Breakdown - May 25, 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.

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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 CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The cameras pan across the crowd for a few moments.

Sharper: “The final stop, here on Breakdown, before Taking Hold of the Flame!”

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 and Jonathan Knots, here at ringside. Breakdown comes to you live from Baltimore.”

Knots: “And we’ve got a few big matches. Syren defends the SCW Adrenaline Championship against Chance Owens!”

Sharper: “And we’ll crown the next number one contenders to the SCW World Tag Team Titles!”

“Duality” by Slipknot blares through the PA system. The cameras show the crowd who begin cheering before zooming in at the entrance way, where Josh Hudson steps out. He wears a sleeveless black hoodie as he slowly makes his way down the ramp. But just as he reaches the ringside area, Kandis storms down to the ring and shoves him down as he goes to climb up. The crowd ohs as Kandis rolls into the ring.

Sharper: “Wait a minute! Josh Hudson was going to join us and Kandis has muscled in.”

Knots: “I think she’ll be in a good mood after last week, right?”

Kandis gets up and storms over to the far corner. She snaps at Phillips. Phillips hands her the microphone. Kandis takes it as Hudson pulls himself onto the apron and into the ring.

Kandis: “No one gives a damn about what you have to say. You had your title run. You blew it. I have this-“

Hudson steps up as Kandis looks at him and the two start to jaw at one another.

Kandis: “I don’t give a damn how much you want to get your little run. I should be facing Selena at Taking Hold of the Flame, but that jackass is there instead. So you want to focus on who is pissed off more…you GOT the match you wanted, Josh, and Owen got his little revenge! I never even got the chance!”

Kandis and Josh stand face to face.

Sharper: “Hudson and Kandis face to face. Kandis is riled up.”

Knots: “So she’s handling her loss well. Hudson is too!”

Kandis: “So get the hell out of my ring, just like I’m going to launch you and thirty nine others at Taking Hold of the Flame.”

Hudson just scoffs as Kandis turns to the main camera.

Kandis: “And whoever else is watching – Xander Valentine. Your old ass isn’t going to make it out of the blocks. You couldn’t handle me if you tried. Syren…old news. Alexis Quinne…throw some more money down and you may get something to show for it. Simon Lyman…Amy Chastaine…I’ve told you what awaits you if you stay in my way and-“

Hudson then grabs Kandis from behind and hits a release German suplex. The crowd ohs as Kandis rolls over, holding her head and neck. Josh Hudson gets up and walks over to her, grabbing the microphone that now sits next to her. Hudson takes it and walks around the ring.

Hudson: “Maybe if you weren’t wasting your energy everywhere else but in this ring, Tommy could’ve given you some proper training and you could’ve shut up both Allocco and Selena, but you didn’t. So throw your tantrum elsewhere!”

The crowd ohs as Hudson turns.

Sharper: “Uh…well, we can’t really comment there.”

Hudson paces around the ring, keeping his eyes on Kandis.

Hudson: “And if you plan to get up and try to take a shot at me, try it. I know the world owes me more, but I’m done talking about it.”

Hudson paces as Kandis starts to get up, glaring at him.

Hudson: “I’m not going to act like I’m owed anything. I’ll drop you and everyone else. You mentioned a few. Let’s add Asher Hayes, or Hairless Penguin or Ace Marshall. You can kick. I can throw, just like I dumped your pissed off ass! So Kandis…you wanna take something out. Prove something to the world?”

Hudson throws the microphone down. He looks at Kandis and shrugs at Kandis. Kandis gets up and swings and nails Hudson with a forearm shot. Hudson nails her with one. The crowd erupts as they trade blows before Kandis goes for spinning back fist and connects. She then steps back and goes for a shoot kick to the head. Hudson ducks and grabs her by a waistlock.

Sharper: “Hudson and Kandis going at it!”

Knots: “And Kandis may be going for another ride!”

Hudson goes to suplex her up, but Kandis elbows him in the jaw once and then again before she then drops down and hits a drop toe hold. She lets go and gets up. Hudson gets up and turns and Kandis runs at him and hits the Gratuitous. The crowd ohs. Kandis then walks around the ring. She heads back to the microphone. She then takes it. Hudson slowly rolls over.

Kandis: “I’m not going to be Glory Braddock who is going to change her mind about who she is. I’m the next World Champion, Hudson. Just a matter of time. And trust me, you don’t need to worry about ANYTHING in my personal life. You couldn’t keep up! Just like now!”

Kandis grabs Hudson and pulls him up before Hudson suddenly grabs her and hits a twisting belly to belly suplex. Hudson rolls off and turns and takes off his hoodie. He throws it down. He walks around the ring as Kandis starts to pull herself up. We then see officials running out from the back. They head down and slide into the ring. Several climb up onto the apron. They quickly get between Hudson and Kandis. Hudson throws his arms up as the crowd boos. Kandis starts to get up and lunges towards Hudson, but officials push her back into the nearby corner.

Sharper: “Kandis suplexed by Hudson. Kandis fighting back up to her feet.”

Knots: “She was ready to keep going. Hudson too!”

Sharper: “And both clearly running on rage these days and will be a good motivator for the Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal?”

Kandis tries to fight out as Hudson is pushed back to the ropes. Kandis yells at him as Hudson ignores her. The crowd boos some more before we cut away.

Jaina Lancaster walks down one of the hallways and over to a monitor where Asher Hayes is watching the fight. He turns and starts to walk off.

Jaina: “Asher! Not going out? I know you’re in the battle royal-“

Hayes: “Why? Because I think Josh Hudson is an asshole and Kandis…well…I can’t say it on camera?”

Jaina: “Well you have in the past.”

Hayes: “This time, just watching. I don’t have too many more shots at this. And I’m not going to run out there and let Kandis get a cheap shot in and think she’s got an edge. Same for Josh. Let them use up their energy. Get pissed off about anything. I’m just going to calmly sit back, relax…and I’ll more than rise to the occasion at Taking Hold of the Flame. Because there’s one thing I have left I want to do…and it’s hold the World Title. I’m not going to do what I’ve done in the past. I’ve been arrogant. I’ve used people. I got used by people. This time…maybe do something I can be proud of. Who knows? Never tried it before!”

Hayes smirks and heads off. Jaina watches him leave. We cut back to the ring where Hudson is now being forced out of the ring. Kandis keeps being held back.

Sharper: “You can see already the different motivations coming to a head. Some just looking to get their hands on others. Others trying to avoid anything that could stop them.”

Knots: “And we’re just getting started tonight. Everyone wants that title shot at Rise to Greatness XX!”

The scene fades out.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as we see Lexy Chapel in her locker room. Dancing Bear is spotting Hairless Penguin who is doing some weight training in the background as Chapel walks over to Syren, rubbing her shoulders.

Chapel: “Ready champ. Yeah…you’re going to be ready. Totally ready. The crown jewel of LexyCorp-“

Syren: “Uh Lexy-“

Chapel: “Are you loose? Stiff? Look, I can-“

Bear just watches as Penguin struggles.

Penguin: “Bear! BEAR!”

Bear turns and then looks at the bar.

Bear: “Uh…no thumbs…”

Syren gets up and runs over and goes to help.

Syren: “You okay?”

Lexy: “Penguin! Don’t distract her! She’s going to be showing her she’s ready for Taking Hold of the Flame. While proudly holding the Adrenaline Championship. Something we’d be making sure you could share.”

Syren racks the weights.

Penguin: “Thanks.”

Syren: “I know. I know. Just Xander-“

Lexy: “Screw Xander! Just like screw Ace! And DEFINITELY SATAN HERSELF! YEAH! HEAR THAT!”

Lexy smugly nods.

Lexy: “And after what Chance said about you, gotta knock him down to size.”

Syren: “Everyone is going to hold the World Title things over me…but I’m proud to be Adrenaline Champion. I’m not going to turn down other opportunities. And I’m just going to use this as the fresh start.”

Lexy: “Same as I will. And we’ll lead LexyCorp to the moon. Without ACE-HOLE!”

Bear: “I hated him too.”

Lexy: “Good for you, Bear.”

Penguin sits on the weigh bench, taking a few deep breaths as the scene cuts away.

Kimberly Williams vs. Jamison Logan

“Get Ready for This” hits, "Y'all ready for this" and then shortly after, Jamison comes out. He looks around and gets pumped up but little crowd reaction. Makes his way to the ring and hops up on the barricade. He gets in the ring and looks around but doesnt do much before heading to his corner.

Sharper: “Jamison Logan has been one who has proven himself through his fighting and brawling. This could be an interesting challenge.”

Knots: “A win here and this could get him a title shot!”

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 loud cheers from the fans. A sinister smirk is on her face as she ponders what she is about to do tonight. She has her SCW Underground Championship wrapped around her waist and she has her beloved penguin plushy, Wasley, in her right hand.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a fifteen minute time limit. First, on her way to the ring, from Boston, Massachusetts, she is the SCW Underground Champion, Kimberly Williams!”

She winks at the fans before pointing towards the ring and making a beeline towards it. She slides into the ring underneath the bottom rope. Kimberly then poses in the center of the ring to another loud reaction of cheers from the fans. The music slowly dies down and Kimberly goes to a corner to await the start of the match.

Sharper: “Kimberly Williams has been looking for something to do at Taking Hold of the Flame. Wanting to cause chaos.”

Knots: “Does she need permission? I still have a migraine from last week!”

Williams and Logan tie up in a collar and elbow tie up. Kim quickly goes into a side headlock. She wrenches it in tight. Logan counters into a belly to back suplex. Both scramble back to their feet at about the same time. Logan goes for a lariat but Kim ducks and counters with a pele kick to bring him down to his knees. A Morrigan’s Wrath to the side of his head puts him down to the mat. Kim leaps on top and applies an arm bar.

Sharper: “Kim all over Jamison! Trying now to outwrestle him!”

Knots: “Not what Jamison was expecting to say the least!”

Logan fights back to his knees and then back up to his feet. Kim switches to a hammerlock. Logan with several elbows to Kim’s face forces the break. Logan with a boot to the gut doubles Kim over. He hits the ropes and connects with a spinning heel kick. Logan with a Log Jam brings Kim down off her feet. He stands back, measuring The Woman Scorned as she pulls herself back up. She gets up and turns around just in time to see him charging for Bull Rush but Kim catches the arm and pulls him down into another arm bar.

Sharper: “And back to the arm! Great counter!”

Knots: “Logan’s finding out experience is a big difference maker.”

Again Jamison fights back to his knees and then eventually back to his feet. Kim starts to drive knees into his gut, bringing him back down to the mat so that she can keep the arm bar applied. But Logan again fights back to his knees and then back to his feet. Kim goes for more knees strikes but Logan catches her foot and counters with an exploder suplex. Kim scrambles back to her feet but walks into a belly to belly overhead suplex.

Sharper: “And Logan sends Kimberly Williams overhead. Huge suplex.”

Knots: “The Wild Card got a wild ride!”

Jamison with a snap suplex. He floats over into the cover…

1…

…2Kickout!

Jamison whips Kim into the ropes and delivers a high back body drop. He drills her with a lariat. He connects with a bicycle kick taking Kim back down. He covers…

1…

2…Kickout!

Jamison whips Williams into the corner. He charges in after her but she moves out of the way just in time and he goes face first into the turnbuckle. He staggers out of the corner and Kim chop blocks his leg. Kim quickly locks in a leg grapevine.

Sharper: “And another hold. Kim also making a point. We’ve always said she can still go. She’s just become more willing to bend the rules.”

Knots: “Seems it’s more fun for her, but here, she’s just torturing Logan with these holds.”

Logan struggles in the painful leg grapevine that Kim has masterfully applied only briefly, because he recognizes where he is in the ring; close enough to the ropes. He reaches out to the ropes and grabs them, forcing the break. Williams ascends to the second rope while Logan pulls himself back up. She delivers a blockbuster off the second rope. She doesn’t cover, instead she applies an inverted figure four leg lock.

