gets to his feet and Matthias stumbles out of the corner and turns around and Nightingale SWINGS THE BAT TO THE RIBCAGE OF MATTHIAS!!
Matthias hits his knees as Nightingale swings the bat down after turning back and SWINGS THE BAT ACROSS THE BACK OF MATTHIAS!!
Billy: STOP IT!! NOOO!!
Matthias is still on his knees and he kneels back up and Nightingale stands directly in front of Matthias..
Chris Avery: COME ON!! THIS HAS TO STOP!!
Matthias holds his head up, a bit shaky, a bit wobbly, but he looks directly into Nightingales eyes as Nightingale grips the bat tight...
Billy: DONT DO IT!!
Chris Avery: NO!!
Matthias looks at Nightingale in full disgust but its just for a second as Nightingale SLAMS THE BAT ACROSS THE HEAD OF MATTHIAS!!
He collapses back as the crowd GASPS and can't believe it!!
Billy: OH MY GOD!!
Chris Avery: JESUS CHRIST!!
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DING DING DING
The ref calls for the bell but immediately is signaling for help and kneels down to Matthias to check on his condition. Nightingale stands in his same spot and just looks down at the carnage he's created. Alice is laughing as Downfall looks a bit questioned in all of this still.
The medics bring down the stretcher to the apron and a few other refs have hit the ring to roll Matthias under the bottom ropes onto the stretcher.
Nightingale still hasn't moved from his spot but still keeps his attention on Matthias who is now being wheeled up the ramp.
Billy: What... What the hell..
Chris Avery: I have no words.
Billy: Nightingale is the winner but at what cost?!
Chris Avery: He just obliterated Matthias with that baseball bat.
Billy: And who knows if Alice wasn't down here! What a travesty!
Chris Avery: We're hoping Matthias is ok!
Nightingale stands in place in the middle of the ring but has thrown the bat to the corner where Alice comes over around the ring and grabs it to put it back in a safe place. Nightingale takes a deep breath as you can notice the success and violent-stress-reliever just washed over him.
Vaguely familiar music, "Second Chance" by Liam Finn, buzzes through the PA to a huzza of anticipation from the people.
Chris Avery: That's Jenna Bauer's music! Why is she coming out now?
Billy: Bad time for a reveal... at least wait for Nightingale to clear out of the ring first.
Chris Avery: Girl's got balls.
Jenna makes a beeline straight to the ring, not taking her eyes off Nightingale for a second. He gets up, perplexed and infuriated. She slides in the ring in front of him in a defensive posture. Without averting eye contact, she beckons a mic from the ringside crew.
Downfall starts to climb up onto the apron, but Nightingale waves him off. The former TV Champion climbs back down, although keeps his eyes locked on Jenna.
Jenna Bauer: I know who it is. Yeah, after months of investigative hell, you better believe I damn sure know. It's time to reveal the person who desecrated me and captured QDT. ONCE AND FOR ALL!
Huge pop. Nightingale screams in her face. Jenna holds up her hand like a stop sign.
Jenna Bauer: You're right. You didn't lie to me. A few weeks back, in my interrogations, I asked you if Alice was the one. You said no. After all, I crossed Alice off the list, right? You hid nothing from me, RELAX! STEP DOWN PLEASE!
Billy: Remember management have strictly warned against superstars attacking Jenna in her investigations... Nightingale can't lay a hand on her without major repercussions!
Nightingale backs off slightly, eyebrows furrowing tightly. He appears to grow more agitated and begins talking to himself, turning his head over his right shoulder.
Billy: Who is he talking to?
Chris Avery: We have noticed this increasingly strange behaviour from Nightingale since his loss to Spencer Adams.
Billy: No one is on that side of the ring though, Downfall is over this side… where’s Alice gone?
Jenna Bauer: Two weeks ago, QDT told me to give up the search in words that were totally scathing and damn near broke my heart. But last week, a good friend of mine - thanks Adilene...
