Hostile Takeover 2

[A Ghost in the Wind]

PCW Hostile Takeover
Sunday, April 20, 2007
Live on Pay-Per-View from the Pure Class Arena in Greenville, South Carolina

Show Introduction
Details: "My Way" by Limp Bizkit blares throughout the arena as a video package highlighting the upcoming matches plays on the PCW-Tron. Following the video package, the PCW-Tron cuts off, and the camera gives us a live-action shot as it pans throughout the arena. "My Way" continues to play while the camera begins highlighting fan signs. Some of the signs that are noticed are: "Rock Out With Heavy Metal", "Ace Anderson’s a Sell-Out", "Skylar Fears Grimm", "Liz Loves Lantlas!", and "Diehard VI: Bobby’s Dead." The cameras also spots William Shatner, Tiffany Shepis, Jack Black, Fred Durst, and Cheech and Chong sprinked in the crowd. After a bit of banter from Jerry Andrews and Michael “The Man” Williams, we’re shifted towards the ring. Inside the ring is a returning Mark Long, and he begins to introduce the first match.

Match One: Open Invitational Battle Royal
Jackle vs. Menace vs. Loco vs. Michael Reaper vs. Randy “Macho Savage” King vs. Pegasus vs. Bison vs. Jade
Referees: Tim Jones, Roberto Garcia
Match Details: Originally scheduled to be a four-way battle royal between Jackle, Menace, Michael Reaper, and Loco, since it was an open invitational battle royal, we were sure to have a few surprise entrants. The first person to sign-up for the battle royal was perennial indy wrestler Randy “Macho Savage” King, known for his odd resemblance to world-renowned wrestler Randy Savage and for him losing more matches in his indy stint than both members of 2Guys The second person who signed the dotted line to compete in this battle royal was the first PCW World Champion Bison, who recently agreed to make a few PCW appearances. The third on the list was also a former PCW World, Tag Team, and International Champion, and triple-tier superstar, Pegasus. The last on the list was perhaps the most shocking. Returning from her career-threatening injury was former PCW North American and Genesis Champion Jade. Surely, the presences of four additional competitors were going to make this battle royal unpredictable.

The first who entered the ring was Jackle, and he was shortly followed after by Menace. When those two made their way down the aisle and into the ring, Bison was introduced. Following his surprise introduction, the next person who was introduced was Loco. Following Loco was Randy “Macho Savage” King. Randy, not known to many casual fans, received very little reaction from the PCW faithful. Following Randy’s introduction we were greeted with the introduction by Pegasus.

The fans, not expecting the former PCW World Champion’s presence, cheered him with their usual vigor. After Pegasus’s introduction we were greeted by the introduction of the thought-to-be last competitor Michael Reaper. When Michael made it to the ring, Timmay was ready to single for the bell but was interrupted when, “To Awake and Revenge the Dead” by Thrice blared throughout the arena. The fans immediately jumped up to their feet and cheered with the introduction of former PCW North American and Genesis Champion Jade, who they hadn’t seen for well over three weeks. After she made her way down the aisle, all-the-while slapping hands with fans on her way, she slid into the ring and the match was ready to begin. Tim Jones signaled for the bell and as soon as it was sounded, he slid out of the ring on the opposite of Referee Roberto Garcia, and all mayhem began to break loose inside the ring.

The former PCW World Champions in Pegasus and Bison began to go at it while at the same time Reaper was reaping havoc on Randy King. Loco and Jade began exchanging words, maybe due to what had happened between them a few weeks ago where Loco laid Jade out after she and Destiny Willard dropkicked him or maybe because Jade’s relationship with Lantlas, one of the men who Loco recently lost too; either way, they were jaw-jacking. While all the other opponents were engaged in one activity or another, the two members of 2Guys were in a far-off corner conversing with eachother, trying to avoid contact with the other wrestlers at all cost. This was short-lived though, for both Jade and Loco noticed Jackle and Menace cowering in the corner, and they decided to focus their attention on them. Jade began hammering away on Jackle, while Loco began hammering away on Menace. After about forty-seconds of this action going on, the camera cut back to Michael Reaper, who just eliminated Randy King with a Chokeslam over the top rope and onto the floor…OOOOH YEEEAAHHH!

Now without an opponent to work on, Michael went over to where Pegasus and Bison had been battling. Michael began to help Pegasus beat-down on Bison, and shortly after, Bison was the number-two person eliminated from the battle royal, for Pegasus and Michael were able to toss him over the top-rope. Pegasus tried to walk ahead of Reaper, to head towards where Loco, Menace, Jade, and Jackle is fighting, but as soon as Pegasus turned his back on the big man, Reaper went and nailed Pegasus with a big boot to the back of his head. With Pegasus stunned and out on the mat, Reaper picked up Pegasus and tossed him over the ropes.

So far, Reaper is kicking ass and taking names, having a hand in three of the first three eliminations!

