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The FBI warning screen comes up on the screen for a few moments as the anticipation builds.

“Supreme Championship Wrestling...”

A shot of Syren holding the SCW Women’s Championship, followed by a shot of CHBK hitting a Bittersweet Ending on one individual, before turning a shot of Jason Zero hitting a spear on Brian Kinney from Rise to Greatness a few years ago, before turning into a shot of Jake Starr hitting the Shooting Five Star on James Exeter.

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

The SCW logo then appears on the screen before evaporating into smoke and the scene fades to black.

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The scene opens up in the inside of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome as the crowd erupts in cheers as they see themselves on the big screen.

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Rise! To! Greatness!”

The crowd erupts in cheers as Jason Phillips then turns to the crowd.

Phillips: “Could you all please rise for the singing of America the Beautiful by multi-Grammy Award winning artist, Carrie Underwood!”

The camera turns to focus on Carrie Underwood as she stands on the stage. The crowd cheers a bit as they start to rise to their feet. She takes a moment as the music plays in the background and she starts to sing.

“O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea! “

“O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare of freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!”

“O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife.
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!”

“O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!”

The crowd cheers as we see a shot from outside of the Metrodome as fighter jets fly over in formation before continuing to fly off into the distance. We then go back to inside the Metrodome to see Carrie Underwood smiling and waving as the crowd cheers and a “USA!” chant begins to echo throughout the arena before the scene slowly fades to black.

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“What If” by Coldplay starts to play in the background. We see a sped up shot of the inside of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome showing the building of the Rise to Greatness stage. First we see the entrance stage being built before the big screen above it before showing the ring being built and then all of the seats being set up by ring crew members.

What if there was no line?
Nothing wrong, nothing right.
What if there was no time?

We then see a shot of Steve Griffin holding the SCW World Championship at Rise to Greatness 2004 before showing Masquerade and Shilo Valiant rising up from the stage at Rise to Greatness 2010 before showing them up close. This is followed by a shot of Adam Riddick and CHBK standing in the ring across from each other before switching to a shot of Mono Loco and James Toreno and then showing Cid Turner holding up the World Championship and showing him getting attacked by Greg Cherry, Jay Gold, The Real Speed and Hunter at the end of the 2006 event.

And no reason or rhyme.
What if you should decide, that you don't want me there by your side.
That you don't want me there in your life.

We then see a shot of Christy Matthews posing with her arms outstretched on the stage before showing Thorn holding the World Championship at the end of his match with Greg Cherry at last year’s event. This is followed up with a shot of Christian Savior trying to choke Hunter with a noose and then showing Josh Hudson standing across the ring from Jake Starr.

What if I got it wrong, and no poem or song
Could put right what I got wrong
Or make you feel I belong
What if you should decide that you don't want me there by your side
That you don't want me there in your life.

We see a shot of Katie Steward from the past holding her Women’s Championship before showing a newer shot of her standing over Christy Matthews with a steel chair in her hand. This is followed up with a shot of James Exeter and Matt Hodges waving at the top of the stage as Chad Evans glares from his luxury box. This is followed by a shot of Jason Zero spearing Brian Kinney at the 2008 Rise to Greatness event. We then see a shot of CHBK and Damian Angel standing across the ring from each other before showing James Exeter attempting a shooting star press only for Shawn Winters to counter with the Graven Image from the 2009 Rise to Greatness event.

Oooh, that's right
Let's take a breath jump over the side
Oooh, that's right
How can you know it if you don't even try
Oooh, that's right

We see shots of Syren, Ravyn Taylor and Autumn Valentine posing during their ring entrance before showing CHBK superkicking Thorn and looking down at him. This is followed up with a shot of Lucas Knight victorious at Rise to Greatness 2010 before looking at CHBK as he starts to stir. This is followed with a shot of David Helms holding the SCW World Championship, before showing Shilo Valiant holding both of the SCW World and US Championships before switching to a shot of Xander Valentine looking at The Real Speed across the ring in 2005. The music then switches to an instrumental version. We then see Ravyn Taylor smirking while standing in front of a white light with Marcus King standing behind her.

Ravyn: “What if I take away the chance for revenge?”

We then see a shot of Shawn Winters celebrating at the end of Taking Hold of the Flame 2011 after having won the battle royal.

Winters: “What if I take back what’s mine?”

We then see a shot of Chad Evans glaring in his luxury box.

Chad: “What if I destroy two degenerates?”

We then see a shot of Josh Hudson trying to choke Dillusion with a noose.

Hudson: “What if I end a man’s career tonight?”

We then see a shot of Shilo Valiant holding the SCW World Championship over his head.

Shilo: “What if I entertain?”

We then see a shot of Jason Zero spearing Thorn as CHBK looks on in a bit of shock before we see both CHBK and Jason Zero staring each other down.

CHBK & Zero: “What if I end a career?”

The music then suddenly ends and silence remains for a moment before instrumental string music starts to play in the background.

We then see a shot of David Helms down in the ring and glaring up as we see Ravyn Taylor smirking as she backs up before showing her posing with Marcus King and then showing Helms with Matty Stone.

Helms: “No one comes after my family!”

Ravyn: “ I didn’t want this match…I’m going to humiliate you. I’m going to take away your ability for revenge!”

We then see a shot of Katelyn Buehler attacking Marina Trent, knocking her down before attacking Syren, before showing Marina Trent dropping Katelyn Buehler on the floor with the Black Swan Theory on the floor at Riding the Lightning: Night Two, before showing Syren holding the SCW Women’s Championship.

Katelyn: “I hate you both! I will be Women’s Champion.”

Marina: “I will be Women’s-“

Both Marina and Syren: “Women’s Champion!”

We then see a shot of Christy Matthews posing before showing Katie Steward down on the rampway after being dropped with a DDT on Christy before showing Katie Steward standing over Greg Cherry and then showing Greg Cherry standing in the ring glaring at Christy Matthews.

Christy: “I begin my rise tonight! Next year, main event, here I come!”

Katie: “That World Title is mine. I will be the first Women’s World Champion, NOT Christy!”

Greg: “It’s put up or shut up. I need to Rise to Greatness tonight…”

We then see a shot of Masquerade hitting the Skeleton Key on Ace, flipping him over the top rope to the floor before showing Brittany Lohan nailing Thorn with a bicycle kick, before showing Shaun Cruze and Thorn standing backstage, and Ace Marshall attacking Thorn before showing Christian Savior trying for the spear against Cruze, only for Cruze to counter with the Morality.

Thorn: “I will win the Scaffold Scramble!”

Lohan: “I!”

Ace: “I!”

Masquerade: “I will get my shot!”

Cruze: “That briefcase is mine!”

Ace: “Just a matter of time.”

Savior: “I will earn my opportunity!”

Thorn: “The finest group of people assembled!”

We then see a shot of CHBK standing in the ring smirking before showing Jason Zero nailing Donovan Kayl with the Chaos Theory. This is followed up with a shot of CHBK taking the Hand of Midas from Zero at Taking Hold of the Flame, before we see Zero hitting the spear on Thorn at Retribution, followed by a staredown between the two from the contract signing.

Zero: “His career will be over!”

CHBK: “I will end Zero’s livelihood! Eight years in the making!”

Zero: “Only one place for it!”

We then see a shot of Shawn Winters jumping up and nailing Shilo Valiant with the Graven Image before showing Shilo Valiant glaring at him, before then showing him hitting the E-Factor on Ace Marshall and taunting Shawn Winters with the SCW World Championship

Winters: “That title is as good as mine!”

Shilo: “I don’t see you name on it!”

Winters: “It will be soon enough.”

Shilo: “You’re hoping…”

We then see a shot of Ducky and Wallace before showing Hallucigen and then Dillusion and Hudson before showing Stacy Kissinger in the ring distraught and showing Gable Winchester hitting James Exeter with the Running Wild. This is followed by a shot of Matt Hodges and James Exeter posing in the ring before showing Chad Evans in his luxury box again and James Evans walking to the back.

James Evans: “Tonight!”

Ducky: “Tonight!”

Kissinger: “Tonight!”

Thorn: “Tonight!”

Masquerade: “Tonight!”

Starr: “Tonight!”

Allocco: “I Rise to Greatness”

Winchester: “Rise to Greatness…”

Buehler: “Rise to Greatness.”

Exeter & Hodges: “Rise to Greatness.”

We then see quick flashes of Helms and Ravyn staring each other down, before showing Syren and Marina with Katelyn on the floor before showing CHBK and Zero and finally Winters and Shilo.

All: “Rise to Greatness!”

The scene then slowly fades to black.

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“Spotlight” by Saliva begins to play in the background. We then see a shot of several crystal towers as the scene turns around to slowly show the logo of the SCW. This then turns to show more towers and then the logo for Rise to Greatness 2011. The camera focuses on it.

“And now, Supreme Championship Wrestling presents….Rise to Greatness!”

The logo remains on the screen for a moment before fading to white and then a shot of the inside of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The crowd roars as pyro shoots out from the base of the rampway and all the way up the ramp before exploding more into the air on the stage. The Rise to Greatness logo sits above the entrance with a giant big screen above it. Pyro shoots out of the top of the logo before sparks shoot out from all around it and then more pyro shoots from the floor and then the stage, before alternating back and forth and then running from one side of the stage to the other and back before one final shot of pyro shoots up into the air. Spotlights begin to circle the arena. We see shots of fans standing and cheering, while we see more shots of various fans shaking banners and signs as the cameras pan the crowd.

Sharper: “Welcome everyone to the eighth annual Rise to Greatness! Welcome to the biggest event of the year! Welcome to Minneapolis and welcome to history!”

We see more shots of the crowd as we then see a wider shot showing the majority of the crowd in the Metrodome before we fade to a shot at ringside to see Jason Phillips standing in the ring.

Thorn vs. Shaun Cruze vs. Christian Savior vs. Ace Marshall vs. Brittany Lohan vs. Masquerade

Scaffold Scramble Match

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, you opening contest for this evening is the Scaffold Scramble Match!”

The crowd cheers as Phillips smiles and the camera shows the briefcase holding the contract for any title shot over the middle of a scaffold that almost hangs over the ring, attached to four columns that surround the ring but also can be used to climb up to it.

Phillips: “The rules of the match are as follows. All six competitors will battle in this ring until someone is able to climb up onto that scaffold and grab the briefcase and show it to be in their possession. That person will be the winner and can challenge for any championship they desire at any point, except tonight.”

The crowd roars as the guitar riffs of “Welcome to the Masquerade” by Thousand Foot Krutch bring the fans to their feet. The big screen shows several masks flying around before crashing into one another and making the word, Masquerade. We then see the man himself standing there posing. The camera does 360 around him while he looks up with his arms out slightly, palms turned out. his hands holding several different masks. The name he bears goes around him in the back ground, and suddenly there is a flash followed by clips of Masquerade beating people up in the ring and him laughing and in gothic background while he tries on different masks, still laughing out loud. These shots get faster as the music picks up. When the vocals start it goes back to utter black out and then the name ‘Masquerade’ flashes like a pulse.

We got the fire
Whose got the matches?
Take a look around at the sea of masks.
Come one Come all
Welcome to the grand ball
Where the strong run for cover and the weak stand tall.

The big screen shows more model like slow motion shots of the good looking yet deranged stranger as well as several clips of Karnivale celebrating with titles and victories. From the ramp, a pedestal opens and rising slowly as if in slow motion, with the wind blowing in his face, is Masquerade. His back is to the audience and his arms are out at different angles, holding several different masks. Behind him we see the fireworks go off showing an actual arrangement pattern in the shape of a mask. The fans, meanwhile, hold up their own masks. Masquerade holds his head down slightly while the wind blows. His vest is undone so the camera picks up his build quite easily. As he poses for the camera, he waits till he hears...

Welcome to the Masquerade

He turns slowly one eighty for the audience, before tossing his masks aside. Masquerade then walks down the ramp, waiting a second before running and sliding into the ring.

Phillips: “First, on his way to the ring, hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana, he is Masquerade!”

He lies on his back and puts his hands up and lowers them over his face to take off his last mask as the vocals go 'I'm not afraid... I'm ashamed... I'm not ok... Welcome to the Masquerade!' We then go to ringside to see Donovan Kayl and Adam Sharper at ringside, both dressed in suits/

Sharper: “Hello again everybody. Adam Sharper here alongside Donovan Kayl and it’s here. Rise to Greatness is here.”

Kayl: “And we’re kicking off in style. Careers will be made here in this one. Some may be shortened if things go rough. But a huge night tonight. History will be made regardless.”

Sharper: “No doubt. World Championship on the line when Shilo Valiant defends against Shawn Winters. Let’s not forget about CHBK and Jason Zero meeting up with all of those huge stipulations.”

Kayl: “Helms and Rayvn Taylor.”

Sharper: “Yeah and that’s just the tip of the iceberg!”

Fire shoots out of the stage as “Rebirthing” by Skillet starts to play throughout the arena. The crowd cheers a bit as we then see Christian Savior walk out from the back as the sound of a phoenix crying out is heard. Savior just stands at the top of the stage and looks around before starting to walk down to the ring.

Phillips: “The second entrant, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he is the Rising Phoenix and the second Supreme Champion in SCW history, he is Christian Savior!”

The crowd cheers some more as Savior runs down the rampway and slides into the ring. He looks around while still on his stomach before pushing himself up to his feet. We then go back down to the announce tables.

Sharper: “Well, we aren’t the only one’s here. We have been joined by our Spanish Colleagues, Carlos Perez and Miguelito Hernandez.”

Perez: “Gracias Adám. Estamos aquí. It' s que la época del año cada uno está esperando. ¡Debajo de las luces brillantes y del proyector está en cada uno en SCW a realizarse!”

Hernandez: “Guardamos el hablar de él. Las carreras se hacen en esta demostración. La hemos visto en el pasado. Podemos verlo esta noche. Ésta es la una gente don' de la noche; ¡t quiere ensuciar!”

Savior walks around the ring as we head to the entrance way again.

A countdown starts on the big screen in fast progression from five to one before "Go Hard," hits the speakers and the spotlights start to spin and focus in on the stage. At the top of the ramp Ace Marshall walks out from behind the curtain and he pauses, showing off to the booing crowd as smoke starts coming up around him.

The camera man finally decides to back away as he starts to make hi way down the stage and down the ramp. Ace just smirks as he looks up at Masquerade and Savior already in the ring and shakes his head.

Phillips: “The third entrant, from Austin, Texas, he is a member of Greaternity, he is Ace Marshall!”

Boos come from the crowd as Ace hops onto the apron and enters the ring before we go to the commentators again.

Kayl: “And we have also been joined by our French colleagues. Bonjour Pierre Broussard and Ahren Arachne!”

Broussard: “Bonjour Donovan et Adam. Bienvenue à Rise to Greatness. Nous sommes sur le point d'être prêts pour voir des personnes commencer une nuit qui exemplifie vraiment ce que ces types vont faire.”

Arachne: “Exactement. Ils luttent pour leur propre occasion ici. Juste comme nous allons voir d'autres lutter pour des championnats ou leurs carrières ou juste fierté, l'occasion est le grand facteur ici.”

The spotlights go out and "Pain" by Three Days Grace blares over the speakers. The crowd roars as we then see a spotlight shine down on the stage as we see Brittany Lohan walk out from the back and look out at the crowd, with her hands on her hips. She looks down at the ring and smirks before starting to make her way down the rampway. She walks over to the mats before stopping again and looking up at the combatants already in the ring.

Phillips: “Making her way down to the ring, from San Diego, California, she is Brittany Lohan!”

She then starts to walk around the ring, slowly looking up at Masquerade, then Ace Marshall and finally Christian Savior before hopping onto the apron. She then pulls on the rope before entering the ring and running across the ring. She bounces off the ropes and stops as she returns to the middle of the ring and looks at all three again.

Sharper: “Well this is going to an interesting clash of styles. A lot of different backgrounds in this match. A lot of different experiences and styles.”

Kayl: “Lohan may be the biggest clash. She’s not a highflyer. She’s not going to bring too much flash. She’s just going to try and cave in people’s skulls. And with a match like this where anything goes, that could prove to be a very underestimated advantage for her.”

The video screen cranks into life, the opening rifts of ‘You know my name’ hitting over the sound system. The fans get to their feet in a huge wave of noise, from the tops of the arena all the way down to ringside

If you take a life
do you know what you'll give?
Odds are you won't like what it Is.

When the storm arrives
would you be seen with me?
By the merciless eyes I've deceived

I've seen angels fall from blinding heights
But you yourself are nothing so divine
Just next in line

Shaun appears at the top of the ramp, and looks out over the crowd, lifting his hands and clapping those that cheer for him at the tops of their voices. Pyro explodes from the ramp to the roof tops, the noise almost taking the ceiling off the place. He points at his tee shirt which states NOW 100% SCW, which gets another major pop from the crowd.

Arm yourself because no one else here will save you
The odds will betray you
And I will replace you
You can't deny the prize it may never fulfil you
It longs to kill you
Are you willing to die?
The coldest blood runs through my veins
you know my name

He nods his head, and begins the walk down the ramp way, high fiving the appreciative fans at ringside.

Phillips: “On his way to the ring, hailing from London, England, he is Shaun Cruze!”

If you come inside
Things will not be the same
When you return to my eyes

And if you think you've won
You never saw me change
The game that we have been playing

I've seen diamonds cut through harder men
Then you yourself but if you must pretend
You may meet your end

He slides under the bottom rope and into the ring, spinning around and then stopping in the centre, raising his arms aloft and pointing at the ceiling as pyro now explodes from the turnbuckles.

Sharper: “Shaun Cruze making his first Rise to Greatness appearance. Ironically, in terms of SCW experience, he holds the least.”

Kayl: “Yeah, but he’s also hold the Adrenaline Champion. He may be the hardest to pin down with what he wants if he wins. We know Thorn wants to go for the Underground Championship. Lohan probably the same. Ace Marshall is going to aim for the World Title. Masquerade the same too. Savior probably the same as well.”

Sharper: “Motivations will be interesting here. As well as strategy. Do you just run up and go for it? Do you wait and bide time and hope for an opening?”

Kayl: “Again, that clash of styles may aide that. If you can fly, you may just hope to use that speed. If not, you may wait and just play defense.”

Air raid sirens fill the arena as the crowd roars, a spotlight drifts around as typing on a keyboard can be heard, words scroll across the video screen. Followed by a cold, feminine sounding voice reciting the words

SUBJECT: THORN

The sirens continue along with sounds of gunfire before the tapping on the keyboard starts again. The word on the screen is visible deleted and then replaced as once again the feminine voice speaks

SUBJECT: THOMAS VALENTINE

The background noises continue before the tapping of keys, and the voice strikes up again…

INSTALLING THE "NEXT LEVEL" EXPANSION...

....

EVALUATION: STILL DEADLY

....

ANARCHY BEGINS IN

3

2

1

And then after a brief pause, finally Thomas Valentine's voice yells through the speakers.

"TIME TO UP THE ANTE!"

The black screen starts to pulse now like a heartbeat and on each pulse that reverberates round the arena, a shot of Thomas in various poses is shown before reverting to the blackness until the next pulse that sounds like a bass drum beat with increasing volume until a final shot of him holding the SCW Title aloft after winning the match at Taking Hold Of The Flame is Shown and remains until two green fireworks shoot from the rafters and explode on the ramp before the beginning chords to a modified version of “Sticks And Bricks” by A Day To Remember play.

“I AM FUELLED BY ALL THOUGHTS OF FAILURE”

A shot of "Thorn" going for the Swanton from the top of a chamber pod at Under Attack 2009 is shown in slow motion as he misses it and hits nothing but canvas.

“I PAID THE PRICE SO I’LL TAKE WHAT’S MINE!”

A shot now of him hitting the Socially Unacceptable Moonsault stomp from the top rope onto Justin Davis is shown, the impact punctuated by the last word of the verse before the song kicks in completely.

The lights flicker back on and Thomas Valentine can be seen on top of the arena's ramp in a set of shades with a custom logo on the lens. He stops and smiles a little before spinning around away from the fans and holding his arms outwards before making a beckoning motion with his hands, fireworks shoot out at the top of the ramp again in a burst before he spins one hundred and eighty degrees and resumes walking down to the ring again.

“BET YA DIDN’T SEE THAT ONE COMIN’ CAUSE I DO AS I PLEASE AND APOLOGISE FOR NOTHING! MY TIME IS FLYING BUT I’M STILL SECOND TO NONE, ALWAYS SHINING BRIGHTEST WHEN I’M PLACED UNDER THE GUN. SO HERE I STAND, THE ONLY SON OF A WORKING CLASS MAN, I WON’T BE HELD BACK, I CAN’T BE HELD DOWN!”

As he walks past the barrier he looks out into the crowds and high fives as many people as he can.

Phillips: “And the final entrant, hailing from Raleigh, North Carolina, he is Thomas ‘Thorn’ Valentine!”

Thorn slaps more palms at ringside, revelling in their cheers and chanting before he slides underneath the ropes and immediately runs to the corner and climbs the turnbuckle, making the beckoning gestures again before playing to the crowds. He jumps down and spins around, looking at the other individuals in the ring.

Sharper: “And there is the man who set this whole thing up. He had a great look at the field that he developed and includes himself.”

Kayl: “Yeah. Six people in that ring and all of them can go. And tonight, you want to stand in between a chance for not only a title shot, but a win at Rise to Greatness….hell, I hope they’re all in for a long night. Get out a lunch and you’re here for a while.”

The six people all start to look at each other as the crowd starts to roar. Jason Phillips exits the ring and the referees look at each other around the ring before the head referee calls for the bell. The bell sounds and the crowd roars. Ace Marshall then suddenly runs over and nails Thorn with a hard right before nailing Cruze with a back elbow. Cruze stumbles over and Ace turns and runs over to the corner before starting to climb up to the top rope and go for the column to climb up, but Masquerade runs over and grabs Ace and pulls him off. Ace lands on his feet and Masquerade nails him with a hard right before nailing him with another and another. Lohan meanwhile goes over to Cruze as Savior rolls out of the ring. He then backs up and walks around the ring just watching. Lohan stomps Cruze in the back of the head as Cruze gets up and he stumbles over to the corner and Lohan drives her shoulder into him before rearing back and nailing him again. Masquerade fires Ace into the ropes. Ace bounces off and Thorn gets up and runs right behind Masquerade and grabs him and throws him forward, causing him to spear Ace and both him and Ace go through the ropes to the floor.

Sharper: “Thorn taking out both Masquerade and Ace Marshall there.”

Kayl: “Yeah. He saw a chance to open up some early opportunities. That said, I think we found out who’s going to be standing back for now. The one with the most experience in general. Christian Savior.”

Sharper: “He’s just watching and right now, he’s watching Thorn go over to Lohan as Lohan is working on Cruze.”

Thorn clubs Lohan in the back. Lohan backs up and Thorn clubs her again before hoisting her up and throwing her back with a back suplex. He then gets up and Cruze walks forward and Thorn quickly kicks him in before planting him with an implant DDT. Thorn then rolls over and walks over to the far corner. He then climbs up to the middle rope and then to the top before starting to grab at the column to climb up. Savior then climbs onto the apron and goes to cut off Thorn, but Thorn blocks a hard right and nails Savior. He then stands up again, but Savior walks over and nails him in the ribs. Thorn bends over a bit and Savior then grabs him before press slamming him from the top rope and right to the floor. Thorn hits hard on the mats and yells in pain before rolling to his stomach as the crowd ohs.

Kayl: “And Thorn may be out of this already!”

Sharper: “Savior seeing a chance to eliminate an opponent. Press slam on those mats and Thorn was thrown down about eight, nine feet and there’s no good way to land.”

Kayl: “And those mats right now, for Thorn, probably feel like paper. He’s wishing that SCW put more money into them!”

Thorn continues to wince in pain and an official comes over to check on him as we see Masquerade roll back into the ring. Savior turns and enters the ring and he turns to Masquerade only for Masquerade to nail him with a hard right. Savior stumbles back and Masquerade kicks him again. He then turns and whips him across the ring and into the corner, but Savior runs up the corner and then starts to climb up the column. The crowd roars and Savior spins around to prevent Masquerade from easily getting to him. Savior then climbs up the column as Masquerade runs over and climbs up the turnbuckle before climbing up on the inside side. Savior gets up as the crowd cheers further and we then see Ace Marshall looking around before reaching under the ring and grabbing a ladder. The crowd cheers further.

Sharper: “Ace has a ladder. Savior and Masquerade are climbing up.”

Kayl: “Damn. They aren’t wasting time!”

Sharper: “And they are going right for it. I think Masquerade is mainly because Savior saw another opening!”

Savior gets to the top and quickly steps around slowly and onto the small platform that connects to the scaffold proper and holds it up. He holds onto the column as Masquerade starts to climb up and places his hands on the small platform. Savior quickly stomps his hand. Ace slides in the ladder and slides in after. He then holds up the ladder and unfolds it before placing it to the side. He starts to climb up as Lohan starts to pull herself up. Masquerade shakes his hand out and tries to reach up again and Savior stomps his hand again. He then looks around before holding on and looking at Masquerade as he looks up. Masquerade tries again, but this time tries to grab the foot of Savior, but Savior moves his foot away and stomps his hand a third time. Masquerade clearly yells out in frustration as the crowd just continues to watch. Ace Marshall climbs up the ladder as Lohan grabs the bottom rung and starts to force herself up, using the ladder and starts to climb up on the other side.

Sharper: “Savior is holding Masquerade back, but he may want to make a move fast. Ace Marshall is looking to end this early as well.”

Kayl: “That ladder paying off. He got up there a hell of a lot easier than using those columns!”

Sharper: “Masquerade is finding that out now!”

Ace gets to the top of the ladder and grabs onto the side of the scaffold. Savior sees this and turns around before gingerly walking along the small platform and getting onto the main scaffold. Ace turns and Savior nails him with a hard right. The briefcase hangs just above them and Savior nails Ace again. He then reaches up as the crowd roars and Ace kicks him in the ribs. Masquerade meanwhile takes this opportunity to climb up onto the platform and lean against the column. Brittany climbs up the ladder as Shaun Cruze looks around before turning and climbing up the corner behind him and starts to get to the top rope and then starts to climb up the column. Ace nails Savior with a hard forearm and then reaches up too and Savior kicks him in the ribs. Savior then spins him around and drops him with a reverse DDT on the scaffold. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Savior hits the Soul Survivor on the scaffold.”

Kayl: “Look out. Don’t want to roll off. That would suck.”

Sharper: “Long fall. But nearly everyone is already up there. This is going to get dangerous.”

Kayl: “May be a short one this year.”

Savior gets up and we then see Masquerade run along the small platform and jump up and nail Savior with a dropkick. Savior turns and Lohan just starts to get up to the top of the ladder and Savior’s weight send him towards the edge of the scaffold before he flips off and grabs Lohan and hits an awkward sunset flip powerbomb. Savior lands hard on the ladder and rolls over in pain as Lohan rolls over, holding her back in pain and the crowd erupts in cheers and a “Holy Sh*t!” chant starts.

Sharper: “Oh my God!”

Kayl: “Did I just see that? Did you see that?”

Sharper: “Yes, that just happen. Dropkick from Masquerade sends Savior off the scaffold and he just managed to grab Lohan before powerbombing her off, but I don’t think he got all of it!”

Masquerade gets up and Cruze gets to the scaffold and pulls himself up and walks along it and Masquerade turns and grabs him and elbows him in the back as the chants continue. Ace remains on the scaffold and Masquerade and Cruze battle to the side as Masquerade elbows him in the back of the head again. He then grabs Cruze and hooks him up by the head. Cruze however blocks it and nails Masquerade in the ribs. He then nails him again before nailing him with an uppercut. Masquerade stumbles back and Ace stirs and sees him as he walks towards him and low blows him. The crowd ohs and Ace just reaches up and shoves him and Masquerade stumbles back and loses his balance only for Cruze to nail him with a kick to the back and Masquerade falls off the scaffold, just barely getting his legs under him as he falls over. A split screen then comes up on the screen.

REPLAY: We see Masquerade hitting the dropkick on Savior and Savior turning and flipping off the scaffold before grabbing Lohan and powerbombing her off the ladder. Savior wincing in pain is shown again.

Ace then starts to get up and Cruze grabs Ace and nails him with a hard right and then a forearm before hitting a chop. The crowd woos. Ace nearly falls over, but bends over and regains his balance. Cruze then kicks him in the ribs as we go back to a full screen.

Sharper: “There you see that powerbomb there…”

Kayl: “Yeah and Masquerade now took a bad landing. You can’t take too many of those.”

Sharper: “But Ace may be joining him. Cruze would be alone. Savior and Thorn still are showing the effects of bad falls already.”

Lohan stirs on the ground and Cruze grabs Ace and places his head between his legs. Ace however manages to lift Cruze up and back drop him on the scaffold. The crowd ohs. Cruze rolls over, slowly starting to get up and Ace Marshall gets up before turning and grabbing Cruze and kneeing him in the face. He then smiles before going to throw him off, but Cruze spins through, plants his feet and shoves Marshall as Marshall tries to grab him and both men fall off, crashing to the ring below. The crowd ohs, especially because Cruze narrowly misses the ladder. Cruze rolls over as Brittany starts to pull herself up, holding her back before falling back to the ladder. Ace rolls over in pain as well and we then see Thorn starting to move on the floor. Savior grabs at the ropes and tries to get up, but falls back over. Masquerade meanwhile is grabbing the ropes, trying to get up.

Sharper: “All men are down. They’re trying to fight though.”

Kayl: “Yeah, people are going to have dig deep. Everyone has already taken hard falls. This match isn’t going to leave you relaxing comfortably at home. Crack out the ice.”

Sharper: “The trainer’s room has to be getting ready for the results of this one.”

Lohan gets up first, grabbing the ladder before turning and looking at Masquerade starting to get up and Lohan quickly goes over and hits a dropkick to the leg of Masquerade. Masquerade yells out and falls to the mat. Lohan gets up a bit slowly and then stomps Ace in the head. Cruze stirs and Lohan ignores him for the moment before grabbing Savior. Savior winces, actually seemingly having gotten the worst of his move on Lohan, but Lohan quickly knees him in the ribs. She then smacks him before yelling at him.

Lohan: “You want to take ME out?! ME?!”

Lohan then headbutts him and Savior stumbles along the ropes. Lohan then grabs him and scoops him up and shows her strength before hitting backbreaker. Savior grimaces in pain, rolling over, and holding his back before falling right to the floor. Thorn meanwhile crawls to the ring and looks underneath before taking a moment and then pulling out a table. The crowd cheers further. Lohan meanwhile grabs Cruze and lifts him up before hitting a gutbuster, keeping him down.

Sharper: “Thorn getting some furniture. Tables coming in.”

Kayl: “This is a scaffold match. Do they know that?”

Sharper: “But everything is good to go. Thorn may have some ideas to get rid of people in his way.”

Kayl: “Well he better work fast. Lohan is climbing that ladder and no one really looks able to stop her!”

Lohan climbs up the ladder a bit slowly, showing the effects of that powerbomb a bit more now. She manages to get up about halfway before we see Ace Marshall pulling himself up. Lohan climbs up a bit more and we see Ace run past the ladder before bouncing off the ropes and dropkick the ladder. Lohan turns and grabs onto the side of the scaffold on one of the support beams. She hangs down as the ladder crashes down. Ace then looks up and goes to grab her, but Cruze manages to get up and nail him with a superkick. Ace falls back as the crowd ohs. Cruze then walks over under Lohan and starts to pull on her leg only for Lohan to slip and Cruze grabs her before falling back himself and into a German suplex. The crowd ohs and erupts in cheers again as Lohan rolls over and Cruze just looks up at the lights for a moment before rolling over and starting to get up.

Sharper: “Cruze! First Ace. Then Lohan!”

Kayl: “Jesus Christ!”

Sharper: “Superkick on Ace. German Suplex on Lohan.”

Kayl: “He caught her and then threw her down in one motion!”

As Cruze stirs, Thorn slides in the table. He then smirks before looking underneath and grabbing another table. He slides it out and lifts it up, wincing a bit before sliding it in as well. Cruze looks at Thorn and sees him getting back up. He then runs at him and nails him with a baseball slide and Thorn falls back. He rolls over and Cruze gets up. He then turns and walks over to the corner and starts to climb up before grabbing the column and spinning around it and starting to climb up on the outside. The crowd cheers as a “Cruze!” chant begins to echo throughout the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.

REPLAY: We see Lohan getting pulled off as Cruze grabs her before throwing her back with a German suplex. This is replayed again from a different angle.

Cruze manages to get up as Masquerade turns and starts to climb up the other side. Thorn stirs as well, as does Savior. Savior winces and holds onto his back as Thorn then turns and hops onto the apron and climbs up right behind Cruze, making sure to stay a bit lower down to avoid getting kicked.

Masquerade climbs up before stopping and seeing Savior getting up on the floor and Masquerade shakes his head before diving off and hitting a moonsault onto Savior to the floor. The crowd roars again.

Kayl: “What? What are you doing?! Climb up. Don’t take out Savior!”

Sharper: “Maybe he’s thinking something else. It’s Masquerade. He’s not always the most linearly thinking person in that ring.”

Kayl: “Either way, Thorn and Cruze are climbing. I can’t believe Thorn is back in this!”

Ace stirs a bit as Lohan rolls over and grabs at the ropes. Cruze gets towards the platform and spins around and stands on it. He then turns and dives onto the scaffold to avoid having to do a balancing act. Thorn digs deep and increases his climb up and manages to get onto the platform too. Cruze gets up as Thorn then walks along the apron and jumps onto Cruze, tackling him down, just as he was about to reach up, nearly causing both to fall off. Thorn then mounts him on his back and hammers away at him. Ace meanwhile gets up as Lohan grabs at the ropes. He turns and immediately grabs the ladder and lifts it up before repositioning it away from Lohan and starts to climb up. Masquerade stirs on the floor and grabs the apron and pulls himself up. Lohan gets up and looks around before seeing the tables. She smiles before grabbing one and lifting it up before placing it in the nearby corner. Lohan then grabs the other before unfolding the legs. She lifts it up and places it down in the ring, but to the side of where the scaffold would be.

Sharper: “Lohan is getting those tables ready. Meanwhile, Thorn is getting up and right under the briefcase.”

Kayl: “He may make a quick impact and get this done!”

Thorn gets up and looks up at the briefcase and reaches up for it as Ace Marshall then reaches up and grabs him by the leg. He pulls on it and Thorn loses his footing. Ace Marshall holds his head as Lohan walks around and she smirks before walking over and grabbing at Ace. Ace however counters with a boot to the face. Lohan stumbles back and Ace climbs up as Cruze starts to get up and Thorn turns and jumps up and drills him with the Griever’s Bane on the top of the scaffold! The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Griever’s Bane on the top of the scaffold!”

Kayl: “That’s going to take Cruze out for a bit.”

Masquerade meanwhile climbs up the corner and starts to climb up the column, spinning to the outside and climbing up to the top. Ace climbs up again and manages to get up and Thorn grabs him and pulls him off the ladder and up, but Ace rakes his eyes. Thorn stumbles over and Ace grabs him by the head and smiles before going to throw him off, but Thorn spins through and grabs Ace by the head and he jumps off with a Griever’s Bane on Ace off the scaffold through the table set up below! The crowd erupts in cheers and jumps to their feet.

Kayl: “Ace and Thorn are done!”

Sharper: “Good lord! A Griever’s Bane off the scaffold through the table!”

Kayl: “Yeah and Lohan…look at her. She’s laughing.”

The crowd roars and continues to cheer as Masquerade continues to climb up. Lohan meanwhile starts to climb up the ladder and starts to head back up. Savior meanwhile starts to get up and pulls himself up and stumbles to the ring. He rolls back in as Masquerade gets to the top and spins onto the small platform and crawls over to the scaffold. Lohan gets up slowly and grabs at the scaffold. She holds her back a bit and then gets up before rolling onto the scaffold. She then slowly pulls herself up and Masquerade gets up and kicks her in the ribs. The crowd roars. Masquerade then kicks her again and Savior meanwhile goes over to the column in the back right of the ring before climbing up it slowly starting to get up.

Sharper: “Everyone starting to make their way back up. You have two people down. Cruze is already up there!”

Kayl: “Yeah. He’s taking a nap. But he’s up there!”

As Savior starts to climb up. Masquerade nails Lohan with a hard right, but Lohan nails him with one.

REPLAY: We see Ace trying to throw Thorn off from the top of the scaffold, only for Thorn to spin through and jump up, grabbing Ace and taking him down with a Griever’s Bane off the scaffold through a table in the ring. We then see it again from a different angle, hearing the roar of the crowd both times.

Masquerade nails Lohan with a hard right and then another before turning and going for the briefcase, but Lohan clubs him in the back. She nails him again before spinning him around and hitting a jawbreaker. He stumbles back and falls over Cruze. Lohan then gets up and smiles. She then walks over to the briefcase and reaches up and touches it. Masquerade then gets up as Cruze rolls over and he jumps over and nails her in the ribs. The crowd ohs.

The split screen goes away and we see Masquerade nailing Lohan with an uppercut. Savior meanwhile gets up and spins around onto the small platform. Thorn rolls over on the mat as Ace remains down in the table. Savior looks at Masquerade and Lohan and Masquerade then suddenly kicks Lohan and scoops her up by hooking her head and holding her legs before scooping her up and hitting the Desperado Blaster on the scaffold. The crowd ohs and Lohan just lays on the scaffold out of it. Masquerade meanwhile then gets up and turns around and Savior runs at him before drilling him with the spear on the scaffold. Masquerade starts to roll over, only to stop and Savior looks up.

Sharper: “Spear! Savior drills Masquerade with the spear!”

Kayl: “And just after Masquerade drilled Lohan. Damn!”

Sharper: “Savior now the only one up. But Cruze is stirring!”

Kayl: “Thorn is too. But he’s got a long way to go to stop anything!”

Savior starts to get up and he then sees Thorn starting to get up. He stumbles over and Savior turns and stomps Masquerade before kicking him hard in the ribs and Masquerade rolls off and lands onto Thorn. The crowd ohs. Savior then turns and sees Cruze starting to get up and Savior grabs him and Cruze tackles him down. He nails him with a hard right and another and Savior manages to shove him off and Cruze nearly falls off. Savior gets up and Cruze starts to pull himself up and Savior kicks him in the ribs. Cruze winces and Savior then grabs him and hooks him up, but Cruze spins out and pulls Savior into a reverse STO onto the top of the scaffold. Savior rolls over and Cruze starts to get up. Lohan holds her head, starting to get up and Savior manages to slowly stirs as well. Cruze turns and grabs him and hooks him up, but Savior pushes back. Cruze, however, manages to hold onto his balance, but Savior grabs him by the head only for Lohan to get up and run at them and tackles them off the scaffold, with a tackle and all three fall to the mat below. The crowd ohs and Lohan manages to barely get her legs under her and rolls to the side as Cruze and Savior hit hard. Savior lands on his side and rolls over as Cruze, holds his head and neck and rolls over.

Sharper: “Oh!”

Kayl: “Oh is right! Cruze and Savior hit hard!”

Sharper: “Did Cruze hit the ropes?”

Kayl: “I don’t think so. But everyone is now off the scaffold, but Cruze and Savior may be done for good in this one!”

Sharper: “Everyone is down now. All six participants are down. Who will be the first one to get up? They may have the best chance?!”

Lohan rolls over in pain and the crowd roars. We then see Cruze starting to stir, along with Savior. Masquerade however gets up first. He manages to slowly get up and stumbles over to the ropes. The crowd roars. Masquerade then turns and looks around for the ladder. He then grabs it and lifts it up before setting it up right next to the scaffold. He starts to climb up it and Thorn starts to slowly pull himself up. He starts to climb up the other side. Cruze and Savior stir and Lohan manages to pull herself up to her feet. She stumbles over only for Ace to get up and jump up and nail Lohan, knocking her up and over the top rope to the floor. The crowd ohs. Masquerade and Thorn continue to climb up the ladder as the crowd roars.

Sharper: “Lohan and Ace Marshall go to the floor. Masquerade and Thorn are the favourites right now.”

Kayl: “They’ve got the lead so to speak. They’re trying to get up that ladder. Everyone is in pain. They’ve been going all out here!”

Sharper: “The passion, the heart and the desire for these individuals to get up to the top. To get that title shot!”

Masquerade gets to the top first. We then see Cruze stumble over and go to the corner. Savior turns and goes to go after him, but Cruze boots him in the side. Savior stumbles over and back. Cruze then turns and exits to the apron before wincing a bit and starting to climb up the column holding the scaffold. He continues to make his way up slowly as Masquerade gets to the top of the ladder and holds onto the side of the scaffold. Thorn then nails him with a hard right. Masquerade winces. Thorn nails him again and Masquerade then counters with a hard right on the top of the ladder. He then grabs Thorn and lifts him up a bit and nails him with another right. Thorn fires back with one. Savior then manages to get up before turning and running into the ropes and jumping up, causing the ladder to fall over. Masquerade and Thorn both try to grab the scaffold, but both fall hard to the mat. The crowd roars as we get a wide shot and see Cruze nearly up at the scaffold.

Sharper: “Cruze! He’s almost up!”

Kayl: “Savior! Get up and stop him if you want to keep your hopes alive!”

