(7/25/21) Tokyo Fite

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Adilene Floyd: The following is scheduled for ONE FALL, and it is for the AW Tag Team Championships! Introducing first... the team of Dionysus and Downfall... THE VANGUARD!!

The opening power chords of "Carry The Flame" by Unleash the Archers hit on the PA, and on the tron the shield motif of the Vanguard comes on the video, interspersed with footage of Downfall and Dionysus' team hitting several moves in the Havoc match, and their clasp of hands in the middle of the ring.

"All the time we had is wasted and gone, and all I ask is one moment more

Hold fast onto that flickering flame, or tell me what has all this been for

But I need you to remember, the power was in you all along

You must remain despite all the pain and bring hope to those who have none

Promise me you will be the one..."

Downfall and Dionysus walk out onto the stage from opposite sides, and they meet in the middle of the stage and clasp hands, then turn to the ring and extend their other hand out with a fist as they shout out towards the crowd. The people at ringside give a huge show of respect for the two of them as they walk down side by side, Dionysus raising his arms to get the reaction of the crowd, Downfall cracking his neck to the side in an aggressive manner. They both climb onto the apron and stand next to the ropes with one fist extended to the crowd, before entering the ring.

Chris Avery: Downfall and Dionysus have been riding a massive wave of momentum ever since the weeks before Evolution, Billy.

Billy: Tonight it's put up or shut up, only one pair can go home with the gold!

Adilene Floyd: And their opponents... introducing first...

As the opening riff to “Unity” by Shinedown echoes around the arena. Strobe lights pulse along with the beat. As soon as the drums begin, fire shoots up from the sides of the stage in time with them.

Zooey Deschanel, wearing a cute dress and looking like sunshine walks out first, she looks out at all sections of the crowd and nods in time with the music, her face beaming with positive energy. Kidsgrove joins her and puts his arm over her shoulder, bringing her in for a tender kiss. They then start to walk down the ramp, speaking to people in the front row, signing autographs, taking selfies, kissing babies, hi fiving and generally making sure that everyone can get a memento of meeting them. This takes a while.

Adilene Floyd: He is one half of the Action Wrestling Tag Team Champions! From Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 210 pounds, he is SAM KIDSGROVEEEEEEEE!

Eventually they make it to the ring area. Kidsgrove jumps to the apron first and lowers the rope for Zooey to get into the ring. When she does, they both immediately go to opposite corners and stand in the middle turnbuckle, posing for the crowd. Kidsgrove doing the “Hey, I know you” or the “Double guns” where Zooey is blowing kisses and waving at people who have their signs or look friendly. They do this again on other turnbuckles and high five each other when they go past.

Deschanel then exits the ring after Kidsgrove again holds the rope for her and proceeds to take selfies and high five people at ringside as Kidsgrove smiles at her, then winks and awaits his partner's entrance.

Billy: LOLZ, These two don't even have a team entrance!

Chris Avery: Well, this team was put together last week, there's still an air of uncertainty how they're going to work together. It certainly was a shocker, given their history, that Dandy would turn to Kidsgrove.

Billy: But how are they gonna do against a TEAM?

Adilene Floyd: And his partner...

Over the PA, lyrics scream out:

NOW IS THE TIME
FOR ME TO RISE TO MY FEET
WIPE YOUR SPIT FROM MY FACE
WIPE THESE TEARS FROM MY EYES

Dandy DiVito appears on the stage with his tag team title slung over his shoulder. The crowd offers him a passionate mixed response, some cheering wildly and others booing but everyone reacting. Dandy makes his way to the ring with a shit eating grin on his face.

Adilene Floyd: He is one half of the Action Wrestling Tag Team Champions! From Jacksonville, Florida, weighing in at 215 pounds, he is "THE ACTION WRESTLING ORIGINAL"... DANDY... DIVITOOOOOOOOOOO!

Dandy slides into the ring and hops up into the corner to show off his title belt to a passionately mixed response from the audience.

Chris Avery: Dandy is riding his own high after defeating Kyle Kemp in a war at Evolution, ending the Following, and continuing the record setting reign on his own. He is not going to give up the belts without a fight.

Billy: HERE WE GO!!

As the bell rings, Dandy does some last minute stretches as he and Dion circle around, then lock up in a collar elbow tie up. Dion pushes Dandy down, as Dandy looks up on off his knees in surprise. He redoubles his efforts, grunting and shoving, as he begins to muscle the taller Dion down. Dandy shoves Dion to the mat. He gets up again and locks up again with Dandy, who then grabs one of Dion's arms and throws him down with an armdrag. Dion gets to his feet as Dandy grips his arm and wrings it out a little. Dion reverses by using his bear strength to push Dandy back, then wrenches the arm into a twist of his own before flinging Dandy end over end. Dandy sits up on his butt, looking shocked as Dionysus flexes a little bit and gets fired up, the crowd goes nuts.

Chris Avery: Dionysus is by far the strength advantage here, he may be the difference maker in the two. Because Kidsgrove and Dandy are both similar size and stature to Downfall.

Billy: I'll bet Dandy cain't even SPELL stature!

Dandy backs up, and then as he tries to plead with the ref to keep Dion away, Dion advances to pull Dandy up again. Dandy gives Dion a nasty thumb to the eye. Dandy then gives Dion a stiff headbutt that makes Dion stumble away in pain. He backs Dion up to the ropes and gives him a few forearm shots, then goes to whip Dion to the opposite rope. Dion runs off the ropes and on the return, he hits a lariat to bring Dandy down. Dion turns and holds both arms out to the crowd, eliciting a response of "Dion, Dion, Dion, Dion." He turns and goes to lift Divito up. However, Dandy cuts him off with a harsh right hand that has Dion jogging a few steps away, holding his face. The Crimson Gladiator's eyes open up wide in rage as he shoots a look back at Dandy, and he charges in. Both men begin an exchange of right hands. Dion throws a right, then Dandy throws a right, then Dion throws a right, then as Dandy begins overpowering Dion, Dion knees him in the gut, doubling Dandy over. Then Dion is able to get the upper hand where he executes a snapmare where Dandy is left in the sitting up position. And then he hits a soccer kick to the back of Dandy. Dion gets up and then locks him in a bridging deathlock.

Chris Avery: Let's not forget, Dandy and Kidsgrove have a long history of violence against each other. You have to wonder if Kidsgrove isn't getting a little smile out of seeing Dandy getting pummeled, even if he wants their team to win.

Dionysus arches his back to pull the submission in tighter. Dandy screams out in pain, reaching for the ropes. Dion puts more pressure onto Dandy. Dandy begins shaking, and he is using his elbows to inch forward. And as the crowd begins to get begin them somewhat, he uses his strength to get to the ropes. The ref tells Dion to break it up, and Dion breaks off at the four count. Dion gets up and stomps several times on the back of Dandy. Dion then drops an elbow on Dandy’s chest and then another. He starts to go for a cover, but Dandy shoves him away. Dion quickly cranks Dandy's head in a neck vice submission, twisting Dandy's head painfully. Dandy squawks in pain and tries to get to his feet. Slowly, he pulls himself up and begins levelling elbow shots at Dion's midsection.

Chris Avery: Dandy is trying to find momentum to make it back to his corner.

Billy: Like he can even spell the word momentum!

Chris Avery: What's up with you and spelling all of a sudden?

Finally, Dandy is able to fight his way free. He starts to run off the ropes, but Dion leapfrogs over him on the return. Dandy turns around as Dion runs off the opposite side, but Dion ducks under a clothesline. Dandy turns around, confused, and gets a boot to the gut and receives a snap suplex. Dandy shouts, holding his back. He gets up. Dion, pacing around, starts to run off the ropes, but Kidsgrove shoves him from behind. Dion stumbles a few steps, and then turns around to glare at Kidsgrove. Dion turns back, and Dandy gives him a European uppercut. He tags in Kidsgrove. Kidsgrove stomps at Dion’s head. The ref yells at Kidsgrove not to do that, but Kidsgrove just shrugs him off and gives Dion a few good stomps. Kidsgrove then picks up Dion and throws him into the ropes, when Dion comes back, Kidsgrove leapfrogs over him. When Dion runs back off the ropes again, Kidsgrove comes up with a spinning heel kick to the face. Kidsgrove looks over to Zooey for guidance, who nods and yells at him to stay focused.

Chris Avery: I think Kidsgrove is looking to Zooey to be his voice of reason, perhaps making sure he keeps in mind "Why am I even out here?"

Kidsgrove looks back at Downfall, giving him a few choice words and picks up Dion, only to get hit with a jawbreaker. Kidsgrove falls to his knees as then Dion lifts him up, backing him into the corner, as he nails knife edge chops away at Kidsgrove’s chest. After a few good chops, Dion walks Kidsgrove over to his corner and tags in Downfall, who gives Kidsgrove a few MMA left and rights, then a spinning back fist to the face. Kidsgrove falls back against the ropes, covering up, as Downfall gives him a boot to the gut and a gutwrench suplex. Downfall lands a leg drop across the throat, and goes for a cover.

One!

Kickout!

Downfall lifts Kidsgrove up, walking him back into their corner, and tagging in Dion. He stretches Kidsgrove out to expose his side and allows Dion to nail a few quick kicks, then he goes back into their corner without argument from the referee. Dion gives Kidsgrove a snapmare, then follows it up with a flipping neck whip from a seated position. He goes for a leg drop, but Kidsgrove rolls out onto the apron. Dion hits the mat butt first. He rolls to his feet and goes over to the ropes to lift up Kidsgrove, but Kidsgrove meets him with a shoulder thrust through the middle rope. Kidsgrove gives Dion a second shoulder thrust, then he grips Dion's head and snaps it down across the top rope. Dion flings back into the middle of the ring, contorting and holding his throat. Kidsgrove walks over and tags in Dandy.

Chris Avery: Borderline illegal move by Kidsgrove.

Billy: Ah, yes, famously white hat, all positive attitude Sam Kidsgrove, who never has any history of being slightly shady or circumspect.

Dandy circles around Dion like a hunter stalking his prey. It would be awesome if you read that in a Steve Irwin voice. Dion rolls to his feet and Dandy takes him back down with a harsh body slam. Dion arches his back. Dandy peels him up off the mat, hooks him in position and hits a gutwrench suplex. Then he drags Dion’s body over to his corner and tags in Kidsgrove. Kidsgrove gets in and begins stomping at Dion’s body. Kidsgrove lifts Dion up and hits a snap suplex. Kidsgrove takes a moment to play to the crowd. Then he begins to lift Dion back to his feet and Dion tries to fight back. Kidsgrove gets the upper hand with clubs to the back, and he plants Dion with a double arm DDT. Kidsgrove goes for a pin.

One...

Two...

Kickout!

Chris Avery: Together, Dandy and Kidsgrove have effectively worn down the God of Game.

Billy: They're... somehow not working bad together.

