Post by Eden on Oct 25, 2020 10:03:14 GMT -5
As the fans and select “inmates” are seen entering the arena, the entrance music of the three competitors; who are John Blade, Owen Swift, and Sarah Lynn in the pre-show match can be heard. Then they each do their entrance. Then the referee does the pre-match. After doing so, the referee signals for the bell.
Then Owen Swift charges towards Sarah Lynn. As she looks up, she manages to dodge out of the way as John Blade is met with a Dropkick. Then Owen Swift turns back to Sarah Lynn, who is near one of the other corners. He starts to walk towards and tries to grapple her. But as he tries to grab her, he is met with a Drop Toehold instead which forces him to hit the middle turnbuckle.
John Blade finally stirs and gets up to try and grab Sarah Lynn from behind. As he does, she grabs his arm and tosses him to the mat with a Japanese Arm Drag for his troubles. Then as she turns around, Owen Swift is standing in front of her with a rather pissed look on his face. He grabs her by the hair and starts to shit talk at her. The referee motions to Owen Swift to let go of Sarah’s hair. After a few moments, he shoves her head in between his legs and starts to try and spike her to the mat with what appears to be a Piledriver. But as he tries to do so, Sarah Lynn uses the momentum of the lift to quickly spin into a Headscissors.
The force of the Headscissors makes Owen Swift fly towards the nearest set of ropes to temporarily take him out of the picture once more. Sarah Lynn sees John Blade as reentered and immediately charges at him with a Dropkick and makes him fall to the mat. Then she quickly climbs to the top rope and launches herself off the top rope with a beautiful Moonsault. But instead of covering Blade, she sees that Owen Swift is stirring once more, she starts to hype herself up as she kicks him in the gut. Then she signals for her finisher, a Twist of Fate. Then she covers Owen Swift by hooking his near leg. The referee sees this and makes the count…
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
Then the referee signals for the bell as her music sounds. Then after a few moments, orderlies that work in the Infirmary appear and take Owen Swift away. Then Sarah Lynn leaves the ring with a smile.
WINNER VIA PINFALL: SARAH LYNN
Distant guitars reverb, a woman's voice cutting out in static--
♪ ...when you feel that rage, when you feel that-- ♪
The dripping back alleys of Serenity, California at night set our scene. A green glow guides us, trailing through puddle reflections and shadows cast around corners.
♪ when you feel that rage-- ♪
We turn a corner and the shot opens up, to show a hulking building with a glowing green logo--
♪ We’re the underdogs roaming in the dark ♪
The face of Kiera Katharsies appears on our screen, cast in that same glow.
♪ We’re the savages born from worlds apart ♪
Abby Evans and Chucky Ross stand back to back, arms crossed, looking over their shoulders at the camera.
♪ Our past has shown just how we bleed ♪
Fast clips of Christy Winters' and Sin's heinous feud, both women gashing each other open.
♪ A blind future in front of me ♪
Aaron Jones yells at the camera, pumped on adrenaline.
♪ Lost and fractured to the point of break ♪
V stretches in half-shadows, the light playing across his trademark throat scar.
♪ So come and play with that rage, that rage ♪
Jonathan Edwards shows his tattooed fists to the camera-- STAY DOWN.
♪ Light a match and reignite the flames, the flames ♪
Gary Black and Phantom loom in the dark, candles illuminating their faces.
♪ This ain’t the end, we’re here to stay ♪
Tora Nishida drops the Demolition Championship like a piece of trash.
♪ We rush into the unknown, fearless and brave ♪
Deacon Thomas wrenches an unseen opponent in the Troublemaker submission. John Blade hits the Razor's Edge.
♪ So don’t throw it away, that rage ♪
Mya Denton wraps someone in the Demented hold, screaming in intensity.
♪ Won’t stop until sweet victory! ♪
Elijah Copeland shouts and the logo explodes, bringing us to--
Just as the show was about to kick off, "Stardust" by KASZIN plays through the PA system. By 0:11, Tora Nishida, Rey Lobo, and Dark Wolf slowly walk out from the back wearing suits and masks. Nishida had a red and black tiger mask on, Lobo had a grey wolf mask over his other mask, and Wolf had a darker version of his brother's mask over his mask.
The three men make their way down to the ring with Lobo on the left, Wolf on the right, and Nishida walking up front in the middle. The brothers get on the apron as they hold the ropes open for Nishida. He nods at them as he steps inside the ring before they soon join him inside. Nishida slowly takes off his mask, revealing a smile on his face to the camera as Lobo and Wolf do the same. He's then given a microphone by one of the ring crew as he holds his mask in his other hand.
TORA NISHIDA
On the last Sanatorium, I was ready and prepared to beat the living hell out of Abby Evans to even things with Ross for what he did to me. Then of course he came out there to save his girlfriend, only to get his ass handed to him before that idiot Edwards came down to save those freakshows. At this point, all i have to say is: i'm done. I'm done. I'm done wasting my time with those two mud show wrestlers who had to cling onto me and use my good name in order to get themselves a shot at gold.
I'm going to put my focus back on the Shogun Tournament and win the whole damn thing. Then, not only will I be the Asylum champion, but also a double champion. Of course, once I officially get rid of that god forsaken demolition title.
Nishida's smile grew wider, but it wasn't a regular smile. It was a "I'm going to enjoy every last second of getting rid of it." kind of smile.
TORA NISHIDA
I also want to put my focus on the future of Sanatorium and Destino. I had some time to think about this and I believe I've found two very interesting prospects to offer to join Destino. Funny enough, both of them are actually facing off against each other tonight, so it'll be interesting to see how their match goes. You all must be wondering: "who exactly is Nishida talking about?". I could be talking about Giant Tiger and Mad Dog, though I kicked Tiger's ass and I hate hillbillies.
Nishida walks back and forth in the ring a bit, but would often stop to talk on the Mic.
TORA NISHIDA
Maybe I'm talking about Phantom and Levi Tsingine. Except that colossal idiot slapped away my first offer for him to join Destino and Levi....i like him, maybe i might offer him a seat in Destino. I could mean Abby Evans and-i...i i'm sorry
When he was about to say Abby Evans' and Ace Michaels' names, he couldn't control himself as he began laughing for a few moments before trying to compose himself.
TORA NISHIDA
S..sorry, I just can't. There's no way in hell I would want to offer Abby Evans and Ace Michaels of all people a spot in Destino. You want to know why? Because both of them are losers! Finally, it all leads down to Aaron Jones and Elijah Copeland. I've been paying close attention to these two men since the tournament began and they haven't disappointed me one bit. So it'll be interesting to see which one of them wants the victory more than the other later on tonight.
Nishida stayed silent for a few moments, letting the fans, commentary team, and everyone in the back to digest what he just said before speaking one last time.
TORA NISHIDA
To Jones, Copeland, and Tsingine, i wish you guys good luck in your matches tonight....and i'll be keeping a very close eye.
"Stardust" by KASZIN plays once more through the PA system as Lobo, Wolf, and Nishida exit the ring. Heading to the back to prepare for their respective matches later on tonight.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
The following match is for one fall, and is worth one point in the Shogun Invitational Tournament! Introducing first, weighing in at one hundred fourteen pounds, representing ROMANIA, she is ABBY EVANS!
Nightcore cues up as Abby walks out, her hands behind her back as she sticks her tongue out at the camera before walking to the ring. She slides up on the apron, gives out a scream, and slowly seductively crawls under the bottom rope before sitting in the corner and just stares waiting for her opponent.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
And her opponent, he weighs in at two hundred forty five pounds and represents the USA, ACE MICHAELS!
The song Shitlist by L7 starts to blast over the PA system. When the lead singer starts to sing, the man who is known as " The Ace of WWH" Ace Michaels is seen being accompanied to the ring by his wife/manager Victoria Lyons- Michaels. They high five some fans and they go to the ring. He holds the ring ropes open for her and she thanks him. He gets inside of the ring and goes to each corner waving to the fans. He goes to talk trash about what he wants to do to his opponent with a smile on his face.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Not the most pivotal match at this point in the Shogun Tournament, but it could still be an exciting matchup for the fans.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Ace Michaels has really put on a disappointing show here in the tournament thus far. I'm not expecting great things for him, but maybe it'll be fun to watch Abby wallop 'im.
Then the referee does the pre-match check onto Abby Evans and Ace Michaels. After doing so, the referee signals for the bell. Then Ace Michaels attempts to Irish Whip Abby into the ropes but Abby deftly springs onto them and leaps off of them and hits Ace with a Springboard Crossbody. Then Abby holds onto the Crossbody for a pin. The referee sees this and makes a count…
ONE!
But Ace immediately kicks out after a one count. Abby rolls off and awaits Ace to get up. As Ace does finally get up, Abby tries to leap onto Ace and throw him with what appears to be a Monkey Flip but is caught. Then Ace manages to place Abby into what appears to be a Backbreaker Rack. As Ace tries to slam her, Abby counters it and spikes Ace to the mat with a Reverse Frankensteiner. She attempts another pinfall. The referee sees this and makes the count…
ONE!
TWO!
Then Ace manages to kick out at two this time around. Abby starts to get really angry and shouts at Ace…
ABBY EVANS
Just stay down, you idiot!
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
YOU TELL HIM, SISTER!
Then she climbs up the nearest set of turnbuckles and awaits on the top. As Ace finally stirs once more and is in a standing position, she leaps onto him with her signature Diving Somersault Seated Senton. But instead of trying for another pin, she decides to let him lay on the mat and spins him around to be on his stomach and proceeds to lock him into one of her other signatures, the Scorpion Crosslock. She holds onto this move as tight as she can. The referee comes over to him and tries to see if he gives up…
REFEREE
Do you give up, Ace?
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
GIVE UP, ACE! JUST TAP!
Ace looks at the referee and shakes his head no. Abby screams and locks it in tighter. After a few moments, Ace manages to get to the ropes to break it. Abby holds onto for a few moments before letting it go. Then she starts to scream and then she gets a devilish smile across her lips.
ABBY EVANS
You need to die now!
Come at me, Ace!
Then she stands in the center of the ring and awaits for Ace’s response. Ace looks at her and charges towards her with a Clothesline. But as he gets near her, she immediately grabs his arm and then places her across her knee in what appears to be a Reverse STO. Then she kisses Ace on the forehead as she performs her finisher, Cut Throat (a Swinging Reverse STO.) Then she lays on top of Ace in a moderately seductive manner. The referee sees this and makes the count…
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
YEAH!
