Breakdown - September 2, 2020

“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 Syren celebrating with the World Championship start before we see a shot of the Beauty Factory standing tall in the ring. Following this is Aaron Blackbourne hitting the Unchained Creativity on an opponent. Katie Steward hitting the Save the Queen on Ace Marshall follows.

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

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

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

Giovanni Aries dragging Jason Helms into the Wonderland hole at Cold Blooded 2020 follows before we see Kandis and Tommy Valentine holding the SCW World Tag Team Championship. Asher Hayes standing on the ropes follows before we see Jordan Majors hitting a Cash Out on Sienna Swann. Derek Adonis holding up a copy of the KABLAMA Sutra follows.

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

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

We then cut to a live shot of the inside of the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The cameras pan across the crowd for a few moments.

Sharper: “The fallout was felt last week, the action continues tonight, here in the Midwest for Breakdown!”

The scene camera switches to ringside where Adam Sharper is with Jonathan Knots, both holding microphones, while standing next to the ring.

Sharper: “Hello again everyone. I’m Adam Sharper, here alongside Jonathan Knots. We are live in Omaha and tonight, a huge main event!”

Knots: “That’s one way to put it. First time ever! Selena Frost faces Matt Hodges. Hodges had his way with Allocco. Maybe he’ll try to melt the Snow Queen!”

Sharper: “Not just that. The Television Championship will be on the line. Syren looks to win the title for the first time in her career against Blake Mason!”

Knots: “Blake was told last week he’d relive a past failure. Someone wants him to screw up!”

Sharper: “That and much more but-“

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

HEART FILLED WITH HATE

The screens show static for a few seconds before going dark once more. The black screen starts to pulse now like a heartbeat and on each pulse that reverberates round the arena, a shot of Thomas in various poses is shown before reverting to the words on screen until the next pulse that sounds like a bass drum beat with increasing volume until a final shot of him holding the SCW Title aloft after winning the match at Taking Hold Of The Flame is Shown and remains until two green fireworks shoot from the rafters and explode on the ramp. The explosion drifts across the ramp before the beginning chords to "Cut The Cord" by Shinedown, hits.

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

As the last word echoes, the lights start to strobe again briefly as the song reverberates throughout the arena now, causing the fans to start jeering, the heat almost palpable in the air. The lights finally flicker back on and Thomas Valentine can now be seen on top of the arena's ramp as he looks out into the audience that are now booing loudly. He turns back as Kandis walks out with him, and alongside him, “The Modern Day Viking” Olaf Erlandsson. Tommy then motions for them to head to the ring, as Tommy looks more angry than anything.

Sharper: “Tommy Valentine on his way out and we ended Breakdown last week with Xander Valentine victorious and pointing out that he will face Tommy Valentine at Apocalypse!”

Knots: “And Tommy clearly isn’t too pleased. And he’s got everyone. Kandis, Olaf, I’m sure probably some of the National Guard.”

Tommy reaches the ring and steps up to the apron. He enters the ring. Kandis walks up the steel steps. Tommy notably doesn’t even gawk at her instead moving over to the corner, demanding a microphone. He looks around as Olaf Erlandsson enters and Tommy places him in position before turning back as Kandis heads over to him, but Tommy turns to the crowd and then the entrance way.

Tommy: “I don’t know what kind of sick joke this is. I should be facing David Helms for the World Title, but instead, I’m facing that big, dumb, violent jackass Xander Valentine and why? Because I made him look like the fool he is. That’s HIS fault. Not mine. And THAT’s what I’m getting at Apocalypse….no…this! This is just a pile of bullcrap if you ask me!”

The crowd boos.

Tommy: “Xander Valentine has his little moment at Rise to Greatness and now, he’s gifted a shot instead of Selena Frost being the fighting champion, fighting two matches in one night. We all know she’s stupid enough to agree to it. I should be kept safe what a World Title shot awaits me and Xander can keep bitching that he looked like an idiot at my-“

The feedback over the PA system, as if a jack is plugged into an amplifier rips through the arena. While the noise attracts the attention of the crowd, spotlights, one after another shine down onto the stage. The familiar chords of "The Fade to Black" crackles on the sound system as smoke begins to hover on the stage. A shadow stands behind an illuminated curtain, by this point the crowd already caught up in a frenzy. Tommy turns and grabs Kandis, placing her next to him as he then grabs Olaf, placing him in front of him. He looks around. The crowd roars as we then see Xander Valentine and Artemis walk out from the back. Xander starts to crack his knuckles as he heads to the ring. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “That’s not taking long! Xander already out here!”

Knots: “Just remember! He can’t do anything. He can’t attack him!”

Sharper: “Maybe hoping Tommy will forget that fact!”

Xander Valentine continues to storm to the ring. Artemis remains by his side as Xander reaches the ring. He grabs the top rope and pulls himself onto the apron. Artemis walks over to the steel steps and into the ring. Xander steps over the top rope and into. Olaf then stands up to him, the two large men standing toe to toe. Tommy looks around, the concern turning into arrogant pride. Tommy then starts to laugh into the microphone.

Tommy: “Oh yeah…you can’t touch me!”

Tommy laughs and steps back to Kandis, who now smiles too. Tommy steps up.

Tommy: “Come on Xander. We know you’re that weak. Just take a step. Trying to grab me. Attack me. You were looking for fights a few months ago. The world is too smart for you now Xander. You’re a grizzly bear that’s been neutered! And you’re as pathetic as you should be!”

Tommy looks forward as Xander continues to eye Tommy.

Tommy: “Take a swing. Don’t you want to fight me now? You can get it done. You’ve been waiting for me for months. You wanted to team with Regan. She picked the other woman who earned your respect…please. She just kicked your ass and proved that the Executioner’s axe is as dull as a blade of grass. She wanted a winner, not some washed up loser like you! Right?! Come on Xander…Take a shot…DO IT!

Tommy steps up, jumping over Olaf’s shoulder.

Sharper: “Tommy is goading Xander!”

Knots: “He knows he may take a shot, but after, Xander is gone. In a match, Xander can do anything he wants!”

Tommy: “Come on! Do it! Hit me!”

Xander instead turns to Olaf. He says something to him. Olaf responds with him. Tommy then steps forward around Olaf and snaps his finger over and over.

Tommy: “Nope! To me! Focus on me! I’m the one you hate. You’re not going to con Olaf here into taking a swing. He’s too smart, and honourable for that. He’s not a has-been and a desperate, pathetic man like YOU Xander! You even got conned by Sasha! You’ll never see your US Championship shot! Never!”

Tommy laughs and smirks. He then chuckles and turns to Kandis. Tommy then steps up again.

Tommy: “Come on! Make these fans happy. Make it all come full circle. A year ago, you attacked fans. Tonight, you can be their hero. Take your shot, you pu[bleep]!”

The crowd ohs. Tommy just looks at him as Xander takes a deep breath, and the camera catches him closing his fist. The crowd cheers. Tommy just shakes his head.

Tommy: “Whatever, you pu[bleep]! Like I have to be afraid of you…you’ll make one wrong move and get tossed anyway. Whether it’s tonight, or at Apocalypse, you’ll hit a ref, lose your temper, cross a line…and you’ll lose it all! Yeah, Xander…great moment for you. You’re going to come out on the losing end of this too!”

Tommy turns to Kandis.

Tommy: “Come on Kandis…Olaf…make sure you’re ready if he finally finds his balls.”

Tommy then turns and walks around Olaf, intentionally walking right by Xander. Xander just turns and watches him. Tommy stops looking around. He then turns and looks at Xander. He says something to him, tapping his chin. Xander just continues to look at him before the crowd boos. Tommy drops down to the floor. Kandis, meanwhile drops down to the floor on another side of the ring, not tempting fate. She walks around as Olaf then slowly walks past and through the ropes. Tommy then proudly smiles as he walks to the back. Xander looks down for a moment before slowly turning around and watching as Tommy, Kandis and Olaf make their exit. Artemis watches them.

Knots: “I’m surprised! Xander not taking the shot. Tommy extra annoying tonight.”

Sharper: “There’s something missing in this. Something….well, we may find out here. Our boss!”

Tommy, Kandis and Olaf walk up the ramp as Sasha walks out from the back, microphone in her hand.

Sasha: “Tommy!”

Tommy looks up, turning to Kandis first.

Sasha: “Tommy…you may want to hear me out here.”

Tommy stops and steps forward as Olaf remains looking at the ring. Kandis stops and stands with Tommy.

Tommy: “What?”

Sasha: “Sorry to interrupt your little display here, but I feel that there is a bit of information you’ll want to hear, directly pertaining to your match against Xander Valentine. Because you’re right. He can’t strike you unless he’s physically provoked, prior to getting in the ring with you at Apocalypse.”

Tommy smiles.

Sasha: “But he has good reason to wait…that match will be no holds barred….falls count anywhere!”

The crowd roars as Tommy’s eyes widen. He steps forward.

Tommy: “What?! The hell is wrong with you?!”

Olaf then stops Tommy as Kandis looks stunned too. Xander just slowly smiles as Artemis does too. The crowd roars.

Tommy: “No! Why did you agree to it? What is wrong with you?!”

Sharper: “Tommy Valentine is incensed! Sasha adding the incentive for Xander to wait! No holds barred! Falls count anywhere! At Apocalypse!”

Knots: “Tommy is not happy at all! He’s losing it! Talk about a very different night. Last week, thought he’d challenge for the World Title. Now he’ll be fighting for his life!”

Tommy keeps displaying his anger as Olaf keeps him back. Kandis helps too as the scene cuts away.

COMMERCIALS

Subarashi vs. Cassidy Carter

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

White shirt now red, my bloody nose
Sleeping, you're on your tippy toes
Creeping around like no one knows
Think you're so criminal

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

Bruises, on both my knees for you
Don't say thank you or please
I do what I want when I'm wanting to
My soul? So cynical

White strobes begin flashing as Cassidy appears in the entryway. The crowd is louder now, mostly booing Cassidy, but there are a few audible cheers mixed in. Cassidy is wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood up and "Bad Guy" sprayed on the back in red spray paint,and a pair of mirrored aviator sunglasses. She pauses, taking a deep breath before she begins walking down the ramp, ignoring the fans. She looks straight forward as she comes to the end of the ramp and climbs up the stairs. she moves right to the ropes, ducking under the top rope as she enters the ring and walks straight to the corner. She leans against the ropes and waits.

Phillips: “This next contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, from Las Vegas, Nevada…she is the Duchess of Debauchery…CASSIDY! CARTER!”

Sharper: “Rachel Foxx’s protégé, Cassidy Carter entering the ring first. Married to former World Champion, Ace Marshall who seems to be missing from her side this week.”

The arena goes dark. On the video screen, we see a lit match being held between two fingers. A few second’s pass before a woman’s voice says: “Fire.”

“素晴らしい”, appears on the screen written in fire as the drum beats from the beginning of UVERworld’s “Touch Off” begin to play. We wait for the song to really kick in.

Ato ikutsu no jiyuu wo!

NA NANANA NANANA NANANA!

An explosion follows and the arena is bathed in the light of the pyro as the song’s mellow and sultry saxophone kicks in. The masked man, known as Subarashi the Demon Slayer makes his way out from the back as flames shoot up from the stage around him.

He stops at the top of the stage and brings his fist to his hand, giving a respectful bow to all those in attendance. Then he brings his left hand up, extending it in his signature Sideways Thumbs Up pose. He takes a deep breath and heads down to the ring.

Phillips: “Now on his way to the ring, weighing in at 218 pounds. From Yokohama, Kanagawa-shi, Japan... he is The Demon Slayer... SUBARASHI!!!

The crowd pops as he slides under the bottom rope and runs over to the corner, leaping up to the middle turnbuckle and extending the Sideways Thumbs up to those in attendance once more, before settling back down onto the canvas and waiting for his match to start.

Knots: “And her opponent, Subarashi riding high, being undefeated thus far in his short run with SCW. Knowing Cassidy, she’d love to end that if possible.”

The ref calls for the bell. Subarashi charges out of the corner, going for a clothesline, but Cassidy dunks under. They turn to face one another, and Cassidy lands a roundhouse kick to the abdomen. Subarashi doubles over. Cassidy then drives her knee into his skull and Subarashi drops to the mat.

Sharper: “Cassidy taking Subarashi down, showing early signs of what I’d like to call a newfound aggression.”

Knots: “Maybe she’s tired of sitting still. Maybe she realizes she has to turn it up a notch if she wants to climb the ladder once again.”

Cassidy drives her knee into Subarashi’s ribs, before stepping onto his right arm. He goes to get up, but Cassidy kicks his arm, causing him to fall back to the mat, before stomping on his arm once again. Subarashi flips over onto his back, grabbing at his arm. Cassidy stomps on his chest, before grabbing the arm, and locking in an armbar.

Sharper: “Cassidy working over the arm, locking in the submission.”

Knots: “Cassidy is strong when it comes to grappling and submissions. Subarashi hasn’t shown a lot of knowledge in that regard. He may need to work on a demon with that ability.”

The ref checks on Subarashi, who shakes his head no. Cassidy cranks down on the arm a bit more, but Subarashi refuses still. He shifts his legs, getting to his feet but Cassidy keeps the hold locked in. Subarashi pushes forward until Cassidy’s shoulders are pushed to the mat.

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Cassidy kicks out, breaking the hold.

Knots: “Subarashi making the smart play, forcing his opponent to break the hold. He got a two count.”

