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ACW Friday Night Ignition: July 12th, Week 2
TV-14
Immediately seen, clips of Sasuke Uchiha himself is throwing an already bleeding Naruto into a wall, snatches him on his feet and drags him to throw him right into a ladder, shouts for Naruto to stand up as he holds the ladder in his hands and Naruto staggers on his feet...and receives the long weapon into his midsection. With a snarl and gritting teeth, Sasuke picks Naruto up and starts dragging him through the backstage halls. Sasuke continues going through the halls on his way to the Gorilla Position, dragging Naruto's motionless carcass along so.
Naruto is seen thrown out to the stage as the fans are looking out in horror and Sasuke walks out with a dark expression, stalking him while struggling to stand. Uchiha snarls and nails a kick to the head, then picks him up to bring him towards the ring. He reaches ringside and throws him in, Naruto rolls at the center and slowly stands as Sasuke slithers in with a hiss. The Orange Spark watches Sasuke come towards him...and manages a right fist to the jaw! Despite being injured already and having the blood flow from his forehead again, Naruto starts fighting back with every ounce of energy he has within him!
"Naruto's fighting! He's bleeding and badly injured, but damn it all, he's fighting back! He may have Sasuke rid of!" Markiplier calls as Naruto kept his shots...before suddenly Sasuke kicks him in the gut and hits with the Uchiha Backbreaker!
Sasuke rolls out of the ring and starts ripping the announce table apart, then slaps his hands on the table, still frustrated and gritting his teeth as he gets back in the ring to drag Naruto out of it. The keeper of the Kyuubi, however, was able to kick him away and he sits up, then Sasuke hits him with a right hand and grabs his head to hang him on the bottom rope. With this leverage...The Lone Uchiha grabs Naruto's head to hang his feet on the bottom rope, looking for the Viper's DDT...
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...and DRIVES his head—NARUTO PUSHES HIMSELF OFF THE APRON AND MAKES A SPEAR, TACKLING SASUKE AGAINST THE TABLE BACK-FIRST!
"Naruto manages to save himself from having a serious concussion!" Barney says. "He should consider himself lucky because of that, and now it looks like he's fighting again!"
Uzumaki pulls himself at a vertical base and is firing away with shots to the kidneys of his long-time rival; he nails a fist to the skull and backs away at the apron before running straight at him and Sasuke tosses Naruto right over the table and he crashes into the chairs, barely missing the commentators. The rival of Naruto screams the commentators to stay out of his way as he drags Naruto's carcass on his feet and pulls him on the announce table. He stands on top of it and grabs Naruto by the head to slowly pull him up on his feet; with a sneer, Sasuke shakes his head at his hated enemy, saying to him off-mic: "You...caused this, Naruto...!" He pushes him up...jumps to snatch his head down...
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...into the Sharingan Impact, driving himself and Naruto through the announce table as it breaks down!
"AND SASUKE HAS NARUTO PLANTED THROUGH THE TABLE! NARUTO HAS TO BE OUT OF IT!" Kenji screams.
Sasuke took his time to stand up and starts dragging Naruto back in the ring, quickly getting two chairs from under the apron before sliding in. He wedges a chair between the top and middle turnbuckle and drags Naruto up to drive his head right into the chair! The hurt Kyuubi carrier stumbles down on the mat as Sasuke pulls the slightly dented chair out and slams it down on Naruto. The Undisputed Champion has his face covered in a crimson mask and could barely see where he was at, unaware he's near the corner and Sasuke leans back on his, looking like a calm and deadly predator...lining him up for his Punt Kick.
"That look in his eye...we all know what this is..." Mark says. "Naruto's a dead man once Sasuke hits his Punt Kick...!"
"No one's doing a thing about this...Goddamn it..." Zack groans. "...Wait...is that Sakura?!"
"Sakura?!" Kenji repeats, seeing Sakura Haruno heading her way to the ring.
Sasuke sees her and shouts for her to stay back; the pink-haired female begs him to stop this insanity and let Naruto go. However, the Uchiha Predator refuses to listen what she has to say and warns her to leave or else he will instantly end Naruto's life. Haruno has her hands up in defense, telling her long-time crush that she's not going to do anything to him and slowly proceeds to enter the ring. Sasuke yells at her to stay away, but she carefully makes sure to walk towards him without trying to cause any more trouble. Sasuke glowered at her as she got her and he hesitated to attack Naruto. Sakura gets in front of him, trying to console him and get on his good side as the worried crowd was watching in silence and suspense.
When she gently places her hands on his chest, he actually manages to calm down a bit as Sakura tells him, "There's no need for this fight anymore... Please, stop... You two don't have to fight like this anymore...it's not worth it anymore, Sasuke-kun..." Sasuke gains an expression of confusion as he looks at a groggy and bleeding Naruto, then back at Sakura...she gently cups his face...and leaned in to give Sasuke a kiss on the lips. Sasuke and Sakura shared the kiss for a moment before she pulled away and she tells him it's time to stop all this. Enough is enough. Sakura would grab his hand and leads him to leave the ring...but he stopped in the middle of the ring, hair shadowing his eyes as Sakura looks at her crush in confusion. She asks what was wrong...and Sasuke lets out this whisper that was loud enough for most people to hear, "...You are STILL annoying..."
And with Sakura's eyes widening in shock and confusion...
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...Sasuke glares at her with his Sharingan eyes...
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...HE PULLS IN SAKURA AND ATTACKS HER WITH THE SHARINGAN IMPACT!
"...THAT LOW-LIFE, COLD-HEARTED SON OF A BITCH!" Kenji shouts in anger. "SAKURA GAVE SASUKE HER HEART, HER SOUL, EVERYTHING TO CALM HIM DOWN, BUT HE SAYS THAT AND PULLS THIS SH*T?! THIS ISN'T A MAN AT ALL! THIS IS A MONSTER! A SAVAGE BEAST HELL-BENT ON DESTROYING HIS RIVAL!"
Sasuke stands on his knees with empty eyes, staring at a motionless Sakura before blinking and regains his regular eyes as he garners an expression of shock, fear...and some guilt...pulling at his hair and slightly panicking to see his work. He was going MAD...and sees Naruto slowly getting on all fours. With a growl, Sasuke slithers quickly to the corner...
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...Naruto raises his head as Sasuke runs at him like a madman...
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...AND PUNTS NARUTO'S SKULL STRAIGHT TO HELL!
"SASUKE DRIVES HIS FOOT INTO NARUTO'S TEMPLE! HE DELIVERS THE SICKENING PUNT KICK!" Markiplier screams.
Sasuke clutches onto his head and giving a massive death glare to an immobile Naruto, then he drags Naruto over on a steel chair and slams his head on it, then holds another chair in his hands, growling at the Undisputed Champion.
"THIS...IS ON YOUR HEAD, NARUTO!" Sasuke screams, point at a hurt Sakura. "YOU'VE CAUSED THIS, YOU SON OF A BITCH! YOU...CAUSED ALL THIS TO HAPPEN! YOU AND YOU ONLY, NARUTO UZUMAKI! REMEMBER THESE WORDS...THIS...IS ALL...ON. YOUR. HEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!"
SASUKE RAISES THE WEAPON AND SMASHES NARUTO'S TEMPLE WITH THE CON-CHAIR-TO!
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...silence...
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...was all that was left. Sasuke drops the chair and falls to his knees, panting heavily while glowering at Naruto and runs his hands through his hair.
"...What in God's name did we just witnessed...?" Markiplier asks in horror.
"...We've...just saw the destruction of Naruto...and Sasuke is on his way to the road of madness..." Barney stammers.
The last we see only an immobile Naruto, Sakura holding her head, and a kneeling Sasuke as he stares intensely at his fallen rival as half the arena still boos while the other is silent...
(As "Ignition" by TobyMac starts, a spotlight shines into the camera as it scans around the spots of an Eye of Anubis, a baseball bat with some blood stained on it, a crown belonging to a legendary Geatish warrior, a Poké Ball, two Duel Monster cards of the Dark Magician and the Blue Eyes White Dragon, a Wumpa Fruit, a Rookie Revolution logo, a reflection of a Sharingan eye, and we zoom in on a Leaf Village headband.)
Turn on, turn on the ignition, everybody!
("The Pharaoh" Atem hits the Pharaoh's Endgame to Marik Ishtar; then Yugi Mutou letting out a Hardy Boyz shout before landing the Duel Dive on Carter Young; then both Yugi and Atem standing together as Altered Egos, Yugi pointing at the camera with Jeff Hardy's signature hand gestures and Atem is motioning with his hand in a "bring it" gesture with a dark grin.)
Come on, come on and turn on the ignition!
(Takashi Komuro locking in the Crippler Crossface to Ryo Bakura; Kohta Hirano nailing a Otaku's Gunpoint; Rei Miyamoto going for a Brain Dead to Eliza Hart; Saeko Busujima hitting the Violet Violence to Sakura Haruno; Saya Takagi having Allison Wilson in the Takagi Special; all of HotD standing side by side with Takashi upfront and a baseball bat in his hand.)
Turn on, turn on the ignition, everybody!
(Zeke Cage poses Miz-style looking at the camera with a cocky grin; The Gods of Darkness smashes Takashi Komuro's head with the Con-chair-to; Téa Gardner hits the Apricot Dominance to Kendra Daniels at Southern Hell and Reign in Blood respectively.)
Come on, come on and turn on the ignition!
(Beowulf breathes out smoke like a dragon from his entrance as he slowly lifts his head up with a glare; one side shows Seto Kaiba grinning with arms over his chest as the camera circles around him and the other shows him nailing the White Dragon Plunge to Ash Ketchum; Kurt Hudson accompanied by Alyssa Parker and Hattori Hanzo before showing him display arrogance by rubbing his fingers together in symbolism of money.)
Turn on, turn on the ignition, everybody!
(New Devastation attacks Alex Loredo with their ND Express; The Four Horsewomen stand together in the ring as they hold the four finger gesture; Ichigo Kurosaki poses at the stage with rock horn hands with Jason Krueger glaring at the crowd before two sides show the former Spearing the latter and vise versa, but through a barricade.)
Come on, come on and turn on the ignition!
(Dante and Vergil stand in the ring as they stare face to face with foreheads touching; Smosh appears at the stage and then performs a crotch chop; Crash Bandicoot performs a twister, then has him pulling off a Crash Landing on all his Playground of Blood opponents; The Wolves raise their belts together with their fists connected.)
Turn on, turn on the ignition, everybody!
("The Black Mamba" Jeremy Ellis makes his debut entrance as he slides in the ring; Alpha & Omega and Kendra Daniels standing tall in the ring (at a house show) as the ACW RR District; "The Bully" James Griffin hits Ryan with a steel chair shot to the skull countering his Suicide Dive.)
Come on, come on and turn on the IGNITION!
(The Pyramid of Doom performs in the Playground of Blood with a shocked crowd; Rogen Townsend Genocides Naruto Uzumaki through the announce table; Sasuke Uchiha hits the Punt Kick to various wrestlers; Naruto performs the NW—Ninja's Way to Sasuke, then has him instantly raising his ACW Undisputed Championship belt overhead before the logo of Ignition bursts in with impact.)
Uh-oh, uh-oh...
Uh-oh, uh-oh...
After the intro, "Ignition" by TobyMac starts over at the kick of the first verse and fireworks in the color of white shoot at the TitanTron, then silver pyro shoots out all over the stage before exploding left and right on the stage shooting out like a machine gun for a few seconds before one final blast out of an all-white and silver pyrotechnics shoot out of the stage. The lights came on immediately in the arena, and the crowd immediately roared ferociously in fervor, absolutely thrilled as the camera went over them. The fans throughout the arena were holding signs such as: "Monster's Ball?! Sorry, Komuro, But You Is Dead"; "The Change has Arrived!"; "Six-Tag Babes of Hotness!"; "What in the Hell in the World is Going On in Sasuke's Head?" and even most of them are chanting, "AC-DUB! AC-DUB! AC-DUB!"
"The sold-out crowd, nearly 17,000 attendants from the Verizon Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas, are standing loud and proud LIVE on the USA Network for 2014's Company of the Year, Awesome Championship Wrestling!" Markiplier proclaims as the cameras turn to the announce table. "HELLO, EVERYBODY! My name is Markiplier and your Commentary Team of the Year welcomes you to Friday Night Ignition!"
"I am 'The Truthfully and Brutally Honest Man from the Land of Rising Sun' Kenji Matsuo!" the Japanese commentator smirks.
"I'm the half-brother of this awesome dude, just call me 'That Guy' Zack F'n Carver, baby!" Zack says.
"And last, but never ever the least, your Legend—wait for it," Barney halts...for about nearly thirty long seconds, "DARY! Legendary Commentator of ACW and of the freaking year!"
"...And here I thought you weren't gonna talk again. Boy, that actually would be heaven for me," Kenji quips.
"That's real funny, Benji, but you all know that this awesome voice isn't going anywhere from this commentary table and you know it since we won this bad boy!" Barney states as he holds the FWA award with a grin. "You're welcome, by the way."
Kenji rolls his eyes, "Hai, hai..."
"Guys, let us not focus onto your rivalry. Let us focus onto what we are in for one interesting event tonight on Ignition. We have about TWO International Championship Tourneys going on tonight featuring another series of AIW versus ACW in one match as the other has between two main roster stars only," Zack notes. "There is also a special debut happening on here as this one faces our King of Blood, Beowulf, the Six-Woman Tag Team Match between the girls of HotD against Trish Warrington and two people of her choosing, a Females match-up, and Altered Egos set up in another match against a debuting tag team this time around. Here's hope they're ready by then."
"After what happened last week, yeah. As so, last Saturday was the premiere episode RAMPAGE, where it all took place in Kansas City, Missouri and we gotta thank Logan Reese and Ned Bigby for doing their jobs successfully!" Markiplier smiles. "In case you missed it, The Saints have won for the first time against the Blake Bros. 2.0, who were not too happy about that, Ed was seen as a WHOLE new different guy, iGeneration debuted into our huge roster, and Dante managed to retain the United States Championship in what would be a great main event between him and his brother, Vergil. And I was there to see that!"
"Yes, lucky you, Mark. Glad you were able to help the boys out for that match; but, let us talk about what happened at the end of last week's Ignition real quick. It was after the main event, Naruto said he would have a few words to let out until SASUKE...brutally assaulted him and would take him to that very ring and continue until Sakura Haruno ran out to stop him," Kenji informs. "She tried her best and we all thought she had tamed Uchiha, but it turns out he's just not going to stop going after Naruto."
"I won't lie, but can you blame the guy for being this pissed off? I mean, yes, he did attack Sakura and that was a little too far, but you saw the look in his eye that he REALIZED what he's done and he says it was all Naruto's fault," Barney defends. "And honestly, don't deny it, but he's right. He said that what happened to Sakura and everything else last week was all his fault and it's all on his head."
"Not going to argue, but I suppose I might as well see what happens here. Hell, it's not my business to interfere as this is VERY personal between these two longtime rivals," Kenji states. "Naruto is going to have all his thoughts let out tonight."
"Huh...Kenji, that's the first time I've heard you say something calm to Barney's response," Zack blinks.
"...My half-brother, after what happened last week, I have nothing to shout in anger...like I said, Naruto is going to have something to say for this incident," Kenji replies with a sigh.
[FALL!]
("I Will Not Bow" by Breaking Benjamin)
"And we're about to hear them right now!" Barney proclaims.
The North Little Rock natives rise on their feet to Naruto Uzumaki walking out to the stage with a few scars, bruises, physically...and mentally considering what's going on outside ACW. He seemed distraught before looking up to the cheering fans, making flash a small sad smile quickly and weakly giving the two-finger salute. He walks down the ramps on his way to the ring and slides inside. He asks for a microphone from the ring crew and when he received it, he requests for his song to be turned down.
"Let's cut to the chase here...you all know why I'm in this ring considering last week and...other business outside of this company. So, Sasuke Uchiha...get out here...NOW," Naruto demands in a slightly dark tone at that last word.
Naruto glares at the stage as he waits for the Uchiha to arrive...
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("Misery Loves My Company" by Three Days Grace)
"Huh...ask and you shall receive," Markiplier states. "This didn't take long for Sasuke to arrive..."
Lights slowly went dim and dark as fans shower the arena with vicious boos towards the rival of Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, who walks out to the stage with a stoic expression on his face. The Venomous Uchiha slowly tilts his head at the upset Naruto and takes his time walking down the ramps as he passes by the jeering crowd.
[I am in control, I haven't lost my mind
I'm picking up the pieces of the past you left behind
I don't need your condescending
Words about me looking lonely
I don't need your arms to hold me
'Cause misery is waiting on me!
I am not alone—not beaten down just yet!
I am not afraid of the voices in my head!
Down the darkest road, something follows me!
I am not alone 'cause misery loves my company!
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(Misery loves my company!)]
Sasuke stands by at ringside as he continues staring at Naruto stoically and walks onto the steel stops into the ring. The ACW Undisputed Champion watches his enemy pass by and request a microphone, which he gets and "Misery Loves My Company" turns down and the two ninjas stare down each other in silence for a while until Sasuke reaches the mic up to his lips.
"...I'm here, dobe...what do you want?" Sasuke asks.
"You know what this is all about, Sasuke...you owe ME...and Sakura an explanation...!" Naruto growls softly.
"Which one? The one where I destroyed you last week or what happened on WWE Fallout? ...This is ACW, need I remind you...so the latter is NONE of your business until then..." Sasuke implies to the crowd's enmity. "As for last week...you should've known that by now, Uzumaki..."
"You brutally attacked me...all because you couldn't beat me...honestly, I don't care what you do to me because I will just come right back to kick your ass; but, with what you did to Sakura was UNFORGIVABLE. Do you have ANY IDEA what you've done when you attacked her?!" Naruto suddenly yells. "She gave you her HEART and SOUL to calm you down...and you REJECTED her like she was trash...!"
"...Don't you pin this on me, teme (bastard)...I only went that far because I let myself get that far...when I didn't mean to..." Sasuke says, light boos heard from the fans who found that to be bull.
"What the hell does that mean?" Naruto queries.
"...Do you REALLY think I wanted to attack Sakura like that? I had TOLD HER that THIS between us was NONE of her damn business...she gave me NO CHOICE but to do that...after all...she's still annoying to this f*cking day..." Sasuke implies coldly.
"...You know, you got a REAL funny way of 'protecting' Sakura when in reality, you just broke her heart...you have no idea what's she's going through, man," Naruto says.
Sasuke takes a look at the fans before slowly turning to Naruto with the mic up to him...and scoffs with a small chuckle, "...Does it look like I give a damn? (crowd boos loudly and chant, "You suck!") No...what matters to me...is what's been haunting me for so long since the beginning of our rivalry, Naruto Uzumaki. I was the better man than you, I was the better ninja than you, and I was the better wrestler than you...but as time passed...you grew stronger and stronger every day, trying to keep up with me. The roles...somehow reversed... That time around, I was the one trying to keep up with you...but no matter how much I worked my ass off, you seem to be ahead...especially considering how I couldn't beat my own brother the last time I met him... Over nowadays in ACW...first time I face you in this company...Spring Breakdown...I lost to you...just about nearly two weeks ago, you pinned Rogen Townsend...yet I wasn't able to stop it and watched you walk away with the belt, 'overcoming the odds'...as usual... That...that night set me off...because of over all the battles we've had, you've won the most and I still wonder, 'How is it that I can't even keep up with you? HOW?' ...And after what went down last week, it turns out, I did what I can to break you physically and mentally...! I'm willing to do whatever I can to KILL what's haunted me for a long time, Naruto...and that's me defeating you! YOU are the reason I'm like this today! YOU are the reason I went insane! YOU are the reason I CAN'T sleep at night! YOU are the reason why I had attacked Sakura! ALL OF THE SINS I'VE COMMITTED IS BECAUSE OF YOU, NARUTO UZUMAKI! ALL OF THAT IS ON YOUR F*CKING HEAD AND IT WON'T STOP UNTIL I END WHAT'S HAUNTED MY MIND FOR A LONG TIME!"
Sasuke quickly lowers the mic to glare down at Naruto, who stared back at him as the two touch foreheads with intensity in their eyes and a few Arkansas natives chant, "Naruto! Naruto! Naruto!" The Orange Spark takes a step back from the Uchiha Predator and looks all around the fans, both who are waiting for a response from the champion. He slowly raises the mic up to his lips to answer, "...
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"...You're right."
That sends to a confused reaction by the fans, the commentators, and even SASUKE is puzzled.
"Wait, wait...he IS?" Barney asks. "Uh, I mean...ha! Sasuke is right! Naruto admits it! ...HE IS?"
"I'm, uh...I'm a little confused here—did he just admit Sasuke was right?" Markiplier questions.
"I...I think he did..." Kenji manages to say.
Naruto speaks in his mic again, "You're right... Maybe you're right, Sasuke. Perhaps it is my fault that you're like this in the first place. Maybe...I am the reason for all you've said...and you're also right about all of this on MY head...but that doesn't mean I actually DID what YOU did, Sasuke...I'm no saint, but you're no better... I didn't attack Sakura after she poured her her heart and soul just to calm you down...I didn't do all I can to make your life a living hell...especially since I wasn't the one who kidnapped Hinata," Naruto states as Sasuke's scowl grew more. "YOU...did all of them...not me... I won't lie, Sasuke...but I PITY YOU... To think you were ABOVE your brother, Itachi...but you're no better than him... I know that you are WANTING to beat me as you keep making things PERSONAL week by week...and you're not going to stop until you get what you want... So here's what I'm purposing...for the third time in this place...you and me...one-on-one...for this...(raises the ACW Undisputed Championship)...and we can say to HELL with Rebellion 'cause we can do it RIGHT NOW 'tebayo," Uzumaki declares to the crowd's cheers.
Immediately, Naruto throws aside his belt to unzip his jacket as Sasuke prepared himself for a fight as well until...
[We're building it up!
To break it back down!
We're building it up!
To burn it down!
We can't wait
To burn it to the ground...]
("Burn It Down" by Linkin Park)
"Oh, business is about to pick up here! The boss has arrived!" Zack states.
Both Naruto and Sasuke turn to the stage as Jesse Alvarez walks onto the stage with a mic in hand, making his way to the ring as he starts to talk.
"No, no, no, no...Naruto, I'm sorry, but I'm not going to let you do this. I get you're upset, but I'm not letting you do this tonight, especially you, Sasuke," Jesse states as enters the ring and stands between the ninjas. "See, considering how you two are willing to go as far as you want to with one another, I decided I'm not letting either ONE of you lay a hand on each other. Either one of you guys starts a fight—I don't care WHO starts it—you BOTH will be immediately suspended from ACW for a month WITHOUT PAY... Am I understood?"
Sasuke glares at Jesse for the moment before looking at Naruto, then back at him and responds, "I don't care...about money or how I will be suspended by the likes of you, Alvarez... All I care about...is defeating Naruto...and NOTHING ELSE...whether you suspend us or now, I will not stop until I get what I WANT...and you and all these people KNOW what that is... One. More. Match. I'm not begging for a match—I'm demanding it... You know how this is gonna end, Jesse...it's one way...or the OTHER... Which is it?"
The Chairman of ACW had put a lot of thought on this as he exchanges looks towards the champion and his rival and then sighs while rubbing a hand down his face. "I guess there's no way out of this, huh? You two aren't going to stop until one of you can't even walk anymore? You wanna be treated like animals? ...I might as well treat you both that myself. I'm declaring that at ACW Rebellion...it will be 'The Orange Spark' Naruto Uzumaki versus 'The Predator of the Uchiha Clan' Sasuke Uchiha...in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match for the ACW Undisputed Championship!" Jesse declares, much to Sasuke's satisfaction. "But don't you two think this is going to be a regular 2 out of 3 Falls Match...no, no, I said I was going to treat you both as animals, I'm gonna do just THAT because this will be a Three Stages of Hell Match! (crowd cheers loudly) The first fall is going to be a Street Fight...the second fall will take place inside a Steel Cage...and if it goes to a third fall...well...this one is going to test," Jesse then picks up Naruto's championship belt as a hook was being lowered, "how much you two are willing to climb to the top...to receive this very belt," then he straps the belt on the hook as it elevates, "in a...Ladder Match..." The whole arena lets out loud cheers to the declared match-up as both Sasuke and Naruto stared up at the belt hung twenty feet above them.
"Three Stages of Hell...if this is what it takes to halt this intense rivalry, then so be it..." Kenji states.
"Jesse...you mind if I add something to it?" Naruto asks, then Jesse nods. "Thank you..." he says as he steps up to Sasuke with a glare. "Sasuke...we went through a lot together...as friends...as enemies...as allies...as foes...and now, we're only three weeks away from our fourth pay-per-view, Rebellion...and we are going to put each other through HELL to get what we want. You want to defeat me and take this belt away...I want to END this...so no one else doesn't have to get hurt...sadly, I'm a little late for that...but that doesn't mean I'm backing down from you... As I said, I want to end this and the only way to do it...is by beating you for the FINAL time...because I want to make this match a Do or Die Match. If you win, you get this belt, no questions asked...and we're done with one another for now...but if I win, which I plan to...you will NEVER challenge me for this belt as long as I'm the ACW Undisputed Champion... Do you accept...or yield?"
Sasuke glowered into Naruto's eyes and then looked up to the Undisputed Championship belt, pondering should he take this risk of winning against Naruto or never challenging him again. He took his time with glances to the crowd and looks at the mic before looking up at Naruto, who waits for an answer. The Lone Uchiha slowly raises the mic up to his lips to respond.
"...Since I got nothing left to lose...
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"...I accept, Naruto Uzumaki," Sasuke answers, lowering the microphone to have a stare-down with his most-hated enemy.
"It seems we are official here. Naruto versus Sasuke, one more match in ACW in a Three Stages of Hell / Do or Die Match for the ACW Undisputed Championship!" Zack proclaims. "This is Sasuke's last chance to get the job done and if he doesn't, he won't be able to face Naruto again as long as he's champion."
"These two are going to put themselves through hell soon enough, that's for sure," Barney states.
As both ninjas kept up with their stare down, Jesse talks into his mic, "Before anything irrational happens...I'm letting you both know that I am still not letting either one of you let your hands on each other until I say so...so for tonight, I'm declaring that for tonight's main event on Ignition and RAMPAGE, you two will be in a Pick Your Poison Match. You know how this goes, right? You pick a wrestler for your opponent and vice versa. So tonight, Sasuke, you will be picking Naruto's poison and the same is for you, Naruto; you pick one for Sasuke, but on RAMPAGE since we're pretty much already booked. So...Naruto...Sasuke...until Rebellion...good luck to you both."