Kidsgrove gets up and locks in a chinlock with a knee digging into the back of Dion. Dandy begins cheering on Kidsgrove as Downfall is doing his best to get Dion out of this match verbally. Dion begins fighting back as much as he can, yet Kidsgrove’s strength proves too much. Downfall gets tired and comes running in and kicks Kidsgrove in the face making him let go. Dandy comes in to back up Kidsgrove. Dandy charges Downfall. Downfall mule kicks Dandy in the gut. Downfall quickly gets up and sets him up for the tornado DDT. Then Kidsgrove gets towards Downfall with Dandy, and Downfall jumps up and twists, kicking Kidsgrove in the face and sending him down, after which he hits the tornado DDT on Dandy. Then he goes back to his corner, while the three men are stirring. Dion gets up as does Kidsgrove. Dion then attempts a kick and Kidsgrove grabs his foot, then Dion just executes an enziguri. Kidsgrove gets a bit dizzy as he tries to shake the cobwebs out. During this duration, Dion gets to the top rope. Kidsgrove finally gets the cobwebs out and then turns towards the corner where Dion is just to receive an explosive clothesline from the top rope, taking Kidsgrove down. Dion pounds the mat, and then he starts getting a new set on life and crawling into his corner to tag Downfall... but Dandy breaks it up with a kick right to the back of the head. Kidsgrove pulls himself up, shaking the cobwebs out. The ref admonishes both men, telling them to get it together or the match will be thrown out. Dandy sincerely apologizes, as if we believe him at all, and he goes back to his side and holds the tag rope. Kidsgrove then walks over and tags in Dandy. Dandy picks up Dion and body slams him hard onto the ground. Dandy grabs Dion by the hair as he lifts him up, giving him clubs to the back, and throws him into the ropes, when Dion comes back, Dandy catches him with a scoop powerslam. Dandy smiles at Kidsgrove, who nods approvingly. Dandy picks up Dion, who then gets a surge of engery. Dion hits Dandy several times with right hands and goes to jump to his corner to Downfall, but Dandy grabs Dion’s arm and shortarms him back for a stiff knee in the gut. Then Dandy grabs Dion and slams him down with a snap suplex. Dandy stands on Dion’s neck using the rope for leverage, choking him, as Downfall runs in, but the ref stops Downfall from entering in the ring.

Chris Avery: Dandy and Kidsgrove have selected a brilliant strategy, wear down the big man, and keep Downfall out of the ring.

Billy: It even looks like Dandy is trying to keep Kidsgrove fresh.

Chris Avery: Maybe Dandy acknowledges that his partner also has to compete in a bloody Deathmatch for the US Title later tonight, and he wants to make sure Kidsgrove still has gas left in the tank?

Billy: D'aawwww, ain't that shweet of him!!

Meanwhile, with the ref distracted by an enraged Downfall trying to get in the ring, Dandy has his hand around Dion's throat and is choking him, his head bobbing as he thrashes Dion around. Kidsgrove turns and sees Dandy doing that, and it's too much for the ostensibly forthright Kidsgrove, he flings his arms out at Dandy and yells what are you doing?? Dandy looks up, holding his hands up in the sky, honest injun. Dandy then hooks Dion's leg and goes for the pin.

One…

Two…

Kickout!

Dion kicks out and Dandy shakes his head with disgust. Dandy brings Dion up and throws him into the ropes, but Dion comes back with a huge clothesline, which makes Dandy go down hard. Dandy then gets to his feet, as Dion is able to send Dandy flying up into the lights with a back drop.

Billy: GOT DAMN, HE WENT FLYING COACH!!

Dandy gets up once again and Dion takes him down with a belly to belly suplex, then he starts to crawl to his corner and makes the tag with Downfall. Dandy gets to one knee, but only to receive both hard rights a few knee lifts from an energetic Downfall. When Dandy doesn’t go down, Downfall gives him a hard chop to the chest. Dandy yells out in pain, holding his man-boobs. Downfall chops again and again, then he grips Dandy's arm and whips him into the corner. Dandy is laid out across the turnbuckles. Downfall then runs in and delivers a jumping double high knee right to the sternum of Dandy in the corner. Dandy holds his chest as he stumbles out. He flops to his knees, holding himself. Downfall measures him with a martial arts stance, and as Dandy starts to pull himself up, Downfall nearly beheads him with a buzzsaw kick to the temple. Downfall goes for a cover.

One...

Two...

Kickout!

Chris Avery: Ever since the Vanguard formed at Havoc, Downfall has been experiencing a resurgence of his own, and has looked more motivated than I've ever seen him. This is not the same prick who jumped the barricade a year ago. He even has made it his mission that he is going to take Dionysus to the Tag Team titles.

Downfall picks up Dandy, struggling with the dead weight, and gives him a hammerlock lariat, sending him crashing hard down on to the mat. Downfall covers.

Chris Avery: Babylon Burning, it could be over!

One...

Two...

Kickout!

Downfall lifts Dandy and flings a few kicks into his side, before whipping him towards the ropes, but Dandy reverses going for a clothesline but Downfall ducks and as Dandy turns Downfall lifts him on his shoulders looking for a Death Valley Driver but Dandy elbows him, several rapid-fire hits to the temple. Downfall stumbles a little as Dandy slides right off and Downfall holds his head, shaking. Dandy then floors Downfall with a clothesline. Dandy looks to the crowd as he runs off the ropes, then drops with an elbow but as he connects, Downfall immediantly locks on an Anarchist Cookbook almost in one swift motion. Dandy is screaming frantically and flailing his free arm as Downfall is starting to sink the choke in, until Kidsgrove comes charing in breaking it up with a boot to Downfall's head. Dion then charges into the ring and tattoo's Kidsgrove with a big boot. Dionysus roars to the crowd, and he goes over to Downfall to set Dandy up for a tag team move, but suddenly, Kidsgrove gets back to his feet and whips Dionysus around, then boots him in the gut and nails a wicked DDT. However, Downfall, having had enough, comes behind him as Kidsgrove is gloating over the fallen Dion... and locks HIM in the Anarchist Cookbook. Kidsgrove is struggling, desperately trying to break free and after a moment he has no choice but to tap. However the ref is informing Downfall that Kidsgrove is not the legal man. Downfall lets the hold go as he argues with ref. Kidsgrove pulls himself up behind Downfall. He spins Downfall around going for the Box Office Smash, but Downfall pushes him off towards the ropes where Dion is now on the apron, he lowers a shoulder and back body drops Kidsgrove to the outside!

Chris Avery: This has been a wild, chaotic tag team match, and now it's going to the outside!

Kidsgrove stumbles to his feet and Dion hits him with a diving spear off the apron. Dandy nows rolls into the ring where he staggers to his feet, Downfall is waiting as he flings repeated slaps at Dandy, and a spinning back fist, followed by a roundhouse kick to the side of the head, followed by a Busaiku Knee Kick. Downfall now motions for Dion who slides into the ring. Dandy gets to his feet groggy and he is met with a second Busaiku knee from Downfall INTO a German suplex from Dionysus!

Chris Avery: That beautiful act of tag team specialising, and this could be all!

Billy: The Vanguard always come ready for WAR!!

One...

Two...

Thr...KICKOUT!

Downfall looks shocked. Dandy sits up looking shocked as well. He slowly pulls himself up. Dionysus walks back to his corner, makes a big pageant of gripping the tag rope and smartly presents his hand. Downfall provides the tag. They set themselves and Dandy stands turning into a double spear but as he falls back Kidsgrove is waiting on the apron with the blind tag. Dion rolls out of the ring to head to his corner, but as Downfall stands Kidsgrove spins him around boots him in the gut and drops him with a Blue Thunder Bomb. Kidsgrove drops for he pin...

Chris Avery: Kidsgrove blind tagged in, he took Downfall by surprise!

One...

Two....

Thr........Kickout!

Having enough Kidsgrove pulls him back up and goes for another move, hooking Downfall by the head in a facelock, but Downfall pulls his head loose and rolls Kidsgrove into a school boy.

One...

Two...

Thr... Kickout!

Downfall is able to shoot over and tag in Dion, as Kidsgrove gets up, angrily. Kidsgrove swings at Downfall for a clothesline, but Downfall ducks, and then Kidsgrove keeps going forward into a big boot from Dionysus. Downfall then lifts Kidsgrove up on his shoulders in an electric chair position as Dion goes up to the top rope, looking for a Doomsday Device, but at the last second Kidsgrove rolls off Downfall's shoulders behind him. pushing Downfall into Dion in the corner. Dion is knocked down onto the top turnbuckle and crotched, and Downfall stumbles out. Kidsgrove clotheslines Downfall out of the ring. He climbs up to the turnbuckle with the crotched Dion and gives him a hurricanrana from the top rope that sends Dion flying across the ring. Kidsgrove then follows up by going to the top rope himself and flipping off with a shooting star press. Kidsgrove goes for a cover..

Chris Avery: Kidsgrove has turned this into a one-man show, and he's taking it quite impressively to the Vanguard!

Billy: Can you imagine how Dandy will feel if Kidsgrove takes home the gold for them both??

One...

Two...

Thre... Kickout!

Chris Avery: Dion kicks out! It's plain to see the Vanguard want this in the worst way!

Kidsgrove walks over and tags in Dandy, and together they lift Dion up and punish him with a double flapjack, dropping him over both of their outstretched knees. Dion rolls around on the mat, holding his sides. Dandy then paces over to the ropes. Kidsgrove tells him to pin Dion, but Dandy confidently says he can do this. Dandy then flies off for the Drunk Driver on the prone Dion. Dion simply rolls out of the way, letting Dandy go sailing to the mat, crashing and burning. Kidsgrove slaps his forehead in frustration. The ref starts a count as both men are down on the mat.

1....

2...

3...

4...

5... Dandy starts to stir...

6... Dion starts shaking the cobwebs out...

7... Dandy pulls himself up to his knees.

8... Dandy is the first one up. He begins clubbing Dion over the back. He lifts Dion up is able to muscle him up to hang him on the ropes with a stun gun.

Chris Avery: The Answer connects! It could be over!

Billy: Fight Forever is gaining ground here!! I think... I think they could do it!

Dandy goes for a pin.

One...

Two...

Thre... (Downfall breaks it up by diving in on top of them.)

Chris Avery: Nice save there by Downfall.

Billy: Why did he have to go and do that?

Chris Avery: So that they can stay alive and this match continues?

Billy: Exactly, why did he have to go and do that?!

Dandy stares at Downfall, as Downfall exits the ring, and the two get into a heated exchange. Dandy tells him to get out of his way, but Downfall doesn't look threatened in the least. Pointing and shouting at Dion, Dandy lifts Dion up and starts to apply a crossface chickenwing. However, Dion is able to push him back into the corner. He begins flaring his free elbow into the side of Dandy's head, rapid-fire, until finally he hits Dandy so hard that blood starts coming from Dandy's nose. Dandy stumbles around, holding his face, and then Dion lifts him up onto his shoulders, staggering a bit... and drops him with the Final Curtain!!

Chris Avery: THE FINAL CURTAIN!! DIONYSUS PULLED OUT THE FINAL CURTAIN!!

Dion goes for a cover.

One...

Two...

Three... (Kidsgrove breaks it up by stomping on the back of Dion's head.)

Chris Avery: And now Kidsgrove makes the save!

Billy: Another developing twist in this war between angry crustpunks, gladiator cosplayers, Hollywood weirdoes and Florida Men!!

