NOTE: This show takes place BEFORE the events of NCW just to avoid confusion such as Crash Bandicoot winning the NCW World Heavyweight Championship and Coco Bandicoot returning and winning the NCW Women's Championship. That is all. Enjoy. :D

DISCLAIMER: I only own Jesse Alvarez, Joshua Garza, Stan Terra, Carter Young, Hector Ambrose, Erik Rollins, David Reigns, Luke Smith, Kurt Hudson, Kenji Matsuo, Zack Carver, Mike "The Mic" Martin, Clarissa Rivera, Alyssa Parker, and Maria Lopez. Anything else here I own nothing.


June 28th, Week 4

TV-14

Now get the guns...the drugs...

(A full moon in the night sky is seen; Atem is seen behind the swinging chains as the Eye of Anubis glows on his forehead.)

From my generation, I'll take the—

(Seto Kaiba grins as the lights flicker; the lights streak rapidly throughout a city then into an arena.)

(Ash Ketchum hits the Superkick to Kurt Hudson.) Come on! (The Erupting Eds hits a DX Crotch Chop.)

(Samantha Hart hits the Dark Dive to Saeko Busujima.) Come on! (Sakura Haruno slips on her glove with a smirk.)

(Benjamin Strong III hits the Coronation 2K1 to Rogen Townsend.) Come on! (Beowulf roars to the crowd with intensity.)

Let's get it on...

(Yugi Mutou lip syncs, "Let's get it on" as he slightly tilts his head and looks a bit psychotic with a sick grin.)

(Sasuke Uchiha stomps on the mat à la Randy Orton and he looks up with his pupils being slit in his eyes like a viper itself; The Second City Saints pose at the stage; Alpha & Omega stand in the ring with raised fists.)

(Let's get it on...)

(James Griffin plants Hernan Ortiz with the Grounded; The Blake Brothers hits the Neckbreaka' to Daniel Kent; Vergil is shown slowly drawing his Yamato sword from his sheath in front of him as it shines with light.)

(Let's get it on...)

(Ichigo Kurosaki poses at the stage with rock horn hands; Téa Gardner winks to the camera; The SHIELD hit Duke Devlin with Justice is Served through a table; Daniel Kent is shown shadowboxing.)

The lies, the money

(Rogen Townsend Chokeslams Isaac Clarke through the Minitron; Kurt Hudson rubs his fingers in symbolism of money with a smirk.)

We're in this together

(Hinata Hyuga and Samantha Hart raise the Women's Tag Belts; Takashi Komuro and Kohta Hirano hit Drop Dead! to Ryo Bakura through the table.)

And through it all

(Yugi Mutou hits the Pharaoh's Endgame to Seto Kaiba off the ladder; Naruto Uzumaki hits Sasuke Uchiha with the Ninja's Way.)

They said, "Nothing's forever"

(Dante throws his fist forward; Isaac Clarke 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 Komuro's head with the Con-Chair-to; Crash Bandicoot hits the Crash Landing to RC Bane.)

The change in me

(Téa Gardner hits the Apricot Dominance to Kendra Daniels; Nathan Drake and Isaac Clarke Suicide Dives onto the Blake Brothers; Sasuke Uchiha Punt Kicks Rogen Townsend.)

Why won't they wake up?!

(Naruto Uzumaki 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, Jesse Alvarez and Joshua Garza is seen in the middle of the ring along with the six Playground of Blood competitors, Ash Ketchum, Crash Bandicoot, Seto Kaiba, Nathan Drake, Kurt Hudson, and Beowulf as "Hail to the King" by Avenged Sevenfold is now playing over the loudspeakers.

"We're live at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, the city where WWE WrestleMania 23 was hosted!" Markiplier says. "Hello, everybody, my name is Markiplier and welcome to the go-home show of Awesome Championship Wrestling!"

"Evening, ladies and gentlemen, I'm Kenji Matsuo, the truthful Japanese man!" Kenji smirks.

"I'm the half-brother of this dude, Zack Carver, baby!" Zack says.

"And last, but NEVER the least, your Legen—wait for it...Dary Commentator in FWM history! That's right, it's me! It's me! It's Bar-ney Stinson!" Barney grins.

"Did you seriously just take that from Diamond Dallas Page?" Kenji asks.

"Well, I sure as heck made it Legendary, Benji! DDP should thank me for that."

"Moving on, you guys, as we can see, Crash Bandicoot, Ash Ketchum, Seto Kaiba, Nathan Drake, Kurt Hudson, and Beowulf are standing in the ring together for a special opening part of our show—let's just hope they all can control themselves when they all have stand in the same ring," Zack quips.

"Boys, when it comes to stuff like this, ain't no way they're gonna keep themselves 'in control'. Things are BOUND to go crazy here; you just never know WHEN it can happen," Barney states.

"Unfortunately, I can agree with him there," Kenji admits.

"Ooh, what an accomplishment!" Barney says "happily". "I made prissy little Benji agree with me. Hooray!"

"Oh, shut up," the Japanese commentator deadpans.

"Learn your place, punk!"

Kenji mutters in Japanese as "Hail to the King" dies down and Jesse begins to speak.

"Alright, guys...you all know why you're out here. Pretty simple right here, by the time I pass you all the mic...you have the right to speak your thoughts of how you proclaim to win the Playground of Blood Match at Reign in Blood," Jesse states. "The first to speak...is the first man that qualified for the Chamber...Nathan Drake. Go ahead, man."

Jesse passes the mic to Nate and he thinks on a few words to say as the crowd chants his name, "Nathan Drake! Nathan Drake!" The Uncharted protagonist chuckles to the sold-out crowd and brings the mic up to his mouth.

"You know...how all of us got here is pretty amazing. Truth be told...it wasn't by luck at all... To me, I think how I got here WAS by luck! Yet, I managed to find myself in the Playground of Blood Match after beating a former World Champion," Nate smirks as Kaiba glares at him, grimacing at his loss, and the crowd is heard cheering. "Huh...who would've thought? Along with that, we got a few guys who are standing in the ring are also in the Chamber with me. Although, SOME people managed to get here with sneaky little tricks. Let's see, who do we have here, Crash Bandicoot?" Crash waves wildly to the fans as they cheered, "Ash Ketchum?" Ash smiles at the cheering crowd. "Ted DiBi— Oh, sorry, Kurt. I mistook you for someone else." Nate snickers as a few of the fans in the audience laugh and Hudson scowls at him. "Seto Kaiba?" The crowd boos loudly at the KaibaCorp president as he scoffs at them and could care less. "And finally...Beowulf?" The crowd pops very loudly to the Geatish Warrior as Beowulf now has a small, prideful smirk on his face. "Wow...what a reaction. Well, then...guess y'all will be making that reaction once again when I become the King of Blood crowning and receive MY shot at the Undisputed Championship, baby!" The crowd cheers loud for Nathan's determination as he smirks to them.

"Short, sweet, and straight to the point. Not bad," Zack nods.

"Oh, please, I've heard better," Barney scoffs.

"Now, up next is the self-proclaimed 'Billion Dollar King' Kurt Hudson. Pass the mic, Nate," Jesse says.

Nathan shrugs and gives the mic to Hudson. The Billion Dollar King glares at the crowd with them chanting, "Hudson sucks! Hudson sucks!" He brushes them off and begins speaking.

"Peasants. The one plural that fits everyone standing in this ring are sitting their poor, lazy asses in this arena," Kurt states, inciting boos from the fans. "...King...the one word fit for one man and one man only... Who would that man be? Heh...you're all looking at him, people. The man who became the King of Money before he started here. And that man is ME...Kurt Hudson. The crown of King of Blood...doesn't belong to those who choke," Kurt glances at Nathan and Crash, who glare at him for the cheap shot, "it doesn't belong to people who are WAY over their time," he glances at Ash and Kaiba, "...and finally..." Kurt walks up to Beowulf and stares at him for a moment before bringing up the mic up to his lips once more, "...it doesn't belong to BARBARIANS. It belongs to a man with class and intelligence...it belongs to a man who is the future of this company whether you all like it or not. I am going to prove that I am not a joke...I am one people should RESPECT...you don't have to like me...but you," Kurt pokes Beowulf's chest hard, and the Geatish Warrior did not like that at all, "have to RESPECT me... You and every single one of you!" Kurt points at everybody in the ring and arena. "I am more than just a 'Ted DiBiase copycat'! I am ME. I am The Billion Dollar King! I am the King of Money! I am Kurt Hudson! I AM MONEY! AND AT REIGN IN BLOOD, I WILL BECOME YOUR...FIRST-EVER...KING OF BLOOD! BANK ON THAT IN A RIVER OF BLOOD, YOU F%KING PEASANTS!"

Kurt lowers the mic as he glares daggers at the booing crowd and Alyssa claps at ringside for her boyfriend with a serious expression when she listened to every word he said.

Barney claps along, "Yeah, that's right, you tell them, Hudson! You tell these morons to RESPECT you and NOT to underestimate you!"

Jesse brings up his mic to his lips, "...Now...Ash Ketchum...you're up. Kurt?"

Hudson slowly looks at the Pokémon Trainer with the scowl upon his face and holds it out for him to take. Ash looks at Kurt only as he slowly takes the mic from him. The Detroit natives then start cheering loudly for him as he starts talking.

"For a long time...I've been in this business since the mid-nineties...I've been through hell here and back to get where I am today. I've been trained under my mentor, the famous Son Goku, I've toppled giants, fought rivals such as Gary Oak, Linus Van Pelt, Tai Kamiya, Ben Tennyson, and MANY more; I've won Grand Slams, I've made a Hall of Fame career for myself, and I have compete in EVERY single type of match ever made and I have WON IT! ...But...there was only ONE match I couldn't win...and that match happens the very one I'm competing in...I've fought this one in the first two in Fiction Wrestling...and sadly, lost them both... ACW, you dubbed this match to be the Playground of Blood/Chamber of Blood...but in the WWE...it is originally known as the Elimination Chamber... By the time I entered that Chamber the second time...I was the WWE Toon Champion during then...and what happened? I...LOST." Ash adjusts his hat and sighs before continuing, "It was painful... Truthfully, I'm not sure what was painful: Losing the Toon Title...or getting thrown around and slammed onto the steel Chamber. Believe me, guys...not many Champions can survive it at all... A few did...but not all...it's an absolute steel hell as when it first appeared. With this new type of match, the Playground of Blood...it's a chance of two things...becoming King of Blood...and getting a shot at the Undisputed Championship whenever I want at any pay-per-view. That's the goal NOBODY wants to turn down or lose. There's a reason WHY I'm here in ACW; there's a reason WHY I'm in the Playground of Blood. It's because THIS is MY chance to FINALLY win a Chamber Match in my wrestling career! This is MY chance to become the NEXT ACW Undisputed Champion! Ladies and gentlemen, 'The Very Best' Ash Ketchum is going to become your FIRST-EVER King of Blood and your soon-to-be Undisputed Champion of the World!"

The Detroit citizens roar loudly in cheers for the Pokémon Trainer as he now has a determined smirk and the fans are chanting his name, "Ketchum! Ketchum!"

"Future Hall of Famer, Ash Ketchum, ladies and gentlemen. Just, wow... This man's done it all in Fiction Wresting and the only goal he needs to accomplish is WINNING the Playground of Blood AKA the Elimination Chamber for the first time in his career," Markiplier states.

After the cheers die down, Jesse speaks, "All right, that wasn't too bad... Now, next up...Crash Bandicoot! If you have any words?"

Crash taps his chin as if he's thinking of what to say. Then, an idea popped in his head and nods like crazy with the signature grin as he motions for the mic. Jesse tells Ash to give him the mic and he nods. Ash tosses the mic over to Crash for him to catch...but Seto Kaiba catches it in midair. Boos are heard throughout the arena as Ash scowls at him and Crash just frowns in disappointment. Kaiba brought the mic up to his lips and speaks.

"If you don't mind, Alvarez...I would like to speak for myself instead..." Kaiba smirks.

Jesse glares at Kaiba before replying, "...Go ahead...Kaiba..."

Seto grins in amusement and most of the crowd chants, "Kaiba sucks! Kaiba sucks!" yet a few smarks in the crowd give the chant, "Real King of Games! Real King of Games!"

Kaiba then begins his speech, "How very cute of your speech, Ash. Really, heh-heh... And Kurt, to let you know...you left out another choker. In case you don't get it, look in a mirror. Now, Alvarez, honestly...why have Crash speak when you know he can't talk at all unless his sister, Coco, is here? Yet, where is she? She's nowhere to be found as she's hiding like a coward... How sad." The fans boo loudly at that remark as Crash frowns even more. "Now for one thing...if anybody fit for this title...it's me. Quite obviously why. Throughout my life, I've lived through blood, agony...the extreme life. I'm the perfect fit for this title because I've been king all MY life. It sure as hell wasn't some pissant who idiots like the ones in this arena proclaim him to be." Boos were heard more as chants begin with, "Yugi Mutou! Yugi Mutou!" Kaiba scowls under hearing that name...but he regains his composure, "As I said a few weeks ago, Yugi...can keep his King of Games title reign as I will head on to something more...realistic. That would happen to be the title everybody in the Chamber is after: King of Blood. Here are MY reasons of wanting to win this more than any of you. From the beginning of my career, I dominated everything and everybody in my way that happened to be known as the fool you chant and the same man who debuted last week only to lose pitifully against Vergil. I was the real King of Extreme; I shed everything in my body to be the ECW Animation World Heavyweight Champion. Not only that, I was respected by then, but today...where's that respect? It just doesn't seem to exist today...and it was no thanks to a certain naive and arrogant GM." Kaiba glares at Jesse as said Latino Kid glares back at him. "Typical...make the 'bad guys' look like idiots, hm... Not surprising seeing how biased you are, Alvarez... Just like the company you work for in PCUW...well, come Reign in Blood...all of that is about to change. I'll be gaining my respect back, I'll be gaining the crown that I am most likely to deserve, and more importantly...I'll be gaining a shot at the Undisputed Championship. So, in short terms...I will become your first-ever King of Blood and your NEXT ACW Undisputed Champion of the World...whether you imbeciles like it...or not."

Kaiba regains the evil, confident, smug grin upon his face as he crosses his arms and the crowd continues laying the hate upon him; yet, he doesn't seem to give a damn.

"...Kurt, sorry, man, I still support you, but Kaiba has this along the way!" Barney says. "Seto has been disrespected for far too long and THIS match will be his one chance to rise to the top once again!"

"Kaiba is determined to get where he once belonged back in the late nineties...can he do it once again at Reign in Blood?" Markiplier queries.

"...Okay, Kaiba," Jesse says, "you've got you wanted to say. Now give it to Crash; he has words to say as well."

Kaiba scoffs, "Yeah...right...like this one can TALK. Do I have to repeat myself from earlier, Alvarez, or does Tom Brady need to give you another Punt Kick to the skull?"

Jesse turns to anger and looks like he was about to hit Kaiba for that remark, but Josh stops him and holds him back. The GM just stands back and glowers at the grinning Kaiba as he plays around with the mic...just before Beowulf swipes it away. The crowd is heard cheering loudly along with some "Oohs" being heard. Kaiba's grin went away as he and Beowulf have a stare-off. Apparently, Ash, Nathan, Crash, and even Kurt was interested in seeing this.

Beowulf speaks into the mic as he glares at Kaiba, "Jesse...if you don't mind...I like to speak NEXT...Crash will have his words very soon after me..." Jesse gives a small nod to Beowulf, giving him permission. "...Now...Seto Kaiba...as much as I can tell...there's a thing called earning respect. From what I know so far after meeting you and getting to know you as of today...it doesn't sound like you've earned my respect for you. You've done nothing but insult one after another whenever you can considering you believe yourself to be a 'legend'. You believe yourself to be the 'King of Extreme' when you haven't exactly shown it so well. This isn't ECW, Kaiba. We're not in the 'nineties' as you, Ash, and many others came from. This...is ACW...we are in the new millennia...2013...where in this timeline...I am the one to be crowned King of Blood. Unlike you and Hudson who proclaim yourselves to be 'king'...I...was an actual KING! I was the king of my homeland! I lived as a king for 51 years...and I died as a king after 51 years... Truth be told, Kaiba...you, who proclaim yourself to be 'king'...along with Kurt who proclaims himself the 'Billion Dollar King'...Benjamin Strong III as the 'New' King of Kings...even Hunter Hearst Helmsley AKA Triple H who calls himself the 'King of Kings'...and for those who proclaim themselves to be...'kings,' heh-heh...all of you - as you say these days - well...all of you ain't got s%t on me." Beowulf makes a prideful grin on his face as the fans cheer loudly to his remark to the 'Kings'. "All of you...Ash Ketchum...Kurt Hudson...Nathan Drake...Seto Kaiba...and Crash Bandicoot...have goals of your own... One of you want to win the Chamber for the first time in your career, to establish yourself...one of you do this out of gaining respect from these 'peasants' as you call them...here's a tip for that person: try not to choke and learn to fight for yourself, coward...one of you either got here by luck...or by a chance...either way...let's just hope you get lucky enough to not eliminated by me...one of you are only after a shot at the Undisputed Championship and only got here through your dirty tactics...and one of you...well, it's clear you want a shot at the Undisputed Title as well as you want do everything you can to win it. For me...I have one goal...and that is regain my crown as King... June 30...will be the day King Beowulf RISES again as King of Blood!"

A loud pop is heard from the Detroit crowd as Beowulf holds up a right fist in the air with a smirk on his face and the chants of his name flood the arena.

