Breakdown - June 15, 2023

“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.

“The leading force in sports and entertainment today....”

MAIN SHOW:

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 Selena Frost celebrating with the World Championship start before we see a shot of the Konrad Raab, bloodied, standing tall in the ring. Following this is Cid Turner punching CHBK in the concourse. Ace Sky diving off the top rope onto an opponent follows.

I think I lost my memory

I can't remember carefree

And all my days turn into fight or flight

Holly Adams standing on Asher Hayes at Tactical Warfare follows before we see Syren hitting the Total Makeover on an opponent. The One choking out Beard before we see Polly Playtime diving off the top rope and landing on an opponent with a crossbody.

I wanna get back, tell me how to get back

Holly Adams throwing Syren into the windshield of a pink convertible follows before we see The Happy Farmstead Friends holding the SCW World Tag Team Championship. Ravyn Taylor standing on the ropes, looking down at herself, follows before we see Gavin Taylor hitting an opponent with the Gavin Taylor Lariat. Glory Braddock hitting the London Plunge on a downed opponents is next before we see Tsunami hitting a running body avalanche on an opponent in the corner.

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?

Autumn Valentine hitting the Blindspot on a foe follows before we see a shot of Owen Lee and Daisy Lee on their way to the ring, and then a shot of Kimberly Williams licking a staple gun. 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 PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The cameras pan across the crowd for a few moments.

Sharper: “We’re in the heart of North Carolina for Breakdown as the road to Rise to Greatness XX is here!”

The cameras continue to pan across the crowd before coming to ringside where Adam Sharper and Jonathan Knots are at the announce position.

Sharper: “Hello again everyone. Adam Sharper here with Jonathan Knots and we are here at ringside to call the action. We have three titles on the line tonight and we have new SCW World and US Champions!”

Knots: “Selena Frost is back on top of the mountain and meeting her Rise to Greatness XX is Kandis! Kandis is finally getting her shot!”

Willow Aspen vs. Bree Lancaster

SCW Television Championship

Phillips: “The following contest is schedule for onefall and has a fifteen minute time limit and is for the SCW Television Championship!”

The crowd roars as

THE WORLD

DOES NOT

BELONG TO YOU

IT BELONGS TO ME…

The chant plays out over the crowd, echoing as it leads around to the beginning guitar of “And So It Went” by The Pretty Reckless begins to play out. As the song kicks in, Willow Aspen steps out onto the stage clad in her ring-gear and what could only be described as a “Dragon-scale trenchcoat” overtop. She continues down the ramp, glancing out at the crowd around her as she strides.

Phillips: “First the challenger, from a Cabin in the Woods, she is Willow Aspen!”

Once in the ring, she poses in the middle of the ring before undoing her jacket, sliding it down her shoulders into her hands, handing it through the ropes to the ringside attendant. She begins pulling on the ropes in preparation of the match and her opponent.

Sharper: “And we start off tonight with our first of three title matches tonight. TV Title to start us off. Later, the Underground Title will be defended in triple threat action, while the World Tag Team Titles will be on the line when Taylor and Marshall face the Playgirls.”

Knots: “Willow Aspen has a tough challenge. She’s facing Bree Lancaster, the new US champion. And if she’s not riding high enough – she also has a World Tag Team Title match waiting too. Should could be a triple champion!”

The lights dim slightly as a male voice speaks:

“When's the last time you were afraid?”
“I haven't been afraid a day in my life.”

The music and chorus of Shinedown's “Dead Don't Die” kicks in, with white strobe lights flashing in time. Bree Lancaster runs out from the curtain, arms spread wide, hands facing up, and a smile on her face. The SCW Television Championship is around her waist. The SCW United States Championship is over her shoulder. Datura walks out with her.

{The dead don't die, the heart still beats
Head held high, I haunt these streets
Life's killed me a hundred thousand times
You can try, you can try, but the dead don't die}

Bree makes her way down the ramp, confidence in her step as she speaks to a fan or two on the way. Datura follows.

{Knock me down six feet deep
One more round, no reprieve
Life's killed me a hundred thousand times
You can try, you can try, but the dead don't die}

Bree sprints up the ring steps, quickly wipes her feet on the apron then steps through the ropes. She does a spin in the center of the ring, arms spread out like before, drawing cheers. She then heads to her corner as the music fades and the lights return to normal. Datura walks around the ring, settling with Bree. Bree turns and hands Datura the US Title before turning and handing the TV Championship to the official, Jennifer Cassidy. Cassidy steps back, holding the title over her head. The SCW Television Championship logo comes across the screen and fades to the bottom corner.

Sharper: “Bree Lancaster now a four time US Champion. Proudly holding that title and the TV Title. Tonight, she needs to refocus onto the Television Championship here.”

Knots: “And against someone we know can strike fast and move faster.”

The bell sounds as Willow steps up, her hands up, as Bree does too. The two lock up in the middle of the ring. Bree turns and moves into a side headlock. The crowd looks on as Willow reaches around and pulls Bree back to the ropes. She fires her off. Bree bounces off and Willow grabs Bree and hits a snap arm drag. Bree rolls through and looks at Aspen as Aspen hops up. Bree nods and the two circle the ring. They lock up again. Bree moves into another side headlock and then twists under and into an arm wrench. Aspen winces and rolls forward. She then gets up and ducks under the arm of Bree. Aspen moves into a waistlock. She then reaches up and grabs the head of Bree and steps forward with a snapmare. Bree hits the mat. Aspen runs into the ropes. She bounces off and Bree drops down and into the legs of Aspen. She hops over and bounces off the other side and Bree gets up and hits a hip toss. Aspen gets back up and Bree hits another hip toss. Aspen rolls to the ropes and looks up.

Sharper: “Two beautiful hip tosses and Aspen quickly getting some space.”

Knots: “A bit of a feel out process here. Bree found out what Aspen can do. Aspen finding out now.”

Aspen slowly gets up and lunges at Bree. She goes for a sweeping kick to the legs. Bree hops over and steps forward. Aspen gets up and Bree forearms her in the jaw. Bree forearms her again and then spins her around and into the ropes. Aspen bounces off and Bree hits a back elbow. Aspen slowly rolls over and gets up. She turns and Bree kicks her in the ribs. She then follows up with a vertical suplex. Aspen turns, but Bree forces her back down for the pin.

Aspen kicks out. Both women get up and Bree kicks Aspen again and Aspen falls into the corner. Bree grabs her and whips her across. Bree runs after and Aspen jumps up and floats over. Bree stops at the corner and turns and runs out as Aspen hits another snap arm drag. Bree rolls through and gets up and Aspen hits a high angled jumping knee. Bree falls back and rolls through to her stomach.

Sharper: “Oh! What a knee Aspen caught Bree under the chin!”

Knots: “Lancaster just got launched into South Carolina!”

Aspen crawls over to Bree and rolls her over, hooking the leg.

Bree kicks out. Aspen rolls off. She looks out as the crowd ohs. Bree turns and grabs at the ropes. She starts to get up and Aspen grabs her and knees her hard in the ribs once and then again before shoving her into the corner. Aspen then knees Bree in the ribs over and over again.

Aspen backs up and grabs Bree and runs her out with a running bulldog. She rolls over and hooks the leg.

Bree kicks out. Bree turns as Aspen steps over her and hooks her arms and then locks in a camel clutch. Bree grimaces as Datura looks on with some concern.

Sharper: “And Willow Aspen who has bee working over those ribs, now extending them, adding pressure to the back with the camel clutch!”

Knots: “Maybe looking to make Bree humble!”

Aspen pulls back on Bree as Bree grimaces and reaches out. The official checks on her as Aspen keeps pulling back. Bree tries to move her arms, trying to get free before sliding her arms down. Aspen holds on as Bree then starts to slide back. Aspen steps forward as Bree slides through. She gets up and Aspen nails her with a hard right. Bree nearly falls back. Aspen runs into the ropes, bouncing off, and Bree ducks a clothesline. Aspen stops and turns as Bree hits the BOGO. Aspen stumbles back to the ropes. Bree chops her. The crowd woos. She chops her again. The crowd woos again. Bree then pulling her out and whipping Aspen across the ring. She bounces off and Bree hits a powerslam. She hooks the leg.

Aspen gets her shoulder up. She rolls over as Bree gets up. Bree drags Aspen to her feet and then turns and runs her to the ropes. Aspen spins through to the apron. Bree then runs at her, but Aspen gets forearm up and then hits a vaulting dropkick, knocking Bree back.

Sharper: “Aspen with that quick strike dropkick. Coming up and over. Bree dropped again.”

Knots: “You think she’s starting to feel the grind. She’s been regularly competing. Almost weekly and Aspen is taking advantage. Bree’s not quite as quick as we’ve seen.”

Bree turns and gets up and Aspen grabs her by the arms and hits a butterfly suplex. Bree winces and slowly gets up as Aspen then walks over and grabs her head and runs across and going for the Devil Dog, but Bree shoves Aspen in hard. Aspen bounces back and Bree hits the Priceless. Aspen falls to the mat. Bree falls to her knees. She looks out at the crowd as they cheer. Bree fights off as Datura looks on as Aspen grabs at the ropes. She starts to use them to pull herself up and Bree runs over to her and grabs her from behind and snaps her back with the Recifier. The crowd ohs. Bree turns and hooks the leg.

Sharper: “And Bree Lancaster quickly! The Rectifier and now the cover!”

The crowd roars as the bell sounds.

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

Sharper: “Bree Lancaster retains. Outlasting Willow Aspen who at times tried to overwhelm the double champion but did not succeed.”

Datura pulls herself into the ring as Bree gets up. Bree is handed her title and raises it over her head. Datura walks over and hands Bree her US Title too. Bree smiles as Datura then raises her arm too.

Sharper: “And depending on how things go, there could be a third title around Bree’s waist in SCW too.”

Knots: “And with Datura in her corner…championships all around…even if one isn’t recognized!”

Bree and Datura celebrate in the ring as the scene cuts away.

Backstage, Kandis is seen walking down the hallway. The camera follows her.

Sharper: “Well folks, when we come back, we’ll hear from the winner of the Taking Hold of the Flame-“

Kandis then steps up to the camera.

Kandis: “Keep following me all you want. You’re not going to get what you want. I know, I know. SCW has me up next. Well, SCW can learn that just like I didn’t get what I wanted, it can wait too. I’m waiting for Selena!”

Kandis smirks as she then backs up.

Kandis: “Until then, I’m going to relax!”

Kandis smiles again.

Kandis: “Stay tuned!”

Kandis turns and heads into another room and opens the door and steps inside.

Sharper: “Well I thought we were going to hear from Kandis next…”

Knots: “Guess not. So now what?”

The scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

We cut to a shot of Steve Griffin hitting a top rope decimator on CHBK from Rise to Greatness 2003, before cutting to a shot of Alistaire Allocco proudly holding the SCW World Championship and then showing a shot of Kelcey Wallace, Trinity Street and Lucas Knight standing over Ravyn Taylor and Kennedy Street at another Rise to Greatness event.

“This is your Rise to Greatness Rewind.”

The scene opens in the ring at Rise to Greatness 2020. We see Selena Frost in the ring as she and Regan Street face Kandis and Tommy Valentine. Selena falls back and into the Frozen Hell corner. Regan grabs at the ropes and pulls herself up and tags herself in. Tommy and Kandis use this to reset Kandis’ time in the ring and both grab Regan and drag her through the ropes. Kandis and Tommy then kick her in the ribs. Selena rolls to the apron. Tommy then places Regan’s head between his legs and looks around. Kandis turns and moves to the corner. She pulls herself up to the middle rope. Tommy then looks around and lifts Regan up for a powerbomb and turns to her his back to Kandis. Kandis smiles as she stands up and just then, Selena lunges along the apron and nails Kandis in the side of the head with the Glass Shard! The crowd erupts in cheers.

Sharper: “Glass Shard! Selena Frost finding the opening and Kandis sent to the floor.”

Knots: “She’s out!”

Kandis falls over the top rope and down to the floor. Regan then hits a frankensteiner. Tommy rolls through. He gets up and Regan slowly gets up and turns and looks at Tommy as Tommy turns and Regan blasts him with the WTH. Tommy staggers and turns and toward the ropes where Selena is. Selena then sidesteps before hitting another Glass Shard, managing to catch Tommy in the jaw.

Sharper: “Freeze! Or! Burn!”

Tommy turns and Regan grabs him and hits the CATastrophe for good measure! The crowd erupts in cheers and Regan quickly turns and rolls him over and hooks the leg. Selena enters the ring.

The crowd erupts in cheers as Regan rolls off and moves to her knees. Selena turns and dives onto her, hugging her from behind.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, and NEW SCW World Tag Team Champions, Regan Street and Selena Frost, Frozen Hell!”

Sharper: “Frozen Hell have done it! They’re the new World Tag Team Champions and Regan Street joins Selena Frost and her husband David as a Supreme Champion!”

Knots: “It looked like the Connection had it. They divided and were trying to conquer, but Selena held on. She held on and held on, so Regan could get in there.”

Regan Street and Selena Frost get up and Demitra hands them both the SCW World Tag Team Championship and Selena her US Championship. He then raises their arms as the crowd cheers. Regan Street walks around the ring, a tear in her eye, as she yells out “Yes!” over and over as Selena walks over and hugs her again. Regan then looks around and holds the title over her head. Kandis starts to get up on the floor as Tommy rolls over and staggers over to her. Kandis looks in with anger as Tommy, holds his jaw in pain. Regan and Selena continue to celebrate.

The Rise to Greatness XX logo comes up on the screen.

The cameras pan across the crowd.

Sharper: “Welcome back to ringside. We were expected to hear from Kandis here. But it looks like she is waiting for the World Champion, Selena Frost, to speak.”

Knots: “Clearly Kandis already thinking several steps ahead. Everyone knows what this match at Rise to Greatness is for Kandis. She’s finally getting her World Title shot.”

Sharper: “We don’t need to dress it up more. Kandis has waited fourteen months for this show. Selena Frost just regained the World Title and also, Selena Frost was the champion when Kandis would’ve had her title shot, had she not been injured.”

Knots: “So a bit of poetic justice if you ask me here and-“

The lights around the arena begin to flicker as "Whoa Is Me" by Down With Webster starts to play over the arena. The crowd rises to their feet, cheering.