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
You have serious rage control issues. I mean, I know you're technically one of the inmates, but...
Then the referee signals for the bell as Abby’s music plays. Then she gets up as the referee raises her hand in victory. Then Ace is escorted out by some orderlies and medical staff. After a few moments and celebrations, Abby leaves the ring.
WINNER VIA PINFALL: ABBY EVANS
As we return from commercial, Bali Baby's "Big Bad Wolf" plays over the PA. Warden Eden Dubois appears at the top of the entrance ramp, looking more toned and in shape than her slender frame has previously in a pencil dress. She waves to the audience and makes her way down to the ring, using the steps and ducking under the middle rope. A microphone is passed to her.
THE WARDEN | EDEN DUBOIS
Hello, everyone here live and watching at home. I've come out here, on the eve of Grindhouse and Shogun, to oversee a very important step to getting two competitors in the ring at last. Tonight, Belladonna Huntress and Chris Matthews will sign a contract for a potentially very dangerous match. Belladonna has stipulated that it take place in Hell in a Cell, Chris Matthews will tell us his stipulation for that officially, and we'll find out the results of the fan poll for the third stipulation that night before putting pen to paper!
The live crowd cheers enthusiastically at this announcement.
THE WARDEN | EDEN DUBOIS
I've lifted the ban on Chris Matthews entering the Sanatorium just for this, so let's get these two talented wrestlers down here!
The song "Freak of Nature" by Sinnistar starts to blast over the PA system. When the lead singer starts to sing, the beautiful Belladonna Hunter aka Lady Huntress is seen coming on down to the ring being accompanied to the ring by her new bodyguard/new manager, the tall, slender Hellion. He's making sure that she will be protected at all times. They get to the ring and he opens the ring ropes for her. She thanks him and he follows right behind her. The orange-haired woman is seen shaking hands with Eden and Hellion is seen doing the same thing out of respect. She gets a microphone from the ring announcer and says as she is seen sitting down in one of the chairs.
LADY HUNTRESS | BELLADONNA HUNTER
Thank you so very much Eden and Sanatorium for doing this! Chris Matthews has been making MY life a living hell and I am really getting tired of it! I'm so damn sorry for saying Pandora's name. Hell, I EVEN APOLOGIZED but Mr. Matthews can't, as the song from Disney's Frozen movie, Let It Go. At Shogun,we really need to end ALL of this! He cost me possibly moving forward in the Shogun tournament. Chris, you are NOT an angel. You are the damn devil. You are putting on a front by saying that you are an angel but we all know that you are not! You want to play mind games? We'll be doing that at Shogun. Enough of me talking! Chris Matthews, bring your sorry ass on down to the ring NOW!!
She is seen waiting on Chris to arrive. After hearing that from the back, the song “Judas” by Fozzy blasts over the P.A system.
That is when the door opens and everyone sees Chris Matthews. He stands there at the top of the stage wearing a black shirt, black leather jacket, loose-fitting jeans, black and white sneakers, and black tinted shades on his face. He begins to walk down the ramp and takes his time. He eventually makes his way towards the ringside and heads towards the steps. He walks up them, and walks along the ring and enters. He walks towards the table and grabs a mic as his music fades. He gets a slight small, yet noticeable half-hearted smirk.
THE LEGEND OF THUNDER | CHRIS MATTHEWS
Seriously, Bella? I made your life a living hell? But before we go into all the details, I was able to get a hold of ummm -- Hellion contract, and it stated that I made your life hell. Emotionally, verbally, and physically. You know, I don’t recall ever hitting you one bit -- Rabbit, on the hand, I did. But you, I didn’t. Sure, emotionally and verbally I can account for.
As he lets out a slight chuckle and rubs his beard with his open palm hand.
THE LEGEND OF THUNDER | CHRIS MATTHEWS
So, go ahead, Bella and play the victim that you usually do. Because that’s what you do best. Now, time to get serious for a moment, shall we. Almost two week ago, I believe -- you attacked me, physically and with a steel chair. That right there is physical assault but I digress all of that. I’m willing to forgive you for your stupidity that you brought upon yourself. So, here is my stipulation, Hunter. I want something that’s going to make you understand what I’m about. What I’m capable of. You see, for about a month, there were some changes that I was going through that will make you ever regret getting in the ring with me. So, here it is, I want a Taipei Deathmatch. But before we get to the contract signing, I wanted to really raise the stakes of this match. I want to add that the loser of this match -- their career in wrestling and WWH is done for good. Loser retires permanently.
Eden raises her hand and steps between them.
THE WARDEN | EDEN DUBOIS
Whoah whoah whoah, Chris, that's two stipulations there. I know you think you can push Belladonna around, but you can't push me around. You'll have to pick one, Taipei Deathmatch or Loser Leaves WWH, which is it going to be?
THE LEGEND OF THUNDER | CHRIS MATTHEWS
Fine, you want me to choose, I will. Hunter, my stipulation will be a loser leaves WWH for good. Meaning, when I beat you, and trust me, I will beat you. You never show your face around here anymore.
THE WARDEN | EDEN DUBOIS
Before we hear the stipulation that the fans voted on, do you accept the Loser Leaves WWH stipulation, Belladonna?
THE LEGEND OF THUNDER | CHRIS MATTHEWS
Eden, you know I respect you enough. It is obvious that Hunter isn’t speaking right now. I want to know what the fans voted on. But that’s just me, I love to be surprised at what torment will await her.
Eden pulls a piece of paper out and unfolds it, nodding to Chris.
THE WARDEN | EDEN DUBOIS
The fan-voted stipulation will be... AN INFERNO MATCH!
The audience comes to their feet, cheering wildly! Eden lets them continue, clapping along with them, until they start to die down again, wanting to see what happens next.
THE LEGEND OF THUNDER | CHRIS MATTHEWS
I can handle that. At Shogun, everything about you will drown in the depths of the sea, and you will be gone for good. I will burn you, I will end you, and you know something else? I’m going to enjoy every little second.
She is really trying to fight back the tears but is not successful. She says with the tears streaming down her face and trying to be a fighter at the same time.
LADY HUNTRESS | BELLADONNA HUNTER
I'm all in. I go down in a blaze of glory if I have to! Even it kills me. I'm going to really try to fight like hell and with all of my heart and soul if I have anything left inside of me.
He shakes his head slowly as he removes his shades looking at her in his own brown eyes.
THE LEGEND OF THUNDER | CHRIS MATTHEWS
The thing is, you never cared about trying to be your best. Not only is your career laughable, but it went nowhere. At Shogun, everything that you so-called trained for will be all for not. Shogun, will be the final resting place for Belladonna Hunter.
He put his shades back on his face and signed the contract. He turns the contract to Hunter and pushes it towards her.
THE LEGEND OF THUNDER | CHRIS MATTHEWS
Sign it, Hunter. Show me that you have some courage. Show me something interesting -- or you can run and hide like a scared little child that you are.
She signs the contract and tries to get up from her chair. Chris gets a slight smirk on his face and looks at her in the eyes.
THE LEGEND OF THUNDER | CHRIS MATTHEWS
Shogun, it’s your funeral.
He grabs his glasses and puts them on. He heads out of the ring as his music hits. We fade to commercial.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
The following contest is THE SHOGUN TOURNAMENT! The winner will RECEIVE one point to their COUNTRY!
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
Introducing first, REPRESENTING APPALACHIA! He hails from BIG UGLY, WEST VIRGINIA! Weighing in at TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE POUNDS! He is "MAD DOG" MARK WRIGHT!
"AAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGG! ROOF! ROOF! ROOF!"
The sound of banjo picking begins to play over the PA
♪ Woke up early this morning
As I looked around my world be crumblin' down
What I saw, I couldn't believe, Who are you?
What might I be? Oh, the things you do ♪
"Mad Dog" Mark Wright comes barreling through the entranceway. Chugging a can of beer. He stops at the top of the entranceway and smashes the can on his head. Mad Dog throws the smashed can into the crowd and then pulls his jacket off throwing it down and runs down the entranceway and slides under the bottom rope into the ring.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
His opponent, REPRESENTING ITALY! He hails from VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA! Weighing at FOUR HUNDRED POUNDS! Being ACCOMPANIED by LATRICE DENUCCI, he is GIANT TIGER!
The guitar riff of Eye of the Tiger plays, and the crowd goes wild, and Giant Tiger and Latrice come to the ring. Latrice smiles and fives the fans and Giant Tiger looks down and nod to the fans and fist bumps with them. Giant Tiger lowers the ropes for his wife, and Latrice enters it. Giant Tiger then steps over the ropes, and then they come to the middle of the ring and roars, and the fans roar with him
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
"Mad Dog" Mark Wright is taking on Giant Tiger. If Mark wins this match, he'll be at three and one, as Tiger, well, he bombed in this tournament, having yet to win even a match this entire time in this tournament. But you never know, he could surprise us all tonight.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
He could, but he has a huge task ahead of him, as Mad dog is not someone you want to underestimate.
Both Giant and Mark are ready for this match. Both men want to win this match. The ref then looks at both men as he singles for the bell.
DING! DING! DING!
The two continue to look at each other and begin to circle. They went in a collar and bone tie-up, but Giant Tiger was able to push Mad Dog down to the mat. Mark looks up at the bigger superstar. Giant walks side to side while looking down at him and telling him to stand up. Mad Dog stands up as they circle again. They go for a collar and elbow tie-up again, but Mad Dog was smart this time and kicked him in the gut. But the impact did nothing for him. He goes for another kick, but Tiger was able to grab it and takes him down with a clothesline.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Mad Dog can't seem to get anything going this time around. If he wants to win this, he has to show something more.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Don't count him out yet, Gia. Mad Dog knows he has what it takes. He just needs to start showing it more.