Jesse soon speaks into his mic after the chants died down, "All right, then. That's basically it...but we got one more guy left and he's been promised to speak. Beowulf...give the mic to Crash; he's ready."

Beowulf nods and gives the mic to Crash. The bandicoot holds the microphone with both hands and looks excited to say something as the crowd chants his name. He seems ready to say something as he opens his mouth...but he doesn't say anything. Apparently...he forgot what he was supposed to say. He scratches his head as if trying to remember.

"Oh, boy..." Zack says.

"Can't talk and can't remember anything...not surprised," Barney deadpans.

Jesse asks what was wrong as Crash scratches his head like crazy...until something popped in his head. A crazy grin appears on his face and he asks the GM for something to write with and something to write on. Jesse blinks twice and looks at Josh and he only shrugs as he is confused as well. Jesse looks over to the announce table and asks one of them for a paper. Kenji looks through and gives a piece of paper to the Chairman; Jesse gives the paper to Crash along with a pen and begins writing down what he was supposed to say. Soon, he finishes up and he gives it to Jesse for him to read.

"You want me to read it?" Jesse asks Crash and he nods. He takes the paper and reads it, "'YOU KNOW SAYING, 'ACTION SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS'? IT PRETTY TRUE.'" Jesse then squints his eyes at the next line, "'*NEXT, ATTACK KAIBA AND START LARGE BRAWL WITH OTHER FIGHTERS*' Huh? What do you—OH, S%T!"

CRASH NAILS KAIBA WITH THE MIC AND A BRAWL BEGINS WITH THE PLAYGROUND OF BLOOD COMPETITORS AS JESSE AND JOSH GET OUT OF THE RING! Ash is already going at Kurt with trading fists, Nathan getting pummeled in the corner by Beowulf with Shoulder Thrusts, and Crash mounting Kaiba with raining right fists!

"Crash just made his speech really short and straight to the point here! Actions definitely speak louder than words!" Kenji shouts. "A large brawl has begun between everybody going to the Chamber!"

"Gah! Everything's gone to hell no thanks to that moronic animal!" Barney groans.

Kaiba pushes Crash off and Clotheslines him down; Ash and Hudson continue trading fists before Kurt knees Ash straight in the midsection and throwing him out of the ring; Beowulf whips Drake out of the corner to another and runs at him, but rams his shoulder right into the turnbuckle pole after Nathan moved out of way! Kaiba lifts Crash onto his shoulders and looks to Powerbomb him out of the ring...but Crash takes Kaiba out with a Hurricanrana over the top rope! Crash Skins the Cat back into the ring...only to get a Clothesline from Hudson! He turns around...and Nathan catches him off with Drake's Fortune! The Uncharted character splays his arms with a determined shout as fans cheer for him. Drake picks Kurt up and puts him in the Inverted Facelock for the Adventure's Welcome. He lifts Kurt up for the finisher, but Hudson stays on his feet and he spins out of it. Drake goes for a Clothesline, but gets caught in a Cobra Clutch by Kurt and he plants him down with the Hudson's Street! Kurt stands in the middle of the ring with a raised index finger, signaling he'll be the one to win it. Kurt then turns around right into a Wumpa Twist by the Insane Bandicoot! Crash yells, "PANCAKES!" and receives a large ovation from the crowd as he climbs up to the top rope. He stands tall and shouts, "WHOA!" and dives off into a Crash Landing onto the Billion Dollar King! Crash stands and shouts, "WHOA!" once again. The bandicoot points at the crowd and the fans give a "WHOA!" to Crash. He does this to another side of crowd and it repeats the next two times until he turns around right into an Attitude Adjustment from Ash! The Pokémon Trainer holds up a right fist with a determined shout and the crowd sends a loud ovation of cheers!...until Kaiba turns Ash around, kicks him in the gut, and plants him with the White Dragon Plunge! Seto stands tall above Ketchum with a grin present on his face, and he splays his arms towards the now-booing crowd. That is until boos were turned into cheers and when Kaiba turned around...Beowulf SPEARS him in half! The Legendary Geatish Warrior leaps to his feet and ROARS with intensity and the Detroit crowd responds with a roar of cheers of their own!

"ANARCHY HAS ARRIVED IN ACW! HELL HAS BROKEN LOOSE HERE IN DETROIT!" Kenji exclaims. "We're not even at the end of the show and this chaos happens!"

"After what went down in a hurry, Beowulf stands tall in the squared circle!" Zack shouts.

"Is this a foreshadowing of what might happen at the Playground of Blood?!" Markiplier questions.

Beowulf hangs off the ropes and gives a loud bellow to the cheering fans just before Jesse calls from the stage.

"Hey, hey!" Jesse yells, getting Beowulf's attention along with the others. "Already on my show, you guys do this... Can't say I blame you, but I'm not gonna allow this to continue! Which is why I'm declaring our main event to be a Triple Threat Tag Team Match tonight!"

"A Triple Threat Tag Match?" Zack repeats.

"That's what he just said, moron," Barney rolls his eyes as Zack glares at him.

"But who's getting teamed up, exactly?" Markiplier raises an eyebrow.

"The contestants in tonight's Tag Match will be...the team of Nathan Drake and Crash Bandicoot," the fans cheer as Nathan had a slight confused look and Crash rubs his head in pain, but his ears perked up from hearing it, "versus the team of Kurt Hudson and Seto Kaiba," the fans boo as Kaiba is nursing his abdomen and he and Kurt hear the announce of them teaming up...but they didn't like it, "versus...the team of Ash Ketchum...and Beowulf," a loud ovation is heard from the crowd as Ash was in disbelief and Beowulf still stands in the ring with a now stoic expression. "This match will start tonight...so all of you better get along quick...'cause I have the feeling this is gonna be one wild night."

"Hail to the King" by Avenged Sevenfold plays over the loudspeakers as the Detroit crowd is left excited and five the Playground of Blood competitors still stay out of the ring, feeling injured, as Beowulf stands in the middle.

"Insanity began tonight and tonight is gonna end with insanity after this one," Markiplier states. "We are about to see some tag action tonight, folks, but first, our opening match of the night with Carter Young of Alpha & Omega versus the 'Rated-R Reaper' Ichigo Kurosaki! And that's coming up NEXT!"

[Commercial Break]


The camera returns from the break as it pans out to the shot of Detroit International Riverfront as "Across the Nation" by Union Underground plays.

"We're live on the USA Network, everybody, and you are seeing the tourist attraction of the Detroit International Riverfront!" Markiplier says. "We are hosting the go-home show of ACW in Detroit, Michigan before heading to Chicago, Illinois for our third pay-per-view event ACW Reign in Blood in just two days."

"Things will be very intriguing when we arrive at the Windy City full of...well, interesting people," Zack says. "From the many internet fans attending, who knows what can happen?"

"It's Chicago, my half-brother. Nobody knows what can happen," Kenji chuckles.

("Broken Dreams" by Drake Hunt)

[What's that metronome I hear?

Perhaps the end is drawing near

You never hear the shot that takes you down

Now your dream's a memory

Seems more true from far away

Just like smoke that fades and makes no sound

You're out of time, so say goodbye

What was yours now is mine

I dream broken dreams, I make them come true

I make them for you

...

I make them for you...]

The crowd bursts into boos as the lights turn blue all around the arena and Carter Young walks out to the stage with a stoic expression and a sleeveless black jacket. Stan Terra comes out next to his tag team partner, and a small arrogant grin appears on Carter's face. Alpha & Omega raise their right fists up where the RR armbands exists on their arm, inciting more boos from the crowd. Both tag partners then walk down to the ring. Carter stands on the apron and climbs to the turnbuckle as Stan stands by at ringside. Carter raises a right fist and shouts, "All Hail the Revolution! All Hail Alpha & Omega, baby!"

The bell rings and Maria Lopez announces, "The opening contest is set for one-fall! Introducing first: accompanied to the ring by 'The Omega' Stan Terra, from Orlando, Florida, weighing in at 244 pounds, 'The Alpha' Carter Young!"

"Carter Young is set for action tonight in singles competition and despite he, Stan, and Jason losing two weeks ago on the main event Six-Man Tag, he has been quite impressive," Zack states. "I can tell this guy might be a future ACW Tag Champ with Stan...yet with what happened last week...oh, boy that was pretty crazy."

"Yugi was angry over Carter telling the truth...so what?! Carter was speaking his mind and there was nothing wrong with it at all. Yugi was just being the spoiled brat he is and attacks Carter for no reason," Barney says. "I think Young may be right; Yugi's pathetic! He and Atem don't deserve to be Champions any longer! It's time for new faces to shine already! Say what you like, losers, but it's gonna happen. Whether you like it or not, Alpha & Omega are going to be your new ACW World Tag Team Champs."

[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 and walks his way. The Rated-R Reaper then slides into the ring and walks over to the corner, where he stands on the second rope and has his hands up in rock horns.

"And his opponent: from Karakura Town, Japan, weighing in at 145 pounds, "The Rated-R Reaper" Ichigo Kurosaki!" Maria announces.

"If what you say is true, Stinson, then what about the man set to face the ACW Hardcore Champion, Jason Krueger, at Reign in Blood for his title in an Extreme Rules Match, Ichigo Kurosaki!" Kenji says. "The Rated-R Reaper has arrived in the Joe Louis Arena!"

"This kid over the past few weeks since Spring Breakdown has gotten into Jason's head, and as you all saw from last week of Jason's outburst of rage, the Hardcore Champion says he isn't losing it; he's denying that the Rated-R Reaper has gotten into his head...but I think said No.1 contender begs to differ..." Markiplier cues a small display box onscreen as Ichigo hands off the ropes with a rock horn sign and inside it was Ichigo speaking in a pre-taped segment in a room with a dark-blue background behind him.

"...I'm getting closer and closer... Day and night, I see clearly Krueger's losing it. Heh-heh...truth be told...he KNOWS I'm getting into his head; he just won't admit it like the stubborn bastard he is. No matter what he does, no matter how much he denies it...he KNOWS I'm going to beat him for his Hardcore Title... Tick-tock..tick-tock... It's only a matter of time, Jase... It's only a matter of time before the Rated-R Reaper TAKES...what used to belong to you. Only a matter of time...before a second Hardcore Champion is named."

As the box departs and "Metalingus" volumes down, Ichigo stands at his respective corner and Carter stands at his. The bell makes a sound and Ichigo and Carter circle around in the ring before going into a lock-up. Carter would then have Ichigo's head in a Front Headlock and lifts him up on his shoulders; however, Ichigo slips out of there and plants Carter with a Falling Neckbreaker. He picks Carter up and whips him to the ropes. Ichigo lifts Carter with a Flapjack after the Alpha bounced off the ropes...but Carter was able to counter with a DDT. Young drags Ichigo up to a corner and climbs up to the second rope to begin the 10-Count Punch. 25% of the crowd counts along with each punch Carter makes, "1! 2! 3! 4—" Ichigo stops the next punch and pushes Carter off. The Alpha runs at him and receives a foot to the jaw. The Rated-R Reaper makes it to the second rope and lands a Diving Clothesline to Carter when he turned around. Ichigo hooks the leg for the pin: 1... Carter kicks out.

"Both men are going back and forth within the match and it doesn't like either Ichigo or Carter want to give control to the other," Zack states.

"No, but Carter better be the man to SEIZE that control and take over the match this instant," Barney comments.

Ichigo brings Carter to his feet and lands a Backhand Chop, inciting a "Woo!" from the fans. This sends Carter to the corner and Ichigo makes the Stinger Splash—to the turnbuckle pad as Carter moved away! He staggers back, Carter bounces off the ropes and hits a brutal Big Boot to the Rated-R Reaper! Ichigo nurses his jaw after the vicious kick by Carter and the RR member grabs his hair to bring him up. Carter sets Ichigo up and plants a Swinging Neckbreaker. Ichigo rolls away to the apron as he needs to recover from the Neckbreaker. Young walks over to him and brings him up by his head, but only to receive a Hotshot. Carter staggers back as Ichigo slides back into the ring; The Alpha gets whipped to the ropes—fake-out and Ichigo goes for the Kitchen Sink, but Carter rolls him up for the Schoolboy Pin: 1...2... Kick out by the Rated-R Reaper!

"Carter pins Ichigo with the Schoolboy—nope. Damn," Barney says. "He's getting closer, though. Carter is getting very closer with that count."

"Yet, he got a near-fall as his opponent kicked out. The Rated-R Reaper nearly got caught there," Markiplier says.

As soon as Ichigo stood up, Carter nails the Big Boot to the face—no! Kurosaki catches it! "Not this time!" Ichigo says off-mic before he grabs the other leg and takes him down...and is looking to lock in the Reapercator (Edgecator)! He's got the legs wrapped around his left leg as he tries to turn Carter around, yet the Alpha was too stubborn to turn over. Eventually, Ichigo stops and has his legs wrapped under his arms as he drags him to a corner. He falls back...and Carter hits face-first into the top turnbuckle pad. He is dazed as he stumbles back and gets rolled up! The ref counts: 1, 2—kick out by the Alpha at 2.68! After Carter stood up, Ichigo ducks a Clothesline and grabs his head for the Reap-O-Matic (Edge-O-Matic)...but Carter grabs the hands and turns his opponent around to plant him with a Straitjacket Sitout Rear Mat Head Slam! Young lifts up Ichigo to a Canadian Backbreaker Rack and gains an arrogant smirk as he holds the Rated-R Reaper up right before planting him with the Alpha Break (Over-the-Shoulder Neckbreaker). He sits up with the smirk still plastered on his face as Stan nods to his fellow RR member keeping control. Carter would then measure Ichigo up from behind as said Reaper slowly stands up. He turns around and gets a kick to the midsection by Carter before he hooks the arms and looks for the First Extraction...but Ichigo stays on his feet and spins out of it. Ichigo then kicks Carter in the gut and drives his head on the mat with the Reapercution! The Rated-R Reaper stands on his knees and has his hands grasping his head as if he lost it...and a large grin appears on his face. He slithers back to an empty corner, has his right arm hanging off the rope, and starts breathing heavily as he motions Carter to get up.

"This may be the end for Carter already if Ichigo strikes the Spear!" Markiplier implies as the crowd chants "Spear! Spear!"

"Ichigo has that look on his face—he's ready to take Carter out!" Kenji proclaims.

With the chants continuing, Carter stands up as he is slightly dazed and Ichigo sprints...but gets tripped by Stan Terra, who as the same side Ichigo was! Ichigo stumbles into Carter and he catches him in a Double Underhook; Ichigo tries to escape, but it is too late as Carter drives him down with the Alpha Driver (Snap Double Underhook DDT)! He pins him, hooking the leg!

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Wait a minute!" Kenji shouts as the ref counts: 1, 2, 3! "Wait a minute, damn it!"

"And Ichigo is FINISHED!" Barney calls as the bell rings.

("Broken Dreams" by Drake Hunt)

"Here is your winner, Carter Young!" Maria declares as the crowd boos at the result.

Carter unhooks the leg as he stands tall over the Rated-R Reaper and grins from gaining the victory. He climbs up to the middle rope and raises a right fist as he shouts, "All Hail the Rookie Revolution!" and boos grew louder. Stan grins at the outside as he does the same. Ichigo lies on the mat holding his head after that Alpha Driver as he is thinking what the hell just happened. He soon gains his senses and sees the smug Terra. He then realizes it was him who tripped him and he glowers at him.

"You've gotta be kidding me here! What the hell was that?!" Kenji growls. "Stan just tripped Ichigo and screwed him over in the match!"

"But the referee didn't see it, so Carter won it clean, my 'friend'," Barney defends. "It's not 'cheating' if you get caught."

"Detarame! Stan grabbed Ichigo's foot and threw him off balance, causing him to stumble and Carter caught him with the Alpha Driver!"

"Overall, Carter picks up the win tonight...and I don't think Ichigo is happy with it at all since he now knows what happened," Markiplier implies.

Carter exits the ring, and he and Stan back up to the stage as Stan holds up Carter's right arm, motioning him as the victor. Ichigo sees them leaving already and is still pissed over how he lost. He sighs in disappointment and slides out of the ring...

...

...

...

...and also receives a GORE from Jason Krueger right into the steel steps!

"WHAT THE?! WHERE DID JASON COME FROM?!" Kenji shouts. "He just—"

"GORE! GORE! GORE!" Barney screams, interrupting Kenji. "The Rated-R Reaper just got GORED by the Gore Machine!"

As Kurosaki holds his body in absolute pain from the Striking Spear, Krueger is kneeling next to him as he slowly pulls at his hair like an insane man with the psychotic appearance on his feral face. Jason brings Ichigo up as he throws him into the ring and pulls out a sledgehammer from under the apron. He slowly stalks behind Ichigo with the hammer in hand, ready to strike. The Reaper soon gets himself back in the game and eats a sledgehammer by the Hardcore Champion! Jason then throws the hammer aside and bellows in pure frustration and anger as he pulls at his hair. He unstraps the Hardcore Belt...and starts whipping Ichigo's back, beating him like an animal!

"Jason's lost it! I repeat, JASON'S F%KING LOST IT!" Kenji shouts. "He's beating the living hell out of the No.1 contender out of frustration!"

"As J.R. would usually say when it comes to stuff like this—Jason's beating Ichigo like a government mule!" Markiplier shouts.

As Jason continues beating Ichigo's back with the belt, he shouts in unison within each shot, "YOU...BROUGHT THIS...ON...YOURSELF...ICHIGO!"

...and he keeps this up as Ichigo's back is nearly bleeding and red over ten times! He slaps the belt onto his back once more and is seething deeply while grasping his hair like a madman.

