(The sound of a gavel banging can be heard, growing louder and louder)

Joe Smith: Alright, I think it’s time to wrap this up.

(An almost bored Director Joe Smith tosses the gavel aside as he stands up from his seat)

Joe Smith: This is the third and final day of this Trial. It’s been long and arduous, but I believe we’ve said all that’s needed to be said. You’ve all seen the evidence presented against this man, Jaywalker. A man who has spent his entire career hurting others, stealing opportunities, and ruining both the lives and careers of those who were unfortunate enough to get in his way.

(A ragged and beaten Jaywalker is shown seated at the Defendant’s Table as he doesn’t even bother to look up)

Joe Smith: I wish I could say that we brought out an ounce of humanity within him, but let’s be honest… There was never any hope of that. Jaywalker hasn’t had any humanity for a long, long time. He sold his soul for success and never looked back. In a way, I respect that. It must be a burden in the deepest darkest parts of your mind where you still have the tiniest ounce of conscience to know what a piece of garbage you are.

(Joe Smith steps down and begins to make his way closer to Jaywalker)

Joe Smith: And I know what a lot of people are thinking. Is Jaywalker really some sort of criminal? Is he really deserving of everything he’s gotten here? Does he belong in a cell, rotting for the rest of his life? Jaywalker here hasn’t killed anyone. Only attempted it. He hasn’t raped anyone. Only raped people of their dignity and possessions and careers. In the context of this industry, there is no greater threat and criminal than the one in front of me right now. I have no sympathy for this man, and neither should any of you. I hope you’ve all come to at least somewhat understand why I am here and why this needs to be done. I’m sure Stephanie Matsuda does, and that’s why at Death Sentence, she will do the right thing. For once in all these painful years… Someone will finally do the right thing.

(Joe Smith smacks the table Jaywalker is seated at)

Joe Smith: And if there’s one truly good thing that comes out of my time here in Wrestleworld, it will be that I finally stopped you. I hope that this is the last time I ever have to look at your face.

(Joe Smith begins to walk away)

Jaywalker: Who… Even are you?...

(Joe Smith continues to walk away)

Joe Smith: No one of importance to you obviously.

(Jaywalker suddenly stands up and tries to come at Joe Smith, only to be grabbed and slammed down to the ground by the Guards)

Jaywalker: Who the hell are you, huh?!

(Joe Smith suddenly stops and stays that way for several moments. He finally turns around as he walks back to Jaywalker)

Joe Smith: Pull him up. I want to look him in the eyes.

(Jaywalker is dragged up to his knees)

Joe Smith: I suppose I’ve been a little mysterious since coming here, haven’t I? You want some info about me, is that right? Jaywalker really wants to know about me? That’s a first. Because the last time we met, you didn’t give a shit who I was.

Jaywalker: Last time?

(Joe laughs)

Joe Smith: Yeah… Yeah, you wouldn’t remember that, would you? Of course you wouldn’t. You’re probably flashing through all the memories of the past you have, trying to match my name and face with someone you’ve come across before at some point in your life. Wondering what the hell I could be talking about. Surely I’d have to be a pretty important highlight to be this vengeful, right? Go ahead and think long and hard about it, Jaywalker. Tell me where you saw me.

(After several moments of silence, Joe laughs again and shakes his head)

Joe Smith: Allow me to refresh your memory. Once upon a time, I was just a Canadian wrestler trying to make it. Nothing special, right? Dime a dozen. But I fell in love with professional wrestling. I wanted to be great, and I believed that greatness is attained by grinding and being a good person. My parents raised me to believe that good things come to good people. And that’s how it should be, right? I never caused any trouble. I never did anyone wrong. In fact, I went out of my way to help everyone I could. And I used every single experience to improve myself as a person and as a wrestler. If I just kept working hard, something good would come of it. I knew it would. And after a few years, I hadn’t gotten very far, but I stuck to that philosophy. I believed. Have you ever believed in anything?

(Joe Smith looks down on Jaywalker)

Joe Smith: I wanted to ask you if you were like me. If you believed in success being a matter of moral toughness and work ethic. You were already a rising star in professional wrestling. Every Canadian knew who Jaywalker was. He’s the next big thing. He’s the face of Canadian Professional Wrestling. He’s our golden boy. He made it to the big leagues and was prospering like nobody else. So imagine my surprise when the rising star himself, Jaywalker, decided to come home and pay a visit to the promotion I was working in at the time. Jaywalker was worshiped like a GOD among the fans and wrestlers. I was no different. I worshiped the ground this guy walked on. He made it. He achieved a dream all of us equally shared and then some. World Champion himself, Jaywalker. And he paid us a visit. Maybe it was to scout talent or just to watch everyone kiss his feet, who knows. But we all treated it like the opportunity of a lifetime.

(Joe starts to pace a little as he continues)

Joe Smith: You know, I fell in love and I had kids and part of what I was doing was trying to do right by them. To support them and maybe even inspire them. I wanted to be their hero. I had some wonderful days in my life, but that day that Jaywalker came to see our show was the greatest of my life at that time. A Superstar like Jaywalker there to see me wrestle. I put everything I had on the line in my match that night. I gave EVERYTHING. And by the end of it, I had the fans applauding. I had the promoter applauding. Most of all, though, I had Jaywalker himself applauding my efforts. I thought I’d made it. I thought Jaywalker was about to shoot me into the stratosphere of stardom and all the hard work I’d put in would finally amount to something. You shook my hand and praised my match and that meant the world to me. But that’s where the good stuff ends, at least for me. See, I went home riding that high, thinking I’d shown you something special and that you’d be calling any moment to ask me to come to the big leagues with you. My wife and my kids were on cloud nine. I was in tears thinking about it.

(Joe stops pacing as he squats down and looks Jaywalker in the eyes)

Joe Smith: But obviously that call never came. That was the first and last time I’d speak to Jaywalker. I went home with my head in the clouds, and Jaywalker went home to the reality of his success. I tried again and again to contact him through all of the red tape of his assistants and the company and everything, but it all started to become one voice that was telling me Jaywalker had no interest. Not long after that night, Jaywalker has a big match on TV and I tune in, because regardless of everything, I’m a fan. Why wouldn’t I be? This guy is a hero to my country. He’s still a huge inspiration of mine. I have to believe in him. And I watch that match… And in the end, Jaywalker decides to debut a new finishing move that he calls “The Transcension”. He nails his opponent with a Lariat to the back of the head and wins and the crowd goes wild for him whether they love them or hate him. It must have been a pretty nice experience to debut that move for him, but for me, it felt like I’d been castrated of my dignity. It felt like I’d been used.

(Joe gets closer to Jaywalker)

Joe Smith: You don’t even remember, do you? You don’t remember that you stole that move from me. You watched me hit it and win my match and you stole it. And that’s the only thing that you wanted. That’s all I got. I got to watch the great Jaywalker rip away something of mine and leave me stuck in some pissant promotion back in Canada for the rest of my life.

