Breakdown - July 10, 2019

“Supreme Championship Wrestling...”

A shot of Kelcey Wallace nailing Bree Lancaster with the Perfect Ending, followed by a shot of Steve Griffin hitting the Decimator off the top rope on CHBK at the first Rise to Greatness, before turning a shot of Jake Starr pumping up the crowd on his way to the ring, before turning into a shot of Ravyn Taylor sitting in the corner, waiting for the start of a match. We then see a shot of Katie Steward holding the Women’s Championship before cutting to a shot of Selena Frost hitting Vixen Cain with the Defying Gravity at Supreme Saturday: Just Desserts.

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MAIN SHOW:

LAST WEEK – BREAKDOWN:

We open up to see a shot of Selena Frost and Regan Street at ringside before cutting to Xander Valentine and Damian Angel in the ring.

Sharper: “And here we go! Selena and Regan diving right in to face Satan and the Executioner!”

We see Selena and Regan sliding in before we cut to the later part of the match where Selena taking Xander Valentine down with a moonsault on the floor. In the ring, we see Damian Angel stumbling back as Regan is in the corner as Konrad Raab walks out from the back.

Sharper: “Look who’s joining us!”

Knots: “Konrad Raab...”

We see him enter the ring before Damian snaps at Konrad before Konrad kicks Regan in the ribs. The crowd boos. Konrad then clubs her in the back and then again and again. Konrad then hoists her up and hip throws her down. The bell sounds, ending the match. Regan rolls toward the corner as the lights then go out.

Sharper: “Konrad this time going right after Regan! Damian prodding him.”

Knots: “Now what?! Is it Datura?! We saw this last week too!”

The lights remain out for a few moments before we open up to see Regan in the corner, on her knees, and Datura standing over her, almost straddling over her, to protect her. Konrad looks at her as Damian gets up and Datura just shakes her finger. The crowd roars. Selena is on the floor looking in, trying to get into the ring.

Sharper: “It is Datura! And she’s protecting Regan again!”

Regan pushes away from Datura as Datura steps forward and smirks, ignoring Regan as Regan moves back to the corner. Konrad then throws a hard right at Datura, but Datura ducks and then jumps up and nails Konrad with a step up enziguri. Konrad hits the mat and rolls to the floor. Damian looks up at them as Datura turns to him. Damian just smirks and rolls out of the ring. Regan then steps forward and spins Datura around. The two of them look at one another as the crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Datura and Regan eye to eye! I don’t know if Regan appreciated how Datura is protecting her!”

Knots: “She’s made it clear. No one is touching her but her! She returned the favour last week. But here we are again!”

Sharper: “This has been thrown out. Selena returning to the ring!”

Knots: “Xander’s up though!”

Selena steps up onto the apron and Xander grabs Selena by the leg and spins her around and Selena goes to kick him, but Xander blocks it and then pulls her forward via the leg, into his hand before lifting her up again and dropping Selena on the apron with a chokeslam. The crowd ohs and Selena rolls over to the floor. Xander then backs up. Regan turns, moving away from Datura and starts to head to the ropes, but Datura then grabs Regan’s arm, spinning her to Datura. Regan brings her arm up to strike Datura. Datura just smiles. She then touches her chin as the crowd roars.

Sharper: “Selena chokeslammed on the apron! Regan went to help, but Datura stopped her!”

Knots: “Datura distracted everyone for Xander to do it!”

Sharper: “Datura wants Regan focusing on her right now and at Rise to Greatness, they’ll compete for the Adrenaline Championship!”

The scene fades out to black.

We open up to see Regan Street backstage with Mikaela Street next to her. Regan Street looks into the camera as the crowd roars.

Regan: “Datura…you’re claiming you’re protecting me. Well I don’t need your protection. I don’t need your distraction. But something tells me that you’re not going to leave me alone tonight. Tonight, I am going to beat the holy hell out of Konrad Raab for getting involved in my business last week and maybe I’ll even beat his ass enough that he’ll get right for once, because any respect I had for him died the moment he followed Damian Angel.”

Regan pauses.

Regan: “But if you get involved Datura, I won’t need protection. You will. So tonight, step back and watch. Remember, we’ve got a date in eleven days. You can enter the ring with me then!”

Regan turns and heads off as the scene cuts to the show introduction.

The opening bars of “The Old Me” by Memphis May Fire play as the Breakdown logo flies across the screen.

I'm thinking about the old me
'Cause I've been feeling empty
I never used to be so dead inside

Shots of Syren celebrating with the World Championship start before we see a shot of the Beauty Factory standing tall in the ring. Following this is Aaron Blackbourne hitting the Unchained Creativity on an opponent. Katie Steward hitting the Off with her Head on Giovanni Aries at Retribution 2018 follows.

I think I lost my memory
I can't remember carefree
And all my days turn into fight or flight

Owen Cruze hitting the Cruze Stomp on an opponent follows before we see Selena Frost hitting the Glass Shard on Bree Lancaster. Bree Lancaster hitting the Classifier on Aaron Blackbourne follows before we see Scarlet Grey walking to the ring.

I wanna get back, tell me how to get back
I wanna get back, tell me how to get back

Kennedy Street hitting Dante McCaffery with the Touch of Class follows before we see James Evans and Angelica Jones holding the SCW World Tag Team Championship. Marie Jones standing on the ropes follows before we see Kandis swiveling her hips as part of her entrance. Derek Adonis holding up a copy of the KABLAMA Sutra follows.

Say it again, say it again, tell me what I wanna hear
Tell me that I'm gonna be fine and there's nothing left to fear
'Cause I've been losing sleep (losing sleep)
Trying to get back to who I used to be
Where is the old me?

Chris Cannon spearing Kennedy Street and Owen Cruze follows before we see a shot of Cassidy Carter dancing on her way to the ring, and then a shot of Regan Street and Datura swinging chairs at one another. The Breakdown logo comes up on the screen and remains on it for a few moments.

We then cut to a live shot of the inside of the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The cameras pan across the crowd for a few moments.

Sharper: “Eleven days away from Rise to Greatness XVI and we roll into Music City, Tennessee!”

We then cut to the ring where we see Adam Allocco standing in the middle of the ring, a microphone in his hand.

Adam: “Ladies and gentlemen…especially you in the front row…talk to security, I’d like to get to know you better…”

Sharper: “Good lord…”

The crowd roars as the camera gets a shot of the woman Adam is looking at who just flips him off.

Adam: “Your loss.”

Adam refocuses.

Adam: “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your NEXT World Champion…no…not Glory Braddock who is muscling in on this. The person who earned this shot, the person who will prove all of the doubters wrong, the Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal winner…my son, the FRUIT of my LOINS…Alistaire Allocco!”

The crowd cheers some, while some boo.

Rise!!!!
Look deep into his eyes!
Rise!!!!
Look deep into his eyes, that's where the fire lies!

The spotlights shine forth from the stage, bathing the entire arena in blinding white lights corresponding with a verse of “Eyes Like Fire” by Collision of Innocence. A figure stands in front of the curtains, his arms are extended horizontally, and his legs spread. His back is turned to the audience. As the bright lights starts to dim, Alistaire kicks out his leg to turn to face the crowd. He then starts to walk down to the ring.

Sharper: “Alistaire Allocco could not be more different than his father, but he is looking to make his name stand out brighter in eleven days. He faces Syren and Glory Braddock, triple threat.”

Knots: “And maybe some other stipulations. Glory hasn’t revealed it. SCW hasn’t either.r”

Sharper: “And who knows could be nothing. But the World Title on the line. Alistaire Allocco and Glory Braddock both agree Syren shouldn’t the champion. But they have two different plans to accomplish it.”

Alistaire Allocco heads down the rampway and goes to the steel steps. He walks up them and then along the apron. He enters the ring and immediately, Adam grabs his arm and raises it over his head. Adam points to him, talking him up without the help of a microphone. Alistaire tries to calm him down. Alistaire asks for the microphone. Adam nods and hands it over to him. Alistaire pulls away and looks around before starting to speak.

Alistaire: “My dad may be a bit exuberant in his approach, but I can’t help that my father feels so strongly about me. It’s a good support to have as I head into the main event, the World Championship bout at Rise to Greatness XVI.”

Alistaire pauses.

Alistaire: “But the fact is that this is not about me. I mean this is a night where certainly I could return to what I believe my potential is. Holding the SCW World Championship for the second time in my career. But the fact is that that’s just one part of the entire stakes. At Rise to Greatness, SCW can have a champion who actually is focused on one thing…competition. I speak for myself when I stand here and say that if I win the World Title, I will not stand for disqualifications, for countouts, for people running in and getting involved. Some sort of scheme, plan or ruse to hold onto the most prestigious title in wrestling today. Syren represents all of that. A fine competitor who has elected to take the easy route. They would rather con their ways to holding that title and that simply put is not an appropriate way for a champion. For too long, we’ve seen Dark Fantasy or the Beauty Factory monopolize those titles, using enough of their pure talents to maintain their time at the top and maintain credibility while using their relationships and intelligence to hold on instead of rise up!”

Alistaire continues as Adam applauds in the background. He turns to the camera and even points to him “That’s my son!”

Alistaire: “And while Glory Braddock admits the same thing and she is a fine competitor, I cannot help but take the slap in the face when she says I am too naïve to deal with this. I am not naïve. I know that I have the God given skill to take on whatever Syren and her followers can come up and push through it all, proving that talent and skill will ALWAYS define greatness in this sport!”

The lights go out leaving the arena in complete darkness. The screen fills with images of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s inaugural address.

“So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is—”

There’s a record scratch before a deep voice fills the arena.

“INFAMOUS!”

The opening of “Groupie” by Cassie Steele hits the PA system and as the lights come back up. We see Syren walking out from the back, microphone in her hand, SCW World Championship over her shoulder. With her are CHBK, Ravyn Taylor and Christy Matthews. The crowd boos loudly as they head down to the ring. Syren looks around, snapping at the crowd.

Sharper: “The World Champion has heard enough.”

Knots: “So has Infamous. And it’s already four against two!”

Syren leads the way and walks up the steel steps. She looks into the ring. She steps in. CHBK follows and looks at Adam. He even steps forward, extending his hand. Adam just slaps it away. Alistaire turns to his father as Ravyn and Christy enter last.

Alistaire: “Syren…”

Syren: “Are you done with your self-righteous crap?”

Alistaire: “I’m sorry the truth hurts, but then again, given how much you tie your self-worth to that championship, it will be nothing compared to the pain you will feel in eleven days when I take that title from you!”

The crowd cheers. Syren looks around and smirks.

Syren: “Well Alistaire, good to see that you’re nice and confident. I mean, you’re so confident that you’ve said already you would deal with whatever plan we have. You’re so confident that you think you’ll just win on skill and talent. May I remind you that I am getting inducted into the Hall of Fame…years overdue, but damn it…if you needed any more information about my skill and talent, I’ve held this title more than anyone else!”

Alistaire: “And you won’t hold it anymore after Rise to Greatness! And as for hall of famers, congratulations…but last year, I beat a new hall of famer at Rise to Greatness too!”

The crowd cheers. Syren scoffs.

Syren: “You know what, I could stand out here and keep laughing at everything. Don’t worry, Alistaire. I don’t think you’re naïve. I don’t even think you’re stupid. I think you’re just arrogant. This is MY title. And I don’t care about your skill and talent. I don’t care that you walked out the winner of the Taking Hold of the Flame. And I don’t care about Glory Braddock, the Trios Tournament or whatever her stipulations are. I care about one thing…leaving with this.”

Syren holds the SCW World Championship.

Syren: “And sorry, but I think I’ve proven enough that skill and talent only gets you so far. With Infamous behind me…I can get however far I want. And well…maybe you need to understand that…Alistaire.”

Just then, Alexander Crowe hops the barricade and slides into the ring behind the Alloccos. Alistaire turns and CHBK nails Adam Allocco with the Bittersweet Ending. Adam drops to the mat. The crowd ohs. Alistaire turns and Crowe goes to nail him, but Alistaire grabs him and hits a fireman’s carry takedown before turning around and Ravyn kicks him in the ribs and forearms her, before Alistaire shoves her back and Syren turns and nails Alistaire in the face with the SCW World Championship. The crowd ohs and boos. Alistaire rolls over, holding his face. Syren then spins around and Ravyn gets up, joined by CHBK. The three start to stomp away on Alistaire as Christy Matthews joins in too. The crowd boos as Alistaire covers up, we see a cut over his forehead, from the belt shot, having been opened up.

Sharper: “Alistaire Allocco getting assaulted by Infamous. He’s been busted open.”

Knots: “Syren drilled him with that belt and Alistaire tried to fight it all but it’s just too much. It’s five against one!”

Crowe gets up and joins in. The crowd boos some more before we see Glory Braddock and Angelica Jones, both holding steel chairs, running out from the back. The crowd cheers as they make their way down. Crowe motions to Syren as Christy motions to Ravyn. Ravyn drops down and rolls to the floor. Christy exits too and Crowe, Syren and CHBK bail on the opposite side. Glory and Angelica get up in the middle of the ring, both holding their steel chairs. The crowd cheers as a “Glory!” chant begins to break out.

Sharper: “Braddock and Angelica Jones out here with chairs. Infamous bailing, but the damage is done!”

Knots: “Damage definitely done. Alistaire is hurt. He’s bleeding. But notice the difference. Alistaire, he came with himself. Didn’t even use the microphone in his hands to attack. Glory and Angelica bringing chairs. They’re not messing around.”

Sharper: “Two different approaches, two different styles to deal with Infamous, but can either deal with whatever Syren and Infamous have planned for Rise to Greatness to hold onto that World Title!”

Syren walks around the ring, holding the title up. Glory smirks and swings the chair towards her, intentionally swinging over the ropes. Syren moves away as Alistaire rolls over in pain, holding his face, noticing the blood. Adam winces in the corner as Angelica keeps Ravyn and Christy away. Infamous regroups at the rampway and then start to head to the back. Syren turns, holding her title over her head proudly as she heads to the back. Glory and Angelica remain in the ring as we cut to the SCW announce table.

Sharper: “A wild start. Alistaire, Syren and Glory all making a statement in their own ways.”

Knots: “Alistaire will fight the good fight, Glory will too but may use whatever isn’t nailed down, and Syren will do anything hold onto the title.”

Sharper: “But that’s in eleven days. Tonight though, we have some big matches and one involves someone we just saw. Ravyn Taylor.”

“The Old Me” by Memphis May Fire plays as the Breakdown logo comes up on the screen before we see Ravyn Taylor vs. Owen Cruze on the screen.

Knots: “Owen Cruze and Ravyn Taylor will meet in our main event. Sienna Swann wanted to face Ravyn Taylor at Rise to Greatness. That isn’t happening. Owen Cruze gets the shot and that could be a hell of a match and one that will piss the holy hell out of Beauty Factory!”

Sharper: “On top of that, we saw at the top of the show, Regan Street is very angry.”

The Breakdown logo comes up again and Regan Street vs. Konrad Raab comes up after.

Sharper: “Konrad Raab will have to deal with Regan Street tonight!”

Knots: “Konrad Raab fighting for the first time since Taking Hold of the Flame too! Where’s he at? We may find out. But will Datura stay out of it?!”

Sharper: “All that and much more. Brittany Lohan’s last match on Breakdown. It will be against Bree Lancaster! Breakdown in Nashville, eleven days until Rise to Greatness!”

We then cut to the ring where Alistaire Allocco, bleeding, looks at Glory Braddock and Angelica Jones. Adam Allocco looks at them too.

Sharper: “And back in the ring, Glory Braddock looking at Alistaire Allocco and seemingly giving him a piece of her mind.”

Glory: “This…this is going to be more effective than anything you want to do. But keep playing games.”

Adam: “You shouldn’t be in this.”

Glory: “Too late.”

Alistaire: “I’m going to prove you wrong too.”

Alistaire then drops down to the floor, holding his head. He looks at the blood on his fingers before heading off. Adam then steps through the ropes down to the floor. Alistaire and Adam head around the ring as Glory smirks watching him leave and Angelica stands with Glory as the scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns and we open up with a shot of Chris Cannon and Sienna Swann inside the tour bus lounge they have. Laura Steinbeck can be seen talking to them as Chris Cannon grabs a stick of celery from a table on the side and eats it, sitting down with Sienna. Sienna snuggles next to him.

Sharper: “Welcome back to Breakdown. You see the Beauty Factory enjoying their new locker room. They were advertising it on social media.”

Knots: “Pays to have lots of money, huh?”

Sharper: “Well Selena Frost has done something similar more to be close to family. This is about extravagance and you wonder what they are thinking with Owen Cruze facing Ravyn Taylor later tonight. I’m sure we’ll get a comment from them soon.”

