Rise to Greatness XVI - July 21, 2019

“Supreme Championship Wrestling...”

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

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

MAIN SHOW:

We see a shot of a long road, weaving through a wooded area. We then cut to a car that has been pulled over to the side of the room. We then see the door open as we see Alistaire Allocco step out of the car. This cuts to a shot of Glory Braddock doing the same, followed by Syren. Shots of Regan Street, Sienna Swann, Ravyn Taylor, Donovan Kayl, Konrad Raab, Ryan Watson, James Evans, Giovanni Aries and Selena Frost all follow.

Alistaire: “This is the path…”

Glory: “The path to glory.”

Glory smirks.

Regan: “The path to revenge.”

Sienna: “The path to perfection.”

Selena: “The path to penance!”

We then see shots of various SCW wrestlers walking down the middle of the road, flashing between them, as the camera moves at a pace in front of each figure.

Datura: “The path to immortality.”

Shots of Datura pinning Regan Street then come up to the side. From Datura we cut to Giovanni Aries.

Giovanni: “The path to freedom.”

We cut to see Giovanni laughing while standing in the crowd.

Kandis and Tommy: “The path to celebration.”

We see a shot of the Jackass and Big Ass Connection celebrating while holding the SCW World Tag Team Championship. Andrew Raynes then comes up on the screen. We see him side by side of Amy Chastaine walking down the road.

Raynes & Chastaine: “The path to closure.”

We see a shot of Andrew Raynes superkicking Kelsai Adamson-Mason. Rachel Tatum Lee then appears.

Rachel: “The path home…”

Brittany Lohan and Donovan Kayl then both come up.

Lohan & Kayl: “The path to the end.”

We see shots of Donovan Kayl and Brittany Lohan in the ring, including a shots of Lohan hitting the For Your Eyes Only, and Donovan Kayl submitting CHBK from past Rise to Greatness glory. We then see Syren stops.

Syren: “Wait…the path goes through me!”

Katie Steward then appears.

Katie: “I’m the one writing the script.”

We cut back to Syren.

Syren: “I’m the one as champion.”

Owen Cruze is shown.

Owen: “We’re changing the game.”

Aaron Blackbourne can be seen next.

Aaron: “Taking accountability for it all.”

Kennedy: “Getting what we deserve.”

Kennedy Street appears walking as we cut to Chris Cannon spearing both Owen and Kennedy to start 2019.

Bree: “Nothing’s going to change. This is the business.”

Sienna: “Although I will make sure we get what we deserve.”

Chris: “Over the disappointment of our detractors.”

Shots of Bree, Sienna and Chris each come up on the screen. Ravyn is then shown with Abigail Lindsay noticeably seen in the background.

Ravyn: “Nothing will stop our plans.”

Datura can be seen chortling as she shakes her head. We then see Xander Valentine leaning against the car.

Xander: “Are we ready for the dismantling?”

Regan: “I’m ready for my revenge.”

Regan Street looks right in the camera. We then cut to see Syren, Kennedy Street, Selena Frost, Sienna Swann, Konrad Raab, Damian Angel, James Evans, who can be seen kicking at the car, before shifting to Alistaire Allocco and finally Glory Braddock, before starting to show two people on screen, then four, then eight, and continuing to expand to show everyone on the card before the scene cuts out to black.

The blackness remains for a moment before we see Sasha walking down the street.

Sasha: “Time to see who rises to the occasion.”

Sasha walks past the camera as the scene fades to black.

We cut to a shot of a hot sun before cutting down to a digitally created image of the AT&T Stadium before turning to the Rise to Greatness logo.

“Now…Supreme Championship Wrestling brings to you…Rise to Greatness XVI!”

“Legendary” by Skillet plays. The crowd roars as we cut to the inside of the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas as we see pyro shoot out from the middle of the rampway and up to the stage. It shoots high into the air from the stage and in front of the stage in an illustrious display of cacophony and spectacle. After several moments, spotlights start to circle the arena.

Sharper: “Welcome everyone to the heart of Texas as SCW brings to you the biggest event in professional wrestling. Rise to Greatness XVI is here!”

The cameras continue to pan across the crowd.

Sharper: “I’m Adam Sharper here with Jonathan Knots and it’s our honour to call the action tonight where rivalries will end, issues will be settled, and history will be made!”

“Don’t bless me father, for I have sinned...”

A snicker is heard in a very Yorkshire accent.

“Who d'ya think encouraged her?”

“Going To Hell” by The Pretty Reckless hits the PA system as the fans roar. blue and white spotlights flash on and off across the stage. The music plays for a few seconds before Ryan Watson walks out onto the stage, swiftly followed by Autumn Valentine. Ryan looks out the crowd, placing his hand over his eyes to peer out into the AT&T Stadium as Autumn walks out and looks around too. Ryan throws his hands up, pushing them together to reveal the P1 symbol on his gloves, while Autumn turns her back to the ring, holding her arms down and revealing the words “Zero F*cks to Give” on the back of her ring jacket. The nameplate comes up on the screen.

Sharper: “We are starting tonight off with the SCW World Tag Team Championship on the line here in Dallas! Watson and Valentine earned the shot last night, defeating Embers and Ashes and then Red Empire.”

Knots: “But the biggest question, will Phillips make Ryan or Kandis a bit richer!”

Sharper: “We’ve been told that Kandis and Ryan, friends and training partners, made a bet. Will Phillips say the team name?”

Knots: “You won’t!”

The duo make their way to the ring as Ryan starts to point to Phillips. Phillips looks around as the camera remains on the challengers. Autumn Valentine and Ryan Watson reach the bottom of the ramp after a few seconds and Valentine heads up the steel steps. Ryan slides into the ring and spins around before getting up. He walks over to the ropes and holds them open for his wife, Autumn. Autumn enters. Ryan then walks over to the far corner, throwing up his hands in front of him again as Autumn climbs up on the ropes next to him and leans in toward him, nodding at the camera as it focuses on the symbol on Watson’s gloves. After a few moments both get down from their position and both remove their ring jackets, tossing them into their corner. Autumn stretches out against the ropes as Ryan runs the ropes back and forth for a moment, getting ready for the match. He stops and starts to talk to Phillips.

Sharper: “Ryan already trying to game this bet.”

Knots: “They can have their fun now. But tag titles on the line. Kandis and Ryan may be friends. There may be respect for Tommy. But the fact is in a couple of minutes, becoming Tag Champs and getting a pay day is what matters!”

The opening bass of “Baby Got Back” begins by Sir Mixalot plays and the crowd starts to cheer. A few moments pass as Kandis walks out from the back and spins around, ensuring she gives the fans a good view of her assets. She smirks as the World Tag Team Championship is on her such that the faceplate is over her ass. Her music then abruptly cuts out as pyro shoots out from the floor in front of the stage and high into the air.

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

As the last word echoes, the lights start to strobe again briefly as the “Cut the Cord” by Shinedown reverberates throughout the AT&T Stadium now, causing the fans to start cheering. A few moments pass before Tommy Valentine walks out from the back, smiling as Kandis looks at him. Tommy points to the SCW World Tag Team Championship belt around his waist and then points to his fist where his Class of 2019 SCW Hall of Fame sits.

Sharper: “Kandis and Tommy Valentine defending their World Tag Team Championship but Tommy Valentine showing off his new jewelry, the Hall of Fame ring.”

Knots: “Inducted last night. But he can’t wear that! Then again, at least three people in there have rings. Two against one!”

Sharper: “You make a good point though. The wedding rings, if Autumn and Ryan are wearing them, are covered by athletic tape. Have to be if they do wear them. Their safety and their opponents.”

Knots: “We’re only going to allow shots to the head if it’s from a forearm or open fist. No jewelry!”

Tommy walks over to Kandis as she spins around. The two start to head down to the ring. Kandis walks with a bit of exaggerated sway, intentionally trying to draw the attention of some male fans. Tommy notices this and laughs a bit before Kandis stops and the two reach the ringside area. Tommy then turns and slides into the ring. Kandis walks around the ring and over to her corner before walking up the steel steps. She sways each way as Tommy gets up and heads to the corner. Kandis steps through the ropes and spins around before climbing up to the middle rope herself. Tommy takes off his belt and holds it over his head before Kandis spins her belt around and points to it. Tommy hops down and turns and throws the belt over her shoulder as Kandis hops down and walks over to Phillips. She says something to him as Ryan snaps at them, a smirk on his face.

Sharper: “Now Kandis’ turn to have some fun. Trying to win over Phillips.”

Knots: “Time to see who will be more persuasive.”

Phillips steps forward.

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, your opening context is scheduled for onefall, has a twenty minute time limit, and is for the SCW World Tag Team Championship!”

The crowd cheers as the SCW World Tag Team Championship logo comes across the screen before fading to the bottom corner.

Phillips: “First the challengers. First, from Anaheim, California, she is Miss Nothing, Autumn Valentine. Her partner, from Sheffield, England, he is the Prodigal One, Ryan Watson.”

Phillips looks at Kandis and then to Ryan and Autumn.

Phillips: “They are team of Zero Fucks to Give!”

The crowd erupts in cheers as Ryan throws his arms up. He steps forward and points to Kandis. Kandis steps over and extends her hand. Ryan turns to Autumn. Autumn rolls her eyes, pulling a twenty out of her top, and then handing it to Ryan. Ryan hands it to Kandis who places it in her boot. She smiles and nods. Kandis steps back.

Knots: “He actually said it!”

Sharper: “Well it is Rise to Greatness! Now we can focus on the World Tag Team Championship!”

Phillips: “Their opponents…First, from West Hollywood, California, she is Kandis! And her partner, from Raleigh, North Carolina, he is a member of the SCW Hall of Fame, Class of 2019, Tommy Valentine. Together, they are the reigning and defending SCW World Tag Team Champions, they are the Jackass and Big Ass Connection!”

The crowd cheers some more as Tommy and Kandis hold their titles up. They then step forward and hand them to the referee, Steve Hollinsworth. Hollinsworth holds the titles over his head and then turns and hands them to Phillips as he exits the ring. He backs up and then stops and goes over to Tommy. Tommy puts his hand up and takes the ring and slides it off. He then feigns going to hand it to Hollinsworth before turning and stepping through the ropes to the floor. He walks over to Sharper.

Tommy: “You take this and keep it out of the hands of that jackass.”

Knots: “I didn’t know we were related!”

Tommy: “You’re on your a game! Nice! Keep it up and you may get one of those.”

Knots: “Oh golly-gee, yay!”

Sharper: “I guess I’m holding onto this.”

Tommy turns back to the ring and Kandis says something to him. Tommy responds and Kandis looks at Knots.

Knots: “My ears are burning. But I’m a married man! Happily!”

Kandis steps into the ring and Ryan turns to Autumn. Autumn steps in for him. The crowd cheers a bit as the bell sounds. Autumn and Kandis circle the ring. Kandis says something to Autumn and Autumn responds before they lunge at one another and lock up in a collar and elbow tie-up. They push back on one another before Kandis quickly uses her leg strength and pushes Autumn back and Autumn tries to turn, but Kandis guides her right into the corner. She leans in. Autumn looks at her. The referee starts his count.

Kandis backs up and looks at Ryan. Ryan nods. Kandis turns back and Autumn forearms her in the jaw. The crowd roars. Kandis holds her jaw and Autumn forearms her again and then kicks her in the ribs. Autumn spins through and grabs her arm and sends her into the ropes. Kandis bounces off and Autumn hits a dropkick. Kandis hits the mat. She rolls over, holding her jaw. Autumn gets up as Kandis moves to the ropes.

Sharper: “Autumn showing she doesn’t have any to give.”

Knots: “Yeah, and Kandis was willing to be nice. It’s Ryan’s wife. Now she knows the real score. Titles on the line. Who cares about friendship!”

Kandis gets up. Autumn tells her to come at her. Kandis nods and lunges and goes for Autumn. Autumn takes her down with a drop toe hold. She then spins around and grabs at the head of Kandis. She locks her up in a front face lock and pulls her up. Kandis however nails her in the ribs and then again before shoving her back into the corner. Kandis moves in and Autumn sidesteps her. Kandis stops at the corner before turning around and Autumn dropkicks her again. Kandis falls back into the corner and then drops to the mat. Autumn goes for the pin.

Kandis kicks out. Autumn gets up and turns and Kandis stirs. Autumn grabs her and hooks her arm, but Kandis reaches up and rakes Autumn’s eyes. Autumn turns away. Kandis then quickly hits a spinning back fist to the jaw and Autumn hits the mat. Kandis goes for the pin.

Autumn kicks out. Kandis gets up as Autumn turns to her and Kandis hits a hip throw. Autumn hits the mat and Kandis kicks her in the back. Autumn winces in pain. Kandis then grabs her and pulls her up before tagging in Tommy. Tommy enters as the crowd cheers and Kandis pushes Autumn into the ropes before Kandis hits a knee in the back. Autumn grimaces and turns and Tommy just takes her down with an STO. He goes for the pin.

Autumn shoots her shoulder up. Tommy rolls off. Autumn stirs but Tommy drags her up. He then pushes her into the ropes and fires her off. Autumn bounces off and Tommy quickly hits a back drop. Autumn gets good height before crashing to the mat. She holds her lower back as Tommy turns to Ryan before pointing up. Ryan shrugs and enters the ring. He steps forward and Hollinsworth stops him.

Sharper: “Tommy launches Autumn. He then said something to Ryan and Ryan’s getting in there.”

Knots: “I think he wanted to see if he could get Ryan higher!”

Ryan looks at Tommy as Tommy smirks and backs up. Ryan backs up and exits as Tommy turns and grabs Autumn. He pushes her into the corner. Tommy then whips her across to the neutral corner. Tommy runs after and Autumn gets her boots up. The crowd roars. Tommy stumbles back and Autumn runs out and hits a spinning heel kick. Ryan extends his arm as Autumn gets up and goes over to Ryan, tagging him in. Ryan smirks and slingshots himself into the ring.

Ryan: “Hey Tommy! Let’s see if I can fly!”

Tommy looks up and Ryan nails him with a hard right. The referee warns him and Ryan nods and Tommy gets to a knee before Ryan nails him again with a hard right, another closed fist. Tommy rolls over. Ryan then grabs him and pulls him up before nailing him with a third one and then whipping him across the ring. Tommy bounces off and Ryan goes for a clothesline. Tommy ducks and stops and turns and kicks him in the ribs. He grabs Ryan and goes for a vertical suplex, but Ryan blocks it and knees him in the jaw. Ryan drops down and then falls back into the ropes, bounces off. Tommy goes for a clothesline. Ryan somersaults underneath and then jumps to the middle rope and dives back with a twisting enziguri to the jaw. The crowd ohs and Tommy hits the mat.

Knots: “Well Ryan just showed he can fly! And he doesn’t need Tommy’s help!”

Sharper: “Caught him under the jaw and Tommy Valentine may be out! Ryan for the pin!”

Ryan dives on him for the pin.

Tommy kicks out. Ryan rolls off. He turns and looks at Autumn and points to Tommy. Autumn nods as Ryan grabs Tommy and hits a snap suplex before turning and tagging in Autumn. Autumn climbs up to the top rope and then dives off with a senton backsplash. The crowd ohs. He turns and Ryan exits to the apron. Autumn tags him in again and Ryan climbs up to the top rope. He dives off with a huge guillotine leg drop to the jaw. The crowd cheers. Ryan goes for the pin.

Kandis enters and stomps him in the back as Tommy gets a shoulder up. Kandis back up and Ryan turns to her. He nods and applauds her. Kandis just backs up to the corner. She exits. Tommy rolls over. Ryan then turns back to him and drags him up. He then spins him around, chopping him in the chest.

Sharper: “Ryan and Kandis touching for the first time in this one.”

Knots: “And bit of respect before Ryan went right back to Tommy!”

Tommy falls to the ropes. Ryan grabs him and whips him across. Tommy bounces off and Ryan kicks him in the ribs. He then goes for a back suplex, but Tommy backflips through. He lands behind Ryan before grabbing him, hoisting him up for a back suplex of his own, only to throw him forward and into his knees. Ryan rolls over, holding his back in pain. Tommy then turns and reaches over and nods to Kandis. Kandis extends her arm and Tommy tags her in. Kandis enters and Tommy hoists her up as if going for a back suplex only to then turn and throw her forward, into Autumn Valentine, who enters into the ring, trying to stop them. The crowd ohs. Ryan gets up and turns and Tommy kicks him in the ribs and then scoops him up and hangs him up in the tree of woe. Kandis rolls off of Autumn and turns as Tommy exits to the apron. Autumn rolls to the apron herself as Kandis runs at Ryan and hits a running backsplash, driving her ass into Ryan’s chest and stomach. The crowd ohs and Ryan just drops down hard to the mat.

Sharper: “Kandis driving herself into Ryan. Tommy setting him up. Kandis finishing it off.”

Knots: “And likely not the way Ryan wanted. Both Autumn and him Kandis’ ass in some way!”

Ryan rolls over and Kandis turns and hits an elbow drop before going for the pin.

Ryan gets his shoulder up. Kandis rolls off. Ryan turns and rolls to the ropes. He grabs at them and starts to pull himself up, but Tommy turns and kicks him in the side of the head. Ryan rolls over. Kandis then grabs him and drags him up before pulling him back and hitting a DDT. Kandis turns and goes for the pin.

Autumn re-enters and breaks it up. Tommy turns and enters the ring. Autumn gets up and Tommy clubs her in the back and then again. Kandis gets up and Kandis grabs her too and they whip her across the ring. Autumn bounces off. Tommy and Kandis both go for a clothesline. Autumn ducks and jumps to the middle rope, diving back and hitting a double back elbow. Ryan meanwhile had moved into position and Kandis and Tommy turn around only for Ryan to hit a In Your Face on both at the same time. The crowd erupts in cheers. Ryan turns around and dives onto Kandis for the pin.

Sharper: “Oh my! What a combination. Double Pele!”

Knots: “New champs?!”

Kandis shoots her shoulder up. Ryan rolls off. Autumn then gets up and runs over to Kandis and runs over her back as she rolls to her stomach. Ryan smirks as Kandis pulls herself up to her knees and Autumn jumps up and hits a basement dropkick to the back of her head. She turns and gets up and Tommy hits a dropkick, knocking Autumn down. Ryan then turns and runs over and hits a discus forearm shot before then jumping up and hitting an enziguri kick. Tommy falls over into the ropes and out of the ring. Ryan then turns and grabs Kandis. He hooks her up and goes for a vertical suplex and lets her fall to her feet. As he goes for the neckbreaker. Kandis gets free and elbows her in the back of the head. Ryan falls to the ropes. He turns around and Kandis hits a superkick. Ryan hits the mat. Kandis then goes for the pin.

Ryan shoots his shoulder up.

Sharper: “Superkick! Perhaps one of many tonight. But this one only got two!”

Knots: “But Kandis nearly just pinned her trainer to retain1”

Ryan rolls over. Kandis then grabs Ryan and slowly pull him up. Kandis then takes him down with a Russian leg sweep. She turns and gets up and Autumn suddenly springboards to the top rope and hits a diving spinning heel kick to Kandis. The crowd ohs and Autumn rolls through. The official goes to stop her as she backs up.

Autumn: “Hey! I don’t care! It’s in the name!”

Tommy meanwhile turns to the announce table.

Sharper: “Autumn staying true to the team name. Not caring for the rules, but Tommy…Tommy’s here!”

Knots: “He’s stealing his ring back!”

Tommy grabs the hall of fame ring as Sharper just moves back. Tommy then places it on his fist as the camera follows him before Autumn exits to the apron. Tommy hops up onto the apron on his side as Ryan starts to get up and Kandis staggers up too. Ryan then sees Autumn and Ryan looks at Kandis before diving forward and tagging in Autumn. Autumn slingshots in and Kandis starts to get up and Autumn then kicks her in the ribs and goes for the head. She sets up for the Pink Whisper, but Kandis lifts her up and spears her into the corner. She shoulders her again and again before stepping back. She then grabs Autumn and whips her across and into the corner. Kandis then heads over to Tommy, bounces off the ropes next to him and Tommy tags in. Kandis runs at Autumn and goes for a running Yakuza kick, but Autumn ducks and pulls down on the top rope. Kandis ends up on the top rope and winces and Autumn jumps up and dropkicks her up and over.

Sharper: “Kandis over the top! Autumn just ducking down!”

Knots: “But Tommy’s legal! And he’s got that ring on his fist!”

Ryan looks up and Tommy turns and knees Autumn in the ribs. Tommy then steps forward and goes over to Ryan and kicks at the ropes by him. Tommy steps back as Ryan smirks and enters the ring, ready for a fight. The official steps in to stop him, but just as he does, we see Autumn grab the hand of Tommy. Tommy turns around and grabs Autumn, but Autumn suddenly kicks Tommy between the legs. The crowd roars and Autumn staggers forward and Ryan exits only to get tagged in.

Sharper: “Tommy tried to get Ryan’s attention so he could use the ring, but Autumn turned it around. Low Blow! Tag!”

He enters and Tommy fights to get up and Autumn and Ryan quickly head over before hitting the Wedded Bliss. The crowd roars. Autumn sees Kandis starting to get up and crawls over to her, stopping her as Ryan goes for the pin.

The crowd cheers as Ryan rolls off of Tommy. Autumn rolls away from Kandis as Kandis back up and looks up and then leans on the barricade dejected.

Phillips: “Here are your winners, via pinfall, and NEW SCW World Tag Team Champions, they are Autumn Valentine and Ryan Watson, Zero Fucks to Give!”

Sharper: “Watson and Valentine! They’re the new Tag Team Champions!”

Knots: “Ryan Watson and Autumn Valentine did what they needed to! The low blow. The distraction.”

Ryan gets up and Autumn walks over and the two embrace before Hollinsworth is handed the World Tag Team Championship and hands them to Ryan and Autumn. They hold their titles over their head as the crowd cheers.

REPLAY:

We see a shot of Tommy Valentine scooping Kandis up and throwing her forward into a seated senton onto Autumn Valentine. This is followed by a replay of Kandis hitting Ryan Watson with the backsplash while in the tree of woe.

Sharper: “Two teams who know each other very well at least in individual parts. But high impact action to start us off tonight.”

Knots: “Tommy did a great job using Kandis’ assets to get the advantage, but Autumn and Ryan must’ve been thinking up new moves or something.”

A replay of Autumn hitting the springboard back elbow on both Tommy and Kandis before they turn right into the double In Your Face by Ryan Watson follows. We then see Autumn Valentine hitting the low blow on Tommy before Ryan Watson and Autumn Valentine finish off with Wedded Bliss, showing Ryan going for the pin and Autumn holding off Kandis.

The Rise to Greatness XVI logo comes up on the screen.

Sharper: “Wedded Bliss winning it and we said it last night. Maybe a shot across the bow at the Truelove Twins.”

Knots: “Maybe. Either way, a shot to everyone. In two nights, they’re taken over the division!”

Ryan Watson and Autumn Valentine celebrate in the ring, standing on opposite turnbuckles as we see Tommy Valentine and Kandis, arm in arm, walking to the ring dejected.

Knots: “So do they have a pity party instead of a celebration?”

Sharper: “I don’t know, but not the night they wanted, but a hell of a start as we have new World Tag Team Champions!”

The scene cuts to ringside to see Adam Sharper and Jonathan Knots at the announce position.

Sharper: “And ladies and gentlemen, hello again everyone. Adam Sharper here with Jonathan Knots to call the action. Tonight, Rise to Greatness is the night many people dream of.”

Knots: “Biggest event of the year. A hundred thousand fans here to watch SCW. And we’re just getting started. New champs!”

Sharper: “Indeed. Plenty to get to tonight. But first, let’s take a moment to introduce you to some of our colleagues.”

We cut to the Spanish announce table.

Sharper: “First, our Spanish colleagues, Carlos Perez and Miguelito Hernandez!”

Perez: “Gracias Adam. Es genial estar aquí. Es una noche que todos esperamos y es una noche en la que sabemos que las personas estarán en su mejor momento.”

Hernandez: “Y todo se reduce a quién está listo. Es Alistaire? Es la gloria? Es syren? ¡Y eso es solo el Campeonato Mundial!”

We then cut to the French announce table.

Sharper: “And then, our French colleagues, Pierre Broussard and Ahren Arachne!”

Broussard: “C'est ici. Les lutteurs de nuit rêvent, Ahren!”

Arachne: “Ensuite, ils feraient mieux de s'assurer que la nuit se termine comme un rêve et non comme un cauchemar!”

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

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

WATCH YOUR BACK!

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

Phillips: “The following contest is schedule for onefall and has a twenty minute time limit. First, from Des Moines, Iowa, he is the Only Social Misfit Remaining, he is Jake Starr!”

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

Sharper: “Jake Starr has had a year that he will never forget. At the lowest of the lows, but he returned to the grandest stage in wrestling.”

Knots: “Yeah, but he’s already pissing people off and just by existing. That’s Zero’s whole problem with him!”

Sharper: “Then again, Jake, having some fun at people’s expense, has a book of SCW’s roster and those Zero was a hall of famer.”

We then hear the sound of thunder as the lights flicker on the stage. The video screen starts to show storm clouds on it as then we see several lightning strikes on the screen. The crowd roars as “Iron Dragon” plays throughout the AT&T Stadium. A few moments pass before Zero steps out from the back, his arms extended as he starts to spin around. He then looks down and smirks before looking at the crowd. The nameplate comes up on the screen.

Phillips: “His opponent, from Parts Unknown, he is the Iron Dragon…ZERO!”

Zero heads down to the ring, arrogantly looking out at the crowd. He points to Jake Starr and walks over to the camera.

Zero: “This guy. I’m just gonna kick his ass and get the girl. Which girl? Whichever one I want.”

Zero walks past as he continues down to the ring and gets to the ringside area before running to the ring, jumping to the apron. He then flips over the top rope and lands on his feet. He looks at Starr as Starr mockingly applauds. Zero then spins around and drops down to a knee before we see him extend his arms and we see a lightning strike his hands. The crowd roars. Zero then smiles before pointing to Starr. Starr just looks at him as Zero backs up to his corner.

Knots: “So he thinks he can shoot lightning?”

Sharper: “OR so he claims. That’s what I keep hearing from him. But he’s never actually shown it. Either way, his claims or not, he could have an opportunity to show what he can do here against one of the most decorated competitors in SCW history.”

Zero looks at Starr as the music fades out. The bell sounds. Zero and Starr walk out and then step up to one another. Starr looks around before pointing to the crowd. Zero just nails him with a hard right. The crowd boos. Zero just looks around. He then points to Starr as Starr starts to get up. Zero turns around only for Starr to grab him and turn and throw him into the corenr. Starr nails him with a hard right and then a left and then a chop. The crowd woos. Zero walks along the ropes and turns around and Starr nails him with another chop. More woos. Zero hits the mat and rolls and over and gets up and Starr grabs him and pushes him into the far ropes before firing him across. Zero bounces off and Starr goes for a clothesline. Zero ducks and bounces off the other side and Starr jumps up, nails Zero with a vicious dropkick. Zero hits the mat and rolls over, holding his face as Starr gets up and looks out to the crowd. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Starr with a hell of a dropkick and Zero getting introduced to Rise to Greatness!”

Knots: “Just got all of that. Zero’s lucky he’s still conscious!”

Starr turns around and Zero starts to get up and Starr nails him with a hard forearm. Zeo falls back into the corner. Starr follows up by kicking him in the ribs. He fires him across. Zero hits the corner and jumps up and slingshots over, but Starr ducks under, having run across, and stops in the corner. Zero turns and goes for a hard right. Starr blocks it, nails him with a shot and then jumps up and hits another dropkick. Zero hits the mat. Starr goes for the pin.

Zero kicks out. Both men start to get up and Starr scoops him up and slams him down. Zero gets back up and Starr kicks him in the ribs. He grabs his arm and whips him across. Zero bounces off the ropes and Starr goes for a back drop, but Zero spins through. He lands behind Starr and smirks. Starr turns around and Zero hits a jumping enziguri . Starr falls to the mat. Starr shakes it off and starts to get up and turns around and Zero spins around with a discus back elbow. Starr hits the mat. Zero goes for the pin.

Sharper: “Hard back elbow. That could be it!”

Knots: “You’d be kidding me if it was!”

Starr kicks out. He turns and rolls over. He starts to get up and Zero reaches up and rakes his eyes. Starr falls back to the corner. Zero moves in and forearms in the jaw before hitting a back elbow. He grabs him and whips him across the ring. Zero runs after and Starr gets a boot up. Zero stumbles back. He turns around and Starr runs out and ducks under a clothesline before hooking his head and hitting a neckbreaker. He rolls over for the pin.

Zero pushes him off. Starr rolls over. Zero starts to get up. Starr chops him. The crowd woos. Zero falls to the ropes. Starr grabs him and whips him across the ring. Zero bounces off and Starr goes for a clothesline. Zero ducks and stops. Starr turns around and Zero spears him down. The crowd ohs and Zero turns and runs to the ropes, jumping to the middle rope and hitting a lionsault. The crowd ohs and Zero hooks the leg.

Starr kicks out. Zero looks up and turns to the official.

Zero: “Come on! You don’t care about justice!”

Starr rolls over as Zero gets up. He stomps Starr in the back of the head. Starr rolls over and Zero stomps him again. Starr moves to the ropes. Zero pulls him up and then drags him to the ropes, placing him on the middle rope and starting to choke him, leaning on him with his knee.

Sharper: “Zero now just choking Starr. Yeah, that’s justice.”

Knots: “Depends where in this sick country!”

Zero keeps choking Starr.

Zero steps off. Starr rolls off. He winces and Zero walks around and then turns back over to Starr and pulls him up before hooking him up with a double underhook and hits a DDT. The crowd boos. Zero rolls him over and hooks the leg.

Starr pushes him off. Zero rolls off. He starts to get up and looks at Starr. Starr winces and stirs and gets up and Zero kicks him in the ribs. He places his head between his legs. He then hoists him up for a powerbomb, but Starr counters with a frankensteiner, driving Zero face first into the top turnbuckle. Starr gets up and Zero winces in pain and backs up and Starr grabs him and hits a German suplex into a bridge.

Zero kicks out. He rolls over. Zero crawls away and gets up. Starr gets up and looks at him. Zero turns around and Starr runs over and nails him with a forearm shot. He then kicks him in the ribs before pulling him out and hitting a snap suplex. Starr gets up and turns and slingshots to the apron. Zero remains down and Starr climbs up to the top rope. He looks around and dives off with a frog splash attempt, but Zero rolls toward the corner. Starr hits hard and gets up. He pops up, holding his ribs and Zero gets up, runs up behind him and grabs him, forcing him down with a Zig Zag. The crowd ohs and Zero hooks his leg.

Sharper: “Starr thrown back on his head and neck by Zero!”

Knots: “He landed on his chest. Let’s drop him on his head and neck!”

Starr shoots his shoulder up. The crowd cheers. Zero rolls off and turns back to Starr a bit surprised before getting up. Starr rolls over and Zero looks at him and sighs.

Zero: “Just stay down. Let me do my thing!”

Starr slowly staggers up and Zero kicks him in the ribs. He then pulls him in and hooks him up for the CG Driver, but Starr kicks his legs and counters with a small package.

Zero kicks out. Both get up and Zero goes for a clothesline. Starr ducks and spins around. He grabs Zero. Zero catches him with an elbow to the jaw. Starr stumbles back. Zero runs forward and runs up the corner and goes for a corkscrew moonsault, but Starr watches him, stepping forward before catching his head on his way down before countering into a neckbreaker. The crowd ohs and Zero winces and rolls to his side and then to his back, holding his head and neck. Starr looks around before slingshotting to the top rope.

Sharper: “An amazing counter! Starr caught Zero!”

Knots: “Caught him and made sure he hit hard!”

Sharper: “And he can’t hit his flip piledriver in SCW. It’s illegal! Maybe this can set him up!”

Starr looks around and springboards to the top rope. He then looks around and dives off with the Shooting Five Star Frog Splash! The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “He hit it! Shooting Five Star!”

Starr turns and hooks the leg.

The crowd cheers and the bell sounds.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Jake Starr!”

The crowd cheers as Starr starts to get up and has his arm raised. “Sound of Madness” plays throughout the arena. Starr looks around and smiles as he nods.

Sharper: “Jake Starr has returned to Rise to Greatness and walked away with the victor!”

Knots: “Guess no justice, eh?”

Sharper: “Doesn’t matter. Jake Starr has returned to the top stage in wrestling and stands a winner. That’s worth it to me!”

Starr looks around and enjoys the win as Zero winces and rolls over, holding his ribs in pain. Starr goes to the corner to celebrate. The camera focuses on him for a few moments longer before we cut away.

Backstage we see Angelica Jones looking around the backstage area before turning and walking down a hallway. We then see Jessica Winters coming over to her.

Jessica: “Angelica! Can I get a word?!”

Angelica: “Honestly, Jessica, I hope you can understand, but now is not a good time.”

Jessica: “Just a word-“

Angelica: “Have you see Casterillo? After seeing that jackass backstage earlier in the preview show, I’m not going to let him have a chance to come after Glory.”

Jessica: “Not since that scene.”

Angelica: “Damn it.”

Angelica turns and walks off. She then stops and turns around.

Angelica: “If you see him, find me and I’ll happily give you a word.”

Angelica walks off as the crowd roars. The camera remains on her for a few moments longer before we cut to the ring.

The sound of triumphant horns can be heard playing through the stadium before spotlights all shine down onto the stage, while a light comes up from the stage itself. Slowly, we then see a pillar rise up, holding a copy of the KABLAMa Sutra. The crowd erupts in cheers. We then see two beds, one on either side of the stage, also rise up onto the stage from underneath. On both beds is a male and a woman, both wearing underwear, and nothing else. They pose on the bed, waiting before we see Cookie Dreams, wearing wrestling attire that represents high-end lingerie, but clearly covering a bit, walk out from the back, the sound of her footsteps amplified, as she walks over to the pillar holding the KABLAMa Sutra. Cookie then grabs it and holds it up and starts to flip through it. As she does, “Wanna B UR Lovr” by Weird Al starts to play and the crowd roars and we see Derek Adonis run out from the back, holding a top hat and cane and pumping his hands before holding the cane out, and tipping his top hat. Cookie leans in to him as we see the two couples on either end, start to move from their stoic pose to recreating various sex positions, starting at missionary, before every five seconds, switching to a new pose, the next one doggy style.

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a fifteen minute time limit. On their way to the ring, from Las Vegas, Nevada, representing KABLAM Labs, they are Cookie Dreams and Man Mountain, Derek Adonis!”

Adonis grabs Cookie and they holds onto each other before starting to waltz down to the ring, clearly milking their entrance. They get down the ramp, about half way, before changing it up as Cookie bounces a bit and Adonis struts to the ring. They reach the ring and Adonis steps up the stairs as we cut back to the stage to see them pulling off more difficult moves, including one with the man arching up with the woman on top.

Knots: “You done that one, Sharper?”

Sharper: “I…uh…”

Knots: “Never mind. I want people not trying to blind themselves thinking about it!”

Adonis enters the ring as Cookie steps up and Adonis reaches over and lifts Cookie up and over the top rope and into the ring. Adonis then turns and dips Cookie as Cookie giggles a bit. Derek pulls her up and Adonis throws the top hat into the crowd. He then places the cane in the corner as Cookie walks around the ring.

Sharper: “Derek Adonis and Cookie having some fun tonight, but this may not be a match about fun.”

Knots: “Actually, I’d say fun is at the heart of it. Purity doesn’t want any fun. They’re probably currently checking on their supply of holy water after this entrance!”

“Exciter” by Judas Priest starts to play as we see steam coming from the stage and the white lights of the stage and entrance set shine down on the entrance way. A few moments pass before Drake Hemingway and Loretta Inglewood walk out from the back. Drake and Loretta notice the beds and the pillar before Drake walks over and boots the pillar over, causing it to fall to the stage. The crowd boos as Loretta storms over to one bed and the two models jump off and back up. Drake just glares at the others before Loretta walks over to Drake and straightens herself. The nameplate comes up as they start to walk to the ring.

Phillips: “Their opponents, first, from the Palace of Athena, she is Loretta Inglewood. Her partner, from Salem, Massachusetts, he is Drake Hemingway. Together, they are Purity!”

The crowd boos more as Drake and Loretta walk side-by-side to the ring. The camera follows them down to the ring as they reach the ring and then Drake walks up the steel steps and walks across the apron. He bends down extending his hand to Loretta, pulling her on the apron. Ge then opens the ropes for her. She enters the ring first. He follows. Both walk to the center of the ring as the lights come back on. She smirks. He stands there stoically. She exits the ring. He remains, waiting for the match to start before the smirk from Loretta turns into a scowl as she looks at Cookie and Drake stretches out. Adonis and Cookie look at one another before Cookie exits. Loretta does too.

Sharper: “Drake Hemingway taking issue with the entrance of Derek Adonis.”

Knots: “Told you. No fun!”

Sharper: “Drake now can show what he can do. Same for Loretta, in the ring, In a standard match.”

The bell sounds. Adonis looks at Drake as Drake just points to him and points down to the mat. The crowd boos. Adonis looks around before turning to Cookie. Cookie smiles and steps up on the middle rope and leans over, kissing Adonis as Adonis reaches over and cups her ass. Drake looks around as Derek then steps back and Drake lunges at him. Derek ducks and Drake stops and Cookie slaps Drake. The crowd cheers. Drake turns around and Derek nails him in the ribs with a hard right and then nails him in the jaw. Drake hits the mat. He gets up and Derek nails him with a snap jab to the ribs. Drake moves to the neutral corner and Derek moves in and nails him with a forearm. He grabs Drake and goes to whip him across, but Drake plants his feet in the middle of the ring and sends Derek in. Derek hits hard and Drake clotheslines him down out of the corner. The crowd boos.

Sharper: “Hard clothesline. Derek can throw some hard rights, but Drake Hemingway have proven an ability to compete with some of the best. Looking to bring that to SCW.”

Knots: “It’s who is fighting for more in their mind.”

Derek gets up and Drake walks over and elbows him in the back of the head. Derek falls to the mat. Drake then grabs him again and elbows him again in the back of the head. He then spins Derek around and kicks him in the ribs. He whips him into the ropes. Derek bounces off and Drake boots him in the face. Derek hits the mat and Drake goes for the lateral press.

Derek kicks out. Derek rolls over and Drake gets up and grabs him. He then nails him with a hard right. Derek spins off and to the ropes. Drake pulls him out and then goes to whip him across again. Derek, however, spins through and sends Drake in. The crowd roars and Derek Adonis catches him in a bearhug. Drake reaches around and Adonis hoists him up and drops him with a bearhug slam. He goes for the pin.

Drake kicks out. Drake rolls over and starts to get up to his hands and knees and Derek gets up and jumps up and hits a big splash to his lower back. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Derek down onto the lower back of Drake!”

Knots: “That could turn it around. You don’t want that kind of weight landing there!”

Derek then gets up and looks at Drake and then shrugs before kicking him in the ass. Drake falls forward and looks around as Derek points and laughs at him. The crowd roars. Drake then gets up and Derek turns around as Cookie warns him and Drake nails him with a savate kick. The crowd boos. Drake then looks at Derek and grabs him and slowly pulls him up before methodically grabbing him by his head and spinning him around. He looks out at the crowd and drops him with a delayed hangman’s neckbreaker. Drake then turns and goes for the pin.