Sharper: “And back to the legs!”

Knots: “This is turning into a wrestling lesson for Jamison!”

Kim was smart enough this time to drag Logan to the center of the ring before applying the hold. The referee gets into position to check on a submission but he won’t quit just yet. He fights towards the ropes and after about thirty seconds he reaches the ropes, forcing a break. Kim goes for a scissors kick but Logan avoids contact and then hits the ropes, breaking her in half with a spear.

Sharper: “Oh! What a spear!”

Knots: “Okay! Now it’s a lesson in how many ribs Kim has that are still okay!”

Jamison with a hip toss, an arm drag, and then a belly to belly overhead suplex. Logan goes for Bull Rush again and connects! He covers…

1…

2…Kickout!

Jamison measures Kim, looking for another Bull Rush. He charges in but Kim catches the arm and counters into Homage To The Queen.

Sharper: “Homage to the Queen!”

Knots: “Trying to get him to tap again!”

Logan struggles in the hold. The referee asks him if he wants to submit but he shakes his head no. He starts to crawl towards the ropes while Kim keeps it locked in tight. He is fingertips away but Kim won’t let him get there. Logan uses what strength he has left to counter into a cover by turning himself over on top of Kim, putting her shoulders down on the mat…

1…

2…

…Kim breaks the hold just before three!

Kim and Logan both scramble back to their feet. Kim charges in, looking for Shadowblade, but Jamison sidesteps her and sends her flying over the top and to the outside. Logan drops to his knees to recover, to catch his breath.

Sharper: “Kim up and over! Logan buying himself time.”

Knots: “Or leading Kim to change plans. Logan has weathered the storm. Will he weather plunder from under the ring?”

Williams pulls herself up and crawls over to the corner where she has placed her beloved penguin Wasley.

Kimberly: “What do I do now, Wasley? Your stupid plan didn’t work!”

Jamison rolls to the outside. He takes him as he realizes Kim isn’t paying much attention. He charges but Kim, with eyes in the back of her head, jumps out of the way just in time and Logan ends up slamming knees first into the steel steps.

Kimberly: “I was talking to my cornerman…or would that be cornerpenguin? Either way, serves you right.”

Williams rolls Jamison back into the ring. She rolls in as well. She measures Logan as he pulls himself up. He turns around into Morrigan’s Wrath which drops him to his knees. He tries to pull himself up only to get dropped by Shadowblade. Kim drags him back out to the center where she takes his legs, steps through, and turns him over into her mother’s submission finish, the liontamer variant known as The Angel’s Arch.

Sharper: “Angel’s Arch! Shades of Angelica Jones!”

Knots: “Logan trying to find out of it. He’s showing he won’t quit. Not yet. He’s taken a beating!”

Logan at first refuses to quit. He crawls towards the ropes. He is almost there, he is fingertips away. One last surge…but Kim drags him back out to the center. She cinches the hold in even tighter now, leaning back, putting more torque on it. Finally, after a very long time in the hold, Jamison taps out.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via submission, KIMBERLY WILLIAMS!”

Kim lets go as the bell sounds. She looks out and holds her arm up.

Sharper: “Kimberly Williams wins it. Logan finally had to give up. Just too much.”

Knots: “At some point, you can’t fight any more. Add the punishment. It’s not worth it and Kimberly Williams showing she can outwrestle an opponent too!”

Sharper: “We knew that, but we don’t know what awaits Kim at Taking Hold of the Flame!”

Kimberly Williams heads over to Wasley and pulls him into the ring. She holds Wasley up as the crowd cheers. Williams smiles and looks around as the scene cuts away.

Simon Lyman is shown backstage, stretching out. The crowd roars seeing him. Amy Chastaine watches from the side as Lyman continues to warm up for his match later.

Sharper: “Later tonight, Simon Lyman will step into the ring. He returns to a Breakdown ring to action against Alexis Quinne. That and much more to come here tonight on Breakdown!”

The scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as we see Xander Valentine and Artemis backstage. Jaina Lancaster is with them.

Lancaster: “Welcome back to Breakdown. Jaina Lancaster here with Xander Valentine and Xander, you will be one of the forty individuals in the Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal. You’ve made it clear that you are going to focus on winning to make sure Adam Allocco’s reign, should he win at Taking Hold of the Flame is short-“

Xander stops Jaina.

Xander: “I will stop you there. That is a major motivation. The fact that he is in a World Championship match again disturbs me. It seems that karma is increasingly unwilling to act and so I will be its vessel…although as much as I hate to say it, Selena Frost may be the option to stop him.”

The crowd boos.

Xander: “If she can just focus on the true task ahead of her…I trust her to channel her motivation better than others. But nonetheless, while I have that hanging in the balance, do not get me wrong. I also seek to win for the simple reason that I still would like to be World Champion. And whomever wins the World Title, at Rise to Greatness…I have a long history with both and a reason to want to bring closure to that history through winning the World Title by standing over them at Rise to Greatness XX. To the other thirty-nine…you may be standing in the way of fate. I plan to seize it.”

Xander then turns and heads off with Artemis.

Lancaster: “Back to the ring.”

The scene cuts away.

Sal Darius vs. Cassie Wolfe

The opening riff of “Wolf Within” hits the speakers and once the lyrics kick in Cassie Wolfe emerges from the back excited to start the match, with her hands on her leather jacket’s sides the rookie wrestler turns her back to the crowd.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for one fall with a ten minute time limit! Introducing first, from Greenock, South Australia and now residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, “The Rebel Princess” Cassie Wolfe!”

When her name is announced Cassie spins around flashing the metal horns sign with her left hand and clapping fans hands with the other, when she reaches the ring Cassie jumps onto the apron before giving her hair a full flip and removing her jacket to give to a stagehand, she then jumps over the top rope and into the ring, rolling to her knees and basking in the moment.

Sharper: “Cassie Wolfe hoping to get back to the winning side of things. Last time we saw her, Chance Owens certainly took out some frustration on her.”

Knots: “Tried to teach her a lesson and Wolfe clearly annoyed by it. Time to see if she’ll do something about it!”

“California love” by 2Pac Shakur hits the arena and Sal comes out wearing his world's famous blublockers. 'The Sex Vibe' comes out with all the hype and toughness.

Phillips: “Her opponent, from Venice, California, he is The Sex Vibe, Sal Darius!”

He walks a little and then takes a sprint to the ring. 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. Cassie rolls her eyes at him.

Sharper: “Sal Darius meanwhile has been a thorn in the side of a few, including Erik Holland. But he will also be one of the forty in the Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal in ten days time.”

Knots: “So will Wolfe. So you want to get some added confidence. Get it done here.”

The bell sounds. Darius then steps up and smirks as he walks up to Wolfe who suddenly runs at him and jumps up, twisting her body, and taking him over with a forward victory roll.

Darius kicks out. The crowd ohs. Darius turns and swings at Wolfe who ducks under and jumps to the rope behind him and dives back with a twisting crossbody into a pin.

Darius kicks out again. Both get up and Wolfe kicks him in the ribs and nails him with a hard right and then another. Darius falls to the ropes. Wolfe grabs him and goes to whip him across the ring, but Darius spins through and sends her in. Wolfe bounces off and Darius goes for a clothesline. Wolfe ducks and stops. Darius turns and Wolfe hits a dropkick. Darius falls back and down to the floor.

Sharper: “Wolfe looks motivated today. Clearly wanting to make a statement.”

Knots: “A statement to Chance, to SCW, to everyone!”

Darius starts to get up. (1) He looks around and Wolfe heads over to the ropes. (2) She goes to vault herself over, but Darius sidesteps. Wolfe lands on the apron. (3) Darius swings at her legs. She hops over, but then Darius turns and hits a spin kick, taking Wolfe’s legs out from under her. She lands hard back first. Darius then grabs her and pulls her off, lifting her up and just slamming her on the mats. (1) The crowd ohs. Darius walks around the ringside area. (2) He turns back and grabs Wolfe. He then turns and hits an uppercut. She steps back. Darius then backs up and jumps to the apron and hits a somersault dive onto Wolfe, taking her down. (3) The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Darius able to fly himself and just off the apron, pressing off and catching Wolfe with that somersault dive.”

Knots: “Just landing with all of his weight on the Rebel Princess.”

Darius looks up. (4) He then grabs Wolfe and lifts her up and rolls her into the ring. (5) Darius rolls in after. He runs across the ring as Wolfe gets up and Darius drills her with a running dropkick. The crowd ohs. He goes for the pin.

Wolfe kicks out. She turns and rolls over. Darius gets up and grabs her and clubs her in the back. He then whips her into the ropes. Wolfe bounces off and Darius just drills her with a California slap. The crowd ohs. Wolfe turns and Darius hits a snap back suplex. He moves to the ropes and jumps to the middle rope and hits the Sex Curse. He hooks the leg.

Sharper: “That moonsault. Right on the money!”

Wolfe gets her shoulder up. She looks up and turns.

Knots: “Only two, but Wolfe already falling into a few traps maybe.”

Sharper: “Maybe.”

Darius grabs Wolfe and knees her in the ribs. He then whips her into the corner. Darius runs after and goes for a pump kick, but Wolfe moves out of the way. Darius’s foot ends up catch on the top turnbuckle. He manages to get it free and turns as Wolfe jumps up and hits a frankensteiner. Darius turns to a knee and Wolfe runs at him and nails him with the Greenest Wizard. The crowd ohs. She goes for the pin.

Darius kicks out. Wolfe rolls off. Darius stirs and Wolfe gets up and kicks him in the back. He stumbles forward and falls chest first into the middle rope. He bounces back and Wolfe jumps up for an enziguri kick. Darius falls to a knee. Wolfe runs into the ropes and bounces off only for Darius to hit a flapjack. Wolfe rolls over to her back. Darius smirks as he exits to the apron.

Sharper: “Darius gets a break. The flapjack and Wolfe in trouble.”

Knots: “Going to be in more trouble as Darius is going to the top!”

Darius climbs to the top rope and looks over at Wolfe. He then smirks and dives off for a frog splash, but Wolfe rolls out of the way. Darius hits the mat. He slowly gets up and Wolfe runs at him and nails him with the GOAAAAALLLLLL! Wolfe turns and moves to the corner and climbs up to the top rope as Darius rolls over in pain. Wolfe climbs to the top rope as the crowd cheers. She looks around before diving off with the Coronation! The crowd roars. Wolfe hooks the leg.

The bell sounds.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Cassie Wolfe!”

Sharper: “Cassie Wolfe with the win after the Coronation!”

Knots: “Well the Rebel Princess gets the edge!”

Wolfe rolls off and gets up and looks out at the crowd. The official raises her arm as she steps up and throws up the devil horns to the crowd. The crowd cheers her as she looks around. She keeps playing to the crowd as the scene cuts away.

Kimberly Williams stands backstage, still in her gear. She’s talking to Wasley and nods.

Kim: “I know. But she said to be here. And we’re supposed to listen to our elders-“

Angelica: “I heard that.”

Angelica walks over to Kim.

Angelica: “You could’ve come to the locker room-“

Kim: “You said you wanted me here. So! Now, I’ve been thinking.”

Angelica: “Oh no.”

Kim: “Trust me! This is good. I mean, I could go out and bang a pot and screw with Knots. Especially after all of the terrible things he’s probably said about me the last year.’

Angelica: “You’ve called him terrible things too!”

Knots: “Hey!”

Kim: “It’s different. But…I think I know what we’re going to do. Tell Mr. D I don’t need anything from him. Because I’m going to make Taking Hold of the Flame my next playground!”

The crowd roars. Kim smiles.

Angelica: “I figured you’d make that shift.”