Tiger picks him up and whips him into the corner turnbuckle. Mad Dog hits the corner hard as Tiger comes charging in. But the moment he got close to hit a clothesline, Mad Dog was able to get out of the way quickly. Tiger is now against the corner, and Mad Dog begins to hit him with a series of lefts and rights to his face. Tiger takes the shot as Mad Dog gets back, and Tiger moves across the ropes only to get hit by a clothesline that sends him over the top rope and to the ground. Mad Dog sees his opening as Giant Tiger gets up slowly as Mad Dog runs to the ropes and comes back to hit a suicide dive, only for Tiger to grab him and throws him into the Plexiglass. Mad Dog is down on the ground and holding his back in pain.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Well, that died out quickly for him.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Mad Dog seems to have some struggles against someone like Giant Tiger. Seems like Tiger wants to win this?
Giant Tiger picks him up and whips him into the steel steps and forcing his knee to hit hard. Mad Dog is holding his knee and begins to wince in pain from it. Giant Tiger moves toward him as Latrice DeNucci looks on. She begins to cheer for him as Giant Tiger grabs Mad Dog by the hair and brings him in. Mad Dog begins to stand up a bit but limping. Giant gets in and charges forward with a chop block to the back of his knee.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Smart move by Tiger going after that leg. If he wants to keep him down, go after the injured part.
Tiger stands up and grabs the injured leg, and drops him knee first into the mat with a knee smash. Mad Dog begins to scream in pain as Tiger finally has him right where he wants him. He runs towards the ropes and comes in with a dropping elbow to him back and covers him.
ONE!
TWO!
Mad Dog gets his shoulder up. Tiger nods as he grabs him by the hair and stands up to his feet. He whips him into the ropes as Mad Dog comes back as Tiger picks him up and drops him with a 180 spinebuster. Mad Dogs holds his back in pain.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Mad Dog is getting destroyed.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
MAD DOG FIGHT!
Mad Dog gets up slowly as Giant runs towards the ropes and comes back with a YAKUZA KICK! But Mad Dog ducks and hits an inverted back elbow to his jaw. Tiger begins to shake it off a bit. Latrice DeNucci gets on the side as she begins to scream at the ref. The ref is completely distracted, and that is when he hits Tiger with an eye poke.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Can't win fair, may as well bend the rules a bit.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Eh, it happens.
Tiger begins to stagger and walks back, hitting the ref who hits Latrice DeNucci. She hits the ground as Tiger can't even see. That is when Mad Dog rushes forward and takes him down with his Mountaineer Lariat, but the big man is still up, and that is when Tiger hits his YAKUZA KICK and knees him hard in the face. Mad Dog is down on the ground as Tiger picks him and puts him on his shoulder, and rushes forward with DENUCCI TIGER SLAM! But Mad Dog is able to get off his shoulder and lands on his feet. Tiger turns around, and Mad Dog hits WRIGHT WAY
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is part of the Shogun Tournament! Introducing first, weighing in at three-hundred forty-five pounds and representing Russia... PHANTOM!
The lights in the arena go pitch black. Then the opening 30 seconds of This Hell by We Are The Flesh begins...
Then a video begins to play on the Tron that displays a montage of war, death and other scenes of destruction. Then after a few moments, a huge fiery explosion goes off. And then the song begins to pick up ever harder. Then out of the back comes, "The Unstoppable Killing Machine" Phantom surrounded by like four orderlies. "This Hell" by We Are The Flesh continues to play as it now appears he is locked in what appears to be a straitjacket of some kind. Then after the orderlies reach the end of the ramp, they let him out of the jacket and he attempts to go berserk. They instruct him to go into the ring and handle it there.
Then he climbs the apron, with the orderlies standing directly behind him holding the jacket and some chains. But before entering the ring, he clutches at his head and hears a voice, "Prepare to destroy, maim and obliterate your opposition and cause lots of destruction."
Then after he shakes it off, but prior to him climbing over the top rope and moving to his corner for his opponent to arrive.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
Introducing the man hailing and representing THE NAVAJO NATION! Weighing in at TWO HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN POUNDS, HE IS LEVI TSINGINE!!!!
The heavy bass beat blended with stadium pow-wow chanting of "R.E.D." comes over the speakers.
♪ True and living by the G Code, what the fuck is fleek though?
Don't ask them, what do he know? What I forgot is better than whatever they remember.
Never mind, I'm off it, it’s quiet for 'em, time to put the temper tantrums to the quiet corner.
HUSH! That’s enough, said the ruler, no suckas allowed to break bread or asunder-- ♪
The bass drops and at the top of the ramp, the hulking form of Levi Tsingine appears.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
This is one of the first opponents Tsingine has had that is even close to his size!
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Doesn’t mean he’s just going to plow through Phantom like he has the last few!
Once in the ring, Tsingine stands in the center of the ring for a moment before outstretching his arms. He removes his wolfskin coat, tossing it to his companion on the outside--Maggie McIntyre has appeared from out of the crowd and the referee calls for the bell - this match is underway!
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
One of the more intriguing aspects of this match, Hel, is that we haven't seen Tsingine take on someone even close to Phantom’s size. We know he’s fast for his size and certainly strong, but can he match Phantom’s raw power?
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
That's true, Gia, but oftentimes in these situations ring instincts kick in and we may see something we haven’t before. Let's find out!
Tsingine circles Phantom, and the two lock up, with Phantom immediately throwing all of his strength into overpowering Tsingine into the corner. The referee backs Phantom up after a count, and Phantom responds by slamming a beefy palm right into the chest of Tsingine, before backing away.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Palm heel strike!
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
He’s going to feel that tomorrow...doesn’t matter if you’re a giant or not, the Jolly Green Giant would be feeling that one!
The two giants lock up again, with a similar result of Phantom backing Tsingine into the corner, and the referee calling for the break. Phantom swings that big meaty fist again, but this time Tsingine quickly ducks out of the way, and lands a flurry of punches into the abdomen of Phantom. Tsingine tries to whip Phantom into the opposite turnbuckle, but Phantom reverses it, sending Tsingine crashing into the corner. Phantom charges at Tsingine, but Levi is able to get a knee up into Phantom's face, sending him staggering backward. Tsingine quickly accelerates toward Phantom, leaping up and planting him to the mat with a stalling DDT!
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
What a move!
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Tsingine showing that varied, innovative offense he's becoming known for...and here's the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
Phantom flings Tsingine off of him with a shout of fury. Tsingine springs to his feet, catching Phantom in the face with a running knee, instantly opening a cut that the big man does not let slow him down one bit. Tsingine pounces, laying sharp fists straight into the wound, opening it up further.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
If this keeps up, we'll have Dr. Sly out here in no time.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Or Wes Craven. The last time I saw that much blood, beyond your last date...was Johnny Depp getting sucked into the bed.
Tsingine picks Phantom up with no small amount of effort, whipping him into the ropes and leaping high into the air for a standing dropkick...but Phantom just shrugs the kick off. Tsingine gets to his feet, and Phantom completely turns him inside out with a vicious lariat! Phantom wipes away some of the blood pooling on his forehead, looking at it for a moment, and wipes it on his leg before delivering a hard kick to the stomach of the Navajo Nation representative. Phantom picks up Tsingine, flinging him into the corner and delivering Snake Eyes. Tsingine staggers forward into Phantom, who picks the smaller man up over his shoulder, dropping him face first onto the turnbuckle.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
One thing you just can't always game plan for and that's the sheer size of the largest man on the roster.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
You sure there isn’t someone bigger? I mean, we work in an industry of literal giants.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Yeah, there probably is...well, let’s amend that, the largest man in the ring right now.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Nice save.
Phantom positions Tsingine in the corner, apparently going for the Concrete Piledriver to finish this match off. However, as Phantom climbs the ropes, Tsingine delivers a perfect uppercut straight to the nether regions of the big man, sending him crashing to the mat. Tsingine quickly exits the ring, climbing to the top rope, and leaps off with a spectacular shooting star press! Tsingine makes the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
But Phantom narrowly kicks out!
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
That was close!
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Tsingine definitely needs to step up game to take down our Russia representative.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Yeah, I gotta agree with you there--even after seeing that magnificent shooting star press.
Indeed, Phantom is already lumbering to his feet. The larger man lunges with a lariat attempt at Tsingine, but Levi ducks it, and hits a beautiful Pele kick to the back of Phantom's head, sending him staggering into the corner. Tsingine capitalizes, running at Phantom and leaping to the top rope to rain down more fists onto the cut of Phantom - but after the second punch, Phantom grabs him, slamming him forward with a thunderous powerbomb out of the corner!
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
I think the ring shook with the force of that powerbomb!
Phantom grabs Tsingine, preparing to lift him once again for a Piledriver...
Phantom roars his frustration as Levi manages to wriggle out of his grasp and lands on his feet before the massive competitor shoves him and heads for the ropes to slingshot himself and build up the momentum, but he rushes straight toward his opponent--blood dripping down his face. Tsingine manages to side step him, grabbing Phantom around the waist and throws him back with all of his strength in a stunningly powerful German suplex that shakes the entire ring when the men hit the mat!
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
The power it took to do that!!
Tsingine collapses to the ground, hooking the leg...
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
Here is your winner...Levi Tsingine!!
The referee raises the hand of Tsingine in victory as Phantom slowly comes to, wiping the crimson mask from his face.
WINNER VIA PINFALL: LEVI TSINGINE
The scene comes outside of the building of the Sanatorium, and Elijah is walking through the gates as he has a huge match tonight against Aaron Jones. Elijah isn't happy that Aaron hasn't been taking this match as seriously as he has. Elijah has been waiting for this chance. A chance to know that he's as good as he says he is. Elijah is wearing a nice long black dress shirt, blue jeans, and black dress shoes. He has his duffle bag on his shoulder and sets it down, looking at the camera that is right in front of him.
GOLDEN STANDARD | ELIJAH COPELAND
Do you know what I hate the most? When people like Aaron not taking this sport or this match as seriously as I do. Why? Why must you make a joke out of something that you're in when you know you can go somewhere else? Listen here, Aaron, the entire world, is going to see you once again get humiliated as you did against Levi.
Elijah knows that he's got a huge match and needs to make sure that he beats Aaron. In a way, this is almost a make or break for him.
GOLDEN STANDARD | ELIJAH COPELAND
Aaron, the entire world hates for what you are. They look at you and sees someone who mocks this great sport that we're competing for, and you know something, I may not like the people -- but they're behind me to beat you. They don't want a loser like you winning when they know deep that you don't care. But I do, and that's coming from someone who sees everyone as less superior than me. But you already know all that, Aaron.