Whoa is me
I'm so whoa
See me decked out from my head to my toe
Whoa is me
I'm so whoa
Everywhere I go I'm a one man show

The crowd cheers as "All Star" Gavin Taylor steps out from behind the curtain onto the top of the ramp. As he stands in place, posing with his arms outstretched, the chorus of the song plays.

Knots: “I think we have our answer for who is going to come out instead!”

Sharper: “Kandis’s longtime rival and the returning Gavin Taylor. He returned at Taking Hold of the Flame and was the last eliminated in the battle royal. He was that close to going to Rise to Greatness XX himself to challenge for the World Title! We saw him for the first time since October!”

Gavin Taylor smiles as he looks around and enjoys the reaction before starting to walk down to the ring. The cameras follow him down as he gets to the ringside area. He then heads to the steel steps and runs up them. He then walks along the apron. He hangs off the ring, holding onto the top rope as the crowd cheers. He steps into the ring and poses again before bouncing off the ropes. He turns back and goes over to the corner, asking for a microphone. Jason Phillips hands him a microphone. Gavin Taylor turns and walks back into the middle of the ring. He looks around as the crowd cheers and his music fades out. A “Gavin!” chant echoes throughout the area.

Sharper: “These fans in Raleigh are on their feet for the All-Star!”

Gavin Taylor smiles as he keeps hearing the chants. Gavin continues to enjoy them for a few moments before slowly bringing the microphone to his mouth. He looks out at the crowd as the chants fade out.

Gavin: “So uh…did you miss me?”

The crowd roars.

Gavin: “I spent seven months…seven months off the grid. Seven months refinding myself. I don’t think I need to remind you, but I will just in case, you’ve been under a rock. See, I had the Gavin Taylor Super Spectacular Night of Greatness that was going to see me finally take my place as World Champion. And I failed. I failed against a friend, Xander Valentine. Still, I failed. And I was lost.”

Gavin pauses, looking up.

Gavin: “But…I found myself. And ending up in the final two at Taking Hold of the Flame isn’t too bad, if I say so myself. Not number one. And that bothers me. Especially since Kandis won it, but well…”

Gavin shrugs.

Gavin: “That’s where we pick up from here.”

Gavin looks at the crowd.

Gavin: “Because last year at Rise to Greatness, I beat Syren. I beat a legend. And eleven days ago, I almost went to the main event of Rise to Greatness. And well, I want to get to the top here in SCW. See, I may be Australia’s favourite wrestler…I may be the All-Star…but I’ve not yet been SCW World Champion and I’d like to fix that. But well, that’s where I’m going to have to figure things out. Because well, I just got back. I need to see what people are doing, sorry, but I’m going to be sticking my nose in places it may not belong because I want to get to that point. And here’s the fun part, fans!”

Gavin smirks.

Gavin: “I’ll meet you in the ring and prove I should be there. Simple as that. See that’s what getting that close tastes like and fuels me. Because I went from the lowest of lows…picking my shot and coming short…oh so short….to then coming back and nearly getting it all. Well…”

Gavin shrugs.

Gavin: “I’m here for it all. And that means you’re all stuck with me. And Raleigh…the All-Star is looking to become the MVP around here. To finally meet the potential everyone has seen in me for a long time. Time to build on everything and get to the top and-“

“Hero” by Skillet plays as Gavin Taylor turns to the entrance way. The crowd roars as Simon Lyman walks out from the back. He looks down at the ring and smiles as he then starts to make his way down the rampway.

Sharper: “Well how about this? Another recent returnee and another shocking return for 2023…Simon Lyman on his way to the ring.”

Simon Lyman walks down to the ring and up the steel steps. He then walks along the apron and into the ring. He steps forward and looks at Gavin. He says something to him before turning and heading over to the corner and asking for a microphone. Phillips hands him on. Lyman turns back as the crowd roars as Gavin looks at Simon.

Simon: “Gavin…great to see you back in this ring.”

Gavin: “Same here, Simon.”

The crowd cheers a bit.

Simon: “You know, I was right there when you were last in this ring on Breakdown. When you took your shot. We all felt you’d be the future. And you’re back, and you ended up being the second last person in the Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal.”

Gavin: “That did happen!”

Simon: “Congratulations about that…”

Simon pauses for a moment.

Simon: “I already know what you’re thinking. You may not be challenging for the World Title at Rise to Greatness XX but there is after and well, I’m not out here to say you don’t deserve it. In fact, if you do get that match, I’ll be the first to cheer you on. But…”

Simon pauses and looks at Gavin.

Simon: “But I’m not letting you cut in line. See, Gavin, I have a hope too. I came back to this ring not because I just was bored and wanted something to do. I came back to be a champion…to be THE World Champion!”

The crowd cheers.

Simon: “And Gavin, in a simple black and white way…you’re now a threat.”

Gavin: “Oh, well then, Simon-“

Simon: “Relax. I’m not here to jump you. Instead, here to simply make a challenge. A challenge for Rise to Greatness, Gavin. For Simply Sensational….to face The All-Star….and to take that MVP card from you when I win!”

The crowd looks on.

Simon: “So Gavin, I know you’ve just come back. You have the world on your shoulders. But this one is easy. Rise to Greatness XX, you face a legend. And you can be part of that legend or you can beat that legend. So what do you say?”

Gavin: “Well, you speak right to soul, Simon. I’m big on legends. Too bad it’s my own. And well, Simon…you have a date in Toronto!”

Gavin extends his hand to Simon. Simon looks at it and smiles.

Simon: “Looking forward to it.”

Simon and Gavin shake hands as the crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Simon Lyman to face Gavin Taylor at Rise to Greatness!”

Knots: “Talk about a huge match. Talk about a big match for Simon. Simon’s putting it all out there and Gavin Taylor isn’t stopping after just returning!”

“Hero” plays throughout the arena. Simon looks up and smirks and turns and steps past Gavin. Gavin glances at him as Simon turns and exits the ring. He drops down and heads to the back. Gavin watches him head off.

Backstage, we see Lexy Chapel pacing as Syren sits in her locker room, head in her hands.

Chapel: “Okay, so maybe, just maybe it wasn’t the best idea. Although, maybe we need to work Bear suit training-“

Syren: “Lexy-“

Chapel: “What? It would give you an edge!”

Syren: “For what? I shouldn’t have listened. I know it was a last ditch effort-“

Chapel: “Well yeah. You had to run into Xander.”

Syren: “And I wasn’t going to back down.”

Chapel: “Well maybe you should’ve. You saw…everyone eventually took him out. I mean didn’t help you’re first. I know, I know. You want to prove yourself and I’m working on an Adrenaline Title defense soon too. Just-“

Penguin storms into the room and slams the door.

Penguin: “I hope you’re happy!”

Chapel: “Penguin. This isn’t the time-“

Penguin: “Bear may never be the same again. You TOOK HIS BODY!”

Penguin looks at Syren.

Penguin: “I thought you cared for us!”

Syren: “Isn’t it just a bear suit-“

Penguin looks on shocked as the door opens. We see a man, covered in white bandages, looking more like a mummy than anything.

Penguin: “Oh…Bear…just-“

Bear: “Don’t touch me. It hurts…everywhere!”

Chapel: “Seriously-“

Bear: “SERIOUSLY!”

Penguin: “Good thing we have good medical insurance on the farmstead. Just…”

Bear: “They’re going to put me down. I’m lame. I’m dying. It’s all over!”

Bear wails as Syren looks at Penguin and Bear incredulously.

Syren: “Look I-“

Penguin: “Don’t!”

Penguin sighs.

Penguin: “You’re Lexy’s new favourite. But I didn’t think it would hurt us in this way.”

Penguin heads to Bear to help with him. Chapel shrugs.

Chapel: “They’ll be fine. They’re just a bit salty that they have a big production day tomorrow and this weekend. Rise to Greatness always brings in the ratings!”

Syren: “And his sui….body?”

Chapel: “I’m sure it will turn up.”

Syren: “You didn’t keep it.”

Chapel: “It was a bit chaotic, okay! Just-”

There’s a knock at the door.

Chapel: “Now what? IT better not be Satan herself! Ace-stealing devil witch-“

Lexy opens the door and Alex Desoubrais Jr. stands there.

Chapel: “Oh…Alex…Hiiiiiii.”

Alex Jr.: “Good, you remembered. Haven’t answered a call-“

Syren: “Uh Lexy…”

Chapel: “Just go. Go! I’ll take care of this.”

Alex Jr.: “Yeah, leave. Maybe my dad can care about you more than he ever did about me. Heard he’s around. Hope he dies on father’s day.”

Syren: “Excuse me-“

Chapel: “Syren, please…go…just uh…don’t get attacked. Rise to Greatness season and all!”

Syren: “Uh…sure.”

Syren walks past the two and into the hallway. She glances back as Alex steps forward.

Alex Jr.: “So…you said you’d make me a star if I traded my spot. Here to cash in.”

Alex Jr. then sits down in the chair Syren was sitting in.

Alex Jr.: “Here for the Syren treatment!”

Alex Jr. leans back as the scene fades out.

COMMERCIALS

Backstage, Amy Chastaine talks to Simon Lyman as he walks down the hallway.

Chastaine: “What was that?”

Lyman: “What? Just making a challenge.”

Chastaine: “I get that and good that you’re getting right back in there, but we were thinking about the tag titles. Get through Rise to Greatness season and-“

Lyman: “I saw an opportunity. I don’t have many days left doing this at the level I know I need to, so I took it. Okay?”

Chastaine: “Could you have at least warned me?”

Lyman stops and sighs.

Lyman: “I don’t know. I just saw him on the screen and went. Amy, you’re a legend too. It’s Rise to Greatness. Take your shot. Okay?”

Chastaine: “Alright…”

Lyman smiles and heads off as Amy watches him leaving briefly before following him.

Alexander Rizzo in action

The lights dim down as the loudspeakers are filled with static for a few seconds before going to total silence. The fans look on in anticipation a mysterious voice resonates.

Voice: “Can’t stop him…”
“Won’t stop him…”
“Try to stop him….”

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a ten minute time limit. First, from Perryton, Texas, accompanied by Jasmine Rizzo, he is the Dangerous One, Alexander Rizzo!”

“I'm gonna hit you, right where it hurts
I'm gonna give you, everything that you deserve
If you need attention, something to say
Let's hear your confession, I am just too hard to break”

The arena goes pitch black as red and gold spotlights hit the entrance way as Alexander Rizzo, accompanied by his beautiful wife Jasmine Alexis Rizzo, steps out into the dual lights. Jackson looks around as the fans respond with a mixed reaction. “Bring it” by Trapt continues to play over the PA system as the lights slowly come back on.

“Are you ready for this?
Cause I've been waiting my whole life
Are you ready for this?
I am gonna get mine
Are you ready for this?
I'm taking the hardline
Are you ready for this?
You're never gonna get out alive!”

Alexander and Jasmine make their way down to the ring. Alexander and Jasmine Ascends the steps Alexander stretches the middle and top rope apart with his body allowing Jasmine to enter the ring first and then he follows. The two poses to the crowed for a few moments. Jasmine and Alexander kisses before she leaves the ring.

Phillips: “And his opponent, from Wilmington, North Carolina, he is Jay Fielding!”

We cut to see Jay Fielding, a young man, wearing black trunks and white trim, throw his arm in the air.

Sharper: “This should be a treat. SCW signing Alexander Rizzo. And Rizzo may have to change quickly on the fly. He was supposed to face Dawn Warren here tonight, but unfortunately, travel issues prevent her from making her Breakdown debut.”

Knots: “And this means Rizzo gets to show how adaptable he is while a local talent gets a shot here.”

Sharper: “Rizzo is going to make sure that won’t be the case.”

The bell sounds as Rizzo comes out and Fielding does too. The two lock up in the middle of the ring and Rizzo quickly wrenches the arm and then ducks under and hits a fireman’s carry. Fielding rolls over and looks at Rizzo. Rizzo motions for him to come at him. Fielding throws a punch, but Rizzo blocks it and nails him with a hard right and then a left before then kicking him in the ribs and whipping him across the ring. Fielding bounces off as Rizzo catches him with a back elbow. Fielding starts to get up as Rizzo follows up and pushes him into the corner and kicks him in the ribs once and then again before whipping him across. Fielding hits chest first as Rizzo runs into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a clothesline.

Sharper: “And Rizzo looking flawless so far. Hard clothesline. Fielding no answer early.”

Knots: “Rizzo looks good. Really good.”

Rizzo turns into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting and running elbow drop. He goes for the pin.

Fielding kicks out. Rizzo grabs him and pulls him up and runs him into the corner. Fielding turns and Rizzo grabs him and goes to whip him across, but Fielding spins through and pulls him into a back elbow. He then hits a dropkick. Fielding gets up, holding his jaw before turning and stomping Rizzo in the head. He stomps him again and again. Rizzo moves to the ropes. Fielding follows up and stomps him in the head before then pushing him out with his boot. Rizzo slowly starts to get up as Fielding is reprimanded by the official. Fielding turns back to Rizzo who catches him with a jab. Fielding staggers back before Rizzo flips forward and hits the Rejected. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Flipping into the ring and dropping Fielding with another clothesline.”

Knots: “Just caught him under the nose.”

Sharper: “The Rejected is what he calls it and Rizzo’s not stopping!”

Fielding rolls over as Rizzo grabs him and drags him up before then wrenching the arm again. He then kicks him in the ribs once and then again before pulling him into the 1916. Rizzo then rolls him over, still holding on and moves right into the No Remorse!

Sharper: “1916 and Rizzo moves right into the No Remorse. His variation of the Anaconda Vice!”

Knots: “Fielding. Thanks for coming out!”

Rizzo pulls back on Fielding. Fielding yells out for a moment before frantically tapping out. The crowd roars as the bell sounds. Rizzo lets go, dropping him and rolling over. He gets up to his feet.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via submission, Alexander Rizzo!”

Sharper: “Rizzo not wasting any time with a quick win. A dominant win.”

Knots: “And with the curveball thrown at the end too. This is someone who can change gears on the fly.”

Sharper: “Impressing tonight. Alexander Rizzo, welcome to SCW!”

Rizzo gets up as his wife, Jasmine, enters and the two engage in another kiss before Alexander Rizzo has his arm raised by the official. Rizzo looks around and nods as the crowd cheers him before the scene cuts away.