Cookie enters and breaks it up. Drake looks up and Cookie backs up. Loretta just looks at her and Drake gets up. He then grabs Derek and slowly pulls him up before nailing him with a hard right. He then turns and tags in Loretta. The crowd boos more.

Sharper: “Cookie broke up the pin attempt. Derek Adonis in a bad way.”

Knots: “Going to be worse. Loretta Inglewood is now in. And she looks incensed.”

Loretta enters and looks at Derek as he stirs and gets to his hands and knees and Loretta runs over and kicks him in the ribs. Derek rolls over toward Cookie. Derek gets up to his hands and knees and Loretta kicks him again in the ribs. Loretta then points to Cookie and points to Derek. Cookie looks at her and then tags in Derek. Derek tries to stop her, but Cookie enters and looks at Loretta. The crowd roars. A “Cookie!” chant begins and Cookie looks around. Cookie then turns and runs at Loretta. The two grapple, but Loretta quickly hits a leg trip. Cookie lands hard on her shoulder, rolling through to her hands and knees and Loretta grabs her by the hair and pulls her up and nails her with a hard right and then another. Cookie falls to the ropes. Loretta then hits a shoot kick to the ribs and then another. The crowd boos as Cookie rolls through to the apron.

Sharper: “Cookie just overwhelmed here by Loretta.”

Knots: “Loretta’s had the more celebrated career and it shows. She may not get in the ring that much, but she’s not forgotten it!”

Cookie starts to get up and Loretta walks over and grabs Cookie and then pulls her up on the apron, but Cookie counters with a guillotine drop. The crowd roars. Loretta stumbles back and Cookie then turns and climbs up to the top rope. Loretta rolls over and gets up and looks up and Cookie dives off with a crossbody. She then presses her chest down onto Loretta’s chest and face.

Loretta kicks out. Cookie rolls over and turns to the ropes and Drake pulls her down by the hair. The crowd boos. Loretta then turns and goes over to Cookie and pulls her up before kneeing her in the ribs. Loretta tags Drake in. Drake enters and looks at Cookie and grabs her and hoists her up as Loretta runs into the ropes, bounces off and jumps up with a crescent kick, nailing Cookie as Drake hits a spinebuster.

Sharper: “Cookie Dreams planted.”

Knots: “Could be seeing some dreams. They’re turning into nightmares!”

Drake then rolls through for the pin.

Derek runs in and stomps him. The crowd cheers as Derek then backs up and puts his hands up. Loretta looks at him as does Drake as Drake starts to pull himself up. Derek reaches over to Cookie, to try and pull her over, but Drake kicks at him and catches him in the jaw. Derek rolls over and down to the apron. He starts to get up. Drake then turns and grabs Cookie and pulls her up. Loretta exits.

Loretta: “Time to cleanse this filth!”

Drake whips Cookie into the ropes. Cookie bounces off and Drake scoops her up and goes to spin her out, but Cookie turns and hugs Drake. Drake then stops and pushes her off. Cookie falls back to the ropes, near Derek. They manage to tag. Cookie then runs forward and jumps up to Drake. Drake catches her and just then, we see Derek enter and runs over and jumps up and hits a crossbody, knocking Cookie back into Drake and Drake down to the mat. The crowd roars. Cookie rolls through.

Sharper: “Derek just throwing himself at Cookie and in the process, taking down Drake!”

Knots: “Distract enough to get him down!”

Sharper: “And look at Cookie! Going for Loretta!”

Cookie jumps up and grabs at Loretta. Cookie manages to get a hard right to Loretta. Loretta falls off. Drake gets up and looks around and turns and grabs Cookie. Derek gets up and moves over to the ropes and then runs at them and jumps up and goes for the KABLAM on Drake from behind as Cookie manages to pull away enough to get him into position, but Drake gets an elbow up instead. Drake shoves Cookie down and Drake moves forward and Derek turns around to him. Drake scoops Derek up and spins him around with the Mark of the Best. The crowd boos.

Sharper: “Cookie had a plan, but Drake got his elbow up!”

Knots: “And oh God! Just lifting Adonis up! Just hoisting him up there!”

Sharper: “Spinning him down with the Mark of the Beast. No! No!”

Drake turns and hooks the leg.

The crowd boos as Drake rolls off. He gets up and looks at Adonis with disdain. Loretta looks around and smiles as she rolls into the ring.

Phillips: “Here are your winner, via pinfall, Drake Hemingway and Loretta Inglewood, they are Purity!”

The boos continue as Drake just smiles, looking out at the crowd. Loretta steps in and looks at Adonis smiling.

Sharper: “I hope they’re pleased. Adonis and Cookie bring some fun to SCW, but tonight, they planted Adonis and Purity stands tall.”

Knots: “Adonis and Cookie almost had them, Sharper!”

Sharper: “Almost doesn’t count tonight. Purity victorious here at Rise to Greatness XVI!”

The crowd continues to boo as Drake and Loretta just look over the crowd. They enjoy their pride in victory as the scene cuts away to ringside.

Sharper: “Well ladies and gentlemen, it’s been a big weekend here in Dallas with SCW rolling into town and two nights ago, we inducted some new members into the SCW Hall of Fame.”

Knots: “One of whom will be competing next.”

Sharper: “For the first time ever, four active competitors went into the hall. Take a look.”

The SCW Hall of Fame logo comes up on the screen as we see David Helms up at the podium. This is followed by a shot of Jake Starr ziplining down to the stage from the side. We then see Jake Starr walking over to David Helms.

Starr: “...sorry I’m late.”

David Helms can be seen shaking his head.

Helms: “Ladies and gents, assholes and dudes all across the world, it’s our pleasure to induct Tommy Valentine into the SCW Hall of Fame, class of nineteen! TOMMY VALENTINE!”

We see Tommy Valentine stand on the stage as the crowd cheers. A shot of Kandis can be seen in the crowd before we see Tommy speaking at the podium.

Valentine: “This kid from North Carolina is now a man that is proud to be in the SCW Hall Of Fame and can finally say that ladies and gentlemen… The Hall Of Fame has finally reached that Next Level!”

We then see shots of Damian Angel posing in the ring before seeing him nailing CHBK with a superkick. Damian Angel is then next shown on the stage.

Damian: “I promise you that… this is not the pinnacle of Damian Angel. This is a catalyst to a new tomorrow.”

With that, Damian steps back from the podium, looking up to the heavens above him. He mouths inaudibly but sincerely…

“This is yours, Katherine. This is all yours.”

Without another word, Damian steps away from the stage. Following this is a shot of Ravyn Taylor and Syren posing in the ring before showing Ravyn Taylor hitting Merrick Wiseman with the Evolutionary Synthesis. Christy Matthews’ voice is heard.

Christy: “Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming the single most unique woman I’ve ever had the privilege of knowing, please welcome to the stage – and to the Hall of Fame – Ravyn Taylor.”

Ravyn Taylor can be seen smirking, pulling the microphone off the stand before looking around. Christy can be seen back on stage with her.

Christy: “Two-time, and longest reigning, SCW Television Champion. Final SCW Women’s Champion. One-time SCW Adrenaline Champion. SCW Supreme Champion. Taking Hold of the Flame winner. Rise to Greatness Main Event winner. Best of the Best runner-up. Female of the Year. Infamous founder. SCW Hall of Famer.”

Ravyn moves the microphone back in front of her own mouth.

Ravyn: “I’d brag, but I don’t need to anymore, because I have this. So now, I’ll just do this…”

She holds her hand up to the camera again to show off the ring.

Ravyn: “Quoth the Ravyn… the Hall of Famer… Forevermore.”

We then see CHBK walking out onto the stage. We then cut to show CHBK holding the ring on his finger, the SCW Hall of Fame ring.

CHBK: “Remember what this represents. Syren represents that. So, with that in mind, it is my distinct honour and privilege to welcome her into the SCW Hall of Fame. Ladies and gentlemen…SYREN!”

Syren is shown standing at the podium, the SCW World Championship placed on the podium. She looks around.

Syren: “Ever since the announcement that I’d be standing up here tonight I’ve been thinking about this moment…”

We cut to see Syren holding up the World Championship is slow motion.

Syren: “I remember, several years ago, hearing that one of the top guys was going home after he lost this title because ‘he’d done everything’, and I laughed, because this is SCW. You can’t EVER do EVERYTHING in this company. There’s always another challenge. There’s always another match. So, if you guys thought this was the end of me, then I’ve got some bad news. I’m not going anywhere.”

We then see Syren kissing the Hall of Fame ring.

Syren: “Be jealous, ok guys?”

Syren smiles as we see the SCW Hall of Fame logo come up on the screen.

“Lucifer’s Angel” by The Rasmus begins to play. The crowd starts to boo as we see the stage turn a shade of red. A few moments pass before we see some fire shoot out from in front of the stage and into the air. Damian Angel saunters out from the back, wearing a robe, unclasped. He just looks out at the crowd, a slight sadistic smirk on his face. The boos continue before he slowly starts to walk down to the ring as a red circle appears underneath Damian Angel, following him to the ring as the other lights dim. His nameplate comes up on the screen.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a fifteen minute time limit. First, from Hell, Michigan, he is a member of the SCW Hall of Fame Class of 2019, the Hellbound Messiah, Damian Angel!”

Damian Angel continues to saunter to the ring, reaching the ringside area. He then lunges at the ring, sliding in and rolling through to the middle of the ring, getting to a knee. Damian runs his hand over the canvas before pounding his right fist down upon the center, immediately springing to his feet thereafter. He then takes his robe and slides it down, catching it in his right hand before lifting up and throwing it over the top rope to the floor. He then walks around the ring before scanning the crowd, awaiting the arrival of Konrad Raab.

Sharper: “Damian Angel has spent months trying to get Konrad Raab to unleash his aggressive side. He found out the connection was the mask. We all thought he had turned Raab into a minion of he and Giovanni Aries. That did not happen.”

Knots: “Yeah. Konrad snapped out of it and used that new found control on Damian Angel! Damian may be a master manipulator, but Konrad snapped out of his spell!”

Sharper: “The respect he had from so many others. Regan Street being one. It kept Konrad able to snap out of it.”

The stage goes blue as the crowd roars a bit. A few moments pass before we see green, red and blue streaks flash across the stage as “Cold as Ice” by M.O.P. plays throughout the AT&T Stadium. The camera gets a nice wide shot of the crowd before we see Konrad Raab step out from the back and looking up at the crowd, wearing the multicoloured mask Damian and Giovanni Aries provided him. The crowd roars as Konrad looks around the ring. His nameplate comes up as the camera gets a good shot of his eyes too, which also reflect the rainbowed colouring.

Phillips: “His opponent, from Cologne, Germany, he is the Iced Rainbow…Konrad Raab!”

Konrad Raab then starts to head down to the ring. The camera follows him down as he continues his long walk before reaching the ringside area. He then walks over to the steps and looks into the ring before walking along the apron and stepping into the ring. He then looks at Damian before stretching his neck. He then leans back in the corner as Damian just smiles.

Sharper: “Konrad Raab focused entirely on Damian Angel.”

Knots: “I’ve never wished for him to just go off on someone more. Damian Angel has for years terrorized this roster. Knock him down a peg again!”

The bell sounds. Konrad then steps out and Damian walks out too. The two circle the ring and then look at one another before Damian moves in and Konrad does too and immediately, Konrad nails Damian with a hard right. The crowd cheers as Konrad nails Damian with a second shot and then a third, knocking him down. Damian gets up and Konrad drills him with a European uppercut. He then shoves Damian in the corner and nails him with another European uppercut and then another and another.

Konrad then stops and backs away. The crowd boos a bit.

Sharper: “Konrad teeing off with uppercuts, but Konrad breaking at four.”

Knots: “He is controlling it!”

Konrad turns and waits for Damian to step out. Damian smirks and lunges out and smacks Konrad. The crowd ohs. Konrad then nails him with a hard right again and then another European uppercut. Damian hits the mat and rolls over and gets up. He moves to the ropes. Konrad steps over after him and grabs him and whips him across the ring. Damian bounces off and Konrad lowers his head on the rebound. Damian kicks him in the chest. Konrad pops up and looks at him and goes for a clothesline. Damian ducks and stops. Konrad turns around and Damian nails him with a throat thrust. Konrad falls to the ropes. Damian follows up with another throat thrust. Konrad spins around and moves into the corner. Damian then leans in and chokes him, starting to berate Konrad.

Damian steps back and kicks Konrad in the ribs. He then whips him across the ring. Konrad hits the corner and Damian runs after and Konrad gets his elbow up. Damian stumbles back and falls to a knee before getting up and Konrad runs out and lets out a yell, drilling Damian with a clothesline.

Sharper: “Konrad with a rage-fueled clothesline that has taken down Damian!”

Knots: “Damian’s just trying to get under his skin I think, but Konrad is so focused on knocking Damian down and around!”

Damian starts to get up and Konrad walks over and grabs him and headbutts him. Damian hits the mat. Konrad runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits a running elbow drop. He goes for the pin.

Damian kicks out. Damian sits up and turns and starts to get up as Konrad turns and grabs Damian by the hair. He then nails him in the ribs with a shot before hooking him up by the head. He then hits a vertical suplex. Konrad gets up and walks over to the corner. He pulls himself up to the middle rope. He looks at Damian and dives off and goes for a diving foot stomp, but Damian rolls out of the way. Konrad steps forward and walks into the ropes. He turns around and runs at Damian and Damian hits a basement dropkicks to the knees. Konrad lands hard chest first. He grimaces in pain and starts to get up and Damian turns and kicks him hard in the ribs. The impact causes the crowd to ohs as Konrad rolls over and moves to the ropes.

Sharper: “What a kick! Damian trying to bust some ribs with that one.”

Knots: “People in the upper deck heard it and they’re at least two miles away!”

Konrad grabs at the ropes and leans on them, and Damian steps up and steps on his back, choking him in the bottom rope. The referee again counts.

Damian then slingshots over and lands on the apron, stomping Konrad in the back of the head. Konrad rolls over and holds his head. The crowd boos Damian as he looks around. Damian then turns and climbs up to the top rope. Konrad starts to pull himself up and turns to Damian and Damian dives off and hits a double axe handle smash. Damian goes for the pin.

Konrad kicks out. Damian gets up and Konrad rolls over. Damian grabs him and hooks him up and his a snap suplex.

Sharper: “This match is quickly turning into all Damian. Konrad may have the experience advantage in one sense, but Damian has spent so much time in Konrad’s headspace.”

Knots: “I’m pretty sure I saw him put some AirBNBs in there online too. Starting to charge money!”

Konrad starts to get up to the ropes and Damian walks over and grabs him and nails him in the ribs. He whips him across. Konrad bounces off the other side and Damian goes for a clothesline, but Konrad ducks and stops. Damian turns around and Konrad hits a dropkick. Damian hits the mat. He starts to get up and Konrad jumps up and hits a frankensteiner. He dives back for the pin.

Damian kicks out. He rolls over and starts to get up and Konrad spins around him, hooks him up and hits a release German suplex. The crowd cheers and Damian rolls over and right to the apron and to the floor.

Sharper: “Konrad throws Damian overhead. Damian however able to get out of the ring.”

Knots: “Knows where he is. Maybe hoping to get Konrad frustrated.”

Sharper: “Konrad just finding out that Damian got out of the ring.”

Konrad turns and slides on a different side of the ring. He spins around the ringpost and heads toward Damian. (1) Damian however suddenly scoops him up and hits a snap sidewalk slam on the mats. The crowd ohs. (2) Damian then looks up and slowly gets up. (3) Konrad winces and rolls over.

Sharper: “On the floor! My God! Just a thud!”

The referee tells them to get into the ring, but Damian pulls him up and hooks his head and then hits the snap bulldog on the floor. (4) The crowd boos and Damian gets up and rolls into the ring. He then smirks and gets up. (5) He then looks around as the crowd boos some more. Konrad rolls over slowly. (6) He then can be seen seething as he then holds his head and neck and pulls himself up. (7) He grabs at the ring apron and staggers forward. Damian watches the crowd. (8) He then turns to Konrad as Konrad grabs at the ring ropes and just through the pain pulls himself onto the apron. (9) He gets in and Damian pulls him up and drags him up before hitting a snap sidewalk slam again. Damian then turns and looks at him.

Sharper: “Konrad fighting through the pain to get up. Showing that he can use that drive ,that aggressive constructively to keep fighting.”

Knots: “But it may all be for nothing. Damian planted him again!”

Damian then starts to climb up to the top rope, his back to the ring. He gets up to the top rope and looks up and then down before Konrad rolls toward the corner. Damian backflips through going for the Martyr Syndrome. Damian lands on his feet and steps back. Konrad then gets up, steps up, grabbing Damian by the throat and hoisting him up and hitting the Iceinator. The crowd cheers and Damian rolls over. Konrad then gets up, almost shaking as he looks around.

Sharper: “Iceinator! He’s planted Damian Angel!”

Knots: “Look at Konrad! He’s feeling it! He’s channelling it!”

The crowd cheers him more and more as Damian grabs at the ropes. He slowly pulls himself up and as Damian turns around, Konrad runs to the ropes, handsprings into the ropes before diving back and grabbing Damian as he turns back and driving him down with Ice Storm. The crowd ohs and Konrad turns and hooks the leg.

The crowd cheers. Konrad gets up and looks around as the official looks at him. Konrad then holds his arm out. The referee grabs it and holds it up, looking at Konrad. Konrad just nods and the official lets go and backs away as Konrad looks around.

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

Sharper: “Konrad Raab defeating Damian Angel!”

Knots: “And he didn’t take the referee’s arm off! He even held it out for him!”

Sharper: “Konrad Raab has changed. Damian Angel let him harness his aggression, but he then used it against him and is victorious here at Rise to Greatness against the newly named Hall of Famer!”

Konrad Raab continues to look around as he turns to Damian. Damian rolls over as Konrad turns and walks to the ropes before stepping through and dropping to the floor. Konrad spins around and then walks up the rampway. A smile is on his face as he looks at peace as he continues to leave the ringside area.

Backstage, we see Andrew Raynes standing by with Jessica Winters at the SCW interview area. The crowd boos seeing him.

Jessica: “Andrew Raynes, you have been waiting for this match for years and tonight, it takes place. Final thoughts?”

Andrew smirks.

Andrew: “I only have one. I hope you enjoy watching Amy Chastaine in that ring for the final time. Time to end this and end her little career so no one else will need to watch their so called trainer put their best interested in front of their trainee. Someone will put their best interests in front of all of their friends. Someone be as shallow as her. Thank me, SCW.”

Andrew turns and walks off as Jessica looks at him disgusted.

Jessica: “Thank you Andrew. Now let’s go to Spirit Dansby who is standing by with Amy Chastaine.”

The scene cuts to another part of the building to see Amy Chastaine getting up and pulling her tights down over her knee brace. She gets up.

Spirit: “Thank you Jessica. Amy, I don’t know if you heard what Andrew said on the monitor over there, but-“

Amy: “Not meaning to be rude, but I don’t care Spirit. I don’t care because he’s spun his own narrative for so long. He can be angry at me all he wants. He made this more than that when he brought Kelsai into things. And tonight, I will end it. I will make him realize none of this was worth it for him.”

Kelsai then walks over to her.

Kelsai: “Let me come with you, Miss Amy-“

Amy: “No Kelsai…you need to stay back here. This is not going to be pretty.”

Kelsai: “But-“

Amy: “No…I need to focus on Andrew.”

Amy turns and walks off. Spirit watches her leave.

Spirit: “Back to the ring.”

The lights on the stage dim before white lights flash all over the entrance set. “Through Struggle” by As I Lay Dying plays throughout the AT&T Stadium. The crowd boos loudly. Smoke rises onto the stage as we move up to the entrance as Andrew Raynes storms out from the back and looks around the stadium. The boos only become louder. He just looks around, staring at the crowd before he stretches his neck and rubs his hands briefly before starting to head to the ring as the nameplate comes up.

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a thirty minute time limit. First, on his way to the ring, from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, he is Andrew Raynes!”

The crowd boos Raynes some more as he storms down the rampway and to the base of the ramp. He then looks around again before running over and slides into the ring. He then pops up in the middle of the ring and looks around before turning and throwing his arms up in the air. The crowd boos loudly. He then walks around the ring, pacing and awaiting the arrival of his opponent, Amy Chastaine.

Sharper: “Amy Chastaine has been the object of Andrew’s ire for years, since their relationship ended. It’s been eating at him for that time.”

Knots: “And he’s now going after her thanks to Amy having one moment, a return at Taking Hold of the Flame. He’s called her out for focusing on herself and being selfish. She’s looking to write her own ending and now, one more match in this one and I don’t know.”

Sharper: “Andrew has gone after Kelsai Adamson-Mason, Amy’s protégé. Forced to get into the ring. This is as personal as it gets.”

“Tear me down. It won’t build you up!”

The crowd roars and cheers as blue and whites flash on the stage and entrance set, including on the rampway. Andrew Raynes smiles, turning to the entrance way, as “Relentless” by New Years Day plays. The lights flash with the song. A few moments pass before Amy Chastaine walks out from the back, wearing a ring jacket, with the Blackout Academy logo on the back. She steps forward and looks around the stadium. The crowd cheers as Amy then throws her hair out of her face and looks down at the ring. We cut to show Andrew waiting in the ring. Back at the stage, Amy starts to head to the ring as her nameplate comes up.

Phillips: “And his opponent, from New Orleans, Louisiana, she is Amy Chastaine!”

The crowd cheers as Amy Chastaine makes the long walk down the rampway and to the ring. The camera follows her down as she takes a deep breath and looks at the ring before stopping at the end of the ramp. She then heads over to the steel steps. She walks up the steps, as the camera focuses on her brace on her left leg, covered by her wrestling pants, but noticeable. She reaches the apron and then walks along it, stepping into the ring. She doesn’t go to the entrance way, instead, just unzipping her ring jacket and taking it off. She then places it over the apron as she turns to Andrew. Andrew keeps his eyes on her.

Sharper: “Amy Chastaine not even posing. She knows what is going on here. She knows what Andrew Raynes wants to do to her. He wants closure. He wants to end her career, and not simply by her retiring. He wants her gone.”

Knots: “We saw the brace on her leg. And that’s potentially the issue. Andrew Raynes knows that leg is still what it is. It may be healed. It may be good enough to compete, but for how long, and Andrew, I’m sure is thinking about it. That left leg.”

Sharper: “No doubt. And I just hope we’re not talking about this in a sombre mood, talking about Amy Chastaine’s career ended by this man and not because she’s walking away victorious.”

Amy looks at Andrew as the referee asks Andrew if he’s ready.

Andrew: “More than you could ever know!”

Amy: “Just ring the bell.”

The crowd roars as the referee calls for the bell. The bell sounds. Amy then steps forward as Andrew Raynes looks at Amy and smiles before then going for a hard right. Amy ducks. Andrew stops and turns around and Amy nails him with a forearm shot and then another. Andrew falls back to the ropes. Amy walks over and nails him with a forearm shot. Andrew staggers off to the corner. The crowd cheers as Amy kicks him in the ribs. He kicks him in the ribs again. She nails him with a hard forearm. The referee counts, but Amy grabs Andrew and nails him again.

Sharper: “Amy Chastaine is teeing off on Andrew Raynes!”

Knots: “And Andrew just taking it. Amy even making sure that the count is broken. He wants to run on hate. Amy’s going to run on just kicking his ass and knocking some sense into him!”

Andrew staggers out and Amy grabs him and then pulls him over and hits a headlock takedown. She gets up and hits an elbow drop. Andrew rolls over, holding his chest. He grits his teeth as Amy then jumps up and hits a dropkick. Andrew falls back and falls through the ropes to the floor. The crowd cheers. Andrew rolls over and gets up. (1) He turns and smacks the apron and then turns and hops onto the apron only for Amy to hits a dropkick to the face. Andrew falls to the mats and rolls over. (1) The crowd cheers. Amy then backs up and watches Andrew as Andrew starts to get up. (2) Andrew turns and slides into the ring and gets up and Amy suddenly rolls him up with an inside cradle.

Sharper: “Andrew is incensed and now a cradle!”

Andrew kicks out. Andrew rolls over and gets up.

Knots: “Only two!”

Amy gets up and Andrew turns around and Amy kicks him in the ribs. She then runs into the ropes, bounces off and goes for a running shot, but Andrew nails her with a back elbow. Amy stumbles back and falls to the mats. The crowd ohs and boos. Amy gets back up and turns around and Andrew nails her with a hard right. Amy hits the mat and turns. She holds her jaw and gets up as Andrew hooks her up and hits a vertical suplex.

Sharper: “Andrew forcing Amy over with the suplex.”

Knots: “Far way from a pin though. Andrew is not even thinking about it.”

Andrew stomps Amy in the face. She turns and Andrew stomps him in the back again and Amy rolls over. She grabs at the ropes. Andrew grabs her and nails her in the back of the head with an elbow. He then turns and whips her across the ring. Amy bounces off and Andrew goes for a clothesline. Amy ducks and stops. Andrew turns around and Amy jumps up and hits a frankensteiner. She gets up and turns and dives onto Andrew.

Andrew kicks out. He turns and Amy gets up. Andrew stirs as Amy nails him with a forearm. Andrew falls to the ropes. Amy then grabs him and pulls him out and goes for a bulldog. Andrew shoves her off and she bounces off the ropes. Andrew then lifts her up for a flapjack, but instead, grabs her leg and pulls her down, so she lands right on her left leg. The crowd ohs and Amy yells out and Raynes turns and hits a quick shoot kick to the left leg of Amy, causing her to fall face first into the mat. Amy clutches her leg. The referee checks on her.

Sharper: “Andrew pulling down on Amy’s leg, forcing her land on hit and with added effect.”

Knots: “Then kicking it for good measure. Figured he’d go for it.”

Amy waves off the official and Andrew walks over.

Andrew: “Come on. Let her fight. This is night. Don’t ruin it!”

Andrew then steps over and stomps Amy in the head and then again before the official forces him back and Andrew stomps Amy in the left leg. The official pushes Andrew back. Amy crawls over to the ropes and the official turns back and Amy waves him off again and Andrew then walks over and grabs Amy by the hair and drags her up. The crowd boos as Andrew then scoops her up with a huge back suplex. Amy rolls over in pain. Andrew gets up. He then watches her as he then walks over and grabs her, pulling her up to her feet and pushing her into the corner. She nails Amy with a hard right forearm and then a hard left forearm before jumping up and hitting a high knee in the corner. Amy just collapses and rolls over. Andrew then grabs her by the hair again and pulls her up and Amy nails him with a hard right. She chops him. The crowd woos. Amy spins around and Andrew kicks her in the knee and then pulls her in. She then scoops her up and hits a sidewalk slam. The crowd boos.

Sharper: “Andrew just muscling Amy up and slamming her down. Sidewalk slam.”

Knots: “He’s gotta be loving this. This is what he wanted.”

Sharper: “And Amy fighting back, but that leg, clearly the weak point and Andrew not only knows it, but has no problem going for it.”

Andrew gets up and smirks as Amy rolls over, grabbing at the ropes. Andrew pulls her up and turns and whips her across. Amy limps across and Andrew nails her with a clothesline. Amy rolls over and stirs as Andrew then dives onto her and nails her with a couple of hard rights to her arm and head, while kneeling her. Andrew then gets up and hits an elbow drop. The official gets ready to count, but Andrew turns to him.

Andrew: “You serious?”

Andrew laughs a bit as Amy rolls over. Andrew grabs her and pulls her off and whips her into the corner. Andrew turns and heads after her and Amy kicks him in the ribs. The crowd cheers. Andrew turns back and Amy kicks him again. Andrew then grits his teeth and runs forward and Amy lifts herself up, wraps her legs around his head and snaps him over with a frankensteiner into the middle turnbuckle. Andrew rolls over. Amy crawls away. She gets up and limps out.

Sharper: “Amy sends Andrew Raynes into the middle turnbuckle.”

Knots: “Still able to get up there!”

Sharper: “And Amy back to her feet!”

Andrew starts to get up and turns around and Amy jumps up and hits a dropkick. She grits her teeth and gets up, clasping at her knee before stepping forward. Andrew gets back up and Amy walks over and grabs him and hits a DDT. Andrew rolls through. The crowd cheers as Amy goes for the pin.

Andrew pushes her off. Amy gets up and hits an elbow drop. Andrew rolls over. He gets up at the ropes and turns around and lunges at Amy, and Amy hits a drop toe hold. Andrew hits the mat and Amy moves to the head and starts to go for a crossface. The crowd roars as she tries to lock it in, but Andrew fights it and then manages to get his knees under him and grabs her and rolls her off. She rolls through and both get up and Andrew kicks her in the ribs before quickly twisting over and hitting the Syndicate on Amy. The crowd ohs and Amy rolls over, holding her face.

Sharper: “Andrew, my god…just fluid, one motion, and driving Amy Chastaine into the mat with the Syndicate.”

Knots: “Not going to let her get any more momentum. Just dropped her.”

Andrew turns and grabs Amy by the head. He then lifts her up and places her on the top rope. Andrew then chops her. The crowd woos. Andrew steps up to the middle turnbuckle and headbutts her. Amy struggles as Andrew grabs her by the head and hooks her arm. He looks around and smiles before he muscles Amy up and hits a top rope superplex. Amy hits the mat and rolls over to her side before back to her back. Andrew winces as the crowd boos. Andrew turns and goes for the pin.

Immediately, he pulls her up. The crowd boos as Andrew just looks down at her and shakes her head before dragging her up. He then scoops her up and hits a backbreaker. Amy rolls over and Andrew gets up and stomps her in the left leg for good measure.

Sharper: “Pulling her up at one. The backbreaker. The stomp.”

Knots: “He’s not going for the leg. He’s just reminding her of its weakness. He’s intentionally just punishing her in this match. This is…”

Sharper: “It’s dismaying. Andrew Raynes is enjoying herself in there and that’s why Amy Chastaine who hasn’t had a singles match in over a year.”

Andrew then turns and grabs her and drags her up again before whipping her into the ropes. She limps into the ropes before bouncing off and Andrew runs over and jumps up, hitting the Code of the Sith. The crowd boos. Andrew crawls over and hooks the leg.

Before even the referee can count two, Andrew pulls her up again. He shakes his head. He then gets up and hits a jumping leg drop. Amy winces and turns. Andrew then grabs her again and then turns and runs her face first into the top turnbuckle. Amy turns around and Andrew kicks her in the ribs and then again and again. Andrew leans in with his knee.

Andrew steps back the referee tells him to get back. Andrew just walks around the ring. He then turns and runs after Amy and Amy gets her boots up. Amy winces and Andrew stumbles back. Amy climbs up to the middle turnbuckle and then dives forward and lands on the shoulders of Andrew before spinning through with a tornado DDT. Andrew rolls through and sits up and falls back.

Sharper: “Amy Chastaine spikes Andrew Raynes!”

Knots: “Spun him around. Andrew’s getting cocky and Amy Chastaine knows what to do with people like that!”

Andrew slowly gets up and Amy kicks him in the ribs, hooks his head and hits the Vortex. The crowd cheers. Amy rolls him over and hooks the leg.

Andrew shoots his shoulder up. Amy turns and starts to get up. Andrew rolls over and reaches for the ropes. Amy walks over and kicks him in the back. The crowd cheers. Andrew yells out and Amy kicks him again in the mat. Andrew rolls over to the ropes. He starts to get up and Amy walks over and grabs him and nails him with a hard right and then another before pulling him out. She goes for a fisherman’s suplex, but Andrew fights it and lifts her up and throws her forward. Amy lands on her feet and staggers back. Andrew then nails her with the Thunderstruck. The crowd ohs and Amy hits the mat. Andrew then looks at her from his knees. He then smiles before getting up.

Sharper: “Superkick drops Amy Chastaine!”

Knots: “No pin again!”

Sharper: “He’s not done…”

Andrew then gets up and grabs Amy by the hair. He then looks down at her and snaps at her before Amy nails him with a hard right. Andrew staggers back and shakes it off before Amy manages to get up to her feet and lunges and nails Andrew with the Lightning Strike. Andrew hits the mat! The crowd cheers as Amy falls over to the ropes. She then spins around and goes for the pin.

Andrew kicks out. Amy turns and moves to the head and arm and the crowd erupts in cheers as she starts to go for the Torniquet. Andrew keeps struggling before pushing up and grabbing at the eyes and raking the eyes. Amy lets go and rolls away to the ropes. Andrew starts to get up and walks over and goes for a clothesline. Amy ducks and spins through and rolls Andrew up with a school boy.

Andrew kicks out. Andrew rolls over and starts to get up and Amy gets up and Andrew runs at her and Amy hits a dropkick to his knees. Andrew falls to the middle turnbuckle and falls back, holding his leg and rolling over. Amy looks over and then looks around before exiting to the apron. She then starts to climb up to the top rope. The crowd starts to cheer as Andrew slowly gets up and staggers to his feet. He stumbles around and turns around and Amy dives off and hits a missile dropkick off the top rope. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Amy Chastaine takes a huge risk, but it pays off. Missile dropkick!”

Knots: “And she going for the pin.”

Amy crawls over and hooks the leg.

Andrew shoots his shoulder up. Amy turns and rolls over. She starts to get up and steps forward. Andrew rolls over and starts to get up and Amy grabs him by the head. She pulls him in and sets up for another Vortex, but Andrew shoves her off. Amy bounces off and Andrew lifts her up and drops her throat first on the top rope. Amy falls back and down to the mat. Andrew then rolls over and gets up and looks at Amy. He then spins around the ropes and moves to be behind Amy as she starts to get up.

Sharper: “Andrew has something in mind.”

Knots: “Maybe the Xclamation Point.”

Sharper: “Maybe and he’s trying to get in position. Oh God.”

Amy starts to slowly get up, staggering up to her feet. She then steps back and Andrew runs over and jumps up, but Amy ducks. Andrew steps forward and falls to the ropes. He turns around and Amy catches him with another Lightning Strike. The crowd cheers. Amy then falls into the corner. She looks around before turning and pulling herself up onto the middle turnbuckle and then to the top rope. She winces a bit as Andrew staggers to his feet and starts to get up. Amy dives off, going for the Blackout, but Andrew catches her as she lands and kicks out her leg. The crowd ohs and Amy yells out in pain. Andrew just smiles as he walks around the ring. He then shakes his head.

Andrew: “You think I don’t know you!”

Sharper: “Andrew having that scouted! The Blackout! The final shot for Amy! Andrew countered!”

Knots: “And went for the knee too!”

Andrew then turns and walks over to Amy and pulls her up. Andrew drags her to her feet and pulls her in, but Amy finds the strength to hit an STO. The crowd cheers and Amy moves into the Tourniquet. The crowd erupts in cheers.

Sharper: “Amy got the Tourniquet! She locked it in!”

Knots: “She said a few weeks ago she’d end it with a Tourniquet if she had to! Well she has to!”

The crowd keeps cheering as Andrew kicks around, trying to move around, but Amy holds on, locking in the hold and refusing to let go. The referee checks on her as Andrew keeps reaching around before then starting to tap on Amy’s arm. The crowd cheers as the bell sounds. Amy holds on for a moment before letting go and rolling away.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via submission, Amy Chastaine!”

Sharper: “Amy Chastaine has made Andrew Raynes submit here at Rise to Greatness!”

Knots: “Who knows how that leg is, but Amy Chastaine did what she intended! She got Andrew down and hopefully humbled him!”

Amy slowly rolls over and falls over to the ropes, holding her leg. She winces as the referee raises her arm. He checks on Amy as Amy nods. She slowly looks around as the referee turns to Andrew to check on him. Amy slowly pulls herself up using the ropes and limps around to the ropes and holds her arm up. The crowd cheers her. She then looks around as she celebrates a bit longer. She glances at Andrew, who is stirring and Amy drops to the floor and rolls to the ground. She then starts to make her way around the ring.

Backstage, we see a commotion as the cameraman runs into the scene and we see Casterillo throwing an official back as he steps forward and grabs someone, but we see that someone to be Glory Braddock. Braddock nails him with a shot and Casterillo swings again. He turns as Angelica Jones runs over and jumps up. Casterillo catches her and holds onto her, remaining on his feet as Angelica gets a couple of shots in.

Sharper: “Casterillo found Glory! His plan was to eliminate her outright from the World Title match!”

Knots: “Thank God Angelica was there! Angelica is going right for Casterillo!”

Sharper: “The dragon is out and Casterillo fighting back too!”

Angelica gets to her feet and Casterillo fires a few shots of his own, including one that rocks Angelica before Angelica turns and nails him with a straight kick. He grimaces and steps forward as officials run into the scene. Glory steps out as Casterillo looks at her.

Casterillo: “You will not use me for tonight!”

Glory just looks at him.

Glory: “Already have!”

Glory backs away as Angelica keeps trying to get to him, but Glory turns and stops her. Casterillo is held back as Dean Black comes out on the scene.

Black: “Come on! Get him out. Just get him out of here outright. We’re taking him out of the building. He’s done!”

Casterillo: “I am far from it!”

Black: “Come on!”

Angelica then turns to Glory as she calms down a bit.

Glory: “That worked.”

Angelica: “Couldn’t resist the opportunity.”

Glory: “We’ll deal with the hell from that when we get back from hiatus. Tonight…now the World Title.”

The crowd cheers as Glory backs off and returns to her locker room with Angelica.

Sharper: “Angelica and Glory laying a bit of an ambush it seems. Eliminating Casterillo!”

Knots: “Not taking any chances. He’s getting kicked out it sounds like and it was all a set up!”

Sharper: “Glory and Angelica happening to get their own plotting going!”

Knots: “Just at what cost. Casterillo is going to be pissed!”

A modern day warrior

Mean, mean stride

Today’s Tom Sawyer

Mean, mean pride

“Tom Sawyer” by Rush plays as the lights of the stage flash with the guitar riffs. The crowd rises to their feet cheering as Donovan Kayl walks out from the back and looks out at the crowd. He looks out at the crowd before starting to walk along the stage to one end. He looks out at the crowd. He then stops and turns and walks across the stage to the other, taking a moment to get a good look at everyone. He then turns and walks back to the middle of the ring. He then throws his arms out as pyro shoots out from in front of the stage and then high into the air. He then starts to head down to the ring, his nameplate coming up on the screen.

Phillips: “The following contest is the Goddess Gauntlet. First, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he is competing in his final match. He is the Cornerstone of Professional Wrestling, Donovan Kayl!”

Kayl continues to look around, almost enjoying his final walk to the ring as he makes the long walk down and then slaps a few fans hands as he gets to the floor. He then gets to the ring and pulls himself onto the apron. He then goes to the corner and climbs up to the middle turnbuckle and looks out at the crowd. Kayl throws his arms up for the roaring crowd, shouting out something that's just impossible to hear outside of the first couple of rows nearby. He hops the top rope into the ring, moving to the middle where he spins once, dropping to a knee and shooting his arms out. He drops his head as the crowd showers the ring with streamers, cascading down around him as he looks at the ring under his knee before raising his head upward slowly. He looks around and smiles as the official starts to grab the streamers to clear the ring.

Sharper: “A sign of respect from this crowd to the Cornerstone of Professional Wrestling. His final match here tonight.”

Knots: “Could be final three. He needs to beat three people to end this on his terms. The Stewards going to make sure that doesn’t happen!”

We hear the sound of a microphone being tapped before “Queen:” by Loren Gray starts to play. The crowd boos as a pink hue comes over the stage and the stage, itself, goes pink. Katie Steward then walks out from the back, wearing her robe. TJ Johnson has a director’s chair in his hands as Maddy Steward and Gigi Steward walk out with her, also in their gear.