He gives off a slight snicker towards the camera.
GOLDEN STANDARD | ELIJAH COPELAND
But go ahead and talk all the shit you want, Aaron. Go ahead and tell the world that you're going to smack me up my head. But you want to know something? It doesn't matter what you say about me, because in the end, the world will finally see you for what you are, and that is nothing but hype. If you dare not care about this match, then fuck it. I'm going to hurt you. I'm going to hurt you so badly that you will not be able to come back from any accomplishments.
He leans down and grabs his duffle bag and put it on his shoulder.
GOLDEN STANDARD | ELIJAH COPELAND
Aaron, tonight the world is going to see just what I'm talking about when I beat you. After tonight, I'm moving to the semi-finals of the shogun tournament and prove once and for who Elijah Copeland is the golden standard. And Aaron, that just not a rule, that's the GOLDEN RULE!
He walks past the camera and heads into the sanatorium as the scene fades to black.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
The following contest is scheduled for one fall for the Shogun tournament... Introducing first representing Japan, coming from Tokyo, Japan. He is your Demolition Champion, TORA NISHIDA!
The lights in the arena go pitch black. Then a video begins to play on the Tron that displays dark clouds with rumbles coming from them. Soon thunderstruck from the clouds to the ground as by 0:05" "No One Will Survive" by CFO$ plays throughout the arena.
♪ NO ONE WILL SURVIVE! ♪
The lights come back on as Tora Nishida walks out with the tron displaying his name, along with clips of wrestlers that he has decimated in the ring. He looks at the crowd with the Demolition title around his waist for two minutes before walking down to the ring with boos from the fans.
♪ YEAH,
NO ONE WILL SURVIVE!
THERE'S NO ESCAPE NOW,
NO ONE WILL SURVIVE ♪
He enters the ring and hops on to the second rope near the corner and looks at the crowd. He closes his eyes and stretches his arms out as he takes in the boos from the fans.
♪ OBLITERATE,
ALL THAT WHO DEFY YOU
THERE'S NO ESCAPE NOW ,
NO ONE WILL SURVIVE ♪
He gets down and heads over to the ropes as he throws up his left hand and does a "shaka sign' hand gesture with a slight smirk on his face before it instantly changes to a blank look on his face. He slowly did a Throat-Slitting Gesture while his hand was still in shaka sign.
♪ SEPARATE,
FROM THE HELL THAT GUIDES YOU
THERE'S NO ESCAPE NOW,
NO ONE WILL SURVIVE ♪
Tora moves away from the ropes before taking the Demolition belt off and tosses it on the floor like it's a piece of garbage to him and waits for his opponent to come out.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
And his opponent, representing AUSTRALIA. He hails from RICHMOND, VIRGINIA!...he is TRAVIS LEVITT!!!
The bass kicks in through the PA and 'Ashes to Ashes' starts to echo around the arena. A small fog starting to slip from the stage, and as the music builds a melancholy atmosphere, from the back stalks 'The Phoenix' Travis Levitt. Dressed in his usual long leather jacket, hair cascading around his face as he walks out, and starts to pace down the ramp. The Phoenix reaches the ring, sliding in under the bottom rope and propping up onto his knees. Glancing around at the crowd, Levitt's face is one of focus as he slowly rises to his feet before stripping off his jacket, and turned to drop it outside the ring to the roadie before he gets ready for battle.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Everything is on the line between both of these men with everything to fight for in the Shogun tournament.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
We know that Tora is going to beat Travis. Travis has been nothing but a disappointment throughout this tournament.
The referee checks for any weapons from both Travis and Tora. Once the referee's done, he calls for the bell for the match to begin.
DING!! DING!! DING!!
Both Travis and Tora directly in each other's eyes before Tora punches Travis across his face, but because of Travis's size, he doesn't go down. Hence, Tora ends up doing multiple punches, before kicking him down to one knee as Tora does a high knee before putting Travis down. Tora lays in the punches towards Travis, washing his face to mock him.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Vicious blows to the head, and look at how Tora is mocking Travis.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Travis deserves to be mocked on the disgrace he's performed in the ring so far. It's good for Travis to learn a lesson to be a better wrestler.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
That's really harsh. Travis has won multiple titles around the world.
Tora uses Travis's left leg and does an elbow drop from standing multiple times, before dragging Travis's body towards the ropes and tangles him there before he does a double foot stomp on Travis's left leg. Tora then pulls Travis's sore leg across the turnbuckle. Tora has a sick smirk on his face, with the fans booing him as he then smacks Travis's four times before Travis rolls around in pain from the damage Tora's done to Travis's left leg.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Wow, what smart play by Tora. If an opponent is bigger than you, why not use one of his effective weapons in a wrestler's arsenal to damage Travis's leg.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Vicious, who has no symphony for his opponent. Travis looks like he has no chance of advancing in the Shogun tournament.
As Tora picks Travis up, Travis throws a few punches towards Tora's face. Travis gets Tora weak before throwing a suplex on Tora, leaving the fans to cheer. However, it's short-lived as Travis uses the referee to pull himself up, Tora uses the low blow with the referee distracted to let Travis fall on his knees. Tora gets himself in position before he uses the anaconda vice, leaving Travis to struggle out of a move, picking Tora by his body weight and drops him down, but the leg gave way, leaving Tora to stomp on it. He picks up Tora to give him a German suplex of his own.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Nice come back by Travis here.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Nobody cares about Travis when Tora is completely dominating the match on Travis. Travis is weak, couldn't stand on one leg.
Once again Tora picks him up, going behind Travis, although does a kick to the back before picking up his bad left leg and does a twisting flipping leg hook. Tora then went for an ankle lock on Travis, on his bad left knee. Tora holds it on for a while before Travis grabs on the ropes and Tora is forced to let go of the move before the five count. Travis does a few headbutts, but it doesn't affect Tora who then does multiple powerbombs, leaving Travis down.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
I love these vicious powerbombs he does, especially on a man like Travis who's useless.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Certainly not looking good for Travis tonight. He needs to do something to get back into the match.
Tora then picks Travis up and then he connects with the running bicycle knee strike. He goes over to Travis and then locks in the submission hold of what Tora calls Raiju's Wrath with the Crossface/scissored armbar combination. Travis tries to find his way to the ropes, but Tora ends up having Travis in the middle of the ring before Travis taps out. The referee calls for the bell.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
Here is your winner, BY SUBMISSION ....THE DEMOLITION CHAMPION TORA NISHIDA
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
That's how you end matches, in style like Tora did tonight. He was fully on form tonight.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Travis was off his game tonight, but I admit, Tora was completely dominant tonight and he advances through the next round of the Shogun tournament.
Tora received his Demolition title and spits on it, lacking care for the belt he holds before he walks away to the back, leaving the medical crew to come and attend Travis who couldn't move from the damage Tora did tonight. Sanatorium goes into a commercial break.
WINNER VIA PINFALL: TORA NISHIDA
The camera cuts backstage to where Mad Dog’s holding cell. Sunny Jim is pacing back and forth, as Mad Dog walks in with a towel around his waist and holding his shower bag. Upon seeing Mad Dog, Sunny grabs the shower bag from Mad Dog’s arm and tosses it onto a the cot of the cell. Sunny grabs Mad Dog by the arm and begins pulling him down the hallway. Mad Dog clutches at his towel with this free hand to keep it around his waist.
MAD DOG | MARK WRIGHT
Sunny, what in the heck are you doing?
Sunny doesn’t way a word as he pulls Mad Dog frantically to a small television with a few folding chairs sitting in front of it.
SUNNY JIM
Mark, sit down, we have to watch this next match.
MAD DOG | MARK WRIGHT
Come on Sunny, I just got out of the shower and I ain’t even dressed.
Sunny pulls Mark by the arm into the chair and sits down beside of him
SUNNY JIM
There isn’t time Mark, we have to see who wins this match. If Elijah Copeland wins then he goes on to Shogun. Levi already won, so he secured a spot in the semi-finals, if Elijah beats Jones, then he gets the other spot.
MAD DOG | MARK WRIGHT
Sh*t.
SUNNY JIM
Sh*t is right.
Mad Dog sits down next to Sunny, and he looks a bit phased trying to take everything in that Sunny just told him. Sunny can see Mad Dog wrapping his head around everything.
SUNNY JIM
So, look, we need Jones to win, which means next week there would be another round. You’d have to win and you’d need both Jones and Copeland to lose. If you all three won, well then I don’t know what they would do.
Mad Dog shakes his head in disbelief. Mad Dogs head then drops.
MAD DOG | MARK WRIGHT
If only I had beat Levi… damn it, I can’t have this be all for nothing.
SUNNY JIM
Ya know… there is something we could do to ensure Copeland loses.
Mad Dog lifts his head, and looks at Sunny a bit shocked and appalled. Mad Dog shakes his head.
MAD DOG | MARK WRIGHT
Na Sunny, that wouldn’t be right. God has a plan for me, and whatever he has planned will happen. If I’m supposed to win Shogun I will, if I’m supposed to do something else, well then that is his plan.
Sunny shakes his head.
SUNNY JIM
Mark, you are a good man. Probably too good of a man for your own good.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
Introducing first, he is representing GERMANY! He hails from DALLAS, TEXAS! Weighing in at TWO HUNDRED FIVE POUNDS! He is, THE INSANITY, AARON JONES!
"Spit It Out" by Slipknot plays over the sounds system as he comes out wearing a blue and black mask across his nose and mouth from his coat, ignoring the fans as he turns his head to the cameras. He slides into the ring, before going on the turnbuckle and does a pose and people boo for him as he gets down from the turnbuckle, taking his coat off to drop it down to the floor, and then sits behind a turnbuckle corner, waiting for his Elijah Copeland to come out through the curtain.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
And his opponent, representing CHINA! He hails from LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA! Weighing in at TWO HUNDRED TEN POUNDS! He is The GOLDEN STANDARD, ELIJAH COPELAND!
The camera pans around the sanatorium battle zone. There were no lights or anything special going on. Just then "Breaking Through" by the Wreckage hits the speakers in the arena. The doors to the Sanatorium opens up.
