Day of Infamy - January 26, 2020

“Supreme Championship Wrestling...”

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

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

MAIN SHOW:

A shot of Syren, Ravyn Taylor, CHBK, Alexander Crowe & Christy Matthews are seen standing in the middle of the ring.

Syren: “This is the scene that should be closing every show…every night…”

Shots of Syren holding the SCW World Championship follow before cutting to a shot of Ravyn Taylor and Christy Matthews celebrating with the World Tag Team Championship.

Syren: “But…instead, I have to jump through hoops…”

A shot of Syren getting caught by Ace Marshall hitting the One Eyed Royal before seeing Syren getting thrown out of the Chamber, crashing into chains, at Under Attack, and falling out of the structure to the floor.

Syren: “This is just-“

The scene goes static as we then cut to see Sienna Swann standing on the stage, posing with Chris Cannon and Xiomara Diaz. Shots of her holding the SCW World Championship follow.

Sienna: “Let the delusional continue their griping. Because there will be now infamy coming from them. Instead, I will provide the necessary attention for this promotion.”

A shot of Sienna Swann thrusting the Trios Tournament contract into the face of Sasha from Breakdown on January 8.

Sienna: “Because I hold the ability to make sure things get back to the way they should be with the truly best back to the position of respect I demand.”

Shots of Sienna Swann in the ring, follow before cutting to show her kissing Chris Cannon.

Sienna: “And this time, everyone will have shut up and accept it as I fix this mess-“

Static again comes over the screen. We then see a shot of James Evans walking onto the screen, holding the SCW World Championship.

James: “Can the two of them shut up? For months, their arrogance has drained the life of everything.”

James smirks.

James: “But now, things are getting interesting.”

James holds the championship in his hand.

James: “Bring your best…because title or not, and whatever challenge people have…2020 is going to be different!”

James looks at the screen before turning to walk off before the screen goes static again. Now the screen remains staticky as various colours flash on the screen. We then hear the sound of laughter. The laughter continues.

Giovanni: “Tonight I bring it all crashing down.”

Giovanni Aries flashes on the screen briefly before cutting to black.

“Already Dead” by Hollywood Undead starts to play as a shot of a clock can be seen before stopping at 100 seconds to midnight before spinning around to move into the logo for Day of Infamy.

“Supreme Championship Wrestling presents Day of Infamy!”

The logo remains on the screen for a few moments longer before cutting to the inside of the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Pyro shoots out from the base of the entrance way and high into the air. Sparks shoot off over and over for a few moments before ending and spotlights circle around the arena. The crowd continues to cheer as the cameras pan across the crowd.

Sharper: “We are live in Chicago as SCW’s first major event of 2020 is here!”

The crowd continues to cheer before we cut to ringside to see Adam Sharper and Jonathan Knots standing at ringside, next to the ring, microphone in their hands.

Sharper: “Hello again, I’m Adam Sharper here with Jonathan Knots and tonight, plenty to get to, including our main event. Giovanni Aries will face James Evans in a non-title grudge match. He wants to take out the SCW World Champion and cause chaos.”

Knots: “Not just that! Sienna Swann may announce her Trios Tournament cash-in. We’ll never hear the end of it either way.”

Sharper: “Not only that, Regan Street will face Xander Valentine, one on one. That will certainly be a war.”

Knots: “And then we have the Trios Tournament buy-in. Four teams. Sixteen people. We’re going to find out who’s gonna have a chance to be the Trios Tournament.”

Sharper: “We’re gonna kick things off with Gavin Taylor defending the SCW Adrenaline Championship!”

Asher Hayes vs. Gavin Taylor

SCW Adrenaline Championship

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

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

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

Phillips: “The opening contest is scheduled for one fall, with has a fifteen-minute time limit, and it is for the SCW Adrenaline Championship!. Introducing first from Los Angeles, California, he is the Man Who Would be King, the Obscenely Naturally Talented, the SCW Adrenaline Champion, Gavin Taylor!”

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. Gavin pulls himself through the ropes and steps onto the second ropes on the opposite side of the ring from the ramp. He opens his jersey, sliding it off his shoulders as he stretches his arms out.

Sharper: “Gavin Taylor set to defend his title here tonight. He’s not had the best of luck since winning the strap. One would think he hopes his luck will change.”

Knots: “He has no loss of confidence however.”

Sharper: “But will it be enough against his opponent…”

The arena lights dim down, as the opening riffs of "Rope" by the Foo Fighters echo throughout the arena. At the 13 second mark, the name "Asher Hayes" blares through the sound system. As the arena lights return to normal, Asher appears on the stage, wearing a long leather jacket and sunglasses.

“This indecision got me climbing up the wall
Been cheating gravity and waiting on the fall
How did this come over me, I thought I was above it all
Our hopes gone up in smoke, swallow your crown
Choke, on a kiss, I thought I'd save my breath for you
Choke, on a kiss, I thought I'd save my breath for you”

He makes his way down the ramp as the cheers of the crowd rain down upon him. He walks up the ring steps and climbs to the top turnbuckle, lifting both fists into the air, slinging the jacket off his shoulders, saluting the crowd before dropping down and running to the opposite side.

Phillips: “And his opponent from Chicago, Illinois…he is the Rock and Roll Superstar…Asher! Hayes!”

“Give me some rope I'm coming loose, I'm hanging on you
Give me some rope I'm coming loose, I'm pulling for you now
Give me some rope I'm coming, out of my head, into the clear when you, go,
I, go, noose…”

He stands, once again, on the top rope. He tosses his shades out to the crowd, smirking and a blowing a kiss to the fans before dropping down, removing his jacket and handing it to the ref before leaning into the corner, waiting for the match to begin.

Sharper: “A thunderous ovation for the hometown hero, Asher Hayes. He made a vow after the first match against Gavin that he would stop at nothing to get the Adrenaline Championship back. He’s been on a roll.”

Knots: “And it would sure be sweet for Hayes to win the title in his hometown, but we both know Gavin can’t be counted out.”

Asher and Gavin are shown looking at each other. Asher points at the Adrenaline title, while Gavin smirks.

Gavin: “You want this?”

Asher just nods.

Gavin: “Good luck with that.”

The ref calls for the bell. Gavin hands the ref the belt, telling him to keep it away from Asher. Gavin turns just as Asher charges, and takes him down with a spear. The crowd erupts.

Sharper: “That is one way to start a match.”

Knots: “Gavin was being snarky, and Asher made him pay for it.”

Asher goes for the cover.

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Gavin kicks out. Gavin rolls out of the ring, leaning up against the barricade as he and Asher lock eyes. Asher smirks and motions for him to get back in the ring.

Sharper: “Asher letting Gavin know he’s not playing games.”

Gavin gets onto the apron, slowly. Asher invites him in. Gavin slowly steps into the ring, motioning for the ref to get Asher back. Once Gavin is in the ring, he charges only for Asher to connect with another spear. Gavin rolls on the mat, grabbing his ribs. Asher grabs Gavin, lifting him off the mat before whipping him into the corner. Asher charges, but Gavin manages to get the boot up. Asher staggers back, and Gavin clubs him in the back of the head, before hooking him, and dropping him with a backbreaker.

Knots: “Gavin with a backbreaker. He’s done a number on Asher’s lower back in the past.”

Gavin hooks the leg as the crowd boos.

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Asher shoots the shoulder up. The crowd cheers. Gavin gets to his feet and stomps on the lower back before taunting the crowd, earning himself more jeers. Gavin smirks.

Sharper: “Gavin eating up the lack of love here from Chicago.”

Knots: “He’s good like that.”

Gavin reaches down and grabs Asher, pulling him up from the mat. He whips Asher across the ring. Asher bounces off the ropes and takes Gavin down with a flying forearm. Gavin hits the mat and bounces back up, as Asher charges and leaps up before taking Gavin down with a tornado DDT. The crowd cheers as Asher goes for the pin.

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Gavin kicks out. Asher gets up and goes to grab Gavin, but Gavin reaches up and pulls Asher into an inside cradle.

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Asher kicks out. Gavin gets to his feet, as does Asher, but Gavin kicks him in the abdomen then takes him down with a swinging neckbreaker. Gavin bows to the crowd, who boo him mercilessly.

Sharper: “Gavin getting as much appreciation as one would expect.”

Knots: “If only he was in Australia.”

Asher slowly pushes himself up, sitting on his knees. Gavin charges, bouncing off the ropes before connecting with the All-Starmaker. Gavin shrugs before hooking the leg as the crowd boos.

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Asher kicks out. Gavin gets to his feet as Asher slowly rises to his. Asher turns and Gavin grabs him before planting him back to the mat with a belly to belly suplex. Asher grabs his lower back.

Sharper: “Asher favoring the back once again.”

Gavin grabs Asher and whips him across the ring. Gavin grabs Asher and goes for a sidewalk slam, but Asher flips over, taking Gavin down with a reverse DDT. Asher gets to his feet, charges to the ropes and leaps off, going for an Ash-sault, but Gavin gets the knees up. Asher rolls over, grabbing at his back once again.

Knots: “The Champion getting the knees up, stopping Asher’s momentum rather quickly.”

Gavin gets to his feet as Asher slowly gets to his, once again. Asher turns only for Gavin to plant him with a spinebuster. Gavin takes another bow as he smirks at the booing crowd. Gavin then hooks the leg.

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Asher kicks out.

Crowd: “Asher! Asher! Asher!”

Sharper: “The fans trying to rally behind the hometown boy. Will it be enough for Asher to build some momentum?”

Gavin picks Asher up and drives a knee into his abdomen. Gavin whips Asher into the corner. Asher buckles a bit. Gavin charges, only for Asher to get a boot up. Gavin stumbles back, grabbing his jaw. Asher lifts himself up onto the top turnbuckle. Gavin turns and Asher dives, connecting with another spear.

Asher gets to his feet. He jumps onto and off the ropes, connecting with the Ash-Sault. The crowd explodes. He gets to his feet, grabbing Gavin’s legs before locking in a Boston Crab. The ref checks on Gavin, as the crowd begins to clamor and cheer.

Knots: “The crowd coming alive as Asher takes control.”

Gavin immediately begins to pull himself toward the ropes. He shakes his head and cries out.

Sharper: “Asher working on the ribs and back it seems. Giving Gavin a slight taste of his own medicine.”

Gavin manages to reach the ropes. Asher immediately breaks the hold, as Gavin rolls out of the ring. He grabs his ribs as he leans onto the barricade. He tells the crowd to move away, as he tries to climb over. The crowd boos.

Knots: “Is he trying to leave?”

Sharper: “It looks like it. The fans, however, are being very defiant.”

Gavin is shown arguing with the fans, telling them to move until a few of them move toward him. Gavin backs away from the apron, keeping his eyes locked on the fans. Asher is shown running across the apron.

Sharper: “Hayes!”

Gavin turns, just as Asher jumps off the apron, connecting with a running knee. The crowd cheers as Gavin is leveled.

Knots: “Dust to Dust. But he has to get Gavin back to the inside.”

Asher leans against the barricade as the crowd congratulates him. He then walks over, grabbing Gavin and rolling him into the ring. Asher throws an arm over him as the ref makes the count.

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3….NO!!!

The crowd boos as Gavin shoots the shoulder up. Asher gets to his feet, pulling Gavin up as well. Asher hooks Gavin, and goes for the Ashes to Ashes, but Gavin manages to reverse, flipping Asher over, and he hooks the tights going for another pin.

Sharper: “Gavin with the tights! The ref can’t see a damn thing!”

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3…NO!!!

The crowd cheers as Asher kicks out. Gavin looks on astonished. Gavin is shown getting to his feet. He turns just as Asher charges and connects with another spear. The crowd cheers even louder. Asher gets to his feet, grabbing Gavin’s legs as he steps through, flipping Gavin onto his stomach, locking in a submission.

Sharper: “Asher with the submission he likes to call the Painful Hayes. Is it enough to bring the Adrenaline Championship back to Chicago?”

The ref checks on Gavin, who flails his arms while shaking his head no. Asher rears back before leaning forward, applying more pressure.

Knots: “Asher just cranking it on as Gavin has nowhere to go.”

Gavin shakes his head as the ref checks again. Gavin flails his arms again, crying out, before he ultimately taps. The crowd erupts as the ref calls for the bell. Asher breaks the hold and falls back into the ropes.

Phillips: “Here is your winner by submission…and NEEEEWWWW….SCW Adrenaline Champion…ASHER! HAYES!!!”

The ref hands Asher the Championship and he climbs the top rope, lifting it high above his head. He points to the title then out at the crowd, as they continue giving him a thunderous ovation.

Sharper: “Asher reclaiming the SCW Adrenaline Championship, after a hard-fought feud with Gavin Taylor. He is now a two-time Adrenaline Champion and what a crowd to win it in front of…”

Knots: “No place quite like Chicago.”

Asher is shown celebrating with members of the crowd now as he holds the title up above his head, before we cut away.

Backstage, we see Bree Lancaster talking to Aaron Demitra in the hallway.

Bree: “Make sure of it. I don’t want anything fishy out there. She’s going to try something. You know it.”

Demitra: “Ms. Lancaster, I am going to do my job. Should she break the rules, she will be disciplined.”

Bree: “No. No. Then none of these five counts. She starts going too far, end it. I’m not going to let that basketcase get one over on me. She wants this…she can outwrestle me for it…like that’s going to happen.”

Scott Burnside then over to them.

Bree: “We’re done. Scott. Let’s go. Find Sienna. This will be a fun night.”

Scott: “Hi Aaron.”

Demitra: “Scott.”

Bree and Scott walk off as the crowd boos and we cut away.

Sharper: “Bree Lancaster double-checking with the official for her match that it will be called down the middle.”

Knots: “That’s the thing. Demitra is a professional. Bree nor Kim are!”

Sharper: “And Bree concerned about what Kim may do or bring tonight in her US Championship title defense.”

Owen Cruze, Aaron Blackbourne, Clyde Sutter & Konrad Raab vs. Selena Frost, Marie Jones, Tommy Valentine & Jay Gold

Trios Tournament Buy-In

The lights straight to flicker in the arena as “The show must go on” the SCW / Maserati Remix kicks in over the PA system, the opening beats bringing a huge cheer from the fans.

“Empty spaces, what are we living for?
Abandoned places, I guess we know the score, on and on
Does anybody know what we are looking for?”

Owen steps out onto the stage to an even louder outpouring of noise, looking left and right at the fans and nodding in acknowledgment of their support. Aaron Blackbourne and Konrad Raab run out with him and they look around. The crowd continues to cheer before Owen looks at Aaron and then to Konrad before Owen drops down and punches the stage as the crowd cheers and pyro shoots up behind him. Owen then gets up and glances back. Clyde Sutter saunters out behind them with Mason Van Stanton standing with him. Owen looks at him and Clyde shoves him out of the way and Aaron too. Konrad steps forward only for Owen to stop him as Clyde heads to the ring. Owen, Aaron and Konrad take a moment before following a few strides behind.

Phillips: “The following contest is the first Trios Tournament Buy-in match. It is scheduled for onefall and has a thirty minute time limit. The winning team will face each other immediately after this match. First, accompanied by Mason Van Stanton, they are the team of Clyde Sutter, Aaron Blackbourne, Konrad Raab and Owen Cruze!”

Clyde heads to the ring, reaching it first and pulling himself onto the apron. He steps into the ring and walks around as Owen, Aaron and Konrad make their way down. Owen and Aaron play to the crowd as Konrad keeps an eye on Clyde. They reach the ring and Raab walks up the steel steps and along the apron. Owen slides in and rolls over to his feet. He gets up and Clyde turns and looks at him. Clyde steps back and exits to what would be his team’s corner. Aaron Blackbourne climbs up and into the ring. He steps forward as Owen, Konrad and Aaron speak. Clyde ignores them.

Sharper: “Owen Cruze leading his team to the ring.”

Knots: “Minus Clyde Sutter who remains an asshole!”

Sharper: “That could lead to some unique issues. Three people are on the same page. Konrad Raab, Aaron Blackbourne and Owen Cruze all friends. But with a Trios Tournament spot on the line. You want to be on the same page.”

Knots: “Yeah and the winning team here gets their guaranteed entry. So you want to win this match. Then these team members will face after!”

BELIEVE IT!

The SCW Universe are on their feet as “The Truth About Our Time” by Allen/Lande as plays throughout the arena, snow “falling” along the electronic floor and screens as, out from the back walks the Snow Queen, Selena Frost, joined by Marie Jones, Tommy Valentine and Jay Gold. The crowd cheers with many particularly for Jay Gold. The team looks around as Marie then starts to head to the ring. Tommy looks around, rolling his eyes a bit before he starts to head to the ring too. Selena Frost and Jay Gold head down to the ring, running down and sliding into the ring. Gold gets up and smirks as Selena looks around.

Phillips: “Their opponents, they are the team of Marie Jones, Tommy Valentine, Jay Gold and Selena Frost!”

Selena looks across at Clyde as Gold heads over to the corner and looks out. Marie hops onto the apron and slingshots in before posing. Tommy slides into the ring and starts to get up. He looks across as the two teams start to gravitate to their corners.

Sharper: “Selena Frost seemingly getting along with Jay Gold. Her tag partner will be in action later against Xander Valentine, but she could have a hell of an opportunity.”

Knots: “Yeah, but they’re at least a bit more in sync. But even still, Marie Jones and Tommy Valentine both did their own thing.”

Sharper: “Tommy even sitting back. We’ll have to see. That said, Owen, Aaron and Konrad more than likely have better team chemistry.”

The bell sounds as Owen Cruze talks to his team and Selena does the same. Both of the team leaders then start off. Clyde just shakes his head before snapping at Owen.

Clyde: “Don’t be gettin’ all melted in ‘er eyes!”

Owen shakes his head as Selena and Owen circle the ring. The two then lunge at one another and Selena grabs at the right arm of Owen. Owen grabs at her leg and Selena wrenches it. She jerks on the arm.

Sharper: “The two team leaders going to start us off in this. Owen Cruze and Selena Frost leading by example.”

Knots: “Could work, but if you look bad here, it can effect everything. Well unless you’re Clyde where you’re just going to snipe from the sidelines!”

Owen flips forward and nips up. He counters with an arm wrench. Selena winces and then walks over to the ropes and backflips through. She then wrenches back and Owen flips to his back. He pushes her off and Selena rolls back. Owen nips up and Selena gets up and runs at him and Owen hits an arm drag. She rolls through and Selena runs forward. Owen sidesteps and pushes her. Selena bounces off the ropes and Owen scoops her up, but Selena spins through, landing on her feet. Owen then goes for a dropkick. Selena sidesteps and Owen gets up and Selena goes for a dropkick. Owen sidesteps that. Selena then nips up and the two look at one another. The crowd applauds.

Sharper: “Back and forth. These two know each other well!”

Knots: “And both quicker than hell.”

Selena and Owen circle and lunge at one another again. Owen and Selena, this time go for the collar-and-elbow tie-up, but Owen moves into a side headlock. Selena goes to pull back, but Owen pulls back and drags her over to the corner and tags in Aaron. The crowd roars as Owen turns and grabs at the arm. Aaron kicks Selena in the ribs. Owen lets go and Aaron spins through and sends her into the ropes. Selena bounces off and Aaron hits a low elbow, to the ribs of Selena before snapmaring her over and then running into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a cannonball to Selena’s face. Aaron turns back for the pin.

Selena kicks out. She rolls over and Aaron gets up. He grabs the arm and wrenches it and then whips her into the corner. Aaron runs after and jumps up, but Selena moves out of the way. Aaron winces and steps forward and Selena snaps him off with a frankensteiner. She rolls over and reaches out and Jay Gold tags in. The crowd roars as Jay Gold looks around. Aaron starts to get up and Gold runs past him. Aaron turns around and Gold jumps up and hits a flying headscissors to cheers from the crowd.

Sharper: “Selena gets Jay Gold in and the legend, the Hall of Famer, in and quickly showing he can fly still with the best of them!”

Knots: “Aaron Blackbourne is used to his creativity. He has to get used to someone like Jay. Haven’t seen him in the ring for a while!”

Aaron gets up and Jay moves over and nails him with a hard right before kicking him in the ribs. He whips him into the corner. Aaron hits the corner and Jay runs after and nails him with a running clothesline. He then grabs Aaron and pulls him out and hooks him up and hits a snap suplex. He goes for the pin.

Aaron kicks out. He rolls over and Gold grabs him. He wrenches the arm and moves into a Russian leg sweep, but Aaron elbows him in the ribs before jumping back and hitting a pump kick to the head of Jay. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Blackbourne with that pump kick to the head!”

Knots: “Jay didn’t see that coming!”

Jay rolls over and starts to get up and Blackbourne gets up and grabs him from behind and hits a snap back suplex. He bridges up.

Jay rolls the shoulder up. He turns and starts to get up. Blackbourne turns and grabs at the ropes and Clyde Sutter tags himself in, clapping the fist of Blackbourne. The official takes that as a tag and Clyde enters and Jay turns and Clyde runs at him and shoulder blocks him down. The crowd boos as Sutter walks around. He then flips off Selena Frost, Tommy Valentine and Marie Jones. Tommy just laughs as Marie goes to step in, but Selena stops her. Marie glares at Selena as Clyde turns around and nails Jay in the ribs with a shot.

Sharper: “Sutter tagging himself in and we’ve seen some good fast paced wrestling, but things are going to change now!”

Knots: “Yeah. At least sixty percent more attitude and middle fingers and probably insults!”

Sutter then grabs Jay and spins him around and runs him into the corner face first. Sutter spins him around and smacks him in the jaw before rearing back and shouldering him in the ribs before pulling back and doing it again. The referee calls for the break. Sutter goes after Jay over and over.

Sutter stops and chuckles as Konrad yells at Sutter.

Sutter: “Oy! Want me to end it now? Give the bird of SCW somethin’ ta fantasize about?”

Sutter turns back and Jay nails him with a hard right and then another and Sutter knees him in the ribs. He then pulls him out and whips him into the ropes. Gold bounces off and slides under a clothesline attempt. Gold turns and tags in Tommy. Gold turns around and Sutter nails him with a hard right, knocking him down before turning to Tommy who shoves him back. The crowd roars as Sutter turns and piefaces him. Tommy piefaces him back. The crowd roars as the two then get up face to face in each other’s faces.

Sharper: “Sutter may have a match here!”

Knots: “Tommy Valentine certainly can throw down!”