(Jaywalker starts to chuckle)

Jaywalker: Are you serious? That’s it? That’s why you’re doing all this? THAT’S your motive? Because I stole a move from you? You think I stole from you so you plotted for years to bring me down? Pathetic. You’re–

Joe Smith: No, Jaywalker. That was just the moment that I realized what you are and what I was. I spent my life being a good person. A good employee. Good husband. Good father. I did everything right. I always helped when I could. I always did everything in my power to bring goodness into the world because I believed it would come back to me. And I watched you steal from me and use it to continue your success. And it opened my eyes. I started to see you in a way no one else did. It felt like you shattered some illusion you had to blind me and so many others. I finally saw what a piece of shit you were. I saw the blatant politicking. I saw the corruption. I saw the horrible things you were doing to people to get what you wanted. And you know what? It never mattered. Your legacy only grew. Your accolades kept coming. You went from a star to being an untouchable Legend of this industry. And with every ounce of it, I slipped deeper and deeper into depression and failure. I lost everything watching you win everything. You were a horrible human being and got everything that I’d spent so long trying to make happen by being a good person. I blamed myself. I blamed God. I blamed everyone around me. But the truth is, you’re the only one to blame. Because you’re the criminal that got away with it. YOU GOT AWAY WITH IT! YOU GOT AWAY WITH IT! YOU ALWAYS FUCKING GOT AWAY WITH IT AND I HAD TO WATCH SICK TO MY STOMACH EVERY SINGLE FUCKING TIME!

(Joe Smith takes a moment to stop and regain his composure)

Joe Smith: … And nobody cares. Nobody but me. They all act like nothing ever happened. I felt like I was going mad. I believed in a world where people like you failed and people like me succeeded. And I found out that world was just a fantasy. So I decided so many years later when the opportunity to be the bad guy for once came around, I took it. I realized that if you can’t change the World… You have to change yourself. So I’ll be the villain in these people’s eyes. I’ll be the criminal that took this company away from the oh-so great visionary Jaywalker by force. I’ll be the threat. I’ll be the villain. I’ll sacrifice everything if it means finally bringing you to justice. If it means FINALLY giving you what you fucking deserve. I had to kill who I was, but at the very least, I’ll bring you down with me. Death Sentence isn’t just a name. It’s your fate. Now get him out of my sight.

(Jaywalker is dragged away as Joe Smith tries to calm himself down; sitting down in a chair and visibly struggling in his head as the camera fades elsewhere)

(The camera cuts to the stage where the three singles’ Wardens Vic Trainor, Sgt Jack Ranger, and Dr Rochelle Rohl are shown standing by at the stage waiting.)

(El Landerson’s Booyaka 619 ft P.O.D hits as El Landerson makes his way to the ring. )

Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!.... Making his way in the ring at this time… weighing in at 172 pounds EL LANNNDDDEEEERRRRSSSOOOONNN!!!.....

Danny Lawless: This guy is about to get killed isn’t he?

Felix Mosby: Come on, some say he’s the goat luchador! The bit luchador! Only 5 2~!

(“Slaves to the System” by The Veer Union plays as Arata Asakura arrives on the stage making his kingly entrance attire and unamused expression on his face.)

Announcer: Next!….from Osaka, Japan...weighing in at 220 pounds...He is The Self-Made KING ARATAAAAA ASAKURAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Danny Lawless: All hail to the future member of our team! The ghost organization!

Felix Mosby: Oh please, they’ll have to beat him at Death Sentence first and let’s see who is stepping up the ring.

(Jack Develin appears on the titantron in a suit with a microphone in hand)

Jack Develin: Welcome to Chapter 43 of Book 3, ladies and gents! I am yours truly, Jack “The Devil” Develin, and I will be your Host of sorts tonight, because I will be revealing each and every single Poll result that YOU voted for! The votes are in and first tonight we will find out who will challenge Arata Asakura at Death Sentence and what the rules for that contest will be as well! Will it be Dr. Rochelle Rohl under Submission Rules? Could it be Vic Trainor under Shogun Rules? It perhaps even Sgt. Jack Ranger under Outlaw Rules? Let’s find out right now!

(A graph is displayed; showing the nominees of Rochelle Rohl, Jack Ranger, and Vic Trainor as the votes start flooding in for them before eventually regulating and coming to a halt for the final result)...

Jack Develin: And there you have it! Our first Poll Winner of the night is none other than the Shogun Warden himself! And that means he will be the Special Guest Referee for this upcoming match as well! Good luck to you all!

(The camera spans across the three Wardens, and then Vic Trainor steps forward with a sneer.)

Danny Lawless: Oh boy, Mr Vic is stepping up to the plate to guest referee this match! He won the poll face the king! Though they really snubbed the European Warden at the European PPV with this one!

Felix Mosby: Which also means Shogun rules at the PPV, you know that shows that the fans still have some support for Arata as they selected just the right match for him! But first, there’s our match tonight!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Felix Mosby: This is a pretty tense situation as Vic and Arata have some of the meanest mean mugs in the business, and they’re showing no-nonsense right now standing in that ring! While El Landerson hops around going for the lock-up with Arata!

Danny Lawless: But Arata refuses and swats him with a backhand! That’s ugly! He’s barely even looking at El Landerson, he’s staring at his opponent for Death Sentence!

Felix Mosby: El Landerson holds his cheek area around the mask, and looks to Trainor for some sympathy here.

Danny Lawless: Wait, I think he’s asking for a title match from Trainor! He thinks Trainor can give him a European Championship match! Of course, Trainor ignores this and just gives him a snarly look.

Felix Mosby: But now he’s putting his finger near Trainor, demanding the match! This isn’t going to end well! As Landerson’s index finger gets close to Trainor’s face, Trainor grabs Landerson’s hand and squishes it! Landerosn is in pain! As Trainor lets go, Landerson backs away from him and runs straight into the Touch of Gold! Arata locks in the Touch of Gold! El Landerson taps out! Vic Trainor delays calling it while Arata also enjoys keeping the hold locked in, but then Trainor finally calls for the bell!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Felix Mosby: This is a pretty tense situation as Vic and Arata have some of the meanest mean mugs in the business, and they’re showing no-nonsense right now standing in that ring! While El Landerson hops around going for the lock-up with Arata!

Danny Lawless: But Arata refuses and swats him with a backhand! That’s ugly! He’s barely even looking at El Landerson, he’s staring at his opponent for Death Sentence!

Felix Mosby: El Landerson holds his cheek area around the mask, and looks to Trainor for some sympathy here.

Danny Lawless: Wait, I think he’s asking for a title match from Trainor! He thinks Trainor can give him a European Championship match! Of course, Trainor ignores this and just gives him a snarly look.

Felix Mosby: But now he’s putting his finger near Trainor, demanding the match! This isn’t going to end well! As Landerson’s index finger gets close to Trainor’s face, Trainor grabs Landerson’s hand and squishes it! Landerosn is in pain! As Trainor lets go, Landerson backs away from him and runs straight into the Touch of Gold! Arata locks in the Touch of Gold! El Landerson taps out! Vic Trainor delays calling it while Arata also enjoys keeping the hold locked in, but then Trainor finally calls for the bell!

(DING! DING! DING!)

('Slaves to the System' by The Veer Union hits as Arata Asakura gets up and instantly looks toward Trainor. Arata walks towards him and Vic does not back down as they both mean mug each other.)

Danny Lawless: Calm down guys, leave the fight for Death Sentence!