Phillips: “His opponent-“

Katie: “Cut! Cut!”

The crowd boos as the music fades out.

Katie: “Did I tell you to speak? No. I didn’t call action. I didn’t go over the script. But you had to go. This is what we get with unprofessional people. I already have to deal with one in that ring. So you…mic boy. Get out of my ring.”

Phillips looks around and points to himself.

Katie: “Yeah you. You’re dumb too. Get out of my ring!”

Phillips just sighs and turns and exits the ring. He looks around.

Katie: “Now play my music again. And Donovan…get ready. I’m going to script the end of your career!”

“Queen:” by Loren Grey starts to play again. Katie then motions to TJ who continues to take his chair to the ring as Gigi and Maddy continue on their way to the ring. Katie is a few feet behind them. TJ sets up the chair at the ringside area.

Sharper: “Guess that Katie is taking this over.”

Knots: “Are we surprised? She said she was directing this whole thing. Even paid talent to take Kayl out to set it up. And Kayl demanded rewrites!”

Sharper: “Katie going to direct this I guess.”

Kayl remains in the ring, pacing as Katie reaches the ring as Maddy and Gigi talk a bit. Katie motions to the official. The referee, one Michael Constantine, walks over. Katie smacks him.

Katie: “Now you’re not going to screw this up. Make it look good. Give him a chance, but he is losing!”

Referee Constantine: “Only if you three beat him. Someone get in the ring.”

Katie’s eyes widen as the Constantine walks back.

Sharper: “Well that’s that. Guess more unprofessional people.”

Knots: “Actually too professional!”

Katie looks around and turns to Maddy.

Katie: “Maddy…it’s yours. Show Kayl he’s going out on his back!”

Maddy nods and pulls herself to the apron. Katie hands the microphone to TJ Johnson.

Johnson: “Ladies and gentlemen, first up, from Los Angeles, California, that’s right, the Dynamite Kid herself…Maddy Steward!”

The crowd boos as Maddy enters the ring. She stretches out a bit and the bell sounds.

Sharper: “Here we go. Katie’s not doing great as a director thus far, but Donovan Kayl can’t get complacent. Maddy, Gigi and Katie all have had success in SCW.”

Knots: “And together, they’re their strongest.”

Maddy circles around as Kayl watches her too and Maddy lunges at Kayl and goes for the legs of Kayl. Maddy lifts up Kayl’s leg and Kayl falls forward. He rolls to his back and Maddy goes for his other leg, but Kayl brings them in and shoves her back. Maddy falls over. She gets up as Kayl gets up and Maddy runs at him and Kayl hits an arm drag. Maddy rolls through. She gets up and turns and Kayl hits a hip toss. Maddy spins around and gets up and Kayl kicks her in the ribs. He sets up for the Point Blank. The crowd roars. He hoists Maddy up, but Maddy holds onto his head and rolls Kayl up in a small package. Katie yells for the count.

Kayl kicks out. Maddy rolls over and Kayl gets up and Maddy hits a dropkick. Kayl rolls over and moves to the ropes by Katie. Katie smiles as Kayl looks at her.

Sharper: “Maddy Steward with a dropkick. Managing to use her agility to get the advantage here.”

Knots: “And Katie is using her eyes to try and steal the soul of Kayl. Cover your heart! She may Kali-Ma you next!”

Kayl gets up and turns around and Maddy kicks him in the ribs. Kayl moves to the ropes. Maddy kicks him again and then goes to whip Kayl across, but Kayl spins through and sends Maddy in. Maddy bounces off and jumps up and hits a flying headscissors. Kayl rolls over and Maddy goes for the pin.

Kayl kicks out. Both get up and Maddy jumps up onto Kayl’s thights, going for a monkey flip, but Kayl blocks it. He then hoists her up and throws her forward, causing her to drop, chest first in to the mat. Maddy starts to get up and Kayl grabs her and hits a snap suplex. Katie glares. Gigi cheers on Maddy.

Sharper: “Snap suplex takes over Maddy Steward. Kayl has one of the best in the business. Extremely effective. All that impact caused by a snap stomp down to snap Maddy over.”

Knots: “Won’t be seeing many more than that in the future.”

Kayl turns and Maddy holds her lower back and gets up and Kayl turns and whips her into the corner. Maddy hits the corner. Kayl walks over and then goes to whip her out again, but stops and pulls her in and scoops her up and spins around into a backbreaker. Maddy holds her lower back and Kayl hooks the leg.

Maddy pushes him off. Maddy rolls over and Kayl gets up and grabs her from behind. He then hooks her up and goes for a back suplex. Maddy flips through, but counters into a sunset flip.

Kayl kicks out. Both get up and Maddy hits a dropkick. Kayl falls to his hands and knees. Maddy gets up and runs into the ropes behind him and then runs over to Kayl and jumps onto his back and then jumps up and hits a leg drop to the back of Kayl’s head.

Sharper: “Maddy Steward with a big jump leg drop. Right to the back of Kayl’s head.”

Knots: “Maddy’s speed is something else and few can outrun her. Kayl may just be overwhelmed here.”

Sharper: “And a cover! Katie looking on, smiling!”

Maddy goes for the pin.

Kayl kicks out. Maddy rolls off. She then stomps Kayl in the face before she exits to the apron. She then goes to the corner and climbs up to the top rope. Kayl slowly gets up and Maddy waits for him before diving off and hitting a crossbody, but Kayl rolls through.

Maddy kicks out. Both get up and Kayl runs into the ropes. Katie reaches up and trips up Kayl. Kayl stumbles forward and Maddy kicks him in the ribs.

Knots: “Katie with the trip!”

Sharper: “Hands on director it seems! And Maddy now going for the Reverse Cowgirl!”

She jumps up onto his back to go for the Reverse Cowgirl, but Kayl hooks her legs. Maddy leans back and goes to flip forward, but Kayl drops down and sits on her, pinning her to the mat.

The crowd roars. Kayl rolls forward and Maddy turns and Katie turns to Gigi, motioning to her. Gigi slides in and Kayl starts to get up and Gigi nails him from behind, drilling him with a forearm shot to the head and diving on top of him.

Sharper: “Maddy eliminated. It is a gauntlet. You need to beat everyone if you’re Kayl. And Gigi in there. I guess no break.”

Knots: “Gigi all over Kayl. Just attacking him. Obviously not wanting to get Katie angry!”

Gigi nails him again and Kayl rolls over to the corner. Katie smiles and pounds the mat, yelling at Kayl. Gigi kicks Kayl in the ribs and then again before stepping up to the middle rope. She looks out at the crowd as the crowd boos. Gigi then nails Kayl with a hard right and then another and another before hammering away with several more shots. Gigi then hops down.

Sharper: “Gigi taking the spotlight right now. Enjoying it. She’s been training for a while as you can tell.”

Knots: “Looking in great shape. Clearly Katie knew this. Kayl…not so much. He just took several knuckle sandwiches from catering!”

Kayl steps forward and Gigi snapmares him over and then sits him up and dropkicks him in the back. The crowd boos. A “Let’s go Kayl!” chant can be heard as Gigi goes for the pin.

Kayl kicks out. The crowd cheers a bit. Kayl sits up and pumps his fist as the crowd cheers some more and the chants return. Gigi stomps him in the back. Kayl rolls over and Gigi nails him with a hard forearm. Kayl falls back to the ropes. Gigi then runs over and jumps up and hits another dropkick. Kayl pops up and falls to the mat. He rolls over and slowly get up and Gigi grabs him and hits a DDT. The crowd boos. Gigi hooks the leg.

Kayl gets his shoulder up again and turns and pumps his fist again. He slowly starts to get up as Gigi watches him. Katie points to Kayl, telling her to stay on him. Gigi grabs Kayl and pulls him up, but Kayl suddenly grabs Gigi and hits a stunner. Gigi pops back, rolling over, holding her jaw. She starts to get up and Kayl pulls himself up. The crowd roars as Gigi gets up and turns to Kayl who kicks her in the ribs. He then hoists her up and places her on the top rope with a front suplex. Gigi grimaces in pain.

Sharper: “Kayl powers her up. Dropping her on the top rope.”

Knots: “Hurting the breathing and setting something up.”

Kayl goes to the corner and pulls himself to the middle turnbuckle. He then dives forward and hits a fall forward elbow to the back of Gigi’s head. She flips forward into the ring. The crowd cheers. Gigi rolls over, holding her head and starts to get up. Kayl gets up and grabs her and hits a back suplex into a bridge.

Gigi kicks out. She turns and Kayl rolls over. Kayl gets up and pulls Gigi in and hooks her up by the head and hits a fisherman’s suplex into a bridge.

Gigi kicks out. The crowd ohs. Katie just nods.

Katie: “Lull him into something. Yeah, do that!”

The camera picks up Katie as we cut to her and Kayl turns and grabs Gigi. He whips her into the corner and Kayl runs after and Gigi jumps up and floats over, but Kayl catches her. He then turns and throws her forward, causing her to drop face first into the mat. Gigi pops up, holding her face and Kayl grabs her and pulls her up before hooking her up for another suplex, but Gigi counters and rakes the eyes of Kayl. Kayl drops her and she lands on her feet. Kayl shakes his head and Gigi grabs his head and forces him down with a bulldog. Gigi then gets up and turns and exits to the apron. She climbs up to the top rope. Kayl remains down on the mat and Gigi looks around before diving off for a frog splash, but Kayl rolls out of the way. Gigi hits the mat. She winces and fall to her knees.

Sharper: “No one home for Gigi Steward!”

Knots: “Katie is stunned!”

Sharper: “I don’t think this is now enough for her plan. I think she wanted Kayl to have lost by now!”

Knots: “Oh probably. Probably wanted him to lose quickly. More humiliating that way. Don’t mess with Katie messaging!”

Gigi slowly starts to get up and Kayl runs over and hits a swinging neckbreaker. He then gets up and backs up to the ropes before running forward and hitting a running knee drop. He rolls through and turns and goes for the pin.

Gigi gets her shoulder up. Kayl gets up. Gigi rolls over and Kayl pulls her up and then pulls her forward and spins around her and hooks her up and hits a German suplex into a bridge.

Gigi rolls her shoulder up. Kayl gets up and looks at Katie. Katie just looks at her. Katie glares back as Kayl pulls Gigi up and whips her into the corner. Kayl runs after and goes for a running knee, but Gigi moves out of the way. Kayl hits the top rope and backs up and Gigi suddenly hits the backstabber. The crowd ohs and Kayl rolls over to his stomach. Gigi rolls him over and hooks the leg.

Sharper: “Backstabber. Kayl hurt!”

Kayl kicks out and Gigi rolls over and looks out as the crowd cheers. Kayl rolls over to his hands and knees and starts to get up. Gigi then kicks him in the ribs. He staggers forward and Gigi backs up and jumps up for the Nirvana, but Kayl counters by lifting her up and hitting a sitout powerbomb.

Gigi rolls her shoulder up. Kayl rolls back. Gigi slowly gets up and turns to Kayl who grabs her and rolls her up with a small package!

The crowd cheers. Katie then steps out of her chair annoyed and takes her robe off.

Katie: “Not going to let you get what you want!”

Katie then slides into the ring as Gigi rolls over and looks around and Katie runs over and stomps Kayl in the back of the head and then again and again. The crowd boos. Katie then backs up and lets out a Goddess Scream as the crowd boos more.

Sharper: “Gigi defeated as Kayl showing his adeptness to see the opening. He’s beaten Maddy by catching her as she got a bit overconfident. He caught Gigi as she was off-balance. Now he’s got Katie. Who he wanted in that ring!”

Knots: “Katie may not be giving him anything he wants. Kayl wants to beat Katie. Katie wants to just end this!”

Katie then backs up and stomps Kayl in the back of the head. He rolls over as the referee reprimands her and Katie snaps at her.

Katie: “None of this would be happening if you just did what you needed to do!”

Katie then turns back to Kayl and Kayl starts to get up and Katie grabs him, but Kayl chops her in. The crowd woos. Kayl chops her again. More woos. Katie steps back and Kayl then grabs her and turns and whips her into the ropes. Katie bounces off and Kayl hits a back elbow. The crowd cheers. Katie rolls over and starts to get up, holding her jaw. She starts to get up and turns around to Kayl. Kayl grabs Katie and hooks her up and goes for a snap suplex, but Katie blocks it and counters with a small package of her own.

Kayl kicks out just in time. Both get up and Katie rakes the eyes of Kayl. Kayl falls to the corner. Katie follows up and kicks him in the ribs and then again. Katie grabs Kayl and runs out and hits a running facebuster. Katie turns and hooks the leg.

Kayl pushes her off. The crowd cheers. Katie rolls off.

Sharper: “Nearfall as Katie, fresh as a daisy. But Kayl fighting to end his career as he wants.”

Knots: “And he’s used two tricks already. Even with Maddy being a bit faster or Gigi being fresher, finding that moment.”

Katie turns and stomps Kayl in the back of the head. He rolls over and starts to get up and Katie grabs him and lets out another Goddess Scream in his face. Kayl pushes her away and moves to the corner. The crowd boos. Katie then kicks him in the ribs and then pulls him out for a DDt, but Kayl blocks it and spins out and pulls Katie into a knee to the ribs. Katie rolls through. The crowd cheers. Kayl walks around the ring. Katie starts to get up and Kayl walks over and grabs her from behind and hits a high angle back suplex. Katie rolls over in pain. Kayl crawls over and hooks the leg.

Katie kicks out. Kayl rolls over and starts to get up. Katie grabs at the ropes and Kayl walks over to her and grabs her from behind, but as the official moves over to call for the break, Katie lowblows Kayl with a mule kick. The crowd boos. Kayl turns around and winces, holding himself.

Sharper: “Katie knowing exactly where the official was. Damn it.”

Knots: “And Kayl knew he fell into it. Katie’s probably as crafty as anyone. Have to be to be that annoying and succeed.”

Katie then walks over and grabs Kayl by the head and hits the Hairflip DDT. The crowd ohs and Kayl rolls to his back. Katie just smiles, dusting her hands and hooks the leg.

Kayl shoots his shoulder up. The crowd cheers. Katie looks around, stunned. She turns and pulls back on the leg again.

Kayl kicks out again. Katie gets up and snaps at the official. TJ even joins as he climbs up on the apron too. Katie yells at the official, poking him in the chest before pointing to Kayl and she turns and walks back over to Kayl and grabs him, but Kayl counters with a small package!

Katie kicks out. Both get up and Katie goes for a clothesline. Kayl ducks and grabs her from behind and hooks her up with a full nelson. The crowd roars as Kayl then hits a release full nelson suplex. Katie rolls through and to her knees and falls to the side. Kayl is down on the mat, looking up as the crowd cheers. A “Kayl!” chant starts to echo throughout the AT&T Stadium.

Sharper: “What a suplex! Dragon suplex! Katie is down! Kayl is down!”

Knots: “And this crowd trying to will Kayl down. Can he give us the happy ending this career? Or is the wicked witch of SCW going to ruin it!”

Kayl slowly rolls over and looks at Katie. Katie slowly starts to get up too as TJ is back down, pacing. Katie slowly starts to get up and Kayl gets up and staggers over and grabs her and gutwrenches her up and hits a sitout powerbomb!

Katie shoots her shoulder up. Kayl rolls back. He gets up and grabs Katie. He drags her up and turns and whips her into the corner. Katie stops herself and Kayl runs after and Katie hits a back kick to the ribs. Kayl stumbles back. Katie then climbs up to the middle rope and then the top rope and hits the praying moonsault, taking Kayl down and covering him.

Kayl kicks out. Katie rolls over and turns and starts to get up. Kayl slowly gets up away from Katie. Katie then moves in and kicks him in the ribs. She pulls him away from the corner and double underhooks him. She goes to jump up, but Kayl back drops her over. Katie rolls over, holding her back and turns around and Kayl nails her with a superkick. The crowd erupts in cheers.

Sharper: “Superkick by Donovan Kayl! Katie Steward is down!”

Knots: “And look at that look on Donovan’s face! Katie throwing everything at him, but he wants nothing more than to win!”

Katie rolls over and Kayl walks over and grabs her. He drags her up and looks around before hooking her head and neck and hoisting her up and throwing her forward. She lands on her knees and Kayl runs into the ropes, but as he does, TJ jumps up and pulls on the top rope. The crowd boos as Kayl goes up and over the top rope and lands on the floor, just barely on his feet before falling into the barricade. The crowd boos loudly.

Sharper: “Come on! TJ Johnson getting involved and…”

Knots: “Not just that! He’s throwing down!”

Kayl gets up and TJ nails him with a hard right. Kayl hits the mats and rolls over, holding his jaw. TJ then looks over to Katie as Katie chuckles a bit and smiles. The referee calls for the bell. The crowd continues to boo.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via disqualification…Donovan Kayl!”

The crowd boos more. Katie then gets up as TJ slides into the ring. Katie asks for her microphone and TJ turns and grabs it before turning back and handing it to Katie. Katie starts to get up as TJ helps her up.

Katie: “They call it a twist ending, Donovan…”

Katie catches her breath, wincing and holding her jaw.

Katie: “I hope you enjoy retirement. No one ever gets one ever gets the last laugh on the Goddess!”

Katie then walks forward and looks to the entrance way.

Katie: “Now hit my music and let the credits roll!”

The crowd boos as instead of Katie’s music, we see Sasha walking out from the back, microphone in her hand.

Sasha: “Hold it Katie! Hold it!”

Katie smiles.

Katie: “Good, you’re going to make this right-“

Sasha: “You’re right. This is Donovan Kayl’s last match. And I’m not going to let TJ Johnson get involved like that and ruin this. So Katie…I’m ordering rewrites. And you can chalk this up to creative differences, but this match is continuing! You want to ruin Donovan’s career-ending match, you can beat him in the middle of the ring for it! Restart the match!”

The crowd erupts in cheers as Kayl pulls himself onto the apron and into the ring.

Katie: “Rewrites! No. I’m the creative vision here. I’m the director! I’ll…I’ll just release the director’s cut and end it when you came out here!”

The bell sounds. Katie then looks around as TJ is then spun around and Kayl nails him with a hard right. Katie then turns and looks at the microphone and goes to nail Kayl, but Kayl ducks and spins around before pulling her head back and hitting a snap reverse DDT. The crowd roars. He then pulls Katie up as if going for a dragon sleeper, but he then spins her around and hoists her up and throws her forward. This time, he runs into the ropes, bounces off and jumps up and hits the Point Blank. The crowd erupts in cheers. Kayl then dives onto Katie and hooks the leg.

The crowd cheers as Sasha looks on and returns to the back. Kayl rolls off and his music starts to play.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Donovan Kayl!”

Sharper: “We’ll have to edit it out, but the director’s cut did work with focus groups! Donovan Kayl ends his career with a Point Blank to the Goddess!”

Knots: “Katie thought she had a back-up plan. She thought she could beat him. But Kayl fought through everything. Found a way, and then even at the end, with an assist from the boss to do things the right way.”

Sharper: “And I know the Stewards have had a long relationship with Sasha for years. You wonder what they’re going to be thinking about later tonight when they start to think about what just happened. But, right now, we need to focus on Donovan Kayl. He’s riding off into the sunset a winner!”

Kayl stands in the ring and has his arm raised. He then looks around and takes a deep breath. He puts his hands and hips and looks around as Katie rolls over out of the ring and Gigi and Maddy hold her up. Kayl then throws his arms up in the air again and nods before walking over to the ropes and throwing his arms up again. The crowd cheers. He then spins around and drops down to the floor before going over to the fans. He starts to high-five the ringside fans, slowly making a lap around the ring.

Sharper: “Donovan Kayl taking a moment to celebrate with the fans. We’ll just let them see him out!”

The camera follows him around as he continues to high-five fans before turning and shaking Sharper’s hand and then Knots’s before continuing to head around. He eventually reaches the entrance way and turns and looks around the AT&T Stadium. He then nods before taking a deep breath. He then turns and starts to walk up the rampway, the camera following him as the scene fades to black.

We see what looks like a complete ghost town, with a couple of burnt out cars, and several dilapidated buildings. The camera pans before we hear applause. We then cut to see Laura Steinbeck standing at a podium.

Laura: “With this, you should have all learned…when Sienna Swann doesn’t get opportunities, this happens. But alas…Sienna?”

We then see Sienna, dressed unnecessarily nice, with Chris Cannon, who is in a suit and tie, walk over to the podium.

Sienna: “Don’t worry. Even the Beauty Factory, led by yours truly can fix this. It’s just what we do….it’s all…For the People!”

We cut away to see the Apocalypse logo come up on the screen.

“SCW presents Apocalypse, on Sunday, September 22, 2019, only on pay per view”

We then see Bree Lancaster on scene, with her dog Tella, with her, standing next to Sienna and Chris, just looking off camera.

Bree: “I did not agree to this.”

The scene cuts to black.

A shot of the crowd inside the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas follows as the crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Next time we’ll be on pay per view will be at the end of September. September 22, 2019 for Apocalypse.”

Knots: “And we already know one potential match – Asher Hayes has a choice!”

Sharper: “That’s right! Earlier tonight, Asher Hayes won the opportunity battle royal, last eliminating Max Kane. And now, at Apocalypse, he’ll either challenge the SCW Adrenaline Champion or the winner of our next match, the SCW United States Championship for their title. His choice!”

The stage turns off as the lights in the stadium go out. We start to hear “Storytime” by Nightwish begin playing, and with each heavy guitar rift in the intro random white lights throughout the stadium briefly flash in rhythm. After several moments, the beat suddenly gives way to heavier symphonic rifts, at which point we suddenly see a figure covered from head to toe in light-up paint that's frequently changing color appear from the darkness, sitting on the stage and looking out at the crowd with intrigue. The fans soon recognize the form of Aaron Blackbourne. When the lyrics begin, Aaron slowly rises to his feet, a bit of a grimace in his expression before it’s quickly shrugged off as he slowly twirls around in tune with the song, moving behind a small pillar that's now bathed in a dim spotlight that suddenly turns on. Upon this pillar sits a book, and Aaron runs his hand over the cover of the book with a genuine smile on his lips. As the song heads into the chorus, Aaron happily throws the book open, letting the pages flip from the momentum until it stops on a particular page, at which point the spotlight dies away and is replaced by a bright light shooting out from the book, and as Aaron throws his hands out at this sight, the entire arena suddenly starts lighting up in the same changing lights that match his paint, with every part of the arena from the Tron and the stage and spreading throughout the audience taking on new life in the lighting as an entirely new world with mind-blowing features and otherworldly splendor is born. The fans can't help but cheer and look around in awe as Aaron soaks it all in, welcoming everyone in the AT&T Stadium to his own little world.

Sharper: “All of the colours of the rainbow dot the stage and Aaron Blackbourne, the creative mind coming out here tonight!”

Knots: “Was…was that the KABLAMA Sutra?!”

Sharper: “I doubt it. I really doubt it Knots. But what I do know is that man may not be at one hundred percent. Attacked earlier this week. We can fortunately report he’ll recover, but obviously, you see some effects, the grimacing, the pain from his ribs.”

As the first chorus ends, Aaron reaches down and grabs a pen sitting inside the book before he begins making his way down to the ring, his body moving in rhythm with the song despite some obvious discomfort on his face he does his best to hide. As he moves, he starts drawing into the air with the pen, which actually begins adding new features to the scene being created within the arena with this spectacle, from a crescent moon and stars being added into the 'sky' to adding small drawings on the signs of fans in the front row that cause things like flowers, snow and even small animals to seemingly come to life along the ramp in his wake. If one looks carefully, they can even make out what look like the shadows of Aaron's various demons moving through the scenery as well. As the song hit sits second chorus, Aaron is practically conducting along to the music with the pen, summoning forth more and more of his world through the lighting and LED displays until the entire arena has now seemingly become one with his imagination. He pauses once he reaches ringside, taking a few breaths as he looks around the arena at what he's brought to life before people's eyes. As the song hits an instrumental break, the heavy drum beats suddenly give way to the song skipping ahead almost a full minute as the singer crescendos into a beautiful aria that sees Aaron toss the pen aside and suddenly leap onto the apron. He quickly climbs so that he’s got one foot on the top turnbuckle, and in tune with the crescendo he slowly raises his arms, spotlights slowly coming on one by one over top of him as the fans build in their own roaring favor for him.

As the final chorus begins, Blackbourne carefully hops down into the ring as his world slowly fades away with the normal lights coming back on, leaving the sight of Aaron as he quickly moves to the center of the ring and down on his knees with his palms to the sky as he basks in his fading world one last time. It's at this point fans can clearly see that aside from the neon-colored body paint designed to change colors depending on the lighting covering his entire body, Aaron is otherwise wearing a pure white version of his normal attire tonight, though they can also make out the heavy tape and wrapping around his ribcage he's tried to disguise with the paint. Shrugging this off, Aaron slowly rises to his feet and carefully backs into his corner,

Sharper: “Regardless of his injuries, he is ready to go! Sharing his creativity in a different and more unique manner than we’ve seen, befitting of Rise to Greatness, here tonight!”

We cut to the entrance way where the opening lines to “Natural” by Imagine Dragons start to play and the crowd starts to boo loudly. The music continues to play as shots of Bree Lancaster, posing in various pieces of Scott Burnside’s clothing come up on the screen. We then see Scott Burnside walk out from the back and turning around as Bree Lancaster walks out from the back dressed in a more flamboyant robe than usual as she extends her arms. She remains in the middle of the stage as sparks shoot up from both sides of the stage and sparks start to fall from the top of the entrance to the bottom behind Bree. Bree smiles as she slowly spins around, the nameplate coming up on the screen.

Bree and Scott start to walk down the rampway, the cameras following her down. Aaron can be seen in the ring watching before Bree Lancaster reaches the floor and then looks up at the ring and smiles a bit before walking over to the steel steps. Scott runs up them and Bree follows. Scott holds the ropes open as Bree steps through. Scott then steps in after as Bree walks over to the middle of the ring before Scott pulls the rope holding the robe closed, revealing the SCW United States Championship around her waist and red, white and blue coloured attire. Bree slides her robe off and places it on the ropes before taking the US Championship off her belt and holding it up over her head. The crowd boos some more. She then moves to her corner as Scott walks over and steps to the apron behind her.

Sharper: “Bree Lancaster arrogance has reached new levels. Some have joked this is the United States of Breemerica.”

Knots: “Would explain a lot.”

Sharper: “But Aaron Blackbourne getting his opportunity here tonight where Bree is looking to retain in her first title defense since winning the US Championship from Giovanni Aries.”

Knots: “And Asher Hayes could be watching this one closely.”

The bell sounds.

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a thirty minute time limit and is for the SCW United States Championship!”

The SCW United States Championship logo comes across the screen before fading to the bottom corner.

Phillips: “First, to my left, he is the challenger, from Seattle, Washington, he is Aaron Blackbourne!”

Aaron steps up and looks around as the crowd cheers. He then looks across at Bree. The crowd starts to boo as we cut to Bree.

Phillips: “And his opponent, accompanied by her manager Scott Burnside, from New Orleans, Louisiana, she is the reigning and defending SCW United States Champion, Bree Lancaster!”

Bree steps up to the middle of the ring and holds the title up over her head. She then brings it down.

Bree: “Hope you enjoyed holding it a few weeks ago. Won’t be holding it tonight.”

Bree hands off the title to Aaron Demitra, the official for the match, who holds the US Title over his head. The crowd cheers a bit and Demitra hands it off to Phillips. Phillips exits the ring as Aaron checks Aaron and then Bree and then calls for the bell. The bell sounds and match begins.

Sharper: “Bell sounding. Aaron Blackbourne has his match. Has his stage here in Dallas!”

Knots: “It’s in front of a hundred thousand. Let’s see what you can do!”

Aaron walks out of the corner as Bree walks along the ropes. She then turns and looks at Aaron and Aaron steps forward, but Bree backs up and puts her hands up. Aaron looks at her as the crowd boos. Bree then turns and grabs the top rope and stretches, intentionally, moving her hips around, clearly to stretch out her midsection. Aaron just looks at her as Bree then walks along the ropes again.

Sharper: “Bree already trying to taunt Aaron a bit. Intentionally showing she’s in good shape.”

Knots: “Intentionally focusing on her ribs.”

Aaron keeps watching as Bree then goes forward, but stops and backs up. Aaron looks at her. Bree then clearly asks him if he’s ready. Aaron just nods and lunges and Bree drops down and spins around him and into a waistlock before nailing him with a hard forearm to the ribs. Aaron grimaces and Bree turns and snapmares him over. She then grabs Aaron in a reverse chinlock. She pulls back as Aaron reaches around. The crowd boos. Aaron slowly starts to pull himself up, getting to his knee and then stepping up and Aaron elbows Bree in the ribs and then again before running into the ropes. He bounces off and Bree goes for a clothesline, but Aaron cartwheels out of the way. Bree then turns and goes to nail him, but he blocks it. He then wrenches the arm and Bree knees him in the ribs. Aaron winces and Bree then grabs him in a side headlock. The crowd boos as a “Let’s go Aaron!” chant starts to be heard.

Sharper: “Bree using those injured ribs early for her advantage.”

Knots: “She’s knows what she’s doing. I think she’s a horrible person, but because of that, she’ll happily take advantage and I can’t say much. I would too!”

Aaron fights a bit and pulls Bree into the ropes. He fires her off. She bounces off and Aaron steps up and shoulders her down. The crowd cheers. He runs into the ropes and bounces off. Bree rolls toward him and Aaron jumps up and flips over her. He lands on his feet and Bree gets up and turns and Aaron catches her and goes for a hip toss. Bree manages to block it and knees him in the ribs again. She then pushes him into the ropes and fires him off. Aaron goes into the ropes and Bree grabs him and goes for a hip toss, but spins through and sends Bree into the ropes with a hip toss. She bounces off and backflips back and Aaron hits a European uppercut. Bree hits the mat. Aaron dives onto her for the pin.

Bree kicks out. The crowd roars. Aaron gets up as Bree crawls to the corner. She gets up and Aaron walks over and chops her in the crowd woos.

Sharper: “Vicious chop as the echo leads to woos from all over Dallas!”

Knots: “Chipped some of the fabric off of Bree’s attire!”

Aaron then chops her again. More woos. He then grabs her and whips her across the ring. Bree hits the opposite corner. Aaron runs after and Bree gets a knee up, but Aaron blocks it. He throws her foot down and then knees her in the ribs. He grabs her and then takes her over with a fireman’s carry takedown before he somersaults forward and Bree rolls over, only for Aaron to lunge, nailing him with a dropkick to the jaw. Bree hits the mat and Aaron goes for the pin.

Bree kicks out again. She rolls over and gets up and Aaron grabs her and wrenches the arm and whips her into the ropes. Bree bounces off and Aaron jumps up and hits a back elbow. He rolls through as Bree slowly gets up and Aaron then spins around her and hooks her arm and hits an inverted hip toss. Bree lands chest first and rolls over to the ropes.

Sharper: “Talk about innovated! A snap reverse hip toss!”

Knots: “Just all muscle as he pulled Bree over!”

Sharper: “And grabbing his ribs now. Clearly using those muscles and that hurt him.”

Aaron winces and then grabs Bree as she starts to get up. Aaron then hits a vertical suplex. He turns and floats over for the pin.

Bree kicks out again. Bree rolls over and Aaron gets up and grabs her. He runs her into the corner. Aaron then knees her in the ribs and grabs her and whips her across the ring. Aaron runs after and jumps up for a double knee to the chest, but Bree moves out of the way. Aaron bounces off the top turnbuckle and staggers back and Bree grabs him and drives him down, ribs first, into her knee. Aaron rolls over to his back and Bree then stomps him in the stomach and then the face and then the ribs again before Aaron rolls over to the ropes. The crowd boos as Bree then steps on his ribs and grabs the top rope, grinding her foot into them.

Bree steps off and walks around the ring. Aaron moves to the apron and grabs at the ropes, starting to pull himself up as Bree turns and sees this and runs over and nails him in the back. Aaron falls forward and hard, chest and ribs first into the English announce table. The table doesn’t budge as Aaron falls back, rolling over, holding his ribs in pain. (1)

Sharper: “Oh God! Right into our laps! And ribs first!”

Knots: “That may be it. They’re fractured, right?”

Sharper: “I think so.”

Knots: “That may be it. Bree knew exactly what she was doing.”

Bree walks around the ring. (2) The crowd boos her as Aaron rolls over and grits his teeth, getting to his hands and knees. (3) He starts to slowly grab at the apron.

REPLAY:

We see Aaron pulling himself up on the apron and Bree runs up behind him and nails him, knocking him off the apron and chest first into the announce table. Aaron rolls over in pain. The RTG XVI logo comes up on the screen and we see the same move from a different angle.

Aaron rolls over. (4) He starts to get up as we see the official checking on him, stopping his count. Aaron grabs at the ropes. He then pulls himself onto the apron.

Aaron goes to step in, but Bree grabs him and pulls him in and immediately takes him over with a small package.

Aaron kicks out.

Sharper: “Aaron back in the ring. Bree with a brilliant decision. Immediately testing those ribs with the small package.”

Knots: “The ref was thinking about it then, but Demitra letting it go. He knows how big this is. Only two though and Aaron’s going to try and keep fighting!”

Aaron turns and gets up and Bree forearms him in the jaw and then again. She then pushes him into the corner. Aaron covers up his ribs as Bree nails him with another forearm. She then tries to grab at the arms and nails him in the ribs with a hard right. Aaron walks out of the corner in pain and Bree follows up and nails him in the ribs with a shoot kick. Aaron falls to his hands and knees. Bree then runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits a running dropkick to the ribs. Aaron rolls over and right through to the apron. Bree then looks at him. Aaron gets up on the apron and Bree runs at him to knock him off again, but Aaron sidesteps and elbows her in the jaw. Bree falls to the top rope and Aaron grits his feet and grabs her by the head and runs over to the apron before running up the turnbuckle and jumping down to the adjacent apron, driving Bree throat first into the top rope. Bree falls back to the middle of the ring. Aaron then climbs up to the top rope. The crowd roars. Bree remains down and Aaron jumps up and hits a hits a froggy bow to the chest of Bree. Aaron rolls over in pain. He grits his teeth and crawls over and hooks the leg.

Bree shoots her shoulder up.

Sharper: “Aaron came off the top. Put his whole body into it and even with some flare, but the damage to the ribs.”

Knots: “Everything just hurts. That’s why rib injuries suck. But he still got a two!”

Aaron gets up and holds his ribs as he walks around the ring. Bree rolls over and starts to get up and Aaron walks over hits a shoot kick to the chest of Bree. He hits another. The crowd roars and Aaron runs into the ropes. He bounces off and hits a running boot to the face of Bree. He turns around and goes for the pin.

Bree gets her shoulder up again. She turns and rolls over to her stomach and Aaron grabs her by the head and starts to pull her up. He then hooks her up and goes for a back suplex before dropping her across his knee with a backbreaker. Aaron then turns and climbs to the top rope. The crowd roars as Aaron looks out and then glances back before diving back with a moonsault, but Bree gets her knees up. Aaron falls back and Bree turns and grabs his legs and rolls through into a jackknife.

Aaron kicks out. Bree rolls over. Aaron rolls over and moves to the corner. Bree gets up and follows him and quickly drives her shoulder into the ribs of Aaron. Aaron winces. Bree rears back and does it again. She then steps back as Aaron staggers up and Bree runs past him and jumps to the middle turnbuckle. Aaron turns and Bree dives off and hits a blockbuster!

Sharper: “Bree showing her agility. Off the middle rope and connects with the blockbuster.”

Knots: “Aaron is just constantly trying to make sure she doesn’t have a clear path to the ribs. That gives Bree the chance to have a clear path elsewhere and now a cover!”

Bree turns and goes for the pin.

Aaron gets his shoulder up. The crowd cheers. Bree looks at him and nails him with a clubbing blow to the stomach and then again. Aaron rolls away. He starts to get up and Bree gets up and then runs over behind him and hits a running facebuster. Bree rolls over and gets up and then motions to Aaron to get up. The crowd boos some more as Bree keeps motioning to Aaron. Aaron gets up, clearly in pain, but doing so in defiance before he gets up and Bree drills him with the BOGO. Aaron hits the mat. Bree goes for the pin.

Aaron kicks out again. He sits up and breathes deeply before slowly rolling over and getting up. Bree then turns and runs over and nails him with a forearm shot and then another. Aaron falls to the ropes. Bree grabs him and goes to whip him across. Aaron spins through and sends Bree in. Bree bounces off and Aaron scoops her up in a tilt-a-whirl, but Bree kicks her legs and lands behind him. She then steps back and then drills him with the Priceless. Blackbourne falls forward, crashing to the mat.

Sharper: “Bree hit that superkick to the spine perfectly.”

Knots: “It may have truly been priceless. Aaron just done.”

Sharper: “Collapsing to the mat. It just may be too much. And look at Bree, just nonchalant!”

Bree rolls Aaron over and hooks his leg.

Aaron shoots his shoulder up. The crowd cheers. Bree rolls over to her side and glances back at him and then to the official before turning to Aaron and leaning over him and kneeing him in the ribs and then again. Aaron rolls away and to the ropes. Bree then gets up and walks over to him and grabs him and clubs him in the back and then again before running across the ring. She bounces off and Aaron suddenly steps up and hoists her up onto his shoulders. He quickly throws her up and hits the Pull the Trigger. Bree hits the mat. Aaron rolls over. He starts to get up, pumping his fist as the crowd cheers and gets behind him. Bree stirs and rolls over. She starts to get up.

Sharper: “Aaron got the Pull the Trigger. Caught Bree right on the jaw!”

Knots: “He knew he had one moment to turn it around!”

Bree staggers up and turns to Blackbourne who grabs her before hitting and exploder suplex. He goes right into the pin.

Bree shoots her shoulder up. The crowd ohs. Bree rolls over and Aaron gets up and grabs her and clubs her in the back. Bree elbows him in the jaw. Aaron staggers back, but uses the momentum to fall into the ropes, bounce off and runs forward and changes the angle such that to dropkick Bree back into the corner. Bree hits the corner. Aaron then turns and runs across to the corner and turns and runs across, hitting the double knees in the chest and Bree falls to the mat.

Sharper: “Creative process!”

Knots: “Adrenaline kicking in. Aaron’s blocking the pain. Do the damage and win the title!”

Aaron turns and runs into the ropes and then bounces off before cartwheeling into a knee drop. The crowd ohs and Aaron winces a bit before going for the pin.

Bree kicks out. She turns and rolls over. Aaron grabs her and pulls her up and elbows her in the back of the head. He then grabs her by the head and hoists her up before dropping her on the top turnbuckle. The crowd roars as Aaron looks at her and then jumps up and hits a pump kick to the head. Bree nearly falls back, but remains on the top rope. Aaron turns and exits to the apron. He then climbs up to the top rope. The crowd roars. He gets to the top rope and grabs Bree. He slowly starts to lift her up.

Sharper: “What is he doing?”

Knots: “I don’t know, but Bree’s not going to like it!”

Sharper: “He better hit it. With those ribs. Aaron…you gotta be careful!”

Aaron then lifts Bree up for a back suplex before jumping forward and hitting a forward jump version of a back superplex. The crowd ohs and jumps to their feet. Aaron rolls to his side.

Sharper: “Aaron! My God! A back superplex, but I’ve never seen one done like that!”

Aaron winces and rolls over.

