Taking Hold of the Flame 2025

“Supreme Championship Wrestling...”

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

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The sound of church bells is heard as we see a shot of a bayou as the sun sets in the distance.

Xander: “Heroes are not needed. Hatchet men are.”

We see a shot of Xander Valentine in the ring, thrusting a piece of paper into the chest of CHBK.

Xander: “That’s my Trios contract. And at Taking Hold of the Flame….I’m taking Fall of Man out. World Title. The three of them…Me….Thunderdome!”

The crowd erupts.

Sharper: “My God…”

We cut to show a shot of CHBK in the ring.

CHBK: “At Taking Hold of the Flame, Xander Valentine, Giovanni Aries, Waylon Creek and James Evans will compete for the SCW World Championship…”

We see shots of Xander Valentine fighting James Evans and Giovanni Aries backstage before showing Evans standing over Xander Valentine with the SCW World Championship. Shots of Waylon Creek and Xander Valentine fighting at Retribution follow before showing Xander Valentine driving Waylon Creek down with the Valhalla has Fallen.

CHBK: “Inside the Thunderdome!”

We see shots of the Thunderdome cage, with shots of Kandis looking around inside, before showing Rachel Tatum Lee and Syren fighting in it, followed by Dylan Howell driving Andrew Raynes through a table, and showing Tommy Valentine, Rachel Foxx, Rockstar, and other SCW figures bloodied while inside of it.

Heaven: “We said that we were going to start the next phase and thanks to you and Xander, you’re allowing us to do it faster than we could hope.”

We see shots of James Evans standing over Xander Valentine before showing a shot of Xander attacking Giovanni Aries and Waylon Creek inside the steel cage as they face Light in the Darkness. We then see Creek speaking Xander.

Evans: “He won’t be known as the Executioner any longer after we’re done.”

We see a shot of Xander attacking Giovanni Aries with an aluminum bat backstage, before showing Aries yelling at the rest of Fall of Man.

Xander: “You can call me suicidal. You can say I’m trying to be a martyr. No…I’m doing what I need to do…”

We see a shot of Xander Valentine attacking James Evans at ringside. We see Waylon Creek watching as Giovanni Aries attacks Simon Lyman.

Heaven: “Three World Class Talents…three World Class Talents that never got their fair shot to be THE names in this sport. Not like Xander…not like you. And they will use that motivation.”

We then cut to show Xander Valentine and Waylon Creek staring each other down.

CHBK: “They will be locked inside and the only way you win is by pinfall or submission. Whoever wins will be the World Champion. Whoever does not will have a spot waiting for them in the Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal.”

Knots: “If they can even walk after!”

We see shots of Syren, Meghan Strader, Asher Hayes, Josh Hudson, Amy Chastaine, Light in the Darkness, Polly Pingotti, Kimberly Williams, and Selena Frost pop up on the screen.

Heaven: “So thank you Xander. Thank you CHBK. Thank you SCW…”

Xander: “They say they’re a unit. Let’s see what’s truth when the World Title is on the line. And you can eliminate your biggest challenge at the same time. But if you think I’m walking into the Thunderdome without a plan, you’re the fool. I’m done hunting until June 1. Read into that what you will. I come for war at Taking Hold of the Flame!”

We then see a shot of Xander Valentine standing tall in the ring as the scene fades out.

Palaye Royale’s “Addicted to the Wicked & Twisted” plays in the background as the Taking Hold of the Flame logo forms on the screen.

“Supreme Championship Wrestling presents…Taking Hold of the Flame 2025!”

The logo remains on the screen for a few moments before we cut to the inside of the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The crowd cheers as pyro shoots high into the air from the base of the entrance way. The display continues for several moments before spotlights cricel the arena. Cameras pan the crowd as they cheer and mug for the camera.

Sharper: “Welcome to NOLA! Welcome to the twenty-second Taking Hold of the Flame! And welcome to Xander Valentine’s ultimate test!”

The cameras continue to pan throughout the crowd before cutting to show the Thunderdome cage already set up around the ring. The cameras cut to various shots of it before cutting to ringside where Adam Sharper, Jonathan Knots and Simon Lyman sit.

Sharper: “Welcome to ringside. And well, we have a surprise.”

Lyman: “I had a bit of a night off. Didn’t get what I wanted, but being back home, why not come back to the table?”

Sharper: “Simon Lyman joining us. As always, I’m Adam Sharper. Jonathan Knots is with us too.”

Knots: “With us too, I’m carrying your ass!”

Sharper: “So be it, but tonight, the reality for Rise to Greatness XXII will very likely be set. Who will be World Champion? Who will win the Taking Hold of the Flame?”

Knots: “And is Xander Valentine going to be in a coma from his stupidity!”

Xander Valentine vs. Giovanni Aries vs. Waylon Creek vs. James Evans

SCW World Championship

Thunderdome Match

The bell sounds.

Phillips: “Your opening contest for Taking Hold of the Flame 2025 is the Thunderdome Match for the SCW World Championship!”

The crowd roars as the SCW World Championship logo comes across the screen.

Lyman: “Well time to see if Xander’s plan works.”

Sharper: “I don’t know what to say. This could be the end of the line with him.”

Knots: “Guess he wants to go down a martyr! The idiot!”

“I am Damnation” by Bleed from Within plays as the crowd roars and then boos. A few moments pass before we see William Heaven walking out from the back. He takes a few steps and smirks as he looks around. He glances to the curtain as we see Giovanni Aries walk out from the back, taking a drag from a cigarette. He looks around, wearing his fur coat, as he plays to the crowd.

Phillips: “Folks, coming to the ring first, accompanied by William Heaven and representing the Fall of Man…”

Phillips pauses as Giovanni Aries continues to walk to the ring.

Phillips: “First, a challenger, from Black Rock Desert, Nevada, he is Giovanni Aries!”

The camera turns back and we see Waylon Creek walk out from the back. The crowd roars seeing him as Creek looks around the arena and then to Heaven. Heaven leans over and says something to him. Creek just nods as he starts to head to the ring.

Knots: “No Legion. All business tonight!”

Sharper: “Fall of Man coming out together. Clearly to show they are united. Or at least that’s the message they are sending.”

Creek starts to walk forward.

Phillips: “Next, another challenger, from Good Grief, Idaho, he is Waylon Creek!”

The crowd roars a bit more as Creek walks to the ring. We then cut back to the entrance way as James Evans walks out from the back, holding the SCW World Championship. The crowd boos loudly as James looks around. He just smirks as he walks down the rampway, joined by William Heaven.

Phillips: “And finally, the SCW World Champion, from New York City, New York, he is James Evans!”

Evans walks down to the ring as Aries turns and looks at Creek and then to Evans. Evans takes a few more steps as Heaven walks over, seemingly confused. Aries then turns and glances at what appears the ring. He turns back.

Aries: “Finish the task?”

Heaven looks at Evans and Creek. Evans and Aries then turn to Creek. Creek just nods. Just then, Heaven walks over to the Thunderdome, as Evans and Aries walk around one part of the Thunderdome. Creek walks around in the opposite direction.

Sharper: “What are they doing?”

Knots: “I don’t know.”

Lyman: “What’s the message here? Or are they saying they own this structure.”

Sharper: “I don’t know about that…I…Simon…Simon, get out of here!”

Evans and Aries make their way around the Thunderdome and Simon Lyman stands up as Aries runs over and climbs onto the announce table. He grabs Simon, but Simon pulls back and nails Aries with a series of hard forearms to the back. He then backs up and grabs his cane before turning as Evans runs over and grabs Lyman, but Lyman nails him in the ribs with the cane. Evans grimaces as Lyman turns, but is grabbed by Creek who grabs him and pulls him over the announce table and to the floor. Evans then moves back in stomping Lyman on the floor as he’s trapped between the announce table and the Thunderdome.

Sharper: “They’re assaulting Simon Lyman and why?!”

Knots: “Aries said to finish the task, but I think they’re showing they’re ready to tear Xander apart!”

Sharper: “What are they doing? Aries and Creek now pulling him up.”

Aries pulls Lyman up as Evans backs up and takes Lyman’s cane and throws it down to the floor. Creek then drags Simon Lyman up and drags him around the Thunderdome. Lyman struggles a bit and Creek throws him against the cage and nails him with a series of lefts to the face. Lyman falls over and crawls forward. William Heaven just smiles as Creek and Aries walk around, following Lyman. Evans walks around the other side of the Thunderdome.

Sharper: “They are assaulting Simon Lyman here and where the hell is Xander Valentine?”

Knots: “Given his track record, maybe he’s pissed off Simon’s even involved here!”

Lyman gets up at the entrance way and sees Heaven. He grabs at him, but Aries runs over and clotheslines him down from behind. Creek then grabs him and lifts him up, but Evans then grabs him and throws him face first into the Thunderdome side. Lyman bounces back and turns into Creek who nails him with a hard right. Evans then grabs him and drags him up and they head over to the door. They then push through and Creek and Aries follow Evans as Evans rolls Lyman into the ring. Aaron Demitra, the official, tries to get them to stop but they ignore him. Creek then slides into the ring as Aries turns and grabs the door and holds it closed. Lyman slowly starts to get up in the ring. Evans gets up and runs over to him, but Lyman nails him with a hard right. The crowd cheers. He nails Creek as Creek runs over with another hard right before Lyman kicks Creek and Evans then grabs him and lifts him up and drops him with a spinebuster. Evans then points to Creek as Creek then grabs Lyman. The crowd roars as Amy Chastaine runs down from the back. A loud “Amy!” chant begins.

Sharper: “And New Orleans’ own, Amy Chastaine out here!”

Knots: “And Aries has the door closed. He’s keeping it closed.”

Amy runs over to the Thunderdome and looks at Heaven as he smirks. Amy spins and heads over to the door. She tries to push it open, but Aries keep it shut. We then see Evans take Lyman, placing his head between his legs. He then hoists him up into a dominator position only to drop him down into Creek’s arms and Creek spikes him with the Consequences. The crowd ohs. Amy kicks at the door as Lyman rolls over to his side. Aaron Demitra, the senior official, then dives onto Lyman, trying to stop this. Evans and Creek look down at him as they then look at one another and both nod.

Sharper: “The Consequences on Lyman. Another piledriver! And Lyman…he’s hurt!”

Knots: “Well Consequences…he could’ve stayed home. And he made himself a target!”

Sharper: “Chastaine still trying to get into the Thunderdome and –“

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 Valerntine wearing a trenchcoat. 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 and throws his arm up into the air. He starts down the ramp, Xander’s gaze affixed on the ring.

Phillips: “And finally, 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 gets to the ring, ignoring William Heaven. He then walks over to the door as Amy Chastaine keeps trying to get in. Aries continues to hold the door shut. Xander walks over to Amy and then grabs her and turns and throws her away.

Valentine: “This is my fight…”

Valentine then turns as Giovanni Aries then steps away from the door. He then backs up and rolls into the ring. He takes off his fur coat as he then watches Xander. Demitra keeps checking on Lyman as Evans and Creek start to spread out in the ring. Xander moves to the door and then opens it. He steps inside the Thunderdome. He then turns around and takes the door and the chain, pulling it through before reaching into his pocket. He throws the padlock already ready to lock them in and throws it aside. He takes his own and places it through the chain links and locks it himself. He tests it before then pushing on the door, satisfied his task won’t be interrupted.

Sharper: “Xander throwing Amy Chastaine aside. And now, his own lock, he’s locking them in.”

Knots: “Who has the key? Him? He really does want to die here.”

Xander then pulls himself onto the apron. He then steps into the ring as the crowd roars. Creek then grabs Demitra and pulls him up. He points to Xander. The crowd buzzes as Demitra then calls for the bell. Xander then suddenly boots Evans for good measure. Evans goes down and Xander turns and takes a right hand from Aries before kneeing him in the ribs. He spins and throws him out of the ring before turning to Creek and nailing him with a hard right. Creek fires back with a hard right of his own. The crowd erupts as Creek and Xander trade blows in the middle of the ring. Xander gets the first advantage, getting a second shot in and then another before pushing Creek into the ropes and firing him across. Creek bounces off and goes for a spear, but Xander immediately side steps. Xander then takes off his trenchcoat and throws it at Creek. Creek catches it and pulls it off before Xander boots him in the face. Evans starts to get up as Aries gets up. Xander backs up and to the ropes, hooking the top rope and backflipping to the floor.

Sharper: “Xander Valentine quickly coming in and having to be the aggressor. It’s effectively three on one.”

Knots: “He asked for it. Don’t act like he’s suddenly trapped. He asked for it. He’s locked them in there.”

Amy is back at the door, trying to get it open, pulling on it. She looks at it as Xander reaches under the ring and Aries reaches through to grab Xander, but Xander suddenly spears Aries with the aluminium baseball bat in the jaw. Aries falls back. Xander then swings, causing James to juke back. Amy then looks in the Thunderdome before turning and running to the back. Back in the ring, Xander then rolls into the ring and James runs over to Xander and stomps him in the back over and over before Xander manages to swing the bat at the legs of Evans, catching him in the ankle. Evans goes down, yelling out. Xander winces, getting up and Creek gets up and Xander runs over and nails him in the ribs with the bat. Creek falls over, holding his ribs. William Heaven looks on, pacing in the entrance way.

Sharper: “Xander with the bat. That’s an aluminum bat to the ribs of Creek!”

Knots: “He took Aries down with it a few weeks ago!”

Sharper: “And he’s got all three with it. No disqualifications in this structure. Only way you win is pinfall or submission.”

Xander then turns and grabs Aries as Aries gets up and places the bat around his throat. He then throws him back with a bat assisted Russian leg sweep. Xander then kneels on his throat and Aries struggles as Xander watches Evans starts to get up and Xander takes the bat and jabs him in the stomach with it. He goes down. Xander steps off of Aries and then walks over to him and grabs him before jabbing him in the ribs again. Aries staggers to the corner. Xander then leans in and takes the bat, starting to just choke Aries, pushing it against his throat while in the corner. Aries struggles as Xander keeps leaning back.

Sharper: “He’s trying to take Aries out early. He’s just choking him with that bat.”

Knots: “Bend him back. He’s trying to divide them!”

Xander continues to choke Aries, looking right at him as Aries struggles, trying to grab at the ropes for any help, but only after several moments, does Creek offer a reprieve, running over and nailing Xander in the back. Xander staggers back and Creek follows up with a hard right. Xander staggers back as Aries drops to a heap in the corner. Creek nails Xander with a series of hard right hands, nailing him over and over and over again. Xander drops to a knee, taking each shot. Evans then heads over, still in some pain, and limping only a little bit, and grabs Creek and pulls him out and yells “My turn!” before kicking Xander in the ribs. William Heaven smiles as Evans stomps Xander over and over and over again in the stomach. Xander falls down to a seated position. Evans gets another stomp in and Xander slides down further, seemingly pulling himself down with the bottom rope. Evans then starts to choke him with his boot.

Sharper: “And Evans now teeing off after Creek got him off of Aries.”

Knots: “Just mug him. Just make him regret every minute of this!”

Sharper: “And here’s the irony – James Evans knows that Xander could do the impossible. James Evans himself was in a handicap Thunderdome match for the title, back at Retribution 2020, and he survived against Chris Cannon and Sienna Swann!”

Knots: “That’s why he’s not going to let Xander get this!”

Evans keeps choking him and Xander pushes on the bottom rope and falls to the floor. Evans then walks around the ring, trying to get the blood flowing. Creek, however, doesn’t let up and rolls to the floor. He then walks over to Xander and grabs him, but just then, Xander lifts Creek up and runs him across the ringside area and spears him hard into the side of the Thunderdome. The crowd ohs as Creek and Valentine end up in a heap. Xander then rolls over and looks around before reaching under the ring. He then grabs something as Evans runs over to the ropes and reaches through, but Xander then turns and swings, catching Evans with a steel chair. Evans falls back as the crowd roars.

Sharper: “And Valentine with a chair!”

Knots: “So we’re going to do that?!”

Sharper: “Of course. It’s no holds barred and Xander Valentine is going to use everything in his war he’s waged.”

Xander then turns and looks at Creek as Creek starts to get up and Valentine turns and slams the chair into his back. Creek drops to the floor. Xander then turns and rolls into the ring. Evans starts to get up and Xander steps over to him and drives the seat edge of the chair into the ribs of Evans. He then takes the chair and slams it into Evans’s back. Evans drops to the mat. Xander throws the chair down. He then grabs Evans and drags him up. He then scoops him up and hits a sidewalk slam onto the chair. He pulls back on the legs.

Evans kicks out. Xander rolls off and then runs into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a running elbow drop to the chest of the World Champion.

Sharper: “And Valentine focusing on the World Champion. Focusing on Evans.”

Knots: “He’s trying to end it early!”

Sharper: “Or maybe he’s looking to test Creek and Aries. But Creek still down from that chair shot and Aries, he’s still in a heap.”

The cameras catch a shot of Aries as we see him looking out of one eye, keeping the other closed.

Sharper “Or maybe not.”

Knots: “Come on Giovanni! This is your moment. Don’t just let it go by.”

Heaven leans on the Thunderdome as Xander grabs Evans and drags him up and turns and whips him hard into the corner. He then turns and runs at him and clotheslines him. He then turns around as Giovanni Aries suddenly gets up and runs over and hits a lunging double chop to the throat. Xander hits the mat. Aries then dives onto him and nails him with hard right hands over and over the crowd boos as Aries then moves to a mount and rains rights and lefts down onto Xander Valentine. Xander tries to block them as Aries keeps throwing lefts and rights before Xander grabs his left arm and then blocks the right. He turns Aries over and then gets his arm free, but Creek reaches in from the floor, grabbing Xander’s ankle. This causes him to slide back just enough as Evans runs out and boots Xander in the face. The crowd ohs and boos.

Sharper: “And the triple team!”

Knots: “Creek had the leg. Evans got the shot and look at Aries. Brilliant! Brilliant!”

Aries rolls over, laughing as Evans then walks around the ring. Creek slides into the ring and Aries then stomps Xander in the face once and then again before Evans turns and goes to the chair. He lifts it up and looks at Xander. Xander starts to roll over and Creek looks at Evans and Aries before Evans then turns and swings, slamming the chair violently into the back of Xander. Xander collapses to the mat. The crowd ohs.

Knots: “That’s going to make you weak in the knees!”

Sharper: “Just…god, like a shotgun blast going off!”

Evans then motions to Aries and Creek to get him up again. Aries walks over to the arms of Xander as Creek looks at Xander and takes a moment longer, before then grabbing the legs and helping lift him up. They keep him bent over and Creek steps back as Evans steps up and slams the chair violently into the lower back of Xander for a second time. Xander collapses to the mat. Evans then turns and unfolds the chair. He places it down in the ring. Aries doesn’t hesitate, already knowing what Evans is thinking. Creek looks on for a moment before they then pull Xander together. Evans then steps up and pushes Xander into the robs as Aries and Creek step back and Evans whips Xander towards them. Creek and Aries hoist Xander up, dropping him throat first on the back of the chair. The crowd ohs as Xander rolls over, holding his throat in pain. Creek then looks at Xander. Evans then walks over to Xander and shakes his head.

Evans: “You think we’re just going to pin him. This is going to be where he’s buried! He’s not walking out. So you want him…this is your only chance!”

Creek and Evans look at one another. Heaven and Aries both watching, albeit from different posts. Creek then steps up and grabs Xander and pulls him up.

Sharper: “Evans just making it clear. This is now going to be a beatdown.”

Knots: “And you said it…this only ends by pinfall or submission!”

Creek then pushes Xander to the ropes and nails him with a hard right and then another and another and another. He pushes Xander against the ropes, making sure to get a good angle before he continues to nail him with repeated right hands. Xander falls to a knee as we see a cut opening over the eye of Xander. Creek gets a couple more shots in before Xander drops to a knee. Evans then nods as Creek backs up and walks around the ring. He looks at his fist as Giovanni gets a cheap shot in, nailing Xander with a hard left. Xander falls to a knee. Evans then grabs him and lifts him up and leans him against the middle rope and Evans nails him with a couple of hard right hands for good measure. He then drags him out before then hitting a vertical suplex. Xander winces. Evans slowly gets up. He then looks at Xander and stomps him in the shoulder. He slowly walks around and stomps him in the ribs before then going to the knee and then moving to the other leg and stomping him in the thigh.

Sharper: “Just a series of stomps and this is turning into allowed torture-“

Knots: “That he signed up for!”

Evans then stomps him in the head. Xander rolls over and Creek heads over to him and grabs him. He then pulls him up to his feet and nails him with a shot to the stomach but Xander then fires back with a haymaker to Creek’s jaw. Evans runs over and Xander boots him in the face. The crowd roars as Xander steps up and Aries kicks him in the ribs and hits the Bad Trip.

Sharper: “And Xander with a brief volley, but Aries right there.”

Knots: “Aries…see, all is good. They’re operating as a team. His hope to tear them apart failed!”

Aries rolls over as Evans holds his jaw and sees Xander down and Xander rolls over and Evans stands over him and nails him with a crossface punch before alternating lefts and rights before pushing him down. Xander drops to a mat. He winces as Creek then heads over and grabs Xander. He then starts to pull him up and pumphandles him. He then hoists him up and drops him with a pumphandle slam. The crowd ohs. Creek, however, leans forward, pressing down on his Xander, having lost balance. Demitra counts.

Creek pushes off, realizing the fall is being counted and Creek turns and Evans looks at him. Aries too. Creek just rolls his eyes.

Creek: “I lost balance…”

Evans looks at Creek. Evans then extends an arm. Aries then reluctantly follows and they pull Creek up. Evans then turns to Creek and leans in, whispering something in his ear. Creek nods and walks past Evans and Aries and exits to the floor. He starts to look under the ring. Evans and Aries then turn back to Xander and both grab him, but Xander then headbutts Evans. Aries nails Xander with a couple of hard right, before Xander hits an uppercut. The crowd roars. Evans then runs at Xander, but Xander lets out a yell, pressing Evans over his head before turning and running at the ropes and throwing Evans over the top rope and face first into the side of the Thunderdome. Evans drops down, landing just barely with his feet under him, before slamming hard into the mats. The crowd erupts.

Sharper: “Xander finding another opening. He won’t go down and Evans! Evans into the cage!”

Knots: “Oh God! That landing!”

Creek then stops going for what he was and slides into the ring. Xander hoists Aries up and swings him to one side, dropping him with a bearhug slam. Xander then gets up as Xander sees Creek. Creek looks at him as Xander touches the wound on his head. He then steps up and nails Creek with a hard right. Creek fires back with another one of his own. The two trade blows again as the crowd roars before this time, Creek catches Xander. He pulls him and then turns and spins around and tries to muscle him up, but they take each other up and over the top rope and swing down to the floor. Both land feet first before falling into the steel of the Thunderdome cage.

Sharper: “And Creek and Valentine returning to their fight and up and over!”

Knots: “And into the cage. Creek! Stay on him.”

Xander winces as Creek grabs him and tries to go for the Canary, but Xander blocks it, grabbing Creek’s wrist. He keeps pushing it back before then looking around. Creek pushes on Xander, trying to get him to trip, but Xander backs up and then manages to turn and throws Creek face first into the ring steps. The crowd ohs. Creek falls back. Xander walks around before turning and grabbing Creek. He drags him up and smiles. A gash has opened up over Creek’s left eye from going into the ring steps. Xander then turns and nails him with a hard right and then a left before hitting a right hook. Creek spins down to the floor. Heaven looks on from the other side of the chainlink fencing of the Thunderdome cage.

Sharper: “And Waylon Creek spilling blood now. He went head first into the steel steps.”

Knots: “Oh God…And right in front of Heaven.”

Sharper: “Things not looking too inevitable right now, huh?”

Xander then looks at Heaven before grabbing Creek and dragging him up. He then places his head against the chainlock. Xander looks right at Heaven as he grinds Creek’s face into the chainlink fencing. The crowd cheers as Xander keeps raking it back and forth. Creek pushes off and spins around and Xander kicks him in the ribs. He then suddenly looks up as Xander pulls Creek forward and backs up himself as Aries vaults himself over the top rope and missing Xander, landing on Creek instead!

Sharper: “Aries tried to get Xander. Xander pulled Creek in and Aries took Creek down!”

Knots: “Oh God…he’s getting it together here!”

Sharper: “Evans down. Creek down. And now, Aries…”

Xander turns back as Heaven looks on stunned as Xander drags Aries up and turns and runs him into the steel. He spins around. The camera angle changes, showing Simon Lyman on the floor, by the ring. Demitra is checking on him again as Xander then tells Demitra to move as Xander runs Aries along the floor and throws him face first into the ringpost. Aries spins off and down to the floor. Xander then walks over and grabs Aries and drags him up and rolls him back into the ring. Xander slides in after.

Sharper: “And Xander has his target firmly on Giovanni Aries.”

Knots: “This is falling apart for the Fall of Man.”

