(A close up of the Wrestleworld logo is shown as the camera begins to zoom out)
(The camera reveals it to be a bird’s eye view of the Wrestleworld ring as the camera continues to ascend)
(The sound of old school commentary of professional wrestling matches begins to play as the camera zooms out further to a shot of the Wrestleworld Arena)
“We have a new Champion crowned!”
“What an incredible night!”
“Two of the best athletes competing--”
(The camera continues to rise as it reveals all of the Wrestleworld location from above, as its speed grows faster)
“Don’t you dare change that dial!”
“He wins it! He wins it!”
“You have never seen professional wrestling quite like this ever before--”
(The camera leaves the surface of the Earth quickly as the World itself fills the “O” in the title “Wrestleworld” where the camera finally stops)
… A World of its own.
(The camera shows a close-up of the Sapphire Briefcase. Slowly the camera zooms out more to reveal a smirking Maverick - seated on the bench of a locker room)
Maverick: This… This right here in my hands is all I need. Not for what’s in it, but for what it represents. After all, this is supposed to be a new era of sorts here in Wrestleworld, isn’t that right? Well this Sapphire Briefcase is the symbol of this new era. At Dreamworld, Claudia looked me in the eyes and told me to come back with Wraith’s head on a silver platter, or don’t come back at all. I thank her for that. Because that was exactly what I needed to hear to push me to my limits and make an example out of him. I didn’t come back with his head, no, but I came back with something better… A reminder… This Sapphire Briefcase is a reminder to every single person in this company that Maverick is the future. It’s a reminder that the relics of Book 1 are dead and gone, along with Wraith. They’ll drop like flies, one by one, until I’m the only one left standing. And I know what the media is saying… They say The Underworld is dead and gone. Claudia Michaels lost possession of the American Dream Championship… The One True Pairing has been exiled… Lannister has been suspended… The Professional has gone MIA… But The Underworld lives as long as I’m still here. In fact, it’s far from being on its last legs even… That’s why I’m here.
(Maverick stands up with the Sapphire Briefcase in hand as the camera zooms out further to reveal Drago Santiago, Jay Jones, and Ares Vendetta watching)
Maverick: And that’s why I asked you all to be here as well. For the good of the future of this company. For the future of The Underworld. The Underworld of old - that’s dead and gone, sure, but now it’s time to breathe new life into it, and that’s exactly what I intend to do. Our Queen has been forced to step down, and I think the only logical next step to take is for me to take my rightful place as King. That throne can’t remain empty, and I’ll make certain it doesn’t. I know none of you are idiots. You know what The Underworld is capable of. You know what I’m capable of as well. Jay, Drago, you have guaranteed shots at the American Dream Championship because of The Underworld and Claudia Michaels. And Ares… I think it’s no surprise you hate Claudia Michaels with every fiber of your being, but she’s not the one in charge anymore. You got your wish, and she has nothing against anyone that I’ve taken it upon myself to bring here. You may differ from most, but you’re exactly what we need. You--
Drago Santiago: Spare me your sales pitch. I’m not here because of you. I was told Claudia would be here, and all I want is my shot at the American Dream Championship locked in and set, as soon as possible. You think I want to join The Underworld? I guess you weren’t around when I told Cash Corleone to fuck off with that possibility, so I’ll reiterate it to you.
Maverick: And you feel the same way, don’t you, Jay?
Jay Jones: I don’t give a damn about Drago getting his shot. All I want is mine. I’ve done enough for you people, and I don’t intend to do anymore. Our business ended at Dreamworld, didn’t it? So I don’t care if it’s you or Claudia - someone is getting me my shot.
Maverick: What about you, Ares? You want a shot too, don’t you?
(Ares says nothing as he almost looks amused)
Maverick: That’s why I want to bring this unit together as a legitimate force. Not just some throwaway tag team for one night only. You’ve all been chosen by me, because I know how damn good you are. And if you join me, there’s one objective and one objective only… And that’s to take back the American Dream Championship. You’ll ALL get your own shot at it, courtesy of Claudia Michaels. Jay, Drago, you’ll get the shots you were guaranteed. Ares, you’ll even get one. Hell, I’ll get one. And whoever dethrones Stephanie for it, dethrones Stephanie for it. That’s the goal. That’s my first goal as the new leader of The Underworld.
Drago Santiago: I don’t think you understand. I want the Championship no matter who’s holding it. You think one of you people winning it is gonna stop me from that?
(Maverick smirks again)
Maverick: I think we all welcome that. As long as someone takes back the American Dream Championship, I don’t care which one of us holds it and I don’t care if we compete with each other for it. We’ll be taking a lot more gold than that anyway. All you have to do is agree to it and join this. Don’t believe me? That’s alright. If this Briefcase in my hand isn’t enough to show to you how dominant we can be… Then perhaps we should take someone’s head together, as a collective unit. Why not start with the American Dream Champ herself, when we face her and her friends tonight? I’ll show all of you that this is an offer more valuable than gold.
(Maverick walks off with the Sapphire Briefcase in hand as the others look on)
---
(The beginnings of “On Top of the World” by Papa Roach begins to play)
“I scratch the surface of the truth til’ my hands bled”
“Rub my hands on my face, now my face red”
“War paint, more pain, I’m a warhead”
“Fake news, fake truth that was spoonfed”
“I’m spinning in my head, can’t believe nothing”
“I’m digging to the bottom til’ I feel something”
“If you’re gonna buy a lie, then you got nothing”
“Better wave the white flag, there’s a storm comin”
“This is for the dreams, the believers”
“Put a noose around the neck of the deceiver”
“This is for the dreamers, the believers”
“And we’re never gonna stop til’ we’re dead”
“ON TOP OF THE WORLD”
“WE’RE NEVER COMING DOWN”
“WE’RE TALLER THAN GIANTS”
“ON TOP OF THE WORLD”
“THEY WANNA TAKE US DOWN”
“WE’RE TALLER THAN GIANTS”
(The camera cuts to Heavens Arena as a wide array of pyro explodes all across the backend of the arena before making its way on both sides to the stage where a bigger series of pyro explodes before capping off with one final explosion. The arena fills with dissipating smoke, the roaring cheers of fans, and “On Top of the World” still playing in the background)
Felix Mosby: WELCOME! WELCOME TO A NEW ERA OF WRESTLEWORLD! WELCOME TO THE START OF A NEW CHAPTER! NOT JUST A NEW CHAPTER, BUT A NEW BOOK ENTIRELY! WELCOME TO BOOK 2, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
(The camera cuts to a smiling Felix Mosby next to Robbie V in the Sky Booth)
Felix Mosby: We are here as always LIVE from the Heavens Arena in Neutral Territory right here in our own beloved Wrestleworld! You can just feel change coming! You can feel so much of it! The electricity from this crowd and all of the competitors back in the locker room! I absolutely cannot wait for tonight!
Robbie V: Who even cares?! Claudia lost possession of the American Dream Championship! It’s over! Just cancel the whole stupid company by this point!
Felix Mosby: That’s right, we do have a new American Dream Champion! As well as other new Champions! In fact, we could even have a new Champion crowned right here tonight, because in our main event we will see Arata Asakura once more challenge Jacob Senn for the Shogun Championship! No excuses! No backing out! We will determine a decisive winner after everything that occurred at Dreamworld! But let’s not waste anymore time! How about we get straight to the action!
(The ring is shown filled with celebratory decorations and bottles of champagne on ice)
Felix Mosby: Hold on a second, perhaps the first action of the night will have to wait...
(“Bite The Bullet” by contRoVersy plays all throughout Heavens Arena as Drake Jaeger and Tiberius Jones make their way through the LED doors and out to the stage; both dressed in suits and carrying glasses of champagne that they drink and throw off the stage)
Announcer: Please welcome the Architects of the Campeonatos de Parejas…. THE TEAM OF DRAKE JAEGER AND TIBERIUS JONES… DRAKE! AND!! JOOOOOONNNNNEEESSSSS!!!!!
Robbie V: Ugh… What kind of terrible omen is it that we start Book 2 off with these two idiots?
Felix Mosby: Well as much as you may not be interested in seeing them, there is a good reason they’ve made an appearance tonight, I believe! At Dreamworld we witnessed a NEW set of Campeonatos de Parejas crowned in shocking fashion in Wrestleworld’s first ever Dyad Escalara!
(Highlights are shown of the Dyad Escalara from Dreamworld and The Bear And Jag Connection capturing the Campeonatos de Parejas before the camera cuts back to Drake & Jones entering the ring)
Robbie V: Well I can tell you this much, Felix, I already hate The Bear And Jag Connection for winning and giving these morons a reason to show their faces again…
(Drake Jaeger picks up a microphone off of the table in the ring while Tiberius picks up a bottle of champagne from the table)
Drake Jaeger: Yay!!! Ariba! Ariba! Viva la Wrestleworld!
(A visibly drunk Drake continues to shout possibly offensive Spanish words while a visibly drunk Tiberius Jones furiously shakes the champagne in his hands until it pops and the cork shoots somewhere into the crowd before “Bite The Bullet” fades out)
Tiberius Jones: Ohhh shit! Heads up!
Drake Jaeger: Is okay! Ish okay! Jaywalker’s rich, bitch! He’s got the lawsuit covered! Go ahead and shoot as many corks at these people as you please, TJ! Smack em around if you’re an angry drunk! You do you! What’s the point of living if you can’t be yourself, y’know?
Tiberius Jones (using the champagne bottle as a microphone): You’re absolutely right, Drake! You always make such convincing arguments, how the hell aren’t you running for Office?
Drake Jaeger: I know, right? I know! I--I’m Canadian and this country wouldn’t let me because they’re still not progressive enough and too racist to see that I should be equally allowed to run for Office if Donald Trump is! This is bullshit!
Robbie V: Jesus Christ… These two are hammered…
(“Parasite Eve” by Bring Me The Horizon plays all throughout Heavens Arena as a startled Drake & Jones look around, trying to figure out where the music is coming from. April Song, Hana Nakajima, Nobi, and Reno Dumont all make their way through the LED doors and down the ramp)
Robbie V: I never thought I’d say this, Felix, but I’m so happy to see World’s Finest!
Felix Mosby: Well I absolutely agree with you and you know I’ll ALWAYS say it! What a show it was for The World’s Finest at Dreamworld! All four of these competitors were in a fight for survival one way or another! Nobi may be the only man to walk out of Dreamworld victorious among them, but they all put on incredible performances!
Robbie V: Yeah, yeah, I still haven’t given you permission to talk this much about Dreamworld, especially with someone from a main event that shall not be named involved...
(“Parasite Eve” fades out as The World’s Finest enters the ring; all of them looking disgusted at the visibly drunk pair of Drake & Jones)
Tiberius Jones: Woah, woah, woah… Are any of you people on the guest list to our party? Oh wait, wait… I know you guys… Where’s your master? Did Stephanie give you permission to be here or what’s the dealio?
(A visibly pissed off April steps up towards Tiberius, only for a now smirking Drake to step in her way as he starts fixing his hair)
Drake Jaeger: Well hellooo, nurse… Ahem… Hajimashite… Ohayo… Sugoi! You come here often?
Tiberius Jones: Give it a rest, Drake, I think she’s Korean or something, not Japanese.
(Drake backs off with a disgusted look before noticing Hana Nakajima as he attempts to make his way towards her, only to be pushed back by April)
Drake Jaeger: Hey! You had your chance! Get a better nationality! Haruna and I have a history together, so mind your own business!
(April swipes the microphone from Drake’s hand)
April Song: What the hell did you two invite us here for? Wrap it up, because what I’m close to doing to you is gonna hurt a hell of a lot worse than your hangover tomorrow.
(Drake picks up another microphone as he backs up to Tiberius)
Drake Jaeger: … Did she not see me reject her? Why’s she hitting on us?
Tiberius Jones: Ohhh! We invited them here, didn’t we?!
Drake Jaeger: Them? No, why would we…. Oh yeah! I remember that! You guys are like the only other tag teams in this company! That’s why we brought you here!
April Song: If you don’t have anything to say worth our time then I think we’re done here.
(April starts to get ready to leave as “A Warrior’s Call” by Volbeat suddenly plays all throughout Heavens Arena)
Felix Mosby: Woah, hold on! Here they are!
(The excited pairing of Teddy Mac and Jungle Jaguar burst through the LED doors and out to the stage as they both carry with them the Campeonatos de Parejas)
Robbie V: Well I like them again for at least momentarily keeping us from having to listen to those buffoons in the ring, so there’s that.
(Teddy and Jaguar make their way towards the ring as The World’s Finest and Drake & Jones look on)
Felix Mosby: Drake & Jones may not remember what they even came here for but these two men certainly do! They went through hell and back at Dreamworld to capture those Campeonatos de Parejas and they’re more than welcome for anything else that could come their way! No doubt about it!
(Teddy and Jaguar enter the ring to join everyone else as “A Warrior’s Call” fades out)
Drake Jaeger: Now I remember why we brought you idiots out here! It’s a celebration! Look! They’ve got the Titles! That’s beautiful, man! Come on, bring it in!
(Drake and Tiberius give Teddy and Jaguar hugs as the Champions look visibly reluctant and uncomfortable)
Tiberius Jones: You’re right! We’re here to celebrate our new Champs! Congrats to them on a job well done! And I don’t mean because you actually won the Titles or the match - nobody gives a shit about that, but I’m all for you beating Red Zone District! Here’s to Red Zone District running away with their tails between their legs!
Drake Jaeger: I’ll drink to that! May they fuck off in peace!
(Drake grabs a filled champagne bottle and attempts to drink it only for Nobi to step up and smack it out of his hand)
Felix Mosby: Woah!
(A visibly annoyed Drake stares down with an angry Nobi)
Drake Jaeger: … Not a champagne guy?
(Nobi picks up a microphone)
Nobi: You two should be ashamed of yourselves. Look at you! You’re the Architects for these Championships and you’re drunk! Making a mockery out of everything those Championships represent! Wasting our time and making a mockery out of US! You’re nothing but clowns!
(Reno tries to calm down Nobi as Nobi tries to get in Drake’s face)
Drake Jaeger: Hey, hey! Don’t get so grumpy! You two should be thanking us for making you into a team in the first place!