Savior slowly gets up and sees Cruze, but Cruze gets up and manages to get up on the smaller platform. Savior gets up and dives for the corner, but Cruze gets his leg up. Savior then starts to grab the column, starting to climb up himself as Cruze crawls along the smaller platform and gets to the main scaffold. The crowd starts to roar and Cruze gets up to his feet before looking at the briefcase. He then stumbles over and reaches up before grabbing the briefcase. Savior climbs up another rung, but Cruze then unhooks the handle off before dropping down to his knees and falling down on the scaffold as the crowd cheers and “You Know My Name” starts to play throughout the arena!

Sharper: “Cruze! He did it!”

Kayl: “Oh man! He outlasted this brutal, this violent, this deadly bout of chaos!”

Sharper: “And Cruze now has a title opportunity at any title on any date!”

Savior drops down and falls to the apron before falling over to a seated position in pain. Cruze slowly starts to pull himself up before holding the briefcase over his head. The crowd roars as officials start to check on people around the ring.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, Shaun Cruze!”

The crowd roars again as we go back to some of the replays.

REPLAY:

We start off by showing Thorn getting nailed by Savior in the ribs before getting press slammed off and down to the floor, followed by the sickening thud of Thorn’s body crashing into the floor. The scene changes and we see Brittany Lohan climbing up the ladder before Savior is knocked off and turns before hitting a sunset flip powerbomb on Lohan.

Sharper: “Let’s go back and look at some of the highlights. These people putting their bodies on the line!”

The crowd ohs and we then see Ace Marshall and Shaun Cruze on the scaffold before Cruze tries to stay on and Ace shoves him, but Cruze shoves him back and both fall off the scaffold to the floor. This is followed up by showing Lohan hanging off the scaffold before Cruze catching her and hitting a German suplex. This is then followed by a shot of Masquerade moonsaulting off the top rope to Savior on the floor.

Kayl: “They just took so many risks. How much are their careers shortened?”

Sharper: “There you see the moonsault by Masquerade onto Savior on the floor. We then thought Thorn had fought back and was about to get back into it only to take out Ace with this huge Griever’s Bane!”

We see Thorn hitting the Griever’s Bane on Ace Marshall off the scaffold through a table. This is followed up by showing Christian Savior spearing Masquerade before showing Thorn and Masquerade getting knocked off the ladder by Savior before showing Cruze getting up and grabbing the briefcase and pulling it down.

Sharper: “And there you see the end result of all of this chaos! Shaun Cruze outlasting everyone to get that coveted title shot.”

Kayl: “The only question is against who and when?”

We see Shaun Cruze still on the scaffold celebrating as he looks at the briefcase and kisses it before walking over towards the one end. The crowd continues to cheer as we then show the ring, showing Thorn stirring and Masquerade being helped up. The ladder is getting moved out, as are the tables. We then slowly cut backstage.

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Backstage we see James Evans walking through the backstage area and looking around as the crowd boos. He just walks over to Chad Evans’ locker room and knocks on the door. He waits a few moments before the door opens and we don’t see Chad Evans, but instead see Alexis Rayne. The crowd boos a bit and James Evans just rolls his eyes.

James: “I came to speak to Chad…not you.”

Alexis: “That’s a shame. He’s not really in the mood to talk.”

James: “I figured I’d give it one last go. See if he’d be willing to stay back here, so I can get the job done.”

Alexis just scoffs.

Alexis: “You wish. He’s going to go out to that ring and he’s going to take care of Hodges and Exeter. They wanted him, not you. Him. They want someone worthy of getting beat by at Rise to Greatness. So go, run along, pretend you matter.”

James: “You know, why am I listening to you? You’re just some punk ass rookie that he dug up from some gutter. Get the hell out of my way.”

Alexis just shoves him back.

Alexis: “You’re not getting in. So you may want to just get used to watching Chad Evans make an example out of them. Maybe, for once, you’ll be grateful and learn something.”

Alexis then steps back and slams the door shut. James turns away bit before reaching for the door and trying to open it to no avail. He then backs up.

James: “Whatever Chad. Just if you get in my way…”

James Evans then walks off as we return to ringside.

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Gable Winchester vs. Stacy Kissinger

A guitar is heard playing a few notes before the voice of Miley Cyrus can be heard harmonizing for a very short bit before words come from her lips.

“Don't get me wrong,
I love who I am
I don't wanna be ungrateful
It probably sounds strange…”

As everyone hears Miley’s voice, the SCW tron shows a slide of Stacy Kissinger having her chin raised by Gable Winchester. Her deep brown eyes can be seen looking straight forward before she turns to him.

“I really love the role I play
The songs I sing
But with all the fame”

The SCW tron switches to a shot of Stacy making her way down to the wrestling ring, waving at the fans in attendance, smiling as she goes.

“The things that seem so simple,
suddenly, so far out of reach
Wish that they could see that underneath...
I'm just an ordinary girl!”

As the chorus is imminent, the slide on the SCW tron fades and a firework is shown bursting on the tron as two blasts of white pyro and high into the air, one on each side of the stage goes off as Stacy Kissinger comes from out of the backstage area, dressed in a white skirt, white shoes and a black spaghetti-strap top that features a colorful bursting firework on the front. The crowd cheers as Stacy stops on the stage, looking around at her surroundings as the music continues.

“Sometimes I'm lazy
I get bored
I get scared
I feel ignored
I feel happy, I get silly
I choke on my own words
I make wishes, I have Dreams
And I still want to believe
Anything can happen in this world,
For an ordinary girl
(Like you, Like me)
For an ordinary girl
(Like you, Like me)”

Stacy smiles before she makes her way down the wrestler ramp, doing her best to enjoy the moment. Meanwhile clips of Stacy being electric in the wrestling ring are shown on the SCW tron, ending with a few clips of her downing a few opponents with the American Kiss.

Once Stacy’s down at the ring she slides in as the crowd shows a lot of appreciation towards her, knowing that she’s about to compete for all of them. Stacy climbs one of the turnbuckles and again acknowledges the crowd as “Ordinary Girl” continues to play on the sound system.

"So give it everything or nothin' at all
Get back on your feet when
You stumble and fall"

As it gets a bit deeper into the song she stands up, steadying herself on the top of the turnbuckle before doing a breathtaking backflip off of the turnbuckle which gets the crowd even more excited.

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one-fall. In the ring, hailing from Dallas, Texas, she is the Solid Gold Sensation, she is Stacy Kissinger!”

"A little luck can go a long way
So don't you worry about what people say
Who knows when the wind may blow
For an ordinary girl..(Mmmm)
I'm just an ordinary girl"

Stacy blushes a little as she waves at the crowd one more time before choosing a corner of the ring. The crowd begins to settle down, even though the whistles and cheers can still be heard as her music slowly begins to fade…

Sharper: “Well Stacy Kissinger has a very personal battle here tonight. Gable Winchester casting her aside.”

Kayl: “Gable says she’s an anchor and right now, the stats are in Gable’s favour, not Stacy Kissinger’s. Since Gable turned his back on Stacy, his success has improved. He beat James Exeter on Breakdown.”

Sharper: “Yeah, but you can be a lot more cruel and plus, they were engaged. And he broke it off before then asking if he wanted to be friends with benefits.”

Kayl: “Just efficient there. Obviously some feelings there and some he wanted to continue.”

A deep voice booms around the arena as the crowds are hushed, waiting for what would happen next.

“The Book Of Winchester, Page Three, Chapter Seven, Verse Nine…There was a dark and foreboding federation…nothing but criminals and geriatrics running riot…the place called out for a hero…a saviour that wasn’t of the Christian variety…that could bring a new sense of awesomeness to it’s very core…and rock the place to it’s foundations like never before…they found that man”

There is silence before various words show on the video screen.

DRAGONSLAYING

FOUNDATION LAYING

ALCOHOL SWILLING

LEGEND THRILLING

"Motherf**ker Of The Year" By Motley Crue hits in the arena as a microphone now appears on the video screen as Gable's voice can be heard echoing throughout the arena

"CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?!"

This immediately sets the crowds off with jeers aimed toward the man that steps out onto the top of the ramp with "The Book Of Winchester" tucked securely under his arm as he walks forward and "Jack" can be seen behind him walking almost reluctantly with his mentor as Gable then stops and smirks at the gathered fans before holding the book aloft as blue fireworks shoot up from both sides of the stage and the crowds give him an unfriendly reception.

Phillips: “And her opponent, on his way to the ring, from Las Vegas, Nevada, he is Gable Winchester!”

Shrugging, Gable turns to Jack and gives him the book to carry before strolling down to the ring, barely even acknowledging the fans as he makes his way to the ring with his protege in tow albeit with nowhere near as much enthusiasm as Gable,

EVERY TIME I TURN MY HEAD,
I CAN HEAR EVERYTHING THAT'S SAID
I KNOW THEY WISH I'D GO AWAY!

HERE I AAAAAAM AGAIN,
HEY NOW, HEY NOW,
I'M THE MOTHERF**KER OF THE YEAR!

The words on the screen keep on repeating themselves as Gable reaches the ring and slides in, standing on the ropes and holding his hand up in a tight fist as the crowds boo and jeer while Jack looks on from ringside, doing as he has been told. Gable then turns and looks at Stacy Kissinger as the crowd boos him.

Sharper: “This crowd firmly behind Stacy Kissinger.”

Kayl: “Gable I doubt cares about that. He just wants success. He’s made that clear.”

The bell sounds as Gable Winchester walks around the ring as Stacy Kissinger just focuses on him. Gable smirks before stopping his circling and looking down at the mat. He then turns and starts to walk over to Kissinger and Kissinger just glares at him before suddenly throwing a punch. Gable blocks it and nails Kissinger with a hard right as the crowd boos. Kissinger stumbles back. Gable nails her again with a hard right before hitting a chop to the chest. The crowd woos before Gable then snapmares her over. He kicks her in the back and Kissinger rolls over in pain and smacks the canvas in anger. Gable just smirks as he walks around the ring.

Sharper: “Kissinger obviously incensed.”

Kayl: “Yeah. Gable toying with her a bit, but clearly ready to face a very angry Texan.”

Sharper: “Kissinger needs to control that or she will just be proving Gable right.”

Kissinger gets up and Gable quickly runs over and kicks her in the ribs. He then nails her with another hard right before pushing her into the corner. He follows up with a hard back elbow and the crowd boos more. Gable then elbows her again and Kissinger winces and Gable grabs her and whips her across the ring. Kissinger hits the opposite corner and Gable turns and runs after her and Kissinger gets her elbow up. The crowd roars and Kissinger comes out of the corner with a hard forearm and then another and another. Gable stumbles back to the middle of the ring and Kissinger nails him with a fourth forearm before grabbing him by the arm and pulling him in and nailing another forearm before spinning around and taking him down with a discus forearm. She then turns and yells at him as Gable backs away to the ropes on the ground.

Sharper: “Kissinger fired up. Just knocked Gable around with a series of forearms!”

Kayl: “Gable’s backing away!”

Gable starts to get to the ropes and grabs at them and starts to pull himself up and Kissinger kicks him in the ribs. She then nails him with another forearm before whipping him into the ropes. Gable bounces off the ropes and Kissinger jumps up towards him and nails him with a back elbow. The crowd roars and Kissinger goes for the pin.

1!

2!

Gable kicks out. He then rolls over and starts to crawl away as Kissinger gets up. She turns and goes over to the leg of Gable and grabs it and tries to pull him back in, but Gable rolls over and boots Kissinger in the face. Kissinger stumbles back and Gable gets up and runs at her and clotheslines her down. The crowd boos and Kissinger rolls over. Gable then grabs her and lifts her up before nailing her with a European uppercut, jarring her and sending her into the ropes.

Sharper: “Gable back in control. Kissinger got too aggressive and paid for it.”

Kayl: “It’s going to be all about that. Winchester just wants the win. Kissinger wants to win for the pride. She needs to control those emotions!”

Gable then walks over to her and kicks her in the ribs. He then follows up by whipping Kissinger into the ropes. Kissinger bounces off the ropes and Gable lifts her up and powerslams her down. The crowd boos and Gable goes for the pin.

1!

2!

Kissinger kicks out. Gable turns and grabs her and drives his elbow into the side of her face. She rolls over in pain and Gable gets up and grabs her by the hair and lifts her up before pulling her back and hoisting her up and throwing her over with a back suplex. Gable then rolls over and gets up before exiting to the apron. He turns to Jack, telling him to “watch this” as he starts to climb up to the top rope. Gable gets to the top rope as Stacy rolls over and starts to get up and Gable dives off and hits the crossbody on Stacy Kissinger. The crowd boos and Winchester goes for another pin.

1!

2!

Kissinger gets her shoulder up and rolls over. Gable just rolls his eyes before shaking his head and getting up and elbowing her in the back.

Sharper: “Gable starting to show some frustration himself already.”

Kayl: “Yeah, well, he’s been keeping it cool so far. Keep it that way. This is Rise to Greatness!”

Kissinger rolls over and Gable grabs her and lifts her up and forearms her in the back. Kissinger stumbles forward and Gable spins her around and kicks her in the ribs. He then hoists her up and throws her over with a vertical suplex before rolling through and into a pin.

1!

2!

Kissinger kicks out again. Gable turns and grabs her, lifting her up again. He then wrenches her arm before turning and whipping her into the ropes. He then turns to Jack and gets his attention before Gable turns around and goes to the referee, turning his attention away from Stacy. Jack, meanwhile, just looks around before looking at Stacy and just shaking his head. He then reluctantly hops onto the apron before Gable stops and turns to him, walking over and snapping at him. Jack backs up and just then Kissinger comes out and nails him with a forearm and then another before grabbing him and throwing him face first into the top turnbuckle.

Sharper: “Percival Devlin, better know as Jack, didn’t want to attack Kissinger! He just reamed out for it.”

Kayl: “And it’s costing Gable. Kissinger coming back. Throwing Gable into the corner.”

Sharper: “Gable just really is rubbing a lot of people the wrong way!”

Gable turns around and Kissinger kicks him in the ribs before kicking him again. She then backs up to the middle of the ring before turning and running at Gable and jumping up, hitting a spinning heel kick to the jaw of Gable before going over the top rope and landing on her feet on the floor. She then looks out at the crowd and throws her arms in the air before turning and rolling back in, getting some cheers from the crowd. Gable starts to get up from his hands and knees and Kissinger grabs him by the head and spikes him with a DDT. She then rolls over and goes for the pin.

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Gable kicks out. The crowd ohs and Gable rolls over and starts to reach for the ropes. Kissinger however gets up and as Gable grabs to the ropes. She grabs him and pulls him back before nailing him with a forearm and whipping him into the ropes. Gable bounces off the ropes and Kissinger jumps up and hits a dropkick to the face. Gable hits the mat and rolls over and Kissinger then turns and exits to the apron as the crowd cheers. She starts to climb up to the top rope.

Sharper: “Kissinger going to the top rope. She’s got Gable struggling just to get back to his feet.”

Kayl: “Hell hath no fury. She’s showing it now!”

Sharper: “Just this explosion of offense from Stacy Kissinger has turned this into her match!”

Gable gets up and turns around to Stacy and Stacy gets to the top rope before diving off and hitting a flying clothesline. The crowd roars and Stacy turns and goes for the pin, hooking the leg.

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Gable rolls his shoulder off the canvas and Stacy sits up and puts her head into her hands. She then rolls over and starts to get up as Gable slowly pulls himself up. Stacy turns and grabs him and pulls him in before hooking his arm and head. She hoists him up, but Gable spins through and lands behind Stacy. Stacy turns around and Gable then suddenly kicks her in the ribs and places her head in between his legs. He hoists her up and Stacy tries to fight out of it, but Gable then falls to his knees, spiking Stacy Kissinger with the FameFader. The crowd ohs as Kissinger just is dumped down to the mat.

Sharper: “Oh God! Right on her head. Piledriver and no way to stop it.”

Kayl: “Almost like a reverse tombstone.”

Gable just smiles as he looks down at Kissinger and then rolls her over onto her back and looks down at her. Gable then grabs her and starts to lift her back up. Kissinger however drops down to the mat. Gable grabs her again and starts to hoist her up and Kissinger suddenly nails Gable with an uppercut, before falling over. Gable stumbles back. Kissinger then starts to pull herself up, but very groggily and Gable then jumps up and nails her with the jumping enziguri. Kissinger falls to the mat face first and the crowd ohs. Gable then grabs Kissinger and hooks her up before hooking her leg and hoisting her up before throwing her down with the Running Wild! The crowd ohs and boos and Gable leans forward for the pin.

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The crowd boos and Gable rolls off of Kissinger and looks up. The referee raises his arm and the crowd boos and Gable just smirks.

Phillips: “And here is your winner, Gable Winchester!”

Gable then gets up as the boos continue.

Sharper: “Gable Winchester finishes off Kissinger with the Running Wild and gets it.”

Kayl: “But Kissinger, defiant to the end. She kept fighting. Not enough though. The Man of Win gets the win!”

Gable looks back at Kissinger as “Jack” looks at Kissinger with a bit of disappointment before Gable barks something at him and Jack turns and walks around the ring. Gable Winchester then steps through the ropes and drops down to the floor. He starts to walk to the back as his music plays throughout the arena. Kissinger remains down, still stirring as we then go backstage.

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Backstage the scene opens up in the Infamous locker room to first see Christy Matthews putting on her elbow pads, this is followed by showing Lucas Knight stretching out, followed by Ravyn Taylor lacing up her boots, followed by Syren putting on her wrestling tights, getting a rise from the crowd, before showing CHBK laying out his entrance attire. He then turns around before turning to Pete Ebdon and takes a bit of a deep breath. We then see Holly Adams looking at them before we see Ryan Watson walking out, fully ready to go with Autumn Valentine hanging off him.

Holly: “Sounds like you two were having fun.”

CHBK: “I hope you realize what this means.”

Holly: “Well I did. Already have the win.”

Holly breathes on her fingernails and rubs them on her shirt, smirking.

CHBK: “Tonight, we make it clear that Infamous is still a force. Ryan…you’ve got the Adrenaline Championship. Lucas….Mitchell. Ravyn….”

Ravyn: “Yeah, yeah. Don’t worry. I’m done my bitching there, as people like to call it. I’m being forced into this match. But doesn’t mean I can’t have fun.”

CHBK: “Good….Syren….”

Syren looks up and smiles.

Syren: “So totally ready.”

Ebdon: “Christy…”

Christy: “You think I’m going to just sit back and take it tonight. Last year, because someone chose not to show up…”

Christy glares a bit at Holly; Holly just ignores her.

Christy: “I got screwed over. This year, I’m going to take that princess and pop her head like a zit since she won’t shut up and then I’ll put Greg in his place again. I’m not backing down tonight. This I’ve been waiting for for a good long while. You know that.”

Ebdon: “Good…just checking.”

Ebdon then turns to CHBK.

Ebdon: “Now what about you? I suppose we don’t have to remind you how reckless this is.”

CHBK just smirks.

CHBK: “At forty-eight years old, sometimes you need to be reckless to remind yourself what you’re capable of.”

Ravyn: “So ready to make Zero start crying for what he can never have again.”

CHBK just smirks as he turns around and looks at his entrance attire.

CHBK: “Always.”

Ravyn then walks over to CHBK from behind.

Ravyn: “Good. Because if you weren’t…I don’t think I need to remind you what I would then be thinking.”

CHBK looks at her and just smirks a bit.

CHBK: “Yeah…yeah….”

The scene then turns and fades out on a shot of CHBK’s entrance attire before we re-open at ringside and focus on the stage.

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Bad Company (Rachel Foxx & Alex Desoubrais Jr.) vs. Majestic Wrestling’s Finest (Shorty Jr. & Justin Davis)

The lights in the arena go completely dark as the eerie intro of "Lifelike" by Karnivool begins playing over the loud speakers. As the strings continue a single electric guitar strum echos through the arena, lightning strikes on the jumbo-tron illuminate a female silhouette. The silhouette fades, and the words "THE SUICIDE QUEEN" appear in jagged letters, and then fade. More lightning strikes illuminate a picture of Rachel's eyes, and then fade into the words "RACHEL FOXX". As the intro reaches its climax, we hear a sadistic female laugh. The intro ends and loud guitars begin blaring over the speakers as blue pyros shoot up in front of the entrance. After a few moments, Rachel Foxx walks out the wall of blue sparks arm in arm with Alex Jr. as she carries her trademark sledgehammer in the other hand.

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one-fall and is a tag team match. First, on their way to the ring, at a combined weight of three-hundred twenty-eights pound, they are the Suicide Queen, Rachel Foxx and Alex Desoubrais Jr., Bad Company!”

The crowd cheers. The sparks fade and the house lights return, casting an eerie blue glow over the entire arena. Rachel takes a deep breath, plasters an evil grin on her lips, and kisses Alex before the pair begins sauntering down the ramp. They slowly make their way down as Alex Desoubrais Jr. looks around and takes in the moment. As they reach the ring, Alex hurries up the steps and hold the ropes open as Rachel slowly makes her way into the ring. Rachel climbs the turn buckle and raises her arms in the air as a wall of fire shoots up behind her. Evil burns in her eyes as she tilts her head back and releases a sadistic laugh. Alex Desoubrais Jr. walks over to another corner and climbs to the middle rope before looking around. After a few moments, the flames die down, and Rachel hops off the turnbuckle and kisses Alex again before the two look at the entrance way.

Sharper: “They have been waiting for this match for nearly two months.”

Kayl: “Yeah. Justin Davis turning on Rachel Foxx and attacking both of them. They’ve been brawling all over arenas since Taking Hold of the Flame.”

Sharper: “I just hope that this ring can hold them.”

The spotlights in the arena go out and the beat drops. Fans begin to boo as “I Get It In (Instrumental)” by Omarion begins to eerily play across the PA system. Vivid images of Shorty Junior partying with his former stable, The Dynasty. Clips of him holding up the United States title as well as hitting the All-Star slam on several people are shown.

Phillips: “And their opponents, first on his way to the ring, from New York City, New York, he is a member of Majestic Wrestling’s Finest, Shorty Jr.!”

The camera cuts to the top of the ramp where blue strobe lights swing around wildly as white smoke raises from the ground. Junior is suddenly sprung into the air from a trap below the ramp as two blue pyros fly into the air diagonally - creating an X. He looks around and smirks before starting to make his way down to the ring. Shorty Jr. looks around at the hostile crowd as he walks about halfway down the large ramp before stopping and looking around. He then looks forward at the ring and slows down his descent and just slowly walks to the ring. Rachel Foxx and Alex Desoubrais Jr. both just glare at him.

Sharper: “Shorty Jr. just looking in the ring now.”

Kayl: “What’s he thinking about? Who he’s going after? Who he’s going to have to defend against?”

Sharper: “Well this is a standard, normal tag team match. But I don’t expect the rules to necessarily be kept up on the up and up. This may be a glorified brawl.”

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Pyrotechnics shoot out of the top of the ramp and high into the air as "Awake and Alive" by Skillet begins to play. Justin Davis then comes walking out to a negative reaction of a crowd, wearing his entrance gear; zippered up vest with running pants that reads Davis on both legs.

Phillips: “And his partner, hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, he is also a member of Majestic Wrestling’s Finest, he is Justin Davis!”

He stands at the top of the ramp looking around the Metrodome, smirks and nods his head. He then finally walks down the ramp, not slapping hands with any fans. He then walks over to Shorty Jr. in the middle of the rampway and pats him on the back before the two start to talk a bit before they turn to the ring. Rachel and Alex Desoubrais Jr. just watch them and Davis and Shorty Jr. then start to make their way to the ring and both hop onto the apron as Rachel and Alex Desoubrais Jr. run forward.

Sharper: “Here we go!”

Kayl: “They aren’t waiting for the bell!”

Alex Jr. nails Shorty Jr. as Rachel grabs at the head of Davis, but Davis then pulls on the arm of Rachel Foxx and starts to pull back as he jumps down. Alex Jr. turns and grabs at Rachel as the crowd roars and boos and Alex tries to pull Rachel back in, but Shorty Jr. nails him with a hard right and Alex Desoubrais Jr. stumbles back and Shorty Jr. enters the ring. The bell sounds and Shorty Jr. clotheslines Alex Jr. down, knocking him down as Davis pulls Rachel over and she flops down to the floor hard. Davis then grabs the ring apron and starts to stomp away at Rachel, nailing her over and over again. The referee drops to the floor and tells him to get away from her as Rachel Foxx covers up. Shorty Jr. meanwhile dives onto the back of Alex Desoubrais Jr. and hammers away at the back of his head. Alex Jr. starts to cover up as the crowd boos. Davis meanwhile backs away as Rachel rolls over in pain. Davis just smirks as he walks around the ring. The referee watches Davis before turning and hopping back onto the apron and entering into the ring.

Sharper: “Well good call by the referee by starting this match in order to regain order, but Shorty Jr. now is hammering away on Alex Desoubrais Jr. and Rachel Foxx is in a bad way.”

Kayl: “Yeah. She fell hard and then got her brains kicked in.”

Davis hops up to his corner as Rachel stirs. Shorty Jr. gets off of Alex Desoubrais Jr. and grabs him and lifts him up before throwing him into the corner. Alex Jr. hits hard and Shorty kicks him in the ribs. He nails him with a hard right and then another and another and another before Alex Jr. falls to a seated position in the corner. Shorty Jr. then steps on his throat and starts to push down, choking him as the crowd boos. The referee comes over and calls for the break.

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Shorty Jr. steps off and backs off before tagging in Davis. The crowd boos and Davis enters the ring as Shorty Jr. exits and as Alex Desoubrais Jr. stirs, Davis runs at him and drills him with a running boot, face-wash style to the head of Alex Jr. The crowd ohs and Alex Jr. just falls to the ropes, seemingly out of it.

Kayl: “This may be over now.”

Sharper: “Alex Desoubrais Jr. is getting owned right now. These two came for a fight and they came with a plan.”

Kayl: “And Alex Desoubrais Jr. should’ve came with a helmet!”

Davis just smirks as he glances over and sees Rachel now just starting to get up and Davis grabs Alex Jr. and pulls him out of the corner before just throwing him down to the mat. He then rolls him over and goes for the pin.

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Alex Jr. kicks out. Davis looks down and glares before getting up and dropping an elbow across the chest of Alex Jr. He follows up by grabbing the former Adrenaline Champion and hoisting him up to his feet before scooping him up and slamming him down. He then stomps him in the face before running into the ropes. He looks right at Rachel before hitting another elbow drop. He then gets up and as Rachel Foxx gets to her feet, he runs over and nails her with a hard right, knocking her down to the apron. The crowd boos and Davis backs up, laughing.

Sharper: “Just taunting Rachel. You can tell he’s bought into whatever Shorty Jr. convinced him of.”

Kayl: “And right now, it may pay off. He and Shorty Jr. have totally taken Alju and Rachel out of their game.”

Davis turns around as Alex Jr. gets up. He grabs him and spins him around before nailing him with a hard right. He then whips him into the ropes. Alex Jr. bounces off the ropes and Davis goes for a back drop, but Alex Jr. spins through. The crowd roars a bit and Alex Jr. jumps up and hits a dropkick. Davis falls forward and into the middle rope. Alex Jr. gets up and runs at him, but Davis gets up and nails him with a hard clothesline. He then gets up and grabs Alex Jr. and drags him up before turning and throwing him into the Majestic Wrestling corner. Davis then places his foot on the throat of Alex Jr. and presses down, choking him as Shorty Jr. tags himself in. He enters as the referee starts to count for the break and kicks at the ribs of Alex Jr. only adding to the punishment.

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Davis lets go and steps out of the ring. The referee warns him and Shorty Jr. meanwhile pulls Alex Jr. out and throws him over with a vertical suplex. Rachel meanwhile gets up and even before Shorty Jr. can go for the pin, Rachel enters. She runs over and stomps Shorty Jr. in the back. Shorty backs up and Rachel stomps him again and again before the referee gets in her way and gets her back. She snaps at him before turning and exiting the ring. Davis looks about to get in, but stops before staying in the corner.

Sharper: “Rachel Foxx finally a factor in this match, albeit illegally. Running in to stop Shorty Jr. from going for the pin.”

Kayl: “Well she’s pissed off. She’s been humiliated and Davis nearly took her out of this match to start.”

Sharper: “I’m not blaming her. Just she’s going to have to be careful. I don’t think she wants a disqualification.”

Kayl: “She may if she can use that sledgehammer.”

Shorty Jr. gets up and goes to Alex Jr. and grabs him only for Alex Jr. to suddenly roll him up with a small package.

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Shorty kicks out. Alex Jr. turns and slowly gets up and Shorty Jr. beats him up before kicking him in the ribs. He then turns and whips him into the ropes. Alex Jr. bounces off the ropes and Shorty Jr. goes to lift him up, but Alex Jr. grabs his head and counters with a DDT. The crowd roars and Alex Jr. rolls over and starts to get up. Shorty stirs and shakes his head before getting up and Alex Jr. jumps up and hits a spinning heel kick to the back of Shorty Jr.’s head. The crowd cheers again and Alex Jr. nips up and winces, holding his head as he looks around and the crowd starts to cheer again. Shorty Jr. starts to get up and Alex Jr. looks at Davis before turning to Shorty Jr. and he runs into the ropes and bounces off them before jumping up and hitting a facebuster. Rachel now holds her arm out for the tag and Alex Jr. rolls over to her and happily tags her in. The crowd roars and Rachel Foxx climbs up to the top rope. Shorty Jr. remains down and Rachel Foxx dives off and hits a huge senton bomb from the top rope. The crowd ohs and Rachel rolls over and runs at Davis before jumping over the top rope and actually hitting a flying clothesline before both her and Davis crash to the floor. The crowd roars and Rachel rolls hard into the announce table.

Sharper: “Whoa! Look out!”

Kayl: “You don’t have to kill yourself to destroy him!”

Sharper: “A flying clothesline, tackle or something, whatever you want to call it, over the top rope and landing right here in front of us. No good landing!”

Rachel winces and rolls over as the referee walks over and starts to count. (1) Rachel grabs at the table as Davis rolls over in pain and Alex Desoubrais Jr. meanwhile starts to climb up to the top rope. (2) Rachel stands up and turns before running over to Davis and kicking him in the face. Davis falls back and rolls over as the crowd cheers. (3) Shorty Jr. meanwhile starts to get up and Rachel stalls on the floor as Alex Jr. waits and Shorty Jr. turns to him and Alex Jr. dives forward and lands on the shoulders of Shorty Jr. before throwing him down with a hurricanrana. (4) Rachel Foxx then turns and rolls into the ring as Alex Jr. exits the ring and gets back onto the apron. Rachel Foxx then goes over to Shorty Jr. and hooks the leg.

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Shorty Jr. kicks out and rolls over. Rachel Foxx looks up and glares. Rachel then grabs Shorty Jr. and slowly lifts him up before kneeing him in the ribs. Shorty Jr. stumbles back as Davis starts to stir. Rachel then kicks him in the ribs and whips him into the corner. Rachel runs after him and Shorty Jr. hits the corner and gets his elbow up. Rachel stumbles back. Shorty Jr. then runs out and jumps up and shoulders her down.

Sharper: “Shorty Jr. catches Rachel coming in and takes her down.”

Kayl: “Yeah, but he won’t be making any tag here. Davis is still not back at the corner.”

Davis starts to get up and Shorty Jr. crawls away from Rachel and yells at Davis. Davis continues to get up and Shorty Jr. gets up and Rachel stirs and starts to get up and Shorty Jr. grabs her and hoists her up onto his shoulders and throws her back with a Samoan drop. He then gets up as Davis hops onto the apron and he reaches his hand out, holding his head in pain. Shorty Jr. tags Davis in and Davis enters and Shorty Jr. just backs up and showcases Rachel, almost inviting him to go after her as Alex Desoubrais Jr. glares. Shorty Jr. exits and Rachel starts to get up and Davis kicks her in the ribs. Davis then whips her into the ropes. Rachel bounces off the ropes and Davis scoops her up for a sidewalk slam and plants her. He then pulls up on the legs.

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Alex Jr. enters and breaks up the pin. He backs away as Shorty Jr. glares at him. Davis gets up and shakes his head before stomping Rachel in the face. Rachel rolls over. She slowly gets up and Davis grabs her and lifts her up. He then scoops her up, but Rachel slides down his back and Davis turns around and Rachel kicks him in the ribs before hitting the Foxx Girl Stunner. The crowd roars and Davis rolls over. Rachel gets back up and Shorty Jr. enters and Rachel jumps up and hits her with the Foxx Cutter too and the crowd erupts in cheers and Rachel Foxx rolls over. She then slowly stirs.

Sharper: “First the stunner. Then the cutter! Rachel needs to think with her head, not her heart. Go for the tag! Don’t stay in there!”

Kayl: “Does she want revenge now or the win? Alju is the only one standing!”

Rachel Foxx rolls over and starts to crawl towards Alex Desoubrais Jr. Alex Desoubrais Jr. continues to reach out for the tag. Rachel finally gets to the corner and tags in Alex Jr. The crowd roars and Alex Jr. runs across the ring and dropkicks Davis as he starts to get up. Davis falls back. Shorty Jr. gets up and Alex Jr. gets up and jumps up dropkicking him through the ropes to the floor. The crowd cheers and Alex Jr. turns to Davis as he gets back up and Alex Jr. kicks him in the ribs and DDTs him down. He then turns and runs into the ropes and jumps to the middle rope and spins around and hits a leg drop to the head of Davis. He follows up with a pin.

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Davis kicks out. He turns and Alex Desoubrais Jr. grabs him and lifts him up. He then clubs him in the back before turning and pulling him down with a neckbreaker. Alex Desoubrais Jr. then turns and sees Shorty Jr. getting back up and he runs at the ropes and dives through them, taking him down with a tope!

Sharper: “Alex Desoubrais Jr. is just flying all over the place! Tope through the ropes taking down Shorty Jr. on the floor!”

Kayl: “Well that gets rid of Shorty Jr. He just needs to get back to Davis! He can finish it off for Rachel! For them!”

Alex Jr. gets up and turns around before rolling through the ropes and getting back up as Davis continues to get up. Alex Jr. then jumps up and goes for a hurricanrana, but Davis counters with a sitout powerbomb. The crowd ohs and Davis stays down for the pin.

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Rachel comes in and dropkicks Davis in the back, breaking up the pin. Alex Jr. rolls back as Davis rolls over in pain. Rachel starts to get told to get out of the ring and Davis turns to her and goes to grab her, but Rachel rakes her eyes. Alex Jr. starts to get up and Rachel then exits the ring. Davis turns to Alex Jr. and Alex nails him with a superkick. The crowd roars. Alex Desoubrais Jr. turns and exits to the apron before going over without realizing it to the Majestic Wrestling corner. Shorty Jr. remains down and Alex Desoubrais Jr. gets up to the top rope and looks at Davis. He then looks around before Shorty Jr. manages to get up and grab the leg of Alex Desoubrais Jr. Alex tries to get it away and Rachel then enters the ring before running across the ring, right past the referee before diving through the ropes and hitting a tope of her own on Shorty Jr., spearing him off the apron and down to the floor. The crowd ohs and Alex Jr. stands up and goes for the Double Take. Davis however gets his knees up. The crowd ohs and Alex Jr. rolls over, in pain. He starts to get up and Davis then quickly gets up and grabs Alex Desoubrais Jr. and hoists him up before spinning him down into the Lip Sealer. The crowd ohs and boos.

Sharper: “Davis gets the knees up! He’s got Alex! Lip Sealer!”

Kayl: “Rachel! Turn around! Look in the ring! To hell with Shorty Jr.!”

Alex Desoubrais Jr. ends up on his feet and Davis hooks the leg.

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The crowd boos and Davis rolls out of the ring and to the floor by the rampway. Rachel looks up and looks into the ring before sliding in and getting up, storming over to the ropes. The boos continue as “Awake and Alive” starts to play throughout the arena. Rachel kicks the ropes and throws her arms in the air, yelling at Davis. Alex Desoubrais Jr. remains down in the ring as Shorty Jr. starts to get up and winces, smiling, stumbling around the ring.

Sharper: “Davis and Shorty Jr. win it! Rachel Foxx is ticked off to say the least.”

Kayl: “Shorty Jr. distracted Alex Desoubrais Jr. just long enough and Davis was able to get his knees up.”

Sharper: “And Justin Davis and Shorty Jr. gets the last laugh here too!”

Shorty Jr. comes over to Davis and the two raise each other’s arms as Shorty Jr. winces a bit. They start to back up the rampway as Rachel Foxx just continues to glare at them. Alex Desoubrais Jr. starts to stir, but the camera focuses on Rachel Foxx being less than pleased as we go backstage.

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The scene opens up backstage outside of the Karnivale locker room as we see Jessica Winters standing next to Shilo Valiant. The crowd erupts in cheers.

Jessica: “Ladies and gentlemen, I am with the SCW United States and World Champion, Shilo Valiant and tonight is the night. Tonight’s the night you face off against Shawn Winters. What is going through your head?”

Valiant: “Oh lots of things. I have to remember to pay off my credit card bill…gotta make sure I get to that hotel room bill before Marina sees what Masq and I ordered….but nah…I’m just focusing on the fact that later tonight, I’m going to have the biggest match of my career. My World Championship is on the line and Shawn Winters has made it clear he’s going to come after it. I’m the last line of defense. Now I know he’s good. He’s pretty good. He’s held the World Title twice. The stakes seemingly are against me.”

Valiant turns away for a moment before turning back to Jessica.

Valiant: “Some would say that I’ve got a hell of a mountain to climb. Some would say…I may need to Rise to Greatness to win tonight. Well good thing that’s the name of the show or else I wouldn’t be able to turn some cheesy phrases like that. The fact is that I am going to walk out to that ring as the champion. I am going to do EVERYTHING I can to not only put on a hell of a show, but to walk out with that title. The Season of Sights, the Era of Entertainment has a lot left in it and Shawn Winters, no matter the size of his ego and how much he wants to talk about how the belt is already his, is the one with the true uphill battle. Because while he’s the guy with the experience. He’s the guy people are saying will have my number. He’s the guy that has to win to succeed. He’s just lucky I want to win for all of my necrophiliacs and junkies. So get ready for a show. It’s just matter of whether I go out with a fizzle…or a bang! NECRO!”

Valiant yells into the microphone before turning and walking back into the Karnivale locker room as Jessica Winters smiles and turns to the camera.

Jessica: “Shilo Valiant seems to sound confident going into the huge title match later tonight. Guys?”

We then show the Rise to Greatness logo before showing a shot of Dillusion before then cutting to a shot of Josh Hudson before showing a still for the Hangman’s Horror match.

Sharper: “Shilo Valiant seems ready to go, but what about these two men. Dillusion and Josh Hudson. They are about to get into that ring with one purpose…they are hoping to choke their opponent out. They are hoping to hang the other man.”

Kayl: “Oh man. This is going to get interesting and kids, turn away!”

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Josh Hudson vs. Dillusion

Hangman’s Horror

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is the Hangman’s Horror match! To win this match, one wrestler must make the other wrestler pass out while using the noose.”

Kayl: “That doesn’t sound barbaric at all!”

“Love Me or Hate Me, It Doesn’t Make a Difference"

The line echoes throughout the Metrodome as boos come from all over. “Passenger” starts to play throughout the arena. Out from the back steps none other than Josh Hudson. He stops atop the entrance ramp, and looks out into the crowd and nods his head yes, and then begins to head down to the ring.

Phillips: “First on his way to the ring, he is from New York City, New York, he is Josh Hudson!”

He ignores the various cheers as he starts to walk down the rampway with both of his arms out, just looking out at the crowd and smirking. He then shakes his head before jogging down to the ring and running up to it before sliding in. He looks around as he gets up before walking over to the corner and climbing up to the middle rope and just looking out at the crowd. He then jumps down before leaning back against the turnbuckle, looking over at the stage and just lean back and forth on the ropes.

Sharper: “Josh Hudson has been waiting for this since January of this year. He sent Saber after Dillusion and since then, has made Dillusion’s life difficult to say the least.”

Kayl: “Well we just saw the history and Hudson said it quite clearly. He wants to snuff out the less of Dillusion’s career. He wants to choke it out of him.”

The screen suddenly goes to static and then there is a blast of pyro that falls from seemingly the sky onto the entrance way with a giant crashing noise before pyro shoots high into the air, only adding to the noise.. “Crazy Train” by My Bloody Valentine begins to pump through the arena speakers. The camera moves into the entrance way where there is a large mass of fire. The fire grows several feet high on the big screen it shows a figure kneeling in the center of the flames. The figure slowly rises and looks directly at the camera as it slowly zooms in. This reveals Dillusion eyeing the camera with a sadistic look, stepping forward through the flames, licking his lips.

Phillips: “And his opponent, from Madison, Wisconsin, he is Dillusion!”

He then moves down the entrance way looking through the audience walking at a slow methodical pace. He laughs a little and looks up at the ring as the referee place the noose down in the middle of the ring. He then backs up before exiting to the floor. Dillusion just smiles before he hops onto the apron and enters the ring only for Hudson to run out of the corner and attempt a clothesline. Dillusion ducks and runs forward. He bounces off the ropes and Hudson turns around and Dillusion spears him down before moving into a side headlock and hammering away at Hudson.

Sharper: “Here we go. This match kicking off. They are picking up right where they’ve left off in recent weeks.”

Kayl: “Very personal. Someone is going to choke the other one out here!”

