Apocalypse - September 28, 2024

“Supreme Championship Wrestling...”

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

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

MAIN SHOW:

We open up with a shot of a desolate landscape. Shots of Josh Hudson holding the SCW World Championship over his head at Rise to Greatness follow. We then hear the voice of Selena Frost in the background.

Selena: “Is this what you wanted? The hero rides in….”

Shots of Josh Hudson being attacked by Kandis and Kirsten Scott follows before we see a shot of Blake Mason piledriving Josh Hudson. Shots then follow of Kirsten Scott and Scott Reed fighting inside a steel cage.

Selena: “The wild, wild west….”

Kimberly Williams and Marie Jones fighting the Fall of Man follows before we see shots of Ryan LeCavalier smirking as she heads to the back ,Matthew Knox annoyed. We then see the Shinigami Foundation bringing Magical Cosmic Princess YUYO’s staff, before showing the Shinigami Foundation attacking Bree Lancaster.

Selena: “No more respect. No more honour. But this is what our Champion says he wants. To prove himself there….And yet…”

We see a shot of Amy Chastaine and Josh Hudson standing together in the ring before showing the two talking as the crowd cheers.

Selena: “He’s not facing any of those who play that game…”

We then cut to a shot of Selena Frost standing with Andrew Raynes and Polly Pingotti, before showing Xander Valentine, Amelia Blythe, and Billy Heaven Jr. celebrating a win.

Selena: “That’s fine…the experiment can end when I feel like it. But that’s on my terms…and I add to my own options tonight…”

We see shots of Deanna Frost falling back as sparks shoot from the ringpost. The Enigma is shown standing in the ring, before we see shots of the Rise to Greatness pre-show arena, flames coming from the stage.

Selena: “See, no matter what, only one person here has this sport’s best interests in mine…”

Selena is then shown holding the SCW World Championship, before showing her with the rematch contract in her hand, holding it up.

Selena: “Soon I’ll have a Trios contract. Soon, I’ll keep it out of the hands of some unworthy people…”

Shots of Xander Valentine facing Selena Frost are shown, before showing Billy Heaven flirting with Jaina.

Selena: “Don’t worry…the end is not here…near…but I’ll save it again…”

We see a shot of the Fall of Man in the ring, before cutting to a shot of Hollywood getting disqualified against European Fiery Nation, and then cutting to show Josh Hudson and Amy Chastaine helping Bree Lancaster against the Shinigami Foundation.

Selena: “Believe it….or not…”

The scene cuts to black.

“Hell You Call a Dream” by The Warning plays as the SCW Apocalypse logo comes up on the screen.

“Supreme Championship Wrestling presents….Apocalypse 2024!”

The logo remains on the screen for a few moments longer before we cut to the inside of the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. Pyro shoots from the stage and into the air. The crowd cheers as pyro continues to go off for several moments longer before a final flurry goes off and spotlights circle the arena. The crowd cheers as the camera catch fans cheering, waving signs, and many mugging for the camera.

Sharper: “We are live in Vancouver! Apocalypse is here and tonight, the Trios Tournament will come to an end.”

Knots: “It’ll be the end for some. A brand new world for others!”

The cameras pan a bit longer before cutting to the announce table where Adam Sharper and Jonathan Knots reside.

Sharper: “Hello again everyone. Adam Sharper here with Jonathan Knots.”

Knots: “Like how I helped you with the intro. Don’t worry, I got you!”

Sharper: “Well will the trios teams, will they have each other. Selena Frost, Andrew Raynes and Polly Pingotti on one end; Xander Valentine, Amelia Blythe, and Billy Heaven Jr. on the other.”

Knots: “Xander and Selena have a history. Amelia and Selena have a history. Everyone has a history with Selena. But then you have wild cards. Andrew Raynes in his third match back; Billy Heaven in his third match in SCW ever. And one team could see their members with contracts to do one match they want in the next year.”

Sharper: “Add then that tonight, we have three titles on the line officially at this moment. Capped off with Josh Hudson defending against Amy Chastaine. But one thing to watch – Deanna Frost is off-site. She has challenged The Enigma, but if she does not win, however that’s defined, we could have another title match. US title on the line.”

Knots: “Scott Reed, La Pequena Luz or Marie Jones. One of them may be having a hell of a night.”

Brittany Lohan vs. David Striker vs. Konrad Raab vs. Chris Lawler

Number One Contendership SCW Underground Championship

Phillips: “The opening contest is scheduled for one fall, and it will be contested under Underground Rules. It will determine the number one contender to the SCW Underground Championship!”

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

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

With clenched fists, gritted teeth, and glaring icy eyes… Lohan starts to make her way down to the ring methodically. Lohan is taking slow, calculated, but powerful steps towards the ring. Her icy glare is so fixated on the ring that it would seem to appear that she doesn’t realize that the arena is nearly sold out. The way that she looks right now it might as well be empty for all she cares.

As she nears the squared circle, Lohan slows down to a snail’s pace as she proceeds to walk around the perimeter of the ring with her eyes closed. When she’s satisfied she opens her eyes and reaches up to grab the bottom rope with her right hand and pulls herself up onto the apron only allowing one knee to touch before she rolls into the ring.

Phillips: “Introducing first, from San Diego, California…she is…Brittany! Lohan!”

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

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

Phillips: “Introducing next…From Cologne, Germany, accompanied by Ginny Raab, he is Burned in Blood, Konrad Raab!”

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

The dimmed lights cast an atmosphere of anticipation as the arena falls into darkness, the only illumination coming from the pulsating strobe lights. The crowd's murmurs fade into a hush as the opening chords of "Warrior" by Imagine Dragons reverberate through the speakers, electrifying the air with anticipation.

From the depths of the darkness, a figure emerges, his silhouette outlined against the backdrop of flashing lights. With each step, the floor trembles beneath his feet, echoing the determination that propels him forward. It's Chris Lawler, a titan among men, his presence commanding attention as he strides purposefully down the entrance ramp.

His eyes, a piercing shade of blue, remain fixed on the ring ahead, unwavering in their focus as if they could pierce through the very fabric of reality. Ignoring the cacophony of cheers and jeers that surround him, Lawler remains resolute in his mission, his gaze locked on the squared circle where his destiny awaits.

Phillips: “Introducing third, hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, he is…Chris! Lawler!”

As Lawler reaches the foot of the ring, the strobe lights reach a crescendo, bathing him in a pulsating glow of light and shadow. With a subtle nod to the crowd, Lawler ascends the steel steps, each footfall a testament to his unwavering determination.

Finally, he steps between the ropes, his presence filling the ring with an aura of intensity and purpose. Standing tall in the center of the ring, Lawler raises his gaze to the heavens, a silent vow etched upon his features. Tonight, he will leave everything in the ring, his spirit unbroken, his resolve unyielding, as he prepares to face whatever challenges come his way.

"Wish it Away" by Psyko Dalek hits and out from the back comes David Striker. He smirks at the crowd’s reaction before focusing on the ring. David makes his way down the ramp, reaching the ring, as he looks at his three opponents.

Phillips: “And finally, from Cameron, North Carolina…he is…David! Striker!”

David backs up then runs forward and slides into the ring, getting to his feet and he leans against the ropes. All four stare at one another, before the ref signals for the bell. The bell rings and Raab charges towards David, but Lohan and Lawler attack him from the side. Raab tries to cover up as they connect with punches. David then runs over and begins to punch Raab as well.

Sharper: “All three going after Konrad Raab at the opening bell.”

Lawler grabs Raab and whips him into the ropes. Raab goes for a clothesline, but Lawler dunks under, only for Lohan to lift Raab up and take him down with a body slam. Striker runs over and takes Lawler down with a running dropkick. Lawler hits the ropes and flips over to the outside.
Raab is shown getting to his feet while Lohan is shown grabbing David and clubbing him with forearms to the back, before hooking him and taking him down with a belly to back suplex.

Sharper: “Brittany showing her own strength here, showing she can man-handle anybody.”

Lohan gets to her feet and Raab clubs her in the back, before spinning her around. Raab grabs Lohan by the throat before delivering a choke slam. Lawler is then shown sliding back into the ring with a steel chair, which he cracks Raab in the back with. Raab drops to one knee and Lawler hits another chair shot to the back. Raab goes to the mat and Lawler continues to hit Raab.

Knots: “Has Raab mentioned the Lawler Cutter?”

Sharper: “I’m not sure. Why do you ask?”

Knots: “Because he’s beating the holy hell out of Raab like he owes him money!”

David gets to his feet and charges over. Lawler spins around. David goes to strike Lawler. Lawler lifts the chair to block it. David backs up then jumps, hitting a spinning heel kick, knocking the chair into Lawler’s face. Lawler drops the chair as he falls into the corner. David gets back to his feet and charges over, hitting Lawler with a double knee to the face. Lawler slumps down to the mat. Lohan is shown spinning David around before she begins to connect with jabs, backing David into the ropes. Lohan then clotheslines him over the top rope and to the floor.

Lohan turns around just for Raab to run and connect with a running big boot, taking her over the top as well. Raab rolls out of the ring, where he grabs David and hits him with a headbutt before whipping him into the steel steps. Lohan is then shown getting up to one knee, but Raab runs over and drives his knee into the side of her head. Raab then goes under the ring before emerging with a kendo stick, which he uses to hit Lohan.

Sharper: “Raab is going crazy on Lohan, hitting her in the back, knees, arms, whatever he can find!”

Lohan turns and Raab cracks her in the head with the kendo stick. Lohan falls to the floor only for David to be shown leaping off the steps, taking Raab down with a tornado DDT to the unprotected portion of the floor. David gets to his feet as Lawler is shown charging from the ropes on the opposite side.

Knots: “Incoming!”

David turns just as Lawler dives through the middle rope, taking David down with a spear. Both men are then shown writhing on the floor.

Sharper: “Lawler with that diving spear to the outside.”

Knots: “I’m not sure he should be doing that at his age.”

Sharper: “Lawler is a former Underground Champion. Same as Brittany and Konrad. They know what it takes to be the champion of that division.”

Lohan is shown stirring. Raab is, too. Lohan gets to her feet and runs over, taking a rising Raab down with a Yakuza kick. Lohan then grabs the kendo stick and begins to strike Raab with it, as Raab fights to get away. Lawler gets up and spins Lohan around, only for her to crack him in the head with the kendo stick as well. She hits him a few more times, with the final shot being into his abdomen.

Lawler doubles over with Lohan backing up before running up and hitting a big boot to the side of the head. David is shown getting onto the barricade and he leaps onto Lohan, who catches him and takes David down with a Samoan drop onto the concrete.

Sharper: “David went high risk with no reward.”

Knots: “In the war against concrete, concrete typically wins. David just learned that, I’d say.”

Lohan gets up, only to have Raab club her in the back of the head. Raab then hooks Lohan before hitting her with a release German suplex, sending Lohan into the steel steps.

Crowd: “OOOHHH!!!”

Sharper: “That was not pretty.”

Raab turns only for David to hit him with a European uppercut, then a roundhouse kick, dropping Raab. David then climbs onto the barricade as Raab is shown using the apron to pull himself up. David leaps at Raab, who moves out of the way. David connects with the apron full force, and slumps to the floor.

Knots: “David got all of that apron. That’s for sure.”

Raab is shown grabbing David and lifting him up before hitting a powerbomb onto the apron. David falls to the floor, only for Raab to grab him and roll him into the ring. Once inside, Raab hooks the leg.

Lawler breaks it up with a chair shot to the back. Lawler drops the chair and begins to hammer away at Raab, while Lohan is shown slowly pulling a table out from under the ring. Back inside, Lawler picks Raab up and whips him across the ropes. Raab comes back and Lawler takes him down with a spinebuster onto the chair. Lawler then goes for the cover.

Lohan breaks it up, punting Lawler in the side of the head. Lawler rolls over and Lohan grabs Raab, pulling him up from the mat. Raab connects with a European uppercut, causing Lohan to stagger back. Lawler gets up and clubs her in the back. Lawler and Raab then grab Lohan before delivering a double chokeslam. They both try to go for the pin, before they are shown glaring at one another.

Knots: “There are no friends in the Underground, boys.”

Lawler and Raab begin to brawl while David is shown crawling over and covering Lohan.

Sharper: “Is David our new number one contender?”

Lohan shoots the shoulder up! David picks Lohan up, but she hits a shot to the abdomen, then delivers a headbutt. Lohan spins around and connects with a discus clothesline, sending David back to the mat.

Knots: “David got leveled there!”

Lohan turns just for Raab to hit her with a chair. Lawler grabs Raab before hitting a let jab. Lawler wrestles the chair from Raab and hits him in the head with it. Raab falls back into the corner. Lawler drives the chair into Raab’s ribs once, then twice, and three times before tossing it to the side.

Sharper: “Lawler showing some of his violent nature.”

Lawler lifts Raab onto the top rope, climbing up with him. Lawler goes to hit Raab, but Raab blocks it and delivers a headbutt. Cameras then show the table Lohan had set up on the outside.

Knots: “There’s the table. Just below where Raab and Lawler are.”

Lawler comes back with a right hook. Raab lands a body shot then a second as he climbs to his feet. Lawler continues to fight back, getting onto the top rope with Raab.

Sharper: “This doesn’t look good.”

Just then, David is shown running over and he pushes both men off the top. Cameras show Raab and Lawler falling to the outside, crashing through the table.

Knots: “And both men are down!”

Sharper: “That table didn’t stand a chance.”

David turns to see Lohan getting to her feet. David charges, only for Lohan to drop him with a spinebuster. David writhes on the mat before Lohan manages to hook the leg.

David kicks out. Lohan hooks David around his neck, with David on his stomach and Lohan begins to deliver knees to the head before she goes for another over.

David shoots the shoulder up.

Sharper: “Striker still in this thing.”

Knots: “And for those wondering, there’s been some movement out of Raab and Lawler.”

Lohan picks David up, but David hits an uppercut before hooking Lohan and planting her with a snap suplex onto the chair. David hooks the leg.

Lohan kicks out. David pulls Lohan up but she fires off with a right hook followed by a second and third, backing David into the ropes. Lohan charges, taking David over the top, falling with him, to the floor.

Sharper: “All four are on the outside.”

Knots: “Lohan and David are down but Raab and Lawler are back to their feet.”

Raab grabs David while Lawler grabs Lohan. Raab rolls David back into the ring, just as Lawler does with Lohan. Lawler and Raab roll into the ring only for David and Lohan to roll them up.

Sharper: “Lohan has rolled Raab up for a pin. David’s done the same with Lawler.”

Knots: “And the ref is counting.”

The ref faces Lohan as she has Raab rolled up still.

“I Am Machine” hits once again as the ref calls for the bell. David sits up, letting go of Lawler, looking stunned. Lohan shoves away from Raab and gets to her feet as the ref lifts her hand in victory.

Phillips: “Here is your winner by pin fall, and the new number one contender to the SCW Underground Championship…Brittany! Lohan!”

The cameras show Lawler, David, and Raab sitting up, looking disgruntled and stunned before they show Lohan celebrating once again, and then we cut away.

Backstage, Magical Cosmic Princess YUYO stands before NEMO and SAWA. YUSA is in the back with her security team. Mr. Meowkazawa stands to her side, a bit nervous.

YUYO: “This is another big day. This worked for Rise to Greatness; it will work again tonight. We stood tall. We were victorious! For truth! For Justice!”

SAWA: “For Justice!”

NEMO: “Yeah-“

YUYO: “YUSA! Are you listening? Your leader is speaking?!”

YUSA looks up.

YUSA: “Oh…yeah…yeah…all good. Justice.”

YUYO: “Need you focused. You can bring more gold to the Shining Maidens. We can shine HARDER. Shine BRIGHTER. Just like I will keep shining against Bree Lancaster who may still not be trusted. Maybe she ARRANGED to get attacked by the Shinigami Stupid People!”

Meowkazawa: “You don’t really believe that-“

YUYO: “Did she really get that hurt? I mean then was saved by her BOYFRIEND, the number one person in SCW. Number three. Come on! It’s not hard to see this could all be a plan! And I will not be fooled by plans! I am YUYO!”

NEMO: “YUYO…you need to not be so-“

YUYO: “YUYO will not be fooled! And tonight, I will show I am still number three. I won’t be threatened. I will rise above and fight for JUSTICE! EXPLOSION!”

SAWA: “Explosion!”

YUYO: “Good SAWA, you’re getting it. And tonight, we gain titles. Keep titles. And MAKE TITLES.”

Meowkazawa: “Excuse me? Make titles.”

YUYO: “Yes, Mr. Meowkazawa! MAKE THEM. I may have lost my mythical staff, because of those….BAKA…but…we will show we will overcome! EXPLOSION!”

SAWA: “Explosion!”

The scene cuts away.

Ryan LeCavalier vs. Gavin Taylor

Phillips: “The following match is scheduled for one a fall with a twenty minute time limit. Introducing first…”

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

And the song continues…

Phillips: “Fighting out of Los Angeles, California… he is All-Star, Gavin Taylor!”

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.

Say whoa (whoa)
The more I feel it whoa (whoa)
The more I need it whoa (whoa)
You say whoa
Whoa is me
I'm so whoa

Gavin begins to walk down the ramp with swagger. 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.

The song continues...

I cheated to get what I got
Stepped all over you self for my spot
I bet you I'm winning, I bet that you're not
I bet you don't see me, I bet you get caught

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.

Turning around, he bounces back off the ropes as he watches for his opponent.

Sharper: “Gavin Taylor issued the challenge to LeCavalier for tonight’s event.”

Knots: ”This is all stemming from the fact that Gavin Taylor saw Matthew Knox as the means to get back to the top of the card; however, Gavin blames Knox’s loss to Ryan LeCavalier as the catalyst behind Knox’s departure from SCW.”

Sharper: “Whether or not that is true. Gavin plans to punish LeCavalier for ruining his plans.”

The arena is quiet, with a palpable sense of expectancy in the air as the lights go off. An ethereal blue glow is projected onto the entry ramp by a lone floodlight that breaks through the darkness. The crowd trembles with eagerness as L'Impératrice's "A View to a Kill" pulsates synthesizers burst the stillness.

Phillips: “And his opponent…”

A silhouette appears out of the darkness, clad in a shimmering silver cloak that seems to both reflect and absorb the light. The coat flutters about her as she moves, giving her enticing peeks of the wrestling gear in silver and black underneath. Her face is hidden behind a mask of steely resolve, framed by the hood.

Phillips: “Fighting out of Miami, Florida… weighing in at 135 pounds. She is the Lost Monarch, Ryan LeCavalier!”

The moment Ryan LeCavalier, as "The Lost Monarch," removes her hood and shows off her icy-focused eyes, the audience screams. At the top of the ramp, she stops and looks out over the crowd like a queen assessing her subjects. She steps down into the ring and gracefully makes her way to the turnbuckle, removing her cloak like a snake might remove its skin. With her eyes fixed on her opponent, she slides into her mouthguard, completing her transformation. The arena is bustling with the unsaid promise of a great battle to come, and the air is crackling with suspense.

Sharper: “Two Canadians are about to battle. They might live in the States now, but they are very much proud to be the son and daughter of Canada.”

Knots: “Hell, Gavin Taylor is from right here in Vancouver. And he doesn’t get this kind of response from anywhere in the province. Listen to them. They’re chanting his name! He’s trending in British Columbia!”

Ryan and Gavin step forward to meet in the center of the ring. They are some shoving before the referee squeezes himself in between the two. He orders them back to their corner. Gavin Taylor raises his arm and gets a loud pop. Ryan does the same, and she gets a slightly less pop. The bell rings and they explode towards each other. Collision mid-ring happens when both opt for a clothesline. Both scramble to their feet. Gavin lowers his shoulder, running towards Ryan. Ryan leapfrogs before spinning around. Gavin rebounds off the ropes and hops over Ryan, who drops to the canvas. She is back on her feet and lowers her shoulder for a back body drop on Gavin. Gavin boots her right in the chest. She stumbles back. Gavin follows up with a knife edge chop. Then another and another, driving her back into the ropes.

Sharper: “Gavin Taylor has taken control in the early going of the match. Ryan LeCavalier is backpedalling.”

Knots: “Gavin Taylor knows what it takes to get to the top. He might not have had the opportunity to lay claim to the SCW World Championship, he has challenged for the title, and he wants another crack at the industry’s top prize. A win here tonight against a talented Ryan LeCavalier is another step forward towards that goal.”

Sharper: “Ryan is fresh in SCW. She has turned heads with her arrival. A win here tonight for her will show the world that she belongs here.”

Gavin Taylor yanks Ryan into her. Belly-to-back suplex— no, Ryan lands on her feet. She headbutts him while his arms are trapped. She spins out into a drop toe hold. Gavin hits the mat, she runs into the ropes and returns with a baseball slide into Gavin’s face. Gavin is launched to his feet and circles around. Ryan hits him with a yakuza kick but Gavin stays on his feet in a daze. He responds with an enzuguri that staggers Ryan. Ryan falls back into the ropes and comes foward with another yakuza kick. This one launches Gavin into the ropes. Ryan stumbles forward to the ropes and steps out onto the outside. Gavin hangs over the middle rope. The precarious position sets Ryan up for a drive by knee strike!