Kidsgrove continues stomping on Dion aggressively. The ref tries to get him to leave the ring, but Kidsgrove just pushes him away. Suddenly, Downfall charges Kidsgrove and takes him out of the ring with a clothesline, and they both go spilling to the outside. Dion and Dandy both take a moment to recuperate, catching their breath. Dandy starts to get to his feet, but Dion grabs his arm, twists it into a judo armwringer takedown driving Dandy right onto the point of the shoulder, before taking his back, locking his knees around Dandy's head and gripping the knees in a Pentagram choke!

Chris Avery: THE FIRST ACT!

On the outside, Downfall and Kidsgrove are still fighting. Downfall goes to whip Kidsgrove into the ringpost, but Kidsgrove reverses, sending Downfall into the steel steps. Downfall smashes into the steps with a lot of force, hard enough to move them. Downfall groans in pain and holds his shoulder. In the ring, Dandy is trying to get to the ropes, but they're just out of reach. The ref asks him if he submits, but Dandy refuses. Dion yells for him to tap. Dandy scoots forward on his butt, pulling himself inch by inch towards the bottom rope, and finally as he is within reach, Dionysus turns over, transitioning into a Death Star variation of the Pentagram choke! Dandy's eyes bug out of his head! The pressure of Dion's knees as he wrenches the trapped arm around Dandy's throat is immense!

Chris Avery: I DON'T BELIEVE IT! WE'VE RARELY SEEN THE SECOND ACT, AND THAT'S BECAUSE WHO COULD EVER GET OUT OF THIS!!

Dandy is screaming in pain, his face is turning beet red. Downfall is down on the outside, and Kidsgrove is still brawling with him, but they're on the other side of the ring. The Death Star Pentagram is fully locked in, and it looks as if Dandy can't take anymore. Suddenly, Zooey Deschanel hops on the apron, and starts causing a scene, flinging her arms and yelling at the referee. The crowd boos slightly as Dandy begins tapping to the Second Act, but the referee's attention is taken by Zooey. Zooey yells at the ref, who is just telling her to calm down and get off the apron. Annoyed by the fact the match isn't over even though he felt Dandy tap, Dionysus unweaves his legs from around Dandy's throat and gets up to see what the commotion is.

Billy: I constantly thank god for Zooey's existence.

Chris Avery: Dandy was forced to tap or he wasn't going to be able to get out of that, but thanks to Zooey, the ref didn't see it!

Dion lifts Dandy back up, and he sees Kidsgrove on the apron. He points at Kidsgrove, then he drops Dandy with a Michinoku driver. He then paces around the ring, getting fired up, and as Dandy starts getting to his feet, unsure of where he is, Dion hits him with a Shining wizard, setting up one part of the two-part Round of Applause. However, as Dionysus goes to the ropes, Dandy is barely able to grab hold of the referee's pants, taking his attention. Kidsgroves runs over as Dion springs onto the ropes for the Lionsault, and nails him right between the eyes with a right hand, making the big man fall backwards off the ropes and hit the mat!

Chris Avery: Round of Applause has been silenced!

As he does, Dandy rolls over and tags in Kidsgrove, who measures Dion. Finally, as Dion starts to pull himself up, holding his lower back. He stumbles backwards into the corner. Finally, Kidsgrove runs across the ring and destroys Dion with a Helluva kick.

Chris Avery: TAKE 2!!

Downfall starts to get in the ring, but Dandy blocks him from getting in. The ref counts the pin...

One...

Two...

Three -

KICKOUT!!

Chris Avery: I don't believe it! Dionysus kicked out! Dionysus kicked out!!

Billy: The Vanguard want to be Tag Team champions so bad they can taste it!

Kidsgrove sits up, as Dionysus is still laid out on the mat, staring straight up at the lights and taking in big gasps of air. Kidsgrove looks on like he doesn't know what to do. Dandy holds his hand out for the tag, as Dion is crawling around, trying to shake the cobwebs out. Finally, Kidsgrove tags in Dandy, who walks around Dion, stomping on his limbs. He goes to lift Dion up, whipping him into the ropes, but Dion hangs on. Zooey is shouting at Dandy from the outside to get on him. Dion grits his teeth and pulls himself up, and as Dandy goes running at him... Dion pulls the top rope down and Dandy goes spilling to the outside, taking Zooey down! Kidsgrove's hands fly to his hair as his woman is taken down, and she goes down hard!

Billy: OH NOOOO NOT ZOOEY!!

Kidsgrove yells at Dandy to help her up, she's sensitive. Dandy, stumbling a bit, gets up and gingerly helps the A-list actress to her feet. Suddenly, they look up and Dion is doing a barrel roll suicide dive THROUGH the ropes, and he slams right into Zooey, sending her spilling into the guardrail with a crash! Dandy has ducked out of the way, but Downfall, on the apron, comes running across... and he hops off the apron and gives Dandy a hurricanrana, sending him flinging across the aisle as well!!

Chris Avery: The Vanguard have laid WASTE to not only Dandy, but to Zooey too!!

Billy: Who did she ever hurt?? These guys are MONSTERS!!

Kidsgrove is shouting bloody murder and trying to get in the ring, but is held back by the referee keeping him from charging. The Vanguard both pull themselves up in the apron, and they nod at each other. Downfall and Dion lift Dandy up, and then they roll his big ass into the ring together. Dion lifts the AW Original into the ring, and he lifts him up for a brainbuster as Downfall comes in with a superkick to the back of the head, whereupon Dion completes the move and drives Dandy's skull into the mat. Dion rolls into the cover. Kidsgrove is trying to get in the ring but Downfall rushes in, kicking his hand and making him drop off the apron. The ref counts...

Chris Avery: OUT ON YOUR SHIELD!!

One...

Two...

Three -

KIDSGROVE DOES A SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY, TAKING OUT DOWNFALL, WHO FALLS ONTO DIONYSUS, BREAKING THE PIN!

Chris Avery: WHAT!!!

The crowd is going insane, as Kidsgrove has crashed through both members of the Vanguard! The crowd is dueling chants "THIS IS AWESOME!/FIGHT FOREVER!" All four men are down and out. Downfall blinks, and tries to shake the cobwebs out of his head, and Kidsgrove is rolling onto his stomach, trying to recover from colliding with them both.

Chris Avery: This has been one of the most memorable Tag Title matches we've had in a long time, both of these teams have given it their all for the right to be the premiere tag team in the division.

Downfall gets up to his feet and grabs Kidsgrove and hooks him for a brainbuster but Kidsgrove blocks it! He turns out of it and is shoved forward by Downfall into Dions kick to his midsection! Dion and Downfall lift Kidsgrove up and hit a tag team move driving Kidsgrove into the canvas!!

Billy: Vanguard has all the momentum!

Downfall turns around and Dandy clocks him with a right hand and then clotheslines him over the top rope to the apron!

Dion rushes in but Dandy hits a spinebuster on Dionysus!

Billy: Shitfire!!

Downfall gets on the apron and Dandy comes over but Downfall hits him with a right hand creating some separation! Dandy stumbles back towards the middle of the ring and Kidsgrove is on the outside and grabs the feet of Downfall pulling him off the apron!

Dion gets up and goes for a tag but Downfall isn’t there and Dandy turns Dion around and hits the CARNAGE STUNNER!!

Billy: STUNNER!! STUNNER!!

Dandy covers Dionysus!!

ONE!!

TWO!!

THREE!!

DING DING DING

Billy: FIGHT FOREVER KEEPS THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS!!

The crowd can’t believe it as Dandy sits up stomping his feet and fist pumping and Kidsgrove stands up realizing he’s still tag team champions with this SHITE mother fucker. Kidsgrove rolls into the ring as Dandy grabs both Tag Team titles from the ref!

Chris Avery: I can’t believe they won! Vanguard put on a HELL of a performance!!

Billy: You can tell this is FAR from over!!

Kidsgrove stands there as Dandy gives him the Tag Team title and Kidsgrove just sighs. Dandy slaps the shoulder of Kidsgrove as they both exit out of the ring with the tag team titles.

Billy: I can’t believe these two are Tag Team Champions! I’ve truly seen it all in Action Wrestling!

As they make their way up the ramp the music fades as Dionysus and Downfall are sitting in the ring.

They slowly get up and looking at each other but that’s when they realize they did win.. The heart of Tokyo.

The crowd fucking ERUPTS.

Billy: Shitfire! Listen to this crowd!! They LOVE Vanguard!

Dion and Downfall come together in the middle of the ring respecting each other and half embracing. They look out at the crowd and they’re getting a standing ovation.

Chris Avery: I can 100% tell you, they’re not done in this division! That was close but you can tell theres a lot left in the tank of Vanguard!

Billy: They may very well be on their way to the tippy top of this tag team division.. Theres no way Dandy and Kidsgrove can escape a second time, right?!

Chris Avery: I believe it!

Vanguard exit the ring after nodding and receiving praise from the sold out Tokyo Dome.

We fade into the next segment.

Crimson Valley's Open the Gates hits and the speakers immediately blow out when the song hits hard and heavy. Shane Striker and Bam Beefer walk through the curtain and out onto the stage to a chorus of hellraising boos. The two raise their arms as Striker smiles like the cocky bastard he is. Beefer begins yelling out at the crowd as Adilene Floyd introduces them.

Adilene Floyd: Coming to the ring with a combined weight of over 550 pounds, they are Shane Striker and Bam Beefer and they are TEAM EXTREME!!

Striker jumps on the apron and gets through the ropes into the ring as Beefer hoists himself up on the turnbuckles over the top rope! Striker stands up on the middle turnbuckle and lifts up both arms and continues to point to himself on the chest as Beefer is leaning against the ropes yelling out at the crowd. The two come together in the corner and double fist pump as the music fades and they prepare for war.

Billy: This is it! A huge tornado hardcore tag team match!

Chris Avery: Team Extreme made the challenge and it was accepted by the Followers.. well, whats left of them! For one final time, they're a team!

Billy: One final ride!

Here To Show The World hits and the crowd pops as Chase Jackson comes prancing from behind the curtain and spins around taunting at the crowd! He stands on top of the stage waving out at the sea of people in Tokyo!

Adilene Floyd: Introducing from Chicago, Illinois.. Chase! Jackson!

Chase rushes down the ramp but stops at the bottom high fiving some fans and taunting at Team Extreme.

The music fades as Chase turns towards the entrance curtain where a special entrance hits!

The lights dim a bit as a voice is heard echoing through the place.

Phoenix: GOOOOOOOOOOOD NOM-NOM-NOMMING TOKYO!!! The Luminary of Despair has a special treat for you! You will get to witness not one, but TWO souls getting crushed under the relentless pressure of despair! So without further adieu...

The crowd roars when CJ Phoenix comes out dressed like a gender bent version of the Ultimate Musician, Ibuki Mioda. He also has a guitar that has a makeshift flamethrower attached to it just like she did in the anime. He looks at Chase and gives a nod before looking back at the crowd. He turns on the flamethrower and waves it back and forth in the air, letting the fires erupt for a moment.

Phoenix: IIIIIIIIT'S PUNISHMENT TIME!!!

CJ proceeds to play "Break My Baby" on his guitar while making his way to the ring.

Billy: WHAT AN ENTRANCE!!

