03-13-2020, 04:44 PM
COMMERCIALS
Breakdown returns as Jason Helms is seen, holding his back, in the trainer’s room.
Jason: “Had to get the sturdier table, didn’t ya?”
Knight: “Figured it would work for the ambience, but looks like the Wonderland wants a fight too.”
David: “Don’t worry, we’re going to give them that fight. These Wonderland assholes are exactly the type of people that need to be put in their place. How the hell you had any link to them, Jason, I’ll never know.”
Jason: “That link is long gone.”
Jason looks at the camera.
Jason: “Hey! Cameraman. Get over here. Put this in front of my face.”
The camera moves closer.
Jason: “I know Gio, you and I have had a long history. You wanted to come after David and I. Attacking us last week. That was your first mistake. Tonight, you wanted to come from behind and take your Wonderland troll and drive me through a table. Well, that’s the second mistake. I ain’t letting you get a third one. I remember a couple of years ago, you and I were destined to clash, and instead, we somehow became friends. Well those days are gone and I owe you a New Jersey style ass-kicking. So bring the Wonderland. I’ll bring the stars and the rainbows as that’s what you’ll be seeing when David and I finish kicking your asses this Sunday!”
The crowd cheers as Jason leans back and winces. The camera pans back.
David: “Looks like we better get the tape out. Gonna have to make sure it all feels nice and easy punching those assholes in the face!”
The crowd cheers some more as the scene cuts away.
Aaron Blackbourne vs. Katie Steward
Phillips: “The following match is scheduled for one fall… Introducing first…”
All of a sudden, the lights go out, prompting a surprised pop from the fans. The tune of “The Nexus” by Amaranthe begins as a distorted speech that can barely be made out plays amidst the beat, but it’s not long before the song kicks into full gear, and when it does red and white lights begin pulsing on the stage as we see that smoke has begun to engulf it. When the lyrics kick in, the Tron comes to life with clips of Aaron Blackbourne in action, both as himself and as his various demon incarnations. When the song hits the chorus, pyro suddenly goes off on the stage in sync with the creative soul himself suddenly shooting up through the smoke and standing tall on the stage, arms raised and outstretched as the fans erupt into cheers. The lights start to come back on, albeit dimmed, as Blackbourne begins making his way down to the ring, happily accepting high fives from the fans with a smile.
Phillips: “Making his way to the ring… weighing in at 175 pounds…. AARON BLACKBOURNE!”
As he reaches ringside he suddenly leaps onto the apron and quickly climbs so that he’s got one foot on the top turnbuckle, and in tune with the chorus kicking in a second time he briefly crosses his arms across his chest before throwing them out in the same raised and outstretched pose as before, white spotlights suddenly coming on and converging on him as he closes his eyes and basks in this moment. When the chorus ends, Blackbourne leaps from the top into the ring, removing his black jacket and setting it into his corner before he begins doing some light warm-ups for the match ahead.
Sharper: “Aaron Blackbourne came so close weeks ago to winning the SCW World Championship, he seeks to take out a former World Champion in Katie Steward.”
Knots: “He’s say he’s patient, knows that even though he was that close, he can’t forget how he got in the position. He needs to stay hungry.”
Sharper: “And he also has some personal issues with Katie.”
The arena lights dim down and pink light shine on the stage. “Queen:” by Loren Gray plays as The Queen of Queens and Goddess of Desire Katie Steward steps out on the stage. She walks her beautiful white and gold ring robe and spins around in a circle showing it off the crowd. TJ Johnson walks out onto the stage with Katie and the two nods to on another before Katie continues her walk to the ring with her arms out and his hands at shoulder length. Katie walks around the ring and up the ring steps carefully and across the apron. TJ runs up after her and holds open the ropes for her to enter the ring. Katie walks to the center of the ring and she disrobes for the crowd. She shows off her wrestling attire. TJ takes her robe and exits the ring and Katie to her corner.
Phillips: “And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by TJ Johnson…. The Goddess of Desire… KATIE STEWARD!”