Sharper: “Ryan with a knee right into the skull of Gavin Taylor.”

Knots: “Look at her posing for the crowd. Both wrestlers believe they represent professional wrestling, and they’re not holding their punches tonight.”

Sharper: “No pins so far in this contest. Just strikes.”

Knots: “Let’s see if they keep up the pace established in the early going.”

Gavin crawls towards the center of the ring. Ryan climbs up onto the top rope. She flies! She lands onto the back of Gavin with a double foot stomp. That seemed to suck the wind right out of Gavin’s lungs. Ryan hooks the leg:

1…

2…

Gavin shoots the shoulder up. Ryan knelt down and drives a few elbows down into the face of Gavin before standing up. She throws her arms up into the air. Gavin climbs to his feet, and a running knee strike knocks him back into the turnbuckle. Ryan comes charging into the corner with another knee strike, but Gavin jumps out of the way, and Ryan gets nothing but neck. Ryan spins around, and Gavin catches her with a perfect spinbuster in the center of the ring.

Sharper: “Gavin with the counterattack. Spinebuster to Ryan, and that should slow down the momentum she was building.”

Knots: “Ryan was feeling confident in where she had Gavin but just like that, Gavin turns the tables. He’s savvy. There’s a reason why they call him the Real-World Jedi!”

Sharper: “He calls him that. No one else does.”

Knots: “I think that’s even trending on social media. Gavin’s team has to be loving this!”

Both competitors fight to their feet. Ryan LeCavalier spins around, sending her elbow to smash Gavin’s face, but he ducks underneath. He springboards off the middle rope and connects with a dropkick. Ryan scrambles to her feet, and belly-to-belly suplex drives her into the canvas in the center of the ring. Gavin hooks the leg:

1…

2…

Ryan shoots her shoulder up. Gavin throws down some elbows into Ryan’s face, but she catches his arm. Ryan rolls backward, trapping his arms around her legs. She maneuvers herself into a triangle choke!

Sharper: “Gavin Taylor wanted to get a few extra shots in after that fail pin attempt, and now Gavin finds himself captured in a triangle choke.”

Knots: “In the center of the ring!”

Sharper: “The crowd is trying to rally behind the hometown hero!”

Knots: “He proudly lives in LA now! Give it up!”

Sharper: “Ryan has the hold locked in tight. Gavin’s fading. His arm is falling to his side.”

Knots: “Is he out?”

Gavin shoots his arm up when the ref checks. He begins to drive fists into the side of Ryan LeCavalier. He slips out from her legs and falls back into the ropes. Ryan charges forward and Gavin tries to dump her over the top rope. She lands onto the apron and drills Gavin with a jumping knee. She pulls Gavin out onto the apron and Ephemeris is hit! Gavin’s body hits the apron with a thud after that exploder suplex. Ryan steps into the ring and holds up her arm. Gavin falls to his feet onto the outside. Ryan runs from one side of the ring and back. Suicide dive! No— Gavin catches Ryan. He staggers back in a daze and then hits the Desperation Buzzer-Beater on the outside!

Sharper: “Epheremis! Despesration Buzzer-Beater! Both competitors are down on the outside, and the referee is counting!”

(1)

Knots:”And what a way for this match to end. A double countout! I’m sure fans would go home happy about that ending.”

(2)

Sharper: “Neither competitor are stirring. They are out! Gavin used up the last of his energy to hit that desperation move on the outside!”

(3)

Knots: “Both are finding their feet, but will they have time to break the count!”

(4)

Gavin pulls at the apron while Ryan is clawing at the guard rail. (5) They both start to get to their feet. (6) They stare at each other as they find their footing. (7) Instead of going to the ring, they meet again, exchanging hard elbows on the outside to the delight of the crowd! (8) Ryan is shoved back first into the apron and Gavin drives a knife edge chop into her chest. He rolls into the ring. (9) Ryan slides into the ring to break the count too. The referee drops his arm. Ryan gets onto her knees and off the ropes Gavin connects with the All-starmaker!

Sharper: “All-starmaker! All-starmaker! Ryan survives the count out but now she’s faced with the pin as Gavin hooks the leg!”

1…

2…

3-

Sharper: “Ryan LeCavalier kicks out before three. Gavin is trying to stalking her. He’s going to finish her here.”

Knots: “Are we going to see the highlight of the night?”

Gavin lifts Ryan up for his finisher, but she swings all her weight forward, taking him down to the canvas and right into the BODY/PRISON! Gavin finds himself in the center of the ring with Ryan having her infamous submission locked in deep. Gavin reaches for the ropes, but they’re too far away. He has no choice but to tap!

Sharper: “BODY/PRISON locked in! Gavin tries to fight through— no! He taps! He taps!”

Knots: “Ryan LeCavalier holds on and then brings home the victory with a statement win here tonight at Apocaplyse!”

Phillips: “The winner of the match, by submission, Ryan LeCavalier!”

Ryan LeCavalier rolls off and looks at Gavin as Gavin rolls over in pain. Ryan then gets up, slowly, and has her arm raised. She then looks around the arena before then walking over to the ropes. She steps through, dropping down to the floor. She then starts to head to the back.

Sharper: “And Ryan LeCavalier victorious, making Gavin Taylor tap out.”

Knots: “Gavin, you’re going to need to find a new way to get ahead. JC, then Matthew Knox gone, but Ryan LeCavalier wasn’t going to be your statement.”

Gavin looks around and winces, moving to the ropes. Ryan LeCavalier continues to the back. Ryan LeCavalier heads through the curtain. Gavin grabs at the ropes.

???: “Stop talking about this trending! This wrestler had a match and lost. Simple as that.”

Gavin looks around.

Sharper: “That voice sounds familiar…”

The cameras cut around, showing faces. Several fans look around before we see Dexter Grant walking out from the back, on the floor around the stage.

Grant: “I’ve already heard enough as we’re talking about trending worldwide. This is the problem. The pathetic search for validation.”

Gavin slowly starts to lift himself up. He looks around.

Grant: “No, we need to get likes. Let’s say something stupid, or provocative, or insulting and watch the ENGAGEMENTS…When the fact is that all that should matter, in this sport, is wins and losses. Ryan LeCavalier won. Gavin Taylor lost. And while dimwitted pawns of social media twit and type away on their phones….like you…taking a picture of me. I don’t give you permission to do so! Security! This individual is going to put me on the world to see to pad their self-perception of themselves when they should realize they are the loser they are and work to better themselves!”

Grant points at a teen in the back row. Grant then looks around.

Grant: “You just all are too foolish to see it.”

Knots: “What would happen if Dexter Grant got trending right now?”

Sharper: “Jon…”

Grant: “But that’s fine…one match at a time, I will show that all that matters in this world is a proper work ethic and to focus on MEANINGFUL things. Family, friends, good moments, not the opinion of ignorant people around the world. Right Gavin?!”

Gavin looks around.

Grant: “Your PR firm was having a blast during that match. And what did it get you? Nothing…another failure.”

Grant then mockingly starts to applaud Gavin.

Grant: “Wonderful homecoming…Let’s all congratulate Gavin for his futile attempt at being the All-Star! And don’t you dare think about leaving again for some time so we get some desperate Where’s Gavin hashtag started. Instead, just go away and be forgotten.”

Grant turns and looks to the stage. Wendell, his second, walks down to the ring. The crowd buzzes a bit as Gavin Taylor looks around. He then steps forward and Wendell walks over and reaches out, handing him a pamphlet. Gavin looks at Wendell.

Grant: “It’s for you. I assume you can still read. Unless social media has addled your mind that much.”

Grant sighs.

Grant: “This is to help…There’s a phone number on there. Some human interaction may be worthwhile. Direct human interaction.”

Grant then turns and climbs onto the rampway. “Toksik” by Starset then plays as Wendell walks back to join Grant. Grant heads up the rampway. Gavin looks at the pamphlet, the camera getting a good shot showing it is for “retirement planning.”

Sharper: “Dexter Grant just insulting Gavin Taylor.”

Knots: “Maybe he’s trying to be helpful. If you agree, get Dexter Grant, or Gavin Taylor trending!”

Sharper: “Jon…”

Knots: “What? I’m helping both! Maybe…who knows!?”

Gavin throws it aside and steps through the ropes and down to the floor. Grant and Wendell disappear to the back.

The Shinigami Foundation vs. The European Fiery Nation vs. Hollywood

“Off To War” by Behemoth plays over the sound system with the lights being dark as ever as Ginny Raab steps out with Ludvig on the left and Dakon on the right-hand sides, looking at the crowd and got heavy boos. When the lights briefly come back on, you see Dakon, Ludvig and Ginny waving their Norway, Sweden and German flags.

Phillips: “The following contest is a triple threat match scheduled for onefall and has a fifteen minute time limit. First, making their way to the ring, accompanied by Ginny Raab, coming from Sweden and Norway, they are Ludvig Eriksson and Dakon Theron, The European Fiery Nation.”

The lights go out again. They walk down to the ring with their flags and step on the stairs, Theron and Eriksson do a hold-up in the middle of the ring before giving their flags to Ginny. Ginny leaves to the back as Eriksson and Theron walk around the ring, awaiting their opponents.

Sharper: “Triple threat tag action here and trust me, this could be a violent one. With the triple threat, rules are going to be a bit more relaxed.”

Knots: “And Hollywood beat EFN by DQ. Not an option here. And then add Shinigami Foundation. They and EFN had a fight. It ended inconclusively. Guess what, now, all of that gone!”

“Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)” by Rob Zombie plays as the crowd boos. A few moments pass before Jamison Frost walks out from the back. He smirks and looks at the ring before Wil Pierce and Alex Belmont walk out from the back. They look at the ring as the crowd boos them some more. They look around before Frost turns to them and says something. Belmont and Pierce then storm to the ring.

Phillips: “Their opponents, accompanied by Jamison Frost, they are the team of Wil Pierce and Alex Belmont, they are the Shinigami Foundation!”

The team storms to the ring and pulls themselves up onto the apron. Pierce and Belmont then walk around the ring as Frost looks across, smiling. Pierce and Belmont turn back to one another as they talk and then we see Pierce and Belmont run at Theron and Eriksson, who step up to meet them. The crowd erupts. The bell sounds.

Sharper: “We’re not even waiting for Hollywood!”

Knots: “They may bludgeon each other before then!”

Theron and Pierce go at one another, trading right hands as Eriksson ducks a clothesline from Belmont. They turn to one another and Belmont blasts Eriksson with a forearm shot. He then kicks him in the ribs before spinning him around to the ropes. Eriksson leans on the ropes and Belmont nails him with a series of hard rights. Pierce and Theron keep trading blows as Theron then rakes the eyes of Pierce. Theron then kicks him in the ribs before forcing him into the corner. Theron then knees him over and over and over in the corner. Belmont then turns and runs over and nails Theron from behind. Theron turns as Belmont nails him with a couple of hard rights.

Sharper: “Belmont drills Theron from behind as the brawl picks up from where we left off on Breakdown several weeks ago.”

Knots:” And Belmont is trying to just pop Theron’s jaw with those blows!”

Belmont then whips Theron across the ring. Theron bounces off and Belmont runs out and drills him with the Gilgamesh Full House. The crowd ohs. Belmont turns around, only to be met by Ludvig Eriksson who jumps up and plants him with a cutter. Eriksson gets up and turns and is drilled by a hard clothesline from Pierce. Pierce walks around as Eriksson rolls over. He stirs and Pierce grabs him and clubs him in the back once and then again before whipping him into the ropes. Pierce waits as Eriksson bounces off and Pierce catches him, spinning around him into a full nelson before hitting a snap dragon suplex. The crowd ohs. Pierce rolls over and gets up as Belmont stirs. Pierce pulls him up and then turns and points at Theron, only for Theron to hit a European uppercut on Pierce. Belmont steps up only for Theron to catch him with one.

Sharper: “And Shinigami had the advantage. Theron however fighting back. A series of European uppercuts.”

Knots: “And he’s not stopping!”

He catches Pierce with another uppercut before then catching Belmont. He then runs into the ropes and bounces off before Belmont and Pierce catch him with a double hip toss and then they run into the ropes and hit the Creeping Death. The crowd ohs. They then spin around and Eriksson runs at Belmont and drills him with a running dropkick. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “And vicious dropkick!”

Knots: “After they just gave Theron and introduction to their knees!”

Eriksson gets up and Pierce nails him with an uppercut before kicking him in the ribs. He then pulls him and places his head between his legs. He hoists him up and sets up for a crucifix powerbomb. The crowd roars as Eriksson fights before sliding down. Pierce turns around and Eriksson hits a back kick to the ribs. Pierce turns around and Theron is back up. He bends Pierce over, hoisting him up for a powerbomb before Eriksson jumps up and hits a double knee to the back of Pierce out of the powerbomb. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “And the double-team from the EFN! The powerbomb into the backbreaker.”

Knots: “This is just chaos. They’re throwing hard hits at one another and they’re all just getting back up!”

Sharper: “They want to fight. And Hollywood still nowhere to be found!”

Pierce rolls over in pain. Theron and Eriksson get up as Belmont stirs as Theron grabs him and hooks him up. He then hits a snap suplex. Eriksson climbs up to the top rope. He looks at him and hits a frog splash. The crowd ohs. He then goes for the pin.

Belmont kicks out. Theron walks over and stomps Belmont in the chest. Eriksson moves away and walks around. They then both start to stomp away on Belmont, causing him to roll to the apron. They get a few more shots in before we see Pierce slowly pulling something out and placing it around his fist. Theron walks over to him and grabs him, but Pierce then nails him with a hard right. Theron is staggered by it and the camera shows a chain around his fist. Eriksson runs over to him and Pierce nails him with a hard right too. Eriksson stumbles to the ropes by Belmont as Pierce then walks over and takes the chain, unwrapping it before placing it around the head of Theron. He pulls back.

Sharper: “Wil Pierce with a chain. All legal in this one.”

Knots: “Shocked they brought in the first weapon!”

Theron struggles as Pierce then pulls him in and hoists him up and hits a snap back suplex. On the apron, Belmont pulls Eriksson out and then pulls him in before hoisting him up in an exploder, only to hold him up and then spike him with the Skyward Slam on the apron. Eriksson falls to the mats. Belmont holds onto the ropes for a moment before the crowd roars as we see a carpet rolled out as paparazzi run out from the back, ready to take pictures of the scandal-prone team of Hollywood. “Hollywood Tonight” by Michael Jackson plays as the cameras focus on the entrance way.

Knots: “There they are!”

Sharper: “After EFN has been taken down a peg by Shinigami!”

Knots: “Where are they?”

We then see the paparazzi turn and run to the ringside area. We then see Chris and Ryan Hollywood walking through the crowd, security around them. They walk to the ring, clearly full of themselves, before heading over to the barricade. The paparazzi take several shots before Belmont drops down and Pierce joins them. They quickly grab paparazzi members and throw them out of the way. Chris and Ryan are oblivious as they walk over to the barricade and turn to the crowd. They pose before turning around only for both Belmont and Pierce to grab Ryan and Chris Hollywood respectively and hip toss them into the ringside area onto the mats. The crowd roars. Ryan and Chris yell in pain as they arch their backs and roll over.

Sharper: “Welcome to the match!”

Knots: “Hey! They came fashionably late! Don’t be assholes!”

Sharper: “And Shinigami Foundation going to welcome Hollywood to the party in their way!”

Ryan crawls around the ring going to the entrance way. Pierce follows him as Belmont grabs Chris and pulls him up and then goes to drive him into the announce table. Chris manages to block and then hits a mule kick on Belmont. Belmont drops down to a knee, wincing in pain. Pierce grabs Ryan and pulls him up and Ryan turns around and punches Pierce in the crotch, a low blow of his own. Pierce falls to the apron and Ryan lifts him up and rolls him into the ring. Pierce slowly rolls over and gets up and Ryan rolls in. He then runs at Pierce and hits a jumping clothesline. Ryan then jumps up and down in happiness. Chris turns and grabs Belmont and runs him into the steel steps. He then rolls into the ring and looks at Ryan. Pierce then stirs as Ryan tells Chris to run at him. Ryan scoops him up and then turns and runs him at Pierce, throwing him at him and hitting the Full Facial. The crowd ohs. Jamison Frost just shakes his head on the floor.

Sharper: “Oh that’s not going to sit well with Pierce and Belmont.”

Knots: “It was a free Full Facial!”

Sharper: “Jamison Frost not impressed, but there’s also a third team!”

Hollywood gets up and high fives before posing. The crowd roars as Eriksson and Theron enter the ring from different sides, both brandishing chairs. Theron nails Chris in the back before Ryan turns and Eriksson throws the chair at him. Ryan catches it, looks confused before Eriksson hits a jumping back kick, knocking it back into his face. The crowd roars. Chris slowly starts to get up, holding his back and Theron places the chair down on the mat before Chris walks into Theron and Eriksson who hit a double spinebuster on the chair. Chris arches his back and kicks at the mat, causing him to do a full circle to sell the impact.

Sharper: “Chris Hollywood just driven into the chair, into the mat!”

Knots: “He didn’t want at chiropractics!”

Eriksson and Theron then both go to pick up the Hollywood members, but instead, Belmont and Pierce enter. Pierce runs over to Eriksson and spins him around before hooking him up and hitting the Madame Guillotine. The crowd ohs. Belmont enters and hits Theron with the Deathwing Lariat. The crowd ohs. Belmont and Pierce then get up and both turn to Hollywood. Ryan Hollywood starts to come too and Belmont and Pierce grab him. Pierce then places Ryan’s head between his legs. He looks out and smirks as Belmont nods. Frost smiles as Pierce then hoists Ryan up for a piledriver before Belmont runs at him and drills him with a punt to the head, leading to the Butcher’s Hook!

Sharper: “Punt/Piledriver combo! They call it the Butcher’s Hook!”

Knots: “And Ryan Hollywood calls it done! He’s done like that night in April where he was passed out from drinking too much after that press tour!”

Pierce rolls away from Ryan and gets up. He walks over to and grabs Chris. Belmont walks around as the crowd roars. Pierce places Chris’s head between his legs. He then goes to hoist him up, but as Belmont runs into the ropes, we see NEMO and SAWA on the floor. They grab Belmont and pull him to the floor. Belmont turns as the two Shining Maidens just get on top of him and pummel him with clubbing blows.

Sharper: “The Shining Maidens! Attacking the Shinigami Foundation! Coming out!”

Knots: “Is that what YUYO was talking about?!”

Sharper: “And Pierce still has Chris Hollywood! He’s trying to get him up!”

Belmont covers up as he drops to his hands and knees. They keep hammering away. Pierce sees this and goes to hoist Chris up, but Chris blocks it. Pierce clubs him over and over again before going to hoist him up, this time, for a crucifix powerbomb. He then goes to run forward, presumably to throw Chris at the Maidens to help his tag partner, but Chris slides down and drops to the mat. Pierce then turns around as Theron and Eriksson slide into position. Theron hoists Pierce up and Eriksson grabs his head and they hit the European United Drop!

Sharper: “European United Drop on Pierce. EFN takes advantage! And look!”

The Maidens then pull Belmont up and throw him into the steel steps. Theron turns Pierce over, but Eriksson is suddenly rolled up by Chris Hollywood, the referee turns to him.

The bell sounds. Theron looks up, realizing that the official counted Chris’s pin. Chris rolls out of the ring and falls to the floor. He holds his arm up and falls over.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Chris and Ryan, the team of Hollywood!”

Sharper: “I don’t believe it! Chris Hollywood steals it!”

Knots: “And Theron thought he was getting counted. The official didn’t see him!”

Sharper: “Maidens take Belmont out and Chris Hollywood steals it!”

Knots: “And look at the look on Jamison Frost’s face! He is ready to lose it. Again, the Maidens get one over Shinigami and this tit for tat, do you want to piss them off more?!”

NEMO and SAWA high-five as they back up. Frost just folds his arms in front of his chest watching them. Chris Hollywood raises his arm as he looks around. Ryan meanwhile is in a heap as Theron grabs the official, yelling at him while Eriksson paces in the ring.

The scene opens up backstage as we see Jaina Lancaster in the backstage area, microphone in hand. She walks over to the office of CHBK.

Jaina: “I am Jaina Lancaster backstage and looking to get some comment from CHBK, hoping to maybe find out who the surprise opponent for Kirsten Scott is and-“

The door then opens.

Jaina: “Oh…good timing and….”

Then, walking out of it is Rayne Young. The crowd erupts in cheers.

Sharper: “Wait a minute…that’s Rayne Young!”

Jaina: “Uh…Rayne Young?! You’re…here? Are you in the surprise?”

CHBK walks out with him. Rayne turns to CHBK.

Rayne: “Surprise? I’m not the only one.”

CHBK: “Unfortunately, no. But a different surprise. Rayne, welcome to SCW.”

