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ACW Saturday Night RAMPAGE: July 13th, Week 2 (Recap Edition)
TV-14
("Cross The Line" by AD/AM starts off as RAMPAGE punches in onscreen before spinning to show Zeke Cage posing Miz-style at the turnbuckles with a cocky grin; Ichigo Kurosaki poses at the stage himself, holding rock horn hands as fireworks go off behind him.)
It is my destiny, it is a truth I see
(The Second City Saints get into their signature pose at the corners in their entrance; Trish Warrington attacks Rei Miyamoto with her Beauty and the Knee; Alex Loredo strikes Jason Krueger with an Extreme Twist.)
In this world I find
(Vergil stares throughout the crowd in the ring, then shows him nailing the Force Edge to a Dante; Hart of Hyuga execute a Diving Headbutt / Shooting Star Leg Drop combo to Eliza Hart.)
A way to cross the line
(The Wolves stand under the rain with Ambrose grinning sadistically while rubbing his hands together, Rollins' arms splayed, Reigns flexing his muscles with a beast-like roar, and Smith smirking with his Television Championship raised, then they are seeing attacking Naruto with Devour of the Wolves.)
Everybody's doing what everybody's doing
(Yugi Mutou gives a shout to the camera as he's being rained on; Dax Din hits the End of Days to Sasuke; Joey Wheeler nails the In Your Face! to Seto Kaiba; RC Bane plants a Gutwrench Powerbomb to Marcus King.)
Everybody's doing the same thing
(Ed debuts in his new gimmick with a growl prepares and executes his finisher, From the Belly of Hades, to a local jobber while Eddy grins evilly from outside the ring; Jason Krueger is shown bellowing under the rain as an echoing growl is heard.)
I'll be doing what I'll be doing
(Sakura Haruno pounds her fist down on the floor, cracking it completely and looks at the camera with a grin; Hernan Ortiz hops off with a high Shooting Star Press, sounds of a jet flying through is heard; Godzilla himself appears and growls at the camera, breathing out a blue fiery breath under the rain.)
I'll be doing my thing
(Dante throws a fist at the camera as fire explodes from behind during his entrance; The Gods of Darkness drive Kohta Hirano through the flaming table; Mason Stone strikes a ladder into Sasuke's abdomen before landing a Frog Splash.)
The world spins round, to the right they say
(The Blake Bros. 2.0 hit the Neckbreaka' to Daniel Kent; Nathan Drake leaps over the top rope at Kurt Hudson and Ash Ketchum; Duke Devlin dives high for the Five-Star Frog Splash.)
I'll be spinning the other way
(Zeke Cage is pointing at the camera with a cocky smirk and then shows him planting Kenshin Himura with the Cage-Breaking Finale; Takashi Komuro and Kohta Hirano plants Ryo Bakura through the table via Drop Dead!.)
Doing what I can, doing what I know
(iGeneration stand in the ring together with Carly arrogantly smirking, Sam scowling, and Freddy raising their arms as the iCarly gals perform the iDestruction to Lady; Isaac Clarke beats his chest at the second turnbuckle.)
The world's my stage and I'm the show!
(The Symbiotes appear on their entrance and demolish a jobber with the Maximum Carnage, alternating clips through the drums with them in their pose while their tongues are sticking out; Atem is the last seen with eyes shut and suddenly snaps them open and the Eye of Anubis appears, closing with the logo of RAMPAGE punches in with impact.)
"Cross The Line" by AD/AM plays as the camera moves to a room with multiple TVs in the background (think RAW Pre-show) and two young adults step in to the area...more likely the RAMPAGE commentators, Ned Bigby and Logan Reese.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to Saturday Night RAMPAGE live from...okay, we're not really live as you can plainly see. I'm Ned Bigby," Ned introduces himself.
"And you all know me as the 'Handsomest Devil of PCA and ACW' The Logan Reese!" Logan grins. "Now, we know what you guys are thinking: 'Why isn't Logan Reese and the poser standing next to him at the commentary table at an arena live on Saturday Night RAMPAGE'?"
