Rise to Greatness XX - July 23, 2023

“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 the Glass Shard on Ace Marshall, before showing Light in the Darkness dancing to the ring, Holly Adams posing in the ring, and Kimberly Williams smirking on the stage.

“For twenty years…the leading force in professional wrestling today....”

MAIN SHOW:

The scene opens up with a shot of an empty warehouse.

“Twenty years ago, it began as a dream…”

The scene shifts to a shot of the first SCW Monday Night Mayhem arena on July 31, 2003. We see shots of a much younger Mr. D talking to CHBK, Steve Griffin, Kyle Gelinas, Jason O’Grady and the Canadian Badd Ass.

“And it continued to grow.”

We open up with a shot of the first Rise to Greatness at the then Skydome, showing tens of thousands of fans in the building. We see shots of Jay Gold facing Dean Black, before showing Mr. Showtime walking to the ring, and then showing Steve Griffin hitting the Decimator on CHBK off the top rope.

“Through the years, we have seen moments of shock…”

We see a shot of Cid Turner being knocked down after winning the World Championship match in 2006 before seeing shots of Jay Gold, Hunter and The Real Speed coming together, shaking hands.

Johnson: “Look! They’re joining hands!”

We then see a shot of Selena Frost catching Xander Valentine with a kick. He staggers and goes to the ground. Damian Angel hitting the Martyr Syndrome on the back of CHBK before showing a shot of Chad Evans standing over Shawn Winters. Trinity Street, Lucas Knight and Kelcey Wallace are next standing over Ravyn Taylor and Kennedy Street.

“…to moments of awe…”

We see a shot of Killjoy sending The Real Speed off a scaffold and through tables as the crowd roars, before cutting to a shot of Dylan Howell and Andrew Raynes fighting in the Thunderdome, before cutting to a shot of Regan Street kicking Brittany Lohan off of the stage and to the floor.

“…to moments of greatness…”

We see a shot of Shawn Winters hitting the Kiss the Sky on Xander Valentine, before showing Simon Lyman having his arm raised by Donovan Kayl as they stand in the ring celebrating, before showing a shot of Regan Street and David Helms celebrating backstage with Selena Frost, after having won the SCW World Tag Team Championship.

“All of the greats have stood on the stage to prove themselves…”

We then see shots of Amy Chastaine looking across the ring at William Hush, before cutting to show Christian Savior posing in the ring. Shilo Valiant and Masquerade are then shown fighting Dark Fantasy, before we see shots of Lethal Weapon, Shaun Cruze, Kelcey Wallace, Jake Starr, and Tommy Valentine.

“Some have made their careers in the battleground created by that vision…”

Jordan Majors defiantly striking Sienna Swann is shown, before we see Alistaire Allocco holding the SCW World Championship in victory.

“Some have enhanced their legend…”

Selena Frost standing on the stage as snow whips around her follows, before a shot of Shilo Valiant reaching up for the spotlight in the ring comes up. Shots of Syren holding the World Championship, followed by Steve Griffin, and a shot of Jason Zero spearing Brian Kinney.

“Some are hoping tonight will their night…”

Kandis can be shown seated backstage, before we cut to see a shot of Cassie Wolfe skipping rope, and then La Pequena Luz and Amelia Blythe practicing a waltz.

“Whether it is in competition for a title…”

Justin Davis attacking Kimberly Williams on Breakdown follows before we cut to see Datura & Bree Lancaster fighting Ace Marshall and Ravyn Taylor in the concourse on Breakdown. Shots of Deanna Frost looking across at Bree Lancaster, before showing Alexis Quinne looking on. Kimberly Williams hugging Wasley follows.

“Or just rising to the occasion…”

Simon Lyman and Gavin Taylor stand across the ring from one another. Xander Valentine looks down at Syren before we shot Syren hitting the Total Makeover on Xander Valentine.

“Tonight is a night no one will forget…”

Selena Frost looking at the SCW World Championship backstage. Mr. D is then shown looking out on the stage, while scanning the empty Rogers’ Center.

“From one vision to today…and beyond…”

The scene fades to black.

“Through the Noise” by Nita Strauss and Lzzy Hale plays. We open up to a shot of the Gardiner Expressway as the computer generated image of Toronto forms around it. The camera sweeps over some parkades and over to the Rogers Center and wraps around, highlighting the CN Tower. The camera then pans back to the Rise to Greatness XX logo.

“Supreme Championship Wrestling presents…Rise to Greatness XX!”

The camera remains on the logo for a moment longer before we cut to the inside of the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Pyro shoots from high over the ring before we see pyro go up the length of the entrance way and then to the stage before a massive display of pyro goes off on the stage before the top of the stage and from the floor. After several moments, spotlights circle the arena. Cameras pan around the building, showing fans standing and cheering.

Sharper: “We are live in Toronto where we welcome you to the twentieth Rise to Greatness!”

The cameras continue to pan throughout the arena.

Sharper: “Four titles on the line here tonight. And we’re happy to be with you! Adam Sharper and Jonathan Knots here at ringside!”

Deanna Frost vs. Alexis Quinne

SCW United States Championship

The bell sounds as Jason Phillips stands in the ring.

Phillips: “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 and fades in the bottom corner. The eyes all focus on the stage. The lights grow dim. Opening strum of Rage Against the Machine's Calm Like a Bomb plays. White lights illuminate the stage and the ramp

Feel the funk blast
Feel the funk blast
FEEL THE FUNK BLAST

The lights turn blue, red, and green in quick succession before Alexis Quinne steps out through the curtains. She is dressed in a black leather jacket. The jacket has "V" plastered in the back with "VOYAGERS" on the bottom. Alexis slowly turns around, facing the crowd, drawing cheers. Quinne starts heard down to the ring. The nameplate comes up.

Phillips: “First, the challenger, from San Francisco, California, she is Alexis Quinne!”

She extends her arms, clenching her fist. She takes the long walk down to the ring, raising her arm now over her head.

Sharper: “Alexis Quinne stepped up last night and was a deciding factor in Deanna Frost’s challenge against Bree Lancaster. Datura and Ravyn Taylor got into the ring. Quinne came out and made sure they wouldn’t be a factor. The result was Deanna Frost was able to win.”

LAST NIGHT:

Demitra heads over to Ravyn to get her out of the ring as Datura hops the barricade. She then rolls in as Ravyn spins around Demitra, using him as a shield. The crowd roars as Ravyn looks at Datura and smirks. Bree Lancaster and Deanna Frost are down. Ravyn shoves Demitra into Datura. Datura falls over as Ravyn turns and Deanna grabs at Ravyn, but Ravyn gets free and stomps her too. She rolls over and Ravyn then slides the title down her arm, ready to attack Datura, Bree, Deanna, anyone as Datura gets up. But the crowd erupts again. Alexis Quinne runs out from the back, down the rampway and into the ring. Quinne gets up and Ravyn rears back, but Quinne grabs the belt and Ravyn turns only for Quinne to kick her in the ribs. Quinne gets control of the Unsanctioned Title and then nails Ravyn with it. Ravyn hits the mat and rolls out of the ring. Quinne then spins around and Datura gets up only for Quinne to nail her with the title too for good measure. The crowd ohs as Quinne looks at her friend as Datura hits the mat and rolls to the floor. Quinne looks at the Unsanctioned Title before turning and throwing it out of the ring, toward the rampway.

Quinne: “Cover your shit on your own time!”

Quinne then turns and exits the ring, looking into it. Demitra turns to her. Quinne motions to Deanna.

Quinne: “Come on! You want to step up!”

Knots: “And there you see Alexis turning to Deanna. Obviously wanting to challenge tonight and well, here you see it!”

We then cut forward to see Bree then steps up and jumps up and goes for the Rectifier, but Deanna turns and shoves her back. Bree rolls through and to her knees and steps forward as Deanna runs at her and jumps up, hitting the Burnout! The crowd ohs. Deanna turns and throws herself onto Bree. Datura grabs at the ropes and then pulls herself up, lunging.

The crowd roars. The bell sounds. Deanna rolls off, smiling. Quinne stops on the stage and looks down and smirks before backing up. The RTG XX logo comes up on the screen.

We cut to the ring to see Alexis Quinne sitting on the top turnbuckle, looking at the entrance way. The chords of "People Like Us" by Kelly Clarkson fill the stadium, causing a roar from the audience as bright, fall leaves seem to blow and fly on the LED screens on and around the ramp. Boos start to follow as from the back curtain, out runs "The Queen's Guard" Deanna Frost, taking in the audience before running to the right side, then the left side, shouting to them in excitement. The 'leaves' follow her on the stage as she does. Returning to the middle, Deanna gives a spin on one foot, her arms outstretched, the 'leaves' circling her below her feet. The SCW United States Championship sits over her shoulder.

Phillips: “Her opponent, from Manhattan, New York, she is the SCW United States Champion, the Queen’s Guard, Deanna Frost!”

Hearing her name, Deanna stops her spin, side facing the ring, and, with one hand over her heart, her free hand arcs around to point forward, the 'leaves' flying down the ramp and 'circling the ring LED barriers. She runs down to the ring as the crowd gives her a mixed reaction. Some fans still extend their arms and Deanna high-fives fans along the way until she reaches the ring. Sliding under the ring, the Queen's Guard jumps to her feet, making her way to the middle ropes and leaning over them, one arm raised to the crowd. She does the same to the other sides of the ring! Quinne just watches her. Deanna then hops down and walks over to the official, Jennifer Cassidy, handing her the SCW United States Championship. She holds it over her head.

Sharper: “And Deanna Frost going to have to now focus on Alexis Quinne. Last night, winning the title, as we showed you.”

Knots: “And Bree Lancaster and Alexis Quinne are very different wrestlers. Deanna is going to prove herself tonight one way or another.”

Sharper: “And if not, you think of people who have had short reigns – we all think of Regan Street with the one day World Title reign at Riding the Lightning. I talked to Selena Frost earlier tonight and that was a concern. It defined Regan in many ways until she was able to finally get past it years later.”

Deanna Frost looks across at Alexis Quinne as the bell sounds. Deanna Frost takes a moment to look around the Roger’s Centre and then nodding as Quinne steps up and can be seen saying “You ready?” over and over. Deanna nods. Quinne then motions to her to come at her. Deanna nods as she steps up and Quinne and Deanna step up and lock up in the middle of the ring. Deanna ducks down and around and into an arm wrench. Quinne winces and then then rolls forward and then bridges up before twisting and ducking under and wrenching Deanna’s arm and moving into a side headlock. She pulls back as Deanna reaches around. She gets her to the ropes and fires her off. Quinne bounces off and Deanna steps up and shoulders Quinne down. Quinne looks up and Deanna runs into the ropes. Quinne drops down, but catches Deanna’s leg. Deanna falls forward and Quinne moves into a side headlock. She pulls back again as Deanna kicks at the mat.

Sharper: “And Quinne with the side headlock. She wanted to go. And she’s looking good early.”

Knots: “Yeah. Deanna a bit awe-struck about Rise to Greatness. She came out to be at ringside, but had a moment where she wanted to enjoy being in the ring.”

Deanna starts to slowly get her knees under her as Quinne holds on and then spins around and moves into a hammerlock. She then lifts up and Deanna moves to the ropes. Quinne holds on.

Quinne lets go and backs up as Deanna turns, shaking out her arm. Quinne motions to her again before Deanna steps up and the two grapple again. They push back on one another and Deanna pushes Quinne back to the corner. Quinne however pushes off the bottom rope and the two spin around on the ropes. Deanna tries to push Quinne to the corner, but Quinne turns and pushes her to the ropes. Quinne then jumps up and tries to take Deanna over with an armbar takedown, but Deanna blocks it and leans on her.

Quinne gets her shoulder up, but Deanna falls back and slides under the ropes.

Quinne holds on and Deanna pulls her out and then just pulls her out of the ring, causing Quinne to land on the mats. (1) Deanna backs up, again shaking out her arm as Quinne gets up and lunges at her and forearms her. (2) She then grabs Deanna and goes to run her to the steel steps. (3) Deanna blocks it and Quinne then spins around and rolls into the ring. Deanna turns and rolls in after and Quinne stomps her in the back of the head and then again and again. Deanna pushes away and gets up and turns as Quinne runs over and forearms her in the jaw. Deanna falls to the ropes. Quinne grabs her and whips her across the ring. Deanna hits the opposite corner and Quinne runs after and hits a running forearm. Deanna staggers out and Quinne turns, bounces off the ropes and hits a running facebuster to her knee. Deanna rolls over. Quinne goes for the pin.

Deanna kicks out.

Sharper: “The challenger in full control. Quinne almost setting this up last night.”

Knots: “She even said as much. And now, she’s proving that she’s ready for this.”

Sharper: “Quinne, we’ve said it time and time again, she wants that return to SCW gold. And tonight, it’s in front of her.”

Deanna turns and gets up as Quinne chops her. The crowd woos. She then chops her again. More woos. Quinne grabs Deanna and goes to whip her across the ring. Deanna spins through and sends Quinne in. Quinne bounces off and Deanna goes for a clothesline. Quinne jumps up and hits a crucifix into a pin.

Deanna rolls out of it. Quinne turns and goes for a basement dropkick, but Deanna sidesteps. She gets up and hits a knee drop to the chest of Quinne. Quinne rolls over in pain as Deanna turns and follows her and knees her in the ribs. She then hits a gutwrench suplex. Quinne rolls over and rolls away to the ropes for distance. She then gets up and Deanna follows up, but Quinne goes for a kick. Deanna catches it and then lifts up the leg and sends Quinne up and over the top rope and to the floor. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “And Deanna just hoisting Quinne up and head over heels to the floor!”

Knots: “Quinne lighter than Deanna and Deanna using that.”

Quinne rolls over on the floor. (1)

Sharper: “Take a look at this.”

REPLAY:

Quinne kicks Deanna Frost before Quinne hops on it for a moment before Deanna lifts Quinne up and Quinne goes up and over the top rope and lands on the floor, rolling through, right to the barricade.

Deanna turns and rolls to the floor. (2) She walks over to Quinne and lifts her up. (3)

Quinne elbows her in the ribs once and then goes for a second one, but Deanna blocks it and then hits a hip throw on the mats.(3) Quinne winces and rolls over.(4) Deanna grabs her and rolls her into the ring. Deanna slides in after. Quinne gets up and Deanna hits a lunging clothesline. She goes for the pin.

Quinne kicks out. Deanna gets up and pulls Quinne up. She hooks her head and hits a vertical suplex. Deanna gets up and runs into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a running senton. Quinne rolls over in pain. She gets up and turns and lunges at Deanna who ducks under her arm and twists around and into a backslide.

Quinne kicks out. Both get up and Deanna kicks her in the ribs. She whips her into the corner. Deanna runs after and Quinne gets a boot up. Deanna stumbles back. Quinne jumps to the middle rope and then dives back with a twisting crossbody into a pin.

Deanna kicks out. Both get up and Deanna turns as Quinne jumps up for a dropkick. Deanna sidesteps. Quinne hits the mat and Deanna then grabs her and hits the Spring Fling DDT. Quinne rolls to her back.

Sharper: “Spiking Quinne!”

Knots: “That’s one way to stop the offense.”

Sharper: “Quinne just dropped on her head and now Deanna for the pin!”

Deanna goes for the pin.

Quinne rolls her shoulder up. Deanna gets up and exits to the apron. She climbs up to the top rope as Quinne rolls over in pain. She starts to slowly get up and looks over to the entrance way. Deanna gets to the top rope and dives forward, but Quinne jumps up and counters with a dropkick. The crowd ohs. Deanna hits the mat. Quinne then quickly hits the Little Red Press!

Sharper: “Dropkick takes down Deanna. Caught her in the air! And then the Little Red Press! Shades of hall of famer Christy Matthews!”

Deanna kicks out.

Knots: “And only two!”

Sharper: “Fast action here.”

Quinne then stomps Deanna in the face once and then again and again. Deanna rolls to the apron.

REPLAY:

We see Deanna dive off the top rope, seemingly going for a tackle or crossbody only for Quinne to counter with the dropkick. Deanna lands on the mat, holding her ribs. Quinne then lunges and hits the Little Red Press.

Deanna slowly starts to pull herself up and Quinne runs at Deanna.

Knots: “Look live!”

Quinne jumps over the top rope, grabbing Deanna and hitting a sunset flip powerbomb to the mats. The crowd ohs. Deanna rolls over to her side. Quinne leans back as the crowd cheers her. (1) She looks around. Deanna remains down. (2)

REPLAY:

Quinne grab the top rope, launching herself over, grabbing Deanna and slamming her down with a sunset flip powerbomb to the floor. The crowd ohs.

Quinne grabs Deanna and drags her up. (3)

Deanna clearly is in pain as Quinne rolls her into the ring.

Knots: “Think Quinne came for the win.”

Sharper: “I could feel that impact at our feet. The sunset flip powerbomb. The extra acceleration on the rotation.”

Deanna rolls to her back as Quinne climbs onto the apron and then grabs the top rope and hits a hilo onto her. She turns and hooks the leg.

Deanna just gets her shoulder up. Quinne rolls off. She looks out at the crowd before getting up and Deanna rolls over as Quinne grabs her and pulls her up. She then pushes her across the ring and Deanna bounces off and Quinne runs at her and hits the Boomerang. She turns and exits to the apron. She then climbs up to the top rope. She gets there and dives off and goes for a front flip, but Deanna rolls out of the way. Quinne lands on her feet and rolls through. She turns around and lunges at Deanna who cracks her with a superkick.

Sharper: “Superkick! Shades of Selena Frost!”

Knots: “Pulling something else from her arsenal.”

Sharper: “And Quinne walked right into it!”

Deanna falls to a knee and then pulls herself up as Quinne rolls over, holding her jaw. She starts to get up and turns and Deanna scoops her up and hits a backbreaker. Deanna then turns and runs to the ropes, and hits a lionsault. She turns and hooks the leg.

Quinne gets her shoulder up. Deanna looks up and then gets up and grabs Quinne, dragging her up to her feet. She then places her head between her legs. She hoists her up and hits a vicious snap sitting powerbomb.

Quinne just kicks out. Deanna falls back.

Sharper: “Deanna just tried to match the high impact.”

Knots: “And she gave it a good try. I mean Quinne bounced on impact, but only a two.”

Deanna rolls over and starts to get up as Quinne rolls over. She crawls to the ropes and uses them to get up, but Deanna then grabs her and pulls her away and hits a release German suplex. Quinne rolls to her knees and Deanna gets up and runs at her and goes for the Burnout, but Quinne spins out and grabs Deanna as she moves past and into a school boy.

Deanna kicks out. Quinne falls back and then recovers and turns back to Deanna who grabs her and takes her over with an inside cradle.

Quinne kicks out. Deanna rolls over as Quinne gets up and grabs Deanna, but Deanna pull her into a reverse STO. She rolls over and onto Quinne’s back and sets up for the Consortium. She tries to lock it in. She manages to and rolls through, but Quinne starts to move her legs as the crowd looks on. Deanna tries to slide back.

Sharper: “Consortium locked in. Quinne fighting. Deanna trying to get distance!”

Knots: “And Deanna’s getting some of that. Trying to slide from the ropes!”

Sharper: “Quinne kicking at them!”

Quinne keeps kicking at them and manages to catch them, hooking it for a second before Deanna pulls her away, but the official calls for the break. Deanna lets go and brings her hands to her head. Some fans boo as Quinne rolls over, coughing. Deanna then rolls over.

Knots: “An immediate break. Come on Deanna. Hold on. Fight it.”

Sharper: “Quinne hooked the rope. Technically that calls for a break, and Deanna, like Selena, play by the rules. Some Toronto fans not thrilled by this.”

Deanna moves to her knees and gets up and Quinne starts to stir only for Deanna to grab her and snap suplex her into position in front of the corner. Deanna sits up and turns and exits to the apron. She starts to climb up the turnbuckle. The crowd looks on as Deanna gets to the top rope and looks over at Quinne. She starts to steady herself, but Quinne then fights up and nails her in the ribs with a shot. She then nails her again and again. Quinne then hits a hard right. Deanna falls back to a seated position on the top turnbuckle. Quinne then climbs up to the middle turnbuckle and then to the top one. She looks down at Deanna before jumping up and twisting in the air for the Jack in the Box Cradle S-Tier, but as she goes to send Deanna down, Deanna catches her. She then slowly stands up as Quinne shakes her head and looks up. Deanna then looks down at her.

Sharper: “Deanna countering! She countered the Jack in the Box Cradle S-Tier!”

Knots: “Can’t just drop down! That’ll be piledriver!”

Sharper: “And she knows it!”

Quinne keeps shaking her head before Deanna muscles her up and throws her forward, driving her to the mat, chest first. Quinne pops up from the impact and holds her chest and turns around only for Deanna to dive off with a top rope Burnout! Quinne hits the mat as Deanna Frost lands on her back. She turns and crawls over.

Sharper: “Burnout from the top rope! Quinne is out!”

Knots: “Oh yeah!”

Deanna hooks the leg.

The bell sounds. Deanna rolls off of Quinne and looks at her. Quinne is down on the mat.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, and STILL SCW United States Champion, Deanna Frost!”

Sharper: “Deanna Frost walks into Rise to Greatness weekend. She wins the US Title last night and tonight, defends against the hungry challenge of Alexis Quinne!”

Knots: “Quinne threw everything at Deanna, giving her fight and hoping to just overwhelm her at times, but Deanna fought through.”

Sharper: “At a crucial moment, that counter and Quinne knew…Quinne hoped something she uses less would have a different effect.”

Deanna says something to Quinne before getting up. The crowd gives her a mixed reaction as she is handed the SCW United States Championship. She looks at it and then holds it over her head. The crowd cheers a bit, while others boo, some of it getting through, despite the stadium setting. Deanna then walks over to the ropes and leans on them. She then looks around at the crowd as she then holds her title up again. She celebrates a bit more as she turns and exits to the floor. She then walks over to the barricade and starts to high-five fans.

Sharper: “Deanna Frost starts us off here on the main card with a victory, retaining her newly won SCW United States Championship.”

Quinne starts to slowly get up as the crowd erupts. Quinne gets to a knee and shoves the official back before the camera cuts to wide shot as Sarah Wolf appears in the ring! The crowd roars as Quinne then looks up at the big screen and turns only for Sarah Wolf to grab her by the jaw and kisses her with the Exorkiss. Quinne pulls away and turns as Wolf smirks, black liquid coming out of her mouth. She then reaches in and Quinne looks up only for Wolf to dive onto her and lock in the Black Hand. Quinne kicks at the mat, struggling as Wolf pushes down on her.

Sharper: “Sarah Wolf! What the hell? We’ve not seen her since the Trios Tournament! Sarah Wolf is assaulting Alexis Quinne!”

Knots: “Why?!”

Deanna looks up at the big screen and sees this. She turns and runs to the ring. Wolf keeps the Black Hand on Wolf as Quinne keeps struggling. Deanna runs down to the ring and slides in. Wolf looks up and smiles before letting go and rolling out of the ring. Deanna runs over and kicks at the ropes. Wolf backs up and slinks back. The crowd looks on as Quinne coughs, spitting up the black liquid. Deanna turns back and goes to check on Quinne. Wolf then steps over the barricade and starts to slowly walk through the crowd.

We cut to shot of Adam Sharper and Jonathan Knots at ringside. Knots keeps looking over to where Wolf went.

Sharper: “Welcome to ringside. We had a hell of a match and now a surprise. Sarah Wolf returning here at Rise to Greatness.”

Knots: “She better be leaving. We now have to get back to looking over our shoulder!”

Sharper: “We just hope Quinne is okay.”

Knots: “She’s being helped out right now.”

Sharper: “Folks, welcome to ringside. We’ll try to reset here. Adam Sharper alongside Jonathan Knots. Happy to be with you to call the action tonight.”

Knots: “Yeah. Happy. Even though I still have to carry your ass after all of these years!”

Sharper: “We’ve been doing this a long time.”

Knots: “You can tell me.”

Sharper: “We’re still joined by our usual compatriots at other announce desks. Let’s now go over to the Spanish announce team, Carlos Perez and Miguelito Hernandez!”

The camera pans to show Perez and Hernandez.

Perez: “¡Gracias Adán! Genial estar aquí. He estado aquí los veinte y espero con ansias veinte más.”

Hernandez: “¿Qué más vamos a ver esta noche? Algún gran partido. Grandes partidos por el título. ¡Grandes apuestas!”

The camera then pans over to the French announce team.

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

Broussard: “Comment aimes-tu cela? Retour à la maison. Ici à Rise to Greatness XX. Vingt ans, Ahren!”

Arachne: “Et le symbole de l'excellence dans ce sport. Êtes-vous arrivé ici? Super! As-tu gagné? Mieux! Avez-vous remporté un titre ou placé un souvenir dans la tête de ces fans ? Alors vous l'avez.”

Team Desire vs. Twisted & Sadistic

Pink lights come over the entrance set as the crowd roars a bit. “Sweet but Psycho” by Ava Max plays throughout the Rogers Center. We then see TJ Johnson walking out from the back, holding a tripod with a camera on it. He then turns and places it in front of the entrance way. He motions to the back as Katie Steward walks out from the back. She walks her beautiful white and gold religious ring robe that is popelike and spins around in a circle showing it off the crowd. Giovanna Steward follows behind her wearing her leather spiked “Brat Club” jacket and a black bandana covering the lower half of her face. The nameplate comes up.

Phillips: “The following contest is a tag team match, scheduled for onefall with a thirty minute time limit. On their way to the ring, accompanied by TJ Johnson, they are the team of Gigi Steward and Katie Steward, Team Desire!”

TJ then gives a thumbs up and takes the tripod before turning and heading to the ring. Katie turns to Gigi who nods and walks past her. She heads to the ring as Katie walks to the ring, extending her arms and the cameras follow her down. TJ sets up the tripod at ringside, running down in front of them, and starts to film again. After several moments, Gigi walks past and over to the ring, rolling under the ropes. Katie walks past and TJ keeps filming her as Katie walks over to the steps and onto the apron. She enters the ring as TJ heads over to the Team Desire corner, setting up the tripod to film. Katie poses in the middle of the ring as Gigi poses on the ropes.

Sharper: “TJ Johnson working hard as he’ll be filming as Katie is hoping to record everything on her run to hopefully win the World Tag Team Championship.”

Knots: “Well she’s going to have to do a lot. Tonight a big step against another team looking to do the same. Both Katie and Glory Braddock, on the other side, they want to win the titles. Both want it to become Supreme Champions. Can they do it. Winner tonight gets a big edge.”

The opening riff to “Best of Both Worlds” by Van Halen begins to play. Pyro shoots out from the stage as Glory Braddock and Brittany Lohan emerge from behind the curtain simultaneously. The fans cheer while Glory goes from one end of the stage to the other, playing to the crowd and getting them into it. Lohan, meanwhile, continues her march to the ring.

Phillips: “Their opponents, they are the team of Brittany Lohan and Glory Braddock, Twisted & Sadistic!”

“Something reached out and touched me
Now I know all I want
I want the best of both worlds
And honey I know what it's worth
If we could have the best of both worlds
We'd have Heaven right here on Earth”

Lohan makes her way down as Glory sees her and smirks before then sprinting down the rampway. She then runs over and catches up to Lohan and Lohan turns and smirks at her. The two head to the ring, focused on it. They then get to the ring and Glory runs forward and slides in. Lohan turns and pulls herself onto the apron. She then steps up to her feet. She looks in the ring at Katie and Gigi before Lohan steps into the ring. She moves to the middle of the ring as Glory goes to each corner, raising her arms high in the air. The crowd cheers her. Braddock eventually turns and joins Brittany briefly. Katie Steward stands in the ring to start, stretching out as Gigi and her talk. Katie nods as Gigi exits, a bit surprised. Glory starts off for Twisted & Sadistic. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “And the two who are looking for that elusive World Tag Team Championship opportunity to start it off.”

Knots: “And this isn’t a contendership match, but a win here, and you step forward. And just look at the tag action we’ve had already tonight. Crowded division. Every win matters.”

The bell sounds. Katie and Glory circle before locking up in the middle of the ring. Glory turns into the side headlock. She pulls back as Katie reaches around and gets her to the ropes and fires her off. Glory bounces off the ropes and Katie shoulders Glory down. Katie runs into the ropes. Glory drops down. Katie bounces off and hops over her. She bounces off the other side. Glory gets up and leapfrogs over Katie. Katie hits the opposite side and bounces off and Glory hits a hip toss. Katie hits the mat. She gets up and again and Glory hits another hip toss. Katie gets up and moves to the neutral corner. Glory follows up and goes for a chop, but Katie blocks it with her forearms. She winces and kicks Glory in the ribs before spinning her into the corner. She chops Glory. The crowd woos. She chops her again. More woos. Glory then grabs her and spins her back in and chops her. Katie staggers out as the crowd woos. Glory then feigns a dropkick, but Katie backs up and moves to the corner, tagging in Gigi.

Sharper: “Not the start Katie wanted in this moment.”

Knots: “Not at all. And you can see TJ Johnson with that tripod. Filming this. And trust me. He’s a terrible director.”

Sharper: “How do you know?”

Knots: “He showed me a video of his dog. His thumb was over the lens and the dog meowed!”

Gigi enters as Glory then goes for a clothesline. Gigi ducks and runs across and bounces off the ropes. She jumps up and hits a flying headscissors on Glory. Glory rolls through and gets up and turns to Gigi. Gigi hits a dropkick. She goes for the pin.

Glory kicks out. Both women get up and Gigi goes for a scoop slam, but Glory slides down behind her and then forearms her in the back of the head. Gigi spins around and Glory hooks her head and goes for a vertical suplex. Gigi counters and lands behind her and shoves her forward. Glory however stops herself at the ropes and turns and tags in Brittany. Gigi hops up and down, getting the blood going as Lohan steps into the ring. She looks at Gigi as the crowd cheers. Lohan lunges and Gigi ducks under her and runs at Glory, nailing her with a forearm. She then jumps to the middle turnbuckle and twists back with a crossbody, but Lohan catches her and turns and hits a ribbreaker. Gigi rolls over, holding her side in pain.