Tiberius Jones: No, I bet Nobi’s only pissed because he basically had to murder his former best friend cause his girl got slapped around and Lioncross got hit with a car or something…
(An even angrier Nobi tries to get to Drake & Jones as the rest of World’s Finest has to hold him back)
Drake Jaeger: Lioncross? Is he not dead already? Huh. Well anyway, that’s all good and well, but I think yall need to start putting on your big boy and big girl panties and have some Goddamn respect, because this night isn’t about YOU! It’s about these two assholes right here!
(Drake points to a confused pair of Teddy Mac and Jungle Jaguar)
Drake Jaeger: These two men that put their lives on the line for the greater good! These two men that by hook or by crook, pulled off something amazing! They climbed to the mountaintop and planted their flag right up the asses of Red Zone District, and for that we thank them! Do you have any words to say, fellas?
(Drake holds up the microphone to Teddy and Jaguar as Teddy begins to speak, only for Drake to pull the microphone away)
Drake Jaeger: Fantastic. But I think--
(April gets in Drake’s face as Tiberius tries to separate them)
Tiberius Jones: Hey, hey, you had your chance, alright? Look I don’t mind what kind of Asian you are personally and I’ll definitely hit you up later, but right now is about business, alright?
April Song: You two idiots don’t know the first thing about business or taking any of this seriously. That’s why you were nothing but cowards that hid from challengers as much as you possibly could, and that’s why you lost the Championships in the first place.
Reno Dumont: She’s absolutely right. You don’t give a damn about any other teams in this division. You’re nothing but jokes, so stop screwing with us and get on with it!
Teddy Mac: Hey, hey, hey! Everyone, calm down!
(Everyone looks at Teddy Mac and Jungle Jaguar who now have microphones in hand)
Teddy Mac: Look, this is… Something and all, but we’ve celebrated enough about winning the Campeonatos de Parejas. We didn’t come here tonight to just celebrate, alright? A lot of people didn’t think we’d be able to pull this off, and that’s alright. Jag and I know we have a lot to prove and we know we’ve got a big target on our backs now. What we want is to make it clear that we’re open to any and all challengers for our Campeonatos de Parejas. It’s as simple as that.
Jungle Jaguar: I couldn’t agree more with that sentiment. We got the challenge of a lifetime at Dreamworld, but I don’t want it to end there. Whether it’s Sweet Melody or The Wild Cards or anyone else in the back that wants to step up to the plate, we’re ready for it.
Drake Jaeger: … Yeah, that’s nice and all, but you two don’t call the shots around here. WE do, alright?
Jungle Jaguar: Then call the shots and make it happen. We don’t want to be here any longer than we have to, and I think the same goes for those four.
Drake Jaeger: Alright, kitty, for your information we were going to make it a surprise, but… Well, the truth is, we DID bring you all out here for a purpose and we also don’t give a rat’s ass about celebrating these two being the Campeonatos de Parejas. Truth is, this IS about business, alright? As the Architects for the Campeonatos de Parejas, we have a duty and an obligation and a responsibility and a thing we have to do because of our roles--
Teddy Mac: All of those things basically mean the same thing.
Tiberius Jones: That’s right, and more importantly, the sad truth of it is that our dear Teddy and Jag here haven’t proven shit despite being the Campeonatos de Parejas. I mean, all they did was climb a Ladder and pull down some Championships. Is that really impressive? You didn’t even pin anyone. C’mon…
Jungle Jaguar: It was a Ladder Match and that’s how you win…
Drake Jaeger: Well then blame whoever made it a fucking Ladder Match!
Teddy Mac: YOU two made it a Ladder Match!
Drake Jaeger: Well that’s a damn shame, but it’s in the past! This is about the future! It’s all about the future now, right? Book 2! Big things! The fact of the matter is that Championships need challengers, and that’s why you’ve all been brought out here!
Tiberius Jones: Yeah, and as the Architects we kinda have to make matches and stuff that’s gonna happen at Pay-Per-Views or really whenever, but there’s this show coming up called By The Sword.
Drake Jaeger: In Japan. I’m kind of a big deal there.
Tiberius Jones: We know, Drake. And at By The Sword, you two are going to put those Campeonatos de Parejas on the line…. But against who? That’s why you’ve all been summoned here. We’ve been mulling it over for a long time since Dreamworld. Red Zone District are gone now and we weren’t gonna give another shot to them anyway, so it seems like there was only one clear choice given the options we have. Someone needs to step up as the challengers...
(Drake & Jones step up as they look at The Wild Cards and Sweet Melody)
Drake Jaeger: … And it’s us.
Felix Mosby: Huh?
Drake Jaeger: That’s right! Your first challengers will be Drake & Jones, baby! THAT’S what we’re really here celebrating!
(Everyone else in the ring looks on in confusion)
Tiberius Jones: And if you didn’t know, each Architect can exercise the option to challenge the reigning Champion once, and we’re invoking that shit at By The Sword! So I sure hope you two fools are a “legit” team, because you’ll be facing a real one soon enough!
April Song: You think this is funny, don’t you? This is why you brought us out here?
Drake Jaeger: Of course not… Because at By The Sword, Sweet Melody is going to take on The Wild Cards to decide who the NEXT challengers will be! Have fun, hope it doesn’t ruin your little group! Good luck, everyone! Drake & Jones out!
Robbie V: I don’t even know what to say…
(“Bite The Bullet” picks back up as Drake and Tiberius both grab a bottle of champagne and immediately exit the ring while everyone else in the ring looks on)
Felix Mosby: I’m at a loss for words myself, but seemingly out of the blue, Drake & Jones have made not one, but TWO matches set for By The Sword! The Bear And Jag Connection will put their Campeonatos de Parejas on the line against Drake & Jones while Sweet Melody and The Wild Cards will have no choice but to face each other for a shot at the Titles!
Robbie V: As much as I loathe these two men… I gotta give them credit for such an entertaining way to help The World’s Finest hopefully implode! I’m all for it! Great job!
Felix Mosby: I don’t know what’s to come from this, but the stakes have certainly been raised in the blink of an eye for the entire Tag Team Division courtesy of its Architects!
(Sweet Melody and The Wild Cards stare at one another while Jungle Jaguar and Teddy Mac speak to each other before the camera fades elsewhere)
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
(The camera cuts back to the ring as Book 2 returns from commercial)
(“I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)” by The Dead Weather plays all throughout Heavens Arena as a smiling Cynthia Rose makes her way out through the LED doors behind the much larger Percy)
Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for ONE Fall!.... First, making her way towards the ring, accompanied by her Trainer, Percy…. From Hickory, North Carolina!.... Weighing in at 110 Pounds!.... SHE IS “THE WORLD’S SWEETEST WRESTLER”.... CYNTHIA ROOOOOOSSSSEEEEE!!!....
Felix Mosby: What a contest to start off the night and one I’m extremely interested in seeing, especially with this young woman that I’ve heard plenty about since word spread she would be coming here to Wrestleworld! Her family alone is one I’ve heard a lot about, so I’m very intrigued to say the least!
Robbie V: Yeah, I bet you are, but I think it’s best you stay about this far away from girls that young, I’m an old man and even I’m uncomfortable being around you.
(“Pledge” by Dir En Grey plays all throughout Heavens Arena as Kira Izumi makes his way through the LED doors and out to the stage)
Announcer: And her opponent!.... Making his way towards the ring…. From Shinihidaka, Hokkaido, Japan!.... Weighing in at 200 Pounds!.... HE IS “THE KING OF HOKKAIDO”.... THIS IS KIRA IZZZZZZUUUUUUMMMMMMII!!!....
Felix Mosby: This man may be a newcomer to Wrestleworld, but you can tell he’s been around the block and knows this ring very well! It’ll be an interesting clash of styles to say the least, but Kira Izumi is clearly a man on a mission and a win here tonight could prove to be crucial for his ultimate goal!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Felix Mosby: The match is officially underway as the two newcomers are going to show off what they have and making an impressions in their debuts!
Robbie V: I suppose the winner is going to make a good impression while the loser is going to make a bad impression.
Felix Mosby: Aww, don't be like that, Robbie.
Robbie V: Fine…
Felix Mosby: Anyway, Cynthia Rose looks like is trying to take Kira Izumi down to the mat but Kira catches her and takes her down back!
Robbie V: Kira Izumi is up on his feet already and grabs Cynthia Rose's legs! Looking for a Boston Crab!
Felix Mosby: But Cynthia Rose with a roll-up!
Referee: ONE!!!!
Robbie V: And obviously Kira kicks out at one! Both wrestlers are up on their feets and Kira with a punch right into Cynthia's face!
Felix Mosby: Kira follows it up with a headbutt! He continues his offence with an European Uppercut as well! Kira sends Cynthia to an empty corner and comes up with a lariat!
Robbie V: Cynthia dodges it and Kira just hit an empty corner! That gotta be hurt! Kira turns around and Cynthia with a Belly-To-Belly Suplex! Cynthia with the cover!
Referee: ONE!!!!....TWO!!!!
Felix Mosby: And Kira kicks out! Cynthia goes for a headlock on the ground immediately but Kira with an elbow right to Cynthia's jaw! Kira is up on his feet while also grabbing Cynthia by the hair! And Kira lands an European Uppercut!
Robbie V: And Cynthia Rose goes for Kira's legs again! And Kira catches her! Gutwrench Suplex connects!
Felix Mosby: I'm noticing something Robbie. It looks like Cynthia Rose hasn't had a punch or a kick so far!
Robbie V: I noticed it too which I think it's stupid. Eh, it's whatever though.
Felix Mosby: As much as I hate to say it, I have to agree. And it looks Kira might notice it as well as he hits Cynthia with a Knife Edge-Chop! He goes for another Knife Edge-Chop again! Now he switches it up with a Headbutt! Cynthia might be in trouble here!
Robbie V: It is true as Kira lands a Dragon Suplex on her! Kira with the cover as he Hooks the leg!
Referee: ONE!!!!....TWO!!!!
Felix Mosby: And Cynthia kicks out at two! Kira is up on his feet right away and grabs Cynthia by the head! Cynthia pushes him and goes for a Hurricanrana!
Robbie V: Kira is up on his feet right away and he's running towards Cynthia! But Cynthia goes down to the mat and tackles Kira! Kira is down!
Felix Mosby: And Cynthia grabs Kira's right's shoulder! Cross-Arm Breaker! Cynthia Rose with a Cross-Arm Breaker!
Robbie V: But Kira Izumi is trying to escape as he gets up and lands a punch onto Cynthia's face!
Felix Mosby: KIRA IS LIFTING UP CYNTHIA ROSE AND POWERBOMB CONNECTS! KIRA WITH THE COVER!
Referee: ONE!!!!....TWO!!!!
Robbie V: And Cynthia kicks out at two! Kira goes to an empty corner as he climbs up to the top turnbuckle AND KIRA WITH A DIVING MOONSAULT!
Felix Mosby: BUT CYNTHIA ROSE MOVES OUT OF THE WAY AS KIRA IZUMI CRASHES AND BURNS TO THE CANVAS!
Robbie V: Cynthia Rose is going to the ropes, trying to get up on her feet by using it! She goes to Kira!
Felix Mosby: OH MY GOD! LOOK AT THE POWER OF CYNTHIA ROSE BY LIFTING KIRA WHO'S LIKE TWICE OF HER SIZE! SHE GOES FOR AN AIRPLANE SPIN!
Robbie V: She's going to be dizzy with that move….
Felix Mosby: I don't think so as Cynthia just drops Kira back on the canvas and going for a Single Leg Boston Crab!
Robbie V: She's pressuring the back of Kira Izumi! Kira is trying to move to the ropes and it looks like Kira is succeeded as he gets the ropes!
Felix Mosby: Cynthia Rose let him go but she drags her to the center of the ring! Wait?! KIRA IZUMI WITH A ROLL-UP OUT OF NOWHERE!
Referee: ONE!!!!....TWO!!!!!
Robbie V: And Cynthia kicks out at two! Both wrestlers are up on their feet and KIRA WITH A SLAP TO CYNTHIA!
Kira Izumi (w/o mic): Try to hit me! Show me your strikes!
Crowd: OOOOOOHHHHH!
Percy (w/o mic): Cynthia! Stay focused!
Felix Mosby: It looks like Kira is challenging Cynthia to a brawl but she just shakes her head! She goes after Kira Izumi's legs again but Kira saw it coming as Kira catches her right in the midsection!
Robbie V: OH?! BUT CYNTHIA SAW IT COMING AS WELL AS SHE TAKES DOWN KIRA WITH A JUDO-THROW! AND SHE FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A LEG-DROP! CYNTHIA WITH THE COVER!
Referee: ONE!!!!.....TWO!!!!
Felix Mosby: And Kira Izumi kicks out at two! Cynthia Rose quickly goes for a headlock on the front but Kira pushes her away!
Robbie V: Cynthia runs to the ropes instead and Kira is up on his feet! Cynthia with a Hurricanrana again!
Felix Mosby: Wait no! Kira Izumi catches her on the ground AND BOSTON CRAB SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTES THIS TIME AROUND! CYNTHIA ROSE IS SCREAMING! KIRA IZUMI MIGHT BREAKS HER BACK IN HALF!
Robbie V: CYNTHIA ROSE IS TRAPPED IN THE BOSTON CRAB! SHE'S ROLLING HER BODY BUT KIRA MOVES HIS RIGHT FEET TO MAKE SURE CYNTHIA IS STILL TRAPPED IN THE BOSTON CRAB!
Felix Mosby: BUT CYNTHIA ISN'T GIVING UP AS SHE'S TRYING TO KEEP REACHING THE ROPES! SHE'S FIGHTING WITH EVERYTHING SHE HAS BUT KIRA IZUMI IS ALSO TRYING TO KEEP HAVING THE BOSTON CRAB LOCK-IN!
Robbie V: CYNTHIA IS CLOSE TO THE THE ROPES AGAIN BUT KIRA DRAGS HER BODY TO THE CENTER OF THE RING AGAIN! WAIT! CYNTHIA SEES THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A ROLL-UP AS KIRA STRAIGHTS UP HIS BODY TO DRAG HER! CYNTHIA WITH THE ROLL-UP COVER!
Referee: ONE!!!!.....TWO!!!!
Felix Mosby: But Kira Izumi is able to kick out in the nick of time! The Boston Crab that Kira gave to Cynthia Rose seems has an effect on her as she's holding her lower back!