"First of all, ha-ha, real funny, Reese," Ned says sarcastically as Logan just smirks. "But to answer...the reason being is the author wanted to make this episode a recap due to...well, college. I'm sure those who are in college can understand that."
"I do not. What is the point of this when college ends before summer?" Logan scoffs. "It's college, not summer school."
"...Reese, they have summer semesters during college. It's like that in every college," Ned explains dryly. "He had to take a class in the summer in order to make up for withdrawing a class."
"...God, what a nerd," Logan mocks his author.
"You...oh, forget it," Ned groans before regaining his composure. "Anyways...since his class in the semester will keep him busy for about five weeks, he decided a recap would be best. Plus, it's 2015 and it's the Year of the Recaps, so he may try it out for Ignition as well just to get to Rebellion quickly."
"Ah, recaps, recaps. Recaps every-frigging-where. So, since this is a recap, why don't we get down to business? Bigby? You ready or do you need a potty break in the ladies room?" Logan asks with a mocking smile.
"...Cheap shot, man...cheap shot," Ned glares. "Moving on from what should never be brought up again...let us say first that RAMPAGE was taking place in Pine Bluff, Arkansas with over 8,000 people in the Pine Bluff Convention Center; and the first match to kick it all off was 'The Dark Saint' Mason Stone for the first time defending his Intercontinental Championship against 'The Bully' James Griffin, who has been quite on a roll since his win against Ryan Griffin."
"Actually, he was on a roll since Spring Breakdown after pinning Ash Ketchum, who, I remind you, is a former World Champion and that is huge for a guy like James—that could've gotten him the biggest push of his life! However, that obviously didn't go well on one night when...well, I don't even need to speak of it," Logan scowls.
"I actually agree with you there...not one of ACW's proudest moments...but he did get back up despite of it and is now getting what he's been earning: a title shot for the first time in his ACW career," Ned says. "Who better than Mason Stone? He won this about over two months ago after an incredible Ladder Match with Sasuke Uchiha at Southern Hell. Sadly...he hasn't exactly defended it much since then and it's LONG overdue."
"Plus, he's a mediocre champion! That guy rarely has a personality!" Logan remarks.
"Now, now, Reese, cut him a break...it isn't entirely his fault; the roster was simply too large for him to fit anywhere or even give him a match to defend his belt. It explains the good reason why Jesse is combining them into one with this tourney," Ned explains.
"...Man, was this company stupid...hell, I'm working for an idiot," Logan deadpans.
"More words like that and you're gonna get your ass fired," Ned cautions as Logan rolls his eyes. "Back to our subject, Mason hasn't defended his belt in over two months and it was about time he defended it. And now, it's time to see how it all went down."
ACW Intercontinental Championship — "The Dark Saint" Mason Stone (c) vs. "The Bully" James Griffin
• For the first part of the match, it would even up as Stone and Griffin exchanged a few moves with Mason catching James off with a Tornado DDT, James nailing The Dark Saint down with an Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex, Mason firing back with a Diving Clothesline, James returning the favor with a Double Axe Handle, then Mason gives a Spear to Griffin, and the momentum slowly shifted to Griffin when he caught him in a midair Spinebuster. It was all Griffin as he had Stone in the middle of the ring with a Shoulder Claw and arm trapped in a Standing Armbar, keeping him in his clutches for a while. Then, as the match is at a slow pace, James would walk around Mason and rake his foot across the head a few times, then brings Mason on the top turnbuckle and would perform a huge Back Suplex, causing Stone to wrath in pain from the impact.
• After nearly decimating Mason, James would signal for the Tyrant Shellshock (Batista Bomb) as he puts his opponent's head between his legs for the finisher and lifts him up onto his shoulders...but Mason gets a second wind as he rains punches onto the challenger's head. With enough of it, James loses his grip and Mason flips back with a Hurricanrana, making Griffin fly through the ropes and to the outside. Momentum turned around for Mason as he slingshots himself over the ropes and lands on top of James with a Plancha. Later, following an Inverted Death Valley Driver and a surprise kick-out afterwards, Mason looks for the springboard variation of his Breaking the Light (Codebreaker) finisher, but is suddenly caught in the arms of Griffin! He would then sets him up on his shoulders and executes the Tyrant Shellshock...and the Dark Saint KICKS OUT of the Powerbomb, a shock to the fans and Griffin, who was absolutely livid!
