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June 14th, Week 2
TV-14
(A full moon in the night sky is shown) Now get the guns...the drugs... (Atem is seen behind the swinging chains as the Eye of Anubis glows on his forehead)
(Kaiba grins as the lights flicker) From my generation, I'll take the— (The lights streak rapidly throughout a city then into an arena)
(Ash hits the Superkick to Hudson) Come on! (The Erupting Eds hits a DX Crotch Chop)
(Samantha hits the Dark Dive to Saeko) Come on! (Sakura slips on her glove with a smirk)
(Benjamin hits the Coronation 2K1 to Rogen) Come on! (Beowulf roars to the crowd with intensity)
(Yugi mouths the lyric, "Let's get it on" as he slightly tilts his head and looked...a bit crazy with a sick grin) Let's get it on
(Sasuke stomps on the mat à la Randy Orton and he looks up with viper-like eyes; The Second City Saints pose at the stage; Alpha & Omega stand in the ring with raised fists)
(Let's get it on...)
(The members of the band keep playing the theme along with shots of the lesbians; The Blake Brothers hits the Neckbreaka'; Vergil is shown slowly drawing his Yamato sword in front of him as it shines with light)
(Let's get it on...)
(Ichigo poses at the stage with rock horn hands; Téa winks to the camera; The SHIELD hit Duke with Justice is Served through a table; Kent is shown shadowboxing)
The lies (Rogen Chokeslams Isaac through the MiniTron)
The money (Kurt rubs his fingers in symbolism of money with a smirk)
We're in this together (Hinata and Samantha raise the Women's Tag Belts; Takashi and Kohta hit Drop Dead! to Bakura through the table)
And through it all (Yugi hits the Pharaoh's Endgame to Kaiba off the ladder; Naruto hits Sasuke with the Ninja's Way)
They said, "Nothing's forever" (Dante throws his fist forward; Isaac locks in the Walls of Clarke; The Gods of Darkness grin evilly behind the swinging chains)
And they refuse to see (The Gods of Darkness smashes Takashi's head with the Con-Chair-to; Crash hits the Crash Landing to RC Bane)
The change in me (Téa hits the Apricot Dominance to Kendra; Nathan and Isaac Suicide Dives; Sasuke Punt Kicks Rogen)
Why won't they wake up?! (Naruto raises the ACW Undisputed Championship high in the ring)
(The logo of ACW: Awesome Championship Wrestling bursts in with impact) ...Music...
Move into the music, yeah...
("Across the Nation" by The Union Underground)
After the intro, fireworks in the color of red shoot at the Titantron, then red, blue, and purple pyro shoots out all over the stage before exploding left and right on the stage shooting out like a machine gun for a few seconds before one final blast out of multicolored pyrotechnics shoot out of the stage. The lights came on immediately in the arena, and the crowd immediately roared ferociously in fervor, absolutely thrilled as the camera went over them. The fans throughout the arena were holding signs such as "Come Reign in Blood, Blood Will Be Spilled!"; "H.O.T.D. Brings Down Evil Beauty!"; "What Does Kaiba Have Up His Sleeve?"; "Rogen Townsend: Worst Heel of the Year"; and "Rated-R Reaper Teaming With Altered Egos? Awesome!"
"Good evening, everybody, to ACW: Awesome Championship Wrestling! Coming to you live from Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia on the USA Network! ACW is just TWO weeks away from Reign in Blood! I'm Kenji Matsuo, everybody!" Kenji introduced as the cameras change to the announce table.
"And I'm Zack Carver, the half-brother of my awesome Japanese half-brother, baby!" Zack introduced himself.
"And last, but not least, and BETTER than every other commentator around the FWM, 'Mr. Awesome' Barney Stinson here representing awesomeness!" Barney said. "Guys, last week's episode was a hell of a lot better than the last one, but tonight is gonna top that."
"Oh, strangely and yet, I agree, Stinson. We got many awesome matches coming up tonight. We have the three final qualifying matches to the Playground of Blood, a No.1 Contender's Match for the Women's Tag Titles with HotD's Rei Miyamoto and Saya Takagi against Evil Beauty's Eliza Hart and Allison Wilson, a new superstar debuting from development, Rogen Townsend and Dax Din going one-on-one, and finally...the main event," Kenji stated.
"Oh-ho, ho, man! This is a main event no one will forget! It's Yugi Mutou and Atem of Altered Egos, the ACW World Tag Team Champions, and the 'Rated-R Reaper' Ichigo Kurosaki teaming up against Carter Young and Stan Terra of Alpha & Omega, the challengers, and the ACW Hardcore Champion Jason Mother F'n Krueger in a Six-Man Tag Team Match!" Zack stated. "Now this is one I can't wait for, guys! It's going to be one hell of a night and let's hope we can survive this night without ANY mistakes!"
"Then let's get this show started, motha crackers!" Barney exclaimed.
[...
...
...Is cooking...]
("Is Cooking (w/Hollywood Intro)" by Jim Johnston)
The crowd turns into loud boos as Jimmy Carmichael walks out to the stage with Trish Warrington in hand. The young Corporate Icon smirked arrogantly before walking down the ramp to the ring with Trish as she flips her hair, showing arrogance as well. When they arrived at ring side, Jimmy and Trish let go and Jimmy gives Trish a quick peck on the check before climbing up to the turnbuckle and raising a right fist à la The Rock, inciting more boos from the fans. He lowers the arm and scoffs at them arrogantly before getting in the ring.
"The following opening contest is scheduled for a qualification match to enter the Playground of Blood at Reign in Blood! Introducing first, accompanied by Trish Warrington, from St. Louis, Missouri, weighing in at 245 pounds, he is 'The Corporate Icon' Jimmy Carmichael!"
"Okay, this kid I love so much! His nicknames are definitely right. 'The Future Living Legend'! 'The Corporate Icon'! That what I see in this guy so much in his future. And quite honestly, I hope he wins tonight," Barney said.
"No doubt about it, Barney," Zack said. "He's quite the talented young man in here and in developmental as well. In fact, he'll probably a World Champ one day."
"Never thought I see the day my half-brother betray me by agreeing with Stinson," Kenji quipped with "tears".
"Oh, ha-ha, Kenji," Zack said sarcastically as Kenji chuckled.
("Who's Next?" by Jim Johnston)
The crowd explodes into cheers and light boos as Beowulf walks out to the stage with his head lowered, and then golden sparks shower at him from both sides. Moments later, the shower stops and Beowulf looks up with great intensity at Jimmy before walking down the ramps.
"And his opponent, from the Land of Geats, weighing 275 pounds, Beowulf!"
"No way..." Barney said in shock. "NO...WAY! This guy is fighting to enter the Chamber?! Holy freaking crap! This can't be happening!"
"Beowulf...the man who defines honor, integrity, and respect. And he's been on a monster roll since defeating Undisputed Champion Naruto Uzumaki," Kenji stated. "I mean, the guy is undefeated so far. He's faced Naruto first, then Crash Bandicoot who debuted, both the Blakes, and most recently, Rogen Townsend."
"If Beowulf can beat Jimmy Carmichael to enter the Chamber, he may have another win tonight," Zack stated.
Then as Beowulf gets in the ring through the ropes...Jimmy knees him at the head!
"And a cheap shot to the head by Jimmy Carmichael!" Kenji exclaimed.
"Cheap?! It's a GENIUS move, man!" Barney smirked. "Jimmy-boy saw an opportunity and seized it!"
Carmichael then forces Beowulf into the ring as the bell is rung. Already, Jimmy is going to work on Beowulf with multiple stomps to the chest. Then he brings him up to the corner and hits a Knife Edge Chop to the chest before looking to whip him to the ropes. Beowulf manages to counter and Jimmy rebounds to kick Beowulf in the chest when he bent down for a Back Body Drop. Beowulf filched to the move, but barely felt pain from that as he looked at him. Carmichael has his hands up, trying to ease things between them. As Beowulf slowly walks up to him with intimidation, Jimmy backs up to the ropes with a nervous chuckle. When Jimmy was trapped at the ropes behind, he bounces off and makes a right hand, but only for Beowulf to block that one and take him down with is own! Jimmy quickly gets up and Beowulf starts nailing the kicks into the midsection, cornering him. Trish, at ringside, shouts at Jimmy to make a comeback. Beowulf continues stomping on Jimmy before nailing Shoulder Thrusts into midsection. The official begins counting up to five as Beowulf continues the thrusts until he stops at four and whips Carmichael to the opposite corner. Jimmy hits the corner back-first and gets nailed with a Corner Clothesline by Beowulf. The Geatish Warrior backs away as Jimmy stumbles forward and then Beowulf grabs him up at a horizontal base and nails the Sidewalk Slam. He hooks the leg; 1... Jimmy kicks out at one.
"Beowulf hits that Sidewalk Slam, but Carmichael manages to kick out after that," Kenji stated.
"The kid better make up for this and take down Beowulf if he wants to win this match," Barney said.
Beowulf brings Carmichael up to his vertical base before dropping him with a Suplex. After landing said move, Beowulf bounces off the ropes and lands an Elbow Drop on Jimmy's face. He covers him again, but Jimmy rolls the shoulder up at one again. The Geatish Warrior runs his hands through his hair and brings him up to his feet and Jimmy rakes his eyes! Beowulf staggers while covering his eyes as Jimmy smirked in arrogance and the crowd boos. With Beowulf trying to recover his eye sight, Carmichael knees him in the gut and throws him over with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Beowulf gets up and gets caught in another Belly-to-Belly Suplex. The Corporate Icon grabs Beowulf as he was about to stand up and sets him up in a Vertical Suplex. He looks for the Brainbuster, but Beowulf knees him right on top of the temple to get Jimmy to release him. After two more knee shots to the head, Jimmy loses his grip and Beowulf lands on his feet behind. With this, Beowulf sets him in the Pumphandle hold. He lifts him up at the shoulders and Jimmy slips out, wraps the arms around the waist, and lands a German Suplex! Now Carmichael hooks the leg; 1, 2... Beowulf kicks out at 2.68! Jimmy, with him and Beowulf near the ropes, grabs the top rope, uses it to elevate himself and land a rope-aided Knee Drop onto Beowulf's face! The self-proclaimed Future Living Legend leans against the ropes, looks to the crowd and grins arrogantly as Trish claps on for her boyfriend with some of the fans booing.
"Jimmy, now taking control of the match, is proudly and arrogantly grinning over the fact of this," Zack stated.
"And he has every right to be arrogant and proud of himself," Barney smiled. "With him taking the full momentum of this match, no way Beowulf can keep up."
Carmichael drags Beowulf by the head to a vertical base before throwing him down with a Scoop Slam in the middle of the ring. Then he backs up at the ropes and rebounds a Knee Drop. Beowulf sits up while holding his face in pain and Jimmy takes a shot to Beowulf's back with a Soccer Kick. Beowulf shouts in pain before being pushed down on the canvas by Jimmy and him pinning; 1, 2... Beowulf gets the shoulder up at 2.815! Jimmy looks slightly irritated with Beowulf constantly kicking out, but moves on as he stands up, lifts the right foot up and stomps right into Beowulf's face! The crowd boos at Carmichael as the Corporate Icon stands over him and talks smack to him. He continues the arrogant trash-talking to him as fans continue booing...until Beowulf grabbed him by the throat! The crowd goes into a frenzy as they were shocked along with Trish and Jimmy with Beowulf holding him by the throat. Beowulf slowly stands up, still holding Jimmy's throat, and he is growling with a scowl at his opponent. "You could've earned my respect, boy! But now...you've just lost it!" Beowulf shouted before pushing Jimmy to the ropes. Carmichael bounces off and Beowulf lifts him up high with a Military Press Lift! The crowd cheers loudly with Beowulf holding Carmichael high. Beowulf walks to the center of the ring, still holding Jimmy high above him...and slams him down with a modified Spear! Beowulf springs to his feet and roars to the crowd à la Goldberg as they cheer ferociously.
"And Beowulf is now in control of the ENTIRE match thanks to that modified Spear!" Kenji exclaimed. "My goodness, that was un-freaking-believable!"
"Jimmy-boy, you better make another comeback, man!" Barney shouted. "Don't let him win!"
Beowulf makes a cutthroat motion...before turning to the downed Jimmy, and everyone knows what's coming next as they continue cheering. Beowulf stands at the corner and now stalks him from there for the Spear. Carmichael soon stands up, holding his abdomen in pain and as he turns around...Beowulf sprints at him for the Spear...and Carmichael SIDESTEPS him, Beowulf smashes his face into the turnbuckle! Carmichael pants as that Spear was a close scare for him and Trish. By then, Jimmy sizes Beowulf up from behind as the Geatish Warrior is stumbles to his feet...and gets slammed on the mat from Carmichael's Corporate Bottom (Rock Bottom)! Carmichael stands on his knees, exhausted, and hooks the leg; 1, 2... Beowulf kicks out at 2.9999! Jimmy was in complete shock as he holds both sides of his head and he asked the ref if it was three, but he said it was two. Trish then stands on the apron, shouting at the ref to do his job right. The ref became distracted with her Jimmy stands up on both feet and looks at his right elbow before grinning. By then, Jimmy starts winding up the arm as he measures Beowulf for him to get up. Beowulf slowly stands on his feet and Jimmy goes for the Silent Killer (Rolling Elbow)...and misses the shot! Jimmy turns around and makes a run at Beowulf...RIGHT INTO A SPEAR! Beowulf leaps to his feet and roars to the crowd once more with intensity as they cheer loudly. Beowulf sees the ref arguing with Trish and he steps in, looking intimidating to the ref as he backs away in fear. Trish gets in and yells at the Geatish Warrior to stay out of her business before he glares at her with the same look. Warrington then ran out of the ring and backed away in fear. Beowulf continues glaring at her before he looks at Jimmy and sizes him up for another finisher. Carmichael stands up and gets kicked in the gut. Beowulf sets him up the Vertical Suplex...and slams him with the Wulfhammer!
"Wulfhammer! Beowulf with the Wulfhammer to Carmichael!" Kenji exclaimed.
He hooks the leg; 1, 2, 3!
"No! Dammit, Carmichael!" Barney exclaimed.
("Who's Next?" by Jim Johnston)
"Here is your winner, Beowulf!"
Beowulf stands on one knee as he looks onto the crowd cheering for him and the ref raises his right arm, motioning him as the winner of the match. He lets go as Beowulf stands on his feet and raises both fists in victory. The Geatish Warrior then leaves the ring as Trish slides in and checks on Jimmy, who is in great pain after that Wulfhammer. Beowulf stands at the ramps, looking back at Trish aiding Jimmy as he clenched his abdomen in pain, and raised both fists in the air, signaling that he is the winner again.
"And Beowulf, undefeated once again, now enters into the Chamber of Blood along with Nathan Drake, Kurt Hudson, and Crash Bandicoot," Kenji stated.
"You gotta admit, this was a hell of a match to kick off for tonight," Zack said. "To me, it's Match of the Night."
"Well, to me, it sucks to see Jimmy not getting a chance at the Chamber," Barney said. "I just hope Kurt can withstand those guys and the rest."
The camera changes to show Mike "The Mic" Martin with Vergil standing next to him, a mixed reaction coming from the crowd.
"Evening, ladies and gentlemen, Mike 'The Mic' Martin here with Vergil as my guest as of this time," Mike introduced. "Now, Vergil, your twin brother, the United States Champion, Dante, and you have been at each other's throats since you hit him with a steel-chair at Spring Breakdown. But there's more to that. You two have at each other's throats WAY before Spring Breakdown. For one thing, it's been a question that's been spreading through the air since then. Did you really mean to hit Dante with that chair-shot or was it just an accident?"
"...Everyone's been asking me the same question every time they come up to me, Mike. My answer to that...is NO. It was not on purpose," Vergil answered. "For one thing, I would face Dante at any other day. However...unlike most people who become the coward and take the cheap shot to their opponents, I always face them with honor, integrity, and respect."
"Well, you sure have a funny way of showing it," said the U.S. Champion Dante as he came onscreen behind his twin. "After all...you sure displayed it nicely when you hit me right into my skull with that chair-shot."
"I've been telling you MANY times, brother. It was NEVER on purpose. Even if I did, I'd be a hypocrite. I would dishonor my father's name by doing so."
"He's MY dad as well, you know."
"Yes, but the thing is, you want nothing to do with Father's power."
"That's because I'm not as greedy as you."