Knots: “You mentioned personal issues, Aaron Blackbounre is none too pleased with the stunt Katie Steward pulled last week.”
Sharper: “He’s friends with Konrad. When Katie set up Konrad up, believing his wife has given birth… I think everyone is a little outraged by the entire situation. Shame on Katie Steward!”
Knots: “As a result, Aaron Blackbourne didn’t mince words. He said that while Katie Steward has accomplished a lot in her SCW career, she’s overstayed her welcome. His time is now.”
Katie Steward fans herself in the center of the ring, waiting, anticipating on Aaron Blackbourne to do something. The bell rings and immediately Aaron shoots across the ring with an elbow strike to knock down Katie. Katie pulls herself up onto her feet and Blackbourne spins around to connect with another elbow. This time she is launched into the rope. She immediately screams, holding her jaw as she seeks protection within the ropes. The referee comes to her rescue, blocking Aaron’s path.
Sharper: “Veteran move there. Aaron Blackbourne scoring some early heavy hits. Katie escapes to buy some time to recover.”
Knots: “Like it or not, Katie Steward might be one of the most cunning wrestlers, given her vast amount of experience. She’s been doing this for a long time, Adam.”
Sharper: “Be careful, she might hear that as an implication she’s getting old!”
The referee steps back once Katie swings back into the ring. Aaron and Katie circle around the ring. Aaron jumps forward, looking to grapple but Katie ducks underneath. Aaron turns and immediately he catches Katie Steward with a knee the gut. He underhooks her arms, getting ready to lift her up but she pulls him over with fireman’s carry. She runs into the ropes and then comes back with a soccer style kick to spine of Aaron. Aaron yells in pain as he stands up. He charges forward right into a hip toss. He repeats the same action, but gets the same result: a hip toss. As he fights to the feet, she speeds by him, bulldog after rebounding off the ropes.
Sharper: “Bulldog! The cover!”
1…
Sharper: “Aaron kicks out!”
Knots: “Katie showing off some speed and counters after that rough start.”
Sharper: “She’s catching Aaron’s aggression. Smart, veteran maneuvers. Let the enemy come to you.”
Katie leads him to his feet but there’s an elbow strike to the midsection. Aaron hammers with another elbow strike. Katie however gouges the eyes before pulling him in for a jawbreaker. He is launched back into the corner. Katie flies in with a clothesline to flatten Aaron across the turnbuckle. She seizes Aaron’s head and steps up onto the middle rope. Tornado DDT out from the corner into the center of the ring.
Sharper: “Katie’s offense continues. Tornado DDT. The pin!”
1…
Sharper: “2- No, not nearly enough.”
Knots: “Aaron Blackbourne believes Katie Steward is desperately clinging onto her career but right now, she’s patient, slowly methodically trying to wear him down.”
Katie rolls to the legs, stands, grabbing the leg of Aaron. She steps through and turns into a Sharpshooter. Aaron Blackbourne yells in pain as the submission hold is locked in. He begins to crawl across the ring towards the ropes.
Sharper: “Katie now has Aaron locked in a submission hold.”
Knots: “She’s dominating this match, showing that age isn’t a factor.”
Sharper: “But Aaron Blackbourne is showing tenacity right here, he’s going on that death march around the ring. Taking a lot out of him but he’s not going to surrender.”
The crowd begin to stomp to encourage Aaron. Aaron finally drapes an arm over the bottom ropes. Katie Steward keeps the hold locked in until the referee has to pull her away from Aaron. Katie screams at the referee in frustration before she locks her eyes onto Aaron. Aaron uses the ropes to get up to his feet.
Sharper: “She looks desperate now.”
Knots: “She wants to put Aaron Blackbourne in his place. She disappointed him by not taking the SCW World title away from James Evans or so she says.”
Katie comes barreling forward but she’s dumped over the ropes. She manages to float over onto the apron, but there’s an enzuigiri to stun Katie. Katie manages to hang on. Aaron explodes across the ring and back with a spear through the ropes, taking Katie down to the outside. He pops back up onto his feet, the adrenaline is flowing. He slides back in. He gallops across the ring and back, suicide somersault senton to take out Katie Steward who finally found her feet after the last attack. The crowd goes nuts.