Chris Avery: THE FORMER HARDCORE CHAMPION!! CJ PHOENIX WITH A HUGE BIG TIME SPECIAL ENTRANCE HERE IN THE TOKYO DOME!!

The crowd is eating it up as Chase and Phx slide into the ring!!

DING DING DING

The four men go to war in the middle of the ring where Chase and Beefer start clubbing each other before Beefer pulls Chase through the middle rope with him to the apron to the outside! Striker whips Phx into the ropes but Phx leapfrogs Striker and hits the ropes coming back with a hugeeee forearm smash putting Striker down on the canvas! Striker stumbles up and Phx rushes over hitting a shotgun dropkick sending Striker stumbling back over the ropes to the apron!

Striker pulls himself up but ducks as Phoenix rushes at him but Phx turns his body in midair and hits a twisting moonsault type splash onto Beefer at the bottom of the ramp!!

Billy: SHITFIRE!! CJ PHOENIX WITH HIGH OCTANE AGILITY!!

Chase stumbles up and out of nowhere Striker jumps off with a front flip crashing down onto Chase taking him out as well!!

Chris Avery: EXTREME ACROBATICS!!

Striker gets up and is all excited but Phx is in the ring and charges through the ropes with a HUGE suicide dive taking Striker out on the bottom of the ramp!!

Billy: WHAT A DIVE!! WHAT A CRASHING IMPACT FOR HIM!!

Phx pops up and the crowd eats it allll up!! Beefer is up and hits Phx from behind with a blow and then shoves him into the ring apron chest first! Beefer pulls out a garbage can of weapons and dumps some out! He pulls out a crowbar and whacks Phx in the ribcage with it!!

Billy: Oh come on! A month ago he was in an Exploding Barbedwire deathmatch!

Chris Avery: He better buck up!! Beef doesn't slow down with weapons!

Beefer hits another shot to the chest of Phx before rolling him into the ring! Chase is up and follows Beefer but Chase is hit from behind by Striker! Striker whips Chase into the railing! Striker pulls a table out from under the ring and the Japanese crowd go crazy! Striker pushes it under the ropes into the ring where Beefer is stomping on Phx!

Billy: What are they going to do with that table?!

Chris Avery: Who knows!

Beefer picks up Phx and whips him to the corner and Striker rushes in with a forearm shot to the face of Phx but before he can even sell it Beefer hits a body splash onto Phx as well!!

Billy: Shitfire what a hardcore combo!!

Chris Avery: My god!!

Striker and Beefer hit a huge dumb dropkick in stereo knocking Chase Jackson off the apron back down to the mats!!

Striker and Beefer get up and hug and they love each other cause they're weird best friends. They grab the table and set it up in the middle of the ring. They tap on it to make sure it isn't a Japanese table and that it'll break.

That's when Striker turns around and CHASE HITS A SPEAR!!

Beefer turns around and Phoenix shoots out with a TALON KICK!!

Billy: SPEAR!!

Chris Avery: TALON KICK!!

Phoenix and Chase FIRE up and the crowd goes crazy as they put Beefer and Strikers big asses on the table together..

Billy: What are they going to do here!?

Chris Avery: OH GOD!!

Chase and Phx fist bump and they go to separate corners and climb up!

The crowd all rises to their feet..

Chase and CJ point and count to three!!

THEY LEAP INTO THE AIR TOGETHER!!

CHASE HITS A FROG SPLASH AND PHOENIX HITS A PHOENIX SPLASH!!

THEY CRASH THROUGH THE TABLE TOGETHER!!

Billy: SHITFIRE!!

Chase and Phx hype up with the crowd before they pin Beefer and Striker together!!

ONE!!

TWO!!

THREE!!

DING DING DING

Billy: THE FOLLOWERS HAVE WON!!

Chris Avery: AND THE FOLLOWERS.. ARE NO MORE!!

CJ Phoenix and Chase Jackson embrace and raise each others arms in the air!

Billy: What a relief! They can shed the Following skin once and for all!

Chase and CJ embrace one last time and raise their hands back up as the ref points to them as the winners.

Chris Avery: They defeated Team Extreme here tonight and now they can move on in a fresh direction! They can put everything behind them to rest!

Billy: And that's all you can ask for in Action Wrestling! A good refreshing restart! Amen to that!

Phoenix and Chase are celebrating with the fans in the front row taking selfies and pictures. They're posing with the crowd as they keep celebrating.

Billy: The future is bright for these two!

Chris Avery: Who knows what happens next!!

The two come back together on the ramp and walk up together! The crowd keeps cheering.

We fade into the next segment.

Chris Avery: After weeks of attacks… it all comes down to this!

Billy: Lissie Hope gon' get her hands on that masked maniac!

An eerie hum fills the earholes of the tens of thousands in attendance. The ActionTron5000 lights up with violent and possibly satanic images. The hum morphs into “Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer” by Behemoth and a masked man emerges from the smoke filled stage.

Chris Avery: Make that THREE masked maniacs!

Billy: Dwade and Kuraim is along for the ride!

The lights spookily flicker and start to illuminate the arena as Der Metzger staggers down the ramp, exhibiting and barely controlling an urge to attack the fans in attendance. His minions follow after him.. Der Metzger makes it to the ring and he slides in, moving jaggedly to the corner to pace back and forth. Adilene Floyd stands outside of the ring, avoiding Der Metzger like der schwarze tod… while Dwade and Kuraim jolt past her.

Adilene Floyd: The following match is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first… already in the ring… he resides in Devil’s Gate Correctional Facility in Castle Rock, Maine… DERRR METZGERRRRR!!!

The fans boo, not because of anything he has done yet, but because he is creepy. He sits down in the middle of the ring and closes his eyes.

Billy: Is he… meditating?

Chris Avery: It could be the only way to quiet the voices in his head.

The downtempo bass drops. The trap-heavy outro of Billie Eilish’s “bad guy” floods the arena, the booming shaking the seats underneath each audience member. They rise to their feet in anticipation of the arrival of Action Wrestling’s former two-time World Champion, and current member of Philidor Holdings, "The Blackheart" Lissie Hope!



The crowd jumps out of their seats as the booming bass of the song continues. The anticipation is growing, and the boos start to crescendo.

I mean...

Finally, the curtains spread and Lissie Hope emerges at the top of the entrance stage, dressed in a black leather bodysuit that cuts off at high at the thigh. From the knee down, her lower legs are covered in neon-pink, yellow, and lime-green streamers, and on her right shoulder, the name HANA is etched with black marker. She points to her name, and then up at the sky -- most of the fans respond with gracious applause at her decision to honor the Japanese sensation. She is standing for a moment and taking in the fan response. She sprints down the ramp, sliding under the bottom rope. She bounces to her feet and raises her arms to the crowd.



Adeline Floyd: Ladies and gentlemen, representing Philidor Holdings... standing 5'5" and weighing 135 pounds... "THE BLACKHEART"... LISSSSSSIEEEE HOOOOOOPE!

Der Metzger is still seated as the opening bell tolls. Lissie shrugs her shoulders and she runs at him, going for a boot to his masked dome… but he drops back to avoid it. Lissie stumbles and when she turns around… she is face-to-face with the former United States Champion. The two begin trading punches until Metzger lunges forward with a headbutt. She stumbles away and he pulls her back into a short-arm clothesline. Lissie goes down hard and the fans boo as Metzger poses.

Chris Avery: The fans here in the Tokyo Dome give him negative five stars!

Billy: Huh?!

Chris Avery: It's an internet thing. You wouldn't understand.

Billy: Come on now! I got me a AOL disk!

Metzger lays down some stomps on Lissie, then puts his boot directly over her throat. The official aggressively warns him and starts to count. Metzger releases the boot before he can be disqualified, then he drops down to the mat and covers her.

ONE!

TW--NO!!

Billy: Was that even a two?!

Chris Avery: Whatever it was, Der Metzger isn't happy!

He gets up and grabs the official by the collar, probably threatening to wear the man's face for Halloween or something. He turns his attention back to Lissie as she crawls toward the ropes. She pulls herself up just as Metzger comes charging, clotheslining her over the top rope. She lands hard on the apron, holding onto the bottom rope like she's having Havoc PTSD. Metzger backs away and keeps the official's attention on him as Dwade and Kuraim go after Lissie. They drag her from the ring apron and Dwade holds her from behind. Kuraim goes for a headbutt… and Lissie breaks free, forcing the noggins of the masked minions to collide.

Chris Avery: Meeting of the minds!

Billy: Or what's left of 'em!

She walks toward the ring and they grab her by the shoulders. She reacts on instinct and fights them both off. Dwade gets sent into the steps and Kuraim into the guardrail. When she turns back, she catches a glimpse of Metzger diving between the ropes… and she dives out of the way just in time. Metzger goes crashing haphazardly onto the barely padded concrete floor. Lissie gets to her feet and she looks around at the wrecked bodies, then out to the crowd.

Chris Avery: They are all about The Blackheart here in Tokyo!

She grabs Metzger and pulls him up, then into a front facelock. Before she can follow up, he rams her into the sharp edge of the ring. He rolls her back into the ring and shakes the cobwebs from his head, then rolls in after her. He drags her up and tosses her toward the ropes and--

Billy: POPUP POWERB--

Chris Avery: NO! HE SHOT HER TOO HIGH AND SHE CLEARED HIM!

Billy: LISSIE DONE LANDED ON HER FEET! OFF THE ROPES AND--

Chris Avery: SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR!

Billy: SHE TOOK THE BIG MAN DOWN! NOW SHE ON HIM WITH THEM RUTHLESS PUNCHES! BAH GAWD!

She is laying down such heavy hammers and he is struggling to protect himself. One lands especially well and catches his eye. He lets out a disgusting howl and pitches Lissie off of him. He rolls onto his front and holds his eye. She approaches and the official holds her back, then he drops down to check on Metzger.

Chris Avery: WHAT THE HELL?!!

Billy: SHITFIRE! THE BLOOD!

Indeed. A puddle of blood is forming under Metzger's head and the official goes to throw his arms in the form of an X… but Metzger grabs one arm and yanks it back. Metzger pushes up to his feet, wildly shaking his head. He turns back to Lissie with his damaged eye closed; blood dripping from under his mask. He shoves the official out of the way.

Der Metzger: KÄMPFE MIT MIR... FOTZE!

Lissie smiles with sick joy and then charges at Metzger. He side steps and sends her into the nearest corner, then follows up with a corner splash. He takes a step back and lights her up with several knife-edge chops. He wipes blood from his chest and smears it over her face, much to the disgust of the fans in attendance.

Billy: THAT BOY NEEDS HIM SOME JESUS!

Dwade and Kuraim slam their fists on the mat to encourage their master.. Metzger drags Lissie out of the corner and he presents her to the fans as they rain down disdain on him. He hoists Lissie up on his shoulders and walks her around the ring.

Chris Avery: IT'S LIKE A LION PLAYING WITH HIS FOOD!

Billy: AND HERE COMES TO TODESKLINGE!!!1

Metzger reaches up to grab her by the neck… and she drops down some desperate elbows to his heavily damaged eye. He loses balance and she slips down behind him… grabbing him in a waistlock and--

Billy: SHITFIIIIRE!!!1

Chris Avery: LISSIE HOPE WITH THE DEUTSCHEPLEX!!