Kim: “Well, I’m decisive. Unlike others. So!”

Kim smiles and turns to Wasley.

Kim: “Time to plot!”

She cackles as she turns and skips off. Angelica shakes her head and smiles as Breakdown cuts to commercial.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as we see Ace Marshall walking out of a locker room and tossing a produce tray to the side. He steps forward as Ravyn Taylor walks over to him.

Ravyn: “Did you have your fun?”

Ace: “Oh no. Nothing about what I did was fun. But sometimes we need to be leaders.”

Ravyn looks at Ace, clearly not buying what he’s saying.

Ace: “Okay, fine. I’m pissing people off because I can.”

Ravyn: “That’s…Bree and Datura’s locker room. Probably a few others.”

Ace shrugs.

Ace: “I did what I wanted…and now your turn.”

Ravyn: “Then come with me. Selena is so angry with us. We need her to know how seriously we take being World Tag Team Champions.”

Ace: “Super seriously of course.”

Ace and Ravyn head off.

Sharper: “What was Ace doing?”

The scene opens up in the ring where Jessica Winters stands with a microphone in her hand.

Winters: “Fans, in just over a week’s time, at Taking Hold of the Flame, we will crown two new champions. Later tonight, we will hear from Selena Frost and Adam Allocco who will meet for the SCW World Championship. But, at this moment, we will focus on the SCW United States Championship!”

The crowd cheers a bit.

Winters: “Two individuals have gone through six others to get here. First, allow me to introduce…the SCW Television Champion, Bree Lancaster!”

The crowd cheers as Winters turns to the entrance way. 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. A few moments pass before Bree Lancaster walks out from the back, holding her SCW Television Championship, with Datura walking out with her. Datura walks a bit more gingerly as the two start to make their way to the ring.

Sharper: “Bree Lancaster defeating Polly Playtime and Alexis Quinne to get to this point. She is one win away from winning the SCW United States Championship yet again.”

Knots: “Could walk out a double champion. Has to get through YUYO later tonight though. TV title on the line.”

Sharper: “After a few weeks where Bree Lancaster’s attention focused on the US Title. A lot of high stakes matches for her as of late.”

Knots: “And that’s with the Tag Title shot Datura and Lancaster getting delayed.”

Bree Lancaster walks down to the ring and then walks up the steel steps. Datura rolls into the ring. Bree enters the ring and helps Datura up. Datura nods and limps a bit before walking over to the corner. She leans in the corner for support. Bree Lancaster walks around the ring as the crowd roars.

Winters: “Thank you Bree….and now allow me to introduce to you, your opponent at Taking Hold of the Flame in the finals of the SCW United States Championship Tournament…Amelia Blythe!”

“No. 14 Moonlight Sonata” by Beethoven begins playing as the lights dim a bit. Slowly, Amelia Blythe makes her way onto the stage, putting herself front and center as she folds her hands in front of her, looking like a proper young lady as she looks somewhat solemnly down towards the ring. After a moment of this, the Beethoven piece begins to fade and seamlessly transitions into “Victorious” by Skillet, and as it does La Pequeña Luz skips out from behind Amelia and stands beside her, giving her a pep talk before planting a quick kiss on her cheek which brings a smile to Amelia’s face. The two proceed to lock hands before heading down to the ring. Once they reach ringside, Amelia as she climbs the ring steps onto the apron, wiping her feet before stepping through the ropes. Luz enters the ring after her. They step forward as Amelia reaches out and extends her hand. Bree shakes it as the crowd cheers a bit.

Sharper: “Amelia Blythe in some ways, we could say it’s a shock.”

Knots: “Well she got a break – James Evans injured. But she took a fight to Deanna Frost. The two had another classic last week. And Amelia Blythe could shock the world with a second singles title to her name.”

Winters: “Thank you Amelia for joining me. Bree, you too. Both of you coming with your friends, your team partners too. But at Taking Hold of the Flame, it will be a one on one match. Amelia Blythe faces Bree Lancaster.”

Amelia steps up.

Amelia: “Bree…before we start here, it is an honour to share the ring with you at Taking Hold of the Flame.”

The crowd cheers a bit.

Amelia: “And Datura, I hope you recovery quickly as Luz and I would love to face the two of you in tag action. But at Taking Hold of the Flame, just as Jessica said, it will be you and I one on one.”

Winters: “That it will and Amelia, I’ll come back to you. You have had some singles success in SCW, but this has been a challenging tournament for you for a variety of reasons. I don’t mean to dwell on the first round, so I’ll focus on the second. You defeated Deanna Frost. You have earned this. I want to make that clear. You have earned this shot.”

Bree then steps up.

Bree: “And before you say anything, I want to stress that too. I’m not looking at this match like I’m facing someone who is just a tag specialist. You’re a former TV Champion. You and Luz both have shown you can challenge anyone in this ring. And you beat Deanna Frost, someone who is quietly developing into the future of this sport-“

The crowd gives a bit of a mixed reaction. Bree continues, ignoring it.

Bree: “-…and you stepped up to the challenge. And trust me, Amelia. I also know what else you’re going through. I know what it’s like to be in this ring when an injury happens to an opponent and in some way because of what you did.”

Bree pauses.

Bree: “I know you’re getting support from Deanna, from Luz…but I want you to hear it clearly from me. This is a contact sport. We know there are risks every time we enter this ring. But I want to make sure you’re focused this way. I don’t want to face a distracted opponent. I don’t want to face someone who is doubting themselves. You earned this shot, Amelia. No underdog. No shocks here. You and I are fighting for a title very near to my heart, the SCW United States Championship. And I want you at your best. Why? Because I want to beat the best.”

Bree looks at Amelia as the crowd roars. She then motions to Amelia. Amelia steps up as Winters holds the microphone.

Amelia: “You don’t need to worry about that. Last week should have demonstrated that. The only thing I feel bad for about last week is that Deanna Frost isn’t able to join us here, but that isn’t how this works. And instead, I face a future Hall of Famer.”

Amelia pauses. Luz rubs her shoulders.

Amelia: “I am ready for this. This is not how I figured our career would go at this point. We planned to work our way through the tag division. We still plan to do that as we have other people’s seal of approval we want to obtain. But to stand here as the SCW US Champion where such great stars from the past from Cid Turner….to Soul Hunter….to Shaun Cruze, to Amy Chastaine…to Regan Street…and I can keep going. Great stars who came to this ring and competed every time. I want to be part of that lineage. Just as you have pride in that title, a three time champion…”

Amelia pauses again. Winters goes to speak.

Winters: “Well-“

Amelia: “Sorry, but I need to add this. You said I’m not an underdog. This isn’t a shock. I’m here because I defeated the future of the company as you said it, Bree, and someone who was a World Champion, no matter how that came. I am an underdog. Statistically, I don’t know how many people thought I would be here. Hoped…that’s different. But Bree…to beat you at Taking Hold of the Flame, to win the US Championship…when this company needs champions who represent a certain vision. To fight all comers…and don’t get me wrong, I know you part of that vision…but to beat you to hold that title, that’s vindication. That will be the moment I am no longer an underdog. You can tell me I’m your equal…in tag action, maybe. But in singles action, you are the clear favourite. Nothing you say will convince me otherwise…until I beat you in that ring.”

The crowd roars a bit. Winters turns to Bree.

Winters: “She has a point. Not taking anything away from Amelia, you are the established champion here. You have proven yourself.”

Bree: “And so be it. But I don’t rest on my laurels. It bothers me that I’m not standing here as the Adrenaline Championship…even for a reason you and I share, but that’s neither here nor there. The fact is Amelia, I see it that I need to prove my reputation every time I enter this ring. When I face Magical Cosmic Princess YUYO, I could be aloof, look past her, think I could take her…or she can beat me and all of sudden doubt creeps in. Doubt crept in after Playing the Wildcard and that was against Syren. So Amelia, you and I can agree to disagree. I don’t see you as a shock or an underdog. I see you as someone who can beat me.”

Bree pauses as she looks at Amelia Blythe.

Bree: “And that’s what drives me. Because anyone can beat me and if I don’t hold myself at the highest level, the two competitors I got through, then I’ve insulted them. I’ve held that title three times. I defined that title for some time…but I didn’t hold it to the level I should have. This is my opportunity to do it better. And to face a top level competitor who can go hold for hold with me. Take it as me hyping you up so I feel like I’ve got a sense of accomplishment – I will have that accomplishment when I win the US Title for the fourth time.”

Bree looks at Amelia.

Bree: “May be the best woman win…”

Bree now extends her hand. Amelia looks at her and shakes her head.

Amelia: “May the best woman win.”

Amelia and Bree keep their hands clasped.

Winters: “Amelia Blythe and Bree Lancaster face one another in the finals of the SCW United States Championship Tournament at Taking Hold of the Flame!”

“Do or Die” by Sophie Lloyd featuring Nathan James plays throughout the arena as the camera remains on the two competitors. They let go and Amelia steps back as she turns to Luz. Datura then steps up and raises Bree’s arm. The crowd cheers a bit. Luz sees this and does the same for Amelia. The crowd cheers some more.

Sharper: “Two proud individuals. Two very talented competitors and one will be US Champion in ten days time!”

Knots: “Both motivating each other their own way. Someone is going to be happy. Someone is going to be less so. That’s the way this goes.”

“The Old Me” plays throughout the arena as the Breakdown logo comes up on the screen. We then see a still of Nicole Kinneck & The One vs. The Playgirls.

Sharper: “While Bree Lancaster and Amelia Blythe focus on the US Title; they will be watching this next one closely. With Bree and Datura delaying their title shot, we need new number one contenders to the SCW World Tag Team Championship and we’ll find out who that is, next when the Playgirls face Nicole Kinneck & The One! Next!”

The scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as Bree Lancaster and Datura are in their locker room. Bree just looks down, shaking her head as Datura looks around. We see an unhealthy amount of cauliflower spread around. Some are in vegetable trays, others just heads of cauliflower, spread around Datura and Bree Lancaster’s gear.

Knots: “Uh…”

Sharper: “I don’t get this-“

Knots: “Datura mentioned a dislike of cauliflower on Twitter. Guess Ace saw it.”

Datura walks over and grabs a cue card and turns, showing it to Bree. It reads “Get better soon!” Datura tosses it down.

Nicole Kinneck & The One vs. The Playgirls

Number One Contendership for the SCW World Tag Team Championship

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.

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. Polly Playtime walks out with them. The crowd roars a bit more, before a mixed reaction follows. 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. Polly enters and stands between them, showing them off.

Phillps: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall with a twenty minute time limit and is for the number one contendership to the SCW World Tag Team Championship. First, on their way to the ring, accompanied by Polly Playtime, they are the Playgirls, Colleen and Aisling!”

Polly turns to both as Colleen and Aisling walks around the ring.

Sharper: “Aisling and Colleen looking to punch their ticket to be next in line. Datura injured so Bree Lancaster and Datura agreeing to step aside until she can return. But the Playgirls and The One and Kinneck tied at Retribution.”

Knots: “We’re going to settle it. And they’ve been at each other’s throats to say the least. So this could be a rowdy one.”

The arena goes dark, and slowly smoke begins to rise from the entry way. "Battle Cry" by Little V begins to play over the PA system...

I hear the Battle Cry

Under the Devil's Sky
The One Winged Angel Screams
It fuels my Hopes and Dreams
The Best Bout Machine

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?

With the stinger of the song hitting, an explosion and pyrotechnics hit, cuing the spotlights to hit. But there’s no The One. A few moments pass before we cut to the tunnel and see The One pacing.

The One: “Damn it Pro…”

The One paces a bit before turning and storming down the tunnel, heading for the entrance. A few moments pass as we cut to the entrance way. The One steps in and turns her back to the audience, trying to get refocused, head down, and her right hand up in the air with the number one in the air. She turns at the waist, looking directly at the ring, and slowly lowers her hand, finger still extended, to point to her destination. She fully turns and begins her walk to the ring, quickly, but methodically, occasionally slowly down to look around, not necessarily trusting anyone around her to not come rush her and attack her.