Sharper: “Right you are, partner. Cassidy held on as long as she could without losing the match for herself. You have to wonder how much damage she’s done.”

Subarashi stands up straight as Cassidy is shown getting to her feet. He charges and hits a dropkick. Cassidy hits the mat and quickly scrambles to her feet, only for Subarashi to hit another dropkick. She hits the mat before rolling over and getting to one knee. Subarashi hooks Cassidy and drops her with a spike DDT for going for a cover.

Sharper: “Subarashi building some momentum.”

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Cassidy kicks out. Subarashi rolls away, grabbing at his arm as he climbs for his feet. He goes to pull Cassidy up, but she connects with a European uppercut. She hits another kick to the arm, before grabbing it and twisting it, before driving her elbow into the back of Subarashi’s arm. Cassidy then rolls Subarashi up with a schoolboy.

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Subarashi kicks out!

Sharper: “Cassidy getting a two.”

Cassidy gets to her feet as Subarashi is shown pushing himself up. She charges and hits another knee to the ribs. He rolls onto the mat, rolling to the ropes which he uses to pull himself up. Cassidy charges and hits a running knee. Subarashi drops to the mat. Cassidy smirks before she goes to the corner, and begins to climb to the top rope.

Knots: “Cassidy going to the top. She’s just as good as the aerial aspect of this sport as she is when it comes to the technical side.”

Subarashi is shown getting to his feet. Cassidy gets to the top, and he runs over, climbing to the top as well, bringing her back to the mat with a double arm suplex.

Sharper: “Subarashi knocking Cassidy off her perch. It may have been an act of desperation. And he’s favoring his arm once again.”

Knots: “He’s like a man possessed!”

Both get to their feet, with Subarashi grabbing his arm. Cassidy shakes her head before charging, going for another running knee, but Subarashi dodges it. She turns as he does, with Subarashi taking her down with a discus clothesline.

Subarashi leans into the ropes as Cassidy is shown on the opposite side of the ring, using the ropes to get to her feet. She shakes the cobwebs before turning, only for Subarashi to hit a superkick.

Knots: “Man, that…is just…a really good superkick.”

He shakes his arm, before Subarashi grabs Cassidy, and lifting her up on his shoulders and delivering an Alabama Slam. He quickly slides down and lifts the opponent into a seated position, sometimes doing his signature Sideways Thumbs Up pose next to their head

Knots: “He’s doing the pose!”

Subarashi hits the ropes and delivers a knee to the back of Cassidy’s head. She slumps over, and Subarashi goes for the cover.

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3!!!

The ref calls for the bell as Subarashi gets to his feet. He grabs his arm before shaking it once more.

Sharper: “Subarashi picking up the win over Cassidy Carter with that vicious knee to the back of the head. His streak continues.”

Subarashi is shown saluting the crowd, while Cassidy is shown slowly stirring, before we cut to the back.

COMMERCIALS

Backstage, Holly Adams is walking backstage.

Holly: “Uh…who the hell do I need to get up on their ass to get my some mic time. I mean, Sasha knows what’s she’s doing. She wouldn’t let me just be standing on the sidelines.”

Holly looks around before seeing a crew member walking by. She starts to snap at them.

Holly: “Hey. You….Blondetourage leader here and let’s face it, I should get airtime. Get Marisa or Jackson or whoever else is trained to hold a microphone. That’s all they were good for.”

Holly looks around before turning and Jake Starr walks past.

Holly: “Oh Gavin! Good to see you. Supremecw.com should have a special-“

Jake: “Seriously…you’re that conceited.”

Holly looks at Jake and then turns her head to get a closer look and backs up.

Holly: “Oh…it’s just you Jake. Yeah, you can keep going. Head along now. Chop chop…”

Jake: “Oh no. Maybe I’ll stay now. I mean maybe you can promote on your little Twitter that Holly Adams is Jake Starr’s favourite wrestler.”

Holly: “Please…I don’t need to throw up and make people think I have a problem.”

Jake: “Good, because there’s no way in hell you’d be my favourite wrestler. Not even my favourite Holly….or Adams. Pretty sure I like Sam Adams the beer over you.”

Holly: “Cute. Well no one asked you. And if they did, we’d know we were all sucked back in time. To like 2010 or something.”

Jake: “Oh nice…relevancy joke. Not sure you should be making those though. Not this year.”

Holly: “Please. I won at Rise to Greatness. I defeated a LEGEND in Clamidiya.”

Jake: “Good for you. Just look out who you sleep with-“

Holly: “At least I don’t need to be asked to put a damn muzzle on or why I have a mirror over my bed. Then again, I’m sure it’s cracked having to look at your saggy ass.”

Jake: “Are you sure you’re not just projecting?”

Holly: “My ass is perfect.”

Jake: “Not talking about your ass.”

Holly: “Okay, I’ve given you your fifteen minutes. Get lost.”

Jake: “Happily. I’ll count this as a win though. Holly tapping out.”

Jake heads off. Holly turns.

Holly: “I didn’t tap out. I have important things to worry about. IMPORTANT things.”

Holly turns away.

Holly: “Like helping remind people of just how damn good I am in that ring. It’s been so long that Jake Starr thinks he still matters.”

Holly smirks and heads off as we cut away.

Imanov Chovsceh vs. Erica Eden

The opening notes to the Polish national anthem starts to play as Imanov comes out from the back in a red camo jumpsuit. He snaps a salute at the top of the ramp before beginning a leisurely walk to the ring as "Jekyll And Hyde" plays while he shakes out his body in a show of intimidation and confidence. Once at the ring he walks up the steps and fixes his opponent with a predatory stare before climbing through the middle ropes. As soon as he gets in the ring, he makes an Atlas style pose while a set of red and white pyros cross the ring. Before the smoke fades Imanov moves to his corner cracking his neck while waiting for the bell to ring. As he waits, he strips off his uniform to reveal his red and white spandex wrestling pants.

Phillips: “This next contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, weighing in at 249 pounds, from Istra, Russia…he is…IMANOV! CHOVSECH!”

Sharper: “Imanov Chovsech preparing for singles competition. He’s been away from competition for a little bit, so there may be some rust.”

Knots: “He’s a big man, however. He can definitely do some damage. His opponent is going to have a rough time.”

The opening of “Faith” by Ghost fills the arena as smoke obscures the entrance. A few seconds in Erica Eden, accompanied by Josh Hudson, walks through as the smoke disperses. She wears a black leather jacket over her gear, black tights and halter top, black boots, all trimmed with silver studs.

Phillips: “And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by Josh Hudson, from New York City…she is…ERICA! EDEN!”

Erica, along with Hudson, make their way to the ring as her music jumps to the chorus, the words appearing on the Tron:

I am all eyes
I am all ears
I am the wall
And I'm watching you fall
Because
FAITH IS MINE!

Erica goes up the ring steps and steps through the ropes. She removes the jacket as she goes to the center of the ring, then slings it over her shoulder, posing with the other hand on her hip. She then slowly smiles and turns, swishing the jacket around before handing it to Hudson, as he waits on the outside. The music fades as she goes to her corner.

Sharper: “Erica Eden, student of Josh Hudson, still relatively new to the SCW. She’s tasted success and defeat. She looks focused.”

Knots: “Definitely seems like Hudson has rubbed off on her. Take that as you will.”

The ref calls for the bell. Both competitors step out of their corner and begin to circle around the ring. They lunge forward, going for a tie-up. Imanov pulls Erica into a side headlock, but Erica pushes him toward the ropes. Imanov bounces off the ropes, and Erica manages to take down with a side take down. She grabs his arm, but Imanov rolls through, pulling her legs out from under her. Imanov floats over before locking in another headlock.

Sharper: “Both competitors exchanging holds in the early goings.”

Erica is shown pushing up from the mat, using only her legs. Imanov stands with her. Erica grabs his wrist, before managing to break the hold. She keeps hold of the wrist before barely pulling her toward her, as Erica connects with a forearm.

Knots: “Erica showing off her strength. She’s a lot stronger than most may give her credit for.”

Imanov bucks back, before pulling Erica into another side head. He transitions behind Erica, locking around her waist. He lifts Erica up, before taking her down with a mat slam. Imanov then goes for a dragon sleeper. Erica fights it off, connecting with an elbow to the side of the head. She hits a second then a third, before both roll away from one another.

Hudson is shown watching on from the outside.

Sharper: “Both competitors are fighting to gain that upper hand, both seeming to stay ahead of the other.”

Erica gets to her feet, as does Imanov. They charge, with Imanov going for a clothesline. Erica dunks under. She leaps onto and off the ropes, before connecting with a flying forearm. Imanov staggers a bit. Erica charges and hits another forearm. She bounces off the ropes, going for another forearm, but Imanov catches her and takes her down with a belly to belly suplex. He then goes for a pin.

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Erica kicks out. Imanov gets to his feet, grabbing her leg, and goes for a single leg Boston Crab, but Erica manages to kick him in the face. Imanov staggers back a little bit, as Erica gets to her feet. Imanov charges, and Erica connects with a spinning heel kick. Imanov hits the mat and Erica goes for a cover of her own.

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Imanov kicks out, before rolling away. Erica gets to her feet, as does Imanov. They look across the ring at one another, before nodding and lunging forward. Erica hits a few forearms, and goes to whip Imanov across the ring, but he reverses, pulling her into another belly to belly suplex.

Knots: “Imanov using his size to his advantage, blocking Erica and hitting that suplex.”

Imanov lifts Erica off the mat, hooking her, and he goes for a vertical suplex, but Erica floats over. She connects with a spinning heel kick to the back of the head, before hooking Imanov and managing to lift him off the mat and drive him back down with a belly to back suplex. She hooks the leg.

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Imanov kicks out. Erica grabs Imanov but he hits a European uppercut, staggering her back. Imanov takes Erica down with a clothesline. Erica hits the mat, and Imanov reaches down, grabbing her leg and locking in an ankle lock.

Sharper: “Imanov with another submission. This time, going for the ankle lock.”

Erica manages to get on one leg, while Imanov keeps the hold locked in. She reaches toward the ropes, before she flips over, sending Imanov into the ropes. He bounces off the ropes, and Erica rolls him up into a schoolboy as the ref goes for the count.

Knots: “Erica reversing, going for a pin.”

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3!!!

Imanov kicks out just after the three. The ref calls for the bell and Hudson is shown sliding into the ring, helping Erica to her feet.

Phillips: “Here is your winner as a result of a pin fall…ERICA! EDEN!”

Erica and Hudson are shown talking as he pats on the back. Imanov is then shown getting to his feet, and he walks toward them.

Knots: “Imanov doesn’t look pleased. Wonder what’s going through his mind.”

Hudson steps forward.

Sharper: “Hudson stepping between the two combatants, potentially protecting his student.”

Imanov looks at Hudson, before extending his hand toward Erica. Hudson nods as Erica shakes Imanov’s hand. He then leaves as Hudson and Erica are shown celebrating in the ring a few moments more before we cut to the back.

Backstage, we see Matt Hodges in his locker room, starting to go through his bag. The crowd boos seeing him when the door opens and we see Adam Allocco step into the room.

Adam: “Matthew! My man!”

Hodges just turns away, shaking his head. Behind Adam is Bison Jones and Anastasia Smirnov.

Adam: “Matt…I have something to talk to you about. You beat Alistaire…ruined the kid. But he’ll toughen up and maybe realize I was best for him. But I wanted to talk about tonight. We worked so well there…tonight you’ve got Selena…”

Hodges: “I do.”

Adam: “Well, Matt, I think you know where there is going…maybe do a bit of what you did to Ali. Do it to Sel. You know…make her realize that this being there for her sister crap is all for not. This record-setting reign is just going to end in failure. And let’s just make it quicker when we get to Apocalypse. I mean, Bison and I…we’re busy men.”

Hodges: “You don’t need to worry about tonight.”

Adam: “Excellent, Hodgie! You know…maybe we can make it more worth your while. A thank you. Anastasia! Come over-“

Hodges: “Not necessary, Adam.”

Adam: “Come on…she can do wonders-“

Hodges: “I’m sure. And Adam…anything I do tonight to Selena, outside of victory, will because I want to. Just like when I beat your boy at Rise to Greatness. Got it?”

Adam: “Of course…easy there. In the zone. I like it. I’ll look forward to tonight! Bison, Anastasia! Let’s go.”

Adam heads off as Bison heads off .Anastasia sizes up Matt a bit before turning and walking off too. Hodges just shakes his head as he then looks at the knee brace on the bench next to him and continues to get ready.

COMMERCIALS

Backstage, we see Jaina Lancaster standing by with Owen Cruze and Kelcey Wallace.

Jaina: “Welcome back to Breakdown. Jaina Lancaster here and I’m with Owen Cruze. Owen, last week, you agreed to face Matt Hodges at Apocalypse. Tonight, he’ll be in action against Selena Frost and we’ve already heard from Adam Allocco that he’s trying to get Hodges to go a bit too far.”

Owen: “And I just saw it moments before coming here. He says he will only do what’s best for him, but someone like Matt Hodges, who just spent the last two months, injuring a friend of mine….sorry, but I’m going to take his words with a grain of salt. All I’ll say is that if he does try something, he made me now involved in his business. See, that’s the thing about SCW today. It's not like how it was. We’re not going to stand back and just watch people continue to go too far. I know Regan and Selena will deal with Adam Allocco. As for Matt, I’ll worry about him if I need to.”

Owen pauses for a moment.