Sharper: “Aaron Blackbourne, out of nowhere, offer up something I can have to describe as a outright blitzkeirg. He has Katie reeling!”
Knots: “But she’s outside the ring. That is a flash in the pan, now he’s struggling.”
Aaron Blackbourne holds himself as he forces Katie to her feet. Suddenly she shoves Blackbourne forward, back of the head strikes the ring post. Aaron stumbles forward, there’s the most Beautiful Superkick! Aaron Blackbourne drops on the outside of the ring as Katie, with the help of TJ Johnson, rolls back into the ring. The referee has resumed his count.
Sharper: “Aaron Blackbourne is down on the outside of the ring. Referee’s already at four!”
5….
6….
Sharper: “Aaron is stirring. He’s trying to find his feet. He needs to get back into the ring!”
7….
8….
Knots: “He’s not going to make it!”
9….
Sharper: “And he just barely slides underneath that rope in time. The referee, to the dismay of Katie, stops the count. This match continues!”
Katie pushes the referee out of the way, rushing over to the downed Aaron. She begins to stomp down onto him, but Aaron fights through the stomps, battling to his feet. He catches a leg on the way up, he steps over her leg, spinning wheel kick knocks Katie off her feet. She doesn’t stay down for long, but Aaron sweeps her legs out by attacking the back of the knee. She drops to a kneeling position, and there’s a stiff kick to the chest. The crowd whoas. Aaron delivers another stiff kick.
Knots: “Katie’s taking a punishment right now. Those kicks are deadly!”
Sharper: “Each one, you can hear from the booth, and they are hitting with a sickening thud!”
Knots: “The crowd’s counting along! This isn’t Sesame Street! Have some respect!”
Aaron delivers a third. The crowd echoes, shouting 3! There’s fourth! 4! Katie braces herself for the 5th kick, raising her arms to block it. But the kick didn’t come. Katie lowers and there’s the Unchained Creativity!
Sharper: “Unchained Creavity! The hook of the leg!”
1…
2…
Sharper: “3!”
Knots: “Aaron Blackbourne made a statement here tonight that he shouldn’t be counted out just because he lost one opportunity.”
Sharper: “Plus he gained a measure of revenge for his friend, Konrad Raab.”
Katie Steward rolls out of the ring, where TJ Johnson hurries over to her. Aaron stands up onto his feet, raising his arm in victory.
The big screen flickers to white. A few moments pass before we see some black appear on the edges, before realizing the scene is slowly panning out.
We cut briefly to the ring to see Aaron Blackbourne now looking up at the big screen.
The pan out continues as more features are discernible as we then start to hear the sound of laughing before we cut back to realize the imagine is appearing to make a face. The image continues to slowly develop before panning out to reveal the same design as Shilo Valiant’s mask. The crowd roars seeing this.
Aaron Blackbourne looks up from the ring, annoyed if anything.
The mask remains on the screen before we see the lips of it move as we hear Shilo’s voice.
Shilo: “Oh Aaron…did you forget about me? I haven’t…and I’ve watched EVERYTHING!”
The crowd cheers.
Shilo: “I think I will take your offer…just a bit later than you planned…I’ll be at Retribution, Aaron. Entertain me!”
The mask’s mouth then forms into a smile before suddenly exploding as the mask disintegrates into a number of shards flying at the screen before cutting to black.
The crowd cheers as Blackbourne looks at the screen in the ring annoyed.
Sharper: “Shilo Valiant is going to be at Retribution this Sunday!”
Knots: “As if Blackbourne needed a distraction against Datura!”
Sharper: “Why now?”
Blackbourne continues to show his displeasure before the scene cuts away.
Sienna Swann is backstage in her locker room talking to Bree Lancaster.
Bree: “Gotta love that James is talking like he’s got this. He has no clue.”
Sienna: “Really sad if you think about it. At least if he was realistic he could prepare himself for the fact that any hope of him at the top will be done. Just pathetic really.”