Phillips: “Their opponents, first, from Your Worst Personal Nightmare, she is The One!”

As she reaches the ring, she again looks over both shoulders, taking glimpses of the fans, and assuring her safety before entering. She makes a full lap of the ring, walking, and staring at everyone at ringside, and occasionally looking toward the upper decks. As she feels the situation is comfortable and safe, she walks to the corner facing the ramp, extending both hands and pointing with one finger toward the entryway, and then turning both palms up and making the motion with both hands to "bring it." She then slumps into the corner, sitting on the mat, and awaiting her opponent to enter the ring.

Sharper: “The One coming out here. It looked like she was waiting for Pro, but Pro…”

Knots: “Where is she?”

Sharper: “The One out here solo, right now. Hardly what you want in a team environment.”

Knots: “And the Playgirls don’t take unnecessary cheap shots, but they’re going to take the title shot if they get it.”

The One looks across as Colleen and Aisling talk to one another. The One barks at the official. The official checks on her. The One snaps at him to start the match. The bell sounds.

Sharper: “And The One is demanding the match start and here we go!”

The One then runs across the ring and nails Colleen with a running boot to the face. Colleen falls back and through the ropes to the apron and then to the floor. The One turns as Aisling forearms her in the jaw and then again before The One just muscles her up and hip throws her down. The crowd ohs as Aisling rolls away. She gets up and The One steps up and nails her with a hard right to the ribs and then a right to the jaw before then grabbing her and hip throwing her down again. Colleen rolls over in pain. The One dives on Aisling, keeping the onslaught going with repeated right hands to the jaw.

Sharper: “The One is looking to try and beat both here!”

Knots: “Got Colleen! She’s down and Aisling is taking a beating!”

Sharper: “Pro may be not be here…maybe someone else in the driver’s seat?”

The One gets up and Aisling rolls over. The One waits and kicks Aisling in the chest. She pops up and The One drills her with a hard clothesline. She dives onto her for the pin.

Aisling kicks out. The One gets up and stomps Aisling in the chest once and then again before running at Colleen who is getting up and hitting a baseball slide, knocking her back. The One turns back and walks to Aisling who hits a jawbreaker. The One staggers and falls to a knee. She pops up and Aisling hits a dropkick. She then dives for the pin.

The One kicks out. She turns as Aisling turns and heads over to Colleen. Colleen winces as Polly tries to help. Aisling turns back and runs at The One and The One scoops her up and hits a snap powerslam.

Sharper: “Aisling caring about Colleen. But that just left her open!”

Knots: “The One plants her!”

She hooks the leg.

Aisling gets her shoulder up. She rolls over as The One grabs her and pulls her up and places her on the middle rope. The One starts to choke Aisling on it. The official calls for the break.

BACKSTAGE:

We see Nicole Kinneck handcuffed to the interview set. We then see Ace Marshall and Ravyn Taylor standing over her.

Ravyn: “Sorry Pro. Not willing to keep replaying this.”

Ace: “You sure?”

Ace turns to Ravyn. Pro lunges, but Ravyn stomps her in the face and then kicks her again and again. Ace gets in a good shot too.

Ravyn: “One hundred percent. I feel like playing games.”

Ravyn smirks. Ace smirks too as Ace then kicks Pro hard in the ribs. Pro falls down, her arm held up by the handcuffs as Ravyn turns and heads off.

The One steps off and runs across the ring. Colleen tries to grab at her feet, but misses and Aisling pushes up only for The One to nail her with a spinning heel kick. Aisling hits the mat. The One goes for the pin.

Aisling kicks out. The One rolls off. She turns and then grabs Aisling and pulls her up.

Sharper: “Now we know! Nicole Kinneck, Pro…taken out by the World Tag Team Champions!”

Knots: “Different world than when the House of Frost was on top!”

Sharper: “Just a bit!”

The One then throws her back with a snap suplex. She holds on and swivels her hips. She pulls Aisling back up again and hits a second one. The crowd roars as The One swivels her hips and gets up, pulling Aisling up again. She hoists her up, this time, looking to finish the One by One with the falcon arrow, but Aisling spins through and lands behind The One and pulls her back, throwing her back. The One falls back and rolls through. She gets up to her knees and gets up only for Aisling to run at her and hit a Meteora. The crowd ohs. Aisling then turns and tags in in Colleen. Colleen enters as The One rolls over, fighting up. She turns and Colleen bowls her over with a clothesline. Aisling runs out and hits a cartwheel into a splash. Colleen runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits a running hip drop. The crowd ohs. Colleen stays on Aisling.

Sharper: “The Playgirls get the tag and now it is one on one. The One couldn’t keep Colleen out!”

Knots: “And Colleen sitting on The One’s chest!”

The One kicks out. Colleen falls forward and gets up. Aisling exits the ring. The One turns and starts to get up and walks into Colleen who tackles her back into a neutral corner. She shoulder thrusts The One once and then again before pulling her out and whipping her across the ring. The One hits the opposite corner. Colleen runs after and The One gets an elbow up. Colleen staggers back and The One runs out, but Colleen counters with a Samoan drop. The crowd ohs. Colleen turns and hits an elbow drop to the chest. The One turns in pain. Colleen grabs her and pulls her up. She then scoops her up and hits a powerslam.

Sharper: “Colleen taking out all of her anger on The One. A hard powerslam!”

Knots: “Well generally you don’t like it if you start the match and get booted in the face!”

Colleen gets up and turns as The One rolls over. She reaches out and Colleen drags her up and then whips her into the ropes. The One spins through and sends Colleen in. She then hits a back elbow. The One turns and runs at Aisling. Aisling hops down this time, avoiding the contact. The One turns back and runs at Colleen and goes for a running knee. Colleen dodges and then hoists The One up with a back suplex. The One rolls over. Colleen turns and tags in Aisling. Aisling climbs up to the top rope. The One turns and climbs back up to her feet and Colleen launches Aisling off the top rope by throwing her off into The One, and Aisling ends up in a crossbody into a pin.

The One kicks out again. Colleen exits.

Sharper: “Nearfall after the double-team. Shades of the rocket launcher!”

Knots: “And somehow The One is still fighting!”

The One reaches out and turns. The camera gets a shot of her face as she reaches out. Aisling then walks over and grabs her and hits a snap suplex. Aisling turns and exits to the apron. She smiles as she climbs up to the top rope. The One grits her teeth and starts to pull herself up. Aisling gets to the top rope and The One gets up and runs over and grabs her and hits a press slam. The crowd roars. Aisling rolls through. The One looks at her and runs at her and hits a running knee strike to the ribs. Aisling pops up and turns and falls to the ropes. The One runs across the ring and bounces off, but Aisling counters with a hot shot to the top rope. Aisling turns and tags in Colleen before running back to The One as she falls to the middle rope. Aisling then climbs over and twists around, locking in the tarantula. Colleen runs across the ring, hitting the ropes and then running at The One, hitting her with a running hip attack. The crowd ohs. Aisling lets go and Colleen backs up as The One falls to the mat. Colleen goes for the pin.

The crowd roars, and some boo.

Phillips: “Here are your winners, via pinfall, Colleen and Aisling, the Playgirls!”

Sharper: “Colleen and Aisling just too much. The One tried, on the fly, to figure out a way to maybe take this match while fighting alone.”

Knots: “She still doesn’t know about Kinneck!”

Sharper: “She doesn’t. Aisling nor Colleen either. But The One tried to win fast, but when that didn’t take place, The One tried, but the Playgirls just took this over.”

Colleen gets up and looks at The One. Aisling walks over as Polly rolls into the ring. Aisling hugs Colleen before the two have their arms raised. The crowd boos a bit. Colleen steps up and looks around as Aisling smiles excitedly. Polly then raises Aisling’s arm as she stands in the ring with the Playgirls victorious. The One grimaces in pain, holding her jaw.

Sharper: “And Colleen and Aisling – they’re next in line. Ace Marshall and Ravyn Taylor, and the SCW World Tag Team Championships, await them.”

Knots: “Be careful! They have cauliflower and handcuffs!”

The scene opens up backstage as we see Selena Frost seated in her locker room. Deanna walks over to her as the crowd boos.

Deanna: “Selena…”

Selena: “They’re attacking people. Cauliflower…I..”

Deanna: “I saw. But you need to focus elsewhere. The World Title.”

Selena: “Yeah, when I got there by DQ.”

Selena sighs.

Selena: “Could’ve had the rematch this week. Then we’d not have that crap and I could beat Ace in the ring, clean and….”

Deanna: “That didn’t happen and so, now, we adapt. You still are in the title match. And you’re facing Adam. Think about that. Maybe there’s some fate playing a role here or something.”

Selena nods.

Selena: “Maybe…”

Deanna: “Look, you’ll have time later and I’ll come with you-“

Selena: “Actually…no…I want you to stay here.”

Deanna: “Oh, I-“

Selena: “It’s nothing more than…I should give the message. Myself. Adam will be alone. I can’t let any more cracks show. I can’t give him anything to hold on. You and I both know it. Because Taking Hold of the Flame….it may be the most important night of my career. Everything I’ve worked for…”

Selena sighs.

Deanna: “I understand…”

Deanna places her arm around her wife to support her as the scene fades out.

COMMERCIALS

Backstage, Polly Playtime stands with Colleen and Aisling. Jessica Winters is with them at the SCW interview area.

Winters: “Welcome back to Breakdown. I’m here with the new number one contenders to the SCW World Tag Team Championship, the Playgirls. Congratulations!”

Colleen: “And before anyone takes anything away from us. We were willing to wait but The One wanted to fight. We just gave her the fight she wanted.”

Aisling: “Exactly!”

Polly: “And now they’ll give Ace and Ravyn the fight they deserve in defending those titles. And this all leads me to me…Because they have their mission and I now have mine. Taking Hold of the Flame. And the Playgirls are taking over, one play at a time!”

The crowd boos as the scene cuts away.

Simon Lyman vs. Alexis Quinne

“Hero” by Skillet plays throughout the arena. The crowd cheers as the lights flash around the stage. A few moments pass before Simon Lyman walks out from the back in his wrestling robe. He looks around and poses to the crowd as pyro shoots from both sides of the stage. Amy Chastaine walks out with him and stands behind him. Lyman glances at her before nodding and starts to head to the ring.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a thirty minute time limit. First, on his way to the ring, accompanied by Amy Chastaine, from Columbus, Ohio, he is Simply Sensational, Simon Lyman!”

Lyman walks down to the ring and goes to the steel steps. He walks up them and onto the apron. He looks around and nods before stepping into the ring. He steps forward and extends his arms again. The crowd roars. Lyman looks around as Amy Chastaine enters the ring too. Simon then undoes the strap of the robe before sliding the robe down and turning and spinning it around. He looks out at the crowd before placing the robe over the top rope to the floor. He then runs back and forth along the ropes as the music fades out.

Sharper: “Simon Lyman about to compete here on Breakdown for the first time in years. And against a former World Champion in Alexis Quinne.”

Knots: “No better way to get ready for the Taking Hold of the Flame. Quinne will be in it. Lyman too. Chastaine on the floor.”

Sharper: “Maybe he could keep throwing Quinne over the top rope.”

Knots: “Hey! I’m supposed to come up with the strategy here at the table!”

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 red, silver, and black jacket along with a white and red sugar mask with black trim. The jacket has "V" plastered in the front with YOVAYGERS on the bottom. Alexis slowly turns around, facing the crowd. Her right wrist is heavily tapped up. While doing so, she removes her mask, before turning back around. Quinne starts heard down to the ring.