Sutter and Valentine continue to be face to face before Tommy steps up and nails him with a hard right. Sutter fires back with one. The crowd cheers as the two trade blows in the middle of the ring. The crowd cheers loving the brawling before Tommy rakes the eyes of Sutter. Sutter falls back and Tommy kicks him in the ribs before nailing him with another and pushing him into the corner. He nails him with a hard right to the ribs and then another before Sutter headbutts him. He spins Tommy into the corner and forearms him in the jaw before leaning in, grinding his forearm to the jaw of Tommy Valentine. The referee again calls for the break.

Sutter steps off and Tommy then turns and swings, nailing him with a hard right. Sutter staggers back and Tommy steps up and Sutter nails him with a shot. Tommy kicks him in the ribs and Sutter swats him with an overhead shot. Tommy falls to the ropes and then spins around and nails him with a discus punch. Sutter stops himself and looks at Tommy. Tommy then looks at him and smirks.

Sharper: “These two are just wearing each other out.”

Knots: “Think both teams are loving this. No one wants to get in there. They want these two tire each other out. Remember, after this match, the winning team faces each other!”

Sharper: “And Sutter isn’t well liked by his team for good reason! Tommy, not so much tension there, but obviously a threat.”

Sutter just looks at Tommy as Tommy tells him to come in and Sutter smirks and turns and tags in Owen.

Sutter: “Come on kid. Grow a set!”

Sutter backs up and exits as the crowd gives a mixed reaction. Owen enters and Tommy walks around the ring. The two circle before Owen and Tommy lock-up. Tommy hits a knee to the ribs. He clubs Owen in the back. He then whips Owen into the ropes. Owen bounces off and Tommy lowers his head. Owen jumps up and backflips down his back. Tommy turns and Owen goes for a kick. Tommy catches it and Owen hits an enziguri. Tommy rolls over. Owen goes for the pin.

Tommy kicks out. Both men get up and Owen chops Tommy. The crowd woos. He then nails him with a kick to the ribs and whips him into the corner. Owen runs after and Tommy gets an elbow up. Owen stumbles back and Tommy runs out and Owen ducks. Tommy jumps over him and stops. Owen turns and Tommy hits a front dropkick. Tommy rolls back and runs into the ropes. Marie tags herself in, hitting a blind tag and Tommy runs at Owen, but Owen goes low. Tommy stumbles forward, caught in the left leg and goes through the ropes to the floor. Owen gets up and Marie springboards to the top rope and hits a missile dropkick.

Sharper: “Owen catches the veteran, but then Marie Jones from the top!”

Knots: “Right into a pin!”

Marie crawls over and quickly rolls up Owen.

Owen kicks out as Konrad reaches in through the ropes. Owen rolls over and moves to the corner and Marie moves in and forearms him in the jaw and then again. She climbs up to the middle turnbuckle and nails Owen with a hard right and then another before jumping back and dropkicking him in the face. Owen falls over. Marie grabs him and rolls him over and goes for the pin again.

Owen kicks out. He turns and Marie grabs him and drags him to his feet. She then knees him in the ribs and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and Owen gets up and goes for a clothesline. Marie ducks and jumps to the middle rope. She goes for a backflip, but Owen jukes back, stepping to be behind where Marie would land. Owen then suddenly jumps up and hits a Zigzag. The crowd ohs. Owen gets up and hits a standing moonsault.

Knots: “Jesus. Owen almost phase shifting right here!”

Sharper: “Quick as a hiccup and now the moonsault! A pin!”

Marie gets her shoulder up. Owen gets up and holds her arm, tagging in Konrad. The crowd cheers as Konrad climbs up to the top rope. Marie tries to get free as Owen holds her arms and Konrad dives off and hits a diving elbow drop. The crowd ohs. Konrad goes for the pin.

Marie kicks out. She rolls over, holding her chest. Konrad walks over and grabs her and spins her around and hits a European uppercut. Marie hits the mat and turns and gets up. Konrad grabs her and spins her around and whips her into the ropes. Marie bounces off and Konrad scoops her up and hits a powerslam. He hooks the leg.

Marie gets her shoulder up. She rolls over and moves to the ropes. Konrad walks over and grabs her and goes for a waistlock. Marie fights and elbows Konrad in the head and then again. Konrad lets go and steps back and Marie jumps to the middle rope and hits a backflip, catching Konrad’s head and hitting a reverse DDT. Marie rolls over. She then gets up and turns and runs into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a running leg drop.

Sharper: “Marie just keeping the offense. Saw a moment and keeping it on.”

Knots: “That’s the thing. You’re hoping anything will get the man or woman down. A shot to the head. A sudden move.”

Sharper: “And we’ve seen how a lot of this is that no one really knows how the other team is working. Sutter had some tension. Tommy getting in. Marie tagging herself in.”

Knots: “And now Marie hoping to win it for her team!”

Konrad starts to get up and Marie grabs his head. She then runs up the corner and spins through for a tornado DDT. She turns and hooks the leg.

Aaron breaks it up. Sutter snaps at him as Konrad rolls over. Marie gets up and winces. She then starts to get up as Konrad stirs. Marie then grabs Konrad from behind, but suddenly, Konrad counters with a jawjacker. Marie stumbles back and into her corner. Gold then tags himself in. The crowd roars as he enters. Gold steps in as Konrad gets up. Gold looks at him and the crowd cheers as Gold and Raab look at one another. Raab nods and goes a hard right, but Gold blocks it.

Sharper: “The two most experienced in this match going at it! Jay Gold and Konrad Raab!”

Knots: “Raab’s ready to go!”

Gold kicks him in the ribs and grabs him and spins him around and throws him into the ropes. Konrad bounces off and Gold for a clothesline, but Konrad ducks, catches the arm and moves into a full nelson. Gold slides down and pulls Konrad forward into a roll-up.

Konrad kicks out. Both get up and Konrad catches Gold with a European uppercut. Gold stumbles back. Raab then kicks him in the ribs. He pulls him in. He hooks him up by the head and goes for a vertical suplex, but Gold kicks his legs and drops down before using the momentum to follow through with a snap DDT. Konrad rolls through. Gold turns and goes for the pin.

Owen pulls him off. Raab rolls over. Gold gets up and grabs Raab. He pulls him up and kicks him in the ribs. He whips him into the corner. Gold runs after and Raab jumps up and manages to float over before grabbing Gold and hitting a frozen pin!

Gold just gets his shoulder up as Selena and Marie break it up. Konrad rolls over as the crowd roars. Selena and Marie get out as Gold rolls over, holding his head and neck. Raab turns and reaches out. The crowd roars as Gold and Raab crawl toward their respective corner. Owen and Aaron have their arms out. Sutter even does. Selena, Tommy and Marie do the same. Gold reaches out and dives, tagging in Selena. Selena enters and runs across as Raab dives and tags in Aaron. Aaron enters and steps in and Selena ducks a clothesline and jumps up and hits a spinning heel kick. Aaron hits the mat. Both get up and Selena hits a dropkick. Aaron pops back up and Selena catches Aaron’s arm and spins through and then jumps up and hits a cutter. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Selena Frost and Aaron Blackbourne going in. Selena getting the offense though!”

Knots: “Got the first shot in and it’s all that matters right now!”

Selena turns and Blackbourne starts to get up and Selena dives over him and hits a Oklahoma roll into a pin.

Sutter stomps Selena. Selena lets go as Sutter grabs Aaron and throws him back. The crowd boos as we then see Marie springboard to the top rope and nail Sutter with a diving forearm. Sutter falls over and through the ropes to the floor. Marie then gets up and runs across the ring, bounces off and hits a dive through the ropes into a Sutter. Selena gets up and turns as Aaron slowly stirs too. The crowd cheers as Marie rolls over. Tommy looks on as Owen turns to Sutter and shakes his head. Blackbourne and Selena get up and Selena lunges and goes for a Glass Shard, but Aaron catches her leg, forces it down and ducks behind her and lifts Selena up with the electric chair. He then bridges back into an electric chair drop into a pin.

Tommy breaks it up and rolls through. Aaron turns and rolls over. Owen then enters and Tommy gets up only for Owen to hit a dropkick. Tommy falls back and over to the ropes. Owen gets up and runs back, stopping with a slide and running back at Tommy and hitting a flip, taking Tommy up and over the top rope to the floor. Owen goes up too and both fall down.

Sharper: “Owen Cruze taking Tommy Valentine out! Both going up and over!”

Knots: “Now it’s getting all tight. They know people are going big.”

Sharper: “This is where the lack of confidence comes in. You trust yourself. Not necessarily all of your partners! So you’re on edge!”

Marie starts to head around and Blackbourne rolls over and starts to get up. Selena stirs too. Selena then manages to hit a hard right to Blackbourne. Blackbourne falls back and into the corner. Raab tags himself in. Blackbourne nods and steps forward and Selena jumps up and goes for him and catches him with a forearm and then another. She then goes for a spinning kick, but Blackbourne ducks and grabs her in an arm trap waistlock. He then hits a release armtrap German suplex. Selena rolls over and to her back before Konrad climbs up to the top rope and hits a frog splash. The crowd cheers. Raab hooks the leg.

Gold enters and dropkicks Raab in the face. The crowd roars. We see Sutter storming around the ring, going for Marie and Owen and Tommy get up. Marie spins around and Tommy turns and throws a right hand. Marie turns and Owen grabs at her and Marie nails him with a forearm shot. Gold starts to get up and Blackbourne turns and nails him with a forearm shot and then another before scooping him up. Gold spins through and lands behind him. Gold then pushes Blackbourne to the ropes. Gold then grabs the top rope and slingshots over and onto the apron. He then grabs Blackbourne. Gold hoists Blackbourne up, but Blackbourne spins through to the apron. Raab stirs as Selena rolls over in the ring. Gold and Blackbourne then grab one another and Marie moves out of the way as does Owen. They hit a mutual Russian leg sweep off the apron and into Valentine and Sutter. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Gold and Blackbourne sending each other off the apron and to the floor, to Sutter and Valentine!”

Knots: “Marie managing to get the hell out of there though. Owen’s still there.”

Sharper: “Marie I think wants in.”

Raab gets up and sees what’s going on as Raab turns back and forearms Selena in the jaw and then again. Selena falls to the ropes. Sutter, Valentine, Gold and Blackbourne get up and Owen suddenly jumps to the apron and then to the top rope and hits a huge moonsault onto them all. The crowd cheers!

Sharper: “Again! This time Owen Cruze! He goes airborne!”

Knots: “And he makes sure half of both teams are out of it!”

Sharper: “Raab meanwhile noticing this. Showing some concern for his team. But now turning back and going for Selena!”

Raab turns and forearms Selena in the jaw and then again. He grabs her and kicks her in the ribs. Raab then goes to whip her into the ropes. Selena bounces off and Raab goes for a tilt-a-whirl, but Selena spins through and then grabs his arm and hits the Paydirt. Raab falls back. Selena turns and goes for the pin.

Raab kicks out. Both get up and Selena grabs Raab and clubs him in the back and then again and again. She turns and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and Raab suddenly grabs her and runs her to the ropes to throw her over, but Marie reaches up and manages to tag her hand as Selena grabs the top rope, trying to stop herself. Selena goes up and over and nearly lands on the group of people at the floor. Konrad and spins around before turning and going for the ropes to keep the fight, unaware of Marie and Marie suddenly enters and pulls him back in before stepping forward and immediately planting him with the Ave Maria! The crowd ohs. Marie rolls him over and hooks the leg.

Sharper: “Marie! Marie from behind! She got another blind tag!”

Knots: “One of the two tag specialists on the team!”

Sharper: “Ave Maria! Everyone down on the floor!”

The crowd roars.

Phillips: “Here are your winners, via pinfall, Selena Frost, Tommy Valentine, Jay Gold and Marie Jones!”

Marie rolls off and she gets up and steps forward, looking around, fired up.

Sharper: “Marie Jones wins the match for her team, catching Konrad Raab unaware.”

Knots: “And now it’s a matter of getting one team in the ring and other team out of here!”

Cutting to the entrance way, Selena rolls over as Tommy and Clyde are still going at one another. Owen walks over with Aaron, who start to recover, wincing in pain. Jay Gold walks around and rolls into the ring. He starts to get up as the crowd buzzes and Clyde then shoves Tommy back. Tommy spins around and Clyde turns and starts to move to the ring, but Aaron Blackbourne and Owen Cruze pull him down. Clyde Sutter turns and looks at both before shoving Aaron back. Aaron spins through and turns back. The crowd roars as Owen stands up in the face of Sutter. Sutter then backs up.

Sutter: “Told ya ya pisspots would lose without doing it right!”

Sutter storms off as the crowd boos. Owen and Aaron watch him leave before Owen turns back and helps Konrad out of the ring.

Konrad: “Sorry…sorry…”

Konrad holds his face as Owen turns to him.

Owen: “Don’t worry about it. You held your own.”

Owen wraps his arm around Konrad and they start to leave the ring. The crowd cheers them as Selena holds the ring apron, watching them and rolls into the ring. Tommy then slides into the ring as Gold gets up. Marie looks around as Selena pulls herself up.

Sharper: “There you see the comeradery. A tough loss, but everyone lifting everyone up.”

Knots: “Except Sutter. Still an asshole!”

Sharper: “Now, we shift to the second part. To determine seeding. And remember, we’ll see two of these. The faster match determines who picks first, on their Trios Tournament teams, on Breakdown!”

Knots: “Come on guys. Get ready!”

Selena, Marie, Gold and Tommy look at one another. Tommy falls to a knee, shaking his head.

Sharper: “Tommy may be the target to start. Clyde and him were going at it.”

The bell sounds. Marie turns and heads over to Selena and nails her with a hard forearm and then another and another. Gold turns and heads over to Tommy. Gold grabs him, but Tommy reaches out and thumbs in the eye. Gold turns back, wincing and Tommy grabs him and spins him around and throws him into the corner. Tommy kicks him in the ribs, over and over. Marie then grabs Selena and whips her across. Marie runs after and Marie jumps up and hits a jumping clothesline in the corner. Marie turns and throws her down and goes for the pin.

Selena kicks out. Tommy then grabs Gold and pulls him out and hits a snap suplex, narrowly missing Marie, but driving Gold onto Selena. Gold rolls over and Selena holds her ribs. Marie looks at Tommy. Tommy smirks and Marie moves in and forearms Tommy in the jaw.

Sharper: “Tommy trying to do as much damage as he snaps Gold off and right into Selena Frost.”

Knots: “Tried to get Marie too. Tried for a threefer!”

Marie kicks Tommy in the ribs before running into the ropes. She bounces off and Tommy steps up and scoops her up and spins her around into a back suplex. Tommy turns and goes for the pin.

Marie kicks out. Marie rolls over as Tommy gets up and Gold does too. Tommy walks over and kicks Gold in the ribs. He whips Gold into the ropes. Gold bounces off and Tommy goes for a clothesline and Gold ducks and jumps to the middle rope and twists back with a crossbody. He then gets up and hits an elbow drop. He gets up as Selena stirs. Gold heads over and Selena looks up and nods as Gold kicks her in the ribs. Gold whips her into the ropes. Selena bounces off and Gold goes for a clothesline, but Selena ducks. She jumps to the middle rope and goes for a lionsault and Gold moves out of the way, but Selena lands on Tommy. Selena goes for the pin.

Tommy kicks out.

Sharper: “Nearfall as Selena Frost took advantage of what she had. Gold out of the way, there’s Tommy!”

Knots: “Why not? You just want to get everyone out of there. They all know they’re at least in the tournament though!”

Gold gets up and Selena stirs and Gold scoops her up and hits a back suplex. He goes for the pin.

Selena kicks out. Gold rolls off as Marie then runs in and nails Gold with a running dropkick. The crowd ohs. Marie goes for the pin.

Gold rolls his shoulder up and rolls over. Marie turns and gets up as Tommy stirs to the ropes. Marie turns and grabs Gold and pulls him up and chops him in the chest. The crowd woos. She chops him again. Marie then goes to pull him up, but Selena kicks her in the ribs. He drags her out and hits a vertical suplex. Selena gets up and turns and Gold runs out and Selena jumps up and hits a frankensteiner. Gold rolls over.

Sharper: “Everyone having their second wind here. But how much does everyone have in the tank.”

Knots: “It was a war before in the eight person tag. But they all want that top stop. And to win fast!”

Selena turns and runs over and runs up the corner. She then dives off with a twisting corkscrew moonsault onto Marie. The crowd ohs and Selena turns and goes for thep in.

Marie kicks out. Selena gets up and Gold stirs. Selena gets up and hits a leg drop to Marie. Marie rolls over as Selena turns around and goes over to Gold. She pulls him out and goes for a DDT. Gold however counters with a northern lights suplex into a bridge.

Selena kicks out. Gold rolls over and turns and Tommy runs out and nails him with the Knee Deep. The crowd ohs and Tommy turns and hooks the leg.

Sharper: “Gold never saw it coming!”

Knots: “Tommy was waiting and saw his moment!”

The crowd boos. Tommy smirks and gets up. Gold rolls over, holding his jaw.

Phillips: “Jay Gold has been eliminated!”

Gold rolls over to the ropes as Tommy gets up and turns and Selena clubs him in the back and then again. Tommy spins around and Selena kicks her in the ribs. She runs into the ropes and bounces off and jumps up for a tornado DDT, but Tommy holds her up and spins her around, using her feet to nail Marie in the face. Marie falls over and Tommy then throws her forward. Selena lands on her feet but Tommy jumps up and hits a dropkick.

Knots: “Tommy showing some creativity. Aaron Blackbourne may have some more competition for that creative mind title!”

Sharper: “Tommy right now, dominating. Doing what he had to to recuperate a bit while Marie and Selena went hard.”

Knots: “Let them tire so you can take advantage and quick.”

Selena rolls over and gets up as Tommy grabs Selena and pulls her up and hits the Petal of Woe. Tommy rolls over and turns and Marie starts to get up and Marie runs at Tommy and Tommy lifts her up and hits a huge launching flapjack. Marie hits the mat and rolls over. Tommy goes for the pin.

Marie kicks out. Tommy rolls off and gets up and he goes for the pin on Selena.

Selena kicks out. Tommy gets up and shakes his head before grabbing Selena and lifting her up and placing her on the top rope. Tommy nails her with a forearm shot. Tommy then turns around and Marie runs at Tommy and Tommy lifts her up, launching her up again and Marie lands on the shoulders of Selena and then snaps her off with a frankensteiner, sending Selena flipping into Tommy. Tommy rolls over and gets up and Marie gets up and runs over and grabs Tommy, spiking him with the Ave Maria.

Sharper: “Tommy with the strength! Marie onto Selena, into the frankensteiner!”

Knots: “But it caught Tommy!”

Sharper: “And look at Marie! Marie! Ave Maria!”

Marie turns and hooks the leg.

The crowd roars.

Phillips: “Tommy Valentine has been eliminated!”

Marie rolls off and looks at Selena as Selena starts to get up. Gold turns back from the entrance way, taking his time to leave. Tommy rolls over as Marie then runs over and kicks Selena in the ribs.

Sharper: “Marie Jones eliminates Tommy Valentine. Now down to two.”

Knots: “One of them is going to have at least pick one or two. They’re putting the pressure on the other winning team at this point.”

Sharper: “Again, you want to finish this match quickly and Marie knows that!”

Marie forearms Selena in the head. She then whips her into the ropes. Selena bounces off and Marie jumps up and hits a snap hurricanrana.

Selena kicks out. Both get up and Marie tells Selena to get up. Selena rolls over and steps up and Marie goes for a superkick, but Selena ducks and spins around. Marie turns around and Selena hits a shoot kick to the thigh and then one to the ribs before jumping up and hitting a dropkick. The crowd cheers. Marie rolls over and away from Selena. Selena pulls herself up and Marie spins around and Selena spins around Marie, and hoisted her up and hits a snap back suplex. Selena turns and goes to the corner. She then climbs up to the top rope. She glances back and hits a huge moonsault, landing right on Marie!

Sharper: “There’s that moonsault! Selena Frost hitting it beautifully!”

Knots: “Force all the air out and make it hard for her to kick out!”

Marie gets her shoulder up. Selena gets up and slowly pulls her up. Selena runs her over and into the corner. Marie turns and Selena hits another shoot kick, this time to the ribs and then another before jumping up and hitting a spinning back kick. Marie’s head snaps back and she steps forward. Selena however hoists her up onto the top rope. She forearms her in the jaw and then steps up to the middle turnbuckle. She then gets up to the top rope. The crowd roars as Selena hooks up Marie. Marie however fights, nailing Selena in the ribs and then again. Selena steps down to the middle turnbuckle and Marie steps and flips through and hits a blockbuster! The crowd ohs. Marie rolls through and away from Selena. Tommy, who is not on the phone, smacks the mat in anger.

Sharper: “Marie Jones off the top! A flipping neckbreaker! Selena down. But so is Marie!”

Knots: “And Tommy Valentine who is still at ringside, he wants to see this. He’s getting angry.”

Sharper: “Every second that passes, it makes it more nerve-racking. And Tommy out second, that means, he’s hoping for the fifth pick if all works out here tonight. You know he’d be thinking Kandis as his partner.”

Knots: “That’s if Kandis doesn’t win in the next match!”

Sharper: “Good point.”

Marie turns and crawls over to Selena and dives onto her.

Selena shoots her shoulder up. Marie rolls off. She slowly gets up and Tommy yells at her to hurry it up. Selena rolls over and Marie pulls her up and Marie hooks her head and goes for a vertical suplex. She turns and exits to the apron. She then climbs up to the top rope. Selena is down and Marie steadies herself after getting to the top. She then dives off with a swanton bomb attempt. Selena rolls out of the way. Marie, however, rolls through. She gets up and turns and runs over to Selena and jumps for another frankensteiner. Selena however holds her up and then falls back, driving Marie face first into the top turnbuckle. Selena gets up and Marie staggers back and turns around and Selena jumps to the nearby middle rope and dives back with an enziguri kick to the back of Marie’s head.

Tommy: “Cover her!”

Selena turns and rolls Marie over and hooks the leg.

Marie shoots her shoulder up. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Neither Marie or Selena want to say down and I don’t blame them. They want the potential first pick, but it’s frustrating Tommy out there.”

Knots: “And both showing how badly they want it. Finding whatever they have left to kick out!”

