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Post by Mat on Jan 1, 2019 18:49:06 GMT -5
 We open to a pre-recorded shot of the ring crew setting up the ring at last week's Rise. We hear a voice over from Luke Mathews. "It started off as a huge gamble. At the time, I was witnessing companies fold faster than paper. CCW had one of its many downfalls. Eternity Wrestling went down the drain. Turbo Charged Wrestling ceased to exist. It was then I decided I could run a company better than the others. Turns out... I couldn't. I was man enough to admit that I didn't have what it took to run a company. I then went back to wrestling and I went to EWS. Months go by, and I see all these brands of EWS doing well for themselves, and it made me want to give it another shot. This time, I wasn't alone and had the support of EWS to keep AXW going." It cuts to the crew setting up the Alternatron. "A year goes by and AXW is one of the hottest things going. In fact, it was the only thing going in EWS. All the other brands started to fall, while AXW was as strong as it had ever been. It didn't make sense in my mind to stay under the EWS umbrella if AXW was its only brand, so we made the executive decision to part ways. At that point, I probably could run AXW on my own with no problems, but I still wasn't comfortable doing that, and wanted to play it safe, which is why AXW is now a subsidiary of Blazenwing Wrestling Federation." The cameras show the fans entering the Staples Center, buying merch, taking their seats, etc. "Two years have now gone by. Two years. In the grand scheme of things, sure, that's not a lot. But after the struggle in 2013, it feels like it's been a decade to me. I didn't have what it took in 2013. People had their reservations when I said I was bringing AXW back in 2014. And now... well, I don't need to tell you how well AXW is doing. Two full years of smooth sailing, and there's not a storm in sight. I didn't do this by myself. Every man and woman who has stepped into the ring helped get AXW to where it is today. Tonight, four of them will forever be immortalized. It's been two years, and at this point, I feel like we can't stop." A video package plays highlighting the history of AXW. At 1:50, the cameras swoop down in the studio at AXW Headquarters in Miami, Florida. Stood are Lily Luna and Zack Fields, dressed in formal wear. Lily Luna: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the AXW Hall of Fame induction ceremony! I'm Lily Luna. Zack Fields: And I'm Zack Fields. Tonight, four people will forever become immortalized. These four icons laid the groundwork for AXW to become what it is today, and their contributions do not go unnoticed, as they become the first four to enter the AXW Hall of Fame. Lily Luna: And you know what? Why waste any more time? Let's get right to the first inductee. Zack Fields: I'll do you one better, we'll induct our first two inductees. Lily Luna: Go on. Zack Fields: Though their stay in AXW was not long, as they never returned to the company as contracted wrestlers after AXW's initial run, George Massari and Richard Flare, collectively known as Heroes of Today, were one of the first tag teams to join AXW, and became the first ever AXW Tag Team Champions. Lily Luna: The cocky and eccentric duo departed from AXW when it closed in October 2013, and didn't step back into an AXW ring until November 2015. Zack Fields: The two still have a long way to go in their career, and if they do decide to come back to AXW full time, they can add another accolade to their resume: AXW Hall of Famers. Lily Luna: They were the first people in AXW to win titles, now they're the first into the Hall of Fame. Congratulations Heroes of Today! Zack Fields: Without further ado, let's show you some of their best moments. The cameras cut to the locker room, where we see Chicks and America.
Hoffman LeGrand: Dude, tough loss, man.
Ricky Diamond: Good match though.
Trent Mathews: Well, I may not get a world title shot, but hey, there's still tag team titles to be won, too.
Ricky Diamond: Yeah, what's the deal with those? Your old man tell you anything?
The Heroes of Today walk in.
Richard Flare: Hang on just a minute, fellas.
George Massari: If anyone wins the tag titles, it's the HOTtest tag team out there, Heroes of Today.
Richard Flare: Not only that, but one of us will also win this AXW title tournament as well.
George Massari: Yeah, and tonight I have to face sasquatch here.
Trent Mathews: Hey man, don't hassle the Hoffman!
Ricky Diamond: There's certain things you don't do around here, you don't talk smack about Hoff's hair, my beard, or Trent's ninja skills.
Trent pulls out nun chucks out of nowhere and twirls them around, before inadvertently smacking himself in the face with them.
Ricky Diamond: ...He's still learning.
George Massari: Weirdos. Let's get out of here, Rich.
Richard lets out a "WOO!" before HOT leave the room. The Replacements' "Anywhere's Better Than Here" kicks off and Hoffman LeGrand saunters down the aisle, smoking a cigarette and sipping a margarita. He wears a tweed jacket, horn-rimmed glasses, vintage rock tee, corduroy pants, and beat up Chuck Taylor shoes. Salvatore Pellegrino: This next contest set for one fall, is a first round match in the AXW Championship Tournament! Introducing first, representing Chicks and America, from Charlotte, North Carolina, weighing in at 245 pounds, he is "The Shizz" HOFFMAAAAN LEEGRAAAANNNDD! Basically looking like he just got out of bed, he tosses off the jacket and tee and snaps his ever-present suspenders, finally removing his glasses as he climbs the apron and lounges in the corner waiting for the match to start. “YES” by LMFAO plays as George Massari comes out with Richard Flare trailing behind him along with two beautiful models on each arm and wearing their merchandises. George bends down in one knee and does the Tim Tebow pose while his entourage praises him Richard Flare starts wooing as the group known as HOT struts their way to the ring. Salvatore Pellegrino: And his opponent, being accompanied by Richard Flare, representing Heroes of Today, weighing in at 221 pounds, GEOOORGE MAAAAASSARRRIIII! We hear George singing the lyrics of the song and grooving to the beat. Once they approached the ring, one of the models gives George a good luck kiss and Richard Flare screams that he is the man! George takes off his “Finally Infamous” t-shirt before tossing it to the crowd. He slides into the ring and goes straight to the turnbuckle. He does the “Number one” pose before jumping off and awaits for the match to start.  vs.  AXW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
FIRST ROUND MATCHA pretty even back and forth match. Richard Flare at ringside has been a bit of a distraction to LeGrand, which would cause "My Own Worst Enemy" to play, signalling the arrival of LeGrand's teammates. Trent and Ricky would walk to ringside, carrying trampolines with two chicks in American Flag bikinis walking after them. They would set the trampolines down, and the chicks then bounced on them for the rest of the match. Despite the bouncing distractions, George Massari found victory by a pinfall which saw grabbage of tights as well as use of ropes. This would ignite a brawl between the two teams, which saw C&A standing tall in the ring, as HOT were outnumbered and decided the trio was not worth their time. We return to the loading crate containing Gavin Carpenter, in which he is banging and pleading for some to open it. The Heroes of Today notice it.
George Massari: You think this is something we should worry about?
Richard Flare: We ain't got time to deal with that, we're gonna be late for our Pre-Rise Victory Party, and I've got us a date with a hot pair of twins.
George Massari: Nice!
Richard flare lets out a WOO! as they continue down the hallway.   vs.   The referee holds the AXW Tag Titles up high in the air. Signaling that those titles are at stake. One of these teams will be the first ever AXW Tag Champions. The referee rings the bell to start this very important Tag Title Matchup. Both teams discuss who will start this match out and Geroge Massari and Hoffman LeGrand decide to start the match for their respective teams. Massari smirks and jumps LeGrand from behind and nails him sending Legrand down to one knee. LeGrand quickly up and starts to fight back nailing Massari right in the chest with a knife edge chop. Massari holds his chest in pain from the impact. LeGrand with repeated forearm shot to the face of Massari whips him into the ropes and tries a clothesline, but Massari ducks it and tries to punch LeGrand, but he catches it and quickly arm drags Massari down to the mat. Massari quickly to his feet and LeGrand quickly puts Massari into a side headlock takedown. LeGrand jumps up and hits an elbow drop onto Massari. Massari rolls away and sits up on one knee talking trash to LeGrand. LeGrand smirks back as both men stare at each other. LeGrand and Massari lock up and Massari forces LeGrand into the corner and back away holding his arms in the air giving LeGrand a clean break, but Massari goes for a punch, but LeGrand sees it coming and avoids it. LeGrand hits Massari with a roundhouse kick knocking him down. LeGrand tags in Ricky Diamond and the fans are pumped to see the Diamond Standard inside the ring. Massari's eyes get huge and he quickly scurries towards the corner and tags in Richard Flare. Diamond and Flare stand toe to toe and Ricky quickly starts his patented kicking combo connecting with kicks to both legs and in both sides of the body then connects right into the side of Flare's head quickly sending him down. Flare clutches his head in pain as he gets back to his feet, Diamond grabs Flare in a full nelson, but Flare quickly with a low blow back kick out of the referee’s view. Sending Diamond down to the mat in serious pain. The referee asks Flare about the low blow, but Flare denies it. Flare quickly bounces off the ropes and nails Ricky Diamond with a swinging neck breaker as he is getting back to his feet. Flare starts strutting as Diamond is holding the back of head in pain from the manuever. Diamond starts to get to his feet. LeGrand is yelling at Diamond to make the tag. Flare allows Diamond to make the tag as he wants a piece of LeGrand. LeGrand enters the ring and LeGrand and Flare stand face to face with each other. The fans are pumped up and cannot wait to see them get it on. Flare quickly runs at LeGrand and tries to nail LeGrand with a punch, but LeGrand blocks it and starts nailing some rapid fire punches to the face of Flare sending him towards the ropes. LeGrand steps back and hits Flare with a huge clothesline sending him over the top rope and to the outside of the ring and down to the floor. The fans start to cheer LeGrand as he follows Flare to the outside of the ring. LeGrand grabs Flare and rams him back first against the ring apron. 1..2..3...4...5 LeGrand whips Flare into the ringside barricade the fans gasp at the loud thud Flare makes when he collided with that barricade. Flare is clutching onto his back in some pain. 6..7…8... Flare tries to create some space, but LeGrand quickly grabs him and bangs his head off the announce table 9..10..11 LeGrand quickly rolls Flare back inside the ring. 12..13 LeGrand slides back inside the ring after Flare. Flare tries to tag in Massari, but is too far away. LeGrand picks Flare up and hits him with a brainbuster. LeGrand goes for the pin as the fans start to cheer the referee is in position 1…2.. Kickout by Flare. LeGrand lifts Flare and Flare thinks fast and drops LeGrand with a jaw breaker. He grabs his jaw in pain. Flare qulickly hits his Styling and Profiling manuever onto LeGrand. The referee quickly in position for the cover. 1.. 2… Kickout by LeGrand. Flare quickly tags in Massari and they both pick up LeGrand and whip him chest first into the corner. LeGrand hits hard and grabs his chest in pain. Massari grabs LeGrand and hits a textbook DDT onto him and quickly goes for the cover and yells at the referee to count. 1…2…KICKOUT by LeGrand. Massari just glares at the referee. Massari picks LeGrand up and drives him into the corner and starts hitting repeated knees in his midsection the referee starts his five count. 1…2…3..4… Massari breaks right before the five count, jawing at the referee telling him he knows the damn rules. Massari quickly grabs LeGrand and hits a huge T-Bone Suplex on him and quickly makes the cover hooking the far leg the referee runs and jumps over the two men to get in position for the count. 1..2..NO LeGrand kicks out. Massari picks up LeGrand and hits a back breaker on him. Massari then climbs out of the ring and starts to climb to the top rope. LeGrand is still lying there as Massari gets to the top rope. Massari mocks the crowd and jumps off the top rope with a flying leg drop, but LeGrand rolls out of the way at the last second sending Massari crashing to the mat. Massari holds his leg in pain as he crawls towards the corner to make the tag to Flare. LeGrand crawls over and finally makes the tag to Ricky Diamond right after Massari tags in Flare. Diamond runs and nails Flare with a clothesline nearly flipping him over. Massari quickly to his feet trying to get away from the momentum that Ricky Diamond is building up. Diamond grabs Massari and whips him across the ring, but Massari comes back and kicks Diamond in the face staggering him. Massari then tackles him sending both men to the outside of the ring. Both men get to their feet on the outside of the ring as the referee begins his count. 1..2..3... Diamond with a high Savate Kick to the face of Massari sending him staggering. He then starts nailing Massari with some rapid knife edge chops to the chest. 4...5...6 Massari tries to fight back but Diamond catches him with a clothesline sending him down. 7...8... Diamond picks Massari up and suplexes him on the thin protective mat. Massari clutches his back in pain from the maneuver. 9...10...11 Diamond rolls Massari in the ring and goes for a quick pin. 1..2.. No Kickout by Massari. Massari still favoring his back slowly tries to get to his feet. Diamond waits on Massari to get to his feet and hits a quick scoop slam adding more impact on Massari's back. Diamond jumps up and hits a nice jumping elbow to the chest of Massari. Diamond goes for another cover hooking the leg of Massari. 1..2.. Another kickout by Massari. Diamond whips Massari into the corner and charges at him but Massari gets a boot up connecting in the face of Diamond. Massari then hits a quick spinwheel kick to the face of Diamond sending him down. Massari waits on Diamond to try to get to his feet and bounces off the ropes connecting with a fameasser sending Diamond back down. Massari rolls over Diamond and hooks the leg. 1.... 2.... NO!!! Kickout by Ricky Diamond Massari then runs to the turnbuckle and connects with a Massari Shot and goes for another pinfall. 1...2....Three NO!!! Kickout by Ricky Diamond. Massari picks up Diamond and connects with a beautiful bridging German Suplex 1...2....No Diamond somehow kicks out at the last second. Massari lifts up a groggy Diamond and tags in Flare. Massari whips Diamond into the ropes and both Heroes of Today members connect with a double flapjack sending Diamond crashing to the mat. Flare quickly rolls over Diamond and goes for the win. 1... 2... NO!! LeGrand with the save for his team there. The referee quickly tries to escort LeGrand out of the ring but he is trying to get into the action. Massari quickly enters back into the ring and they hit the Infamous Move onto Diamond. Flare goes for the cover and Massari yells at the referee to count and after a moment he finally sees the pin and counts 1...2...3 HOT with the victory. Mike Vincent: Hello everyone, it's time for CW vs. AXW. My name is Mike Vincent and commentating with me is not Cole Haywood, but CW's Color Commentator James Child. James Child: I never thought there would be a day that I would rather commentate with Elizabeth Swift than anyone else... but yet here I am, wishing I was commentating with Ellie. At least she has boobs to look at! You've nothing to offer to the table for me Mitch. Mike Vincent: It's Mike. I just told you my name. James Child: Nobody cares about your name Spike. Mike Vincent: This is probably the only time I miss commentating with Cole Haywood... Anyway like I said before, we have a CW vs. AXW Match and it's a tag-team match between former and first ever AXW Tag Team Champions, CW's Heroes of Today versus the current AXW Tag Team Champions, The Push! James Child: It is my understanding that Heroes of Today never actually lost the championships and were actually forced to relinquish the titles because AXW shut down. Mike Vincent: Indeed back in 2013. So this match is really interesting. Former tag teams champions that never lost the titles versus the tag team champions. From my understanding, Heroes of Today just recently debuted in CW as part of the group known as Havoc Syndicate, attacking The Ataxia from behind. James Child: Mhm... we still don't know why Heroes of today joined Havoc Syndicate... but enough of that. The match is about to begin! “Can You Feel it?" by Family Force 5 blasts through the PA system. After a few seconds, HOT comes out with their two models wearing their vintage AXW merchandises beside them. George and Richard are looking around at the fed they once called home. They appreciate the, "WELCOME BACK" chants from the AXW fans before they start doing their signature poses. George Massari does the Tebow pose while Richard Flare does the Ric Flair full turn spin before WOOing in which the fans mimicked. Suddenly fake money with their faces imprinted on them starts falling out of the sky as fans try to catch it. Marshall Brown: This next CW vs. AXW contest is set for one fall! Introducing first, representing CW, at a combined weight of 451 pounds, "Arabian Ace" George Massari and "Nature Kid" Richard Flare, HEROES OF TODAY! They nodded at each other before making their way to the ring. Richard is interacting with the fans while George is just bobbing his head to the beat and checking out the models. Once they are close to the ring, the models give them a good luck kisses. They enter the ring and taunts to the crowd while doing their signature poses. Mike Vincent: Listen to the crowd, giving them a hero's welcome. Welcome back to AXW indeed George Massari and Richard Flare. James Child: Heroes of Today are always stylin' and profilin' brothers! Wooo, I bet you chumps are jealous that we now have HOT in CW. They're going to beat The Push and prove that they are indeed the superior tag-team and the best tag-team in AXW history. The lights dim as a laser light show begins, “Dance Pants” by The Push hits, Jimmy and Timmy emerging to a nice pop from the crowd. Timmy has a boombox over his shoulder, Jimmy dancing around and bringing the crowd to their feet. They dance towards one another and then turn straight ahead towards the ring, Jimmy slapping hands with fans and blowing kisses to the ladies as they sing along with the song. Salvatore Pellegrino: And their opponents, representing AXW, from Scranton, Pennsylvania, at a combined weight of 395 pounds, they are the AXW Tag Team Champions, "Jumpin'" Jimmy Reynolds and "Thunderlips" Timmy McDermott, THE PUSH! Timmy places the boombox on the outside as they turn to the crowd, waving their arms and getting the crowd behind them. Scaling turnbuckles, The Push looks fired up before leaping off and giving each other a double high five. “Dance Pants” fades out as they look ready for battle James Child: Seriously? These two goofballs are your tag-team champions? And I thought Whittney Brice was a bad champion. Mike Vincent: The Push are not a tag-team you should take lightly. They have overcome every obstacle that were presented to them and plus they are the only AXW tag-team to win the titles twice! James Child: Blah blah blah useless fact. Maybe I should call up my old tag-team partner Prince Adjei, who happens to be part of Havoc Syndicate with Heroes of Today, and challenge these chumps that look like they are stuck in the 80s for their titles. Mike Vincent: Wow you're unbearable. Anyway the referee is about to ring the bell! CW vs. AXW vs.  w11.zetaboards.com/StrifeWrestling/index/The match starts with a dance battle between Richard Flare and Jimmy Reynolds with Richard doing his signature Flair strut, the Alex Wright dance and even JBL's Texas two step while Jimmy does the electric slide, Hammertime, cabbage patch before ending his arsenal of dance moves with the moonwalk. The two asked the audience who has the best dance and the AXW fans chose Jimmy as the winner of the battle. Flare, a poor loser, attacked Jimmy from behind top the chorus of boos and the actual wrestling portion of the match starts. Jimmy managed to get a comeback and tagged in Timmy and the Push were on a roll, proving that they are a force to be reckoned with. However, Heroes of today aren't slouches either and they were successful in having a comeback of their own when George reverses a double suplex with a double DDT before tagging in Richard. Flare tossed out the non-legal The Push member which happens to be Jimmy before focusing his attacks on Timmy. From there, Heroes of Today targeted Timmy's weak body part which happens to be his lower torso. Using their tag-team tactics that they are known for. Jimmy tries to get the crowd to motivate his tag-team partner to fight them off and they does so while HOT kept applying submissions after submissions to wear down Timmy. However George took too much time savoring the moment when he was about to apply the Arabian Clutch (Camel Clutch) and Timmy manages to slip away from the deadly hold before it was completely locked in before hitting a desperate german suplex. The crowd roars and chants for Timmy's name before he successfully tags in Jimmy. Jimmy was on a roll, hitting his signature moves on George and getting some hits on Richard who attempted to interfere. Timmy, with no care for his own body, ran up to the ropes and hit a cannonball senton on Richard who was at the outside. Jimmy climbed up the top turnbuckle and signaled for something high risk, but George intercepted him by climbing to the top turnbuckles to meet him. They battled at the top before George won the battle of the top and sets Jimmy up for the Arabian Fly (Spanish Fly), but Jimmy battles out of it and actually hits a headbutt to send George falling to the mat. of course Jimmy hurts himself in the process as he dramatically shakes off the cobwebs before diving off and hitting a top rope elbow drop, Macho Man style. Ohh yeahh Jimmy is feeling it right now as Timmy has recovered and is asking for a tag. You know what time it is. When Push Comes to Shove (Doomsday Device!) Timmy hurts his back even more by executing this move, but it doesn't matter as he pins George for the 3 count. Salvatore Pellegrino: Here are your winners, the AXW Tag Team Champions, THE PUSH! Mike Vincent: As I told you, The Push are not to be taken lightly, having now defeated the first ever AXW Tag Team Champions to add to their impressive resume. James Child: Its not the Heroes' fault, the lights are too bright in here! Richard's eyes are especially sensitive! "Dance Pants" plays as The Push, well, dance, and celebrate with fans. The cameras return to AXW Headquarters. Zack Fields: Again, congratulations to George Massari and Richard Flare. Much deserved. Lily Luna: Heroes of Today were key components of the AXW Tag Team Division, but let's talk about a key component of another division. When you talk about AXW's Women's Division, there's one name that will always stick out: Sierra Starr. Zack Fields: That's right, Sierra won a Tournament to become the first ever AXW Women's Champion, and became the first woman to hold the title twice. Lily Luna: Sierra Starr is one of the best competitors in this world, and we aren't just limiting to females when we say that. If Sierra were in AXW today, there's no doubt she'd be right up there with Starla Gardevoir in breaking boundaries and competing for the AXW Championship. Zack Fields: Sierra, much like her brother, is a true workhorse in the world of wrestling, which is why she's entering the AXW Hall of Fame. Lily Luna: With that, enjoy these moments from Sierra's stay in AXW. "Blow Me Away" by Breaking Benjamin plays throughout the arena. Sierra pulls onto the curtain as her music starts to play. As Sierra exits the curtains, she grabs onto her cape. She gives a smile, as she begins to make her way down the ramp, followed by her brother Ryan. Salvatore Pellegrino: This next contest is set for one fall, and is the final First Round Match in the AXW Women's Championship Tournament! Introducing first, being accompanied to the ring by her brother Ryan, Tampa's own, SIIEEERRRAAAAAAAAAA STAAAAAAAARRRRRR! Once Sierra is halfway down the ramp, she let her cape fall behind her. Once she let her cape go, she places her hands up to her hair and ruffles it, then begins to hit hands with the fans on both sides of the ramp. Sierra would then make her way up the stairs. She would then grab onto the top rope and push it up, so she would be able to go under it. She then would finally enter the ring and look out into the crowd. Sierra would the go over to the corner turnbuckle, which was the one on the right that was closest to the announce table. She would grab onto the top rope and place her feet on the second rope below the turnbuckle. Sierra would then lift herself up with her hands and point up at the sky. Before she would place her hands back onto the turnbuckle to jump down to the mat, she would use her hands and flip her hair out. After a moment of that, Sierra would finally get down from the second rope. Mike Vincent: Ryan Starr already had a successful debut in front of the hometown crowd, can Sierra do the same? As the tune of My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark begins to play, Skye comes out from behind the curtain. As she approaches the top of the ramp, she turns around 360 degrees and flashes a smile. Salvatore Pellegrino: And her opponent, from Dallas, Texas, "The Chickbuster" SKYYYYYYEEEE HAAAAYYYYYNNNEESS! She then begins to walk down the ramp, giving a wave to the fans. Walking down the ramp, she sees the fans having their hands out for her to hit. She goes over and slaps thhe hands of the fans on both sides of the ramp. Once she finally gets to the ring, she hops up onto the apron, grabbing the middle rope with her hands. She pulls herself up by using the ropes then places her hands onto the top rope. Using the ropes, she then pushes the rope down and jumps over it, having both feet land onto the mat. Once Skye is finally in the ring, she glances at her opponent then goes over to the ropes closest to her. Skye grabs onto the top rope with her left hand and points at the crowd with her right pointer finger. After she lets go of the rope, she waits for the bell to ring.  vs. 