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

Alexis tosses her mask into the crowd while approaching the ring. She extends her arms, clenching her fist. Reaching ringside the camera does the classic rotation that it used to do for her entrances. The crowd roars. Alexis ascends the steel steps. She rests her head on top of the turnbuckle before climbing up the turnbuckle and raises her fist in the air. The crowd cheers and Alexis peers at the crowd. She jumps into the ring and takes off her jacket. From there, she climbs up the top turnbuckle and waits for the start of the match, shaking her right wrist here and there.

Sharper: “Alexis Quinne as focused as we’ve seen her.”

Knots: “And first time in action since she lost to Bree Lan caster and trashed a locker room. Simon may be sending her to another fine.”

Sharper: “She’s already left the amount in the ring. She doesn’t care. She’s passionate and she wants to win. And sometimes it’s going to come out.”

Lyman turns as Chastaine exits the ring. Lyman says something to Quinne. Quinne jaws back as Lyman smirks.

Sharper: “And they’re chirping each other already!”

Knots: “Okay! So it’s going to be one like that! Lyman and Quinne both look like they’re both ready for this one.”

The bell sounds. Lyman then steps up and Quinne runs at Lyman and attempts a double leg takedown. After a moment, she succeeds before moving forward and into a side mount. She nails Lyman with a couple of forearms before he shoves her back. Lyman and Quinne roll away from one another. They turn to one another and Quinne steps up and goes for a forearm shot to the jaw. Lyman blocks it though and knees her in the ribs. He then chops her in the chest. The crowd woos. He chops her again. More woos. Lyman then grabs Quinne and whips her into the ropes. Quinne bounces off and Lyman goes to launch her up, but she spins through, landing on her feet. She turns and runs at Lyman and Lyman goes for a hip toss. Quinne flips forward and her legs bounce off the top rope and she counters by backflipping through into an arm drag. Lyman rolls through. He steps up and Quinne steps up and blasts him in the jaw with a forearm shot. Lyman stumbles back into the corner.

Sharper: “Hard forearm to the jaw. Lyman may have been dimmed from it.”

Knots: “Those are hard shots! Hard shots!”

Quinne heads after Lyman and shoulders her in the ribs. She rears back and shoulders him again in the ribs. Lyman grimaces. Quinne grabs Lyman and runs out of the corner and goes for a facebuster, but Lyman shoves her off. Quinne falls to the corner. She stops and turns around and Lyman drills her with a hard back elbow. The crowd ohs as Quinne turns, holding her jaw. She rolls over to the ropes. She winces a bit as she gets up and turns around and Lyman scoops her up and slams her down hard. Quinne gets back up and Lyman kicks her in the ribs before hooking her up and hitting a snap vertical suplex. Lyman floats over for the pin.

Quinne kicks out. She turns as Lyman gets up. Quinne rolls over and moves to the corner. Lyman kicks her in the ribs and whips her hard across the ring. Lyman runs after and drills her with a vicious clothesline.

Sharper: “And a hard clothesline. Lyman just following up the hard hitting from Quinne with his own hard shots.”

Knots: “Just catching her up the jaw too. She’s not the tallest.”

Lyman then grabs Quinne and throws her down. Quinne winces as Amy looks on and Lyman steps up and hits an elbow drop to the back of Quinne. He rolls her over and goes for the pin.

Quinne kicks out again. She starts to stir and Lyman drags her up by the head. He nails her with a forearm shot. Quinne staggers back and Lyman grabs her and pushes her into the ropes. He fires her across. Quinne bounces off and Lyman scoops her up, but Quinne spins through and counters with a flying headscissors. Lyman flips through. Lyman gets up and turns and Quinne hits a dropkick.

Sharper: “Quinne’s agility helping her there. Lyman taken down and another dropkick!”

Knots: “And the momentum turns.”

Lyman gets up and Quinne kicks him in the ribs and blasts him with a forearm shot before snapmaring him over. She runs across the ring, bouncing off and hitting a spinning heel kick to the face of Lyman. Lyman falls back and Quinne gets up and hits a standing shooting star press. She hooks the leg.

Lyman gets his shoulder up. Quinne rolls off. She starts to get up and Lyman rolls over. Lyman stirs and gets to his knees and Quinne hits a running dropkick to the face. Lyman falls back. Quinne then gets up and stomps Lyman in the face once and then again and again. Lyman stirs as Quinne exits to the apron. She climbs up to the top rope. Lyman slowly gets up to his feet and Quinne gets to the top rope and dives off with a missile dropkick. Lyman hits the mat. Quinne crawls over.

Lyman gets his shoulder up. Quinne rolls off. Lyman rolls over and stirs and starts to get up. Quinne then kicks him in the ribs and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and jumps up into a crossbody, but Lyman catches her before hitting a fallaway slam. Quinne hits the mat and rolls through to the floor, ending up in front of the rampway. (1)

Sharper: “And Lyman catches Quinne and launches her overhead.”

Knots: “Lyman found out that Quinne could bounce. She bounced right out of the ring.”

Sharper: “And watch Lyman!”

Lyman gets up as Quinne rolls over and slowly gets up. (2) Amy cheers on Lyman as Lyman gets to her feet. (3) Lyman runs across the ring, bouncing off and then dives through the ropes and hits a diving forearm smash suicide dive onto Quinne! (1) Lyman rolls over. (2) He winces a bit as Amy looks on. Lyman slowly starts to get up. (3) Quinne rolls in the opposite direction and Lyman grabs her. (4) He pulls her up and rolls her into the ring. Lyman rolls in after. Quinne gets up and turns as Lyman then hoists her up and hits a spinning spinebuster. Lyman rolls through into a pin.

Quinne shoots her shoulder up. Lyman looks up. He then shakes his head and pulls Quinne up by the head and drags her forward. He places her head between his legs. He then hoists her up and starts to set up for the Adrenaline Shot. Quinne however fights and nails Lyman with a couple of shots before managing to move forward, hooking her legs under his arms and hitting a sunset bomb!

Sharper: “What a counter! Into the pin!”

Lyman kicks out.

Knots: “Oh! That was close!”

Quinne rolls back as Lyman rolls over. He starts to get up and Quinne gets up and runs at him and hits a Boomerang. She then jumps to the middle rope and dives back with a twisting leg drop to the head of Lyman. Quinne goes for the pin.

Lyman gets his shoulder up again. Quinne rolls off. Chastaine looks on as Lyman rolls over and grabs at the ropes. Quinne gets up and turns and jumps onto Lyman’s back and nails him with a clubbing blow to the back of the head, nailing him a couple of times before she moves into a sleeper hold. She remains on Lyman’s back as Lyman staggers back and reaches out before then throwing himself back, sandwiching Quinne into the mat. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Lyman countering the sleeper hold.”

Knots: “Yeah by trying to crush her.”

Sharper: “Lyman using his body to force the air out of Quinne. Both down here.”

Quinne takes deep breaths as Lyman crawls to the ropes. He slowly starts to get up as Quinne rolls over. Quinne winces and gets up and turns and Lyman goes for the Leading the Revolution. Quinne however ducks and runs into the ropes. She jumps to the middle rope and dives back, grabbing Lyman’s head and spiking him with the Ditzy Tour. She turns and hooks the leg.

Lyman shoots her shoulder up. Quinne rolls off and looks out. She smacks the canvas before getting up. She shakes her head no before exiting to the apron. She climbs up to the top rope. Lyman rolls over and stirs and Alexis Quinne scales the turnbuckle to the top.

Sharper: “Quinne up on top! Lyman in trouble…no!”

Knots: “The old man has plenty left!”

Lyman gets up and runs at Quinne and grabs her, trying for a press slam. Quinne however nails him with a hard right and then another. Lyman winces and Quinne rakes the eyes. Lyman staggers back as the crowd boos and the official warns Quinne. Lyman turns back to Quinne and Quinne dives off and hits a meteora, taking him down. She rolls through. Quinne then gets up and turns as Lyman rolls over and starts to get up. Quinne runs over to him and jumps up onto his shoulders. Lyman, however, holds her up. He then reaches up and cradles her head and hits the Adrenaline Shot. The crowd ohs. Lyman then turns and walks over to Quinne. Amy looks on as Lyman drags up Quinne and gutwrenches her. He sets up for the Lymanizer, but Quinne counters by rolling through into a pin.

Quinne lets go and rolls forward as Lyman looks up. The crowd roars as the bell sounds.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Alexis Quinne!”

Lyman looks up and then turns to the official. He snaps at him as Amy Chastaine enters the ring and Lyman then turns and stops, leaning against the ropes, showing frustration. Quinne raises her arm.

Sharper: “Quinne countered the Lymanizer for the pin! If anyone was, Quinne watches so much tape!”

Knots: “And with her motivation now, she wasn’t going to get caught here!”

Sharper: “Rolling up Lyman and defeating him. Lyman is upset. And I can understand!”

Quinne backs up, holding her arm in the air. Lyman paces in the ring as Amy tries to calm him down as the scene fades out.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as we see Glory Braddock talking to Angelica Jones.

Angelica: “So it’s not happening?”

Glory shakes her head.

Glory: “No. Just…another thing that fell through. But we have Taking Hold of the Flame. We have new tag contenders. Just means going to have to find a way to get there. And frankly, the less I have to do with the Playgirls the better.”

Angelica: “Don’t want to rekindle that?”

Glory rolls her eyes.

Glory: “God no. But I’m not giving up on the Tag titles. That’s still my goal.”

Angelica: “I’m not coming back to the ring and I don’t know if Kim’s interested.”

Glory: “I’ll figure something out. One way or another. But looks like Kim’s in Taking Hold of the Flame. I’ve signed up too.”

Angelica: “Can’t turn down the shot?”

Glory: “No one should. If they do, I don’t know why they’re here. But maybe I can main event Rise to Greatness again. Wouldn’t be a half bad way to spend time while figuring out how to accomplish everything I want.”

Angelica: “Not at all. Good luck though…you’ll need it.”

Glory: “I know.”

Angelica reaches out to Glory briefly as they engage in a friendly goodbye before Angelica heads off.

Willow Aspen vs. Konrad Raab

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: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a fifteen minute time limit. First, on her way to the ring, 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.

Knots: “So you ready for a fight?”

Sharper: “We may be getting just that. Willow Aspen has had no problem throwing down with people and Konrad Raab always looks for a fight.”

Knots: “Yeah, but is he going to be thinking about Ace Marshall in this one?”

Feuer Frei by Rammstein plays over the sound system as Konrad comes out through the curtain with his flanged German mace with him, acting erratic with an angry look on his face, rising the flanged German mace in the air, wearing red and black face paint on the right side of his face with a red and black suit hoodie over his head he wears with pieces of flame blood designed all over them. He also has a penguin, walrus and a polar bear stitching on the left-hand side of his chest on his gear, stating Stop Climate Change. He also wears black boots along with Red and Black Gloves on his hands before he crouches down on the floor with the flanged German mace in front of him, looking at the ring with evil intentions.

Phillips: “Her opponent, from Cologne, Germany, he is Burned in Blood, Konrad Raab!”

After the announcement, Konrad picks up his flanged German mace and slowly walks to the ring with a massive amount of boos before Konrad runs up the steps and goes underneath the ropes. As he's in the ring, Konrad without showing any sign of acknowledgement from the fans, lays the flanged German mace on the turnbuckle, then sits in the corner of the ring with the crowd booing him, having a nasty look in his eyes, flicking his fists as if he's already ready to fight, with ring staff taking Konrad's flanged German mace away, waiting for the match to start as he takes his hoodie off from his head.

Sharper: “Konrad Raab ready for this match. At Taking Hold of the Flame, he will be in action against Damian Marshall as Ace keeps ducking Konrad.”

Knots: “Is it ducking or more is he just priming Raab? Making sure Raab hates him so much he may explode? Exploded in Hatred, Konrad Raab!”