Sharper: “Divide and conquer…”

Aries slowly gets up and turns around as Xander grabs him by the throat. He then hoists him up and plants him with a chokeslam.

Sharper: “Divide! And conquer!”

Xander then takes a moment before grabbing Aries and slowly dragging him up again. He then turns him around and goes to run him into the corner. Xander runs forward and shoulders him back in, but Xander steps back, only for Evans to reappear in the ring, having rolled in, but with the aluminum bat and he cracks Xander in the back with it. Xander goes down as the crowd boos. Aries staggers forward and falls to the ropes. He then looks at Xander and then Evans. Evans is also bleeding and he then walks over to Xander and jumps up, cradling the bat, and drives it down into the back of Xander’s head. The crowd ohs. James then gets back up as he walks over and pulls Aries up. Aries runs over and stomps Xander in the back before stomping him in the head and then hitting a leg drop. The crowd boos as Evans continues to focus on Xander as he then pulls Xander up and stands over him before taking the bat and placing it across Xander’s throat, choking him as he pulls back in a variation of a camel clutch. The crowd boos as Xander struggles to breathe. Aries just smiles as Evans keeps pulling back.

Sharper: “The aluminum bat. Xander brought it in and Evans now using it on the Executioner!”

Knots: “Maybe looking to execute him! He’s choking him.”

Sharper: “Meanwhile, Evans helped Aries up. What about Creek-“

Knots: “Don’t you start.”

Demitra looks on, checking on Xander, but Evans snaps at Demitra to get back. Evans keeps the hold on for a moment before letting go. Xander drops to the map. Creek slowly rolls into the ring. Evans then walks over to Creek and looks at him. Creek slowly gets up as Evans then extends the bat to Creek. Creek looks at it and then Evans before grabbing the bat. Xander starts to pull himself up, fighting to his feet. He then lunges for Aries, but Creek steps up and swings the bat into the ribs of Xander. Xander drops down to the mat. Creek then throws the bat down. He then turns and Evans grabs Xander. He then starts to pull him up before dragging him to his feet. Evans then stands behind him and nods. Creek and Aries look at one another and both run into the ropes. Both then run at Xander and nail him with a running clotheslines as Evans hits a release German suplex. Xander rolls through to his stomach.

Sharper: “And Evans throwing Xander back. Fall of Man working together on that one.”

Knots: “And back to how this should be.”

Sharper: “At some point they need to end this if they want to walk out as World Champion.”

Evans gets up as Creek walks around the ring. Evans then tells him to stand in the middle of the ring before going to Aries. Evans and Aries drag Xander up. The crowd looks on, buzzing, many booing, as they then gutwrench Xander up, going for the double dominator. Aries and Evans struggle for a moment as they then move forward. The crowd erupts as Creek grabs Xander, but just then, we see Simon Lyman run up from behind with a steel chair. Creek falls, dropping Xander. Simon then turns and nails Giovanni in the head with the chair, Aries getting his hands up before ducking a shot from James Evans. Lyman turns and throws the chair in the face of Evans. Evans catches it out of insight and Lyman blasts him with the Leading the Revolution, kicking the chair back into Evans’s face. The crowd erupts as Lyman staggers and holds his head and neck.

Knots: “That bastard! Why?!”

Sharper: “Why? They attacked him. They brought him in and Lyman recovered enough to take the three out!”

Xander gets up, wincing as Lyman stands in the ring. Xander then rolls his eyes before suddenly booting Simon Lyman in the face. The crowd ohs and some boo as Lyman rolls over, holding his head and neck. Xander walks around the ring.

Xander: “This is my motherfucking fight!”

Xander lets out an annoyed grunt before turning and Creek gets up and lunges at him but Xander catches him by the throat. He then hoists him up and hits a chokeslam. The crowd roars. Lyman rolls over, holding his jaw. Simon starts to stir and Xander walks over and just grabs him and throws him out of the ring. He shakes his head. He then turns and runs into the ropes, bouncing off and clotheslines Aries down before spinning around and hitting an elbow drop on Creek. He then gets up and looks around before then stopping and looking back at Lyman before then shaking his head and walking over to James Evans, who remains down from the Leading the Revolution superkick.

Sharper: “Xander Valentine now back in control and Simon Lyman with the assist.”

Knots: “Yeah. Simon Lyman getting involved when-“

Sharper: “They brought him in. They were going to finish the task or whatever. And Xander now realizing the opportunity is there for him to take the World Title!”

Knots: “Well they’ve beaten the hell out of each other. All but Aries are bleeding!”

Sharper: “And you’re right about that – they’ve beaten the hell out of one another.”

Xander looks down at James Evans and drags him up. Xander then looks around before then turning and whipping James into the corner. James hits chest first and Xander hoists him up onto his shoulders. The crowd erupts as Xander then turns and drops him with the Valhalla has Fallen.

Sharper: “Valhalla has Fallen! Have the Fall of Man?! Has James Evans’s World Title reign?”

Knots: “No!”

Giovanni Aries starts to get up as Xander gets up and turns, but Waylon Creek runs at him and blasts him with a spear. In the process, Xander’s arm catches Giovanni stiffly in the face. Giovanni falls back. Waylon rolls off of Xander, but we then hear and see Demitra counting.

The camera turns to show Giovanni Aries has landed on James Evans’ body. The crowd looks on stunned as the bell sounds.

Sharper: “Oh my God…”

Phillips: “Fans, here is your winner, via pinfall, and NEW SCW World Champion…Giovanni Aries!”

Heaven looks on stunned from outside of the cage, before then starting to feel a bit relieved. Giovanni Aries looks around, dazed as Creek starts to get up. We then see Amy Chastaine running out from the back, with some bolt cutters, before realizing that Giovanni Aries’s music is playing throughout the arena. She then turns and heads over to the Thunderdome and Simon Lyman winces and starts to look up, from next to the ring, stunned too.

Sharper: “Giovanni Aries….Giovanni Aries is the World Champion?!”

Knots: “It’s still in Fall of Man. It’s still in Fall of Man!”

Sharper: “Giovanni Aries fell on Evans…what happened.”

Amy starts to try to get into the Thunderdome cage, using the bolt cutters as the Taking Hold of the Flame logo comes up on the screen.

REPLAY:

The play begins as we see Xander dropping James Evans with the Valhalla has Fallen. Giovanni Aries starts to get up as Xander gets up and turns, but Waylon Creek runs at him and blasts him with a spear. In the process, Xander’s arm catches Giovanni stiffly in the face.

Sharper: “This is what we saw. I was focused on the monitors and the spear, caught Aries. Aries landing on Evans.”

Knots: “After the Valhalla has Fallen, Evans ended up on his back…”

Giovanni falls back. Waylon rolls off of Xander, but we then hear and see Demitra counting.

The camera turns to show Giovanni Aries has landed on James Evans’ body. The THOTF logo comes up on the screen again and we see it all from a different angle. We see Waylon Creek’s spear on Xander and Xander’s arm swatting Aries in the face. Aries falls back, taking the impact fully, and lands on James Evans’s body.

Sharper: “There you see it. Evans down. Aries landing on him. Shoulders down and the experienced Aaron Demitra in position.”

Knots: “It’s still in Fall of Man though!”

We then see Demitra seeing the pin and counting.

The bell sounds as the THOTF logo comes back up on the screen.

We see Amy Chastaine glancing back as she starts to help Lyman out of the Thunderdome. Xander Valentine turns, looking around as officials are now in the ring too, presumably to keep everyone apart. Giovanni Aries now has the SCW World Championship in his hand and he leans against the ropes, seated on the canvas, looking stunned too. Heaven is in the ring as Creek paces, hands on hips. Evans is still coming to.

Sharper: “Even Giovanni Aries looks stunned!”

Knots: “He didn’t want that! He’s never wanted it!”

Sharper: “Heaven trying to talk to his new champion. James Evans is still down. He doesn’t know.”

Knots: “Xander and Waylon do.”

Sharper: “And now Xander, Waylon, and James have to reset. They’re in the Taking Hold of the Flame. Xander says it’s for the roster to finish the job, but it now is also so Xander can get his chance to finish this job!”

Knots: “Giovanni Aries is World Champion?!”

Amy continues to help Simon to the back as Xander pulls himself to the floor, falling to a knee, and then getting up, annoyed. Waylon Creek continues to pace in disbelief. Aries looks at the World Title as Heaven tries to hype him up as the scene cuts to black.

We open up in an old time Western town. We then see Xander Valentine step out of a saloon. He looks around before we then see James Evans, Scott Reed, Kirsten Scott, Kandis, and David Striker all walking into the middle of the town. A tumbleweed blows by. We then cut to close up shots of each of the people, showing their eyes, some grabbing at the sidearms at their waistbands. Just then, YUYO shows up in full attire and with her staff. It starts to glow.

YUYO: “YUYO is here!”

Striker: “Ah…screw it…”

Striker then suddenly pulls out a shotgun. From where, we don’t know. He then starts to fire. We then hear cackling as we see Derek Adonis running through the area.

Adonis: “KABLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!”

We hear gunshots and smoke comes from the guns as people run for cover. We see Konrad Raab diving over a railing, before showing a shot of Leroy Adams calmly sipping a beer. The scene goes opaque and the Rise to Greatness XXII logo comes up on the screen.

“Rise to Greatness XXII

Houston, Texas

NRG Stadium

July 27, 2025”

We then cut back to see CHBK, Hiro Tanaka, Lucas Knight, and Dillusion, all wearing sheriffs badges. They all just sigh.

CHBK: “We were gone one minute!”

The scene cuts away.

We return with a locator shot of the outside of the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Knots: “A lot can happen huh. Leroy Adams gone. YUYO disappeared. Scott Reed, dead…or maybe. But the Fall of Man is constant!”

Sharper: “And Rise to Greatness XXII, when we are next with you on pay per view, could have Giovanni Aries headlining the show as the World Champion. The man who hates material things. He wanted to bring down SCW. And clearly the plan was for Evans to retain, but Aries has the title. How does this affect everything in Fall of Man?”

Knots: “It doesn’t! It doesn’t. There’s still the Flame. Still the battle royal, and Evans and Creek are in it. They can finish the job with Xander and then Fall of Man can call the shots.”

Sharper: “Or Xander Valentine…or maybe the rest of SCW can step up and spoil William Heaven’s plans!”

Knots: “No…although if Selena Frost steps up, that could be wonderful. Now that’s the Unbelievable Main Event.”

Colleen MacDonald vs. Derek Adonis

SCW Underground Championship

KABLAAAAAAAAAAM!!!

The sound of a xylophone scale is heard, signifying the start of the KABLAMian Taberacle Choir's jingle, "Come In KABLAMia"...

Derek Adonis rolls out atop the ramp on a cloud, alongside a number of the citizens of KABLAMia: Sweet Sangria, Mimi Mimosa, Het Meisje, and Anastasia Fantasia among them. The crowd rise to their feet in a raucous applause at the display of flesh in front of them...

Welcome to the land that loves below the belt
The sky’s are clear and pleasure is felt
Come in KABLAMia, come in KABLAMia

Adonis partially rises to his knees, waving out to the crowd as chants of "KABLAM" ring out throughout the arena. The cloud continues to roll it's way down the ramp.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall with a thirty minute time limit and is for the SCW Underground Championship! First, on the challenger, accompanied by the KABLAMia Tourism Board, from sunny KABLAMia, he is Man Mountain, Derek Adonis!”

Where fun-loving people can give right in
To a Man Mountain utopia where everyone wins
Come in KABLAMia, come in KABLAMia

Sweet Sangria always dressed in smile
Many men and women will go the extra mile
Come in KABLAMia, come in KABLAMia

The women on the cloud toss out small, travel-sized bottles of Derek Adonis Heavy KABLAM Lubricant and folded up travel brochures to the crowd.

The lube flows freely, never enough
It’s a copyrighted formula, the right stuff
But even still they make you feel right at home
Whether you love cleaning the carpet or polishing chrome

The cloud makes it to the bottom of the ramp and Adonis hops off first, reaching up to help the four primary women off. They step down, each planting a kiss on the cheek of Man-Mountain before heading up the stairs. Adonis follows up last and pulls himself through the ropes, lifting them for the four women to enter the ring as well.

We don’t kink-shame here, it never allowed
It’s a comfortable place while you’re being plowed
Your greatest dreams are always on tap
Your can register now with our convenient app

Adonis moves around to the four corners, climbing onto the bottom rope to throw out travel brochures as far as he can.

That’s right, KABLAM is expanding…
It’s the dream of Derek Adonis
Come in KABLAMia, sunny KABLAMia
We mean YOU!

After finishing (heh), Adonis moves to the middle of the ring, posing with the four women around him. As the song ends, he bellows out with it...

Adonis: "KABLAAAAAAAAAAAAM!"

Sharper: “This is going to be part title match, part tourism push. Adonis has claimed to be his own definition of underground, just as Colleen finished showing Kimberly Williams what the Underground Division means to her.”

Knots: “Don’t worry. I’m here to help. I did my research. I spent past of this week in KABLAMia and trust me, I’m ready. I’m told Adonis has some items planned to help highlight what is available to those who wish to come to KABLAMia to relax…except Konrad Raab. Not him.”

A coin can be heard dropping into a coin slot, followed by a few girls giggling. But before “C’est La Vie” by B*Witched can even begin, Colleen steps out onto the stage from the backstage area, wearing her normal all-black ring gear. The SCW Underground Championship is around her waist. Colleen does a cutthroat signal.

Phillips: “His opponent, from Orderville, Utah, she is the SCW Underground Champion, Colleen MacDonald!”

The music turns off as she stands still and waits until the beginning of “How Far I’ll Go” by Auli’i Cravalho begins to play. Colleen nods once before beginning to slowly head down the entrance ramp. The crowd does keep their eyes on her as she looks straight down at the ring. She keeps going until she arrives down at the ring. Not quickening her pace, she steps up the steel ring steps and climbs over the top rope to get into the ring. Once inside she does look around the arena. She simply approves of her surroundings before she turns to the business at hand. She hands off the title and begins warming up before the bell rings. The official, Jennifer Cassidy, raises the title over her head. The SCW Underground Championship logo comes across the screen. She then hands off the title.

Sharper: “I don’t think Colleen will be in the mood for any of Adonis’ hijinx.”

Knots: “Given that Kim even told her, she respects her now, but if she loses, that’s gone. I don’t know how much she cares, but still.”

The bell sounds as Adonis turns away from Sweet Sangria on the floor, and has a pamphlet in his hand. He hands it to Colleen. Colleen looks at it and then just grabs it before crumpling it up and throwing it down. She then nails Adonis with a hard right. The crowd boos as Colleen punches Adonis a second and then a third time. Adonis falls to the ropes. Colleen fires Adonis off. He bounces off and Colleen runs at him and hits a jumping shoulder tackle. Derek rolls over and starts to get up and turns and Colleen runs at him and clotheslines him in the jaw and Adonis falls back through the ropes, dropping down to the floor.

Sharper: “Adonis caught right under the jaw and Colleen sends him to the floor.”

Knots: “Come on Colleen! Hear him out!”

Adonis rolls over and crawls to the ring. He looks under the ring and pulls out something. Colleen exits the ring on another side of the ring and we see Adonis starting to set up a hammock, connecting one side to the ring apron and then going to the barricade.

Knots: “KABLAMia has some of the best weather in the Caribbean and if you just want to relax under the stars, nothing is better than their hammock district.”

Sharper: “I don’t think Colleen cares about hammocks!”

Knots: “But I need to talk about Maryann!”

Colleen comes up behind Adonis and grabs the hammock and places it around his face. Adonis struggles a moment as she pulls back before then pushing it down and wrapping it around Adonis’s head. Adonis keeps struggling, grabbing at the ring ropes and then skirt before Colleen spins him around and into the barricade. The crowd ohs. Colleen lets go and throws the hammock away. She then stomps Adonis in the face once and then again before grabbing him and rolling him into the ring. Colleen rolls in after and goes for the pin.

Adonis kicks out. Colleen gets up as Adonis rolls over. She then grabs him and clubs him in the back once and then again before running into the ropes. She bounces off and Adonis steps up and scoops her up and hits a powerslam. The crowd roars. He then gets up as Colleen slowly starts to get up and Adonis grabs her, but Colleen hits a jawbreaker. Adonis stumbles back and falls through the ropes again. He lands on the floor. He then looks around before looking under the ring. Colleen annoyed gets up and heads over to the ropes. She then reaches out and grabs Adonis, but Adonis then suddenly squeezes a bottle in his hand, causing scented oils to go into the eyes of Colleen. She falls back, holding her eyes and face.

Sharper: “And what was that? Oil? It…smells like lavender.”

Knots: “KABLAMia has a full spa with a wonderful aromatherapy and relaxing massage program!”

Adonis then turns and reaches under as Colleen gets up and annoyed again and steps forward, but slips on some of the oil in the ring. She turns and smacks the apron as Adonis manages to push in a padded massage table into the ring. It takes a moment as the legs get caught on the ropes, but he pulls it in and then climbs up, but Colleen reaches out and grabs him and dumps him into the ring. He rolls over and gets up and Colleen then just rears back and drills him with a vicious clothesline. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “And a violent clotheslines. Oh boy. That was from downtown!”

Knots: “Adonis, you took a bit too long.”

Colleen hooks the leg.

Adonis kicks out. The crowd cheers as Colleen turns and nails Adonis with a couple of hard right hands to the face. She then gets up and walks around the ring. She then grabs Adonis and drags him up and whips him into the corner. Colleen runs after, but Adonis gets an elbow up. Colleen staggers out and Adonis steps up and scoops her up. He turns and hits a fallaway slam. The crowd ohs. Adonis then turns and walks over to the massage table. He starts to lift it up and leans it up in the corner. He turns back to Colleen and grabs her, but Colleen nails him in the ribs once and then again before Adonis grabs her, but Colleen spins and goes to whip him into the corner, but Adonis spins through and sends her in back first. She grimaces and falls to her knees and then to her back, seemingly catching a corner. The impact however causes the table to fall forward. She catches it and annoyed, throws it off her, but Adonis runs over with an elbow drop. He goes for the pin.

Colleen kicks out.

Sharper: “And Adonis only gets two.”

Knots: “And look at Colleen. You can see she caught a corner. There’s a big bruise forming on her side.”

Sharper: “This may be the most unique Underground match but that doesn’t mean it’s not dangerous.”

Adonis then hits another elbow drop before turning and exiting to the floor. He then looks under the ring again and this time pulls out a surfboard. He then places it against the barricade before looking under the ring again.

Sharper: “A surfboard…”

Knots: “Amazing waves to the south. Just great surfing.”

Sharper: “And what the hell else…”

Knots: “Well…of course, KABLAMia also encourages you to experiment if you’re up for it!”

Adonis pulls out a leather whip. He then does a little jig.

Adonis: “KABLAM!”

He rolls into the ring as Colleen gets up and Adonis looks at her before then placing the whip down and then grabbing Colleen and pulling her back and hooking her in the top. Adonis then turns and grabs the whip and turns and starts to then do a demonstration. Adonis turns and motions to his Tourism Board, bringing Sweet Sangria into the ring. Colleen looks around as Adonis then shows the size of the whip before turning as Sangria leans forward a bit and Adonis lightly uses it on her. The crowd roars. Adonis then extends the whip to Sangria who then playfully uses it on Adonis. Adonis takes it back and extends it to Colleen.

Knots: “We’re getting a free demonstration. And they do this all the time. They have reps who come by and they’re very interactive!”

Sharper: “Uh-huh. There’s a title match going on Jon!”

Knots: “And he’s still asking for consent. That’s the number one rule in KABLAMia!”

Colleen then leans back, getting herself out and then blasts Adonis in the face with a hard right. Sangria quickly moves to exit the ring and Colleen grabs the whip and then turns and swings it at Sangria. She manages to get out of the ring, but Adonis then starts to get up and Colleen whips him in the ass once before nailing him in the back over and over. Adonis moves to the ropes. Colleen then throws the whip away before grabbing Adonis and hoisting him up and hitting a back suplex. Colleen then mounts Adonis and nails him with a series of hard right hands, making sure each one lands and each one registers on Man Mountain. She gets several more shots in and then gets up and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and hits a senton backsplash. She turns and hooks the leg.

Adonis gets his shoulder up. The crowd roars. Colleen looks up and shakes her head. She then grabs Adonis and pulls him up.

Sharper: “Colleen just now more and more upset. She sees Adonis making a mockery of this match and her title. He’s just being Man Mountain, although I don’t think this is the time of place.”

Knots: “Millions watching?”

Colleen nails Adonis with a hard right and then a second one. He falls to the ropes. Colleen runs across the ring, bouncing off and goes for a running spear, but Adonis side steps and sends her to the apron. He then steps forward and checks on Sangria. She nods as the other Tourism Board members check on her. Adonis then runs at Colleen and nails her with a running forearm shot and Colleen flies off the apron through the surfboard. The crowd ohs. Colleen rolls over and holds her lower back and Adonis then exits to the apron. He then sees Colleen and runs along the apron and hits a running splash onto her. The crowd roars. Cassidy exits the ring as Adonis covers her.

Sharper: “Falls count anywhere! Splash off the apron!”

Colleen gets her shoulder up. The crowd ohs. Adonis then gets up and grabs Colleen. He drags her up and moves her to the ring and rolls her in. Colleen rolls over as Adonis slides in after. He then grabs Colleen and then goes to whip her into the ropes, but Colleen spins through and sends Adonis in. Colleen winces and runs at him and hits a running spear into the ribs. The crowd ohs. She backs up and holds her back before running at Adonis and hitting a running backsplash into the corner. Adonis slides down to a seated position as Colleen moves across the ring and runs across and hits a running hip check to the face of Adonis. The crowd ohs. She then runs across and then hits a second running hip check. Colleen staggers forward as Adonis rolls over out of the corner.

Sharper: “Good lord. Colleen MacDonald just turning up the intensity.”

Knots: “The sad reality is that there is someone at-“

Sharper: “I don’t want to know.”

Colleen then walks over and grabs Adonis and runs him over and drives him face first into the top of the ringpost. Adonis stumbles back and Colleen then grabs him and drives him down with the Collapser. She then remains seated on him for the pin.

The bell sounds. Colleen rolls off and then gets up. The official goes over and is handed the SCW Underground Championship. She turns back and hands the title to Colleen. Colleen takes it and looks at Adonis.

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

Sharper: “Colleen MacDonald has certainly proven herself this year as champion and tonight, she found something else. She’s not going to stand there and be used as an example.”

Knots: “But we know so much more about KABLAMia!”

Sharper: “Don’t tell her that. And you wonder who will step up next to challenge MacDonald for the Underground Championship.”

Colleen looks around as the scene cuts backstage.

Backstage, we see David Striker watching the monitor and nodding.

Striker: “That’s how you do it. Don’t let that tub of goo disrespect you like that.”

Striker turns as Irvine heads over.

Irvine: “She won?”

Striker: “Of course!”

Gibson: “Would’ve rather been out there. I hate this waiting-“

Striker: “Black summoning Dumont. This is just…I don’t want to play this game.”

Irvine: “We can have you not able to travel. Not these days.”

Striker: “Hands tied. But they better be soon.”

The door opens as Chris Dumont walks into the room. Striker stands up and turns to him.

Striker: “Tell me heads can roll-“

Dumont scoffs.

Dumont: “The old bastard just wants us to wait. I called him out on it. I heard the son of a bitch was the Master of Mind Games and he’s right now getting played like a fiddle by Heaven and his bullshit.”

Striker: “Wait for what?’

Dumont: “To see what tonight does to them. I don’t care. They’re still breathing. HE…is still breathing. And we can’t touch him. We can’t do anything to him because he’s a damn coward and-“

Striker: “So that was it. Summoned you, just to wait?”

Dumont: “Yeah…”

Striker shakes his head.

Irvine: “So what are you going to do?”

Dumont: “Send a message.”

Dumont then walks over to his bag and reached inside as we cut away.

Veil vs. Dexter Grant

SCW Adrenaline Championship

The lights dim slowly. One light at a time. Like the whole building is giving up. The crowd gets quiet. A low, eerie sound starts over the speakers. “The Host of Seraphim” begins to play.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall with a thirty minute time limit and is for the SCW Adrenaline Championship! First, the challenger, this is Veil!”

Soft voices rise up—not words, just sounds. Like ghosts singing from far away. Slow. Sad. Heavy.

The tron doesn’t show highlights or action.
It shows a spiral, barely moving, turning backwards.
Mist starts to crawl from the entrance.
It stays low to the ground, almost like it’s afraid to rise.
It’s not thick. It’s not fast. It’s slow, like smoke under water.

Then, Veil steps through it.

No fireworks. No lasers. No flashing lights.
No big poses.
Just him.

Barefoot.
Slow.
Arms at his sides.

He doesn’t make eye contact with the crowd.
He doesn’t play to the cameras.
He just walks.