Bree: “Same for Kim.”
The crowd boos as at this point, Glory Braddock enters the room.
Sienna: “Ah Glory. Good to see you.”
Bree looks over and nods. Glory walks in and hugs Sienna before turning to Bree, nodding back at her.
Sienna: “Great for you to join us.”
Glory: “I mean this is the calm before the storm. Why not?”
Sienna: “Speaking of that, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about this. Just with everything going on, I wanted to add that after our success last week-“
Glory: “Shutting up two assholes.”
Sienna: “Only temporarily.”
Glory: “Ace will get shut up against this Sunday.”
Bree: “Jordan will take care of Asher.”
Sienna: “Indeed….well, Glory, since you know how this Sunday works. Only those I’ve allowed to come down can be there. Consider this your invitation that if you want to take a front row seat for the Thunderdome or perhaps need to consider to do more…You’re welcome at any point.”
Glory smiles.
Glory: “Oh excellent. I may take you up on that. It will be nice to see someone like James fall apart. Especially after how he’s treated a mutual friend of ours as of late.”
Sienna: “How is Angelica?”
Glory: “She’s well.”
Bree: “Want me to say the same to Jordan? This can be a great moment for us.”
Sienna sighs and walks over to Bree.
Sienna: “I’d prefer not. See, I know you trust Jordan. You two did really well at Trios. But well…it’s not her I’m worried about. I’m worried about other influences.”
Bree: “Jake.”
Sienna: “Exactly. And this Sunday, I don’t want any possibility of something going wrong. I hope you understand.”
Bree nods and sighs slightly.
Bree: “Don’t worry. Understand.”
Sienna: “Excellent. Now…perhaps we need to consider something more for tonight. Glory? Care to chat a bit more. Bree? Chris and Xiomara will be back at any moment.”
Glory walks further in as Sienna turns to Bree. Bree steps forward and joins her friend as we cut away.
Ravyn and Christy cut a promo – notes she has been paying attention. Did Regan not like the fact that if she wants to be TV champion, apparently, I can just take it. But more importantly, note the lesson. Ravyn got off scot free while everyone else got involved. Think about it.
COMMERCIALS
Konrad confronts Katie about last week. Katie tries to downplay it, talking about how she’s trying to find him something to run with, helping him out. Giving him that reason fans can get behind. Konrad talks about how that affected his family. Katie offers him peace through prayer beads. Konrad throws them down. Gigi and Maddy attack him and leave him laying.
Owen Cruze comes out with Kelcey Wallace, they talk about their vision for SCW. Syren comes out, tells them it’s not going to happen. While Kelcey had her flash in the pan, in the end, Infamous always came out on top. And Syren will do the same, ending this year from hell, by pinning Owen on the same show he had his greatest victory.
Jackass and Big Ass Connection cut a promo running down Frozen Hell and Infamous for playing games. They don’t care. They just plan to throw around their weight and walk out champs this Sunday.
COMMERCIALS
The Jackass and Big Ass Connection vs. The Exquisite Oysters
The two teams go back and forth with Kandis and Tommy starting, at first, to clearly show their being fully on the same page. They at one point, double-team Jake Starr, getting him in the corner. Jordan keeps wanting to tag in, while Jake can’t make it in. Kandis and Tommy expertly keeping him cut off. Finally, after a tornado DDT, Jake gets free, tags in Jordan. Jordan enters, going a house on fire, throwing kicks on both Kandis and Tommy. Jake enters and tries to take out Tommy, but Jordan goes for the Cash-Out on Kandis. Kandis counters by sending her into Jake, who is on the apron. Jake falls off. Kandis rolls up Jordan and the Connection walks out victorious.
Backstage, we cut to see James Evans fighting with Chris Cannon and managing to get the advantage before Glory Braddock runs over and attacks him. James fights her off before Xiomara and Bree get involved, just overwhelming him. Sienna doesn’t throw a punch, instead, walking over and noting, that even now, someone could’ve helped him and didn’t. Just like this Sunday, he’ll be down while the championship goes to a rightful holder. Sienna kisses Chris as the show goes off the air.