Sharper: “Don’t start.”

The bell sounds. Konrad steps out as does Willow. The two look at one another and Konrad drills her with a left jab. Willow staggers as Konrad nails her with a hard right to the ribs and then another left jab before grabbing her and spinning around, throwing her into the corner. Konrad nails her with a hard right and then a left, both to the ribs, before hitting a series of other blows before cracking her with a hard right the jaw. Willow staggers out of the corner and turns to Konrad who drops her with a European uppercut. Willow falls to the corner and into a seated position. Konrad follows up by choking her in the corner.

Raab pulls off and snaps at the official. The official reprimands him. Willow starts to pull herself up.

Sharper: “Raab just all over Willow Aspen.”

Knots: “That was almost uncomfortable how dominant he started!”

Willow gets up and Raab steps over and Willow nails him with a forearm shot and then a kick to the thigh before hitting spinning back elbow to the jaw. Raab stumbles back and Willow runs over and jumps up and takes him over with a spinning arm drag. Raab rolls through. He gets up and runs back at Willow who jumps up and hits a dropkick. Raab hits the mat. He gets up again and Willow grabs him by the arm and wrenches it around before pulling it back and going for a crossface chickenwing. Raab fights it off and manages to prevent Willow Aspen from locking in the chinlock portion. Instead, he elbows her in the jaw once and then again and Willow falls back and through the ropes to the apron. Raab clears the cobwebs and turns back to Aspen who hits a pump kick on the apron. Raab staggers back and Aspen hits a vaulting dropkick to the chest of Raab. Raab hits the mat. Aspen goes for the pin.

Raab kicks out. Both get up and continue to fight.

Sharper: “Two count for Aspen after a great dropkick.”

Knots: “Just a fluid motion. Caught him in the chest, landed on her feet, and right into a pin.”

Raab goes to grab Aspen, but Aspen ducks and takes him over with a fireman’s carry takedown. She forces him down to his back and jumps up and hits a double stomp. The crowd ohs. Aspen dives back onto him for the pin.

Raab pushes her off. Both get up. Aspen nails him with a forearm shot and then another before going to whip him across into the corner. Raab spins through and sends her in only to then follow up with a lunging European uppercut. The crowd ohs. Aspen staggers out and Raab walks over and grabs her and hits a running bulldog. He then kneels nails to her and hammers away on her with repeated right hands to the jaw. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Raab takes down Aspen again and now just hammering away.”

Knots: “Think he’s thinking about the Marshalls?”

Sharper: “Absolutely.”

Aspen covers up as Raab gets a few more shots in before she catches his arm and flips him over and tries to lock in a cross armbreaker. Raab fights out of it and gets up. Aspen rolls away and gets up and Raab lunges at her, but Aspen catches his head and hits a headlock backbreaker. Aspen then gets up and walks around the ring. Raab stirs and gets up and Aspen runs at him and jumps up onto his shoulders. She sets up for a victory roll, but Raab grabs her legs and throws her forward. She lands on her feet and Raab then cuffs her with a forearm shot to the back of the head and then hits a release German suplex.

Sharper: “Suplex! German suplex onto Willow Aspen!”

Knots: “Going one way than another. Like being in a washing machine!”

Raab turns and gets up as Aspen stirs. She slowly gets up and Raab grabs her and hoists her up in a double choke. He glares at her Aspen keeps fighting and nails him with a couple of hard shots. Raab staggers back. Aspen falls to the corner and then runs out and hits a high angle knee strike. Raab falls back. He slowly gets up as Aspen runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits another running knee strike. Raab falls to the mat. Aspen turns and exits to the apron. She climbs up to the top rope as Raab starts to recover. Aspen gets to the top rope and then Raab runs over and up to the middle turnbuckle before grabbing Aspen and hitting a top rope choke throw. The crowd ohs. Aspen rolls through. She then starts to get up and Raab lunges and drills her with a running European uppercut. Aspen hits the mat.

Sharper: “Another vicious European uppercut.”

Knots: “And Aspen just took that with her chin. Not the best defense. But she’s been tossed around by Raab.”

Sharper: “Raab who is pure aggression!”

Aspen rolls over and slowly fights to her feet. Raab just watches her and paces behind her. She gets up and Raab then grabs her from behind. He then throws her back with a snap Burn Pin. The crowd ohs.

The crowd roars as the bell sounds. Raab pushes Aspen back and she rolls to her stomach. Raab sits up and starts to get up. The official goes to raise his arm and he pulls away. He then walks around the ring.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Konrad Raab!”

Sharper: “Raab with a statement. Willow Aspen gave him the fight he may have wanted, but it wasn’t enough to get through the pure rage Konrad has boiling inside of him.”

Knots: “And Damian Marshall steps up to that at Taking Hold of the Flame! Hope joining your bro was worth it!”

Raab turns and walks over to the ropes, getting up to a camera.

Raab: “Damian…Ace….I will DESTROY you both!”

Raab shoves the camera back and Raab turns and looks around, seething. He continues to scan the arena as the scene cuts away.

The One can be seen pacing outside of the trainer’s room. We then hear a violent sound as the trainer opens the door and backs out.

Trainer: “You try to calm her down!”

The One turns as she steps in and Pro steps out and falls to a knee, holding her ribs.

Pro: “That son of a bitch, Ravyn!”

The One: “We’ll get revenge. I promise! Somehow. Someway.”

Pro starts to fight to her feet and falls forward into The One who catches her. She holds her up as Pro looks up at her.

The One: “Now get checked out because if you’re not 100% and screw this up further, I’ll personally kick your ass for this too!”

The One starts to drag Kinneck back into the trainer’s room. Kinneck however starts to walk, willingly, re-entering while looking at The One. The scene fades out.

COMMERCIALS

Magical Cosmic Princess YUYO vs. Bree Lancaster

SCW Television Championship

Phillips: “The following match is scheduled for one fall with a fifteen minute time limit, and is for the SCW Television Championship! Introducing first, the challenger....”

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-Tw
One-Two-Three-Four!

Out pops YUYO from behind the curtains. Bright white light now shines down on the stage, following YUYO. She carries her 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: “Ladies and gentlemen, descending from the sea of stars above, weighing at 110 pounds, 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!”. She points to the sky, “FOREVER!”. She runs to the next corner and repeats, “FOREVER!”. She hops off the corner with a superhero landing! YUYO then hands the staff to the timekeeper for safekeeping before going to her corner. She then puts on a “mean” face as she readies for the match.

Sharper: “YUYO ready to go, as hyped up and energetic as always.”

Knots: “It'll certainly be a different kind of challenge Bree Lancaster, YUYO's style is... eccentric.”

Phillips: “And her opponent....”

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 Television Championship belt is secured around her waist.

{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.

Phillips: “From New Orleans, Louisiana, she is the reigning and defending SCW Television Champion... Bree Lancaster!”

Bree continues to the ring, mouthing the words to her music as she goes.

{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. The lights return to normal and the music fades as she hands the belt to the official.

Sharper: “Bree Lancaster has been quite busy as of late. Television Champion. United States Championship tournament, where she will meet Amelia Blythe in the finals at Taking Hold of the Flame.”

Knots: “Bree could be a double champion again if she beats YUYO tonight and wins at Taking Hold of the Flame. Wouldn't that be something?”

Sharper: “She sure could. But she has to get through tonight, first.”

The bell rings. YUYO throws her arms wide and her head back and screams wildly, shaking her head. The crowd roars with her. Bree stares, clearly confused as to what YUYO is doing. YUYO stops screaming, looks at Bree, and points at her with both hands. “YOU! LETS GO!” She then starts clapping. Bree shrugs, and steps up, calling for a lock up. YUYO claps a few more times before lunging at Bree. She ignores the lockup position and wraps her arms around Bree's waist, and shoves her backwards, towards the corner. Bree plants her feet though and stops the movement before getting there. She peels YUYO off, swings her around by an arm and sends her into the ropes. YUYO thinks fast and jumps onto the middle rope, and bounces backwards, nailing Bree with an elbow! Bree stumbles backwards, and YUYO bounces up and takes Bree down with a hurricanrana! The crowd oohs. YUYO yells in excitement and attempts a cover.... Bree kicks out before the official can start counting. YUYO gets up and backs away, and Bree gets to her feet. YUYO runs at her, performs a cartwheel, and aims for an elbow strike as she gets back vertical, but Bree scouts it and grabs YUYO by the arm, blocking it. Bree then grabs YUYO from behind and plants her backwards with a German suplex. Bree tries to bridge for a pin, but YUYO slips out of it. They both turn and get to their feet, facing off. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “YUYO pulling out her energetic style, but it didn't take long for Bree to figure it out and adapt. Her experience comes into play and slowed YUYO down.”

Knots: “Maybe so, but I'm guessing for only a short moment. Oh... see!”

YUYO runs the ropes, past Bree. Bree turns as YUYO springs off the middle rope and catches Bree with a spinning elbow. Bree steps back, shaking her head. YUYO grabs Bree's arm and tries to send her across, yelling with the effort. Bree though counters and whips YUYO instead. YUYO keeps screaming as she hits the ropes, On the return Bree drills her with a spinning heel kick! YUYO flips all the way around from the force of the strike before hitting the mat. The crowd oohs then cheers. Bree looks down, thinking a moment. Instead of going for a cover though, Bree reaches down and grabs YUYO's legs, setting up a figure four. The crowd roars in anticipation. YUYO struggles trying to break free, but Bree gets the hold in! YUYO screams in pain, turning side to side to keep her shoulders from being on the mat. The official gets close and YUYO yells “NO!” Bree pulls back harder.

Sharper: “Smart play by the champion here. Take out YUYO's legs and she can't fly all over with her usual attacks.”

Knots: “That's if YUYO doesn't just tap right here.”

YUYO sits up and tries to untangle Bree's legs from around hers. In response, Bree sits up as well and fires off a backhand across YUYO's temple! YUYO snaps backwards, her back on the mat once more. She leans to one side, keeping one shoulder up, as the official runs his hand underneath to check. Bree pulls her legs tighter, then plants her hands down and bridges up, completing the Crescent Lock! YUYO yells louder.

Knots: “Crescent Lock! We haven't seen Bree use that in a while, you have to wonder if she can still keep the hold in long enough to draw the tap.”

Sharper: “Just cause we don't see it doesn't mean she isn't working on keeping it sharp. Look at that form, a perfect arch! You'd swear she was a gymnast!”

Knots: “She was a cheerleader, which isn't much different.”

Bree arches her back even more, pulling her legs up, which pulls YUYO's legs up. The figure four knot hovers in the air as YUYO yells and wiggles and squirms all she can to try to escape her predicament. The official is in position, and YUYO keeps shaking her head no. YUYO jerks her lower body back, towards herself. This affects Bree's balance, as she's only up on her two hands. Bree resets her hands, but the high arch of the bridge falls a bit. YUYP jerks herself again, harder this time, and Bree loses her balance and falls over to one side. YUYO disentangles her legs from Bree's and scoots away, rubbing her leg. The crowd cheers. Bree sits up and stares at her, shaking her head. Bree then gets up and goes towards YUYO, but YUYO scoots back into the ropes, hooking her arm around the bottom one. YUYP puts one hand out, gesturing for Bree to step back. The official does the same. Bree steps back, and the official checks with YUYO as she rubs her leg. She nods, and pulls herself up with the ropes. She bounces, testing the leg. We see her wince a little, but she nods.

Sharper: “Looks like YUYO is good to go. Good job by our official for making sure, and kudos to Bree Lancaster for stepping back and allowing it.”

Knots: “YUYO had the rope, Bree had to step back if she didn't want to get DQ'ed.”

The official steps back out of the way, and the champion and challenger lock up. Bree gets the advantage and spins YUYO into a corner. She then nails a knee strike into YUYO's ribs, before throwing a low kick into the already worked and sore leg. YUYO leans over, rubbing her leg.