The scene cuts to the ring.

Tommy Valentine vs. Arnold Braunschweiger

The arena's lights cut out completely, plunging the whole room into darkness for several seconds before the screens light up to display a countdown.

THOMAS VALENTINE WILL BLOW THE
ROOF OFF IN

5...

4...

3...

2...

1...

NOW!

The screens show static for a few seconds before going dark once more. The black screen starts to pulse now like a heartbeat and on each pulse that reverberates round the arena before two shadowed figures can be seen standing in front of the curtain at the top of the ramp.

"FREE-DOM LALALALA FREE-DOM FOLLOW ME!"

As the last word echoes, the lights start to strobe again briefly as the song reverberates throughout the arena now, causing the fans to start giving a mixed reaction.

The lights finally flicker back on and Thomas Valentine and Kandis, holding their World Tag Team Championship belts, can now be seen on top of the arena's ramp as he looks out into the audience that are making noise.

Phillips: “The opening contest tonight is scheduled for onefall and has a ten minute time limit. First, on his way to the ring, accompanied by Kandis, from Santa Barbara, California, he is one half of the SCW World Tag Team Champions, he is Thomas Valentine!”

He stops and smiles a little before spinning around away from the fans and holding his arms outwards with his palms upwards, he then stops and then shakes his head before smirking and shrugging. He resumes walking down to the ring with Kandis. He slides underneath the ropes and immediately runs to the corner and climbs the turnbuckle, simply nodding as Kandis enters, drawing some attention to herself. Tommy jumps down and does the same to all the turnbuckles before standing still in the centre, cranking his neck. Thomas then stands motionless in the corner before waiting for his opponent as Kandis heads over and drops down to the floor.

Sharper: “Tommy Valentine has had a big couple of weeks. Two weeks ago, he and Kandis won the World Tag Team Championship. Last week, Tommy Valentine got the call for the Hall of Fame.”

Knots: “And he’s gotten to quote, unquote, celebrate with Kandis!”

Sharper: “But tonight will be a different type of match. While we’re wondering who could challenge for the World Tag Team Championship at Rise to Greatness, we know Loretta Inglewood and Drake Hemingway may be watching this closely as we expect Arnold to be with Derek Adonis and Cookie!”

Knots: “Hasn’t gotten along with either team. And well…we’ll show you what happened over the weekend in a minute. And it wasn’t a wild night with beads. Let me tell you!”

The house lights begin to shut off section by section as if a rolling power failure has struck the building. The sound of each section almost seems amplified through the speakers until the last bank of lights above the stage shut off and the room goes into silence. The big screen flickers slightly before a flashing icon from an old retro computer appears as words start to appear across the screen as if being typed.

Locating Target...

...

Target Acquired!

The screens go blank once more but as they do, a voice with a thick Austrian accent blasts out through the speaker system.

"HASTA LA VISTA... BABY!"

As the voice fades, the pounding bass line of "You Could Be Mine" by Guns N Roses begins to reverberate through the speakers and as the first chord hits on the guitar, explosions erupt from either side of the stage and the curtains part, Arnold Braunschweiger stepping out onto the stage, a cigar held tightly between his teeth. Arnold removes his mirrored sunglasses and smiles at the crowd, that cigar still clamped between his teeth. We then see Cookie Dreams walk out from the back with Derek Adonis. Adonis looks around and gyrates a bit as Cookie Dreams bounces. The crowd cheers all three as they start to make their way down to the ring.

Phillips: “Their opponents, accompanied by Cookie Dreams and Derek Adonis, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, he is the Austrian Death Machine, Arnold Braunschweiger!”

As they make their way down, the Breakdown logo comes up on the screen.

Sharper: “As Cookie, Adonis and Braunschweiger make their way to the ring, let’s take a look at what happened last Saturday night at one of SCW’s house show events.”

LAST SATURDAY:

We see Loretta Inglewood and Drake Hemingway with another one of their bonfires, similar to that of last week’s Breakdown. We see Drake Hemingway throwing a couple of copies of the KABLAMA Sutra (in Spanish!) into the fire before we see Cookie Dreams and Derek Adonis come into the scene and spraying water at Drake with what looks like a pair of super soakers. Drake staggers back as the stream of water to the eyes. Loretta turns and we see Derek Adonis spraying some of the water on the fire, putting it out and then spraying some at Loretta. Loretta lets out an annoyed grunt as Cookie bounces in the background.

Cookie: “Me next! Me next!”

Derek shrugs and turns and fires the water cannon on Cookie, intentionally aiming for her chest as she bounces.

Loretta: “This is smut!”

The crowd around cheers.

Derek: “No! This is the KABLAM line of competitor water play products…the KA-SPLASH!”

Cookie then grabs one of the KA-SPLASH products and starts to spray at Loretta and Drake as they head off. Derek starts to spray at the water as the Breakdown logo comes up on the screen.

We cut to see Derek smiling as Cookie applauds looking at the big screen. Arnold looks across as Tommy and Kandis look on.

Sharper: “As you can see, Derek Adonis and Cookie Dreams ruining the book burning.”

Knots: “With a new product! Don’t give one to Kandis! She’s a booster for the subpar Manvel products!”

Sharper: “In any case, we expect to hear something from Drake and Loretta. We can tell you that they will face Derek and Cookie at Rise to Greatness!”

The bell sounds as Arnold looks at Tommy. The two circle and Tommy and Arnold lunge and grapple before Tommy drops down and wrenches the arm. Arnold holds on and winces and Tommy jerks on the arm. Arnold winces and looks at him, letting out a “Blahrgh” before Tommy wrenches the arm again and moves into a hammerlock. Tommy smirks as Kandis smiles and Arnold reaches around. Tommy pulls up on the arm and then drops down and takes Braunschweiger down with a drop toe hold. He then grabs at the foot of Arnold and pulls back on it. Arnold reaches around.

Sharper: “Tommy right now just outwrestling Arnold Braunschweiger. Taking advantage of his skills.”

Knots: “And the fact that most movies don’t require chain wrestling!”

Tommy smirks as he keeps pulling back and Arnold reaches out and grabs at the head and pulls Tommy down before elbowing him in the chest and then again and again. Tommy lets go and rolls over as the crowd cheers. Tommy holds his chest and starts to get up and Arnold turns and nails him in the ribs. Tommy staggers back to the corner and Arnold moves in and shoulders Tommy in the ribs and then again and again. He rears back and grabs Tommy and pulls him out and across the ring and into the corner. Tommy bounces out and Arnold goes to lift him up over his head, but Tommy shifts his weight. He lands behind Arnold and dropkicks Arnold in the back of the leg. He falls to the mat. Tommy goes for the pin.

Arnold kicks out. He turns and Tommy dives onto the leg of Arnold and elbows it. He gets up and grabs the left leg of Arnold and drives his elbow into the thigh. Arnold yells out again.

Sharper: “And Tommy again going for the leg. Just making it so he can do much walking.”

Knots: “Or anything else. I hope that he’s not got any filming coming up. I heard he was going to do an update of the Jogging Guy, but now it may be the Limping Guy!”

Arnold reaches around as we then see Tommy get up and drive his elbow again into the thigh. Arnold yells out and reaches around before moving toward the ropes. Tommy however gets up again and goes for another elbow, but Arnold boots him off with his right leg. Tommy falls over and starts to get up. He turns to Arnold who lifts him up and hits a Samoan drop. The crowd ohs and Tommy rolls over. He holds his ribs and starts to get up and turns around and Arnold then grabs him and hits a belly to belly suplex. He goes for the pin.

Tommy kicks out. He turns and rolls over, holding his back. He starts to get up and Arnold pulls himself up. He then gets up and Tommy gets up and Arnold spins around and hooks him up but Tommy elbows him in the jaw and then again. He smirks and runs into the ropes and Arnold gets a brief run and hits the Eat This. The crowd ohs and Arnold falls to the ropes, wincing, holding his knee.

Sharper: “Big boot and down Tommy goes. But that leg. The impact tweaked it.”

Tommy holds his jaw and starts to get up and Arnold turns and knees him in the ribs. Arnold winces again. He then pulls him in and hooks him up in a front face face lock. Tommy however fights it and Arnold hoists him up, but Tommy knees him in the face. He drops down and hits the Petal of Woe. Arnold rolls over in pain. Arnold starts to get up, holding his face. Tommy runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits a running front dropkick, knocking him back down. Tommy then gets up and turns and exits to the apron as Loretta Inglewood and Drake Hemingway are seen walking out from the back.

Knots: “Tommy using his legs well!”

Sharper: “And going to the top now.”

Knots: “Oh don’t worry! We have pure judgment coming out! Top of the ramp!”

Sharper: “Derek Adonis and Cookie Dreams aware of it. Tommy meanwhile at the top rope and maybe looking to put Braunschweiger away!”

Kandis walks around too as Derek and Cookie head to the base of the entrance way. Tommy gets up and looks over. Kandis heads around and Drake and Loretta move to the ring. Kandis just watches as Derek and Cookie walk up to them and Derek suddenly turns and reveals a fireball. Derek and Cookie move away. The crowd ohs and Tommy drops down and moves to the floor. The official turns and heads over. He heads down. Drake smiles a bit as Loretta starts to preach.

Loretta: “All of you need to be cleansed and only the cleaning powers of fire can remove the filth you all stand for. The KABLAMA Sutra, the smut, the Thirsty Thursdays…the hedonistic desires! And you will all be taken down one by one!”

Kandis: “Try that again!”

Loretta: “Put on some clothes!”

Kandis steps forward and Tommy stops her as Arnold even starts to recover, moving to the floor. Drake then smirks.

Drake: “Rise to Greatness…The KABLAM smut factory will see its downfall!”

Drake and Loretta continue to stand defiantly as the crowd boos. Derek looks around, patting himself as Cookie tells him he’s fine. Officials join the scene, standing between Drake and Loretta and the rest as the crowd boos. We then cut away.

Backstage, we see Alistaire Allocco walking out of the trainer’s room, a bandage on his head. Adam walks over to him.

Adam: “You okay son? Took a good shot.”

Alistaire: “Just a reminder of what Syren will try to do. Nothing more.”

Adam: “Well you may need to consider trying something different-“

Alistaire: “No…let Glory have her weapons. I will use the only weapon I need…myself. My talent and my skill.”

Adam: “Alright.”

Alistaire: “We need some people with integrity around here. And dad, you need to follow that too.”

Adam: “Hey, if this is about me talking about that woman in the front row-“

Alistaire: “Not professional, and a problem, but not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about Goddard.”

Adam: “Hey. I agreed to a match. I showed up…late, but I did! He didn’t! I’m not a wrestler anymore!”

Alistaire: “Dad…you’re the one thing he doesn’t trust in this whole business with Peyton and I. There may be a future with us. And Goddard is like a father-figure to Peyton. And with Peyton having gone through everything, I need to make sure she feels safe with me. So if this convinces Goddard he can give his blessing…then I need you to help me.”

Adam sighs.

Alistaire: “Dad….”

Adam: “Let me think about it okay! I get it…but I get it!”

Adam turns and heads off. Alistaire smiles a bit before heading after him as we cut to commercial.

COMMERCIALS

“Legendary” by Skillet plays as the Rise to Greatness XVI logo comes up on the screen. We see shots of several numbers scrolling up on either side of the logo before we see “11 Days Away” underneath the logo. The logo remains on the screen for a few moments longer before the scene fades to black.

John Goddard vs. Cassidy Carter

The lights in the arena go dark for a moment, and the crowd hushes in anticipation. After a few moments, the baseline to "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish begins thumping through the speakers. The arena fills with a mixture of boos and cheers. As Billie's voice begins singing, low red lights begin flashing in time with the rhythm.

White shirt now red, my bloody nose

Sleeping, you're on your tippy toes

Creeping around like no one knows

Think you're so criminal

Cassidy's face appears on the big screen, blood streaming down her nose as she flashes a sadistic smile before her face disappears and her name flashes across the screen in blood red letters. The red lights keep flashing.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a ten minute time limit. First, from Las Vegas, Nevada, she is the Duchess of Debauchery, Cassidy Carter!”

Bruises, on both my knees for you

Don't say thank you or please

I do what I want when I'm wanting to

My soul? So cynical

White strobes begin flashing as Cassidy appears in the entryway. The crowd is louder now, mostly cheering Cassidy, but there are a few audible boos mixed in. Cassidy is wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood up and "Bad Guy" sprayed on the back in red spray paint,and a pair of mirrored aviator sunglasses. She grins devilishly posing for a moment before walking down the ramp. As she gets to the end of the ramp, she pauses before pulling herself up on the apron. She then enters the ring before going to the corner, climbing the turnbuckle and blowing a kiss to the crowd with her free hand. As she steps down from the turnbuckle, she walks around before she takes off her sunglasses and sweatshirt.

Sharper: “Cassidy stunned the world last week by bringing Rachel Foxx back and Rachel Foxx will team with Cassidy Carter at Rise to Greatness against Jordan Majors and Abigail Lindsay, Twin Magic and Infamous.”

Knots: “And Cassidy can have her attempt at revenge. Rachel Foxx can deal with the violence.”

The arena is plunged into total darkness causing the crowd to buzz, the questions are answered when the tron above the stage illuminates while the sound of wind blowing over the P.A System. The picture on the screen is that of the desert sand, but it’s not long before we hear the rattling sound of a curled-up snake... The footage starts to pan upwards to reveal more of the desert, but the focus is on the snake slithering towards the screen, the Rattlesnake moves closer and closer and then wastes no time at all before striking at the screen...

Then as if on cue Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut you Down” hits over the P. A System, while the music begins to build upwards with the guitar strumming away a smoke like fog begins to haze its way onto the stage as the lights shift in colour to a fiery amber… With it a shadowy figure begins to casually walk out among the Smokey haze to reveal Goddard himself dressed in his leather trench coat, Stetson hat and bandanna over his face...

Dishevelled voice: “Ladies and Gentlemen, Ya’ll heard the whispers, ya’ll listened to the tales but allow us to inform ya that “The Legend is Very Real...” Hailing from the wastelands of Texas, better known as Tombstone… He is “THE HELLBILLY” … JOHN GODDARD!!”

The crowd’s reaction is incredibly mixed as he stands on the stage looking out from under his hat, he then removes the bandanna and cracks a smile before nodding and walking down to the ring with a confidence of one like himself. Fans reach out to touch him, but he pays them no mind if they manage to do just that. After rolling into the ring he rises to one knee and looks out to the crowd again before pulling himself up using the ropes before walking over to a corner and removing his jacket before standing on the second corner and nodding one more time.

Sharper: “Adam Allocco found out earlier that he will have to deal with Goddard at some point. But Goddard has an interesting match here against Cassidy Carter.”

Knots: “And Carter has a lot of people watching her. Goddard may find himself in the middle of it all and Rachel Foxx, we wonder if she is here tonight too.”

The bell sounds as Cassidy looks at Goddard. Goddard steps out and starts to come at Cassidy, ready to compete, but Cassidy runs at him and ducks under his arm. Goddard steps forward and turns and Cassidy nails him with a hard right and then another. She then starts to bite Goddard and the crowd roars as Goddard turns away briefly. The referee calls for the break and Goddard shoves her back. She rolls through and gets up before running at Goddard and Goddard clotheslines her down. The crowd ohs. Goddard walks around. Cassidy stirs and gets up and Goddard nails her with a knee to the ribs. He then scoops her up and slams her down.

Sharper: “Cassidy came in hot, but Goddard shut that down.”

Knots: “And just slammed her down. Hard.”

Cassidy gets up and Goddard grabs her and fires her into the ropes. Cassidy bounces off and Goddard hits a standing dropkick. The crowd ohs and he goes for the pin.

Cassidy kicks out. She turns and stirs and Goddard grabs her again and gutwrenches her. He hoists her up a bit and she kicks her legs, trying to get free, but Goddard suplexes her over. She turns and grabs at the ropes. Goddard walks over toward her and Cassidy elbows him in the ribs before then turning and dropkicking him in the legs and he falls over into the middle turnbuckle. Cassidy rolls over and gets up.

Sharper: “Caught Goddard going into the corner. Elbow and then a dropkick to the knee.”

Knots: “Goddard finding out that the turnbuckle doesn’t taste great. Not in the slightest.”

Cassidy nails Goddard with a kick to the ribs and then another and another before she grabs Goddard and runs him out with a running facebuster. Cassidy gets up and runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits a running flipping senton. She goes for the pin.