REPLAY:

We see Aaron slowly lifting Bree up before then jumping forward and hitting a back suplex, jumping forward instead of just falling back. The crowd ohs as both hit hard and Bree rolls over.

Aaron grabs at the ropes. He holds his ribs. He then turns and dives onto Bree.

Bree shoots her shoulder up. Aaron rolls over. The crowd ohs and Bree slowly stirs and starts to get up. She falls to the mat though as Aaron grabs at his ribs and looks at her before turning and grabbing her and slowly pulling her up. He then goes for an exploder suplex, but Bree knees in the ribs. The crowd ohs. Bree then backs up into the ropes and bounces off and hits a spinning heel kick. The crowd boos as Aaron rolls over.

Sharper: “That back superplex may have taken everything out of Aaron. He may have nothing left.”

Knots: “The moment he hit, you know he felt it. And he tried, but Bree doesn’t care. She wants to retain!”

Aaron starts to get up and Bree gets up and grabs him and clubs him in the back. He then pulls him up and goes for a Russian leg sweep. She throws him back. She then rolls through. She gets up as Aaron slowly rolls over. He starts to get up and Bree grabs him and hooks him by the head. Aaron then lets out a yell and pushes her into the corner. Bree hits hard. Aaron then grabs her and falls back, placing his foot on her waist and taking her over overhead. Bree lands on her back and starts to get up. Aaron starts to get up and grabs at the ropes. He then holds his ribs before turning and running, seemingly going for the Unchained Creativity, but Bree suddenly lunges and drills him with the Classifier! The crowd ohs and Aaron rolls over, holding his ribs in pain.

Sharper: “Oh no! The Classifier!”

Knots: “Bree throwing himself in. Right to the ribs!”

Bree goes for the pin, hooking both legs.

The crowd boos and Bree rolls off and smiles. Demitra turns and checks on Aaron. He then gets up and turns and grabs the US Championship before turning back to Bree.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, and still SCW United States Champion…Bree Lancaster!”

The crowd boos more as Demitra hands Bree the US championship and Bree takes it and holds it over her head. She then looks at Aaron as Demitra turns back and checks on him as he rolls over, holding his ribs in pain.

Sharper: “Bree Lancaster retains at Rise to Greatness XVI. For the second year in a row, she leaves tonight as US Champion.”

Knots: “Yeah. And she may have broken Aaron Blackbourne in the process!”

Sharper: “Aaron Blackbourne should not be upset at all. An effort full of heart. He said he was standing up for the quality of competitor people should aim to be. Aaron Blackbourne showed just that. Nothing left in that ring, even with the injured ribs.”

Knots: “Too bad it’s still with her as US Champion!”

Bree Lancaster goes to the corner and climbs up to the middle rope. She holds the title over her head as Scott points at her from the apron. Bree continues to smile and enjoy her win as we cut away.

Sharper: “Let’s now go backstage where Jessica Winters is standing by!”

The scene opens up backstage to see Jessica Winters in the backstage area.

Jessica: “Thank you Adam. And I have managed to find someone we would always like to hear more from, the challenger in tonight’s Adrenaline Championship match, Datura.”

The crowd roars and then boos a bit as Datura looks up, sitting cross-legged on a footlocker.

Jessica: “And Datura, you have been playing all sorts of mental games with Regan. You’ve threatened her family in the past. And in January, obviously, your methods had success. Tonight though, it’s a different situation. You’ve been in the ring with one another and the Adrenaline Championship is on the line. Will you be following the same strategy?”

Datura: “Clever girl. Trying to get some information. I know you’re friends with some of Regan’s friends. But all I’ll say is that I plan to try something different. Can’t be boring now. But I have every intention to obtain the same result. Saves me from paying rent for all the time I spend in the Hellcat’s head.”

Datura smiles as she steps up and walks past Jessica.

Datura: “Plus, winning SCW gold would always be fun.”

She then turns and walks off as Jessica watches her leave. She then turns to the camera.

Jessica: “Back to ringside.”

“I Am Machine” by Three Days Grace plays throughout the arena. The crowd roars as the lights on the stage go out and we then see shots of digitized blood starting to fall from the top of the entrance screens and down to the bottom before forming a pool on the stage.

“Bleeding you is more than just torment.”

Brittany Lohan walks out from the back, her hair pulled back into a ponytail, as she looks out at the crowd. The crowd roars as Brittany Lohan stoically scans the AT&T Stadium. She remains still for a several moments, as the nameplate comes up on the screen. Lohan then turns to the ring and starts to step toward the ring.

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for onefall, has a thirty minute time limit, and is an underground rules match! First, making her way to the ring, from San Diego, California, competing in her final match in Supreme Championship Wrestling, she is the War Machine, Brittany Lohan!”

Lohan strides down the rampway, glaring right at the ring, showing intense focus. She walks down to the ring and reaches the ringside area. She then stops and looks at the ring before slowly starting to walk around the ring. She passes one ringpost before walking along the side of the ring. Some fans goes to touch her arms, but she ignores them as Lohan walks around the steel steps and goes around the next part of the ringside area, passing the announce tables. She spins around the next ringpost and then stops before looking at the ring. She then turns and grabs at the bottom rope and pulls herself onto her knee on the apron before rolling into the ring. She moves to her knees as she closes her eyes and lifts both of her arms into the air. She remains in that position for several seconds before she gets up. She then turns and runs into the ropes, bouncing back and forth, as the music abruptly ends.

“Just stand there and stare as my world crumbles.”

The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Brittany Lohan making her final march to the ring for her final match. And Jon, you know what I noticed?”

Knots: “She’s ready to fight.”

Sharper: “She’s wanted Rachel Tatum Lee to help flip that switch. So for one more night, Brittany Lohan would be the War Machine and in this match, a match with no rules, except that pinfall and submission determine the winner, that’s unless the time expires, I hazard to suggest that that’s who is here!”

The lights dim again as fire shoots out from the stage and into the air. The crowd roars as we see a visual of a burning house before the stage lights up in white as “Blue” by the Birthday Massacre plays throughout the arena. A few moments pass before we see Rachel Tatum Lee riding out from the back on a black horse onto the stage, wearing an all-black studded leather trench coat, gloves, and a matching Stetson. She stops in the entrance way and for a long pause looks around at the arena as the crowd cheers. Rachel Tatum Lee looks around and smirks. The nameplate comes up.

Phillips: “And her opponent, from Dallas, Texas…”

The crowd cheers.

Phillips: “The Violent Kind, Rachel Tatum Lee!”

The crowd roars as Rachel Tatum Lee then looks at the ring. She looks at her horse, leaning forward and saying something. She then steps off and down to the stage. A stage hand comes out and takes the horse as Rachel then looks at the ring. She then shakes her head.

Sharper: “She’s dismounting the horse.”

Knots: “She’s not going for the frills tonight. She’s come to fight!”

Rachel Tatum Lee then starts to walk down to the ring, taking off her gloves as she makes the long walk down. She throws the gloves into the crowd. She then takes off her coat and just leaves it in the entrance way, revealing her wrestling attire. Rachel Tatum Lee then walks the rest of the length of the rampway and stops at the ringside area. She then walks over to the ring, taking off her Stetson and places it on the apron. She then looks at Lohan who keeps glaring at her. Rachel then pulls herself onto the apron as the crowd roars. She remains focused on Brittany before entering the ring. She steps forward and stretches out.

Sharper: “She removed all of the frill. Moved right to the ring. She’s come to fight. Rachel Tatum Lee, competing in her home state, has come to give Brittany Lohan the fight she demanded.”

Knots: “And Lohan came to be the War Machine. War is about to happen!”

Lee and Lohan look across at one another and step forward to be mere inches from one another. The referee, Steve Hollinsworth, checks on both before they both nod and Hollinsworth steps back, calling for the bell. The bell sounds as the crowd roars. Lohan immediately headbutts Rachel as the crowd roars as Rachel falls back. Lohan moves in and forearms her in the jaw and then nails her again before grabbing Rachel and whipping her across. Rachel bounces off and Lohan goes for a hard right, but Rachel blocks it with both forearms before nailing Brittany with a hard right and then another before kicking her in the ribs and Lohan falls back to the ropes. Rachel backs up and runs forward and nails Lohan with a running clothesline, sending both up and over the top rope to the floor. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Up and over! Rachel taking Lohan with a clothesline as this match starts hot!”

Knots: “And they’re already swinging for the fences, looking to put some knots and lord knows what else, on their bodies!”

Lohan starts to get up and Rachel walks around. She turns back around and grabs Lohan and nails her with a hard right. Lohan staggers back to the barricade. Rachel follows after Lohan and grabs her and pulls her out and Lohan nails her with a hard right to the ribs before she then turns and spins around and hits a huge hip toss on the mats. Rachel rolls over, wincing, the air driven out of her. Lohan looks at her before walking over to her and grabs her and drags her up to her feet. She then turns and spins her around and throws her back first into the ring apron. Rachel falls over and rolls to the mats. Lohan then walks over and grabs at the mats and starts to pull them up. The crowd roars as Lohan folds over the mats. She then turns around to Rachel and grabs her, but Rachel starts to bite her forehead. The crowd roars as Lohan yells out and the crowd roars as Lohan tries to pull away and Rachel then rips away, falling over and spitting out whatever she got on the floor. Lohan rolls over, holding her forehead, now bleeding from there.

Sharper: “Rachel Tatum Lee just biting Lohan!”

Knots: “Not just biting, but biting and tearing! She took off a piece of her forehead!”

Sharper: “Lohan bleeding from that and Rachel immediately showing where she’s going.”

Knots: “If that doesn’t set Lohan off, nothing will!”

Lohan gets up and grimaces, looking at Rachel and heads over to her and grabs her, but Rachel grabs her head and throws her face first into the barricade. Lohan turns around and Rachel grabs her by the head and throws her face first into the ringpost. Lohan spins off and down to the floor, rolling onto the exposed concrete. Rachel then looks around and turns to the ring, looking underneath before pulling out a baking sheet. She then turns and walks around and goes over toward Lohan as she gets up and Rachel swings, but Lohan hoists Rachel up and presses her over her head and turns before slamming her on the exposed concrete. Rachel rolls over in pain, holding her lower back.

Sharper: “Rachel slammed on her lower back. Right on the concrete.”

Knots: “Even Rachel’s ass can’t absorb that impact!”

Rachel slowly gets up and Lohan grabs her and drives her face first into the apron. She then turns and grabs the baking sheet. She then turns and nails Rachel right in the back with it, the impact echoing throughout the stadium. The crowd ohs. Rachel just falls to the apron. Lohan then looks at it and smirks before turning and throwing it behind her, down the rampway. Lohan then grabs Rachel and pulls her up onto the apron.

Sharper: “Think that smirk isn’t telling?”

Knots: “I think the War Machine is starting to have some fun!”

Rachel gets up as Lohan climbs up to and grabs Rachel, but Rachel knees her in the ribs and then elbows her before grabbing Lohan, but Lohan holds on too and they throw each other back and into the concrete. Both rolls over, clearly in pain as the crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Both off the apron. Lohan and Rachel crashing to the concrete!”

Knots: “And I hate to say it, but this feels like we’re just getting started!”

Lohan stirs.

REPLAY:

We see Lohan and Rachel fighting on the apron before they grab one another and pull each other off, slamming each other on the concrete on the floor. The crowd cheers.

Lohan moves to the rampway as Rachel rolls to the ring apron and grabs at the skirt. She starts to get up.

Lohan turns around and goes to Rachel before Rachel nails her with a hard right. Lohan falls back to the apron. Rachel nails her again before pulling her up and turning and rolling her into the ring. Rachel then slides in. Lohan starts to get up and Rachel runs over and hits a running bulldog, taking her down. Rachel then rolls through and turns and crawls to the ropes and steps through and down to the floor. She looks underneath the ring again, lifting up the skirt and then smiling as she pulls out a table. The crowd cheers as she lifts it up. He then turns and slides it into the ring. Rachel slides in and gets up and grabs the table and lifts it up. Lohan starts to get up and Rachel turns and lifts the table and just throws it forward, such that it goes off Lohan’s face. Lohan falls back to the ropes. Rachel then grabs the table. She unfolds one leg and then another and hoists it up.

Sharper: “Rachel starting to move furniture.”

Knots: “Challenging her past life as a Home Depot employee!”

Sharper: “And you may be right Knots. She’s just getting started. Lohan may hope she can still keep going.”

Rachel then walks over to Lohan and nails her with a hard right and then another. She grabs her and drags her over to the table and goes to place her on it, but Lohan elbows her in the ribs and then again before nailing her with an uppercut. Rachel falls to the ropes. Lohan then grabs her and pulls her in and hoists her up and turns with a spinebuster through the table. The crowd ohs. Lohan then drops down and rolls through for the pin.

Rachel kicks out. Lohan turns and looks back at her. She then turns and grabs the table and starts to pull it away from the other half, stepping on it to peel it off. It doesn’t cooperate, so Lohan turns and stomps Rachel in the face. Rachel rolls over as Lohan then grabs the piece she was trying to tear off and steps on it before pulling the legs off. He then looks at then before turning and violently swinging them at Rachel. Rachel just rolling out of the way and Lohan hits the mat.

Sharper: “Oh my God! That’s her friend and she tried to just impale her!”

Knots: “She wanted this. Rachel was going to give it and now she better have a plan to survive!”

Rachel rolls away and gets to the ropes and goes to nail Lohan, but Lohan blocks it and kicks her in the ribs before turning and jabbing the end of the table legs into the face of Rachel. Rachel falls back to the corner and Lohan then takes the jagged end and drives it toward Rachel’s face. She blocks it and Lohan keeps fighting as the crowd roars before Lohan knees her in the ribs and turns and drives it into the arm of Rachel. Rachel yells out as she drives it down and pulls away. Rachel rolls over to the mat, holding her arm and grimacing in pain. She kicks at the mat before rolling over, showing now a gash in her upper arm. Lohan then looks at the table leg and laughs before throwing it away. She then walks over as Rachel starts to get up and boots her in the head, knocking her to the apron. Lohan backs up and walks around the ring before sliding down. She then looks under the ring.

Sharper: “Lohan now looking under the ring as she’s just carved up part of Rachel’s arm…”

Knots: “She’s looking for something to use. And it looks like Rachel already had some plans. Maybe Lohan is trying to see what Rachel may have put under the ring for them.”

Lohan then smiles as she pulls out a board, covered in barbed wire. The crowd roars. Lohan looks around and she drags it out and then places it up onto the apron before lifting it up by the end and sliding it in.

Sharper: “Now why the hell would anyone have that!”

Knots: “Former Home Depot employee. Told you. I’m sticking with that story!”

The crowd cheers as Lohan then looks underneath and pulls out another item, this one a barbed wire baseball bat. She then twirls it a bit before turning and sliding in. Rachel gets up on the apron and Lohan heads over and goes to nail her with it, swinging for her head, but Rachel blocks it. She pushes back, intentionally grabbing at the barbed wire, wincing before kicking Lohan in the knee. Lohan staggers back, but keeps hold off baseball bat. Rachel then springboards to the top rope and dives forward, but Lohan turns and swings, nailing Rachel in the ribs with the bat. The crowd ohs and Rachel rolls away, holding her ribs. She holds them and gets up and Lohan turns and grabs the bat before running forward, using it as a clothesline, driving it into the head of Rachel. Rachel rolls over, holding her face in pain. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Oh God! The face! After nailing her in the ribs!”

Knots: “They wanted this though Sharper. They wanted this!”

Rachel slowly gets up and moves to the ropes, her face cut as blood trickles down her face. Lohan then walks over and walks over and grabs her before placing the bat underneath her. She then places her face on the barbed wire wrapped half, which sits on the bottom rope and starts to press down as the crowd looks on stunned, shocked, or in delight, depending on their disposition. Lohan then steps on the back of Rachel’s head and steps up on the bottom rope, starting to press her face into the barbed wire bat more. The crowd looks on, making all sorts of noise.

Sharper: “This is grotesque! She’s grinding her face into the barbed wire mat.”

Knots: “Her face is getting shredded. Cabbage gets a better life than this!”

Sharper: “Watch her eye. Rachel could be permanently hurt from this. That’s barbed wire!”

Rachel yells out as Lohan keeps stepping on her head for a few moments before stepping off. We cut to see one female fan, turning to someone else, just laughing in shock. Lohan then turns and grabs the barbed wire board and turns and lifts it up before placing it in the corner. Lohan then walks over and grabs Rachel and pulls her up, her face covered in blood, as is her arm. Lohan then looks at her hurt arm and then turns her to focus on her not hurt arm.

Knots: “She’s going to try and maim every part of her!”

Sharper: “And they’re friends, folks.”

Knots: “I’m learning you don’t screw with Texas or San Diego in this one!”

Lohan then lifts Rachel up and runs her toward the corner, but Rachel kicks her legs and rolls over as if for a sunset flip, but doesn’t hold on, instead just falls to the mat and rolls through. Lohan turns annoyed and goes to Rachel who suddenly nails her with a hard right. Lohan staggers back and Rachel nails her again. Lohan then turns and swings, but Rachel ducks under, spins around and then hits a Russian leg sweep into the barbed wire board. Both go into it, but Rachel makes sure Lohan takes more of it and Lohan rolls away, holding her back. Some of her hair gets caught in it and Rachel helps grabs her hair and just pulling violently from the barbed wire board.

Knots: “There’s a nice bonding moment. Removing the hair of the friend you’re beating up from barbed wire.”

Sharper: “A Russian leg sweep into the barbed wire. Rachel caught some too.”

Knots: “The cut arm already.”

Sharper: “But made sure Lohan got the worst of it. And now she’s moving the board!”

Rachel grabs then board and drags out of it the corner to put it in the middle of the ring. She then walks around as Lohan starts to get up and Rachel kicks her in the ribs. She then nails her with a hard right before Lohan shoves her back. Rachel then turns and steps forward, and Lohan knees her in the ribs before whipping her into the ropes. She bounces off, but Rachel then jumps u pand takes Lohan down with a Lou Thesz Press into the barbed wire. The crowd roars as Rachel grits her teeth, despite her legs going into the barbed wire, starts to hammer away on Lohan, with shot after shot. Rachel then rolls off as Lohan rolls over, pulling herself out of the barbed wire.

Knots: “This is nuts!”

Sharper: “Rachel even driving herself into Lohan. Taking some damage herself to hammer away on Lohan and I think open up that cut from that bite earlier.”

Lohan staggers up, touching her back and she turns around as Lee kicks her in the ribs before hooking her head up and hitting the Hang Em’ High into the barbed wire board. Lohan goes face first into the board as the crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Face first into it!”

Knots: “Oh no! She’s stepping on her!”

Rachel: “Ya wanna gimme a new face in celebration. I’ll give ya one too!”

Rachel then steps on Lohan head and starts to grind it into the barbed wire as the crowd makes noise again. After a few seconds of grinding Lohan’s head in, Rachel turns and goes to the legs of Lohan and starts to pull them, causing Lohan to actually move while the board slides with her as the crowd screams and hollers more. Lohan gets loose and Rachel pulls her off, raking her across the barbed wire as we cut to more shocked fans, including one with a hand over their mouth.

Sharper: “Good lord. The most sadistic form of turnabout. Dragging her face first across the barbed wire!”

Knots: “Rachel’s actually covering her!”

Sharper: “Thank God!”

Rachel rolls her over and hooks the leg.

Lohan gets her shoulder up. Rachel rolls off and smiles, through her crimson mask. She then laughs as she gets up and Lohan rolls over, her face much more bloody than before. She looks up and Rachel turns and nails her with a hard right, knocking her back down. Rachel then turns and drops down to the mat and slides to the floor. The crowd looks on as a “This is Awesome!” chant begins. Rachel looks under the ring before turning and pulling out a bag. The crowd cheers as she does and Rachel slides into the ring. Lohan rolls over and starts to get up and Rachel runs over and stomps her in the face. Lohan rolls over.

Sharper: “Rachel Tatum Lee now has a black bag.”

Knots: “Nothing is ever good in a black bag. It’s not like gummy bears or world peace or the Steele Dossier!”

Rachel places the bag down before turning and grabbing the barbed wire board. She drags it over to the corner and leans it against the middle turnbuckle. She then turns back around and walks over to the bag. She lifts it up and undoes the rope before turning and dumping the contents in the middle of the ring. The crowd roars as we see thumbtacks, broken glass and even some of the green military plastic toys.

Sharper: “Oh good lord…”

Knots: “Told you!”

Sharper: “Thumbtacks. Hundreds of thumb tacks, mixed with glass…and are those…”

Knots: “Those are those dollar store toys…”

Rachel turns and looks at them.

Rachel: “In case ya didn’t show up as the War Machine, I brought something that would at least resemble it fer ya!”

The crowd ohs as Rachel then grabs Lohan and pulls her up, but Lohan nails her with a hard right and then another. They fight over the collection of means of destruction before Rachel nails her with a knee to the ribs and then runs into the ropes. She bounces off, but Lohan suddenly runs behind her. Rachel stops in the middle of the ring, but Lohan bounces off and nails her with the Pounce, knocking Rachel back and into the barbed wire board, crashing through it, causing it to split in half. The crowd ohs as Lohan rolls away from the broken glass, tacks and toys.

Sharper: “Rachel launched. The impact! And Rachel went through it.”

Knots: “She’s sandwiched in there!”

Lohan then crawls over and grabs Rachel and pulls her out by the leg, causing more reaction from the crowd. Lohan gets Rachel out from the barbed wire before Lohan glances at the items just dumped out and Lohan smirks before grabbing Rachel and drags her up before hoisting her up by the legs over her head. She turns and hits an Alabama Slam into the tacks, glass and military figurines. The crowd ohs as Rachel’s face says it all as she clearly yells out in pain and rolls over.

Sharper: “No! No! Rachel Tatum Lee driven into the tacks, the broken glass…those toys.”

Knots: “Points everywhere, jagged pieces everywhere, piercing her everywhere!”

Sharper: “And the impact from the Alabama Slam. Rachel rolls out of the items and Lohan dives onto her for the pin.

Rachel shoots her shoulder up. The crowd roars and several cheer. Lohan looks up and then grabs at the ropes. She grabs Rachel and slowly lifts her up before then dragging her to her feet. She looks at her as Rachel staggers up and then swings at her. Lohan then turns and knees her in the ribs before she whips her into the ropes. Rachel bounces off and Lohan lifts her up into another military press. Rachel however turns and swings at Lohan’s head, nailing her. Rachel lands behind her and then hooks her up in a full nelson before lifting her up and then hitting the Tan Your Hide. Rachel intentionally lands to the side of the pile but still gets some items, but Lohan gets the full impact. The crowd ohs as Lohan rolls over in pain, holding her lower back as we get a shot of Lohan’s lower back and ass, showing several thumbtacks stuck in it as we see Rachel roll over and start to get up, showing the thumbtacks in her. She grimaces as she walks around.

Sharper: “The Tan Your Hide and Lohan…I don’t even…”

Knots: “Ass first. Now it’s just going to hurt to sit down. They’re making sure neither one forget this one!”

Sharper: “Lohan and Lee are still getting up and fighting through.”

Lohan and Rachel get up and then both run at one another and nail each other with a double clothesline, right into the various items. The crowd ohs again as Lohan and Rachel hit and roll away from one another.

Sharper: “Not again!”

Knots: “Again!”

Lohan and Rachel are both down, their faces covered in blood as Rachel turns, holding her arm too.

REPLAY:

We see a shot of Rachel running forward and Lohan nailing her with the Pounce, sending her into the barbed wire board. The crowd ohs. The RTG XVI logo comes up as we see Lohan hoisting Rachel up and slamming her with the Alabama slam into the tacks, toys and glass. Rachel’s face is focused on for a moment as she yells in pain. The show logo comes up a second time before showing Rachel hitting the Tan Your Hide onto Lohan into the various items. Lohan rolls over in pain as Rachel rolls back.

We see Rachel rolling to the ropes as Lohan rolls to the opposite side of the ring. They both are slow to stir, the impact of the match already being shown.

Lohan rolls to the floor as Rachel does too. Rachel turns to the ring and staggers to a specific spot and looks under. Lohan stumbles to a spot of her own and Rachel pulls out a cowbell. The crowd erupts in cheers. Lohan then reveals her weapon, a cheese grater. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Okay! Enough is enough!”

Knots: “They’re reloading for another battle! And this time, they’re looking to take a lot more!”

Sharper: “Rachel Tatum Lee has a cowbell and Brittany Lohan has a cheese grater! How much more sadistic can you get!”

Lohan then slides in and Rachel does too. They get up and Rachel runs over and nails Lohan in the forehead with it. The crowd ohs. Lohan stumbles back and bounces off the ropes. She moves in and then kicks Rachel in the ribs before taking the cheese grater and starting to grind it into Rachel’s head. The crowd looks on screaming as the crowd ohs and Rachel pushes her away. Lohan plants her feet and Rachel turns and starts to grind her cowbell into the forehead of Lohan. Lohan yells out as the crowd looks on again making all sorts of noise before Lohan pushes her away.

Knots: “They’re maiming each other!”

She then swings with the cheese grater, but misses. Rachel ducks and spins around. They turn to one another and Rachel throws the cowbell down. Lohan throws her cheese grater down. The crowd cheers more as Lohan nails Rachel with a hard right and Rachel nails her back with one.

Sharper: “They’ve gotten rid of the weapons and after everything they’ve done to one another. They’re now just trading blows. Woman to woman!”

Knots: “After everything, they’re going to brawl to end this war!”

Lohan nails Rachel as Rachel fires back. They trade blows going back and forth with the crowd just making more noise before Rachel and Lohan grab each other and hammer away on one another for a few moments before stopping and both stagger back before Lohan falls to her knees. Rachel steps forward and falls to her knees two. The two then look at one another, their faces covered in blood from their cuts and Rachel reaches forward and grabs Lohan and Lohan leans forward. They lean into each other, forehead to forehead before they both use one another to start to pull each other back to their feet.

Sharper: “Unbelievable! Just hammering away. What do they have left?!”

Knots: “They’re holding onto each other to get back up. They’re covered in blood and leaning on one another to get up!”

Lohan then nails Rachel with a hard right and Rachel fires back and they hammer away at one another with continued hard rights. The crowd roars again before Lohan knees Rachel in the ribs. She backs up and turns and lunges and Rachel nails her with an uppercut. Lohan falls back and Rachel runs into the ropes. She bounces off and Lohan staggers forward and Rachel nails her with the Laredo Lasso! The crowd ohs and cheers as Lohan hits the mat, just narrowly avoiding falling into the very many horrible things in the ring. Lohan remains down for a moment and Rachel walks around, fresh blood continuing to pour down.

Sharper: “Laredo Lasso takes Lohan down. That has to be it!”

Knots: “Look at Lohan. She’s trying to grab anything. She’s trying to get up. She may not have much left, but she’s not going down!”

Sharper: “And look at Rachel. Just looking at her. We could call Rachel a gunslinger, but she knows no gunslinger wants to go out without taking their opponent’s best shot.”

Lohan rolls over and grabs at the ropes. She manages to pull herself up and staggers back, stepping into the tacks before stepping back out and telling Rachel to come at her again. Rachel then turns and runs into the ropes, bounces off and nails Lohan with another Laredo Lasso. The crowd ohs and Rachel falls into the ropes before walking around the ring. Lohan is down on the mat, taking deep breaths. She however throws her arm up and the crowd looks on cheering. Rachel looks at her, hands on her hips as Lohan slowly reaches out to the ropes. She grabs them, rolling over. She falls into the ropes, leaning on them for a moment, blood dripping onto the apron. She pushes herself up and staggers forward, falling to a knee, barely able to stand before Rachel steps toward her. Brittany snaps at her and then staggers up to her feet and motions to her again.

Sharper: “Brittany has already taken two Laredo Lassos…She wants another one.”

Knots: “She can barely stand. She’s getting up because she still can, not because she can fight!”

Sharper: “And Rachel…she’s going to oblige…”

Rachel then turns and runs into the ropes, bounces off and nails Lohan with a third Laredo Lasso. Lohan hits the mat. Rachel ends up on her knees. She then turns and looks over at her before looking into her face and then going for the pin, hooking the leg.

The crowd roars and Rachel rolls off and turns and moves to the ropes, leaning back against them.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Rachel Tatum Lee!”

“Blue” by The Birthday Massacre plays as Rachel slowly crawls over to Lohan is down and says something to her. She then kneels over Brittany before slowly grabbing Brittany and starting to help her up. The crowd applauds as Brittany gets to her feet.

Sharper: “Rachel Tatum Lee…with three Laredo Lassos puts Brittany Lohan down and gets the three and ends her career in SCW.”

Knots: “Even checked to make sure she wasn’t going to get up and now…helping her up.”

Sharper: “The War Machine arrived. The Violent Kind arrived. They had a war and now, the return as friends.”

The crowd cheers as Rachel staggers back, Lohan unsteady on her feet. Rachel holds her up and holds up Brittany’s arm. The crowd cheers. Rachel says something to her as Lohan then staggers forward and falls to the ropes. She then looks around as the crowd cheers. “I Am Machine” then starts to play as Rachel backs up, stepping over the tacks, glass and toys and applauds her. Lohan then turns back, staggering over and Lohan just nods and the two embrace. The crowd cheers as Lohan and Lee stand in the ring, remaining embraced, sharing some words. Lohan then steps back and she raises Lee’s arm. They stand in the ring as we get a wide shot of fans applauding and cheering them and the scene slowly fades to black.

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

“Want to experience history? Or make it?”

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

“Rise to Greatness XVI

July 26, 2020

Minneapolis, Minnesota”

The scene slowly fades to black.

We return with a wide shot of the crowd.

Sharper: “We are coming back to Minneapolis next year for Rise to Greatness!”

Knots: “Yeah. I don’t know if Rachel Tatum Lee or Brittany Lohan will be recovered by then. Even if Britt’s watching from the stands. Jesus!”

The lights in the AT&T Stadium go out as “Take Me to Church” by Hozier starts to play and the crowd roars. The lights on the stage remain off as the opening verse sounds throughout the stadium.

“My lover's got humour

She's the giggle at a funeral

Knows everybody's disapproval

I should've worshipped her sooner

If the heavens ever did speak

She's the last true mouthpiece

Every Sunday's getting more bleak

A fresh poison each week

'We were born sick, ' you heard them say it”

As the bass line comes in, white strobes begin pulsing from the entryway, in rhythm with the music, illuminating the plume of smoke which is rising from the stage.

“My Church offers no absolutes

She tells me, 'Worship in the bedroom.'

The only heaven I'll be sent to

Is when I'm alone with you—

I was born sick,

But I love it

Command me to be well

Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.”

As the “Amens” ring out, the arena goes dark again and remains that way until the chorus rings out and the white light once again illuminates the entryway showing Rachel Foxx slowly emerging from the smoke. She is wearing a black zip-up hoodie with “MERCENARY” written in what looks like red paint on the back. The hood covers her head, but her emotionless eyes still stare out with a faraway look. Cassidy Carter walks out with her, looking around the stadium as we notice in her hand is a leash and the crowd cheers as we see Ace Marshall walking out from the back, dressed all in leather, and connected to the leash, being led to the ring by Cassidy Carter.

Sharper: “Well look whose back.”

Knots: “Found a new hobby!”

The nameplate comes up on the screen.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a thirty minute time limit. First, on their way to the ring, accompanied by Ace Marshall, first, from Las Vegas, Nevada, she is the Duchess of Debauchery, Cassidy Carter. Her opponent, from New York City, New York, she is the Suicide Queen, Rachel Foxx!”

Rachel just continues to walk to the ring, ignoring the antics of Cassidy and Ace as Cassidy jerks on the leash and starts to lead Ace down to the ring. The cameras cut to a wide show showing the mass of people in the AT&T Stadium as they make their way down the rampway. Upon reaching the base of the rampway, Rachel turns and heads over to the stairs and steps up them. Cassidy points to them too and Ace heads up as Rachel enters the ring. She then walks around the ring and look around as Cassidy enters the ring and spins around. Ace just looks around as Cassidy hands the official the leash before going to the corner and blowing a kiss to the crowd. She looks around with a smirk before joining Rachel.

Sharper: “Rachel Foxx returning to the ring. The backup brought in by Cassidy Carter. But it seems like there’s more. The man who Abigail Lindsay took out, he’s back.”

Knots: “He’s back and you wonder why the hell he’s Cassidy’s bitch? Is that the right term? Who cares, but again, they’re playing these games as they hope for revenge!”

“Haunted” by Taylor Swift starts to play. Lights shoot from the stage and several all focus on the entrance before red pyro shoots up from in front of the stage and high into the air. A few moments pass before Marie Annabelle Jones walks out from the back in her ring gear and black leather jacket. Kimberly Williams walks out with her, wearing the same attire, minus the jacket, but brandishing her staple gun. She then looks around before holding up her fingers.

Kimberly yells out “STAPLE! STAPLE! STAPLE!” while firing her staple gun as some fans join in and Kim turns to Marie laughing as Marie just smirks. Their nameplate comes up as they then start to head down the rampway.

Phillips: “Next, both from Boston, Massachusetts, they are the Phoenix, Marie Jones, and the Wildcard, Kimberly Williams, they are Twin Magic!”

Kim laughs a bit as she looks at her staple gun as she heads to the ring a few strides behind Marie. Marie and Kim head down to the ring and reach the end of the rampway before both rolling into the ring. Marie heads over and goes to one turnbuckle and climbs up as Kim heads to the opposite corner and holds up the staple gun. Marie looks around as the crowd cheers both of them. Marie hops down and takes off her leather jacket as Kim drops down, the official tells her to hand over the staple gun. Kim mocks him before handing it over. Some fans boo this.

Sharper: “Kim being forced to relinquish her staple gun.”

Knots: “Yeah, this is not a hardcore match and frankly, after the last match, I’m okay with no car crashes!”

Sharper: “Twin Magic meanwhile looking to take a message to Infamous, as they have had issues dating back to the first half of the year, with Katya’s rule. Infamous I’m sure would love to get a last laugh, but so would Twin Magic!”

“Wreak Havoc” by Skylar Grey starts to play and the crowd roars and then boos loudly. The music plays for a few moments before we see two helmeted riders come out on a motorcycle, driving onto the stage. The crowd boos some more as Abigail Lindsay takes off her helmet to look out at the crowd and smirks. Jordan Majors, who takes off her helmet, only to look much less pleased, sits behind her. They place their helmets back on and Abigail then starts to drive the motorcycle down the rampway. Pyro shoots up from the stage as Lindsay and Major drive down the rampway. They reach the ringside area and slowly start to drive around the ringside area, Ace, Cassidy, Rachel, Marie and Kim remaining in the ring.

Phillips: “Next, first, from Chicago, Illinois, she is Jordan Majors. Her partner, from Los Angeles, California, she is Abigail Lindsay. Together, they are Friends with Benefits!”

They continue to ride around the ring, going around the next ringpost and speed up before they get around the ringsteps and move back to the rampway. Abigail stops and then Majors hops off and takes off her helmet and rolls into the ring. Abigail takes off her helmet and turns to the ring, hopping onto the apron. She looks into the ring and steps in. Majors runs the ropes and looks around as Abigail Lindsay scans the teams already in the ring and smirks.

Sharper: “Majors is treating this as business. Last night, she said it as much. Abigail Lindsay is focusing on Ravyn Taylor. Majors is looking to make her statement tonight and move on tomorrow.”

Knots: “Yeah, but what will that mean for her. Abigail Lindsay has one goal. We saw her leaving the Infamous locker room earlier. She is here to protect Ravyn. And for what? I don’t fully know.”

There’s a loud click as the lights around the building flick off and darkness consumes the stadium. The lights return slowly and dimly in a crimson hue as a boos spread throughout the arena, then without warning we see black and white footage spring to life on the screen of Winston Churchill giving one of his most famous speeches, all the while the chilling sound of air raid sirens and war can be heard in the background...

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

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

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

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

Philips: “And finally, making their way to the ring, being accompanied by Christopher Richter and Alexander Crowe, first, from the City of Angels, by way of Overland Park, Kansas, she is Christy Matthews. And her partner, hailing from Malibu, California, she is a member of the SCW Hall of Fame, Class of 2019, the Bad, Bad Girl, Ravyn Taylor. Together, they are Infamous!”

Christy begins walking down to the ring, with Richter acting as her second. Meanwhile, Ravyn smiles proudly as she and Alexander Crowe begin walking to the ring. The nameplate comes up. They make their long walk down the rampway as the crowd continues to boo. When they reach the ring, Christy climbs up the outside of the ring apron and ascends the outside of the turnbuckles, extending her arms again in the mock crucifix pose before pulling her hood down and looking slowly around. Meanwhile, Crowe slides into the ring and sits on the middle rope, lifting the top rope as well as Ravyn steps up the ring steps, wiping her feet on the apron before stepping between the ropes. She gives Crowe a kiss, to more boos from the crowd, before stepping up onto the turnbuckles on the opposite side of the ring as Christy and removing her jacket slowly, tossing it to her husband before looking down at herself admiringly. Christy vaults into the ring while Ravyn steps down and the two gather in the corner, with Christy handing off her cloak to Richter, who stands in the corner as protection while Christy crouches down beside Ravyn, who sits in the corner with a smirk on her face.

Sharper: “The focus of so many teams here. While Cassidy may be looking at some revenge against Abigail Lindsay, her issue also started with Ravyn.”

Knots: “And Ravyn Taylor better have a good plan. Christy Matthews, Abigail Lindsay, even Alexander Crowe and Christopher Richter, they’re going to be thinking overtime here.”

Sharper: “Regardless too, one team wins. So that’s another factor to consider.”

The bell sounds as Ravyn promptly exits the ring as Marie runs over toward her. Christy then stops and pushes her back. Marie looks at her and nails her with a hard forearm and then Christy fires back with one. Kim exits as Rachel, Cassidy, Abigail and Jordan exit. Marie nails Christy again and Christy nails her back. Christy then kicks her in the ribs before going for a side headlock. Marie pulls her back and into the ropes before firing her off. Christy bounces off and Marie shoulders her down. She turns and runs at Ravyn. Ravyn jumps off. Christy rolls over and gets up and Marie turns back as Christy lunges at her and Marie ducks. Christy stops at the ropes. Marie jumps up and hits a dropkick. Christy goes up and over to the apron.

Sharper: “Marie trying to get to Ravyn. Christy stopping her twice now.”

Knots: “And Marie making Christy work. She’s running fast!”

Sharper: “Now up and over! No! Onto the apron.”

Christy gets up and Marie turns and runs over to the corner and jumps to the middle rope and then dives back with a springboard dropkick. Christy falls back along the apron and reaches out toward Abigail who reaches out and tags. She enters the ring and Marie gets up and turns and Abigail nails her with a hard forearm and then another. She grabs her and goes to whip her across toward the Twin Magic corner, but stops and pulls her back in and Marie goes chest first into the turnbuckles of the Infamous corner, while Ravyn remains on the floor. Marie staggers back and turns around and Abigail hits a hip toss. Marie rolls over and gets up and Abigail hits a dropkick to the face. Marie falls back. Abigail goes for the pin.

Marie kicks out. She turns and Abigail gets up and grabs her as Ravyn and Christy return to their corner. Abigail turns and whips Marie into the ropes. Marie bounces off and Abigail goes for a hard right. Marie slides between her legs before then jumping up and grabbing Abigail’s legs and pulling her back into a sunset flip.