♪ Sever every tie
Untangle every lie
Your words don't mean anything anymore, no
Never satisfied ♪
Just then Elijah is seen coming through the open doors of the Sanatorium. He is seen wearing a black muscle shirt with "The Copeland Era" written on the front, black and gold trunks with Copeland written on the back in gold, black knee pads, black and gold boots, white wrapped up hand on his left hand, black wrist tape on his left, black dog tag with "Elijah Copeland" written in it, and a black sweatband up his arms with "Copeland" written in gold. He put his wrist together and gets a huge smirk on his face. He looks around and nods.
♪ But I won't compromise myself for you
Anymore anymore, no
You're so complicated
I'm so over it ♪
He starts walking down the aisle towards the ring. He gets towards the gates and we see a couple of orderlies opening it up for him. He gets ringside and walks towards the steps. He stops there for a few seconds.
♪ Don't tell me everything is all right
(I know you know)
Don't tell me how to live my life
I'm breaking through tonight ♪
He slaps the steps a few times before walking up them. He walks alongside the edge of the ring. He enters it and walks towards the turnbuckle.
♪ You can crash and burn this time
As I leave it all behind
These scars won't breathe anymore anymore, no
Sounds like goodbye ♪
He looks around at everything that is inside of this place and more. He takes off his dog tags and puts them in the corner. He then takes off his shirt and throws it to the ground. He waits patiently in the corner and looks at Aaron Jones standing across from him.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
This match is going to be something special. Elijah Copeland takes on Aaron Jones. If Elijah wins this, he moves onto the Semifinals. But --
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
There are no buts, Gia. My husband will win this, and then we shall go and celebrate in a hotel room where we can start our family.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
WHAT THE FUCK?!?
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
What?
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
I honestly got nothing to say right now.
The camera comes into the ring, and we see both Elijah and Aaron looking at each other. The two came close to each other as they were nose to nose. They don't back down from each other and begin to talk trash to each other. The ref gets in the middle of them and signals for the bell.
DING! DING! DING!
The two begin to circle each other and lock up. Elijah, who is the bigger man, is able to get Aaron against the corner. The ref is able to get them apart, and that is when Aaron goes over the ref and hits a big shot into the face of Elijah. Elijah takes the hit and goes back. Aaron pushes the ref out of the way and puts his hand around the head of Elijah, and lays right hands to his face. He brings him to the corner and grabs his arm. Aaron then whips him to the corner, and that is when Aaron charges. He gets close, but Elijah lifts his leg and hits Aaron square in the face. Aaron holds his face as Elijah comes in and hits a clothesline that sends him down to the ground. Elijah picks him up and tosses him to the outside. Aaron is able to land on his feet rather quickly. Elijah doesn't notice as he is getting out rather quickly. That is when Aaron grabs his leg and pulls him off the side and lands him hard on the outside. Aaron grabs Elijah by the hair and brings him to the announcer's tables. He goes and smacks his head, but Elijah is able to put his hands on the table and hits a back elbow to his gut, but Aaron doesn't let go. So Elijah hits another elbow, which then forces Aaron to let go. Elijah then kicks him in the stomach and whips him into the steel post. Elijah walks up to him and hits a huge back chop to his chest.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Back chop by Elijah. Aaron's chest must hurt.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
That's cause my husband knows how to hurt people.
Copeland grabs Aaron by the head and brings him into the ring. He slides in, but Aaron is quick to his feet and stomps on his back. Aaron throws his hands up in the air and gives off a smirk seeing what he has done. Aaron grabs him by the hair and whips him in the ropes. Elijah bounces off the ropes as he comes back and gets taken down to the mat. Aaron takes a moment as he ends up jumping and dropping an elbow to his chest. He stands back up and does it a second time, a third time, and finally a fourth time. You can see the look on the face of Elijah, and it was a thing of pain.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Elijah isn't showing a lot in this match. You can say he's getting manhandled by Aaron.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
NEVER! NOBODY OVERPOWERS MY HUSBAND!
Aaron stands up as he grabs Elijah by his hair and kicks him in the gut. Elijah bends over a bit and puts him between his legs. He goes to lift him for a piledriver, but Elijah is able to fight back and lift Aaron via between his legs and takes him out over the top rope with a back body drop. Elijah is able to breathe while leaning against the ropes. Elijah knows if he catches his breath, that this will be a bad situation for him. Elijah gets out of the ring and heads over to Aaron, who is starting to stand up. He grabs him by the head and throws him back first into the Plexiglass. Elijah Copeland gets a smile on his face as he leans back against the ring.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Elijah is finally getting the chance to get some payback against Aaron. Before this match, Aaron said that he wanted to end Elijah's streak -- but at the same time, Elijah wants to win this to make it to the semi-finals.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
My baby has what it takes to win.
You can hear the ref counting while the camera is still focused on Elijah and Aaron.
THREE!
FOUR!
FIVE!
Aaron is getting up from the ground as Elijah walks towards him and grabs him by the head. He brings him to the ring and puts him in there. Elijah is getting up the side of the ring and enters. He gets in the ring as Aaron slowly crawls away from Elijah. Elijah walks to his side and runs at him with a punt to his ribcage. Aaron holds his side, and you can see his face in pain.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
You can see the pain on Aarons's face. Elijah is showing him how much he wants this win.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
COMMON BABY! FINISH HIM! MAKE YOURS, AND MY DREAM COME TRUE.
Elijah walks towards the corner and slides his knee pads down as he singles for him to get up. You can see Elijah mouth, GET UP, YOU SON OF A BITCH! And we see Aaron slowly getting up to one knee.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
YES, DO IT!
That is when Elijah runs and hits a shining wizard to his face and covers him.
ONE!
TWO!
THRE-!
But Aaron gets his shoulder up as Elijah can't believe it. He leans up and put his hands through his hair and thinking about what he could do to put him down. He stands up and walks towards the corner turnbuckle, and climbed it. Aaron lay there as Elijah jumps off of it and is going for a body splash, but Aaron gets his knees up and presses hard on Elijah's gut. You can see the pain on his face from that move. Aaron grabs Elijah by his hair and lifts him to his knees. You see him mouth curse words at Elijah, and he says, YOU RICH BASTARDS ARE ALL THE SAME. YOU NEVER EARNED YOUR CHANCE TO BE HERE, AND THIS SPORT? THIS SPORT IS A FUCKING JOKE, AND I'M GONNA MAKE SURE PEOPLE SEE THAT ONCE AND FOR ALL.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
You have to admit the things that Aaron brings to this company. He's the type of guy you want as champion.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
What? Are you seriously saying that? How can you want some guy making a joke about this sport to be a champion? Gosh, I don't know what it is about you, Gia.
He picks up Elijah and hits a scoop slam. He was near the corner and climbed up. He looks down at Elijah and hits a 630° senton. Aaron looks at the crowd and gets a smile on his face, and that is when he grabs Elijah and puts him between his legs as he signals for the end.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Could this be it? Is the end of Elijah Copeland?
He picks him up and hits him with the INSANITY CRASH!
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Insanity Crash right in the middle of the ring.
He is able to turn him around, and the ref drops to count.
ONE!
TWO!
THRE-!
NO! Copeland is able to kick out at the very last second. Aaron looks at the ref and stands up. He grabs him by the shirt and argues that it was three. Elijah, who is still lying down on the mat isn't even moving. The camera is on Hel, who holds her mouth in what seems to be a shocking event.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
OH MY GOSH! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
Aaron turns around and grabs Elijah by the hair. He slowly helps him up to his knees and yells at him again. He then slaps Elijah in the face hard and tells him to stay down. The ref is trying to get in between them to sort them out, but out of nowhere, you see Copeland hit a low blow to Aaron and see him wince in pain.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
LOW BLOW BY COPELAND!
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
And the ref didn't see it.
Copeland stands up as both him and Jones are still in the middle of the ring. Copeland put him under his arm and hooks him. He then lifts him and drops him with The PHILLY SPECIAL! Both are down and not moving. But then we see Copeland as he slowly turns over and begins to crawl slowly as he puts his arm on the chest of Aaron and the ref drops and begins to count.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
DING! DING! DING!
WINNER VIA PINFALL : ELIJAH COPELAND
Just then, "Breaking Through" hits the P.A system, and you can hear Hel screaming at the top of her lungs.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
YES! YES! YES! YES! He's going onto the Semifinals.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
Here is your winner, and heading to Shogun, ELIJAH COPELAND!
Elijah and Aaron are not moving on the mat. We see a series of Orderlies heading down the ramp to check on both of the men.
Backstage, we come up on a scene of someone who isn't technically a Sanatorium convict losing their mind-- it's Mad Dog, throwing chairs and shouting along with Sunny Jim. Eden storms into the room, narrowly dodging a flying table chunk.
THE WARDEN | EDEN DUBOIS
MAD DOG! CONTROL YOURSELF!
The noise starts to settle, but the panting man hanging onto his poor towel for its dear life looks prone to go back to it any time now if she doesn't have something he wants to hear.
THE WARDEN | EDEN DUBOIS
You're a strong competitor, you've shown your value even though you didn't make it to the semis, okay? We'll find you something to do to get that pay-per-view paycheck. This isn't the end of the line.
Mad Dog huffs and storms out as loudly as one can do barefoot, a slamming door punctuating the end of the scene.
The scene comes up inside the cell of one Jonathan Edwards. Edwards is lying down on the bed and relaxing a bit before his match tonight against Outsider and Kiki. Edwards has been waiting for something like this for a long time and finally gets a chance, even if it's not the title that he wants. Edwards has focused on getting his match against Tora, but this match is so much better. Edwards has told himself that maybe it is time to let the Demolition Championship die in the hands of Tora.
Edwards is wearing a sleeveless shirt, orange jumpsuit pants, and white sneakers on his feet. Edwards hasn't wrestled much as most of his wrestling career has been that of commentator, general manager, and a boss of P.A Inc. But tonight, that all could change if he's able to take the Underground Championship. He looks up at the ceiling of his cell and takes a moment to take it all in.
YOUR SAVIOR | JONATHAN EDWARDS
I have felt the agony day in and day out of this place with nothing to show for it. I've fought for the little freedom that I have. I've suffered losses that don't make up for all the wins that I have earned since being here. Tonight, I finally get my chance at something that I never wanted to fight for, and that is the Underground Championship. The thoughts that run through my mind is the chance to get a first title win.
He leans up and turns his body to the side where Edwards' feet are on the floor. His head is down until he brings his head up and looks at the camera.