Robbie V: Kira Izumi is coming to her and he drops a knee to Cynthia's lower back! Cynthia looks hurt! Kira grabs her by the hair and hits an European Uppercut! Kira sends her to an empty corner and Kira with a big boot!
Felix Mosby: NO! CYNTHIA ROSE IS ABLE TO DODGE IT AS SHE MOVES OUT! KIRA'S RIGHT BOOT HITS THE CORNER INSTEAD AND HE'S HOLDING IT!
Robbie V: AND CYNTHIA ROSE PUSHES HIM TO THE CORNER! OH MY GOD! CYNTHIA DOTH ROCK CHAOS THEORY INTO AN O'CONNOR ROLL PIN CONNECTS! CYNTHIA WITH THE COVER!
Referee: ONE!!!!....TWO!!!!!.....THREE!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
("I Feel Love (Every Million Times)" by The Dead Weather hits the PA as Cynthia Rose looks surprised although a bit hurted as she's holding her lower back with her left hand while she lets the referee raising her right hand. Percy is coming to the ring while clapping for Cynthia.)
Announcer: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…...CYNTHIA ROSE!!!!
Felix Mosby: Cynthia Rose did it! Cynthia Rose did it! She won on her debut….without even hitting a punch or a kick!
Robbie V: This time around she did it, but I wonder if she could pull it off again in her next match.
Felix Mosby: I do wonder about that but as for now she did it. Kira Izumi also did great as well despite the lose. I believe in Kira!
Robbie V: I gotta give a credit for Kira as well. He showed a promise!
(The camera transitions backstage to Jack Develin - dressed in a suit with a microphone in hand as he stands in front of a large Wrestleworld banner)
Jack Develin: New Book, new me! Welcome, everyone, the pleasure is all yours as yours truly, Jack Develin has taken back his throne as THE best non-active talent in all of Wrestleworld, and depending on who you ask, I could very well be the greatest talent period. A new Book is upon us here in Wrestleworld and we’ve seen so much change along with it. DOMINION now has become much more of an entity in of itself, even including their own Championships to go with it. But more importantly than all of that DOMINION business… I too have changed with the times, as I’ve decided here in Book 2 to hereby drop my nickname of “The Devil”. That’s right, I’ve gone legit. I’ve matured. I--
(A nearby producer signals something to Jack as he sighs and rolls his eyes)
Jack Develin: Ugh, fine, fine… I suppose this isn’t all about me. I’m not the only one who’s changed themselves around here, I guess. With Book 2 others have also changed the way they’ve been doing things. My guest tonight is no exception to that… Ladies and gentlemen, the Shogun Architect himself, Jaydayne Pendragon.
(The camera pans to the right to reveal a stoic Jaydayne Pendragon)
Jack Develin: Jaydayne, I don’t want to get things off on the wrong foot here, but… Let’s be honest, as far as Book 1 goes, a lot of people had some issues with the way you did things as the Architect for the Shogun Championship. And that includes the challenger for the Shogun Championship tonight, Arata Asakura. You two clashed quite a bit throughout your time here. Any response to all of that?
Jaydayne Pendragon: Anything that Asakura and I have clashed over, we did so not because we dislike one another. It was because we are both very adamant on how we see things. He wants things done his way, and I want things done my way, but the constant is that we both want what’s best for the Shogun Championship. No matter how cocky he may be, Asakura is a man of honor that fights to bring prestige to the Shogun Championship.
Jack Develin: Yeah, well, did you feel it was prestigiously contended for at Dreamworld?
Jaydayne Pendragon: Of course not. I believe what happened at Dreamworld was… It was something unforgivable. Dreamworld was a show in which the Shogun Championship was supposed to rise to an even higher level of competition. Regardless of how he captured the Championship, Jacob Senn is a great competitor that needed to prove something. Asakura needed to prove something as well. Yet, it was tainted the moment that… The moment he… Its prestige was stained on that night.
Jack Develin: And that’s why you made this match for tonight, right?
(Jaydayne slowly nods)
Jaydayne Pendragon: I was told to hold off until By The Sword, but I am the Architect for the Shogun Championship, and what occurred at Dreamworld was a travesty. It did not resolve anything between those two men. There’s so much still to finish, but tonight… Tonight I put my foot down and made certain that they will have their match, and it will have a decisive conclusion. There MUST be a winner. As for By The Sword, that will be dealt with as we come closer to it. Tonight is about finishing what started a long time ago between those two men and no one else.
Jack Develin: And what about this… The former Raoul… A--
(Jaydayne puts up a hand to silence Jack)
Jaydayne Pendragon: That will be dealt with soon enough too. Rest assured, that will be dealt with. I--
(Jack looks over Jaydayne’s shoulder as Jaydayne stops talking and turns around to look eye to eye with an angry-looking Reginald Dampshaw III)
RD3: The only one who’s stained the Shogun Championship is you, Pendragon. Look at you… Trying to man up and take control as if you think you’re good at your job now. All you’ve done is give Arata Asakura another free shot at the Shogun Championship. Handed it to him on a silver platter under the guise of “doing what’s fair”. And what about me? What about the man that has dominated every single person in his path? The man that beat Raoul at Dreamworld! This Animus FREAK that supposedly stained your precious match! I beat him! And what do I get? I get thrown out of the building! I get prohibited from showing up at the Book 1 Awards! I get NOTHING! Oh, no, that’s not true… I get something, don’t I? I get to be humiliated by you with this power play of yours to make yourself the Special Guest Referee of my match.
Jaydayne Pendragon: Does that concern you?
(Dampshaw gets in Jaydayne’s face)
RD3: If you want to screw with me, Pendragon, don’t be a coward about it and put on a Referee uniform. Be the one standing across the ring from me.
Jaydayne Pendragon: … I’m going to have to decline your offer, but that’s because I think you’re mistaken. You’re in this match and I’m the Referee for it not because I want to punish you, but because perhaps I’ve been too harsh on you. Maybe you do deserve more, Dampshaw, but as long as you keep running your mouth and causing trouble, only misfortune will come your way. Tonight isn’t just a match. It’s a test for you. But just as well, it’s a test for Jensen Lane to prove that perhaps she should be the one in your spot. Not you.
RD3: A test… Yeah, we’ll see about that, Pendragon. I suggest you do a proper job as the Referee, or it won’t be me with misfortune tonight. It’ll be you when it’s all said and done.
(Dampshaw snarls before walking away as Jaydayne looks on before the camera fades elsewhere)
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
(Book 2 returns from commercial as Jaywalker is shown making his way down a hallway somewhere backstage. He greets a few people on his way towards his Office; opening the door and walking in as his smile fades into a less amused expression)
Jaywalker: Can I help you?
(Jaywalker walks over to his desk where Emmanuelle is shown comfortably seated at in his chair with her feet up on the desk)
Emmanuelle: About time. Feels like I’ve been waiting for hours.
(Emmanuelle gets up from the desk and looks at Jaywalker)
Jaywalker: Waiting for what?
Emmanuelle: Well, you see, Mr. Director… I won the Dreamscape Match at Dreamworld. I got me a shot at any Championship of my choosing, so what I want to know from you is what the details are.
Jaywalker: I see. Well, have you chosen a Championship you want a match for?
Emmanuelle: Not quite. In fact, I’ve been enjoying having my pick of the litter. You never know. Just depends on my taste. Could be any of them really.
Jaywalker: Your taste… And what is your “taste” then?
(Emmanuelle shrugs before taking a seat against the edge of the desk)
Emmanuelle: Not the Campeonatos de Parejas, that’s for sure. No interest in finding a partner and especially not gonna rely on someone else to make sure I take what’s mine. So I suppose that just leaves us with 3 options, doesn’t it?
Jaywalker: Well, it seems you’ve already narrowed it down then. How about you pick one.
Emmanuelle: Yeah, see, I could, I could… But it’s so hard, you know? Why rush it? Why not just enjoy being a proverbial “free agent” while I can? Those Championships aren’t going anywhere. Not like I couldn’t dethrone any of those 3. What I want to know from you is how long I have before a decision needs to be made.
Jaywalker: I think most thought you would pick right away and be done with it, but I suppose if you want to check out the competition before settling on a Champion to challenge, there can be some leeway for that. How about you choose your Champion no further than By The Sword?
(Emmanuelle nods)
Emmanuelle: That sounds good enough to me. Perfect, even. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have some scouting to do.
(Emmanuelle gets up and walks out of the Office is a visibly annoyed Jaywalker looks on before the camera fades elsewhere)
(The camera transitions back to the ring as Jaydayne Pendragon is shown standing in the ring with a Referee shirt on)
Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for ONE Fall and will be held under Shogun Rules!!!..... Introducing the Special Guest Referee for this match…. HE IS THE ARCHITECT OF THE SHOGUN CHAMPIONSHIP…. JAYDAYNE PEEENNNNNDDRRRRAAAGGGOOONNN!!!....
(“Who’s Laughing Now” by Jessie J plays all throughout Heavens Arena as a cocky Jensen Lane makes her way through the LED doors and out to the stage)
Announcer: Introducing the competitors… First, making her way towards the ring!.... From Dallas, Texas!.... Weighing in at 130 Pounds!.... THIS IS JENSEN LAAAAANNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!....
Felix Mosby: The young up and comer Jensen Lane has a huge opportunity tonight and from that look of confidence on her face, she aims to make the most of it! She’s had some impressive showings here in Wrestleworld as it is, but tonight she hopes for a breakthrough performance!
(“Jerusalem” by Emerson, Lake, & Palmer plays throughout Heavens Arena as a displeased Reginald Dampshaw III pushes his way through the LED doors, dressed in his usual attire as he makes his way towards the ring while staring down with Jaydayne Pendragon)
Announcer: And her opponent!.... Making his way towards the ring…. From Ryde, Isle of Wight, England!... Weighing in at 205 Pounds!.... HE IS “THE TIME LIZARD”..... REGINALD! DAMPSHAW!! THE THIIIIIIIRRRRRDDDDDDD!!!....
Robbie V: Well Jensen is gonna have her work cut out for her, because right here is a man that has been on a path of destruction since arriving in Wrestleworld and shows no signs of stopping! And even more so tonight with Pendragon here to Officiate this match!
(Dampshaw enters the ring as Jaydayne checks to match sure both competitors are ready before calling for the bell)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Felix Mosby: This contest starts off as Dampshaw swings immediately at Jensen! It’s missed! Jensen with a quick Superkick as Dampshaw turns around! No! It’s caught! Dampshaw pulls Jensen in for a powerful European Uppercut! Another Uppercut connects as Jensen is immediately sent backpedaling! A third European Uppercut rocks her as she’s backed into the corner! A series of shots now from Dampshaw as he just lays into her! Jensen slowly being downed into the corner as Dampshaw stomps away! She can barely defend herself! Just stomping and stomping!
Robbie V: Pendragon immediately pulls Dampshaw away! A furious Dampshaw gets in the face of Pendragon! Hey, Dampshaw is completely right to be pissed! There was no count!
Felix Mosby: I think Pendragon is taking a “tough love” approach to this to show Dampshaw how to operate by his rules! He was getting himself carried away and it could have easily resulted in a disqualification! Dampshaw doesn’t seem to give a damn about that, however, as he continues to argue with Pendragon! He should have known this would happen! Dampshaw has no choice but to calm himself and try to refocus on his opponent as he turns back--
Robbie V: SUPERKICK!! A big Superkick out of the corner nails Dampshaw out of nowhere, courtesy of Jensen Lane!! That was Pendragon’s fault! That distraction gave Jensen the opening to pull that off as a damaged Dampshaw goes reeling… Jensen now looking to capitalize on this golden opportunity as she quickly climbs up to the second turnbuckle! SHE LEAPS AND CATCHES AN UNSUSPECTING DAMPSHAW WITH A BEAUTIFUL HURRICANRANA!! Dampshaw is sent to the outside with a look of absolute rage on his face! I don’t think he can believe this! He was in control until Pendragon got himself involved! He kicks the steps as Pendragon now starts a count!
Jaydayne Pendragon: ONE! TWO! THREE!
Felix Mosby: A furious Dampshaw is yelling at Pendragon again over the speed of that count! I don’t think there’s any doubt that Pendragon wasn’t exactly taking his time with it, but it’s something Dampshaw is simply going to have to deal with! He climbs up on the apron to yell at Pendragon! But Jensen Lane comes in and rocks Dampshaw with a big Spin Kick out of nowhere!! Dampshaw is dropped right back to the outside, but this time around Jensen looks to take advantage of it again! You can just imagine how much she’d love to bring down Dampshaw in this contest and perhaps punch her own ticket towards a shot at the Shogun Championship!
Robbie V: Jensen quickly goes out onto the apron with Dampshaw in her sights! Dampshaw now struggling to get back up… JENSEN RUSHES AND LEAPS OFF THE APRON FOR ANOTHER BIG HURRICANRANA!!!
Felix Mosby: No! Not this time around as her momentum is stopped dead in its tracks by Dampshaw! Dampshaw stops her as he plants his feet and puts every ounce of power he has into lifting her up onto his shoulders! HE PICKS UP SPEED AND LAUNCHES JENSEN INTO THE NEARBY RINGPOST WITH A BUCKLE BOMB!!! Jensen cringes in pain as she stumbles forward and into an awaiting Dampshaw who pulls her in!! BIG Vertical Suplex drops her hard on the unforgiving floor of the outside!! Dampshaw isn’t done yet by any means! He wants to dissect his opponent any way possible as he grabs Jensen by her hair and forces her right back up… Dampshaw berating her before he drives her hard into the nearby steel steps!!
Robbie V: Absolutely no mercy to be found from Dampshaw! No matter who you put in front of him! He’s a wild animal that will eat you alive if you let him, and that’s exactly the force Jensen Lane is feeling right now! And look at this! Dampshaw looking to take advantage of the Shogun Rules of this contest as he immediately goes over to the Timekeeper and pushes him down! PICKING UP THE TIMEKEEPER’S CHAIR! HE’S GOT A STEEL CHAIR IN HAND AS HE MAKES HIS WAY BACK OVER TO JENSEN!!
Felix Mosby: Jaydayne Pendragon swipes the chair right out of Dampshaw’s grasp!! Dampshaw is baffled! He’s absolutely outraged as he once again gets in the face of Pendragon! It’s true that under Shogun Rules it’s essentially no disqualifications on the outside, but the match is also under the Official’s discretion! Pendragon clearly has no intention of allowing Dampshaw to take advantage of the outside rule as Dampshaw pushes him! Pendragon tosses the chair down and threatens Dampshaw with a potential disqualification if this keeps up! Dampshaw can’t do anything about it if he has any hopes of winning this contest! He has no choice but to return to trying to simply win this!