Abigail kicks out and Marie rolls back too. Both get up and Abigail goes for a clothesline. Marie ducks and moves into the ropes, Kim tagging herself in as Marie runs at Abigail and Abigail lowers her head. Marie jumps up and somersaults down her back, landing on her feet. Kim then nails Abigail with a hard right, knocking her down. The crowd roars as Kim just smiles as Marie then rolls out of the ring.

Sharper: “Hard right hand. Nothing fancy and Kim Williams just said hello to Abigail Lindsay!”

Knots: “Abigail’s still trying to figure out who did it! Marie or Kim!”

Abigail starts to get up and Kim turns and chops her. The crowd woos. She then kicks her in the ribs and turns and whips her into the ropes. Abigail bounces off and Kim hits her with two fingers to the eyes. The crowd roars. Kim smiles and Abigail turns around and Kim hits an ear clap. Abigail staggers back and turns and goes to nail Kim, but Kim blocks it and wrenches her arm and then jumps up and hits a headscissors takedown. Abigail rolls through. She gets up and turns as Cassidy tags her. Abigail turns and nails her with a hard right and then another and another.

Sharper: “Cassidy tagging herself in but now going after Abigail. One of her personal targets in this match!”

Knots: “Ace even wants in!”

Abigail pushes away as Ace reaches up, but Abigail rolls out of the ring from another side. Cassidy then slingshots in and goes for a clothesline. Kim ducks and runs into the ropes. Cassidy goes for a clothesline, but Kim counters with a crucifix pin.

Cassidy kicks out. Both get up and Kim turns and Cassidy hits a dropkick. Kim rolls over and gets up and Cassidy pushes her up and into the ropes before firing her off. Kim bounces off and Cassidy quickly kicks her in the ribs, steps to the side and kicks her in the side of the head. Kim falls over and Cassidy jumps onto her back with a double stomp. She steps forward and turns and rolls Kim over and hooks the leg.

Kim kicks out. She turns and starts to get up and Cassidy grabs her and whips her into the ropes. Kim bounces off and Cassidy goes for a clothesline. Kim rolls underneath and stops at the ropes. Jordan then tags herself in. Kim turns and Jordan hits a pump kick to the head of Kim. Kim falls back and into the Twin Magic corner. Cassidy turns and runs over to Jordan and grabs her and flips her into the ring.

Sharper: “Jordan nails Kim. But Cassidy pulls her in!”

Knots: “Back to Abigail!”

Cassidy turns and nails Abigail with a hard right and then another and another before Abigail shoves her back. Cassidy turns around and Jordan hits a spinning back kick to the stomach. Cassidy falls to her hands and knees. Jordan turns and kicks her in the ribs. Cassidy rolls over and goes to the ropes. Jordan leans on her, choking her on the middle rope.

Jordan steps off and the referee reprimands her, but Abigail quickly spins around the ringpost and hits a dropkick to the side of Cassidy’s head. Cassidy falls back and rolls over. Jordan goes for the pin.

Kim stomps Jordan as Cassidy kicks out. Jordan gets up and moves away. Cassidy rolls over and Jordan chops her. The crowd woos. She chops her again. More woos. Cassidy then turns and nails her with a hard right and then another. Jordan knees her and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and goes for a clothesline. Cassidy ducks. Jordan turns around and Cassidy clotheslines her down. She then turns and tags in Rachel Foxx. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “And in comes the hall of famer, the legendary Rachel Foxx!”

Knots: “Jordan! Have fun with this!”

Sharper: “And she’s going to the top!”

Rachel climbs up to the top rope and Jordan gets up and Rachel dives off and hits a rounding splash takedown. She then nails Jordan with a series of hard right hands to the jaw. Jordan covers up. Rachel rolls over as Jordan turns and gets up and turns around and Rachel kicks her in the ribs and then hits a mat slam. Jordan holds her head in pain and crawls toward Ravyn and Christy. Ravyn just steps back as Christy tags herself in. She enters and Rachel looks at her. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Christy Matthews and Rachel Foxx about to now do war.”

Jordan looks at Ravyn as Ravyn watches her and Jordan rolls to the floor. Christy then nails Rachel with a forearm shot and Rachel fires back with one of her own. A repeat of the opening moments of the match follows as they trade blows, but this time, Rachel headbutts Christy. She then jumps up and hits an enziguri kick. She gets up and goes for Ravyn again. This time, Abigail runs along the apron and Rachel turns and ducks a clothesline. She jumps up and hits an enziguri kick to the head of Abigail. Abigail twists off the apron and down to the floor. Rachel turns and Christy jumps up and hits a hurricanrana driver, sending Ravyn into the mat. Christy gets up and Cassidy enters. She runs over and nails Christy with a hard right and then another and another. She knocks Christy into the corner, and Jordan sees Ravyn walking around and Jordan runs over and grabs Ravyn and grabs her arm and quickly pulls it to Christy, officially getting Ravyn tagged in. Ravyn just turns to Jordan as the crowd roars.

Sharper: “Ravyn’s been tagged in. Jordan made sure of it.”

Knots: “Jordan stronger than Ravyn, but she just screwed over Abigail’s plan.”

Sharper: “And maybe she’s working on her own! She’s not been a fan of how this relationship has turned out, feeling like she’s on the outside.”

Knots: “Run Jordan run!”

Just then, Christopher Richter and Alexander Crowe head over toward her. Jordan jumps back and moves away as Christy looks back and quickly tries to exit as Cassidy and Rachel run over and dropkick her through the ropes, causing her to fall to the ground.

Sharper: “Rachel and Cassidy get her out and look at Twin Magic. They’re trying to get Ravyn into the ring!”

Marie and Kim run along the apron on opposite sides, Marie having moved into position. They run to the corner and flip dive over the top rope and Kim crashes into Christopher Richter and Alexander Crowe as Marie lands on Abigail and Christy as they get up. The crowd roars. Cassidy slides to the floor as Marie starts to get up. Ravyn steps over the steel steps and drops down to the mats before Ace walks around. Ravyn turns and goes to exit to the barricade, but Rachel slides to the floor and runs over and grabs her by the hair. Ravyn however turns and grabs her and spins her around and into the ring apron. Marie then jumps to the steel steps and dives forward and nails Ravyn with a diving clothesline. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Marie got Ravyn!”

Knots: “And this is breaking down, but the chaos is going to be fun to watch!”

Cassidy hops over the steel steps and runs over and pulls Marie away before grabbing Ravyn. She then spins her around and rolls her into the ring. Cassidy slides in after and Ravyn starts to get up and Cassidy hits a spinning heel kick. Ravyn hits the mat and rolls over. She starts to get up and Cassidy runs over and grabs her and runs her away from the Infamous corner before Cassidy nails her with a hard right and another. She, however, got to the Friends with Benefits corner and Cassidy pulls her away as Jordan hops onto the apron. Cassidy turns and nails her with a hard right and then another. She then springboards to the top rope and looks to dive back, but Ravyn ducks. Cassidy hits the mat and rolls out of the ring. Kim then slides in and runs over and quickly hits a kick to the ribs and then a boot to the face. She runs back, but Jordan knees her and then Jordan grabs her and pushes off the middle rope and flips over the top rope, holding Kim’s head and hitting a flipping cutter. The crowd ohs and Kim rolls over. Jordan gets up as Abigail and Christy recover. Ravyn slowly moves to the ropes and Jordan gets up and looks at her. Abigail then slides in and just as Jordan steps forward, Abigail spins her around.

Sharper: “Jordan now confronting Abigail Lindsay who has managed to return to the ring.”

Knots: “She’s focusing on Jordan now. Now Ravyn!”

Sharper: “And look out! Ravyn from behind!”

Ravyn rolls Jordan up with an Okana roll.

Jordan kicks out and sends Ravyn into Abigail. Abigail catches her. Ravyn looks up and smiles and then turns and throws her at Jordan. Jordan gets up and Abigail falls into Jordan, knocking Jordan through the ropes to the floor. Ravyn turns as Marie springboards to the top rope and dives forward and hits a spinning heel kick to the head of Ravyn. Ravyn hits the mat and rolls over. Abigail gets up and turns and Marie gets up too, only for Abigail to nail her with a forearm and then spinning back fist. Marie falls to her hands and knees. She then grabs Marie and lifts her up for a back suplex, but Marie backflips through. Kim then moves in and hits a sweep to the legs of Abigail. Abigail fans first and Marie jumps up and hits a flipping senton onto the lower back of Abigail. Abigail rolls over in pain.

Sharper: “Great tandem offense. Just quick strikes and quicker decisions.”

Knots: “Here comes Rachel! She’s the legal entrant, right?”

Sharper: “Yes! With Ravyn!”

Rachel then springboards to the top rope and Marie and Kim turn to her as Abigail rolls out of the way. Rachel dives off and goes for a corkscrew moonsault and takes both down. Rachel then turns and moves to the ropes as Jordan reaches through and tags herself in. Rachel turns and grabs her and Jordan forearms her in the jaw.

Sharper: “Was she even in the right corner?”

Knots: “I don’t know, but the refs going for it!”

Rachel falls back and Jordan enters and hits a spinning back kick to the jaw. Rachel falls back and rolls out of the ring. Cassidy stirs as Jordan runs over and grabs Ravyn and pulls her up before hitting a back suplex. Ravyn hits the mat and Jordan goes for the pin.

Christy, who returns to the ring, and Cassidy break it up. The crowd roars. Jordan rolls off. Cassidy and Christy get up and Jordan gets up and goes for a straight kick to Christy. Christy catches it and Cassidy nails Jordan with a hard right before Christy nails Cassidy with a hard left and Jordan goes for an enziguri. Christy ducks and Jordan lands on her feet. Cassidy nails Christy with a hard right before kicking Jordan in the chest. Jordan falls to a knee, Christy still holding on. Christy then turns and hits a shoot kick to the head of Cassidy and Cassidy falls over. Jordan then pushes up and flips forward, sending Christy forward. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Jordan somehow getting through that. Christy sent over!”

Knots: “The referee is just letting it go. He’s trying to keep track of the legal people and that’s it.”

Sharper: “It’s a fatal four way too and so it’s not like a disqualification is a legitimate option!”

Jordan then gets up and turns to Ravyn who jumps up and hits the Evolutionary Synthesis on her. The crowd roars and boos.

Sharper: “Evolutionary Synthesis! She hit it! Ravyn may get out of this!”

Knots: “Come on! Come on!”

Ravyn rolls her over and goes for the pin.

Marie and Kim break it up, pulling Ravyn off by her legs before both hooking her up. Kim looks around and motions to Christy who is getting up and Christy gets up as Kim and Marie turns. Ravyn tries to fight and Kim and Marie hit a double wheelbarrow suplex, throwing Ravyn into Christy. The crowd ohs. Kim and Marie get up and Rachel gets up and Kim and Marie run past her. Rachel stops and turns and Kim and Marie both jump to the middle rope and backflip back, hitting a double reverse DDT. The crowd roars. Kim and Marie get up and Abigail jumps to the top rope, dives forward and grabs both Kim and Marie in a double springboard DDT. The crowd ohs and boos as Kim and Marie roll over. Cassidy returns to her feet slowly as Jordan is down at the apron. Ravyn stirs as Abigail turns around as Cassidy look at her and runs at her. They start to hammer away on one another, nailing each other with repeated right hands as the crowd erupts in cheers.

Sharper: “Cassidy and Abigail going at it. Cassidy remembering that Abigail took Ace Marshall out!”

Knots: “Just going at each other. I love this!”

Sharper: “Hard rights! Over and over!”

Cassidy and Abigail nail each other more and more as the crowd roars before Christy runs over and nails Cassidy with a Yakuza kick. The crowd ohs and boos. Abigail smirks and staggers back. Christy then looks around as Abigail falls to the ropes. Christy walks over to Cassidy and pulls her up before taking her down with the Happily Never After. The crowd boos loudly. Christy then gets up and looks around as before Abigail walks over and grabs Cassidy with Christy. Christy and Abigail look at one another before they both run Cassidy over and throw her over the top rope to the floor. The crowd boos. Christy then turns around as Rachel hits a superkick on Abigail. Abigail falls over. Christy then turns and goes to nail Rachel, but Rachel grabs her, hits an STO backbreaker before finishing off the Suicide Note. The crowd roars. Christy rolls out of the ring.

Sharper: “Rachel takes out Christy!”

Rachel then turns around to Ravyn and grabs her, but Ravyn suddenly grabs her arm and dives forward with an armhook neckbreaker. The crowd boos. Ravyn gets up and turns and sees Marie and Kim stirring and Ravyn grabs Kim and turns and goes to throw her over the top rope. Kim spins through and lands on the apron. Ravyn turns around and Marie jumps up and hits a dropkick, knocking her up and over to the apron. Marie then backs up and lunges, but Abigail runs over and jumps up and dropkicks her down. Marie rolls over to the ropes. Abigail then turns around as Kim, who is on the apron does a cartwheel, grabbing Ravyn and tries to powerbomb her off the apron, but she lands right into Crowe and Richter who catch her. The crowd boos as Ravyn smirks. Kim looks at them as we then see Cassidy run up behind Crowe and Richter, having landed nearby and nails one in the back and then the other. Kim shrugs and joins in, doing the same. The crowd roars as they both tee off on Crowe and Richter and Jordan then climbs up to the top rope. She then dives off with a frog splash off the top into all four! The crowd erupts in cheers.

Sharper: “My God! Jordan goes flying!”

Knots: “And this after Crowe and Richter helped Ravyn!”

Sharper: “Frog splash onto the group!”

Marie winces and Abigail sees this as Ravyn is down in the middle. Rachel starts to get up and runs over. Jordan, Crowe, Richter, Cassidy, and Ravyn start to get up. Christy heads over to help Ravyn, but as she does, Rachel springboards to the top rope and hits a dive onto the group. The crowd roars. Abigail then turns and goes to get up, but Marie nails her with a hard right and then another, knocking her over. She sees the group of people starting to get up at the rampway and Marie runs across the ring and bounces off before jumping up and hitting a corkscrew flip dive onto everyone. The crowd erupts in cheers!

Sharper: “Marie Jones with the corkscrew into a flip dive. Onto the mass of people below!”

Knots: “Dear God! And I think Jordan and Ravyn are still the legal women!”

Sharper: “I think so! Not like it matters! Everyone is down on the floor!”

Knots: “Look at Abigail!”

Sharper; “Oh my God! Abigail Lindsay, the last one in the ring. She’s climbing to the top rope!”

The crowd starts to roar again as Abigail Lindsay climbs up to the top and Cassidy grabs at Ravyn as Christy tries to protect her in the middle. Abigail tries to aim for Kim, Marie and Cassidy but they pull Ravyn into the middle as Abigail dives off the top rope with a shooting star press onto everyone. The crowd erupts in cheers as a “This is awesome!” chant begins to break out in the AT&T Stadium!

Knots: “Jesus Christ!”

Sharper: “Shooting Star Press from the top onto everyone! She couldn’t miss Ravyn, but she took everyone out!”

REPLAY:

We see Kim attempting the cartwheel powerbomb on Ravyn. Ravyn is thrown off, but is caught by Crowe and Richter. The RTG XVI logo follows before we see Jordan Majors dive off the top rope with the frog splash into everyone. The crowd roars. The RTG XVI logo comes up again as we see Rachel Foxx springboarding to the top rope and diving forward onto the mass of people. The logo comes up again to show Marie Jones hitting her corkscrew flip dive onto everyone and finally, the logo comes up another time before showing Abigail Lindsay’s shooting star press. The crowd roars.

Abigail rolls over and everyone slowly rolls away from one another. Jordan rolls to the ring. We then see Ace Marshall looking around the ring before starting to head around the ring.

Sharper: “Look at Ace! Ace is moving around the ring.”

Knots: “Probably trying to find what’s left of his wife!”

Cassidy is shown as Abigail gets up and moves over to the steel steps and Ace runs over and jumps up and hits the One Eyed Royal. The crowd roars as Abigail hits the mat. Ace rolls over and looks around before running away. The crowd cheers more.

Sharper: “Ace Marshall getting involved and getting some revenge. Abigail took him out and Ace getting the receipt!”

An “Ace!” chant breaks out as Jordan rolls into the ring as Ravyn stirs and Kim and Marie manage to get up as Richter, Crowe, Matthews, Carter and Foxx stir. Marie grabs Ravyn and rolls her into the ring. Kim moves to the apron as Jordan starts to get up. Jordan stirs as Kim goes to springboard, but Christy runs up as grabs her, and Kim twists, grabbing her, pulling Christy down, but landing on Richter and Crowe too. The crowd roars. Marie goes to enter, but Rachel pulls her back and Carter nails her in the back of the head. Ravyn then starts to get up as Jordan looks around before smiling and Ravyn turns around and Jordan runs forward and hits the Cash Out!

Sharper: “Twin Magic stopped. But Jordan!”

Knots: “Cash Out on Ravyn! She’s not helping Abigail?! Hot damn!”

Sharper: “Ravyn driven into the mat. She didn’t see it coming! Jordan with the pin!”

Jordan hooks the leg.

The crowd roars. Jordan rolls off as Cassidy and Rachel slide into the ring. Jordan rolls out of the ring. She smiles and laughs. She holds her arm up.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Jordan Major and Abigail Lindsay, Friends with Benefits!!”

Knots: “I don’t think the benefits or the friends are going to be lasting after this!”

Sharper: “Jordan pinned Ravyn and arguably threw a wrench into the plan with Abigail Lindsay!”

Ravyn is then pulled out by Crowe as Richter and Christy try to stop Kim and Marie from going after her. Rachel and Cassidy remain in the ring as Jordan Major’s music plays throughout the stadium. Ravyn is rushed away as the crowd looks on. Jordan smirks as the referee raises her arm.

Sharper: “Ravyn being whisked away.”

Knots: “Crowe making sure she’s out of here. Things are still breaking down!”

Sharper: “And in moment, they may break out more. We’re going to try and regain order as Giovanni Aries and James Evans, they meet in moments. Let’s see how we came to this epic clash!”

The Rise to Greatness logo comes up on the screen.

“Earlier this year”

We see Angelica Jones and James Evans in their locker room before we see Angelica look off camera.

Angelica: “Or we could follow the crazy person.”

James: “Wait…what?”

Angelica points over as we see Giovanni Aries walking over. He takes a draw of his cigarette.

Giovanni: “Plan to take a stand against the Lizard Princess…”

James: “Look, I’m not looking to cause trouble with her father. Without him, I’d not be here.”

Giovanni looks at James and eyes him.

Giovanni: “I said Lizard Princess…I can work against the rest.”

We then see a series of shots of James Evans with Angelica Jones and Giovanni Aries before showing him at one point, looking at James’ bag and then in another moment, standing over his bag as James walks in as Giovanni walks off. We even see Giovanni Aries smiling before we see James Evans holding Giovanni back and stopping him.

Giovanni: “The Lizard King deserved it! It was only the first step!”

James can be seen talking to him, shaking his head before we see Sasha and James Evans talking backstage.

Sasha: “James, I appreciate you holding Gio back. But you may want to rethink that alliance.”

James: “That’s something he and I will talk about, but I just wanted to come to you and personally tell you that whenever you find whoever attacked your father, I want a match against them.”

The crowd cheers a bit.

Sasha: “Well James…is this the James that is looking for redemption or sending bad memes to the person who said and I quote, it’s about damn time someone did it?”

James: “Look. We’re all on edge.”

Sasha: “James. I get blowing off steam. I get that you’re looking for friends or whatever. But frankly, James…if you weren’t in that ring when it happened, I’d be asking you if you’re off your meds. And James, you can joke and be awkward and whatever, but it’s my father…and my family’s been torn about the last four months. I’m not looking to laugh.”

James looks out, thinking about what was said. We then hear the sound of maniacal laughter before cutting to see James Evans and Andrew Raynes fighting at ringside and then throwing Andrew into the crowd. James follows after as we see Andrew kicking James before James nails Andrew with an elbow to the ribs before Andrew Raynes rakes his eyes. Security separate the two.

Sharper: “Andrew and James still fighting in the crowd as the referee has called for the bell!”

Raynes pulls his way through and then runs over and grabs James. James however lifts Raynes up. Raynes clubs him in the back before hooking him up by the head and then James runs forward and dives, driving Raynes into the seats, but Raynes grabbing James’ head and driving him in. The seats collapse and fly as security tries to keep fans safe as the crowd roars with cheers.

Sharper: “Oh my God! Please tell me everyone’s safe!”

Knots: “James lifted Andrew up, but Andrew made sure he’d take James with him!”

Sharper: “Fans scattering as security tries to get a handle on this.”

James and Andrew both are down in the sea of chairs. The crowd continues to cheer as fans all around, clearly are happy. A few fans are noticeably knocked down as we see a couple of medical professionals now on scene. We cut to a shot to see Sasha in the crowd, standing behind security, clearly concerned. The crowd starts to chant “Holy shit!” as we cut to a wide shot to see the carnage from the attempted spinebuster/DDT counter.

Sharper: “James Evans and Andrew Raynes leaving a sea of carnage!”

We cut to shots of James Evans smirking at various points backstage, even at one point, laughing, before seeing him kneeing Andrew Raynes more violently during the cage match before seeing Angelica Jones snapping at James as James shakes his head. We cut to see James Evans backstage, looking terrified, starting to count pills as Giovanni walks over to him.

Giovanni: “What happened to James?”

Angelica: “He’s making sure he’s not going to do anything he’ll regret.”

Giovanni walks over to James.

Giovanni: “Just remember you’ll always be welcome in the Wonderland.”

More maniacal laughter can be heard, before we see Giovanni Aries storming up to Dean Black, Sasha and Mr. D.

Giovanni: “Return to inject another dose of false sympathy…oh this is just too sweet!”

Sasha: “Gio! Leave!”

Giovanni: “He can tell me to go. Come on…tell your followers to all get me away. Tell them to prove their loyalty. Or maybe they realize you’re not worth protecting!”

Dean: “Okay, Gio…we’re going-“

Just then, we see James Evans running up from behind. He nails Giovanni from behind. Dean falls back and rolls over, caught in the middle of it. Giovanni hits the floor and Mr. D pulls Sasha back. James then dives onto Giovanni’s back and forearms him in the back of the head and then again. He then places his forearm on the back of Giovanni’s head and starts to grind it into the concrete. Part of the image is censored, with shots of it becoming uncensored, to show the blood, but also Giovanni’s broken nose.

Sharper: “That’s not an attack. He’s trying to maim Giovanni!”

Knots: “Look at the blood!”

We then see flashes of red on the screen, before we see James Evans looking around, trying to calm down.

James: “Angelica! I failed. I’m…I need to go.”

Angelica: “James…you didn’t. I heard. You went after Gio. That’s one very good step.”

Official 1: “Come on James.”

James: “You didn’t see what I did to him. The crazy bastard laughed through it after.”

Maniacal laughing starts to override the sound as flashes of red continue to come up on the screen as James looks around. We then see shots of James Evans talking to Angelica Jones backstage, but also in his apartment, flashing with shots of James Evans attacking Giovanni Aries and Andrew Raynes before only red comes up on the screen.

We cut to see Giovanni Aries laughing as James Evans sees him backstage.

Giovanni: “Ah, James…How was your time away? Eyes open?”

James just looks at Giovanni. He steps back as if to strike Giovanni as Regan and Selena watch the scene.

Angelica: “James!”

Angelica Jones comes onto the scene and James looks up at her and then turns to Giovanni as Giovanni laughs again.

Giovanni: “Maybe not fully open…”

Red flashes on the screen with normal colouring follow as we see James Evans being handed a participation ribbon by Sam while at ringside while defending the World Tag Tam Championship. We then see Angelica Jones getting covered and the bell sounding.

Sharper: “James distracted and forgot about the match for a moment and Kandis and Tommy take advantage!”

The scene cuts backstage.

Angelica: “What happened out there? We had them and –“

James looks at Angelica and Angelica stops. James extends the ribbon to Angelica.

Angelica: “You kidding me? One of those…he’s giving them to everyone.”

James: “Read it.”

Angelica: “Read it?”

Angelica grabs it and unfolds it as we see some writing on it. She looks at James.

Angelica: “I get it. You sure?”

James: “Do you need to ask me?”

Angelica takes a moment and hands him back the ribbon.

Angelica: “Then take care of what you need and after, we’ll focus on getting our titles back!”

James looks at Angelica and smiles.

James: “Thank you.”

“The Violence” by Asking Alexandria then starts to play in the background. We then see James Evans walking to the ring, as Bree Lancaster rolls into the ring with a steel chair as Giovanni Aries stirs. James kicks the chair back to Bree goes to strike him. Bree drops as James then grabs the steel chair, looking at Giovanni. As the chorus plays, we see James Evans starting to slam the chair over and over into the back of Giovanni Aries.

All they wanted was violence
To plant their seeds and divide us
If they want the worst that's inside us
We'll bring on the violence
The violence

James Evans walks to the back as the bridge plays in the background.

I'm on the edge and I'm not alone
Remember this is what you asked for
I'm on the edge and I'm not alone
Remember this is what you asked for

Giovanni is then heard as we hear his words over James’ attack.

Giovanni: “The offer is there. The violence, it’s only temporary, at least against me. You’re so close to your true self. You owe this to yourself, James. And I will show you who you really are! EMBRACE THE WONDERLAND, James…EMBRACE IT!”

We then hear James Evans as we see Giovanni Aries laughing on the screen.

James: “You want to help me. That’s funny. Because I want to help you. For months you’ve been helping James. The least I can do is help you back….And I’m going to help you back…by making it so you never have to worry about the Lizard Kingdom. You just need to worry about if you can EVEN WALK AFTER I’M THROUGH WITH YOU!”

We'll fall before you divide us

If you want the worst that's inside us

Bring on the violence
The violence

We cut to a shot of James Evans powerbombing Ace Marshall off the top rope and into the barricade at Rise to Greatness 2015. We then see a shot of James Evans slowly smirking at the camera as red comes over the screen and we then see Giovanni Aries laughing as the scene cuts to black. The Rise to Greatness XVI logo comes up on the screen.

“FEEL THE EMBRACE OF THE WONDERLAND!”

The stage turns a series of psychedelic colours as the crowd rises to their feet cheering. We cut to the stage to see Sam waiting for Giovanni Aries as “Mad Hatter” by Melanie Martinez plays in the background. Giovanni Aries walks out from the back, wearing all white, from a white suit, with some silver in it, and a white mask, and even a white hat. In his hand is a white cane, as he walks out and moves to the side, where a white throne is. He walks over to it and sits down as Sam walks over to the throne. She reaches into her cleavage, pulling out a cigarette and a light. She hands both to Giovanni who lights the cigarette and drags from it. He blows smoke out as he looks around on his throne. Sam looks around too as the crowd continues to cheer. A few moments pass before Sam steps up onto a small platform as the throne starts to slowly move to the ring, making its way down the rampway.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a thirty minute time limit. First, on his way to the ring, accompanied by Sam, from Black Rock Desert, Nevada, he is the Master of the Wonderland, Giovanni Aries!”

The crowd cheers as Giovanni continues to ride his throne down to the ring. The camera follows him on his way down to the ring before Giovanni reaches the bottom. He steps off as Sam and him follow and Giovanni runs to the ring and rolls into the ring. He starts to laugh hysterically before starting to get up and throws his arms out before taking another drag. Sam takes off his suit jacket as Giovanni takes off his hat and his top hat. He places it down on the mat as Giovanni turns and blows more smoke, this time into Sam’s mouth. She smiles and backs up as Giovanni moves back to the middle of the ring and hops onto top turnbuckle, awaiting the arrival of James Evans.

Sharper: “Giovanni Aries ready for this match. He says the Wonderland is always open for James, and he says he’s opened James’ eyes.”

Knots: “And what that may lead to, I don’t know if we’re ready.”

Sharper: “James Evans came to redeem himself, to be a better person for his family. Now, thanks to Giovanni Aries, all of that is at risk.”

The opening of “Door to Door Cannibals” by Chevelle starts to play. The cameras pan across the crowd before we cut to the entrance way where James Evans walks out from the back, wearing a black hoodie. He looks around and takes a deep breath. The crowd roars as a positive reaction comes from the crowd too. James Evans continues to scan the stadium before he starts to slowly walk down to the ring. The stage turns redder and redder as he walks down the rampway. His nameplate comes up on the screen.

Phillips: “His opponent, from New York City, New York, he is James Evans!”

James continues to walk down the ring, the redness of the rampway engulfing him. He watches the ring where Giovanni Aries remains on the top turnbuckle. James continues to head to the ring before reaching the steel steps. He walks up them methodically, locking eyes with Giovanni. James then walks along the apron and steps into the ring. He looks at Giovanni Aries. He then pulls off his hoodie and turns and throws it out into the crowd, focusing right on Giovanni. Several fans dive to grab at it. Giovanni smiles as the music fades out.

Knots: “Referee Steve Hollinsworth may be regretting getting this assignment.”

Sharper; “James Evans has not stopped focusing on Giovanni Aries since walking out from the back.”

Knots: “After all the screwing with his head that Giovanni has done, do you blame him?!”

James and Giovanni remain focused on one another and the bell sounds. The crowd cheers as Giovanni hops down. James then steps forward and swings with a hard right haymaker, but Giovanni ducks and spins around. James turns and Giovanni grabs him and smothers him with a side headlock before taking him over with a hard headlock takedown. He holds on and James rolls over and pushes up on his feet and manages to get up. The crowd looks on as Giovanni can be seen talking to him the entire time as he hits another headlock takedown. James fights, pushing up on his feet and Giovanni starts to get up and James lifts Giovanni up, but Giovanni lets go and steps forward. James throws him forward. Giovanni stops and turns and nails him with a smack. James turns as the crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Giovanni Aries is just holding onto James. He just smacked him.”

Knots: “He’s trying to set him off. He’s trying to free him!”

James turns back and swings again. Giovanni ducks and James goes for a hard left. Giovanni ducks it and spears James back into the corner. He rears back and shoulders him again and again before stepping back and slapping him again. Giovanni steps back before James lunges and goes for a hard right. Giovanni ducks and James turns and Giovanni hits a snap jab before nailing him with a hard right. James falls back to the mat and starts to get up. He turns and Giovanni grabs him, but James now lifts Giovanni up and spears him back into the corner. He rears back and shoulder thrusts him once, twice and then a third time before getting up and nailing him with a series of hard rights.

James turns to Hollinsworth and walks toward him. He backs away. Giovanni cackles as James turns around and runs at him and Giovanni gets an elbow up. James stumbles out and Giovanni runs out with a yell and clotheslines him down.

Sharper: “Giovanni Aries cackling and yelling.”

Knots: “James just unloaded moments ago. I think Jules wanted James to lose it and now this could be just fight!”

James rolls over and Giovanni turns and hits a Mongolian chop. James falls to a knee. Giovanni then grabs him and knees him in the ribs before pushing him into the ropes before firing him across. James bounces off and Giovanni goes to lift him up and James spins around and lands behind him. Giovanni turns around and James drills him with a spear. Giovanni hits the mat and James moves into a side mount and hammers away on Giovanni. Giovanni covers up as James gets a few shots in before Giovanni rolls away. He starts to get up and turns to James and James runs over and clotheslines him over the top rope to the floor .The crowd cheers. James then drops down before the official can say anything.

Sharper: “James to the floor. Giovanni in front of us.”

Knots: “I’m getting ready to bail if I have to!”

James walks over to Giovanni. (1) Giovanni elbows him in the ribs and then nails him with a hard right. James falls back. (2) Giovanni turns and runs at him and James lifts him up and hits a back body drop, but Giovanni’s legs hit the steel steps. The crowd ohs as Giovanni rolls over, yelling in pain. (3) James walks forward and then turns around.

James: “Get your ass up!”

Giovanni winces, holding his leg. (4) James then pulls him in and hits a belly to belly suplex onto the mats. The crowd ohs. (5) James looks up and turns and sees the official counting before he rolls in and rolls back out. The crowd cheers. (1) James walks over and Giovanni rolls over, laughing a bit and James knees him in the chest. (2) He then drags Giovanni over and drives him face first into the Spanish announce table. (3) Giovanni staggers back. James grabs him and drives him into it again. (4) Giovanni falls back and rolls into the ring. James shows his annoyance and slides in after.

Knots: “Giovanni running?”

Sharper: “I don’t think so. I think he’s trying to keep egging on James to unleash his inner beast and James showed that anger after driving Giovanni into our Spanish colleague’s announce table!”

Giovanni starts to get up and James runs over and nails him with a hard right. He nails him with another. Giovanni hits the mat and rolls over. James turns and grabs him by the hair and head and drags him to the corner, but Giovanni blocks it using his foot and then elbows him in the ribs. He then spins through and grabs his tights, sending James face first into the top turnbuckle. James steps back and Giovanni hits a leg takedown before jumping up and jumping forward, hitting a double stomp to the chest of James. The crowd ohs as James rolls over, coughing. Giovanni rolls through and gets up.

Sharper: “Giovanni just driving the soles of his boots into the chest of James. Forcing the air out.”

Knots: “And if he’s going to be pissed off, he’s going to struggle to breathe!”

James grabs at the ropes and Giovanni heads over and grabs him from behind and lifts him up for a back suplex before moving forward, bouncing his legs off the top rope and flipping James back and causing him to go face first into the mat. Giovanni rolls him over and goes for the pin.

James kicks out. James sits up and Giovanni grabs him by the head and locks in a chinlock. James grits his teeth, letting out a yell of anger as Giovanni cackles. James grabs his head and starts to push up with his feet and Giovanni forearms him in the back. James winces and Giovanni pulls him down by the hair. The referee warns Giovanni as Giovanni just turns to the official and walks over toward him. He then chuckles a bit before turning back. James starts to get up and James suddenly lifts him up onto his shoulders and throws him back with a Samoan drop.

Sharper: “James happily taking Giovanni over and as he was getting in the referee’s head or something.”

Knots: “Laughing like he’s not all there.”

Sharper: “James getting control though. And now he can return to extracting the punishment he wants to here.”

James walks over and grabs Giovanni by the hair and Giovanni smiles as James kicks him in the ribs and then hooks his head and hits a vertical suplex. He then gets up and stomps Giovanni in the face and then the shoulder and then the ribs and then the leg before just running back to the face and stomping him in it again. He then dives onto him and starts to choke him.

James pulls away and Giovanni rolls over, coughing. James grabs him and drags him up. He then kicks him in the ribs. He glances behind him and hits a vertical suplex into the corner. The crowd ohs. Giovanni lands awkwardly and James drags him out and then looks around the ring. He then grabs Giovanni. He drags him up and whips him across the ring. Giovanni bounces off and James nails him with a diving clothesline. He then looks around again and smiles.

Sharper: “James keeps looking around, even after taking Giovanni’s head off with a clothesline.”

Knots: “Like he’s thinking of something, but what?”

James Evans drags Giovanni up by his hair and places his head between his legs. The crowd roars. James looks around and then glances forward before hoisting James up for a powerbomb. He then starts to run forward, but at the last moment, Giovanni takes James over with a frankensteiner at the ropes. Both go over and land on the apron.

Knots: “He was going to launch him.”

Sharper: “And maybe into us! Good god! He was going to throw Giovanni over the top rope! Giovanni saving himself. Both on the apron.”

James starts to get up and Giovanni gets up and turns and lunges and James lifts him up on his shoulders and jumps forward and hits a Samoan drop on the ring apron. The crowd ohs as Giovanni grimaces in pain and coughs, turning toward the ring.

Sharper: “Good lord…A hellacious Samoan drop. Right on the ring apron!”

Knots: “And James landed right on top of him!”

James looks around. (1)

REPLAY:

James Evans gets up on the apron. Giovanni lunges at him and James lifts him up onto his shoulders before Evans jumps up and drives him down with a Samoan drop on to the ring apron. The crowd ohs.

James turns and walks over to Jason Phillips and grabs him, pulling him away before grabbing a steel chair.

James folds it up and slides into the ring as Giovanni starts to get up.

Sharper: “Wait a minute. James…that’s not legal. Control yourself!”

Knots: “Oh boy. Time for a bit of a rerun!”

Sharper: “James decimated Giovanni with that chair a few weeks ago in a fit of revenge! Cost him the US Title!”

Giovanni stirs as James gets up and looks at the chair and smiles before lifting it up, but the official stops him and grabs it from him. James struggles a bit and the official keeps trying to get it away before Giovanni gets up and just run at James and hits a cannonball right to the face of James. James falls back. The official goes down too. Giovanni then gets up and James starts to pull himself up and Giovanni grabs him and hits the Bad Trip. The crowd ohs and some boo, while others cheer. Giovanni rolls over and sees the official down and smiles before turning and getting up. James winces and stirs before Giovanni looks at him and runs over and hits a running knee to the side of the head. James falls over to the ropes and then rolls away. Giovanni turns and stomps him in the face and then again before stomping him over and over in the back of the head.

Sharper: “Giovanni Aries nails James with a vicious knee and now just stomping away.”

Knots: “Giovanni is not just going to take it. He’s not that warped. He wanted the war!”

He winces a bit, holding his lower back before he grabs James and drags him up before hooking him up by the waist. He then slowly starts pull him up and deadlifts James up before throwing him back with a release German suplex. The crowd ohs and James rolls over. Giovanni just smirks before he grabs the steel chair James brought in. He opens it up and sits on it. He looks at James and laughs at him. The official stirs and James starts to get up and lunges, grabbing at Giovanni. Giovanni grabs him by the head and arm and drives him face first into the seat of the chair. The crowd ohs and James rolls over in pain. Giovanni grabs the chair, folds it up and throws it to the floor. James grabs at the ropes and starts to get up and Giovanni turns and smiles before letting out a yell and running at James and nailing him with a running clothesline in the corner. James absorbs the impact and staggers forward, falling to the middle of the ring and Giovanni turns around and stands behind him.

Sharper: “Giovanni Aries, something has turned in him. Jules has to be out, but he’s setting up for what I have to think is the Embrace of the Wonderland!”

Knots: “James doesn’t even know and it may not matter if he’s set off or not!”

Giovanni waits as James starts to get up and Giovanni lunges and grabs him and starts to pull back on the right arm and tries to wrap the other arm around, but James fights and ducks down and lifts him up and hits a fireman’s carry takedown. Giovanni rolls through. He gets up and turns around and James hoists him and hits a spinebuster. He rolls through as Giovanni rolls over, holding his lower back. He grimaces and starts to get up and James turns and grabs him and whips him into the corner. James staggers to the far corner before shaking it off and running across and nailing Giovanni with the Laces Out. The crowd ohs and Giovanni just drops to the mat. James then looks at him. He walks over and grabs him by the hair and drags him up. He then turns and whips him into the ropes. On the rebound, he lifts Giovanni onto his shoulders and starts to spins around.

Sharper: “He’s got Giovanni up and he could be looking for Final Exam!”

Knots: “Well he’ll pass this one if he beats him!”

James spins around a couple of times before Giovanni rakes the eyes and slides down. James spins around, wincing and Giovanni then takes James down by his legs and hoists up his legs. The crowd roars as Giovanni then starts to spin him around, going around and around as the crowd cheers for the Peyote Experience. James is off the mat as Giovanni swings him around and around and around. The crowd continues to cheer before Giovanni lets go after about seven rotations. He then staggers back and stops and smiles. James rolls over, annoyed as he stumbles to his feet and steps forward, but Giovanni spins around him and grabs his arm and pulls it back before locking in the Embrace of the Wonderland! The crowd roars.