Rayne: “Well, I’ve watched from afar long enough…”

Jaina: “You’re in SCW? You’ve signed?”

Rayne: “I have and well, time to see whether this place stacks up.”

Jaina: “He’s not the opponent-“

CHBK: “I said Scott would face someone returning. Rayne...he’s just here because SCW has always been where the best come to wrestle and I’m not slowing down on making this roster as strong as ever.”

Rayne: “Look forward to it.”

CHBK: “Enjoy the show.”

CHBK and Rayne shake hands as Rayne walks off camera. Jaina turns back to CHBK before turning to Rayne.

CHBK: “As for who faces Kirsten Scott, you’re going to have to wait.”

CHBK turns back to his locker room as the scene cuts away.

Radiant Sun Princess YUSA vs. Leroy Adams

SCW Underground Championship

Jason Phillips stands in the ring.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall under Underground Rules with a thirty minute time limit and is for the SCW Underground Championship!”

The SCW Underground Championship logo comes across the screen. The opening strains of Fozzy's "Ugly" come across the PA and electric/punk/neon green spotlights roam around the stage for a bit before finding the entrance way. In the entrance way a figure stands ready to emerge when a cloud of deep emerald green fog rises up and obscures them. They come through the fog and shake their head even as they wave a hand to clear the fog away. Once that's done, they turn and start down the ramp. "Radiant Sun Princess" YUSA pauses a third of the way down and poses with her hands above her head making a circle to symbolize the sun. The crowd starts to cheer as she spreads her hands in time to the music and looks up as though watching the sun ascend to its usual place in the sky.

Phillips: “First, the challenger, from San Diego, California, she is the Radiant Sun Princess YUSA!”

When she looks forward again, she's smiling broadly and waves elegantly to the fans in attendance. YUSA pauses at the bottom of the ramp before running forward and doing a baseball slide under the bottom rope into the ring where lilypad green confetti sparkles and swirls down from the ceiling into the ring and the audience. Between her sliding into the ring and standing up, the smile fades from her face and she becomes all business.

Sharper: “A very different look in the Underground Division than we’re used to. Leroy Adams is going to be much more of a brawler. We know he will use weapons. Don’t know if James Evans will be a greater influence on him.”

Knots: “But what about YUSA? What the hell do we say for her? We’ve not seen her in an Underground match. We’ve seen her attacked backstage. She has a security team.”

Sharper: “We’ve seen her get some big success though and same with Leroy. Both came in and immediately made statements.”

“Trailer Talk” by FJ Outlaw rings out over the arena as Leroy Adams walks out behind the curtain as he stops on the stage. The SCW Underground Championship is in his hand. He head-bobs to the music a minute before bobbing his whole body as he really gets into the music.

Phillips: “Her opponent, from Pascagoula, Mississippi, representing The Fall of Man, he is the SCW Underground Champion, Leroy Adams!”

He then begins focusing on the ring. He marches his way the ring slapping hands with fans, taking a swig of a fans beer. He makes it the ring and rolls in. He staggers up to his feet and walks over to the corner, takes off his wife beater and climb up the turnbuckle. He throws his hands up before jumping down and getting ready for the match. The official comes over and he hands the title off to the official. Leroy watches YUSA as the official raises the title over his head. He then hands it off to Jason Phillips.

Sharper: “Adams all business. And we’ve seen a shift in him. He just seemed to be someone looking to get an opportunity, take advantage of it. Fans liked him. And he’s now set and now he’s almost business-like.”

Knots: “He’s trying to figure it out. This is probably someone who has been paycheque to paycheque his whole career. He’s now a champion. Getting money there. New contract. All of that. Better representation.”

Sharper: “And it could all take a hit if he loses tonight. The Underground Champion, as all champions in SCW, get a nice bonus for holding the title each month they hold it.”

The bell sounds. YUSA looks at Adams as Adam watches her. YUSA looks around as the crowd makes some noise and then YUSA runs at Adams and goes to slide under his arms, but Adams manages to grab her. He then hoists her up and just throws her down, with a release gutwrench suplex. YUSA rolls over and gets up and lunges at Adams and Adams nails her in the stomach with a hard right and before pulling her in and throwing her into the corner. YUSA looks up and Adams nails her with a shot to the ribs and then another before grabbing her and throwing her across the ring. YUSA hits the mat and rolls over to the corner. Adams then runs at her and YUSA quickly drops down and rolls to the floor. Adams hits the corner and turns, falling to a knee. YUSA then walks around the ring. Adams gets up and walks over to the ropes.

Sharper: “Adams looking to just crush YUSA in the corner. Size advantage definitely on his side.”

Knots: “YUSA now trying to figure out what to do. Grab a weapon and start swinging!”

YUSA heads around as Adams drops down and rolls to the floor. He heads after YUSA as YUSA grabs the ringbell and turns and throws it at Adams. Adams blocks it with his arm, but he turns and looks at his arm, as a gash forms. He then walks around the steel steps as YUSA grabs one of the laptops on the English announce table. She turns and nails Adams in the right arm, catching him in the gash. The force of the strike, knocking him over. YUSA then kicks him in the stomach and Adams starts to get up, but YUSA hits a spinning back kick to the stomach. He falls back to the steel steps. YUSA sees this and moves back.

Knots: “She just destroyed my laptop!”

Sharper: “And Leroy Adams bleeding from the ring bell and the laptop and he’s down at the steps!”

YUSA then runs at him and hits a running dropkick, knocking him into the steps. The crowd ohs. YUSA rolls over and then crawls over to him and covers him.

Adams pushes her off. YUSA then turns and crawls over to the ring. She lifts the ring skirt and pulls out a garbage can and lifts it up. Adams starts to pull himself up and YUSA comes over and nails him in the arm as again, Adams uses his arm to block it. He falls back from the impact and YUSA nails him again. She turns back and goes to the ring again. She looks under, crawling under, grabbing something and Adams then gets up and heads over to YUSA and grabs her by the foot. He pulls her out and YUSA turns and nails him in the head with a security sign. Adams falls back into the Spanish announce table. YUSA then gets up and rolls into the ring. Adams shakes his head as YUSA then runs across the ring, bounces off and then dives through the ropes before hitting a somersault onto Adams. The crowd ohs as Adams falls back into the Spanish announce table. YUSA ends up on top and rolls down to the floor.

Sharper: “And YUSA through the ropes! She has one thing Adams doesn’t and that’s her speed and agility!”

Knots: “Giving some magic and EXPLOSION to the Underground…okay, not that explosion, but an EXPLOSION!”

YUSA rolls over and slowly stirs. She then walks around the ring and over to the ring skirt. She reaches under and pulls out a table. The crowd roars. She then looks around before getting it out and then lifting it up and sliding it into the ring. She looks around and then reaches underneath again and grabs a ladder. The crowd roars. Adams starts to pull himself up and YUSA slides the ladder into the ring. She then sees Adams up and climbs up to onto the apron. She then springboards to the top rope and then jumps to the next set of ropes, but Adams suddenly climbs up and pushes YUSA and YUSA lands hard stomach first on the top rope and flips over and down to the floor. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Oh God! YUSA went high-risk.”

Knots: “What was the best landing for her? The ropes? the floor? The ladder?”

Adams then drops down and YUSA holds her stomach, cough and Adams then scoops her up and drops her with a sidewalk slam on the mats. The crowd ohs. He pulls back on the legs.

YUSA kicks out. Adams turns as the crowd looks on and Leroy Adams drags YUSA up and rolls her into the ring. Adams slides in after and then gets up as YUSA rolls over. She gets up and Adams just scoops her up and slams her down. YUSA rolls over as Adams grabs the table. He unfolds the legs and lifts it up and places it in the middle of the ring. He turns back and YUSA nails him in the stomach with a hard right and then another and another. She then jumps up and hits a knee strike. Adams staggers back. YUSA runs into the ropes and bounces off, but Adams suddenly recovers and catches her and just turns with a hard spinebuster through the table. Adams then leans on her.

Sharper: “Spinebuster! Through the table! YUSA planted by the champion!”

YUSA kicks out. She rolls over, throwing her arm out. The crowd cheers as Adams looks at her and then grabs one half of the table. He steps on the broken frame and twists the piece off. YUSA rolls over and grabs at the ropes. She gets a knee under her, but Adams nails her in the back with the broken table. He then turns and grabs the legs and twists them off before turning and placing the table leg around the throat of YUSA and pulling back. YUSA struggles.

Sharper: “And now just choking YUSA with that table leg.”

Knots: “Yeah, we’re used to people bludgeoning each other. This is a street fight…or…more a bar fight without the booze for Leroy Adams.”

Sharper: “He’s been in more than a few of those down in Mississippi.”

YUSA reaches around as Leroy keeps pulling back on her. YUSA tries to grab the ropes or anything, but then manages to fall back in such a way that Leroy is forced to turn and throws her down. She rolls over, coughing. She then starts to get up and Leroy throws the table legs down before grabbing YUSA and pulling her up only to push her into the ropes and then whip her across. She bounces off and Leroy runs at her and goes for the Natty Light Lariat, but YUSA rolls underneath. She then stops and Leroy stops too and turns around and YUSA runs at him and hits a dropkick. Leroy staggers and over to the corner. He then spins around and YUSA jumps to the middle rope and hits a second dropkick, this one springboard style, knocking him down. She then walks over and grabs the ladder. She drags it up and Adams slowly pulls himself up only for YUSA to take the ladder and ram it into his face. He falls back. YUSA then looks around before taking the ladder and unfolding it. She then places it off-center in the ring. She then looks around and runs over to Adams, nailing him with a series of stomps for good measure before backing up and moving to the ladder. She then starts to climb up the one side.

Sharper: “YUSA is climbing the ladder. Leroy Adams is down!”

Knots: “Got a few good kicks in and he could be dazed. After the ladder shot too!”

YUSA climbs the ladder and looks down at Adams.

Sharper: “YUSA at the top of the ladder now! Leroy Adams is just getting up. What the hell is she thinking?”

Knots: “That she’s going to bring more gold to the Shining Maidens!”

Adams slowly pulls himself up, staggering to his feet. YUSA then grabs the top of the ladder and slingshots himself over it and goes to land on Adams with a seated senton, but Adams catches her. The crowd erupts as Adams staggers, gets his footing and then throws her with a powerbomb into the open ladder. The ladder twists on impact and YUSA hits it and lands awkwardly to the side. The crowd ohs as Adams walks around as YUSA grimaces in pain, holding her side, head and neck. The official checks on her.

Knots: “Jesus!”

Sharper: “Just throwing YUSA back. Catching her. Throwing her. And that ladder just twisting, giving way, to a human being being thrown into it!”

YUSA rolls over and Adams walks over to her and YUSA pushes away and rolls to the floor, landing with a thud. She then starts to turn and staggers to the announce tables as the crowd roars as Adams looks at her. He goes to step out, but stops as we see Colleen McDonald running around the ring. She then runs around the ringpost and along the side of the ring in front of YUSA and spears her up in the air before running her hard into the barricade. YUSA hits hard and drops down to the floor as Colleen rolls over, also feeling the impact. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Colleen McDonald! Colleen just tried to destroy YUSA!”

Knots: “She’s had Rise to Greatness living rent free in her head the last two months!”

Sharper: “And she may have just cost YUSA the title!”

Colleen rolls over as Adams just shrugs and drops down to the floor. As he does though, we then see YUSA’s Korean bodyguard squad running down from the back. The crowd looks on as YUSA is down in a heap. The three run around the ring and Adams heads over to YUSA only for one to step up behind YUSA and Adams. The other two join him as Colleen starts to get up. Adams turns and nails the one guard with a hard right only for the third to kick him in the ribs. Colleen turns as the other guard kicks her in the ribs and nails her with a couple of hard rights before throwing her into the ring. Adams covers up as the other guard kicks him in the ribs again and then rolls him into the ring too. He grabs the downed guard and they enter the ring. YUSA winces on the floor.

Sharper: “And now the most physical we’ve seen YUSA’s guards get.”

Knots: “Why is it her guards? Why not the Maidens? Why not have them do your bidding if this was going to happen?”

Sharper: “YUYO focusing on the Adrenaline Championship? May draw the Shinigami Foundation out here? Name your reason!”

Colleen gets up and the guard kicks her a few times before Colleen nails him with a hard right and then another. The other two stomp away on Adams as William Heaven grabs the SCW Underground Championship. He then heads to the ring and the one guard kicks at him. Heaven looks up at him as Adams then nails the other guard in the ribs getting a bit of an advantage. As this happens, the crowd roars as we see David Striker running out from the back with a baseball bat. He then runs down and rolls into the ring. YUSA remains on the floor as Colleen pushes the one guard back and Striker gets up and swings, nailing him in the ribs with the bat. The guard goes down.

Sharper: “David Striker now out here! Baseball bat in hand!”

Knots: “He is pissed. He thought he’d be the number one contender. He’s not-“

Sharper: “And he’s not out here just to help Colleen!”

Colleen looks at David as David runs over and nails the guard Adams is attacking in the back. He turns and nails him a second time. The guard goes down and Striker stomps away at him over and over again. Adams then moves back to the ropes as Heaven heads over to him and hands him the Underground Championship. Striker then runs over to the third guard and kicks him in the ribs before driving the point of the bat into the throat. The guard goes down and Striker walks around the ring. Adams then gets up and runs at Striker, going to nail him with the Underground Championship, but Colleen runs over and shoves him out of the way. Adams then clocks Colleen with the title! The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Adams was going to attack Striker!”

Knots: “He is a threat!”

Sharper: “But Colleen with the save! This time, it’s Colleen saving Striker!”

Knots: “But not to stop Striker from going after Adams!”

YUSA crawls over to the ring. Striker then turns and nails Adams with a shot to the ribs and then another and another, driving the bat repeatedly into the stomach. Adams drops the Underground Championship and Striker then grabs him and runs him into the corner. Adams stops and nails Striker with a couple of elbows. Striker drops the bat, before the crowd erupts as we see Veronica Strader driving out onto the stage on her motorcycle. The crowd cheers more as Strader looks around and then starts to drive to the ring. Adams and Striker trade blows.

Sharper: “Veronica Strader! We’ve not seen her since she defeated Autumn Valentine at Rise to Greatness!”

Knots: “She’s alone tonight. But she looks refreshed and looking for a fight! And she and Striker have unfinished business!”

Strader drives down to the ring and starts to slowly drive her motorcycle around the ring. William Heaven barely gets out of the way as she drives past before then driving past YUSA and the announce tables and continuing around the ring. She pulls up to the rampway as Striker then headbutts Adams and Adams staggers back. Veronica gets off her motorcycle and grabs a tire iron attached to her motorcycle. She then turns and rolls in to the ring. She gets up and Striker sees this and runs at her. He goes for a clothesline, but Strader ducks and then nails him with the tire iron, sending him down. He rolls to the floor, shaking out his hand, having used it to block. Adams gets up and Strader, not taking any chances nails him with the tire iron. Adams falls to the mat. Strader then looks around and steps through the ropes. Striker starts to get up and Strader heads over and drops the tire iron, this time, using her fists, to attack him.

Sharper: “Strader levels both Leroy Adams and David Striker!”

Knots: “Underground Rules…all allowed and here comes YUSA!”

Sharper: “YUSA! On the top rope!”

She dives off and hits a twisting splash onto Adams. She hooks the leg.

The crowd roars. YUSA rolls off, throwing her arms in the air. Strader turns back, this giving Striker and opportunity to strike her. They trade blows as YUSA celebrates in the ring. William Heaven looks at ringside stunned before YUSA grabs the Underground Championship, even before the official can hand it to her.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, and NEW SCW Underground Champion, Radiant Sun Princess YUSA!”

Sharper: “And YUSA has outlasted this brawl! This fight! And she’s champion!”

Knots: “Two titles in the Shining Maidens!”

Sharper: “At least for now!”

Strader and Striker keep trading blows before officials finally come to the ring to break it up. YUSA just smiles as she holds the title over her head and spins around. She hugs it as she does and the scene fades out.

The Breakdown logo comes up on the screen. Shots of The Shinigami Foundation attacking Bree Lancaster are shown before showing Amy Chastaine and Josh Hudson fighting them off.

“On the next Breakdown…after the Shinigami Foundation attacked Bree Lancaster, it seems they have the wrong attention on them now. On Breakdown, they face the man who could still be World Champion and the potential next Adrenaline Champion. Josh Hudson and Bree Lancaster face the Shinigami Foundation. And…”

We see Katie Steward and Gigi Steward celebrating as World Tag Team Champions as Light in the Darkness look on disappointed. We then cut to Rise to Greatness to see Light in the Darkness holding the titles again.

“Round three. Team Desire challenges Light in the Darkness in a rematch for the SCW World Tag Team Championship!”

We then see shots of Selena Frost, Andrew Raynes & Polly Pingotti facing off against Xander Valentine, Amelia Blythe and Billy Heaven Jr. before shots of Amy Chastaine and Josh Hudson are shown.

“All this and more, including the fallout from Apocalypse. On a special Saturday Night Breakdown, live, October 12!”

The Breakdown logo stays on the screen for a few moments before cutting to black.

A Mystery Opponent vs. “The One” Kirsten Scott

The arena goes dark and there the crowd begins to buzz wondering who is coming out. As "Sonne" by Rammstein begins to play, lasers begin to shoot across the arena to the beat, and a spotlight illuminates The Oracle on the entry way, back to the crowd, holding fingers up with the opening count-up.

Eins...
Zwei...
Drei...
Vier...
Fünf...
Sechs...
Sieben...
Acht...
Neun...

As she holds up the ninth finger, the song stops the countdown at its crescendo, and she throws her arms out to the side...

AUS!

Spotlights begin to swirl around the arena as the song continues, and "The One" Kirsten Scott walks out from backstage flanked by Hailey. The pair end up on both sides of The Oracle, who turns around and spins to the opposite side of Kirsten from Hailey. Kirsten and her compatriots begin their walk to the ring together with "The One" staring directly at her ultimate location inside the squared circle.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a thirty minute time limit. First, on her way to the ring, accompanied by Hailey and The Oracle, from Your Worst Personal Nightmare, she is The One, Kirsten Scott!”

As they reach the ring, they walk along to the hard camera side, and Kirsten jumps up onto the ring apron and stands up. Hailey goes into the ring, directly behind her friend, jumping on the middle rope, and The Oracle stands on the floor directly beneath Kirsten. Kirsten slowly raises her arm beside her, pointing one index finger in her own direction, while Hailey and The Oracle begin doing the same in Kirsten's direction as well, all signifying her former name, and now nickname, of "The One."

After taking a moment to stare into the hard cam, Kirsten swings her arm out in a "DELETE" motion, before quickly sliding into the open ropes from being stood on by Hailey, and immediately goes to her corner. Hailey quickly follows, as does The Oracle from the outside. Both of "The One's" compatriots stand with her, advising her and talking to her, as she awaits the bell ringing to start her match.

Sharper: “Kirsten Scott no longer has Kandis in her corner. Still suspended indefinitely. While now Kirsten Scott has a mystery opponent. Someone from the past.”

Knots: “Someone who would rile Kirsten Scott too. And Kirsten Scott has her eyes on the top of the card. This is an obstruction.”

Sharper: “And she aint happy. Isn’t happy about a lot and we’ve seen her getting back to the further aggressive place she’s been!”

Knots: “Who the poor bastard is that CHBK got for this…good luck. You may have a quick payday and nothing more!”

Kirsten Scott starts to pace in the ring as the cameras pan across the ring. The crowd buzzes a bit as Kirsten Scott turns to the official and snaps at him before turning to Jason Phillips. Phillips holds his hands up. Kirsten Scott then points at him, grabbing him by the collar and threatening him.

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

Sharper: “No…”

5
4
3-3-3-

Pyro goes off on the stage.

"ADRENALIZE ME"

The crowd roars as "Adrenalize" begins to play throughout the arena. Blue and green strobe lights begin spinning over the arena. The crowd mostly cheers while there are also boos mixed in as Ace Marshall steps out on stage with Sophie James beside him.

Sharper: “Ace Marshall is back in SCW! Ace Marshall is the mystery opponent!”

He raises his arms up at the top of the stage, before casually strolling down the ramp. Sophie throws back the hood she is wearing and makes a gesture as if she is shooting one of the fans in the audience.

Phillips: “Her opponent, making his way to the ring, being accompanied by Sophie James, hailing from Las Vegas, Nevada, ACE MAAARSHALL!”

Ace slides into the ring under the bottom rope. Sophie walks over to the other side of the ring while smirking as Ace quickly walks over to the corner where she is before standing on the second turnbuckle. He throws his arms up once more for the crowd. Dropping down he casually leans back comfortably into the corner, smiling across the ring.

Sharper: “Ace Marshall, the former World Champion. We’ve not seen him in quite some time.”

Knots: “He tends to disappear for a while.”

Sharper: “But every time he returns, he makes an impact. And Kirsten Scott is boring a hole into Ace Marshall with her mind. Just glaring at him!”