Dampshaw (no microphone): What I’m about to do to her is on you! It’s on you!
Robbie V: Dampshaw immediately CHARGES!! JENSEN DODGES OUT OF THE WAY AND SENDS DAMPSHAW FACE-FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST INSTEAD!! JENSEN PULLS A DAMAGED DAMPSHAW IN! SIDE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP CONNECTS ON THE FLOOR!! Once again Jensen takes advantage of Dampshaw’s psychological battle with Pendragon! Once again it’s benefited her and it could very well lead to a victory if this keeps up! She drags Dampshaw back up and immediately sends him rolling back into the ring, hoping to pull off a huge upset!
Felix Mosby: Dampshaw is hurt! He’s visibly in pain as Jensen wastes no time dragging him up and looking to close this! SWINGING NECKBREAKER CONNECTS!!! IT CONNECTS EMPHATICALLY AS JENSEN GOES FOR THE COVER WHILE PENDRAGON SLIDES BACK INTO THE RING FOR IT!
Pendragon: ONE!!!!!!......... TWO!!!!!!
Robbie V: It’s not enough as Dampshaw powers out of it! Jensen doesn’t seem to care! She wants to put this match away no matter what as she grabs Dampshaw! SHE’S GOT HIM SET UP!! IT’S LOCKED IN!! BRUTALIZER!!!!!! SHE’S GOT THAT RINGS OF SATURN POWERFULLY LOCKED IN ON DAMPSHAW IN THE RING AS HE’S VISIBLY IN A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN!! WHAT A WIN THIS WOULD BE FOR JENSEN IF SHE CAN TRULY PULL THIS OFF!! DAMPSHAW LOOKS DESPERATE!! THIS BRUTALIZER IS PUTTING HIM IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN AS HE STRUGGLES TO ATTEMPT TO REACH THE ROPES!! PENDRAGON IS ASKING HIM IF HE WANTS TO SUBMIT!! IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S ONLY ENRAGING DAMPSHAW THAT MUCH MORE!! HE’S FORCING HIMSELF WITH EVERY FIBER OF HIS BEING TO GET TO THE ROPES!! HE GETS HIMSELF UNDER THE ROPES!
Jaydayne Pendragon: Break it up, Jensen! ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!
Felix Mosby: Jensen Lane isn’t breaking it!! Pendragon refuses to end it by disqualification as he instead rips her off of Dampshaw! He’s not playing favorites here after all! He wants this match to end fairly, and Jensen looks none too pleased about it as she gets in Pendragon’s face! She didn’t care about a disqualification loss, but it looks like that’s not gonna happen! Pendragon won’t let it! Jensen has no choice but to go back on the attack and hope to put Dampshaw away! She rushes in and grabs him! Pulling him in… SHE PULLS HIM AWAY FROM THE ROPES AND TO HIS FEET IN A SLEEPER HOLD!!!
Robbie V: No! STANDING SWITCH WITH A WAIST LOCK! ROLLING GERMAN SUPLEX!!! ROLLING THEM BOTH UP ON THEIR FEET!! AND INTO A BRUTAL DRAGON SUPLEX AS THE QUEEN’S REBUKE CONNECTS!!! Dampshaw with a sudden comeback as he came so close to losing this one! He’s not done! He’s not finished as he grabs Jensen by her hair! He wants to end this more than anything! He’s determined to put this away as he drags her up… PULLING HER IN!! GOLDEN BUSTER!!! BIG VERTICAL DROP BRAINBUSTER ON JENSEN LANE!!!
Felix Mosby: But no pinfall attempt yet! Dampshaw is shaking his head no! He’s not paying attention to Pendragon, but he looks like he has something to prove here! He grabs Jensen and starts dragging her up again! Pulling her to her feet and turning her around! HE’S GOT HER! AND THERE’S THE OSAKA STUNNER AS THE FAMILY NAME EMPHATICALLY CONNECTS!!!!! HE GOT ALL OF IT AS JENSEN IS DOWN!! DAMPSHAW HOOKS BOTH LEGS AS PENDRAGON GOES IN TO COUNT IT!
Jaydayne Pendragon: ONE!!!!!........ TWO!!!!!!!!!......... THREE!!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“Jerusalem” by Emerson, Lake, & Palmer plays all throughout Heavens Arena as a satisfied Reginald Dampshaw III gets up to his feet and celebrates his victory)
Announcer: THE WINNER OF THIS CONTEST BY PINFALL…. REGINALD! DAMPSHAW!! THE THIIIIIIRRRRRRDDDDD!!!!!
Felix Mosby: Another emphatic victory for Dampshaw tonight, despite everything that seemed to be standing in his way!
(Jaydayne Pendragon attempts to raise Dampshaw’s hand in victory, only for Dampshaw to yank it away and stare down with Pendragon)
Robbie V: Pendragon needs to learn about invading people’s personal space! I think he knows damn well that Dampshaw wants nothing to do with him! All he wants is another shot at the Shogun Championship, or he’ll even settle for another chance to put down Arata Asakura! Either way you know he’ll do whatever it takes to make it happen!
Felix Mosby: Well he may have no choice but to wait, I don’t know for how long, but tonight was a good first step towards his goal as he looks like he impressed Pendragon!
(Dampshaw says nothing to Pendragon as he stares down with him before exiting the ring)
Felix Mosby: I think it’s becoming clear these two men will never see eye to eye, but tonight Dampshaw had to endure playing by Jaydayne’s rules and found our firsthand what his Architect expects of him when he competes in this ring! It may be the start of something bigger for him if this keeps up! Congratulations on a hard-earned victory by Dampshaw and a great effort from Jensen Lane! She gave it her all and I look forward to seeing more from her!
(The camera cuts to Christopher Sabertooth in a suit an a visibly anxious expression making his way down the hallway as “On Top Of the World” by Papa Roach plays in the background)
Robbie V: Well look who’s on their way out here…
Felix Mosby: That’s right! Speaking of all the changes we’ve seen here as it is on Book 2, we could be about to witness another huge change as Christopher Sabertooth has arrived and seems to be on his way to the ring! We’ll see what he has to say when we return!
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
(Book 2 returns from commercial as “Delusions of Savior/Repentless” by Slayer plays loudly all throughout Heavens Arena)
Felix Mosby: Welcome back to Book 2, ladies and gentlemen, what a night it’s been so far and it’s only going to get that much more interesting from the looks of things! We saw a hint of this at the Book 1 Awards, but I don’t think anyone really expected THIS!
(Christopher Sabertooth makes his way through the LED doors and out to the stage; visibly deep in thought as he’s dressed in a suit and carrying a microphone in hand)
Robbie V: Well I’ve heard a lot of speculation regarding this guy ever since Havoc was defeated by Ozymandias at Dreamworld for the European Championship he’d been holding onto for several months, but it seems as though Havoc may have gone MIA!
(Sabertooth makes his way down to the ring)
Felix Mosby: It was a brutal ending, but perhaps it was enough to put Havoc away perhaps? Surely he’s not permanently gone!
Robbie V: I couldn’t say, I think the only man with the answers to questions like that is the guy entering the ring right now. We haven’t seen Christopher Sabertooth himself even one time in 2020 in on a Chapter, but here he is and it seems as though he has something to say.
(“Delusions of Savior/Repentless” fades out as Sabertooth looks as if he’s gathering his thoughts)
Christopher Sabertooth: … For a long time, I’ve been… I think the best way to put it is “sleepwalking”. I’ve been sleepwalking through my career here in Wrestleworld for a very long time. Back in 2019 when I arrived in this company, I was doing relatively well, but it wasn’t met with any success. I was struggling to achieve the goals I set out for, and it was only when Dr. Erik Vance and Babayka chose me along with Tristan Killebrew that I started to see what needed to be done.
(Sabertooth looks around before continuing)
Christopher Sabertooth: As the man I am now, I felt powerless. I felt weak. But I knew there was something deep down inside me that could make everything I wanted a reality. It was frustrating because I’ve captured success in a lot of places, but here… Here it felt like I was running into a brick wall that I couldn’t break through. And Havoc… He’s always been there. He’s always been right there at the door, just waiting to be let in, because he knows how much I can rely on him. He knows that he’s capable of things that I’m not. I let him take over not to satisfy Babayka or Vance, but for myself. It was a crutch that I believed I needed, and it worked. Havoc gave me the success that I craved for deep down here in this company. He gave me dominance. He gave me a throne to sit on. He gave me all of the selfish desires I had eating me alive in the back of my mind.
(Sabertooth starts to visibly clutch at his ribs through his suit)
Christopher Sabertooth: But… But at Dreamworld, something changed. For the first time as Havoc, I could feel it… True agony and weakness. Ozymandias, you’re a hell of a competitor, and I thank you for waking me up, because the moment you got Havoc in your grasp and squeezed his body and damaged his ribs… It became clear that he does have his limitations after all. I felt it once before against Tristan Killebrew. But this time felt much more clear to me. It became clear that this body of mine has two crutches it relies on. There’s Havoc… And then there’s Christopher Sabertooth. I spent a long time here sleeping with the belief that the fact is that I’m weak compared to Havoc, but I see now. I see the truth, and I believe the truth is that there are things Havoc can do, and then there are things I can do. We have our own weaknesses, and we have our own strengths. If it wasn’t for that defeat, I might have never confronted it and I’d still be gone, but… But I’m here now.
(A defiant expression forms on the face of Christopher Sabertooth as he looks up at the hard camera)
Christopher Sabertooth: I’m back, and I don’t plan on running again. I have something I need to do before I let Havoc come back. I need to prove to myself that I can succeed here without him. That Christopher Sabertooth isn’t some mere man hiding behind this monster. I’ve tasted my own success, and this company will be no different. No matter what it takes… No matter how LONG it takes… I will do everything in my power to prove it. I will do everything--
???: Hello there.
(Sabertooth stops what he’s saying as he looks confused before turning slowly towards the titantron, where an older man is seen sitting in a chair with nothing but an orange background behind him - dressed in a suit with an amused smile on his face)
Christopher Sabertooth: … Who are you?
(The older man looks even more amused at the question)
Older Man: I am Christopher Sabertooth
(Sabertooth looks even more confused as the Older Man continues)
Older Man: In fact, all of you watching - you too are Christopher Sabertooth. You are Christopher if you’ve ever gone through life believing that you are less than. You are Christopher if you’ve ever had a side of yourself that you harbor deep down that has its violent tendencies. You are Christopher if you struggle to come to terms with who you are and what your purpose in life is. You are the surrogate of these people, Christopher. By bravely coming out here to shed your wicked persona and admit to your faults and show such courage to take on such a daunting task of success here… You have become such a relatable man that so many can now live vicariously through.
(The Older Man stops for a moment as he looks at Sabertooth)
Older Man: I can see you’re confused as to why it is I’m here. Allow me to clarify… You see, I am an investor of sorts. No, I don’t think that adequately describes what I do… Consider me more of a “Producer”. A producer of what, you may ask… Why, of stories, of course. Stories of heroes that save the day. Stories of tragic heroes that lose so much but still manage to overcome the odds and prevail in the end. I am a producer of such stories, Christopher, and right now you stand on the precipice of something special. You stand there now, naked to the entirety of the world - baring it all as you seek out your own redemption.
(The Older Man nods)
Older Man: A beautiful story indeed. A tragic one though, as you have such a devious side to you that you’ve succumbed to for months on end. Yet here you stand, as powerful and defiant as ever; prepared to leave it all behind and start upon a new journey that will fill your soul with something that Havoc never could… Purpose. That’s what we all desire for in our stories, isn’t it? We crave purpose. And you now seek for purpose after ripping out from the confinement of the villain. You have risen like a phoenix from the ashes. But I don’t believe you have your purpose yet, Christopher. We all have our roles to fill in the story, but the question is… Who’s story is it? Yours, perhaps? Only time will tell. Only one thing is for certain, Christopher, there is a moral to the story you’re in, be it yours or someone else’s. If you cannot change the world… You must change yourself.
(The Older Man snaps his fingers as the screen goes black; leaving a confused and speechless Christopher Sabertooth in the ring as the crowd stirs, not knowing what to make of it before finally fading to commercial)
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
(“The Plan” by Travis Scott plays all throughout Heavens Arena as Maverick steps through the LED doors in blue kingly attire, followed by Drago Santiago, Jay Jones, and Ares Vendetta)
Announcer: The following tag team contest is scheduled for ONE Fall!.... First, making their way towards the ring… THEY ARE THE TEAM OF… “THE KING” MAVERICK…. DRAGO SANTIAGO…. JAY JONES… AND ARES VENDEETTTTTTTAAAAAAA!!!!
Felix Mosby: Well I don’t think there’s any denying that this would be a hell of an alliance, but the issue is that they aren’t a legitimate alliance as of yet as none of them have yet to agree to Maverick’s offer of taking on becoming a NEW Underworld, but they have a chance to come together in a big way tonight!
Robbie V: That’s KING Maverick, Felix! Get it right! He has a lot riding on this! He has to carry the legacy of The Underworld with him and breathe new life into it! That starts right here!
(“Parasite Eve” by Bring Me The Horizon plays all throughout Heavens Arena as Stephanie Matsuda - carrying the American Dream Championship - makes her way through the LED doors, followed by April Song, Nobi, and Reno Dumont, as well as Hana Nakajima joining them)
Announcer: And their opponents!.... Making their way towards the ring!.... THEY ARE THE TEAM OF…. THE AMERICAN DREAM CHAMPION, STEPHANIE MATSUDA…. APRIL SONG…. RENO DUMONT…. AND NOBI…. THEY ARE THE WORLD’S FIIIIIIIINNNNNNNEEEESSTTTT!!!....