YOUR SAVIOR | JONATHAN EDWARDS
Through it all, I've shown people here that I'm as good as I always said I am. These people look at this match and know that they deserve a savor to hold that Underground Championship. They need me to annihilate you two, and that's what they're going to get.
He stands up and walks towards it slowly as the camera pulls back.
YOUR SAVIOR | JONATHAN EDWARDS
Tonight, they will see the king of the Underground take over, and you two will learn to -
He raises his arms showing off his knuckles that say, STAY DOWN.
YOUR SAVIOR | JONATHAN EDWARDS
To STAY DOWN!
He gives off a smirk and raises an eyebrow as the scene fades to black.
We return to the ring, where Zach and Gothica Skylight are already in it.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
The following match is for one fall! Weighing in at one hundred fifteen pounds and hailing from Chicago, Illinois, this is MYA DENTON!
"Pretty Little Psycho" by Porcelain Black comes on as Mya skips out to the stage and gives a small little wave, before skipping down to the ring. Mya slides under the bottom rope and continues to skip inside the ring before she sits on the middle ropes, crossing her legs as she waits for the match to start.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
You know, I really like this new Gothica chick, but she hasn't proven herself enough to be my girl yet. Mya is hit-or-miss, but she has a determination in her stride tonight.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
What about Zach? He's had his moments here in the past.
The referee does the pre-match check onto Mya Denton, Zach and Gothica Skylight. After doing so, the referee signals for the bell. Zach tries to charge at Mya but she dodges and is immediately met with a Diamond Cutter by Gothica Skylight.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Whoop! Maybe I was wrong about Gothica, nice one!
Then as Gothica gets back to a standing position Mya strikes her in the chest with a Spin Kick. Mya proceeds to grab Gothica’s head into a front facelock and then starts to do a Tornado DDT. As she finishes the rotation, Zach has gotten back up but is met with Mya’s boots due to using her to use him as a launch pad in order to finish the Tornado DDT.
As Gothica’s head impacts the mat, Mya tries to go for a pin, but the momentum of the Tornado DDT causes her to roll out of the ring. Zach has finally gotten up and as Mya thinks about going after Gothica, Zach has set up a table not far from Mya. Then he walks up to behind and starts to do the classic horror trope of being behind their next victim and tries to grab Mya.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
OHMAGAH WATCH OUT!
But as Zach has Mya by the shoulder, Mya notices this and grabs Zach’s head. She uses the nearest set of ropes as a launching pad and does one of her signatures, a Shiranui. But instead of Zach hitting the mat, she makes him go through the table.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Beautiful reversal!
She looks around for something else to try and keep Zach down. As she does, Gothica has gotten back up with a chair in hand. Mya has managed to grab her signature weapon, a Cattle Prod. Zach has also started to stir once more. Mya manages to turn around to see Gothica holding the chair and puts the cattle prod on “Stun.” Then Gothica tries to swing but Mya ducks and clips Zach in the shoulder instead.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
And Zach gets an early dose of electroshock therapy!
Then Gothica is met with the Cattle Prod as she goes down. Mya sees that Zach has been clipped and increases the setting on the Cattle Prod and hits him with it. She proceeds to hold onto it for a bit before Zach goes down to a knee. She sees this and throws it down.
MYA DENTON
Just go down, you big dub idiot.
Zach tries to roar but is met with a quick but violent chairshot to the head. Zach staggers a bit before she shoves the chair into Zach’s chest. Then she takes a few steps and does her finisher, Cra Cra causing the chair to cave into his chest. Then she covers him and the referee goes down to make the count.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Yeah! He ate it! I knew Mya had it in 'er!
Then the referee signals for the bell and Mya's music plays. Then the referee raises Mya’s hand in victory as Gothica is immediately grabbed by Sanatorium orderlies and medical staff. Zach starts to stir and as the referee goes to check on him, the arena is immediately stormed with what appears to be federal agents of some kind.
FEDERAL AGENT
We will be taking this “Zach” please. “He” is no longer your problem.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
O-M-G. The feds have come for Zach. Guess he might be a literal horror movie villain after all.
Then the referee backs off and goes to the back with Mya as the federal agents corral Zach and take him out of the arena.
WINNER VIA PINFALL: MYA DENTON
Inside her cell Christy sits eating whatever passes for today’s meal.
CHRISTY WINTERS
Wow this crap tastes like dog fur.
Christy lays down the plate
CHRISTY WINTERS
Later tonight, three will enter into combat the prize number one contender for the Underground title. Belladonna Hunter, Chucky Ross, and yours truly will all be seeking that opportunity, but only one deserves it. Kiki was my first rival in the Sanatorium, and if anyone is going to beat her for the Underground title it’s going to be me.
As Winters I’ve always gotten what I wanted, no matter the means, and I want that shot at the Underground title.
Belladonna, Chucky you're the obstacles that stand in my way, obstacles I will remove later tonight, by whatever means I chose. Tonight my arm will be raised, while Chucky and belladonna will be stomped out under my foot. Tonight Chucky, tonight Belladonna, I do what I do best make you both suffer.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
The following contest is a submission match. The winner of this match will be your NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR THE UNDERGROUND CHAMPIONSHIP!
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
Introducing first, she hails from LAS VEGAS, NEVADA! Being accompanied by HELLION! She is BELLADONNA HUNTER!
The song "Freak of Nature" by Sinisstar starts to blast over the PA system. When the lead singer starts to sing, the lady who is known as "Lady Huntress" Belladonna Hunter starts to come out. Right behind her is her manager/bodyguard Hellion. They walk on down to the ring and ignore the fans. Belladonna starts trash talking to the fans making Hellion smile at her. When they get to the ring, Hellion opens the ring ropes for her, and she thanks him. The duo is in the ring and gets an evil smile, Hellion talks to her about her match, and she lets him know that she wants to hurt her opponent badly with her evil smile still present on her face.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
Introducing her opponent, she hails from LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA! She is CHRISTY WINTERS!
"Make Them Suffer" plays Christy makes her way to the ring, attempting to attack anyone who attempts to touch her, she slides under the ropes and sits in the corner.
As Smells Like A Freak Show by Avatar begins to play, spotlights start turning on throughout the arena. Then as the song reaches a crescendo, all the lights in the arena go out. But the song continues playing while this going on. But then a voice can be heard through the darkness saying...
Mysterious Voice
Who's ready for some fun?
Then the lights kick back on and sitting in the middle of the ring cross-legged is the one and only "The Soulless Jester" Chucky Ross and he's holding The Jester's Stick. Then the announcer attempts to do the introduction, he stands up and snatches the microphone away from him.
"The Soulless Jester" Chucky Ross
Allow me to do that...
I am "The Soulless Jester" Chucky Ross and I weigh in tonight at a glorious 175 lbs and hail from The Order Compound. Tonight we are going to see me drop some poor loser with The Jokes On You. So please stay tuned for that and now back to your regularly scheduled talking.
Then he shoves the microphone into the announcer's chest and then goes sits in one of the corners like Raven and awaits his opponent.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Everyone has a chance to be the number one contender for the Undergrounds Championship. They could go on to face Gabe, or he likes to call himself, Outsider, Kiera Kartharsies, or Jonathan Edwards. The stakes in this match are high enough for it.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
And that is speaking the truth. Everyone wants this shot, but to get it, they have to force someone to tap out. Who will submit? That is the question on everyone's mind.
The ref looks at the three and signals for the bell.
DING! DING! DING!
They all looked at each other and trying to get one up. That is when they all begin to circle inside of that ring.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
This won't be good for Hunter.
Hunter's eyes look at Ross, and that is when Winters rushes forward and hits her with a clothesline. Hunter is down as Winters grabs her by the hair and brings her in the corner. Winters begins to hit a series of stomps to the gut of Hunter, and that is when Ross comes over and does the same thing. What better way to eliminate someone from the match than by teaming up, right? That is when both Winters and Ross grabs her by the hair and throws her over the top rope. She lands on the outside mat as we see Hellion outside checking up on her.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Why does she need a bodyguard? To me, it doesn't make sense to have someone watching your back.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Cause she wants to protect herself against Chris.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
So, you're saying she's a coward?
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
In a sense -- yes.
Winters and Ross are the only two left in the ring. The two look at each other and give off a stern look. They looked at each other and start to circle each other. They then lock up in a collar and elbow tie-up. Both wrestlers are jockeying for the position. That is when Chucky, who is the stronger of the two, is able to move her towards the corner. The ref is able to slide in between the two and was able to get Ross to move back. That is when Winters kneels him with a right hand. Ross takes the shot as Winters pushes the ref to the side. The two then go at it in a slugfest, and Chucky is able to get the better of her. He continues to hit shot after shot to her head, which puts her in the corner. He grabs her by the wrist and whips her to the other corner. He charges in and hits a stinger splash. She moves forward as he grabs her and hits a snap suplex. After she lands her back on the mat, he is able to transition to an armbar.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
What an impressive combination by Ross.
He wrenches on the hold and pulling on her arm, but Winters is able to move her body to stand up. She lays down a couple of jabs to Ross's face and forces him to let go. She is able to shake off some of the pain in her arm as Ross gets up and gets hit with a stiff kick. Winters hits another stiff kick and then hits a few elbow strikes to his face. Ross moves back until he ends up in the corner. She brings him out and drives him shoulder first into the steel post. He slides out of the ring as Winters throws her arms up and gets a smile on her face.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
You have to admit the courage that Winters is bringing. She has said that she would do anything to get ahead.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
And she has the right to be. She's forced to work in that garage day after day after day.
Winters get out of the ring as Hunter is standing up. Winters goes after her and throws her into the Plexiglass and Hunter down again.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
You know, Hunter is the sad type. People have said that she doesn't have the skills to be in the ring.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
Chris said that earlier.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
And he's not wrong.
Ross is getting up as Winters is next to the steel steps. Ross charges forward and pounces her against the steel steps. Ross starts to giggle as he jumps around in excitement. Chucky leans down and grabs Hunter and throws her in the ring. He enters the ring as she slowly stands up but is hit with a running chop block to the back of her leg. He picks her up and throws her against the corner post hard. She continues to laugh as he picks her up. He brings her to the middle of the ring and hits JOKES ON YOU! Hunter begins to scream in pain as she is about to tap BUT WAIT Winters comes in with a steel chair and smacks Ross in the face hard, and forces him to let go. He rolls out of the ring as you hear the screaming. Winters gets a smile on her face as she picks up Hunter and locks in LECTER'S LULLABY! Hunter is completely out as the ref signals for the bell.