Felix Mosby: A very tense situation here partner, you know that their match is going to be a hard-hitting killer contest!

(The crowd begin to chant “Fight! Fight! Fight!” as Vic makes a disgusted look towards them and Arata Asakura crosses his arms as they begin to stare off again. The show then moves onto the next scene away from the ring.)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(The camera transitions backstage to Jack Develin with a mic in hand with a smug look on his face)

Jack Develin: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome! Yours truly, Jack Develin here, and I have not just one, but a handful of very special guests here with me!

(The camera zooms out to reveal Develin surrounded by the awaiting group of Emmanuelle, Delilah Hill, Devon Slayton, and Sam Ace)

Jack Develin: As you all know, Death Sentence is a very unique type of PPV in which a variety of things has been voted on by YOU, the fans! Perhaps the biggest poll of them all was the one that featured these individuals you see here with me. This group of potential candidates to challenge Christopher Sabertooth for the Shogun Championship consist of a former Shogun Champion, a competitor who recently got a shot at the Shogun Championship, and two young up and comers looking for their first ever shot at the Shogun Championship! Over the course of the past several weeks, they’ve each gone out of their way to show why they feel they should get your vote and challenge for the Title at Death Sentence. Well, the polls have closed and your votes have all been cast. It’s time that we find out once and for all who it’ll be getting that prestigious Championship shot! Let’s find out who won the Poll!

(A graph of the Poll nominees is shown with each vote being cast as it continues moving until it finally regulates and comes to a stop for the final result)...

Jack Develin: And there you have it, ladies and gents! It will be Emmanuelle who will get a shot at taking back her Shogun Championship at Death Sentence!

(The camera cuts back to Devon Slayton, Sam Ace, and Delilah Hill all looking disappointed as Emmanuelle smugly smiles)

Jack Develin: And because you’ve been voted to challenge Christopher Sabertooth at Death Sentence, you will also have a huge Contract Signing with him right here tonight. Any words about your win?

Emmanuelle: Anything I have to say, I’ll say to Sabertooth’s face tonight.

(Emmanuelle swats Jack’s hand away and walks off as the others still look visibly disappointed)

Jack Develin: Well, that’s the end of that, but worry not, guys, because when one door closes, another one opens up! As everyone knows, there was another huge Poll voted on for Death Sentence! It was announced that there would be a Multi-Man Match to take place at the PPV as well, one that the fans would have the opportunity to vote on not only what the match would be, but what Championship opportunity it would lead to by doing so! And I’m here to tell you three competitors that while you may not be challenging for the Shogun Championship, you will still have an opportunity to get a future shot at a Championship because you’re all three going to be competing in that very same Multi-Man Match! So right now let’s go to the Polls and find out exactly what that match will be and what it’ll be for!

(A graph of the Multi-Man Match is shown, featuring the ShoGauntlet Match, the Carnival Carnage Match, and the Bloodbath Battle Royal Match; each nomination getting votes until it regulates and settles to determine the final winner)...

Jack Develin: And there you have it! It will be Carnival Carnage making its welcome return to Wrestleworld, and with it, a future shot at the European Championship!

(The camera cuts back to Jack Develin with Devon Slayton, Delilah Hill, and Sam Ace)

Jack Develin: And you’re looking at the first three competitors to be qualified for that contest! And there will be others to join as well! Anyone without a match by the end of the night will be automatically entered to join the upcoming Carnival Carnage, and that includes DOMINION talent as well! Do any of you three have any words for the others to compete?

Devon Slayton: I’ve been grinding for these opportunities since I first stepped into this company. What’s doing it one more time gonna hurt? I don’t need to be handed a Title shot. I’ll make it happen with my own two hands.

Delilah Hill: This is ridiculous. I’m the most talented, I’m the most beautiful, and I’ve got the natural stardom literally radiating off of me and these incels who just want to see the same old thing vote for Emmanuelle over me? I always get what I want, period. I’ll win Carnival Carnage and I’ll take that Title shot, but this isn’t over. When I become European Champion, I’ll challenge whoever wins between Sabertooth and Emmanuelle and get them back for this. Nobody disrespects Delilah Hill like this. Nobody.

(Delilah storms off as Sam Ace steps up to the microphone. He takes a moment to say something but instead slaps the microphone out of Jack’s hand and walks off as well. Devon Slayton looks on at his two future opponents leaving as the camera fades elsewhere)

(The camera transitions backstage to a smirking Jack Develin in a suit with a microphone in hand as he stands backstage in front of a large Death Sentence banner)

Jack Develin: Welcome back, ladies and gents. Yours truly as always, Jack Develin here. Once again with another huge reveal of a Poll Winner for Death Sentence. We’ve already seen three Poll Winners tonight, and we ain’t even close to being done yet. Right now with me is a very special guest with a very special interest in this next one. Please welcome the European Champion himself, Layne Driver!

(The camera pans to the right to reveal a visibly bothered Layne Driver in his wrestling attire with a Layne Driver “The Hero You Need, Not The Hero You Deserve” t-shirt on along with the European Championship around his waist)

Jack Develin: It’s a pleasure to have you here, Layne.

Layne Driver: Well it’s a pleasure to be here, Jack. It’s always a pleasure to make an appearance for my fans and show them that I show no fear or intimidation, no matter what the situation is. After all, it’s not as if I was tracked down and forced into this. I laid out the challenge. I gave Cynthia this opportunity. I even selected each of the three stipulations.

Jack Develin: That’s right, you absolutely did. The European Champion fully believes he’s the one in control here and doesn’t care what stipulation it’ll be, but you better believe everyone else watching right now and perhaps his challenger, Cynthia Rose, will be interested in this so let’s go ahead and find out what type of match it’ll be!

(A graph is shown; featuring the nominees of a Submissions Count Anywhere Match, an “I Quit” Match, and The Match of Steel as the votes start coming in rapidly before regulating and finally settling on a winner)...

Jack Develin: And there you have it! The vote is in! Our Death Sentence main event for the European Championship will be none other than an “I Quit” Match!

(The camera cuts back to Jack Develin with Layne Driver, who looks visibly bothered)

Jack Develin: Any thoughts on this, Layne? Any words for your opponent as you head towards your third and final contest with her?

Layne Driver: You know… I’ve said a lot. Maybe even too much. I’ve said absolutely everything that’s needed to be said, and all while I’ve done that, Cynthia has been the same in-over-her-head innocent, naive, little girl that would rather hide behind Percy and let him speak for her than stand up for herself and do her own dirty work. So you know what? I’m done talking. It doesn’t matter how courageous and tenacious you are. I don’t care how much heart you’ve got, Cynthia. By the end of the night at Death Sentence, I will end this. I know a lot of people doubt it, but I will make you say the words you, your fans, and your family never thought you’d ever say… “I Quit”.

(Layne pats his European Championship before walking off as Jack looks on before the camera fades elsewhere)

(“Scary Mask” by Poppy begins to play throughout the arena as Crazy Violet comes out wearing her purple wrestling gear. Lillie follows behind her wearing street clothes, and she greets the fans ringside.)

Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!! Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Lillie Saint… She is one half of the Campeonatos de Parejas… CRAZYYYYY!!! VIOLETTTTT!!!