"I HAVEN'T LOST IT...! I HAVEN'T F%KING LOST IT!" Jason bellows as the fans were booing.

The livid Gore Machine whips the Reaper's back once more and exists the ring, leaving behind a jeering crowd and an injured Ichigo as he holds his Hardcore Championship title close to his chest, never letting it go. Ichigo's right hand slowly balls up into a fist and looks up to see the seething Jason...as he LIVID as well.

"Jason can deny it all he wants...but with what he just did to Ichigo, he's lost it...and I just have the feeling he'll regret it," Kenji states.

"The only one who should be regretting right now is Ichigo for playing his mind games with Jase," Barney remarks. "There's a lesson in this: NEVER play mind games with the crazies."

"It doesn't matter how it's gonna end at Reign in Blood...either Ichigo wins or Jason wins...one man will be the last man standing while the other...well...might as well call in an ambulance after the dude lies in a pool of blood," Markiplier states.

Ichigo uses the ropes to help himself up as he grits his teeth towards Jason while said Hardcore Champion shakes his head, holding his belt real close to his chest, and mouthing, "I haven't lost it...I haven't lost it..." and he heads to the back as cameras cut to commercial.

[Commercial Break]


[Iron head!

Iron head!

Iron head!

Crucify you

Iron head!

Regenerate

Iron head!

Exterminate

Iron head!

Liberate and crucify you]

("Iron Head" by Rob Zombie ft. Ozzy Osbourne)

Cheers are heard loudly as Ed James runs out to the stage, all excited and pumped up, as he has his fists high in the air. He waves and shouts, "HI, DETROIT! MY NAME IS ED!" and some of the fans wave back at the lovable oaf with cheers. Eddy McGee and Eddward Remington walks behind Ed. Eddy pats him on the back with a smirk and the Eds walk their way to the ring. The Monobrowed Ed high-fives the fans along the way and slides in the ring. Ed runs up to a near corner and stands on the middle rope to raise both fists in the air.

The bell rings and Maria announces, "The following contest is scheduled for one-fall! Introducing first: accompanied by Eddy and Edd of the Erupting Eds, from Peach Creek, weighing in at 220 pounds, Ed!"

"And the action continues as we get started with Ed of the Erupting Eds in his first ACW singles competition tonight!" says Markiplier. "He, along with the Eds, want to get their hands on the Trio Tag Titles BADLY - as Ed already shouted - and...well, I think you know the rest from last week and Spring Breakdown."

"Last week, it was Edd and the ACW TV Champ, Duke Devlin, teamed up against Rollins and Smith in a Tag Match, only for Edd and Devlin to get the W," Zack says. "They were successful, but the war's far from over."

[*Feedback*

Sierra!

Hotel!

India!

Echo!

Lima!

Delta!

SHIELD]

("Special Op" by Jim Johnson)

The crowd goes into loud boos and the lights changes to light-blue all around the arena. Walking down the arena steps was David Reigns, the powerhouse of The SHIELD, along with Hector Ambrose and Erik Rollins as they both make their way to the ring. Once they arrived near the barricade, David goes over it followed by the other two. Reigns slides into the ring and face the crowd with a raised right fist. David shouts, "BELIEVE...in Justice! BELIEVE...in The SHIELD!"

"And his opponent: accompanied by Hector Ambrose and Erik Rollins, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, weighing in at 245 pounds, representing The SHIELD, he is one-third of the ACW Trio Tag Team Champions, David Reigns!" announces Maria.

"David Reigns of The SHIELD is set to face Ed as well. We'll be lucky enough to see two powerhouses go at it here," Barney says. "How interesting is that."

"Barney, we've known already these three fought since the very first episode of ACW and this rivalry has been going on since then," Zack notes. "These two stables are looking for the official match to settle things off come Reign in Blood."

Ed and David stands in their respective corners as two of the Erupting Eds stand at Ed's side while two of The SHIELD members stand at the opposite side. The bell sounds and Ed instantly makes a loud roar before charging at David...who CLOTHESLINES him down! Eddy grasps his head and yells in fear as Edd covers his eyes and winces from seeing that. David hooks the leg: 1...2...Ed gets the shoulder up at 2.95! Eddy sighs in relief and shouts, "THINK before you ATTACK, Lumpy!" Ed sits up, looking unsteady, and soon shakes off the dizziness. Ed stands up and gets a kick to the gut by David, who then whips him to the ropes. Ed bounces back and Reigns catches him with a Scoop Powerslam. Ed massages his back at the corner before David Elbow Smashes him in the face. He brings Ed out of the corner and whips him again to the opposite corner. Ed hits back-first into it and stumbles right into a Back Body Drop from Reigns. David bends over to face a supine Ed to talk down on him...until Ed suddenly grabs his neck, like as if he woke up from the dead! Ed slowly stands on his feet, still holding onto Reigns' throat, looking VERY angry. David does whatever he can to release himself from Ed's grip, but to no avail, and Ed lifts him high with one hand and plants him with a Chokeslam! Ed flexes his arms and gives a loud roar, showing dominance into the match, and beats his chest. After Reigns finished recovering, Ed hits his back with a Forearm Club three times and lifts him up on his shoulders, Fireman's Carry-style. Then, Ed lifts David up high in the air in a Gorilla Press position, stalls it for a few seconds, and drops him on the canvas! Ed grabs the ropes and starts shaking it à la Ultimate Warrior, inciting cheers from the crowd, as he pays homage to the late Warrior.

"And Ed is now unleashing the hidden warrior inside him! He's ready to finish it off!" Zack says.

The large Ed looks at the fans as they cheer him on to finish it; a wide goofy grin appears and he makes a run for the ropes. He bounces off them, leaps high in the air from the canvas, and lands a Big Splash! He stays on top of him for the pin: 1, 2...David kicks out at 2.75! Ed picks up Reigns and lifts him over his shoulders and runs to the corner; but, David slips out and pushes Ed chest-first into the turnbuckle pad. Ed stumbles into Reigns and he lands a Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Ed rolls to the outside to recover and two of the Hounds look to go after him, but Eddy and Edd stop them in their tracks as they stand in front of them. The two sides confront each other as Ed rolls in the ring. He stands up...he sidesteps the Spear Reigns was about to give him, and he hits face-first into the turnbuckle! David steps away and Ed has him in the Inverted Facelock, ready to hit the Lump Drop (Scorpion Death Drop). He raises a right fist and yells out, "MY NAME IS ED!" and the fans respond with cheers.

"And he's ready to finish Reigns off right now with the Lump Drop!" Markiplier calls. "This is the end for him!"

"Wait a sec... Reigns is... Holy...crap!" exclaims Barney...

...as David Reigns suddenly lifts Ed on his shoulders from the Inverted Facelock position! He brings Ed to a horizontal position and throws him over with a Fallaway Slam! Ed rolls away into a corner where David runs up and lands a huge Corner Clothesline. David grabs his throat with both hands and lifts him high. He looks to Chokeslam him...but Ed starts PULLING his hands off him with pure strength! Ambrose slams onto the apron, shouting at Reigns to keep his grip onto Ed as Eddy cheers his fellow Ed on. Ed slowly pulls the hands away...and starts headbutting Reigns. He continues shot after shot until David loses his grip and Ed gets on his feet. Ed runs at the ropes and attacks Reigns with the Flying Clothesline...and so does he with the Superman Punch! Both men are down! Reigns shakes his dizziness off and looks at Ed...who suddenly sits up, Undertaker-style, and the fans were in shock along with Ambrose, Rollins, Eddy, and Edd!

"Ooh...oh, crap... Oh, crap! I think Evil Tim may have contacted Ed!" Zack says.

"Don't be ridiculous, dude!" Markiplier says. "...The Undertaker speaks to him from the dead!"

"...I'm surrounded by morons," Barney deadpans.

James turns his head at Reigns, who stands slightly unfazed by Ed's sudden sit-up, with a glare and vice versa. He slowly stands up and motions David to come get him. Reigns, however, shakes his head with a small smirk, showing he's not that dumb to fall for that. However, Ed runs straight at David and ducks the Clothesline! Reigns turns around and gets planted with the Ed Bottom (Fall Forward Lifting Side Slam)! Ed hooks the leg: 1, 2— David powers out at 2.95! The Lump couldn't believe it himself as he grasps his head in shock and the two Eds gape in shock as well. He stands and begins sizing him up for another Ed Bottom. Reigns eventually gets up and Ed grabs him to execute the maneuver...wait...Reigns counters with the Samoan Drop! He backs into the corner and roars, "OOOOOOWAAAAAAAAAA!" as he measures James up. The Monobrowed Ed stands...and gets executed by the Final Reign (Spear)!

"Final Reign - the vicious Spear - to Ed! He may have broken him in half!" Zack exclaims.

David hooks both legs: 1, 2, 3!

"And that's all she wrote here. Reigns picks up the win," Markiplier calls as the bell rings.

("Special Op" by Jim Johnston)

"Here is your winner, David Reigns!" Maria declares.

Reigns lets go as he stays on his knees near Ed before rolling out of the ring and Hector and Erik smirk upon their own victory while backing up to the stage. Ed is laid out on the mat, holding his abdomen in complete pain, as Edd and Eddy aids to him. Eddy glowers at The SHIELD as said Trio Tag Champions have their Trio Tag Titles held up while having their right fists out-forward and connected à la The (real) Shield. "Reign in Blood, dirt bags!" Eddy shouts off-mic. "Wait 'til Reign in Blood when we Eds take your titles from you for good!"

"The SHIELD and the Eds are tied up as of now and they won't be through until Reign in Blood arrives.," Zack says.

"And at Reign in Blood, it'll be JUSTICE prevailing and retaining the Trio Titles, baby," Barney smirks. "The Hounds of Justice

Ed soon stands up nursing his belly and looks up to The SHIELD at the stage as he and the other Eds still stand in the ring, glaring at each other from the distance before cutting to commercial.

[Commercial Break]


The cameras return from the break as it shows Ichigo Kurosaki in the backstage, wincing from his back after the assault from the Hardcore Champion. Obviously, Ichigo isn't happy at all; to make matters worse for the Reaper, Mike "The Mic" Martin comes in with the microphone in hand.

"Um, Mr. Kurosaki...?" Mike asks.

"What?!" Ichigo shouts, making Mike jump a little.

"...U-Uh...well, from what we saw out there with...Jason's atrocious attack—

"Let me guess," Ichigo halts him, "you want to hear my thoughts about THAT, huh? Am I right, buddy?"

"Err...yes?"

Ichigo stands up and takes the mic away from him; the Reaper grimaces right at the camera.

"...Krueger...you said I've brought this on myself...but the matter of the fact is THIS...YOU...have PISSED OFF the WRONG Reaper...! I know guys say NEVER f%k with Jason Krueger, he's psychotic, he's brutal, he's an animal...guess what, people? Unlike Loredo since he just started and has his 'respect' for you...I AM PSYCHOTIC MYSELF, KRUEGER. Way before I joined this company, I grew up with another called UWE: Ultimate Wrestling Entertainment," Ichigo then takes a moment of silence, reminiscing the deceased company, "...and if there's one thing I've learned in that very company...it's INSANITY. ...you think you grew up with it and lived it? Truth be told, I LIVED through it and Hardcore myself; I've been put through tables—FLAMING tables to be exact—got cut up with barbwire, fell off ladders, smashed in the face by steel chairs, trash cans, kendo sticks, and landed right thumb tacks. Jason...you haven't SEEN Hardcore just yet, you bastard... The only reason you're a champion at all is because of the Multiverse's usual bias for you—how much success you've made. You are nothing but hype and that's all you are, Jason Krueger. You are NOTHING but the hype people bring you up. And at Reign In Blood...I KILL the hype! I KILL your so-called Hardcore Title 'reign'. Krueger, you ain't got s%t on me. And by Reign in Blood, it won't be you 'breaking my neck'—leave that in UCA, asshole. You won't be 'smashing my face' into the mat like you did to the damn bandicoot at Spring Breakdown. And you can be sure as HELL that you won't be GORING me through a flaming table like you did to Loredo... You wanna play the 'psychotic' type? ...Bring it...because at Reign in Blood...NO ONE will be chanting 'Gore! Gore! Gore!'...no, they'll be chanting...one word...just to drive ya insane...and that...is...Spear...Spear...SPEAR...SPEAR. SPEAR. SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR!"

The fans chant loudly with the Rated-R Reaper as he continues! "SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR!"

He halts his chant while the Detroit crowd repeat the shout of Ichigo's finisher; the Reaper cracks a small grin, looking at his right, hearing the crowd. He turns directly to the camera, "...You'll be hearing THAT for a good long time, Krueger...when YOU are broken down...and I am standing as the NEW ACW Hardcore Champion...'The Rated-R Reaper'...Ichigo Kurosaki... And if there's one thing I know by now...is that you're falling right into my game, Jase...you're definitely losing it...and when we step into the ring at Reign in Blood...your f%ked brain is gonna cost you your precious Hardcore Championship...and everybody will remember the day the Rated-R Reaper KILLED the hype of poor Jason Krueger..."

Ichigo shoves the mic into Martin's chest and walks away from the interviewer as fans praise a high ovation for the Rated-R Reaper. Back at ringside, with the color commentators as they had observed Ichigo's promo.

"Ooh, boy—oh, boy, oh, boy! Guys, I know I've only been here for a two weeks, I already know you're not supposed to piss off Jason Krueger...but from what we just witnessed, I don't think you're ever supposed to piss off the Rated-R Reaper," Markiplier states.

"Ichigo is filled with rage, filled with anger, grievance, retribution, determination—he's gonna do whatever he can in his power to take Jason out of the Hardcore Title reign," Zack says. "This isn't just a match, this isn't just a rivalry, this is WAR."

"And in war, it is gonna be very bloody by the end of this, gentlemen. Who knows which man will be the last one standing as the other is lying on their own pool of blood? Don't know? Easy answer: Jason Krueger standing over the moronic Strawberry," Barney says. "He brought this on himself with his 'mind games' and he payed the price earlier tonight, and at ACW Reign in Blood, he's gonna learn his lesson once again."

"Haven't you already forgotten that Ichigo stated is now going to fully take advantage of this?" Kenji queries. "With Jason out of his unhinged mind, it could get in his way and Ichigo could take advantage of that, therefore, it will cost Jason his two-month reign as the ACW Hardcore Champion. If matters come worse, his mind may go berserk."

"Overall, this just won't end so good for both men," Markiplier adds.

("Heart of Sword" by T.M. Revolution)

[Hitori dewa tooi ashita wo

Yoake no mama de koe sou de

Bukkatte ikya kokeru omoi yo

Konya mo mata sure chigai...]

Kenshin Himura walks out to the stage and he looks throughout the cheering fans with a small smile. He nods to them and walks his way down to the ring, giving high-fives to fans along the way. Kenshin gets on the apron, leaps over the top rope, and raises a right fist in the air, receiving cheers from the crowd.

The bell rings as Maria makes the call, "The following contest is set for one-fall! Introducing first: from Tokyo, Japan, weighing in at 126 pounds, 'The Legendary Battōsai' Kenshin Himura!" Maria announces.

"And while we move along from the Undisputed Title business, Kenshin Himura comes out to the cheering fans of Detroit! We saw this legend debut on last week's episode as Dante's choice of Vergil's opponent, only to come to losing, yet he did magnificent," Markiplier states.

"Interesting fact: Kenshin Himura throughout his entire wrestling career has NEVER won a World Title," Zack adds. "But since he's back on track, he could be looking for world gold one day."

"It could depend on his status though," Kenji says.

[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 Zeke Cage struts out with arrogance and confidence at the stage and his arms splayed out. 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 on the apron à la The Miz, looking around the crowd with the smirk before stepping inside.

"And his opponent: from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 156 pounds, 'The C-Enigma' Zeke Cage!" Maria announces.

"Ah, here comes the future of the business, former CXWE Intercontinental Champion, Zeke Cage, baby!" Barney says.

"I thought you said Jimmy Carmichael was the future of the business?" Kenji raises an eyebrow.

"Oh, no, he IS...but Zeke is another future waiting to happen, man. This guy is the on to carry on the Cage legacy unlike Drew and his stupidity. Zeke has something Drew never has: brains and charisma—Drew doesn't even come close."

"Zeke has done impressive both developmental and on his debut against Ryan Griffin albeit the count-out as his win," Markiplier says. "But he's still got a long way to go here."

The official checks on both men before calling for the bell and it sounds. Kenshin and Zeke walk up to each other and the C-Enigma has a small arrogant smirk still on his face as he has his hand out for a handshake. Himura, being the generous person he is, yet somewhat oblivious, shakes the hand...and gets caught in a Side Headlock. Zeke would've done a Headlock Takedown, but Kenshin thinks ahead as he lifts Zeke up and plants him with a Back Suplex. Zeke finds himself in the corner, thinking his surprise would've work as Kenshin simply shakes his head, showing he doesn't fall for stuff like that very easily.

"Zeke thought he could have outsmarted the legend, but he's gonna have to think twice on that," Kenji says.

"Oh, please, Zeke's got a lot more than that in his bag," Barney says.