Damian Marshall steps out of the locker room of the SCW World Tag Team Champions. He slams the door before stopping and taking a moment.

Ace: “Hey! Broseph! Whatcha doing here?’

Ace walks up to Damian with Ravyn Taylor behind him.

Damian: “I don’t want to talk to you. My words are in there.”

Damian turns and storms off. Ace shrugs and turns to the door.

Ravyn: “Sounds ominous.”

Ace: “Probably just sad he’s not getting any.”

Ace walks forward and over to a folded up piece of paper on his gear. He grabs it and unfolds it.

Ravyn: “Love letter?”

Ace: “Apparently he’s very, very upset that I changed the match.”

Ravyn: “Hmmm…seems to not care for your charm. Sure you’re related?”

Ace: “Apparently. Oh well.”

Ace crumples up the note and throws it back.

Ace: “We’ve got plans.”

Ravyn: “You mean I have plans.”

Ace: “And we’re a team!”

Ace smiles as Ravyn rolls her eyes and walks past.

COMMERCIALS

The scene opens up backstage in the SCW interview area.

Winters: “Fans, at this time, please welcome, Asher Hayes!”

The crowd cheers as Asher Hayes steps over to Jessica Winters. He looks out, more annoyed than anything.

Winters: “Asher. You were this close to winning the Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal. We have known for months how important the World Title has been for you. It’s one of the few titles you’ve not yet won in your career. We know of the back injury. We know it all and it has to sting that you were that close and yet did not win.”

Asher turns to Jessica Winters.

Hayes: “You hit the nail on the head. And to see Kandis getting the shot, part of me…it bothers me. I’ve been around here for the better part of the last twenty years and well, I was hoping…hoping that I could march to Rise to Greatness and I would-“

Hayes stops as he notices something offcamera. He then turns and heads off.

Winters: “Asher?”

Winters follows briefly before the camera follows Asher Hayes as he walks over to someone, that someone being Carrie Lovejoy. Asher Hayes heads over to her and Lovejoy suddenly jumps back and slinks back to appear small as Hayes looks around.

Hayes: “You!”

Lovejoy: “What?”

Hayes: “You…relax. I’m not going to hit you. I’m just trying to figure out what the hell was Taking Hold of the Flame. I don’t care for getting kendo stick shots to my back and all because I said I have someone?”

Lovejoy relaxes a bit and looks at him and then smirks.

Lovejoy: “You made your choice. I made mine. I’m looking for my champion and well…”

Lovejoy goes to walk off as Asher Hayes reaches out, but stops and Lovejoy spins around.

Lovejoy: “You had your chance. Unless you want to beg.”

Hayes: “Not happening. Sorry, and back in the day, people used to beg for me.”

Lovejoy: “Probably to get it over with.”

Lovejoy turns and heads off. Asher Hayes nods.

Hayes: “Nice. Some random girl here and she thinks she can punk me out. What the hell is going on around here?”

Hayes shakes his head.

Hayes: “What the hell am I doing?”

Hayes turns and heads off as the scene cuts away.

Alexis Quinne vs. Chance Owens

You like to hunt, your game is fear
I was the one, your souvenir
This is a fight, the one that you've been asking for
You did incite the call for us to go to war

Jagged green lights play across the screen and the stage as a voice that can only belong to the one and only Chris Jericho belts out the words to "Wolves At Bay". Spotlights move around near the entranceway and one of them catches someone's right arm in its beam.

Pushing and pushing
Giving me no choice
Humiliate, intimidate
Until I hit the breaking point

The spotlights are still moving around on the stage as the lights on the screen start forming a pattern. One of the moving spotlights dances across someone's left leg.

Back to the wall
Keeping the wolves at bay
Fight my way out
'Cause it's the only way

The lights on the screen settle into a final configuration spelling out the name "Chance Owens". The person in question comes out to stand on the stage under some of the spotlights. Chance shields his eyes for a moment before turning to his left and beckoning to someone. "Wolfsbane" Adam Brock comes from the back to stand beside his protege and nods before pointing to the ring.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a twenty minute time limit. First, on his way to the ring, accompanied by Wolfsbane Adam Brock, from Denver, Colorado, he is Roadblock Chance Owens!”

Chance nods before heading down the ramp toward the ring, the lights catching the white tape over his hands going up to the second knuckle on each finger. He doesn't respond to the cheers nor does he react to the boos. Adam smiles and touches hands with eager fans reaching out as he follows Chance. Once they reach the ringside area, Adam stands off to the side near the barricade and crosses his arms as he watches Chance ascend the steel steps that will take him between the ropes.

Sharper: “Chance Owens back in the ring. He was not active at Taking Hold of the Flame but we did see him have a moment as he saw his mentor, Adam Brock, enter an SCW ring as part of the battle royal.”

Knots: “Had a good run too. And Chance Owens may be hoping that drives him more. Coming off a loss to Syren for the Adrenaline Title. But now dealing with another former World Champion in Alexis Quinne.”

The eyes all focus on the stage. The lights grow dim. Opening strum of Rage Against the Machine's Calm Like a Bomb plays. White house lights illuminate the ramp.

Feel the funk blast
Feel the funk blast
FEEL THE FUNK BLAST

The house lights turn blue, red, green, etc. Alexis Quinne steps out through the curtains. She is dressed in a black, green and yellow varsity jacket along with a green Oakland A's hat. The jacket has "A's" plastered in the front with "Stay in Oakland" on the bottom. Alexis slowly turns around, facing the crowd, drawing cheers. Quinne starts heard down to the ring.

Phillips: “His opponent, from San Francisco, California, she is Alexis Quinne!”

She extends her arms, clenching her fist. Reaching ringside the camera does the classic rotation that it used to do for her entrances. She glares at a few fans before walking up to them. She puts a fist towards them and a slew of fists in the front row touch hers. From there, Alexis then slides into the ring. Alexis ascends up the steel steps. She stands up and takes off her jacket. From there, she climbs up the top turnbuckle and waits for the start of the match.

Sharper: “Quinne did not have the appearance she wanted at Taking Hold of the Flame. And we know how much she’s pushing herself. She wants to hold SCW gold again.”

Knots: “She can. She’s got the talent, but she’s also running up against the fact that a lot of other people do too!”

Sharper: “And we’ve seen that – Bree Lancaster checking Quinne’s US title hopes. Asher Hayes stopping Quinne at Playing the Wildcard. And each of those losses have worn away on her.”

The bell sounds as Quinne and Owens circle the ring and Owens lunges at Quinne. Quinne ducks a clothesline attempt. Owens spins around as Quinne forearms him in the jaw several times. Owens falls to the corner. Quinne then shoulders him in the ribs, driving it into him over and over. Owens grimaces as the official calls for the break.

Quinne steps back and spins around. Owens steps up and Quinne dropkicks him. Owens hits the mat and rolls to the floor. He backs up and turns around and looks at the ring, clearly annoyed. Quinne snaps at him to get back into the ring.

Sharper: “Quinne all over Chance Owens!”

Knots: “All over him. She’s acting like he insulted her mother!”

Sharper: “Quinne aggressive as ever. A counter to Owens’s own tactics as of late.”

Brock heads over to Owens and says something to him. Quinne paces around the ring, trying to get the fans behind her. Several cheer as Owens moves to the ring and hops onto the apron. He enters the ring and then lunges at Quinne. Owens nails Quinne with a shot as Quinne nails him back. They trade blows before Owens rakes the eyes. Quinne staggers as Owens grabs her and runs her into the corner, driving her face first into the top turnbuckle. Quinne turns as Owens nails her with a hard right and then chops her. Chance Owens knees her in the ribs and then grabs Quinne and hip tosses her out of the corner. Owens then steps up and hits an elbow drop and moves into a lateral press.

Quinne kicks out. Owens looks down. Quinne starts to get up and Owens grabs her and whips her into the ropes. She bounces off and Owens catches her on the rebound with a back body drop.

Sharper: “Nothing fancy just launching Quinne into the air. Hard landing.”

Knots: “But every shot just wears you down. They’re not wrestling on a trampoline. And Owens simplifying here.”

Quinne starts to get up and Owens hits a snapmare. He then kicks her in the back. Quinne grimaces in pain and Owens follows up with another pin.

Quinne kicks out. Quinne rolls over as Owens grabs her and pulls her up. He then whips her into the corner. Chance runs after, but Quinne jumps up to float over, only to twist around and counters with a sunset flip.

Owens kicks out. Both roll back. Owens runs at Quinne and Quinne sidesteps and sends him shoulder first into the ringpost. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Quinne sidestepped and Chance Owens shoulder first into the ringpost.”

Knots: “The ringposts aren’t made of foam either! That’s steel!”

Quinne looks around as she then runs over to Owens as he starts to get up and pulls him back into a double knee backbreaker. The crowd ohs. Chance Owens rolls over in pain. Quinne gets up and hits a standing shooting star press. She hooks the leg.

Owens gets his shoulder up. Quinne gets up and mounts him. He nails him with a series of hard right hands as the crowd roars. Owens covers up. Quinne gets up and walks around the ring. Chance rolls over and starts to get up. Quinne turns and goes for the La Magistral, but Owens stuffs her, catching her as she goes to roll through.

Quinne kicks out. Both get up and Quinne hits a running dropkick. Owens falls back and rolls over.

Sharper: “Owens caught Quinne there. That was a bit of a shock.”

Knots: “For Quinne too!”

Chance rolls over and Quinne runs to the ropes, jumping to the middle rope and diving back with a leg drop to the back of Chance’s head. Chance rolls over. Quinne hooks the leg.

Owens kicks out. Both get up and Quinne hits a jawbreaker. Owens staggers as Quinne exits to the apron. She climbs up to the top rope. Quinne then dives off with a crossbody, but Owens catches Quinne. He then spins her around into the Brake Check. The crowd ohs. Owens goes for the pin.

Quinne gets her shoulder up. Quinne slowly rolls over, looking out. Owens grabs her and pulls her up and hits a high angle back suplex. Quinne rolls over in pain. Owens the grabs her again and whips her into the ropes. She bounces off and catches Quinne with the Speed Bump. The crowd ohs. Chance Owens hooks the leg.

Quinne shoots her shoulder up.

Sharper: “That was close! Damn close. Owens using his strength.”

Knots: “And Quinne is practically half his weight. He’s using that advantage big!”

Chance Owens grabs Quinne and drags her up. He clubs her in the back once and then again before placing her head between his legs. He hoists her up for a powerbomb, but Quinne nails him with a series of hard rights. Quinne slides down. Owens shoves her back. Quinne falls back into the ropes and bounces off and then jumps up and hits the Boomerang. The crowd cheers. Quinne gets back up as Chance Owens pulls himself up and she lunges and hits the True Ambition. Owens falls back and through the ropes to the floor. Owens rolls over. The crowd ohs. (1) He slowly starts to get up. Brock looks on as Quinne watches him before running to the corner and diving over the top to the floor with a dive, landing on Owens. (1)

Sharper: “Quinne takes a chance. Up and over. And a huige suicide dive connects on the Roadblock.”

Knots: “And she tore through the Roadblock!”

Sharper: “There, Owens didn’t catch her. Quinne used her weight to extract damage!”

Quinne rolls over and slowly gets up. (2) She winces as Owens rolls over too. (3) Quinne walks over to Owens and Quinne clubs him in the back once and then again before grabbing Owens and rolling him into the ring. Quinne jaws at Owens before she rolls into the ring. She gets up and walks over and grabs him, but Owens suddenly rolls her up in an inside cradle!

The crowd roars and the bell sounds. Owens lets go and rolls out of the ring. Quinne looks up, stunned. She turns to the official and checks with them, getting the result confirmed.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Chance Owens!”

Sharper: “Chance Owens beat Alexis Quinne!”

Knots: “Owens just reached up and got her. Quinne just couldn’t get out. Owens bigger than her and kept her down!”

Sharper: “And Owens with a huge win coming out of Taking Hold of the Flame!”

Owens holds his arm up smiling as Brock walks over and raises it too. Owens just continues to celebrate as Quinne turns and looks over, clearly annoyed. She tries to hide it as Owens celebrates while going up the rampway, joined by Adam Brock.

Konrad Raab can be seen pacing back and forth in a locker room. The door opens and the woman we saw at Taking Hold of the Flame walks forward to him.

Konrad: “Ginny…do you need to keep me back here?”

Ginny: “Are you intending to attack someone? Ace? Kandis? Anyone else who gets in your way?”

Konrad: “And what’s the problem with that?”

Ginny: “Easy. Because it’s not going to help you if you don’t have a job. I’m here to keep you under control, enough so when you do get your hands on who you want, you can destroy them!”

Konrad looks at her.

Ginny: “And I have your best interests at heart. Remember, niece here.”

Konrad: “Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just don’t leave me cooped up in here or else you’re just going to be cleaning up a bigger bloodbath!”

Ginny: “Okay! Just trust me here.”

Konrad looks at Ginny as Ginny turns.

Ginny: “I’ll be back.”

Konrad lets out a growl as the scene cuts away.

COMMERCIALS

Backstage, we open up to see Katie Steward talking to Mr. D outside of his office. Mr. D has a briefcase in his hand.

Mr. D: “Katie, I’d love to talk-“

Katie: “It won’t take long. Plus, I’ve heard of the rumours. You want to make sure you have an A-Lister like me happy.”

Mr. D: “What do you want Katie?”

Katie: “Very simple. Working with Gigi at Taking Hold of the Flame, even for a moment…that was wonderful. And Gigi and I…we’ve not been in the best of relationships as of later and I want to fix that. This is the run. I won to hold the SCW World Tag Team Titles. And I want to do it with Gigi.”

Mr. D: “So you need me to extend her a new contract and starting booking you as a team?”

Katie: “If you could, please.”

Katie looks at Mr. D.

Mr. D: “I’ll admit, I’m a bit taken aback. I’m used to you demanding.”

Katie: “I don’t think I’ll need to demand.”

Mr. D: “Very well.”

Mr. D nods before thinking a moment.

Mr. D: “I’ll make some calls. But Gigi will still need to sign and everything.”

Katie: “Of course. But you can be very persuasive!”

Katie smiles and heads off. She rubs her hands as she does. Mr. D then turns and heads off.