Goddard pushes her off. Cassidy gets up. Goddard rolls over and Cassidy stomps him in the face and then again and again, taunting him before Goddard swats her away. Cassidy runs into the ropes, bounces off and Goddard gets up and Cassidy hits a spinning heel kick. Goddard winces as Cassidy gets to her feet. She exits to the apron.

Sharper: “Cassidy catching Goddard under the jaw. He could be dazed.”

Knots: “We’ll find out. Cassidy going to the top. Going to look to dive onto him.”

Cassidy climbs up to the top rope and looks at Goddard, but Goddard manages to get up and steps up to the middle turnbuckle, grabbing Cassidy and hitting the Texas Hold’em off the middle rope. The crowd ohs and Cassidy rolls over in pain. Goddard crawls over and rolls her to her back.

Cassidy gets her shoulder up. Goddard gets up and pulls Cassidy up before scooping her up and placing her in the corner with a tree of woe. He knees her in the ribs. Cassidy winces, hung upside down. Goddard backs up to the middle of the ring and runs across, going for a basement dropkick, but Cassidy sits up. The crowd ohs. Goddard just misses going into the ringpost. He crawls out and gets up and Cassidy stands up to the top rope and glances back, hitting a twisting crossbody into a pin.

Goddard kicks out.

Sharper: “Only two as Cassidy dives off and right into Goddard, forcing him back!”

Knots: “Caught him in the head too. She aimed high with purpose!”

Cassidy rolls through and gets up and Goddard stirs. He pulls himself up and Cassidy then kicks him in the ribs and goes for a DDT, but Goddard blocks it and back drops her over. He steps forward. He then turns around and lunges at Cassidy before Cassidy grabs him and tries to force him down for the reverse STO, but Goddard blocks it and lifts her up and Cassidy backflips through and rolls Goddard up. She pulls on the tights.

The crowd roars. Cassidy lets go and rolls over and moves to the ropes. Goddard looks over at her as Cassidy rolls to the floor. She smirks and looks around.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Cassidy Carter!”

The crowd cheers a bit as Cassidy gets up.

Sharper: “A victory tonight against the Hellbilly and Cassidy Carter coming out and making it clear that she’s ready for what may be thrown at her.”

Knots: “Even countering at the end there to get the win. Fatal four way at Rise to Greatness. Eight people, for teams, that one is going to be nuts!”

Sharper: “Meanwhile, Jessica Winters is standing by with the Beauty Factory.”

Cassidy Carter backs away and smirks as the scene cuts away.

Backstage, we open up to see Chris Cannon and Sienna Swann in their luxury accommodations with Jessica Winters standing with them.

Jessica: “Thank you Adam. Chris, Sienna, you seem to be relaxed as you’re watching tonight’s show, but Sienna, you especially, have to be annoyed by the fact that Owen Cruze is facing someone you wanted to face tonight.”

Sienna: “Jessica…I was annoyed. I was very annoyed. Just another example of how people don’t respect what the Beauty Factory means to this business, to this sport, to the world, and to this brand. But then I talked to Chris and frankly, to spend a night in his arms, while everyone else is running around, while Owen Cruze is making as much an enemy of Kennedy as anyone else by talking to her like garbage…and that’s not me saying she is that. Just how Owen is acting.”

Jessica: “Are you now trying to start a rift between them?”

Sienna: “One already exists and frankly, we’re just biding time before we humiliate them at Rise to Greatness and this is what they wanted!”

Chris: “But Jessica, don’t get us wrong. We’re going to be very active tonight. And we’re going to be also watching very closely.”

Chris smiles as Jessica looks at them and turns to the camera.

Jessica: “We’ll be back after this.”

The scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

James Evans vs. Alexis Quinne

The eyes all focus on the stage as “A Stranger I Remain” by Free Dominguez hits over the P.A System. The lights begin to flash orange, red and black crowd starts to buzz and cheer. As the crowd looks on and the song kicks into gear, smoke fills up the stage. The lights continue to flash black and purple. From there, the crowd sees Alexis Quinne, standing with her head lowered, a black hat with an orange, red and black Poncho. Alexis lifts her head up and we see she's wearing a black and orange Guy Fawkes mask with El Rudo's mask in her left hand. Quinne turns around and peers to the crowd. She then heads down to the ring.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a fifteen minute time limit. First, from San Francisco, California, she is Pint Sized Awesomeness, Alexis Quinne!”

Alexis walks down to the ring, her head lowered. Her hat reads "Rest in Peace Ricky Octavius". She's looking around the ring. The camera does a full rotation as Quinne walks past it. Quinne stops mid-way. She hunches her back as she quickly walks down the ring. Eventually, Alexis jumps on the apron and enters the ring through the bottom rope. Alexis then ascends up the top turnbuckle and unmask herself. Alexis this spits out a red mist of sorts in the air, catching the crowd by surprise. Alexis takes off her hat and licks some of the mist from her mouth before she flashes the crowd the peace sign before shortly turning it into a fist. As she holds out her fist, she twist her head around the arena. Alexis jumps off and takes off her poncho, revealing that she's wearing black overalls. She then crouches in the corner, looking around as she grits her teeth. She places Rudo's mask on the apron as she grabs the bottom ropes with her two hands.

Sharper: “Alexis Quinne could have a challenge she may not know what to expect. James Evans has been particularly driven in his hatred of Giovanni Aries.”

Knots: “He said flat out last week he was going to take Giovanni out at Rise to Greatness. Alexis Quinne walks up to face that!”

The opening of “Door to Door Cannibals" can be heard blaring through the PA system. The camera will pan through the curtain as the face of James Evans appears, igniting a positive reaction from the crowd, as they shower him in cheers. The camera remains on James as he breaks through the curtain. The cheers intensify as James looks out at the crowd.

Phillips: “Her opponent, from New York City, New York, he is James Evans!”

James slowly makes his way to the ring, as images of him winning various championships and hitting various moves appear on the screen. James reaches the ring and makes his way up the ring steps, before turning and facing the crowd. James then steps into the ring and walks to the center of it, removing his black hoodie, maintaining his focus. James then goes to the corner and sits on the top turnbuckle, his back to the crowd, as the screen shows James powerbombing Ace Marshall through the barricade, as well as James lifting the SCW World title above his head, as his music comes to an end.

Sharper: “Giovanni Aries no doubt will be watching this one.”

Knots: “He may be, but for what reason. He last week offered to help James!”

Sharper: “And he may try to help him tonight.”

The bell sounds as James looks at Alexis. Alexis walks around and gauges James before James steps up and swings for a hard right. Alexis ducks and stops. James turns and Alexis hits a forearm and then another before kicking James in the ribs. She goes to run into the ropes, but James pulls her down by her hair. Alexis turns and gets up and James steps up and knees her in the ribs and spins her into the corner. James follows up with a haymaker attempt, but Alexis ducks. James stops at the corner and Alexis jumps up and dropkicks him in the jaw. James walks out from the corner, holding his jaw before turning around and Alexis jumps up and hits another dropkick. James falls back and through the ropes. James slowly gets up. (1)

Sharper: “James Evans knocked down as Alexis Quinne came ready for an aggressive James!”

Knots: “And Alexis Quinne is going to be aggressive herself. Pint Sized flying!”

Quinne runs across the ring, bounces off and dives over the top rope and hits James with a flip dive on the floor. The crowd roars. Quinne rolls over and James hits the barricade. (1) James slowly turns and starts to get up and Quinne gets up. (2) She turns and nails James with a forearm shot. James rolls over. (3) Quinne rolls into the ring. James starts to get up and Quinne waits for him as James gets up and slides in. Quinne heads over and stomps him in the back and then again. James rolls over as Quinne turns and runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits a flying headscissors, taking James down to the mat. Quinne goes for the pin.

James kicks out. James turns and Quinne gets up and kicks James in the ribs. James backs up to the corner.

Sharper: “Alexis doesn’t seem to be in any way intimidated by James. And she’s going right at him.”

Knots: “Well she always dove headfirst into everything and she’s doing the same here.”

James looks at Quinne as Quinne runs over and jumps up and goes for a monkey flip, but James pushes her off. Quinne hits the mat and rolls through. She gets up and James steps out and goes for a clothesline. Quinne ducks and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and James launches her up into the air. Quinne kicks her legs and then falls hard to the canvas and rolls over, holding her chest. The crowd ohs. James then follows up with a stomp to the back and then another and another, grabbing the top rope and using it for more leverage. Quinne covers up as the official calls for the break.

James steps back and paces around the ring.

Sharper: “James just unleashing. A torrent of stomps to the back of Quinne.”

Knots: “She may have wished she was more concerned now.”

James turns and heads over to Quinne who uses the ropes to get up and James forearms her in the jaw. Quinne falls into the corner. James whips her across. James runs across and goes to clothesline her, but Quinne ducks and spins around. James turns around and Quinne grabs him and snapmares him over and goes for a cradle.

James kicks out. Both get up and Quinne turns to James only for James to drill Quinne with a vicious clothesline, causing Quinne to backflip. The crowd ohs and James pushes her onto her back.

Quinne kicks out. She turns and rolls over and James pulls Alexis up and drags her up before pulling her in and hoists her up and hits a spinebuster. James then gets up and walks around the ring.

Sharper: “James plants Quinne with a thunderous spinebuster. Right in the middle of the ring.”

Knots: “And this is the thing. Quinne being pint-sized, aint gonna help her. Just going to make the impact that much more devastating!”

James looks at Quinne and Quinne slowly rolls over, holding her lower back. She then starts to get up and James runs at her and spears her into the corner. The crowd ohs as Quinne grimaces and bends over, but James then hoists her up onto his shoulders. He spins around repeated before dropping her with the Middle Finger to the Establishment. The crowd ohs and cheers. James goes for the pin.

James rolls off. “Door to Door Cannibals” by Chevelle starts to play as James Evans slowly gets up. He looks down at Quinne. The official goes to raise his arm, but James pulls away.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, James Evans!”

Sharper: “Emphatic!”

Knots: “Gave her the Middle Finger to the Establishment. Also one to Giovanni Aries!”

Sharper: “Just explosive at the end. That aggressiveness…We’ve wondered if James is different since returning. He may be and for Giovanni Aries, that could be a problem.”

James Evans looks around and then over at Quinne before turning around and just as he goes to exit the ring, we see Giovanni Aries step out from the back, smiling and laughing, microphone in his hand as Sam stands next to him.

Giovanni: “Did that not feel good to you? You look like a different person. Just remember, I’m the one who helped you. And every attack, every assault, every broken nose, every chair shot…I smile. Because I know…the real you is here. The real you is staring me in the ring.”

James looks at Giovanni and storms to the ropes. He starts to yell at the stage.

Giovanni: “Don’t worry…because Jules is ready. But don’t you think we need more than the squared circle to let it all out. And all I want is a little thank you.”

James then looks at him and flips Giovanni off. Giovanni smiles.

Giovanni: “Just thank me, James.”

Giovanni smiles as James keeps flipping Giovanni off. He steps out of the ring and onto the apron as Giovanni turns and heads to the back. “Mad Hatter” plays in the background as the crowd cheers a bit.

Sharper: “What does that mean? He wants thanks?”

Knots: “It’s Giovanni. He’s in James’ head and he’s not ready to leave!”

Sharper: “James aggressively thinking about going to attack Giovanni, but managing to stay controlled here on Breakdown.”

Knots: “In eleven days, he doesn’t have to be!”

We cut backstage.

Backstage, Regan Street and Selena Frost are talking backstage by one of the monitors.

Regan: “Look, I need to apologize-“

Selena: “You don’t need to. With Datura there, frankly, given what she’s done in the past, even if she’s protecting you, I get it.”

Regan: “Still…”

Selena turns and glances at the monitor.

Selena: “Give how James is dealing with Giovanni…there’s something off there, but the fact is that we all need to deal with our fights. James with Gio. You with Datura. Me with Xander.”

Regan: “Still…I can’t wait for Rise to Greatness.”

Selena: “Me too…Some things can change then…And it’s in our hands to do it.”

The scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as we see Casterillo seated backstage on a storage crate. The crowd boos seeing him. Spirit Dansby is with him.

Spirit: “Welcome back to Breakdown. I’m Spirit Dansby and I’m here with Casterillo. You didn’t win the TV Championship and it looks like Glory Braddock has not only moved on, but is using you as some inspiration in her quest to become World Champion. You had wanted to muscle in on Glory’s affairs and-“

Casterillo: “Muscle in? She was the one who got involved in my affairs and I merely aimed to end it at Rise to Greatness. Give her a collapse she can look back on and cry about. But instead, she has let her hubris use her Trios Tournament in what will be a losing affair. She claims she is ready for Syren. That’s a fantasy if you ask me.”

Casterillo turns to Spirit.

Casterillo: “But again, when you call yourself the best in the world, it’s easy to prove it all wrong.”

Casterillo turns back to the camera.

Casterillo: “But if Glory thinks I will just move on then-“

Casterillo pauses as the camera pans out to show Angelica Jones.

Angelica: “Too bad, you have a choice now. You want to get to Glory, you can deal with me. I’m not watching her back just for Dark Fantasy.”

Casterillo smirks as Angelica then lunges and nails Casterillo with a forearm shot and then another. Casterillo nails her with a shot to the ribs and then another before swinging with a right hand. Angelica ducks and jumps up, grabbing Casterillo by the head. The crowd roars as officials then run into the scene.

Sharper: “Angelica Jones attacking Casterillo. A fight breaking out!”

Knots: “Casterillo got some good shot there, but Angelica holding on and trying to force him down! Casterillo can talk about Glory all he wants. Angelica Jones has her back!”

The crowd cheers as officials come in and try to pull them apart before we cut away.

The scene opens up at the announce position to see Adam Sharper and Jonathan Knots.

Sharper: “Angelica Jones not going to give Casterillo a free reign at Rise to Greatness.”

Knots: “The question there is if she knows what she’s getting into. She started the fight, but Casterillo got some good shots in and Casterillo has been completely focused on Glory since coming back.”

Sharper: “In any case, speaking of focused, this brings us to the next individual who will be enshrined in this year’s Hall of Fame. We’ve already got Syren and Ravyn Taylor going in. Tommy Valentine announced last week.”

Knots: “And well, we may not like this person, but their career is hard to argue with.”

The Breakdown logo comes up on the screen.

The sound of people screaming is heard before we see a shot of fire surrounding the ring and then a shot of a fist punching down into the middle of the ring. “Lucifer’s Angel” by The Rasmus then starts to play. We then see a shot of Damian Angel walking out of from the back before showing him with Kitty Black and then hitting the Martyr Syndrome on CHBK at Rise to Greatness. This followed by shots of Damian Angel hitting the snap bulldog on Greg Cherry, on Josh Hudson and on Shorty Jr. This is followed by a shot of him with Dillusion and Xander Valentine in the New Blood Rebellion.

Dawson: “One of the most dangerous and sadistic individuals in SCW history!”

Shots of Damian Angel nailing CHBK in the back with a steel chair follows before we see Damian Angel knocking James Exeter out of the ring and to the floor.

Dawson: “The SCW Adrenaline Champion showed he had enough adrenaline to do what he needed to do. Damian Angel is going to the promised land!”

We see a shot of Damian Angel looking around before smiling as we see him laughing before we see him looking across the ring at Chad Evans which is followed by a shot of Damian Angel attempting a Martyr Syndrome off the top rope and through the moved announce table on Brian Kinney. Shots of Damian Angel then looking across at The Real Speed who has been bolted onto the stage side with brackets. Damian Angel just laughs as he looks around.

Shots follow of Damian Angel holding the SCW Adrenaline Championship, before showing him standing over Scott Stonewall, driving a sledgehammer down into his back, before cutting to seeing him standing over Christian Savior, holding the Adrenaline Championship, and then showing him kicking Josh Hudson hard in the ribs. This is followed by a shot of him hitting the Martyr Syndrome on Josh Hudson and then holding the SCW World Championship.

Sharper: “I don’t believe it! History has been made tonight on Breakdown! Damian Angel is the SCW Champion!”

This is followed by shots of him standing holding the World Championship and then victorious at Rise to Greatness before the scene fades out.

“Hall of Fame” by The Script with will.i.am plays as the SCW Hall of Fame logo comes up on the screen followed by Damian Angel on the screen. The crowd roars and gives a mixed reaction.

Sharper: “Damian Angel, the Hellbound Messiah, Satan Himself, is in the SCW Hall of Fame, Class of 2019.”

Knots: “He’s done a lot. Former World Champion, former Adrenaline and Underground Champion. And he’s been a factor in SCW for over a decade. Even today.”

Sharper: “Messing with Konrad’s mind. Now affiliated with the Wonderland. Wonder what Giovanni thinks, but the night before Rise to Greatness, we will induct Damian Angel into the hall of fame.”