Jesse leaves the ring to Linkin Park's "Burn It Down" as the two ninjas were left in the ring alone, watching him off before returning to glower at one another. They continue this for a good while as Sasuke slowly backs away to roll out of the ring and when the belt was lowered next to Naruto, the champion unstraps it and would proclaim that he is going to end all of this madness for good as long as he wins, but the challenger denies it.
"One more shot...and it's all said it done. Everything is on the line here, you guys. Naruto's championship and Sasuke's final chance to end haunting within his head," Markiplier states. "Rebellion is going to be something to look forward to."
"After the last of what we've seen in the first episode of Ignition, it's getting more and more personal. You can just tell they're getting started," Barney implies. "Guys, we'll be back from the break and once we do, there will be some hot (and sexy) female wrestling action coming up next! Stay tuned for possible lesbian kissing."
"...You're disgusting, Stinson..." Kenji says in distaste.
[Commercial Break]
Back from the break, we arrive into the locker rooms where Takashi Komuro is seen in a red tank top, black pants, and is currently taping up his hands in black wrestling tape in a brawler-style. He seemed prepared to fight as of the last event from RAMPAGE when Bakura challenged him into a Monster's Ball...only question is, would he accept it or not? That is unknown until Rei Miyamoto steps into the room with a concerned look on her face and arms folded below her chest. He notices his fellow survivor, but pays no mind as he's too focused into tonight.
"...Takashi...tell me you're not going to answer Bakura's challenge..." Rei pleads, but it falls on deaf ears as Takashi took his time to answer as he slowly rips the tape off and patches it in. "...Takashi...look at me when I'm talking to you..."
Komuro stretches out the tape to wrap it around his other hand before slowly turning to Miyamoto as he does so. "...Let me ask you something, Rei...if one of your best friends was brutally beaten down and sent through a table TWO TIMES...especially the second time being put through a flaming table...wouldn't you try avenge them by taking out the ones responsible for all that?" Komuro asks.
Rei was hesitant, but she replies, "Y-Yes, but—"
"EXACTLY. And look what's happening soon; you're facing Trish Warrington next in a Six-Woman Tag Match with Saeko and Saya against her and two other girls she's picking after what happened between you two at RAMPAGE last week," Takashi points out. "You're looking for vengeance yourself."
"Takashi, this is DIFFERENT...Trish was a sore loser who couldn't face the fact that she LOST and decides to take her anger out on me. This deal between you and Kohta and the Gods of Darkness, it's FAR more personal than that!" Rei says. "I mean, look how it all began...they screwed you two over for a chance to face Altered Egos for the World Tag Titles and by Spring Breakdown, you two decided to screw them over. Everything went back and forth from there on and they showed the disturbing video to get into your heads...and by Reign in Blood, they took out Kohta. So, what do you do? You got even; you decided to injure Bakura's partner, Marik Ishtar, and now it'll be just you both alone on Rebellion...in a Monster's Ball... Takashi, do you have any idea what you're dealing with...?!"
"Don't you think I know that, Rei? I know what's capable of a Monster's Ball Match. I know what the stakes are here: Giving up food, water, and light for twenty-four hours, having to stick in the darkness for that amount of time, and coming out to fight Bakura like an animal... In fact, this is what I've been waiting for..." Takashi states. "I'm prepared to fight at any time, anywhere...for one thing, I've been through a hell of a lot worse before coming to ACW. Rei, we suffered with HotD by going through Them, fighting for survival against the undead and the psychos... Trust me, it's not the first time I had to go through sh*t like this... If he thinks this Monster's Ball is going to bring me to my knees...and make me 'Follow the Shadows'...he's got another thing coming. You can be damn sure he'll get his answer...and as soon as ACW Rebellion comes around...I'll make him Drop Dead."
The fans are heard cheering as Rei just stared at him and sighed, thinking it would be no good to get through him. "...If that's how it is...then I guess I won't stop you... Just...just be careful, okay? No matter what happens, BE CAREFUL...please."
"...I will..." Takashi nods. Rei then would take her leave before her childhood friend halts her and she stops and turns to him. "...Thanks for caring, Rei...means a lot..." he smiles lightly.
Rei was in relief on the inside as she returned the smile, "No problem...besides...you're crazy enough to do this...you do need the worry from me and your friends... See you later, Takashi."
Takashi wished her luck on her match with a nod as Miyamoto leaves the locker room and his smile slowly disappeared as he resumed putting on black wrestling tape on his left hand.
"Rei may be into this match tonight, but she seems to be more worried for Takashi should he accept Bakura's challenge. I can't honestly blame her for being concerned about her childhood friend," Markiplier states. "In such a barbaric match like the Monster's Ball, first one we have in ACW history, and there's just no telling what it will do to these two men."
"As savage as this is, this is Ryo's message to Takashi that he went too far with Marik last week. Komuro is getting his comeuppance for his defiance to the Gods of Darkness!" Barney proclaims. "Monster's Ball is exactly the punishment that punk needs for all the crap he's pulled to Bakura and Marik."
"Excuse me, but c'mon, Stinson, you and I both know the Gods of Darkness started all of this when they cheated their way into Spring Breakdown," Kenji retorts. "This is only a sinister and sick way of 'punishing' Komuro for his 'sins'."
"One can only imagine whatever happens at Rebellion, brother...let's just hope these two don't try to kill each other," Zack says...then realizes what he said at that last part when Kenji glared at him. "...Never mind."
[*A woman shrieks*
Hey, kid! (Hey, kid...)
Do I have your attention?
I know the way you've been living
(Life's so reckless, tragedy endless)
Welcome to the family
Hey, there's something missing
Only time will alter your vision
(Never in question, lethal injection)
Welcome to the family]
("Welcome to the Family" by Avenged Sevenfold)
Fans of the Verizon Arena cheer loudly for the girls of Highschool of the Dead as Rei, Saeko Busujima, and Saya Takagi walk out to the stage. They walk down the ramps as they passed by fans with Rei giving stray high-fives to the fans, Saya having her nose in the air with a small grin, and Saeko running to the ring and sliding inside to stand on her knees and flip her hair all the way back à la Lita. Rei and Saya follow her and by then, both Saya and Saeko stand at their adjacent corners, the former looking throughout the arena and points to her head, motioning "Brains Over Brawn" and the latter putting her hands together in a prayer before spreading her arms in a gesture of "finishing it" with a grin while Rei stands on the middle rope, keeping her balance real well on it while looking at the crowd before suddenly leaping onto the top rope, backflips off the rope, and lands on the feet perfectly. She stands straight with a small smirk to the crowd, raising a finger up in the air.
[Not long ago you'd find the answers
Were so crystal clear
Within a day you find yourself
Living in constant fear
Can you look at yourself now?
Can you look at yourself?!
You can't win this fight]
The bell rings thrice as Maria Lopez makes the announcement: "The following contest is a Six-Woman Tag Team Match set for one fall! Introducing first: From Tokonosu City, Japan, at a combined weight of 365 pounds, the team of Rei Miyamoto, Saeko Busujima, and Saya Takagi, Highschool of the Dead!"
"These three young ladies are set for action tonight, the HotD gals are united for tonight as they ready to take on Trish Warrington's team. How it came to be was Rei versus Trish in a simple one on one match and it ended with the former winning," Zack notes. "However, Warrington didn't take that loss too kindly and assaulted Miss Miyamoto. Later, on the Multiverse's Twitter, Rei challenged her into a Six-Woman Tag Team Match with her, Saeko, and Saya against Trish and two other girls of her choice."
"Yeah, who's the sore loser now?" Barney belittles as he rolls his eyes. "Trish only showed Rei what it is like to be an actual loser and she did just that like Logan stated. If anything, Trish is the REAL victim here and Rei is the REAL sore loser in this part."
("Power" by Cassie Steele)
[Turn me on...
I've been down and out for far too long
If I start, I can't stop
Pouring out your mouth and light me up
Running through my veins
Baby, I can almost taste it
I can feel it coming close...
I feel your body shaking; I want it, so I'll take it]
Fans then change their cheers into loud boos as lights turn into a mix of violet and yellow and Trish Warrington walks out to the stage with hands on both hips, proceeding to strut her way down the ramps and keeps the snooty look on her face. She flaunts herself by flipping her hair and softly chuckles to herself in a haughty manner, all while Rei was glowering at her. She arrives at ringside to step onto the apron, but leaps back down as she didn't "feel like" getting in the ring as she waits for her two self-chosen partners for this match.
[Baby, try and tell me, "No, no, no!"
My body's like, "Oh, oh!"
I just want the power!
I just love the power-er-er!
No way I can warn you; 'bout to teach you!
It hits me so hard like a hurricane in my heart!
(Pow-pow-ow-er-er...
Pow-pow-ow-er-er...)]
"And their opponent, first: From Toronto, Ontario, Canada, weighing in at 145 pounds, Trish Warrington!" Maria announces.
"Trish is not going to let Rei have her way as she plays some mind games with her for now. Rei's wanting to take her on, but is being held back by her team and cooling her down," Markiplier observes. "She's gotten an advantage when she attacked her last time on RAMPAGE and now these two are looking to come to blows soon enough. Question is, who are her partners for tonight?"
"We'll be finding that out soon enough, Mark," Kenji responds.
...
("Money Maker" by The Black Keys)
[Ohhhhh...
She wants milk and honey (Honey, honey...)
Ohhhhh...
She wants filthy money (Money, money...)
But ohhhhh, that's not the way it goes
I wanna buy some time, but don't have a dime]
Lights around the arena turn lime green as Alyssa Parker walks out to the stage, strutting her hips like the snobby rich girl she is with the snooty grin. She gestures the "talk to the hand" to both sides towards the fans with a sway of her hips à la Sasha Banks and walks her way on the ramps, waving off a few fans with the same gesture as she was in disgust that she's surrounded by "poor people." She stands by Trish while looking at the HotD girls in the ring and simple scoffs that this is their competition.
[Hey, na, na, she's a money maker
Hey, na, na, she's gonna take ya
Way down, down, she's bound to break ya
Hey, hey, nah, she's a money maker]
"And her partner: From Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 128 pounds, 'The Billion Dollar Queen' Alyssa Parker!" Maria announces.
"Well, look who's making her official comeback for the first time in the ring since May! Alyssa Parker is one of the chosen tag partners for Trish's match tonight," Barney says. "She hasn't exactly gotten much fighting done when all she did was be Kurt's valet, but she's looking to change all that."
"Now for the third girl?..." Zack queries.
...
("The Beast and The Harlot" by Avenged Sevenfold)
[This shining city built of gold
A far cry from innocence
There's more than meets the eye 'round here
Look to the waters of the deep, a city of evil!
There sat a seven-headed beast
Ten horns raised from his head
Symbolic woman sits on his throne
But hatred strips her and leaves her naked
The beast and the harlot!]
The crowd lets out a mixed reaction to the person coming out to the song since they may not know her much as lights flashed rapidly to the song and when the lyrics kicked in, a blond woman with black dye on her hair, the same hairstyle as Seth Rollins, but tied in a ponytail, has brown eyes, and she wears a red jacket, a tank top under it, torn jeans, wrestling boots and has her hands wrapped in bandages. This young lady makes a smirk with a flip of her hair as she walks down the ramps and joins alongside with Warrington and Parker and the three enter the ring, all six women confronting each other's three-woman teams with glares.
[Whoooooooooaaaaa!
She's a dwelling place for demons
She's a cage for every unclean spirit
Every filthy bird
And makes us drink the poisoned wine
To fornicating with our kings
Fallen now is Babylon the Great!]
"And their partner: From Detroit, Michigan, weighing in at 121 pounds, Ashley Storm!"
"Ashley Storm...I think I've heard about this young woman... Yeah, she's the sister of Holly Storm!" Zack implies. "I've seen her work and it's said that in her early career, she has been in five Steel Cage matches and two Iron Woman matches...she's won ALL of them."
"A-All of them...?! Well...that's surprising...Ashley certainly has done a lot in her career before coming here," Markiplier says, scratching his head. "It's pretty impressive, to say the least."
"Of course it is DAMN impressive, Mark! She's undefeated on those matches altogether as her sister is getting her ass kicked by the Slashers down in developmental and most recently by Ronda Rousey on FTW," Barney states. "It's really sad to see a hot one like Ashley succeed while Holly fails."
"...Stinson...this is her first match-up here tonight...where this is her debut..." Kenji deadpans.
"So?" Barney replies, making Kenji pinch his forehead.
Both teams get separated at their respective corners and the official rings the bell as Ashley starts it off for her team along with Saeko. She offers a hand for a Test of Strength and Ashley accepts it as the two slowly held hands to push each other's strength into one another, trying to gain the upper-hand over the other until Saeko flips her with a Fireman's Carry Takedown and covers her, but gets a kick-out. Saeko brings Ashley up with a Crossface Chickenwing, but she turns her around to ram Saeko back-first into the turnbuckle. Ashley nails various Back Elbows left and right to Saeko, then moves away to deliver multiple kicks to the midsection and wraps her head in a Side Headlock to speed out of it for a Running Bulldog. She goes for it, but Saeko shoves her off and Ashley lands on her backside. She stands up to the ropes and Saeko whips her to the opposite side and nails a Running Arched Big Boot right to the jaw! Storm favors her jaw as Saeko drags her over to tag in Saya the swordswoman hooks her legs in her arms for a catapult, bringing Ashley into an Elbow Smash by Saya and she falls back onto Saeko's knees, then Takagi slingshots herself over with a Leg Drop and lands it.
"Impressive combo by Saeko and Saya in this one and for now, the HotD girls have the upper-hand against Trish's team," Kenji states.
"Yes, but this momentum isn't going to last too long for them. Things will be changing fast in the blink of an eye," Barney believes.
Saya makes the cover, but Ashley kicks out. The Takagi Genius brings Storm to her feet and receives a forearm to the sides and another to the head. She hits it again and again before bouncing off the ropes to hit a Running European Uppercut. Now Ashley brings Takagi over to tag in Trish and she holds her up with arms pinned behind her for Trish to nail a harsh Toe Kick to the midsection, then pulls her into a DDT. Warrington flips her over to trap Takagi's right arm with her leg, drapes her other arm over her head and wraps her own arms around Saya in a type of Crossface. In this unique submission move, Trish wrenches the hold to bring in any damage to her opponent as Saya let out quick shouts of pain and shakes her head repeatedly whenever the ref asks her if she wanted to quit. Soon enough, Takagi uses all the strength she can carry Trish up on her shoulders and drops her down with the Kryptonite Krunch! She pins her for the cover: 1, 2...Trish kicks out at two! She picks her up to throw her with an Irish Whip, but is pulled in by Trish with the Beautifier!
"High Knee to the jaw, Trish nails the Beautifier right on the button! That one certainly broke the momentum and knocked her right out!" Barney says.
"Takagi's in big trouble unless she can counterattack and brings the momentum back quick," Zack comments. "No, wait...it looks like Trish is going to finish her off with the Foreign Glamor!"
"She's going to give Saya a taste of what Rei felt last Saturday night!" Kenji exclaims.
Trish sticks her opponent's head between her legs, lifts her up vertically by the waist and prepares for the Foreign Glamor...but Saya wiggles her legs around and lands on her feet to hoist Warrington up on her shoulders and plants the Double Leg Slam! She keeps her legs in her grip to trap her in a Jackknife Pin: 1, 2...Trish kicks out at 2.21! Takagi curses to herself and slams a hand on the canvas before seeing Rei extending her hand out, showing she wants a piece of Warrington already. The pinkette looks back at the recovering blonde before looking at her partner..."Kick her ass, Miyamoto," Saya smirks as she slaps her friend's hand, tagging her in. Crowds cheer loudly as Rei leaps over the top rope and just when she was about to go after Trish, she BAILS OUT and tags in Alyssa. That was enough to incite a negative reaction as Trish just stands outside of the ring, wanting NOTHING to do with Rei and said Highschool of the Dead character was pretty peeved at her cowardice.
"Oh, come on, Trish was willing to accept Rei's challenge, but she's not willing enough to fight her?! You gotta be kidding me..." Kenji frowns.
"Hey, back off, Senji! She just isn't ready to fight Rei and she doesn't deserve to lay a finger on the woman who defines power," Barney defends.
"Either way, not any of these fans or Rei are liking it one bit," Markiplier adds.
Rei tries going after Trish as the referee held her back and Alyssa took this as an advantage to sneak up on her from behind. Frustrated, Rei just backs away from the ref while glowering at Trish and is suddenly taken down with a Banked Safe Slam (Sitout Rear Mat Slam, usually pulls her opponents down by the hair) by Parker! She has the legs hooked and the ref sees this: 1, 2...Rei kicks out at a near three-count! She sits up favoring her head—or likely, her hair—while Alyssa stands behind her and yells, "You should NEVER take your eyes off the legal opponent, peasant!" Then, she forces her back down on the mat and hits a sharp Pointed Elbow Drop across the skull; afterwards, she presses her face against the canvas with her elbow for the pin, but she kicks out at two. The Billion Dollar Queen hauls Rei to her feet roughly by the hair and pushes her into her corner to tag in Ashley. She forces her foot against Rei's throat as Storm stomped her midsection multiple times before backing away and Alyssa exits the ring to stand on the apron. Ashley pulls her into a Front Facelock and hits a Snap Suplex, then floats over for the pin with her leg and arms hooking Rei's legs: 1, 2...kick out at 2.58! Rei sits up quickly just as Ashley wraps an arm around her head with a Side Headlock.
"Everything is all favoring on Trish's team now as Ashley is wearing down Rei with the Headlock. Rei is in serious trouble, guys," Zack states. "She really needs to find a way to gain the upper-hand over her opponents or else this match won't end well for them."
Ashley rises to a knee when Rei sits up as the former wrenches the Headlock, trying to wear her down and make her fade. Rei has her hands out as she fights to stay in this, but looks like she could fade at any second; however, Saeko and Takagi start hitting the turnbuckle pad to incite rhythmic claps from the crowd, showing they want her to keep fighting. Rei hears the crowd's support and slowly starts to get to her feet and then grabs Ashley's head to hit a Sitout Jawbreaker! Ashley stumbles to the ropes and rebounds into a kick in the gut by Rei and she plants her with a Swinging Fisherman Neckbreaker! Rei shakes her head off the cobwebs as both her teammates are wanting a tag now and with a grin, she force Ashley into her corner and tags in Saeko. Miyamoto hits the Back Elbow to Storm before going down on her hands and knees for Saeko to run forward, step on her back and leap off to connect the Poetry in Motion! As Ashley falls down on her stomach, Saeko jumps to the top turnbuckle, where she stalks Ashley up to her feet and is totally oblivious to her opponent about to make a high leap. As soon as she stands up with her back turned on Saeko, she hops off the top turnbuckle, lands her knees on the shoulders, and rolls forward to tie Ashley up in a Wheelbarrow Victory Roll!
"GOODNESS GRAVY! Saeko just—she pulled off a crazy maneuver off the turnbuckle and has Ashley in the Victory Roll! This could be it!" Markiplier shouts.
"Come on, Ashley, kick out, you sexy babe!" Barney cheers.
Ref counts it: 1...2...Trish breaks up the pinfall with a Low-angle Side Kick to the face! Chaos then breaks out when Rei rushes into the ring to take Warrington down with a Lou Thesz Press and fires away with a fury of fists, finally getting her hands on her as Alyssa and Saya start trading punches to each other's heads! Saeko stands up nursing her face as Ashley stood up and spots the groggy violet-haired female, cracking a grin on her face. She stalks her from behind and runs up to take her out of the ring, but Saeko sees her coming and Back Body Drops her over the top rope and to the outside! Next, Saya ducks a fist and Clotheslines Alyssa out of the ring! Finally, Rei has Trish haul ass out of the ring and regroup with her team. As Trish's team begin to do so, the HotD girls look to one another and nod before running across the ring to bounce off the ropes and head back to stereo attack: Saeko and Saya Suicide Dives onto Storm and Parker respectively and Rei performs a Handspring Moonsault Plancha over the top rope and onto Trish! Crowds cheer loudly at the unbelievable performance and they chant, "Holy shit!" as all of the women were recovering from the landings.
"Did we just see that?! Tell me I did not just see that!" Zack shouts.
"We all just saw it, Zack! All of it as the momentum is all on H.O.T.D.'s side now!" Kenji exclaims. "And since Saeko and Ashley are the legal women, the former has to bring her inside to gain a pinfall!"
Soon, Busujima was the first to stand up and pushes Ashley into the ring; as soon as she got up, Saeko kicks her in the midsection, puts her head between her legs, and lifts her up for the Violet Violence, but Ashley lands on her feet and leaps up with her head in a Cravate into the Tough Luck (Standing Shiranui)! She gets the legs hooked (along with the waistline of her skirt): 1...2...Saeko kicks out at 2.85! "Dammit!" Ashley cusses as she decides to hell with it and line Saeko up with the Curb Stomp...only to hit the mat instead and Saeko lifts her on her shoulders and performs an Argentine Backbreaker Drop! Moments later, she catches her breath to tag in Rei and she brings Ashley to the ropes and whips her. She rebounds to run under a leapfrogging Rei and Trish, who just got back on the apron, tags herself in as Rei ducks the Clothesline and nails a Bridging German Suplex! Shoulders are down, but the ref's not counting as he tells Miyamoto Ashley's not the legal opponent. She pushes her off asking who tagged in and as soon as she turned around, Trish rams her head in with Beauty and the Knee!
"Boma Ye connects to the head of Rei Miyamoto!" Markiplier calls.
"Hell yeah, what a shot! Way to calculate it perfectly, you sexy Canadian!" Barney grins.
"I thought you hate Canadians," Zack raises an eyebrow.
"She's an exception," Barney simply answers as Trish hooks both legs tightly with her arm and leg. "Anyways, I hereby declare..."
1...
"Bada Bing!"
2...
"Bada Boom!"
...3!
"Forget About It!" Stinson finishes.
("Power" by Cassie Steele)
"The winners of this match: Alyssa Parker, Ashley Storm, and Trish Warrington!" Maria declares.
Trish releases the legs and stays mounted on Rei, who looked pretty out of it, and smirks smugly as she "playfully" pats her cheek and gets off to exit the ring with Ashley and Alyssa. Saeko checks in on Rei's head while glaring at the female heels and Saya follows inside to help Miyamoto as well. Trish, Alyssa, and Ashley back up to the stage with victorious grins of their own as Warrington, mostly, was mockingly waving goodbye to Rei, who was questioning what the hell hit her.
"As Trish walks away with the win, Rei looked like she was hit by a train. Between both ladies, this makes the score go 1-1," Markiplier says. "HotD gave their all, but this win belongs to the opposite team."
"And this one was a well-deserved win! This will teach Rei a lesson in what happens when you defy The Woman Who Defines Power," Barney says before the camera changes to the TitanTron, featuring Ash Ketchum and a black silhouette with a question mark on it. "But for now, we're gonna move on because we're about to get started into the ACW International Championship Tourney featuring Ash Ketchum and an AIW rookie! Who is this one? That's one you'll find out soon enough after this break."
[Commercial Break]
The cameras return from the break to show a slightly bandaged Ash Ketchum with some healed cuts and bruises from his Playground of Match; you can tell he was disappointed in losing, but he knew he had to move on. Just then, "The Violet" Clarissa Rivera walks in and taps his shoulder, making him turn around to see her.
"Um, excuse me, Ash, but do you have the time to speak right now?" Clarissa asks.
"I got plenty before my match starts, so go ahead," Ash gestures.
"Thank you. Ash, two days from Sunday two weeks ago, you competed in what is the most brutal matches in ACW history, the Playground of Blood, and lost due to being pinned by Seto Kaiba. Despite you being in this tourney and possibly getting a chance to enter the Battle Royale by the go-home show, are you still upset that you couldn't have won?" Clarissa questions as she has the mic up.
Ash did look upset by the question, but he couldn't blame the violet-haired interviewer because she's just doing her job. With a sigh and taking his hat off to run a hand through his hair, he says, "It's pretty obvious, Clarissa, yeah...especially since I wanted to face Beowulf himself by myself... Guy's a hell of a competitor, but Kaiba decides to ruin it for me; but hey, what can you do? So...I say congrats to Beowulf for winning it...but that doesn't mean it's the last time I'll face him. (smirks softly) For now, I have a new business to deal with...and that's going into the Battle Royale on Ignition, defeat three other guys at Rebellion, and become the first-ever International Champion of ACW. Not the first time I've worn belts like those...and it won't be the last, heh. First, I got a match to win in order to do that," Ash turns to the camera, "Watch closely...you're about to see what 'The Very Best' is all about."
Ash tips his hat with a grin to the camera as he walks away to the Gorilla Position and the cameras change to ringside by the announce table.
"Ash admitted he was upset about losing the Playground of Blood, but he tells he is moving on from that and is getting himself involved into the tourney, where he proclaims he will win his upcoming match, win the Battle Royale into the Fatal 4-Way and become the inaugural International Champion," Kenji states.
"He doesn't have the slightest chance with the injuries he's got back at Reign in Blood. He's battered and brutally beaten; that's not being smart, that's just stupid on Ketchum's part as per usual," Barney ridicules.
"Perhaps, but he's stubborn as a mule, so the argument on that is pretty invalid, Barney," Zack implies.
("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
'Til 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!]
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.
[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!
...
It's me against the world!]
As the bell rings three times, Maria Lopez confirms the announcement, "The following contest is set for the ACW International Championship Tourney! Introducing first: From Pallet Town, Kanto Region, weighing in at 140 pounds, 'The Very Best' Ash Ketchum!"
"The Very Best arrive with great determination, ladies and gentlemen! North Little Rock is all for this veteran's courage to stand in that very ring to enter the Battle Royale!" Markiplier exclaims. "For what was the most brutal matches in all of wrestling history, he along with five other men fought bravely well in the Chamber, but like the fallen, Ash lost to Seto Kaiba after he countered the Backslide Driver with the White Dragon Plunge."
"And from there, his losing streak continued at 0-3," Barney chuckles. "Oh, the disappointed look on his face was just glorious to see for me and Seto until Beowulf took all that away... Eh, it was worth it seeing the look on his face. I'm looking forward to see it again when he loses to this rookie."
[Let everybody see
Their future here in me!
Just watch the wheels go round
I'll cheer as you go down! (Whoa!)
You're only smoke and mirrors (Whoa!)
You're only smoke and mirrors (Whoa!)
You're only smoke and mirrors (Whoa!)
You're only smoke and mirrors to ME!]
("Smoke and Mirrors" by Downstait)
Lights at the stage burst into glowing white and grayish-green as Saul Linklater of All Points Bulletin: Reloaded steps out with splayed arms and an arrogant grin, inciting boos from the crowd. He attempts to walk down the ramps, but stops to look back at the MiniTron with a mirror on it and fixes his hair up and sunglasses, and with a grin, he moves away to head down to the ring. On his way, he adjusts his sunglasses, then gets onto the apron with a pose and enters the ring afterwards. He walks past Ash as he steps onto the second turnbuckle and with a stroke of his chin, he makes a "bring it" gesture with both hands to the jeering crowd, then looks down at a camera as he proclaims, "Watch me win this one, Danko! I'll make you proud tonight, sir," before stepping down.