The first chords of "Immortal" by Ozzy Osbourne begins to play over the PA system. The crowd cheers as Glory Braddock walks out from the back. She looks out at the crowd and nods. She enjoys the reaction she’s getting before starting to head to the ring.

Sharper: “Glory Braddock hoped Taking Hold of the Flame would be her ticket back to the main event of Rise to Greatness. It did not happen though.”

Knots: “And now the question is, what’s next? She wants to become the Tag Team Champions, but she needs a partner. But she’s also turned her attention to a lot of other places.”

Glory Braddock walks down to the ring and walks up the steel steps before walking along the apron. She steps into the ring. Glory Braddock looks around and then goes to the corner and grabs a microphone waiting for her. She turns and walks back to the middle of the ring. She looks around, holding the microphone in her hand and then looks out at the crowd.

Braddock: “So we’re going to get another one of these speeches about how someone fell short.”

Braddock shakes her head.

Braddock: “Yeah, did I want to get back to the main event and fight for the World Title at Rise to Greatness. Who doesn’t? If they don’t, they’re lying or too stupid.”

Braddock looks around.

Braddock: “But it pisses me off. But I’ve been clear about everything I want to do. Yeah, at some point, I want to get the World Tag Team Titles, but that’s not going to happen at the moment. The division has good talent and I don’t have the partner. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to sit here spinning my wheels. Because while some people want to claim they know me and insult me because I focus on accolades and I want to know I am the best…well, frankly, I’m still focused on that fight.”

Braddock paces a bit.

Braddock: “And that’s why I’m not going to stand here and rest on my laurels. Because we’re coming up to Father’s Day this weekend and my father, God rest his soul, would not either. And frankly, we need some role models like that around here. But that’s neither here nor there. But while some people around here want to claim they’re going to be a good dad by fighting for their sons or bringing up family…even when we know it’s crap. See, you know what, I know what I’m gunning for at Rise to Greatness and-“

The crowd roars as Brittany Lohan just walks down the rampway. Glory stops seeing this. She looks confused, bringing the microphone down. Brittany Lohan walks over to the ring and grabs the middle rope and pulls herself onto the apron. Lohan looks at Braddock. Braddock can be seen saying “What are you doing here?”

Sharper: “Brittany Lohan is here! Lohan coming to the ring. She has a long history with Glory Braddock!”

Knots: “And Glory Braddock is stunned!”

Lohan steps into the ring. She steps up to Glory Braddock and walks up to her. She grabs the microphone. Braddock looks at her. Lohan pulls it up to her face.

Lohan: “The Glory Braddock I know doesn’t settle.”

Lohan looks at Braddock as the crowd roars.

Lohan: “And you are better than that now-sober waste of space.”

The crowd cheers again.

Lohan: “I have signed a new contract with SCW. You and I know each other. And you want something…well, I’m here if you want for you to take it. Your call.”

Lohan looks at Glory as Glory looks stunned as Lohan then turns and steps through the ropes. Glory steps forward and asks her why. Lohan doesn’t answer instead hopping down. Lohan doesn’t say anything else before turning and heading to the back. Glory Braddock now speaks into the microphone.

Braddock: “Brittany…why?!”

Lohan doesn’t respond. She just continues to head to the back. Glory Braddock looks around before then turning back to Lohan again.

COMMERCIALS

Syren walks down the hallway, bottle of water in her hand, and takes a swig. She then takes a few steps and stops. Ravyn Taylor is talking with Alexander Crowe. Syren then turns and speeds up to walk past them.

Ravyn: “Zoe!”

Syren stops and turns. Crowe turns to Ravyn.

Crowe: “You don’t need to prod her.”

Ravyn: “Of course I do. When my wife comes out in a bear suit, from a kid who is too stupid to understand that he’s got deep mental problems, and isn’t standing here with pure shame. That’s worth prodding over.”

Syren: “We had few options.”

Ravyn: “So you say.”

Syren: “Keep lording things over you. I’m the proud Adrenaline Champion. I’ll be defending my title in a few weeks-“

Ravyn: “And it’s not the World Title.”

Syren: “Who says it needs to be? You know what…maybe I need this. Maybe I needed the clean slate. To hold and compete for a title I didn’t think about because I was so focused on one thing. And I’ll get a shot at the World Title again, but maybe, maybe I needed this to remind myself what I can do. Not what I used to do. What I needed an army to do. Why I can do. Okay?”

Ravyn just smirks.

Syren: “So enjoy your title reign. Enjoy mocking me. Because…”

Syren pauses, almost as if something has clicked.

Syren: “Because you know what…I’m seeing things as clearly as I have in a long time.”

Syren turns and storms off. Ravyn watches her leave.

Ravyn: “We’ll see Zoe. We’ll see.”

Crowe shakes his head at the situation before we cut away.

Kelsai Adamson vs. Magical Cosmic Princess YUYO vs. Kimberly Williams

SCW Underground Championship

Phillips stands in the ring.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall with a twenty minute time limit and is a triple threat match for the SCW Underground Championship!”

The SCW Underground Championship logo comes across the screen. The arena darkens before:

Nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan

The Nyan cat appears on the screen, with the crowd popping. The cat in a poptart, farting rainbows steers around and breaks right into the screen, showing a window crack before breaking. At that moment, “Catch Me If You Can” by BABYMETAL’s opening riffs plays, and the girls' voice count:

One-Two
One-Two-Three-Four!

Out pops YUYO from behind the curtains. Bright white light now shines down on the stage, following YUYO. Mister Meowkazawa and Beezlebubble follow her to stand behind her. She stands at the top of the ramp and places her hands on her hips. Meowkazawa hands her the magical staff, Gríðarvölr. She spins the staff around with a display of talent, the long purple and white ribbons attached to the staff’s end flash. When she stops, she thrusts one hand forward while holding the staff behind her back.

YUYO: “HA!”

Phillips: “Fans, descending from the sea of stars above, the Guardian of Love, Justice and Peace— Magical Cosmic Princess, YUYO!”

YUYO springs down the ramp, staff in hand, she tosses it into the ring as she slides in under the bottom rope. She pops to her feet, picks up the staff again in a single stride, and then straight to the corner. She holds the staff like a gun and aims towards the ceiling, “BANG! BANG!”. Mr. Meowkazawa catches up to her, taking the staff while she remains in the corner. She points to the sky, “FOREVER!”. She runs to the next corner and repeats, “FOREVER!”. She hops off the corner with a superhero landing! She then puts on a “mean” face as she readies for the match.

Sharper: “This could be an interesting one. YUYO nor Kelsai Adamson are known for being hardcore wrestlers, but after Taking Hold of the Flame and how these two continue to be at each other’s throats, clearly SCW is looking to nip this in the bud.”

Knots: “And they’ll have their dispute adjudicated by the Problem Solver herself…Kimberly Williams with the help of her instruments of destruction!”

The familiar riffs of Nickelback's "Savin Me" begins and soon Kelsai Adamson appears at the top of stage. The crowd gives a mixed reaction as she looks out at the crowd and then to the ring. YUYO just glares at her.

Phillips: “From Seattle, Washington, she is Kelsai Adamson!”

As she walks down the aisle toward the ring she soaks in the mixed reaction from the crowd. She stops at the ringside area briefly before then rolling into the ring. She gets up and just then, YUYO grabs the staff from Meowkazawa and runs over and nails Kelsai in the side of the head with it. She goes down as the crowd roars. YUYO holds the staff up.

YUYO: “For justice!”

YUYO then starts to use the staff and chokes Kelsai.

Knots: “Ha! YUYO is choking out Kelsai!”

Sharper: “The hatred coming overboard. Using that staff to just choke the life out of Kelsai and ambush her before the match officially begins!”

As YUYO continues her assault, the lights go out, except for a single spotlight at the top of the stage. The opening chords to “Patient Number 9” by Ozzy Osbourne begins to play. A haunting voice is heard…

"Is there a way out of here?"
"Hey, how long you been here?"
"I wanna go home"
"Hey, hahaha"
"Hahaha"
"Excuse me, could you tell how to get out of here?"
"Hahaha"
"I want to go home"
"Hahaha"
"Mommy, mommy"

The song begins to rage full bore now. Suddenly the lights come back on and Kimberly Williams is standing at the top of the stage to a loud, mostly positive, reaction from the fans. She sighs and runs down to the ring, taking off her Underground Championship.

Phillips: “Next, from Boston, Massachusetts, the SCW Underground Champion, Kimberly Williams!”

She rolls into the ring and places the title belt down on the apron. She gets up as the bell sounds. YUYO looks up at Kim.

YUYO: “You want turn?”

Kim shrugs and then moves over and helps YUYO in choking Kelsai. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “This match starting. This is legal! And Kim and YUYO working together.”

Knots: “Is it still for justice?”

Kim and YUYO keep choking Kelsai before YUYO moves to sit on Kelsai’s chest.

Kim then pushes her off. YUYO rolls off and looks up at her.

YUYO: “You were helping YUYO!”

Kim: “And that’s my belt.”

YUYO: “No…maybe belt is now YUYO’s!”

YUYO gets up and nails Kim with a hard right and then another and another. YUYO then grabs Kim.

YUYO: “Time to fly!”

YUYO runs Kim across the ring and goes to throw her over, but Kim spins through and lands on the apron. Kim glances down at the floor and then to YUYO. She shrugs. YUYO puts her “mean” face back on and runs at Kim, but Kim gets an elbow up. YUYO falls back. Kim then drops down to the floor and lifts up the ring skirt to pull out a chair. She throws it into the ring. YUYO ducks. Kim grabs another chair and throws it into the ring. YUYO covers her head. Meowkazawa then enters the ring, joined by Beezelbubble who quickly go to protect the Magical Cosmic Princess YUYO. Kim then throws in a trash can before lifting up a tub of ice and drinks and throws it into the ring. Kim turns and grabs then another chair. She looks around.

Kim: “Where the hell is it?!”

Kim then throws the chair up as Kelsai runs at the ropes and hits a baseball slide, knocking Kim back. Kim falls over. The crowd ohs. Meowkazawa then looks up.

Sharper: “Kelsai knocking Kim down. Kim too focused on filling the ring with objects of destruction.”

Knots: “She was looking for something!”

Sharper: “And look at Kelsai!”

Kelsai then jumps to the top rope and springboards back onto Meowkazawa, Beezelbubble, and YUYO with a huge moonsault. Meowkazawa and Beezelbubble go down as YUYO rolls over in pain. Kelsai winces and turns and crawls over to the staff. Kelsai looks at it and grabs it. She slowly lifts it up as YUYO backs up.

YUYO: “Hey! Hey! That’s mine! You don’t have magical powers!”

Kelsai turns and points it at YUYO. YUYO looks around before grabbing at the ropes. Kelsai then lifts up the staff and cracks it across his knee. The crowd ohs. YUYO lets out a gasp. Kelsai then takes both pieces and nails YUYO in the back with them, striking her over and over as the crowd roars. YUYO covers up as Kelsai gets some good shots in. Kim then enters the ring and grabs one of the chairs and turns and nails Kelsai in the back. Kelsai falls to the mat. She tries to fight up and Kim then nails her in the ribs with it before then unfolding the chair. She grabs Kelsai and whips her across the ring. Kelsai bounces off and Kim hits a drop toe hold into the steel chair.

Sharper: “Face first into the seat of the chair. Kelsai Adamson got some revenge on YUYO, but this is a triple threat match.”

Knots: “Yeah, but it’s feeling like more given that YUYO has her groupies in there.”

Kim gets up as YUYO moves to the corner. Kim then walks over and grabs her and smiles.

Kim: “Your turn!”

She whips YUYO into the ropes and YUYO bounces off and Kim does just as she said, hitting a drop toe hold into seat of the chair. YUYO rolls over in pain. Kim then gets up as she walks over to Kelsai, but Kelsai hits a jawbreaker and Kim falls into the chair, sitting on it. Kelsai then turns and runs across the ring and jumps up on the rebound, hitting a dropkick, knocking Kim back to the mat. Kelsai then turns and grabs another chair. She exits to the apron. Holding onto the chair, she scales the turnbuckle to the top and looks over at Kim. Kim gets up and Kelsai dives off the top rope, holding the chair under her arm and just nailing Kim as she comes down with a clothesline of sorts. Kelsai then goes for the pin.

YUYO runs over and hits a sliding knee. The crowd ohs. Kelsai rolls over in pain. YUYO then turns and sees the broken staff. She then turns and runs over and clubs Kelsai over and over and over again, knocking her to the floor.

Sharper: “YUYO incensed. That staff broken. I don’t know if it has some special meaning for her.”

Knots: “She’s the Magical Cosmic Princess. So probably!”

Sharper: “Kelsai sent to the floor. YUYO now climbing to the top rope. YUYO climbs to the top rope and looks over at Kelsai. Kelsai staggers and turns as YUYO dives off with a crossbody off the top and onto Kelsai. The crowd ohs as YUYO rolls over.

Sharper: “Magical Cosmic Princess YUYO from the top, takes flight, and goes on a journey to bring pain and punishment to Kelsai Adamson!”

Knots: “Yeah, but they left Kim in the ring and she’s got weapons!”

Kimberly grabs one of the chairs and staggers a bit. She then sees YUYO and Kelsai getting up, YUYO dragging Kelsai to her feet. Kimberly then runs at the ropes and dives over the top rope, using the chair and just leading with it. She lands on YUYO and Kelsai, the chair doing some damage before all three fall to the mats. Kim rolls over, wincing a bit. She looks around as she slowly gets up and crawls to the corner. She the looks under the ring again and then smiles as she pulls out Wasley. The crowd erupts in cheers.

Sharper: “And that’s what Kim whated!”

Knots: “Wasley making an appearance!”

Sharper: “That damn stuffed penguin!”

Kim holds him up and turns as YUYO starts to stir as does Kelsai. Kim then points and runs and nails YUYO in the stomach with Wasley. YUYO rolls over, kicking her legs in pain. Kim then turns as Kelsai suddenly hits an enziguri kick. Kim falls to a knee. Kelsai then gets up and sees Wasley and grabs him. She then looks at Wasley before then turning and swinging and nailing Kim as she gets up. Kim hits the mats. Kelsai then turns and shotputs Wasley up the rampway as the crowd boos her. Kelsai looks around. She then turns and grabs YUYO and turns and rolls her into the ring.