Zeke runs his hand down on his face, showing he's now serious and gets into a lock-up with Kenshin. He transits it into an Armlock until Kenshin rolls forward and kips up to pull Zeke right into a knee to the midsection. Cage is bent over and Kenshin grabs him for a DDT, but Zeke spins out of it. He thinks Suplex, but Kenshin knees him the stomach again and he plants him with a Half Nelson Bulldog. He gets the leg hooked: 1...Zeke kicks out. Kenshin picks him up and brings him to the corner for a Knife Edge Chop, bringing "Woos" from the crowd. He keeps chopping the chest four more times before having him on the top rope. He climbs up and lands a fist, thinking Superplex as he drapes the arm over his head. He looks for the move, but Zeke already starts punching him in the ribs, causing the Battōsai to slowly lose his grip. As soon as he did, Zeke pushes him off and he falls onto the mat. The C-Enigma crouches on the top turnbuckle as he stalks the samurai from above; Kenshin stands up to face a diving Zeke as he lands a Diving Enzuigiri! Zeke quickly covers, hooking both legs: 1...2...Kenshin kicks out at 2.5! Zeke brings Kenshin on all fours and drives the knee against the side of his face. The samurai rolls over to the apron and when he stood up, Zeke takes him out with a Superkick, landing face-first onto the announce table! Zeke thinks to step out of the ring to get Kenshin, but he stops as an idea pops into his head. A smirk cracks on his face and he steps back to run to the ropes. He bounces off, returns to the other side, leaps over the top rope for a Crossbody...and lands the move!

"A Crossbody by the C-Enigma onto the Wanderer! What athleticism!" Markiplier shouts.

"What did I tell ya, man? What did tell ya!" Barney says.

Zeke rolls off and drags Kenshin back into the ring. He enters, drags Kenshin up, hooks his arms from behind, and drills him with the Tiger Suplex. He makes the hook of the leg: 1...2...Kenshin kicks out again. Cage grabs one of his legs...and gives a loud "Woo!" and the fans react the same as he goes for the Cage Lock (Figure Four Leg Lock)—Nope! Kenshin pushes him off right into the corner. Zeke hits chest-first and turns around into a Reverse Blade (Rolling Elbow)! Kenshin quickly hooks the leg: 1, 2...Zeke kicks out at 2.95! Kenshin was in slight shock himself after that kick out. However, he wasn't through as he climbs high to the top. As soon as Zeke stood up, the Wanderer dives off with the Sky-high Battōsai (Diving Somersault Senton)—Powerbomb! Zeke Powerbombs him!

"Ha-ha-ha! Smart, man! SMART skills by my man here!" Barney grins. "He saw Kenshin coming and countered! Future heir to the Cage family right there!"

"No doubt this was just unbelievably impressive..." Zack says.

Cage has both legs desperately hooked: 1, 2— Kenshin gets his shoulders up at 2.935! Zeke slams his hands onto the mat in frustration over the kick out, believing he ALMOST had him. He looks at the Battōsai and is on all fours, stalking for the Cage KO (RKO). He measures him up...Kenshin stands and Zeke is ready to strike...he turns around...Zeke leaps up...

...and Kenshin pushes him! Zeke charges with a Clothesline, only for Himura to duck it and Zeke turns around right into a Hiten Mitsurugi Style: Ryūtsuisen (Jumping Leg Lariat)!

"Ryūtsuisen! It connects! The Leg Lariat hits Zeke Cage!" Kenji says.

"Oh, no! Zeke, kid, whatever you do, kick out!" Barney shouts.

Kenshin pins him, hooking the leg: 1, 2, 3!

"And HABUSKI! That's all she wrote!" Markiplier calls as the bell rings.

("Heart of Sword" by T.M. Revolution)

"Here is your winner, Kenshin Himura!" Maria declares.

Kenshin rolls off and sits up on the ring, raising a fist in victory. He stands on his feet and the ref holds his arm up, signaling him as the victor, and fans cheer in reaction as Zeke sits at the corner, probably feeling disappointed he lost.

"...Well, this sucks," Barney deadpans, even he was disappointed Zeke lost.

"Hey, the match went great and like you said, Zeke has a future ahead of him," Markiplier says. "He did fantastic out there; he was awesome—truly. He should be proud of himself for fighting a legend like Kenshin."

"...Meh...I suppose..."

Zeke sighs and walks up to the Wanderer as soon as he turned to him. He seems to be wondering what could be what Zeke wants. The young Cage extends hand out, showing his sportsmanship by asking for a handshake out of respect. Himura didn't have a problem has he grew a smile and accepts his handshake, bringing cheers and small claps from the fans. Kenshin lets go and bows in respect. Zeke nods and does the same in return. The Wander stands straight and—CAGE KO! Zeke attacks him with the Cage KO!

"...And now I'm more proud of him than ever, ha-ha-ha!" Barney applauds with laughter. "That was awesome!"

"What the hell—what did Zeke do that for?!" Kenji asks. "What purpose does this even bring?!"

"Does it matter, dude? All we know is, Zeke has shown that nice guys FINISH last. Simple as that, Benji."

"Well...this seems to be a shocking turn of events..." Markiplier says. "Obviously something we didn't see coming at all."

Zeke stands over the prone Wander, stoic while running his hands through his hair before throwing them out à la Dolph Ziggler as the half the Detroit fans in the Joe Louis Arena are now booing him as the other half is silent. "I Came to Play" plays over the loudspeakers as Zeke leaves the ring to the stage. Kenshin soon regains his senses and looks up to see Zeke leaving to the back. Zeke stops at the stage, he looks back at the confused Kenshin...and gives him a small cocky grin. Cage just scoffs him off and officially leaves; Himura would then frown upon the young rookie and shake his head before leaving the ring as cameras cut to black.

[Commercial Break]


The cameras return to show Zeke walking backstage, still with the small smirk plastered on his face, and the fans boo at him. He chuckles to himself before Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg runs up to him with a microphone in hand.

"Zeke, bro, wait up!" PewDiePie calls, panting as he catches up to him. "...I hate running..."

"What do you want?" Zeke crosses his arms.

"Well...I think the...question is...what the hell was THAT about, bro?" PewDiePie asks. "You just turned your back on them fans, man. Just what the hell?"

"Heh...you want to know why I did what I did? One happens to be is just because I feel like it...the other...is to show nice guys finish last. For example...Kenshin Himura...ECW legend...such a nice guy, right? Yet...he's never held a World Title in his life...and he finished last when I hit him with the Cage KO. NOBODY saw it coming at all... The 'awesome' people out there wanted me and Kenshin to go out there and go at it like a couple of good, nice guys, hm? Yeah...in the end, the nice guy won...the other 'nice' guy...he took him down hard. Proof that nice guys finish last. And for another thing...it's time that I rise to the occasion of the Cage family as its face. No longer will my annoying, idiotic, selfish, prick of a brother Drew Cage be the 'face' as people say for him to be—hell, I don't think anybody wants him around anymore. It's quite shown on the last NCW Prime and around the Multiverse, don't you think, Felix? Seems pretty obvious they want a new face...and that's going to be me: 'The C-Enigma' Zeke Cage, the NEW face of the Cage bloodline and the FUTURE face of ACW," Zeke grows an arrogant grin. "You don't like it? DEAL with it. Now...as for Himura who sees this," he faces the camera, "now that you got your answer...maybe you'll want your revenge...or maybe not. Truth be told, you won't be standing after the next time I deal with you, my 'friend.' I am still young and got IT...you're old and irrelevant. You'll be done after I'm through with you. Until then...sayonara, 'Battōsai the Manslayer'..."

Zeke leaves the backstage with the vain grin stuck on his face as PewDiePie watches him walk away before shaking his head at him. The cameras change to the locker rooms with Seto Kaiba tying up his wrestling boots as the fans boo in reaction while the few smarks in the crowd cheer. The sound of a door being knocked is heard and Seto turns to it.

"What is it?" he asks.

"Mr., Kaiba," says one of his men off-screen, "your tag team partner for the night is here to see you."

"...Let him in," Kaiba allows.

The door opens and walking the room was Kurt Hudson and his girlfriend, Alyssa Parker, along with his mercenary, Hattori Hanzo, who has his arms crossed. Kaiba stands up from his bench and faces Kurt with a stoic expression.

"...Why are you here, Hudson? What is so important that you have your wench and your bodyguard with you?" Kaiba queries.

"First of all, Kaiba, I'd appreciate if you treat my girlfriend with the respect she deserves," Kurt says.

"Like how I should treat you with respect as well?" Kaiba scoffs.

"Do you want me to tell you why I'm here or not?"

"Hmph...go ahead... Not like I had anything better to do besides tonight's match."

"Tch...well, the reason I'm here is to tell you that since we'll be teaming up for tonight, I'm letting you know that we may not like each other, but at the very least, we need to work as one."

"Give me a good explanation WHY I should want to work together with YOU of all people."

"Simple, Kaiba...we have something in common," Kurt walks up to him. "...We were BOTH humiliated from the very beginning of ACW."

Kaiba raises an eyebrow, "...What are you talking about?"

"Oh, please, you KNOW what I mean. From the very start of this biased company, we were treated like dirt, trash, mortified, used as jokes to make the morons in the 'ACW Universe' LAUGH. You want to know something else? We RARELY get any respect around here. The only reason would that be...is the bastard in charge of this place...and I think we both know who THAT is..." Kaiba's face had an unreadable expression, but he was paying close attention to what he was saying and understood every word of it. He motions him to go on, "From my debut in ACW...I was used as a punching bag for Townsend and Dante...labeled as a CHOKER... You...were labeled to be a fool—a joke as well. Used as Alvarez's pawn to make himself look good...and with that...that's what we got in common, Kaiba..."

"...Where are you getting at?" Seto asks.

"I'm saying this...you and I...not only in the tag team match tonight...but in the CHAMBER as well...I suggest for the both of us to have a temporary truce. If we work together, Kaiba...there's nothing that can stop us both. Seto, with our riches...we can actually rule this company and take Alvarez out. Just think about it whenever you can..."

With that, Kurt walks out the room with Alyssa and Hanzo, but not before Kaiba stopped them.

"Before you leave...just remember...STAY out of my way..." Kaiba warns.

Hudson only nods, not saying a word, and leaves with his girlfriend and mercenary. Seto only watches them out as the unreadable expression on his face still. The cameras change back to the announce table with the color commentators watching the scene from there.

"My, my, my, intriguing conversation between Seto and Kurt, hm?" Barney strokes his chin. "I can tell this is going to work out just fine for both men."

"I doubt that this would even work at all, Stinson. I mean, this is Kaiba of all people Kurt's asking for an alliance with; he can't be trusted," Kenji states.

"Well, it's obvious that you haven't caught up to your deal on Kaiba, Benji. As we all see from TNA: Animation Action, Kaiba is working well together with a certain Hawke known as Carver Hawke. If they can work as a team, then Kurt and Seto can work together as well."

Phil Hardy and Colt Anderson of the Second City Saints are seen already at the ring with Colt on top of the turnbuckle with an index finger raised and Phil stands in front of him with arms splayed as "This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage plays.

[Nevermore to be held down...

By the wings of history...

Nevermore to be cast aside...

This day is mine...

Even through the darkest days

This fire burns always

This fire burns always]

("This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage)

"The following tag team contest is set for one-fall!" Maria announces. "Introducing first, already in the ring: from Chicago, Illinois, at a combined weight of 340 pounds, the team of Phil Hardy and Colt Anderson, The Second City Saints!"

"And speaking of teamwork, we are now going to seeing some tag team action starting with the Second City Saints!" Markiplier says. "The last time we saw them was with Phil winning a match against Luke Smith not too long ago—"

"And with the tool, he got his ass kicked by Kaiba and his shot of getting in the Chamber taken away. Ha!" Barney says. "I just love it when things go well for people who deserve shots more than tools like this loser."

"Oh, I'm sure you enjoyed it, Stinson," Kenji deadpans. "Even so, these two boys are ready to get back into the tag team scene and will make sure they get back on top."

("Party Up (Up In Here)" by DMX)

[WOO!

Y'all gonna make me lose my mind

Up in HERE, up in here

Y'all gonna make me go all out

Up in here, up in here

Y'all gonna make me act a FOOL

Up in HERE, up in here

Y'all gonna make me lose my cool

Up in here, up in here]

The crowd fills the arena boos, slowly leaning in on cheers, as a 1965 Impala with hydraulics comes at the nearside of the cruise boat and soon stops. Exiting out first was Tony Blake with a mic in hand and the arrogant smirk on his face, and next was Adrian Blake from the other side, having the emotionless look on his face, being the silent type. Both Blake brothers walk on the ramps on their way to the ring and Tony speaks into the microphone.

"Yo, Detroit! Guess who's back, baby!" Tony exclaims, receiving a large number of boos from the crowd while some smark and respected cheers are heard. "Ha, it's been a while hasn't it, ACW Universe? Let's see, it's been...three weeks since y'all last saw us? Three weeks since we took care of a certain punk-ass UFC Fighter...three weeks since we got our FIRST win...and this time, we ain't stoppin'. And our next win will be startin' by beatin' the Second City Saints consisting of a CM Punk wannabe and a former Internet Champion tool. Sad thing is," Tony and Adrian enter the ring, "the tool got defeated by a former tool...c'mon, dude...that's damn sad. What happened? First Last Stand, then Summerfest, Spring Breakdown, and then getting your shot to enter the Chamber taken away from you by Kaiba... Damn, you've gotten bad luck. You even lost half of your support from your fans. Oh, well, what can you do? Anyways, let's get to the introductions, baby! Maria, baby, go ahead and leave, we got this. As the Saints' opponents, we come from the capital of the good ol' U.S. of A, Washington D.C., combined, we weigh at 514 pounds of pure Blake and awesomeness, I am the 'Hot Flash' Tony Blake, and with me is my bro, 'A' Adrian Blake, we are...the Blake Bros. 2.0, baby! Now that that's out of the way...yo, ref...call for the bell; let's get this match started already."

Tony tosses the mic to the referee as he and Adrian at their respective corner and vice versa for the Saints. The official checks both men and signals for the match to start, making the bell sound. Colt and Adrian start it off as they both circle the ring and lock up. Easily, Adrian overpowers him with a large push to the corner. Colt stands on his feet and ducks the incoming Corner Clothesline from the large Blake; he makes a run for the ropes and bounces them off for a Clothesline—nope. He went right into a Spinning Side Slam. Adrian picks him up and lifts him high with the Gorilla Press. He goes to the ropes to throw him over the top rope, but Colt slips away. Adrian turns around and Colt takes him out with a Dropkick.

"Quick thinking by Anderson with a Dropkick to 'A'. Adrian nearly threw him out, but Colt saved himself there," Markiplier states.

"The tool only got lucky. You watch, man, he's gonna fail badly along with Phil, and they'll be easy pickings for the Blakes," Barney says.

Colt slides out and picks Adrian up, but gets his head slammed onto the security barricade. He stumbles back and Adrian ruthlessly throws him right into the barricade! He winces in pain as he gets dragged back into the ring. Adrian grabs Colt and tags out to Tony; he steps in and Adrian lifts Colt on his shoulders for a Power bomb as Tony runs to the ropes. He bounces back and catches Colt with a Neckbreaker as soon as "A" nailed him with a Powerbomb. Tony quickly hooks the leg: 1...2... Colt kicks out at 2.15. The loudmouth Blake picks him up and hits a left fist to Colt's face, sending him to the ropes. Tony throws him to the other side via Irish Whip and Colt comes back to kick his chest when Tony bent over for a Back Body Drop. He winces from the kick and Colt plants him with a Snap Suplex. Colt drags Tony to a corner where he starts stomping a mudhole and he prolongs the stomps to the chest until Tony was sitting and Colt just flips him off before giving one last hard stomp, apparently believing he's "Stone Cold" Steve Austin right now. Anderson takes him out of the corner and Hammer Throws him to the ropes; Tony bounces off and gets taken down with a Lou Thesz Press followed by a fury of right fists from Colt. He stands up from Tony, bounces off the ropes, and nails a sharp Elbow Drop to the face. He hooks the leg: 1, 2...Tony kicks out at 2.64. Colt brings Tony to his feet, but gets a knee to the gut. The Hot Flash runs to the ropes behind his bent-over opponent, bounces back, and drives him on the mat with a Leapfrog Leg Drop Bulldog.

"There you go, my man! Drive his stupid face on the mat! See that, boys and girls? THAT'S how you take control back: drive a tool's face on the floor," Barney smirks.

"Ouch...I think I felt that," Zack winces. "I hope Colt comes back from this..."

Tony stands up and talks arrogantly at Phil, who glowers at him, "This your boy? Is this your tag partner gettin' his ass kicked? Ha!" He turns around to pick up Colt, but gets a kick to the gut and hit with #Ownage! Half of the Detroit fans cheer wildly as Colt is apparently going insane here. Without anybody, minus the ref, looking, Phil tags himself in with a slap to the back and Colt looks for another #Ownage to Adrian when he came in, but he grabs the foot! "A" shakes his head, saying he's not going to do that on him, throws the foot aside, and nearly takes his head off with a Powerful Clothesline! Phil Hardy comes in with a Springboard Tornado DDT to Adrian! Phil faces Tony and lifts him on his shoulders for the Take a Nap, but he gets behind him and drops him with the Inverted DDT. Quickly, Tony steps onto the top turnbuckle and sizes Hardy up. He shouts, "Kill yo self, boy!", jumps off the turnbuckle and takes Phil out with the Kill Yo Self—nope! Hardy ducks the leg and the Hot Flash crashes onto the mat! He stands and gets lifted on Phil's shoulders. The Saint nails the Take A Nap...and then eats a Big Boot by Adrian! He picks Phil up and plants him with the Blake Drop!

"Blake Drop connects by Adrian, baby! Showing what Blakes are all about!" Barney says.

Adrian drags his brother over to Phil and covers him before leaving to the ring.

"Tony has the cover on Phil thanks to his brother, Kenji says.

"Gentlemen, you can say that..." Barney begins.