Kirsten Scott looks at Ace as Ace smirks and waves at Kirsten Scott. The crowd cheers before the official, Steve Hollinsworth, calls for the bell. The bell sounds. Kirsten Scott shakes her head and then runs at Ace. Ace holds his hand up and Kirsten Scott runs at him and swings, but he ducks. He spins around. Kirsten Scott runs into the corner. She turns and Ace chops her. The crowd woos. He chops her again. More woos. She goes for a hard right, but Ace blocks it and then just pulls her out and throws her down. Scott rolls through. She gets up and lunges at Ace who hits an arm drag. Ace holds on and looks around.

Sharper: “And Ace Marshall looking good in these early moments. Kirsten Scott’s aggressiveness a problem for her.”

Knots: “Ace making her think about it early. That’s only going to piss her off more.”

Ace then pushes her away and rolls over. He gets up and Kirsten fights up to her feet. She lunges at him and Ace catches her arm and spins through and into a backslide.

Kirsten kicks out. She gets up and Ace kicks her in the ribs. He then forearms her in the jaw. Kirsten falls to the ropes. Ace then whips her across the ring. Kirsten bounces off and Ace hits a back elbow. Kirsten goes down. She rolls over and moves to the ropes. Ace walks over and grabs her. Ace looks around, getting a reaction from the crowd. He then pulls her back, but Kirsten elbows him in the jaw. Ace staggers and Kirsten elbows her again. Ace spins around. Ace turns and goes for her, but Kirsten hits a drop toe hold. She then rolls back. Ace gets back up and Kirsten hits a running boot to the face. Ace rolls over. The crowd boos as Kirsten then stomps him in the chest over and over.

Sharper: “Kirsten Scott is always been a fighter and there’s that spirit. Ace Marshall finding out first hand.”

Knots: “He probably didn’t do any scouting. Sophie is out there. What is she thinking?”

Sharper: “I don’t know. Go and ask her.”

Knots: “And leave you here solo?!”

Ace rolls over to the ropes. Kirsten then kicks him in the side. The official calls for the break. She kicks him a couple more times.

Kristen backs up and walks around the ring. Ace winces and smirks a bit and turns and Kirsten runs over and nails him with a hard right and then another and another and another. Ace takes each shot as the count returns.

Ace falls through the ropes to the apron. Kirsten is backed up again. Ace slowly gets up on the apron. Kristen then storms back over and Ace turns and grabs her and hits a guillotine on the top rope. Kirsten falls back. She rolls over, holding her throat. Ace enters back into the ring.

Sharper: “And Ace with the guillotine. Using the ropes to his advantage.”

Knots: “And Kirsten Scott set it up. She sent him there.”

Ace heads over to Kirsten as she gets up and hooks her up and hits a back suplex. He gets up and hits a knee drop. He rolls through and turns and hooks the leg.

Kirsten kicks out. She turns and starts to roll over. Ace grabs her.

Ace: “Come on Kirsty! Let’s go for a ride!”

Ace runs Kirsten Scott into the corner, driving her face first into the top turnbuckle. Ace then chops her again. More woos. The crowd roars. Ace then chops her again. Kirsten winces and Ace chops her in the face. Kirsten pushes him away and walks out, holding her face. She turns and Ace hits a dropkick. Kirsten hits the mat. She starts to get up and Ace walks over and grabs her. He double underhooks her and goes for a backbreaker, but Kirsten manages to get up onto the shoulder of Ace and slides down. She then cuffs Ace in the back of the head and pulls him back with a neckbreaker.

Sharper: “And Scott again. Just using her agility. Up and over.”

Knots: “Also trying to knock some sense into Ace it seems too.”

Sharper: “A couple of shots there.”

Ace rolls over and Kirsten turns and grabs him and pulls him up to a kneeling position. She then forearms him in the back of the head over and over and over again before running into the ropes. She bounces off and hits a running knee to the back of the head. The crowd ohs. Kirsten rolls him over and hooks the leg.

Ace kicks out. Kirsten looks at him and gets up and hits an elbow drop. She gets up and hits as second elbow drop before getting up and then stomping him in the face. Ace rolls over.

Sophie: “Hey! Watch the face! I want to get him some ad work!”

Kirsten turns to Sophie.

Kirsten: “Fuck you!”

Ace turns and Kirsten walks over to him and pulls him up before then nailing him with a hard right. Ace staggers to the ropes. Kirsten Scott follows up and kicks him in the ribs. She then pulls him out and hits a facebuster. She rolls him over and goes for the pin.

Ace gets his shoulder up. He rolls over and Kirsten knees him in the side once and then again and again. Ace rolls over.

Ace: “Do I owe you money?!”

Kirsten stomps him in the face. Ace rolls over.

Knots: “See! Ace’s smart mouth already getting him into trouble.”

Sharper: “Kirsten Scott using that anger and taking it out on Ace Marshall.”

Knots: “Yeah and making sure he has a few bruised ribs, maybe a jaw to go with it.”

Kirsten then drags Ace up and drags him into the corner. She kicks him in the ribs a couple of times. He slides down to a seated position and Kirsten starts to choke him with her boot.

Kirsten pulls back and then drags Ace up. She pulls him in, but Ace then suddenly spins around her and hooks her up, hitting an Olympic slam. The crowd ohs. Kirsten rolls over. She winces and starts to get up. She holds her back and moves to the corner. Ace fights up and Kirsten runs to him and Ace hoists her up and hits a stun-gun into the top rope. Kirsten falls back. Ace moves forward and rolls through into a jackknife pin.

Kirsten kicks out. She rolls over as Ace rolls off. Kirsten starts to get up and Ace kicks her in the ribs and places her head between his legs. He then hits a turnbuckle powerbomb. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Into the turnbuckle. Powerbomb. Scott out on her feet.”

Knots: “And Ace isn’t done!”

Ace hoists her up onto his shoulders. The crowd roars as Ace takes her over with a death valley driver into his knee. He hooks the leg.

Scott gets her shoulder up. Ace looks on and nods. He checks with the official before turning and getting up. Kirsten moves to the ropes. Ace walks over and grabs her and pulls her up before then spinning her around and kicking her in the ribs. He whips her across the ring. Kirsten bounces off and Ace scoops her up for a tilt-a-whirl, but Kirsten counters with an arm drag. Ace rolls through and then gets up and turns. Kirsten gets up and ducks a clothesline before running into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting the Hidden Blade. Ace goes down. Kirsten rolls him over and hooks the leg.

Ace gets his shoulder up. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “And Kirsten Scott just nearly beat Ace Marshall in his return!”

Knots: “Did not hesitate for a second. She saw the opening and send she wanted Ace’s head on her mantle!”

Scott slowly gets up and grabs Ace by the head and hair. She slowly starts to pull him up and then nails him with a hard right and then another and another. She looks at him before running into the ropes behind him, bouncing off and going for another Hidden Blade, but Ace rolls out of the way. She slides through and gets and runs at Ace who kicks her in the ribs, double underhooks her and hits a backbreaker. The crowd ohs. Scott rolls over and starts to get up and Ace runs at her and clotheslines her down. Kirsten Scott fights up to her feet, staggering around before Ace then walks over to her and grabs her. He then hooks her up and hits the Aces Wild.

Sharper: “Aces Wild! Kirsten Scott planted!”

Ace moves for the pin.

Knots: “Oh this…when she recovers…!”

Knots: “Ace got her…”

The crowd roars. Ace rolls off and looks around. He then holds up a one and smirks and walks over to the corner nearest the camera.

Ace: “So this is what it’s like to be a company man!”

Ace smirks and turns back and has his arm raised.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Ace Marshall!”

Sharper: “Ace Marshall returning and defeating Kirsten Scott. As Scott’s spiral continues!”

Knots: “And this one set up by the COO himself. That’s not going to help her make sense of it at all! But Ace Marshall is back!”

Sharper: “Yes he is and you know a lot of people are going to take an interest in that!”

Ace Marshall turns and looks around the ring as Sophie hops onto the apron. Ace heads over to her and he smirks as he looks out at the crowd.

The scene cuts to ringside where Adam Sharper and Jonathan Knots are.

Sharper: “Ace Marshall successful in his return. This is only going to set off Kirsten Scott more.”

Knots: “She did just FAFO…”

Sharper: “You can tell her directly if you want.”

Knots: “Nope!”

Sharper: “Meanwhile, we don’t know what to expect in a moment. What you are about to see…it’s unsanctioned. Deanna Frost has claimed she is putting her title on the line against The Enigma.”

Knots: “So what the hell are we going to see?”

Sharper: “My understanding is that Deanna Frost has purchased a property in rural New York. A site where they can have a fight…and Deanna wants to end this…”

Knots: “You realize what you just said?”

Sharper: “I do. And…that’s what she’s decided. We know she’s been struggling with sleep. Her judgment has to be affected.”

Knots: “Ya think?!”

Sharper: “And we’re going to see what this is. Deanna went there earlier. She’s been waiting for The Enigma’s arrival. We assume he will show up. But I have no clue what to expect.”

The Enigma vs. Deanna Frost

SCW United States Championship

The scene opens up outside of what looks to be old century farmhouse. The cameraman moves closer to the house – white plaster and brick, an old tin roof, two stories, with a balcony on the top floor over the front entrance of the house. The camera keeps moving closer, the sound of gravel on feet can be heard.

???: “Deanna!”

The cameraman can be heard behind the camera.

???: “We’re live now. Is he going to come?”

Deanna Frost, who is sitting on the front steps of the house, gets up. The SCW United States Championship can be seen on the railing next to her. She steps forward and looks around.

Deanna: “Just….”

Cameraman: “We’re ready for anything. Have cameras in the house. But…”

Deanna: “He’ll come. He can’t pass this up…he….”

Deanna looks around. Here, the camera picks up just how tired Deanna looks. We also notice her hair is messy. She then looks around.

Cameraman: “Deanna…we can call-“

Deanna: “NO!”

Deanna turns and looks around. Deanna then rubs her face with her hands and turns.

Deanna: “Just come in. Have some water…I’m….I’m not giving up. I’m handing him what he wants. I know this…and….”

Deanna then turns and steps up the steps and then walks into the house. We notice a couple of lights are on, enough to provide some light. We also see the fireplace lit, a fire burning, presumably for warmth.

Cameraman: “Couldn’t have gotten something with gas or-“

Deanna: “Not taking the risk and not planning to do anything but let this place be bulldozed. I don’t care what happens. No fans…just-“

Cameraman: “Me…the crew….”

Deanna leans against the wall, almost defeated.

Cameraman: “Look, we’re going to go back outside. Get one final shot. We’re live. So if you want to talk to fans or something…”

Deanna sighs and then smacks the wall showing some disappointment. She turns back.

Deanna: “Fine…let me get the title…”

Deanna storms past the cameraman and out the front door. The door closes behind her. The cameraman then turns a bit, showing the mostly wooden interior, most of it looking still original, with a big stair case in the middle, with an overhang over the floor, a kitchen in the back and two front rooms, one on either side of the main entrance. The one to the left, a family room, has a fireplace. Just then, the door opens and Deanna steps in.

Deanna: “He’s here…”

Deanna steps past the cameraman.

Deanna: “My title is gone…he’s here.”

Deanna moves on a rampage, walking over to one room, looking inside before reappearing and going into the next room. The camera follows her as she turns around and walks past the cameraman and then moves to look into the kitchen. As she does, we see the door under the stairs, presumably leading to the basement, open.

Knots: “Look! Look!”

Sharper: “From the basement?! Deanna! Look out!”

The Enigma steps out, burlap sack in his hand. He then steps forward and Deanna walks out of the kitchen only for the Enigma to nail her with a hard right. Deanna falls into the wall. The Enigma then nails her with a hard right and then another and another. He rears back and swings, but Deanna ducks and Enigma punches through the wall. Deanna turns and nails him with a couple of hard rights to the stomach of The Enigma.

Sharper: “The Enigma now…Deanna attacking him. Trying to fight him in this situation.”

Knots: “The Enigma punched through the wall!”

Deanna then grabs him, and The Enigma frees his hand and nails her with a hard right. Deanna drops down. The camera angle changes to show an angle from the corner and The Enigma grabs him and then just runs her into the wall. Deanna hits the walls and falls over. She then crawls over to the bag. The Enigma heads over and Deanna grabs it.

Enigma: “Not yet, Deanna!”

Enigma’s voice booms as he grabs her by the hair and jerks her back before swinging her around and throws her into the wall. The impact causes some of the plaster to fall off. The Enigma nails her in the ribs with a series of hard rights and lefts. Deanna falls over and down to the floor. She coughs as she tries to crawl away.

Sharper: “Enigma just wearing out Deanna.”

Knots: “She can’t be at one hundred percent. She’s been practically insomnia-drained. And it’s caught up to her!”

The Enigma instead grabs her and clubs her in the back and then shoves her into the kitchen. Deanna crawls forward and The Enigma steps forward and reaches over to grab a pitcher on the counter. He throws it at Deanna. Deanna ducks and then takes a kettle and turns and throws it at The Enigma. He turns, yelling out as steam can be seen filling the room.

Sharper: “Scalded water at The Enigma.”

Knots: “Was Deanna making tea or something?”

Sharper: “Who cares? She knew it was there!”

The Enigma falls to the wall and then turns before Deanna takes the fridge door and slams it into the face of The Enigma. The Enigma falls over. Deanna looks at him and runs over and stomps him over and over and over again. She then turns and looks around before going over to the kitchen table set and grabbing one of the chairs. She lifts it up and throws it at The Enigma. The Enigma dodges and then steps up as Deanna runs at him and Enigma lifts her up and throws her forward with a spinebuster slam into the kitchen table that collapses under her.

Sharper: “My God…The Enigma just lifting her up and throwing her through that table.”

Knots: “And that’s solid. Like oak or something!”

The Enigma grabs her and drags her up and drags her through the kitchen and back into the foyer. She falls over and The Enigma then grabs her, but Deanna kicks him in the ribs. She gets free and moves into the right front room. The Enigma follows and it’s largely an empty room, but Deanna moves around and spins around the wall. The Enigma chases and runs past the cameraman and then stops before we see Deanna running around and running up and hitting a running dropkick, knocking The Enigma back and into the living room. Deanna hits hard and rolls over, wincing. We look down and realize that Deanna had gone through the floor partially. She winces and holds her lower back. She then steps forward and runs at Enigma and nails him with a hard right and then another and another and another. The Enigma pushes her off.

Sharper: “Deanna with the dropkick. Trying to fight for her life, for Jessica’s life, for so many…”

Knots: “Did you see…she went through the floor. That house can’t be in good shape! What is she thinking?!”

Sharper: “I don’t know, but she’s focusing on her friends and fighting for what she thinks is right.”

The Enigma gets up and Deanna hits another dropkick. The Enigma falls back through the coffee table, causing it to implode. Deanna gets up and staggers over and then grabs the couch and pulls it over, trying to dump it on top of The Enigma. She then uses it to trap him a bit as she kicks at his side, kicking him over and over and over again. The Enigma fights through and slides out and Deanna kicks him in the face. He rolls over. Deanna then looks around and then turns and heads back into the foyer. She staggers over to the burlap sack and looks at it, opening it up before pulling out what’s inside. In it, an artifact of sorts. Deanna just looks confused only for The Enigma, out of nowhere to come up from behind, grab her and lift her up and drop her with the Cryptic Slam on the floor. Deanna grimaces in pain, breathing deep, as the air is driven out of her.

The Enigma: “You seem to want to learn more…That….That is the Heart of Vail and it is what is going to bring you and so many others down…”

Deanna reaches up and The Enigma stomps her in the chest once and then again and again and again. He then walks around before grabbing Deanna and dragging her up.

The Enigma: “But for that…I need something from you.”

The Enigma then moves to a handful of Deanna’s hair. He turns and walks over to the stairs and starts to drag her up, one step at a time. Being methodical as he does, Deanna kicks at the steps, but The Enigma keeps dragging her up. He gets to the top of the stairs before lifting her up and then smiling before running her into the window. Deanna goes face first through it and leans over it. The window shatters. Deanna then drops down. The Enigma looks at the window and then her. Deanna rolls over.

The Enigma: “Lucky…”

The Enigma grabs Deanna, who seems to have managed to avoid any serious cuts. The Enigma then tackles her back into the wall. Deanna falls hard.

Sharper: “The Enigma just driving Deanna into the wall.”

Knots: “Why’d he say lucky?”

Sharper: “He said he needed something from her. Blood? Was that it? Why the window?”

The Enigma turns and grabs her again and nails her with another hard right. She stumbles along the hallway and leans against the wall. The Enigma then grabs her and throws her into the wall on one side before turning and throwing her into the wall on the other. Deanna goes down and reaches up. The Enigma then grabs her. He then mutters to himself before dragging Deanna over to a glass set of French doors. The Enigma then looks at her before going to throw her into the door. She hits and bounces off. The Enigma then backs up and turns and runs at Deanna, but Deanna moves out of the way. The Enigma stops himself. He then turns and grabs her and then drags her up, but Deanna knees him in the ribs once and then again before getting free. She staggers forward and turns and runs at him and spears him through the French doors. The camera angle changes to show them on the balcony over the entrance. Deanna is on top of The Enigma.

Sharper: “Deanna Frost, ever the fighter, finds a way and spears Enigma through those doors!”

Knots: “Just driving him through. He’s got to be out!”

The Enigma remains down as Deanna looks around and then starts to push up on the Enigma. She looks at him and a smile appears on her face. She then staggers up. She then looks around before then turning and staggering back. She stops and then steps forward and nudges him with her boot. Deanna just nods before then stepping back.

Deanna: “Maybe I can end this…”

Deanna looks around.

Deanna: “The Heart….Vail….Where is it-“

Deanna then steps forward and into the hallway before then stopping. The camera spins around and we see the SCW United States Championship placed on a cushioned chair in the corner of the hallway. Deanna walks over and grabs the title.

Deanna: “How the…I….I…..”

Deanna blinks, the adrenaline failing her.

Sharper: “The US Title…”

Knots: “She’s so tired, she can’t even figure this out. Enigma is messing with her and-“

Just then, Deanna turns as we see The Enigma running at her and just grabs her and spears her into the wall. The plaster again crumbles and falls off the wall as Deanna falls to the ground. The Enigma staggers around on the open hallway.

Sharper: “The Enigma from nowhere!”

Knots: “How is he up?!”

Sharper: “He was driven through those doors, that glass, and he seems to be fine!”

Knots: “How can Deanna deal with this? Why couldn’t she just leave it alone!”

Deanna grabs at the wall and turns to The Enigma who grabs her and nails her with a hard right. She falls back, grabbing onto the bannister, trying to keep herself on the second floor. The Enigma nails her again and she falls back, stepping on one step before then twisting down and falling down the steps. She ends up in a heap. The Enigma then grabs the US Championship.

Enigma: “The prize you relinquished…like it would matter in the grand scheme….”

The Enigma throws the title over the railing, causing it to land on the ground below. The Enigma then slowly walks down the steps back to the main floor. The camera turns, showing Deanna scrambling up and then falling over back into the living room. The Enigma stalks her.

Sharper: “Deanna…”

Knots: “She was thrown down the stairs!”

Sharper: “You can sense the desperation. The Enigma just stalking her!”

The Enigma follows her into the fireplace where we see Deanna with the firepoker. She turns and swings it at the head of The Enigma. He jukes back and then grabs it and pulls it away. But then, Deanna lets go. The Enigma staggers and Deanna uses the moment to grab the tongs and pulls out a lit firelog from the fireplace. She turns and swings it at him wildly. She swings once and then again before swinging and the firewood flies into the wall. She then runs at The Enigma and nails him twice with the tongs. The Enigma staggers before Deanna steps forward and The Enigma just scoops her up and hits another Cryptic Slam on the floor. Deanna rolls over in pain. The Enigma gets up.

The Enigma: “Have you not realized….This is bigger than you…”

The Enigma then looks at Deanna. The camera turns showing that the lit firelog has started to cause a fire on the overturned couch.

Cameraman: “Deanna! We have a fire!”

Deanna however rolls over and looks at The Enigma, who also ignores this, and then grabs the burlap sack and turns and walks over to Deanna.

Sharper: “The house is on fire! It’s on fire!”

Knots: “Oh Good…more property damage!”

The Enigma: “You wanted to see…”

The Enigma grabs Deanna and drags her up the steps one more time. Deanna struggles, her voice can be heard, grunting from pain and defiance. The Enigma keeps dragging her up. Smoke starts to billow in to the room.

The Enigma: “Stronger people have failed to resist me…”

The Enigma then drags her up to the second floor. He then looks at her. The cameraman turns again to show the fire growing. Turning back to The Enigma. The Enigma looks at Deanna and headbutts her. She falls over. The Enigma then grabs the Heart of Vail from the sack. He throws the sack away. He then turns and looks at Deanna.

