(Sweet Dreams)

"The following contest is a first round match scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Transylvania, Romania, he is one half of the UCW World Tag Team Champions, "The Vampiric Assassin" BEN JONES!"

The lights in the arena went out, and when they came back on a few seconds later, they were blood red. Jones then appeared from a pit of fire on the stage. The crowd sang along with the theme as he walked into the ring and shouted: "Surrender to the darkness!"

(HEAT)

"And his opponent, from Detroit, Michigan, representing the Monarchy, "The Rabbid Street Dog" DYLAN TORRES!"

A wall of pyro erupted from the stage, and Dylan Torres walked out, taunting the fans and carrying his trash can filled with weapons to the ring. The ref was about to take Dylan's weapons away when an announcement was suddenly heard over the microphones:

"Attention, attention, please! Dylan Torres made a special demand for this match which the higher authorities have accepted. This contest will be...AN HARDCORE MATCH!"

The crowd cheered as Ben Jones looked surprised. This distraction allowed Dylan to smash Ben in the back with a steel chair before catching him with his Chokebreaker (Chokeslam transitioned into a backbreaker) and the pin.

"1!...2!...thre-KICKOUT!"

Dylan chuckled evilly as he was sure that he would've won this match in a few seconds. He started giving stomps to a still stunned Ben and, while he was on his knees, slammed his head with the steel chair, busting him open, and making blood flow out on his face.

Dylan tauntingly hit Ben's red head with his foot while mocking him before tossing him out of the ring. The ref followed them as Dylan kept hitting Ben all the way across the audience, even tossing him into chairs after the fans got away from them.

After a while, Dylan grabbed Ben and Irish Whipped him toward the wall of the arena. However, the Vampiric Assassin jumped against the wall and onto Dylan with a Moonsault, impressing the crowd.

Ben then grabbed a steel chair and smashed Dylan in the back with it before bringing him back in the ring. Ben grabbed a ladder from under the ring and brought it inside the smash Dylan in the face with it. He then pulled it down and placed Dylan's head in a sandwich between the ladder's sides and stomped on it, making the Rabbid Street Dog hold his head in pain.

Smirking, Ben Jones waited for Dylan's head to be in position before hitting a Killshot (Curb Stomp) on the ladder and followed with the pin.

"1!...2!...thre-KICKOUT!"

Ben stomped down on Dylan who also started bleeding by the forehead and tried to Irish Whip in a corner, only to get reversed and hitting the corner so hard that he fell. The Vampiric Assassin charged at Dylan who grabbed a steel chair and tossed it right in Ben's face, making him collapse.

As Ben rolled out of the ring, Dylan charged into him with a Suicide Dive before getting on the apron and jumping on him with a Cactus Elbow. He then brought him back in the ring and pressed the tip of a steel chair against his throat before slamming it into his chest, making Ben cough in pain.

Dylan then hit his Violence Party (A series of stomps, knee drops, fist drops, and sentons to a downed opponent) on Ben before going for the pin.

"1!...2!...KICKOUT!"

Dylan placed the steel chair down before grabbing Ben and applying a Spike Piledriver right onto it. He laughed mockingly before going for the pin.

"1!...2!...KICKOUT!"

Dylan got annoyed and lifted Ben up on a top turnbuckle with the intention of going for a Superplex, but Ben pushed him back, sending him to crash down. The Vampiric Assassin then stood up and jumped on Dylan with a Diving Senton which made Dylan hold his ribs in pain.

After recovering, Ben put Dylan in a corner to hit him with chops and strikes before grabbing a steel chair, running, and slamming it right into Dylan's blood-covered face. He then lifted Dylan and went for his Hell's Pit (Running Powerslam) on the ladder right in the corner. However, Dylan broke free and kicked Ben right in the privates.

Dylan then lifted Ben on his shoulders and applied a Death Valley Driver right into the ladder which snapped in two. The crowd chanted: "Holy shit!" and after a full minute, Dylan managed to get onto Ben for the pin.

"1!...2!...thre-KICKOUT!"

Dylan was having enough and slapped Ben in the face before slamming his back with a steel chair. He then climbed a top turnbuckle and jumped toward Ben for a Diving Senton, but the Vampiric Assassin rose the steel chair and Dylan landed right on it, hurting his back.

Ben then caught Dylan with a combo of three different suplexes: a German one, a Dragon one, and a Tiger one with the bridge.

"1!...2!...thre-KICKOUT!"

Ben placed the steel chair on Dylan and climbed a turnbuckle to go for a Diving Moonnsault. However, Dylan got up and pushed Ben so that he landed right on his balls. He then slammed the steel chair into his back before climbing and German Suplexing him all the way down to the mat.

After that, Dylan hit a Discuss Big Boot to Ben's head followed by a Discuss Lariat that knocked him down and tried to follow with his Made in Detroit (STO) which Ben escaped and caught him with his Time To Die (Chokeslam) and the pin.

"1!...2!...thre-KICKOUT!"

"What is it gonna take to keep these men down?!" Joey asked.

Ben opened a steel chair and placed Dylan's head into it before going for another Killshot. However, Dylan moved his head away at the last second and launched the chair at Ben who ducked and hit a Discuss Lariat to the Rabbid Street Dog.

He then grabbed the steel chair once again and violently slammed the back of Dylan's head, probably knocking him out cold, before going for another pin.

"1!...2!...thre-KICKOUT!"

At this point, the crowd was chanting: "Fight forever!"

Ben wasted no time and quickly placed Dylan's head into the open steel chair once again before successfully hitting his Killshot to his head right through it and followed with the pin.

"1!...2!...3!"

"Here's your winner, BEN JONES!"

The crowd cheered loudly for the Vampiric Assassin who rose his hands in victory.

"That was an amazing Hardcore Match! And that's the only one we got here in the TONA!" Joey exclaimed.

"It's a bit ironic because Dylan Torres asked for this match to be Hardcore. It's because of this that he lsot to the Vampiric Assassin," Bobby pointed out.