[Let me go, blood drips from your camera
It's like a knife held in your hand
What you're mad about?
I don't know and I don't give a damn...
Break the rules because I can...
Let everybody see
Their future here in me!
Just watch the wheels go round
I'll cheer as you go down! (Whoa!)]
"And his opponent: From Havalynd, San Paro, weighing in at 212 pounds, Saul Linklater!"
"Arriving onto Ignition is Saul Linklater, a young AIW rookie from All Points Bulletin: Reloaded, along with his mentor, Kaspar Danko, who he has just mentioned. Kid is a pretty good athlete as seen on our developmental league, Adrenaline Impact Wrestling," Kenji states. "He made his developmental debut with Danko against the Mighty Morphers a few weeks back."
"And it was one impressive debut, might I add! The Praetorians declaring their goals made if they ever make it on the main roster one day and they're just getting started," Barney says. "For now, Saul's here tonight to join the Battle Royale on the final Ignition episode before Rebellion and make his way into the big leagues."
"He's gotta defeat Ash first if he's going to complete his accomplishments. I see confidence, but there's mostly arrogance in Linklater; and being cocky isn't going to get you anywhere unless you back it up," Zack implies.
Ash and Saul stand in their respective corners as the ref checks on both men, then signals the bell to ring and the match starts. Both wrestlers line each other into a collar-and-elbow lockup and then Saul traps Ketchum in the Side Headlock, then said Pokémon Trainer runs himself and Linklater right against the ropes. Saul comes back with a hard Shoulder Block that knocks the wind right out of Ash! Linklater scoffs smugly, "The Very Best? I don't think so," then bounces off the ropes again for Ash to catch him with a Hip Toss and follows it with a huge Leg Drop across the head! Ash gets the leg hooked, but Linklater manages a kick out. Ketchum brings the rookie up to tell him a lesson, "Arrogance...isn't going to get you anywhere, kid," then strikes with a right hand and throws him to the ropes via Irish Whip. As Saul hits the ropes, Ash leaps with a Dropkick, but crash on the mat when Saul had stopped himself. He sits up holding his head and receives a Running Low-angle Dropkick to the face! Saul runs a hand through his hair with a cocky grin and chuckles, "You were saying?" He hooks the leg and receives a near two-count from the Pokémon character.
"Things are shifting back and forth between the veteran and the rookie as Ash takes the Dropkick right in the face from Saul. You heard him state that arrogance is going to get him anywhere, but Saul at the top of his game right now, I admit," Markiplier states.
"Well, no duh, Mark! The guy is more smarter than Ash and more better than him as of now with that Dropkick," Barney implies. "Now, Linklater's getting Ash into the Headlock again and he's bringing him towards the corner, trying to trap the vet."
Saul, with the Side Headlock, puts Ash into the corner as he tries suffocating and pushing his face far off until the referee had to separate him and Saul peacefully backs away with hands held up in defense and a smirk. Ash points at him with a warning and the two would go onto another lockup before Saul brings him on the mat with the Headlock Takedown. He keeps the arm wrapped around the head, then getting him to face the mat and floats around to lie in front of him and slaps around his head as he stands up. He lies back against the ropes coolly as Ash glared at him on his right foot. Linklater then mocks him with his "U ₡ ME" taunt and Ash forms a fake smile to this insult, then would "chuckle" before impulsively charges at Saul, who Back Body Drops him over the top rope! The APB: Reloaded character gloats to the crowd as he was a step ahead of him...but what he didn't know was that Ash actually hung on. He manages to lifts himself and performs a Skin the Cat back in the ring; Saul continues his gloating until his smirk suddenly went away when he sees Ash taunting him with the, "U ₡ ME," and speeds at him as well, but is thrown over to the outside. By then, as Linklater was getting to his feet, Ash grabs the rope, hurls himself out of the ring, and lands a Slingshot Crossbody on top of him!
"Hey, look who's one step ahead this time!" Zack chuckles.
"Saul really thought he had the upper-hand when Ash truly just tricked him into thinking that and now he's got him right where he wants him," Kenji smirks. "Like he said, arrogance is going to get ya anywhere."
"Bah, Saul was caught off guard by Ash's lies! He'll get back at him soon enough!" Barney declares.
Ketchum nails two right hands into the temple, then when he gets him at the barricade, he Military Lifts Saul up and drops him back down chest-first on top of the security barricade. (1!... 2!... 3!...) Linklater goes down nursing his torso before Ash forces him back in the ring. He slides in at the count of four and makes the cover: 1, 2...Saul kicks out at two. He brings the rookie at the center of the ring, sits him up, runs to the ropes, bounces off, and MISSES the Shining Wizard just as Saul lied on the mat and performs a kip-up as Ash turns around into a Back Side Kick to the midsection. With that, Saul makes it to the ropes and rebounds to hit the Judas Neckbreaker (Corkscrew Neckbreaker)! Saul hooks the leg: 1, 2...Ash kicks out at 2.67! Linklater mounts him with multiple fists to the face before forcing him on his feet and whips him to the corner. Ash suddenly walks onto the top of the turnbuckle like stairs and leaps off with a Moonsault on nothing as Saul had moved himself forward...and Ash lands on his feet! Déjà vu spells out to the fans as Saul turns around to eat a Superkick—HE CATCHES THE FOOT! Linklater has Ash caught in surprise as the former shook his head and says, "Don't think that's going to get me, old man," and spins him around to kick him in the gut and puts him in a Front Facelock, getting ready for the Linklater DDT (Impaler DDT).
"Ho-ho! How smart is this guy?! He saw Ash's Moonsault transited into the Superkick a mile away! He may have got Benjamin long ago with that, but that's not going to get Saul this time around!" Barney grins. "Way to go, kid!"
"And now he's got Ash in his clutches and is looking to finish him off. Could he do it? Could he make the win against a former world champ?" Markiplier queries.
Linklater goes for his Lifting DDT...but Ash is still on his feet and spins out of it and lifts him onto his shoulders. Ash grins to the cheering crowd and lands the Attitude Adjustment! He has the leg hooked and opponent covered!
"Oh, Ash with the Attitude Adjust—oh, f*ck it. Ash hits the FU! FU CONNECTS! God, that feels good to say it!" Markiplier exclaims happily. "And he has the cover!"
"C'mon, Saul! Kick out, man!" Barney shouts.
"Sorry, Stinson, but I'm afraid that for Linklater..." Kenji begins.
1...
"Anata!"
2...
"Desu!"
...THE REF IS PULLED OUT OF THE RING BY A MAN IN BLACK!
"Kansei—whoa, what the hell?! Who is that?!" Kenji shouts.
"That guy just pulled the referee out of the ring!" Zack says.
Ash looks up in confusion to see the man in black and attempts to go after him with fury, but is suddenly attacked by another man in black! The two were seen as men in black with sunglasses as they beat down Ash Ketchum with no remorse!
"What is going on around here?! Why are those men in black attacking Ash?! What business do that have with him?!" Markiplier asks.
"...Wait a minute...oh, I shouldn't be surprised," Kenji scowls deeply as he saw that there was a "KC" logo on both men's suits. "KAIBA is behind this! The son of a bitch is screwing Ash over!"
The two continue the assault before bringing him up to his feet and Ash starts fighting back with a fist to the first and a Back Elbow to the other! He Clotheslines the first man in black out of the ring and catches the second one on his shoulder, then tosses him outside of the ring with the Attitude Adjustment! The crowd gets all on his side with the momentum until Seto Kaiba arrives and nails a steel pipe to the back of his leg!
"And there's the man behind all this! Great timing to ruin his night, Seto!" Barney laughs.
"I shouldn't be surprised by you supporting this, Stinson, but what does Kaiba have to do with Ash right now?! What is the point of all this?!" Kenji asks.
The Pokémon (anime) main protagonist holds his leg in pain as Kaiba stalks him with a sinister grin and the pipe in his hands, then brings him up by the head to mock him. "How does it feel to be ruined, Ash? Hm?... Worse than usual, huh? Just like what happened at Reign in Blood...things are just NOT going your way..." Kaiba chuckles before JAMMING the steel pipe into his skull! Then, he puts him in the Standing Headscissors, hooks his arms tightly and plants the White Dragon Plunge! To the crowd's detesting reaction, Kaiba keeps his grin as he throws away the evidence and exits the ring coolly. He forces the slowly awakening referee into the ring as Saul was just crawling towards Ash, who was completely unaware of what just happened, but could care less as he turns Ash around for the pin.
"Oh, come on! Not like this! Not this way!" Kenji pleads.
"Too late, Senji! It's happening, baby!" Barney grins.
1...
"Bada Bing!"
2...
"Bada Boom!"
...3!
"Forget About It!" Barney finishes.
"Dammit!" Zack curses.
("Smoke and Mirrors" by Downstait)
"Here is your winner, Saul Linklater!" Maria declares.
Saul rolls off a slightly bleeding Ash to stand on his knees and looks up at the unhappy crowd filled with boos, but he cracks a grin as he showed he doesn't give a damn about how he wins. All he cares about is kicking ass and cashing in checks; no more, no less. He stands up with the referee holding up his arm in victory and motions around his waist that he'll be winning the Battle Royale and the Fatal 4-Way Match by Rebellion. Waving off the booing fans, Saul exits the rings through the ropes and celebrates his win before looking to the camera and shouting, "See that, sir?! I won my first match 'round here! Now it's time for me to make it all worth it by the Battle Royale, baby! Time to kick some ass..." All the while, Ash was favoring his forehead, which was bleeding, as he had a headache and Seto was standing by the stage with a vile smirk on his face standing by his hurt men in black, but their mission was successful.
"With the help of Seto, Saul Linklater manages to get the win and is now a member of the Battle Royale along with Hernan, Kenshin, and Vergil," Mark says. "Apparently, the kid doesn't give a damn since he won, but with Ash...he got screwed over..."
"He had it coming to him long ago," Barney shrugs.
"...And in what way EXACTLY did he had it coming to him, Stinson?" Kenji asks through his teeth, gritting them in anger.
"He just did. He made the snide comment to Seto after the Playground of Blood Match and now, he's paying the piper," Barney confirms, causing Kenji to silently grumble and clutch onto his head with a right hand.
Linklater passes Seto and his man, not noticing them, but wouldn't care, and Seto looks back at the ring to see Ash slowly standing up on his knees and looking up at the stage. He regains his senses and sees the culprit behind his loss...and frowns heavily at the grinning Kaiba. The Pokémon Trainer struggles onto his feet by the ropes as he keeps glowering at the Yu-Gi-Oh! character, who declares, "This is only the beginning, Satoshi...there's more to come for your suffering..." and he heads to the back with his personal security.
"This rivalry between Ash and Seto has been going on for a while since the middle of June...and it's getting a bit more personal week after week..." Zack states. "This is definitely far from over."
Somewhere in backstage, Kaiba and his personal bodyguards were rushing through the halls and make their way out into the indoor parking lot. As soon as they make it to Kaiba's personal limo, Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg runs up to them with a mic in hand.
"Hang on, hang on! Kaiba, just what was that about out there with your assault to Ash?" PewDiePie asks.
"It's simple as I've already said it out there, Felix...this is only the beginning for Ash Ketchum. There is MORE for his suffering. Let's hope he prepares for the inevitable..." Kaiba grins as he enters his limo.
The vehicle then drives off, heading out of the arena as PewDiePie is left confused and slightly shaking his head at Seto.
[Commercial Break]
Cameras return to Ignition as the commentators are seen by their announce table at ringside.
"Good evening, folks—welcome back to Friday Night Ignition; as you all have seen recently before the commercial break, Ash Ketchum was close to claim his win until a man in black pulled out the referee and another came in to assault Ash. Who was responsible? Seto Kaiba," Markiplier says. "Why? Quote unquote 'This is only the beginning for Ash Ketchum. There is more for his suffering.' It seems Kaiba is now getting his hands on the Pokémon anime protagonist."
"Ash fought back the personal security and it wasn't until the culprit arrived to send a steel pipe into his leg. He then jam the pipe into his skull after proclaiming that things will not go his way," Kenji says. "In short terms...he's going to make Ash's life a living hell."
"Thank you, Captain Obvious! I wonder when did ya figure that out," Barney mocks, earning a glare from the Japanese commentator. "This is what Ash has coming to him and with the situations happening outside ACW, this is exactly the kind of punishment he needs and deserves."
"And just how the hell did Ash deserve this in the first place, Stinson? There is no logic in what you're saying at all, baka!" Kenji exclaims.
"There's always logic when MY voice speaks, Ouija!" Barney retorts.
"...That's the name of a spiritual board game, you stupid son of a...!" Kenji snarls, eye twitching as Zack held him back.
"Easy, bro..." Zack appeases his half-brother.
"Regardless of this argument...Kaiba's determined to break Ash down to pieces and he'll do that by getting into his head constantly like he always does. That's how dangerous Seto is...and Ash may need to watch to out for what he has in store for him," Markiplier states.
("Who's Next?" by Jim Johnston)
The crowd explodes into cheers as the lights turn gold and after 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 as the crowd roars even louder in cheers. Moments later, the shower stops and Beowulf looks up with great intensity at the ring as he breathes out smoke from the fireworks like a dragon. He never took his eyes off the squared circle as he stares at it before walking down the ramps. Arriving at ringside, the King of Blood climbs onto the apron and stares throughout the whole arena before entering the ring and walks to the ropes, where he faces the fans bellows with intensity by hanging off the ropes and fans react back with their cheers.
"From the Land of Geats, weighing in at 275 pounds, he is the winner of the Playground of Blood, 'The Beast of Geats' Beowulf!" Maria announces.
"Make way for the King of Blood! Beowulf, 2014's Powerhouse of the Year, has arrived!" Zack cries out.
"Two weeks since his win at the Chamber of Blood, the Beast of Geats makes his return to the square circle and here he stands as the inaugural King of Blood," Kenji proclaims. "He has proven he can stand through such a Chamber Match after multiple kick-outs by many of his competitors! He and Kaiba were the last men standing in the Playground of Blood and the king receives his crown."
"And he has the opportunity to face the ACW Undisputed Champion at any pay-per-view in any match of his choosing," adds Markiplier. "Now, he'll be facing whatever comes against him...I even have heard Hudson is looking to chase after the king."
"I certainly hope it's true. I like to see the King of Money take down this 'so-called' King for once," Barney huffs.
...
...
...
("Endless Possibility" by Jaret Reddick)
"...No way...!" Zack says in disbelief.
[This is my escape
I'm running through this world and I'm not looking back
And I know I can go where no one's ever gone
And I'm not looking back
But how will I know when I get there?
And how will I know when to leave?
We've all gotta start from somewhere
It's right there for me
The possibilities are never ending!]
Crowds stood on their feet in a rowdy response (mostly the UWE fans who were in attendance) as a rodent covered in black and purple fur, unique feature of a ripped-off left ear, and shown with a huge smile on his face recognized as the one and only Spin the Hedgehog. The Deathmatch Icon chuckles to the cheering fans before looking to the camera and says, "Didn't expect me to be here, huh, guys? Thanks for buying my IWF contract, Author A1! I'm gonna have fun here!" He turns his attention to the ring with Beowulf in it and walks his way there while passing high-fives to his fellow and devoted fans. He makes it to ringside and slides under the bottom rope, then stands on his feet to raise two fists in the air and garners cheers from the crowd before looking at Beowulf and smirks, "Surprised, huh?"
[I see it, I see it
And now it's all within my reach!
Endless possibility!
I see it, I see it now
It's always been inside of me!
(And now I feel so free!)
Endless possibility!]
"And his opponent: Making his ACW debut, from Southern Island, Mobius, weighing in at 268 pounds, 'The Deathmatch Icon' Spin the Hedgehog!" Maria announces.
"YOU GOTTA BE JOKING! SPIN THE MOTHERF*CKING HEDGEHOG! HE'S HERE IN ACW?! HOLY CRAP! Two-time UWE Galaxy Champion, four-time UWE X-Treme Champion, one-time NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion, creator of the NJPW Japanimation Deathmatch Championship, which he was the first-ever and longest-reigning champion, and is a Hall of Famer in both UWE and the Fiction Wrestling Hall of Fame!" Zack screams. "The Deathmatch Icon makes his appearance in Awesome Championship Wrestling for the first time! I-I thought he was UWE exclusive!"
"Well, he IS...but then there was a lot of troubles going on with UWE: Rebirth and so on and he joined Inter-Dimensional Wrestling Federation to help his career, but that one folded...UWE returns later and Spin's back, and considering IWF folded, it was said that Joshua Garza bought his contract and he's now a member of ACW!" Kenji shouts.
"So we have an idiotic hedgehog in our roster...great. And I thought Crash was bad enough. I thank Chris for sending him to the hospital...but now we gotta deal with THIS guy," Barney groans.
"The Beast of Geats meets The Deathmatch Icon for the first time in the squared circle...this...is something you don't see every day, ladies and gentlemen. You just don't," Markiplier states with a chuckle. "A dream match we get to see ourselves live on Ignition!"
Both Beowulf and Spin stand at their separate corners as the official checks on them and calls for the bell keeper to ring it; the bell rings and the two wrestlers circle around the mat slowly as the King of the Danes stares at the Deathmatch Icon with a stern expression, yet is very surprised on the inside while Spin kept the smile on his face. Spin and Beowulf slowly walk up to each other, the latter extending his hands out for a lockup, which Spin accepts with one hand gripping onto his. Carefully, Beowulf holds out his other hand for Spin to grab and Beowulf suddenly pulls him into a Double Underhook Suplex transited into a flat-out Hip Toss. He quickly flips Spin over to get a Front Headlock in, trying to keep him on the ground as Spin fights back to get to his feet. As soon as he did, Spin wraps his arms around the waist of the King of Blood and plants a Northern Light Suplex on him, bridging the hold as the ref drops to count it...and Beowulf pops the shoulder at one. The epic hero rolls on his stomach with Spin, rises to his feet with him in his arms and lifts him up on his shoulders. He tries to Powerbomb him, but Spin flips back and lands on his feet, then kicks straight into his knee, forcing Beowulf to go down on all fours and nails a STIFF Roundhouse Kick to the side of the head!
"Oh, geez! Did you guys HEAR that?!" Zack winces. "Spin nails the Roundhouse Kick right to the skull of the King of Blood!"
"Don't think I've seen someone nearly knock Beowulf's head like that! That's surly taken him down a peg!" Barney states.
As Beowulf collapsed on the mat, Spin hops over him, then on the top ropes to perform a 630° Senton, landing right on top of the epic hero! He makes the pin again: 1, 2...Beowulf powers out, not showing any signs of staying down at all! Spin rolls onto one knee along with Beowulf as the two stare down from across the ring and Spin says, "Geez, you're tougher than I thought...this is gonna be fun." He smirks as he stands up and the King of the Danes follows in suit while cracking his neck. The two circle the ring again and get into the collar-and-elbow lockup before Beowulf suddenly rams him into the turnbuckles and starts nailing multiple shoulder thrusts into the corner. He stands to nail a Knee Strike to the gut, then brings him out of the corner to attempt a Suplex, but Spin lands behind him and Dropkicks him right into the turnbuckle! After landing his face first onto the turnbuckle pad, Beowulf stands up favoring his head and gets planted with a Fate Changer (Half and Half Suplex) by Spin! The hedgehog turns him over for the pinfall: 1, 2...kick out by the inaugural King of Blood!
"Fate Changer off the Dropkick by Spin to the King of Danes and the latter kicks out of it! Momentum seems to slowly side with the hedgehog right now," Markiplier states.
"You know, as this match goes on, it seems Spin is always the one pinning him. Not looking good for the King of Blood as he needs to at least make one himself to the Deathmatch Icon," Barney comments. "He's gotta bet some hits to the rat or else he's not going to look strong."
Spin begins lining Beowulf up to his feet as he backs up and goes for the running variation of his Death Kills (Discus Big Boot)...and Beowulf ducks the foot, then lifts Spin up from below with one arm on his shoulder and nails an impactful One-armed Powerbomb! (Barney: I spoke too soon! ; Kenji: Beowulf suddenly comes back to authority with that Powerbomb! That looks like it may have taken the air out of Spin; he took him off guard for the moment!) Beowulf, still gripping onto the hedgehog, rolls him up for his first pin...and Spin kicks out at two and a half! Just as Spin rolls back to his feet, Beowulf suddenly Clotheslines him out of the ring over the top rope. While the Deathmatch Icon recovers, Beowulf waits for him to return to the ring as the official starts the count out...but the Beast of Geats had a different idea as he looks at the ropes behind him, then back at a groggy Spin and grows a smirk before making a run for the ropes. (Markiplier: Oh, no. Oh, no—he's not serious! ; Zack: Beowulf never is one to joke around, so he pretty much is!) The King of Blood bounces off and heads across the ring to jump through the ropes with a SUICIDE DIVE ONTO SPIN THE HEDGEHOG, INCITING SHOCKED, CHEERING REACTIONS AND "HOLY SHIT!" CHANTS FROM THE CROWD!
"AND THE KING FLIES RIGHT INTO THE HEDGEHOG! Yes, he did just that and I'm telling you that you DID just see that, people!" Zack exclaims.
"My goodness gravy, Beowulf had ACTUALLY thought of the most risky move for a man his SIZE! Two-hundred and seventy-five pounds just CRASHED onto Spin!" Markiplier shouts.
"I hate to be that guy...and I'm glad I'm not!" Barney chortles. "Oh, I still hate you, Beowulf, but you bring amusement to me when you crush a rat."
Beowulf stands up to his feet with a grin, albeit somewhat groggy from almost landing on his head, and bellows at the top of his lungs to the cheering crowd. A few rowdy fans chant, "Hail Beowulf!" as said King of the Danes picks up Spin to his feet and holds him in a Military Lift before dropping him face first on the steel steps! (1!... 2!... 3!... 4!) Then, Beowulf lets Spin sit against the steel steps as he slowly backs away and lines him up for the right moment to smash his skull into the steel stairs. (Kenji: Beowulf is thinking something BAD to weaken Spin here...if he doesn't get out of the way in time, he's in a world of trouble! ; Barney: Do it, man! Crush his skull and skin his fur when you're through with him!) When Spin shakes the cobwebs off and looks up, Beowulf charges at him as he went for a Knee Strike...and Spin MOVES out of the way just as Beowulf nails the steel steps instead and crashes over them! The Beast of Geats favors the right knee in pain while gritting his teeth and Spin takes this chance to roll inside the ring...and then rolls back out to make the ref restart the count as the crazy hedgehog climbs to the top turnbuckle. He waits for Beowulf to get to his feet and when he did, Spin took a deep breath in a dramatic way...then just shrugs and leaps off the top onto the back of Beowulf's head with the South Island Hangover (Diving Somersault Leg Drop)!
"He sticks the landing with the South Island Hangover! What a maneuver!" Markiplier says. "That crazy hedgehog didn't want to hit it as Beowulf was down, but he does so in a Leg Drop Bulldog variation! The things this guy would do."
"And no thanks to him dodging Beowulf's knee strike, it's obvious that damn rodent is gonna take advantage of it," Barney says.
Outside the ring, the King of Blood was obviously dazed and hurt from the diving maneuver by Spin, who was getting to his feet and bringing his opponent, albeit heavy, into the ring. He gets on the apron to slingshot himself and land a Somersault Senton onto Beowulf. Beowulf cringes in reaction to the attack as he sits up and Spin grabs the right leg to land an elbow on it, then gets on one foot to place his right knee onto the bad leg, making Beowulf let out brief shouts of pain from the hedgehog zeroing in on his limb. By then, Spin would stand up and begins to lock in the Indian Deathlock, trapping Beowulf where he is at as the Deathmatch Icon wrenches the submission hold and has the Powerhouse of the Year shouting in pain. (Markiplier: Beowulf may be a beast within himself, but even great beasts have weak spots of their own as Spin is twisting and pulling on the bad leg with the Indian Deathlock. And with how the Playground of Blood turned out for him, the King is in deep trouble.) The referee asks if Beowulf would like to submit and he answers by shaking his head as his hands claw at the mat and lets out a exclamation of agony while Spin continues to yank the Indian Deathlock. Then, he sees the ropes behind him and starts dragging himself to them; luckily, they weren't that far from his reach, but Spin is making sure to stop him as nails a few punches to the bad leg, making Beowulf halt his progress. Nonetheless, he would fire with fists of his own to the temple and even land a headbutt. He and Spin get dazed after the shot, but that didn't stop him from dragging himself to the ropes again and his hand reaches out to the bottom rope, earning a rope break. The Deathmatch Icon clears his head and sees the rope break before he lets go of the hold and then drags Beowulf back to the center of the ring to put him back in the Indian Deathlock, but Beowulf suddenly puts him in a Small Package!
"Beowulf gets the rope break and Spin thinks to lock him in again after—oh, Beowulf catches him with the Inside Cradle! He's pinned!" Zack says, observing what has happened.
"Could this get the win?" Kenji asks.
1...
2...
Spin kicks out of the pin!
"Damn it! No, he could not!" Barney frowns.
As soon as Spin got up, Beowulf barely gets to his feet due to the submission making it worse and kicks him in the gut for him to prepare a Pumphandle position. He crouches and tosses him with a Pumphandle Fallaway Slam...but Spin has landed on his feet behind and pushes him to the ropes. Beowulf rebounds from the ropes and Spin nails him with a Leaping Clothesline! He then gets Beowulf to the corner and would start off with a series of multiple Backhand Chops and Elbow Smashes, then nails a few Headbutts followed by a Snapmare into landing a few Soccer Kicks, Knee Strikes, and Shoot Kicks to the back and chest respectively and finally finishes it off with a Sliding Lariat! Spin now becomes filled with confidence as he exits onto the apron and measures him up for an ambush. Once Beowulf stands up, Spin points to the Geatish warrior and jumps onto the top rope and springboards off with a Clothesline—SPEAR IN MIDAIR! (Kenji: SPEAR! SPEAR! Beowulf brings Spin down with the Spear! ; Barney: About time he took him out! Now he has him pinned! I hereby say...)
1...
"Bada Bing!"
2...
"Bada Boom!"
...
...
...
...Spin gets his foot on the bottom rope and the ref sees it in time!
"Forget—AAH! Oh, come on! How is this guy still going?!" Barney shouts.
"Spin's crazy and a bit odd, but he goes out at that squared circle every day with a smile on his face and no matter how much you put him down, he's gonna get back up!" Markiplier states.