1...

"The Saints..."

2...

"...are..."

...

...

...

...

3!

"FINISHED," he completes as the bell rings to half the crowd jeering.

("Party Up (Up In Here)" by DMX)

"Here are your winners of the match, Tony and Adrian Blake, The Blake Bros. 2.0!" Maria declares.

Adrian enters and brings his brother up to his feet with an arm raised by the referee. Tony regains his senses and sees he and Adrian had won when he saw Phil down on the mat. He cracks a smirk on his face and talks trash down on him before both Blake Brothers leave the ring. Phil sits up nursing his jaw after the large foot to the face and sighs as Colt is just lying on the floor.

"Just when you thought the Saints had this one, Adrian managed to save the match with the vicious Big Boot and a Blake Drop," Markiplier states.

"And with that, my favorite boys win tonight and the Saints are down and out," Barney says. "Ah, I love happy endings..."

"...Oy..." Kenji pinches his forehead.

"Uh, anyway, coming up next, guys," Zack says as the Titantron screen shows Eliza Hart posing on the left side with Allison Wilson next to her and Hinata Hyuga with the ACW Women's Tag Team Championship belt draped over her shoulder with Samantha hart next to her, "is some Diva/Knockout action between one-half of the Women's Tag Team Champion Hinata Hyuga and Eliza Hart of Evil Beauty."

"Yes, some hot girl action is about to happen! ...Hey, that rhymed. Stick around, guys! You don't want to miss this," Barney grins as the ACW logo suddenly appears before disappearing into commercial.

[Commercial Break]


Next Week...

After what would be a vicious event of matches...

(Fireworks are shooting at the stage from the beginning of the show.)

Has the Undisputed Champion overcame the odds once more?

(Naruto Uzumaki looks directly at the camera holding the ACW Undisputed Championship near his face.)

Has the Giant exposed Genocide onto the Kyuubi and the Viper?

(Rogen Townsend raises a right fist, shouting, "HAIL, GENOCIDE!")

Or has the Uchiha Predator finally achieved his long life goal of being World Champion and defeating his long-time rival?

(Sasuke Uchiha stands on the second rope with raised arms á la Legend Killer.)

And more importantly...

(The Elimination Chamber is being lowered to the ring in slow-motion.)

Who was crowned the first-ever King Of Blood?

(Ash Ketchum tips his hat with a small smirk, Kurt Hudson rubbing his fingers in symbolism of money, Crash Bandicoot diving with the Crash Landing, Nathan Drake winking to the crowd, Seto Kaiba grinning evilly at the camera as lights flicker, and Beowulf leaping to his feet with a large roar.)

Find out on ACW's brand new weekly show, ACW Friday Night Ignition—Live Friday at 8/7c only on USA!

[Commercial Ends]


Back from the break, Hinata Hyuga in the backstage stretching her arms out, preparing for a match later. She rubs her hands together before grabbing her Women's Tag Title from a crate and gazing at it. She reminisces her first win with this belt along with Samantha as she thinks of her opponents, Eliza Hart and Allison Wilson, at Reign in Blood. She clutches onto with a determined look and leaves...

...but not before she stopped right in front of 'The Genocidal Giant' Rogen Townsend and loud boos sound off from the crowd. Hinata's face turned into a slightly feared one when she saw him; however, she stands her ground.

"...What do you want, Rogen?" Hinata asks, with a slight hint of fear in her voice.

"Oh, dear Hinata, I was only passing by is all...but it seems you happen to be in the neighborhood," Rogen says.

"Just get to the point, Rogen," she crosses her arms. "Why are you even talking to me?"

"Heh...well, I happen to know that you are...very close to Naruto Uzumaki. The thing is...I know I was a bit harsh to you the last time we met, so I thought I might...apologize for it. It's nothing personal, sweetie."

"Well, I'm afraid you can forget it because you won't be forgiven so easily for what you've done."

Rogen chuckles darkly, receiving a raised eyebrow from Hinata. "...Did I expect you to forgive me? No, I didn't, Hyuga. All I said is I'm sorry for what I've done...I don't give a damn if you forgive me or not... Truth be told, I could easily take you out right now if I wanted to...but as a gentlemen from good ol' England, I cannot. To Naruto, however...your precious knight, my dear...he'll be getting the same treatment your good friend, Isaac Clarke, got when he stood in my way of sending the message of Genocide. Now...I wouldn't want you to stand in the way as well like last time, hm?"

He chuckles as he plays with the tip of her hair with a smirk. Hinata was disgusted as she took a step back...and SMACKS Rogen's face! A stoic look is what was left on Rogen's face as he slowly turns to her and takes his sunglasses off. Hinata only glares at the Genocidal Giant and holds her guard up.

"...Young lady...that wasn't nice at all... Like I said...you're lucky I'm a gentlemen...and it looks like I don't have time for such a tart like you. If you'll excuse me...I will leave... Enjoy the rest of the show...and hopefully you'll enjoy Reign in Blood when your love is no longer Undisputed Champion."

Rogen puts his sunglasses back on and walks away from the scene as Hinata continues glowering at him. Samantha Hart then walks in with the crowd gives her a mixed reaction, slowly leaning in on cheers, as she stands next to her tag team partner.

"What the hell was that about?" Samantha asks.

"Nothing...just Rogen trying to play games with me...I know I have no business with him...but me being in a relationship with him seems to be related to it," Hinata says.

"Tch, he's the moron as usual... Look, forget him. We got other business to take care of. Starting with Evil Beauty tonight."

"Yes...we do have them to deal with them soon...speaking of which..." Hinata drapes the belt over her shoulder, "my match is up next against one of them. Ready to accompany me?"

"Eh, it's not like I have anything better to do in life," Samantha shrugs as Hinata chuckles.

"Alright, then. Let's go."

Both girls leave the backstage to the Gorilla Position as the cameras changes to the announce table with the color commentators.

"Well, Rogen seems a tad bit rude, don't you think?" Zack asks.

"Hey, all Rogen was doing was being the gentlemen he is to Hinata—she was just being a tart she is!" Barney defends.

"Do you even know what that means, baka?" Kenji questions.

"All I know is, Hinata was being the rude one here and Rogen's being a nice guy. So, shut up!"

"Oy..." Kenji pinches the center of his forehead. "From MY point of view, Rogen was trying to get anybody close to Naruto intimidated, trying to get into his head, too..."

[I lie here paralytic, inside this soul

Screaming for you till my throat is numb

I wanna break out, I need a way out

I don't believe that it's gotta be this way

The worst is the waiting

In this womb, I'm suffocating]

("Rebirthing" by Skillet)

As the opening electric guitar riff plays, "The Black Widow" Eliza Hart walks out from the back, a stoic expression on her face, to a loud booing crowd. Allison Wilson walks out to the stage, standing next to her teammate. Then, as Eliza is on the stage, she smirks evilly towards the crowd, then proceeds to walk down the ramp with the same smirk. She jumps on the apron, staring daggers into her opponent. She slingshots over the ropes, and, as she lands on her feet, silver pyro shoots out from the stage and steel posts. She poses on the turnbuckles and then gets ready to fight.

"The following Divas contest is set for one-fall! Introducing first: representing Evil Beauty and accompanied by Allison Wilson, from Tampa, Florida, weighing in at 219 pounds, 'The Black Widow' Eliza Hart!"

"The vicious and dangerous Black Widow makes her way to the ring in this female singles competition with Allison by her side," Zack says. "Three words describe these girls as of what we've seen: deadly, callous, and—"

"And sexy," Barney interrupts with a grin. "These girls are all of that greatness of hotness, beauty, and muscles. Eliza's possibly an amazon and Allison...don't know, but damn, she's got that body a man—even a lesbian—could want to have and feel!"

"...Can you not give your dirty thoughts live on television, dude?" Markiplier asks.

"...Nope," he answers à la Dean Ambrose.

"Of course..." Kenji sweat-drops.

("Radioactive" by Kings of Leon)

[When the roll is called up yonder...

I hope you see me there...

It's in the water

...

It's where you came from!

...

It's in the water

...

It's where you came from!

...

Ooooooooooooh...]

Loud cheers came from the crowd as Hinata Hyuga comes out to the stage with hands placed behind her back and the Women's Tag Title around her waist. Samantha Hart follows out with a stoic expression and the Women's Tag Belt draped on her shoulder. Hinata gave out a warm smile to the crowd before walking her way down the ramp and Sam follows her. Sliding into the ring, Hinata climbs up the nearest second turnbuckle and looks out towards the crowd with a smile before stepping down.

"And her opponent: being accompanied by Samantha Hart, from the Village Hidden in the Leaves, weighing in at 110 pounds, she is one-half of the ACW Women's Tag Team Champions, Hinata Hyuga!"

"We saw last week, Eliza, Kendra, and Allison assaulted the Women's Champion, and before they could go any further by damaging her, these women, Hinata and Samantha, ran out and stopped them in time," Kenji says. "Unfortunately, Evil Beauty escaped before the inaugural Women's Tag Champs could even get them."

"Typical 'trying to save the day' Faces, thinking you guys can get back at the 'bad guys' because of the things they do. Hey, Evil Beauty could've done worse, man," Barney states. "They were stating a simple fact and that's it."

"Overall, this lead to this singles match tonight between one-half of the challengers and one-half of the Women's Tag Champs. They aren't alone, so both sides are gonna have to watch out for each other's accomplices," Markiplier says. "Who ever wins this one may have the advantage over the other at Reign in Blood."

Both women stand at their individual corners and, after the ref checked on them and called for the bell, the bell makes a sound. Hinata and Eliza stay steady of each other before locking up in a collar-and-elbow lock-up. Eliza would try to throw Hinata off balance with her dominant strength, but the Hyuga Heiress is managing to stay on her feet. With a harsh knee to the midsection by Eliza, Hinata falls to her knees, clutching her twinged abdomen. The Black Widow hits the ropes and nearly knocks Hinata's head off with the Big Boot to the side; Samantha nearly winces as Allison smirks at the sight of that vicious kick. Eliza drags Hinata to a vertical base and strikes her with a right hand. She hits her head again with a Forearm Smash and Irish Whips her to the ropes. She bounces off right into a Sidewalk Slam by Eliza. She hooks both legs for a quick cover, but Hinata kicks out at the count of one. Eliza brings Hinata in a prone position and locks the Front Headlock, wrapping the arm around her neck and bringing pressure into her temple. The Women's Tag Champ gets on her knees and delivers a shot to the midsection a couple of times, but Eliza strikes a knee to the face before throwing her head down with at hard Mat Slam. Hinata holds the back of her head in agony and gets dragged to the corner where she gets choked by Eliza's foot. The official counts as Eliza maintains the illegal choke, 1...2...3...3.6 Eliza lets go and backs away with a stoic expression on her face. Then, just before Hinata could even stand, she eats a nasty boot to the face with a Face Wash! Samantha slams on the apron, shouting at the Hyuga Heiress to on her feet; Eliza drags her foot out and grins evilly at the Women's Tag Champ, who is holding her face in pain.

"Ooh, that's one nasty boot to the skull! That's the way to show you're not messing around here!" Barney shouts.

"Eliza is really dominating the match over Hinata and that vicious boot just did the job of probably knocking her out. Hinata needs to find a way to take down Eliza now or else she's gonna be in huge trouble," Markiplier says.

The Black Widow grabs Hinata's foot and drags her out of the corner. She grabs her head, brings her to her feet, and lifts her on her shoulder. She runs to a corner, but Hinata slips out and pushes her right into the turnbuckle. Eliza nurses her chest and turns around right into a Roundhouse Kick from Hinata—she ducks it! With Hinata's back turned, Hart bends her over, brings the left between her legs, hooks the other arm with her own, and lifts her up over he shoulders once again; however, Hinata uses more of her own power to get on her feet and have the female powerhouse in a Inverted Facelock. She was about to lift her off her feet for the Blind Spot (Lifting Falling Inverted DDT), but Eliza reels herself out of it and makes a Clothesline. Hinata ducks the arm, and takes her down with a Falling Neckbreaker.

"An impressive counter by Hinata with a beautiful Neckbreaker. I think this is where Hinata could be able to take control of the momentum in the match now," Kenji states.

"Pfft, this is just luck right now. You'll see; Eliza will get her hot ass back into the game!" Barney asserts. "...C'mon, get your hot ass back in the game, Eliza!"

"Oy..."

As Hart holds her neck sitting up, Hinata hits the ropes and connects a Running Neck Snap. Eliza gets to her feet, holding her neck, as Hinata Dropkicks her from behind, sending her to the ropes. With her draped on the second rope, Hinata bounces off, runs towards an unaware Eliza, and lands on her with a Leaping Body Guillotine. Hinata pins her with the leg hooked: 1...2... Eliza kicks out. She picks her up and flips her with a Hurricanrana. Eliza is on her back in the middle of the ring and Hinata leaps onto the second rope, looking for a Springboard Leg Drop, but when Allison grabbed onto the middle rope, Hinata goes go off balance and nearly lands on her neck. The crowd hisses and boos as Allison grins at her dirty work.

"Allison makes a stop to Hinata's tactic with that abrupt interference! Thanks to her, the Women's Tag Champ makes a nearly nasty fall!" Zack implies.

"Ha! Way to go, Allison, baby! That's what you call, 'supporting teams'!" Barney cheers.

"I think this may have taken Hinata's momentum already—ooh, Samantha!" Markiplier shouts...

...as Samantha nails a Superkick to Allison right in the jaw, a loud CLACK heard around the arena! Fans winces at the kick as Allison falls to the floor, tendering her jaw, and Sam already goes to work with multiple fists raining upon the Anaconda's face. Allison covers herself from the fists...just before she decides to roll onto Sam and deliver punches of her own. While both blonde and goth trade fists on the outside, Hinata stands up, ducks a Big Boot from Eliza, and rolls her up with a Crucifix Pin! Shoulders are down: 1...2... Eliza kicks out at 2.99! Eliza rolls to her feet and grabs the foot that Hinata was about to kick her with. She wraps her arms around around her, hooking the leg as well, and throws her overhead with a Leg Hook Exploder Suplex. Hinata gets to her feet, having her hand on her back after that vicious throw, and receives a knee to the midsection. Eliza Hammer Throws Hinata to the ropes, bends over for a Back Body Drop, Hinata hits the ropes, rolls on the Black Widow's back, and lands on her feet behind her. Hinata runs and leaps on the second rope, Eliza stands and turns around into a Springboard Leg Lariat! Hinata wasn't done as she starts climbing the top turnbuckle and stalks the Widow from the top.

"Hinata's on the top rope and she's gonna fly high!" Markiplier shouts. "This won't end well for the Widow Powerhouse!"

"Get out of the way, Eliza! Quick! Hinata's gonna make a move!" Barney shouts.

Eliza nearly stands at a vertical base, having to be bent over, as she shakes her head from being groggy, and Hinata dives off the top turnbuckle with a Diving Leg Drop Bulldog and...completely misses as Eliza dodged it! Hinata stands up, nursing her backside, and Eliza grabs her in a Front Headlock, hooks the leg, and executes the Paralyzer (Swinging Fisherman's Neckbreaker)! However, she wasn't through as she picks up Hinata, has her head between her legs, lifts her in the Gory Special, and nails her with a Pitch Black KO (Victoria's Widow's Peak)! She turns her over and hooks the leg: 1, 2, 3!

"And HABUSKI! That's all she wrote! Eliza Hart takes the win with that vicious Pitch Black KO!" Markiplier calls it as the bell rings.

"Ha! Called it, baby! I so called it!" Barney sneers.

("Rebirthing" by Skillet)

"Here is your winner, Eliza Hart!" Maria declares.

Eliza gets off and rolls out of the ring with a large grin upon her face. Hinata lies on the ring rubbing her neck as Samantha slides in to surprisingly check on her. Allison nurses her jaw as she pats Eliza's shoulder, grinning as well despite the pain, and raises her right arm in victory.

"Eliza manages to make up Allison's loss last week and take the win this time for Evil Beauty," Zack states.

"This female powerhouse does gain the advantage for tonight, but what can happen at Reign in Blood will change the game," Markiplier states.

The Black Widow shouts out to the Women's Tag Champions, "This Sunday, girlies, we take what belongs to us!" as she motions the belt around her waist along with the Anaconda. Sam glowers at the two while Hinata kneels with her hand on the neck and makes a stare at her opponents. The Women's Tag Champs raise their belts high, inciting cheers from the crowd.

"The Women's Tag Champs declaring they'll be the ones to be the last women standing after their tag match at Reign in Blood," Kenji states. "This will the battle of these women's lives."

"And eventually, the end shall come for these two when Eliza Hart and Allison Wilson take away what's precious from them: the ACW Women's Tag Team Championships! The inaugural Women's Tag Champs will be inaugural no more!" Barney declares. "You will see, Benji! You, and everybody else."

The camera transits to show Crash Bandicoot and Nathan Drake—in a split screen—having Crash on the top and Nate on the bottom, both getting ready for the main event as "Across the Nation" plays in the background.

"Ladies and gentlemen, may we remind you, the main event of the Six Man Tag Match featuring the Playground of Blood competitors will begin soon, but first," Markiplier announces, then the Titantron shows screenshots of Dante standing next to a black human figure with a question mark symbol on its head and vice versa for Vergil, "we have our special match between Vergil's choice and Dante's choice. If either man wins, the chooser will decide the stipulation of the match at Reign in Blood. Question is: Who are the guys Dante and Vergil picked for the match?"

"That is what we're gonna have to find out...TONIGHT," Kenji says before the ACW logo appears in and slides out, cutting to commercial.