AXW WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT - ROUND 1The bell rings and the match starts quick, with a few arm drags from one to the other, and they do alternate them pretty fairly between the two of them. Sierra finally gets the upper hand after locking in a sleeper hold on Skye, and Skye fights the hold with all of her being. She eventually does get to the rope and ducks a lariat, causing Sierra to spill out over the top rope. Sierra gets back in in just a couple of seconds and the two stare each other down for a bit, trying to get a nice advantage over the other. About two minutes into the match, Sierra has a distinct advantage after a release German Suplex that sent Skye across the ring and into a backflip and the crowd popped to the Suplex, then gasped at the aftermath. Skye was able to get back up quickly though and look to right back, though Sierra seemed to have everything in check. After a couple minutes of absolute dominance, she was looking for the Starry Night, but Skye did a forward roll across the mat to get out of the way just in time. When Sierra turned around, she was met with an Enziguiri. Both women were on the mat for a good fifteen seconds catching their breath when Skye got to her feet and picked Sierra up, whipping her into the corner. Sierra was then sent through the air with a monkey flip that the crowd popped for. Skye then took control for a few minutes before attempting a Moonsault, which Sierra was swift enough to dodge. Sierra leaned in the corner as Skye slowly got up, this time hitting her with the Starry Night, and covering for a sing along three count and advancement in the tournament! Salvatore Pellegrino: The winner of this match, Sierra Starr!  vs.
AXW WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT - SEMI-FINALSResults are summarized from the POV of Mike VincentBoth women came to the ring to a decent reaction, though Kendra seemed disappointed in all the catcalls she was receiving. The match started quickly with the women locking up, and Kendra sending Sierra to they mat with an Arm Drag, then another. They look at each other for a minute before Sierra moves in and they lock up again. Sierra pushes Kendra into the corner and squishes her there, and Sierra holds on and shoves her back, and with quick thinking is able to drop down and lock in a leg lock of sorts, but Kendra gets out of it, hopping to her feet. It's quite a back and forth competition, and after about a minute of quick and technical wrestling, Kendra hits a huge lariat that lays both of them out. Neither one moves for a few seconds before Kendra gets up and picks Sierra up. She connects with a vertical Suplex, and covers. Benji Mathews: This could be it, the Rayne always covers the Stars after all. Mike Vincent: Do you ever think before you talk? Sierra kicks out just before the two count, and Kendra picks her up. Sierra ducks under a lariat attempt and lands a German Suplex which gets a nice pop. She picks Kendra up and whips her into the corner, then she runs over and sends Kendra flying with a monkey flip. She gets up and smiles as she runs over to Kendra and lands a running leg drop. She rolls over and covers. ONE... Two... Kickout! Kendra rolls over to her side catching her breath. Sierra grabs her and picks her up, whipping her to the ropes and hits a Dropkick. She gets up and picks Kendra up and plants her with a DDT. She covers again. One... Two... Kickout! Sierra appears surprised by the kickout, but gets up and looks at Kendra, who is using the ropes to lean on to catch her breath. Sierra comes running at her, but Kendra ducks a lariat and runs to the opposite ropes. The two come back at each other and this time Kendra comes out on top with a diving crossbody. She stays over her and hooks a leg for a cover. One... Two... Thre-No! After about five minutes of what is a fun match to watch, and a very nice example of friendly competition, we have our winner after Sierra hits the Starry Night and gets a victory. After the match, the two women get to their feet and hug as Kendra holds Sierra's arm high.  vs. "Domino" by Jessie J hits the PA system and the crowd cheers loudly. They get even louder after a couple seconds, when Nikita Venus pops out from behind the curtain, bouncing up and down. She smiles and starts to head to the ring, the crowd bouncing along with her. She claps a few hands with some fans and stops about halfway down to reach a few rows back to get some hands as well. Salvatore Pellegrino: The following match is scheduled for one fall and is for the AXW Women's Championship! Introducing first, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... The Neon Goddess.... NIKITAAAAA VEEEENUUUUUUSSSSSSS! [/B] The crowd continues to cheer and a few of the guys whistle when she gets up onto the ring apron and poses for them. She leans backward against the ropes and does a full backflip over them into the ring, the crowd continuing to cheer her on as her music fades out. Replacing it is "Blow Me Away" by Breaking Benjamin as Sierra Starr appears on the stage, alongside her brother, Ryan, also garnering a pretty positive reaction. She heads down the ramp and greets some fans along the way, all the while keeping an eye on the ring, knowing what she has to do to get the win. She slides into the ring and meets Nikita in the middle. Salvatore Pellegrino: And her opponent....from Tampa, Florida.... SIERRAAAA STAAAAAARR![/B] The two women back up a few steps and the bell rings, and they circle around. Nikita lunges at Sierra, who sidesteps out of the way and quickly drops down to apply an armbar. Nikita is able to squirm her way out of it quickly though, before it can do any real damage. They lock up now, and Sierra shoves Nikita into the corner, then starts to hold the rope and stomp at Nikita's midsection repeatedly until Nikita falls into a seated position. Sierra then shoves her knee into the throat of Nikita, and the ref gives her a five count for her to let go of the hold, as Nikita has the ropes, obviously. Sierra backs off as Nikita gets to her feet, and Sierra charges, but Nikita rolls out of harm's way and out of the ring, sliding back in quickly to kick a somewhat dazed Sierra in the sides until she falls to a knee. Nikita backs up and runs, looking for a running boot to the head, but Sierra turns and catches the leg, looking to apply a Figure Four leg lock. Nikita kicks around a bit though, eventually catching Sierra in the jaw, and she lets go, holding her face. Mike Vincent: Ouch, a pretty hard kick there, looks like she might be bleeding too. Sierra lets go of her face to get up, but no, she isn't bleeding. Ryan slaps the mat a couple times, shouting some encouragement to his sister. She charges and hits Nikita with a lariat, then picks her up and whips her to the ropes, and when Nikita comes back, Sierra connects with a Flapjack, and a quick crowd pop. Sierra rolls onto her front, grabs Nikita's legs, and flips forward, with an interesting rollup. ONE... TW--kickout Sierra gets to her feet and pulls Nikita up by her hair. She kicks Nikita in the gut, then proceeds to plant her into the mat with a DDT. Nikita rolls to the aprona nd gets to her feet on the outside, springboarding up onto the top rope and looking for a springboard dropkick, but Sierra reacts quickly and turns it into a Powerslam! She covers again, hooking a leg, but there's a shoulder up quickly. She gets up and takes a step back, looking as though she might be looking to end this with a Starry Night. Nikita rolls to a rope, pulling herself up with the help of it. Sierra then takes the chance and runs over, hitting a lariat and both women spill to the outside, to the crowd's adoration. They both get up quickly now, the adrenaline really pumping. The ref waits a second before starting a count, and Sierra whips Nikita into the ring stairs.(.....1......2) Sierra pulls Nikita to her feet and scoops her up, looking for a Scoop Slam, but Nikita squirms around before falling behind Sierra to her feet and planting Sierra with an Inverted DDT! (.....3 .....4) Nikita picks Sierra up, gaining the advantage now, and she throws Sierra into the guardrail, Sierra hitting it full force with her shoulder to try to avoid hitting anything more sensitive with it. Mike Vincent: This is getting to be a very violent matchup for both of these women. Benji Mathews: When there's a belt on the line, it happens. Everyone loves to wear those belts, even though they don't keep your pants up... Nikita picks Sierra up and rolls her into the ring, and pulls her so Sierra's neck and head are hanging over the apron. She then climbs up onto the apron and hits a leg drop that sends Sierra into a world of pain, and Nikita slides into the ring, pulling her to the center, and covering with a leg hook quickly. ONE... TWO... THRE-NO! Nikita looks incredibly shocked now, and gets to her feet, pulling on her hair trying to figure out what else she has to do. She stands over the head of Sierra, who is able to kick a foot up and kick Nikita in the head, which sends her to the mat. Sierra gets to her feet and stomps on Nikita a couple times, then picks her up and whips her into the corner. She runs over and sends Nikita through the air with a monkey flip, then turns to face the downed opponent, boosting herself into a sitting position on the turnbuckle and stands on the second rope, jumping off as Nikita gets to her feet and hits her with a flying elbow, fully rolling forward and to her feet. She turns around to Nikita, who is slowly getting to her feet and hits her with the Broken Dreams in vicious fashion! ONE... TWO... THRE--NO! Mike Vincent: Great clothesline there! Sierra looks ecstatic thinking she got the win, then realizes she didn't and it wears off quickly. She grabs Nikita, who shoves her, and Sierra goes at her and NIkita hits her with a dropkick. Nikita stays on a knee for a second, seeing Sierra getting up and lunging at her with a clothesline. She picks Sierra up, looking for the Eternal Neon, but Sierra gets out of it, steps aorund Nikita and when she turns around she is met with the Starry Night as Sierra falls onto her for a cover. ONE... TWO... THREE! Salvatore Pellegrino: Here is your winner, and first AXW Women's Champion.... SIERRAAAAA STAAAAARRRR! Sierra gets to her feet and is handed the belt, which she holds tight to her body in an embrace as she gets from her knees to her feet. She goes to each side of the ring and holds the title belt up for the fans to see, so ecstatic about the win as Nikita rolls out of the ring, clearly exhausted after the hard fought match.[/center] [/spoiler] ‘Ghetto Love’ by Spinnerette hits and out walks Misery, wearing low on the hip faded pinstripe dress pants, Chuck Taylors, a tattered band t-shirt with black leather vest. She has lots of tats and piercings, dark hair, and ghostly white skin. Salvatore Pellegrino: This contest is set for one fall, introducing first, from Los Angeles, California, MISERYYYYYY! She walks slowly to the ring, almost bored to be here, sticking her tongue out at the fans and leisurely climbs into the ring. She slumps into the corner, waiting for the action to begin. Sierra pulls onto the curtain as her music starts to play. As Sierra exits the curtains, she grabs onto her cape. She gives a smile, as she begins to make her way down the ramp. Salvatore Pellegrino: And her opponent, accompanied to the ring by her brother Ryan, from Tampa, Florida, she is the AXW Women's Champion, SIIIERRAAAA STAAARRRRRR! Once Sierra is halfway down the ramp, she let her cape fall behind her. Once she let her cape go, she places her hands up to her hair and ruffles it, then begins to hit hands with the fans on both sides of the ramp. Sierra would then make her way up the stairs. She would then grab onto the top rope and push it up, so she would be able to go under it. She then would finally enter the ring and look out into the crowd. Sierra would the go over to the corner turnbuckle, which was the one on the right that was closest to the announce table. She would grab onto the top rope and place her feet on the second rope below the turnbuckle. Sierra would then lift herself up with her hands and point up at the sky. Before she would place her hands back onto the turnbuckle to jump down to the mat, she would use her hands and flip her hair out. After a moment of that, Sierra would finally get down from the second rope and looks at her opponent.  vs. Sierra Starr and Misery made the absolute best out of this match. Some of the better highlights of the bout included: -A running Crossbody attempt by Misery, which Sierra was able to turn into a Fallaway Slam, and Misery rolled right out of the ring, Ryan Starr stepping out of the way as she does so. -Misery comes back for a while with some great moves, and as Sierra looks to go up top for some high risk action, we see why it's called high risk, as Misery is ready to go and lands a nice step up Enziguiri, sending Sierra to the outside this time, then runs to the opposite ropes, coming back and hitting a great suicide swan dive to the outside. -At one point, it looked like both women might have been hurt by a double running Neckbreaker when both of them had the same idea at the same time. -Misery takes control, and eventually forces Sierra onto the apron, kneeing her in the ribs and pulling her in, her ankles resting on the second rope, her head in the fold of Misery's arm, as Misery connects with a violent DDT. -Sierra somehow manages to fight her way back from an unsuccessful pin attempt, and connects with a Starry Night, picking up the big victory. WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
ROUND ONE
Tanya Jones vs.  Tanya Jones would look ready for battle as Mike Vincent and Benji Mathews wondered where Sierra Starr was and if she was returning for commentary in this, the last first round match in the tournament. To a nice pop from the crowd, Sierra would emerge in her wrestling gear. Sierra would hit the ring and it wasn’t long before these two tough women would begin slugging it out. Jones would try to strike early with chops, European uppercuts, even hitting a spear on Sierra, but it wasn’t enough to put her down. Jones would continue the punishment, even hitting Sierra with a bicycle kick of her own for a long two count, but Sierra would press on, making her way back into the match with chops of her own, followed up by a brutal running powerslam for a two count. A hard discus clothesline would clobber Jones but it still wasn’t enough to put her away for Sierra. A sharpshooter from Starr was countered into a small package which nearly sealed the win for Jones, but a sudden bicycle kick from Starr would catch Jones right under the jaw gaining the victory for arguably the odds on favorite to win the tournament. Salvatore Pellegrino: Here is your winner, SIERRA STARR!! Post Match: Jones would rub her jaw, exiting the ring and looking up at Starr who would just laugh and celebrate her victory with the crowd. AXW WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
SEMI-FINALS
Stella Quinn vs. Sierra Starr
The crowd was looking forward to this one, as in some ways Stella Quinn represented the Cinderella story of the tournament, while Sierra Starr came into the tournament the odds on favorite to win the whole thing. Stella would extend her hand for a shake to start the match, and Sierra would just stare at it, then Stella, before yanking her arm in for a series of clotheslines, picking up Stella each time only to knock her down again. Sierra would yell down at Stella “Come on, Cinderella, fight me!” before stomping down hard on Quinn. Sierra would yank Stella up by her hair, only to be met with a stinging enziguri from Stella which staggers Sierra back against the ropes. Sierra would charge only for Stella to duck Matrix style nailing Sierra as she turned back with a running yakuza kick. Stella would scream out “YOU WANNA FIGHT, BITCH? YOU GOT IT!” Stella would nail Sierra with a sit down jawbreaker, followed by a spinning heel kick for a two count. Stella would continue putting pressure on Sierra with a tiger suplex, almost getting the win with a senton bomb. Stella would try for the Paparazzi Killer, only for the strength of Sierra Starr to shine through as she would lift Stella up into a fireman’s carry, dropping her down hard on her knees. Sierra would continue clubbing away at the ribs of Stella, even hitting a series of backbreakers before delivering a World’s Strongest Slam style front powerslam which nearly got her the victory. Sierra would size up her opponent and look to hit Starry Knight (bicycle kick) only for Stella to duck under and connect with a STIFF super kick to a turning Sierra, following onto Starr in hopes of getting the pin, but somehow Starr would continue on. Stella would head up top, perched on the top rope and look for a missile front dropkick, but Sierra would counter, Quinn hitting her head hard on the mat, as Starr would cinch in her Queen Of Mean sharpshooter, as Stella would try to reach the ropes, and it seemed she would, only for Starr to pull her dead center of the ring and pull back with more power as Stella would have no choice but to tap.
Salvatore Pellegrino: Here is your winner, by submission, SIERRA STARR!
Post Match: Wiping the sweat from her face, Sierra would take one last look at Stella Quinn before exiting the ring and throwing her arms up in the air in victory, laughing and getting psyched over the fact she made it to the finals. |
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Craig Brooks: Ladies and gentlemen please welcome my guest at this time, the AXW Women's Champion, Janet Hurricane. Janet, you made your surprise return during AXW Supershow II in what was supposed to be a Triple Threat Match. Everyone's been wondering, how exactly did you get into that match?
Janet Hurricane: Well, I honestly couldn't tell you. I signed a contract a few days before the Supershow, and when I showed up, I was just told that I was put into the match. I don't know what Luke Mathews' motive was, but seeing as this was a huge opportunity, I was gonna make the most of it and try to prove that I could hang with the best here in AXW. Not only did I prove myself then, but also two weeks ago when I beat Sierra Starr in a match that I didn't even know I was gonna be competing in when I went to the ring. So I think I more than proved that I deserve to hold this title.