Sharper: “And Lohan using her strength. Gigi off the turnbuckle, tried to make space, but Lohan made that all for not.”

Knots: “Just dumping her down after.”

Gigi starts to get up and Lohan steps up and forearms her in the jaw before kneeing her in the ribs. She hits a hip throw across the ring. Gigi rolls over and backs up to the ropes. Lohan walks over and grabs her and whips her across the ring. Gigi bounces off and Lohan presses her over her head. The crowd roars. Lohan then press slams her down. Gigi gets up and turns, realizing she’s in the wrong part of the ring and jukes away from Glory who reaches for her, only to walk into Lohan who presses her up over her head again. Katie tries to support Gigi, and Gigi drops down behind Lohan. She falls back and into Katie, who tags herself in. Gigi runs at Lohan and Lohan grabs her by the throat. Katie climbs to the top rope and dives off with a missile dropkick to Lohan, knocking her down. Katie goes for the pin.

Sharper: “Katie using Gigi as the distraction! Missile dropkick!”

Knots: “And Lohan down!”

Lohan powers out. Katie rolls through. She gets up as Gigi and Katie then both grab Lohan. They hooks her head and they set up for a double vertical suplex. Glory goes to enter to stop them, but the official stops her and Glory exits, annoyed. Katie and Gigi set up for the vertical suplex, but Lohan blocks it and then lets out a yell as she lifts both Katie and Gigi up and hits a vertical suplex on both of them!

Sharper: “Lohan! Both Stewards up and over.”

Knots: “That’s the one thing Twisted & Sadistic has! Lohan is a damn powerhouse!”

Gigi rolls out of the ring. Katie rolls over, holding her back and Lohan gets up and headbutts her. Katie falls back into the corner. Lohan moves in and shoulder thrusts her hard in the ribs in then neutral corner. She rears back and does it again before rearing back and shouldering her a third time. This time, she hoists her up and lifts her up and runs her across the ring and hits a running spinebuster. She rolls over and tags in Glory. Glory then climbs up to the top rope. She dives off with the London Plunge!

Sharper: “Variation of the Taking the Plunge! Glory connects! Gigi on the floor!”

Glory moves to the cover.

Katie kicks out. Katie rolls over, holding her chest. Glory grabs her and pulls her up and then hits a snap suplex. Katie winces as Glory get up and hits a knee drop to the face. Katie rolls over again and moves to the ropes. Glory follows up and grabs her and then pulls her away from the ropes and hits a neckbreaker. Glory hooks the leg again.

Katie kicks out. Glory turns and tags in Lohan. Lohan re-enters as Glory then grabs Katie and pulls her up only to move to the corner. She pulls herself to the middle turnbuckle as Lohan then hoists Katie up for a back suplex and Glory flips off with the Prankster’s Paradise, with both driving Katie to the mat. Lohan bridges up.

Gigi springboards to the top rope and hits a diving senton splash to the stomach of Lohan. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “And Gigi Steward off the ropes and right down onto the stomach of Lohan!”

Knots: “Just threading the needle. Maybe trying to show Katie she has her back!”

Sharper: “They’ve had some of their challenges as they get back to the groove. Tonight, they’re clicking.”

Gigi gets up and Glory forearms her in the jaw once and then again before spinning her through the ropes to the floor. Glory runs across the ring, bounces off and dives through the ropes with a suicide dive. The crowd ohs. Glory rolls over. Katie rolls over as Lohan holds her ribs. She starts to get up and Katie walks over, grabbing her by the head and hitting the Hair-Flip DDT. Lohan rolls to her back. Katie goes for the pin.

Lohan gets her shoulder up. Lohan rolls over as Katie gets up and turns and stomps Lohan over and over in the face. Lohan rolls over, holding her face in pain and starts to get up and Katie turns and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and hits the Botox Injection. The crowd ohs. Lohan hits the mat. Glory gets up and moves to the corner, reaching out as Katie climbs up to the top rope. She glances back and hits the praying moonsault onto Lohan. She hooks the leg.

Glory enters and pulls her off. Katie rolls over and gets up and Glory kicks her in the ribs. She hits the Beautiful Insanity. Katie rolls over as Glory rolls to the floor. She gets up and moves to the apron, reaching out. Katie and Lohan are both down.

Knots: “That’s one way to even it up. Just driving Katie into the mat!”

Sharper: “No time for the Goddess Scream. And TJ getting it all for posterity.”

We get a shot of the ring through TJ’s camera. TJ starts to put his hand in front of the lens before Gigi climbs up on the opposite side of the ring to Glory. Lohan slowly gets up and falls into the corner. She looks over at Glory as Katie rolls over. She reaches out and Lohan then tags in Glory. Glory enters and runs over and grabs Katie and pulls her back away from the corner before hitting a German suplex into a bridge.

Katie rolls her shoulder up. The crowd ohs. Gigi paces as Glory then gets up and sees Katie starting to get up. Glory runs into the ropes, bouncing off and nailing Katie with a forearm shot. She falls into the corner where Lohan is and Lohan blasts her with a forearm shot and then she staggers to Glory who hits the Gloria in Excelsis Dio. She rolls over and goes for the pin.

Gigi breaks it up. She rolls over and Lohan gets up and goes over to her and kicks her in the ribs before spinning around and sending her to the floor. Lohan turns around and walks over to Glory who is lifting Katie up. Glory nods and whips her into the ropes. Lohan hits a hard clothesline. Katie pops up and Glory comes up behind her. She hooks her arms as Lohan is forced out of the ring. Glory tries to turn Katie around into the Glorification, but Katie shoves her off. Glory bounces off and Katie hits a superkick.

Sharper: “Glory tried for the Glorification! Katie uses a similar move, the Platinum Blonde! Countered!”

Knots: “And Glory-Right into a superkick!”

Glory turns and Katie grabs her by the arms. She turns her around and goes for the Platinum Blonde. Glory shoves Katie off and Katie dives and tags in Gigi who is now back on the apron. Glory lunges at her and Gigi forearms her and Glory turns only for Gigi to slingshot into the ring with a backstabber to Glory. Glory rolls over in pain. Gigi then gets up as Lohan enters and runs at Gigi who ducks a clothesline attempt and hits a dropkick. Lohan falls back and goes up and over the top rope, Katie pulling on the top rope to get her over. Gigi dives onto Glory.

Glory shoots her shoulder up.

Sharper: “And only two!”

Knots: “Stewards executed that! That’s for sure!”

Sharper: “Lohan in a heap by us. Gigi got the two though. And now, the Stewards need to figure out what to do. Katie saying something to Gigi!”

Katie gives some orders to Gigi. Gigi waves her off as TJ moves the camera to focus on their “teamwork.” Gigi grabs Glory and scoops her up and slams her down in position. Gigi exits to the apron. She climbs up to the top rope. She looks out at the crowd and nods before diving off and hitting a frog splash. She hooks the leg.

Lohan pulls her off from the floor. Gigi turns and looks at Katie who then runs along the apron and kicks Lohan in the chest with a soccer kick. Lohan falls back and into the barricade.

Sharper: “Lohan from the floor! Saving her partner at the last moment!”

Knots: “That’s why she’s there. But Katie a bit slow to stop her.”

Sharper: “Stopping her now. What a kick to the chest of the War Machine Brittany Lohan!”

Gigi then turns. Katie heads back and Gigi tags her in. Katie enters the ring and Gigi and Katie run at Glory. Glory ducks down and sweeps around Gigi and hits a snap back suplex. Gigi rolls out of the ring. Glory then turns and gets up and Katie grabs her again by the arms and turns her around, going for the Platinum Blonde again, but this time, Glory counters by dropping down with a school boy.

The crowd roars. Katie turns as TJ turns and pulls the camera down. The bell sounds. Glory looks up and smiles. Katie looks at the official.

Phillips: “Here are your winners, via pinfall, Glory Braddock and Brittany Lohan, Twisted & Sadistic!”

Sharper: “Glory found a way. Katie and Gigi had this and Glory using her experience.”

Knots: “Everyone here is a veteran, but Glory just found a way to turn it around and the edge goes to Twisted & Sadistic!”

Sharper: “TJ Johnson putting away the camera.”

Knots: “That was fast!”

Sharper: “Katie disappointed. Stunned even. Glory Braddock victorious.”

Lohan moves to the ring. Katie turns to the official and the official affirms the three count. Glory gets up, the crowd cheering. Lohan raises her arm as Katie rolls to the floor. She then looks around as Gigi winces on the apron.

Sharper: “As Brittany Lohan and Glory Braddock enjoy their victory, let’s go back to earlier tonight. Our colleagues caught up with the two individuals involved in the main event, for the World Championship, and got their final thoughts.”

The RTG XX logo comes up on the screen.

EARLIER TONIGHT:

The scene cuts backstage where we see Kandis sitting down on a storage crate next to Gavin Sattler.

Kandis: “Could’ve even send the second string…I mean I do still owe her a nice few smacks across the mouth just for being who she is.”

Kandis stands up.

Sattler: “Well-“

Kandis: “Just stand there and hold the microphone. Because I’ve said plenty. Fifteen months in the making. How this should’ve happened a hell of a lot earlier. You know what, I don’t give a damn what Selena Frost thinks or wants. She’s had her time. Time for me to take what should’ve been mine months ago. That should’ve been mine a YEAR ago. Sometimes people just want to see someone like themselves grind. Well I’ve grinded, I’ve done what I need to, I’ve been passed over, I’ve been screwed over, and yeah, I’ve been screwed. And all of it leads to this moment where I’m going to be ON TOP.”

Kandis looks at the camera.

Kandis: “No more sidelines. Nothing stopping me except a blonde bitch who needs to be knocked down MANY pegs and I’m going to enjoy every minute of kicking her ass. We all saw it. Breakdown. I had her pinned. Period. And it’s going to happen tonight. And that World Title is going be around this.”

Kandis turns around and showcases her body some.

Kandis: “And she’s going to have to get used to it…as will everyone else!”

Kandis shoves Gavin back.

Kandis: “Selena…your turn. Say what you want. It’s the last time people will BELIEVE IT!”

Kandis smirks.

The camera changes to show Selena Frost standing with Jaina Lancaster, looking bemused, as she has the SCW World Championship over her shoulder.

Lancaster: “Selena, I’ll leave it to you.”

Selena scoffs a bit.

Selena: “Let her run her mouth.”

Selena pauses.

Selena: “Kandis…you are someone who if they become the World Champion, the world is a worse off place for it. The fact that some people cheer you when you have no redeemable qualities…So life hit you hard. It’s hit many of us hard. You had an injury and had to work back here. OH GOD No! And the rumours that you performed sexual favours to get your Taking Hold of the Flame spot. Why we have not the most respected official in wrestling history presiding over this important main event, but instead a career con-artist and manipulator in CHBK?! That’s on you…and it’s not going to help you. I can’t let you win tonight. I undid my role in last year’s tragedy. I beat Adam Allocco to stand here as World Champion. And I have to aim straight and shoot this challenge in the heart!”

Selena stops and looks at the camera.

Selena: “Just like at this event years ago, I stood with my newly enshrined Hall of Fame sister to win the World Tag Titles and give her HER moment. Well, tonight, I’m getting MY moment. On the biggest event in wrestling, I will beat you, and right this going forward. I will stand as World Champion. And I will end this farce that you are OWED the world title. No, Kandis. You will fight, and I’m sure fight hard, but there is no short-cut you can take to win tonight. You will just fall at my feet…and you will DESERVE that.”

Selena pauses again and looks at the camera.

Selena: “So everyone at home…buy the event, and get ready, because Selena Frost will still be World Champion at the end of tonight…BELIEVE IT!”

The RTG XX logo comes up on the screen.

Konrad Raab vs. Justin Davis vs. Kimberly Williams

SCW Underground Championship

Jason Phillips stands in the ring.

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

The SCW Underground Championship logo comes across the screen as the crowd cheers.The lights start to flicker as "The Resistance" by Skillet begins to play throughout the Rogers Centre. On the big screens, we see numbers scattering all over the screen before merging into a bold white number three.

3...

2...

1...

The arena goes dark. A lot of smoke begins to gather at the top of the ramp. A spotlight shines through the smoke and a dark figure stands in the middle. Once the beat picks up in the song a loud boom goes off as pyro shoots off from the stage. Then the dark figure comes out from the smoke with his hands spread like a cross. The crowd begins to roar as Justin Davis stands proud at the top of the ramp and slowly makes his way down.

Phillips: “First the challengers. From Boston, Massachusetts, he is Justin Davis!”

Davis makes the long walk down the rampway, scanning the crowd and looking around. He nods as he takes in the moment. He then jogs down to the ring and slides in. He then starts doing laps around the ring before choosing a random corner, standing on the middle rope and lifts his arms up high in the air posing to the hundreds of fans in front of him. He jumps down from the rope and sits in the corner, starting to psych himself up before the match.

Sharper: “Justin Davis set this up. He lost the TV Title and he elected not to rest on his laurels. He went right after Kimberly Williams. In turn, that also got the attention of Konrad Raab who actually respects Williams.”

Knots: “And now he has to go to war with these two nuts! I hope it’s worth it!”

“Feuer Frei” by Rammstein plays over the sound system as Konrad comes out through the curtain with his flanged German mace with him, acting erratic with an angry look on his face, rising the flanged German mace in the air. The camera follows him as he paces back and forth on the stage. He then turns and stops to the middle of the stage as Ginny Raab walks over and gets his attention. Konrad stakes a few deep breaths before turning to the ring. He sees Davis and starts to march to the ring, Ginny behind him.

Phillips: “Next, from Cologne, Germany, accompanied by Ginny Raab, he is Burned in Blood, Konrad Raab!”

After the announcement, Konrad picks up his flanged German mace and continues his march to the ring. He reaches the ring as the crowd boos and Raab slides in. He gets up and swings at Davis. Davis exits the ring. Ginny enters the ring herself as Konrad then backs up and turns as Ginny takes the mace and gets his attention. Konrad looks at Davis, snapping at him as the music fades out.

Sharper: “And Konrad is ready to go right now. He wants Davis! He wants to attack him. To maim him!”

Knots: “He’s going to get his chance. He just has to wait…well…”

The lights go out, except for a single spotlight at the top of the stage. The opening chords to “Patient Number 9” by Ozzy Osbourne begins to play. A haunting voice is heard…

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

The song begins to rage full bore now. Suddenly the lights come back on and Kimberly Williams, the SCW Underground Championship around her waist, is standing at the top of the stage to a loud, mostly positive, reaction from the fans. She then stops and turns back, running to the back. The crowd looks on as Kim disappears for a few moments only to return with a shopping cart full of weapons, including the appearance of her stuffed penguin Wasley. A sinister smirk is on her face as she ponders what she is about to do tonight. She winks at the fans before pointing towards the ring and making a beeline towards it, pushing her cart.

Phillips: “And finally, from Boston, Massachusetts, she is the SCW Underground Champion, The Wild Card, Kimberly Williams!”

Kim picks up speed as she pushes the cart down to the ring. The crowd roars as she runs down to the mats and stops. She pulls the cart back and looks around before turning and taking the Underground Championship and placing it on the apron. She then turns back and starts to look through her weapons.

Sharper: “And Kimberly Williams has brought her own playthings. She’s ready for war too!”

Knots: “Again! Davis asked for this. He set this up and Kim is going to give him the full experience!”

Sharper: “What the hell does she have in there!”

Davis looks at both Konrad and then Kim who is starting to get into the ring, holding a barbed wire wrapped board. She smiles as Davis then runs over and nails Konrad with a hard right and then another and another. The bell sounds. Konrad falls to the corner as Kim then enters the ring. She then steps up and swings her bat, but Davis ducks her and Kim catches Konrad in the head. Konrad goes up and over the top rope. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Kim just waylaid Konrad Raab with that barbed wire wrapped bat!”

Knots: “Oh so we’re going from zero to sixty in this one!”

Sharper: “This is what Davis unleashed.”

Kim turns around and Davis kicks her in the ribs and then kicks her hand. Kim drops the bat and staggers out of the corner. She turns around and Davis runs at her and hits a running back elbow, knocking her down. Davis goes for the pin.

Kim kicks out. Both get up and Kim backs up to the ropes and Davis watches her, glancing back at Konrad before turning back and running at Kim and clotheslining her up and over the top rope. Kim lands on her feet and falls back, into her shopping cart of plunder. She falls over. Davis then turns and looks back at Konrad who dabs his head, annoyed and wincing, but only a small trickle of blood coming out. Davis turns and runs across the ring and hits a baseball slide to Konrad. Konrad falls back and into the announce table. He falls back.

Sharper: “Konrad right into us.”

Knots: “Keep these idiots away from us!”

Sharper: “Davis knocking Raab down and now going for Kim. Looks like he is gunning for the Underground Champion himself.”

Davis gets up and walks across the ring. He steps through the ropes and down to the floor. Kim then suddenly nails him with a hard right. Davis staggers back and Kim spins him around and drives him face first into the steel steps. Davis falls back to a knee. Kim then turns and walks over to the shopping cart and grabs Wasley, her weighted, stuffed penguin. She turns and places it on the apron. She turns back and grabs another item, this time, a steel chair and turns only for Davis to kick her in the ribs. Davis then hoists Kim up and just drops her with a hard spinebuster on the mats. The crowds ohs as Kim rolls over, clearly winded from the impact. Davis looks up and then turns and moves to the shopping cart.

Sharper: “Davis with a hard slam on the mats. Kim…finding out concrete is hard.”

Knots: “It is?!”

Sharper: “Yes, Jon.”

Knots: “See! We’re educational here. Just like we’re going to find out how a man or woman’s body deals with being struck with blunt objects!”

Sharper: “Davis reviewing what Kim has brought with her.”

Davis moves one chair and turns and throws it into the ring. He then turns and grabs another item, this one a cheese grater. He looks at it and then walks over to Kim. He looks at the grater before walking over to Kim and Kim suddenly kicks him in the ribs. Davis drops the grater. Kim kicks him again and then grabs him and runs him face first into the ringpost. Davis falls to a knee. Kim turns and walks over to the cart and goes to the handle. She looks around and then ramps it at Davis. Davis just moves out of the ring and Kim hits the ringpost. She winces and pulls it back, turning it and shaking out her hand. Davis then runs over and knees her in the ribs. She falls back and leans against the shopping cart again, holding the handle. Davis walks over to the steel steps. He then runs at Kim and goes for a spear, but Kim moves out of the way and Davis goes through the side, it opening up, as it would if pushed into other carts, and ends up inside, running into some of the other weapons. Kim then turns the cart to its side, causing Davis to spin down while still in it. The weapons spill out.

Sharper: “Davis goes head first into the shopping cart.”

Knots: “And that just is not pleasant. What else is in there?!”

Sharper: “Looks like more just chairs. The barbed wire bat in the ring. We know Kim likes to plan and-“

Knots: “Raab!”

The angle cuts as Raab runs along the apron and spins around the ringpost. He then flips off the apron. Kim moves out of the way and Raab lands on the shopping cart. He rolls over in pain as Davis convulses sandwiched inside. The crowd ohs. Kim turns and walks over and grabs Konrad. Konrad stirs as Kim grabs him and rolls him into the ring. We then notice a table set up at ringside in front of the announce table, a result of Raab doing his own plundering. Kim rolls in after Raab.

Sharper: “Kim Williams now going after Raab.”

Knots: “I’d do after Davis! He took the worst of it. Look!”

REPLAY:

We see Davis in the shopping cart as Raab then dives off the apron and lands on the shopping cart, Kim just moving out of the way. The crowd ohs as Raab rolls through in pain.

Kim gets up and stomps Raab in the back once and then again.

Sharper: “Davis went after Kim; Kim going after Raab. We may be seeing everyone’s preferred method here or target.”

Kim then grabs Raab and pulls him up. She then whips him into the corner. Kim runs after and hits a running dropkick. Raab falls to the mat. Kim turns and walks over to the chair Davis had thrown into the ring. She unfolds it and places it in the middle of the ring before turning and walking over to Raab. She pulls him up and hooks him by the head, but Raab then hoists her up and turns and back drops her onto the seat of the chair. The chair collapsed under Kim’s body as the crowd ohs. Raab then looks around before turning as Kim rolls over, holding her lower back. Raab then catches her with a hard European uppercut. Kim hits the mat. Raab then walks over to the dilapidated chair and lifts it up. He looks at it for a moment before turning and slamming it into the back of Kim. Kim falls to the mat and rolls to the apron.

Sharper: “And that chair. With it bent and busted, into the back of the Underground Champion.”

Kim grabs at the ropes and pulls herself on the apron. Raab then sees this and runs across the ring and bounces off before just running at Kim with a head of steam and drilling Kim, knocking her off the apron and hard into the barricade. The crowd ohs. Kim rolls over in pain. Raab then gets up as Davis starts to crawl into the ring. He gets up and Raab turns and nails him with a hard right and then a left before nailing him with another hard right. Davis falls to the corner. Raab then leans in and just starts to choke him with both hands. The referee calls for a break, but there is no count as Davis struggles, punching at Raab’s arms, trying to gasp for air. Raab just keeps leaning on him, pushing down on him before then turning and choke throwing him across the ring.

Sharper: “Raab choking the life out of Davis.”

Knots: “Not much respect there. Raab and Williams both unhappy with how this all came to be. With Davis’s attack.”

Sharper: “Davis finding that out.”

Raab then drops down to the floor as Davis rolls over, coughing. Raab lifts up the ring apron and then looks underneath. He then pulls out a table. He turns and places it against the barricade. He looks up again as Davis stirs. Raab then pulls out a coil of barbed wire. The crowd cheers again as Raab takes it and places it on the apron. He then looks at Davis before reaching under one more time and grabbing a third item, this one a barbed wire wrapped chair. He places it in the ring before rolling in after. He then starts to get up, grabbing the barbed wire wrapped chair. He glances at Davis again who grabs at the barbed wire bat. Raab then steps up and lifts the chair up. Davis turns and swings, the two connecting and hitting each other’s barbed wire wrapped weapon. Davis then swings again and again, each one catching the chair before Raab kicks Davis in the ribs. Raab then looks at him and slams the chair down into the back of Davis. Davis’s eyes go wide as he falls to his knees, arcing his back in pain. He then moves to his hands and knees and Raab slams the chair into his back again. The crowd ohs and cheers as Davis falls to the back in immense pain.

Sharper: “Raab slamming that chair, wrapped in barbed wire, into the back of Davis!”

Knots: “And Davis felt every barb!”

Raab then places the chair on the chest of Davis. The crowd ohs in disgust as Raab then leans on it, pressing it down into Davis as he hooks Davis’s leg for the pin.

Davis kicks out. Raab falls back as Davis rolls over, holding his chest. Raab then nails him with a hard right and then another and another. Davis rolls to the corner. Raab then gets up and grabs him by the head as Kim rolls into the ring, something in her hand. Raab whips Davis across the ring and hits the corner and falls to a seated position. Raab then turns and runs after, but Kim gets up, lunging and dives, catching Raab in the forehead with a staple fired from her staple gun. Raab rolls over, holding his head in pain.

Sharper: “Staple gun!”

Kim rolls over, smiling as she holds her staple gun up. Chants of “STAPLE!” echo throughout the stadium.

Knots: “Well, now she’s got a firearm. Of staples, but still counts!”

Kim turns as Davis pulls himself up in the corner and then looks at Kim as Kim heads over to him and goes to staple him. Davis blocks it, holding her arm up and Kim keeps fighting before Davis kicks her in the ribs. He then leans back and kicks her in the face. Kim falls back and rolls over to Raab. Kim and Raab use each other to get up. Davis watches them before running out and Kim shoves Raab into Davis. Davis grabs him by the head and turns him driving him face first into the barbed wire wrapped chair. Raab rolls over in pain, holding his face. Davis gets up, but Kim sweeps around and staples him in the side of his ass. Davis turns and holds his butt in pain as Kim then grabs the barbed wire wrapped bat and grabs it by both end before running at Davis and nailing him with head with it.

Sharper: “Kim used Raab for a distracted! And then staple to the ass-“

Knots: “To the ass!”

Sharper: “Barbed wire bat to the face!”

Knots: “She’s not done!”

Kim then turns and sees Davis down. He rolls to his back and Kim runs over and jumps up, driving the bat into the face of Davis. The crowd ohs. Kim throws the bat down and goes for the pin on Davis, who is now bleeding.

Davis kicks out. Kim rolls off and turns and Raab rolls over, bloody too. Kim turns and says something to him before turning and exiting to the apron. Raab looks at Kim and nods before Kim exits to the apron. She then climbs up to the top rope. Davis remains down as the crowd roars. Kim looks around and then Davis suddenly gets up and hits a bicycle knee to the side of Kim’s head as she briefly bends down to steady herself. Kim falls back and through the table in front of the announce table. The crowd ohs. Davis smirks as Raab then runs over and grabs Davis from behind and hits a release German suplex. Davis rolls over. Raab sees Kim down and then turns to Davis before heading over to him and going to the coil of barbed wire. He starts to then wrap it around his arm. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Kimberly Williams in shambled in front of us.”

Knots: “That table just imploded! Kim went through it like butter!”

Sharper: “Raab is incensed and he’s planning something.”

REPLAY:

We see Kim bend over briefly as Davis lunges, catching her in the head and Kim falls back and through the table, the table exploding on impact and Kim hitting hard. The RTG XX logo comes up as we see it from a different angle. Kim goes through the table as the crowd ohs.

Raab keeps wrapping the barbed wire around his right arm. He glances back at Davis before turning and walking over to him. He grabs him.

Davis struggles and Raab nails him with a vicious European uppercut. Davis hits the mat. Davis rolls over and gets up and Raab nails him again. Davis falls to the mat, a cut now at his lip as both Davis and Raab are also bleeding from the forehead. Raab then looks at him before turning and stomping Davis a couple of times. Raab then yells at him in German before rolling to the floor. He grabs the table he took out earlier and drags it around and places it next to the ring, a foot away from it, and by the rampway. Raab then looks under the ring and grabs another table and lifts it up and unfolds it, setting it up on top. The crowd roars. Kim stirs as Raab now looks under the ring, clearly looking for something.

Sharper: “What the hell is Raab looking for?”

Knots: “Nothing good. Nothing good!”

Ginny looks on as Konrad Raab then finds what he’s looking for. He pulls out a bottle of lighter fluid and a lighter. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Oh my God!”

Knots: “Get that away from him!”

Konrad smiles as he turns to the table and starts to spray the lighter fluid on the tables. He goes back and forth, spraying the top one and the bottom one before continuing to spray it. He then turns and climbs onto the apron. Davis crawls to the ropes and Raab grabs him and pulls him through the ropes to the apron. Raab then lights the top table before throwing it on the bottom rope. He then grabs Davis, but Davis kicks him in the ribs and places his head between his legs. The crowd roars as Davis hoists Raab up and turns and powerbombs him through the two flaming tables. The crowd erupts. Crew members run over, extinguishing the flames. Davis looks down at Raab with distain before he turns and enters the ring. He steps forward only for Kim to run at him and drill him in the face with WASLEY. The crowd erupts.

Sharper: “Raab! He’s ruined!”

Ginny runs over to check on Konrad.

Knots: “And WASLEY! WASLEY to the face!”

Sharper: “Davis saved himself with Raab, but walked right into a Woman Scorned!”

Kim then turns and grabs the barbed wire wrapped chair. She places over Davis. Davis is dazed. Kim looks around before climbing to the top rope. The crowd roars as Kim gets to the top. She smiles and then dives back and hits the Chaos Theory. Kim pops up, holding her chest, driving herself into the chair, into the barbed wire. She then dives back onto Davis, sandwiching the chair further between them!

Sharper: “Chaos Theory into the barbed wire wrapped chair, onto Davis!”

The crowd roars. Kim rolls off of Davis, holding her chest.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, and STILL SCW Underground Champion, Kimberly Williams!”

Sharper: “Kimberly Williams retains, putting her body on the line again, and making sure Davis wasn’t going to get up.”

Knots: “Raab’s not getting up either!”

Sharper: “Raab down on the floor. Going through flaming tables. Barbed wire. Blood. Welcome to the Underground!”

Kim turns and winces as the official hands her the SCW Underground Championship. Kim holds it up over her head. She then staggers back before turning and walking over to WASLEY, grabbing WASLEY and holding him up too. She then winces as she brings both down. Davis holds his chest in pain as we cut to see Raab being helped out as the scene fades out.

We open up in what looks like a deserted landscape. The camera pans along the ground, showing the sand and small vegetation before we hear some noise. We then see what appears to be the feet of a stuffed animal. Along with it, someone is clearly providing some sound effects.

???: “Dum…dum dum dum…dum dum….This town isn’t big enough for the two of us.”

The camera pans back to show WASLEY with a sheriff’s badge, a cowboy hand, and a small holster with a mini-staple gun in it. Kimberly Williams is holding him while wearing stereotypical dystopian wasteland attire, of tattered burlap clothing, but yet, otherwise groomed.

Kim: “Come on. Take out the gun-“

Angelica: “Kim!”

Angelica Jones’s shadow comes over Kim and WASLEY. She too is in the same tattered outfit and looks down at Kim.

Kim: “Yes?”

Angelica: “It’s Apocalypse, not the Wild West.”

Kim: “Pfft…I beg to differ! I mean, you had your eyebrows done!”

Angelica sighs.

Angelica: “Well you’ve shaved!”

Kim: “To prevent wind resistance!”

Angelica: “None of this makes sense!”

Kim: “Well-“

We then cut to see Giovanni Aries walking past, dressed in an actual burlap sack, while looking his normal self.

Kim: “At least he got the hint!”

The scene cuts to the Apocalypse logo.