[Commercial Break]


Backstage, Takashi Komuro walks up to his locker room door and sees a large mail packet taped to his door. He pulls it off as he walks in the door. As he looks at it, Kohta Hirano pauses a game on his PlayStation 3 as soon as he saw Takashi. He walks over to him, looking at the packet Komuro has in his hands.

"What ya got there?" Kohta asks.

"Just some...package I got right on our door," Takashi answers, scanning the mail. "Doesn't say who it is from."

He snaps the envelope open and digs his hand in it. He then takes out...a blank CD. Both high school students look confused seeing the object.

"A disk, huh? ...Should we watch it?" Takashi asks.

"I don't know. I got a bad feeling about this thing..." Kohta replies.

"...Strangely, so do I..."

Komuro ejects the game disc Hirano was playing earlier and puts in the blank CD. On their television monitor, a blank blue screen is all that it shows. Takashi and his friend wait for something to happen and...nothing. Nothing seems to be playing yet and the HotD leader raises an eyebrow.

"That's weird... Doesn't seem to be playing," he implies.

"Huh...wonder why," Kohta says...and then lights start going dim on its own. "...Uh...Takashi...? ...What's happening...?"

"I'm not sure... Let's just get rid of the—AAAAAAAHHHH!" Takashi screams along with Kohta as they cover their ears from hearing a high-pitched screeching noise coming from the TV.

Then, dark disturbing images rapidly appear on their screen with people screaming in blood, slimy worms crawling through skulls, an eclipse blocking the sun, a severed arm being burned, a closeup of a creepy doll, who turn its head to the camera instantly, and a final quick snapshot of a screaming pale man with empty eye sockets with a loud instant scream being heard. And...darkness and silence is what was left in the monitor along with the darkness in the two teens' locker room.

"...Kohta...can you hear me...?" Komuro queries.

"Y-Yeah, I think I can... What the hell was that...?" Hirano nearly panics.

"I have no frigging idea, but if this somebody's idea of a joke, they got— ...oh, s%t..." Takashi looks at the TV screen along with the sharpshooter...

...and the camera changes to the TV monitor as it shows a small fire and it lights a candle...and the light from the fire shows none other than Ryo Bakura and Marik Ishtar of the Gods of Darkness. A large evil grin displays upon their faces as Bakura is chuckling sinisterly and "Nightmare" by Avenged Sevenfold is quietly heard in a piano only.

"...In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light 'day,' and the darkness he called 'night.' And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day..." Bakura quotes. "...Genesis 1...something you and the sinners should know, Komuro, Hirano... There's a reason why I quoted from Genesis 1...when God made Earth...He made a foolish mistake by giving it LIGHT...'cause He thought light was good, that light was supposed to drive the darkness out...when in reality...the darkness survived... And from there...in just seven days, He has created Earth...and mankind...but not only to He created mankind...but He let US loose...He had no idea what He has let loose into this forsaken world...where society has poisoned the souls of men and women... Many times, 'heroes' have saved the world so much...but what's the point of saving this world...when all we have are hypocrites...rapists...murderers...and people who can't even lead themselves to where the hell are they supposed to go? They...are like baby lambs...sacrificial items...that can't even lead themselves...truly pathetic..."

Marik speaks up, "Humans are just too easy to control and fool...it's just so simple, it's fun... Unlike certain people around here...who like to proclaim themselves as God...when they realize on their downfall...they're nothing like God...because He is dead...all because of the sinners everywhere that 'stand by Him.' Ha! How ironic is that! ...The imbeciles who call themselves 'Gods' have nothing on the real one...and yet...He's dead...We are the real thing...and speaking of the dead...we have...TWO opponents who survived the Dead...along with a group of female teenagers filled with hormones, a ditzy woman...and an innocent little girl..."

"They think that if they can survive Them...then they can survive a god's wrath. Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh...how delusional can you get...?" Bakura sneers. "You CAN'T escape a god's grasp...Komuro couldn't escape it...and he's not gonna escape it again along with Hirano at Reign in Blood when we both put them down through the gates of Hell. And they'll realize they'll regret it once they step into the darkness. And when it comes to the darkness, people have no idea how beautiful the darkness is...but as well, there are those who are afraid of the dark. Not because it's dark, but because of what's in the dark...and what's in the dark...is US. We are what 'heroes' fear...We are ACW's Worst Nightmare...We are the Sinners of the Shadows...We are the Devils of the Dark...We are...the Spirit of Darkness and the Master of Darkness RESPECTIVELY...We...are...the Gods of Darkness... And by Sunday...we'll be giving the 'heroes' a lesson of what happens when they play the hero...they're gonna pay the price. Takashi Komuro...Kohta Hirano...you two played the hero when you interfered with our business...and now...it seems the Gods are gonna have to give you your punishment... Hate to twist your mind...but God won't be by your side since He's dead...just...like...how the both of YOU...will be... Follow...the Shadows..."

Bakura begins sinisterly chuckling and it grows into laughter and then into an loud, evil cackle with a sadistic grin. Instantly, the snapshot of a screaming pale man with empty eye sockets appears and a loud shout being heard before blackness and silence took place... Static appears on the TV monitor as lights slowly come back on with Kohta looking a bit trembled and Takashi eye-widened, looking as if he went through a nightmare. The camera switch to the announce table, where the color commentators look frightened as well, while the crowd is silent.

"...O-Okay...of ALL the horror games I've played in my life...THAT...just made me probably s%t my pants," Markiplier says.

"Whether that was scary to you or not, you know that is something you shouldn't mess with at all. The Gods of Darkness have set their mark down on the HotD punks and now, they're gonna regret it when those two are put through the Gates of Hell," Barney says.

"They may have their psychological advantage, but Komuro and Hirano won't be backing down so easily out of this one," Kenji proclaims.

"Benji, the look on their faces begs to differ. There's no hope for these boys. Everybody knows it. You know it, I know it, Mark and Zack knows it, and even Komuro and Hirano know it... They better hope that the Gods of Darkness show mercy on their souls."

[You'll die as you lived

In the flash of the blade

In a corner forgotten away!

You lived for the touch

For the feel of the steel

One man, and his honor!]

("Flash of the Blade" by Avenged Sevenfold)

With the lights turning dark blue, Vergil walks out to the stage with the cold, dark expression on his face and looks throughout the arena as the audience gives a loud mix of cheers and boos. In his hand, he carries a microphone and slowly turns it, playing with it for a bit while his music volumes down. He brings the mic up to his mouth, looking to speak...but he doesn't. He simply lowers it and steps to the side as he motions to the Gorilla Position.

"Well, who is it? Who's the guy Vergil picked?" Zack asks...but then...

[...

...

...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 smirks arrogantly before walking down the ramp to the ring with Trish as she flips her hair, showing arrogance as well; Vergil follows them with the emotionless expression never leaving his face. When they arrived at ring side, Jimmy and Trish let go of each other's hands 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 bell is heard as Maria Lopez starts the announcement, "The following contest is scheduled for one-fall! Introducing first: accompanied by Trish Warrington and Vergil, from St. Louis, Missouri, weighing in at 245 pounds, he is 'The Corporate Icon' Jimmy Carmichael!"

"Well, looky here! The Future Living Legend has arrived as Vergil's choice! How awesome is that?" Barney smirks. "Whoever faces this dude has got NO chance in hell against the Corporate Icon."

"Carmichael still has a long way to go in the business if he wants to represent himself as a 'Future Living Legend.' He fought and lost to Beowulf in a Playground of Blood qualifying match along with Benjamin Strong III, who lost to Ash Ketchum, over two weeks ago. Doesn't seem like New Devastation is doing so good in singles right now," Zack states. "For all we know, this could help him get back on track. Possibly for Ben as well in the future."

("Shout at the Devil" by Mötley Crüe)

[Shout! Shout! Shout!

...

Shout! Shout! Shout!

Shout at the devil!]

The crowd bursts into loud cheers as the lights turn crimson red and Dante walks out the stage with a smirk on his face and the U.S. Championship wrapped around his waist. Instead of doing his usual signature entrance, Dante simply walks his way to the ring while giving high-fives to the fans and stops at the end. Like Vergil, he carries a mic in his hand and twirls it with a smirk as his music dies down.

"Yo, Detroit!" Dante shouts out, receiving an ovation from the fans. "All right, why don't we cut to the chase, shall we? Might as well introduce my guy now. First, let me give you all a hint... This guy here...happens to have one thing in common with me and Vergil. See...he's got a brother...but like Vergil and I...they're twins. And this twin happens to be a color commentator and a pro wrestler. Let me introduce to you all...the guy set to face Jimmy Carmichael!" Dante turns to the stage, "So come on down!"

...

...

...

[Okay, okay, okay...

Yes, sir!

Hell Rell!

J.R. Writer, forty...

This is how we do it, man...

I am one of a kind, yeah...

It's now or never...

Time's up, mutha— ...

Let's do this...]

("The Best Out" by Dipset)

With lights turning green, a light-skinned man with a lean, athletic build, long legs and arms; arms are a little on the scrawny side, black dreadlocks for hair pops out from under the stage as with purple and green pyro exploding behind him. He is wearing violet pants made of the same material as Rey Mysterio's pants with the right leg has a capital letter "B" written in white and the left leg has the capital letter "M" in white as well; the letters are in Edwardian Script ITC font along with wearing Nike Air Pegasus 29—men's shoes, which are blue, red, and white with a black sole. He wears black elbow pads and purple and black gloves. As he hears the crowd in the arena cheer loudly for him, the young man grows a large grin upon his face and he goes over to the left side of the stage and pumps a fist to the crowd, signaling light-green pyro to explode from there à la Rey Mysterio; he runs to the right side of the stage and performs the same with purple pyrotechnics. He walks back a bit to the center of the stage and walks his way down the ramps, giving stray high-fives along the way. He stops near Dante...and nods to him, mouthing, "Thank you..." and Dante simply smirks and motions him to get in the ring. The young adult smirks back and slides in the squared circle, where he runs up to a corner and stands on the second turnbuckle with raised fists in the air.

"And his opponent: making his ACW debut, accompanied by the United States Champion, Dante, from Staten Island, New York, weighing in at 215 pounds, 'The Black Mamba' Jeremy Ellis!"

"CCW color commentator and professional wrestler Jeremy Ellis appears in the Joe Louis Arena! The Black Mamba makes his debut in Awesome Championship Wrestling!" Zack exclaims.

"Jeremy has quite a run in ACW developmental territory as he is the current ADW Intercontinental Champion, keeping the gold along the way as the inaugural champion," Markiplier informs.

"So you mean to tell me that this is the dude Dante chose as Carmichael's opponent?" Barney questions, trying to grasp the situation...before he—not surprisingly—bursts out laughing uncontrollably. "Oh, right, right! Like this Disco Kid-loving moron has a chance in hell against the Corporate Icon!"

"He may not seem much to you, Stinson, but from my experience, there are times you should never underestimate people you are unknown of," Kenji states.

Dante stands by ringside at Jeremy's corner as Vergil and Trish stands by Jimmy's corner; the referee checks both men before calling for the bell and Ellis and Carmichael instantly lock up for the start of the match. Jimmy gets Jeremy driven into a corner, where the Corporate Icon delivers multiple Forearm Smashes and sharp elbows to the back of the head, which he gets him to the ropes and throws him to the other side via Irish Whip. Jeremy hits them and gets taken down with a harsh Back Elbow. Ellis tries to stand, but Carmichael kicks him down before he could even get to his feet. He forces him up and wraps his head in a Side Headlock. Jimmy grinds in the Headlock for a few moments and Jeremy steps back to the ropes with him in tow, they hit them, and Jeremy pushes him off to the ropes in front. Carmichael bounces and just when Jeremy looks to attack him, he gets taken down again with a Shoulder Block. By that, Jimmy was grinning confidently and heads for the ring ropes; however, the Black Mamba flips himself on his stomach and the Corporate Icon leaps over him. Jeremy stands at a vertical base and leapfrogs a running Jimmy. Said Future Living Legend bounces back after Jeremy lied on his back, and then, Jeremy catches him off with a Monkey Flip by his feet and Jimmy lands hard on the mat!

"Young Ellis surprises Carmichael with a Monkey Flip, and holy crap, was that far for Jimmy! That sent him across the ring!" Markiplier says.

"Oh, please, Ellis just got lucky; Jimmy is just warming up, that's all," Barney defends.

Jimmy recovers in the corner as he nurses his back, and Jeremy fires away at him with multiple Forearm Smashes to the face. Eventually, Carmichael blocks the forearm and knees Ellis straight in the stomach, making him stumble back. As Jeremy clutches his stomach, Jimmy wraps his arms around him and takes him down with a Belly-to-Back Suplex. He goes for the cover with a hook of the leg: 1...2... Jeremy kicks out. Carmichael sits him up, drives the knee into his back, and puts him in the Chin Lock. With his knee driven into the spine, Jimmy slowly pulls back at Jeremy's chin, forcing pressure into the submission hold. Dante, at ringside, claps on for the Black Mamba, "C'mon, kid! Don't go giving up on me already!" Carmichael shouts at the Crimson Sparda to keep his mouth shut as he tightens hold and a few fans boo. Jeremy extends his arm out and starts to get on a knee. With that, Jimmy turns it into a Rear-Naked Choke Hold. Although, with Jimmy holding the Choke Hold in, Jeremy grabs his head and drills him with a Sitout Jawbreaker, forcing him to release him. As he holds his jaw, Jeremy runs up to him, and drills his skull on the mat with a Float-over DDT. He hooks a leg, but only to get a kick out. Jeremy quickly drives the elbow down his throat and wraps it around his head for the Headlock, but Jimmy slips out of it and wrenches the arm as he stands on his knees. Jeremy gets on his knees as well and both men get to a vertical base; then, Jeremy rolls forward, kips up, pulls him forward onto his shoulders, and nails him with a Rolling Fireman's Carry Slam! Jeremy jumps to his feet and gains an energetic feeling as he leaps on the mat, feeling the control over the match as the crowd gives a loud ovation. Jeremy then locks his eyes on the top turnbuckle and cracks a large grin. He gets on top of the corner and stalks Carmichael to his feet. The Corporate Icon stands to his feet, holding his stomach, and turns around right into a Diving Crossbody! Ellis rolls off and both men immediately stand at vertical base again before the Black Mamba takes him down with a Clothesline. He stands up once more and DUCKS the arm this time and gives him a vicious European Uppercut. He backs up to a corner and Jimmy goes at him with multiple fists to the face and drives his forearms to the skull until he was pulled away by the ref. He only brushes him off and goes back to Jeremy, but gets kick to the gut. He kicks him two more times and makes a run for the ropes. He bounces off and runs at Jimmy...who takes him out with a sickening Snap Scoop Powerslam!

"Whoa! Carmichael with the explosive slam to Jeremy from out of nowhere! My goodness, that was a loud slam," Zack states as Trish claps and cheers for her boyfriend gaining control with a large grin on her face as Vergil only gives a small nod.

"See, THIS is what Jimmy is all about, people! This is the agility and skills this kid's got right here into the match!" Barney states. "Jeremy could've went for a kill, but he allowed his better opponent to take the advantage!"

As the Black Mamba is writhing, the Future Living Legend slowly sits up, shaking his head from being a bit dazed after that impact of the Powerslam. He stands on his feet, grabs onto his head, and Jeremy kicks him right on the side of his knee. Jimmy nurses his knee, but he kicks Jeremy right in the midsection and whips to the corner. He hits the turnbuckle pad and kicks him straight in the face when Jimmy ran at him. The Black Mamba goes over to him and receives a Toe Kick to his stomach, and Jimmy grabs his arm for an Irish Whip. Jeremy bounces off, Jimmy bends over for the Back Body Drop, but Jeremy kicks his chest and then makes a Low Dropkick to the knee, making Jimmy fall on his knees. Jeremy makes a run for the ropes, rebounds them off for a Running Knee Lift...but Jimmy takes him down with a brutal European Uppercut. He stands up and grabs onto his legs. He drags him to a corner and starts to fall back, catapulting Jeremy right into a turnbuckle face-first. As Jeremy stood there, nursing his face, Jimmy lifts him on to the top turnbuckle and climbs up behind him. He stands on the top, then he proceeds to lift him off the top with a Super Back Suplex right onto the mat, making Jeremy flip back onto his abdomen! Jimmy sits up and slowly crawls away into a corner, keeping his eye at Jeremy, and climbs to the top. Then, as he makes quick glance down, making sure to keep his balance...and as he looked back up...Ellis springs off the ropes and catches Jimmy off with a Frankensteiner! Now, as Jim starts to get up, Jeremy leaps onto the top rope and leaps off for a Springboard Crossbody...and Jimmy catches him off with the Silent Killer, the sickening impact heard all around the arena!

"HOLY HELL! H-How the hell did he even see that coming?! Did anybody hear that?!" Markiplier screams.

"I think I heard something crack or pop in Jer's head, and I think his brain's broken now! ...Then again, it wasn't the first time," Barney quips.

"This is the end of Jeremy Ellis as of now once Jimmy pins him. Oh, wait a minute...aw, crap...he's not done yet..." Zack says...

...as Carmichael wraps Jeremy's legs around his right one, as if going for a Sharpshooter, then holds the right arm to himself, and falls onto his back, locking Carmichael Special (Cross-legged Triangle Choke/Dungeon Lock)! Jimmy pulls back as far as he can while Jeremy is shouting in agony and moving his free arm all around to get out of it, but to no avail! He tries to break loose of the submission hold, but Jimmy kicks his head repeatedly as he keeps tight of the Cross-legged Triangle Choke! Jeremy only shouts in pain, unable to break free at all! Ellis shakes his hand in the air violently...and Carmichael continues wrenching the hold...and Jeremy has NO choice to but to tap out!