Reaper, playing it smart, decided not to get in on the action with Loco, Jade, and 2Guys, and sat back and collected his energy. But, as if a burst of brilliance, he must have realized that if he could get Jade and Loco out, he could possibly have an a lot easier time eliminating 2Guys. With this realization, he went over, grabbed an unsuspecting Loco, and sent him clear over the top-rope.

This left us with four- Jade, Michael Reaper, Jackle, and Menace.

Instinctively, Jade immediately began hammering on the mammoth Reaper, trying her damnedest to get an upperhand against this monster. Her efforts proved to be minimal though, for Reaper absorbed the blows and casually stalked towards her. At this moment though, both Jackle and Menace began to stir, and before Reaper could get to Jade, who had backpedaled and found herself stuck into a corner, 2Guys were up to their feet and immediately rushed to double team Reaper.

The duo worked cohesively to wear down the big man, and Jade quickly joined the melee to help take out the big man. The three of them were able to back Reaper into a corner and then all tried to lift him up and over the top-rope. This apparently looked as if it was about to work, but somehow, not only did Reaper manage to stay in the battle royal, he was able to grab all three opponents and was somehow able to toss the three of them out! The referees checked to make sure all were eliminated, and when clarification was given, the bell sounded and Michael Reaper was declared the winner at the 12 minute and 46 second mark.
Winner: Michael Reaper via last eliminating Jade, Menace, and Jackle

Match Two: North American Championship Number One Contenders’ Match
“Heavy Metal” Jacob Roth vs. Tyrone “Crazy Boy” Smith
Referee: Travis Wilson
Match Details: Both of the competitors in this match could probably file grievance cases against either Grimm, Skylar Marshall, or the PCW in whole, for both of these men had a good chance of defeating their opponents in the PCW North American Championship Tournament, but due to outside interference by Phinehas Grimm, a man on a mission to seek revenge on Finnegan Burke and Skylar Marshall, both men suffered defeats. So in a move of good nature, PCW higher-ups decided to give these two individuals another chance at gaining a shot at the PCW North American Championship. Surely, both of these men are going to go out there trying their hardest to win the contest.

Mark Long went ahead and introduced Tyrone Smith first. Tyrone received a marginally mixed crowd reaction and walked to the ring in a very paranoid fashion. After he made his way down the aisle and into the ring, it was then time for Mark Long to go ahead and introduce Tyrone’s opponent, “Heavy Metal” Jacob Roth.

Amped to the gills, Heavy Metal headbangs his way down the aisle handing out high-fives and air guitars in equal measure. He pauses for a few seconds at the third row to give a little special attention to a cute gothic-punk chick, then vaults easily into the ring. He leaps to the top turnbuckle to strip off his leather jacket and toss his sunglasses out into the audience. The man backflips off the turnbuckle, gaining some serious altitude and landing just in time for the solo, to which he air guitars like the whirling dervish of metal mayhem that he is.

Jacob’s showboating only caused for him to be blindsided by the unstable madman known as, “Crazy Boy.” With a first blow already caused, Referee Travis Wilson quickly signaled for the bell, and with the sound of the bell, the match officially started.

Crazy Boy got Jacob down onto his knees and he was just laying into him with some clubbing blows. The blows caused the already pumped up crowd to get even more pumped up, for they were now screaming in straight jeers; upset with the way Tyrone started the match against the fastest rising Superstar in PCW history. Tyrone allowed himself to be disturbed and distracted by the crowd, and he stopped raining in the heavy blows to look out to the crowd, grabbing his head and with a look of pure confusion and anger, indubitably caused by the reaction of the crowd.

But as with most unwanted distractions, Crazy Boy had to pay for his lack of focus. When Crazy Boy went to go and lay in another blow, Jacob quickly went with a low sweep of Smith’s legs, tripping him and causing him to fall onto the mat. Jacob kipped up and ran towards the far ropes. Crazy rolled onto his stomach as HM was coming back, and Roth jumped over Crazy and bounced across the other ropes. As Jacob was coming back, Tyrone had already rolled back into a laying flat on his back position. As HM got close, Crazy used his legs to launch HM in the air. Unfortunately for Crazy Boy, Heavy Metal landed on his feet, and before CB could get onto his feet, HM dropped down to deliver right on CB’s chest.

Roth quickly went for the pin attempt, but CB kicked out at the count of one. Not one to try and waste time, Roth shoved CB’s shoulders back onto the mat and tried another pin attempt, but again, Crazy Boy kicked out at one. Roth got back up to his feet and less than a second later, CB was back onto his feet as well, and the two men were looking at a stalemate. The fans appreciated this sign of good wrestling and applauded loudly for the two men. The two men began to pace around one another, now trying to feel each other out.