DING! DING! DING!
WINNER VIA SUBMISSION: CHRISTY WINTERS
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
Here is your winner and number one contender, CHRISTY WINTERS!
Ross is seen laying on the outside as Winters gets out of the ring. She heads up the ramp and gives off a smile. She gets in the back as Ross is being helped up, and taken to the back. Hunter is still out cold as Chris Matthews is walking to the ring with a kendo stick in his hand. Hellion looks and gets out of the ring. He charges but Chris swings and hits him in the gut. He lays down a series of smacks to his back until Hellion back has splinters forming. Chris turns towards the ring and enters as Belladonna slowly gets up. He waits in the corner until he charges forward and hits her with his REIGN OF THUNDER! Bella is down as he gets handed a mic. He sits down and looks at her.
THE LEGEND OF THUNDER | CHRIS MATTHEWS
I tried to play the nice guy during our contract signing, Hunter. I wanted you to be successful. But Bella, you decided to take it one step further and now the world around you is like a sinking ship. Everything that you loved or cherished will be dragged into the black abyss, and drown for all eternity.
He shakes his head as he continues to talk with the mic by his mouth.
THE LEGEND OF THUNDER | CHRIS MATTHEWS
But Hunter, you made your bed and now you shall lay in it. Blake, Hellion, and everyone you know who you think will save you -- well, they won't. You see, you're locked inside the hell in the cell with me and nobody is going to be able to save you with that burning cell on fire. At Shogun, Jörmungandr is going to drag you to the depth of hell and you'll perish from my life, your career, and everything else. When I beat you, people won't feel sorry for you. They will see you as you have always been in the WWH, and that's a failure. Welcome to your little part of hell, Belladonna.
That is when he rolls out of the ring and throws the mic back in the ring. He walks up the ramp and heads backstage, sending a message to Hunter.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Chris's message was loud and clear. He promises to end Belladonna's career.
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
If she said anything like that about my husband, Elijah. I would do the same thing.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Are you ready for this, bitches?! It’s A Spooky Match! In the Sanatorium Parking Garage!
COLOR COMMENTATOR | HEL MODANI
What exactly IS a Spooky Match anyway? I don’t think that was never explained.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
As far as I’m concerned it’s just a regular ol’ parking lot brawl! I get the spooks everytime I try to leave this arena! Never know who’s gonna snatch you up for their own personal human centipede!
The Spooky Scary Skeletons are escorted by some of those nice young men in those clean white coats down a set of concrete stairs and through creaking double doors. Out beyond is wouldn’t you believe it? A very spooky parking garage indeed. The fluorescent lighting overhead flickers from aged bulbs heightening the tension of the scene. Nowhere were the opponents to be seen at this introductory portion of the “match”. Mike Lavicle & Hugh Merus walk precariously through the dampened, darkening surroundings. The sound of a loud pipe clangs in the distance, causing Merus to jump into the arms of Lavicle. Mike is able to calm his younger cohort off his person, and reassures his partner by holding Hugh’s hand to encourage them to further explore the catacombs of Cadillacs and Accords. One can hear the mischievous cackling of a nondescript source from a distance. This definitely catches the attention of the Spooky Bois, who turn their heads one way, only for a vehicle's high beams to be turned on directly behind them! Hugh is able to grasp his friends arms and wrench him away just in the nick of time as the souped up Maserati Ghibli speeds recklessly in the attempted vehicular manslaughter past the Skeletons, and crashes into several parked coupes behind them!
Helena Modani:
No freaking way! That’s GOT to be against the rules...whatever they may be! I’m pretty sure you’re not allowed to try and MURDER someone with a car!
Gia Van Zant:
Why the hell not?! It’s a Spooky Parking Lot Brawl! Nothing spookier than seeing someone DIE on live television, right Zane?
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
As a man who still values his testicles, I agree wholeheartedly!
Out from the crushed remains of the muscle car, relatively unharmed thanks for the judicious use of their SEAT BELTS-- It takes two seconds, people!-- we see the menacing visages of Rey Lobo and Dark Wolf. Both of them wielding steel chains in their hands, Wolf generously wrapping his chain around his fists, while Merus and Lavicle try to recover from their shock and fear from their near early return to the grave. Mike is the first to his feet, but is met with a strong whiplash from the chain of Lobo, who uses his weapon to propel him forward and connects with a busaiku knee kick straight to the face of Mike! Hugh tries to rescue his friend from his plight, but Wolf is on his prey, and rains down chain assisted punches to the back of the neck and ultimately to the face and chest of Merus as well, backing him into an Audi A4.
Gia Van Zant:
Oooh now this is good shit! A good old fashioned mugging like a drug smuggling gone bad! Someone bring out the machete! OFF WITH THEIR HEADS.
Helena Modani:
You can’t be serious! Somebody call this off before it’s too late! This is barbarism!
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
Speaking of barbarism! Now would be a good time for me to announce that you can schedule hair cuts now at The Man Shop in Spokane, Washington! Tell 'em Zane sent ya, and you’ll get 10% off your first hair cut! Don't get scalped like these skeletons!
Rey Lobo is viciously choking out Mike with the chain, the advantage fully being with De La Muerte due to their surprise attack. He slams Mike's head into the concrete, speaking indiscernible spanish to his fallen foe as he prepares to drag Lavicle into another area of the parking garage. Dark Wolf continues to pummel Merus against the Audi, but as he rears back for one megadeath blow to his opponent, Hugh is able to dodge at the last moment, ducking under the attack and causing Wolf to smash through the passenger side window of the car! Hugh awkwardly kicks away at the back of the knees of Wolf, who falls to a more prone position. Hugh unlocks the car door, because even people dumb enough to pay money to view wrestlers in an asylum have the self awareness enough to at least lock their cars on the way to the arena. Merus then places Wolf’s head just inside the car and slams the door shut!
Helena Modani:
I don’t mean to sound partisan here but thank goodness Hugh got back into this match! This was looking like a one sided slaughter fest for a moment there.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
I think Gia over there might be a little upset that her Lobo boys are losing their grip!
Gia Van Zant:
What, are you kidding?! I’m on the side of whoever’s going to cause the most carnage! Come on Merus, CAVE HIS SKULL IN! BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!
Mike is having less luck on his end of the brawl, as Lobo continues to cut off any desperation offense with painful lashes of the chain or sharp knees reminiscent of someone who’s probably been practicing muy thai in his spare time. Rey happens upon a Bentley Continental that has it’s trunk facing him. Perhaps he has more in mind of stuffing his charge inside and then ramming the car into another crashing position. Even though his streetwise experience allows him to perform an unrequited lockout on the Bentley, he pops the trunk, and out comes The Necrosis! She hisses at Lobo which causes him to stumble backwards, completely flabbergasted from this run in. How in the world did she get into a locked trunk anyway?! But this gives Mike Lavicle the opening he finally needs to snap off a jumping neckbreaker to Lobo as we hear a sickening crunch of skull hitting cement.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
That’s gonna knot up REAL nice. Jesus every time I see The Necrosis I want to piss myself.
Helena Modani:
I don’t know where she came from, but she’s certainly turned the tide for the Spooky Skeletons once again!
Gia Van Zant:
She caaame from the trunk of that car. Hurr Durr.
We pivot back to the confrontation of Hugh Merus and Dark Wolf. Although Hugh had the advantage, he was clearly uncomfortable and inexperienced in a street fight situation, and how to capitalize on it. His awkward punches and kicks are ultimately blocked, allowing Dark Wolf to body slam Hugh right across the back of the now thoroughly beaten up Audi. Merus slides off and attempts to crawl away to safety. Wolf pursues his victim to an Aston Martin convertible that seems to have its own trunk popped with dollar store signage that says “Trunk R’ Treat” over it. Wolf grabs a gimmicked up baseball bat covered in Spirit Halloween inspired green spider’s webs and little plastic ghosts and witches hanging off of it. He shakes his head in disbelief that this stuff was just lying around to be used indiscriminately, and knee caps Hugh Merus as he rises to his feet! The Necrosis attempts to spook her way into distracting Dark Wolf, but he threateningly points the bat in her direction and makes it clear he will not hesitate to use it.
Helena Modani:
Don’t even think about it! She has nothing to do with this!
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
Clearly, she does. She let Mike Lavicle get the edge over Rey Lobo, and now she’s getting in Dark Wolf’s business. You keep coming into pack territory, you’re gonna get bit eventually! Right Gia?
Gia Van Zant:
SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! MILK FOR THE KHORNE FLAKES!
Just then, Mike Lavicle leaps into action, jumping Dark Wolf and hammering away with lefts and rights trying to get Wolf to bugger off his “Wicked Waifu”. But all this buys him is a swift bat to the gut, causing Lavicle to crumble to his knees. Another vicious shot, slamming the bat down sideways across the skull of the skeleton. Now with seemingly nothing in between Dark Wolf and his wish to get revenge against the Necrosis, Rey Lobo as well comes up from behind the retreating...damsel? In distress. But just as this was turning into a very much unwanted mandingo party, there is a very loud “HEY!” exclaimed from behind Dark Wolf. Sure enough, there was Hugh Merus, backing up a classical hearse adorned with all kinds of skeletal decorations. He remotely opens up every door and trunk of the vehicle, and out from the skeletal transport is unleashed an army of angry furballs. Cats and Kittens of all shapes and sizes emerge, including a very large and tired looking Puma! The army of cats traverses the Lobos De La Muerte, and soon they are completely dripping in pussy. To the point where we can’t even make out if the lobos are standing, laying down, or anything in between. The Spooky Scary Skeletons approach the mound of growling, hissing and...purrs? And they precariously place a hand on the top of the breathing pile of fur. Suddenly everyone realizes that there isn’t even a proper referee officiating this nonsense, so the Necrosis performs the customary “three count” And that’s all she wrote. The Spooky Scary Skeletons...win?
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
Never in my days have I ever seen a finish...quite like that one.
Gia Van Zant:
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! After all that violence...all that brutality...it ends...with kittens?!