Felix Mosby: Well speaking of factions, what a dominant force these competitors have been since coming together as The World’s Finest! 7 incredible athletes that have put everything on the line to fight and protect Wrestleworld, and they did exactly that when Stephanie Matsuda managed to capture--
Robbie V: Shut up, Felix! Nobody wants to hear what happened at the end of Dreamworld! The World’s Finest are neat, yay, woohoo! Let’s throw a party because one of them got lucky in a match! Well they won’t be so lucky tonight! King Maverick is going to make certain of that!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Felix Mosby: And to no surprise by any means, it’ll be Maverick volunteering for his team to start off this contest as it looks like April Song will be doing the same for her respective team! The last remnant of the old Underworld looks to bring forth a new one tonight and it starts right here by attempting to bring down four huge names in The World’s Finest as April and Maverick start things off with an aggressive collar and elbow tie up! April has control of it as she quickly backs Maverick right up into a nearby corner! The Referee starts up a count, but April breaks away while Maverick puts his hands up like he’s done no wrong…
Robbie V: Maverick immediately explodes out of the corner with a lariat! No--April manages to catch him with a violent judo throw for his troubles! Maverick quickly right back up to his feet but he runs right into an immediate side headlock takedown by April! She’s not holding back anything as she starts pummeling Maverick with a flurry of shots from that position before he finally manages to force her off! Both competitors scrambling to get back up on their feet! They’re up as a visibly flustered Maverick swings! April catches the incoming right arm in an attempt to immediately drag him down into a Fujiwara Armbar!!! She’s got him!
Felix Mosby: No! Maverick escapes as he rolls through and out of the grasp of April! Both trying to race back to their feet again! Maverick nails April with an immediately dropkick to the face as she’s down! He kips back up immediately and wastes no time viciously stomping away at her! Maverick immediately pulls April up by her hair and drives a knee straight into the mid-section! Another vicious knee connects before Maverick grabs her and sends her crashing straight into his team’s corner with a big Irish whip! Ares and Jay Jones grab onto April as Maverick starts picking up speed!! He ROCKS April with a powerful Yakuza Kick in the corner!! There’s a tag to Jay Jones!
Robbie V: Jones quickly enters the ring, looking to capitalize on the damage done to April and he wastes no time doing just that as he drives a big Shoulder Thrust into a cornered April!! Another powerful Shoulder Thrust connects before pulling her out of the corner… And sends her flying with a Belly to Belly Suplex!! April just sent flying and smacking hard on the canvas with that as Jay Jones keeps the tide on his team’s side in this contest! April knows she’s in pain and needs to make a tag! She needs to, and who knows how much pain she’s in after the war she went through at Dreamworld! Jones drags April up… He sends her immediately straight into the mid-section of Nobi, knocking him off the apron! Jones with an immediate shot to Stephanie Matsuda as she’s knocked off to! And there’s a stiff forearm to the face of Reno!!
Felix Mosby: April’s doing all she can to get back up on her feet! Jones has her locked in his sights as he starts picking up speed! Big Lariat incoming!! April ducks it!! No--Jones manages to stop his momentum as he swings immediately with the Lariat again, but April again ducks it!! And Jones swings it in the opposite direction to finally catch Song with a powerful Lariat that nearly takes her damn head off her shoulders!! She’s hurt! Jay Jones’ team is in control of this contest! But right now he’d love nothing more than to drop her himself and win this for his team! He backs into The World’s Finest’s corner and eagerly waits for her to get up… Yelling for her to get on her feet! She’s hurt! She’s struggling! APRIL’S UP AS JAY JONES HOPES FOR A SPEAR!!!!!
Robbie V: Nobi comes out of nowhere and pushes April out of the way before lifting Jones right up on his shoulders out of the incoming Spear!! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!!!!! No! Ares Vendetta springboards in with a flying knee strike that catches Nobi in the face!! He takes him out and makes the save for his partner!! Oh--Reno Dumont out of nowhere with a sudden Superkick to Ares!! Ares is dropped! Maverick comes rushing in with a powerful knee strike that takes Reno Dumont down!! Stephanie Matsuda comes in and nails Maverick with a Sling Blade!!! He’s down as well! Drago Santiago sneaks into the ring as Stephanie seems to be the only one standing for the moment! Drago picks up a head of steam as he charges straight for Stephanie!!
Felix Mosby: April Song intercepts him as she catches Drago with a huge Spinning Spinebuster out of the damn blue!! April slowly making her way back up on her feet as Stephanie realizes what just happened! Both women locking eyes with one another! An intense feeling between them, especially after the battle they went through back at Dreamworld, but April seems to have no ill will about it as she nods!
Robbie V: DOUBLE SPEAR AS JAY JONES CRASHES INTO BOTH APRIL SONG AND STEPHANIE MATSUDA OUT OF NOWHERE!!!! HE CAUGHT THEM BOTH!!! Jones immediately goes for a cover on April in the hopes that’ll be enough to end this!!
Referee: ONE!!!!!!....... TWO!!!!!!!!.......
Felix Mosby: It’s broken up as Nobi grabs the Ankle of Jay Jones!! Ankle Lock!!! He’s him with an Ankle Lock as Jones is immediately struggling to try to find a way out of it somehow, some way! He’s up on one foot, hobbling! Nobi pulls Jones to him! Leg-Trap Suplex connects as Jones is dropped hard on the back of his skull!! Nobi with a merciless look on his face! There’s no love lost for him between any of these opponents! He grabs… He grabs April? Nobi drags April over to their team’s corner! He goes out onto the apron, looking to tag himself in! No! April pulls away before he can tag in! She has no interest in it! Nobi looks none too pleased with that as a concerned Hana Nakajima watches from outside the ring!
Robbie V: There could be some trouble in paradise here, Felix! Nobi looks pissed off as he confronts a damaged April! She didn’t want to tag out, especially not in the manner Nobi tried to make it happen! April and Nobi find themselves getting in each other’s faces now! We could be seeing a spark of this possible implosion already before By The Sword is even close! Hana is doing all she can to try to calm down her allies from the outside, but I don’t think her words are reaching them! They’re arguing in the center of the ring… As Maverick grabs Nobi from behind while Ares grabs April from behind! Simultaneous German Suplexes connect!! They’re not done either! Both men hold onto the waist and roll through as they bring Nobi and April back up on their feet! They drive them into one another as Nobi and April crash hard into each other!!
Felix Mosby: Maverick seems to be calling the shots for his team right now after that! We may very well be seeing the birth of a new Underworld after all from the looks of this! Drago, Ares, and Jones are all back on their feet as Maverick tells them exactly what needs to be done next! Ares grabs Matsuda by her hair and pulls her up! He sends her into the ropes with a big Irish whip! And immediately follows behind her with a Yakuza Kick that connects to perfection and sends her right over the ropes and crashing hard on the outside! Meanwhile the damaged pair of Nobi and Dumont are on the apron, struggling to get up as Jay Jones sizes them up… He picks up speed as he comes barreling towards them! ANOTHER DOUBLE SPEAR, THIS TIME TO THE WILD CARDS AS JONES SENDS THEM OFF THE APRON AND CRASHING TO THE FLOOR!!!!
Robbie V: Things have taken a horrible turn for The World’s Finest in this contest! Maverick, Drago, and Ares are all that’s left standing while April Song is not only the only one left in the ring for her team, but she happens to be the legal competitor as well! Drago pulls April up as he holds her back by her arms! Maverick nails April with a vicious shot to the face! Another shot connects! Ares watches with a sadistic smirk on his face! Just enjoying the show as Maverick tees off on April with a flurry of shots while Drago holds her back! She’s defenseless! She can’t do a damn thing about it! The cut from Dreamworld has opened up again courtesy of Maverick’s assault as blood starts running down her forehead!! He tells Drago to let her go as he pulls April in… LOOKING FOR DARK HARVEST IMMEDIATELY TO FINISH THIS OFF!!!!
Felix Mosby: STEPHANIE MATSUDA SPRINGBOARDS BACK IN AND NAILS MAVERICK WITH A HUGE MISSILE DROPKICK INSTEAD!! He goes crashing through the ropes to the outside!! Ares and Drago immediately lay into her before she can even think about getting up after that! Jay Jones slides back into the ring to help his team overwhelm Matsuda with the numbers game! All three of them just throwing a flurry of shots into the American Dream Champion!! Drago gets back to his team’s corner as he wants the tag in! Jones rushes over to make Drago the legal man here as they both go back to laying into Matsuda! Drago seems to be eager to put the American Dream Champion down!
Robbie V: Reno Dumont pulls himself back into the ring! He’s favoring his ribs, but he’s back in this as Drago breaks away from the assault on Matsuda and charges at him!! Drago gets dropped with a Lariat from Dumont!! Jones charges at Dumont and gets nailed with a Lariat as well!! Ares charges at him! Lariat! Ares ducks it! He turns around--Superkick connects from Dumont!! Ares is still on his feet!! He’s dropped down and dragged to the outside by Nobi!! NOBI’S GOT ARES UP ON HIS SHOULDERS!! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!!!! A HUGE ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT RIGHT ONTO THE FLOOR!!!!
Felix Mosby: Nobi slides in as Jones is back on his feet and battling with Dumont! Nobi pulls Jones away and nails him with a hard shot! Another! Another! Jones is doing all he can to defend himself, but it’s no good! He can’t do anything to stop this onslaught as he’s backed up against the ropes! DUMONT AND NOBI CHARGE IN FOR A DOUBLE TEAM LARIAT THAT SENDS JONES CRASHING TO THE OUTSIDE! Getting some payback for earlier! The Wild Cards are in control!
Robbie V: MAVERICK COMES FLYING IN WITH THE BLOOD DRIVE!!! HE NAILS DUMONT WITH A DIVING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP OUT OF THE DAMN BLUE!! Dumont could be out as Maverick charges at Nobi!! HE’S PICKED UP ON HIS SHOULDERS!! NOBI HAS HIM!! HE DUMPS MAVERICK BACK OUT WITH AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT ONTO JAY JONES ON THE OUTSIDE!!! Nobi grabs Reno, helping his partner up!
Felix Mosby: Dumont is hurt, but Nobi’s helped him up on his feet as The Wild Cards may have something in mind here! Both men hit the ropes… PICKING UP A HEAD OF STEAM! SIMULTANEOUS SUICIDE DIVES TO THE OUTSIDE INTO THEIR OPPONENTS!!! Stephanie Matsuda is the only one standing here as she struggles to get back up on her feet in the ring… She’s still hurt from that onslaught of shots earlier, but she’s looking to get back in it!
Robbie V: NO--DRAGO SANTIAGO FROM BEHIND!! HE PULLS MATSUDA IN!! LEAN INTO THE GOSPEL!!!!! IT’S LOCKED IN!! MATSUDA ISN’T THE LEGAL COMPETITOR, BUT I DON’T THINK DRAGO GIVES A DAMN! ALL HE CARES ABOUT IS TAKING OUT THE AMERICAN DREAM CHAMPION!!! SHE’S STARTING TO FADE!!
Felix Mosby: APRIL SONG FROM BEHIND--PROFESSIONAL DISPOSAL I!!!!! SHE’S GOT DRAGO WITH THAT REAR NAKED CHOKE!!! DRAGO IS CAUGHT IN IT AS HE’S STRUGGLING!! MATSUDA CONNECTS WITH YAHTZEE!!!! BIG SUPERKICK CONNECTS TO DRAGO BEFORE APRIL BREAKS THE HOLD AND TURNS HIM AROUND! DRAGO IS PULLED IN!! SWAN SONG!!!!!! SMALL PACKAGE DRIVER CONNECTS AND THERE’S THE COVER!!!
Referee: ONE!!!!!!!........ TWO!!!!!!!!.......... THREE!!!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“Parasite Eve” by Bring Me The Horizon plays all throughout Heavens Arena as April Song celebrates victory for her team in the ring)
Announcer: THE WINNERS OF THIS CONTEST BY PINFALL…. THE TEAM OF APRIL SONG, STEPHANIE MATSUDA, NOBI, AND RENO DUMONT…. THE WORLD’S FIIIIIIINNNNNEEEESSTTTTTTT!!!!!!
(An excited Hana Nakajima joins April in the ring as The World’s Finest celebrates their victory)
Felix Mosby: What a victory here tonight for The World’s Finest! I think they needed this! This could perhaps be the closure they were hoping for as they’ve successfully snuffed out another still-burning ember of The Underworld! Maverick attempted to lead his team to a crucial victory, but it just wasn’t in the cards tonight, it seems!
Robbie V: As painful as it is to see The Underworld suffer, it is what it is… They got lucky anyway, I don’t count this as a REAL win over The Underworld since they didn’t score the fall over KING Maverick!
Felix Mosby: Drago Santiago tried to send a message to the American Dream Champion instead of simply trying to win the match, and it backfired in a big way as it became the American Dream Champ herself sending the message to any and all of her upcoming challengers! Drago Santiago and Jay Jones have a guaranteed Title shot, but I think they just found out firsthand that it won’t be as easy as either one hopes for!
(The World’s Finest take their leave together as a visibly angry Maverick gets in the ring with the Sapphire Briefcase while yelling at Drago Santiago, as Jay Jones and Ares Vendetta slowly enter the ring)
Robbie V: Hold on! It seems like the King has some choice words for his teammates after that loss!
(Maverick continues to berate his team as they look on while “Parasite Eve” fades out)
Maverick (no microphone): You people need to get it together! This loss is on you! If you had taken my lead this would have never happened! Blame nobody but yourselves! You--
(Dozens of men in suits start marching down to the ring; quickly surrounding it)
Robbie V: Woah, woah… Hold on, what’s this…
(A confused Maverick looks on as Ares, Jones, and Drago look around as well)
Maverick (no microphone): What the hell is this?
Felix Mosby: I’m not sure what’s going on… A small army from the looks of it has just surrounded the ring! They… Hold on…
(The LED doors of the stage slowly open up)
Felix Mosby: That… NO WAY! THAT’S KEVIN DEVASTATION!!!
(Kevin Devastation - dressed in a suit - slowly makes his way through the doors and out to the stage with a stoic expression as Maverick is shown looking on in shock and disgust from the ring)
Robbie V: What in the hell?! What’s he doing here?!
Felix Mosby: I think you know exactly what he’s doing here! Maverick certainly does! We saw what happened at Dreamworld! We witnessed damn near attempted murder on the life of this man’s son! Kevin Devastation has ominously arrived here in Wrestleworld as he makes his way down to the ring! Maverick is telling his newfound alliance to hold steady! They may have a battle on their hands!
(Ares Vendetta leaves the ring as Maverick looks on)
Robbie V: Ares Vendetta has no interest in protecting Maverick! He’s walking off and I think that’s the end of this alliance for him! Maverick is livid!
