Post by Rick Majors on Sept 10, 2016 9:40:16 GMT -5
Thursday September 8th, 2016
It's a chaotic scene as Trauma hits the airwaves. Ace Anderson and Jerry Andrews stand before the camera as technicians behind them are finishing setting up the ring. One of Ace’s hands is wrapped in a bandage.
Jerry Andrews: Folks, welcome to PCW Trauma. We have to apologize. PCW prides itself on it’s professionalism and we are running a bit behind this evening.
Ace Anderson: If we are being honest, we cannot blame this on PCW. Here folks, take a look at this footage shot just forty five minutes ago.
The scene jumps to the arena as the crowd arrives and takes their seats. Ace and Jerry are out at the announcer’s booth doing a sound check. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, The Greenskeepers’ ‘The Lotion’ begins to play. What little crowd is on hand begins to look around confused. Ace and Jerry laugh at what they believe to be the sound crew’s faux pas. There is a scream from among the assembled crowd as the lights, then go out. They are out for a few seconds before they come back up and the assembled crowd are stunned to see Lunacy, The Jackdaw and Brother Maylock in the ring together. The Jackdaw has a can of gasoline which he begins to slosh around the ring. The assembled crowd looks on in shock and confusion. Lunacy speaks without a microphone and yet the speakers in the arena carry his voice.
Lunacy: Ladies and gentleman. Those of you in attendance are the fortunate few. You see, last week PCW decided that we could be bought off with some leather and a piece of tin. They decided that we could be pacified. We consider this an offense. We consider it to be an insult…and so right now, right here, tonight we declare WAR! They opened fire on us…now we merely return…
Lunacy pauses significantly…
Lunacy: …FIRE!!!!!!
There is a mighty blast like thunder and the ring is suddenly ablaze. The fire rises so suddenly that the heat from its creation pushes anybody within a hundred yards of the ring to the ground. Several people near the ring seem to have ignited as well and are rolling trying to put out the damage. The cameraman seems to be out of his depth, filming almost randomly. He films Ace Anderson trapping his now flaming arm underneath his body as Jerry Andrews has got his hands on a fire extinguisher and is attempting to put out his fellow announcer. He spins around again capturing Anarchy standing in the center of the burning ring, covered in flames and seemingly laughing. He spins around again catching a woman on the ground on fire as her boyfriend or husband attempts to put her out, he spins around once more capturing a man rolling on the ground attempting to roll and douse the flames. He spins around once more just in time to see Anarchy fade from the ring as if they were a special effect.
The scene jumps back to now.
Ace Anderson: Fortunately, no one seems to be hurt too badly.
Jerry Andrews: Not even, my commentary co-host! Now, something NEEDS to be done about Anarchy and that soon!
Ace Anderson: People really have to cool it with the fire around here.
Jerry Andrews: That's for sure. This is dangerous. Anyway, again, our apologies. We're obviously behind schedule due to tonight's event. We had five big matches - including a massive double main event - scheduled for you tonight, but we're not sure what's going to happen with the card now. What we're going to do is take a break and the production team is going to try to reformat the show and we'll have details for you when we return.
Jerry Andrews: We're back folks and it looks like we're ready to get on with the show. Now, unfortunately, if you read the previews for tonight's show on PCWrestling.org, you saw that we were scheduled to have a match between former PCW Underground King “All Day” Dontevius Ellis against Hollis.
Ace Anderson: I've been looking forward to that match.
Jerry Andrews: Me too. Now, unfortunately, due to time constraints, that match won't be happening tonight. PCW officials hope to reschedule it as soon as possible.
Ace Anderson: Anarchy really hurt this show here tonight and...
The Jumbotron whirls into life suddenly playing Lunacy’s entrance video. There are several boos from the crowd and a few cheers.
Jerry Andrews: Are you serious?
Ace Anderson: These psychopaths have already caused enough trouble this evening!
Suddenly the video goes black and silent. The silence is replaced with the sound of water. The blackness seems to form into the deck of the ship. Suddenly the Underground title lands upon it. A stream of some liquid, almost certainly urine, hits it for several seconds. Then a shoe identifiable as Lunacy’s kicks it out of the puddle at some point after the stream ends. The camera follows it as the title slides across the deck, underneath a gate and off into the water. The camera then swings around into the face of Lunacy.
Lunacy: I guess you can now rename it the UnderSEA Championship!
There is a tight focus on Lunacy’s gloved fist giving the finger as the scene goes black.
Ace Anderson: If there is any question as to the fate of the Underground Championship, I believe we now know what the answer is!
Jerry Andrews: I firmly believe that PCW definitely needs to consider some punitive action for Lunacy and his Anarchy cohorts. No one should ever disrespect their employer this way.
Ace Anderson: Can we have a match already? This is ridiculous.
Jerry Andrews: Well, Lunacy is scheduled to defend the Underground Title against the returning High Tide right now, but I have no idea what's going on. Again, I apologize folks. Things are pretty out of sorts right now. But apparently that match is happening now.
"You Are A Pirate!" by Alestorm begins to play. With very little lighting and effects that simulate lightning, High Tide (in a pirate outfit) walks down the ramp slightly crouched over, as if he was sitting. He holds a large pirate flag in one hand, and in the other he is imitating steering a ship. He does this until he gets to the ring where he motions dropping and anchor and proceeds to hop on to the turnbuckle and dive headfirst over the ropes, rolling into a standing position. Then he climbs the nearest turnbuckle and pulls out a spyglass, looking around at the audience. He mimics loading a cannon and as he motions firing it, he jumps off the turnbuckle into the ring (to imitate recoil) as fireworks shoot from all four turnbuckles.
Jerry Andrews: Okay! An actual match! Now we just need to find out where the hell Lunacy is right now. What? Oh.... another one? Sorry everyone, I'm being told in my ear that we have another commercial break scheduled. We're very sorry for this. We'll be back with an actual match very soon.