Just then, the crowd murmurs and Bree looks up. We cut to the ramp and see Kelsai Adamson on the stage watching.

Sharper: “Kelsai Adamson out here now, keeping an eye on things.”

Knots: “After last week, can you blame her?”

Bree gets up and watches as Kelsai walks further down. YUYO gets up from the corner, still rubbing her leg, and sees Kelsai too. Her eyes widen, then she points and screams, “YOU! NOT AGAIN!”

Kelsai stops and crosses her arms, showing that she's just watching. Bree seems confused but is quickly brought back into the match as YUYO drills Bree with a spinning heel kick from behind! The crowd oohs as Bree falls forward. She catches herself with her hands before hitting her face. YUYO goes to the perpendicular ropes and springs off with a moonsault, landing perfectly on Bree's back! She flattens, and YUYO turns her over for a pin.

1!

2!

Bree kicks out. YUYO yells as she gets up. We see a wide shot of the ring and ramp, and Kelsai takes another step closer. The crowd then murmurs with a few cheers. Kelsai sees some fans pointing and turns around.

Sharper: “Cassie Wolfe is out here!”

Knots: “No doubt to keep an eye on Kelsai, make sure she doesn't interfere with YUYO!”

Cassie sprints down the ramp and gets in front of Kelsai. Kelsai starts to back up as Cassie nods, saying something to Kelsai we can't hear.

Back in the ring, Bree and YUYO are both to their feet. Bree steps up and lands a forearm, then grabs YUYO by the head and drops her with a DDT. She makes a cover.

1!

2!

YUYO kicks out, with a yell. Bree winces at the screaming in her ear. She gets to her feet, and YUYO tries to kip up, but her sore leg causes her to fall back down. Bree goes over and pulls her up, then lifts her and plants her with a powerbomb! She covers YUYO's arms with her legs for another cover.

1!

2!

YUYO kicks out again! The crowd oohs. Bree pushes YUYO away and gets up. YUYO gets to her feet. Bree is right there and nails her with a forearm, followed by a back elbow that hits YUYO hard in the forehead. YUYO spins with the impact, grabbing at her head. Bree jumps from behind and plants YUYO with the Rectifier! The crowd roars as she covers, hooking the bad leg.

1!

2!

3!

The bell rings. Bree gets to her feet as YUYO stirs, holding her head.

Phillips: “Your winner and STILL SCW Television Champion.... Bree Lancaster!”

The official hands Bree the belt then raises her arm. The crowd cheers. We see Kelsai Adamson and Cassie Wolfe looking on.

Sharper: “Bree showing that no matter what kind of wrestling style is thrown at her, she can adapt and overcome. Rectifier almost from thin air!”

Knots: “YUYO with the bag leg from that Crescent Lock, slowed her down and Bree used that to her advantage.”

Sharper: “Now Bree Lancaster heads to Taking Hold of the Flame still TV Champion, as she'll try to become United States Champion one more time.”

Bree celebrates as Kelsai turns and heads to the back. Cassie turns and goes at first to go after her, but stops as Kelsai walks up the rampway. Cassie then turns back and looks at YUYO.

“The Old Me” plays throughout the arena as the Breakdown logo comes up on the screen. A still for Chance Owens vs. Syren follows.

Sharper: “Folks, Adrenaline Title, on the line. It’s next! Chance Owens gets his shot that he earned at Retribution, against Syren! Next!”

The scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

Backstage, Josh Hudson sits on a storage crate, leaning forward, clearly in thought. Colleen then walks over to him. Josh slowly looks up.

Josh: “You…”

Colleen: “Nice to see you too.”

Josh: “Congratulations.”

Colleen: “Thanks. Saw earlier. And saw someone who needs to get knocked down a few pegs. Taking Hold of the Flame…need an ally, I’m not hard to find.”

Colleen then turns and walks off. Josh Hudson just looks forward as Breakdown cuts to the ring.

Chance Owens vs. Syren

SCW Adrenaline Championship

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.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall, is your main event of the evening, and is for the SCW Adrenaline Championship! First, the challenger, accompanied by Kelsai Adamson, from Denver, Colorado, he is Roadblock Chance Owens!”

Kelsai Adamson comes from the back to stand beside his Owens and nods before pointing to the ring. 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. Kelsai follows Chance. Once they reach the ringside area, Kelsai stands off to the side near the barricade as she watches Chance ascend the steel steps that will take him between the ropes.

Sharper: “Chance Owens last week said he was going to shock the world. And he’s hoping that he can do just that here. He’s hoping to walk out Adrenaline Champion against one of the most celebrated wrestlers in SCW history.”

Knots: “But he’s hoping Syren is focusing on everything else. Taking Hold of the Flame. Failing the World Title tournament.”

The lights in the arena plunge into darkness. A pulsing sound plays out across the PA system as the fans cheer. We cut to the backstage area where we see a tour bus with Syren’s logo on the side. Syren walks out in her full ring gear, complete with black ring jacket and pink halter-top/black tights. She begins walking into the arena as we cut back to inside to see the fans reacting. “Groupie” by Cassie Steele then hits as we see one of the doors opening and Syren walking through. She pauses to take in the atmosphere before walking down toward the ring. The SCW Adrenaline Championship sits around her waist. Lexy Chapel walks with her, pointing at her, flashing her managerial license too.

Sinfully Seductive

Captivatingly Corrupt

DARK FANTASY

Syren walks down the walkway to the crowd barricade before walking around and through the timekeeper’s area. She jumps up onto the apron before climbing the turnbuckles on the outside and waving her hands to get the fans fired up. As the camera gets closer to her, she shouts at the camera before pointing out at the fans. Lexy then steps forward and shouts at the camera too.

Phillips: “His opponent, accompanied by Lexy Chapel, hailing from Los Angeles, California, she is the reigning and defending SCW Adrenaline Champion, this is SYREN!”

Syren smiles before leaping over the top rope and posing in the ring with both her arms outstretched. She screams before taking off her ring jacket and throwing it over the top rope toward the timekeeper’s table. She climbs up on the middle rope, posing for a moment before jumping back down and standing in her corner as her music fades out. She hands off her title to Aaron Demitra who takes the title and holds it over his head. He turns and hands it off as the SCW Adrenaline Championship logo comes across the screen. Lexy starts to chant “Syren” as Syren shakes her head and looks across at Chance Owens.

Sharper: “Syren out here with Lexy Chapel who is all in on Syren, after Ace Marshall and Ravyn Taylor fired her.”

Knots: “Is she though?”

Sharper: “For now. But I’m curious to see how this is going to evolve. This is a woman that kept looking for Ace for over a year.”

The bell sounds. Syren and Owens circle the ring and Syren then lunges at Owens. Owens goes to grab her, but Syren spins around him and into a waistlock before moving into a side headlock. Syren holds on and then takes Owens over with a takeover. Owens counters with a headscissors. Syren nips out. Both get up and Syren hits another headlock takedown.

Owens rolls his shoulder over and starts to get up. Syren holds on and Owens gets to his feet. Owens pulls Syren into the ropes and fires her off. Syren bounces off and Chance Owens shoulders her down. He then goes for a stomp, but Syren rolls out of the way. Owens steps forward and turns and grabs Syren and clubs her in the back. Syren falls back into the corner.

Sharper: “And there’s that aggressiveness coming out again. Owens not being intimidated by the Hall of Famer.”

Knots: “Yeah just by staying on her. He tried to stomp her head into the mat!”

Owens kicks her in the ribs and clubs her in the back before whipping Syren across the ring. Syren hits the corner and jumps up and floats over to the apron. Owens runs after, but Syren forearms him in the jaw. Syren slingshots back in and then grabs his head and drives it into her knee. Owens falls back. Syren goes for the pin.

Owens kicks out. Both competitors get up and Syren forearms Owens in the jaw once and then again. She goes to whip him across, but Owens spins through and sends Syren in. Syren bounces off and she dodges a clothesline. Owens stops and turns and Syren hits a dropkick. Owens rolls over and gets back up and Syren hits another dropkick. Owens hits the mat and rolls to the floor by the announce position. Owens turns around as Kelsai warns him, but Syren grabs the top rope and hits a vaulting press over the top rope onto her challenger.

Sharper: “Syren! Over the top!”

Knots: “Owens just getting discombobulated. He forgot his own name for a moment there.”

Sharper: “And Syren quickly taking over here. She’s as focused as we figured.”

Syren turns and grabs Owens and drags him up. Syren then jumps up and hits a monkey flip on the floor. Owens hits the mats and winces.

Sharper: “And Owens hits the mats. Remember folks, Adrenaline rules. No countouts!”

Owens rolls over as Syren turns and grabs him and drags him up. She rolls him into the ring. Syren climbs to the apron and then grabs the top rope before hitting a slingshot elbow drop to the chest of Chance Owens. The crowd ohs. Syren goes for the pin.

Owens gets his shoulder up. Syren gets up as Owens rolls over. Kelsai looks on as Owen gets up to his feet and Syren forearms him in the jaw. She then kicks him in the ribs and hooks his head. She then hits a snap suplex. Owens winces. Syren gets up and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and jumps up for a leg drop. Owens however blocks it and turns and grabs her legs. Syren fights out and kicks him in the jaw. Owens staggers back. Syren gets up and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and goes for a flying headscissors, but Owens sits out into a facebuster. The crowd ohs. Owens rolls over and hooks the leg.

Syren kicks out. Owens falls forward.

Sharper: “And Syren nearly made a big mistake! Owens countered, but only got two!”

Knots: “And Syren got a makeover from that one. Just driven face first into the mat.”

Syren slowly gets up and turns and Owens runs at her and clotheslines her down. Syren slowly gets up again and Owens scoops her up and slams her down. Syren gets back up and Owens kicks her in the ribs. Owens then shoves her into the corner. Owens chops her. The crowd woos. Owens chops her again. More woos. He then chops her again and again and again, hitting machine-gun-chops in the corner. The crowd ohs as Syren struggles. The official calls for the break.

Owens hits one final chop and Syren collapses to her hands and knees. Owens walks around the ring. Syren slowly gets up and turns only for Owens to run out and hit a swinging neckbreaker. He follows up with the lateral press.

Syren kicks out. Owens looks at Syren and drags her up.

Sharper: “Two count there. A bit of a lax cover.”

Knots: “Or maybe trying to see how much Syren has left. He just put out a hell of a flurry there.”

Syren gets to her feet and Owens then takes her down by the legs and glances back and hits a slingshot. Syren however lands on the middle turnbuckle and climbs to the top rope. Owens gets up only for Syren to hit a top rope moonsault, taking him down into a pin.

Owens kicks out. Both get up and Syren hits a spinning heel kick. Syren dives for another pin.

Owens kicks out again. Both get up and Syren turns and runs at Owens, but Owens scoops her up and hits the Brake Check. The crowd ohs. Syren rolls over, holding her lower back. She moves to the ropes. She starts to get up and Owens runs at her and clotheslines her up and over the top rope to the floor.

Sharper: “And up and over! Syren to the floor!”

Knots: “Owens practicing for Taking Hold of the Flame!”

Sharper: “He’s hoping that he’ll be practicing for that while holding gold!”

Owens looks on as Adamson looks on, cheering on Owens. Syren starts to get up on the floor. She winces and Owens runs across the ring, bounces off and dives through the ropes and hits a suicide dive into Syren, driving her into the barricade. Both crash to the floor. The crowd ohs. Owens rolls over and leans against the barricade. Syren remains down.

Sharper: “Through the ropes! Chance Owens taking a chance!”

Knots: “Not thinking. Just doing!”