Every step is heavy, like the ground almost sinks under him.

His face is pale. His eyes are wide open but dead still—like he’s looking straight through everything. As he walks, the mist behind him spreads out across the stage and the ramp, almost like it’s following him, drawn to him.

The song gets a little louder.
The voices rise higher—not screaming, just crying.
Mourning something nobody can name.

The spiral on the screen behind him turns slower and slower, almost stopping. Veil reaches the ring. He doesn’t look around. He steps up onto the apron, slow and steady, and then steps between the ropes. He walks straight to the middle of the ring. There, he stops. He crouches down. He places one open hand flat on the mat. He lowers his head. He whispers something no one can hear. The spiral on the tron behind him flashes once—then fades out into black. The mist in the ring sinks low. The music fades. The lights stay dim, just enough to see him.

Veil stands there. Waiting. Still. Silent.

Sharper: “Veil earning this shot at Rebirth by defeating Kirsten Scott. And now, tonight, Veil could win his second title in SCW.”

Knots: “He has to get through Dexter Grant. And Grant, he’ll not get sucked in by this…this…I don’t know.”

Sharper: “Just sapped of all of that energy. Almost just like a damn zombie!”

“TokSik” by Starset hits as the lights in the arena immediately go out, a series of green spotlights converging onto the stage where fog has begun to consume it. The big screen show's a human eye opening, and reflecting in it is a montage of people glued to their phones and computers, either consuming or producing social media garbage as they all look sickly while doing so. “The Digital Detoxer” Dexter Grant marches out through the fog, stopping at the edge of the stage and staring out at the fans with disgust. The SCW Adrenaline Championship sits over his shoulder. A few cheers can be heard, but they're easily drowned out by all the boos raining down upon him. He turns his head to his right just in time to see his faithful flunky Wendell march out behind him, proudly holding up a protest sign that has the circle-backslash symbol with a wi-fi symbol behind the backslash and the words “DISCONNECT TO RECONNECT” written within the circle.

Phillips: “His opponent, accompanied by Wendell, from Off the Grid, he is the SCW Adrenaline Champion, The Digital Detoxer, Dexter Grant!”

Wendell eagerly looks up at Dexter, who smiles and nods in approval before he starts storming down to the ring, his disgusted look returning at the sound of all the people around him who just refuse to listen to his message. He jumps up onto the apron and aggressively steps through the ropes, marching to the center of the ring and turning his back to the hard cam as he points his thumb to the same “DISCONNECT TO RECONNECT” logo of his on the back of his vest. Wendell crawls into the ring and stands beside Dexter, proudly holding up his sign before looking legitimately confused as to why they're being booed. The lights return to normal as Dexter starts to pace around the ring before demanding a microphone.

Sharper: “Grant wanted to do the absolute minimum in promoting this match. No social media. No anything like that. Nothing new there. But that’s just par for the course.”

Knots: “And he’s going to take some time to let the world know how he feels!”

Grant is handed Phillips’s microphone. He turns back to the middle of the ring and looks at Veil.

Grant: “Looks like SCW doesn’t want me to have time to spread my message to these fans and try to help them disconnect to reconnect, but tonight, my message is specific to you Veil.”

The crowd roars.

Grant: “You stand here and look at you… a shell of a man. Almost comatosed, all because you’re probably a slave to your methods. The disembodied voice. The lights going off. The so called supernatural powers. You need to have the light show just to have a chance when if you just applied yourself, you may have an opportunity to actually take this title from me and-“

Just then, the lights go out. The crowd roars.

Grant: “Hey! Hey! This is not fair! This is-“

The lights return as Veil is behind Grant. Veil then runs over and clotheslines him down from behind. The Adrenaline Championship bounces away from Grant as the bell sounds. Referee Steven Hollinsworth grabs the title and hands it off as the SCW Adrenaline Championship logo comes across the screen. Veil then grabs Grant and runs him over to the corner. Grant turns and Veil drives his shoulder into the ribs of Grant over and over and over again. Hollinsworth calls for the break.

Veil steps back and looks at Hollinsworth. Hollinsworth backs up. Veil stalks him briefly.

Sharper: “And Veil using those tricks to get the advantage.”

Knots: “How is that fair?!”

Sharper: “It’s not, but Veil certainly doesn’t care. And some of these fans are even cheering for Veil!”

Veil turns back as Grant steps out and throws a hard right, but Veil blocks it and nails him with one of his own. Grant falls back into the corner and Veil then hits a back elbow before stepping back and hitting a second one. He grabs Grant and whips him across the ring. Veil then walks across the ring as Grant kicks him in the ribs. He kicks him again and then grabs Veil and throws him into the middle turnbuckle. Grant walks out, wincing in pain and spins around as Veil then gets up and turns slowly. Grant jumps up and dropkicks him in the jaw. Veil falls back into the corner.

Sharper: “Grant with a nice dropkick.”

Knots: “And time for him to go to town. Trying to deal with this magician! This trickster!”

Sharper: “You going to say that to Veil’s face?”

Grant then gets up and nails him with a hard right and then another and another and another. Veil falls to a knee. Grant keeps pounding away.

Grant backs up and walks around the ring. He then steps over and goes to Veil who lifts Grant up and steps forward and then throws him up only to club him with a clothesline. Grant lands awkwardly as the crowd ohs. Veil then goes for the lateral press.

Grant kicks out. He turns and rolls over and starts to get up and Veil grabs him by the head and hair. Grant tries to pull away and kicks him in the ribs before stomping Veil on his bare feet. Veil grimaces and Grant then hits a hip throw. Veil rolls over. He starts to get up and Grant runs into the ropes, bouncing off, and hits a running knee strike.

Sharper: “Grant with the jumping knee to the face. Veil dropped.”

Knots: “After possibly breaking his feet, his toes…”

Veil sits up and starts to get up and Grant runs over and nails him with a hard right. He then grabs Veil, dragging him across and throwing him face first into the nearby turnbuckle. Veil turns and Grant kicks him in the ribs over and over and Veil slides down to a seated position. Veil looks up as Grant then leans in, choking him with his foot.

Grant is forced back and walks around the ring. Veil remains down and Grant then runs at him and hits a running knee to the head. Veil slinks down. Grant grabs him and drags him out from the corner. He then goes for the pin.

Veil kicks out. He sits up again and Grant turns and stomps him in the head and then the shoulder .Veil turns and Grant stomps him again. Veil pops up and staggers around. Grant then runs over and grabs him and goes to whip him into the ropes. Veil, however, spins through and sends Grant in. Grant bounces off and Veil just launches him on the rebound and Grant crashes down to the mat with a flapjack.

Sharper: “Almost soulless. Veil, showing no emotion, and then just launching Grant into the air.”

Knots: “No celebration. Nothing. Just absorbing what Grant is giving him.”

Grant rolls over. He holds his ribs and gets up and Veil grabs him by the throat and pushes him into the corner. The crowd roars as Veil leans in, choking Grant.

Veil then grabs Grant with a double choke and throws him across the ring. Grant starts to get up and he turns to Veil who hoists him up and hits a hard spinebuster. He rolls through for the pin.

Grant gets his shoulder up. Grant crawls to the ropes. He starts to get up and turns around only for Veil to scoop him up and snap him down with a swift side slam. Grant winces as Veil gets up and then hits a pointed elbow drop to his throat.

Sharper: “Right to the throat.”

Knots: “Just the different tempos of the moves and everything just has everything behind it.”

Sharper: “And here’s another pin attempt!”

Veil goes for the pin.

Grant kicks out. He turns and Veil grabs him by the head and hair and pulls him up, but Grant hits a jawjacker. Veil falls to his knees. Grant then starts to get up and Veil steps up, but Grant also steps up and spins through with the Clickbait. The crowd ohs. Veil drops. Grant goes for the pin.

Veil gets his shoulder up. Grant rolls off and looks around and then to Veil. He gets up and turns and drives an elbow to his chest and then another and another. Grant then gets up and looks around but Veil starts to sit up again.

Knots: “Veil just won’t stay down!”

Sharper: “And Grant is finding that out. And you can see the fatigue in his body language! Grant is exhausted in this!”

Veil then starts to get up and Grant grabs him from behind. He starts to try and lock in a cobra clutch. The crowd roars as he tries to lock it in, but Veil blocks it. Grant keeps trying and Veil then pulls Grant forward, causing him to flip through. Grant gets up and Veil grabs his arm and then hits the Grave Silence! The crowd ohs. Veil goes for the pin.

Grant gets his shoulder up. He rolls over as Wendell paces at ringside. Veil then gets up and grabs Grant and pulls him up and hooks him up before going for a back suplex. Grant however leans forward and manages to grab the top rope. Veil tries to pull him up again and then again, but Grant refuses to let go.

Sharper: “Grant blocking that back suplex and he clearly did his homework. That suplex, that suplex that Veil hit multiple times on Kirsten Scott is one reason Scott is on the injured list.”

Knots: “And he doesn’t want to join Grant there. He has a mission to complete!”

Veil then clubs Grant in the back over and over and over. The official calls for the break. Wendell runs around and Veil tries to lift him up, but Wendell pulls on Grant’s foot. The official doesn’t see it at first, but Veil throws Grant back and then looks at Wendell. Wendell backs up as he looks around. Veil just walks to the ropes, glaring at Wendell. Wendell gulps, backing up and falling to his backside, tripping on his feet. Veil then goes to step through, but Grant nails him in the back of the head before then placing Veil on the middle rope. He leans on his back, choking him on the ropes.

Grant: “See! The example of the generation! No focus! No attention on what matters! And no tricks will stop this and-“

Grant is forced off as during this time, the official starts his five count. Grant backs off and he heads over and Veil then turns and Grant grabs him, but Veil headbutts him in the stomach. He then hits a kneeling throat thrust as Grant staggers back.

Sharper: “And that will keep Grant quiet!”

Knots: “Grant! You should’ve put him away!”

Veil then walks over and grabs Grant’s arm and starts to set up for Final Thread. He then grabs the other arm and goes to lift him up, but Grant manages to lean forward and falls forward. Veil goes throat first into the top rope. He staggers back. He then shakes it off, but Grant then gets up and hits the Unwanted Notification. The crowd ohs as Veil falls back. He then slowly rolls over, almost absorbing the shot. Dexter Grant pulls himself up and Veil slowly pulls himself up only for Grant to grab him, spinning him around and then hooking him up and dropping him with the Detox Drop. The crowd boos.

Sharper: “And the Detox Drop! Grant did not hesitate at all. Veil was getting back up.”

Knots: “And he just noped right up to dropping him on his head!”

Grant goes for the pin.

The bell sounds as Grant rolls off. He then looks at Veil before starting to get up. The crowd boos as his music plays. Hollinsworth raises Grant’s arm and Grant pulls away. Wendell heads over and grabs the Adrenaline Championship.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, and STILL SCW Adrenaline Champion, Dexter Grant!”

Grant then looks at Veil, glancing at his body, as Veil remains down. Grant then backs up and exits the ring, dropping down to the floor. He then looks around as Wendell takes the title and walks around the ring.

Sharper: “Grant retaining the Adrenaline Championship-“

Knots: “Just get out of there. Just get out of dodge. You don’t need to find out if the bogeyman is real!”

Sharper: “Wendell with the title. Grant leaving the ring. Still Adrenaline Champion. And we’ll see him again later as he is one of the forty in the Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal!”

Grant continues to head to the back as Wendell looks around, watching for anything from Veil as we cut away.

Sharper: “Let’s go backstage to Jaina Lancaster who is outside of the Fall of Man dressing room.”

We cut to the backstage area. Jaina Lancaster looks at the camera.

Jaina: “Thank you Adam. I’ve been outside of the Fall of Man locker room since they returned from the Thunderdome match. We’ve had no indication of anything. All I can say is that Aries was smirking the entire time he held the title. James Evans was incensed, Waylon Creek had a distant glare, and Heaven did not reveal anything. Having a great poker face. The fact is that we don’t know what this means. They’ve already tried to play fast and loose with the Tag Titles. Could they do the same thing now with the World Title. The question is…would that actually deepen the potential rifts we believe may be there, all from their own egos. Creek wants the title. He wanted to win it. But previously Evans had the title on lockdown.”

Just then, Jaina turns as we see Selena Frost walking into the frame. She looks at the door and then to Jaina. The crowd boos seeing the Snow Queen.

Frost: “So sad what an ego will do to someone. Or several someones. A shame. I had hoped I’d be going up against Xander. To finish him off once and for all at Rise to Greatness.”

She shrugs.

Frost: “It doesn’t matter who is champion. They’ll have to face me. And this is my world…believe it or not.”

Selena looks at Jaina before walking past. The crowd boos as the scene cuts away.

Jordan Majors vs. Asher Hayes

Interim SCW United States Championship

"Hater era"

A laugh can be heard before the opening sounds of Overdose by Memphis May Fire begin. The song quickly picks up pace as purple, pink, and yellow lights shine throughout the arena, emanating from the stage.

The song plays for some time before Jordan Majors walks out to the middle of the stage and turns around and puts her arms straight out as she looks down. The camera pans in to her leather jacket to see #HaterEra emblazoned on the back. She bobs her head to the music before turning and looking directly toward the ring. She kneels down and taps a fist into the ground before she grins and begins to make her way toward the ring at her own pace.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall with a thirty minute time limit and is for the interim SCW United States Championship! First, the challenger, from Chicago, Illinois, she is the Star of Today, Jordan Majors!”

She ignores the crowd on each side of the ramp as she slowly walks to the area just outside of the ring. Majors makes her way to the ring steps and slaps them twice before she runs up and jumps to the middle rope from the outside of the turnbuckle. She screams out to the crowd and points to herself before she grins and strikes a pose in the corner with her arms stretched out to each side.

Jordan hops over the top rope and into the ring and removes her jacket. She tosses it out of the ring before she walks to the ropes and climbs through to the middle rope. She sits on the rope and nods her head before she ducks back into the ring. Jordan makes her way to her corner and sits on the top rope as she waits for the match to begin.

Sharper: “Jordan Majors finally in the ring to maybe sort this out.”

Knots: “This may be the first title match where both are angry about how they’re introduced!”

Sharper: “Majors keep acting like she’s the legitimate champion because she pinned Asher Hayes as they partied south of the border.”

Knots: “She’s got a point.”

Sharper: “It’s not sanctioned, Jon!”

Knots: “That you know of!”

The opening riff to "Song for the Dead" by Queens of the Stone Age kicks in. At the 37 second mark, the name "Asher Hayes" blares through the PA system, and Asher appears on the stage, wearing a long leather jacket, his face full of focus. He bows down for a few moments before standing up straight, throwing both fists in the air, before making his way towards the ring. The interim SCW United States Championship sits over his shoulder.

Phillips: “Her opponent, from Chicago, Illinois, he is the SCW interim United States Champion, he is Asher Hayes!”

“It's late enough to go driving
And see what's mine
Life's the study of dying
How to do it right"

He makes his way down the ramp as the reaction of the crowd rains down upon him. He walks up the ring steps and climbs to the top turnbuckle, lifting both fists into the air, slinging the jacket off his shoulders, simply looking at the crowd before dropping down to the apron. He then steps into the ring and the crowd roars as Majors runs at him and goes for a spinning crescent kick to the head. Hayes ducks and the bell sounds as both spin around. Hayes then catches Majors and hits a northern lights suplex into a bridge!

Sharper: “Majors right at Hayes! And Hayes caught her!”

Knots: “Majors! No!”

Majors kicks out. Both get up and Hayes slides his jacket down his arms before throwing it to the side. The official, Aaron Demitra, grabs the interim US Title and hands it off as the SCW United States Championship logo comes across the screen. Majors turns and throws a hard right at Hayes, but Hayes blocks it and kicks her in the ribs. He fires her into the ropes and she bounces off only for Hayes to hit a back elbow. The crowd cheers as Majors pops up and staggers to the corner. Hayes runs after and chops her. The crowd woos. He chops her again, leading to more woos, before he whips her across the ring. Majors flips up the turnbuckle and to the apron. She ends up on her feet and Hayes runs at her and forearms her off, launching her off the apron and into the barricade. (1)

Sharper: “And Hayes launching Majors off the apron.”

Knots: “She’d be eliminated if this was the battle royal!”

Sharper: “And Hayes not stopping!”

Hayes steps through the ropes and to the floor. Majors starts to get up and tries to run past Hayes, but Hayes grabs her by her tights. (1) He pulls her back in and hoists her up for a back suplex and drops her on the top of the barricade. The crowd ohs. (2) Majors grimaces in pain and drops down to the mats. She holds her back as Hayes grabs her and pulls her up. (3) He then runs her along the floor and throws her shoulder and back first into the barricade. (4) She drops to the mats as Hayes grabs her and drags her up. He then spins her into the ring. Hayes slides in and Majors runs across the ring, bouncing off and goes for a running clothesline, but Hayes ducks under and grabs her by the head before pulling her down with a neckbreaker. He turns and hooks the leg.

Majors kicks out.

Sharper: “Hayes dialled in. Majors trying to find any source of offense to stop this, but Hayes just seeing it all!”

Knots: “Get some distance. Get some space! Do something Jordan!”

Majors rolls over and gets up and turns to Hayes who grabs her and hits a snap suplex. Hayes turns and Majors rolls over, holding her lower back. Hayes then clubs her in the back before pulling her back and hitting a back suplex into a bridge.

Majors kicks out again. She rolls over and crawls to the corner. With her back to the ring, she leans on the top turnbuckle. Hayes comes up from behind and Majors goes for a mule kick, but Hayes sees it coming, blocking it and catching her leg. She looks out, wide-eyed, realizing she’s been countered and turns around, hopping on her other leg. Hayes then pulls her in and hits another northern lights suplex into a bridge.

Majors kicks out again. She rolls over and crawls to the ropes. Hayes follows up after her and grabs her leg again. The crowd roars as Majors pulls herself partially through the ropes. Hayes keeps holding on and Majors kicks him in the face once and then again. Hayes lets go and Majors pulls herself to the apron.

Sharper: “Majors got that kick in. Two of them. Right flush to the face.”

Knots: “There you go. Now take him down!”

Sharper: “It’s been all Hayes so far.”

Majors then climbs up to the top rope as Hayes gets up and turns and Majors hits a top rope front dropkick. Hayes falls back as Majors lands back first to the mat. She grimaces and gets up. Hayes rolls over and moves to his knees and Majors lunges and hits a straight kick to the side of his head. The crowd ohs and Majors then steps back and hits a shoot kick to his head. Hayes falls back. Majors hooks the leg.

Hayes kicks out. Hayes slowly gets up and reaches out as Majors grabs him and stands behind him, gouging at his eyes.

She rakes away and Hayes rolls over. He starts to get up and Majors kicks him in the ribs hard, causing him to fall into the corner. She then kicks him in the ribs over and over and over again as Hayes slides down to a seated position. Majors starts to choke him with her boot.

Majors steps off and walks around the ring.

Sharper: “And Majors now keeping Hayes down and here she comes again!”

Knots: “Right to the face!”

Majors runs at Hayes, drilling him with the Donk Bonk. The crowd ohs. Majors smirks as she grabs him and pulls him out and then throws him down to the mat. She goes for the pin.

Hayes kicks out. Hayes rolls over and Majors grabs him and runs him face first into the middle turnbuckle. Hayes falls back. He slowly gets up and Majors runs into the ropes. She bounces off and then runs at him and goes for a Yakuza kick. Hayes ducks and spins around and Majors turns around into Hayes who hits a European uppercut. Majors falls to the ropes. Hayes then hooks her up and hoists her up and hits a front suplex onto the top rope. Majors winces in pain as she hangs up and Hayes runs into the ropes, bounces off and hits a running boot to the face. Majors falls back and down to the floor. (1)

Sharper: “What a kick! Hayes clearly driven by frustration at everything Majors has put him through.”

Knots: “Like he didn’t do it to himself. He went with Majors. And he’s always wanted more with her. That’s what Majors implied and look at him. The man’s a dirt bag!”

Hayes turns and exits to the apron. He hops down and grabs Majors. (1) Majors however grabs Hayes by the tights and pulls him in, shoulder first into the ringsteps. They bowl over as the crowd ohs. (2) Majors rolls over and looks around. (3) She then gets up, holding her jaw as Hayes starts to pull himself up only for Majors to run up behind him and drive him face first into the bottom half of the steps with a facebuster. (4) Majors rolls through and smirks. (5) She then turns and grabs at the ring skirt to pull herself up. She then rolls into the ring. She starts to move forward to encourage t count. (6) Hayes rolls over, holding his face. (7)

Sharper: “She’s going to let him get counted out?!”

Knots: “Why not? She’s the rightful champion. She should’ve been announced the champion coming in. Champion’s advantage!”

Sharper: “She’s not recognized as the champ, Jon! My God!”

Majors starts to get up as Hayes moves to the ring. (8) He starts to get up and slides into the ring and Majors runs over and stomps him in the back. He stomps him again and again and again before pulling him up and then dropping him back down with a spike DDT. Majors turns and hooks the leg.

Hayes gets his shoulder up. Majors looks up and hits an elbow drop before getting up and hitting another one. She then leans on Hayes’s throat with her elbow.

Majors rolls off and looks out at the crowd as they boo her. Hayes turns, coughing. Majors then turns to him and mocks him a bit before kicking him in the head. Hayes rolls over. Majors then grabs him and drags him up and hits a snapmare before running into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting another Donk Bonk, this one to the seated interim champion. She then dives on him for the pin.

Hayes gets his shoulder up.

Sharper: “Another nearfall. Majors keeping the pressure now on Hayes, but using every short-cut she can think of.”

Knots: “She has a five count! Plus, champion’s ad-“

Sharper: “Don’t you dare tell me she has some damn advantage. She is the challenger, Jon.”

Knots: “Hey! I’m Team Jordan!”

Hayes rolls over and starts to get up and Majors waits for him to get up and nails him with a forearm shot to the jaw. Hayes staggers to the ropes. Majors cracks him with another forearm and then another before Hayes suddenly hits a European uppercut. Majors staggers and turns and goes to nail Hayes, but Hayes hits another European uppercut. Majors then rakes the eyes and runs across the ring. She bounces off, but Hayes steps up and scoops her up and hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker! Majors grimaces in pain and Hayes hooks the leg.

Majors gets her shoulder up. The crowd ohs. Hayes rolls off and starts to get up. Majors rolls over, holding her back and Hayes grabs her and spins her around and hits a short-arm clothesline. He holds onto her and drags her back up before pulling her in and dropping her with the Dream Killer into the Anaconda Vyse. Jordan frantically starts to try and get free, moving her feet and arms and trying to prevent Hayes from fully locking it in.

Sharper: “Dream Killer. And an aptly named move!”

Knots: “No! Get to the ropes! Keep the dream alive!”

Sharper: “Majors trying to fight out!”

Majors reaches around and manages to shimmy enough to hook her leg on the bottom rope

Hayes lets go and rolls off. Majors pulls herself to the apron. Hayes gets up and heads over to her and Majors hits a shoulder thrust between the ropes. Hayes staggers back. Majors then slingshots herself over and drives Hayes down with a slingshot DDT. She then hooks the leg.

Hayes gets his shoulder up again. Majors rolls over and gets up and exits to the apron. She then climbs up to the top rope and Hayes then pulls himself up and nails Majors in the ribs once and then hits an uppercut. Majors sits on the top turnbuckle. Hayes climbs up to the middle turnbuckle and then grabs her. He steps up, but Majors then nails him with a straight punch right to the groin. Demitra doesn’t see it. Hayes winces and Majors pushes him back. Hayes hangs up in the tree of woe.

Sharper: “A low blow! And now…”

Knots: “Time to take the ride down from the top, Asher!”

Hayes tries to pull himself up, but Majors stands up and hits a double stomp to Hayes. The crowd ohs and Majors drags him away from the corner and then she goes for the pin.

Hayes shoots his shoulder up. Majors rolls off and looks at Hayes and then to Demitra. Demitra confirms the two count. Majors then gets up and moves to the corner. She starts to motion to Hayes to get up. Hayes stirs as the crowd looks on, some yelling to Hayes to warn him, while others booing Majors. Hayes then gets up to his feet and Majors runs out and goes for the Cash Out, but Hayes counters by throwing her down to the mat. Majors hits the mat and starts to get up. She turns to him and Hayes grabs her arm and wrenches it into a hammerlock before scooping her up and hitting a hammerlock back suplex. The crowd ohs. Majors rolls over, holding her arm. She gets up and Hayes whips her into the corner. Majors hits hard and Hayes then pulls her out and hits a short-arm clothesline. He then gets up and moves to the ropes. Majors starts to get up and Hayes runs at her and goes for the Dust to Dust. She drops to the mat. She then starts to get up and turns around, but Hayes then grabs her arm and spins through before pulling her down into a cradle pin!