Owen: “There’s a saying that you need to sometimes be the change you want to see. I had a brief title reign last year. I was proud of it. But I know I can accomplish so much more. And Matt Hodges has his eyes on it. Well, I’m going to make it that he won’t be feeling it’s in reach any more. And for me, I’m going to prove that when Sasha is looking at the roster, she should give me a shot. Not because I’m a favourite. Not because I helped her gain ownership. Not because I stood up for her father or an SCW legend like Kelcey. I’m sure I’ll get all of the same crap over and over again. I don’t care. If I’m getting a shot, it’s because I’ve earned it by beating the best. Period.”

Jaina: “Thank you Owen for your time-“

Owen: “Sorry to interrupt…one quick question for you.”

Jaina: “Oh…sure, I guess…”

Owen: “Have we heard from Giovanni Aries tonight? Do you know if he’s even here?”

Jaina: “Honestly, no. People have been looking out for him. I know next week, Sasha plans to book him. That’s the rumour, but he’s been silent since Rise to Greatness.”

Owen nods.

Owen: “Good…Thanks.”

Owen turns and heads off as Kelcey heads off with him.

The Breakdown logo comes up on the screen.

We cut to see Lexy Chapel sitting in a chair as she keeps glancing to her left, off screen.

Lexy: “Welcome everyone to the Chapel Show…and I….you promised me you wouldn’t eat me if this was on tape and well…”

The camera pans out to show Autumn Valentine leaning back in the chair next to Lexy.

Autumn: “I won’t be eating you. Don’t worry…and not even in the way some of the perverts in the crowd would enjoy. I may have zero f[bleep] but I have certain limits to what I do on camera.”

Lexy: “Well um…you’re not a bear.”

Autumn: “No.”

Lexy: “In any way…”

Autumn: “No.”

Lexy: “You sure?”

Autumn stands up and looks around.

Autumn: “Either I’m the thinnest bear in the world, or I’m not a bear.”

Lexy: “A HA!”

Autumn: “Lexy…I’m Autumn Valentine and I decided to have some fun. Something I’ve not had for a while. I mean, I can claim zero [bleep] all the time, but let’s face it…this was fun. Knocking Jay Gold down…priceless. Going after Kelsai…why not? Getting involved and screwing around. Not like I’m getting much attention, let’s have some fun.”

Autumn smirks.

Autumn: “Didn’t you have fun?”

Lexy: “Well I…uh…I thought I was stopping a super intelligent superbear!”

Autumn: “Uh huh…having the time on camera…showing up with everyone wondering what you do. You’re not just CHBK’s daughter. You should be doing interviews. Hard hitting ones….like I’m giving you. But screw it! It works!”

Lexy: “Yeah!”

Autumn: “And well, Jay Gold got a last laugh at Rise to Greatness…ended my fun…”

Lexy: “Well..uh…yeah…”

Autumn: “Don’t worry, Lexy…I have something else in mind. I always do. I mean what do I have to lose? Not like anyone’s paying attention and well…I have zero [bleeps] to give as is. I may as well have some fun!”

Autumn smirks and then gets up.

Autumn: “Right Lexy?”

Lexy looks around.

Lexy: “Uh…yeah…”

Autumn: “Good.”

Autumn steps forward and looks at the camera.

Autumn: “Stay tuned.”

Autumn then walks off as the Breakdown logo comes up on the screen.

At ringside, we cut to see Jonathan Knots and Adam Sharper at the announce position.

Sharper: “Autumn Valentine with a clear message…”

Knots: “The question is what she’s thinking. She just going to have fun? What next? A dancing seal?”

Sharper: “Come on Jon.”

Knots: “What?! I’m asking. You get noticed by kicking ass in the ring. She has zero you know whats, well, last year this time, she was in the Tag division with Ryan. Take it upon yourself!”

Sharper: “She may just do that. Just like we’ve seen with some great new talent showcased already tonight, but some things do stay the same. Adam Allocco, another week, another bit of meddling.”

Knots: “Matt Hodges isn’t stupid, but Adam Allocco is trying to get him to just go too far and that’s going to end well. We know he has a bad knee. He’ll have bad lots of things if Regan Street comes out to help her friend and that’s if Selena Frost doesn’t kick his ass!”

Sharper: “We’ll find out later tonight either way, Selena Frost will face Matt Hodges in our main event. That and the TV Championship will be on the-“

The lights then go out. The crowd roars.

Knots: “Well I know some people don’t like Blake Mason, but…”

Sharper: “What is this about?”

The lights remain out as the camera can be seen scanning around slowly before panning to the stage, where a white light shines on the stage and all the video boards light up to white. A few fans are blinded by this. Then, we start to hear an all-female choir, who start in harmony to sing Ave Maria. The crowd buzzes, as the camera cuts to the crowd, seeing many of them turning to the stage, a few talk to their friends with them, as the singing continues, going through the familiar refrain before slowing down and the note being held out for several moments before ending. The white lights then turn to a bright pink.

Oh, she's sweet but a psycho
A little bit psycho
At night she's screamin'
"I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"

“Sweet but Psycho:” by Ava Max plays as the crowd roars and then starts to boo as we see Katie Steward rise up on a platform. She can be seen smiling, wearing a white and gold robe. She extends her arms out and looks up to the heavens. The crowd continues to boo as she remains unphased.

Sharper: “Well she’s back! Katie Steward is back!”

Knots: “And making sure everyone knows it!”

The Goddess of Desire continues her look to the heavens when pink and white pyro explodes on the stage on both sides and into the air. It continues to go off in a massive display as a fan of sparks come up behind Katie, ensuring that she is firmly in the centre of the display. The pyro continues for a few moments before ending as Katie then starts to look down and look at the crowd. She smiles before the pyro returns, exploding on both sides. The crowd boos as Katie just enjoys the display.

Knots: “This is a bit excessive!”

Sharper: “Katie Steward is standing in the middle enjoying it all. We’re going to go to break down. Katie Steward is back and everyone is going to clearly know it with this.”

Katie continues to smile as the pyro display continues. The scene then slowly fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

The Most Valuable Friendship (Aubrianna Powers & Gavin Taylor) vs. The Silent Majority (Ricky James & Lucy Huckabee Sanders)

The lights around the arena begin to flicker as "Whoa Is Me" by Down With Webster starts to play over the arena.

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

The crowd boos as "All Star" Gavin Taylor steps out from behind the curtain onto the top of the ramp. As he stands in place, posing with his arms outstretched, the chorus of the song plays. Around his waist is the SCW Mayhem World Tag Team Championship.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a twenty minute time limit. First, from Los Angeles, California, he is the All Star, and the one half of the SCW Mayhem World Tag Team Champions…Gavin Taylor!”

Gavin begins to walk down the ramp with swagger, tapping his belt. He smirks as he gets to the ring. Pulling himself to the apron, he hangs out off the ring while holding onto the top rope.
Gavin pulls himself through the ropes and steps onto the second ropes on the opposite side of the ring from the ramp. He opens his jersey, sliding it off his shoulders as he stretches his arms out.

Sharper: “Gavin Taylor hoping this will help his professional relationship with Aubrianna Powers. Hoping to build up that teamwork.”

Knots: “Yeah, but I heard Silent Majority backstage before the show. Lucy Huckabee Sanders is not happy. She’s not happy about competing, about competing against a male, that Gavin Taylor is a great American to a Canadian turncoat to…who the hell knows!”

“I Am The Very Best…

I Am The Absolute Best…

…and I am the Sexiest of them all!”

After those words are uttered, “Here I Go Again” by Whitesnake starts to play. Aubrianna Powers steps out onto the stage, met with a loud reaction from the fans, some boo and some cheer. She also is wearing one of the SCW Mayhem World Tag Team Championships.

Phillips: “His partner, from Charlotte, North Carolina, she is the MVP, and the other half of the SCW Mayhem World Tag Team Champions…Aubrianna Powers! Together, they are the Most Valuable Friendship!”

She smirks smugly as she confidently strides towards the ring. Aubrianna steps up onto the ring apron and strikes a sexy sultry pose which draws a few cheers from the male contingent, despite the women who continue to boo. Aubrianna then steps through the ropes and approaches the center where she poses again. The music dies down and she waits patiently on her match to begin. She takes off her title, as does Gavin, and they hand them to the official who just hands them off.

Sharper: “Aubrianna Powers still looking for that great debut. Even though she’s debuted at Taking Hold of the Flame.”

Knots: “Ego is a wonderful thing, Sharper and Powers is going to keep trying until its perfect!”

“Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American),” by Toby Keith starts to play throughout the area as Lucy Huckabee-Sanders and Ricky James walk out from behind the curtain and up to a podium at the top of the ramp. The music begins to fade to a quieter volume as Lucy takes position behind the mic on the podium.

Lucy Huckabee-Sanders: “Ladies and gentleman, please stand as we will now recite the Pledge of Allegiance.”

Ricky steps up next to her.

Both: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

As they finish their entrance music goes back up to full volume throughout the arena. The pair step around the podium, stopping in front of it as a large, oversized American flag unfurls behind them and begins to flow.

Phillips: “And their opponents, from Boca Raton, Florida, they are Lucy Huckabee Sanders and Ricky James, they are the Silent Majority!”

The duo begin their descent down the ramp, ignoring the fans with Lucy sneaking a dirty look in at them as they approach the ring. Ricky hops up onto the apron as Lucy walks over to the stairs and up onto the ring apron. Ricky places his boot on the bottom rope and allows Lucy to step into the ring. As they get into the ring the pair then taunts for the crowd, both thrusting their fist in the air in front of them. They take their place in the corner as their music dies down.

Sharper: “James and Sanders about to make their debut here tonight. They’ve been involved in matches, like the Brawl to Settle It All. They’ve had emergency press conferences. But now we need to find out what they can do.”

Knots: “Ricky James, at least, has to be decent to get hired here.”

Sharper: “We’ll find out.”

Gavin starts off for his team as Ricky does for the Majority. Gavin then walks forward and says something to him, the camera catching the word “Remember…for her…” Ricky just nods. The bell sounds and the two lock up in the middle of the ring. They push back on one another before Gavin turns and locks up in a side headlock. Gavin looks around and squeezes. He then turns and brings Ricky over to Powers and reaches out. Power looks around and tags in. Gavin holds Ricky and Powers enters and Ricky pushes Gavin forward and Powers walks into Ricky and grabs him by the head, but Ricky suddenly lifts her up and back drops her down. He goes for the pin.

Powers kicks out and rolls over as Gavin turns. He looks at Ricky. Ricky gets up. Powers looks at him and Ricky then jumps up and dropkicks Gavin. The crowd ohs and Gavin falls back and out of the ring. Powers turns to Gavin and then to Ricky who gets up and Power nails him with a forearm to the jaw and then another.

Sharper: “Well that alliance quickly fell apart!”

Knots: “Gavin I think wanted this to be quick. But Ricky James wasn’t going to just roll over. Guess some lines crossed.”

Sharper: “Given what you said you heard earlier, their mixed messaging, I’m not surprised!”

Powers then grabs Ricky and goes to whip him across, but Ricky spins through and sends her in. She bounces off and Ricky goes for a hip toss, but Powers flips through. She then turns and hits a back kick to the jaw. Ricky falls back to the ropes. Gavin gets up on the apron, asking for the tag. Powers turns and sees him.

Gavin: “We’ll try again. Need that big rush at the end!”

Powers sighs and tags in and Gavin enters and steps forward but Ricky suddenly jumps up into wheelbarrow only to roll Gavin up.

Gavin kicks out. Both get up and Ricky kicks him in the ribs and grabs the arm. He then wrenches it and pokes Gavin in the eyes. Ricky runs into the ropes, bounces off and Gavin elbows him in the jaw. Ricky falls to the ropes and Gavin then chops him. The crowd woos. Gavin chops him again. He then grabs Ricky and whips him across. Ricky bounces off and Gavin goes for a clothesline, but Ricky ducks and jumps to the middle rope and jumps up and grabs the arm of Gavin and hits a lucha-libre style arm drag. Ricky then gets up and claps before stopping and shaking his head. He steps back and Ricky turns and high-fives Lucy. The referee then signifies a tag. Ricky turns and snaps at the official as Lucy steps into the ring. She starts to yell at the official.

Sharper: “Ricky and Lucy in the moment. Lucy was tagged in!”

Knots: “That high-five is a tag.”

Ricky then turns and steps to the outside and Lucy turns to tag back in, but Gavin grabs her arm and pulls her in and hits a hip toss away from the Silent Majority corner. Ricky starts to yell at Gavin as Lucy rolls over. Gavin then scoops her up and slams her down. He turns and tags in Powers. Powers climbs up to the top rope. Lucy starts to get up and Powers takes her down with a crossbody.

Lucy kicks out. The crowd ohs. Lucy rolls over and turns and crawls to the ropes. Powers heads over and grabs her and pulls her up. She then hits a back suplex. Powers goes for the pin.

Ricky pulls her off. Powers rolls over. Lucy rolls over and toward the ropes as Powers turns and goes over to her and grabs her as Ricky exits. She grabs Lucy and Lucy then nails her with a hard right and Powers turn sand Lucy pulls her back with a reverse DDT. Lucy turns over and tags in Ricky. Ricky climbs up to the top rope. He then dives off with a splash onto Powers.

Powers gets her shoulder up. Lucy leans on the corner. Ricky then gets up and looks at Powers. He then grabs her and lifts her up. He whips her into the corner. Ricky turns and runs at her. Powers gets her boot up. Ricky staggers back and Powers walks along the ropes and tags in Gavin. Gavin enters and runs at Ricky, but Ricky catches him and moves into the And Justice for All. The crowd roars as Ricky then starts to give the Pledge of Allegiance.