The still remains on the screen for a few moments longer.

“BELIEVE IT!”

At the sound of the familiar call, the true-believers are immediately on their feet in cheers as "The Truth About Our Time" by Allen/Lande brings forth a barrage purple-blue lights in the design of snowflakes across the arena. From the back, out walks The Snow Queen, herself, Selena Frost. He looks down at the ring and around it before starting to head to the ring.

Sharper: “Here’s someone else that may take some issue with Damian Angel, one Selena Frost.”

Knots: “And she’s thinking about last week. Got her hands on Xander. Took the fight to him and even got a chokeslam on the apron for her troubles.”

Sharper: “But we got a brief taste of what Xander Valentine vs. Selena Frost at Rise to Greatness could be. Eleven days away from that huge match.”

Selena reaches the ring and walks up the steel steps. She then looks around the arena before stepping into the ring. She walks across and asks for the microphone from Jason Phillips. Phillips walks over and hands one to her. Selena walks back to the middle of the ring and looks around. Her music fades out as Selena looks down, clearly a lot on her mind.

Selena: “I could talk about what I just saw, as I’ve had my issues with Damian Angel, but the matters of him and the Wonderland and whatever they are trying to accomplish…I have to step aside and wait. Because in the last couple of months, we’ve seen a lot of people who want to tear down everything around us. From Gio…to Damian….to Xander Valentine.”

The crowd boos, while some roar, making noise as Selena looks around.

Selena: “And last week, Xander, you and I were in this ring together. I stood alongside from friend, Regan, and we went up against you and Damian in a war. A war that ended not because one of us was down for the count. Not because one of us was defeated, but because Konrad Raab got involved. Now he’ll have to deal with those consequences later with Regan. But more importantly for our issue, Xander, you got to see us first hand and find out a couple of things.”

Selena pauses and looks at the camera.

Selena: “Number one…you found out just who the hell Regan Street and I are and why were are leading this company at the top!”

The crowd cheers.

Selena: “Number two…and I hope you were paying attention, but I’m not going stand here being afraid of you!”

The crowd cheers again.

Selena: “I went right for you every chance I got and I went to this corner and I dove onto you, taking chance after chance, because Xander, you need to know one thing. I have called myself the Face of this company and you’ve had a problem with that. You think it should be you. But everything evolves and I have worked my ass off to not only stand at the top of the ladder here in this company but by standing up to people like you who think better!”

Selena pauses and looks at the camera.

Selena: “From going after Mr. D, to threatening my wife, all because it’s what you do. Well after Rise to Greatness, you won’t be doing that anymore. You will find out that at Rise to Greatness, I am going to take whatever chance, do whatever I need to, to PUT…YOU…DOWN!”

The crowd cheers loudly as Selena continues to look right at the camera.

Selena: “And Xander, I am going to make this as simple for you. Threaten the world. Keep making this personal. Because I will BEAT you in the middle of this ring…and I will do it however I must…BELIEVE IT!”

Selena brings the microphone down. The crowd cheers as “The Truth About Our Time” by Allen/Lande starts to play. Selena continues to look at the camera.

Sharper: “Intense. But a clear message from the Snow Queen. She will not back down.”

Knots: “And she’ll do anything to win. And I’m worried about that. Xander Valentine may test just that!”

Selena drops the microphone. She then turns and starts to head to the ropes.

Sharper: “She said it all. Xander Valentine attacked Mr. D twice. Attacked the tour bus with Selena’s wife inside. And has been a source of violence and destruction for months.”

Knots: “And on top of that, Xander is upset Selena and Regan and others have taken his spot when he’s not done yet. He demands respect. Selena Frost…she may not respect him the person, but that’s about as clear respect for what Xander is capable of and why Selena needs to win in eleven days you could have.”

Selena Frost steps through the ropes and down to the floor. She then starts to head to the back before we cut away.

Backstage, we see Andrew Raynes walking through the backstage area. The crowd boos.

Sharper: “Well next, Andrew Raynes is going to show his true colours yet again. He faces Kelsai Adamson-Mason in preparation for facing Amy Chastaine at Rise to Greatness, here on Breakdown, next!”

The scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

Backstage, Breakdown returns where Jessica Winters is with Sasha in her office.

Jessica: “Welcome back to Breakdown. Jessica Winters here with our boss and Sasha, you mentioned earlier tonight in our production meeting you had a few announcements to make, but you had one planned for right now.”

Sasha: “Yes Jessica. See Rise to Greatness is a special show and with this being my first real opportunity to determine the card in full, I’ve been thinking. SCW has always been a place of opportunity, regardless of what some people may claim. And I look at some individuals on the roster. Alexis Quinne, a former World Champion, Dustin Adams, always overshadowed by Andrew Raynes, Max Kane who is a cult like figure…Frankly, they deserve an opportunity. One either to get their careers back on track or one to build some momentum or even just to get a shot they’ve dreamed of. So as you know, before Rise to Greatness goes on the air on Sunday July 21, we have a pre-show live from the stadium. That night, any of those individuals not booked can enter a battle royal. The winner, their choice, they can either challenge for US or the Adrenaline Championship at Apocalypse.”

The crowd roars.

Jessica: “Giving a chance to determine the next challenger.”

Sasha: “Give that opportunity-“

The door opens as Zero storms into the room.

Zero: “Whoa…hey, I didn’t realize you were that hot in person.”

Sasha: “Excuse me?”

Zero: “We can talk more about that in a moment, but I demand an opportunity at revenge. I was ruthlessly attacked for no reason by Jake Starr. He came out, he assaulted me, I want the opportunity for justice. I’ve gotten to see his true colours. I’ve been told how he was wrestling’s bad boy and well, it’s clear he needs to get his ass kicked by yours truly.”

Sasha: “So you want a match against him? You know what, Zero, given that he’s not taken to you well and frankly, I can only guess why…”

Sasha motions to Jessica.

Zero: “I know. I’m awesome. But some people can’t handle that. But you…now, I’m not sure-“

Sasha: “Just stop there…you want Jake. You’ve got it. Just please leave my office.”

Zero: “Playing hard to get. No problem. Plus, with the cameras around. Got it. Mum’s the word.”

Zero turns and heads off as Sasha shakes her head.

Sasha: “I now know why my dad sometimes regretted hiring some people.”

Jessica: “Jake can probably help with that.”

Sasha: “We’ll see.”

We cut away.

Kelsai Adamson-Mason vs. Andrew Raynes

“Remember the Name” by Fort Minor plays throughout the arena as the crowd cheers some. Kelsai Adamson-Mason walks out from the back and looks around as Amy Chastaine walks out with her and stands with her. Kelsai looks out and takes a deep breath as she then starts to head to the ring.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a ten minute time limit. First, accompanied by Amy Chastaine, from Seattle, Washington, she is Kelsai Adamson-Mason!”

Getting to the ring, Kelsai jumps from the floor to the ring apron before she steps through the ropes, reveals her simple all white attire, and goes to her corner. She puts on her smile, waving a bit before she gets ready for her match. Amy Chastaine walks around and goes to her corner.

Sharper: “Kelsai Adamson-Mason has only officially been in SCW for just over a month and she may have one of the biggest matches of her career.”

Knots: “No. Not biggest. Most dangerous. Andrew Raynes is not looking to have a wrestling match. He’s looking to send a message to Amy Chastaine.”

Sharper: “And this is also, I should note, the last thing Amy wants. Kelsai should have her own career and Amy is now at the center of it.”

The arena goes dark and strobe lights pulse through the arena as "Through Struggle" hits the speakers. The crowd erupts into raucous boos as the lights dim around the entrance ramp, smoke begins to rise. After the intro kicks in, the lights start flashing as the smoke gets thicker, after a few moments we see Andrew Raynes appear through the smoke, his head shifted towards the ring, focused, a cold stare. He stands there for a few seconds still looking around, devoid of the fans. He starts walking slowly with a smirk on his face.

Phillips: “Her opponent, from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, he is Andrew Raynes!”

As he continues to look focused, he makes his way down the ramp, ignoring the fans. He walks down towards the ring where he slides in under the bottom rope. He pops up in the middle of the ring and looks at Amy. He walks over to the ropes and yells at her.

Raynes: “Ready to see any and all memories of you GONE, Amy!”

Sharper: “Raynes already getting in Amy’s face.”

Knots: “Amy’s just glaring at him. Don’t respond. Not worth it!”

Sharper: “Raynes may not give her a choice.”

Kelsai then walks over and grabs Raynes and spins him around. Raynes just turns to her as Amy looks at Kelsai concerned. Kelsai looks at Raynes, trying to keep her brave face on.

Raynes: “Ring the damn bell!”

Knots: “Kelsai! What are you doing?!”

Sharper: “Kelsai pulling Raynes away from Amy!”

Raynes smirks as the official calls for the bell. Raynes then looks at Kelsai, smirking and tells her to come at him. Kelsai looks at him and then Amy before turning back to Raynes. Raynes then just smacks her. Kelsai drops to the mat. Amy grabs at the bottom rope, but stops before Raynes turns to her.

Raynes: “Get back, bitch! This is HER night.”

The crowd boos as Amy looks at Raynes with pure anger as Raynes turns around and Kelsai starts to get up and Raynes grabs Kelsai and pulls her to her feet, only for Kelsai to jump up and flips forward, taking Raynes through into a pin.

Raynes kicks out. The crowd cheers. Raynes gets up, stunned as Kelsai gets up and Andrew turns only for Kelsai to hit a step up enziguri. Raynes drops down to his hands and knees. The crowd cheers as Kelsai looks around before running to the ropes. Raynes gets up to his feet as Kelsai springboards to the top rope and dives back with a missile dropkick. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Springboard dropkick! Kelsai is using her speed. Raynes completely shocked!”

Knots: “Cover her!”

Amy applauds as Kelsai goes for the pin.

Raynes kicks out. He turns and gets up as Kelsai runs into the ropes. She bounces off and Raynes scoops her up on the rebound and tilt-a-whirls her around into a vicious powerslam. The crowd ohs as Andrew rolls over to a seated position.

Sharper: “And just like that, Raynes stops Kelsai!”

Knots: “Turning her up and around and planting her.”

Andrew then gets up and smirks before looking at Amy. Kelsai rolls over, reaching for the ropes. She grabs them and starts to pull herself up as Andrew Raynes turns around and clubs her hard in the back and then again and again. She then dumps her over the top rope and Kelsai falls to the apron and then to the floor. Andrew Raynes drops down to the floor. Amy walks around. (1) Kelsai starts to get up and Raynes grabs her and pulls her up. (2)

Raynes: “Thank Kelsai for this night! Your last one in the ring!”

Raynes knees her in the ribs and drives her face first into the apron. (3) Kelsai falls to a knee and Raynes drags her up and hoists her up onto her shoulder. (4) He turns and throws her face first into the ring steps. (5) Raynes turns back to Amy.

Raynes: “Keep watching!”

He turns back as Kelsai grabs at the ring apron trying to get up only for Raynes to kicks her in the ribs. (6) He stops her in the ribs again and again and again. (7) He then grabs her and pulls her up. (8) He sees the count and rolls her in.

Raynes: “Not done yet Amy! All on you! This is your future! Black out Academy! F[bleep]in’ joke!”

Raynes rolls in. Kelsai rolls over and goes to her hands and knees only for Raynes to drive his elbow into the back of her head.

Sharper: “Rayne taunting Amy the entire time. Kelsai Adamson-Mason is just outmatched right now!”

Knots: “This is just getting scary. He watched the count, rolled her back in before ten. He wants Amy to either watch her get dismantled or do something about it!”

Raynes then elbows her again and hoists her up for a back suplex before just throwing her forward onto her back. Kelsai rolls over. Andrew turns to Amy.

Raynes: “Come on! This is what you set them up for?!”

Raynes then walks over and stomps Kelsai in the face. She rolls over. Raynes then walks over and smirks. He drags Kelsai up and looks at her before kneeing her in the ribs. He pulls her in and hooks her head before looking around and then goes to lift her up, but Kelsai hooks her leg in between his and rolls through for an inside cradle!

The crowd roars and Andrew gets free.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Kelsai Adamson-Mason!”

Amy jumps up and celebrates as Andrew looks around. Kelsai starts to get up and smiles before turning and Andrew immediately knocks her down with a hard right hand. Amy slides in.

Sharper: “Kelsai Adamson-Mason with the upset!”

Knots: “But Raynes…come on!”

Sharper: “Hard right hand. A shot right to the jaw. Amy’s in there.”

Knots: “Be careful. He may want this!”

Amy gets up and Andrew turns to her and Amy and Andrew stand a few steps away from each other. Amy then lunges and goes for Andrew, but Andrew drops down and rolls out of the ring. He laughs. Andrew looks in and backs up as Amy turns to Kelsai. She checks on her as Andrew then slides back in slowly, trying to sneak back in. The crowd roars, trying to warn Amy. Andrew gets up and Amy gets up and turns. Andrew just laughs.

Raynes: “Next time Amy. Don’t worry. Giving you more spotlight though!”

Raynes backs up and exits the ring. This time, he walks around as Amy watches him. Andrew heads around the ring, snapping at some fans before he goes to the rampway and yells at Amy before heading to the back.

“The Old Me” by Memphis May Fire plays as the Breakdown logo comes up on the screen before a shot of Regan Street vs. Konrad Raab follows.

Sharper: “Regan Street is ready to fight. Konrad better be ready too.”

Knots: “But will Datura play a role? What about our newest hall of famer? We’ll find out!”

The scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

Regan Street vs. Konrad Raab

The arena goes dark. The sound of a Hellcat scratching through the screen is seen with a roar. Pyro shoots out as “Who's Next” by Porcelain Black plays throughout the arena. Regan Street walks out in her cat suit and ensemble with her younger sister, Mikaela behind her. She stands at the entrance way looking out into the crowd as they cheer.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a fifteen minute time limit. First, accompanied by Mikaela Street, she is from Santa Monica, California, the SCW Adrenaline Champion, she is the Hellcat, Regan Street!”

Regan turns to Mikaela. They both nod before she looks around at the crowd, before walking to the ring determined for her next match and starts to make her way down to the ring followed by Mikaela. Regan Street gets to the apron and hops up to the ring; she flips over the ropes back first to some cheers from the fans, Mikaela slides after her. Once inside the ring Regan goes to the corner, climbing it and posing in her own confident way as Mikaela claps before dropping down and walking to the middle of the ring where she takes off her entrance attire and nods to her sister, handing her the gear and she makes her way to the corner while the Hellcat stands waiting to start her fight. Regan then cart wheels and ruffles her hair before starting to pace, awaiting the arrival of Konrad Raab.

Sharper: “Konrad Raab about to compete for the first time since Taking Hold of the Flame but he’s been active.”

Knots: “Regan Street was his target last week. He has a death wish or something.”

Sharper: “But we should note that he was hesitant. It wasn’t until Damian Angel pushed him that he went. Regan doesn’t care. The question for her is whether Datura stays away!”

“Cold as Ice” by M.O.P plays over the sound system. The music plays for a few moments before we see Konrad Raab walk out from the back wearing the multi-coloured mask that Giovanni Aries and Damian Angel gave him. He looks down at the ring and smiles a bit before cracking his neck before then nodding and heading down to the ring. The crowd boos as Konrad Raab walks to the ring.

Phillips: “Her opponent, from Cologne, Germany, he is The Iceman, Konrad Raab!”

He ignores the fans as he walks over to the steel steps. He then walks up the steel steps and looks up at Regan. He then just keeps looking at Regan as Regan snaps at him to get into the ring. Konrad Raab slowly does and looks across. The confident smirk is gone. Instead, it is one of uncertainty as he looks across.

Sharper: “Look at the eyes. That’s…that’s different.”

Knots: “That’s not calm. That’s not what we saw at Taking Hold of the Flame.”

Sharper: “Fear?”

Knots: “I don’t think it’s that either.”

Sharper: “Konrad Raab always respected Regan Street. Even when Regan Street was much more aggressive. But in recent weeks, he’s been involved in taking her on, but hesitantly.”

Regan snaps at the official to ring the damn bell. Konrad keeps watching Regan before the official calls for the bell. Konrad then extends his arms and slowly turns around, turning his back to Regan. Regan looks at him confused.

Knots: “He’s turning his back on her! Insulting her more?”

Sharper: “I don’t know. Or maybe…he’s extending his arms. I don’t know what to think!”