Der Metzger gets planted on the back of his head with his own signature maneuver by Lissie Hope. She goes quickly to cover him.

ONE!

TWO!!

THR--WHAT?!!1


Billy: DAAASSSSS ENDE!!!!!/:;

The fans are hurling trash at the ring as the minions tend to Metzger.

Chris Avery: This battle is over… but the war wages on!

"Honeysuckle" by The Dillinger Escape Plan ambushes the PA systems. The lights go frantic, with multiple colors flashing, and multiple spotlights searching around, causing the anticipation and anxiety throughout the crowd. One spotlight spots Terra Walker within the ruckus crowd, who are now going berserk with excitement at her appearance.

Ethan Miller: Making her way to the ring. She hails from Oxford, England, and weighs 132 lbs. She is "Psychonic" TERRAAA WALKERRR!

She pushes through the ruckus crowd with aggression, until she finds a willing group that crowd surfs her to the barricade. Once there, she stands atop it, and lets out a valiant war cry, the crowd following suit. She walks on the announce table, not caring about the commentators, leaping off afterwards to slide into the ring. Terra rushes to the ropes and let's out another war cry, causing fireworks to shoot above her, crossing rapidly in an X shape. She stands on the bottom turnbuckle, ready to slaughter anyone in her path.

Jimmy Garcia: Looks like we get to call this match!

Katta Pult: Yes, we do! This match is special because there is TWO matches happening at once but Masuda and Terra can only pin each other, as Cassidy and Blade can only pin EACH other!

Jimmy Garcia: But it's falls count anywhere, and there isn't anything in the rules that says ya can't help the other match along too!

Katta Pult: Working together, working against each other, its chaos here in Tokyo! Gotta love it!

Jimmy Garcia: We're seeing Terra Walker in the ring here, she lost that Cookoff challenge from Chef Ramsay back at Evolution IV but she does not respect Masuda!

Katta Pult: No she doesn't!

Pulses of light flashbang the arena before going completely dark. “Kikotei” by King Gnu power chords bring a somber yet focused Masuda Teijin to the stage. Fans cheer as he makes his appearance on the ramp while lights remain low like a platinum dusk. Teijin wears a black-silver coat studded by miscellaneous bits of metal shaped like skulls and spines. Bursts of blinding white pyro fire off around him at the first break into its rapid chorus. He doesn't budge.

Ethan Miller: On his way to the ring by Yokohama, Japan… weighing 200 pounds… Masuda Teijin!

Tejin walks slow but assuredly to the apron but stops to take in the chorus. His messy mounds of golden hair glisten in the limelight. Teijin circles around for a flyby of the commentary table, letting his open coat ripple by them. He then hops onto the apron with a couple spins to where he’s leaning off ropes for a smug pose towards a disapproving audience. Ducking and stepping into the ring to the ring’s center, he begins a final presentation—exacerbated by boos and the song’s droning chorus—ends with him goading more hatred with summoning waves. He then disrobes to his ring gear and leans in his corner for everything to begin.

Jimmy Garcia: Here comes Masuda!

Katta Pult: Masuda can work this match to his liking, I think he can be really violent if he needs to!

You hear the sick intro to “U Mad” by Vic Mensa start to play, and you’re immediately mesmerized by the display of flashing lights and the titantron presenting to you Action Wrestling’s Show Stealer.

“Ooo I don’t need y’all either.
“Ooo don’t wanna talk about it.
“Ooo like I don’t, like I don’t know nobody.
“Like I don’t know nobody.
“I guess I don’t!”

“Oh you mad, huh?
‘Oh you mad, huh?
‘Oh oh you mad, huh?”

You spot the smug look of the Show Stealer, Cassidy Adler, as he struts onto the ramp and begins to make his way down to the ring, adjusting his baggy shorts and beaming a pearly-toothed smile at you, causing you to immediately feel the need to get his number and find out when he’s next available.

Unfortunately for you, this is the Adler show and he’s here to slap a hoe, not find his next sexploit. Cassidy brushes his blonde hair out of his eyes, slicking it back and blowing a kiss at the camera, followed by a wink as his music fades out. You can feel your heart racing from his mere presence in the ring as the 6’1, 183 pound specimen seems to have not only stolen the show, but everyone’s hearts.

Ethan Miller: Now in the ring, from Rye, New York… the “Show Stealer” Cassidy Adler!

Jimmy Garcia: And the Prince Jimmy Dean Memorial Battle Royal winner Cassidy Adler!

Katta Pult: I think he's a handsome man, but he's a bit creepy, he's a bit too much and I think Blade wants to prove his point tonight!

John Blade’s music begins to play as he walks out on stage. He talks to the camera man and bounces a little. He holds up his “Never Give Up” logo flag and tosses it to the fans. He salutes and stares into the camera and says "Tonight is the night!" and runs straight down towards the ring. He bounces off the ropes side to side and he holds up his “Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect” shirt. He takes off his hat and tosses his shirt to the fans and hands his Chain to the ref to begin to fight.

Jimmy Garcia: Listen to this crowd! They're excited! John Blade is here!

Katta Pult: All four superstars are in the ring!!

The ONLY ref in the ring calls for the bell!!

DING DING DING

Blade rushes across the ring and hits a lariat on Adler knocking him down! Blade kneels down and starts smashing forearms into Adler!!

Jimmy Garcia: Blade wasting no time!!

At the same time Masuda and Terra are trading lefts and rights before dumping through the ropes to the outside of the ring! Terra hits a boot on Masuda! She shoves him into the steel steps flipping him over onto the mats! She runs and jumps off the steel steps and takes down Masuda with a jumping plancha and she lays into him with more rights and lefts!

Blade whips Adler into the ropes and hits a shoulder tackle! Another shoulder tackle! Adler goes for a strike but Blade hits a back side suplex! Blade hops up and signals for the armband to come off! Blade throws it in the crowd and leans down to taunt at Adler but Adler has AXE BODY SPRAY!! Adler sprays it directly into the eyes of Blade causing him to stumble back!

Jimmy Garcia: OH WHAT THE!

Katta Pult: HEY ANYTHING GOES!!

Adler is up and shoves Blade into the ring post as he was bent over! Blade hurts his arm and falls through the ropes to the apron and to the outside! Adler climbs up to the turnbuckles and sizes Blade up on the outside.. and Adler leaps off the top ropes and crashes onto Blade!!

Jimmy Garcia: WHOA I HAVE NEVER!!

Katta Pult: ADLER JUST LEAPED OFF THE ROPES!!

Terra kicks Masuda in the back before she lifts him up and just tosses him into the ring apron back first! Terra grabs the steel steps and slides them into the ring! She turns around and Masuda hits a chop on her chest! Masuda knees her into the stomach and then suplexes her INTO THE RAILING!!

Jimmy Garcia: OH MY GOSH!!

Katta Pult: WOW!!

Adler keeps slapping Blade and he grabs a steel chair. He smashes it over the back of Blade! Blade is laid out on the mats and Masuda signals for Adler! Masuda whips Terra towards him and Adler smashes the chair across the head of Terra knocking her down!!

Jimmy Garcia: OH MY GOD!!

Katta Pult: ADLER JUST SMASHED BLADE WITH THE CHAIR AND THEN SMASHED TERRA WALKER!!

Masuda gives a thumbs up and grabs a table out from under the ring and sets it up! Adler is dabbing on the chair he's set up and is blowing kisses at the girls in the front row.

Katta Pult: He's so disrespectful!

Masuda moves the table over and sets it up next to the apron and he picks up Terra and tries to suplex her on to the table but she punches out of it and shoves him away!

Blade is up and hits Adler from behind! Adler falls over onto the announcers table as Blade is clubbing him in the back! The ref is trying to keep control of both matches since they're happening at the same time.

Terra comes over with a clothesline knocking Masuda down and she bends down and grabs him and puts him on the table! Terra keeps punching at Masuda keeping him on the table as Blade is on the announcers table picking up Cassidy Adler!

Jimmy Garcia: Get down from here!!

Katta Pult: Wait!! What is Blade doing?!

Blade picks up Adler on his shoulders and turns HITTING THE ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT OFF THE ANNOUNCER TABLE THROUGH MASUDA ON THE TABLE!!

Jimmy Garcia: OH MY GOD!!

Katta Pult: HOLY HELL!! THAT MIGHT BE IT!!

Blade jumps down and pulls Adler off the table debris and pins!!

Jimmy Garcia: IS THIS IT?!

THE REF COUNTS FOR BLADE!!

ONE!!

TWO!!

ADLER KICKS OUT!!

Jimmy Garcia: CASSIDY ADLER GOT A SHOULDER UP?!

Masuda is barely moving so Terra takes advantage and pins!! The ref turns and counts that cover!

ONE!!

TWO!!

MASUDA KICKS OUT!!

Katta Pult: SHE CAN'T GET IT DONE!! MASUDA GETS A SHOULDER UP!!

Terra is pissed and stomps on Masuda and Blade is up but Terra back elbows him out of the way!! Blade holds his mouth like wtf did u just do that for? Terra tells Blade to move but Blade grabs her and picks her up on his shoulders and tosses her into the ring!! Blade bends down and Adler hits Blade in the face with table debris!

Adler rolls into the ring to get away from Blade to create some separation. Blade stumbles into the ring as Masuda slides in as well.

Terra goes for a clothesline but Masuda hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker putting her down!!

Adler goes for a crossbody but Blade hits a lariat at the same time knocking him down! Blade stumbles over and falls into the corner!

The steel steps are in the middle of the ring and Masuda signals to use them to end this match!

Jimmy Garcia: Oh I don't like that look Masuda has!!

Katta Pult: What is he thinking?!

Masuda picks up Terra but she hits a kick! Another stiff kick knocks Masuda down! Blade is up but Adler smashes brass knuckles into his head!!

Jimmy Garcia: Where did he get those?!

Adler picks up Blade on his shoulders…

Terra Walker grabs Masuda and hits MAGNITUDE 9 ON THE STEEL STEPS!!

ADLER HITS THE ATTIDUDE ADJUSTMENT ON BLADE ONTO MASUDA ON THE STEEL STEPS!!

Blade falls to the canvas as Adler pins Blade! Terra Walker pins Masuda at the same time!

The ref counts!

ONE.


TWO.


THREE.

Jimmy Garcia: THIS IS OVER!!

DING DING DING

Katta Pult: TERRA WALKER WINS! CASSIDY ADLER WINS!

They both get up as the ref raises their hands in victory.

Adler rolls out of the ring and gets onto the announcers table and moonwalks and then spins and dabs.

Terra Walker is already outside the ring fist pumping and talking mad trash at Masuda.

We fade out.

The Tokyo fans wait impatiently as nothing appears to be happening at ringside. Their frustration transmutes into a buzz of excitement as the ActionTron briefly statics before featuring QDT sitting in a familiar room. He is on the same torturous seat in the same dinghy room in the same morbid abandoned school in which he was imprisoned for 98 days. He stares straight ahead… waiting… waiting.

Billy: Well folks, these two men hate each other so much that I’m glad they didn’t board the flight to the Land of Rising Sun.

Chris Avery: We are streaming LIVE from the place Alice held QDT against his will for over 3 months.