Sharper: “Reciting the pledge while locking in the armbar!”

Knots: “And Gavin went right into it!”

The official checks on Gavin as Ricky finishes and then elbows him in the ribs once and then again before letting go and standing Gavin up and hitting the Hard Right. The crowd ohs. Ricky rolls him over.

Powers breaks it up. Powers then turns as Ricky snaps at her.

Ricky: “Go where you belong!”

Ricky then turns and grabs Gavin and pulls him up and drags him over to Lucy and holds him up. Ricky says something to Lucy and Lucy rears back and goes for a hard right, but Gavin ducks. Lucy clocks Ricky. Ricky staggers back and Gavin runs into Lucy, knocking her off. The crowd roars and Gavin runs at Ricky who turns to the middle of the ring and Gavin spears him down. He rolls through and tags reaches out to Powers. Powers then tags herself in hits a slingshot into the ring and right into the springboard Simply the Best Moonsault. She hooks the leg.

Powers rolls off as Ricky rolls over. Lucy grabs at the apron. Powers gets up as she then smiles looking around, throwing her arm in the air.

Phillips: “Here are your winners, via pinfall, Gavin Taylor and Aubrianna Powers, the Most Valuable Friendship!”

Sharper: “Powers celebrating. You can see the joy on her face.”

Knots: “Guess the plan worked!”

Gavin turns and looks on relieved as Powers plays to the crowd, who boo her a bit. LHS and Ricky James look at each other, completely disgusted. Lucy heads over to Ricky as Powers then turns and exits to the floor. She walks around and goes over to Gavin who turns to her. Powers smiles.

Powers: “Finally…my good debut…you’re back on my good side…for now!”

Gavin looks on relieved again as she starts to walk to the back. Gavin turns and grabs the titles and takes them following after. We then cut to the ring as LHS rolls to the floor and grabs Phillips before grabbing the microphone from him. Ricky gets up and grabs the official, Michael Constantine.

LHS: “Ladies and gentlemen, this is now ANOTHER Emergency Press Conference.”

LHS storms up the steel steps and into the ring. Constantine tries to get free, but James pulls him in closer. LHS steps forward.

LHS: “Of course, in this ridiculous sham of a match, a match that should never have happened. To put me in the ring when I was clearly not ready…all to sabotage Ricky here. Right Shady Sasha! This was your plan all along! Just like when you protected Stalina Frosts’ terrible US Title reign. Just like you’re stopping a great American like Bree Lancaster from getting her rematch…just like your let the greatest great Chris Cannon walk off!”

LHS shakes her head.

LHS: “We can walk too. And all of the American public will no longer support you and your Canadian agenda. We SEE you and if we have to, we’ll make them lock you up to get justice! And we have proof there’s a Canadian agenda against us! Indisputable proof!”

LHS turns to Ricky.

LHS: “Right Ricky?”

LHS steps over.

LHS: “You…Mr. Referee. Probably someone who got hired because of her connections to the family. RIGHT?! Well, you’re probably Canadian too! Right?!”

Constantine: “Well, I-“

LHS: “HE ADMITS IT! The Canadian Agenda is real.”

Sharper: “Good lord. Michael Constantine was born and raised in Kansas City!”

Constantine: “But I’m from Kansas-“

LHS: “Likely story! Just far enough from the border to give you deniability. That’s the lengths they’ll go to hide the truth! Well we will use our first amendment rights to stand up for what we believe in and for truth and justice and stand against this the Supreme-paganda against us and so many others! Right Ricky?!”

Ricky nods and then spins Constantine around before turning and throwing him over the top rope. Constantine spins through and lands on the floor.

LHS: “Let that be a message! For a better America!”

LHS throws the microphone down and looks around as their music plays. Ricky James then stands in the middle of the ring with LHS as they pose. The crowd boos some more before we cut away.

The Breakdown logo comes up on the screen as “The Old Me” plays in the background. A still for Syren vs. Blake Mason follows.

Sharper: “We hope Michael Constantine is alright. The Silent Majority making sure everyone hears them, even if you do want to, and willing to apparently now use violence to send a message.”

Knots: “You know who else may be sending a message? Syren, but someone else. Did Katya set this up?”

Sharper: “Blake Mason will defend his Television Championship, next, against Syren. Here on Breakdown!”

The scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

Syren vs. Blake Mason

SCW Television Championship

The camera cuts to the crowd where we see a group of red-shirted security walking in through one of the ground-level entrances. They line up in front of the fans for a moment and seem to be holding them back. Then the lights go out leaving the arena in complete darkness. The screen fills with images of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s inaugural address.

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

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

“INFAMOUS!”

The opening of “Groupie” by Cassie Steele hits the PA system and we cut to the hallways in the back, where the cameras watch as Syren rounds a corner on her way to the ring. She’s got her hands taped, appears to be in her ring gear with her ring jacket on, but doesn’t even acknowledge the camera. Behind her are notably CHBK and Alexander Crowe, and we can see Ravyn Taylor and Christy Matthews in the background as well. The crowd boos as this footage is shown on the screens. As the lights come back up in the arena, we see Syren walking through the doorway that security entered through moments earlier. She stands in the aisleway for a moment before turning her back to the camera. On the back of her jacket we see the Infamous skull logo.

Sinfully Seductive

Captivatingly Corrupt

Dark Fantasy

Syren spins back around again before looking over her shoulder. From behind her we see the rest of Infamous also walking through the doorway, led by CHBK. Ravyn Taylor and Christy Matthews also have similar jackets to Syren, with Christy’s being red in design and with a hood pulled up over her head. Syren leads the pack to the guard rail with the security walking alongside them, holding back any fans from getting too close.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a fifteen minute time limit. First, introducing, representing Infamous and being accompanied by Alexander Crowe, Ravyn Taylor, Christy Matthews, Christopher Richter and SCW Hall of Famer CHBK, hailing from Los Angeles, California, the challenger, she is ‘The Alpha Female’, this is SYREN!”

Syren smirks as she’s introduced. Once they get to the guard rail Syren jumps over before the camera follows her walking up the ring steps. Once there we see Alexander Crowe leap onto the apron and sit on the middle rope, lowering it for her. She steps between the ropes and leans back to kiss him before Syren climbs the turnbuckles and points to herself confidently, shouting down at those at ringside as they jeer her. She takes her jacket off and tosses it to Alexander at ringside as she adjusts the skull-logo armband on her arm, pointing it out to the camera with a grin on her face and tapping it with two fingers.

Sharper: “Syren out here with everyone in Infamous. More a unit by the passing week. We saw last week they rallied around Christy Matthews.”

Knots: “The quitter.”

Sharper: “We don’t need them coming over here.”

Knots: “Let them. We’re doing our job. Sorry that we’re being honest. Christy Matthews flew off the handle because she’s a whiner. Take Infamous…people are calling them out for what they are…lazy!”

Sharper: “The question here is whether Blake Mason can undo a past loss to Syren. Even got a note to that effect.”

The lights go out. A few moments later, a white spotlight shines at the top of the ramp. In that spotlight we see a man wearing a robe with "Blake Mason Experience" embroidered in white. The lights to the rest of the arena come back on, the chorus to "G.O.A.T" by CF0$ featuring Will Roush echoes through the loud speaker.

Phillips: “His opponent, accompanied by Jaxson Sullivan, from Boston, Massachusetts, he is the SCW Television Champion, Blake Mason!

Blake Mason still has his back turned to the camera. Standing behind him is Jaxson Sullivan, wearing a suit, looking like he is ready to knock someone's head off. Blake heads to the ring at a methodical pace. Reaching the steel steps, he walks up them, on to the apron, steps into the ring. Jaxson isn't too far behind. They reach the center of the ring. Blake turns his back to the main camera. He takes off his robe, hands it to Jaxson. Blake is shown to be wearing black leather pants like wrestling tights. He walks over to the nearest corner opposite of Syren. By then, Jaxson is now standing outside the ring, keeping an eye on his surroundings. Syren smirks. Blake hands off the title and hands it to the official, Aaron Demitra. He holds it over his head as the SCW Television Championship logo comes across the screen.

Sharper: “Blake Mason and Syren have had some clashes in the past. Most famously, Blake lost to Syren in Boston, Blake’s hometown, challenging for the World Championship.”

Knots: “How much he would love to get the win back.”

Blake looks at Syren as Syren watches Blake and Demitra calls for the bell after handing off the title. The bell sounds and Syren steps out and heads toward Blake and runs over and nails him with a forearm shot to the jaw and then another and another. The crowd boos as Syren kicks him in the ribs, as Blake starts to cover up.

Syren grabs Blake and pulls him out of the corner, but Blake uses the ropes to stop himself and elbows Syren in the ribs. He then spins around her and hits a Greco-Roman takedown. He then spins around into a front face lock. He starts to pull her up. Syren reaches around. Blake then knees her in the ribs and hits a single arm suplex. Syren rolls over and moves to the ropes. Blake then moves in and chops her.

Sharper: “Syren aggressive to start. Blake happy to match her! Hard chop to the chest!”

Knots: “Syren hoping to just get Blake offguard, right on his back foot from the start. Build that doubt. Blake’s confidence only rising here.”

Blake chops Syren again. More woos. Syren moves to the corner. Blake grabs her and whips her across into the opposite corner. Blake runs after and Syren goes to get her legs up, but Blake catches them. The crowd roars as Syren shakes her head and Blake pulls her out and just throws her down. Syren lands back first and rolls over and gets up and Blake runs at her and forearms her in the jaw. She drops to the mat and rolls to the floor. Infamous moves as a group to protect her as Blake walks first to the ropes only to step back and wait. The crowd boos.

Sharper: “Infamous like a swarm!”

Knots: “Like a blob of evil!”

Syren starts to get up. (1) She looks around as Blake paces in the ring. (2) She walks over to the steel steps and walks up them. She then walks along the apron and steps into the ring. Blake looks at her and Syren steps in and Blake goes to move forward toward her and Syren lunges, going for the legs. He tries to take him down, but Blake blocks it and clubs her in the back before then clubbing her again. He then pulls her up and spins her into the corner. Blake shoulders her in the ribs once, twice and then a third time. He grabs her and pulls her out and scoops her up and slams her down. He runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits a running knee drop. He then goes for the pin.

Syren kicks out. Syren rolls over and moves to the corner. Blake gets up and follows after only for Syren to kick him in the ribs. Blake staggers back and Syren spins him around and into the corner before Syren kicks him in the ribs over and over.

The crowd boos and Syren is forced back again.

Sharper: “Blake doing a good job here, but Syren turning it around at the end.”

Knots: “And immediately teeing off. Not going to give him a chance. And think about this – last week he was in there against Sutter. Sutter wore Blake out a bit. He could still have some hangovers from that.”

Syren pushes past the official and runs over and hits a running knee to the face of Blake. Blake falls over as the crowd ohs. Syren then grabs him and drags him out by the leg. She goes for the pin.

Blake kicks out. He turns and rolls over as Syren gets up. She moves over and stomps him in the back of the head. Blake rolls over and Syren walks over and grabs him. She drags him up and forearms him in the jaw. Blake falls to a knee and Syren runs into the ropes. She bounces off and hits a spinning heel kick. She goes for another pin.

Blake kicks out again. Syren gets up and grabs him. She then looks around before dragging him up and just throwing him out of the ring. Blake hits the ropes and down to the apron and rolls to the floor. Syren walks around the ring as the crowd boos. Demitra focuses on Infamous and keeps them back as Sullivan walks over and stands near him. The crowd roars. (1)

Sharper: “Infamous may have been thinking about getting involved. Syren may have even counted on it. But Demitra making it clear he’s going to see it and Jaxson Sullivan standing by Blake!”

Knots: “Hope he gets some hazard pay!”

Blake starts to get up on the floor. Demitra still hasn’t started to count, keeping the two sides back and Syren looks around before running at the ropes and then diving right next to Demitra and diving over the top with a flip dive onto Blake. The crowd ohs and boos. Syren rolls over. (1)

Sharper: “Syren to the air!”

Knots: “You saw the frustration. She just said screw it!”

Syren rolls over in pain. (2) She grabs Blake and drags him up and moves him to the ring. (3) She then pushes him onto the apron and into the ring. Syren rolls in after. Blake rolls over and starts to get up and Syren jumps up and hits the Syren’s Call to the back of Blake’s head, forcing him down. She then goes for the pin.

Blake gets his shoulder up. Syren gets up and then turns and mounts him and nails him with a series of hard forearm shots. Syren then gets up and walks forward. Blake rolls over. Syren walks around the ring and then grabs Blake and kicks him in the chest before Blake falls to a knee. Syren runs into the ropes and bounces off and goes for the Face Lift, but Blake sidesteps, scoops Syren up and spins her out into a fall-forward blue thunder bomb. He folds her up for the pin.

Syren kicks out, just in time. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “And Blake nearly got it! Syren didn’t see it coming and Blake made her pay!”

Knots: “Spun her around, down and then stacked her up. Syren also contorted through that all!”

Blake gets up and Syren rolls over. She gets up and Blake kicks her in the ribs, hooks her head and hoists her up before dropping her on the top rope and hitting a slingshot suplex. He goes for the pin

Syren kicks out. She rolls over and Blake gets up. He grabs the arm and pulls her up before hooking her up and hitting a back suplex. He turns and moves to the corner. He runs over and hits another knee drop. He rolls through and gets up and Syren rolls over and Blake doesn’t hesitate as he quickly hits a basement dropkick. Syren falls back. Blake goes for the pin.