Felix Mosby: This duo has been through challenge after challenge in Wrestleworld. Ever since they challenged for the Campeonatos de Parejas, they have passed every single trial in front of them to them with flying colors! But tonight is a different night for them and I am certain that Violet will do everything in her power to show these wardens to not take her lightly!

(Violet poses in the middle of the ring along with Lillie, with a focused look on her face)

(The quiet but building violins of "Mars, The Bringer of War" begin to whisper through the arena as Manuel Estrella steps through the curtain sporting his breakaway white suit and a long black and crimson cape that drags behind him as he slowly makes his march to the ring along with his tag team partner Neron Yago.)

Announcer: And introducing her opponent… From Mexico City, Mexico… Weighing in at 230 lbs… He is one half of The Parejas Warden… MANUELLLL… ESTRELLLAA!!!

 (The chorus builds as he lets his cape drop behind him as he climbs the steps, walks the apron, steps through the ropes, and rises up on the middle rope and stares down the crowd with his nose upturned and the wild eye of a conqueror scanning the crowd with dismissive anger. )

Danny Lawless: Tonight is Maunel Estrella’s first match here in Wrestleworld, and he will be showing Violet snow a thing or two about respect, talent and excellence… And that only THEY know what is best for the Campeonatos de Parejas!

Felix Mosby: Well before we get this contest underway, I’m told we’ve got Jack Develin in the back for an important announcement regarding the stipulation of the Campeonatos de Parejas match at Death Sentence!

(Jack Develin is shown on the titantron with a smirk on his face and a microphone in hand)

Jack Develin: Welcome once again! Yet again, I will be bringing to you another winner of the Polls for Death Sentence! And I know this one is very near and dear to the competitors standing in the ring right now, so I won’t take up too much of your time. The Campeonatos de Parejas contest at the PPV was made a Tables Match, but the fans were given the ability to decide exactly WHAT Tables would be used and therefore how exactly the Falls would go in that match. Would it be Elimination with Glass Tables? 2 out of 3 Falls with Barbed Wire Tables? It could it even be the return of an Oak Table and we make it One Fall? Well you voted and now we bring to you the results!

(A graph is shown; featuring the nominees of Glass Tables, an Oak Table, and Barbed Wire Tables as the votes begin to come in before eventually regulating and slowing down to come to a final result)...

Jack Develin: And there you have it! It looks as though we will still have a 2 out of 3 Falls Match, but this time, it’ll be a Barbed Wire Tables Match as well! Good luck to everyone involved, you’re gonna need it…

(The camera cuts back to a smirking Manuel Estrella and a visibly annoyed Violet Snow as they look away from the tron and at each other while the Referee calls for the bell)

(DING! DING! DING!)

Felix Mosby: Well I can imagine it might be a little hard to focus up after being told you’re going to soon be competing in a Barbed Wire Tables Match, but nonetheless, Violet has to get her head in the game as she and Manuel Estrella circle one another… They quickly lock up in the center! Manuel shifts it into a side headlock on Violet! Violet struggles to force him off! She successfully sends him off and into the ropes!

Danny Lawless: She comes right after him, but Manuel is quick to dodge out of the way! Violet coming off of the ropes! She’s caught! Catching Snap Powerslam connects!! He’s not done as Estrella gets up and hits the ropes! Coming in with a BIG RUNNING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP!! No–Violet manages to roll out of the way! She rolls to the outside as Lillie rushes over to check on her damaged partner… Hold on now…

Felix Mosby: Neron Yago appears to be pulling out a Table from under the ring… It’s a Barbed Wire Table?! What on earth does he intend to do with that?! Lillie and Violet both take notice and both look none too pleased! These Campeonatos de Parejas Wardens might be a little more devious than they showed to the reigning Champions! He’s setting up that Table near them as if to taunt them… Violet has to focus up as she rushes up to the ropes to get back in!

Danny Lawless: But Estrella comes in to catch her with a powerful knee to the head that knocks her back to the outside and into the arms of Lillie! Estrella immediately hits the ropes!! COMING IN HOT! TOPE SUICIDA!!!

Felix Mosby: LILLIE PUSHES VIOLET OUT OF THE WAY AND TAKES THE BRUNT OF IT!! Lillie with the save for her partner there as Estrella realizes he missed his target! He turns around–AND VIOLET PICKS HIM UP ON HER SHOULDERS!! ULTRAVIOLET!!!! THE CARTWHEEL DEATH VALLEY DRIVER CONNECTS ON THE FLOOR!!!! Violet drags Estrella up and quickly sends him into the ring!! She slides in for the immediate cover!!!

Referee: ONE!!!!!!....... TWO!!!!!!!!!.........

Danny Lawless: But it’s not enough as Estrella kicks out!! Not enough damage to put him away! Violet has to keep going if she has any chance of winning this! She drags Estrella back up, knowing she needs to put him away! She drags him back up onto her shoulders!! No! Estrella escapes this time as he slides off behind her! He pushes her forward and into the ropes! Violet stops herself at the ropes as Estrella comes charging in! BOOT TO THE JAW OF ESTRELLA!!

Felix Mosby: Estrella goes reeling! VIOLET EXPLODES OFF THE ROPES AS SHE CHARGES AT HIM!! NO–ESTRELLA GRABS THE NEARBY REF?! He forces the Referee to get in his way and uses him like a shield?! What the hell is he doing?! Violet has to stop! The Referee turns to Estrella and gets in his face, arguing with him!

Danny Lawless: NERON YAGO IS IN THE RING!! VIOLET TURNS AROUND AS HE CRACKS A STEEL CHAIR RIGHT ACROSS HER SKULL!!! VIOLET JUST GOT LAID OUT!! YAGO GETS OUT OF THERE AS ESTRELLA PUSHES THE REF OUT OF THE WAY!

Felix Mosby: You’ve got to be kidding me! What the hell was that?! Estrella drags a now busted open Violet up as he picks her up and takes her over to the nearby corner! Climbing up to the middle rope… SENTENCIA DE MUERTE DOS!!! A HUGE MIDDLE ROPE TOMBSTONE CONNECTS AS HER HEAD IS DRIVEN INTO THE BOTTOM TURNBUCKLE!!! Violet may have nothing left in her after all that!

Danny Lawless: She’s trying! She’s got enough! But Estrella is stalking her! He’s waiting to strike as Violet uses the ropes to try to pull herself up!! She’s up!! ESTRELLA COMES FLYING IN!!! MATADERO!!!!!!! A VIOLENT SHOTGUN DROPKICK CONNECTS INTO VIOLET AS SHE’S DRIVEN INTO THE CORNER!!! THE BACK OF HER SKULL SMACKING OFF THE BOTTOM TURNBUCKLE AS ESTRELLA DRAGS HER AWAY FROM THE CORNER AND HOOKS BOTH LEGS!!!

Referee: ONE!!!!!!!....... TWO!!!!!!!!......... THREE!!!!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(Manuel Estrella’s theme plays all throughout Heavens Arena as he has the Referee raise his hand in victory while Neron Yago proudly joins him in the ring)

Announcer: THE WINNER OF THIS CONTEST BY PINFALL….. MANUEL ESSSSSTTTTTTTTRRRRRRRRRRELLA!!!!!!....