Breakdown returns as Jason Helms is seen, holding his back, in the trainer’s room.
Jason: “Had to get the sturdier table, didn’t ya?”
Knight: “Figured it would work for the ambience, but looks like the Wonderland wants a fight too.”
David: “Don’t worry, we’re going to give them that fight. These Wonderland assholes are exactly the type of people that need to be put in their place. How the hell you had any link to them, Jason, I’ll never know.”
Jason: “That link is long gone.”
Jason looks at the camera.
Jason: “Hey! Cameraman. Get over here. Put this in front of my face.”
The camera moves closer.
Jason: “I know Gio, you and I have had a long history. You wanted to come after David and I. Attacking us last week. That was your first mistake. Tonight, you wanted to come from behind and take your Wonderland troll and drive me through a table. Well, that’s the second mistake. I ain’t letting you get a third one. I remember a couple of years ago, you and I were destined to clash, and instead, we somehow became friends. Well those days are gone and I owe you a New Jersey style ass-kicking. So bring the Wonderland. I’ll bring the stars and the rainbows as that’s what you’ll be seeing when David and I finish kicking your asses this Sunday!”
The crowd cheers as Jason leans back and winces. The camera pans back.
David: “Looks like we better get the tape out. Gonna have to make sure it all feels nice and easy punching those assholes in the face!”
The crowd cheers some more as the scene cuts away.
Aaron Blackbourne vs. Katie Steward
Phillips: “The following match is scheduled for one fall… Introducing first…”
All of a sudden, the lights go out, prompting a surprised pop from the fans. The tune of “The Nexus” by Amaranthe begins as a distorted speech that can barely be made out plays amidst the beat, but it’s not long before the song kicks into full gear, and when it does red and white lights begin pulsing on the stage as we see that smoke has begun to engulf it. When the lyrics kick in, the Tron comes to life with clips of Aaron Blackbourne in action, both as himself and as his various demon incarnations. When the song hits the chorus, pyro suddenly goes off on the stage in sync with the creative soul himself suddenly shooting up through the smoke and standing tall on the stage, arms raised and outstretched as the fans erupt into cheers. The lights start to come back on, albeit dimmed, as Blackbourne begins making his way down to the ring, happily accepting high fives from the fans with a smile.
Phillips: “Making his way to the ring… weighing in at 175 pounds…. AARON BLACKBOURNE!”
As he reaches ringside he suddenly leaps onto the apron and quickly climbs so that he’s got one foot on the top turnbuckle, and in tune with the chorus kicking in a second time he briefly crosses his arms across his chest before throwing them out in the same raised and outstretched pose as before, white spotlights suddenly coming on and converging on him as he closes his eyes and basks in this moment. When the chorus ends, Blackbourne leaps from the top into the ring, removing his black jacket and setting it into his corner before he begins doing some light warm-ups for the match ahead.
Sharper: “Aaron Blackbourne came so close weeks ago to winning the SCW World Championship, he seeks to take out a former World Champion in Katie Steward.”
Knots: “He’s say he’s patient, knows that even though he was that close, he can’t forget how he got in the position. He needs to stay hungry.”
Sharper: “And he also has some personal issues with Katie.”
The arena lights dim down and pink light shine on the stage. “Queen:” by Loren Gray plays as The Queen of Queens and Goddess of Desire Katie Steward steps out on the stage. She walks her beautiful white and gold ring robe and spins around in a circle showing it off the crowd. TJ Johnson walks out onto the stage with Katie and the two nods to on another before Katie continues her walk to the ring with her arms out and his hands at shoulder length. Katie walks around the ring and up the ring steps carefully and across the apron. TJ runs up after her and holds open the ropes for her to enter the ring. Katie walks to the center of the ring and she disrobes for the crowd. She shows off her wrestling attire. TJ takes her robe and exits the ring and Katie to her corner.
Phillips: “And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by TJ Johnson…. The Goddess of Desire… KATIE STEWARD!”
Knots: “You mentioned personal issues, Aaron Blackbounre is none too pleased with the stunt Katie Steward pulled last week.”