The Enigma: “Time for change…”

The Enigma grabs Deanna and pulls her up and suddenly Deanna nails him in the stomach. She nails again and again. Deanna then leans against the wall and lunges and hits the Burnout to The Enigma. He leans against the railing. He tries to shake it off, but Deanna, frantically, hits him with a second Burnout. The railing breaks and The Enigma falls off the second floor, plummeting to the first floor and going through the floor. Deanna leans against the broken railing as the cameraman then films the hole, only finding darkness. Deanna then pulls herself up and nearly falls down the stairs, using the railing to keep herself upright. The cameraman turns back to the fire.

Cameraman: “We have to go-“

Deanna pulls away and the cameraman backs up to the door. Deanna then looks at the hole before looking around and then turning and seeing the growing fire for herself. She turns back and then staggers over, grabbing the US Championship. She looks around before then stopping. She walks over and grabs something from the crowd.

Cameraman: “Deanna!”

We see the smoke growing as the cameraman then starts to move back. Deanna holds the item in her hand, seemingly the Heart of Vail. She then steps forward and collapses to the ground. The cameraman at this point has backed out of the house. Just then, we see a flame shoot across the hallway.

Cameraman: “Damn it!”

The cameraman puts the camera down, causing it to turn on its side. We hear footsteps.

Sharper: “Deanna’s still inside!”

Knots: “Enigma too…why did she have to go back…”

Sharper: “Is anyone else there!”

The house slowly continues to go up in flames, mostly focused on the living room on the left side of the house. We then see a figure running to the house. The scene continues to play out as we see the figure go inside only for a few moments later to see them dragging Deanna out. The camera feed then cuts at this point.

We cut back to the arena and the announce position.

Knots: “We need to get help out there!”

Sharper: “Deanna Frost collapsed at the end. She had something in her hand.”

Knots: “And is that a win? Enigma…he…he went through the floor of that dilapidated place!”

Sharper: “I…I don’t know what to say Jon. We just need to make sure there’s help. To the people on site…We have anything?”

Sharper and Knots wait, clearly listening through their headsets.

Knots: “The hell does that mean?”

Sharper: “The camera operator ran…I…We had to have a truck there…Just…”

Kimberly Williams vs. Waylon Creek

The sound and image of a babbling brook overtake the PA and screen. Shortly after, a man dressed in a suit flickers onto the screen, standing in the middle of the creek, facing away from the camera. “Mountain Banjo” by Rhiannon Giddens comes over the system, and from hehind curtain emerges a muscular figure in a skull mask, adorned by torn up flannels, being led by a black lab on a leash. The dog leads the way as Waylon Creek follows close behind, looking around the arena. Creek carries his SCW Television Championship. William Heaven walks out behind him and smiles. He claps his hands, clearly looking forward to this match.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall with a thirty minute time limit. First, on his way to the ring, accompanied by William Heaven, from Good Grief, Idaho, he is the SCW Television Champion, Waylon Creek!”

Creek hands the dog off to a stagehand when he gets to the ring and appears to say something to the dog. The dog sits calmly as Creek enters the ring up the steps. He calmly goes to his corner without any posing. He places his title in the corner. William Heaven walks around the ring and joins Creek in his corner. He then says a few things to him. Creek, however, remains focused on the entrance.

Sharper: “And we go from that to…We’re not sure what to expect in this one. Waylon Creek out here. William Heaven calling out Kimberly Williams.”

Knots: “Yeah, and we know Kim’s here, but Kim is focused on other things. She keeps nothing her Underground Title shot. Guess she’s having second thoughts about the future of the division.”

Sharper: “But I’ve never known Kim to turn down a fight.”

The arena buzzes as Waylon Creek remains almost still in his corner, eying the entrance way. He barely moves waiting. William Heaven watches too before he turns and walks over to the timekeeper.

Heaven: “She going to be a no-show? To not face the future of this sport?”

Heaven turns back.

Knots: “Future of this sport, huh?”

Sharper: “Creek is undefeated in singles action.”

Creek slowly steps forward, almost sighing. He looks around as a “Kim!” chant starts to echo throughout the arena. Creek looks around as Heaven shakes his head. He looks around before suddenly, the lights go out, except for a single spotlight at the top of the stage. The opening chords to “Patient Number 9” by Ozzy Osbourne begins to play. A haunting voice is heard…

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

The song begins to rage full bore now. Suddenly the lights come back on and Kimberly Williams is standing at the top of the stage to a loud, mostly positive, reaction from the fans. She looks around the arena before slowly, a sinister smirk comes over her face. She then winks at the fans before walking to the ring, not running down.

Phillips: “And his opponent, from Boston, Massachusetts, the Wild Card, Kimberly Williams!”

Reaching the bottom of the ring, Kim slides into the ring underneath the bottom rope. She gets up and looks at Waylon Creek before posing in the middle of the ring. The crowd roars. The music slowly dies down and Kimberly goes to a corner to await the start of the match.

Sharper: “Made him wait a bit, but Kimberly Williams is here.”

Knots: “Guess there is time to deal with Creek. And we’ll see how this goes. Not Underground rules.”

Sharper: “She can do much more than that, Jon. We’ve seen her go hold for hold with some of the best.”

Knots: “And yet she can’t seem to move on! She had her chance. Leroy Adams was a great champion!”

Creek looks at Kim as the bell sounds. Kim then runs across the ring and nails Creek with a hard forearm and then another and another. The crowd roars as Kim gets Creek back into the corner. Kim then kicks him in the ribs and then kicks him over and over and over again. Creek slides down to a seated position as the crowd roars.

Kim backs up and looks at Creek.

Sharper: “And Kim all over Waylon Creek! We’ve seen this being the new strategy. To be more aggressive-“

Knots: “This is aggressive, but this also feels like déjà vu and I don’t know why!”

Creek pulls himself up and Kim then runs up and dropkicks him in the jaw. Creek’s head snaps back and he spins around the ropes and over to the next corner. Kim runs over and Creek then steps up and drills her with a chop. The crowd ohs. He chops her again in the chest. Kim stumbles back and then nails him with a hard right.

Sharper: “And Creek stopping Kim there, but now, trading blows.”

Knots: “Just hard shots from both of them. Jesus! Leave some welt on each other, why don’t you!”

Creek chops Kim again. Kim stumbles back and then spins around and nails Creek with a hard right and then another before then pushing him into the ropes, but as she goes to whip him across, Creek spins through and sends her in. Kim hits the ropes and Creek lunges, hitting a double forearm chop to the jaw. Kim goes down hard. Kim rolls over and stirs and slowly gets up and Creek walks over and clubs her in the back once and then again and again and again, mauling her until she drops down to her hands and knees. Creek then kicks her in the side and then again before Kim rolls to the floor. She staggers to the barricade, holding her ribs. (1)

Sharper: “And Creek responding with his own violence. His own brawling. Just pummelling the former Underground Champion.”

Knots: “Time to see what creativity she can do without weapons.”

Sharper: “Oh she can do a lot, Jon. You know it. I know it.”

Creek grabs the ropes and pulls himself through to the floor. (2) He then heads over to Kim and kicks her in the ribs. (3) Creek then grabs her and looks around before turning and throwing her behind him and back first into the ring apron. The crowd ohs. (4) Kim falls to a knee. Creek grabs her and spins her around and throws her into the ring. Kim rolls over to the middle of the ring. (5) Creek slides in after and gets up and immediately hits a powerdrive elbow. Creek goes for the pin.

Kim kicks out. Kim rolls over and Creek grabs her as Heaven looks on. Creek then runs her over and throws her shoulder first into the ringpost. The crowd ohs. Kim falls to the apron. Creek runs across the ring, not hesitating one bit and runs at Kim before hitting a baseball slide, knocking her to the floor.

Sharper: “We talked about Kim coming out aggressively. Creek now not hesitating and may have just hurt the elbow of the Wild Card.”

Knots: “Creek did not hesitate. He’s just going. Almost military like precision.”

Creek walks around the ring as Kim winces on the floor. The cameras cut back to the ring as Creek then walks over to the ropes and steps through them. He drops down, but we notice Kim isn’t here. Creek walks over to the ringpost and looks around before then looking around. We then see Kim crawling out on the other side of the ring. Shre has a chair in her hand and turns and throws it into the ring. The crowd erupts. Kim reaches under and grabs another chair and throws it in. She then grabs a third and throws it in before Creek rolls in. The official desperately tries to kick the chairs out, but Creek grabs one.

Sharper: “Kim just throwing chairs into the ring.”

Knots: “Gotta revert to-“

Sharper: “Creek has one! Kim doesn’t!”

Knots: “Go for it Creek! Show that you’re the new King of the Underground!”

Creek then lifts the chair up, going to swing at it, but the official grabs the chair, stopping him from behind disqualified. Kim, anyways, jumps up and dropkicks him down. Creek goes down and rolls over and Kim gets up and snapmares him over and hits a dropkick to the back of the head. Kim then gets up and hits a standing moonsault. She hooks the leg.

Creek kicks out. Kim rolls over and then taps the referee on the head as he returns to removing the chair. Kim takes this opportunity to stomp Creek in the face a couple of times. Creek rolls over, swatting at his face and gets up as Kim runs into the ropes, bounces off and jumps up around his arms and into a crucifix pin.

Creek kicks out. Both get up and Creek lunges, but Kim then grabs him in a cravate and rolls through and then sits up next to him before moving around moving into a dragon sleeper. She pulls back.

Sharper: “Kim now going for the submission. The dragon sleeper.”

Knots: “Creek…he can’t go out like this.”

Sharper: “Creek, you can see a bit of panic. Never put in this situation!”

Creek swings his arms around before suddenly calming and Kim tries to bridge down. Creek then elbows her in the stomach once and then again and again. Kim is forced to let go and rolls away. Both get up and Kim hits the Morrigan’s Wrath. Creek falls back to the ropes, bouncing off the middle rope. He falls to a knee. Kim then runs into the ropes and jumps to the middle rope and backflips back, but Creek steps forward. Kim lands on her feet and Creek then just runs at her and spears her viciously into the corner. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “And that explosive offense again – this time, the spear into the corner.”

Knots: “Kim’s taken a lot of hard hits here. And normally it’s because of weapons and high falls. This is just a beating.”

Sharper: “Kim’s meeting it to a degree, but Creek then cuts her off in ways like this, no one could come back from it.”

Kim grimaces in corner. She pulls herself up and Creek then comes back and scoops her up onto his shoulder and turns and hits a snap powerslam. He hooks the leg.

Kim gets her shoulder up. Creek gets up, dragging Kim up by the hair. He then bends her over and pumphandles her. He then hoists her up and drops her with a hard pumphandle slam. He folds her up for the pin.

Kim kicks out again. The crowd cheers. Heaven yells at Creek to do it again as Creek grabs Kim, either obliging or planning to do so anyways, and grabs her again. He bends her over for another pumphandle slam. He sets her up and hoists her up, but Kim slides down his back. She then kicks him in the ass for good measure. Creek leans on the middle rope, annoyed and he turns and swings, but Kim ducks and then hits Creek with the Pele Kick. Creek falls back. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Kim strikes fast! Pele!”

Knots: “Creek didn’t have a way to close that one!”

Sharper: “Kim timing it beautifully.”

Kim starts to get up as Creek stirs. She slowly gets up and Kim runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits a discus elbow to the back of Creek’s head. He goes down. Kim then bends over and grabs Creek by the legs, folding them over and locking in an STF!

Sharper: “And now to the STF! Trying to wear Creek down or maybe make him tap.”

Knots: “No one has done that. Kim…you are crazy if you think you can!”

Kim pulls back on Creek as Creek reaches out. Kim keeps pulling on the throat as Creek starts to move, shuffling slowly to the ropes. He gets a bit closer and closer only for Kim to let go and get up and pull Creek back, but Creek bends his legs, pulling Kim back and shoves her back. Creek then gets up as Kim fights to her feet. Creek gets up and Kim then catches Creek’s arm and moves into a million dollar dream! The crowd roars as Creek struggles. Kim swings him around, trying to synch in the lock more.

Sharper: “Now trying to make Creek fade!”

Knots: “Oh my God…”

Sharper: “That variation of the Cobra Clutch. Creek fighting!”

Creek keeps fighting as Kim swings him around. Creek manages to plant his feet and Kim tries then to scissor him, but Creek blocks it. Kim jumps onto his back and keeps pulling back only for Creek then then stagger back and fall back into the nearby turnbuckle, sandwiching Kim in the corner. Creek leans forward and then takes a few moments to breathe before stepping out, but Kim then jumps up and onto his shoulders and into a victory roll!

Creek kicks out. Both get up and Creek swings and drills Kim with a clothesline, causing her to twist in the air and crash to the mats. Creek rolls over as the crowd ohs.

Sharper: “A vicious clothesline. Kim caught and turned inside out.”

Knots: “Jesus! Kim landed on her shoulder from that! Creek knew he needed to connect and hard!”

Creek rolls away and stirs as Kim rolls over. Kim kicks at the mat and starts to pull herself up as Creek gets to his knees. He gets up and Kim gets up and turns to him, only for Creek to hoist her up and hits a snap spinebuster. Creek rolls through for the pin.

Kim gets her shoulder up. Creek rolls off and starts to get up. He then turns and grabs Kim, but Kim crawls through his legs. Creek steps forward and turns around and Kim hits a straight kick to the ribs before jumping to the middle rope and diving back, going for a blockbuster. She connects. She turns back and covers him.

Creek gets his shoulder up. Kim rolls off and moves to his legs. He then steps through, going for the Scorned. Creek blocks it though and Kim keeps trying to get her leg through. She stops and stomps him a couple of times in the stomach before trying again, but Creek again blocks it. He then pulls her in before nailing her with a series of hard right hands to the jaw. Kim falls back. Creek rolls back. Kim starts to get up and Creek scoops her up and slam her before moving to the corner and the pulling himself up to the middle rope for the elevation leg drop. He then rolls off as Kim stirs.

Sharper: “Creek got all of that leg drop. Just simple offense and keeping Kim down.”

Knots: “After Kim tried to throw a lot at him. Creek fought through. And Heaven is on Cloud Nine!”

Sharper: “He looks thrilled. Hoping to see Creek defeat Kim Williams here at Apocalypse.”

Creek starts to get up and looks around before then looking at his hand. Heaven starts to applaud as he points to Creek. The crowd cheers as Creek then turns around as Kimberly Williams starts to get up and Creek turns and steps forward and locks in the Canary. But just then, the look in Creek’s eyes shows some surprise as the camera pans out to show…Kimberly Williams(?) holding WASLEY. She then runs forward and nails Creek in the head with the stuffed weighted penguin. Creek lets go and goes down. The bell sounds.

Sharper: “Kim…Marie….No that has to be Kim with WASLEY.”

Knots: “Was Marie Jones pretending to be Kim?!”

The crowd roars. Creek rolls over, holding his face as Heaven looks on stunned. The original Kim, now likely Marie Jones, looks at Creek and then to her sister. Kim just smirks and shrugs.

Kim: “I’m not letting him get another one of us with that move. So WASLEY decided to interfere!”

Kim smiles. Marie slowly gets up.

Phillips: “Fans, as a result of a disqualification, your winner…Waylon Creek!”

The crowd gives a bit of a mixed reaction as Kim helps Marie up. She then walks over to heaven.

Kim: “I’m done with your freakshow, okay? I have my own!”

Kim then turns back to Marie as Marie looks a bit concerned before hiding her emotion and getting up. Kim then raises Marie’s arm. The crowd roars a bit.

Sharper: “You hear Kim?”

Knots: “Did she just opt out?”

Sharper: “I don’t know. But she’s raising Marie’s arm and Kimberly Williams giving a bit of her own response to the claims that she’d be a coward. She was here. Just didn’t care for this fight I guess. Didn’t want revenge?”

Knots: “Marie did though! And Waylon is down…”

Sharper: “You try to make sense of Kim.”

Kim turns and exits the ring as “Patient Number 9” plays throughout the arena. Marie glances back at Waylon again before exiting the ring too and the scene fades out.

We open up with a shot of a darkened room. We hear the sounds of footsteps echoing down an empty hallway before we hear the sound of a secured door opening and then closing. The sounds all echo. We hear more footsteps and then another door open. It then closes, before then the lights turn on. Fluorescent lights hum as we see where we are…an armory. We then see people entering. We cut to shots of steel chairs, sledgehammers, tables, ladders, a barbed wire baseball bat and more items frequently seen in Underground matches hanging on the wall. We then see people grabbing them before cutting to show David Striker grabbing a barbed wire baseball bat.

Striker: “This will do…”

Dumont: “You sure?”

Striker turns before we see Dumont wearing a backpack with a flamethrower in front of him. He sets it off as the scene dims. The SCW Under Attack logo comes up on the screen.

“Supreme Championship Wrestling brings you Under Attack, Sunday, November 3…only on pay per view!”

We then cut back to see Striker and Dumont looking at a straw-covered practice dummy, that had been on fire, the fire slowly dissipating.

Striker: “Can I get a turn?”

Dumont shrugs and hands him the flamethrower before the scene cuts away.

The show returns live to show a shot of the outside of the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Sharper: “Folks, we are here live in Vancouver for Apocalypse. In November, we’ll be back oni pay per view for Under Attack, live from Detroit, Michigan.”

Knots: “And looks like there’s going to be a lot of violence there.”

Sharper: “Could be. A lot of people gunning for opportunities in SCW. We will see what will happen when we roll into Detroit. But next, Adrenaline Title on the line. Bree Lancaster is going to try and see if she can win her title back against Magical Cosmic Princess YUYO!”

Bree Lancaster vs. Magical Cosmic Princess YUYO

SCW Adrenaline Championship

Match will be added – writer was delayed due to reasons outside of her control. YUYO retains the Adrenaline Championship, defeating Bree Lancaster. She gets up, overly-proud. Glory Braddock comes to the ring and confronts YUYO.

Backstage, CHBK is talking to Dean Black as we see Lucas Knight come into the view. CHBK points him out to Dean.

Dean: “An update?”

Knight: “Emergency crews have been there for a bit. A neighbouring farm already called in it even before our crew did. Deanna is being taken for observation.”

Dean: “So she’s….okay?”

Knight: “She’s alive. She’s more unconscious. She had something in her hand. Some sort of stone. They had a hell of a time prying it from her.”

CHBK: “Just make sure we have someone there to cover costs and get her home. Get her safe.”

Knight: “Already working on it. Oh…and they did recover the US title.”

CHBK: “Enigma?”

Knight: “That’s all I have so far.”

CHBK: “Wonderful…”

CHBK shakes his head.

CHBK: “One thing at a time. US Title still is Deanna’s I guess. We’ll see if we need to have an interim champion due to injury, but right now…”

Black: “I’ll make sure they know it in the truck and Phillips knows.”

CHBK: “Thanks.”

Knight: “I’ll keep contact out there.”

CHBK nods. Knight heads off as Black does too. CHBK sighs before we see Selena Frost storming up to him.

Selena: “You…update….Dean-“

CHBK: “Selena, we’re still finding things out. But she’s out and being checked on.”

Selena pauses and looks down, almost as if evaluating the situation.

CHBK: “We can try and give you a way to reach her or-“

Selena: “No…No, I’ll try and reach out after. I have to focus elsewhere for a bit longer.”

Selena pauses again, almost again, trying to make sure she is sure of her decision.

Selena: “Yeah, I’ll….I’ll do that.”

Selena turns and heads off. CHBK watches her leave.

Knots: “Guess Trios is more important…”

Sharper: “I don’t know if she’s sold on that.”

Scott Reed vs. Marie Jones vs. La Pequena Luz

Number One Contendership for the SCW United States Championship

You and I walk a fragile line
I have known it all this time
But I never thought I'd live to see it break
It's getting dark and its all too quiet
And I can't trust anything now
And its comin' over you like its all a big mistake"

Phillips: Ladies and gentlemen….

"Holding my breathe, won't lose you again
Something's made your eyes go cold"

Phillips: ..."The Phoenix" Marie Jones!!!!!!!!!!

A spotlight shines down at the top of the entrance ramp. Pyro goes off. Then Marie Annabelle Jones steps through the curtain, wearing her ring gear and her signature black leather jacket. A broad, somewhat condescending grin is on her face as she gaze out at the fans in the arena who cheer loudly. The Tron shows images of her striking at her opponents with her finishing and signature moves as the lyrics of "Haunted" by Taylor Swift begin to flow through the arena. Marie begins to make her way down towards the ring. As for Marie herself, she stops to slap a few high fives with fans, recognizing them as they cheer her. Then her focus is solely on the ring and the determined stride with which she walks tells that story. Marie hops up onto the ring apron. She strikes a sultry and sexy pose for the audience. Marie turns and leaps over the top rope and into the ring. She then hops up onto the second turnbuckle of the nearby corner and holds her arms up high into the air, getting a reaction from the crowd.

Knots: “After Deanna Frost retained the title, our next match will be to determine who will be her next challenger.”

Sharper: “Marie Jones is as capable as anybody and could stake her claim for big things for the rest of the year with a win for the Number One Contendership for our United States Heavyweight Title. But if this is her, and not Kim, what condition is she is from earlier?!”