Adilene Floyd nods at her warmly.
Jenna Bauer: ... rightly pointed out that Quixote sometimes talks in riddles, with all due respect to him. This got me thinking... CODES. QDT and codes go hand in hand, even before Philidor made them cool. Hit the footage...
The ActionTron lights up with QDT's video from 2 Clashes ago, set at the undisclosed gloomy location in which he's been captured for the past 2 months.
QDT: What - you're surprised? Do my words seem out of character? Well listen carefully and reflect on this... I'm talking sincerely, all love is completely empty, foolish, idiotic, needless, dumb, hypocritical, even redundant. That's what I have to say to you. You're a fool looking for love when all you needed to do was just to listen to me carefully and get the damn message. I never really wanted you. I used you. Call off your search - this is where I want to be.
The footage cuts.
Jenna Bauer: I noticed this wasn't a man under duress like at Timebomb. That's stung, initially; realising he wasn't saying those awful things about me under any influence. Then I realised that his words were very very deliberate... but not in the way that it seemed on the surface. Something his captor, watching from the shadows, would be none the wiser about.
The fans and Nightingale listen intently, intrigued and puzzled.
Jenna Bauer: He said 15 words that kinda stood out... words that felt incongruent to his usual speech patterns - "I'm talking sincerely, all love is completely empty, foolish, idiotic, needless, dumb, hypocritical, even redundant". Sounds strange, hey? I thought so... until Adilene unintentionally alerted me that it was a code meant for me... Remember, Quixote's no stranger to acrostics...
Nightingale's brain goes through the mental acrobatics momentarily, before his face scrunches up in malevolent fury. Jenna steps closer to him, boldly.
Jenna Bauer: I, t, s, a, l, i, c, e, f, i, n, d, h, e, r... It's Alice, find her!
Huge jeers and "ALICE SUCKS" chants. Nightingale grits his teeth.
Billy: SHITFIRE! ALICE IS THE DESECRATOR AND ABDUCTOR!
Nightingale shakes his head in denial. He continues to mutter away to himself.
Jenna Bauer: Now clearly Alice didn't capture a 213 pound dude on her lonesome... no worries, I know you weren't involved. But I ask you... WHY DIDN'T YOU KEEP YOUR BITCH ON HER LEASH?
Enormous pop.
Chris Avery: Careful Jenna! Investigations are technically over!
Downfall tries talking sense to Nightingale, but The Angel of Death appears to be lost within his own head.
His frustrated voice can be heard shouting out over Jenna’s mic…
James Nightingale: This is not her plan… THIS IS NOT OUR PLAN!!
Suddenly, “I'm So Sick” by Flyleaf hits the PA system, curtailing Nightingale’s odd behaviour, and drawing both his and Jenna’s attention to the ActionTron as the lights in the arena fade to black.
Strobe lighting flashes as Alice returns, walking onto the stage whilst being flanked by Adrian, Brookes and other MS-13 gang members. Nightingale scowls at her. Alice cackles, taunting Jenna. Her army stops just outside the ring and she addresses Jenna on the mic.
Alice: Yes, you're looking at the BITCH who desecrated you. What a clever SLUT! As for the abduction, 213 pounds is nothing to some of my friends here.
Jenna is enraged but realises she's in a sticky spot, with both Alice's husband James and MS-13 in between her and her nemesis.
Alice: So why take QDT? Easy... he left me to die on a mountain literally like a year ago, remember?
Billy: Oh come on!
Chris Avery: So she gets to capture him and take his life away for 2 months? Alice got down from that mountain fine. Does the crime fit the punishment? QDT has a daughter who needs her daddy.
Billy: Hmm, some would pay to be captured by Alice in a dungeon... not me, of course... err...
Adrian climbs up onto the apron and pulls the rope up, allowing Alice to enter the ring, standing face to face with Jenna.