Sharper: “He’s got it in. Giovanni Aries has the Embrace locked in!”

Knots: “If he gets him to the mat, it’s over! James Evans will have to tap!”

Giovanni pulls on him and swings him around a bit as James tries to get his feet planted.

Giovanni: “Come on! Say thank you! Say thank you! You know I did this!”

Giovanni yells at James as James keeps fighting.

Knots: “Is he saying what I think he is?”

Sharper: “He’s telling James to say thank you!”

James struggles as Giovanni keeps spinning him around. The referee tries to keep up and Giovanni then stops and tries to hook the leg, but James struggles.

Giovanni: “THANK ME JAMES! THANK ME!”

James yells out.

James: “FUCK YOU!”

James then shifts his weight and both run to the ropes and James jumps up and Giovanni, holding on, jumps up too, and both go up and over the top rope to the floor, in front of the announce tables. The crowd cheers. Giovanni and James slowly get up on the floor and Giovanni kicks him in the ribs and then again. (1) He pulls him in and goes for a DDT. He drives him into the mat. Giovanni then sits up and turns. (2) He slowly rolls over and looks at James and shakes his head.

Giovanni: “You’ll only be free when you thank me!”

James slowly starts to get up. (3) Giovanni then grabs him again. He spins him around before hooking his head for another DDT. (4) Just then, James lifts him up and runs him forward and spears him through the barricade. The crowd erupts in cheers as both go through. The crowd roars and ohs. Hollinsworth stops his count and drops down to the floor and runs over to the two as James is on top of Giovanni on the barricade portion.

Sharper: “Good lord! James spearing Giovanni Aries through the barricade!”

Knots: “Get him out of the crowd! We’ve seen James lose it in the crowd before!”

Sharper: “Hollinsworth going to check on them. They could be hurt!”

Knots: “James would love that!”

REPLAY:

We see James lifting Giovanni up and running forward, spearing him through the barricade. The crowd erupts in cheers as both go through and end up on top of the barricade panel.

James slowly stirs as Hollinsworth checks on both and James shoos him away. Hollinsworth backs up and tells them to get into the ring.

James turns and gets up and falls to the barricade. He then smiles, breathing more and more before laughing a bit and he then heads over to the announce tables and stumbles to the French one. He pulls the top of it off as the crowd roars. Hollinsworth warns him as James turns to him and grabs him by the collar.

Sharper: “James…that’s the ref! You’ll get disqualified!”

Knots: “I don’t think he cares right now!”

James pushes him back. Hollinsworth gulps as James then pulls out the monitor and drops it and pulls the other one out. He walks back over to Giovanni as the crowd roars as James pulls him up and drags him up back to the ringside area. Giovanni however fires back with a hard right and then another one. James stumbles back and Giovanni walks over and grabs him and goes to lift him up onto the English announce table.

Knots: “Oh God…they’re over here!”

Sharper: “James setting up the French table for something, but they’re over here.”

Knots: “The French have to love it. They’re safe! We’re not!”

James rolls over and Giovanni climbs up and grabs him. He then goes to nail him with a hard right as the crowd roars and James suddenly blocks it and kicks him in the ribs. He then kicks him again. He then hoists him up onto his shoulders. The crowd cheers as James looks out. He turns and then steps from the English table to the Spanish one, getting a bit more speed before turning and hitting a variation of the Middle Finger to the Establishment through the French announce table! The crowd erupts in cheers. Giovanni and James go through the table and lay in the wreckage as we get a wide shot of the crowd cheering.

Sharper: “James Evans! Middle Finger to the Establishment through the announce table!”

Knots: “He just gave Giovanni Aries his thank you!”

Sharper: “And a running start with it too. Look at this!”

Knots: “Look at the carnage!”

REPLAY:

We see James Evans with Giovanni on his shoulders. He then steps to the Spanish announce table and gets a running start and hits the Middle Finger to the Establishment through the table, going through with it with Giovanni. Both are down in the table. The RTG XVI logo comes up and we see a wide shot showing the same move, allowing us to also see the fans jumping up and cheering.

Hollinsworth checks on both again as James and Giovanni are both down. James however starts to stir and grabs at the Spanish table to help him get up.

James then rolls out of the broken table as Giovanni rolls over. We then see him cackling a bit, almost lighting, and holding his ribs before holding his head. James looks at him with pure anger as he walks over and drags him up by his head. He then drags him to the ring and rolls him in.

Sharper: “Giovanni Aries is still laughing!”

Knots: “It’s gotta be Jules. His alter ego. Loving this. Laughing about this. He’s enjoying this. He’s succeeded! James Evans is a violent machine! They’re both sick!”

Sharper: “You hit the nail on the head. It has to be that, Jon. What does he have left? His laughing is just incensing James more!”

Giovanni rolls over, chuckling and slowly starts to get up and James slides in and looks at him with a scowl. Giovanni staggers forward and turns around.

Giovanni: “Thank you…for proving me right.”

Just then, James hoists Giovanni up onto his shoulders and hits another Middle Finger to the Establishment before rolling through for the pin.

The crowd roars. The bell sounds.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, James Evans!”

James rolls over and looks at Giovanni before slowly getting up.

Sharper: “James Evans emphatically planting Giovanni Aries!”

Knots: “Gave him the middle finger twice, but did you hear Giovanni?!”

Sharper: “He was thanking James for proving him right…”

James Evans slowly gets up and has his arm raised. He pulls away. He continues to look at Giovanni before smirking a bit. He then turns and looks out at the crowd as his music plays. The crowd cheers as James Evans smiles, enjoying the moment before he walks over to the corner and steps up to the middle corner and throws his arms up. The crowd cheers as he looks around, smiling.

The scene cuts backstage as we see Owen Cruze stepping out from his locker room. He stretches out a bit and hops up and down as the crowd cheers. He steps forward before stopping as Kennedy Street and Trinity Street walk up toward him.

Owen: “You ready?”

Kennedy: “You don’t need to worry about that. Are you?”

Owen: “Born ready.”

Kennedy: “Then we put whatever is between us aside and tonight, we kick the Beauty Factory’s ass. Got it?”

Owen: “Happily.”

Owen turns and heads off. Kennedy watches him leave as she turns to Trinity. The crowd cheers as Trinity nods.

“Legendary” by Skillet plays as the Rise to Greatness logo comes up on the screen. We then see a shot of Beauty Factory before showing Kennedy Street and Owen Cruze.

Sharper: “It’s not the match Kennedy wanted. It’s not the match the Beauty Factory wanted either. It’s the match she got. It’s the match Owen wanted and he got it. He asked for it. Tired of the attitude of Sienna Swann and Chris Cannon.”

Knots: “And it may not be Kennedy’s match, but she’ll make the best of it. What worries me though…Sienna and Chris, they’re as in sync as ever.”

Sharper: “Owen and Kennedy?”

Knots: “You just saw it. There’s a tension there.”

We see Laura Steinbeck walking out from the back, with a number of paparazzi. The crowd boos seeing her as she hurries to get them all in position. A few moments pass before we see several flashes of white come from the stage and the entrance way before “Style” by Taylor Swift starts to play. The crowd boos more as the stage goes a golden hue and we then see Sienna Swann stepping out from the back, wearing a flowing white gown, and looking out at the crowd. With her is Chris Cannon who is wearing a suit. The two walk forward and stand in the middle of the stage before looking at each other smiling. The paparazzi take many pictures as Chris and Sienna engage in a kiss. The crowd boos more before we see a pair of white angelic wings start to unfold from a pack on Sienna’s back. The same, more in grey, open from Chris’s back as they step apart and smirk. The crowd boos more.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a forty-five minute time limit. First, on their way to the ring, they are representing the Beauty Factory, they are Chris Cannon and the IronAngel, Sienna Swann!”

Their nameplates come up as they start to walk to the ring as Laura stops them briefly to say something. Sienna smiles and nods and turns and starts to walk to the ring with Chris a few strides behind. The crowd continues to boo them as they make their way to the ring. Sienna walks up the steel steps and climbs up onto the apron and then the middle turnbuckle. Chris grabs the ropes and pulls himself up. He then looks around before he climbs to the next corner and looks out. He then takes off his wings and places them down before entering the ring. Sienna looks around as the crowd boos. She steps down and walks over as Chris helps her take her wings off. Chris then turns and unzips the back of Sienna’s gown, allowing it to fall to the mat, showing off her ring attire. Sienna takes off Chris’ blazer and hands it off as Chris pulls the pants off in one pull before grabbing the shirt and pulling it off too. He throws it out into the crowd as they boo. Chris and Sienna then walk around the ring.

Sharper: “Sienna Swann finding her angel it seems.”

Knots: “Sickening! Kelcey Wallace, Chris’ now ex-wife, is still in the hospital.”

Sharper: “That’s right. Sienna Swann revealing Chris asked her to marry him. These two are just perfect for one another. Neither have any scruples it seems.”

The lights in the stadium flash before “The Show Must Go On,” The SCW/Maserati Remix plays throughout the stadium. The crowd cheers/

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

A few moments pass before Owen Cruze steps out from the back and onto the stage. He looks around and then scans the crowd. He drops to a knee and looks around before punching the stage. A wall of pyro shoots out behind him as he then gets to his feet and starts to head to the ring. His nameplate comes up.

Phillips: “Their opponents, first, from Los Angeles, California, he is Owen Cruze!”

Owen Cruze makes the long walk to the ring, a serious look on his face, a notable change from some of his previous big matches. He then runs down to the ring and slides under the bottom rope and gets up. He looks up at Sienna and Chris. Chris motions to the official to keep him back. Owen then looks at them before turning back and stepping up to the middle turnbuckle and raising an arm to the air. He looks around before hopping down and turning around.

Sharper: “Owen Cruze all business. No smiles. Something has changed in him in the last couple of nights.”

Knots: “You’ve said it. I’ve said it. He’s said it. He’s no longer just happy to be here. He’s now understanding how hard this all is and he’s also finding out that some people are just horrible!”

“Criticize” by Adelita’s Way plays as the stage and entrance set turns red. The crowd cheers some more as we see Kennedy Street walk out from the back in her robe and Trinity Street steps out, walking out with her. The two look down at the ring as Owen glances at them. Kennedy then steps forward and raises her right arm in the air as sparks start to fall from the top of the set and onto the stage. We camera cuts to a wide shot of the display as Kennedy starts to head to the ring. She undoes her robe and lets it slide off, showing ring gear that actually is more conservative than we’ve seen from her.

Phillips: “And finally, accompanied by Trinity Street, from Beverly Hills, California, she is the Sexy, Flawless Diva, Kennedy Street!”

The crowd cheers some more as her nameplate comes up. Kennedy continues to walk to the ring, Trinity following her, Kennedy’s eyes focused on the ring. The camera follows them down the long walk before they reach the ring. Kennedy turns and walks up the steel steps. She then walks along the apron and steps into the ring, foregoing her usual entrance. Trinity hops onto the apron and looks into the ring. Chris just smirks before Kennedy turns back to the corner.

Sharper: “All business from Kennedy too.”

Knots: “She’s not looking to have fun like she has. This is all personal. A year of suffering could come to an end tonight. She’s getting hers even if this isn’t the flawless way to do it!”

The crowd roars as Sienna Swann and Chris Cannon talk to one another before they embrace in a kiss, getting boos from the crowd. Kennedy steps forward and Chris exits the ring, smirking. Kennedy then turns to Owen and Owen just nods and exits the ring. Kennedy and Sienna look at one another as Sienna just shakes her head at Kennedy and the two walk around the ring as the bell sounds.

Sharper: “Chris and Sienna immediately getting under everyone’s skin. Kissing each other. And then Chris bails as Kennedy steps forward.”

Knots: “Owen at least knew what was good for him. Kennie is ready to fight!”

Sharper: “No need to piss off your partner immediately after all of the tension between these two.”

Sienna and Kennedy then move toward one another and lock up in the middle of the ring with a collar-and-elbow tie-up. They push back on one another and Sienna moves into a side headlock. She pulls back and Kennedy moves her to the ropes and fires her off. Sienna bounces off and Kennedy is shouldered down. Sienna turns and runs into the ropes. Kennedy lunges at her and rolls over. Sienna hops over and bounces off the other side. Kennedy jumps up and hits a leap frog. Sienna bounces off the other side and Kennedy goes for a hip toss. Sienna spins through and goes for a hip toss on Kennedy, but Kennedy spins through again and then successfully hits a hip toss, sending Sienna up and over the top rope. She lands on her feet and falls into the announce table. The crowd roars. (1) Owen spins around the ringpost. Sienna looks up and points at him. The official, Michael Constantine, tells him to get back. (2) Kennedy backs up and tells Sienna to get in.

Sharper: “Kennedy sends Sienna up and over. Quick moment and getting under her skin here.”

Knots: “Sienna’s focusing on Owen right now too.”

Chris steps into the ring. Kennedy glances back and turns to him. Chris steps back and Sienna slides into the ring. She gets up and turns. Sienna goes for a clothesline. Kennedy ducks, turning and noticing her. Sienna stops and turns and Kennedy nails her with a forearm. Sienna falls back to the ropes. Kennedy grabs her and whips her across the ring. Sienna bounces off and Kennedy goes for a back drop. Sienna hits the mat and rolls over and gets up at the ropes. Kennedy moves in after her and Sienna grabs her and spins her into the corner. Sienna nails her with a hard right and then a shoot kick to the ribs before going for a spinning back kick, but Kennedy catches it and shoves her back. Sienna stumbles back, remaining just on her feet and turns as Kennedy clotheslines her down.

Sharper: “Hard clothesline. Sienna down.”

Knots: “A lot of history here and Kennedy would love to beat Sienna on this stage. Bring it all full circle!”

Sienna gets up and Kennedy grabs her and scoops her up and slams her down. Sienna rolls over and turns and Kennedy forearms her in the jaw. Sienna moves to the ropes and Kennedy whips her across the ring. Sienna bounces off and Kennedy jumps up with a crescent kick attempt. Sienna duck and stops and goes to nail Owen. Owen blocks it and he then shoves her back and Kennedy kicks her in the ribs. He hooks her by the head and hits a vertical suplex. She floats over.

Sienna kicks out. Both women get up and Sienna goes for a clothesline. Kennedy ducks and bounces off the ropes and goes for a discus clothesline. Sienna ducks and stops. Kennedy turns and hits a back kick. Kennedy falls to her knees and Sienna turns and grabs her head and hits the swinging neckbreaker. The crowd boos.

Sharper: “Come on! Perfect Fate from Sienna Swann!”

Knots: “Gotta rub it in more!”

Sienna turns and smirks at Owen. Owen steps into the ring. Sienna points at him and then Sienna turns as Chris enters the ring and Kennedy starts to stir and Chris nails her with an elbow drop to the back of her head. Chris then pulls her up and turns and throws her into the corner. Sienna kicks her in the ribs and then again as the referee keeps trying to get Owen out. The crowd boos before Sienna claps her hands. She exits. Owen exits the ring and Chris turns and knees Kennedy in the ribs and then again and again. She then snapmares her out and tags Sienna in.

Chris: “Hope you liked your taste!”

Sienna slingshots in and hits a flipping neck whip. Kennedy winces and Sienna goes for the pin as Chris exits.

Kennedy kicks out. She turns and Sienna drags her up by the head and knees her in the ribs. Owen looks on as Sienna turns and whips her into the ropes. Kennedy bounces off and Sienna hits a back elbow. She then walks forward and extends her arms, posing. The crowd boos loudly.

Shraper: “Chris getting in for a split second and now Sienna takes down Kennedy.”

Knots: “She wanted to start. But this is not going well. I’ll give Owen credit. He’s giving Kennedy her time to fight, but she needs to make the tag!”

Kennedy starts to get up and Sienna turns back and nails her with a forearm. Kennedy staggers to the ropes. Sienna grabs her and whips her into the corner. Sienna runs after and Kennedy suddenly jumps up and twists into a sunset flip.

Sienna kicks out. Both get up and Kennedy catches Sienna with a back elbow.

Sharper: “I think she heard you Jon!”

Knots: “Well she didn’t marry me only because of my…well, you know!”

Kennedy turns and backs up and tags in Owen. Owen springboards to the top rope and the crowd cheers and Sienna turns to him and he nails her with a diving clothesline. Owen rolls through after and runs at Chris and nails him with a running knee. The crowd cheers as Chris falls back and into the barricade behind him. Sienna gets up and Owen runs over and nails her with a hard right to the ribs. Sienna tries a back elbow, but Owen is too quick and ducks under and jumps up and hits an enziguri kick. Sienna flips forward. She stirs as Owen gets up and Chris slides into the ring, incensed.

Sharper: “Chris is pissed as Owen takes down Sienna and also got a shot on him!”

Knots: “Kennie’s getting her some!”

The crowd roars as Kennedy enters the ring and runs over and nails Chris with a forearm shot and then another before a third one and Chris rolls through to the ropes to the floor. The crowd cheers as Constantine starts to push Kennedy back. Owen smirks as Sienna gets up and Owen pushes her into the corner. He waits and Kennedy exits as Owen whips Sienna into the opposite corner. Owen runs after and jumps up and presses off Sienna’s chest with a backflip. The crowd roars. Sienna turns and swings and Owen ducks and grabs her and hits a neckbreaker. He goes for the pin.

Sienna shoots her shoulder up. Owen rolls off and Sienna slowly rolls over. Owen grabs her and pulls her up and then spins her around and whips her into the ropes again. Sienna hits the ropes and bounces off and Owen goes for a spinning heel kick. Sienna rolls underneath. The crowd roars. Owen lands on his feet and turns and Sienna jumps up and hits a dropkick. She gets up and snaps at Owen before running into the ropes, bounces off and jumping up and hitting a arching flipping senton. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Sienna showing more fire here as Owen Cruze has gotten under her skin.”

Knots: “Everyone’s under everyone’s skin. Everyone is just riled up in this one!”

Sharper: “And now Sienna tagging in Chris Cannon.”

Sienna gets up and turns and tags in Chris. Chris enters the ring and stomps Owen in the face and then again and again. Sienna exits. Owen rolls over. Chris pulls him up and nails him with a hard right and whips him into the ropes. Owen bounces off and Chris goes a clothesline. Owen ducks and jumps to the middle rope and backflips through into a moonsault, but Chris catches him. The crowd roars and Chris hoists him up and onto his shoulders before throwing him back into a Samoan drop. The crowd ohs and boos. Owen rolls over, holding his ribs in pain. Chris gets up and looks at Kennedy. He then smiles at her.

Chris: “Keep watching, Kennedy!”

Kennedy paces a bit before the official tells her to get back. She grabs the tag rope and mocks the official. Owen slowly gets up as Chris knees him in the ribs. He then hooks him up by the head and hits a vertical suplex. He holds on and drags him back up and then looks around and hoists Owen up, but just throws him forward. Owen lands on his feet and Chris just nails him with a hard right. The crowd boos as Owen falls to the mat, holding his jaw.

Sharper: “And Chris Cannon not going for the Three Lions, just dropping Owen Cruze with a vicious right.”

Knots: “Saw a chance to crack him in the jaw and he was going to make sure he took it.”

Owen rolls over and Chris grabs him and knees him in the ribs and then again and again. Owen falls into the corner. Chris then grabs him and whips him across the ring as hard as he can. Owen hits hard and falls to his knees. Chris gets up and smirks before running over and booting Owen in his face. Owen falls to the mat. Chris then drags him away from the corner before getting up and hitting an elbow drop. He goes for the pin.

Owen kicks out. Chris gets up and drags him up by the hair and nails him with another hard right. Owen falls to the mat. Chris pulls him up again and turns and whips him into the Beauty Factory corner. Chris then walks in and leans in on Owen, driving his elbow into his throat as he tags in Sienna. Sienna enters and kicks him in the ribs over and over and over. Chris steps off and Owen falls over. Chris exits as Sienna grabs him by the head and pulls him up before driving him into the mat with a DDT.

Sharper: “Sienna Swann with the DDT after Chris and her brutalize him in the corner.”

Knots: “They’re enjoying this. They think they’re better and they’re acting all arrogant like they got this.”

Sharper: “Kennedy Street is pacing on the apron. She wants in. Owen, I’m sure wants to do something. He’s just getting overwhelmed right now.”

Sienna rolls Owen over and goes for the pin.

Owen kicks out. Sienna looks up and then gets up and stomps Owen in the face. Owen rolls over. Sienna grabs him and drags him up and Sienna forearms her in the jaw and then hits a shoot kick to the chest. Owen falls to the ropes. He bounces off and Sienna hits another shoot kick. Owen stumbles back again and bounces off the ropes and Sienna goes for another kick, but Owen block sit and then hits a dragon screw leg whip. The crowd roars. Owen rolls over and starts to get up. He then turns and tags in Kennedy as Sienna tags in Chris. The crowd roars as Chris steps in and grits his teeth, annoyed as Kennedy nails him with a forearm and then another and another. Chris falls into the Beauty Factory corner and Kennedy grabs him by the head and snapmares him out of it. Sienna gets up and Kennedy kicks her in the chest. She falls through the ropes to the floor. Chris starts to get up and Kennedy runs at him and jumps up and takes him down with a tackle. She starts to hammer away on Chris Cannon as the crowd cheers loudly.

Sharper: “Kennedy Street teeing off on Chris Cannon. Finally, getting him.”

Knots: “Sienna tagging out and Chris caught. Come on Kennie! Get your shots in!”

Sharper: “Hard right hands to the skull of Cannon!”

Kennedy continues to attack before rolling off. Chris rolls over and reaches for the ropes and Kennedy kicks him in the ribs. Chris rolls over. He gets up and Kennedy kicks him again. Chris rolls through to the apron. He starts to get up and Kennedy turns and runs across the ring and bounces off and nails him with a running boot to the face. Chris falls off the apron, but lands on his feet. He stumbles forward to the rampway and turns around as Kennedy turns and runs across the ring again. The crowd erupts in cheers as Kennedy dives through the ropes with a tope onto Chris Cannon!

Sharper: “Street through the air and takes down Cannon!”

Knots: “Kennie is going to make sure that she gets everything she can in this. She’s going to take her shots. She’s going to make Chris Cannon realize you don’t piss off Kennie!”

Kennedy rolls over. (1) She starts to get up and turns to Chris and stomps him in the face and then again. (2) He grabs him and turns before Sienna dives off with a lunging knee to the face. The crowd ohs and boos. Sienna rolls through. The crowd boos as Owen enters the ring and heads forward, but the official stops him. The crowd boos more. Owen points to Sienna, clearly getting animated as the official keeps telling him to leave.

Sharper: “Sienna with the knee!”

Knots: “Owen is getting the ref’s attention. Come on Ref! Focus on Sienna!”

Sienna grabs Kennedy as Kennedy is dazed and then runs her into the steel steps, driving her shoulder first. She falls over. Sienna turns around and helps Chris up. Chris steps forward and rolls into the ring. Sienna looks up at the ring and stomps Kennedy again. She rolls over. She then steps up onto the steel steps and spins around the ringpost, keeping an eye on her. Owen exits as Chris gets up and points to Kennedy for the referee the count. The crowd boos. (1)

Sharper: “Oh no…Kennedy is hurt! The knee, and then driving her into the steel steps. Chris Cannon is happy to let her get count out!”

Knots: “Come on. Going to just let this happen again. Come on Kennedy! Get up!”

Kennedy rolls over. (2) Owen looks on as Chris turns to him and smirks. Owen looks around and then steps into the ring again. The official stops him.

Chris: “Disqualify him if he won’t stay outside. Teach the kid respect!”

Owen yells at Chris as the official tells him to get back. Owen looks around and turns and Chris then runs over and nails Owen in the back of the head. He falls to the corner. The crowd boos as Chris waves him off and turns around before grabbing the official and pointing to Kennedy.

Chris: “You were at 2!”

Constantine starts to count again. (3) Kennedy slowly pulls herself up as Sienna watches. (4) Owen then gets up and runs over and nails Chris from behind with a clothesline. He then spins around and turns and exits to the apron. The crowd roars. Kennedy then pulls herself up and rolls into the ring. Sienna then reaches in and grabs her. The referee tells her to get back, but Kennedy suddenly pulls away. She turns and nails her with a forearm. She turns around as Chris gets up and Kennedy runs at him and jumps up and hits the Silver Spoon. The crowd roars as Owen extends his arm.

Sharper: “Owen delayed the count enough for Kennedy to get back in and Kennedy now going for the tag!”

Knots: “She drove Chris into the mat. Got a shot in on Sienna too. Come on! Get him in!”

Kennedy then crawls over and dives, tagging in Owen. Owen slingshots in and runs over to Chris as he gets up and hits a basement dropkick. Sienna enters the ring and runs over and Owen ducks a clothesline and then stops and hits a jumping enziguri kick. Sienna flips forward and rolls over. He turns and grabs Chris and pulls him up and nails him with a hard right and then another before grabbing him and whipping him into Sienna. Chris stops himself as Sienna gets up. They steps forward and Owen suddenly springboards to the top rope and dives back with a no-look dive onto Chris and Sienna. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Owen Cruze taking a chance and takes down both Sienna and Chris!”

Knots: “Just no look. He’s nuts. Risking it all like that! He hit it, but come on!”

Owen rolls over. Sienna rolls to the apron and Owen turns back to Chris and pulls him up and hits a vertical suplex.

REPLAY:

We see Kennedy diving through the ropes and onto Chris Cannon on the floor. The crowd roars. The RTG XVI logo comes up as we see Owen Cruze dives off the rope with a no look dive onto Swann and Cannon. The crowd cheers some more.

Owen then gets up and runs into the ropes and bounces off and hits a running leg drop. He gets up.

Chris turns and reaches for the corner. Owen drags him up and pulls him up and runs him over to the corner with Kennedy. He looks at Kennedy and extends his arm. The crowd cheers as Kennedy steps in. Owen then kicks Chris in the ribs before Kennedy hits a shoot kick to the chest and then again before pushing him back and starting to choke him with her boot.

Sharper: “Kennedy now choking Chris Cannon as Owen actually tagging Kennedy in.”

Knots: “Good on you Owen. Giving Kennedy what she deserves!”

Kennedy then pulls Chris out and hits a running facebuster. Chris rolls over to his back. She goes for the pin.

Chris kicks out. Kennedy gets up and Chris rolls over. Kennedy looks at him and then kicks him in the ribs again. Chris rolls over. Kennedy then pulls him up and kicks him in the ribs before running into the ropes. She bounces off and hits an axe kick to the back of his back. Chris rolls over. Kennedy goes for the pin.

Sienna breaks it up. Owen enters and runs over and nails Sienna with a cannonball, taking her down. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Owen enters as all four in the ring now!”

Knots: “Just dove in and took Sienna Swann out with a huge flip dive. I’ll give him credit. He’s letting Kennedy get her chance at revenge against Cannon!”

Sharper: “And he’s getting his chance to knock Sienna down a few pegs. Feeling her arrogance is out of control!”

Owen rolls over and gets up as Kennedy stirs. Chris rolls away. Owen grabs Sienna and chops her. The crowd woos. He whips her across the ring. Sienna bounces off and Owen goes for a jumping forearm, but Sienna jumps up and hits a dropkick. Owen hits the mat and rolls over. Sienna gets up and Kennedy runs at her and clotheslines her down. The crowd cheers. Kennedy spins around and turns around and Chris suddenly hits the C4.

Knots: “No! No!”

Sharper: “Chris Cannon just speared Kennedy Street! The same move that damaged her ribs twice before! Cover!”

The crowd ohs and boos. Kennedy holds her ribs and Chris smiles and rolls through for the pin.

Kennedy gets her shoulder up. The crowd roars.

Knots: “Thank God!”

Chris looks stunned and looks back. He turns and grabs Kennedy and pulls her up. Owen stirs as Sienna starts to get up. She’s annoyed now and Chris pulls Kennedy’s arms back. The official tries to get control and Sienna nails Kennedy with a hard right and then another and another. Kennedy falls to a knee and Chris turns her around. Sienna grabs Kennedy, but Kennedy manages to get an elbow in. Sienna bends over and Owen runs over and jumps up as high as he can and jumps down onto the back of Sienna with one leg and lands on Chris’ upper back with the other. Sienna is driven into the mat, but Kennedy cradles Chris over after the impact!

Sharper: “Owen Cruze! The athleticism! The agility!”

Knots: “Did he just hit a double Cruze Stomp?!”

Sharper: “I think he did! And Kennedy has Chris over!”

The crowd roars as Kennedy lets go and Chris rolls over, holding his head and neck. Owen rolls over to the ropes and starts to get up. Kennedy rolls over and starts to get up.

Phillips: “Here are your winners, via pinfall, Kennedy Street and Owen Cruze!”

Sharper: “Owen Cruze pulling an amazing move out of him and helping Kennedy Street get the revenge she wanted!”

Knots: “Kennedy pinned Chris! Owen and Kennedy actually worked together!”

Owen starts to get up. Kennedy looks at him. Kennedy just nods as Owen looks at her and then steps forward and grabs her arm and raises it over her head. The crowd cheers. Trinity looks on approvingly as Kennedy looks relieved .

Sharper: “Owen Cruze and Kennedy Street have gotten one over the Beauty Factory here at Rise to Greatness!”

Knots: “The kid did good. And the Sexy, Flawless Diva has something she deserves…victory at Rise to Greatness!”

Kennedy turns back as Chris and Sienna roll to the floor. Owen watches them too before they both walk around the ring, enjoying the reaction.

Sharper: “Well as Kennedy Street and Owen Cruze celebrate here tonight, we’re going to see if another Street can be victorious in a match she has a lot personally attached to.”

Knots: “Oh man…Datura. Regan. The rematch. It’s here!”

Sharper: “And it’s a long time coming.”

The Rise to Greatness XVI logo comes up on the screen.

We cut to see a shot of Regan Street vs. Datura at Making Things Right. We see Datura then stomp on the hand of Regan. Regan yells out in pain.

Sharper: “Datura using the fingers she injured again!”

Datura follows up, hitting the Deliriant on Regan Street. Datura turns and falls onto Regan.

The crowd roars and boos as Datura rolls off. She just remains down on the mat as Mikaela looks on disappointed.

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

Sharper: “Datura injured the fingers early. And Regan, she kept fighting and fighting, but it was a consistent target.”

Knots: “And Datura finally saw one moment to end this match. Couldn’t any other time until here. And emphatically did so!”

Sharper: “Datura made sure she got the Deliriant. Datura succeeding. And you wonder if this will be it, or if it’s just the beginning?”

We cut to show Regan Street shoving Alexis Quinne backstage.

Regan: “Where the hell is Datura?”

Alexis: “Like I know?! She’s not here.”

Regan: “No shit….”

Alexis: “All I got is a message saying that she’s not coming. Let Regan do her worst.”

Regan just looks annoyed.

Regan: “So she’s run like a little bitch then. She got her win and when I give her what she thought she wanted, her ass ran off.”

We then cut to show Regan Street walking to the ring. We cut to see shots of Regan Street celebrating winning the Trios Tournament, before cutting to showing her holding the SCW Adrenaline Championship and hearing her call out Datura.

Regan: “I plan to hold this title so I can beat Datura’s face with it, and then longer!”

This is followed by shots of Regan Street beating Aaron Blackbourne and Kandis to retain the title before cut to Breakdown to see Regan in the middle of the ring. Regan: “So, what is there left to do? Simple, maybe I need to make the decision and cash in my Trios at RTG XVI for the Worl…..”

Regan is cut off by a flurry of blue lights flickering around the arena to the tune of Billie Elishes’ “bury a friend.” The lights dim, casting a dim light over the crowd. Regan tilts her head, clearly annoyed, and stares up the entrance ramp. Mikaela stands behind her, looking to Regan as if. On the screen, the number 143 appears on the screen in an identical color as the lights. The numbers on the screen begin to fracture, each fragment turning into a leaf before falling through the bottom of the screen. The lights in the arena brighten, and the song stops mid beat. The crowd begins to clamor, confused by the momentary interruption. Regan looks around the arena, perturbed, and a sea of boos moves through the audience in waves.

Regan: “I don’t know what’s going on back there, but if someone wants to interrupt my air time, come test my mood—”

This time, the lights cut completely cut off.

Knots: “What the hell is going on!?”

On the screen, the leaves begin to rise back up, collecting in the center. They begin to take shape until they spell out the words:

YOU NEED ME

“The car’s on fire and there’s no driver at the wheel...”

Knots: “Oh. My. God.”

Sharper: “She’s back!”

“It went like this…”

The lights flash onto see Regan Street looking at Datura, who sits cross-legged on the mat, looking up at Regan smiling. Regan begins shouting at Elizabeth, who gingerly stands up and shakes her head, allowing the red and brown dreadlocks that travel down the length of her back to bounce around her shoulders. Elizabeth cocks her head and continues to smile at Regan who appears equal parts confused as enraged.

Knots: “Regan looks like she’s wants to avenge Making Things Right… like right now!”

Regan storms forward and shoves her forehead against Datura’s, her mouth moving ten million miles per hour. Yet, rather than attack Regan, Datura reaches up and brushes back stray strands of hair from Regan’s eyes. Regan slaps away her hand, which Elizabeth responds to with laughter.

Sharper: “This does not look like the same Datura that Regan went to war with on Making Things Right. It’s as if she’s a completely different human being!”

Knots: “It’s all mind games. Datura is playing with Regan now. They’re right back where they left off.”

We then cut backstage to see Regan Street seething, riled up.

Regan: “I NEED to fight her. THIS is the moment I’ve wanted since Making Things Right. I NEED to fix that. I NEED to DESTROY her.”

The scene then cuts to show Datura sitting in the ring, a microphone in her hand, looking at the entrance way.

Datura: “One noted rival entering the Hall of Fame.”

Datura pauses, letting her words ring throughout the arena.

Datura: “One noted rival now a stronger ally.”

Datura smiles slightly.

Datura: “One noted rival sitting in the ring.”

Regan Street is shown sliding into the ring as Datura remained seen before Regan steps forward and places the Adrenaline Championship in between the two of them, laying it on the mat. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Regan has said for months that she was not going to give up that title no matter what. She was going to give Datura a shot if she showed up.”

Knots: “It’s the fruits of everything Datura set off when she beat her and left!”

Regan: “I plan to hold this title so I can beat Datura’s face with it, and then longer!”

“Are you ready for it?”

The line appears on the screen as we see Regan Street and Selena Frost surrounded in the ring, flashing to moments where Datura and Alexis were in the same position earlier in the ring. This then leads to the sound of a Hellcat scratching, before the lights go out on the picture, to show Regan Street holding a chair earlier in the way, and this time, Datura standing back to back with Regan and Selena, holding a chair of her own. Flashes of the two scenes flicker back and forth before we see Datura handing Selena the steel chair as Xander, Damian and Konrad retreat. Regan just looks at it as she smiles.

“This isn’t going to be like last time…”

Datura and Regan stand in the ring on Breakdown as Datura drops a steel chair in front of her. She smiles as she slowly turns around and extends her arm. Regan looks at the chair and then to Datura. The crowd roars. Datura smiles and closes her eyes as Regan then kicks the chair, causing it to slide out of the ring. She then grabs Datura and spins her around. She then brings her fist up and looks at Datura, saying something to her.

Sharper: “I think she’s saying that she’s not going to touch her until Rise to Greatness.”

Knots: “It sure as hell isn’t because of protection reasons!”

Sharper: “Datura knows that!”

Datura smiles as Regan backs up and rolls out of the ring. The crowd boos some as Datura then sits down in the middle of the ring, moving to a cross-legged position, and continues to look out. Regan just lowers her head and walks to the back.

“This time…it’s honest.”

Regan can be seen in the ring as Datura walks down to it.

Regan: “Datura, you’ve been coming out here and sending messages, mirroring everything we’ve put ourselves through before, but this time, you’re trying to get into my head. For what purpose…I’m sure we’ll hear something laughable like you live here, but I don’t care if you rent out condos, I’m going to do something I need to do and that is beat you in Dallas, Texas in front of one hundred thousand and millions around the world. I said this then, and I’ll say it now. It’s not just for me. It’s for my family. You think you have a right to take us out, but damn it, this Helms is going to fight for the family and finish what she started and this time, I will ONLY accept victory!”

Datura walks over and looks at the SCW Adrenaline Championship belt again, running her hand on its faceplate.

Datura: “I’ve never had a chance to feel it up close.”

Regan keeps looking at Datura as Datura turns to Regan and locks eyes.

Datura: “You know why I’ve played these games, Regan….”

Datura smiles.

Datura: “Because I can.”

Datura looks back at the Adrenaline Championship.

Datura: “It will be a shame when I expose your frailty again at Rise to Greatness and this time, take SCW Gold. A feeling that almost makes me giddy. What do you plan to tell David? Or your kids?”

Regan doesn’t even hesitate and nails Datura with a hard right. Datura hits the mat. The crowd roars. Mikaela steps forward as Regan looks down at Datura. Datura winces and wipes her lip before looking up.

Datura: “Struck a nerve. Next time, you’ll just be down on the mat. What will you do then?”

Regan Street just looks at Datura as Mikaela holds her back. Datura smirks.

Sharper: “The intensity of Regan, the mental acuity of Datura…and it clashes this Sunday in one of the most personal matches in recent memory!”

Knots: “But Datura has a point. What happens if Regan doesn’t win?”

Sharper: “God help us all.”

The Rise to Greatness XVI logo comes up on the screen.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall with a forty-five minute time limit and is for the SCW Adrenaline Championship!”

The SCW Adrenaline Championship logo comes across the screen and fades to the bottom corner. The screens and stage go black. The crowd roars. A few moments pass before we see the entire stage turn into a scene of a post-apocalyptic landscape. Over the speakers, an eerie synth pad sets the mood as a deep, raspy voice begins speaking:

♫“The car’s on fire, and there’s no driver at the wheel, and the sewers are all muddied with a thousand lonely suicides, and a dark wind blows…

The government is corrupt and we’re on so many drugs with the radio on and the curtains drawn. We’re trapped in the belly of this horrible machine, and the machine is bleeding to death. The sun has fallen down, and the billboards are all leering, and the flags are all dead at the top of their poles.

It went like this: The buildings tumbled in on themselves. Mothers clutching babies picked through the rubble and pulled out their hair. The skyline was beautiful on fire, all twisted metal stretching upward, everything washed in a thin orange haze

I said ‘Kiss me. You’re beautiful. These are truly the last days. You grabbed my hand and we fell into it like a daydream or a fever.” ♫

A chorus of strings play a melancholic tune as a pale spotlight settles at the top of the ramp. “Dead Flag Blues” by Godspeed You! Black Emperor plays throughout the AT&T Center. The spotlight disappears for a moment before coming back on and Datura stands in the middle of it, looking around as the crowd cheers. The camera pans around her as she stands stoically, looking out at the crowd, dressed in a pair of tight, dark jeans and a black hoodie. Her nameplate comes up.

Datura heads down the rampway as the spotlight follows, the rampway lighting up underneath her as she does, before the imagery shows the light slowly fading into darkness several feet behind her. She continues to walk down the ramp, reaching the bottom. She stops and the ring before turning and stepping up onto the steel steps. She steps up to the apron and cracks her neck before stepping through the ropes. She then walks across the ring to the corner and unzips her hoodie. She then extends her arms out and rolls her neck before looking up at the ceiling, sliding the hoodie down her arms. She then lifts it up and places it on the outside before turning to the entrance way. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Datura making her Rise to Greatness debut and with the world watching and wondering what she has in mind for Regan Street, we will see her mental games unfold.”