Syren gets her shoulder up again. Syren rolls over to the ropes. She uses them to get up and Blake walks over to her and grabs her, but Syren elbows him in the ribs and then the jaw. Blake staggers back and Syren runs over and grabs her and hits a drop toe hold. Blake goes into the middle rope and Syren then gets up and moves to the ropes, grabs the top rope and hits a slingshot leg drop to the back of his head. The crowd boos. Blake falls back.

Sharper: “Syren, just like that, gets the advantage. Blake hurt.”

Knots: “All of her weight on her back of his neck. Add the slingshot, there’s some whiplash there!”

Syren rolls back in and rolls through for the pin, hooking the leg.

Blake rolls his shoulder up. Syren rolls over and looks around and snaps at Demitra as she turns and stomps him in the face. Blake rolls over. Syren stomps him again. More woos and Blake rolls over again. He starts to get up and Syren runs into the ropes, bounces off and goes for a running punt, but Blake pulls back, gets up, falling into the ropes and Syren spins around only for Blake to crack her with the discus forearm. Syren hits the may and rolls over and Blake kicks her in the ribs, hoists her up, hanging her on the top rope and hitting the Declaration of Intent. The crowd ohs. Syren rolls over. Infamous starts to move as Blake hooks the leg.

Syren shoots her shoulder up. The crowd sighs.

Sharper: “Syren just getting that shoulder up. Declaration of Intent got a very close three count!”

Knots: “Bonus – Syren knows Blake’s planning to beat her. Not a surprise, but well, it was a Declaration of Intent.”

Sharper: “Stop it!”

Knots: “It’s Infamous. Since everyone is trying to get handed everything according to them, I wanted to spell it out for them!”

Syren rolls over as Blake Mason turns and grabs Syren. He pulls her up and knees her in the ribs. He then whips her into the ropes. Syren bounces off and Blake hoists her up onto his shoulders. The crowd roars, but Syren counters by flipping through to her feet. Blake gets up and turns and Syren nails him with the Bittersweet Ending. The crowd boos as Syren falls onto Blake.

The crowd boos as Syren rolls off. She smiles a bit. The bell sounds.

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

Sharper: “Syren with the Bittersweet Ending. As devastating as CHBK has hit it and just like that, Blake Mason’s reign is done!”

Knots: “And Blake Mason went from in control to not. Syren still his white whale!”

Syren starts to get up as CHBK leads Infamous in entering the ring.

Sharper: “Oh no…they’re all entering…Jaxson Sullivan looking on, ready to act.”

Knots: “He’s trying to figure out a way to get Blake out of there.”

Syren is handed the SCW Television Championship. She takes it, thrusting it into the air. The crowd boos as we see Blake roll over and Sullivan reaches in and pulls him out. Crowe and Richter watch him. As Sullivan gets Blake to the floor, Syren continues to celebrate, stepping up to the middle turnbuckle and pointing to herself and then the title. The crowd continues to boo as Syren celebrates, Infamous with her.

COMMERCIALS

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

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

As the heavy music of Imagine Dragons kicks in the lights come back up and Bree Lancaster is standing on the stage, her arms spread wide. The crowd boos as Bree steps forward, joined by Scott Burnside. She then heads to the ring with purpose.

Sharper: “Joined now by the former World Champion. And it’s an interesting place for her.”

Knots: “You’re telling me. She thought she’d be next in line. Tommy Valentine and Glory Braddock both stepped ahead. Glory forced her way in and last week, she was not happy at all.”

Bree Lancaster reaches the ring and Scott runs up the steel steps. Bree follows and Scott holds the ropes open as Bree steps in. She looks around, looking at the fans booing her. She then goes to the ropes and looks out. Scott walks across the ring, grabbing a microphone waiting for him. He takes it and walks back over to Bree and extends it to her. Bree takes it and looks around. Her music fades out as the boos continue to grow.

Bree: “You know, thanks to being a former World Champion, and I guess one that deserved better, no one questioned my coming out here right now. But the fact is that everyone knows that I should be getting my rematch against David Helms. Even Tommy was in favour for it. Told me himself backstage. But Glory…I always knew there was something off about her…”

Bree shakes her head.

Bree: “I hope you fall face first into the mat again, Glory.”

Bree looks at the camera as the crowd gives a mixed reaction.

Bree: “But that’s not the only travesty around here. I heard someone earlier tonight talk about how they’re looking to earn their way to a World Title shot. And then they mentioned…they were going to beat Matt Hodges to get there.”

Bree smirks.

Bree: “Seems Owen that Kelcey Wallace is as petty as I figured she was, but that’s fine. We come to expect that. Because you should have told Matt Hodges to wait in line because if you want a shot, you should step up to the next World Champion. I even outlasted Hodges!”

Bree looks at the crowd as they boo.

Sharper: “Oh come on…she’s going to try and enter that now!”

Bree: “Then when I beat you, then you could go down to facing Hodges. Buy time before you step back up to my level. Then again, that’s been the thing about you. Great talent. Great future. But against those of us affiliated at some point as the Beauty Factory, you haven’t been able to cut it and sorry Owen, no one is stepping in front of me. But I’m happy to give you a shot at Apocalypse myself. May be more worth your time. If Kelcey and you can get past your obvious pettiness to me, but-“

ADRENALIZE ME

“Adrenalize” plays as we then see Ace Marshall walking out from the back. In his hand is a pole and he’s got a role of duct tape. He then takes a few steps as he tries to undo the end.

Sharper: “Wait a minute…Ace Marshall out here!”

Knots: “He’s got that rod…and there’s no banner tonight, Ace!”

Ace undoes the end of the duct tape and places it on the end of the pole, continuing to head to the ring. Bree Lancaster turns to Scott before turning back to the rampway.

Bree: “What are you doing?”

Ace walks a bit closer. He then stops. He looks at the ring and then to the crowd. He looks back at the ring. He turns his head.

Bree: “You really are getting that stupid. You try to fight two monsters. No wonder we saw your wife without you earlier. She finally had enough of it. There’s no banner tonight.”

Ace: “You sure?”

Bree turns to Scott as Ace yells at the ring.

Bree: “You know what Ace…I never properly dealt with you after the disrespect you showed me when I won the World Title. Lord knows you need to be taught a lesson since you’re out here with a knife and what the hell is wrong is with you.”

Ace shrugs. He turns to the crowd.

Ace: “Lots of things!”

Bree: “Whatever…you can get in line too. Maybe Owen will give you a match after he loses to me….Maybe, it’s best if you just never get in the ring with me. Hate to knock you down to size too.”

Ace shrugs, dropping the pole and tape, and rolls into the ring. Bree backs up.

Bree: “What are you doing?”

Ace walks forward.

Ace: “I’m in the ring, Bree! What happens now?! Huh!”

The crowd cheers as Bree looks around. Ace steps forward.

Bree: “I’m not dressed to compete.”

Ace steps forward.

Ace: “Neither am I!”

Bree turns and rolls to the floor. She lets out an annoyed grunt before turning and looking in the ring. Ace then throws his arms up.

Ace: “Guess nothing!”

The crowd roars. Bree looks around and turns to Scott as Bree goes to step back in, but Scott stops her and Bree turns and looks up.

Bree: “You’ll get what you deserve soon enough!”

Ace smirks as “Adrenalize” plays throughout the arena. Bree turns and storms off as Ace remains in the ring. The crowd continues to cheer him.

Sharper: “Ace just challenged Bree and Bree didn’t have a response!”

Knots: “She didn’t want a fight. She wanted the fight she wanted! And Owen’s already taken!”

Sharper: “Ace Marshall having some fun at Bree’s expense!”

Knots: “Can he do it weekly?”

Ace Marshall remains in the ring, smirking and enjoying the moment as Bree heads to the back with Scott Burnside following before the scene cuts away.

Backstage, we see Crystal Zdunich with Maria Salvatore backstage.

Salvatore: “Ya saw that with that Steward chick? Really?”

Zdunich: “Sounds like someone from the past that was a big deal or anything.”

Salvatore: “Should knock her around.”

Zdunich: “Eh…may do that. With Holly Adams running her mouth elsewhere. Heard she’s a big deal.”

Salvatore: “Then ya knock her lights out. Just like how I plan ta deal with Raab. Mine’s personal though. Hate the sonovabitch.”

Zdunich: “I know…glad you came back before Rise to Greatness. Now we just do what we know we can do.”

Salvatore: “Damn right.”

Zdunich and Salvatore fist bump one another before the scene fades out.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as Blake Mason stands up from a storage crate and walks forward, rubbing his face with the towel. Jaxson Sullivan leads him forward before he stops and Blake stops and steps forward. We then see Katya walking forward, a grin on her face.

Blake: “I’m sure you’re just thrilled.”

Katya: “I am and maybe you should take the hint. You’re never going to beat her and more importantly, you’re just not going to win. You had a nice last few matches. Got you some confidence…one night and it’s gone.”

Blake: “I’m not going anywhere Katya. I’m not going to give, or Syren, or anyone else that satisfaction.”

Katya: “Do you really think tonight was the end of anything? It was your chance to walk away with something for you. But I said it to you last year. I don’t forget people who deserve everything coming to them. Tonight, it was just the start and it will continue until you finally crawl away never to return!”

Blake: “Then try again.”

Katya smirks.

Katya: “Oh I will, Blake. Lace up for Apocalypse. Aptly titled for you.”

Katya turns and heads off. Jaxson Sullivan turns to Blake.

Sullivan: “You sure you’re ready.”

Blake: “I figure things out and she returns…not a coincidence and you know what…at least I know what to expect now.”

Sullivan nods as we cut away.

Knots: “Blake has a powerful enemy. The boss’s sister. And she’s on the Board and apparently pulling some strings.”

Sharper: “Syren just the start. What’s awaiting Blake at Apocalypse?”

Alex Desoubrais Jr. in actin

We return to the ring to see a young man, with long black hair, and black trunks, stretching in the ring. An instrumental version of “Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me” plays as we then see walking out from the back, wearing a black t-shirt, with black pant-length tights, Alex Desoubrais Jr. He looks around, through his sunglasses as the crowd cheers him a bit.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a ten minute time limit. First, on his way to the ring, from Buffalo, New York, he is Alex Desoubrais Jr. And his opponent, from Lincoln, Nebraska, Sanford Smith!”

Desoubrais continues on his way to the ring before reaching it. He looks at the ring and pulls himself up onto the apron. He then steps into the ring. He turns and goes to the corner and climbs up to the middle turnbuckle and throws his arm up. He looks around before dropping down. He turns around, taking off the t-shirt, before leaning back.

Sharper: “A surprise here tonight on Breakdown. The former Adrenaline Champion, Tag Team Champion, Alex Desoubrais Jr. making his return. The son of CHBK, but they’ve had a falling out. He’s had a rough go of things, falling into some jail trouble and drug trouble.”

Knots: “He fell hard and he even looks very different at the Hall of Fame when he inducted Lenne Perez. Full of life, almost like something missing.”

Sharper: “He’s getting a second chance here, in part, I’m sure due to how close his family was with Sasha’s back in the day.”

Knots: “Not so much, but guess there’s something here.”

Desoubrais looks across at Smith as the bell sounds. Smith runs across and quickly kicks Alex Jr. in the ribs. Alex falls back and Smith forearms him in the jaw. He follows up with some additional blows as the crowd boos some.

Smith backs up and walks around the ring. He looks around as Alex JR. steps out. He shakes out the cobwebs and Smith runs at him and Alex Jr. steps up and lifts him up and continues to walk forward to back drop him. Smith hits the mat and rolls over and Alex Jr. hits a hard right. He chops him. The crowd woos. He then turns and whips Smith into the ropes. Smith bounces off and Alex lowers his head early. Smith leapfrogs over. Alex Jr. turns around and Smith hits a dropkick. He follows up with a pin.

Alex Jr. kicks out.

Sharper: “Sluggish start for Desoubrais Jr.”

Knots: “Maybe there’s more wrong with him. Smith is just outquicking him and that used to be Alex’s game.”

Alex Jr. rolls over and Smith grabs him and nails him with a hard right. The crowd boos and Smith kicks him again. He then hits a vertical suplex. Smith gets up and smirks and looks around, playing to the crowd. He then runs over and jumps to the middle rope and grabs the top rope to hit a vaulting press, but Alex Jr. gets his knees up. Smith staggers back and rolls over. Alex Jr. gets up and runs at him and hits a spinning heel kick, catching him more in the chest, then the jaw. Smith rolls over and starts to get up and Alex Jr. grabs him and scoops him up and slams him down. He then hits an elbow drop. He goes for the pin.

Smith kicks out again. Alex Jr. then grabs him and goes for a reverse chinlock, but Smith quickly slides out and pushes away and dropkicks Alex Jr. in the side.

Sharper: “Smith just more agile, more fight…”

Knots: “This is a bit disappointing for Desoubrais Jr., but Stanford Smith may have a future here!”

Alex Jr rolls to the ropes and pulls himself up. Smith then runs at him and kicks him in the ribs. He then pulls him in and hooks his head. He hoists him up, but Alex Jr. turns and lands to his side before just mauling him with a clubbing blow. He then grabs Smith and whips him into the ropes. Smith bounces off and Alex Jr. lifts him up. Smith however counters with a crossbody.