Ace Anderson: Okay, finally. Here comes a match. And this is one I have been looking forward to. It will be good to see the returning High Tide dominate the Underground Champion Lunacy!
Jerry Andrews: Underground Champ? He disrespected the belt in graphic fashion and destroyed it in a public forum for the most part! How about the ‘Lucky to still be employed Lunacy’.
Underground Championship Match
Lunacy (Underground ©) vs High Tide
Referee: Manny Cruz
Lunacy (Underground ©) vs High Tide
Referee: Manny Cruz
The Greenskeepers’ ‘The Lotion’ plays over the loudspeakers as Brother Maylock makes his way through the crowd. He is followed by the Jackdaw the word on his chest reads ‘Liar’. Both carry replica Underground titles over their shoulders.
Jerry Andrews: Not sure who the message on Jackdaw’s chest is for, but there is still no sign of Lunacy here.
Ace Anderson: The Joke with the replica belts is not one I find funny.
Manny Cruz turns to both Brother Maylock and The Jackdaw who both begin arguing with Manny.
Jerry Andrews: That’s odd…Jackdaw doesn’t speak and he is clearly arguing with Manny Cruz.
Once more The Greenskeepers ‘The Lotion’ begins to play over the loudspeakers. This time High Tide heads to ringside to await the arrival of his opponent…but what comes out onto the entrance ramp is only another Jackdaw. This one merely has the word ‘Decoy’ on his chest. Suddenly, the Jackdaw in the ring removes his mask to reveal a Lunacy mask beneath! Maylock hands him his hat which he puts on and charges forward kicking High Tide in the spine!
Jerry Andrews: That was despicable!
Manny Cruz pushes Lunacy away from High Tide and ushers Maylock out of the ring where he is joined on the floor by The Jackdaw. Manny calls for the bell and Lunacy charges forward body checking High Tide to the ground. Once High Tide hits the mat, Lunacy begins to stomp him repeatedly.
Ace Anderson: Despicable or not, Lunacy is trying to make the most of the early advantage here!
High Tide attempts to crawl away and Lunacy jumps in the air, stomping on one hand of the wrestling pirate. High Tide cradles his hand to his chest curling into the corner. Lunacy runs across the ring to the opposite turnbuckle. He points at High Tide. He charges across the ring doing a missile drop kick towards High Tide’s face…and High Tide rolls out of the ring at the last second allowing Lunacy to crotch himself on the ring post!
Jerry Andrews: After what happened to the Underground title, I say the punishment fits the crime!
Lunacy collapses backwards to the mat in agony. High Tide gets up on the ring apron and leaps over the ring rope for a spring board leg drop! Lunacy rolls onto his stomach holding his throat as he gags. High Tide goes around him dropping his knee on his shoulder, his elbow his wrists, his hips…hitting every joint with a knee drop. He pulls High Tide to his feet and Irish whips him into the corner. Lunacy tries to charge out but runs into High Tide’s clothesline that spins him end over end smashing him face first to the mat once more!
Lunacy attempts to get to his feet but High Tide levels him with a low blow from behind!
Ace Anderson: High Tide showing Lunacy that there is more than one way to cheat!
Lunacy struggles to his feet…just in time to catch a dropkick from High Tide! High Tide sends him into the ropes and and Lunacy bounces out into a Lay with the Fishes! Lunacy has to be down!
Mark Maylock gets up on the ropes and Manny Cruz goes over to remonstrate with him. One, two, three, four…if anyone were counting, it seems a sure thing that High Tide would win this match but Manny Cruz is arguing with Brother Maylock! High Tide gets off the cover long enough to look over at the ref…and is hit with a springboard dropkick from The Jackdaw! High Tide is down as The Jackdaw pulls Lunacy on top of High Tide and then dives out of the ring. Brother Maylock drops to the floor as Manny turns around and sees the pinning combination. He dives into place for the count…one…two…and High Tide gets the shoulder up!
Both men struggle to their feet now…High Tide going for the super-kick…and Lunacy catches it and sweeps the other leg dropping Tide face first to the mat. Lunacy drops to the canvas and wraps his arms into…
Jerry Andrews: The Coils of Madness, the Coils of Madness! Submission move here!
High Tide screams as Lunacy tightens up the Arm Hook sleeper…his eyes flutter…toy with closing and then fly open. High Tide struggles and strains as he tosses a leg over the ropes forcing Manny Cruz to call for the break! But Lunacy isn’t letting go…so High Tide bites his wrist! Lunacy releases the hold popping up to his feet.
Ace Anderson: Smart thinking by High Tide.
High Tide kips up. Lunacy runs to the ropes and bounces off coming back looking for a diving cross body but gets a knee to the face for his troubles. High Tide follows up with a moonsault onto the leader of Anarchy. Lunacy is attempting to get to a vertical base but High Tide drops a knee into his spine dropping him face first to the mat! Now High Tide gets him up and Irish Whips him into the ropes and is waiting to meet him with a clothesline…but Lunacy ducks under. Lunacy comes back with a diving crossbody only to be met with a diving spear! Both men are down in the center of the ring!
Manny looks at both men and then begins to count…1
…2
…3
…4 Lunacy seems to be stirring…
…5 High Tide seems to be moving…
…6 Lunacy gets to his knees…
…7 OH MY GOD, High Tide has the Ankle lock!
High Tide out of nowhere put Lunacy in an ankle lock! Lunacy scrambles for the ropes but the nautical grappler pulls him back to the center of the ring. Lunacy rolls onto his back and pushes High Tide away with his free foot but High Tide holds onto that ankle lock for dear life! He settles it in once more as Lunacy again crawls for the ropes…he reaches out…he’s not gonna make it…NO…Brother Maylock pushed the ropes into his hands!