"And Jeremy Ellis...is FINISHED!" Barney calls as the bell rings.

"Jeremy taps out! He couldn't hold on any longer and had no choice! Jimmy Carmichael wins the match!" Kenji exclaims.

("Is Cooking (w/Hollywood Intro)" by Jim Johnston)

"Here is your winner by submission, 'The Corporate Icon' Jimmy Carmichael!" Maria declares.

With the crowd booing, Jimmy still wrenches onto the lock as Jeremy continues tapping out and yelling in agony. The referee tries pulling him off as he tells him he already won the match and let go. Few seconds already passed and Jimmy lets go of him as Jeremy falls back to the mat, nearly unconscious. The self-proclaimed Future Living Legend sits up softly panting and grins in arrogance at his work as Jeremy places his hand over his face, nursing it since he still feels the harsh impact from Carmichael's elbow.

"Poor Ellis. He did do his best, and I give him props for that. I'm sure Dante does the same for him, too," Zack proclaims.

"Eh, might as well want to tell him, 'Better luck next time'...'cause tonight wasn't his time," Barney says. "This was Jimmy's time and he won this one."

"Not only did Jimmy won the match for himself, but he also wins it for Vergil as he can now pick the match of his choice," Markiplier states.

Trish slides in the ring and holds her boyfriend up while hugging him at the same time. The couple steps back a bit and Jimmy points at Vergil, saying, "You're welcome, by the way!" and winks at him as he and his girlfriend leaves. Vergil only stares at them stoically before looking at the ring, where Dante slides in and checks on the rookie. Dante sits Jeremy up and pats his back, telling him he did good. Jeremy nods and leaves with his hand covering the lower half of his face, probably with a nose bleed or just nursing it. Dante only watches him before hearing Vergil.

"Dante," Vergil calls him from the outside with a mic in his hand, "now that we've got this match over with...it's time I announce my decision for the stipulation at Reign in Blood." Dante crosses his arms and motions his brother to go ahead. "...as we grew up...as we fought each other the many times we could...outside the ring...blood was spilled. No matter how many times our own blood is spilled...we keep fighting until one of us is the last man standing. Now this time...the game has changed. At Reign in Blood...we will fight until one of us receives First Blood."

A sudden response from the crowd was cheers as they know what Vergil has declared for his and Dante's match: First Blood. And Dante couldn't agree more with the cocky smirk growing on his face; Vergil stares darkly at his twin brother as said Crimson Sparda raises his United States Championship belt up high above his head. Half the fans chant for Dante while other half is for Vergil.

"Then it's settled. Reign in Blood, Dante versus Vergil, First Blood Match for the United States Championship!" Zack calls. "The twin brothers shall fight to see who can make each other bleed first!"

"You know what the British people say about a 'bloody good show'? Oh-ho, I think this is about to be taken literally," Barney chuckles.

Cameras change to the backstage, where Ash Ketchum is seen slipping his gloves on and clutches his hand into a fist, making sure they fit in just right. He smirks and stops at his steps when Beowulf walks in onscreen, both men staring down at each other with the crowd cheering behind them.

"For one thing, Ash...this is the first time I've actually been in a tag match. However...it doesn't mean I can't fight in one," the Geatish warrior states.

"Couldn't have said it better myself, man," Ash replies.

"...As well...since we're tag team partners tonight...that doesn't mean I can show less on you at the Chamber of Blood."

"Don't have to tell me twice."

"Good...then let's begin..."

Beowulf walks away to the Gorilla Position as Ash watches him. He adjusts his hat with a confident smirk and follows and the scene transits to the Titantron screen, showing the six Playground of Blood competitors with Seto Kaiba and Kurt Hudson on the right side of the screen, Nathan Drake and Crash Bandicoot in the center, and Beowulf and Ash Ketchum at the left side.

"Now ladies and gentlemen, up next is the main event of our go-home show for ACW before Reign in Blood! Six men, two teamed up in three separate tag teams, colliding into one ring!" Kenji says.

"Don't touch that remote, people! You're in it for a Legen—wait for it...dary night!" Barney smirks before the screen blacks out.

[Commercial Break]


The camera returns from the break as it pans out to an outside shot of the Joe Louis Arena and "Across the Nation" by Union Underground plays in the background over the loudspeakers.

"Welcome back, everybody, to Awesome Championship Wrestling and we are live in Detroit, Michigan, 'The Motor City', on the USA Network as it hosts the final ACW episode before Reign in Blood in just two days," Kenji says.

"And in two days, so many matches to happen in just one night. Why don't we break them down, shall we?" Markiplier asks.

"We shall, Mark," Kenji replies as "War of Change" by Thousand Foot Krutch now plays. "First up, starting with the Pre-Show, it is Griffin versus Griffin! James versus Ryan in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. These two cousins have been at each other's throats for weeks since Spring Breakdown. James was at the top of the world, but Ryan crashes it all down for him, and the Bully wants revenge."

"And he shall have it, Benji! Hell hath no fury a Bully scorned," Barney states. "James had a sudden burial, but he's gonna get back on top right before you know it. Now, in our Pre-Show main event, we got the Hounds of Justice, Hector Ambrose, Erik Rollins, and David Reigns, The SHIELD, the Trio Tag Team Champions will defend their titles against the Erupting Eds, Ed, Edd, and Eddy in a Six-Man Tag Team Match."

"For a while since the beginning of ACW, these two stables have been mere enemies from the first episode to Southern Hell to Spring Breakdown to where they are now. However, this isn't just an ordinary six-man match; this match is where The SHIELD could be the last time as the inaugural Trio Tag Team Champions. Only two questions in this, but only one will be answered: Will The SHIELD successfully defend these titles and become the first and only Trio Tag Champs, or will the Eds finally realize the dream of gaining Trio gold for the first time in their careers as a team in whole?" Markiplier states.

"This will be one for the making, guys. And as we are speaking the Hounds, we got one lonely wolf going against the Whole Damn Show. It is Luke Smith versus Duke Devlin for the ACW Television Championship, both will go one-on-one for that title," Zack says.

"Guys, when it comes to the Hounds, you need to place your bets on them. Don't ask. Just do it. And now moving on, we got brother versus brother! The sons of Sparda collide in one ring in a First Blood Match for the United States Championship as announced by Vergil! Dante and Vergil were enemies since the beginning of this company and it's about to finally happen this Sunday!" Barney says.

"And this is one event people are excited to see," Kenji implies. "Next, we have Highschool of the Dead's own Takashi Komuro and Kohta Hirano against the ACW's Worst Nightmare, The Gods of Darkness, Ryo Bakura and Marik Ishtar in a Tornado Tag Team Elimination Tables Match. For weeks, it has went back and forth between both tag teams and it all comes down to this."

"Heading to the ladies side of the tag division, it's Hinata Hyuga & Samantha Hart confronting 'The Anaconda' Allison Wilson and 'The Black Widow' Eliza Hart—no relation to Samantha Hart—of Evil Beauty for the ACW Women's Tag Team Championships," Markiplier states. "As Evil Beauty gets the momentum so far, tensions grow between the champions. Could this lead to their downfall, or will they be able overcome this once more?"

"And now into a world of hardcore, the Hardcore Title is defended by 'The Gore Machine' Jason Krueger against the Ultimate Opportunist, 'The Rated-R Reaper' Ichigo Kurosaki," Zack says. "Since Spring Breakdown, Ichigo has declared he's the one to take away and end Jason's hype. Can he do so after playing so much mind games with him...or will Jason end his career just by ACTUALLY breaking every bone of his body?"

"If there's one thing you should know, it's that you never should try to play mind games with the crazies," Barney states. "Still in the world of hardcore, Rookie Revolution's own Alpha & Omega, the team of Carter Young and Stan Terra, faces the veterans known as 'The King of Extreme' Yugi Mutou and 'The Pharaoh' Atem of Altered Egos for their ACW World Tag Team Championships in an Extreme Rules Match. A&O has made it clear they'll take the belts away from AE and made it personal."

"Speaking of personal things, as we continue with the ACW RR Branch declaring to take away the belts of the vets, it's Kendra Daniels versus Téa Gardner for the ACW Women's Championship! To Téa, Kendra is the type of women that should never be champion considering how she is disrespectful to the Women's Division and female veterans everywhere," Zack states. "Though, with Kendra taking control over the Women's Champion, she may be getting closer to that belt. Will she end the reign or will Téa stay as our Women's Champion?"

"Now we got a main event up ahead, and this is the Triple Threat Match between 'The Genocidal Giant' Rogen Townsend, 'The Viper' Sasuke Uchiha, and 'The Orange Spark' Naruto Uzumaki for the ACW Undisputed Championship of the World," Kenji states. "Originally, it began with Naruto and Sasuke only, weeks before Spring Breakdown came in, then Rogen attacked Naruto in a shocking betrayal. It all comes down to this: Will Naruto overcome the odds once again, will the Genocidal Giant accomplish what he's set do to...or will the Viper finally realize what he wanted to do in such a long time by beating Naruto and becoming the Undisputed Champion?"

"And finally..." Markiplier says as "Hail to the King" by Avenged Sevenfold is now overheard, "...the main event match with our first-ever Elimination Chamber Match called...the Playground of Blood. Six men will be inside a steel hell...all six will experience just that once Crash Bandicoot, Seto Kaiba, Kurt Hudson, Nathan Drake, Ash Ketchum, and Beowulf step inside."

"A bloody good show indeed is what the fans and everybody else watching that pay-per-view will say after seeing this! Now, we would like to take this time to thank Avenged Sevenfold for their song 'Hail to the King', the official theme song for our Playground of Blood Match. And as well, we'd also like to thank Thousand Foot Krutch for 'War of Change', Reign in Blood's official theme song, as it will be heard in Chicago, Illinois at the Allstate Arena!"

"All those matches in one night...Chicago's in it for an awesome and extreme experience," Kenji smirks as Maria Lopez is seen in the ring and the bell make sound.

"The following main event is a Triple Threat Tag Team Match and it is set for one fall!" Maria announces.

[Who's to know if your soul won't fade at all?

The one you sold to fool the world

You lost your self-esteem along the way]

("Fake It" by Seether)

Nathan Drake arrives at the stage as the lights turn light-orange and the crowd is cheering immensely. Nate smirks at the crowd before cracking his knuckles and turned his attention to the ring. He places his hands on his hips with a smirk before walking down to the ring. He slides in and raises a finger to the fans cheering for him.

("No More Words" by EndeverafterR)

[Don't you see the writing on the wall? (Writing on the wall...)

You're in way over your head

You're gonna drown in the things that you said

Time has come and gone for words

A thousands threats I've heard before

Words are cheap, but lies are big to take...

Time has come and gone for words

A thousands threats I've heard before

And all your words are too big to take...]

The crowd explodes into very loud cheers as the lights turned orange. Crash comes out onto the stage in a wild frenzy, throwing his arms in all sorts of directions as he ran all over the stage before standing in the center of the ring and suddenly begins spinning in place like an orange twister for a few moments before jumping up into the air and lands emphatically on the ground, orange machine gun pyro going upon his landing. He runs down the ramp and slides into the ring before climbing up the turnbuckle and bobbing his head to the beat of the music midst the cheers.

"Introducing first: from Wumpa Island, Australia, weighing in at 213 pounds, 'The Orange Twister' Crash Bandicoot, and his partner, weighing in at 220 pounds, Nathan Drake!"

"Ah, yes, a team of chokers in this match. How convenient is that?" Barney asks in a mocking tone.

"An unlikely tag team to form like this, but with Jesse announcing it earlier, Nate and Crash team up for one night only in this tag match. However, this doesn't mean that both are non-experienced in tag team action as Crash is a two-time UCA Tag Champion and a former WWE Toon Tag Champion while Nathan is a former UWE Duos Champion," Markiplier states.

("I Come From Money" by S-Preme)

[I come from money, I come from class

These ladies love me for all my cash

Won't let nobody spoil my dream

'Cause I got money and I can do anything]

The crowd bursts into boos as green lights surrounds the stage and Kurt Hudson walks out through the curtain with Alyssa Parker holding his hand. Hudson walks down the ramp with Alyssa in hand, just soaking in the jeers from the crowd. Before stepping onto the steps to the apron, Kurt gives Alyssa a quick kiss before sliding into the ring and splaying his arms arrogantly, saying, "I am money!" and the fans lay absolute hate to him, and he proudly takes it in.

("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 goes into explosive boos as the lights changed to a mix of white and blue and Seto Kaiba walks out from the back with a smirk this time around. He looks all around the crowd with his arms crossed before scoffing at them and walking down the ramps. He stands on the apron, climbs to the top turnbuckle with his left leg on the top rope and his right on the second, and stares throughout the crowd before jumping down to the ring with his arms splayed with arrogance, showering in the hissing reactions from the fans.

"Introducing secondly: from Los Angeles, California and Domino City, Japan respectively, at a combined weight of 379 pounds, 'The Billion Dollar King' Kurt Hudson and Seto Kaiba!"

"The rookie Hudson and veteran Kaiba set to team together, and as seen in the backstage earlier, they set to make a temporary truce until the Playground of Blood Match if it comes down to them in the end," Barney states.

"But how long will THAT one last? The last time there was an alliance, that backfired during the match," Kenji says.

"That was only with tag team and another tag team. It backfired because they both had differences...in winning. Besides, we all know how that ended, and it ended so well!"

"...Oy..."

("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 the ring, and tips his hat. He walks his way down the ramp and slides in the ring; he makes a run for the ropes, bounces off them to run to the opposite, bounces off them and throws a fist upward in the air, inciting cheers from the crowd.

("Who's Next?" by Jim Johnston)

The crowd explodes into cheers as the lights turn gold. Nearly a minute has passed, the yellow pyro sparks shower left and right, and 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 the ring before walking. Along the way, he never takes his eyes off his Reign in Blood opponents as he stares at them greatly and steps into the squared circle. He glares at them more until facing the crowd, hanging off the ropes, roars with intensity, and fans react back with their cheers.

"And lastly, their opponents, from Pallet Town, Kanto Region and the Land of Geats respectively, at a combined of 415 pounds, 'The Very Best' Ash Ketchum and Beowulf!"

"The Pokémon Trainer and the Geatish Warrior in one ring as a team for tonight," Zack says before pausing. "...You don't get something like that everyday."

"No, it is not. Pretty unique if you ask me, though," Markiplier says. "Both men shown quite the mutual respect to each other based on their careers, but as Beowulf states, once this match is all over...don't expect the Beast of Geats to show mercy on you and that says something."

The three teams stand at their respective corners, and starting it off would be Nathan, Ash, and Kurt. The official checks all three and calls for the bell. Ash, Nate, and Kurt carefully keep their eyes on one another as they get closer and have their hands out for a Test of Strength. Within inches...all three suddenly simultaneously kick each other in the gut, apparently all thinking the same thing! Ash's foot to Kurt, Kurt to Nathan, and Nathan to Ash! All three hold their midsections before Kurt nails the right fist into Ash's head and then one at Nate's jaw. He brings him to the ropes and throws him to the other side via Irish Whip; Nathan bounces off, ducks the incoming Clothesline, bounces off the second rope, and takes Kurt down with a Springboard Dropkick. Before the Uncharted Hero goes after him, the Pokémon trainer grabs him from behind and executes an Inverted DDT. He looks for the pinfall, but Nate easily kicks out and Ash wraps his arm around his head for the Headlock. Ash stands with Nathan in tow with the Side Headlock, Kurt comes from behind with the elbow to the back of his head, making Ketchum release Drake from the hold.

"Currently, momentum is switching with each three men. Ash nearly held Nathan in the Headlock, but Kurt takes him out quickly with the sharp elbow to the head," Kenji analyzes.

Ash holds his head and Hudson suddenly kicks him down with the harsh foot. He grabs Drake, sets him up for a Suplex, and stalls him up for a few moments...before fully executing it. He sits up with a small cocky grin as Alyssa claps smugly for her boyfriend. Hudson chuckles and looks at Beowulf, who glares daggers at him. He didn't seem intimidated and scoffs him off. He stands up and looks to grab Ash, but instantly receives a forearm to his face. Ash tells him to keep his eye on the ball and whips him to the ropes, but Hudson comes back with his own. Kurt bends over as the Pokémon trainer bounces off the ropes and the latter kicks his chest. With Kurt holding his chest, Ash turns him around and lifts him up for a Back Suplex and when he fell, Nathan doubles the pain with a Neckbreaker to Hudson. Ash, however, had no clue Nathan did just that and turns around right into a Back Elbow by the treasure hunter. Nathan holds Ash up and tags in Crash; the bandicoot climbs up to the top rope and Drake holds Ash high up on his shoulders, Electric Chair-style. "WHOA!" Crash shouts, then he dives off, and both tag partners plant Ash with the Doomsday Diving Crossbody! Crash stays on top of him as he pins the leg: 1, 2...Kurt breaks up the pinfall!

"With Nathan and Crash making perfect impact on the Crossbody, Crash makes the pin—no, Kurt breaks it up! Phew! Too close a call there," Barney sighs in relief.

"I wouldn't say he was close, but he did stopped the count for himself and Kaiba," Markiplier states.