Marie rolls over and Selena starts to get up. Marie gets to a knee and winces as Selena grabs her and pulls her in before scooping her up and hitting a backbreaker. Selena jumps up and hits a senton backsplash. The crowd ohs. Selena gets up and turns and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and hits a forward roll before jumping up, but Marie grabs Selena and rolls her up with an inside cradle attempt!

Selena kicks out. Both get up and Selena goes for a clothesline. Marie ducks and jumps to the rope behind Selena and backflips through and grabs Selena’s head and hits a reverse DDT. The crowd cheers. Marie goes for the pin.

Selena shoots her shoulder up. Tommy looks on as Marie rolls off. She looks around before getting up, thinking about what she can do. She then grabs Selena and stomps her in the face before dragging her toward the corner. Marie turns around and exits to the apron. She then climbs up to the top rope. Marie looks on as Selena sees her before Selena runs over and jumps to the middle rope and climbs up to the top rope. She grabs Marie and hooks her head before falling back with a top rope DDT. The crowd ohs and Selena remains on her back as Marie rolls through and to the middle of the ring, ending up on her stomach. Tommy throws his arms up.

Sharper: “Oh my God! Selena to the top, grabbing Marie and driving her down into the mat.”

Knots: “Just spiked her!”

Sharper: “The official checking on her. That could be it…”

The official does check on her, but Marie rolls over. The official backs up as Selena slowly grabs at the ropes.

Tommy tells her to get up as Selena gets up to her feet.(4) Marie slowly stirs as well. Marie staggers up and Selena sees her moment, running to the ropes in front of Marie, jumping to the top rope and diving back, nailing Marie with the Defying Gravity. The crowd roars. Selena turns and goes for the pin.

The crowd roars and Selena rolls off. Tommy yells out “Finally” as he turns and starts to leave the ringside arena. Selena turns as the bell sounds.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Selena Frost!”

Sharper: “Selena Frost outlasts Marie Jones! She could be in the power position on Breakdown with the top pick.”

Knots: “That’s all up to the other teams. More specifically the winning team. Can they get it done?”

Sharper: “We’re just waiting for a confirmation. I’m being told that the time for the match 13:46. So that means the other team is going to have to get it done faster.”

Knots: “There’s one way to put the pressure on them.”

Selena walks around the ring and leans on the ropes. Marie remains down, checked on by the official. Selena celebrates a bit as the crowd cheers her. She looks around before we cut away to the announce table. Adam Sharper and Jonathan Knots talk to the camera.

Sharper: “A hell of a match and if that’s the start, what do we expect next.”

Knots: “We know one team. They’ve set a high bar for the other team. But you look at it, someone like Jay Gold can immediately make a statement, return and win a tournament he’s won in the past again.”

Sharper: “Will be interesting to see who they choose. But it all comes to a head. In three weeks, Trios Tournament 2020, live on pay per view.”

The Trios Tournament logo comes up on the screen.

Knots: “We know four of the team leaders there. Four more about to be determined. They will draft one member on Breakdown. Random draw for the last slot and they’ll all fight at Trios Tournament.”

Sharper: “Not just that, depending on whether James Evans can survive facing Giovanni Aries tonight and Syren in one week at Supreme Sunday: Halftime II, both non-title, but personal issues that could have a ramification…well, James Evans will make his first title defense that night as well.”

Knots: “He’s not in the tournament. But he could be having a very big challenge. Who it will be? We’ll find out!”

Syren, Kandis, Derek Adonis & Jake Starr vs. Ace Marshall, Kelsai Adamson-Mason, Peyton Rice & Jordan Majors

Trios Tournament Buy-In

A countdown starts on the big screen in fast progression from five to one before "Adrenalize" hits the speakers and the spotlights start to spin and focus in on the stage. The fans erupt in cheers as on-stage Ace Marshall steps out with Oakley shades and a black reflective jacket. Cassidy Carter comes out to join him by his side, looking less than impressed. Jordan Majors runs out from the back and looks around as Peyton Rice steps out and poses before Amy Chastaine and Kelsai Adamson-Mason follow, Kelsai holding the SCW Television Championship.

ADRENALIZE ME

He pauses before raises his arms up for the crowd as strobe lights break out throughout the arena for the crowd in different shades of red, blue and green in rapid succession. Ace then holds up his hands and starts to excitedly high-five his team as the crowd cheers. Ace then runs over to be in front of them and Cassidy steps forward and Ace smacks on her the ass before clapping his hands. Amy steps forward and looks at Ace. Ace nods and turns and walks toward Cassidy, following her as Amy shakes her head. Peyton and Kelsai talk as Jordan Majors follows up from behind.

Phillips: “The following contest is the first Trios Tournament Buy-in match. It is scheduled for onefall and has a thirty minute time limit. The winning team will face each other immediately after this match. First, accompanied by Cassidy Carter and Amy Chastaine, they are the team of the SCW Television Champion, Kelsai Adamson-Mason, Peyton Rice, Jordan Majors and Ace Marshall!”

Ace Marshall slides into the ring and gets up as Cassidy climbs onto the apron. Standing along it she raises her head up to the rafters while leaning fully into the top rope. She sways her hips seductively before flipping over it, landing inside the ring on her feet before turning and throwing her arms up and walking toward the center of the ring just as Ace makes his way to the corner. He climbs up it before looking out into the crowd while thrusting an arm up. Amy Chastaine walks around the ring as Kelsai runs up the steel steps and climbs up to the top rope. Peyton Rice slides in and then goes over to the corner and poses as Jordan Majors slides in after all of them and ends up on her knees. She gets up and looks around as the crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Ace Marshall having probably too much with his team. But the fact is that he’s been, by far the leader who has attempted to best bring his team together.”

Knots: “Meanwhile they also don’t have too much against one another. So that helps.”

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

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

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

“INFAMOUS!”

The opening of “Groupie” by Cassie Steele hits the PA system and as the lights come back up, we find Syren standing in the middle of the stage, adorned in a jacket. The crowd boos but she doesn’t seem to care, spinning around to point to the back of her jacket where we see the words ‘DARK FANTASY’ written.

Sinfully Seductive

Captivatingly Corrupt

Dark Fantasy

Syren spins back around again before looking over her shoulder. The curtains part and CHBK and Alexander Crowe walk out to join her, which only gets more of a negative reaction from the fans. Syren then begins to walk down to the ring, flicking her hair and ignoring the fans at ringside as Alexander Crowe and CHBK follow. As the trio approach the ring, Crowe slides into the ring before sitting on the middle rope and pushing it down, while holding up the top rope. Syren very deliberately walks up the ring steps, wiping her feet on the ring apron before stepping between the ropes. CHBK makes his own way into the ring as Syren walks over to the middle of the ropes, stepping onto the bottom rope with one foot and the middle rope on the other, balancing and looking out. As she does this, then we see Derek Adonis walk out from the back, with Cookie, as the crowd cheers. We then see Jake Starr step out from the back as the crowd cheers some more. Syren just glares at the entrance way before Kandis steps out from the back, looking at Derek with disgust. Adonis and Cookie head first with Jake a few steps behind. Kandis takes up the rear.

Phillips: “Their opponents, accompanied by CHBK, Alexander Crowe and Cookie Dreams, they are Derek Adonis, Jake Starr, Kandis & Syren!”

The crowd gives a very mixed reaction as Starr slides into the ring. We get a shot of Jordan Majors looking across at her brother as Derek Adonis dances up the steps and into the ring. Kandis just looks on and glares before pulling herself up. She then stands on the apron as Cookie looks at CHBK and Crowe and joins them.

Sharper: “That may be the clearest message we’ve had. Syren coming out first and everyone else waiting until she was in the ring before they came out.”

Knots: “And not just that, but Kandis staying away from Adonis. And we didn’t even think about this. Jake Starr and Jordan Majors are across the ring from one another. Sibling rivalry maybe?”

Sharper: “All the reason why both are thinking about whether Jordan will pick Jake if her team wins. A lot on the line here.”

Syren then motions to everyone to get out of the ring as Peyton Rice steps up and the crowd cheers. Ace smirks and exits as Kelsai and Jordan do. Starr, Kandis and Adonis do. Kandis stands as far as she can from Adonis. The crowd looks on as Peyton looks at Syren. Syren shakes her head. The crowd buzzes as the bell sounds. Peyton and Syren start to circle the ring and the two lock up in the middle of the ring. The crowd roars and Peyton moves into an arm wrench. The crowd roars. Syren reaches up and Peyton wrenches the arm again and Syren winces. Syren bends over and Adonis extends his arm. Syren just looks over at him.

Syren: “Get that arm back. I’m fine!”

Peyton jerks on the arm as Syren falls to a knee and then starts to get back up. Peyton then turns and whips her into the ropes. Syren bounces off and Peyton steps up and Syren shoulders down. Syren then shakes out her arm and looks at Adonis. Adonis leans back. Syren turns around as Peyton gets up and kicks her in the ribs.

Sharper: “Syren already showing attitude. Clearly a chip on her shoulder.”

Knots: “Well to her, this is all an insult. She should be in it. She should be getting a lot more. But now she’s looking to prove she can carry everyone to victory. Right from the start! Just another ego play!”

Sharper: “You wonder if Breakdown has to do with it. Ace taking her out with the One Eyed Royal. Things not going well for Syren. And she still has James Evans in one week at Halftime II next Sunday!”

Knots: “Not for the title. She’s not happy for that, despite getting revenge! She’s not happy Sasha is promoting her!”

Syren forearms Peyton and runs her into the corner. Syren kicks her in the ribs and then again and again. Peyton drops down to the seated position. Syren then stomps her a couple of times before starting to choke her with her boot.

Syren steps off. Peyton grabs at the ropes. Syren grabs her and forearms her before whipping her across. Syren runs after and Peyton jumps up and goes to float over, but Syren catches her. Syren smirks and turns.

Syren: “You just need to know what you’re doing!”

Peyton then pushes off Syren and spins through into an arm drag. The crowd roars. Syren rolls through and turns and runs back at Peyton, but right into a dropkick. Syren hits the mat and gets up and staggers to the corner where Jordan Majors gets a good shot in on her. She hits the mat and spins around and turns back to Peyton who hooks her up and hits the Rice-A-Roni. She goes for the pin.

Kandis breaks it up to be sure. Peyton looks up as Syren rolls away. Adonis reaches out again and Syren tells him to get away from her. Syren gets up and Jake mockingly offers a tag. Peyton then gets up and turns and tags in Jordan. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Syren, as she struggles to agree on a strategy with her team, Peyton Rice just tagged in Jordan Majors!”

Knots: “They’re on the same page. If anyone was going to have problems, I’d see it being those two.”

Sharper: “And Jordan Majors has had Infamous’ number all 2019!”

Syren steps up and looks at Jordan. She motions for her to come at her. Jake just laughs.

Jake: “Don’t kick her ass too hard sis!”

Syren blasts a look at Starr as Jordan then runs over and grabs Syren and spins her back around. Syren throws a hard right, but Jordan ducks and kicks her in the ribs. She then shoot kicks her in the thigh and nails her with another kick to the thigh. Syren falls to the ropes. Jordan then nails her with a hard right and then another and another.

Jordan backs up and Syren falls to a knee. She looks around. She then looks at CHBK and Crowe and then Jordan. Syren then steps up and goes to nail Jordan, but turns and tags in Starr. Syren backs up.

Syren: “Want to still matter. Take her out!”

The crowd roars as Starr nods and steps into the ring. Majors doesn’t back down. Syren backs away and exits to the apron, standing next to Kandis. She smirks pleased as Starr steps forward and looks at his sister.

Sharper: “Syren is going to test how much Starr and Majors will fight right here!”

Knots: “Clearly not happy with Starr’s taunting. But now they’re in a tough spot and Majors isn’t just tagging out!”

Sharper: “This crowd knows the importance of this for both teams. Is family worth more than the Trios Tournament?”

Starr and Majors continue to stand a few feet from one another. Starr then extends his hand. Majors shakes it. They then both lunge and Starr quickly grabs Majors by the head and rolls her up with an inside cradle, but he shifts his weight so both have their shoulders. Immediately, Ace, Syren, Kandis and Peyton notice what happening and enter.

All four break it up. The crowd roars. Starr rolls away as he smirks and Majors too as Syren and Kandis back up. Kandis gets in close to Adonis and backs up and spins around to be on the other side of Syren. Majors then backs up and tags in Ace. Ace enters as the crowd roars. Starr gets up and nods. Starr and Ace then lunge and lock up.

Sharper: “Starr and Majors tried to pin one another. See what would happen! But the experienced figured it out and now we’re reset with Starr and Marshall in the ring.”

Knots: “Yeah and Syren has to count her team and Ace is happy to go for his!”

Starr and Ace push back on one another and Starr moves into a side headlock. He pulls back and Ace drags Starr to the ropes and fires him off. Starr bounces off the other side and Ace goes for a clotheslines. Starr ducks and stops. Ace turns around and Starr hits a dropkick. He then goes for the pin.

Ace kicks out. Both get up and Starr chops Ace. The crowd woos. Starr chops Ace again. More woos. He then goes to whip him into the ropes, but Ace spins through and sends Starr in. Starr bounces off and Ace lifts him up and hits a back drop. Starr rolls over and gets up and Ace kicks him in the ribs, double underhooking him. He then hoists him up and hits a backbreaker. Ace goes for the pin.

Starr gets his shoulder up. He turns and Ace grabs him and drags him up before moving him to the corner to tag in Peyton. Peyton enters and Ace holds Starr up as Peyton kicks him in the ribs. She then hits a snapmare and runs into the ropes in front of Starr. She bounces off and hits a spinning heel kick to his face.

Sharper; “Peyton Rice in and hit Starr hard. Spinning heel kick, caught him right in the jaw.”

Knots: “She made sure to hit that well. Rolling right through and right now into a pin!”

Peyton turns for the pin.

Starr kicks out. Starr turns and Peyton grabs him and locks him in a side headlock as he gets up. Starr hoists her up and throws her forward. Peyton hits the ropes, but Syren knees her in the back. Peyton winces and turns and she blasts Syren with a shot. The crowd cheers. Peyton turns around and Starr hoists her up and hits a sitout spinebuster into a pin.

Peyton gets her shoulder up. Starr then rolls through and locks in a single leg crab. He pulls back as the crowd roars. Peyton tries to move to the ropes and Starr uses this as an opportunity to move himself closer to the corner for a tag. He reaches out and Adonis tags advantage. He steps in and walks over and hits an elbow drop to the back of Peyton. The crowd ohs. Starr lets go and exits. Syren gets back up and goes to get back in. CHBK stops her. Cookie then smiles.

Cookie: “Let Adonis show her what he can!”

Syren just looks at her as does CHBK and Crowe.

Crowe: “This isn’t a damn informercial. The only KABLAM we care about is one where we win!”

Cookie: “He’s good finishing things!”

Adonis runs over to the ropes.

Adonis: “KABLAM!”

CHBK, Crowe and Syren are spooked by this as Kandis looks on disgusted as does Syren. He turns back as Peyton gets up and Adonis scoops her up and slams her down. Adonis runs into the ropes and hits another elbow drop. He goes for the pin.

Peyton kicks out. She sits up and Adonis gets up and grabs her. He then pushes her into the ropes. He fires her off. Peyton bounces off the other side and Adonis goes to scoop her up, but Peyton goes up and slides down his back. She turns and pulls him down with a neckbreaker. She gets up and runs to the ropes, jumping to the middle rope and diving back with a quebrada. She goes for the pin.

Syren enters and jumps up and over her with a leg drop. She rolls through and walks around the ring.

Syren: “Tag out fat ass!”

Crowe smirks as the crowd boos. Adonis rolls over as Peyton turns, holding her head and gets up and tags in Kelsai. The crowd cheers. Kelsai gets up and walks over. She then looks at Adonis.

Kelsai: “Don’t listen to her. Let’s just wrestle. Like a few weeks ago!”

Adonis nods and starts to get up and suddenly rolls Kelsai up with an inside cradle.

Sharper: “Syren insulting Adonis. Kelsai in.”

Knots: “Isn’t she a ray of sunshine!”

Sharper: “Trying to make him feel better and wait! Cradle!”

Kelsai kicks out. Amy looks on as Kelsai turns and gets up and Adonis does and he scoops her up. Kelsai kicks her legs and Adonis slams her down. Adonis runs into the ropes, bounces off and goes for a running splash. Kelsai gets her knees up. Adonis rolls over, holding his stomach in pain. He starts to get up and Kelsai gets up and runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits a running facebuster. She turns and hooks the leg.

Adonis kicks out. Kelsai rolls over as Adonis rolls over and reaches out. Syren turns to Kandis. Kandis just looks at Syren as Kelsai walks over and grabs Adonis and pulls him up before hitting a Russian leg sweep. She rolls through and gets up and hits a jumping senton backsplash. Kelsai gets up and turns and goes for the pin on Adonis.

Kandis enters and hits a running punt. The crowd ohs and Kelsai rolls over, holding her jaw. Kandis then backs up and looks at Adonis as Ace enters the ring and steps forward. Kandis just blows him a kiss before backing away. Cassidy walks around the ring a bit as Amy tells her to stop. Adonis rolls over and Kelsai starts to get up. Ace then exits as Kandis looks on as Adonis reaches out, reaching for the pin. Syren goes to tag in, but Adonis pulls away. He points to Kandis. Kandis looks at him in disgust as Syren looks at her. Adonis reaches up and tags Kandis in, tagging her hand. Kandis look at him as he falls over and Kandis enters, rubbing her hand off on her gear.

Sharper: “Kandis with a vicious punt. Kelsai is struggling to get up. Her team all looking for the tag here. Kandis now in thanks to Adonis!”

Knots: “She’s thrilled that she had to touch him. Or well he touched her! Tagging her in!”

Kandis enters and pulls Kelsai up and away from her corner, moving her into one of the neutral ones. Kandis then hits a back elbow. She turns around and grabs the top ropes while standing in front of Kelsai and leans forward before driving her ample posterior into the stomach of Kelsai. She leans forward and does it again. She repeats the process as the referee calls for the break.

Kandis steps out. She then grabs Kelsai and whips her across the ring. She turns and runs after her and nails her with a running backsplash in the corner. Kelsai stumbles out and Kandis grabs her and spins her around and just throws her back with a mat slam. She then turns and runs over to Kelsai’s corner and nails Ace with a shot and then Peyton before turning to Jordan. She turns around and runs over and hits a running leg drop. She turns and runs at Kelsai who is getting up and nails her with a running hip check. The crowd ohs and Kandis goes for the pin.

Kelsai shoots her shoulder up and turns over. The crowd cheers. Kandis looks down and grabs Kelsai. She then grabs her and hoists her up and scoops her up. She hits a fallaway slam. Kandis then gets up and turns and Syren asks for the tag. Kandis turns to her and then to Syren, before tagging Syren in.

Sharper: “Kandis dominating here. Syren now wants in.”

Knots: “Of course, to win this for her team. Kelsai’s in trouble!”

Sharper: “Kandis reluctantly obliging. But I don’t know if its more because it’s good strategy, keeping a fresh person in, or to avoid Syren blowing up.”

Knots: “Not like they’d be friendly…well…”

Kandis: “Don’t fuck it up, Ms. Best in the World!”

Kandis mocks her as Starr smirks as Syren and Kandis look at one another as Syren turns back to her before going over to Kelsai and pulling her up before hitting a snap back suplex. She turns and hooks the leg.

Kelsai gets her shoulder up. Syren rolls off. She then gets up and looks at her and stands next to her. She jumps up for the discus leg drop, but Kelsai quickly moves out of the way. She rolls over and Syren hits. She rolls over and gets up and grabs Kelsai, but Kelsai elbows her in the jaw and then jumps forward to the middle rope and dives back with a twisting kick to the head. Syren hits the mat.

Ace: “Come on Angels!”

Kelsai falls back and tags in Peyton. Peyton enters and runs across the ring. She nails Kandis for good measure before spinning around and Syren gets up and Peyton hits a spinning heel kick. She rolls through and tags in Ace. Ace enters and runs across the ring. He bounces off and nails Syren with a hard clothesline. Syren does a twist in the arm, turned inside out before landing onto the mat and Ace turns and tags in Jordan. Jordan climbs up to the top rope.

Sharper: “And while Syren’s team implodes, Ace’s team working together to take down the captain!”

Knots: “Here comes Jordan!”

Syren slowly starts to get up and Jordan dives off with a missile dropkick. Syren hits the mat. Jordan goes for the pin.

Adonis looks at Starr before pointing at her. Starr just leans on the ropes, smiling at him and shrugs. Adonis slowly steps in, completely ignoring the urgency as Syren kicks out before the three. Adonis looks in and then steps back out. Starr smiles. Jordan gets up as Syren looks over to her corner with disdain as CHBK snaps at Adonis.

CHBK: “Next time get your ass there!”

Adonis: “But…Starr….and…”

CHBK: “Trios is more important than his idiot family!”

Starr turns and steps down to the steps and looks at CHBK.

Starr: “Want to start a fight here. Make your anointed fall on her face!”

Jordan grabs Syren and drags her into the neutral corner and kicks her in the ribs and then again before going to whip her out. Syren stops and pulls her into the Golden Blonde. Jordan rolls over, kicking at the mat, holding her ribs.

CHBK: “Looks find to me.”

Syren gets up as Jordan rolls over and reaches out. Syren turns and nails Peyton with a shot and then nails Ace with one. Syren turns and goes to nail Kelsai, but she blocks it and nails Syren. Syren turns around and Jordan nails her with a superkick. The crowd roars and Jordan tags in Kelsai. Kelsai shakes off the pain and slingshots into the ring, jumping onto the neutral middle turnbuckle and then jumps to the top rope and hits the Double Shot on Syren! Jordan gets up and springs across the ring as Peyton slides in as does Ace. Starr turns and goes to enter as Kelsai hooks the leg. Kandis slides in, stopped by Jordan as Peyton runs over and stops Adonis and Ace grabs Starr.

The crowd roars and explodes with cheers as Amy pumps her fist in happiness.

Phillips: “Here are your winners, Ace Marshall, Peyton Rice, Jordan Majors and Kelsai Adamson-Mason!”

CHBK and Crowe look on shocked. Kandis rolls out of the ring, away from the onslaught from Jordan Majors. She backs up and turns to the ring and shakes her head. She then storms to the back. Adonis falls out of the ring as Jake just stops fighting. Ace backs up. Starr drops down and rolls to the floor and points to his sister, applauding her. Jordan smiles a bit as she looks around and Peyton then backs up. Kelsai starts to get up and looks around and jumps up and down excitedly as Amy applauds her. Syren rolls to the apron and CHBK and Crowe help her out.