Craig Brooks: Well, tonight you head into a match against the returning Jenna Tonic. Can you maybe shed some light on your strategy as you head into the match?
Before Janet can respond, she is taken out from behind by Sierra Starr. Sierra throws her into a nearby loading crate, then throws her into some pipes that were leaning against the wall, and even slams some of the pipes down on her.
Sierra Starr: I don't believe you for one second. You weren't just thrown into that match. I'm gonna get to the bottom of this, and when I do, I'm taking what's mine.
Sierra strikes Janet with a pipe one last time before leaving. Personnel quickly rush to Janet as the cameras go back to ringside. We return back from commercial to the laughter of Sierra Starr. "Strike Back" plays, Sierra making her way down to the ring.
Sierra Starr: My emotions have gotten the best of me the past few weeks. I've just been really thrown off since the last Supershow, I wasn't prepared for a Fatal Four Way, I was expecting a Triple Threat. I guess, in the end, Janet really does deserve it. Janet, if you would please come out here, I'd like to formally apologize, woman to woman.
A few seconds pass, and "Generation Lost" plays, signalling the arrival of the AXW Women's Champion. Janet Hurricane makes her way down to the ring.
Janet Hurricane: Here I am.
Sierra Starr: Janet, I'm sorry...
Janet Hurricane: Well, thank you. I'll let what happened in the past stay in the past, and--
Sierra Starr: I wasn't finished. Janet, I'm sorry... I'm sorry that you're a slut who sleeps with her boss to get a title match.
Janet's mouth drops, as does everyone else's mouth in the arena.
Janet Hurricane: What?!
Sierra Starr: I was just spewing garbage so I could get you out here and see your priceless reaction first-hand. You got into that title match at the Supershow because you're sleeping with Luke Mathews.
Janet Hurricane: No I'm not!
Sierra Starr: Really? Because I've stumbled across some security footage that says otherwise. This is footage from two weeks ago in New Jersey. Roll the tape!
The jumbotron airs the aforementioned footage. The scene is a parking lot. A Chevy Suburban pulls into a spot. Two people step outside the vehicle. From the driver's side, we identify Luke Mathews, and from the passenger's side, we identify Janet Hurricane. They walk to the back of the vehicle, removing their respective bags from the cargo area. Luke closes the back of the SUV and the two walk off frame.
Janet Hurricane: He drove me to the show, that doesn't mean I'm having sex with him.
Sierra Starr: I think you're lying. I wanna hear Luke Mathews' perspective on this story.
Several seconds pass, before "Still Counting" by Volbeat plays throughout the arena for the second time tonight. Luke Mathews makes his way into the ring.
Sierra Starr: Luke, I have a few questions to ask you. First off, why do you smell like a rotting skunk?
Luke Mathews: I sprayed some Intensity-- look, it doesn't matter. What does matter, is that you are not authorized to look at security footage. Secondly, I am your boss here. When you show up to an AXW show, you are working for me. Therefore, you will treat me with respect and not try to snoop through my personal life. However, you caught me in a fairly good mood, so I will tickle your fancy. What you saw on the tron, was exactly that. I drove Janet to the show. She needed a ride to the show, so I gave her one. I'd do the same thing for you, Sierra. That's all there is to the story. There's no sex scandal, or anything of the nature.
Sierra Starr: Then tell me Luke, why did the rest of us have to go through a tournament while Janet gets a free pass?
Luke Mathews: Well, when you're in my shoes, you have to make some tough business decisions. At the end of the day, AXW wouldn't exist without the fans, and what do the fans want? They want Janet Hurricane. I simply gave the fans what they wanted. So, please stop with this whole investigation. I told you all that there was to know, you're not going to find any dirty laundry, all you're doing is wasting your time.
Sierra Starr: I know there's more to this, it's only a matter of time.
Sierra exits the ring, Luke looking at her leave, not looking to pleased of the accusations. We return backstage, where we see Sierra Starr walking down a hallway. She comes across a half-opened door, which reads "Janet Hurricane." Sierra peeks in, and the coast seems to be clear as she enters the locker room, the camera of course following her. She comes across Janet's bag, and pulls out a cell phone that was at the top of the bag. Sierra looks around real quick, making sure she's still in the clear, before she starts touching the screen of the cell phone. She seems to have found something, as her face lights up.
Sierra Starr: I knew it. I've got you now.
Sierra quickly exits the locker room, taking the cell phone with her.
We go back to the ring, where the evil laugh of Sierra Starr takes over the sound system, before "Strike Back" starts blaring. Sierra makes her way to the ring, in one hand she is holding a microphone, and in the other is a cell phone.
Sierra Starr: I've known it all along. Janet Hurricane is sleeping with Luke Mathews to get title shots. She probably even slept with him to get a job here in the first place. It was just a matter of me finding concrete evidence, and I now have that evidence literally in the palm of my hand.
She holds up the cell phone.
Sierra Starr: I just happened to have stumbled across the cell phone of one Janet Hurricane. And from there, I just happened to have stumbled across her text messages. She has a conversation in her text messages with somebody by the name of "Lukeypoo." The conversation goes something like this: "Babe, I'm worried she's going to find out." To which Lukeypoo replies, "Don't worry, honey, she won't find out. We'll keep this secret safe between the two of us." Then Janet says, "I love you," and Lukeypoo says "I love you too." Well, you two were wrong because I DID find out and now the whole world knows that Janet Hurricane is sleeping with her boss.
At this point, Janet Hurricane has begun storming down to the ring, and is stopped by Luke Mathews who has ran down to her. We can hear Luke say, "Calm down, I'll take care of this." Luke enters the ring, receiving a microphone.
Luke Mathews: I told you to not snoop through my personal life.
Sierra Starr: This is Janet's phone, so technically I'm snooping through her personal life. It just so happens hers intertwines with yours. However, I discovered the truth. Janet got her title shot because she's sleeping with you. This is unfair for the rest of us who had to compete in numerous matches to get that shot, and I demand that Janet be stripped and the title be awarded to me, since I never lost the title in the first place.
Luke Mathews: First off, we were trying to keep this out of the public eye but since some people around here are too fucking nosey, yes, I am in a romantic relationship with Janet Hurricane. And sure, she got a free pass to the title match. The fact of the matter is the fans love Janet Hurricane and she has more than proved that she deserves to be champion, after all, she beat you twice now. So I will not be stripping Janet of her title. But since you keep bitching about how you never lost the title and how you should be champion, I will give you one last opportunity at the Supershow, even though you really don't deserve it at this point.
Before any more can be said, Janet has slid in the ring and clocks Sierra with the title. Janet starts stomping on Sierra in a fit of rage, until Luke pulls her away. We head to commercial with Luke holding back a kicking Janet, clearly upset about their personal life being invaded.Ahahahahahaha..... The evil laughter of Sierra begins to blare across the speakers of the arena. Once the vocals start at the 9 second mark, Sierra then pushes through the curtain and makes her way onto the top of the ramp. Looking out into the crowd, she gives a devious smirk as she begins to walk down the ramp. As she reaches the bottom of the ramp, she turns to her left to make her way up the steel steps and onto the apron. Brushing her feet off on the apron, Sierra then makes her way between the ropes as she then quickly jogs towards the turnbuckle that is to the left of the announce table . Griping the top rope, Sierra will pull herself up as she poses for the crowd. After a few moments of doing that, she hops down back onto the canvas as she gets ready for her match. Blue strobe lights roams around the arena like a trance as the opening drum beat of "Generation Lost" by Rise Against blares out of the PA system. Once we hear the lyrics, out comes Janet Hurricane, her hoodie veil blinding her face. As the tempo gets faster and faster, we see her jumping up and down, still cannot see her face. Few seconds later, Janet reveals her face to the crowd and starts shadowing punching and kicking, feeling the energy of her theme song and the fans cheering.Then she starts walking her way to the ring, slapping a few hands from the crowd and bopping her head to the music. Once she enters the ring, she takes off her hoodie and does a couple of shadow boxing, again feeling the energy of the music. Salvatore Pellegrino: This contest is scheduled for one fall, and is for the AXW Women's Championship! Introducing first, the challenger, from Tampa, Florida, she is one half of the EWS World Women's Tag Team Champions, as well as one half of the St. Louis Rage Tag Team Champions, SIEERRRAAAAAAA STAAAAAAAARRRRR! Sierra raises her titles into the air. Salvatore Pellegrino: And her opponent, from Charlotte, North Carolina, she is the AXW Women's Champion, JANEEEEEET HURRICAAAAAAAAAAAANE! Janet raises her title into the air, before handing it to referee Gus Ramos. Gus raises the title into the air, before calling for the bell. AXW WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Janet Hurricane (c) vs. Sierra StarrJanet immediately goes after Sierra, still upset over the invasion of her private life. Janet hits a snap suplex, a frankensteiner, and a sitout facebuster. Janet looks for a Beautiful Disaster, but Sierra catches her mid-air and plants her with a powerbomb. Sierra hits a Michinoku driver, going for a quick cover of a two count. Sierra takes Janet down with Broken Dreams, before slamming her head into the mat. Sierra goes off the ropes but Janet catches her, thorwing Sierra through the ropes, before planting her with a Cry of Terror. Janet looks for a 15 Seconds of Fame but Sierra slips through it. Sierra hits Janet with a superkick and a running cutter. Sierra locks in an abdominal stretch, while also driving the point of her elbow into Janet's ribs. Janet hip tosses her way out of it, and hits a series of dropkicks. Janet hits the Tropical Storm, followed by Last Breath of Air, getting her a two count. Janet looks to set up for Storm of the Century, but Sierra doesn't budge. Sierra knees Janet in the face, before double legging Janet, and locking in the Queen of Mean. It takes Janet a while but she manages to crawl to the ropes. Sierra waits for Janet to get up, then looks for Starry Knight which Janet ducks under. Janet then hits Wrath of the Hurricane, going for the cover. ONE! TWO! Sierra kicks out. Janet mounts Sierra and starts punching her in the face, until Ramos pulls her off. Janet hits a Beautiful Disaster, and a spinning backbreaker, earing her a two count. Janet would try for Storm of the Century again, but Sierra countered it into a small package, very close to a three count. Sierra hits a back kick to Janet's gut, before hitting rockSTARR. Then, smack dab in the middle of the ring, Sierra locks in the Barbie Breaker. Janet is screaming in pain, and she has nowhere to go. Gus Ramos asks if Janet gives up, to which Janet reluctantly nods. Ramos calls for the bell. Salvatore Pellegrino: Here is your winner as a result of a submission, and NEEEEEEWWW AXW WOMEN'S CHAMPION, SIEEERRRAAAAAAA STAAAARRRRRRR! Post-Match: Ramos hands Starr all of her championships, as Sierra is now dripping in gold. Sierra Starr is now the first ever person to hold the AXW Women's Championship twice. She stands next to Janet, and wipes her feet, kicking the metaphorical dirt onto her. Sierra leaves the ring as Janet is on all fours in the ring, defeated, as Sierra has invaded her personal life and now took her title. We return to AXW Studios at AXW Headquarters. Lily Luna: Congratulations to Sierra Starr on being the second entrant into AXW's Hall of Fame! Zack Fields: Three people are now officially in the AXW Hall of Fame, and we still have one more. You might be seeing a pattern here, the first Tag Team Champions, the first Women's Champion, can you guess who our final entrant is? Lily Luna: Obviously, it's the first ever AXW Light Heavyweight Champion, Damien Steele! Zack Fields: I'm sure he'll find his way into the Hall of Fame one day, but it's not tonight. Lily Luna: First ever AXW Xperience Champion, David Slayton! Zack Fields: David Slayton is in two Halls of Fame already, but he will not be making the AXW Hall of Fame this year. Lily Luna: How about the first ever AXW Triple Crown Champion... David Slayton! Zack Fields: Still no. Lily Luna: That just leaves one man, a man who has self-professed carried this company on three different occasions. Zack Fields: Duncan Aries has done it all in his career, world titles, tag titles, but there's one thing he hasn't done, and that's being in a Hall of Fame. Lily Luna: Duncan Aries is of course the first ever AXW Champion, and now gets to add AXW Hall of Famer to his resume. Zack Fields: And on top of that, he's still an active competitor in AXW! So Duncan has another first going for him, which is the first active competitor to enter the AXW Hall of Fame. Lily Luna: Ladies and gentlemen, the AXW career thus far of "The Wild Card", "The Spade", Duncan Aries. The cameras pan across the audience of about 7,000, until settling on the announce table.
Mike Vincent: Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the very first show of Alternative Xperience Wrestling! We are live from the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida, and streaming for free on AXW.com! I'm Mike Vincent, alongside my broadcast partner, Benji Mathews!
Benji Mathews: How do I always get stuck with you? Luke said nothing about you being here.
Mike Vincent: And that's the man we're all expecting now, AXW founder and owner, Luke Mathews!
After a few seconds "We Are" transitions into "This Fire Burns", and out walks Luke Mathews to a mixed reaction. He's wearing jeans and an AXW "Est. 2013" t-shirt. He steps into the ring, receiving a microphone.
Luke Mathews: Welcome, to the first show of Alternative Xperience Wrestling!
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Luke Mathews: When TCW closed, I could've went somewhere else and continued wrestling, but I wanted to do something different. So here we are, AXW. Also, to make things interesting, we don't have a ten count ring out. We have a twenty count. And we don't sugar coat the Women's Division by calling them "Divas", or anything else, they are strong, powerful, ass kicking WOMEN. Tonight, you'll see a couple women in action as we kick off the AXW Women's Championship Tournament, while the rest of the matches will be a part of the AXW Championship Tournament.
The beautiful sounds of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ode to Joy plays on the arena sound system to a chorus of boos.
Mike Vincent: Not this buffoon.
Benji Mathews: Cameron Rockefeller is no buffoon, he is a man of integrity, something you have none of.
Mike Vincent: Well fans at home, you got a good minute if you need to take a quick bathroom break or if you need a snack or something.
Benji Mathews: That is completely disrespectful.
As if to further incur the ire of the crowd, "Mr. Integrity" Cameron Kennedy Rockefeller allows the song to play for almost a full minute, emerging at the 52 second mark of the crescendo! "Mr. Integrity" steps through the curtain, and pauses, looking around at the booing crowd. He smirks slightly, soaking in their reaction, while straightening the tie of his perfectly crafted Hugo Boss suit. He then begins to walk slowly to the ring, sneering disdainfully at those sitting ringside as he walks past, ensuring no one is close enough to touch him. As he slowly ascends to the top ring step, he pauses again and looks at the crowd, smirking again, and shaking his head. He wipes off his wrestling boots on the apron, then steps through the ropes, and holds his hands out, and tips his head back ever so slightly, with a huge smile on his face as he soaks in the crowd's hatred. He removes the United States of Integrity Championship, holding it high into the air before resting it onto his shoulder. He shakes hands with Luke Mathews.
Cameron Kennedy Rockefeller: Mr. Mathews, it is an honor that you have signed me to be apart of this alternative experience, however, as the longest reigning champion in this company and the holder of the most prestigious title in this company, why waste everybody's time with this foolish tournament and declare a paper champion, when you can just declare myself as the main champion of this company?
Luke takes a second to ponder this.
Luke Mathews: That's not a bad idea, Cameron, --
Before Luke can continue, he is interrupted by Digital Summer's "Playing the Saint". Duncan Aries walks onto the stage.
Duncan Aries: Now wait just a minute. You know, when I left CCW and later returned, I thought I got rid of the scum that is CK. But then CCW closed, and I went to TCW. And it turns out, a little shithead was waiting for me. (Aries has now entered the ring) And then TCW closed, and I knew you'd try to weasel away from me, and it's then that I realized, it's not that I can't get rid of you, it's YOU that can't rid of ME. Now, Luke, I know you're butt buddies with with this chumpstain, but if you're as big a fucktard as you look and make him the world champion of this company, this place is gonna be on its deathbed before it's even born.
Luke Mathews: Duncan, that's real cute. Butt buddies? Fucktard? That's the best you got? I was generous enough to give you a job, and that's the way you're going to treat me? There's a reason why I hired both of you. You both are phenomenal in-ring performers, and there's still a score to be settled between the two of you. And Duncan, had you not interrupted me and let me finish, you would have seen that I'm NOT going to make the United States of Integrity Championship the main title.
Cameron Kennedy Rockefeller: What?!
Luke Mathews: Here's the deal. The AXW Championship Tournament is still on. Both of you will be competing in it. Cameron, you do make a solid point, being the most prestigious champion here, so if you do win the entire tournament, then your United States of Integrity Championship will be unified with the AXW Championship. You'll also be getting the night off.
Cameron Kennedy Rockefeller: With pay, right?
Luke Mathews: Yes, with pay.
Cameron says something inaudible as he shakes hands with Luke, before exiting the ring and going to the back.
Luke Mathews: Duncan, you can call me whatever childish name you want, but that's not going to get you very far here. I'm not gonna take your crap. You'll be competing tonight. For you, it will be a normal one on one match, but for your opponent, it will be a no disqualification match. Your opponent has the freedom to use any weapon he wants, even kick you right in the nuts, and it's legal. But if you do any of that Duncan, you will be disqualified and out of the AXW Championship Tournament.
Mike Vincent: That's not fair!
Benji Mathews: Duncan got himself into this mess, normally if you call your boss a fucktard you'd be fired on the spot.
Duncan Aries: Okay, Luke. I'll play your games. Throw whoever you want at me, I will beat them.
Luke Mathews: Good to hear. You have one match to get ready.
With that, Luke leaves the ring and we go to a short commercial. Craig Brooks: Ladies and gentlemen my guest at this time, Duncan Aries.
The camera zooms out to see Duncan Aries.
Craig Brooks: Duncan, it seems no matter where you go, the odds are always against you. In CCW, TCW, and now here, you're already in an unfavorable match.
Duncan Aries: Unfavorable? You got it wrong, Greg. Y--
Craig Brooks: It's Craig.
Duncan Aries: Don't interrupt me.
Craig Brooks: Sorry.
Duncan Aries: Anyway, you say this match isn't in my favor, but I say it is. Whoever my opponent is can use whatever he wants. He can hit me with a chair, or any other weapon, and it's legal. If I do that, I get disqualified. But that's okay. I don't need a weapon. I got these. (He raises his fists into frame, before looking right into the camera) So, "mystery opponent", whoever you may be, bring everything you want to the table, bring the damn kitchen sink, nothing will help you beat me. I will be victorious, and do you know why, Craig? (his eyes never leave sight of the camera)
Craig Brooks: Be--
Duncan Aries: Because I'm Duncan fuckin' Aries!