Sharper: “Kelsai knocks down Kim. Then removes Wasley from the equation.”

Knots: “The crowd didn’t like it!”

Sharper: “And YUYO may not like this. Kelsai moving her into the ring.”

Kelsai turns and stomps YUYO over and over before grabbing a chair and driving it down into the chest of YUYO. YUYO grimaces as Kelsai exits to the apron. She climbs up to the top rope. The crowd looks on, booing. Kelsai looks down at YUYO and jumps off with a Bombs Away, but YUYO thrusts the chair up into the face of Kelsai. Kelsai falls to her knees and down to the mat. YUYO rolls over as the crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Kelsai sought to end it, but YUYO with a gasp of life and a chair thrown into the body of Kelsai.”

Knots: “And Kelsai couldn’t stop. Gravity is undefeated!”

Kelsai holds her ribs and YUYO slowly gets up and grabs her and pulls her up before yelling in her face and then turning and running her to the ropes and throwing her up and over the top rope to the floor. The crowd ohs. Kelsai rolls over. YUYO smirks and dusts her hands off before turning and grabbing a steel chair. She then holds it over her head. She then turns as Kim rolls into the ring and runs at her and hits the Shadowblade, driving the chair back into the face of YUYO. YUYO is laid out as Kim winces and turns, clutching her knee before going for the pin.

The crowd roars. Kim rolls off as the bell sounds.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, and still SCW Underground Champion, Kimberly Williams!”

Kim gets up and the official hands her the SCW Underground Championship. Kim holds it over her head.

Sharper: “YUYO focused so much on getting the last laugh on Kelsai Adamson, Kimberly Williams took advantage.”

Knots: “And YUYO just found out what getting a steel chair driven into your face feels like!”

Sharper: “Kim hurt herself to retain the title. We know how important it is and even with this war between Adamson and YUYO, Kim wasn’t going to let them walk away with her title.”

Kim continues to hold up the title before turning back to YUYO who is now being checked on by Meowkazawa. Kelsai winces on the floor and looks up as the scene cuts away.

Breakdown cuts backstage as Jessica Winters stands with Adam Allocco in the interview area.

Allocco: “Come on Jessica. You love interviewing me. I gave you the break in this business.”

Winters shakes her head.

Winters: “As you know, I am here with Adam Allocco and we were going to talk to you about Taking Hold of the Flame, but you may have other things you want to respond to-“

Allocco: “First off, how dare Selena Frost ruin my father’s day but not allowing me to do what I intended to do to make it up to my son. I know people love to judge me. Look, I barely remember it. I’ve become a better man. I’m sober, even if I’m still an asshole. But no one gives me a break. You know what I was going to do with the World Title?”

Winters: “What?”

Allocco: “I was going to present it to my son Alistaire and name him the World Champion. I was going to give him what I had taken away! It would’ve been an amazing moment, but no, Selena Frost has to talk about integrity and be a bitch about it and it’s a terrible turn of events. All I’ll say, Kandis, I’ve seen your work. I’ll stand behind you any day!”

Winters looks disgusted.

Allocco: “Now, I know what you’re talking about. Brittany Lohan and Glory Braddock dragging my name through the mud. Glory, I saw what you were saying. I’ll pick up what you put down. And you wanted to challenge me. Well, Glory, I don’t normally do charity. But if you wanted a taste of the main event, I could oblige this one time. You’ll lose, but that’s fine. You seem to be coming up short a few times here and there. So I’ll happily remove some options from you. Just line up and tell me when and where.”

Allocco stops and then looks off camera.

Allocco: “Well hello…”

Allocco turns and walks over as the camera pans over to see Carrie Lovejoy watching.

Allocco: “So do you like what you see.”

Lovejoy: “Not sure yet. As I said to someone who certainly doesn’t deserve me, I’m looking for my champion.”

Allocco: “I’m right here-“

Lovejoy: “Then where’s your gold?”

Allocco looks around and scoffs.

Lovejoy: “Prove it to me and maybe I’ll give you some time.”

Lovejoy turns and walks up to Allocco.

Lovejoy: “But I’m hard to impress.”

Lovejoy turns and walks past Allocco as Allocco turns and watches her leave. He nods and smirks.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as “The Old Me” plays throughout the arena. We then see the Breakdown logo come up on the screen as a shot of Glory Braddock vs. Kandis follows, before showing “Next Week!” underneath.

Sharper: “Welcome back to Breakdown here in Raleigh. Next week though, on Breakdown, another big night. And we’ll see the SCW Taking Hold of the Flame winner, Kandis, face off against former World Champion, Glory Braddock in singles action.”

Knots: “And that’s not all. Syren’s looking to get back to her winning ways.”

The Breakdown logo comes up on the screen before we see a still of Syren vs. The One.

Knots: “She’ll be in action against The One. And that’s not all.”

Sharper: “That’s right, the SCW Television Championship will be on the line. Bree Lancaster defends…”

The Breakdown logo comes up again before showing Justin Davis vs. Bree Lancaster.

Sharper: “…against Justin Davis who is returning full time as we heard and he’s putting everyone on notice.”

We then cut to a shot at ringside where a man in a suit hands Sharper a card. Sharper looks at it and then looks up.

Knots: “What the hell was that?”

Sharper: “Good lord…an emergency press conference.”

Knots: “What? They’re back?”

Sharper: “I guess so. An emergency press conference later tonight and-“

Suddenly, we see Lucy Huckabee-Sanders walking out from the back. She starts to motion to people as we see someone running in with an American flag and places it next to her as another crew member sets up a podium in front of her.

Sharper: “I thought they said later.”

Knots: “I mean it technically is later.”

Sharper: “And LHS is back with them?”

LHS clears her voice.

LHS: “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. That’s right. It is time for an emergency press conference. Because we have been watching everything closely in SCW and for far too long, America has been missing one of its heroes!”

LHS looks around.

LHS: “For months, they have no one to guide them, with a vision for a better tomorrow today. Someone to speak to the issues that drive this country and this continent and do and stand for what needs to be done. See, America can be better, GREATER, but it needs that hero to return. And I need all of you to understand what a special day this is because I can tell you that finally, we no longer have to be hopeless. We no longer have to be worried about the future of this great country. We have a true visionary back…the hero that not only we deserve, but we NEED.”

The crowd looks on.

LHS: “Ladies and gentlemen, turn your heads to the sky for a moment and then to the big screen above. Your HERO HAS ARRIVED!”

Slow motion shots of people in black and white cheering, some yelling, some in tears, seeming to be in a church play. “Oh Freedom!” by The Golden Gospel starts to play as we then see a shot of the SCW crowd, some of whom are cheering. We even see shots of fans leaving for the breezeways. We then cut to see people returning to their seats, before we see Holly Adams appear on the screen smiling and posing. We see her walking to the ring before showing her in the ring as Asher Hayes has his haircut, but of course, with Hayes’s face entirely blurred.

Sharper: “What the hell is this?”

We see a shot of Holly Adams celebrating with the SCW Adrenaline Championship before showing her coaching Datura backstage, but again, Datura’s face is entirely blurred. We then see shots of Holly Adams standing over Selena Frost, Asher Hayes, Cidnay Turner, and others as she turns to the crowd and poses again. We then randomly cut to a shot of someone holding the hand of a starving child, but Holly’s face superimposes on the body of the person caring for them. This is followed by a shot of Holly superimposed on the body of Donald Trump as he throws toilet paper to Puerto Rican hurricane survivors.

Sharper: “Good God…This is disgusting.”

We see a shot of people flocking to a seqway driven by someone with an Ipad of Holly’s face on it. Holly can be seen thanking them, as the camera focuses entirely on her, but without her voice. Shots of Holly Adams holding the SCW Adrenaline, Tag Team, United States and World Championships, even if she hasn’t actually won some of them follow, before showing her standing in the ring as the crowd cheers around her. Holly’s face, again, has been altered as she’s smiling, when realize she’s reacting to a reaction for another wrestler. We then end with a shot of the Holly Adams Brand logo coming onto the screen. The logo remains on the screen for a few moments.

The crowd boos some, while some cheer as LHS steps up smiling.

LHS: “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…The BRAND NEW HOLLY ADAMS BRAND is HERE!”

The crowd roars before some boo.

LHS: “And as their public relations advisor, I look forward to working with all of you to improve America. And Holly does too! Everyone, put your hands together for Holly Adams!”

The crowd roars and the mixed reaction returns before we see a man driving a segway with Holly Adams’s face on an Ipad. She can be seen talking to someone off camera before the segway comes to a stop.

LHS: “Holly! It’s great to have you Raleigh.”

Holly keeps talking to the other person.

LHS: “HOLLY!”

Holly turns and jumps. She can be seen saying something.

LHS: “Muted…”

Holly jumps again and then starts to look at the screen, looking down at it as if an elderly woman was asked to look at a meme on the internet. She then taps the screen but the call ends. LHS just looks at the screen before turning and smiling.

LHS: “Thank you Holly Adams! It was great to have you here in Raleigh! Please be sure to check all of our socials as we will be very active and look to improve the world one person…if they pay…at a time! Thank you!”

“XXPENSIVE” by Erika Jayne plays as the crowd looks on and some cheer, while some boo. LHS just smiles widely and waves.

Sharper: “So Holly Adams and the brand are back.”

Knots: “Are we ready for this?”

Sharper: “Were they ready for this?!”

Knots: “Well either way, looks like Holly Adams is back from her off-season!”

LHS keeps waving.

Sal Darius vs. Religious Wright

“California Love” by 2Pac Shakur hits the arena and Sal comes out wearing his world's famous blublockers. Darius looks at LHS and scoffs before walking around her. 'The Sex Vibe' comes out with all the hype and toughness. He walks a little and then takes a sprint to the ring.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a ten minute time limit. First, on his way to the ring, from Venice, California, he is The Sex Vibe, Sal Darius!”

After sliding in the ring underneath the bottom rope, he climbs the turnbuckle and points to his crouch. Then 'The King of the world of Hearts' throw his blublocker aviators in the crowd and jumps back performing boxing shadow in the ring warming up for his bout.

Sharper: “Sal Darius has made quick work in SCW by getting some people’s attention. And he’s brash, he’s cocky.”

Knots: “And he’s about to be coming up against God!”

Sharper: “Stop it!”

Knots: “Okay, well, uh…maybe God. I’m not sure. At least James Evans in spirit!”

“I Can Only Imagine” by MercyMe begins to play. Religious Wright steps out onto the stage wearing a black robe and carrying his Holy Book in his right hand. Along the way down the aisle he stops by some fans. He presses his hand to the foreheads of some fans and shouts “BE HEALED IN THE NAME OF THE LAWD!” Still other fans he throws Holy Water at them and shouts “BE GONE FOUL DEMON FROM THIS SERVANT IN THE NAME OF THE LAWD!”

Phillips: “His opponent, from The Sword of Joshua Full Gospel Pentecostal Temple of Joy Holiness by way of Mt. Judea, Arkansas, he is Religious Wright!”

Religious Wright then ascends the steel steps and enters the ring. He steps to the center of the ring and holds up his Holy Book and shouts “CAN I GET AN AMEN MY BROTHAS AND SISTAS OF THE LAWD?!” Sal Darius just shakes his head.

Sharper: “Religious Wright at Taking Hold of the Flame came out to the ring in a golf cart with James Evans’s face on it.”

Knots: “Who would think? James Evans and Religious Wright would be a match made in heaven. I mean, I don’t know if James knows.”

Sharper: “James Evans recovering from a shoulder injury. We’re told that he will be out for some time. Regardless, Wright better focus because Darius may be brash, as we said, but he has some notable wins so far in SCW.”

The bell sounds as Darius just smirks and steps up to Religious Wright. Wright turns and holds out his Book, which we now notice has James Evans’s face on it. Darius just smacks it out of his hand. Wright looks at it as Darius jaws at him. Wright then smacks him. Darius staggers as the crowd ohs. Darius turns away and then turns and hits a double leg takedown. He then moves into a mount and nails Wright with a series of hard rights, cracking him in the jaw a couple of times. Wright shimmies as best as he can back to the ropes as Darius gets a few more shots in and Wright grabs the bottom rope.

Darius rolls back and poses as the crowd gives a bit of a mixed reaction. Wright rolls to the floor. He staggers up and winces, holding his jaw. He bends over in pain. (1) The official starts his count. Darius watches for a moment before running at Wright and diving through the ropes with a tope suicida! Wright goes back into the announce tables and falls to the floor as Darius rolls over. (1)

Sharper: “Darius not even giving Wright a chance to breathe! Wright slapped him and that set something off in Darius!”

Knots: “Well can they get away from the table. I’m pretty comfortable here!”

Darius grabs Wright. (2) He lifts him up and turns and rolls him into the ring. Wright rolls over. Darius slides in and gets up and Wright lunges and hits a hard right to the jaw. Darius falls to the ropes. Wright then shoulders him in the ribs once and then again before then lifting him up and hitting a back drop. Darius rolls over. He gets up and Wright runs at him and hits a dropkick. He goes for the pin.

Darius kicks out. Both men get up and Wright grabs Darius in and pushes him into the corner. He then holds him back and swings, but Darius ducks and spins around. Wright turns around and Darius hits a hard forearm and then another and another. He backs up and then grabs him and whips him across the ring. Wright hits the corner. He staggers out and Darius lunges and hits a running uppercut. He goes for the pin.

Wright gets his shoulder up. Darius grabs his arm.

Sharper: “Wright in trouble again. Darius now going for the arm.”

Knots: “Maybe looking to submit him. I will say – James Evans will not be happy with this. Sal Darius breaking rules all over!”

Sharper: “Not quite, but too violent or whatever.”

Darius tries to pull apart Wright’s arms. Wright keeps yelling to the “lawd” to help him. He keeps holding on and moves his body before hooking the bottom rope.

Darius lets go and rolls over. Wright winces and starts to get up, using the ropes. Darius runs at him, but Wright lifts him up and back drops him to the floor. The crowd ohs. Wright steps up, shaking out his arm and falling to a knee. (1) He slowly starts to pull himself up and winces as Darius rolls over. (2) He turns to the ring and uses the ropes to pull himself up and steps in, but Wright kicks him in the ribs. He then drags him in, turning him around and hitting a reverse DDT. Wright turns and exits to the apron. He climbs up to the top rope and looks over at Darius as Darius grimaces in pain. Wright dives off and hits the Leap of Faith. The crowd boos. Wright smiles and goes for the pin.