Sharper: “Kelsai Adamson-Mason gets her spot, and her team, to each lead Trios Tournament teams, by pinning Syren!”

Knots: “The karma keeps biting her ass!”

Sharper: “You know Syren is not going to like that. Not going to like that she was defeated by Kelsai and her team, imploding at the end.”

Knots: “They tried to get in, but Ace, Jordan and Peyton already were in the ring. They trusted Kelsai!”

Syren is helped around as Crowe and CHBK try to keep her focused on getting to the back. The official starts to check on everyone when suddenly, we see Damian Angel now at ringside and rolling into the ring.

Amy: “Hey!”

Damian immediately runs over and kicks Ace in the ribs before nailing Jordan with a hard right and before he can go to Kelsai, we see Peyton running over and grabbing him.

Sharper: “What the hell? It’s Damian Angel! What is he doing here?!”

Knots: “Where did he come from? And he’s going after everyone. But Peyton is going after him…”

Sharper: “He’s not defending himself!”

Peyton nails Damian with a shot and then another. He drops down and rolls to the floor.

Damian: “I’m helping you. You helped me…the least I can do-“

Peyton: “I don’t need you help…I don’t whatever you have!”

Damian: “You don’t have a choice!”

Damian slides back in and Peyton stomps at him as Kelsai now joins in and stomps him too. Jordan and Ace recover as Damian rolls back out as Cassidy grabs a steel chair from under the ring. She starts to head around as Damian looks in the ring and then to Cassidy. Officials are now at ringside too, looking to get Damian away from the ring. Damian doesn’t fight, just looking at the ring.

Damian: “Start the bell! Let her fight!”

Damian is helped away as Peyton thanks Kelsai. Kelsai turns to Ace and Jordan as the official checks on both.

Sharper: “Damian Angel wants this start.”

Knots: “He said he was helping Peyton and Kelsai. Was he trying to hurt them to shorten their match?”

Sharper: “You know…that would make some sense. What doesn’t is how he feels he owes Peyton. He’s been practically around her since returning.”

Ace nods as Cassidy backs up with her chair at ringside and Jordan does too. The official, Michael Constantine, calls for the bell. It starts and Peyton Rice goes over to Ace and Ace gets up and Peyton ducks a clothesline. She then kicks him in the ribs and then again, knocking her back into the corner. Kelsai heads over to Jordan and checks on her, but Jordan suddenly jumps up and plants her with the Cash-Out. The crowd ohs and Kelsai rolls over. Amy looks down, disappointed as Jordan rolls her over and hooks the leg.

Sharper; “Right off the bat! Kelsai walked into it. Jordan Majors with the Cash-Out!”

Knots: “She was checking on her…Jordan’s friends with Bree though. That’s everything you need to know!”

The crowd roars a bit, while some boo.

Phillips: “Kelsai Adamson-Mason has been eliminated.”

Kelsai rolls over as Amy tags her TV Championship and walks around the ring to go over and check on her. Jordan gets up as Peyton kicks Ace again and then runs along the ropes. She bounces off and hits a running dropkick. Ace falls over and down. Peyton then turns and goes over to Ace, but Jordan runs over from behind and rolls her up with an Okana roll.

Peyton kicks out. Jordan falls over. Peyton turns and gets up as Kelsai is helped by Amy on the floor. Peyton turns to Jordan and Jordan goes for a spin kick to the head. Peyton ducks and grabs Jordan from behind. She hits a German suplex.

Sharper: “Shades of Alistaire Allocco! Peyton with the German!”

Knots: “Jesus. That’s not what they’re supposed to be doing together!”

Jordan rolls her shoulder up. Jordan rolls over as Peyton gets up and kicks Jordan in the ribs. She then whips her into the ropes. Peyton runs after and nails her with a running spear. She then backs up and grabs Jordan and whips her across the ring, but Peyton then turns and runs after her and nails her with a running dropkick. She rolls through and gets up and Ace suddenly runs at her and jumps up and drills her with the One Eyed Royal. Peyton hits the mat and Ace turns and hooks the leg.

Sharper: “Good night! Peyton just turned and right into it. Ace Marshall taking advantage of Peyton focusing on Jordan for a bit too long.”

Knots: “And they worked so well as a team. Now Ace just tore it down. Took Peyton’s head off!”

Sharper: “And you wonder if she’s still thinking about Damian Angel. That whole situation rattling things and what he said.”

The crowd boos as Ace rolls off.

Phillips: “Peyton Rice has been eliminated!”

Peyton rolls over as Ace starts to get up. Jordan then runs at Ace and jumps up and goes for the Cash-Out on Ace! Ace manages to throw her down and falls back and rolls to the ropes. Jordan rolls over and looks at him as Ace looks at her.

Sharper: “And Jordan Majors looked to just take out Ace Marshall!”

Knots: “Impact moves that they’ve perfected and this has just been chaos since the bel!”

Sharper: “But remember now, they’re not just fighting to win. They’re fighting to win quick and I think that’s the different. They know the time they’re up against – 13:46. Ace Marshall and Jordan Majors thinking with killshots effectively. Put your opponent down, eliminate them. And by proxy, if you do it fast enough, you help everyone on your team get up a spot.”

Knots: “Well what are we at?”

Sharper: “Right now, we just cleared four minutes. So Jordan and Ace internalized it it looks likes.”

Knots: “Damian too. Peyton may have too. Kelsai never had a chance though.”

The clock comes up on the screen as Ace looks at Jordan and smiles before running forward and forearming Ace with a shot. Jordan nails him again and again before Ace falls to the ropes. Jordan grabs him and goes to whip him across, but Ace spins through and sends her in. Ace then catches her on the rebound, going for the Aces Wild. Jordan elbows out of it and spins out. She then goes for a spinning back kick, but Ace ducks and lifts her up onto his shoulders. He then turns and hits a sitout electric chair facebuster. The crowd ohs. Ace rolls over and pulls back on the legs.

Jordan kicks out just in time as Ace falls forward. Peyton rolls out of the ring. She falls to a knee, holding her jaw as Ace turns and grabs Jordan.

Sharper: “Peyton not happy, obviously. But she is in the Trios Tournament, guaranteed either the fifth or the sixth pick, depending on how quick Ace or Jordan finish this match.”

Knots: “And Ace nearly got it there, but only two.”

Ace then hooks her up and hits a vertical suplex. Ace runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits a running knee drop. He then rolls through and moves to the corner. Jordan starts to slowly roll over, holding her jaw as Ace watches her. Jordan gets up and staggers to her feet as Ace runs out and goes for the One Eyed Royal. Jordan drops down. Ace jumps up and lands on his back. He rolls over and turns and Jordan hits a shoot kick to the chest. Ace falls to the ropes. He spins around and Jordan nails him with a European uppercut. Ace falls to the ropes. Jordan kicks him in the ribs and then again and again. The referee calls for the break.

Jordan backs up and walks around the ring. She turns and runs over and Ace gets an elbow up. Jordan staggers back and Ace moves in and hooks her up and hits the Olympic slam. He then goes for the pin.

Jordan gets her shoulder up again. Ace rolls off and he gets up. Jordan stirs and Ace then steps over behind her.

Sharper: “Ace Marshall again getting a two, but Jordan showing some resiliency.”

Knots: “Ace hasn’t gotten that swift strike in. Jordan’s looking for it, but not much else.”

Sharper: “And Ace could be trying something else. Maybe that Katahajme, the Pagliacci.”

Jordan starts to get up and Ace lunges, going for the Pagliacci, but Jordan blocks it and slides down and pulls him forward and into a roll-up!

Ace kicks out. Both get up and Jordan suddenly jumps up and hits the Cash-Out! The crowd erupts in cheers!

Sharper: “Right from the pin! Jordan gets up and doesn’t hesitate!”

Knots: “Just grabbed him by the head and forcing him down! Don’t tell me she’s now going to pin Ace!”

Jordan turns and hooks the leg.

The crowd cheers as Jordan rolls off. She then moves to her knees as Constantine raises her arm.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Jordan Majors!”

The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Jordan Majors just pinned Ace Marshall and I think it’s clear…they’ve destroyed the previous time.”

Knots: “What is it? Eight minutes?”

Sharper: “8:08. Jordan came in with a plan, thinking about what to do to get to this point and Jordan Majors, I think she just got her biggest win in her SCW career thus far! She also has the first pick to determine her Trios team!”

Knots: “But who’s she going to pick? Jake Starr? Or what about someone like Bree? She’ll have the whole roster!”

Sharper: “Well we’ll find out on Breakdown, but for now, Jordan Majors, capping this off by eliminating a former World Champion!”

Jordan gets up and celebrates a bit as Ace rolls over, holding his jaw in pain. She looks around as a graphic comes up on the screen.

Sharper: “And just to look ahead to Breakdown…”

The Trios Tournament logo comes up on the screen.

ORDER OF DRAFTING:

Jordan Majors
Selena Frost
Ace Marshall
Marie Jones
Peyton Rice
Tommy Valentine
Kelsai Adamson-Mason
Jay Gold

Knots: “Talk about opportunity. You can choose anyone on the roster. Anyone to be one of your teammembers. Your last member is by random draw, but you can give yourself a good base.”

Sharper: “No doubt and now those eight better start thinking and I’m sure backstage, there are going to be meetings between people, people lobbying for an opportunity.”

The list remains on the screen for a moment before the Day of Infamy logo comes back up on the screen. Jordan Majors continues to celebrate in the ring as the crowd cheers and we cut away.

We see a shot of Giovanni Aries tackling James Evans down and hammering away before cutting to show Sienna Swann yelling at the crowd. Bree Lancaster getting scooped up by Rachel Tatum Lee for a Dead in Tombstone follows before showing Jake Starr nailing Ravyn Taylor with the Shooting Five Star Frog Splash.

“There is a feeling, a desire, that makes up man and woman’s basic instincts…”

We see a shot of Regan Street and Selena Frost running to the back before cutting to show Xander Valentine booting Mr. D in the face and then cutting to a shot of Chris Cannon and James Evans brawling.

“One that will take over even the most powerful of humanity…”

Shots of Jordan Majors yelling in pain before cutting to show Owen Cruze superkicking Sienna Swann. Following this, a shot of Clyde Sutter walking down to the ring with a pipe is shown.

“One that always leads to hefty consequences…”

A shot of Syren getting thrown through the chains of the Chamber and falling to the floor follows before we see Shilo Valiant turning and heading to the back as Aaron Blackbourne looks in the ring uncertain. Finally we see Gavin Taylor running away as Asher Hayes stares from the ring.

“But it will take place…for all to see!”

The Retribution logo comes up on the screen.

“SCW present Retribution, live on Sunday, March 15, from Memphis, Tennessee, only on Pay Per View!”

We then cut to a final shot of Kimberly Williams grinding a knife.

Kimberly Williams vs. Bree Lancaster

SCW United States Championship

Phillips: “The following match is scheduled for one fall, and is for the SCW United States Championship! Introducing first, the challenger....”

The opening chords of “Look What You Made Me Do” begin to play. Kimberly Williams steps out onto the stage to a loud, mostly positive, reaction from the fans. A sinister smirk is on her face as she ponders what she is about to do tonight.

Phillips: “From Boston, Massachusetts, she is the Wild Card... Kimberly Williams!”

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

Sharper: “Kimberly Williams has one hell of an opportunity here tonight. This was supposed to be Rachel Tatum Lee's match. She earned it defeating Scarlet Gray. But, Bree Lancaster took offense to Rachel's manhandling of her and pushed her off the top rope during a match with Aaron Blackbourne. Rachel was no longer able to compete.”

Knots: “Had to be Bree's plan, right? Too scared to face Rachel, has Kim in her place. Honestly... I'm more afraid of Kim!”

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

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

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

Phillips: "Making her way to the ring, from New Orleans, Louisiana and being accompanied by Scott Burnside... the current SCW United States Champion, Bree Lancaster!"

The chorus continues as Bree and Scott make their way down the ramp, Bree holding her arms out all the way to the ring. She stops at the steps and Scott goes up ahead of her. Bree follows and Scott holds the ropes open for her to step through. He goes to the apron as Bree walks to the center of the ring, turning as she does. She then walks a circle in the ring showing off, before going to the corner. She hands the belt off as her music fades.

Knots: “A lot of people think Bree did what she did because she was scared to face Rachel Tatum Lee. Bree claims otherwise. I almost believe her, she's been showing her vicious side more and more lately. The woman has always been vindictive. She claims she never lies.”

Sharper: “Always telling the truth is a perfect cover for the rare occasions when a lie is necessary to people like her, Jon. Such as claiming she let Selena Frost beat her last year? Come on.”

Bree and Scott speak for a moment in the corner, the Scott jumps down from the apron and Bree turns to speak to the official Aaron Demitra.

Bree: “I don't want to see any of this referee's discretion nonsense, you hear me? I expect the rules to be fully enforced! In fact, check her for weapons. Now!”

Demitra sighs, but nods, and walks over to Kimberly. He pats her down, and we see Bree pointing to her boots. Demitra then checks those too, and declares Kimberly clean. Kim smiles big. Bree backs away satisfied. Demitra calls for the bell. Kim waves Bree closer, calling for a lock up. Bree approaches cautiously, expecting some kind of trick. But Demitra checked her for weapons and found none, so Bree grabs her. Kim switches to a rear hold and applies a hammerlock. Bree looks at Scott a little surprised and starts trying to fight out of it. Kim pulls back harder. Bree leans forward and spins around, reversing the hold, applying a hammerlock of her own. Scott claps. Kim swings her free arm back catching Bree with an elbow. Bree steps to the side a bit to avoid another shot, but keeps the hold. Kim tries anyway, and catches a glancing blow. Bree unbends Kim's arm, spins her around, and sends her into the ropes. On the return Bree lifts Kim up for a back body drop, but Kim floats over and lands on her feet. Bree turns and Kim greets her with a forearm. Bree steps back, and Kim fires off another one. Bree blocks this one though and counters with a hard right, then an elbow. Kim steps back. Bree grabs her arm and goes to send her across again, but Kim reverses and sends Bree into the ropes instead. Bree hits them but grabs the top rope to halt her momentum. She then spins to stare at Kim. Kim stands in the middle of the ring and smiles again. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Looks like Bree is surprised Kimberly is actually wrestling.”

Knots: “So am I! It's gotta be some kind of trick.”

Bree goes to her corner and talks to Scott. Kim just stands in the middle of the ring waiting. Demitra touches Bree's arm to get her back in the match. She glares, then nods at Scott and turns back to the ring. Suddenly she runs at Kim and takes her down with a cross body, into a cover.

1!

Kim kicks out almost immediately. Bree gets up and Kim kips up. Bree grabs her and applies an abdominal stretch. Kim grimaces in pain as the crowd boos.

Knots: “Bree Lancaster slowing the pace down here, and possibly trying to weaken Kimberly's midsection to set up a Classifier later.”

Sharper: “It's smart wrestling, I have to admit.”

Kim tries to escape, but Bree pulls back harder. Kim yells in pain, then uses one foot to kick backwards. Her heel catches Bree in the thigh. Bree pulls her leg back, and her hold loosens a little. Kim struggles more, then kicks back once more. She misses, but the weight shift puts Bree off balance slightly. Kim uses this to lean over and flip Bree over her back, breaking the hold and landing Bree on her back. The crowd cheers. Kim quickly drops a knee into Bree's chest. She then drops and applies an arm bar, but Bree scrambles out of it before Kim can fully lock it in. Bree gets to her corner and stares at Kim again. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Kim is really taking it to the champion, with actual wrestling maneuvers, and Bree can't wrap her head around it.”

Knots: “I'm telling you... it's a trick!”

Scott is on the apron again and whispering into Bree's ear. She nods, and leaves the corner. Kim runs at her and grabs her before Bree can react and throws her back with a belly to belly suplex. The crowd cheers. Kim turns and grabs Bree's leg, looking to apply a sharpshooter. Bree kicks though and Kim loses her grip and stumbles backwards. Bree gets to her feet, glares, then rushes at Kim and and nails a running knee. Kim stumbles backwards into the ropes. Bree then hits a spinning heel kick. Kim goes down. Bree drags her away from the ropes and starts to set up a figure four. The crowd boos, until Kim kicks hard with both legs. Bree loses her grip and flies backwards, landing on the mat on her ass. The crowd roars. Bree screams in anger.

Knots: “Uh oh. Bree is pissed now. As amusing as that is, it can also be dangerous.”

Sharper: “That it can be. We've seen in more than once. Both women here going for leg holds early, both escaping.”

Kim gets up, laughing and pointing at Bree. Bree gets to her feet and walks up to Kim, right in her face. Kim stops laughing and Bree slaps her across the face so hard her hair flies. The crowd boos. Kim turns her head back to Bree, her hand on her cheek. Then she grins maniacally, and slaps Bree back, just as hard. Bree steps back, holding her face. She glares as the crowd cheers. Bree then swings for another slap, but Kim catches her arm. Bree tries to yank in back, but Kim keeps her grip. She then pulls Bree, but Bree doesn't move, she counters with her weight. Kim tries again. Bree still doesn't move. Kim let's go, shrugs, and nails Bree in the gut with a shoot kick. Bree doubles over holding her stomach. Kim grabs her head and plants her with a DDT. She then makes a cover.

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2!

Bree kicks out.

Sharper; “First cover on the champion and a near fall.”

Knots: “Shame, I was hoping they'd keep slapping each other.”

Kim gets up and pulls Bree up. She then grabs her from behind and drills her back down with a German suplex. The crowd roars as she makes another cover.

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2!

Bree kicks out again. Kim starts to get up and Bree rolls away and out of the ring. The crowd boos as she walks around the corner towards Scott. Demitra yells for her to get back in. She ignores him and speaks to Scott instead. Kim glares as Demitra starts a count. (1) Bree pays the count no mind, but Scott does, and points at the ring while still talking to Bree. (2) Bree shakes her head and says something back. The camera picks up her voice but not what she's saying. (3) Kim paces the ring, getting annoyed with Bree's stalling. (4) Scott starts to look concerned, and speaks into Bree's ear. Bree nods as she listens. (5) Kim has enough of this and runs, then dives over the top with a flying crossbody! The crowd roars as she takes both Bree and Scott down, Bree catching most of the impact. (6)

Sharper: “My God! Kimberly Williams flying over the top!”

Knots: “This is it! The trick! She's gonna get back in and let Bree get counted out! She didn't need her toys, she used herself as the weapon!”

Kim gets to her feet slowly as Bree stirs. (7) Scott is up first and starts to pull Bree to her feet. Kim gets up and actually helps Scott get Bree up. (8) Kim then pulls Bree by the arm and pushes her to the apron, then shoves her back into the ring, before sliding in herself. Demitra stops the count. Kim drags Bree away from the ropes and covers.

Sharper: “Kimberly knows she can't win the title by count out, smart move getting Bree back in the ring! But is this enough?”

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2!

Bree gets her shoulder up. The crowd boos.

Knots: “Not quite.”

Kim hits the mat in frustration. Bree rolls away and pulls herself up by the ropes. She stares at Kim, her anger turning into calculation as Kim gets up. Kim turns and Bree runs at her, turning her inside out with a stiff clothesline. The crowd boos. Bree then grabs Kim's legs and applies the figure four. Instead of leaning back though, Bree gets on her knees with the hold locked in, and starts to press down on Kim's bent leg. Kim screams in pain.

Sharper: “Oh my God! That Crescent Lock variation! We've seen this before, its the maneuver Bree did to Amy Chastaine that blew out her knee! Bree is trying to hurt Kimberly Williams!”

Knots: “Guess she caught on that Kim didn't come to play, she came to fight. And now that vicious streak of Bree's I mentioned earlier appears.”

Bree presses down harder, so that the knee of Kim's bent leg is actually touching the mat. Kim screams more as the crowd boos heavily. Kim swings a fist and catches Bree in the shoulder. Bree leans back, lessening the pressure on the leg, but keeping herself out of reach of Kim's swinging fists. Kim lays back again, and Bree applies the pressure again. Kim screams, then props herself up with one hand to relieve a little of the pressure, then swings with the other, punching Bree right in the jaw. Bree goes sideways and almost loses the hold, but she catches herself. Bree screams in anger and hits Kim with a BOGO in the chest while still having her legs wrapped up. The crowd oohs, then boos as Bree reapplies the pressure to the bent leg.

Sharper: “Kimberly is in deep, deep trouble here. She's been in this hold longer than Amy Chastaine was, she may have no choice but to submit here.”

Knots: “I'll remind you that the only reason Amy got out of it is because her husband, Bree's brother pulled Bree off. Also keep in mind that Kim is younger... sorry, Amy... than Amy is, and Kim also doesn't have a history of knee problems.”

Kim screams again, then sits up and nails another punch, this one to Bree's elbow. This makes her stop pressing down. Kim then quickly lands another to Bree's shoulder, then another to her jaw. Bree finally let's go and disentangles herself from Kim's legs. The crowd roars. Kim pulls her legs back and rubs her knee as Bree gets to her feet. She walks over and pulls Kim up. Kim tries to kick her away but Bree grabs her leg, the one that was just bent in the figure four variation, and executes Twisted Ambition! The crowd ohhs then boos. Bree pulls Kim away from the ropes and makes a cover.

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2!

Kim kicks out right before the three. Bree yells in anger as she gets up. Kim stirs, holding her knee, as Bree paces the ring.

Sharper: “Close call for Kimberly there, that had to be just instinct.”

Knots: “And Bree is wondering what she has to do to end this and save her championship!”

Bree is at her corner talking to Scott again, who is on the apron. Kim gets to her feet and the crowd cheers. Bree turns and sees Kim shaking her leg out. Scott pats her on the shoulder in encouragement, but stays on the apron. Bree and Kim meet in the middle of the ring and start just slugging it out. The crowd roars. Bree finally blocks one swing and grabs Kim's arm, then spins to send her into the ropes. Kim reverses it though and Bree goes into the opposite ropes instead, knocking Scott down! The crowd oohs. Bree grabs the rope to stop from bouncing back and leans through, yelling at Scott. He sits up and waves at her that hes okay, then starts to get up. Bree gets out of the ropes and turns around, only for Kim to grab her by the head and quickly take her down with an inside cradle!

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Bree kicks out a split second too late. The crowd erupts as the bell rings.

Phillips: “Your winner bu pinfall and NEW United States Champion... Kimberly Williams!”