“Supreme Championship Wrestling presents Apocalypse, live on pay per view, on Sunday, October 1, 2023.”

The logo remains on the screen for a moment longer before we cut to another shot, this one of Lexy Chapel who steps forward and looks around.

Lexy: “Are you kidding me? Where am I supposed to make sure we look good running this company?!”

Hairless Penguin steps in, gasping for air in his suit, as we see Dancing Bear who is now just a frizzy puffball. The scene cuts away.

Holly Adams Brand vs. Light in the Darkness & Cassie Wolfe

The opening riff of “Wolf Within” hits the speakers. The crowd roars as the music plays for a few moments. Once the lyrics kick in Cassie Wolfe emerges from the back excited to start the match, with her hands on her leather jacket’s sides the rookie wrestler turns her back to the crowd. She looks around and nods before taking a moment and looking at the scale of the crowd. Her nameplate comes up. She then heads down to the ring.

Phillips: “The following contest is a six person tag match scheduled for one fall with a thirty minute time limit! Introducing first, from Greenock, South Australia and now residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, “The Rebel Princess” Cassie Wolfe!”

When her name is announced Cassie spins around flashing the metal horns sign with her left hand and clapping fans hands with the other. The crowd cheers her as she then runs down to the ring. When she reaches the ring Cassie jumps onto the apron before giving her hair a full flip and removing her jacket to give to a stagehand. She then jumps over the top rope and into the ring, rolling to her knees and basking in the moment.

Sharper: “A huge moment for this young lady. Cassie Wolfe making her Rise to Greatness main card debut. Big stage. Lots of people. Time to show what you can do.”

Knots: “Pfft…the Brand will have an answer!”

After a few moments, the lights go out, prompting a surprised pop from the fans. Everything remains in darkness for a few moments as fans begin lighting up the screens of their phones in an attempt to see through it. Finally, the LED screens slowly flicker to life, showing a starry night sky with a beautiful crescent half moon, the stars seeming like they’re slowly shifting and dancing around. A few spotlights come to life on the stage as well, showing two large, beautiful wisteria trees on the sides of the stage as their petals drift from the branches and gently float to the ground. A larger spotlight suddenly comes to life in the middle of the stage just as “Veo Lu Sluice” by Kumi Tanioka begins to play, showing a large purple and gold platform decorated with the familiar symbols of a crescent moon inside of a sun lowering from the rafters. Atop this platform, dancing together in time with the music, are Amelia Blythe and La Pequeña Luz. Both women are matching with somewhat unusual attire in the form of white button-up shirts, black and purple tailcoats and pink knee-length dress skirts with what appear to be their wrestling tights on underneath, along with both of them wearing matching masks as usual. The platform continues to lower as the women continue their fast-paced waltz, completely lost in the music and each other, and fans are left mesmerized by their synergy. Shortly after the platform finishes its descent onto the stage, the song ends and the two push away from one another as far as their arms will allow without letting go, their eyes still locked with one another as they both grin like idiots in love.

The fans are roaring at the performance and Amelia turns to start heading towards the ring, but Luz hasn't let go of her hand and stops her. Amelia looks at her in confusion for a moment as they both step off the platform and Luz appears to say something to her. After a moment, Luz slowly drops to a knee and reaches into the pocket of her tailcoat, and the moment the ring box is pulled from it the fans erupt in cheers as Luz opens the box and a beautiful engagement ring can be seen inside.

Sharper: “Well how about this!”

Amelia's hands quickly cover her mouth in surprise as we can only assume Luz pops the question to her, causing a loud wave of “YES!” chants to break out. Amelia reaches down and grabs Luz's hands before gently pulling her back to her feet, saying something in return as the chants die down while the fans buzz in confusion. Luz looks confused too until Amelia now gets down on one knee and reveals her own ring box from her tailcoat pocket, turning the proposal back onto Luz as the fans erupt even louder.

Knots: “Looks like they can’t decide who is proposing to who? Young love…”

Sharper: “What a moment for these two. And this crowd on their feet for La Pequena Luz and Amelia Blythe!”

Wolfe in the ring cheers, applauding. Luz's mouth is wide open in surprise but she quickly recomposes herself, eagerly nodding her head and Amelia follows suit as the two women embrace and exchange a tender, passionate kiss with every ounce of love they have to share with one another.

As both girls slowly part, “In the Name of Love” by Arion feat. Cyan Kicks begins to play as the LED screens throughout the arena begin to light up with not only the familiar image of a starry sky with wisteria leaves dancing through the air, but also messages congratulating Amelia and Luz on their engagement. Both women briefly move to start putting the other's ring on, but Amelia pauses and says something that Luz nods in agreement with before they tuck the boxes away again, coming to the decision that they can put their new rings on after they take care of business. At that, they join hands and begin walking down the ramp as more wisteria leaves begin to drift from the rafters down over the entire audience. Amelia and Luz happily shake hands and high-five fans along the way, nodding and grinning at all the congratulations they're receiving for their engagement.

Phillips: “Her partner, they are the team of Amelia Blythe and La Pequena Luz, the Light in the Darkness!”

As they walk, the LED screen on the ramp comes to life as various magical effects and symbols light the way in time with every step they take. As they reach ringside, both women turn and nod to one another before Amelia pulls away to make her way up the steps and walk across the apron on one side, wiping her feet before stepping through the ropes. Luz, meanwhile, hops up onto the apron right in front of her and grabs the top rope before vaulting herself into a somersault into the ring, landing on her feet. They meet in the center of the ring and seamlessly throw themselves right into a dance that resembles a mix of a waltz and salsa in time with the chorus of the song. As the chorus ends with the title drop lyric, both women end their dance by pulling one another close into one last deep, loving kiss as the lights slowly come back on at this point, the fans already in a frenzy as a few chants of “YOU DESERVE IT!” begin to make themselves audible. The kiss ends and both girls begin to help one another out of their dress clothes, revealing that their attire for the night is a hybrid of Amelia's singlet top merged with Luz's long tights with their respective names in cursive down the spine as their symbol of a crescent moon inside of a sun is on the front of the midsection and the sides of the legs with the entire outfit decorated with small white sequins that resembles the stars in the night sky, white wrist tape and black boots with the same crescent moon/sun symbol on the sides, all in a black and lavender color scheme. As they set their dress clothes in their corner, Amelia goes to remove her mask but Luz stops her, and after a brief conversation Amelia nods and opts to leave the mask on for this match as the two of them begin warming up. Wolfe even tears up a bit, applauding as Luz and Amelia turn to her, a bit sheepishly, trying to refocus.

Sharper: “A huge moment for these two. Both not only proposing to one another, but also obviously in agreement.”

Knots: “You probably have it right doing it on the big stage if both plan to do it!”

Sharper: “And now can they build on this moment with a hell of a moment by beating the Holly Adams Brand…whatever the Brand can muster up.”

LHS: “Excuse me! I hate to break up this lesser moment for a bigger and must-see moment that is truly a memorable one!”

The crowd roars and then boos as Lucy Huckabee-Sanders walks out from the back, holding a microphone. She looks down at the ring.

LHS: “Ladies and gentlemen, the Brand is back together!”

The crowd roars as the cameras cut to the stage. They pan across before the Holly Adams Brand logo comes up on the big screen.

Yes Bitch

SLAY

IT'S EXPENSIVE TO BE ME-EH-EH-EH!!

LOOKIN' THIS GOOD DON'T COME FOR FREE-EH-EH-EH!!!

The intro from "W Face," by Kumi Koda quickly fades out as "XXPENSIVE," By Erika Jayne kicks in full force around the arena as the stage comes into focus.

LHS: “Please welcome the Holly Adams Brand…”

Holly Adams steps up onto the stage, spinning into place at the top of the ramp. Holly poses with her hand on her hip and her other hand high in the air as she pageant waves to the booing crowd.

LHS: “First, the leader, the greatest…Holly Adams!”

Holly Adams smiles as she continues her pageant wave. The crowd that roars as Giovanni Aries walks out from the back, wearing a white robe. We see him saging the area as he then stops and brings his hands together into a moment of reflection.

LHS: “Her spiritual advisor and yours….GiGi Aries!”

The crowd roars. Holly then glances back as GiGi does too. He then turns and heads over and motions. A few moments pass before we see a man walk out from the back, wearing familiar looking attire, and a crown.

LHS: “And finally, back to his sense…the Fallen King…Cidnay Turner!”

Luz and Blythe look confused as Wolfe looks on. The man steps forward, looking around. Aries smiles as he walks over toward Holly, but Holly points and he goes over to the other side of Aries with Aries’s help. The man takes the crowd and licks it before placing it back on his head.

LHS: “The Holly Adams Brand!”

Sharper: “That…that is not Cid Turner.”

Knots: “Not Cidnay Turner. And he looks good. Seems retirement has changed him as has returning to his spiritual centre.”

Sharper: “We wondered what to expect. Now we know. The Brand back in full force in some way. Who the hell this third man is-“

Knots: “Cidnay!”

Holly starts her walk down to the ring, continuing her pageant wave, with a large smile on her face as the crowd continues to jeer, the camera men following closely behind her. She stops halfway down the ramp and puts both hands on her chest thanking a fan for their "adoration," for her. She smiles before continuing down the ramp. Giovanni Aries follows her down, with “Cid Turner” following, almost tranced by Holly. They reach the ring.

As Holly comes around the corner, she hops up onto the ring apron. Holly starts to sing along with her theme song, looking directly into the camera closest to her. She gives a million-dollar smile before putting her hand on the camera and pushing it away and she gets into the ring. Giovanni Aries leads Cid to the ring and then motions to the ring. He climbs up and enters the ring, almost falling in. Aries rolls in after. Holly grabs the top rope, bends down, and then snaps back quickly, flipping her blonde hair over her head, smiling brightly for the cameras. As she takes her place in the ring, she starts her pageant wave once again as her music dies down.

Luz and Blythe look at one another as Cassie Wolfe comes over and talks to them. They look across at Holly Adams who smiles, flanked by Giovanni Aries, as we also see “Cid Turner” standing with them.

Sharper: “You can see the confusing. Holly Adams here. Giovanni Aries here.”

Knots: “Crowd loving that.”

Sharper: “But that again is not Cid? Doesn’t look like him.”

Knots: “Hey! It’s the new and improved Cid!”

Sharper: “Uh-huh.”

Knots: “The ChatGPT Cid! It’s better. No violent and turncoat tendencies!”

Holly then steps up as Cassie Wolfe does too. Holly just smirks as Cassie gets in her face. Holly turns and steps back and holds her hand up. Cassie smacks it away. The crowd ohs. Giovanni then turns to Cid and motions. He lunges and runs at Luz as Aries is a few steps behind. Cid kicks Luz in the ribs as Aries chops Blythe. Holly nails Wolfe with a shot and then forearms her again. All three on the Brand strike their opponents getting them to the ropes before they all fire them across. They bounce off the ropes. Holly, Giovanni and Cid all have the same idea, Cid watching Holly and Giovanni before they go to back drop Luz, Blythe and Wolfe up and over, but all three grab the top rope and swing through to the apron. Holly then turns to Giovanni, pointing to Cid, before waving her nose only the turn as Wolfe and Luz springboard to the top rope and Blythe slingshots in with a somersault. Blythe jumps up and hits a jawbreaker on Aries while Luz and Wolfe hit springboard dropkicks on Adams and Cid. They all go down, Aries remaining in the ring.

Sharper: “And there’s the agility, the athleticism of Light in the Darkness and Cassie Wolfe.”

Knots: “Come on! This is supposed to be only two in the ring!”

Sharper: “The Brand started it. Now with Aries down, Adams and…Turner, we’ll call him that for now, to the floor. Now it can get under control.”

Blythe gets up and grabs Aries as he stirs and wrenches his arm. Adams and Turner head around the ring as Wolfe and Luz exit. Aries winces as Blythe then jerks on the arm and forces him down with a snapmare. She then moves to the head and locks in a cravat. Holly and Cid get up on the apron and Adams motions to Turner to get in there. Turner then starts to stretch out as much as he can, looking to Holly for approval, as Blythe looks over. Aries starts to get up and winces and then grabs at the head of Blythe and pulls back on the nose. Blythe lets go and spins around. Aries then hits a Mongolian chop. Blythe hits the mat. Aries tags in Turner. Turner enters, but not before Aries gives some last minute advice. Turner nods approvingly and runs at Blythe who then hits a drop toe hold. Turner hits the mat and Blythe moves into a Fujiwara arm bar. Turner yells in pain as Blythe keeps the hold as Turner frantically moves to the bottom rope. Holly shakes her head. Turner gets closer and closer and grabs the bottom rope.

Blythe lets go and rolls away. Turner starts to get up, letting go immediately and Blythe then grabs Turner and snapmares her over and tags in Luz. Luz slingshots into the ring with a crossbody as Blythe turns, bounces off the ropes and hits a knee rope. She rolls through as Luz goes for the pin.

Turner kicks out.

Sharper: “And Light in the Darkness already using one thing to their advantage, their great teamwork ability.”

Knots: “Yeah, and they’re victimizing Cid Turner. This is his illustrious return!”

Sharper: “Uh-huh…”

Cid turns and starts to get up and Luz gets up and chops him. Turner yelps and walks around the ring before Luz jumps up and dropkicks him down. Turner hits the mat and then runs into the ropes. She bounces off and hits a cartwheel into a flipping senton. The crowd ohs. She goes for the pin.

Aries breaks it up and exits. Luz rolls off and looks over. She turns to Turner and starts to pull him up, but Turner then grabs her and tackles her down right by the Holly Adams brand corner and Turner then punches Luz a couple of times in the ribs before he rears back and Aries tags in. Aries enters as Turner nails her a few more times. The official calls for the break. Aries then talks to Turner and Turner looks up and rolls to the floor. Aries then nods before he grabs Luz and pulls her up and into the corner. Aries then kicks her in the ribs over and over and over.

Sharper: “Turner a bit unrefined-“

Knots: “He’s been out for a bit!”

Sharper: “Aries in and just those strikes. We’ve not seen Giovanni Aries since last year and he’s just stomping away on Luz.”

Blythe looks on concerned as Aries then pulls Luz out and takes her over with a snap suplex. Luz winces and Aries then gets up and hits a powerdrive elbow. He goes for the lateral press.

Luz kicks out. She turns and gets up and Aries chops her in the throat. Luz coughs as she falls back. Aries whips her across the ring. Luz bounces off and Aries catches her by the waist and then moves up to catch her arms and hits an arm trap overhead suplex. Aries then turns and tags in Holly. Holly enters as the crowd roars. Holly walks over and hooks the leg on Luz.

Luz kicks out. Holly looks down and shakes her head. Luz rolls over as Holly then turns and tags in Turner again. Turner looks around and then climbs up to the top rope.

Knots: “Time for the Denver Diving Kick!”

Sharper: “Luz struggling as Holly in for a hot second. Goes for the pin, before leaving. Good to see the Holly Adams Brand maintaining the same strategies as before!”

Turner then dives off the top rope as Luz then jumps up and hits a spinning back kick to the jaw. Turner hits the mat. Luz rolls over and looks around. Turner holds his jaw in pain. Holly and Aries both offer advice, Holly more sniping, while Aries genuinely trying to help. Luz then gets up and tags in Wolfe. Wolfe enters the ring and the crowd erupts as she runs across and nails Aries with a forearm and spins around and nails Holly with one. Wolfe then runs into the ropes, bouncing off and Turner staggers up only for Wolfe to jump up and hits a snap running frankensteiner.

Sharper: “Wolfe with that extra speed. Hard frankensteiner and she’s making the most of her first appearance at Rise to Greatness!”

Knots: “Come on! Slow it down. Turner’s been out for a while!”

Sharper: “Probably his first time actually in a ring with what Holly Adams and her brand has done!”

Wolfe gets up and Aries pops up again and Wolfe knocks her over again. He falls back and into Holly and Wolfe then runs along the ropes, clotheslining Turner down again. Wolfe bounces off and then jumps to the middle rope and then to the top rope and hits a twisting flipping plancha off the top rope and onto Holly and Giovanni. The crowd cheers.(1) Wolfe rolls through and looks on and around before then turning and going to the ring. Turner then knocks her back down with a forearm shot. Wolfe falls back and to the announce table. (2) She turns back as Holly and Giovanni both grab her and Giovanni drives her face first into the ring apron.(3) She turns as Holly kicks her in the ribs and then again before turning and throwing her hard into the steel steps. Luz and Blythe look at each other. They then enter the ring as Turner turns back and they hit a double dropkick. Turner goes down. Luz and Blythe then get up and both run across the ring. They bounce off and Luz dives through the ropes and hits a somersault plancha onto Aries, driving him into the announce tables as Blythe vaults over the top rope and lands on Holly. The crowd cheers some more.

Sharper: “Light in the Darkness, the light for Cassie Wolfe as they just went airborne and took down the brand!”

Knots: “Also stopped the count as the official is trying to get control of this!”

REPLAY:

We see Cassie Wolfe jumping to the middle rope and then the top turnbuckle before hitting a diving flipping plancha onto Holly and Giovanni. The RTG XX logo comes up on the screen as we then see Blythe and Luz dive to the outside, Blythe over the top rope and onto Holly, while Luz hits a somersault suicide dive onto Giovanni Aries, knocking him into the announce table.

Luz and Blythe slowly get up as Wolfe slowly stirs by the steps. They go over to check on her. Wolfe then rolls into the ring. Turner starts to get up and Wolfe runs at him.

We see Wolfe hitting the Greenest Wizard on Turner. She goes for the pin.

Holly just barely reaches in and pulls her off of Turner. Wolfe turns and looks over and kicks at Holly. Holly backs up and falls to the announce table. Wolfe turns and tags in Blythe. Turner starts to stir and Blythe runs over and hits an enziguri kick. He falls to his hands and knees as Blythe then turns and tags in Luz. Luz and Blythe look at one another before Luz runs over and jumps up to Turner as Blythe bounces off the ropes and catches Turner, they together hit the Wisteria Waltz. Luz goes for the pin.

Sharper: “Wisteria Waltz. This imposter going to be the downfall-“

Knots: “Imposter?!”

Blythe turns and cuts off Holly as she tries to enter.

Aries breaks it up. Wolfe enters and nails Aries with a couple of shots before Aries turns and sends her to the floor. Luz then jumps up and hits a dropkick to Aries. Aries falls to the corner. Holly backs up and moves to the corner as Turner rolls over. Luz then turns as Aries holds on. Blythe and Luz head over and the official tries to get them out. Aries holds on for dear life as they kick away on Aries. Turner rolls over towards Holly as Wolfe pulls herself onto the apron. Aries then drops to the mat and rolls to the floor. Blythe exits as Wolfe turns to receive a tag. Luz backs up, watching Aries as Turner reaches out and tags in Holly. Holly however sits on the apron. Luz then turns and tags in Wolfe. The official acknowledges both tags at the same time. Wolfe enters the ring and Turner rolls over as Wolfe then kicks him in the ribs. Turner, however holds onto Wolfe. Wolfe struggles, due to Turner’s size. Luz and Blythe then hear the counting of the official as Luz and Blythe then run over and hit a double dropkick to Turner. Turner falls to the mat. Luz and Blythe get up as Aries rolls in and Holly steps in too. Blythe and Luz cut them off.

Sharper: “Chaos erupting in this one.”

Knots: “Who is the legal man or woman?”

Sharper: “I know Wolfe tagged in. The referee caught it. Right now, the Brand seems to be throwing anything and everything at Light in the Darkness.”

Knots: “Steve Hollinsworth better get this sorted!”

Wolfe turns as Turner remains down and Wolfe sees this as Holly rolls to the floor early. Aries keeps the attention of Luz and Blythe as Wolfe exits to the apron. Wolfe climbs up to the top rope. Wolfe looks down at Turner as Aries drops down to the mat and Blythe and Luz step through to keep on him. Wolfe then dives off and hits the Coronation on Turner. The crowd erupts in cheers. Wolfe pops up from the impact only for Holly to nail her with the Blonde Ambition.

Sharper: “Coronation! Wolfe off the top!”

Knots: “Holly! Holly with the intercept!”

Sharper: “Blonde Ambition! And wait! A cover?!”

Holly turns and dives onto Wolfe and hooks the leg.

The bell sounds. The crowd roars.

Phillips: “Here are your winners, via pinfall, Holly Adams, Giovanni Aries and Cid Turner, the Holly Adams Brand!”

The crowd looks on as Luz and Blythe roll into the ring. Holly rolls to the floor, holding her arm up.

Sharper: “Holly Adams pinning Cassie Wolfe. When did she become the legal woman?”

Knots: “Holly Adams caught us all offguard. The Tag Team brilliance of Holly Adams!”

Sharper: “Adams stealing this. The Brand stealing this. Let’s take a look.”

REPLAY:

We cut to see Blythe and Luz trying to get Aries out of the ring, the official focusing on them. Turner rolls over towards Holly as Wolfe pulls herself onto the apron. Aries then drops to the mat and rolls to the floor. Blythe exits as Wolfe turns to receive a tag. Luz backs up, watching Aries as Turner reaches out and tags in Holly. Holly however sits on the apron.

Knots: “There it is!”

Sharper: “Light in the Darkness focusing on Aries, who had been distracting all match. Wolfe focused on them too.”

Knots: “And no one saw Holly even staying. Playing possum!”

Luz then turns and tags in Wolfe. The official acknowledges both tags at the same time. The RTG XX logo comes up on the screen. Wolfe looks down at Turner as Aries drops down to the mat and Blythe and Luz step through to keep on him. Wolfe then dives off and hits the Coronation on Turner. The crowd erupts in cheers. Wolfe pops up from the impact only for Holly to nail her with the Blonde Ambition.

Sharper: “There was the Coronation. Wolfe still thought this imposter was still the legal man.”

Knots: “And nope! Holly had tagged in. She supported Cidnay and got the win.”

Sharper: “Give me a break!”

Holly turns and dives onto Wolfe and hooks the leg.

The bell sounds. The crowd roars. The RTG XX logo comes up on the screen.

We return to a live shot as Holly Adams stands with Giovanni Aries in the entrance way. “Cid Turner” walks over to raise Holly’s arm, but Holly moves to the other side of Aries and Aries raises both of their arms. Luz and Blythe stand in the ring, disappointed as Wolfe starts to come to.

“Through the Noise” plays as the RTG XX logo comes up on the screen. We then see a still for Amy Chastaine vs. Adam Allocco vs. Asher Hayes.

Sharper: “Holly Adams and her brand are victorious, ruining a good moment, a wonderful moment between Light in the Darkness.”

Knots: “Never doubt Holly! Maybe Holly can improve a future proposal!’

Sharper: “Stop it. And next, we’ll see a match where, three veterans, they’ll meet, and a woman is involved in the middle.”

Knots: “And she’s caused a lot of problems!”

The RTG XX logo comes up on the screen.

The video package opens at the Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal. Asher Hayes looks around as Gigi tries to get Kim up. Syren turns and throws The One into the corner. She then shoulders her in the ribs. A few moments pass before the countdown clock returns.

The buzzer goes before “Fury Oh Fury” by Nico Vega plays throughout the arena. The crowd buzzes as we see a twenty-something year old brunette wearing a summer dress, walking out from the back. She looks around and surveys the stadium before nodding and then starting to head to the ring.

Knots: “Uh…well, uh…”

Sharper: “I’m not familiar too much with this entrant. Her name, though, I’m being told is Carrie Lovejoy.”

Knots: “She does know this is a match.”

Sharper: “I assume so. But she almost looks in awe to be here. She’s also in no hurry to make it to the ring.”

We then cut to shots of Carrie Lovejoy flirting with Simon Lyman, Asher Hayes and Ace Marshall, before cutting to showing her grabbing a kendo stick and looking at it before seeing her hitting Asher Hayes in the back with it. Carrie Lovejoy smiles as she then playfully waves at Hayes before we cut to see The One Kirsten Scott with the kendo stick and threatening Carrie Lovejoy. Lojejoy ends up in the ring and looking around. Syren lifts her up and places her on the apron. Syren looks at her as her summer dress falls back into place. She then points to her to get down. Hayes then moves toward Lovejoy who jumps down.

Sharper: “And Lovejoy is eliminated! I don’t know if Asher Hayes was going to do anything.”

We cut forward to see Asher Hayes backstage, interviewed by Jessica Winters.

Hayes: “You!”

Lovejoy: “What?”

Hayes: “You…relax. I’m not going to hit you. I’m just trying to figure out what the hell was Taking Hold of the Flame. I don’t care for getting kendo stick shots to my back and all because I said I have someone?”

Lovejoy relaxes a bit and looks at him and then smirks.

Lovejoy: “You made your choice. I made mine. I’m looking for my champion and well…”

Lovejoy goes to walk off as Asher Hayes reaches out, but stops and Lovejoy spins around.

Lovejoy: “You had your chance. Unless you want to beg.”

Hayes: “Not happening. Sorry, and back in the day, people used to beg for me.”

Lovejoy: “Probably to get it over with.”

We then cut to see Adam Allocco talking to Jessica Winters later in the night. Allocco stops and then looks off camera.

Allocco: “Well hello…”

Allocco turns and walks over as the camera pans over to see Carrie Lovejoy watching.

Allocco: “So do you like what you see.”

Lovejoy: “Not sure yet. As I said to someone who certainly doesn’t deserve me, I’m looking for my champion.”

Allocco: “I’m right here-“

Lovejoy: “Then where’s your gold?”

Allocco looks around and scoffs.

Lovejoy: “Prove it to me and maybe I’ll give you some time.”

Lovejoy turns and walks up to Allocco.

Lovejoy: “But I’m hard to impress.”

Lovejoy turns and walks past Allocco as Allocco turns and watches her leave. He nods and smirks.

Backstage, Asher Hayes stands with Jaina Lancaster.

Hayes: “I don’t know what she wants, but hell, Adam Allocco can have her. Lord knows he won’t be that discerning. Whatever she wants, I don’t care for. I just have one goal. World Title or bust. Like a lot around here.”

???: “Awww…I do nothing for you?”

Asher Hayes turns and sighs and shakes his head. The camera pans back to show Carrie Lovejoy walking over.

Hayes: “Not today.”

Lovejoy: “That’s a shame. Because you’ve always needed a good woman to lead you. Without one, you’ve never gotten close.”

Hayes: “Say what you want. You’re almost like Holly. You’re nothing like Rachel.”

Lovejoy: “Who says I have to be.”

Hayes: “Look, I said no. Go find someone else to…you looking to just hook up with people backstage. Is that all this is?”

Lovejoy: “Looking to be World Champion like you.”

Lovejoy smiles. Hayes scoffs.

Hayes: “Then you need to get in the ring and earn it.”

Lovejoy: “Or maybe I have a different plan.”

Jaina: “What is your plan, Carrie? I mean we’ve not seen you do much around here.”

Lovejoy: “Oh I think I’ve done plenty.”

Just then, Asher Hayes is drilled from behind. Hayes goes down as Carrie steps back and then smirks. Adam Allocco steps into view. Allocco looks at Hayes and stomps him in the back for good measure. \

We then cut to a shot backstage where Amy Chastaine is down on the floor, clutching her leg. She rolls over, clearly in pain, grimacing her teeth. We see Dillusion and Hiro Tanaka with her, checking on her. Simon Lyman is also with her.

Lyman: “Did you see anything?”

Tanaka: “Simon, please-“

Lyman: “Look! I’m asking her-“

Chastaine: “Simon! No…they came from behind-“

Lyman: “I should’ve been with you, just-“

Lyman steps back and lets out an angry grunt as he grabs a table and jostles it.

Tanaka: “Simon. Please! We’re trying to help her!”

We cut forward again as backstage, we see Jaina Lancaster walking backstage, microphone in her hand.

Lancaster: “So you’re sure? Allocco came with Lovejoy?”

Cameraman: “That’s what we were told. So they’re doing something-“

Lancaster stops as she goes to turn the corner. She then puts her finger on her mouth. The camera pans over as we see Lovejoy talking to Allocco.

Allocco: “Look, you said there would be benefits.”

Lovejoy: “You’ll see some of them tonight. Four way. I can be very active. And others, if you win, if it helps for motivation…Well…”

Lovejoy leans back a bit as Allocco’s eyes go across her body. He refocuses.

Allocco: “So you’re going to hit people with a kendo stick.”

Lovejoy: “Oh…I’ve done more than that…I’ve already shown what I’m capable of if people were watching. Just a taste…next time, I can hit Amy a bit harder.”

Lovejoy turns and holds her hands behind her, twisting on her feet a bit as Allocco nods.

Allocco: “Not bad. Don’t care about the consequences?”

Lovejoy: “I only have one consequence I care about. I want to hold the SCW World Championship.”

Lovejoy turns and leans into Allocco.

Lovejoy: “And right now…I’m willing to help you get there, so I can get there. And trust me, facing me for the title may be a lot more fun than Selena.”

Adam smirks as Lovejoy leans in, just a few inches away from Adam’s face. Lancaster at this point pulls the camera back and whispers to the cameraman.

Lancaster: “I have to find Amy.”

We cut to see Adam Allocco heading to the ring. He stands in the ring, microphone in his hand.

Allocco: “Okay, okay…you’re all going to hear me say something you never thought I would say…I made a mistake!”

The crowd boos.

Allocco: “You can see I’m alone. There’s no one else with me. No hot blondes kicking around. No cockteases. Just me, the King of HARDStyle, Adam Allocco. And last week, things may have gone a bit too far.”

Allocco looks around.

Allocco: “Between attacking Asher Hayes a few weeks ago. I mean it, he deserves it. He’s annoying and needed more than a haircut to help him, but whatever. And then yeah, Carrie attacked Amy. Look, I had nothing to do with that and last week, I was just coming to the ring to say just that! Then I was blindsided by Asher Hayes! I had NOTHING to do with any of it.”