• James drags him up for another Shellshock, but Mason turns it around as he trips him up, hooked his legs, and turns him over for the Dark Leaf (Cloverleaf)—nope, he actually gets pushed away! Both men reach their vertical bases, then Mason runs under a ventured Clothesline and swivels James around for Breaking the Light! He crawled on top of Griffin with the hook of the leg...and he only gets the count of 2.88 when James kicked out! Holding his head with mouth agape, Mason looked like he gave everything he got to defeat his opponent and defend his title...but he had a thought of another way to end this as he climbs up to the top rope. As he stood tall on the top, he nods his head, feeling good that he's doing this and hops off for the Saint's Nightfall (Frog Splash)...and Mason MISSES the mark, Griffin rolling out of the way! Mason stumbles up to his feet as he holds his abdomen in absolute pain and James capitalizes by throwing him to the ropes and pushes him up high on the rebound with a Pop-up variation of his Tyrant Shellshock! Griffin covers him with the leg hooked tight, pinning Stone successfully and winning the ACW Intercontinental Championship belt for the first time since winning the UWE X-Treme Championship.
Post-match...
• Griffin stands on his knees and hold his head in shock that he has actually won as he's given the title and holds it close. He gets up on his feet as he has the Intercontinental Championship held high in victory with a grin, shouting, "See this, losers?! I'm an Intercontinental Champion now! Eat your heart out! Now watch me walk into that Fatal 4-Way and WIN the whole damn thing!" Mason favors his head outside the ring, thinking what had just happened in the blink of an eye when Griffin caught him with the Pop-up Powerbomb. He sees James standing tall and would walk away in disappointment as the new Intercontinental Champion continued to celebrate his win.
• Stone walked through the backstage hallways with a still in dismay and quite unsatisfied he lost his title, despite that he is going to be in the Battle Royale. He would stop as his stable, The Hardcore Foundation, step in. Mason asked what they wanted and Nolan Gates explained, "Mason...we've all been talking and...there is something you may need to know that we must bring you in." He motions his friend to follow as Stone was curious, yet confused and his girlfriend, Sara Verser, assured him that it's nothing bad and kissed his cheek before leading him with the faction.
"Man, that was an awesome and proud moment for James Griffin to win the ACW Intercontinental Championship since his X-Treme Championship down in UWE. Glad to see him getting his big break," Logan grins.
"I will admit, it was certainly impressive he won it clean. As he celebrated, Mason was disappointed, but he is going to be in the Battle Royale along with Zeke Cage, Saul Linklater, Vergil, Kenshin Himura, and Hernan Ortiz," Ned reminds. "Now there was something that made curious after the match...what was it that the Hardcore Foundation were talking about without Mason knowing until now? What are they discussing that is on their minds?"
"Whatever it is, I bet it's them finally deciding to quit ACW and just go back UWE since they're better off there than here," Logan says. "They were mediocre since they got here and they're still mediocre now."
"Oh, I doubt it'd be that, Reese. Whatever it may be, I'm not sure this is whether going to end bad or good for them or all of us," Ned implies. "Now since there's a new Intercontinental Champion...we have the Television Champion, Luke Smith of The Wolves, just watched the Intercontinental Championship Match and as he was contemplating his Television Championship Match that would happen next week...he didn't seem happy."
"And here's a good reason why," Logan adds as he points to the TV.
Backstage Segment — Luke Smith's Thoughts on the International Championship Tourney
"The Cunning Wolf" Luke Smith was standing in front of a TV as he had just watched the Intercontinental Championship Match between James Griffin and Mason Stone, slowly circling his fingers on the Television Championship belt that rests on his shoulders. For some reason, he didn't look...happy. His face was only visible with narrowed eyebrows and a grimace.