Regan turns to Mikaela before turning back to Konrad and shrugs before running over and nailing Konrad hard in the back. He drops to the mat as the crowd roars. They cheer as Regan stomps away at Konrad over and over. Konrad takes his shots, not even covering up as Regan stomps him in the back and then even catches him in the back of the head before kicking him in the ribs and Konrad rolls to the floor. He ends up on his feet and staggers to the barricade. He then stops as the crowd boos. Regan then backs up and snaps at him. (1)

Regan: “You just accepting the ass-kicking now?”

Just as Regan says that, the crowd starts to boo louder. The cameras cut to the entrance way to show Damian Angel walking down from the back, looking annoyed. (2) Konrad Raab turns and leans on the barricade as Damian Angel walks down to the ring. (3) Regan Street just looks at him before stepping back and looking at Konrad. (4)

Regan: “Need Damian to pin your balls on then, huh?”

The crowd who hears that ohs as Damian walks over to Konrad. Konrad looks down at the barricade as Damian gets in Konrad’s face. (5)

Damian: “What is wrong with you? You can now be your purpose! Get in there and be the instrument of destruction you know you can be.”

Regan just looks on as Konrad pushes off and turns to the ring. (6) He slides in. He then gets up and then turns back to the corner. Damian Angel looks in and then pulls himself up onto the apron. The crowd boos as Regan steps over, but the official tells her to get back as he turns to Damian and Damian ignores him, still berating Konrad, before the lights then go out. The crowd erupts in cheers.

Sharper: “Oh no…I think we know who is showing up!”

Knots: “And Regan Street isn’t going to be happy!”

The lights remain out for a few seconds before coming on and Regan looks around as does Damian before we see Datura is not in the ring, but instead, she is sitting on a steel folding chair at the top of the rampway. She sits back, smirking as Regan turns to her. In the ring though, we also notice Konrad Raab is no longer turned away from Regan, but instead looking right at Damian Angel, his eyes wide open.

Sharper: “Datura on the stage! She’s respecting Regan tonight, it seems!”

Knots: “But look at Konrad! Konrad’s snapped!”

Konrad then grabs Damian from behind and throws him back with a German suplex into the middle turnbuckle. The crowd ohs and Konrad rolls over as Damian falls to a knee. He starts to get up and Konrad nails him with a hard left to the ribs and then a right. Left. Right. Left. Right. Finally then backing up and nailing him with a European uppercut and Damian goes up and over the top rope. The crowd cheering as Konrad Raab brutalizes Damian!

Sharper: “Konrad Raab is assaulting Damian Angel!”

Knots: “He’s been freed I guess. But wrong target!”

Sharper: “He’s striking the holy hell out of Satan!”

Knots: “Regan has a front row seat. She’s just watching this stunned. And Datura is watching it all!”

Damian rolls over as Konrad steps through the ropes and down to the floor. (1) He nails Damian with a hard right and then a left. (2) Damian staggers to the barricade before Raab backs up and runs at him and clotheslines him up and over the top rope to the floor. (3) Raab steps over as Regan walks forward, extending her arms. (4) Raab nails Damian with a hard European uppercut and he staggers through the crowd as the crowd cheers. (5) Raab then walks over and grabs him, but Damian elbows him in the ribs.(6) He then elbows him again and nails him with a hard right. He grabs Konrad and turns and runs him into where the boards would be. Konrad turns. (7) Damian kicks him in the ribs and then again before going a third time, but Konrad blocks it and gets up before pulling him in and hitting a belly to belly suplex on the floor. (8) The crowd roars. Konrad gets up and lets out a yell. (9) The crowd cheers as Damian slowly gets up and moves back. Konrad follows and nails him again. (10) The bell sounds as Damian staggers off and along the back as security shows up and tries to get between them.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via countout, the Hellcat, Regan Street!”

The crowd roars a bit, while some cheer, others boo, but then cheers take over as Datura gets up, takes her chair and folds it up before starting to walk down to the ring.

Sharper: “Konrad and Damian fighting through the crowd. Konrad snapping and going after Damian!”

Knots: “But while Regan Street gets the win and she wanted a fight, she may now get the fight!”

Sharper: “Datura heading to the ring and with that chair she was sitting on.”

Datura heads to the ring and smiles as she stops at the end of the rampway. Regan just looks at her before Datura calmly walks to the steel steps. She walks up them and looks into the ring again, making Regan think about everything, before stepping along the apron and stepping into the ring. She smiles as Regan turns to her as the crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Everyone on their feet here in Nashville!”

Knots: “They are waiting to see what is going to happen in this mental warfare Datura is playing with Regan!”

Sharper: “And let’s not forget. Earlier this year, at one point, they duelled with chairs. And Datura’s been calling back to everything they had previously done. Regan helping her out too!|

Datura looks at Regan, still holding the chair. She then steps forward and up to Regan as Rgean keeps her eyes on Datura. Datura then drops the steel chair in front of Regan. Datura smiles as she slowly turns around and extends her arms. Regan looks at the chair and then to Datura. The crowd roars. Datura smiles and closes her eyes as Regan then kicks the chair, causing it to slide out of the ring. She then grabs Datura and spins her around. She then brings her fist up and looks at Datura, saying something to her.

Sharper: “I think she’s saying that she’s not going to touch her until Rise to Greatness.”

Knots: “It sure as hell isn’t because of protection reasons!”

Sharper: “Datura knows that!”

Datura smiles as Regan backs up and rolls out of the ring. The crowd boos some as Datura then sits down in the middle of the ring, moving to a cross-legged position, and continues to look out. Regan just lowers her head and walks to the back as Mikaela runs around, holding Regan’s title, and joining her as she walks off. Datura remains in the ring smiling as Breakdown fades to commercials.

COMMERCIALS

Backstage, we see Jake Starr standing backstage with Spirit Dansby.

Spirit: “Welcome back to Breakdown. I’m Spirit Dansby and I am standing here with Jake Starr and Jake, earlier tonight, Zero asked for a match with you at Rise to Greatness-“

Jake: “Hold on. Sorry to interrupt, but I think I need to issue an apology.”

Spirit: “Well he did say that you attacked him and-“

Jake: “Oh…hell no. I don’t care about that. I’d do it again and probably knock him around more. I do need to say thanks to Crissy Gardner. But no, I need to apologize to Zero though…Jason Zero. I am SOOOOOOOO sorry I thought that that masked freak was you. He’s FAR more annoying and douchebaggy than you. I got a bit concerned earlier, but when I saw him talking to Sasha, I went…there’s no way that’s Jason Zero. And well here we are. So Jason, buddy, sorry…Now carry on.”

Spirit: “Alright…any comments about Zero’s challenge.”

Jake clears his throat.

Jake: “Well…this dumbass just challenged me at an event I kick ass at, so I guess he wants to get his ass kicked and after last week, I owe him an ass-kicking. Funny how that works. And well, looks like I’m back to the big stage and Zero, you get to greet me. Don’t worry…I’ll make fun for both of us…except the losing part. You’re losing. Sorry. Hate to break it to you. But other than that…Have fun!”

Jake turns and heads off. The crowd cheers as we cut away.

Breakdown returns to the ring to see Sasha in the middle of the ring as we see Ryan Watson, holding a microphone and Autumn Valentine in one corner, the Truelove Twins with Ikiro Yoshida in another corner with Paris holding a microphone, Embers and Ashes in another corner, and finally Red Empire, where Ruby Amarant is on the floor, but Scarlet Grey is on the apron, leaning over the top rope, intentionally showing off her cleavage.

Sharper: “Welcome back and Sasha, our boss is in the ring, with some of SCW’s tag division.”

Sasha: “Welcome back to the ring. As you can see here, I have four of the top teams in SCW’s tag division in the ring with me. I have the Truelove Twins…”

The crowd cheers a bit.

Sasha: “Red Empire!”

The crowd boos.

Sasha: “A spunky new team getting better by the week, Embers and Ashes!”

Ash smiles as Ember keeps an eye on everyone as the crowd cheers.

Sasha: “And finally, No Effs to Give-“

Ryan: “C’mon. We’re all adults ere. Just say it. No fu-“

Sasha: “How about we move on?”

Ryan smirks.

Sasha: “Now, before I announce why I’ve brought you all out here, I would like to ask the SCW World Tag Team Champions, Kandis and Tommy Valentine to please join us in the ring!”

The crowd gives a mixed reaction and a few moments pass before the arena's lights cut out completely, plunging the whole room into darkness for several seconds before the screens light up to display a countdown.

THOMAS VALENTINE WILL BLOW THE
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The screens show static for a few seconds before going dark once more. The black screen starts to pulse now like a heartbeat and on each pulse that reverberates round the arena before we cut to the big screen as we see Tommy Valentine, shirtless, sitting down on a chair backstage in the hallway. He leans back.

Tommy: “Yeah…sorry about that. Got something else on the mind right now, but I can take a five minute break and listen to what you gotta say.”

Sasha looks around.

Sasha: “Well I would prefer if you came out here but…”

Tommy glances off screen. He smirks.

Tommy: “If you’re afraid of that Ryan was gonna say, you may not want both of us out there.”

The crowd roars as Sasha looks down and shakes her head.

Sasha: “Fair enough…”

Paris then steps up.

Paris: “Look, we can drop this charade. It’s something about the World Tag Team Titles. And the fact that we’re all out here makes me feel like we’re about to get slapped in the face.”

London goes to stop Paris.

Paris: “No. We’ve beaten No Wins To Give. We’ve decolonized the Red Empire and we don’t need to waste time snuffing out the embers.”

The crowd boos.

Sasha: “That’s not your decision. Because frankly, London, Paris, you had your chance last month and you didn’t get the job done. And yeah, you may be a great team, but you’ve not been able to get over that hump. And I see four teams out here and also could use the opportunity. So if you’re that good, you’ll get through them all in one night.”

The crowd roars.

Ryan: “Dun worry…this time, we got em figured out. And if not…we’ll just make sure they fall flat on dem huge foreheads.”

Paris: “What did you say?”

Sasha: “Alright…everyone!”

Sasha looks around as Scarlet keeps showing herself off. As that happens, Ember Young walks over and talks into the microphone.

Ember: “One night?”

Tommy smirks on the big screen, his eyes occasionally moving offcamera.

Sasha: “Exactly. See, what we’re going to do is at Rise to Greatness preshow, the night before the big event…You four teams will compete in a single elimination tournament. The winning team will challenge the Jackass and Big Ass Connection at Rise to Greatness for the World Tag Team Championship. You want to prove something. You want to get another shot. You want to shock the world…you can do it as part of the biggest weekend in wrestling!”

The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Huge news. A huge opportunity!”

Knots: “Two established teams. Two new ones!”

Scarlet then enters the ring. She walks over to Sasha and stands up to her, looking at her and pulling the microphone close to her.

Scarlet: “How nice. And to give a preview, you had Ruby and I taking on a team we already beat in Embers and Ashes.”

Ember steps up.

Ember: “Care to try again!”

Scarlet smiles.

Scarlet: “What’s in it for us?”

Sasha nods.

Sasha: “That’s fair. What’s in it for you two? Well both teams…well despite the arrogance, I think we can say that the Truelove Twins are the number one seed? Fair?”

Ikiro nods and points up before pointing to both London and Paris and then pointing two fingers and looking around a bit confused.

Sasha: “Whoever wins can choose whether they face the Trueloves or No Effs to Give in the first round. Whoever wins can determine who they think they can get through to the end.”

Ryan nods and then steps up.

Ryan: “Ah c’mon. We could just wreck this joint instead.”

Ryan suddenly kicks Ikiro in the ribs before Autumn runs at Paris and nails her with forearms. Ember and Ash look around before Ruby pulls London out of the ring. Sasha backs up as Ryan kicks Ikiro in the ribs again and again before Ruby turns and throws London into the barricade, still catching her offguard. Scarlet then turns as Scarlet goes after Ember. Ember then nails Scarlet with a couple of hard rights as the crowd roars. Autumn clubs Paris again and again before Ryan goes over and nails Ember from behind. Ash then jumps up and tackles him down. The crowd cheers. Ash gets a few shots in as Ryan covers up. Autumn turns and heads over and pulls her off as the crowd cheers. Autumn nails her with a shot and then another before Paris gets up and runs over and jumps up, taking Autumn up and over the top rope to the floor.

Sharper: “Autumn attacking Ash as Ryan and Autumn starting a damn near riot!”

Knots: “And Paris now getting a shot at Autumn! Don’t piss them off!”

Sasha looks around, now on the floor as officials come down from the back. The crowd cheers as the chaos continues. On the big screen, Tommy is nowhere to be found, having headed off, presumably for his celebration with Kandis.

Sharper: “Officials coming down. We’re going to try and get some order. But when we return, Red Empire and Embers and Ashes in tag action, winners determine who they face in this contendership tournament just announced. That’s next!”

Scarlet starts to get up as Ash pulled herself up and Ruby enters the ring and nails Ash. Ryan turns as London heads around and Paris nails Autumn with a shot before officials pull her back. The scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

Red Empire (Ruby Amarant & Scarlet Grey) vs. Embers and Ashes (Ash Harte & Ember Young)

Breakdown returns as we see Ember Young in the ring with Scarlet Grey, kicking her in the corner as Ash Harte is in one corner and Ruby Amarant is in another.

Sharper: “Welcome back to Breakdown. Embers and Ashes facing Red Empire. The Trueloves and No Fruit to Give.”

Knots: “No Fruit? Jesus. First frogs, now fruit.”

Ikiro: “What kinda fruit? EyeYoshi like fruit. Especially sweet fruit!”

Sharper: “And Ikiro Yoshida has managed to still end up out here.”

Knots: “Hid or something. Security got everyone else out here.”

Ikiro: “EyeYoshi real good at hiding. Get good scouting for Twins!”

Ember whips Scarlet across and runs after and jumps up and hits a running splash. Scarlet staggers out and Ember nails her from behind with a clothesline. She dives for the pin.

Scarlet kicks out. She turns and starts to get up and Ember grabs her and starts to take her to Ash, but Scarlet elbows her in the ribs and then again before grabbing Scarlet’s head and pulling it down into a knee. Ember staggers back and Scarlet runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits a Lou Thesz Press, taking Ember down and pressing her chest right into the face of Ember for the pin.

Ember kicks out and Scarlet crawls forward and looks right into the official’s eyes and winks before getting up.

Ikiro: “EyeYoshi tried that once. Got slapped.”

Knots: “You don’t quite have the attributes Scarlet Grey has!”

Sharper: “Grey is trying to seduce the official, trying to get some advantage early. The winner of this has an advantage. They effectively determine seeding for the just announce tag team contendership tournament to take place at the Rise to Greatness pre-show.”

Ikiro: “EyeYoshi predicts Trueloves!”

Knots: “Like em? I thought you were firmly planted to Sienna’s ass.”

Ikiro: “Then she couldn’t walk. How inconsiderate would EyeYoshi be!”

Scarlet turns and forearms Ember in the jaw. She then kicks her in the ribs and hits a snap suplex. She turns and tags in Ruby. Ruby enters and Ember stirs only for Ruby to hit a front elbow drop to the jaw. She then goes for the pin.

Ember kicks out. Ruby grabs Ember and pulls her up and snapmares her over before holding on and twisting her back up and wrenching the arm before pushing her to the ropes. She fires her off. Ember bounces off and Ruby goes to lift her up, but Ember spins through and lands behind her. Ruby turns and Ember kicks her in the ribs and hits an implant DDT. Ruby rolls over as Ember turns and looks around before rolling toward Ash and tagging Ash in. Ash climbs up to the top rope. Ruby gets up and Ember dives off and hits a crossbody into a pin.

Sharper: “Huge crossbody! Ruby down!”

Ruby kicks out.

Ikiro: “Too high. Ruby able to kick out.”

Knots: “Doing some analysis now.”

Ikiro: “EyeYoshi a master of the craft.”

Sharper: “So why are you with the Trueloves then if you were trying to get back with Sienna? They’re on the outs.”

Ikiro: “Trueloves the only ones looking out for EyeYoshi. They care. And they’re willing to help me give EyeYoshi what he wants.”

Knots: “Which is?”

Ikiro: “Revenge!”

Ruby turns and Ash forearms her and then spins around and nails Scarlet with a shot before spinning back and kicking Ruby in the ribs. She then hooks Ruby up and hits a swinging neckbreaker. She goes for another pin.

Ruby kicks out. Ash gets up and Ruby rolls to the ropes. Ash follows up and Ruby catches her with a back elbow. Ash stumbles back and Ruby hits a dropkick. She rolls over and runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits a sliding forearm shot to the jaw. Ruby turns and tags in Scarlet. Scarlet smiles as Ruby turns back and grabs Ash. She pushes Ash up into Scarlet’s chest before Ruby pulls Ash’s legs out from under her into a wheelbarrow. She hoists her up and Scarlet drops her face first before Ruby hits a wheelbarrow suplex. Scarlet dives over into a pin.