Beowulf rises on his knees and pants as he runs a hand through his hair, a bit flabbergasted that Spin manages to get the rope break despite the colossal impact by the Spear. He grabs him by the quills and drags him in a Front Facelock as they stand and Beowulf looks to put him away with the Wulfhammer. After letting out a brief roar to the crowd, he drapes the arm over his head and lifts him high up...then Spin lands on his feet behind the Beast of Geats, who is kicked at the back of his bad leg and suddenly gets carried on Spin's shoulders! The Deathmatch Icon turns to the cheering crowd with a grin and shouts, "For you, Asui!" and lands the GTS—Go to Sleep! (Zack: Go to Sleep! The GTS connects in tribute to his fiancée! This may actually tame the beast into the land of slumber and his winning streak early! ; Barney: I still hate Spin...but screw it, I hate Beowulf more. So...) Spin gets the leg hooked: 1... (Bada Bing!) 2... (Bada Boom!)
...
...
...
...BEOWULF KICKS OUT AT 2.999!
"Forget About—ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! HOW THE HELL DID HE KICK OUT OF THAT?!" Barney shouts in disbelief.
"Injured by the Chamber and the bad leg included, Beowulf is showing resistance to keep his streak alive!" Kenji comments. "He's not letting it die so soon!"
Spin holds his head with mouth agape in absolute shock as he looks at the ref and asks if it was three, he hoped, but the official answers with a kick out at two. He scratches his head as to figure out how he's gonna put the Geatish warrior down for good, then stands up to ready to finish Beowulf off with the K.O. Elbow (Discus Elbow Smash) as he winds up the arm. Beowulf rises to his feet using the ropes to help himself up, unaware of Spin stalking him from behind. Then he turns around, Spin...well, spins for the K.O. Elbow...and misses the shot! Beowulf runs straight for the ropes as Spin thought the same and they run into one another as Spin goes for a Leaping Clothesline...AND GETS TAKEN DOWN WITH A LEAPING SPEAR, LANDING RIGHT ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD!
"JESUS CHRIST! Spin went for another risk and he PAID for it by getting Speared! Did you see how his head landed on the mat?!" Markiplier exclaims.
"That one looked like it took the air out of Spin; he may be split in half for all we know!" Zack says as Beowulf gets the legs hooked.
"And I hereby declare to say..."Barney begins.
1...
"Bada Bing!"
2...
"Bada Boom!"
...3!
"Forget About It!"
"HABUSKI! That's all she wrote! The streak continues for Beowulf at 8-0!" Markiplier proclaims.
("Who's Next?" by Jim Johnston)
"Here is your winner, Beowulf!" Maria declares.
Beowulf keeps the firm grip on Spin before letting go and rolling off of Spin to favor his right leg since he did use both legs to leap high and catch his opponent down with the Spear. He slowly sits up and attempts to get to his feet with the aid of the ropes while Spin was still on the mat, his expression to show some pain and a bit of disappointment. As soon as Beowulf got up, he uses his good leg to walk to the hedgehog and extends a hand out to help him up, which Spin accepts. He brings the vet up to his feet and pats his shoulder, showing a sign of respect while saying, "Welcome to ACW, hedgehog...you fought well, my friend." Spin chuckles and replies, "You as well...I'm already liking it here." The Beast of Geats nods and raises Spin's arm to show signs of respect between the two as the crowd cheers and applauds.
"Beowulf and Spin fought with all they had, but it was the King of Danes who makes it through and keeps his undefeated streak going. However, we see the respect between both rookie and veteran and the fans applaud it," Kenji states.
"Ugh...who does this anymore? We're in the twenty-first century, people... You fight to WIN, not give corny moments like this," Barney scoffs.
"Perhaps in your view, but those who want to enjoy wrestling for how it is, this is what you're gonna see. Whether you like it or not," Markiplier remarks...before hearing the sound effect of a cash register. "Oh, no..."
"Ooh...looks like things won't end so cheesy after all," Barney grins.
[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...]
("I Come from Money" by S-Preme)
Beowulf and Spin look towards the stage as Kurt Hudson walks out alone, then starts walking down the ramps with a stern expression as he was scowling deeply at the Beast of Geats. Kurt had a mic in his hand and starts talking after stopping midway nearly at the end of the ramps.
"Evening, 'King' Beowulf...How art thee and thy...lacking valor leggeth...?" Kurt asks in a mocking tone of the Ye Olde English language. "How embarrassing of 'the king' to be weakened by such a lowly RAT...what's worse is by showing more of it with a handshake. That...isn't how a king acts towards his enemies and you, of all people, know that, Beowulf. A real king shows no remorse...no mercy...no regrets... You think that because you won the Playground of Blood two weeks ago on Sunday, it actually makes you a KING? You think because of that, you're actually a king again like back then in the Anglo-Saxon period? ...Then you're more pathetic than I thought... (crowd boos loudly) You've grown soft to the hedgehog due to your friendship with him and that's why you allowed him to take advantage of you...that or old age is catching up to you when you fought the Fire-drake and died for NOTHING...am I right?" he smirks as Beowulf scowls heavily while gritting his teeth. "Beowulf...in reality, you're a legend...you're OLD NEWS. In wrestling, you may be a rookie and you may be young...but you're nothing but a carcass walking like as if GOLDBERG was still at his PRIME. You're from a different millennia...I am this millennia... I am THIS generation's KING and I should've been when I had you broken down in the damn Chamber! But you know what? It's not worth talking about it...when it's worth TAKING DOWN the current king and bringing in a NEW heir to the throne... Why don't we start that...NOW?"
Hudson drops the mic as he gets to ringside and Beowulf and Spin ready themselves to fight since they have the advantage—HATTORI HANZO ATTACKS BEOWULF'S BAD LEG WITH THE BLACK STEEL PIPE!
"Whoa, where did Hanzo come from?!" Zack exclaims.
"Beowulf and Spin were too focused on Hudson, they didn't realize Hanzo would be around!" Mark shouts as Spin grabs Hanzo, but is jabbed in the stomach with the pipe. "And now Spin's taking the assault from the mercenary!"
Spin holds his abdomen as Hattori grabs him and just throws him out of the ring through the ropes; Hudson enters the ring to stomp the downed Beowulf mercilessly along with Hanzo to loud boos from the crowd. Kurt orders Hanzo to bring Beowulf up and he does so with his arms pinned behind his back. The Billion Dollar King clutches him by the jaw, spewing out disrespect to the King of Blood such as: "You still feel like a king, Beowulf? Do you?! You're pathetic! You're as weak as you were in your final days as the King of Danes and I'm gonna put an end to THAT!" Kurt then nails the pipe against Beowulf's right leg, making him shout in absolute pain!
"The self-proclaimed King of Money is beating down the King of Blood senselessly! That bastard won't know when to quit!" Kenji shouts.
"Oh, face the fact, Benji! Beowulf is truly old news as he was already a king before! He died while fighting a damn dragon and since he's an unnecessary king again, Hudson is going to take what's rightfully his!" Barney retorts. "Beowulf has gone soft and he's paying the price to our TRUE King of Blood!"
Kurt would then begin jamming the pipe onto his skull multiple times, just enough to bust him open. Hanzo tosses Beowulf aside as Hudson stalks him and nails the pipe onto his leg again. Adding insult to injury, Kurt simply presses his foot against the back of his right leg to further the pressure while Hattori went outside the ring to snatch a steel chair near the color commentators. He enters the ring and gestures Kurt to use the foreign object to destroy him completely. With a grin, Kurt steps off the leg and takes the chair as Beowulf favors the knee while gritting his teeth in agony. Kurt unfolds the chair halfway and proceeds to place the injured leg in it, but Beowulf begins fighting back with his good leg kicking him right in the face! As Kurt staggers back, Hanzo attempts to halt his comeback, but Beowulf grabs the pipe Hudson put aside and slams it against his gut!
"Now Beowulf is fighting back! He's injured, but he's showing resistance—he is not backing down so easily like this!" Markiplier states.
Beowulf nails the pipe two times to the midsection of Hanzo and uses the ropes to stand up and suddenly performs a Dropkick to the mercenary! He stands on his good leg and once Hattori staggers to his feet, the King of Blood RAMS him down with a Spear! It wasn't as impactful considering the bad leg, but he got the job done as he gets to his vertical base and roars loudly to the crowd, showing he's still standing...until Kurt Hudson strikes a Chop Block to the bad leg! Beowulf goes down holding his injured limb as Kurt brings up the chair and raises it to slam it down on him...but then Spin the Hedgehog snatches the chair away and rams it into the abdomen of Hudson followed by a chair shot to the spine!
"Spin is alive and well! Hanzo took him out, but it wasn't enough and now Hudson is paying the price himself!" Kenji exclaims.
"Hanzo, wherever you are, get that damn rat off Hudson! The man owns your paycheck, you know!" Barney yells.
The crowd goes rowdy as Spin fires away with multiple chair shots to the back of Hudson and throws it aside to place his head in a Standing Headscissors. He lifts him up on his shoulders and just when he was going for the Pain Bringer (Powerbomb Lungblower), Hudson drives down the elbow to the skull. He lands back on his feet and gets Spin in the Cobra Clutch, going for Hudson $treet—Spin pulls out and yanks him in for the short-arm variation of the K.O. Elbow!
"K.O. Elbow! The Short-arm Elbow Smash connects with authority!" Zack states.
Hudson drops down and Hanzo appears to pull his boss out of the ring and escort him to the ramps, backing up on their way to the stage as Spin taunts them to enter back in this ring and fight with the crowd on their side. He then helps Beowulf up and the two glare at Kurt and his personal mercenary as "Endless Possibility" plays from the loudspeakers, a sign that a rivalry spark has lit up a bit bigger now that the Deathmatch Icon is in the picture.
"The Deathmatch Icon managing to stop Hudson and Hanzo from completely annihilating Beowulf and the mercenary and his boss runs off to fight another day. I wouldn't say this is a victory for either man, but at least the worst has stopped," Markiplier states.
"Even so, the worst is STILL yet to come for Beowulf, Mark. The Beast of Geats has been tamed by our true king and Hudson is going to make sure he will not be sitting in his throne anymore!" Barney proclaims.
Transiting from the arena to the backstage, an HD TV screen is shown with the ACW United States Championship Match between Dante and Vergil on Saturday Night RAMPAGE...and the camera zooms out to show a stoic Vergil, who was watching the match alone in his regular attire as fans gave a mixed reaction, but the cheers were quite loud...until Arkham steps in with the Bible in hand, seeing the elder son of Sparda watching his match from last Saturday.
"...Not meaning to remind you of your loss...but considering you did...you only have one more chance to win this Battle Royale...and if you don't, your chances of ever fighting your brother will be DONE," Arkham states...and that makes Vergil grow a scowl enough to glower at him.
"Don't you think that, Arkham...I can tell there is some tone of doubt you have to me after my loss on RAMPAGE...I know what happened and I don't need you to remind me. What I did...was my decision...and I have NO regrets staying to my honor," Vergil states, garnering a few cheers from the fans. "You willingly passed the belt to me and you gave me that choice...and I denied it. You had NO right to do that to me...we've only renewed our alliance because you would help me defeat Dante once and for all...that's it. Nothing more. Nothing less."
"Is that what you think? Vergil, when we had our alliance together in the past...you were as low and deceiving as me...you used me just like I used you...and I wanted to bring that Vergil back...but you failed at that when you threw the belt aside and it cost you the chance to eliminate your brother and take the United States Championship away from him—you hesitated...all because you wanted to keep what is left of your DEAD FATHER inside your black heart," Arkham says, making Vergil scowl heavily. "I never thought you would grow weak and soft since you returned to the ring in this company...I honestly wonder if it's mostly because of the fact you are in a relationship with that female mage that's made you soft—NGH!"
Vergil clutches onto Arkham's throat and would slowly choke him, surprising the priest...before letting him go all of a sudden and allowing Arkham to catch his breath. The two would glare at each other as Vergil steps up to him and says, "You...leave her out of this...this is between you and me, Arkham... I am not WEAK...compared to my brother...I had him BEATEN on RAMPAGE, but it seems things aren't going my way...not yet...at the Battle Royale...I will win it. I will win it and go into the Fatal 4-Way Match and WIN the ACW International Championship while pinning Dante in the middle of the ring. I guarantee it... You...just need to make sure I get that...with NO dishonor...got it?"
Arkham only continues to nurse his throat until he looks straight at Vergil and replies, "If that is what you wish...then it shall be so... Remember my words, though, Vergil...if you prove me wrong that you aren't weak...do so...by winning the Battle Royale and showing your brother no mercy. Knowing you...you can do just that."
The villainous priest would take his leaving as Vergil stays behind to watch the match again, only seeing Dante winning the whole thing with the belt in hand...and that made him more peeved with his fists clenching tightly, showing how determined he is to win this. The scene then changes to the TitanTron with [Yami] Ryo Bakura and Takashi Komuro being shown onscreen, where on the bottom it says: "NEXT: Takashi Answers Bakura's Monster Ball Challenge."
"Well, up next, people...Takashi Komuro answers the Spirit of Darkness's challenge! We all know what his answer's going to be considering the past few weeks have been between both men, but Takashi wants to say it in Bakura's face. We'll be seeing that on Ignition after the break...NEXT," Markiplier states.
[Commercial Break]
Cameras return to the event as Verizon Arena is seen from the outside and the crowd is heard cheering in the background.
"We are back on the USA Network with Friday Night Ignition on the air and live from the Verizon Arena with about over 17,000 people inside this building," Zack says. "We still have a long way to go for our event and it is just getting good."
"Indeed, my half-brother. As of right now, Ignition is brought to you part by Mortal Kombat X, available in stores on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One! 'Who's Next?'" Kenji quotes the tagline.
Barney infers, "I'll tell ya what's next, the demise of Komuro as we get to his decision soon enough—"
Suddenly, dark disturbing images rapidly appear onscreen 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 brief scream being heard. And...darkness and silence is what was left...until a small match was lit and it lights a candle...and the light reveals Ryo Bakura alone with the candle in hand.
"North Little Rock, Arkansas..." grins Bakura as the crowd lets out a small pop in cheers. "...I'm here..."
He suddenly blows out the candle and the intro to "Fear" by Disturbed plays over the loudspeakers and the arena is turned dark for the moment until it drowns out...and then...
("Sinner" by Drowning Pool)
The lights flashed back on and Ryo Bakura is revealed standing at the stage with his signature G.O.D. mask with The Guy's face along with a few followers of The Shadows in the audience. Bakura creepily tilts his head, staring towards the crowd under his mask as he extends his arms out and is cackling under his mask. He begins walking to the ring as he passes by a few of his followers and slithers into the ring to stand on his knees in the middle of the ring. Bakura lifts his mask up a bit to reveal his left eye and a vile grin himself with a shout of, "FOLLOW...THE SHADOWS!"
[Bend me, shame me, misdirect me!
It's all the same to me...
...
Look at all this useless talk!
Look at all this useless talk!
Look at all this useless talk upon your cross!
You look at me, but you don't see...
Understand I'm a sinner!
Don't corner me, don't lecture me...
Raise your hand if you're a sinner!]
"The sinner himself...one of the Gods of Darkness has arrived before Komuro... He surely knows how to send a chill down your spine," Zack shudders. "For those who heard, Bakura and Marik have won and award at the Fiction Wrestling Awards for Promo of the Year for their...disturbing message to Takashi and Kohta before Reign in Blood... Jesus, I'm still getting nightmares from that..."
"And that's why the Gods of Darkness won it in the first place because that very promo sends the message that no matter how much you forget it, the nightmare will always haunt you," Barney states. "It's haunted Komuro and Hirano at Reign in Blood and caused them to lose their match."
Bakura stands on his feet with his mask removed and holds a microphone in hand while "Sinner" volumes down to silence and the lights dimmed a bit to set the atmosphere.
"As of last week," Bakura begins, "a fellow god of mine has fallen due to a mortal who doesn't know when to quit...who doesn't know when to realize he continues sinning against the Gods of Darkness...making things much, much worse for him as time passes by...and from last Saturday...I issued a challenge to him...a Monster's Ball Match at Rebellion...THAT...is where mortals such as Komuro...will realize their position as nothing MORE than a pathetic mortal who thought he can stand up against a lord of the darkness...but only to fail MISERABLY... So, Komuro...why don't you show up so I can hear your answer to my challenge?"
The Spirit of Darkness patiently waits in the ring as he sits down with his legs crossed, grinning almost psychotically while he stares at the stage. He is slowly rocking back and forth like as if he lost his mind...which isn't surprising at all even if he did lose it.
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("Whatever" by Our Lady Peace)
At that signature riff, the crowd lets out loud cheers for the appearing Takashi Komuro, who was wearing a dark red tank top, black leather fingerless gloves, plain gray jeans, and black sneakers. His whole expression showed he was ready for a FIGHT and starts walking down the ramps with a death glare towards the sinister Bakura, who still sits where he stays with vile grin. On his way, he notices the same sign from the opening show that said, "Monster's Ball?! Sorry, Komuro, But You Is Dead," and scoffs it off as he keeps walking.
[There's no holding me back...
I'm not driven by fear, I'm just driven by anger
And you're under attack...
I'm just climbing up slowly, I'm the one and only
The tease, the way you lie...
The stumble in your mind...
The fear, the hope inside...
They hit here...
But whatever you need!
'Ever you got, 'ever you want!
I'll take back again!
Whatever you need!
'Ever you got, 'ever you want!
I'll take back again...]
"Look at Komuro...he is ready to go STRAIGHT to Hell with Bakura and we haven't got to Rebellion yet! No less hearing his answer!" Markiplier states. "He's that damn driven!"
"A foolish mortal—as Bakura said repeatedly and wisely—to even think he could step up to a God of Darkness. He is a DEAD man walking!" Barney implies. "He made it worse for himself when he took out Marik last week. You just don't anger a god."
"Even so, Bakura began all this months ago in May...it would be in Spring Breakdown that Komuro and Hirano make it PERSONAL between the Gods of Darkness and now look where to we have come to..." Kenji states. "From Highschool of the Dead versus The Gods of Darkness...to Takashi versus Bakura...the odds are evened. Now, it's time to find out what will happen from here."
Takashi stands on the apron as he was glaring at Bakura in the middle of the ring and slowly enters while Ryo stands up. Takashi turns around and gets in the face of evil, staring angrily with a vicious scowl at Bakura, who only had a sick grin and arms splayed out along with the words of, "I'll make you repent soon, Komuro..." Takashi only responds with a small huff and replies, "We'll see..."
"Whether people may like him or not...Takashi seriously has the balls to stare into the face of evil without flinching... Ryo pulled off mind games with him over two weeks ago the two nights before Reign in Blood...and in spite of that, he's not showing ANY fear," Zack says.
"Cut the crap, Zack. He's hiding it and we all know he's scared to DEATH on the inside! He knows he's idiotic enough to try and fight Ryo when he ALREADY LOST!" Barney states. "He should've accepted the guilt and hide from the Gods of Darkness, but nope. He decides to make it worse for himself...now he's gotta pay in the Monster's Ball that is if he accepts the challenge."
"Knowing him...he just might..." Markiplier adds.
Takashi and Ryo continue glowering each other down until the former went around him, still glaring, and requests for a microphone. He receives one as "Whatever" volumes down and walks up to Bakura with a dark glare while half the fans chant, "Komuro! Komuro!" and the other chants, "Ryo's gonna kill you! Ryo's gonna kill you!" Takashi didn't give a damn for the chants opposing him nor cheering for him as he payed attention to Bakura and Bakura only, the Spirit of Darkness still grinning evilly as he raises his mic up to his mouth.
"So...you've come...how pleasant... Now, it has said you have your answer for my challenge...and I know what the answer is already..." Bakura chuckles darkly. "But it seems you want to say it yourself...well, go on...SAY YOUR ANSWER, but know that you've sealed your fate once you've said it..."
Takashi takes a look at his mic, twirling it in his hand a few times before staring to the crowd for a moment. He would than raise the mic up to his lips and speak.
"First of all, Bakura...what you're saying is utter bull crap...I'm not sealing my fate when I answer your challenge...I'm simply doing the opposite by sealing YOURS and get vengeance for my friend, the same guy you and Marik injured a couple weeks back at Reign in Blood...and then I returned the exact favor last week. You think I regret doing that and you think I'm going to do it right now with this challenge...you're DEAD wrong, Ryo. I'm not running scared. I'm not going to fear the dark. And there is no way I'm 'following' your shadows bullsh*t... I admit, I'm no saint myself considering all the stupid shit that's happened to be outside the FWM and in here...but there are a few people in my world that are just sh*ttier than me...and the one in THIS world is YOU, Bakura. You and Marik annihilate Kohta and I did the same to you both by taking out Ishtar. You preach the shadows and present yourself as a GOD. The REAL sinner is YOU..."
"...A sinner is I, you say?" Bakura speaks. "No...this Lord of Darkness knows how much you lie, Komuro...no matter how much a pitiful human like these who sit in their seats and you tell yourself that you're not a sinner... Let me quote something to you...'Bend me, shape me, misdirect me...it's all the same to me.' Those LYRICS speak to me...and to ALL OF US...no matter what we do, no matter how much we try...no matter how you're on your KNEES, begging to Christ Himself, to atone our sins, it ALWAYS ENDS THE SAME...we go back to committing them...and the truth is...we're PROUD to be them as well. (chuckles darkly while the fans boo loudly) I can hear those hissings and scowls...they can deny it all they want, but they KNOW it is the ABSOLUTE TRUTH and YOU know it as well, Takashi Komuro when you took out Marik Ishtar! I have come here to make sure you pay for those sins and that's exactly what I'll do when I tear you to pieces and rip the sinner out of you by Rebellion, my friend! And I will MAKE YOU follow the Shadows!"
With an insane laughter, Bakura leans back at the ropes with a sadistic grin while Komuro glowers at him, yet remains stoic. After Ryo was finished his insanity, Takashi speaks again.
"First of all...if you and your boyfriend were 'gods'...explain why I kicked his ass last week so easily?" Takashi questions with as a small smirk, crowd oohing at that burn and it made Ryo lose his grin. "Second of all...I didn't say my answer yet, jackass... Speaking of which...(twirls his microphone)...I accept your challenge. (crowd cheers) And now, without further ado...I'm gonna kick your ass."
TAKASHI ABRUPTLY SMASHES THE MICROPHONE ONTO BAKURA'S HEAD! He tackles him down and starts hammering away with raining fists to the head!
"Komuro accepts the challenge! He's going all out on the man who's made him and Kohta go through hell and he is not waiting for Rebellion to come by soon!" Kenji exclaims.
"Oh, no, my brother, I think Rebellion has come early!" Zack adds. "Komuro ain't gonna wait to fight Bakura!"
Komuro continues to send down fists to the temple of Bakura, who turns the tables by rolling on top of his opponent and now starts landing harsh forearm smashes to his skull. Soon enough, a few officials slide into the ring to cease their brawl, inciting some boos from the fans...but Takashi nails a vicious elbow smash to one ref and lunges himself at Bakura, inciting the brawl again! Fists were traded once again as they shoved the officials out of their way and Takashi hits Ryo with a Spear! He quickly slithers out of the ring, but Takashi wasn't going to let him get away so easily...or so he thought when Bakura catches him with a Hip Toss right into the steel steps! Komuro contorts in absolute pain when his left leg hit the edge of the steps and clutches onto it tightly...and that just gives the Spirit of Darkness the advantage as he pulls him up by the hair and throws him inside the ring.
"Takashi's in a bad position right now, guys. With the leg landing harshly on the steps, there's no one to stop Ryo from relentlessly punishing him," Markiplier states.
"Well, let this be a sign to the punk that when you fight a god, you know you're going to lose!" Barney implies. "It is time for Komuro to repent now before this gets worse. Oh, no, wait...it just did."
Ryo holds Takashi to his feet in the middle of the ring and his back bent over on Bakura's knee, setting him up in prior to a new maneuver as he chuckles darkly before cackling like a psycho. "FOLLOW...THE SHADOWS!" Ryo shouts. "TIME TO REPENT, MY BOY!" And he goes for the Death Penalty (Swinging Reverse STO)...
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...but gets reversed down on his stomach to be trapped in the Crippler Crossface from Takashi!
"Crossface! The Crippler Crossface! Takashi's got it locked in to Bakura!" Markiplier exclaims. "He has him in the middle of the ring with the Crossface sealed tight!"
The Highschool of the Dead character pulls his head back as far as he can, almost looking like he can break it at any moment as Bakura shouts in utter agony! Ryo tries again and again to pull Takashi's hands off his face, but the teen wouldn't let him as he continues to hold it tight! Nonetheless, a few security guards slide in the ring to break up the quarrel. Fans boo as Takashi was pulled off and Bakura slowly departs from the ring and favors his neck while glowering at his seething enemy. With a small grin, Ryo wags his finger while Takashi, being held back by security, shouts, "You want me to repent?! I'll make you do so yourself when I tear you apart by Rebellion, you son of a bitch! You want me to become an animal?! I won't have a problem with that!" Bakura, backing up to the stage gradually, still smirks and says, "Good...then you shall let the Sin of Wrath consume you if you must defeat me...but you won't... You will only fail miserably."
"These two won't be showing any mercy to one another by Rebellion in Monster's Ball...they're going to fight like ANIMALS—and they won't give a damn what gets in their way!" Markiplier states. "These two are going to make sure one doesn't make it to his feet and the other stands tall."
"This is a match to behold as a god from the depths of darkness emerges to fight a mere human who thinks he can be at the same level as him...he's going to learn the HARD WAY that vengeance will only leave him a bloody corpse," Barney coldly implies.
We arrive in the backstage to show an HD TV, which is displaying Ed's new debuting gimmick as "Edback" in his match on RAMPAGE...we zoom out to reveal Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla of Smosh watching the match with "intrigue" after walking in, their appearance inciting a huge cheering reaction with some boos in the mix.
"It is quite peculiar, Sir Anthony..." Ian says in a Mid-Atlantic English accent while wearing a monocle. "Just last week, we've kicked their bums down to the gutters and now they think they've gotten their comeback with this new gimmick of Ed's..."
"Yes. Yes, it is, Sir Ian," Anthony replies in the same accent, also wearing a monocle. "Quite peculiar...ripping of a real life gimmick to make their own when they're still bummed over the fact they aren't as 'degenerate' as we are...how sad. ...Okay, why are we wearing these things again?"
"I don't know. Thought they make us look smarter," Ian shrugs as Anthony rolls his eyes...then they see the camera in front of them and raises their eyebrows. "...Oh...hello, ladies."
"You're not Val Venus, dude."
"I could if I wanted to..." Ian huffs, turning away from Anthony with crossed arms.
"Oy. Whatever...but in any case...evening, those who are watching at home and from the Verizon Arena, either a fat man, a spoiled brat, a sexy, perky lady, and a possessed dog. I suppose you all believe we're supposed to run scared from Ed's new gimmick, hm? This is the part where we begin to regret our decision to mock the degenerate veterans such as the Eds?" Anthony queries. "...I think not."