Kim and Bree get to their feet at the same time, Kim smiling and jumping excited.

Sharper: “New champion! Finally!”

Knots: “Bree lost her focus for a moment after accidentally knocking Scott Burnside off the apron and Kim caught her!”

Bree screams in anger at Demitra. Demitra holds up three fingers. Bree shakes her head. Demitra ignores her and goes to the corner to get the belt from the timekeeper. Bree turns her rage to Kim. With a primal scream she runs and drills Kim with a Classifier! The crowd boos heavily, and we hear the bell ring again.

Sharper: “My God! Bree Lancaster is not happy! Nearly broke Kimberly in half!”

Knots: “Did you expect anything less from that woman?”

Bree then turns to the corner and grabs the belt before Demitra has a good hold on it from the timekeeper.

Demintra: “Hey, that isn't yours now! It's hers!”

Bree: “I will give it to her!”

Bree watches Kim start to get up from the Classifier, and as soon as she's sitting up, Bree runs and drills Kim in the face with the belt. The bell rings some more, and we see Scott slide into the ring. Bree drops the belt across Kim's chest before giving a hard stomp to the knee she'd worked over earlier. Demitra goes over to pull her off, and Bree shoves him away. She leans over Kim, who's holding her head.

Bree: “Enjoy it while it lasts, Kimmie! It won't be very long.”

Bree then starts to throw another kick, but Scott grabs her. She turns, and he pulls her away, shaking his head. Demitra gets between Bree and Kim, and with Scott gently pulling Bree away, she exits the ring. They then head up the ramp, Bree still furiously yelling.

Sharper: “Have you ever seen such a sore loser?”

Knots: “Probably, but it's been a while. Bree isn't going to let this go, you have to know that.”

Sharper: “I think you're right there, and I never thought I'd say this but thank God for Scott Burnside pulling her away. Meanwhile, our new champion Kimberly Williams is on her feet. One hell of a hard fought victory and she did it without her usual tactics.”

Back in the ring, Kim stands in the middle of the ring hugging the belt. The crowd cheers as Demitra raises her arm.

Backstage, the scene opens up to show Jessica Winters standing with Sasha outside of her office.

Jessica: “Jessica Winters here and I’m with our owner, and Sasha, it’s been a wild night. I wanted to ask you about the Trios Tournament Buy-in matches. Were those what you thinking when you thought up the idea?”

Sasha: “Exactly. Two teams throwing it all out there. Even if some of the teams had some internal dissention and one, significantly so, they still competed. They wanted to be in the Trios Tournament and between that and the four way elimination matches, that’s the type of action that people should expect in the Trios Tournament and also in SCW generally. Now, we move onto Breakdown, where those eight winning members will get to choose their teams.”

Jessica: “Plenty more to come tonight. One thing we should touch on is Sienna Swann. She’s been demanding to close the show. You kiboshed that.”

Sasha: “Because we are a wrestling company. Not a preening company. Sienna’s also asked I not be out there because this is all about her. I’m happy to oblige her there as there is plenty more going on in SCW. When she officially files the contract in her possession, then I’ll be more interested. Until then, she can play her games and feel good about it while we focus on the product in the ring and tonight, well, we have a lot more great action and I’m sure a few surprises too. It’s SCW. It’s a new year. Let’s show the world what we can do.”

Jessica: “Thank you and enjoy the rest of the show.”

Sasha: “Thanks. You too.”

Jessica: “Back to the ring.”

The scene changes to go back to ringside.

The Stewards (Katie, Gigi & Maddy Steward) vs. El Lucho Brothers (Grande, Venti & Trenta)

The arena goes dark and the opening riff of “Escribe Una Canción” starts to play. As the intro pauses, the sound of a shotgun being cocked is heard. As the music kicks back in, headlamps appear through the curtain and a tiny coffee truck drives out onto the stage. The lights raise as the tuk tuk pauses at the top of the ramp and while Nate Patrick is behind the wheel, El Lucho Grande, El Lucho Trenta and El Lucho Venti are actually holding onto the sides of the truck, throwing coffee beans around, which some of the fans try to catch. Nate beeps the horn a couple times then sets off driving down the ramp slowly, as Trenta, Grande and Venti continue to toss beans out.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a twenty minute time limit. First, from Soconusco in Mexico, driven to the ring by Nate Patrick, they are the team of El Lucho Trenta, El Lucho Grande and El Lucho Venti, they are the El Lucho Brothers!”

The tuk tuk reaches the bottom of the ramp and Trenta, Grande and Venti jump down from the sides and open the panels up to reveal a coffee machine and several coffees already waiting. The cups have the Lucho Brothers logo on them and Trenta, Grande and Venti begin to hand them out to fans at ringside as Nate climbs out of the cab and shuts the door behind him. Eventually, Nate manages to turn them towards the ring and the masked mystery men slide in and play up to the fans as Nate settles in at ringside.

Sharper: “El Lucho Brothers have been a thorn in the side of the Stewards since late last year.”

Knots: “And the Stewards, especially Katie, is on the warpath. Katie lost the TV Title to Kelsai Adamson-Mason on Breakdown. Blaming the Luchos and their masks, playing to the crowd during the match. She promised she was going to humiliate them by taking their masks tonight.”

The arena lights dim down and pink light shine on the stage. “Queen:” by Loren Gray plays as The Queen of Queens and Goddess of Desire Katie Steward steps out on the stage. She walks her beautiful white and gold ring robe and spins around in a circle showing it off the crowd. TJ Johnson walks out onto the stage with Katie. Gigi and Maddy then step out, wearing pink and gold robes. The four look down at the ring as the crowd boos.

Phillips: “Their opponents, accompanied by TJ Johnson, from Los Angeles, California, they are the team of Maddy, Gigi and Katie, the Stewards!”

Katie glares at Phillips a bit before TJ calms her down and Katie heads down to the ring. Gigi and Maddy follow. They reach the ring and Katie walks up the steel steps as TJ enters the ring first. He holds the ropes open, first for Katie, and then for Gigi and Maddy. They each enter the ring and TJ turns and walks over to Maddy, first disrobing her. He turns to Gigi and disrobes her before turning to Katie, making a larger production of it, and disrobing her. TJ then takes all three and exits the ring. Katie, Maddy and Gigi look at the coffee fanatics with disdain.

Sharper: “Stewards came to make a statement, look good doing it, but also to humiliate.”

Knots: “I want to see how this is going to go. El Luchos have been threatened with their masks. It’s like someone being told they’re going to be pants on live television. There’s great shame in Mexico to losing your mask!”

The bell sounds as Steve Hollinsworth calls for it. Gigi starts off for the Stewards as Grande, Venti and Trenta give a three way rock, paper, coffee. All three pick coffee, leading Gigi to pull Venti away from the other two and Gigi nails him with a rake to the eyes. The crowd boos as Gigi kicks him in the ribs and then immediately starts to go for the mask. Venti holds onto it and Gigi keeps pulling before Venti knees her in the ribs. Venti then wags a finger at Gigi and Gigi turns and swings at him, but Venti blocks it and then lifts her up and moves her into the corner. Venti then hits an overhead chop to the chest and then another before Gigi chops him in the chest. Venti chops her again and whips her across. She hits the opposite corner and Venti steps out and Gigi runs out and Venti hits a back body drop. Gigi rolls over and moves over to the corner and tags in Maddy. Maddy enters and looks at Venti. Venti looks at Maddy before turning and tagging in Grande.

Sharper: “And Gigi and Venti tag out. Maddy and Grande in.”

Knots: “Katie still watching. Still waiting. As this is more of a feeling out. They’ve been at each other’s throats, figuratively and literally, but never in a full tag match!”

Grande and Maddy look at one another. Grande turns and goes over to the Tuk Tuk where Patrick hands Grande a coffee. Grande then turns and extends it to Maddy. Maddy looks at it before shrugging and smacking it out of his hand. The crowd boos loudly as Grande just looks at the now emptying cup of coffee. He turns and lets out a yell and grabs Maddy. He whips her into the ropes. Maddy bounces off and Grande drops down in front of her. Maddy hops over and Grande rolls across the ring. Maddy hops over again and bounces off the other side and Grande lifts her up and hits a flapjack. He turns and geos for the pin.

Maddy kicks out. Even still, Katie enters and stomps Grande in the back for good measure. The crowd boos loudly. Katie backs up and yells at Grande. Maddy rolls away and Grande is briefly distracted. This allows Maddy to run over and grab at the mask of Grande. She keeps trying to pull at it, but Grande gets away and turns and nails her with a European uppercut. Maddy falls over. Grande then turns and starts to straighten out the mask.

Sharper: “Katie getting in the cheap shot and it almost leads to Maddy trying to get the mask off of Grande!”

Knots: “Stewards seem more focused on that. At least they’re sticking to the script!”

Maddy then gets up and runs over and nails Grande with a forearm shot and then another before dropkicking him in the face. Grande falls back to the corner. Maddy runs over and jumps up to the middle turnbuckle and nails him with a forearm shot and then another before going to grab at the mask. Grande shoves her off. Maddy rolls through. Grande then does a forward roll and a clothesline. He then jumps up. He turns and tags in Trenta. Trenta climbs up to the top rope as the crowd roars and Maddy gets up only for Trenta to dive off and hit a crossbody takedown.

Maddy kicks out. Trenta rolls through. He then turns and walks over to Katie and Gigi and puts his thumb on his nose and makes a rude gesture. Katie steps in and the official runs over to stop her. Gigi tries to also enter and Maddy hits a dropkick to Trenta, Trenta falls back and nearly over the referee. Maddy then gets up as the official turns to her and Katie and Gigi kick away on Trenta. Venti and Grande are trying to get Hollinsworth’s attention as is Nate Patrick as Maddy keeps his attention for a moment longer before the Stewards stops.

Sharper: “Gigi and Katie wearing out El Lucho Trenta, the least known of the three!”

Knots: “They may just take care of this by taking them out one at a time.”

Maddy then walks out and pulls Trenta out from the corner and runs into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a running senton backsplash. She goes for the pin.

Trenta kicks out. Trenta rolls over to the middle of the ring.

Katie: “The mask, Maddy! Get the mask! I want them to be humiliated here and at home!”

Maddy nods and turns around and walks over to Trenta. She then grabs him by the mask and pulls, but instead of fighting it, Trenta lets it happen and the mask is pulled right off. Maddy staggers back as the crowd erupts in cheers. Trenta, now unmasked, looks up to reveal himself to be Jason Helms!

Sharper: “She’s unmasked him! And oh my God!”

Knots: “What?!”

Maddy turns and looks at Jason Helms stunned before Helms dives back and hits the ReAwakening! The crowd erupts in cheers as Helms gets up and “Jason!” chants start to echo about. Jason looks around pointing to him and then the crowd before mouthing “remember me?” Maddy backs up to the corner and tags in Gigi.

Sharper: “Jason Helms is back in the ring! And the Stewards can’t believe it. This crowd on their feet! And almost as if intended, Helms’ first move back as well…himself…is the ReAwakening!”

Knots: “Wait a minute…if Trenta was Jason…who the hell are Venti and Grande?! And how did they come to make such good coffee!”

Gigi enters and runs at Helms. She nails him with a couple of shots before Jason shoves her back. Gigi stops and turns and Jason jumps up and goes for the Back from the Dead. The crowd roars, but Gigi drops down and rolls him up. Jason rolls through and Gigi turns and Jason jumps up and hits a dropkick. He then gets up and rolls to the corner where he tags in Grande. Grande enters and runs at Gigi and clotheslines her down. He then jumps to the middle rope and dives back with a no-look, fall back dive, landing on Gigi. He pulls on the legs.

Gigi kicks out. Both get up and Grande turns and grabs Gigi and whips her into the corner. The crowd continues to make noise as Jason smirks on the apron, standing next to the masked Venti. Nate Patrick looks around a bit uncertain. Grande runs after Gigi, but Gigi gets her boot up. She then climbs up to the top rope. She dives off and hits a tornado DDT. The crowd boos. Gigi then turns and is about to go for the pin, but stops. She then grabs at Grande’s mask.

Sharper: “Gigi drives Grande into the mat, but not going for the pin. Going for his mask.”

Knots: “Who is under the hood there? Now I’m wondering. I mean, Jason Helms is screwed from every going to Mexico. Ruined everything he had going there. But what about these other guys!”

The crowd starts to roar as Grande rolls over and Gigi pulls, grabbing at Grande’s horns. She pulls and the hair comes off with the mask and Grande rolls over and to his knees, revealing himself to be Lucas Knight! The crowd roars as a “UKOD!” chant begins.

Sharper: “It’s Lucas Knight!”

Knots: “Okay, he damn sure can’t brew coffee! I know!”

Sharper: “Lucas Knight was El Lucho Grande. Venti’s the only one still masked!”

Knots: “And it looks like they want to be unmasked. They’re not fighting it now!”

Gigi looks at the mask and drops it disgusted before seeing Lucas Knight as Katie Steward looks at TJ and then Lucas before letting out a Goddess Scream. Gigi runs at Lucas and Lucas launches her in the eye and nails her with the Union Jack! The crowd ohs and Gigi rolls over. She slowly stirs and starts to get up and Lucas grabs her by the head and pulls her back before hitting the Hail Britannia. Gigi pops up and rolls over, half out of it. Lucas then grabs her and pulls her up before hooking her arms. He then hoists her up and sets up for the Monarchy Rules, but Gigi rolls down his back and hits the Backstabber in desperation. Lucas rolls over in pain as Gigi rolls away and crawls toward the corner. Katie looks over and lets out another Goddess Scream. The crowd boos as Katie then tags herself in. Lucas starts to get up and Venti points to him and points to Katie. Lucas smirks and tags in Venti as the crowd roars.

Sharper: “Lucas Knight now tags in the only man that’s not yet been unmasked. Who is El Lucho Venti?”

Knots: “Well Katie’s now in. Sufficiently angered and now wanting to finish this off. This humiliation not going to plan. Except for Grande. He’s been outted as Lucas Knight! I kid!”

The crowd can be heard cheering for Venti as Venti looks around, hearing the crowd. Katie just lets out and annoyed yell before running over and nailing Venti with a forearm shot and then another. She chops him. The crowd woos. She pushes Venti into the ropes and goes to whip him across, but Venti spins through and sends her in. She bounces off and Venti hits a back elbow. He goes for the pin.

Katie kicks out. Both get up and Venti goes for a clothesline. Katie turns and hits a dropkick. Venti hits the mat and Katie starts to stomp away on Venti. The crowd booing as Venti covers up, rolling to the ropes. Katie keeps getting shots in as the referee calls for the break.

Katie backs up and walks around the ring. Venti starts to get up and Katie runs over and dives onto him and starts to claw at his face, trying to go for the mask.

Katie: “Who are you? Who is under here?! Hurse? Would be you? Wanting to hurt me!”

Katie keeps trying to get the mask off as the referee counts. The crowd boos.

Venti pushes her away with his boot.

Sharper: “Katie is incensed and wants to do nothing more than to unmask Venti. I think she thinks him as the ring leader or something. I don’t know why? But she’s almost just had a break!”

Knots: “A psychotic one. Sure! She’s just so focused on this. But Lucas and Jason just looking on. Almost like they want Venti to deal with this himself!”

Sharper: “I’m still stunned. They were the Luchos!”

Venti starts to get up and Katie heads over and nails him again with a forearm shot and then another. She then grabs him and runs out for a bulldog, but Venti shoves Katie into the corner and Katie hits chest first before spinning around and suddenly Venti jumps up and hits a spinning back kick to the jaw. Katie hits the mat. The crowd starts to roar. Venti turns and waits for Katie to get up and jumps up behind her and throws her back with a Zig zag. Katie rolls over, crawling to the corner, holding her head and neck. Venti gets up and looks around before moving over to her. He grabs her, but Katie hits a jawjacker. Venti staggers back and Katie hits a superkick. The crowd ohs. Katie then smirks. She then climbs up the corner and to the top rope. Venti slowly gets up and Jason starts to mock Venti.

Jason: “Come on! I thought you said you could take her!”

Lucas: “Please! He’s too whipped at home!”

Venti however then gets up and runs over and pushes the legs out from under Katie. Katie ends up falling to the top turnbuckle and falls back into the tree of woe. Venti then moves to the opposite side of the ring and then runs across and jumps up and hits a hesitation dropkick. The crowd starts to cheers as shouts of “BANG!” can be heard from the crowd. Venti rolls over and looks around. He then scans the crowd as they cheer louder and louder. Venti grabs at his mask and slowly bends over and starts to undo the strings before pulling the mask down. The crowd roars as Katie starts to slowly look up from the corner. Venti then stands up, revealing himself to be David Helms! The crowd roars with cheers as a loud “David!” chant breaks out. Katie lets out a Goddess Scream.

Sharper: “David Helms! Helms is back in the ring! Jason Helms! Lucas Knight! David Helms! The El Lucho Brothers unmasked!”

Knots: “What did you call me?!”

Sharper: “Nothing!”

Knots: “I’m not nothing. I can’t hear a damn thing in here. Chicago’s going nuts!”

The crowd continues to chant as Gigi and Maddy run into the ring. They run over and start to hammer away on David. Jason and Lucas then enter and Lucas knees Gigi in the ribs. Jason kicks Maddy. David, Jason and Lucas look at one another, with Lucas in the middle. They then go for a linked clothesline, but Gigi and Maddy duck. They turn around and Jason and David both hit their variations of the Pele Kick as Lucas jumps up but stops, before looking around, shaking his head. Gigi and Maddy drop down and roll out of the ring. Katie then runs over and nails Jason with a hard right and then nails Lucas from behind. He turns back and nails David with a clubbing blow to the back and then again and again. The crowd boos.

Sharper: “Katie’s had it. She’s not going to let Jason Helms, David Helms and Lucas Knight get the last laugh!”

Knots: “She’s fighting on her own as they’ve gotten Gigi and Maddy down!”

Katie then clubs David one last time before pointing to him and running into the ropes. She bounces off and David suddenly hits a basement dropkick to her knees. Katie falls hard and starts to get up and David grabs her by the head. He hits the New Jersey Neckbreaker. The crowd cheers. David follows up with the pin. Jason and Lucas get up and point to him.

The crowd cheers. David Helms rolls off as Jason and Lucas pull him up. The crowd cheers as “All I Want” by Day to Remember plays over the soundsystem. The crowd cheers.

Phillips: “Here are your winners…via pinfall…uh…”

Phillips turns to the ring. Jason walks over.

Jason: “Hey! Don’t you know who we are?!”

Phillips shrugs.

Jason: “Jason Helms, Lucas Knight and David Helms!”

The crowd cheers as Hollinsworth raises Lucas, Jason and David’s arms. Katie rolls out of the ring as TJ gets her. Katie is seething as she just yells at the ring.

Knots: “That didn’t go to plan for the Stewards!”

Sharper: “This crowd still on their feet as David Helms, Lucas Knight and Jason Helms were apparently El Lucho Brothers and have been hiding their identities. Katie thought it would be humiliating, but they just had some fun with it at her expense!”

Knots: “Wait! Did Trinity know? Did Regan know? What about Amy Chastaine?!”

Sharper: “I don’t know, but damn is it good seeing those three men back competing in an SCW ring! And I think Chicago and our fans damn sure agree!”

The crowd continues to cheer as David, Jason and Lucas play to the crowd. Maddy and Gigi glare at the ring as they join Katie and TJ and the scene slowly fades to black.

We see a shot of Steve Griffin hitting the Decimator on CHBK at the first Rise to Greatness before cutting to a shot of Kennedy Street holding the SCW World Championship over her head from Rise to Greatness XV. A shot of David Helms standing on the top of a scaffold follows before showing Shilo Valiant walking to the ring. Shots of Dark Fantasy holding the SCW World Tag Team Championship, Rachel Foxx hitting the Foxx Girl Stunner, assisted with a plane of glass, on Shorty Jr. and Simon Lyman having his arm raised by Donovan Kayl followed.

“Want to experience history? Or make it?”

Several shots from past Rise to Greatness events fly on the screen before cutting to black. The Rise to Greatness XVII logo comes up on the screen.

“Rise to Greatness XVI

July 26, 2020

Minneapolis, Minnesota”

The scene slowly fades to black.

Backstage, we cut to see Lucas Knight, David Helms and Jason Helms walking backstage as the crowd cheers some more and we then hear a female voice.

???: “What in the holy fuck…you’re…you-“

Amy Chastaine comes into the scene.

Jason: “Uh-oh. Gotta go!”

Jason turns and heads off.

Amy: “Hey! I just want…you’re back?!”

Amy turns to Lucas and David.

Amy: “When…that far back?!”

Lucas: “Hey. Those are questions for Jason. I was smart enough to make sure my wife wasn’t here tonight.”

Amy: “Not his wife.”

Lucas: “Play wife-“

Regan: “Dave! Really?! For that long?! Who the-“

David: “Time to get back to the luxury room. Don’t want it to go to waste! Love you babe!”

David and Lucas run off as Regan Street heads into the scene and stops before turning to Amy.

Regan: “Did you know?”

Amy shakes her head. Regan looks at the hallway where they ran off as we cut away.

Alistaire Allocco vs. Glory Braddock

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

The spotlights shine forth from the stage, bathing the entire arena in blinding white lights corresponding with a verse of “Eyes Like Fire” by Collision of Innocence. A figure stands in front of the curtains, his arms are extended horizontally, and his legs spread. His back is turned to the audience. His presence incites a chorus of cheers from the crowd. As the bright lights starts to dim, you can tell the man is wearing pure white tights. A blood red sleeveless coat stretching from his defined torso down to his equally bright white boots. Alistaire kicks out his leg to turn to face the crowd as the chorus of his theme kicks in.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall with a thirty minute time limit. First, from Rochester, New York, he is Alistaire Allocco!”

He begins to walk down the ramp with his dark eyes staring intently upon the ring before him. He marches down with purpose, waving and smiling to the children in the crowd. He stops at the bottom of the ramp for a moment, before launching forward, sliding into the ring. Once in the ring, he discards his coat by tossing it to the referee. He’s in the center of the ring, he’s hops up and down, switching his weight behind his feet as he stands. As the song begins to fade out, Alistaire stares at his goal.

Sharper: “Alistaire Allocco hoping to have a classic here with Glory Braddock. Again, a very different situation than it has been in the past. There’s a growing respect for one another. Not just for talent, but their tactics.”

Knots: “Glory doesn’t see Alistaire as naïve or a fluke. But she sees him as someone to get past. And that means she’s hoping for a bombshell of an ass-kicking tonight!”