The arena goes dark and a voice can be heard saying ”And the story goes…a young man will come…to save the universe from the forces of evil…

The voice dies down for a few moments before “I Will” by Eminem featuring KXNG Crooked, Royce da 5'9" & Joell Ortiz kicks in.

“And I don't think that I can stop it, here it comes…I do my best to try to block it, redrum…I've been sipping on like, vodka, head's numb...I'm blacking out, you better watch it, it's bedlam…”

The lights come back on and Scott Reed steps out from the entrance way, the crowd erupting in cheers.

“I thought I heard a voice in my head that said, "Kill"
I had no other choice that was left except fill
My pencil full of poisonous lead, the devil
He wants me to murder this beat, so I will”

Reed makes his way down the ramp, slapping hands with fans along the way. He reaches the ring and goes up the ring steps. Going across the apron, he looks out at the crowd once again as they continue to cheer. Climbing into the ring, Reed goes to the center.

Phillips: “Introducing, weighing in at two-hundred and twenty pounds, hailing from New York City, New York…he is…Scott! Reed!”

“He told me there are doubters who question my skill
They wanna put my style to the test, am I still
The best? They want the crown on my head, I said, "Chill
If you want me to murder this beat, then I will"

Reed climbs up to the top rope and points to the center of his chest, mouthing the words, ‘I will’ as the music dies down. Hopping down from the turnbuckle, he leans into the corner, waiting for the match to begin.

Knots: “And here’s The Artist Formerly Known As Beard, Scott Reed, looking to earn another US Title Shot.”

Sharper: “His style in the ring very unique, he’s got a unique set of offensive maneuvers and a chip on his shoulder. Scott Reed has really grown into something special.”

“Believe In Tomorrow” by Sunflower’s Garden begins to play as bright white lights begin flickering on and off on the stage in rhythm with the music. La Pequeña Luz skips out onto the stage with the kind of smile that could light up an entire room all on its own plastered to her face, dancing a bit to her theme song and waving her arms in an attempt to get the crowd pumped up, drawing cheers. As she looks down towards the ring, the smile fades as something seems to flicker through her mind, but as she runs her hands along the sleeves of her robe, her smile returns and she proceeds to skip her way down the ramp. Once she reaches ringside, Luz hops up onto the apron, grabbing the top rope before vaulting herself into a somersault into the ring, landing on her feet. She begins skipping around the ring, motioning once more for the fans to make some noise as they answer this call before she goes to her corner, slowly removing the robe and giving it a hug before setting it under the bottom turnbuckle.

Knots: “And here’s one half of our Tag Team champions, La Pequeña Luz, somebody who has every chance of being next in line.”

Sharper: “Luz, much like her partner, is looking to make a serious run at single’s opportunities as well as holding top honors here as a tag team wrestler. Both with incredible opportunities here tonight.”

The bell sounds as all three competitors look at one another, sizing one another up. Scott steps forward first. The crowd cheers for the match to begin. Marie launches herself at Scott with a stomp, then a forearm. Luz into the mix with a schoolboy roll-up on Marie that doesn’t get a one count as Scott immediately pulls Luz out and attempts to throw her out in between the second and third ropes. Luz holds on to both ropes and propels herself back in to the ring, spins, and attempts to clothesline Marie. She misses, drop toe hold by Marie. Scott with a dropkick on Marie now. Marie hits the mat hard. Scott reaches down for Luz, who immediately connects with a jaw breaker . She launches herself up and grabs Scott’s arm, attempting a fujiwara arm bar. Scott scampers his feet to the ropes.

Knots: “Some very athletic moves by Luz early on.”

Sharper: “That could be the difference in this affair. Luz is just so quick and athletic that it could be a long night for the other two if they don’t find a way to shut that down.”

Marie floats over with a stiff calf kick to Luz. Marie gets up as Scott gets up and attempts a snap suplex. Scott reverses it into a swinging neck breaker. Scott with the cover!

Ref: 1!

Luz breaks up the attempt. Scott stands up and forearms Luz hard. She drifts into the corner and is met by a running splash from Scott. Marie stirs and uses the ropes to get to her feet. Scott grabs Luz in a belly to belly attempt and appears to be looking for the Unmasked, but Luz rolls through once she’s off the ground and floats over, wrapping her legs around Scott’s head and attempting a standing hurricanrana. Scott barely catches it in time to block it, then powerbombs her to the mat in a sit out position.

Ref:1!

Marie breaks it up by floating over the top with a leg drop to the back of Scott’s head. Marie right on the offensive with a flurry of stiff blows to Scott. Scott starts to fight back with a flurry of his own! The referee tries to get control of the situation, but the two end up rolling and exchanging blows until they land on the ground outside the ring, still throwing punches!

Knots: “Marie showing how much she wants this opportunity! So if she is pulling double-duty, she’s digging deep!”

Sharper: “But Scott Reed! He doesn’t take that from anyone!”

They each get to a knee and start throwing blows before getting to their feet. Marie with a lifted knee into Scott’s midsection, before she drives him into the apron. Marie takes Scott’s legs out from underneath him with a double leg takedown, then latches onto the leg with the high angle single-leg Boston Crab! Scott yells out as Marie cranes back on his leg.

Knots: “Marie Jones can’t win the match out there and she knows it, but the strategy here may be to take out Scott’s base so his unique offense is less effective!”

Sharper: “Scott really relies on those legs for his curbstomp finisher, too! This could be a huge spot for Scott!”

The crowd roars its approval as Luz flies through the first and second ropes and takes Marie out! Luz immediately stands up and tosses Marie into the ring!

Knots: “Like a javelin between those ropes! That’s so much more difficult than it looks to get that low!”

Sharper: “And right into Marie’s ribs! She’s uncomfortable and you can see it all over her face.”

Luz looks around, then propels herself to the top rope and floats over with an acrobatic springboard shooting star press! Cover by Luz!

Ref: 1!

Kickout by Marie! Scott rolls back into the ring, favoring his right leg, but he uses it on Luz with a front kick that drops her back to the mat. Scott limps forward a little and lifts Luz up, but she hooks his wrist and slips behind with a hammerlock latched on. Scott has it scouted, twisting behind just as quickly and planting Luz with the half and half Suplex! Scott bringing Luz right back to her feet now, hooking her in a reverse DDT before lifting her up and twisting her around and planting her!

Knots: “Buck The Corrupt!”

Sharper: “And a cover!”

Ref: 1!

Kickout at the same time Marie breaks it up. Scott gets to his feet but Marie leg scissors Scott’s right knee and trips him up, locking him into a knee bar! Scott scrambles around, reaching for the ropes. He yells out in pain, holding his head as Marie is relentless in applying pressure! Finally, Scott starts inching his way towards the ropes, and after a minute, finally reaches it. But when he does, Marie lets go immediately and stands up, picking Scott’s leg up and driving it into the mat. Scott groans and holds his leg. Marie takes her leg, uses the top rope for leverage, and pushes Scott out of the ring.

Knots: “Marie Jones with a clear plan.”

Sharper: “Where Luz is utilizing her speed and highflying ability. Marie is attempting to limit Scott so she can take her chances with Luz! But Scott has a lot of fight in him. There’s no quit in him.”

Marie grabs Luz and lifts her up. Snap Suplex hits hard. She leaves it hooked and brings Luz back up. She lifts her up and attempts again, but Luz fights against it with some blows to the midsection. She pushes off and bounds off the ropes. She tumbles out of the way of a standing side kick attempt by Marie. Luz attempts a Jumping Reverse Bulldog, but Marie fights it and grabs onto the top rope! She tosses Luz off and goes off the ropes. When Luz turns around, she gets leveled by a Baisuku Knee Strike! And a cover!

Ref: 1!

Thr—NO! Luz gets the shoulder up.

Knots: “Luz looking for Lights Out there, but instead gets her lights turned out!”

Sharper: “A near fall there by Marie Jones and it just goes to show how innovative she can be. She’s a high flyer in her own right, but she’s letting Luz exhaust herself and she’s showing some serious fight here tonight!”

Scott rolls back into the ring. Marie looks at him and kicks him in the knee again. She picks him up and hits him with a dragon screw! Marie keeps control of the heel and brings Scott back to his feet before letting go of the leg, standing back, and drilling Scott with a super kick! Scott hits the ground, Marie goes to the top rope. The crowd rises to their feet as Marie stands up and looks down, putting her hands behind her head and twisting her body forward into a violent 450 splash that finds nothing but the canvas! Scott rolls out of the way. Scott gets up, holding his leg as Marie is on the ground. She rises to her feet, as Scott comes forward, up Marie’s back and uses his right leg to drive her head into the mat with the Empires Falling! Scott rolls off, holding his leg, Marie rolls over flat on her back.

Knots: “Empire’s Falling!”

Sharper: “But he didn’t get all of it because of what Marie has been targeting in this match! And he can’t make the cover! And Marie! She’s stirring!”

Scott is clutching his leg, but sees his opportunity slipping away and begins to crawl his way towards Marie. He lunges to drape his arm across Marie, but she rolls out of the ring and lands with a thud. Luz meanwhile is sizing Scott up from behind. Scott gets to his feet with a mild limp and looks to try to recover, but as he does, Luz bounds off the ropes with a handspring and hits a cutter! She hooks the near leg!

Ref: 1!

3!…NO! Scott shoots his shoulder up out in the knick of time. Luz rolls over and covers her head, slapping the mat a few times in frustration.

Knots: “Luz thought she had it! What a move!”

Sharper: “While Scott missed out on his opportunity, Luz made hers count!”

Knots: “And now she’s going to the top rope!”

After a momen’s climb, Luz is perched on the top rope. Scott is laying on the mat. But as she’s going to leap off, Marie Jones makes solid and desperate contact with the top rope! Luz gets split on the top rope and is in obvious discomfort. Marie seems to be taking a moment to collect herself. Scott stirs in the ring. As Scott gets up, Marie springboards herself to the top rope and hits Luz with a hurricanrana! As Luz vaults into the air, she lands across Scott’s shoulders and rolls through, keeping his legs hooked from behind!

Ref: 1!

3…NO! Scott kicks out, launching Luz forward! When Luz comes forward, she runs into a high knee strike from Marie! Luz is down. Marie runs and bounds off the second rope and connects with a lionsault! Before she can hook the far leg, Scott comes from behind and hits a deadlift bridging German Suplex!

Ref: 1!

Thre-Kickout by Marie! All three competitors are down. The crowd roars its approval as Scott’s face conveys his frustration.

Knots: “What an exchange by these three! The crowd likes what they see!”

Dawson: “Scott’s leg buckled a little on that Suplex, but there is no counting out Scott Reed! Unbelievable heart by that young man.”

Knots: “And now all three are working their way up! What could be next?”

Scott is up first. He throws a forearm into Marie as she tries to get up. She drops. Luz is up now. She goes to the back of Scott’s leg with a kick that makes his knee buckle. Float-over stunner by Luz! Marie with a stiff penalty kick attempt to Luz, who catches the leg. She stands up as Marie shakes her head no. Luz rises now, but Marie leaps up and plants a foot on Luz’s chest and completes a back flip! Luz charges in looking for a clothesline, but Marie hits a Pele kick! Reed to a leg now, Marie lunges for it, but gets caught by Scott in a gut wrench. He lifts her up and drives her stomach across his knee. Stiff side kick to the upper back by Scott. He staggers into the corner in clear pain and looks for yet another curbstomp! As he comes out limping, Luz comes from behind and hits Scott with a poisonrana! The crowd oh’s as Scott ends up in the corner.

Knots: “Seamless offense from all three! Who wants it more?”

Sharper: “Everybody working so hard, one of them on one leg! This is how much the United States Championship matters!”

Marie to her feet now. Luz and Marie trade blows as Luz gets the better of the exchange! Back into the corner now. Marie sent for the ride to the opposite buckle. She propels herself off the top rope and throws herself over a charging Luz. Luz stops before she hits the corner. Marie charges back in with a hard tackle into the corner. She sends Luz into the corner that Scott is in, but Scott is up and as Luz comes in, Scott levels her with Unmasked! She rolls off out of the ring and lands on the floor.

Knots: “It’s up for grabs for one of Marie or Scott now!”

Sharper: “That elevated STO took Luz right out of it! Now is the time!”

Scott and Marie look at each other before they come to blows in the middle of the ring. Marie blocks a blow and shoots low, taking out Scott’s right leg. She grabs and attempts to pull him in for the elevated Boston Crab, but Scott kicks her off and tries to hurry to his feet. Marie gets to her feet and attempts a shining wizard, but it’s blocked by Scott with both arms. Now he attempts to drag Marie in and turns her over for the high angle Boston Crab! Marie yells out in pain as Scott leans back. The ref asks Marie if she’s going to give up. She shakes her head no and begins to fight for the ropes.

Knots: “Turnabout is fair play! Scott working on Marie’s leg now, but now she’s in a world of hurt!”

Sharper: “Luz is nowhere to be found! Scott is a fighter, and he wants Marie Jones to tap out!”

Marie scrapes and claws, and finally, she’s near the ropes. But Scott won’t give it up! He drags Marie back into the middle of the ring and leans back harder! Marie’s hand goes up, her other hand clutching the back of her head! She looks set to tap!

Knots: “Watch out!”

Luz comes up from behind Scott and nails him with Lights Out before Marie taps! Scott rolls out of the ring! Luz pulls herself to the top rope! Marie rolls over in pain!

Sharper: “Ilumina La Noche!”

Luz vaults off the top rope, nailing a picture perfect corkscrew shooting star press! Cover!

Ref: 1!

3!

The bell sounds as the crowd roars, the red raising Luz’s hand in victory.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, and NUMBER ONE CONTENDER for the United States Championship, La Pequeña Luz!”

Luz stands up raising her hands in victory. She stands on the first rope, looking out to the crowd.

Knots: “I don’t know if there’s anybody hotter than La Pequeña Luz and her tag team partner right now, and getting hotter.”

Sharper: “Deanna Frost is going to have her hands full, of this, there is no doubt. And now her tag team partner will seek to add to their singles success later tonight.”

“Believe In Tomorrow” continues to play as Luz celebrates her win. Scott looks frustrated from the outside of the ring but gives Luz a nod of approval. Marie recovers outside the ring.

A hype video plays showing the histories of Amy Chastaine and Josh Hudson as top tier wrestlers and their relationship to one another.

Amy Chastaine vs. Josh Hudson

SCW World Championship

Blue and white lights flash as a fast drumbeat fills the arena followed by the words:

{I will not be afraid! I will not be afraid!}

The crowd roars as Amy Chastaine appears at the top of the stage. “Hell & Consequences” by Stone Sour continues. She looks around the arena as she steps forward and scans the crowd in the Dome at the America Center. She takes a few deep breaths before then throwing her arm in the air. Blue and red pyro shoots out in the air.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall with a sixty minute time limit and is for the SCW World Championship! First, the challenger, on her way to the ring, from New Orleans, Louisiana, she is Amy Chastaine!”

{'Ive done this on my own, and I don’t care what you do to me,

I won't hand over what is mine
I've done this for too long, to let you take it away from me,
it's too late to stop me, cause I refuse to die.}

Amy Chastaine head down the rampway. She picks up the pace as the camera gets a good look of the focus on her face. She continues down the rampway as the cameras then cut to show her reaching the ring. She hops onto the apron. She then looks around before stepping into the ring. She then runs the ropes a bit before stopping and pacing around the ring, turning to the entrance way.

Sharper: “Amy Chastaine named the number one contender by CHBK a couple of weeks ago. Coming off defeating Simon Lyman, a huge win, but also this match, a lot more to it. Josh Hudson also a trainer at Amy’s BlackOut Academy.”

Knots: “Talk about the opportunity to learn and train. But not just that, Amy Chastaine has to love this opportunity. After everything she’s been through this year, the crap with Lyman, injuries, she could be World Champion again.”

“Duality” blares through the PA system.

"I push my fingers into my eyes..."

The cameras show the crowd who begin cheering before zooming in at the entrance way, where Josh Hudson steps out, holding the SCW World Championship.

Phillips: “Her opponents, from New York City, New York, he is the SCW World Champion, Josh Hudson!”

"It's the only thing that slowly stops the ache
But it's made of all the things I have to take
Jesus, it never ends, it works it's way inside
If the pain goes on...I'm not gonna make it!"

He wears a sleeveless black hoodie as he slowly makes his way down the ramp. He reaches the bottom of the ramp, and he looks out to the crowd before making his way up the ring steps and climbs into the ring.

"I have screamed until my veins collapsed
I've waited as my time's elapsed
Now, all I do is live with so much hate
I've wished for this, I've bitched at that
I've left behind this little fact
You cannot kill what you did not create
I've gotta say what I've gotta say
And then, I swear, I'll go away
But I can't promise you'll enjoy the noise
I guess I'll save the best for last
My future seems like one big past
You're left with me 'cause you left me no choice..."

He goes to the bottom right-hand corner, climbing to the top rope.

"I push my fingers into my eyes
It's the only thing that slowly stops the ache
If the pain goes on
I'm not gonna make it!!!"

Hudson is shown staring out at the crowd once again, as he lifts both fists into the air, earning more cheers before he climbs down and leans into the turnbuckle, waiting for the match to begin. He hands off the title as the official raises it over his head. The SCW World Championship logo comes across the screen.

Sharper: “Josh Hudson making his first official defense of the SCW World Championship here tonight at Apocalypse. Against, as we noted, a friend.”

Knots: “For all of the talk of the wild wild west with him and his desire to take on all comers, this could be a very respectful affair, but don’t get me wrong. Title is on the line. You’re going to go for it.”

Hudson and Chastaine look at one another as the crowd roars. They scan the crowd before then stepping up and circling the ring a bit. They then lock up in the middle of the ring. The crowd looks on as Amy then drops down and around into a waistlock. Hudson moves into a standing switch. Amy however grabs Josh’s arm and ducks under and into a hammerlock. She pulls up but Hudson ducks under and around and into a hammerlock of his own. Amy winces and then twists down into a drop toe hold. She spins through into a front face lock. Hudson, however gets his feet under him and slides out and grabs Amy’s arm and twists it around into an arm wringer, forcing her down. She starts to get up, Hudson remains in control of it and then wrenches the arm and Amy winces.

Sharper: “Quickly back and forth here. Arm wringer into an arm wrench.”

Knots; “Amy fighting out.”

Amy flips forward and nips up and moves into a side headlock. She holds on as Hudson takes a moment before then pulling her back and into the ropes. He fires her off and Amy hits the ropes. Hudson leapfrogs over. Amy ducks under and hits the other side. Hudson leapfrogs again. Amy ducks under and then hits the opposite side, but Hudson kicks her in the ribs. He then whips her into the ropes. Amy bounces off and Hudson goes to grab her, but Amy sidesteps and grabs his arm and spins through, whipping Hudson into the ropes. He bounces off and Amy goes low, but Hudson jumps over and somersaults through. The crowd roars. Hudson pops up and Amy runs at him and hits a flying headscissors. Hudson hits the mat. He rolls over and turns to Amy and rushes him, but Amy hits a headlock takedown and pushes him down.

Hudson rolls his shoulder up. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “And Amy gets the two. These two know each other well.”

Knots: “Both train together at BlackOut. Both have had plenty of time to watch one another. Maybe even trained together in the past.”

Sharper: “I doubt heading into this one though. Some fog of war.”

Hudson keeps his shoulders up as Amy keeps the hold on. He tries to lock his arms around the head of Amy, but Amy moves to break it. They then start to get up to their feet. Amy holds onto the side headlock and Hudson keeps hold of her and then starts to move Amy into the corner. Hudson holds Amy into the corner, Amy holds on.

Hudson gets free and shoulder thrusts Amy in the ribs. The crowd ohs. Hudson hits another shoulder thrust and then a third before getting up and forearming Amy in the jaw. He forearms her again before Amy nails Hudson with a hard right. The crowd ohs. Amy nails him again. Hudson forearms her, but Amy kicks him in the ribs and then grabs him and runs him across to the opposite corner. Amy lets go and throws him in and nails him with a hard chop. The crowd woos. She chops him again. More woos. She then grabs him and goes to whip him across, but Hudson spins through and sends her in. Amy hits the corner and flips up and over to the apron. Hudson runs at her and goes for a clothesline. Amy ducks. She stops and turns and goes for a clothesline of her own. Hudson ducks that and then stops and just hits a dropkick, knocking Amy off the apron and to the floor. Amy rolls over. (1)

Sharper: “And Hudson wins that volley. Dropkick to the floor.”

Knots: “First the impact from the feet. Then the landing. Then the barricade too. Amy knocked back hard.”

Hudson looks around as Amy slowly gets up on the floor. (2) She then turns to the ring and Hudson runs at the ropes and goes for a baseball slide. Amy moves out of the way. Hudson slides, ending up on his feet. (1) He turns and Amy chops him again. The crowd woos. (2) Hudson chops her back. More woos. Amy chops him again. (3) Hudson kicks her in the ribs and then forearms her before spinning through and grabbing her arm and sending her into the barricade. (4) Amy falls to a knee, holding her back. Hudson walks over, methodically. (5) He grabs Amy and turns and forearms her in the jaw once and then again before rolling her into the ring. Hudson climbs onto the apron, but Amy gets up and nails him with a hard right.