We see a shot of Allocco running down to the ring while Amy Chastaine competes only for Asher Hayes to tackle him down, anticipating it from the crowd.

Allocco: “Look, I’m just trying to do the right thing. Selena ruined that at Taking Hold of the Flame. I was going to hand my son the World Title, the title he would’ve won multiple times I’m sure had terrible events not happened years ago!”

Allocco paces.

Allocco: “I’m trying to be a nice guy! And now, I’m being told at Rise to Greatness, I’m going to face both Amy Chastaine and Asher Hayes in a triple threat match?!”

The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “That’s exactly what’s happening!”

Allocco: “Look! Take it our on Casey or Colley…or Carrie, whatever he name is. See! I don’t even know her name! Meant nothing to me! Look, I got ahead of myself. Sorry, fell to my other vice. I gave up the bottle, I still have needs and well…okay, so I made a mistake. But look…I…”

Amy Chastaine walks out from the back, microphone in hand. The crowd cheers. Adam stops, seeing her come out from the back. Allocco smiles.

Allocco: “Amy! A Hall of Famer. You’re a smart woman-“

Chastaine: “Can you please just shut up?”

The crowd cheers.

Allocco: “Hey! If that helps you think, I’ll stay quiet for a moment! Just want to make sure you have the truth. I know you’ve been one to jump to conclusions before. But come on…trust me, one recovering alcoholic to another!”

Chastaine looks down, hearing that, clearly getting a reaction from her.

Chastaine: “Don’t ever hold that over me. Don’t ever think that also makes us the same, Adam. You and I are VERY different people and my struggles are not the same as yours, nor would I say yours are the same as mine!”

The crowd cheers as Allocco nods, putting his hands up, before making a zipping motion across his mouth. Chastaine recollects yourself.

Chastaine: “To be honest, Adam…I don’t give a damn whether you had anything to do with Carrie Lovejoy attacking me or not. You hitched your wagon to her and you seemed happy when she told you. And that’s good enough for me. You’re a terrible person. Even now, you just mentioned your son and never even mentioned you’re sorry.”

Allocco goes to speak, but then remembers he’s vowed to be silent.

Chastaine: “Adam…she may not be out with you, but she may not be done with you and I don’t think you’d turn her down if she comes back….nor do I think you’ve ended it with her. But I know she’ll be at Rise to Greatness…and one thing I’ll promise…one way or another, she’ll find out she tied her fortune to the wrong horse…Because Adam, you’ll be coming up lame, in more ways than one!”

Hayes: “This is a hole Adam dug and he’s lying in it and Amy and I are going to make him pay for it. Beyond that though, I’m coming for the win. Just like I know Amy is. Both of us…all three of us have the World Title in our minds. That’s why Adam was lured in by that sweet…young lady. I may have been when I was younger. Things changed. For Adam, not much has. And for Amy, it may be that she’s coming back but a half step slower. For me…I’ve sniffed that title too many times and come short. The tournament…third in the Taking Hold of the Flame. For me….Rise to Greatness is simple. I’m coming to win. And if Carrie Lovejoy is there…she’ll find out she’s not gonna be finding a champion who will side with her any time soon. And for Adam…just enjoy the ass-kicking. It’s free of charge!”

We then cut to see a shot of Carrie Lovejoy as she walks to the back, smirking as the scene fades out. The Rise to Greatness XX logo comes up on the screen.

Amy Chastaine vs. Adam Allocco vs. Asher Hayes

The opening riff to "Smooth Sailing" by Queens of the Stone Age kicks in.

“ASHER HAYES”

The crowd roars as the music plays for a few moments. Asher Hayes walks out from the back, wearing a long leather jacket and sunglasses.

“It's all in motion, no stoppin' it now
I got nothing to lose and only one way up
I'm burning bridges, I destroy the mirage
All visions of collisions, fucking bon voyage"

He steps forward and nods, scanning the arena. His nameplate comes up.

Phillips: “The following contest is a triple threat match scheduled for onefall with a thirty minute time limit. First, on his way to the ring, from Chicago, Illinois, he is Asher Hayes!”

“I got bruises and hickies, stitches and scars
Got my own theme music, plays wherever I are
Fear is the hand that pulls your strings
A useless toy, pitiful plaything
I'm in flagrante
In every way
Every day"

Hayes makes the long walk down the rampway as the cameras get a wide shot, showing the mass of humanity all around. He makes his way down the ramp as the reaction of the crowd rain down upon him. He reaches the ring and goes to the steel steps before walking up them. He then goes to the top turnbuckle and lifts his fists into the air. He looks around before tossing his jacket off his shoulders and then dropping down to the mat. He runs across the ring and goes to the opposite side. He tosses his shades out to the crowd, as he looks toward the ceiling, before dropping down, removing his jacket and handing it to the ref. Asher then leans into the corner, waiting for the match to begin.

Sharper: “A triple threat match between three veterans and this is one where the story is a bit interesting. Carrie Lovejoy, a woman who showed up at the Taking Hold of the Flame, seems to be want to manipulate her way to the top.”

Knots: “She was trying to get Asher and Adam Allocco into bed. She attacked Amy Chastaine.”

Sharper: “And in the process, these three, all of whom have World Title aspirations have been caught in this triangle and they’re facing each other!”

The stadium lights shutter off. A single beam of golden light is cast down onto the center of the stage, accompanied by a loud bass rumbling from the sound system. The crowd roars as A light snowfall of sliver confetti falls within the pillar of light. The rough guitar chords of 'Wired' by JJ Wilder strike the sound system. Adam Allocco steps out, head hung low, into the light. He slowly looks up, a blinding flash of light accompanies him dropping down onto his knee. He raises his arms, almost as if he's calling out to God.

“Fast cars good life what you waiting for?
Grow up perfect life knocking at your door
I’ve been working for myself since seventeen
Taking orders getting low on self-esteem”

Adam stands up and shoots a pose where he flexes his biceps before kicking his foot up into the air and swinging towards the ramp. Pyro shoots into the air. The nameplate comes up.

Phillips: “Next, from Rochester, New York, he is the King of HARDStyle, Adam Allocco!”

“Wake up, same clothes, off I go to hell again
Making money, sinking when I’m trying to swim
I’m tired but I know a guy that has a cure for that
I’m wired, that’s the only way that I stay golden….”

Asher looks on as Adam Allocco saunters down slowly, while he cocks a wily smile toward any nearby cameras. He forms a triangle with both hands. As Adam makes his way down to the ring, we cut to the crowd as we see a familiar face looking on, seated in the third row.

Sharper: “Is that? Is that Alistaire Allocco?”

Knots: “That is. He’s here to watch his dad do it for him!”

Sharper: “We’ve not seen him since his injury and he’s looking good. I did not expect him here. That said, Rochester, not that far away.”

Knots: “Does Adam know?”

Sharper: “I don’t know. He’s certainly not looking over there or anything.”

The camera remains on Alistaire Allocco as he looks down, grabbing a bottle of water and taking a swig. Back to Adam, he reaches the steel steps, strutting up them, now whipping his jacket to reveal his rehabbed midsection, then posing once more against the ropes out on the apron. He kicks up and over and lands on his feet. He tosses the jacket to the referee nonchalantly. He glances at Asher, smirking. Adam then immediately heads over to a corner and forms the triangle hand gesture again. His music fades out. A few moments pass before blue and white lights flash in time with the music and the words up on the big screen.

"Tear me down, it won't build you up"

The crowd cheers as the cameras focus on the stage. A few moments pass before Amy Chastaine comes through the curtain just as the tempo of New Years Day's "Relentless" picks up with the chorus, the lights flashing to keep up. With one hand she flips her hair out of her face, with a confident grin, gazing out at the cheering crowd. Her nameplate comes up.

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

"Never gonna stop
Won't quit till I'm not breathing
Chase me all you want
It won't be enough"

Amy starts down the ramp, greeting and touching hands with a few fans along the way.

"Never gonna stop
Even if these wounds keep bleeding
I'm not giving up
It won't be enough"

The music continues as she gets into the ring. Amy hops up on the apron, and enters the ring between the bottom and middle ropes. She goes to the corner near the ring steps, and hops up on the middle ropes, one hand in the air overhead, and the other on her hip, posing for the cheering fans. She hops down and runs to the opposite corner, doing the same pose. Amy then hops down as the music fades out and the lights return to normal.

Sharper: “Amy Chastaine joining Adam Allocco and Asher Hayes in this match. There is some respect between Chastaine and Hayes. Not so much for Allocco and anyone else.”

Knots: “Respect is great and all. Wins matter more.”

Sharper: “And I don’t think Adam has realized his son is in the crowd. Meanwhile, for all three, this is a big match. They’ve put a lot of pressure on themselves. All have World Title aspirations, as we mentioned.”

Amy Chastaine stands on one side of the ring as Adam Allocco stands across from her in one corner, and Asher Hayes is in the adjacent corner. The three all look at one another as the bell sounds. Amy looks at Adam and then to Asher before Adam suddenly lunges and boots Amy in the side of the head. Amy falls back and rolls to the floor. Asher runs up behind Adam and pulls him down with a school boy.

Adam kicks out. Both get up and Hayes kicks him in the ribs. He then snapmares him over and forces him back down and goes for another pin.

Adam kicks out again. Both get up and Asher lunges at Adam. Adam sidesteps and sends him into the ropes. Asher bounces off and Adam hits a hip toss. Adam goes to grab him. Asher pushes off with his feet.

Sharper: “Fast pace early as Asher Hayes and Adam Allocco going at it.”

Knots: “Amy got drilled though to start.”

Sharper: “And a hard landing on the floor. We know she’d had knee issues thanks to Carrie Lovejoy.”

Knots: “And where is she? She caused this!”

Adam rolls through. Asher rolls over and gets up and hits a single leg takedown and flips over onto Adam with the jackknife pin.

Adam kicks out. Both get up and Asher runs at Adam who backs up and lifts him up and back drops him up and over the top rope. Asher lands on the mats and rolls through. Adam then turns as Amy rolls back in and runs across and drills Adam with a running dropkick in the corner. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Good lord! What a dropkick. Amy Chastaine made sure she was going to get all of it.”

Knots: “You kick her in the face…THAT is a kick to the face!”

Amy rolls to her side. Adam falls to the mat. He starts to get up and Amy gets up and runs over and hits a running bulldog. Adam rolls to his back. Amy goes for the pin.

Allocco kicks out. He rolls over and starts to get up. Amy gets up and forearms him in the jaw once and then again. Adam falls to the ropes. Amy grabs him and goes to whip him across. Adam spins through and sends Amy in. Amy hits the ropes and Asher grabs her by the legs and trips her up. Amy rolls to her back and Asher tries to pull her out, but Amy grabs the bottom rope and then kicks Asher in the head and drills him again. Adam then runs over and grabs Amy and pulls her up by the hair, dragging her to her feet. She turns around and Adam kicks her in the ribs and hits a vertical suplex. He goes for the pin.

Asher enters and dives onto Adam, breaking it up as Amy kicks out.

Sharper: “Asher Hayes breaking it up as Adam Allocco clearly showing little respect.”

Knots: “That’s a shocker…”

Sharper: “Still, just pulling Amy by her hair and Asher now working over the former World Champion.”

Allocco gets up and Hayes knees him in the ribs. Asher whips him into the corner. He turns and runs after and Adam gets an elbow up. Amy however gets up and runs at Asher who recovers and hip tosses Amy into Adam. The crowd ohs. Amy rolls through. Asher waits and she gets up. Asher hits a dropkick. He goes for the pin on Amy.

Adam steps out and goes for an elbow drop. Asher moves out of the way and Adam elbows Amy. Amy rolls to the ropes as Adam gets up and Asher jumps up and hits a hurricanrana into a pin.

Adam kicks out. He rolls over and gets up as Asher gets up and nails him with a forearm shot. Asher then runs at Amy who pulls down the top rope. Asher goes up and over to the floor. Adam then turns and runs at Amy. Amy jumps up and wraps her legs around the head of Adam and hits a frankensteiner up and over the top rope. Amy hooks her arm on the top rope to remain on the apron.

Sharper: “Amy Chastaine now sending Asher over. Here comes Adam.”

Knots: “Adam wants to go for a ride!”

Sharper: “And Amy still on the apron.”

Adam rolls over as Asher does too. Amy watches them before going to the corner and climbing up to the middle rope and then glances back and hits a moonsault taking down both Adam and Asher!

Sharper: “Moonsault takes down Allocco and Hayes!”

Amy rolls over as the crowd roars. She turns and moves to the barricade before getting up and getting the crowd going by playing to them. They cheer her as Amy turns back.

Sharper: “Take a look at some of this action so far in this fast-paced triple threat match between three veterans.”

REPLAY:

We see Amy Chastaine hitting a running dropkick to Adam Allocco. He staggers forward as the RTG XX logo comes up on the screen. We then see a shot of Amy Chastaine hitting a moonsault from the middle rope to both Adam and Asher.

Amy turns and looks at both before grabbing Adam and dragging him up. She rolls him into the ring.

Amy slides in after as Allocco rolls over and gets up and Amy turns and jumps to the middle rope and hits a back elbow. Allocco hits the mat. Amy goes for the pin.

Allocco kicks out. He rolls over to his hands and knees and Amy walks over and grabs him in a cravate. The crowd roars as Amy then drops down to the mat. Allocco struggles as Amy keeps the hold on. The official, Jennifer Cassidy, checks on him. Adam grits his teeth as we see Asher roll into the ring. He sees this and runs to the ropes and jumps to the middle rope and hits an Ashsault, landing on Adam’s head and Amy’s head too. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Chastaine hoping to get Allocco to tap. Instead, Asher Hayes landing on the head of both. Ashsault.”

Knots: “And max damage to both.”

Amy rolls over in pain. Allocco does too and Asher then grabs Allocco and hits a swinging neckbreaker. He gets up as Amy gets to her feet and Asher cradles her head in a half nelson and hits a half nelson facebuster. Asher rolls Amy over and goes for the pin.

Amy gets her shoulder up. Asher rolls off and turns and hits a running dropkick to Adam’s body. He rolls over to the ropes. He starts to get up and Asher walks over to him and nails him with a hard right and then another and another before then hitting a snap suplex. Asher rolls over and Amy suddenly kicks him in the ribs. She hoists him up and places him on the top rope. Amy then forearms him in the jaw once and then again before looking at him and hitting a dropkick. Asher nearly teeters back before leaning forward. Amy gets up and climbs up to the top rope. She grabs Asher and hooks him up by the head. The crowd erupts as Allocco then gets up and runs up behind Amy and grabs her. He then hits a German suplex on her as Amy Chastaine takes Asher Hayes over with a top rope superplex. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “German suplex! Superplex! Everyone down!”

Knots: “And Allocco find his way. He found his way to maybe come out smelling like roses!”

Sharper: “And all while Alistaire Allocco looks on.”

The crowd roars as Allocco rolls over and Amy holds her head and neck. Asher remains down. We then cut to the entrance way where we see Carrie Lovejoy starting to walk down to the ring, wearing a nude sparkling dress, and rubbing her hands. The camera follows her down as he starts to walk to the ring. Back in the ring, Allocco slowly crawls to the ropes.

Sharper: “And there you see Carrie Lovejoy now arriving too.”

Knots: “Great timing, huh.”

Sharper: “When she can make the difference for whoever wants to take advantage of her services.”

Knots: “Services…that’s one way to put it. I mean, I’ll support to run for champion!”

Carrie makes her way to ringside as Adam looks at her and Carrie smiles. The crowd roars as we then see Asher and Amy stirring. Carrie points as Adam then turns and heads over and stomps Asher in the face. He then grabs Amy and Amy suddenly hits a jawbreaker. Carrie starts to walk around the ring, before suddenly, Alistaire Allocco climbs over the barricade. The crowd erupts as Alistaire steps forward. Carrie turns and goes to the ring, but Alistaire Allocco steps forward and then in between her and the ring. The crowd roars. Carrie looks on as Alistaire just folds his arms across his chest.

Knots: “Alistaire Allocco is at ringside! He’s blocking Carrie!”

Sharper: “While Allocco is in trouble!”

Amy gets up and kicks him in the ribs once and then again and hits a Vortex. The crowd roars as Carrie tries to walk around the ring, but Alistaire keeps pace with her. The crowd roars as Amy then runs to the ropes. Carrie then shoves Alistaire back into the ring. Alistaire grabs the ropes and shakes them a bit. Amy hits the ropes and hits the mat. She rolls over and looks over. Alistaire starts to push Carrie back, avoiding touching her, but more just stepping forward, forcing her back up. Alistaire focuses on Carrie as Amy gets up and looks over. She then gets up as Asher hits her with the Dust to Dust. Amy hits the mat. Asher rolls over and Adam runs at him and Asher sidesteps, sending him to the ringpost. Adam falls to the floor. Carrie looks on, concerned and tries to get around, but Alistaire stops her as Asher goes for the pin.

The bell sounds. Alistaire turns as Carrie looks at the ring and runs in. She then gets up as Asher rolls off. Alistaire looks at the ring, hands on his hips.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Asher Hayes!”

Sharper: “And thanks to Alistaire Allocco, his father wasn’t able to get the assist!”

Knots: “I don’t know if he seems proud though.”

Alistaire looks over as Asher turns and looks at Carrie. Carrie then realizes what she’s doing and drops down to the mat and rolls to the floor.

Sharper: “Asher Hayes victorious. Carrie Lovejoy got in the ring and quickly realized that was a bad life choice!”

Knots: “No help for Adam. Asher Hayes gets the win. Amy though…thanks to Alistaire, also lost!”

Sharper: “I don’t know if he realizes it but…”

Asher Hayes watches Carrie as he has his arm raised. Amy rolls over in pain as Asher turns and then goes to check on Amy. Alistaire looks down as Adam holds his shoulder in pain.

Sharper: “As Asher Hayes enjoys his victory…”

Knots: “And checks on Adam Allocco.”

Sharper: “Last night, we celebrated the newest class of the SCW Hall of Fame. It was an amazing night. Let’s go back to it!”

The SCW Hall of Fame logo comes up on the screen.

The scene opens up with a wide shot of the Hall of Fame ceremony which took place last night at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. We see a shot of various SCW stars in the audience. We then see a shot of David Helms walking up to the podium.

Helms: “I am so happy I can do this for her and welcome her in!”

Regan Street walks out from the back and looks around and smiles.

Regan: “I remember starting here in 2012, greener than goose shit, looking to make a name for myself and at first it wasn’t easy. Made friends with the likes of Madelyne MacTaggart, Brittany and Dawn Lohan, David Helms, and Tommy Valentine just to name a few. I didn’t get to compete at Rise to Greatness my first year here, but soon thereafter I was embedded in a feud with Marina Trent, one of my biggest rivals. I’ll be honest, if it wasn’t for her, I don’t know if I would have ever tapped into The Hellcat.”

We see shots of Regan Street fighting Marina Trent, before showing shots of her later winning the World Championship, the United States Championship, and the SCW World Tag Team Championship.

Regan: “To the past, present and the future of the SCW. Respect the company, honor it and carry its name another twenty years because it is in good hands. You, the fans, without the support of every single one of you, none of us would be here today…I love you all… and meow bitches!”

Chris Cannon comes out next as we see shots of Sienna Swann posing in the ring, before showing her smirking with her angel’s wings, followed by shots of her holding the SCW World Championship.

Cannon: “Sienna's achievements are a testament to her dedication and passion for this sport. With three SCW World Championship titles under her belt, she has proved time and again that she was a force to be reckoned with.”

Sienna: “Whether it was a two-time World Champion, Television, Women’s or winning the Elimination Chamber, whatever it was, even making it to the finals of Taking Hold of the Flame, all the different rivalries from Ravyn Taylor to even Owen Cruze, this was an incredible time for me to be alive. I was a model that one day was thrown into wrestling and here I am.”

Shots of Sienna’s major accolades follow.

Sienna: “Thank you so much SCW for this and I love you…. Always the standard in the sport and the best. But I will leave you with this, I’ll take this Hall of Fame award with? A Kiss…. By an Angel.”

Sienna blows a kiss as we cut to see shots of Ace Marshall making out with Kennedy Street, before showing him victorious at the Taking Hold of the Flame. We see GiGi Aries up at the podium. As he speaks, we see a shot of Selena Frost and Deanna Frost leaving the crowd.

GiGi Aries: “Yes it is my honor to introduce such a deserving hall of famer inductor….Holly Adams. It is such a travesty she is inducting such a backstabbing Judas, such a lizard loving asshole, such a superficial jackass, but I guess no one is more deserving to have a spot in the Lizard Kingdom Hall Of Famer than Judas himself.”

Yes Bitch
Yes Bitch
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SLAY

We see Holly Adams coming out.

Holly: “I’m still better than the showpig he knocked up and subsequently married. And I’m glad that I can be the one that he saw fit to see him into his retirement, as we were supposed to be end game.”

GiGi tugs on Holly’s dress, she leans over to him, and he whispers something about how Ace isn’t retiring into her ear.

Holly Adams: “I have just been informed that Ace isn’t actually retiring and that I’ve been going on too long…apparently…”

Holly flips her hair and goes to start the next part of her speech but her mic has been cut as “Adrenalize,” by In This Moment hits and Holly can be heard yelling at production that she wasn’t done yet. Ace Marshall steps out onto the stage, smiling and clapping for Holly’s speech. He can be heard saying ‘thank you’ before reaching the podium. The crowd cheers for him as he half stumbles up to the microphone. It now appears he may be impaired.

Ace Marshall: “Thank you, Holly! That was fantastic! I could really feel the emotion. Thank you, Holly, once again! I love you! Thank you GiGi! Ladies and gentleman, please give it up for The Brand in having the humility to partake in this ridiculous ceremony!”

Shots of Ace Marshall with Ravyn Taylor play over Ace’s voice, before showing him holding the SCW World Championship and celebrating with Cassidy Carter.

Ace Marshall: “For what is a man, what has he got?! If not himself! Then he has naught! To say the things he TRULY feels! And not the words of one who kneels! The record shows, I took the blows! And did it MYYY WAAAY!”

We then see Owen Cruze walking out onto the stage.

Owen Cruze: “I really can’t stay away from this place, can I?”

The fans cheer. Shots of Shaun Cruze winning the World Championship, before showing him with the SCW World Tag Team Championship, standing as the commissioner, and working with Kelcey Wallace, Jake Starr and Kimberly Williams follow. We also see him talking to Owen Cruze backstage.

Owen: “When Dad died, it was Shaun who stepped up to the plate. Whenever my career hit a bump, it was Shaun who was there. Everything I ever achieved, part of it, a big part has to be credited to him. Truthfully, and trying not to sound cliché, I cannot think of many more deserving of this honor.”

Shaun Cruze: “This business gave me so much more than a platform to perform and show my abilities. It gave me a career I can always be proud of. It gave me a name that allowed me to build a media platform renowned around the world. SCW gave me the opportunity to be an actor, a producer, and yet none of that compared with the roar of an SCW crowd, or the electricity of a Rise to Greatness.”

We see shots of Shaun Cruze on a movie set before showing him with his wife Angyalka Cruze.

Shaun: “Live in the moment, keep doing what you do, but ultimately enjoy the ride. Because one day, all you will have left are the memories, memories that will live with you for a lifetime.”

Shaun holds his arm up as the crowd cheers and the SCW Hall of Fame logo comes up on the screen.

Simon Lyman vs. Gavin Taylor

The cameras cut to the entrance way as “Hero” by Skillet starts to play throughout the Rogers Center. A few moments pass before we see Simon Lyman walk out from the back, wearing a robe, and his arms outstretched. He takes a few more steps and stops at the top of the stage. The camera focuses on him for a moment before pyro shoots out from the stage in front of him and high into the air. Lyman then looks around the stadium and nods before starting to head to the ring. His nameplate comes up.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall with a sixty minute time limit. First, on his way to the ring, from Columbus, Ohio, he is Simply Sensational, Simon Lyman!”

Lyman continues to head to the ring. The cameras follow him as we cut to a wide shots showing him walking down the rampway.

Sharper: “It is a scene many of us did not think would happen. He returned from SCW years ago, at this event, due to complications from a stroke. Today, after years of rehabilitation and training, he marches to the ring for a match against a World Title contender!”

Knots: “And a long-time friend in a friendship that seems to have strained.”

Sharper: “Lyman more aggressive at times. He’s said that’s a complication of the stroke, some behavioural changes. But he still respects Gavin Taylor.”

Simon Lyman walks down the rampway and over to the ring. He then jumps up and onto the apron. He pulls himself up and stands along the apron. He then wipes his feet and steps in. He then steps across the ring and goes to the corner, climbing up to the middle turnbuckle. He poses as the crowd cheers. He looks around and hops down before repeating the process on the opposite side of the ring. He looks out and nods before jumping down again. He undoes his robe and then slides it off as his music fades out. Simon then walks around the ring, pacing, taking a moment to stretch, using the top rope. As he does this, lights flash all over the stage. They continue for a few moments longer before “Whoa Is Me” by Down With Webster starts to play over the Rogers Centre.

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

The crowd erupts in cheers as “All Star” Gavin Taylor steps out from behind the curtain onto the top of the ramp. As he stands in place, posing with his arms outstretched, the chorus of the song plays.

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

Gavin begins to walk down the ramp with swagger. His nameplate coming up.

Phillips: “His opponent, from Vancouver, British Columbia, by way of Los Angeles, California, he is the All-Star Gavin Taylor!”

Gavin Taylor nods as he starts to walk to the ring. He keeps his arms extended as he walks down the rampway. He keeps an eye on the ring as Simon Lyman watches him too.

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

Gavin smirks as he gets to the ring. Pulling himself to the apron, he hangs out off the ring while holding onto the top rope. Gavin pulls himself through the ropes and steps onto the second ropes on the opposite side of the ring from the ramp. He opens his jersey, sliding it off his shoulders as he stretches his arms out. Turning around, he bounces back off the ropes as he waits for the start of the match..

Sharper: “Gavin Taylor returned at the Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal. He ended up being the last person eliminated. He came back looking as good as ever. And now, he stands with a personal challenge, his former friend, Simon Lyman.”

Knots: “And not just that. He needs this win. This is a win Gavin needs to maybe avoid getting into his head. Remember how badly that loss to Xander Valentine was last year. Last year, he came to Rise to Greatness, beat Syren and everyone thought this would be the year of Gavin Taylor. No one wants this win more than him!”

Simon Lyman and Gavin Taylor look at one another as the bell sounds. The crowd roars. Simon Lyman steps forward as Gavin Taylor does the same. The two look at one another, standing only a foot apart. Simon says something to Gavin. Gavin responds with something of his own.

Sharper: “These two face to face. They’ve known each other for years and tonight, they face off.”

Knots: “Who is going to take the first shot?”

Lyman and Taylor continue to jaw a moment longer before they then lunge and lock up in the middle of the ring. The crowd roars. They push back on one another before Taylor turns and moves into a side headlock. Lyman fights for a moment and fires Gavin into the ropes. Gavin bounces off and Lyman and him both shoulder each other. Neither budges. Gavin and Simon then lock up again. They push back one on another and this time, Lyman turns and spins Gavin into the ropes. He pushes him back against the ropes. Gavin holds his hands up. Lyman looks at him.

Lyman then grabs Gavin and whips him across the ring. Gavin bounces off and Lyman goes for a back drop. Gavin spins through and lands behind Lyman before grabbing Lyman and locking in another side headlock.

Sharper: “Gavin back to the side headlock.”

Knots: “Both just, it’s not feeling out in one sense, as they know each other. Just at the same time, clearly both trying to get the early edge.”

Lyman reaches around and then pulls Gavin back to the ropes. He fires him off. Gavin bounces off the ropes and then Lyman steps up, but Gavin slides next to him and gets up. Lyman turns and Gavin hits a dropkick. Lyman hits the mat. Gavin goes for the pin.

Lyman kicks out. Both men get up and Gavin kicks him in the ribs. He fires Lyman into the ropes. Lyman bounces off and Gavin goes for a hip toss, but Lyman blocks it and spins through and hits a hip toss of his own. Gavin hits the mat. He turns and Lyman takes him over with a side headlock takedown.

Gavin rolls his shoulder up and moves to his belly. Lyman holds on.

Sharper: “Both have a lot of skill. Very experienced. Two individuals who are capable of competing at the highest level.”

Knots: “Yeah, but they know that. And the issue is that you need to fight with out doubt.”

Lyman pulls back on Gavin’s head. Gavin slowly starts to get his knees under him. Lyman holds on and both get up to their feet. Lyman then nails Gavin in the head with his left hand. Gavin staggers back as Lyman then steps up and chops Gavin. The crowd woos. Gavin falls to the corner. Lyman chops him again. More woos. He then grabs Gavin and whips him across the ring. Gavin reaches the corner and floats up and over Lyman as Lyman chases. Gavin backs up and Lyman turns and goes for a hard right. Gavin blocks it and nails him with one of his own. Lyman falls back into the corner. He steps forward and Gavin hits another dropkick, catching Lyman in the chest. Lyman falls to the mat and pulls on the bottom rope, rolling to the floor. The crowd roars as Gavin gets up and looks at Lyman. (1)

Sharper: “Lyman, caught under the jaw. Gavin Taylor with a beautifully executed dropkick.”

Knots: “And Lyman to the floor. Taking a moment to catch his breath.”

Sharper: “And maybe control his emotions. Something he’s said he struggles with more and more since he suffered that stroke several years ago.”

Lyman walks forward. (2) He rubs his chin as Gavin steps back and looks around, playing to the crowd a bit. (3) Lyman sees this and turns and rolls back into the ring. He turns and heads to Gavin who suddenly dropkicks him yet again. Lyman hits the mat. Gavin goes for the pin.

Lyman kicks out. Gavin gets up as Lyman rolls over. He starts to get up and Gavin kicks him in the ribs. He scoops him up and slams him. Lyman rolls over and gets up and Gavin pushes him into the ropes and fires him off. Lyman bounces off the ropes and Gavin hits a back elbow before turning into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a running, jumping elbow drop. He goes for another pin.