"As interesting as this tourney would be for all wrestlers to receive a chance into the Battle Royale and the Fatal 4-Way Match come Rebellion...it upsets me that come next week, I have to defend my TV Championship and I may or may not lose my title to someone, like as if this belt is a meaningless strap to wear...this is just a belt to pass on and on like the WWE Hardcore Championship during its 24/7 Rule. It's what I believe to be...Injustice," Luke states as he stares at the camera in front of him. "I doubt myself losing my championship match on the third episode of RAMPAGE next Saturday night as I will go on to Rebellion in the Fatal 4-Way Match to become the primary International Champion of ACW. The problem I have with it...if I were to lose the Fatal 4-Way Match...I don't get anything in return. There is no rematch, no chances to get a shot at the International Championship for me... This is something I should let all...of the ACW roster should know...the second...the injustice has happen when I don't win this whole tourney...may The Wolves have at least a bit of mercy on you bastards."
Smith adjusts his championship belt and walks away from the scene.
"A threat set by the unhappy Television Champion—not liking how the tourney may end for him as he calls it, 'injustice'," Ned annotates.
"Now that I think about it, it does seem a little unfair that Smith may have to give up his Television Championship after the hard work he's done to get it. I mean, he practically just won the belt," Logan says.
"But it is how the rules goes: you defend your title and if you succeed, you're in the Fatal 4-Way. If not, you have a chance to win it all back by entering the Battle Royale," Ned explains. "If you don't win it, well, then you won't get another chance."
"Exactly why it's injustice! I look forward to see what he's got in mind after this whole tourney is over and he's screwed over," Logan says.
"I'm sure you do. Now, as we move on, we got a rivalry ahead known as the Saints versus Blake Bros. 2.0...but in this case, it's Colt Anderson versus Tony Blake with their respective tag partners at ringside."
"Reason for this is simple: Blakes got screwed and a pair of losers won, the end," Logan bluntly utters.
"...You really know how to be blunt, Reese," Ned deadpans.
"I try, Bigby," Logan smirks arrogantly.
Ned only rolls his eyes and resumes explaining, "To put in a better way than what my broadcast partner said, the Blakes challenged the Second City Saints in a tag match to, well, boost their egos by beating them and, sadly for them, they lost. Now, they want some vengeance with a rematch, but they got a different answer to this."
"So, the GM screws them over by giving one of them a singles match and it's Hot Flash against Dolt Anderson," Logan brusquely states once more.
"...Seriously, that's not professional," Ned implies.
"You're not professional!" Logan retorts.
"That doesn't even make any—oh, screw it. Just roll the roll the clip so can get on with this episode," Bigby says, irritated.
Singles Match — Colt Anderson w/"The Second City Saint" Phil Hardy vs. "Hot Flash" Tony Blake w/"A" Adrian Blake
• Prior to the match, the Blake Bros. 2.0 make their entrance with Tony usually blabbing his mouth while Adrian stood silent walking with his arrogant brother to the ring. Tony would rant on why his loss to the Saints last week on RAMPAGE was a huge fluke and "they deserve better than this bull". However, the fans only pissed him off by cheering for the Saints winnings and they chant repeatedly, "Saints Pinned Your Ass! Saints Pinned Your Ass!" Tony would retort, "Oh, they pinned our asses? They pinned our asses?! That all you guys are taking away from this? Well, guess what? You're about to see the Saints get their asses humiliated in the middle of this ring like they were supposed to last week once I beat that jackass, Colt. Then we'll see who is laughing their asses OFF," then drops the mic, skipping the self-introductions as he prepares to face Colt Anderson, who appeared next with Phil Hardy by his side.