Dillusion nails Hudson with a couple more shots before Hudson manages to turn and wrap his legs around the head of Dillusion and pulls him down with a headscissors. Dillusion kicks out of it and Hudson rolls over and gets up to his feet. Dillusion turns and gets up and Hudson kicks him in the ribs and nails him with a hard right and then another and another. He then turns and goes to fire Dillusion into the ropes, but Dillusion spins through and sends Hudson in. Hudson bounces off the ropes and Dillusion lowers his head a bit too soon, leading Hudson to kick him in the chest. Dillusion pops up and Hudson follows up with a mat slam. Dillusion rolls over in pain and Hudson just turns and stomps him in the head. Dillusion rolls over and Hudson stomps him again. Dillusion rolls over again and Hudson stomps him a third time and Dillusion rolls right through the ropes to the floor. Hudson then reaches through the ropes and goes to grab Dillusion, but Dillusion reaches up and grabs Hudson by the hair and pulls him out and down to the floor. Hudson rolls through. Dillusion then grabs him and lifts him up before just taking him and running him into the ringpost. Hudson turns and holds his back in pain.

Sharper: “Much like what we saw with Davis and Rachel Foxx earlier, Dillusion and Hudson are quickly going to the floor. Almost in similar fashion.”

Kayl: “Yeah, but it’s all legal out there. They do whatever they want.”

Sharper: “And Hudson made it clear he was entering Dillusion’s domain and was going to beat him in a match that Dillusion could do or use anything.”

Hudson continues to walk away and Dillusion grabs him and clubs him in the back. He then clubs him again before grabbing him. He goes for a German suplex, but Hudson blocks it. He grabs the hands of Dillusion and punches them before nailing him with a back elbow. Dillusion turns around and Hudson then turns around and grabs Dillusion before throwing him back with a release German suplex on the mats. The crowd ohs and Dillusion rolls over, holding his head in pain. Hudson gets up and turns before grabbing Dillusion and lifting him up. He then turns and drives him face first into the steel steps. Dillusion smirks as he falls over and leans against the barricade. Hudson then stomps him in the chest before stomping him again and again and again in the ribs. Hudson then places his foot against the throat of Dillusion and presses down for a few moments as the referee can only watch. He then steps off and walks away in front of the announce tables smiling as boos come from the crowd.

Kayl: “Hudson seems happy. He hasn’t won yet. You need to choke him out.”

Sharper: “Hudson right in front of us. Almost taunting Dillusion as Dillusion is slow to get up to my left.”

Hudson turns around and walks over to Dillusion and kicks him in the ribs. He then pulls him away from the barricade before turning and snapping him over with a belly to belly suplex on the floor. The crowd ohs and Dillusion winces in pain. Hudson then turns and walks over to the ring and looks underneath it before grabbing a trash can. He just holds it up and smirks. The camera meanwhile gets right up close.

Hudson: “Ah, Dillusion. Seems like someone knew what I think about you!”

Hudson then tosses the trash can back before stomping him in the head. He then grabs him and lifts him up before turning and going to whip him into the barricade by the rampway, but Dillusion spins through and sends Hudson in hard. The crowd ohs and Hudson winces and gets up and Dillusion then runs over and Hudson suddenly hip tosses him into the barricade. Dillusion lands awkwardly upside down and on his head before falling to his side and rolling over.

Sharper: “Oh! There’s no good landing. He landed on his head on those thin mats.”

Kayl: “And we were talking about that with Thorn earlier. It hurts! And when you land like that, it can spook you!”

Sharper: “Hudson may have this locked up here. Dillusion may not know where he is.”

Hudson walks over and grabs Dillusion and lifts him up before turning and rolling him into the ring. Hudson hops onto the apron and enters the ring. Dillusion starts to stir and Hudson grabs him and drags him over to the noose. Dillusion however blocks it and elbows Hudson in the ribs. He then nails him again before reaching up and snapmaring Hudson over. Hudson starts to get up and Dillusion grabs the noose. Hudson turns around and runs at Dillusion, but Dillusion gets up and sidesteps Hudson before managing to get the length of the noose around the neck of Hudson and pulls down. The crowd roars. Hudson rolls over holding his throat and Dillusion then grabs him and steps over him before placing the length of the noose around the neck of Hudson and pulling back as if going for a camel clutch!

Sharper: “Dillusion! Going for the camel clutch, but with that rope around the neck of Hudson!”

Kayl: “Now does this count if Hudson passes out?!”

Sharper: “I don’t know. My understanding is that you need to get the noose around your neck, but it’s referee’s discretion!”

Kayl: “This is one way for Dillusion to get back into it. Just pull back as hard as you can!”

Hudson reaches forward before grabbing at the rope and trying to get some slack. Dillusion pulls back and right up to the point that Hudson gets to his knees. He then elbows back and nails Dillusion right in the upper thigh. Dillusion winces a bit before Hudson turns and nails him with an uppercut. Dillusion stumbles back and lets go. Hudson throws the noose away from him before turning and running at Dillusion, but Dillusion catches him and throws him up and over with an exploder suplex. The crowd roars and Dillusion rolls away. He then gets up and rolls out of the ring. He then walks over to the chair Jason Phillips is at and throws him out of the chair before grabbing it and then stopping. He then looks down before throwing the chair down as the crowd boos a bit.

Sharper: “Wait? He’s not taking the chair?”

Kayl: “Why the hell not? Take it in there and beat him with it!”

Sharper: “Maybe he’s trying to outwrestle Hudson. Maybe he’s trying to avoid giving Hudson an excuse if this ends with Dillusion winning? Maybe he’s doing that on principle.”

Kayl: “Yeah, and if he loses, it’ll just be stupid.”

Dillusion then hops back onto the apron and enters the ring. Hudson however starts to get up and Dillusion heads over to Hudson, but Hudson grabs the leg of Dillusion before snapping him off with a dragon screw leg whip. The crowd ohs and Dillusion holds his knee in pain. Hudson just gets up and smirks before getting up. Dillusion rolls over and grabs his knee before grabbing at the ropes and slowly starting to pull himself up before turning to Hudson and Hudson grabs him and lifts him up before hitting a kneebreaker and then just lifting him up and suplexing him overhead with a release side suplex. The crowd boos and Dillusion rolls over, holding his knee.

Sharper: “Hudson now going for the knee of Dillusion. He’s trying to take away some of that leverage he has.”

Kayl: “One less option Dillusion will have when Hudson goes for the noose.”

Dillusion starts to pull himself up and Hudson walks over and smiles before grabbing him and throwing him back with a back suplex. Hudson then rolls over and walks over to the noose. He lifts it up and holds it up as the crowd roars. He then walks over and grabs Dillusion and Dillusion rolls onto his hands and knees and Hudson takes the noose and places it over the head and to the neck of Dillusion. He then pulls and Dillusion reaches up as Hudson starts to slowly choke him. He then smiles as Dillusion gets up and Hudson kicks him in the knee. He falls back to a knee and Hudson grabs less slack on the rope, holding it close to the noose. Dillusion gets up and Hudson kicks him in the knee again, causing the jerk to choke Dillusion a bit. Dillusion gets up again and Hudson kicks him a third time before Dillusion is choked again. Dillusion tries to get to the ropes, but Dillusion pushes up and Hudson attempts to kick Dillusion in the leg again, but Dillusion moves his leg before kneeing Hudson in the ribs. Dillusion winces nailing Hudson with a hard right. He nails him again and Hudson stumbles back. Dillusion, still with the noose around his neck, then turns and runs into the ropes and bounces off them before jumping up and taking him down with a flying clothesline. He then rolls over and gets up. Hudson starts to get up and Dillusion watches him before running over and nailing him with a clothesline over the top rope to the floor. Dillusion then backs up and walks around the ring.

Sharper: “Dillusion fighting back and giving himself a reprieve by sending Hudson to the floor. You see him now just walking around the ring, possibly to get more blood flow into that knee.”

Kayl: “Yeah, but take the damn noose off. You still have it around your neck!”

Dillusion looks at Hudson as he starts to get up on the floor and he looks into the ring only for Dillusion to circle around the ring again to get a head of steam before nailing Hudson with a baseball slide. Hudson falls back and nearly into the barricade. Dillusion pulls himself under the bottom rope and gets up before walking over to Hudson. He nails him with a hard right and Hudson rolls over. He starts to get up and Dillusion grabs him only for Hudson to hit a mule kick. The crowd boos and Dillusion turns and falls over, wincing in pain. Hudson stumbles forward and leans on the French announce table. Dillusion starts to get up and Hudson kicks him in the ribs before turning and driving him face first into the French announce table. Dillusion falls over and Hudson walks away from him and over to the timekeeper’s table.

Kayl: “Hudson seems to be wondering around now. What’s he thinking?”

Sharper: “He’s over here by the timekeeper.”

Kayl: “Maybe he wants to know how long this match has gone? I don’t know. He’s the wrestling purist. He’s been spending most of the time outside of the ring.”

Sharper: “Well how about that? Wrestling purist my ass!”

Hudson grabs Phillips and throws him out of his chair before grabbing the steel chair he was sitting on and folding it up. He then holds it up as the crowd boos. Dillusion gets up and pulls himself up only for Hudson to run over and drive the end of the chair hard into the ribs of Dillusion. Dillusion winces and Hudson lifts the chair up and drives it down hard into his back. The crowd boos and Hudson smirks before turning and sliding the chair into the ring. He then grabs Dillusion by the hair and drags him up before turning and rolling him into the ring. Hudson then rolls in and gets up before looking at Dillusion as he starts to stir. Hudson grabs the steel chair and holds it up as the crowd boos again.

Sharper: “Hudson now has Dillusion in a bad way again and just by using that chair, may have ensured victory.”

Kayl: “Yeah. It’s all about how he uses the chair!”

Hudson then smirks before lifting the chair up and bringing it down across the back of Dillusion again. The crowd boos and Dillusion winces before smiling. He rolls over and Hudson then takes the chair and places it on the throat of Dillusion and pushes down. He just leans forward as Dillusion struggles to breathe. Hudson just smirks as Dillusion continues to struggle. The boos continue.

Sharper: “Come on! Get off of him! You’ll crush his throat.”

Kayl: “That’s probably the point! I mean he’s hoping to choke him out with a noose. Why not do it with a chair?!”

Hudson continues to push down for a moment longer before lifting it up and driving it into his chest. He then bends over and unfolds the chair before placing it around the neck of Dillusion. He folds it up a bit more, causing the seat of the chair to be on Dillusion’s face, but the back of the chair to be around his throat. The crowd boos and Hudson turns and walks over to the corner. He then exits to the apron and starts to climb up to the top rope. The crowd starts to rise to their feet roaring, expecting the worst, only for Dillusion to roll over and just run at the corner and jump up, driving the chair, while still around his neck into the ankles of Hudson. He then grabs Hudson by the arm and hip throws him off. Hudson lands hard and starts to get up only for Dillusion to turn and fall forward with a headbutt, only to drive the edge of the chair right into the back of Hudson’s head. Dillusion rolls over as the crowd roars. He then slowly takes the chair off his head.

Sharper: “Dillusion fighting back! I’ve never seen someone use a chair like that.”

Kayl: “It’s Dillusion. He’s probably not even aware he’s using a chair like that!”

Dillusion then starts to get up and looks at Hudson. He then places the chair down on the crowd before bending over and grabbing Hudson. He slowly lifts him up and hooks him by the head. He then hooks his leg before scooping him up and turning before hitting the T2G. The crowd ohs and Hudson is laid out. Dillusion then gets up and falls to the corner. He looks around before stumbling over to the noose and grabbing it. The crowd starts to roar and Dillusion looks at the noose before smiling and walking over to Hudson. He then places the noose around the head of Hudson as the crowd roars.

Sharper: “Dillusion has the noose around Hudson’s neck!”

Kayl: “May just be a matter of time. Lift him up and throw him over the top rope or something.”

Sharper: “Dillusion is just smiling the entire time!”

Hudson starts to struggle as Dillusion then goes to grab him and turns, but Hudson reaches out and grabs Dillusion and nails him with a hard right. He then nails him again before kicking him in the ribs. Dillusion winces. Hudson then pulls Dillusion in, using the noose that Dillusion keeps holding onto and Hudson hoists Dillusion up for the Go 2 Sleep. The crowd roars, but Dillusion manages to slide back before jumping up and hitting a double knee backbreaker, pulling on the noose, causing the impact to be even more violent. Hudson rolls over, coughing and holding his back and Dillusion then turns and lifts him up before jumping over the top rope as best as he can and just pulling on the noose, nearly hanging in the air before then dropping down and Hudson, caught on the ropes, is pulled right up against them. The crowd erupts in cheers as Hudson reaches around, struggling. Dillusion keeps pulling with everything he has left.

Kayl: “Jesus! He’s got Hudson against the ropes!”

Sharper: “And Hudson is struggling! He can’t get leverage and since he’s against the ropes, he can’t really move to get through them. Dillusion is just using his weight to pull back with everything he has left!”

Kayl: “Hudson’s fading!”

Hudson continues to struggle as his face starts to turn beat red. He continues to fight but his arms start to fall and they then drop as the crowd continues to cheer. Dillusion keeps pulling back as Hudson just starts to go limp and the referee checks on him, shaking him a bit before grabbing his arm and then calling for the bell. The crowd roars and Dillusion holds on for a moment longer before letting go and falling back and down to the floor.

Sharper: “He did it! Dillusion has choked out Josh Hudson!”

Kayl: “He hung him! He did it in his own way too! But Dillusion hung on and hung Hudson!”

Hudson just falls forward and down to the mat as Dillusion’s music plays throughout the arena. Dillusion remains down just looking up as the referee checks on Hudson. Dillusion turns and grabs the announce table and starts to slowly pull himself up. He gets up and walks around, wincing. The crowd cheers some more.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, Dillusion!”

Sharper: “He has finally defeated Josh Hudson at Rise to Greatness!”

Kayl: “And in fashion only Dillusion could enjoy. Wow…”

Dillusion starts to walk around as Hudson remains down in the ring and we see EMTs start to run down from the back. Hudson remains down in the ring and Dillusion just limps around the ring before getting to the rampway. He looks at the EMTs before turning to Hudson and then turns around before just starting to make his way down the entrance way as the crowd roars. Hudson remains down.

Sharper: “EMTs coming out to help Hudson. He’s out…”

Kayl: “This was this personal. Hudson for months has gotten under the skin of Dillusion. We saw it all with Saber and then Hudson himself. He made it personal and Dillusion managed to somehow beat him tonight. He caught a break and won.”

The official continues to check on Hudson as Hudson slowly starts to come to. The EMTs check on him as the camera pans out and shows the full arena including Dillusion continuing to make his exit. His music continues to play.

Sharper: “Well we certainly hope that Hudson is alright.”

Kayl: “Yeah. Let’s look at something less scary.”

Sharper: “As all of our fans know, we have a huge fanfest here for all of our fans to come around, meet the SCW roster and look at history. Let’s take a look at the sights and sounds of SCW Rise to Greatness weekend!”

The scene then fades to black.

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We see a shot of the inside of Mariucci Arena to see SCW Fanfest in full force. We see a shot from high above showing the majority of the floor as fans can be seen walking around and lining up, all sped up before we cut down to a shot of a camera on the floor walking through the pathways on the floor, showing the multitudes of fans and the booths as they walk past. We then see a shot of David Helms and Thorn sitting next to each other signing autographs before cutting a shot of a fans walking through the Thunderdome cage.

Fan: “This is just awesome. Drove all the way from Houston, Texas. Wasn’t able to see it in 2005. But 2011…we’re here!”

We see a shot of Sasha Drachewych on one of the stages talking to fans, before cutting to a shot of Greg Cherry posing for a picture with fans and then showing Jason Zero looking around with a microphone in his hand as the crowd cheers in front of him. He turns to the camera and smirks. We then see fans walking through an area showing the title histories of each other belts as well as replicas of each version of each belt.

Fan 2: “It’s great. You get to meet some of the wrestlers. Get to see some of the sights. The Thunderdome is just ridiculous.”

We then see a younger fan as we see the cameraman getting down, trying to get a quote from him, only for them to hide behind their father as the father just laughs before we cut to a shot of Gable Winchester posing with fans and then showing Donovan Kayl walking through the area with a camcorder and Skylar Desoubrais by his side.

Ducky: “Wally! Look at all of the people!”

We then see Ducky looking around as Wallace just smiles and signs an autograph before turning to Ducky.

Wallace: “And all of those people want gummy bears.”

Ducky: “YAY!”

We see shots of Jim Dawson, Adam Sharper and others also signing autographs before showing Shawn Winters trying to get a beer, even butting past a few fans to get to it. Katie Steward is then shown walking out onto the stage and posing as boos come from all over before she just glares at the fans. We then see Shilo Valiant walking through the crowd with his necro vials, offering people some we then go to another sped up show of the event from above the area and then fading to black.

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The scene then reopens live before we see the Rise to Greatness logo.

Sharper: “Well Rise to Greatness fanfest was a huge success, we thank everyone for coming out.”

Kayl: “And part of the festivities was the SCW Rise to Greatness pre-show in which we saw six people fight for a shot at the SCW Adrenaline Championship come Breakdown.”

Sharper: “Here you see the closing moments of that match.”

LAST NIGHT:

Cedro Martinez looks over at Thirteen as Thirteen is down on the mat and Cedro Martinez stands up and takes a deep breath before diving off and attempting 630 splash, but Thirteen rolls out of the way towards the corner. Cedro hits hard and rolls over away from the corner. Thirteen gets up, holding his head and neck before grabbing Cedro and rolling through right into the Last Breath. The crowd roars and Thirteen rolls to his side as Cedro reaches out, trying to get to the ropes and Thirteen just pulls back as Cedro’s face contorts from the pressure.

Kayl: “Thirteen locked in that rear naked choke and that was it. It was all over there.”

Sharper: “Thirteen and Cedro Martinez got to the final two and Cedro Martinez took a huge risk. The defensive game of Thirteen was the difference maker.”

Cedro continues to try to reach as Thirteen keeps the hold locked on. The referee checks on Cedro and asks if he submits. Cedro doesn’t say anything just tries to reach out again before his arm falls to the mat. We then see Thirteen up and having his arm raised as the crowd cheers in the background.

We then return to a live shot.

Ryan Watson vs. Warren James

SCW Adrenaline Championship

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for one-fall and is for the SCW Adrenaline Championship!”

The SCW Adrenaline Championship logo comes up on the screen before fading off into the corner. The crowd roars as the cameras turn to the entrance way. The arena lights cut completely as a white spot light begins to circle the audience. A countdown like at the start of an old film reel begins to counting down from 10 to Zero as “Shut The F*ck Up” by the Brides of Destruction hits the pa system. As the countdown reaches zero, the word “Fame” appears on the big screens before being cross out and replaced with “Infamy”.

As the music kicks into full gear, pyrotechnics explode from above the stage area, showering it with blue sparks and smoke begins to roll out along the ramp. The crowd begin to boo wildly as Ryan Watson walks out onto the stage area decked out in his ring gear with Autumn Valentine by his side. He looks back to Autumn and just smiles as Autumn smiles back. She then walks up to stand next to him as Watson looks out into the crowd with an extremely smug look on his face as he takes in the boos and jeers before throwing one arm up into the air. Nodding, he drops his arm, ready to walk down to the ring hand in hand.

Phillips: “On his way to the ring, the challenger, hailing from Sheffield, England, he is a member of Infamous, accompanied by Autumn Valentine, he is “the Prodigy” Ryan Watson!”

Another chorus of boos echo around the arena as Watson smiles and then turns to Autumn before letting go and running down to the ring and sliding in. He gets up and looks around the ring before throwing his arms in the air. He then turns and walks over to the ropes and throws his arms out again. Autumn Valentine walks up to the ring applauding as Watson looks around and smiles, taking in the moment.

Sharper: “Well this is our first of four title matches tonight. Ryan Watson getting an Adrenaline Championship opportunity here and ironically, the biggest match of his career and his mentor, Lucas Knight is not at ringside.”

Kayl: “He’s worried about Billy Mitchell, but Pete Ebdon isn’t out either. Something to look out for maybe? Or we may just be reading too much into it. It’s Infamous. Who the hell knows?”

Sharper: “Yeah, and given that Warren James has been one of the individuals that has had some run-ins with Infamous in the last few weeks, he could be a target. Regardless, we do know that Ryan Watson wants that Adrenaline Championship.”

"Sober" By Tool hits and the video screen comes to life with what appears to be Warren James, ridding a Harley down a lonely stretch of road. A side view of Warren James with no shirt on is then shown. The word “Bionic” flashes across the screen before switching to Warren nailing a wrestling with his Bionic Showdown finisher. The Words "The Real" flash on the screen next and then Warren is shown charging into the corner, nailing an opponent with No More Chances. The scene switches to Warren adjusting his jacket before the words "6 Million" flash on the screen and the scene switches to Warren working out on a heavy bag, landing punches and kisses. As the word “Man” flashes on the huge screen behind him, Warren James walks out from the back and stands on the stage with the SCW Adrenaline Championship over his shoulder. Jayde Blanchard walks after him and stands behind him as Warren James just pans the crowd with his eyes, taking in the moment.

Phillips: “And his opponent, from Detroit, Michigan, accompanied by Jayde Blanchard, he is the SCW Adrenaline Champion. He is the Real Six Million Dollar Man, Warren James!”

The two waste no time in walking toward the ring as Warren stays totally focused. The two take the long walk down to the ring as Warren James takes a deep breath and looks up at Ryan Watson. Watson just keeps his eyes on him. Jayde climbs up on the ring apron and steps inside. Warren leaps up on the ring apron and stands looking out at the crowd before finally stepping in between the ropes and into the ring. Warren gets face to face with the referee staring at him before turning his attention to Jayde. Jayde gets right in Warren's face and tells him something before stepping out of the ring as Warren rubs his hands together. He then takes his title off his waist and hands it off to the referee. Warren then backs up and leans in the corner as the referee turns and holds the SCW Adrenaline Championship over his head. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Warren James all business. He just got in the ring and handed the title off.”

Kayl: “Part of what’s made him so good. You know when he gets into that ring, he’s going to come at you. He’s going to give you a fight. Just ask Shaun Cruze.”

Sharper: “Well, both men making their Rise to Greatness debuts. A lot of pressure on both men. Warren James is the defending champion, but Ryan Watson will obviously want to continue the momentum for Infamous after Holly Adams won last night on the Pre-Show Special.”

The bell sounds and as the referee hands the title off to Jason Phillips. He backs off and Warren James walks out of the corner and walks forward a bit. Ryan Watson looks at him and smirks before Warren James says something to him, only for Ryan Watson to turn away a bit and then suddenly turn and attempt a hard right, but Warren blocks it and nails Watson with a hard right of his own. He then nails him with another before hitting a left to the ribs and then a hard right to the stomach before nailing him with a hard left hook. Watson stumbles over to the corner. Warren grabs him and whips him across the ring. Watson bounces off the ropes and Warren attempts a clothesline. Watson ducks and bounces off the other side and Warren kicks him in the ribs before stepping to the side and nailing him with a boot to the side of the head. Watson rolls over in pain. Warren then turns and runs into the ropes before bouncing off them and hitting a flipping senton. He follows up with a pin.

Sharper: “All Warren James early on. The pin attempt.”

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Kayl: “Nope.”

Watson kicks out. He rolls over and starts to get up as Warren gets up. Warren grabs Watson and pulls him up and nails him with another hard right. Watson stumbles over to the corner and Warren follows after him, but Watson boots him in the ribs. He boots him again before nailing him with a forearm. Watson turns around and jumps to the middle rope and turns before flipping through for a twisting sunset flip, only for Warren to roll through. He attempts a spin kick to the head, but Watson falls back, dodging it and then reaches up and rolls him up with a school boy.

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Warren kicks out. Both men get up and Warren attempts a clothesline, but Watson catches his arm and jumps up and takes him down with a crucifix into the pin.

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Warren kicks out. Watson gets up and Warren pulls himself up. He turns to Watson and Watson kicks him in the ribs before turning and running into the ropes. He then jumps up for a spinning heel kick, but Warren James catches him before just throwing him back, face first into the mat.

Sharper: “Great counter by James. Catches him out of the spinning heel kick attempt and right into a flapjack.”

Kayl: “Yeah and Watson is going to have to look out for that. Warren can use some strength and brawling. He’s got a few more tools to his trade than Watson does.”

Watson rolls over and stirs as Autumn looks on. Warren turns and grabs him and lifts him up before turning and whipping him into the ropes. Watson bounces off the ropes and Warren scoops him up for a sidewalks slam, but Watson backflips through and ends up on the shoulder of Warren before raking his eyes. He then jumps up and nails him with a spin kick to the side of the head. Warren falls to a knee. Watson then gets up and nails him with a dropkick to the head as the impact echoes through the Metrodome, leading to ohs from the crowd. Warren falls forward and Watson gets up and turns before running into the ropes and bouncing off the ropes and jumping up, landing next to Warren and then jumping back up and hitting a standing shooting star press. He rolls Warren over for the pin.

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Warren kicks out. Watson gets up and grabs Warren, dragging him up.

Sharper: “Watson turning things around. Dragging Warren up.”

Kayl: “Yeah, but stay on him if you want to be champion.”

Watson nails him with a forearm to the head. Warren turns and Watson jumps up and hits a kick to the head. He turns and runs into the ropes. He bounces off them and then nails him with a spinning heel kick. Warren rolls over, holding his jaw and starts to get up. Watson turns and runs into the ropes and jumps to the middle rope before backflipping back and twisting around into a blockbuster. The crowd ohs and Warren winces. Watson gets up and runs into the ropes again before jumping to the middle rope and diving back with a moonsault. He then hooks the leg.

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Warren kicks out again and rolls over. Watson gets up and grabs him and drags him up by the head before while holding him almost like in a side headlock, throwing him back with an unorthodox Russian leg sweep. Warren holds his head in pain and Watson rolls over and exits to the apron. He then looks at Warren. He then springboards to the top rope and dives forward and hits a guillotine leg drop to the face of Warren James.

Kayl: “Nice leg drop!”

Sharper: “I don’t believe it. You just were impressed by someone in Infamous.”

Kayl: “Hey. It’s Rise to Greatness. The feeling of excitement came over me and I did something stupid.”

Sharper: “In any case, leg drop connects and Warren is in a bad way. The follow up pin here now for Watson!”

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Warren gets his shoulder up. He rolls over and Watson looks up and grabs him again. He then drags him up and snapmares him over. Watson kicks him hard in the back and turns and runs in front of Warren James. He bounces off them and attempts a dropkick, but Warren rolls out of the way. Watson slides to the ropes and stops himself. He then turns to his hands and knees as Warren gets up and flips up only for Warren to grab him and throw him down with an STO. The crowd ohs and Warren goes for the pin.

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Watson kicks out. He rolls over, holding the back of his head and Warren gets back up. He then scoops Watson up from behind and onto his shoulders before turning and throwing Watson forward before falling back himself, causing Watson to land hard, back first, into both of Warren James’ knees! The crowd ohs and cheers as Watson rolls over, holding his back in immense pain. Autumn looks concerned as she nearly covers her eyes.

Sharper: “Oh! What a backbreaker!”

Kayl: “Well that’s different and looked painful. That’s what we’re going for!”

Sharper: “Watson in a world of hurt right now as Warren James hits that huge backbreaker, giving himself a chance to recuperate too.”

Warren pulls himself up and Watson grabs at the ropes, grimacing in pain. He turns around to Warren and Warren kicks him in the ribs before hoisting him up for a powerbomb, but Watson slips down and lands in front of Warren. He then nails him with a forearm and then another before turning and running into the ropes. He bounces off and Warren jumps up and nails him with a leg lariat. Watson slowly gets up and Warren turns and runs into the ropes before jumping to the middle rope and diving back, hitting a twisting spin kick to the head of Watson. Watson falls to the mat. Warren then goes for the pin.

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Watson shoots his shoulder up. Warren looks up and gets up. He then turns and walks over to the corner. He glances back and starts to climb up to the top rope. Autumn cheers on Watson as the crowd cheers on Warren. Warren gets to the top rope. Watson rolls over and looks up as Warren gets to the top rope. Watson then suddenly runs over to the corner and jumps to the middle rope before grabbing Warren and throwing him off with a huge German superplex off the top rope. Warren backflips through, landing on his stomach before rolling onto his back as the crowd erupts in cheers, jumping up to their feet and applauding.

Sharper: “German Suplex off the top! Oh my God!”

Kayl: “Warren James almost landed on his head!”

Sharper: “Watson somehow got to his feet and just in time, grabbed Warren James and made him pay dearly!”

Warren remains down on the mat and Watson walks over. He then grabs Warren and drags him up instead of going for the pin. He then hoists him up for a vertical suplex only to drop him head first on his knee. The crowd ohs and Watson gets up. He turns and exits to the apron. He then starts to climb up to the top rope. The crowd starts to cheer Watson a bit as Warren is down. Watson gets to the top rope. Watson steadies himself before diving off for a shooting star press, but Warren rolls out of the way. Watson lands on his feet, but Warren gets up and grabs him from behind and pumphandles him before hoisting him up and turning and powerbombing him hard into the corner. The crowd ohs and Watson stumbles forward and Warren kicks him in the ribs before lifting him up and dropping him with a brainbuster. The crowd ohs and Warren rolls over and goes for the pin.

Sharper: “Good lord! Powerbomb in the corner! Brainbuster!”

Kayl: “The pace quickening. This is where you find out whether Watson can catch up!”

Sharper: “Back and forth! The pin now. Is this enough?!”

1!

2!

Watson shoots his shoulder up and the crowd roars. Warren looks up and gets up. He grabs Watson and slowly lifts him up. He then knees him in the ribs. Warren turns and runs into the ropes before bouncing off the ropes and cartwheeling towards Watson and jumping up for a spin kick. Watson however sidesteps it and grabs the leg of Warren before hoisting him up and throwing him back with the Systematic Failure! The crowd roars and Watson falls back and rolls over. He holds his head as he starts to get up before stumbling over again and falling to the corner. The crowd cheers as both men are down, their managers just looking on.

Sharper: “And Watson somehow retaliates!”

Kayl: “What the hell do you call that? I’ve never see a move like that.”

Sharper: “Who cares what it’s called. It’s effective. Warren James is down.”

Kayl: “Ryan Watson is showing he can go. Why the hell is he saddled with Infamous? Why the hell does he want infamy? He could be a damn good champion!”

Sharper: “Who knows? But Warren James needs to dig deep. Watson may be thinking about going to the top here. He’s barely there, but these two have already taken so much out. The Adrenaline Championship is on the line!”

Warren stirs and starts to pull himself up as Watson grabs him and drags him up. He then turns and whips him into the ropes. Warren bounces off the ropes and Watson scoops him up, but Warren slides down behind him. Watson turns around and Warren grabs him, but Watson elbows his way out of it. Warren spins around and Watson then kicks him in the ribs before double underhooking him up and going for the Insubordination Rules, but Warren lands on his feet before lifting Watson up, but Watson rolls through and into a sunset flip before getting up and flipping forward!

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3!

The crowd roars and Watson gets off of Warren and rolls out of the ring. Warren looks up and turns before turning away and looking down, smirking a bit. Watson hops up and down on the floor as the crowd roars and boos.

Sharper: “Ryan Watson rolls up Warren James and just won the Adrenaline Championship!”

Kayl: “Infamous off to a good start tonight too! They just added some gold!”

The referee comes over and hands him the SCW Adrenaline Championships as Autumn Valentine runs over and hugs Watson and Watson holds the title over his head. Jayde Blanchard enters the ring and goes over to Warren James as he starts to get up.

Phillips: “Here is your winner and NEW SCW Adrenaline Champion, Ryan Watson!”

The crowd boos and Watson smiles as he holds the title over his head. He continues to walk towards the back. The camera focuses on him as he continues on his way with Autumn celebrating with him before we go backstage.

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Backstage we see Adam Allocco getting ready for his match. He can be seen taking out his ring gear from his bags as the crowd boos seeing him. We then hear a knock at the door and a few moments pass before the door opens and we see Shawn Winters, causing more boos to come from the crowd. Allocco looks up.

Winters: “So, are you ready?”

Allocco: “Don’t worry. I’ll take care of Jake Starr.”

Winters: “Good. The last thing I need is him on my ass when I win the World Championship. The little bastard runs off from me. Concussion my ass, and he’ll probably want a title shot. Screw that.”

Allocco: “Just relax. I’ll put him in his place and then you don’t need to worry about him. It’ll be that simple. I beat him two years ago. I’ll beat him now. The only difference is that he’s got some more title reigns to his record. He’s still the egotistical jackass he was then. Now….if you excuse me…I need to get ready.”

Winters just smirks.

Winters: “Time for a drink before…”

Allocco: “Ah…maybe later.”

Winters then turns and goes to walk off before stopping.

Winters: “Oh yeah…you’re lucky Charlie and I don’t keep grudges for what you did on Breakdown.”

Allocco: “Hey…you can handle a couple of clowns? Can’t you?”

Allocco smirks as Winters just turns and walks out of the locker room as the crowd boos. Allocco returns to his gear as we return to ringside.

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Christy Matthews vs. Greg Cherry vs. Katie Steward

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for one-fall and is a triple threat match!”

The crowd cheers a bit before boos start to echo throughout the arena

I'm not cocky
I just love myself
Bitch!

As the lights in the arena begin to dim, the whimsical voice of Katie Steward is heard giggling as “Vanity” by Christina Aguilera plays on the speaker system. Bright pink spot lights swirl around the Metrodome as varies images of Katie Steward are captured on the video screen. The boos only intensify with this.

Plush ruby red carpet is rolled down the aisle way just as Katie Steward emerges from behind the curtains. Miss Steward is all decked out wearing her long white coat and a stunning diamond studded tiara rests on her beautiful blonde hair curls. Katie produces her famous smiles for the live audience. She stops and poses as sparks drop down from underneath the big screen and behind Katie. She just looks around smiling, taking in the whole moment. She the starts to walk down to the ring as TJ Johnson walks out from the back and follows her.

Phillips: “On her way to the ring, from Beverly Hills, California, she is the Queen of Queens, the Goddess of Desire, she is Katie Steward!”

Boos continue as Katie reaches the ring and TJ Johnson walks up the steel steps before sitting down on the middle rope. Katie then walks up the steps and enters the ring. She walks around the ring before stopping in the middle and posing again with her arms out. TJ Johnson walks over and helps her remove her coat before taking her tiara and gently holding it. Katie Steward continues to pose for a moment longer. She then walks over to the corner and climbs up to the middle rope as the boos continue. TJ Johnson meanwhile exits the ring, but instead of going over to do commentary, he remains on the floor.

Kayl: “Thankfully TJ won’t be joining us.”

Sharper: “But we’ve seen him get more and more involved in match of Katie Steward lately and given the stakes here, the pride, the desire to ensure Katie wins, this does not surprise me one bit.”

The opening guitar riffs are heard leading into "I Will Not Bow" by Breaking Benjamin. The crowd starts to cheer as the opening line is heard.

"I will not bow
I will not break
I will shove the world away
I will not fall
I will not faint
I will take your breath away"

Greg Cherry walks out from the back before walking over to one side of the stage and just looking out at the crowd. He nods before backing up and turning around before going to the opposite side of the stage. He then looks out and nods some more before jogging back to the middle of the entrance way. He then bends down before raising both of his arms high up in the air. He then begins walking down to the ring as the cheers rain down from the fans.

Phillips: “And the second competitor, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he is the Pennsylvanian Sensation, he is Greg Cherry!”

Greg Cherry just smiles as the cheers continue. Greg jogs up to the ring and hops up onto the apron. He then looks at Katie before entering the ring and looking at her again before walking over to the ropes. He brings both his hands to his head as if he's saluting then flings his arms out to his sides then brings them back with the "Penn Sen" hand gesture. He turns around and does this to the other side of the ring before turning back around, raising his hands with the "VLI" symbol.

Greg walks over to the turnbuckle to the left and raises up both hands with all fingers extended except the ring finger. He points to the crowd and points back to himself while shouting out to the crowd as they cheer him. He then drops down and looks at Katie Steward before walking around the ring.

Sharper: “Greg Cherry has had a rough time since winning the World Championship at Riding the Lightning. Katie Steward does hold two victories over him. Christy Matthews holds a victory too. He really needs to make sure he’s on his A-game tonight.”

Kayl: “It’s Rise to Greatness. Part of Greg Cherry has already died that he’s not the one challenging Shilo Valiant later tonight. But part of it will die further if he doesn’t win this match. I was talking to him earlier. This is practically must-win for him.”

The lights dim in the arena as the screens all cut to black and for a few seconds and there’s nothing but the reaction of the fans heard all around the arena. After a few moments the opening “King of the World” by Porcelain and the Tramps hits the PA system as spotlights begin to flick on and off around the arena. The crowd roars a bit as we see the cameras pan through the crowd before focusing on the entrance way as we see the silhouette of Christy Matthews with her arms outstretched in a mock-crucifix pose. We then see Pete Ebdon walking up behind and standing off to the side before the lights return and we see Christy Matthews and Pete Ebdon walk out onto the stage. They look around as the crowd boos. She just smirks looking around.

...E B D O N E N T E R T A I N M E N T P R E S E N T S...

...C H R I S T Y M A T T H E W S...

Phillips: “And their opponent, from Los Angeles, California, she is a member of Infamous and accompanied by Pete Ebdon. She is Christy Matthews!”

The crowd boos a bit more as Christy Matthews walks down to the ring with Pete Ebdon only a few strides behind. She just focuses on the ring as she makes her way down the long rampway and over to the floor before walking over to the mats and walking over to the ring. She hops onto the apron and smirks looking into the ring. She then grabs the top rope and vaults herself into the ring before spinning around and looking out at the crowd before turning to Katie Steward and then Greg Cherry before walking back to one of the free corners and slowly dropping down to a seated position. Ebdon walks over to her and says a few words to her as the music fades out.

Sharper: “All three individuals in the ring. Christy Matthews making her Rise to Greatness debut. Katie Steward and Greg Cherry meanwhile have been on this stage before and in very high profile matches.”

Kayl: “And not to sound like an ass, but screw it. Christy Matthews, last big match she was in, she went off the deep-end. Just sayin’.”

The bell sounds and Christy pulls herself up by reaching up and pulling on the top ropes. Katie Steward then runs across the ring and nails Cherry with a clothesline, knocking him back and into the ropes. Katie then turns around and runs at Christy, but Christy turns and grabs her before throwing her into the corner she was in. Christy kicks her in the ribs before jumping up and nailing her in the head with a spin kick. Katie stumbles forward and Christy runs after and clotheslines her down from behind. She then turns and goes for the early pin.

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2!

Katie kicks out. Christy rolls off and gets up and Cherry kicks her in the ribs. He then turns and throws her out of the ring. Greg turns around and Katie starts to get up and Greg grabs her and throws her back with a Russian leg sweep and goes for a pin himself.

1!

2!

Katie kicks out. Greg rolls off and gets up as Katie starts to get up. Greg grabs her and whips her across the ring.

Sharper: “Two early pinfall attempts. Neither do anything.”

Kayl: “Greg now going after Katie. Already, we’re seeing them trying to take out the other. Focus on one, remove the other.”

Greg runs after her, but Katie gets her elbow up. Greg stumbles back and Katie then runs forward and clotheslines him down. Greg rolls over and gets back up and Katie jumps up and hits a dropkick. Christy re-enters the ring and runs over to Katie, but Katie grabs her and hip tosses her down. Christy gets back up and Katie kicks her in the ribs before hooking her head. She then hoists her up and throws her back with a vertical suplex. Christy starts to roll away, but Katie turns and grabs her before mounting her and nailing her with a hard right and then another and another. Katie then gets up and stomps her in the face. Christy rolls over in pain. The crowd boos. Katie then turns and drops a leg across the head of Christy Matthews. Greg gets back up and Katie turns and jumps up and nails him with another dropkick, knocking him through the ropes to the apron.

Sharper: “Katie Steward taking control. She’s going back and forth here between Christy and Greg.”

Kayl: “Yeah. But get rid of one. Try to hit them with something big to buy you time to wear the other one down. All you’re doing is going through a lot more energy going back and forth!”

Greg holds on barely, but Katie turns back and goes to Christy. She hoists her up and whips her into the ropes. Christy bounces off the ropes and Katie back drops her over. Christy starts to get up and Katie grabs her and pulls her back before kicking her in the chest. Christy winces and falls to her knees and Katie turns and runs in front of Christy and into the ropes. She bounces off them only for Christy to jump up and then nail Katie with a spinning heel kick. The crowd roars. Christy then gets up as Katie slowly stirs and Christy lifts her up onto her shoulders before hitting a Samoan roll. She keeps going with the momentum, seeing Greg, but Greg buries his shoulder into the ribs of Christy. He then grabs the top rope and hits a sunset flip right onto Katie Steward, pinning both.

1! 1!

2! 2!

Both kick out and Greg rolls back. Christy rolls off of Katie and gets up only for Greg to hit a jawbreaker. Christy stumbles back and Greg then nails her with a clothesline. He then walks around before turning and seeing Katie starts to get up and he walks over to him and Katie then grabs him and pulls him into the middle turnbuckle. Greg hits hard and TJ Johnson runs over and nails him with a hard right for good measure. Greg falls back and leans on the ropes, shaking his head as Katie Steward gets up.

Sharper: “That slug getting involved now.”

Kayl: “TJ has to take his shots. God knows it’s the only thing that keeps him going in this world. His soul has to be destroying being around Katie the entire time.”

Katie Steward gets up and Greg turns to her and she kicks him in the ribs before jumping up and hitting a facebuster. Greg rolls over and she goes for the pin.

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2!

Greg kicks out. Katie rolls over and she gets up only for Christy to grab her and drop her with a neckbreaker. The crowd ohs and Christy goes for the pin.

1!

2!