Ace Anderson: GOD @%$! IT! Get Maylock and The Jackdaw out of there!
Manny forces High Tide to release the hold as Lunacy gets gingerly to his feet. But High Tide isn’t resting, he’s up on the turnbuckle…Off the Plank! He hit Lunacy with an Off the Plank he goes for the cover…but Maylock is on the ropes and punches Manny in the back of the skull! Manny drops on his back holding his head staring up at the ring lights in a daze…High Tide leaps to his feet and drop kicks the Maylock off the ring apron…but the Jackdaw hits a vicious Black Talon Slam on PCW’s Pirate Superstar! The cover, just as the referee regains his faculties....
1...
2....
3!
Ace Anderson: Oh dammit.
Winner: Lunacy by pinfall
As Trauma returns, the tron becomes full of grain and distorted artifacts which muddle the picture viewers see. If reception still required rabbit ears to find a clearer image, they would most certainly be needed for this. But once a voice is heard, no such picture needs any treatment.
“Let us pray, Brothers and Sisters, for the rapid deterioration of Nathan Saniti. The sins of his past actions have come collecting on his debts and now I'm afraid he has to reap what he sowed.”
It’s Seromine. He’s circled with his followers around what looks to be a fire burning inside of an oversized version of Nathan’s hat turned upside down. No other description is given as to where they are. It could be in the building. It could be off location. It doesn’t really matter, as he allows people to see what he wants them to.
“Reach out to me, Nathan. WE can ease your suffering. Succumb to the actions of Sister Alexandra and the Brothers of Anarchy. Only I can lead you across the River Styx to his waiting arms.
Surrender your soul as payment for the misdeeds of those you protect. Failure to comply from your state of near paralysis and I swear on the head of your harlot there will be consequences for those you have befriended.
This means you, Brenna. You lash out with false accusations against me, against us, because you live them yourself. I didn't invite you to this dance, but you're a fool if you believe I'll allow you to cut in.
Spew your insults, for they fall on deaf ears. Tell yourself whatever you must in order to make it another day, because you are exactly like those who cheer for you. A day IS coming where there will be a physical response. Eight of them. And the signature by OUR hands shall bed you next to the cripple with the bad hat in the vegetable garden.
You called me by my human name, but after BALANCE gets restored, you'll be calling me your Lord and Savior. Fret not Child, we forgive you for your err in judgement, but have come here to strike down you and the pedestrians you have as partners tonight.”
Seromine’s tone of voice flips from being dead serious to joyous at the snap of fingers.
“And with that my faithful, please bow your heads and take a moment of silence. For Nathan. For Brenna. For PCW. We are Salvation. Follow us...or we'll finish you!”
One by one each member departs back into darkness. The candles from within the novelty item are blown out, which returns things back to normal inside of the arena.
Jerry Andrews: Can I go home? This night has been too bizarre for me.
The crowd looks to the entrance way as Black Widow by In This Moment roars out and they know who is coming out from backstage and they start booing loudly almost drowning out the music.
Alexa Black steps through the curtain her face lit up with a wicked smile by her side on the left is her
manager Alexander Shaw and on her right her huge bodyguard Frederick Shaw
She walks slowly down the ramp as the booing intensifies as the PCW faithful don't hold back their hatred of this evil woman.
She mocks the crowd and badmouths fans on the way using various profanities which has to be bleeped out. She sees a kid at ringside and rips up his sign with a laugh.
As she continues to walk down to the ring as the crowd grows louder and louder so even the announcers can't get a word in over the booing. She reaches the ring and Alexa climbs up on the ring apron
she enters the ring and the crowd starts throwing rubbish at her. Food and cups of beer fly in from all directions but she simply doesn't care, the music fades out.
Jerry Andrews: Alexa is here Ace.
Ace Anderson: Why wouldn’t she be? You were hoping she might skip the match or something?
“Dead Flowers” begins to play as the sounds of thunder echo through the crowd, flashes of lightning strike the ramp, and some in the crowd missing fans. The hammering of whirling wind and pound rain fill the rest of the silent void. As the storm builds up the arena becomes a dance of tie dye colors.
*Boom!*
A big strike of lightening hits the center of the ring and when the daze of bright light fades, Bones is squatted down in the middle of the ring, a big smile on his face, and he leaps towards the turnbuckles landing on the bottom rope. He pulls himself to the top and sits waiting.
Ace Anderson: And there is the man that has sided with The Darkness.
Jerry Andrews: Like they needed anymore help to spread their havoc all over Pure Class Wrestling.
The lights inside of the arena begin to flicker in and out like that of a potential power outage. Within seconds blinding white light flashes and then plunges the faithful into darkness. Static noise interferes with the house speakers, low at first but ending rather loud. It alternates into the test pattern sound for a few seconds, followed by an eerie silence.
“THEY’RE HERE...”
The famous line from Poltergeist echoes, ushering in the opening guitar riffs of 70’s occult rock inspired, “Son of the Devil” by Witching Altar. NO fancy lighting is provided, only that of seven candles being held by seven individuals. They walk up from underneath the stage, each dressed in ceremonial garb traditionally seen in rituals. Dirty bass and rhythmic drums soon explode into the unsettling ambiance of the entrance music…
Under rainy night
In a golden manger you’ve born
Fruit of a ritual rape
Generated within the womb of a whore
In a golden manger you’ve born
Fruit of a ritual rape
Generated within the womb of a whore
The four female followers are adorned in white, their masks are demonic takes of a Rattlesnake, Wolf, Pig and Rabbit. Opposite them are the three male followers dressed in black. Their masks consist of a Ram, Grizzly and Goat. They line the ramp, the soft candlelight glow illuminating the way for the emerging Seromine, who also has a candle and is sporting a blood red robe with a Great Horned Owl mask concealing his face.