Sharper: “He’s friends with Konrad. When Katie set up Konrad up, believing his wife has given birth… I think everyone is a little outraged by the entire situation. Shame on Katie Steward!”
Knots: “As a result, Aaron Blackbourne didn’t mince words. He said that while Katie Steward has accomplished a lot in her SCW career, she’s overstayed her welcome. His time is now.”
Katie Steward fans herself in the center of the ring, waiting, anticipating on Aaron Blackbourne to do something. The bell rings and immediately Aaron shoots across the ring with an elbow strike to knock down Katie. Katie pulls herself up onto her feet and Blackbourne spins around to connect with another elbow. This time she is launched into the rope. She immediately screams, holding her jaw as she seeks protection within the ropes. The referee comes to her rescue, blocking Aaron’s path.
Sharper: “Veteran move there. Aaron Blackbourne scoring some early heavy hits. Katie escapes to buy some time to recover.”
Knots: “Like it or not, Katie Steward might be one of the most cunning wrestlers, given her vast amount of experience. She’s been doing this for a long time, Adam.”
Sharper: “Be careful, she might hear that as an implication she’s getting old!”
The referee steps back once Katie swings back into the ring. Aaron and Katie circle around the ring. Aaron jumps forward, looking to grapple but Katie ducks underneath. Aaron turns and immediately he catches Katie Steward with a knee the gut. He underhooks her arms, getting ready to lift her up but she pulls him over with fireman’s carry. She runs into the ropes and then comes back with a soccer style kick to spine of Aaron. Aaron yells in pain as he stands up. He charges forward right into a hip toss. He repeats the same action, but gets the same result: a hip toss. As he fights to the feet, she speeds by him, bulldog after rebounding off the ropes.
Sharper: “Bulldog! The cover!”
1…
Sharper: “Aaron kicks out!”
Knots: “Katie showing off some speed and counters after that rough start.”
Sharper: “She’s catching Aaron’s aggression. Smart, veteran maneuvers. Let the enemy come to you.”
Katie leads him to his feet but there’s an elbow strike to the midsection. Aaron hammers with another elbow strike. Katie however gouges the eyes before pulling him in for a jawbreaker. He is launched back into the corner. Katie flies in with a clothesline to flatten Aaron across the turnbuckle. She seizes Aaron’s head and steps up onto the middle rope. Tornado DDT out from the corner into the center of the ring.
Sharper: “Katie’s offense continues. Tornado DDT. The pin!”
1…
Sharper: “2- No, not nearly enough.”
Knots: “Aaron Blackbourne believes Katie Steward is desperately clinging onto her career but right now, she’s patient, slowly methodically trying to wear him down.”
Katie rolls to the legs, stands, grabbing the leg of Aaron. She steps through and turns into a Sharpshooter. Aaron Blackbourne yells in pain as the submission hold is locked in. He begins to crawl across the ring towards the ropes.
Sharper: “Katie now has Aaron locked in a submission hold.”
Knots: “She’s dominating this match, showing that age isn’t a factor.”
Sharper: “But Aaron Blackbourne is showing tenacity right here, he’s going on that death march around the ring. Taking a lot out of him but he’s not going to surrender.”
The crowd begin to stomp to encourage Aaron. Aaron finally drapes an arm over the bottom ropes. Katie Steward keeps the hold locked in until the referee has to pull her away from Aaron. Katie screams at the referee in frustration before she locks her eyes onto Aaron. Aaron uses the ropes to get up to his feet.
Sharper: “She looks desperate now.”
Knots: “She wants to put Aaron Blackbourne in his place. She disappointed him by not taking the SCW World title away from James Evans or so she says.”
Katie comes barreling forward but she’s dumped over the ropes. She manages to float over onto the apron, but there’s an enzuigiri to stun Katie. Katie manages to hang on. Aaron explodes across the ring and back with a spear through the ropes, taking Katie down to the outside. He pops back up onto his feet, the adrenaline is flowing. He slides back in. He gallops across the ring and back, suicide somersault senton to take out Katie Steward who finally found her feet after the last attack. The crowd goes nuts.