With that, Duncan walks out of frame. Salvatore Pellegrino: This next contest set for one fall, is a first round match in the AXW Championship Tournament! Now for Duncan Aries, he will be competing under standard rules, whereas his opponent will be competing under No Disqualification. "Playing The Saint" by Digital Summer blares as ice blue strobelights pulse and flash. Aries emerges in his taped wrists, and ice blue leather pants with a spade printed on each leg. Salvatore Pellegrino: Introducing first, from San Diego, California, weighing in at 238 pounds, "The Spade" DUNCAAAAAAN AAAAAARRRIIIIIEEEEES! Aries looks out at the crowd who give him a mixed reaction, bumps his fists together and walks down the ramp to the ring. He slides under the ropes into the ring and leaps up onto a turnbuckle, another look at the crowd, before jumping off and throwing some kicks and punches as his music fades. A few seconds pass, before "Sad, but True" by Metallica blares out of the speakers and Michael Jacobs comes out of the curtains. He raises his two fists in the air, while his head is down, soaking up the reaction from the crowd. Salvatore Pellegrino: And his opponent, from Detroit, Michigan, weighing in at 214 pounds, "Checkmate" MICHAAAEEELL JAAAACOOOBS! He then makes his way to the ring as the crowd chants, "Check Mate, Check Mate!" He can't help but smirk, loving the fans and their support. He jumps on the apron and hops to the ring. He then walks to the middle of the ring and raises his fists up high again while lowering his head.  vs.  AXW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
FIRST ROUND MATCHThe match begins with a lockup, which sees Duncan gaining control. Duncan has control until Michael manages to exit the ring, grabbing a chair, handing it to Duncan, telling Duncan to hit him. Duncan would hit him, with a hard right hand. Michael would try to use the chair to his advantage, but Duncan would prevent him from doing so. During the match, Ms. Integrity would come down to ringside, in an effort to try to distract Aries. Instead Jacobs is distracted, telling her to leave and that he needs no help. Jacobs then found himself in an Ace of Spades. He refuses to tap out, and eventually passes out, giving Aries the win. Post match, Aries backs up the ramp, blowing a kiss at Ms. Integrity, mocking the backfired plan. That is until CKR runs from the back, delivering a loaded punch to the back of Aries' head. We return to the parking lot, where the party is still going on. Cameron Kennedy Rockefeller is seen passing through, looking at everyone disdainfully. He opens the door to a limo, but is attacked by Duncan Aries. Cameron gets thrown into the car next to the limo. Duncan looks to kick Cameron. Cameron moves out of the way and Duncan kicks in a window. Cameron quickly scurries into the limo, the limo taking off just as soon as Duncan gets his foot out. Duncan walks away while we go to a different camera angle. We return to Caitlin Shay.
Caitlin Shay: I'm standing by with Duncan Aries, Duncan, do you have any thoughts to what Cameron Kennedy Rockefeller said moments ago?
Duncan Aries: C.K. is completely delusional, I know it, you know it, everyone knows it. Just because he has a title from another promotion doesn't mean he deserves to be AXW Champion. If anyone deserves to be AXW Champion, it's me. I have been screwed out of championships so many times. But what sets me apart from C.K., is I'm not gonna demand to be handed the title, I'm going to earn it by beating everyone in this tournament. I'm not going to take shortcuts either, I don't need brass knuckles to beat someone.
Caitlin Shay: Can you explain why you assaulted Cameron in the parking lot last week?
Duncan Aries: I was just giving him a taste of what may happen if we cross paths in this tournament. He has been pissing me off for this past year, and I have this anger that I can only take out on him.  vs. 
AXW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT - SEMI-FINALSFray8train was cleared to compete, but not without his midsection being taped up. Joe Coffey at ringside. A solid back and forth match up, but when Fallen Angel was seen lurking at the entrance way, both members of Ground N' Pound made no hesitation to go after him, resulting in a count-out victory for Duncan Aries. vs.  vs.  vs.  Luke Mathews is watching the match from ringside. The bell rings and Duncan Aries immediately goes after CKR. Galleon then attacks Aries, and Starr goes after Galleon, causing kind of a clusterfuck in the corner. CKR manages to escape by exiting the ring, with Duncan Aries going right after him. Aries grabs CKR and throws him hard into the ring steps. With CKR out for the time being, Aries returns to the ring, where Starr and Galleon have been going at it. There's a stare down between all three, before Galleon goes back after Aries. Starr and Aries team up for the time being, double teaming Galleon. Mostly clubs, until Aries and Starr nod at eachother and hit stereo superkicks to Galleon. Galleon falls to the mat before rolling out of the ring. With CKR and Galleon now on the floor outside, it's now down to Aries and Starr. It appears they're gonna go for a lockup, but Starr, being quite smaller, realizes he's not likely to win and looks to kick Aries. Aries catches his foot, to which Starr responds back with an enzuigiri. Starr looks for a quick cover. One... Kickout. Mike Vincent: A lot of action going already, and the match barely started. Benji Mathews: Shows how much this match means to these four men. While Starr and Duncan continue to battle, we notice on the outside Galleon helping up CKR. They seem to make some sort of pact, and enter the ring, targeting Aries and Starr. CKR manages to take Starr out, throwing him out of the ring. Aries is putting up more of a fight, and finds himself getting double teamed. They manage to weaken Aries, and toss him out of the ring as well. They shake hands, and take time to boast to the crowd. Until Galleon tries to win over CKR via a roll-up. One... Two... kickout. Mike Vincent: Well that didn't last long. Benji Mathews: I'm not sure who to root for in this. Galleon is the King, but then again he did call me a buffoon once... They both get up. CKR looks at Galleon like, what are you doing? They seem to get into an argument before both are taken out by Starr via springboard front dropkick. All three land on the mat. CKR immediately rolls off to the side holding his face. Starr of course is right back up, but finds himself in a German suplex from Aries. Starr starts to get up, and Aries picks him up the rest of the way. He has him on the ropes, and whips him to the other side. Galleon intercepts Starr with a back body drop. Starr lands by the apron. Galleon then charges at Aries only to get roundhouse kicked in the face. Officials are checking on CKR, still on the apron, who seems to have a bloody nose from the Starr dropkick. Aries don't give a fuck, as he pulls him fully into the ring, stomping on him, before mounting him and punching him in the face. CKR ended up having a broken nose. It's pretty much all out war. At one point in the match, Ryan Starr locks in A Starr to Remember on CKR, which is a sharpshooter. CKR tries to reach for ropes, but he finds his arm tucked between Aries legs as Aries locks in Ace of Spades crossface. CKR in a sharpshooter/crossface combo on the verge of tapping until he's saved by Galleon. Later on, Starr ascended to the top rope. He was prevented from jumping by Galleon, who climbed up with him. Galleon and Starr both standing top rope, Galleon set him up for a superplex, but both men were shoved by Aries, causing Starr and Galleon to land awkwardly on the floor. Meanwhile, CKR was loading up for a brass knucks shot, and when he looks to deck Aries, he's stopped by Luke Mathews, who grabs his arms and rips the knucks off. CKR gives a shove to Mathews, who simply shoves back, and is caught with a Culmination from Aries. Aries covers for the three count. He's handed both the AXW and USofI titles, only raising the AXW one into the air. Luke never left the ring, and just looks on at Aries. We return from commercial to see Cameron Kennedy Rockefeller already halfway to the ring, sporting no music. Salvatore Pellegrino: This is your main event, a tag team match set for one fall! Introducing first, from Manhattan New York, weighing 195 pounds, CAMERON KENNEDY ROCKEFELLER! Cameron enters the ring and waits. “Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (Carmina Burana)” by Nota Profana begins to dynamically ring through the air as the lights dim and a curtain of golden sparks falls and blankets the entrance way. After the drums roll and the music settles into its next phase, the spark curtains begin to move to the sides to reveal James Galleon standing and smiling smugly in the entrance way wearing some fancy-looking blue robes. Salvatore Pellegrino: And his partner, from London, England, weighing 235 pounds, "Diamond" JAAAMES GAAALLEEEOOON! He walks down the ramp, spinning a few times to make sure that the audience is admiring his presence as a golden fireworks display goes off on the ramp behind him. He makes his way down to the ring, being sure to flirt with a couple of women and occasionally mouthing off to people in the audience and the ringside crew. Once he gets to the ring, he quickly makes his way up the stairs and along the apron, ducking between the ropes and spinning once again in the center of the ring before bending down on one knee and delivering a very regal looking bow with a smug grin on his face. He goes to his corner and jumps up onto the turnbuckle, raising his arms out arrogantly before taking his spot to start the match. Radioactive by Imagine Dragons plays as Ryan comes out from behind the curtain. Salvatore Pellegrino: And their opponents, first, from Tampa, Florida, weighing 195 pounds, RYAAAAAN STAAAARRRR! He stands and looks out into the crowd. He then runs down the ramp, hitting hands with the fans and slides into the ring. Then he goes up onto the ropes and bounces on them, trying to get the fans all hyped up for the match. He then jumps in the ring a little to get warped up to face his opponent. "Playing The Saint" by Digital Summer blares as ice blue strobelights pulse and flash. Aries emerges in his taped wrists, and ice blue leather pants with a spade printed on each leg. Aries looks out at the crowd who give him a mixed reaction, bumps his fists together and walks down the ramp to the ring. Salvatore Pellegrino: And his partner, from San Diego, California, weighing 238 pounds, he is the AXW Champion, "The Spade" DUNCAAAAAAAAN AAAAARRRIIIEEEESSS! He slides under the ropes into the ring and leaps up onto a turnbuckle, another look at the crowd, before jumping off and throwing some kicks and punches as his music fades. vs. It would start off with Aries vs. Galleon, where Aries has most of the control. Aries would tag out to Starr. Starr picks up where Aries left off, but Galleon would turn the tables and take control. Galleon tags out to CKR. CKR tells Starr to tag in Aries, and when he turns around to do so, CKR attacks him from behind, showing more of a vicious side than usual. CKR keeps Starr grounded, and tags back out to Galleon. Galleon keeps control until a kick from Starr catches him out of nowhere. Galleon looks to tag back out, but CKR drops from the apron and leaves through the crowd. Galleon is now yelling out at CKR, not paying attention to his opponents. 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Post by Mat on Jan 1, 2019 18:50:43 GMT -5
MATCH 7 – AXW TITLE MATCH:
Duncan Aries v. Luke Mathews
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Felicia Jennings: The following contest is for the AXW Title… entering first, he is the challenger… weighing in at 238 pounds, from San Diego, California… DUNCAN ARIES!
The lights go out as "Playing the Saint" by Digital Summer blares, the hue of ice blue shining down on the ramp. Aries emerges, his back to us. Ice blue pyros pop and go off on either side of him. The lights return to normal after Aries turns towards us. The crowd pops as Aries nods his head in approval. With a confident stride, Aries walks down the ramp to the ring. He leaps over the ropes into the ring and begins throwing some shadow punches and kicks as his music fades.
Keith Calhoun: The former AXW Champion looks primed and ready to go tonight!
"The Enemy" by Godsmack kicks in as Luke Mathews emerges from the back. Clad in a "Mr. No F***s Given" Shirt, he makes his way down the ramp, holding his arms up with his pointer fingers extended.
Felicia Jennings: And his opponent, he is the champion… weighing 239 pounds, residing in West Palm Beach, Florida... LUKE MATHEWS!
He walks up the ring steps, wipes his boots on the apron, before entering the ring. He stands in the middle of the ring, once again with his arms raised and pointer fingers extended. He backs to his corner, taking his shirt off and tossing it on the floor at ringside.
Keith Calhoun: It’s refreshing that Luke is out here without his cronies in tow.
Pete Hellman: That’s his family, you idiot…
Rex Riot: That’s his problem…
Mathews struts around holding the AXW high, showing his swagger and bobbing his head at Aries. Aries smiles and gives him a golf clap, then boots him in the gut before the bell. Luke drops the belt and the ref signals for the bell, and picks up the belt to hand to Felicia on her way out, as Duncan takes Luke over and starts battering him from pillar to post, slamming his head into the turnbuckle, unleashing a flurry of chops and right hooks that the crowd is digging straight off! Aries with an inverted atomic drop and a textbook standing dropkick that sends Luke end over end to the outside of the ring, he crashes in a heap on the floor but pops up holding his head, his pride more hurt than anything. The fans are giving him hell and Luke tells them to ‘shove it’, and he turns only to be greeted by Aries flipping over the ropes nailing a plancha on Mathews that sends him to the ring floor.
Aries tries to bounce Luke’s head off the safety rail, but Luke elbows out and rakes the eyes, drills a jaw-jacking uppercut on Aries. Spinning heel kick to Duncan and now he succeeds in slamming Aries’ head on the rail, as the ref is counting. Luke rolls Aries into the ring and climbs on the apron. Aries to his foot and uncorks a punch in retaliation… but Luke blocks it, grabs Duncan behind the head and drops to the arena floor, dropping Aries’ throat first across the top rope, which springs him backwards into the middle of the ring on his back. Luke looks out at the crowd smiling and taps his temple, showing off his ring savvy. With Duncan still clutching his throat, Luke heads up to the top of the buckle and flies… nailing a frog splash squarely. He stays on and hooks a leg..
…ONE!
…TWO!!
Kickout by Aries.
Keith Calhoun: It’s far too early for this one to be over, Aries has a lot of fight in him.
Pete Hellman: Yeah, he’s full of fight… and full of other things too…
Rex Riot: What like… muscle, bone, carbs?
Pete Hellman: Something you should know well enough about then.
Rex Riot: Ah, full of rock n’ roll then, I can dig it…
Mathews grabs him up forcefully by the nape of the neck and boots Duncan in the gut a few times. Luke floors him with a German suplex and bounces off the ropes, leaping high and nailing a leg drop across the throat. He hauls Aries back up, looking for Heaven’s Whisper… but Duncan escapes out the back. Luke turns with a scowl and is greeted by a roundhouse kick and a European uppercut. Now Aries off the ropes, rebounds at Luke and takes him down with a running axe kick that blasts Luke in the nose. Luke rolling around clutching the bridge of his nose now. Luke staggers up and Aries takes him down with a leg sweep that frustrates him more than anything. Luke up to his knees… and Aries unleashes kick after furious kick to Luke’s sternum (think Daniel Bryan style). Aries in his face, flipping Luke the double bird and now a buzzsaw kick to the head! Luke falls over and Duncan jumps on for the cover…
…ONE!
…TWO!!
Kickout by Mathews. Aries grabs him up and nails a German suplex, then heads up to the top rope. Aries looks around the arena with a smile on his face and points to the crowd, who roar in approval. Aries leaps high for a diving elbow drop and hits it… ‘it’ being the ring mat rather, as Luke rolled out of the way at the last moment. Aries up shaking out his arm, trying to get some feeling in his elbow, and Luke takes him down with a clothesline. Mathews throws Aries into the ropes and catches him in a powerslam on the rebound. Mathews deftly rolls Aries over and slaps on an STF, and cranks down on it. Luke is smiling, laughing as he flexes and pulls at Aries, trying to break him in half as he’s telling the ref to ‘ask him!’. The ref gets in Aries face to see if he wants to give up, but Aries simply replies ‘hell no!’. The pain is etched on Aries’ face however. Now he flails his arms, reaching out, he has a palm up, shaking… perhaps quivering is a better term, and his arm makes a downward motion to the mat, but does not slap the mat! The fans let out an audible gasp there, as it looked like Duncan was about to throw in the towel.
Pete Hellman: Give it up, Aries… if you have half a brain you’ll know to live to battle another day.
Rex Riot: And if anyone knows about having half a brain…
Keith Calhoun: Wait a minute, could it be?
Now he puts his hand down on the mat, not to tap, but to gain traction. Fingernails digging into the fabric of the mat, scratching as Aries’ muscles flex and pull… his body begins to move inch by damn inch towards the ropes, as Luke continues to crank on him, yelling expletives in his ear. Luke is getting more pissed… and spits on the side of Aries’ face! Aries face becomes almost immediately red and he yells at the top of his lungs and in a burst of adrenaline lunges his body forward and grabs onto the bottom rope. The ref is calling for the break now, and Luke is staring at him wild-eyed, shaking his head ‘no!’…. the ref is counting towards the DQ… 1,2,3,4… Luke yells audibly ‘dammit!’ and breaks, but fires off a nasty snap jab to the cheek of Aries before Luke gets up. He picks up the gassed Aries and throws him into the ropes, nails a huge Samoan drop. Luke hauls him up again, scowling and looking at the crowd… he runs him over and slings him out of the ring by the back of the head. Luke grabs the house mic and spews some verbal animosity.
Luke: There’s your spade… there’s your wild card… looks more like the joker to me! You are beneath me Aries, you are nothing… your obsession is about to prove fatal, my friend…
Aries is struggling to get up, he pulls himself up on the apron by the bottom rope, to his knees, he clutches the top rope and stands gingerly. Mathews tosses the microphone away and runs at Aries full-tilt, driving his shoulder into the gut of Aries, and Aries goes flying through the air, slamming the small of his back into the top of the safety railing at ringside and slumping to the floor on his butt. Grimacing now, but Aries refuses to die… he get up clutching his back, and Mathews leaps at him over the top ropes for a suicide dive, wiping him out yet again! Mathews is the first one back up, and he has a sadistic grin on his face, as a few overzealous fans throw wads of paper and garbage at him. Luke closes his eyes and soaks it in, loving it. He stomps on Aries’ head at ringside, the ref tells him to get back in… Mathews does, but only to break the count and he’s back out there. He’s up and nails the Zigzag, followed by Heaven’s Whisper on the ring floor! He drags Aries over to the ring steps and drags his body across it, draping him like so and then… Luke drops him with a cutter, Aries’ torso slamming into the jagged steel ring steps! The ref is counting again, and again Mathews slides in to break the count… mouthing ‘oh no, this is too good to end in count-out!’ Mathews back out now… he drags the near-corpse of Aries over to the announce table, looking once more at the crowd, smiling… this time he winks! He picks up Aries and nails the Chokebuster… through the table!
Keith Calhoun: Our table just got splintered, folks! Bear with me… Pete, Rex…. Can you still hear me?
Pete Hellman: Yes, I’m sitting two feet away from you, jackass…
Rex Riot: Wait wait… it’s a Christmas miracle, I can’t hear Peter-Man anymore!
Pete Hellman: SHUT UP!
The crowd is going ballistic with ‘Holy Shit!’ chants now… Mathews grabs Aries and rolls him back into the ring. He stands there, pointing to the crowd, yelling ‘here’s your hero!’ he puts a single boot on Aries, for the academic if not highly cocky pin…
…ONE!
…TWO!!
…THREE!!!
NO!!!
Aries rolled the shoulder up at the last moment! He rolls to his side, coughing, seems to be blood coming from his mouth… internal injuries perhaps. Luke can’t believe it! He gets in Aries’s face and barks at him…
Luke: Does us all a favor and die!
Aries opens a pained eye in Luke’s direction…. And spits blood right in Luke’s face! Mathews is beside himself now, going around and kicking at ropes, as Aries is still down in a near fetal position. But wait, here comes Trent, Zoey, and Malcolm… The Mathews Family is out here!! They’re trying to calm Luke down, the ref is over there with Luke, Zoey and Malcolm. This allows Trent to sneak around the side, he comes in from the other side of the ring with a chair, as Aries has somehow staggered to his feet. Trent swings the chair, but Aries ducks it! He wheels back around, Trent swings for the fences… and Aries dropkicks the chair back into Trent’s face! Trent’s nose erupts in blood as he falls to the mat, the chair goes flying. The ref turns and sees this carnage, and he threatens to DQ Luke…. But Aries grabs the ref’s arm and gets in his face ‘I will NOT settle *cough* for a DQ!’. The ref sees the near maddened determination in Aries eyes and slowly nods. He picks up the chair, turns to Trent, Macolm, and Zoey on the outside… and ejects the Mathews Family from ringside!
Keith Calhoun: Even the best laid plans can backfire, and this certainly hasn’t gone Luke’s way right here. Back to the drawing board with him…
Pete Hellman: Do you have like a Rolodex of old-worn out clichés that you just flip through to spew out to the audience, Keith?
Rex Riot: No, he just calls your mom… since we’re talking about old and worn-out things…
Pete Hellman: My mother is a saint, shut your mouth, Goldie…
Luke is screaming at the referee! Aries from beind with a schoolboy roll-up!
…ONE!
…TWO!!