Sharper: “Adam Allocco lurking. I’m sure watching. He’d love to see his own son stumble. That’s how bad their relationship has gotten as of late.”

The first chords of "When Legends Rise" begins to play over the PA system...

Phillips: “His opponent, from London, England, she is The British Bombshell, Glory Braddock!”

Glory Braddock steps out onto the stage, wearing her ring gear consisting of purple spandex pants, boots, and a purple top. She really does look like a million bucks and grins from ear to ear, gazing out at the crowd for a moment before making her way down the entrance ramp. The British Bombshell steps up the steel steps and then onto the ring apron. She poses momentarily on the apron, allowing people to take snapshots before stepping through the ropes and into the ring. Once in the ring Glory heads to the center of the ring and poses once more. Then the music dies down slowly...

Sharper: “Braddock confident.”

Knots: “Of course. She’s hoping this is another night where she steps up. Beats a former champion. You want to do that.”

Sharper: “But Alistaire Allocco looking to establish himself back at the top of the card. Still don’t know who will be challenging James Evans next.”

Knots: “If James can survive tonight…”

Glory backs up to her corner as Alistaire looks across. Referee Michael Constantine asks each if they’re ready. They both agree and the bell sounds. Alistaire and Glory step out and circle a bit. Alistaire extends a hand and Glory looks at it. The two shake hands as the crowd applauds a bit. The two continue to circle around before Glory lunges for Alistaire, going for his leg. Alistaire bends over and grabs her and Glory keeps trying to pull. Alistaire then manages to lift her up and throws her to her back with a Greco-Roman takedown. He spins around into a front face lock. Glory reaches around and grabs at the head before spinning out and turning, grabbing at the arm. Alistaire spins around and pushes down on Glory’s shoulders.

Glory forces her shoulder up and grabs the arm of Alistaire, forcing him down to the mat. She spins through and grabs at the arm. Alistaire rolls through and pushes up with his feet. Glory backs up and backs away. Alistaire slowly gets up as the crowd roars.

Sharper: “Both well known for their pure wrestling ability. Two of the best technical wrestlers, not just in SCW today, but perhaps in history.”

Knots: “And both know it. Says something when you know you’re playing to your opponent’s strength and don’t care. Going for it anyway.”

Alistaire looks up as Glory watches him. Alistaire reaches up for the arm. Glory pulls away. The two look at one another and Alistaire dives for the legs, taking Glory down with a double leg takedown. He dives forward and into an inverted side headlock. Glory brings her legs up and wraps them around the head of Alistaire, pulling him back with a headscissors. Alistaire rolls through and to his knees. He starts to push down on her knees and frees his head before pushing off his knees and into another side headlock. Glory rolls to her stomach. She kicks the mat.

Sharper: “And Alistaire now winning this exchange.”

Knots: “Also seeing a few different ways to get out of things. Glory the more agility, but Alistaire has that strength advantage so there are some limits to what the other can get away with.”

Glory starts to gets her knees under her. Alistaire holds on. A duelling chant of “Let’s go Ali! Let’s go Glory!” starts to break out and Glory tries to push her head out. Alistaire holds on and Glory then pushes off her leg and rolls Alistaire through. Alistaire lets go and gets up and turns and runs at Glory who hits a deep arm drag and into an armbar. Alistaire reaches around and winces as Glory pulls on the arm. She moves around starts to turn Alistaire, using the arm for leverage and forcing him to the mat. Glory then grinds her knee into the right arm of Alistaire. Alistaire winces as Glory grinds a bit longer and then jumps up and hits a knee drop to his arm. Alistaire pulls away and rolls over. Glory then gets up and looks at him as Alistaire shakes out his arm.

Sharper: “Glory leaving a mark. Knee to the arm.”

Knots: “And it’s simple, but those are the moves that you get worried about. Did she catch the joint? Cause a bone bruise. A fracture. Now everything hurts.”

Alistaire starts to get up and lunges and Glory ducks and goes for the leg again and takes Alistaire down. She then moves forward to the right arm, but Alistaire rolls and pulls her back by the shoulder, causing her to roll through. Glory gets to her knees and gets up and Alistaire grabs her and hits a fireman’s carry before pulling on Glory’s arms and placing his knee between her shoulder blades. Glory grimaces as Alistaire pulls back. Glory plants her feet, affirming she’s not going to give up as Alistaire wrenches the arms again. Glory pushes on her foot and Alistaire steps up and Glory starts to get up to her feet. Alistaire follows and Glory shakes her arms and twists under and pulls Alistaire forward, Glory falling to her back. Alistaire falls chest first into the corner. Glory rolls him up with a school boy.

Alistaire kicks out. Both get up and Glory goes for a clothesline. Alistaire ducks and grabs her in a waistlock, hoisting her up and spinning her down with a Greco-Roman takedown. He then moves to grab the left arm.

Sharper: “Glory going for the strike first. Alistaire saw it coming and immediately back to controlling her!”

Knots: “He wants to wrestle. Glory wanted the knock out blow there!”

Alistaire holds onto the arm and then rears back, kneeing her in the shoulder. Glory winces and rolls out of it and goes for a kick to the head. Alistaire blocks it and steps back, pulling her leg. Glory rolls through and Alistaire grabs her, by placing his head under her arm and hitting a snap Olympic slam. The crowd ohs and Alistaire rolls through and into a pin.

Glory kicks out. Alistaire moves to the left arm, grabbing it again. Glory starts to get up.

Sharper: “Shades of Alistaire’s early mentor Ace Marshall there. Only a two.”

Knots: “And Alistaire showing a surprise there.”

Sharper: “Now back to the arm. All about control.”

Glory gets up and rolls forward and bridges up before spinning through. Alistaire tries to grab her, but Glory counters with a drop toe hold. Alistaire hits the mat and Glory gets up and drives her elbow into the back of Alistaire. Alistaire rolls over and starts to get up and Glory grabs him and snapmares him over before then jumping up and locking in a headscissors. She pulls on the head as the referee checks. The crowd looks on as Alistaire reaches around and then pushes, bridging up.

Glory lets go, but slides her legs under. Alistaire drops down and Glory goes for a rear naked choke. The crowd roars. Alistaire starts to block and elbows her in the ribs with his left arm. Glory keeps trying and Alistaire elbows her with his right before Glory pushes him off. Both get up and Glory hits a dropkick. Alistaire hits the mat and Glory goes for the pin.

Alistaire kicks out. He rolls over and Glory grabs his arm and steps over it and into a camel clutch. Alistaire reaches around as the crowd applauds.

Sharper: “We’re seeing a clinic put on by both competitors here in this one. Neither one is giving too much to the other, but never any distance.”

Knots: “You said it. It’s about control. You don’t want the other locking you in something. There’s respect there. That’s why I’m liking what Glory’s doing. Going for a shot every once and a while. Maybe rile Alistaire up.”

Glory pulls back as Alistaire pulls on her hands before reaching around. He then manages to starts to slide under. Glory steps forward and Alistaire steps up. Glory goes for a back kick. Alistaire blocks it and then pulls her in and into a waistlock before hitting a snap German suplex into a bridge.

Glory kicks out. She rolls over and holds her neck. She grimaces in pain and rolls over, kicking the mat. Alistaire turns and goes over and goes to grab her, before stopping. Glory kicks at the mat.

Sharper: “Glory may be hurt. That German was stiff!”

Knots: “Just the snap on it and Glory kicked out out of instinct!”

Alistaire looks around before turning to Constantine, but just as he comes over. Glory kicks at the left knee of Alistaire and then boots him in the head. Alistaire falls to the mat as the Chicago crowd gives a roar, while a few boo and Glory moves to the ropes, hooks his legs and steps back, locking in a Muta lock!

Sharper: “And it was a ruse! Glory taking advantage of Alistaire’s integrity!”

Knots: “I love that! It’s competition! Glory showing Alistaire a weakness!”

Sharper: “And now in the middle of the ring! Muta lock, locked in!”

Alistaire reaches around. The crowd looks on as Glory continues to bridge up. Alistaire shakes his head no, even saying it at one point. Glory keeps the hold on for a few moments longer as Alistaire fights a bit. Glory then pushes off and backflips through and to her feet. Alistaire looks up and Glory hits a basement dropkick to the face. Alistaire rolls over and Glory goes for the pin.

Alistaire kicks out. Glory grabs him and pulls him up and then grabs his head and tights and tries to run him into the corner, but Alistaire spins through and hip tosses Glory into the corner. Glory rolls through and to her back. Alistaire looks at her and moves his left knee a bit. Glory starts to get up and Alistaire walks over and scoops her up and hits a snap high angle back suplex. He then bridges up.

Sharper: “Alistaire countering Glory. Now the suplex, into a bridge. He just tested out that knee!”

Knots: “Looks like its holding up fine!”

Sharper: “The knee Clyde injured!”

Glory rolls her shoulder up and rolls over. Alistaire drops down. He gets up and Glory gets to her feet and Alistaire wrenches her arm and pull her into a snap belly to belly suplex. He goes for the pin.

Glory kicks out. Alistaire then turns and goes for the head, pulling back, and locking in a dragon sleeper. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Alistaire locking in a dragon sleeper. Pulling Glory up for maximum leverage!”

Knots: “And Glory is way off balance!”

Alistaire keeps pulling back as Glory reaches around. She manages to step around as Alistaire keeps pulling back, trying to plant his feet. Glory however keeps moving, causing Alistaire to have to shift and Glory manages to get to the ropes and grabs them. The crowd boos a bit, while some cheer. Before Alistaire can let go, Glory uses it to plant her feet and backflips through. She then turns and hits a hangman’s neckbreaker. Alistaire rolls over, holding his head and neck in pain. Glory then turns and climbs up to the top rope. She glances back and hits a moonsault onto Alistaire!

Alistaire gets his shoulder up. Glory looks up. She then turns and moves into a mount and nails Alistaire with a couple of forearm shots to the head. The crowd roars as Alistaire covers up. Glory then gets up and walks around.

Sharper: “Glory may be moving on from any pretense of this being a technical matchup.”

Knots: “She’s moved on. Unless there’s a Greco-Roman Forearm Pummeling.”

Sharper: “There is not.”

Knots: “Well there you go!”

Alistaire starts to roll over and Glory grabs him and elbows him in the back of the head. She then kicks him in the ribs and wrenches the arm before pulling him down by the hair. She then goes to turn him over, but Alistaire starts to counter. Glory turns and Alistaire pulls her into an inside cradle!

Glory kicks out. Both get up and Glory swings, but Alistaire catches her and hits an exploder suplex. He holds on and spins through. The crowd roars. Glory kicks around and Alistaire jerks her back up to her feet and then pulls her in and hits another exploder suplex. Alistaire rolls over and holds on. The crowd cheers some more and Alistaire drags Glory up. Glory tries to fight again and Alistaire keeps dragging her up before pulling her in, but Glory gets a knee up. Alistaire lets go and falls back, holding himself. Glory just look shocked.

Sharper: “Glory I think went low!”

Knots: “Doesn’t look intentional. She just got her knee up. Caught Alistaire right into the decorative fruit basket!”

Alistaire waves off the referee. Alistaire then nods as Glory checks on him. Alistaire nods. Glory asks again. Alistaire nods and Glory smiles before backing up. Alistaire steps up. The two circle and Alistaire lunges and this time, Glory ducks down and rolls through into a school boy.

Alistaire kicks out. Both get up and Glory kicks him in the ribs. She runs into the ropes, bounces off and Alistaire goes for another belly to belly suplex. Glory blocks it and knees him in the ribs and then again and again before running into the ropes. She bounces off and goes for the Gloria in Excelsis Deo, but Alistaire blocks it and throws her overhead with a suplex. The crowd ohs. Glory rolls over to the ropes. Alistaire starts to get up and Alistaire backs up. Glory continues to holds onto the ropes as the official checks on her.

Sharper: “Alistaire again takes her over. Glory this time in the ropes.”

Knots: “The stop for the accidental low blow. Allocco wanting to continue, but now Glory in the ropes, using that to her advantage!”

Sharper: “She’s staying there a while. She knows Alistaire will wait!”

Alistaire looks on, getting a bit more frustrated as Glory goes to step in, before stopping and turning and falling to a knee at the ropes. Alistaire puts his hands on his hips. He then asks if Glory is okay. Glory nods and then she steps out. Alistaire goes for a grapple, but Glory forearms him in the jaw. She then grabs him by the arm and pulls him over and throws him hard shoulder first into the ringpost. The crowd ohs. Alistaire grimaces in pain. Glory takes a moment before pulling Alistaire out and she goes for the arms.

Sharper: “Glory sending Alistaire into the ringpost!”

Knots: “And now going for the Glorification!”

She tries for the Glorification, but Alistaire counters and shoves her off. The crowd roars. She bounces off and Alistaire catches her on the rebound as she goes for a crossbody and Alistaire instead hits a fallaway slam. The crowd roars. Alistaire turns and gets up and grabs Glory. Glory reaches around and tries to grab at the head and Alistaire hits a European uppercut. Glory spins and falls into the ropes. She bounces off and Alistaire grabs at her, and Glory reaches back, going right for the face, and in her flailing, she catches Alistaire in the eye. Alistaire turns away.

Sharper: “Oh no! Glory’s hand caught Alistaire in the eyes!”

Knots: “Was that intentional?”

The crowd looks on and the official goes to reprimand Glory, but Glory turns and runs at Alistaire and hooks him up from behind and hits a snap German suplex of her own. Alistaire holds his head and neck and Glory turns and exits to the apron. She climbs up to the top rope. She then looks at Alistaire and steadies herself before hitting the Blaze of Glory! The crowd ohs and Glory hooks the leg.

The bell sounds. Glory rolls off and smiles.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Glory Braddock!”

Sharper: “Glory Braddock wins with the Blaze of Glory. A couple of moments in this one that derailed the flow. Two restarts.”

Knots: “You had Glory playing possum. There was the unfortunate low blow. All of them are unfortunate!”

Sharper: “Alistaire wanted to keep fighting. Then the eye gouge, accidental or not, Glory Braddock taking advantage. I wonder if Alistaire will have something to say about this.”

Knots: “Glory Braddock however didn’t stop. She took advantage and now just proved she can beat Alistaire Allocco!”

Glory Braddock gets up and has her arm raised. She looks around and smiles as she savours her victory. She then turns around and looks at Alistaire. Alistaire slowly rolls over, holding his chest. Glory walks over and squats down next to him. She starts to chat with him before reaching over and shaking his hand. Alistaire looks up and Glory starts to pull him up. She smiles as Alistaire backs up to the ropes. He then looks at Glory as Glory turns and points to Alistaire before turning and walking over to the official and having her arm raised again.

Sharper: “Glory helping Alistaire to his feet before now asking for her arm to be raised again.”

Knots: “Guess she wanted Alistaire to see it. Kinda dickish if you ask me!”

Glory then turns and nods to Alistaire before stepping through the ropes. She drops down to the floor and starts to head to the back. Glory makes her way back when suddenly her music cuts out to “The Memory Remains” by Metallica. The crowd roars with cheers as we then see Blake Mason walking out from the back, holding a microphone.

Sharper: “Wait a minute! That’s Blake Mason! Blake Mason is coming out here?!”

Knots: “And he’s got a microphone. Is he back?”

Blake Mason steps forward and sees Glory. Glory and him share a look before Glory walks past him. Blake watches her to make sure she leaves as Blake looks down at the ring as Alistaire Allocco steps forward. Blake’s music starts to fade out.

Blake: “Relax Alistaire. I am not out here to do anything untoward. I have not been contacted by your father. I certainly would not need his advice, nor could he offer me anything I don’t already have. Plus, given your friendship with Owen, I would hate to rock that boat.”

Blake pauses.

Blake: “But first and foremost, I should make clear one thing. No, this is not a mirage. Blake Mason is standing here in this entrance way, with a microphone, and back in Supreme Championship Wrestling.”

The crowd roars.

Sharper: “That answers that!”

Alistaire looks at Blake.

Blake: “And the reason I came out now…well, Alistaire…to remind you what you are. You were just played. This crowd may not be sure. But I certainly am. I know what Glory Braddock did and she took advantage of you. And the fact is Alistaire…this is the problem you will always have. Competition goes to die in that ring.”

The crowd buzzes, some boos come from the crowd.

Blake: “Just look around. The World Championship. The End of the Year Special…I could go on, but I’ll limit myself to those remarks. See Alistaire, you remind me of someone. Me…and this failure I just saw…Just like me. You have a decision Alistaire. The good news…I’m happy to help. Your father may want you to fail, but me…well, if I’m back. I’m going to dodge a few landmines, but I see you as someone who frankly needs a reality check if you ever want to hold the SCW World Championship again. Because if you don’t get it…well, you may turn into me.”

Blake then steps back.

Blake: “Good night Chicago. And I’ll see all of you on Breakdown!”

The crowd cheers some as Alistaire looks at Blake a bit confused as “The Memory Remains” plays again. Blake turns and calmly walks to the back.

Sharper: “Blake Mason is back and he’s taking an interest in Alistaire Allocco?”

Knots: “Well yeah. May as well. But what about Chris Cannon who took him out or Sienna Swann or Bree Lancaster? Go after them!”

Sharper: “Well he’ll be back and at Breakdown. I’m sure we’ll have some questions. No doubt. What else is going to happen tonight?!”

Alistaire looks on as we then cut away.

The scene cut backstage to show Xander Valentine doing up his wrestling boots, lacing them up, as Artemis stands back and watches.

Sharper: “Some more huge matches still to come. One we should talk more about – Xander Valentine is going to face Regan Street.”

Knots: “It’s going to be a war.”

Sharper: “Xander getting ready. He’s made Regan wait until tonight.”

Knots: “And this after they’ve had some tussles. But this is the first time they’re facing off one on one.”

The camera continues to show Xander for a few moments longer before we cut to show Regan Street back in the locker room, talking to Selena Frost. She then sits down. There’s no sound, but Regan seems more animated as Mikaela Street and Delilah also join in the conversation.

Sharper: “And Regan meanwhile may have an extra jolt. David Helms returning and well, that was a surprise, but you wonder if there’s a bit of a competition there. Not that she needed more motivation. But hot damn, this is going to be big!”

It keeps playing out a few more moments longer before we cut away.

Las Bandidas de Gata Negra (Valeria Garcia & Maria Vencejo) vs. Infamous (Ravyn Taylor & Christy Matthews)

The lights dim a bit as Nada Como Tú begins to play, a bit of fog slowly beginning to form on the stage as golden orange lights pulse in rhythm with the guitars. Slowly, we see a figure crawling through it, almost like a cat trying to remain hidden before it pounces on its prey. When the main beat of the song kicks in, the figure picks up the pace until she reaches the end of the stage, crouching as she's far enough away from the fog to reveal herself to be Maria Vencejo. Not too far behind her is Valeria Garcia, her eyes slowly roaming over the fans with a cold, emotionless look. She looks down at Maria and a smile actually forms on her lips as she reaches down and helps her partner to a stand as the lyrics begin. The two of them begin making their way down to the ring, Maria staying ahead of Valeria and moving quicker as though she were energized by the song while Valeria maintains her slow, calculating approach. Maria slides into the ring before rolling into a kip-up, and Valeria slides in right behind her, pausing as she and Maria smile at one another before Maria helps her partner to her feet before twisting her around so the two are both facing the same way, Valeria in front of Maria. The two slowly back into their corner like this before separating to discuss strategy.

Phillips: “The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the SCW World Tag Team Championship! Introducing first, the challengers. They are Valeria Garcia and Maria Vencejo… Las Bandidas de Gata Negra!!!”

The crowd boos, while some jeer.

Sharper: “A bit of a mixed reaction stemming from the crowd as we welcome the challengers to the SCW World Tag Team titles.”

here’s a loud click as the lights around the building flick off and darkness consumes the arena, with nothing but a few flashes from cameras in the crowd lighting the arena. The lights return slowly and dimly in a crimson hue as a boos spread throughout the arena, then without warning we see black and white footage spring to life on the screen of Winston Churchill giving one of his most famous speeches, all the while the chilling sound of air raid sirens and war can be heard in the background...

"We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields, and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills. We shall NEVER surrender!"

The video suddenly burns away to reveal a second hidden image of the devious ex-president George H. W. Bush giving a speech of his own...

"When we are successful, and we will be, we'll have a real chance at this new world order..."

“Indestructible” By Disturbed hits over the P.A system causing the crowd to erupt into a sea of boos as they know who is about to make their presence felt. The curtains part as Ravyn Taylor walks out onto the stage with a ring jacket on, one half of the Tag Team Championship over her shoulder, followed by Christy Matthews with a red hood pulled up over her head, with her half wrapped around her waist.. Christy stands in the middle of the stage with her arms outstretched in a crucifix pose as Ravyn walks to the edge of the stage, looking out over the sea of hatred from the fans. The curtains part again as Christopher Richter and Alexander Crowe make their way onto the stage, the former standing just a step behind Christy, looking ready to see off any fans that get too close to her.

Philips: “Making their way to the ring, being accompanied by Christopher Richter and Alexander Crowe, first, from the City of Angels, by way of Overland Park, Kansas, CHRISTY MATTHEWS. And, hailing from Malibu, California, RAVYN TAYLOR. Collectively, they are the SCW World Tag Team Champions… INFAMOUS!”

Christy begins walking down to the ring, with Richter acting as her second. Meanwhile, Ravyn smiles proudly as she and Alexander Crowe begin walking to the ring. Christy climbs up the outside of the ring apron and ascends the outside of the turnbuckles, extending her arms again in the mock crucifix pose before pulling her hood down and looking slowly around, removing the championship from her waist. Meanwhile, Crowe slides into the ring and sits on the middle rope, lifting the top rope as well as Ravyn steps up the ring steps, wiping her feet on the apron before stepping between the ropes. She gives Crowe a kiss, to more boos from the crowd, before stepping up onto the turnbuckles on the opposite side of the ring as Christy, lifting the Championship off her shoulder, and into the air before removing her jacket slowly, tossing it to her husband before looking down at herself admiringly. Christy vaults into the ring while Ravyn steps down and the two gather in the corner, with Christy handing off her cloak to Richter, who stands in the corner as protection while Christy crouches down beside Ravyn, who sits in the corner with a smirk on her face, as the ref takes the Championships before handing them to the time keeper.

Sharper: “You have to know going into this match, that is will be an all-out war with the tag titles on the line.”