"So, that's why we're going to apologize for—say wha?" Ian turns his head to Padilla, who continues speaking.
"What we said last week is the absolute truth...oh, and before you fans and authors get the idea, we're not heels...or faces...simply degenerates! We're doing what we like! Yet, the Eds, or more likely, Shorty, himself, was too stubborn to remember that. Old age has been getting to them, probably."
"But there were here since 1999, dude..." Ian corrects.
"Quiet, you. I'm talking," Anthony hushes. "We beat them last week, but it looks like Skipper is going to try to scare us off with the big lug turned into Edback...and that ain't gonna work."
"Um, actually, it's working for me since I crapped my pants last Saturday after seeing that kid get destroyed...yeah," Ian says.
"...Anyways," Anthony says, trying to ignore that gross comment, "Eddy, if you think the big Ed with a, oh, so, unoriginal gimmick is going to scare me and Ian away? Yeah, nice try, shorty. See, your ego felt so down and ruined by the fact you lost to us, a new generation of degenerates, it broke you. It got you to cling to desperation that you had to find a way to scare us off and give you the respect you 'deserve' and fill your damn ego. You do realize how we're really are, right, Mr. Eddy? We're the real degenerates around this place and we're being exactly that while you don't even see it. You wanna beat some respect out of us? Bring it on. Next week on Ignition, you release the Big Ed on a few set of challengers we got in mind. Hell, you can join, I don't care! Be sure to bring it...so, here's the small message: We're Smosh. We are the new degenerates around this place and as rookies, we do what we can to bring ourselves to the top instantly...even it means having you, Eddy, break your spine. And if you're not down with that, we only got two words for you..."
"Pineapples?" Ian guesses with a goofy smile.
"N...no...idiot..." Anthony pinches his nose bridge. "Thanks for ruining the moment, dude."
"Ah, come on, we'll just do another take," Ian says.
"We've taken like billion takes, Ian," Anthony replies. "We've taken them and you screw up that last line."
"Um, actually, guys...you're cutting a live promo...right now," says the camerawoman off-screen as Smosh turns to her with raised eyebrows.
"...You mean...we're live now?" Ian asks.
"Now," she replies.
"...Right now?" Anthony asks himself.
"Right...now," she answers again.
Smosh's eyes widen together as they look at one another for a moment...then turn back straight into the camera in awkwardness as the crowd is heard cheering loudly over a few boos. Ian and Anthony return to looking at each other awkwardly as they discuss what to do now.
"So...this is awkward..." Ian implies as Anthony nods. "...What are we gonna do?" Ian queries.
"Um...oh!" Anthony gets an idea as he ducks down along with Hecox...
...and the two come back up wearing new Smosh T-Shirts and Anthony is wearing a "Sex Turban" Trucker Hat.
"Get all your Smosh merchandise at our official Smosh website!" Ian proclaims as the two smile and they give a thumbs up before hopping away...
...before coming back and Anthony states, "And if you're not down with that..."
"We got two words for ya!" Ian adds.
"SUCK IT!" the crowd finishes up for Smosh, who had disappeared from the camera once again...
...then, they return one last time to say, "Thank you!"
Ian waves to the camera as Anthony walks away and he heads the other way...before sprinting to where Anthony is at, following him and they leave behind a chuckling crowd.
[Commercial Break]
And now, the Ignition Backtrack is brought to you in part by Verizon Wireless, "That's Powerful!"
[Fiction Wrestling Awards, weeks ago]
Clips show the team of Korra and Tsubaki Nakatsukasa walking out of the stage alone before Jenny Wakeman, Saya Takagi, Holly Storm, Katara, Aelita Schaeffer, Shego, and Blackfire appeared themselves as suspense music plays in the background.
"And the TROOPS are RALLIED," Ryutaros said.
"Korra and Tsubaki, preparing for WAR..." Caddicarus said. "The Four Horsewomen, the crown jewel of 'The Queendom', have been going around making every girl PARANOID...because one of them may be The Fourth Woman."
"ANYONE can be The Fourth Woman. ANY of them," Kreese said.
("State of Origin" by WWE Productions Music)
Then, just as iGeneration got in the ring, Tori Vega and Zoey Brooks attack (Older) Aelita Schaeffer in the crowd with metal pipes before she has her dress torn apart and is thrown down a flight of steps just as Mai Valentine and Sailor Moon were jumping off the barricade and onto the crowd! Tori and Zoey go over and everything goes to hell as various clips show Blackfire and Katara fighting Mai, Saya and Shego fighting Tori, Holly and Jenny fighting Zoey, Aelita on Moon, Tsubaki on Carly, and Korra on Sam. Another clip shows Yaya Nanto of WCW: Showdown Superkicking Sailor Mars in the audience and lays her out over her own kids! Yaya runs over to the commotion, nobody noticing her, and she cracks Shego in the skull with a chair! Then she swings and wallops Katara with a chair as well! Holly takes out Zoey, then went for a Spear to Vega, but accidentally Spears Aelita! As Holly explained to Jenny it was an accident, Yaya slams a chair over Holly's back and ANOTHER over the head! She takes down the Sadistic Madness survivor and then Jenny POUNDS at Yaya with a metal fist to the head! Sam puts Korra on her shoulders and Carly prepares to jump off for iDestruction...
...
...YUMI ISHIYAMA RUNS DOWN THE RAMPS WITH A BARBWIRE BAT EQUALIZER! YUMI IS ABOUT TO RIP SOME FLESH TO SHREDS!
"YUMI! YUMI IS BACK! AND SHE WANTS ROYAL BLOOD FROM THE QUEENDOM!" Ryutaros said.
...BUT MYSTIQUE SONIA PUSHES YUMI INTO THE STEEL STEPS!
"WHAT THE HELL?!" Lasercorn was in SHOCK.
"HOW IN THE—" Caddicarus looked on WIDE-EYED.
As Sonia picks up the bat and slides into the ring, iGeneration holds up Korra as Jenny screams, "SONIA?! WHAT?! WHY?!..."
"I SAID I WAS GONNA GET MY MOMENT AT THE FWAs! AND I'M GONNA GET IT!" she SCREAMED as the crowd HISSED at her!
"SONIA...SONIA IS THE FOURTH WOMAN! SONIA IS THE FOURTH WOMAN!" Ryutaros exclaimed.
"OH, SHE WAS TIRED OF BEING IN JENNY"S SHADOW! NO MORE!" Lasercorn said. "NAIL THAT AVA-BITCH IN THE SKULL, CALL IT A DAY AND MOVE ONTO GLORY!"
Sonia takes a swing and SMASHED SAM PUCKETT IN THE SKULL WITH THE BARBWIRE BAT!
"OOOOOOOOOOH!" CADDICARUS SCREAMED IN DELIGHT! "OOOH, YEAAAH! OH, YEAAAH! SHE TURNED DOWN BEING THE FOURTH WOMAAAN!"
"NO! NO! YOU FREAKING IDIOT! YOU DOLT! YOU FEEB! YOU KNOB! YOU TURNED DOWN THE ONE CHANCE YOU HAD AT BEING FAMOUS! AT BEING MORE THAN JENNY WAKEMAN'S CARRY-ON!" LASERCORN FACEPALMED.
Sonia felt GREAT as the crowd WAS ENTIRELY ON THEIR FEET CHANTING "SONIA! SONIA! SONIA! SONIA!" AND DESPITE PAIN AND INJURY, SHE SLAMMED THE BAT INTO A CHARGING CARLY SHAY'S STOMACH AS WELL! THE SLAM WAS SO LOUD, THE NOSEBLEEDS COULD HEAR THE ECHO!
"SONIA! SONIA DRIVING OFF iGENERATION, SHE JUST BECAME THE HERO! THE KILLER OF QUEENS! THE ONE TO END THE EMPIRE BEFORE IT GOT TOO BIG RIGHT HERE IN THE FWAs!" Cad exclaimed.
Moon and The Queendom started to retreat a bit, grabbing Carly and Sam from the ring with Freddie as Korra stood up with Sonia and Tsubaki. The girls then SURROUNDED the ring as Yumi entered into the ring. She held her head in pain and looked up at Sonia...who sheepishly apologized and said, "Had to..."
...
The Queendom stood on the ramp as the girls all pointed at The Queendom. Korra's music playing in the speakers, the crowd just SCREAMS "SONIA ROCKS! SONIA ROCKS! SONIA ROCKS!" as Mystique Sonia BASKS in the glory of it all. The Queendom looks like they want to FIGHT...Sam is mad...and she WANTS SONIA...but Moon tells her to calm down, because there is a time and a place for EVERYTHING.
"The Queendom RETREATING...the armies of Moon going BACK to the drawing board," Caddicarus said. "They THOUGHT they could get Sonia...well Sonia had MORE IN HER EYES..."
Sailor Moon says backs her troops up the ramp as Korra stands tall with Tsubaki and Sonia and Jenny celebrate in the ring with Yumi. Moon grabs a mic she had strapped to her thigh and says to everyone, "WHATEVER! AS TRIPLE H ALWAYS SAYS...THERE'S ALWAYS A PLAN B...
"...
"Though...Sonia wasn't even Plan A..."
...AELITA SCHAEFFER KICKS YUMI IN THE GUT AND AELITA DDTS ONTO THE MAT!
"HEY, WHAT THE HELL?!" CADDICARUS JUMPED OUT OF HIS SEAT.
("Betrayal 2" by WWE Productions Music)
The entire crowd just looked on in COMPLETE...AND UTTER...SILENCE...
Korra looked at the entire and slowly moved her head to Aelita, like she just LOST A PUPPY, and she yells, "YOU SON OF A—" AND AELITA KICKS HER AND AELITA DDTs HER! She kicks Jenny and throws her out, then thumbs Sonya's bad eye and nails the Aelita DDT as well! The other girls see this and are about to go into the ring , BUT THE QUEENDOM ATTACK SHEGO, HOLLY, KATARA, AND THE OTHERS AND JUST INCAPACITATE THEM AS MOON SLIDES INTO THE RING!
"What have we...?" Ryutaros has NO words.
Yumi, dazed, looks up slowly as Moon holds her hand out and calls Aelita "PLAN A..."..and Aelita TAKES MOON'S HAND AND SHAKES IT...and Yumi...just looks HEARTBROKEN... The crowd chanted, "YOU SOLD OUT! YOU SOLD OUT!" Aelita smirks as Mai, Carly, and a profusely bleeding Sam pose together with her while doing the four finger symbol and Moon kneels with iGeneration's GAIA Tag Team Championships belts in hand.
"...I can't believe this," Caddicarus said.
"Neither can I," Ryutaros said.
"Know what? She wants to win?...More power TO HER," Kreese said.
"And long reign The Horsewomen," Lasercorn said with a smirk.
Aelita nods while the crowd STILL throws in some trash. But The Four Horsewomen...now complete...pose inside the ring.
Mai Valentine: The Flair.
Sam Puckett: The Enforcer.
Carly Shay: The Brain.
"Plan A" Aelita Schaeffer: The Fourth Woman.
"Aelita Schaeffer...you can go to hell," Caddicarus said.
With Sailor Moon as manager, The Four Horsewomen are COMPLETE. And the entire group have BIG SMILES while looking at ACW's seats...
Fans are seen hissing and booing loudly in reaction to the flashback from the FWAs and many of them chanted REAL loud, "AELITA SUCKS! AELITA SUCKS! AELITA SUCKS!" and "SHE SOLD OUT! SHE SOLD OUT!" We turn to the commentary table, having Kenji extremely disappointed, Mark speechless, Zack trying to make the best of this, but failing...and Barney the only one happy about this.
"...Of all people...that damn Sailor Moon managed to slither like a disgusting worm inside someone's head...she went inside Aelita..." Kenji scowls as he runs a hand through his hair. "What's worse...Aelita lets herself say that bull crap. All her friends, her loved ones, her fans—she chose to betray them for an easy life as an Horsewoman...!"
"Isn't it great, though?" Barney grins. "This is the best decision that gal's ever done in her life! She's a winner and Aelita knows that herself! Moon certainly picked the right girl as the Fourth Horsewoman. Now The Four Horsewomen is complete and The Change has arrived! ...The Women's Division is in a WORLD of trouble now...and it is going to be Legend—wait for it...because the Four Horsewomen are going to dominate the division and they're going to take their rightful place in there—dary! Legendary!"
"...I f*cking hate you, Stinson," Kenji growls.
"That was the absolute worst part of everyone's lives at that very event...yet, it was the highlight of The Four Horsewomen and The Queendom... It's as I said that night...the Lyokian Princess has sold her soul to the Devil's wife..." Markiplier states.
"...Would it be wrong to say that since Aelita is apart of the Four Horsewomen, she's apart of ACW?" Zack asks...which has Kenji glowering at him and he shuts up.
"Ah, that's even the best part! Yes, she is a part of our company...welcome to Awesome Championship Wrestling, 'Plan A'!" Barney smirks.
("So Beautiful, So Evil" by Digital Summer)
"...And look who's coming out to speak their minds on the past event," Markiplier comments.
The fans let out a booing reaction as Kendra Daniels, Allison Wilson, and Eliza Hart walks out to the stage and they look very annoyed. It wasn't by the audience, they couldn't care less about them...they were more annoyed by The Four Horsewomen deal and the leader of this female faction had the heaviest scowls you can see as the three march their way to the ring. Eliza hops onto the apron as Allison climbs on and Kendra takes the steps to enter and Evil Beauty stands together in the middle of the ring, scowls still existing on their faces as Allison snatches a microphone and passes it to Kendra.
"Kendra Daniels is definitely not happy about this like the rest of us...but I don't think it's the betrayal she's ticked about," Zack says.
"No, what she is pissed about is that now The Four Horsewomen are formed and are apart of the Women's Division and looking to change it...this messes with the business Evil Beauty's got with Téa and Hart of Hyuga," Barney informs. "Oh, boy, that doesn't satisfy Kendra at all...Moon's gotta be having a field day from this."
"I wouldn't be surprised if she is," Kenji rolls his eyes.
Kendra taps into the mic as the music dies and she stares at the crowd now stoically, officially beginning to speak.
"...I only have one question to ask...do I have your attention, Sailor Moon? Do I have your attention, Four Horsewomen? Queendom? Do I have any...of your attention, you pretentious league of egotistical skanks?" Kendra queries, the crowd oohing at her shot towards Moon and her Queendom. "I hope so...because this is a message that I hope you listen to DAMN WELL. From the events that occurred at the Fiction Wrestling Awards...no one saw coming that little Aelita Schaeffer was the Fourth Horsewoman...not even I. While I admit...it was well played by that old, wrinkled hag, Moon...trying to pit every female wrestling against one another as we assume who is the Fourth Horsewoman...always the manipulator. Reminds me of myself...but the only difference is I'm still in my PRIME while I got it. You all know how it went down...hearts broken, anger and hatred rising, and a sense of betrayal... Yet...do I give a damn? ...Hell no. I couldn't care less for how Aelita's former allies felt heartbroken or pissed off...what matters to me is my goals. Mine and Evil Beauty's goal of taking over the Women's Division...but instead...Moon decides to make her own stable, ruin a stable's plan, and fill her f*cking ego. And so...The Four Horsewomen is made and born. So why am I here talking about this? It's simple...(looks straight into the camera)...it's me telling the Four Horsewomen to stay the hell out of my team's way. We've heard Mai speak 'The Change'...then iGeneration...and now that 'The Change' has arrived, we stand ready for you four... We've been here in this company longer than you 'women' have; we were the top female heel team—and the only one at that—to be dominating the division before they showed up. Despite the horrid management back in the day, we've stuck by this company and we're still determined to capture the Women's Championship and Women's Tag Team Championships...we will NOT let this pass by and we will NOT the Four Horsewomen destroy what we've worked for since the beginning. For Evil Beauty, all three of us...for the Rookie Revolution, myself only...Moon...your Horsewomen SHALL FALL and FAIL...just like the rest who are stupid enough to stand in our way."
Kendra throws the mic away and she orders her teammates to stand by at ringside as she prepare in the ring alone for her opponent to appear while "Looks That Kill" by Mötley Crüe played from the loudspeakers. The bell rings three times and Maria Lopez makes the announcement.
"The following contest is a Females Match! Standing in the ring: Accompanied by Allison Wilson and Eliza Hart, from the American Republic of Space, weighing at 141 pounds, Kendra Daniels!"
"The leader of Evil Beauty and the ACW's RR District lets out her thoughts on the FWAs...and she made it loud and clear to the fans. However, did it get the Four Horsewomen's attention? I'm a bit doubtful, but I'm hoping for it myself," Mark says.
"She sends the warning to The Four Horsewomen...all that matters is how they respond. Should they brush them off...or see them as competition," Barney adds.
("Rooftops" by Lostprophets)
[When our time is up...
When our lives are done...
Will we say we've had our fun?
Will we make a mark this time?
Will we always say we tried?]
The reception turns positive as Sarah Ortiz walks out with her hands behind her back, smiling as she lightly skips and stops at the stage. She gives herself a twirl and splays out her arms in rock horns to the first chorus of her song as violet pyro shoots out from the stage. She walks her way down the ramps on her way to the ring, sharing a glare to Allison and Eliza before sliding in the squared circle. She walks past Kendra and stands on the second ropes to cup her hands around her mouth and yells to the crowd, "Scream your heaaaaaaart ouuuuuuuuut!"
[Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out!
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out!
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out!
This is all we got now
Everybody scream your heart out!]
"And her opponent: From San Diego, weighing at 118 pounds, California, 'The Female Enigma' Sarah Ortiz!" Maria announces.
"Young Sarah Ortiz makes her second match and it's once again to Kendra Daniels tonight on Ignition. If you remember, ladies and gentlemen, Sarah was teamed up with Sakura Haruno and Coco Bandicoot against the debuting Evil beauty team, whom they lost to about over a month ago on the last week of May," Markiplier states.
"She fought and lost to Evil Beauty then...and she's going to lose to the leader of said faction tonight. It's that obvious," Barney says. "There's no competition for Kendra...just nothing but a squash match."
Sarah hops down and stands in her respective corner as did Kendra and the ref signals the bell to ring. The two women circle each other on the canvas and they get into a collar-and-elbow lockup before Kendra rams her knee into the midsection and slams Sarah's head with a Mat Slam! She mounts the rookie and lands vicious shots to the temple, showing no mercy with the visible scowl on her face as the referee had counted up nearly to five, but pulls her off Sarah and scolds her to knock off the attitude. Daniels walks back to Sarah and picks her up by the head and drives it into the turnbuckle closest to her. She turns Sarah around and smacks her chest with the Knife Edge Chop. She repeats the attack over and over, then pulls her out of the corner to perform a Turnbuckle Powerbomb.
"Kendra isn't even giving Sarah a chance to fight back—she's just trying to end her quickly," Zack says.
"What did I say, guys? This is a squash match...Sarah walked in this match clearly at the wrong time and she should've known what was coming to her," Barney implies.
Sarah goes down nursing her spine, but Kendra wouldn't give a chance to breath as she picks her up again and begins setting her up on the top rope. Sarah sits on the turnbuckle as Kendra takes a few steps back, then makes a handstand on the turnbuckle with her legs wrapping around Sarah's head, and flips her with a Frankensteiner! Ortiz nurses her backside as she tries to get back up while Kendra shakes her head and scrapes her foot across the head a few times, earning boos from the fans. Kendra crouches close to The Female Enigma and mocks her being hurt and smacks her head a few times, too. "Does that hurt, Ortiz?! Does it, brat?!" Kendra insults her, slapping her cheek this time. "Learn to keep your mouth shut for once!" Daniels clutches onto Sarah's hair and drags her up...and Sarah punches her stomach, then follows it with a Snap Legsweep DDT! Lying on her back, Kendra holds her head as Sarah then stands by her side with her back turned and lands a Standing Moonsault!
"Impressive Moonsault by The Female Enigma! Sarah's now gaining some momentum for the first time!" Markiplier states.
"Oh, you gotta be kidding! Kendra, c'mon, woman, you aren't going to let this brat get one over you like this, are ya?!" Barney shouts.
The Female Enigma gets the leg hooked for the firs time and Kendra kicks out at two! She lifts her up to her feet and nails the Forearm Smash into her skull, making Kendra fall back and drapes herself over the second rope. Taking the chance, Sarah runs for the opposite ring ropes and rebounds off them and lands a Leapfrog Body Guillotine. Then, she quickly gets on the top rope as Kendra is staggering to her feet and the Female Enigma exclaims proudly, "For you, Noel!" and jumps off to hit a Diving Bulldog, planting Kendra's face on the mat! Sarah stands to hear the garnering cheers for her and smiles as she proceeds to ascend the top rope once again, this time for her finishing maneuver. Just as Kendra rolled on her back, Sarah smirks and hops off with the Angelic Splash (Frog Splash)...and her finisher is denied when Kendra had her knees rose up, nailing her midsection! Sarah holds her abdomen while getting up and Kendra grabs her arm to twist it, clutches onto the other and nails both feet in her face with the Beauty Breaker (Inverted Double Stomp Facebreaker)!
"Ho-ho, look at that! New finisher from the creative Kendra Daniels!" Barney exclaims happily. "What a knockout! There is no way Sarah's kicking out of this!"
Sarah nurses her jaw as Kendra drops down to hook the leg and pin her face against the mat: 1...
"Bada Bing!"
2...
"Bada Boom!"
3!
"Forget About It!"
("Looks That Kill" by Mötley Crüe)
"Here is your winner, Kendra Daniels!" Maria announces.
Daniels had the dark expression her face when she pinned Sarah and kept it before letting go of her opponent as Allison and Eliza enter the ring. The referee proceeds to raise her hand, but Kendra stops him and wants her teammates to raise her arms. They do so as Kendra glares stoically at the hurt Ortiz and looks up at the booing crowd. Evil Beauty proceeds to leave the ring, but Kendra stays behind and Wilson and Hart didn't notice until they reached the ramps and saw their leader, who was glaring at a staggering Sarah...then she walks up to her and performs the Daniels Driver, drilling her skull into the mat!
"What the—what in the hell was that?! You've already beaten her, Kendra! This was just insult to injury!" Kenji exclaims.
"Exactly, Benji! She just put Sarah in her place...along with a message to The Four Horsewomen. She's showing she's not joking around as she meant it by doing this," Barney states.
Crowds boo louder at Kendra's actions as she still glowers at the unconscious and slowly backs up to exit the ring while "Looks That Kill" by Mötley Crüe resumes. Kendra walks past her allies and they follow her to the stage.
"As Barney said, Kendra has sent a message—this being her second one might I add—and it was with brutality," Markiplier says. "She had her message sent verbally...and now once again physically."
"This is going to spell HUGE trouble for our Women's Division...and nothing more than trouble..." Zack adds.
Down in backstage, Evil Beauty are exiting the Gorilla Position and head their way back to their locker rooms—
"You know, if you're gonna send a 'message' such as that...you're gonna do a lot better," scoffs aloud a female teen voice, a brunette more likely...
...and Kendra's scowl grew bigger as she and the women turned around...to meet Carly Shay, Sam Puckett, and Mai Valentine, three-fourths of the Four Horsewomen as the crowd is heard booing viciously loud at the sight of them. Evil Beauty and the three of the Four Horsewomen stare down as the tensions rise between the two female stables.
"So you three showed..." Kendra scoffs.
"No duh, bitch," Sam says, earning a glare from Allison.
"Why don't you watch what you're saying, tramp?" Allison growls as Kendra puts her hand in front of her, gesturing her it isn't worth a fight...for now.
"Before this goes ugly...we heard what you said out there, Daniels...don't think you can scare us with that petty warning," Mai smirks.
"Wasn't meant to scare you...only to forebode you to stay the hell out of our way. Eliza, Allison, and I were here long before you, the brunette bimbo, the she-male, and that pink-haired brat," Kendra scowls. "We've ruled this division and we're keeping it that way."
"Ruled this division? Honestly, we've only seen you get your asses beat on Reign in Blood by a mismatched tag team and a whiny champ...and THAT is just sad," Carly chortles. "You three had your chance and you screwed up. Now it's our turn...so step aside."
"If anyone should, it's you Horsewomen," Eliza states, glowering at Carly. "We're not giving up our positions to chase those belts and we're not letting you take that away from us..."
From what would look like a brawl, another steps in...and the crowd boos even louder...as Aelita Schaeffer stands by the three Horsewomen with a smug look on her face. The crowd can even be heard through the arena as they chant, "YOU SOLD OUT! YOU SOLD OUT!" The Four Horsewomen stand together as Mai stands in the front to lead them with a grin, Evil Beauty obviously outnumbered by one member.
"You were saying, Eliza?" Mai chuckles. "If I were you, Kendra, I'd back off now...it's obvious your team is outnumbered by one...now that we have our fourth Horsewoman, nothing is going to block OUR WAY of earning some gold around our waists...and taking out the 'competition'."
Kendra steps up to Mai and glowers in her face with a vicious scowl as did the leader of the Four Horsewomen with a grin...and the two back away as Kendra speaks her final saying.
"I'm telling you four this...the numbers do not matter to us at this point...whether it'd be you and iGeneration...or Téa and Hart of Hyuga still champions...you all will just be casualties for Evil Beauty...ESPECIALLY...(rolls up her sleeve to reveal the RR armband)...the Revolution..." Kendra states proudly. "Until we cross paths again...well, you best hope we don't...or else the next meeting will end UGLY for you all..."
With a hand gesture to her teammates, the ACW RR District leader leaves with Allison and Eliza as The Four Horsewomen watch them walk off with conceited grins. Mai tells iGeneration and Aelita they leave now to attend their own business...but Aelita stays behind and Carly notices it.
"Hey...what's up?" Carly raises an eyebrow.
"...Nothing...I'll catch up with you three later," Aelita assures and the three Horsewomen leave without The Lyoko Princess...and she looks behind and calls out. "Stalker...you might as well show yourself."
She folds her arms as she awaits the person hiding...and came out was Lisa Weston, a stoic expression upon her face with a small frown towards the pink-haired human-turned virtual being.
"Like a kitty cat you loved to be so much, Weston...stalking those who wouldn't take meddling fuzzball back to their homes," Aelita says to the Brit, who frowns more at that. "What do you want?"
"...I'm here...to say what I wanted to say since your betrayal at the FWAs, 'mate'..." Lisa answers. "Considering you sold out to join the easy life."
Aelita scoffs as she rolls her eyes, "Seriously? I've already getting that enough from the ignorant fans and my so-called 'friends' who felt hurt...when they know I'm right. I'm the best in the business around this Multiverse; I'm the most important female rookie in here and I've never been pinned or submitted...I'm a true winner. You're like the rest—you were TIRED of seeing me winning because you sure as hell can't appreciate winners. And since you couldn't, I've joined a REAL winning team... You don't like it? Deal with it. If you can't deal with it...too damn bad. As for 'selling out'...I didn't sell out...I bought in. So whatever you got in mind...it's irrelevant, little kitty."