Owens looks around and slowly gets up to his feet. Syren stirs too and Owens walks over to Syren and grabs her. He glances at the barricade before spinning her around and then pulling her in and scooping her up into another Brake Check, but this time, using the top of the barricade for the backbreaker. Syren winces as she drops to the mats. The crowd ohs. Owens looks around. He then turns back and grabs Syren, dragging her up. Owens rolls her into the ring. Syren rolls over, holding her back in pain. Owens crawls in and dives onto Syren, rolling her to her back, for the pin.

Syren shoots her shoulder up. Owens rolls off. He looks out and then turns back. Syren slowly turns and Owens gets up and drives his elbow into the back of her head. He gets up and hits another elbow to the back of his head. Owens rolls over.

Sharper: “Syren kicking out. Owens just all over her. Elbows to the head.”

Knots: “Clearly hoping to keep her from doing anything she can to get up. She wants to fight back, she has to fight back. Owens won’t make a mistake if he can help it!”

Kelsai cheers on Owens as Owens grabs Syren and pulls her up and whips her across the ring into the corner. Syren hits hard and staggers out only for Owens to hit a spinebuster. He rolls through for the pin.

Syren shoots her shoulder up. Owens gets up and turns and grabs Syren. Syren counters with a jawbreaker. Owens staggers back, hitting the ropes and steps up and Syren hits the Golden Blonde. Owens rolls over in pain. Syren hooks the leg.

Owens kicks out. Both stir and start to get up. Owens holds his ribs and runs at Syren. Syren spins through and into a school boy.

Owens kicks out again.

Sharper: “Another nearfall. Owens staying aggressive, but it almost caught him there.”

Knots: “Syren just defensive here. Trying to prevent Owens from getting another shot in.”

Owens turns and kicks Syren in the ribs. He hoists her up for a powerbomb, but Syren counters with a hurricanrana into a pin.

Owens kicks out. Both get up and Syren runs at Owens and hits the Face Lift. Owens staggers around, half out of on his feet. Syren then turns and runs into the ropes. She bounces off, but Owens suddenly hits the Speed Bump. He turns and hooks the leg.

Syren shoots her shoulder up. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Oh! How close! We almost had a new champion! Owens caught Syren and planted her with the Speed Bump.”

Knots: “But the car is still on the road and still intact. Syren kicking out!”

Owens then turns and looks around and grabs Syren. He drags her up and knees her in the ribs. He then takes her down by the legs and starts to set up for the Dead End. Syren however fights it off and twists her legs and flips him forward. He rolls through and gets up. Syren gets up and Owens lunges at her and Syren ducks and jumps to the middle rope before twisting back with a flying forearm. She rolls through and gets up to the ropes. Owens gets up and turns as Syren lunges and drills Owens with the Bittersweet Dreams. She drops down and rolls through. Lexy Chapel jumps up and down.

The crowd roars. Lexy rolls into the ring as the bell sounds.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, and STILL SCW Adrenaline Champion, Syren!”

Sharper: “Syren retains with a variation of the Bittersweet Ending and Chance Owens stopped like that.’

Knots: “He met his own roadblock!”

Sharper: “Syren retaining and getting a big win, just over a week from Taking Hold of the Flame and retaining the SCW Adrenaline Championship!”

Syren gets up and winces as Lexy walks over and takes the SCW Adrenaline Championship belt from the official and hands it to Syren. She raises it over her head.

Sharper: “And Lexy Chapel proudly celebrating this one!”

Syren winces a bit as Lexy keeps her arm high in the air.

“The Old Me” then starts to play. We then see a still for Adam Allocco and Selena Frost.

Sharper: “And folks, we’re not done yet.”

Knots: “We heard from Blythe and Lancaster for the US Title Tournament finals. Selena Frost and Adam Allocco, the World Title Tournament Finalists. We’ll hear from them.”

Sharper: “They’ll join us, next, here on Breakdown!”

The scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

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 her a noticeably mixed reaction. Selena just scans the crowd for a few moments longer before then looking down.

Slowly, Selena shifts her head, her sapphire eyes locked towards the ring as she lifts her front hand gracefully, extending it towards the ring, palm upward, her back arm lifted behind her to the sky. With a lift of her right foot, she suddenly slams it down into the ground, causing a crack like ice to form and sprint down the ramp and towards the ring.

Sharper: “Selena Frost has been certainly frustrated as of late, but she could be World Champion again in ten days.”

Knots: “And World Champion heading into Rise to Greatness XX. But can she focus enough? Everything seems to be getting under her skin.”

Sharper: “Her and Deanna have responded to some of the challenges they’ve faced as of late. Adam Allocco knows Selena Frost well and that could be a good thing or a bad thing for the Snow Queen!”

Lowering her arms, the Winter’s Knight walks down the ramp, her steps leaving footprints in the “snow” under her feet. Reaching the ring, Selena goes up the steps and under the ropes to enter it. Once inside and in the center of the ring, she lifts her hand up to give a twirl as the lights form to make a massive snowflake under her. Stopping her spin and lowering her hand back down, towards the audience, once again palm upright, a smirk graces her lips, her other arm lifting to the sky once more. With a slam of her foot, Selena caused the snowflake at her feet to “crack” as the rampway did, the shards of ice streaking out to all four corners of the ring to shoot out blue sparkles of light as the lights return to normal. The crowd boos some more as Selena stops. Some cheers come out as her music fades out. She takes a microphone waiting for her on the apron. Selena takes it and walks over to the middle of the ring. She looks around as the crowd just makes noise.

Selena: “I don’t know how I’m here.”

Selena pauses as the crowd boos.

Selena: “But I’m glad I am one of the two that will be competing for that title…”

Selena looks out at the crowd.

Selena: “When it could have been a final with two individuals who have no respect for anyone but themselves. To think that Ace Marshall could have been in the finals of this tournament-“

The crowd roars.

Selena: “After what he and Ravyn were doing last week .What they did at Playing the Wildcard. What…”

Selena pauses.

Selena: “And Adam Allocco or Kandis…At least I can respect Kandis having earned the shot and getting the shot she never had…but Adam…”

Selena looks down and sighs.

Selena: “What the hell happened? Huh? What the hell happened?”

Selena pauses again and shakes her head, pacing around the ring.

Selena: “Well, maybe all of this will be worth it. Maybe this is what was meant to happen. Maybe Taking Hold of the Flame has the finals to this tournament that needed to happen. Selena Frost against Adam Allocco…”

Selena looks up as the crowd cheers.

Selena: “Last year’s Rise to Greatness main event. And the last time I could honestly say the World Championship represented the best wrestler in the world. And so to stand here…after I fell short….”

Selena shakes her head.

Selena: “I’m so sorry. I let you down.”

The crowd gives a mixed reaction.

Selena: “Adam Allocco won the title and-“

Just then, the arena lights shutter off. A single beam of golden light is cast down onto the center of the stage, accompanied by a loud bass rumbling from the sound system. A light snowfall of sliver confetti falls within the pillar of light. The rough guitar chords of 'Wired' by JJ Wilder strike the sound system. Adam steps out, head hung low, into the light. He slowly looks up, a blinding flash of light accompanies him dropping down onto his knee. He raises his arms, almost as if he's calling out to God. He then smirks.

“Fast cars good life what you waiting for?
Grow up perfect life knocking at your door
I’ve been working for myself since seventeen
Taking orders getting low on self-esteem”

Adam stands up and shoots a pose where he flexes his biceps before kicking his foot up into the air and swinging towards the ramp. He saunters down slowly, while he cocks a wily smile toward any nearby cameras. He heads to the ring, microphone already in his hand.

Sharper: “And there’s the other finalist. Adam Allocco!”

Knots: “He beat Kandis to be here. Pinned her. Center of the ring.”

“Wake up, same clothes, off I go to hell again
Making money, sinking when I’m trying to swim
I’m tired but I know a guy that has a cure for that
I’m wired, that’s the only way that I stay golden….”

Adam struts up the ring steps, then posing once more against the ropes out on the apron. Selena just looks at him with disgust. Allocco kicks up and over and lands on his feet. He then steps forward to Selena. His music fades out.

Allocco: “Well, hello Selena…been a while!”

The crowd roars. Selena looks at Allocco.

Selena: “Based on what you’ve done in the past, and what’s been revealed about you, I wish I wasn’t standing in this ring against you again.”

Allocco: “But you’re the one talking about reliving history. Maybe rewriting it. I liked last year’s version though and it started with me coming out here and standing up to you face to face. Remember. The whole, I’m still an asshole. All after I went through 39 others to earn the shot to face you. I then humiliated your wife by using basic wrestling and-“

Selena: “She’d run circles around you today. She’s grown so much in a year.”

Allocco: “I’m sure. And yet you’re still the same. Still pissed off because I BEAT you at Rise to Greatness last year. It’s fine, I’m still pissed off that Xander Valentine screwed everything up and even that he revealed my personal issues all over the world. How dare he turn the World Championship into a vehicle of revenge and soap opera. I’ve tried to bring it back to what it us…a symbol of my greatness and-“

Selena: “You don’t deserve to hold that title. For everything you’ve done. Even now, you’re preening about how you’re going to make things right with the World Title. What? Going to win it and thrust it in the face of your son, your son who could’ve had how many other reigns of his own?”

Allocco: “Well, at least I pinned Kandis to get here. You…what? Disqualification? Have you even earned this spot?”

Selena looks down, that fact bothering her.”

Allocco: “What? I mean, you couldn’t beat Ace Marshall? Not like Rise to Greatness a year earlier. Then again, he and Ravyn had your number-“

Selena: “You know damn well I’d have beaten him if D wasn’t a God damned coward!”

The crowd roars as Adam smirks.

Allocco: “Oh, so this is all about your pride-“

Selena: “No! It’s about the fact that people like you, like Ace, and even like Kandis, spit in the face of that title!”

Allocco: “And what about Josh and Owen? You got through Josh, good for you. But I saw you glad handing with Owen, that son of a bitch had to run, when we could’ve had a true rubber match. But-“

Selena: “Oh shut the hell up!”

The crowd roars. Allocco smirks.

Selena: “I’m sick and tired of the smarmy act when you’re just more of an asshole now that you can think clearly instead of being half in the bottle all the time. And I said it last year, it’s the only thing I can respect about you given I’ve had my own battles with addiction. But you are NOT a champion. You are not who should be champion. And you deserve the reckoning you deserve for everything that’s been revealed this last year. And for some reason, you’re standing here with another shot. I’m sick and tired of pieces of shit like you getting opportunity when people like Deanna, like Light in the Darkness, like us, we work our asses off. And we won’t get dragged in the mud. So Adam…yeah, I beat Ace via disqualification. I immediately asked for a rematch. Why? Because I have integrity. I want the World Title to be that symbol for excellence. And damn it, I can’t undo the last year, but Adam, I will do everything I can to beat you at Taking Hold of the Flame to ensure SOMEONE stands for what’s right!”

The crowd roars with some cheering and some booing. Allocco nods.

Allocco: “Well I just want to hold the title and stand as…the FACE of SCW heading into Rise to Greatness XX. The extra champion’s bonus helps too. Buys a nice I’m sorry gift too and well-“

Selena suddenly cracks Adam Allocco with the Glass Shard. The crowd ohs and a mixed reaction comes from the crowd. Selena turns and sees what she’s done and steps back, leaning into the corner, before crouching down, running her hand across her face.

Sharper: “Selena Frost heard enough! Glass Shard to the jaw of Adam Allocco!”

Knots: “A cheap shot!”

Sharper: “Allocco spew vile statements, especially with what we know about him and Alistaire, his son. But Selena Frost…”

Knots: “I think she doesn’t believe she did that.”

Selena Frost remains in the corner. Deanna Frost runs down to the ring. The crowd roars a bit before a few boos come out. Allocco remains down as Deanna heads over to check on Selena. Selena looks down, clearly disappointed in herself as the scene fades to black…