Death struck the land
At the moment of your birth
People screamed and wept
But even their god was in dearth
Seromine saunters down the ramp, with his followers marching behind him as he passes. Ignoring the booing of the fans, they pair off to circle around the ring. One by one, all eight place their candles inside of stands and remain by them. Seromine removes his robe. His long stringy hair hanging loose in front of his face. Oddly enough he elects not to enter the ring, instead opting to glare towards the entrance, with his group doing the same from their vantage points.
Jerry Andrews: That’s the last of the lunatic side.
Ace Anderson: I would be very careful of the words you choose here Jerry. I’m not going to stand in the way of anyone that hears you say them.
The overhead lights dim as the opening notes of 'What The Water Gave Me' come forth from the sound system. Hidden spotlights and overhead rigs illuminate the arena in the deep blues and purples of a sky on the verge of going fully dark, a fine mist seeping its way upward through the grating of the stage and ramp as smoke of a similar weight falls from the ceiling to come as close to replicating the lands which gave rise to myths and the ancestors of the young woman that is about to emerge. Audio editing means that the song goes straight to the chorus, the ephemeral voice of Florence Welch only serving to add to the ambiance being created that is equal parts serene and unsettling.
So lay me down... let the only sound be the overflow.
Pockets full of stones.
So lay me down... let the only sound be... the overflow.
Pockets full of stones.
So lay me down... let the only sound be... the overflow.
As the song launches itself into the bridge after the chorus, the lights surrounding the curtain suddenly flash into being in time with the beat-- the ghostly shade of blue the same hue one would associate with magic suddenly gracing the world with its presence. It is amidst these flickering bursts of illumination that Brenna Gordon steps through the curtain and into view, her movements languid and slow despite the obvious tension in her frame. Purposeful steps carry her to the top of the ramp as she gazes out at the area with a carefully neutral expression, the dark-haired female coming to a stop to survey arena and audience alike.
Cause they took your loved ones-- but returned them in exchange for you.
But would you have it any other way?
Would you have it any other way?
You couldn't have it any other way.
But would you have it any other way?
Would you have it any other way?
You couldn't have it any other way.
The mixed reaction of cheers and boos come crashing upon her, but Brenna doesn't as much as flinch.
Cause she's a cruel mistress and a bargain must be made.
But oh, my love, don't forget me when I let the water take me...
Advancing down the ramp with that same deliberate grace, the fans on either side of the aisle are ignored-- rather, Brenna's attention is solely focused upon the ring. It isn't until she's near the bottom of the ramp that she is breaking that control, a promise of her blinding speed revealed when she dashes forward to slide into the ring... and a glimpse at her agility revealed in how she leaps and shifts position to ensure she does so feet-first. Skidding to a stop upon her knees, Brenna climbs to her feet and makes her way over to her corner. As the music fades and the overhead lights reclaim their grip upon the arena, she remains impassive, waiting for the bell to ring.
Ace Anderson: Former Underground Queen looks ready to go.
Jerry Andrews: And now she has her sights set on another championship.
The lights flicker and fade out as the pulsating beats of Dope Star Inc's "10000 Watts of Artificial Pleasure" pops on the PA system. Smoke fills the arena as a figure stands in the middle of it. All the sudden, Crazy Boy comes out of the smoke and pumps a fist in the air. He walks down the entryway and climbs the ropes of the ring. He bounces around the ropes a few times, pumps his fist in the air one last time.
Jerry Anderson- You think Crazy Boy is ready to get in there with Alexa once again Ace?
Ace Anderson: Crazy Boy has been here a long time and is the newest member of the Pure Class Wrestling Hall of Fame. And I am sure that he wants, a little more of Ms. Alexa Black.
The arena lights go down as the start of Damn Nation by Lower Than Atlantis starts up. As the first verse kicks in, a couple of spotlights start to scan over random sections of the crowd as the letters AD are emblazed on the big screen, with various video highlights of Andy's career visible only within the letters themselves.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
You can lead your lambs to slaughter if it’s what the shepherd thinks
You can lead your lambs to slaughter if it’s what the shepherd thinks
As the chorus starts up on the song, an explosion of Pyro's go off and the arena lights all come back up to reveal Andy standing in the center of the ring. He stands there for a moment, soaking up the reactions of the crowd before he removes his bucket hat and places it on the steel pole part of the turnbuckle, ready for the match.
Ace Anderson: And the final person in the ring is Andy D, the FORMER Pure Class Wrestling International Champion.
Jerry Andrews: Andy will be looking for some payback against Seromine tonight, but he will have to make sure to save some for Brenna. Little calls for the bell.
Six Person Tag Team Match
Alexa Black (North American ©), BONES & Seromine (International ©) vs. Brenna Gordon, Tyrone "Crazy Boy" Smith & Andy D
Referee: Tyrone Little Jr.
Alexa Black (North American ©), BONES & Seromine (International ©) vs. Brenna Gordon, Tyrone "Crazy Boy" Smith & Andy D
Referee: Tyrone Little Jr.
DING DING DING DING!!!!
We do not wait for too long as all hell breaks out with the six people, who are all in the ring swinging away at each other. Alexa is paired off with Brenna, former International Champion against current International Champion and Crazy Boy and BONES. Referee Little is trying to put a count on, but it isn’t working as Seromine clears Andy out by tossing him over the top rope, Crazy Boy back body drops BONES out of the ring and turns to Seromine and dropkicks him, the International Champion is on his back and rolls out of the ring to join his flock on the outside. Alexa sends Brenna into the ropes and clotheslines her over the top rope and Brenna is down on the floor. With the action stopped, Alexa turns and sees her old (Un)stablemate Tyrone “Crazy Boy” Smith standing there waiting. The crowd is up on their feet as they didn’t think that this would happen so early in the match. And with a tag from Seromine, turns the crowd’s cheers in to jeers, as he is keeping them from getting what they wanted. Alexa looks at Seromine and exits the ring. Seromine motions for Crazy Boy to back up, as he sees the former International Champion, Andy D. Finally in the corner for his team. After a few words Seromine has asked for Andy to be tagged in. CB laughs and nods his head and turns around and is D-R-O-P-P-E-D with a stiff clothesline as he took two steps towards his team’s corner. Andy comes in, but is intercepted by Little.