Alex Jr. kicks out. Smith gets up and turns to the legs of Alex and he attempts the Simply Beautiful, but just boots Smith in the face. The crowd ohs and Smith falls to his hands and knees. Alex Jr. then gets up and hits a superkick to the side of the head. Smith drops to the mat.

Sharper: “That was a bit ugly…the Simply Beautiful, I assume that’s what he was going for.”

Knots: “Instead just a double boot to the face.”

Sharper: “The superkick on point though. Now Alex Desoubrais Jr. is going to the top rope!”

Alex Jr. goes to the corner and climbs up to the top rope. He looks back and takes a moment before diving back for the Double Take, but only ends up hitting a rather ugly looking turning swanton bomb. The crowd ohs. Alex looks frustrated and turns and hooks the leg.

Sharper: “Tried for the Double Take, but just…”

Knots: “Well a man falling on you still hurts!”

The crowd boos as Alex Desoubrais Jr. rolls off. He then just looks down, almost defeated. He slowly gets up as the official goes to raise his arm. Alex Jr. just accepts it.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Alex Desoubrais Jr.!”

Alex Jr. looks around and shakes his head.

Sharper: “He doesn’t seem happy with that.”

Knots: “That was rough. Alex Desoubrais Jr. is not the same man he was.”

Sharper: “The toll of some of the excesses. But he gets a payoff. I don’t know if we’ll be seeing much more from him. But if so, he got one more ride.”

Alex Desoubrais Jr. looks around as the crowd boos him. He drops to the floor and starts to walk around the ring before we cut away.

COMMERCIALS

Kandis vs. Jay Gold

The lights suddenly turn off in the arena. Immediately the titantron goes completely bright white, almost blinding. Then the white light simmers down. The voice of Jay Gold can be heard saying "The old is about to become the new." Those words also display on the titantron. A few moments pass before the white background with the words turns to a solid gold background. "Until The Day I Die" by Story of the Year begins to play. As the song gets to the chorus, one gold pyro goes off on each side of the stage. At this moment Jay Gold appears on the stage and surveys the crowd, genuinely smiling and nodding.

Phillips: “Introducing first, from Albany, New York... he is Jay Gold”

As Jay hears the crowd's positive response he begins to head to the ring. Once he arrives he walks up the steel steps and steps into the ring. He again nods at his surroundings and gives the crowd the thumbs up. They cheer him and keep going until it is clear that Jay is ready to take on this latest wrestling match in his career. His music settles as this happens.

Sharper: “Jay Gold looking ready to kick off following his effort at Rise to Greatness in the fourteen-person Brawl to Settle it All. Obviously not victorious there, but the Hall of Famer can never be counted out.”

Knots: “He's got a massive challenge here tonight, figuratively and literally.”

The opening bass of "Baby Got Back" begins and Kandis steps out from the curtain, a sway in her step. The music cuts to a remixed version of the chorus, with added bass, and Kandis turns around to wiggle her bountiful rear end. Some of the males in the crowd cheer as Kandis turns back and starts down the ramp.

Phillips: “And his opponent... now residing in Santa Barbara, California.... Kandis!”

When Kandis gets to the ring steps, the line skips in the remix:

"My anaconda don't-- my anaconda don't-- my anaconda don't want none unless you got buns, hon!"

Kandis shakes her hips in time to the words, then steps through the ropes and slaps her ass right at the whip sound. The bass line continues as Kandis bounces on her feet a little, shaking all of her assets.

Knots: “See? Massive ass!”

Sharper: “The woman is more than her rear end, Jon. She's a three-time Tag Team Champion.”

Knots: “Yeah, yeah... but look at it!”

Sharper: “I admit it's hard not to.”

Kandis' music fades and the bell rings. She and Jay circle each other a bit, feeling each other out, looking for openings. Kandis steps up and pulls Jay into a collar and elbow tie up. They grapple for the advantage a few seconds before Kandis suddenly picks Jay up by his arms and slings him around, throwing him a few feet across the ring. The crowd boos as Jay stumbles, but keeps his feet.

Sharper: “Kandis is not in a good mood tonight, friends.”

Knots: “Of course she's not. No more Tag Titles. Tommy Valentine's former best friend is now the World Champion. And he can't even get the title shot he says he deserves after beating David Helms a few weeks before Rise to Greatness, thanks to Glory Braddock and her Trios contract. What's to be in a good mood over?”

Sharper: “Exactly Jon and now Jay Gold is taking the brunt of her frustration immediately in this match.”

Before Jay can fully regain a vertical base, Kandis grabs him by the arm and whips him into the ropes. On the return Kandis has her arm up for a clothesline, Jay ducks. But it was a fake, Kandis quickly raises her knee and catches Jay in the ribs. The crowd boos again as Jay goes down. He rolls away and gets back to his feet, holding his side. Kandis smirks.

Knots: “Nice fakeout there, and Jay didn't see it coming.”

Sharper: “Kandis shouldn't get too comfortable this early, Jay Gold has about five times the experience she does, despite the fact they're not far apart in age.”

Kandis walks over and grabs Jay again, but he shoves her off, then bounces off the ropes and hits her with a flying forearm. Kandis staggers back. Jay jumps and tales her down with a hurricanrana. He goes for a cover.

1!

Kandis shoves him off. They both get to their feet and Kandis immediately spins and nails Jay with a spinning backfist. He stumbles back, holding his jaw. Kandis then throws a series of jabs, knees, and kicks, backing Jay into a corner. He covers up, but Kandis continues. The official goes over, but Kandis backs away before a count starts. She walks around a bit as Jay steps out of the corner. Kandis turns and Jay quickly and in one fluid motion hops up onto the turnbuckles then flies with a moonsault. Kandis tries to catch him but his momentum knocks her down anyway. Jay rolls off from that momentum but scrambles back for another cover.

1!

2!

Kandis kicks out.

Sharper: “That was a closer count! Jay Gold caught Kandis off guard with that aerial maneuver and he got a two count,”

Knots: “This is an interesting clash of styles, Jay Gold known for flying around high risk, while Kandis prefers to stay grounded most of the time.”

Sharper: “This match will likely belong to who can force their style on the other. Both would love a win here, regain momentum following Rise to Greatness.”

Jay gets to his feet and Kandis sits up, shaking her head. Jay waits for her to get up. She does and turns to face him. They stare each other down a bit, drawing a bit of a roar from the crowd. Jay hits the ropes and runs at Kandis aiming for a running clothesline, but she grabs his arm, spins him around, then lifts him overhead in a gorilla press. The crowd oohs and boos as she walks around a bit, then even performs a few squats, still holding Jay over head.

Sharper: “Oh wow, Kandis showing off her strength there. Not many women can do that!”

Knots: “No wonder her glutes are perfect!”

Kandis straightens up, then finally slams Jay down with a Samoan drop. She drops for a cover.

1!

2!

Jay kicks out. Kandis gets up and pulls Jay up, but he shoves her off. Jay runs the ropes and nails Kandis with another flying forearm. He then grabs her arm and sends her across. On the rebound Jay drills Kandis with a discus clothesline. He goes for a pin.

1!

2!

Kandis kicks out. Jay gets up and Kandis rolls away, then pulls herself up with the ropes. Jay goes over and grabs her, spinning her around and into the corner. He goes to the opposite corner and runs, looking to drill Kandis with a flying knee. But Kandis moves at the last second and Jay nearly hits the post. Kandis grabs him from behind, spins him around and across into the ropes. On the return, Kandis jumps and nails him with the Starmaker! Jay drops, Kandis covers.

1!

2!

3!

The crowd boos as the bell rings.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, by pinfall.... Kandis!”

Kandis gets up and the official raises her arm, as she stands with one foot on either side of Jay Gold.

Sharper: “Just like that, ladies and gentlemen! Jay Gold had Kandis in trouble more than once, but it only takes a few seconds for her to throw that knee out of nowhere and drop you.”

Knots: “Jay Gold never saw it coming, he's probably counting stars right now though.”

Kandis steps away and gets up on the middle rope in the corner, posing and slowly shaking her ass in celebration. Jay Gold stirs and the official check on him as Kandis hops down. The crowd boos as she goes up the ramp backwards, blowing a kiss to the crowd.

Backstage, Alex Desoubrais Jr. sits on one of the storage crates backstage, still in his gear, a towel across his shoulders. He just looks down, holding a bottle of water in his hand. He leans back, pouring some of it over him as he then sighs before someone heads over to him. Alex Jr. looks up at him.

Alex Jr.: “Yeah…I suck. Carry on.”

The camera pans out to show Alistaire Allocco.

Alistaire: “No Alex…you just have hit rock bottom. I know that feeling well, having recently hit it myself. But you still have plenty to give.”

Alex Jr.: “Yeah…after earlier….I doubt it.”

Alistaire: “Don’t be so hard. Sometimes you just need someone to believe in you…and someone to believe in. Consider it, Alex…one second generation star to another.”

Alistaire smiles.

Alistaire: “I’ll love my phone number with security.”

Alistaire then walks off. Alex Desoubrais Jr. just watches him leave before sighing again as the scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as we see Aaron Blackbourne standing backstage with Jaina Lancaster.

Jaina: “Welcome back to Breakdown. I am here with Aaron Blackbourne and you’ve been thinking for a while now about Shilo Valiant’s challenge. What do you say to it now having spent a week considering it?

Blackbourne turns to Jaina.

Blackbourne: “Part of me was happy I Was done with him after Riset o Greatness. But Shilo Valiant won’t quit.”

Blackbourne pauses a moment.

Blackbourne: “He now offers me this…under some idea that he’s doing me a favour. I know that’s not the case. None of this has been a favour. But I cannot deny the fact that I can do something special in that setting.”

Blackbourne sighs.

Blackbourne: “My answer…I’ll face him once more. Apocalypse. One on one…Under the Big Top. But this is it. Win or lose. I am done with Shilo Valiant.”

Blackbourne turns and walks off. Jaina watches him leave.

Jaina: “Thank you Aaron…we have that news. Jessica, you’re with the TV Champion, right?”

Backstage, Jessica Winters stands with Syren, Christy Matthews, Ravyn Taylor and the rest of Infamous.

Jessica: “Thank you Jaina. I’m here with Syren, our new SCW Television Champion and Syren, this is your first title since you last held the SCW World Championship last year. It’s a new challenges for you.”

Syren: “Stop there. Yeah, it’s a new challenge. Yeah, it’s my first title since then. But let’s face it, it’s an opportunity I should’ve had a long time ago. And the main reason I’m standing here, holding this title was that someone decided they weren’t going to watch someone like Blake Mason remain as champion. I hope that he’s ready for the war he’s precipitating, just like I hope SCW is ready that if you want this, you need to go through me. You remember me? The best women’s wrestler in the world. Well let’s make this clear – I’m the best wrestler period. More World Titles than anyone else. The record books of this company are littered with my name. We’re going to see who really is good around here.”

Jessica: “Fair enough. I know that respect has been a major factor for you recently.”

Syren: “A/C Unit figured that out. They can fight their way until they think they’re ready…Dark Fantasy will just quickly end that dream. But good news, they can always be totally jealous.”

The camera angle changes as we cut to the main arena to see an image on the big screen.

Jessica however continues with her interview.

Jessica: “So that in mind, we can tell you that next week, you will be defending your title against Ace Marshall-“

Christy: “What the hell is that?”

We cut to the back.

Knots: “Ha! Looks like someone is having some fun at Christy’s expense!”

Jessica: “I…what the?”

Christy turns and then starts to walk off. The camera following her. Christopher Richter walks after her. We then see Infamous starting to head off with her. We cut back to the arena and the image again.

Sharper: “Someone has doctored an image of Christy Matthews…”

Knots: “That’s the Karen haircut. It’s a whole thing. Ha! I love it!”

Sharper: “Clearly someone ribbing Christy Matthews here.”

The image remains on the screen as the crowd continues to cheer before we cut to see Christy Matthews walking out from the back. Richter is a few strides behind. She walks forward onto the stage and then to the rampway before looking up. She looks around as the crowd cheers. Christy turns to Richter as Ravyn walks out with CHBK. CHBK glances up and turns, Ravyn saying something to him as Crowe talks to him too. Syren walks forward and says something to Christy. Christy just backs up and turns and storms to the ring.

Sharper: “Christy Matthews is incensed. Not taking this in jest at all.”

Knots: “Given that she pretty much hates everyone and everything, I’m not surprised!”

Sharper: “She’s coming down here.”

Knots: “What? She thinks I had something to do with this. I wish!”

Christy walks around the ring, starting to yell at Knots and Sharper. Richter is a few feet behind. Syren is too. Infamous heads to the ringside area. Christy then walks over to the announce position.

Christy: “You think this is funny? You think this is how you’re going to keep this going. You should be fired for the shit job you do when you haven’t a clue about anything in that ring and earned NONE of the respect some sexy, flawed second-rate now actors give you. But if you want me to make you matter for once, I can figure that out now.”

Christy then reaches over and grabs Knots. Syren smirks as Richter tries to stop Christy, but Christy keeps pulling.

???: “Oh Karen Matthews…relax, relax…I don’t have the manager, but I do have someone who you can direct your anger too, rightfully.”

Christy pushes Knots back and turns as we then see Jason Helms walk out from the back. We see him wearing an SCW branded t-shirt. On it, he had a giant sticker that says “Assistant Manager.”

Christy: “You cheeky son of a bitch!”

Christy walks forward.

Helms: “What? Didn’t like the new haircut? I think it fits you well. Given that you decided to show that the only person in the world that matters in your little head is you and making sure everyone knew how mad you were…on a night where you also decided to take a swipe at someone I care a LOT about and I’m not talking about Lucas. Although you know him well…But Karen Matthews…I’ll help you out. That…”

Helms points to the big screen.