"Hmph, highly unlikely. I'm just keeping his legacy alive."
"And by doing so, you try to release a thousand demons upon earth by breaking Dad's spell? You sure have a FUNNY way of showing that."
"You know...I've had enough of this petty argument."
"So have I. What do you say we settle it tonight?" Dante requested, receiving cheers from the crowd.
"Actually...I have a much better and SMARTER idea... Reign in Blood...you and me...one-on-one...for YOUR United States Championship. And we'll see who's the TRUE champion by then," Vergil said, inciting more cheers.
"Heh. Couldn't have said it better myself, man. But...why don't we make things MORE interesting?"
"Do tell, brother."
"Let's say...NEXT WEEK...you decide my opponent for me that time. It can be ANYBODY from the Superstar roster. And it's likewise for me. I can decide your opponent next week as well. And the week after that...we decide the stars of our choosing to face each other on the go-home show and if either my guy wins, I choose the stipulation of the match. If your guy wins, vise versa, man. What do you think?"
"Hmm...I find that VERY interesting, brother. I look forward to it. Now...if you'll excuse me, I must find an opponent that's...'worthy' of your level for next week...along with another who's worth my level against your choice on the go-home show. Hope YOU'RE ready by then, Dante."
"Heh, yeah, I will. I'll be ready to have a guy set for you. Just don't blow a fuse when you lose next week."
Dante and Vergil stared each other down intensely for a good half minute until Vergil walks pasts his twin. Dante looked on with the cocky smirk as we head to commercial.
(Commercial Break)
We return from commercial to see the sold-out crowd in ACW as they are ready to see another match.
("Time and Fate" by Peroxwhy?gen)
[If that's your choice you'll be
To me a memory
Of simply love and hate
Of simply time and fate
So you don't tell me why
Your way won't multiply
If that's your choice you'll be
To me a memory]
The crowd gives a mixed reaction, yet cheers were mostly noticed, as Ryan Griffin comes out to the stage with a confident smirk. He nods his head and walks down the ramp to the ring, passing high-fives to the fans. He slides under the bottom rope into the ring and raises a right fist, inciting another mixed, yet mostly cheering reaction.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Miami, Florida, weighing in at 167 pounds, 'The Young Rebel' Ryan Griffin!"
"Young Ryan Griffin making his first ACW singles competition tonight," Kenji stated. "For one thing, he debuted here about two weeks ago along with Hernan Ortiz, and—"
"AND they lost big time to Alpha & Omega— the future ACW World Tag Team Champions!" Barney interrupted, earning a glare from Matsuo. "He had it coming to him when he buried his own cousin two weeks ago for no damn reason."
"Actually— just saying here, but the reason he would is because James was the one who attacked him first. Sure, Ryan made some insults, but James attacked him first," Zack noted.
"He STILL had it coming. And on another note, James Griffin did not deserve all that bull crap when he got buried by Duke and Ryan. I hope Ryan fails miserably in this match!"
[I CAME TO PLAY!
I came to play; there's a price to pay
Time for you to get down on your knees and pray (I came to play!)
Say goodbye to the good old days
They're never coming back; watch your future fade (I came to play!)
I came to play, to get my dues paid
I guess you had a dream but it can't be saved (I came to play!)
I'm here to stay
Best get out of my way
I came to play!]
("I Came To Play" by Downstait)
The crowd comes to a high mixed reaction as a young man with dark spiky hair, green eyes, and has a scar on his left cheek struts out with arrogance and confidence at the stage and his arms splayed out. He appears to wear dark jeans with a chain sticking out and a red t-shirt with white long-sleeves. He looks throughout the crowd as his arms went down. He continued the smirk when he arrived and starts walking down the ramp with his arms splayed out again. When he makes it to ringside, The young man makes it look like he was about to walk up the steel steps, but quickly turns back and gets the apron Miz-style, looking around the crowd with the smirk before stepping inside.
"And his opponent, making his ACW debut, from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 156 pounds, 'The C-Enigma' Zeke Cage!"
"Well, well, well, look who we have here! Zeke Cage, the brother of 'Annoying Moron' Drew, Ashley, and Zach Cage— the Cage Family!" Barney said. "This guy is a former CXWE Intercontinental Champion after losing it at CXWE Winterbash...but that's not the only thing that he lost."
"You're not kidding. After losing his Intercontinental Title to Leo Walker, he took ALL of his anger out on the referee, just because he believes he was screwed over," Kenji said. "The reason as well is because Zeke had his foot on the ropes and the ref didn't see that. Quite frankly, that's kind of pathetic. It was an honest mistake the ref called. You never know, though. You never know."
Zeke splays his arms out once more to the crowd before standing at his respective corner and the same goes for Ryan. The ref checks if both men are ready and they nod in response. He calls for the bell and Ryan and Zeke are on their way into the match as they circle around the ring. Both slowly extend their arms out and began the test of strength with both their arms. Soon, Zeke overcomes the test with a straight knee to the gut of Ryan. With the Rebel bent over in pain, Zeke runs to the ropes, bounces off, leapfrogs over him, and nails him with a Leg Drop Bulldog. Zeke quickly covers, but Ryan kicks out at one. Zeke stands on his feet with Ryan in two and whips him to the ropes. Griffin bounces off the ropes and ducks Zeke's Clothesline. He bounces off the ropes for a Springboard Back Elbow and takes Zeke down with it. Ryan covers, but Zeke kicks out before the ref could count. Both men roll to their feet and Ryan catches him with an Arm Drag. Cage gets up and Ryan Arm Drags him again. Cage stands once more and as Ryan went at him, Zeke takes him down with a Dropkick. Zeke then bounces off the ropes and Leg Drops Ryan before hooking the leg; 1, 2... Ryan kicks out 2.38. Cage sits Ryan up and Soccer Kicks straight into his back and the Young Rebel shouts in pain before being forced to his feet. Zeke hooks the arms and looks for the Tigerbomb, but Ryan stops him with a Hurricanrana into a Rana Pin. He has both shoulders down and the legs are hooked; 1, 2... Zeke kicks out 2.5. Ryan runs to the ropes, Zeke sits up and Ryan nails him with a Shining Wizard!
"Oh, I heard that from here, man!" Zack exclaimed. "That knee to the temple sounded like it hurt!"
"How can I not agree with that?" Barney asked.
Ryan stands up and climbs to the top. Crouching on the turnbuckle, Ryan stalks the C-Enigma as he stumbles to get up. Cage makes it to his feet and when he turned to Griffin, the Young Rebel jumps off and hits a Diving Crossbody! Both legs are hooked; 1, 2... Zeke kicks out at 2.75! Griffin stands up and brings Cage to his feet by the arm and looks to Irish Whip him to the ropes. He goes for it, but Zeke reverses it into a Wrist Wrench and kicks him in the gut. Zeke then nails a Neckbreaker to Ryan and stands up to place his foot on his chest, looking cocky à la Jericho; 1, 2... Ryan rolls the shoulder up at 2.65. Zeke grabs Ryan by the head and brings him up to hit a knee to the midsection. He measures him and runs to the ropes. Cage bounces off the ropes and gets caught in a Spinebuster by Ryan! He has the leg hooked; 1, 2... Zeke kicks out at 2.85! Ryan gripped his hair in slight disbelief and frustration over how he kicked out. He shakes the thought off and drags the C-Enigma to his feet to lift him up at his shoulders in a Argentine Backbreaker Rack position. As he looks for the Thunder Strike (Chri$ Ca$h's Ca$h Flow), Zeke manages to slip out, hooks his arms from behind, and nails him with the Tiger Suplex! Both shoulders are down; 1, 2... Ryan kicks out at 2.95! Zeke stands on his knees, now just thinking what to next to take control of the match. He just shrugs and brings Ryan up to whip him to the ropes. Ryan hits them, but stops himself and Zeke charges at him. Ryan, however, lifts him over the top rope with the Back Body Drop and Zeke lands on the apron! Both face each other and Zeke goes for a right hand, but Ryan blocks it and nails an Elbow Smash into his face, sending Zeke down to the outside. As Cage is recovering, Griffin looks at him from the ring and an idea popped in his head. He runs to the ropes behind him, bounces off, and when Zeke stood up, Ryan dives through the ropes with a Suicide Dive!
"Holy crap, what a Suicide Dive by the Young Rebel! That could've taken him and Zeke out of the game!" Kenji said.
"Well, this better take only Ryan out because I need Zeke to win this one! C'mon, Cage!" Barney shouted. "Get up and get back in the ring!"
Zeke and Ryan with both down for the count at ringside after that Suicide Dive. As they were down, the ref then began to count up to ten until both had to get back in the ring; 1! ...2! ...3! Zeke uses the apron to help himself up. Ryan is on his knees, however; ...4! ...5! Zeke makes it to his feet and rolls back into the ring. Ryan, however, is still outside the ring and it is on one knee; ...6! ...7! Zeke looks to go outside and bring Ryan back in the ring, but the ref doesn't allow him to do so. An argument begins between the two as Zeke just wants to bring Ryan back in the ring as he confirms it. With Ryan outside, he soon gets to his feet and just as he was about to get back in the ring...James Griffin attacks him from behind!
"Ryan makes to his feet and gets back into— JAMES GRIFFIN?! What's he doing out here?!" Zack exclaimed.
"Are you stupid, Zack?! No, wait! You are!" Barney shouted. "This is redemption for what his cousin did to him two weeks ago! He got what's coming to him!"
James continues hammering away on Ryan with pure anger and rage before putting him in the Standing Headscissors. He then lifts him up at his shoulders and slams him with the Grounded on the padded floor!
"Oh, my goodness! That's right on the floor—there's BARELY any protection for Ryan at all!" Kenji shouted.
"Again, he had it coming!" Barney exclaimed.
James stands over his cousin and shouts "How does it feel to be buried, Ryan?! How does it feel, you son of a bitch!?" The fans booed at him as James gained a small evil grin and slowly backed away. The ref looks back and resumes the count; ...8! ...9! ...10! The ref calls for the bell as Zeke was in utter disbelief.
"Here is your winner by count out, Zeke Cage!"
"Zeke Cage wins the match, but NOT how he wanted to end. No thanks to James Griffin taking out Ryan," Kenji said.
"But how can Zeke NOT be happy? He won the match, man!" Barney said. "At least, he should be happy for Ryan getting his ass handed to him by James— the TRUE Griffin."
"Do you hear yourself, man? James Griffin assaulted his own cousin just make sure he doesn't get the win!" Zack implied. "Of course Zeke wouldn't be freaking happy about this! He didn't want anything like this to happen!"
"Oh, cry me a river."
With Ryan holding his head in pain, Zeke gets out of the ring and checks on him to see if he's alright. Unfortunately...James grabs Zeke from behind and throws him into the barricade!
"What the hell?! That was uncalled for!" Zack yelled. "James is nothing but a fricking bully!"
"Such disgusting display by him..." Kenji scowled.
James turns his attention back to Ryan and grins. The bully walks over to his cousin and forces him into the ring. As Ryan was on all fours, James ruthlessly kicks him in the ribs. Ryan clutches his ribs in pain as James grabs him by his hair and forces him up. He has him look at his face and is talking smack to him until Ryan spits right in his cousin's face. James wiped the spit off his face and scowled deeply at Ryan before striking him down with a right hand. James goes outside, looks under the apron...and takes out a steel chair.
"Wait...what is gonna do with that?" Zack asked.
James slides in the ring with the chair, he sees Ryan getting to his feet and as he turns to face James...the bully swings a chair-shot right onto the temple!
"Oh, dear God, that was a sickening impact!" Kenji exclaimed.
"'Sickening'? Sickening AWESOME impact is what you mean!" Barney smirked.
Ryan lays out in the ring out cold from that chair-shot as fans continue booing the grinning James. The bully slams the chair down on the middle of the ring and drags his cousin to his feet. James puts him in the Standing Headscissors, looking for the Grounded once more.
"For goodness's sake, James, enough already! Ryan's had enough already, man!" Kenji pleads.
"For James, I don't think it IS enough, man," Barney states.
James wraps the arms around Ryan's waist and as he was going for it, the crowd's boos turn to into cheers...as Hernan Ortiz comes out to save his friend!
"And here comes Hernan Ortiz— here to save his best friend from the worst!" Zack shouted.
James sees him coming and instantly runs like hell out of the ring. Hernan slides in and is just livid as James stands in the crowd, saying Ryan got what's coming to him. Hernan glares at him as he checks on Ryan.
"Looks like things aren't over for both cousins. Not one damn bit," Zack implied.
"No, it ain't, Zack. No, it ain't. It's FAR from over. James displayed his anger quite well on Ryan after being embarrassed once again," Kenji stated. "He came off with the win at Spring Breakdown—"
"And little rebel Ryan had to bring his status down by burying him," Barney interrupted. "Ryan FINALLY got what was coming to him, and he deserved EVERY pain of it! And EVERYBODY knows it! Whether they want to fricking like it or not!"
Hernan helps Ryan out of the ring and head their way to the stage as James looks on from the crowd and continues the satisfied grin.
(Commercial Break)
Returning from commercial break, we see both Hernan helping Ryan in the backstage to make their way to the infirmary.
"Well, that could've gone better," Hernan said.
"Gee, you think?" Ryan said with a hint of sarcasm. "...Damn freaking James."
"Hey, at least things could've gone worse."
"Oh, really? How about James Powerbombing me on the floor? Or maybe even a chair-shot to my head?"
"Yeah, I got it... Look, I'm just as pissed about this as you. Be happy you're walking at least. One thing I can tell...things aren't over between you and your cousin."
"No...no, it isn't... Looks like I'll have to take care of him..."
"Actually...I'll be taking care of him."
"What do you mean?"
"...Next week, I'm going to face James in a one-on-one match. Just between him and me. For what he did to you, I won't let that go at all."
"Are you sure, man?" Ryan asked.
"Not really...but it's better than having James get away with this."
"Hernan, you don't have to do this—"
"Yes, I do, Ryan. Like I said, it's better than having your cousin getting away with this. I'll be sure to give him payback for you. Count on it..."
Ryan sighs, "...Alright...I'll trust you on this one, Hernan... Be careful, though... With what he did to me earlier...it won't be pretty for you, too..."
"Yeah, I can quite tell... Come on, let's get you to the infirmary."
Ryan nods and both he and Hernan make way to the room. The cameras then change to the interview setup where we see...YouTube Star PewDiePie! The crowd is at a loud ovation over seeing the Swedish YouTuber smiling with the mic in hand.
"Heh-heh—How's it going, Bros! My name...is PEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW—" Then Pewds coughed violently due to the, er...long introduction. He soon stopped and spoke again, "Blah, sorry. PewDiePie." The crowd is heard laughing. "Now, if you Bros are wondering why I'm here interviewing, you're probably thinking, 'Oh, is Pewds the guest interviewer or something?' Actually...you're somewhat right. But really, though, the reason is...I'm an official interviewer of Awesome Championship Wrestling!" The crowd cheers loudly at hearing that. "I know, awesome, right? Anyways, let me welcome you all my first guest at this time...he happens to be known as the main protagonist of the anime...known as Pokemon, 'The Very Best' Ash Ketchum!"
The crowd cheers as the camera pans out to show Ash Ketchum standing next to Pewdiepie with a small smile on his face.
"Nice to see you, bro," PewDiePie greeted.
"Nice to see you too, Pewdie. Welcome to ACW," Ash chuckled.
"Thanks. Now, in just about a few minutes, you are going to face Benjamin Strong III in a qualifying match to enter the Playground of Blood Match in Reign in Blood. Do you have a good feeling that you will win, bro?" PewDiePie asks.
"Quite honestly, Pewds, yes. I have a good feeling, but I'm not cocky, though. I know I'm gonna do good out there. I am willing to fight. I will bring everything that I got into that ring tonight. It's a huge deal for everybody. Nate's already in...Kurt's in as well, I'll give him that...Crash Bandicoot...and even BEOWULF of all people is in. But I have the feeling Kaiba will be finding a way to slither his way into the Chamber too... So that's why tonight...I'm going to do every I can to get in that Chamber myself. And NO ONE will stop me... Not even Brock..." the crowd boos at the mention of his name as Ash lowered his head with his eyes hiding under his hat. He looked like he was frowning...but he looked back up at PewDiePie with a confident smirk, "Then again...I'm in ACW. So I got nothing to worry about."