"...You know...you're actually SOMEWHAT right, Aelita...what I say is irrelevant...but I don't really give a damn. You've botched your friendship with your closest allies...when you hurt Yumi emotionally, it made Ulrich upset. And when Ulrich is upset, Odd is upset. And when my degenerate kitty is upset...I GET UPSET," Lisa growls, her teeth shown in the snarl. "Believe me, you would not like it if I'm brassed off (pissed off)...nobody likes a ticked kitty."
"Heh...if you're suggesting a match with me...don't waste my time. Like I need to lavish my first debut match with a rookie who's NOTHING compared to what I've done in my career...as I was WINNING and being a STAR, what were you doing? ...Being a cheap sex-addict lesbo for her psycho ex-girlfriend and a sick cult just like you two."
SLAP!
LISA HAS SLAPPED AELITA ACROSS THE FACE...and she held her cheek as Weston was FUMING...
"...RAMPAGE...tomorrow night...you...me...BE THERE, AELITA...OR ELSE I WILL DRAG YOUR ARSE TO THE RING MYSELF..." Lisa warns as she walks away, leaving behind a VERY PEEVED Lyoko Princess.
[Commercial Break]
We return from the commercial break to have the announce table seen at ringside.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Ignition on the USA Network," Markiplier greets. "Moments ago, Evil Beauty confronted and warned The Four Horsewomen to not cross paths with them and even said whether Téa and Hart of Hyuga are still champions or if Mai and iGeneration are the new champions by then, they're coming after them and the belts."
"But that wasn't all of it, Mark. After that confrontation, we had another, but it was with Aelita Schaeffer and Lisa Weston alone in the backstage. They would spew some words at one another and Aelita took it too far by mentioning something of Lisa's past...and boy, did she earn a hard slap to the face," Zack winces.
"Only thing I need to say to that is, how dare she?! How dare that lowly rookie dare put her hands—no, filthy claws on the future of our women's division?!" Barney rants. "That girl had no right at all to lay a finger on Aelita! She's got a death wish if she wants a match with Aelita on RAMPAGE tomorrow night."
"Hey, Aelita is the one that made things personal with Lisa when she brought up her past that shouldn't be mentioned at all. Lisa wanted to forget that and Aelita only made it personal with her; it was her own fault," Kenji retorts.
"Oh, wah-wah! Like we give a crap, Benji! If Lisa wouldn't want that brought up, she shouldn't done it in the first place. So, it's HER own fault," Barney states. "Our future Women's Champion—after Mai, of course—was speaking the truth. The little kitty cat was just butt hurt about it. She's bargaining more than she can chew that catnip."
("Loaded" by Zack Tempest)
The crowd stands and explodes in the arena with loud cheers to Yugi Mutou coming out in dark violet and crimson red lights, lightly nodding his head to the song, hands out as if to go with the flow, and then having his little entrance dance à la Jeff Hardy. Atem walks out to stand by his young twin as Yugi continues his entrance dance before kicking the right leg out, banged his head, and starts throwing his arms up and out in a Hardy-like manner and violet and crimson fireworks come shooting from the stage, inciting more cheers from the crowd. Once done, Yugi and Atem walk their way to the ring as the King of Games is bobbing his head to the song and The Pharaoh looks at the crowd with a grin. Altered Egos stop by the ringside to look at each other with a nod and they run inside the ring with a slide. Both twins stand at respective corners and Yugi stands at a turnbuckle with his arms splayed and hands symbols à la Jeff Hardy while Atem stands the other showing a slight dark grin and splays the same hand signs of his own.
The bell rings thrice as Maria announces the match, "The following tag team contest is set for one fall! Introducing first: From Domino City, Japan, at a combined weight of 384 pounds, they are the ACW World Tag Team Champions, Yugi Mutou and Atem, Altered Egos!"
"Right now, let us move on from the female action and get to tag team action, guys! Altered Egos have arrived in the house!" Zack calls.
"Recently retained their World Tag Team Championships at Reign in Blood against Alpha & Omega, Yugi and Atem are set for action despite last week with the Gods of Darkness attempting to put themselves back on the pursuit for tag titles," Kenji states.
"That is until Komuro ruined it for them. Now Bakura's gotta deal with him before going back to our so-called Tag Champs," Barney says. "One can only hope that A&O can make a comeback and take those titles away."
After Yugi and Atem gave their belts to the ringside crew, they await their opponents to appear as "Loaded" died...and as soon as it did...
("Rebellion" by CFO$)
"Gah! I-It can't be! No way! No freaking way!" Markiplier exclaims in disbelief as the fans were on their feet in an uproar.
Lights flashed red and black all over the arena as the camera stares up at the Titantron and two silhouettes slowly rise up in the darkness, one bulky muscled figure and the other skinny with claws...but both having their "skin" move around...and the spotlight shines on the two silhouettes to reveal Venom and Carnage and the fans let out a loud roar of cheers. With a heavy breath, Venom and Carnage snarl and let out a ferocious loud bellow as they head their way to the ring. Carnage and Venom separate when they reached ringside as they went around and the Red Symbiote climbs onto the apron, looking throughout the crowd with a sinister grin and slithers backwards into the ring, laughing sinisterly as Venom stomps towards him from behind. Carnage pounds his hands on the mat as Venom huffs and the two Symbiotes let out a screeching roar as their long tongues were sticking out and swinging around; Venom raises both fists while Carnage laughs maniacally and they make a menacing stare towards the Tag Champs.
"And their opponents: Making their ACW debut, from New York City, New York, at a combined weight of 511 pounds, Venom and Carnage...The Symbiotes!" Maria announces.
"Ho-ho, YEAH! Venom and Carnage have finally arrived in ACW!" Barney exclaims. "We've seen these two make their appearance in AIW against a tag team ("coughs") more likely, a couple of jobbers! ("coughs") And dominated them with EASE...all it took was a few seconds to defeat them."
"Former WWE Toon Tag Team Champions within the late '80s and also have success within UWE. Venom and Carnage were a big team in the mid '90s of UWE, back when comic book characters were massively over in the company. They were 3-time UWE Duos Champions with Venom gaining a UWE Galaxy Championship reign along the way for a brief period of time," Markiplier states.
"As successful they were, these two were bastards in every sense of the word—they were the most despised for their heinous actions, but the fans loved them for the popularity they've gained...plus, it was the '90s," Kenji comments. "They CHEERED when they ripped off Kabal's respirator, causing the Kombatant to lose his ability to breathe and nearly die before the EMT's saved him; they CHEERED when they put Felicia through a table just to spite Jon Talbain; they CHEERED when tore apart the ring after losing their Duos Championship belts the first time..."
"No matter what they did, no matter who they destroy, the fans ENJOY it. These two are the most dangerous individuals in history and they make their presence felt in the Verizon Arena with the crowd and the tag team champions...and they surely are sending chills down our spines," Zack shudders. "Alone, they are menacing...together, however...Lord, help us all at this day and age."
Carnage and Venom stand in their corner as Altered Egos did also in their respective corner; the official takes their belts, gives them to the ringside crew, and checks both teams before signaling the match to start. It would start off with Yugi and Carnage as they circle the ring and the Red Symbiote laughs sinisterly, "I'm going to have fun with YOU, boy!" Then, Carnage charges at Yugi, but crashes against an empty corner and Yugi turns him around to land multiple kicks to the midsection and uses the ropes to perform a Rope-aided Corner Dropkick straight into the gut, then backflips to his feet off the Symbiote son of Venom. He backs away to line Carnage up again and speeds towards him—CARNAGE WITH THE MAXIMUM CARNAGE (The Gore) AND YUGI LANDS ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD, REACTING TO THE MOVE IN THE SICKEST WAY POSSIBLE! Carnage hooks the legs: 1, 2—Atem stops the count just as Yugi barely kicked out! While Atem was hammering on Carnage, Venom enters the ring and when the official was separating The Pharaoh, Venom nails him with a Running Lariat, nearly knocking his head off!
"Jesus Christ! Venom with that sickening Lariat to Atem! Already at the start of the match, everything's gone to anarchy!" Kenji exclaims.
"Wow, we're already off to a great start," Barney chuckles. "I'm gonna enjoy this quick ending."
Venom grabs onto Atem and tosses him out of the ring as he and Carnage prepare to attack Yugi in the middle of the ring for the Venomous Carnage (Gore (Carnage) / Northern Lariat (Venom) combination). Yugi stands up holding his stomach and the first thing he sees is Carnage rushing to him...and he rolls away to the side, making the Symbiotes crash into each other! As they recover, Yugi quickly heads to the top turnbuckle and jumps onto them with a Diving Double-armed Clothesline! (Markiplier: Yugi was down, but he's not out just yet! He's not going down without a fight to these Symbiotes!) The King of Games hooks the leg of Carnage and he pops the shoulder up at a near two-count. Yugi brings Carnage up by the head and pushes him against his corner, then quickly backs up to run towards him with a Running Front Dropkick right across the face. Carnage becomes groggy as Atem climbs on the apron and Yugi tags him in. He enters the ring and gets down on his hands and knees as Yugi takes a few steps back, dashes forward, leaps off Atem's back and performs a Poetry in Motion!
"Altered Egos are making a stand against The Symbiotes tonight on Ignition with the Poetry in Motion!" Zack comments. "The momentum has completely switched to the World Tag Team Champions!"
"They may have this now, but wait until they screw up and Venom and Carnage DESTROY those two posers," Barney scoffs.
Atem grabs Carnage's head and throws him away from the corner, then climbs onto the second turnbuckle. With a battle cry, he performs a Diving European Uppercut to Carnage. Atem sees his opponent in the middle of the ring and goes to the ropes to perform the Yamisault...and lands on his feet when Carnage rolls out of the way, then catches him with his classic finisher, The Red Death (Spinning Heel Kick)! The Red Symbiote tags his symbiote father, Venom, who stalks Atem to his feet. The Pharaoh turns back to have The Symbiotes grab his throat and attack him with a Double Chokeslam. "All yours, Dad!" Carnage laughs psychotically as Venom clutches onto Atem's head with one hand and LIFTS him off his feet with just that.
" Good Lord, the strength of Venom is unbelievable; he's only holding Atem's head with one hand...!" Kenji says.
"I think he may crush Atem's brains in if he keeps that grip. Man, I hate to be him...and thank the Big Guy I'm not in his position," Barney chortles.
Atem grits his teeth in pain as he holds onto Venom's arm and the Black Symbiote laughs at his agony before shoving him away to the ropes and catches him on the rebound with a Spinning Side Slam. Venom then pins him with the leg hooked: 1, 2...Atem kicks out at two. Venom stands on his feet to place a foot onto Atem's chest, pressing his weight onto The Pharaoh while he lets out shouts of agony and is kicking his feet out to get Venom's foot off. Venom chuckles before walking over Atem with his foot still on his chest and Atem rolls off to aid his chest. Yugi crouches to see if he is okay and Atem nods. Atem gets up to his feet to land fist into Venom's head, but he fires back with a Clothesline that knocks him down. He then grabs him by the leg and drags him to his corner, tagging in Carnage. Venom lifts Atem up over his shoulders in a Military Press as Carnage was twitching to get his hands on The Pharaoh with a creepy chuckle. His symbiote father drops Atem down to a Double Knee Gutbuster from Carnage.
"Atem is an amount of trouble as the two keep him away from Yugi and anything to keep the momentum on their side for the rest of the match," Markiplier says.
"The Symbiotes can either work fast or slow with their opponents to make their pain last as long as they are entertained...sickening," Zack comments.
"Sickening, yes. Enjoyable? Only with the right people who've wronged so much to deserve this," Barney grins.
Carnage mounts Atem to rain fists on him multiple times and then gets to a vertical base with him so can execute a Scoop Slam followed by a Leaping Leg Drop. He sits him up and nails a Knee Strike into his spine three times, then bounces off the ropes to nail a Sliding European Uppercut. He goes for the pin and Atem kicks out at 2.85; Carnage snarls at Atem and drags him to a neutral corner as he picks him up and places him upside down on the turnbuckle in a Tree-of-Woe. "Hope you're having fun hanging around!" Carnage chuckles as he rams his shoulder into him and backs away to the opposite corner. With a psychotic laughter, Carnage screeches in the air briefly and charges at the upside-down Atem with a Dropkick to the face! Atem collapses on the mat after the impact from the maneuver from Carnage, who quickly went back to the opposite corner and begins lining him up for the Maximum Carnage. The Red Symbiote was getting excited from the anticipation while his head twitched a bit and the fans chanted, "GORE! GORE! GORE!" The Pharaoh brings himself to his feet as he turns around...and Carnage speeds towards him for the Gore...and Atem JUMPS over Carnage and lands a Double Foot Stomp over the back of his head! Carnage holds his head as he stands up and eats the Pharaoh's Endgame from Yami!
"Maximum Carnage comes a-charging—whoa, Atem evades and Double Foot Stomps Carnage's head! And now he gets up, and the Pharaoh's Endgame connects!" Markiplier shouts, calling the action. "It has come down to Altered Egos now! The momentum returns to them!"
"If Atem could just get the tag in to Yugi, they just may have a chance of keeping the adrenaline on their side and the match is theirs!" Kenji exclaims.
"Oh, that cannot happen! Carnage, you better get up and that momentum back on your side, dammit!" Barney demands.
Atem sits up nursing his head while Carnage was crawling to his corner. He manages to tag in Venom and Atem quickly tags Yugi in; the Kings of Games jumps on the top rope and hops off with a Senton, but Venom catches him on his shoulders! He attempts the Powerbomb...and Yugi flips him over with a Hurricanrana! He gets the legs hooked and Venom powers out at 2.48; then, he makes a run for the ropes, springboards off them with a Crossbody and Venom catches him in midair! He tosses him over, but Yugi lands on his feet behind the symbiote and shoves him to the ropes. He performs a Toe Kick and Venom catches it—Yugi nails him with a Spin Mule Kick! This has Venom stagger to the ropes and Yugi trips him up to land a Game Drop (Extreme Leg Drop) followed by a Dropkick to the face. The King of Games rises to his feet to line his opponent up and grabs him for the Duelist's Endgame...and is pushed away! He runs up to the corner, steps on all the turnbuckles and hops off the top with a Whisper in the Heart of the Cards...and Venom catches him in midair!
"Venom evades the Duelist's Endgame and Yugi dives for the Whisper—oh! No! Venom caught him in the air!" Zack comments. "That is something I've never seen before!"
"That's the pure power of Venom for ya! Yugi simply thought he had the match in his control, but NOPE. Venom is one step ahead of the twerp!" Barney grins.
Holding Yugi in the Canadian Backbreaker Rack, Venom suddenly drops to a knee to attack his spine and rises back up to slam him down on the mat with an Inverted Front Powerslam! Atem enters the ring to help Yugi, but Carnage interferes with The Red Death—no, Atem ducks it! He then bounces off the ropes and hits a Leaping Flying Clothesline, taking Cassidy down! Then, all of a sudden, Venom blasts him out of the ring with a Big Boot! Yugi staggers to his feet nursing his abdomen and grabbed by Venom as he goes for the Venomous End (Cesaro's Neutralizer)...but Carnage stops him, suggesting a BETTER way to end the match...and with a dark chuckle, he drops Yugi to the mat. The Symbiotes prepare themselves at their respective corners and as soon as Yugi stood up, Venom and Carnage charge at him with a Northern Lariat and Spear respectively, the two nailing him with the Venomous Carnage!
"Venomous Carnage executed! Good God, the impact of the move nearly destroyed Yugi Mutou! Absolutely sickening finisher!" Markiplier exclaims.
Barney chuckles sinisterly, "Ah, if anything, it is certainly like the fall of man...and you all know what I'm gonna say next, which is so awesome to say!"
Carnage pins Yugi's shoulders down while Venom plants his foot on his chest with his tongue swinging around as the ref counts: 1...
"Bada Bing!"
2...
"Bada Boom!"
...3!
"Forget About It!"
"The Symbiotes has defeated the World Tag Team Champions!" Zack proclaims as the bell rings.
("Rebellion" by CFO$)
"Here are your winners, Venom and Carnage...The Symbiotes!" Maria declares.
Venom stares down at the supine Yugi as Carnage rolls out of the ring and snatches the ACW World Tag Team Championships from the bell keeper. He slides back inside and tosses the belt to Venom, who catches it and the two chuckle darkly as both Symbiotes raise the titles, signalling themselves as the next challengers for the championships. Atem is seen half way in the ring with his legs hanging out on the apron and Carnage pushes him out with his foot; with a sick laughter, Carnage drops the belt on Atem and Venom drops the other to Yugi before both Symbiotes leave the ring.
"My, my, my...heheheheh, it looks like Altered Egos are in worst positions than they're already in. They've gotten new challengers after them and it's Venom & Carnage!" Barney grins. "The most strongest opponents of speed and strength hath defeated our so-called Tag Team Champions and are already on the hunt for their belts."
"They've shown what they can do down in development and just now from their matches...they're more than Venom and Carnage. They're The Symbiotes," Markiplier states. "As Altered Egos deal with them now...what of Alpha & Omega? Even after their loss at Reign in Blood, they are in no way through with Yugi and Atem. What could this mean for all three tag teams?"
"Mark, all I gotta respond to that...is with Altered Egos, battered and nearly destroyed; The Symbiotes, unstoppable and indestructible; Alpha & Omega, pissed off and probably more pissed that V&C have arrived and inserted themselves into the pursuit for the Tag Titles...it's going to spell in disaster," Zack says.
Backstage, inside a locker room, Stan Terra stands near the TV with his elbow resting on it and shaking his head, his eyes narrowed and flared nostrils after seeing the subsequent ending to the tag match.
"Unbelievable... Carter...Carter, are you seeing this? Are you fricking seeing this?!" growls Stan as Young walks in.
"Yeah, I'm seeing this, Stan...trust me, I'm not happy about this either," Carter says.
"As if our loss at Reign in Blood wasn't bad enough, now these two freaks are after the belts we've been chasing since day one..." Stan implies. "This is absolute bull. First, Kendra is getting screwed over by those damn Horsewomen and now there's these guys...more vets getting in our way of the spotlight..."
"Stan, I don't think we need to worry about them soon enough...we'll make our own statement next week, reminding them that we're still here... 'Cause f*ck it all, this is our time," Carter states. "Rebellion is going to be Alpha & Omega's time...not Altered Egos...and not even Venom and Carnage."
Stan slowly nods as the cameras transit to another part of backstage.
At an interview setup, Mike "The Mic" Martin stands with a microphone in hand as he is next to "The Black Mamba" Jeremy Ellis.
"Good evening, I'm Mike 'The Mic' Martin with Jeremy Ellis standing next to me. Jeremy, two weeks ago, you were in a match with Jimmy Carmichael as you were both chosen under Dante and Vergil respectively to determine which chooser can get the stipulation. Now it came down to the week after, where you and Alex Loredo teamed up against Carmichael and Benjamin Strong III in a tag match. However, that didn't end well for you and Alex...and now, it seems to be getting quite personal between you and Jimmy and the now-involved Benjamin. Is this going to be a problem for you as you're in the International Championship Tourney tonight?" Mike asks.
"It may be right now, Mike, but I'm not going to let that stop me. Jimmy-boy and Benji can throw a lot of crap at me, but the Black Mamba is going to keep standing and fighting until those two are down for the count by the Mamba's venom. See, Mike, there's a story here...Carmichael was my first opponent down in developmental when I debuted there for the first time and lost. Apparently, history repeats itself within the main roster...but this time around, Benjamin's involved and now, Loredo nearly had his arm broken and ND is just taking their crap too far," Jeremy states. "They want to assault my friend and get me pissed? ...Oh, they got it...but coming soon is my match into the tourney. The sooner I get rid of them...the sooner I'll get to entering that Fatal 4-Way. For tonight, this match is all I got my eyes own...the week after, I'll be dealing with New Devastation whether alone or someone else, it don't matter to me. My business with them will be done soon enough. Now, if you'll excuse me, Mikey...I got a match to win."
Jeremy then leaves the interview with a confident grin as the camera instantly switches to the Titantron, featuring Ellis himself on one side and a cocky Zeke Cage on the other. Below them said, "ACW International Championship Tourney" as "Ignition" by TobyMac played in the background.
"An imperturbable Black Mamba is set for action as he goes one-on-one with the arrogant 'C-Enigma' Zeke Cage! One of them will win and enter the Battle Royale, but who is it going to be?" Markiplier questions. "Find out when we return live on Friday Night Ignition!"
"Oh, oh! Spoiler alert! It's ZEKE CAGE. My boy's going to win, obviously," Barney grins. "But yeah, don't miss what is going to be a Legend—wait for it...no I can't wait for it 'cause Zeke's too awesome to even wait for the word I'm about to complete—dary! Legendary! Don't miss it."
[Commercial Break]
Returning from the break, the symbol of the Uzumaki Clan is shown...and the camera zooms out to reveal Naruto Uzumaki sitting next to his jacket as he looks at his ACW Undisputed Championship in his hands. It can be easily told that Naruto has a lot of things going on with his deal against Sasuke. He slowly drags his thumb across the side plate as he gently sighs and a door is heard opening in the background. Naruto looks up as the camera pans out to reveal Hinata Hyuga with her Women's Tag Team Championship belt draped over her shoulder.
"...Hey, Hinata...how are you doing?" Naruto asks, almost under a soft breath.
"I'm fine...question is, how are you doing?" Hinata replies with her own question, sitting next to him.
Naruto only sighs in agitation, running his hands through his blond hair and says, "I wish I knew how to answer that...I really do... So much has happened between me and him...last week's attack...and that moment at WWE Fallout...God, it...it really broke me... This...just shows our bond is thinning...really thinning..."
"...And it's all coming down to this final battle between you two at Rebellion...you and Sasuke...Three Stages of Hell Do or Die Match...those falls are going to determine the fate of your rivalry with him," Hinata states. "Naruto, I ask you this...do you really want to go through this to end the dark days between you and him? All for vengeance? All for," she places a hand on Naruto's title, "this?"
Naruto sees Hinata's hand on his belt and gently rests his on hers to hold before replying, "Hinata...this is more than the belt...all Sasuke wants...is to beat me this once... I can tell he's THAT damn desperate...and I can't blame him...you have to remember, I was like him once when we were young...and as he said, the roles are switched. However...he went as far to nearly end my career in an instant...but the worst part...adding to him kidnapping you...was him hurting Sakura... Seeing her upset...made me PISSED... I repeat, this more than my belt...this is more than our rivalry...this is PERSONAL...it's been that way for a long time...and I'm going to end it all myself at Rebellion. If it'll take it, I'll actually fight him in the STREET...and then scrap his face across the steel cage...or if we ever make it the third fall...I will climb up and grab this belt to end it all... I can promise you that...and as for your deal...I've been seeing the Four Horsewomen now declaring themselves to come after you, Sam and Téa..."
"Yes, I've noticed," Hinata sighs. "Those four are certainly going to be a problem...but like you, I'm fighting back, Naruto-kun. And if it'll come down to it...the Women's Division may have to fight back against them and Moon's Queendom...we're not going to let things go her way."
"Then I guess...here's hoping we make it out..." Naruto says as Hinata nods, resting her head on his shoulder as the camera fades to ringside.
"Naruto seems to be very tense as a lot is going through his mind from the affairs that have been happening to him in and out of ACW," Mark states. "And Hinata is quite worried about this and the business with the Four Horsewomen. Both are certainly heading down the road of trouble in their way."
"Geez, what is this, pity day for the babyfaces? Who cares the troubles they've gotten when they gotten themselves into it?" Barney states. "And before you go and say the crap you love to spew, Benji, Naruto is the whole reason Sasuke has gone to the edge and if he wants to 'save him,' yeah, good luck with that! And as for Hinata, Sam, and Téa...well, they had boring title reigns! If they had at least make it a little more interesting, The Four Horsewomen probably wouldn't be here."
"Y...w...do you have any idea how idiotic that sounded?" Kenji queries.
"Anything I say is gold and legendary! While all you say is nothing but bronze and crap; much like yourself. Self Five!" Barney calls as he high fives himself. "Despite what you think, you know I'm right about this! Naruto is the reason Sasuke's gone mad and the women's champions have been real boring; much like yourself. Ooh! Self Five: Part Two!" Stinson high fives himself again as Kenji pinches his forehead.
("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...]
Lights turn silver before turning dark violet as 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 the ramp, giving high-fives to fans along the way. Kenshin walks around the ring and reaches his way to the announce table, where he meets the commentators and takes his seat.
[Sanzan sugite doryoku no ato mo
Naku naru kekka, only no tsuna watari
Yaru dake son suru yona, mainichi wa
Sha ni kamaeteta hou koso, raku ni naru
(Atsukute) Tsurai
(Jibun wo) Kakushite
(Mijikai) Toki wo ikiteru!]
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome 'The Legendary Battōsai' Kenshin Himura!" Maria announces.
"Yes, welcome Kenshin Himura to the announce table for tonight's International Championship Tourney match-up between Cage and Ellis. Kenshin, it's good to see you," Kenji greets.
"Thank you very much, Kenji," Kenshin nods as he wears his headsets. "It's an honor to be sitting down with 2014's Commentary Team of the Year, that it is."
"Feh, I liked it better when it was Zeke last week instead of you," Barney huffs.
"Well, I'm sorry to have disappoint you that your favorite competitor isn't with you like before, Mr. Stinson. I am here myself as since Zeke was here for my match last week, I believe I would do the same myself," Kenshin says. "Like Zeke to me, I am observing my future opponent."
[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, Jeremy Ellis pops out from under the stage as with purple and green pyro exploding behind him. As he hears the crowd in the arena cheer loudly for him, Jeremy 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 slides in the squared circle, where he runs up to a corner and stands on the second turnbuckle with raised fists in the air.
"The following contest set for the ACW International Championship Tourney! Introducing first: From Staten Island, New York, weighing in at 215 pounds, 'The Black Mamba' Jeremy Ellis!" Maria announces.
"Not long ago, Jeremy Ellis stated his deal with New Devastation and he's not going to stand and let them do what they like to him or anyone close to Ellis," Zack says. "In spite of the troubles in his way, he's showing he has the confidence to keep going as you can see right now. He's lucky to be in this tourney and nothing's going to ruin it for him unless Carmichael and Benjamin have something to do with it."
"Ellis was already ruined from the get-go, Carver. He lost to Carmichael the second he got in the ring with him back in developmental, then again two weeks again, and a third time against Jimmy and Benjamin as he picked a terrible choice of a tag team partner," Barney implies. "Jeremy is a loser and he will always be a LOSER."