(Jay Jones exits the ring as Kevin Devastation makes his way down to the ring)
Felix Mosby: And now Jay Jones taking his leave as well! He has no interest in taking Maverick’s orders!
(Drago Santiago leaves as well as Kevin Devastation makes it to the ring; looking on at Maverick from the outside)
Robbie V: And just like that, King Maverick is on his own! He came into Book 2 looking to revive The Underworld, but I think all three of his selections have just declined the offer! They have no interest whatsoever as Maverick drops the Sapphire Briefcase and looks ready for a fight!
Maverick (no microphone): Get in here then, old man! I’ll do far worse to you than I did to your son!
(Kevin Devastation looks on with an emotionless expression as a dozen of the men around the ring swarm it. Maverick swings at them as much as he can before he’s finally overwhelmed and held back by his arms and legs while looking on)
Maverick (no microphone): Fucking coward! Fight me like a man! I’ll end you just like I did him! I swear to God I will!
(Kevin Devastation slowly enters the ring; saying nothing as he walks over to Maverick and looks him in the eyes)
Kevin Devastation: ….
(Kevin reaches down and grabs the Sapphire Briefcase as Maverick tries to break from the dozen men holding him back. Kevin looks Maverick in the eyes again)
Kevin Devastation (no microphone): … This doesn’t belong to you, boy.
(Kevin walks away with the Sapphire Briefcase while an infuriated Maverick attempts again to break away and fight him)
Felix Mosby: Wow! No fight from Kevin Devastation! He didn’t come here looking for a battle! He just took back the Sapphire Briefcase that rightfully belongs to his son! That Briefcase that Maverick took into his possession to add insult to injury! Wraith may be out indefinitely, but his father seems to be around and looking to finish this in his own way!
Robbie V: I don’t know about that, Felix! I’m not so sure he just finished anything by doing that! Maverick is absolutely beside himself! He came here to write his own chapter and move on, but it seems like the past isn’t done with him! Well I don’t know if Maverick is done with the past either after that! He’s practically foaming at the mouth in pure hatred right now!
(Maverick looks on as Kevin Devastation takes his leave while the camera fades elsewhere)
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
(The camera cuts back to the ring as Book 2 returns from commercial)
(“Six Barrel Shotgun” by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club begins playing through the soundsystem to a raucous ovation from the audience as a focused Colt Montoya steps through the curtain with Kimberly Chase following close behind.)
Announcer: The following contest is a Neutral Rules match scheduled for one fall. Entering first, accompanied to the ring by “The Beautiful Genius” Kimberly Chase, hailing from Longview,Texas, standing 6’5’’ and weighing in at 235 lbs, he is “The Saint of the South” Colt Montoya!
Felix Mosby: Colt Montoya was a true workhorse in Book One with a big chip on his shoulder and a lot to prove. I feel like we’re going to get a more focused Montoya in Book 2, and honestly can’t wait to see these two men lock up in what’s sure to be a clinic.
Robbie V: Neutral rules with two fan favorites who like to keep it clean. Of course you’re excited, Felix. Me? I’m looking to get in a few winks.
(“Back in the Saddle" by Aerosmith hits as the arena goes dark except for a few bright lights swirling around throughout the audience. Eventually all the lights land on the top of the ramp where Nas kneels looking down at the ground. Nasir points to his shirt that reads ‘Best Wrestler Alive’ and throws up the Too Sweet. Nas lifts his hand and shouts "IT'S CONQUERING TIME!" before marching down to the ring, raising his arms and holding them out to high five fans in passing.)
Announcer: And his opponent, hailing from Newark, New Jersey, standing 6’2’’, and weighing in at 222 lbs, he is “The Trendsetter” Nas!
Felix Mosby: “The Starmaker” certainly hasn’t been lacking in confidence heading out of the last chapter of Book One.
Robbie V: I don’t understand why. Doesn’t the nickname “Starmaker” infer that he’s spent a lot of his time eating pins?
(Nas rolls into the ring and climbs up a nearby turnbuckle and raises his arms up with the Too Sweets as he yells “BEST! WRESTLER! ALIVE!” In unison with the crowd. He then hops down and squats in the corner, staring daggers into Colt Montoya as the two men wait for the bell.)
(DING DING DING)
Felix Mosby: And we’re starting things off fast as Colt shoots into the corner and lays into Nas, still crouching in the corner, with a barrage of punches! Nas isn’t taking that for long though as he shoots underneath the barrage and shoves Montoya out of the corner!
Robbie V: Slap to the face by Colt Montoya to Nas! Holy crap! Maybe I won't need an ambien for this one!
Felix Mosby: Nas answers back with a rapid slap of his own. These two men, now glaring one another down, waiting for the other to make the next move or back down. Colt laces his hand behind Nas’s head and rocks him with a stiff forearm! Nas is dizzy on his feet! He nearly knocked him for a loo-
Robbie V: Backfist! Spinning backfist by Nas ripples the cheek of Colt Montoya! He’s doubled over holding his jaw.
Felix Mosby: Nas grabs the back of his head while he’s keeled over and laces in with a toe kick! Colt stands bolt upright, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets with anger. Nas goes for a roundhouse kick, but telegraphs it. Montoya catches the leg and pulls Nas in! Deadlift overhead belly-to-belly! Nas goes tumbling across the hypotenuse of the ring!
Robbie V: Colt kips up to his feet and rushes the corner! Nas turns and hits a split-legged moonsault up and over the rushing Montoya, letting Colt run chest first into the corner post. Nas locks up behind and lifts Montoya up for an inverted suplex!
Felix Mosby: Montoya lands on his feet! Leaping double knee drop to Nas before he can even get off of the canvas from the inverted suplex attempt. Colt grabs the leg on impact!
Referee: ONE!!!!!
Robbie V: Nas almost immediately kicks out and rolls to the outside to regain his composure, and finds himself eye to eye with Kimberly Chase.
Felix Mosby: I don’t think she’s going to do anything to Nas, but she’s certainly got his attention. Meanwhile, in the ring, Colt Montoya’s opted to hold the ropes open for Nas. Nas gives him an untrusting glare and rolls in underneath the bottom strand.
Robbie V: Smart man.
Felix Mosby: Before he can even get to his feet, Montoya shoots in for the side gutwrench suplex! No! Nas kicks his legs and rolls through the clutch and pulls Montoya back into a school boy!
Referee: ONE!!!!!....... TWO!!!!!!
Robbie V: Kickout! And both men are up to their knees, Nas with a smile on his face as he holds his fingers up to indicate how close he was to the three.
Felix Mosby: He definitely caught Colt off guard, but Colt pops him with a right hand for his bravado. Nas answers back with a right of his own. These two men, brawling to their feet. Colt starts swinging with both fists, raining down on Nas. Nas breaks the guard and thrusts kicks Montoya back. He looks for another spinning backfist, but Colt ducks underneath and scoops him up onto his shoulders.
Robbie V: He’s thinking Wrath of Bodacious! Colt’s a’ spinnin’!
Felix Mosby: But Nas uses Colt’s own momentum to swing off of his shoulders. He’s got the top wristlock triangle locked in! He legsweeps the somewhat dizzied Montoya down to the mat. He’s fighting to lock in that Godly Display, his patented anaconda vice variant, but Montoya’s trying to power out of the top wristlock. Montoya fights his arm free, but still finds himself in a triangle choke on the mat. He tries to kip up out of it, but Nas holds tight. Colt’s kicking his legs, but then finally rolls back, head over heels, until he’s pulled free of the head loop. Nas tries to get to his feet, but Colt quickly grounds him back down with the cravat!
Robbie V: Colt’s bullying him with this basic leverage hold. Nas tries to pry his hands loose from around his head, but Colt only sinches in tighter and twists harder with the crevat. Colt, now down to one knee, holding this lock in, and it’s honestly not going to win him this match.
Felix Mosby: Maybe not, but he’s got full control for now. Nas pushes up to his feet, and Colt’s right there with him. The two run around the ring, Nas trying to take control of his own body as Montoya holds onto the head of the snake as they do laps. Montoya tries to pick up the pace, but Nas is right there with him. He’s trying to spin out with that “Rooms a’ Spinnin’” crevate cutter, but Nas isn’t letting reach rotation. Nas finally pushes out of the hold. Colt turns right into a roundhouse kick! Colt is dead on his feet as Nas laces the arm and lifts him up with a vertical suplex, only to swing Colt’s body around and land a shotgun stunner!
Robbie V: 12 Gauge Blast connects, sending Montoya ricocheting off of Nas’s shoulder and crumpling backwards onto the mat.
Felix Mosby: Nas is feeling it. He’s up to his feet, cracking his neck, perhaps feeling the after effects of that cravat. He throws up the too sweet, and then lowers it as he points to the corner. Colt’s down in perfect position in the corner.
Robbie V: Nas hit him hard with a great signature move, but I don’t know if it’s wise to go up top just yet.
Felix Mosby: Disregarding the expert advice of Robbie V, Nas heads toward the corner and starts scaling the turnbuckle. He’s up to the top rope, balancing as he looks down at the crowd, throwing the too sweets up, before blowing a kiss to Kimberly Chase at ringside. He flips backward, looking for Angelic Fury.
Robbie V: But Montoya rolls into the corner and out of the way!
Felix Mosby: Nas lands on his feet and rolls backward to lessen the impact of the empty pool landing. Both men are back in their corners, back where they started from, like this match has hit reset!
Robbie V: The only difference is that Colt’s down in the corner and Nas is on his feet, and quite frankly that’s the only difference that matters.
Felix Mosby: NAS RUSHES THE CORNER LOOKING FOR ETHER CLASSIC!
Robbie V: Colt narrowly swerves his head out of the way just in time. Nas almost sent himself up and out with that vicous Ether 0 attempt.
Felix Mosby: But Colt’s taking the opening! He swings in behind Nas hung up in the corner out and tosses him to the center of the ring with a side suplex. Colt collapses on all fours, but quickly crawls his way to the downed Nas in center ring.
Referee: ONE!!!!!....... TWO!!!!!!........
Robbie V: Another kickout from “The Trendsetter”. Colt’s fuming at that count, but to his credit isn’t letting flies gather on Nas. He quickly sinches in a half nelson with Nas’s arm right after kickout.
Felix Mosby: Nas, fighting from his side to keep the other arm free. He knows what Colt’s after, and quite frankly he’s had every bit of Montoya’s offense scouted since the bell rung.
Robbie V: Knowing what your opponent’s going to do to you and avoiding it are two different things though. Colt’s bearing down hard with that half-nelson as Nas continues to try and fight off of the mat.
Felix Mosby: Nas tries to roll out, but Colt’s right on top of him and the full nelson is locked in just like that at the first window of opportunity, but I don’t know if Montoya’s got his fingers locked as he drags Nas to his feet in the hold.
Robbie V: Yeah, he’s got him to his feet, but he’s smart enough not to let Nas get his legs under him. Still, Nas continues to try and pop out of this half-applied full nelson. He’s got his hands clasped in front of him, making sure Montoya can’t lock his fingers behind Nas, now trying to bend down to one knee. No, wait, he raises his foot and steps down on his own hands and pulls free of the Full Nelson! He slides backwards under Montoya’s legs and lifts him up with the electric chair!
Felix Mosby: Montoya’s punching down on Nas, whose wobbling to and fro under both men’s weight. Montoya struggles, but Nas finally plants him face first into the mat! Nas quickly spins him over and starts locking up for the figure-four sharpshooter!
Robbie V: But Montoya’s still got some fight left in him. He’s trying to shake his legs free of Nas’s grasp, but Nas already has the legs crossed, it’s too late!
Felix Mosby: Nas turns Colt over with ease into the figure-four sharpshooter! Colt almost immediately pushes off of the mat. He grabs Nas’s posted leg rolls his shoulder underneath himself and rolls out of the hold.
Robbie V: Colt’s got a grounded knee bar locked in, but you know he’s going to try and fight up into that Bass Burner.
Felix Mosby: But Nas is laying into Montoya’s side with his free leg, trying to get Montoya to break the hold, or to push off, but Colt merely turns, twisting the leg of Nas into a pretzel as he does so and manipulates Nas onto his belly.
Robbie V: Colt’s up to his feet. All he has to do now is sink his knee deep into Nas’s back and hyperextend that knee of his with that gross Bass Burner.
Felix Mosby: But Nas finds the ropes! Just as Colt leans into the move, Nas shoots his hand out and grabs the bottom rope. Colt, being the sportsman that he is, immediately breaks the hold.
Robbie V: Yeah, but the damage may be done. Nas is pulling himself upright, using those ropes for leverage as Montoya sizes him up. If I were him, I’d start kicking at that knee.
Felix Mosby: But Colt’s not you. Just as Nas gains his bearings, he rushes in and pops him with a stiff uppercut. Nas falls back into the ropes and almost involuntarily comes charing back at Montoya with a lunging forearm strike. Colt shakes it off as the hobbling Nas stands firm, asking for another.
Robbie V: And another hard uppercut! Nas answers back with a lackluster toe kick, which gets him a slap to the ear for his efforts. Nas is nearly doubled over as he spins around and goes for another spinning backfist, but Colt has it scouted. He shoots underneath and locks up for the sambo suplex! He tries to deadlift Nas up for Sundown, but just as he pops the hips, Nas batters him in the neck with an elbow, and another. He starts raining down elbows on Colt as he tries to fight out of the guard. Colt’s hold finally breaks and Nas shoves him off. Roundhouse connects, but Nas collapses under his own weight and both men crumple to the canvas.
Felix Mosby: Nas, slapping his leg, trying to get life back into his appendages as he rises up to his feet and signals for the end. He’s thinking it’s night night time, and the only prescription is Ether!
Robbie V: Nas, sizing up Montoya as he staggers to his feet. He’s got him up!!
Felix Mosby: ETHER CONNECTS!
Robbie V: COVER!
Referee: ONE!!!!!........ TWO!!!!!!!........ THREE!!
Robbie V: WHAT!
Felix Mosby: COLT MONTOYA KICKS OUT LAST SECOND!
Robbie V: ...that was three. That...that had to be three!
Felix Mosby: I’m not convinced it’s over either Robbie, but Nas seems pretty certain. He wastes no time arguing with the ref as he backs into the corner, his face flush with doubt as he measures up Colt Montoya, whose barely moving on the mat.
Robbie V: Put him away. Hit Ether 0 and end it, Nas!