Knots: “More strikes than I thought we’d see!”

Sharper: “The World Title is on the line. They’re not going to go easy on one another just because they’re friendly!”

Amy then grabs Hudson and knees him through the ropes not once, but twice. She then grabs Hudson and hooks him up by the hair. She attempts a suplex, but Hudson blocks it at first. Amy knees him again and then tries again. This time, though, Hudson spins through and lands behind Amy. He then hooks her up and hits a snap back suplex. Amy rolls over and slowly gets up. Hudson runs at her and grabs her, pulling her down with a school boy.

Amy kicks out. Both get up and Hudson hits a side headlock takedown.

Amy throws her shoulder up. Hudson holds on as the crowd looks on.

Sharper: “And Hudson with a few close calls. You put them in quick succession and you can just daze your opponent.”

Knots: “Putting Chastaine on full defensive early.”

Chastaine looks up as Hudson looks at the official. The official checks Amy’s shoulders. Amy looks around and manages to kick her legs up and uses that to get some momentum to get her knees under her. She starts to get up with Hudson remaining in control. They get up to their feet and Amy then elbows Hudson in the ribs once and then again before then grabbing Hudson’s arms and then twisting out and into a top wrist lock. The crowd looks on as Amy pushes up, clearly using a lot of energy to counter Hudson’s strength advantage. She pushes up and Hudson looks around before then pushing back to his back foot and jumping up and almost over Amy’s head, but spinning back down to counteract the wrist lock and then kicking her in the ribs. He fires her into the ropes. She bounces off. Hudson goes for a back drop. Amy jumps up and spins through. She then grabs Hudson and pushes him into the ropes and goes for an Okana roll. Hudson holds on. Amy rolls back. Hudson runs at Amy and goes for a clothesline. Amy ducks and Hudson spins around before lunging at Amy and Amy drills him with a dropkick to the jaw. Hudson falls back and Amy rolls over, slowly getting up.

Sharper: “And the dropkick. The exclamation point!”

Knots: “Right to the jaw. Just…you could hear that impact!”

Amy gets to her feet and walks around the ring before grabbing Hudson and pulling him up. She kicks him in the ribs and then manages to whip him into the ropes. Hudson bounces off and Amy hits another dropkick. Hudson hits the mat. Amy turns and goes for the pin.

Hudson kicks out. He slowly gets up and Amy gets up and grabs Hudson and pulls him the rest of the way only to then throw him face first into the corner. She nails him with a hard right and then another before whipping him across the ring. Amy watches him before running across the ring and nailing him with a vicious clothesline. The crowd ohs as Hudson staggers out and Amy then runs up behind him and shoves him into the corner. Hudson hits the corner and staggers back. Amy goes to lift him up, but Hudson counters and spins around. Amy however elbows her in the jaw once and then again before then going to whip him across the ring. Hudson, however, spins around her and then hits a release German suplex. The crowd ohs as Amy rolls over and moves to the corner.

Sharper: “And the first German suplex of this match. Stops Amy’s momentum. And now to the corner.”

Knots: “To remind herself where she is. To reset. To everything. Hudson getting up though.”

Hudson then starts to get up and Amy grabs at the ropes, holding her head and neck. Hudson heads over after her and Amy hits a straight kick to the ribs and then she grabs Hudson by the head and hits a running bulldog. Hudson rolls to his back. Amy gets up and moves to the ropes and bounces off and then gets a running start before hitting a running leg drop. She rolls Hudson over and goes for the pin.

Hudson kicks out. Immediately, Amy goes for the head, locking in a reverse chinlock. Hudson reaches out as the crowd looks on.

Sharper: “And Amy keeping the control on. Going for the reverse chinlock.”

Knots: “Making him carry her weight and the weight of the match on him shoulders. His neck.”

Hudson reaches out as the official checks on him. Amy looks around, keeping the chinlock on. She continues to hold on as Hudson slowly starts to turn. Amy does not stop with her hold. Hudson starts to get his knees under him. He slowly starts to get up. Amy holds on and Hudson spins around before pushing Amy into the ropes. He fires her off. She bounces off and Hudson drops down. Amy hops over and bounces off the other side, but Hudson then catches her in an abdominal stretch! The crowd roars a bit as Amy winces in pain as Hudson hooks his body around Amy’s!

Sharper: “A bit old school with the abdominal stretch!”

Knots: “He’s not got it fully on though. Amy has moved her foot just enough to prevent it from getting in fully.”

Sharper: “You’re right Jon.”

Knots: “Of course I am!”

Amy manages to move a bit and pushes Josh’s arm off before going for a hip toss, but Hudson spins through and attempts another one, Amy spins through and attempts to counter, but Hudson spins through and lifts her up and over onto the apron. Amy lands on her feet. She knees Hudson in the ribs again and then grabs him by the head and pulls him out and throws him to the floor. Amy turns and moves to the corner. She climbs up to the top rope as the crowd looks on. Hudson gets up.(1) He looks up as Amy is on the top rope! The crowd roars as she dives off and hits a huge crossbody from the top rope onto Hudson! The crowd erupts. (1)

Sharper: “Off the top! Amy Chastaine not known for those risks, but with the World Title on the line!”

Knots: “Just got all of it. A…who much does she weigh?”

Sharper: “What does it matter?”

Knots: “Well I want to do it sacks of potatoes. Sacks of potatoes to the face!”

Hudson stirs as Amy rolls through. She looks around. (2) She then grabs Hudson and slowly lifts him up. She runs him into the ring. Hudson rolls over. (3) She however climbs onto the apron and climbs up to the top rope. Hudson slowly starts to stir in the ring. He turns to the corner and Amy dives off with missile dropkick. Hudson hits the mat. Amy crawls over and hooks the leg.

Hudson gets his shoulder up. Amy rolls off and looks around. She slowly gets up and takes a brief walk around the ring before grabbing Hudson as he stirs. Hudson however counters with a jawbreaker. Amy falls back into the corner. Hudson winces and gets up. Amy steps up and Hudson nails her with a hard right. He nails her again and again before kicking her in the ribs. He whips her into the ropes. Amy bounces off and Hudson catches her and hits an overhead belly to belly suplex. The crowd ohs. Hudson crawls over for thep in.

Amy gets her shoulder up. Hudson rolls off and Amy crawls to the corner.

Sharper: “Hudson with another suplex. Again, it stops Amy’s offense!”

Knots: “And Amy not stopping though. She’s going to the corner. Going to reload!”

Amy crawls to the corner, using the ropes to get up. Hudson gets in the middle of the ring and she turns to him and Hudson kicks Amy in the ribs. He places her head between his legs. He goes to hoist her up, but Amy kicks her legs and drops down. She then goes for a backdrop, but Hudson counters it into a sunset flip.

Amy kicks out and rolls onto Hudson’s check.

Hudson pulls her back into a pin.

Amy rolls out. She then steps forward into a jackknife pin on Hudson.

Hudson bridges up as the crowd roars. They get up and spin around, hooking each other’s arms and Hudson manages to take her over with a backslide.

Amy rolls out. Both get up and Amy runs at Hudson. Hudson catches her and locks in a full nelson. The crowd roars, but Amy slides down, hooks her legs under Hudson’s arms and pulls him forward into a roll-up.

Hudson kicks out and rolls back onto Amy.

Amy kicks out. Hudson gets up, but turns his back to Amy. Amy gets up and goes for a waistlock. Hudson fights it and moves into a standing switch. He then hits a bridging German suplex!

Amy kicks out! Both remain down as the crowd applauds.

Sharper: “Back and forth. Just having each other so scouted, but Hudson with that German.”

Knots: “Second of the match and it nearly gets it done!”

Amy rolls away from Hudson as Hudson starts to get up and beats her to her feet. He then leans on the ropes before seeing Amy getting up and Hudson runs at her and goes for a clothesline. Amy ducks and then both turn to each other and Amy hits the Lightning Strike. Hudson hits the mat. Amy collapses, her leg landing on top of Hudson. The official doesn’t notice it at first, watching, before then suddenly dropping down.

Hudson gets his shoulder up. Amy rolls over. The crowd looks on.

Knots: “Oh man…that was a three. Ref! What the hell?”

Sharper: “Demitra did not realize that Amy’s leg was on Hudson. That split second….A rare mistake from Aaron Demitra. He is human folks.”

Knots: “Just wait until AI refs gets in there. We’d have a match end in the middle of a move, because it thought it was a pin!”

Amy rolls over and starts to get up. Hudson stirs as Amy gets up to her feet. Hudson slowly gets up and Amy clubs him in the back once and then again. She then hooks him up by the head and goes for the Vortex, but as she twists, Hudson blocks her and forearms her in the back. He then hits a back suplex into a bridge.

Amy rolls her shoulder up. The crowd ohs. Amy starts to get up and Hudson gets up and walks over to her. He then scoops her up and slams her down. Amy turns and starts to get up again. Hudson grabs her and whips her into the corner. Amy hits the corner and staggers out. Hudson runs after and Amy goes for a back drop. Hudson spins through. He grabs her and then hoists her up and places her on the top turnbuckle. Amy looks out from the ring and Hudson then grabs her and clubs her in the back. He climbs up to the middle rope. He hooks Amy up and starts to move her into position to hoist her up for a back superplex. But when he hoists her up, Amy counters by flipping over into a sunset flip powerbomb! The crowd ohs. She then lifts Hudson’s legs up and flips through with a deep jackknife pin.

Hudson kicks out. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “And how close…how close again. Amy with that sunset flip into a powerbomb. Then the wherewithal to go into the pin.”

Knots: “And bend Hudson over in ways that even Bree won’t try!”

Hudson rolls over as Amy gets up. She then stomps Hudson in the chest once and then again before grabbing him. Amy then goes for another Vortex, but Hudson blocks it again and forearms her in the head once and then again before locking in a waistlock and hitting a German suplex into a bridge, but Amy lands close to the ropes.

Amy manages to hook the middle rope with her foot. Demitra stops the count. Hudson lets go and rolls over. Amy rolls over too. She winces and Hudson grabs her and pulls her up. Hudson then whips Amy into the ropes. Amy bounces off and Hudson scoops her up and hits a pendulum backbreaker. He leans on her some, but Amy looks up and then anils him with a hard right and then another and another, hammering away on Hudson. Hudson pushes her away. Amy rolls over.

Sharper: “Amy just coming alive! A series of hard rights!”

Knots: “We’ve seen her be more aggressive. You know it’s hurting, but she’s finding it somewhere!”

Hudson turns and walks over to Amy. Amy then hits a jawbreaker. Hudson staggers back and then turns back to Amy who hits the Lightning Strike. He goes down. Amy rolls through for the pin.

Hudson gets his shoulder up. Hudson rolls over as Amy looks up. She then gets up and drags herself up before going over to Hudson. She grabs Hudson and drags her up, but Hudson suddenly pulls her over with an inside cradle.

Amy kicks out. Both get up and Amy swings at Hudson, but Hudson ducks and catches Amy as she spins through. He then runs Amy chest first into the corner before rolling back, still holding on and hitting a rolling release German suplex. The crowd ohs. Hudson crawls over.

Sharper: “Shades of Gable Winchester! Rolling German!”

Knots: “And Amy may be out!”

Hudson covers her.

Amy gets her shoulder up. The crowd roars. Amy slowly gets up and Hudson turns and gets up and spins around her into a school boy.

Amy kicks out. Hudson falls back and then gets up. He turns and Amy ducks a clothesline before spinning around kicking Hudson in the ribs and hitting the Vortex! The crowd roars. Amy rolls over and moves to the corner. She glances back and sees Hudson stirring. Hudson then slowly gets his feet under him. Amy pushes her feet and runs to the corner and jumps to the middle rope before stepping to the top rope. She dives back for the BlackOut. Hudson, however steps back and Amy lands backside first into the mat. Hudson then lunges at her and slides into her, using that impact to hook her arms with his arm and leg and into a crucifix pin.

The bell sounds. The crowd roars as Hudson lets go and falls back Amy drops to her side, almost as if the adrenaline for both ended at the same moment. Amy rolls to her stomach. Hudson slowly sits up.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, and STILL SCW World Champion, Josh Hudson!”

Sharper: “An amazing contest. Back and forth.”

Knots: “We said they knew each other well. It showed. Even scouting the BlackOut. We’ve not seen someone do what Hudson just did.”

Sharper: “And the impact, the fatigue. The high tempo for both and by the end, Hudson hooked the arms with his arm and legs, and Amy couldn’t get out. That was it. Still your champion!”

Hudson turns and slowly gets up. The official hands him the World Championship. Hudson turns to Amy and says something to her. Amy nods and rolls over to her back. Hudson gets up and raises the title over his head. The crowd cheers. Hudson looks around and then raises it to each side of the ring. He turns back and then extends his arm to Amy. Amy slowly looks at him and then reaches up. He pulls her up, the crowd cheering more.

Sharper: “Class from Hudson there. Amy…clearly disappointed, but only for the result.”

Knots: “And think of everything she’s been through this year and to get that close here tonight…”

Sharper: “And just think…didn’t need Selena’s conditions for this classic.”

Knots: “She may try something though.”

As Hudson and Chastaine stand in the ring, the Trios Tournament logo comes up on the screen. A still of both teams follows.

Sharper: “Next, our main event…”

Knots: “Did Selena force this?”

Sharper: “I don’t know, but the Trios Tournament finals are next. One team will gain the opportunity to book any match each member wants. And there’s a long history of this tournament in SCW. Let’s take a look!”

A video hyping the history of the Trios Tournament plays.

Selena Frost, Andrew Raynes & Polly Pingotti vs. Xander Valentine, Amelia Blythe & Billy Heaven Jr.

Trios Tournament Finals

“Victorious” by Skillet begins playing as the lights dim a bit. Slowly, Amelia Blythe makes her way onto the stage, putting herself front and center as she folds her hands in front of her, looking like a proper young lady as she looks somewhat solemnly down towards the ring. After a moment of this, Amelia slowly unfolds her hands and runs them along her mask, a smile slowly coming to her face. The SCW World Tag Team Championship sits around her waist.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a thirty minute time limit and is a quarterfinals match in the 2024 Trios Tournament. For the first team, first, coming down to the ring, from Oxford, England, she is one half of the SCW World Tag Team Champions, she is Amelia Blythe!”

With this, she proceeds to head down to the ring, her look growing more determined and battle-ready the closer she gets. Once she reaches ringside, Amelia climbs the ring steps onto the apron, wiping her feet before stepping through the ropes. As the song goes into the chorus, Amelia gives a victorious fist pump to the delight of the fans as she takes a moment to soak in the lyrics before removing her robe and the mask, giving the latter a quick kiss before she sets them both in her corner.

Sharper: “Both members of the Light in the Darkness are in this tournament on separate teams. If they do face, it will be in the finals.”

Knots: “Both are hoping for that, I’m sure. Both to delay it, but also it means one would walk away with a contract.”

Sharper: “But of course, a lot to do to get there and ultimately, Amelia’s team. I don’t know if they have an advantage of not. Perhaps more united in one sense, but there is the unknown that is Billy Heaven Jr.”

Knots: “Oh, there’s a known quality there!”

Do it baby! Do what I should think!
Do it-do it baby, do what I could think!

The opening polyphonic strokes of Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby” hit the PA, and the crowd immediately turns to boos. The stage lights intensify in brightness. Through the light, we can see the outline of an emerging competitor.

I AIN’T EVER REP A SET BABY!

A two-step through the light and into the ramp, Billy Heaven pops onto the scene in his wrestling gear, a very large pair of sunglasses on his face.

I AIN’T DO NO WRONG!

A shimmy and a hard stop.

I COULD CLEAN UP GOOD FOR YA! OH I KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG!

A sharp three-hundred degree pivot on the ball of his foot, a crisp landing in a split-legged stance, left hand pointing to the sky.

‘CAUSE I WANNA MAKE IT, SO BADLY!

A sharp return of his upward pointed hand into an intense pump, thrust, and strut forward.

I’M A MILLION DOLLA BAYBAY, DON’T AT ME!

Phillips: “Next, from Los Angeles, California, this is Billy Heaven Jr.!”

And with that said, Billy Heaven Jr. obnoxiously smiles pointing to the crowd as he makes his way down to the ring. He rolls under the bottom rope, outstretched arms to receive his less than warm ovation, but it does not seem to register. He takes the sunglasses off and sets them on the top turnbuckle before standing on the second rope, leg over the top, bringing his hands together in a prayer. “Milllon Dollar Baby” dies out. He then turns and looks at Amelia and nods. He then walks over and goes to hug her, but Amelia moves away.

Sharper: “And Billy Heaven Jr. made an interesting debut last week.”

Knots: “Two HR violations already!”

Sharper: “And looking for a third. But he better be on his best behaviour.”

Knots: “We could see a murder. From either Amelia or Xander!”

The few opening keystrokes of “Soul on Fire” by Last Internationale chimed. A lull before the storm as the crowd seems to calm for only a moment before Delila Paz’s blues dominate the audio.

“Some are born to kill
Others are born to run
Some need to keep on takin'
Till you ain't got none”

A singular light appears before the curtains, on the other side is the outline of a large man. On the screen, we’re shown Xander Valentine holding onto the bars of a prison cell. He starts to bend the bars before the scene blurs.

“But baby, I wasn't built to die
Lay down and be crucified
Nah, no matter how hard they try
To push me down
Still I rise”

“Soul on Fire (Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul)
Soul on Fire (Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul)”

The curtain drops to reveal Xander. A quick salvo of pyros explodes in front of him before he steps through the smoke with an intense look on his face. He goes from one side of the stage to the next, yelling out to the crowd and throwing up his arms. He then stops at the top of the ramp and throws his arm up into the air. He starts down the ramp, Xander’s gaze affixed on the ring.

Phillips: “And finally, fighting out of Fort Collins, Colorado… from Rochester, New York…the Paragon of Violence, the Executioner…. XANDER F’ING VALENTINE!”

Suffocate me until I am blue
To preserve my bad worldview
Paranoid, All Eyes On Me
Rumours circle, vultures feed

Baby, I wasn't built to die
Lay down and be crucified
Nah, no matter how hard they try
To push me down
Still I rise

Soul on Fire (Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul)
Soul on Fire (Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul)
Soul on Fire (Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul)
Soul on Fire (Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul)

Xander leaps up onto the apron in a single bound. Xander climbs up over the top rope and marches straight to the far side of the ring. He throws his arms up again, getting a massive pop. He goes to the opposite side and repeats to garner the same response. He hops down from the rope, and jogs into place, waiting for the bell.

A coin can be heard dropping into a coin slot. A few seconds pass, which is when an open field is shown up on the SCW tron. A flock of birds rise up from the tall grass and fly away as the sound of a piano can be heard playing, leading into the opening of "Bird Set Free" by Sia. The moment the opening words are heard, Polly steps out from the back and stands at the forefront on the stage. She looks up at the tron to see one straggling bird rise up from the grass all by its lonesome. Polly admires the one small bird that begins to fly away now too until Sia reaches the chorus, which is when she turns around as a pair of pyros goes off on each side of the entranceway. The nearest camera catches her piercing bright green eyes as she begins to walk down the ramp and down to the ring.

Phillips: “Their opponents, first, making her way to the ring, from Panguitch, Utah, Polly Pingotti!”

Polly does smile but only briefly as she turns her attention to the task at hand. She can hear the usual mix of cheers and boos, leaning more towards cheers than boos. She gives one full look around the arena before she slides into the ring under the bottom rope. Once inside the ring she stands right up, closes her eyes, and presents a flying motion. She opens her eyes back up and light on her feet chooses a corner of the ring to wait in. With her arms now back at her sides, her focus builds on the fight that she is about to go through.

Sharper: “Polly Pingotti with a big win last week against La Pequena Luz. Can she build on it? But at the same time, her partners could be an issue. Andrew Raynes – he’s back after years away. But Polly and Selena Frost don’t get along.”

Knots: “But there’s one thing Polly should count on. Selena will do anything to get that second contract to give her security. That alone may be the wild card. To get through everything else!”

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

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

As he continues to look focused, he makes his way down the ramp, ignoring the fans. He walks down towards the ring where he slides in under the bottom rope. He pops up in the middle of the ring and looks around. He looks over at his opponent with a cold stare, sizing them up before the match even starts.

Sharper: “Andrew Raynes has been quite quiet since stunningly returning at Rise to Greatness, helping Amy Chastaine defeat Simon Lyman.”

Knots: “Why help Amy? I thought he hated her!”

Sharper: “I did too. But now, he comes to the ring. Amy Chastaine is here, so you wonder if that may be something to watch backstage. But Andrew Raynes could tonight, quickly remind everyone why he was someone to watch several years ago before he left SCW.”

Knots: “Former Adrenaline Champion. Tag Champion.”

BELIEVE IT... OR NOT!