Greg breaks it up. Christy rolls off and gets up. Katie rolls away and Greg starts to get up himself. He then walks over to Christy, but Christy hits a back kick to the ribs. She turns and jumps up and nails Greg with a spin kick to the chest. Greg stumbles back and Christy runs into the ropes. She bounces off them and Greg then suddenly grabs her and lifts her up, hitting a belly to belly suplex. Greg then gets up and walks over to the corner. He pulls himself up to the middle rope and looks at Christy only for Katie to get up and run at him. Greg jumps over her and lands on his feet before flipping forward. He gets up and Katie turns and runs back at him and Greg lifts her up and hits a hot shot. She lands on the top rope and stumbles back and Christy manages to grab her for a small package. Greg runs over and stomps Christy in the head before the first count can be reached. Christy rolls over and Greg grabs her and lifts her up before snapping her over with a snap suplex. He turns over and grabs Katie and drags her up before pushing her into the corner. Just then, TJ Johnson again comes over and tries to reach for the leg of Greg, but Greg moves his leg away only for Katie to rake his eyes. The referee tells TJ to get away and TJ just backs away. Ebdon smirks and Katie then pulls herself up to the middle rope before diving forward and hitting a Lou Thesz press, knocking Greg down before staying on top for the pin.

1!

2!

Greg kicks out. Katie rolls forward. She then gets up and Christy Matthews manages to get up before jumping up and spiking Katie Steward with the Hurricanrana Driver. The crowd ohs and Katie just falls slowly to her side after popping up.

Sharper: “Oh! Katie rolled into it. The force of the kickout led her right to Christy!”

Kayl: “And she got dropped on her so-called perfect face!”

Katie is on her back out of it and Christy gets up before standing next to her and hitting a standing moonsault and hooking the leg.

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2!

Katie shoots her shoulder up and the crowd ohs. Greg rolls over and stirs. Christy gets up and looks at Katie before grabbing her and dragging her up and then turning and throwing her shoulder first into the ringpost. The crowd ohs and Katie falls over and down to the floor. TJ Johnson jogs around and immediately goes to check on her as Christy turns around to Greg Cherry and kicks him in the ribs. She sets up for the Happily (N)Ever After, but Greg spins out and attempts a short-arm clothesline. Christy ducks and bounces off the ropes behind Greg. Greg turns around and Christy jumps up and hits a headscissors takedown. Greg rolls through and gets back up and turns to Christy and Christy kicks him in the ribs before jumping up and hitting a rocker dropper. She then goes for the pin.

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2!

Greg shoots his shoulder up. Christy looks up and Katie Steward starts to stir on the floor as TJ Johnson helps her out. Katie then pushes her away before she slides into the ring, wincing still. Christy gets up and turns around and Katie runs at her and hits a dropkick, knocking her down. Christy falls back and slowly starts to get up and Katie grabs her and lifts her up before hitting a reverse DDT. She rolls over, holding her shoulder in pain before walking over to the corner and climbing up to the middle rope and then the top rope. She glances back and Christy starts to get up. Katie then dives off and hits a praying moonsault onto Christy, knocking her down. She rolls off and holds her ribs before starting to get back up. She crawls over to Christy and goes for the pin.

Sharper: “Great moonsault! She connects!”

Kayl: “A bit late on the pin!”

Sharper: “Momentum threw her off! There’s the pin now.”

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2!

Greg manages to barely break it up. The crowd roars. Katie rolls off and starts to get up, holding her head. Greg pulls himself up and Katie quickly kicks him in the ribs. She nails him with a forearm and then another before whipping him into the ropes. Greg bounces off the ropes and Katie attempts a clothesline, but Greg ducks and stops. Katie turns around and Greg hoists him up before spinning him down into the Cherry Bomb. The crowd roars and Greg goes for the pin.

1!

2!

Katie gets her shoulder up. Greg looks up and starts to pull himself up. He then sees Christy stirring and grabs her before dragging her up and whipping her into the corner. Christy hits hard and Ebdon watches on. Greg runs after Christy and nails her with a hard clothesline in the corner. Christy stumbles out and Greg turns around and runs after her and hits a bulldog. She rolls onto her back and Greg gets to his feet and turns to Katie only to grab her and spike her with the Pit Stop. The crowd ohs and Greg goes for the pin on Katie.

1!

2!

Katie kicks out and Greg rolls off. He then crawls over to Christy Matthews before hooking the leg again.

1!

2!

Christy shoots her shoulder up as well. Greg rolls over and sits up before looking up and taking a moment to think things through.

Sharper: “And both Christy and Katie kick out!”

Kayl: “Keep your head in the game Greg. Don’t start wavering.”

Sharper: “He’s taking time. He needs to keep the offense on. Who cares how effective, just keep yourself in the driver’s seat.”

Greg slowly pulls himself up and he turns to Christy. He grabs her and drags her up only to throw him into the corner. Greg nails her with a shot to the ribs before nailing her in the face and then the ribs again. He goes to whip her across the ring, but Christy spins through and pulls Greg in before dropping him with a drop toe hold. Greg hits hard and starts to get up. Christy pulls herself up and then grabs Greg and hits the Once Upon a Time. The crowd ohs and Greg rolls over, wincing in pain and holding his back. Christy then rolls over and gets up and suddenly she’s spun around before Katie jumps up and nails her with the Botox Injection to the side of the head before falling down herself.

Sharper: “Jump kick to the head and down goes Christy!”

Kayl: “Katie sneaking up there and nailing her from behind.”

Sharper: “Yeah and now all three are down. Katie however stirring. She has a huge opportunity to take this here.”

Katie then starts to get up as Christy starts to stir. Katie looks at her and waits for a moment before grabbing her by the arms. She goes to spin her around for the Platinum Blonde, but Christy manages to counter and shoves Katie off. Katie bounces off the ropes and Christy turns and kicks her in the ribs on the rebound and sets up for the Happily Never After. The crowd roars and Christy goes to drop her, but Greg however jumps up and hits the Cherry Pit on Christy. The crowd ohs and Christy rolls over, holding her head in pain. Greg slowly gets up and Katie then grabs him and rolls him up with the small package.

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3!

The crowd roars and Greg rolls over and looks up as Katie looks around in a bit of shock before rolling out of the ring as TJ Johnson jumps up and down in happiness. The crowd boos loudly and Katie gets up as the referee exits the ring and goes over to him.

Sharper: “I don’t believe it! Katie Steward steals it and gets a huge win.”

Kayl: “Christy Matthews doesn’t even realize what happened and Greg Cherry just got pinned for the third time by that woman!”

Katie smiles as TJ Johnson raises her arm instead of the referee.

Phillips: “And your winner, Katie Steward!”

The boos continue as Katie Steward’s music plays throughout the arena. Greg Cherry just looks down before shaking his head as Christy Matthews rolls over, holding her neck. Pete Ebdon just shakes his head before turning to Christy Matthews and going over to her and checking on her. Christy can be seen immediately less than pleased as Katie Steward starts to back up to the back. The crowd continues to boo before we go backstage.

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Backstage we open up in front of the SCW Interview area as we see the Rise to Greatness logo behind Marisa Condolesa and Marisa turns the camera.

Marisa: “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome…David Helms!”

The crowd cheers as we see David Helms come into view. Matty Stone stands a bit behind him, almost giving him his space.

Marisa: “Now David…in just a few moments, you are going to get what you have wanted for nearly three months. You will finally have Ravyn Taylor in that ring, one on one.”

David just takes a deep breath.

David: “Oh yeah. And you know, I don’t know if I have much else to say at this point. Ravyn Taylor loves to come out and tell the world that I’m a hypocrite. That I’m not a hero. Well, when you mess with someone’s family….people do stupid things. But then again, messing with someone’s family is stupid in and of itself. Just like all of the times in the past that say Ravyn Taylor was targeted….Syren got angry….or when Syren got targeted….Ravyn I know was less than pleased. Family is something you don’t mess with. They seem to have no problem, but then again, if you admit you’re less than honourable, I guess it doesn’t matter.”

David pauses for a moment.

David: “Well tonight, I’ve got the counter to Marcus King standing right behind me in one of my best friends, Matty Stone. I know I can count on him. Just like you’re hoping you can count on Marcus King. But Ravyn, my focus will be on that brunette standing in the ring across from me. Because while I may be a hypocrite to you, I may be nothing close to a hero, but tonight, none of that matters. I’ve made it clear what I’m going to do. I don’t care what people think. I need to end this. And in that ring, in just a few moments, you can try to humiliate me. You can whine all you want. But you need to face the consequences of the actions you commit. Just like I know if I fail tonight, I’ll have to probably sell both of my testicles just to get another shot at you. But I’m going to make sure, I only need one shot! BANG!”

David then turns and walks off as the crowd roars. We then hear “Spotlight” by Saliva in the background as we see a picture of David Helms come up on the screen before showing a picture of Ravyn Taylor up on the screen. The crowd roars as we then see a still for David Helms vs. Ravyn Taylor.

Sharper: “Nearly a year in the making to end the feud between the Brotherhood and Infamous…but three months in the making for Ravyn Taylor versus David Helms.”

Kayl: “Ravyn crossed a line. Big shock. But tonight, she likes to remind us she’s smart. She may get her ass handed to her tonight. Maybe she knows how to reattach it?”

Sharper: “Let’s take a look at the history between the two sides these two represent!”

The scene then fades to black.

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RECAP:

We see a shot of Ravyn Taylor smiling slyly while standing at ringside before showing a shot of David Helms celebrating a win with his arms up high over his head. “Not in Love” by Crystal Castles w/ Robert Smith starts to play in the background.

I saw your picture hangin' on the back of my door
won't give you my heart
no one lives there anymore
and we were lovers
now we can't be friends
fascination ends
here we go again
cause it's cold outside, when you coming home
cause it's hot inside, isn't that enough

We see shots of Infamous attacking Jake Starr at the end of his match with Lucas Knight at Apocalypse. We see a shot of Christy Matthews hitting the leg drop off the top rope through the announce table on Jake Starr, as we see Thorn, CHBK, Greg Cherry and David Helms all running down before showing Infamous cutting them off. This is followed with a shot of static before showing Christy Matthews and Lucas Knight hitting the Monarchy Rules/Double Stomp combo on Jake Starr. We see it again before we show Thorn and David Helms running down and sliding into the ring. This is followed with a shot of Infamous celebrating and we see Ravyn Taylor standing with him before focusing on Ravyn Taylor some more. The scene goes to static again as we see Thorn and David Helms facing off against Dark Fantasy on Breakdown and showing Thorn grabbing Syren stiffly by the hair, before kicking her hard in the ribs and looking around before showing Helms trying to stop him and then showing Thorn shaking his head as Ravyn just glares.

I'm not in love
I'm not in love
I'm not in love

As the chorus plays, we see shots of Syren and David Helms talking backstage, entirely friendly, before showing some of the tweets from their twitter accounts showing Helms apologizing for actions before flashing to static and showing David Helms and Thorn holding Syren back as Jake Starr hits a Shooting Five Star Frog Splash onto Ravyn Taylor. We then show it again before showing Syren diving to Ravyn and then showing David Helms looking back at the ring and flashing back to more tweets showing Syren wishing David Helms luck at the End of the Year Special and calling for a party if he had won.

Could it be that time has taken it's toll
won't take you so far, I am in control
and we were lovers
now we can't be friends
fascination ends
here we go again
cause it's cold outside, when you coming home
cause it's hot inside, isn't that enough

Static shows again before we see David Helms rolling Jake Starr up in a small package as we hear Jake Starr’s voice in the background.

Starr: “What I did in Japan was me opening your eyes. So I made some jokes with sock puppets that you and Syren were doing the horizontal mambo....it was a joke. Unlike the fact that now every time I hear anything involving you, Syren seems to be right around. I go on Twitter, she’s wishing you luck. She’s thanking you for something. She’s talking about having drinks with you. I show up at Ammo to cheer you on and instead find out that you shared a cab with her to get to the arena.”

We see stills of Jake Starr, before showing a freezed shot of Jake Starr and his sock puppets from his Japanese talk show appearance, before showing Helms and Starr in the ring glaring and then showing Helms and Syren showing up to the arena together and then showing Helms celebrating with the World Championship at the End of the Year Special. The scene goes static again before we see Christy Matthews pinning Masquerade in the ring and falling back. She smiles as we then see Christy Matthews and David Helms standing in the ring. We see Christy Matthews and David Helms throwing blows at each other before showing Christy hitting the Happily Never After on the apron and showing her attempting several pins with David Helms kicking out of all of them. This is followed up with a shot of Helms hitting the New Jersey Neckbreaker.

Sharper: “David Helms has fought against the odds. Christy Matthews threw everything at him, but David Helms somehow, someway, prevailed and continues to reign as World Champion!”

We see Helms celebrating before the scene goes to static again.

I'm not in love
I'm not in love
I'm not in love
we are not in love
we are not in love
we are not in love
we are not in love

When it comes back we see David Helms after having lost the World Championship to Greg Cherry at Riding the Lightning. We see him less than pleased as we see shots of Ravyn Taylor’s personally taped footage of Helms’ new baby and shots of Helms getting out of his car before showing shots of Kathryn Helms, David’s wife, in the shower, before showing a shot of Ravyn Taylor looking in the camera smiling before cutting a shot of Ravyn Taylor backstage smiling as Ravyn’s voice plays in the background.

Ravyn: “Well, anyone who frequently RTV, my online website, will have seen a very...personal look at Mr. Helms and his life and well, he didn’t seem to care for it. Now, if he bought into all of the crap he talks about respect and competition and keeping in the ring, he wouldn’t have attacked me....I guess he isn’t as noble as he thought....David...I’m not done trying to destroy your little facade. You keep talking about how you’re higher than us all. You’re on your pedestal and I know you’re getting sick of hearing the rumblings. Well, I’m going to help you...by knocking you off your perch and making you look up at Infamous as it should have been all along!”

We then see shots of Ravyn Taylor smirking in the ring as David Helms glaring and then getting distracted by Ryan Watson before getting beaten by Shawn Winters on Breakdown. We see shots David Helms looking less than pleased before showing David Helms standing in the ring with Kathryn Helms.

Helms: “See, the last few weeks....actually, the last year or so, I have had a little bit of a mosquito constantly being a problem for myself. Now, this mosquito at first didn’t really care too much for me. I wasn’t the focus. In fact, I was just the bit-player as they focused on their bigger prey. But then, at the start of this year, I became a focus. I became the person they wanted to knock off the proverbial perch. Now I have never wanted to be the hero, but you all have placed me there and that is a position I take with great pride. But apparently, because I actually CARE about the people around me, that makes me a hypocrite....”

We see shots of all of the previously shown periods in quick flash moments.

Helms: “This is my fight....and I’m going to do it on my terms. The way it should be done by resolving it in this ring at Rise to Greatness!”

The crowd cheers a bit, while some boos for not doing it tonight.

Helms: “Everyone knows of my problems with Ravyn Taylor. She has come out here and went after my wife and son just to make a point....So I’m going to make this plain and simple....Ravyn....you and I at Rise to Greatness....What do you say?!”

We then see Ravyn Taylor smirking as the music just plays in the background and we see her talking on the rampway.

Ravyn: “See, David, I’m not arrogant enough to believe I need to face you. In fact, I think I’ve already won. You’re the one pleading to me for a match. And you can run to Sasha and hope she’ll give you the match, but there’s one problem with that. Because see, I don’t have a nice contract like Alex has, so I can’t deflect the undeserving challenges...but what I do have is a genuine care for the SCW World Tag Team division...”

Helms: “So you’re running scared? That’s what it is. Can’t handle the consequences of your actions?”

Ravyn: “Don’t try to pin it on me David. You’re the one who attacked me backstage a month and a half ago. You’re the one that threw away your chances. I have nothing to gain by facing you. You’ll just have to live knowing that for the rest of your career, you’ll never have closure....I hope your kid is doing well though.”

This is followed up by showing Sasha Drachewych smiling and Ravyn Taylor and Syren standing in the ring less than impressed. This is followed up with Ravyn Taylor clearly unhappy and showing The Vintage Era, then the F-Ups, then Chase Cameron and Caleb Ayers, followed by the Chosen coming to the ring and we hear bell sounds right after each one before showing David Helms and Thorn coming down. Ravyn Taylor and Syren just back away, shaking their heads no before we go to Friday Night Ammo and show Sasha standing on the stage as Ravyn Taylor and Syren stand in the ring.

Sasha: “See, I know you’re going to take this the wrong way, but for once, you’re going to have to deal with the consequences. For the last year you have managed to do what you want and when you want it....and honestly, part of me does want to see you put in your place for once. Because I know you’re smart...but you’re going to be working overtime because at Rise to Greatness, you WILL face David Helms. You don’t have any contract like CHBK has. And after what you did to him, the least you can do is have the courage to face him in the middle of that ring. So Ravyn, start plotting!”

This is followed up with the last few moments of the song just playing in the background as Ravyn Taylor clearly shows her anger as David Helms walks out from the back smiling and looking at Sasha before taking a few steps to the ring and stopping, looking in the ring. The scene then fades on that visual before slowly fading to black.

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The scene then reopens at ringside and we see Jason Phillips standing in the middle of the ring.

David Helms vs. Ravyn Taylor

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for one-fall and is a special challenge match!”

The crowd roars and a few moments pass before the lights dim.

WHEN DID YOU LAST MAKE A CHOICE THAT HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE?

The words flash up on the screen as the arena spotlights cut out completely, plunging the room into darkness. The sounds of a thunder storm echo around the arena as the crowd view the large screens either side of the entrance way.

WHAT IF THAT CHOICE ISOLATED YOU FROM EVERYONE THAT YOU HELD DEAR, WOULD YOU BUCKLE UNDER THE PRESSURE?

The room is electric as the sound of thunder continues to roll through the Metrodome, whipping the crowd into a wild frenzy.

WOULD YOU DO THE RIGHT THING OR WOULD YOU TOW THE LINE LIKE THE REST OF THE CROWD?

As the thunder storm rolls to a crescendo the entire stage lights up with brilliant bright light in time with the final crack of lightning. The opening riff from a remixed version of “All I Want” by A Day To Remember hits the pa system as the crowd realise that David Helms is now stood on the stage; only his silhouette viewable as a result of the blinding white light shining from behind him. As the intro draws to a close, Helms throws his arms into the air, his hands held together in the Self High Five.

“ALL I WANT IS A PLACE TO CALL MY OWN
TO MEND THE HEARTS OF EVERYONE WHO FEELS ALONE
WOAH; YOU KNOW TO KEEP YOUR HOPES UP HIGH
BUT YOU HEAD DOWN LOW!”

The intro gives way to the chorus of the song, the lyrics of which flash up on the screen, as Helms jumps in the air, breaking his hands apart. As he lands, fireworks erupt on either side of the stage, shooting high into the air before a wall of fireworks shoot out in front of the stage. The Metrodome’s lights come back on and we see Helms properly for the first time, wearing his ring gear and a red Boston Red Sox baseball jersey. Matty Stone, who was lingering behind Helms walks to his side and theatrically holds his hands out front of him, cracking his knuckles and smiling.

Phillips: “Ladies and Gentlemen, first, making his way to the ring, from Red Bank, New Jersey, , accompanied by Matty Stone, he is the Last Shadow of Hope, he is “Dangerous” David Helms!”

The crowd cheers further as Helms and Matty begin to walk down the ramp; high-fiving with fans as they make their way to the ring and make the long descent down the rampway. As he gets to the apron, Helms slides under the rope and runs over to the nearest ring post where he jumps up onto the second turnbuckle and throws his arms out wide on either side. As Matty jumps up onto the ring apron, the crowd are going completely nuts for Helms, the self professed Last Shadow of Hope, who drops down from the ring post and runs across to the opposite side, once again climbing to the second turnbuckle. Hitting the self high five one last time, Helms jumps into the air and lands in the middle of the ring before walking over to the side of the ring where Matty leans on the ropes. The pair high five, pulling in for a hug before Matty drops down to the outisde, leaving Helms to remove the Red Sox jersey before tossing it to Matt and leaning back on the ropes to wait for the start of the match.

Sharper: “This match, David Helms has been waiting for for months now. And this has been, as we’ve said, building up for nearly a year. It was ten and a half months ago that Infamous attacked Jake Starr, David Helms, Greg Cherry, Thorn and CHBK at Apocalypse.”

Kayl: “Yeah and that should tell you also how much has changed in a year.”

Sharper: “Tonight, David Helms gets his hands on Ravyn Taylor. He gets to finally teach her a lesson she needs to be taught. You don’t mess with someone’s family.”

Darkness engulfs the Metrodome again as we hear the eerie sound of something tapping against glass. After a few moments there comes a whisper in the sound of a woman’s voice of one short, iconic word – “NEVERMORE”. With that “Open Your Eyes” by Guano Apes blasts across the PA system as the lights come back up again and the screens fill with text.

Sinfully Seductive
Captivatingly Corrupt
Dark Fantasy

After a few moments the curtains part and Ravyn Taylor makes her way out on to the stage dressed in a pink ring-jacket with fur trim and hood and the SCW World Tag Team Championship belt over her shoulder. She stands there for a few moments before the curtains part once again and Marcus King makes his way out on to the stage. Ravyn just looks down at the ring as the crowd boos and Marcus King walks up to her, standing next to her, hands folded in front of his chest.

Phillips: “And his opponent, from Malibu, California, she is part of Infamous, accompanied by Marcus King, she is one-half of the SCW World Tag Team Champions, she is Ravyn Taylor!”

The crowd boos a bit more and Ravyn just smirks before starting to walk down the rampway. Marcus King follows a few strides behind and Ravyn just walks down the dead center of the ramp before getting to the floor and approaching the ringside area. Ravyn looks at David Helms as Helms continues to eye her, leaning back against the ropes and Ravyn Taylor walks up the steel steps. She walks along the apron and looks at David Helms again before entering the ring slowly. She turns back and hands the SCW Tag Team Championship belt to Marcus King who takes it and holds it. Ravyn meanwhile takes off her entrance attire and places it on the outside before looking at David Helms. The referee backs up and stands in the middle of the ring.

Sharper: “Ravyn Taylor slowly getting into the ring. Making David Helms wait.”

Kayl: “Yeah and you see Marcus King there. She brought him back to help out here. Now she’s given him a weapon, the SCW World Tag Team Championship belts.”

Sharper: “Part of the reason Kathryn Helms is watching backstage. Part of the reason why David Helms has replaced her with his best friend from his early days in wrestling, Matty Stone. He wants someone out here able to handle himself and that essentially he doesn’t need to worry about.”

Ravyn looks at Helms and smirks as Helms glares at her. The referee calls for the bell and the bell sounds and Ravyn immediately steps through the ropes and drops down to the floor. She then walks around, with Marcus King just a few feet away from her. David Helms rolls his eyes as the crowd boos and Ravyn Taylor smirks. She then steps back and starts to mockingly stretch, placing her foot on the apron and stretching before reaching up and pulling on the ropes. David Helms starts to walk towards them and Ravyn Taylor backs away as Marcus King steps forward. Ravyn Taylor walks around and Matty Stone then walks around the ring and the referee goes to stop him. Matty turns and snaps at the referee before turning around. David Helms snaps at Ravyn, telling her to get into the ring.

Sharper: “Ravyn Taylor immediately just taking the crowd out of it.”

Kayl: “Taking them out of it. They’ve been booing her for the last three minutes.”

Sharper: “Yeah, but Helms is losing any momentum he had. She knows that. On top of that, she’s hoping Helms’ rage will motivate him to start this thing on her terms.”

Ravyn goes to hop onto the apron, before dropping down and backing up. The referee turns to Helms and then starts to count before shaking his head. (1) Helms walks over and immediately stops him. He shakes his head no and Ravyn Taylor then goes to slide in, only for Helms to turn and go for her and Ravyn slides back out, laughing, clearly teasing him.

Sharper: “Helms is preventing the referee from counting out Ravyn Taylor!”

Kayl: “He wants to get his hands on her. Makes sense!”

Sharper: “Yeah and Ravyn nearly had an opening. She’s just laying back and watching. She wants Helms to make the first move and I think she has the patience to do it.”

Kayl: “Should we start getting our pay per view providers on the phone letting us know this could be a stalemate and we’ll be here all night waiting for Ravyn to get into the ring?!”

Ravyn walks around a bit and Matty just stands his ground as Ravyn comes to one of the sides closer to him. She smirks as Helms turns around and looks at her and then walks over to the ropes and goes to reach over, only for Ravyn to step back. He turns and throws his arms up and Matty Stone then turns and walks over towards her and Marcus King steps in front of Ravyn Taylor. Ravyn backs up a bit and Matty Stone just gets right into the face of Marcus King and Helms turns and slides out of the ring as Ravyn is focusing on that. Ravyn however notices this and quickly rolls into the ring. Helms turns and rolls back in and Ravyn stomps him in the face before stomping him in the chest and then the face again. The crowd starts to boo loudly and Marcus King smirks as Matty Stone turns to the ring. Helms starts to get up and Ravyn stomps him again and Helms falls over again and into the corner.

Sharper: “Ravyn saw her moment.”

Kayl: “Helms thought he saw his. Ravyn however was too quick off the draw and he’s paying for it!”

Ravyn walks over and stomps him in the face again before placing her boot on the throat of Helms and pushing down. The crowd boos further and Helms struggles as the referee comes in and calls for the break.

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Ravyn however stays on and smirks before looking at the referee. The camera gets in close, noticing Ravyn saying the following.

Ravyn: “You weren’t going to count me out. What about disqualifications?”

Ravyn however maintains his choke and the referee warns her again before she just smirks and backs off. Helms rolls over, coughing heavily. Stone looks up at Ravyn and turns to Helms.

Stone: “Come on Davey. She’s a girl! She looks fragile too!”

Ravyn: “You wish!”

Ravyn then grabs Helms and places him on the middle rope before leaning forward, driving her knee into the back of Helms’ head and pushing down. The referee again walks over and starts to call for the break and counts.

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Ravyn again doesn’t and looks at the referee again before just laughing and stepping off. Helms falls back as he holds his throat in pain.

Sharper: “Ravyn now clearly bending the rules. The referee is in a tough spot.”

Kayl: “He probably wants to disqualify her. But he know Helms doesn’t want that. Helms already talked him out of the countout victory.”

Sharper: “And Ravyn knows that. She knows there are no rules. At least for her? What happens if Helms starts to bend the rules? The referee has effectively made this far more problematic for David Helms just by listening to him!”

Helms starts to pull himself up, holding his throat still and Ravyn grabs him and knees him hard in the side of the head. Helms falls back and into the ropes. Ravyn grabs him and lifts him up before driving her fingers into the eyes of Helms. Helms yells out in pain and Ravyn smirks before then raking his eyes. She then jumps up and hits a dropkick and Helms falls back, almost about to go over the top rope only to then fall forward and back in. Ravyn then gets up and grabs him and drags him out before snapmaring him down. Ravyn then stomps him hard in the face before placing her foot on the throat of Helms. She smirks as the boos come from the crowd and Ravyn then jumps up and stomps Helms in the face again. Helms rolls over in pain. Stone smacks the mat, trying to rile Helms up. Ravyn meanwhile just grabs Helms and drags him up before pushing him to the corner and kicking him hard in the ribs. She then nails him again with a hard kick to the ribs again before jumping up and dropkicking him in the face. Helms stumbles forward and falls to his knees and then his hands. He then shakes his head, starting to get up.

Sharper: “This is turning into glorified torture for Helms. Ravyn Taylor is going with an incredibly methodical pace.”

Kayl: “Nothing fancy. Nothing flashy. Just simple offense. But offense that is taking Helms out of his game.”

Sharper: “The chokes, the bending of the rules, simple strikes and not rushing anything. Helms not getting any revenge makes her happy. It’s that simple.”

Helms slowly pulls himself up and Ravyn just smirks before running up behind him and driving him down with a facebuster. Helms rolls over and Ravyn goes for the pin.

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Helms kicks out. Ravyn looks up and grabs Helms before sitting him up. She then quickly locks in a waistlock and grabs Helms by the chin as well, more for control than anything. Helms winces as the crowd boos and a slowly a “Helms!” chant begins to echo throughout the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Ravyn holds on and pulls Helms back. She then elbows him in the head. Helms turns to his side and Ravyn then rolls over and onto his back and smirks as she then leans forward, driving the points of her elbows right into the back of Helms’ shoulder blades. The crowd boos and Helms yells out in immense pain. Ravyn just smiles as Matty Stone starts to hop onto the apron. Ravyn stops and points at him, causing the referee to go over. Ravyn then drives her elbow into the back of Helms’ head. Helms winces and pushes up and Ravyn nails him again. Helms however tries to block out the pain and Ravyn nails him again. Helms then manages to push himself up and Ravyn drops down and grabs Helms in a side headlock and goes for a headlock down, but Helms blocks it before yelling out and hoisting Ravyn up with raw powerbomb before throwing him down with a sitout powerbomb before falling back. Ravyn rolls over, holding his head in pain as the crowd roars and cheers. Matty Stone yells at Helms to get up as the cheers grow and the “Helms!” chants grow louder.

Sharper: “Helms! Raw power! Throws Ravyn Taylor down with that powerbomb!”

Kayl: “Folded her up like a damn accordion!”

Sharper: “And this crowd is on their feet. They want Helms to get up and get his revenge!”

Kayl: “Ravyn won’t be in the position to run away this time!”

David Helms slowly pulls himself up and winces and stands up and looks around and takes a few deep breaths as Ravyn Taylor slowly starts to pull herself up and Helms then runs at her and yells out before drilling Ravyn with a huge clothesline. Ravyn backflips through front the impact and Ravyn rolls over. Helms then gets up and looks around before grabbing Ravyn and lifting her up. He then holds her by the head and knees her in the face before kneeing her in the ribs and then the face again. Ravyn falls to her knees and Helms looks down and looks at Ravyn and spikes him with the DDT. The crowd cheers and Ravyn remains on her back. Helms then looks around before seeing Marcus King. Helms just smirks before turning around and running into the ropes. He bounces off the ropes and jumps up and hits a splash onto Ravyn Taylor before grabbing her and hoisting her back up. Helms then gutwrenches her up and throws her down with another release powerbomb. Helms then falls back and Marcus King jumps up and goes to grab at him, but Helms shakes him off. Matty Stone then runs around the ring and jumps up and nails him with a tackle before getting up and stomping him in the side a few times before backing up and telling the referee to focus on the match. Helms just smirks before he looks at Ravyn Taylor and drags her back up again.

Sharper: “Matty Stone paying off. Marcus King trying to slow down Helms resurgence here.”

Kayl: “That didn’t go well and after a brief distraction, Helms is right back on Ravyn. Damn I wish I had popcorn!”

Helms then throws her back with a snap suplex. Ravyn winces and rolls over and Helms gets back up and grabs her and lifts her up again. He then hooks her up by the head and the arm before throwing her over with another snap suplex. The crowd ohs again and Ravyn winces yet again, rolling over. She tries to slowly get to the ropes, but Helms grabs her and lifts her up again and snaps her over with a third snap suplex. Ravyn rolls over, holding her back in pain and Helms looks at her before grabbing her and going for the pin.

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Ravyn however kicks out. She rolls over, holding her back and Helms looks down and looks at her before turning to Matty Stone. Stone just shrugs. Helms then looks at Marcus King and takes a deep breath before grabbing Ravyn Taylor. He slowly hoists her up and places her head between his legs. Stone however sees Marcus King getting up a bit faster after Helms lifts Ravyn up and Marcus reaches in and pulls on the leg. The referee sees it, and warns him as Ravyn falls down and covers Helms, sitting on his chest. The crowd boos as Matty Stone runs around. Marcus King backs away, smirking. The referee then reluctantly goes for the pin.

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Helms kicks out. The crowd roars. Ravyn falls forward. She then slowly starts to pull herself up and Helms rolls over and gets up. Matty Stone meanwhile yells at Marcus King.

Matty: “Come on. Get your ass back here. I have a foot that needs to implanted far into it!”

Kayl: “I like Matty Stone’s style.”

Sharper: “Yeah, but there’s a fine line here. The people on the floor don’t want to do what Marcus King just did. Distract the referee from a pinfall for your man. We’ve already established the referee is very lax on the rules here.”

Kayl: “Yeah, but still.”

Helms gets up and Ravyn turns and just hits a low blow as the crowd boos loudly. Ravyn looks at the referee, almost just to make sure she won’t be disqualified before smiling and jumping up and nailing Helms with an enziguri. The crowd boos and Helms falls to the mat. Ravyn then rolls him over and goes for the pin.

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Helms kicks out. Ravyn gets off and pulls herself up as Helms rolls over. Ravyn then grabs him and lifts him up before kneeing him in the face. Helms stumbles over to the ropes. We then see Stone start to walk around to check on Helms and Ravyn kicks at him through the ropes. Stone just smirks before Ravyn kicks Helms in the ribs hard. Helms falls back and Ravyn then tries to kick him again, but Stone grabs the leg. The crowd roars and we then see Marcus King running around the ring before nailing Stone with a hard right and then another before scooping him up and ramming him back first into the ringpost. The crowd boos and Stone falls to the mats as Ravyn backs up and smiles. Marcus King just nods before backing away. The referee tells him to get away before shaking his head a bit too. He then turns around as Ravyn Taylor gets up and Helms starts to get up.

Sharper: “Ravyn trapping Matty Stone outside. Marcus King just ambushed him.”

Kayl: “Yeah and this gives more opportunities for Ravyn to go after Helms or even just keep him from coming after her!”

Sharper: “That is if Helms can get back into this. Stone is incapacitated for the time being.”

Helms gets up and Ravyn pulls him down with a school boy.

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Helms kicks out. Ravyn falls back. Helms rolls over and Ravyn then turns and grabs Helms and drags him up before turning and going to throwing him out of the ring just a few feet away from Marcus King. Helms however blocks it and elbows Ravyn in the ribs. The crowd roars. Helms elbows her again and then kicks her in the ribs before placing her head between her legs and as King walks over, Helms lifts her up before turning and powerbombing her over the top rope and right onto Marcus King. The crowd erupts in cheers as both crash to the mats!

Kayl: “Yes! He took out both!”

Sharper: “Powerbomb over the top rope! Ravyn lands hard! Ravyn lands on Marcus King!”

Ravyn rolls over in pain and Marcus King rolls over too. Helms meanwhile winces as he walks over to the corner. He then climbs up to the top rope and looks at both King and Ravyn as they get up and both stir and get to their feet only for Helms to dive off and hit a crossbody onto both Ravyn and Marcus. The crowd cheers and Helms rolls over. He holds his ribs a bit before grabbing Ravyn and dragging her up. He turns and rolls her into the ring. Helms then slides in and gets up. Ravyn slowly starts to stir and slowly pulls herself up only for Helms to jump up and drop her down with the Honesty Policy. The crowd roars and Helms rolls over and looks at her as the crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Honesty Policy!”

Kayl: “Finish her now! You don’t have to worry about Marcus King! You just need to worry about her!”

Helms then gets up and looks at Ravyn Taylor as the crowd cheers. Helms then grabs Ravyn by the head and starts to lift her up. The crowd cheers and Helms then grabs her and snaps her down with the New Jersey Neckbreaker! The crowd erupts in cheers and Helms turns and hooks the leg.

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The crowd roars and Helms gets up and does a quick fist pump in happiness. He looks around the ring and looks over at Ravyn Taylor before having his arm raised.

Kayl: “That says it all!”

Sharper: “David Helms plants Ravyn Taylor and has defeated her in front of the world. It’s a small measure of revenge, but Helms has it! He’s succeeded!”

Matty Stone enters the ring and runs over to Helms and high-fives him before raising his arm too. They stand in the ring and just enjoy it as his music plays throughout the arena. The crowd continues to roar as Ravyn slowly rolls over and starts to head out of the ring. Helms just looks at Ravyn and smirks before turning walking over to the corner. He climbs up and throws his arms in the air as Matty Stone just points to him.

Sharper: “Congratulations to David Helms. He’s finally gotten what he wants. He’s finally defeated Ravyn Taylor!”

Kayl: “Ravyn Taylor…it may just be a loss, but it’s comeuppance. It’s comeuppance for damn sure!”

David Helms continues to celebrate as he then jumps down and starts to exit the ring. He takes a deep breath, obviously psyched as the scene fades to black.

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COMMERCIAL:

The scene opens up in a grassy meadow as we see Syren walk into view. She looks around as we then see Ravyn Taylor following her. Syren skips over to a daisy and picks it up before sitting down and starting to pull the petals off.

Ravyn: “What are you doing?”

Syren: “Pulling petals. 1…2…3…7…”

Ravyn: “Seven?”

Syren: “I’m supposed to apparently act all cute and stuff. I figured I could jumble the numbers.”

Ravyn: “You realize some people are going to just say that you’re blonde and you screwed it up.”

Syren: “Pfft…whatever.”

Syren then returns to pulling the petals on the daisy before we suddenly hear sirens in the distance.

Syren: “What the hell is that?”

Ravyn just smirks.

Ravyn: “Oh just the end of the world.”

Ravyn smirks as Syren then gets up.

Syren: “Oh that sounds bad.”

Ravyn: “Probably is.”

We then hear a countdown in the distance as Syren and Ravyn start to walk off.

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We then suddenly see a huge explosion, in the shape of a mushroom cloud. The scene then cuts to black and the SCW Apocalypse logo comes up on the screen.

“SCW presents Apocalypse, live on pay per view, on Sunday, September 11, 2011…”

The scene then reopens and we see Syren, perfectly fine, only a bit of dirt and soot on her clothing and cheeks as Ravyn has turned into a bit of a zombie.

Ravyn: “You know this is only going to make people think you are made of plastic, there Barbie…”

Syren: “Pfft…screw them. We’re Infamous…”

Syren and Ravyn continue to walk off before the scene fades to black.

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The scene then opens up back inside the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome as the crowd roars.

Sharper: “Well the next time we join you on pay per view will be on September 11^th and that will be Apocalypse. All of the fallout of Rise to Greatness will take place there.”

We then see a shot of Sasha Drachewych sitting in the owner’s box in the Metrodome, looking out at the crowd as several other officials sit around her. She just smiles a bit as she realizes she’s on camera.

Kayl: “And there’s our boss, enjoying the show.”

Sharper: “A huge night so far. And this night still keeps going. So much more still to come!”

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Jake Starr vs. Adam Allocco

Indistinguishable echoes, sounding awfully like church choir echoes out as a single bright spotlight shines down upon the stage. On the screen, narrated by the voice of Morgan Freeman:

“Blasted is thee who sin within the ring. God called upon the messiah, delivering an edict of reckoning upon the ignorant primitives with their lackluster wrestling. The messiah set forth to enlighten all those before him, and enlightened they shall be. (Adam 13:21)”

As his voice trails off, gold pyrotechnics explode on the stage and shoot high into the air before sparks shoot out of the big screen as “Save Me” by Shinedown blares over the PA system. As the display stops, by now the song starting to pick up pace, Adam Allocco emerges from behind the curtains and looks out at the crowd before smirking and posing as boos come from all over.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for one-fall. First, on his way to the ring, hailing from San Diego, California, he is Wrestling Enlightenment, Adam Allocco!”

After a moment of soaking in the hate, Allocco starts to head down to the ring. He shouts insults at some fans as he walks down the rampway and towards the ring. He reaches the ring and rolls under the bottom rope before walking over to one of far turnbuckle and looks out at the crowd and smirks before backing away and walking around the ring before turning around and looking at the entrance way.

Sharper: “We saw Shawn Winters and Adam Allocco meet up earlier. I was under the impression that things weren’t quite peachy there.”

Kayl: “It may just be that Allocco wanted to make clear he was doing this for himself. Who knows? But either way, he’s been focusing on Jake Starr. On Breakdown, Allocco did not care to help Winters against Karnivale.”

Sharper: “Who knows with Allocco? He was one of the strategists of Greaternity back in the day. He does know what he’s doing in there. And for this match, he holds a victory over Jake Starr…Jake Starr’s first loss in his SCW career.”

The Metrodome goes dark, with just the sounds of the crowds and the flashes of the cameras. A heartbeat begins to sound throughout the arena...

THUMP THUMP... THUMP THUMP... THUMP THUMP

The beating slowly morphs into the beeping of a hospital monitor, while the screen of the heart monitor follows the beeps on the jumbotron...

BEEP... BEEP... BEEP...

The beeps begin to speed up, faster and faster, before ultimately flatlining.

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP...

As the ominous sound of the flatlining heartbeat echo through the arena, it's quickly interrupted by another heartbeat, but an irregular one. This one, on the screen, shows a star right in the middle of it. That beat continues, and begins to speed up as well. As it reaches an inhuman speed, the opening chord of "Sandstorm" by Darude blasts through the loud speaker, along with a blast of pyrotechnics.

With the blast, Jake Starr emerges from behind the backstage curtain. The crowd erupts, and Jake is taken aback by the energy being pumped in his direction. He pauses, and looks from side to side, cocking a smile, and an eyebrow. He slowly nods before beginning his walk toward the ring. As he walks, he pounds on his chest, points at members of the crowd, toward the ground, and toward himself, and slaps the occasional outstretched hand of some of the fans, while mouthing phrases like, "this is why I do this shit!"

Phillips: “And his opponent, on his way to the ring, from Des Moines, Iowa, he is the Czar of the Shooting Five Star, he is the Social Misfit, he is Jake Starr!”