Billy: What a fitting location to bring this bloody, evil war to an end!

Chris Avery: Nightingale isn’t here yet. Or is he?

Billy: We’re going silent for this match. We’ll hand over now to our broadcast colleague, Jarvis Wolverton. Jarvis, are you there?

A dorky looking intern shuffles through the door awkwardly. He holds a mic.

Intern “Ring” Announcer: The following is a House of Corrections match! It will be held under Last Man Standing rules and takes place here in Dahlonega, Georgia. Introducing first…

QDT: You need to get out of here.

Intern “Ring” Announcer: … From Aldwick, England, weighing 200 pounds…

QDT: It’s not safe for you.

Intern “Ring” Announcer: … He is QUIXOOOOOOOTEEEEE DELLLLLLA TORRRREEEEE!

QDT: GO!

Intern “Ring” Announcer: And his oppone…

The “decidedly not Adilene Floyd” geek is cut off by a large hand emerging from behind him in the doorway. It reaches so far round his pencil neck that he is being choked.

QDT: Leave him alone!

The figure shoves the intern into the adjacent wall. He drops like a sack of spuds, breaking multiple bones and screaming in pain. He begins to cry as the camera pans back to the doorway to reveal his attacker… James Nightingale. Nightingale lunges towards the cameraman but he backs off. QDT stops his bullying with a superkick to the face, sending him hurtling to the cold stone floor.

QDT: Where’s the referee?

Right on cue, the ref, a deliberately large and physically strong official, darts into the room and begins to count as Nightingale is grounded.

ONE…

TWO…

QDT pulls Nightingale up, knowing he hasn’t put him away yet, nor does he want to. He wants to inflict pain. He pounds on Nightingale’s stomach repeatedly, taking the wind out of his sails. He backs up and hits a picture perfect enziguri. James’ head cracks against the wall, drawing a speck of blood. The referee starts to count.

ONE...

Quixote turns to the hurt intern ring announcer, still sobbing in the corner.

QDT: He needs help! Call an ambulance!

TWO...

Cameraman: Can’t. No cell reception. We’re in the middle of nowhere.

QDT sighs and starts checking on the intern. He quickly ascertains that the man’s left knee is in fact shattered internally. He holds his hand; calming the hyperventilating staffer.

THREE...

QDT: What’s your name?

Intern “Ring” Announcer: J.. Ja… Jarvis.

FOUR...

QDT: Jarvis, after this is over, we’ll get you help I prom…

He’s cut off by Nightingale who gets up like a cat and drives his knee into QDT’s skull, sending him falling on top of the poor intern, Jarvis. The latter wails in agony yet again, resuming his hyperventilating.

Nightingale pulls QDT up and puts him back in the chair where Alice had him locked for 98 days. He starts to tie him in chains.

James Nightingale: Brings back fond memories, eh, Quixote?

QDT: Yeah, of drilling your filthy wife!

QDT spits in his face. Nightingale lifts up the chains he was tying around Quixote’s ankles and instead smashes him round the temples. QDT bleeds more profusely than the spot of blood on Nightingale’s head.

James Nightingale: You never got the guided tour of this shithole. Allow me.

He fastens the chain around QDT’s right leg and drags him off the chair and onto the ground. The wound on Quixote’s head paints the stone floor a gloomy crimson; like a red carpet to a horror premiere. Nightingale drags him out the room in which he was once held captive.

He pulls him through the corridor and into a long rectangular shaped room with desks and chairs organised in a 3 by 8 grid around the room, facing a chalkboard.

James Nightingale: It’s time you got an education in suffering.

Nightingale lifts him to his feet then rams his head into the chalkboard before holding his limp body up against the board and tracing around him in chalk, like an investigator might do to a homicide victim. He backs up to hit a running elbow strike but QDT shimmies out the way. He yanks Nightingale’s hurting elbow at the socket then lifts him up and slams him onto one of the desks. It splinters but doesn’t break.

QDT: That’s for Tawny!

He lifts Nightingale and hurls him through another desk! This one fully breaks.

QDT: That’s for Jenna’s Dad!

Pulling him up from the wreckage, QDT raises Nightingale for another slam through the third table on that row.

QDT: And this one… this is for everything!

As QDT is about to powerslam him through the table, a groggy Nightingale tugs the chain around his ankle, sending Quixote backwards; his head cracking off the old teacher’s desk. They both lay motionless. The referee comes into shot, locating them through the dimly lit former classroom.

ONE…

TWO…

THREE…

FOUR....

FIVE…

Nightingale’s stirring.

SIX…

QDT also stirs.

SEVEN…

Nightingale uses a nearby chair to climb to his feet.

EIGHT…

He pulls QDT up, not wanting the battle to cease there. James rolls him to another desk and drapes his battered body across it. He raises one of the chairs and wails down on QDT with it. Then, he pulls his helpless foe by the chain still attached to his leg; continuing to drag him around the “House of Corrections”.

James Nightingale: I’m sending you to see the Principle!

The blood pours all over the hallway floor as QDT is hauled into another room. It is much better illuminated. MS-13 paraphernalia, beer bottles and cigarette butts are scattered all over.

At the end of a long wooden desk sits none other than Alice, her leather boots stretched out over the desk as she twirls a pacifier round in her fingers. She wears sunglasses, obviously concealing facial injuries from her duel with Jenna Bauer on a recent Clash.

Alice: Surprise! Welcome to DETENTION.

QDT fights weakly at Nightingale as he tries to get up. James swats him away but allows him to get to his knees so he can go eye to eye with his former flame, now mortal enemy, Alice.

QDT: Where’s my daughter? WHERE’S DEBONAIR?!?!?!?!?

She cackles, throwing the pacifier at QDT.

Alice: END HIM!

Nightingale summons his strength to manoeuvre Quixote into the air for his patented Cradle To The Grave cradled corkscrew brain buster. While in mid-air, QDT mule kicks his face with his chains catching Nightingale in the face, sending him toppling to the floor. QDT falls but manages to cushion his fall onto the desk where Alice sits.

ONE…

Alice pulls QDT’s hair but he knocks her hand away and grabs her by the throat.

TWO…

QDT: WHERE’S DEBONAIR?

Alice (gasping for breath): Outside! In her stroller… pram.

QDT lets her go and, ignoring Nightingale and the referee who is counting him down, and hurriedly removes his shackle around his ankle. He rushes out down the corridor. As he passes the prison room, Jarvis Wolverton, the intern whose leg Nightingale has broken, pleads out to him.

Jarvis: Quixote! Please… carry me outside! I need air! It hurts so bad.

QDT cranes his head through the doorway; bearing the visage of a pricked conscience.

Jarvis: Please… it’s my 21st birthday today. Help me! Outside! PLEASE!

QDT: I don’t have time. Get you out later.

Quixote continues down the hallway and emerges through a large door into a swampy, gothic American style hellhole. A stroller sits right next to a river bank. It appears to be precariously placed and could fall into the water imminently. QDT pulls it back.

QDT: DEBI!

He leans over to gaze into the stroller. Within lies only a creepy doll with “SLUT” scribbled in red lipstick on the forehead. It has black, malevolent eyes. It’s clearly fashioned to look like a doomed version of his fiance Jenna Bauer. Enraged, Della Torre lobs it into the water and watches a Saltwater Crocodile surge up from below the surface to chomp on the doll.

QDT: Arseholes!

He is charged from behind by a recovered Nightingale. They both topple down the bank and into the ravine. The crocodile swims towards them. Suddenly, Nightingale pulls out a blade and slashes the croc across the throat, killing it instantly.

QDT: WHAT THE FUCK?!?! You’re insane!

They grapple in the shallow water. QDT takes the blade off of Nightingale and holds it up to a tender mound on his neck.

James Nightingale: Do it.

QDT’s hand trembles before he soon appears to gain conviction in his eyes. Just when it seems he’s about to slice, he throws the blade far across the water.

QDT: I’m fucking tired. How do you live with such ugliness, such hatred?

Nightingale’s face deadens. No expression. Pure vacancy. Strangely, there’s a poignant moment of silence between them...

QDT: Whatever.

Della Torre cracks Nightingale’s head on a nearby rock, causing him to sink a little. Returning the humiliation of dragging from earlier, QDT pulls James up by the legs over the grassy banks and back inside the abandoned school known as the “House of Corrections”. Now it’s darker inside.

QDT: Hey Jarvis, you OK mate?

Silence. The referee meets Quixote from the opposite side of the hallway.

Referee: I got cell signal out front. Managed to call an ambulance for Jarvis and… probably you two soon. They’re a half hour out.

QDT: Good. Jarvis will need it. Nightingale here will need it more but it’ll be too late for him.

Referee: Please just finish this, legit. Hasn’t there been enough death?

Ignoring him, QDT resumes dragging Nightingale into what used to be the school canteen/cafeteria. He sees the long buffet bar and a lightbulb goes off in his mind. He punches Nightingale a couple of times in the head. Blood cascades from Nightingale’s temples and smears all over his face.

QDT throws Nightingale on top of the buffet bar and pulls out a chain from his pocket to attach him to it securely. He then puts his weight behind it as it rockets on its wheels.

QDT: I call this… Buffet the Vampire Slayer!

Continuing to shove the buffet bar towards the kitchen area, it eventually tips over and collides with a work surface full of plates. The plates shatter and some shards stick in James Nightingale’s skin. He yells in unbearable affliction.

QDT removes the chain connecting Nightingale with the buffet bar. He slumps to the ground. The referee counts.

ONE…

TWO…

THREE…

FOUR…

FIVE…

SIX…

SEVEN…

EIGHT…

NINE…

QDT: You know what? I ain’t done.

He pulls a horrifically ichor-sodden Nightingale up as the referee sighs in despair. QDT grips his head, ready for the Qui-DT. As he lifts him, Alice emerges from the shadows and whacks QDT’s back with a frying pan. Quixote sinks to his knees before soon falling fully down. Alice tries to put the boots into him but the referee restrains her. Nightingale leans wearily against a nearby counter, regaining his strength gradually.

Referee: Please! I won’t count if you continue to be involved.

Alice: Fuck the match.

James Nightingale: No Alice! First the formalities, then we play! I need this win.

Alice: His back’s gone. This is yours.

She stands back.

ONE…

TWO…

THREE…

FOUR…

FIVE…

SIX…

SEVEN…

EIGHT…

NINE…

TE… QDT GOT UP!!!

Nightingale curses as Alice consoles him. She pulls something out of her trenchcoat as the referee groans.

Alice: I got you something.

She gifts him a mean looking baseball bat. His eyes light up.

Alice: He’s getting away.

Crawling on his hands, QDT disappears out the chow hall. Nightingale pursues him. As he is about to hit the To The Sword running big boot, QDT ducks and hits a forearm smash in James’ face before moving away.

James Nightingale: You’re dead.

QDT continues to stagger down the corridor, heading towards the main hall. Nightingale continues to stalk him, dragging the baseball bat behind.

James Nightingale: Come on Quixote! Show me some fight!

Nightingale raises the bat and strikes it down over QDT’s back, causing him to fall to the ground once more as he cries out in pain.

James Nightingale: Come on dammit! Fight for your daughter!