The bell sounds and the crowd roars. Hayes lets go and turns as Majors rolls away, looking back, stunned.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, and still interim SCW United States Champion, Asher Hayes!”

Hayes rolls over and gets up as Demitra turns and goes to the ropes where he’s handed the SCW United States Championship belt. But Hayes turns, only for Majors to lunge and hit the Cash Out. The crowd ohs and boos. Hayes rolls over, holding his face as Majors then gets up to her knees. Demitra turns and Majors gets up and grabs the title, ripping it out of Demitra’s hands. She then shoves him down and the crowd boos some more. Majors then holds the title over her head, getting more boos.

Sharper: “Hayes won the match. And so there goes your legit fantasy there, Jon, and Jordan!”

Knots: “But possession-“

Sharper: “Don’t start with that now!”

Knots: “That’s your title! In my heart and yours, Jordan!”

Jordan Majors holds the title for a moment longer as Hayes grabs at the ropes. He uses them to fight up to his feet. He holds his jaw and then gets up and turns around only for Majors to run at him and drill him in the head with the title belt. The crowd boos as Hayes drops to the mat, laid out in the ring. Majors then looks over to him and stands over him. She then looks down.

Majors: “You’ll always be beneath me…or wish you were, you piece of shit!”

Majors then smirks as she steps forward, but the crowd roars as we see La Pequena Luz running down from the back. She bolts down the entrance way and slides into the ring. Majors backs up, holding her hand up and drops down to the mat. She then rolls to the floor. Luz gets up and runs over and points to the title and then grabs the top rope, as if going to launch herself over. Majors quickly holds her hands up again and places the US Title on the apron.

Sharper: “Luz coming out. La Pequena Luz – she helped Hayes physically get his title back in April.”

Knots: “That’s Jordan’s!”

Sharper: “It’s Asher’s! And Luz…making it clear, Jordan has a choice.”

Majors backs up as Luz leans over and grabs the title. She then backs up as Majors backs away from the ring. Luz turns back and goes over to Hayes, placing the title next to him. She checks on him, but Majors then slides into the ring behind Luz. She runs at Luz and jumps up and grabs Luz by the head and hits the Cash Out on Luz, driving her into the body of Hayes. The crowd ohs. Majors rolls off and turns, smirking. Luz is laid out on top of Hayes, her legs ending up around Hayes’s waist. Majors gets up and walks over to them.

Sharper: “Cash Out on Luz onto Hayes!”

Knots: “Have some shame, Asher!”

Sharper: “Stop it!”

Demitra tells her to get back. Majors point to a camera.

Majors: “He can’t help himself! And neither can she apparently…”

Majors looks at them before Amelia Nevado is shown jogging down to he ring. She slides in and Majors turns, grabbing the US Title, and rolls out of the ring. She backs up and Amelia heads over to Luz and checks on her as Demitra rolls Luz off of Hayes. Amelia pops her head up, watching for Majors as she just laughs and heads up the rampway.

Sharper: “Jordan Majors has the damn title again!”

Knots: “Amelia…ask your wife-“

Sharper: “She’s not an idiot, Jon. She saw exactly what happened. Jordan Majors…a true homewrecker!”

Knots: “Hey!”

Sharper: “And she’s learned nothing, even with Hayes defeating her tonight!”

Majors continues to head to the backs Luz holds her head and neck as Amelia checks on her, as Demitra checks on Hayes.

We then cut to a shot in the suites of Caesars Superdome to see Glory Braddock watching the event. She has a glass of white wine in her hand as she takes a sip. The crowd around her cheers as she stands up and plays to them a bit.

Sharper: “And there you see Glory Braddock. She opted out of the Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal. She was to be number one. She decided that she could be patient and tonight, is watching from that suite here in the Superdome.”

Knots: “Hope she’s enjoying the view.”

Sharper: “And she’s going to watch forty individuals compete for a World Championship shot.”

We suddenly cut backstage as we see Jordan Majors, still in her gear, running through the backstage area, holding the US title. She then runs out one of the back doors as the cameras follow her. She then runs over to a 2022 Chrysler Pacifica and opens the door. She quickly turns the ignition and laughs before she starts to drive off.

We cut back to ringside to see Asher Hayes being helped to the back by officials. The bell then sounds. We see Jason Phillips in the ring. He looks to his side before then turning back to the main camera.

Forty Person Taking Hold of the Flame Battle Royal

Phillips: “Fans…it is now time for the 2025 Forty Person Taking Hold of the Flame Battle Royal!”

The crowd cheers loudly.

Phillips: “The rules are as follows. Two individuals will start in the ring. Every ninety seconds, a new individual will enter the battle royal until all forty have entered. Individuals are eliminated if they are thrown over the top rope and both feet touch the floor. The winner, who is the last person standing, will go on to Rise to Greatness XXII to challenge for the SCW World Championship!”

Glory Braddock watches, sipping on her wine.

Phillips: “Now to find out who drew numbers one and two!”

The crowd roars as the cameras pan toward the entrance way. The arena is quiet, with a palpable sense of expectancy in the air as the lights go off. An ethereal blue glow is projected onto the entry ramp by a lone floodlight that breaks through the darkness. The crowd trembles with eagerness as L'Impératrice's "A View to a Kill" pulsates synthesizers burst the stillness.

A silhouette appears out of the darkness, clad in a shimmering silver cloak that seems to both reflect and absorb the light. The coat flutters about her as she moves, giving her enticing peeks of the wrestling gear in silver and black underneath. Her face is hidden behind a mask of steely resolve, framed by the hood.

Phillips: “Entering at number one, she hails from Miami, Florida, she is the Lost Monarch, Ryan LeCavalier!”

The moment Ryan LeCavalier, as "The Lost Monarch," removes her hood and shows off her icy-focused eyes, the audience screams. At the top of the ramp, she stops and looks out over the crowd like a queen assessing her subjects. She steps down into the ring and gracefully makes her way to the turnbuckle, removing her cloak like a snake might remove its skin. With her eyes fixed on her opponent, she slides into her mouthguard, completing her transformation. The arena is bustling with the unsaid promise of a great battle to come, and the air is crackling with suspense. Glory scoffs from her suite.

Sharper: “And looks like CHBK did give Ryan LeCavalier Glory Braddock’s spot. She attacked Braddock, she berated her and she said she would start it off.”

Knots: “Imagine having that big of a chip on your shoulder.”

Sharper: “Well she’s signed her fate here…”

Knots: “Clyde Sutter has to be pleased.”

The sounds of a woman humming over a dense bass drop are heard before slowly “Paint It Black (Epic Trailer Version)” by Hidden Citizens starts to play. The lights go out before we see on the screens, “Cannon” written across them. The crowd erupts in cheers. A few moments pass before a spotlight shines down on the stage showing Chris Cannon walking out from the back in his wrestling robe. He looks out at the crowd as the cheers continue.

Phillips: “And entering at number two, from London, England, he is Chris Cannon!”

Chris Cannon then starts to walk down to the ring.

Sharper: “Chris Cannon, after years away from SCW, he is back!”

Knots: “And he’s coming for the World Title!”

Sharper: “And he’s going to have an uphill climb, but he looks to be in great shape!”

Knots: “Turns out losing about one hundred and twenty pounds helps that happen! I know from experience!”

Chris Cannon walks down to the ring and over to the steel steps. LeCavalier keeps stretching out in the corner as Cannon walks up the steps and then along the apron before stepping into the ring. He looks across at LeCavalier before undoing the clasp of his robe and taking his robe off. He lifts it up and places it over the top rope, letting it fall into a crew member’s hands. He then turns to Ryan as the bell sounds. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “And here we go. The 2025 Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal is off and running!”

Chris steps up as Ryan looks at him. She then shrugs before lunging and forearming Chris in the jaw. She nails him again and again before quickly going for the arm and attempting the Body/Prison. Cannon however blocks it and then then turns and drops down, snapping Ryan off in a variation of an arm drag. She gets to her feet and gets up and Chris kicks her in the ribs. He then scoops her up and slams her down. Ryan rolls over and gets back up as Chris pushes her to the ropes. He then starts to lift her up. The crowd roars as Cannon wastes no time trying to eliminate Ryan LeCavalier. She keeps fighting before reaching up and raking the eyes of Cannon. Cannon turns back and staggers back as Ryan then runs out and hits a diving forearm smash

Sharper: “Back and forth. First time these two have ever been in the ring with either one.”

Knots: “And LeCavalier is just tackling this head on!”

Ryan follows up with a series of hard right hands before Chris shoves her off. She rolls over and gets up and turns and elbows Chris in the back of the head as he gets up. She then chops him. The crowd woos. She chops him again. More woos. She then kicks him in the ribs and pulls him out to the middle of the ring, but Chris suddenly hoists her up onto his shoulders and then hits a fireman’s carry roll. Ryan rolls over, holding her ribs. Chris then grabs her and drags her up before running her into the nearby corner.

Sharper: “And Cannon, both experienced, but that right there was a quick gamechanger.”

Knots: “Turns out getting a man driving himself into your ribs like that makes it hard to breathe!”

Ryan turns and Chris kicks her in the ribs. He whips her across the ring. Ryan hits the corner. Cannon runs after and Ryan gets a boot up. Cannon staggers back and Ryan runs at Cannon and ducks under him before hitting a jumping neckbreaker. The crowd ohs as Cannon rolls over, holding his head and neck in pain. He starts to get up and LeCavalier then grabs him and snapmares him over and kicks him in the back. The countdown clock then starts to come up as Ryan pulls Cannon up, but Cannon turns and pulls Ryan by the tights. Ryan goes through the ropes to the apron before rolling back in.

The buzzer goes and “Sweet but Psycho” by Ava Max plays. The crowd roars as Katie Steward walks out from the back, dressed in her robe. TJ Johnson walks out with her, clapping his hands.

Sharper: “And number three belongs to a woman who has never won this match, but has always risen to the occasion. That would be the only person to win every title in SCW, that’s Katie Steward!”

Knots: “The Goddess Champion. Right?”

Sharper: “Sure. We can give it to her. And she’s hoping tonight will punch her title to the main event of Rise to Greatness for the first time in her illustrious career.”

Katie then starts to head down to the ring. Cannon hooks LeCavalier up and hits a vertical suplex for good measure. LeCavalier turns and starts to roll over as Katie slides into the ring. She gets up and runs over to Cannon and forearms him in the jaw. She nails him again and again, knocking him into the corner. She then starts to choke him with her boot. Cannon struggles as Katie keeps pressing her foot back for several moments. Ryan LeCavalier starts to get up and turns around and Katie turns and runs at her and kicks her in the ribs and hits a hair flip DDT. She turns and grabs LeCavalier, pulling her up and dragging her into the ropes. LeCavalier blocks it as Katie keeps trying to lift her up. After a few moments, she gives up, nailing her in the ribs with a forearm shot. LeCavalier drops down and backs up into the corner. Katie turns to Cannon who blocks a hard right and then pulls her in for a snap suplex.

Sharper: “Katie stopped by Cannon after threatening LeCavalier there.”

Knots: “She had her head on a swivel, but the potential eliminate allure too much and that’s going to be a problem as the ring fills up.”

Cannon drags Katie up and throws her into the corner. He then turns and runs across and nails Ryan LeCavalier with a running splash. The crowd ohs. He then turns and runs back at Katie and does the same to him. Katie staggers out. Chris then turns and goes to throw Katie up and over. Katie grabs the top rope and spins through, ending up on the apron. Cannon runs over to try to finish the job, but Katie pulls herself back into the ring through the ropes. She starts to get up and Cannon clubs her in the back once, knocking her down. He then grabs her and just scoop slams her. He then turns as Ryan LeCavalier walks out and rakes his eyes. Cannon turns away and Ryan grabs him and hits a Russian leg sweep.

Sharper: “Nice leg sweep. LeCavalier taking down her first dance partner in this thing.”

Knots: “Time to see who else could be joining them though!”

The countdown clock return as Ryan stomps Katie in the face before dropping down and choking her.

Do it baby! Do what I should think!
Do it-do it baby, do what I could think!

The opening polyphonic strokes of Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby” hit the PA, and the crowd immediately turns to boos. The stage lights intensify in brightness. Through the light, we can see the outline of an emerging competitor. The crowd boos as Billy Heaven Jr. walks out from the back and points to himself. He then nods as he walks to the ring.

Sharper: “And Billy Heaven Jr…the man, I don’t even know what to say.”

Knots: “A dark horse! That’s what he is. He won Trios!”

Sharper: “With Amelia Nevado and Xander Valentine.”

Knots: “Carried them!”

Billy Heaven Jr. walks down the entrance way and takes a few moments to enjoy the ambience inside the Superdome. He then gets to ringside and looks in. He then stops and shakes his head.

Billy Jr.: “Nope…not right…not right…Not going to just throw it out for anyone! I came for the cake! The bakery gotta be open first, right?!”

One of the officials tells him to get into the ring and Billy shakes his head. He then looks under the ring and grabs a steel chair. He pulls it out, turning around and unfolding it. He then places it next to the ring and sits on it. Billy leans back.

Sharper: “The hell is he doing?”

Knots: “Guess he’s not happy with his prospects in there.”

Back in the ring, Ryan LeCavalier takes Katie over with a side belly to belly suplex. LeCavalier then turns as Cannon scoops her up and steps forward, hitting a fallaway slam. LeCavalier hits the ropes and grimaces in pain. Cannon then turns and goes over to Katie and drags her up. He moves her to the ropes and places her against them. He then gets up under her, lifting her up. Katie holds onto the top rope as Cannon keeps trying to push her up and over. Katie kicks her legs and Cannon continues to struggle before Katie punches Cannon in the face. He drops Katie and Katie moves to the corner. Cannon staggers back and Katie runs out and hits a dropkick. Billy continues to ignore the action in the ring.

Sharper: “A hard fought start here, for everyone, but that man at ringside.”

Knots: “He’s playing it safe. Come on. He could run in there and risk further injury!”

Sharper: “He doesn’t have the neck brace on for once.”

Katie gets up and then hits a breakdance leg drop on Cannon. Cannon rolls over, holding his jaw. He rolls over as Katie gets up and stomps him in the back a couple of times. She then turns around and goes for Ryan. Ryan starts to get up and Katie grabs her, but Ryan hits a jawjacker and Katie falls back, holding her jaw. Ryan winces as the countdown clock returns.

The buzzer sounds. “Groupie” by Cassie Steele plays. The crowd cheers as Billy Heaven Jr. stands up and smiles. Syren jogs out from the back and looks around the arena before then looking down at the ring. She then continues to jog down to the ring but before she makes it to the ringside area, she’s stopped by Billy Heaven Jr.

Sharper: “Syren in at number five. A tough break for her.”

Knots: “But she has something else to deal with. That’s what Billy wanted. Billy’s shooting his shot!”

Billy then pulls out his cell phone and smiles as Syren looks at him and tries to pull away. Billy turns and wraps his arm around her and quickly takes a selfie before nodding. Syren starts to back to the ring.

Billy Jr.: “Come on, baddie. That peach is ready to be plucked. Just want to admire hotness right here.”

Syren then looks around.

Billy Jr.: “Come on and-“

Syren suddenly superkicks Billy. Billy falls back into his chair and falling to the ground. Syren then grabs Billy Jr. dragging him up and rolling him into the ring. Billy, dazed, slowly gets up as Syren slides in. Ryan then runs over to Syren and stomps her in the back. She takes several good shots at her before Billy turns to Katie who manages to hit a superkick also on him. Billy turns and walks into Cannon who grabs him and throws him over the top rope and to the floor.

Sharper: “And that’s all from Billy Heaven Jr.!”

Knots: “The shot missed!”

Cannon then turns and goes to go after Ryan, but Katie nails him in the ribs. Cannon stumbles back as Katie drills him with a forearm shot and then another in the corner. Syren grabs at the ropes as Ryan pulls her up and places her into the corner. Ryan chops her. The crowd woos. She chops her again. More woos. She then goes to whip her across, but Syren spins through and stops and pulls her in before hitting the Golden Blonde. Ryan rolls over in pain. Syren then gets up and grabs Ryan, lifting her up and placing her on the ropes as the countdown clock returns.

The buzzer goes. A rush of paparazzi rush down either side of the ramp as a red carpet is rolled out. The sounds of Michael Jackson’s “Hollywood Tonight” begins to play as Chris and Ryan Hollywood come out from the back, prompting a shamelessly stolen trope of flashes from the cameras as they stand atop the ramp. They respond to pose instructions from the photographers as they move towards the ring. Once in the ring, they pose in the middle of the ring, back to back, as their music fades.

Sharper: “Hollywood is in the ring-“

Knots: “Who’s the entrant? Chris? Ryan? Both of them?”

Sharper: “It’s not both of them.”

Just then, we see Syren and Katie run up behind them, as they still are in their pose, and Katie grabs Ryan, Syren grabs Chris, and they run them forward and throw both up and over the top rope to the floor. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “And I guess it doesn’t matter!”

Knots: “Idiots!”

Sharper: “I don’t know if that was a record. But either way…and now Katie and Syren going at it!”

Katie turns and kicks Syren as she turns to her and Katie rakes her eyes. She then runs into the ropes, bouncing off and suddenly Syren kicks her in the ribs and then places her head between her legs, hoisting her up and hitting a powerbomb. The crowd ohs as Syren looks around. She then goes to grab Katie. Ryan sees an opportunity and goes for Syren, but Chris Cannon runs over and clotheslines Ryan down. Ryan rolls over as Syren drags Katie to the ropes and starts to try and lift her over. TJ Johnson looks on at ringside, yelling for Syren to stop. Chris then comes over and joins Syren in trying to eliminate Katie Steward.

Sharper: “Chris Cannon now helping Syren. They’re trying to get Katie Steward up and over!”

Knots: “TJ Johnson is pleading with them. Katie has to fight!”

We cut to see Ryan Hollywood and Chris Hollywood arguing with the officials. Chris tries to get back in and they pull him back.

Chris Hollywood: “I wasn’t ready!”

They then are convinced to leave as Ryan then runs up behind Cannon and nails him with a forearm shot to the kidneys. He lets go and staggers over. Katie slides down and gets free. Ryan then chops Cannon. Syren kicks Katie and runs her into the corner. As she does, the countdown clock returns.

"YOUR SMILE MAKES MY HEART EXPLODE... THANK YOU FOR WAKING ME UP!!!!"

As soon as that is said explosions can be heard going off as we are treated to some flame pyros. “Smile Bomb” by 17thekid plays across the speakers. Crystal Zdunich jogs out from the back. She runs past the Hollywood “twins.”

Sharper: “Crystal Zdunich is next out. Number seven. Hoping maybe this could be her rocket ship to the top.”

Knots: “Wouldn’t it be hilarious if she also got some revenge on LexyCorp here. That wound never did heal, right?”

Syren keeps working on Katie as Ryan continues to chop Cannon before he hits a back elbow and Ryan is stunned. He then clotheslines her down as Zdunich runs to the ring and slides into the ring. She gets up and runs past Cannon and then jumps up and hits a flying headscissors. Cannon rolls through. Zdunich sees LeCavalier down and handsprings off the ropes and into the Smell the Roses. Zdunich then turns and grabs Syren and pulls her off of Katie. She turns and blasts her with a forearm shot and then another. Syren falls over. Zdunich follows up and stomps Syren in the chest a couple of times.

Sharper: “And Zdunich striking anyone and anything. That aggressiveness may help her early on.”

Knots: “Puts a target on her back. But she’s right now making it work.”

Zdunich then turns as Katie steps out and goes for a clothesline. Zdunich ducks and they turn around and Zdunich hits a frankensteiner. She then mounts Katie and hammers away on her before getting up. Cannon gets up and Zdunich goes for a chick kick, but Cannon catches it and then pulls her in and then hits a leg capture suplex. The crowd ohs. Zdunich rolls over. Cannon then starts to get up and Ryan LeCavalier runs up behind him and goes for the Body/Prison, trying to force him down to the mat. Cannon blocks it again as the crowd roars. She keeps trying before Syren blasts LeCavalier with the Face Lift. The crowd ohs. LeCavalier rolls to the ropes. Syren then turns as Zdunich starts to get up and grabs her and nails her with a hard right and then another and another. The countdown clock returns.

The buzzer sounds. “Warrior” by Imagine Dragons plays as Chris Lawler steps out from the back. He surveys the field before starting to make his way to the ring. He jogs down and we see Syren pulling Zdunich out and whipping her into the ropes. Lawler slides into the ring as Zdunich bounces off, ducks a clothesline from Syren, but runs right to Lawler who back drops her up and over the top rope to the floor.

Sharper: “And Lawler enters in number 8 and quickly gets an eliminate! Right place, right time. Bye bye Zdunich.”

Knots: “Maybe his luck is turning!”

Lawler then steps up and boots Syren in the face. He turns and Chris Cannon gets up and Lawler nails him with a hard left and then a right before hitting a throat thrust. He then grabs Cannon and whips him across into the corner. Lawler turns and runs after him and hits the Blitz Kick to Cannon. The crowd ohs. He turns around as Katie gets up and turns to him but Lawler scoops her up onto his shoulder and hits a powerslam. Lawler then looks around before going over to Cannon and starting to lift him up over the top rope. Cannon grabs onto the ropes for leverage.

Sharper: “Another explosive entry and Lawler trying to eliminate Cannon!”

Knots: “He’s laid virtually everyone out. Everyone but LeCavalier and she looks to be going through her own crisis.”

The cameras focus on LeCavalier who smacks the mat in anger, talking to herself before she rolls over and grabs the bottom rope. She starts to pull herself up as Lawler keeps trying to get Cannon up. Syren stirs as Cannon then reaches over and nails Lawler with a couple of hard rights. Lawler lets go and staggers back and Syren hits a spinning heel kick on him, knocking him down. Lawler rolls over and Syren hits then the Blonde Satisfaction. She then gets up and turns as LeCavalier steps up and catches Syren and hits a release exploder suplex. The crowd roars. LeCavalier rolls over as Cannon lunges at LeCavalier and again, LeCavalier catches him and hits an exploder. She rolls through and Katie then grabs her and tries to eliminate her. The crowd roars. LeCavalier holds on and tries to prevent going up and over as Katie keeps trying to eliminate her.

Sharper: “Steward trying to eliminate LeCavalier. She had another flurry, but Steward saw an opening!”

Knots: “LeCavalier fighting for dear life. A lot of energy expended early!”

Lawler starts to get up and Ryan elbows out of it. She drops down. Katie turns around and Lawler clotheslines Katie down. Lawler walks around the ring and then kicks LeCavalier in the ribs as the countdown clock returns.

The buzzer goes. “Duality” blares through the PA system. The crowd boos before we see Isaac Stone jog out from the back. The crowd looks on at him as he heads to the ring. Lawler scoops LeCavalier up and slams her down. He then turns as Isaac Stone jogs down to the ring and rolls into the ring. Lawler looks at him and nails him with a hard right before Stone fires one back. They trade a couple of blows before Stone knees Lawler in the ribs. He knees him again and then just throws him down. Katie starts to get up in the corner and Stone runs at her and hits a running backsplash, sandwiching her there. She drops down to a seated position.

Sharper: “And Isaac Stone in, of the Product., Returning home to where he trained and quickly sandwiching Katie into the corner.”

Knots: “That could be it for her. Look at the size of him!”

Sharper: “And the man is as agile as they come.”

Cannon stirs as does Syren and Stone clubs Cannon before kicking Syren and then trying to throw her over, but she grabs the ropes and holds on. Lawler then gets up and he attempts a clothesline. Stone, however, ducks. Lawler turns and Stone hits a dropkick. The crowd ohs. Lawler rolls over. Stone then gets up and throws his arms up, getting a mixed reaction from the crowd. He looks around as he then turns and grabs Syren. He clubs her in the back once and then again before then throwing her down. She crawls forward to the ropes. Stone follows and grabs her as Ryan LeCavalier moves to the corner. Stone grabs Syren and pulls her up. He then hoists her up for a back suplex, but starts to move forward, only for Cannon to run up from behind and club him in the back. Syren drops down and rolls over. Cannon nails Stone in the back and spins him around. He then shoulders him in the ribs over and over again.

Sharper: “And Chris Cannon saving Syren. I guess seeing Stone and his size and agility as a bigger threat.”

Knots: “Also fresher. Maybe that’s the plan now. We’re getting a quarter through and now it’s a matter of also pacing yourself too.”

Sharper: “And someone like Stone is one of those talents, he can just by his presence change strategies. Undoubtedly what Josh Hudson also saw in him.”

Cannon backs up and whips him across the ring. Ryan moves out of the way as Cannon runs after and Stone gets an elbow up. Cannon staggers back and Stone runs out and clotheslines him down. He lets out a yell before pointing at himself and then at the crowd. The crowd gives a mixed reaction. Syren starts to get up and runs over and forearms Stone in the jaw once and than again and again. She then runs to the ropes, jumping to the middle rope. She turns back for the Beauty Mark, but Lawler suddenly comes up in between, catching her. The crowd erupts as he then throws her onto his shoulders. The crowd roars as some shouts of Lawler Cutter come out, but he instead hits the Impact Driver. Syren rolls over, down and moving to the corner. Lawler looks on, stunned before rolling over and getting up, but Stone then spears him down. The crowd ohs. The countdown clock returns.