Kickout! The element of surprise could not seal it for Duncan there. Luke is up with a spinning heel kick, dodged by Aries! Aries with a jaw-jacking back elbow, and a left hook to the bridge of Luke’s nose that leaves him seeing stars! Aries with the Enter Gideon (Beautiful Disaster) kick! He whips Luke hard into the buckles sternum first and follows him in, driving a leaping knee between his shoulder blades. Luke staggers back and Aries nails the San Diego Driver (full nelson into wheelbarrow facebuster). Now Aries tosses Luke to the outside. Aries climbs the turnbuckles, looking down at Luke flat on his back at ringside. Aries leaps high, this time nailing a diving elbow drop to the heart of Luke Mathews on the ring floor! Now Aries sits up to a seated position, clutching at his ribs, as the crowd applauds him, he wipes some blood from his mouth and looks at the ringside faithful, nodding. He slaps on the Ace of Spades on the arena floor, and Luke is tapping… but it’s outside the ring so it doesn’t count! He lets go and slides into the ring, making sure to break the ref’s count. Now Luke is the one that is staggering up, trying to gain his footing. Aries is over on him as Luke on the apron, both men out on the apron now, trading blows, this is turning into a basic slugfest. Areis with a boot to the gut, and… he gets him up and powerbombs him on the edge of the ring apron! Luke’s body bounces off the apron and falls to the floor with a thud, but Aries was able to grip the second rope and sits there kneeling on the apron, admiring his handiwork.
Rex Riot: Oh! He just rocked him like a hurricane!
Pete Hellman: If you’re going to start quoting bad song lyrics, I may retire.
Rex Riot: Yeah? I’ll make sure and take up a collection for a gold watch for ya, dude…
Keith Calhoun: Here, take my watch… can we focus on THE MATCH?!?
Another ‘Holy Shit!’ chant breaks out, and well deserved. Aries goes down and rolls Luke back into the ring and covers…
…ONE!
…TWO!!
Luke got his foot on the rope. Aries scoops the leg off the rope and hooks it for the cover…
…ONE!
…TWO!!
Kickout! Now Aries hauls Luke back up… and Luke rakes the eyes viciously, Aries release him, rubbing at his eyes… and Luke nails a superkick out of nowhere! Aries is stunned, as he wobbles around, down to one knee but back up, refusing to go down… but his head is clearly foggy. Luke summons up another burst of adrenaline and lines Aries up, bounces off the ropes for the No Fucks Given… and Aries whirls around as if having eyes in the back of his head and grabs Luke right up and drills The Culmination (powerslam swung into Rock Bottom) out of nowhere! He hooks both legs…
…ONE!
…TWO!!
…THREE!!!
Felicia Jennings: Here is your winner and the NEW AXW Champion… DUNCAN ARIES!!!
The ref drapes the belt across Aries’ shoulder, who can only muster the energy to set himself up in the corner, grimacing in pain… but nods and taps the title belt. The Mathews Family comes back down to ringside to check on Luke, who is barely moving in the ring. Duncan musters enough strength to roll out of the ring and limp back up the entranceway as ‘Playing the Saint’ blares… he holds the belt aloft as the ultimate survivor of the battle we have just witnessed!
Keith Calhoun: What a quick yet explosive ending to this match out of the blue there fans! These two put their bodies through hell here tonight, it was indeed a war!
Rex Riot: War… ugh… yeah… what is it good for?
Pete Hellman: Absolutely nothing!
Rex Riot: Say it again!
Pete Hellman: Now you’ve got me doing it, sonuva…
Keith Calhoun: Let’s head to the next part of the show, fans! We open backstage with reporter Craig Brooks who is smiling ear to ear as a hand slaps him hard on the shoulder.
Craig Brooks: AXW fans, I’m joined by a guy you’re all familiar with, some might say he needs no introduction.
The camera pans as the crowd pops huge for the smirking Duncan Aries, clad in a denim jacket covering an old black and red AXW t-shirt and a pair of Aviator sunglasses over his eyes.
Duncan Aries: Actually, I’m the guy who would say I need no introduction. Imagine this, Duncan Aries, The Spade, The Wild Card, right here, smack dab in the middle of AXW, a place I made famous I might add, where out of the ashes and poor business acumen of Luke Mathews returns a promotion many thought would never come again. So the question is, what is a guy of my caliber of awesome doing here tonight, am I right, Craig?
Craig Brooks: Well yes, I’m sure many of us are curious, why are you here tonight?
Duncan Aries: Could it be that I have come here to regain the championship that I made famous?
The crowd pops like mad as Aries just laughs.
Duncan Aries: Could it be that I’m here to be a guest referee, or to run the merchandise stand? Maybe I’m going to sell hot dogs and expensive beer in the crowd? Or maybe I’m just here to walk up to Luke Mathews and punch him square in that ugly mug of his, you know, for old time’s sake.
Aries smirks.
Duncan Aries: No, tonight I return to AXW as a proud alumni of something that, aside from the horrible, terrible, downright awful business management skills of Luke Mathews, was a place I was proud to call home, a place I was damn proud to represent as it’s champion. Tonight marks a new era here in AXW, and that means someone is going to take my place at the top of the mountain here later tonight. I’m just here to remind whoever that is, well, good luck, but you’ll never do it as good as me. And why? Because I’m Duncan Aries. That’s why.
Aries lowers his shades and gives the camera a wink before walking off. Crash decides it's time to end it, he whips Justin to the ropes and then runs to the adjacent ropes, before colliding with The Pulverizer (The Pounce), Justin flies across the ring, and either from the impact or instinct rolls out of the ring. Crash doesn't get a chance to go after Justin as from out of nowhere, he gets planted to the mat with The Culmination (Front slam pickup swung into a Rock Bottom) from Duncan Aries!
Salvatore Pellegrino: Here is your winner as a result of a disqualification, and STILL the AXW Champion, Crash Jackson!
Mike Vincent: What right does Duncan Aries have being out here?
Cole Haywood: Looks like he's coming back for the AXW Championship.
Duncan Aries has left the ring and re-enters with a steel chair. He places Crash's ankle in the chair, then looks around as he soaks in the boos from Crash's hometown crowd, before jumping into the air and stomping on the chair, as Crash screams out in pain, clutching his ankle.
Mike Vincent: Crash Jackson could very well have a broken ankle, this isn't good.
Cole Haywood: You're right, it's great!
Duncan exits the ring and snatches the AXW Championship from Salvatore, takes a good look at it, and rests it on his shoulder, exiting the arena through the crowd.
Mike Vincent: Duncan Aries just left with the AXW Championship!
Justin Wyndham is coming to on the floor, not sure what just transpired, and is lucky to not have been in the path of Duncan Aries. “Playing The Saint” by Digital Summer blares as the lights dim and the crowd boos, even through the ice blue pyros that explode, Aries with his back to the crowd, before spinning around, that smug grin on his face from under a pair of blue tinted Aviator sunglasses. Aries is clad in his new “Aries Of Spades” t-shirt, the AXW Championship over his shoulder as he strides confidently to the ring, the crowd spewing hate for him with every step. Lily Luna: Obviously this is a new Duncan Aries, and I for one don’t like it. Aries is in the ring, calling for a mic as he raises the AXW Championship high in the air, the chorus of boos continuing to rain down as his music fades. Duncan Aries: You know, before we get started I just wanted to take a moment to offer a shout out to my good buddy, my ol’ pal Magnum Wolf. How ya doing, man? Now I know it’s not hijacking an entire show, but I figured if you were allowed to do that, it wouldn’t be a problem to ol’ Luke The Puke or the BWF brass if I hijacked this championship, put some nobody on the shelf, and took this championship as my own. I mean, does anybody even remember the 67 days Wolf held this title? Nah, me neither. I do remember him having a little butt buddy stooge with him and then getting his ass kicked by Just..Just..I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Aries begins laughing, trying not to fall on the ground, the crowd giving him serious heat. Aries steadies himself, like he’s trying to get ready for a big speech. Duncan Aries: I’m sorry, it’s just I find that whole thing hilarious. You had to be there. Bottom line in that respect, Magnum Wolf is an ass, while Duncan Aries has class. Thank you, thank you very much!” Aries does a mocking bow, before patting himself on the back and continuing. Duncan Aries: But why? Why would I just interject myself into a match, injure the champion and take this championship as my own? Well aside from the obvious point of because I can, just like always in the history of this once pathetic little Luke The Puke pet project, AXW, its mediocre roster, its definitely mediocre bosses, and you, the mediocre people of AXW, need me! Aries pauses, his arms outstretched, like someone waiting for a hug, as the crowd boos him like mad. Duncan Aries: Oh come on, admit it, you do! I mean seriously, I came into this company, beat some guy, I forget his name, had this championship, let Luke The Puke borrow it for a cup of coffee, took it back, and then moved onto bigger and better things. And then, then you guys had Just..Just..I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I won’t laugh this time. You had THAT guy as your champion, and then Wolf PMSed behind the scenes because guys like me, Cassidy, and everyone within a 5 mile radius were beginning to take the spotlight so they gave the championship to him, then back to THAT GUY because even Luke knows Wolf can’t draw like he used to, you know how it is. Blah, blah, some fat old guy, and then some bag of douche nobody named Crash. Crash? Think about that for a second, you guys were told to cheer for some musclehead doofus with the same first name as a video game character. By George, that’s marketing brilliance, Luke! No wonder AXW has been, well, pretty shitty without me, but you already knew that. Duncan Aries: So I took this championship because you all deserve a better champion, and there really hasn’t been any real good ones since I left so I’m sure no one will mind if I borrow this, say, oh I don’t know, forever? It’s for the good of you, the people of AXW, because nobody knows better than I do that if you want this championship or this company to mean anything again, you need me, Duncan Aries. I know some of you might not like this, but.. Aries takes off his shades, giving us a cold, merciless stare. Duncan Aries: Sorry, not sorry. Aries drops the mic before “Playing The Saint” hits again, as he turns to make his way out of the ring. We open with a shot of the oh so arrogant Duncan Aries, who gets a chorus of boos, which he actually stops and cups an ear too with a smirk, the AXW Championship over his right shoulder. Aries has his sunglasses hung on his shirt collar as he lightly taps the mic.
Duncan Aries: “If anyone cares where Craig Brooks is, I sent him to get me a sandwich and a fucking clue. Let’s see which one he comes back with first, if anything at all. Can’t find good help these days.”
Aries clicks his tongue, tapping the championship.
Duncan Aries: “You know what bugs me? This idea that I took this championship as my own because I’m “playing some kind of game” or that I’m not taking any of this seriously. Nothing could be further from the truth. I mean, look around people, who is going to save AXW from the usual doldrums and failures that seem to invest this place like the plague? Luke The Puke? History clearly shows that’s about as likely as someone finding Jimmy Hoffa buried in their backyard. TRENT? The little boy’s balls never dropped and he did about as good a job running this place as the NFL commissioner did at well, everything. And how about my opponents, huh? You think one of them is going to bring this company out of the Dark Ages and into the light? Really? You’re serious?”
Aries laughs, clearing his throat.
“So what you’re saying is, a guy who lost the championship to some fat fuck, couldn’t even make the AXW Lightheavyweight Championship interesting, and has seemingly been waiting around for an opportunity or a handjob from Luke The Puke, whichever comes first, is “The Chosen One?” He’s about as skilled as that other asshat walking around Texas with a whole bunch of titles from a dead promotion. Hey Mike! Tell your little sex toy there thanks for the advice, but he can go back to sucking the man boobs of success like the little leach he is. Sorry, it’s easy to get sidetracked with all these delusional fucktards rambling about pretenders to the throne as they wear their DEFUNCT championships. Kids, I tell ya.”
Aries smirks.
“If “The Little Engine That Could” wasn’t enough, his brother is the worst. I mean here’s a guy who was pushed to the moon in PWR, and has come crashing down to Earth with the “shocking” reality that he’s about as dry and boring as a piece of day old toast and without a group of thugs to make him look tough, smart, and well, threatening at all, he’s just a, what’s the word, oh yeah? He’s a ZERO. Man, I love plays on words, don’t you, Freddy Fuckface? I knew you would! Chin up, buttercup, because after this match, you can go back into the “Where Are They Now?” files with the rest of those untalented losers from the Unfuckables, er, Untoucha-, eh who cares what the name of that group was, right?”
“And then there’s you, Crash. Another guy with zero talent, on the mic, in the ring, and yet you were pushed in the UK despite appealing to absolutely no one, and the same happened here. I mean, at least when you hung with that slimeball Crest Silver, we rarely had to listen to you speak. Can we go back to that, AXW? Dig Crest Silver out of whatever box of mothballs he’s in and make him Crash’s mouthpiece. Fuck, can’t we trade Crash for someone? I heard Sid Dharth and Mad Sweeny are looking for jobs. Crash, you were force fed to these people, when you never deserved any of their adoration, or this championship. You may be a big guy, Crash, but in the world of professional wrestling, you’re the little kid who needs to get off the goddamn field now that the adults have come to play.”
Aries places his shades over his eyes.
Duncan Aries: “AXW, this is all for you, because you don’t know any better. You don’t know what you need, what you deserve, and the fact that you lost the best thing you had in me. But hey, I’m a forgiving guy, so I’m back to be the champion this company deserves. I mean, I already have the championship, but let’s roll into Anarchy and make it official, alright? Aww, I knew you’d see it MY way. To the rest of you in this match..”
Aries lowers his shades, a cold look on his face.
“Sorry..not sorry.”
With a carefree wink, Aries drops the mic, and walks off, as we can hear him yelling “Where’s my sandwich, bitch?!” Salvatore Pellegrino: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Main Event! It is a Fatal Four Way Match set for one fall, and is to determine the AXW Champion! The opening drum beat of "Mene (We don't feel anything)" by Brand New plays as Fredrick Wyndham appears to the chorus of boos/cheers from the fans. When we hear the guitar riff, he looks up at the sky, closing his eyes and his arms wide spread as if he's soaking up the reaction coming from the fans. Once the lyrics are heard, he looks around the arena, analyzing the crowd with disgust. At the 30 second mark, He bends down on both knees and looks at his imaginary "watch" before getting up and does a cut throat sign, mimicking his brother as pyro shoots up in the sky. Fredrick smirks before making his way to the ring. He doesn’t care about the fans jeering or cheering him as his eyes are fixated on the ring. Once he enters the square circle he bounces around the ring like CM Punk before doing another cutthroat sign to another round of boos. Mike Vincent: Fredrick Wyndham doing the cutthroat sign, mimicking his brother Justin. Lily Luna: There's some deep issues in the Wyndham family, but tonight it's about the AXW Championship. Cole Haywood: And Fredrick would love to stick it to Justin by becoming the AXW Champion. "Remedy" by Seether blasts out throughout the arena as ‘The Titan’ Crash Jackson walks out to the top of the ramp. He bounces from foot to foot psyching himself up for his match. He tenses his body up and then throws his arms out to either side and lets out a mighty roar while a small pyrotechnics display goes on right behind him. He starts making his way down to the ring slapping hands with some of the fans on his way. Crash slides in under the bottom ropes to enter the ring. He goes over to a turnbuckle and climbs to the second rope. He beats on his chest with a clenched fist and then throws the same fist up into the air, oozing with pure intensity as he yells out to the crowd. Crash jumps down from there and readies himself in his corner to start the match. Mike Vincent: Crash Jackson had to vacate the AXW Championship after Duncan Aries broke his ankle, and he feels he should have been re-awarded the title instead of competing for a title he didn't lose. Lily Luna: That is a solid point, but the big question is how healed is that ankle? He's cleared to compete, but that doesn't mean that it's absolutely at 100 percent. Cole Haywood: Crash Jackson will have no ankle after Duncan Aries finishes what he started tonight. The opening beat of "ultranumb" by Blue Stahli as the crowd goes in a frenzy, hyped to see the arrival of "The World Warrior" The cameras focused on the countdown clock shown in the titantron while we hear a voice say, "Ultranumb" "THREE. THREe, THRee, THree,Three "TWO, TWO., two two ONE" "YOU WANT IT ALL RIGHT NOW" The lights starts to flicker before coming back to normal as Justin Wyndham comes out with a smile on his face. He bends down on both knees and looks at his imaginary "watch" before getting up and does a cut throat sign. He then gets up before running down to the ring in full speed. Once he enters the ring, he bangs his head to the nearest turnbuckle, hyping himself up before looking back at the crowd with a sick smile. He then climbs at the turnbuckle and does the cuthroat sign before getting off and waiting for his match to start. Mike Vincent: Justin Wyndham is the first person to hold the AXW Championship twice as a member of the AXW Roster, and looks to become the first three time AXW Champion tonight. Cole Haywood: But he isn't the first to hold the title twice, that distinction belongs to Duncan Aries. Lily Luna: That's why he clarified "as a member of the AXW Roster", Duncan's second reign was when the title belonged to EWS Fury. Cole Haywood: Why should that matter? Duncan is the first two-time AXW Champion which is all that should matter. An ice blue hue descends on the stage, “Playing The Saint” by Digital Summer blaring as a spade of the same color is shown on the ramp, Aries emerging with his back to us, clad in a denim jacket with the same spade on fire printed on the back, his arms crossed. Pyros explode on either side as Aries then spins around, his arms still crossed, head cocked in a smug grin. Aries then takes a confident stride towards the ring, eyes not off the ring from under his ice blue tinted Aviator shades. Aries climbs the steps and walks the apron, looking out onto the crowd before tossing his shades to a lucky fan, entering the ring, pumped up, tossing off his jacket and delivering some shadow punches and kicks as his music fades. Mike Vincent: Duncan Aries is carrying the AXW Championship out here, but to reiterate, he is not the AXW Champion. Lily Luna: The championship has been vacated for almost two months, and he's the reason why. Cole Haywood: No, Crash Jackson is the reason why. Duncan Aries was about to win the title when Crash came hobbling out to the ring and cost him the championship. Lily Luna: Which was after the title had already been vacated when Duncan broke Crash's ankle. You really like to view things one way. Salvatore Pellegrino: Introducing the participants, first, from Cloverleaf, Texas, weighing in at 265 pounds, "Most Known Unknown" FREDRICK WYNDHAM! Fredrick looks straight at Justin as he mocks him with a cutthroat sign. Salvatore Pellegrino: From Miami, Florida, weighing in at 258 pounds, "The Titan" CRASH JACKSON! Crash sneers as he looks across the ring at Duncan Aries, who is holding the AXW Championship. Salvatore Pellegrino: From Cloverleaf, Texas, weighing in at 210 pounds, "The World Warrior" JUSTIN WYNDHAM! Justin delivers the cutthroat sign back to Fredrick. Salvatore Pellegrino: And from San Diego, California, weighing in at 238 pounds, "The Wild Card" DUNCAN ARIES! Duncan simply raises the title into the air with a smile on his face. AXW CHAMPIONSHIP