Hudson pulls Crash up to his feet and twists his left arm before hitting a Shoulder Block to him once...twice...then locks him in a Hammer Lock...right into a one-armed Backbreaker to the Orange Twister. He quickly hooks the leg, but Ash pulls him away by his leg before the pinfall count was made. He grabs his right leg and tries to grab the other one, yet Kurt straightly kicks his face in, making him stagger back and holding his face. Kurt stands on both feet and has him at the ropes, where he is just throwing fists on his head before turning him around and uses the ropes to choke him out. He holds him for a few more second before throwing him down on the mat, still near the ropes. He uses the ropes to leap high and hits a Rope-aided Knee Drop right on Ash's face. Crash grabs Kurt and whips him to the ropes; Hudson bounces off, Crash leapfrogs...but Kurt stops in front of him, and Crash lands on his feet, Kurt disrespectfully pokes his eyes out! Crash holds his eyes in pain as he can't see and Kurt takes him down on the mat with a Scoop Slam. Kurt then drives the elbow on his face and hooks the leg: 1, 2...Crash kicks out at 2.47. He sits him up and suddenly drills the sharp knee into his spine, making Crash writhe in absolute pain.

"It would seem Hudson has the momentum in the match so far; he's doing quite impressive by himself," Zack says.

"That just goes to show a guy like Kurt Hudson doesn't fool around in the business. He's been made one too long and he's letting his frustrations out...but not all of it just yet," Barney implies.

Kurt then grabs Ash by his head, grins smugly to the crowd and raises an finger, signaling him as "The One" to win King of Blood; the fans just jeer loudly at his arrogance. Hudson brings Ash to his feet...who suddenly holds the Billion Dollar King up on his shoulders in a Fireman's Carry, thinking AA to end it quick! He lifts him off his shoulders...and Kurt counters with a DDT! Hudson is on a knee and sees both Crash and Ash down on the mat for now. He springs up to his feet and...apparently roars, "KING OF MONEY!" Boos are heard loudly in the arena as they know he is mimicking Beowulf...and said Geatish warrior doesn't look too pleased at that. Kurt goes back to Ash, brings him to his feet, holding him by his head, and mimics his "You Can't See Me" signature taunt with a sneer. He punches him, Irish Whips him to the ropes, goes for a Dropkick when Ketchum bounced off, but he stops himself, and Kurt fails to make it. Ash quickly grabs him and hits the chest with a Backhand Chop, receiving "Woos" from the audience. He chops his chest three more times and throws him with an Irish Whip. Hudson bounces off and gets caught in a Arm Drag, sending him across the ring. Kurt gets up quickly and Ketchum Arm Drags him once again. Kurt backs up into his corner, catching himself, as Ash stands with hands on knees, smirking and getting ready for his opponent's next move. Kurt only stands, getting ready to fight Ash again...but he tags in Kaiba, causing boos in the arena.

"I think Kurt's about to have a— ...nope. He slithers back to his corner and cowers," Kenji deadpans. "I'm not surprised..."

"Think what you want, Benji. Kurt to you and others may be 'playing coward' here, but this is what he and I call a fallback. He retreats and switches with his partner, therefore, he starts thinking of a plan to get back in just right," Barney specifies, resulting in Kenji rolling his eyes.

Kurt steps out of the ring, saying to Ash that he wants nothing to do with him just yet as Kaiba only scoffs and Ash glowers at the rich man before turning to the man he tagged in. Seto returns the favor if staring right back at the Pokémon trainer and steps right into the ring. The KaibaCorp President simply leans back against the turnbuckle pads, as if not a care for the world right now. Ash stands straight and chants are heard from the Detroit natives, all begging for them to "Get it on! Get it on! Get it on!" Their chants could not be ignored as Ash looks throughout the arena and locks his eyes on Kaiba; he puts his hands on his thighs once again and motions Kaiba to do what the fans want them to do. The latter glances at the crowd...before cracking a small vain sneer at Ketchum in front of him and both men instantly lock up...until...Crash Bandicoot suddenly appears as if from thin air onto both competitors with the Crash and Burn!

"Whoa! And I mean WHOA! Crash appeared from out of nowhere with the signature Crash and Burn!" Zack shouts.

"Damn that bandicoot! We were so close to see Kaiba put that little kid Ketchum in his place!" Barney snarls.

Kaiba stands up quickly and receives the knee by Crash, who then hooks him up and plants him with a Single Underhook Suplex. With Seto sitting up, Crash runs to the ropes, springboards them off, and drills his face in with a Shining Wizard! The Insane Bandicoot instantly hooks the leg like crazy: 1, 2...Ash kicks down Crash's spine, stopping the count! He pulls him up, bends him over, lifts him, and suddenly Crash counters with a surprise Hurricanrana...and results into hooking the leg! Ash struggles as the ref counts: 1, 2... Ash rolls forward, reversing the pin! 1, 2... Crash kicks Ash's head at both sides with his feet and rolls back to a vertical base; vice versa for Ash. The bandicoot rushes towards the Pokémon trainer and the latter takes him down with an Arm Drag. The Radical Enigma quickly gets up and catches Ash off with an Arm Drag of his own. Ash leans at the ropes, Crash whips him to the opposite side, the former bounces off and goes under a leapfrogging bandicoot, then he bounces off the ropes, and Crash leaps onto Ash's shoulders for a Hurricanrana...but Ketchum pushes him off and Crash lands on his feet! Ketchum leaps for the Dropkick, but Crash sidesteps it, then he tries a Somersault Leg Drop on top of his opponent's head, but he dodges that himself as he rolls away. He gets on his feet for a Clothesline to Crash, but he floats over him and holds him into a Front Facelock! Crash shouts, "WHOA!" before looking to plant Ash with the Wumpa Twist...but he spins out of it and lifts him on his shoulders for the Attitude Adjustment! He looks for the finishing maneuver and Crash DRILLS his skull down on the canvas with a Tornado DDT! The Insane Bandicoot springs up with open arms and a scream of "PANCAKES!", adding along it with his signature crazy grin, and the crowd is roaring with cheers. Crash turns to climb the top rope...and Seto drives his foot in the bandicoot's face with the Big Boot!

"Geez, now KAIBA come out of nowhere, but not from flying. Just from delivering a nasty Big Boot!" Markiplier winces.

"Ha-ha...not surprised at Crash forgetting Kaiba was there. There's your lesson, ya dumb, moronic bandicoot...NEVER forget who else is with you in the ring," Barney sneers.

As Crash nurses his face, Kaiba pulls him to his feet, lifts him by his waist, then drills the gut of Crash right onto his knee, completing the Gutbuster. Seto mounts him with right hands into his face and forces him up by his fur...and throws him right into Nathan Drake, making him fall off the apron and hit face-first into the barricade! Kaiba grins smugly as Crash holds his head, then he grabs a hold of him, Pumphandle-style, lifts him up, and drills him with the Pumphandle Dragon Driver (Pumphandle Reverse Piledriver)! He holds him down for a hook of the leg: 1, 2...Crash SOMEHOW kicks out at 2.804! Much to Seto's anger, he grits his teeth and drags him over to a neutral corner and lifts him on the top turnbuckle. When he reached the second rope, he drapes the arm over and steps onto the top rope. Just as soon as he looks to hit the Superplex...Ash comes from behind between his legs, grabs onto him, and all three simultaneously fall off...as Ash Powerbombs Kaiba...as Kaiba to a Superplex to Crash, causing a three-way Tower of Doom!

"Mary, Mother of God, a Tower of Doom by all the three wrestlers!" Barney screams. "All three of them have to be broken now! I just hope Seto isn't broken no thanks to Ketchum!"

"I don't think ANY of them are getting up any time soon! Somebody's gotta make the tag here! Neither three of them can go on anymore!" Kenji exclaims.

With the crowd chanting, "THIS IS AWESOME! *Clap-clap! Clap-clap-clap!* THIS IS AWESOME! *Clap-clap! Clap-clap-clap!*", Kaiba, Crash, and Ash are just lying on the ring, writhing in absolute pain, and Beowulf, Kurt, and Nate, who just got back on the apron, hold onto their tag strings for an immediate tag with their arms out. Crash sits up dazed with his hands holding his head, Kaiba slowly crawls over his way to Hudson for the tag in, and Ketchum is the same, but is too far from his tag partner. The advantage sets in as Seto slaps Kurt's hand, tagging him in, and he goes after Ash as said person made a run for it to tag Beowulf, but his leg gets caught by the Billion Dollar King. Kurt starts pulling him away from the corner...and receives a surprising Enzuigiri to the side of the head! With him stunned for a few moments, Crash turns him around, kicks him in the gut, and nails the Wumpa Twist!

"Crash with the Wumpa Twist to Hudson! He takes him out right there!" Markiplier shouts.

"GAH! You freaking idiotic rodent! Do you realize what you've done?!" Barney panics...

...as Ash TAGS in Beowulf! The crowd explodes into cheers, Beowulf leaps over the top rope into the ring...rushes forward...and SPEARS the bandicoot in half! He springs to his feet and ROARS with great power in his lungs, receiving the same from the fans! He doesn't see the Uncharted protagonist climbing to the top rope, however, and Nathan dives off with a Crossbody...but only to get caught in the arms of the Beast of Geats! "Oh, s%t!" is what Nathan says as Beowulf holds him horizontally with a smirk and lifts him high above him...stalls him up for a few more moments due to his incredible power...and drives him down with a modified Spear! Kaiba's shown he's had enough with the scowl marked on his face and enters the ring to attack Beowulf...but Ash Ketchum suddenly takes him out with the Quick Attack (The Pounce)! Seto Kaiba's now down, Beowulf wants to finish him now, but Ash stops him...as HE wants to be the one to deal with Seto right now...and Beowulf allows so. That's when Ash raises an open right hand over his head, signaling to him, "You can't see me!" and fans say along with it in unison, then he hits the ropes, stops as he slowly dusts off his shoulder...to Beowulf...and completes the Five Knuckle Shuffle!

"Five Knuckle Shuffle by Ash Ketchum! The fist connecting to Kaiba's face!" Zack exclaims.

"Overrated!" Barney yells.

Kaiba rolls out of the ring as Ash and Beowulf are the ones left standing tall in the ring and the crowd still cheers on loudly. Ash then spots Kurt using the ropes to help himself up and thinks to finish him off himself...but Beowulf stops him and lets him know he wants to be the one to deal with him. Knowing the irony, Ash accepts with a smirk and lets him do the job. Beowulf cracks a grin and measures Hudson, waiting for him to get to a vertical base. Then, Beowulf puts him into a Front Facelock, drapes the arm over, and elevates him high for the Wulfhammer. He holds him vertically in the air for what feels like a long time...and just when he was about to set it in...ASH SUPERKICKS HIS JAW OFF!

"OH, F%K! WHAT THE HE—ASH KETCHUM JUST HIT BEOWULF WITH THE SUPERKICK!" Zack shouts.

"I THINK ASH JUST PULLED OFF SOMETHING NOBODY EXPECTED! YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYBODY!" Barney shouts.

"OR ASH WAS SENDING A MESSAGE...AND HE DID JUST THAT TO THE JAW OF BEOWULF!" Kenji states.

As Beowulf is lying on the mat, looking knocked out, Ash simply walks over to him and stands over him with a smirk as half the fans seem to cheer for him while the other half were surprised. Ash says to him, "There's your first lesson, Beowulf: When you're teaming up with someone you're facing soon in a match that's every man for himself, learn to know that you can't ALWAYS trust 'em...even if you respect 'em..."

...

...

AND BEOWULF SUDDENLY GRABS HIS THROAT AS IF HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD!

"OH, S%T!" the commentators shout in unison.

Ash's eyes widen in fear and shock as Beowulf slowly stands up, still holding his neck and tightening the grin. However, the Geatish warrior grins at Ash's lesson and says, "Heh...not bad of a lesson, Ash. I respect that! I do! I will remember that..." then he traps his right leg, "...now it's MY turn." With that, he lifts the Pokémon anime protagonist up high and slams him on the mat with a sickening Leg Trap Spinebuster! The Beast of Geats splays his arms out wide with a HUGE roar, shouting at the top of his lungs! He pants heavily, catching his breath, and eyes Hudson still on the mat before bringing him to his feet...and a low-blow to Beowulf! Desperate times for desperate measures as Beowulf falls back, nursing his crotch, and Kurt is seething before spitting down at him. He turns to Alyssa, who is backed up at the barricade to avoid chaos, and orders her to find him a weapon under the ring. She searches through and finds a steel chair to slide to her boyfriend. He picks it up and stalks the downed Beowulf with steel chair in hand as he raises it high for a shot...but Drake Dropkicks him forward and makes him hit face-first onto the chair! Hudson gets up, Nate grabs him, and plants him with The Adventurer's Welcome! Drake stands and receives a Wumpa Twist from his own tag partner! Wasting little time, Crash leaps onto the top, screams "WHOA!", and dives onto Nate with a Crash Landing! Despite being fatigued, he (sorta) leaps to his feet with the crazy grin on his face, fans just cheering for the insanity so far! Crash sees Ketchum getting up and leaps onto the ropes, springboards them off with a Senton...and Ash SPEARS the Bandicoot down, taking a page from his AWF book! However, he wasn't finished as he picks him up, lifts him on his shoulders, and plants the Attitude Adjustment! The Pokémon trainer is just exhausted so far into this chaos and slowly stands up...INTO A VICIOUS SPEAR BY BEOWULF, NEARLY BREAKING HIM IN HALF!

"CHAOS! ANARCHY! PANDEMONIUM! HELL IS LOOSE IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN ONCE AGAIN!" Kenji screams.

"NOW THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR EVERYTHING TO GO DOWN STRAIGHT TO HELL!" Barney shouts.

Beowulf hangs off the ropes as he flexes his muscles and grins widely in victory. ...But to him, something felt off right now. He backs up a bit with his eye on his left...then to his right...and when he turned around...Seto Kaiba kicks his midsection, hooks the arms, and nails the White Dragon Plunge onto the steel chair Kurt dropped earlier! As of then...nobody was up...only Kaiba HIMSELF seems to be the last one standing in the ring with a dark glare at the fallen Beowulf as nearly the entire arena boos at him. Seto could care less for their reactions as he simply sneers and splays his arms out wide, mouthing, "All Hail...the King of Blood...Hail to the King..."

"While anarchy may have been silenced for now...but what can we expect from THIS...? Could this be a prediction of what could happen at the Playground of Blood?" Zack questions.

"I don't think that needs to be answered since he's the only man standing right now. All hail King Seto Kaiba," Barney grins.

"Alright, guys, we better close this show 'cause we're out of time as of now," Kenji proclaims. "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for joining us, and we'll see you at Reign in Blood in Chicago... Wish us luck. I'm Kenji Matsuo."

"I'm Zack Carver..." Zack says.

"The Legen—wait for it...dary Commentator Barney Stinson," Barney smirks.

"And Markiplier saying not only we'll see you at Reign in Blood, but we'll see you NEXT WEEK on our brand new show, ACW Friday Night Ignition! See ya until then," Markiplier finishes.

The show ends with Seto Kaiba standing tall over Beowulf with arms splayed and the large vain grin plastered on his face...


Results:

Singles Match: Carter Young w/Stan Terra def. Ichigo Kurosaki

Singles Match: David Reigns w/Hector Ambrose and Erik Rollins def. Ed James w/Eddy McGee and Edd Remington

Singles Match: Kenshin Himura def. Zeke Cage

Tag Team Match: The Blake Bros. 2.0 (Tony and Adrian Blake) def. The Second City Saints (Phil Hardy and Colt Anderson)

Divas Match: Eliza Hart w/Allison Wilson def. Hinata Hyuga w/Samantha Hart

Singles Match: Jimmy Carmichael w/Vergil and Trish Warrington def. Jeremy Ellis w/Dante [via Submission; Vergil picks the stipulation]

Main Event: Beowulf and Ash Ketchum vs. Nathan Drake and Crash Bandicoot vs. Seto Kaiba and Kurt Hudson [No contest]


Official Card for Reign in Blood:

Falls Count Anywhere Match: Ryan Griffin vs. James Griffin [PRE-SHOW]

ACW Trio Tag Team Championships: The SHIELD (c) (Hector Ambrose, Erik Rollins, and David Reigns) vs. The Erupting Eds (Ed, Edd, and Eddy) [PRE-SHOW]

ACW Television Championship: Duke Devlin (c) vs. Luke Smith

ACW United States Championship, First Blood Match: Dante (c) vs. Vergil

Tornado Tag Team Elimination Tables Match: Highschool of the Dead (Takashi Komuro and Kohta Hirano) vs. Gods of Darkness (Ryo Bakura and Marik Ishtar)

ACW Women's Tag Team Championships: Hinata Hyuga & Samantha Hart (c) vs. Evil Beauty (Eliza Hart and Allison Wilson)

ACW Hardcore Championship, Hardcore Match: Jason Krueger (c) vs. Ichigo Kurosaki

ACW World Tag Team Championships, Extreme Rules Match: Altered Egos (Yugi Mutou and Atem) (c) vs. Alpha & Omega (Carter Young and 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

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)


WOO! Nearly two months again I've worked on this and I am done, dattebayo! :D ... 0_0 ...I think I have the Naruto syndrome. XP Anyways, ACW is finally finished and we now head our way to Reign in Blood, baby! :D

For the Pre-Show...TWO matches?! :D GENIUS A1. XD Who doesn't love two matches in Pre-Shows? :P ...Never mind, don't answer. XP Card looks pretty good, if I do say so myself. ;P And...holy s%t, that last part of the show...all I have to say is... *Ron Simmons' voice* DAMN!

Guys, be sure to leave a review when you're done reading, please. :) They make me a happy, happy, happy A1. XD

Until then, my awesome friends...LATER! :D