Helena Modani:
I don’t even know anymore. How was anyone supposed to win this thing? Was it pinfall? Knockout? Either way...I guess it’s hard to argue that the Spooky Bois have accomplished both on this night...sort of?
WINNER VIA... UM... CATVALANCHE?: SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS
♪ Sorry for what I've become
Because I'm becoming someone
Your hand on my neck, you call out the press
All for the attention
You pray for a reaction, I'll stop when it's no more fun
If this is the start then let's see how far
You're gonna take this one
♪ You shouldn't be anything like me
You shouldn't be anything like me
You'll never be anything like me
You shouldn't be anything like me ♪
We come up on a backstage set of a WHITE VOID, with two burgundy velvet armchairs placed with an overenthusiastically large fern sitting just behind and between them. Gia Van Zant stands front and center, in an outfit of black leggings and a white tee with horror movie icons lined up against a whitewashed brick wall ala a famous Ramones album cover, her hair half orange and half black for the Halloween season.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Heeeelloooooo spooky people! Did you appreciate that parking garage brawl? I hope so! And now for you, we have the first in a series I'm calling Armchair Psychiatry, where I sit down with some of the inmates-turned-stars of this joint and get to the fuckin' point of what they're really feeling about their situations in our madhouse. I'll start by saying I have no degrees and I'm not diagnosing anyone, just speculating about what might be going on from the perspective of someone who's spent a while in the mental health system. Our first guest in this segment is the number one contender to Sanatorium's biggest championship, engaged in a fierce sibling rivalry over it. I've known him for oh, 'bout a decade or so I guess. This is the man known as V!
Piped in applause hits, unnerving in its fake cheerfulness, as the beginning of Nothing More's "Christ Copyright" hits. The man himself walks in, wearing worn pale jeans and a faded black Iron Maiden shirt, and Gia hands him a bottle of water and a box of tissues, gesturing to the armchair to the right. He sits down and she takes up the left armchair for herself.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Weeeeeelcome to my giant blank space! I think they intended it to seem calming, but I just feel like I'm trapped inside a giant egg. What do you think?
THE NAMELESS | V
Aah... well, 'trapped inside a giant egg' is apt. It's like the opposite side of the coin from claustrophobia. It's so white it's uncomfortable. But I think I can deal for now.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
GREAT!
Her smile is kind of too big and too still, it almost seems like she's more baring her teeth.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
So, let's get straight down to brass tacks, whatever that phrase means. Outsider, previously known as Gabe Reno, Literally Stabbed You in the hip last episode after burning down your family home and your gym. That's not all that happened, but it's a place to start. How are you FEELING about that right now, given a couple weeks to cool off from it?
V shifts uncomfortably in his chair, and it's not just because of the stitched up slice on the back of his thigh chafing against the chair through his jeans.
THE NAMELESS | V
Um. Not great. I was feeling not great then, and now I feel... well... it's a less fresh not great. But an aching, possibly infected not great. A not great that's going to leave a scar behind.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
And you sure know a thing or two about those, don't you!
V visibly swallows at the pointed comment about the scar across his throat, which only calls more attention to it.
THE NAMELESS | V
... yeah.
There's an awkward silence, and Gia's frozen grin makes it even icier.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
That's, well, an incisive look at the feeling which gives almost too much detail in a really short statement! And we have a lot of time left! Ha ha. Well, what about your sister? She showed up right near the end of Outsider's defeat of you, didn't exactly put the last nail in the coffin but certainly hammered some of the earlier ones in. And she's likely to be your next opponent, with both of Sanatorium's spots now filled. It was the first truly dirty shot between you two since you entered into the tournament for that championship, though clearly she took your agenda to take the title from her pretty hard. You're refereeing her match on Dystopia next week, how fair are you feeling about making that call? I mean, I'd sure as fuck be pacing my counts differently in that light, I don't think anyone could blame you.
THE NAMELESS | V
I'm feeling... well, it's going to be a challenge to be in close proximity to her, because I'd like to wring her scrawny little neck. But on the other hand, I've got no reason to disrespect Vincent Lyons Junior like that when he's just trying to build to his own championship match rather than getting in the middle of our shit. Hopefully, him having a twin sister, he understands how siblings can be sometimes. It's all... pretty awkward.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
INDEED! Well, I'm sure you'll have a chance to address Nikki in the very near future... we're not sure when you might get to face Outsider, though. If you win the championship, he seems like a sure shot to be in line for a contendership, having beat ya already; but if you don't, it might get less predictable in the ol' booking room. Anything you'd like to say to him while you've got the opportunity? We're filming this earlier in the night, obviously, so I don't have to try to race my way back down to ringside to commentate, but when this airs live it'll be right before his own title match for the Underground Championship against Kiki and Jonathan Edwards!
The camera slowly moves to just V's face as he lets out a low, long breath somewhat quieter than a sigh. His eyes roll up, then shut, as if he's trying to muster some kind of self control.
THE NAMELESS | V
You know, there's a lot in this world I can brush off, insult-wise. You can call me names, you can punch me in the face, you can break my bones in the ring. I honestly thought there wasn't anything much left that someone could do to degrade me at this point in my life. I didn't think there was really much someone could do to mentally knock me on my ass anymore. I've been tortured before, physically tortured. I've been literally kidnapped out of a parking garage. I've been run over with a fucking car. I've put myself through so many rounds of opiate detox over the years, you don't even know-- so many rounds where I've spent a whole week lying in a bathtub cramping and sweating and vomiting and shitting and pissing poison out of my body until I was weak as a fucking baby, barely hold my own head up-- and that's not even counting all the self-inflicted degradation while I was ON the drugs. I have been fucking assaulted in ways I haven't even spoken about out loud before.
But you went and found something-- somehow-- that actually cut through all that old scar tissue and hit nerves. You hit arteries. You did damage.
Nobody in this institution or in professional wrestling as a whole is predisposed to forgiveness, though as a whole I have a lot of patience in me after all that I've been through. But I'm not Ghandi. When somebody cuts that deep-- somebody's gotta pay. Sooner or later, you're gonna pay. It could be tomorrow, it could be next year. It really just depends on a balance of my patience, how close I'm willing to let you get to something that really, truly matters to you before I lose it. Sanatorium has only seen me really lose it once before, and I tore down walls in this place and sent multiple people to the emergency room that night. When your time comes-- and it will come-- they're gonna see it again. I'm not proud of that, and I will own that shit with my dying breath. Somebody's gotta pay.
A quiet settles in the room for a beat, then another. Even Gia has the good sense to not try to follow that up. We cut to black.
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
The following match is TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS, and is for the UNDERGROUND CHAMPIONSHIP!
The drums begin to play over the speakers inside of the Asylum. It continues for a good 34 seconds. The camera looks at the steps and the song that's playing is "I Don't Care Anymore" by HellYeah. The door opens and Edwards is seen entering the fight zone.
♪ Well you can tell everyone I'm a down disgrace
Drag my name all over the place
I don't care anymore
You can tell everybody 'bout the state I'm in
You won't catch me crying 'cause I just can't win
I don't care anymore
I don't care anymore ♪
RING ANNOUNCER | ZANE MULHOLLAND
Weighing in at two hundred nine pounds, hailing from Green Bay, Wisconsin... He is JONATHAN EDWARDS!
Edwards then shuts the door as he doesn't need the help of the orderlies. He is seen wearing a black vest, black tights with Edwards on his right leg, and Elites on his left leg, black wrestling boots, and black knee pads. He starts walking down the aisle of this place and wants to show what he can do. He enters the ringside and takes off his vest. He throws it to the ground and walks up the steel steps. He walks along the ringside and finally enters. He looks around and waits for his opponent as his theme song fades.
Darkness replaces the arena lights.
A mutating skull rotates on the back screen.
Ambient red spotlights shine on a hooded figure center stage.
The song "Red Right Hand" transitions,
& simultaneous action of holding his disfigured face in his hands.
He flicks the hood off in a circle 360 jump toward the cameraman.
His steely empty glare scares kids in the crowd.
PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTATOR | GIA VAN ZANT
Reno here looking super sure of himself, and with his winning streak who can blame him. He beat the man that a whole tournament of the roster couldn't take out last episode--
We don't see what makes the crowd start screaming in hysterical elation, but it takes a millisecond for a clever viewer to assume that it very likely is the end of V's patience that we may be witnessing-- already.
Two full seconds later, that assumption is confirmed, as the tattooed man comes into frame. He's holding something. It's a SWAT team style black metal battering ram for caving in doors, usually held by two men, in this case wielded in both hands by one large angry man. The piston in it deploys on contact with Gabe Reno's body, a bang almost gunshot-like in its violence. Reno flies up the ramp in disproportionate impact to the swing of arms, propelled by the force being amplified many times over.
Shrieks of horror from a crowd hysterical in the opposite way drown out the music. The camera darts around, unsure on what to focus on as orderlies and heavier security start to swarm out. In the center of the frame, Jonathan Edwards slings himself quickly under the bottom rope and goes nose to nose with V-- the battering ram already out of the taller man's hands, the force of its blow beyond his ability to control sending it violently to the floor somewhere far out of view.
Our view jogs to Reno, up the entrance ramp, and something is seriously WRONG and deformed about his ribcage, laying prone in a heap where he landed, but before we can even really focus on figuring out the details, someone slams into the camera. The view goes from skewing sideways to static, a loud transmission-interrupted BEEEEP drowning out even those final screams.
Preshow: Owen Swift versus John Blade versus Sarah Lynn
Written by SoullessOnes
Match One: Abby Evans versus Ace Michaels
Written by SoullessOnes
Match Two: Giant Tiger versus Mad Dog
Written by Matthews
Match Three: Phantom versus Levi Tsingine
Written by doombringer
Match Four: Travis Levitt versus Tora Nishida
Written by Fizz
Match Five: Aaron Jones versus Elijah Copeland
Written by Matthews
Match Six: Mya Denton versus Zach versus Gothica Skylight
Written by SoullessOnes
Match Seven: Belladonna Hunter versus Christy Winters versus Chucky Ross
Written by Matthews
Semi-Main: Lobos de los Muertes versus Spooky Scary Skeletons
Written by Godzilla
Main Event: KiKi Katharsies versus Jonathan Edwards versus Outsider
Written by Eden
