Heart & Soul: Grit

Episode 7 RESULTS

Team FCKU vs. Gregory & Angus- Heart Tag Team Championship Number 1 Contendership Tournament

RESULT: Team FCKU advances after TWO consecutive Death By Elbow's from Fabio to Gregory

Pyrrha Nikos (1-0) vs. Lucia Siycron (2-0)

RESULT: A match with implications for rankings toward challenging for the Soul Of Wrestling Championship. Pyrrha Nikos, after some difficulty, manages to clamp down Lucia. She wins with the Milo Javelin/Cross Polarity combination.

Zack's Carnage Championship Open Challenge

RESULT: Well…..he tries to make a defense. It was going to be local talent Graydon Hatfield who answered the challenge….until he was ran over in a golf cart by Chris House. No, you heard that right, RAN OVER in a golf cart on his way to the ring. Chris kept the cart speeding, smashing its front end into the six-sided ring. Zack is taken aback for a moment, but stands his ground. Just as Chris is about to enter the ropes, a mob of security rush out and restrain him. He's dragged against his will backstage, while Zack follows behind. Staying safely out reach, but close enough to verbally jab the former Carnage Champion.

Hanson Brothers vs. Captain Tylor & Lieutenant Yamamoto- Heart Tag Team Championship Number 1 Contendership

RESULT: Jack & Jeff Hanson put away the newer tag team in Heart & Soul with their own variation of the Hart Attack!

Shayne Daniels (1-0) vs. Leslie Haines (2-1)

RESULT: Leslie is unable to rebound from his loss a few shows back, taking another L to a defiant Shayne Daniels. The Evil Angel is able to fend off the nasty tactics of both Leslie and her bodyguard, getting a big win with the Angel's Wing.

Episode 8 RESULTS

Backstage Shenanigans

The show started with a cold opener, which found Christopher House standing at the mouth to the Courage Dome. He wasn't dressed to wrestle, he looked like he had just gotten off riding 200 miles on a motorcycle with the leather jacket he was wearing. He was waiting for what he called "that TP'd Bastard". A car approaches the arena, which Chris threatens….with a weedwhacker. We got a odd sight of a man holding a car not a gunpoint, but at the point of a weedwhacker. The driver flees as Chris searches the car, but doesn't find any sign of whom he's looking for.

Renton Thurston & Eureka vs. Naofumi Iwatani & Raphtalia

RESULT: Just little more than a year after their first encounter, these two mixed tag team went at each other once more. Historically the Shield Hero with his Sword have not been doing so well in Heart & Soul. But that all changed tonight when they managed to defeat Renton Thurston & Eureka. He had attempted to leverage a win through the aide of Atticus Brown & Isla Woods, but they we're removed as a threat by Ashitaka & San. Renton lost complete focus on the match, wanting to go after San in particular. But He reigned on those intentions seeing Bolin & Opal coming out. Normally someone i scenario would be upsetting but considering how much Renton's a poke and prodded thus far in Heart & Soul, its satisfying. Eureka was the one to be pinned by Raphtalia for the win.

Team FCKU vs. Hanson Brothers - #1 Contendership For Heart Tag Team Championship

RESULT: Team FCKU manage to bust through the defensive line of the Hanson Brothers. They will face the Armed Vanguards for the Heart Tag Team Championship at Back In Black.

Backstage Shenanigans:

Some fans begin to scurry out of one of the lower balconies. A closer look reveals Chris House, still armed with his trademark weed whacker, searching high and low for Zack. Frustrated by not finding anything, Chris ducks out of the balcony. The night resumes as expected.

Max Rockantasky vs. Booker DeWitt (2-1)

RESULT: Booker DeWitt defeats Max Rockantasky, gaining some momentum as he goes into Back In Black to accept the invitational from Dr Jo Nason. Speaking of which, Dr Nason was watching on from taking a seat next to the commentary position. He didn't speak much, but when asked my Miss Tanabe why he had his eyes set on the False Prophet he had a soft toned but chilling reply. "His bones didn't break in the ladder match. So I'm curious as to what will."

Backstage Shenanigans:

Adam Price hadn't been seen on Heart & Soul television since he brutally decked Minazuki with the Heart Of Wrestling Championship. Ai Tanabe managed to compile together a pre-recorded package of segments showing Adam Price in a private gym. Several personal trainers were assisting in prepping him for his upcoming title defense. He admitted he wasn't taking Minazuki lightly, but knows that after doing the proper calculations to gain peak cardiovascular endurance, he is going to run circles around what he calls a weeaboo.

Alex Minazuki & Johnny Alvarez vs. Scott T Carnegie & Wilson Clay Frick

RESULT: Alex Minazuki had far more chaotic prep work for his world title match at Back in Black. He was teaming up with Johnny Alvarez to face off against representatives of the Gospel of Wealth. Frick stretched Minazuki & Alvarez, but the feebleness of Carnegie gave the Spoiled Fighter a opportunity. Alvarez managed to take Carnegie out of the equation toward the end of the match, giving Minazuki the exclamation on Frick with the Shiniest Shooting Star Press for the win!