Ember breaks it up. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Only two as Ember Young makes the break. And Embers and Ashes have had a rough go so far, but they are getting better. Ember getting the rust off. Ash getting experience.”

Knots: “It’s all going to come together. But they need to have it happen sooner rather than later if they want to compete on the big stage.”

Ikiro: “If not, they can do karaoke with EyeYoshi!”

Knots: “Well you would be surrounded by plenty of twins then.”

Ember returns to the corner as Scarlet gets up and looks at her before walking over to Ash and stepping over her. She then hits a splits into a leg drop. The crowd ohs. She rolls over and nails her with a couple of shots to the face before Scarlet pulls her up and then turns and whips her into the corner. Just as she does that, Scarlet walks over to the official and gets his attention, leading him over to the corner as Scarlet goes for a choke with her boot. The crowd boos as we then see Ryan Watson and Autumn Valentine running down from the back.

Sharper: “Hey! Wait a minute!”

Knots: “They may have no fruit to give, but they don’t have something else that starts with f to give either!”

Ikiro: “This not fair…”

Ryan Watson and Autumn run over and Autumn nails Ember in the back as the official is focused on Scarlet, reprimanding her. Ikiro throws off his headset and heads around the ring as Autumn and Ryan pull Ember off and down to the mats. The crowd ohs as Autumn turns to Ember, but Ikiro runs around and Ryan turns and goes to nail him. He misses and Ikiro ducks and hits kick to the ribs. Autumn then goes for Ikiro, but Ikiro ducks and nails her with a forearm shot. As Scarlet has the official distracted, Ash runs out and nails Scarlet from behind. The official turns and sees Ikiro fighting off both Ryan and Autumn before Ash sees it too and Ruby enters only to grab her from behind and hit the Ruby Cutter. The crowd boos as Ruby rolls out of the ring. Scarlet turns and goes for the pin as Ruby gets his attention.

Ikiro knocks Ryan down before Autumn low blows Ikiro. Ryan winces and gets up and past Ikiro as the referee counts.

Phillips: “Here is your winner via pinfall, Red Empire!”

The crowd boos as Scarlet rolls off. She smiles and pushes her top up as Ruby helps her up. They have their arms raised. Ryan and Autumn head to the back as Autumn glances back to the ring. Ruby and Scarlet look at them before Ikiro winces, holding himself. Ember gets up on the apron and then pulls herself into the ring. She runs over toward Scarlet and Ruby who bail. Ember stops at the ropes and backs up.

Sharper: “Ember going right for Scarlet and Ruby as Red Empire wins with a big assist from No Effs to Give!”

Knots: “Ryan and Autumn were linked to them with Katya around. Looks like it’s still a loose alliance!”

Sharper: “And Ikiro Yoshida, Ember Young, Ash Harte…they’re feeling the results. But Ember Young chasing them off. Red Empire now can pick who they face.”

Knots: “I wonder who, hmmm?”

Red Empire look around as Ember turns to Ash as we cut away.

We go backstage and Jessica Winters is standing by with Bree Lancaster. Bree is in her gear ready for her match, and has her title belt over her shoulder. The crowd boos at the sight.

Jessica: “I'm here with United States Champion Bree Lancaster, and Bree, in moments you will be competing in a non-title bout against Brittany Lohan in what will be her final regular television match. Can you tell me what's going through your head right now?”

Bree: “Normally I would give you some snarky comment Jessica, but this time out of respect for my opponent, I am going to answer properly. When Britt announced she was calling it a day on her career at Rise to Greatness, I knew I had to find a way to be on the list of her last few opponents. I watched her kick ass with reckless abandon when I was still in high school. She is part of why I became so determined to do this, and be the best I can be. I am honored to have become her friend through Sienna, and yeah, she balked at first at granting my request to face her, but that's just how Britt is. Tough, she wants people to earn everything. She doesn't hold her thoughts back, friend or foe. I respect that about her.”

Bree pauses.

Bree: “That's why when we get in the ring later, I want Britt to know that I don't want her to hold back. I get the whole nostalgia trip last week, the feel-good moment picking up a win with her former tag partner. But that's not the Brittany that I admit intimidated me when I was a teenager. That's not the Brittany Lohan who left a path of destruction in her wake. That is NOT the Brittany Lohan that Rachel Tatum Lee wants to fight at Rise to Greatness.”

Bree turns to the camera.

Bree: “So, Britt? I have an offer for you. I need a real test before I am set to defend this championship against Aaron Blackboune, and you have one last chance to bring out the War Machine that everyone wants to see clash with the Violent Kind. When the bell rings, I don't want you to wrestle me like a friend. I want you to fight me like your legacy depends on it. In a way, it kinda does. Last TV match, right? So. Bring me your worst, babe. Because your worst is also your best, and that's what I want to face... the War Machine.”

Bree turns back to Jessica and gives her a smirk.

Bree: “I hope she listens.”

Jessica: “I... uh.... I'm pretty sure she heard you...”

Jessica looks over Bree's shoulder. Bree turns around, and the camera pulls back to reveal Brittany Lohan, battle ready in her gear. She stares down at Bree, glaring. Bree stares back up at her, not backing down. In fact, she steps closer. Lohan glares a little harder, then nods. The two women continue to stare each other down as Jessica looks on before Breakdown goes to commercials.

COMMERCIALS

Backstage, Ember Young and Ash Harte return to their locker room and see Crissy Gardner getting ready for her match.

Ember: “Oh, hey Crissy-“

Crissy: “Oh god…I’m sorry. I totally forgot-“

Ember: “Relax. It’s fine. I know this is a big night for you.”

Ash: “Plus, just another loss…at least this was because someone else got involved…but yeah…”

Crissy: “Maybe you need to try something different. But…sorry, you’re right. I’m trying to make sure I take advantage of this. Become TV champion…turn things around…”

Ember: “Well we’ll come out with you. Make sure you know you’ve got this.”

Crissy takes a deep breath.

Ash: “Of course!”

Crissy: “Let’s hope…”

Breakdown cuts back to the ring.

Sharper: “Crissy Gardner is focused on her TV title match.”

Knots: “A lot of people want to get over that hump. Get something big going into Rise to Greatness. Be careful about the pressure though.”

Bree Lancaster vs. Brittany Lohan

The lights dim as a voice backed by piano music fill the arena.

{That's the price you pay.... Leave behind your heartache, cast away
Just another product of today.... Rather be the hunter than the prey
And you're standing on the edge, face up... 'cause you're a NATURAL}

As the heavy music of Imagine Dragons kicks in the lights come back up and Bree Lancaster is standing on the stage, dressed in her black silk robe and her arms spread wide. Bree looks up as white sparks shower down behind her from the top of the set to the stage. Scott Burnside appears behind her. The crowd boos heavily.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a fifteen minute time limit. First, making her way to the ring, from New Orleans, Louisiana and being accompanied by Scott Burnside, she is the SCW United States Champion, Bree Lancaster!"

The chorus continues as Bree and Scott make their way down the ramp, Bree holding her arms out all the way to the ring. She stops at the steps and Scott goes up ahead of her. Bree follows and Scott holds the ropes open for her to step through. Bree walks to the center of the ring, turning as she does. When she stops Scott then pulls on the silver belt holding her robe closed. The robe opens, revealing her black shimmery gear and the SCW United States Championship. Bree pulls the robe off and tosses it aside, where it lands over the top rope. She then walks a circle in the ring showing off her title, before going to the corner. Scott is on the outside and pulls her robe off the ropes as her music fades out. Bree hands the title to him too.

Sharper: “Bree Lancaster pretty confident going into this one. And maybe that may be a problem for her. Brittany Lohan given a wake-up call last week by Rachel Tatum Lee. May have gotten another one moments ago.”

Knots: “We’ll see there. Then again, Bree Lancaster, confident? I’d say arrogant! And again, that’s just her state of being. If it blows up in her face, all the better!”

“I Am Machine” by Three Days Grace blasts over the loudspeakers as the lights in the arena go out and the fans instantly start to boo heavily when they recognize whose theme song it is. Just a spotlight focuses on the curtains of the entrances the clips once again fades away into the words that read: “Bleeding you is more than just torment.”

The curtains slowly start to part as Brittany Lohan, slips through the curtain like a slithering snake. She looks like everything, but relaxed as her whole body is tensed looking like she’s ready to strike at the drop of a dime like a coiled cobra. Her icy eyes pan around the arena and the fans closest to the ramp and she snarls at a few of them get a little too vocal with her. However, the moment that her eyes catch the glimpse of the ring she shuts the fans out and turns all of her attention to the squared circle.

Phillips: “Her opponent, from San Diego, California, she is the War Machine, Brittany Lohan!”

With clenched fists, gritted teeth, and glaring icy eyes, Lohan starts to make her way down to the ring methodically. Lohan is taking slow, calculated, but powerful steps towards the ring. Her icy glare is so fixated on the ring that it would seem to appear that she doesn’t realize that the arena is nearly sold out. The way that she looks right now it might as well be empty for all she cares. As she nears the squared circle, Lohan slows down to a snail’s pace as she proceeds to walk around the perimeter of the ring with her eyes closed. When she’s satisfied she opens her eyes and reaches up to grab the bottom rope with her right hand and pulls herself up onto the apron only allowing one knee to touch before she rolls into the ring.

With Lohan in the ring she gets on both of her knees, closing her eyes, as she lifts both of her arms up into the air. She holds that position for several seconds before she slows climbs up to her feet, but then as if a switch was flipped somewhere her entire presence changes. It intensifies as she starts to warm up by running off the ropes and doing some stretches as she waits for her victim of the night. Lohan’s video finishes up with the words: “…Just stand there and stare as my world crumbles.”

Sharper: “Lohan seems focused, but she always is. Getting herself in the zone.”

Knots: “Yeah. But this is a standard match. Not like Rise to Greatness where her and Rachel Tatum Lee are going to be using anything that isn’t bolted down to maim one another!”

Lohan looks at Bree as the crowd roars. The bell sounds. Lohan steps out from the corner and looks at Bree. Bree backs up to the corner as Lohan comes at her and grabs at her, trying to grapple, but Bree leans back. The referee calls for the break.

Lohan pulls away and Bree nails her with a snap jab. The crowd boos. She spins Brittany into the corner and chops her. The crowd woos. He chops her again. More woos. She then kicks her in the ribs before snapmaring her over. She knees her in the back. Lohan rolls over and smacks the mat in anger as Bree gets up, smiling.

Sharper: “Bree with the cheap shot and then taking Lohan down. Lohan not happy.”

Knots: “Bree’s going to be like a gnat. Just annoying you until you can’t take anymore. But she’s become very good at just wearing you down!”

Lohan gets up and Bree then dropkicks her down. She gets up and Lohan slowly rolls over. Bree smirks and forearms her in the jaw and then again. She goes to whip her across. Lohan bounces off and Bree steps up only for Lohan to drill her with a running shoulder tackle. Bree rolls through. The crowd roars as Lohan moves in and spears her back into the corner. Bree yells out as Lohan rears back and shoulders her in the ribs before rearing back and shouldering her again and again. The crowd roars as Lohan whips Bree across the ring hard. Bree bounces out and Lohan lifts her up and back drops her over. The crowd cheers. Bree gets up and puts her hands up, but Lohan moves in and nails her with a hard right. The referee reprimands Bree, but Lohan forearms her in the jaw after and then again and again, all as Bree covers up in the corner. Lohan gets another shot in as the referee calls for the break.

Lohan steps back and snaps at the official.

Sharper: “Lohan waking up and Bree Lancaster’s only option was hoping for the break!”

Knots: “She got it, but Lohan not exactly happy about it.”

Sharper: “And come on! Bree! Goes for the eyes!”

Lohan turns around and looks at Bree as Bree rakes her eyes. Lohan turns away and Bree turns and runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits a bulldog. Bree turns and hooks the leg.

Lohan pushes her off. She turns and starts to get up. Bree wrenches her arm and takes her down with a Russian leg sweep. She then goes for the pin.

Lohan pushes her off again. Bree just looks up and scoffs before pulling Lohan up again and then elbowing her in the back of the head. She then smirks as she goes for a back suplex, but Lohan manages to twist in the air and drops down onto Bree with a crossbody. But Lohan quickly then follows up with a series of hard rights from the side mount!

Sharper: “Lohan counters and now hammering away.”

Knots: “Bree’s covering up again. Lohan throwing bombs at her face!”

Bree covers up as Lohan nails her over and over before getting up and stomping her in the hands that cover Bree’s face and again. Bree rolls over. She starts to get up and Lohan grabs her and pulls her up by the arm, jerking her up before pulling her into a vicious clothesline. Bree hits the mat. She rolls over and Lohan turns and grabs her and pulls her up again before nailing her with another clothesline. Bree rolls over and goes to the apron and falls to the floor. Lohan sees this and walks over to the ropes, steps through and drops down to the floor. (1) Bree starts to get up and Lohan nails her with a hard right. Bree spins through to the announce table. (2) Lohan lifts her up by the head and drives her face first into the announce table.

Knots: “Do it again! Do it again!”

Sharper: “I think she has something else in mind.”

Bree rolls off. (3) Lohan then turns and walks over to the steel steps, a sinister smirk on her face. She takes off the top half of the steps. (4) The crowd roars and she lifts the stairs up. Bree starts to get up and Lohan then lifts the top half of the step over her head. The crowd roars and she throws it, but Bree dives into the ring. (5)

Sharper: “Lohan tried to take Bree’s head off with the steel steps!”

Knots: “She tried to take her out!”

The referee warns Lohan. Lohan just turns and pulls herself up onto the apron. She turns to the ring to step in, but Bree kicks her in the leg. Lohan is hung up on the middle rope and Bree jumps up and hits a leg drop to the back of Lohan’s head. She rolls into the ring. Bree goes for the pin.

Lohan kicks out. Bree rolls off. She looks around.

Sharper: “Leg drop only got two!”

Knots: “Lohan kicked out and now Bree knows she wants to kill her!”

Lohan stirs as Bree looks around and stomps her in the back over and over again. She then looks around before moving to the corner and dropping down for the Classifier. She waits for Lohan to get up and Lohan gets up to her feet, annoyed and Bree lunges at her, but Lohan boots her in the face. Bree drops down to her hands and knees and Lohan grabs her and gutwrenches her up before throwing her into the corner with a buckle bomb. The crowd roars. Bree then nearly fals back and Lohan steps in and grabs her by the throat, choking her. Bree struggles. The referee calls for the break.

The referee steps in and tells Lohan to get off her, but Lohan turns and nails the official with a forearm blow. He falls back and turns and holds his head. Lohan turns back and nails Bree with a forearm and then another. The crowd roars as she tees off.

Sharper: “Lohan has lost it! And she’s going right after Bree in the corner. Forearm after forearm!”

Knots: “She’s ready for Rachel it seems!”

The bell sounds as the official points to Lohan. Lohan turns and looks at the official.

Phillips: “The referee has disqualified Brittany Lohan. Therefore, your winner, Bree Lancaster!”

The crowd boos as Lohan then grabs the official by the cuff and pulls him up. She looks down at him before going to nail him, but Bree lunges and nails Bree with a forearm to the back of the head. Lohan falls to a knee and Bree then drops down and rolls to the floor. The crowd boos. Lohan pushes away from the official gets up and storms over to the ropes, glaring at Bree. Scott joins Bree, handing her her title. Bree holds it up as the crowd boos. They head to the back.

Sharper: “Bree couldn’t help herself. A forearm to the back. A parting blow when she just barely got out of there as Lohan saw red!”

Knots: “Saw red and she already was going too far. There’s a set of steps not where they should be!”

Lohan watches Bree and Scott as they head up the rampway to the back, Bree proudly holding her US Championship as the crowd boos.

Backstage, Kennedy Street can be seen with Jessica Winters. Trinity Street is also with Kennedy.

Jessica: “I am here with Kennedy Street and Sienna Swann and Chris Cannon are apparently watching tonight, but aren’t too concerned. There’s been a lot of talk about how Owen and you had some tense conversations a couple of weeks ago, even the nature of this tag match. Are you and Owen going to be able to work together.”

Kennedy looks down and pauses for a moment, clearly thinking her answer.

Kennedy: “Whatever is going on between Owen and I and whatever conversations we’re having about his attitude, simply put, they’re between us. But more importantly, we both look at Rise to Greatness as a night to get something of what we want. Yes, it’s true, I wanted Chris Cannon one on one. Yes, I may have resented having to have Sasha make the match, but I’m not going to miss this opportunity to prove to Chris Cannon that he’s not better than me. This is all about coming full circle. I get to make Chris Cannon realize he should not have given me mercy, but instead fought me to the bitter end. Maybe he realized I’d beat him had he. He got lucky in January. I’ll give that to him. But at Rise to Greatness, I am going to be winning, period!”