Jacob was the first to strike, and he took down CB with a leg tackle. He stayed on CB’s right leg as CB hit the mat, and Jacob began to wrench into the leg of Smith. As HM applied the hold, the feed cut to a split-screen; on one-side of the screen we were witnessing the match, with HM applying his leg-wrench, and on the other screen, we see James Keenan backstage watching intensely on the action that’s unfolding before him. Obviously, he was looking ahead, knowing that if he is able to defeat Bobby Diehard in the next match, he’d be facing one of those men for the North American Championship sometime in the future.

After momentarily being left with a split-screen, we’re back to one screen, with that screen showing the match that’s progressing before our eyes. Jacob continued to wrench in with this leg-wrench, and CB began to scream out in pain. T-Rub swiftly checked to see if Tyrone was at his breaking point, asking Tyrone if he wished to give. Tyrone screamed out no, and for another two minutes, HM kept the leg-lock on. There was more than a few times in which it appeared that Tyrone was going to submit, but he was able to just reach for the ropes.

Even though Jacob had a count of five to break the hold, he decided to break it immediately at the first warning. Tyrone promptly reached for and clutched his leg. But HM wasn’t finished yet. No, HM went and started giving kicks right to the leg in which he had just been working on for close to three minutes. He pulled Smith back into the middle of the ring and got ready to place Tyrone in a Figure-Four. But as HM was trying to wrap into Crazy, CB reached up and was able to lock HM in a small package. T-Dub instantly dropped to the mat to make the count. Crazy Boy was able to get 2 1/3 of a count before HM kicked out, and you could hear the entire crowd let out a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the feed switched to a single shot of Bob Diehard, who was backstage watching the match on a monitor. A look of visible anger, frustration, and disappointment could be seen on the face of Bob. Understandably, he’s not a fan of Jacob, given the recent history of the two. The feed then once again turned to a single-shot and we are back to the match.

Jacob got back to his feet and then grabbed Crazy to his. Heavy Metal then whipped Crazy Boy into the corner. He then rushed in and leveled Crazy with a dropkick, dropping CB to sitting position in the corner. He then delivers a small dropkick, knocking Crazy Boy clear onto the mat. Normally, this would be seen by a springboard senton by Jacob, but in this case, it was something else he had to mind.

Instead of the senton, HM climbed the top-rope. Roth began a small air guitar playing, signaling what’s he’s about to attempt, but when he jumped off with his Air Guitar finisher, he added a new touch to it. Instead of a flat-out front-flip guillotine legdrop, he added a beautiful corkscrew to it before crashing down with his most effective maneuver. HM grabbed his leg due to the impact, but instinctively, released it to make the pin attempt. Roth hooked the leg, and three mat pounds later, at the 16 minute and 22 second mark, “Heavy Metal” Jacob Roth was declared the winner, and the number one contender to the PCW North American Championship.
Winner: Jacob Roth via pinfall

Road To The Championship
Details: As Jacob Roth is in the ring, celebrating his first Pay-Per-View victory ever, the feed changes over to the PCW-Tron. On the screen is a hype video, showcasing both James Keenan’s and Bob Diehard’s ascent to the top of the North American Championship Tournament. There’s highlights of each of the men’s tournament matches, which includes: James defeating Loco, James defeating Tyrone Smith, Bob defeating Michael Reaper, and Bob defeating the man who just guaranteed a PCW North American Championship shot, “Heavy Metal” Jacob Roth. After the video finishes, we’re switched to the

Match Three: North American Championship Tournament Finals
James Keenan vs. “The Conformist Killer” Bob Diehard
Referee: Steve Shaw
Match Details: For the past few weeks these men have battled through the ranks to reach this spot. They are each one of the original eight men chosen to compete in a tournament for the North American Championship. Six have fallen and now only these two remain to battle it out for the PCW North American Championship. Announcer Mark Long stands in the ring and introduces the first man, Bob Diehard.

Smoke begins to billow out across the entrance ramp as Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd blares out of the arena speakers. The music blares and Diehard bursts out of the smoke at a dead run towards the ring to a cacophony of boos; the jeers get even worse as Diehard slides into the ring and begins to taunt the crowd. Bob Diehard leans into a turnbuckle, ignoring the crowd and watching the entrance ramp.

As Mark Long begins to introduce James Keenan, music begins to play but it’s not Keenan’s music. The words “The dream is over” scroll across the PCW-tron as “Dark Chest of Wonders” plays over the arena’s PA system. At the four second mark the ramp bursts into a multi-color explosion as James Keenan steps through the middle of the of it. There’s a mixed reaction from the crowd as a third of the audience cheers for him, another third boos him, and the final third isn’t sure what to think. Keenan walks down the entrance ramp slapping hands with fans as he goes; stopping only when he gets close to the ring. With a running start, Keenan jumps from the arena floor to the apron before using the ropes to vault into the ring.