“Mountain Banjo” by Rhiannon Giddens comes over the system. The crowd roars as we see Waylon Creek walk out from the back, a bandage on his head, and clearly annoyed.

Sharper: “And oh boy…the difference maker is here. Waylon Creek at number ten!”

Knots: “And he’s maybe angry. Only member of Fall of Man to not hold the World Title.”

Sharper: “Played a roll in that earlier. And he looked completely in disbelief when he realized what had happened.”

Knots: “Nothing happened. Just a lateral move! Unlike what awaits everyone in that ring!”

Sharper: “Xander Valentine had it so if he failed, the battle royal would finish the job. And there are a number of big names in there. Long path for Creek too!”

Creek heads down to the ring. The tron flickers in and out before we see a spider web that is almost completed. There is another flicker and when the web is next seen, there is a letter A right dead center in the web, clear as day. A real spider suddenly drops down right into the web. Another flicker in and flicker out before a few droplets of water can be seen dripping down from the web. In the background where the web is, we can hear the roll of thunder. As it dissipates there is yet another flicker out. One last flicker occurs as we now hear a voice that softly whispers “May the Thunder weaken you. May and the Flames consume you.”

With those words, the web and the spider can no longer be viewed. The normal SCW tron background returns. Creek briefly looks back, shaking his head, as in the ring, Stone looks at him and pounds his chest. Creek just sees him as suddenly, Ryan LeCavalier comes up behind Stone and takes him down with the Body/Prison. The crowd erupts as LeCavalier pulls back. Stone yells out in pain and quickly starts to tap out, realizing an injury would be a bad plan. LeCavalier however keeps pulling back on the arm and then face. Stone yells out, tapping more before Creek reaches the ring and grabs the top rope. He pulls himself onto the apron. LeCavalier then lets go and rolls over. She looks at Creek as Creek looks at her. The crowd erupts.

Sharper: “And look who made sure she’s waiting for him.”

Knots: “Creek still focused on her and I guess LeCavalier is too!”

Creek steps forward, but instead of the clash we hoped, we see Cannon and Lawler run over at Creek as Katie runs at Ryan. The crowd boos. Stone rolls over, holding his arm in pain as Creek tries to fight off Lawler and Cannon with body shots, while Katie clubs Ryan a few times in the back. Creek shoves Lawler off before Cannon kicks Creek in the ribs. Cannon hammers away on Creek with a couple of blows before Ryan grabs Katie and manages to hit a drop toe hold, sending her into the middle turnbuckle. Ryan gets up and grabs Katie and hits a snap back suplex. Katie winces in pain. LeCavalier then starts to get up and turns and sees Cannon working on Creek. She then starts to head for him, but just then, Lawler nails Ryan with a hard right. Ryan fires back. They trade blows before Lawler gets the advantage, knocking Ryan to the ropes. He then fires her off, but Ryan bounces off and slides under a clothesline attempt. Lawler turns around and Ryan hits a jawbreaker before Lawler falls back. Creek then hits a throat thrust on Cannon, but Cannon falls into Ryan, who jumps up and hits another jawbreaker. Creek then steps out, but as he does, Stone gets to his feet, hitting the ropes and hitting a diving shoulder tackle to both LeCavalier and Creek. This brings out more boos.

Sharper: “And again! Stopped from clashing. Isaac Stone taking out both Ryan LeCavalier and Waylon Creek.”

Knots: “After Creek fought off both Lawler and Cannon!”

The countdown clock returns as Creek, LeCavalier and Stone get up. Stone gets up first and stomps away on LeCavalier.

The buzzer goes. “Jesus He Knows Me” by Ghost plays. The crowd boos loudly as Ryan Lyman walks out from the back. He looks around and spins around, his white robe whirling around with him. He then starts to head to the ring, seeing who is in the ring. He takes off his robe and throws it down, revealing fully white trunks and boots as he runs down to the ring. He then slides in and Stone then pulls off of LeCavalier, but Ryan Lyman gets up and dropkicks him back. Stone then falls into the ropes. He shakes his head, trying to get the cobwebs clear only for Ryan Lyman to get up and run at Stone and clothesline him up and over the top rope to the floor. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “And Ryan Lyman eliminated Isaac Stone! And look at him!”

Knots: “He’s repaying Creek for what they did to Simon earlier! What a guy!”

Sharper: “Yeah…what a guy.”

Lyman runs over and jumps up by Creek. He then smiles before patting Creek on the back and then pointing to Stone before turning to Creek and pointing to LeCavalier. Creek however shoves Lyman back. The crowd roars as Creek heads over to LeCavalier as she gets up in the corner and blasts her with a hard right and then another before hitting a series of hard right hands to the face of LeCavalier. She slowly slides down from the impact of each blow. Creek doesn’t stop, hammering away on her as she lays on the mat, looking up at him. Creek blasts her with a couple more good shots as Lyman gets up smiling. He then looks around, ready to run interference as Katie and Cannon stir. Lawler grabs at the ropes as Syren remains down in the corner. Cannon then gets up and Lyman nails him with a hard right and then another. Lyman turns and nails Katie with a hard right as she gets up before turning and kicking Lawler in the ribs. For good measure, he hoists Lawler up and hits a jackhammer. Creek meanwhile drags LeCavalier up.

Sharper: “Lyman running interference for Waylon Creek as Creek pummels LeCavalier.”

Knots: “She wanted him and Creek got her!”

Sharper: “And Creek now, moving her out from the corner…”

Creek then drags her up before whipping her into the ropes. She bounces off and Creek lunges, going for the Canary, but LeCavalier sidesteps and pulls on his arm and tries to go for the Body/Prison. The crowd roars as she manages to get him down to a knee. The crowd cheers some more before Lyman runs over and stomps LeCavalier in the back of the head. Lyman stomps her again and again. She lets go as Creek rolls away. Lyman then starts to help Creek up, but Creek shoves him back again and he turns into Cannon who spears him down. The crowd ohs. Lyman rolls over in pain. Cannon starts to get up and Creek gets up only for Cannon to kick him in the ribs. He fights Creek as the countdown clock returns.

The buzzer goes. “Unchained” by Van Halen plays. The crowd roars as Meghan Strader walks out from the back. She stretches out at the entrance before then running down to the ring.

Sharper: “Meghan Strader in at number twelve. Possibly one of the favourites.”

Knots: “And she has a familiar target in there! Syren’s in there and Lawler planted her earlier and she’s been a non-factor since!”

Sharper: “Strader may get to eliminate a thorn in her side from the get-go!”

Meghan Strader runs down to the ring and then slides into it. The crowd roars as she immediately goes over to Syren and then stomps away on her, going right for her chest and stomach, nailing her with repeated shots to the ribs. She then turns as Cannon comes over and Meghan nails him with a hard right before hitting a chop and then another hard right before grabbing Cannon by the head and running up the corner and hitting the Vengeance. Meghan rolls over and hits a dropkick to Creek, causing him to stagger. She turns and clotheslines Katie down before turning around and nailing Lawler with a hard right as he gets up. Ryan LeCavalier gets up as Meghan then grabs her and turns and goes to throw her up and over. LeCavalier grabs the top rope and holds on. She then drops down onto the apron and rolls back in. Meghan then starts to head over to Ryan, but Syren pulls herself up and runs at Meghan and tackles her down. The crowd erupts.

Sharper: “And here we go! Syren takes down Meghan. Meghan trying to grab at her.”

Knots: “Well after Meghan came in and showed she’ll take on anyone. She got a few shots in on Syren. That was for the motorcycle, but now, here they go!”

Syren nails Meghan with a couple of overhead shots as Meghan grabs at her and nails her with a shots to the side of her head. Syren then pushes away and nails Meghan with a couple of hard right hands before she rears back and Meghan uses her leg to hook her arm and push her back. Both roll back to the their feet and both step up and nail each other with hard shots. They then both grab each other by the head and start to hammer away on one another. The crowd erupts as they nail each other with shot after shot after shot after shot.

Sharper: “Hammering away. Right hands to both. Both holding onto the other so they don’t go down.”

Knots: “They may be both just wear the other out.”

Sharper: “Syren trying to stay in but Meghan’s fresher!”

They keep hammering before Meghan knees Syren in the ribs. She knees her again and then pulls her in and hits the My Friend of Misery. Meghan rolls over, looking up, taking a moment to catch her breath. Syren rolls over to her back. Meghan then pulls herself up only for Lawler to grab her and try to throw her over. Strader holds on as Lawler tries to lift her up. The countdown clock returns.

The buzzer goes and “Victorious” by Skillet plays. The crowd cheers as Amelia Nevado takes a few steps out from the back and looks down at the ring before then starting to jog down to the ring.

Sharper: “One half of Light in the Darkness, Amelia Nevado now in at lucky number thirteen.”

Knots: “We’ll see how lucky it is!”

Lawler keeps trying to get Strader out as Creek turns and walks over to Katie and grabs her, pulling her up and throwing her into the corner. Amelia rolls into the ring. Creek then turns to her and Amelia catches him with a hard European uppercut. The crowd ohs. Amelia hits a second one. Creek falls to a knee. Amelia turns and looks around and Ryan Lyman gets up to his feet and Amelia blasts him with one for good measure. The crowd erupts. She turns around and then goes over to Katie and hits a European uppercut on her as Strader manages to elbow her way out of Lawler’s grasp. She drops down and backs up to the corner. Lawler then turns and grabs her, but Strader spins him into the corner and hits a back elbow. She hits another one before then turning around as Cannon nails her with a hard right. Strader falls to the ropes. Cannon then tries to eliminate Strader. LeCavalier then comes over to Amelia and pulls her off of Katie before then chopping her in the chest once and then again and again. She grabs Amelia and goes to whip her across, but Amelia spins through and sends Ryan LeCavalier in. LeCavalier bounces off and Amelia hits a snap belly to belly suplex. She then gets up and Creek runs over and clotheslines Amelia down.

Sharper: “The ring filling up by the moment. Some big names in there. Some individuals who could be a threat.”

Knots: “Ryan LeCavalier has been in there for almost twenty minutes. Same for Cannon.”

Sharper: “And it’s always hard minutes. Even Syren, number five. But she’s taken two big slams – the Impact Driver from Lawler; the My Friend of Misery from Strader. And you can see it’s taken a lot out of her.”

Knots: “But people are forgetting about her. Or they don’t see her as a threat. That could be a huge mistake.”

Strader keeps trying to fight Cannon only for Creek to head over and lift Cannon up. The crowd erupts as he starts to go up and over. Strader holds on, hooking her arm. They both go up and over and end up on the apron, barely holding on. Creek nails Cannon with a shot and then back chops Strader. He strikes Cannon again before chopping Strader only for then, Amelia to run over and nail Creek from behind. Creek falls to a knee and Amelia clubs him over and over again from behind. Strader and Cannon re-enter. Cannon rolls over as Katie then heads over and nails Amelia from behind. She pulls Amelia up and forearms her. Amelia falls back. We then see Lyman running over and nailing Amelia with a series of hard right hands. Katie just shrugs and joins Ryan Lyman. Lyman then starts to lift Amelia up. Katie helps him. The crowd boos as Amelia holds on, struggling.

Sharper: “Amelia now in trouble. And Ryan Lyman, the opportunist, getting in there. Joined by Katie Steward!”

Knots: “And Amelia could have a short run here. Not what she wants!”

Sharper: “But that’s part of this. One mistaken and you could find yourself on the wrong end of an elimination!”

Amelia keeps fighting as the countdown clock returns.

The buzzer sounds and “Ruthless” by Nonpoint plays. The crowd erupts in cheers as Lyman suddenly turns, hearing the music. He then backs up as we see the former SCW United States Champion, Spencer Pryce walk out from the back. He looks down at the ring and points at Ryan Lyman before bolting for the ring. Lyman backs up and this leads to Amelia sliding down as Katie loses her grip. Lyman backs up and turns, dropping down to the mat and rolling to the floor. Spencer Pryce slides into the ring and then runs across, sliding down to the floor. Lyman runs around the ring with Pryce in hot pursuit. They run around the outside of the ring before Lyman rolls back in. He then runs over to Creek and tries to get his attention. Creek however just shoves him back and right into Pryce who slides in and hits the Receipt. The crowd ohs as Lyman stumbles back and Spencer gets a running start and clotheslines him up and over the top rope to the floor. The momentum, and the impact, cause Spencer to do the same, as he lands in a thud next to Lyman.

Sharper: “And Pryce got his Receipt! Last year, Lyman low blowed him, and tonight, Pryce ends his World Title hopes for now!”

Knots: “But he eliminated himself!”

Sharper: “He seems to be quite okay with it!”

Spencer rolls over as the crowd cheers. Ryan Lyman rolls over, holding his jaw. Pryce then heads over and stomps him in the back. He grabs Ryan Lyman and pulls him up and drags him over to the barricade. Officials try to pull him off as in the ring, LeCavalier attacks Creek as Cannon and Steward square off and Strader battles with Lawler and Amelia comes over and joins Strader in working on Lawler. LeCavalier places Creek against the ropes and tries to choke him as we see Pryce lifting Lyman up and dropping him chest first on the barricade. He staggers forward as Pryce turns and walks after him and grabs him, but Lyman then suddenly hits a mule kick. Pryce grimaces and drops to a knee, holding himself. Lyman falls forward and crawls forward, trying to get away. Pryce grits his teeth as Lyman gets up and staggers forward, nearly falling over and then crawling down the entrance way, trying to get away. Pryce pulls himself up and gets up and starts to follow as Lyman gets up and tries to run away. Pryce catches up with him and nails him in the back of the head, causing Lyman to fall forward and through the curtain to the back. Pryce follows.

Sharper: “Lyman trying to get distance, but the hate from Pryce too much!”

Knots: “Well, I’d say someone help him, but well…meh.”

Sharper: “Meanwhile, LeCavalier choking Creek with the ring rope.”

Knots: “Someone stop her!”

The countdown clock returns.

The buzzer goes and “Unforgiven” by Metallica plays. The crowd roars and boos as Clyde Sutter walks out from the back. Melinda Braddock walks out with him and Clyde looks at her as she just nods before they start to head to the ring.

Knots: “And Fate’s arbiter is here!”

Sharper: “Newly engaged with Melinda Braddock, Clyde Sutter on his way to the ring and there are a few people in there I’m sure he’d like to show them the fickleness of fate!”

Sutter heads to the ring as Creek elbows LeCavalier off of him. She falls to a knee. Cannon is knocked back by Katie as Katie fights forward. Lawler ends up on the apron and then shoulders Amelia in the ribs before nailing Strader with a hard right. He then rolls back in. He gets up as Sutter slides in and Sutter clotheslines Lawler down first. He then turns and runs over and stomps Ryan LeCavalier in the head. She rolls over before Meghan Strader goes for a hard right, but Sutter blocks it and then pulls her in before hoisting her up and swinging her back with the Assassination. The crowd ohs.

Knots: “And if you wanted to know he’s not with anyone…he just planted Meghan Strader!”

Sharper: “Well if there was any link there, that was emphatic. And look at that smirk.”

Sutter smirks as he gets up and Katie clubs him in the back. She clubs him again and Sutter shoves her off and she hits the ropes and Sutter shoulders her down. He then turns as Creek steps up. Sutter and Creek lock eyes. Sutter then kicks Creek in the ribs. The crowd roars. We cut to Glory Braddock watching from her suite, before cutting back to the ring, as Sutter pushes Creek into the ropes and fires him off. He bounces off and Creek scoops him up for a fallaway slam. Creek however elbows Sutter in the ribs and Sutter drops him and backs up. Creek gets up and Sutter turns around and Creek backs up into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a vicious clothesline, knocking Sutter down. The crowd ohs. Creek then turns around as Amelia then cracks him with a European uppercut. He falls back to the ropes. Chris Cannon then tries to lift him up and over. The crowd roars as Creek grabs at the ropes to hold on.

Sharper: “Creek in trouble! Chris Cannon has him up. Amelia Nevado with the assist and she’s now in there!”

Amelia tries to help Chris.

Knots: “Oh God. They know he’s a threat. Maybe the biggest one in there!”

Sharper: “And I doubt they want a Fall of Man Rise to Greatness main event! What plan would they have for that!”

Creek keeps struggling. Cannon and Nevado push him over as the crowd roars. The countdown clock returns as Ryan LeCavalier then runs over to try and eliminate Creek too.

The buzzer goes as “Song for the Dead” by Queens of the Stone Age. Asher Hayes walks out from the back, running his hand through his hair. He then slaps his face before starting to run to the ring.

Sharper: “And Asher Hayes in at number sixteen. And after the night he’s already had, he’s hoping this goes better.”

Knots: “He’s got a long fight for that to be the case!”

Hayes runs down to the ring as Creek goes over to the apron. Ryan LeCavalier steps in and stomps him a couple of times, but just then, Sutter runs up behind LeCavalier and lifts her up and over. She holds onto the ropes, holding on as Sutter then lifts Amelia up and over. He turns and goes to Chris, but Chris elbows him in the jaw. Sutter turns around as Lawler nails him with a hard right and then another. LeCavalier, Amelia, and Creek all roll back in as Asher Hayes slides in. He then runs over and nails Katie with a hard right before turning around and nails Cannon in the back. Cannon falls over and Hayes shoulders him in the ribs while in the corner. Creek, LeCavalier and Nevado crawl away from one another as Meghan Strader gets up and grabs Amelia and pulls her up before then hitting a DDT. Strader turns and suddenly is met by a superkick from Syren. The crowd erupts in cheers. Meghan falls back and down to the mat. Syren staggers as LeCavalier gets up and walks into a superkick from Syren. Syren staggers before Creek gets up and Syren hits a third superkick. The crowd roars as Syren falls to a knee.

Sharper: “Three superkicks! Syren back in and in a big way.”

Knots: “People forgot about her and she came back and just made them regret it!”

Syren gets up, staggering and Katie grabs her from behind. She turns her over and starts to go for the Platinum Blonde. Syren however shoves her off and hits a superkick on her. The crowd roars. Syren turns and Asher runs out and clotheslines Syren down. Syren rolls over as Asher Hayes grabs her and then hits a running facebuster. Hayes rolls over and gets up and Cannon then kicks him in the ribs and hooks him up. He hits a vertical suplex. He holds on and swivels his hips. He then pulls Hayes back up and then hits a second vertical suplex. He then swivels his hips. He sets up for the third of the Three Lions, but Hayes blocks it. Cannon tries again, but Hayes blocks it. Hayes then wrenches out of it and into a hammerlock and then runs Cannon shoulder first into the back of Lawler. Lawler falls over as Cannon grimaces and drops down. Hayes then grabs Lawler and spins him around and then goes to try and eliminate him. Lawler spins through and ends up on the apron. Hayes then grabs him, but Lawler hits a guillotine drop. Hayes staggers back. Lawler then pulls himself back in, but right into a Sutter clothesline. Hayes then gets up as Sutter grabs him.

Sharper: “And just chaos all over. Any time you get anything, it’s then a moment and someone else is right up on you.”

Knots: “And right now, Fate is dictating a lot!”

Sutter then clubs him in the back over and over and over and Hayes drops to the mat. The countdown clock returns.

“TokSik” by Starset plays. The crowd boos as Dexter Grant walks out from the back, joined by his trusty second Wendell. Grant has a microphone in his hand.

Grant: “Well how about this…a collection of people who are all hoping for the amazing opportunity to flaunt themselves on social media, taking the easy way forward, instead of trying to fight their way up the ranks.”

Grant takes a few more steps.

Grant: “SCW already will have its social media teams ready to hype up the winner as having done something historic. We already have their social media teams highlighting the surprise World Championship match from earlier tonight, and ironically, he may be the only one besides me who understands why it foolish.”

Grant continues to take a few more steps, getting closer to the ring. Sutter meanwhile throws Hayes into the corner.

Grant: “Even some in the ring now, like Syren, with Lexy Chapel trying to milk what’s left of her dwindling career, to Katie Steward who wants Hollywood to care, to Clyde Sutter who probably only popped the question to dear Melinda just to get some likes on social media. How pathetic amongst you all…”

Sutter turns and looks at Grant and motions for him to come into the ring.

Grant: “And just like that…you reveal yourself…”

Grant and Wendell reach the ringside area. The start to walk around. Sutter keeps watching them. But suddenly, we see Wendell thrown back. Grant doesn’t notice this. Grant turns to the ring.

Grant: “You’re focused on the wrong thing and-“

Suddenly, Melinda Braddock, who attacked Wendell, runs up behind Grant and rolls him into the ring. Grant turns, eyes widened before turning around and walking into a vicious Clothesline from Hell from Sutter. The crowd erupts. Grant rolls over as Sutter gets up and immediately, we see Creek running over and nailing Sutter from behind. He then scoops him up and slams him into a leg drop. Creek then grabs Sutter, dragging him to the ropes. Syren gets back up and Lawler tries to eliminate her as Cannon goes to Strader, only for Strader to rakes his eyes. She then tries to eliminate him. Katie is knocked down by Amelia Nevado. Ryan LeCavalier then comes over to Amelia and grabs her, trying to eliminate her. Amelia blocks it as Syren fights off Lawler and Strader struggles with Cannon. Creek starts to lift Sutter up as Grant rolls over to the ropes, holding his chest.

Sharper: “And the chaos returns as Grant is down. He’s in the ring though.”

Knots: “Sutter shut him up. Thank God for that.”

Sharper: “Meanwhile, Creek may be his own harbinger of fate, trying to get Sutter out!”

Knots: “Syren! She’s going!”

Syren is bent back as Lawler keeps trying to eliminate her. The countdown clock returns.

A coin can be heard dropping into a coin slot. A few seconds pass, which is when an open field is shown up on the SCW tron. A flock of birds rise up from the tall grass and fly away as the sound of a piano can be heard playing, leading into the opening of "Bird Set Free" by Sia. The moment the opening words are heard, Polly steps out from the back and stands at the forefront on the stage. She looks up at the tron to see one straggling bird rise up from the grass all by its lonesome. Polly admires the one small bird that begins to fly away now too until Sia reaches the chorus, which is when she turns around as a pair of pyros goes off on each side of the entranceway. The nearest camera catches her piercing bright green eyes as she begins to walk down the ramp and down to the ring.

Sharper: “And Polly Pingotti in at number eighteen.”

Knots: “So how is she going to react here. She’s been so much in her head. She’s wanted to get something going and…”

Sharper: “We have our answer. Here she comes!”

Polly Pingotti bolts for the ring, running down at full speed. She then slides into the ring and runs over and dropkicks Lawler in the back. Lawler drops down and Syren falls back into the ring. Polly turns and runs over and hits a dropkick to Creek’s back. This allows Sutter his reprieve and he staggers to the corner. Polly then runs over as Meghan turns away from Cannon and Polly tackles her down, nailing her with a series of hard right hands, nailing her over and over and over again. She pushes off before seeing Ryan LeCavalier and LeCavalier goes for a clothesline. Polly ducks and then kicks her in the ribs and drives her down into the mat with the Polly Pop. Polly gets up and hits a dropkick on Amelia Nevado. She then gets up and lets out a guttural yell.

Sharper: “And Polly Pingotti in like a house on fire!”

Knots: “Well, she won’t be denied. But she has to do more than that.”

Sharper: “And she’s going right for Sutter!”

Polly then runs at Sutter and nails him with a couple of forearm shots before climbing up to the middle turnbuckle, nailing him with a couple of hard rights. Sutter shoves her off. She rolls through and Katie runs at Polly. Polly ducks and then hits a dropkick to Katie. Polly turns as Sutter heads over and kicks her in the ribs. Sutter then hoists her up and over her head with a military press. He smirks and turns, but Polly rakes his eyes and drops down. She lands behind him and then hits a dropkick, knocking him forward and into the ropes. Polly then gets up and Hayes scoops her up and hits a back suplex. Hayes then turns and goes over to Cannon, nailing him with a hard right and then another. Cannon looks up and spits at him and Hayes nails him again.

Sharper: “And Cannon defiantly looking at Hayes! That’s just fired Hayes up more.”

Knots: “Polly’s stopped for a moment, but there’s a lot of mass in there.”

Sharper: “And more to come in just a few moments.”

Syren then turns and grabs Meghan and places her on the ropes and stomps at her as Amelia turns to Lawler and nails him with a European uppercut. Katie stirs as does Sutter. Creek gets up and grabs Polly, dragging her up before then nailing her with a hard clothesline. The countdown clock comes back up.