Debonair’s cry can be heard coming from the main hall. QDT extends his right arm out in its direction as he sobs and mutters “I’m sorry” under his breath. Nightingale shakes his head as he raises the bat above QDT’s head for his final killing blow.

James Nightingale: PATHETIC!

But before he drives down the bat, he catches sight of himself in the reflection of a broken trophy cabinet. He pauses, the reflection is different, it is James Harrison, staring defiantly back at Nightingale. Suddenly dozens of flashbacks enter his head.

The first day James met Alice in school. Their first date, their first kiss on the beach.

Nightingale begins to stagger…

Their wedding day, lifting up Alice’s veil. Holding both his children at their births.

He drops the baseball bat…

Graduating as a nurse, saving a child’s life.

He cries out in pain, clutching his head…

Then the happy memories turn sour. Suddenly the faces of those he harmed flood his thoughts, all in the conditions he left them… Zooey Deschanel, her sister Emily, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Vic Venable… then he sees the monster Alice has become, and then his own face, bloodstained with his sick, sadistic smile, whilst The Matriarch stands there with her hand on his shoulder.

Nightingale falls to his knees, defeated, with his head bowed to the ground. Suddenly the bat appears over his head, and QDT standing defiantly over him. James looks up.

James Nightingale: Do it…

Without hesitation, QDT raises the bat high and drives it down with force over Nightingale’s head. A loud crunch is heard, and a stream of blood pours down his face of The Angel of Death as he slumps down hard to the floor. The referee finally catches up to them and begins the count as QDT looks down at his fallen foe, the bat still in his hand.

One!

Two!

Three!

Nightingale lies motionless...

Four!

Five!

Six!

Still nothing…

Seven!!

Eight!!

Nine!!

QDT raises the bat one last time, just in case…

Ten!!!

It’s over. The referee raises QDT’s arm in victory, who continues to stare at his defeated enemy. The referee then flees as QDT turns his attention from Nightingale and towards the main hall. He pushes the door open with the bat and limps through, finding Alice clutching Debonair, as she holds a knife to the infant's throat.

Alice: It’s over Quixote! Regardless of tonight's result, you lose, you’ll always lose.

QDT: I’m sorry Alice, I’m sorry I hurt you so badly. I’ve hurt a lot of people over the years. But that little girl, she’s changed me. She is my second chance, Jenna is my second chance…Please give her back to me, I beg you…

Alice shakes her head defiantly…

Alice: No! You will pay for what you…

James Nightingale: ALI STOP!!!

QDT and Alice turn their attention to the doorway as James staggers through, holding himself up against the door. He brushes past QDT, putting his hand on his enemy's shoulder as he passes him. Alice looks confused.

James Nightingale: Pass me the child, Ali.

Alice: Ali? You haven’t called me that since…

She looks shocked, she frees Debonair as Nightingale pulls her away. James then turns and passes her to QDT, who drops the bat and hugs his daughter tightly, kissing her head as he begins to sob.

James Nightingale: Go… now is your second chance.... be a better father than I ever was…

QDT nods in acceptance, they share a sign of mutual respect and then he turns to leave, but as he is about to leave the hall, a loud sound of motorbikes can be heard arriving.

James Nightingale: It’s Adrian… and MS-13…

QDT turns to James once more, Nightingale points to a side door…

James Nightingale: Quickly! There’s another way out! RUN! NOW!!!

QDT races to the exit, he passes through the long corridor, clutching his daughter tightly. As he flees, he catches the strong smell of leaking gas. He runs faster until he bursts through the exit, clearing the building and standing under the moonlight.

Back in the main hall, Alice begins to circle around James, who is seriously wounded. She holds up the knife to him.

Alice: You are weak… you have failed our campaign! I am The TRUE Angel of Death…

Nightingale shakes his head in disappointment…

James Nightingale: I’m so, so sorry Ali… I’m sorry for turning you into this… I’m sorry for losing our children. With us gone, they’ll truly live better lives now.

She screams in anger and charges for James. He evades her attack and grabs the bat, swinging it and knocking the knife out of her hand, just as Adrian and MS-13 enter the hall. They point their guns towards Nightingale.

Adrian: Let her go!!

James turns to Adrian, raising the bat in his direction, the sinister smile spreads across his face one last time…

Outside QDT sits on the ground, admiring Debonair’s face as she falls asleep in his arms. A black SUV drives into the car park, causing QDT to stand back up. It pulls up next to the exit and the driver door opens, outstepping Jenna. In her left hand is a molotov cocktail, she ignites the rag hanging out from the bottle…

QDT: NO, JENNA STOP!!

She shakes her head…

Jenna Bauer: No Quixote, they have to pay for what they’ve done to us… to my dad!

She throws the flaming bottle into the corridor, the gas ignites immediately, causing a wave of flames to soar down the corridor.

Back in the main hall, a defiant Nightingale stands over a fallen Adrian, and a dozen MS-13 members. He drops the bat and locates Alice, who lays unconscious on the floor. He sits next to her, pulling her into his arms. He strokes her face and kisses her on the forehead, tears roll down his cheeks. He notices the incoming flames and clutches his love tightly.

The Matriarch appears in front of him one final time…

The Matriarch: What are you doing?!?!

But James defiantly raises his hand to her, whilst continuing to look at Alice.

James Nightingale: No, I am no longer your slave.

The Matriarch screams as she disintegrates, the flames draw closer…

James Nightingale: I will not die a monster… I will not die a monster…

The flames fill the hall, QDT and Jenna watch on as the windows of the school burst from the inside out due to the explosion, and soon the school begins to cave in on itself, crumbling to the floor.

Jenna Bauer: That was for you… El Culebrón.

QDT looks on at his fiance, who appears to show no remorse for her actions. Emergency services swarm outside as the camera pans over the collapsed school.

The camera fades to black.

We return to Tokyo Fite. Billy and Chris Avery’s mouths are agape.

Chris Avery: James Nightingale. Alice. MS-13. All dead? By Jenna Bauer’s hand?

Billy: WHAT ABOUT JARVIS WOLVERTON?

Chris Avery: Who?

Billy: The intern ring announcer! It was his birthday, damnit. I pray he got out.

Chris Avery: And what happened to Nightingale? He seemed almost… human.

Billy: Was it redemption?

Chris Avery: This certainly seems the end of the war. But not in the way I expected. And I don’t think I’m all that happy about it.

Billy: Will we finally see peace now?

Chris Avery: … This is AW.

Billy: True. We move on. I guess.

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"Awake and Alive" by Skillet begins to blare over the speakers and Kyle Kemp emerges onto the top of the stage. The music cuts as he stands at the top of the ramp and it's just silence. He looks disgusted but in a different bit of attire tonight. He comes down the ramp wearing dark blue jeans in his wrestling boots and no tshirt. He's ready for warfare. He comes down the ramp and gets into the ring.

Billy: I've never seen Kyle Kemp so focused and determined with so much frustration and anger before in my life!

"Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger hits the P.A. as the lights flash red and the Actiontron is lit up with the fresh Chimp in a Suit with a Handgun.jpeg. The background is vaguely psychedelic with shifting fractal overlays. The curtain parts, and out steps Johnny Bacchus. The Hardcore Title is around his waist, and his American flag-print bandana is pulled over his nose and mouth. He rips the bandana off and whips it into the crowd before pointing down the aisle with a double-barrel finger gun, letting off a shot, and pantomiming blowing smoke off the barrel to the roar of the audience.

On his way down the ramp, he slaps hands ad takes a moment to take some pictures – Yung Toon Summoned Skull is for the children, after all. When the couple reach the floor, Johnny’s expression takes a less goofy and more determined look as he regards his opponent. The Champ slides into the ring then pulls himself onto the turnbuckle and tears the Hardcore Title off his waist to raise above his head, pulling himself up onto the middle ropes to the roar of the crowd. As his music fades, he proceeds to his corner, first removing the jacket and then giving the Hardcore Title a kiss before folding it up and setting it aside.

Billy: What a cowboy look he has!

Chris Avery: I love everything about this!

DING DING DING

Bacchus ducks under Kemps running boot and turns Kemp around hitting with him quick strikes and kicks! Bacchus is shoved back but he doesn't quit and comes right back for more! He lays into Kemp with body shots and strikes! Kemp shoves him down causing Bacchus to hit his ass/back! He rolls back to his feet and comes back to Kemp with more body shots in the corner before stopping and SLAPPING the spit out of Kemps mouth!

The crowd oos as Kemp shoves Bacchus back and then hits a running boot knocking him down hard! A stiff stomp to the head a few times causing Bacchus to go hurrying into the corner but Kemp hits a boot to the lower back of Bacchus! Kemp grabs Bacchus and throws him back into a German Suplex towards the middle of the ring!

Bacchus gets up at the ropes and Kemp charges at him hitting a spear sending both men through the ropes to the outside of the ring! Kemp and Bacchus stumble up and its Kemp who shoves Bacchus forward into the ring post causing him to spiral down to the ground. Kemp moves a front row AW galaxy member picking up the steel chair and taking it from them. He swings it but Bacchus ducks and Kemp smashes the chair against hte ring post!

Bacchus hits a kick and follows it up with an enziguri jumping off the ring apron causing Kemp to hit the announcers table and fall down! Kemp stumbls up and turns around.. Bacchus runs off the apron and front flip planchas onto Kemp causing both men to go down! Bacchus kneels over Kemp and just unloads rights and lefts into the face of Kemp! Kemp shoves Bacchus off and reaches under the ring and pulls out a kendo stick! Bacchus turns and Kemp unleashes a kendo stick attack to the stomach of Bacchus!!

Bacchus is hurt and Kemp picks up Bacchus by the throat with the kendostick and hits a russian leg sweep on the outside mats! Kemp gets up and turns Bacchus onto his stomach and unloads a shot! Two shots! Three shots from the kendo stick! Bacchus is trying to get away and gets into the ring!

Kemp gets in and lays into Bacchus with three more kendo stick shots to the back!! Kemp stands and raises the kendo stick into the air and the crowd goes crazy with boos. He kneels down over Bacchus and chokes him with it and puts his knee into Bacchus' back and the ref is asking if Bacchus is going to quit!?

Billy: Is this it?!

Chris Avery: Trying to choke him out right now!!

Bacchus puts his hand on the stick and removes it from his throat and rolls over and Kemp goes to hit a right hand but Bacchus moves and Kemp smashes his fist into the canvas!

Bacchus rolls from harms way as Kemp gets up and shrugs it off and tries to smash the kendo stick onto Bacchus again but Bacchus rolls out of the way and picks up the steel chair in doing so and throws it at Kemp hitting him in the head!!

Kemp stumbles back into the corner as Bacchus rushes in but Kemp catches Bacchus on his shoulders!!

Billy: OH SHITFIRE!!

Kemp turns and hits THE JUSTICE!!

Chris Avery: JUSTICE!!

Billy: JUSTICE ITS OVER!!

Kemp pins!!

Billy: WE HAVE A NEW HARDCORE CHAMPION!!

ONE!!

TWO!!

THREE!!

Billy: BACCHUS WITH A SHOULDER UP!!

Chris Avery: HOW DID BACCHUS KICK OUT?!

Kemp rolls out cause he knows what he needs to do next. He grabs the Hardcore Championship and rolls back in!