Jerry Andrews: That low down….
Ace Anderson: Good ole Seromine, showing the years of experience that he has attained, suckering both Andy and Crazy Boy.
The crowd is cursing the name of Seromine, for short changing them on what they wanted to see. Seromine laughs and starts his six-six-six stomp to the different parts of Crazy Boy’s body and then hits the ropes and drops an elbow to the back of the neck and another and a third and drops a knee to the back of it. Seromine, pulls Crazy Boy back to his team’s side and BONES tags himself in. BONES uses the top rope to catapult himself into the ring and into an elbow drop into the back of CB, BONES rolls him over and picks up a two count, before CB kicks out. BONES brings CB up to his feet and sends him into the wrong part of town. BONES runs over to Andy and Brenna to draw Little over there, while Seromine and Alexa work over Crazy Boy in their corner. Seromine wraps the tag rope around CB’s throat and Alexa wraps her hands on the throat of the Hall of Famer. Brenna drops down and makes her way over to Crazy Boy and pulls Seromine off the apron and tosses him into his followers, who catch him. Brenna turns and sees The Shaw Brothers standing there. Little has turned his attention over to them and this allowed BONES to move over there, but he forgot Andy D was still around and mister D is in and dropkicks BONES into Alexa, who has her back turned, as she was looking to the outside and sends her out to the arena floor. Andy helps Crazy Boy back over to their side and exits the ring and tags himself in. Andy D hits the ropes and dives over the top rope and takes out The Shaw Brothers to aid his partner. Brenna and Andy move back out of havoc-ville and Andy enters the ring.
Ace Anderson: Andy has turned the match around for his team, lucky for him.
Jerry Andrews: They need to send all of Alexa’s stooges back to the locker room, the samething applies to Seromine and his slackers.
BONES is up on the ring apron and is talking with Andy who is ready to go. BONES turns to the crowd and mouths off to them and is brought into the ring the hard way, as Andy catapults him in with the top rope, BONES is back up to his feet and is nailed with a dropkick and another Andy hits the ropes, BONES ducks and Andy goes over and brings BONES down with a sunset flip and gets a quick two count. BONES rolls out and holds onto the leg of Andy and extends his foot to Alexa, who tags his boot and enters the ring and drops an elbow to the knee of Andy. BONES exits the ring as Alexa puts the boots to Andy. Alexa brings Andy up to his feet and hoists him up in a gory special and brings Andy over to her front side and slams him on the back of his neck with a barry white driver. Alexa doesn’t go for a pin as she stands up and tags in Seromine. He enters the ring and looks on at Andy, tilting his head to the side and smirking. Seromine brings his head level as he watches Andy make his way onto his hands and knees and then Seromine hits the ropes and delivers a dropkick to the side of the head, Andy goes down and Seromine hops back up and tags in BONES, who climbs up to the top rope and leaps into the air and is looking for his double stomp. But Brenna has different plans as she comes into the ring and pulls Andy over to their corner and exits the ring as BONES drops and rolls through and is on his way over to his opponent’s side of the ring. Andy is in a sitting position and Brenna tags herself in and ducks a clothesline attempt by BONES, who continues to go and bounces off the ropes and is leveled with a knee lift that is turned into a spinning leg sweep, BONES is down.
Jerry Andrews: Did you hear that coconut of BONES hit the mat Ace?
Ace Anderson: He will definitely need some aspirin after this match is over.
Brenna takes a detour and slams a fist into the face of Seromine who was on the outside apron daydreaming and now Brenna turns her focus over to Alexa, but turns back to BONES, who has pulled himself into a seated position in a neutral corner and Brenna comes running in and lays him out with a dropkick in the corner. Brenna pulls him out and covers him and Alexa comes in to make the save. Brenna takes BONES over to her corner and tags in Crazy Boy. CB comes in and wastes no time to hit the ropes and hit BONES with a scissors kick that sends BONES down and he manages to roll out of the ring and splats himself on the arena floor. Seromine glares down to his followers and they take off over to where BONES is and bring him back over to their side and lay him on the ring apron. Crazy Boy comes running in and baseball slide dropkicks BONES back to the floor. Crazy Boy looks like he wants to fly and comes to the far ropes to bounce off of them and leaps, but Seromine forearms him as he is in midair and comes crashing down to the floor. Alexa and Seromine drop down and put the boots to Crazy Boy. Andy and Brenna make their way over and Alexa tosses BONES back into the ring and Seromine does the same to Crazy Boy, as The Shaw Brothers and Seromine’s followers make a wall to restrain Brenna and Andy.
Ace Anderson: Smart move by the supposed stooges and slackers.
Jerry Andrews: They all have no business out there.