Backstage Shenanigans:

Chris has spent all night searching for the Carnage Champion with no luck. He comes barreling out as Minazuki & Alvarez are heading backstage. He starts to tear away at one of the ring skirts, searching underneath the ring for Zack. An assortment of miscellaneous items go flying out upon the floor, as Chris has most of his body underneath. For a short while, it seems Chris has lost his mind. But suddenly Chris's legs disappear under the ring, he'd been YANKED under. The weed whacker is seen being skewed out through one of the ring skirts…

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Before Chris & Zack both come rolling out from under the ring! Zack was hiding under the ring, hoping he could pounce should a frustrated Chris get inside the ring. It had backfired….partially. Chris had located Zack, but Zack still was able to beat a mentally fatigued Chris to a pulp. Zack gets possession of the weed whacker, revving it up. He gets on a microphone, and makes a demand of Chris. Zack wants to fight Chris jus as much the Innovator of Carnage wants to. But this isn't Chris's house, this is Zack's house. If Chris wants a match for ZACK'S Carnage Championship, he will play by ZACK's rules. That is only on rule…..no weed whacker. Zack promises to put the scythe aside as long as Chris doesn't bring a weed whacker to the fight. If not, Zack intends to…and I quote "gut you like a swine on live television". He holds the weedwhacker to Chris's FACE, throwing the microphone down to his mouth. Chris smirks, "You only had to ask."

Shayne Daniels (2-0) vs. Pyrrha Nikos (2-0)- #1 Contender For Soul Championship

RESULT: Just days separate this episode and Back in Black. Yet the picture for the Soul Championship seen was undecided. Although never officially announced, most had expected Pyrrha Nikos would get to challenge Selena Richardson. But after constant berating by the Sophisticated Beauty, Shayne Daniels had quickly penetrated the singles scene. She managed to match Pyrrha's record, now the two duked it out in the main event of Grit to decide who the challenger was. After a grueling contest which witnessed Pyrrha find increasingly painful ways to ram Shayne's spine (into the turnbuckle, the apron, the steel façade of the balconies), few were expecting Shayne to win. But Shayne has shown the past few weeks she has grit, and keeps managing to survive everything Pyrrha can through at her. She even manages to cripple Pyrrha's momentum by a post-hung figure four leg lock. Shayne attempts to pull in Pyrrha's head for Last Rites (rolling cutter)….but gets reversed and pulled into Pyrrha's own Cross Polarity (…Rolling Cutter)! Both women are down…as the half hour time limit cancels out the match! It is a draw!

After a few moments of much confusion and disappointment in the arena, the Soul Champion 'graces' the crowd with her presence, being backed up by Sweet Diva. She mocks both competitors for being unable to stand up for their own finishers. She makes mention that her own finisher, the Auburn Beauty, is a variant of a rolling cutter. She claims if either of them had crawled their way to Back in Black, they would have lost anyways. Nobody can perform the rolling cutter as she can…

…That brings out Heart & Soul's CEO. Varrick is always looking to find a way to make money. He hails Selena as a genius as 'The Battle Of The Rolling Cutters' will sale out in a heartbeat. Selena tries to reason with Varrick, to get out of having to defend her championship, but Varrick keeps talking over her. Because no number one contender could be decided tonight, both Pyrrha & Shayne will get to challenge Selena for the championship at the same time. It will indeed be a Battle of The Rolling Cutters at Back In Black! A Triple Threat For The Championship!

Back In Black CARD

Booker DeWitt vs. Dr Jo Nason - Singles

Renton Thurston, Eureka, Atticus Brown & Isla Woods vs. Ashitaka, San, Bolin & Opal – 8 Person Intergender Tag Team Match

The Boones vs. ? – Tag Team Match

GANG WARFARE: Adora, Catra, Sarah Ortiz, Suki, Ty-Lee vs. The Pink Lotus (Korra, Ashley Blade, Millicent Breathnach, Remi & Maxine Bordeaux)

Issac 'Zack' Foster © vs. Chris House – Carnage Championship – Lights Out Match (Both Parties Have Agreed Not To Use Their Signature Weapon)

Armed Vanguards © vs. Team FCKU- Heart Of Wrestling Tag Team Championship

Selena Richardson © vs. Pyrrha Nikos vs. Shayne Daniels- Soul Of Wrestling Championship

Adam Price © vs. Alex Minazuki – Heart Of Wrestling Championship

Authors Notes: Its been awhile. This was suppose to come out in September, with a bit more meat on the bone. Unfortunately my computer decided after only 3 years of use it no longer wants to remain amongst the living. I'm both in the market for a new computer & trying to salvage all my files from the old one. Fun times on my end...Once I get a new computer up and running, I'll begin on Back in Black. Leave your predictions for Back In Black in the comment section. You will win absolutely nothing for predicting except the satisfaction should your predictions be more accurate than the others. See you then.