Knots: “The challengers won their opportunity not too long ago. Now we get to see if they can continue the momentum or if they will fall to the reigning champions.”

The ref calls for the bell. Rayvn and Valeria step out onto their respective corners, their eyes locked on one another, before we are shown Christy and Maria lunging forward, going into a tie up.

Sharper: “And we are underway.”

Christy quickly sinks in a side headlock, before driving Maria down to the mat.

Knots: “Christy gaining quick control.”

Maria swings her legs around, and pushes up, bringing Christy with her, who drops down a bit, applying more pressure to the headlock. Maria swings and connects with a shot to the abdomen, followed by a second shot, before hooking Christy and taking her down with a belly to back suplex.

Sharper: “Maria breaking the hold and sending the former World Champion down with a suplex.”

Maria gets to her feet and locks her eyes on Christy, who is pushing herself up, only for Rayvn to catch Maria’s attention by stepping in between the ropes. Maria and the ref make their way toward her as Rayvn grins and steps out onto the apron, just as Christy charges and connects with a running elbow to the back of the head. Maria staggers, before Christy hooks her and takes her down with a release Tiger suplex. Christy goes for the cover.

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Valeria breaks up the pin, stomping Christy in the back of the head. Rayvn gets into the ring and the ref steps in between her and Valeria. They are shown jawing with one another, before backing away, their eyes remain locked as they both hold a smirk, before stepping out of the ring.

Knots: “Those two look like they want to tear into one another.”

Sharper: “Valeria and Rayvn seem to have very similar personalities for sure. They probably want to see who could do the worst damage.”

Maria gets to her feet, pulling Christy up. Maria connects with a few forearm strikes, before whipping Christy into the ropes. Christy bounces back and Maria connects with a spinning heel kick, sending Christy to the mat, before she hooks the leg.

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Christy kicks out. Maria lifts her up and goes to whip her into the ropes. Christy reverses. Maria bounces back, hitting a basement kick to the knees. Maria gets up as Christy goes down. Maria follows up with a dropkick to the back of the head before going for another cover.

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Christy shoots the shoulder up.

Sharper: “Maria building some momentum for her team.”

Maria gets to her feet and begins stalking Christy. Christy gets up and turns just as Maria hits a step up enziguri. Christy staggers before Maria follows up with a springboard tornado DDT. Christy’s head is spiked off the mat.

Knots: “Oh, that didn’t look pretty.”

Christy rolls around holding her head. The ref checks in with her as Maria gets to her feet. Rayvn is shown getting into the ring and grabbing Maria before dropping her with a double knee backbreaker. Valeria gets into the ring and charges, only for the ref to grab her. The ref begins arguing with Valeria while Rayvn is shown stomping on Maria’s head before getting back onto the apron.

Sharper: “Both competitors are down.”

The ref counts.

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Christy and Maria are shown grabbing onto the ropes, pulling themselves up.

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Knots: “And their back to their feet.

Both lunge forward, landing elbow strikes, before Christy ducks under a strike from Maria. She turns and grabs Maria before hitting a cross-arm German suplex. Christy rolls over to her corner, tagging in Rayvn.

Sharper: “Rayvn now the legal member for Infamous.”

Rayvn stalks Maria who uses the ropes to get to her feet.

Knots: “Maria is dazed.”

Maria turns and Rayvn charges, connecting with a spear. Rayvn goes for the cover.

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Valeria is shown getting into the ring and Rayvn sits up, breaking the pin, glaring at Valeria. Valeria steps back onto the apron, as Rayvn pulls Maria to get her feet. Rayvn hits a European uppercut. Maria staggers back, before Rayvn follows up with a running lariat. She goes for another cover.

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Valeria breaks it up. Valeria grabs Rayvn only for the ref to get in between them. Valeria goes to attack, but Maria rolls Rayvn up into a pin.

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Rayvn kicks out. Maria gets up and hits a running knee, before both lie down on the mat.

Knots: “Ravyn leveled with that running knee. Maria needs to get to her corner.”

Rayvn and Maria are shown beginning to stir, as Maria uses the ropes to pull herself up. Rayvn is trying to get to her feet as Maria gets to hers and tags in Valeria. Valeria charges into the ring and takes Christy out with a dropkick. Ravyn gets to her feet and Valeria takes her down with a running DDT. She hooks the leg.

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Rayvn kicks out. Valeria grabs Rayvn, pulling her to her feet, and goes to hook her but Rayvn hits a European uppercut, before dropping Valeria a twisting neckbreaker. Rayvn goes for the pin.

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Maria breaks it up, clubbing Rayvn in the back of the head. Christy runs in as Maria gets to her feet, only for Christy to connect with a spear. Maria rolls out of the ring, as Christy gets to her feet. Christy turns just as Valeria leaps to her feet, taking Christy down with a clothesline.

Sharper: “All hell has broken loose here.”

Christy rolls out of the ring. Valeria turns and goes for to Rayvn. She lifts Rayvn up, only for Rayvn to hit another European uppercut. Valeria staggers back and Ravyn grabs her for planting her with Natural Selection.

Knots: “Rayvn taking Valeria out with that jumping DDT. Maria and Christy are still down. Can Rayvn put Valeria away?”

Rayvn gets to her feet and begins to stalk Valeria who is shown grabbing onto the ropes, using them to pull herself up. Valeria gets to her feet and slowly turns just as Rayvn leaps up, grabbing her and connecting with Evolutionary Synthesis! Rayvn hooks the leg.

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The crowd gives a slight mixed response, as “Indestructible” hits once again. Alexander and Richter are shown attending to Christy who gets into the ring. The ref hands Rayvn and Christy the Tag Team Championships, and they celebrate with Alexander and Richter, who join them in the ring.

Knots: “Ravyn seals the deal with Evolutionary Synthesis, to keep Infamous’ reign going.”

Sharper: “Both sides tried to cheat the other, but in the end, Infamous retains.”

Infamous is shown celebrating, before Valeria and Maria are shown consoling one another, before cutting back to Infamous.

“Already Dead” by Hollywood Undead plays as the Day of Infamy logo comes up on the screen and we see a shot of Xander Valentine vs. Regan Street come up. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “There may be no chess game with this one. This is going to be a war. It’s going to be all about respect.”

Knots: “Neither respect the other but its been brewing for nearly a year.”

Sharper: “They meet next, but let’s see how we got here.”

A recap video plays showing the history between Xander Valentine and Regan Street.

Xander Valentine vs. Regan Street

The feedback over the PA system, as if a jack is plugged into an amplifier rips through the arena. While the noise attracts the attention of the crowd, spotlights, one after another shine down onto the stage. The familiar chords of "The Fade to Black" crackles on the sound system as smoke begins to hover on the stage. A shadow stands behind a illuminated curtain, by this point the crowd already caught up in a frenzy. The song's interlude cuts shorts as the lyrics begin:

“Life it seems, will fade away
Drifting further every day
Getting lost within myself
Nothing matters no one else
I have lost the will to live
Simply nothing more to give
There is nothing more for me
Need the end to set me free”

As the final line of lyrics play and the song revs up, Xander bursts out behind the curtain onto the stage. He marches out onto the stage to the top of the ramp. Boos starts to hail down on him, but there is some cheers beneath.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is a Grudge Match! Introducing first, from Rochester, NY.! Weighing in at 310 lbs, accompanied to the ring by Artemis, “SCW’s Executioner” Xander Valentine!

Behind him emerges a woman, wearing a coat with fur lining. As she stops and positions herself behind Xander, some of her pale flesh is revealed to show the very scandalous outfit beneath. As if she doesn't exist, he stares down at the ring, regardless if occupied or vacant. A serious glare is painted across his weathered face. He starts marching deliberately down the ramp, continuing to stare at the ring.

Things not what they used to be
Missing one inside of me
Deathly lost, this Can t be real
Cannot stand this hell I feel
Emptiness is filling me
To the point of agony
Growing darkness taking dawn
I was me, but now he 's gone

The song begins to fade out at this point. Xander is at the bottom of the ring steps. He stomps the bottom step several times before moving pass the steps towards the side of the ring. In a single bound, Xander leaps up onto the apron. He poses for a moment, stretching his shoulders as he continues to look into the ring. He raises his arm high into his air, as to promise victory. He garners another response from the crowd. Meanwhile Artemis has left his side, instead moving towards the timekeeper to take the position of a watcher. She stands there as if no one else exists but Xander. Xander looks over at Artemis for a moment, for the first time acknowledging her existence before leaping over the top rope. He steps over to the corner and prepares for the battle ahead.

Sharper: “A monster, a beat and many are worried about Regan Street’s well-being knowing what he has done to countless competitors like her tag team partner, Selena Frost, her mentor, Trinity Street and even family and fans alike. He doesn’t respect Regan and looks to put her down like he did Selena in the empty arena match.”

Knots: I think everyone is concerned about what Regan is stepping into but who is the one person that can take on anyone here in the SCW and has for years? Regan, she is ready for this Adam.”

The arena goes dark....

The sound of a Hellcat scratching through the screen is seen with a roar....

Fireworks blast off the entrance as “Who's Next” by Porcelain Black plays throughout the arena…..

The beautiful and confident Regan Street walks out in her cheetah print wrestling gear and ensemble with her younger sister, Mikaela and cousin Delilah behind her.

She stands at the entrance way looking out into the crowd as they shower her with cheers and cat calls no pun intended. Regan turns to Mikaela and Delilah, they all nod before she looks around at the crowd, screams and then smirks walking to the ring determined for her next match and starts to make her way down to the ring followed by Mikaela and Delilah. Regan starts to jaw jack to Xander and Artemis in the ring, sometimes yelling obscenities, staying fully focused inside the ring... as Mikaela laughs somewhat nervously while Delilah looks on concerned.....

Phillips: “His opponent! She hails from Santa Monica, CA.! Weighing in at 122 lbs., accompanied to the ring by Mikaela and Delilah, here is “The Hellcat” Regan Street!”

Regan Street gets to the apron and hops up to the ring as the crowd roars; pointing to Delilah to sit by Knots and Sharper, nodding she does. Regan flips over the ropes back first to cheers from the fans, Mikaela slides after her. Once inside the ring Regan goes to the corner, climbing it and posing in her own confident way as Mikaela claps before dropping down and walking to the middle of the ring where she takes off her entrance attire and nods to her sister, handing her the gear and she makes her way to the corner while the Hellcat stands waiting to start her fight.

Regan then cart wheels and ruffles her hair as she waits for the match to begin… staring right at Xander.

Sharper: Look at the face of Regan Street and while we have seen this before, this is different, there is hatred in her eyes, this is a match she has waited for a year after he attacked her after almost defeating Ravyn the first time for the Adrenaline Championship.”

Knots: “A lot of people attributed Datura and Regan’s loss to her on the first PPV of 2019, honestly I think that was part of it but Xander put Regan over the edge and now more than ever, one year in the making, she has seen her family and friends terrorized by this man, it comes to a head tonight!

The referee is checking both competitors and he calls for the bell but before the bell fully rings Regan charges at Xander, jumping the bigger man and hitting lefts and rights, a flurry of them as the crowd roars and he tries to cover up, Regan continues the onslaught until he pushes her away, she drops to a knee and charges back in this time with forearm after forearm as the fans get louder and louder for the smaller Hellcat trying to go toe to toe with Xander. He pushes her off again, this time rushing in with a clothesline, Regan ducks, Xander turns and she drop kicks him in the knee, he falls forward but doesn’t hit the ground, trying to catch his balance when Regan hits another dropkick this time getting height and connecting right in the face, causing Xander to fall over the top rope but he lands on his feet to Regan quickly hitting a Suicide Dive knocking Xander into the barricade as the crowd roars. Mikaela and Delilah look on as Artemis is about to check on Xander but The Hellcat gets right in her face and tells her to back off, referee jumps down and separates the two as Xander slowly recovers, the distraction was enough as Regan turns around, Xander knees and then grabs her by the hair and launches her into the steel barricade.

Regan screams in pain, he picks her up again, on to his shoulders and throws her through the ropes into the ring not giving the referee a chance to count. Mikaela slams the mats yelling for her sister to get up, Xander turns to her and she backs away some. He smirks and steps back over the top rope to the ring, where he picks up Regan by the throat, hoists her up and slams her to the mat with authority, shaking his head in disgust…

Sharper: “No respect and Regan had the right idea, attack the big man, do not give him a chance to breathe. Artemis though cost the distraction and now has turned the tide, how much punishment can Regan take is the question, we saw how he slowly dissected Selena Frost and now he is doing the same with Regan, manhandling the Hellcat.”

Knots: “Regan is tough, probably the toughest woman on the roster, she fights to the bitter end win or lose. We have seen it with Syren, Datura, Ravyn, Asher, you name it, but Xander poses an even bigger threat, he can make the best look like toys, see what he did with Trinity and Kennedy in 2018, what he has done to Selena and throughout his reign of terror, this man can make anyone look futile.”

Delilah looks on concerned, sitting next to Knots and Sharper. Mikaela is cheering on her sister as Xander stands over her shaking his head as Regan tries to get up, Xander scoops her up by the hair, hoists her over his shoulder and runs to the turnbuckle for a Snake Yes but Regan squirms from his grip and pushes him into the turnbuckle chest first, stumbling back Regan hopes on the ropes and hooks for a DDT but Xander is too powerful, he throws her over his shoulder but she lands on her feet, he turns and Regan runs and hits The Love Tap! The knee hits Xander in the chest, he bounces off the ropes and Regan hits another Love Tap this time to his chin, Xander falls to one knee, holding his face, Regan screams and runs against the ropes striking with a Shining Wizard and Xander goes down, the crowd roars as Regan quickly bounces off the ropes with the Street Staple, three leg drops in a row with a cover…

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Xander throws Her Off!

Regan lands on her feet, she runs against the ropes again but Xander reached up and grabs her again by the throat, Regan is kicking and punching, trying to get to Xander but he picks her up and slams Regan down with a thunderous choke slam, he places his foot on her chest and smirks…

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Regan pushes his foot off her chest!

Sharper: “And the disrespect continues, you are not going to pin Regan Street like that no matter what you bring or how strong you are, this was a complete insult and I cannot believe that he would even take this approach, that is a two-time World Champion in there and a woman that could be coming in on a Supreme Championship!”

Knots: Regan knows she can’t go toe to toe with Xander, yet she is still trying, that is the guts and the determination of the Hellcat.”

Sharper: “So you don’t think this approach is foolish?”

Knots: “Foolish? Oh, I wouldn’t say that, she’s my cousin, damn it.”

Xander reaches down and picks up Regan by her long blonde locks. Again shaking his head and whipping her against the turnbuckle, he goes for a big boot but Regan puts on the breaks, sliding under, he turns around and Regan jumps with a huge forearm, then another, she then whips Xander against the ropes but he hangs on bringing her into a sidewalk slam! He quickly presses down on her chest not hooking a leg…

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Regan Kicks Out!

Xander smirks, looking right at Mikaela and then Delilah, he picks up Regan. Leg Capture Suplex, she flies halfway across the ring as the crowd oh’s. Xander smirks, standing up slowly and grabbing Regan by the hair, grinding her face across the ropes as the referee yells at Xander who throws Regan to the mats. He waits until she starts to get up while arguing with the referee, getting to her feet, he clamps on a bear hug and lifts her off the ground, shaking and twirling Regan all around as she screams in pain, Mikaela starts to pace, panicking some, Delilah looks on concerned as the referee asks Regan if she wants to quit, Regan screams NO!

Knots: “Xander is squeezing the life out of her! She might pass out; Oh, I would hate to be around Regan when she wakes up! Somebody call Dave!”

Sharper: “Xander wants to see Regan spit out her guts and she is fading! She is fading!”

Xander squeezes harder, Regan starts to go limp, her eyes roll to the back of her head as she slumps laying on his shoulder, arms and legs dangling, the referee lifts her arm….

ONE!

He lifts it again…

TWO!

He lifts it a third time….

THRE….

NO! Regan keeps her arm up and screams, she slaps her arms together, hitting Xander on the ears, she does it several times before he finally releases. Regan holds her back in pain, she sees him staggering and runs against the ropes but Xander quickly boots her in the face at full force! He drops down for the cover this time, not hooking a leg…

ONE!

TWO!

THRE…

NO! REGAN GETS HER SHOULDER UP!

She turns to the side and there is blood coming out of her nose and mouth from the boot. The referee quickly puts on his latex gloves, Mikaela looks on concerned, she yells at Xander who smirks, pushing the referee out of the way, he grabs Regan and runs to the turnbuckle, ramming her face first into the corner, she drops, screaming in pain and rolling around as he stands there looking at Artemis who smirks…

Sharper: “Regan Street is cut open and I hate to say this but at some point, the referee may have to use discretion and stop this damn match, it’s a mugging right now!”

Knots: “Don’t count Regan out yet but she is in a lot of trouble and could have a broken nose or dental damage to her mouth! Xander is looking for the kill shot!”

Xander pulls back and elbows Regan right in the face, falling to her knees. He shrugs his shoulders, slowly turning her over, grabbing her again by the neck and lifting The Hellcat up to her feet. Xander Irish Whips her against the ropes, runs the other way and spear! He lays Regan out, motionless sprawled out in the middle of the ring, looking right at Mikaela and then Delilah, dropping down for the cover, ramming his forearm into the face of Street….

ONE!

TWO!!

THREE…..

NO! REGAN GETS A SHOULDER UP!

Now Xander starts to look a little annoyed, he grabs her head and slams it a few times on the mat, standing up and walking around for a moment before crossing his neck with his thumb as the crowd boos. He takes Regan to her feet, sets her up for the sitout powerbomb…

Sharper: “Regan is out on her feet and the best thing to happen right now is for this match to end so there is no further damage! Regan has fought well but he has taken everything that she has and more! The referee might want to stop this, the blood is all over her tights now, we need to think of her safety!”

Knots: “This is not over until it is over, Regan is not going to quit, she is not going down unless Xander takes her to hell and he mat do it right here!”

Xander picks her up in the powerbomb position, Regan starts punching Xander furiously in the face, she then scratches his eyes with her nails, he screams and let’s her go, Regan steps back and Cat’s Paw! Xander shoots a rain of spit up on in the air, he stumbles back, Regan steps back another Cat’s Paw! Xander falls to the mats! Regan wastes no time, she tries to go fast as she can, climbing the ropes but Artemis gets to the apron, Regan turns her attention toward her, and she drops to the floor when turning Mikaela hits a Lou Thezs Press on Artemis! The crowd roars as Mikaela starts unloading fists as Artemis tried to block them. Regan flies off with the Price Tag! Connecting right on the elbow of Xander, she hooks a leg for the cover!

ONE!

TWO!!

THREE….

NO! XANDER KICKS OUT!

Regan screams, grabbing his head and pounding the back of hit into the mats. She starts to slap him across the face repeatedly, then choking Xander out as the referee tries to stop her. She continues to do so until he pulls her off. Regan gets up and starts kicking Xander who is down, turns to see Artemis overpower Mikaela and throw her against the barricade, Regan quickly slides out and goes after her but she back tracks, Regan starts to check on Mikaela who nods she is okay. The referee warns Artemis, Regan slides back in, grabs Xander who punches her in the face, she falls to one knee, bleeding, Xander hooks her arms for the Martial Bane…

Sharper: “The Martial Bane! If he gets this, he could send Regan through the ring!”

Knots: “She is spaghetti legged, that punch was flush to her already bloody and possibly broken nose!”

Xander goes to pick her up but Regan flails her legs wild, causing him not to be able to pick her up, he tries again and Regan keeps kicking her legs all over the place when suddenly she plants her feet and screams, slowly lifting Xander on her back as the crowd stands up and roars! Regan yells, Mikaela with her eyes widen as is Artemis and Delilah looking on as Regan flips Xander over into a back-body drop! The crowd chants…

HOLY SH*T! HOLY SH*T! HOLY SH*T!

Sharper: “What a show of strength by Regan Street! She dead lifted over 300 pounds!”

Knots: “Wow! Just Wow! I told you she wasn’t done!”

Regan falls to the mats, slowly picking herself up with the help from the ropes. Xander rolls over, he gets to one knee, Regan goes for another Love Tap but he grabs her foot, she then counters with an Enzinguiri! Xander shakes the cob webs, he slowly gets up and Regan chargers in with a spear of her own, Xander though moves out of the way, she misses, turns and Xander runs toward with a Yakuza Kick, Regan splits as the crowd roars, Xander stumbles, turns and Regan wallops him with the WTH! The stiff right hand and Xander falls to the mats as the crowd gets on their feet chanting “HELLCAT! HELLCAT! HELLCAT!”. She drops on Xander for the cover hooking the leg…

ONE!

TWO!!

THREE….

NO! XANDER GETS A SHOULDER UP!

Regan looks up to the referee to confirm it was two and not three, he does. She quickly gets up and tries to pick him up, but he rolls out of the ring. Regan tries to go after him, but the referee is trying to get her back, Artemis again jumps on the opposite side of the apron, Regan turns, yelling at her as Xander slowly gets up. Walks over to Delilah, running off the chair she was sitting on, grabbing it and heading to the ring, Mikaela grabs it but Xander turns, grabs her face and pushes her into the announcers table, Delilah rushes to check on her…

Sharper: “What the hell is Xander doing with that chair! He just threw Mikaela to the ground! Artemis is staring a hole through Regan right now! Turn around!”

Knots: “I think Xander finally realized he can’t overpower Regan! He sees a Hellcat!”

Xander slides into the ring, Regan turns around and Xander slams the chair into her stomach as the referee calls for the bell! Regan folds over, and Xander slams the chair on her back, she drops to the mats writhing in pain as the crowd boos.

Phillips: “The winner of the match as a result of a Disqualification…. “The Hellcat” Regan Street!”

The crowd boos louder. Xander stares down Regan in disgust, shaking his head and turning his back on her standing there completely ignoring and disrespecting her, Artemis enters the ring, standing next to him both with their backs turned to Regan…

Sharper: “Xander gets himself disqualified and then shows the ultimate disrespect on Regan Street by turning his back on her! After they battle, they had, he hit her with a chair! He was starting to realize he may not beat her!”

Knots: “It was total disrespect! Regan brought the fight, he got scared and took the chair to her and…. Look at Regan!”