As he reaches the ring, he quickly ascends the steps, and enters the ring. After getting fully into the ring, he walks to the opposing corner and climbs to the middle turnbuckle. He looks around at the members of the crowd all standing, and acknowledges a couple signs in the audience with smirks and more cocks of the eyebrow. After his initial scan, he beats on his chest twice, and raises his "Misfit Revolution Fist" high into the air, a gesture mimicked by many fans in the crowd. He repeats this gesture on the remaining three turnbuckles, occasionally mouthing this words, "this will ALWAYS be MY HOUSE!"

After interacting with the fans, and completing his tour of the turnbuckles, he finally goes to the corner he initially started in, and leans back into the turnbuckle, and settles, awaiting the start of the match looking at Adam Allocco and smirking a bit.

Sharper: “Jake Starr has been looking forward to this match for two reasons. He can right a wrong early in his SCW career, but not just that. He wins, he sends a huge message to Shawn Winters.”

Kayl: “That’s what it’s about for him. Winters called him out and Starr has been cleared to return. Winters doesn’t want him now.”

Sharper: “And that’s why Allocco is involved. Allocco was more than happy to do this favour for Shawn Winters.”

The bell sounds and Allocco walks out of the corner and walks around the ring as Starr smirks and circle. The two start to walk around and then walk up to each other in the middle of the ring and Starr immediately smacks Allocco. The crowd ohs and Allocco turns away and smirks before turning and nails Starr with a smack of his own. Starr turns away and nods before turning and nailing Allocco with a hard right and Allocco fires back with one of his own. Starr nails him with another before Allocco nails him again too. Starr then nails him with a kick to the ribs before nailing him with a hard right. He then grabs him and turns around before throwing him to the corner. Starr then kicks him in the ribs before nailing him with a hard right and then another and another. Allocco then reaches out and grabs Starr and spins around, throwing Starr in before nailing him with a chop. The crowd woos. Allocco hits another and the crowd woos again. Allocco then nails Starr with a hard right and turns before whipping him across the ring.

Kayl: “Slugfest coming out here. Ken Griffey Jr. is loving this.”

Sharper: “What?”

Kayl: “Old video game? It was awesome. Whatever.”

Starr hits the opposite corner and Allocco runs after him, but Starr gets his elbow up. Allocco stumbles back and Starr runs out and clotheslines him down. Allocco rolls over and gets back up and Starr grabs him and hip tosses him over. Allocco rolls over and gets up and Starr kicks him in the ribs. He then places his head between his legs before setting up for the flip piledriver. The crowd roars, but Allocco back drops him over. Starr gets back up and Allocco nails him with a hard right and then another before a chop. The crowd woos and Allocco whips him into the ropes. Starr bounces off the ropes and Allocco lifts him up onto his shoulders before dropping him down with a Samoan drop. He turns and hooks the leg.

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Starr kicks out. Allocco gets up and stomps Starr in the face. Starr rolls over. He then starts to get up. Allocco grabs him and lifts him up and clubs him in the back. Starr winces and falls over to the ropes. Allocco then grabs him and goes to whip him into the ropes only for Starr to spin through and send Allocco in. Allocco bounces off the ropes and Starr jumps up and dropkicks him down.

Sharper: “Dropkick right to the jaw. Allocco goes down hard.”

Kayl: “Starr hit him perfectly. That had to have dazed Allocco!”

Allocco rolls over and starts to get up and Starr grabs him and drags him up before driving his elbow into the back of Allocco’s head. Allocco falls to his knees and Starr backs up and nails Allocco with a spin kick to the chest. The crowd ohs and Allocco winces. Starr backs up and nails him again. Allocco winces again. Starr then jumps up and dropkicks him in the side of the head. Allocco falls over and Starr goes for the pin.

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Allocco kicks out. Starr gets up and walks away from Allocco. Allocco starts to roll over and slowly starts to get up. Starr bounces off the ropes and comes up at Allocco and nails him with a high knee. Allocco falls forward and into the ropes. Starr then grabs him and drags him away from the ropes before hoisting him up and throwing him back with a back suplex. Starr then rolls over and gets up before exiting to the apron.

Sharper: “Starr now starting to run away with this. He’s building up the offense.”

Kayl: “Well how rusty is Allocco? We haven’t seen him in a match in a long while. Starr at least had a trial match on Breakdown a few weeks back. He’s been wrestling as OSMR too. He’s been in that ring.”

Sharper: “That said, Allocco is one of the most technically sound people in the history of SCW. He knows what to do in that ring. He is very dangerous, especially if you let him start to wrestle his game.”

Starr climbs up to the top rope. Allocco rolls over and starts to get up and Starr gets to the top before diving off and nailing Allocco with a diving twisting elbow to the jaw. Allocco hits the mat and Starr turns and hooks the leg.

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Allocco kicks out. He turns and Starr sits up. He pulls himself up and walks over and drops a leg over the head of Allocco. Allocco rolls over and Starr grabs him and lifts him up. Allocco however hits a jawbreaker for a small reprieve. Starr stumbles back and shakes it off before running back towards Allocco and attempting a hard kick, but Allocco catches the leg before pulling Starr in and hoisting him up before dropping him down throat first on the top rope. Starr falls back and holds his throat. He then starts to get up again and Allocco get up and turns before hitting a backslide on Starr.

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Starr kicks out again and rolls through. He then gets up and Allocco grabs him and jumps up before locking in a guillotine choke, complete with leg scissors. The crowd roars and Starr drops down as Allocco locks it in. Starr starts to look around before feeling around with his legs and then managing to hook the bottom rope with his right leg. The crowd roars as the referee calls for the break.

Sharper: “Allocco pulling out the guillotine choke out of nowhere there.”

Kayl: “Fortunately for Starr, he was close to the ropes. That would’ve ended this night for him face.”

Sharper: “A guillotine choke, if someone knows how to use it, may be one of the most effective moves in wrestling. It can shut someone down in seconds.”

Kayl: “Allocco may be thinking that here, he’s still got it on at three!”

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Allocco lets go and rolls over and the referee snaps at him. Allocco ignores him as Starr rolls over, holding his throat and looking a bit out of it. Allocco walks over and grabs Starr and quickly turns before hoisting him up and hitting a sitout spinebuster into a pin.

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Starr manages to get his shoulder up as the crowd ohs and cheers a bit. Starr rolls over and Allocco just smirks as he rolls with him and locks in a single leg crab. Starr yells out and pushes himself up. Allocco sits down and pulls back as Starr starts to slowly move towards the ropes. Allocco stays on and Starr pushes himself a bit before before lunging and grabbing the bottom rope again. The crowd roars and Allocco holds on for a moment.

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Allocco lets go, again taking the four count before walking around and Starr winces as he rolls to the ropes.

Sharper: “Starr is in a bad way.”

Kayl: “Yeah. I’d say. Allocco is just now keeping him down.”

Sharper: “Smart plan. He can’t hit either of his set-up or his finisher.”

Kayl: “He’s also just causing Starr to nearly lose consciousness or hurt his back. That’s a pretty good reason too!”

Allocco walks back over to Starr and grabs him and pulls him up before clubbing him in the back. He then spins him around and pushes him into the corner before nailing him with a hard right and then a back elbow. The crowd ohs and Allocco then grabs him and whips him across the ring. Starr hits the opposite corner and Allocco runs after him but Starr gets his boot up. Allocco stumbles back and Starr turns around and climbs up to the top rope. Allocco however turns and clubs Starr in the back. He then clubs him again before climbing up to the middle rope. He grabs Starr and goes to hoist him up for a back superplex, but Starr turns and counters with a crossbody.

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Allocco kicks out. Both men get up and Allocco kicks Starr in the ribs. He then pulls him in and double underhooks him, but Starr pulls up and spins through before kicking Allocco in the ribs before spiking him with a DDT. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Starr getting that DDT, countering Allocco double underhook.”

Kayl: “Hey. It’s what works. DDT’s have been working for decades. There’s a reason. They hurt.”

Starr pulls himself up and Allocco rolls over. Starr grabs him and lifts him up before hoisting him up and throwing him back with a vertical suplex. He then gets up and turns before running into the ropes and jumping up to the middle rope and dives back with a lionsault. He then goes for the pin.

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Allocco kicks out. He turns and Starr grabs him and drags him up. He then grabs Allocco and throws him back with a Russian leg sweep. Starr then turns and walks over to the corner. He then starts to climb up to the top rope from the ring. He glances back and then gets to the top. Allocco remains down and Starr dives back and attempts a corkscrew moonsault, connecting. The crowd roars and Allocco rolls over, holding his ribs in pain. Starr then rolls him back.

Sharper: “Corkscrew moonsault! Starr goes high-risk and it pays off.”

Kayl: “Allocco is in a bad way. That could’ve done some big damage to his ribs or something. All of that weight crashing down. That hurts like a son of a bitch!”

Starr then goes for the pin.

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Allocco shoots his shoulder up. Starr looks up. He then gets up and Allocco rolls over. Starr grabs him and drags him up to his feet. He then pulls him in, but Allocco drops to his knees. Starr clubs him in the back and attempts to lift him up again, but Allocco now counters with a release northern lights suplex. Starr rolls over and starts to get up before falling back down. Allocco takes a moment and takes a few deep breaths before rolling over and getting up to his feet. Starr starts to pull himself up and Allocco then kicks him in the ribs and throws him over with a fisherman’s suplex into a bridge.

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Starr kicks out and the crowd roars. Allocco sits up and looks at the referee before getting up and walking over to the ropes and leaning on them for a moment before turning around.

Sharper: “Allocco somewhat surprised that Starr kicked out.”

Kayl: “Yeah, well, Starr doesn’t like to stay down. He’s stubborn like that.”

Sharper: “Former two time World Champion. He’s not going to stay down easy. Not saying Allocco thinks that.”

Kayl: “I am.”

Sharper: “Well you are. Allocco knows Starr will be a challenge. More a matter of keeping him down.”

He turns around and Starr starts to stir. Allocco stomps him in the back. He then rears back and stomps him again. He then lifts him up and drags him up before turning and whipping him into the corner. Starr winces. Allocco runs after him and Starr nails him with a back elbow. Allocco stumbles back and yells out in frustration before turning around and Starr jumps to the middle rope and dives back and nails him with a back kick to the jaw of Allocco. The crowd roars. Starr spins around. He then starts to get up as Allocco gets back up. He turns to Starr and Starr jumps up and dropkicks him down. Allocco rolls over and gets back up and Starr kicks him in the ribs. He then hooks him up, but Allocco spins out and attempts a short-arm clothesline, but Starr ducks and stops. Allocco turns around and Starr kicks him in the ribs before flipping forward and hitting the flip piledriver! The crowd erupts in cheers and Allocco falls to his side. Starr then rolls over and gets up as he looks around.

Sharper: “Piledriver! The flip piledriver!”

Kayl: “Don’t look around. Just hit it!”

Sharper: “Starr has Allocco down!”

Kayl: “Winters is tearing his hair out right now!”

Starr then grabs the top rope and springboards to the top rope. He then looks at Allocco before diving off and hitting the Shooting Five Star! The crowd explodes in cheers and Starr turns and goes for the pin.

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The crowd roars and Starr rolls off. He gets up and raises his arms in the air. The referee raises his arm in the air and Starr just smirks as he stands in the ring and mockingly bows.

Sharper: “And Jake Starr with the exclamation point here at Rise to Greatness!”

Kayl: “And he’s coming for Shawn Winters!”

Phillips: “And your winner, Jake Starr!”

The crowd cheers more and Jake Starr smiles as he looks back at Allocco as Allocco rolls over, holding his ribs in pain. Jake Starr just smirks before walking over to the ropes and dropping down to the floor. He then starts to back away from the ring before turning around and starting make his way up the rampway.

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The scene switches backstage and we see Jason Zero seated in his locker room. We then see Jim Dawson as he starts to walk over to him and kneels down. Zero just slowly eyes him.

Dawson: “Um…Jason….do you mind if we get a word?”

Zero just looks up, now moving his head.

Dawson: “I just wanted to get some comments for your match later tonight.”

Zero looks back down before just looking down at the floor.

Zero: “You want comments. I’m about to go into a match with my greatest rival and if I lose, I don’t get to challenge anymore for the symbol that EVERYONE in this locker room wants to hold onto and hold high over their head. If I win….I get to tell that rival to hit the showers for good. What possible comment can I say besides the fact that six months ago, when CHBK showed his true colours, I told the world I would be standing here with this opportunity to end CHBK and only I could do it.”

Zero pauses for a moment and looks up at Dawson.

Zero: “I stand by that. I have a chance tonight to firmly establish myself as the greatest SCW wrestler of that original generation. It’s always personal with CHBK. No time anymore than tonight. So if you excuse me, I get to play with the strings of fate of both myself and CHBK tonight. And I’d like to make sure I’m in the right frame of mind!”

The crowd roars a bit and Dawson slowly slinks backwards.

Dawson: “Ah….thank you Jason…thank you and good luck.”

Dawson backs away as the camera focuses on Jason Zero for a moment longer before the scene changes.

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We then see a three way shot of Katelyn Buehler in the Chosen locker room, Marina Trent in the Karnivale locker room and Syren in the Infamous locker room. Syren just looks at the SCW Women’s Championship as Katelyn Buehler looks at her “WXCWA championship” and tosses it to the side. Marina Trent meanwhile just looks in the mirror and stares back at the eyes that look at her.

Sharper: “There you see the three individuals who will battle inside the steel cage for the Women’s Championship.”

Kayl: “Another personal battle that will come to a climax here tonight.”

Sharper: “All of that hatred…and with the top prize of the Women’s division on the line!”

We cut back to ringside.

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Billy Mitchell vs. Lucas Knight

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for one-fall!”

The crowd buzzes.

PULL THE TRIGGER!!!!!

Rapid gunshots echo through the arena, the sounds booming in the speakers as bullet holes appear in the black screen, slowly spelling out the name “MITCHELL.” One final shot shatters the screen like glass, the pieces falling away to reveal a fast-cut montage of the man in past matches, celebrating with the fans and putting various opponents way with the ‘Last Ride.’ A violent blast of silver-white flame rips up through the stage, consuming the entranceway in a blinding light as “Shoot To Thrill” thunders through the speakers, sending dazzling silver strobes and spotlights sweeping through the arena. Black light strobes at the back of the entrance tunnel, silhouetting "The Outlaw" as he steps out onto the stage, drawing the crowd into even greater hysterics. Curls of smoke from the explosion swirl around the man as he strides to the top of the ramp and throws his arms out wide.

Phillips: “First, on his way to the ring, from Corona, California, he is ‘Bad’ Billy Mitchell!”

Twisting his head to one side and then the other, Mitchell cracks the bones in his neck before starting down the aisle with a calm, methodical stride, his duster billowing with each loping step. As he passes by, the fans crush themselves up against the guardrails, arms extended as far as possible, while others hold up signs or posters. Moving from one side to the other, he slaps at every single hand he sees, pounding his fist with the older kids as he follows the ring around to the steel steps and climbs up onto the apron. Ducking between the ropes, he turns and vaults onto the second rope, staring out over the tens of thousands still calling out to him. Throwing a fist high in the air, he pounds it twice off his chest before pointing out into the frenzied masses. Dropping to the mat, he crosses to the far corner and leaps up again, gazing out into the crowd on that side before throwing his other fist skyward, earning an even louder ovation than before as he pounds his heart and points in tribute. Cracking a slow, easy smile, Mitchell nods his head and rolls his shoulder back, letting the duster slide down his arms, revealing the hard cut of his physique, drawing more than a few catcalls from the female fans as a result. Draping the coat over the ropes, he drops back to the mat and stretches, throwing a few high-speed punches and elbows while his music slowly fades out.

Sharper: “The biggest challenge in this young man’s career is here tonight. He faces Lucas Knight. He’s been poking the proverbial bear, but tonight, he has to answer to it.”

Kayl: “And Lucas Knight is no slouch. Crap human being, but as a wrestler, there’s a reason in just over a year, he won two major titles including the World Championship.”

Out go the lights with a flick of the switch sending the arena into complete darkness, soon after a sole crimson spotlight hit’s the stage entrance as an infamous quote from Al Pacino hit’s the P.A System along with the opening rift to Redefine by SOiL while the silhouette's of two men can be seen walking onto the stage area.

“YOU THINK YOUR BIG TIME?”

“YOU’RE GONNA DIE BIG TIME!”

“YOU READY? HERE COMES THE PAIN!”

With a boom pyrotechnics’ explodes shooting high into the air and with it Redefine by SOiL kicks into full gear as the lights now come back on and standing on stage once the smoke settles is Lucas Knight decked out in his wrestling attire and a focused look in his eyes, standing alongside him is his friend, mentor and fellow Order of Chaos founder and Infamous advisor Pete Ebdon.

Phillips: “And his opponent, from Los Angeles, California and being accompanied by Pete Ebdon, he is a member of Infamous, he is the Catalyst, Lucas Knight!”

The crowd erupts with a tirade of boo’s as Lucas just confidently begins to walk towards the ring without even a care in the world as Ebdon follows with a smirk on his face. Lucas stops mid drift to talk trash to random fans who obviously say something which caught his attention but he laughs afterwards and continues on with encouragement by Ebdon. He just smirks as he cointinues down the long ramp before stopping at the bottom and taking a moment to look around. He scoffs a bit at the negative reaction before getting to the ring. Lucas leaps up onto the apron and climbs into the ring via the middle ropes and extends his arms as the crowd’s ire towards him grows louder and louder, Ebdon however begins to walk around the ring receiving various taunts from the crowd which he ignores. In the ring Lucas then begins to remove his jacket and hang's it over the steel ring post in his corner before turning around and running at Mitchell and nailing him with a hard right. Mitchell falls back to the corner and Lucas nails him with another shot and then another.

Sharper: “Lucas not wasting time. He’s been less than pleased with what Mitchell has done to him.”

Kayl: “Yeah, well, Lucas also doing what he does best. Take shortcuts!”

Sharper: “Lucas is just hammering away at the corner at the moment.”

Lucas nails him again and then kicks him in the ribs. He then kicks him again and again and Mitchell falls down to a seated position. Lucas then stomps him in the head before walking around the ring. He gets to the middle of the ring before turning around and running at Lucas and nailing him with a hard knee to the face. The crowd ohs and Mitchell falls over. Lucas grabs him and drags him out, smacking him in the back of the head before spinning him around and throwing him over with a vertical suplex. Mitchell winces and Lucas gets up and drives his elbow into the forehead of Mitchell. Mitchell rolls over and Lucas gets up and elbows him again. Lucas then mounts him and grabs him and just starts choking him in a double choke. Mitchell struggles and the referee comes in and calls for the break.

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Lucas gets up and glares at the referee before walking around the ring. Mitchell rolls over coughing and catching his breath.

Sharper: “Lucas just choking the life out of Mitchell.”

Kayl: “Now is that the hatred or just because he can.”

Sharper: “Probably both.”

Lucas turns and Mitchell rolls over and Lucas grabs him and clubs him in the back. He then lifts him up and spins him around and into the corner. Lucas then nails him with a hard right before hitting a chop. The crowd woos. Lucas then kicks him in the ribs before pulling him out and Mitchell suddenly attempts a lariat. Lucas however ducks and looks up a bit surprised. Mitchell stops and turns around and Lucas turns and drills him in the face with a Yakuza kick. Mitchell falls back and rolls over, holding his head in pain. He then starts to get up and Lucas grabs him and drags him up. He then clubs him in the back. He then hoists him up for a back suplex, bit Mitchell manage to back flip through. Lucas attempts a back elbow, but Mitchell ducks and grabs him before hoisting him up and throwing him over with a northern lights suplex into a pin.

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Lucas kicks out. He rolls over and Mitchell rolls over. He then gets up and Lucas pulls himself up and Mitchell runs over and kicks him in the ribs as the crowd cheers. Lucas falls back to the ropes.

Sharper: “Mitchell quickly cutting off Lucas from getting up and perhaps turning this around.”

Kayl: “That suplex did wonders. Now how is he going to follow up. He’s been a bit slow off the draw.”

Sharper: “Perhaps nerves. He’s never competed in front of this many people at one time.”

Kayl: “Tough for him. Welcome to Rise to Greatness!”

Mitchell kicks him again and nails him with an overhead blow to the side of the head. Lucas covers up a bit and Mitchell grabs him and goes to whip him across the ring before giving him an extra push and Lucas hits hard. He falls forward to his knees and slowly gets back up. Mitchell gets up and grabs him before turning and repeating the process back to the opposite corner. Lucas falls over, holding his back and Ebdon just paces at ringside. Lucas slowly gets up and Mitchell then kicks him in the ribs before gutwrenching him up and throwing him down with a gutwrench backbreaker. The crowd ohs and Mitchell goes for the pin.

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Lucas kicks out. He turns and starts to get up. Mitchell turns and grabs him and drags him up. He then turns and whips him into the ropes. Lucas bounces off the ropes and Mitchell grabs him and throws him overhead with a belly to belly suplex. The crowd ohs and cheers and Lucas rolls over to the ropes. He then grabs at the ropes and starts to pull himself up. Ebdon walks over and hands Lucas a pair of brass knuckles before walking away. Mitchell gets up and turns as Lucas hides his hand.

Sharper: “What the hell was that?”

Kayl: “Well I guess Lucas Knight wants to end this faster now.”

Ebdon watches as Mitchell walks over and Lucas turns and nails him in the head. Mitchell stumbles back and falls over to his knees. The referee turns away to check on Mitchell, thinking he was nailed in the eye, but Lucas takes this opportunity to throw the knuckles out of the ring. Ebdon walks over and picks them up, placing them in his pocket. Lucas then lifts Mitchell up from his knees before dropping him with a DDT. The crowd ohs and boos and Lucas rolls Mitchell over and goes for the pin.

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Mitchell shoots his shoulder up and the crowd cheers. Lucas just looks down in a bit of shock before pulling himself up. He looks at Mitchell before walking over and stomping him in the face before stomping him again and again and again. He then walks around the ring as Mitchell rolls over a bit. He starts to pull himself up and Lucas just watches him for a moment. He waits for a moment.

Sharper: “And Mitchell kicks out. Lucas has lost it!”

Kayl: “He thought that would be it. It wasn’t and you can see the frustration.”

Sharper: “My bet is that he figured by this point of the match, he’d be back backstage having a shower and enjoying the show!”

Mitchell stumbles up and Lucas then kicks him in the back and goes for the UKOD, but when Lucas spins him around. Mitchell holds on and grabs Lucas before lifting him up and throwing him back with a release full nelson suplex. The crowd ohs and Lucas rolls through. He starts to get up and gets to the ropes before, clearly dazed, stumbling back around and turning to Mitchell who kicks him in the gut, grabs him by the head and spins him out into the Tough Break. The crowd cheers and Mitchell goes for the pin.

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Lucas kicks out again. He turns and rolls over and Mitchell looks up. He then pulls himself up before falling back to the ropes. He shakes his head, still feeling the impact of Lucas’ brass knuckles shot. Lucas then starts to get up and Mitchell just looks at him and lines him out. Lucas then turns to him and Mitchell attempts the Silver Bullet again. Lucas however ducks and Mitchell stops. He yells out in frustration and turns around and Lucas then scoops him up and spikes him with the Emerald Fusion. The crowd ohs and boos as Lucas just sits next to him. He then rolls over and goes for the pin.

Sharper: “Lucas spikes him! Emerald Fusion.”

Kayl: “That may do more than those brass knuckles. Ebdon seems pleased.”

Sharper: “Ebdon applauding on the floor as Lucas goes for the pin!

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Mitchell shoots his shoulder up. Lucas then rolls off and smacks the canvas. He sits up and slowly starts to pull himself up before glaring at Mitchell. He then grabs Mitchell and lifts him up before pulling him up to his feet. He then grabs him by the arm and starts to set up for a pumphandle, but Mitchell counters with a hip toss. Lucas gets back up and turns around and Mitchell sweeps behind him before throwing him over with a German suplex. The crowd ohs and Mitchell rolls over and holds on. He winces a bit before pulling him back up and Lucas tries to reach for the ropes, but Mitchell hoists him back and throws him back with another German suplex. Mitchell holds on again before rolling over and holding on. He holds on for a moment longer before slowly pulling himself up. Lucas tries to just turn into deadweight, but Mitchell drags him up before throwing him over with a third German suplex, this time releasing him. The crowd roars and Lucas rolls over and onto his stomach. Mitchell sits up and turns before grabbing the ropes and pulling himself up. He then stumbles back to the corner.

Sharper: “Three German suplexes. Lucas Knight has been thrown all over that ring.”

Kayl: “He probably is wishing he hit Mitchell with a couple more shots with those brass knuckles!”

Sharper: “Lucas slowly stirring. Mitchell just waiting. He’s just looking at him. Watching him.”

Lucas stirs and stumbles up. Ebdon tells him to stay down, but Lucas continues to get up. Ebdon then hops onto the apron and Mitchell runs forward and swings, Ebdon falls back. Ebdon stumbles back and nearly into the barricade and Lucas gets up before Mitchell smirks and runs at him and attempts the Silver Bullet again. Lucas ducks again, but Mitchell bounces off the ropes and Lucas turns around and Mitchell drills him with the Silver Bullet on the rebound. The crowd ohs and Mitchell drops down for the pin.

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The crowd cheers and Mitchell looks up and smiles. He then gets up as Lucas rolls over in pain. Ebdon just turns and looks up in the ring saddened.

Sharper: “Billy Mitchell! He’s done it!”

Kayl: “He just drilled Lucas Knight! His head is still rolling down at ringside!”

Sharper: “Billy Mitchell defeats Lucas Knight here tonight at Rise to Greatness. What a win for him!”

Phillips: “And here is your winner, Billy Mitchell!”

The crowd cheers as Mitchell falls back to the ropes and raises his hand. The referee comes over and holds it up as Mitchell then looks at Lucas and yells at him before backing away and walking over to the corner. He climbs up and looks around as his music plays throughout the arena. The crowd continues to cheers as Lucas Knight slowly rolls over and slowly heads to the ropes. Ebdon grabs him and helps him out before holding him up and dragging him around ringside. Mitchell continues his celebration before we head backstage.

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The scene opens up backstage as we see Anthony Wallace with Nicole Kinneck in the Rejected locker room. Nicole Kinneck looks ready to fight and Anthony Wallace checks on her and can be seen saying a few things before Nicole jumps up, smiling before grabbing a handful of gummy bears and eating them only to spit them out and grab Wallace by the face and give him a quick kiss, before shoving him back into the wall. Wallace just looks down before shaking his head as Kinneck turns and walks off.

Kayl: “Whoa…”

Sharper: “Kinneck is all over the place as we’ve noticed and in a few moments…”

We then see a picture of Nicole Kinneck before we see a picture of Hallucigen come up on the screen before fading to a still of Nicole Kinneck vs. Hallucigen.

Sharper: “…she will challenge Hallucigen for the SCW Underground Champion. This all started the first Breakdown after Taking Hold of the Flame!”

The scene then fades to black.

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RECAP:

The scene opens up to show the ring at Breakdown to show Dark Fantasy in the ring in one corner before showing Nicole Kinneck and Anthony Wallace in the other. We then see Ducky and Wallace hitting an assisted back suplex on Ravyn Taylor before we see Hallucigen. He waves at Ducky and tells her to come at him. Ducky runs over and Hallucigen pulls her over the top rope and dumping her down onto the floor. The crowd roars and then boos as the referee calls for the bell. Wallace turns around and Hallucigen just looks at Ducky winces on the ground before turning back to Wallace.

Kayl: “What?!”

Sharper: “Hallucigen just dumped Ducky to the floor?!”

He then flips off Wallace before turning back to Ducky and nailing her with the Take a Knee on the floor. She winces in slow motion before we see Hallucigen standing over her.

Hallucigen: “He’s MY hero! NOT YOURS! Mine! I was supposed to be his favourite! I WAS!”

Ducky: “Hally........”

Hallucigen: “Don’t call me that! You RUINED everything!”

Hallucigen just yells at her as Ducky tries to go towards him, almost unable to comprehend what happened.

Hallucigen: “Now you and your boyfriend know who hired them...

We see a sudden cut to show Disco Ninja closing a door backstage on Nicole Kinneck’s arm before cutting to show Kraven Blake choking Kinneck out at Taking Hold of the Flame.

Hallucigen: “ You couldn’t even help me for once! You couldn’t even change my mind! You’ve just ruined everything....Dillusion.....he was supposed to be friends with ME! Not you!”

We then see a shot of Hallucigen yelling for help at Taking Hold of the Flame as Ducky is in the ring on the other side of the ring, not hearing it. This then cuts to show Hallucigen on Ammo walking out with the SCW Underground Championship.

Hallucigen: “Good evening to all of the faithful Dillusion followers who have come here to bear witness to one of the defining moments of our generation. As it is tonight, that just like the union that is peanut butter and jelly, or that of Long Island and rising crime rates, we see Dillusion finally reunited with that which he values more in the world, the SCW Underground Championship.”

We hear boos as Hallucigen looks around.

Hallucigen: “And so for once, and allow me to point this out very carefully since I know her simple mind is well, a bit non-existent, but if Nicole Kinneck could please not come down to the ring. There will be no gummy bears. No one cares about Brittany Lohan. You’re not special. You suck. You stolen Dillusion from me LONG ENOUGH. You are NOT his favourite. I AM!”

We then see Kraven Blake making his way down before showing him standing guard. We then see Dillusion walking down to the ring and standing in the ring by Hallucigen.

Hallucigen: “Allow me to present you with the Underground Championship. I’ve got to be the favourite now.”

Dillusion just looks at Hallucigen as Hallucigen drops down to a knee and extends the Underground Championship belt to him. Dillusion just shakes his head and clearly can be seen telling him “No.” Hallucigen looks up and looks confused.

Hallucigen: “Is this not what you want?”

Dillusion shakes his head. Hallucigen then looks down before looking at him before then turning and throwing the Underground Championship down. He turns around, looking devastated as Dillusion looks at the Underground Championship being thrown down and turns before spinning Hallucigen around. He then nails him with a hard right. Hallucigen falls to the mat and the crowd roars.

Dawson: “Oh! Hallucigen just threw the belt down and Dillusion just clocked him!”

This is followed up with a quick shot of Hudson before showing him coming into the ring before we see Kinneck and Wallace show up as the chorus “Neon Black” by Candy Coated Killaz starts to play in the background. We then see Wallace run over to Blake and attack him before Kinneck slides into the ring as Hallucigen makes his exit. This is followed up with a shot of the end of the Rachel Foxx/Hallucigen Underground Championship match where we see Kinneck attacking Hallucigen with repeated right hands before Hallucigen manages to get free and slide under the ropes before turning and blasting her with the Underground Championship. Hallucigen just smirks as he walks away. This is then followed up with Hallucigen on Breakdown when Hudson then grabs him and places the noose over his head causing Dillusion, Wallace and Kinneck to run down. We then see Dillusion going after Hudson as the focus turns back to Kinneck who just stands over Hallucigen and then lets out a yell. She kicks him hard in the ribs. She then drops down and starts to hammer away at Hallucigen as the crowd roars. Wallace just smirks as he watches. Hallucigen covers up and Kinneck continues to hammer away. Security comes over and Wallace pulls Kinneck away and Hallucigen gets up and holds his ribs as he gets away and Kinneck and Wallace just look on as the music comes to an abrupt end and fades to black.

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Nicole “Ducky” Kinneck vs. Hallucigen

SCW Underground Championship

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for one-fall and is for the SCW Underground Championship!”

The SCW Underground Championship logo comes up on the screen before slowly fading out to the bottom corner. The intro to "Feel Like I do" By Drowning Pool begins to play over the PA system as all the lights in the arena shut off. Suddenly, strobe lights begin to flicker as Kinneck steps onto the entrance way with a straight jacket on. A wave of cheers fill the arena as Kinneck screams at the top of her lungs and tries to struggle and thrash herself free from the straight jacket.

"I got 2 bloody knees and a brand new scar
So come along son and ask me just how far..."

Kinneck looks around and turns her head before then running down the rampway and going over to the fans before spinning around and trying to get out of her strait-jacket.

"What kind of friend would bite my hand
If I stuck it out like I gave a Goddamn
My eyes are open wide and I, I hate what I find"

Kinneck moves back to the center of the ramp as she continues to thrash violently, then throws her head back as a blood curdling scream escapes her throat. She then manages to get the strait-jacket off and throws it down before nodding. She throws her fist into the air victoriously as she screams at the top of her lungs.

Phillips: “First, on her way to the ring, the challenger, hailing from San Francisco, California, she is a member of the Rejected, she is Nicole ‘Ducky’ Kinneck!”

"The love, the hate, regret
We all have it
(Hey!, Hey!)"

Kinneck grins and pumps her fist in the air for the "Hey, Hey" Part in the song. The crowd does it with her as she skips her way to the ring.

"We all have it (Hey, Hey!)..."

The crowd goes wild as Kinneck reaches into her pocket and flings a fist full of gummy bears into the crowd. She climbs up on the ropes and somersaults over them into the ring. Kinneck then quickly stands and begins to skip around the ring with her fist in the air as she sings along to the final part of her song.

"Raise your hands if you feel like do
Scream aloud if you feel like I do
Bring the hell if you feel like I do
Like you do
Like we all do."

The song dies down and Kinneck pops a piece of bubble gum in her mouth with a quirky grin on her face, waiting for the match to start, before starting to skip around the ring.

Kayl: “Kinneck looks rather happy to be here.”

Sharper: “I’m a bit surprised she’s not more ready to fight, I guess. After what Hallucigen has put her through, I would expect the possibility of revenge here.”

Kayl: “Well, who knows with her. She’s all over the place. She’s not all there and that just has helped her as no one knows what to expect from her!”

Just when the crowd begins to settle, their heartbeats slowing, oxygen once again filling their lungs, "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid," results in another uproar. The crowd starts to boo loudly as the spotlights focus on the entrance way. Green laser lights shoot out as well and shine over the shoulders of Hallucigen as he walks out from the back with the Underground Championship over his shoulder. He looks at the ring and the capacity crowd and just takes in the moment for a second or two.

Phillips: “And her opponent, from Cincinnati, Ohio, he is the SCW Underground Champion and the self-proclaimed favourite of Dillusion, he is Hallucigen!”

The crowd boos more and Hallucigen starts to make his way to the ring, smiling as he hears his introduction. Kinneck just looks at him with her head cocked to the side. Hallucigen continues on his way to the ring before stopping and starting look around before turning to the opposite side, gauging reactions of the crowd. They boo him before he shakes his head and continues on his way to the ring. He then hops onto the apron and Nicole Kinneck runs forward and spears him through the ropes before taking him down to the floor. The crowd roars and Nicole Kinneck rolls off. Hallucigen holds his back in pain and rolls over. The referee calls for the bell to start the match before turning and exiting to the floor.

Kayl: “Kinneck just said hi in her fun, bubbly way!”

Sharper: “Spear through the ropes and this match kicks off in explosive style. The Underground Championship is on the line.”

Kayl: “And this match is starting outside of the ring. Bell sounds. Here we go!”

Kinneck gets up and Hallucigen starts to get up and Kinneck lets out a yell before kicking Hallucigen in the ribs and kicking him again and then stomping him in the face before the chest. Hallucigen just manages to cover up a bit and Kinneck keeps stomping away. She then drops down and mounts Hallucigen, biting him in the forehead. The crowd roars and Hallucigen yells out. Ducky nearly tears some of the top of his mask before getting shoved off by Hallucigen. Ducky gets up and looks around as Hallucigen starts to get up and Ducky then turns and runs at him and yells out before spearing Hallucigen hard into the barricade. The crowd ohs as Hallucigen falls over, holding his back in pain. Kinneck then starts to get up, holding her head a bit before walking around.

Sharper: “Kinneck with another hard spear on Hallucigen. This time she drives him into the barricade.”

Kayl: “Kinneck may be small, but she’s just going right after Hallucigen with all of that rage she’s bottled up.”

Sharper: “She’s not skipping around. She’s just trying to destroy Hallucigen!”

Kayl: “And in an Underground Championship match, only a perfect match to do it in!”

Kinneck turns and runs at Hallucigen as he starts to get up and stomps him in the head. Hallucigen falls over. Kinneck drops down and then starts to choke him against the barricade. Hallucigen struggles and Kinneck continues to push down before Hallucigen reaches up and shoves her back by pie-facing her. Kinneck turns around and Hallucigen starts to get up. Kinneck goes to kick her, but Hallucigen grabs her before pulling her in and turning and just throwing her down, hard, back first into the barricade. The crowd ohs and Kinneck stumbles forward and falls to the mats.

Kayl: “And that’s where being small sucks.”

Sharper: “Hallucigen just muscled her up and threw her down into the barricade. Those barricades hurt. There’s only a little bit of padding around.”

Kayl: “Seems to be a pattern here. Little pads on the floor. Little pads on the barricade.”

Kinneck starts to get up and Hallucigen walks over and grabs her before spinning her around and just shoving her hard back and head first into the steel steps. The crowd ohs and Kinneck just slowly falls over towards the ring. Hallucigen just smirks as the crowd boos. He then turns around and walks over to the far ringpost before holding it. He then looks at Kinneck as she remains down and Hallucigen runs at Kinneck. Kinneck doesn’t move as Hallucigen drills her with a vicious knee, sandwiching her into the steel steps. The top half comes off a bit and the crowd ohs as Kinneck just falls over. Hallucigen then backs away and looks at Kinneck before bending over and grabbing her, dragging her away and throwing her down on the mats. He follows up for a pin.

1!

2!

Kinneck manages to somehow kick out. Hallucigen looks down before looking up and getting up. He then stomps her in the head before backing up and stomping her again.

Sharper: “Hallucigen shockingly…a bit overconfident…”

Kayl: “Well he thinks he’s better than Kinneck in every way. Maybe he was expecting her to be dead to the world after getting her head knocked around!”

Hallucigen grabs Kinneck and drags her up and turns before rolling her into the ring. Kinneck rolls over and to her stomach. Hallucigen then turns and grabs the ring apron before hoisting it up and looking under the ring. He then grabs a steel chair and lifts it up before placing it on the apron. Hallucigen then reaches underneath the ring and grabs a table and hoists it up as the crowd roars. He then lifts it up before placing it on the apron and sliding it in. He then enters the ring and holds his back a bit. He gets up and Kinneck starts to get up and Hallucigen runs over and nails her with a high knee lift, knocking her back down. Hallucigen then turns and looks at her and then back to the table and chair and smiles before lifting up the table and placing it into the corner. He makes sure it will stay before turning and grabbing the steel chair. He lifts it up and then turns to Kinneck as she stirs and tells her to start to get up.

Sharper: “Oh God. Hallucigen is just waiting for Kinneck to turn around.”

Kayl: “We’ve been talking about how Kinneck can do anything, but so can Hallucigen?”

Sharper: “And jealousy can be a hell of a motivator when you can do anything to the person you’re jealous of!”

Kinneck starts to get up and Hallucigen then lifts the chair up and drills it into the face of Kinneck. Kinneck falls back and Hallucigen smiles before looking down at her. Kinneck rolls over, holding her head and Hallucigen then grabs her and drags her up before placing the chair against the face of Kinneck. He then grabs her and holds her before leg sweeping her down and face first into the chair. The crowd ohs and Hallucigen then turns and places the chair away. He turns and looks at Kinneck and grabs her and then hoists her up by the hair. Kinneck twists and turns, trying to get free and Hallucigen clubs her in the back. He then spins her around and knees her in the ribs. He then turns and goes to throw her into the table. Kinneck however stops and Hallucigen goes for another knee, but Kinneck blocks it and then hits a headbutt. She rears back and nails him with another before both looking a bit dazed. Kinneck then runs at him and jumps up and just tackles him down with a variation of a Lou Thesz press. Kinneck then rolls over and gets up. Hallucigen starts to get up and Kinneck then turns and grabs Hallucigen and lifts him up before turning and just throwing him face first through the middle of the table, causing it to implode on impact. The crowd roars. Kinneck then stumbles back and just stares at the destroyed table.

Sharper: “Hallucigen sent face first through the table.”

Kayl: “Kinneck just grabbed him and threw him through. I didn’t even know she had that strength.”

Sharper: “All anger? Just something deep down? I don’t know.”

Kinneck just stares at it before smiling and jumping up and down. She then walks over and grabs the top half of the table and pulls it away, causing it to break entirely from the other half trapped under Hallucigen. She then takes the table and starts to lick the broken edge, smiling before then suddenly shaking and throwing it down. She then spins around before looking at Hallucigen and then shaking her head and turning to the chair. She smiles grabbing it and lifting it up. Hallucigen starts to get up and Kinneck lets out a yell before running at Hallucigen just jumping up and throwing the chair hard into his head. The crowd cheers and Hallucigen stumbles back and nearly falls over to the middle of the ring. He starts to get up and Kinneck grabs the chair and almost hugs it before turning and running over to Hallucigen and jumping up and hitting a splash, driving the chair into the back of Hallucigen. Hallucigen winces and Kinneck then gets up and lifts up the chair and just throws it down again. Hallucigen rolls over in pain and starts to get up.

Sharper: “Kinneck splashes down with that chair.”

Kayl: “Then throws it down.”

Sharper: “She’s almost having a tantrum of sorts on Hallucigen.”

Kayl: “I thought we saw a goofy title match at Riding the Lightning. This one may be right up there.”

Kinneck then grabs Hallucigen and goes for the pin.

1!

2!