Knots: “A leap of faith!”

Sharper: “And now a cover! Darius now could be down!”

Darius gets his shoulder up. He rolls over as Wright looks up to the official, snapping at him.

Wright: “The LAWD only needs two!”

Darius rolls over as Wright then turns and grabs Darius and drags him up before Darius suddenly shoves him back and nails him with a wicked California Slap. Wright staggers and spins arounde before Darius hits a roundhouse kick. Wright hits the mat. Darius then looks around before jumping to the middle rope and hitting the Sex Curse. He then turns and hooks the leg.

Wright rolls his shoulder up. Darius grabs his arm and pulls it up. He steps over for the Sal’s Paradise, but Wright fights and nails him with a couple of shots. Darius spins off and turns as Wright then starts to get up and runs at Darius. Darius sidesteps and Wright spins through to the apron. Wright gets up and Darius nails him with a hard right hook. The crowd ohs as Wright falls to the apron and to the floor. (1) Darius then turns and waves off Wright as he turns and walks around the ring. (2)

Sharper: “What a right hand. Wright is down!”

Knots: “James Evans wouldn’t like that!”

10!

Wright remains down, just blinking and looking around. The bell sounds. The official goes to raise his arm, but Darius pulls away and just waves it off. He then looks around.

Darius: “Give me someone worth my time!”

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via countout, Sal Darius!”

Sharper: “Sal Darius just had it with Religious Wright.”

Knots: “Wright still down. He’s conscious. So I don’t know.”

Sharper: “Sal Darius wanting more. Wanting more competition. Keep winning and you’ll get it.”

Sal Darius looks around and plays to the crowd a bit as the scene cuts away.

COMMERCIALS

SCW’s camera’s return to the ringside area where Adam Sharper and Jonathan Knots sit talking amongst themselves off mic before quickly focusing on the camera upon receiving a cue.

Sharper: “Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, what a night so far and it’s only going to get wilder I am sure as the fallout from Taking Hold of the Flame looks to reignite here in North Carolina.”

Knots: “It most certainly does Adam, what a show we had that night and even more so tonight. But I have one question, who is that in the ring?”

Sharper: “I don’t know Jon, but he looks ready to compete…”

The SCW Camera now shifts its focus from the dynamic commentary duo to that inside the ring, where Jessica Winters stands with a smile on her face. Standing next to her, almost looking like he is trying to impress her with some stretching to limber up, is a man in long red pants and a sleeveless coat. His hair is tied up into a topknot and sunglasses rest on the bridge of his nose. Jessica smiles before stepping away to the middle of the ring to speak when her microphone is cut off abruptly by a familiar voice instead…

Voice: “Ladies and Gentlemen…”

The familiar voice of Lucas Knight breaks out over the P.A System causing all eyes to divert to the stage but all they see now is a sea of darkness when the lights go out...

Lucas Knight: “Please divert your gaze to the stage because now live and in person let me introduce to you a man who shall set SUPREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING on a path it hasn’t been on in quite some time…”

The crowd buzzes and continues to listen with bated breath…

Lucas Knight: “Hailing from the Free State of Bavaria, he weighs in tonight at a colossal two hundred and seventy-five pounds… Ladies and Gentlemen, rise to your feet and bare witness to THE MUNICH MAULER, DIETER WAGNER!!!”

The crowd roars thanks to the excitement from Lucas getting them hyped, even more so now when the opening whistling to Engel by Rammstein hits over the P.A System. A light then beams down from the heavens to reveal Lucas Knight standing dead center of the stage with his trademark smirk and three piece suit. He steps forward and the light shifts a little to reveal the silhouette of the six foot seven German, Dieter Wagner standing behind him.

The arena’s lights come back on to show Wagner standing with his arms behind his back, a focused look in his eyes as he surveys the crowd. Lucas turns around as he backs down the ramp and points to Wagner before spinning on his heels again and walking down towards the ring, Wagner now walking slowly behind him, taking everything in around him.

Sharper: “There he is, Dieter Wagner, a hell of a pedigree behind him from what I've divulged from Lucas backstage. He caused quite a stir at Taking Hold of the Flame for sure.”

Knots: “He did, everyone including me thought Lucas was returning to compete but no, he brought that guy right there. And to be honest, pedigree or not, just look at the size of him. It took four people at Taking Hold of the flame to remove him from the ring.”

Lucas stops at the bottom of the ramp and grins like a Cheshire cat before walking up the steel steps and sitting on the middle rope waiting for the German. The camera switches to inside the ring where the man is standing with Jessica Winters, he’s trying to now talk to the official but doesn't get much answer… The camera focuses once again to Wagner as he reaches the bottom of the ramp and approaches the ring and rubs his hand across the ring canvas before walking up the steel steps himself and entering the ring via the middle ropes Lucas has separated for him.

The German walks to the middle of the ring and looks out to the crowd once again before looking across the ring at his opponent while Knight approaches Jessica Winters and takes her mic.

Lucas Knight: “Thanks love, your services right now will not be required as of this time so rest that lovely voice.”

Knight winks at her and lifts the middle rope so she can exit the ring, which she does. Lucas now steps from the ropes as Dieter Wagner continues to stand in the middle of the ring looking not only intimidating, but stoically. Lucas approaches the man in red and extends his hand.

Lucas Knight: “You alright there mate, my name's Lucas Knight but you already know that don’t you?”

The man slowly nods while keeping eye contact on the giant German… Lucas then turns his attention to the fans as he begins to pace the ring.

Lucas Knight: “Look I want to get the elephant out of the room right away because I know some of you have been inundating me with your cries of disappointment. I was honest to everyone of you when I came out here before Taking Hold of the Flame. I meant every word and as I said then, I would be at the event… Now it isn’t my fault you all assumed that I would be taking part in the proceedings… I did consider it but that time is gone now, I’m on a new journey… This guy's journey and what an adventure it is going to bloody be…”

Lucas nods as he points at Dieter Wagner proudly who stares out at the crowd almost disapprovingly of them before looking down at the young man before him...

Lucas Knight: “You’re going to learn a lot about him in the coming weeks, months and years to come ladies and gentlemen. Don’t take what happened at Taking Hold of the Flame when Dieter here entered and got eliminated. THAT is not indicative of his talent, but tonight you’re going to see a glimpse of it. Because while I did sign a deal with SCW, let's just say it is a unique one.”

Sharper: “A unique one?”

Knots: “This should be interesting…”

Lucas: “Which is why this young man is here. Remind me again, what is your name?”

Lucas approaches and stands in front of Wagner and holds the mic for the man to speak…

Man: “My name is Randy…”

Lucas pauses and shakes his head…

Lucas Knight: “That isn’t what I asked mate, this is your big break and you’re blowing it already. Give it some pizazz man. This right here is Red Carpet Randy, he is a local talent from Hollywood California, he is a man I hand picked because I wanted to give him an opportunity of a real spotlight.”

The crowd buzzes a little more at the word opportunity as does the face of Red Carpet Randy.

Lucas Knight: “What kind of opportunity, you’re probably wondering about everyone. Well In my pocket I have two envelopes. One has a check for Ten thousand dollars, the other is a one year contract to be on the SCW roster with myself as your manager. Your name is already drawn up, it just needs your signature.”

Knots: “Oh wow…”

Sharper: “Take the cash kid.”

Red Carpet Randy’s eyes widen a little with a bit more excitement and steps forward wanting to inspect them. Lucas backs up a little, shaking his head.

Lucas Knight: “Whoa there mate, you have to beat him first.”

Lucas nods to Dieter Wagner and before RCR to react a giant chop from Dieter Wagner connects with his chest so hard, it sounds like a gunshot. RCR hits the ground exactly like he had been shot as the crowd “OOOOOHS”. Lucas can be heard chuckling a little as he looks at Randy down on the canvas. But the focus is on Wagner now as he looks to the referee who immediately calls for the bell.

Knots: “God did you hear that, and now this match is underway?! Is that fair?!”

Sharper: “I don’t know but that kid is going to regret taking Lucas' phone call i think…”

Lucas exits the ring and watches intently as Wagner grabs hold of the hair of Red Carpet Randy who is limp at this point already and lifts him up and screams something at him in German.

Dieter Wagner: “Bekämpfe mich!”

Dieter drags RCR to the ropes and hits a right hand that almost sends him up and over the top rope, RCW is stopped by Dieter Wagner however who looks across at Lucas who nods. Dieter sneers before driving his knee into the gut of RCR before doubling him over and pushing his head between his legs. He then lifts him up onto his shoulders and spins to face the middle of the ring and delivers a Sitout Powerbomb before the official drops to count…

Sharper: “Well that is it, no contract for him.”

1…

2….

3!!!

The bell sounds and Engel by Rammstein hits over the P.A System, the crowd mixed as to how they should react with the majority cheering as Lucas rolls back into the ring. Wagner throws off RCR and stands with Knight raising his arm into the air with a grin on his face. Knight then looks to the nearest camera and speaks to it.

Lucas Knight: “This is just a start, a mere tidbit of what this guy can do and each week you will see more and more.”

Lucas winks at the camera before patting Wagner on the chest and the two men exit, Lucas exiting the ring first with Wagner following after him.

COMMERCIALS

A panning shot of the crowd greets fans coming out of commercial.

Sharper: “Welcome back to Breakdown. Standing by backstage is Jaina Lancaster and Jaina has some important news for us to share as we continue to follow a variety of stories here on Breakdown! Jaina?”

The scene cuts backstage where Jaina Lancaster stands in front of the SCW interview area.

Jaina: “Thank you Adam. Yes, a number of things we’re working on. First off, for those wondering, a couple of notable absences here tonight. First off, Polly Playtime did not arrive earlier tonight. The Playgirls however have claimed that she is under the weather. We hope to see her here next week. Xander Valentine is also not here tonight. We don’t know why though. He was scheduled. We saw him very much at Taking Hold of the Flame where he was eliminated later in the battle royal and then briefly became involved in the Frost/Allocco World Championship match. Either way, for now, Adam Allocco appears to be derailed from the World Title.”

Jaina pauses.

Jaina: “Another story we’re watching tonight is that the founder of SCW, Mr. D is apparently holding another round of meetings with potential buyers. We don’t know what exactly that entails but rumours suggest that this is for buyers to put their final offers in. Whether that is the case or more to keep the ball moving. The process has taken quite some time as SCW wants to ensure it falls in the right hands. But this could be a notable shift if it comes through and with Rise to Greatness XX on the horizon, perhaps an unwelcome distraction.”

Jaina pauses again.

Jaina: “Now-“

Jaina stops and turns.

Jaina: “Excuse me. Justin Davis? You’re here?”

Jaina walks over to Justin Davis who is walking into the building.

Jaina: “I thought you were only at Taking Hold of the Flame for the night and-“

Davis: “No. I’m here and I’m back!”

The crowd roars.

Davis: “I came back for one more run a year and a half ago. I gave up before I started. I wasn’t in the right place. But now, I am and SCW…get ready. Because I’m coming for everything I never got before!”

The crowd roars as Davis turns and heads off.

Jaina: “Justin Davis back full time. Talk about another big bombshell here. SCW with plenty of surprises here.”

Sharper: “Thank you Jaina for that and another nice surprise.”

Knots: “It’s the twentieth anniversary of SCW too with Rise to Greatness XX and well, everyone wants to take part!”

We cut to ringside and the announce position.

Sharper: “Indeed and it’s a big time of the year. We still have plenty to come tonight. The World Tag Team Championship still to be on the line.”

Knots: “Wonder how Polly Playtime not being here is going to affect them.”

Sharper: “And we’ll also hear from the World Champion, Selena Frost. Even Kandis is waiting for this. And there may be fireworks there-“

The crowd roars as Syren then appears in front of the announce table.

Sharper: “Syren? What are-“

Syren: “No…just listen. I know Xander’s not here. But I bet he’s watching. And I know what he’s thinking. He’s got nothing. His entire life was focused on the World Title and stopping Allocco. And both are done. So Xander, what else do you have left? Well, I still want my match against him. I still want him. And I’ll happily take him on at Rise to Greatness. So Xander…you’re watching…tell me what you want…and I’ll give it. I want you. I want to close that chapter. I need that…and you need a new purpose. Next week, I’m finding you! Tell me what you want!”

Syren backs up.

Knots: “You’re willing to give Xander anything? Are you nuts?”

Syren shakes her head.

Syren: “Just seeing clearly.”

Knots: “So you are nuts!”

Sharper: “Syren calling out Xander Valentine. Valentine has turned her down multiple times. But she’s right. Taking Hold of the Flame changed a lot. Just will Xander agree?”

“The Old Me” plays in the background. Syren starts to head off. She takes a deep breath and then starts to walk around the ring.

Sharper: “Syren with a big challenge. And next, the World Tag Team Championship will be on the line. Breakdown continues after this!”

The scene fades to commercial.

COMMERCIALS

The Playgirls vs. Rated X

SCW World Tag Team Championship

Jason Phillips stands in the ring.

Phillips: “Fans, the following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a thirty minute time limit and is for the SCW World Tag Team Championship!”

The SCW World Tag Team Championship logo comes across the screen. A coin can be heard dropping into a coin slot and then the words “START GAME” show up on SCW’s Jumbotron. A bunch of girls can be heard giggling before “C’est La Vie” by B*Witched begins to play.

Phillps: “First, the challengers, on their way to the ring, they are the Playgirls, Colleen and Aisling!”

The music plays for quite some time and it is not until it comes to the first chorus that Colleen and Aisling walk out from behind, wearing matching pantsuits. They look around before starting to head to the ring. Colleen looks on focused as Aisling plays to the crowd a bit. They make their walk down the ramp. Colleen and Aisling reach the ring and slide in. They get to their feet and raise their arms overhead. Colleen and Aisling walks around the ring.

Sharper: “Colleen and Aisling earned this shot a couple of weeks ago. Nicole Kinneck attacked by the Tag Champs. The One wanted to still fight.”

Knots: “Exactly. The One cast her die and the Playgirls responded. But tonight, I’m more interested in that Polly isn’t here.”