Fatal Four Way vs.  vs.  vs.  Unsurprisingly Fredrick and Wyndham start throwing punches at each other as soon as Matt Baker calls for the bell, which leaves Crash and Duncan to duke it out. Fredrick chucks Justin out of the ring and throws him hard into the ring steps. Fredrick leaves Justin on the floor then enters the ring, where he holds Crash's arms, allowing Duncan to throw punches at Crash. Fredrick and Duncan whip Crash into the ropes and take him down with a double arm drag. Duncan then abruptly ends the teamwork by throwing Fredrick out to the floor. Fredrick gets to his feet and gets rammed into the barricade by Justin. Justin grabs Fredrick and slams him into the corner of the barricade, then hits him with a gamengiri, Fredrick falling over the barricade. Justin climbs onto the barricade, he dives off to Fredrick but Fredrick has grabbed a chair, Fredrick didn't get time to actually swing it and the chair gets sandwiched between them, them both laying on the floor in the crowd. Meanwhile in the ring Crash takes Duncan to the mat with a fall away slam and a falcon arrow. He whips Duncan to the corner and runs it at him but Duncan gets his boot up, then Duncan German suplexes Crash headfirst into the bottom turnbuckle. Crash rolls out of the ring holding his head and Duncan stays on him. Duncan grabs him and runs across ringside before slamming him into the barricade near the timekeeper's area. Duncan screams "MOVE!" to Jen Brunelli, Jen scurrying out of her chair as Duncan grabs it, then starts slamming it down several times on Crash. Duncan then focuses on the ankle, driving the tip of the chair into it several times as well. Duncan hangs onto his chair and starts to make his way back towards the ring, when Justin Wyndham comes through the ropes with a suicide dive! Except Duncan counters by slamming the chair into Duncan's head in mid-air. The chair is dropped in the process and Duncan slides into the ring, where Fredrick slams a chair down on Duncan's back before he can even stand. Fredrick sets the chair down in the middle of the ring and picks Duncan up, Fredrick looking to hit Duncan's own move The Culmination (Front slam pickup swung into a Rock Bottom) onto the chair, but Duncan counters it and DDTs Fredrick onto the chair. Duncan brings Fredrick to his feet and brings him to the corner. Fredrick gets set up onto the top rope, and Duncan climbs up with him, looking to set up a superplex. Crash Jackson re-enters the ring and shoves them both off the top rope, Duncan and Fredrick both crashing into the barricade at ringside. Crash has a few seconds to himself and shakes off his ankle, and before he knows it is hit with a Bound for Glory (360° corkscrew back elbow smash) from Justin. Justin follows up with a Muay Thai Combination, then runs off the ropes and rocks Crash with The Suicide Blonde (Daniel Bryan’s Inazuma Leg Lariat). Justin climbs the turnbuckles, back facing the ring, only for Crash to climb up with him and bring him back to the mat with a top rope back suplex. Crash then plants Justin into his knee with a Wrath Of The Titan (Cobra Clutch Backbreaker). Fredrick and Duncan are starting to slowly climb back onto the apron, Crash hits a big boot that sends Duncan flying back into the barricade. Crash looks to punch Fredrick but Fredrick blocks it, punching Crash instead. Fredrick enters the ring and grabs Crash, throwing him shoulder first into the ring post, Crash falls out of the ring and hits his head on the stairs on the way to the floor. Fredrick brings his attention to Justin, Fredrick drives Justin to the mat with an Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked (Devil-lock DDT), before rolling back out of the ring. Fredrick lifts the skirt and pulls out a kendo stick from beneath the ring. Fredrick whips the stick across the back of Justin at least 20 times. Fredrick drops the stick and signals a cutthroat, then lifts Justin up for the Doomsday Driver (Daivari’s WMD Driver), but Justin rolls through for a pin fall, which Fredrick rolls out of and hits a boot to Justin's face. Fredrick then gets clocked upside the head with a monitor that Duncan Aries snagged from the announce table. Fredrick crumbles to the mat, and Duncan grabs the kendo stick and locks Justin in a kendo stick-assisted Ace Of Spades (Crippler Crossface), Justin screaming in agony. Fredrick manages to save the match by kicking Duncan in the head. Crash then re-enters the ring and clubs Fredrick in the back. All men are pretty spent at this point, so all are pretty slow to make a move. Crash lifts Fredrick to his feet, but Fredrick lifts Crash onto his shoulders, perhaps to go for Zero Consequences (Burning Hammer), but Crash elbows himself free, then picks Fredrick up and drops him to the mat with The Dominator! Justin tries to go over to them, but Duncan pulls him back and slams him to the mat with The Culmination! Crash and Duncan are both on the mat, Senior Official Matt Baker quickly looking back and forth between them to see who will get to a cover first. When they finally cover their respective man, Baker drops to the mat... One.... Two.... THREE! He calls for the bell. Cole Haywood: Duncan Aries did it! Duncan Aries is the new AXW Champion! Mike Vincent: Crash Jackson was also covering, it's hard to tell who Baker was counting for. Lily Luna: I'm thinking Crash Jackson won. Both Crash and Duncan raise their arms into the air, Matt Baker approaches Salvatore Pellegrino about the announcement. Salvatore Pellegrino: .....Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this match, and NEEEEEEEWWWWWW AXW Champion.......... DUNCAN ARIES! The crowd erupts in boos as Duncan quickly gets out of the ring, leaving a furious Crash Jackson behind. Duncan grabs the AXW Championship and raises it into the air. Mike Vincent: Well, he's been walking around with the title for a while now, and it's official, he's the AXW Champion. Cole Haywood: Don't sound so down, Mike, celebrate as Duncan Aries wins his third AXW Championship! Lily Luna: Well, certainly none of this is over. I'm sure everyone involved will be gunning for rematches. Mike Vincent: Well, thanks for tuning into ANARCHY on the BWF Network! For Cole Haywood and Lily Luna, I'm Mike Vincent! We'll see you soon! Duncan Aries backs up the ramp, holding the AXW Championship with one hand, his other being raised by Baker. The cameras change to an irate Crash Jackson kneeling at the ropes. Behind him the Wyndhams are starting to come to, and start faintly throwing punches at each other as we fade to black. Mike Vincent: Welcome to AXW! We're fresh off the heels of Anarchy, I'm Mike Vincent alongside Cole Haywood, and we're gonna start things off with the NEW AXW Champion! “Playing The Saint” by Digital Summer kicks in, as the capacity crowd already begins to boo. Cole Haywood: These people need to be more respectful to Aries, if he leaves the company will be in the toilet again. Mike Vincent: Well I guess that makes two of you then, since Aries is the only other person who thinks so. Aries emerges after ice blue pyros go off, spinning around after his back was turned, clad in his usual garb of white t-shirt over a denim jacket, blue Aviator sunglasses, and matching stonewash jeans with Timberland boots. Aries pats the championship around his waist a few times with a smirk before sliding under the ropes into the ring. He wastes no time calling for a mic as his music fades. Cole Haywood: Shut up, Mike, this is something I actually want to hear. Aries soaks in the boos with a grin that more than exemplifies the old saying of the cat that ate the canary. Aries taps the mic before letting out a loud and obnoxious “Ahem!” which further draws the ire from the crowd. Duncan Aries: I really don’t know what it is, but it seems to me that I have this knack for coming out here in front of all of you worthless pieces of crap, saying what’s on my mind, and then going out and doing exactly that! Some people call it luck, others backing up what you say, but for me, I call it, quite simply, being Duncan Aries. Thank you, thank you very much! Aries pats himself on the back, before spinning around and throwing his arms up in celebration. Mike Vincent: Aries never has lacked in confidence, has he? Cole Haywood: He’s never had a reason to, Mike. He’s a man of his word. Duncan Aries: Oh and before anyone can say that there was controversy in that title match, there wasn’t any. I’m just that much faster than Crash Jackson, that much smarter than that Zero, and that much better than, what did that twit women’s champ of ours call him? Dustin Windows? Eh, why does it matter? All that matters is what I told you idiots mattered from the moment I stepped back into this place and single handedly saved it, that I was the champion you were all too stupid and jealous to know you needed! Cole Haywood: Bravo, Aries! Bravo! Mike Vincent: For crying out loud, sit down! The crowd boos loudly at this, Aries shaking his head in defiance. Duncan Aries: You’re all full of shit and you know it! I brought the AXW Championship- Aries removes the championship from his waist and hoists it in the air. Duncan Aries: This championship, out of The Dark Ages, away from washed up tubs of goo, overrated flashes in the pan, flavors of the month, and, oh yeah, some guy named Mike. I’ve made this championship mean something again, and that bothers each and every one of you in this arena, and every last one of those ungrateful wastes of roster space in the back. Nobody likes the truth! Nobody likes the fact that I don’t mess around, I step into this ring, take no prisoners, and get what’s mine! Aries slings the title over his right shoulder, pointing to the back. Duncan Aries: So before I go, celebrate my THIRD reign as your champion, and might I add the ONLY man to ever do so, I’d like to send 2 little “shout outs” to 2 guys you might know named Steve Corman.. This gets a mixed reaction from the crowd. Duncan Aries: And David Slayton. A nice pop for the Xperience Champion. Duncan Aries: You know, Steve, I heard what you had to say recently, and yeah, a lot of it is true, but there’s another thing you left out that’s also true. If you think just because you’ve got yourself a trainer and that your name is Steve Corman, head honcho of that dead end Texas promotion that might as well be EWS Lite that you’re just going to waltz in here and do what you want, well then I’m afraid you’re going to have quite the revelation when I drop your sorry ass the first chance I get! Yeah, I don’t like Cassidy, but the fact is, if we really stop and look at the two of you, aside from you both being ugly sons of bitches, you’re also both pretty even on the “Duncan Aries Hates Your Guts” meter. This isn’t WSW, this is RSPW, this isn’t EWS, this is AXW, and all that you see, it doesn’t belong to Luke The Puke, some BWF execs, or anybody else in a suit. It belongs to me as champion! The crowd boos for Aries, but quickly begins a chant for David Slayton. Aries smirks. Duncan Aries: No, don’t you dare get that asshole riled up for failure. You know, Slayton, you talk a big game for a guy who hasn’t had much of a challenge since coming to AXW. I mean, you might as well won that scrap of tin from one of those crane machines at your local Wal-Mart. Cole Haywood: He’s got a point, Mike. Who has Slayton beat? Aries beat 3 guys by himself last night! Mike Vincent: That title is more than just an accolade, Cole, you know that! Duncan Aries: The only redeeming thing about that hunk of junk you carry around is it can get you a ticket to punch for a shot at the AXW Championship. You know, if Steve Corman doesn’t humble your ass first. But even if he pulls a hamstring or breaks his hip sneezing it won’t change the fact that you, David Slayton, I assure you, want none of Duncan Aries. See, I’ve followed your career and to be honest, I never really saw what the big fuss was about you anyways, and whaddya know, years later, gas prices have changed, so has the price of milk and eggs, but holy hell I STILL don’t see what the big deal is about you Dave. If by some chance we do meet in this ring, and plan on letting the world feel what I do, all of us standing there in unison wondering just what the big deal is about David Slayton. Somebody? Anybody? Yeah, I got nothing. Aries chuckles to himself. Duncan Aries: AXW, from the bottom of my heart, and I know it’s hard for you to express your deep, heartfelt emotions for me, but..YOU’RE WELCOME. Oh and sorry..not sorry. Aries nonchalantly tosses down the mic as “Playing The Saint” by Digital Summer kicks in again, Aries raising the championship once more. Mike Vincent: If you ask me, with guys like Steve Corman, David Slayton, and Crash Jackson looming for a chance to not only take that championship but shut this loudmouth up, Aries should keep his words short and sweet.” Cole Haywood: Seriously, Mike? Those guys can’t hold a candle to Aries, and I love Steve Corman. What’s next, Mike? You’re going to tell me those dysfunctional misfits The Wyndham Brothers are talented enough to beat Aries? Please! |
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Jen Brunelli: This is your Main Event! It is scheduled for one fall, and is for the AXW Championship! The opening drum beat of "Mene (We don't feel anything)" by Brand New plays as Fredrick Wyndham appears to the chorus of boos/cheers from the fans.When we hear the guitar rift, he looks up at the sky, closing his eyes and his arms wide spread as if he's soaking up the reaction coming from the fans. Once the lyrics are heard, he looks around the arena, analyzing the crowd with disgust. At the 30 second mark, he stands with his arms crossed, head cocked in a smug grin and pyros shoots up the sky. Fredrick smirks before making his way to the ring. He doesn’t care about the fans jeering or cheering him as his eyes are fixated on the ring. Once he enters the square circle he bounces around the ring like CM Punk before doing his opponent’s signature pose to another round of boos. An ice blue hue descends on the stage, “Playing The Saint” by Digital Summer blaring as a spade of the same color is shown on the ramp, Aries emerging with his back to us, clad in a denim jacket with the same spade on fire printed on the back, his arms crossed. Pyros explode on either side as Aries then spins around, his arms still crossed, head cocked in a smug grin. Aries then takes a confident stride towards the ring, eyes not off the ring from under his ice blue tinted Aviator shades. Aries climbs the steps and walks the apron, looking out onto the crowd before tossing his shades to a lucky fan, entering the ring, pumped up, tossing off his jacket and delivering some shadow punches and kicks as his music fades. Jen Brunelli: Introducing first, the challenger, from Cloverleaf, Texas, weighing in at 265 pounds, "Most Known Unknown" FREDRICK WYNDHAM! Fredrick rolls his wrists as he looks across the ring at Aries. Jen Brunelli: And his opponent, from San Diego, California, weighing in at 238 pounds, he is the defending AXW Champion, "The Wild Card" DUNCAN ARIES! Duncan raises the championship high into the air with the utmost confidence. vs. AXW ChampionshipThey lock up and Duncan knees Fredrick in the gut. Duncan whips Fredrick to the ropes and Fredrick hits Duncan with a powerful lariat. Fredrick lifts Duncan up for a German suplex. Fredrick whips Duncan to the ropes and takes Duncan down with a Japanese arm drag. Fredrick connects with Warning, this hurts (Tornado Enziguri), then tries to lift Duncan up for a suplex. Duncan blocks and delivers a suplex of his own. Duncan follows up with a right hook, left hook, and a European uppercut. Duncan leaps up for a dropkick, causing Fredrick to bounce off the ropes and walk into a snap powerslam. Duncan lifts Fredrick up for a belly-to-belly suplex, then tries for San Diego Driver (Full Nelson pickup released into a wheelbarrow facebuster), but Fredrick elbows himself free before Duncan can fully get the Full Nelson locked in. Fredrick nails Duncan with a Roaring Elbow, Duncan staggering backwards holding his head. Duncan shakes it off and runs at Fredrick, Fredrick picking him up and planting him with a Spinning Spinebuster. Fredrick delivers a gutwrench suplex, then plants Duncan with Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked (Devil-lock DDT). Fredrick again whips Duncan to the ropes, this time Duncan springboards off the second rope and hits Fredrick with Enter Gideon (Beautiful Disaster Kick). Duncan hooks Fredrick's head and executes an Orton style backbreaker, then starts hitting stiff kicks to Fredrick's chest. Duncan starts to lift Fredrick up for The Culmination (Front slam pickup swung into a Rock Bottom), but Fredrick fights free and used Duncan's own move against him as Fredrick drives Duncan to the mat with the Culmination! Fredrick starts to go for the cover when he notices Justin Wyndham walking down the ramp. Fredrick starts yelling at Justin, which allows Duncan to connect with the San Diego Driver, picking up the pinfall victory with it. Jen Brunelli: Here is your winner, and STILL the AXW Champion, DUNCAN ARIES! Lily Luna: Duncan Aries hangs on to the title, but not without a distraction from Justin Wyndham. Chris Pierce: It's only a distraction if Fredrick allows it to be, you can't turn your back like that on Duncan Aries. Duncan Aries receives the AXW Championship and exits the ring. He has a passing glance with Justin, as the two will meet next week. Justin enters the ring, and for good measure hits Fredrick with the World's Most Wanted (Steve Vick like Superkick). Lily Luna: That's gotta feel good for Justin. Chris Pierce: He needs to not worry about Fredrick and worry about his Championship Match with Duncan Aries next week. Lily Luna: That's all we have for The Alternative, tune in next week to AXW where Duncan Aries defends the AXW Championship against Justin Wyndham! Jen Brunelli: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Main Event! It is scheduled for one fall, and is for the AXW Championship! "Remedy" by Seether blasts out throughout the arena as ‘The Titan’ Crash Jackson walks out to the top of the ramp. He bounces from foot to foot psyching himself up for his match. He tenses his body up and then throws his arms out to either side and lets out a mighty roar while a small pyrotechnics display goes on right behind him. He starts making his way down to the ring slapping hands with some of the fans on his way. Crash slides in under the bottom ropes to enter the ring. He goes over to a turnbuckle and climbs to the second rope. He beats on his chest with a clenched fist and then throws the same fist up into the air, oozing with pure intensity as he yells out to the crowd. Crash jumps down from there and readies himself in his corner to start the match. An ice blue hue descends on the stage, “Playing The Saint” by Digital Summer blaring as a spade of the same color is shown on the ramp, Aries emerging with his back to us, clad in a denim jacket with the same spade on fire printed on the back, his arms crossed. Pyros explode on either side as Aries then spins around, his arms still crossed, head cocked in a smug grin. Aries then takes a confident stride towards the ring, eyes not off the ring from under his ice blue tinted Aviator shades. Aries climbs the steps and walks the apron, looking out onto the crowd before tossing his shades to a lucky fan, entering the ring, pumped up, tossing off his jacket and delivering some shadow punches and kicks as his music fades. Jen Brunelli: Introducing first, the challenger, from Miami, Florida, weighing in at 258 pounds, "The Titan" CRASH JACKSON! Crash does nothing but stare across the ring at Aries. Jen Brunelli: And his opponent, from San Diego, California, he is the defending AXW Champion, "The Wild Card" DUNCAN ARIES! For the third straight week in a row, Duncan Aries raises his championship with nothing but confidence, before handing it off to Senior Official Matt Baker. vs. AXW Championship | TALE OF THE TAPE |
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6'3"
| Height
| 6'3"
| 238 lbs
| Weight
| 258 lbs
| San Diego, CA
| Hometown
| Miami, FL
| ~10
| Years Experience
| ~7
| The Culmination
Ace of Spades
The Wild Card
| Finishers
| The Pulverizer
The Dominator
The Obliterator
| AXW Championship (3x)
EWS Triple Crown Championship
| EWS/AXW Accolades
| AXW Championship (1x)
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As soon as the bell sounds Crash spears Duncan to the mat and delivers many punches, before being instructed to let up by Matt Baker. Duncan gets back to his feet and is met with a barrage of punches and elbow strikes, and gets backed to the corner. Crash lifts Duncan onto the top turnbuckle, then runs across the ring with Duncan on his shoulders for a Muscle Buster. Crash hits the ropes and nails Duncan with a Yakuza Kick. Crash sends Duncan across the ring with an exploder suplex. Duncan rolls out of the ring to gain some composure, but Crash isn't gonna allow it. Crash runs across the ring and slides out, but Duncan traps him in the ring skirt and gets some shots in. Duncan gets Crash out of the ring skirt, and lifts him into the air, and plants him onto the apron with a sort of suplex slam. Duncan climbs onto the apron, springs off the bottom rope and drives both knees into Crash's midsection. Crash rolls into the ring clutching his stomach in pain. Duncan enters the ring and waits for Crash to get up, and springs off the second rope and kicks Duncan with the Enter Gideon (Beautiful Disaster Kick), and is a little frustrated when he only gets two off of it. Duncan hooks Crash for the San Diego Driver (Full Nelson pickup released into a wheelbarrow facebuster), but Crash elbows himself free, then slams Duncan down with a Full Nelson Slam. Crash whips Duncan, but Duncan reverses and it's Crash that heads to the ropes, and on the rebound Crash damn near breaks Duncan in half with Blind Rage (High Impact Spear). After a two count both get to their feet and Duncan stumbles into two unreleased Belly-to-Belly Suplexes, followed by an Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Crash brings Duncan back to his feet and Duncan finds the strength to hit a beautiful dropkick from out of nowhere. Duncan slams Crash to the mat with a German suplex landing in a bridged pin, Crash kicking out at two. Duncan runs the ropes and gets caught up in a beautiful The Obliterator (Black Hole Slam)! Crash pins Duncan, but Duncan manages to reach out and grab the rope. Crash tries to plead his case but Matt Baker is adamant about Duncan grabbing the rope. Duncan grabs a handful of Crash's pants and rolls him up, Matt Baker not seeing that Duncan has a handful of pants as he counts to three.