Hallucigen kicks out. The crowd boos and Hallucigen rolls over and starts to get up. Kinneck pulls herself up and looks around before then turning back to Hallucigen and going to her hands and knees and hammering down with a number of just hammerstrikes to the back. Hallucigen rolls over and Ducky goes to nail him some more, but Hallucigen grabs the wrists before managing to hit a knee to the side of the head. Nicole falls over and starts to get up. Hallucigen then pulls himself up and Nicole turns back to Hallucigen and lets out a yell before going for a hard right, but Hallucigen blocks it and counters with a jawbreaker. He then knees her in the ribs before turning and running into the ropes. He bounces off the ropes and jumps up onto the back of Kinneck, driving his knees in, only to flip forward into a sunset flip into a double knee backbreaker! The crowd ohs and Kinneck rolls over, holding her back in pain and nearly spasming as she gets to the ropes.

Kayl: “Oh! Chiropractors are going to get work tonight!”

Sharper: “Hallucigen with a very innovative backbreaker. I’ve never seen something like that before!”

Kayl: “Well probably for good reason. He just broke her in two with it. Maybe he was saving it just for her!”

Kinneck remains down and grimacing in pain. Hallucigen then grabs her and starts to lift her up before turning and kneeing her hard in the face. Kinneck falls through to the apron and starts to pull herself up. Hallucigen turns and runs into the opposite ropes and bounces off them before jumping up for a double knee, but Kinneck drops down and Hallucigen hits the top rope and goes up and over to the floor. He hits hard and winces and slowly starts to get up. Ducky then gets up and stumbles back to the ringpost. She then smiles before jumping up and Hallucigen gets up and Ducky runs forward and dives off with a flip right into Hallucigen. The crowd roars. Ducky then gets up and looks around before looking at the ring bell. She walks over before going to grab at it, but the timekeeper stops her. Ducky looks at him before turning and snatching the hammer from him. He then hits the bell and smiles, jumping up and down. The timekeeper tries to get it back and Ducky hits the bell again. She then holds the hammer away before turning and the timekeeper goes to grab it and Ducky suddenly turns and nails the timekeeper in the head with the hammer. The crowd ohs. Kinneck grabs the ring bell and smiles sadistically as Hallucigen starts to get up.

Kayl: “Jesus! It’s like don’t feed the animals. If Ducky takes your hammer, you just let her have it!”

Sharper: “And she’s in the middle of a match where for a title against someone she hates and she’s doing this.”

Kayl: “Hey. I’ve been trying to get mental evaluations standard in SCW, but apparently no one listen. Like come on. Look at her! She’s all over the place!”

Kinneck then turns and looks at Hallucigen as he gets up and Kinneck turns and nails him hard in the head with the ring bell. The crowd ohs and Kinneck just smiles and laughs a bit before looking at Hallucigen and bringing the ring bell up before driving it down into the face of Hallucigen again. The crowd ohs and Hallucigen winces before rolling over and spasming. Kinneck gets up and turns and tosses the bell into the ring before grabbing Hallucigen. She then tries to lift him up, but struggles, just dragging him to the ring. She then bends over and lifts Hallucigen up, by placing herself under him and managing to lean him on the apron. Kinneck rolls in before getting up and grabbing Hallucigen by the arm and just pulling back, slowly dragging him into the ring. She then falls over as Hallucigen gets into the ring, partly out onto the apron. Kinneck then gets up and looks around as Hallucigen starts to stir. Kinneck then grabs the ring bell and holds it up again. He then stomps Hallucigen in the head. Hallucigen rolls over and starts to stir. Kinneck backs up and just looks at him.

Sharper: “She’s got that ring bell. Hallucigen is just now slowly coming to and Kinneck is waiting for him.”

Kayl: “Almost like she’s focused enough to get the revenge she wants.”

Sharper: “Well, for good reason. Regardless, Hallucigen may be wishing he just stayed down here. He may be regretting what he did on Breakdown after Taking Hold of the Flame!”

Hallucigen continues to stir and Kinneck then turns and places the ring bell on the head of Hallucigen before turning and grabbing the steel chair. She starts to seethe and spit flies out of her mouth and to the mat before she lifts the chair up and brings it down across the ring bell and the face of Hallucigen. She then lifts it up and nails him again. She hits him again before turning to the body and nailing him in the legs before the chest and then the arm and then the chest again before nailing him in the head, even though the ringbell had slid off. Kinneck then throws the chair down before going for the pin. The crowd just counts with it.

1!

2!

3!

The crowd roars and Kinneck rolls over and looks around before turning her head. She then smiles widely before jumping up and throwing her arms in the air. The referee turns and hands her the SCW Underground Championship as she looks at it and smiles before starting to spin around the ring.

Phillips: “Here is your winner and NEW SCW Underground Champion, Nicole Kinneck!”

The crowd roars.

Kayl: “I don’t believe it.”

Sharper: “She got revenge and damn…I’ve never seen that much rage out of her, but she just defeated Hallucigen and not only that, she’s now the Underground Champion!”

Anthony Wallace jogs out from the back and starts to make the long way down as Ducky just looks at the title and holds it before smiling and hugging it. She then throws it in the air and it plummets back down before she runs over and grabs it and hugs it again. Hallucigen meanwhile is down and we see a few more officials come out from the back to check on him as Wallace jogs down to the ring and applauds. Ducky then looks over to him as Wallace slides into the ring. He then walks over and grabs Ducky and hugs her before raising her arm. The crowd cheers some more. Ducky just smiles before turning and looking at the title and smiling. Wallace holds her arm again.

Sharper: “I don’t know if she realizes this, but this is a huge night for her. Not just personally, but professionally.”

Kayl: “I’m sure part of her realizes it. The other parts, no so much!”

Sharper: “What a win for Nicole Kinneck!”

Ducky continues to celebrate with Wallace as Wallace briefly looks over at Hallucigen and smirks as he now starts to stir, clearly in pain. The scene continues to play out before we cut backstage.

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The scene opens up backstage as we see Ravyn Taylor in the trainer’s room getting checked out by the trainer. She then shoves him off.

Ravyn: “I’m fine.”

Trainer: “It’s just standard. You know this.”

Ravyn: “Whatever.”

There is then a knock at the door as we see Jessica Winters come in. Ravyn rolls her eyes as Marcus King stands up.

Jessica: “Hey…I was just wondering if I could get a word with Ravyn.”

Ravyn: “No.”

Marcus: “You heard her.”

Jessica just looks at Ravyn before turning and walking out of the trainer’s room. She backs away and shakes her head before turning to the cameraman before we then see Shaun Cruze walking up to her. The crowd cheers. Cruze walks up with the briefcase from earlier in his hand and smirks as he walks over to Jessica.

Cruze: “Everything fine?’

Jessica: “Oh…Shaun…Yeah. Ravyn’s in there and doesn’t want an interview.”

Cruze: “Big shock. Probably sad because Infamous’ night isn’t going too hot. See what happens when you piss off enough people.”

Cruze smirks as Jessica turns to him.

Jessica: “Well do you mind an impromptu interview then?”

Cruze: “Well I don’t know. I did just win the scaffold scramble. I may be too busy…”

Jessica rolls her eyes a bit.

Cruze: “Oh go ahead. I’m kidding. It’s Rise to Greatness. I’m on top of the world!”

Jessica turns to him.

Jessica: “Well I’ll keep it simple. You won Scaffold Scramble. What are you plans?”

Cruze smirks before looking at the briefcase.

Cruze: “A lot of options out there. A lot of people I could go for. But right now, I just got done somehow beating five other hungry people for this briefcase. Who I’ll face…when I’ll face them. I don’t know. But I promise I won’t make you wait long. I’m going to see how tonight settles. Then I’ll think about it. I’m not pleased that Infamous now has the Adrenaline Championship. I’d go after Kinneck, but right now, I think we’d all be best to stay clear of her. Shilo has some gold he may need to part with. Who knows? Well…I do. And I have to say…it feels damn good.”

Jessica: “Well congratulations Shaun. Just choose wisely.”

Cruze: “Don’t worry. I plan to.”

Cruze turns and walks off. Jessica just sighs as she turns back to the camera and we head back to ringside.

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Chad Evans & James Evans vs. E.P.I.C. (James Exeter & Matt Hodges)

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is a tag team match and is scheduled for one-fall!”

The arena goes black, and the sound of electricity is heard. Suddenly, electrified green and blue letters appear on the screen.

E.
P.
I.
C.

Electricity surrounds the letters and they flash wildly before exploding. “Flight of the Valkryies” starts to play throughout the arena. The lights come up as Matt Hodges and James Exeter quickly make their way onto the stage, adorned in their super hero costumes. They both go to opposite corners of the stage and leap into action. Literally. They leap and strike poses at the crowd, in a very heroic manner. The two hold the poses for a moment.

Phillips: “First, on their way to the ring, from the HALL OF JUSTICE. Weighing in at a combined weight of… 45 mystical ounces… They are Matt-man, Matt Hodges, and The Cardinal, James Exeter! Entertaining People In Cohesion!!”

Matt Hodges just shakes his head as James just nods approvingly and starts to make his way down the rampway. Matt Hodges does the same and they both slap hands with several fans on their way down to the ring. Matt walks up the ring steps quite casually as James slides in under the bottom rope and runs to the far corner, leaping up to the middle rope and posing. Matt climbs up to the middle rope of the opposite corner and simply holds his arms outstretched. The two hop down from the corner and meet in the center of the ring, high-fiving, before they move to their corner and wait for the match to begin. Matt Hodges just smirks before walking around the ring.

Kayl: “So, I’ve decided that I’m going to join these two.”

Sharper: “Oh?”

Kayl: “Well I’m entertaining. I probably only weight a handful of mystical ounces. I’d be perfect.”

Sharper: “You’d have to wear spandex.”

Kayl: “I can live with that.”

Sharper: “Well in any case, as our viewers attempt to get that image out of their head, James Exeter and Matt Hodges, two former World Champions, are in the ring. They are looking to take out Chad Evans. This is an interesting match just due to the sheer unpredictability of it all. Regardless, Matt Hodges and James Exeter may like to have fun, they have some pissed off people standing across the ring from them.”

"New Low" begins to blare through the PA system and the crowd begins booing as the arena lights begin to flicker along with the beat of the music. A few moments pass before James Evans walks out from the back and looks around the Metrodome while standing on the stage. He just looks at the ring and smirks before starting to slowly make his way down to the ring.

Phillips: “And their opponents, first from Los Angeles, California, he is a member of the Chosen, he is the Second Coming, James Evans!”

The crowd boos further and James Evans just continues to walk down to the ring. He looks down as the camera follows him and he ignores the fans on either side of him. He just looks down at James Exeter and Matt Hodges before stopping at the floor. He then looks back before shaking his head and turning before rolling into the ring. He then gets up and looks at James Exeter and Matt Hodges before turning to the referee and starting to yell at him to start the match. James tries to get him to call for it, but the referee tells him to get back. James Evans just shakes his head as he walks over to the Chosen corner and turns back around, the referee stops him again./

Sharper: “James Evans wants to just start this now.”

Kayl: “Yeah. He hates his partner. And he wants to kick ass himself. Hell, if you ask him, he probably could take on James Exeter, Matt Hodges, Shawn Winters, the Flash, Batman and Superman and come out the victor.”

"Broken Dreams" by Shamans Harvest begins playing as the lights dim to different shades of gold. Smoke begins filling up the top of the stage as Chad Evans steps out from behind the curtains wearing a white robe with the sleeves short with a hood over his head. He then stops before glancing back and we see Alexis Rayne walk out from the back and stand next to Chad Evans. Chad turns back to the ring and just extends his arms out and spins around slowly as gold sparks rain down onto him and Alexis Rayne from underneath the big screen. He then turns and stops and looks down at the ring before starting to make his way down.

Phillips: “And his partner, being accompanied by Alexis Rayne, hailing from his own personal heaven, he is the leader of the Chosen, he is God Himself, Chad Evans!”

The boos intensify as Chad drops his arms as he begins making his way down the ramp. He takes the long walk as James Evans just turns and pushes past the referee and goes over to James Exeter and nails him with a hard right before turning and nailing Matt Hodges. The crowd boos and Chad just shakes his head as the bell sounds to start the match.

Sharper: “James Evans not waiting for Chad to make his way down to the ring.”

Kayl: “Well I guess he’s going to try and match the Flash and beat Hodges and Exeter in record time then!”

James Evans turns and kicks James Exeter in the ribs before throwing him through the ropes and to the floor. He turns back and nails Matt Hodges with a chop. The crowd woos. He then nails him again with another chop. The crowd woos again and James Evans then grabs him and drags him out before throwing him down with a snapmare and kicking Hodges hard in the back. He then turns and kicks him in the chest and jumps up and hits a knee drop. He then goes for the pin, closer to the E.P.I.C. corner.

1!

2!

Hodges kicks out. James Evans gets up and Hodges rolls over. James Evans gets up as Chad Evans takes off his entrance attire and pulls himself onto the apron. He then looks at James Evans and tells him to get over, but James Evans ignores him, lifting Hodges up and kneeing him in the ribs. He then rears back and knees him again before turning and whipping him into the ropes. Hodges bounces off the ropes and James goes for the back drop, but Hodges spins through and grabs James Evans and pushes forward and into the ropes. James grabs the ropes and Hodges rolls back. James Evans then turns and flips off Chad Evans before turning around and Hodges then grabs him and throws him over with and overhead T-Bone suplex.

Sharper: “Oh what a T-Bone. Up and over. James Evans sent into orbit.”

Kayl: “And Hodges just reminded James Evans that James is facing him and Exeter. NOT Chad Evans!”

James Evans rolls over and starts to get up and Chad just smirks, laughing at him a bit and Hodges then kicks him in the ribs before hooking his head and throwing him over with a vertical suplex. He then rolls over and gets up before driving his elbow into the chest of James Evans. He then grabs him and lifts him up before wrenching the arm and tagging in Exeter. Exeter slingshots himself into the ring as he’s long since returned to the apron. Exeter then kicks him in the ribs and Hodges turns and runs into the ropes. He bounces off then and Exeter snapmares him over and Hodges immediately runs and nails him with a dropkick. The crowd ohs and Exeter turns and hits a flipping senton. He however turns and then grabs James Evans and lifts him up. Hodges exits the ring and James turns and throws James Evans into the Chosen corner. He then backs up and tells Chad to get in.

Sharper: “James Evans may not know where he is. Snapmare into the dropkick and James Exeter is letting him make the tag.”

Kayl: “Well it all started with Chad. They wanted to show that God himself isn’t quite so holy anymore. He’s lost a step. They have a lot of history going back. Apotheosis and all that.”

Sharper: “And Chad is happy to oblige. He doesn’t too highly of James Evans.”

Chad enters the ring as James remains in, still out of it. Chad then turns and grabs James Evans and dumps him through the ropes and onto the apron. He then turns and runs at James Exeter and Exeter takes him over with an arm drag. Chad rolls through and gets up and Exeter kicks him in the ribs before hooking him up, but Chad spins through and pulls him in for a short-arm clothesline. The crowd boos and Chad looks out at the crowd unimpressed. He turns back to Exeter as Exeter pulls himself up and Chad kicks him in the ribs. He then clubs him in the back. He lifts him back up and throws him over with a hard back suplex. He then turns and over and goes for the pin.

1!

2!

Exeter kicks out easily. He rolls over and Chad grabs him and drags him up before kneeing him hard in the side of the head. Exeter stumbles over to the corner. Chad then kicks him in the ribs before grabbing onto the top rope and stomping him in the ribs and kicking him again and again and again. Exeter drops down to a seated position. Chad then turns and grabs him and pulls him out before grabbing him in a front-face lock and hoisting him up only to drop him down hard on the top rope. Chad then nails him with a hard right.

Sharper: “Chad taking Exeter to the top rope. I don’t agree with this.”

Kayl: “Maybe he’s hoping to end Exeter quick. I don’t know.”

Sharper: “Either way. You’re putting a high-flier on the top rope. That’s never something you really want to aim for!”

Chad then nails him again and then grabs him by the head and pulls him out of the corner. James Exeter holds on and tries to block it, but only for Chad to spin out and drop Exeter with a very dangerous looking swinging neckbreaker out of the corner. The crowd ohs and Exeter rolls over and ends up half in the ropes. Chad gets up and grabs him and drags him out before throwing him down and going for the pin.

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Hodges enters and runs over, breaking it up. He then backs up and Chad gets up and glares at him. James Evans snaps at Chad, but Chad just ignores him before grabbing James Exeter and dragging him up. He then turns and whips him into the ropes. Exeter bounces off the ropes and Chad lifts him up onto his shoulders. Chad goes for a TKO, but Exeter lands on his feet and then turns and hits a neckbreaker of his own. He rolls over and Chad rolls over, holding his head. James Evans extends for the tag as Exeter turns and crawls over to the ropes.

Sharper: “Chad Evans caught by Exeter. James Evans wants the tag. No surprise there.”

Kayl: “Yeah, but it’s not to help Chad. It’s to keep him out of the ring. E.P.I.C. may be going from the Cardinal to Matt-man.”

Exeter pulls himself up and tags in Matt Hodges. Hodges enters and Chad starts to crawl over and James Evans then suddenly pulls away his arm. He smirks as Chad then looks up and Hodges stomps him in the back of the head. The crowd cheers James Evans a bit only for Hodges to nail him with a right hand. He turns back and grabs Chad and drags him up and quickly spins him out with a swinging neckbreaker. Hodges then goes for the pin.

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James Evans enters the ring and breaks up the pin. Hodges rolls over and James Evans then quickly kicks him in the ribs and spikes him with a DDT. He then gets up and yells at Hodges as the referee tells him to get out of the ring. Chad Evans rolls over and to the ropes as Hodges rolls away, holding his face in pain.

Sharper: “James Evans just entered the ring and spiked Matt Hodges!”

Kayl: “He didn’t seem too happy with that right hand Hodges caught him with.”

Sharper: “I’m not shocked about that. But that was narrowly a disqualification if you think about it. For someone who wants to make his historical moment that was damn reckless.”

Chad slowly gets up and Hodges then starts to stir and Chad grabs him and lifts him up with a gutwrench and suplexes him over. Hodges winces and Chad then spins around him and grabs the arm of Hodges before pulling on it. Hodges yells out and Chad slowly lifts him up, while still holding onto it before then throwing him back with a Russian leg sweep. Chad then turns and goes for the pin.

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James Evans enters and then breaks up that pin too. The crowd roars and Chad looks up and snaps at him. James Evans backs up and stands on the apron as Chad Evans walks over to him and James then smiles before tagging himself in and grabbing Chad and hanging him up on the top rope. Chad falls back and James slingshots himself into the ring. Hodges starts to get up and James Evans runs over and shoulders Hodges down. Hodges slowly gets back up and Hodges nails him with a swinging elbow and Hodges spins around before James Evans grabs Hodges in an inverted front face lock and then snaps him over with a snap reverse suplex. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “James Evans is going right at Matt Hodges.”

Kayl: “And this just after he attacked Chad Evans. Chad is still in the ring too.”

Sharper: “Oh lord. This I don’t think is what E.P.I.C. was hoping for here tonight after they returned. Exeter is just looking on, smiling almost. Enjoying watching them implode.”

James Evans turns around and grabs Hodges. He then hoists him up before then scooping him up onto his shoulders. The crowd roars, but Hodges rakes his eyes. James turns and stumbles over and Chad Evans runs over and drills him with a Yakuza kick. The crowd ohs and James falls over and rolls over out of the ring. Chad turns around and Hodges then kicks him in the ribs before grabbing him by the head and arm and driving him down with the Lights Out. The crowd cheers and Hodges gets up. He then turns and tags in James Exeter. Exeter immediately springboards to the top rope and then looks at Chad Evans before diving forward and hitting a 450 splash. The crowd ohs and James Exeter then looks down before popping up to his feet and looking at Hodges. Hodges looks over at James Evans. We then see Alexis Rayne suddenly climb up to the steel steps and stands in the Chosen corner. Exeter turns and notices this before Hodges actually waves her off. The referee however turns and tells her to get down and he walks right over to her. Exeter rolls his eyes before he turns and tells Hodges to stand against the ropes. James Evans slowly stirs and James Exeter turns and runs into the far ropes. He bounces off them and right to Matt Hodges who lifts him up and back drops him over the top rope and right onto James Evans. The crowd cheers as James Exeter rolls over.

Sharper: “More teamwork from EPIC. Hodges backdrops James Exeter right onto James Evans.”

Kayl: “Meanwhile, Alexis Rayne I think is trying to get into the corner. She’s even got the tag rope in her hand.”

Sharper: “Not quite how that works.”

Kayl: “But maybe Chad was hoping James Evans wouldn’t be able to make it to this. He brought his own partner. It’s not like this is really out of the ordinary for the Chosen.”

Sharper: “Chad Evans has named his own partner in the past with Katelyn. Katelyn named Destiny as her partner at Riding the Lightning when it was supposed to be Chad Evans. There is precedent. But James Evans is actually her and competing!”

Exeter slowly gets up as Matt Hodges turns and grabs Chad Evans and lifts him up before turning and rolling him out of the ring. Exeter rolls James Evans in. He then re-enters the ring as Alexis Rayne continues to argue with the referee and we see a split screen come up.

RECAP: We see James Exeter running into the ropes before being backdropped over the top rope and onto James Evans as the crowd cheering is heard.

James Evans crawls over to Matt Hodges as Alexis Rayne continues to distract the referee and Hodges grabs James Evans and lifts him up, only for James Evans to kick Hodges right between the legs.

Hodges drops down and rolls out of the ring in pain. James Exeter hops onto the apron and springboards to the top rope and James Evans turns around and Exeter dives forward and wraps his legs around the head of James Evans before throwing him down with a hurricanrana. The crowd cheers and James Exeter gets up and then goes to go for the pin before seeing Alexis Rayne still on the apron and James Exeter jumps up and runs over to her. She quickly jumps off before James Exeter turns to the referee and places his arm around him and gives a thumbs up. He then turns back to James Evans as James Evans starts to get up and James Exeter goes for a kick, but James Evans catches it before nailing Exeter with a hard right before kicking him in the ribs and turning around before bouncing off the ropes and hitting a running boot. The crowd ohs and James Exeter rolls over in pain. James however ends up at the ropes and leans on the top rope just for a moment, only for Chad Evans to reach up and tag him before grabbing James Evans and pulling him up and over the top rope and to the floor. Chad then rolls back in.

Sharper: “Chad Evans now tags himself in and quickly re-enters the ring.”

Kayl: “This is insanity. This is madness. This is Sparta?”

Sharper: “Thank you for that…”

Chad then enters the ring and Exeter starts to stir and Chad Evans grabs him and lifts him up. He then spins him around and lifts him up before dropping him down with a back suplex. He then turns and grabs him by the legs and starts to set up for the Levity, but Exeter starts to struggle and manages to move towards the ropes a bit more. Chad starts to turn him and James Evans manages to pulls himself up. Alexis turns to him and grabs him, but James nails her with a hard right, knocking her down before getting up and tagging Chad on the back only for Chad to turn Exeter over. James enters the ring and then suddenly grabs Chad and grabs him before running him across the ring and into Matt Hodges as he starts to get up. James Exeter starts to get up and James Evans walks back over before grabbing Exeter and lifting him over his shoulders before throwing him over with the Middle Finger to the Establishment. The crowd ohs and boos and James Evans then rolls Exeter over and hooks the leg.

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The crowd roars and James Evans rolls over and gets up as the referee turns and goes to him and raises his arm. The crowd roars almost in shock as James Exeter remains down in the ring.

Kayl: “Whoa! Upset! Upset! Big upset!”

Sharper: “James Evans just pinned James Exeter! He came and he outwitted all three former members of Apotheosis. Chad Evans, James Exeter and Matt Hodges!”

Kayl: “And he’s standing tall!”

James Evans looks around and as he has his arm raised, he turns and flips off the entirety of the crowd in attendance. He then turns and walks over to the ropes before stepping through them and dropping down to the floor. He just smirks as he starts to back away from the ring.

Phillips: “Here are you winners, James Evans and Chad Evans!”

The crowd boos some more and James Evans just shakes his head. The camera follows him.

James Evans: “Just me! Screw that fake! Just me!”

James Evans continues on his way to the back.

Sharper: “Talk about a shocker. James Evans coming in.”

Kayl: “Hey, he said he was going to make a name for himself…”

Sharper: “Can’t deny that. Can’t deny that all.”

James Evans continues to walk to the back as his music echoes throughout the arena. Chad Evans just smirks as Matt Hodges looks shocked on the floor and James Exeter starts to come to. James Evans continues to walk to the back before the scene cuts backstage.

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Backstage we open up in the Greaternity locker room to see Shawn Winters standing next to Marisa Condolesa, without a shirt, and half dressed in his ring gear. The crowd boos seeing him and we see Charlie Laurio leading a couple of very attractive blondes in the background as we see also a spread of drinks in the background.

Condolesa: “Well I am here with Shawn Winters and Shawn…you seem to be having a bit of a party going on? Are you not focused on your title match later?”

Winters just looks at Condolesa a bit angrily.

Winters: “What the hell is wrong with you? Of course I’m focused. This is all for after. Allocco proved he needs a bit help to get something done. Ace Marshall is probably somewhere in the medical wing trying to figure out if his testicles are still attached, but I am doing what I always do. I’m focused on winning the World Championship and all of this behind me, don’t you worry about that. That’s all for the after party. I mean, I’m Shawn Winters. I have a legacy to protect. If I win the World Championship, there needs to be the best spread and hot ass in Minnesota in this thing. And trust me, it was damn hard finding good tail in Minnesota.”

Winters pauses for a moment.

Winters: “But Charlie’s worried about that. See, I’m getting ready for the match. I’m getting ready to go out there and end this Era of Entertainment or Season of Shits or whatever the hell Shilo has going on. The fact is that Shilo’s only been holding that title. Sure, he may be acting all great. Sure, even his knee may be in better shape. It all doesn’t matter. All it is is postponing the inevitable. When Rise to Greatness goes off the air, I will be with my World Championship yet again and be a three time SCW Champion…and long into the night, we’re going to party it up and I will entertain….a lot of young ladies looking to pay respect to the champ. So Shilo…you’ve got what…another hour…if that…probably not even that to hold onto that title. I hope you won’t miss it too much!”

Shawn Winters smiles as he then turns around.

Winters: “Now excuse me…I need to keep getting ready.”

Condolesa: “Well, there’s Shawn Winters and he’s a bit confident about his chances tonight. Back to ringside. Guys?”

Kayl: “Winters? Confident? Pfft! That’s BS right there.”

Sharper: “Well Shawn Winters certainly confident that he will walk out the World Champion. That match still to come, but next, we’ve got the SCW Women’s Championship on the line. Let’s go to Jason Phillips!”

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Marina Trent vs. Katelyn Buehler vs. Syren

SCW Women’s Championship

Steel Cage Match

We return to ringside to see the cage having been set up around the ring and the crowd cheering a bit. We then see Jason Phillips at ringside.

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is for the SCW Women’s Championship and is a Steel Cage Match!”

The crowd cheers as we see the SCW Women’s Championship logo come up on the screen before fading off to the corner.

I'M....FALLING IN THE BLACK
SLIPPING THROUGH THE CRACKS
DREAMING OF THE WAY IT USE TO BE
CAN YOU HEAR ME?!

"Falling Inside the Black" by Skillet plays as the lights to a bright white color onto the rampway. The fans cheer and yell their support as a light fog of black and white smoke settles along the ramp way and spills outwards, swirling. With all in place, a figure raises from under the mist, her back to the audience, who can only see the silk silver of a cape with feathers designed on them and long, brown hair with black feathers in them.

FALLING IN THE BLACK
SLIPPING THROUGH THE CRACKS
FALLING TO THE DEPTHS
CAN I EVER GO BACK?!
FALLING INSIDE THE BLACK!!

Running her hands through her hair and down her body sensually to the music, the crowd cheers a bit. Turning slowly, the audience sees the dark eyes and gently smiling face of the Black Swan, Marina Trent. With a sudden turn, the lights flare white and pyrotechnics rain down, adding to the spectacle.

Phillips: “First, the first challenger, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, she is a member of Karnivale. She is the Black Swan, Marina Trent!”

The Black Swan makes her way down the ramp, her body swaying with every step and staring at the crowd darkly - a predator claiming her ground. Reaching the right side of the ring, she looks up at the old style cage before turning and walking over to the door. She pulls herself up with ease and stays there for a moment before entering the ring. She then looks around before finally, running up to the bottom left turnbuckle, continuing her stride until she has launched herself up, balancing on the ropes, the Black Swan blows a kiss with both hands. She teases her audience and subjects demurely with this display before launching off from her precarious position on the top ropes into a graceful, but deadly dive of SCW's resident dare devil. The moment her feet hit the ring's centre, as she lands cleanly in a huntress crouch, the lights return to normal.

Sharper: “Marina Trent getting her rematch after drawing with Syren several weeks ago on Friday Night Ammo. But there’s a lot more to this match. The reason this cage is here. There is a lot of hatred between these three women.”

Kayl: “Yeah and not only that, but this match is going to hurt all three. They’ve broken out the old metal cage. This isn’t that chain-link we see. This hurts a lot more.”

Sharper: “SCW was unable to get the cage to come from the ceiling without hurting the view for these fans here. Either way, I doubt that is something they’re concerned about. The Women’s Championship is their focus.”

The lights dim as they begin to flicker around the entrance area while “F*ck Like a Star” by Porcelain and the Tramps blares over the PA system. The crowd boos as the camera pans the audience showing them booing. We see Marina Trent in the ring just glaring at the entrance way through the steel cage side that sits around her.

She puffs her lips on cigarettes and paces in the lobby
Silhouettes of pure white skin
A super in post-party
She is the string that holds your fate
The one that gets it started
So if you’ve got the balls to fight then put your mouth around it

Katelyn walks out from behind the curtain seductively as she stops at the top of the ramp. She walks over to the left side and drops down as her ass touches the ground popping back rubbing her hair back. She goes to the other side and does the same thing as men in the crowd roar. Katelyn begins to strut down the ramp.

Phillips: “And the second challenger, from the Chosen, she hails from Orange County, California, she is self-proclaimed Virgin Queen, she is Katelyn Buehler!”

The crowd boos more as she smiles and walks down to the ring. A few fans hold out dollar bills as she just glares at them before continuing to the ring. She then stops at the ring and looks at the cage before seeing Marina and turning and walking over to the steel steps. She then enters the cage before slowly entering the ring through the ropes and popping up smiling. She then walks over to one of the neutral corners and puts one leg on the middle rope and bends over the top rope showing more of her cleavage as she shakes it a bit before smiling. She then backs up as Marina starts to head towards her, but the referee stops her.

Sharper: “Katelyn Buehler getting this opportunity and well, at least she’s dropped the other championship.”

Kayl: “We saw her with it earlier. Who knows? Maybe she doesn’t want to overshadow the Women’s Championship.”

Sharper: “Or maybe she realized no one bought it. Who knows with her? I just have to say this. If she wins, this is a sad day for Women’s wrestling in SCW and the world today!”

The lights dim slightly and a spotlight points down at the centre of the stage. “Groupie” by Cassie Steele hits the PA system as the screens come alive.

Sinfully Seductive
Captivatingly Corrupt
Dark Fantasy

After a few moments the curtains part as Syren makes her way on to the stage, stopping for a moment as she steps in to the spotlight and looking down at the ground in front of her before flicking her hair back and smiling at the cameras and the fans, soaking in the atmosphere and revelling in every moment, from the cheers from some fans to boos and jeers about taking her top off from others. She’s dressed in a pink ring-jacket with the SCW Women's Championship around her waist and stands on the stage for a moment in the spotlight. The SCW World Tag Team Championship sits around her shoulder. She then takes the SCW Women’s Championship and holds it up over her head as the crowd cheers a bit, but more boos come from all over and pyro shoots out from both sides of the stage and high into the air.

Phillips: “And their opponent, she is the SCW Women’s Champion and one-half of the SCW World Tag Team Champions, hailing from Malibu, California, she is a member of Infamous, she is Syren!”

The crowd boos a bit more and Syren starts to make her way to the ring, holding the SCW Women’s Championship over her head. She continues to make her way down to the ring via the long rampway before getting to the floor. She then looks up at the cage and turns before walking over to the door. She takes a moment before taking a deep breath and then walking up the steel steps and entering the ring, without the typical theatrics. She then walks over to the middle of the ropes and climbs up onto them and holds the title up again before dropping down and turning around before handing the title off to the official. He turns and holds it over his head for a moment as the crowd roars. He then turns and hands the title off to Jason Phillips on the floor. The door is then closed and the referee backs up as Syren looks at Katelyn and Marina.

Sharper: “All three females are down here. We know two things. They hate each other. They want to be Women’s Champion.”

Kayl: “Marina Trent ended Syren’s first reign. Katelyn prevented Marina for possibly getting a second reign-ender to Syren.”

Sharper: “And they are locked inside the steel cage. You can’t win by escape. You must win via pinfall or submission.”

The three females all look at each other for a moment before the bell sounds. We then see Marina run across the ring and kick Katelyn in the ribs. Katelyn stumbles back to the corner and Marina kicks her in again and again. Katelyn covers up and Marina kicks her again only for Syren to grab her and throw her back with a mat slam. Marina rolls over and starts to get up and Syren grabs her and nails her with a forearm. Marina stumbles back. Syren then turns and nails Katelyn with a hard forearm before grabbing her and whipping her across the ring. Syren returns to Marina and Marina kicks her in the ribs before turning and whipping her face first into the top turnbuckle by the door. Marina then kicks her in the ribs before kicking her in the stomach and then backing up to the middle of the ring. She turns around and runs at Syren, but Syren moves out of the way and Marina jumps to the middle turnbuckle before backflipping back. She turns around and Syren jumps up and dropkicks her down.

Sharper: “Syren taking Marina down. The champion right now in control.”

Kayl: “Yeah, but she was the last one into the fray and right now, that split second of patience is everything. It’s still early.”

Marina starts to get back up and Syren grabs her and lifts her up only for Katelyn to run out of the corner and attempt to nail both, but both lift up and back drop her over. Katelyn rolls over and Syren then kicks Marina in the ribs before turning and throwing her into the corner. Syren then follows up and kicks her in the ribs before going for a snapmare, but Marina flips through and lands on her feet and nails Syren with a back kick. Syren winces and Marina then grabs her and pulls her in before taking her over with a snap suplex. Katelyn then quickly dives over and goes for the pin.

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Marina kicks out her off. Katelyn rolls over and starts to get up and Marina jumps up and nails her with an enziguri, knocking her down. The crowd roars and Katelyn rolls over, holding her head. Marina then grabs her and lifts her up, but Syren then rolls her up with a school boy.

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Marina kicks out and Syren turns to Katelyn who nails her with a weak spin kick to the head. Syren gets back up and Katelyn kicks her in the ribs and jumps up and dropkicks her in the top of the head. She falls over as the crowd boos.

Sharper: “Katelyn with some offense. I guess we can call it that.”

Kayl: “It knocked her down and sure was offensive.”

Katelyn gets back up as Marina turns and grabs her and nails her with a forearm and then another and another. She then shoves Katelyn into the ropes and goes for a back drop, but Katelyn spins through. Katelyn then grabs her and hits a variation of a Russian leg sweep. She then gets up and smiles before turning and running into the ropes. She bounces off them and hits a double leg drop to the face of Marina. The crowd boos and Katelyn gets up and turns to Syren and grabs her and turns and goes to throw her into the cage, but Syren blocks it. Katelyn tries again, but Syren blocks again and elbows her in the ribs. She then nails her with a forearm and then another. Katelyn attempts a clothesline, but Syren ducks and Marina gets up and runs at Syren, but Syren lifts her up and back drops her over into Katelyn, sandwiching Katelyn face first into the cage and both women hit hard. Syren falls to her knees and gets up and gets away before turning around.

Sharper: “Oh! Backdrop into Katelyn, into the cage!”

Kayl: “And we’re seeing the cage finally get used as a weapon. Katelyn took the worst of that. That makes us winners!”

Marina rolls over, holding her neck and bit and Syren turns and grabs her and DDTs her down. She follows up with a pin.

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Marina kicks out. Syren looks up and then turns and mounts Marina and nails her with a series of forearm shots to the jaw. Marina falls back and Syren gets up as Katelyn starts to get up. Syren notices then and turns and dropkicks her in the side of the head, knocking her into the cage again. The crowd ohs as a split screen comes up.

RECAP: We see Katelyn against the ropes and the cage only for Syren to back drop Marina into her, sandwiching her into the cage.

Katelyn falls over and Syren grabs her and lifts her up before throwing her back with a snap suplex. She then goes for the pin. 1!

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Katelyn kicks out. She turns over and starts to get up on her hands and knees and Syren grabs her, bending over too and Marina manages to get up before jumping up onto the backs of Syren and Katelyn and jumping to the top rope before backflipping back and taking both Syren and Katelyn down with a huge moonsault! The crowd rise to their feet cheering as Marina rolls through!

Sharper: “Oh! What a move!”

Kayl: “Did she just do that? She jumped off their backs and to the ropes?!”

Sharper: “Yes she did. And then she took them both down!”

Marina then gets up and Syren slowly stirs and Marina kicks her in the ribs before grabbing her and turning before just throwing her hard into the side of the cage. The crowd ohs and Syren falls over, showing her pain as she grimaces. Marina then turns and grabs Katelyn and lifts her up before placing her head between her legs. She then hoists her up and goes for a powerbomb into the side of the cage, but Katelyn counters with a sunset flip bomb. The crowd ohs and Katelyn stays down for the pin.

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Marina kicks out and the crowd ohs.

RECAP: We see Marina jumping up onto the backs of Syren and Katelyn before jumping to the middle rope and diving back with the moonsault. This is then switched to a shot of Marina trying for the powerbomb and Katelyn countering it with the sunset flip bomb.

Katelyn rolls over and starts to get up as Syren stirs. Marina remains down in pain and Katelyn turns and stomps Marina in the head before turning and grabbing Syren and kneeing her in the ribs. She rears back and knees her again.

Katelyn then turns and whips Syren into the ropes and Syren bounces off only for Katelyn to grab her and throw her into the steel cage side. The crowd ohs and Syren falls over and against the ropes.

Sharper: “And again into the cage.”

Kayl: “Katelyn is taking this opportunity and running with it.”

Sharper: “With Marina down, smart plan. It’s not like earlier where you can get someone out of the ring. That cage is there to prevent that!”

Katelyn then grabs Syren and spins her around and drives her face first into the cage again. She then presses her face against it and lifts her leg up and presses down on the head of Syren. The crowd ohs and boos and Katelyn then turns and grabs Syren and drags her face along the cage a bit before throwing her down. She backs up and smiles as Marina starts to stir. Katelyn then turns and stomps Syren in the back as a cut has been opened up on the forehead of Syren. Katelyn lifts her up and hits an awkward looking neckbreaker. She then turns and goes for the pin.

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Marina manages to pull her off. Marina starts to get up, still holding onto Katelyn only for Katelyn to boot her in the head. Marina falls over and Katelyn gets up. She then turns and grabs Marina and lifts her up before clubbing her in the back and kicking her in the ribs. Marina rolls over and Katelyn then walks over to the corner and climbs up to the top rope.

Sharper: “Katelyn going to the top rope. Syren meanwhile has been lacerated.”

Kayl: “Ooo…and good too. But Katelyn doesn’t look to comfortable and Marina doesn’t seem to be helping her!”

Marina then manages to get up and runs up to the middle rope and then the top rope and grabs Katelyn and drives her face first into the corner of the cages, causing it to rattle. She then nails her again by driving her back in. Marina then grabs the side of the cage and jumps up and kicks Katelyn in the side. She manages to drop down, standing on the ropes and Marina then turns and steps across, back to back with Katelyn. The crowd starts to roar as Marina then grabs the arms of Katelyn. Katelyn struggles a bit but not before Marina hoists her up and then dives off the top rope with a crucifix powerbomb to the middle of the ring! The crowd rises to their feet cheering!

Sharper: “Oh my God! From the top! A Crucifix Powerbomb!”

Kayl: “That’s it for Katelyn! That’s got to be it for Katelyn!”

Sharper: “Syren however is moving. She’s starting to get up. Marina needs to go fast!”

Marina turns and goes for the pin.

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Syren breaks it up and the crowd roars. Marina rolls over and Syren rolls over and starts to get up. Marina gets up first and grabs Syren and lifts her up and nails her with a forearm shiver. She then turns and whips her into the ropes, but Syren manages to spin through and send Marina in. Marina bounces off the ropes and Syren attempts a clothesline, but Marina ducks and bounces off the other side. She then jumps up and attempt a flying headscissors, but Syren shakes her off. She then jumps up and dropkicks Marina into the ropes. Syren then pulls herself up before running at her and jumping up and hitting a crossbody, driving Marina’s head into the side of the cage. The crowd ohs and Syren falls down and rolls to the middle of the ring as Marina just falls over and down to the mat, holding her head.

Sharper: “Syren with the crossbody, crushing Marina Trent’s head.”

Kayl: “That’s one way to take someone out. Give them a concussion.”

Sharper: “And there’s little give on those steel cage walls. They’re not like chain-link fencing that have some give.”

Kayl: “Speaking of no give, let’s watch Katelyn get planted again!”

RECAP: We see Marina setting up Katelyn before then hoisting her up and jumping forward, throwing Katelyn down with a huge crucifix powerbomb to the middle of the ring. Notable, we see some blood on her face, missed earlier from the shots in the corner.

Marina rolls over as Syren starts to get up. Syren then turns and grabs Marina and wipes some of the blood from her face before grabbing Marina and turning and throwing her face first into the steel cage.