Helms: “Is how you’re seen after your little stunt at the Hall of Fame ceremony? But good news, I can’t have a refund for the Hall of Fame ring you now own. But I can give you a refund on all of the respect you claim you should have had. Does your daughter know that you use her for a crutch, when the last year, has involved you beat Infamous’s bitch and the only thing you have going for you is a Tag Title reign you had to con your way into…don’t worry, me, you new Assistant Manager here in SCW is happy to take up your issue.”

Christy starts to head around, Richter stopping him.

Helms: “And trust me…I don’t plan to give you any satisfaction. But you can expect to be trending worldwide!”

Helms turns and returns to the back, pointing to the picture again. Christy tells Richter to let her go as Syren tries to calm her down.

Sharper: “Jason Helms trolling Infamous! Specifically, Christy Matthews!”

Knots: “I knew there was a reason I loved that man!”

Sharper: “Love?”

Knots: “We needed his trolling back. SCW hasn’t been the same without it!”

The crowd starts to chant “Karen Matthews!” Christy stops and looks around, listening to it, her anger clearly on display. The chants continue before we cut away.

COMMERCIALS

Backstage, we see Peyton Rice walking down the hallway as she then heads into the women’s locker room. She takes a few steps before Kelsai Adamson-Mason smiles and walks over to her.

Kelsai: “Peyton!”

Peyton: “Oh hi Kelsai…”

Kelsai: “Look, I heard about you and Alistaire. And it’s a shame but if you need anyone to talk to, just right here!”

Peyton: “Thanks…uh…fortunately, I have a lot of support. Just going to take some time.”

Kelsai: “I know it seems like a lot. Add Rise to Greatness…”

Peyton: “Bad timing…just wish I knew what Ali was thinking…”

Kelsai: “Oh…about Matt. Tough-“

Peyton: “No…he approached Alex Desoubrais Jr. It’s…I’m not sure what to think.”

Kelsai: “He always seemed to have a good heart. Even if he was a bit weird.”

Peyton: “Yeah…one way to look at it.”

Peyton shakes her head.

Peyton: “Anyway, should get back to watching the show. Trying to clear my head.”

Kelsai: “Join me!”

Peyton smirks as she heads off with Kelsai and we cut away.

Jake Starr vs. Ridley Ellis

"Fake It" starts playing and Ridley's Manager Lester Damron comes out first followed by Ridley and his valet/girlfriend Ali Damron. They come down the aisle toward ring together, ignoring the hostile, booing crowd who already don't like them. Only Lester has a smirk on his face. Arriving at the ring, Ridley walks up the steps and gets inside, while Ali goes to his corner outside, giving him instruction before the bell and Lester goes over to join the announce team for this match.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing, accompanied by Lester Damron, weighing in at 218 pounds…he is…RIDLEY! ELLIS!”

Sharper: “Ridley Ellis, a very brutal young man, stepping into the ring now.”

Lester: “He is quite impressive, isn’t he?”

Knots: “As Adam said, Ridley’s brutal. But being brutal doesn’t always win you matches. That matters.”

Lester: “Oh, you’ll see. You’ll see.”

The opening chords of "Sound of Madness" by Shinedown begin to echo throughout the stadium. With each opening drum beat, the logo of the Social Misfits flashes on the jumbotron...

Yeah, I get it you're an outcast
Always under attack always coming in last
Bringing up the past no one owes you anything
I think you need a shotgun blast a kick in the ass
So paranoid

WATCH YOUR BACK!

With those words, an explosion or pyro shoots high into the air from the stage and in front of the stage in another wall of sparks. Lights start to circle the arena as several spotlights turn to the stage. Jake Starr walks out from the back and looks around. He just smiles and nods. He surveys the crowd, feeling their energy and absorbing it all in. His nameplate comes up as Jake Starr starts to head down to the ring. He makes his way down the rampway before going to the guardrail and fist bumping a few fans and then going to the other side before doing the same.

The crowd cheers as Starr runs over to the ring and jumps up onto the apron. He steps into the ring. He immediately makes his way to the far corner, climbing to the top rope. As the chorus hits, a spotlights illuminate Jake and he simply stands there looking around at the fans with a smirk on his face. He points at himself, and ultimately yells the words "I'M NOT DEAD YET!" He looks around, continuing to soak up the energy from the crowd before beating on his chest twice, and raises his "Misfit Revolution Fist" high into the air, a gesture mimicked by many fans in the crowd who have been supporters over the years. After this, he goes camera side and climbs on the middle rope raising his arm one more time. He looks around before hopping down and walking around the ring.

Phillips: “And his opponent, from Des Moines, IA…weighing in at 245 pounds, he is the Social Misfit…JAKE! STARR!”

As soon as Phillips finishes announcing, Ridley charges, pushing Starr into the ropes, clubbing him in the back of the head.

Lester: “That’a boy!”

Ridley whips Starr into the ropes, but Starr comes back with a flying forearm. The ref calls for the bell, as Starr gets to his feet. He grabs Ridley, who hits a European uppercut. Starr staggers back, only for Ridley to connect with a running lariat. Starr hits the mat.

Sharper: “Ridley tried to gain an advantage with a sneak attack. Starr using his veteran skills and ring awareness to take the big man down.”

Lester: “Let’s pay attention to who’s in control now, shall we?”

Ridley grabs Starr, but Starr pulls him down into an inside cradle, as the ref begins the count.

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Ridley kicks out!

Knots: “Starr almost pulling off an upset right there.”

Lester: “Oh, it’ll take a lot more than that to keep my boy down.”

Starr grabs Ridley and hits a few forearms to the face before whipping Ridley into the ropes. Ridley bounces back, and Starr leap frogs over him. Ridley bounces off the ropes once again, only for Starr to hit a Pele kick. Ridley stumbles as Starr leaps onto the ropes, before sailing back, going for a crossbody, but Ridley catches him then flips him over and this a running power slam.

Lester: “And just like that…Hehe…”

Ridley grabs Starr off the mat, scooping him up and hitting another running power slam. He then hooks the leg.

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Starr shoots the shoulder up.

Knots: “Starr getting the shoulder up.”

Sharper: “It’ll take more than that to the keep the Hall of Famer down.”

Lester: “It’d been smarter of him to just stay down. I guess you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”

Ridley gets to his feet as Starr gets to one knee. Ridley bounces off the ropes and hits Starr with a big boot. Ridley grabs Starr off the mat and whips him into the corner. Ridley hits a running clothesline, as Starr buckles. Ridley grabs him and throws over the top rope to the floor, before rolling out to the outside as well.

Sharper: “Ridley Ellis in full control now.”

Lester: “Dominating your Hall of Famer, isn’t he?”

Ridley clubs Starr in the back of the head before whipping him into the barricade. Ridley charges, and leaps going for a splash, but Starr dunks out of the way. Ridley crashes ribs first into the barricade. Starr is shown taking a breather.

Knots: “The barricade got all of that one.”

Lester: “Just a scratch.”

Starr leaps onto the barricade, before hooking Ridley and planting him with a tornado DDT.

Lester: “Come on, boy! Get back in gear!”

Sharper: “Jake Starr showing signs of life.”

Starr grabs Ridley off the floor and rolls him into the ring, before going for a cover.

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Ridley kicks out. Starr leans into the ropes and motions for Ridley to get his feet. Ridley pushes himself up, slowly before turning only for Starr to charge and connect with a spear. Starr pushes himself up to his feet, using the ropes, before pulling himself onto the top rope. He looks down at Ridley before leaping off, connecting with the Shooting Five Star. The crowd erupts as Starr goes for the cover.

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3!!!

Phillips: “Here is your winner…JAKE! STARR!”

Knots: “You were saying something about a scratch, Lester…”

Lester is shown getting into the ring and checking on Lester as Starr rolls to the outside. He smirks, lifting his hand in victory as he slowly makes his way up the ramp, as “Sound of Madness” blares through the arena.

Sharper: “Starr taking some abuse but rallying back and winning…oh wait a minute…”

Just then, Holly Adams is shown running out from the back and attacking Starr, hitting him in the back of the head. He turns and she kicks him between the legs. Starr drops to both knees, before slumping to the side. Holly smirks before stomping Starr in the chest. The crowd boos.

Sharper: “Holly Adams coming out of nowhere and attacking Jake Starr, after a hard fought match against Ridley Ellis.”

Knots: “Guess Holly wanted the last laugh after earlier!”

The crowd continues to boo as Holly smirks and tosses her hair back before turning and walking to the back. The cameras show Starr groaning in pain, before some agents are shown making their way out to check on him.

COMMERCIALS

The lights go down and then red lights blink on the stage as “Warrior” by Stitched Up Heart begins to play.

Warrior… Warrior…
I’m… I’m a…
Warrior… Warrior…
I’m… I’m a Warrior!

A spotlight shines on the center of the stage to show Jordan Majors from behind, arms outstretched. She turns around right as the guitar riffs and pumps a fist with a smile across her face. She looks out at the crowd and nods a few times before she begins walking down the ramp.

Sharper: “Jordan Majors attacked last week by Sienna Swann. She said after, when speaking to her brother, that she knows she’s in Sienna’s head.”

Knots: “Sienna kept talking about things we’ve said. Well, I’ll say it again. Jordan Majors is a fighter and she may have more resilience than you Sienna!”

Jordan Majors looks around before running over and sliding into the ring. She slowly gets up and looks around and smirks before walking over to the ropes. She sticks her tongue out briefly before asking for a microphone. Phillips hands her one and Majors takes it and walks over to the middle of the ring. She looks around as the music fades out. The crowd roars as Jordan keeps scanning the crowd. A “Jordan!” chant breaks out.

Jordan: “Oh thank you for that…but you’re going to want to listen to what I have to say.”

The crowd cheers a bit as the chants stop.

Jordan: “Because it seems like I have gotten to live rent-free in Sienna Swann’s head. Little me…the little nothing. The one she was going to end at Rise to Greatness and yet, here I am, not only still competing, but Sienna Swann is losing her pretty little head over me.”

Jordan smirks.

Jordan: “Oh wait…not just over me, but what I did. Because I kept fighting!”

The crowd roars.

Jordan: “I mean I could’ve taken the DQ win and told the world I held a win over the most conceited bitch in the history of wrestling but here we are. Instead, you needed to break the rules, drive me through a table, and I kept fighting. You put me down in the end, but I showed something you damn sure don’t have….heart.”

Jordan looks at the camera as the crowd cheers.

Knots: “Damn right!”

Jordan looks around.

Jordan: “See, this isn’t one of those beauty contests you slept to the top. You’re not getting smoke blown up your ass from all of your allies. You don’t like the fact that at Taking Hold of the Flame and Taking Hold of the Flame, even though on paper, you beat me or outlasted me, I was who the world was talking about. You wanna know why? Because that’s how badly I want all of this…That’s how badly I wanted to beat you. I won’t just kiss your ass and move on. And that’s something you can’t comprehend! And last week, coming out to attack me just because Jonathan Knots called me the IronWoman…that it pisses you off makes me the happiest woman in the world because I know I won!”

The crowd cheers some more.

Jordan: “I won…yeah, you beat me…but as I already said, I live rent free in your head. Right Sienna…You’re right now, backstage, Xiomara trying to hold you back. Won’t be Chris. He’s left. Realizing that your vortex of ego was going to bring it all down. The win wasn’t enough. You needed the buzz. You needed all of it. And well, Sienna, if you want another round, I’m happy to give it to you!”

The crowd roars.

Jordan: “And I have a way to settle it all…”

The crowd cheers some more.

Jordan: “You know you want to hear it Sienna-“

Before Jordan can even end it, “Fallen Angel” plays as we see after a few moments, Sienna Swann stepping out from the back, ready to storm to the ring. Xiomara Diaz, holding a microphone, runs out after her and stops her. Sienna turns to her and snaps at her. Xiomara pleads with her to stop. Sienna backs up. Jordan turns and leans on the ropes, smiling.

Jordan: “Oh good, you are listening! Well, Sienna, want to know my idea?”

Xiomara however speaks.

Xiomara: “You have no clue what you’re doing. Not where her head is at. You want to end your career?”

Jordan: “No…I want to keep driving Sienna into the self-induced insanity she’s doing because the world won’t actually revolve around her!”

Sienna steps up again and Xiomara stops her. Sienna then takes the microphone.

Sienna: “What the hell are you thinking? What’s this offer? I can beat you in anything!”

Jordan: “I hoped you’d say that…because see, since you have a problem with the fact that I have more heart and I’ll outlast year…let’s make this simple to see who is the real IronWoman in SCW? Sixty minutes! Most falls, you and I, Sienna….what do you say?!”

Sharper: “Oh my God! A 60 minute Ironwoman match! At Apocalypse!”

The crowd cheers as Jordan looks at Sienna. Sienna just smiles and then starts to laugh. Xiomara turns to her. Sienna laughs a bit more.

Sienna: “Seriously? You’re going to expose yourself that badly…to last sixty minutes with me….”

Sienna chuckles some more.

Sienna: “I will make you look like the scrub that you are! You’re on!”

Jordan smiles. Xiomara turns to Sienna.

Jordan: “Good…just better keep up then Sienna. I’ve been the one outlasting you!”

The crowd roars as Sienna steps up and goes to move forward, but Xiomara stops her again. Jordan just smirks before mocking Sienna in the ring, by doing her pose, and then turns and walks around the ring.