Sharper: “We assume she is taking Taking Hold of the Flame hard. But still odd she is not in the corner of the Playgirls for this one.”

Knots: “And we know the champs will have anyone and everyone they can in their corner.”

An emergency siren begins to go off, as a black and grey WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT appears on the screen.

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"ADRENALIZE ME"

The crowd roars as "Adrenalize" begins to play throughout the arena. Blue and green strobe lights begin spinning over the arena. The crowd cheers as Ace Marshall steps out on stage. There are some boos but it's mostly a cheerful reception. He raises his arms up at the top of the stage, before casually strolling down the ramp. The SCW World Tag Team Championship sits over his shoulder.

Phillips: “Their opponents, first, making his way to the ring, one half of the SCW World Tag Team Champions, hailing from Las Vegas, Nevada, Ace Marshall!”

Ace slides into the ring under the bottom rope. He quickly walks over to the corner and stands on the second turnbuckle before throwing his arms up once more for the crowd. Dropping down he casually leans back chewing what appears to be bubble gum. He extends the Tag Title to Aaron Demitra, the senior official, and official for the match.

Sharper: “Ace Marshall coming out and this is an odd team. They have a name. But they’re still coming out separately.”

Knots: “Rated X. That puts it succinctly!”

Sharper: “But my question is surrounding Damian Marshall. The Marshalls having a bit of a blow up backstage and that could play a role here. Because Ace has used his brother to keep Raab away from him!”

The camera cuts to the crowd where we see a group of red-shirted security walking in through one of the ground-level entrances. They line up in front of the fans for a moment and seem to be holding them back. Then 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 “Open Your Eyes” by Guano Apes hits the PA system.

“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 we cut to the backstage. We see Ravyn Taylor, wearing her SCW World Tag Team Championship around her waist, walking the corridors, accompanied by Alexander Crowe. Ravyn has her ring-gear on, and most notably her ring jacket. We can hear the boos from the live crowd as we follow the duo walking backstage. We then cut to the shot of the doorway again where we see Ravyn Taylor walk through. She pauses, a smirk on her face for a moment, before beginning to walk to the ring.

Sinfully Seductive
Captivatingly Corrupt
DARK FANTASY

We follow the group as they make their way down toward ringside, with security keeping fans back in the aisles. Ravyn doesn’t seem at all distracted by the noise and movement of people around her however, keeping her eyes focused on the ring. She gets to the barricade and pauses. Alexander Crowe grabs her by the arms and lift her up and over. She jumps down the other side and smirks again as she starts to walk toward the ring.

Phillips: “His partner, representing Infamous and being accompanied by Alexander Crowe, hailing from Hell, Michigan, she is the other half of the SCW World Tag Team Champions, the Bad, Bad Girl, Ravyn Taylor!”

Ravyn steps up the ring steps, pausing for a moment before encouraging Jason Phillips to walk over toward her. She points to the ropes, telling him to sit on the middle rope to lower it for her. He hesitates before doing exactly that, and she responds by vaulting over the top rope and just smirking at him. She then casually removes her jacket, tossing it into the corner before climbing the turnbuckles on the left camera side and looking out toward the camera. She then hands the World Tag Team Championship to Demitra before turning back to Ace. Ace and her talk a bit.

Sharper: “And there’s the master manipulator. Ravyn Taylor joining Ace Marshall. Alexander Crowe at ringside.”

Knots: “Numbers already on their side.”

The bell sounds as Aisling starts out in the ring as Ace Marshall turns to Ravyn. Ravyn smirks and exits as Ace looks at Aisling. Aisling smiles and waves at Ace. Ace smirks and Ace then steps up before Aisling jumps up and around Ace and into a crucifix pin.

Ace kicks out. He gets up a bit surprised before turning to Aisling who forearms him in the jaw. The crowd cheers a bit as Aisling forearms him again. Ace falls to the ropes. Aisling goes to whip him across, but Ace spins through and sends her in. Aisling bounces off and slides under his arm. Ace steps forward and turns as Aisling jumps up and hits a dropkick. Ace rolls over to the corner. He then starts to get up. He turns to Ravyn, saying something. Ravyn says something back before Aisling steps up and forearms him in the jaw. Ace staggers out of the corner. Aisling then kicks him in the ribs. She then grabs him by the head and goes to drag him across, but Ace blocks it and then just pulls her down by the air. Aisling turns.

Sharper: “And just like that, Ace uses a cheap shot. Pulling Aisling down by the hair.”

Knots: “Pulls her down and quickly gives him a chance to reset. I don’t think he took Aisling seriously.”

Sharper: “A terrible mistake to say the least.”

Aisling gets up and Ace kicks her in the ribs. He whips her into the corner. Ace runs after and knees her in the ribs. Ace then drags her out and scoops her up and slams her down. Aisling turns as Ace then jumps up and hits a knee drop. He goes for the pin.

Aisling kicks out. Ace turns and grabs her and starts to drag her to Ravyn, but Aisling drops down and pulls Ace down with a school boy.

Ace kicks out. Aisling falls to the ropes. Ravyn spins around the ringpost, but Aisling pushes off and then kicks Ace in the ribs. Aisling turns and runs into the ropes, tagging in Colleen. Colleen enters and Aisling ducks under an Ace clothesline again. He then looks up as Aisling jumps up and grabs Ace as Colleen hits a clothesline, leading to a clothesline/Russian leg sweep takedown.

Sharper: “Double team by the challengers. Colleen and Aisling dropping Ace!”

Knots: “Yeah and Ace I think got the hint!”

Sharper: “And a cover by Colleen!”

Colleen goes for the pin.

Ace kicks out. Aisling exits as Colleen grabs Ace and places him on the ropes. She sits on his back, choking him.

Ravyn walks around and Colleen turns and swings at her. Ravyn jukes back. Colleen tells her to get into the ring. Ravyn points at Ace and Colleen then grabs Ace before Ace spins through and sends Colleen to the floor. Ace backs up and turns to the official, getting his attention. Colleen starts to get up and Ravyn drops down. She grabs Colleen and drives her face first into the ringsteps. Colleen staggers back. Ravyn then rolls her into the ring. Ravyn hops back up and grabs the tag rope as Ace turns away from the official and grabs Colleen.

Sharper: “And there you have the subterfuge!”

Knots: “Colleen goaded by Ravyn. Ace throws her to the floor. Ravyn then introduces Colleen to the steel steps. And trust me, steel wins.”

Sharper: “And right now, Colleen is realizing what she’s in for. Aisling and Colleen have shown themselves to be a solid team, but Ace and Ravyn are on a different level.”

Ace then turns and tags in Ravyn before hitting a snap suplex on Colleen. Ravyn enters and hits a running knee drop. She rolls through and turns back and hooks the leg.

Colleen kicks out. Ace exits to the apron. Ravyn then grabs the arm of Colleen and uses it to roll her over. Ravyn then wrenches the arm and jerks on it. Colleen grimaces and starts to get up. Ravyn then drags Colleen to the neutral corner. Colleen turns as Ravyn chops her. The crowd woos. Ravyn then starts to choke Colleen in the corner.

Ravyn backs up and gets the official[‘s attention as Ace runs across and hits a running knee to her ribs. Ace steps back and over to her tag rope as Aisling points across. Colleen staggers out and Ravyn snapmares her over and then runs into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a diving clothesline. She goes for another pin.

Colleen kicks out. Ravyn smirks as she gets up. Colleen starts to stir and Ravyn walks over and rakes her boot across Colleen’s face. Colleen rolls over. She starts to get up and Ravyn grabs her and pulls her up and forearming her in the jaw. Colleen falls to the ropes. Ravyn kicks her in the ribs once and then again and again before starting to choke her with her boot. Colleen leans through the ropes.

Ravyn steps off. Colleen remains in the ring. She starts to pull herself up and Ravyn runs across the ring and nails Aisling with a forearm shot. Aisling falls to a knee. Ravyn turns around and runs at Colleen who steps up and catches her and hits a snap powerslam.

Sharper: “Ravyn got a bit ahead of herself. Aisling dropped a knee, but Colleen caught her.”

Knots: “Colleen even has a bit of a smirk. Probably enjoyed it!”

Ravyn rolls over, holding her back. She starts to get up and Colleen grabs her and whips her across the ring and into the corner. Colleen runs after and hits a running backsplash into the corner. Ravyn grimaces and falls to a knee. Colleen grabs Ravyn and drags her up and scoops her up onto her shoulder and hits a standard powerslam. She goes for the pin.

Ace pulls her off. Ravyn rolls over as Colleen glances at Ace. Colleen gets up and glares at Ace. Ace waves as Colleen turns to Ravyn and Ravyn hits a jawbreaker. Colleen stumbles back and into the corner. Aisling tags herself in. Ravyn gets up and Aisling runs at Ravyn and hits a spinning heel kick. Ravyn hits the mat. Aisling turns and runs across the ring. She bounces off and jumps to the middle rope, grabbing the top rope and hitting a vaulting splash. The crowd ohs. She goes for the pin.

Ravyn gets her shoulder up. Aisling rolls off. Ravyn turns and moves to the ropes. Aisling gets up and forearms Ravyn in the jaw once and then again before Ravyn kicks her in the knee. She grabs Aisling and rakes her face along the top rope. Aisling staggers back and turns around. Ravyn then turns and runs at her and jumps up and hits the Survival Instinct. Ravyn rolls over and looks at Aisling before dragging her over to the Rated X corner and tagging in Ace.

Sharper: “Aisling cut down. The Survival Instinct DDT and again, the champions have an answer.”

Knots: “Experience. Big time advantage. I don’t care how well the Playgirls work together. You have a third person on the floor. They’re thinking about that. You have two former World Champions. You have one of them who is the greatest tag competitor in SCW history!”

Ace drops down to the floor and pulls Aisling by the legs to the ringpost.(1) Aisling tries to resist but Ace turns and slams her left leg into the ringpost. Aisling winces and starts to slowly move back into the ring. Ravyn exits the ring. (2) Ace rolls into the ring. Aisling slowly gets up and limps and falls to her knees. She gets up and Ace grabs her from behind and hits an Olympic slam. The crowd ohs. Ace turns and hooks the leg.

Aisling gets her shoulder up. Ace looks up and grabs her. Colleen looks on from the apron. Ace drags her up and then kicks her in the ribs and double underhooks her and hits a backbreaker. The crowd ohs. Ace throws her down.

Sharper: “Ace now just punishing Aisling here. First the shot to the knee. The backbreaker.”

Knots: “We’re going to find out about Aisling’s toughness here. They say they’re more than just playing games. Here your night to prove it.”

Sharper: “They’re holding their own. They need to fight through these tactics though!”

Aisling stirs and Ace then grabs her and pulls her up and hits a double underhook suplex. Aisling winces and rolls over. Ace then grabs her and drags her up and turns and whips her into the corner. Ace turns and runs after and goes for a spear, but Aisling jumps up and hooks his head and arms and locks in a tarantula. The crowd roars. Ace yells in pain.

Aisling lets go and drops down to the apron. Ace falls forward, and reaches out to the official. Demitra tries to get him off of him and Ace starts to undo the belt of Demitra. Demitra swats him away. Aisling gets up on the apron only for Crowe to pull on her leg and cause her to slam on the apron. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “The hell is Ace doing?”

Knots: “Clearly distracting Demitra and trying to come up with new ways to do it. I guess Demitra can’t do anything if his pants are around his ankles!”

Sharper: “Crowe! Crowe on the floor!”

Colleen drops down and runs around the ring. Demitra turns and runs over as Colleen goes to go after Crowe who jukes back. Ravyn spins around the ringpost as Ace reaches to the apron and drags Aisling back into the ring. Demitra drops down to the floor and tells Colleen to get back. Colleen points at Crowe. Demitra turns before then Colleen grabs Demitra’s belt and pulls on it before Demitra turns and Colleen pulls his belt off. She then holds it up and Demitra warns her. Ace claps as Ravyn enters the ring and runs over and grabs Aisling. She then double underhooks her and hits the Natural Selection!

Sharper: “Colleen has Demitra’s belt and that may be backfiring in one way, but Ravyn just planted Aisling with the Natural Selection!”

Knots: “This is starting to go off the rails. This is what Rated X does!”

Sharper: “And Colleen is threatening Crowe and even Demitra…well now she’s seen the ring!”

Colleen turns and rolls into the ring. She turns and swings the belt towards Ravyn. Ravyn drops down to the floor and rolls to the floor. Colleen turns and swings again at Ace. Ace exits the ring. Colleen turns and look around before throwing the belt down before snapping at Demitra. Demitra grabs his belt before the crowd erupts as we see Konrad Raab storming out from the back, followed by Ginny Raab.

Sharper: “Colleen saving Aisling! And the champions can take advantage of their tactics!”

Knots: “Sharper! We got company!”

Sharper: “Oh my God! Konrad Raab on the way and his niece with him. And she’s not controlling him here. I think we’ve got some violence about to be on display!”

Konrad Raab continues to head to the ring as Ginny points. Konrad then steps forward as Ace Marshall looks around. Colleen is told to leave the ring and she turns and heads to the ropes. Konrad ignores her as he points at Ace. Ace looks around as Ravyn turns and heads to him. Crowe does too. The three start to talk before Ravyn shrugs.

Ravyn: “Just take a shot from him. We retain.”

Ace: “You do it!”

Ravyn: “Well you sacrificed Lexy and Damian.”

Ace: “Fine!”

Ace then turns and heads around the ring steps. Raab starts to head to him.

Ace: “Hey! Schwarzenegger, I-“

Before Ace can even come up with an insult, we see Colleen turn and run at him and hits a baseball slide, knocking Raab into the barricade. Ginny Raab looks stunned as Raab falls over. Colleen then turns as Demitra tries to go to the floor. Aisling then suddenly runs at Ravyn and Crowe and dives over the top rope with a flip dive onto both. The crowd erupts in cheers. Colleen turns and nails Raab with a hard right. Raab falls to a knee as Colleen then backs up and rolls into the ring. Ace smirks as he then turns as Aisling starts to get up and Ace turns and runs at her and clotheslines her down. Aisling hits the mats and rolls over. Ace grabs her and rolls her into the ring. Ace then gets up as Colleen runs across and knocks him off. Ace falls off the apron and into the announce table. He falls back. The crowd roars. Colleen is then forced back by Demitra. Colleen looks around as Ravyn and Crowe slowly get up.