Crazy Boy is on his feet as Alexa slowly makes her way into the ring. The crowd is cheering as they are now about to see what they had been cheated out of earlier in the match. The two meet in the middle of the ring and start to exchange fists. Alexa drives a knee into the midsection to CB to slow him down and hooks him up and drives him across her knee with a gut buster. Alexa brings Crazy Boy to his feet and applies a pump handle and turns it into a piledriver and goes for a pin and CB gets his shoulder up at two and a half. Crazy Boy pulls himself up, but Alexa is behind him and picks him up for a Spider Bite and CB is rolled over and Brenna makes the save after a count of two. Alexa asks for a knee, which Seromine lifts up and Alexa’s offensive move was turned against her at the last second as Crazy Boy tosses her stomach first into it and it drops her to a knee. BONES is tagged in and is met with a hiptoss, Seromine comes in and he is nailed with one as well. BONES and Seromine are up and CB picks up the spare with a one foot dropkick to both and they go rolling out of the ring and Crazy Boy rolls over to his corner for the tag. Brenna Gordon is back in and drops Alexa with a clothesline. Black is body slammed twice before being planted with a headlock takedown. Alexa is hurt, but not hurting, as she makes her way back up to her feet. Brenna releases the hold and tries for a northern lights suplex, but is head-butted twice in the bridge of the nose, the hold is only broken after Alexa bites the forehead of Brenna.
Jerry Andrews: Did you see that? I suppose you didn’t see that.
Ace Anderson: Hey if you are going to be that close to Alexa, you'd better be prepared to take it.
Brenna is in pain after the biting and is sent into her opponents corner after a short charging double axe handle from behind and Brenna is dropped from the force of Seromine’s and BONES forearm shots to each side of her face. Alexa makes the tag to Seromine, who climbs up to the top rope and looks to be ready to end it and he takes flight, but Brenna brings the knees up and Seromine comes crashing down across them and is now rolling around the mat. BONES enters the ring and kicks Brenna a few times and sends her to the ropes, Brenna comes back and nails the Rip Tide on BONES and covers him. Andy and Crazy Boy come running in….one….double dropkick by the two, clear out Alexa and Seromine…two….three. Little signals for the bell.
DING DING DING DING!!!!
The crowd cheers as Brenna’s team is victorious.
Winners: Brenna Gordon, Tyrone “Crazy Boy” Smith and Andy D via pinfall.
Ace Anderson: A Rip Tide out of nowhere, Brenna continues to show that she can hit that move when you least expect it.
Jerry Andrews: That is a great weapon for her to have in her arsenal.
”What The Water Gave Me” starts to play as Brenna and Seromine lock eyes, knowing that they will have a date with history one day and on that day, the two will test each other. Crazy Boy and Andy high five each other as Alexa and The Shaw Brothers collect BONES.
As Trauma returns, Murdoc sits on a folding chair in his locker room, staring at his hands. Leather gloves squeaking in the clenching and unclenching. Picturing all the things those hands have done to bring him to this moment. The things they will do to Justin Kaard. The things they will do to Grimm. As he squeezes them tight to the point of popping stitches, a rapping at his chamber door pulls him out of his reverie. Murdoc lurches to his feet and moves to the door. He opens it to find an empty hallway, nothing but the thrum of the HVAC system and the echoes of Trauma there to greet him.
But then something catches his eye as he moves to close the door. A scrap of paper stuck to the door with a 2-inch thorn from a honey locust tree. Murdoc pulls loose the thorn and takes up the paper. There, scrawled in a dark brown gall ink, is a message.
Wouldn’t want you at anything less than your most outraged. Good luck.
--Phinehas
As he stares down, a small wisp of smoke rises from the center of the note. It grows, spreads, as the faint glow of embers moves outward until Murdoc holds nothing more than a pile of ashes. A wind rushes down the hall and carries it away.
And somewhere behind that cold metal mask, Murdoc almost grins.
Jerry Andrews: Ladies and gentlemen, Murdoc and Grimm are heading towards a collision at Deadly Intentions and I cannot wait.
Ace Anderson: And both of those men will be taking part in matches here tonight as part of our huge double main event!
Jerry Andrews: That's right! Things started off in a ridiculous way to open the show, but we're back in the swing of things and we have two absolutely massive matches coming up.
Ace Anderson: In the first match of this double main event, Murdoc, the number one contender for the PCW World Championship, faces off against the former champion Justin Kaard.
Jerry Andrews: And, folks, that's coming up right now!
The arena darkens as the stage fills with a heavy white smoke as the opening chords of 'Light em up' by Fall Out Boy begin. Lights strobe through the smoke teasing a shrouded figure standing on the stage. An explosion on the stage clears the smoke as the lights come back up, leaving Justin Kaard posing on the stage, stance staggered with one arm raised in the air.
Kaard strides purposely down the ramp, stopping about half way down as he pumps his fists into the air. Continuing down the ramp, he turns the corner and sprints towards the ring. With a slight leap he slides on his knees along the apron before catching himself and facing the audience. Stepping up and through the ropes he makes a circuit around the ring before bouncing off the far side and sprinting across the rings.
He steps up, balancing himself on the second and third rope while pointing across the audience. Bouncing with the ropes, he jumps back into the ring and waits for his opponent.
The crowd’s noise lapses into a wave of hushed murmurs as Audiomachine’s “Xerxes” kicks in over the PCW loudspeakers. The steady thump of the bass fills the arena like a heartbeat. And it's on one of these thumps that the lights go out, plunging the crowd into total darkness with a complete blackout as the music continues it’s relentless march. A blackout that can only mean ONE thing...
BOOM!!
...the final pulse of bass explodes and the lights flash back on to find Murdoc standing in the ring! Turning to his immediate left, he goes to one of the far corners to remove his entrance robe and begins stretching out in anticipation for the start of the match.
Singles Match
Murdoc vs Justin Kaard
Referee: Eric Russo
Ace Anderson: This is going to be an interesting match-up. Not only are these two huge names in PCW and in wrestling, but we're also going to see the speed, quickness and agility of Kaard facing off against the striking and the power of Murdoc.
Jerry Andrews: It's certainly a clash of styles here folks.
The two face off. Murdoc immediately swings at Kaard, who ducks the shot and returns fire with an elbow to the midsection. He the leaps up and hits Murdoc with a knee strike to the face. With Murdoc stunned, Kaard runs the ropes and then connects with a beautiful dropkick! Kaard waits for Murdoc to stand and when Justin Kaard flies at him with a crossbody! Murdoc catches him at the last second and powerslams him down to the mat!