Sharper: “Sienna Swann. Jordan Majors. One more time and now for sixty minutes, Ironwoman match!”

Knots: “Jordan stunned everyone last as long as she did in the Taking Hold of the Flame and then to keep fighting at Rise to Greatness. Sienna Swann has been the IronAngel since she beat Selena Frost several years ago. It’s all in doubt and Jordan Majors…if Sienna has a problem, Majors is going right for it!”

Sharper: “Apocalypse is going to be off the charts!”

Sienna keeps trying to get to the ring, but Xiomara keeps holding her back as Jordan Majors enjoys this in the ring.

The Breakdown logo comes up on the screen before “The Old Me” plays in the background. A still of Selena Frost vs. Matt Hodges follows.

Sharper: “We mentioned Selena Frost. She’ll be in action next and will face Matt Hodges for the first time ever in our main event.”

Knots: “Adam Allocco will be watching! Matt Hodges is looking to make waves!”:

The scene fades to black.

COMMERCIALS

Selena Frost vs. Matt Hodges

I Want It All!
I Want It All!
I Want It All!
And I Want It Now!

The opening guitar riff of Queen’s “I Want It All” and Matt Hodges makes his way out from behind the curtain to momentous boos from the crowd. He pays no heed as he walks down to the ring, smirking.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and is your main event of the evening with TV time remaining. First, from Miami, Florida, he is World Class, Matt Hodges!”

The fans sing “Matt Hodges sucks!” in unison with the chorus of the song. Hodges slow moves up the steps, wipes his foot on the apron, and gets into the ring. He walks into the opposite corner and pulls on the top rope. “I Want It All” dies out as the fans continue to chant “Matt Hodges sucks!”

Sharper: “Matt Hodges, courted by Adam Allocco again, shut him down. Instead, he’s focusing on what this means. He could beat the US champion tonight. And he’s looked damn good since coming back, minus his efforts to game things into his benefit.”

Knots: “He did that with Alistaire. Tonight, he just plans to beat Selena. Selena Frost, one half of the tag champions, and I’m sorry, but I don’t buy any tension between Adam and Matt. They were working together against Alistaire. Probably here too!”

BELIEVE IT!

The SCW Universe are on their feet as “The Truth About Our Time” by Allen/Lande 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. She proudly holds both her titles, the SCW United States Championship and the World Tag Team Championship.

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! Reaching the ring, Selena slides under the ropes to enter it. She gets up and 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. She looks around as the crowd roars. She backs up and into her corner, placing her titles under the turnbuckles.

Sharper: “Selena Frost helped Regan Street become Supreme Champion. They have the Golden Boys coming up. Things are looking strong for the Snow Queen.”

Knots: “US Champion. Tag Champion. There was a point, people were pointing out a Gold drought.”

Sharper: “Rise to Greatness season good for her. But Matt Hodges could put an end to all of that.”

The bell sounds as Frost and Hodges look at one another. Hodges smirks as Frost watches him. The two then lunge and lock up and Selena drops down and around Hodges and into a side headlock. She pulls back. Hodges drags her back and into the ropes and fires her forward. She bounces off the ropes and Hodges shoulders her down. Hodges runs into the ropes and Selena rolls toward Hodges. Hodges hops over and turns and goes for a stomp. Selena rolls out of the way. Hodges then goes for another stop. Selena rolls toward him and between his legs before bringing her legs up and pulling him back with a sunset flip pin.

Hodges kicks out. Both get up and Selena hits an arm drag. Hodges hits the mat and Selena holds on.

Sharper: “Selena definitely the faster of the two. First time these two have met in singles action.”

Knots: “And Hodges finding out that there’s a lot of change since he ruled the roost.”

Hodges starts to get up and reaches up and pushes Selena’s arm up and then drops down and snaps her over with an arm drag of his own. She rolls through. Hodges gets up and moves to Selena and Selena hits a single leg takedown. She goes for the pin.

Hodges kicks out. Hodges then gets up and Selena turns to him, but Hodges rakes the eyes. The crowd boos and Hodges pushes her into the corner. Hodges then forearms her in the jaw and whips her across the ring hard. Hodges runs after and forearms her in the jaw. He then grabs her and hits a hip toss and goes for the pin.

Selena kicks out. She rolls over and Hodges moves into a side headlock. The crowd boos.

Sharper: “Hodges showing a bit of a craftiness.”

Knots: “And just drilling her in the jaw a few times. Don’t want to get into a striking contest with Selena.”

Hodges and Selena get up and Selena gets Hodges to the ropes and manages to fire him off. Hodges bounces off and Selena hits a drop toe hold. Hodges winces and Selena gets up and steps on the back of Hodges and runs into the ropes. Hodges pushes up on his hands and knees and Selena hits a running dropkick. The crowd ohs and cheers and Selena goes for the pin.

Hodges kicks out. He rolls over and Selena gets up and grabs the arm and wrenches it. She uses this to pull him up and Selena hits a shoot kick to the ribs. Selena holds onto the arm and runs over to the corner and runs up the turnbuckle before diving back, twisting in the arm and snapping Hodges off with an arm drag. Hodges gets up and Selena gets up and runs at him and jumps up and takes him down with a headscissors takedown. She then keeps the headscissors on. Hodges reaches around and rolls to his stomach, forcing Selena to do the same. He pushes on hers legs and gets his head free. He then slips back and then jumps up and goes for a stomp again. Selena rolls over and school boys him down.

Matt kicks out. Both get up and Matt steps forward only to back up and move to the corner. Selena however runs at him and jumps up and hits a dropkick. Hodges falls back and down to the mats.

Sharper: “Hodges tried to disengage. Selena however saw an opening!”

Knots: “Hodges didn’t see that coming at all. We’ve seen him in control for so much, but that was a big mistake!”

Selena turns and sees Hodges as he rolls over and Selena jumps over him and jumps up and hits a leg press moonsault into a pin.

Hodges kicks out. Hodges rolls over and grabs at the ropes. Selena gets up and turns and clubs him in the back once and then twice before running across the ring. She bounces off and Hodges lifts her up and goes for a back drop. Selena spins through and lands on the apron. Hodges turns around and Selena blocks a hard right and hits a pump kick. Hodges staggers back. Selena then springboards to the top rope and dives forward and Hodges catches her and hits a spinebuster. The crowd ohs and Hodges rolls through for the pin.

Selena gets her shoulder up. Hodges rolls over. Selena rolls over too, holding her lower back. Hodges gets up and grabs her by the tights, pulling her up to her feet only to hoist her up and hit a high angle back suplex. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Hodges staying calm on the springboard.”

Knots: “That wasn’t calm. That was knowing she’d take a risk and planting her and then planting her again there.”

Hodges gets up and Selena stirs and Hodges stomps her in the shoulder and then the ribs before going to the leg. Selena rolls over and toward the ropes. Hodges grabs her and pulls her up before whipping her into the ropes. She bounces off and Hodges hits a back elbow. Selean hits the mat. The crowd boos. She starts to get up and Hodges grabs her and clubs her in the back. He then hooks her up by the head and hits a vertical suplex. Hodges floats over.

Selena kicks out. Hodges then grabs her and pulls her up before kneeing her in the ribs. He looks at her and hoists her up and hits a gutbuster before limping a bit. Selena rolls over. Hodges walks over and grabs her from behind and sets up for a dragon sleeper, even pulling her up, but Selena quickly knees him in the head. Hodges lets go. Selena falls back and Hodge shakes his head and turns back to Selena who rolls back and pulls him over with a victory roll pin.

Hodges kicks out. Both get up and Selena ducks a clothesline attempt before jumping to the top rope and diving back with the Cold Shoulder. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Selena coming back. Cold Shoulder off the ropes!”

Knots: “Hodges is just dazed from it. Then again, it’s not something you practice, having Snow Queens launched at you.”

Selena gets up and exits to the apron. She climbs up to the top rope, but Hodges starts to get up and gets up, limping slightly before grabbing Selena. He then hits a press slam. Selena lands and sits up and Hodges runs over and immediately kicks her in the back hard. The crowd ohs. Selena falls back and Hodges goes for the pin .

Selena gets her shoulder up. She turns and Hodges grabs her by the head. He holds on her, dragging her up to her feet before then pulling her in and taking her over with a T-Bone suplex. The crowd ohs. Hodges turns and starts to get up. He then grabs Selena and pulls her up again and kicks her in the ribs. Hodges then plants her with a DDT. He rolls her over, hooking her leg.

Selena gets her shoulder up. Hodges then shakes his head and gets up and drives his elbow into Selena’s chest.

Sharper: “Hodges has slowed this down. Back to that methodical grind.”

Knots: “Selena has to get back in either kicking or flying. Maybe both.”

Sharper: “Hodges keeping her grounded though.”

Hodges then gets up and hits a second elbow drop. Selena rolls over and holds her chest before starting to stir. Hodges walks over and pulls her up only to hit a backbreaker. The crowd boos and Hodges drops down and hooks the leg.

Selena gets her shoulder up. Hodges turns and looks around and goes to the legs. He starts to lift them up and the crowd boos. Selena however starts to fight and Hodges struggles before stomping her in the stomach. He lets go and walks around the ring. He then grabs Selena and pulls her up and knees her in the ribs. He places her head between his legs and starts to set up for the fisherman’s buster, but Selena struggles again and spins out, holding the arm and hits the Paydirt. Matt falls back. Selena rolls over.

Sharper: “Selena kept fighting. Wouldn’t stop and dropped Matt!”

Knots: “Paydirt will at least keep him quiet for a bit while buying time. Hodges dazed again!”

Selena slowly starts to stir. She starts to get up as Matt slowly stirs too and Selena runs over and hits an enziguri kick. Hodges falls to a knee. Selena turns and runs into the ropes, bounces off and grabs his head and spins through with a vicious tornado DDT. Matt lands on his head and rolls through. Selena then rolls over when suddenly we hear the sound of a Hellcat scratching through the screen is heard before “Who’s Next” by Porcelain Black plays throughout the arena. Selena turns, a bit confused when we then see Anastasia Smirnov walk out from the back, dressed in a catsuit similar to Regan Street, and wearing a SCW World Tag Team Championship replica toy belt. She walks out from the back and looks around before playing with her hair as she starts to head to the ring. Selena looks at this and turns back and goes for the pin.

Hodges kicks out. Anastasia continues to head to the ring. Selena gets up.

Sharper: “What in the world…”

Knots: “First the film, produced by Allocco, now she’s coming out here and clearly trying to get some buzz there. The real buzz should go to Regan Street’s biopic, From Hell to Cat.”

Sharper: “And look at the big screen…give me a break folks. Cut away.”

The poster, censored of any adult language, of Allocco’s parody adult film, starring Smirnov is on the screen. We then cut backstage to the tunnel to see Bison Jones standing behind the production assistant at gorilla. Adam Allocco is smiling.

Allocco: “Work it. Make us money! You’re worth more than her. Especially when we get the titles for real. Can shoot a sequel!”

Allocco claps his hands as we then see Regan Street running into the scene and nailing Adam from behind, knocking him down.

Sharper: “Allocco…how slimy! But Regan!”

Knots: “And she drilled Adam!”

He nearly falls into the desk before Regan runs past him. Bison stops and turns and we see the assistant scrambling before the music stops. We cut to the ring as Selena Frost turns back to Anastasia as she looks around, noticing the lack of music. Just then, the crowd roars as Regan Street walks out from the back. She storms over to Anastasia. Anastasia looks around before then going to nail Regan with a hard right. Regan blocks it. She then looks at him before Anastasia looks around. Selena heads to the ropes and warns Regan as Bison Jones runs out from the back. Hodges then gets up and nails Selena in the back of the head. Selena falls through the ropes to the floor. The crowd ohs. Bison runs over to Regan and grabs her, but Regan pushes Anastasia back before nailing Bison in the ribs, firing away with hard rights.

Sharper: “Regan Street fighting Bison Jones!”

Knots: “Selena knocked to the floor. The Golden Boys looking to do what they did against Dark Fantasy. Use chaos to their advantage!”

Regan gets a few more shots in before she steps back and Adam Allocco runs up from behind, holding his head and Regan turns and goes to nail him and does with a hard right. Allocco falls back. Bison then kicks her in the ribs before hoisting her up and dropping her with the 187 on the ramp. The crowd ohs and Regan rolls over from the impact. Anastasia heads over and stands over her. She starts to yell at her before Bison pulls her away. Adam starts to get up, barely able to stand, falling to a knee before getting up, holding his jaw. We then see Selena Frost heading over to her. The crowd boos as Bison pulls Anastasia away and Adam falls to his butt on the stage before starting to get up, laughing as best as he could. Hodges looks on in the ring as the referee motions a count of ten and calls for the bell. The bell sounds as Selena checks on Regan.

Sharper: “Regan Street planted by Bison Jones. That powerbomb on the steel!”

Knots: “Selena cut off by Hodges. Couldn’t help her, but the Golden Boys did the damage.”

Sharper: “Cost Selena her match, got the drop on Regan…”

Knots: “And even promoted their little parody. Adam is loving this, even if he’s seeing double. Regan cracked him good!”

Sharper: “Allocco is looking for every advantage going into Apocalypse. But now they’re going find out you don’t mess with the Hellcat or the Snow Queen.”

Knots: “Yeah…just not tonight!”

Hodges walks around the ring, his music now playing. Selena keeps checking on Regan as Regan holds her neck. Adam starts to get up as officials come out from the back and Breakdown cuts to black…