Knots: “She’s already said she’s in Regan’s head. Regan even knows it, but she wants this. Regan wants this more than anything and I can’t wait!”

The lights dim again before we see a claw scratch through the proverbial screen on the entrance set. The crowd roars before we see a stylized Hellcat push through. It roars before pyro shoots out from in front of the stage and high into the air twice. “Who’s Next” by Porcelain Black starts to play throughout the AT&T Stadium as the crowd cheers. A few moments pass before Regan Street walks out from the back, the SCW Adrenaline Championship around her waist. Mikaela Street walks out with her and the two look down at the ring. Regan and Mikaela scan the stadium as Datura smiles in the ring. The nameplate comes up for Regan. She then starts to walk to the ring, not doing her usual nod, instead focused completely on the ring.

Regan Street walks a few feet in front of her sister Mikaela. The crowd continues to cheer her as Datura leans back in the corner as Regan and Mikaela make the long walk down to the ring as the camera pans a wide shot. They reach the ring and Regan hops onto the apron. She then grabs the top rope and flips over, back first, and lands on her feet as Mikaela walks up the steel steps and into the ring. Regan then looks at Datura as Datura smirks. Datura steps forward as Regan does as well. The referee, Aaron Demitra, steps forward and gets between them. Mikaela tells Regan to get back. Regan takes off her Adrenaline Championship and hands it to the official immediately.

Sharper: “Regan ready to go. Immediately walking forward. Datura however moved first. She knows Regan is not going to wait long.”

Knots: “We haven’t even had the introductions! And Regan’s still in her entrance attire.”

Phillips steps forward, looking to move things along, standing behind the official.

Phillips: “First, the challenger, standing to my left…from Tampa, Florida, she is Datura!”

Datura just smiles, doing nothing else except continuing to look at Regan. The crowd cheers some. Regan keeps looking at her before unzipping her entrance attire and quickly sliding it off, tossing it to Mikaela. Mikaela takes it.

Phillips: “And her opponent, accompanied by Mikaela Street, from Santa Monica, California, she is the reigning and defending SCW Adrenaline Champion, the Hellcat, Regan Street!”

The crowd cheers some more as Regan snaps at the official to start the match. Datura continues to smile as the crowd continue to roar for the start of the match. The official holds up the Adrenaline Championship. Datura then turns and motions before having Demitra show her the title. Demitra looks at Regan and then turns and leans it to Datura. Datura grabs it and looks at it as Regan then shoves her back. Demitra turns and Datura laughs.

Sharper: “Datura is trying to just set Regan off!”

Knots: “She’s milking this!”

Datura then nails Regan with a hard right. Regan fires back with one as Demitra moves back and slides the title to Phillips. The bell sounds. The crowd cheers. Datura fires back at Regan as Regan nails her and then Regan nails Datura with another hard right and another and Datura falls back and spins through to the apron. Regan reaches over to grab her, but Datura catches her arm and starts to bend the fingers back. Regan yells out and pulls away. Datura enters again and then runs over and spins through and takes her over with a snap headlock takedown. Datura rolls over as Regan gets up, annoyed and turns back and runs at Datura. Datura ducks and then hits Regan with a European uppercut. Regan staggers back and falls through the ropes to the floor. She then walks over to the barricade and kicks at it as she walks around. Datura watches her. Mikaela tries to follow her, to help Regan, but Regan snaps at her before hopping onto the apron.

Sharper: “Datura quickly just has Regan completely riled here.”

Knots: “She’s wanted this for so long. Since January. She’s got it and Datura knows all of that! She even went for the hand. Just like in January. Just reminding her about everything right off the bat.”

Sharper: “With the added aspect of the Adrenaline Championship on the line.”

Regan steps in and runs forward and Datura ducks a clothesline attempt. Regan turns and Datura hits an arm drag takedown. She holds on and Regan pulls on her hair and Datura pulls away as Regan rolls over and flips over. She then nips up and cartwheels out. She nails Datura with a forearm shot. Datura stumbles back. Regan runs at her and goes for another hard right, but Datura ducks and nails her with a left and then a right before jumping up and dropkicking her down. Regan rolls to the corner and looks out, clearly trying to control her emotions as she then slowly gets up. Datura walks along the ropes.

Sharper: “Datura ducks and then fires back with a series of shots.”

Knots: “Regan is trying to just stay in control. Not her strong suit. Hasn’t been her entire career. She’s got a short fuse and it’s already not only lit, but half has long!”

Regan then turns and heads over toward Datura and Datura walks out and Regan goes for another hard right. Datura ducks again and kicks her in the side of the thigh. Regan winces and goes for a back elbow. Datura ducks and kicks her in the ribs. She then grabs her and hits a hip toss. Regan rolls over to the corner again. Datura then watches her. Regan starts to get up and turns and lunges again and Datura hits another arm drag. She holds on and then moves to the hand and starts to pull on the fingers, but Regan manages to move back enough to catch Datura in the head with a kick. Datura rolls back as Regan gets up. Datura pulls herself up and Regan runs at her and jumps up and takes her over the top rope with a crossbody, both women spilling to the floor.

Sharper: “Regan not going to miss the opportunity she created. Datura caught by a kick from Regan.”

Knots: “And she just dove. They could’ve both landed on their head. It was worth it for her!”

Sharper: “And with it being Adrenaline rules, no countouts.”

Regan then gets up and Datura rolls over and Regan nails her with a forearm. Aaron Demitra moves to the floor and tells them to get into the ring, but Regan turns and drives Datura face first into the ring apron. Datura stumbles to the steel steps and Demitra warns Regan. Regan just moves him out of the way and runs at Datura. Datura however lowers her head and goes for a back drop. Regan however reaches over, pushes off the steel steps and lands on the opposite side of them. Datura turns around and Regan dropkicks the steel steps, causing them to move into Datura’s knees. Datura falls over and winces. She gets up and Regan steps up onto the steel steps before onto the apron and diving off with a flying clothesline, knocking Datura down on the mats.

Sharper: “Regan diving off the apron.”

Knots: “And this after using the steel steps a different way. Saw a chance to make sure Datura couldn’t control things. Steel to the knee does that. Just ask Tonya Harding!”

Sharper: “Now Regan just hammering away!”

Regan turns and grabs Datura by the head and nails her with a series of hard right hands while kneeling next to her. The crowd roars as Regan stops and gets up. Datura turns to the barricade, grabbing him and pulling herself up. Regan then turns and spins her around and rolls her into the ring. Regan slides in after as Datura starts to get up and Regan nails her with a clothesline. She then spins around and hits an elbow drop to the chest of Datura. She goes for the pin.

Datura kicks out. She rolls over and Regan gets up. Regan clubs her in the back and then again before whipping her into the ropes. Datura bounces off and Regan scoops her up, but Datura counters out of the tilt-a-whirl into an arm drag. Regan rolls through. She gets up and Datura steps up as Regan runs at her and Datura scoops her up and hits a shoulderbreaker.

Sharper: “Datura scooping Regan up, using her momentum before driving her shoulder first into her knee.”

Knots: “And if Datura is looking to repeat Making Things Right, going after the arm, the hand, this could be another long night for Regan!”

Regan rolls over, holding her arm. Datura walks over and grabs her arm and pulls it out and kicks her in the shoulder. Regan pulls away and moves to the corner. Datura walks over and chops her. The crowd woos. She turns and whips her across. She hits the corner and Datura runs after and Regan goes for a back elbow. Datura blocks it and Regan turns and goes for a left forearm, but Datura blocks that before jumping up with a pump knee strike. Regan staggers out and Datura just throws her down to the mat. She goes for the pin.

Regan kicks out. She turns and Datura grabs her arm. Regan shakes her head and then rolls forward and Datura steps up, but Regan pushes her off with her feet. Datura rolls back. Regan gets up and Datura runs at her, but Regan grabs her and lifts her up and throws her up and over the top rope. Datura lands on the apron. Regan then jumps up and dropkicks her in the jaw. Datura falls back and into the Spanish announce table. She falls back to the mats.

Sharper: “Oh! Datura dropkicked to the face and a hard landing.”

Knots: “Is she out?”

Sharper: “Senior official Aaron Demitra is doing that. That would end it if she was!”

Datura winces as Demitra checks on her and then moves back as Regan then watches her and turns and climbs up to the top rope. The crowd cheers as Datura starts to get up and Regan waits before diving off with a front flip dive onto Datura. The crowd erupts in cheers as both women land on the mats and are down.

Sharper: “Regan! My God!”

Knots: “Wants to beat her so bad, she’ll risk it all!”

Sharper: “Regan with the flip dive. Datura didn’t know where she was coming from and Regan threw herself onto her.”

Regan rolls over and turns to Datura. The referee tells them to get into the ring and Regan pulls her up and turns and rolls her into the ring. Datura rolls over. She starts to get up and Regan slides in. She runs over and grabs her and hits a running DDT. The crowd ohs and Datura rolls to her back. Regan turns and hooks the leg.

Datura kicks out. The crowd cheers. Regan gets up and stomps her in the face and then again before pushing her back to her back and hitting a leg drop. She rolls over and hits a second leg drop before hitting a third one. She turns and goes for the pin again.

Datura gets her shoulder up.

Sharper: “Datura in trouble here. Only a two, but momentum on the side of the champion, as she is feeling it.”

Knots: “And she knows it. She’s making sure she gets all she can from everything she does.”

Datura rolls over and starts to get up and Regan forearms her in the jaw. She falls back to the ropes and Regan nails her again. Datura drops to the mat and rolls to the floor.

Sharper: “Datura now going to the floor. Getting some distance.”

Knots: “Not a lot. No countouts and Regan knows this. Here she comes!”

Datura turns to the ring as Regan runs over and jumps up and hits a dropkick through the ropes. Datura falls to the barricade. Regan leans in the ropes and rolls to the apron. She glances over and then quickly decides to go to the ringpost. She climbs up to the top rope again and the crowd roars and she glances back before diving off for a moonsault onto Datura, but Datura moves out of the way and pushes her down to the mats. The crowd ohs and Regan hits the mats and rolls over, in pain, holding her ribs and moving to the barricade. Demitra runs over to check on her. Datura leans against the apron.

Sharper: “No one home. Regan hits the mats.”

Knots: “That’s it, it’s over. She went for it all and Datura saw it coming. Just look at this!”

REPLAY:

We see Regan up on the top rope. She dives back for the moonsault. Datura sidesteps and pushes her down, causing her to hit the mats and roll to the barricade.

Regan nods as she starts to grab at the barricade. Datura walks over and grabs her.

She lifts her up and drops her chest first on the barricade. Regan falls back to the apron. Datura then pushes her into the ring. Regan rolls over wincing in pain and gets up as Datura enters and jumps up and hits an enziguri kick to the head. Regan just collapses.

Sharper: “Datura with Regan getting up, immediately taking over.”

Knots: “Regan went for it all. Thought she’d have it after hitting that flip dive. I don’t know if it was overconfidence or she saw a kill shot!”

Datura hooks the leg.

Regan kicks out. The crowd roars.

Knots: “Apparently Datura may need to find her own killshot!”

Sharper: “Regan is not going to stay down for anything if she can help it!”

Datura then gets up and nods and stomps her in the face. Regan rolls over. Datura pulls her up and then hits a snap suplex. Regan winces and turns. She keeps fighting and Datura smiles as she knees her in the ribs and whips her into the ropes. She bounces off and Datura spins around her and hooks her leg and clasps her hands before hitting a Regalplex into a bridge.

Regan rolls her shoulder up and the crowd roars. Datura rolls over and applauds before getting up and stomping Regan in the chest. She rolls over and grabs at the ropes as Datura walks over. She pulls her up and cuffs her with a forearm shiver. Regan falls to the ropes. Datura whips her across. Regan bounces off and Datura catches her with a knee to the ribs. Regan flips over. She slowly gets up and Datura waits before hooking her up by the head and hoisting her up with a fisherman’s buster. The crowd ohs. Datura turns and hooks the leg.

Sharper: “Datura is just hitting high-impact maneuver after high-impact maneuver!”

Knots: “Cover!”

Regan shoots her shoulder up. Datura rolls off and pulls her up by the head. Regan fights back with a hard right to the ribs and then another before Datura knees her in the ribs. She then goes to whip her into the corner, but Regan spins through and sends her in. Datura hits hard. Regan turns and runs after and goes for a running shot, but Datura steps forward and catches her and hits the Lady Death in the corner. The crowd ohs. Datura turns around and drags her out and hooks the leg.

Regan gets her shoulder up again. Datura turns and looks to Regan and then to Demitra who affirms the two count. Datura turns back to Regan before she gets up and hits an elbow drop. She gets up and hits another one before getting up and hitting a third. She rolls off and walks around the ring.

Sharper: “Only two after the Lady Death and then a series of elbow drops. Datura showing some annoyance.”

Knots: “That’s not like her. She’s normally cool and collected and I think she went from a playful respect to now just getting annoyed she won’t stay down.”

Sharper: “She knows she’s gotten a magnificent opening here with Regan missing. And she’s throwing big hits, but Regan’s drive and determination to keep fighting no is no longer cute for Regan. It’s now something to be defeated.”

Regan slowly gets up and Datura watches her before running at her and hitting a discus lariat, sending Regan up and over the top rope to the floor. Datura then steps through the ropes and down to the floor. Regan starts to get up and Datura hits her with a kick to the ribs. Regan staggers back and to the barricade. Datura grabs her and drives her face first into the barricade. Regan turns around and Datura grabs her. She then hooks her up before hitting a Russian leg sweep into the barricade. Regan falls to her hands and knees. Datura looks at her and pulls her up by the hair. Demitra tells her to get back in. She holds up a finger before grabbing Regan. She hooks her up for a Saito suplex, but Regan blocks it and nails her with a hard right and then another. Datura then muscles her up and Regan twists through and hits a sunset flip sending Datura back first into the barricade awkwardly. Datura falls over.

Sharper: “Regan counters with a sunset flip variation and Datura goes back first into the barricade.”

Knots: “There may be padding but trust me, that’s like putting a bit of foam on your back and then jumping off the roof of your house. Yeah, you’ll absorb some impact, but not enough to really stop the damage.”

Sharper: “Please don’t jump off your house to test that!”

Datura slowly gets up and Regan grabs her and turns and throws her into the steel steps. The top half bowls over. Datura falls over. Regan staggers up to her feet and grabs Datura and pulls her up and rolls her into the ring. Regan slides in and goes for the pin.

Datura turns and grabs at the hand of Regan, moving her shoulder off the mat and tries to pull. Regan yells out and knees Datura in the ribs and then again. Datura rolls away. She crawls over to the corner. Regan gets up and winces and runs across and nails Datura with the Love Tap as she gets up. Datura falls out of the corner. Regan dives onto her for the pin.

Datura gets her shoulder up again. Regan gets up and grabs Datura. She drags her up and knees her in the ribs before kneeing her a second time to be sure. She then clubs her in the back. Regan whips her into the ropes. Datura bounces off and Regan lifts her up, but Datura twists through, grabbing Regan’s head and driving her head into her knee. Regan falls back. Datura then turns and goes for the arm and starts to pull on it.

Sharper: “Datura drives Regan into her knee, but now going for the arm.”

Knots: “She’s gone after it a few times, but only when she was in trouble. Now, she’s going for it. She’s looking to end it. That was the difference maker at Making Things Right.”

Sharper: “And she said she’d try something different. This has to be in one sense a win for Regan, getting Datura to go to the same well she used at Making Things Right, but also a sense of dread given how effective was then!”

Regan fights as Datura starts to manipulate the fingers. Regan yells out as Datura keeps pulling them back. The crowd ohs and Regan leans back before kneeing Datura in the back of the head. The crowd roars. She knees her again and then a third time. Datura falls back and rolls over. Regan starts to get up and shakes out her hand. Datura runs at Regan and Regan counters with a hip toss into the corner. The crowd roars. Datura rolls out and holds her head and neck. She turns around and Regan grabs her and hits the Haywire. The crowd cheers. Regan goes for the pin.

Sharper: “Haywire!”

Knots: “Right on the head and neck Regan’s been targeted the last few moves too!”

Datura shoots her shoulder up. Regan rolls off. She then stomps Datura in the face and then again before moving over to the corner. She exits to the apron and climbs up to the top rope. The crowd roars. She pulls herself up to her feet as Datura slowly rolls over. She turns and sees her and runs over to Regan and climbs up to the middle turnbuckle. She grabs Regan. Regan nails her with a hard right. The crowd cheers. Datura nails Regan with a shot. The crowd boos a bit more. Regan fires back with a shot. Cheers. Datura nails Regan with another shot. Boos. Regan headbutts Datura. Cheers. Datura headbutts Regan. Boos. Regan then goes to nail Datura, but Datura blocks it and manages to hit a knee to the head of Regan. Regan falls to a knee and Datura climbs up to the top rope and double underhooks Regan and hits a top rope double underhook suplex. Regan and Datura hit the mat and Regan rolls away from Datura after impact as both are down. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Off the top rope! Double underhook suplex and both Regan Street and Datura are down in the middle of the ring!”

Knots: “The impact, the fight. Both just hitting each other with whatever. I almost thought we’d have to catch Regan out here. She almost fell to the floor. But Datura threw her back in. But it hurt Datura.”

Sharper: “Took plenty out of her too. These two just beating the holy hell out of one another.”

Knots: “Trust me, not much holy in them. A lot of hell though! Regan may have to be called just the cat now.”

Datura rolls over and starts to crawl toward Regan. She then grabs her by the head and nails her with a hard right and then another. Regan suddenly fires back with a hard right from her back. She throws another and Datura then grabs her and tries to roll her over into a Gotoplata. The crowd roars as Regan fights, and keeps trying to fight it before flipping forward.

Datura kicks out. Both get up and Datura kicks her in the ribs. She then pulls her in and whips her into the corner. Datura runs after, but Regan moves out of the way. Datura counters by flipping up the corner and landing on the apron. Regan turns and nails her with a hard forearm. She then grabs her by the head and pulls her through the ropes. She set up for a rope-assisted DDT, but Datura steps in and nails her in the ribs and then again. She lifts Regan up, but Regan flips through, landing on her feet. She grabs Datura by the head and goes for a CATastrophe, getting a roar from the crowd. Datura counters by flipping Regan forward. She rolls through and get up and both lunge, thinking the same thing and knee each other’s knees with the Love Tap/bicycle knee respectively. The crowd ohs as both fall over.

Sharper: “This is now a desperate chess match! Regan had the CATastrophe. But no.”

Knots: “Then they both went knee deep and not in the good way. Both holding their knee after kneeing one another.”

Regan and Datura both get up, limping and Regan turns and forearms Datura in the jaw and Datura nails her with one back. Regan fires another one and Datura fires back before Regan goes for a shot, but Datura catches her and rolls her into an inside cradle!

Regan kicks out. Both women get up and Regan nails Datura with a vicious right hand. The crowd ohs as Datura staggers back, but shakes it off and steps forward, but Regan kicks her in the ribs, grabs her by the head and hits the CATastrophe! The crowd erupts in cheers. Regan dives on top of Datura after she rolls over.

Sharper: “CATastrophe! Regan hit it! Datura driven into the mat!”

The crowd roars as Regan rolls off and to her side. Datura just remains down in the ring, looking up at the ceiling.

Phillips: “Here is your winner and STILL SCW Adrenaline Champion, Regan Street!”

Sharper: “Regan Street has done it! She has exorcised the demons of Making Things Right. She has defeated Datura here at Rise to Greatness!”

Knots: “Datura knew how effective that move was. Regan knew it too. Datura made Regan not only work, but I’m sure a few times question everything again, but Regan caught Datura and retains!”

Sharper: “Regan Street has to feel on cloud nine. She has done what she has wanted to do since January!”

Regan sits up and looks out, and looks down, breathing in relief, while almost tearing up a bit. She then looks out as the crowd cheers. She starts to get up and the official hands her the SCW Adrenaline Championship and raises her arm. The crowd cheers.

REPLAY:

Regan and Datura both get up, limping and Regan turns and forearms Datura in the jaw and Datura nails her with one back.

Sharper: “As happened in this match multiple time, the two turned to just scrapping, to fighting. Knowing the pride both had.”

Knots: “And Datura threw the curveball, the cradle. It only got two.”

Regan fires another one and Datura fires back before Regan goes for a shot, but Datura catches her and rolls her into an inside cradle!

Regan kicks out. Both women get up and Regan nails Datura with a vicious right hand.

Sharper: “This right hand may have been the difference. Took Datura out of the moment for a moment. She shook it off, but right into the CATastrophe!”

The crowd ohs as Datura staggers back, but shakes it off and steps forward, but Regan kicks her in the ribs, grabs her by the head and hits the CATastrophe! The crowd erupts in cheers. Regan dives on top of Datura after she rolls over. The Rise to Greatness XVI logo comes up on the screen.

Regan Street holds the title over her head as the crowd cheers her. Datura sits in the corner, looking at Regan, a mix of disappointment with a slight smile. Regan ignores her, celebrating.

Sharper: “Regan Street winning tonight.”

Knots: “Closure is coming in so many forms tonight.”

Sharper: “But our next match may not be about closure. It’s about revenge. It’s about respect. Selena Frost faces Xander Valentine…and folks, I’m worried. Take a look.”

A shot of the crowd cheering before we cut to a wide shot of the Tactical Warfare cage at Retribution 2019 to see Owen Cruze getting helped up, and then showing him helping Kennedy Street up. Regan Street helps Selena Frost up and the four stand in the ring celebrating.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Owen Cruze, Regan Street, Kennedy Street & Selena Frost – Team Sasha!”

The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Thank God! Thank God! And Owen Cruze sneaking in at the moment. Seeing the opportunity…to take Syren down and cover her. He just pinned the World Champion and saved this company!”

The scene cuts to show Mr. D as he smiles, watching a monitor, while dressed to leave. He grabs his bags and heads out of the building.

Sharper: “And Mr. D watching the end result of the pay per view main event he will book in SCW. And his eldest daughter putting together the team that won.”

Knots: “Almost a look of relief along with pride.”

As he steps farther away from the building, the image cuts. We then hear a voice.

“Get help! Get help!”

We cut to see a shot of the front window of the car, a bloody hole before we see Mr. D down next to the car, blood coming down his face, presumably from the attack.

Sharper: “Oh my God…”

Knots: “Who…who would do that?!”

The scene cuts to show Sasha in the ring with Dean Black and her father, Mr. D. Shots of Sasha talking to James Evans, and being approached by Giovanni Aries, before cutting to show Dean Black talking to people backstage and finally dwelling on Xander Valentine for a bit longer follows.

Sasha: “My father wanted us to share the footage we have with all of you. So you know exactly what we are working with and our strongest piece of evidence, next to who it couldn’t be, thanks to the Tactical Warfare match, and assuming it was someone who wanted to ensure they got a parting blow against you, dad.”

We replay the footage, this time a bit clearer. We can make out a few more features, namely that the hooded man’s shirt is a bit more obvious, showing some sort of symbol on the front, etched in white. The man is shown knocking over the cameraman before kicking Mr. D. We notice that he’s wearing wrestling boots. We then see Mr. D thrown into the car before he turns and walks off, reaching out and grabbing what appears to be a female’s arm.

Mr. D looks at the screen. The crowd boos some more.

Sasha: “At this point, we can tell that they’re wearing wrestling boots. Otherwise, everything still too hazy to make out. But we asked to look at some other footage, that earlier. And we figured it would only be a bit before. But we went back and back. And well…we cleaned up this footage.”

We cut back to the big screen.

The footage starts to play, showing the familiar sight, Mr. D’s car already there, showing it had been parked there for a while. A few moments pass before we see two figures walk out of the building. We see one male, holding his head, clearly in pain before shaking it off. In the process, his hoodie comes off, revealing short cut hair. He turns, giving a clear shot of his face. It stops.

Sharper: “That’s Xander!”

Knots: “No…THAT’s Xander!”

Sharper: “Xander Valentine coming to the ring! I thought he was taken out by LEO that night!”

Xander Valentine is shown storming to the ring.

Sasha: “We need officials out here-“

Xander turns and throws Dean Black over the top rope. Mr. D turns to his daughter, Sasha, and tells her to leave, but as he turns back, Xander boots him in the face. The crowd ohs and boos.

Sharper: “Xander! Booting Mr. D in the face!”

Knots: “How brazen can you be?”

Sasha moves to the corner as Xander walks over toward her. He then stands over her.

Xander: “He deserved it for how he treated me. And if you follow in kind, I will do the same to you.”

Quick cuts follow of Selena Frost, Kennedy Street and Regan Street running to the ring, before showing Xander Valentine getting pulled away by security guards. This is followed by a shot of Mr. D on a stretch backstage before showing Selena heading over to him.

Selena: “You need to stay down. Probably have a concussion.”

Mr. D: “I’m fine.”

Trainer: “O, we need to you to listen. You’d tell them to stay down. We need you to do the same.”

Mr. D: “Even saw it coming.”

Selena: “Well, we’re all going to make sure he regrets it.”

Dean: “Selena, we don’t-“

Selena: “Relax. It’s going to be in the ring. Well, that’s up to you Sasha.”

We then cut to see Selena Frost fighting Giovanni Aries on the scaffold at Breakdown several weeks later. We then see Selena climbing onto the border of the big screen and seeing her hitting the diving frankensteiner on the scaffold. The colour then removes from the scene as we cut to see Xander Valentine walking toward Selena Frost’s tour bus with a sledgehammer. He strikes one of the windows of the bus, causing it to shatter.

Sharper: “Xander’s going after Selena’s tour bus!”

We then cut to see Selena Frost getting thrown from the scaffold and going through a crash pad by the base of the stage. The crowd boos.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, and new SCW United States Champion, Giovanni Aries!”

Shots of Xander striking the bus again follow before Regan Street appears on the screen and goes after him. We cut to see Selena, battered and bruised from the fall, in the ring the following week.

Selena: “As Xander Valentine goes around, insulting veterans and those who are on top of the industry today, all after he attacked Mr. D not once, but twice, before threatening our boss….He then goes after my tour bus. And I could stand here and be starting to ask why. But the fact is that I actually don’t give a DAMN why!”

Selena looks at the camera as the roar of the crowd is heard.

Selena: “See, I don’t care if you’re part of the Wonderland. I don’t care if Giovanni Aries is behind this all or you have some reunion planned with your New Blood Rebellion buddy, Damian Angel. I care about one thing now…making you pay for what you put Deanna through. Making you pay for what you put Mr. D through. I am coming for you and making you pay!”

We then see Xander Valentine on the screen, backstage, with Artemis with him.

Xander: “There was a time when I walked backstage and people shivered in fear of what I was capable of. It wasn’t even that long ago. One year ago…I remember hearing CHBK, a man who knows better than most, what I am capable of, warning Ravyn and others. And in that year, I have become an afterthought, a hired gun…and then Executioner reborn. In that year, I’ve seen Hellcats and Snow Queens and IronAngels and BULLSHIT take my mantle! Well I am back for it and I lay blame for what I have gone through at the feet of D.”

Xander is then shown booting Dean Black in the face, before showing him throwing Dillusion into a wall backstage, and then showing him choking Donovan Kayl out with the Fade to Black, before finally cutting to showing him hitting the Martial Bane on Giovanni Aries, throwing him off the stage.

Xander: “Bring your wife, so she can scream while I dismantle you, Selena. SCW…bring whomever you think could even stand across from me. I am reborn. I remember my purpose and my purpose is to destroy, to intimidate…to DOMINATE.”

Xander Valentine looking down at Giovanni Aries follows before we see Selena Frost in the ring.

Selena: “Xander Valentine is unwilling to accept that people like myself, like Regan, like Kennedy, like so many others, have stepped up and taken his mantle at the top, and he wants not to fight for it, but to scorch the earth for it, taking out people like Mr. D refused to simply give into his legend…Well-“

We cut to show Xander now in the ring, standing across from Selena.

Xander: “Refuse to give into my legend…heh…Well, I suppose at least we learned something mutual now. Just like I have zero respect for anything you do, you’ve proven you have zero respect for me…I could wait to see what fate belies me at Rise to Greatness…or I could just remove a fraud who sits on the throne I never relinquished!”

Selena: “Try it Xander. Try it and I’ll show one thing you’ve lost. The fight to be the best…the face of this company.”

Xander then lunges for Selena’s throat, but Selena ducks and kicks him in the thigh and then kicks him in the leg before turning and running to the ropes. She jumps to the top rope and goes for the Defying Gravity, but Xander ducks and Selena lands and turns only for Xander to nail her with a swift throat punch. Xander then leans over Selena, starting to choke her in the corner.

Sharper: “Xander just choking Selena and this isn’t a match. There’s nowhere for her to go!”

Regan Street runs down to the ring and we see her attacking Xander before Xander knocks her down and then Selena can be seen fighting back, nailing Xander with a hard right and then another before knocking him down with an enziguri kick.

Sharper: “Selena got Xander off his feet!”

Selena glaring at Xander follows as “What It Takes” by Adelitas Way plays in the background.

The way I play it's calculated
Gonna take the game and change it, fuck the haters
Turn the blood, 'n sweat, 'n tears to gold
When you break the mold and get results, here we go

Shots of Selena Frost diving through the ropes at Taking Hold of the Flame and taking Xander down with a pescado before showing her fighting him with a couple of hard right hands. Shots of Selena hitting a moonsault off the top rope and taking Xander down on the floor follow before showing the same move from other angles.

I been waiting for this all my life, it's my time
I never hesitate, I dig down, stand my ground
Look at all the valleys that I made it through
You're looking at somebody with too much to lose
The sacrifices made everyday, it's the price I pay
This is what it takes

This cuts to shots of Xander booting Selena in the face and kneeing her in the ribs before choking her in the corner. What then follows is a shot of Xander Valentine hoisting Selena up and chokeslamming her on the apron from the floor. Selena bounces off and rolls off, the move shown from multiple angles.

Eyes on the prize yeah this is what it takes (This is what it takes)
Eyes on the prize when it's make or break (This is what it takes)
Eyes on the prize yeah this is what it takes, this is what it takes
What's it gonna be

Selena is shown standing in the ring as we see shots of her attacking Xander Valentine as he went to approach Sasha in the ring on the latest edition of Breakdown.

Selena: “From going after Mr. D, to threatening my wife, all because it’s what you do. Well after Rise to Greatness, you won’t be doing that anymore. You will find out that at Rise to Greatness, I am going to take whatever chance, do whatever I need to, to PUT…YOU…DOWN!”

Shots of Selena and Xander fighting up the rampway and then backstage before we cut to see Xander going for Selena’s tour bus again. This is followed with Xander going to the door, trying to get in, only for Selena to nail him in the back with a 2x4. This is followed by Selena Frost climbing onto the top of the bus and looking down at Xander and diving off with a flip dive onto Xander, security and other officials. Selena rolls over and can be seen looking at Xander defiantly as she’s pulled away by officials.

The scene cuts out with the Rise to Greatness logo coming up on the screen.

As the lights dim to near dark, the opening chords and chants of “The Devil” by Rok Nardin play, echoing throughout the quiet arena, sending a chill through the air. On the titantron, a full, blue-white moon rises to sight, and snowflakes begin to fall across the screen and onto the digital screens on the walls and floor of the ramp. The crowd buzzes as the camera turns to the entrance way. From the back, two lines of armoured knights walk out, their white armour glistens in the lights of the screens and above and each brandishes a sword. Each knight was out with their swords held high as they march in tune to the beat of the music. With the rampway slowly becoming whiter and whiter, they reach about halfway donwthe ramp before stopping. Eventually, the knights line up across the “snow-laden” rampway and thrust their blade down onto the stage. As the music reaches a crescendo, the central spotlight flashes at the stage with a ring of light underneath it emanating from the stage. In the middle is a knight clad in black armour with red accents with a long brain of platinum hair coming from inside its helmet. The crowd roars at the sight. The music fades out as the knight wearing black remains standing on the stage, looking out at the crowd before the lights all go out.

BELIEVE IT!

“The Truth About Our Time” by Allen/Lande as the lights flash on, including the spotlight, revealing Selena no longer wearing the black armour. Instead, Selena wears a coat of black, tied at the waist by a red sash with a white snowflake embroidered in the middle. In fact, the only other white on the young woman are the snowflakes located on her shoulders and hem of her coat, which have a red tinge outlining them. The fans roar. The white knights move to line either side of the rampway at attention.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall and has a sixty minute time limit. First, on her way to the ring, the Winter’s Knight, Selena Frost!”

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

Sharper: “Reflecting the battle she knows she is about to compete in, representing those loyal to Sasha, protecting SCW, and standing up to the tyranny of Xander Valentine!”

Knots: “And she’s ready to fight. Running all the way down. She’s not wanting to wait!”

Selena charges to the ring, under the swords of the white knights, and to the floor, before sliding into the ring. She gets up and Selena lifts her hand up to give a twirl as the lights form to make a massive snowflake under her. Stopping her spin and lowering her hand back down, towards the audience, once again palm upright, a smirk graces her lips. With a slam of her foot, Selena caused the snowflake at her feet to “crack” as the rampway did, the shards of ice streaking out to all four corners of the ring to shoot out blue sparkles of light as the lights return to normal. She looks around as the crowd roars.

Sharper: “But will the True Believers be enough to help her against SCW’s Executioner?”

Knots: “I don’t know. But I sure as hell hope so.”

Sharper: “From attacking Mr. D twice, to threatening his daughter Sasha, to denigrating what so many have done since Xander once dominated, to threatening Selena’s wife, Xander Valentine is doing anything to remind everyone of what he is capable of and that in that ring, he is a monster!”

The lights dim as a slight roar comes from the crowd before boos follow. The sound of feedback is heard before we see the lights all turn off on the stage and entrance set. Slowly as the opening chords to “Fade to Black” by Metallica play, we see pillars of fire form on the entrance way before we see fire shoot out from the stage and the void in front of it. A few moments pass when from the shadows on the stage, Xander Valentine walks out from the back ,walking into an orange spotlight that shines down on the stage. Another shadow is seen behind him, that of Artemis. Xander looks down at the ring as boos start to hail down on him.

Phillips; “Her opponent, accompanied by Artemis, he is from San Diego, California, SCW’s Executioner, Xander Valentine!”

As his nameplate comes up, Xander starts marching deliberately down the ramp, continuing to stare at the ring. Artemis steps out a few steps behind him. Xander continues his slow march as Selena Frost watches him from across the ring. The camera cuts to a wide shot to show Xander and Artemis making the walk to the ring. Xander then walks over to the steel steps. He stomps the bottom step several times before moving pass the steps towards the side of the ring. In a single bound, Xander leaps up onto the apron. He poses for a moment, stretching his shoulders as he continues to look into the ring. He raises his arm high into his air, as to promise victory. He garners another response from the crowd. Meanwhile Artemis has left his side, instead moving towards the time keeper to take the position of a watcher. She stands there as if no one else exists but Xander and his opponent. Xander looks over at Artemis for a moment, for the first time acknowledging her existence before leaping over the top rope. He steps over to the corner and prepares for the battle ahead. Selena steps up.

Sharper: “Xander Valentine marching to the ring and now the enemy of everyone-“

Xander then runs across and boots Selena in the face. Selena falls back and through the ropes to the floor. She rolls over, holding her head and Xander just steps over to the ropes. The crowd boos loudly.

Sharper: “Xander Valentine rushing Selena Frost and with the cheap shot! The cheap shot to the head!”

Knots: “He’s following. He may not care if this is a match or not. He may not care if he wins. He wants to destroy someone who took his spot!”

Selena starts to get up as the official, Steven Hollinsworth runs over and goes to stop him. Xander pushes him back and boots Selena in the face again. Selena staggers over to the announce table. Xander then grabs her and spins her around before turning and hitting a hip throw, throwing her onto the Spanish announce table. Selena bounces off it and then down to the space between the French and Spanish tables. Xander walks over and grabs Selena and pulls her up by the hair. Selena turns and nail him in the ribs with a hard right and then another before kicking him in the thigh. Xander shrugs it off and grabs her and hits another hip throw, this one into the English announce table and she remains on it.

Sharper: “Selena fighting, but Xander Valentine throwing her all over! Now into our lap!”

Knots: “I did not want to take a Winter’s Knight home tonight. I already have Kennie!”

Selena rolls over and Xander walks over and grabs her and starts to choke her. The crowd boos as Selena struggles. Xander pushes down and Selena struggles.

Sharper: “Come on! Xander! What the hell is wrong with you?!”

Xander pushes away and steps forward and looks at Sharper.

Xander: “You don’t speak of her glory. It is nothing compared to what I did!”

Xander then turns and dumps Selena to the floor. Selena rolls over and grabs at the steel steps.

Knots: “Look out Adam. I don’t want to have to carry the main event entirely alone!”

Sharper: “This is just too much. The match hasn’t even started yet!”

Xander then walks over to Selena and pulls her up and Selena stomps him in the foot and hits a back kick to the ribs. Xander staggers back and Selena suddenly jumps to the steel steps and moonsaults back. Xander, however, catches her on his shoulder. The crowd roars and Xander turns and pushes her up over his head and dumps her into the ring. Hollinsworth enters and checks on her. Selena rolls over and Hollinsworth can be seen going to stop Xander as he pulls himself onto the apron. Selena starts to get up and tells Hollinsworth to call for the bell. Selena then moves back to the corner. Hollinsworth checks with her.

Selena: “Start the damn match!”

The crowd nearby roars, hearing this as Hollinsworth calls for the bell. The bell sounds. Xander steps into the ring and steps forward, smirking before then walking over toward Selena with increasing urgency.

Sharper: “Selena. Take a moment. Get your bearings!”

Knots: “Xander has knocked her back, knocked her for a loop. You want to be a hero, I get it! I do!”

Sharper: “And the bell has sounded. Here comes Xander!”

Xander lunges for Selena and Selena ducks at the last moment, ducking a forearm shot. Xander falls into the corner and turns around and Selena hits a spinning back kick to the jaw. Xander is caught by it and staggers along the ropes, away from Selena as the crowd roars.

Knots: “She got all of that! Hell! Kennedy would be proud from that kick!”

Xander turns to the corner and Selena moves in and Xander grabs her as she runs in and shoves her back. Selena rolls through and Xander runs out and goes to catches Selena before she gets up and Selena spins out of the way as Xander misses a spear. He stops himself before the corner. He then smirks before getting up, shaking his head and turning around, and walking right into a Glass Shard. The crowd erupts in cheers as Xander staggers back and falls to the ropes. He remains on his feet and spins around before Selena watches him and looks for an opening before nailing him with another Glass Shard. Xander falls back and down to the ropes. He grimaces, holding his jaw.

Sharper: “Two Glass Shards! Selena’s catching him in the jaw with both and Xander! He’s still on his feet!”

Knots: “I don’t believe this! Selena wanted him like this! Xander’s stunned!”

He turns back and Selena turns and jumps to the top rope and turns around, but Xander catches her by the throat. He then turns and throws her over the top rope and back to the floor. The crowd boos.

Knots: “And just catching her and tossing her over!”

Xander walks around the ring as Selena falls over and into the barricade, grimacing. Xander then holds his jaw and winces, rubbing it before walking over to the ropes. He then steps over and down to the floor. He then nails Selena with a forearm and then another. He grabs her and whips her into the ring, but Selena hops onto the apron. Xander turns and reaches for her, but Selena slingshots herself into the ring and backs up. Xander slides in, annoyed before getting up and Selena runs at him. Xander lifts her up and Selena, as if expecting it lands on the top rope behind him. Xander turns around nonchalantly and Selena nails him with the Defying Gravity. The crowd erupts in cheers.