Lyman kicks out. Lyman rolls over and Gavin grabs him and pulls him up. He then goes for a back suplex, but Lyman backflips through. He shoves Gavin forward. Gavin bounces off the ropes and Lyman drills him with a dropkick of his own. He snaps at Gavin and goes for the pin.

Sharper: “Lyman just giving Taylor a bit of his own medicine.”

Knots: “He wanted him to know it too and now a cover!”

Gavin kicks out. Lyman moves into a mount and hammers away on him with repeated right hands. Gavin covers up as Lyman gets a few good shots in. He then steps forward and walks forward as Gavin turns, looking a bit surprised, if not annoyed. Gavin then starts to get up and Lyman bounces off the ropes and runs at Gavin and hits a running boot, knocking him back down. Gavin rolls over and crawls to the ropes. He uses them to get up and Lyman kicks him in the ribs and hits a vertical suplex. He floats over for the pin.

Taylor kicks out. He turns and gets up and moves to the corner. Lyman follows up and chops him. The crowd woos.

Sharper: “Another hard chop as Lyman making sure to get everything off of those.”

Knots: “Maybe Gavin owes him money.”

Lyman then kicks him in the ribs and whips him hard across the ring. Taylor hits hard back first. Lyman runs after him and nails him with a running clothesline. The crowd ohs. Taylor staggers forward and then back. Lyman grabs him and whips him across again. Taylor hits, but flips up and over and to the apron. Lyman turns and runs at him, but Taylor blocks a running forearm and then hits a guillotine drop. Lyman staggers back. Taylor then steps through the ropes before pushing off the bottom rope and grabbing Lyman and spinning through into a spinning reverse STO. The crowd ohs. Taylor rolls Lyman over and hooks the leg.

Lyman kicks out. Gavin then turns and grabs him by the head and pulls him up. He nails him with a hard right and then another.

REPLAY:

Lyman staggers back as Taylor steps through the ropes and pushes off the bottom rope and dives forward into a tornado reverse STO. The crowd ohs.

Gavin nails Lyman a third time and whip Lyman across the ring. Lyman bounces off and Gavin hits a back drop.

Lyman rolls over and gets up and Gavin kicks him in the ribs and hooks his head. He then hoists him up for a vertical suplex only to turn and drop Lyman on the top rope and hit a springboard suplex. The crowd ohs. Gavin goes for the pin.

Lyman kicks out.

Sharper: “Taylor with another suplex. Lyman slammed hard. Only two though.”

Knots: “And Lyman better be thinking. Taylor’s got the momentum.”

Lyman moves to the ropes and kneels against them. Taylor sees this and quickly hits a dropkick to the back of Lyman. Lyman grimaces and rolls over. He starts to get up and Taylor grabs him and whips him across the ring into the corner. Taylor runs after and Lyman lowers his head and lifts Gavin up, back dropping him up and over, but Taylor lands on the apron. Lyman turns and Gavin hits a hard right. Lyman staggers back. Taylor climbs up to the top rope. He then looks at Lyman and dives off with a crossbody, but Lyman rolls through. The crowd erupts as he starts to lift Gavin up, gritting his teeth.

Sharper: “Amazing strength from Lyman!”

Knots: “Holy crap! And he’s had struggling walking in recovery and he’s lifting a two hundred pound man!”

The crowd cheers as Lyman gets Taylor up and then hits a fallaway slam. Lyman sits up and looks around as the cheers grow.

Sharper: “Just an amazing display from Simply Sensational Simon Lyman!”

Taylor rolls over and starts to get up and Lyman turns and goes over to him and grabs him and hits a German suplex into a bridge.

Taylor rolls his shoulder up and rolls over. Lyman turns and gets up. He turns as Taylor starts to get up and Lyman elbows him in the back of the head. He spins him around and runs him chest first into the nearby corner. Taylor falls back from the impact. Lyman exits to the apron. He then climbs up to the top rope. He looks at Taylor and then dives off with an elbow drop. The crowd cheers. Lyman goes for the pin.

Taylor kicks out. Lyman rolls off as Taylor gets up and moves to the corner. Lyman then runs at him and Taylor gets a boot up. Lyman falls back to the mat hard as Taylor then jumps to the middle turnbuckle and jumps forward and hits an elbow drop to the chest.

Sharper: “Lyman ran right into Taylor. Taylor got that boot up.”

Knots: “And then went for full impact. Elbow to the chest.”

Taylor then hooks the leg.

Lyman kicks out. Taylor rolls off as Lyman rolls over. He starts to get up and Lyman forearms him in the jaw. Lyman falls to the corner. Taylor whips him across the ring. Lyman hits the corner and Taylor runs after and Lyman gets an elbow up. Taylor staggers back and Lyman steps out and kicks him in the ribs. He places Taylor’s head in between his legs. He hoists him up for a powerbomb, but Taylor slides through. He then kicks Lyman in the ribs, hooks his head and hoists him up and drops him on the top rope. Lyman winces, hanging on it and Taylor backs up and then looks at him and hits the Dependable Roundhouse. Lyman falls back and to the mats. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Taylor set up Lyman. Lyman in a bad place and then just hit that roundhouse.”

Knots: “Lyman had nothing else except know it was coming. And a bad fall.”

Sharper: “Just dropping to the mats.”

Knots: “Taylor’s watching. He’s watching!”

Lyman rolls over. (1) He slowly stirs as he looks up to the ring. Taylor watches him, hopping. (2) Lyman grabs at the barricade and staggers to his feet as Taylor runs across the ring. He bounces off and dives through the ropes with a suicide dive onto Lyman, driving him into the barricade. The crowd ohs as Taylor hits the mats and Lyman drops down. (1) Taylor slowly starts to get up. (2) The crowd cheers as Taylor gets up and throws his arms up. (3) The crowd cheers more as Taylor then grabs Lyman and turns and rolls him into the ring. Taylor climbs onto the apron and then climbs to the top rope. Lyman slowly gets up and Taylor dives off with a missile dropkick. Lyman hits the may.

Sharper: “Missile dropkick off the top.”

Knots: “I think Gavin Taylor’s playbook is just dropkick written over and over!”

Taylor turns and crawls over to Lyman and hooks the leg.

Lyman shoots his shoulder up. Taylor rolls off. He looks around and then starts to get up. He then moves to the ropes. Lyman slowly rolls over and starts to get up and Taylor runs at him and goes for the Gavin Taylor Lariat. Lyman ducks. Taylor hits the opposite ropes and Lyman kicks him in the ribs, hooks his head, hoists him up and hits the jackhammer. He hooks the leg.

Gavin gets his shoulder up. Lyman rolls off. He then gets up and grabs Gavin. He drags him up and clubs him in the back. He clubs him again and then again and again and again.

Knots: “He does owe him money!”

Sharper: “Lyman again, just clubbing away on Taylor.”

Knots: “Not fancy, but damn sure effective.”

Sharper: “And you can see the sweat flying from each blow.”

Lyman then grabs Gavin and pulls him, placing his head between his legs. He looks out as the crowd roars. Lyman looks behind him and then hoists Gavin up onto his shoulders. He reaches up and cradles Gavin’s head. The crowd ohs as Lyman then falls back and throws Gavin head and neck first into the top turnbuckle. The crowd ohs as Gavin bounces back and falls to the mat. Lyman crawls over and hooks the leg.

Gavin shoots his shoulder up. The crowd ohs. Lyman rolls off and starts to get up. He then looks at Gavin and drags him back by the legs. He then looks at him and holds his legs up. He looks down at him and then stomps him in the stomach. The crowd ohs as Gavin rolls over. Lyman then grabs Gavin and drags him up and runs him face first into the top turnbuckle. Gavin staggers back and falls to a knee.

Sharper: “Did Simon go low?”

Knots: “Nah. In the stomach.”

Sharper: “Gavin in a bad way right now. And Lyman just keeping the attack on.”

Lyman then steps over to Gavin who suddenly grabs Lyman and spins him into the ropes and Gavin lunges and hits the Gavin Taylor Lariat. The crowd erupts as Taylor falls to the ropes.

Sharper: “And Gavin Taylor Lariat!”

Gavin Taylor turns back as Lyman starts to look up. Taylor then then grabs Lyman and throws him into the ropes. Lyman bounces off and Gavin hits a spinning spinebuster. Taylor looks up and then grabs Lyman and pulls him up again. The crowd roars. He hooks him by the head and then grabs his leg and hits a fisherman’s suplex into a bridge.

Lyman kicks out. The crowd roars. Lyman rolls over and gets up and Taylor starts to get up. He then looks at Lyman and grabs him by the head again. He drags him up and suddenly, hoists Taylor up and hits a Samoan drop. Lyman rolls over and gets up. He then staggers to the ropes. He exits to the apron.

Sharper: “Lyman with a desperation Samoan drop. Got the job done.”

Knots: “And now he’s doing nothing desperate here. He’s going for a kill shot.”

Lyman climbs up to the top rope. The crowd erupts as Lyman gets to the top, bending over just a bit, but then Taylor gets up and looks at him and runs over and jumps up and hits the All-Starmaker. The crowd ohs as he catches Lyman in the face and Lyman drops down and falls to the mat.

Sharper: “Taylor got Lyman in the jaw with the All-Starmaker!”

Knots: “How?! How!”

Lyman stirs as Taylor turns and grabs him and then hooks him by the head and falls back with a DDT into the middle turnbuckle. Lyman goes limp from the impact. Taylor then grabs him and pulls him up before pushing him forward. Taylor runs out and hits the Gavin Taylor Lariat for the second time. Taylor then walks around the ring, keeping on his feet as Lyman is down. Taylor turns and moves to Lyman. He drags him up and places his head between his legs. The crowd roars as Taylor muscles Lyman up. He gets up to his shoulders. Lyman reaches around, trying to get anything and kicks his legs too before swinging as Taylor slides him back for the Highlight of the Night and catches the official in the head. He goes down as Taylor plants Lyman.

Sharper: “Highlight of the Night!”

Knots: “But I think…Lyman’s arm got the official! Did he mean to-“

Sharper: “He was just trying to shift his weight. And Taylor has the pin!”

Taylor rolls over and hooks the legs. The crowd counts, but the official remains down, holding his face. Taylor looks up and looks around. He slams his hand on the mat, counting the three as he looks around before Taylor looks up as the official crawls to the ropes. Taylor heads over to him and checks on him. Lyman rolls over. Taylor checks on the official as the official starts to recover.

Sharper: “Good on Gavin checking on Steve Hollinsworth.”

Knots: “Yeah, but he better focus on Lyman.”

Taylor then turns and walks over to Lyman who suddenly lunges and hits the Leading the Revolution. The crowd ohs and Lyman falls on Taylor and hooks the leg. Hollinsworth turns and counts.

The crowd roars as the bell sounds. Lyman rolls over and smiles and turns.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Simon Lyman!”

Simon looks up.

Sharper: “Simon Lyman beats Gavin Taylor!”

Knots: “He needed one kick. He got it. He got it right where he wanted it.”

Lyman gets up and has his arm raised as Hollinsworth winces a bit. Lyman looks around and looks out at the crowd and celebrates.

Sharper: “And this was a hell of a back and forth affair…”

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

REPLAY:

We see Lyman stagger back as Taylor steps through the ropes and pushes off the bottom rope and dives forward into a tornado reverse STO. Then we cut to show Gavin hitting a diving crossbody before Lyman rolls through. We see him pull Gavin up as he stands up still holding him and then hitting a fallaway slam. We cut to see Taylor dropping Lyman on the top rope before seeing him hit the Dependable Roundhouse, knocking Lyman off the apron and to the floor.

Knots: “These two went back and forth. Hard shots all around. When they hit, they made sure to hit.”

Sharper: “Two experienced veterans, both wanting that shot at the World Title in the future. Making a case for them both while leaving it all in the ring.”

Gavin Taylor is then shown hitting a suicide dive onto Lyman on the floor. We cut to Lyman holding Taylor on his shoulders before hooking his head and hitting the overhead powerbomb suplex into the top turnbuckle. Taylor falls to the mat. We then see Gavin Taylor hitting the first Gavin Taylor Lariat. This is followed by showing Lyman on the top rope as Taylor jumps up and hits the All-Starmaker. We then cut to see Taylor hoisting Lyman up onto his shoulder before seeing Lyman flailing. We then see Hollinsworth go down.

Knots: “But this is the moment we wonder. Here you see. Lyman just fighting.”

Sharper: “Trying to fight out of the Highlight of the Night and in the shift from Gavin Taylor to move into the impact move, Steve Hollinsworth caught in a bad position.”

Knots: “And here it is from the other angle and Lyman…look at Lyman’s eyes. Is he?”

Sharper: “I can’t see it being intentional. He’s trying to shift his weigh however.”

Knots: “That’s going to be the question. Was it intentional? What is not? Lyman’s a veteran!”

Taylor hitting the Highlight of the Night is shown. We then see the hold from another angle showing Lyman looking in the direction of Hollinsworth as he flails before he strikes Hollinsworth just as Taylor moves him back into the Highlight of the Night. We then cut to show Lyman hitting the Leading the Revolution before covering him as the count is shown.

Sharper: “In any case, it led to Taylor checking on Hollinsworth. He may have had Lyman beat, but instead, Taylor walks into the Leading the Revolution and Simon Lyman is your victor!”

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

We cut back to the ring as Gavin Taylor leans in the corner as Lyman celebrate across the ring from him, standing on the middle rope. Lyman hops down and looks at Gavin as Gavin turns and pulls himself to the floor. He then walks around before Lyman walks across the ring and goes to the corner Gavin was just at before climbing up to the middle rope and celebrating some more. Gavin walks around the ring and heads to the rampway.

The RTG XX logo comes up on the screen. We see a still for Statera vs. The One & Pro Kinneck vs. Rated X.

Sharper: “As Gavin comes to terms with this loss, next, the World Tag Team Championship will be on the line. Three way dance.”

Knots: “Pro Kinneck still not here. Is Kirsten Scott going alone?”

Sharper: “Three very different teams clashing. Here’s how we got here.”

The RTG XX logo comes up on the screen.

We cut to see the Playgirls facing Rated X for the World Tag Team Championship. Colleen then pulls Ravyn in for a powerbomb, but Ravyn counters with the Evolutionary Sythesis. Colleen falls over. Ravyn goes for the pin. Aisling lunges into the ring, but Ace runs over and grabs her leg.

The crowd roars and Ravyn rolls out of the ring. Ace lets go as Aisling falls forward and looks up and glances back.

Phillips: “Here are your winners, via pinfall, and STILL SCW World Tag Team Champions, Ravyn Taylor and Ace Marshall, Rated X!”

Sharper: “Ace Marshall and Ravyn Taylor use the chaos again to their advantage. And the Playgirls, outnumbered the entire time, tried everything to keep their hopes alive.”

Rated X start to leave. We then hear a roar as Bree Lancaster and Datura step out from the back and watch. Ravyn, Crowe, Ace and Sophie head up the rampway. Datura and Bree Lancaster walk to the side and watch as Ravyn and Ace both lock eyes with them, and then head to the back.

Sharper: “Lancaster and Datura watching as Ace Marshall and Ravyn Taylor again flee Konrad Raab who still is incensed.”

We cut to see a shot of Bree Lancaster facing Justin Davis, defending her Television Championship. Ravyn Taylor hops the barricade, having been waiting in the crowd. Alexander Crowe comes over the barricade on the other side of the ring. Datura turns and heads over to Ravyn, but as this happens, the crowd erupts as we see Pro Kinneck and The One running through the crowd, having come up behind Crowe. Crowe reaches the ring and hops up. Bree goes to go for him, but before she can even reach, we see Pro hop over the apron and jump up and pull Crowe off. He hits the mats. The One runs over and stomps him. The crowd roars. Ravyn turns and runs around the ring and heads over to him.

Sharper: “Ravyn and Alexander Crowe were going to attack, but The One and Nicole Kinneck were watching.”

We cut to see a shots of Ravyn Taylor and Ace Marshall attacking Pro Kinneck backstage before Taking Hold of the Flame. We cut back as Bree then turns, refocusing on Davis. She lunges, but Davis catches her and throws her back with the Murphy’s Law.

The crowd roars as Davis rolls off.

Sharper: “We have a new TV Champion! Davis just pinned Bree Lancaster!”

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

Bree looks up as we then cut forward to see Pro Kinneck trying to fight off Ravyn Taylor and Ace Marshall as The One Kirsten Scott faces Syren in the ring. The One then lowers her head and hoists Syren up into the electric chair. She turns, but Syren slides down. The One turns around and Syren hits the Bittersweet Ending! We cut to shots of Kinneck fighting Ravyn.

Sharper: “Bittersweet Ending!”

Syren turns and drops down for the pin.

We see Sophie James running out from the back and nailing Nicole with a hard right. She nails her again. Ravyn then steps up and grabs Nicole.

Knots: “The Tag champs got involved and hurt Bree Lancaster. Now the One. Looks like they’re having their fun!”

The music changes as we see Mr. D with Datura and Bree Lancaster backstage.

Datura: “Ace and Ravyn, they want to have fun. We’ll have fun. Just our way.”

Bree smirks.

Mr. D: “Alright. We can do that. I’ll get things figured out there.”

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

"ADRENALIZE ME"

We see Ace Marshall, Sophie James and Ravyn Taylor heading to the ring, Sophie holding both tag titles.

Ravyn: “The SCW World Tag Team Championship will be on the line at Rise to Greatness and it appears that SCW really is struggling for teams ready to try to dethrone us. I mean, I can’t say much. We hadn’t competed as a team before we got our title shot, but we can only blame Selena Frost and her arrogance for that. But what is Bree Lancaster and Datura’s problem?”

Ravyn looks around while Ace Marshall suggestively eats a banana.

Ravyn: “They have a name – Statera. Derived from Latin, meaning balance. Clever. I mean, you need a name, right? But what is balanced about them? That Bree Lancaster competes regularly while Datura seems to be injured time and time again. Or that she fails to get the big win.”

Ace walks over to the microphone.

Ace: “Anyone got any more bananas?”

Ravyn looks at him. The two share a smirk.

Ravyn: “Your potassium is fine. I’m dressed to make that judgment.”

Ace: “You’d know better with more pineapple.”

Ravyn smirks as Sophie raises an eyebrow.

Ravyn: “So I fail to see the threat-“

The lights dim slightly as a male voice speaks:

“When's the last time you were afraid?”
“I haven't been afraid a day in my life.”

Bree Lancaster and Datura walk out on the stage.

Bree: “You can fail to see whatever threat you’d like, Ravyn. The fact is that you know as well as anyone what both of us can do separately. We’ve just not had the opportunity to do it together.”

Ravyn: “And you’d know that is a very different thing. I mean, you’re used to people like Sienna Swann or Blake Mason bossing you around.”

Bree rolls her eyes.

Ravyn: “Have you had a match together yet-“

Datura takes the microphone from Bree. She looks down at the ring. The crowd roars.

Datura: “We can fix that quickly enough, Ravyn. Because D has my medical clearance.

We’re marching to Rise to Greatness to take those World Tag Team Championship. And you can try to have an army come after us. You tried last week. And bring the cauliflower. You can run down how I come close, but not close enough. I’m holding gold here, elsewhere. I know what I am capable of. And one idiot, and one savant aren’t going to stop Bree and I from winning those titles together.”

The crowd roars.

Datura: “So-“

“The One” Kirsten Scott and Pro Kinneck come up and Scott shoves Datura forward and knocks her down. She drops the microphone as Kinneck does the same to Bree. Bree stops and turns as the crowd roars. Kinneck steps forward as Scott grabs the microphone. Datura gets up.

Ace: “Fight! Fight! Fight! THROW HER OFF THE STAGE!”

Scott: “Shut the hell up!”

Bree Lancaster and Datura look at “The One” and Pro Kinneck.

Scott: “I realize you earned this shot at Retribution, but the fact that that was months ago and both of our teams haven’t gotten our shot, all because she was injured…sorry, I’m done waiting. Weeks ago, those two attacked Pro all because Ravyn was afraid of facing her one more time. And trust me, she is going to destroy Ravyn when she gets her hands on her.”

The crowd roars. Ravyn mockingly puts her hands up.

Scott: “But while you may be next in line, we’re cutting ahead. Because you…you’ve earned nothing since in the tag division…”

Mr. D: “Stop!”

Ace smirks as The One, Kinneck, Datura and Lancaster all look at one another on the stage.

Mr. D: “The fact is that while you and Datura may be next in line, Scott and Kinneck have been targeted by our Tag Champions and deserve their revenge!”

The crowd roars.

Ravyn: “How unfortunate. Here I was hoping to see how balanced you both were?”

Mr. D looks in the ring.

Mr. D: “Oh, I’m not taking that away. Because instead, at Rise to Greatness, we’re going to see both teams challenge you for the World Tag Team Championship.”

The crowd roars.

Mr. D: “And to make it a bit more fair…because I know you two love the chaos. It won’t be triple threat rules. It will be a three way dance, meaning it is elimination rules. Scott and Kinneck…Statera…and Rated X for the World Tag Team Championship!”

We then cut to shots of Bree Lancaster and Datura fighting Ravyn Taylor and Ace Marshall all over the arena in an Unsanctioned Title match, before showing Kinneck fighting Sophie and Ravyn at ringside, and shots of The One Kirsten Scott fighting with Ace or Ravyn, and Bree Lancaster and Datura fighting them in the ring.

Sharper: “Three way dance. Elimination rules. Three teams for the World Tag Team Championship at Rise to Greatness.”

Knots: “Consequences are going to come home. We’re going to see what type of strategy Ravyn can come up and if Ace can focus to keep it going.”

Sharper: “War may be coming, but the overwhelm through numbers may not get it done this time!”

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

Statera vs. The One & Kinneck vs. Rated X

Jason Phillips, again, stands in the middle of the ring.

Phillips: “The following contest is a three way dance with a sixty minute time limit for the SCW World Tag Team Championship!”

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

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

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

AUS!

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

Phillips: “First, on her way to the ring, accompanied by the Oracle and her friend Hailey, from Your Own Personal Nightmare, she is the SCW Television Champion, The One, Kirsten Scott!”

As they reach the ring, they walk along to the hard camera side, and Kirsten jumps up onto the ring apron and stands up. Hailey goes into the ring, directly behind her friend, jumping on the middle rope, and The Oracle stands on the floor directly beneath Kirsten. Kirsten slowly raises her arm beside her, pointing one index finger in her own direction, while Hailey and The Oracle begin doing the same in Kirsten's direction as well, all signifying her former name, and now nickname, of "The One." After taking a moment to stare into the hard cam, Kirsten swings her arm out across her chest, before quickly sliding into the open ropes from being stood on by Hailey, and immediately goes to her corner. Hailey quickly follows, as does The Oracle from the outside. Both of "The One's" compatriots stand with her, advising her and talking to her, as she awaits her opponents.

Sharper: “You’ll notice Scott out alone. We don’t know where Pro Kinneck is. She was in Toronto, but it appears she has since left. Pro always a degree of unstable.”

Knots: “Putting it mildly. We were wondering if this relationship would implode. It may have. Scott saying little. But she’s here and she’s going to fight.”

The lights dim again as a male voice speak:

“When's the last time you were afraid?”
“I haven't been afraid a day in my life.”

The music and chorus of Shinedown's “Dead Don't Die” kicks in, with white strobe lights flashing in time on the stage. The crowd cheers as we then see Datura and Bree Lancaster walk out from the back. The two look down at the ring and both hopping, right to compete. They turn to one another and then turn to the ring. The nameplate comes up on the screen.

Phillips: “Next, they are the team of Bree Lancaster and Datura, they are Statera!”

Bree and Datura head to the ring, both focused on the ring. The crowd cheers them as we cut to a wide shot.

Sharper: “Bree Lancaster and Datura walking to the ring together. Bree the former US Champion. Datura alongside her. They’ve been each other’s rocks as of late.”

Knots: “And finally having a tag match!”

{The dead don't die, the heart still beats
Head held high, I haunt these streets
Life's killed me a hundred thousand times
You can try, you can try, but the dead don't die}

They reach the ringside area.

{Knock me down six feet deep
One more round, no reprieve
Life's killed me a hundred thousand times
You can try, you can try, but the dead don't die}

Bree sprints up the ring steps, quickly wipes her feet on the apron then steps through the ropes. She does a spin in the center of the ring, arms spread out like before, drawing cheers. Datura climbs onto the apron and wipes her boots. After stepping through the ropes, she immediately makes her way to the corner and climbs up the turnbuckles before taking a seat on the top one.
Datura leans back and hangs from ropes in her own tree of woe. Unblinking, she stares across the ring to the opposite corner wearing a devious smirk. She drops down and joins Bree as the two head to their corner.

We cut to another wide shot. An emergency siren begins to go off, as a black and grey WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT appears on the screen.

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"ADRENALIZE ME"

The crowd roars as "Adrenalize" begins to play throughout the arena. Blue and green strobe lights begin spinning over the arena. The crowd cheers as Ace Marshall, joined by Sophie James, holding a bag, steps out on stage. There are some boos but it's mostly a cheerful reception. He raises his arms up at the top of the stage, before casually strolling down the ramp. The SCW World Tag Team Championship sits over his shoulder.

Phillips: “Finally, one half of the SCW World Tag Team Champions, hailing from Las Vegas, Nevada, Ace Marshall and…!”

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

“INFAMOUS!”

The opening of “Open Your Eyes” by Guano Apes hits the PA system.

“Hide your face forever
Dream and search forever-ever-ever-ever”

The song gets stuck on the word and is then interrupted by the deep sound of the voice of Marilyn Manson.

“Just lay your head in daddy’s lap
You’re a bad girl!”

“Bad Girl” by Avril Lavigne hits the PA system. Ravyn Taylor, wearing her SCW World Tag Team Championship around her waist, steps out from the back. She smirks and steps forward to join Ace.

Sinfully Seductive
Captivatingly Corrupt
DARK FANTASY

Phillips: “His partner, representing Infamous, hailing from Hell, Michigan, she is the other half of the SCW World Tag Team Champions, the Bad, Bad Girl, Ravyn Taylor!”

The trio head to the ring as the crowd looks on. Ace plays to the crowd a bit as Ravyn focuses on the ring, reading Bree, Datura, and Scott. Sophie skips behind them. Ravyn and Ace walk down to the ring and reach the floor. They then look at the ring before Ace runs up the steel steps. He enters the ring as Ravyn follows by vaulting over the top rope. Sophie walks around the ring. Ace moves to the ropes and steps on them, posing as the crowd looks on, cheering. He hops down and turns to Datura and Bree. Datura just looks at Ravyn as The One looks on too. Ace and Ravyn hand off their titles. The official, Aaron Demitra, takes them and holds them over his head. He then hands them off.

Sharper: “Rated X, last but not least.”

Knots: “Sophie has something in the bag. A bit of a standard entrance. Don’t know what to think there.”

Sharper: “Ace and Ravyn had made everyone in this ring’s life a living hell. They made Pro Kinneck’s life a living hell. There’s a measure of revenge here, while Rated X, we saw it last night. They’re just having fun. And it may catch up to them here.”

The One, Kirsten Scott steps up as Ace Marshall turns and grabs something from Sophie James. The camera turns to Datura and Bree Lancaster who talk before Ace Marshall starts to throw cauliflower at Datura. Datura turns as she then steps up and The One then runs at her and boots her in the face. Datura falls back and rolls to the floor. Ravyn Taylor and Ace Marshall run out and Ace Marshall goes to nail Bree with a shot, but Bree forearms him in the jaw. She nails him again and Ace falls back into his corner. The One takes a shot from Ravyn and then turns her around and gets her in the corner. The One elbows her in the jaw once and then again as Bree forearms Ace. Bree and The One both go to whip their members of Rated X across, but, but Ace and Ravyn run into each other, embrace and Ace grabs Ravyn’s ass for good measure as they spin around. Ace then turns and The One dropkicks him down. Ravyn turns and Bree sends her to the floor. Bree is then forced out by the official as The One mounts Ace, hammering away on him.

Sharper: “Ace and Ravyn can have their fun. This is a bit different in one sense. Three way dance. That means each team needs to be eliminated.”

Knots: “No champions’ advantage. But no bending of the rules in a triple threat match.”

Ace covers up as Scott hammers away on him. Ravyn gets up as Datura swings at her. Ravyn backs up and laughs. Scott gets up off of Ace. Ace rolls over and gets up as Scott runs into the ropes. She bounces off and hits a running forearm shot to the jaw. Ace falls back to the ropes. Scott kicks him in the ribs. She goes to whip him across, but Ace spins through and sends The One Kirsten Scott in. Scott bounces off and Ace then ducks a clothesline attempt from The One. The One bounces off the other side and Ace buries a knee. The One flips through. She ends up in a seated position and Ace turns and stomps her in the back and then then head and then the back again. The One rolls over and to the ropes. Ace starts to choke her with her boot, standing on the side of her head.

Ace backs up and turns and tags in Ravyn. Ravyn enters the ring as The One grabs at the ropes and Ravyn then steps on her face, driving it back down and starting to choke her again.

Ravyn walks around the ring. Ace ends up on the apron.

Sharper: “And Rated X quickly using the five count to their advantage.”

Knots: “And The One is alone. We know Nicole Kinneck, Pro, whichever is in the driver’s seat is not here. We don’t know why. The One covering her. But I guess she wants an ass-kicking.”

Sharper: “Shades of what started this all too. I almost wonder if Ravyn Taylor was involved there to avoid having to deal with Kinneck again.”

Ravyn pulls The One up and then wrenches the arm and snapmares her over. She then kicks The One in the spine. Ravyn pushes her down and goes for the pin.