James climbs the closest turnbuckle and raises his fists in the air. Leaping down, Keenan moves to the next turnbuckle, only to be hit from behind by Diehard. With the first blow struck, referee Steve Shaw calls for the bell. Catching Keenan off guard with his first blow, Diehard continues the assault, hammering James’s head into the turnbuckle. With his opponent disoriented, Bob goes for the first pin attempt of the match with a simple roll up. The referee makes a one count and Keenan kicks out with authority. Both men get to their feet quickly and circle one another warily before going in for the tie up.

Not to be caught of guard a second time, James catches Diehard with a quick DDT. With Diehard on the mat, Keenan locks in a half boston crab. Bob thrashes on the mat, trying to make it the ropes as James wrenches back even further on the hold. Unable to make it to the ropes, Diehard instead reaches behind him for Keenan’s leg. With a quick jerk, Bob Diehard is able to knock James Keenan off balance and reverse the hold; the pressure is now on Keenan.

Locked in his own hold, James reaches out and grabs the bottom rope. Shaw warns Diehard to release the hold or he will be disqualified, but Diehard utilizes the refs count and keeps the hold applied on Keenan until the ref hits four. Bob breaks the hold and backs off to the far side of the ring, waiting for Keenan. Using the ropes to pull himself up, James finds his base. With his opponent standing, Diehard takes off across the ring and leaps up into a flying cross body only to be caught by Keenan and slammed back into the ground. James goes for the pin but only gets a two count as Diehard gets the shoulder up

The two men tie up again and James gains the upper hand when he manages to thread his arms around Diehards, sending him crashing back down to the mat with a double arm DDT. Grabbing Diehard by the hair, James lifts the other man back to his feet and sets him up for the closing song. With a quick shove, Bob breaks the hold and sends Keenan rebounding off the ropes. Diehard plants Keenan with a spine buster and instead of safely going for a pin, he flips off the second rope and catches James across the midsection with a lionsault. The referee makes the count and as his hand is coming down for three, James kicks out.

Trying to maintain control of the match, Diehard goes for a second lionsault but James rolls out of the way, causing Bob to crash and burn. Both men are down and the referee begins to count. At six both men are on there knees and by nine both men are on their feet. Diehard attempts a clothesline but Keenan ducks it and more by reflex than anything else hits Bob Diehard with a quick closing song. Both men are on the ground and the referee beings to count again. At the count of three James limply drapes one arm across Diehard’s chest.

A slow two count with the ref’s hand coming down for the three and Diehard kicks out. Surprisingly Diehard is the first to make it to his feet. He crouches on the other side of the ring, taunting Keenan to stand. James finally pulls himself to his feet and looks around for his opponent, but it’s too late. Bob Diehard hits Keenan with a clothesline that sends both men to the outside of the ring. Diehard again is the first to his feet and picks James up, only to drop him right back down with the Conformist Killshot. Diehard picks up James’s prone form and Irish whips him knees first into the stairs. To further add injury to insult, Bob grabs Keenan by the hair and begins to slam his head into the stairs. The ref is nearing the ten count as Bob rolls in and out of the ring to restart the count.

As Bob rolls back out the camera shifts over to James Keenan who now has a trickle of blood running down his face from the impact of his skull on steel. The camera focuses back on Bob Diehard who is busy pulling apart the announcers table. Bob calmly walks over to where James is just starting to get to his feet and grabs the bleeding man by the head, steering him towards the announcers table. James tries to fight back but three stiff shots to his already bleeding forehead and he is laying prone on the table. The referees count gets to five as Diehard rolls back into the ring and begins to climb the turnbuckle

Perched on the top turnbuckle, Diehard takes a few moments to taunt Keenan and the crowd. With a deep breath, Bob Diehard takes flight from the turnbuckle, with an elbow aimed right at the heart of James Keenan. But Keenan rolls off the table a second before Diehard comes crashing down hard, the table splintering under the impact. Both men are down and hurting as the referee starts to count again. James finds his feet at the count of six and rolls in and out of the ring to restart the count. Grabbing Diehard who looks to be unconscious, Keenan rolls him into the ring and follows after.

Inside the ring, James drags Bob to his feet and plants his Bob’s head between his legs, setting him up for the High Note. Lifting Diehard into the powerbomb position, Keenan exerts what little strength he has left and lifts Diehard clean off his shoulders before driving him into the mat. James limply drapes an arm across Diehards chest and the referee counts one, two, and before his hand can hit the mat for the third time, the bell rings.

Thinking that he has won, James falls back onto the turnbuckle, pumping his fists in victory. Mark Long hands Keenan the belt and begins to announce James Keenan as the winner before the referee stopped him. Steven Shaw informs everyone that James Keenan did not win, that the match had a twenty minute time limit and that time had expired. Therefore this match was being labeled a draw. Confused, frustrated, and quite angry, James punches the turnbuckle and begins to walk around the ring, his hands at his waist trying to figure out what just happened. Bob Diehard had taken Keenan’s distracted state as an opportunity to grab a chair from under the ring, and as he slid back into the ring and got back to his feet he threw the chair at Keenan, who was just turning around.