Felix Mosby: Absolutely ridiculous! Ridiculous! You can’t be serious! They stole that match! They just screwed over Violet, and for what?! To send some sort of message?! Just so Manuel Estrella could capture his first win here in Wrestleworld?!

Danny Lawless: Hey don’t go questioning it, Felix! Just enjoy it! Embrace it! Obey it! Ghost Organization showed its power and dominance right before your eyes! Violet just got a taste of it, and she’s gonna get more along with Lillie Saint at Death Sentence in that Barbed Wire Tables Match! 2 out of 3 Falls! They better pray they’re ready for it!

(A bloodied Violet Snow is checked on by a concerned Lillie Saint on the outside while Estrella and Yago continue to celebrate in the ring as the camera fades elsewhere)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(The camera cuts to Christopher Sabertooth in street clothes; seated at a large table in what appears to be a conference room, along with Vic Trainor, seated at the end of the Table in the middle with a smirk on his face and a Contract in hand)

Vic Trainor: Ah, and here she is. We can finally begin.

Christopher Sabertooth: Nice of you to join us.

(Emmanuelle walks in with Sonya as they both take a seat at the Table across from Sabertooth)

Vic Trainor: Alright, you both know exactly why you’re here. You both know that at Death Sentence, Emmanuelle here will challenge for the Shogun Championship. So I’m gonna make this simple. Sign the Contract and say whatever you’ve got to say.

(Vic slides the Contract over to Emmanuelle and hands her a pen)

Vic Trainor: And don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.

(Vic smirks as Emmanuelle takes the pen and immediately signs the Contract, but refrains from sliding it over to Sabertooth)

Emmanuelle: Yeah, I’ve got something to say. I got plenty to say. First of all, old man…

(Emmanuelle looks at Vic, who smirks once again, almost amused)

Emmanuelle: You can go ahead and invoke your little right to challenge for this Title as the Warden or Architect or whatever as soon as I take it back at Death Sentence. I would love nothing more than to slap the taste out of your mouth for having the balls to disrespect me and throw me in some joke of a Poll to be voted into getting this match. You think I needed to be voted into this? I should have been handed this match on a silver fucking platter. This match should be my right. You should have been on your hands and knees, BEGGING me to compete in this match. Instead I’m put in this mockery of a Poll to get it. I won’t ever forget that, so you better watch your back, geezer.

(Vic chuckles)

Vic Trainor: I expect nothing less out of you. I like it.

(Emmanuelle turns her attention to Christopher Sabertooth, who has since put his feet up on the Table; visibly bored)

Emmanuelle: And you.

Christopher Sabertooth: Oh, you noticed I’m here. Cool. You seemed busy flirting with Trainor, I would have left you two alone but you’ve been holding the contract hostage.

(Emmanuelle chuckles)

Emmanuelle: Look at you. Mr. Confident now, huh? You didn’t seem so confident last time you and I competed with each other, Chris. In fact, you were the opposite, weren’t you? You didn’t know who the hell you even were. You were on the verge of calling it quits. You were ready to give it all up and leave, weren’t you? I was your last resort. That Shogun Championship was your last thread of hope that you were clinging to. You weren’t even sure you were good enough. You needed Havoc to be your crutch to get you over the hump you were challenged by for so long. It was pathetic. And now you look at me like this is just business as usual? I see you, Chris. I see you in a way nobody else in this company does. Not any other opponent, not Vic, not even any of your newfound World’s Finest buddies. I know you’re one bad day away from losing a lot more than a match and that Championship. I take it away from you at Death Sentence, and the dominos will start to fall, one by one. Your sanity will go. Your confidence will collapse. And you’ll implode. The foundation that this reign of yours is built on is cheap and unstable. And you have no idea how much I’m gonna enjoy being the one who destroys it.

(Emmanuelle stands up as Sabertooth looks up at her)

Emmanuelle: That Shogun Championship that you stain right now is my property. MY PROPERTY! And not a day has gone by that I haven’t thought about taking it back and ruining you for stealing it from me. Don’t for one moment underestimate what you’re up against, Chris. This little novelty act of poll votes might have fooled you into thinking this is all about Christopher Sabertooth and what challenge he’ll overcome next. No. The fans voting me into this match didn’t matter. This was inevitable. I’m inevitable. You’ve been living on borrowed time. I am the absolute worst case scenario for you and you don’t even seem to realize it. I’m not gonna just beat you again, Chris. I’m gonna humiliate you in a way you never thought possible. And you’ll have no one to blame but these fans you seem to adore so much. They chose your fate, and I’m gonna make it happen. At Death Sentence, I end this mockery. I break you out of your delusion that you deserve to be holding that Title. I take back what I never should have lost.

(Emmanuelle slides the contract over to Chris)

Emmanuelle: So sign it. That’s not a contract for your match. That’s your death warrant.

(Chris takes his feet off the table and looks at the contract)

Christopher Sabertooth: Oh, do I get to talk now?

(Chris sits up and pushes the contract aside)

Christopher Sabertooth: I’ll give you this, Emmy. I can call you Emmy, right?

Emmanuelle: No.

Christopher Sabertooth: Well, Emmy, I’ll give you this, you have every reason to be confident. But not because you know me. Not because you’re better than me. It’s because of her.

(Chris points at Sonya)

Christopher Sabertooth: Because as much as I’m sure you’d hate to admit it, your help like her is the reason you have a win over me at all. It’s the only edge you have. It’s your ace in the hole. You talk to me about Havoc being a crutch to me? That’s your crutch right there.

(Emmanuelle stands up as Vic Trainor looks on, amused)

Christopher Sabertooth: The truth hurts, doesn’t it? You’ve got all the talent in the world, Emmy. It’s a shame it’s all muddled by how much of an egotistical douchebag you are. You achieved so much in such a short amount of time that you convinced yourself that you’re some infallible being that shouldn’t have to work hard to be seated at the top of the food chain. I didn’t beat you by doing anything special. It wasn’t mind games. It wasn’t luck either. I beat you at ARCADIA because you believed you already won the battle before it ever started. To you, defeat wasn’t even in your mind. You didn’t feel like you needed to go the distance. We were two swimmers in troubled waters, but the difference between us is that I didn’t save anything for the swim back to shore. I gave everything to beat you. You? You gave what you always give. What you only have to give. I see that now. I see you in a way you think you see me. I know you better than anyone. I’m not fractured anymore, Emmy. I’m not troubled. I know who I am and what I am. I’m Christopher Sabertooth, and I’m the rightful Shogun Champion. And there’s nothing you have that can change any of that come Death Sentence.

(Chris grabs a pen and signs the Contract)

Emmanuelle: Is that right?

(Emmanuelle swipes the Contract off the Table as Chris stands up to look her in the eyes)

Emmanuelle: You think I need to wait until Death Sentence to break you? You’re nothing to me! You don’t belong in the same ring as me!

Christopher Sabertooth: You keep thinking that. Look how well it worked for you last time.

Emmanuelle: I’m gonna break you, Chris! I’ve done it before and I’ll do it again!