The buzzer goes and “Shot from a Cannon” by Chevelle plays. Creek looks up as we see James Evans storm out from the back, clearly angry, but clearly also in pain, wincing a bit as he also sports a bandage. He then jogs down to the ring. Creek looks at him as he starts to head to the ring. Evans then picks up the pace as we see Wendell wincing in pain, helping Grant out of the ring. Evans then pulls himself onto the apron and into the ring.

Sharper: “And this could change everything. Evans and Creek. Fall of Man now fully represented in here.”

Knots: “And they’re pissed off. They’re angry. James Evans looks angry, and here we go.”

Evans then steps up to Creek, saying something to him. Creek then turns and goes over to Katie nails him with a hard right. Evans spins and nails Hayes from behind before then hitting a German suplex. Hayes rolls over. Evans then grabs Chris and nails him with a couple of hard rights. Syren runs over to Evans and nails him in the back of with a couple of shots, but this brings Creek over who grabs her and pulls her back before hoisting her up and hitting a back suplex. She rolls over. James Evans then sees Lawler and runs at him and clotheslines him down. Creek turns as Sutter runs at him and Creek hits a powerslam. The crowd ohs. James then grabs Ryan and just throws her at the ropes. Ryan goes through to the floor.

Evans: “Focus on what we need to do. Not her.”

Creek looks at Evans and then LeCavalier before Evans grabs Polly. Polly however nails him with a hard right and then turns and defiantly nails Creek with one. James then kicks Polly in the ribs before whipping her into the ropes. She bounces off and Evans hits a huge spinebuster. The crowd ohs. Katie Steward then gets up and Creek grabs her and turns and just throws her over the top rope. Katie spins through and tries to hold on, but Creek hits a snap jab and Katie falls back to the floor. The crowd boos.

Sharper: “And Fall of Man now starting to throw people out. Katie Steward out. Just like that.”

Knots: “And we may be seeing more!”

Meghan Strader steps up and nails Evans with a hard right before elbowing Creek only for Evans to spin through and drill Strader with the Welcome to Oblivion. The crowd ohs as Meghan goes down. She then rolls out of the ring to the floor. Grant remains kneeled next to the ring as Amelia then is next as Evans grabs her and Creek looks at her. Evans knees her in the ribs. Creek clubs her. The crowd boos as the countdown clock returns.

The buzzer goes and “Believe In Tomorrow” by Sunflower’s Garden plays. The crowd erupts as La Pequena Luz runs out from the back.

Sharper: “And Amelia Nevado! Fall of Man targeting her, but Luz! Number twenty. What a twist of fate!”

Knots: “And she’s running to the ring. I don’t think it’s going to be enough! And Fall of Man have your number!”

Creek and Evans continue to pummel Nevado as Luz runs down to the ring. She jumps up onto the apron. She then springboards to the top rope and dives forward, hitting a corkscrew crossbody onto both Creek and Evans, taking both down. She rolls through and then jumps up and hits a dropkick on Evans before hitting a jumping back kick to the jaw of Creek. She turns to Amelia and helps her up. Evans turns back and goes to grab Luz, but Luz kicks him in the side of the leg before ducking under. Amelia and Luz both run into the ropes and they meet in the middle, hitting the Wisteria Waltz on Evans. The crowd roars. They get up and Creek runs forward and grabs Luz and scoops her up, but she kicks her legs. Amelia gets up and hits a European uppercut before Luz drops down in front of Creek, who ends up in the corner. Amelia runs over and hits the Thorn Vault into Creek. Creek falls to a knee.

Sharper: “And Light in the Darkness stopping the onslaught by Fall of Man!”

Knots: “Only temporarily! Only temporarily!”

Lawler then runs over and grabs Luz and scoops her up her. Luz again counters by sliding down behind him and Amelia kicks him in the ribs. Luz then spins around and joins Amelia, firing him into the ropes. He bounces off and they hit a double hip toss. They then hit a double elbow drop before both nip up and Amelia turns and goes over to Cannon and grabs him. Luz turns to Syren. The crowd roars as Syren struggles as Luz tries to lift her up and over. Cannon grabs at the ropes as Amelia tries to get him up. We then see Hayes stir as Sutter starts to get up too. Polly slides over to the ropes and Hayes goes over to Polly and elbows her in the back of the head before trying to eliminate her. Sutter heads over and clubs Amelia in the back. But Dexter watches on the floor as we see Ryan LeCavalier walking over to him. Grant then looks at her before throwing a hard right, but LeCavalier catches him by the arm and takes him down with the Body/Prison on the floor. The crowd roars as Grant yells in pain. Wendell then runs over and tries to pry LeCavalier off.

Sharper: “LeCavalier has caught Grant on the floor!”

Knots: “The chaos is back and we’re going to have someone else in.”

The countdown clock returns as Cannon drops down and walks along the ropes. He then runs across and nails Luz in the back. Syren drops down. Cannon then tries to lift Luz up.

Generic rock music plays as we see a man never before seen, running down from the back. He wears a tracksuit and has dreads, and has a piece of paper in his hand. He runs down to the ring as the camera looks confused. He then slides into the ring. He then looks around and even as all of the different competitors are struggling with one another, the man heads over to the corner, demanding a microphone. Phillips looks around and reluctantly heads over and gives him one. The man backs up.

Knots: “Guess we’re going to get verbal wrestling now! Who is this guy?”

Sharper: “I don’t know. But he wants a microphone. He does realize a massive battle royal is going on, huh?”

The man: “Whoa, whoa, whoa. I’m gonna need y’all to stop what you’re doing. I have here the official script for Taking Hold of the Flame. And it says right here…FRED is to win the Taking Hold of the Flame!”

The crowd looks on, some laughing, some booing. Cannon, Sutter, and Hayes all stop their fighting as LeCavalier lets go of Grant.

FRED: “That’s right. I’m Fred. And I’m here to win this. So if you could in an orderly fashion, go over the top rope. See, it’s got Mr. D’s signature here. He told me I’m winning.”

Sharper: “Mr. D hasn’t been in charge in years!”

Knots: “Is that even his signature?”

The camera focuses on the paper as FRED turns it around. FRED then starts to motion to everyone to exit the ring. Instead, Sutter, Cannon and Hayes swarm him. They start to club away on him as the crowd roars. FRED drops to the mat and he covers up as they stomp away on him. FRED tries to crawl to the ropes, swimming through the stops. He gets closer to the ropes and Sutter and Hayes then both grab him and lift him up and joined now by Luz and Amelia, they throw him over the top rope and FRED hits the floor and rolls through.

Sharper: “Thanks for coming…”

Knots: “Well…it didn’t work.”

Luz turns as Sutter kicks her in the ribs and nails her with a hard right. Creek starts to get up, with Polly now attacking him. Ryan LeCavalier rolls Grant into the ring as she follows in after. Evans starts to get up and Syren kicks him in the ribs. Lawler and Strader slide out of the way, trying to protect themselves as they recover. Syren chops Evans as Cannon heads over and joins Syren in trying to eliminate the now former World Champion. Polly keeps hammering Creek, but LeCavalier runs over and grabs Polly, pulling her off and then knocking her down with a hard right. She then turns to Creek and starts to choke him with her foot in the corner. The countdown clock returns.

The buzzers goes and again, a rush of paparazzi rush down either side of the ramp as a red carpet is rolled out. The sounds of Michael Jackson’s “Hollywood Tonight” begins to play as Chris and Ryan Hollywood come out from the back, prompting a shamelessly stolen trope of flashes from the cameras as they stand atop the ramp. They respond to pose instructions from the photographers as they move towards the ring. They stop at the ring before tapping their foreheads. They then high five one another and both slide into the ring. Chris Hollywood runs over to Ryan LeCavalier as Ryan Hollywood runs over to Chris Cannon.

Sharper: “Hollywood back in but both in. Which one is supposed to be in?”

Knots: “At least they figured out to enter the ring and fight instead of just pose!”

Ryan Hollywood clubs away on Chris Cannon as he falls over, exhausted. Chris Hollywood runs Ryan LeCavalier into another corner, only for Polly to run over and nail her with repeated right hands. Evans fights off Syren as Chris Hollywood and Ryan Hollywood run over to Chris Lawler and lift him up, whipping him into the ropes and hitting a double dropkick. They turn and hit a double dropkick on Meghan Strader as she starts to get up. Hayes then grabs Ryan Hollywood and Chris Hollywood and shrugs before driving them both headfirst into one another with a double noggin-knocker. The Hollywood twins fall back.

Sharper: “A meeting of the minds there.”

Knots: “I swear I heard a hollow sound.”

The Hollywoods stir as Grant nails Hayes with a hard right and then another before running him to the ropes. He then leans on his back, choking him. Sutter struggles with Amelia and Luz. Chris and Ryan Hollywood then head over to Grant and grab him and pull him back. They turn to him and say something to him. Grant then stomps Ryan Hollywood in the foot and nails Chris Hollywood with a hard right. The crowd ohs. Grant then dodges out of the way as Creek runs in and spears both of them. The crowd ohs as Chris and Ryan Hollywood, roll over, holding their ribs in pain. Creek then slowly gets up before looking around and then running over to Syren and clubbing her in the back.

Sharper: “And Waylon Creek just ran over Hollywood!”

Knots: “Well middle America hasn’t cared for lots of Hollywood for a long time!”

Creek fights with Syren as Chris Cannon stirs. Polly tries to eliminate Ryan LeCavalier as we see Dexter Grant grabbing Ryan Hollywood. Grant then runs him over to the ropes and throws him up and over the top rope. Ryan Hollywood crashes to the floor and rolls over. Dexter Grant just shakes his head, only for Chris Hollywood to run up behind Dexter Grant and go to throw him up and over. The crowd roars, but Grant holds on. He hangs on the top rope, feet dangling before managing to move back to the apron. Chris Hollywood throws his arms up in the air in celebration. The countdown clock returns.

Sharper: “He’s not out! Chris! He’s not out!”

Knots: “I don’t know if he realizes or cares!”

Ryan Hollywood warns his brother but Chris Hollywood turns around as Dexter Grant kicks him in the ribs and hits the Detox Drop.

The buzzer goes and “Duality” by Slipknot plays again. The crowd boos as Alex Hudson jogs out from the back. He looks at the field and then runs down to the ring and slides into the ring.

Sharper: “And the next member of the Product in. A number of tag representatives in there, but everyone has some hope for singles gold.”

Knots: “And if your last name is Hudson, you just focus on being champion!”

Alex Hudson runs over to Grant and nails him with a hard right and then rakes his eyes. He runs him over to the ropes. He looks around and then goes to Chris Lawler and pulls him over to the ropes. He nails him with a couple of hard rights before trying to hoist him up and over. Syren fights off Creek and Creek staggers back. We then see LeCavalier knocking Polly back as Strader returns to the fray, trying to eliminate Chris Cannon. Hudson gives up on his attack on Lawler and runs over to Luz and nails her with a hard right. This allows Sutter to club away at Amelia Nevado. Sutter then nods at Alex Hudson before helping him as they lift Luz up and Luz hooks the top rope, trying to hold on.

Sharper: “And now we get into the muddy middle here. Some mix of fresh and exhausted. Both of those who started this match still in there. Cannon and LeCavalier over thirty minutes. Syren getting to that point.

Knots: “Lawler near twenty-five.”

Sharper: “And all veterans. They have had long careers. Youth is a bit fresher in there.”

Amelia runs back and nails Hudson in the ribs. Hudson winces and Amelia blasts him with a European uppercut. Polly gets up and Hayes chops her. The crowd woos. Hayes nails her again as Polly fires back with a forearm shot. They trade a few blows in the middle of the ring before Syren nails Strader. She then tries to lift Strader up. Creek staggers as Dexter Grant then nails him with a hard right and tries to lift him up. Evans runs over and nails Amelia Nevado with a kick before then starting to lift her up. The crowd looks on, buzzing, keeping track of everyone in the ring. The countdown clock returns again.

The buzzer goes and “Yooooooo it’s me, it’s me…the Heat W-A-V-E” can be heard through the sound system before the beat drops and we go into the classic hip hop song, “Drop It Like It’s Hot” by the legendary Snoop D-O-Double G. Out from the back comes none other than Kalvan Raab, walking out with no shirt nor shoes, bopping his head to the beat. Kalvan Raab then runs to the ring.

Knots: “Kalvan Raab?”

Sharper: “Related and wanting nothing to do with the EFN. But he has his eyes on the SCW World Championship!”

Kalvan Raab slides into the ring. He then runs over and goes after Alex Hudson nails him with a series of hard right hands. He elbows Amelia and then heads over to Creek and nails him too for good measure. He looks around and then clubs Syren in the back before spinning around and nailing Ryan LeCavalier with a hard right, knocking him down. Raab turns around and then goes over to Hayes and kicks Polly in the ribs. He then starts to try and eliminate Polly. Hayes shrugs and heads over and joins Raab as Polly kicks her legs, trying to hold on. Strader grabs Syren and spins her into the corner, nailing her with a couple of shots as Creek knocks Grant down with a clothesline. Sutter is knocked back by Luz who fights him off and then drops down. Sutter staggers over and Evans then suddenly lifts him up and hits a backbreaker on the Assassin. Evans looks around and then starts to get up. Chris Hollywood starts to get up, Ryan Hollywood yelling at him to stay down. Chris looks around as Creek and Evans walk over to him. Chris looks up and then goes to swing, but Creek blocks it and then Evans and Creek run him across the ring and throw him up and over to the floor.

Sharper: “And Hollywood eliminated again.”

Knots: “And by the Fall of Man who are back up and on their feet and angry!”

Polly kicks at Kalvan, getting him off of her. He stumbles back and Evans and Creek swat him down. They then run over and grab Hayes and try to eliminate him and Polly. They both go up and over, but hold on and then roll back into the ring. Chris Lawler then runs over and boots Creek in the back of the head. He turns and nails Evans with a hard right. He nails him with another and another before grabbing him and going to whip him into the ropes. He bounce and Lawler goes to press him up. Evans however shifts his weight. He lands behind him and goes to run him to the ropes to eliminate him. Alex Hudson then runs over and tries to eliminate both. He struggles to lift both up and just then, we see Meghan Strader grabbing Hudson and pulling him back before spinning him around and throwing him to the ropes. Hudson goes up and over to the floor. The crowd roars. Meghan shakes her head before Kalvan Raab attacks her. She fires back.

Sharper: “And Alex Hudson eliminated just like that. Evans and Lawler though still in the bad way.”

Knots: “They’re teetering! And look at Light in the Darkness! They see it!”

Light in the Darkness run over and both grab Evans and Lawler. Lawler tries to grab onto the ropes as does Evans. We then see Polly getting up and running at them and helping and Evans and Lawler dumped up and over to the floor!

Knots: “No!”

Sharper: “Evans is out! And this night gets worse for him! And Lawler, an impressive over 25 minutes, but not enough.”

Polly then nails Amelia and tries to eliminate her as the countdown clock returns.

“That's My Girl” by Fifth Harmony plays as Gigi Steward jogs out from the back. She then looks around and runs down to the ring. She runs down the entrance way and slides in. Creek starts to get up and Gigi jumps over him and hits the Nirvana! The crowd erupts.

Knots: “Oh God! Creek!”

Sharper: “Nirvana on Gigi. Creek eliminated Katie. Maybe some revenge!”

Gigi turns and grabs Creek by the head. She tries to lift him up. She struggles mightily as she tries to get him up to his feet. Creek remains down, the impact of Gigi’s move on him. She keeps trying to get him up as we cut to Lawler looking down at ringside. Evans turns and tries to get back into the ring as Luz nails Polly in the back of the head and then grabs her and places her against the ropes. Amelia and Luz try to eliminate Polly. Sutter then heads over and goes to Gigi and starts to look at Creek. Sutter holds his back as Cannon can be seen struggling with Dexter Grant. Asher Hayes is working over Syren as Raab tries to eliminate Strader. Sutter shakes hands with Gigi, before Sutter helps Gigi lift Creek up to his feet.

Sharper: “Sutter helping Gigi Steward. And maybe Evans attacking him earlier-“

Knots: “Every man for themselves, Sharper!”

Sharper: “True, but still, there was a business relationship there and…God damn it.”

Sutter then suddenly nails Gigi in the back and then grabs her and lifts her up, muscling her up. She tries to struggle only for Sutter to throw her over the top rope to the floor. The crowd boos as Gigi falls into the barricade. Sutter smirks. Melinda laughs at ringside. Sutter then turns to Creek and starts to lift him up. Creek struggles a bit and Sutter kicks him in the ribs and then clubs him in the back once and then again. Sutter then whispers something to Creek. He then turns and throws him onto the top rope and Sutter starts to try and lift Creek up and over the top rope. Creek holds on, starting to resist. Sutter keeps trying to get him up as the crowd roars.

Sharper: “Creek in trouble. Sutter trying to take advantage of Gigi Steward’s attack on Creek!”

Knots: “He’s doing a damn good job. Creek! Shake it off! You need to!”

Sharper: “Fate or inevitability?’

Creek keeps fighting Sutter off as the countdown clock returns.

The lights slowly dim down. The crowd buzzes in anticipation, many of them taking their phones out and lighting up the arena with their flashlights. After a few moments of silence, “Dark Child” by Marlon Williams plays as the lights flash back on. The crowd erupts in cheers as we see Cid Turner walk out from the back. He holds his hand to his forehead, peering out at the crowd, before pounding his chest a couple of times. Hayes turns away from Syren, looking at his friend, a slight smile on his face.

Sharper: “My God! Number twenty-six. Can I believe my eyes?! Cid Turner?!”

Knots: “Holy crap!”

Cid Turner then starts to head to the ring. Syren knocks Asher down from behind as Creek fights off Sutter. Sutter stumbles back and Strader knocks Raab back. Syren runs over to Strader, grabbing her and running her into a corner. Cannon grabs at Raab, but Raab strikes him with a few shots before Cannon rakes his eyes. Grant and LeCavalier pair off as Polly nails Amelia and then Luz with hard rights, managing to fight them off. Cid slides into the ring and Polly turns to Cid, only for Cid to catch her arm, wrench it into a hammerlock and then hits a Sovereign Takeover! The crowd roars. Cid turns as Syren runs out and Cid elbows her down before kicking Strader in the ribs. He then grabs Amelia and hits a Sovereign Takeover on her. Cid gets up as Luz runs at him, but Cid back drops her. Cid then looks around as Asher Hayes gets up and looks at Cid Turner. The crowd roars as the two friends look at one another. They then step up and embrace, the crowd cheering. Kalvan Raab randomly watches them.

Sharper: “A/C Unit back together in Taking Hold of the Flame!”

Knots: “Guess the repairs are complete!”

An “A/C Unit!” chant breaks out before we suddenly see Chris Cannon come over and blast Asher with a hard right before nailing Cid with one too. He kicks Asher before elbowing Cid. He then clubs Asher in the back before turning around as Cid kicks him in the ribs. Cid then looks at Asher as the two then grab Cannon’s arms and wrench them before they hit the Coolant Killer on Chris Cannon. The crowd roars. Cid and Asher get up as we then see Grant run up behind Cid. He clubs him in the back as Cid falls to a knee. Asher then goes to grab Cid, but Ryan LeCavalier then rakes Asher’s eyes and tries to eliminate him. Kalvan Raab runs over to LeCavalier and grabs her, pulling her off. He then hits a couple of hard shots before running across the ring and bouncing off, but Ryan LeCavalier lowers her head and sends Kalvan Raab up and over the top rope to the floor. The countdown clock returns.

Knots: “And Kalvan Raab is gone!”

Sharper: “LeCavalier, despite being in there for upwards of forty minutes. Still finding a way to get some eliminations!”

“Patient Number 9” by Ozzy Osbourne plays as the crowd roars as Kimberly Williams steps out from the back and looks around the arena. The crowd cheers her before we suddenly cut to the ring to see Ryan LeCavalier at ringside, looking up at the ring.

Sharper: “LeCavalier’s out! She’s out!”

Knots: “And look who took her out. Waylon Creek!”

Sharper: “While Kimberly Williams runs down from the back and there’s another Firestarter that could change the complexion of this one. We’ll try and get you that footage of LeCavalier’s elimination.”

Cid whips Grant into the ropes. Grant bounces off and Cid hits an inverted atomic drop. Grant grimaces in pain and Cid knocks him down with a hard right before we see Strader running over and nailing Cid with a hard right and then a kick before running him into the corner. Cid turns as Strader kicks away at her. Hayes turns to Creek, fighting him as Kim slides into the ring and she then turns as Syren steps up to her and Kim takes her down with a double leg takedown and locks in the Scorned. The crowd roars. We cut to Ryan LeCavalier still upset as she turns around as Glory Braddock watches, smirking, in her suite. Back in the ring, we see Kim letting go of the hold on Syren, taking Amelia Nevado down and locking in a Scorned on her! The crowd roars as Kim smiles before we see Luz step up to save Amelia, and Kim takes her down by the legs and locks in a Scorned on her. Creek then grabs Kim, but Kim lets go and tries to take Creek down. Creek however blocks it and headbutts her. Kim staggers back.

Knots: “And Creek can finally get his hands on Kim after so long too! This could turn into a vengeance night for him!”

Sharper: “After earlier, that may be best case for him. But let’s take a look at how LeCavalier was eliminated.”

REPLAY:

We see Ryan LeCavalier sending Kalvan Raab out and leaning against the ropes. Hayes grabs her, but Ryan kicks him in the ribs as we then hear Kim’s music play. Ryan looks up only for Creek to run up behind her. Ryan turns only for Creek to drill her with a clothesline, sending Ryan up and over. Ryan tries to grab the rope but can’t and falls to the floor.

Creek grabs Kim and runs her face first into the nearby turnbuckle before elbowing her in the head. Cid keeps struggling with Strader who now chokes him in the corner. Cannon and Polly stir.

Amelia, Luz, and Syren all recover from Kim’s brief holds on them. Sutter then grabs Syren and lifts her up and runs her into the ropes. Syren goes up and over and ends up on the apron. Sutter reaches through, trying to push her off as the crowd roars. Syren hooks the bottom rope with her legs as Sutter keeps trying to push her down to eliminate her. Sutter keeps pushing down before we see Luz and Amelia pull him back and hit a double neckbreaker. The crowd roars. Syren the grabs the bottom rope and pulls herself back in. Creek then whips Kim across the ring. Creek runs after, but Kim gets a boot up. Creek staggers, but this gives Kim the opportunity to run out and hit the Shadowblade on Creek! The crowd erupts.

Sharper: “Kim took Creek down! Shadowblade!”

Knots: “Oh God…Don’t tell me she’ll eliminate him too!”

The countdown clock returns as Kim grabs at Creek, but Hayes comes up behind her and nails her with a hard right and then another before trying to eliminate her. Strader starts to lift Cid up as Syren runs over and nails Strader in the back. Strader turns and nails Syren with a hard right. Syren fires back. Strader falls back into Cid, sandwiching him in the corner.

The buzzer goes and Martina McBride’s “Love's the Only House” begins. The crowd roars as Kelsai Adamson walks out from the back, smiling. She looks around the Superdome and nods before running down from the back.

Sharper: “And Kelsai Adamson, returning to the ring, a new mother, and returning home to compete in the Taking Hold of the Flame!”

Knots: “Well she’s got a hell of a field to compete with!”

Sharper: “And lot of mass still in that ring. You’re seeing that for the most part they’re trying to keep it safe.”

Knots: “Not Kim! What the hell is she doing?”

We cut to the ring to see Kim grabbing the arm of Asher Hayes and running up the corner and then hitting a lucha libre style arm drag. The crowd roars as Kim smirks and turns as Kelsai Adamson runs down to the ring. She slides in and immediately goes to Kim and forearms her in the jaw. She forearms her again and again before going to whip her into the ropes. Kim spins through and sends Kelsai in and immediately puts her hands up to tell her to stop. Kelsai does and Kim smiles and kicks her in the ribs and goes for a DDT. Kelsai spins out and hits a short-arm clothesline. She then turns as Cid yells out as Syren and Strader keep trading blows, Cid trapped in the corner. Kelsai then runs over and nails Syren with a hard right and then nails Strader. They stumble off before Kelsai turns to Cid. Cid nods and Kelsai then tries to eliminate Cid! The crowd roars as Cid struggles. Sutter rolls over as Syren sees Polly and grabs her, trying to eliminate her. Strader then goes to Sutter and drags him up and places him on the ropes. Luz then nails Strader with a shot as Amelia grabs at Grant, but Grant hits a jawbreaker. Grant then grabs Amelia and starts to attempt to throw her over the top rope.

Sharper: “Creek down in the middle of the ring. You see Polly Pingotti fighting for her hopes against Syren!”

Knots: “Sutter and Strader going at it. Cannon is still down after A/C Unit got him.”

Sharper: “And even Dexter Grant, keeping a low profile, you wonder if that’s intentional.”

Knots: “Doesn’t want to go viral with a cool elimination!”