"Of course not..." said a voice off-screen. Ash then looks back as the camera pans out to show...Seto Kaiba.
The crowd boos venomously at Kaiba standing there with his arms crossed an arrogant smirk. Ash glares at him as Kaiba walked up to the Pokemon Trainer.
"What do you want?" Ash scowled.
"This gonna be good, Bros." Pewds whispered off-screen before having the mic between them to get a good hearing.
"...Oh, nothing much, Ash... Just minding my own business until I heard you...said something about me," Kaiba scoffed with a chuckle. "And you say you got 'nothing' worry about, hm? You've forgotten that I am one you need to worry about...since I did declare I was going to find my way in the Chamber... You may assume I'm going to try to eliminate you right now...but it would be too easy. So, really...you might have to worry about...young Benjamin. I've seen what he does in developmental. He's a monster. He shows absolutely no mercy of what he does to his opponents...and it'll be a hell of a delight when he takes you out. Who knows? Maybe he'll be the one to end you instead of...your former best friend, Brock."
The crowd boos as Ash's scowl deepens at Kaiba. "...Say what you like, Kaiba...but this is ACW...NOT the WWE... Brock betrayed me, yes...but I'm minding my OWN business here in ACW. Where tonight not only will I face Benjamin Strong III, but I will BEAT him. I am NOW determined to win more than ever. Thanks...to you, Kaiba. See you later when I win."
With that, Ash regained his confident smirk and walked past Kaiba, who apparently had a small scowl before receiving a smirk of his own.
"Think you've won this one, Ash...? Not to me... You will regret winning...because I'll be in that Chamber...in one way or another," Kaiba smirked.
"Uh, bro," Pewds called as Kaiba turned to him, "you do realize you're talking to yourself, right?"
"Shut the hell up," he said before walking away.
"...Harsh, don't you think, Bros?" PewDiePie said to the camera as the fans is heard laughing. "Well, guess this is it for me. See you all next time. Stay awesome, Bros. And...here comes the Bro Fist..." Then PewDiePie makes his signature "bye" as he extends his fist to the camera, ending the interview.
The cameras changes back to ringside with Kenji, Zack, and Barney at the announce table.
"Holy crap, that was PewDiePie!" Zack smiled.
"Of course it was PewDiePie, man! He's our newest ACW interviewer!" Kenji implied. "And it couldn't get any better than this!"
"Heh, well, I'll give Jess props for bringing a fellow bro like Pewdiepie in this company, but the new guy should know that I'M the ultimate bro around here in ACW," Barney said. "And as well, I'M truly 'awesomer' around here."
"Is that even a word, Stinson?"
"It doesn't have to be when you're awesome. But anyways, leaving that behind, some intensity were shown between Seto Kaiba and Ash Ketchum. Pretty interesting as well."
"Damn well interesting. And it's just getting started."
("The Game" by Motörhead)
[It's time to play the game...
Time to play the game!
*Laughter*
...
It's all about the game and how you play it
All about control and if you can take it
All about your debt and if you can pay it
It's all about pain and who's gonna make it]
Lights all around the arena dim as fans began booing. Soon, the lights slowly turn green as Benjamin Strong III comes out with his head lowered and him holding a water bottle. Benjamin looks up to the ring with intensity before drinking some water and spitting it out as he walks his way down the ramp. As he already heads to ringside, he turns right on the corner before making a left, taking a swig of water, and getting on the apron. Benjamin glares throughout all the crowd before lowering his head...and spits up a huge mist of water into the air. Then he looks to the crowd and lets out an intense roar as he flexes his muscles before spitting a smaller mist out, and entering the ring. He walks over to the turnbuckle in his sights and stands on the second rope. He motions everyone in the arena to "Bow down to the New King of Kings" before raising both arms up à la Triple H.
"The following opening contest is scheduled for a qualification match to enter the Playground of Blood at Reign in Blood! Introducing first, from St. Louis, Missouri, weighing in at 265 pounds, 'The Submission Messiah' Benjamin Strong III!"
"Benjamin Strong III— better known as the self-proclaimed 'New King of Kings' and 'The New King of Kings' makes his first singles competition," Kenji stated. "Yet, earlier, his tag team partner, Jimmy Carmichael, failed to win his match against Beowulf to enter the Chamber, but can Benjamin do so HIMSELF?"
"To answer that question—YES! He can and he will! Why? Because Strong is what he is. He'll be damn sure to break Ash's arm like he did in many jobbers in developmental," Barney proclaimed. "I mean, seriously, have you seen what he does to those guys? When he locks in his submission hold, there's NO getting out! So Ketchum better hope that when he is locked in that hold, he either becomes the smart man and submits...or play the idiot, let Benjamin break his limb, and let him end his career end early."
("Me Against the World" by Simple Plan)
[We're not gonna be just a part of their game
We're not gonna be just the victims
They're taking our dreams and they tear them apart
Till everyone's the same
I've got no place to go; I've got nowhere to run
They love to watch me fall; they think they know it all
I'm a nightmare, a disaster (That's what they always said)
I'm a lost cause, not a hero, but I'll make it on my own
I've gotta prove them wrong
Me against the world!]
The crowd bursts into cheers as Ash Ketchum runs out to the stage with an electric attitude. He stands on one side of the stage, getting the fans pumped up and excited before running to the opposite and does the same. Ash stands back to the middle of the stage, looks straight towards Benjamin, who stands in the middle of the ring, and tips his hat. He walks his way down the ramp and slides in the ring, still keeping his eyes on the glaring Benjamin, and bounces off the ropes to run to the opposite, bounces off them and throws a fist upward in the air, inciting cheers from the crowd.
"And his opponent, from Pallet Town, Kanto Region, weighing in at 140 pounds, he is 'The Very Best' Ash Ketchum!"
"Ash, after a successful win at WrestleMania against Linus, extending his streak at 18-0, stands tall tonight in ACW," Zack stated. "Despite of a...certain betrayal, he looks VERY determine to win this qualifying match—not only for himself, but to prove Kaiba wrong as well."
"Yes, as we saw earlier, Ash and Seto met in the interviewing setup...and things looked a bit intense between the two," Kenji implied.
"Hell, for one thing, whatever Kaiba's got planned tonight, he has this one in the bag," Barney smirked. "For Ketchum, let's just say like at the WWE/WCW Brand Extension, he will lose ONCE again!"
Ash and Benjamin stand their respective corners, the ref checks on them, then calls for the bell. Both men circle the ring for a while before locking each other up. Benjamin quickly switches to a Waist-Lock from behind Ash and takes him down with the Side Takedown before getting to the head and holding the Front Headlock. Ash already starts getting to his knees and gives shots to the gut to make Benjamin let go, but Strong knees him in the gut HARD. Ash stands bent over in pain as Benjamin grins, runs to the ropes, and rebounds with a Running Knee Strike, taking Ash down. Strong places the foot on Ketchum, pinning him; 1... Ash rolls the shoulder up. Ben grabs Ash by the head to drag him to his feet, then he knees straight in the midsection once again, runs to the ropes, bounces off for the Running Knee Strike once more...and Ash dodges it and hits Benjamin with the Falling Neckbreaker! Ash gets to his feet, runs to the ropes, and rebounds with an Elbow Drop. He covers; 1... Benjamin powers out at one! Both men roll to their feet, Ash rushes at Benjamin, ducks the Clothesline, leaps onto the middle ring rope, and bounces off for the Springboard Crossbody...only for Strong to catch him in midair! Benjamin then puts Ash over his shoulders and goes for the Coronation 2K1—Ash lands on his feet! Ben turns to the Pokemon Trainer and Ash lifts him up at his shoulders. He looks for the early Attitude Adjustment...but Benjamin is elbowing him at the side of the face, making Ash release him. As Ash nurses his jaw, Benjamin runs to the ropes, bounces off, and nails Ash with a HARD Clothesline!
"OH! What a whiplash from Benjamin to Ketchum!" Barney exclaimed. "That Clothesline looked BRUTAL!"
"No doubt about it, Stinson. Benjamin seems to be taking complete control of the match over Ash," Kenji stated.
Ash holds his neck in slight pain as Benjamin hooks the leg; 1, 2... Ash kicks out at 2.75. Benjamin then aggressively starts rubbing the forearm onto Ash's face. The ref scolds him to stop as he counts up to five; 1! 2! 3! 4!... Ben backs away with an arrogant smirk as the crowd boos. Ash gets on all fours and gets Soccer Kicked in the ribs by Benjamin. The Submission Messiah drags Ash to his feet and whips him to the ropes. Ash bounces off and Strong catches him with a Spinning Spinebuster. He hooks the leg again; 1, 2... Kick out at 2.54! Benjamin stands and stomps right into Ash's face. Ash gets to his feet while holding his face in pain and Benjamin whips him to the ropes again. Ash hits the ropes and he stops himself! Benjamin glares at him in shock as Ash smirks and taunts him with the "U Can't C Me," and that the Submission Messiah angry. He charges at Ash and the Pokemon Trainer ducks the Clothesline and makes a run for the ropes. He bounces off and hits a Flying Shoulder Block to Benjamin. Ash runs to the ropes again and hits another Flying Shoulder Block. He stalks Benjamin as he gets to his feet and goes for the Clothesline. Ash ducks it and takes Ben down with a Spin-Out Powerbomb! The Pokemon Trainer now stands over him with raised open right hand before bending down, and said, "U Can't C Me!" Then he runs to the ropes, bounces off...and gets lifted onto Benjamin's shoulders and he hits the Coronation 2K1!
"2K1! 2K1! Strong hits the finisher to Ketchum!" Zack exclaimed.
"Oh, yes! He has him right here!" Barney exclaimed.
Benjamin covers him; 1, 2... ASH GETS THE FOOT ON THE ROPE! Benjamin leaps to his feet and believes he won the match, but the ref tells him he didn't and Ash had his foot on the rope. He was absolutely livid to hear that call and sets his eyes on the turnbuckle. His livid expression went away as he gained an evil smirk and begins climbing to the top. Benjamin stands high above the ring as Ash is lying on his back. Ben then dives off for an unbelievable 450 Splash...and Ash moves out of the way, and Benjamin crashes onto the mat! The Submission Messiah holds his chest in pain as he stands on his knees while Ash runs to the ropes, bounces them off, and nails the Throwback from behind! Ash with a quick cover; 1, 2... Benjamin kicks out at 2.85! Ash rolls to his feet as he sizes Benjamin up. He makes it to his feet and Ash takes him down with a Flying Shoulder Block! Ben rolls to his feet and Ash takes him down with a second Flying Shoulder Block! Ash sizes Benjamin as he waits for him to get to a vertical base. Benjamin reaches it and makes Clothesline, and Ash ducks it and slams Ben with another Spin-Out Powerbomb! He stands over him with a raised open right hand, and as just as he was about to make the taunt, the crowd turns to boos and the Pokemon Trainer was confused. It was soon answered as he looked to the stage to see Seto Kaiba standing their with his arms crossed and a scowl appeared on the trainer's face. Ash doesn't let this distract him as he makes the taunt to Kaiba and said with the crowd in unison, "U Can't C Me!" He bounces off the ropes, dusts off his shoulder while glaring at Seto, and nails the Five Knuckle Shuffle to Benjamin!
"And Ash hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle— adapted from John Cena!" Kenji exclaimed.
Ash sizes Benjamin up once more as he continues glaring at the grinning Kaiba, who still stands at the stage. Ben reaches at a vertical base and Ash lifts him up over his shoulders for the Attitude Adjustment...and rakes his eyes before throwing him into the corner, making Ash hit shoulder-first into the steel pole! The crowd winces as Kaiba chuckled at the sight. Ketchum drags himself out of corner and gets taken down and locked in the Stronghold (Kimura Lock) by Benjamin!
"The Stronghold! Benjamin has the Stronghold locked in!" Zack shouted. "THIS is what Kaiba was warning Ash about earlier! THIS is how dangerous Benjamin is!"
"And Ash will have NO choice but to tap out! There's no way he can get out of this one, man!" Barney yelled.
Ash writhes in absolute pain as Benjamin cranks the arm, wanting to break Ash's now-injured limb. The Pokemon Trainer is screaming in agony as tries reaching for the ropes with his free arm, but due to Ben's weight, there was no way out of this or barely any strength to get to them. With Benjamin still twisting the arm and shouting Ash to tap out, Ketchum raises a hand, shaking violently as he tried to fight out the pain. However, he lowers the arm, and the crowd and ref assumed that he's lost his will to fight... But really, he uses the strength he had to push himself to the ropes and get the foot on the bottom rope!
"Foot on the rope! Ash got the foot on the rope! He manage to use the strength he had left to get himself the rope break!" Kenji exclaimed.
Strong could not let go of the hold as he continues the pressure within the arm, despite the rope break and the ref counting up to five. As the referee was near five, Benjamin immediately releases the submission hold and is in absolute frustration as he holds both sides of his head. Ash nurses his injured arm with the official checking on him if he's willing to continue. Strong sees this and an idea popped in his head. Ben went over to a corner near and begins untying the top turnbuckle. When he finished, he throws away the turnbuckle pad and brings Ketchum to his feet. Then he whips him into the corner where the exposed turnbuckle is and Ash manages to stop himself! Ben's eyes widen in disbelief and runs at Ash...who jumps onto the top turnbuckle and leaps off for a Diving Moonsault...Ben dodges it as he stops himself at the corner...and Ash lands on his feet! Benjamin turns around to make a strike to Ash...but runs right into a Superkick!
"Ash hits that Superkick to Benjamin!" Zack yelled. "Ash has this right here!"
"Gah! This can't be! Not like this!" Barney exclaimed.
Ash goes for the pin and hooks the leg; 1, 2, 3!
"And Ash qualifies for the Chamber!" Zack shouted.
("Me Against the World" by Simple Plan)
"Here is your winner, Ash Ketchum!"
Ash sits up, holding his damaged arm, slightly wincing in pain from that Stronghold. He soon stands up and the ref raises his uninjured arm, signaling him as the winner. Ash's arm is let go and he turns his sights at Seto Kaiba standing at the stage, still, with a now unreadable expression on his face. Both men continue glaring at each other from far distances until Kaiba smirked and walked back to the backstage. Benjamin sits outside the ring, nursing his jaw and is not happy of the result.
"Benjamin Strong III is definitely upset about this," Barney stated. "And he has EVERY RIGHT to be upset! How can a guy like Ketchum come out with something like this?!"
"Well, Stinson, Ash managed to do what Kaiba said couldn't do. He managed to win to enter the Chamber and prove him wrong," Kenji stated. "Yet, I have the feeling things probably won't be over between those two."
The camera then switches to the Titantron to show Rei Miyamoto and Saya Takagi of H.O.T.U. on one side and Allison Wilson and Eliza Hart on the opposite, with the words displaying on the bottom, "Highschool of the Undead vs. Evil Beauty: NEXT".
"And up next, we have the No.1 Contender's match for the ACW Women's Tag Team Championships with Saya Takagi and Rei Miyamoto against Evil Beauty's Eliza Hart and Allison! Don't change that channel, folks! We will be back!" Kenji announced before heading to commercial.
(Commercial Break)
Returning from the break, we see Clarissa Rivera with a mic in hand and the usual beautiful smile on her face at the interview setup.
"Hi, everybody! Clarissa Rivera here!" she giggled. "Firstly, congrats to both Beowulf and Ash for winning their matches. And now, we're are just a few minutes away from our Divas Tag Match. And speaking of Divas, we have one of our own right here in this very spot. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time, she's the first-ever ACW Women's Champion...Téa Gardner!"
The crowd cheered loudly as the Women's Champion of ACW Téa Gardner walked onto the screen with a gentle smile.
"Téa, from last week, we saw Kendra Daniels win against Saeko Busujima in a one-on-one match for a shot at your Women's Championship. Now in just three weeks, you will be facing Kendra once again, this time with you defending the Women's Championship and Kendra as the challenger. It's amazing you two would be fighting for this championship once again."
"It really is, Clarissa. After two months of having this thing around my waist, it was about time my title be defended for once. Honestly, who would've thought it'd be against Kendra Daniels?" Téa questioned. "In fact...this is the very same woman who's mocked me, my friends, even my boyfriend, Yugi Mutou. She calls me and most of the women such words I can't even say myself. SHE wants to represent class and beauty? She should take a look at herself in the mirror as she's the hypocrite HERSELF. With what she's said about most of the women in the ACW Knockouts/Divas Division is disgusting and disrespectful. There is just no way I can allow a person such as Kendra Daniels win this belt. I can assure you that by Reign in Blood, I will retain this belt against her and I will stand still the ACW Women's Champion."