James caught the chair but unfortunately also caught the kick that followed. Bob Diehard gets the last laugh as he nails James Keenan with a Van Daminator after the bell. Rolling under the ropes, Diehard walks towards the back, leaving James Keenan laid out cold in the ring.
Winner: Time-limit Draw

[A Ghost in the Wind]

Match Four: Hardcore Match
Grimm vs. Finnegan “The Irish Phoenix” Burke
Referee: Tyrone Little
Match Details: Finnegan Burke has only been in the PCW for a few short weeks, but is already one of the more talked about superstars in all of the PCW. The reason for his rapid ascent to the top of the card is that he did something most men wouldn’t dare to do, and that’s make an impacting debut by attacking “The Abomination of Desolation” Phinehas Grimm. Few men would want to be paired against the man-monster Grimm, but Finnegan, not only wasn’t he scared of Grimm, he provoked him. He attacked him. He left the “Kill Devils Hills Daredevil” lying in a pool of his own blood. But, Grimm, never one to back down from a challenge, made it a mission to seek revenge on not only Skylar Marshall, the PCW President who has been making his life a living hell since the reopening of the PCW back in February, but on “The Irish Phoenix” himself. And that he has. But with this match, this could be a match to settle the score, or bring it to an all new high. One thing is for certain though, and that neither man is going to back down and both men are out seeking blood.

Strobe lights begin to flicker in the entryway as 'Reset' spills from the speakers. Phinehas Grimm steps out to a thunderous ovation, the steel shovel in his hand. He raises it overhead and makes a slashing motion across his throat, making his intentions toward the 'Irish Phoenix' perfectly clear and drawing still more cheers from the fans.

Grimm has barely taken three steps toward the ring when Burke suddenly charges out from behind the curtain wielding a lead pipe like a Louisville Slugger. But after weeks and weeks of getting blindsided the Abomination of Desolation is ready for this one, ducks the wild swing, and clotheslines Burke down using the handle of his shovel. Referee Tyrone Little calls for the bell as Grimm stalks around the fallen Burke, stomping and pummeling his opponent with boot and weapon in equal measure.

Grimm seems to actually be enjoying himself as he drives the handle of the shovel down into Burke's midsection. He pulls his opponent up by the hair and drags him down the aisle, repeatedly slamming his face into the guardrail as he goes. Once at ringside, he smashes Burke face first into the ringpost and then into the steel steps. Finally releasing him, Grimm draws back to bring his shovel down across Burke's back, but the Phoenix manages to roll out of the way at the last second and the shovel bounces off the ring steps. Before Grimm can recover, Burke shows his resilience by lunging off the floor with a forearm to the throat, staggering his opponent and making him lose his weapon. Grimm tries to press his advantage, but is taken down in a Lou Thesz. Burke stays on top, raining blows down on his opponent.

Indeed, Burke displays his Irish fighting roots by stomping and pummeling Grimm repeatedly. Two elbow drops to the throat, and finally Burke breaks away. He roughly shoves the timekeeper out of the way and grabs the chair he was sitting in. Grimm is already up but still trying to shake the cobwebs out, and so can't avoid the vicious chair shot to the head. Another shot to the gut, and Burke lays the chair down on the floor. Pulling Grimm to his feet, he prepares to deliver a piledriver onto the steel chair, but Grimm counters the attempt with a backdrop. Tossing his hair out of his eyes, he grabs the chair and stands poised, waiting for Burke to get to his feet. The second the Irishman turns around, Grimm charges in with a chair shot of his own.

The Phoenix is down on the floor. Grimm lays the chair across his face, grabs the shovel again, and swings it down overhand in a vicious attack. He tosses the already dented chair out of the way and makes the cover.

Burke is indeed bleeding profusely, as Grimm pulls him up and finally throws him into the ring, sliding both shovel and chair in after him. Burke struggles to his feet as Grimm climbs through the ropes... and right into a superkick out of nowhere that knocks him right back out to the floor. Burke is unable to capitalize and collapses again in the ring, leaving a bloody red smear on the canvas.

Burke tries several times to get to his feet, but he takes far too long. The crowd is chanting for Grimm, and by the time Burke has managed to regain his balance, Grimm is trying to pull himself back into the ring. Burke knocks him right back out with a baseball slide and mounts the ropes. Grimm on his feet, and in a rare display of aerial tactics Burke comes off the top with a flying clothesline. Once again the cover is made on the outside, but only a two count.

Frustrated now, Burke pounds on Grimm, then pulls him up to deliver a suplex on the floor. He rolls Grimm into the ring, climbs in himself, and picks up the steel chair. He climbs to the second turnbuckle and waits poised for Grimm to stand, then leaps off to bring the chair down on his opponent's head.