Amelia struggles with Grant as Strader elbows off Luz. Luz staggers back and Kim kicks her in the ribs and runs her to the ropes. Luz holds on as Creek rolls over to the ropes. Cannon rolls over. Asher heads over to Cid and they walk out and go over to Syren. Kelsai looks around. They nail her in the back before starting to lift her up. Polly drops down and walks along the ropes. She watches them with a bit of annoyance before running over and grabbing Cid from behind. Cid yells out and Polly then nails him with a hard right. Cid falls over and Polly stomps him a few times before turning to Asher. She chops him, leading Asher to forearm her in the jaw. They trade some blows before Syren clubs Asher in the back. Syren then kicks Polly in the ribs and runs her into the corner. Sutter then heads over and shoulders her in the ribs over and over. The countdown clock returns.

The buzzer goes. “California Love” by Tupac Shakur plays. The crowd boos as Sal Darius walks out from the back. He looks around and then jogs down to the ring.

Sharper: “And number twenty-nine now. That’s Sal Darius-“

Knots: “The Sex Vibe!”

Sharper: “And he’s hoping this will turn things around. The man has the confidence, can he put it together?”

Darius runs down from the back and slides into the ring. He gets up and immediately hits a California slap on Cid. Cid staggers before Darius then hits a brogue kick on Syren. He then turns and goes over to Kim and spins her around, causing Luz to drop down and he then nails her with a kick to the ribs and then backs up and boots her in the head. Kim staggers off before Darius hits a hip throw on Luz for good measure. Strader then kicks him in the ribs as he turns around and then pulls him in for the Sister Abigail, but Darius elbows out of it. He then turns and kicks her in the ribs and hits a DDT. Strader rolls over as Darius turns and nails Grant in the back before spinning him around and nailing him with a series of hard rights and lefts. He then goes to nail him with a California slap, connecting and Grant starts to go over the top rope. The crowd roars, but Grant falls back in and drops to the mat. Darius stomps him before Amelia grabs him and hits an European uppercut. Darius staggers. Amelia follows up. Kim then smiles as Syren starts to get up and Kim grabs her and runs her to the ropes. Syren grabs the top rope and Kim tries to lift her up and over.

Sharper: “Darius making an impact, but now Kimberly Williams! She may get some of that revenge she’s wanted for a long time. She’d love to toss Syren over the top rope!”

Knots: “Syren’s holding on. But what does she have left in the tank. We’re looking at forty or so minutes for her! Kim’s pretty fresh!”

Kelsai then runs over and joins Kim, trying to eliminate Syren. The crowd roars as Syren is now upside down, trying to hold on as best as she can. Cannon then comes over and grabs Kelsai. The crowd roars as Kelsai grabs the top rope, struggling. Kim loses her grip and Syren lands on the apron and rolls back in. Darius fights off Amelia as Strader moves to the ropes. Polly then grabs her and lifts her up and tries to eliminate her. Sutter grabs Luz and clubs her in the back as Asher helps Cid up and then they go over to Creek. They start trying to eliminate Creek. The crowd roars a bit as Creek holds onto the ropes. Sutter then whips Luz across the ring. Luz bounces off and Sutter scoops her up, but Luz counters with La Magica. The crowd roars as Sutter yells out. Luz pulls on the arm. We then see Grant run over and hit a dropkick to the side of Luz’s head. The crowd ohs. Grant then grabs Luz and lifts her up and tries to eliminate her. Luz starts to fight. Cannon keeps working on Kelsai as Kim turns and elbows Cannon. Cannon stumbles back. Kim then nails him with a hard right and then another and another before seeing Syren back up. She runs over to her as the countdown clock returns. Syren sidesteps and nearly sends Kim up and over. She spins through to land on the apron before moving back into the ring.

The buzzer sounds and “Personal Jesus” (w/Boondock Saints intro) by Marilyn Manson plays as Dante Slayton walks out from the back. He smirks as he looks at the ring and he then starts to run down to the ring.

Sharper: “And at number thirty, Dante Slayton. And he’s a man who could be very interesting to watch. He’s had some big performances as of late.”

Knots: “He better dig deep for this one.”

Sharper: “Recent wins against Syren and he probably wishes James Evans was in there, but Creek is and looks like that’s where he’s going!”

Slayton runs down to the ring and slides into the ring. He then runs over and nails Creek in the ribs. Asher Hayes and Cid Turner look at him as Dante keeps attacking Creek before helping them try to eliminate Creek. Creek goes up and over. He holds on and then pulls himself back in as Dante then nails Asher with a eye rake. Asher stumbles back and Dante then grabs Cid and runs him into the corner, face first into the turnbuckle. Dante turns and grabs Creek and pulls him up before wrenching his arm and then hitting the Devil Trigger. The crowd ohs. Dante turns as we see Luz elbow Grant back and Grant turns to Dante who hooks him up and hits the Dante’s Inferno. Slayton then goes over and grabs Kelsai and clotheslines her down. He runs into the ropes, bouncing off and drives the Flashing Elbow into the chest of Adamson.

Sharper: “Dante making a big impact to start. Striking everyone moving and putting a lot behind it.”

Knots: “You’re in the final ten. You can be a bit more impactful. You can burn some more energy.”

Sharper: “Still a bit of a slog to go though and some big names to come.”

Knots: “Xander…Selena at number forty.”

Dante gets up and Sutter nails him with a hard right as we see Strader suddenly dropping Amelia Nevado with the Two for the Show. Strader gets up and turns to see Darius nailing her with a hard right and then another. He goes to whip her into the ropes. She bounces off and Darius lifts her up, but Meghan blocks it and elbows him in the back. She then throws him into the ropes and walks over, leaning on his back, choking him on the middle rope. Polly is then seen attacking Kim as Kim and Polly trade blows, before we see Syren and Cannon pairing with A/C Unit, Cannon fighting Hayes, while Syren fights off Cid. The countdown clock returns.

The buzzer goes and “Whoa is Me” by Down with Webster plays. The crowd cheers as “The All-Star” Gavin Taylor walks out from the back. He points to the crowd before starting to head to the ring. The camera follows him as he runs down the entrance way and to the ring. He slides in and then runs into the ropes, bouncing off and nails Polly and Kim with dual Gavin Taylor Lariats!”

Knots: “Gavin! Taylor! Lariats!”

Sharper: “And Gavin Taylor in and he just takes Kim and Polly down and he’s still going!”

Knots: “The unstoppable force!”

Gavin runs into the ropes again and bounces off and nails Meghan with a Gavin Taylor Lariat. He then hits the ropes and drills Sutter with a Gavin Taylor Lariat. The crowd yells out after each one. Gavin then stops and turns and hits Dante with the Dependable Roundhouse, causing him to drop to the ropes. Gavin then turns and runs at Asher and Cannon and hits a double lariat on them. He then turns to Syren and Cid, but they duck. He stops and turns around and Syren and Cid both kick him in the ribs, look at each other, and then hit a double DDT. The crowd ohs. Syren then gets up as does Cid. Darius then runs over and goes for the Darius Knee Jerk, but Syren and Cid dodge and Darius stops at the ropes and turns around only for Syren and Cid to clothesline him up and over the top rope to the floor.

Sharper: “And there goes Sal Darius. A bit too aggressive. Syren and Cid…”

Knots: “How are they working together?!”

Sharper: “They are right now, but well, there they go. Back to fighting each other!”

Syren and Cid then trade blows as Gavin starts to stir. Creek grabs at the ropes, slowly getting up as Luz and Amelia recover and Amelia goes over to Grant, before we see Luz grabbing Strader. Asher Hayes and Cannon stir as Kelsai Adamson starts to get up. Sutter looks around as Kim slowly stirs too. Gavin gets up at the ropes and Kelsai then runs over and grabs him. She then starts to try and eliminate him as the crowd roars. Kim gets back up and turns to Sutter and chops him. He fires back with a hard right. Kim nails him with one and the two trade blows as Hayes kicks Cannon in the ribs and Cannon staggers back. Hayes then runs out and suddenly, blasts Gavin with the Dust to Dust and Gavin goes up and over the top rope to the floor.

Sharper: “And just like that! The All-Star’s night ends early!”

Knots: “Not what he wanted. Hayes saw an opening and damn! He clocked Gavin!”

The crowd ohs. Hayes looks around as the countdown clock returns.

“Duality” by Slipknot plays as the boos return as Josh Hudson walks out from the back. Noticeably, he’s not alone as Alex Hudson and Isaac Stone walk out with him. Josh then turns to Isaac, saying something, and then to Alex, saying something to him, before he motions for them to go. They run down to the ring as Josh Hudson jogs at a slower gait behind him.

Sharper: “Josh Hudson now in at number thirty-two. He’s got the Product with them.”

Knots: “And they’re going to make another entry I guess! They’ll try and do more together!”

Alex and Isaac slide into the ring and Isaac runs over and nails Hayes with clubbing blow before nailing Kim. Alex then dropkicks Kim down before he goes over and nails Syren with a hard right. Josh Hudson hops onto the apron before he then enters the ring, but just then, the crowd erupts as we see Konrad Raab, Ludvig Eriksson, Dakon Theron, Oskar Theron, and Kemal Yilmaz running out from the back.

Sharper: “And here comes the EFN!”

Knots: “Wait! They’re in the match?!”

Sharper: “They’re coming for Hudson!”

Josh runs over and grabs Syren and goes to run her out of the ring. Cannon steps up as Alex and Isaac then take him over with a double vertical suplex only to get up and point. Konrad slides in and he immediately clocks Alex with a European uppercut before Isaac Stone attacks him. Ludvig and Dakon enter and they go after Alex, while Oskar runs at Josh. Josh backs up and kicks him in the ribs, leaning against the turnbuckle. Kemal Yilmaz then joins Konrad in attacking Isaac. Isaac struggles to fight off both men, as Alex does the same. Josh looks around and then grabs Oskar Theron before turning hitting the Kingdom Come on him. Oskar goes down and rolls out of the ring. Just then, the crowd erupts again as we see Kandis and Tommy Valentine running out from the back.

Sharper: “And now here comes the Connection!”

Knots: “That’s what? Now seven…nine…nine people who aren’t supposed to be in there. There’s barely room to move!”

Konrad nails Isaac with a shot and then he starts to go for Josh Hudson. Hudson steps up and nails Konrad with a hard right. Konrad fires back. They trade blows before Kandis and Tommy enter the scene and Hudson rakes the eyes before shoving Konrad back and Tommy nails him with a clothesline. The crowd roars. Raab starts to get up and Tommy grabs him and nails him with a shot. Kandis then goes over and kicks Dakon in the ribs before hitting a straight kick to Alex. Josh Hudson then smirks before he goes to grab Syren again, but as he does, Tommy grabs Konrad and runs him at Josh. Konrad collides into Josh and Josh falls against the ropes. He grabs at them before Konrad grabs him and Tommy run over and jumps up and tackles Konrad and Josh up and over the top rope to the floor. The crowd erupts. Josh rolls over and looks around.

Sharper: “Josh Hudson eliminated! Tommy took out Konrad and Josh!”

Knots: “That’s not fair!”

Kandis then nails Dakon with a shot. Dakon rolls out of the ring before Alex rolls out of the ring too. Ludvig and Kemal attack Isaac Stone and Kandis heads over and nails Kemal with a hard right and then another before throwing him out of the ring. Isaac then grabs Ludvig and they push each other out of the ring. Kandis then steps forward and exits as a couple of officials try to break them up. The countdown clock returns, but as this happens, in the chaos, we see Polly Pingotti throwing Amelia Nevado over the top rope and to the floor. Polly looks around as Dante then attacks her.

The buzzer goes. 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 Soul on Fire chimed. A lull before the storm as the crowd seems to calm for only a moment before Delila Paz’s blues dominate the audio. We see Xander Valentine burst out through the curtain as we see EFN walking down the entrance way. Xander storms past them as we cut to the ring to see Luz, Dante, Polly, Syren, Kim, and others all looking at Xander. We also see Creek starting to get up, motioning to him. Xander then picks up the pace.

Sharper: “And this may be the most driven man here. After falling short tonight, he wants to finish the job. And Creek waiting in the ring for him. Creek speared him and took him out of the fall. But Xander and Creek have so much unfinished business!”

Knots: “And here we go.”

Xander slides into the ring. He gets up and nails Creek with a hard right. Creek staggers and fires back with one of his own. Everyone in the ring, stands back, seemingly watching. Xander and Creek continue to trade blows, the bandages both wearing, coming off in the process, and blood starting to trickle down their faces again. They keep going both Xander knees Creek in the ribs. He knees him again and again before whipping him into the ropes. Creek bounces off and Xander grabs him by the throat. As soon as he does, he hoists Creek up and slams him down. He then looks at him before Xander turns and looks at everyone else. Just then, Meghan Strader, Dexter Grant, and Clyde Sutter rush Xander and they start to attack him. The crowd roars. Xander covers up as they all get shots in on the Executioner.

Sharper: “Valentine gets Creek down, but now, look, Xander’s put a target on him for everything he’s said, and done this past month.”

Knots: “Sutter, Strader and Grant are going let’s get him out of here!”

Xander tries to fight back as we see Creek start to get up and Slayton, Hayes and Turner grab him and lift him up, dragging him to the ropes. Luz then runs over and helps Hayes and Turner. Syren and Cannon look around before we suddenly see a chair flying into the ring and then a trash can before a WASLEY. The crowd roars as Kimberly Williams stands at ringside and smiles. She then rolls in as Syren grabs the steel chair and Cannon goes for the trash can. Polly sees WASLEY, and runs over to him. Kim runs over and grabs him. Polly and Kim get into a tug of war with the stuffed penguin before Kim swings and catches Polly in the head. Polly falls back. Kim then holds up WASLEY. She then runs over as Syren nails Meghan Strader in the back with the steel chair. Strader falls to a knee. She pulls herself up and Syren throws the chair down before grabbing Strader and going for the Total Makeover, but Strader shoves her off. Kim then nails Syren with WASLEY. Cannon throws the trash can at Sutter, causing him to stagger before Cannon nails him with a hard right and then another.

Sharper: “Kim adding some flavour here. Adding some weapons.”

Knots: “WASLEY may be running wild!”

Sharper: “Xander trying to fight back. Now just worrying about Grant.”

The countdown clock returns as Grant nails Xander with repeated right hands. He then backs up and Kim suddenly nails Grant in the back of the head with WASLEY. Grant falls forward and Xander just muscles him up and throws him over the top rope to the floor!

The buzzer goes as “Crush ‘Em” by Megadeth plays. The crowd roars as Chance Owens walks out from the back and looks around. We cut to see Kelsai Adamson in the ring. Owens runs down to the ring as Slayton is shown now attacking Cid Turner. Hayes keeps working on Creek as Xander then walks over and grabs Syren. He then drags her up.

Sharper: “Chance Owens returning here at Taking Hold of the Flame!”

Knots: “He can safely tell the world on social media. Dexter Grant eliminated!”

Sharper: “Eliminated by Xander Valentine. Kim caught him with WASLEY. And she has that damn penguin still!”

Cannon continues to battle with Sutter, but Sutter fights him off. Cannon stumbles back as Xander then runs Syren to the ropes. He then muscles her up with some ease and then dumps her over. She however holds onto the top rope and Xander reaches over, but Kim then runs over and nails Xander with WASLEY. Xander staggers. Syren pulls herself back in. Kim then smiles as Xander looks up at her. Kim then rears back, but Strader pulls the penguin away from her. She then throws it out of the ring. Kim just looks at Strader, but Xander then clotheslines her down from behind. Owens slides in and runs over and hits a jumping shoulder tackle onto Strader. Owens gets up and Xander grabs him, but Owens hits the Checkstop. Xander stumbles back. Owens then turns and runs over and clotheslines Polly down as she gets back up and we see Slayton running out at Owens, but Owens catches him and spins him around with the Speed Bump. Slayton rolls over. Owens then gets up as we see Creek grab Kelsai and start to try and eliminate her, but Owens runs over and nails Creek in the back. Creek turns as Owens nails him with a hard right and then another and another. Owens then goes to whip Creek across the ring. Creek spins through and sends Owens in. Adamson then suddenly jumps up on Creek’s back. The crowd roars. Owens stops for a moment before then running at him and hits an enziguri on Creek. Creek staggers.

Sharper: “Owens and Adamson working together. She’s still on him.”

Knots: “Creek’s staggered! He’s staggered!”

Sharper: “And here comes Xander!”

Xander runs over and grabs Creek. He lifts him up and with Adamson still on Creek’s back, he hoists him up. Adamson reaches around and Owens runs over and nails Xander from behind. He nails him again and again. Adamson and Creek steady, but just then, Slayton and Pingotti, seemingly both having the same idea, run over and both try to clothesline Creek and Adamson up and over. Adamson goes up and over a bit more easily given Creek’s size. She lands on the apron. Creek doesn’t go up. Slayton nails Creek with a couple of hard rights as Polly tries to eliminate Adamson. Owens turns and runs over Polly. He pulls her away and then hits a Russian leg sweep. Adamson then springboards to the top rope and hits the Bombs Away on Polly. The crowd roars. Adamson rolls through. Owens then nods before turning and Sutter grabs Owens and throws him up and over the top rope and to the floor. The crowd ohs and boos. Adamson looks stunned, but just then, Luz runs up behind Adamson and throws her over the top rope to the floor. Luz looks a bit guilty as she backs up, but then Hayes runs up behind her and throws her up and over the top rope to the floor. The crowd erupts as the countdown clock returns.

Sharper: “And fast and furious. Sutter muscled Owens out. Adamson distracted and Luz saw an opportunity for an elimination, and then Hayes eliminating Luz.”

Knots: “Thanks for helping him out earlier, huh?”

Sharper: “You said it was every person for themselves. But that has to sting.”

Hayes shrugs as Luz looks at Hayes. Hayes backs up as Syren then nails him with a forearm shot as Turner battles with Sutter. Cannon fights with Strader, as Polly rolls over. Xander then heads back over to Creek as Kim looks around and Slayton drags her up and runs her into the corner.

The buzzer sounds Blue and white lights flash as a fast drumbeat fills the arena followed by the words:

{I will not be afraid! I will not be afraid!}

The crowd roars as Amy Chastaine appears at the top of the stage. “Hell & Consequences” by Stone Sour continues. Chastaine starts to walk to the ring. She looks around before then running to the ring.

Sharper: “New Orleans’s own, Amy Chastaine! And Chastaine coming in at number thirty five!”

Knots: “Great spot for her and I wonder if she’s going to be able to focus on the battle royal or if she’s going to have something for a few people in there!”

Xander nails Creek and attacks him against the ropes as Amy Chastaine slides in. She then sees him and immediately, spins him around and hits the Lightning Strike. Chastaine snaps at him as the crowd roars. She then turns as Kim gets up and Amy forearms her in the jaw a couple of times before whipping her into the ropes. She kicks her in the ribs before grabbing her head and hitting the Vortex. Amy then gets up and Cid steps out and Amy catches him with the Lightning Strike. Hayes then grabs Amy from behind. Amy tries to fight him and elbows her way out of it. Amy then ducks as Sutter runs out and hits a big boot to the head of Hayes. Sutter stops and Amy hits a Lightning Strike. The crowd ohs, before Cannon then hits Amy with Cannon Fodder. The crowd ohs again and Cannon turns before Meghan Strader hits him with Yakuza kick of her own. She turns around and Syren hits a superkick on her. Meghan hits the mat. Syren staggers before Dante Slayton runs out and hits the Quickening to Syren’s head. She drops. Slayton turns as Kim then hits the Morrigan’s Wrath. Slayton stumbles back to the ropes. Kim turns as Cid then suddenly dives off and hits the Denver Diving Kick getting a roar from the crowd. He then staggers before Creek runs out and spears him down. The crowd ohs. Cid rolls over, holding his ribs. Creek then starts to get up before Xander then grabs him and locks in the Fade to Black. The crowd roars as Xander pulls back. Creek reaches around, unable to grab him. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “My God! Kick after Kick! Strike after Strike!”

Knots: “Was that a Superkick Soiree from Temu?”

Sharper: “Creeks runs over Cid Turner!”

Knots: “And oh no! Creek!”

Sharper: “Fade to Black!”

Creek starts to fade as Xander keeps squeezing the life out of him. He keeps trying before suddenly Polly Pingotti climbs to the top rope. She dives off and hits a Bird Set Free onto Xander. The two go down. The crowd ohs and some boo. Polly rolls over and winces as the countdown clock returns.

The buzzer goes and Jem and the Holograms theme song plays. The crowd buzzes as Diamond Steele runs out from the back. She then bolts down even faster seeing how many people are down in the ring.

Sharper: “And Diamond Steele, struggling in SCW, but this could be a huge opportunity for her. Everyone is down!”

Knots: “Everyone but maybe Polly!”

Steele runs to the ring and slides in. Polly starts to get up and Steele grabs her and goes to throw her over the top rope. Polly goes over, but hangs on it. She kicks her legs, trying not to touch. Diamond spins around and sees Polly there. She runs back over as Polly starts to skin the cat. Diamond runs in as Polly gets her ankles around Diamond’s head. Diamond blocks it and pushes her off. Polly however lands on the apron. Diamond then turns and grabs Polly, but Polly hits a pump kick. Diamond then turns around and right into Dante Slayton who hits Dante’s Inferno. He gets up and Sutter tries to eliminate him. Slayton holds on, grabbing at the ropes, as Sutter keeps trying to push him over. Hayes starts to get up and he heads over to Polly as Polly returns to the ring. He tries to eliminate her as we see Syren and Cannon stirring. Amy then goes over to Xander as he gets up and Chastaine tries to hoist him up. Xander holds on and we then see Strader joining Chastaine. Kim stirs as Syren grabs at her, but Kim spins her into the corner. Kim then hammers away on her. Diamond holds her head and neck as she gets up and looks around.

Sharper: “Kim and Syren now back at it and Chastaine working with Meghan Strader to trying and eliminate Xander Valentine!”

Knots: “Just as long as Creek can come to.”

Sharper: “Creek’s working on that, he’s up at the top corner of the ring from you view at home.”

Creek grabs at the ropes as we see Xander reaching around, trying to use the ropes for leverage as Kim whips Syren across the ring. Kim runs after, Diamond just getting out of the way, and nails Syren with a clothesline. She then grabs her and tries to lift her up and over. Diamond then runs over to help Kim with Syren, but just then, we see Cannon pulling Diamond back and into the Set Piece. The crowd ohs. Cannon then pulls Diamond up and just turns and throws her over the top rope. Diamond goes over, landing on the floor. The crowd ohs. Cannon steps back and looks around before Sutter now goes after him. Xander swats at Meghan and then Amy. They staggered back as Cannon struggles with Sutter. Slayton looks around as Polly elbows Hayes in the ribs. He falls over as the countdown clock returns.

The buzzer goes and “Scum Of The Earth” by Rob Zombie plays as lights dim. The crowd roars as we see Enigma, the Monster-Machine, start to walk out from the back. He takes his time heading to the ring.

Sharper: “And at number thirty seven, it’s the Monster-Machine, Enigma!”

Knots: “And he’s not going to rush. He sees a lot of victims there.”

Sharper: “We’ve seen how dominant he can be in one on one. But we’ve not seen what he’s truly capable yet here in SCW.”

Back in the ring, we see Cannon keeps fighting with Sutter as Polly then heads after Syren and Kim. Kim looks at Polly as Polly nails Kim in the ribs. Kim winces Xander nails Amy with a hard right and then Meghan. Meghan staggers as we then see Dante running over to Xander and nailing him with a couple of hard rights. Enigma reaches the ring and pulls himself onto the apron. He then steps in as Meghan turns, only for Enigma to hoist her up in the Damnation and turn and throw her over the top rope. The crowd ohs as Meghan rolls through.

Knots: “Meghan’s hops to fast-track the title shot are gone!”

Sharper: “Enigma just came in and muscled her up! And here he goes again!”

Dante goes to lift Xander up, but Xander nails him with a hard right and then another. Dante turns around and right into Enigma who grabs him and hits the Questions & Answers. Enigma then gets up and grabs Slayton and without any hesitation turns and throws him over the top rope to the floor. The crowd roars. Sutter’s knocked off from Cannon, but Enigma runs into the ropes, bouncing off and hits the Equalizer. Sutter falls back and the momentum sends him up and over the top rope! The crowd erupts.

Sharper: “My God! Three contenders all just eliminated by Enigma in mere moments!”

Knots: “The game just changed everyone!”

Enigma looks around as the countdown clock returns. Chastaine is knocked back by Xander and Enigma clotheslines her down. We then see Enigma look at Xander. The crowd roars as the two men eye one another. Enigma coldly looks at Xander as Xander stretches out, dried blood on his face. He then throws a hard right as Enigma fires back. Sutter staggers from the ring and Melinda joins him, only for suddenly, Chance Owens to run down from the back and drill Sutter with a huge tackle. The crowd erupts as Melinda falls back.