"Thank You for Hating Me!" by Citizen Soldier plays throughout the arena, the SCW Universe deafening the song with their boos. The lights shift to dark purple and blue, filling the arena as snow is seen “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 with a smirk.

Phillips: “And finally, their partner, from Nome, Alaska, by way of Manhattan, New York, she is the Snow Queen, Selena Frost!”

Slowly, Selena shifts her head, her sapphire eyes locked towards the ring as she turns to her side and lifts her front hand gracefully, extending it towards the ring, palm upward. With a lift of her front 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!

Lowering her arm, the Blue-Eyed Devil walks down the ramp, her steps leaving footprints in the “snow” under her feet. Reaching the ring, Selena goes up the steps and under the ropes to enter it. Once inside and in the center of the ring, she stands still, confident and powerful, as the lights form to make a massive blue and black snowflake under her and the purple and blue lights. Raising her hand back up, towards the audience, once again palm upright, a wicked smirk graces her lips. With a slam of her foot, Selena causes 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 purple streaks of light from the turnbuckle the lights return to normal.

The crowd roars as we see both teams talking. Billy just points to him and Xander grabs him by the shoulder and pulls him back. Amelia nods as she turns. Polly Pingotti steps up as Selena exits. Andrew turns to Polly and says something to her. Polly and Amelia look at one another. The bell sounds.

Sharper: “Trios Tournament Finals. Here we go. One of these two teams will see each member walk away with a contract for any match they want in the next year!”

Polly and Amelia then step up and lock up in the middle of the ring. They push back on one another and Amelia turns and wrenches the arm. Polly winces as Amelia then wrenches it again. She moves into a side headlock. Polly reaches around and then grabs at the hands. She tries to unclasp her hands and successes before wrenching the arm out and Amelia bends over. Polly jerks on the arm. Amelia falls to a knee and gets up and Polly jerks on it again. She then chops Amelia. Amelia staggers. The crowd woos. Polly chops her again. Amelia winces and Polly grabs her and whips her across the ring. Amelia bounces off and Polly goes for a back elbow. Amelia slides underneath before getting up and grabbing Polly, popping her with a European uppercut. Polly falls back, holding her jaw as Amelia looks at her.

Sharper: “And a hard European uppercut. Polly Pingotti knocked to the mat. Floored by that shot.”

Knots: “Also cuffs her a bit. Dazes her. Take out one and the other two have to do more. You go for big shots then early on.”

Sharper: “Amelia knows how dangerous Polly can be. Polly defeated La Pequena Luz, her partner, a couple of weeks ago on Breakdown.”

Amelia waits as Polly starts to get up and looks at her. She then lunges and goes for the leg. Amelia tries to block, but Polly gets her down. She then moves forward and into a side headlock. She nails Amelia with a couple of shots before Amelia slides out. Both get up and Polly kicks Amelia in the ribs. She whips Amelia across the ring to the neutral corner. Polly runs after and Amelia gets an elbow up. Polly staggers back and spins around and Amelia runs out and goes for a European uppercut, but Polly spins with it, hooking Amelia’s arm and pulling her over for a backslide. As she only hooks one arm, Amelia rolls through, but Polly then gets up and hits a dropkick. Amelia falls back. Polly goes for the pin.

Amelia kicks out. She rolls over and gets up and Polly moves over and grabs her by the hair and pulls her up into a side headlock. Polly then drives her fist into Amelia’s face. Amelia falls to a knee.

Sharper: “Hard shot. Polly, we’ve talked about how much more aggressive she has been. This win here would be huge for her.”

Knots: “Just is she going to use it for what CHBK suggested. She’s trying to get Marissa Swanson into SCW. Why?! That’s the woman who humiliated her last year!”

Sharper: “Raynes and Frost don’t care about the why, just that Polly comes through. Same for everyone in this. The reward has to be enough to keep teams on the same page.”

Polly holds on and Amelia gets up and Polly keeps the headlock on. Amelia then hoists her up and runs into the ropes. She fires Polly off. Polly hits the opposite side. Amelia steps up and Polly slides through her legs. Amelia turns around and Polly hits a jawbreaker. Amelia falls back to the ropes. Polly then turns and runs into the ropes, bouncing off and then Amelia steps up and hits a hip toss, taking Polly up and over to the floor. Polly hits feet first and spins into the barricade. (1) Amelia steps back as the official tells her to give Polly space, but this leads Heaven to run over and grab Polly and roll her into the ring. Heaven hops back up and Amelia turns and grabs Polly. The official looks at Heaven as Amelia hooks Polly up and hits a snap suplex.

Sharper: “Hard suplex after the assist from Heaven Jr.”

Knots: “Most serious he’s been in this whole tournament!”

Blythe gets up and drags Polly up. She then drags her over to the corner and tags in Xander. Xander enters as the crowd roars. Blythe holds Polly for Xander who buries a knee in Polly’s ribs. Polly falls over from the impact. Blythe exits. Xander then grabs Polly and drags her up and runs her face first into the neutral corner. He then hits a back elbow before rearing back and hitting another back elbow and then another. Polly falls to a knee. Xander then drags Polly up and whips her across the ring and into the opposite corner. Polly hits and staggers out. Xander scoops her up onto his shoulders and hits a snake eyes. Polly stumbles back and Xander runs into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a running boot. The crowd ohs. Polly hits the mat. Xander goes for the pin.

Frost breaks it up as Polly gets her shoulder up. Xander looks back as Selena backs up, watching her former rival. Xander gets up and drags Polly up and moves her into the neutral corner. Xander then knees her in the ribs before turning and throwing her down. Xander then tags in Billy. Billy enters the ring and spins around before pointing to himself with his thumb. Polly starts to get up and Billy grabs her and hits an inside cradle!

Sharper: “Xander brings in Heaven! Cradle!”

Polly kicks out. Heaven rolls over.

Knots: “Only two. Polly taking a beating. And Billy Heaven Jr. He’s ready. He took the Sabbath off. He’s rested! I saw it on his Instagram!”

Polly moves to the corner and Heaven heads over and stomps her in the ribs over and over and over again. The official calls for the break.

Heaven Jr steps back and tries to calm the official down. Heaven then walks around and reaches into his pants. He pulls out a wad of cash. He then points to the camera and turns to the official, handing it to him. Quickly the official just lets the money drop as Heaven turns back and goes to kick Polly in the ribs, but Polly catches his leg and then kicks him in the thigh. Heaven winces and Polly runs up from behind. She hits a running bulldog. She then rolls through and sees the cash. She shrugs and grabs a wad before picking up and stomping Heaven in the jaw over and over.

Sharper: “The hell is wrong with Billy Heaven Jr. Selena Frost disgusted.”

Knots: “Tried to pay off Hollinsworth to allow him to attack Polly. And Polly just got a tip for her efforts!”

Sharper: “And now here comes Andrew Raynes!”

Polly tags in Raynes and Raynes enters as Heaven Jr. starts to get up and Raynes blasts him with a hard right. Heaven hits the mat. He pops back up and turns around to Raynes who nails him with another hard right. Billy Heaven Jr. hits the mat again and then starts to get up and Raynes grabs him and runs him into the corner. Heaven Jr. stumbles back and Raynes runs out and clotheslines him down. He then goes for the pin.

Billy kicks out. Andrew Raynes gets up as Billy stirs and gets up. He then turns around and Raynes jumps up and hits a calf kick to the jaw. Billy hits the mat. He reaches out for the tag, although that’s well across the ring. He then gets up and turns and Andrew Raynes grabs him and hooks him up before kneeing him in the jaw once and then again and again before whipping him into the ropes. Billy bounces off and Raynes goes for a back drop. Billy spins through, landing on his feet. Raynes turns and Billy just smacks him. The crowd ohs. Raynes looks down before Billy smirks and Raynes then just smacks him back. Billy falls down and crawls over to the corner, moving to the corner where Amelia tags herself in. Billy looks up as Amelia then enters the ring and Raynes then heads forward. He nails Amelia with a hard right and then another before Amelia hits a European uppercut. Raynes staggers. She hits another and then grabs Raynes and goes to send him into the ropes. Raynes spins through and sends Amelia in. Amelia bounces off and Raynes hits a back elbow. He turns and Billy runs out and nails him with a running clothesline. Billy jumps up, arms up and walks around the ring. He turns to Selena and Polly and winks at them before nodding. Selena motions for him to come over. Billy obliges and he leans on the top rope, only for Selena to then grab his right arm, pulling out and jump up, locking in an armbar. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Billy Heaven Jr. thought Selena was flirting with him and instead, she’s trying to break his arm!”

Knots: “Amelia! Xander! Help him!”

Amelia heads over and pries Selena off. Selena grabs the ropes and drops down to the floor. The crowd boos as Amelia then tells Billy to leave the ring. Billy pulls himself to the floor, holding his arm. He walks around. Xander shakes his head as Amelia turns back and Raynes rakes her eyes. Amelia winces and Raynes then nails her with a kick to the ribs. Selena climbs back up and Raynes tags Selena in. Selena nods and enters as she then kicks Amelia with a shoot kick followed by a second one and then hits a jumping back kick to the jaw. Amelia falls out of the corner and down to the mat.

Sharper: “And the former World Champion now in and just a series of hard kicks to Amelia Blythe.”

Knots: “Help Billy and well, Selena didn’t care for that.”

Sharper: “They’re partners-“

Knots: “It’s Selena! She lives by her own code at this point!”

Amelia starts to get up and Selena steps past her and grabs her and snapmares her over and hits a dropkick to the back of Amelia’s head. Selena then runs into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting an elbow drop. She goes for the pin.

Amelia kicks out. She turns as Billy Heaven moves to the rampway and looks around, he keeps shaking out his arm. Xander snaps at him as Luz looks on too. Amelia meanwhile gets back up to her feet as Selena forearms her in the jaw once and then again. She grabs Amelia and whips her across the ring. Selena runs after. Amelia goes for a boot. Selena catches it and then throws it down before forearming Amelia in the jaw. She then grabs Amelia and throws her back before then jumping to the middle rope and diving back with a moonsault onto Amelia. She hooks the leg.

Amelia kicks out. She rolls over and moves to the ropes. Selena walks over to her and grabs her, clubbing her in the back.

Sharper: “Frost in control here. Amelia Blythe in trouble as Selena has every answer.”

Knots: “Poor Billy Heaven Jr. He may be hurt. He’s still holding that arm.”

Billy Heaven continues to wince in pain, gaining Xander’s ire. Selena then pulls Blythe up and goes for a back suplex. Blythe, however, hits a standing switch and then grabs Selena and hits a back suplex into a bridge.

Selena rolls out. Both get up and Amelia hits a European uppercut to Selena. She hits a second and then whips her into the ropes. Selena bounces off and Amelia takes Selena down with an armbar takedown. She then spins around her back and into a front facelock before starting to move into a guillotine choke. Selena struggles as Polly then enters and kicks Amelia in the face. Amelia goes down. Xander goes to step in by stops. Amelia rolls over as Selena moves to the ropes. Amelia winces and starts to get up and Selena just steps up and grabs her and hits a DDT.

Sharper: “Selena just spiking Amelia Blythe! That DDT!”

Knots: “And it’s practically two on one….”

Sharper: “Billy Heaven remains on the floor, writhing in pain, holding his arm.”

Knots: “He’s not writhing!”

Sharper: “Selena doesn’t care and now a cover!”

Selena goes for the pin.

Xander runs over and stomps Selena in the back. He then turns and nails Raynes with a hard right before elbowing Polly down. He then storms across the ring and steps over the top rope and snaps at Billy. Billy pulls away, holding his arm before Xander rolls his eyes. Luz then heads over to him. Billy just pushes away. Amelia stirs as Selena moves to the corner. She tags in Polly. Polly enters and Amelia gets up only for Polly to run at her and hit a flipping neckbreaker. She goes for the pin.

Amelia gets her shoulder up. Polly rolls off as we then see William Heaven, Billy’s father, walking to the ring.

Sharper: “Polly now keeping the attack on Amelia. Second time this match she’s been the target of the opposing team.”

Knots: “Clearly they’ve eliminated Heaven Jr for now and you’re not going to try and go after Xander like this. Good strategy!”

Sharper: “Meanwhile, Billy’s antics have brought out his father! William Heaven!”

In the ring, Polly then drags Amelia to the neutral corner. She shoulders her a few times as Billy turns to his father.

Billy Jr.: “Sorry dad. I think its broke-“

William just slaps him. Billy staggers back and to the ring.

William: “Some things are more important than you! Get the hell up there and hold up your end of our deal tonight!”

Billy Jr.: “But-“

William smacks him again. Billy staggers back.

William: “Get the fuck up there!”

Xander then grabs Billy and pulls him up onto the apron. Xander looks at him as Billy just nods as in the ring, Polly goes to whip Amelia across the ring, but Amelia spins through and sends Polly in. Polly stops herself, but Amelia then runs up behind her and grabs a waistlock, trapping Polly’s arms too. She then hits an arm-trap German suplex into a bridge!

Polly just kicks out. She rolls over and gets up and Amelia Blythe slowly fights up to her feet and turns and just nails Polly with a clothesline. The crowd roars as Blythe staggers around and then turns and tags in Xander. Billy turns to his father as William Heaven just glares at him. Xander enters as Raynes enters and runs at Xander, but Xander clotheslines him down. He turns and goes to nail Selena, but Selena drops back and backs up. Xander turns around as Polly gets up and rushes him, but Xander scoops her up and hits a huge sidewalk slam.

Sharper: “Huge sidewalk slam. Spinning around for added momentum and impact!”

Knots: “Xander tries to make Polly part of the ring canvas.”

Xander goes for the pin, but sees Raynes getting up. He then gets up and nails him with a hard right and then another before whipping him across the ring. Raynes bounces off and Xander just lifts him up and hits a huge spinning spinebuster. Raynes rolls out of the ring. Xander then gets up and turns as Selena enters and drills Xander with the Glass Shard. The crowd ohs. The crowd boos loudly as Xander just is laid out. Selena then runs across at Amelia who is starting to get up and nails her with several hard rights, causing her to collapse in the corner. Amelia tries to cover up as Polly crawls over.

Sharper: “Glass Shard just stopped Xander dead in his tracks!”

Knots: “And Xander is out! He’s out!”

Sharper: “Polly to steal it!”

Polly throws herself on him for the pin.

Billy enters and pulls her off. He drags her up and hooks her up before hoisting her up and hitting a sitout blue thunder bomb. The crowd ohs. Billy Jr just gets up and poses. Billy then turns as Selena runs at him and attempts a clothesline. She stops and turns around and Billy catches her for a T-Bone suplex. He then sticks out his tongue.

Billy Jr.: “Look dad-“

Selena elbows Billy in the head once and then again before grabbing his arm and spinning out before pulling him into the Paydirt. Billy pops back and falls onto Xander. Selena then walks around and turns and sees Raynes. She points out Amelia as Hollinsworth counts, but Selena pulls Amelia up and kicks her in the ribs. She then whips her across the ring and Raynes runs after and hits a running sandwich clothesline. The crowd ohs. Amelia staggers forward and Selena then runs at her and jumps up and grabs her head and hits a tornado DDT, driving Blythe head first into Billy and Xander. Blythe rolls through to the apron and then to the floor. Selena then turns and grabs Billy.

Sharper: “Selena Frost now dictating things. She sees the moment here.”

Knots: “Hollinsworth trying to keep things under control. But you’re not going to disqualify Selena here? You’re not going to end the Trios Tournament on a DQ?”

Sharper: “He’s trying to get Selena out. Selena even telling him he’s getting Billy out of the ring!”

Polly starts to stir as Raynes meanwhile stomps away on Xander for good measure. Xander turns to his side. Amelia slowly stirs on the floor. Selena then goes to spin Billy to the floor through the ropes, but Billy spins through and sends her through. Billy just laughs. Raynes, however, sees this and runs up behind Billy and clotheslines him up and over the top rope to the floor. Billy lands next to Selena. Raynes then turns as Amelia Blythe grits her teeth and enters the ring and runs across the ring and jumps up, taking Raynes’ up and over with a crossbody. Both go over the top rope and land on the floor. Blythe rolls through. Polly then sees Xander starting to get up and Xander turns as Polly runs at him, but Xander suddenly presses her over her head. Selena looks up as Blythe, Billy and Raynes all start to stir. Xander then hits a running press slam over the top, launching Polly into the other four. The crowd erupts in cheers.

Sharper: “Xander Valentine launching Polly Pingotti into the other four!”

Knots: “Do some damage to make some damage! Xander’s the only one standing after all of that!”

Xander staggers over to the middle of the ring, falling to a knee. He looks out, wincing a bit before then standing up and looking over at the five individuals on the floor. The crowd erupts in cheers as Xander then walks over to the ropes. He steps over the top rope and drops down. Selena stirs and Xander goes over to her. He then grabs Selena and hoists her up in a bearhug. The crowd roars as Xander looks around and then spins around before then driving Selena back first into the rampway. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Xander plants Selena Frost! A receipt for the Glass Shard!”

Knots: “He didn’t forget! He can’t forget!”

Xander then gets up and looks around. Raynes stirs as Billy and Blythe do too. Polly grabs at the ring skirt and Xander grabs her, remembering she’s the legal woman and turns and rolls her into the ring. Xander slides in and Polly rolls over. Xander gets up and Polly moves to the ropes and Xander heads over and starts to choke her on the bottom rope.

Xander steps off and Hollinsworth warns him. Xander turns back and grabs Polly. He hoists her up and Polly slides down his back into a sunset flip pin.

Xander rolls out of it and both get up and Polly turns to Xander only for Xander to grab her by the throat. He then hoists her up and hits a chokeslam. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Xander chokeslams Pingotti!”

Knots: “And everyone is down. Polly! Better hope you have a second wind…or eighteenth one!”

Xander then goes for the pin.

Polly just gets her shoulder up. Polly rolls over as Xander looks down at her. He then grabs her by the head and starts to drag her up. Xander looks around and then runs her into the corner. Xander runs after her and goes for the shoulder block, but Polly suddenly jumps up and hits a pumpkick to the head. Xander staggers back as Raynes starts to get up, along with Amelia and Billy. Raynes then grabs Billy and runs him into the steel steps. Billy goes down, hard. He then grabs Amelia as Polly then hits a spinning heel kick on Xander. Xander staggers. Andrew goes to roll into the ring. Amelia grabs him. Andrew kicks at her and Amelia then lets go and spins around, rolling into the ring. Raynes gets up and Polly hits a superkick on Xander. Xander turns and right into a superkick by Raynes.

Sharper: “Two superkicks and Xander floored!”

Knots: “Yeah and remember the Glass Shard. Xander taking shot after shot!”

Xander falls into the ropes as Amelia then grabs Raynes from behind. He then hits a snap German suplex. Raynes rolls over. Selena heads to the ring as the official tries to get Amelia and Raynes out. As this happens, Polly grabs Amelia and nails her with a couple of hard rights to the back. Selena starts to head to the ring, but then suddenly is pulled back by Blake Mason. The crowd erupts.

Sharper: “Wait! Blake Mason! Mason!”

Knots: “Selena?!”

Blake twists her around and places her head between his legs and then hoists her up and hits a piledriver on the ramp. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Piledriver! Piledriver on the steel!”

Knots: “And the official! He’s focusing on trying to get Raynes and Blythe out!”

Polly nails Blythe again and spins her around and throws her into the corner. Blythe turns and goes for a European uppercut, but Polly ducks and runs up the corner and twists back into the Bird Set Free. She rolls through as Blythe is driven into the mat, but Xander then shoulders Polly. Polly falls into the ropes and backs up into Xander who hoists her up and hits the Valhalla Has Fallen! Blake Mason looks in the ring as Xander turns and hooks the leg. Luz looks on at Mason.

Sharper: “Valhalla has Fallen!”

Knots: “Polly took out Amelia, but Xander just rocked her!”

Sharper: “And Selena is down in the rampway. Blake Mason to blame!”

The bell sounds. Billy jumps up and down on the floor and rolls into the ring. He winces as William Heaven looks on smiling. He then looks at Blake Mason as Blake Mason backs away from Selena Frost. Heaven smirks again as Blake just nods.

Phillips: “Here are your winners of the 2024 Trios Tournament…Xander Valentine, Billy Heaven Jr. and Amelia Blythe!”

Sharper: “Did Blake and William Heaven just share a nod?”

Knots: “What is going on here?”

Sharper: “Selena Frost will be upset. Raynes and Pingotti, I don’t know if they saw what happened. But right now, Xander taking on all thrown at him while Amelia Blythe tried to help.”

Knots: “Billy Heaven is acting like he won the World Title!”

Billy Jr. continues to celebrate as Xander has his arm raised. Amelia does too before Billy Jr. gets in, nudging Amelia out of the way. Amelia turns and Luz says something to her. Amelia glances back and sees Blake. Xnader looks around as Billy keeps jumping up and down.

Sharper: “Oh Breakdown is going to be a wild ride. Oh boy…Thank you for joining us from Vancouver! For Jonathan Knots, I’m Adam Sharper, Good night everyone!”

The scene slowly fades to black…