The crowd cheers in reaction as Téa had a prideful smile until she caught the sight of something off-screen...and the leader of Evil Beauty Kendra Daniels came onto the screen facing the Women's Champion, loud boos springing from the crowd. Both women stared each other down until Kendra spoke.
"You truly believe that you will retain that title, Téa? Just like how of all the times you 'believe' things will be okay after all your adventures with two underrated numbskulls, along with a sister of a numbskull who is one herself as well, a TV Champion who got what he deserved last week from The SHIELD, and two certain twins, in which...you had to make the 'tough' decision of having to choose one of them. Either you chose Atem or little Yugi, you would still be the— ...You know what? I don't think I need to even say the word considering you're already a standing example," Kendra grinned as Téa was insulted and the fans booed loudly. "...Aw...is something wrong, Téa?" she asked in a mocking tone. "Did I speak the hurtful truth?"
Téa scowled in utter rage against Kendra just for insulting her.
"...No...but I bet THIS hurts..." Then Téa SLAPS Kendra right across the face!
The crowd was in complete shock along with Clarissa who covered her mouth and Kendra who rubs her cheek after that HARD slap across the face. However, Kendra's emotions were mixed with shock and anger.
"...Kendra...you are the example of women that should NEVER be champion. The kind of example of a woman that MOCKS the division by saying curse words about them. One that says she deserves the Women's Title when clearly, nothing but foul words come out of her mouth. Kendra...you are not championship material. You're nothing but an absolute hypocrite. I will make sure that you will NEVER win this title...DEFINITELY."
Kendra was absolutely livid still from that slap, she glared at Téa for a few moments before leaving. Téa watches her leave as the scene changes to the announce table, where Kenji, Zack, and Barney saw the whole thing, and even they were shocked.
"Well...that's a side I'm not sure I remember seeing in Téa before," Zack said.
"How...DARE she! That little wench dare disrespect Kendra Daniels!?" Barney exclaimed. "She dares DISRESPECT the future Women's Champion of ACW?! No! I don't think so! Téa WILL be getting what she deserves at Reign in Blood! I guarantee it!"
"For your information, Stinson, it was Kendra DISRESPECTING the entire ACW Women's Division by cursing at them with words that are highly offensive to women everywhere!" Kenji implied. "She's an absolute HYPOCRITE! She's actually one herself! If Téa won't stand for this, then I won't either!"
"Oh, blah-blah, Benji! You're just the typical biased prick who supports Faces no matter what!" Barney shouted. "And you know what, pricks like you DON'T deserve to win. Like Téa and the rest the champs, except for Jase and The SHIELD, will LOSE their belts, and they'll lose them in SHAME!"
"Yeah, we'll see about that come Reign in Blood."
[*Woman's scream* Hey, kid! (Hey, kid)
Do I have your attention
I know the way you've been living
Life's so reckless, tragedy endless
Welcome to the family]
("Welcome to the Family" by Avenged Sevenfold)
The crowd explodes into loud cheers as the lights turn int a mixture of gray and red, and Rei Miyamoto and Saya Takagi came out to the stage. Rei had her hands behind her back and smiled throughout the crowd as Saya had her arms crossed with a smirk displayed on her face. Both girls look to each other and nod before heading down to the ring as Rei passes high-fives to the crowd. They slide in the ring and Rei stands on a adjacent corner on the second turnbuckle, pointing to the crowd with a smirk as Saya continues her smirk and having her arms crossed.
"The following No.1 Contendership Divas Tag Team contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, representing H.O.T.D., from Tokonosu City, Japan, at a combined weight of 235 pounds, Rei Miyamoto and Saya Takagi!"
"This is what everybody who's a fan of the Women's Tag Division been waiting for," Zack stated. "Rei & Saya of H.O.T.D. against Eliza and Allison of the uprising tag team known as Evil Beauty for a shot at the Women's Tag Team Championships."
"Indeed. In this match we have two teams uprising in the Women's Tag Team Division and maybe a few more!" Kenji said. "We already got Hinata Hyuga & Samantha Hart, the current ACW Women's Tag Champs, Rei Miyamoto and Saya Takagi, and—"
[From the moment she laid her eyes on me
I knew how dangerous she could be
Lips like a knife that cut through me
She takes advantage 'cause she knows I'm weak
Come on, she says you know you want to
Come on, come on, but then she owns you
And I hate how somehow I always give in
To those lips that can paralyze
Though I know that she is the devil
She's so beautiful, so evil]
("So Beautiful, So Evil" by Digital Summer)
The crowd instantly showers the arena with loud boos as Eliza Hart and Allison Wilson walk out to the stage with stoic expressions. Allison simply brushed her hair back and waved the fans off before walking down the ramps to the ring along with Eliza, who now evilly smirks the whole way. When they made it to the steps, Allison walks up the steps into the ring as Eliza jumps on the apron, staring daggers into her opponents. She slingshots over the ropes and goes to pose on the turnbuckles. Allison leans against the ropes, facing the crowd before waving them off and she and Eliza glares at Rei and Saya.
"And their opponents, representing Evil Beauty, from Los Angeles, California and Tampa, Florida respectfully, at a combined weight of 344 pounds, 'The Anaconda' Allison Wilson and 'The Black Widow' Eliza Hart!"
"...and there's Evil Beauty. These women sure as hell got a bad attitude as shown from last week when they insulted these two girls."
"And with the tension of what happened last week with all four women in the locker room, I have no doubt that this tag match will be a good one," Zack mused.
"Can I agree with that? Yes, I can!" Barney said. "Can I assume who wins? Yes. Who would it be? EVIL BEAUTY, that's who, baby! Why? Because when it comes to WOMEN'S titles, Eliza and Alison are ACTUAL women. Saya and Rei got no chance against two women who have actually DONE something."
"Well, you'll be surprised tonight, Stinson, when these highschool girls take them on in the ring," Kenji said.
Both teams stand at their respective corners until it was decided that Saya and Eliza would start the match off. The ref checks if both women are ready and rings the bell. Saya and Eliza circle around the ring for a while before going into a collar-and-elbow lock-up. Eliza easily overpowers Saya when she pushes her across the ring. Saya sits against the turnbuckle corner in surprise as Eliza smirked. Takagi then stands up with a small scowl at Eliza's arrogance before going into another lock-up. Saya quickly gets behind Eliza in a Waist-Lock, then Eliza goes for a Back Elbow, but Saya ducks it and gets behind Eliza again. Saya lets go and hits a Front Dropkick from behind, making Eliza hit the ropes. She bounces off and when Saya bends over for a Back Body Drop, Eliza slides on her knees and hits a Throat Uppercut. Takagi staggers back, holding her throat, then Eliza whips her to the ropes. Saya bounces them off and rolls onto Eliza's back as she was bent down, then lands on her feet behind her. Takagi immediately rolls her up for the pin count; 1, 2... Eliza kicks out at 2.21! Both women roll to their feet and Eliza takes Saya down with a Clothesline! Now Eliza covers; 1, 2... Saya gets the shoulder up at 2.43. The Black Widow drags Saya to her and makes a quick tag to Allison. She holds Saya up in a Military Press as Allison takes a knee and then Eliza drops Saya's right onto Allison's knee! Eliza steps out as Allison goes for cover, but Saya kicks out at one.
"Eliza makes the quick tag to Allison and EB is taking current control of the match," Zack stated. "Honestly, this seems like a smart plan in Evil Beauty's part: make the quick tags in order to get the momentum in the match."
"And they seem to be doing it quite well in their favor," Barney implied.
Wilson drags Takagi up to her feet and takes her down with a Scoop Slam following it with an Leg Drop. Allison covers and Saya kicks out again! Slightly irritated, the Anaconda mounts Saya and strikes her multiple times to the face before getting off. She turns Saya onto her stomach, gets her on all fours and Soccer Kicks her right int the gut! Takagi grips her stomach in pain as Allison smirked and drags her up and looks to put her away earlier with the Package Piledriver, but Takagi manages to keep her weight down. With this, Saya lifts her up in a Fireman's Carry and throws Allison over with the Fireman's Carry Takeover. The game starts changing up a bit as Saya puts Allison in the Front Facelock. Wilson is doing what she can to slither out of the move as she gets to her feet and with avail, she hits Saya with the Northern Lights Suplex. She has her shoulders down; 1, 2... Saya rolls it up at 2.55! Shoulders go down again; 1, 2... Saya rolls her shoulder up once more at 2.5 and, with incredible strength, brings herself up with Allison in tow! Both women spin with their arms hooked and back-to-back as one of them battle in a struggle for a Landslide Pin. Saya somehow manages to win this battle as she gets Allison onto her shoulders; 1, 2... Allison kicks out at 2.68. Allison rolls to her feet as Saya runs to the ropes. She bounces off, ducks the Clothesline, leaps onto the second ropes, and rebounds with a Springboard Phoenix Splash onto Allison!
"Whoa! That came from out of nowhere!" Kenji said. "It looks like Saya and Rei are taking control this time."
"Dammit! Come on, Allison! You can't let this brat get to you!" Barney shouted.
With Allison down, Saya quickly climbs to the top, looking to fly. Allison stumbles to her feet and just as Takagi was about to take off, Eliza pushes her off the turnbuckle and right to the outside, making her hit face-first onto the security barricade! Wilson sees her opponent outside in pain after her partner pushed her off to the outside and smirked. She steps outside the ring, grabs Saya by the hair from behind and throws her back into the ring. The Anaconda forces Saya into the corner and Elbow Smashes her. By then, Allison begins a series of Shoulder Thrusts into the midsection. After that, she whips her out of the corner and into a Kitchen Sink, yet Saya quickly manages to roll her up in a Schoolgirl Pin! Both shoulders are down; 1, 2... Allison kicks out at 2.49! The blonde rolls to her knees and gets hit with a Dropkick by Takagi straight to the face. With Allison lying on the canvas, nursing her face, Saya gets behind the ropes, leaps on the top rope, bounces off, and lands a Springboard Somersault Leg Drop. She goes for the cover; 1, 2... Allison gets the shoulder up at 2.78! Saya brushes her hair back before bringing Allison to her feet and gets pushed to the ropes. Saya bounces off, ducks a right hand, leaps onto the ropes for a rebound, but Eliza takes her down with a Big Boot to the skull, causing her to crash on the canvas! Rei has had enough of this and proceeds to enter the ring, but the ref wouldn't allow her to interfere. With this distraction, Allison places Saya on the second rope and begins choking her out with her knee placed on her back. She continues pushing her against the rope before releasing her. As Takagi coughs after that illegal hold, Eliza hits her with a second Big Boot!
"And another Big Boot from Eliza to Saya's temple!" Zack exclaimed. "This wasn't just one, but TWO cheap shots by the Black Widow."
"Oh, I wouldn't call those cheap shots, Zack," Barney said. "I would call them, 'making a statement'."
Allison drags Saya away from the ropes and tags in Eliza. Both women bring Takagi to her feet and whip her to the ropes. When she hit the ropes, they didn't see Rei tag herself in and with that, Saya bounces off, both go for the Clothesline and she ducks it! Saya turns Allison around and nails her with the No IQ (Sitout Jawbreaker)! Allison rolls out as Saya turns to Eliza and gets hit with the Paralyzer (Swinging Fisherman's Neckbreaker)! She has the leg hooked, but the ref tells her Saya's not legal. Eliza didn't want to believe it until she got a Springboard Leg Lariat by Rei! The fans cheered loudly when the momentum changed to Rei and Saya's hands. Both women roll to their feet and Rei captures the arm Eliza swung for a Clothesline, then Rei takes her down with an Inverted Falling DDT. Now Rei stands on her feet and pumps up the crowd before turning to Eliza who looks to get on all fours. Rei then sizes her up as Eliza starts getting to her feet. She stands bent over, Rei bounces off the ropes, hits a Running Knee followed by a Falling Neckbreaker, connecting the Pulse Check! After Rei did another pump-up session with the crowd, she sizes Eliza up to her feet. Once she makes it, Rei grabs her head from behind, runs up to the corner, and looks for the Brain Dead (Springboard Bulldog)—but Eliza pushes her off! Rei hits the mat and as soon as she gets up, she gets kicked in the jaw by Allison's Savate Kick! Eliza quickly seized it and hooked the leg; 1, 2... REI KICKS OUT AT 2.95! No one in the crowd could believe it— not even Eliza as she grasps her head at both sides. Allison was shocked herself as she shouted, "WHAT?!"
"Holy s%t! Am I seeing things? Rei just kicked out of a surprise Savate Kick from Allison!" Kenji exclaimed. "How did she do that?!"
"I don't know, but that is not suiting well for ME and EB!" Barney shouted.
Eliza growls under her breath and then she and Allison force her to her feet. They whip her to the ropes, Rei bounces off, and she ducks the Double Clothesline. When both women turned around, they get taken down by Saya with a Springboard Crossbody! Saya gets off and when she sees Allison stumble to the ropes, she runs up to her and Hurricanranas her along with herself to the outside! Eliza soon gets to her knees and just as she was about to stand up, Rei grabs her from behind and sets her up for the Deadswitch—Eliza pushes her off! Rei bounces off the ropes and runs right into a Spear from Eliza!
"SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! A Spear by The Black Widow!" Barney called. "How awesome was that!"
"And I think I know WHO she got that Spear from," Kenji proclaimed.
Eliza sneers at Rei, who holds her abdomen in pain, before bringing her up to her feet, sets her up in the Front Facelock, and she nails the Widow's Bite (Front Flip Legsweep DDT)! After landing the finisher, she hooks both legs; 1, 2, 3!
"And Eliza gets the win!" Zack exclaimed.
("So Beautiful, So Evil" by Digital Summer)
"Here are your winners, Eliza Hart and Allison Wilson!"
Eliza continued the evil grin before letting go of Rei and standing up to have her arm raised by the ref, signaling her as the winner. Saya was in disbelief as she saw this from the sidelines and Allison stands next to her. Both women stare down at Rei with smirks before leaving the ring. Takagi slowly slides in the ring and checks on her tag team partner, who clutches her head and stomach in pain.
"Both these tag teams gave all they got, but in the end, Evil Beauty is the one that stands tall," Kenji stated.
"Oh, you couldn't be more right, Benji. With a win such as this, the Women's Tag Champs should watch out for these two," Barney warned. "Especially since it's Eliza Hart and Allison Wilson."
Saya still checks on Rei before turning...AND ELIZA STRIKES HER WITH A SPEAR FROM OUT OF NOWHERE!
"WHAT THE HELL?! Eliza just—YOU HAVE GOT TO BE FREAKING KIDDING ME!" Kenji shouts.
"Ho, damn! Yeah, Saya may be a smart girl, but she didn't see THAT coming!" Barney laughs as he claps in approval.
"Oh, how much I hate that—she had NO reason to hit Saya with that cheap shot whatsoever!" Zack exclaimed.
"Oh, there's a reason, buddy. That 'cheap shot' was a message sending straight TOWARDS the Women's Tag Champs," Barney proclaimed. "Sam and Hinata better work together again if they're gonna protect their little titles, because EVIL BEAUTY is coming for the gold! Kendra for Téa's and Allison and Eliza for Sam and Hinata's gold!"
Eliza rolls out of the ring and backs up to the stage with Allison as evil smirks is plastered on their faces with the crowd livid and both Rei and Saya lie in the ring in pain. The camera changes to the backstage where we see...both Hinata Hyuga and Samantha Hart, the ACW Women's Tag Team Champions, as they just watched the entire tag match...and they see who they were going up against come Reign in Blood.
"To think things would go probably smoothly in the end," Hinata said. "Seems I was wrong."
"Oh, you couldn't be more wrong. Now we have THESE two to deal with..." Samantha stated as she adjusted the belt draped over her shoulder. "I don't like it...but guess I'm gonna to deal with it. I assume it's the same with you?"
"Yeah. We've faced one of them before...now this time she's back...along a poisonous Black Widow. We're gonna have to—"
"Work together, yeah, I know," Sam interrupted. "Just remember that I still don't like you...but at this point, I'm gonna have to go through this bullcrap again. As much as I despise you, Hinata...I rather NOT lose these belts to those women."