Sharper: “Ace launched into our laps!”

Knots: “I don’t want this!”

Sharper: “Colleen being forced back. Konrad Raab…Ginny Raab is saying something to him.”

Knots: “Hey! Get him! He’s right here!”

Sharper: “Aisling stirring in the ring. Ravyn on the floor. Chaos all over!”

Colleen turns and heads over to the ropes and grabs Ravyn by the hair and drags her into the ring. Konrad Raab recovers and storms over to the announce table as Ace Marshall looks up and climbs up onto it. Konrad Raab then walks over and grabs him by the throat. The official is focused on Ravyn and Colleen as Crowe turns and tries to get Demitra’s attention. Aisling turns and knocks him down before turning and grabbing Konrad, but Konrad shoves her back. Colleen clubs Ravyn over and over, holding onto her hair as the official tells her to let go. Konrad then gets up onto the announce table before looking at Ace. He goes to lift him up, but the crowd roars as we see a woman climb onto the barricade and jump to the announce table and hit Konrad in the back of the head with the Detoxer. Raab falls forward to the floor. The camera turns as we see Sophie James kneeling next to Ace. Ace smiles.

Sharper: “Sophie James! Where the hell did she come from?”

Knots: “Wherever she did, she just saved Ace Marshall!”

Aisling stirs as Ace rolls off the table, coughing. Colleen then pulls Ravyn in for a powerbomb, but Ravyn counters with the Evolutionary Sythesis. Colleen falls over. Ravyn goes for the pin. Aisling lunges into the ring, but Ace runs over and grabs her leg.

The crowd roars and Ravyn rolls out of the ring. Ace lets go as Aisling falls forward and looks up and glances back. Sophie helps Ace up as Ginny Raab checks on Raab. Raab grabs at his head as Crowe starts to whisk Ravyn away and Sophie helps Ace go. Sophie grabs the titles for good measure.

Phillips: “Here are your winners, via pinfall, and STILL SCW World Tag Team Champions, Ravyn Taylor and Ace Marshall, Rated X!”

Sharper: “Ace Marshall and Ravyn Taylor use the chaos again to their advantage. And the Playgirls, outnumbered the entire time, tried everything to keep their hopes alive.”

Knots: “Without Polly, it was just too much. And Ace and Ravyn still champs!”

Sophie helps Ace around before joining Ravyn and Crowe in the ringside area. Ravyn takes her title and holds it up as Colleen rolls over in pain. Aisling stirs as Konrad Raab starts to get up and falls to the apron. Ginny tries to control him as Rated X start to leave. We then hear a roar as Bree Lancaster and Datura step out from the back and watch. Ravyn, Crowe, Ace and Sophie head up the rampway as they see Konrad starting to head around the ring. Colleen glares at Konrad. On the stage, Datura and Bree Lancaster walk to the side and watch as Ravyn and Ace both lock eyes with them, and then head to the back.

Sharper: “Lancaster and Datura watching as Ace Marshall and Ravyn Taylor again flee Konrad Raab who still is incensed.”

Knots: “Like the damn Terminator but German. Just won’t stop!”

Konrad staggers around the ring and to the entrance way. Ginny then stops him and says something to him in German before Konrad looks around. The scene cuts away.

COMMERCIALS

DURING THE BREAK:

We see Bree Lancaster and Datura walking through the tunnel.

Sharper: “Welcome back to Breakdown. During the break, our cameras caught this!”

They step out and then slow down before we see The One standing with Pro Kinneck. Bree looks at them before Datura walks up to them.

Datura: “Have a problem!”

The One: “Yeah…we are going to get revenge on Ace and Ravyn.”

Bree: “Did they just past here?”

The One: “We just missed them. But if you’re going to get in our way…then, well, you’ll regret it.”

Pro Kinneck glares at Datura and Bree before she turns and walks off. The One follows as the Breakdown logo comes up on the screen.

Breakdown returns as Selena Frost is backstage with Amelia Blythe and La Pequena Luz, talking. The camera films from down the hallway. Deanna Frost walks past the camera and over.

Deanna: “Hey Amelia and Luz. Sorry to interrupt, but you’ve got the time now-“

Selena: “Some things can wait.”

Selena turns to Amelia and Luz.

Selena: “I know you wanted to earn more and…stop with the self-imposed exile. After the travesty we just saw, you get a title match, just make sure you don’t miss this time. Anything to get the titles off of those two.”

Amelia: “Selena, we-“

Selena: “Don’t care. Amelia. Get your knee to 100%. You and Luz deserve those titles more than either of them.”

Deanna turns as a crew member heads over. They start to talk.

Crew Member: “Sel-“

Selena: “I’m coming!”

Selena snaps at the crew members. Deanna looks at Selena as Selena recomposes herself.

Luz: “Are you okay?”

Selena: “Wonderful. And will be better when our champions are people we can be proud of.”

Selena then steps back and turns to Deanna.

Selena: “I’m going.”

Selena turns and heads off, walking past Deanna. Suddenly, the opening of "Whore" by In This Moment fills the arena as red and pink lights swirl around. Deanna hears this and takes a deep breath. We cut to the stage.

Sharper: “And that is not Selena Frost’s music.”

Knots: “Guess if the champion has other business, the challenger is going to step up!”

{I'm the girl you've been thinking about, The one thing you can't live without
I'm the girl you've been waiting for
I'll have you down on your knees, I'll have you begging for more}

Kandis appears on the stage, a sultry smirk on her face as the crowd boos. She turns and shows off her notorious rear end, swaying it back and forth...

{I can be, I can be your eve... ry... thing}

The lights dim as the music seems to pause a moment, then Kandis turns around, arms spread and feet wide apart as vocalist Maria Brink shouts:

{I CAN BE YOUR WHORE!}

The crowd looks on and many cheer her as she walks over to the steel steps and walks up them and into the ring. She then looks around and walks across the ring, demanding a microphone. Phillips hands it to her. Kandis takes it and walks back to the middle of the ring. She looks around. The music fades out.

Kandis: “Selena…you don’t need to worry about coming out here anymore. You know what, I think I’m going to just take your time because we all know Raleigh came to see their next World Champion!”

The crowd roars. Kandis looks around.

Kandis: “That’s right…because there’s nothing in my way. No flukes. No bullshit stopping me from being cleared. The match that I should’ve had over a year ago finally happens and what a better night for it to happen than the biggest event in wrestling history! Rise to Greatness XX!”

Kandis walks around the ring.

Kandis: “I went through thirty-nine others. Yeah, I had number forty. Do you think I give a damn? Luck finally was on my side. I didn’t get pushed through a door. I didn’t get caught by a weed-smoking dumbass. I didn’t have to deal with an over the hell legend. I didn’t have to deal with a bullshit tournament. I won Taking Hold of the Flame and trust me, Selena…I screamed in ecstasy when you won. My third loudest exclamation of the night, but it still counts, because the match we should’ve had last April is going to happen and Selena, your blonde, so-called perfect ass is going to get the crap kicked out of it. I have been waiting for this for fourteen months. I rehabilitated my leg. I lost the match by OVER-training because of how much I wanted to take that title. So Selena…I will do anything to walk to the ring at Rise to Greatness XX and take that title from you.”

Kandis walks over and leans on the ropes.

Kandis: “And you can scream integrity all you want, but as far as I’m concerned, you are as fake as everyone else. Because if you gave a damn about integrity, you’d have been calling for me to get my World Title match from the moment I walked back out here at End of the Year Special. But instead, no…you’re the only one that can save SCW. Well, Selena, allow me to make this clear…twenty years of SCW. Some jackass just put out a sex tape of mine. Everyone can see ALL of me whenever they want. And they’ll see me with the World Title as I usher in the new attitude of SCW. One where you don’t fit!”

The crowd erupts as Kandis looks at the crowd.

Kandis: “These fans don’t care about integrity! They know that life sucks. See Selena, life isn’t fair. I’m the poster-child. But now I control it all. I took my shot. I took the cards I was dealt at Taking Hold of the Flame and I do what every red-blooded human being with any pride does…I find my way to get what I want. And some people fail…I don’t. Simple as that!”

The crowd roars.

BELIEVE IT!

The SCW Universe are on their feet as “Kings and Queens” by Ava Max as plays throughout the arena, snow “falling” along the electronic floor and screens as, out from the back walks the Snow Queen, Selena Frost, taking in the crowd of the SCW Universe. The crowd gives a very mixed reaction. Selena Frost looks at the ring, holding the SCW World Championship.

Sharper: “Selena Frost now joining us.”

Knots: “Guess she heard enough.”

Selena Frost just walks down to the ring, clearly making Kandis wait. Selena Frost walks down to the ring as the crowd buzzes as a faint “We Believe! No We Don’t!” chant breaks out. Selena, at this point, ignores it as she walks over to the ring. She looks up at the ring and then goes to the steel steps and walks up them. She then steps into the ring. Selena steps forward as Kandis looks at her.

Kandis: “Thanks for letting me get a closer look at what’s going to be mine-“

Selena then grabs the microphone and pulls it away from Kandis. Selena looks at Kandis as the crowd gives another very mixed reaction.

Selena: “You know…I debated letting you just get it all out. Run your mouth. Everyone does these days. And then I realized…you won’t shut up.”

The crowd roars as Kandis smirks.

Selena: “You’re right. Life isn’t fair. You can sit there and wait for it to work out for you. While I work to fix the system so it is more fair. It WAS more fair. And finally, when you and I were going to face, before that horrible injury, it looked like people would finally fight this to find out who was the best. And here I am, fourteen months later, World Champion again, and I don’t know what I think about this match.”

Selena paces a bit.

Selena: “You know what. You’re right. I should’ve maybe gone to bat for you harder. Given you your chance to compete. Even if you turned out to be a raging bitch that just threw a tantrum-“

Kandis grabs the microphone and pulls it away from Selena.

Kandis: “Like you have been. Pissed off about Ace. Acting like you decide morality? You’re just trying to game to system like we are. You decide who deserves to be at the top. Oh great one. Well, Selena, I just plan to kick you in the head and laugh as you fall down the mountain and back on your ass. Don’t worry. I’ll make sure it’s got integrity. You know how? Because I’ll stand tall, PROUD to be champion, and I don’t give a damn what people think about me. So Selena…got a response?”

Kandis shoves the microphone back in Selena’s chest. Selena takes it, looking right at Kandis.

Selena: “Yeah, I do. You don’t deserve to be champion. Do you when you are? When you beat me, straight up. Ace Marshall and Ravyn Taylor, they may hold the titles. They may get the bonus. But they are not champions! And you…you want to call yourself champion. Then you got to go through me. Just like Tommy had to try last year and failed. Just like so many others. Just like Adam Allocco just did as I undid the biggest mistake of my career last year at Rise to Greatness. When I was a weak as ever. And Kandis, I refuse to make that mistake again. I can’t afford to let it happen. I can’t!”

Selena looks at Kandis.

Selena: “See Kandis…I’ll apologize for not agreeing that you should have gotten your rematch. But I’m not disappointed you’re not champion. Because you’ve shown me that you’re another person who can’t hold what this title SHOULD represent. And if that makes me old-fashioned or a prude or an asshole, because I believe we should RISE to this title, then so be it. I BELIEVE in something-“

Kandis then grabs the microphone again and looks at Selena.

Kandis: “And I believe in myself. That I’m better than you. I may have been beaten, but you got to the finals by DQ.”

Selena looks down, clearly bothered by this.

Kandis: “And I know something else, Selena…I’ve heard the boos. More and more people don’t believe. Why? Because you’re the one who got everything. Got the big moments. Got the attention. You’re the Face of SCW!”

Kandis says so mockingly.

Kandis: “Shawn Winters should be kicked out of the Hall of Fame for saying that alone. We never hear the end of it.”

Kandis scoffs.

Kandis: “The fans want a new face. And frankly, I think these days, there are a lot of people who see a lot of me and are hoping they may get lucky. Because after Rise to Greatness XX, I’m having a big celebration.”

Kandis smirks.

Kandis: “Sorry, fans…only one person will be invited that night. But you can always fantasize.”

Kandis turns back to Selena.

Kandis: “Because while you’re reading Bible verses to your kids and claiming the world isn’t fair, and telling anyone within earshot about that….I’m going to just do what every dreams off…stepping on whoever they need to to get to the top!”

Selena grabs the microphone back and looks at Kandis.

Selena: “Never mention my kids again.”

The crowd roars as Kandis smirks.

Selena: “Or Gods help me, I will make sure you never walk again.”

Selena glares at Kandis as Kandis just smirks. The crowd roars again.

Selena: “Now…this was my time. I think I want it. So Kandis…please leave.”

Selena looks at Kandis as Kandis pulls the microphone toward her.

Kandis: “Make me Selena. Come on…take a shot.”

Kandis looks at Selena and smirks.

Kandis: “I don’t want that ‘oh my God!’ I hit him…”

Kandis pulls the microphone from Selena, mocking Selena’s voice.

Kandis: “I saw you quivering there like you were going to be beat by mom because you broke her favourite vase and-“

Selena suddenly punches Kandis in the jaw. Kandis falls back and rolls over, holding it. She drops the microphone. Selena just looks at Kandis. This time, though, unlike before, she doesn’t show any remorse. Selena bends over and grabs the microphone and gets up, looking down at Kandis.

Selena: “On second thought, I’ve said all I need to say. You better be ready. I know I will be. BELIEVE IT!”

Selena tosses the microphone next to Kandis as Kandis smirks and looks at her. Selena turns and exits to the apron. She drops down to the floor as “Kings and Queens” plays throughout the arena. The crowd gives a mixed reaction as Selena starts to head to the back.

Sharper: “Selena knocking Kandis down in mid-sentence.”

Knots: “I’ve never seen her like this. Just a hard right. Three weeks ago, she suddenly superkicked Adam Allocco. Selena Frost may have it all covered on top, but she’s wound up tight!”

Sharper: “Kandis knows that. But she’s also about to face a woman that main evented Rise to Greatness the last two years. And if anyone is ready for the spotlight, it’s her. And she’s the defending champion.”

Knots: “Yes, she is.”

Sharper: “The Road to Rise to Greatness is here and we’re just getting started!”

Selena heads to the back as Kandis slowly gets up and watches as Selena leaves…