• It was a standard match between both men, nothing special as it were with a couple of Suplexes, Leg Drops, Clotheslines, Back Elbows, and a few diving maneuvers here and there. Although, it quickly changed when Colt pulled the top rope down and Tony went overboard, then ascends to the turnbuckles and dives onto him with a Crossbody! A little later into the match, Tony regains momentum for himself when countering Colt's Brain Damage (Reverse STO into the middle turnbuckle) by hanging onto the ropes, making Anderson lose his grip and land on the back of his head. This was the advantage Tony needed as he climbed up the top rope and landed the Kill Yo Self! to him afterwards. Sadly for Blake, Colt got a rope break with a foot on the bottom rope. This resulted an argument from both wrestler and the official that the latter should've counted faster when he's only calling it down the middle; what they didn't know was Anderson was getting ready to fly as he scaled them from the top turnbuckle. Once they turned around, Colt flips forward with a Colt 50...and lands on the referee!
• Blake takes this opportunity by grabbing Anderson and planting him with the Blake Drop; nonetheless, there was no official to make the pinfall. In spite of that, Tony shouts to the back for a referee to come out and make the count and one eventually came running down the ramps, then slides into the ring...and Colt had kicked out at a near three-count to Tony's shock and frustration! He forces Colt up and throws him to the outside near Phil. As Phil checked on his friend, Tony backs up a bit and runs forward, sliding on the mat and attacking Hardy with a Baseball Slide! Following the cheap shot from behind, Tony gets Colt back in the ring and slides back in...but Phil pulls him back out and Clotheslines him down, the match ending in disqualification!
Post-match...
• Phil mounted Blake with raining fists to his temple before being pulled off and Big Booted by Adrian Blake. It ended in chaos as Adrian throws Hardy right into the steel steps and Colt flies in to save his partner, but only to get caught in Adrian's arms! He drives Colt's back against the turnbuckle post and then throws him over the top rope to the outside. He and Tony get inside and Adrian puts Colt on his shoulders while Tony ascended up the top rope, then the Blake Bros. finish him with the Neckbreaka'! Tony and Adrian stand in the ring alone, the former talking trash at the Saints that they "the real top dogs on this division" and apparently laughed at their misfortune as "Party Up (Up in Here)" by DMX played for them in their "victory."
"What a proud moment for the Blakes—right back on top where they should be while the Saints are back to being losers. All is right with the world again," Logan smirks.
"...Only you would enjoy that, Reese," Ned deadpans.
"The smart people would agree with me as well!" Logan remarks.
"Yet, you're not smart yourself," Ned snarks.
"Says you," Logan replies.
"Actually, I've been stated to be smart, yet lazy. Although, I am glad I'm not someone like you, who is a self-absorbed egomaniac," Ned states.
"Yeah, well—"
"Hey! Will you two idiots cut the crap and get on with the episode?! We have a recap to run, damn it!" shouted a crewman off-screen.
"...You win this round, Bigby," Logan glares.
"Glad you accept your defeat, Reese. Moving onto another subject, there's the thing called 'rivalry' and we've all known that's been around since the beginning of time, but I don't wanna go into details. There are old rivalries that have been in the past, there are current rivalries today, and there are new rivalries being born...like the one that was born last night on Ignition," Ned explains. "That happened to be between Lisa Weston and the recently signed Aelita Schaeffer. It sparked as Lisa confronted Aelita over Lisa's boyfriend, Odd Della Robbia of CCW and Code Lyoko, being upset about Aelita's betrayal, which made Lisa upset...it's a long chain from Aelita's deception to Lisa being upset."
"Both girls happen to be new apart the main roster and the former made her onscreen ACW debut last week on Friday Night Ignition while the latter made hers last night. Just as of earlier tonight, they made their in-ring debuts as well...reason for that to happen is, adding to what Ned said...well, Weston fired the first shot by slapping Aelita because she's a bitch and Aelita's the future of this business and you don't touch the future like that," Logan bluntly states.
"Well, we all know that is a lie, Reese," Ned implies. "Yes, Weston did slap Aelita in the face, but that was only because Aelita took it too damn far by bringing up something of the past. One that shouldn't have been mentioned right in front of her at all."
"And what gave Lisa the right to slap Aelita? Absolutely none! Aelita spoke the truth and that British bitch knew it, but she retaliates with a cheap slap!" Logan retorts. "Only one such as her would do that. God knows what diseases that kitty loving freak has."