"Hey, I don't want to lose these belts too. I understand you don't like me, Samantha...you don't have to keep reminding me. You don't have to like me, but you can AT THE VERY LEAST respect me. I've been noticing your behavior with me anyways at post-matches since two weeks before Spring Breakdown and at said pay-per-view. It's obviously you're showing that to me."
"...Whatever. I can do that at least...but for now...as Misty told me...my hate doesn't matter in this situation. THEY," she pointed at the TV monitor, motioning Evil Beauty, "matter as of now. We just have to make sure they don't get these belts...no matter what."
Hinata nods, "Yeah...that's something we can agree on as well."
"Hmph, don't push it," Sam smirked before looking back to the TV monitor as the scene fades to black for the commercial break.
(Commercial Break)
Returning from the commercial break, the crowd is seen in the arena, waiting for the next match to start.
("Isolation" by Alter Bridge)
[When all is lost to you inside
When all the darkness takes the light
The ritual, it has begun
And now you tear away from everyone
Disconnected, so alone, yeah...
Severed ties from all you know
Isolation brings you to the end
Until you love again, oh...
Isolation, if you could only see
What will come to be, yeah]
The crowd bursts in a reaction filled with cheers as Dax Din comes out to the stage with a smirk. He nods to the crowd and walks down the ramps while pointing at the crowd. He walks up the steps and through the ropes into the ring. Dax goes to the ropes, stands on the middle and bottom rope, looking at the crowd with a proud smile. He points at them before stepping back on the mat and doing the same at the opposite side.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 245 pounds, 'The People's Wrestler' Dax Din!"
"Dax Din, young and athletic kid in the Din Family, looking forward to this since we've last saw him in a match over a month ago," Zack said. "Now he's back and we're gonna see some action out of him."
("Hail Genocide!" by Gwar)
[They show you no mercy, they just show you a line
Call it a chaos, a curse, or a crime
Call it what you will, but I call it genocide
Genocide, genocide, hail, hail
Genocide, genocide
Genocide, genocide, hail, hail
Genocide, genocide]
The crowd bursts into boos as Rogen Townsend rides out to the stage through the curtain on his motorcycle. The Genocidal Giant turns the engines over and rides down the ramps to the ring. Rogen circles around the ring 3 times before making a stop and flipping the kickstand down. Rogen stands from his motorcycle and enters the ring over the ropes. He looks to the crowd and raises both fists in the air, receiving more boos from the crowd. Rogen lowers his arms before removing his sunglasses off.
"And his opponent, from Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, standing at 7 feet tall, weighing in at 301 pounds, Rogen Townsend!"
"...And here is the 'threatening' Rogen Townsend," Zack deadpanned. "Ooh, yeah, way to be what you are, Rogen."
"Now hang on a second, Zack. Didn't you see what happened at Day 1 of the FWAs? He ANNIHILATED Brian the Hedgehog with a Genocide right onto a steel chair!" Barney said. "THAT is how much rage Rogen's been holding and he went all out on him thanks to his experience."
"Well, even so, the crowd still despises him for...well, you know the deal," Kenji stated.
Rogen stands opposite from Dax in the corner and the ref calls for the bell, signaling for the match to start. The bell is rung and both men circle around each other for a while...that is until the fans are heard chanting to Rogen, "YOU'RE A MORON! *Clap-clap! Clap-clap-clap!* YOU'RE A MORON! *Clap-clap! Clap-clap-clap!* YOU'RE A MORON! *Clap-clap! Clap-clap-clap!*" And apparently...he didn't like that at all. Dax, however, just stood back at his corner as he sees Rogen not liking the crowd's chant at all. They continued the chant as it makes the Genocidal Giant more angry, and he runs right the People's Wrestler before he ducks the Clothesline from the giant. Dax turns him and immediately gives fast right hands to him before making a Knife Edge Chop across the chest. He hits the chop two more times before looking to whip Rogen to the opposite turnbuckle. Dax still holds him by the arm and looks to make a rebound, but Rogen takes him down with a Big Boot right in the face. Rogen drags Dax up to his feet and hits him with a Headbutt, sending him back in to the corner. Rogen Back Elbows Dax before hitting an Elbow Smash and whipping him to the ropes. Dax bounces off, manages to dodge the boot, and when Dax turned back, he connects a Chop Block right behind Rogen's left leg.
"And a shot by Dax right to the leg of Rogen!" Zack said. "What a way to take the giant down."
As Rogen is down on the mat, Dax bounces off the ropes and lands a Pointed Elbow Drop across the face. Dax covers; 1, 2... Rogen powers out at 2.14! Dax goes to his feet to bring Rogen up and hits a European Uppercut, making Rogen stumble to the ropes. Dax then hits a Knife Edge Chop and places Rogen on the middle rope. He runs to the other side of the ring, bounces off the ropes, and jumps for a Leaping Body Guillotine onto Rogen...only for the giant to move out of the way and Dax hit the ring rope instead to bounce off onto the mat. As Dax gets to his feet, Rogen grabs him, lifts him up, and plants him with a Spinebuster! He goes for the cover, hook of the leg; 1, 2... Dax gets the shoulder up at 2.36! Rogen pulls him to his feet by his hair and nails him with a Scoop Slam. He puts him at a sitting position, runs to the ropes, bounces off and hits a huge Big Boot. Dax rolls away while holding his face in pain. Townsend then drops the leg right onto Dax before looking to cover; 1, 2... Dax kicks out at 2.32! Rogen grabs him by the throat and brings him up. Rogen looks to Chokeslam Dax, but the People's Wrestler kicks him straight in the midsection and plants him with a DDT followed by a kip-up. Dax looks to the crowd and pumps them up at the early-going as he currently has the momentum.
"Dax, after that DDT, now gains the momentum of the match," Kenji implied. "Can he keep it up, though?"
"I think the question is, when will this kid crash and burn once Rogen gets back up?" Barney said.
Dax then begins to climb up and stands on the top turnbuckle, stalking Rogen like a hawk. The Genocidal Giant soon stands on his feet and Dax dives off with a Diving Crossbody and it connects! Dax covers this time; 1, 2... Rogen kicks out at 2.85! Dax got a bit irritated when Rogen kicked out, but had to keep his cool. Dax grabs him by and drags him to his feet and gets caught in the throat! Rogen lifts Dax high and hits a Chokeslam! Rogen covers; 1, 2... Dax kicks out at 2.85! Rogen growls in frustration as he couldn't believe that Dax kicked out. Rogen grabs him by the throat once more and lifts him up to his feet. He lifts him up, but Dax slips out, and when both men faced each other, the People's Wrestler nails a surprising Last Call; right to the jaw of Rogen! The Genocidal Giant falls and Dax looks to cover; 1, 2... Rogen kicks out at 2.95! Dax runs his hands through his hair in shock before standing on his feet and bringing Rogen up. He looks to lift him up his shoulders with the Fireman's Carry. He looks to execute the End of Days, but Rogen slips off and pushes him to the ropes. Dax bounces off and Rogen rebounds with the World Coming Down, and it look like Dax landed on his neck!
"And the WCD connects in such a devastating way!" Zack exclaimed.
Rogen goes for the pin and hooks the leg; 1, 2, 3!
"And Rogen gets the win!" Barney exclaimed as the bell rings.
("Hail Genocide!" by Gwar)
"Here is your winner, Rogen Townsend!"
Rogen stands on both feet as he raises both fists in the air with a deep scowl. The crowd boos immensely and Rogen could care less now. "HAIL, GENOCIDE!" was only Rogen's response and the crowd boos louder. He lowers his arms and exits the ring over the top rope.
"Rogen, getting another win since the FWAs, now has something to back him up come Reign in Blood," Barney states. "One thing I can tell, Naruto and Sasuke better watch out for this one."
"We'll see it when Reign in Blood comes...'cause I'm not really taken in by this guy at all now," Kenji says.
"Guess we're gonna have to wait and see what happens... Wait...what's...?" Zack trailed off as Dax slowly stands on his feet...and Rogen attacks him with another WCD!
"...You...have...GOT..TO BE F%KING KIDDING ME!" Kenji shouts."This bulls%t from Rogen?! You already won the damn match, you bastard!"
"Oh, I believe he's not through with Dax...either that, or...he's sending a message to two certain people," Barney implies.
Rogen sneers at the downed Din and he forces him to his feet before throwing him straight out of the ring. He steps to the outside and starts taking apart the announce table.
"Rogen's taking apart the table!" Kenji exclaims as he moved away.
"Oh, really?! You just figured that out now, Benji?!" Barney sarcastically yelled as he moved away with him and Zack moves away.
When Rogen was finished, he picks Dax up and sets him in the Standing Headscissors. He lifts him up the shoulders, turns to the table...elevates Dax high and slams him through the table with the Genocide!
"HOLY S%T!" Zack and Kenji exclaimed.
Dax lays in the ruins of the announce table as Rogen, with an unreadable expression, looks down on him. The crowd continues their half-loud boos as some of them were shocked and Rogen raises both fists to shout, "HAIL...GENOCIDE!" He lowers them and walks away to the stage. "Rogen sucks! Rogen sucks!" was all the crowd chanted as Rogen walks up to the stage.
"...Well, it seems that it was message sent to Uzumaki and Uchiha...and I'm pretty sure they've received it after seeing that," Barney proclaimed.
"Rogen just demolished Dax right through our table. It seems he's not joking about genocide," Kenji said.
"And I'm not sure about this 'Honest Heel' bull anymore myself...but it seems genocide fits best for this one..." Zack stated.
The camera changes to the Titantron to show a horizontal split screen of both Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki. Sasuke is shown in a dark room, standing against a wall at the top as Naruto is in his locker room, sitting on a bench with the ACW Undisputed Championship over his shoulder. It seems both of them were watching the match at the same time. Switching to Sasuke, he had an unreadable expression on his face with is arms crossed. Yet, he seemed as if he had a lot of things going through his mind. Switching to Naruto, he looked a bit intimidated, but focused. After seeing Rogen displayed destruction, a lot of thoughts now run through his mind. He wonders if he can REALLY retain this title against either Sasuke or NOW Rogen. He simply sighed and ran his hand through his blond hair. The scene changes to where we see Ash Ketchum in the infirmary with a male trainer helping his injured arm from earlier in his match. As soon as he was done, the trainer left to get something as Ash sits by himself and looks to his injured arm.
"...Of all the luck, I get a nearly broken arm by a beast. How wonderful," Ash deadpanned as he nursed his arm before sighing. "At least I'm in the Chamber. What matters now...is surviving and winning it."
Ash then felt something in his spine like as if someone was in the room. He looks his left to believe that the trainer was back already, but...Beowulf comes in onscreen as the crowd is heard cheering loudly for the Geatish warrior. Though it's quite confusing of what he's doing in the same room with Ash.
"Beowulf... Is there something you want?" Ash asked.
"Actually, I came to tell you that you did an impressive job out there against young Benjamin. A beast like him...didn't think you'd survive," Beowulf states. "Now that you're in the Playground of Blood...you might have to watch out now..."
"Yeah...I know. With guys like Nate, Crash, and Hudson, it probably won't be easy."
"I wasn't talking about them," Beowulf said, getting Ash's full attention as he was surprised. "...You have ME to deal with in the Chamber. I have no problems with you at all. Believe me, you have my full respect...but I'm giving you a warning to not stand in my way. I am a force to be reckoned with. I am not one to fool around. Come the Playground of Blood...you, Nathan Drake, Crash Bandicoot, and Kurt Hudson will fall. I will not show mercy upon you all..."
With Beowulf's threatening words, Ash seemed a bit intimidated...but he smirks in response, much to Beowulf raising his left eyebrow.
"Well...that's good, actually, Beowulf. 'Cause I don't plan on backing down either. So...YOU can expect me to do the same in the Chamber. I got no problems with you either...but I ain't got a problem taking you down and everyone else," Ash smirked. "I'm fighting to become King of Blood...and along with getting a shot at the Undisputed Championship. Not you and anyone else in the Chamber...will stop me."
For Beowulf, he listened to every word and grinned, "Heh, it looks like our match will get interesting. I look forward to it. I'll see you then."
With that, Beowulf walks out of the room and makes his way down the hall...but not before he encountered the self-proclaimed "Billion Dollar King" Kurt Hudson, inciting loud boos from the crowd. Both of them glared each other down like they were enemies. You can actually feel some tense between them.
Kurt breaks the silence, "Do you really believe YOU of all people will be King of Blood? I don't think so...the only ONE fit for a king...is an ACTUAL king who has said word WRITTEN all over himself. And that...is me. Kurt Hudson...the King of Money...about to become King of Blood."
"I sincerely doubt that, Kurt. For a man who uses his wench and a bodyguard to help him win his matches... A man like you doesn't deserve to be crowned king. It'd be a waste to have someone such as you who is a COMPLETE joke a KING. What you've done...is nothing compared to what I've done. Hudson, I don't see a 'Billion Dollar King' as you proclaim yourself to be. I don't even see you as 'money'. Just a complete copycat of Ted DiBiase... THAT'S...IT."
Kurt seethes at Beowulf's words and glares at him intensely, feeling insulted by him. Both men continued the glares to each other before Kurt said these threatening words.
"...When we enter the Chamber, Beowulf...you WILL regret those words... You don't believe me now...but you better watch out..."
And with that, Kurt leaves off-screen as Beowulf glares at him before we head to commercial.
(Commercial Break)
We returning from the break and Téa Gardner is seen walking down the hall, just minding her own business. That wasn't until she came across Allison Wilson who appears to be smoking a cigarette while leaning against a wall. She seems to be relaxing well with her smoking.
Téa waves the smoke off with a slight frown, "I don't mean to be rude, but don't you think you should take that smoking outside instead in here? This building does have a 'No Smoking' policy, thank you."
"Tch, like I need to listen to you, Téa. More importantly, I don't give a damn. I'm free to smoke whenever the hell I want, wherever I want," Allison states as she takes the cigar off her mouth and blows a smoke in the air."Let me tell you something, sweetie, you think you're, oh, so, perfect with your useless title reign and that you're the current 'First-and-Only' ACW Women's Champion. Hence the keyword: CURRENT. Thing is...there's a clock ticking, Téa. In fact, TWO clocks ticking for you...and Hinata & Samantha... Those clocks represent how much time you three have left before Evil Beauty takes away what's precious from you. And that is what's wrapped around your little skimpy waists. I know I'm not the type of girl to say this kind of crap...but it's true. Time...is running out for you girls. Soon, you three will no longer be the 'first-ever' Women's Champions. Evil Beauty...will take its rightful place in the champions reign...and we'll hold those for a good...long...time. And while you three...you three will go up...to ashes..."
Allison, smirking the entire time, deeply inhales her cigarette and then blows a huge smoke into Téa's face, showing disrespect. Téa coughs a bit from it and glares at the blonde Wilson before she swipes her cigar and throws it on the ground. Téa's foot smashes it, therefore, it gets rid of the cigar. Allison's smirk disappeared when Téa did that and the brunette glares at her.
"You can say what you like, Allison...but one thing is, you're wrong. BIG TIME. If there's one thing I know, Hinata & Samantha will retain their belts against you and Eliza Hart, despite of their differences. They did once or more before...they can sure as hell do it again. But let me tell YOU something...both those girls have their problems with you AND Eliza. I got my own problems with your friend, Kendra... And with a woman such as her...I can't allow her to become champion as she displays such disrespect to the division. Believe me when I say this...as long as Hinata, Samantha, and I are still standing...you...Eliza...and Kendra...Evil Beauty will NEVER get their hands on these belts. That's a fact that will happen come Reign in Blood."
With the crowd cheering, Allison was scowling at Téa, looking pissed that she threw away her cigarette. It wasn't long before she was slowly shaking her head.
"...You shouldn't have done that, Gardner... You shouldn't have TOUCHED my cigar...just like...how you shouldn't...have SLAPPED Kendra Daniels... Guess what, lady...? You're gonna pay the price...BADLY."
Allison looks to make the first punch and Téa went for the block, but the brunette gets attacked from behind by Eliza Hart! As Téa was down, both Allison and Eliza start brutally stomping her out. They continued the stomps until Allison forces Téa to her feet and both her and Eliza knee her in gut. Then both women viciously throw Téa right into a metal crate back-first, causing her to scream in agony. It wasn't long before they pick her up again and throw her against a wall this time. Téa, who is in deep pain now, struggles to stand up as she is on all fours. Footsteps are heard off-screen and they grow a bit louder as they appear near Téa. A pair of female legs stop next to Téa and the camera pans up...to show Kendra Daniels with her hands on her hips looking down on the Women's Champion as the crowd booed venomously.