She falls back and Syren takes her down by the legs. She spins her around before falling back and going to catapult Marina up, but Marina jumps up and grabs onto the cage. She then starts to climb up and Syren comes over to stop her, but Marina boots her in the face. She starts to climb up more and Katelyn manages to jump up before climbing to the middle rope and diving back and turning into the Hot Spot to Marina from the top rope! The crowd ohs and Marina lands on Syren, knocking her back too. Katelyn then sits back as we see she has been also clearly lacerated as blood streams down the side of her face.

Kayl: “Wow! Hot spot!”

Sharper: “Wow indeed. Katelyn just jumped up and stopped Marina from doing something spectacular and took Syren down too.”

Kayl: “But she’s busted too. Busted real good.”

Sharper: “Didn’t notice it earlier. May have been from those shots in the corner before the powerbomb.”

Katelyn slowly pulls herself up before turning to Marina and dropping down and mounting her, nailing her with a series of hard right hands before smacking her around. She gets up and stomps her in the head as Syren starts to stir. Katelyn grabs her and turns before whipping her into the steel cage side again. Katelyn then stumbles around and goes back to Marina before going for the pin.

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Marina gets her shoulder up. The crowd ohs and Katelyn rolls back. She starts to get up and then turns and drives her elbow into her chest. She gets up and hits it again before grabbing Marina and lifting her up and nailing her with a hard forearm. Marina stumbles back and nearly into the ropes. Syren meanwhile grabs at the ropes and starts to slowly pull herself up. She then grabs at the corner and slowly starts to climb up it as Katelyn nails Marina again and again as she on the ropes. Katelyn grabs her and lifts her up and goes to whip her into the ropes, but Marina spins through and spins around Katelyn before grabbing her and dropping her with the Tear-Drop. She then rolls over as the crowd roars. Syren meanwhile continues to climb up the cage.

Sharper: “Marina Trent stops the resurgence of Katelyn Buehler. But what in the world is Syren doing?”

Kayl: “This isn’t escape. You can’t do that! Maybe she is as dumb as we think she is.”

Sharper: “Or she’s got something planned. Who knows? Katelyn and Marina have had their way recently. Syren may be looking to do something big to get back into it! To get back on the offensive!”

Marina rolls over and starts to pull herself up as Katelyn rolls over as well. Syren meanwhile gets to the top of the cage and closes her eyes a bit, perhaps feeling a bit light-headed from blood-loss. She then gets to the top and looks back before leaning on the top of the cage and standing on the second to last horizontal pieces. She then glances back before diving off and hitting a variation of the Blondeton Bomb from the top of the cage onto both Marina and Katelyn as both get up just to get hit by this. The crowd rise to their feet cheering loudly as all three women are down. Syren rolls to the side from the impact as the cheers continue.

Sharper: “My God…”

Kayl: “She may be as stupid as we think. She nearly took herself out with that! She took Marina and Katelyn out, but damn!”

Sharper: “Blondeton Bomb from the top of the cage to the middle of the ring. She took out Marina. She took out Katelyn. All three women are down! Syren may have put herself back into this, but can she take advantage!”

Syren winces as she rolls over and a split screen comes up.

REPLAY: We see Syren on the top of the cage steadying herself before diving back, twisting in the air and into a swanton onto both Katelyn and Marina as the stand. The angle then changes and we see it from farther back as the crowd ohs in the background.

Syren slowly starts to crawl over to the ropes and uses them to get up. Katelyn and Marina both stir as they start to get up and Syren then turns and runs over to Marina and nails her with a hard forearm. She turns and nails Katelyn with a hard forearm too. Katelyn stumbles back and Syren turns and nails Marina before turning back to Katelyn. She then turns around and goes to Marina as the split screen disappears.

She goes to nail Marina, but Marina blocks it and hits a jawbreaker. Syren stumbles back. Marina gets up and Katelyn turns and kicks her in the ribs. She then turns and runs into the ropes only to jump up and hit the Black Swan Theory. The crowd ohs and cheers and Marina then rolls over and gets up and Syren suddenly jumps up and hits a hurricanrana, driving Marina face first into the cage. She falls over and Syren turns and goes for the pin on Katelyn.

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Marina then dives onto her, but the referee calls for the bell. The crowd roars. Syren rolls off as Marina rolls over. We then see the referee walk over to the door as the official outside unlocks the door. Jason Phillips walks over and hands the in-ring official the SCW Women’s Champion.

Phillips: “Here is your winner and STILL SCW Women’s Champion, Marina Trent!”

The crowd roars and some boo as the official hands Syren the SCW Women’s Championship. She just holds it and falls over.

Sharper: “And Syren comes in and pins Katelyn Buehler after taking Marina into the cage. She used the cage to gain the advantage.”

Kayl: “Shows how far she’s come. Has no problem taking advantage like that. Whatever. Infamous finally wins again though after going on a bit of slide there.”

Sharper: “They’re three for three overall, but more importantly for Syren, she is still the SCW Women’s Champion!”

Syren rolls over and starts to get up as Marina gets up and leans against the cage. Syren stumbles over and goes to the corner before exiting through the door. She then holds the title up before nearly falling over and going to the barricade. “Groupie” continues to play as she starts to make her way around the ring. We then go backstage.

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The scene opens backstage as we see CHBK standing at the SCW interview area with Jim Dawson. The crowd boos seeing him.

Dawson: “Ladies and gentlemen, I am here with CHBK and in a few moments, you will face off against Jason Zero in a match that you and Zero both have said is going to end this rivalry once and for all. What is your strategy?”

CHBK just smirks as he looks up. He then turns to Jim Dawson.

CHBK: “Easy….Deliver a Bittersweet Ending.”

CHBK smirks as the camera focuses on him for a few moments. “Spotlight” begins to play in the background as the SCW Rise to Greatness logo then comes up on the screen before switching to show a shot of CHBK before showing a shot of Jason Zero. The crowd roars seeing this before we see a still of the CHBK vs. Jason Zero match.

Sharper: “The stakes are high. It’s eight years in the making. Jason Zero and CHBK. The first time they will ever face at Rise to Greatness.”

Kayl: “And it’s very personal. So personal, someone’s career is going to be irreparably changed tonight. Let’s take a look at the history between these two rivals!”

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RECAP:

We hear the sounds of heart beats over and over again before showing a sudden shot of Thorn getting superkicked by CHBK. This flashes out to black before showing Thorn unconscious. Blackness returns before a flash of CHBK looking down at Thorn is shown before flashing back to black and then showing CHBK standing with Infamous.

This cuts to a shot of Jason Zero posing on the stage as part of his entrance before showing him in the ring.

Zero: “Now I stand here as this company’s salvation from CHBK...and Alex...I’ve been waiting for this for a while. Your attempts to take me off your path....clever...though you’re going to have to do better….You get to play games against me again. Remember when we buried each other alive in the fall of 2003. Remember when you tried to scar me with fire. Remember when you hung me from the ceiling and watched as the blood dripped down onto this mat. Remember when we used to fight over the World Championship. Remember what we put each other through....that reality can return. And Alex....I hope that you’re on top of your game. Because if not...then I will have to make sure that you pay for ruining my ultimate finale!”

The music continues in the background before showing Jason Zero in the ring at Taking Hold of the Flame and CHBK managing to get his Hand of Midas from him and smiling before watching Zero get eliminated. This is followed up with a shot of Zero standing in the ring as we see a shot of a mannequin dressed as the Canadian Vampire set on fire, before showing it covered in dirt and then showing a mannequin dressed as the Phantom, bleeding down onto Jason Zero. CHBK talking is heard over these shots.

CHBK: “Was this what you were looking for Jason?”

The crowd roars a bit.

CHBK: “You came out to this ring, squawking about how you wanted a match fit for the grandest stage. You wanted to see the shades of the past come out once more and create moments that people would remember forever. Just like the ones I reminded the world about on Breakdown.”

We then see a shot of CHBK seated in the ring.

CHBK: “You’ve been obsessed with stopping me and yet, here I am.”

CHBK smirks as he looks around. The crowd gives a mixed reaction.

CHBK: “But you wanted the old-fashioned mind games. You wanted that final battle. I gave you a glimpse on Breakdown. Now I hope you’ve got a digital copy somewhere or you got the guys in the back to give you a DVD copy of it because I’m not going to break that all out again. I’ve just shown you how I’ve always had your number and I’ve always been a step ahead...But...”

CHBK pauses and then smirks.

CHBK: “I suppose it would unfair of me to have this conversation with you when you can’t plead for that match and continue your diatribes. So on Breakdown, I’m going to give you one chance. In your hometown, I’m going to see how good you are at begging. Because you may have shares to the company and you may be my biggest rival, but I’ve moved on and kicking your ass one more time....maybe it doesn’t have the same thrill it used to. But I’ll give you a chance. Just like I gave the Brotherhood and my own son....but look how that turned out...”

CHBK smirks, pausing again.

CHBK: “Jason...ball’s in your court. I just hope you’re ready for another bittersweet ending.”

We then fade to the following Breakdown to see Jason Zero standing in the ring. This is followed with a shot of CHBK standing on the stage.

Zero: “Don’t worry Alex. I’ve come up with an offer that I’m pretty confident you’re not going to be able to pass up. Because when you told me you needed me to convince you, I knew that just the sheer idea of us facing at Rise to Greatness wasn’t going to be enough to placate your ego.”

Zero smirks.

Zero: “And so that’s why I propose a simple wager. See, we’ve fought for the World Championship

We see Jason Zero holding the World Championship over CHBK from Tuesday Night Exodus in 2004.

Zero: “…we’ve fought in Ironman matches…”

We see CHBK and Zero both down in the ring at Gang Rulz 2005.

Zero: “…in Three Stages of Hell…”

We see Zero struggling to get up as CHBK is being pulled out of a grave from Armed and Dangerous 2003.

Zero: “All of it. But never at Rise to Greatness. SCW’s greatest rivals never meeting on the grandest stage. And therefore, it is only right to provide our contest on the grandest stage, the grandest stakes. And for both of us to put something we value on the line.”

We then see the Rise to Greatness logo before showing CHBK and Zero at Breakdown again. The crowd roars a bit and CHBK looks down intrigued.

Zero: “And for years, you’ve mentioned one thing that you desire more than any other. You even battled against Oleksa for the longest time about it. You got Sasha to hand you a new contract confirming it and now allowing you to do it when you please. Well I want to remove that right from you. If I beat you at Rise to Greatness, Alex, I end your career!”

We hear the roar of the crowd.

CHBK: “But what do you put up Jason? What are you willing to put up in return?”

Zero: “If you beat me....I will NEVER under any circumstance challenge for the SCW World Championship ever again!”

We hear the roar of the crowd again before showing CHBK and Zero both smirking.

CHBK: “See you at Rise to Greatness...”

We then see shots of the contract signing before showing a series of moments from their history, showing CHBK attacking Zero backstage with a chair on Monday Night Mayhem in 2003 and then showing Zero spearing CHBK. This is followed by a shot of Zero standing in the ring with Christian Savior and Mr. Drachewych as Drachewych low blows CHBK. This is followed up with CHBK getting planted by the Falcon in the Dive from the Five Years of Supremacy show. We then see a shot of CHBK nailing Jason Zero with the Bittersweet Ending in 2006 and then showing CHBK bloodying Zero by hammering away him and hanging him over the ring from 2005. Several other shots from their history are shown.

Zero: “You wanted finality. You want me to suffer. Well, I sit here confident that I’ve suffered enough while I haven’t been able to hold the World Championship, but you....the thought of ending the career of my greatest rival....and being forever above you as a result....THAT is motivation that I know is insurmountable.”

We then see shots of Jason Zero holding the SCW World Championship at Rise to Greatness 2007, from Under Attack 2007, from the beginning of 2004 and in March 2006 along with other times of him just celebrating with it.

CHBK: “Well Jason....that’s a nice speech. But as you well know, I may be older, but I’m far from done. And I know what obsession can do to someone. And I know you’re obsessed with ending me. With being that hero once more. Or should I say Anti-hero. But Jason, how many times in the course of SCW have people claimed, no, guaranteed, they’d end my career. You’ve seen them all. What makes you different?”

We see shots of CHBK nailing Jay Gold, Cid Turner, Phoenix, The Real Speed, Shawn Winters, Chad Evans, Steve Griffin and others with the Bittersweet Ending. This is followed with a shot of CHBK standing with Steve Griffin, Kyle Gelinas and Vixen Star before showing him with the Unholy Alliance, holding the SCW World Championship over a downed Greg Cherry before showing him standing with Infamous celebrating before showing him as the commissioner of SCW, smirking on the stage.

Zero: “Alex...this is fate. You and I, eight years in the making....it ends July 24, 2011.”

CHBK: “Only one problem Zero....I don’t believe in fate. I believe in the knowledge that when July 25^th comes around, I will prove that your little crusade was all for not and I can laugh at your misfortune.”

CHBK stands up as he says that.

Zero: “That’s a shame. Because fate doesn’t care what you think Alex. All it cares is that it’s plans are complete. And at Rise to Greatness, I will end your reign of terror on this company. And July 25^th will see a new dawning where I reign supreme as the NEW epitome of S....C...W!”

As that last quote is said, we see a shot of Jason O’Grady and CHBK staring each other down at the start of their SCW Championship match from Monday Night Mayhem in 2003 before morphing to a shot of the Canadian Vampire and CHBK staring each other down at Armed and Dangerous 2003 before morphing to show Jason O’Grady and CHBK standing across from each other on Tuesday Night Exodus in April 2004, before morphing to a shot of the Phantom and CHBK standing across from each other at Gang Rulz 2005 before morphing to a shot of CHBK and Jason Wheeler standing across from each other in the outdoor ring at the Five Years of Supremacy show in August 2008, before showing Jason Wheeler standing across from CHBK in the spring of 2009, before finally morphing to a shot of CHBK and Jason Zero today standing across from each other at the table they signed the contract for this match on July 6, 2011. The scene focuses on that shot for a moment longer before slowly fading to black…

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CHBK vs. Jason Zero

If Zero wins, CHBK must retire

If CHBK wins, Zero can never challenge for the SCW World Championship again

The bell sounds as Jason Phillips stands in the middle of the ring.

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one-fall. If the Canadian Heartbreak Kid wins, Jason Zero can never challenge for the World Championship ever again. If Jason Zero wins, CHBK must retire!”

The crowd roars as we get a wide shot of the Metrodome, showing the stadium full.

Kayl: “Wow…”

Sharper: “Here we go.”

“This is How A Heart Breaks” starts to play throughout the arena and the crowd starts to erupt in a mix of cheers and boos. Spotlights circle the arena as we see walking out from the back, the Canadian Heartbreak Kid. He takes a few steps and looks out at the crowd and just looks around smiling before dropping down and posing on the stage as pyro shoots back and forth across the stage behind him and from the top of the big screen and high into the air. CHBK pulls himself back up and then starts to make his way down to the ring.

Phillips: “First, on his way to the ring, hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he is a member of Infamous and an SCW Hall of Famer, he is the Canadian Heartbreak Kid!”

The crowd roars a bit more as CHBK starts to walk down to the ring slowly making his way down the rampway. He focuses on the ring as he makes his way down before we see another wide shot, showing CHBK walking down the rampway while showing the rest of the crowd all around. CHBK makes his way down to the ring before walking over to the steel steps and walking up them before walking along the apron and looking around before entering the ring before spinning around in the ring before stopping and pointing to himself. He stretches out his arms before dropping down to his knees and posing again as pyro shoots out from the ringposts. He then pulls himself up and undoes his entrance attire before sliding it off and tossing it to the side. He then turns and walks around the ring before going over to the corner and climbing up to the middle turnbuckle and looking out at the crowd.

Sharper: “Huge stakes for that man. Huge stakes for both. The Canadian Heartbreak Kid, Alex Desoubrais is experiencing a bit of a resurgence in influence, even at forty-eight years old. He is the only person on the SCW roster to have competed on every single Rise to Greatness card. Every one.”

Kayl: “He was here at the start. He’s hoping that tomorrow, he still has the option to get into this ring if he wants. But with everything he’s done, I really hope he gets some of his comeuppance. Hell, both of them. They’ve both just been jackasses this year and they deserve everything.”

Sharper: “But one is going to end up with the ultimate victory. The win this rivalry. The final win. And on top of that, someone is going to be leaving this ring with their career drastically altered.”

The crowd quiets down waiting in anticipation. But there is only silence. CHBK waits in the ring as he just looks at the entrance way before we hear Jason Zero’s voice.

“Nightmare!”

And suddenly “Nightmare” by Avenged Sevenfold starts to play throughout the arena. Red lights shine down on the entrance way as purple mist starts to come from the back as the crowd starts to cheer a bit.

(Now your nightmare comes to life)

Dragged ya down below, down to the devils show,
To be his guest forever (Peace of mind is less than never)!
Hate to twist your mind, but God ain't on your side,
An old acquaintance severed (burn the world your last endeavor)!

Flesh is burning, you can smell it in the air,
Cause men like you have such an easy soul to steal (steal)
So stand in line while they ink numbers in your head,
you're now a slave until the end of time here,
Nothing stops the madness turning, haunting, yearning, pull the trigger!

The camera angle changes as we see fire shoot out from the sides of the entrance way before we see fire run in to the middle of the stage and form a circle in the middle. A trapdoor opens and we see Jason Zero slowly rise up on his knees, hands together. He remains in the middle of it for a moment.

You should have known the price of evil,
And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah
Oooooh,

Phillips: “And his opponent, from London, England, he is also an SCW Hall of Famer, he is the Anti-Hero of Time, he is Jason Zero!”

The crowd cheers loudly at this site as Zero looks forward before throwing his arms out and pyro shoots out from both sides of the stage and high into the air. He then stands up to his feet, face paint on the top half of his face as he then steps through the fire forward to the ramp.

it's your f*ckin' nightmare!
(While your nightmare comes to life)

He removes his leather cloak and we see the tattoos on his back and chest as he just smirks before continuing on his way to the ring. He just looks down at CHBK as CHBK looks back while leaning against the ropes.

Can't wake up in sweat, cause it ain't over yet,
still dancin' with your demons (Victim of your own creation)
Beyond the will to fight, where all that's wrong is right
Where hate don't need a reason (loathing self-assassination)

You've been lied to just to rape you of your site,
and now they have the nerve to tell you how to feel (feel)
So sedated as they medicate your brain
and while you slowly go insane the tell ya:
Given with the best intentions help you with your complications!

With a grin, Zero walks over to the ring and looks up before grabbing the ropes and pulling himself into the ring. CHBK just looks at him and smirks before Zero enters the ring and then walks over to the corner and climbs up to the middle rope and looks out as the crowd cheers. CHBK just watches him as Zero drops down and turns back to him.

You should have known the price of evil,
And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah.
No one to call, everybody to fear,
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah.
Oooooh, it's your f*ckin' nightmare, ha-ha-ha-ha!

He then falls back against the ropes and bounces off them before stretching out a bit. He looks at CHBK as CHBK just continues to watch him from across the ring.

Sharper: “Jason Zero with the theatrics. Perhaps getting into the head of CHBK a bit.”

Kayl: “Well, I don’t know about mind games with someone like CHBK. But they’ve both been playing them.”

Sharper: “And leading up to this match, we’ve see a far more dangerous, far more volatile Jason Zero. We’ve seen what he’s done against Thorn, against you, against Alex Desoubrais Jr. Even Masquerade or Darren Drake after Taking Hold of the Flame. Anyone in his way, he has done whatever necessary to remove them.”

Kayl: “His actions have been through his in-ring actions. And I may not care for the guy. I hate his tactics, but in that ring, there’s a reason he’s a seven-time champion.”

Sharper: “He says he’s going to end CHBK here tonight. He says he’s going to end it once and for all.”

Kayl: “He’s been saying that for months. He’s the only one that can do it apparently. Well, put up or shut up Zero. Show it…”

The crowd roars as the music fades out and Jason Zero steps forward, as does CHBK. We then see the two only about a foot apart as the crowd just roars more and more, getting ready for the clash. The referee quickly checks with both as CHBK and Zero just keep their eyes on each other.

Sharper: “We’ve talked about the clashes they’ve had in the past. We just saw some of them.”

Kayl: “But nothing, nothing like this.”

Sharper: “On July 24^th, 2011, whose career will change forever?”

The bell then sounds and the crowd roars. The two just continue to look at each other, almost waiting for who will make the first move. CHBK smirks and Zero then smirks back before both nail each other, each with a right hand smack. The crowd ohs and CHBK and Zero both stumble back a bit. CHBK looks down as Zero looks up and nods before CHBK then turns and nails Zero with a hard right. Zero retaliates with a hard right of his own. The crowd cheers as CHBK fires another one back and Zero hits another. CHBK quickly goes low with a knee to the ropes and CHBK turns and runs into the ropes. Zero hip tosses him down. He goes to grab him, but CHBK pushes him away with his feet. CHBK then nips up and Zero gets back up and CHBK quickly locks in a side headlock. Zero pulls CHBK back and into the ropes before firing him off. CHBK bounces off the ropes and Zero shoulders him down. CHBK looks up and Zero looks down at him before turning and running into the ropes. CHBK rolls towards him and then catches Zero’s leg, pulling him down, face first to the mat. CHBK then turns and steps over and locks in an STF on Zero as Zero starts to quickly move to the ropes. The crowd roars and cheers as Zero moves closer and closer and quickly manages to get to the ropes. CHBK pushes off of Zero and gets up before backing away. Zero turns back to the ropes and looks up and politely claps before starting to pull himself up.

Sharper: “CHBK right there showing how quickly he can lock something in. And Zero knows that.”

Kayl: “How many times have they fought over the years? Think of all of the high profile matches and this one outdoes it all.”

Sharper: “And these two were main eventing SCW shows before most people on the roster had even broke into the business.”

Zero gets up and CHBK walks back over to him and Zero quickly lunges and both grapple. CHBK turns and goes to the ropes as Zero and him both hook the top rope. CHBK then turns and nails him with a snap left. Zero stumbles back to the corner. CHBK then kicks him in the ribs. He turns and goes to whip him across the ring, but Zero spins through and sends CHBK in. CHBK bounces out of the corner and Zero back drops him up and over. The crowd roars. CHBK rolls over and gets up and Zero moves towards him and nails him with a hard forearm before a kick and then a back chop, and CHBK goes up and over the top rope and lands on his feet on the floor before walking around the ring, holding his jaw. The crowd cheers a bit and Zero watches him as CHBK walks all the way around and to the rampway before turning to the ring. Zero then grabs the top rope and goes to vault himself over, but CHBK moves out of the way and Zero spins through and lands on the apron. CHBK turns around and Zero then runs at CHBK, jumping off the apron and clotheslining him down on the floor. The crowd cheers and Zero rolls over. CHBK slowly starts to stir, holding his jaw in pain.

Sharper: “CHBK had the vaulting press scouted, not the counter though.”

Kayl: “Zero almost making sure he doesn’t give CHBK too much to work with. You don’t want to do that. I’ve been in the ring with him. It’s like playing chess and you know when you’re losing. He makes it so clear how far ahead he may be.”

Sharper: “But while CHBK can talk about the success he’s had against Zero a few weeks ago, we have to remind you that in their most recent encounters, Zero has had the edge.”

CHBK slowly pulls himself up and Zero grabs CHBK and lifts him up before turning and rolling him in the ring. Notably, the referee barely counts, giving them leeway as Zero rolls into the ring. CHBK starts to get up and Zero backs up against the ropes and runs at CHBK and clotheslines him down. He then spins around and goes for the pin.

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CHBK kicks out. Zero gets up and grabs CHBK and lifts him up. He then nails him with a hard right and CHBK stumbles away. Zero follows him and nails CHBK with another hard right and CHBK walks over to the ropes. Zero then grabs CHBK, but CHBK nails him with a chop. The crowd woos. Zero nails him with a hard right before grabbing him and whipping him into the ropes. CHBK bounces off the ropes and Zero attempts a back elbow, but CHBK ducks and bounces off the other side before jumping up and nailing Zero with a flying forearm smash. He then nips up as the crowd roars, before some boos trickle in. CHBK then looks at Zero and Zero starts to pull himself up and CHBK waits for a moment and Zero then turns to CHBK only for CHBK to try for the Bittersweet Ending, but Zero falls back and rolls out of the ring. He then walks around the ring, laughing a bit to himself. CHBK just watches him before turning and running into the ropes. He bounces off them and then runs at the ropes and dives through them, nailing Zero with a tope, knocking him down to the floor as CHBK rolls to the barricade.

Sharper: “Zero nearly got hit by the superkick, but he dodged that, not the plancha from CHBK!”

Kayl: “Ironically, like son like father. We saw Alex Desoubrais Jr. hit something similar earlier. Regardless, they are already playing that game of chess.”

Sharper: “And what does it say with CHBK trying for the Bittersweet Ending early?”

Kayl: “He wants to get this done with. He maybe doesn’t think he can keep up with Zero if this goes on long?”

CHBK grabs the barricade and lifts himself up. Zero starts to stir and CHBK stomps him in the chest before stomping him again and again. He then bends over and grabs Zero and lifts him up before turning and rolling him into the ring. CHBK then grabs the ropes and pulls himself onto the apron. He then walks over to the corner and climbs up to the top rope. Zero gets up and CHBK dives forward and hits a double axe handle smash before turning and going for the pin.

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Zero kicks out. He rolls over and starts to slowly pull himself up. CHBK gets up and grabs Zero and lifts him up before shoving him into the corner. He then nails him with a chop. The crowd woos. CHBK hits another chop and the crowd woos again. Zero then suddenly grabs CHBK and spins him around before kicking him in the ribs and nailing him with a back chop to the jaw before a hard right. He then grabs CHBK and whips him hard across the ring. CHBK goes up and over the top rope before stumbling along the apron and Zero runs over to CHBK and grabs him before he can recover and flips him back into the ring. The crowd cheers and CHBK gets back up and Zero turns and nails him with a hard right, knocking him down.

Sharper: “CHBK turned inside out and Zero quickly grabbed him before he could get out of dodge!”

Kayl: “Again, that second-guessing. You don’t want to give either one a chance to think, a chance to play.”

CHBK starts to get up and Zero grabs him and snapmares him over before rearing back and kneeing him in the back before backing up to the ropes and then flipping forward with a neck whip. CHBK rolls over in pain and Zero goes for the pin.

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CHBK kicks out again. He turns and Zero grabs him. He then drags him up and quickly throws him over with a snap suplex. Zero then gets up and turns and exits to the apron. He walks over to the corner and climbs up to the top rope. CHBK remains down on the floor and Zero gets to the top rope before CHBK suddenly gets up and falls to the ropes. Zero hits hard, crotching himself on the top rope. CHBK then walks over and nails Zero with a hard right. Zero manages to retaliate with an eye rake and CHBK turns away. Zero starts to pull himself up, but CHBK turns back around and grabs Zero before press slamming him off the top rope. The crowd roars and Zero rolls over in pain and starts to get back up. CHBK leans in the corner and just watches.

Sharper: “Press slam, down goes Zero.”

Kayl: “That didn’t work. Again. No one really has any momentum yet.”

Sharper: “They know how dangerous that can be.”

Zero then gets up and CHBK runs over and clotheslines him down. Zero pops up and slowly gets up and CHBK bounces off the ropes and nails Zero with a hard right. Zero stumbles back and bounces off the ropes only for CHBK to lift him up and hit an inverted atomic drop. He then nails him with a hard right, knocking him down. Zero rolls over and starts to get up and CHBK grabs him and hooks him up by the head, but Zero blocks it. CHBK tries again, but Zero blocks it again and spins out before pulling CHBK into a knee before spinning through into a school boy.

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CHBK kicks out. Both men get up and Jason Zero attempts for the spear, suddenly and CHBK dives out of the way. The crowd ohs and roars as Zero stops at the ropes and starts to get up. CHBK pulls himself up and just looks at Zero.

Kayl: “That was close!”

Sharper: “Just a few feet off. CHBK dove just in the nick of time.”

CHBK looks up at Zero and Zero then gets up and both run to each other and CHBK attempts a clothesline, but Zero drops down and rolls him up for a school boy before then turning and going for the Four Leaf Clover Hold. The crowd starts to roar and CHBK fights it off and starts to slowly move to the ropes before getting his right leg free. He then nails Zero in the chest before nailing him hard in the head. Zero lets go and stumbles back. CHBK rolls over and gets up and quickly runs at Zero and kicks him in the ribs. He then hooks him up and throws him over with a snap suplex as the crowd ohs.

Kayl: “Another close call for CHBK there too.”

Sharper: “Looking for that Four Leaf Clover Hold. CHBK has never submit in SCW history, but that said, with how his back could be, that could be a great move for Zero to get locked in.”

CHBK gets up and Zero turns and starts to stir. CHBK grabs him by the head and holds him before driving his knee into the back of his head. He gets up and knees him again before getting up and kneeing him again. CHBK turns and then runs into the ropes before jumping up and hitting a knee drop to the head and rolling through. Zero rolls over, holding his head in pain and CHBK turns back and hooks the leg.

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Zero kicks out. CHBK looks up and grabs Zero and grabs him and starts to lift him up. He then turns and throws him back with a Russian leg sweep. CHBK gets up and turns before exiting to the apron. He climbs up to the top rope.

Sharper: “CHBK starting to get some momentum here. He’s starting to build that offense.”

Kayl: “And he’s going high risk. Elbow drop maybe?”

Sharper: “Well, you used to be on his inner circle. You would have an idea of how he works.”

CHBK gets to the top and steadies himself only to dive off and nail Zero in the chest with a diving elbow drop. The crowd cheers and CHBK follows up with another pin.

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Zero gets his shoulder up. The crowd roars and CHBK rolls off. CHBK starts to get up and Zero rolls over and starts to pull himself up. CHBK walks back over to him and lifts him up before kicking him in the ribs. He fires him into the ropes. Zero bounces off the ropes and CHBK attempts a back elbow and Zero bounces off the other side and CHBK attempts a hard right, but Zero spins through and goes for a crucifix, but CHBK leans forward a bit and Zero turns into a sunset flip. CHBK falls down, but rolls through and Zero rolls back. CHBK goes for a kick, but sees Zero having rolled back and lunges forward for another kick, but Zero blocks it and spins him around before grabbing CHBK and going to go for the Chaos Theory. CHBK elbows him in the head and spins away. The crowd ohs. CHBK then stops and turns back to Zero and runs at him, but Zero hoists him up onto his shoulders and drops him with a Samoan drop. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Chaos Theory, no doing there. Samoan drop instead.”

Kayl: “And CHBK has that moment of panic. It’s great! Seeing him quickly need to get out of there.”

Zero gets up and CHBK rolls over and slowly starts to pull himself up. Zero then grabs him and kicks him in the ribs before grabbing his head and his leg and throwing him over with a fisherman’s suplex. The crowd cheers.

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CHBK kicks out. He rolls over and starts to stir. Zero quickly grabs him and pulls him back before throwing him up and down with a high angle back suplex. The crowd roars and Zero rolls over and gets up. He then exits to the apron and walks over to the corner and looks around before smiling and climbing up to the top rope. He then gets to the top and steadies himself before diving off and connecting with the swandive headbutt. The crowd cheers with the impact and Zero rolls over, holding his head before crawling over to the pin and hooking the legs.

Sharper: “Swandive headbutt. The cover!”

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Sharper: “The kickout!”

CHBK kicks out. Zero rolls off as the crowd cheers back. The crowd starts to now become more vocal starting a “Let’s go Zero! C! H! B! K!” duelling chant that echoes throughout the arena. CHBK rolls over, holding his chest and Zero gets up and CHBK pulls himself up and turns to Zero only for Zero to lift him up and drop him down with an inverted atomic drop. CHBK winces and Zero then wrenches his arm and pulls him over for a short-arm clothesline. CHBK rolls over and starts to get up and stumbles to the corner and Zero then turns and runs at him, but CHBK suddenly drops down with a dropkick to the knee. Zero falls forward and CHBK then grabs the bottom rope and Zero’s leg and pulls before sliding under the bottom rope. He then pulls Zero such that his leg is by the ringpost and starts to pull. The crowd starts to roar and Zero tries to block it with his other leg, but CHBK jerks it in and Zero’s leg gets loose just long enough for CHBK to swing it hard into the ringpost. Zero lets out a yell in pain and CHBK then pulls more and pulls him right back before swinging it against the ringpost again. The crowd ohs again.

Sharper: “Oh! Twice, that knee bouncing off the steel!”

Kayl: “Knees are not meant to be driven into ringposts like that!”

Sharper: “Zero’s knee has to be in horrible pain…”

Kayl: “Yeah and it always gets worse.”

CHBK then folds over the legs and hooks his leg in before locking in the Figure Four leglock around the ringpost getting cheers from all over the capacity crowd. Zero yells out in pain as the referee comes over and calls for the break.

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CHBK lets go and falls to the mats. Zero rolls over and pushes himself back into the ring, holding his knee in pain. CHBK smiles as he gets up and rolls back into the ring before getting up and quickly stomping Zero in the knee. The crowd roars a bit and now some boos filter through as CHBK stomps Zero in the knee again. He then lifts up the leg before just slamming it down hard. Zero rolls over, holding his knee in pain.

Sharper: “And the damage may have been done! Zero’s knee is in a lot of pain.”

Kayl: “And CHBK is going to make sure it stays that way! He’s got lots of ways to do that!”

Zero tries to crawl away and CHBK then grabs the leg and pulls back and Zero tries to kick him, but CHBK grabs his other leg before kicking the bad one. The crowd ohs and Zero yells in pain before CHBK spins around and locks in a traditional figure four leg lock. The crowd roars and Zero yells out in pain. CHBK just leans up, adding leverage as Zero continues to yell in pain. He reaches around before sitting up and trying to punch CHBK. The desperation is evident and Zero reaches around before falling back.

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Zero shoots himself back up and yells out as CHBK continues to keep the hold on. Zero winces in pain and falls back down.

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Zero shoots himself up again. CHBK then keeps it held and Zero then starts to stir some more before starting to roll over. The crowd starts to cheer and the Zero fans in attendance start a “Zero!” chant. CHBK tries to block it, but Zero keeps trying to turn and CHBK starts to turn with him. The crowd starts to roar more and Zero then finally turns CHBK over and CHBK yells in pain as the crowd cheers. CHBK then manages to reach forward to the ropes near him and the referee calls for the break and CHBK frees his leg before rolling over and away. Zero then crawls away from CHBK as the crowd starts to quiet down a bit.

Sharper: “Oh man! The figure four was in for a while!”

Kayl: “Yeah, and CHBK was near the ropes in case Zero turned it. He did and CHBK is already getting back up.”

Zero winces and continues to stir as CHBK pulls himself up. He then walks over to Zero and grabs him as Zero struggles to get up and Zero turns before scooping CHBK up and turning and spiking him with the Blarney Stoned in the middle of the ring! The crowd roars, jumping to their feet cheering as CHBK is laid out on the mat and Zero just rolls over, holding his knee in pain.

Sharper: “Blarney Stoned! He spiked CHBK in the middle of the ring!”

Kayl: “What? I haven’t seen him use that in years!”

Sharper: “Zero pulling out an ace out of his sleeve! CHBK is down! Zero just has to throw his arm over him!”

The crowd continues to cheer and Zero rolls over and winces before going for the pin and even hooking the leg. The crowd counts with the referee.

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CHBK shoots his shoulder up and the crowd erupts in cheers. Zero rolls over and looks up and then rolls away and starts to pull himself up. CHBK remains down for a moment before starting to stir. Zero then reaches at the ropes and starts to pull himself up before limping around the ring. CHBK rolls over and starts to get up and Zero then walks over to CHBK and kicks him in the chest. He then pulls him into between his legs. He then hoists him up, but CHBK blocks it. CHBK then counters with a back drop, but Zero spins through. He winces as he jumps up on his bad luck and CHBK turns around and Zero then lifts him up and spins him down into the Claim to Fame and into the pin!

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CHBK shoots his shoulder up again as the crowd erupts.

Sharper: “Oh! Nearfall! Just two though!”

Kayl: “Holy hell!”

Sharper: “CHBK digging deep again. He doesn’t want his career to end here tonight!”

Kayl: “And Zero on one leg is starting a hell of a comeback!”

CHBK rolls over and Zero falls back before rolling over. He then starts to pull himself up. CHBK stirs and rolls to the ropes himself and uses them to start to get up. Zero then stumbles over to him and grabs him in a waistlock. He goes for a German suplex, but CHBK blocks it by holding onto the ropes for dear live. Zero attempts it again, but CHBK continues to hold on. CHBK then nails him with a mule kick and Zero turns and falls back in pain as the crowd ohs and some boos and cheers come from the crowd. CHBK slowly turns around as Zero slowly gets up and pulls himself up only for CHBK to run forward and jump up and hit a running DDT onto Zero. Zero rolls over in pain. CHBK then rolls over and throws his arm over him.

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Zero gets his shoulder up. The crowd cheers and CHBK then pushes up on the chest of Zero and starts to lift him up. He then pulls him up and places his head between his legs. He then lifts him up and spikes him with a piledriver in the middle of the ring. The crowd ohs and Zero just falls to the side. CHBK smirks as he turns and goes for the pin.

Kayl: “That look may be it…he knows he got it…”

Sharper: “Piledriver, middle of the ring. The cover…”

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Sharper: “No! Zero kicks out! Oh my! Zero got the shoulder up!”

Zero gets the shoulder up as CHBK looks up in a bit of disbelief. He then rolls over and starts to pull himself up before looking over to Zero. He then looks at him before slowly pulling him up. He then grabs Zero and drags him up to his feet before spinning him around and going for the Katahajme. The crowd roars and CHBK tries to pull Zero back, but Zero manages to turn and prevent CHBK from hooking the leg. Zero spins around and CHBK continues to fight with Zero. CHBK then manages to kick the bad knee of Zero and Zero falls to a knee. CHBK tries to turn, but Zero manages to catch him with an elbow and Zero gets up and CHBK continues to hold on only for Zero to turn and fall forward and send CHBK face first into the top turnbuckle. CHBK stumbles back and Zero pulls himself up. He then winces before turning and taking him down by the legs again before trying to turn him over into the Four Leaf Clover Hold again. The crowd starts to roar again and CHBK continues to fight it before grabbing Zero by the head and nailing him with a hard right and then another and another. Zero lets go and stumbles back. CHBK then starts to get up.

Sharper: “CHBK managing to get out of the Four Leaf Clover Hold attempt again.”

Kayl: “Zero knows that’s going to easily even this up injury wise, but he has to get it on!”

CHBK gets up and runs at Zero, but Zero manages to spin around before throwing CHBK back into a German suplex into a pin!

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CHBK kicks out and the crowd ohs and CHBK rolls over and starts to get up. Zero turns to him and grabs him and goes to whip him into the corner, but CHBK runs up the corner and dives back for a moonsault, but Zero dives out of the way. CHBK hits hard and rolls over and starts to get up before turning around and Zero runs at CHBK and drills him with the Blood Lust Spear! The crowd erupts in cheers and the crowd jumps to their feet continuing their cheering as Zero then turns and goes for the pin.

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CHBK shoots his shoulder up again and the crowd ohs and then cheers. Zero rolls off and looks down before reaching forward and grabbing the ropes and starting to pull himself up. CHBK rolls over, holding his ribs as Zero walks over and grabs CHBK.

Sharper: “The spear was hit perfectly. CHBK however kicks out.”

Kayl: “Unbelievable. Watch this…”

RECAP: We see CHBK miss the moonsault before starting to get up and Zero runs at him before drilling him with the spear. The crowd roars and we see the pin. 1! 2! CHBK kicking out is followed as the crowd cheers some more.

Zero clubs CHBK in the back before lifting him up and nailing him with a back elbow. CHBK stumbles back and falls to the ropes before bouncing off them and turning back to Zero. Zero then spins him around and hoist him up for a back suplex and tries to turn him, seemingly for the Big Ben Bash, but CHBK manages to counter while on the shoulders of Zero and slides down.

The fullscreen returns just in time for Zero to turn around and CHBK to blast him in the jaw with the Bittersweet Ending! The crowd erupts in cheers and CHBK falls to his knees. He then looks down before crawling over to Zero.

Sharper: “The superkick! He got it!”

Kayl: “Oh man! Did it! Zero is out!”

Sharper: “CHBK has robbed Zero of his opportunity to ever challenge for the SCW World Championship!”

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Sharper: “No he hasn’t!”

Zero shoots his shoulder up and CHBK looks up and falls back. He then looks up before pulling himself up and dragging himself to his feet. He walks around, wincing before turning around to Zero. He then grabs Zero and slowly lifts him up before double underhooking him and dropping him down with the double arm DDT. CHBK then rolls over and sits up before getting back to his feet. He then exits to the apron and starts to climb up to the top rope. He gets to the top rope and Zero remains down and CHBK then dives off and hits a frog splash. He winces as he rolls off a bit before turning and hooking the leg.

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Zero shoots his shoulder up. The crowd ohs and CHBK rolls off.

Sharper: “Frog splash doesn’t do it either.”

Kayl: “I thought this superkick was it. I thought he had it.”

Sharper: “What else does CHBK have left? They have thrown everything at each other!”

RECAP: We see CHBK being hoisted up by Zero for the Big Ben Bash, but CHBK sliding down the back of Zero only for Zero to turn around and walk into the Bittersweet Ending. CHBK then goes for the pin. 1! 2! Zero kick out his shown before CHBK’s shocked expression.

CHBK slowly pulls himself up and grabs Zero and he hoists him up before nailing him with a hard right. Zero stumbles back. CHBK then nails him again before kicking him in the knee. Zero winces and CHBK goes to lift him up for a kneebreaker, but Zero counters.