Kennedy pauses.

Kennedy: “But I get Sienna and maybe that’s a nice benefit. I get to bring everything full circle and Owen, I know you’re talking about how she’s not a champion and she’s not acting like one. I don’t care about any of that. I just plan to give her a Touch of Class as payback for all of the Kiss’s she’s given me, including the last one that Chris helped set up. It’s about coming full-circle and sure, it’s not how I want, but for me, THAT is in the main thing.”

Kennedy then turns to Jessica.

Kennedy: “As for Owen, after Rise to Greatness, we can take care of any issues.”

Kennedy turns and heads off with Trinity as the scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns with a wide shot of the inside of the Bridgestone Arena.

Sharper: “We are live in the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Our main event tonight is Owen Cruze facing Ravyn Taylor and we’ve got a bit of an update.”

Knots: “Looks like no one else can get involved. All the people going after Ravyn Taylor. They have to wait backstage. The Beauty Factory, Infamous, all banned too.”

Sharper: “We may get that match straight up and that would be a treat.”

Just then, we see two Mexican luchadors running over to the announce table. Both have a cup of coffee in their hand. The one walks over to Knots and the other to Sharper.

Sharper: “What is all this about?”

Knots: “I’ve never been threatened with coffee before.”

The one says something.

Knots: “I have no clue what he just said. That’s not English.”

Finally, the one by Sharper puts it down in front of him. He then gives a thumbs up and runs off. The other does the same to Knots and runs off too.

Sharper; “Uh…free coffee?”

Knots: “It better not be Dunkin. Are they a sponsor? If so, they’re great!”

Crissy Gardner vs. Peyton Rice

SCW Television Championship

The screech of a vulture is heard over the loud speaker before the opening guitar riff of Stitched Up Hearts' "Is This The Way To Hell" comes shredding through. The fans start to anticipate who is going be walking through the curtain. As the fans in the arena are cheering wildly as the lights in the arena as pair of strobe lights situated on the left and right side of the stage start to flash. The one on the light is purple in color while the one on the right is white, but the pair are flashing alternatively to give the illusion that they are custom cop car lights.

Is this the way you, is this the way you get to hell in a hand basket tonight?
You will tear me apart, you will tear apart my mind, my simple mind
It's just cause you hurt so bad that you end up blind, you end up blind

A spotlight focuses on the center of the stage where Crissy is standing with both of her arms raised in the air. She's wearing nearly complete black wrestling attire with the exception of purple accents. As she just stands there listening to the fans cheer her she starts to bring down her arms and she starts loosening up her wrists Ember Young and Ash Harte make their way on to the stage. Ember is seen clapping her hands, but Ash is carrying what appears to be a water bottle and a wooden stool in each of her hands. Crissy starts to make her way down to the ring shadow boxing along the way with Ember and Ash right behind her.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a fifteen minute time limit and is for the SCW Television Championship. First, the challenger, accompanied by Ember Young and Ash Harte, from New York City, New York, she is Crissy Gardner!”

Crissy pulls herself up onto the apron as they both on the apron. Crissy just stands on the apron for several moments as she watches the fans with a smile on her face. Meanwhile, Ember and Ash climb in to the ring together. Ash sets the stool down in one of the corners while Ember tells Crissy it's time to get in to the ring. Once Crissy climbs in to the ring she wastes no time in sitting down on the stool with Ash squirting some of the water from the bottle in to her mouth much like a boxer. Crissy even knocks her hands together as if she were wearing boxing gloves as she awaits the start of the match.

Sharper: “Crissy Gardner hoping that this is when she gets the monkey off her back. She’s been in SCW a long time. Would love to finally get some gold.”

Knots: “But she’s going to have to deal with Peyton Rice who has turned a negative into a positive and is just on a roll.”

The arena goes dark before a lone spotlight shines on the entrance. Suddenly the opening beats to “All The Days" by Mammoth play throughout the arena as Peyton Rice walks out in wrestling gear and jacket, her long dark blonde hair hanging down. The SCW Television Championship is around her waist. She looks around at the crowd before getting to one knee and making a line across the entrance. She crosses her arms and lowers her head for a moment before standing up and pointing to the ring as the crowd roars.

Phillips: “His opponent, from Glendale, Arizona, she is the SCW Television Champion, Not Just a Pretty Face, Peyton Rice!”

With her gorgeous and contagious smile, Peyton starts to walk to the ring, stopping and pulling off some high fiving the fans and taking selfies with them. She continues to head to the ring soaking up the reaction before hopping into the apron and pointing the crowd before flipping over the top rope as the crowd roars and stepping on the second rope, raising her arms and looking up. The crowd roars as she flips from the second rope on to her feet and does a cartwheel. She takes off her jacket and ruffles her hair a little, standing in the corner and awaiting for the match to begin. The referee takes the SCW Television Championship and sets back and goes to raise it over his head. The SCW Television Championship logo comes across the screen and fades to the bottom corner.

Sharper: “Peyton Rice is on a roll as you said. She would love to enter the final week before Rise to Greatness the defending TV Championship.”

Knots: “She could use something to smile about and not just cheering Alistaire Allocco in his hopes for the World Title!”

The bell sounds. Crissy and Peyton circle the ring and the crowd roars. They lunge at one another and lock up in the middle of the ring. They push on one another and Crissy turns into a side headlock. She pulls back and Peyton reaches around. She then gets Crissy to the ropes before firing her off. Crissy bounces off and Peyton steps up, but Crissy shoulders her down. She runs into the ropes. Peyton rolls toward Crissy and Crissy hops over. Peyton gets up and Crissy wrenches the arm. Peyton winces. Crissy keeps holding on as Peyton flips forward and nips up and cartwheels before taking Crissy down with a hip toss. The crowd cheers. Crissy gets up and Peyton forearms her in the jaw and then whips her into the corner. Peyton turns and runs after and Crissy gets an elbow up. Peyton stumbles back.

Sharper: “Both trying to just build anything. Crissy hits something. Peyton gets a counter. And then the opposite.”

Knots: “Well Peyton may not be just a pretty face, literally. Crissy got all of that elbow!”

Crissy runs out and clotheslines Peyton down. She goes for the pin.

Peyton kicks out. Both women get up and Crissy grabs the arm of Peyton and pulls her in and goes for a Saito suplex, but Peyton backflips through. Crissy rolls over and gets up and Peyton hits a dropkick. The crowd cheers. Crissy gets up and Peyton chops her. The crowd woos. She chops her again. More woos. Peyton goes to send Crissy in, but Crissy spins through and sends Peyton in. Peyton bounces off and hits a spinning heel kick. She rolls over and gets up and Crissy gets up before Peyton grabs her and hits a Russian leg sweep. She goes for the pin.

Crissy kicks out.

Sharper: “Only two as Peyton goes for a bit more finesse.”

Knots: “Gotta say away from the holds as Crissy was seemingly doing anything to hold on earlier.”

Crissy rolls over and gets up and Peyton kicks her in the ribs. She then hooks her by the head. She runs over to the ropes, but Crissy lifts her up and instead hits a slingshot back suplex. The crowd ohs. Crissy rolls over and hooks the leg.

Peyton gets her shoulder up. Crissy rolls off. Ash and Ember cheer her on as Crissy gets up. Peyton stirs and Crissy hits a forearm shiver. Peyton falls to the ropes. Crissy grabs her and whips her across. Peyton bounces off and Crissy jumps up and hits a snap hurricanrana into a pin.

Peyton counters getting her shoulders up, hooking Crissy’s arms with her legs and pulling her back into a pin of her own.

Crissy kicks out. Both women get up and Crissy goes for a clothesline. Peyton ducks and handsprings into the ropes before jumping back and hitting a back elbow to the face of Crissy. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Peyton using the ropes and catching Crissy right on the jaw!”

Knots: “Just pulling that one out!”

Crissy rolls over and stirs and Peyton turns and quickly goes for the pin.

Crissy pushes her off. Peyton starts to get up and Crissy rolls over as Peyton grabs her and whips her into the ropes. Crissy bounces off and Peyton hits the Rice-a-Roni. She then hooks the leg.

Crissy gets her shoulder up. The crowd cheers. Peyton rolls off. The crowd cheers for both as Crissy rolls over and turns around and Peyton grabs her by the head. She then turns and run up the corner for a tornado DDT, but Crissy shoves her off. Peyton plants her feet and lunges and Crissy ducks and grabs Peyton from behind before hitting the War Cry!

Sharper: “War Cry. A bit out of character for Crissy. Known to use that when she’s not exactly towing the line of right and wrong. But she can feel it!”

Knots: “Both can. This crowd cheering both. Now a cover!”

Peyton shoots her shoulder up. The crowd roars as Ash looks on stunned as Ember throws her arms up. Crissy rolls off and looks around before getting up. She gets up and Peyton rolls over, holding her back. Crissy grabs her and pulls her up. She then scoops her up and slams her down to the mat before grabbing the ropes .She climbs up to the top rope as the crowd cheers. Crissy glances back and then steadies herself before diving back and going for the Jack the Ripper, but Peyton rolls out of the way. Crissy hits hard and Peyton grabs at the ropes before pulling herself up quickly to the top rope and diving back, hitting the Pretty Girl Drop. The crowd cheers. Peyton hooks the leg.

Peyton rolls off and rolls to her side. The crowd cheers as Crissy is down. Ash and Ember slowly enter into the ring.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, and STILL SCW Television Champion, Peyton Rice!”

Sharper: “And amazing contest as Crissy Gardner and Peyton Rice just traded blows, but one miss and Peyton Rice got to the top quickly.”

Knots: “Knew she had one moment to end it and didn’t hesitate at all!”

Sharper: “In any case, Peyton Rice is now heading into final week before Rise to Greatness as the SCW Television Champion and it’s great that she has something positive to think about with everything else going on!”

Peyton Rice slowly gets up as Ember and Ash help Crissy. The referee hands Peyton the title as Peyton looks at Ash and Ember before she drops to the floor. She then starts to back away. She places the title over her shoulder and starts to back away.

Backstage, Owen Cruze can be seen getting his gear on. The crowd cheers as Aaron Blackbourne is also in the room with him, chatting with him before we see Alistaire Allocco entering into the room. The crowd roars.

Owen: “What do you want?”

Alistaire: “More that I figured I should make plain my motivations.”

Owen looks up at him.

Owen: “And what’s that?”

Alistaire: “You’re facing Ravyn. If Infamous gets involved, even though Sasha is saying they can’t. They may try to test her…I’ll be there to help you.”

Owen looks at Aaron and then Alistaire. He nods.

Owen: “Great to hear you finally are standing for something. Lord knows the group of us…we need to. And for Ravyn, I’m going to show what I can do to Sienna, to Chris, to everyone.”

Alistaire: “It’s the only right thing.”

Aaron: “For once I think we could see a new form of SCW. Sasha was the right choice. Beauty Factory, Infamous…they could meet their limits.”

Owen: “I can’t wait…”

Owen pulls up an elbow pad as we cut away.

COMMERCIALS

Backstage, Peyton Rice can be seen walking backstage, holding the TV Championship. She then stops before turning into one hallway. She takes a few steps before stopping and knocking on the door. A few moments pass before the door opens and Amy Chastaine opens the door. The crowd cheers.

Amy: “Peyton? Can I help you?”

Peyton: “Hi Amy. Actually I came to see Kelsai. Is she here?”

Amy: “Yes. One moment.”

Amy heads in and Peyton waits before Kelsai steps out and smiles.

Kelsai: “Hi Peyton! Miss Amy said you wanted to see me.”

Peyton: “I did. I just wanted to say that you did something great earlier. It may not have been the moment you wanted, but you showed that some people do things the right way and stand up for themselves.”

Kelsai: “Just standing up for myself. Hardly something to be proud of. But thanks!”

Peyton: “Not just that…too many people are trying to find the angle. I just want to compete and this is going to be the first Rise to Greatness since Ricky’s death and it’s looking like I may be very well holding this title that weekend. I’m told if so I have to defend it….well, I want to defend it against someone who does things the right way. Kelsai…I want to defend it against you.”

Kelsai: “What? Me?! Really?”

Peyton: “Yes!”

Kelsai: “Oh my God. I’d be honoured. Miss Amy! I’m challenging for the TV Title!”

Peyton: “Let me pass it by Sasha, but I’m sure she’ll be on board. But Kelsai…this wasn’t about me. All you. And let’s give Rise to Greatness something to be proud of.”

Peyton heads off as Kelsai smiles.

"Tom Sawyer” by Rush starts to play as the spotlight focuses on the top of the ramp. Immediately, the crowd rise to their feet in a raucous ovation.

A modern day warrior
Mean, mean stride
Today's Tom Sawyer
Mean, mean pride

Stepping out to the top of the ramp is "The Cornerstone" Donovan Kayl. He steps to the side, facing out to the crowd. As he stands atop the ramp, he throws his arm out with each big note of the beginning musical portion. After turning his head to survey the entire crowd, he turns to face the front of the ramp, beginning to walk out towards the ring.

Sharper: “Donovan Kayl is calling it a career after Rise to Greatness. His storied career coming to an end.”

Knots: “And Katie Steward is trying to write the perfect ending.”

Sharper: “So I don’t know if Kayl is coming out here because he’s been told to or he has something else in mind.”

Kayl makes his way down to the ring and heads to the steel steps. He walks up them and stops, taking a moment to survey the crowd. He then walks along the apron and enters into the ring. He walks around the ring and looks around before nodding. He then walks across and grabs a microphone waiting for him on the apron. Kayl takes it and walks back to the middle of the ring and looks out at the crowd.

Kayl: “Eleven days.”

Kayl pauses.

Kayl: “That’s what’s left. Eleven days before I ride out into the sunset and I have someone trying to give them the sports entertainment exit from the business.”

The crowd boos.

Kayl: “Last week, I took on Dante McCaffery. Katie even made sure she got some good shots, although my cousin assures me that half of them a novice could’ve figured out. But the fact remains that I’m standing here waiting for my big finish. I mean we’ve had Katie buy the services of the Network to take me out. We’ve had Gigi get involved with a cheap shot attack that I thwarted. I’ve had matches and yet, here we are. Eleven days away from when I call it a career.”

The crowd boos a bit as Kayl looks around.

Kayl: “Now I don’t want a sports entertainment send off. I’m a professional wrestler and I live and die in this ring and that’s how I plan to go out, either with my hand raised in victory or by looking up at the lights. But that’s one thing. Then I went onto social media and I saw that Katie Steward was talking about Rise to Greatness without her…The night of the grand finale for yours truly, that’s what she claimed…and is there nothing?”

Kayl smirks and looks around.

Kayl: “What was it? Someone didn’t come through. Your executive producer TJ couldn’t get that key person. Or maybe…maybe the pressure is getting to you. The last grand story you wrote that put everything on you, I remember…you needed all of your friends to come out and give you one last run at the top, taking the Women’s Title from Sienna Swann three years ago. But yet, I’m not hearing of any grand plans. I’ve not yet been jumped and I hate to say it, but I think I may take it a bit personally if the director who is arranging my triumphant exit can’t be at the event.”

Kayl pauses and looks around.

Kayl: “Then again, maybe she’s a coward. Maybe she can’t handle the spotlight. Maybe people have started to get on her on social media and it’s too much-“

Just as Kayl finishes that though, the arena lights dim down and pink light shine on the stage. “Queen:” by Loren Gray plays as The Queen of Queens and Goddess of Desire Katie Steward steps out on the stage. Katie has TJ next to her, a microphone in her hand. She looks down.

Katie: “This is why I don’t bring talent into the decisions. They always think they know best.”

Kayl: “Oh? Do I? I mean the director not at the end for the climax…that’s just poor form! I mean would Spielberg not be there for the bridge seen in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom? Would Quentin Tarantino have just avoided the burning of the theatre in Inglorious Basterds?”

Katie: “Stop it. I have a plan and it will all be revealed-“

Kayl: “Or maybe you don’t have one and at this point, one thing is clear…you’re sick of the attention I’m getting that you needed to muscle in on it and try to make it about you. Well Katie…I’ve been around a while. I’ve seen every ego trip in the business.”

Katie: “Of course it’s about me. I’m a star. You…you’re just going to be forgotten!”

The crowd boos.

Kayl: “Well then Katie, I guess there’s only one thing that can solve this. You want to write the great story…how about you and I meet at Rise to Greatness!”