Sharper: “Aaron Blackbourne, out of nowhere, offer up something I can have to describe as a outright blitzkeirg. He has Katie reeling!”
Knots: “But she’s outside the ring. That is a flash in the pan, now he’s struggling.”
Aaron Blackbourne holds himself as he forces Katie to her feet. Suddenly she shoves Blackbourne forward, back of the head strikes the ring post. Aaron stumbles forward, there’s the most Beautiful Superkick! Aaron Blackbourne drops on the outside of the ring as Katie, with the help of TJ Johnson, rolls back into the ring. The referee has resumed his count.
Sharper: “Aaron Blackbourne is down on the outside of the ring. Referee’s already at four!”
5….
6….
Sharper: “Aaron is stirring. He’s trying to find his feet. He needs to get back into the ring!”
7….
8….
Knots: “He’s not going to make it!”
9….
Sharper: “And he just barely slides underneath that rope in time. The referee, to the dismay of Katie, stops the count. This match continues!”
Katie pushes the referee out of the way, rushing over to the downed Aaron. She begins to stomp down onto him, but Aaron fights through the stomps, battling to his feet. He catches a leg on the way up, he steps over her leg, spinning wheel kick knocks Katie off her feet. She doesn’t stay down for long, but Aaron sweeps her legs out by attacking the back of the knee. She drops to a kneeling position, and there’s a stiff kick to the chest. The crowd whoas. Aaron delivers another stiff kick.
Knots: “Katie’s taking a punishment right now. Those kicks are deadly!”
Sharper: “Each one, you can hear from the booth, and they are hitting with a sickening thud!”
Knots: “The crowd’s counting along! This isn’t Sesame Street! Have some respect!”
Aaron delivers a third. The crowd echoes, shouting 3! There’s fourth! 4! Katie braces herself for the 5th kick, raising her arms to block it. But the kick didn’t come. Katie lowers and there’s the Unchained Creativity!
Sharper: “Unchained Creavity! The hook of the leg!”
1…
2…
Sharper: “3!”
Knots: “Aaron Blackbourne made a statement here tonight that he shouldn’t be counted out just because he lost one opportunity.”
Sharper: “Plus he gained a measure of revenge for his friend, Konrad Raab.”
Katie Steward rolls out of the ring, where TJ Johnson hurries over to her. Aaron stands up onto his feet, raising his arm in victory.
The big screen flickers to white. A few moments pass before we see some black appear on the edges, before realizing the scene is slowly panning out.
We cut briefly to the ring to see Aaron Blackbourne now looking up at the big screen.
The pan out continues as more features are discernible as we then start to hear the sound of laughing before we cut back to realize the imagine is appearing to make a face. The image continues to slowly develop before panning out to reveal the same design as Shilo Valiant’s mask. The crowd roars seeing this.
Aaron Blackbourne looks up from the ring, annoyed if anything.
The mask remains on the screen before we see the lips of it move as we hear Shilo’s voice.
Shilo: “Oh Aaron…did you forget about me? I haven’t…and I’ve watched EVERYTHING!”
The crowd cheers.
Shilo: “I think I will take your offer…just a bit later than you planned…I’ll be at Retribution, Aaron. Entertain me!”
The mask’s mouth then forms into a smile before suddenly exploding as the mask disintegrates into a number of shards flying at the screen before cutting to black.
The crowd cheers as Blackbourne looks at the screen in the ring annoyed.
Sharper: “Shilo Valiant is going to be at Retribution this Sunday!”
Knots: “As if Blackbourne needed a distraction against Datura!”
Sharper: “Why now?”
Blackbourne continues to show his displeasure before the scene cuts away.
Sienna Swann is backstage in her locker room talking to Bree Lancaster.
Bree: “Gotta love that James is talking like he’s got this. He has no clue.”
Sienna: “Really sad if you think about it. At least if he was realistic he could prepare himself for the fact that any hope of him at the top will be done. Just pathetic really.”
Bree: “Same for Kim.”