Sharper: “And Owens! Chance Owens came in like a house on fire, but in the chaos, a much shorter appearance than he may have wanted or deserved-“

Knots: “He’s going after fate!”

Sharper: “And he’s not going to be okay with it!”

“Come in KABLAMia” by the KABLAMia Tabernacle Choir starts to play. The crowd cheers as we see Derek Adonis carried out on a cloud, alongside a number of the citizens of KABLAMia: Sweet Sangria, Mimi Mimosa, Het Meisje, and Anastasia Fantasia among them. The crowd rise to their feet in a raucous applause at the display of flesh in front of them...

Sharper: “Well, we have a battle royal going on but time for another pitch for KABLAMia!”

Knots: “Yeah! Xander! Enigma! Hold up!”

Sharper: “They are not!”

Xander and Enigma continue to trade blows as Adonis continues to be led to the ring. Owens nails Sutter with a hard right and then another before running him over and even running him into the cloud that Adonis is riding. Sutter staggers off. We then see Kelsai Adamson looking at Owens, a bit surprised, before cheering him on as Melinda Braddock gets up enraged. She starts to storm after as Owens grabs Sutter and then pulls him over to an open area and then takes him down and looks in the Dead End. The crowd roars as Sutter yells in pain. Officials run over as does Melinda as Chance keeps the hold on for a few moments before letting go. Kelsai joins him. Melinda then steps up and berates both as Owens looks around, the crowd nearby cheering him.

Sharper: “Owens wearing out Sutter! And pushing back against fate!”

Knots: “He jumped him! He jumped him because he wasn’t happy Sutter caught him focused on Kelsai!”

Sharper: “And he responded. Isn’t it just fate?!”

Welcome to the land that loves below the belt
The sky’s are clear and pleasure is felt
Come in KABLAMia, come in KABLAMia

Xander and Enigma both run into the ropes and both drill each other with clotheslines. Kim can be seen yelling out “Again!” as Polly and Syren fight in the corner. Cid tries to eliminate Amy as Hayes grabs Cannon and tries to eliminate him. Xander and Enigma run into each other again with another double clothesline.

Where fun-loving people can give right in
To a Man Mountain utopia where everyone wins
Come in KABLAMia, come in KABLAMia

Sweet Sangria always dressed in smile
Many men and women will go the extra mile
Come in KABLAMia, come in KABLAMia

Cameras turn back to the entrance of Adonis. The women on the cloud toss out small, travel-sized bottles of Derek Adonis Heavy KABLAM Lubricant and folded up travel brochures to the crowd.

The lube flows freely, never enough
It’s a copyrighted formula, the right stuff
But even still they make you feel right at home
Whether you love cleaning the carpet or polishing chrome

We don’t kink-shame here, it never allowed
It’s a comfortable place while you’re being plowed
Your greatest dreams are always on tap
Your can register now with our convenient app

That’s right, KABLAM is expanding…
It’s the dream of Derek Adonis
Come in KABLAMia, summy KABLAMian
We mean YOU!

The cloud makes it to the end of the entrance and Adonis hops off first, reaching up to help the four primary women off. They step down, each planting a kiss on the cheek of Man-Mountain. They however stop before going up the stairs. Adonis steps up, almost oblivious, before entering the ring. Enigma and Valentine both start to pull each other up and Adonis steps forward, going to go to the middle of the ring, but stopped by the two large men in the ring. He finally realizes that the battle royal is going on. Adonis gulps and reluctantly extends a brochure to Enigma and Xander.

Sharper: “Oh no…”

Knots: “Derek…Read the room!”

Adonis looks down at the pamphlet as the countdown clock returns. Enigma and Xander then both grab Adonis and just lift him up under the arms. Adonis looks around, as these two men just muscle him over the top rope and then let go, causing him to fall to the floor and fall back, eliminated.

The buzzer goes off and “Hate Me” by Escape the Fate plays. “The Huntsman” Ethan Stryfe walks out from the back.

Sharper: “Number thirty-nine and a newcomer with a big opportunity! Ethan Stryfe, welcome to SCW.”

Knots: “Second best odds. You know who is still to come! And it’s a miracle, Enigma and Xander didn’t kill Adonis. Maybe they’ve enjoyed KABLAMia.”

Sharper: “You go ask them.”

Enigma and Xander turn and both nail one another before Creek runs over and nails Xander in the ribs. Enigma and Creek work on Xander together, hammering on him before they whip him into the ropes. Xander bounces off and Enigma and Creek clothesline him down. Creek then turns and knees Enigma as we see Cannon hitting a snap suplex on Hayes. Cannon rolls over as Amy then runs over and hits a dropkick. Cannon falls back into the ropes, bouncing off and dropping to the mat. Amy then gets up and grabs Cannon, lifting him up and trying to eliminate him. We see Kim clothesline Polly down as Kim turns and Syren hits the Golden Blonde on Kim. Kim rolls over, wincing in pain. Stryfe slides into the ring and he runs over and runs past Creek, jumping to the middle rope and dives back and hits a back kick to the head of Creek. Creek staggers and turns as Stryfe runs to the ropes, bouncing off and jumping up and hits the Final Testament on Creek. Creek rolls through. Stryfe grabs Creek and lifts him up, trying to eliminate him. Creek leans back on the top rope, grabbing it.

Knots: “And Ethan Stryfe! What are you doing?!”

Sharper: “Looking to make a huge impact! Could he eliminate Waylon Creek!”

Stryfe keeps trying to get him up and we then see Syren running over and helping Stryfe. The crowd roars as Amy is shown hammering away on Xander. Cid then attacks Cannon, punching him in the jaw. Creek fights off both Syren and manages to get a few shots in on Ethan Stryfe. Stryfe staggers and turns back to run at Creek. Creek however catches him and hits a tilt-a-whirl slam. He then slowly gets up as Syren turns and runs over to Cid, spinning him around and forearming him in the jaw. Enigma gets up too as Polly staggers over and Enigma forearms her down. Kim then runs over and jumps on the back of Enigma, yelling out “Ride em Cowboy!” as she tries to lock in a sleeper. Enigma turns and sandwiches her into the corner. Enigma then elbow her in the jaw as Creek then turns as Hayes gets up and Creek pulls him up and headbutts him. Hayes falls to the ropes. The countdown clock returns.

BELIEVE IT... OR NOT!

"Thank You for Hating Me!" by Citizen Soldier plays throughout the arena, the SCW Universe deafening the song with their boos. The lights shift to dark purple and blue, filling the arena as snow is seen “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 with a smirk. Selena Frost then heads down to the ring.

Sharper: “And number forty! Selena Frost! The Snow Queen! She is the odds on favourite and one of the individuals in that ring will be going to challenge Giovanni Aries for the SCW World Championship.”

Knots: “How the hell is that a real sentence?!”

In the ring, we see Creek starting to lift Hayes up and Hayes nails him with a couple of hard rights. Creek lets go and staggers off. Cid hits a spinebuster on Cannon. Cid then gets up and looks around before heading over to Hayes. Selena takes off her entrance and rolls into the ring. She then gets up and we see Cid run out and Selena hits a spinning heel kick. She gets up as Hayes runs at her and Selena then hits a dropkick. She turns and Amy grabs her from behind and sets up for a back suplex, but Selena backflips through and then ducks a back elbow attempt before hitting a Pele Kick. She then pops up and we see Enigma running at her, going for the Equalizer, but Polly shoves Selena out of the way and Enigma blasts Polly in the face and Polly goes up and over the top rope to the floor. The crowd erupts as Enigma looks around. He turns and Selena dropkicks him back.

Sharper: “Polly just may have saved Selena Frost!”

Knots: “Why/!”

Sharper: “I don’t know, but I don’t know if Selena even noticed!”

Selena then turns and looks around as Hayes and Turner then run at her as the crowd roars and they kick her in the ribs. They then start to hammer away on her before they then snapmare her over. Turner then backrolls into Hayes and Hayes lifts Cid up and throws him down into Selena with a wheelbarrow assisted splash. Turner and Hayes then get up and grab Selena as Creek turns as Ethan nails him with a couple of hard rights before hitting a jumping enziguri kick. Syren and Cannon work on Enigma as Amy stirs and Xander scoops her up and slams her down with a sidewalk slam. The crowd boos, but then start to cheer as Turner and Hayes trying to get Selena up and over. Selena holds onto the ropes as much as she can before we see Ethan running into the ropes, bouncing off and jumps up and manages to take Creek down with a Last Surprise. He gets up and turns and goes for Xander and hits him with it too. He then looks around before we see Enigma nail Syren with a shot. Syren staggers back and Ethan kicks her in the ribs. He bends her over and sets up for the Killing Joke, but as he hoists her up, Syren flips through and lands behind him. He turns around and Syren hits a superkick. The crowd ohs. Ethan then staggers back, only for Kim to run at him and clothesline him over the top rope to the floor. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “And now, with the end in sight, you’re seeing people take their shot. Ethan Stryfe went big, but it didn’t pay off!”

Knots: “And Kim got one there!”

She turns back as Syren forearms her. Kim then knees her in the ribs and tries to eliminate her. Xander and Creek stir as Enigma shoves Cannon back. He runs out and shoulders Cannon down. Cannon rolls over. Selena falls to the apron and rolls back in. She then crawls forward as Hayes and Cid both go for her, but Selena rolls to her back and boots Cid in the face. Hayes then stomps Selena before Creek forearms him in the jaw. Hayes staggers back. Xander then steps up and grabs Selena, but Selena kicks him in the side of the head. Selena rolls over and moves to the ropes. She then runs at Xander and goes for a clothesline. She hits him, but Xander hits the ropes and bounces off and boots Selena. The crowd roars. Xander then looks around before Enigma runs at Xander and hits a clothesline. Just then, Amy Chastaine pulls herself up, glancing back and jumps to the middle rope and then to the top and dives back and grabs Enigma, hitting him with the BlackOut. The crowd ohs. Enigma pops up and falls back. Amy then gets up, but Selena then runs up behind her and throws her up and over the top rope. The crowd boos loudly as Selena looks around, smirking. We then see Creek running at Enigma and clotheslining him up and over the top rope. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Amy hit the Blackout, but Selena right there! No hometown stunner for Chastaine!”

Knots: “And Enigma! Creek getting him out! Big elimination! Huge elimination!”

Creek turns around and Kim hits the Morrigan’s Wrath on him. He falls to a knee. Kim then turns and we see Hayes running at her and Kim ducks, but Asher stops. They turn around and Asher kicks Kim in the ribs. He goes for the hammerlock, but Kim spins out of it and then jumps up and hits an enziguri kick. She then turns around and Cid nails her with a spinning heel kick. Cid then turns and goes over to Hayes as Hayes shakes off the enziguri kick, but then, we see Syren running over and nailing Cid from behind. He falls forward. Hayes then goes to grab Syren, but Syren elbow him and he turns into Cannon who blasts him with the C4. The crowd ohs. Hayes rolls over, holding his ribs in pain. He turns and Cannon grabs him and pulls him up. Selena then runs over and joins Cannon, helping him as they both throw Hayes over the top rope to the floor. The crowd ohs. Cannon then turns as Selena tries to eliminate Cannon. The crowd erupts as Syren runs over and attacks Selena.

Sharper: “Hayes turned right into the C4, and Frost even in there too, but now Syren going after Frost.”

Knots: “Frost is going after all openings. Why make this harder? Go for who is in trouble!”

Sharper: “And quickly as everyone also knows this is their opportunity. You’re in the end of this. No one else running out!”

Creek then starts to get up as Xander then hoists him up. The crowd roars as Xander tries to eliminate Creek. Kim starts to get up, holding her jaw. She then sees Cid and walks over to him and nails him with a hard right. Cid falls back to the ropes. Kim then nails him with a series of hard right hands as Syren forearms Selena against the ropes. Selena then kicks Syren in the knee. She staggers back and Selena runs over and hits a chopblock. Syren goes to the mat. The crowd boos. Syren winces, holding her leg. Selena then gets up and grabs Syren and starts to move her to the ringpost. Selena slides under the bottom rope and pulls her out, legs around the ringpost. She then takes Syren’s knee and slams it into the ringpost. Syren yells out as Selena smirks. She then walks around and rolls back into the ring. Just then, Kim turns and kicks her in the ribs. She then spikes her with a DDT. The crowd roars. Kim smirks before turning to Syren and stomping her in the knee for good measure. Syren yells out and Kim then grabs Syren, and drags her to the corner. She starts to lift her up, but Cid then comes over and nails Kim in the back. He then pulls her back before then placing his head between Kim’s legs. Kim looks down as Cid then hoists her up in the electric chair, but Kim leans forward and drops down. She then turns to Cid and looks at him incredulous. Cid then starts to get up and Kim grabs him and goes to eliminate him.

Sharper: “I don’t know what Cid was thinking! Kim countering that electric chair.”

Knots: “I don’t think that’s the type of risk Cid should go for!”

Sharper: “And Creek still in trouble.”

Creek nails Xander with a couple of hard rights. This causes Xander to stumble back and Creek drops back down. He then steps forward and clubs Xander in the back. Creek then turns as Cannon nails him with a hard right and then another. Syren grabs at the ropes as Kim then sees her before continuing to try and eliminate Cid. Cid goes up and over, but ends up on the apron. Kim then kicks him in the knee. Cid falls to a knee, but remains on the apron. The crowd looks on as Kim turns and grabs Syren and starts to lift her up, intentionally using her bad leg for leverage. Syren grabs onto the top rope and we see Selena then lunge and goes for a Glass Shard on Cid. Cid spins out of the way. He then grabs her leg and pulls her over so she straddles the top rope. Cid then backs up and runs at her and clotheslines her back, but she falls back into the ring. Cid then enters the ring as Syren nails Kim with a couple of hard shots and Kim turns around into Cid who then hip tosses her over the top rope to the floor. The crowd ohs. Cid looks around and then turns and walks into a superkick from Syren. Syren then drops to a knee. Cannon keeps working Creek.

Sharper: “And we’re down to six! Cid Turner, right place, right time, caught Kimberly Williams and Williams is out!”

Knots: “Before Syren took his head off!”

Syren crawls to the ropes. Selena stirs as Xander starts to get up. Cannon then hoists Creek up onto his shoulders. He rolls forward with a Samoan roll. He then gets up and moves to the corner. Creek starts to stir as Xander then runs at him and goes for a boot. Cannon ducks and spins around. He then nails him with a hard right and then another. Cannon grabs Xander and whips him across. Syren hits a drop toe hold into the bottom turnbuckle, seemingly out of instinct. She then gets up and jumps up and dropkicks Xander in the back. Xander rolls over. Syren gets up and runs at Cannon. Cannon scoops her up and then turns and throws her at Cid as he gets back up. Syren crossbodies through and gets up and suddenly turns as Selena lunges and nails Syren with the Glass Shard. Syren goes up and over. Cannon looks on stunned and Selena falls to a knee.

Shraper: “Syren’s gone! Selena eliminated Syren!”

Knots: “Superkick! Soiree!”

Sharper: “Oh stop it!”

Knots: “Down to five!”

Sharper: “And Cannon going for Selena!”

Cannon runs over to Selena and nails her with a hard forearm and then another and another. He then pulls her out and whips her across the ring. He runs after her, but Creek suddenly suddenly scoops Cannon up and hits a huge spinning sidewalk slam. He then gets up and Cannon rolls over, holding his back and Cannon turns to the ropes. Creek then steps forward to eliminate him, knocking him over the top rope, but Cannon holds on and remains on the apron. He turns and nails Creek with a hard right and then another and another before Creek grabs him, but Selena comes in and hits another Glass Shard. Cannon falls back and down to the floor. The crowd boos. Selena then backs up and goes for a third one on Creek, but Creek catches the leg.

Sharper: “Another damn Glass Shard! And Cannon…he nearly went cost to cost!”

Knots: “And Selena’s trying now on Creek!”

Sharper: “But Creek caught her foot!”

Creek then spins her foot out, but Cid Turner suddenly jumps off the top rope and hits him with the Denver Diving Kick. Creek staggers back and to the top rope. He bends over and reaches down, but the crowd erupts as we see Chris Dumont running around the ring, having run down from the back, joined by David Striker.

Knots: “The hell are they doing here?!”

Sharper: “The Dangerous Minds!”

Knots: “No! No!”

Dumont reaches up and grabs the arm of Creek as Creek looks around, trying to get free. Striker grabs the other arm. They hold onto him before Xander then runs over and lifts him up and dumps him over the top rope to the floor. The crowd erupts!

Sharper: “And Creek! Creek gone!”

Knots: “Not by Xander again! Not by him! Not by them! That should be a disqualification!”

Sharper: “We’re at the final three!”

Knots: “And look at this…the established. The greats….This was supposed to be Fall of Man’s coronation! Damn you Striker and Duimont!”:

Dumont and Striker then back up and walk around the ring. Dumont turns to the camera.

Dumont: “How’s that for waiting!”

Dumont and Striker walk around the ring as Creek rolls over at ringside. Selena backs up as Cid goes to a corner and Xander turns around. Selena looks around and then runs at Cid and nails him with a hard right and then another and another. Xander then heads over and grabs Selena and nails her with a hard right. Selena staggers back and Xander nails her again and again. The crowd cheers Xander as Xander then grabs Selena and whips her across the ring. Xander runs across and hits a running splash. He then steps back as Selena staggers out and hoists her up onto his shoulder.

Sharper: “Xander with another wind here. After everything he’s been through tonight…”

Knots: “He’s been out here for another twenty minutes. The blood dried on his face still!”

Xander hits the Snake eyes and backs up and runs into the ropes and bounces off and goes for a boot, but Selena drops down and Xander goes up and crotches himself on the top rope. He then turns as Selena nails him with a series of hard shots to the arm and then Xander shoves her back. Cid then runs over and nails Xander with a couple of hard shots before Xander swats him down. Selena then jumps to the ropes and dives back with an enziguri kick to the back of Xander’s head. He falls forward and to the apron. Creek starts to head over to him as officials stop him. Creek keeps trying to get to Xander as Xander slowly gets up and Cid and Selena run over to him. He grabs both by the throat. They both kick him and Xander quickly grabs to the top rope. Selena then kicks Xander once and then again before suddenly, Cid grabs Selena and spins her around and throws her over the top rope to the floor. The crowd erupts in cheers. Cid backs up and falls over as Xander pulls himself back into the ring.

Sharper: “Cid! Selena was either so focused on Xander or she didn’t take Cid as a threat, and Cid just tossed her over!”

Knots: “Cid…you bastard!”

Sharper: “And now…is it Cid? Is it Xander Valentine? Who will win the Taking Hold of the Flame for the first time in their illustrious careers?!”

Knots: “How the hell is Xander still in there?”

Sharper: “He refuses to die. And Cid Turner…stunning us with his return here.”

Xander starts to get up as Selena loos up from ringside and then looks down, catching her breath. She then looks up and shakes her head.

Sharper: “Selena…she looks disappointed but…”

Knots: “Almost like she’s admonishing Cid. She’s not too broken up. See! She cares about competition.”

Sharper: “Yeah, I’m sure.”

Selena walks along the ringside area before shaking her head. She can seen saying “fine” to herself a few times before we cut back to the ring. Xander gets up as Cid pulls himself up. He looks around as Xander then starts to advance on Cid. Cid backs up to the corner and Xander goes for a huge haymaker. Cid ducks down and spins around. He backs up as Xander continues to follow him and repeats the process at the opposite corner. Cid then turns and nails Xander with a hard right and then another and another. Xander shoves him back. Cid rolls through. Xander steps up and Cid gets up only for Xander to grab him by the throat. The crowd roars. Cid kicks him in the knee. He then nails him with a hard right and then another and another. Xander shoves him back again. Cid then gets up and runs at Xander, but Xander catches him, pulling him back and then booting him in the head. Cid rolls over.

Sharper: “Xander just using his strength. Whatever he has left.”

Knots: “Cid trying to be more agile. He’s probably right there. The Masta of Speed has lost a few clicks in recent years.”

Xander then grabs Cid and hoists him up in a military press. The crowd erupts as Xander steps towards the ropes and Cid slides down behind him. He then jumps up and dropkicks Xander in the jaw. Xander falls back. Cid gets up and hits another dropkick. Cid then rolls over and gets up as Xander staggers back and Cid pulls himself to the middle turnbuckle. He dives forward with the Denver Diving Kick, but Xander steps forward and catches him and spins him around with a huge spinning back suplex. Cid rolls over, holding his head and neck in pain. Xander rolls over, the cut over his eye opened up again from Cid’s strikes.

Sharper: “And Xander’s bleeding again. Cid Turner doing some damage.”

Knots: “Too bad Xander drove him to hell there.”

Cid rolls over and slowly starts to get up. The crowd looks on as Xander Valentine pulls himself up and then sees Cid getting up. Xander runs over and shoulders him. Cid falls forward to the corner and stumbles back. Xander hoists him up for the Valhalla Has Fallen. The crowd roars, but Cid manages to backflip through. He falls back into the corner. Xander then runs at him, but Cid moves out of the way again and Xander goes chest first. Cid then turns and runs into the ropes. He bounces off and jumps up, but Xander catches Cid on his shoulders for a powerbomb. Cid shakes his head and Xander falls back but they both go over the top rope and both then drop down, landing in a thud on the floor! The crowd erupts as the bell sounds.

Sharper: “They both went over! Xander caught Cid! Cid and Xander went over.”

Knots: “Who landed first?!”

Cid and Xander roll over as SCW officials, Aaron Demitra, Steve Hollinsworth, and Jennifer Cassidy huddle up. The camera comes into view.

Demitra: “Who saw what?’

Cassidy: “Xander hit first-“

Hollinsworth: “No…Cid did. Xander’s back hit, but Cid’s feet were next.”

Cassidy: “Xander fell flat.”

Demitra: “From the other side, I couldn’t see.”

Xander rolls over as Cid moves back, wincing in pain.

Sharper: “The officials don’t seem to know. Can we get a view here?”

Knots: “Yeah! Come on production. This is important. Rise to Greatness main event on the line!”

The THOTF logo comes up on the screen.

REPLAY:

We see Xander staggering out of the corner and Cid runs across and jumps up, seemingly going for a frankensteiner, but Xander goes low, catching him. Cid then grabs his head and nails him a couple of times before Xander falls back. The weight sends both over and we see both fall to the floor, the landing obscured by the ring.

Knots: “That’s not helpful!”

Sharper: “Both going over the same way. And they went horizontal. Maybe this view?”

The THOTF logo comes up again before we see it from a side angle. We see Cid jumping up and onto the shoulders of Xander. Xander falls back. Cid gets a couple of shots in before they fall back. They go over the top rope and the camera moves over to get a clear shot. They manage to land and it appears they land at the same time at normal speed.

Sharper: “It looks the same time!”

Knots: “No way!”

The THOTF logo comes up on the screen again. We then see Xander and Cid starting to go over the top rope. The scene continues in slow motion as they slowly start to fall down to the floor. The camera focuses on them as they drop, frame by frame.

Knots: “Cid’s first…no…Xander!”

Sharper: “I don’t know how you can make a determination…”

Knots: “So then restart? What’s the protocol…”

The THOTF logo comes up on the screen.

We return live as the crowd roars as we see CHBK walking down to the ring, a slight smirk on his face.

Sharper: “The COO on his way…and he looks almost happy.”

Knots: “He is a sick bastard. Probably loves it came down to these two.”

He motions to Demitra to head over to him. CHBK leans over and Demitra leans over to CHBK’s ear and whispers something to him. CHBK backs up.

CHBK: “No…we’re not going to do that.”

CHBK then turns and walks around the ring.

Knots: “Not going to do what?”

Xander starts to get up and looks around as Cid slowly gets up too. He winces as CHBK meets with Jason Phillips. He asks for a microphone and gets it. CHBK then turns to the ring as Xander Valentine pulls himself onto the apron and then steps into the ring. Cid Turner rolls in after. The officials enter the ring too.

CHBK: “Fans, you have seen history tonight!”

The crowd roars.

CHBK: “Allow me to congratulation, the winner of the 2025 Taking Hold of the Flame and going to Rise to Greatness XXII to challenge Giovanni Aries for the SCW World Championship…”

CHBK pauses a moment. Xander just glares at CHBK.

CHBK: “Xander Valentine!”

Cid looks down as Xander throws his arms up.

CHBK: “…And Cid Turner!”

The crowd roars as Cid looks up, stunned. Hollinsworth raises his arm as Xander turns to CHBK. CHBK then backs up and applauds both.

Sharper: “Xander and Cid! Dual winners…this has never happened before!”

Knots: “What…there should be one. Make them fight!”

Sharper: “Giovanni Aries as World Champion…and now two winners…and the road to Rise to Greatness XXII has just had two major twists!”

Pyro starts to shoot out from the stage as CHBK continues to applaud. Xander looks at Cid as Cid looks more stunned than anything. The crowd looks on as the scene fades to black…