Jen Brunelli: Here is your winner, and STILL the AXW Champion, DUNCAN ARIES!
Luke watches as David gets to his feet before running the ropes again and nailing David with the NFG (No Fucks Given) (Yakuza Kick to the BACK of the head)! Luke covers as Jessie McCormick and the crowd count along.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE-OOOOHHHH!
The crowd is going absolutely insane as David kicks out. Luke Mathews is shocked. Luke Mathews doesn't waste too much time though as he lifts David back onto his shoulders looking for The End (Argentine Neckbreaker) again, but again David slips free and nails Luke with the Full Effect once again! The crowd again counts along to Jessie's count.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
Salvatore Pellegrino: Here is your winner, the AXW Champion, DAVID SLAYTON!
Mike Vincent: What a match between the founding fathers of BWF and AXW.
Lily Luna: And David Slayton walks out with a win over his boss, and that's gotta feel good. And--wait, what the hell?!
Boos are heard over "The Phoenix", but not because of David Slayton, but because two men have run down the ramp and slid into the ring holding steel chairs. One of the men hits Slayton right over the head with a chair.
Lily Luna: Duncan Aries just hit David Slayton over the head with a steel chair!
Mike Vincent: And that's Jonathan Fhenix with him! What the hell are these guys doing here?!
Duncan Aries holds David Slayton in place allowing Jonathan Fhenix to knock him out with a Sudden Reality (Regal style running knee trembler). Luke Mathews is coming to but gets a steel chair to the back from Fhenix. Fhenix grabs Luke by the hair, and is heard asking Aries, "You wanna do the honors?" with Aries responding, "My pleasure!" Jonathan holds Luke up, allowing Duncan to punch him in the face as hard as he possibly can, even shaking his hand afterward. Fhenix sends Luke to Duncan, who delivers a Culmination (Scoop Lift to Rock Bottom) onto a chair.
Lily Luna: This is absolutely despicable.
Mike Vincent: Duncan Aries will surely have repercussions to face after attacking Luke Mathews.
Duncan Aries demands for two microphones, and hands one to Fhenix.
Jonathan Fhenix: We're sorry to rain on your parade, but...
Duncan Aries: Sorry, not sorry. We're here at an AXW event, inside an AXW ring, standing over the AXW Champion, and the AXW boss. However, the so-called "boss", who's laid out in this AXW ring at an AXW event, was not here as the AXW CEO, rather a BWF competitor. So since he's here tonight as a BWF competitor, that means he can't fire me! Aren't loopholes great?
Jonathan Fhenix: --
Before Jonathan can speak, both mics have been cut. Despite that, we hear them yelling.
Jonathan Fhenix: WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED!
Duncan Aries: THE ALLIANCE OF TRUTH HAS ARRIVED IN AXW!
Duncan and Jonathan hold their hands high into the air, being swarmed by boos.
Mike Vincent: This event should've ended with Luke Mathews and David Slayton standing tall!
Lily Luna: Instead we get these two scumbags who have to ruin everything! Salvatore Pellegrino: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Main Event, scheduled for one fall! An ice blue hue descends on the stage, “Playing The Saint” by Digital Summer blaring as a spade of the same color is shown on the ramp, Aries emerging with his back to us, clad in a denim jacket with the same spade on fire printed on the back, his arms crossed. Pyros explode on either side as Aries then spins around, his arms still crossed, head cocked in a smug grin. Aries then takes a confident stride towards the ring, eyes not off the ring from under his ice blue tinted Aviator shades. Salvatore Pellegrino: Introducing first, from San Diego, California, weighing in at 238 pounds, "The Wild Card" DUNCAN ARIES! Aries climbs the steps and walks the apron, looking out onto the crowd before tossing his shades to a lucky fan, entering the ring, pumped up, tossing off his jacket and delivering some shadow punches and kicks as his music fades. The crowd reacts with overall boos and jeers, but there is the small population of fans, for either nostalgia or just plain assholes, that cheer and do the hero worship wave, wearing Icon Merch. Salvatore Pellegrino: And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by Caitlin Shay, Damien Steele, and Jack Adams, from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, weighing in at 275 pounds, "The Icon" STEVE CORMAN! Big Stevie Cool walks out dressed in his classic BSC ring attire, black shiny side lace up pants and a black wrestling tank with "BSC" on the front. As well as a black elbow pad on his right elbow with "ICON" written in gold across it. He stops to look around the arena and the boos being thrown in his direction. Corman makes it very clear to the fans that “all of this” is because of Him. He smiles his cocky smile, then double thumb points to himself, taps his right index finger on his temple and slowly pans his left hand, index finger extended, around the arena; indicating that he’s smarter than each and every one of them, then Corman slowly raises his arms over his head, making the trademark Highrollers hand gesture (basically the wolfpack, while moving his thumbs around in the international sign for MONEY). He makes his way to the ring, as the A-Hole High Rollers fans cheer and do the "Icon" worship wave as Corman nods, points, and smiles at the camera. He climbs the stairs, planting each foot, and walks across the apron. He stops and demands that the ring announcer opens the ropes for him. Felicia shrugs at the referee and quickly scrambles over and holds open the ropes as Corman enters the ring. Corman smirks and again repeats the High Rollers hand gesture by the ropes.  vs.  | TALE OF THE TAPE |
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6'3"
| Height
| 6'6"
| 238 lbs
| Weight
| 275 lbs
| San Diego, CA
| Hometown
| Hamilton, ON
| 11
| Years Experience
| 20
| The Culmination
Ace of Spades
The Wild Card
| Finishers
| Icon Bomb
The Famouser
The Corman Cutter
| AXW Champion
EWS Triple Crown Champion
CCW United States Champion
Many More
| Select Accolades
| EWS LVF Heavyweight Champion
NWA World Heavyweight Champion
EOW Heavyweight Champion
Many More
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Duncan looks around at the Steve Corman guys at ringside who are scanning the arena, and doesn't even seem to care that they're there as he hits Steve with a roundhouse kick. Duncan hooks Steve for a suplex. Duncan runs the ropes only to be slammed to the mat by Steve with a Front Spinebuster. Steve stays in control as he delivers a Triple German Suplex. Duncan gets back to his feet only to be taken back down with a Spinning Sidewalk Slam. Duncan gets up in the corner and gets crushed by a body splash, before being hit by back elbows and being pulled out with an Icon-Plex (Exploder Suplex). Steve ascends the turnbuckles. Steve removes his elbow pad and tosses it into the crowd before jumping off with a Superstar Elbow (Test-esk flying elbow), but Duncan moved out of the way. Duncan now targets Steve's arm, stomping on it and knee dropping it. Duncan throws Steve shoulder first into the ring post, then pulls him back in for a back suplex. As Steve gets back to his feet Duncan nails him with an Enter Gideon (Beautiful Disaster Kick). Duncan tries to lift Steve for The Culmination (Front slam pickup swung into a Rock Bottom), but Steve fights out and drops Duncan to the mat with a Leg Hook Chokeslam. Steve throws Duncan out of the ring and he lands on the floor by Jack Adams. Steve keeps referee Matt Baker preoccupied as Jack looks to take advantage of Duncan but Duncan out of nowhere throws Jack into the ring steps. Duncan slides back into the ring and takes Steve down with a snap powerslam. Duncan runs the ropes and dives out of the ring onto Damien with a suicide dive. Duncan then sends Damien into the ringpost. Before Caitlin can even think to do anything, Jonathan Fhenix pops up from behind the barricade and bonks her over the head with a chair. Jonathan and Duncan get into the ring and Jonathan hits Steve in the gut with a steel chair, ending the match in a disqualification.
Mike Vincent: What's he doing here?!
Cole Haywood: Bringing down Steve Corman, obviously.
Duncan comically winds his arm up before punching Steve as hard as he can in the face. Some of the "Truthers" in the crowd start up a "Down goes Corman!" chant. Before the Alliance of Truth can do too much more damage, security starts to flood the arena and Duncan and Jonathan hightail out of the ring and run through the crowd, as the security chases them. Caitlin, Jack, and Damien come to and enter the ring to check on Steve, who informs them he's fine as we fade to black.
MAIN EVENT
The Alliance of Truth vs. David Slayton & Steve Corman
It was a very even back and forth tag team match. Each man got to hit some of their big moves. The Corman Guys were ejected from ringside when Damien tried getting involved in the match. The match eventually was thrown out when all four got in the ring with no signs of stopping their brawl. Jonathan Fhenix would be eliminated from the ring, which allowed Steve to hold Duncan Aries with the intention of David hitting the Full Effect on Duncan, but Duncan breaks out of the grasp at the last second causing David to hit Steve with the Full Effect! David is in a moment of shock before being nailed in the back by a chair from Fhenix. Fhenix brought a chair for Duncan and held their ground as the Corman Guys ran back down to ringside, who decided to not enter the ring and just help pull Steve out of the ring. The scene ends with the Alliance of Truth standing over the AXW Champion. When the ring gets cleared from the previous match, “Hide Your Tears (Rainy Mood Remix)” begins, bringing out The Alliance Of Truth to a vocal mixed reaction from the crowd. Both men are clad in their black and red AOT t-shirts, with Aries wearing his denim jacket over it, and a black and ice blue pants combo with simple black boots. Fhenix on the other hand is just sporting his usual black and gold trunks with white boots, as both men bask in the response from the crowd, Aries sporting those Aviator shades he’s known for. The duo enters the ring as Aries calls for the mic, Fhenix smirking at the crowd, taking one as well, as the music fades, Aries tapping the mic. Duncan Aries: Is this thing on? Just want to make sure we have no “technical issues” because this is kind of important, what we have to say. You know, despite our sincere apologies, Jon and I, we’re realists. We know bullshit when we smell it, and the problem so many people have with us is because we shed light on the things they don’t want anyone to know. You see, this is a business, and in any business, people like when the status quo benefits them. Jonathan Fhenix: Case in point, how does a guy like Luke Mathews, who lost to a freak in a bowler hat and suspenders, get an opportunity just one week later to compete for a BWF Money In The Bank qualifier? I mean, that’s just- Duncan Aries: Totally fucked up? Jonathan Fhenix: I was going to say unethical, illegal, a blatant abuse of power and political pull, but eh, fucked up works too. Duncan Aries: You’d think a company like BWF would at least try to hide that crap, adopt an actual ranking system, but oh yeah, I forgot who the founder is. Crap, Jon, I just broke the golden rule. I can’t whine, bitch, and moan about things because my name isn’t Steve Corman.
Jonathan Fhenix: You mean the guy I beat last show, right? Or do you mean the guy we outCormaned?” Or am I wrong on both accounts and we’re talking about the guy who needs Caitlin Shay, Damien Steele, and the weak link in my former tag team to hold his failing career up? Duncan Aries: All the same guy, Jon, but bonus points for explaining it to the crowd. Like I said, we’re realists, so when we heard about this little lame sauce main event tonight, complete with a cage that’s supposed to keep us “bad wittle boys” from causing any problems in a match that pits David Slayton against Steve Corman, where if Corman wins he becomes the #1 contender to the AXW Championship we called it like it is, and that’s bullshit. Now we’re not here to debate whether David Slayton is an ethical human being who can actually pin someone greater than him in a fair 1 on 1 fight, I mean, I think we all know the answer to that one. Jonathan Fhenix: Yeah, I think we all know what’s the bigger question here, and it’s right, well a piece of it is still embedded in my kneepad I think. How does a guy who I defeated last show get an opportunity at becoming the #1 contender before me, you know, the guy that beat your ass, Steve? Now I know, I know, you were an icon once, and still come out with that shitty ass music, with your equally shitty hand gesture that used to actually mean something like a year and a half ago or whatever, but I think Mr. Aries here can dumb it down enough so even a washed up has been like yourself can understand it. Duncan Aries: You. AXW. You do jack shit here. No care you know Slayton. No care you know Mathews. Go fuck yourselves in a 2-bed hotel room for all we care. I hope that through to you, Steve, and I hope this does too. I’ve been champion here before, 3 times, while you’re playing grandfather to two midcarders and a transitional women’s champion. Man, how the “mighty” have fallen. In truth, Steve, I’m bored. Bored of seeing your ugly face on my television, bored of social media tiffs, and bored of this idea that even if you’re a loser, like yourself, it’s not how good you are as a wrestler in AXW or BWF, it’s not even who you know, it’s, you guessed it, WHO YOU BLOW! Soo, I think to end this little charade you’re living, why don’t you waddle your crippled old overrated self out here, and put your shot at the #1 contendership on the line against, oh I don’t know..me? Aries smirks as the crowd has a duel chant of “Corman, Corman, Corman” and “That’s the truth!” as Aries yawns. Crash Jackson walks out onto the stage, wielding a microphone. He makes his way down the ramp and enters the ring. Duncan Aries: Well, look at what the cat threw up! I honestly completely forgot you existed. Crash Jackson: That's what everyone will be saying about you when I get through with you. Duncan Aries: This again, huh? Look-- Crash Jackson: Shut your mouth, I'm not done talking. Duncan and Jonathan look at each other, pretending to be threatened by Crash. Crash Jackson: It was four months ago when you decided to break my ankle. It seems like you've forgotten about it, but I haven't. Next week, AXW returns to my hometown of Miami, the scene of the crime. And quite frankly, I'd like to see you try again when it's you and me face to face, not when my back is turned. Jonathan Fhenix: What was your name again? Crush? It's nice to finally meet you. Crash cares not for continuing conversation as he chucks his microphone at Jonathan's head. Jonathan falls to the mat and Crash starts hammering away on Duncan. Crash goes outside to get a chair and when he slides back in Duncan grabs Jonathan and exits the ring. Jonathan was cut open from the microphone and Duncan shouts "You want me to break your ankle again? Fine! Next week in front of your 7 fans!" MAIN EVENT
Crash Jackson vs. Duncan Aries
Crash Jackson came out to a huge pop as no one in his hometown crowd were sitting down. The same cannot be said for Duncan Aries and Jonathan Fhenix. When the latter reaches ringside, Senior Official Matt Baker instructs that Jonathan Fhenix must exit ringside. Jonathan exclaims he has done nothing wrong and is being wrongfully discriminated against, before reluctantly leaving. Crash starts the match by pummeling Duncan to the delight of the crowd. He hits his big moves, Smash Mouthed, The Demolisher, Wrath Of The Titan. Duncan eventually mounts a comeback when he hits a surprise Enter Gideon. Duncan hits a German suplex, double powerbomb, and San Diego Driver. When Crash Jackson takes control back, he gets nailed in the back by a chair from Jonathan Fhenix.
Salvatore Pellegrino: Here is your winner as a result of a disqualification, Crash Jackson!
Jonathan wraps the chair around Crash's ankle, as the crowd boos immensely as they do not want a repeat of what happened in August. Boos turn to cheers as David Slayton sprints to the ring and tackles Fhenix! David quickly gets outnumbered as Duncan attacks him, but Steve Corman and the Corman Guys all flood into the ring, making this 6-on-2. Jonathan and Duncan once again have to back away from the fight, as they're smart enough to not do anything stupid when vastly outnumbered. Jen Brunelli: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Main Event! It is a Triple Threat Tag Team Match set for one fall, where one member from each team will be in the ring at once. They can only tag out to their respective partner. The lights dim as a cold blue hue fills the ramp, we see the faces of Jonathan Fhenix and Duncan Aries flash over our screen with equally cold and smug looks as a roar of thunder begins "Hide Your Tears" (Rainy Mood Remix) by Yorgos Tzil, the guitar licks of the song kicking in, with the harder, grittier tones to follow, Duncan Aries and Jonathan Fhenix emerging in matching black t-shirts with a single blood red tear drop on the front, Fhenix's with the words "Pay For Your Sins" and Aries with a "Sorry Not Sorry" both written in the same blood red color. Jen Brunelli: Introducing first, at a combined weight of 478 pounds, the team of Duncan Aries and Jonathan Fhenix, THE ALLIANCE OF TRUTH! Fhenix and Aries make their way to the ring, exchanging cold looks of disdain and annoyance to the crowd who boo their every mood. Fhenix enters by the ring steps, Aries sliding underneath as they look around the ring, that rumble of thunder beginning the slow fade out to the song. Steve Corman and Jack Adams walk out onto the stage, soaking in the mixed reaction from the crowd. Jen Brunelli: Next, at a combined weight of 513 pounds, the team of JACK ADAMS and STEVE CORMAN! Steve and Jack make their way down the ramp. Jen holds the ropes open for Steve and Jack. Steve throws up the High Rollers hand sign while Jack Adams shouts "Last real man alive!" "Remedy" by Seether blasts out throughout the arena as ‘The Titan’ Crash Jackson walks out to the top of the ramp. He bounces from foot to foot psyching himself up for his match. He tenses his body up and then throws his arms out to either side and lets out a mighty roar while a small pyrotechnics display goes on right behind him. He starts making his way down to the ring slapping hands with some of the fans on his way. Jen Brunelli: From Miami, Florida, weighing in at 258 pounds, "The Titan" CRASH JACKSON! Crash slides in under the bottom ropes to enter the ring. He goes over to a turnbuckle and climbs to the second rope. He beats on his chest with a clenched fist and then throws the same fist up into the air, oozing with pure intensity as he yells out to the crowd. Crash jumps down from there and readies himself in his corner to start the match. PUT ON YOUR WAR PAINT! The lights in the arena all cut to black and the Tron comes to life, pulsating with a green light as a quiet beat gets louder with every flash. It gets faster and faster, and louder with each pulse, until the pulsating light explodes into the words "Blazenwing Rises" and “The Phoenix” by Fall Out Boy blares across the arena sound system. You are a brick tied to me that's dragging me down Strike a match and I'll burn you to the ground We are the jack-o-lanterns in July Setting fire to the sky He-here comes this rising tide So come on PUT ON YOUR WAR PAINT! The stage fills with smoke and the crowd rises to their feet, cheering loudly, as the smoke clears on the stage and a man in a dark green trenchcoat stands, head down, facing the Tron. He raises his hands and snaps his fingers, causing four loud bursts of pyro to ignite, two on each side of him, before spinning around Y2J style to reveal David Slayton! Jen Brunelli: And his partner, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, weighing in at 245 pounds, he is the AXW Champion, "The New Hotness" DAVID SLAYTON! Cross walks and crossed hearts and hope-to-dies Silver clouds with grey linings So we can take the world back from the heart-attacked One maniac at a time we will take it back You know time crawls on when you're waiting for the song to start So dance alone to the beat of your heart His sunglasses shining with the glare from the arena lights, David looks to the left, then to the right, nodding towards the crowd before walking down the ramp. After stopping to slap hands with a few fans, David moves towards the ring steps and hops up and down a few times in front of them before quickly racing up the steps to the apron side facing the stage. He stops and pulls his sunglasses off, then tosses them behind his head into the crowd before leaning down and stepping through the ropes to enter the ring. Hey young blood Doesn't it feel like our time is running out? I'm gonna change you like a remix Then I'll raise you like a phoenix You're wearing our vintage misery No, I think it looked a little better on me I'm gonna change you like a remix Then I'll raise you like a phoenix David walks across the ring and leaps up onto the second rope in the corner nearest the timekeeper, then pulls off his green trenchcoat and tosses it towards the timekeeper. David smirks and points to the fans, then slaps his chest a few times and points up towards the sky, closing his eyes and saying a short prayer. David leaps down from the corner and immediately turns to sit down in the same corner, ala Raven. David then rests his head on the second turnbuckle pad as his theme fades and the crowd continues cheering.  vs.  vs.   Triple Threat Tag TeamThe starting participants are Jonathan Fhenix, Jack Adams, and Crash Jackson. Fhenix and Adams, former tag team partners known as 2 Man Gang, get in each other's face and mouth off at one another. This allows Crash Jackson to come in and clothesline the two of them. Adams is up first and Crash throws him up into the air and lets him free fall to the mat. Fhenix on the other hand runs right into a powerslam. Jackson grabs Adams in a headlock and brings him to his corner where Jackson tags in Slayton. The duo deliver a double suplex to Adams. Fhenix kicks Slayton in the gut and lifts him up for a Stalling brainbuster. Fhenix gets floored by Adams who hits a Running Arched Boot. Adams tags out to Corman who takes down anything that moves with clotheslines. Corman tries to lift Fhenix for a suplex but he counters with a DDT. Fhenix tags out to Aries and Aries comes in fist fighting Slayton. Slayton ducks a punch and takes Aries down with Triple German Suplexes. Slayton hands Aries off to Corman who delivers three more German Suplexes to Aries as Slayton tags out to Jackson. Corman whips Aries into the ropes and steps out of the way, allowing Jackson to break Aries in half with a Blind Rage (High Impact Spear). Aries rolls out of the ring, and Corman now focuses on Jackson, taking him to the mat with a Half Nelson/Half Waistlock, leaping mat slam, and trying to follow up with The Famouser (Crossface), but Jackson fights out of it before it's locked in. Corman sends Jackson towards his corner with The Icon-Plex (Exploder Suplex) and tags back in Adams. Adams lifts Jackson up for Running Corner Powerbomb, and follows up with the Meathook Clothesline. Meanwhile, on the outside, Aries, who's on his knees still selling the 6 suplexes and spear, seems to be scheming with Fhenix. While Adams and Jackson are fighting, Aries and Fhenix sneak around ringside, with Aries yanking Corman off the apron, who hits the apron face first, and Fhenix does the same to Slayton. Aries slams Corman on the floor with The Culmination (Front slam pickup swung into a Rock Bottom), and Fhenix takes out Slayton with Try To Breathe (High flap jack hot shot onto the apron, followed by a stiff running kick aimed right at the throat). The two slide in the ring. Adams and Jackson who have been fighting back and forth, turn their attention to them. Adams goes after them first and just gets tossed out of the ring. Fhenix quickly heads back to his corner while Aries ducks a clothesline from Jackson and nails him with an Enter Gideon (Disaster Kick). Aries tags in Fhenix. Fhenix comes in and Jackson is already back to his feet, and kicks Fhenix in the gut before picking him up for a suplex. Fhenix, however, counters into a small package, Jackson not able to kick out in time. Jen Brunelli: Here are your winners, THE ALLIANCE OF TRUTH! Lily Luna: The Alliance of Truth steal a win here tonight. Chris Pierce: I'm not the biggest supporter of the Alliance of Truth, but they really didn't steal anything tonight. Jackson was at fault for not being aware as he should have been to kick out. "Hide Your Tears" plays once again as AoT quickly head up the ramp, smiling and high fiving. When they reach the top of the stage, they both take a bow as the crowd boos. Jackson is in the ring, furious. Slayton is starting to come to, holding his throat and coughing. Adams is helping Corman get to his feet.  vs. Trent's feud with Danny Hall now finds himself in a feud with the entire Alliance of Truth. Trent goes toe to toe with the 3x AXW Champion. Trent manages to get some good offense in, such as a Suicide Dive, Uranage Backbreaker, and Trent the Ninja (Shiranui). Duncan manages to get more offense in however, such as a Belly to Back Suplex, Double Powerbomb, Buzzsaw Kicks, Enter Gideon (Beautiful Disaster Kick), San Diego Driver (Full Nelson pickup released into a wheelbarrow facebuster). Duncan wins the match by planting Trent with The Culmination (Front slam pickup swung into a Rock Bottom), before making him tap to the Ace Of Spades (Crippler Crossface). Steve again goes out after him. Steve looks to throw him to the corner barricade but David reverses it at it's Steve who hits the barricade. David takes a second to recollect himself, which is when the match ends in disqualification as for whatever reason, a camera man strikes David with his camera.