Regan uses all of her power to get back to her feet as Xander has his back turned to her, the crowd roars, Mikaela gets up and sees this. Regan with blood dripping from her face suddenly low blows Xander! He buckles over, Artemis turns and Regan with WTH! Artemis drops from the right hook, laid on the mat. The crowd is up on their feet as Regan screams, Xander is buckled over, Regan grabs him from behind, CATastrophe! Regan drills Xander’s head to the mat!

Sharper: “Regan Street just dropped Xander and Artemis! Look at her! She is grabbing the chair!’

Knots: “Mikaela is in the ring but what a statement from Regan!”

Regan grabs the chair, but Mikaela quickly yanks it from her sisters hands and throws it. Regan screams, ready to grab him by the tights but Mikaela starts pulling her older sister, whispering in her ear and calming her down. After a moment Regan nods and spits blood on Xander before looking out to the crowd as they are on their feet cheering her on. “Who’s Next” plays throughout the arena as Regan rolls out of the ring, she is helped by Delilah and Mikaela, the younger cousin gets some blood on her, looking in the ring at Xander slowly starting to stir, Artemis is stirring, holding her jaw, they start heading to the back…

Sharper: “Regan with the exclamation point! She was going to make Xander respect her, he didn’t, and she had the last say, this is far from over, a year in the making, how much longer will we have to wait for the next one? A dominant performance by Xander but it seemed like he was done trying and was ready to end this.”

Knots: “He was nervous, concerned, he knew he was having trouble beating her and The Hellcat showed why, hell of a person by Regan Street tonight but the most dangerous man in professional wrestling won’t be happy about this.”

Regan turns back to the ring as Xander slowly gets to his knees, staring her down. Regan gives him the middle finger, the crowd roars while being escorted to the back.

Backstage, Jessica Winters stands with Jordan Majors backstage who is no longer in her wrestling gear, but now in her normal clothes.

Jessica: “Jordan, you had a hell of a showing tonight and one that puts you in the driver’s seat for the Trios Tournament draft phase. But this brings up that question again and frankly, with Jake not here, and Bree still cooling down from earlier, have a thought of who you’ll choose.”

Jordan looks down briefly and turns to Jessica.

Jordan: “You know. I don’t have to make any decisions right now. I don’t have to play things out, talk to people or anything. I can enjoy the fact that tonight, I pinned the TV Champion. I pinned a former World Champion. I beat Peyton Rice. I beat the so-called Best Female Wrestler in the world and her team. Tonight…I’m going to focus on that.”

Jordan pauses.

Jordan: “Then I’ll worry about what’s next.”

Jordan turns and walks off. Jessica turns to the camera.

Jessica: “No answers, but surely a tough decision for the Star of Tomorrow. We’ll find out what she’ll choose next Wednesday on Breakdown. Back to ringside.”

We return to a live shot inside the United Center when “Style” by Taylor Swift starts to play throughout the arena. The crowd boos loudly as a golden hue comes over the entrance set. A few moment pass before Sienna Swann walks out from the back wearing a white blazer. Chris Cannon is out with her as is Xiomara Diaz. The trio look around before Sienna starts to walk to the ring. As she walks, we notice she has a microphone in her hand. Chris, meanwhile, has the manila envelope holding the Trios contract within.

Sharper: “Just after Regan Street and Xander Valentine had their war, I only mention this because Sienna Swann is holding Regan Street’s contract. Got it in a negotiation between them.”

Knots: “Shows how nefarious the Beauty Factory is. Regan using the Trios to free her adopted daughter from her contract with them and now Sienna Swann is holding this over everyone. At least she’s not coming out last.”

Sharper: “That’s right. James Evans will face Giovanni Aries in mere moments. But Sienna Swann making us wait.”

Sienna, Xiomara and Chris walk down to the ring. Sienna then walks up the steel steps as Chris pulls himself up onto the apron and holds the ropes open for Sienna. Sienna kisses him before stepping into the ring. She walks around the ring as Chris enters the ring. Xiomara Diaz is last to enter. The three stand in the ring, Xiomara intentionally looking around the arena as Chris stands with Sienna. Sienna walks to the middle of the ring and looks around. The crowd continues to boo and the music fades out. A “Sienna sucks!” chant starts to break out. Sienna looks around.

Sienna: “You all should shut up because I have something everyone back there wants to know!”

Sienna turns and grabs the envelope from Chris.

Sienna: “This! What I’m going to do with this!”

The crowd boos loudly as the chants turn to “Syren Swann! Syren Swann!” Sienna just glares, looking around the arena.

Knots: “Good of Chicago to give some hospitality here to Sienna. I love Chicago. Have I said that lately?”

Sienna sighs.

Sienna: “While you cheer for people like Asher Hayes or James Evans, you don’t cheer the rightful World Champion and how I’m going to make sure that this company is back to where it should be? Defending the title against the best!”

The crowd boos. Sienna looks around.

Sienna: “Whatever…I knew it was a mistake to come out here to be in front of you all. You never appreciated everything I did for you. Just like I told Sasha to stand backstage and watch her only star save her company, I should’ve made you play no role. You know what…tonight, I will not be announcing anything. I will not be revealing anything. You here in Chicago don’t deserve to have that honour live….No one does…”

The crowd boos.

Sienna: “Maybe instead…to ensure everyone has some hype for the Trios Tournament, I’ll reveal my plans for this contract then. You’re welcome SCW…these lemmings will follow me everywhere and even though I’m not the main event…even though I’ve said nothing. We all know everyone paid to watch me come out and they’ll be glued to their tvs next Wednesday. And MAYBE I’ll share my plans with the world then.”

Sienna looks around.

Sienna: “Until then…I’ll keep doing what’s best for ME!”

Sienna drops the microphone and turns and storms over to the ropes. The crowd boos. Sienna steps through the ropes and then walks down the steel steps. Chris follows, as does Xiomara. The three start to head to the back, ignoring the crowd who boo them. Some everyone start to sing “Na na na na hey hey hey goodbye!” as they leave.

Sharper: “Gotta love it. Sienna Swann builds this up only to say practically nothing.”

Knots: “She knows what she’s doing. Hogging the limelight because she knows she holds one big card.”

Sharper: “And depending on the status of the World Championship, that could be a big one. Giovanni Aries wants to maim James Evans. Non-title tonight, but something to consider – the sheer violence Giovanni Aries wants to perpetrate and that James Evans is happy to fight him on it.”

Sienna continues to head to the back with Cannon and Xiomara as the scene fades out.

A recap video plays showing the history between Giovanni Aries and James Evans.

Giovanni Aries vs. James Evans

"Mad Hatter" by Melanie Martinez begins to play as Giovanni Aries steps out from behind the curtain as Sam his manager is in tow. Giovanni Aries has on a grey wolf pelt fur jacket on while wearing Oracle sunglasses. Giovanni Aries takes a few steps and then sits down Indian style in the middle of stage. He sits there and looks around the arena and begins to laugh hysterically before Sam walks over and pulls out a cigarette and lighter out of her cleavage and hands it to Giovanni Aries. He lights the cigarette and takes a long deep drag before slowly standing up and walking to the ring. While walking to the ring he takes a drag and blows it in ringside fans face as begins to laugh hysterically again. Giovanni Aries reaches ring side and looks out to the crowd and yells

"FEEL THE EMBRACE OF THE WONDERLAND!!!"

He laughs hysterically before walking up the steps to the ring apron.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall, with a sixty minute time limit and is your main event of the evening. First, from Black Rock Desert, Nevada, accompanied by Sam, he is Giovanni Aries!”

He faces the crowd and hard camera as he throws his arms out making a cross while looking to the sky and slowly moves his left hand to his mouth takes a drag of his cigarette and blowing smoke into the air before flipping backwards into the ring where Sam is waiting. She takes off Giovanni fur jacket as Giovanni Aries grabs her and pulls her tight and proceeds to take another drag before blowing it into her waiting open mouth. Sam smiles as she exits the ring while Giovanni takes a seat on the nearby top turnbuckle and waits for the match to start.

Sharper: “Giovanni Aries arriving alone. Only with Sam. Where are Cain Adams and Alice Ames?”

Knots: “They’re here. We saw them. So Giovanni Aries already playing some games with James Evans? No title on the line. But he doesn’t care. He wants to do one thing – he wants to take out the World Champion. Leave SCW without a champion!”

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

Phillips: “His opponent, from New York City, New York, he is the SCW World Champion, James Evans!”

James slowly makes his way to the ring, as images of him winning various championships and hitting various moves appear on the screen. James reaches the ring and makes his way up the ring steps, keeping his eyes on Giovanni Aries. As James walks along the apron, we see Cain Adams and Alice Ames walking out from the back. James Evans stops and looks to the entrance, seeing the Wonderland members making their entrance.

Sharper: “There they are. This is non-title. But that’s only part of this. James Evans has seen two people he’s been dealing with for a long time. Cain and Alice have been following his every move. We know they’re with the Wonderland.”

Knots: “And they’re here to make sure blood is spilled and much more!”

Sharper: “And James is turning to them! Not Giovanni. He’s ready for a war!”

James walks back along the apron and steps down the steel steps. James walks over to the entrance way as the crowd roars. James then steps forward and walks toward Cain Adams and Alice Ames. Alice Ames throws a hard right, but James pushes her back before nailing Cain in the head with a shot and then hitting a left to the ribs and then a hard right to the head before spinning him around and throwing him into Alice Ames. James Evans goes to follow up as the crowd roars.

Sharper: “James Evans taking the fight to Cain Adams and Alice Ames. Not letting them derail him early.”

Knots: “Clearly he thinks he’s going to be alone. But look out! Giovanni Aries from behind!”

James Evans follows up and grabs Cain and throws him into Alice Ames. Just then, Giovanni Aries runs over and clubs him in the back. James falls over. The crowd boos. Giovanni Aries then clubs him again before pulling him up and spins him around before hitting a double forearm chop to the throat of James Evans. James falls over and rolls over. Giovanni follows and grabs him. The crowd boos as Giovanni drags him up by the hair and knees him in the ribs. Giovanni then runs him into the barricade. James turns and Giovanni leans in and chuckles a bit before nailing him with a couple of hard right hands. He then kicks him in the ribs before placing James’ head against the barricade and grinds it into the top of the barricade. The crowd boos as Giovanni pulls him back and throws him to the concrete.

Sharper: “Aries from behind, making sure James can’t get out of the block.”

Knots: “James is letting the Wonderland get in his head.”

Giovanni looks around and turns to the SCW World Championship, which James had in his hand, having dropped it when going to attack Cain and Alice. Giovanni Aries walks over to it and bends over, grabbing it. He then starts to lift it up. He then smiles before James gets up and runs at Giovanni and drills him from behind with a vicious clothesline. Giovanni falls over, dropping the World Title. The crowd cheers. James turns and stomps him in the face and then again. Cain and Alice then head over and the crowd boos as Cain clubs James in the back. Cain then lifts him up in a waistlock and just throws him forward. The crowd ohs and James hits the concrete and rolls over. Alice then runs at him and dives onto him, clawing at his head and face. James covers up as the crowd boos.

Sharper: “And this match hasn’t started yet. It is just a fight. Giovanni Aries doesn’t care about the win. He wants to damage SCW!”

Knots: “It’s just three on one. These dimwits are taking apart James and it’s not like James has made many friends as of late!”

James takes a few more shots as Giovanni Aries gets up and James pushes Alice off. Alice rolls over. He starts to get up and Cain runs over and boots him in the face. James falls to the apron. Giovanni Aries then walks over and nails James in the ribs with a hard right. He then kicks him in the ribs and then again and again. Giovanni grabs James and looks around before whipping him across and hard into the steel steps. James falls over as Giovanni walks around. The crowd boos. He then points to the World Title. Alice walks over and grabs it and turns and presents it to Giovanni Aries. The crowd boos as Giovanni takes it and looks at it before throwing it into the ring. James pushes himself up and runs over and nails Giovanni again. Giovanni falls over. He turns and back elbows Cain and Cain stumbles back and falls over and Alice runs over and jumps up onto James, but James turns and scoops her up and slams her on the mats. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “And James again, reviving after getting thrown into the steps.”

Knots: “Every time Giovanni touches that title, he just gets up.”

Sharper: “He fought so hard to win the title. He respects it and Giovanni has made clear he certainly does not!”

James then turns and grabs Giovanni and pulls him onto the apron. James pulls himself up and grabs Giovanni and Giovanni nails him in the ribs. James staggers back. Giovanni then gets up and runs at James, but James hits a back elbow. Giovanni stumbles back and James runs along the apron and lifts Giovanni up and runs forward, diving off the apron and spearing Giovanni into the barricade. It topples over as the crowd erupts in cheers. A “Holy Sh*t!” chant breaks out as Giovanni and James lie on top of the barricade panel.

Sharper: “My God! A spear off the apron and James with his momentum just drove Giovanni Aries and himself through the barricade!”

Knots: “Well we know James has no love lost for Giovanni. Same for him. Why not cause some property damage!”

The crowd continues to chant and cheer as James slowly rolls over.

REPLAY:

We see James running at Giovanni Aries, spearing him and lifting him up before diving off the apron and driving him into the barricade. The barricade gives way and both end up on the top of the panel. The crowd cheers.

James grimaces as Giovanni rolls over, holding his back.

James stirs, but Cain and Alice run over and both grab a leg of James and drag him out of the wreckage and along the mats. James tries to grab at them, but they jerk him forward. Cain then steps onto his chest and looks at him before bending over, but as this happens, the crowd erupts in cheers. We then see Kandis running down and grabbing Alice Ames and throwing her back. She rolls through as Cain turns and Tommy Valentine jumps up and nails him with a shot.

Sharper: “The Jackass and Big Ass Connection coming out!”

Knots: “What?! Kandis and Tommy are attacking the Wonderland?”

Sharper: “Kandis going after Alice. Tommy Valentine right with her and going for Cain Adams!”

Alice gets up and nails Kandis with a shot. Kandis nails her with a hard right. Tommy turns and spins Cain around and Cain knees him in the ribs before nailing Kandis with a shot. Tommy then tackles Cain down. He nails Cain with a couple of shots as Alice grabs the head of Kandis and runs her into the barricade. Alice follows after and grabs Kandis, but Kandis knees her in the ribs and then spins her around and nails her with hard forearm. Tommy gets a few shots in and is thrown off by Cain. Cain gets up and grabs at Tommy. He clubs him in the back as Tommy nails him in the ribs. Kandis and Alice fight up the entrance way and over to the space in front of it and Kandis nails Alice with another hard right. She staggers off. Cain and Tommy keep fighting as Cain grabs Tommy by the hair and goes to run him into the barricade. Tommy however kicks him in the ribs. He nails Cain with a couple of shots. The crowd cheers as Tommy and Kandis get the advantage, fighting with them to the back.

Sharper: “The Jackass and Big Ass Connection fighting the Wonderland! They’re causing them to retreat!”

Knots: “And now Giovanni Aries and James Evans left alone!”

Sharper: “Aaron Demitra just watching this, clearly there’s been a desire to let this all get taken care of.”

Knots: “Or the officials are not going to risk themselves for whatever Giovanni and his followers could have done!”

James gets up and grabs Giovanni. He turns and runs him into the ringpost. Giovanni stumbles back and into the barricade. James follows and grabs the barricade for leverage, stomping away at the ribs of Giovanni, causing him to drop down. He then starts to choke him with his foot as the crowd cheers for James. James steps off and looks around before walking over to the steel steps nearest the announce tables. He looks around and pulls the top half off. The crowd cheers. He then steps back and lifts it up and turns and Giovanni Aries pulls himself up and jumps up and hits a dropkick, knocking it back into James’ face as he falls back. James rolls over, holding his face.

Sharper: “Giovanni Aries dropkicking the steel steps back into the face of James Evans.”

Knots: “Just get these two in the ring. At least then enforce the rules and get this done!”

Sharper: “Easier said than done. Aaron Demitra is reminding them to enter, but they have no intention to do so!”

James grabs at the ring and Giovanni walks over and grabs him and pulls him up to his knees before he starts to hammer away on the head of James. James takes each blow as the crowd boos and Giovanni shoves him over. Giovanni then walks over and grabs the steel steps himself. James slowly gets up as Giovanni winces a bit. He hoists the steps up and James looks up as Giovanni runs over and rams James in the side of the head with the side of the steps. James falls over. Giovanni then lifts the steps up and just throws them onto the side of James. James rolls over in pain as the steps roll over. Giovanni walks around and then grabs the steel steps again. He lifts them up and turns back to James. James is now on his back as Giovanni heads over and raises the steps over his head to drive them down on him again, but James low blows him with a kick. The crowd roars and Giovanni drops the steps and falls to a knee. James then gets up and grimaces and pulls Giovanni’s head in between his legs before hoisting him up and running forward and powerbombing Giovanni into the ringpost. Giovanni drops to the mats and rolls to his side, his eyes closing. James walks over and leans on the barricade. Demitra at this point, drops to the floor and checks on Giovanni, but James shoves him back. He shakes his head no before grabbing Giovanni.

Sharper: “Powerbomb into the ringpost!”

Knots: “They’re just destroying each other. Giovanni with the ring steps. James with the ring!”

Sharper: “And Giovanni Aries could be unconscious thanks to that powerbomb. His head hitting the ringpost. James doesn’t care!”

James lifts Giovanni up and drags him along the ringside area, practically dragging him and James pulls him in before placing his head between his legs. He then hoists him up and turns and runs over and just throws him into the timekeeper’s table. Giovanni lands on the table, the ringbell and just collapses in a heap next to the announce tables. The crowd erupts in cheers as another “Holy sh*t!” chant begins as James leans against the ringpost. The cheers follow as Aaron Demitra heads over and checks on Giovanni Aries.

Sharper: “Good God! Giovanni Aries just thrown with no care for how he landed.”

Knots: “Any way was good. I guess on his head was better!”

Sharper: “Giovanni Aries not landing on his head, but James Evans just tossing him into the timekeeper’s table. The bell is there. The hammer. A lot of jagged edges!”

James then heads over and grabs Aaron Demitra and pulls him back again. He then grabs Giovanni and drags him out. Giovanni rolls over and James then turns and grabs the pads around the ring. He pulls them up and starts to drag them back, struggling a bit before pulling it off and managing to drag it back. The crowd roars. James Evans looks around before motioning that he’s going to end this. He turns around and walks over to Giovanni and grabs him. He pulls him up, but Giovanni suddenly grabs him and hits a mat slam, driving James into the floor. James rolls over in pain. Demitra goes to check on him as Giovanni Aries leans on the Spanish announce table. He glances over as James cradles his head in pain.

Sharper: “That’s on concrete!”

Knots: “James was getting ready to take Giovanni up, but Giovanni now reviving.”

Sharper: “And he gets a chance to consider his own violent methods!”

Giovanni walks over and pushes Demitra back again. Demitra turns away, annoyed as Giovanni stomps him in face and then again. Giovanni then laughs a bit before stepping over to the Spanish announce table again. He then climbs up on top of it. The crowd roars as James slowly starts to get up. He staggers up as Giovanni turns and watches him, raising his arms. James stumbles up to his feet and staggers back before stepping forward and Giovanni steps off and jumps up and goes for the Through the Looking Glass, but James side steps. Giovanni lands on the concrete and steps forward. He turns around and James hoists him up onto his shoulders and throws him down with the Middle Finger to the Establishment on the exposed concrete. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Middle Finger! Middle Finger on the floor!”

Knots: “Giovanni Aries has to be out! He has to be!”

James looks down at him and takes a few deep breaths before grabbing him again. The crowd roars. He then drags him up, almost as if he’s dead weight and pulls him up. The crowd roars. A “One More Time!” chant starts to break out and James nods as the crowd cheers. James then drags Giovanni up before pulling him up onto the apron. The crowd roars some more as James grabs at the ring ropes. He drags himself up and looks around as the crowd cheers. Giovanni grabs at the ropes, starting to come back up himself. James then looks at him.

James: “I…am…DONE with you!”

James then pulls him in and lifts him up onto his shoulders. Demitra pleads with him to stop, but James then dives off and drives him down into the exposed concrete with a Middle Finger to the Establishment off the apron! The crowd ohs and James rolls through. He then gets up and looks out, almost like a release has come over. The crowd cheers. A few moments pass before a “Gio’s dead!” chant can be heard. Demitra checks on him and then starts to wave his arms, calling for help. James turns back and Demitra stops him.

Demitra: “No! I’m not letting this continue! He’s out! He’s out! It’s over. It’s a forfeit!”

James then steps back. Demitra turns to Phillips who is looking around and tells him.

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, senior official Aaron Demitra has ruled that Giovanni Aries is unable to compete. As a result, James Evans is your winner, via forfeit!”

The crowd roars as James smiles and walks up the steel steps. He then steps into the ring. He walks over to the SCW World Championship in the ring.

Sharper: “Giovanni Aries is unconscious in front of us. James Evans with the exclamation point. This has to be done.”

Knots: “Whether it is or not, James Evans just entered the ring for the first time and now is reunited with the World Championship that Giovanni Aries threw in there!”

Sharper: “That’s true. James Evans and his reign seem safe as James Evans was able to turn back this fight from Giovanni Aries.”

James Evans grabs the World Championship and holds it up as “Door to Door Cannibals” plays throughout the arena. James turns and looks at the crowd and holds the title up. The crowd cheers as James steps forward. He then turns and walks to the opposite side of the ring and does the same. We see several officials coming down to check on Giovanni Aries. James notices them and smirks as he turns and walks over to the ropes nearest where Giovanni is. He looks over and smiles a bit.

Sharper: “James Evans looking down at Giovanni Aries who is getting help…”

The crowd meanwhile starts to roar as we see the camera angle change as James steps back and Syren slides into the ring, brandishing a steel chair.

Knots: “James! Look out!”

Sharper: “It’s Syren! James faces her in a week at Supreme Sunday: Halftime!”

Syren runs forward and slams the chair into the back of James. The crowd boos loudly as James falls over and down to the mat. Syren then looks at him and then hoists the chair up and slams it into his back again. She then lifts it up again and again, slamming it over and over into the back of James. James takes his blow, flinching with each. Syren gets a fifth shot in before stepping back. The crowd boos. Syren then bends over, squatting a few feet away from him, looking at him.

Sharper: “Syren making sure James Evans knows, his ride through hell, it’s passed Giovanni Aries but now next is Syren! Out for revenge!”

Knots: “And he’s going to sore!”

Sharper: “We’re out of time here in Chicago. We’ll see you next Sunday for Supreme Sunday: Halftime II!”

Syren continues to just watch James as James grimaces in pain and the crowd boos. The scene fades to black...