Sharper: “Oh my God! My God! Selena hit the Defying Gravity!”

Knots: “Xander is down! He’s down!”

Sharper: “Xander’s not just down, but look at his eyes. Selena Frost caught him in the jaw. Right in the jaw!”

Hollinsworth goes over to check on Xander. Xander grabs at the ropes and then just falls forward. Hollinsworth keeps checking and grabs his arm. It drops to the mat. He checks again to be sure and it falls again. Xander falls to his side as Hollinsworth calls for the bell. The crowd roars. Hollinsworth looks around, stunned before turning and pointing to Selena Frost. Selena Frost just smiles as she falls to her knees and looks at Xander.

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

Sharper: “Selena Frost has knocked him out! She’s knocked Xander out!”

Knots: “Those kicks! Those kicks caught him right where they needed to! Thank God! Xander Valentine still doesn’t know where he is!”

Sharper: “Selena Frost noticed how aggressive Xander was, but also how arrogant. He’s always felt he was better. And tonight, Selena fought for every move, but when she hit them, oh my…she hit them!”

Selena Frost has her arm raised as Xander Valentine rolls over and a couple of officials at ringside check on him, including the ring doctor. Artemis just looks at him. Selena Frost keeps glancing over at Xander as Xander Valentine pushes one of the officials away. He then rolls over. Selena Frost keeps watching him.

REPLAY:

Xander Valentine throwing Selena Frost into the English announce table is seen before we cut to show Selena in the ring and Xander runs at her and Selena ducks. Xander hits the corner before turning back and Selena catches her with a spinning back kick to the jaw. The crowd cheers. This is followed by a shot of Selena hitting Xander with one Glass Shard. We then cut to show the second Glass Shard and Xander remained on his feet.

Sharper: “Three hard kicks to the head. All of that connecting, but Xander would not go down!”

Knots: “You hear in MMA how people have a tough chin. In boxing, how they have a tough chin. That’s all well and good, but you take that many blows at some point, it’s going t obe too much and Selena got all of those kicks. All of them and Xander remained on his feet! But it was this…this one…”

Sharper: “Xander thought he had Selena. Selena however figured he would use his strength and caught him.”

We see Xander launching Selena up and Selena lands on the top rope and dives back and nails Xander in the jaw with the Defying Gravity. Again, the impact is sound as Xander falls to the mat, before we even seen one of his arms stiffen.

Knots: “Look at the arm!”

Sharper: “He was out before he hit the mat! He was out! And Selena Frost yet again connects with the Defying Gravity. She’s knocked out others with it…Kelcey Wallace comes to mind. And tonight, she knocks out Xander Valentine and beats him.”

Knots: “Is this an upset?”

Sharper: “I don’t know about that. But this is a surprise. This match over much faster than I think anyone figured!”

We cut back to see Selena Frost proudly walking up the rampway as Xander Valentine now sits on the apron, just looking out, seemingly in the distance. The ring doctor is talking to Xander. Xander, however, is ignoring them as he keeps looking out. Artemis just coldly looks at Xander as the scene fades out.

Alistaire Allocco and Rachel Tatum Lee in the middle of the ring appear, before we cut to a shot of the Taking Hold of the Flame logo before cutting to both and seeing Alistaire Allocco hitting a rolling German suplex. This is followed by a shot of Rachel Tatum Lee hitting Allocco with a jawbreaker.

Sharper: “Rachel Tatum Lee. Alistaire Allocco. One of these two is going to Rise to Greatness to challenge for the World Championship!”

Rachel is then shown going for the Laredo Lasso, but Alistaire ducks and Rachel gets caught in the ropes. She tries to stop herself, but Alistaire turns and pushes her over the top rope to the floor before falling to the mat.

Phillips: “Here is your winner of the sixteenth Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal, Alistaire Allocco!”

Sharper: “Alistaire Allocco outduels Rachel Tatum Lee to win a shot at the World Championship at Rise to Greatness!”

This is followed by a shot of Alistaire Allocco standing in the ring, a mixture of confused, relieved and happy, as his father, Adam, celebrates for him.

CHBK: “It is with great pleasure…that I give to you the greatest World Champion in SCW history…”

The crowd boos as we see Syren holding the SCW World Championship.

Syren: “I proved that Sienna Swann couldn’t beat me. She tried…she tried real hard and at some point, I’m apparently going to have to deal with her again, but it’s not something I care about right now. The fact is…she tried to outstrategize THIS…and she failed.”

We see a shot of Steve Hollinsworth sliding into the ring as Sienna Swann has a steel chair. Syren grabs at the chair and holds onto it. Sienna however slides it toward Syren and catches her in the legs as she’s kneeling by it. Syren rolls away. This is followed by Sienna attempting to hit Syren with the chair, who ducks it. The chair bounces off the ropes, hits Sienna in the face and Syren rolls her up.

The crowd roars as Sienna kicks out after three and Syren rolls out of the ring. The crowd roars and then boos!

Sharper: “We were wondering where an official was, but timing on the side of Syren…”

Knots: “That can’t be coincidence! That can’t be!”

Sharper: “Sienna Swann incensed. Syren is the unified champion.”

The scene cuts to Syren smirking in the ring.

Syren: “The problem is that at Rise to Greatness, I’m not sure where the challenge is. Don’t get me wrong – Alistaire Allocco is a damn good wrestler. I’ve watched the tape. And in the ring, it’s our first time meeting…he’s a threat…to a degree. I’ve been on this stage before. And I’ve won. But frankly, if Alistaire walks into Rise to Greatness expecting a mat classic, the fact is that I just care about one thing…walking out with this!”

We see shots of Alistaire Allocco breaking upon getting to the ropes, shaking his finger at his partners, before even admonishing his father.

Syren: “You just can’t outthink us. Outwrestle…maybe…but please…don’t kid yourself. I’ve held this title as much as I have for a damn good reason!”

Alistaire is shown on the stage, confronting Syren.

Alistaire: “You can claim you’ll have the best strategy, but I know darn well I can outwrestle you Syren. You’ve gotten lazy. You’ve gotten complacent. Needing to rely on cheap shots, on nefarious plans, on a lack of competition! And after hearing Sasha earlier, a need to have a champion without controversy…that champion is me!”

Syren: “Whatever Alistaire…I’m not impressed!”

Sharper: “Someone needs to knock her down. Talking strategy. No it’s not strategy. It’s a slap in the face to every wrestler in SCW!”

Knots: “We’ll see whether that will mean a new champion at Rise to Greatness, but I hope Alistaire Allocco is ready for this!”

The scene cuts to show Adam Allocco talking to Sasha backstage.

Adam: “And then you want to know the problem with Taking Hold of the Flame…”

Sasha: “No, what?”

Sasha asks deadpanning.

Adam: “I wasn’t the special referee. Give me the zebra shirt, I’ll hop in there and I’ll make for damn sure that none of those cheaters prosper. Just my son Alistaire!”

We head forward briefly to see Alistaire entering the room.

Alistaire: “Don’t do anything! I will ensure it’s a fair fight. I’m fine with their nefarious means. I know I can defeat anyone who will use it. I saw their hollow words. I will outdo them. I will outdo them on THEIR terms.”

Adam: “Alistaire…stop.”

Alistaire is shown walking off as Sasha and Adam watch him leave.

Sharper: “He’s asking for no special treatment. Against Infamous.”

Knots: “He’s either confident, arrogant or stupid. Maybe all three!”

Just then, we hear the sound of a record scratching as “When Legends Rise” by Godmack is briefly heard. Sasha is shown walking out with Glory before we see focus only on Glory.

Glory: “Earlier tonight, I knew I made the right decision when I saw Alistaire Allocco claim that he can face Syren and whatever her minions cook up and will try to defeat it all. That’s not striving for greatness…that’s foolishness. And as someone who was raised to appreciate the rules and traditions of this sport, written or unwritten, I can’t let someone as naïve as Alistaire be our hope when I am standing right here. So at Rise to Greatness, Syren will defend her SCW World Championship against Alistaire Allocco….and ME!”

“Legendary” by Skillet starts to play in the background. Shots of Owen Cruze and Alistaire Allocco competing follow before Owen Cruze hits a Shiranui on Alistaire Allocco and then rolls to the floor as Sienna Swann and Chris Cannon step out on the stage. The bell rings and Alistaire is shown protesting the countout win with the official.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via countout, Alistaire Allocco!”

Sharper: “Alistaire wins as Owen completely turned his attention to Chris and Sienna and is running after them. He’s protesting.”

Glory Braddock and Alistaire Allocco are then shown backstage as Glory walks up to him.

Glory: “You just proved everything I’ve been saying about you. You get handed a win and you protest. Great that you want to go by the rules and everything. With Syren…there are no rules. And in fact, in my match, it’s a triple threat. I suppose I should note it’s no disqualification for that reason there. What does that do to your head? I can bring a steel chair into that ring and hit Syren and it’s perfectly legal.”

Alistaire: “But wrong.”

Glory: “Exactly the difference. Syren knows she can twist you in knots. Me…I’m a threat. You…you’re a message. You want to be champion again, you better start to realize something about this sport. People do anything to win. Nice guys…they really do finish last.”

Shots of Glory Braddock fighting Christy Matthews follow before showing Glory Braddock locking Christy Matthews in the Shekinah Glory and Christy Matthews passes out.

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

Sharper: “Glory Braddock has choked out Christy Matthews!”

Knots: “That could happen to Syren! That could happen to Alistaire Allocco!”

My heart bleeds adrenaline
The fire I breathe is where I live
Say my name, incredible
Say my name, an animal
One life to live
I never give up, I never give in

This is followed by a shot of Alistaire Allocco in the ring as we see Alexander Crowe running into the ring, coming from the crowd, before showing CHBK hitting Adam Allocco with the Bittersweet Ending and then seeing Alistaire taking Crowe down before getting nailed by the SCW World Championship, courtesy of Syren. Ravyn, Christy Matthews, CHBK and Syren then start to stomp away on Alistaire.

Some people wanna turn and run (run)
But the strong rise under the gun

Glory Braddock and Angelica Jones run from the back holding chairs. Crowe motions to Syren as Christy motions to Ravyn. Glory and Angelica get up in the ring, holding their chairs as a “Glory!” chant can be heard in the background.

Sharper: “Two different approaches, two different styles to deal with Infamous, but can either deal with whatever Syren and Infamous have planned for Rise to Greatness to hold onto that World Title!”

Top, to the top
Ain't never gonna stop
To the top, to the top
Ain't never gonna stop

Shots of Syren hitting Peyton Rice with the Total Makeover followed before showing her pinning Sienna Swann again and then seeing her nailing Kim Williams with a clothesline. Shots of her celebrating with the World Championship follow.

Never gonna keep me down (never keep me)
Still the one that's standin' now (never falling)
Destiny is callin' me
Go down in history
Every day I'll fight to be
Legendary

Alistaire Allocco is shown attacking Crowe with a snap fireman’s carry and then showing him belly to belly suplexing him over, before CHBK can be seen hitting a chop block on him. This is followed by shots CHBK going for the leg, onyly for Alistaire to hit an exploder suplex on CHBK. Angelica Jones and Glory Braddock can be seen at ringside, brandishing chairs, as Syren and Ravyn stand at the stage. Christy can be seen attacking Alistaire now, before we cut to show him hitting a release northern lights suplex on Crowe and hitting an elbow to Christy.

Knots: “He’s just fighting and fighting!”

This is followed by shots of Alistaire hitting exploder suplexes on Christy Matthews and then powerbombing Ravyn with a release powerbomb before Syren slides in and nails Alistaire with the title again. Infamous start to stomp away on Alistaire. This leads Glory and Angelica to enter, with Glory hitting Crowe with her chair, and then showing Angelica nailing Christy as Syren rolls out of the ring, but the title remains in the ring.

Sharper: “Glory and Angelica saving Alistaire with the chairs!”

Knots: “Infamous sent scrambling!”

Sharper: “And look! The title’s in the ring!”

Knots: “Glory just saw it. Syren knows it!”

A shot of Glory holding the title follows, before showing Syren celebrating with it after Taking Hold of the Flame, and then finally a shot of Alistaire when he first won the title, just looking at it.

Oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Legendary

The Rise to Greatness XVI logo comes up on the screen.

The scene opens back up at the ring. Jason Phillips stands in the middle of the ring.

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is your main event of the evening, scheduled for onefall, has a sixty minute time limit, and is for the SCW World Championship.”

The SCW World Championship logo comes up on the screen and fades to the bottom corner.

Sharper: “Richest prize in the industry up for grabs in mere moments!”

Knots: “And you wonder what everyone is thinking after what we just saw. If Xander can go down like that…”

Sharper: “It’s a triple threat, but that could lead you to being take out due to medical considerations.”

The scene opens up backstage as we see the door to one of the locker rooms open as Alistaire Allocco steps out. He stretches out as Adam Allocco walks over and rubs his shoulders. Alistaire turns as he looks at Peyton Rice who smiles and Peyton leans in, kissing him on the lips. Adam leans in and touches his cheek as Alistaire turns and starts to walk away. Adam follows him as Alistaire then stops and tells him to stay backstage. Adam just nods and Peyton looks at Alistaire as he follows one of the officials. The cameras then follow Alistaire along the hallway as he grabs a bottle of water and dumps it over his head and neck. He turns into the tunnel and runs up the steps, jogging up them as he gets to the top, stretching out and pacing back and forth.

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

The spotlights shine forth from the stage, bathing the entire arena in blinding white lights corresponding with a verse of “Eyes Like Fire” by Collision of Innocence. A few moments pass before we see a figure stand in front of the white lights, the only shadow on the stage as he extends his arms horizontally with his back to the crowd. White sparks shoot up in the air over and over in front of the stage before Alistaire Allocco steps back and turns around. Alistaire is wearing pure white tights. A blood red sleeveless coat stretching from his defined torso down to his equally bright white boots. His nameplate comes up as he starts to walk down to the ring.

Sharper: “Alistaire Allocco coming out alone. Telling his father, his manager, to stay backstage.”

Knots: “Yeah and you wonder if that’s to prevent him from getting involved. He plans to fight tonight clean. He wants to fight it his way. Against Syren who will do anything to hold onto the title and Glory Braddock who knows she has to fight fire with fire.”

Sharper: “Allocco is hoping that he’ll be fighting fire with water. And he’s proven he can go toe to toe with anyone. He’s the winner of the 2019 Taking Hold of the Flame. He’s earned this opportunity.”

Allocco walks down to the ring, looking down at the ring before glancing at the crowd and taking a moment to admire it before continuing his march. He reaches the bottom of the rampway and then looks at the ring before jogging forward and sliding in. The crowd cheers some as he gets up. He then takes off his goat and tosses it to the side before stopping in the middle of the ring. He hops up and down, switching his weight behind his feet as he stands. As the song begins to fade out, Alistaire stares around the arena.

Sharper: “Alistaire Allocco challenging for the title in the biggest stage of wrestling. He’s only two years into his career.”

Knots: “Ridiculous. Just ridiculous. And he’s a former Champion too! Hoping to be holding it again by the end of the night!”

The scene cuts backstage as we see Glory Braddock stepping out of her locker room as we see Angelica Jones walk out with her. Several of officials are around them as the crowd roars. They walk down the walkway leading to the tunnel too as the cameras follow them. They reach the tunnel and Angelica steps to the side before Glory Braddock smirks and starts to walk up the steel steps and into the platform behind the stage. Angelica Jones jogs up after her.

Sharper: “Added security. Casterillo has been removed from the building, but still, better safe than sorry.”

Knots: “Angelica Jones also with her and she’s ready to fight after last night too!”

Glory paces a bit before we hear “When Legends Rise” by Godsmack start to play throughout the stadium. The crowd cheers as we then cut to the stage to see Glory Braddock stepping out from the back and looking out at the crowd. Angelica Jones walks out behind her. She looks around as we see purple sparks shoot all over the stage and the entrance way and into the air. Glory smiles as she continues to admire the sight of the crowd before starting to head to the ring, her nameplate coming up on the screen.

Sharper: “Equally so, a lot of people may take issue with Glory Braddock in this match, she’s earned it, winning the Trios Tournament.”

Knots: “Regan Street was thinking about it too before Datura returned!”

Sharper: “But Glory Braddock is one of the most decorated wrestlers in wrestling today. She wants to add the SCW World Championship to her accolades.”

The camera follows her down the rampway as we cut to a wide shot to show the fans looking on as spotlights circle the stadium. Glory Braddock makes the long walk to the end of the rampway, Angelica following her all the way down. Glory reaches the ring and goes to the steel steps. She runs up them and then walks along the apron and turns to the crowd, posing for them, her back ot the main camera before she enters the ring and stepping into the middle of the ring. Angelica remains at the corner, watching, as Glory poses again. The crowd roars as she looks around. Alistaire watches her as Glory turns to him before starting to back up as the crowd roars.

Sharper: “Angelica giving the spotlight to Glory Braddock and Angelica, like many in her family and I’m sure many fans here in Dallas along with all over the world would love to see her in the spotlight again, holding the World Championship over her head.”

Glory and Alistaire look at one another as the camera cheers for both. Those cheers turn to boos as we cut backstage to see the Infamous locker room slowly emptying as Syren turns and talks to Ravyn a moment before turning and moving over toward CHBK who hands her her World Championship. Alexander Crowe follows too as Ravyn then stretches out and winces a bit and follows with Christy Matthews a few feet behind. The whole group start to make their way down the hallway and turn the corner. The boos continue.

Sharper: “Syren coming out here with a damn platoon!”

Knots: “I think she’s picking people up along the way. Why not?! This is ridiculous!”

Syren takes a deep breath and smiles as CHBK walks along with her. They turn the corner again and start to head to the more familiar part of the backstage area at this point. Syren leads the way as she walks up the steps and goes up onto the platform. The camera follows Syren and Syren stops at the top, taking a deep breath and smiling as CHBK walks over.

CHBK: “This is what you were borne for.”

Syren: “Damn right.”

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

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

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

“INFAMOUS!”

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

Sinfully Seductive

Captivatingly Corrupt

Dark Fantasy

Syren spins back around again before looking over her shoulder. CHBK, Alexander Crowe, Ravyn Taylor and Christy Matthews walk out to join her, which only gets more of a negative reaction from the fans. Syren then begins to walk down to the ring, flicking her hair and ignoring the fans at ringside as Infamous follows. The rampway and stage turn a bright pink as pyro starts to shoot from the floor, high into the air, as Infamous continues to make their way down to the ring. Syren’s nameplate comes up.

Sharper: “Syren with an army, all prepared to do anything to help her walk out champion.”

Knots: “And this is where something needs to be done.”

Sharper: “Nothing really can be! It’s triple threat. No disqualification. And Glory and Angelica elected not to deal with that.”

They reach the ring and Crowe slides into the ring before sitting on the middle rope and pushing it down, while holding up the top rope. Syren very deliberately walks up the ring steps, wiping her feet on the ring apron before stepping between the ropes. CHBK makes his own way into the ring as Syren walks over to the middle of the ropes, stepping onto the bottom rope with one foot and the middle rope on the other, balancing before unclipping the SCW World Championship from around her waist and raising it up over her head with pride. Ravyn Taylor and Christy Matthews enter last as the boos continue. Alistaire looks across as Syren glances at him and then Glory before hopping off the ropes and going over to her corner. She then hands CHBK the World Championship before sliding off her ring jacket and tossing it in the corner. Then she backs into the corner as CHBK hands her back the belt before leaning in and talking to her.

Sharper: “And they’re all in the ring. All of this is as much mental as it is physical.”

Knots: “They can beat the hell out of them and then we can visually see Syren win. I hope Glory has a plan. I hope Alistaire really does have one too.”

Phillips steps back in the middle of the ring.

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, first, the official for this contest is senior referee, Aaron Demitra!”

The crowd boos some as Aaron Demitra calmly looks around.

Phillips: “First, forward and to my left, the first challenger, from Salt Lake City, Utah, he is the winner of the 2019 Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal, he is Alistaire Allocco!”

Allocco holds his arm up as the crowd cheers. He looks around before we cut to Glory.

Phillips: “Next, behind me and to my left, the second challenger, accompanied by Angelica Jones, from London, England, she is the winner of the 2019 Trios Tournament, she is the British Bombshell, Glory Braddock!”

The crowd cheers as Glory steps up and looks at Alistaire and then turns to Syren. She just scoffs before holding her arms up. The crowd cheers some as she then backs up.

Phillips: “And finally, to my right…”

The crowd starts to boo.

Phillips: “Accompanied by Christy Matthews, Ravyn Taylor, Alexander Crowe and CHBK, representing Infamous, from Malibu, California, she is a member of the SCW Hall of Fame, Class of 2019, and the reigning and defending SCW World Champion. She is Syren!”

Syren steps forward and holds the SCW World Championship over her head. The crowd boos loudly and long as she poses with it, making sure to show it off to every part of the stadium. She then backs up and looks at it before turning and handing it to Aaron Demitra. Syren steps back as Infamous leaves the ring, as does Angelica. Syren stretches out as does Alistaire. Glory looks at both as the crowd roars. Demitra holds the World Championship over his head before handing it off to Phillips. Phillips turns and heads to the timekeeper’s table. The crowd roars and the bell sounds.

Sharper: “And here we go! World Championship on the line! Main Event! Rise to Greatness XVI!”

Knots: “Time to see what plan Syren and Infamous have come up with!”

Syren leans back as we then see Christy Matthews and Alexander Crowe starting to run around the ring. Alistaire watches them as does Glory. Angelica turns and watches both as Christy runs over and kicks Angelica in the ribs and then grabs her. Angelica elbows her and nails Crowe before Glory runs over to the ropes and steps through. She then dives off and nails Crowe in the back. The crowd roars. Syren smirks as Christy then nails Angelica in the back a couple more times before pulling her away from Glory. Glory heads over towards her and grabs Christy. She nails him with a hard right and then another. CHBK runs over and grabs Glory and nails her in the ribs before Angelica kicks him in the ribs and runs him into the corner. Alistaire then heads over to the ropes. Syren runs over and grabs him from behind and rolls him up with a school boy.

Alistaire kicks out. Ravyn heads over and catches Glory with a shot too before grabbing her and running her into the steel steps. She then turns as Angelica nails Christy with a shot and then CHBK before Syren runs at Alistaire and Alistaire grabs her and hits a belly to belly suplex. The crowd roars as Syren rolls over. Alistaire looks at her before turning to the mass, attacking Glory and Angelica. He then takes a deep breath before walking over to the corner.

Sharper: “Syren trying to get Alistaire quickly!”

Knots: “He kicked out and launched her. But look! He’s…he’s climbing the turnbuckle?!”

Sharper: “He’s not known for his high-flying. At all. But he’s…”

Knots: “Focus on Syren!”

Sharper: “I think he wants to focus on both! He wants to beat both!”

Alistaire then gets to the top as Angelica is kneed by Ravyn as Glory is pulled back by Christy and Alistaire takes another deep breath before diving off the top rope and landing on Infamous, Glory and Angelica! The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Alistaire Allocco taking to the air! Just diving onto the group!”

Knots: “Well for someone who doesn’t fly, he hit his target! Everyone!”

Alistaire rolls over as the crowd cheers.

REPLAY:

We see Alistaire on the top rope looking down at everyone and then diving off with a crossbody into the group. They all collapse like bowling pins as the crowd cheers. Alistaire rolls to his back.

Syren starts to get up and she looks outside.

She then runs over and dive through the ropes as Alistaire starts to get up and Syren nails him with a tope, knocking him back into the barricade. Alistaire falls to the mats.

Sharper: “And of course! Syren takes advantage anyways!”

Knots: “The plan may just be chaos. Knowing Alistaire will want to help and fight for fairness. Knowing they just have numbers!”

Syren then turns and moves over to Glory and pulls her up by the hair. The crowd boos as Syren drags her up and rolls her into the ring. Glory starts to get up, wincing a bit and Syren lunges and elbows her in the back of the head. Glory falls to the mat. Syren gets up and stomps her in the face and then again and again before grabbing her and pulling her up. Alistaire slowly stirs as Angelica, CHBK, Crowe, Christy and Ravyn do too. Ravyn crawls away and CHBK even pushes her away, clearly with something in mind. Syren forearms Glory in the jaw and then again before whipping her across. Glory hits the opposite corner. Syren runs after and Glory gets a boot up. The crowd cheers. Syren stumbles back and Glory runs out and hits a spinning heel kick. The crowd cheers. Glory dives for the pin.

Syren kicks out. Syren rolls over and starts to stir as Glory gets up and grabs her and clubs her in the back and moving her into the corner. Alistaire meanwhile gets up and Christy grabs him, but Alistaire hits a snap fireman’s carry on the floor. He turns and hits another on Crowe, knocking him into CHBK. Alistaire then gets up and rolls into the ring.

Sharper: “Alistaire keeping it simple on the ground. Controlling everyone attacking him!”

Knots: “And all three are back in! Syren in trouble!”

Glory turns and grabs Syren and pulls her out and hits a snap suplex. She rolls over and turns and nails Alistaire in the jaw with a forearm shot. She chops him. The crowd woos. She then runs into the ropes. Bouncing off, she runs at Alistaire. Alistaire goes for a clothesline. Glory rolls underneath. She gets up and turns and hits a dropkick. Alistaire hits the mat. Glory then gets up and sees Angelica nailing Christy with a shot before Glory dives through the ropes with a diving tope, knocking Crowe and CHBK down. The crowd cheers. Glory rolls over. Ravyn moves away. Angelica then nods as she walks around the ring. Glory gets up and rolls into the ring and turns only for Syren to roll her up with an inside cradle.

Sharper: “Glory focusing on Angelica maybe a bit too much. They’re fighting fire with fire!”

Knots: “Cradle!”

Angelica pulls Glory over and into a pin on Syren.

Knots: “Angelica with the assist! Actually fighting fire with fire!”

Syren kicks out. She looks around and snaps. The referee just shrugs as she gets up and turns and Glory forearms her in the jaw and then again before getting her into the corner. She then whips her across. Glory runs after and Syren gets an elbow up. She then kicks her in the ribs before jumping to the middle turnbuckle and flipping forward, going for a sunset flip, but Syren throws Glory back. Alistaire catches her and then hits a release German suplex. The crowd erupts in cheers.

Sharper: “Allocco caught Glory in midair!”

Knots: “Syren was just trying to get some distance and instead, she got plenty as Alistaire Allocco launched Glory across the ring!”

Sharper: “And look out! Angelica has her backup! A chair!”

Angelica pulls a chair out from under the ring and looks around as CHBK and Crowe back away. Christy does too. Syren looks at her before turning and running at Alistaire and forearming him in the jaw and then again and again before running into the ropes. She bounces off and goes for a running Yakuza kick, but Alistaire ducks and spins around. Syren turns around and Alistaire hits another belly to belly suplex. He turns and hooks the leg.

Syren shoots her shoulder up. She rolls over and looks around as she crawls to the ropes. Alistiare walks over to her and pulls her up from behind and hits a huge back suplex. The crowd cheers. Alistaire gets up and turns and grabs her. He then sees Glory and turns and whips Syren into the corner. Syren bounces off and Alistaire scoops her up and hits a backbreaker. He goes for another pin.

Syren kicks out. Alistaire grabs her and pulls her up before seeing Angelica with the chair. JHe sighs and sends Syren into the corner. He turns around and goes to return to Glory, but Glory suddenly hits a straight kick to his ribs. Alistaire winces and Glory jumps up and hits the Gloria in Excelsis Deo! The crowd roars. Glory turns and rolls through for the pin.

Sharper: “Glory caught Alistaire! Focused too much on Syren!”

Knots: “And even stopped whatever he was thinking after seeing Angelica with the chair!”

Alistaire kicks out. The crowd roars. Syren winces as Glory rolls over. She gets up as Angelica swings at Christy. Glory turns and walks over to Syren and nails her with a hard forearm and then another before whipping her across, but Syren spins through and sends Glory in. Glory jumps to the middle rope and hits a springboard into a moonsault. She goes for the pin.

Syren kicks out. Both women get up as Alistaire starts to grab at the ropes and Ravyn can be seen fiddling with her hand and Glory turns and grabs Syren and forearms her in the jaw and then then again before grabbing Syren and going to whip her into the ropes, but Syren spins through and then wraps around Glory to grab her from behind and pushes her forward into the ropes and Ravyn hops up and nails Glory with a hard right. Glory falls back and Syren rolls her up in an Okana roll.

Alistaire breaks it up. The crowd ohs. Syren rolls over and we see Ravyn as she shakes her fist, as we see on her hand three Hall of Fame rings.

Sharper: “Ravyn clocked Glory with the Hall of Fame rings of Infamous! But Alistaire breaking it up!”

Knots: “And Infamous of course distracting Angelica on the other end. Thank God for Alistaire!”

Sharper: “It’s just a matter of time. They’re buying time! That’s what Infamous is doing and I think Angelica just figured that out!”

Angelica then turns and swings, missing Christy before turning and catching CHBK in the back. The crowd roars. She then turns and catches Christy in the shoulder with the chair. Christy falls over and just then, Crowe spears Angelica down. The crowd boos. Syren gets up and Alistaire wrenches her arm and pulls her into a clothesline. Crowe starts to get up as Glory stirs and holds her face. Alistaire goes for the pin.

Ravyn reaches in for the official, but Syren kicks out anyway. The crowd sighs. Syren turns and pulls herself up as Alistaire pushes her into the ropes, and fires her off. She bounces off the ropes and Alistaire catches her. Syren however fights and elbows out of it, catching him with a couple of shots. Crowe grabs the steel chair and Syren notices and turns and grabs Alistaire and pulls on his arm as hard as she can and Alistaire goes into the ropes, only for Crowe to crack him in the back with a steel chair. Alistaire falls forward and Syren rolls him up in an inside cradle.

Sharper: “Damn it! More blatant cheating! All allowed in this structure!”

Knots: “Glory and Alistaire just can’t deal with this!”

Alistaire Allocco kicks out. The crowd cheers. Syren looks up and then turns to Ravyn. Ravyn then tells her to come over as we then hear a roar from the crowd as Marie Jones and Kimberly Williams run out from back. Kim also has her staple gun in her hand. They run down to the ring. Ravyn looks up and then hands Syren two of the rings. Syren quickly puts them on her hand and Ravyn turns and runs. Crowe throws the chair at them as Kim fires a couple of shots at them with the staple gun, yelling “STAPLE! STAPLE!” as Marie and her run after them. Crowe, CHBK, Christy and Ravyn run around the ring. The crowd cheers as Alistaire looks at them. Syren looks around as Glory starts to get up. She can be seen smiling.

Sharper: “Twin Magic working some magic! They’ve got Infamous on the run!”

Knots: “And Kim has that staple gun which damn sure helps!”

Angelica recovers enough to run after and joining her daughters as they run around the ring and Infamous starts to retreat up the rampway. The crowd cheers as Marie, Kim and Angelica are in hot pursuit. Syren then looks at the ring on her fingers and turns and nails Alistaire with a hard right. He hits the mat. The referee checks on him, but Alistaire is still moving.

Sharper: “And look out! Hard right to Alistaire!”

Knots: “The hall of fame rings!”

Sharper: “And Demitra checking. If Alistaire’s out-“

Knots: “He’s moving. He’s responding.”

Syren then turns and remembers about Glory and runs over to her to nail her with the rings, but Glory grabs her arm. Syren tries to force her arm down and knees Glory in the ribs. She then whips Glory across the ring. Syren runs after and Glory runs up the corner and hits another beautiful moonsault. The crowd orars. She rolls through and Syren rolls over and gets up and turns to her and Glory hits a jumping enziguri kick. Syren falls to the mat. Glory rolls her over and goes for the pin.

Syren gets her shoulder up. Glory then looks at her hand and goes for the hall of fame rings. The crowd roars. She pulls one off and Syren suddenly frantically nails Glory with a hard right and then another before crawling after the one ring. She grabs it and places it in her tights.

Sharper: “Glory going for those rings and you see Syren frantically defending them.”

Knots: “Shows you what she values! The accolades!”

Sharper: “But look at Glory. Getting up!”

Syren then gets up and turns and Glory kicks her in the ribs. She nails her with a hard right and then another before whipping her across the ring. Syren bounces off and Glory grabs her from behind and locks in a full nelson. The crowd roars. She steps forward, but just then, Alistaire runs over and grabs Glory from behind. She grabs her and hits a German suplex, allowing Glory to full nelson suplex Syren down. The crowd erupts in cheers and Alistaire rolls over as Glory rolls over in pain and Syren rolls out to the apron.

Sharper: “Oh my God! Double suplex! Glory suplexing Syren! Alistaire suplexing Glory!”

Knots: “And everyone is trying to figure out where they are!”

Syren stirs as Alistaire rolls over and Alistaire goes for Syren, intentionally bypassing Glory. He grabs her and pulls her up before looking around and pulling her in before hitting an exploder suplex. The crowd roars. He holds on and rolls over and starts to pull her back up. The crowd cheers as Alistaire then hits another exploder suplex. The crowd cheers. He holds on and pulls her up again, but just before he pulls her back in, Glory jumps up and dropkicks both in the side of the head. Syren falls to the mats. Alistaire gets to a knee. He gets up and Glory kicks him in the ribs before running to the corner, jumping to the middle turnbuckle and diving back and hitting the Prankster’s Paradise. The crowd ohs. Glory goes for the pin.

Alistaire gets his shoulder up. Glory rolls off. Alistaire slowly gets up and Glory kicks him in the thigh and then again. He drops to a knee. Glory then runs into the ropes. She bounces and jumps up and grabs Alistaire. Alistaire however lifts her up and places her on the top rope. Alistaire then forearms her in the jaw. Alistaire turns around and Syren runs over and nails Alistaire with the Face Lift. The crowd ohs. Syren turns and runs at Glory, Glory however blocks her and nails her with a hard right. Syren falls to the mat and rolls away. Glory then pushes herself up.

Sharper: “This match turning chaotic in the ring, where it should be! Glory to the top! Alistaire may be in a lot of trouble!”

Knots: “Glory willing to beat either Syren or Alistaire to walk out champion!”

Sharper: “Swandive!”

Glory hits the London Plunge on Alistaire. She doesn’t get up as Syren pulls herself up and turns and grabs Glory. Glory nails her in the ribs and then again. She spins Syren into the ropes. Syren bounces and Glory goes for a clothesline. Syren ducks and jumps up and over the top rope, landing on the apron. Glory runs at her and Syren catches her with a forearm before springboarding to the top rope and hitting the Beauty Mark. She turns and goes for the pin.

Glory kicks out. Syren gets up and jumps up and hits the Blonde Satisfaction on Alistaire. She goes for the pin there.

Alistaire gets his shoulder up. Syren lets out an annoyed yell. She then stomps Alistaire in the face a couple of times before turning back ot Glory.

Sharper: “Syren starting to show some frustration. I don’t think she figured we would be at this point!”

Knots: “I think she figured one of them would be down by now and out!”

Sharper: “Shots to both and now Syren going to the corner.”

Syren looks around before turning and going to the corner. She climbs up to the top rope. She then looks around before Glory suddenly runs over and jumps to the middle rope and then the top, hitting a top rope frankensteiner, sending her into Alistaire Allocco. The crowd ohs. Syren turns and throws her arm over Alistaire.

Glory breaks it up. Syren rolls over and starts to get up, but Glory turns and grabs Syren’s arm and locks in the Shekinah Glory. The crowd erupts in cheers.

Sharper: “She got it! She got it! Shekinah Glory! She got the triangle choke!”

Knots: “But Syren’s fight it! She’s fighting it!”

Glory tries to twist, forcing Syren to the mat, as Syren tries to keep the legs from being fully locked. Glory however manages to turn and move her legs and locks it in. Syren falls to a knee. The crowd cheers more before we see Alistaire starting to get up. Syren starts to fade, but just then, Allocco grabs Glory and pulls her away from Syren and locks in a dragon sleeper. The crowd roars. Glory struggles a bit as Syren falls back. She tries to shake the cobwebs as Alistaire bridges back and pulls back on the head of Glory. Glory reaches around, Demitra checking.

Sharper: “Alistaire now with a dragon sleeper! Glory fading now!”

Knots: “Syren’s still not all there! She’s recovering! Alistaire could win it!”

Alistaire pulls back and looks up as the crowd cheers and Syren snaps together before getting up and nailing Alistaire with a superkick. The crowd ohs and Alistaire falls to the mat. Glory falls too and Syren drops down too. She slowly crawls to the ropes. The crowd boos.

Sharper: “And a superkick! The difference maker and everyone down now!”

Glory rolls over as does Alistaire. Syren starts to get up too and even first as Glory rolls over. Syren then turns and walks over to Alistaire clubs him in the back and then again and again. She turns and runs into the ropes, bounces off and jumps up and hits the Total Makeover. Alistaire hits the mat. Syren then turns and goes for the pin.

Glory breaks it up. The crowd cheers. Syren rolls over as Glory rolls through. She starts to get up and Syren slowly pulls herself up and sees her. She lunges and goes for a clothesline, but Glory ducks and grabs her head and hits a neckbreaker. The crowd roars. Glory then slowly rolls over as the crowd rises to their feet, making noise. We then suddenly see Abigail Lindsay hopping the barricade and running up the steel steps and climbing up to the top rope. Glory staggers forward and looks up only for Abigail to hit Serenity Now! The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Abigail! God damn it! Abigail Lindsay! Serenity Now!”

Knots: “Oh God! Glory spiked! Of course Abigail!”

Sharper: “In Ravyn’s pocket, and this had to be what they discussed. A backup plan!”

Abigail turns and heads over to Syren and tries to help revive her as she turns and rolls over. Syren smiles as Alistaire grabs at the ropes and starts to pull himself up. Abigail then turns and runs at Alistaire, but Alistaire suddenly lifts Abigail up and back drops her over the top rope to the floor. The crowd cheers. Alistaire staggers back and Syren gets up and runs at him and Alistiare hits a straight kick to the ribs and then backs up and hits the Sins of the Father! The crowd erupts in cheers.

Sharper: “Sins of the Father! Alistaire caught Syren!”

Knots: “Cover her! Cover her!”

Syren falls to the mat and to her back and Alistaire turns and falls onto her.

The crowd erupts in cheers.

Sharper: “We have a new World Champion!”

Phillips: “Here is your winner and NEW SCW World Champion, Alistaire Allocco!”

Alistaire rolls off as the crowd cheers. Demitra turns and is handed the SCW World Championship. He turns and hands the title to Alistaire who looks at it and smiles and grabs it, before clutching it, falling to his knees.

Sharper: “Alistaire Allocco did exactly as he said! He fought his match! He beat them in the ring! And he pinned Syren to become the World Champion!”

Knots: “But you have to wonder if Abigail Lindsay didn’t attack Glory…”

Sharper: “A great point. One I’m sure Alistaire will have to come to terms with. But regardless, he took what was thrown at him and he stands now as a two time SCW World Champion!”

Alistaire starts to get up and holds the title over his head as the crowd cheers some more. We then see pyro shooting out from the entrance way and high into the air. The crowd cheers some more. Alistaire proudly stands in the ring celebrating!

Sharper: “What a night it has been in Dallas, Texas! History made here at Rise to Greatness XVI. And we cap it off with a new World Champion. All hail Alistaire Allocco!”

Alistaire steps forward to the ropes and looks up smiling at the World Championship in his arms as the scene fades to black…