"...Get her up," Kendra ordered Eliza and Allison and they do so by bringing Téa up and pinning her against the wall. Kendra walked up to the injured Women's Champion and lifts her chin up to face her. "...You say I don't deserve to be Women's Champion? You say that with a slap to MY face? Tch...look at you, Gardner...pathetic...you're weak...you're injured...and more importantly...you can barely do anything without help. A useless old veteran such as you doesn't deserve to be Women's Champion anymore. Like Allison stated...YOUR time will be up at Reign in Blood. Then again...it's BEEN up since you've overstayed your welcome in the fictional wrestling business. Not only am I doing this for me...not only Evil Beauty...but," Kendra then motions her RR armband, "for them as well. In the name of the Revolution...you, Téa Gardner, will become another casualty of us. I will put you out of your misery!" Then Kendra SLAPS Téa across her face.
Téa winces in pain from that slap and glares at Kendra, holding back her tears.
"Heh...you gonna cry, Téa? All from being SLAPPED to the face? Hmph, not surprised considering you're so used it," Kendra grinned...and then she received a SPIT to the face from Téa!
Allison and Eliza's eyes widen in shock along with the crowd as Kendra...well...she was pissed. Kendra seethes at Téa as she wipes the spit off her face. Kendra then grabs Téa by her hair and sends her head first into a wall! Téa collapses into the crate as she is knocked out. Evil Beauty stands over her as they glare at her one last time before Eliza and Allison were the first to leave.
"Reign in Blood, Téa Gardner! June 30th, 2013! THAT'S the date you will fall! In the name of the Revolution!" Kendra shouted before spitting at the downed Women's Champion and leaving.
Téa lies on the floor, unconscious and appears to be bleeding from her forehead after being sent onto a wall head-first. The cameras changes to the arena where the commentators were shocked to see that. Apparently, they're at their seats, but the table was still destroyed for the rest of the night.
"...How low can you freaking get...?" Kenji scowled. "Kendra and Evil Beauty attacks Téa from behind...! I can understand Kendra, but what business does Allison and Eliza have to do with this?!"
"Simple, Benji. The reason Allison and Eliza joined in is that if you mess with one of them, you mess with ALL of them," Barney smirked. "As well, it's called PAYBACK. Payback for when Téa slapped Kendra across the face. She had it coming, man."
"I'm gonna call bull on that. This is something Téa won't let Kendra get away with. No way she will."
"Well, things are obviously getting intense between these two women now," Zack states. "It's only a matter of time before things break down between them."
("Say it to My Face" by Downstait)
[Say it to my face!
...
Should've been a man, but you don't know how
Play your hand you lost, but it's too late now
Have to pay the price for things you've said, yeah!
Say it to my face!]
Out from the back comes Joey Wheeler with a determined look on his face mixed with a smirk with the crowd on its feet for him. He looks around the crowd before walking to the ring. As he gets on the apron, he raises a right fist before flipping into the ring and onto his feet, setting off green pyro out of the steel posts. He goes to the turnbuckle and poses for the crowd.
"The following opening contest is scheduled for a qualification match to enter the Playground of Blood at Reign in Blood! Introducing first, from Domino City, Japan, weighing in at 135 pounds, Joey Wheeler!"
"And here we are, ladies and gentlemen! Final qualification match to the Playground of Blood and Joey Wheeler looks willing to enter it himself!" Zack said.
"Whoop-de-doo... C'mon, couldn't they find a better competitor that THIS loser?" Barney scoffed. "He's barely done anything around here."
"Well, for your information, Stinson, Joey happens to be a very successful wrestler throughout his time in the fictional wrestling business," Kenji informed. "He was known as a 3-time UCA World Tag Team Champion with Yugi Mutou, a 2-time UCA Intercontinental Champion, a 2-time UCA Hardcore Champion, former CWA Combine Champion with Yugi and Tai Kamiya, and just so happens to be a FORMER World Heavyweight Champion in CAWF."
"Again...big whoop! As much as he's a stupid kid with a Brooklyn accent for some reason, my vote just goes to the guy who faces him."
Joey stands in the ring, waiting for his opponent to come out. The fans are eager to know who Joey would be facing tonight. However, it seems to be taking awhile for him to come out and Joey is asking the ref what's happening. The official only shrugged as he has no clue either. Eventually...they were answered when...
("Lights Out" by Breaking Benjamin)
[I am done pretending
You have failed to find what's left
I will suck you dry again
Some are not worth saving
You are such a pretty mess
I will choke the life within]
The crowd immediately boos loud as Seto Kaiba walks out to the stage with a grin on his face. Joey grits his teeth at his old rival, yet, the question that runs through his mind...what IS he doing out here? Even the fans are wondering that as well.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! What's going on here? Why is Kaiba out here?" Kenji questioned.
"Something's fishy, man..." Zack mused.
"Fishy? I think something is about to get good," Barney smirked.
Kaiba then takes out a mic he had in his hand and brings it up close to his lips, "Well, well, Wheeler...who've thought YOU of all people would try to enter the Chamber? An idiotic monkey such as you receiving a shot like this? Heh...yeah, that'll happen when you beat me tonight."
"What the hell is he talking about?" Kenji asked, confused and suspicious.
"In case you can't get the hint, Wheeler...which isn't surprising," Kaiba smirked, receiving a glare from Joey, "I might as well tell you. Your 'opponent'...will be running late for your match. Or, as a matter of fact, he won't be showing up at all. He ran into...a few problems."
"Okay, where is he going with this? Get to the point, Seto!" Zack said.
"And if you can't what I mean by that through your thick skull, I'll show you."
Kaiba points up to the Titantron and it shows Colt Anderson knocked out in the locker room and about three trainers are checking on him to see if he's alright. This was actually a clip from earlier before the match that was about to happen. Soon, Jesse Alvarez and Joshua Garza comes in to see what was happening.
"Hey, what's going on? What happened to Colt?" Jesse nearly shouted.
"Sir, we just found him like this. We came in here and we found him knocked out on the floor," said one of the trainers.
"Well, who in the hell did this?!"
Josh taps Jesse's shoulder and he turned to him, "Um, Jesse...we actually managed to get a witness. One of the staff said he saw three men in suits go into this locker room and attack Colt."
"What?! Who were these guys?"
"We have no idea, but...the staff said he managed to see a logo on one of their suits with the letters...KC."
"'KC'..." Jesse repeated, then thinks on what the letters mean. It didn't take him too long to figure it out, though. "...'KC'...KaibaCorp... Grrrrrr...KAIBA... Of course..."
"What are we gonna do? We got NO one to replace Joey's opponent for tonight's match," Josh said.
"Actually...I'm afraid we do... It seems...we have no choice...but to replace Colt...with Kaiba," Jesse frowned as the fans booed venomously on that decision.
The clip ends and the camera changes back to the stage where Kaiba is grinning in satisfaction after completing his job and Joey just scowls at him. Yet, he wasn't surprised he'd do this.
"So there you see, Joey...I'M your opponent now. But hey...at least the good news is you have an actual opponent who's worth fighting for this match. Get ready, monkey...the future King of Blood...is arriving."
Kaiba then drops the mic and walks down to the ring as his music resumes. Joey, however, has no problem facing him as he tells Kaiba to bring it. Though with the ring announcer, Maria Lopez, she had no choice but to call it.
"A-And his opponent, from Domino City, Japan, weighing in at 143 pounds, Seto Kaiba!"
"S-So that's it?! Kaiba's in just like that?! What the hell, man?! What kind of bulls%t is this?!" Kenji shouted.
"Buddy, it's the right decision Jesse has done since Kaiba was screwed out of his shot two weeks ago," Barney stated. "Now Kaiba has ONE more chance to get in this Chamber and all he has to do is BEAT this loser."
Kaiba slides in, and Joey, looking forward to kick his opponent's ass already, sprints right at him, but only for Seto to sidestep him, causing Joey to almost crash into the ropes. Joey snaps his head at Kaiba and goes for a right fist, but gets blocked and kneed in the gut. Seto grabs Joey by his head and slams him into the turnbuckle face-first. He turns him around and whips Joey to the ropes. Kaiba bends down for a Back Body Drop and Joey leaps over Kaiba and rolls him up in the Sunset Flip Pin, but a kick out before the ref could count it. Both men roll to their feet and Kaiba catches Joey with a European Uppercut. He gets to his feet and manages to dodge a High Knee and takes Kaiba down with a Dropkick. Joey then Leg Drops right onto Seto before covering; 1... Kick out at 1.5! Joey brings him up and Kaiba nails a shot to the gut before throwing him over with a Headlock Takedown. Seto keeps the said grapple locked in as Wheeler is trying to find a way to get out it. Soon, both men start to get to their feet, Joey moves Kaiba at the ropes and he pushes him off. Seto hits the ropes, bounces off, and Joey goes for a Leapfrog, but Kaiba stops in front of him and slaps him right across the face! The crowd boos loudly as Joey nurses his cheek in shock and anger and Kaiba chuckles arrogantly. Kaiba runs to the ropes and looks for the attack...but Joey takes him down with a Lou Thesz Press followed with a series of right hands!
"And Joey with the Lou Thesz Press! Look at him go with those fists on Kaiba!" Zack exclaimed.
"C'mon, Kaiba! Are you gonna get punk'd by this nobody?!" Barney shouted. "Get up, man!"
Wheeler continues the fists of fury before getting off, running to the ropes, bouncing off, and Elbow Drops Kaiba. Joey gets Kaiba up to his feet and pushes him to the corner. He runs straight at him and hits a Front Dropkick right in the gut. Joey rolls to his feet, leaps onto Kaiba, and begins the 10-punch combo with the crowd counting the strikes. "1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! 7! 8! 9!..." Joey then grabs Kaiba's head and Monkey Flips him; Seto lands on his back hard on the mat! "C'MON!" Joey shouts, getting the crowd already behind him. Joey gets him to his feet and Kaiba pokes him straight in the eyes, inciting boos from the crowd. As Joey staggers back after that cheap shot, Kaiba knees him straight in the mid-section and follows it with a Gutwrench Suplex into a Backbreaker. He hook the leg, looking for the cover; 1, 2... Joey kicks out at 2.46! Kaiba starts rubbing his forearm against Joey's face, trying to hurt him more as Joey yells in pain. Seto then stands and drops the knee onto Joey's face. The Brooklyn Brawler sits up, holding his face in pain, and Kaiba Soccer Kicks him straight in the back. As Joey writhes in pain, Seto brings him up and hits a Pendulum Backbreaker, this time he holds in that position as he has the Backbreaker Submission locked in.
"Now Kaiba is zeroing in on Joey's back which seems to be injured at this point," Kenji observed.
"Now that is smart there by Seto," Barney commented, "targeting the spine and forcing pressure into it to cause damage and making Joey not last long enough."
As Kaiba continues driving Joey's back into his knee, Joey is writhing in pain and the ref asks him if he wants to submit, but he was too stubborn as he shouted no. Seto continues pushing Joey's head down in order to keep him from escaping the submission hold. Kaiba sneers at Joey, "Give up, Wheeler! Let everybody down! Let your SISTER down!" and continues driving the spine on his knee. However, when Joey heard Kaiba mentioned giving up on his sister, that only got him peeved and angry. He grabs Kaiba's hand where it was holding his head down and, with the strength he had left, starts moving it it away from him as Kaiba struggles to keep it at his opponent's head. Eventually, Joey slowly overpowers him and strikes him straight in the face, causing him to release the submission. Seto staggers back and when he looks to Joey, he gets taken down with a vicious Clothesline! Kaiba gets up and Joey nails another Clothesline! Joey sees Kaiba standing up and he whips him to the ropes. Kaiba bounces off, Joey looks for the Leapfrog and Kaiba stops in front of him again, looking for another shot, but Joey blocks it, and knees him straight in the midsection! Joey runs to the ropes behind the bent-over Seto, bounces off, and plants him with the Throwback! Joey covers; 1, 2... Kaiba kicks out at 2.78! Joey stands and runs to the ropes and jumps over Kaiba when he rolled on his stomach. He stands, Joey bounces off the next ropes, Kaiba catches him for a Hip Toss, but he counters with a surprise Small Package Pin; 1, 2... Kaiba kicks out at 2.95! Seto quickly rolls out of the ring to recover as Joey stays in the ring. He sizes Seto from the ring, runs to the ropes, bounces off, leaps through the ring ropes, and Suicide Dives onto Kaiba! Both men cash against the barricade and the crowd is at an standing ovation.
"Holy damn! Joey decides to hell with it and lands a Suicide Dive onto Kaiba!" Kenji calls.
"Okay, biased aside, that was AWESOME by that loser! I'll give him credit for that, but dammit, Kaiba! Take back your control already!" Barney shouts.
"And we get the old Barney back. Wonderful," Zack said with sarcasm.
"Shut up."
As both Seto and Joey lie on the outside, the official begins the count-out 1! ...2! ...3! ...4! Joey slowly gets to his feet using the barricade as a crutch; Kaiba stumbles onto a knee. ...5! ...6! Joey grabs Kaiba by his head and gets him into the ring. Joey slides in, turns him over onto his back, and hooks the leg for a pin; 1, 2... He gets the shoulder up at 2.89! Joey runs his hands through his hair, showing frustration into the match. He then stands on both feet and drags Kaiba up. He turns him around for a Neckbreaker, but Kaiba turns and pushes him off at the ropes. Joey bounces off and Clotheslines him— Kaiba traps the arm! He turns Joey around, still got the arm in a Hammerlock, has him in the Front Facelock, hooks left leg to Joey's right, and takes him down with the Dragon Lock DDT (CM Punk's Devil Lock DDT)! He hooks the leg; 1, 2... JOEY GETS THE SHOULDER UP AT 2.99! Kaiba HIMSELF was shocked to see Joey kick out like that, yet it angered him. He drags him up from the mat and lifts him up his shoulders...only for Joey to get a Victory Roll Pin; 1, 2... Kaiba barely kicks out at 2.995! They both stand on their feet, Kaiba kicks Joey in the gut and hooks the arms for the White Dragon Plunge— Joey spins out of it and goes for the Lady Luck (Superkick), but Seto catches the foot! Then, Kaiba elbows right into the knee, causing Joey to writhe in pain from his leg. Thanks to this, Kaiba kicks Joey in the gut once more and throws him straight into the turnbuckle post, hurting the shoulder! The crowd winces as Kaiba grabs him and sets him up on the second ropes bent-over. He goes to sit at the top rope, then he hooks the arms, dives off with Joey in tow...and plants him with the White Dragon Plunge!
"White Dragon Plunge by Seto Kaiba!" Zack called it.
"There you have it, ladies and gentlemen. Joey...is..." Barney began.
Kaiba sneers at the downed Joey and turns him over for the hook of the leg; 1, 2, 3!
"FINISHED."
("Lights Out" by Breaking Benjamin)
"Here is your winner, Seto Kaiba!"
Seto stands on his knees for a few moments as he grins at Joey, who is clutching his head, before standing up and faces the crowd in the center of the ring. As he looked throughout the hissing crowd, the smug grin grows as he faces the ceiling with closed eyes and splays his arms arrogantly. He opens his eyes and looks at the crowd once more with the smug grin and saying, "Your FUTURE...and FIRST-EVER...King of Blood." Changing to the backstage, we see Nathan Drake in his locker room, watching over match as he sees Kaiba has won. Changing to another scene with Crash Bandicoot, this time, without his sister, Coco, as he watched the entire match as well. Kurt Hudson is also seen in the backstage with Alyssa Parker as they watched Kaiba win his match. Ash Ketchum is seen again in the same infirmary looking at the TV in the room with a serious expression is shown upon his face. And finally...Beowulf, standing in his locker room with arms crossed, narrowed his eyes onto Seto, seeing what could be in store for he, himself, and the rest in the Chamber.
"Ladies and gentleman, in just two weeks...June 30th, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois...SIX of these men will experience the Chamber of Blood," Kenji impiled. "A few will have their first experiences such as Hudson and Beowulf. A few experienced such as Ash and Crash. This is, however, the FIRST Playground of Blood for ALL these men to enter."
"Sixteen feet high...thirty-six feet in diameter...weighing over ten tons...two miles of chain...all in one personal steel hell," Zack noted. "All these men need to do is survive it."