(Security comes in to keep both Sabertooth and Emmanuelle away from each other as they continue to trash talk one another while Vic Trainor laughs and watches in amusement before the camera fades elsewhere)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(Cynthia Rose is shown seated in an unknown room somewhere in Heavens Arena as she looks into the camera with the same determined expression we saw last Chapter)

Cynthia Rose: For once in your time here in Wrestleworld, Layne, you made the right choice. I don’t mean anything that you’ve done to me. I don’t mean giving me another shot at the Championship that you broke my arm to get. I don’t mean the stipulations you picked. I mean your choice to not run your mouth for once in your entire time here. To prefer to let your actions speak for you. That’s how I’ve always felt. I never really felt the need to speak every chance I got. I just wanted to wrestle. And yeah, I think it’s clear to me now that there is no such thing as just wrestling here. Not in this industry. I enjoy what I do in that ring. I enjoy being mentored by Percy. I enjoy trying to make my family proud. But unfortunately people like you exist, Layne. People that want to rip it all apart to prove some point.

You wanted me to join you and learn from you. I’d never join you, but I guess I have learned. I’ve learned that I’m gonna have to go to places I’ve never been. Do things I never wanted to do. I learned that there’s a dark side to this business and you’re the one who guided me through all of that. So in a way, I’d like to thank you for that. Maybe that was a step I needed to take after all. Maybe that was something that Percy couldn’t teach me. No, it was something Percy tried to keep from me for my own sake. But I think he knows it was inevitable. Some things just are. You can’t stop them. You can’t keep someone like me away from someone like you, Layne. Eventually we’ll cross paths and I’ll see how horrible people can be.

But I haven’t stepped away from who I am despite everything. I don’t want to throw punches or kicks. I don’t want to curse or injure people. I just want to wrestle and enjoy this. But it’s clear to me that I have to do some of those things to get away from someone like you and move on. I want to be the European Champion, and I want you to understand that I am not going to be bullied or beaten for the sake of your crusade. So if I have to hurt you and punch you and kick you to make it happen, then that’s what I’ll do. If I have to harm you to make you say the words “I Quit”, then that’s what I’ll do. I hesitated once in that situation, and it left me without my Championship and a broken arm. I won’t make the same mistake twice, Layne. If that’s what it takes to move on, then so be it. I’ll play your game and I won’t look back this time. I don’t want revenge. I want the European Championship and I want you out of my life once and for all.

(Cynthia gets up from the stool she’s seated on and walks away as the camera slowly fades elsewhere)

(“Parasite Eve” by Bring Me the Horizon begins to play as Stephanie Matsuda and Nobi comes out with the crowd cheering. They are seen wearing matching “WF FTW” T-Shirts over their normal in-ring gear. They both high five the ringside fans before coming to the ring and hyping up the crowd with their presence)

Announcer: The following is a TORNADO TAG TEAM MATCH!! Introducing first… “The Queen of Champions”… STEPHANIEEEE MATSUDAAA and… “The White Knight”.... NOBIIIIII!!!! THEEE WORLDDDSSS FINESSTTTT!!!

Felix Mosby: With everything Stephanie Matsuda has seen, especially last Chapter, I’m surprised she can still keep her head up and she actually seems more motivated than ever in facing any opponent. Nobi is also looking focused and his priority tonight is to make sure that he doesn’t get thrown off his game because Jay Jones will be here watching his every move tonight.

("Wings” by Little Mix starts to play Hana Nakajima and April Song goes through the curtains wearing their black wrestling gear and a white fur coat over it. They both confidently come down the ring, and American Dream Champion Jay Jones follows close, showing off his title belt. The three are receiving negative reaction from the crowd, but they brush it off as they make their way to the ring)

Announcer: And their opponents… Accompanied to the ring by American Dream Champion Jay Jones… They are “Empress of the Rising Sun” Hana Nakajima… And “The Beautiful Bout Machine” April Song… SWEEEEETTT MELODDYYYYYYY!!!

Danny Lawless: These three may be different people but they have the same killer look in their eyes. Let’s see how the World’s Finest handle themselves against an incredible team like Sweet Melody! But… before we get this match underway, I’m told we’re gonna take it to the back with Jack Develin once again!

(Jack Develin appears on the titantron with a smirk on his face and a microphone in hand)

Jack Develin: Yours truly, Jack Develin, here once again tonight! We’ve seen plenty of huge Poll Winners tonight, but there’s still a couple more to go! Right now before this match gets underway, we intend to reveal one of those winners! It was announced that April Song would go one on one with Stephanie Matsuda, two heated rivals clashing one final time in Wrestleworld, but with a catch! There will be a Special Guest Referee for that contest that the fans have the authority to vote for! Would it be April Song’s partner, Hana Nakajima? Could it be Stephanie Matsuda’s Manager, Samanta Garza? It could it even perhaps be the Director of Wrestleworld himself, Joe Smith! Well let’s not hold you in suspense any longer! Let’s see the winner!

(A graph is shown; featuring Hana Nakajima, Samanta Garza, and Director Joe Smith as the votes begin to come in before regulating and slowing down to a halt to reveal the winner)...

Jack Develin: And there you have it! Hana Nakajima takes it by a landslide and she will officially be the Special Guest Referee at Death Sentence! Good luck to both competitors, especially Stephanie Matsuda, she’s gonna need it…

(The camera cuts back to the laughing pair of April Song and Hana Nakajima as Nobi and Stephanie Matsuda stare down with them. The Referee quickly calls for the bell to start the match)

(DING! DING! DING!)

Felix Mosby: AND NOBI AND CLOUD WASTE ABSOLUTELY NO TIME CLASHING WITH THEIR OPPONENTS! THIS TORNADO TAG TEAM MATCH HAS QUICKLY BROKEN OUT INTO A BRAWL! NOBI LAYING INTO HANA WHILE CLOUD GOES AT IT WITH APRIL!! A LOT OF ANIMOSITY BETWEEN THESE TWO SIDES! THEY CLASHED AFTER VIOLENT ENDS AND INJURED MATSUDA! SHE’D LOVE SOME PAYBACK HERE TONIGHT AS SAMANTHA GARZA AND JAY JONES WATCH FROM THE OUTSIDE!

Danny Lawless: And you better believe Jay Jones wishes he could put his hands on Nobi and help Sweet Melody win this, but he remains only watching until then! Matsuda and Nobi take control of their opponents as they both connect with hard shots that send April and Hana reeling into the ropes… MATSUDA AND NOBI RUSH IN AND CONNECTS WITH CLOTHESLINES TO TAKE SWEET MELODY TO THE OUTSIDE!! Both women are down on the outside! And now Nobi and Cloud may have something in mind as Nobi goes to the outside… Grabbing Hana and dragging her over to April… Both women visibly hurt! HE MAKES THEM HEADBUTT EACH OTHER?! Nobi holds them in place as Cloud goes to the apron… SPRINGBOARD OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE?!

Felix Mosby: MOONSAULT COMES DOWN ON HER FEET AND CATCHES BOTH APRIL AND HANA!! DOUBLE INVERTED DDT FOR A DOUBLE CLOUD DRIVE!!! IT CONNECTS TO PERFECTION!! Nobi continues his beatdown on Hana while Matsuda drags April up to her feet! April is sent rolling back into the ring! Matsuda starts immediately climbing the corner! She’s going up to the high rent district! Nobi’s got something of his own in mind as he clears the Spanish Announce Table!! Jay Jones staring down with him, but Jones can’t do anything to him! He knows it!