The One kicks out. She rolls over as Ravyn gets up. The One Kirsten Scott moves to the corner where Ravyn chops her. The crowd woos. Ravyn chops her again. More woos. She goes for a third, but The One blocks it and spins Ravyn in and nails her with a vicious chop of her own and then another and another, getting not woos, but cheers from the crowd. The One whips Ravyn across the ring. Ravyn hits the corner and The One runs after and Ravyn gets a boot up. Scott staggers back. Ravyn runs out and goes for a discus clothesline, but The One ducks and hooks her arm and then hits a backslide driver. Ravyn hits the mat and rolls to her knees. The One hits a basement dropkick. Ravyn falls back through the ropes to the floor. The One then gets up and tags in Bree. Bree looks at Ravyn as she gets up on the floor. (1) Bree dives off and hits a diving clothesline off the apron, rolling through, landing on the floor. (2)

Sharper: “And Statera, officially, now in this match. Kirsten Scott tagging out. That is one part of the match.”

Knots: “Well if you’re going to go solo, you want the other two teams to beat the hell out of each other. You don’t want to be in there until the end. There’s no need to even break pinfalls!”

Sharper: “Bree doing just that. Diving off the apron. Taking the assist Kirsten Scott gave her.”

Bree turns and gets up, grabbing Ravyn. (3) She turns and rolls her into the ring. Bree rolls in after. Ravyn starts to get up and Bree runs at her and clotheslines her down. He spins around and hits an elbow drop. Bree goes for the pin.

Ravyn kicks out. Bree turns and gets up and grabs Ravyn and pulls her up and turns and tags in Datura. Ravyn elbows Bree in the jaw and then turns to Datura who knees her in the ribs. Bree steps back as Datura then whips Ravyn towards her. Bree hits a drop toe hold. Ravyn moves to her hands and knees. Bree does the same allowing Datura to run out, step on Bree’s back and then hits a jumping senton backsplash onto Ravyn.

Sharper: “Datura and Bree showing their teamwork. Ironically, this is the first traditional tag match for this team.”

Knots: “Time for them to show they’re more than just all talk and that’s a good step!”

Datura rolls Ravyn over for the pin.

Ravyn kicks out. Both women get up as Bree exits the ring. Datura then chops Ravyn. The crowd woos. Datura grabs Ravyn’s left arm and wrenches it. She then turns and runs to the ropes and throws it into the top rope. Ravyn staggers back, holding her arm as Datura then runs over and clotheslines her down. Ravyn rolls over and gets up as Datura elbows her in the back of the head. Datura then hits a Russian leg sweep. Datura rolls back to her knees and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and kicks out her leg for an elbow drop, but Ravyn pushes her leg more and Datura loses her balance, right into a Ravyn Taylor school boy.

Datura kicks out. Both women get up and Datura lunges for Ravyn, but Ravyn hits a drop toe hold to the middle rope. Datura lands hard and Ravyn turns and tags in Ace. Ace then throws a cauliflower at Datura’s head. Datura lifts her head just a bit only for Ace to hit a running dropkick along the apron to Datura’s head.

Sharper: “And Ravyn Taylor and Ace Marshall respond with some of the best ring awareness.”

Knots: “And cauliflower tactics!”

Sharper: “Dropkick to the head of Datura. I won’t mention the produce whizzing by her head.”

Datura rolls over and moves to the corner. Ace enters the ring and walks over and stomps her in the chest. Datura winces and Ace stomps her over and over and over again. The referee calls for the break. Ace drags her up and pulls out before double underhooking her and hitting a suplex. Ace turns and goes for the pin.

Datura kicks out. Bree looks on as Ace then grabs Datura and pulls her up by the hair. Ace knees her in the ribs and then runs her into the Rated X corner. Ace then turns and tags in Ravyn before Ace jabs her in the jaw once and then again and again. The official calls for the break.

Ace backs up and Ravyn just starts to choke Datura some more, while also covering her mouth and forcing cauliflower into it. The crowd roars. Datura struggles as Bree snaps at the official. Ravyn stops and Datura spits out the cauliflower. Datura falls forward as Ravyn steps in. Ace exits.

Sharper: “This damn cauliflower. Datura makes one post on social media.”

Knots: “You can see how unserious they are about everything. And that’s why they’re them!”

Sharper: “Just further embarrassing Datura.”

Ravyn enters and grabs Datura and pulls her up before driving her face first into her knee. Datura hits the mat. Ravyn goes for the pin.

Datura kicks out. She rolls over and looks out annoyed. She grabs at the ropes and Ravyn grabs her and pulls her up before forearming her in the jaw. Ravyn whips her across the ring. Datura bounces off and Ravyn goes for a basement dropkick, but Datura jumps up and hits a knee drop to the chest of Ravyn. The crowd ohs. Datura rolls through. Ravyn holds her chest and gets up and Datura grabs her and turns and runs her into the Statera corner. The crowd ohs as Ravyn goes chest first in. Datura tags in Bree. Bree enters and then hoists Datura onto her shoulders before she turns and hits a Samoan drop into Ravyn. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “And Datura scooped up by Lancaster and driven down on Ravyn.”

Knots: “Well that’s a new way to support her.”

Datura rolls off and looks at Ravyn as Bree goes for the pin.

Ravyn kicks out. She rolls over and Bree drags her up and turns and whips her into the ropes. Ravyn bounces off and Bree scoops her up and powerslams her down. Bree gets up and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and hits a running elbow drop. She goes for the pin.

Ravyn kicks out. Ravyn rolls over and moves to the ropes. Bree gets up and turns and grabs Ravyn and kicks her in the ribs. She then hits a vertical suplex. Bree turns and tags in Datura. Datura enters and then the two run out and wrap their arms around each other and hit a running double senton backsplash on Ravyn. The crowd ohs. They then run across and dropkick Ace off the apron. The crowd cheers again. Datura goes for the pin.

Ravyn kicks out. Bree exits the ring.

Sharper: “And Statera taking the fight to the tag champions.”

Knots: “Why not? They’re bending rules. Statera is offering their own balance.”

Bree turns as Datura tags her back in. Bree enters as Ravyn starts to get up and then falls back and rolls to the corner of the One and tags her in. Ravyn rolls to the floor. Bree turns and heads over and Scott enters only for Bree to club her in the back once and then again. She then snapmares Scott down before running across the ring and hitting a running spinning heel kick to the face. She turns and covers Scott.

Scott kicks out. Bree gets up and turns and grabs Scott and pulls her up before running into the ropes. Ace however trips her up and pulls her to the floor. Ace then scoops her up and hits a back suplex on the mats. The crowd ohs. Bree grimaces in pain and Ace grabs her. The official drops down to the floor, reprimanding him. Ace rolls Bree into the ring. He backs up.

Sharper: “And Ace Marshall getting some of his revenge. Bree slammed on the mats! On the floor!”

Ace: “Just helping her in!”

Datura heads around and is stopped by the official who prevents her from getting to Ravyn and Ace. Ace hops onto the apron as Bree gets up and The One hits a Hidden Blade to the side of her head. Bree hits the ropes and falls to the Rated X corner where Ravyn then grabs her by the head and nails her a couple of times. The One runs over and nails Ravyn with a shot. She swings at Ace who jumps down. The One then pulls Bree out of the corner. She then hooks her head and arms and hoists her up and holds her up in a hanging vertical suplex. The One looks right at Ravyn and Ace. Ace then turns to Sophie, grabbing something from the bag she had and chucking a cauliflower at The One. The One remains unfazed as she keeps Bree up. The crowd roars as Scott closes her eyes and after several more seconds drops Bree with a huge suplex.

Sharper: “The One Kirsten Scott may be alone, but right there, just maximum impact on Bree Lancaster!”

Knots: “Even just fighting through vegetable shrapnel!”

Sharper: “Impressive strength from The One.”

Scott gets up and then grabs Bree as she rolls over. Scoot places her head between her legs and hits a sitout powerbomb.

Bree kicks out and The One falls back and turns as Ravyn grabs her and pulls her in and Ace tags her out. The One turn as Ravyn hits a guillotine drop. She falls to the mat. Ace enters and hits a sliding clothesline to Bree as she sits up. Ace goes for the pin.

Bree kicks out. Both get up and Ace grabs Bree and double underhooks her and then hoists her up, but Bree counters with a frankensteiner into a mount. She hammers away. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Rated X wanted to get rid of Statera I think.”

Knots: “Bree just said no.”

Sharper: “And now hammering away on Ace.”

The One remains in the ring and Bree steps up and staggers forward. Ace rolls over and gets up and turns to The One who just hits a hard right before turning as Ravyn clotheslines her down. The One rolls out of the ring. Ace turns into Bree who hits the BOGO. Ace falls to a knee, holding his chest from the two shots. Bree then runs into the ropes, bounces off and Ace steps up, only for Bree to slide under his arm. Ace steps forward and Bree then pushes him forward and chest first into the Statera corner. Bree reaches out as Datura tags in. Bree then hits a back suplex and Datura enters as Ace rolls to his hands and knees. Datura locks in a rear naked choke. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Datura choking out Ace! Ace struggling! Look at him!’

Ace reaches out, waving his arms, trying to grab anything and get Ravyn’s attention.

Knots: “Datura holding on. Like a damn spider monkey!”

Sharper: “She’s not going to let go and-“

Ravyn enters the ring. She then runs across and Bree runs out and nails her with a vicious clothesline. Ravyn hits the mat and rolls over. Ace continues to struggle before Ace pushes up and staggers forward a bit more and then falls to his knees. The One reaches out and sees this before tagging in. Datura holds on and looks as The One enters and then runs and catches Datura with a running knee to the side of the head. Datura goes down. Bree runs at The One and The One grabs her and throws her out of the ring. The One turns and goes for the pin.

Sharper: “The One just helped Ace!”

Knots: “She’s seeing Datura and Bree maybe as the three. Ace is still down! Datura may be out!”

Sharper: “Cracked her with the knee. Bree out!”

The One hooks the leg.

Datura shoots her shoulder up. The One looks down and grabs Datura. The crowd looks on, some cheering, some booing as The One then pushes her down and hits another Hidden Blade to the back of the head. Datura falls forward. The One then pulls her up to her feet. She places her head between Datura’s legs and lifts her up. She then reaches up and hits the Downward Spiral. The crowd cheers. Kirsten Scott remains in the pin.

Sharper: “Downward Spiral. Kirsten Scott has Datura pinned!”

Ace Marshall, recovers and runs across the ring, bouncing off and hits Scott with the One Eye’d Royal. The One falls back, pulling Datura on top of her.

Phillips: “Kirsten Scott and Pro Kinneck have been eliminated!”

Sharper: “Ace Marshall choosing to eliminate The One.”

Knots: “She’s got the momentum. And it just went out and big there!”

Sharper: “And now Datura in trouble!”

The crowd looks on as the crowd gives a mixed reaction. Bree climbs to the apron and Ace boots her in the face. She falls back as we then see Ravyn run past, grabbing Bree’s arm and pulling her down with the arm-pull neckbreaker. Ace then grabs Datura who holds her and neck and goes to take her over, but Datura suddenly pulls Ace over into a pin.

The crowd ohs as Ace just kicks out.

Sharper: “Datura! No! Oh! How close!”

Ravyn turns and looks up as Ace turns and gets up and turns into Datura who ducks under and pushes him into the ropes and hits an Okana roll. The One leans against the announce table.

Ace kicks out. Datura then gets to her knees and turns and Ace reaches out for a tag. Datura instead spins around him. The crowd roars as Ace keeps trying to pull back as Datura tries to take him over with a German suplex. She succeeds and bridges up.

Ravyn enters and kicks her in the leg. Datura rolls over in pain. She turns and starts to get up and Ravyn grabs her by the head, double underhooking her and turning and hitting the Natural Selection. The crowd ohs. Ravyn rolls over and turns as Ace crawls over for the pin.

Datura shoots her shoulder up.

Sharper: “And Datura kicks out again.”

Knots: “She won’t stay down.”

Sharper: “Ravyn and Ace say she’s the weak link. Right now, she’s fighting until Bree can get back in this.”

Ravyn exits to the apron as Ace turns and tags in Ravyn. Ravyn climbs up to the top rope. Ace then stands in front of the corner as Ravyn climbs onto his shoulders as if going for chicken fight only to Ace to throw Ravyn forward with a splash onto Datura. Ace steps back as Ravyn stays for the pin.

Datura kicks out as Ace is pulled to the floor by Bree who then turns and throws Ace and pushes him into Sophie. Both go up and over the steel steps to the floor. Bree rolls into the ring and turns to Ravyn. The official blocks her as Datura rolls over. Bree backs up and clearly animated, tries to get past to her friend. Ravyn gets up and stomps away on Datura as Bree moves back to her corner. She then exits and grabs the tag rope. She paces back and forth. The camera catches Kirsten Scott leaving the ring, looking down, annoyed, flanked by her group.

Sharper: “Bree wanted in. But she’s not the legal woman.”

Knots: “And in the process, Ravyn going to town on Datura!”

Bree keeps pacing as Ravyn is pulled off from Datura. Ravyn grabs Datura and pulls her out. She then whips her into the ring. Datura hits the mat and Ravyn grabs her and rolls through into a single leg crab. She pulls back on Datura’s left knee as Datura yells in pain. Datura reaches out and grits her teeth. Ravyn looks right at Bree as Datura bridges up and then starts to reach for the ropes. Ravyn sits down. She then smiles as Datura then crawls to the ropes. She moves bit by bit. Bree stomps her feet, trying to get the fans behind Datura. The fans start to make noise. Datura reaches the ropes and Ace then reaches up and pulls on the bottom rope. Ravyn pulls Datura back to the ring, but Datura takes the opportunity to tuck under and move to her back. Ravyn leans over and Datura kicks her in the face once and then again. Ravyn falls back. Bree jumps up and down, ready to get back in. She extends her arm and Datura looks over and smiles before diving and tagging in Bree. The crowd erupts.

Sharper: “Datura makes the tag!”

Knots: “And now she can cook!”

Bree enters the ring and runs at Ravyn as she gets up and forearms her down. Ace rolls into the ring and Bree dropkicks him down. Ravyn gets up and Bree dropkicks her down. Ace pops back up and Bree runs at him and pushes him into the corner before hitting a BOGO in the corner. Ace falls to a knee. Bree runs across and Ravyn gets up in the corner and Bree hits a running clothesline. She turns and runs across and clotheslines Ace too, sandwiching him in the corner. She turns back as Ravyn steps out and Bree back drops her. Ace then steps out and Datura runs at him and hits a running spear. The crowd roars. Ace hits the mat and rolls over. Both go to the floor.

Sharper: “Datura takes down Ace! Bree working on Ravyn!”

Knots: “Bree isn’t looking to be slowing down!”

Bree Lancaster turns and grabs Ravyn and whips her across the ring to the corner. Bree runs after and nails her with a clothesline. Ravyn staggers out. Bree turns and grabs her and runs out with a facebuster. Sophie James hops onto the apron and Bree runs over and nails her with a hard forearm. She falls off the apron. Datura then storms around as the crowd cheers for Bree. Bree turns as Ravyn starts to get up, her back to Datura. Bree then hits the Priceless. Ravyn falls to the mat. She rolls to her back. Datura hops onto the apron. Bree turns and tags her in. Datura steps in and Ravyn slowly starts to stir. She then heads over to Ravyn and grabs her leg. She kicks it once and then again and again. Bree turns and runs over to Ace who starts to get up and Bree goes for a baseball slide. Ace slides out of the way. Bree slides to the floor and Ace shoves her back. Bree staggers back as Sophie turns and throws her into the barricade. The official focuses on Datura as she stomps Ravyn again. She then bends over and smiles before Sophie hops onto the apron. Datura starts to go for the Crescent Lock, in tribute to Bree. The official turns and tells her to get down. Ace rolls into the ring and runs over and grabs Datura and hits the Aces Wild. Datura hits the mat. Ace turns and grabs Ravyn and throws her over her. Ace rolls to the floor. Sophie drops down.

Sharper: “No! Damn it! Damn it! Aces Wild. Datura was going to lock in the Crescent Lock. She wanted to make Ravyn tap. Ace drops her.”

The crowd roars as the bell sounds. Ravyn rolls off and looks up. Ace throws his arms up. Sophie heads over to him. Bree gets up on the floor, annoyed.

Phillips: “Here are your winners, via pinfall, and STILL SCW World Tag Team Champions…Ravyn Taylor and Ace Marshall, Rated X!”

Sharper: “Bree and Datura had Ravyn where they wanted and Sophie James became the difference maker at the right time.”

Knots: “As per usual!”

Sharper: “Disrespects the Hall of Fame and continues to disrespect SCW.”

Ravyn is pulled to the floor by Ace and Sophie. The official comes over and hands them the World Tag Team Championship. Bree looks over and rolls into the ring to check on Datura. Ace Marshall holds his arm up as Ravyn looks around, holding her belt.

The RTG XX logo comes up on the screen. Syren vs. Xander Valentine comes up after.

Sharper: “And from this, we go to a match with huge stakes. If Xander wins, Syren must win ten in a row to get back into World Title contention. If Syren wins, Xander Valentine’s career is over!”

The RTG XX logo comes up on the screen.

The scene opens up with the Apocalypse 2022 logo coming up on the screen as we see Syren facing Xander Valentine for the SCW World Championship. Xander pulls Syren up and suddenly Syren nails him in the stomach again, but this time, she then backs up and hits an enziguri kick. She rolls over and gets up as Xander is dazed. Syren gets some distance and runs at Xander, jumping up for a Total Makeover, but Xander steps into it, grabbing her and catching her on one shoulder before maneuvering her into the rack position only to drop her with the Valhalla Has Fallen!

Sharper: “Syren tries for Total Makeover, but oh my! The strength! The strength!”

Lyman: “Just muscling her up. He caught her!”

Knots: “Manhandling her and into the- OH God!”

Sharper: “Valhalla has Fallen!”

Xander rolls her over and falls onto her.

Xander rolls off as the crowd roars. The bell sounds. Several fans come to their feet cheering.

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

Sharper: “What a match! What a match!”

Lyman: “And Syren will have to wait…her moment, not here.”

We then cut forward to see Syren down in the ring before seeing Mr. D placing the title around Xander Valentine’s waist.

Sharper: “And Mr. D entering the ring…and not placing the title around Syren’s waist, but around Xander Valentine’s.”

Knots: “Oh…she’s not going to be happy about this.”

We then see a shot of Syren in the ring disappointed before the Retribution 2023 logo comes up on the screen. We see Syren facing Xander Valentine again. Syren jumps up and hits a neckbreaker on Xander. Syren rolls over and moves to the apron. She then springboards to the top rope, twisting as she does, and then dives off, going for the Beauty Spot, but Xander catches her and just throws her down to the mat. Syren hits hard and rolls over. She starts to get up and Xander just steps forward and grabs her by the head and neck and pulls her back, locking in the Fade to Black!

Sharper: “Syren countered! Beauty Spot countered! Fade to Black!”

We see Xander kneeing her over and over as Syren struggles before going limp. We hear the bell sound. Xander then looks down at Syren and turns and just throws her across the ring. Syren hits the mat and rolls to the apron before dropping down to the floor. Some fans boo.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via submission, Xander Valentine!”

Knots: “Just tossing Syren to the floor after!”

Sharper: “Just more pure disrespect. Syren passing out, unable to find a quick answer from one of the most devastating submissions in wrestling. And Xander tosses her to the floor.”

Artemis enters the ring, glancing at Syren, but otherwise ignoring her. Xander turns as Cassidy raises his arm. The crowd cheers as his music plays. Xander then pulls away before Artemis grabs his arm and raises his arm. The camera cuts to Syren down on the floor, now with Jennifer Cassidy checking on her. Xander stands in the ring having his arm raised. Xander then walks around the ring and looks at Syren before scoffing a bit and then turning as Artemis tells something to Xander.

We see shots of Syren trying to approach Xander, before showing her with Ravyn Taylor backstage, with Syren getting increasingly angry, before cutting to showing Lexy Chapel standing with Syren before raising Syren’s arm. She looks at Lexy as Lexy starts getting the chants going.

Sharper: “Syren turning to Lexy Chapel these days. Moving away form Ravyn Taylor, from Infamous.”

We then cut forward to see Ravyn Taylor talking with Alexander Crowe as Syren walks past them. Syren then turns and speeds up to walk past them.

Ravyn: “Zoe!”

Syren stops and turns. Crowe turns to Ravyn.

Crowe: “You don’t need to prod her.”

Ravyn: “Of course I do. When my wife comes out in a bear suit, from a kid who is too stupid to understand that he’s got deep mental problems, and isn’t standing here with pure shame. That’s worth prodding over.”

We see a shot of Xander Valentine eliminating Syren in the Taking Hold of the Flame before cutting to show Syren in the Dancing Bear suit back in the ring before showing the Bear hitting the Total Makeover on Xander and later then showing Ravyn Taylor exposing Syren as under the bear suit.

Syren: “We had few options.”

Ravyn: “So you say.”

Syren: “Keep lording things over you. I’m the proud Adrenaline Champion. I’ll be defending my title in a few weeks-“

Ravyn: “And it’s not the World Title.”

Syren: “Who says it needs to be? You know what…maybe I need this. Maybe I needed the clean slate. To hold and compete for a title I didn’t think about because I was so focused on one thing. And I’ll get a shot at the World Title again, but maybe, maybe I needed this to remind myself what I can do. Not what I used to do. What I needed an army to do. Why I can do. Okay?”

Ravyn just smirks.

Syren: “So enjoy your title reign. Enjoy mocking me. Because…”

Syren pauses, almost as if something has clicked.

Syren: “Because you know what…I’m seeing things as clearly as I have in a long time.”

Syren turns and storms off. Ravyn watches her leave.

We then cut to see the LexyCorp logo before showing Lexy Chapel standing with Syren, backstage with Jessica Winters.

Wintters: “Welcome backstage. Jessica Winters here and I’m with Lexy Chapel and Syren. A lot on your mind Syren as you focus on Xander Valentine and the –“

Chapel: “Jessica, Jessica…don’t need to keep bringing up something that won’t happen. We know Xander won’t respond! So let’s focus on things that will.”

Syren just watches Chapel.

Winters: “You agree Syren?”

Chapel: “Of course she does. And that’s why the focus is on the Adrenaline Championship. See, I can tell you right now, she’s SOOOOO confident of winning that at Rise to Greatness XX, you know what she’s going to do instead of getting a win by forfeit by Xander not showing up – that’s right…defending the Adrenaline Championship. And she’s already put it out there. I did too. I’m looking for the best challenge and as a result, I’ve put out an open challenge!”

We see static before showing Syren at the announce table, coming up with Adam Sharper and Jonathan Knots.

Sharper: “Syren? What are-“

Syren: “No…just listen. I know Xander’s not here. But I bet he’s watching. And I know what he’s thinking. He’s got nothing. His entire life was focused on the World Title and stopping Allocco.”

We see shots of Xander Valentine chokeslamming Adam Allocco, beating him for the World Title, and then showing Adam Allocco being pinned by Selena Frost at Taking Hold of the Flame.

Syren: “And both are done. So Xander, what else do you have left? Well, I still want my match against him. I still want him. And I’ll happily take him on at Rise to Greatness. So Xander…you’re watching…tell me what you want…and I’ll give it. I want you. I want to close that chapter. I need that…and you need a new purpose.!”

We then cut to see Syren in the ring, as Ace Marshall, Ravyn Taylor, Bree Lancaster, Datura, and The One fight at ringside. Xander Valentine storms to the ring, as we see Lexy Chapel trying to stop Syren. The scene keeps staticking

Knots: “And Lexy wants Syren to leave!”

Sharper: “She’s not leaving!”

Xander then steps up and looks down at Syren.

Xander: “You want to fail again?”

Syren just looks at Xander.

Lexy: “No! No she doesn’t!”

Xander: “Fine…”

Syren looks at Xander, a smile coming over her face. Lexy shakes her head. Xander just looks at her before stepping back and turning.

Sharper: “Did you hear that? He accepted to face her!”

Knots: “For the Adrenaline Title? Generally? She offered any stipulation he wanted!”

Sharper: “He just said yes!”

We then see shots of Lexy Chapel, holding up the SCW Adrenaline Championship, in fast motion, before showing Xander Valentine standing over Syren in the ring.

Xander: “You’re going to agree right now. You said it last week. I want to know if you are the coward I think you are! You’ll face me! By the terms you said, any stipulation I want!”

Syren looks back at Lexy.

Syren: “But the Adrenaline-“

Xander: “Do what you want there. You’re not going to back out of this. You’re right I don’t have anything else. But you will face me on MY terms.”

Xander looks at Syren. Syren just looks around.

Lexy: “Ignore him! Ignore-“

Syren just nods.

Chapel: “No! Just no-“

Chapel enters the ring and grabs a microphone.

Chapel: “I have to agree-“

She walks up and Xander immediately headbutts her down. The crowd ohs as Lexy is down, seemingly unconscious. Without any hesitation, Syren kicks him in the ribs and hits the Total Makeover. Xander rolls over to the ropes. Syren then looks at him before diving over to Lexy and checking on her.

Valentine: “Syren!”

The crowd roars.

Valentine: “This was a match you wanted. And now thanks to Lexy Chapel, that was thrown into doubt. And after I agreed to give you it…”

We see Xander in the ring before Syren heads to the ring, starting to go to it.

Valentine: “I beat you at Retribution and you think Lexy Chapel is not only the answer, but worth protecting…maybe I am right about you? So maybe Rise to Greatness needs to be a mercy killing. You’ve agreed to give me any stipulation I want. And I’ve given it a lot of thought…”

Valentine looks at Syren.

Valentine: “First off, this is it. No rematches.”

Syren nods, saying “okay.”

Valentine: “Now beyond Rise to Greatness…We’re going to find out if Syren is even worth my time. Because you’re right. I may not have other avenues because I’ve been so focused. But I’m going to make sure your obstinacy will have a price! And it may be that you never hold the World Title again! You’re happy with the Adrenaline Championship…great…let’s test that.”

Xander pauses, looking right at Syren.

Valentine: “Because either you walk through me a winner…or I’m going to make you must prove you deserve to be back at the top. I’ll make it easy. Because there was a time I was asked to have to win twenty-five matches in a row or I’d never touch the World Title again. I won’t be that cruel. But either you beat me…or you need to win ten matches in a row to even be considered for a World Championship shot. Just like I had held over me at one point. Not even the twenty-five wins I was forced to do at one point. When I stood up to Infamous in the past…You want it so bad…you can either beat me for instant credibility again or you can force yourself to look in the damn mirror for good. And Lexy can’t help there…”

Syren just nods. Xander scoffs.

Valentine: “But sadly, you’ll need to deal with that…because Syren, I’m so confident you’ll fall short that if you win, I’ll walk away from SCW for good.”

“Through the Noise” by Nita Strauss and Lzzy Hale plays as we see shots of Syren holding the SCW World Championship, several of them with Infamous around her. We then cut to shots of Syren with Ravyn Taylor backstage, some more friendly, others more tense.

Scream, make your destiny
'Cause I can hear you through the noise, through the noise

This is followed by shots of Syren with Lexy Chapel, some of her looking at her incredulously, others showing Lexy promoting her, and others of Syren caring for Lexy after she was attacked by Xander Valentine, shots of Xander headbutting her down follow before we cut to see Alexander Crowe running out to stop Syren as she storms to the ring, interspersed with cuts of Xander in the ring.

So scream, make your destiny
'Cause I can't hear you through the noise, through the noise
Through the noise, through the noise
This crowd won't recognize your crown (won't recognize your crown)
Doesn't mean you're out
When you hit a rut, keep it up (keep it up)
If you wanna cut, if you wanna cut through the noise (through the noise)
Through the noise (through the noise)
Cut through the noise (through the noise)
Through the noise

We cut to shots of Xander with the World Title being placed around his waist by Mr. D, followed by shots of Xander dropping Syren with the Valhalla has Fallen, throwing her down with the Fade to Black, before cutting to shots of Syren proudly holding the SCW Adrenaline Championship and standing with Lexy Chapel.

Xander then steps back as Syren looks at him. She looks down, absorbed what was said.

Sharper: “Did he just vow to win or he’ll retire?”

Knots: “Xander Valentine has beaten Syren twice. Pinned her, or made her submit. And Xander doesn’t like this situation.”

Sharper: “Syren refusing to move on. Xander, now with Adam Allocco sidelined…he’s making sure after Rise to Greatness, he’s done with everything. A fresh slate.”

Knots: “Is that what he wants? Why would he ever put that up?”

Xander turns and exits to the apron. He drops down to the floor. Xander Valentine calmly as Artemis joins him. Syren gulps a bit as she looks down. They head to the back as the scene cuts away.

Syren: “I agreed to the match for a simple reason. I said I wanted this. And I’m not going to go back on my word. When he knocked Lexy down, it made it all the more important. But Lexy is right about one thing – people change. And I’m the proud Adrenaline Champion. This is my life right now. He won’t give me respect. That’s fine. I’ll just do the one thing Lexy has reminded me of…there is no one I’ve been in the ring with that I haven’t beaten and I don’t intend to make her a liar now.”

Chapel: “Be TOTALLY Jealous Xander!”

As we end with a shot of Syren proudly standing as Adrenaline Champion. The Rise to Greatness XX logo comes up on the screen.

Syren vs. Xander Valentine

The lights in the Rogers Center plunge into darkness. A pulsing sound plays out across the PA system as the fans cheer. On the big screens are pink pulsating hearts with the LexyCorp logo. We cut to the backstage area where we see a tour bus with Syren’s logo on the side. The tour bus then starts to move forward and drives down a paved area. The crowd roars as the bus then drives into the main stadium and pulls a stop to the right of the stage. A few moments pass before the door opens. Syren walks out in her full ring gear, complete with black ring jacket and pink halter-top/black tights, holding the SCW Adrenaline Championship. Lexy Chapel walks out after her. Syren returns to her and Lexy nods. The crowd cheers as “Groupie” by Cassie Steele then hits.