Katie laughs a bit. She turns to TJ.

Katie: “You see this…Oh god…Please, that’s for Gigi. Gigi was going to be your final opponent. But no, you had to push me. There’s the surprise gone. Prima donnas-“

Kayl: “Oh she can be there too. Let’s call this rewrites. Because this is my last night in the wrestling industry as an active competitor. I’m going to make sure I go out in a blaze of glory and I think I’m going to do that at the expense of the vaunted Steward legacy. So bring Gigi…bring Maddy…and Katie, I think the world can breathe easy. I think you should be there at Rise to Greatness XVI.”

The crowd roars a bit. Katie looks around.

Kayl: “See, I’m going to assume I have the ability to improv and well, I got a bit of inspiration from the past where I remember a Goddess Gauntlet. Now, this won’t be for the Women’s Title, but I think I’d like to have the Steward Gauntlet. And I’d like to run it at Rise to Greatness. Maddy, Gigi, and you Katie…and you can even direct the final act. Do I go stand tall and go out a winner or do you take me out in a blaze of glory…that is if I even get past Gigi and Maddy…”

Katie looks around.

Katie: “I’m a director. And frankly, I am the one calling the shots on this. So you just need to accept what I’ve got-“

Kayl: “Or I could tell you I’ve already talked to Sasha.”

The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Oh boy…”

Katie: “Please…she loves me!”

Kayl: “And she loves to see you in action.”

The crowd cheers.

Kayl: “So Katie, you directed us this far, but I’ll take us the rest of the way. Sports entertainment is all well and good, but professional wrestling is what we’re here for and I’m going to end my career by taking on the Steward dynasty…brick…by brick!”

The crowd roars as Kayl brings the microphone down. Katie looks around and turns to TJ. TJ starts to apologize and Katie turns and storms to the back. Kayl smirks.

Sharper: “Kayl is going to run the Steward gauntlet at Rise to Greatness!”

Knots: “Gigi, Maddy and Katie! Talk about going for it all. The Stewards can either retire him or what him stand tall at the end!”

The crowd cheers as Kayl looks around. “Tom Sawyer” plays throughout the arena and Kayl smiles as the crowd continues to cheer for him. He then drops to the floor and interacts with some of the ringside fans before we cut away.

“The Old Me” by Memphis May Fire plays as the Breakdown logo comes up on the screen. Following this, Owen Cruze vs. Ravyn Taylor comes up on the screen.

Sharper: “Owen Cruze said he’ll beat Ravyn Taylor and he’ll show what he can. Sasha made it so Sienna and Chris cannot interfere and for all of the people going after Ravyn, they need to wait until after match.”

Knots: “This is going to be fun.”

Sharper: “Ravyn Taylor and Owen Cruze meet next, here on Breakdown!”

The scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

Owen Cruze vs. Ravyn Taylor

Darkness engulfs the arena as we hear the eerie sound of something tapping against glass. After a few moments there comes a whisper in the sound of a woman’s voice of one short, iconic word “NEVERMORE”. With that we hear the opening from “Open Your Eyes” by Guano Apes.

“Hide your face forever
Dream and search forever-ever-ever-ever”

The song gets stuck on the word and is then interrupted by the deep sound of the voice of Marilyn Manson.

“Just lay your head in daddy’s lap
You’re a bad girl!”

“Bad Girl” by Avril Lavigne hits the PA system as the lights come back up and we see the screens playing images of Ravyn Taylor’s various antics in and out of the ring. After a few moments the curtains part and Ravyn steps out on to the stage with a smirk on her face. She’s dressed in ring gear that includes her normal ring jacket covering a small, revealing bra top and a pair of skin tight hot-pants with the words “BAD GIRL” across the back. She stops on the stage, twirling for the camera almost mockingly.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall for TV time remaining and is your main event of the evening. First, on her way to the ring, from Hell, Michigan, she is the Bad, Bad Girl, Ravyn Taylor!”

Sinfully Seductive
Captivatingly Corrupt
Dark Fantasy

After a few moments she starts to make her way down to ringside and then steps up the ring steps, wiping her feet on the apron before vaulting over the top turnbuckle and rolling back to her feet. She walks over to the far corner of the ring, stepping on to the middle turnbuckle and removes her ring jacket, looking down at herself with a look of admiration before stepping off the turnbuckle again. She folds the jacket up and places it in the corner before dropping to a seated position, looking up at the referee and shaking her head as he tries to tell her to get to her feet so he can pat her down. Instead she just ushers him away with her hand, continuing to sit in the corner.

Sharper: “A lot of eyes on this one. A lot of them not allowed to get involved. Sasha declaring this to be clean. But you know Infamous may have a plan of some sort.”

Knots: “If they do, Alistaire Allocco told Owen he’d have his back. But Owen made this simple. He was going to show what he can do. He wants to send a message to Sienna Swann who has had a lot of problems with Ravyn in the past.”

The opening beats to Southpaw Swagger's “It's Showtime” kicks in over the speaker system, the fans jumping to their feet in acknowledgment of who is about to step out onto the stage. A huge roar greets Owen Cruze as he steps out onto the stage looking down at the ring.

Phillips: “Her opponent, from New Orleans, Louisiana, he is Owen Cruze!”

"It's Showtime!"

He brings his arms out to his side, nodding his head. His arms shaking he brings them in, crossing them across his chest.

"It's Showtime!"

He drops to one knee and punches the stage, as a huge burst of pyro erupts behind him. Owen getting to his feet and walking to the ring. He runs up the ring steps and across the apron, turning to face the fans whilst he holds the rope, punching out with the other hand. He enters the ring and immediately climbs up to the top turnbuckle and just looks out. He just hops down and turns and look at Ravyn.

Sharper: “Owen Cruze seems like a change man since his time away, but can he focus tonight.”

Knots: “If he can get past Ravyn, if he’s allowed to get past Ravyn. I say that because Christy, because Abigail, they may not care about whatever Sasha said. They have deals with Ravyn.”

Ravyn looks at Cruze before walking out, and doing a model walk, intentionally to mock Sienna as Owen ignores it. He walks around looking at Ravyn before the two lock up and Ravyn immediately rakes the eyes and then kicks Owen in the shins. Owen staggers back as Ravyn forearms him in the jaw and then again. Owen falls to the corner. Ravyn grabs him and runs his face along the top rope and Owen spins off and back to the corner. The referee reprimands Ravyn as Ravyn mockingly acts innocent.

Sharper: “And Ravyn immediately bending several rules!”

Knots: “Are we shocked?”

Sharper: “Not in the slightest.”

Ravyn turns back and kicks Owen in the ribs .She then wrenches the arm and goes to take Owen down, but Owen cartwheels through and then pulls Ravyn into a Japanese arm drag. The crowd cheers. Owen gets up as Ravyn turns back and Owen hip tosses her down. Ravyn gets back up and Owen hits an arm drag. He holds on and starts to pull Ravyn up to her feet. Owen then turns and whips her into the ropes. Ravyn bounces off and Owen goes for a back elbow. Ravyn ducks and bounces off the other side and Owen nails her with a spinning heel kick. He goes for the pin.

Ravyn kicks out. She turns and starts to get up and Owen scoops her up and slams her down. Ravyn winces, holding her lower back. She starts to get up, but Owen hooks her up again and hits a back suplex. He bridges up.

Sharper: “Great bridge and another pin as Owen turns it up!”

Knots: “Ravyn doesn’t have answers yet!”

Ravyn rolls her shoulder up and goes to her hands and knees. Owen holds on and starts to get up. Ravyn fights and elbows him in the jaw and then again before getting free. She runs into the ropes and Owen goes for a clothesline. Ravyn slides under. She gets up and Owen turns around and Ravyn jumps up and grabs his head and forces him down with a DDT. The crowd ohs. Ravyn goes for the pin.

Owen pushes her off. He rolls over and Ravyn lunges at him and kneels next to him nailing him with a couple of hard right hands.

Sharper: “Ravyn just hammering away as this is turning into a chess match fast.”

Knots: “Owen had something going. Ravyn got a shot and that DDT still has Owen thinking about life a year ago!”

Ravyn gets up and stomps him in the face. Owen rolls over. He stirs and slowly gets up and Ravyn runs into the ropes, bounces off and boots him in the side of the head. Owen drops to the mat and Ravyn looks around and smiles and goes for the pin.

Owen kicks out. Owen rolls over and Ravyn grabs him and locks him in a buffalo sleeper. She pulls back. Owen winces. The crowd boos as a “Owen!” chant starts to echo. Ravyn looks around, continuing to pull Owen’s head back. Owen looks around, stomping the mat.

Sharper: “The crowd is getting behind Owen. He’s trying to keep the crowd behind him too.”

Knots: “He’s in an awkward spot. His arm bent off, the chokehold too. Just a lot to deal with.”

Owen slowly starts to turn as Ravyn holds on. Owen looks around and steps up onto his feet and Ravyn then knees him in the ribs. She knees him again and then a third time. Owen winces. The crowd boos. Ravyn then takes him down with a Russian leg sweep and goes for the pin.

Owen kicks out. Ravyn then gets up and grabs Owen and slowly rolls him over. She then goes for the Memento Mori. Owen however blocks it. The crowd roars as Ravyn tries to push up and go for more leverage. Owen however blocks it. Ravyn goes for a kick. Owen blocks that, catches her leg. He then steps through and manages to turn Ravyn over and locks in a sharpshooter. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Sharpshooter! Owen counters Memento Mori into the sharpshooter!”

Knots: “And he’s sit down. Ravyn has to be screaming in pain!”

Owen leans back as Ravyn grimaces and reaches out, looking for the ropes. Ravyn reaches around and moves as best as she continues to reach for the ropes. The crowd cheers for Owen as he keeps pulling back. The referee checks on Ravyn as she reaches out again and again before finally touching the bottom rope and then reaching out and grabbing it. The crowd boos as Owen holds on. The referee calls for the break.

Owen lets go and walks forward. Ravyn rolls over. She then moves to the apron and slowly starts to get up, holding her lower back. Owen then walks around before running at Ravyn and nailing her with a forearm, knocking her off the apron and into the barricade. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Ravyn knocked off the apron. She got free but Owen making sure to get the shot in.”

Knots: “Just nailed her and Ravyn hard into the barricade.”

Owen looks around as Ravyn rolls over. (1) He then turns and drops down as the crowd cheers. He goes to the floor. (1) Ravyn starts to get up and Owen grabs her and turns and runs her into the barricade. (2) She falls over. She starts to get up and Owen follows and knees her in the ribs. (3) Ravyn staggers back. Owen follows and Ravyn then suddenly grabs him by the tights and pulls him face first into the steel steps. Owen rolls over, holding his face in pain. (4) Ravyn then gets up and rolls into the ring. She starts to get up. (5)

Sharper: “Ravyn sends Owen into the steel steps. He could be hurt!”

Knots: “Ravyn’s hoping for just that! So is Sienna and Chris!”

Ravyn slowly gets up as Owen rolls over, holding his face. (6) He moves to the ropes as Ravyn looks on, glancing at the official. (7) Owen grabs at the ring apron and pulls himself up. (8) He then rolls in. Ravyn then runs over and stomps him in the back and then again and again. She pulls him up before pulling him back with a neckbreaker. The crowd boos. Ravyn goes for the pin.

Owen shoots his shoulder up. Ravyn gets up and walks around the ring. Owen rolls over, wincing and holding his face. He slowly gets up and Ravyn waits before running at him and going for the Bust of Pallas. She connects and Ravyn goes for the pin.

Owen shoots his shoulder up again.

Sharper: “Near fall. Owen gets his shoulder.”

Knots: “Ravyn got all of that Bust of Pallas, but Owen isn’t going down yet!”

Owen slowly rolls over and Ravyn then runs into the ropes and bounces off and jumps up goes for the Survival Instinct, but Owen throws her off. Ravyn stops and turns and Owen nails her with the Morality Superkick. The crowd roars. Ravyn hits the mat. Owen falls to his knees. He then starts to get up and looks around as the crowd cheers.

Sharper: “He got all of that superkick!”

Knots: “Even CHBK would be proud!”

Owen gets ready for something when we cut backstage to see Kennedy Street and Trinity Street dealing with Dante McCaffery, Ms. Budde and LEO. Budde goes after Kennedy as Dante looks on and LEO kicks Trinity in the ribs. He hits a couple more shots as Trinity covers up and throws a shot back. This attack plays on the big screen and Owen looks up as Kennedy and Budde trade blows before Kennedy turns and sends her into a wall. Kennedy then moves in and goes after LEO, saving Trinity. Dante moves in and nails Kennedy before Trinity nails Dante with a shot. Trinity nails him with a couple of blows as Budde recovers and Trinity starts to get overwhelmed too as Kennedy and LEO trade blows. Ravyn meanwhile stirs.

Sharper: “I don’t believe it! The Network…they’re attacking Kennedy and Trinity Street!”

Knots: “And right now. Obviously timing it to get Owen’s attention!”

Sharper: “Naturally, Chris and Sienna aren’t going to do the dirty work. And if Kennedy is out, that’s a benefit for Chris! He wants nothing to do with her!”

We cut to the tour bus for Sienna Swann and Chris Cannon to see Sienna smiling as she is curled up in Chris’ arms. Chris smirks.

Chris: “Have fun being a so-called champion Owen!”

Chris smiles as we cut to the ring to see Ravyn running up and grabbing Owen and rolling him up.

Owen rolls through though and gets Ravyn down.

Ravyn rolls over and looks around. The crowd roars. Owen turns and then see Ravyn and nails her with another Morality superkick. The crowd erupts in cheers.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Owen Cruze!”

Sharper: “Owen wins. Ravyn tried to take advantage, but Owen saw it coming. And then a Morality!”

Knots: “Even got the exclamation point! Go help Kennie!”

Owen turns and exits the ring. He runs to the back. The crowd cheers as Owen runs to the back to go and help Kennedy and Trinity Street. The camera follows him as he heads to the back. Ravyn remains down in the ring as we see Owen Cruze running through the tunnel, but as we do, we see Kim Williams running right past Owen. The crowd cheers as the camera stops and turns and see Kim running up the steps to the stage. A few moments pass before we cut to the stage to see Kim Williams running out from the back, a staple gun in her hand. The crowd roars as she runs down the rampway. Ravyn slowly recovering.

Sharper: “Owen going to help Kennedy and Trinity. But Kim Williams seeing a chance to get her hands on Ravyn while she’s alone and she’s down in the ring!”

Knots: “Oh hell yes!”

Kim Williams heads down and slides in. She then smiles before firing off her staple gun, firing a few staples into the air. She then lunges at Ravyn and grabs at her before we see Christy Matthews bolting down from the back. Kim pulls Ravyn up and nails her in the forehead. Ravyn drops back down and rolls over, yelling in pain as Kim looks around.

Sharper: “She got her!”

Knots: “Yes! Kim got Ravyn! Finally someone got to her!”

Sharper: “Only one shot, but Ravyn in pain. Kim’s still trying! She wants more! This was just a taste!”

Christy slides in and spears Kim down. Kim drops the staple gun as the crowd roars. Ravyn yells out, as she holds her forehead. Christy gets a couple of good shots in on Kim as Marie Jones then runs down from the back.

Sharper: “We’re being told that Owen Cruze has joined the fight against the Network, helping Trinity and Kennedy, but right now, we’ve got a war in the ring!”

Knots: “Christy hammering away on Kim!”

Sharper: “Amazing how Ravyn has convinced so many to protect her! But here comes Marie!”

Marie runs down as Christy gets a few more shots in. Marie slides in and Christy turns and Marie tackles her down. The crowd cheers as Marie gets a few more shots in. As she does, Kim crawls over to her staple gun as Ravyn holds her head and we then see Abigail Lindsay hop the barricade and head over to the ring. She grabs Ravyn and pulls her out of the ring. Lindsay and Ravyn look at one another. Ravyn holds her forehead before looking at Abigail and smiling. Lindsay then whisks her over to the barricade. As she does, we see Cassidy Carter bolting out from the back and going over to go for Lindsay. Lindsay exits to the barricade and helps Ravyn escape through the crowd. The crowd boos as Cassidy runs over and stops at the barricade. She looks out, yelling at them as Kim looks at them too. Christy gets out of the ring and looks over, seeing Ravyn leave as Marie watches her. The crowd boos.

Sharper: “Things are heating up. Abigail saving Ravyn….”

Knots: “When Cassidy, when Rachel, when Twin Magic get their hands on Ravyn. Oh boy…at Rise to Greatness…things are going to be nuts!”

Sharper: “We’re eleven days away. Rise to Greatness XVI!”

The scene then slowly fades to black…