Mike Vincent: What's going on here? Wai-- wait a minute, that's--
Cole Haywood: Duncan Aries!
Mike Vincent: And Jonathan Fhenix! He's choking Steve Corman with some cable!
The Alliance of Truth have indeed disguised themselves as ringside technicians and are attacking Slayton and Corman. Duncan hops the barricade as that's the closest place to grab a couple of chairs. He hands one to Fhenix and the two go to town on the defenseless Corman and Slayton. The Steve Corman Guys try to come to the aid of Corman, but when Ethan Cutler gets a chair slammed to his head, Damien Steele and Jack Adams try to rethink some strategy. They don't really get a chance to as Aries and Fhenix approach them, and Jack tries to swing his Xperience Championship at them but is struck in the gut by a chair from Fhenix, and then across the back. Meanwhile, Damien Steele is quickly backing up the ramp. AoT go back to Corman and Slayton and stomp them a few times, then they get them into the ring. Fhenix holds Corman, who throws some kicks at Aries, but Aries avoids them. Aries slams the chair on the head of Corman, who drops to the mat. They look to do the same to Slayton, when Gabe Shelley storms to the ring and hits Duncan in the back with a chair of his own. Fhenix drops Slayton and gets a chair to the gut. Gabe kneels down to check on his friends, meanwhile, the remaining Corman Guys come to and yank Steve from the ring, bringing him to the back. The two BWF Hall of Famers get to their feet, only to be taken back down with chair shots from the Alliance of Truth. Referees have finally rushed to the ring, and Aries and Fhenix exit the ring, not because of the referees, but because they know the damage is done. Salvatore Pellegrino: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Main Event, scheduled for one fall! PUT ON YOUR WAR PAINT! The lights in the arena all cut to black and the Tron comes to life, pulsating with a green light as a quiet beat gets louder with every flash. It gets faster and faster, and louder with each pulse, until the pulsating light explodes into the words "Blazenwing Rises" and “The Phoenix” by Fall Out Boy blares across the arena sound system. You are a brick tied to me that's dragging me down Strike a match and I'll burn you to the ground We are the jack-o-lanterns in July Setting fire to the sky He-here comes this rising tide So come on PUT ON YOUR WAR PAINT! The stage fills with smoke and the crowd rises to their feet, cheering loudly, as the smoke clears on the stage and a man in a dark green trenchcoat stands, head down, facing the Tron. He raises his hands and snaps his fingers, causing four loud bursts of pyro to ignite, two on each side of him, before spinning around Y2J style to reveal David Slayton! Salvatore Pellegrino: Introducing first, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, weighing in at 245 pounds, here is "The New Hotness" DAVID SLAYTON! Cross walks and crossed hearts and hope-to-dies Silver clouds with grey linings So we can take the world back from the heart-attacked One maniac at a time we will take it back You know time crawls on when you're waiting for the song to start So dance alone to the beat of your heart His sunglasses shining with the glare from the arena lights, David looks to the left, then to the right, nodding towards the crowd before walking down the ramp. After stopping to slap hands with a few fans, David moves towards the ring steps and hops up and down a few times in front of them before quickly racing up the steps to the apron side facing the stage. He stops and pulls his sunglasses off, then tosses them behind his head into the crowd before leaning down and stepping through the ropes to enter the ring. Hey young blood Doesn't it feel like our time is running out? I'm gonna change you like a remix Then I'll raise you like a phoenix You're wearing our vintage misery No, I think it looked a little better on me I'm gonna change you like a remix Then I'll raise you like a phoenix David walks across the ring and leaps up onto the second rope in the corner nearest the timekeeper, then pulls off his green trenchcoat and tosses it towards the timekeeper. David smirks and points to the fans, then slaps his chest a few times and points up towards the sky, closing his eyes and saying a short prayer. David leaps down from the corner and immediately turns to sit down in the same corner, ala Raven. David then rests his head on the second turnbuckle pad as his theme fades and the crowd continues cheering. The arena lights descend to darkness, as the tron displays an old black and white vision of an apocalyptic scene, as within a broken building we hear the crackle and zap of electricity, pulses of computers, as there, standing before the rubble is a figure in a denim jacket and tattered denim jeans. The figure turns slowly, and forms a smirk from under a pair of black Aviator shades. "Not even God can save you.." The crowd roars to "Not Even God" by Digital Summer, as some are booing, some cheering, an ice blue hue filling the ramp and entrance, a thin mist that under a spotlight has an eerie glow for one Duncan Aries! Aries has his back to us, looking down, before spinning around, arms crossed and head cocked in a smirk. Salvatore Pellegrino: And his opponent, from San Diego, California, weighing in at 238 pounds, "The Wild Card" DUNCAN ARIES! Aries strides to the ring, paying no mind before tossing his shades into the crowd and leaping onto the apron. Entering the ring, Aries spins around, basking in the glow of the reaction, positive or negative, tossing off his jacket, yelling out "Because I'm Duncan Aries, motherfuckers!" as "Not Even God" fades out.  | TALE OF THE TAPE |
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6'4"
| Height
| 6'3"
| 245 lbs
| Weight
| 238 lbs
| Milwaukee, WI
| Hometown
| San Diego, CA
| 13
| Years Experience
| 12
| The Full Effect
Firehawk Lock
From the Ashes
| Finishers
| The Culmination
Ace of Spades
The Wild Card
| AXW Champion (x2)
AXW Xperience Champion
AXW Adrenaline Champion
AXW Triple Crown
| Select Accolades
| AXW Champion (x3)
EWS World Triple Crown Champion
CCW United States Champion
Hic World Champion
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The two look like they're about to lock up, when Duncan throws a left hook. Duncan takes David down with a sidewalk slam. Duncan continues his offense with a back suplex. Duncan then delivers a flurry of buzzsaw kicks, followed by some stiff kicks to the sternum of a kneeling David. David manages to duck a kick and trips Duncan. David gets on offense starting with a Sit-Out Facebuster. David follows up with a neckbreaker. David takes Duncan down with some Short-Arm Clothesline, then runs the ropes and delivers a Lou Thesz Press, followed by Mounted Punches, but Duncan manages to turn it around and mounts David, punching him. David is back to his feet and is rocked by a European uppercut. Duncan hooks David's head and executes an Orton style backbreaker, then follows that up with a double powerbomb. Duncan pulls himself up to the second turnbuckle, and jumps off with a Hart style elbow from second rope for a two count. David tries to get bck on offense but is instead slammed to the mat with a snap powerslam. Duncan ascends to the top turnbuckle, where he dives off for a missile dropkick. David side steps it and Duncan crashes to the mat. Duncan is lifted up for a Triple German Suplex. David leaps up into the air and drives his elbow into the chest of Aries. David hoists Duncan onto his shoulders and slams him to the mat with a Samoan Drop. David swiftly gets Duncan back onto his shoulders and plants him with a Death Valley Driver. David stands in the corner where he looks to take Duncan's head off with The Full Effect (Sweet Chin Music). As David lifts his leg Duncan manages to duck. David takes another couple of steps and hits The Full Effect on Jonathan Fhenix, who he just saw was climbing on the apron. David gestures that Fhenix can suck it, then turns around right into The Culmination (Front slam pickup swung into a Rock Bottom) from Duncan Aries.
Salvatore Pellegrino: Here is your winner, DUNCAN ARIES!
Mike Vincent: A slight distraction from Jonathan Fhenix is all Duncan Aries needed to pick up the win.
Cole Haywood: What are you talking about? Duncan Aries won fair and square, no distractions at all.
Mike Vincent: Jonathan Fhenix climbed on the ap--
Cole Haywood: I didn't see nothin'!
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We return to ringside where Steve Corman has joined the commentary team, talking about how he should not have to defend his title five days before Rise, but will defeat whoever challenges him regardless. PUT ON YOUR WAR PAINT! The lights in the arena all cut to black and the Tron comes to life, pulsating with a green light as a quiet beat gets louder with every flash. It gets faster and faster, and louder with each pulse, until the pulsating light explodes into the words "Blazenwing Rises" and “The Phoenix” by Fall Out Boy blares across the arena sound system. You are a brick tied to me that's dragging me down Strike a match and I'll burn you to the ground We are the jack-o-lanterns in July Setting fire to the sky He-here comes this rising tide So come on PUT ON YOUR WAR PAINT! The stage fills with smoke and the crowd rises to their feet, cheering loudly, as the smoke clears on the stage and a man in a dark green trenchcoat stands, head down, facing the Tron. He raises his hands and snaps his fingers, causing four loud bursts of pyro to ignite, two on each side of him, before spinning around Y2J style to reveal David Slayton! Salvatore Pellegrino: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Main Event, it is a tag team contest scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, weighing in at 245 pounds, here is "The New Hotness" DAVID SLAYTON! Cross walks and crossed hearts and hope-to-dies Silver clouds with grey linings So we can take the world back from the heart-attacked One maniac at a time we will take it back You know time crawls on when you're waiting for the song to start So dance alone to the beat of your heart His sunglasses shining with the glare from the arena lights, David looks to the left, then to the right, nodding towards the crowd before walking down the ramp. After stopping to slap hands with a few fans, David moves towards the ring steps and hops up and down a few times in front of them before quickly racing up the steps to the apron side facing the stage. He stops and pulls his sunglasses off, then tosses them behind his head into the crowd before leaning down and stepping through the ropes to enter the ring. Hey young blood Doesn't it feel like our time is running out? I'm gonna change you like a remix Then I'll raise you like a phoenix You're wearing our vintage misery No, I think it looked a little better on me I'm gonna change you like a remix Then I'll raise you like a phoenix David walks across the ring and leaps up onto the second rope in the corner nearest the timekeeper, then pulls off his green trenchcoat and tosses it towards the timekeeper. David smirks and points to the fans, then slaps his chest a few times and points up towards the sky, closing his eyes and saying a short prayer. David leaps down from the corner and immediately turns to sit down in the same corner, ala Raven. David then rests his head on the second turnbuckle pad as his theme fades and the crowd continues cheering. The opening chords of "The Right Direction" by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus rolls throughout the arena. There’s a fountain of pyro at the three second mark as the song hits. Three spotlights shine and revolve around as if searching for someone, and the fans are on their feet, cheering in anticipation for the hero they know is coming. At the seven second mark, the hooded figure steps from behind the curtain and through the pyro looking down. The song builds to the fourteen second mark as he throws his hood back and arms out, fired up, as there’s a loud pop of orange and white pyro from the stage. Gabe Shelley responds to the cheers of the fans by pounding his chest and pointing out to them. The fans are positively crazy about Gabe. He begins to make his way to the ring and is sure to tap hands of fans on the ramp. Salvatore Pellegrino: His partner, from Columbus, Ohio, weighing in at 220 pounds, he is "the reVolution" GABE SHELLEY! I will never understand the path you chose Chemical parasitic waste inside your bowels So wrap it up while you still can While you got the offer in I just can't believe That you'd throw it all away Now you falsely return today As you're falling on your face Shelley makes his way up the steel steps and jumps to the second turnbuckle and looks around the arena with a smile on his face. He jumps into the ring as his hood comes back up, landing on his feet. He goes to the middle of the ropes ropes facing camera side and jumps to the second one. He flips the hood back once again and makes finger guns at the camera and fires with a wink. The lights dim as a cold blue hue fills the ramp, we see the faces of Jonathan Fhenix and Duncan Aries flash over our screen with equally cold and smug looks as a roar of thunder begins "Hide Your Tears" (Rainy Mood Remix) by Yorgos Tzil, the guitar licks of the song kicking in, with the harder, grittier tones to follow, Duncan Aries and Jonathan Fhenix emerging in matching black t-shirts with a single blood red tear drop on the front, Fhenix's with the words "Pay For Your Sins" and Aries with a "Sorry Not Sorry" both written in the same blood red color. Fhenix and Aries make their way to the ring, exchanging cold looks of disdain and annoyance to the crowd who boo their every mood. Salvatore Pellegrino: Their opponents, at a combined weight of 478 pounds, the team of "The Wild Card" Duncan Aries and the AXW Xperience Champion "The Tragic Hero" Jonathan Fhenix, they are THE ALLIANCE OF TRUTH! Fhenix enters by the ring steps, Aries sliding underneath as they look around the ring, that rumble of thunder beginning the slow fade out to the song.  Gabe and Fhenix start the match. They trade blows with Fhenix backing Gabe to the ropes. Fhenix sends Gabe across the ring to the opposite set and hits him with a dropkick on the rebound. Fhenix takes Gabe down with a Reverse DDT, then drags him to the AoT corner and locks in a Dragon Sleeper, and tags in Aries. Aries comes in and kicks Gabe in the gut while Fhenix breaks and exits. Aries lifts Gabe for a snap suplex. Aries hoists Gabe up not once, but twice, for a double powerbomb. Aries tags Fhenix back in who clims to the second turnbuckle, coming off with a Second rope elbow drop (ala Bret Hart). Fhenix tries for a pin and gets two. Fhenix looks as if he's about to whip Gabe to the TR corner, but pulls him back, delivering a Release Northern Lights suplex into the turnbuckles in the AoT corner. Fhenix tags Aries back in and Aries delivers a bridging German suplex for a two count. Aries brings Gabe to his feet where Gabe fights back with a flurry of strikes. Gabe delivers a STO Backbreaker into Neckbreaker to Aries. Gabe plants Aries with a Jersey Cutter (Twist of Fate) and tags out to David. David comes in and takes Aries down with a clothesline before blasting Fhenix off the apron. David nails Aries with a Running Forearm Strike. David lifts Aries up for the Triple Vertical Suplexes, and jumps high into the air with a Jumping Elbow Drop for two. David drives Aries to the mat with a Death Valley Driver, then tags Gabe back in. Gabe enters the ring via I'm a Bird, Mother F**ker! (Springboard Leg Drop From Apron) with the pin being broken up by Fhenix. Fhenix quickly heads back out. Gabe irish whips Aries to the ropes and lifts him for a Pop Up Flapjack/Shining Wizard Combo. Gabe tags in David. David drops Aries with a Sit-Out Facebuster, then swiftly locks in the Firehawk Lock (Crippler Crossface)! Fhenix comes in and manages to break up the hold. Gabe sprints in and Cactus Clotheslines both him and Fhenix to the floor. The two start brawling on the outside, until Fhenix throws Gabe into Steve Corman! Meanwhile, in the ring, David looks The Full Effect (Sweet Chin Music), but Aries catches the foot and throws it away, and promptly lifts David for The Culmination (Front slam pickup swung into a Rock Bottom), and it connects! Matt Baker is there to count to three. Salvatore Pellegrino: Here are your winners, THE ALLIANCE OF TRUTH! Mike Vincent: A hell of match, The Alliance of Truth proved to be the better team tonight, and took out our guest, AXW Champion Steve Corman in the process. We return to Zack and Lily. Zack Fields: A lengthy career here in AXW, and it certainly isn't over yet. Lily Luna: Congratulations to the three time AXW Champion Duncan Aries, you have a well deserved spot in the AXW Hall of Fame. Zack Fields: The first man to hold the title, the first to hold it twice, and the first to hold it three times. Lily Luna: And so far the only person to hold it three times. Zack Fields: Congratulations to all the inaugural entrants into the AXW Hall of Fame, it certainly is well deserved for all of you. Lily Luna: That's it, thanks for tuning in. I'm Lily Luna, you can catch me every week on The Alternative. Zack Fields: I'm Zack Fields, you can catch me bi-monthly on Before the Bell. Lily Luna: Good night! The cameras swoop away from the two before fading into a video package. This time, instead of highlighting the history of AXW, the entirety of the song is used in a package re-highlighting the careers of George Massari, Richard Flare, Sierra Starr, and Duncan Aries.    |
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