Sinfully Seductive

Captivatingly Corrupt

DARK FANTASY

Syren walks over to the steps and climbs up them, followed by Lexy Chapel, before climbing onto the stage. She walks across the stage and over to the middle. She stops as Lexy Chapel walks over and raises her arm. Pink pyro shoots high into the air. Syren looks around before starting to head to the ring.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall with a sixty minute time limit. If Xander Valentine wins, Syren will be forced to win ten matches in a row to put herself back into World Championship contention. If Syren wins, Xander Valentine will retire! First, accompanied by Lexy Chapel, hailing from Los Angeles, California, she is the SCW Adrenaline Champion, she is Syren!”

Syren continues to walk down the rampway, followed by Lexy Chapel. The crowd cheers her as she makes her long walk to the ring.

Sharper: “Huge stakes in this one folks. No matter who wins, someone is going to leave Toronto disappointed and with their careers changed. Syren led to the ring by Lexy Chapel.”

Knots: “Who didn’t want this match. She wanted Syren to focus fully on the Adrenaline Championship, but Syren couldn’t let Xander’s aggressiveness go and in this, both Syren and Xander frustrated as they have come to what is the final match between them.”

Syren reaches the ring and jumps up onto the apron before climbing the turnbuckles on the outside and waving her hands to get the fans fired up. As the camera gets closer to her, she shouts at the camera before pointing out at the fans. Lexy Chapel enters the ring. Syren smiles before leaping over the top rope and posing in the ring with both her arms outstretched. She screams before taking off her ring jacket and throwing it over the top rope toward the timekeeper’s table. She climbs up on the middle rope, posing for a moment before jumping back down and standing in her corner as her music fades out. She hands her Adrenaline Championship to Lexy Chapel.

A long church bell rings, once- twice- a third time as the crowd explodes. The lights go out as Xander’s voice echoes out over the sound system, increasing the intensity of the crowd’s roar.

“Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”

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

“Some are born to kill

Others are born to run

Some need to keep on takin'

Till you ain't got none”

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

“But baby, I wasn't built to die

Lay down and be crucified

Nah, no matter how hard they try

To push me down

Still I rise”

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

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

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

Phillips: “Her opponent, accompanied by Artemis, fighting out of Fort Collins, Colorado… from Rochester, New York… he is the Paragon of Violence, the Executioner, Xander Valentine!”

Suffocate me until I am blue

To preserve my bad worldview

Paranoid, All Eyes On Me

Rumours circle, vultures feed

Baby, I wasn't built to die

Lay down and be crucified

Nah, no matter how hard they try

To push me down

Still I rise

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

Xander leaps up onto the apron in a single bound. Artemis joins him by slipping below the bottom rope. Xander climbs up over the top rope and marches straight to the far side of the ring. He throws his arms up again, getting a massive pop. He goes to the opposite side and repeats to garner the same response. He hops down from the rope, and jogs into place, waiting for the bell. Artemis leans up and whispers into his ears before departing with a kiss on his neck. We then cut to show a woman in the crowd in the fourth row.

Sharper: “Xander Valentine here and you can see the intense focus.”

Knots: “But is he wondering if this is it. You told me that’s Xander’s daughter?”

Sharper: “Xander Valentine’s daughter, recently returning into his life, named Trinity. She is in the crowd. So if Xander isn’t thinking there is a chance Syren could threaten him, an interesting wrinkle.”

Knots: “Yeah, this could be the last time we see Xander compete in SCW!”

Xander Valentine looks across the ring at Syren who just looks at Xander. She takes a few deep breaths as Xander Valentine just glares at her. The bell sounds as Syren then starts to walk around the ring. Xander steps out and watches her, stalking her with his eyes. Syren keeps circling as Xander starts to close the distance between them before lunging and swinging with a haymaker. Syren ducks and spins around. She then backs up as Xander turns and watches her, bringing his hands up. Syren backs up as Xander advances on her and moves her back to the corner. Xander then feigns a left before going for a right. Syren ducks under again and backs up. Lexy looks on concerned as Xander follows her, hands still up.

Sharper: “Xander looking to connect with one big blow here.”

Knots: “Syren is just dodging right now.”

Sharper: “Xander started as a boxing prodigy. That career derailed and he turned to wrestling where he’s been one of the most dominant figures in the sport for two decades.”

Xander keeps advancing on Syren and Xander then lunges, this time, going for something a bit different and swing, but Syren ducks and spins to the apron. She then runs along the apron. Xander follows after and Syren launches herself up and over the turnbuckle of the next corner. She lands on the apron and then jumps up and goes for a pump kick, but Xander catches her leg. Syren tries to fight off, but Xander lifts Syren up and turns and just throws her into the ring. Syren hits the mat and rolls through.

Sharper: “Xander just throwing Syren into the ring!”

Knots: “That’s one way to get your hands on her.”

Syren gets up and Xander lunges and hits a hard left jab to the jaw and then a hard right to the stomach. Syren falls to the ropes. Xander whips her across. She bounces off the ropes and Xander goes for a clothesline. Syren ducks under and stops. Xander turns and Syren hits a dropkick. The crowd ohs as Xander staggers. Syren then jumps up and hits another dropkick. Xander falls back to the ropes. Syren gets up and runs at him and Xander grabs her by the throat. The crowd roars as Syren struggles. Xander steps forward to the middle of the ring and then hoists Syren up, but she spins out and around Xander. She lands behind him and tries for a school boy. Xander blocks it and grabs her arm. Xander looks down at her and steps back over her and then holds onto her arm. He jerks her up and Syren is launched into the air, but lands on his shoulders and Syren snaps him off with a frankensteiner, sending Xander to the mat and he rolls to the apron and then the floor.(1)

Sharper: “Xander using his strength, but there it backfired. Syren landing on his shoulder and hitting the frankensteiner.”

Knots: “They both know each other so well, but Xander, you can see a bit of almost, what Syren am I getting?”

Sharper: “Syren clearly has a plan. She has the confidence. But you said it – I think Xander is toying with Syren a bit early on.”

Knots: “That may change here quick as Syren has some ideas!”

Syren watches as Xander starts to get up on the floor. (2) He staggers up and Syren runs across the ring, bouncing off the other side. She dives through the ropes, going for a suicide dive, but Xander reaches up and catches her by the throat with a double choke. The crowd roars. He then turns and choke throws her, launching her into the air and causing her to crash to the LED rampway below. Syren hits hard and rolls over in pain. (1) Xander looks at her as the crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Syren went flying!”

Knots: “We’ve seen a lot of suicide dives tonight. There, Xander not only saw it coming, but decided to let Syren crash and burn by adding some oomph!”

Lexy Chapel looks on concerned. (2) Xander slowly walks over to Syren as Syren holds her lower back. She turns. (3) She looks up as Xander stands over her. Syren looks up, defiantly and rears back to go for another hard right, but Xander blocks it and then pulls her in.(4) He glances back before then stepping back only to launch Syren over his head with a belly to belly suplex on the mats at ringside. The crowd ohs again.(5)

Sharper: “And Syren thrown again overhead.”

Knots: “Welcome to Cirque to Syren. And it’s not ending well for her!”

REPLAY:

We see Syren diving through the ropes and Xander catches her by the throat. He then turns and throws her overhead and Syren crashes to the rampway. She rolls over in pain. The RTG XX logo comes up on the screen as we see Xander pulling Syren in before taking her overhead with a belly to belly suplex on the floor. Syren turns to her side, clearly in pain.

Xander slowly gets up and walks over to Syren. (6) He then steps over her and over to the ring apron. He slides into the ring and then slides back out. (1)

Xander walks over to Syren as she starts to crawl up to her feet, using the ring skirt and Xander elbows her in the back of the head. (2) He then turns and whips her hard into the barricade. (3) The crowd ohs as Syren hits and falls to a knee. Xander then turns and waits a moment before running at her and just throwing his body into her, sandwiching her into the barricade. (4) Syren falls to the mats. Lexy looks on, pacing. Xander then looks at her, shaking his head. (5) He then grabs her and pulls her up before turning to the ring. He presses her over his head and turns and throws her into the ring, through the ropes. Xander then pulls himself onto the apron.

Sharper: “The methodical dissection is beginning.”

Knots: “Syren said Xander didn’t have much to drive him after Adam Allocco did not win the World Title. He’s got a new goal. It’s pacifying Syren.”

Sharper: “And Syren just has no answers. For as confidence as she was, Xander has sapped it minutes into this match.”

Xander enters the ring. Syren rolls to her knees and gets up and swings, but Xander blocks it and knees her in the ribs. He then turns and hoists her up, hitting a vicious hip throw. Syren hits the canvas. She then turns and gets up and Xander scoops her up and hits a sidewalk slam. He pulls back on her legs.

Syren kicks out. Xander rolls off and Syren turns and starts to get up, but Xander uses his boot to roll her back to her back and hits an elbow drop. Syren rolls over, air forced out of her. Xander gets up as Hunter walks along the ringside area. A shot is then shown of Xander’s daughter, Trinity, watches in the crowd a few rows back.

Sharper: “And just an elbow drop. Xander is not doing anything except controlling.”

Knots: “Syren can just enjoy her ass-kicking.”

Sharper: “But you can see, Xander almost looking at Syren with disappointment.”

Xander watches Syren as he walks around and Syren reaches for the ropes. Xander stomps her in the back of the head. Syren rolls over. Xander then follows after and grabs Syren and pulls her up. He then turns and whips her into the ropes. Syren bounces off and Xander boots her in the face. Syren hits the mat and rolls over. She crawls to the corner and pulls herself up. Xander follows up and walks over and knees her in the ribs. He rears back and knees her again and then again. The official calls for the break, but Xander just waves him off before then pulling Syren into a short-arm clothesline, but Syren catches the arm and backflips through and ends up with Xander’s leg between her legs. Syren then clubs him in the back once and then again. The crowd cheers a bit as Xander then lifts her up and back drops her, but Syren flips through and lands on her feet. She turns as Xander turns around and Syren hits a kick to the knee before then hitting a shoot kick to the chest. Xander pops back up and Syren hits a spinning heel kick. Xander falls back into the ropes. Syren gets up and runs across the ring. She bounces off and then jumps up for a crossbody, but Xander catches her. He then steps out and then drops her violently over his knee with a ribbreaker. Syren rolls over, holding her ribs in pain.

Sharper: “Syren was getting something going and then Xander just caught her and dropped across his knee.”

Knots: “And there’s a frustration there. Xander just smirking.”

Xander gets up and looks at Syren. Syren grabs at the ropes. Lexy moves over, saying something to her as Xander then kicks at Lexy. Lexy backs up, dodging before then, while showing her fear of Xander, still saying something to Syren. Xander grabs Syren and pulls her up, but Syren catches him in the bridge of the nose with a back elbow. Xander staggers back, holding his nose. Syren then runs at him and hits the Face Lift. The crowd ohs as Syren loses her footing and Xander hits the mat. He rolls over, a cut having formed across the bridge of his nose.

Sharper: “Syren knocks Xander down.”

Knots: “Maybe have broken his nose!”

Sharper: “Syren got all of that Face Lift. Lexy now showing a smile, cheering Syren.”

Syren rolls over as Xander starts to get up. Syren then turns and runs over and jumps on him, tackling him down. She nails him with a series of hard forearm shots. She connects with each of them before Xander manages to push her off. Syren rolls through to her feet. Xander gets to his knees and Syren hits a basement dropkick. Xander rolls through and starts to get up. Syren runs into the ropes, bouncing off and then jumping up and going for a tornado DDT. She connects and turns and hooks the leg.

Xander pushes her off. Syren rolls over. She gets up and both combatants get up to their feet and Syren goes for a hard right, but Xander ducks down and hoists her up and hits a Samoan drop. The crowd ohs. Xander reaches back and pulls back on the leg.

Syren kicks out. Xander glances back and looks at her. He then starts to get up. Syren rolls over, gritting her teeth. Lexy keeps trying to encourage her as Syren gets to her knees.

Sharper: “Xander Valentine stopping Syren again.”

Knots: “Lexy still trying to encourage Syren. I don’t know if that’s the issue. Xander may just be too strong.”

Sharper: “Could have Syren’s number. Syren not staying down.”

Xander then stomps on the lower back of Syren. Syren rolls over in pain. She starts to get up and Xander grabs her and whips her into the corner. Xander turns and runs after and goes for a clothesline. He hits it. Xander steps back as Syren staggers forward as Xander turns and whips her into the ropes. Syren bounces off and Xander lifts her up for a military press, but Syren manages to shift her weight and lands behind him. Xander turns around and Syren hits a Bittersweet Ending! Xander hits the mat. Syren goes for the pin.

Xander just gets his shoulder up. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Oh! Two count! Syren got all of that superkick!”

Knots: “And Lexy jumped for joy.”

Lexy looks on as Artemis looks on too. Syren rolls off and looks at Xander and hits the Blonde Satisfaction. She then gets up and runs to the ropes, jumping to the middle rope and hitting a moonsault to the head of Xander. She remains down for the pin.

Xander pushes her off. Syren rolls off. The crowd cheers as Syren gets to her feet. She staggers into the ropes. She bounces off and Xander gets up as Syren jumps up and Xander catches her, this time, in the bearhug. Syren grimaces as Xander squeezes. Lexy looks on, pacing. She starts yelling at Syren to fight. Syren reaches up and Xander squeezes again and Syren goes limp briefly from the pain before Xander holds her up. He looks around the arena as the crowd looks on. Some cheer, some chant for Syren, others for Xander. Artemis looks on as Xander then hoists her up and drops her with a sitout spinebuster.

Syren shoots her shoulder up. She rolls over. Xander looks at her and rolls back.

Sharper: “Nearfall for the Executioner as he plants Syren with that spinebuster.”

Knots: “But Syren’s not staying down.”

Xander gets up and Syren rolls over. Xander watches her and spins her around in the corner. He then hits a hard right jab and then a left jab before whipping her across the ring. Syren flips up the corner and then flips back down and staggers toward Xander. Xander sets her up and goes for a clothesline, but Syren ducks and then waits for Xander to turn around and hits the Golden Blonde. Xander pops up, holding his ribs and Syren gets up and runs to the ropes, jumping to the top rope and diving back with a forearm smash. Xander hits the mat. The crowd cheers.

Sharper: “Syren again gets Xander down. Syren fighting back.”

Knots: “And seemingly hitting bigger and bigger moves. She’s taken a beating, but has been finding those big turn around moves.”

Sharper: “And she’s getting more after.”

Syren crawls to the ropes. Lexy pounds on the apron, getting the crowd behind Syren. Syren gets to her feet. Xander starts to get up and Syren runs at him and hits a running dropkick to the knees. Xander falls face first into the mat. He starts to get up, first to his hands and knees and Syren runs into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a running senton backsplash, driving Xander down. Xander rolls to his back. Syren hooks the leg.

Xander gets his shoulder up. Syren rolls over and moves to the apron. She climbs up to the top rope. Xander starts to slowly get up, sitting up and Syren looks at Xander as she gets to the top rope. She then dives off and hits a double stomp, driving Xander back into the canvas.

Sharper: “Shades of Christy Matthews! The double stomp!”

Knots: “And Xander now struggling to breathe!”

Syren looks around as the crowd cheers as Syren then waits for Xander, motioning for him to get up. Xander slowly gets up and turns, holding his chest. He gets up and Syren runs at him and jumps up and hits the Syren’s Call, forcing him down. Syren goes for the pin.

Xander gets the shoulder up. Syren looks out as the crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Syren only getting two and a moment where she’s now trying to figure out what’s next.”

Knots: “And I think she thought she had him.”

Sharper: “This coming just after this. Watch this double stomp. All of Syren’s weight coming to Xander’s chest.”

REPLAY:

We see Xander sitting up as Syren dives off the top rope and hits a double stomp, driving Xander back to the mat.

Syren gets up and grabs Xander. Xander reaches out.

Xander gets to his knees and Syren nails him with a hard forearm shot and then another and another. She then backs up and hits a straight kick to the jaw. Xander nearly falls back. Syren turns and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and goes for running boot, but Xander stands up and grabs her by the throat. The crowd roars. Xander then hoists her up and drops her with a vicious chokeslam. The crowd ohs. Xander hooks the leg.

Syren gets her shoulder up. Xander rolls to his knees and looks at Syren.

Sharper: “Only two!”

Knots: “And look how fast Xander moved to his knees. He can’t believe it!”

Sharper: “I think he’s surprised Syren is hanging on. And fighting back. I think he thought he would sap that will like he did at Retribution!”

Xander then grabs Syren by the hair. He starts to pull her up as Trinity watches in the crowd. Artemis looks on from ringside. Lexy yells at the official and Xander knees Syren in the stomach. He then places her in a gutwrench. He hoists Syren up, but Syren kicks her legs and slides down, landing behind him. Xander turns around and Syren hits another Bittersweet Ending. Xander falls back and up and over the top rope to the floor. The crowd roars. (1) Syren sees this and falls to a knee. She pulls herself up as Xander rolls over, holding his jaw. (2) He tries to shake the cobwebs and Syren sees this. Syren then slingshots over the top rope and lands on Xander’s back with a flipping senton. The crowd erupts.

Sharper: “My God! Syren over the top! Landing on Xander in front of us!”

Knots: “Just throwing herself at him.”

Sharper: “And Syren getting up.”

Syren gets up and looks at the crowd. (1) She lets out a yell as the crowd cheers. Lexy jumps up and down.

Knots: “And Xander may be in trouble!”

Xander rolls over. Syren grabs him. (2) She slowly pulls him up and turns and Xander just deadweights her. Syren looks around and rolls into the ring. (3) She then backs up and motions to him to get up. She starts to pace in the ring, waving her arms, getting the fans behind her. Xander looks up. (4) He then turns to the ring, his demeanour changing. He then looks down before pulling himself up. (5) Artemis notices this and starts to head over to him. Xander then slides into the ring before she can. He gets up and lunges and Syren hits a straight kick to the stomach and then a shoot kick to the ribs before jumping up with a spinning heel kick. Xander hits the mat. The crowd roars. Xander gets up and falls back into the corner. Syren then turns and runs at him and hits a running dropkick. The crowd ohs. Xander falls to over and down to the mat. Syren then runs into the ropes, jumping off the middle rope and hitting a twisting leg drop to the head. She goes for the pin.

Xander gets his shoulder up. He then rolls over to the ropes. Syren rolls off and looks at him before running over and elbowing him over and over and over again in the back of the head.

Sharper: “Syren is all over Xander Valentine! Pummelling him!”

Knots: “Xander can’t even get up!”

Syren then runs across the ring and bounces off and hits a running Face Lift. Xander falls to the mat. Syren goes for the pin.

Xander grabs the bottom rope. The crowd ohs. Syren looks up and then sees Xander and nails him with a hard forearm and then another and another before getting up. Xander slowly gets up, grabbing at the ropes. He then staggers around before turning back to Syren who runs past him, jumping to the middle rope and diving back with a leg lariat to the back of his head. Xander hits the mat. Syren goes for the pin.

Xander pushes her off and rolls over. He then gets up and falls into the ropes. Syren gets up and looks at him and then rushes him, but Xander reaches up and lifts her up and drops her throat first on the top rope. Syren falls back as Xander falls to the corner.

Sharper: “A hot shot! Xander throwing Syren throat first on the top rope!”

Knots: “I’ve never see Xander so desperately defend himself!”

Sharper: “Xander getting that needing break and you can see the relief on his face. He put his career on the line and I think he just realized that it’s very much at risk!”

Knots: “You don’t doubt Syren!”

Xander looks over and starts to get up. He staggers over and grabs Syren, pulling her up by the hair. Trinity looks on as does Artemis. Lexy paces as Xander then pulls back on Syren’s head. He goes to lock in the Fade to Black, but Syren then manages to turn and push off the middle rope and backflip up and onto Xander’s shoulder. She locks in a dragon clutch! The crowd roars as Xander reaches around, trying to grab at the ropes. Syren keeps pulling back. Lexy jumps up and down in joy.

Sharper: “Syren counters the Fade to Black!”

Knots: “With her own version!”

Sharper: “Xander in trouble. He’s panicking! He’s panicking!”

Knots: “He goes out, it’s over! Xander’s career is over!”

Syren keeps pulling back. Xander then turns and manages to run her into the corner. Syren yells out and holds on and Xander staggers forward. The crowd roars before Xander falls back, driving Syren again into the corner. Xander leans in and places Syren on the top turnbuckle. He then turns and leans on the top rope, taking a few deep breaths. The camera gets a good show of Xander’s face, almost looking incredulous and breathing through his mouth.

Knots: “If that nose is broken, Xander with his mouth open to breathe.”

Sharper: “We know he’s been knocked out at this event before.”

Xander staggers back and turns and then runs at Syren and Syren gets a boot up. Xander staggers back before turning around and falling back first into the corner. Syren then pulls on the head. Xander steps up to the bottom turnbuckle as Syren locks in another dragon sleeper. The crowd roars. Syren yells out as the official counts for the break.

Syren lets go and then grabs Xander again, but Xander then manages to reach up and grabs Syren and just forces her along his shoulders. Syren keeps fighting as Xander’s panic continues to be evident on his face. He then pushes off the bottom rope and drops Syren with a violent and rough looking Valhalla has Fallen.

Sharper: “Xander Valentine just muscling Syren up and it was pretty, but the Valhalla Has Fallen!”

Xander falls back onto Syren.

Syren kicks a leg up, but can’t get the shoulder up. Xander turns to his side and looks out.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Xander Valentine!”

Knots: “Look at that face. That’s relief! That’s pure relief!”

Xander looks back at Syren before turning to the official and getting confirmation. He then rolls to his knees and looks back at Syren before turning and rolling to the ropes. Lexy looks down.

Sharper: “Xander almost can’t believe it. We thought Syren may be outmatched early, but then just turned it around and it just kept denting away at the armour. At the end, Xander was fading!”

Knots: “I swore he was out at one point.”

Sharper: “And Xander knew it. And Xander now relieved.”

Knots: “No matter what Xander says or does, that look betrays everything. He respects her.”

Sharper: “And while Xander’s career is safe. Syren…it now changes. The Adrenaline Champion now has to run a gauntlet, a marathon, to get back to where she’s always wanted to be.”

Knots: “At least she has Lexy!”

Xander slowly gets up and walks around the ring as his music plays. Artemis looks on as Trinity applauds in the crowd. Xander limps a bit and then leans on the top rope. The crowd cheers him as he then lifts his head. Lexy goes to check on Syren as the scene fades to black.

We hear majestic music playing we see Deanna Frost and Selena Frost riding horses, Deanna’s brown, while Selena’s is white. They move forward before Deanna stops as Selena pulls out a old-timey map.

Selena: “Hmmm…should be…right around-“

Deanna: “That it?”

The camera turns to show a very obvious shot of the Gateway Arch with St. Louis and the surrounding metropolis around it. We hear the sound of a ball being hit in Busch Gardens before showing a shot of people walking downtown, and a shot of the Missouri Botanical Gardens. We then cut to see Selena and Deanna now coming down the street on their horses before Selena steps off and looks up. The camera turns to show the Dome at America’s Center.

Selena: “So this is where we need to go?”

Deanna: “Looks like it.”

Selena: “Let’s just hope everything is in one piece.”

Deanna: “If not, you’ve got another main event in you, right?”

Selena and Deanna head over to the building before we cut to shots of Selena Frost standing as World Champion at Rise to Greatness, before showing shots of Syren coming to the ring, Gavin Taylor hitting a Gavin Taylor Lariat, Kandis posing with Tommy Valentine, and Adam Allocco posing in the ring. The Rise to Greatness XXI logo comes up on the screen.

Rise to Greatness XXI

July 28, 2024

St. Louis, Missouri

The scene slowly fades to black.

The cameras pan across the crowd as the crowd cheers some.

Sharper: “And the beyond as mentioned in the opening to this event. Rise to Greatness XXI coming to the wrestling historical hotbed of St. Louis.”

Knots: “Yeah and you wonder what SCW will look like then. Anyone thinking SCW would be like this a year ago, I don’t know. A lot changes in a year.”

Sharper: “And speaking of change, let’s go to the ring.

Jason Phillips stands in the ring with Mr. D.

Phillips: “Fans, please welcome at this time, the founder of Supreme Championship Wrestling, Mr. D!”

The crowd roars as Mr. D steps forward, holding his hand up and waving. He then takes the microphone from Jason Phillips. Mr. D looks around and smiles as Phillips leaves the ring.

Mr. D: “Thank you!”

Mr. D looks around.

Mr. D: “Twenty years ago, SCW started a dream. A dream to provide a new vision of professional wrestling. One that offered the best in in-ring action alongside some of the biggest names in the business, and also the best entertainment in the business. While trends have changed, and those initial fans are now older, a new generation coming to see SCW each and every month, SCW could not do it without all of you.”

Mr. D points to the crowd.

Mr. D: “All of you in the crowd here in Rogers Centre. All of you watching on pay per view or other avenues around the world. Thank you!”

Mr. D looks around as the crowd cheers. The cheers continue for a few moments as Mr. D applauds back to the crowd.

Mr. D: “And with us being here on our twentieth anniversary, I also have the honour to announce the closure of the deal that now sees a new evolution and new chapter for SCW.”

Mr. D pauses.

Mr. D: “Over the last few months, we have heard rumblings about SCW’s sale. I confirmed it on SCW programming. You’ve seen names attached watching shows from luxury boxes or even promoting it on social media and for that I am thankful. But tonight, I can announce that SCW will be restructured starting this following week. And thankfully, while I will still be involved, this company always being a deep part of me, and my daughters will have a role on the new Board of Directors…I can finally do what I hoped to do several years ago and retire, enjoying that retirement. And frankly, no longer having to deal with some of the headaches even though I enjoyed this ride.”

Mr. D pauses.

Sharper: “We wondered if this could be coming.”

Knots: “Just a matter of when.”

Mr. D: “Last week, I closed a deal to transfer shares to an investment group, based in Canada-“

The crowd cheers.

Mr. D: “Keeping that connection alive…and with a great mix of business minds, sports minds, and wrestling minds. And it is my pleasure at this point to announce the incoming Chief Operation Officer going forward…”

Mr. D pauses for a moment.

Mr. D: “And the special guest referee for our main event here for Rise to Greatness XX…CHBK…Alex Desoubrais!”

The crowd roars and cheers. “This is How a Heart Breaks” by Rob Thomas plays throughout the arena.

Sharper: “Well now that makes a bit more sense! CHBK the public face, the wrestling face, fo this investment group that will be taking over SCW!”

Knots: “And the D family still involved. Just without the spotlight. And…I don’t know what to think.”

Sharper: “But talk about making this match have another wrinkle…CHBK can play a role in determining the champion going forward! We thought it was a nod to the first Rise to Greatness main event, which involved CHBK, and also had a special referee.”

Knots: “Not to mention the rumours that Kandis propositioned SCW officials. Needing an independent referee, even if the officials were innocent. There’s another layer to that.”

The music continues as CHBK walks out from the back, wearing slacks and a referee’s shirt. He then looks around the arena and nods as the crowd cheers him. He then starts to walk down to the ring as pyro shoots out behind him on the stage. CHBK focuses on the ring, waving to the fans from time to time, as he heads down the rampway. Mr. D looks on as CHBK makes his way down. After several moments, CHBK reaches the ringside area. He then steps up the steel steps and enters the ring before spinning around. He then stops and smirks before stepping back and looking at Mr. D. The two then engage in a handshake before they pulling each other in for an embrace.

Sharper: “And if you know the history of this company, CHBK was the first person signed to SCW by Mr. D. They had known each other for years. CHBK pushes Mr. D to go forward with SCW and it looks like that played a role.”

Knots: “Who better to know SCW. But then you look at his track record in his career. His role in Infamous.”

Sharper: “A double-edged sword. But also clearly that relationship there has been repaired. CHBK has been uninvolved with SCW since Ravyn crossed lines with Nicole Kinneck last year.”

Knots: “We’re going to test that here. If CHBK is still connected, with Selena Frost?”

Sharper: “And he’ll be making the decisions after tonight!”

Mr. D goes to hand CHBK the microphone. CHBK avoids it and Mr. D hands off the microphone.

Knots: “Not going to speak.”

Sharper: “Actions speak louder than words?”

CHBK walks around the ring as a “CHBK!” chant breaks out in his hometown. He smiles.

Phillips: “Fans, please turn your attention to the stage as to play out the paths both competitors in our main event tonight at Rise to Greatness took…accompanied by American rock icon, Nita Strauss, they are Dorothy!”

The crowd roars as the band gets ready.

Kandis vs. Selena Frost

The opening strums of “What’s Coming to Me” by Dorothy play. As they perform, on the big screen, we then see a promotional shot of Kandis smirking before showing off her assets.

I could feel it from the start

Thick, like fog

It was the warning of a

Broken heart

Blinded by the lightning

And the white-hot power of love

Rain and thunder

Washing me under

And I'm cursin' the skies above

We see shots of Kandis hitting various individuals with the Starmaker in EMERGE and on SCW programming, before cutting to show her teaming with Tommy Valentine. We see them walking to the ring at Rise to Greatness as the SCW World Tag Team Champions, before showing them fighting the Happy Farmstead Friends, Frozen Hell, and other teams, while showing Tommy and Kandis celebrating in various shots.

A storm is brewin' babe

I ain't got time to sit and pray

Because this life don't come free

I got what's mine comin' to me

I said a storm is brewin' babe

I ain't got time to sit and pray

Because this life don't come free

I got what's mine comin' to me

We then cut to see a shot of Kandis and Selena Frost face to face from March 2022 before showing them fighting at Retribution, and then showing shots of Kandis training with Tommy Valentine.

Sugar, understand what's in store

So, you'll be ready

'Cause the breakin' levy

Bringin' water to your door

Shots of various news reports, including from supremecw.com, and shots from social media, discussing Kandis’s injury come up on the screen before we cut to see a shot of Kandis frustrated in the ring, and also backstage.