Jerry Andrews: That's exactly what we're talking about folks.
Ace Anderson: Kaard has the right strategy though. He just needs to keep moving and make it tough for Murdoc to get a hold of him.
Murdoc now pulls Kaard up and he hits him with a big elbow to the face. And another. And another. Kaard is backed up into the corner. Murdoc rushes at him, but Kaard gets his feet up at the last second and he kicks Murdoc in the face! Kaard then immediately leaps up to the second turnbuckle and he comes flying off, hitting Murdoc with a big swinging DDT!
Jerry Andrews: Big move by Justin Kaard! You have to think he'll position himself for a title shot in the future if he can beat the number one contender here tonight!
Kaard runs the ropes again and he hits Murdoc with a leg drop. He goes for a cover and gets two. He then climbs the ropes again... leaps off... and....
Ace Anderson: Nobody home!
Justin Kaard hits the mat with a thud.
Jerry Andrews: That could be a turning point in this match.
Justin Kaard is struggling to get to his feet now. Murdoc grabs him and he Irish whips him across the ring. Kaard rebounds back, and Murdoc hits him with a double handed chop to the neck!
Jerry Andrews: Ouch!
Murdoc then sets Kaard up for a piledriver. Kaard reverses the move into a back body drop! Kaard clutches his throat for a moment, but then he heads right back to Murdoc. Kaard drops an elbow on Murdoc. He then pulls him to his feet, and then throws him out of the ring!
Jerry Andrews: Going outside!
Ace Anderson: I'm not sure this is wise... but I think Kaard needed a moment to compose himself.
Kaard stands in the ring for a moment, trying to catch his breath. Kaard then climbs to the top ropes. As Murdoc stands up on the outside, Kaard leaps at him with a flying cross body! Murdoc catches Kaard in mid-air! He then runs and slams Kaard back-first into the ring post before dropping him to the floor!
Jerry Andrews: Kaard took a big chance and it backfired there!
Murdoc then grabs Kaard and he rolls him back into the ring. From there he follows Kaard into the ring. Murdoc then drops an elbow onto Kaard’ back.
Jerry Andrews: Murdoc attacking Kaard’s spine here now.
Murdoc then lifts Kaard up and he hits him with a sidewalk slam. Murdoc pulls Kaard up again and drops Kaard spine-first against Murdoc’s knee.
Jerry Andrews: Back breaker by Murdoc now.
Murdoc then pulls Kaard up once again and he body slams him back down to the mat. Murdoc runs off of the ropes and delivers a leg drop, but Justin Kaard moves out of the way! Both men are down now. Slowly Murdoc gets up to his feet.
Jerry Andrews: These two are really going at it here tonight.
Murdoc pulls Kaard up, but suddenly Kaard hits him with a roundhouse kick to the ribs! Kaard then clotheslines Murdoc down to the mat! Kaard then drops an elbow. He then pulls Murdoc up and he Irish whips him across the ring. Murdoc rebounds off of the ropes, and Kaard hits him with a jumping spinning wheel kick. Kaard now goes for the cover: 1…… 2…… Kickout by Murdoc! Kaard now pulls Murdoc up again and he hits him with a Mach Five!
Ace Anderson: Big move!
Kaard climbs up the ropes, but before he can leap off with the Seattle Space Walk, Murdoc is up! He grabs Kaard and tosses him off the ropes to the mat!
Jerry Andrews: Oh man! Justin Kaard hit that mat with a sick thud!
Kaard slowly stands up, but Murdoc hits him with an uppercut to the chin. Kaard stumbles backwards! Murdoc runs at him and hits him with....
Jerry Andrews: OBLIVION!!!!
The cover:
1....
2....
3!!!
Ace Anderson: An impressive win for Murdoc here tonight!
Winner: Murdoc by pinfall
Ace Anderson: We are back and it looks like it's time for our second Main Event of the evening. It's going to be "Dollface" Kelli Starr going one-on-one against the PCW Champ, Grimm!
Jerry Andrews: Yep, and these two combatants are certainly no strangers to each other.
Ace Anderson: Kelli has one of the best track records going up against Grimm, and she doesn't let too many people forget it, either. It's a good thing this isn't for the title.
Jerry Andrews: Well, it's going to be a great match, regardless. Speaking of one of the perennial fan favorites... Here she comes!
”(Hard Dance) Hero (Monstercat Release)" by Pegboard Nerds (feat. Elizaveta) comes shimmering out of the PCW loudspeakers as rainbow spotlights flicker over the entryway.
“Hero hero...
Hero hero...
Hero hero...
I wanna be a hero, hero...”
The bass kicks in and the multicolored spotlights snap to the top of the ramp, neon pink pyros sparking off as Dollface appears! Dancing and bouncing she makes her way to the ring, posing for selfies with fans, giving high fives, having herself a rave party on her way! She reaches ringside and hops up onto the apron, wiping her boots before stepping between the ropes and playing it up for the crowd while she waits.
Sparse percussion resonates throughout the arena and is soon joined by a droning, distorted bass line. At that, A Perfect Circle’s ”Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums” stomps out of the speakers and marches through the aisles. The drums, the distortion, the voices – all work to herald the arrival of Grimm.
Don’t fret, precious, I’m here. Step away from the window.
He walks out to a single blue-white spotlight, stops to bask in the light and shadows, and scans the crowd. The Lord of Misrule closes his eyes and sighs before making the long walk to the ring, ignoring the fans along the way. The spotlight follows. The words work their way up through the layers of the song.
Go back to sleep.
Phinehas climbs up onto the apron and slides in between the ropes. Hopping up onto a turnbuckle, he casts his gaze out over the crowd with his arms at his side, eyes shifting to take in the sea of faces spread out before him. Grimm then drops down.