The Irishman slams the mat in frustration, and goes for the shovel. He turns around and gets speared almost out of his boots by Grimm who is now bleeding himself. The taste of his own blood has sent the Abomination berserk as he starts trying to choke the life out of his opponent. A falling headbutt, then another blatant choke. Grimm picks his opponent up, delivers a backbreaker, then more chokes and headbutts. He finally makes the cover but gets a two count only. He wipes the blood out of his eyes, then pulls Burke to his feet to send him for a ride and into a Samoan drop. Another cover, but still only a two count. Another whip to the ropes, but this time Burke manages to reverse it and catches Grimm in a powerslam. A two-count, and Grimm gets the shoulder up.

The repeated headbutts and chairshots have both men wearing the 'crimson mask'. Neither is quite able to get to his feet yet, so they stay on their knees trading punches. Finally Grimm gets the upper hand with a hard series of rights and another headbutt. Burke collapses and Grimm crawls on top for the pin. The attempt gets a two and a half before a kickout by Burke.

Grimm manages to get to his feet, delivers a few stomps, and then climbs out of the ring. He goes under the ring apron, comes up with a table, and slides it under the bottom rope. By the time he gets halfway back through the ropes himself, Burke has regained his feet and meets him with a double axehandle. Burke uses the ropes for leverage and delivers a legdrop to the back of Grimm's head as he is hung up in the ropes. The Phoenix goes for the shovel again, driving the handle into his opponent's gut as he struggles to his feet, then brings it down across his back, laying him out face down. This time it is Grimm's blood staining the mat.

Still staggering, Burke drops the shovel and picks up the table. He manages to get it set up in the corner and goes for Grimm. He hauls him to his feet and attempts to send him into the table. Grimm reverses it, and Burke slams into the table back first. Grimm charges in...and spears himself right through the table as Burke throws himself out of the way at the last second.

Rather than making the cover, Burke grabs the chair and repeatedly smashes Grimm across the back with it. He then throws it into the center of the ring, drags Grimm over to it, and again goes for a piledriver. In his exhausted state he is having trouble getting his opponent up, but finally manages to execute the move, driving Grimm's head down onto the unforgiving steel. Burke with the cover... One... Two... Thr... NO!

Scarcely able to believe it himself, Burke goes for the cover again, but still only gets a two and a half. A third attempt, and another kickout. He finally hauls Grimm up off the mat and tries to send him to the ropes, but somehow Grimm manages a reversal and executes a crushing spinebuster right onto the steel chair. Unfortunately for him, he immediately collapses to the mat again, his face a bloody mess. Grimm and Burke struggle in a race to get to their feet, but the exhaustion and blood loss has taken the toll on both men.

At this moment, while the two men in the ring are trying to regain their composure, PCW President Skylar Marshall comes walking out from behind the entrance curtain and stands at the entrance ramp. Grimm, facing the aisle as he is getting up, clearly could see Skylar at the top of the ramp. Skylar lets out a slick smile and then focuses towards the entrance curtain and begins waving his left arm/hand, in a motion that is signaling for someone to, “come on down.” As if on cue, it is none other than Michael Reaper that is being ushered from the backstage area. Why Michael Reaper is coming out, is shocking to many. He begins to make his way down the aisle, garnering a huge amount of jeers from the crowd. As Reaper is making his way down the aisle, a cup is thrown at him from a fan in attendance, but he pays little attention to it and continues his way to the ring.

While Reaper is doing that, Grimm had made it to his feet and is about to head out of the ring to meet Reaper, but he is grabbed by Finnegan, who had made it back up to his feet, and spun around. Finnegan rocked Phinehas with a few left-hands, but Grimm was able to swing back, and now both men were towards the center of the ring exchanging blows. As this was going on, Reaper made his way into the ring and then grabbed Phinehas from behind, locking his arms with his own.

With Phinehas being held by Reaper, this gave Burke free reign to lie in blows. Right after right, left after left, the blows rained in. Skylar could be seen at the top of the ramp, nodding approvingly, as the fans jeered loudly. Grimm began to get very shaky legged, and soon, he couldn’t even hold himself up. Smiling, Burke reached down and grabbed the prone shovel. The Irish Phoenix began taunting Grimm, but at this moment, like a bullet fired from a shotgun, blowing pass Skylar Marshall from out of the back was “Heavy Metal” Jacob Roth.

Heavy Metal darted down the aisle, hopped onto the apron, and then springboarded into the ring with a Head-scissors take down on unknowing Michael Reaper, effectively taking him out of the equation. Skylar, widely angered at this, was on the top of the stage screaming at the top of his lungs, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!” As Heavy Metal got to his feet, Finnegan leveled him with the shovel, opening a cut on his head instantly.