"Question is: WHO will be the last man standing in that very Chamber? Who will be the one to rise as the rest fall? More importantly...WHO will become the FIRST-EVER King of Blood? Those are questions that will be answered at Reign in Blood," Barney said. "No doubt about it..."
Kaiba then exits the ring on his way to the stage as the cameras changes to the backstage where the ACW Hardcore Champion Jason Krueger is seen walking out of the locker room with Carter Young and Stan Terra of Alpha & Omega. Before they could walk further to the Gorilla Position, Jason stops at his feet and looks back at A&O.
"Just so we're clear...I want no screw ups for tonight's match. This is too damn important for me to lose," Jason said.
"Hey, you got no worries, Jase. You don't have to worry one little thing about us," Carter said. "You got your business with Kurosaki; Stan and I got our business with the team known as Altered Egos. What's to worry anyways?"
"Hmph, better hope nothing goes wrong," Jason said, and as he was about to leave...
"...Just like your last Tag Match?" Stan asked, making the Hardcore Champ stop at his footsteps again and look at the Omega.
"...What the hell was that, Terra?" Jason snarled.
Stan looked at Jason and gave a small smirk, "Oh, I'm sorry...did I mention something that offended you, 'Jase'? Excuse me for bringing up the fact that the last time you had a Tag Team Match in which...you LOST."
Jason growled, "...Need I remind you, Terra...I teamed with somebody I didn't even like. Not to mention said 'tag team partner' is not a tag team wrestler and has no tag team credentials to help me with that match. I got over it now, and I don't need YOU to bring up that bulls%t again."
"Heh, well, it ain't my fault for you to be such a sore loser. Just don't go into a fit if you screw up and we lose, Krueger."
"Do you want me to kick your ass, Terra?!"
"Okay, okay, ENOUGH! Both of you!" Carter stepped in between the two. "We are not going to have this type of crap between you two! Stan, you need to keep your mouth shut if we're going to win tonight's match. And you, Jason, I don't need YOU to get pissed off because of what Stan says. We have our own Tag Team Match to attend and win, and I don't need you two to argue all night. Got it?!" Jason and Stan said no more and kept silent. "...Good. Now...let's go. We got some business to take care of."
With that, Carter walks away as both Stan and Jason look on before slightly glaring at each other. Stan scoffs at him and leaves as well. Jason scowls him leaving before he follows them to the Gorilla Position. The camera changes into a locker room with Yugi Mutou with his forehead into his hand as he slowly runs it through his hair. He seemed worried about something...or someone. Soon, walking in the camera's sight was his tag team partner and twin, Atem.
"Yugi...is there something wrong?" Atem asked.
"Sorry, it's just...Téa was attacked and I can't help but worry about her..." Yugi sighed. "Kendra and Evil Beauty attacking her just like that...damn it...!
"Yugi, if I know her, which I do considering of all the times you've spent with her in the past...she'll be fine."
"Are you sure, Atem?"
"Yes, I do. Besides...Téa can handle herself. She was only attacked from behind and that was it. She's got her business with Kendra and Evil Beauty...we have our own tonight," Atem said, now with a serious tone.
Yugi nods, "You're right... We do. Alpha & Omega teaming up with Jason Krueger against us and..." Yugi notices something off-screen and slightly smirks, "Heh, speak of the devil..."
The camera pans out...and the "Rated-R Reaper" Ichigo Kurosaki comes in next to Altered Egos as cheers are heard from the crowd.
"So...you guys ready?" Ichigo asked, leaning against wall with arms crossed.
"Yeah, we are," Yugi nods.
"Good. You know, I'm not the type of guy for tag teams, but when it comes to a night such as this, how can I refuse?"
"You make a good point."
"Just remember, though, you guys...when it all goes down to Jason Krueger...he's MINE. Got it?"
Atem shrugs, "You have your business with the Hardcore Champion, Ichigo. We have ours with Stan and Carter. Seems fair enough for all three of us."
"Heh, all right, then. Oh, actually, Atem...you meant to say I got business with the soon-to-be...FORMER Hardcore Champion," Ichigo said with a small smirk before leaving.
Both Yugi and Atem nod to each other before following Ichigo out of the locker room.
"And now, everybody, it is time for the main event of the night," Zack implied. "It is 'The Rated-R Reaper' Ichigo Kurosaki teaming up with the ACW World Tag Team Champions Yugi Mutou and Atem of Altered Egos versus the ACW Hardcore Champion, 'The Gore Machine', Jason Krueger teaming with Carter Young and Stan Terra of Alpha & Omega in a Six-Man Tag Team Match."
"And that is up next, ladies and gentlemen! Don't miss it!" Barney warned.
(Commercial Break)
The show returns from commercial break as we see the crowd waiting for the final match of the night.
("Alpha & Omega" by Stratovarius)
[I am the earth and sky, I am the low and high
I am the snowflake in the winter evening
I am the birth and death, I am your final breath
I am the one that gave you life and freedom
Choosing your own way]
The crowd then began a loud reaction of jeers as a mixture of blue and green lights surrounded the arena. Coming out to the stage was Carter Young and Stan Terra. Carter then pats Stan on his shoulder before walking the way down on the ramp to the ring; his partner soon follows. Carter stands on the apron and climbs to the turnbuckle as Stan enters the ring with the steel steps. Carter arrogantly shouts, "All Hail the Revolution! All Hail Alpha & Omega, baby!" He steps down and Stan pulls down his hood, revealing his still stoic expression.
"The following main event is a Six-Man Tag Team Match, and it is set for one fall! Introducing first, from Orlando, Florida, at a combined weight of 469 pounds, the team of Carter Young and Stan Terra, Alpha & Omega!"
"The number one contenders for the World Tag Titles, Carter and Stan, looking to make another statement tonight as they are teamed up with Jason Krueger in this Six-Man Tag," Kenji states.
"Though the question is, can it work out for them considering what just happened between Stan and Jason?" Zack asked. "It seems to me that things are personal between the two and it ain't pretty."
("Firewater" by Sinister Growley)
[Fire!
Burn my lips, take a swig for old times sake
Fire!
Touch my heart, bring me back my smile
Fire!
Kill the clock, violence, it's murderous
Fire!
Watch my back, as I fade away]
The crowd gave a huge mixed reaction, yet boos were heard mostly, as Jason Krueger came out moments later to the music. He held the Hardcore Title in one hand as he looked out to the crowd with a stoic expression on his face. Jason suddenly grew a maniacal grin on his face as he raised his title and a fist into the air, and then walked down the ramp, placing the title on his shoulder. He got on the apron and entered the ring, climbed onto a turnbuckle and raised the title high into the air, staring out into the crowd with his insane look. He stands down and his maniacal grin changes into a small scowl as he sees Stan slightly glaring at him.
"And their partner from Newark, New Jersey, weighing in at 233 pounds, he is the ACW Hardcore Champion, 'The Gore Machine' Jason Krueger!"
"As you can see, things are pretty uneasy tonight between the two RR members as they glare at each other," Zack implied.
"I don't know why these guys are disliking each other, but whatever it is, they better put that aside if they want to win," Barney said. "I don't care what's going on; I just want these two to not argue whatever the hell it is and it makes them lose tonight."
"Well, we're gonna have to find out once the match gets started, Stinson," Kenji said.
("Loaded" by Zack Tempest)
The crowd instantly stands and roars in the arena with loud cheers to this different as Yugi Mutou comes out, showing he's focused as he bangs both hands at both sides of his head and having his little entrance dance à la Jeff Hardy, and Atem walks out to stand by his young twin. Yugi continues his entrance dance before throwing his arms arms up in a Hardy-like manner and yellow fireworks come shooting from the stage, inciting more cheers from the crowd. Once done, Yugi and Atem walk their way to the ring as the King of Games is bobbing his head to the song and the Pharaoh looks at the crowd with a grin. They stop at ringside as they wait for their partner to come out.
"And their opponents, from Domino City, Japan, at a combined weight of 225 pounds, they are the ACW World Tag Team Champions, Yugi Mutou and Atem, Altered Egos!"
"And the crowd is on their feet for the popular tag team of Altered Egos, Yugi Mutou and Atem, the ACW World Tag Team Champions! And who can blame them?" Zack said. "These guys are something else considering what they've done for this company."
"No denying that, bro. They were the ones to become the first-ever ACW World Tag Team Champions and they helped build a unique Tag Team Division such as ours," Kenji implied. "If anything, these guys deserve to be known for their success everywhere— especially for their careers in ECW. Though, technically, it was Yugi by himself with Atem as his spirit. Even so, these two helped each other build into one career. And now today, they work together as two."
"Yeah, sure. The only reason Yugi was so popular in ECW was because Broly— a monster— left. If he hadn't left, Yugi wouldn't be where he is today. Hell, he'd be DEAD," Barney said. "So he has Broly to thank for that, thank you very much."
"Even so, Yugi is proud to be where he is; no matter what anyone says."
[You think you know me...]
("Metalingus" by Alter Bridge)
[On this day, I see clearly everything has come to life
A bitter place and a broken dream
And we'll leave it all behind
On this day, it's so real to me
Everything has come to life
Another chance to chase a dream
Another chance to feel
Chance to feel alive!]
The fans instantly cheered as the strobe lights flash red, white and black all over the arena on and off as the guitars pick up and over the TitanTron, a thick grey fog begins to form on the stage. Once the lyrics were spoken, Ichigo Kurosaki enters through the fog and shaking his hands before running his hands through his hair, getting himself pumped up for his match. He stops and looks throughout the crowd with a very small smirk and walks down the ropes. He halts at the middle and lowers his head with a stance to throw his arms up in rock signs as fireworks shoot like a machine gun from the stage with the colors of red, white and black. Once done, Ichigo looks at the ring where Jason glares at him and he returns the glare with a small grin of his own. The Rated-R Reaper then stands between Yugi and Atem, and he looks at them before nodding and all three ran to the ring and slid into it. They don't do anything to A&O and Jason yet as Yugi stands at a turnbuckle with his arms splayed and hands symbols à la Jeff Hardy, Atem stands the other showing a slight dark grin, and Ichigo hanging off the ropes with his right hand thrown up in a rock sign.
"And their partner; from Karakura Town, Japan, weighing in at 145 pounds, "The Rated R Reaper" Ichigo Kurosaki!"
"'The Rated-R Reaper' Ichigo Kurosaki stands tonight, teaming with Altered Egos against their opponents for Reign in Blood," Kenji said. "Gotta tell ya, this is a way to add tension into the rivalries for their matches at said pay-per-view event."
"Yeah, it's like a little preview of what will happen come their matches. You know it's bound to go good, or with this situation, it could go into chaos," Zack stated.
"Well, as usual in tag team matches, chaos is the name that goes well at the near end of said match. You just don't know who comes out of it," Barney said.
The teams stand at their respective corners and it was decided that Atem would be first for his team. With the RR, they were close to arguing that either Jason or Stan should start, but Carter interferes and states Stan goes first. Jason scoffs and stands at the apron with Carter. The bell rings and Stan and Atem walk up to each other, staring each other down intensely. Stan begins talking trash at Atem and he talks back. They continued until Stan slaps the pharaoh right across the face! The fans were booing at that sign of disrespect and Atem holds his cheek as his eyes are widen...both in shock that he didn't see it coming...and in anger considering he felt insulted by the rookie. He sees Stan being distracted talking to one of his teammates and when he looked back...Atem gives him a HARD slap of his own, yet this one nearly sends him out of the ring!
"Oh, damn! Stan slapped Atem and now Atem SLAPPED him back! That just shows if you want to disrespect him, he'll disrespect you as well!" Zack said. "And for one thing, DON'T get Atem pissed off!"
Then just when Stan was about to stand to face Atem, he gets taken down by him and Atem is letting loose with his fists all over the Omega! The crowd is going wild as Atem continues sending down the fists into Stan's face with great fury. It wasn't long before Stan squirmed out of there and exits the ring quickly before Atem could do anymore damage to him. Terra nurses his cheek and jaw after being slapped and punched at the outside as Atem stands ready to fight, giving him a death glare. Stan wipes a bit of blood from his slightly busted-open mouth and slides back in the ring, glaring at Atem as well. It wasn't long before they both went into an aggressive collar-and-elbow lock-up. Stan quickly switches it into a Side Headlock for a while before switching it into a Hammerlock. Stan holds the Hammerlock on Atem's arm until Atem manages to reverse it and turns him around to Snapmare him. He stands and Atem hits him with an Elbow Smash and lifts him up for a Back Suplex, but Stan lands on his feet and rolls up Atem for the quick pin-fall; 1, 2... Kick out at 2.14! Before Atem could stand, Stan grabs him by the head and knees him in the face. He hits another Knee Strike to the face before planting him with a Swinging Neckbreaker. Stan covers again; 1, 2... Atem kicks out at 2.06. Stan gets Atem on his hands and knees and hits him straight in the ribs with a Soccer Kick, making him roll away while clutching his gut in pain. Terra grabs him by the hair, sets up the Suplex, and plants him down with it. He quickly goes to his corner and tags in Carter. A&O bring Atem up with Stan having his arms pinned behind his back. Carter hits Atem with a right hand and then knees him in the midsection.
"Carter is tagged in and he and Stan are just beating down Atem at the beginning of the match," Kenji stated.
"Smart way by beating one man down in order to keep him away from his team," Barney said. "And that's exactly what they're doing right now."
Stan steps out to the apron as Carter brings Atem up to his feet and hits a Knife Edge Chop. He hits the chop two more times before sending him to the ropes via Irish Whip. Atem bounces off, Carter bends over as he comes back, and Atem grabs his head in time and connects a DDT; Carter's head bounces off the mat from it. Atem drags Carter up to his feet and makes a left shot to the face. Atem sets Young up for the Snap Suplex, but Carter puts his right foot behind Atem's leg to stop him from completing it, and knees him in the gut three times before hitting an Elbow Smash. He brings him to an empty corner and begins hitting Atem with multiple Shoulder Thrusts. He stops and gives Atem a European Uppercut before whipping him to the opposite corner. Atem hits back-first onto the turnbuckle as Carter sprints at him, but only to get booted in the jaw by the pharaoh. With this, Atem gets on the top turnbuckle and when Young turns around, Atem leaps off and connects with a Diving Spinning Heel Kick to Carter. Both men roll to their feet and Atem gets Carter down once more with a Dropkick. Carter immediately tags in Stan and the Omega gets in. Atem looks to Clothesline Stan, but he traps the arm, holds him in the Inverted Facelock, hits the Backbreaker and follows it with a Neckbreaker. Terra stands to his feet and lands the elbow once...twice...thrice...four times...stands once more, shouts, "OMEGA!" and leaps up to make a final Elbow Drop onto Atem's chest. He pushes his face against the mat as he covers him for the pin; 1, 2... Kick out at 2.57!
"And Atem kicks out after those Elbow Drops by Stan," Zack said. "Honestly, if Stan keeps this up, Atem better figure out a way to tag in either Yugi or Ichigo fast or they're done."
Stan places Atem in the sitting position as he wraps the arm around his neck for a Headlock. As he continued holding the submission aggressively, Atem has his arms extended out, letting people know he's breathing. Yugi shouts for his partner to make it out as he is smacking the turnbuckle. The ref asks the pharaoh if he wants to give up already, but he responded by wagging his finger, saying it's too soon to give in. Terra stands on one knee, keeping the arm around the neck tight and locked in. Atem nearly rolled his eyes back due to almost losing consciousness as the hold is tightened. Atem's right hand, slightly an open palm, slowly clenches into a fist and it starts shaking as the fans are heard chanting his name. He starts regaining his strength and slowly picks himself up on his feet. Stan holds on to the Headlock submission, but wasn't sure how long he could hold it. When Atem made it to his feet, he quickly lifts Stan up high and plants him down with the Back Suplex! The Pharaoh stands on one knee, slightly panting, as the Omega holds his neck after that Suplex. Atem actually sees him in the center of the ring and went for the ropes. He bounces off the second rope and lands the Yamisault (Lionsault)! Atem holds his abdomen in pain after landing the maneuver. No thanks to the Headlock submission from Stan earlier, the Pharaoh was already close to being out of it. However, he sees he was close to Yugi and quickly crawls over to tag him. Terra looks up to see Atem going for the tag. He stands up and quickly grabs his leg to pull him away, but gets counted with an Enzuigiri! Stan is dazed after that kick as Yugi gets the tag from Atem!