Non-Title Singles Match
Grimm (World ©) vs "Dollface" Kelli Starr
Referee: Ed Lane
Lane signals for the bell, causing both competitors to size each other up as they close in for a lock-up. Suddenly, Grimm points over Kelli's shoulder... causing Kelli to get distracted and turn around. Grimm takes advantage and clotheslines her down to the mat!
Jerry Andrews: Grimm taking advantage of Kelli's tendency to get distracted!
Kelli slowly stands up and she walks back towards Grimm. Grimm's distinct height and weight advantage to guide Kelli to the corner. The ref start to call for a break, Grimm apparently obliging before lighting up the buxom beauty's chest with a knife edge chop or seven. After reeling the cotton candy haired superstar with the onslaught, he whips her to the opposite corner, pausing briefly before following her in. The slight hesitation was all the room the high flying female needs to buck upwards, allowing the Hangtown Horror to introduce himself to the turnbuckles. Dollface slides over him with a monkey flip pinning combination that only gains her a one count and glare from Grimm.
Both combatants to their feet, they look to tie up once again. This time, Kelli delivers a hard knee to the Lord of Misrule's ribcage, doubling him over. Starr rebound off of the ropes with a knee lift that sends Grimm crashing to the mat. She hits the ropes again, landing a lionsault. She tries for another pin, but the ref isn't even on the mat before Grimm kicks out.
Ace Anderson: She's gonna have to wear Grimm down more before she can pin him.
Jerry Andrews: You can't blame a girl for trying.
Ace Anderson: You've been hanging out with Fierce again, haven't you?
Jerry Andrews: I... Oh look! A match is going on!
And indeed it is. Kelli forces the Hangtown Horror to a corner. Now it's Dollface's turn to sugar coat some chops for the Dillinger Brother. Starr grabs both legs, attempting to remove the larger man from the corner, but a twist of the hips and a well placed head scissors sends the Psychedelica member flying through the ropes and onto the floor. Kelli writhes on the floor as Grimm gathers his wits briefly in the ring. Finally, the Hangtown Horror's patience is tested as the candy coated combatant continues being counted out. She uses the ring apron to right herself to knee height, but as she peeks into the ring, she barely misses meeting Grimm's feet via baseball slide.
Grimm wastes no time in grabbing a fistful of pink mane and driving her backwards to the floor. Lane admonishes his actions, but Grimm focuses on bringing his quarry back to her feet. He whips her hard into the barricade back first before rolling into and back out of the ring to break up the zebra's count. Grimm palms Kelli's head like a basketball, slamming it down onto the ring apron, but her head bounces off of it as if it were as plush as a pillow. Both competitors pause at the turn of events, Grimm testing the rigidity of the ring, only to find it's a solid as it should normally be.
Kelli seizes the opportunity to give Grimm the gift of an enziguri to the back of his head. She pops back into the ring, her eyes never leaving Grimm, save to check for damage to her forehead from the impact to the ringside. Her brow furrows in puzzlement as Grimm shakes enough cobwebs to prevent being counted out. Dollface doesn't give him the chance to right himself once in the ring. She immediately begins smashing her foe with stomps and kicks. Soon, the trademark music begins to accompany her motions as she wails on Grimm in time to the music.
Jerry Andrews: DUBSTEP!
Ace Anderson: Yeah, but what the hell just happened to the ring there? It looked like it turned to Jello for a second.
Jerry Andrews: I have no idea.
Kelli collects Grimm from the mat, whipping him to the ropes and dropping him face first with a drop toe hold. She raises her opponent, throwing him at the ropes again, attempting a Cherry on Top on the rebound, but Grimm holds tight to the ropes. Kelli only meets air, coming down on her neck and back. The Hangtown Horror grasps her legs, flips her over, and hits with a Foddershock. He pulls her to a vertical base, smashing her with a devastating headbutt. And again. And again. A short armed clothesline reacquaints Dollface with the mat. Grimm goes for a cover, but only achieves a slight two count.
Grimm yanks her up, whipping Kelli to the ropes, and impacting her with a spinebuster slam off of the rebound. Dissatisfied with his adversary's state of consciousness, he locks in a bridging fisherman's suplex. Lane scurries to the mat.
..1!
....2!
......Thr-NO!
Kelli kicks out at the last possible second. Grimm gathers Kelli, slinging her into position for a Lament Configuration. He hooks the leg, getting another long two count. He glares holes through the ref as he pulls Dollface to her feet once again. Grimm headbutts Kelli a couple of more times before sending his prey to the ropes. Grimm goes for a Sword of Heimdall, but Starr ducks under it, locking her hands around the bearded brute's head for a jawbreaker.
Grimm staggers to his feet, and is met with a rather nasty looking spear. Kelli mounts him, unloading a flurry of punches that rattles the Lord of Misrule to his core. Pulling him to his feet, Kelli launches Grimm to the turnbuckle, pacing right behind him with a drop kick to the chest that knocks the wind right out of the Hangtown Horror's sails. Kelli scrambles to the top turnbuckle as Grimm turns around, connecting with a Sugar High double axehandle. Dollface bounds off of the second rope, landing with both knees to Grimm's chest.
Jerry Andrews: Kelli dropped the bass!
Ace Anderson: There's the cover!
..1!
....2!
......3!
Winner: "Dollface" Kelli Starr by pinfall
Jerry Andrews: What a huge win for Kelli Starr!
Ace Anderson: And what does this mean for the PCW title scene! Kelli Starr just pinned the champion!
As Starr celebrates in the ring, the shot cuts to the ramp where Murdoc stands watching in the entrance way.
- CLICK -
Any errors - formatting or otherwise - will be corrected later on. I just wanted to get this up.