[AAAAAWWEEESSSSSOMMMMMEEEE!]
"Unlike this awesome bro!" Barney grins.
[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 negative reaction as Zeke Cage struts out with a smug grin at the stage and his arms splayed out, Miz-style. He looks throughout the crowd with the same grin as his arms went down 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 cocky grin before stepping inside. He sees Ellis at the corner as he prepares himself and Cage scoffs and waves him off to stand on the second turnbuckle and raises his hands up once more in a manner of The Miz.
[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 (Out of my way!)
I'm here to stay, best get out of my way
I came to play...!]
"And his opponent: from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 156 pounds, 'The C-Enigma' Zeke Cage!" Maria announces.
"Zeke Cage has arrived and has come to rule the International Championship Tournament with ease! Believe me as I say this, the kid is destined to step into the ring and make it his own," Barney praises. "You can't deny the talent he's got for this business. Even you know it, Kenshin."
"Hmph...Cage has his issues against me, that is for certain, but I do admit, he has what it takes as a formidable opponent... However, that doesn't change the fact that he goes on to mouth off at others he shouldn't make any more enemies with," Kenshin states. "As a veteran, I know that is a BIG mistake a person like Cage shouldn't make...he is only biting off more than he can chew with people like Dax Din and I. And believe me, Mr. Stinson...all of that arrogance is going to—how you say...bite him in the ass."
Markiplier snickers as Barney glares, "What the hell are you laughing at for, Mark? You're a professional commentator—act like one instead of laughing!"
"Says the guy who praises Zeke frigging Cage of all people constantly," Kenji deadpans.
"I'm praising the RIGHT people like every other commentator should! Unlike you and the rest of this damn table," Barney retorts.
Jeremy stands at his respective corner and Zeke leans back against his corner, grinning at him before turning to Kenshin at the announce table and mockingly waves at him. "Hope you're watching real good, old man...you're about to see what a REAL wrestler can do," Zeke smirks with a wink as the official calls for the bell. Jeremy flicks his nose with his thumb and circles the ring with Cage and attempts to get in a lockup, but Zeke wouldn't allow it as he fakes it and backs up. Zeke smugly smirks at Ellis, who scowls at his mind games. Jeremy goes for another lockup, but Zeke easily evades him and swivels around him, his arms wrapped around his waist from behind and goes to perform an Inverted Facelock Backbreaker once...twice...thrice and a Neckbreaker afterwards. Zeke rolls backwards up to his feet with ease and arrogantly smirks to the fans, who boo viciously at him before he suddenly leaps high to land an Elbow Drop right on the chest of the Black Mamba. As Jeremy sits up from the attack, Zeke grasps his head and rudely drags him up on his knees to drill his head with a Snap DDT, but Ellis nails a few punches to the midsection before pushing him off to the ropes and nails the rebounding Zeke with a Spinning Wheel Kick.
"Spinning Wheel Kick leaped up from Ellis to the face of Cage. Mighty evasive and quick thinking for the Black Mamba as Zeke was on the offensive," Markiplier comments.
While Cage nurses his face in a seated position, Jeremy pushes him down on his back and leaps onto the second rope with a Mambasault...and lands on his feet as Zeke rolls away. Jeremy stumbles to the ropes and bounces back to run right into a Discus Clothesline from the C-Enigma! Zeke glares down at Jeremy before looking at Kenshin in his seat and brags that this is what he can do, he has the real talent as The Wanderer is all washed up. (Kenshin: I'd pay more attention to the match and your opponent if I were you, Zeke. ; Barney: He's only telling how it is and he speaks the truth of you, Kenshin.) Zeke then moves back to the ropes as he bounced off and lands a Leaping Knee Drop right on Jeremy's face. He sits up before getting pushed down by Zeke and has his face against the mat for the pin—kick out at one! Cage sits him up and slams him back down with a Low Lariat, which he transit into a very tight Side Headlock.
"Now Zeke's getting technical with his opponent with the Headlock in place," Zack says. "He's doing all he can to put Ellis down for good and so the momentum is all on his side."
"This is what the kid's all about; he's more than some generic wrestler you thought he is—this is Zeke Cage, the C-Enigma. The sure-to-be next face of this company," Barney implies. "He's not always all talk as he can bring in the action."
"However, it won't be lasting forever as he is too arrogant...Jeremy is trapped, but he's going to find a way out of this one," Kenshin states.
Jeremy clutches tight onto Zeke's arm that was wrapped around his neck and tries pulling it off to no avail as Cage roughed it up a bit with a roll. Standing on a knee, Zeke makes sure Jeremy never escapes his hold, but the Black Mamba starts regaining his strength as he slowly rises to his feet, yet bent over. He then fires an elbow to the midsection and repeats the attack over and over, then grabs him for an Olympic Slam and Zeke slips out of it onto the apron! As soon as Zeke stood up, he receives a Dropkick from Jeremy and comes crashing down on the mat. Ellis looks over the stumbling Cage and quickly runs to the ropes, bounces off to run across the ring, and leaps over the top rope with a Somersault Plancha right onto Zeke! The Black Mamba hops to his feet with his hand favoring his back, but stands proud with confidence and fist high as the fans cheer for his showmanship. Jeremy looks back at Zeke and brings him up to his feet, only to get shoved back-first against the turnbuckle post! Ellis drops to his hands and knees from the impact as Zeke stands on his feet and was scowling deeply, shaking his head at his opponent before viciously kicking him in the ribs, making Jeremy shout in pain.
"Oh, boy...Zeke arrogance has disappeared into an expression of mercilessness...that is not a good sign for Jeremy," Markiplier states.
"You see it now, Mark? Zeke may be 'cocky' as you think, but that's only confidence...but considering he's had enough of these idiot fans' crap, he's taking matters into his own hands," Barney implies. "Kenshin, am I lucky I'm not you...you are a dead man the next time you step in the ring with him."
Kenshin said nothing as he watched Zeke bring Jeremy to his feet and lifts him up, then suddenly dropping him back down chest-first on the security rail. Cage drags him to his feet and pushes him back in the ring. As Jeremy stands up, Zeke enters the ring and strikes him with a Running Knee Lift across the skull. Ellis gets himself to a corner, sitting against it to recover, but Cage doesn't give him a chance to do so as he mercilessly stomps him onto his chest. He gets pulled off by the official and backs up to a corner as he lines him up from there; once Jeremy reached up to his feet, Zeke speeds at Jeremy and nails him with the Awesome Clothesline à la The Miz. Jeremy falls forward and rolls out of the ring while Zeke gets off the ropes and displays arrogance to the hissing crowd by shouting, "This is real talent you're seeing, bitches! I am the true Awesome One 'round here! (points at Kenshin) He's washed up and forgotten just like his Anime Dynasty team! You all know it!" He exits the ring to stalk a staggering Jeremy, who is on his hands and knees and forces him up to his vertical base and slams his head on the announce table.
"Ho, I heard that skull being smashed and Jeremy's brain probably bouncing around in there. Nice shot, kid!" Barney smirks, rooting Zeke.
"Nearly throughout this match, Zeke has been dominating over Jeremy and is not giving him a chance to even stand," Kenji comments. "Always keeping him down on the ground so he can't get the momentum back on his side."
Jeremy was resting against the table with his arms placed on it as Zeke brings him up again to execute a Suplex, planting his back hard on the padded floor as he screams in pain. (Ref: 1!... 2!... 3!...) The C-Enigma stands up with arms splayed proud and brashly, boasting on his control over the event and starts messing with Jeremy, smacking his head around a bit and mocking him before bringing him to his feet and attempts a Short-arm Clothesline...and Jeremy ducks it, twists Zeke's arm and hits him with a Short-arm Clothesline of his own! (4!... 5!... 6!... 7!...) Standing against the apron, Jeremy smacks his chest and points to the cheering crowd, then quickly rolls into the ring at the count of eight and back out to restart it. He gets Zeke on his feet and goes to Irish Whip him to the steel steps, but no. Zeke had stopped himself and pulled Jeremy into a German Suplex, which he crashes into Kenshin Himura on the announce table!
"Zeke counters quickly, stopping the early momentum for Jeremy and—OH, SH*T!" Markiplier exclaims as Kenshin goes down with Jeremy on him. "What the hell was that?! Zeke just tossed Jeremy into Kenshin!"
Barney laughs, "Oh, what an unfortunate accident for poor Kenshin! Well, he had that coming anyways. It's all right, Zeke, we know you didn't mean to do that."
"That arrogant bastard threw Ellis into Kenshin on purpose!" Kenji exclaims. "How is it he had it coming, Stinson?!"
"He chose to be here and he payed the price...so there you go," Barney retorts as Matsuo rolled his eyes.
Zeke poses with his arms spread out wide, index fingers rolled up as the rest of his fingers and thumbs are held up Miz-style, and grins smugly as he is showered with loud boos from the audience. "I...am...awesome," chuckles Cage, flicking his nose as he watches Jeremy holding his head and walks over to drag him away from the table. He forces him into the ring and steps on the apron, then slingshots himself over with a Elbow Drop straight into his chest. He covers him for the pin: 1, 2...Jeremy kicks out at 2.58. He runs a hand through his hair and grabs Jeremy's to pull him up on his feet; he insults him right in his face about how he's not putting up a fight and he's always on his back and always going to be a loser like Carmichael proclaimed him to be...but there was one thing that Zeke said was too far: "It's funny you're always on your back throughout the rest of this match...when you don't have the balls to get your girlfriend on her back." The fans heard that loud and clear and they booed much louder at Zeke's horrible remark...and it enraged Jeremy, unknown to the smirking Zeke.
"Ooh, somebody better get some ice because Jeremy just got BURNED! What up!" Barney smirks.
"What...that was so not cool by Zeke, man! You don't diss a guy's girl like that and get away with—whoa, look at Jeremy!" Zack exclaims as Jeremy ducked a fist and leaped onto the second rope and hops off with the Mambasault onto Cage! "Ho-ho, that insult fired Ellis up! Cage should've just kept his mouth shut!"
Jeremy, on top of Zeke, mounts him and fires at his head with a fury of fists mercilessly and Zeke pushes him off to regain himself; however, Jeremy tackles him with a Clothesline and brings him up to hit a few Knee Strikes up to the skull and finishes it off with a Double Knee Strike. Zeke stumbles to the ropes and Jeremy whips him to the other side off them, Zeke bounces off, ducks the Clothesline, rebounds and runs under a Leapfrogging Ellis, comes back for the third time, leaps forward for a Flying Forearm Smash—Jeremy catches him with a high-impact Samoan Drop! He rolls back to his feet and lets out a shout of spirit as he smacks his chest while Zeke staggers to his feet. He grabs him by the arm and goes for another Irish Whip, but Cage twists the arm and gets him in the Hammerlock. The two run towards the ropes and Jeremy hangs onto them Cage rolls backwards to his vertical base. Then, the Black Mamba dodges the Lariat from his opponent and clutches his waist for a Release German Suplex, Zeke landing on his head! The second Zeke slowly stood on his knees, he eats a Superkick to the jaw, Lights Out!
"Lights Out for Cage and Ellis is on fire! This shows what Jeremy has been wanting to do throughout the whole match, but Cage wouldn't allow it! Now, he has made one mistake and he is paying the price for it!" Mark exclaims.
"Paying the price—all Zeke did was speak the truth and Jeremy got pissed off from that?! The kid is being juvenile while Zeke was the dominate wrestler before it all came crumbling down!" Barney states. "Talk about petty."
While Zeke nursed his jaw (and possibly lost a tooth) from the hard Superkick, Jeremy lines him up for the Necrotizer, feet moving side to side as he watches his opponent moderately standing up. The second he turned around, Jeremy grabs his head and goes for the Necrotizer...and is shoved away to the ropes! Zeke bends over for a Back Body Drop to the returning Ellis, who slid on his knees and strikes a Throat Chop! He holds his throat and gets tripped up from Ellis holding onto his legs and he turns him over for the Mamba's Venom (Liontamer), Zeke facing the mat as his face is on it and his right arm is swinging around to escape to know avail while Jeremy leans back on the submission! Zeke attempts so hard to crawl for the ropes, but Jeremy had only pulled him back to the center of the ring and places a knee on his spine, furthering the pressure and making him scream in pain! (Kenji: Cage has nowhere to go! He's utterly trapped and he's going to have no choice but to tap out! ; Barney: No, that is a lie! Zeke cannot be tapping out to this loser! Come on, Zeke! Power out, kid! Power out! ; Zack: I don't think he will be with that knee on his spine, Barney! It's all over for—whoa, hang on! Carmichael's at the apron!) Jimmy Carmichael suddenly stands on the apron and the official stops him from interfering as the self-proclaimed Future Living Legend tries to enter and Jeremy sees this. He lets go of Zeke to confront Carmichael and gets turned around to receive the Coronation 2K1 from Benjamin Strong III!
"Benjamin! Benjamin with the 2K1 to Ellis! New Devastation planned this! Carmichael served as the distraction on purpose so Strong can attack Jeremy from behind!" Markiplier states as Ben quickly slides out of the ring and Jimmy hops off the apron with a smug grin.
"And it couldn't be at a better time," Barney grins with a chuckle. "Well done, boys! Your future is shining bright thanks to you helping out a future champion of ACW!"
New Devastation stands at the ramps just as Zeke gets on one knee and sees Jeremy is down, quite confused of it before seeing Jimmy and Benjamin and realizes what they did...and he grins. He stands up with Jeremy on his feet by the head and plants the Cage-Breaking Finale, adding insult to injury! He flips him on his back and hooks the leg for the pin: 1...2...3!
"And Bada Bing! Bada Boom! Forget About It! Zeke Cage enters the Battle Royale!" Barney praises as the bell rings.
"All because of New Devastation!" Markiplier shouts.
("I Came to Play" by Downstait)
"Here is your winner, Zeke Cage!" Maria announces.
Zeke stands on his knees and chuckles smugly with a cocky smirk as he gets on his feet and has his arm raised by the official. Strong kept the stern look on his face while Carmichael continues his arrogant sneer as he says to Jeremy from the ramps: "I told you, Jer...once a loser...always a loser..." He then signals Ben to leave and they do so as Zeke celebrates his "fair" win, signaling and proclaiming that he's going to win the Battle Royale and the Fatal 4-Way and become the inaugural International Champion. Meanwhile with Jeremy, he lies flat on his back holding his head in pain from the assaults of Ben's 2K1 and the Cage-Breaking Finale, feeling much of it and the taste of defeat for the third time. It certainly wasn't a good night for him.
"Jeremiah came so close to earn his winnings and enter the Battle Royale, but only to be ruined by Carmichael and Strong. It just seems they rather not have their business interfered too soon...so they had to screw him over," Markiplier states.
"It's not like Jeremy was going to win, anyway, Mark. Yeah, he got a few punches in, but he was a legitimate loser the minute Zeke ended him with the Cage-Breaking Finale," Barney implies. "Like I said, they did him a favor by saving him the humiliation."
"By humiliating him further with screwing him over?" Kenji questions in fury.
"Yeah, sure, why not?" Barney shrugs before seeing something in the ring. "Oh, what do we have here? I think Zeke is giving Jeremy a little lesson."
Zeke bends over a groggy Jeremy, who is on all fours, and the conceited Cage slaps his head around as he mocks him of his loss. "This is my house, Ellis! My house! You are beneath me like every so-called 'legend' and you always will be! You know who I am? I am the C-Enigma! The true heir to the Cage Family! Here, have a lesson you won't forget!" Zeke mocks as he drags Jeremy up by the head as he prepares the Cage-Breaking Finale to hissing boos.
"Oh, come on, you already won the damn match, Zeke! This is just adding insult to injury!" Zack retorts. "Just stop this already!"
Cage faces the crowd with the same arrogant grin and plants Jeremy's face with the Cage-Breaking Finale once again! He hops to his feet and spreads his arms wide as the arena showers him with boos and chants that say, "Zeke Cage sucks! Zeke Cage sucks!" before suddenly cheering as Kenshin slides into the ring! Zeke sees him...and immediately rolls out of the ring, wanting NOTHING to do with the ECW: Blood & Ink Legend as he backs up to the ramps with a smug grin.
"Kenshin arrives to aid Jeremy from the worst, but he is too late as he's suffered a terrible fate by the hands of Zeke Cage, who slithers out of the ring like a cowardly snake," Markiplier implies.
"Cowardly snake? Yeah, right, Zeke is just wanting nothing to do with Himura for now. 'He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day', and that is what Zeke is doing," Barney states. "He is doing what my great ancestor, Barniver Stinson, has said back in the 1700s and Kenshin was too little, too late. This is all on him."
"...'Barniver Stinson'?" Kenji repeats. "B-Barniver isn't even a real name! You just got that quote from Oliver Goldsmith, baka!"
"I'm sorry, I have no idea what you mean, Benji," Barney mocks.
As Kenshin checks on Jeremy and glowers at Zeke, said arrogant wrestler continues backing up to the stage and mockingly waves bye to them as he was about to leave...when Dax Din suddenly grabs onto him from behind and charges to the ring with him in grasp!
"Whoa, Dax Din! The People's Wrestler is here on Ignition and he's making Zeke return to the ring to make him suffer the consequences!" Zack exclaims.
"You don't put your hands on the future champion of ACW, you damn Din! This is injustice, damn it!" Barney shouts.
"No, Stinson, this is just what Zeke has been deserving to get for a good while!" Kenji retorts.
Dax shoves Zeke into the ring and he ultimately receives the Reverse Blade from Kenshin that blows him down on the mat! The crowds cheer loudly at Zeke's deserved punishment while he quickly rolls out of the ring and favors his nose and jumps the barricade, escaping anything else through the crowd as he glares at Kenshin and Dax. Himura stands in the ring winding up his elbow with a small smirk as Dax mockingly waves at him and says, "Hope you like the nosebleed, Cage!" Zeke, however, only mutters, "You think this is funny? ...Oh, you two have no idea what you've done..." and takes his leave to the backstage.
"Unacceptable! Absolutely unacceptable! Kenshin and Dax are such hypocrites to gang up on Zeke when he's just doing what he does best like me: being awesome!" Barney states.
"If 'being awesome' means having to disrespect your fellow wrestlers, harass a female interviewer, and being the most arrogant and annoying person around here, then yeah, I see your point," Kenji says. "Zeke got what's coming to him and he surely deserves it."
"How dare you speak like that against the future of this business?! I say, how dare—"
"Yeah, we're not on you and Zeke anymore, Barney," Zack interrupts. "Because up next is the main event—it's Naruto Uzumaki, the Undisputed Champion, in a Pick Your Poison Match as he will await the opponent of Sasuke's choice! We'll know who will it be once we return from the break."
[Commercial Break]
After Ignition returned from commercial, Jesse Alvarez is seen in his office sitting at his desk holding the FWA Award for Company of the Year with ACW's full name on the nameplate and chuckles with a smile.
"'2014 Company of the Year: Awesome Championship Wrestling'...it's amazing...we've all come this far...that harsh, negative review really changed things around here for us..." Jesse smirks as he puts the award back on the shelf...just a door is heard slammed off-screen and he turns around to see Zeke Cage standing by his desk with a furious scowl and a slight nosebleed. "...Yes, can I help you, pissy?"
"Ha, ha, ha, real funny," Zeke replies sarcastically. "Did you see what just happened out there, Alvarez? Did you see what that old fart and asswipe Din did to me?! They put their hands on me after I had won a match! They have no right to put their hands on the future of this business!"
"...And? What do you want me to do about it?" Jesse raises an eyebrow.
"What do I want you to—what the hell do you think?! I want you to do your damn job! Fine those two or something!" Zeke demands.
"You're joking, right? You're really gonna complain about what happened to you? Zeke, if anything, you had it coming to you when you got too arrogant and you should consider yourself lucky I haven't fined you for sexually harassing Clarissa," Jesse scolds. "So instead of being a little whiner, why don't you do something about it? It ain't my problem, dude."
"...You know...you're right...so here's what I want instead...I want Kenshin and Dax destroyed by my own hands. I want to teach them a lesson for humiliating me in front of this damn biased crowd... I want a MATCH immediately," Zeke requests, wiping some blood off his nose.
"...Now that is how you do it. I can understand wanting vengeance...so here's the deal; tomorrow night on RAMPAGE, you get Dax Din and Dax Din only in a match... Not just any match, though...it will be a Falls Count Anywhere Match," Jesse says. "How's that? That good enough for you?"
Zeke thought on it and forms a smirk, "Oh, yes, it is...but what about Kenshin?"
"That's for me to decide...you'll know next week. Now," Jesse takes out a tissue to give to Zeke, "wipe your nose, man. You're getting blood on my desk. If this is all you can complain about, leave. You're the second guy to have come in and complain to me about being 'humiliated'."
"Yeah, yeah, like I care... What I will do...is give Dax payback, then make sure Kenshin doesn't make it to the Battle Royale...and I eliminate everyone else in that match and go to win the Fatal 4-Way for that International Championship...you'll see, Alvarez. Every hater will see," Zeke replies as he leaves the office.
"...That's nice," Jesse says without a care as he begins looking at a contract and the camera zooms in on the Company of the Year award.
Fading in on a room full of darkness, a light shines upon a man rocking back and forth with a belt hidden in his clutches, heard muttering indistinctly. This person was recognized as Jason Krueger holding his ACW Hardcore Championship tightly and his muttering can be heard growing loudly and more clear little by little with the words, "I beat him...I beat him...I beat him...Ichigo did not beat me...!" His panting grew heavier by the second and he started grinding his teeth together in utter rage.
Krueger lifts his head a bit as he now speaks to himself, "Ichigo Kurosaki...Ichigo f*cking Kurosaki...everywhere I look, everywhere I turn, there's Ichigo Kurosaki standing right there...I can't even get Goddamn peace from him as he wanted a rematch from me for my Hardcore Title...he just can't f*cking accept that I beat him, I beat him, dammit, I beat him...I Gored him through the damn barricade, but people say I was the real loser, that Ichigo was the real winner all because I didn't get up and he walked away...no, no, no...nonononono...NO! I beat HIM! Not the other f*cking way around! ...Everyone thinks that I didn't win at Reign in Blood...I DID win—the referee counted the 1-2-3 and I WON...but the bastards out there who ridicule me still insists on Ichigo Kurosaki winning...I loathe him the second he Speared me at Spring Breakdown... I still haven't forgotten about that...hell, how could I? It was the worst moment of my life...and it still is along with that night on Reign in Blood... Ichigo...wants to challenge me again for my belt? He wants to humiliate himself just to come after my title? ...You know what? ...That's fine by ME..." Krueger growls as he looks up at the camera, staring straight into it with demented eyes. "Because he's got his damn match...you and me. ACW Rebellion, Krueger versus Kurosaki II for my Hardcore Championship...once more...and this time...I'll make sure you WON'T walk away this time around, you son of a BITCH! You hear me? I accept your challenge at Rebellion with my Hardcore Title on the line...and I will be the one to walk away...NOT YOU...because you will lie on the ground in TWO PIECES after being annihilated...by one maneuver...that has only ONE word in it...GORE...GORE...GORE...!"
Jason breathes heavily as his sharp teeth were exposed under the darkness and his left eye was twitching before we move on to announce table.
"Jason is truly on a slow decent into madness, the brink of destruction as the rivalry with Ichigo is getting worse. What he is going through shows just that," Markiplier states. "I'm actually terrified what could happen between after they fight once more at Rebellion; will it end with Ichigo walking away once more, but with the ACW Hardcore Championship in hand or will it be Jason walking away this time as the Rated-R Reaper lies in ruins?"
"Either way, I'm hoping for Jase to take his winnings and feel like one after he's done with Ichigo. But you know, I'm a little more bothered with how Jesse treated the future of his company as he wanted something done with Kenshin and Dax after they unnecessarily mortified him," Barney says.
"Zeke did get his request as he's going to have a Falls Count Anywhere Match with Dax, both Cage and Din are going to settle things once and for all—no disqualifications, no count outs, anything goes on Saturday Night RAMPAGE," Zack declares as "Cross the Line" by AD/AM is overheard in the loudspeakers and the RAMPAGE card is shown for Cage and Din in said match.
"Let us get through RAMPAGE then because last week, the United States Championship was on the line. Now, this time, the ACW Intercontinental Championship is on the line with Mason Stone defending it against 'The Bully' James Griffin!" Barney announces. "For the first time since Mason won the belt, he will defend it on RAMPAGE against the man who has defeated Ash Ketchum at Spring Breakdown. It is about damn time James got a chance such as this...and it sure is about time that Stone guy has his belt on the line. Got a little mediocre with it."
"Well, in any case, we have a bit of a rematch between the Saints and Blake Bros. 2.0 as Cole Anderson and 'Hot Flash' Tony Blake face each other with their respective tag partners at ringside," Kenji comments. "The Blake Brothers were clearly upset of their surprise loss to The Second City Saints last week, but they demanded a rematch and they got this instead. Think it's close enough?"
"Should be for those guys. If not, well, that's their loss. Now, into the Women's Division business, we saw heated action going on between Aelita Schaeffer and Lisa Weston backstage earlier and the latter has demanded a match with her," Zack states. "Aelita, however and obviously, wanted no part of Lisa...but that changed her mind when she received a harsh slap to the face. We'll be seeing Lisa and Aelita in action for the first time on ACW."
"And finally, we have Sasuke Uchiha in a Pick Your Poison Match like Naruto himself and said Orange Spark will be picking his opponent for Sasuke to face by then," Mark comments. "And speaking of Pick Your Poison...our main event is up next as Naruto is about to appear now."
("I Will Not Bow" by Breaking Benjamin)
[FALL!]
Yellow pyrotechnics explodes from the stage and Naruto Uzumaki walks out to a cheering crowd, yet with a stern expression as the thoughts of his match with Sasuke are still clouding his mind. He looks all around the arena as he drapes his Undisputed Championship belt over his shoulder and gives the fans his signature two-finger salute before running past the crowd to the ring and sliding inside. He stands up to stare at the crowd, scanning the whole arena with an emotionless expression, then picks up his belt to raise it high with both hands above his head, earning louder cheers from the crowd.
[Now the dark begins to rise
Save your breath, it's far from over
Leave the lost and dead behind
Now's your chance to run for cover
I don't want to change the world
I just wanna leave it colder
Light the fuse and burn it up
Take the path that leads to nowhere
All is lost again...
But I'm not giving in...!
I will not bow! I will not break!
I will shut the world away...
I will not fall, I will not fade!
I will take your breath away!
...
FALL!]
"The following main event is a Pick Your Poison Match and it is set for one fall! Introducing first: From the Village Hidden in the Leaves, weighing in at 228 pounds, he is the ACW Undisputed Champion, 'The Orange Spark' Naruto Uzumaki!" Maria announces.