He then began kicking at Jacob, and effectively booted him from out of the ring. But when Finnegan turned around to turn back towards Grimm, he was hit with a surprising Harvest, but the now standing Grimm! Grimm went and made the pin, and three seconds later, Grimm was declared the victor at the 24 minute and 52 second mark. With all the carnage lying in, and around the ring, Phinehas stood tall, looking out at the enraged Skylar. The feed then switched to the PCW-Tron.
Winner: Grimm via pinfall

Good Friends, Better Enemies
Details: Following the conclusion of the last match, the PCW-Tron switched on and began to play a hype video for the upcoming World Championship Match. The video highlighted the careers of both men, including the many battles the two had, and the eventual friendship that occurred because of it. Following the video, the feed switched back to Mark Long in the ring, getting ready to announce the main event of the evening.

Match Five: World Championship Match
Lantlas (c) vs. “Beyond Greatness” Ace Anderson
Referee: Richard Stevens
Match Details: These two men know each other very well. For most of the summer of 2006, they were bitter adversaries. But what resulted from this bitter rivalry was a great deal of respect for one another. The respect between the two blossomed them into a complete friendship by the fall of 2006, and that friendship and respect marked the beginning of a total metamorphosis of Ace Anderson- from arrogant bastard, to a somewhat good-natured human being. But with the retirements of both Ace Anderson and Lantlas by the end of 2006, their friendship was strained, but remained intact.

When the PCW reopened after a hiatus due to poor attendance and ratings, which Skylar Marshall would later put the blame on Grimm’s lackluster PCW World Championship reign; we saw Skylar help Lantlas to win the PCW World Championship, forcing speculation of an alliance of some sort by Lantlas and Skylar. In the end, it was Ace Anderson who was the one working in cahoots with Skylar, as he first accused Lantlas of being a sell-out and then showed he was the one who sold-out when he attacked Lantlas later that night in a Tag Team Match, turning on his friend and aligning himself with Skylar in the process. Skylar was on a quest to bring the PCW back to its glory days, and that started with one thing- getting the World Championship around Ace Anderson’s waist.

What was first thought to be a reluctant turn by Ace, Ace began to revert back to his old form when he first viciously attacked Lantlas’s “social interest” Jade, helping to injure her in the process. Within a few weeks, the reversion was complete when Ace went out and attacked both Grimm and Lantlas during a Steel Cage Match, beating them both down and then handcuffing them to the cage and having it lifted. Now, the two finally meet against each other in a one-on-one contest, which should be one for the record books.

Usually, the challenger would be the one who is introduced first, but Skylar, using his political power, had it so that Lantlas would have to enter the arena first. According to Skylar, Ace was the rightful champion. There was no way Ace would have ever lost the PCW World Championship had he not been corrupted by the skirt in his life behind the screens and the metaphorical skirt that is Lantlas in front of the camera. According to Skylar, since the real Ace Anderson was screwed out of the title by Lantlas and his mind games, Ace deserved to be introduced last.

And so it was done.

When Lantlas was introduced, the already raucous crowd grew to deafening heights as they cheered their beloved hero. It was obviously a good feeling for Lantlas to feel all this adulation from the crowd, but he knew he had business to attend to and had to stay focused if he wanted to win and avoid serious injury. Lantlas made his way down the entrance ramp and then found his way into the ring. He wore his PCW World Championship around his waist with such poise, with such elegance, that you’d think a damn gazelle was out there prancing along.

Lantlas didn’t have to wait an exuberant amount of time before his former best friend, and the (former?) hero of his child, Ace Anderson was introduced. Ace Anderson, this bald, maniacal monster was introduced with a great zeal by Mark Long; It was apparent that Mark was coached in how he had to announce “Beyond Greatness” before the show. Ace made his way from out of the back and then began his descent down the entrance ramp and when he got to the ring, he made his way up the ringsteps and then stepped over the top-rope.

As soon as Ace had gotten into the ring, he walked right over to where Lantlas was and got directly in his face; the foreheads of the two men butting as they stared coldly into each other’s eyes. This image mirrored many of their former battles, and the intensity level was just as high. With the two of them standing eye-to-eye, it was evident that the two stood about the same height, which is a feat few men in the PCW could stay when they stood next to Ace or Lantlas, but it was obvious that Ace out-muscled the lankier World Champion. Referee Richard Stevens got in between the two men and ordered Ace to back up so that he could get the World Championship from Lantlas’s waist. Ace backed up some and Lantlas turned to the official and began unbuckling the strap, but before he was able to remove the belt completely, Ace pounced on the World Champion and tackled him from behind.

The belt flew off of Lantlas, but it didn’t matter now, because now Ace was on-top of Lantlas hammering into him. The referee grabbed the belt, handed to Mark Long, now on the outside, and then had the bell sounded, signaling the official start of the match.

Lantlas tried covering up, blocking his face from the onslaught of blows, but it was obvious that many of the shots were landing. Dick Stevens began to tell Ace open his fist up, but Ace ignored him. After the first warning, Dick began a five-count for Ace to break it, or he would be disqualified. Ace used up to four before he got up and walked right into the face of Referee Stevens. Stevens issued out another warning that if he didn’t abide by the rules that he was going to get disqualified.