Alice smirks at Jenna before walking over to her troubled husband and kissing him on the cheek. He continues to look confused at the situation. She squeezes his hand to show him that she has a plan. As she turns back to Jenna, he begins to look more irritated, then agitated as he begins to pace around, waiting for his wife to justify her actions.
Alice: QDT… IS VERMIN! HE IS A PIECE OF CRAP!
Jenna tightens her face as she continues to scowl at The Hard as Fuck Girl.
Alice: He violated me, took advantage of me. He left me for dead on a mountainside as he scurried away thinking only of himself. I wanted revenge against that son of a bitch for so long, and I thought I’d lost my opportunity at it following his retirement… until he came crawling back to you.
Alice turns to her husband.
Alice: You see Jenna, whilst your man is broken, weak and lost, mine is The Angel of Death. I took QDT as a present for my husband, so that he could do what he does best… eradicate the weak!
The crowd boos grow louder and louder...
Alice: And you were just collateral damage. How appropriate - collateral really sums you up, slut - INSIGNIFICANT! So just jog on... go on, piss off...
Jenna shapes to hit Alice before both women look at Nightingale. Alice smiles smugly, knowing her man has her back. Or does he?... He snatches the mic, rage filling his face.
James Nightingale: My queen… WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!!... This… This was not her plan. This was not a part of our plans. My love, you know who my next victim is. Tonight, it was The Butterfly, and next week… the lost will be found…
Alice begins to look increasingly nervous…
James Nightingale: I will not deviate from her path…
Nightingale drops the mic and walks out, brushing past Adrian and Brookes, his two most trusted MS-13 henchmen on his way down the aisle. Jenna's eyes light up. Alice screams at MS-13.
James Nightingale: DANIEL… WE ARE LEAVING!!
Downfall pulls away his attention from the ringside area and joins Nightingale in the aisle way as they walk to the top of the stage.
Billy: SHITFIRE! JENNA MEANS BUSINESS!
To huge cheers, Jenna absolutely smashes Alice's head off with a stiff spin kick.
Billy: SHITFIRE!! JENNA JUST KICKED ALICES HEAD OFF!!
As the latter disintegrates to the mat, the vengeful Jenna starts to lock in a perfect dragon sleeper.
Chris Avery: She practically killed Lipstick Lola with this 2 weeks back!
MS-13 swarm the ring, Adrian reaches Jenna first and chops her down with axe handles. The remaining members surround Jenna and proceed to stomp on her, provoking bitter vitriol from the capacity crowd. Alice gets up and dusts herself off.
Billy: OH TOUGH MEN, RIGHT?! COME ON!!
She locks Jenna in a modified dragon sleeper of her own... the infamous Arms of Sorrow. She shouts something to her MS-13 friends and one of them lowers down towards her, holding a mic in front of her mouth.
Alice: Don't worry SLUT, I don't plan on keeping QDT forever. You'll get that filthy tosser back soon enough so you sewer rats can make scummy babies or whatever you plan on doing. Quixote ended my dreams of entering Havoc last year... therefore the so-called Honcho of Havoc will not be entering in 2021!
As Jenna passes out, Alice releases the hold.
Alice: As for your 'desecration', I'm sorry... sorry it wasn't more public!
She gets out some lipstick and scribbles SLUT on Jenna's forehead again.
Nightingale and Downfall watch on from the stage, The Angel of Death smiles sadistically at the carnage created by his wife before turning and leaving alongside his Lost Breed brother.
Billy: Well the mystery is no more... but this did not end well for Jenna!
Chris Avery: And QDT will not be in Havoc?! WHAT THE HELL! He has more cumulative Havoc eliminations than anyone!!
Billy: The cops need to get involved in this...
Chris Avery: I agree!
We fade out with the camera fixed on an again desecrated and beaten Jenna Bauer, this time with Alice standing over her fallen body.
Alice looks into the camera and smiles seductively as the feed ends.