Danny Lawless: NOBI DRAGS HANA UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS!! LOOKING FOR AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE!!!!!

Felix Mosby: No–Hana with an elbow to the skull of Nobi!! Another elbow!! Another! She escapes off of his shoulders as he quickly turns around! SUPERKICK CONNECTS AS NOBI GOES FALLING BACKWARDS OVER THE TABLE AND TO THE OTHER SIDE!! Hana manages to take out Nobi for the time being! BUT MATSUDA HAS APRIL IN POSITION!! LOOKING FOR CLOUD NINE!!!!!!

Danny Lawless: NO–HANA WITH THE SAVE AS SHE CLIMBS UP TO THE APRON AND GRABS THE FOOT OF CLOUD! Cloud is fighting her off! Getting her foot away and kicking at Hana!! Hana refuses to stop!! APRIL SONG IS BACK UP AND CHARGES INTO CLOUD WITH A BRUTAL FOREARM TO THE FACE!! Cloud drops down in pain on that top turnbuckle as both members of Sweet Melody just start laying into her with forearms and punches! Anything goes!  

Felix Mosby: April is climbing up that corner… Hold on! She’s telling Hana to go get in position! They could be setting up for the Skybreaker already!! Hana goes over to another corner and climbs up while April continues to batter Matsuda! She starts setting her up… LIFTING HER… SHE’S GOT IT–SUPERPLEX CONNECTS AS MATSUDA IS SENT CRASHING HARD TO THE CANVAS!!!! HANA HAS HER IN PERFECT POSITION!! SHE COMES FLYING OFF THE TOP WITH THE DIVING ELBOW TO COMPLETE THE SKYBREAKER!!!!!!!!

Danny Lawless: NO–CLOUD IS DRAGGED OUT OF THE RING BY HER FOOT AS HANA CRASHES AND BURNS ON THE CANVAS!!! Nobi makes the save out of nowhere for his team!! That could have been the end right then and there for World’s Finest! Nobi barely able to save his partner from tragedy there! Cloud is still hurt nonetheless after that Superplex! Nobi is trying to help Cloud back to her feet… BUT APRIL SLINGSHOTS HERSELF OVER TO THE OUTSIDE FOR A BIG CROSSBODY ONTO BOTH OPPONENTS!! She takes Nobi and Cloud down! And she doesn’t look done yet! She wants more as April rushes over to the apron and climbs! Going to the corner! Going up high!

Felix Mosby: Nobi and Matsuda are in visible pain as both slowly struggle to get up… Both helping each other here on the outside while April perches herself on that top rope!! SHE’S READY TO FLY! MOONSAULT ONTO BOTH OPPONENTS!!!

Danny Lawless: WAIT–NO?! THEY CATCH HER?! NOBI AND CLOUD JUST CAUGHT THE INCOMING APRIL OUT OF THAT MOONSAULT!! BUT HANA NAKAJIMA COMES FLYING IN THROUGH THE ROPES FOR A TOPE SUICIDA RIGHT INTO WORLD’S FINEST!!! EVERYONE IS DOWN!!

Felix Mosby: April Song is the only one rising to her feet as she quickly grabs Hana and helps her partner get back up! Both of them look exhausted already! They decide to target Matsuda! They both grab a wrist of Matsuda and pull her up to her knees… PASTEL KILLER!!! VICIOUS SIMULTANEOUS KNEES CONNECT RIGHT INTO THE SKULL OF MATSUDA!!!  But they don’t look satisfied with that! They want more as they try to drag Matsuda up… Nobi gets to his feet as he throws a shot into the face of Hana! There’s a forearm to the face of April! A shot to Hana! A shot to April! Back and forth he goes! Both look dazed… NOBI GOES FOR A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!!

Danny Lawless: Sweet Melody ducks it as Nobi quickly turns around! STEREO SUPERKICKS FROM SWEET MELODY TO NOBI!! He’s dazed! April tells Hana to go up high while she grabs Nobi… Dragging him up onto that cleared Spanish Announce Table… What do these two have in mind now?! Nobi could be in big trouble here! Big, big trouble! April pulls him in while up on top of that Table with him… LIFTING HIM UP?! WHAT A DISPLAY OF STRENGTH! BRAINBUSTER!!!! A HUGE BRAINBUSTER THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE ON NOBI!!!! AND HANA COMES FLYING OFF THE TOP FOR A DIVING ELBOW INTO THE HEART OF NOBI FOR A MODIFIED SKYBREAKER!!!!!!!!

Felix Mosby: AND WHAT A SKYBREAKER IT WAS, GOOD LORD!!! NOBI MAY HAVE NOTHING LEFT IN HIM AFTER THAT! HE’S RIPE FOR THE PICKING!! Hana may have hurt herself going for that Elbow on the outside but April is back up and dragging Nobi with her! Jay Jones is laughing as he watches Nobi take this beating while April pulls Nobi up and sends him rolling back into the ring! Nobi looks absolutely lifeless right now! He’s not moving at all! APRIL SLIDES IN AND HOOKS THE INSIDE LEG TO FINISH THIS!!!

Referee: ONE!!!!!!!!........ TWO!!!!!!!!..........

Danny Lawless: NO–CLOUD LUNGES IN OUT OF NOWHERE TO BREAK IT UP!! THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IT! DAMN IT, SO CLOSE FOR SWEET MELODY!! I thought they had it there, but April looks to punish Cloud for daring to stop them from winning! She’s had enough as she stomps viciously into the body of Cloud! Refusing to let her get up! Absolutely refusing to allow her to get up! April now yelling for Hana to give her a Steel Chair! She wants an instrument of torture introduced into this, and it’s all legal! Hana pushes the Timekeeper out of the way and grabs his chair! She sends the Chair flying into the ring as April catches it!! Cloud is slowly rising up.. April readies that chair… BATTER UP!!!

Felix Mosby: APRIL SWINGS THE CHAIR, BUT MATSUDA DUCKS IT!! SHE CATCHES HER FROM BEHIND!!! SLEEPER HOLD!!!! SHE’S GOT A SLEEPER HOLD IN ON APRIL, WHO’S PANICKING!!! HANA RUSHES IN THROUGH THE ROPES TO STOP IT! MATSUDA SEES IT COMING AS SHE BREAKS THE HOLD AND SENDS APRIL SKULL-FIRST INTO THE SKULL OF HANA!! MEETING OF THE MINDS AS APRIL IS LAID OUT ACROSS THE MIDDLE ROPE WHILE HANA DROPS TO THE OUTSIDE!

Danny Lawless: CLOUD HITS THE ROPES!! PICKING UP SPEED!! PURPLE TRIGGER!!! BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE TO APRIL!! SHE CLUTCHES THE ROPES AS HANA RISES UP ON THE OUTSIDE!! CLOUD LEAPS TO THE TOP ROPE!! FINAL HEAVEN!!! SHE LAYS OUT HANA WITH THAT SPRINGBOARD FLYING FOREARM SMASH!!! CLOUD IS ON FIRE RIGHT NOW!!! SHE’S BACK TO HER FEET AND SLIDES BACK IN AS APRIL IS STRUGGLING TO GET UP!! YAHTZEE!!!