When Ace turned back towards Lantlas, he was met by a boot to the gut by a now standing Lantlas. Ace hunched over, but was brought back to a straight vertical position when Lantlas delivered a throat thrust to Anderson. He then backed up and kicked Anderson dead square in the face with a vicious Roundhouse Kick. Ace dropped down and Lantlas ran to the ropes. By the time Lantlas returned, Ace was back up to his feet, but was taken down again by a brutal clothesline.

Lantlas reaches down to grab Ace's head, and pulls him to his feet and nails a few stiff kicks to the gut. He grabs Ace and throws him against the ropes, and when Ace comes back, Lantlas lowers his head so he can catch Ace with a backdrop. But Ace puts the breaks to it and catches Lantlas with a DDT.

Ace held onto the Lantlas’s head as they went down, and he rolled it into a side-headlock on the mat. Ace held the hold for about forty-seconds, but then Lantlas began to stir, and he fought all the way onto his feet. He shoves Anderson in an attempt to get him off of him, but Ace is able to hold on and wrenches the headlock even more. Lantlas tries again, but again, Ace is able to hold on. Well, now in this position, and starting to drop, Lantlas had to think quick to figure out how he was going to get out of this predicament. And as if it suddenly hit him, Lantlas randomly surged back onto both legs and powered Anderson up and into an atomic drop.

Somehow, as if Ace had balls of steel, Ace doesn’t break the hold. So now, what Lantlas does is again lift Ace up, but nails him with a back-body-drop. Ace rolled out of the ring, to try and cool off Lantlas before he could get on a roll, but all that did was cause Lantlas to go over the top-rope with a plancha and knock Ace down with it. The referee began the mandatory ten-count, but by five both men were back into the ring. Lantlas goes in and tries to get a pin, but Ace kicks out at two.

Lantlas grabs Ace and then slams him down with a German Suplex. Seeing how he had an opportunity present, Lantlas climbed the top-rope, but when he leaped off with a flying elbow, Ace rolled out of the way. Ace got up to his feet and then lifted Lantlas to his. Ace placed Lantlas into a bearhug, and the referee quickly went to check if Lantlas was going to give. Lantlas fought it off for over two minutes, but he was beginning to wear down. Another two minutes into the move, and apparently Lantlas was out. Referee Richard Stevens had no choice but to check for a knock-out. He raised Lantlas’s arm twice, but after two drops, on the third try, Lantlas held it, signaling he was still in the contest.

The fans began to rally behind their World Champion, and Lantlas began using his arms as if it’s some sort of clapper, clapping the head of Ace Anderson. After four shots, Ace broke the hold. With the hold broken, and Ace stunned, Lantlas went and nailed Ace with a Full-Nelson Slam. Lantlas quickly tried to scale the top rope, and waited til Ace gotten unto his feet. When Ace did, Lantlas jumped off with a flying lariat. However, Ace moved and Lantlas ended up taking out Referee Richard Stevens instead. When Lantlas turned around, he was met with a boot to the face that sent him down.

Ace, seeing the situation, quickly rolled out of the ring and took Mark Long’s steel folding chair. He slides back into the ring with the chair, and a sinister smirk appeared on the face. The fans began booing violently. But before Ace could bring the chair down onto Lantlas, from out of the back came Jade. She rushed down the aisle, climbed onto the apron, onto the top of the turnbuckle post, and then Ace, noticing the commotion, turned around. When that happened, Jade leaped off and nailed Ace with a dropkick, the chair hitting him right in the face. The force of the blow caused Ace to fall to the mat, his nose gushing with blood.

Jade began to revive Lantlas, and when Lantlas was up, he assessed the situation. Jade rolled out of the ring and Lantlas grabbed Ace, and then landed an Elvish Tale on Ace onto the steel chair. He rolled the chair out of the ring, and then began to revive the referee. The referee, now revived, went and made the three-count for the now pinning Lantlas. At the 37 minute and 14 second mark, Lantlas defeated Ace Anderson to retain his World Championship.
Winner: Lantlas via pinfall

Ending the Show
Details: The bell is sounded and Jade rolls back into the ring and hands Lantlas the World Title and raises his arm. The duo stands tall over Ace Anderson, right before the feed fades out.

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Overview

Michael Reaper wins a Battle Royal last eliminating Jade, Jackle, & Menace
Jacob Roth d. Tyrone Smith via pinfall
James Keenan & Bob Diehard wrestle to a time-limit draw
Grimm d. Finnegan Burke via pinfall
Lantlas d. Ace Anderson via pinfall

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A thank-you goes out to Roy and Tom for their help with the results. I also would like to thank anyone who had rped and/or sent in segments.[/color]