"And Atem tags in Yugi! Yugi's tagged in!" Kenji shouted.
"Stan, turn around and react fast, man!" Barney warned.
After shaking the daze off, Stan turns around to see Yugi coming at him with a Slingshot Somersault Senton! Yugi stands up along with Stan as the Omega goes for the right hand, but Yugi ducks it and makes him fall back when he grabbed his legs. Yugi then leaps up and lands the Extreme Leg Drop between Terra's legs, causing him to sit up and feel his lower regions in pain. Yugi rolls back to his feet and Dropkicks Stan straight in the face. He hooks the leg for the pin; 1, 2... Carter stops the count! The Alpha rolls out of the ring before Yugi could even get him. He glares at him for a few moments before dragging Stan up. He brings him to the ropes and whips him, but Terra reverses it and pulls with a straight knee to the gut. With Yugi bent over in pain, Terra hits an elbow to the back of the head and kicks him right to the side of his skull. Terra forces him to his knees and plants him with a Kneeling Snap DDT. Stan turns him over and hooks the leg for the cover; 1, 2... Yugi gets the shoulder up at 2.69! Stan gets Yugi up and throws him into his corner, but he doesn't tag Carter or Jason yet. He hits a Shoulder Thrust to the midsection before pulling him away and throws him over with a Double Underhook Suplex. Stan steps back a bit as he stalks Yugi up. Yet, unknowing to him, Jason tags himself in and Terra had a "what the hell?!" expression. However, the Omega just scowls at Jason as he steps out and the Hardcore Champion starts delivering aggressive shots to Yugi's head. He continues the punches before whipping him to the ropes. Yugi bounces off the ropes and Jason throws him up high in the air and looks for the Gore— Yugi counters with a DDT!
"Jason went for an early Gore, but Yugi manages to stop him in time with that DDT," Zack reacted.
"Crap! Jase, I thought you were better than that, man," Barney said. "Get up and take Yugi down quick!"
Jason clutches his head as Yugi gets on all fours. When Yugi manages to stand, he sees Jason resting on the apron and he walks over to him. The King of Games grabs the Gore Machine by the head and hangs him onto the second rope with Jason's abdomen on the rope. Yugi climbs onto the top turnbuckle, stands tall as he sets his eyes on Krueger, still hanging on the middle rope, and then Yugi gives a shout with his hands slowly rising in a Hardy Boyz hand sign and dives off to land a Leg Drop onto the back of Jason's head, making the Hardcore Champion fall into the ring. Yugi goes for the cover; 1, 2... Jason powers out at 2.59. Yugi grabs Krueger and drags him to his feet, but only to get a punch in the gut. Jason lifts Yugi over his shoulder and walks around the ring for a bit before glaring at Ichigo, who is also glaring at him. A maniacal grin grew upon Krueger's face as he points at his opponent for Reign in Blood, motioning this is going to be him and he slams Yugi down on the mat with an Oklahoma Slam. This only ticked Ichigo off as he makes himself enter the ring, but the ref stops him before he can even get through. With the argument happening between the Rated-R Reaper and the referee, Jason's sick grin grew more as he lays Yugi on the bottom rope and starts choking him out with his knee on top of his upper back, forcing his opponent's neck into the rope. Atem shouts the ref to turn around, but he doesn't listen as he tells them both to keep themselves in their corner. Krueger continues the dirty tactic for a few seconds before lifting his knee off Yugi. He grabs Yugi in a Full Nelson and hits him with the Vex Breaker.
"Jason with that Vex Breaker, delivering damage into Yugi's spine," Kenji stated.
"As long as Jason keeps this up, he'll be taking the W home for his team," Barney said.
After Jason drilled Yugi's back into his knee, he hooks both legs for the pin; 1, 2... Yugi kicks out at 2.89! Krueger nearly pulls at his hair before dragging Yugi by his hand and leg to tag in Carter...but Stan slaps Jason's back, tagging himself in. Now Jason had the "what the hell?!" expression said on his face as Stan smirked. His smirking face was saying, "Now we're even." Jason just scowled before scoffing and stepping out to the apron. Stan lifts Yugi up by the chin and makes a hard right hand. Stan brings Yugi near the ropes, then he uses the ropes to aid him in the air as he drops the knee right on top of Yugi's face. As the King of Games sits up, holding his face in pain, Stan drills the knee into Yugi's upper back and forces him up. Stan lifts Yugi up for the Vertical Suplex...then he just drops him gut-first onto the top ring rope. As Yugi looks up to face Stan, he gets pushed back and crashes to the outside floor. Terra sneers at Yugi as he steps onto the apron to outside. The Omega grabs Yugi as he taunts him to get up with a smirk. He brings him up...and Yugi catches him with a Sitout Jawbreaker! Stan stumbles and falls onto his back, nursing his jaw from that Jawbreaker. Yugi takes advantage as he rolls back into the ring to catch his breath from there...yet he stands up and sizes him from there. When Stan was able to get on his two feet, Yugi grabs the top rope, leaps onto it, bounces off...AND LANDS A SHOCKING SPRINGBOARD SHOOTING STAR PRESS!
"A SHOOTING START PRESS FROM YUGI MUTOU!" Zack called. "Haven't seen THAT from him in a while!"
"Okay, NEVER have I seen that before in my life. EVER!" Barney exclaimed, shocked. "Really, I'm not joking!"
As the crowd chants Yugi's name, the King of Games and the Omega lie outside on the floor, both hurt and exhausted into the match. It wasn't long before the ref started to count; 1! ...2! Yugi rests on an elbow as he catching his breath; Stan uses the barricade as a crutch to bring to his knees. ...3! ...4! ...5! Yugi gets on all fours as he uses the apron to bring himself up; Stan manages to stand on his feet and was able to roll back into the ring. However, he sees Yugi standing up. An idea popped in his mind and he rolls out of the ring once again. He walks over to Yugi, grabs him from behind, and throws him straight into the steel steps! This gives Stan the chance to win this match easily for his team as he rolls back into the ring.
"Stan just threw Yugi into the steel steps!" Kenji shouted. "He did this to get the easy way out!"
"Hey, that was SMART on Stan's part!" Barney said. "He saw an opportunity and seized it by throwing Yugi into the steel steps! Therefore, it's called smarts, man! That's exactly what Stan just showed!"
After the ref finished scolding Terra for throwing Yugi into the steps, he restarts the count out; 1! ...2! ...3! Yugi still holds his head in pain as he lies against the steps. As he heard the count, the struggles to get off the steps and clutches the ring apron to bring himself up. ...4! ...5! ...6! Yugi still hangs onto the ring apron to stands as he is on his knees now. Inside the ring, Atem and Ichigo encourage Yugi to stand and get in the ring. ...7! ...8! ...9! ...10—YUGI MAKES IT BACK IN THE RING! The crowd stands on feet, high ovation for the King of Games rolling back to the ring. Stan, however, is livid as he bangs his hands on the mat in pure frustration and is pulling at his hair.
"Yuge SOMEHOW gets in the ring and Stan is LIVID!" Barney implied. "Who can blame him?! I sure as hell don't!"
"It's not surprising Yugi still has the heart to keep fighting," Zack stated. "Whether you like him or not, you know it's true."
Stan sits against the corner, clutching his head in irritation, thinking what the hell should he do to keep Yugi down for good. Another idea popped into his head...yet this seems a bit crazy, even for him. He sees he's in an empty corner and sees Yugi is still catching his breath as he slowly stumbles to his feet. A maniacal expression is shown on his face as he stalks Yugi from the corner. He shouts for him to get up; Yugi, with his back turned, stands up. He looks back...Stan sprints right at Yugi for a...GORE...AND YUGI SIDESTEPS HIM AND STAN HITS THE TURNBUCKLE FACE-FIRST! Stan backs out of the corner and Yugi grabs in him in an Inverted Facelock...and nails the Duelist's Endgame (Extreme Twist of Fate)!
"Duelist's Endgame! Yugi hits the Endgame!" Kenji called. "But now BOTH men are down! They are exhausted!"
"One of them needs to make a tag if they need to pick this up!" Barney said.
Yugi and Stan lie the mat, both tired from the match. Both teams are begging for the tag as the fans claps slowly. They continued before picking up the speed, wondering who's gonna get the tag first. Yugi starts crawling over to his team and vise versa for Stan. Both of them, just inches away from making the tag. Stan extends his hand out to his team...and he tags in Jason! The Hardcore Champ gets in and looks to get to Yugi...but Yugi already tags in Ichigo! The fans cheer loudly as the Rated-R Reaper enters in the ring and both men run into each other, but only for Ichigo to hit the Clothesline!
"Here we go! We're having a little preview of what might happen in Reign in Blood!" Zack proclaimed.
Jason quickly stands up and Ichigo Clotheslines him again. Jason stands up once more and gets lifted high into a Flapjack by Ichigo! Kurosaki grabs him by the head and whips him to the ropes...only for Krueger to reverse it. Ichigo bounces off and Jason catches him in a Half Nelson and looks for the Half Nelson Bulldog— Ichigo spins out of it! He kicks him in the gut and hits the Reapercution (Lifting DDT transitioned to a Sitout Facebuster A.K.A. Edgecution) Ichigo hooks the leg; 1, 2... Jason kicks out at 2.9! Ichigo picks him up and receives a hard uppercut to the throat from Jason's Throat Thrust. Ichigo staggers back, holding his throat from that shot, and Jason whips him to the ropes once again. Ichigo bounces off and Jason hits the Big Boot into his face. Before Jason could run to the ropes, he places a hand behind his right ear with a grin, hearing some fans boo. He runs to the ropes, bounces off— INTO A SPEAR FROM ICHIGO! Jason rolls out of the ring as the Rated-R Reaper curses to himself...just before Stan and Carter strike Ichigo with the Beginning of the End (Double Spear)! Alpha & Omega begin stomping out on the downed Reaper until Yugi and Atem comes in flying at them with Springboard Crossbodies! Altered Egos' fists become unloaded onto A&O as the crowd goes crazy over this chaos. As the brawl continues for both teams, Ichigo stands outside the ring, resting against the corner of the barricade. He takes a couple breaths before checking to see what's going on...AND KRUEGER GORES HIM THROUGH THE BARRICADE FROM OUT OF NOWHERE!
"OH, MY GOD! JASON GORED ICHIGO THROUGH THE BARRICADE!" Kenji exclaimed. "WHERE THE HELL DID HE COME FROM?!"
"GORE! GORE! GORE!" Barney chanted loudly. "THAT WAS A SICK TRIP FOR BOTH OF THEM!"
"THE HUGE PROBLEM OF THIS IS, THEY BOTH THE LEGAL MEN! How is this gonna end?!" Zack questioned.
As Ichigo and Jason lie on the wrecked security barricade, Yugi is trading punches with Carter as Atem whips Stan to the ropes. The Omega bounces off and connects the Springboard Roundhouse Kick to Atem's face, taking him down! Yugi takes a knee to the gut by Carter before hooking both arms. He lifts him up for the First Extraction and Yugi counters with the Hurricanrana! The King of Games gets kicked in the gut before being whipped to the corner by Stan. Yugi runs up to the turnbuckle, climbs high, and makes the Whisper in the Wind! Yugi gets up and helps Atem to his feet. Altered Egos see Carter getting up and when he turned to face them, both Yugi and Atem grab him and throw him to the outside, making him crash into Stan, who was now outside. With both men down, Yugi and Atem looked to each other and nodded as they both had the same idea. Yugi sprints to the ropes as Atem gets on all fours, Yugi bounces off the ropes, steps onto Atem's back, leaps off over the top rope onto Alpha & Omega with a Poetry in Motion! Atem smirks at the success of his twin hitting the maneuver. He thinks he could join his twin and ran to the ropes...BUT GETS GORED BY JASON— FROM OUT OF NOWHERE AGAIN!
"THE HELL?! Another Gore from the Hardcore Champion! He came from out of nowhere with that!" Zack exclaimed.
"This guy just impresses you EVERY time he makes that Gore!" Barney smirked. "First Strawberry, and now Atem with TWO Gores, man! Ha-ha!"
Jason stands over the Pharaoh as he clutches his ribs in pain after that Gore. The signature maniacal grin returns on Jason's sadistic face. He tells Atem that he now knows why he is called "The Gore Machine" and went to finish business with Ichigo— SPEAR! ICHIGO SPEARS JASON, JUST APPEARING LIKE A GHOST!
"SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR BY THE RATED-R REAPER!" Kenji reacted.
"JASON, KICK OUT OF THIS, MAN! KICK OUT!" Barney begged.
Ichigo hooks the leg, making the pin; 1, 2, 3!
"And Ichigo wins it for his team!" Zack proclaimed.
"Dammit!" Barney cursed.
("Metalingus" by Alter Bridge)
"The winners of this match, 'The Rated-R Reaper' Ichigo Kurosaki, and Yugi Mutou and Atem, Altered Egos!"
Ichigo rolls off Jason and stands on a knee with a raised fist. He winces as he holds his stomach in pain after that Gore through the barricade. He manages to stand on both feet and raises both hands in rock horns. Jason rolls out of the ring and snatches his Hardcore Belt away from the bell keeper. A snarling scowl stuck on his face as he glares at Ichigo. The Rated-R Reaper looks at the Hardcore Champion and gains a small smirk himself as he hangs off at the ropes. Jason shouts at Ichigo that he may have won tonight, but he is never going to get the Hardcore Title from him. Kurosaki replies, "We'll see about that, Krueger. We'll see..." He raises a right hand with a rock sign, smirk still on his face.
"Things are just getting more intense for both the Hardcore Champion and the Rated-R Reaper," Zack stated. "God knows what they'll do to each other come Reign in Blood."
"Wish this could've ended in a better result," Barney rolled his eyes. "But beggers can't be choosers, I guess... Anyways, guess this is all for us tonight. It's time to close to show, boys."
"Indeed. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for watching. We'll see you next week on another episode of Awesome Championship Wrestling. This is Kenji Matsuo..." Kenji began.
"Zack Carver..." Zack continued.
"And Barney Stinson signing off, baby! See ya next time!" Barney ended.
The show ends with Ichigo still hanging off the ropes with his hand in a rock star sign and a smirk, and Jason having the ACW Hardcore Championship raised high, glaring at the Rated-R Reaper...
Results:
Qualifying Match to Playground of Blood: Beowulf def. Jimmy Carmichael w/Trish Warrington [Qualifies for the Playground of Blood]
Singles Match: Zeke Cage def. Ryan Griffin [Via Count out]
Qualifying Match to Playground of Blood: Ash Ketchum def. Benjamin Strong III [Qualifies for the Playground of Blood]
No.1 Contender's Match for the ACW Women's Tag Team Championships: Evil Beauty (Eliza Hart/Allison Wilson) def. Rei Miyamoto and Saya Takagi
Singles Match: Rogen Townsend def. Dax Din
Qualifying Match to Playground of Blood: Seto Kaiba def. Joey Wheeler [Qualifies for the Playground of Blood]
Main Event: Altered Egos (Yugi Mutou/Atem) and Ichigo Kurosaki def. Alpha & Omega (Carter Young/Stan Terra) and Jason Krueger
Card for Reign in Blood:
Playground of Blood Match: Nathan Drake vs. Kurt Hudson vs. Crash Bandicoot vs. Beowulf vs. Ash Ketchum vs. Seto Kaiba (Winner becomes first-ever King of Blood)
ACW Women's Tag Team Championships: Hinata Hyuga & Samantha Hart (c) vs. Evil Beauty (Eliza Hart/Allison Wilson)
ACW United States Championship: Dante (c) vs. Vergil
ACW Hardcore Championship, Hardcore Match: Jason Krueger (c) vs. Ichigo Kurosaki
ACW World Tag Team Championships, Extreme Rules Match: Altered Egos (Yugi Mutou/Atem) (c) vs. Alpha & Omega (Carter Young/Stan Terra)
ACW Women's Championship: Téa Gardner (c) vs. Kendra Daniels
ACW Undisputed Championship, Triple Threat Match: Naruto Uzumaki (c) vs. Sasuke Uchiha vs. Rogen Townsend
WOO! Got this one FINALLY done! XD Been over a month since ACW's been updated, but I hope this is worth the wait. For those who wonder for the long updates, I am currently in college and it could take awhile before another update is up...though I think I said this already. XP But I'm sure you already know. :P Expect more awesomeness in the next chapter!
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