Felix Mosby: NO–APRIL CATCHES THE SUPERKICK!! SHE PULLS CLOUD IN FROM BEHIND!! PROFESSIONAL DISPOSAL OMEGA!!!!!! REAR NAKED CHOKE!!!

Danny Lawless: NO–CLOUD WITH A STANDING SWITCH!! SLEEPER HOLD!!! BLASIAN SUPLEX!!!!!!! THE SLEEPER SUPLEX CONNECTS AS APRIL IS DRIVEN SKULL-FIRST INTO THE CANVAS!!!!! CLOUD GOES FOR THE IMMEDIATE COVER TO END THIS!!!

Referee: ONE!!!!!!....... TWO!!!!!!!!!!...........

Felix Mosby: CHAIRSHOT?! WHAT?! THAT’S JAY JONES!! JONES IS IN THE RING WITH THAT CHAIR IN HAND AS SHE SMACKS IT OFF THE SPINE OF CLOUD TO BREAK UP THE COVER!! DAMN HIM! HE HAS NO BUSINESS BEING INVOLVED IN THIS, DAMN IT!!

Danny Lawless: HEY, HE CAN’T PUT HIS HANDS ON NOBI, BUT HE SURE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS TO CLOUD!! HE’S GONNA SWING IT AGAIN!!

Felix Mosby: NO–THE CHAIR IS SWIPED FROM HIS HANDS! SAMANTHA GARZA GETS HERSELF INVOLVED NOW!! A furious Jay Jones turns around and starts arguing with Garza! He looks furious! JONES TURNS AROUND TO LOCK EYES WITH NOBI! Nobi is back on his feet as both men stare down! Jones with a smirk on his face! He’s telling Nobi to take a swing! He knows Nobi will forfeit his Briefcase if he lays a hand on him! He’d love that! Jones is getting right in his face! Nobi… He points? Jones turns around–

Danny Lawless: YAHTZEE!!!! CLOUD JUST NAILED JAY JONES WITH THAT SUPERKICK AS HE DROPS TO THE OUTSIDE!!!

Felix Mosby: KURO NO TENSHI!!!!!! HANA COMES FLYING IN WITH THAT CORKSCREW STUNNER TO MATSUDA!!! SHE’S LAID OUT AS NOBI SWINGS AT HER AS SOON AS HANA GETS UP!! SHE DUCKS IT!! NOBI TURNS AROUND! SUPERKICK!!! HANA PULLS NOBI IN NOW!!! LOOKING FOR THAT PUMPHANDLE POWERBOMB!! SHE CAN’T GET HIM UP FOR IT!!! NOBI OVERPOWERS HANA AND LIFTS HER UP!!! HE’S GOT HER ON HIS SHOULDERS!!! HANA IS FIGHTING IT!!! SHE REFUSES TO LET IT HAPPEN!! HANA GRABS ONTO THE TOP ROPE!!

Danny Lawless: NOBI WITH A MODIFIED ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT THAT SENDS HANA CRASHING TO THE OUTSIDE!!!! She may be out of the equation!! Nobi is damaged and exhausted! He sees a chance to end this as April is slowly rising to her feet! HE GRABS HER AND LIFTS HER UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS!!! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!!!!!!!

Felix Mosby: NO–APRIL WITH AN ELBOW TO THE SKULL OF NOBI!! ANOTHER ELBOW!! ANOTHER ELBOW!! APRIL JUST UNLOADING WITH ELBOW AFTER ELBOW!!! NOBI IS FALTERING!! HE’S WOOZY!!! APRIL ESCAPES OFF THE SHOULDERS AND BEHIND HIM!!! PROFESSIONAL DISPOSAL OMEGA!!!!!! SHE’S GOT IT IN AGAIN, THIS TIME ON NOBI!!!! HE’S STRUGGLING!!! HE’S DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN NOT TO PASS OUT!!! APRIL APPLIES MORE AND MORE PRESSURE!!! NOBI IS FADING QUICKLY!!! THE ROPES WON’T HELP HIM AS HE FORCES HIS WAY CLOSER TO THE CORNER!!! HE NEEDS A SAVING GRACE!!! HIS FACE IS GETTING REDDER!!! HE’S LOSING OXYGEN!!!!

Danny Lawless: NOBI GETS HIS FEET ON THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE AND FORCES THEM BOTH DOWN!!! NOBI FLIPS OVER ONTO THE SHOULDERS OF APRIL FOR A PIN!!!!!!

Referee: ONE!!!!!!!!....... TWO!!!!!!!!.......

Felix Mosby: MATSUDA RUSHES OVER TO COVER APRIL’S BODY AS WELL TO AID NOBI!!! SHE’S STOPPING HER FROM KICKING OUT!!!

Referee: THREE!!!!!!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(April Song kicks out a moment too late and realizes the shock of what just happened as Stephanie Matsuda and Nobi roll to the outside to celebrate)

Announcer: THE WINNERS OF THIS CONTEST BY PINFALL…. NOBI AND STEPHANIE MATSUDA…. THE WORLD’S FIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNEST!!!!!!

Danny Lawless: You have got to be kidding me! You’re kidding me! How?! How did this happen?! Sweet Melody can’t believe it! They’re the best team in professional wrestling! How?!

Felix Mosby: Nobi and Matsuda banded together in a big way here tonight to pull off this win! What a victory for them, and some much needed momentum heading into Death Sentence! And speaking of Death Sentence, we have one more reveal!

(A visibly angry Jay Jones looks up as Jack Develin appears on the titantron)

Jack Develin: Hello one final time, ladies and gents! Yours truly, Jack Develin here! We have one more big reveal for you tonight! One more Poll result for you to see! And it’s a big one! The rivalry between Jay Jones and Nobi has been as heated as they come, and it could all come to a close at Death Sentence! But Sgt. Jack Ranger made it a little more interesting by allowing the fans to vote for what would be put on the line! Would it be Jay Jones’ American Dream Championship? Perhaps Nobi’s Ruby Briefcase? Or maybe it could even be neither and they instead put their hair on the line in a Hair vs Hair Match! You voted and now the results are in! Let’s find out what will be on the line!

(A graph is shown; displaying the nominees of the American Dream Championship, the Ruby Briefcase, and a Hair vs Hair Match as the votes start coming in, eventually regulating and coming to a halt to determine the final result)...

(A furious Jay Jones starts yelling from the ramp as the crowd cheers)

Jack Develin: Wow! And there it is! Another landslide victory as it will be Jay Jones putting his own American Dream Championship on the line! Good luck to the Champion, and good luck to the challenger!

(The camera shows Jay Jones absolutely livid as he clutches his American Dream Championship while Nobi stares down with him from the bottom of the ramp)

Felix Mosby: And it’s set in stone! No backing out! Nobi has gotten his rematch secured for the American Dream Championship thanks to the Wrestleworld Faithful! And what an incredible match it’s going to be! What an incredible show Death Sentence is going to be! I absolutely can’t wait for it! But we’ve ran out of time, so we’ll end it there! Signing off for Danny Lawless, I’m Felix Mosby, and we’ll see you at Death Sentence! Thank you and goodnight!!

(Jay Jones and Nobi stare down on the ramp as the camera slowly fades to black)

(Ghost Organization Logo Buzzes)