Billy: We saw him do this on Clash a few weeks ago!!

Chris Avery: If he hits this, it's over!!

Kemp picks up Bacchus onto his shoulders but this time the Hardcore Championship on his shoulders under his face too so the knee of Kemp can drive the belt into Bacchus' head..

Kemp goes to hit GO TO SLEEP (Justice) but Bacchus grabs the belt and lands on his feet! BACCHUS SMASHES THE BELT INTO KEMPS HEAD!!

KEMP GOES DOWN!!

BACCHUS FALLS ON HIM!!

ONE!!

TWO!!

THREE!!

Billy: KEMP WITH A SHOULDER UP!!

Chris Avery: OH SHIT!! THAT WAS CLOSE!!

Bacchus rolls off of Kemp and crawls to the corner. Kemp gets up holding his head but grabbing the kendo stick and getting to his feet.

Bacchus walks out of the corner, limping holding his back and Kemp swings the stick like a baseball bat but Kemp misses cause Bacchus ducks!! Bacchus runs and hits the corner exploding out of it and coming back with a shotgun dropkick sending Kemp back into the corner!!

Bacchus frontflips onto the canvas, grabbing the chair mid-flip and then landing on his feet and THROWING the chair into Kemps face!!

Billy: SHITFIRE!!

Kemp stumbles out of the corner and Bacchus hits KINGS DEAD!!

Billy: THE KINGS DEAD!!

Kemp rolls to his stomach and the Hardcore Championship is just under his face and Bacchus hits the ropes hitting a CURB STOMP onto Kemp onto the Hardcore Championship!!

Chris Avery: JESUS CHRIST!!

Bacchus falls onto Kemp!!

ONE!!

TWO!!

THREE!!

DING DING DING

Billy: BACCHUS RETAINS THE HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP!!

Tokyo goes crazy as Bacchus kneels up and the ref raises his arm in victory.

Chris Avery: Bacchus is STILL Hardcore Champion!

Kemp rolls out of the ring in a bit of shame as Bacchus gets up holding his Hardcore Championship.

Billy: THE CHIMP MODE IS CHAMP MODE STILL!!

Chris Avery: THE CHIMP IS STILL HERE!!

He stumbles over into the corner and sits back down holding onto the title belt.

Billy: What a fight! What a match! What a win!

The scene starts to fade.

“With Oden On Our Side” Hit’s the PA system. The arena grows dark as the fans get to their feet to catch a glimpse of the stage. The fans stand and cheer an once the vocals starts, the arena lights flash back on and there stands Odin Balfore, centre stage. Odin stares down at the ring with a sinister grin as the fans sing along with the chorus.

Crowd: Futile to resist! You know why we have come! Futile to resist... the battle is.. already won!

Crowd: Futile to resist! You know why we have come! Futile to resist... the battle is.. already won!

The fans pop insanely right after as Odin begins to walk down the ramp at a slow an methodical pace. Once he gets to the foot of the ring, he steps up on it and looks around the arena again before stepping over the ropes..

Crowd: Futile to resist! You know why we have come! Futile to resist...

Odin cuts off the fans as he raises his hand in triumph. Odin turns back to the ring as the fans finish their part.

Crowd: The battle is.. already won!

Odin stares down his opponent as he waits for the match to get underway.

Billy: Listen to this crowd! This is electric!

Chris Avery: They're waiting for this one!

The lights fade as Sign of Evil hits over the PA. A hulking silhouette steps onto the stage, backlit as he parts the curtain. A blast of pyro reveals the shadow as Dune himself, his eyes set on the ring as he starts down the aisle.

Adilene Floyd: Making his way to the ring...standing 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 296 pounds...DUUUUUNE!!!

He slides under the ropes and shoots to his feet. A spotlight shines in the ring, and he stands beneath it with his arms raised at his sides, palms facing the rafters and a scowl showing through his mask. He lowers his arms and finds his corner as the song fades and the lights come up.

Billy: God damn, shitfire, son! Listen to this!!

Chris Avery: Tokyo Dome has NEVER been this loud!

Billy: WE GOT A BIG TIME FIGHT RIGHT HERE!!

The ref rings the bell!

DING DING DING

Odin and Dune rush towards each other but Odin hits a big boot on Dune sending him stumbling back! Odin hits a right hand! Dune stumbles and Odin hits another running big boot knocking Dune over the top rope to the outside!!

Billy: JESUS CHRIST!! ODIN JUST BOOTED DUNE OUT OF THE RING!!

Chris Avery: DUNE IS ON THE OUTSIDE! DUNE IS ON THE OUTSIDE!!

Odin hits the ropes and Dune looks around and ODIN IS AIRBORNE AND ODIN WITH A HUGE SUICIDE DIVE OVER THE TOP ROPE AND CRASHES DOWN ONTO DUNE!!

Billy: ODIN BALFORE JUST GOT AIR HERE IN TOKYO!!

Chris Avery: THE SEVEN FOOT BALFORE!! MY GOD!!

Oddin and Dune are up and Dune is into the ring and Odin slides in right after him and Dune gets kicked in the midsection and Odin hits A FUCKING POWERBOMB!!

Billy: MARK OF ODIN!!

Chris Avery: ITS OVER!! THATS IT?! THAT FAST?!

Billy: HOLY SHIT!!

Odin covers Dune!

ONE!!

DUNE KICKS OUT.

DUNE FIRES UP.

TOKYO LOSES THEIR FUCKING MINDS.

Billy: DUNE IS UP!! DUNE IS UP!! DUNE IS UP!! DUNE IS UP!!

Chris Avery: WHAT IS HAPPENING?!

Odin goes for a right hand but Dune blocks it and hits a headbutt to Odin! A right hand strike to the head! A kick to the midsection! Dune grabs the throat of Odin and shoves him into the ropes and LIFTS ODIN UP AND CHOKESLAMS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE!!

ODIN CRASHES ONTO THE APRON AND DOWN ONTO THE MATS!!

Billy: JESUS CHRIST DUNE JUST TOSSED ODIN OUT LIKE HE WAS A BAD LUNCH DATE!!

Chris Avery: DUNE JUST CHOKESLAMMED ODIN OVER THE ROPES!!

Dune rolls out of the ring and sizes up Odin who is stumbling up to his feet!!

Billy: OH MY GOD.. NO.. NO..

Chris Avery: LOOOOK OUT!!

Dune charges at Odin Balfore and he SPEARS ODIN THROUGH THE GUARDRAIL INTO THE TIMEKEEPERS AREA!!

Billy: GOOD GODDDDDDDDDD!! ALMIGHY!! DUNE JUST SPEARED ODIN THROUGH THE RAILING!!

Dune stumbles up and shakes it off as he grabs Odin by the hair and pulls him to his feet and drags him to the ring. Dune lifts up Odin and rolls him into the ring. Dune slides in and Tokyo lifts to their feet as Dune grabs Odin and hits A STIENER SCREWDRIVER!!

Billy: HOURGLASS!! HOURGLASS!!

Chris Avery: THE HOURGLASS!! HES WON TITLES ON THAT MOVE!!

Billy: ODIN IS HURT!!

Dune covers!

ONE!!

ODIN GETS A SHOULDER UP!!

Billy: WHAT?! WHAT?!

Chris Avery: ODIN SAYS NOT TODAY!!

Billy: ITS TOKYO!! ITS TOKYO!! THESE TWO GODS ARE JUST BEASTING BECAUSE ITS TOKYO! THAT HAS TO BE IT!!

Dune grabs Odin and lifts him up but Odin grabs the throat of Dune!! Dune tries to break the hold and ODIN LIFTS DUNE UP BUT DUNE DROPS OUT OF IT! DUNE KICKS ODIN IN THE GUT! HE GOES FOR A PILEDRIVER BUT ODIN GETS OUT OF IT!!

ODIN HITS A BOOT ON DUNE SENDING HIM BACK!!

ODIN PICKS UP DUNE AND HITS LAWMAKER!!

Billy: LAWMAKER!! LAWMAKER!!

Chris Avery: ODIN JUST DEFEATED DUNE THAT HAS TO BE IT!!

Odin covers!

One!!

Two!!

Billy: DUNE WITH A SHOULDER UP!! DUNE WITH A SHOULDER UP!!

Chris Avery: OH MY GOD!! DUNE KICKED OUT!!

Odin grabs the head of Dune and lifts him right up to his feet and whips him into the corner but Dune shoots out of the turnbuckles and hits ANOTHER SPEAR ON ODIN!!

Billy: DOWN GOES ODIN!!

Chris Avery: MY GOD!! DUNE IS FIRING BACK!!

Dune lifts up Odin and puts his head between his legs and Dune lifts Odin straight up and down and jumps into the air and smashes Odins head into the canvas with a STIFF fucking PILEDRIVER!!

Billy: HOLY SHIT!!

Chris Avery: GOD DAMN!! GOD DAMN!!

Billy: THATS IT!!

Dune covers!!

ONE!!

TWO!!

Billy: ODIN WITH A SHOULDER UP!! ODIN WITH A SHOULDER UP!!

Chris Avery: HOW THE HELL DID ODIN KICK OUT!? HOW IS EITHER OF THESE MEN KICKING OUT?!

Dune sits up as Odin stumbles up to his feet..

Billy: THIS IS INSANE!!

Chris Avery: HOW THE HELL IS EITHER OF THESE MEN GOING TO END THIS MATCH?! THEY BOTH KEEP KICKING OUT?!

They both come together in the middle of the ring with a choke to each other!!

Billy: ODIN TRYING TO CHOKESLAM DUNE!!

Chris Avery: DUNE TRYING TO DO THE SAME?!

Odin and Dune keep choking..

Dune breaks the choke! He flips Odin up and hits

Billy: HOURGLASS!!

Dune stands up and picks up Odin right into a a DOUBLE UNDERHOOK BOMB!!

Chris Avery: THE SANDSTORM!!

Billy: SANDSTORM!! SANDSTORM AGAIN!!

Dune pins!!

ONE!!

TWO!!

THREE!!

Odin kicks up but it's too late!!

DING DING DING

Billy: ODIN KICKED OUT!!

Chris Avery: THE REF SAYS THREE!! DUNE WINS!! DUNE WINS!!

Soldier Dream hits and Dune rises to his feet as the ref raises his arm!!

Tokyo goes crazy as Odin is in the corner pulling himself up!!

Dune is on the turnbuckles raising his arms!!

Billy: DUNE IS VICTORIOUS IN HIS DEBUT IN ACTION WRESTLING!!

Chris Avery: ODIN KICKED UP BUT IT WAS A HALF A SECOND TOO LATE!!

Billy: HOW THE HELL DID HE EVEN KICK OUT?!

Chris Avery: I HAVE NO IDEA!! DUNE IS THE WINNER THOUGH!! DUNE WON!! DUNE WINS!!

Billy: GOD DAMN WHAT A HOSS FIGHT!!

Odin stands in the corner staring at Dune..

Dune comes off the turnbuckles and stares back at Odin..

Chris Avery: Ohh my god, you can feel the tension still!!

Odin dips over the top rope to exit the ring and Dune keeps celebrating..

Billy: We got more action for Tokyo Fite!!

We fade out..