Zero flips through for a sunset flip.

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CHBK kicks out and rolls back. Zero starts to get up and CHBK comes up from behind and takes him out with a chopblock. Zero rolls over in pain and slowly starts to pull himself up as the crowd starts their duelling chants again. CHBK then turns and grabs Zero and pulls him up before setting him up and planting him with the Uranage suplex. He then holds on and rolls over before starting to lock in the Koji Clutch. The crowd starts to roar and Zero manages to turn a bit, preventing CHBK from locking it in. CHBK however fights with Zero before managing to roll over and cover Zero essentially with his knee across Zero’s chest.

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Zero kicks out and CHBK falls forward into the ropes. He starts to get up and Zero rolls over and starts to get up. CHBK turns around and Zero then suddenly grabs CHBK and rolls him up in an inside cradle!

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CHBK kicks out and the crowd lets out a collective sigh as Zero and CHBK start to slowly both get back up.

Sharper: “Oh! The inside cradle almost had it.”

Kayl: “Both have just taken so much out of the other. The littlest thing could do it and just think of the irony!”

Sharper: “Both are now getting back up. Almost like the reset button has been pushed!”

Kayl: “They both sure as hell don’t feel that way!”

Zero then quickly kicks CHBK in the ribs. He lifts him up and goes for the Falcon in the Dive, hooking up CHBK and then lifting him up, but CHBK spins around and lands behind Zero. Zero however jumps up and nails CHBK with a jumping kick to the head. CHBK stumbles back and bounces off the ropes. Zero then turns and gets up and takes CHBK down with another double-leg takedown before trying to lock in the Four Leaf Clover Hold for the third time in the match. The crowd roars, but CHBK manages to block it and twist his legs, causing Zero to flip through. He then gets up and CHBK slowly pulls himself up and Zero turns around and CHBK nails him with the Bittersweet Ending. The crowd ohs and Zero stumbles back and bounces off the ropes before starting to fall forward and CHBK turns and nails Zero with a second Bittersweet Ending before Zero can fall forward, instead causing him to fall back.

Kayl: “He hit him! Twice before he even fell.”

Sharper: “CHBK got him right on the chin! The cover!”

CHBK then rolls through and hooks the leg as the crowd roars and counts.

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The crowd roars and CHBK rolls off and falls to the side. The referee calls for the bell and the crowd rises to their feet applauding.

Phillips: “Here is your winner…The Canadian Heartbreak Kid!”

The crowd roars as they continue to applaud before a “That was awesome!” chant begins to break out. The chants continue as CHBK slowly rolls over and starts to stir. He then grabs at the ropes and slowly pulls himself up before falling onto the middle rope. Jason Zero remains down and CHBK pulls himself up before stumbling around.

Sharper: “Jason Zero can never challenge for the World Championship again.”

Kayl: “Wow…but what a fight…what a match. I can say every bad thing about both…but in that ring…Wow.”

The referee then raises CHBK’s hand. He just looks down and smirks a bit before turning to Jason Zero. He looks at him before looking down and grabbing Zero and grabbing him by the hand. Jason Zero slowly gets up and looks around and CHBK just looks at Zero and smirks a bit as he shakes Zero’s hand. CHBK then pats him on the back before walking over towards the ropes, but Zero holds on. Zero then slowly pulls himself up to his feet. He then looks CHBK right in the eyes before looking around as CHBK just looks at him and Zero then suddenly grabs him and drops him down with the Chaos Theory! The crowd roars and Zero sits up. He then takes a deep breath and just slowly breathes out before then grabbing CHBK’s hand shaking it himself. He then gets up before walking over to the ropes. He leans on them before taking another deep breath. He then steps through the ropes and drops down to the floor as CHBK remains down in the ring.

Sharper: “It was that smirk. Zero may lose something big…but he just got the last laugh.”

Kayl: “And there’s that respect there…but there’s a lot of hatred too.”

Zero continues to slowly walk his way down the rampway, not looking back at all. CHBK just remains down as Zero makes his way about halfway up the rampway. The crowd just applauds both men and Zero turns around before looking at CHBK before clearly showing his displeasure and then turning around and continuing on his way to the back. CHBK starts to stir, slowly sitting up, wincing a bit. He then looks down and smirks, almost laughing as the camera turns back to Jason Zero.

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We then see a shot of Shawn Winters on the screen before turning to a shot of Shilo Valiant. This moves to a shot of Shilo Valiant vs. Shawn Winters for the SCW World Championship.

Sharper: “Well, Jason Zero just saw what’s on the screen and he was visibly upset, but it’s time to find out who is going to walk away with the richest prize in SCW today. The World Championship is on the line. Shilo Valiant defends against the 2011 Taking Hold of the Flame winner. Let’s take a moment and look back and both men’s paths to this moment.”

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RECAP:

Sharper: “And the Era of Entertainment continues!”

We see a shot of Shilo Valiant holding his SCW World Championship belt before seeing David Helms down on the mat and Shilo Valiant taking a moment to collect himself.

Sharper: “But now, who will he face? Or who will stand opposite to him in the main event at Rise to Greatness?”

Dawson: “I don’t know, but we’re about to find out. Forty men and women are going to enter that ring. The last man standing goes to Rise to Greatness to challenge for the World Championship!”

We see shots of Lucas Knight running down to the ring, Christy Matthews running down to the ring, Ducky holding onto the ropes, Andrew Samuel Pugh nailing someone with a hard right hand, Masquerade fighting with Jason Zero, Greg Cherry clotheslining someone down before showing Chad Evans and Shawn Winters trading blows before showing Chad Evans getting back dropped over and then getting up only to be nailed by the Kiss the Sky, knocking him over the top rope to the floor.

Sharper: “I don’t believe it!”

Knots: “Ha! He told you! He told all of us. The championship belt was as good as his.”

Sharper: “And it may just be. Shawn Winters has eliminated Chad Evans and now has a first class ticket right to Rise to Greatness! Shawn Winters will challenge for the World Champion in Minnesota on July 24^th!”

Winters: “What did I say? Just get the nameplate ready. Taking Hold of the Flame down....Rise to Greatness next!”

We see Winters smiling in the camera and posing before the scene slowly fades to black.

We then open up to see pyro shooting out and Shawn Winters coming out to a float as bikini-clad women are all around. Charlie Laurio and Ace Marshall are with him as he smiles.

Shawn: “People have been talking since Taking Hold of the Flame. They have been talking about me and how my performance was breathtaking...amazing...stunning! Well you know what? I'm here to refute all of those claims because it was none of those things. It was simply predictable. What did I say for weeks going into the match....I was going to win. What did I do on Breakdown two weeks ago....simply remind the world what was already mine!”

We then see a black and white shot of Shawn Winters holding up the SCW World Championship and writing his name on the nameplate with magic marker and holding it up. We then hear the sound of Shilo Valiant yawning into the microphone and see him climbing up onto the apron.

Shilo: “Yaaaaaaaaaaaa...hhhhhhhhhh....God....you done yet?!”

Shilo walks down the steps and down to the main floor of the crowd. The crowd just yells out louder as many fans try to touch Shilo.

Shilo: “You know, Shawn. I figured something was up when you managed to take it upon yourself to practically fly in a whole bunch of models and I have to say, not bad. Not bad at all. Too bad that you then have to screw that all up by running your mouth about what we hear from you all the time! You have half-naked girls, that’s already half of the American Dream right there! But Shawn, I think you’re forgetting something.

We hear the roar of the crowd.

Shilo: “If I’m sitting in the front row, I don’t give a damn about whether your ego makes you THINK you’ve got Rise to Greatness in the bag. I mean....what if you didn’t have Ace Marshall? What if you didn’t get lucky with a late draw? What if...what if...what if....Inevitable....Sorry Shawn. I don’t buy it. In fact....I don’t see your name on here anymore. I see mine....mine’s engraved. Yours....magic marker wipes off pretty well.”

We then see a close up shot of the SCW World Championship with Shilo Valiant’s name on the nameplate.

Shilo: “They seem to like me as champion. They seem to know they’re getting their money’s worth. So Shawn....I ask you a simple question....are they coming to see you....or....are they coming to see someone that’s going to give them what they want....Entertainment!”

The opening chords to “Spotlight” by Saliva then start to play in the background as we then see Shilo spray Ace in the face with one of his necro vials and nailing Shawn with a series of hard rights before showing him nailing Ace with a spear and hammering on him. We then see Shilo get back up and Charlie Laurio shoved at him by Shawn Winters before being dropped by a Graven Image from Winters.

“You've been hiding in the dark of your heart for way too long
You've been waiting for a light, for a sign to come along
You've been running after stars but don't forget who you are
Maybe you're the star we should all being chasing, tonight's the night”

We then see Shilo Valiant dropping Ace Marshall with the E-Factor before Shawn Winters tries to nail him with a chair, only for Shilo to get out of the ring. Shilo Valiant smirking is shown as Winters looks around.

“Standing in the spotlight, this is your time, don't let 'em down
Standing in the spotlight, don't get blinded from the roar of the crowd
One night only, you better get going, this is your time
Get up in the spotlight, yeah, yeah, yeah, spotlight, yeah”

We see Shawn Winters taunting the crowd with Shilo Valiant title and the magic marker over his name plate before showing Shilo Valiant holding both of his titles and then showing Shawn Winters pulling Shilo Valiant down by the legs and snapping them off on the bottom rope. This is followed up with a shot of Shilo Valiant rolling around, holding his leg in pain.

In the running and gunning I hope you get your fill
You can stumble in a second, don't forget that midnight kills
It's a black hole lullaby but it's a hell of a ride
Maybe everything you ever had in you comes out tonight

Shilo Valiant wincing is shown as Shawn Winters smiles. This is followed up with shots of Shilo Valiant dancing in his Karnivale music interlude before showing Shawn Winters taunting him on the following Breakdown by coming out to the ring driving a horse and carriage. We then see Shawn Winters getting pinned by Masquerade before seeing Shilo Valiant taunting him as Shawn Winters glares and walks around the ring clearly unhappy. The song meanwhile goes to the very end and the last version of the chorus.

Spotlight, don't get blinded from the roar of the, roar of the crowd
Spotlight, yeah, from the roar of the crowd
Spotlight, don't let 'em, don't let 'em down
Stand up in the spotlight, yeah

As the song plays in the background we see Shilo Valiant still smiling as Winters looks less than pleased. This is followed with a shot of Shawn Winters celebrating at Taking Hold of the Flame before showing Shilo Valiant celebrating his victory at Taking Hold of the Flame and seeing Shawn Winters hitting the Graven Image on Shilo Valiant.

Winters: “What did I say? Just get the nameplate ready. Taking Hold of the Flame down....Rise to Greatness next!”

This is followed by a shot of Shilo Valiant celebrating with Masquerade.

Shilo: “I still have a few tricks up my sleeve!”

We then see the two standing in the ring a few feet away from each other as we hear Adam Sharper voice.

Sharper: “What will happen this Sunday? Can Shilo Valiant get another one over Shawn Winters or has he just given him even more motivation?!”

The scene then slowly fades to black…

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Shawn Winters vs. Shilo Valiant

SCW World Championship

The bell sounds as we fade to the middle of the ring to see Michael Buffer standing in the ring to announce the main event.

Buffer: “Ladies and gentlemen, we are here at the eighth annual Rise to Greatness event about to bear witness to a clash of one of the most charismatic showmen in SCW history to face against one of the most decorated champions in that same history. They will compete here in front of the world in the MAIN EVENT of the evening!”

The crowd cheers.

Buffer: “And this match is for the SCW Heavyweight Championship of the World!”

We then see the SCW World Championship logo come across the screen as we go to a wide shot of the full area, showing the fans cheering before the logo goes to the corner.

Buffer: “So ladies and gentlemen….are you ready?!”

The crowd roars.

Buffer: “I said….Are….you….rrrrrrready?!”

The crowd cheers some more.

Buffer: “Then….for the thousands in attendance and the millions watching around the world, lllllllllet’s get ready to rumblllllllle………!”

The crowd cheers as the camera turns and starts to pan to the entrance way where we see several bikini clad females run out from the back and followed by several cheerleaders. Three cheerleaders set up on either side and immediately start to hold on of the three up in the air with each holding an unfurled poster of Shawn Winters holding the SCW World Championship as the girls in bikinis jump up and down before starting to almost create a line much as they down at a football game. The crowd roars seeing this display before “I’m So Paid” starts to blare throughout the arena and the crowd starts to boo. A few moments pass before we see Shawn Winters walk out from the back with Charlie Laurio walking behind him. He just smirks before looking out at the crowd as he then looks around and checks out the scantily-clad females all around him.

Kayl: “Well you can’t say Winters doesn’t know how to party.”

Sharper: “His confidence and arrogance is something we have touched on repeatedly heading to his encounter tonight. Shawn Winters said to the world that tonight, he was going to get his World Championship back. He said he was going to win the Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal. He did that. Can he now beat Shilo tonight?”

Kayl: “Shilo is going to have a few things to say about that, but Shawn Winters doesn’t really care. He only cares that at the end of the night, he’s partying with at least six or seven of those ladies up there and the World Title!”

Shawn Winters starts to make his way down the rampway as the crowd continues to roar and just make noise. Charlie Laurio looks around and just enjoys the moment as Shawn Winters continues to make his way down to the ring before reaching the apron and hopping up and doing some pelvic thrust before entering the ring and walking over to the corner. He climbs up to the middle rope and spits out his gum before swatting it away and throwing his arms up to his sides and in the air over his head. He just smiles as the boos continue. Charlie Laurio enters the ring too and walks around the ring and just shows off Winters. Winters drops down and walks across the ring and goes over to the opposite corner and repeated the process.

Sharper: “The arrogance still there.”

Kayl: “Breakdown was only going to faze him for so long!”

The crowd starts to roar as Shawn Winters’ music fades out. The cameras continue to focus on Shawn Winters as he starts to walk around the ring and a faint “Shilo!” chant begins to echo throughout the arena. Shawn Winters just shakes his head before the lights go out and the crowd roars. A few moments pass before we see two spotlights shine down from the back. In the spotlights we see two acrobats, on bungee cables jumping up and down and doing flips in the air, much as you would see at a circus.

“NECRO!”

The crowd cheers as “For Your Entertainment” starts to play throughout the arena. We then see a fireeater on both sides of the stage along with jugglers on either side, joining the acrobats. A few moments pass before we see Shilo Valiant walk out from the back, without his necro-phials, but with the SCW United States and World Championships in his hands and he just holds them over his head. He looks out at the crowd as they just cheer more. As Shilo walks past the fire-breathers, they then spit out fire from their mouths and into the air.

Sharper: “The reigning World Champion. Shilo Valiant holding proudly not only that title but the United States Championship. He is ready for this opportunity.”

Kayl: “Yeah, but this is going to be a huge challenge. He’s facing off someone that has been on this big stage with all of the lights down bright on him!”

Sharper: “Yeah, but Shilo Valiant likes the bright lights. He likes people watching him. He likes to bring entertainment. He wants to send everyone home happy and that would be with him as the World Champion!”

Shilo continues to make his way to the ring, smiling now as he enjoys the reaction of the fans as they continue to cheer him and several fans try to reach over the barricade to touch him, but Shilo just continues to walk down the rampway and to the ring before running down and to the ring before sliding in and getting up. He then holds both titles up into the air. He walks over to the one side of the ring and holds them up as the crowd cheers. He turns around and walks over to the opposite side of the ring and holds both titles up again. He then backs up and looks at Shawn Winters as Winters just looks at him while Charlie Laurio rubs his shoulders. Winters smirks and Shilo turns and backs up to the corner before leaning back in it and looking across. The music starts to fade out and the crowd cheers as Michael Buffer returns to the middle of the ring.

Buffer: “Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce your competitors. First, in the corner to my left, the challenger, weighing in at two-hundred and twenty pounds. He is the leader of Greaternity, he is a former SCW United States Champion, a former two time SCW World Champion, and the 2011 Taking Hold of the Flame winner. Accompanied by Charlie Laurio, he is more addictive than crack, the One-Man Scandal, he is SHAWN……WIN-TERS!”

The crowd boos as Shawn Winters walks to the middle of the ring and outstretches his hands, standing right in front of Michael Buffer and taking his spotlight for a moment before turning to Shilo and smirking.

Buffer: “And his opponent, weighing in at one-hundred and ninety six pounds, he is a member of Karnivale. He is a former two time SCW World Tag Team Champion, the former two time and currently reigning United States Champion, he is the REIGNING…and DEFENDING…SCW heavyweight champion of the world….he is the Hob-Goblin, the Necro-Merchant, the Pale-Faced Jester…he is Shilo….VAL-I-ANT!”

The crowd roars as Shilo Valiant turns and climbs up to the middle rope and holds both of his titles up in the air. He takes in the moment for a second before jumping down and handing both titles off to the official. The official turns and holds the World Championship up over his head and shows it to all sides of the arena before showing it to Shawn Winters for a moment. Winters shines it up a bit before smiling. The referee then hands it off to Jason Phillips before turning back to the middle of the ring. Winters spanks Charlie Laurio in the butt as she drops down and Winters turns to Valiant as the referee then calls for the bell. The crowd roars and the two start to circle the ring.

Sharper: “And here we go. The World Championship on the line. The main event of Rise to Greatness 2011.”

Kayl: “Can Shawn Winters put his money where his mouth is or will the Season of Sights continue?”

Sharper: “Shawn Winters has the experience edge in this one even from a main event standpoint. This is arguably his fourth Rise to Greatness main event and third in which the world really was focused on him. Shilo Valiant had that high-profile Tag Team Championship match last year, but I’d dare say this is a bit of a different beast.”

Kayl: “For Shilo’s case, I hope it is. That’s not a good history to bring up as Shilo Valiant and Masquerade did not come out of that match as World Tag Team Champions. Dark Fantasy did.”

The crowd continues to roar as Winters and Shilo Valiant look at each other and continue to circle the ring before Shilo and Winters lunge at each other and Winters quickly kicks Shilo in the ribs. Winters then kicks Shilo again and nails him with a hard right and then another and another before pushing him into the ropes. Winters turns and goes to whip him, but Shilo spins through and goes to send him across, but Winters skips out of it before grabbing the arm of Shilo and wrenching his arm and spinning him around into a top wrist-lock and leg tripping Shilo down to the mat before pushing him down to the mat.

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Shilo bridges up and Winters jumps up and goes to drive his knee in, but Shilo gets his feet up and kicks Winters in the ribs. Winters lets go and spins around. Shilo rolls over and gets up and runs at Winters, but Winters ducks a clothesline attempt and rolls through into a school boy.

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Shilo kicks out as the crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Nearfall to start off. Shawn Winters trying to outwrestle Shilo Valiant right now.”

Kayl: “Well I guess it works. Shilo is more of a high-flyer, but that said, Shawn nearly let Shilo have a way to get out of that using that. He needs to be more careful.”

Shilo gets up and Shawn does too and he grabs Shilo in a side headlock. Shilo pushes him back into the ropes and goes to fire him off, but Winters holds on and slides down and Shilo winces and kicks the mat in anger as Shawn pulls back as the crowd boos. Shawn Winters just laughs before yelling out at the crowd.

Shawn: “Wrestling! Learn it!”

Winters pulls back on the head of Shilo and Shilo slowly starts to get his feet under him. Winters holds on and continues to pull back and Shilo then pulls him back and tries to fire him off again, but Winters holds on. He just smirks as Shilo clearly can be seen being less than pleased. Winters continues to pull back on Shilo’s head and the referee checks on him. Shilo just ignores him and tries to get his feet under him again.

Kayl: “Winters is just controlling him. He’s getting pissed though.”

Sharper: “Yeah. Winters right now, that side headlock, wrestling 101 and Shawn has perfected it.”

Shilo struggles a bit more before rolling over and into a pin.

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Shawn rolls back and pulls back on the head of Shilo. He then smirks before shifting his hands and raking the eyes of Shilo. Shilo rolls over, holding his face in pain and Shawn gets up. He then drops an elbow to the chest of Shilo before going for a pin.

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Shilo kicks out. Shawn gets up and Shilo starts to get up and Shawn grabs him and nails him with a hard right. Shilo stumbles back and Shawn nails him with a chop. The crowd woos. Shawn then grabs Shilo and whips him across the ring. Shilo bounces off the ropes and Shawn nails him with a back elbow, knocking him down. Shilo rolls over and starts to get up as the crowd boos. He stumbles over to the corner and Shawn waits for a moment before running after him and nailing him with a clothesline in the corner. Shilo stumbles forward and Shawn turns and runs out of the corner and hits a bulldog. Shilo rolls over, holding his face in pain as Shawn then gets up and goes for another pin.

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Shilo kicks out again.

Sharper: “Shilo kicks out again. He’s gotta get something going here.”

Kayl: “Yeah, right now, Shawn Winters is giving him a main event ass-kicking and I really don’t feel like hearing about it forever.”

Shilo rolls over and starts to stir and Shawn gets up and stomps him in the head. He then grabs him by it and lifts him up. He then spins him around and clubs him in the back. He then shoves Shilo forward and into the corner. Shilo bounces off and then suddenly nails Shawn with a back elbow. The crowd roars. Shilo then nails him with another before grabbing Shawn by the head and jumping up and attempting the E-Factor. Shawn shakes him off and Shilo takes a few steps back as he backflips through. Shawn then turns around and runs at Shilo and Shilo jumps up and nails him with a spinning heel kick. The crowd roars. Shawn rolls over and gets back up and Shilo gets up and jumps up and dropkicks him down. Shawn gets back up and Shilo then grabs him and hooks him up before spinning around and dropping him with a sitout front suplex. He then rolls over and goes for the pin.

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Winters kicks out. Shilo falls forward. Winters rolls over and starts to get up. Shilo then turns and runs into the ropes and Winters gets up only for Shilo to jump up and hit a neckbreaker drop.

Kayl: “Seriously did he hear us?”

Sharper: “Shilo Valiant coming back strong. With a flurry of offense. Shawn is getting back up though.”

Shawn does just that, slowly getting up and Shilo grabs him and nails him with a forearm to the jaw. Shawn stumbles back and Shilo nails him with a European uppercut. Shawn spins around and Shilo then turns and runs into the ropes. He bounces off the ropes, but Shawn scoops him up and powerslams him down and goes for the pin.

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Shilo kicks out. The crowd ohs and Shilo rolls over. He starts to get up and Shawn gets up first and winces a bit before grabbing him and hooking him up and going for a back suplex, but Shilo back flips through. Shawn turns around and Shilo kicks him in the ribs and drives him down with a DDT. Shawn holds his head in pain and Shilo rolls over and starts to get up. He then pulls himself to his feet and falls over to the corner before exiting to the apron. He then climbs up to the top rope and Shawn remains down. Shilo then gets to the top rope before diving forward and hitting a guillotine leg drop to the face of Shawn. The crowd ohs. Shilo then goes for the pin.

Sharper: “Leg drop from the top. Great move!”

Kayl: “He hit it perfectly. That could daze Shawn!”

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Shawn gets his shoulder up. He rolls over and Shilo rolls over and starts to get up. He pulls himself up and walks around before stomping Shawn in the face. Shawn rolls over. Shilo then grabs him and drags him up before driving Shawn face first into his knee. Shilo then turns and runs into the ropes and jumps to the middle rope before diving back and attempting a lionsault, but Winters gets his knees up. The crowd ohs and boos and Shilo falls back in pain. Shawn then rolls over and flips through into a jackknife pin.

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Shilo kicks out, but Winters stays on him.

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Shilo then bridges up and the crowd roars. Winters holds on, as does Shilo and Shilo spins around before having Winters’ head between his legs. He then hoists him up, but Winters slides down the back of Shilo. Shilo then runs forward to avoid any offense and Winters does the same. Winters then jumps up and attempts a flying forearm, but Shilo ducks. Shilo keeps running and Winters gets up and Shilo jumps up and nails a flying kick to the face of Winters, causing him to twist around in the air. The crowd ohs and Shilo quickly crawls over for the pin, and hooks both legs.

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Winters kicks out!

Sharper: “Oh! Vicious kick! Winters kicks out though!”

Kayl: “I’d surprised he knows where he is. Look at this.”

Sharper: “Yeah and watch and listen to the impact.”

Shilo starts to get up as we get a splitscreen.

RECAP: We see Shawn Winters missing as Shilo bounces off the ropes. The camera follows Shilo before we see him jump up and nail Shawn with a vicious kick, causing him to turn inside out before falling to the mat. The crowd ohing is heard too.

Shilo turns and grabs Winters and slowly lifts him up. He then hooks him up by the head and arm and throws him over with a vertical suplex. Shilo then rolls over and gets up.

He walks over to the corner and exits to the apron. He then starts to climb up to the top rope. Charlie Laurio just watches him and Shilo glances at her for a moment before Shilo gets to the top rope. Winters however rolls over and gets to his feet before running over and climbing up to the top rope. He however then grabs Shilo and lifts him up onto his shoulders before falling back from the middle rope and hitting a Super Samoan Drop as the crowd ohs and many rise to their feet in awe. Shilo rolls over, holding his ribs as Winters rolls over, holding his head and neck.

Sharper: “Winters cuts off Shilo and throws him down!”

Kayl: “He took some damage too. He’s holding his head and neck.”

Sharper: “And we know of Winters’ back problems, but Shilo Valiant took the worst of that. He’s holding his ribs in pain.”

Kayl: “Could have the wind knocked out of him too!”

Winters rolls over and starts to get up and turns to Shilo before hooking the leg.

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Shilo shoots his shoulder up and the crowd roars and cheers. Winters rolls over and sits up as a “Shilo!” chant begins to echo throughout the arena. We then get a split-screen.

RECAP: We see Shilo Valiant climbing up to the top rope before Winters pops up and runs over and grabs Shilo and throws him off with the Samoan drop from the middle rope. Shilo rolling over, holding his ribs, and Winters holding his head and neck is shown.

Winters pulls himself up and Shilo starts to slowly get up. Winters then walks over and grabs Shilo and scoops him up and hits a backbreaker. Shilo winces and Winters then gets up. He turns and starts to climb up to the top rope. The crowd starts to roar.

Sharper: “You see the Samoan Drop there again, but Shawn Winters is going to the top rope!”

Kayl: “He’s been trying to ground Shilo. I guess he got some of that necro and wants to fly!”

Sharper: “He’s going high-risk. Shilo is still down, so this isn’t a horrible move by any means.”

Shawn Winters gets to the top rope and then dives back and attempts a moonsault, but Shilo rolls out of the way. Shawn rolls through to his knees and holds his ribs in pain before starting to get up and Shilo Valiant pulls himself up before running over and nailing him with a leg lariat. The crowd roars. Shilo gets back up and Shawn starts to get up and Shilo quickly gets up and runs at Shawn and nails him with a running dropkick. Shawn falls back and the momentum sends him out of the ring. Shawn falls hard to the mats as the crowd roars. The referee comes over and starts to count. (1) Shilo slowly gets up and he looks at Shawn and Shilo turns and runs into the ropes, but Charlie however grabs Shilo by the leg. Shilo stops and turns around as the crowd boos. The referee turns around and sees Shilo and Charlie and the referee walks over as Shawn Winters slowly slides into the ring. He then gets up and runs at Shilo, but Shilo turns around and lifts Winters up and back drops him up and over the top rope and to the floor, narrowly missing Charlie Laurio. Shawn Winters rolls over in pain and uses the announce tables to slowly lift himself up and Shilo then runs across the ring and bounces off the far ropes before jumping over the top rope and right into Shawn Winters, driving him hard into the announce table and Shilo hits hard before both fall hard to the mats. The crowd erupts in cheers!

Sharper: “Oh! God! Look out!”

Kayl: “Right in front of us! Bastards made the table hit my knee!”

Sharper: “That’s why you bail!”

Shilo winces as he rolls over, holding his face and Shawn Winters just rolls over, arching his back in pain.

RECAP: We see Shawn Winters starting to get up before seeing Shilo Valiant bouncing off the ropes and diving up and over the top rope and right into Shawn Winters as both go into the side of the table. The crowd roars. The angle changes and we see the same thing from one of the cameras a few rows out in the crowd, seeing some fans throw their arms in the air cheering.

Shilo Valiant slowly rolls over and takes a deep breath before using the ring apron to pull himself up. The referee then starts to count finally. (1) Shilo continues to struggle as Winters rolls over and Charlie even checks on him briefly before the referee tells her to get away. She does and the referee continues the count. (2)

Sharper: “There you see, Shilo Valiant taking caution to the wind and going airborne to take out Winters.”

Kayl: “And it may have paid off. Winters is in a lot of pain here in front of us!”

Shilo gets up and walks over to Winters. He then grabs Winters and drags him up before clubbing him in the back. (3) Shilo then turns and drives him face first into the English announce table again. The crowd roars and Winters stumbles over. Shilo then grabs it and walks over before driving him down into the Spanish announce table. (4) Shilo continues before dragging him over to the French announce table and drives him face first. Winters then falls over and the crowd roars. (5)

Sharper: “He’s getting international now.”

Kayl: “Shawn Winters probably has pissed off the United Nations before.”

Shilo then looks around before looking at the table and the crowd starts to roar. Shilo then grabs Winters before lifting him up and turning before throwing him over with a vertical suplex on the floor. The crowd ohs. (6) Shilo then gets up and quickly rolls into the ring before rolling back out. He then smirks at the referee before looking out at the crowd and pointing to the French announce table. The crowd cheers some more. (1) Shilo then grabs the table and takes the top off. The crowd roars and Shilo grabs the one monitor before dropping it next to the table and turning before grabbing the other monitor and throwing it down. (2) Winters starts to stir and Shilo quickly walks over and grabs Winters before turning and lifting him up and hitting an inverted atomic drop before lifting Winters up and dropping him face first onto the French announce table again. (3) He then grabs him and rolls him onto the table as the crowd cheers. Shilo turns and rolls into the ring before looking around and then starting to climb up to the top rope.

Sharper: “Shilo! He’s going to the top rope! Shawn Winters has been getting worked over for the last little while out here.”

Kayl: “It’s not worth it! Just for the entertainment. Just to make these fans happy!”

Sharper: “He listened to the fans. They wanted this. They’re going to get it!”

The crowd continues to cheer as the referee tries to tell Shilo to get down. He ignores him and gets up to the top rope and Charlie just stands back, watching before Shilo dives off and attempting a flying elbow drop to the table, but Winters rolls off the table and away and Shilo goes through the French announce table as the crowd erupts in noise before just roaring, jumping to their feet and a “Holy Sh*t!” chant starts as Shilo Valiant just lies in what remains of the table.

Sharper: “Oh God!”

Kayl: “No one home!”

Shilo Valiant remains down and Shawn Winter slowly gets up as the referee drops down and goes to check on Shilo Valiant. Shawn Winters gets up and stumbles over to Shilo. The referee tries to check on him and Shawn shoves him away before grabbing Shilo and dragging him across the table and lifting him up. He then lifts him up and rolls him into the ring quickly. The crowd boos a bit and Shawn Winters rolls into the ring after Shilo and crawls over and goes for the pin. The referee gets up and slides in and goes for the count.

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Shilo shoots his shoulder up and the crowd erupts in cheers. Shawn Winters looks up and smacks the canvas in anger before turning to the referee and snapping at him. Shilo rolls over and the crowd continues to cheer.

Sharper: “And Shilo Valiant somehow, some way, kicks out!”

Kayl: “Winters didn’t everything but use a forklift to get him there as fast as possible and it wasn’t enough!”

Sharper: “Watch this! Watch just thud! Watch Shilo just go through that table like it was nothing.”

Kayl: “Like a knife through butter…”

RECAP: We see Shilo Valiant steady himself on the top rope before diving forward and seeing Shawn Winters roll off as Shilo goes through the table. The crowd roars. We then see another angle from far away showing Shilo Valiant diving off the top rope and going through the table again.

Shawn Winters pulls himself up and stomps Shilo in the face. He then stomps him again. Shilo rolls over and Winters grabs him and starts to lift him up. He drags him to his feet before then kicking him in the ribs. He drives his elbow into the back of his head before turning and throwing him back with a Russian leg sweep.

Shilo winces and Shawn Winters gets up and grabs Shilo again. He then smirks as he grabs him and pulls him down with an reverse STO before rolling through into a Koji Clutch. The crowd roars and Winters pulls back and Shilo Valiant winces and yells in pain.

Sharper: “Koji Clutch!”

Kayl: “Damn…”

Sharper: “Shades of CHBK with that one! He’s got that Koji Clutch locked in and Shilo Valiant is already dazed. This is only going to cut off more blood flow to the brain!”

Winters pulls on it and the crowd boos as Shilo Valiant reaches forward. Winters shakes his head and his arms, trying to tighten the hold. Shilo Valiant starts to fade and drops down to the mat. Winters continues to pull on it and the referee drops down and goes to check on Shilo. He then grabs the arm and lifts it up and it drops. The crowd boos and a “Shilo!” chant begins again. Winters just smiles. The referee raises the arm again and it drops a second time. He then grabs it and shakes it a bit before lifting it up and Shilo then holds it up for a moment before starting to push up on his other arm. The crowd roars and Shilo then uses his one arm to push a bit and moves to the ropes. He pushes up a bit more and manages to lift Winters right off the mat before getting to the ropes again. He then reaches out and grabs the ropes and the crowd roars and cheers! Winters holds on for a moment before letting go and rolling off. He then gets up and stomps Shilo in the back. He stomps him again.

Sharper: “Shilo gets to the ropes! He gets out of the Koji Clutch!”

Kayl: “But what’s the long-term damage. I know he’s a bit not-all-there in the head. I mean for just this match!”

Shilo stirs as Winters then stomps him again and grabs him and lifts him up. He then nails him with a hard right. Shilo falls to the ropes. Winters grabs him and whips him into the ropes. Shilo bounces off the ropes and Winters attempts a tilt-a-whirl slam, but Shilo lands on his feet. He then shoves Winters away, but Winters plants his feet before kicking Shilo in the ribs. He follows up with a double-underhook before going for the Pandemonium, but Shilo counters with a back drop. The crowd roars. Winters rolls over and starts to get up and Shilo gets up from his knees and Winters clubs him in the back. Winters then grabs Shilo and turns before whipping him into the corner. Shilo stops at the corner and Winters runs after him, but Shilo nails him with a back elbow. Winters stumbles back and Shilo then runs after him and jumps up and nails him with a running facebuster. Shilo rolls over as the crowd roars.

Sharper: “Facebuster from Shilo. The World Champion is starting to get back into this after going through that table.”

Kayl: “Well he’s got to hope for a quick end for him. Who knows what that did to him and that did not sound good.”

Shilo slowly gets up and Winters rolls over and starts to pull himself up only for Shilo to wait for a moment and Winters turns around and Shilo jumps up and takes him down with a hurricanrana into a pin.

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Winters kicks out. The crowd ohs. Shilo then stumbles forward before looking at Winters as he gets up and Shilo manages to jump up and hit an enziguri, knocking him forward. Winters falls to the mat and the crowd cheers. Shilo pulls himself up and winces before falling to the ropes. He then holds his back before glancing back to Winters before turning and jumping up to the top turnbuckle and hitting a split-legged moonsault onto the back of Winters. The crowd ohs and cheers as Winters lets out a yell of pain and Winters rolls over to his back and Shilo hooks the leg.

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Winters gets his shoulder up. The crowd ohs and Shilo looks forward. He then pulls himself up and Winters rolls over and stirs.

Sharper: “Winters now trying to hold on. Trying to keep fighting.”

Kayl: “Shilo now throwing everything at Winters. Maybe he should try another table.”

Sharper: “I’d prefer them to keep it in the ring myself.”

Winters starts to get up and Shilo grabs him and pulls him up. He then pulls him back and drops him with a reverse DDT. Shilo then rolls over and gets up and exits to the apron. He holds onto the ropes and takes a moment before springboarding to the top rope and attempting a swanton, but Winters rolls out of the way. Shilo rolls through and gets up. Winters gets up and runs at Shilo and Winters attempts a clothesline. Shilo ducks and Winters stops and turns around before Shilo grabs him by the head and runs forward and jumps to the middle rope and backflips back, but Winters shakes him off enough for Shilo to land on his feet and Winters jumps up and takes Shilo down with the Graven Image! The crowd erupts in cheers and ohs and then the boos come as Shilo rolls onto his back.

Sharper: “Graven Image! He hit it!”

Kayl: “And out of the E-Factor! He countered it with the Graven Image!”

Sharper: “Winters with the pin. Do we have a new champion?!”

Winters turns and hooks the leg.

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Shilo shoots his shoulder up and the crowd erupts in cheers and Shawn looks up. He falls back and looks at Shilo as Shilo rolls over. Shawn then stirs and pulls himself up before kicking the bottom rope. He then walks over to Shilo and grabs him and starts to drag him up. He then knees him in the ribs before kneeing him again. Shawn then spins him around before nailing him with a hard right and then a left before kicking him in the ribs. He then turns and goes for another Graven Image, but Shilo turns and shoves him off. Shawn bounces off the ropes and Shilo suddenly scoops him up onto his shoulders before spinning him down into a Michinoku Driver! The crowd erupts in cheers and Shawn rolls over in pain. Shilo however gets up and grabs Shawn and lifts him up before turning and backflipping up and hitting a standing version of the E-Factor! The crowd cheers and Shilo turns for the pin.

Kayl: “E-Factor!”

Sharper: “Shilo drives Shawn Winters down first with the driver, now the E-Factor! The cover! The cover!”

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Sharper: “I don’t believe it!”

Winters shoots his shoulder up and rolls over as Valiant rolls off, and covers his face with his hands before rolling to his back and looking up. He then sits up and starts to get up as the crowd ohs and roars. Valiant turns and looks back at Winters as Winters rolls over and Valiant grabs him and drags him up. He then lifts him up and throws him over with a back suplex. Shilo then turns and exits to the apron. He then walks over to the corner and starts to climb up to the top rope. He looks at Winters as he is down and steadies himself on the top rope. He then dives off and attempts a shooting star press. Winters however rolls out of the way. Shilo lands on his feet and stumbles forward, wincing a bit. Winters then jumps up and goes for the Graven Image, but Shilo shoves him off. Winters however then bounces off the ropes and jumps back and dropkicks Shilo in the knees. The crowd boos and Shilo rolls over in pain. He grabs his knee and grabs at the ropes before starting to pull himself up.

Sharper: “Winters went for the knee. Shilo tweaked it landing on his feet off the shooting star press!”

Kayl: “Oh and Winters went right for it!”

Shilo pulls himself up and turns to Winters and Winters turns and attempts the Kiss the Sky, nailing Shilo in the jaw. Shilo falls to the mat and Winters turns and drops to his knees and goes for the pin.

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Shilo shoots his shoulder up. The crowd roars and cheers and Winters looks on in disbelief. He then starts to get up before grabbing Shilo and stomping him in the chest before stomping him in the ribs. He then stumbles back and falls to the corner. He then turns around and starts to climb up to the top rope. Shilo however rolls over and starts to get up. He then pulls himself up as crawls over to the corner. Shawn gets to the top rope and Shilo then manages to pull himself up as Charlie tries to warn Shawn, but Shilo clubs him in the back. He then clubs him again before grabbing Shawn. Shilo however climbs up and the crowd erupts as Shilo tries to grab Shawn for the Morning Star. He starts to hold on and Shawn grabs the ropes.

Sharper: “Shilo has Shawn Winters. This is how he beat David Helms at Taking Hold of the Flame!”

Kayl: “Morning Star. He’s trying for it. He’s got to break Shawn Winter’s kung-fu grip on the top rope though!”

Shilo tries to lift him up, but Shawn nails him with a back elbow. Shilo however holds on and climbs up to the top rope and Shawn starts to stand up too. The crowd starts to roar before Shilo lifts Shawn up, but Shawn grabs him by the head and turns before dropping Shilo down with the Graven Image off the top rope! The crowd erupts and many rise to their feet in cheers. Shawn then rolls over and throws his arm over Shilo Valiant.

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The crowd roars and the cheers first come out before some boos. Shawn Winters then slowly rolls over and away from Shilo Valiant. He then remains down on the ground as the crowd just roars.

Sharper: “Winters! Shawn Winters has done it!”

Kayl: “I don’t believe it! He did what he said he was going to do.”

Sharper: “He damn near had to kill Shilo Valiant though. Shawn Winters is the new World Champion!”

The crowd roars as the referee is handed the SCW World Championship and he turns and walks over to Shawn Winters before bending over and handing it to him. Shawn by this point has sat up and he just looks at the title and smiles as he looks up at the capacity crowd.

Buffer: “Here is your winner and NEW….SCW Heavyweight Champion of the World…..Shawn Winters!”

The crowd roars and Shawn Winters just looks at the title. He sits and just admires it as pyro shoots out from the base of the stage before all around the big screen and high into the air. The pyro display continues, shooting sparks high in the air before all around the big screen before one final blast shoots up into the air. The crowd roars as Shawn Winters finally pulls himself up and just looks at the SCW World Championship and he holds it up over his head. He then falls to his knees and winces a bit, holding his back before turning back to focus on the World Championship.

Sharper: “Shawn Winters has come to Rise to Greatness and is the new World Champion! What a night here in Minneapolis. What a night for Rise to Greatness 2011! For Donovan Kayl, I’m Adam Sharper, thank you for joining us and good night from Minneapolis!”

The crowd just continues to look on as Shawn Winters continues to celebrate his win in the ring and walks around, holding the title up before climbing up to the middle rope and holding it high over his head. He then brings it down and throws it over his shoulder before just looking out and smirking as the scene slowly fades to black…