The crowd boos as at this point, Glory Braddock enters the room.
Sienna: “Ah Glory. Good to see you.”
Bree looks over and nods. Glory walks in and hugs Sienna before turning to Bree, nodding back at her.
Sienna: “Great for you to join us.”
Glory: “I mean this is the calm before the storm. Why not?”
Sienna: “Speaking of that, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about this. Just with everything going on, I wanted to add that after our success last week-“
Glory: “Shutting up two assholes.”
Sienna: “Only temporarily.”
Glory: “Ace will get shut up against this Sunday.”
Bree: “Jordan will take care of Asher.”
Sienna: “Indeed….well, Glory, since you know how this Sunday works. Only those I’ve allowed to come down can be there. Consider this your invitation that if you want to take a front row seat for the Thunderdome or perhaps need to consider to do more…You’re welcome at any point.”
Glory smiles.
Glory: “Oh excellent. I may take you up on that. It will be nice to see someone like James fall apart. Especially after how he’s treated a mutual friend of ours as of late.”
Sienna: “How is Angelica?”
Glory: “She’s well.”
Bree: “Want me to say the same to Jordan? This can be a great moment for us.”
Sienna sighs and walks over to Bree.
Sienna: “I’d prefer not. See, I know you trust Jordan. You two did really well at Trios. But well…it’s not her I’m worried about. I’m worried about other influences.”
Bree: “Jake.”
Sienna: “Exactly. And this Sunday, I don’t want any possibility of something going wrong. I hope you understand.”
Bree nods and sighs slightly.
Bree: “Don’t worry. Understand.”
Sienna: “Excellent. Now…perhaps we need to consider something more for tonight. Glory? Care to chat a bit more. Bree? Chris and Xiomara will be back at any moment.”
Glory walks further in as Sienna turns to Bree. Bree steps forward and joins her friend as we cut away.
Ravyn and Christy cut a promo – notes she has been paying attention. Did Regan not like the fact that if she wants to be TV champion, apparently, I can just take it. But more importantly, note the lesson. Ravyn got off scot free while everyone else got involved. Think about it.
COMMERCIALS
Konrad confronts Katie about last week. Katie tries to downplay it, talking about how she’s trying to find him something to run with, helping him out. Giving him that reason fans can get behind. Konrad talks about how that affected his family. Katie offers him peace through prayer beads. Konrad throws them down. Gigi and Maddy attack him and leave him laying.
Owen Cruze comes out with Kelcey Wallace, they talk about their vision for SCW. Syren comes out, tells them it’s not going to happen. While Kelcey had her flash in the pan, in the end, Infamous always came out on top. And Syren will do the same, ending this year from hell, by pinning Owen on the same show he had his greatest victory.
Jackass and Big Ass Connection cut a promo running down Frozen Hell and Infamous for playing games. They don’t care. They just plan to throw around their weight and walk out champs this Sunday.
COMMERCIALS
The Jackass and Big Ass Connection vs. The Exquisite Oysters
The two teams go back and forth with Kandis and Tommy starting, at first, to clearly show their being fully on the same page. They at one point, double-team Jake Starr, getting him in the corner. Jordan keeps wanting to tag in, while Jake can’t make it in. Kandis and Tommy expertly keeping him cut off. Finally, after a tornado DDT, Jake gets free, tags in Jordan. Jordan enters, going a house on fire, throwing kicks on both Kandis and Tommy. Jake enters and tries to take out Tommy, but Jordan goes for the Cash-Out on Kandis. Kandis counters by sending her into Jake, who is on the apron. Jake falls off. Kandis rolls up Jordan and the Connection walks out victorious.
Backstage, we cut to see James Evans fighting with Chris Cannon and managing to get the advantage before Glory Braddock runs over and attacks him. James fights her off before Xiomara and Bree get involved, just overwhelming him. Sienna doesn’t throw a punch, instead, walking over and noting, that even now, someone could’ve helped him and didn’t. Just like this Sunday, he’ll be down while the championship goes to a rightful holder. Sienna kisses Chris as the show goes off the air.