Felix Mosby: There’s a look of concern on Nas’s face. I don’t think he wants to win this way. There’s overkill, and then there’s overkill.
Robbie V: No such thing.
(Nas looks down on a worried Kimberly Chase on the outside.)
Nas: (without mic) What do you want me to do, huh? He wont stay down.
(Kimberly glares up at Nas, who sighs in disgust as he walks to the center of the ring and pushes the barely rising Colt back on his face.)
Nas: (without mic) Stay down!
Felix Mosby: This is quite the moral conundrum Nas finds himself in.
Robbie V: He shoots in for the cover again, but before the ref can even drop his hand, Colt shoots his shoulder up off of the mat.
Felix Mosby: Nas looks worried and incensed. He’s a great wrestler, and Ether is one of his better moves. I don’t think he wants to deal more damage than what’s necessary. He covers again.
Referee: ONE!!!!
Robbie V: AND COLT SHOOTS UP AND LOCKS IN A KEYLOCK!
Felix Mosby: Nas merely headbutts out and quickly transitions in Godly Display! Colt’s fighting it! He’s everything with everything he has left! He’s putting every last ounce of energy into forcing himself up out of this brutal submission!
Robbie V: I don’t know if he’ll be able to do it! He’s desperate! Colt is fighting his way back to his feet! Nas breaks the hold! HE IMMEDIATELY PICKS COLT UP INSTEAD! HE’S GOT HIM ON HIS SHOULDERS AND QUICKLY STRIKES WITH THE ETHER!!!!!
Felix Mosby: NO--COLT COMES DOWN WITH A COUNTER INTO A SMALL PACKAGE OUT OF THE ATTEMPTED GTS!!! HE’S GOT HIM!
Referee: ONE!!!!!....... TWO!!!!!!!!....... THREE!!!!!!!!
Felix Mosby: He got him!
(DING DING DING)
(“Six Barrel Shotgun” by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club plays all throughout Heavens Arena as Nas kicks out a second too late with a look of surprise on his face)
Announcer: THE WINNER OF THIS CONTEST BY PINFALL…. COLT MOOONNNNNTTTOOOOOYYYAAA!!!!!
Felix Mosby: Wow! He actually managed to pull it off! I thought Nas had him for sure! I think Nas thought he had him for sure!
(An excited Kimberly Chase joins Colt in the ring to celebrate)
Robbie V: Well it just goes to show you how quickly things can change just like that in the blink of an eye! Colt caught Nas where he least expected it and pulled off a huge victory here tonight!
(“Six Barrel Shotgun” fades out as Colt turns to be confronted by a visibly disappointed Nas)
Felix Mosby: Nas came to Wrestleworld looking for competition, well he certainly got it here tonight. I think he feels he had Colt’s number, but the result didn’t go the way he hoped for in the end.
(Nas speaks inaudible words with Colt before slowly extending his hand)
Robbie V: Well it looks like he’ll have no choice but to move on from it as he’s offered a showing of respect… And it looks like Colt’s gonna accept it!
(Colt shakes Nas’ hand before Nas takes his leave)
Felix Mosby: I think one thing is for certain, Nas has proven he’s got plenty left in the tank and he’s more than willing to use up every last ounce of it here to succeed! I can’t wait to--
Robbie V: WOAH, HOLD ON--
Felix Mosby: OZYMANDIAS FROM BEHIND IN THE RING AS HE NAILS COLT FROM BEHIND WITH A BIG SHOT! HE’S LAYING INTO HIM AS A TERRIFIED KIMBERLY BACKS UP! OZYMANDIAS DRAGS COLT’S BODY UP!! SINKING FAITH!!!!! A BRUTAL JACKHAMMER DRIVES COLT STRAIGHT INTO THE CANVAS!!! What the hell is Ozymandias doing?!
Robbie V: I think he just chose his next prey, Felix!
(Nas rushes down to the ring as Ozymandias exits)
Ozymandias (no microphone): You and I have unfinished business.
Felix Mosby: What was that? Unfinished business? With Colt? Ozymandias seems to have just set his sights on Colt Montoya and sent him a powerful message tonight!
(An angry Nas looks on from the ring before checking on Colt with Kimberly as the camera fades elsewhere)
(The camera transitions backstage to a furious Maverick storming his way through the backstage area)
Maverick: Hey!
(A visibly annoyed Jaywalker is shown standing nearby as Maverick walks up to him)
Maverick: What the hell was that?! What kind of place are you running here to let some asshole like him just waltz in and take something from ME?!
Jaywalker: Look, I had no idea Kevin was going to show up tonight, same as you… I’m not any happier about it. He’s not employed by Wrestleworld.
Maverick: You’re damn right he isn’t! So told that geezer to bring back the Sapphire Briefcase, get down on his knees, and apologize to his King!
Jaywalker: Well, hold on there… He shouldn’t have been here, but let’s not pretend that Briefcase belonged to you. It belongs to Wraith.
Maverick: Yeah, well Wraith can come get it himself then, at least he could if he were physically capable of walking.
Jaywalker: Are you proud of yourself about that?
Maverick: You’re damn right I am, and I’d do it again. In fact, I just might.
(Jaywalker steps in closer as he stares down with Maverick)
Jaywalker: I think you and that family need to be done with one another for both of your sakes.
Maverick: Oh don’t worry, it’ll end… Just not by their hand. Cause what that old son of a bitch just did tonight to disrespect me… He doesn’t know what he’s done. He has no idea.
(Maverick storms off as Jaywalker looks on before the camera fades to commercial)
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
("Nice To Meet Me" by Zack Hemsey plays as the arena goes dark.)
"And I feel like I've got a gun
Like I've been changed more ways than one
And this whole world has just begun
And it's so nice to meet me."'
(At the sound of being nice to meet him, a blood-red spotlight shines to reveal Animus seated upon a chair at the stage. His cohorts on attacking Arata, who had appeared as dojo students have traded in their Gi apparel for bestial-themed clothes. One man wears a beak and cowl of a Dracula Parrot, the other a shoulder plate of a Vampire Crab with the Shocking Moment of the Year Award in his hand, and the last of course...the Redback Spider of Animus. The men walk towards the ring as the blood-red spotlight follows them.)
"Behold a pale horse in my gaze
High upon it Death in a rage
He said he had the truth that I crave
Then my sword through his chest I gave
Ain't no one command I behave
Never put my faith in plans best laid
And I don't follow rules that you made
I think it's time I set this whole bitch ablaze
On the precipice of slaughter is the Lord
Angels and they demons come together with a cause
And I don't think you really know the meaning of a storm"
(The three men enter the ring, and the Vampire Crab has gotten a microphone for Animus. The audience begins to give a loud negative reaction before Animus says a word. Animus excitedly pulls down on his mask, as if he feels some rush from it all. As their jeers die down, Animus decides to speak.)
Animus: This reception, I get the feeling that I'm in a room full of people that think they have found the culprit for why their dog just died.
(Animus puts his hand down as the audience becomes enraged at the reference of the Big Dog Raoul. When they quiet down again, he starts once more.)
Animus: That's the thing, when people believe they possess something that they don't truly have and go on to come to the realization of knowing that they lack it, they lash out as you do now. It's a tale as old as time, from people who thought they had lovers simply for warming the same bed to those who followed their first charismatic politician who promised a bill of goods. A few stories were spun, and you all followed me down the silk road because you wanted someone to laugh and cheer for, because you're so easily entertained. In days of long past, the nuns would have been trained to detect and beat my kind into conformality, because men once thought the devil was something just anyone could possess by the power of a mighty left hand.
Now, the devil could walk out, horns and all, with people still swayed if he danced a little jig and did the funniest trick with his pitchfork. To the point, the people christened my "betrayal" of Arata Asakura the most shocking act of the year, what's so surprising about someone wanting to fell the great Golden Dragon? Why did you all believe that anyone would be so stomach-turning passionate about brown-nosing to him and giving a damn about his revolting little family? Because it's what you would do, it's what you all ended up doing when you showered him with praise and awards at the end of book one when all the final chapters were him being impotently ineffectual in front of his own daughter. Raoul was just me acting out what kind of sick fanaticism I'd expect from the people. I thought I hated this company long before I came here, but I couldn't allow it to be a hatred of misunderstanding. I had to submerge myself into everything I despised to be sure that animus was genuine and that I could truly become just another guy in the back, to prove to myself I knew my enemies that well.
Now I'm sure you ask, what do I, we, have against this place? To know that you'd have to know who we are. And we are no different than the very Shogun Architect of this company, except these two failed to pass the trials of the Grotto, and I was meant to be the closer of the generation Pendragon started. I'm the last of the J-Dynasty, because this place and it's clients are what is believed to hold the keys to the future of this industry. After all our trials and tribulations, how could we accept such a fate? Me, who trained to be part of the most cutthroat brand in all of professional wrestling, relegated to finishing the work of some family man who thinks he's the master from Karate Kid? Unacceptable, it all flies against everything our brand represents, and I resent that Jaywalker has gotten so weak in his old age that he allowed this to happen.
So along came the spider, I had my friends infiltrate the territories and I laid out my web to catch whoever would be the face of this company. That happened to end up being Arata Asakura. Another family man, just like Pendragon. A man so blinded by his own ego, that he actually believed he had a super fan who'd annoyingly go as far as to become his sidekick because he sees himself as just that special of a guy! Make no mistake! His lack of awareness and ability to detect threats is just as shameful as all of yours. And one day, I will dispose of him like the human garbage that he is. For tonight, Pendragon's protection gives him a temporary reprieve, but silver is never far from gold, and I'll always be right behind him.
Arata, good luck in the main event, try not to give your daughter a reason to cry until I get my hands on you again.
(The sight of spiders takes over the screen and once the camera goes back to the arena, Animus and his cohorts are gone.)
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
(The camera cuts back to the ring as Book 2 returns from its final commercial break)
(At the sound of “I Fell” by Wicca Phase starting to play, the lights go out and then a golden spotlight is shown over a coldly determined Asata Asakura.)
Felix Mosby: Now, here comes a man who is out for a purpose here in the main event! I can’t begin to understand what kind of a whirlwind of emotions have gone through this man’s head since Dreamworld, but on the outside, he looks calm and ready to try to once again regain the Shogun Championship. The question is, is his internal psyche as well as his exterior? Is it even possible for any man?
Robbie V: To once again have the Shogun Championship escape his grasps, betrayal, and his daughter’s tears of anguish….to being awarded Shogun MVP and Client of the Year, you’re right to say it’s hard to call what he must be thinking. He has, however, made it quite clear that Jacob and Animus are two people he intends to pursue as long as he has to. Arata isn’t a man of empty words, and you can trust if he’s made a vow like that;..he intends to live up to it. Taking away that championship, it’s the ultimate way to get back at Senn for everything he’s done.
(The lights inside of the arena are completely snuffed out, the people in attendance left in awe from the darkness surrounding them, before the initial lyrics startup.)
"Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve."
(The lighting changes throughout the arena suddenly once "Head Like A Hole" by Nine Inch Nails to reveal the black hooded figure recognized as Jacob Senn standing in the middle of the stage, squatting down and motioning back and forth to the rhythm of the music, before the next set of lyrics to signal him to shoot up to his feet with a double-gun taunt pointed to the ring with pyrotechnics firing from his side.)
"God money I'll do anything for you.
God money just tell me what you want me to
God money nail me up against the wall.
God money don't want everything he wants it all."
(After the pyrotechnics finish up, he throws the hood off of his head and, with a lackadaisical strut to his step, makes his way down the ramp with a smirk upon his face. He spins around to look throughout the entire arena with the sea of bodies in attendance before he walks up to the camera, placing his hands together to show off the logo emblazoned upon it, before parting them and leaving the camera to start taunting at one of the fans right when the chorus of the song kicks in.)
"Head like a hole.
Black as your soul.
I'd rather die than give you control.
Head like a hole.
Black as your soul.
I'd rather die than give you control."
(After finishing taunting at a fan, he starts to climb up the steel steps and further up onto the top of the turnbuckle. He extends his hands out to his side before he looks over to his opponent at the opposite side of the ring, performing a gun taunt straight towards them as he mimics firing the gun he drops down to the mat. Jacob leans back up against the turnbuckle he was just standing on before waiting on the introduction from the referee.)
Robbie V: And here is the champion himself! I think it’s safe to say, from Animus’ twisted words earlier in the night, Jacob had nothing to do with the shenanigans that occurred at the end of his match with Arata.
Felix Mosby: It makes sense, Jacob is a legend and desires nothing more than to make sure everyone knows they don’t measure up to him, for another person to intervene with that must not sit well him. I’m sure it’ll fuel him to try to use this match as a platform to tell the world knows that he, in fact, the man.
Announcer: Ladies and gentleman, the following contest is scheduled for one fall! It is contested under Shogun Rules….and is for the SHOGUN CHAMPIONSHIP! Introducing first, from Osaka, Japan...Measuring in tonight at five feet and eleven inches tall and weighing in at 220 pounds...He is The One Real Shogun...ARATAAAAA ASAKURAAAA!!!!
(Arata slowly comes forward, staring daggers into Jacob Senn,.)
Announcer: And in the opposite corner, From Chicago, Illinois… Weighing in at 220 pounds… HE IS THE SHOGUN CHAMPION… “THE PUNISHER” JAAACCOOBBB SENNNNNN!!!
(Jacob steps forward to meet Arata in the middle of the ring, raising the Shogun Championship in the air, before giving it to the referee to begin the match)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Robbie V: You can cut the tension with a knife, both men of identical size, one revered throughout the wrestling world and the other arguably the face of Wrestleworld, and seemingly neither have been able to stand the other since the first day they met! Tonight, there will be no interference through the threat of terminated contracts if anyone dared. Tonight it’s two men who’ll beat each other pillar to post in the name of strong style, to lay their animosity to rest, and stand on top of the world as Shogun Champion!
Felix: In contrast to their other match, both men start out slow, knowing how dangerous the other can be and their most excitable impulses tamed in favour of deliberate action, they circle one another for an opening. Jacob extends his hand for a tie-up only for Arata to swat it away!
Robbie: There is really no love lost here, and Arata has never been a man known for his cooperation.
Felix: With his possible bait avoided, Jacob goes down amateur wrestling style to grapple, but Arata kicks him away at the shoulder! Seeing his opening as Jacob falls backwards, Arata hits a running knee to Jacob’s face! Now Arata’s trying to mount Jacob as he rains down fists to the side of the skull! Jacob manages to escape, but Arata gives chase like a feral animal out to maim! Jacob gets his upper body between the second and top rope, and tells Arata to back off!