"The champ's mind is on another whole place as it seems. To be honest, who can blame him?" Zack asks. "He really hasn't caught much of a break, let alone peace since Spring Breakdown. From Rogen betraying him from out of nowhere to Sasuke making his life a living hell in and out of ACW to last Friday night with Sakura Haruno being attacked by Sasuke."
"You really do have to wonder what else is going through Naruto's mind since he is heading towards Rebellion to fight Sasuke for one final time. Seeing him earlier with Hinata tonight, he said that this is more than just the Undisputed Championship," Kenji states. "This is about the rivalry that has been going on since they debuted—ten years in the making. This is personal."
"And it doesn't get any personal than that. Hell, whether the World Title is on the line or not, these guys would keep fighting each other until their career ends in an instant," Barney implies. "That is going to determine it by Rebellion."
Naruto paces around the ring, waiting for Sasuke's choice of opponent to come out and fight him as he puts the belt on the apron for the ring crew to take. He continued waiting...and waiting...and waiting until...
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[*a pack of wolves howl*
Whiskey!
Oscar!
Lima!
Victor!
Echo!
Sierra!
WOLVES]
("Special Op" by Adam Massacre)
The crowd goes into a frenzy mixed reaction as the lights turn sky-blue and the cameras and Naruto search all around to find The Wolves and they finally appear at the arena steps once one of the cameras locked in on them. All four men, Hector Ambrose, Erik Rollins, Damian Reigns, and Luke Smith walk down the steps passing by many North Little Rock natives with the Trio Tag Team Championships around the first three men's waists and the Television Championship around Luke's waist; all four of them wearing steel mesh half-face skull masks and Ambrose the only one wearing a hoodie, looking vicious as they've ever been. Hector hops over the barricade first followed by Erik leaping over and rolling up to his feet à la Seth Rollins, then David goes over it, and Luke snatches a bottle of Coca-Cola from a fan, chugs it down before tossing it over, then jumps on the barricade and turns around to the crowd with his TV Title held high with a grin. He leaps down from the barricade and all four Wolves stand together near the apron, looking over the crowd giving mixed reactions. The Wolves unstrap the belts and hold them in the air as they declare with fists connected, "BELIEVE in Justice! FEAR The Wolves!"
"And his opponents: They are the ACW Trio Tag Team Champions and ACW Television Champion respectively, Hector Ambrose, Erik Rollins, Damian Reigns, and Luke Smith, The Wolves!"
"Yes, The Wolves arrive in the Verizon Arena! The 2014 Trio Tag Team of the Year, Ambrose, Rollins, and Reigns arriving with the Television Champion, Smith! And speaking of champions, these boys have gone through hell and back at the FWAs to retain those very ACW Trio Tag Team Championships against Doc Louis Productions!" Barney says. "They were in the toughest fight of their lives, but they stand the TRUE dominate faction, baby!"
"ACW is certainly proud of The Wolves for defending their titles successfully, that is true. And now, The Wolves are looking to add Naruto Uzumaki to the list because they happen to be Sasuke's choice of opponents for the champion," Markiplier states. "That's kind of bending the rules isn't it?"
"I don't think it says anything about not having more than one wrestler to face the other in a match. We seem to have ourselves a Handicap Match between Naruto and The Wolves—the Undisputed Champion clashes with the Trio Tag Team and Television Champions as the Pack of Justice now surrounds him..." Kenji implies as The Wolves all step onto the respective aprons.
Hector, Erik, Damian, and Luke stare at Naruto in the ring from their as "Special Op" dies while they slowly enter inside and encircle the ninja. Naruto watches The Wolves walk around him in a circle, like predators stalking their prey in a hunt, as he kept his stern look on his face. He unzips his jacket and removes it to throw it outside the ring, then motions The Wolves to come at him...AND SIDE KICKS LUKE SMITH IN THE STOMACH! He swings a punch to Hector as he goes down and trades punches to Erik and Damian, but gets hammered down by Ambrose and Smith, The Wolves now stomping the hell out of him. Erik and Luke bring the Undisputed Champion up by the arms for Damian nail him with a sickening Big Boot!
"No remorse! The Wolves are showing no remorse to the champion as they're beating the hell out of him!" Kenji shouts. "Hammering him like a pack of actual wolves!"
Ambrose and Smith await Naruto to stand on his feet and when he did, the two bounced off the ropes as they preform—Naruto decks Ambrose with a Clothesline out of the ring! Luke comes to chase and Naruto throws him over the top rope as well! He kicks Reigns away before he could grab him and counters Rollins with smashing his face against the turnbuckle a few times, then plants a Release Fisherman Suplex to Erik, who favors his back and standing on his feet from the impact. He would then receive a Running Front Dropkick that takes him out of the ring through the ropes and lands on his fellow Wolves. Naruto and Damian face each other as the latter hits a Forearm Club to the back of the former; he gets to the ropes and Reigns Irish Whips him, but is countered. Damian bounces off and goes for the Final Reign, but Naruto Leapfrogs over him and when Reigns rebounded, he strikes him with a Superkick! Damian staggers on his feet stunned and Naruto lifts him on his shoulders in a Fireman's Carry, then tosses The Big Wolf over the top rope onto the rest of the wolves, standing tall in the ring!
"In such an instant, Naruto has the match on his side now as The Wolves regroup outside!" Markiplier implies. "What a way to start this match off, but we gotta go take a quick commercial break. When we return, this match will continue LIVE on Friday Night Ignition!"
[Commercial Break]
Coming back from the intermission, Smith, Rollins and Reigns stand at the apron by their respective corner as Naruto and Ambrose are in the middle of the ring, the latter stretching the former's arms back while his knee is driven into his spine.
"Welcome back to Ignition, everyone, we're live from North Little Rock, Arkansas in the Verizon Arena and what you're seeing right now is the main event between the Undisputed Champion, Naruto Uzumaki, and the Trio Tag Team and Television Champions, The Wolves, who happen to be Sasuke's choice of opponent for him tonight," Kenji states. "Earlier before the break, Naruto was being stomped upon by The Wolves before he got the adrenaline on his side."
"Sadly for Naruto, that adrenaline quickly went away once the match began which was during the break. Naruto attempted a high flying attack to Damian, but to be taken out quickly with a HUGE Spinebuster," Barney tells. "Unfortunately, that didn't bring him down completely...damn Shōnen characters. Always gotta be damn resilient."
Hector kept the submission in for a while longer until he let go of the arms and places his hands on his shoulders to drill a hard Knee Strike to the back, making Naruto let out a shout in pain. He then lies Naruto down on his back to land not one...not two...not three...but four Snap Elbow Drops to the chest before leaping high and hitting a large Elbow Drop. He sits him up as he runs to the ropes and rebounds with a Dropkick to the face and pins him to a count of one. Ambrose runs a hand through his short messy hair and chuckles, "You just never wanna stay down, don't ya, Champ? Guess that's one thing we got in common." He gave a small slap to Naruto's face as he forces him to his feet and lands a couple of punches to the temple, then whips him to the ropes. Naruto rebounds and Ambrose bends down to toss him over with a Back Body Drop. He goes down to pin him once more...and gets another kick out at one. With a chuckle, he picks him up by the hair and goes for another Irish Whip, but Naruto counters with one of his own. However, when Hector hit the ropes, Damian blind tags himself in and Naruto grabbed The Psycho Wolf on the rebound with a Sitout Hip Toss. Before he could even pin him, Reigns takes him down with a Double Axe Handle.
"Damian Reigns pulling off great smarts by blind-tagging Hector and blasting Naruto from the sidelines! He's got muscles, but you never know what lies underneath that mind of his," Barney implies.
"It was admittingly impressive by Damian, I'll say. Naruto, however, is in trouble since he's in the ring with the Wolves' Powerhouse and that simply means bad news when you're in the ring with him," Kenji states.
Damian stares Naruto standing up before knocking him back down with another Double Axe Handle in the face. As Naruto nurses his head, Reigns tilts his head while watching his opponent trying to regain his strength and drags him to the ring ropes, where he drapes him over the middle rope and pushes him against it, neck on the rope as he chokes him with it and the official is counting for Damian to let go: 1...2...3...4...4.8 Reigns moves away and exits the ring for a quick moment. He walks around the ring facing the crowd at the corner before looking back at Naruto and proceeding in a Three-point Stance. He suddenly sprints forward and strikes a Big Boot from the floor to Naruto's skull. Naruto rolls away holding his head just as Damian rolls inside the ring and pins Naruto with his elbow placed against his face: 1, 2—Naruto pops the shoulder up at two! The Big Wolf slowly drags the Orange Spark to his feet by the arms, pounding his knees up to his midsection three times, then hooks the arms for a vast Double Underhook Suplex. Naruto's face scrunches up in misery from the impact of the suplex by Reigns, who brings him over to his corner and tags in Erik Rollins. The Intelligent Wolf enters the ring as the powerhouse sets him up with the arm draped over his neck and the head in his arm, then Erik joins him, and both men hit Naruto with a Double Suplex. Damian gets out of the ring while Erik covers Naruto: 1, 2...kick out by the champion at 2.54!
"Rollins and Reigns with a Double Suplex to the Undisputed Champion, The Wolves are having full control over Naruto throughout this match. He is in absolute danger if this goes on and on," Zack comments.
"Naruto does look like he's not putting up much of a fight against The Wolves...could this be that his rivalry with Sasuke is clouding his mind so much, he can't focus into the match? Me thinks so!" Barney assumes.
"Whatever it may be, I'm hoping it isn't that...Naruto must find a way to counterattack and take control of this fight," Mark states.
Naruto gets on his hands and knees as Erik falls down to strike the side of his head with a few Knee Drops, keeping the ninja down. Then, he lines Naruto up on one knee and talks smack in his face, "You call yourself the Undisputed Champion? We're the REAL champions around here while you've been getting your ass kicked by Sasuke! You couldn't even save Sakura...what kind of man are ya?" He gets him to stand on his knees and Superkicks his face in...NO! Naruto grabbed the foot and stands up with a furious scowl on his face as Erik looked panicked and gets pushed to the ropes, rebounds to the Orange Spark, who catches him with a Pop-up Powerbomb! (Markiplier: Naruto is PISSED! Rollins bounces off the ropes and—WHOA, GOOD GOD! Pop-up Powerbomb! Where the hell did that come from?! ; Kenji: Naruto is an all-rounder, Mark! He adapts from multiple styles of wrestling and just used the Powerhouse style! That Powerbomb really blew the air out of Erik! ; Barney: Aw, that was not supposed to happen! Rollins had him at the palm of his hands! No matter! No matter, he's going to come back from this like they always do. ; Zack: You sure, 'cause Naruto's not finished!) Naruto, still holding onto Erik, hoists him on his shoulders again and nails another Powerbomb, this time letting go of him. Then he grabs his legs and has his back turned on an empty corner...falls backwards and catapults Rollins right onto the turnbuckle post face first! As Rollins groans in pain, Naruto slips his head between his legs and boosts him up on his shoulders and plants his face with a Sitout Electric Chair Facebuster!
"Colossal Electric Chair Facebuster from the Orange Spark! Naruto is truly fired up and cleaning house with The Wolves' leader!" Kenji shouts.
"Pop-up Powerbomb and a Electric Chair Facebuster from the Undisputed Champion?! That's surely trying something new!" Markiplier exclaims.
"BULL, man! I call bull on that! No way Naruto can get his strength just like that in an instant!" Barney exclaims. "Graaaaaaaaah, damn Shōnen heroes! Why can't they ever learn the meaning of 'surrender'?!"
Rollins staggers to his feet holding his abdomen and is pushed to a corner by Naruto as he smacks a Knife Edge Chop to the chest and takes a run back to get ready. He then runs forward to nail a Shining Wizard to the jaw, hops off to let Rollins stumble forward, and nails a Running One-handed Bulldog off the ropes, executing the Uzumaki Barrage! He takes the pin to Rollins: 1...2...barely a kick out, but a kick out nonetheless for Erik at 2.87, a sigh of relief from The Wolves. Naruto picks Rollins to his feet and his hands get pushed off by him, then earns a hard Spinning Side Kick to the midsection, bring him down on his knees and earns another kick—a Superkick to the face this time! As Naruto goes down nursing his jaw, Erik finally gets a tag to the Television Champion, Luke Smith. Naruto stands up as Luke fires a series of fists to the face, then Irish Whips him to the ropes, Naruto bounces off, and Smith trips him from underneath with a slide and the Orange Spark is suddenly on his stomach, has his legs being hooked by Smith, and he goes down to apply his submission hold, the Locksmith (Jamie Noble's Trailer Hitch)!
"Agile on his tracks, Smith gets Naruto on the mat with that Locksmith! They don't call him 'The Cunning Wolf' for nothing!" Barney exclaims.
"Luke has the champ in the middle of the ring, giving him no place to go as his legs are locked tight with Naruto's. That submission hold may very well be the one thing that makes Naruto tap out," Zack states.
Smith wrings the Locksmith to Naruto's legs, making him clutch onto his hair and scream in pain. He had a hand extended out as he desperately tries to reach the ropes, but Luke had made the hold worse by dragging him away from them; he reaches a hand out and Erik tags him, then hops over the ropes with a Slingshot Leg Drop to the back of Naruto's head and his legs are released from the Locksmith. The two pick up Naruto with Erik pinning his arms behind him and Luke then executing a Superkick, a chain reaction for Rollins to drive his head with a Bridging Tiger Suplex: 1...2...Naruto kicks out at 2.68! Rollins quickly got on the turnbuckle and stalks Naruto from the sky as he gets to his feet, then jumps off with the Silent Hound (Diving High Knee) right into his skull! Naruto goes down on all fours and Rollins sees this, he cracks a wide grin as he looks to end all this. He tells his pack that he's going to do just that and rebounds from the ropes as Naruto got on both feet bent over, and Erik executes the Blackout (Curb Stomp)...
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...that is he would if Naruto hadn't countered by flinging him in the air and use that elevation for planting a SICKENING Twisting Samoan Drop!
"TWISTING SAMOAN DROP—Konoha Drop known better in UCA! He pulled off an incredible counter to the Blackout!" Zack shouts. "And he's not through yet! He's looking to plant the Ninja's Way on Rollins!"
"No, no, no, no! This isn't happening, man—this can't be happening! C'mon, Erik, get out of it!" Barney pleads.
Naruto already picks up Erik on his shoulders as he looks for the Ninja's Way...and he goes for it with a lift...Rollins just slips out of it and pushes him to the ropes. Naruto bounces off the ropes...AND EATS THE FINAL REIGN, THAT GIANT SPEAR FROM DAMIAN REIGNS!
"WHOA! WHERE THE HELL DID REIGNS COME FROM?!" Kenji exclaims.
"HO, THAT GUY HAS DONE IT AGAIN! He blind tagged Erik once more and caught Naruto off guard with the Spear!" Barney states. "That is damn smart, man!"
Reigns drops down as he hooks Naruto's leg and the referee counts: 1...
"And you guys know how this goes—I said a-Bada! Bing!"
2...
"A-Bada Boom!"
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...2.9999 NARUTO KICKS OUT!
"Forget About—WHAT?! How in the hell did he kick out?! That's not even possible!" Barney shouts.
"To Reigns' surprise, Naruto had managed to kick out of the Final Reign...and he doesn't look happy," Kenji says. "By the way, Stinson...didn't you mention that Naruto was a Shōnen hero, meaning he's always resilient?"
"...I never said anything like that before in my life! Even if I did, I wouldn't want to look at myself in the mirror!" Barney says in mislead, Kenji rolling his eyes at him.
Damian shakes his head at the fallen champion and hauls him in a Standing Headscissors, then lifts him up on his shoulders, going for the Reign of Power...and Naruto counteracts with a Sunset Flip Powerbomb! Shoulders are down: 1...2...Damian powers out at two! Naruto rolls back to his feet and nails a Ninja Kick right up to the head of Reigns! He then gets him up despite the colossal weight of him and hits the Ninja's Way!...but that actually doesn't happen when Hector Ambrose kicked him in the stomach, giving Reigns the chance to elude his grasp. Naruto then starts getting pummeled by Ambrose and Erik, a two-on-one assault at this goes on. They would throw him to the ropes via Irish Whip, miss a Double Clothesline on the rebound as Naruto leaps onto the second rope and flies backwards with a simultaneous Springboard Stunner to both men! Ambrose had fell on his back with Rollins, stumbling to his feet as he makes a tilt and comes back the Pendulum Lariat to Naruto; then, he lines him up to his feet and wraps an arm around his head for the Lone Wolf Drive...and gets lifted up on Naruto's shoulders! The Orange Spark keeps the Fireman's Carry tight as Rollins leaps at him to stop the worst, but he gets caught as well! Naruto carries the two on his shoulders and has Erik jumping off to the outside and finally plant the Ninja's Way to Hector. As he rolls away in pain, Luke grabs Naruto from behind and drives him down with a Russian Legsweep followed by a Forward Russian Legsweep, the Blacksmith...but Naruto catches the leg and slams him with a Leg-hook Belly-to-Back Suplex!
"Naruto is on FIRE! Taking out The Wolves with every last bit of energy he's got inside left and right! He only needs to get Reigns, who is still outside, and bring him back in to defeat him!" Markiplier states. "He can capitalize on this and take home the 'W'!"
"Uh, there might be a bit of a problem with that, Mark... Look who's at the stage," Zack points...
...as Sasuke Uchiha walks out center stage to a rainfall of loud boos from the crowd and Naruto sees him after his moment of triumph. Sasuke had his stoic expression as he stood by his spot and Naruto glared at him immensely. He would say to Sasuke from across the ring, "I don't have time for you right now, Sasuke...don't you even think about coming to the ring with me." Sasuke would scoff and say, "I don't have to..." and points his finger, having Naruto narrow his eyes as he turns around...
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...AND DAMIAN TAKES OUT NARUTO WITH THE FINAL REIGN!
"Final Reign! The Spear connects with impact!" Kenji shouts. "Naruto was so busy glowering at Sasuke, he had no idea Reigns was stalking!"
"That's going to cost him dearly...and it is what he gets for being a distracted idiot. ...True story," Barney implies.
Damian covers Naruto as he hooks his leg with a snarling and stern look on his face: 1...
"Bada Bing!"
2...
"Bada Boom!"
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...3!
"Forget About It! Damian takes this match for The Wolves!" Barney proclaims.
("Special Op" by Adam Massacre)
"The winners of this match: Hector Ambrose, Erik Rollins, Damian Reigns, and Luke Smith—The Wolves!" Maria declares.
Reigns heaves while keeping the leg hooked on Naruto before letting go and rising up to his feet as Ambrose, Rollins, and Smith enter back in the ring with their titles. Erik passes one of the Trio Tag Titles to Damian, who holds up the belt high with his pack as their fists connect in a pose, declaring for the fans to: "BELIEVE in Justice! FEAR The Wolves!" Hector howls wildly with a psycho smirk and tongue hanging out as he hangs off he ropes, Erik holding up his belt high with a grin, Luke standing on the second turnbuckle while patting his Television Championship, and Damian shouldering his title with a stern look still. All the while, Naruto was favoring his abdomen on the mat, still feeling the effects of the Final Reign as Sasuke watched from the stage with a slightly noticeable grin.
"You can tell Sasuke is smiling after watching Naruto being pinned by Reigns from the distraction. He must be real proud of himself when he did nothing," Kenji implies.
"You would speak untruthfully of Sasuke like that, Benji. Not surprised with how hypocritical you sound, hmph...though, in a way, Sasuke is proud he got to see Naruto lose in person and that's on him, not Sasuke," Barney states. "Here's why: if Naruto wasn't too damn busy giving Sasuke the dirty look, he probably would've seen Damian coming and won. So, like I said, Naruto's loss...is all on him. Oh, and the funny thing is...The Wolves have pinned Naruto, the ACW Undisputed Champion, in the middle of the ring clean; tell me that's not worthy of putting that achievement in your wrestling resume."
"...Barney does have a bit of a point, bro. Naruto could've won if he hadn't been paying attention to Sasuke at the stage," Zack says.
"The Wolves, the Trio and Television Champions, are celebrating in the ring from defeating the World Champion of ACW...cleanly no less...that's surely a shocking upset for all to see," Markiplier states...before watching Luke bring out a table from under the table. "And things are about to take a turn for the worse for Naruto as Smith is getting a table inside the ring."
"Oh, I like where this is going..." Barney sinisterly chuckles.
Luke holds the table in his hands as he tells The Wolves that if they could make a "small" statement to the Undisputed Champion. They would nod as they thought the same thing and he starts setting up the table while Erik and Hector pick up the groggy Naruto up on his feet with his arms draped over their shoulders and Damian stands in front of them. All the while, Sasuke folds his arms over his chest, watching the destruction of his rival with a slight noticeable grin still.
"The Wolves are looking to give Naruto a taste of 'Justice' as Sasuke watches with a smug look...they've already won the match. I see no point of this!" Kenji implies.
"You really are an idiot, Senji. They're making a statement to the Undisputed Champion! They've won, yes, but they're going to do more than just celebrate. They are going to make an impact of their own by annihilating the top dog in ACW and that top dog is Naruto himself!" Barney states.
"OOOOOOOOOWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Reigns bellows at the top of his lungs once Smith finished with the table and quickly goes around to stand on the apron as Ambrose and Rollins hoist Naruto onto his shoulders. When that happened, Luke jumps on the top rope and bounces off as The Wolves drive Naruto through the table, enacting Devour of the Wolves (Springboard Somersault Neckbreaker (Smith) / Triple Powerbomb combination)!
"Devour of the Wolves, Naruto gets driven through the table by the Triple Powerbomb with a help of Smith's Somersault Neckbreaker!" Zack shouts.
Damian howls with an uproar as he beats his chest, Hector hangs off the ropes again with a psychotic look as he asserts this ring is The Wolves' property, and Erik and Luke raise their fists to "Special Op" playing from the loudspeakers. They all pick up their belts and exit the ring, leaving behind Naruto in the remains of a broken table. While they exit through the crowd, Sasuke was walking down the ramps as he heads his way to the ring, passing by the booing fans. His eyes still focused on the hurt Naruto as he slides inside and gradually walks around him, standing over his head.
"Just what does he want with Naruto now?" Mark asks.
"Three words for that answer: wait for it..." Barney says.
Sasuke tilts his head watching an aching Naruto and slowly crouches down to say off-mic, "By the way, Naruto...when I was beating the hell out of you last week on Friday...there was actually one more thing I forgot to do..." He reaches his hand out and snatches off the headband of Naruto. Sasuke stares at the Leaf headband before wrapping it around his hand in a fist, then shoves Naruto's head around to make him get up. Naruto would regain himself and slowly stand up as Sasuke lines him up with the wrapped headband...
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...and when Naruto turned around, he earns a PUNCH to the face from the metal on his headband!
"Adding insult to injury, Sasuke hits the metal on the headband into Naruto's face! A cheap shot by the challenger!" Kenji shouts.
Fans boo loudly at Sasuke standing over Naruto, who is now bleeding from his forehead from the impact of his headband. Sasuke looks at the headband as he chuckles, "What a sweet irony," and drops it on the mat...before STOMPING on it to a negative reaction from the crowd towards his disrespect. Sasuke didn't give a damn as he grew a grin and raised his arms in a Legend Killer pose just as "Misery Loves My Company" by Three Days Grace is played.
"Oh, what a sweet irony, indeed... Sasuke got the statement down himself as the top heel 'round in the main event card...and I just now he's going to keep this up," Barney grins.
"For Naruto's sake, I'm hoping not... It's time to end the show here with this scene, unfortunately, ladies and gentlemen," Kenji says. "I'm Kenji Matsuo."
"'That Guy' Zack Carver..." Zack says.
"'Legen—wait for it—dary Commentator' Barney Stinson hanging with these losers," Barney says.
"And Markiplier saying farewell for the night. We see YOU on the next episode of Friday Night Ignition...BUH-BYE!" Markiplier concludes the outros.
Ignition ends with Sasuke standing over Naruto in the same pose, being showered by the fans' boos as his foot is still on the headband, the screen fading out to black...
Results:
Six-Woman Tag Team Match: Trish Warrington, Alyssa Parker, and Ashley Storm def. Highschool of the Dead (Rei Miyamoto, Saeko Busujima, and Saya Takagi)
ACW International Championship Tourney First Round: Saul Linklater (AIW) def. Ash Ketchum (ACW) [Saul Linklater enters the Battle Royale]
Singles Match: Beowulf def. Spin the Hedgehog
Females Match: Kendra Daniels w/Evil Beauty def. Sarah Ortiz
Tag Team Match: The Symbiotes (Venom and Carnage) def. Altered Egos (Yugi Mutou and Atem)
ACW International Championship Tourney First Round: Zeke Cage def. Jeremy Ellis [Zeke Cage enters the Battle Royale]
Pick Your Poison Match, Main Event: The Wolves (Hector Ambrose, Erik Rollins, Damian Reigns, and Luke Smith) def. Naruto Uzumaki
Official Card for RAMPAGE:
ACW Intercontinental Championship: Mason Stone (c) vs. James Griffin
Singles Match: Colt Anderson w/Phil Hardy vs. Tony Blake w/Adrian Blake
Females Match: Aelita Schaeffer vs. Lisa Weston
Falls Count Anywhere: Zeke Cage vs. Dax Din
Pick Your Poison Match, Main Event: Sasuke Uchiha vs. ? (Naruto's choice of opponent)
Card for ACW Rebellion:
ACW International Championship, Fatal 4-Way Match: Dante (c) [U.S. Champion] vs. Mason Stone (c) [Intercontinental Champion] vs. Luke Smith (c) [Television Champion] vs. Battle Royale Winner
Monster's Ball Match: Takashi Komuro vs. Ryo Bakura
ACW Hardcore Championship, Hardcore Match: Jason Krueger (c) vs. Ichigo Kurosaki
ACW Undisputed Championship, Do or Die Three Stages of Hell Match: Naruto Uzumaki (c) vs. Sasuke Uchiha [Should Sasuke lose, he will never challenge Naruto into a world title match again as long as he's champion]
FINAL-F*CKING-LY! After three and a half months, I get this sumbitch up! DX And just in time before my Summer semester class begins, too. Don't worry, hopefully, this story won't take long to update as the next chapter...will be a recap. *DUN DUN DUN* ._. Yes, I know it's a surprise...but know I will make sure the recap comes early since it's easier to handle on here. :P
One thing's for sure, a lot of heels won in this chapter. ._. Hope this isn't weird booking...and I hope you all enjoyed this episode regardless! :O Next chapter has Saturday Night RAMPAGE and it will be recapped so I can get through ACW faster and make my way to Rebellion. It will depend how my progress goes.
Thanks for reading, my ACW fans. Be sure to leave a review when you're finished. :P They make me a happy, happy, happy A1. :3
Until then, my awesome friends...LATER! :D