A storm is brewin' babe

I ain't got time to sit and pray

Because this life don't come free

I got what's mine comin' to me

I said a storm is brewin' babe

I ain't got time to sit and pray

Because this life don't come free

I got what's mine comin' to me

Shots of Kandis’s return at the End of the Year Special are shown on the big screen, showing her fighting with various opponents before showing her victorious at the End of the Year Special. Shots of her jawing with Asher Hayes follow before showing her fighting with him backstage. We also see Jenni Anderson talking to Kandis before showing Kandis holding up the reports she claims would have made her the challenger at End of the Year Special. We then see her shoving Simon Lyman down at the announce position.

Love ain't patient

It's not kind

And true love waits

To rob you blind

I've braved this hurricane

And I got mine

Blowin' right back to me

Shots of Kandis fighting Simon Lyman, cutting promos in the ring, and also fighting backstage in Kimberly Williams’s Open Invitational and Trios Tournament Cash-in play. We see Deanna shoving Kandis out of the building and Kandis looking on annoyed. Shots of Kandis fighting Bree Lancaster and Datura follow before we see shots of Kandis walking to the ring at the Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal.

A storm is brewin' babe

I ain't got time to sit and pray

Because this life don't come free

I got what's mine comin' to me

I said a storm is brewin' babe

I ain't got time to sit and pray

Because this life don't come free

I got what's mine comin' to me

Kandis is shown eliminating Gavin Taylor to win the match. She celebrates as she smiles. We then see shots of Kandis getting Selena Frost’s face, before showing Selena punching her. We see Kandis smirking as we see shots of her fighting Selena Frost in the ring and the visual pin on her at the final Breakdown before Rise to Greatness.

I said this life don't come free

I got what's mine comin' to me

Shots of Kandis posing follow before showing Kandis talking in the ring, before we see her celebrating at Taking Hold of the Flame on more time. Dorothy finishes playing as the crowd cheers loudly.

Then, a few moments pass before the opening of "Whore" by In This Moment fills the arena as red and pink lights swirl around...

{I'm the girl you've been thinking about, The one thing you can't live without
I'm the girl you've been waiting for
I'll have you down on your knees, I'll have you begging for more}

Kandis appears on the stage, a sultry smirk on her face as the crowd cheers. She looks around and nods at the lead singer of Dorothy as she steps past. She then turns and poses and the crowd cheers.

{I can be, I can be your eve... ry... thing}

The lights dim as the music seems to pause a moment, then Kandis turns around, arms spread and feet wide apart as vocalist Maria Brink shouts:

{I CAN BE YOUR WHORE!}

Kandis starts down the ramp as the rest of the chorus continues. Her nameplate comes up. The camera follows her down to the ring, the sway in her hips ever present as she smirks at all the boos, even blowing sarcastic kisses to the crowd.

Sharper: “Kandis won the SCW Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal two months ago. She entered in at number forty. She played to rumours that she may have gotten that spot through questionable means, but she also denies it.”

Knots: “Getting under the skin of the champion.”

Sharper: “She almost has a working class like ethic. Fans getting behind her. She should have had this very match back in April 2022. An injury during training derailed her. She returned at the End of the Year Special and demanded her match. She even claimed, with help from Jenni Anderson who had internal documents, that fans had written her in for the End of the Year Special title shot. Finally, after months, she is here. She has her shot. And she hopes to leave Toronto with what she says is hers, the SCW World Title.”

Kandis makes her way to the ringside area. She then walks to the ring steps. She smirks and as she runs up them. She then enters through the second and top rope slowly, making sure to show off her ass. The heavy music fades out as Kandis goes to her corner. She walks around the ring as the crowd cheers her. Kandis starts to fire the crowd up.

We then hear Nita Strauss start to play again as the opening chords to “Victorious” by Nita Strauss featuring Dorothy play. Selena Frost comes up on the big screens, leading to boos from the crowd. Shots of Selena Frost holding the SCW World Championship follow.

It's not hopeless
Don't you know I feel your pain?
It's not hopeless, I feel the same, yeah
We're relentless
Down and out, don't count us out
Fight the fear, we're here to stay

We see a shot of Selena Frost walking to the ring at Rise to Greatness XIX. There we see her getting into the ring as champion. Shots from her match with Adam Allocco follow before we cut to Adam Allocco standing as champion and showing Selena Frost looking on disappointed.

We're marching
Hear us coming

We then see Selena Frost teaming with Deanna Frost in various matches in the last year, showing her winning the SCW World Tag Team Championship, defeating the Playgirls, Happy Farmstead Friends and other opponents.

One step closer, can you hear us now?
Victorious
One step closer, can you hear us now?
Victorious

Hey, hey, here we are
Hey, hey, here we are
One step closer, can you hear us now?
Victorious (victorious)

We see shots of Deanna and Selena Frost’s classic against Light in the Darkness at Retribution before showing them victorious at the end.

We don't need a savior
Scream and shout, the time is now
This generation will save ourselves
A million invaders
Can't break us down, we'll take the crown
Not even these walls can keep us out

Shots of Selena Frost and Deanna Frost fighting in Kimberly Williams’s open invitation follow before showing shots of Deanna Frost being forced out of the building while we see Selena Frost helping Glory Braddock and securing other falls. Shots of Selena Frost and Ace Marshall being handed the SCW World Tag Team Championship follow.

We're marching
Hear us coming

We then see shots at Playing the Wildcard of The House of Frost facing Rated X. Shots of Ace Marshall and Ravyn Taylor bending the rules are highlighted before showing Damian Marshall’s debut, and Selena Frost and Deanna Frost unable to fight through the chaos. We see Selena Frost’s frustration on display.

One step closer, can you hear us now?
Victorious
One step closer, can you hear us now?
Victorious

Hey, hey, here we are
Hey, hey, here we are
One step closer, can you hear us now?
Victorious

Shots of Selena Frost facing Josh Hudson, with Selena Frost successfully defeating him before cutting to shots of her facing Ace Marshall. Selena Frost is helped by La Pequena Luz in the match, but even still, Lexy Chapel’s interference is shown, before showing Selena Frost’s continued frustration.

We've all fallen down
Been victims of doubt
It don't matter how
We'll make our own way out

We then see Selena Frost facing Adam Allocco at Taking Hold of the Flame, starting with shots of their entrances before showing the two trading holds and maneuvers. We see her hitting the moonsault on Adam Allocco before showing her moving to the corner. We see her hitting the Glass Shard dropping Allocco before showing her celebrating with the SCW World Championship.

One step closer, can you hear us now?
Victorious
One step closer, can you hear us now?
Victorious

Shots of Selena Frost and Kandis face to face follow before showing Selena beating Tommy Valentine at Hollywood of the South in 2022, before showing Selena punching Kandis and storming to the back. Selena Frost berating Mr. D is shown before showing shots of Selena Frost and Kandis fighting on the final Breakdown.

Hey, hey, here we are
Hey, hey, here we are
One step closer, can you hear us now?
We are victorious
Victorious (victorious), victorious
We are victorious (yeah)
Victorious

Shots of Selena Frost holding the SCW World Championship celebrating follow, ending on a shot of Selena Frost holding the SCW World Championship over her head at Taking Hold of the Flame 2023. The song ends as the crowd cheers for Strauss and Dorothy.

BELIEVE IT!

The crowd boos loudly. The SCW Universe are on their feet as “Kings and Queens” by Ava Max as plays throughout the stadium, snow “falling” along the electronic floor and screens as, out from the back walks the Snow Queen, Selena Frost, taking in the crowd of the SCW Universe. The SCW World Championship sits over her shoulder. She scans the crowd as the boos continue. She also ignores the band on the stage. Instead, Selena shifts her head, her sapphire eyes locked towards the ring as she lifts her front hand gracefully, extending it towards the ring, palm upward, her back arm lifted behind her to the sky. With a lift of her right foot, she suddenly slams it down into the ground, causing a crack like ice to form and sprint down the ramp and towards the ring! The crowd boos the entire way down as she runs to the ring.

Sharper: “Selena Frost’s last year has been a notable one and a frustrating one. She lost the World Title at last year’s Rise to Greatness. She teamed with her wife to win the World Tag Team Titles while also focused on the World Title and integrity. She was frustrated by what occurred with the title since she lost it. Then, Kimberly Williams’s Trios cash-in derailed her tag title run. Rated X took advantage. She then earned a World Championship shot through the tournament that formed after Owen Cruze retired.”

Knots: “And had the only advancement by disqualification.”

Sharper: “We stress that because Selena wanted a rematch. She did not get it and the frustrations continued to boil over. She defeated Adam Allocco to regain the World Title and to undo, in her mind, last year’s loss. Now, she is face to face with Kandis, another person who symbolizes everything she fights against.”

Reaching the ring, Selena goes up the steps and under the ropes to enter it. Once inside and in the center of the ring, she lifts her hand up to give a twirl as the lights form to make a massive snowflake under her. Stopping her spin and lowering her hand back down, towards the audience, once again palm upright, a smirk graces her lips, her other arm lifting to the sky once more. With a slam of her foot, Selena caused the snowflake at her feet to “crack” as the rampway did, the shards of ice streaking out to all four corners of the ring to shoot out blue sparkles of light as the lights return to normal. Kandis rolls her eyes as she hops onto the apron. Selena Frost then turns and backs up to the corner, holding her SCW World Championship proudly.

The bell sounds. Jason Phillips re-enters the ring.

Phillips: “Fans, the following contest is your main event, scheduled for onefall and has a sixty minute time limit and is for the SCW World Championship!”

The SCW World Championship logo comes across the screen.

Phillips: “First the challenger…”

The crowd roars as Kandis smirks.

Phillips: “From Santa Barbara, California, she is the 2023 Taking Hold of the Flame winner…Kandis!”

Kandis steps up and jaws at Selena. Selena just stares a hole at her. Kandis backs up as she turns and then leans back in the corner, getting more cheers from the crowd.

Phillips: “And her opponent…”

The crowd boos loudly.

Phillips: “From Nome, Alaska, she is the SCW World Champion…the Snow Queen, Selena Frost!”

The crowd boos as Selena Frost holds the SCW World Championship over her head, not taking her eyes off of Kandis. She then steps forward and turns to CHBK, glaring at him. CHBK takes the title from her and holds it over his head. The crowd looks on making noise. CHBK then turns and hands off the title. He steps back to the middle of the ring.

Knots: “Listen to this place!”

Sharper: “Nearly seventy thousand fans making their voices heard!”

CHBK looks at Kandis and asks if she’s ready. She nods. CHBK turns to Selena. Selena responds back.

Selena: “Going to call it down the middle?”

CHBK nods and Selena nods. CHBK calls for the bell. The bell sounds. The crowd roars. Loud chants of “Kandis!” start to echo throughout the Rogers Centre as Selena looks around. Kandis just laughs.

Sharper: “And here we go. World Title on the line. Selena Frost and Kandis! Fifteen months in the making!”

Knots: “And this crowd is firmly behind the challenger.”

Selena and Kandis circle the ring for a moment before locking up in the middle of the ring. They push back on one another and Kandis gets Selena to the corner. She pushes Selena back. CHBK walks over and calls for the break.

Kandis rears back and swings. Selena ducks and spins around. She chops Kandis in the chest. Kandis leans back as the crowd boos and Selena steps back, berating Kandis. Kandis snaps back at her.

Sharper: “And Kandis immediately showing she’ll have no problem bending rules.”

Knots: “Selena letting her know she’ll see it coming.”

Kandis then steps out as Selena looks at her. Kandis lunges and the two lock-up again. They push back on one another and Selena turns into a side headlock. She pulls back as Kandis reaches around and then lifts Selena up and runs to the ropes. She then fires Selena forward. Kandis bounces off and Kandis hits a step up shoulder tackle. She then looks at down at Selena who looks up at her. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “And Kandis sending a message of her own.”

Selena swings at Kandis. Kandis backs up and laughs. Selena nips up and steps up to Kandis. The two are face to face at one another, both berating the other.

Sharper: “And I think the feel out period is over.”

Knots: “No trading holds. They’re just in each other’s faces!”

Kandis and Selena continue to jaw at one another before Selena forearms Kandis in the jaw. The crowd ohs and Kandis nails her with a hard right. Selena forearms her. The crowd boos. Kandis hits a hard right hand and the crowd cheers. Selena strikes, more boos. Then Kandis retaliates, more cheers. Selena forearms Kandis again and the crowd boos. She forearms Kandis another time. More boos. She hits her a third time and the crowd boos. Selena then grabs Kandis and whips her into the ropes. Kandis bounces off and Selena jumps up, but Kandis stops. Selena lands on her feet and Kandis hits a straight kick to the chest. Selena falls back as the crowd roars and Kandis then dives onto her, hammering away on her with right hands.

Sharper: “A fight breaking down as Kandis hammers away on Selena.”

Knots: “Those are closed fists. She’s looking to bust a brow!”

Sharper: “SCW Official and incoming CCO watching and counting.

Kandis looks up at CHBK and CHBK points to a closed fist. Kandis just mockingly kisses at him and then smacks her ass. Selena starts to move to the corner. Kandis then turns and runs at her and Selena counters with a hip toss into the corner. The crowd ohs as Kandis rolls back and ends up to her knees. She starts to get up and Selena sees this before running at the corner, jumping to the middle rope and diving back with a clothesline, taking down her challenger.

Sharper: “Selena using the ropes to take down Kandis. Hard clothesline off the middle turnbuckle.”

Knots: “Nothing has been pretty about this one.”

Selena goes for the pin.

Kandis kicks out. She turns and starts to get up and Selena turns and kicks her in the ribs. She then forearms her in the jaw. She whips Kandis across the ring. Kandis bounces off and Selena runs at her and hits a jumping leg lariat. The crowd boos. Selena looks around as Kandis turns and starts to get up and Selena grabs her and hooks her up. She then hits a vertical suplex. Kandis winces on the impact and Selena gets up and stands next to her and hits a standing moonsault. She then hooks the leg.

Kandis kicks out again. Selena then looks at her and gets up before stomping her in the face. Selena walks around the ring as a “Selena sucks! Yes she does!” chant starts to be heard throughout the stadium. Selena acknowledges it by looking up before turning to Kandis who starts to get up. Selena then kicks her in the ribs and clubs her once and then again before grabbing her by the head. She plots, but Kandis pushes out and then hits a kick, catching Selena in the face as she’s slightly bent over. Selena falls back, dazed as Kandis smirks.

Sharper: “Kandis got all of that kick.”

Knots: “We talk about Selena’s educated feet. Kandis started as a kickboxer. She can throw with the best of them and that kick got it all.”

Sharper: “Selena bent over. Kandis got great extension and Selena in trouble.”

Kandis turns and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and hits a running leg drop. She moves into a lateral press.

Selena kicks out. Kandis looks at CHBK before getting up. Selena rolls over. She starts to get up as Kandis turns and elbows her in the back of the head. Kandis then scoops her up and slams her down. She hits another leg drop. Selena rolls over in pain. She then starts to get up and Kandis grabs her and pulls her up. She nails Selena with a hard right. The crowd cheers. Selena stumbles back and Kandis nails her again. Selena falls back to the corner. Kandis then whips Selena across the ring. She runs after her and Selena hits only for Kandis to follow up with a senton backsplash. The crowd ohs and Selena stumbles forward. Kandis then just pushes her to the mat. Kandis rolls her over and covers her again.

Selena kicks out again. Kandis then looks at her. She leans over and yells at her before pulling her up by the hair. CHBK reprimands her for that.

Sharper: “Kandis just no respect for Selena Frost-“

Knots: “Selena’s given her little too.”

Sharper: “This crowd behind Kandis. CHBK reprimanding Kandis for pulling the hair.”

Kandis then jerks Selena around by the hair, looking right at CHBK. CHBK reprimands her again. Kandis snaps at him.

Kandis: “Come on! Disqualify me for this!”

Kandis then rears back and goes for a closed fist, but Selena blocks it and nails Kandis with a closed fist of her own. She then hits a dropkick. Kandis hits the mat. She turns and gets up and Selena kicks her in the ribs. She follows up with a shoot kick to the chest. Kandis falls back into the corner. The crowd boos. Selena shoot kicks her again in the chest once and then again before then jumping to the middle rope and jumping up, twisting in the air, placing Kandis in a headscissors and taking her out of the corner. Kandis rolls through. She gets up and turns and Selena runs at her and hits a running dropkick. Kandis falls back into the corner. She starts to get up and Selena steps over and grabs Kandis and knees her in the ribs. Selena forearms her again before hoisting Kandis up and placing her on the top rope. The crowd boos as Selena forearms her once and then again and again.

Sharper: “Selena working over Kandis. Kandis placed on the top rope.”

Knots: “She doesn’t like it there!”

Sharper: “Selena has designs.”

Selena then steps up to the middle turnbuckle. She grabs Kandis, but Kandis forearms her in the jaw. She then forearms her again before booting Selena off. Selena hits the mat and rolls through. Kandis hops down from the turnbuckle and then runs at Selena and hits a hard clothesline. Selena rolls over and gets up and Kandis scoops her up and onto her shoulder. She then hits a powerslam. She turns and hooks the leg.

Selena gets her shoulder up. She rolls over and starts to get up. Kandis grabs her and pulls her up and hits a back suplex. Kandis then steps over Selena and smirks before looking around, but just before she goes for what she had planned, Selena brings her legs up and pulls Kandis over in a sunset flip pin.

Kandis kicks out. Both women get up and Kandis goes for a spin crescent kick to the head. Selena ducks and spins around. Then jumps up and hits a hurricanrana into a pin.

Kandis kicks out again. Both women get up and Selena waits as Kandis stirs and Selena runs past her and jumps to the middle rope before diving back with the Cold Shoulder. The crowd boos.

Sharper: “Cold Shoulder. Kandis rolls through to her hands and knees.”

Knots: “And Selena has something in mind.”

Selena then walks over and grabs Kandis and hooks her head up by the head. She then runs at the corner and goes for a tornado DDT, but Kandis spins through and places Selena on the apron. Kandis then steps back and hits a savate kick, knocking Selena down to the apron and to the floor. The crowd cheers. CHBK walks over and then drops to the floor to check on Selena. He moves back to the ring and rolls in before getting up and counting. (1) Kandis smirks as Selena remains down for a moment, holding her jaw. (2) She slowly starts to get up and Kandis then rolls to the floor. (1) Kandis walks over to Selena and grabs her and runs her back first into the barricade. Selena falls to a knee. (2) Kandis smirks as she then lifts Selena up and throws her back first into the barricade again. Kandis smirks as Selena falls to a knee. (3) Kandis grabs her and pulls her up. She then holds Selena by the jaw and then turns and goes to run her into the ringpost, but Selena spins through and sends Kandis in.

Sharper: “Kandis sent face first into the ringpost. Selena was the initial target, she countered.”

Knots: “And Kandis down.”

Kandis falls to a knee and slowly gets up, a cut having opened over her eye. Selena nails her with a hard right. CHBK has stopped his count as he tells both to get into the ring. Selena then runs Kandis face first into the French announce table. Kandis looks up and Selena drives her again into it. Kandis pops up, her face increasingly covered in blood. Selena then drives her into it again. Kandis rolls onto the French announce table. Selena then climbs onto her and mounts her, hammering away on her with repeated right hands. CHBK tells her to stop. Selena glares at him and steps up.

Sharper: “Selena pummeling Kandis on the French announce table.”

Knots: “She’s just bloodying and hurting Kandis here.”

Selena then grabs Kandis, slowly pulling her up. She glances behind her before hooking Kandis by the head and looking out at the crowd. She throws Kandis’s arm over her shoulder and looks around. The crowd boos Selena before suddenly Kandis punches Selena in the ribs once and then again before scooping her up. Kandis spins around and glances back before throwing Selena over with a fallaway slam into the Spanish announce table. Kandis falls through it too and the table implodes from the impact. The crowd erupts in cheers. Kandis and Selena are both down.

Sharper: “Kandis with the fallaway slam! And Selena Frost thrown through the Spanish table.”

Knots: “And Kandis went with her.”

The crowd cheers as the cameras cut to a wide shot of fans looking on.

REPLAY:

Kandis is shown scooping Selena up and then glancing back before hitting the fallaway slam from the French announce table to the Spanish announce table, with both Selena and Kandis going through it. The RTG XX logo comes up on the screen as we see the move from another angle.

Kandis and Selena remain down as the crowd looks on. Kandis slowly rolls over, some blood dripping onto the table pieces.

A “Kandis!” chant echoes throughout the Rogers Centre as Kandis crawls over to Selena. She grabs her by the head and hair and pulls her across the table. She then bends over and grabs Selena and lifts her up before rolling her into the ring.

Sharper: “Kandis dragging Selena’s body to the ring.”

Knots: “Pulling right from the roots. She’s done that before!”

Kandis rolls in after Selena. Selena slowly starts to get up to her knees and Kandis lunges and drills her with the Gratuitous. The crowd ohs.

Knots: “Ass to the face!”

Selena falls back. Kandis hooks the leg.

Selena shoots her shoulder up. Kandis looks up and looks around as the crowd boos. Kandis turns and looks at Selena and Selena rolls over. Kandis hits an elbow drop to her side and back. Selena rolls over again as Kandis then pulls her up. She turns and whips her into the corner. Kandis runs after and hits a running backsplash. The crowd ohs. Selena staggers out. Kandis then backs up and looks at her and goes for another savate kick, but this time, Selena catches it. She then spins her around and hits a spinning heel kick to the jaw. Kandis hits the mat. The crowd ohs. Both women slowly start to pull each other before Selena kicks Kandis in the thigh and then grabs her head and runs toward the corner, running up the corner and hitting a tornado DDT. Selena turns and rolls to the apron. She looks at Kandis before then stepping back into the ring.

Sharper: “Selena takes down Kandis with the tornado DDT.”

Knots: “But looking a bit indecisive of what to do next.”

Sharper: “Changing her mind and going to the corner.”

Selena climbs up to the middle turnbuckle and then to the top rope and glances back before hitting a beautiful moonsault right onto Kandis. She turns and hooks the leg.

Kandis just gets her shoulder up. Selena rolls off and turns to her side. She looks at CHBK and then smacks the mat in anger before getting up. She then grabs Kandis and pulls her up. She then swings her down with a swinging neckbreaker. Selena rolls over and then gets up.

Sharper: “Selena, you can see the anger. Even glaring at CHBK.”

Knots: “And CHBK has called this completely down the middle.”

Selena then jumps to the middle rope and then to the top rope of the adjacent ropes before hitting a springboard into a flipping leg drop. The crowd ohs. She turns and hooks the leg.

Kandis shoots her shoulder up again. The crowd cheers. Selena rolls off and looks around. She then gets up and walks over to Kandis. She pulls her up and then turns and hits a shoot kickto the head. Kandis falls to a knee. Selena exits to the apron. She then looks at Kandis before springboarding to the top rope and goes for the Alaskan Dragonrana, but Kandis suddenly hits a spin kick to the stomach. Selena falls to her hands and knees. She struggles to breathe only for Kandis to grab her head, spin her around and then hoists her up and plants her with a sitout powerbomb!

Selena shoots her shoulder up. Kandis falls back, looking up, breathing heavily. Selena rolls over to a heap.

Sharper: “And only two as Selena now shows her heart.”

Knots: “These fans are hoping it gives out!”

Sharper: “Kandis now having to dig deep herself. She’s said this is her moment. She wants what has eluded her, that she’s had to scratch and claw back to.”

Kandis slowly gets up as Selena rolls over. She starts to get up and Kandis looks at her before grabbing her head and planting her with a DDT. Selena flips through to her back. Kandis gets up and stands over her. She then looks down at Selena.

Kandis: “FUCK YOU!”

Kandis then drops down with the Bass Drop. She sits on Selena’s chest.

Sharper: “Can you imagine if this is the visual that leads to Kandis winning the title?”

CHBK counts.

Selena kicks out. Kandis falls forward. She gets up and looks at Selena as Selena rolls over. Kandis then steps up and hits a shoot kick to Selena’s chest. Selena staggers. Kandis hits another one and Selena falls to the ropes. Kandis turns and whips her Selena across the ring. Selena bounces off the ropes and Kandis scoops her up, but Selena spins through and counters with a huge DDT. The crowd ohs and many boo. Kandis rolls to the ropes. Selena crawls to the opposite side of the ring.

Sharper: “And Selena counters with the DDT!”

Knots: “She’s getting distance.”

Sharper: “Glass Shard maybe coming up. Kandis doesn’t realize this.”

Selena ends up in the corner. She motions for Kandis to slowly get up. CHBK looks back as Kandis gets to her knee. The crowd yells and makes noise before Kandis gets up and Selena lunges and hits the Glass Shard. The crowd ohs and boos loudly. Selena drops down and hooks the legs. CHBK counts.

Kandis shoots her shoulder up. The crowd erupts in cheers. Selena rolls off and sits next to her and then looks at Kandis and then to CHBK.

Sharper: “Glass Shard only got two!”

Knots: “Kandis not going to go down easy!”

Kandis rolls over to her side. Selena then gets up and looks at CHBK and then to Kandis before stomping her in the side of the head. She stomps her again and again. She then grabs Kandis and drags her up to her feet. Selena then hits a shoot kick to the chest. The crowd ohs. She hits another one and then backs up and goes for a second Glass Shard. Kandis ducks and then both turn to one another only for Kandis to hit the Starmaker! The crowd roars. Kandis drops down and hooks Selena’s leg.

Selena shoots her shoulder up. The crowd ohs. The cameras cut to the crowd, showing some fans stunned.

Sharper: “And Kandis got all of the Starmaker, but Selena refuses to stay down herself!”

Knots: “When you’ve put the entire weight of this company’s integrity on your shoulders…you’re not going to keep them down!”

Kandis looks at Selena and then to CHBK before she gets up and hits a jumping senton backsplash. Kandis turns and hooks the leg.

Selena gets her shoulder up again. Kandis turns and looks at Selena. She then stops her in the face once and then again. Kandis looks around before turning and staggering over to the corner. She then exits to the apron. Kandis looks at the corner and takes a deep breath before starting to climb up. The crowd roars as Kandis climbs to the middle turnbuckle.

Sharper: “You’re kidding me. Kandis never goes to the top. She never does this.”

Knots: “Well she is now!”

Sharper: “Anything to win the World Title?”

Kandis gets to the top rope. She gets there and looks out. The crowd cheers, trying to will her on, but she gets to the top rope and Selena gets up and nails her in the stomach. The crowd boos. Selena looks at her and grabs her before pulling her onto her shoulders. The crowd roars and many boo as Selena steps out with Kandis across her shoulders. She looks out and Kandis elbows her in the jaw once and then again before Selena collapses to her knees.

Sharper: “Two shots and Selena drops, collapsing.”

Knots: “Maybe a literal vision of Selena. Carrying everything on her back and Kandis bringing it down!”

Kandis then knees her in the side of the head. She knees her again and again and again. The crowd roars with each shot, yelling out “Yes!” Kandis then backs up and hits a hard shoot kick to the face of Selena. Selena falls back. Kandis then turns and staggers to the ropes. Selena slowly rolls over. She then starts to get up and looks at Kandis as Kandis smirks and then steps up and hits the Starmaker. The crowd erupts in cheers. Kandis drops down on top of her. CHBK counts. The crowd counts with him.

The crowd erupts as the bell sounds. Kandis rolls off and elects out a yell of joy and emotion. The crowd cheers some more as her music plays.

Phillips: “Here is your winner and NEW SCW World Champion…Kandis!”

Sharper: “Kandis has done! Kandis is the World Champion!”

Knots: “And Toronto hasn’t been this happy since 1993! And she’s not even from here!”

Sharper: “Selena fought to the end, but you said it…maybe just the pressure finally…so much driving her.”

Knots: “Pressure may have gotten to her, but this is the main event. Selena’s been here. And she brought it. Kandis brough it too.”

REPLAY:

We see Kandis hitting the fallaway slam through the Spanish announce table as the crowd roars. The move is shown again. We then cut to the later stages to see Selena Frost hitting the Glass Shard on Kandis. We then see the count.

Kandis gets her shoulder up. We cut forward to see Kandis hitting the Starmaker. Kandis goes for the pin.

Sharper: “Selena hit the Glass Shard. We thought that may be it. Kandis wasn’t going to stay down. Selena responded it kind.”

Knots: “But then, Kandis went to the top. What she was thinking, I don’t know. But I think that’s the moment we need to focus on. Kandis kept fighting and wanted this. Selena’s been defending her vision and since Retribution taking shot after shot.”

Selena gets her shoulder up. Kandis looks up stunned. We then see Kandis on the top rope. Selena pulls her off before Kandis elbows her twice and we then see the knee shots.

Knots: “Almost poetic. Elbow, elbow, Kim’s Trios cash-in and teaming with Ace. Bam, the knee, losing the tag titles. Bam, the DQ in the tournament, and bam, the fans turning on her, and then bam, the Starmaker…World Title reign cut short.”

Selena falls to the mat. We then cut to see Kandis hitting the Starmaker for the second time. We then see the cover.

Kandis rolls off overjoyed. The RTG XX logo comes up on the screen.

Sharper: “And Kandis is the new World Champion. New ownership, new champion…”

We cut to see Kandis holding the title over her head and yelling out to the crowd. She proudly celebrates as Selena Frost just starts to walk to the back. She doesn’t even look back, just looking down, holding her jaw. She takes a few steps as Deanna Frost goes to meet her, but Selena just walks past her. Deanna turns to the ring before turning back. Selena continues to head to the ring. Deanna turns and starts to follow Selena, as Selena continues to ignore Deanna on her return ot the back. Back in the ring, Kandis celebrates.

Sharper: “For everyone here in Toronto, for Jonathan Knots, I’m Adam Sharper…good night from Toronto!”

The camera remains on Kandis as the scene fades to black…