Robbie: Arata still decks Jacob right in the face! The referee starts pulling them apart and convincing Arata to back off as Arata gives Jacob a death glare while stepping back!
Felix: Jacob’s holding his jaw, and it’s almost unbelievable for everyone just how eerily cold Arata is right now! Jacob who had tried to get some room between them yells at Arata, as the combustible elements have his match continue to run the risk of complet--
Robbie: Jacob just did a running dropkick over the referee to hit Arata in the face! What a freak athlete!
Felix: A replay moment for sure, but I think what’s truly sick with Jacob, between the body and the mind, is the later! He’s now given a big boot to the face to keep Arata on the mat, and then he hits a sick kick to the ribs to turn Arata around! He’s got that arm, and Bridging Fujiwara Armbar! What a disgusting hold!
Robbie: Don’t forget that at the end of Dreamworld, we all felt like we heard Arata’s shoulder pop, and you can rest assured no has taken note of something like that more than Jacob Senn! He’s pulling that arm and shoulder as he extends them behind Arata’s back!
Felix: Arata’s in a real bad spot and pain here, but with that other arm, he starts pushing his body up! What strength! Arata moves sideways and gets out of the hold! Both men are back up, Jacob’s quicker with a high kick!
Robbie: Arata ducks under it! Saito Suplex! What a suplex! Arata’s kicking it into a different gear!
Felix: When Jacob gets back up, Arata’s on him and lands at Snap Dragon Suplex! Arata is going into town on Jacob! Now he yanks Jacob up and sends him on the ol Irish Whip journey, and as Jacob bounces back from the ropes Arata hits a Spinning Scoop Slam! Here he goes with the pinfall!
Referee: One! Tw-Kickout!
Robbie: You can tell Arata knocked some steam out of Jacob in the early paces of this match and seems more calculating in making Jacob expend energy.
Felix: You can tell Arata has been thinking long and hard on what he’d do once he got his hands on Jacob tonight, and he’s got his fingers deep into his cheeks as he lifts him up to his knee by the chin, with the coldest glare I’ve ever seen. He gives Jacob a piece of his mind, and then starts giving him the two-piece with some straight rights to the face!
Robbie: Arata’s not showing any mercy tonight, and the early stages of this contest are being controlled by the golden dragon breathing fire all over Jacob! I’m not sure what he can do under all of this pressure and heat, he-
Felix: Low gut punch! Jacob’s been getting sinisterly good at timing and hitting those shots just right that it’s hard for the referee to tell just how low he hits his opponent! Arata takes a knee, and Jacob rolls to the outside to regain himself as this match goes on.
Referee: One! Two! Three!
Robbie: Looks like Arata is still out for blood as he rolls out there, and makes a b line for Jacob who was resting his weight on the barricade!
Felix: No! Jacob dodges at the last second as Arata collides with the barricade! Now Jacob’s starting to stomp a mudhole into Arata! After all that, he gives Arata the finger, and then whips into the steel steps!
Robbie: Well that wasn’t family-friendly, but considering what we witnessed at Dreamworld, Jacob isn’t one to care about crying children and concerned parents! This is a man on a mission, and he loves being a nightmare for all of Wrestleworld! Arata needs to make sure his kids are tucked in real tight before every Sunday night chapter!
Referee: Four! Five!
Robbie: It seems Jacob isn’t out to play on the outside too long tonight, as he manoeuvres Arata’s body back into the ring. He follows up onto the apron, and he waits like a black vulture circling the sky.
Felix: Springboard Forearm Smash! What a precise blow from The Punisher!
Robbie: Punisher is right, when Jacob hits them they stay down! Unless he lifts them up for some more!
Felix: Jacob gets him up….and Falcon Arrow! He plants Arata and transitions it into a pinfall!
Referee: ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TWO!!!!!! Kickout!
Robbie: A nice comeback by Jacob, but wasn’t enough to put away his rival! But Jacob knew this would be a tough fight, and he doesn’t look discouraged just yet with the devil on his shoulder guiding him!
Felix: Jacob stomps on Arata, and then starts dragging him stomach first towards the ropes...now he’s got Arata’s neck on the bottom rope and starts jumping on Arata’s back shoulder! This sick bastard! Stop him, ref!
Robbie: They don’t call him an evil genius for nothing, doing more damage to that shoulder and trying to shut up Arata for good all in one!
Felix: As the referee gets Jacob away, Arata rolls on the mat after that savage attack! Jacob pushes to pass the referee and sets up Arata in the powerbomb position, and Jacob signals for Jacob’s Ladder! No! Back Body drop! Arata powers out before it’s too late and Jacob goes crashing on his back!
Robbie: What resiliency showed by Arata! I’ve been in that ring and let me tell you that someone going for the throat and interfering with your breathing is one of the worst things ever, but Arata has stayed in the game despite it!
Felix: And now Arata flips backwards for that Double-A Pele Kick! I’m sure that hits real close to hope for Jacob! Arata goes for the pinfall!
Referee: ONE!!! TWO! -Kickout!
Robbie: Arata pounds his fist into the mat to psyche himself up, and what is this rare sight we have? Arata has gone to the outside apron and waits for Jacob to stur and rise to his feet.
Felix: Springboard Front Missile Dropkick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You don’t often see moves like that from Arata! Down goes Jacob, down goes, Jacob!
Robbie: Arata is putting his body on the line for this, Jacob has brought him to this point!
Felix: As Jacob heals from dazed and caught off guard, Arata comes rushing with the Pain Killer! Hurricanrana Driver! Arata goes for the pin again!
Referee: ONE!!!!!! TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! t-Kickout!
Robbie: What a near fall! Arata’s showing off to get into Jacob’s head, isn’t he? As a sigh that Arata can also fly when he wants to do so! Jacob knows he has to get away and begins rolling away! He’s reached the apron, and starts to raise from the outside of the ring ropes.
Felix: Arata sees him though, and Arata hits him with a spear to the outside!
Robbie: NO! Play that back and look at how they land! Jacob’s been in this game too long and used that momentum to deliver a DDT to the outside! Look at how Arata’s head hits the ground! That was nasty! He could have a stinger or a broken neck! Jacob’s laughing on his back as they lay on the floor! They really don’t call him “Indestructible" for nothing! Just when you think you have Jacob, he finds a way to turn the tables on you!
Felix: He’s up now, and is up to no good looking under that ring! Oh no….he pulls out a chair! That symbolizes so much in this twisted rivalry of theirs! He wallops Arata across the bat with that steel chair and takes in the boos from the audience! He loves it!
Felix: What is wrong with this man? Is this truly how he wishes to represent the way of strong style as Shogun Champion? Now he’s unfolding that chair in a seated position and has more carnage on the mind! He gets Arata onto his shoulders, and goes for a Cartwheel Death Valley Driver!
Robbie: It connects! Jacob has just destroyed his most enduring adversary in all of Wrestleworld! And yet, he does not look satisfied just yet!
Felix: Someone on Jacob, just roll him back into the ring! He kicks that chait down to fold! He’s Arata getting up in that powerbomb position again, and THE LAST WORD! THAT PACKAGE PILEDRIVER RIGHT ONTO THAT CHAIR! That man is evil; I tell you, evil!
Robbie: We all know you have to basically kill Arata if you want to put an end to him in this type of contest! Though what Jacob seems to have in mind next makes even me question how much pain you can want to inflict on one man! It’s unseemly to mess around with a lifeless corpse! He’s jerked and dragged Arata’s dead weight all the way to have his upper body on top of that barricade!
Felix: He’s gone back onto the ring apron as the referee starts yelling at him, but he still goes to the top rope! What could he have planned???? Oh god…no.....he’s going for that Spiral Tap! VINDICATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Robbie: Arata meekly rolls off the barricade and Jacob comes crashing down on it! The barricade has broken down with Jacob’s crash and burn! This wreckage has both men sprung out in decimation! I can’t believe Jacob went for that! Their hatred, their greed, it has driven them to this shocking display of property and bodily damage!
Felix: Arata’s the first to show signs of life, and I think it’s just occurred to him what Jacob just tried to do to him! Arata is disgusted! Arata is enraged! He knows what kind of damage that could have done to his entire career! His livelihood! The ability to feed his family!
Robbie: Someone’s got to stop him it isn’t worth it! He’s got Jacob in his own move right now.
Felix: THE LAST WORD! THE LAST WORD ON THE DEBRIS OF THE BARRICADE! ARATA HAS TAKEN OUT JACOB SENN! THIS IS A CULMINATION OF ALL THE RAGE FOR WHAT JACOB SENN HAS DONE! TO QUOTE AN OLD PHRASE FROM MY BROADCAST PARTNER, O.M.G!!!!!
Robbie: I’d hate to say it, but this isn’t how the match ends, he still has to defy all human right codes and decency to prop up that lifeless body into the ring and do the ritual pinning on the mat to close our proceedings.
Felix: And he’s about to do just that, Arata is dragging Jacob Senn by the hair like he wants to present his severed head as a trade for the Shogun Championship. He rolls Jacob and then himself into the ring and hooks the damn leg.
Referee: ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THR Kickout!!!!!!!!!!!!
Robbie: WHAT?!!! HOW DID JACOB KICK OUT OF THAT!
Felix: This must be what people mean when the say the devil looks after his own, Jacob has to have satan himself at his side to be still fighting on! That’s the only way you’d convince me this scoundrel overcome what we just saw! Jacob’s still not even moving after that sign of life!
Robbie: But Arata is, Arata’s looking around, trying to think up anything to put Jacob away! He looks to be satisfied with the top rope beckoning for him to take his seat up on high!
Felix: Slowly, but surely, Arata is making his way to that top turnbuckle! The whole arena is on their feet! He’s going for the move that never fails him, if he hits this they’ll be no one to drag the referee out of the ring this time, he leaps…..GOLDEN DRAGON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Robbie: Jacob rolls out of the way! Arata hits the mat harder than Wile E Coyote!
Felix: Both men have to use ropes from the opposite ends of the ring to get back a vertical base! They’re both seething, they’re both demoralized, their at wits end and leave caution to the wind to make one last-ditch run at one another! They meet in the middle of the ring trading blows, punch by Jacob, a return blow by Arata, shot after shot!
Robbie: Jacob goes low with a kick! That was just nasty! He could have gotten disqualified for that if the referee wanted!
Felix: WEAPON X!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JACOB HAS STUNNED ARATA OUT OF HIS BOOTS! HE GOES FOR THE PIN AND HOOKS THE LEGS!
Referee: ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Felix: No goddamnit!
Referee:….Thre
Kickout!
Robbie: Arata kicked out! Arata kicked out! Jacob can’t believe it! I can’t believe it!
Felix: The devil’s luck has run out! Jacob is losing it! All the doubters, all those who have said Jacob can’t take Arata in a straight-up one on one fight have rushed into Jacob’s mind and messing up that perfect hair of his in his own rage!
Robbie: Uh oh, Jacob has rolled to the outside and he’s got that signature chair in his hands!
Felix: The referee argues with Jacob as he gets into the ring, but Senn just shoves the referee away! And as Arata gets up, Jacob smashes that chair over his head clear in sight of the referee! This match is over!
Robbie: The referee begins to lift his hand to signal for the bell, but at the last second puts it down and shakes his head! He won’t do it! Jacob’s eyes go wide eye, and he starts berating the referee!
Jacob: YOU THINK YOU HAVE ANY CONTROL?!!! I AM THE ONE WHO SHEPHERDS THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMPANY AS I SEE FIT! THIS NIGHTMARE WILL NEVER END! BUT HE WILL!
Felix: Jacob has launched that steel chair right in front of battered Arata who is trying to get on his knees! You don’t want to be in that position, Arata! SHADOW STEP ONTO THAT STEEL CHAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Robbie: ARATA ESCAPES! JACOB SMASHES HIS FOOT ONTO THAT STEEL!
Felix: ARATA HAS GRABBED JACOB FOR THE TOUCH OF GOLD! THE RIGHT ARM OF SENN!! HE’S WRESTLING HIM DOWN!! I CAN’T BELIEVE IT!! TOUCH OF GOLD!!!!!! HE’S GOT IT!!
Robbie: NO--SENN ROLLS THROUGH!! BUT JACOB’S LEG GIVES OUT! ARATA SPRINGS UP WITH A SHINING WIZARD TO THE FACE OF JACOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE’S NOW WAITING BEHIND JACOB! JACOB IS TRYING HIS DAMNDEST TO GET UP WITHOUT KNOWING WHERE ARATA IS!
Felix: RAIKIRI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARATA HAS CRACKED THE BACK OF JACOB’S SKULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARATA FALLS ONTO JACOB FOR THE PIN!
Referee: ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“I Fell” by Wicca Phase plays as the referee helps Arata Asakura to his feet and lifts his arm up, when Arata is presented with his championship he looks at with trepidation like a parent finding a lost child and raises it to the skies.)
Announcer: THE WINNER OF THIS CONTEST BY PINFALL… AND NEEEEEEEWWWWWW SHOGUN CHAMPION OF WRESTLEWORLD….. ARATA ASSSAAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKUUURRRAAAAAAAA!!!!!
Robbie V: UNBELIEVABLE, OUR FIRST CHAMPION HAS JUST BECOME OUR FIRST TWO TIME CHAMPION! ARATA ASAKURA HAS RECLIMBED HIS WAY ONTO THE MOUNTAIN TOP! WHAT A MAIN EVENT!
(Arata Asakura continues to celebrate with the Shogun Championship as a stunned and battered Jacob Senn is shown in disbelief on the outside next to the ring as he sits on the floor)
Felix Mosby: THIS IS WHAT TALES RETOLD THROUGHOUT THE AGES ARE MADE OF! HE HAS FACED BETRAYAL! LOSS! BUT HE HAS OVERCOME THE NIGHTMARE! ARATA ASAKURA HAS PROVEN THAT HE IS THE ONE REAL SHOGUN CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS HAS BEEN A GRAND FIRST CHAPTER OF BOOK 2 OF WRESTLEWORLD, and WE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND GOOD NIGHT!
(Golden confetti descends as Arata takes his place on the top rope with the Shogun Championship and celebrates as Wrestleworld fades to black.)