"I am a professional and I like to be neutral here, but honestly, Aelita did deserve that. What Aelita said was completely uncalled for," Ned implies. "What we will show you guys next is a clip from Lisa's interview and the match that happened afterwards."
Interview Segment — Lisa Weston w/Jenifer "Moze" Mosely
"Lisa, last night on Ignition, you confronted the recently signed Aelita Schaeffer of the Four Horsewomen and demanded a match with her over what she has done and wanted to make her pay the price; when she didn't accept it and brought up something of your past, you slapped her in the face...I'm one to be a professional, but saying this once...that slap was damn well deserved," Moze grins, the crowd is cheering in the background. "I think we should take a look at it, shall we?"
[Last night, Ignition...]
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.
"And now, soon, you will be facing her in your in-ring debut for the first time on ACW. Do you have any regrets for what you did to Schaeffer?" she asks.
"Honestly, Jenifer, I hadn't meant for that slap to happen...however, I have no regrets for doing that to her. She had no right to bring up my past...what's done is done and I've moved on. People can make mistakes; it makes them human, love. Yet, some people would rather mock others of their qualms instead of sympathizing them such as that traitor, Aelita," Lisa scowls. "It was as I said...when she turned her back on her fans and her friends, especially Yumi, her best friend...it was the worst moment of everyone's lives—it was heart wrenching. When Yumi was hurt, Ulrich was upset...and when Ulrich is upset, Odd is upset...and when my degenerate kitty is upset, I get upset...and trust me, you wouldn't like a pissed off kitty cat. Nobody likes a ticked pussycat; so tonight, I will let out all of my frustrations in that ring to that harlot and get some vengeance for myself and Odd. She wanted to be a Horsewomen? Oh, she got to be one...now she's going to pay for it right now."
Lisa walks away from the interview as Jenifer watches her with a smirk, liking her determination...before turning around to see Zoey Brooks of Zoey 101 with folded arms and a glare to the Declassified character, who glowered back.
"Mosely..." Zoey speaks.
"Brooks..." Moze replies, her hand on her right hip. "What do you want?"
"I heard you were...being quite biased for that Weston skunkbag slapping Aelita 'because she 'got what she deserved.' I'm not quite surprised by that considering it's you," Zoey states.
"Get to your point, Brooks," Moze demands.
"Pushy...what I'm saying is this...next time I hear you badmouthing the future champs around this crappy division...I can assure you Ned won't see you the same way again," Zoey warns, leering with a flip of her hair.
"...Really? Well, uh, I look forward since...unlike most prissy, fake girls, which happen to be you, Vega, and that disease-carrying Shay...I know how to FIGHT," Jenifer implies, balling up her hand into a fist in Zoey's face. "Don't underestimate me as just a backstage interviewer, Brooks. 'Cause I can do a hell of a lot more than that."
Zoey happen to look at Moze's fist and sneers haughtily at her warning, "How cute, Mosely...you playing the 'tough girl'...I'll see you around." She winks to Moze as she pats her head lightly and walks away from her, shoving her shoulder past hers as Jenifer glares at the titular character of Zoey 101.
Females Match — "The Fallen Angel" Aelita Schaeffer vs. "Spunky" Lisa Weston
• Lisa Weston waited in the ring for her opponent, Aelita, to appear at the arena as she paced around impatiently; but, then "Martyr No More" by Fozzy plays and out comes the Fourth Horsewoman herself, Aelita Schaeffer. She appears onstage with a frown as she's still upset from the slap received by Weston, who stares daggers into Aelita's eyes. The Lyoko Princess enters the ring and suddenly SLAPS the cheek of Weston, repaying her for the slap last night. She stumbled back while holding her cheek and Schaeffer sneers, "Now we're even, kitty." Lisa slowly turned to the smirking Aelita and mutters, "No...we're not even yet, BITCH...!" before tackling her down and sending fists to the head, brutally beating her down! This cat fight turned violent as the brunette and the rosette pounded fists into each other and Aelita was shoved off to the outside; by then, Lisa grabs onto the ropes and slingshots herself over, landing Aelita with a Slingshot Corkscrew Plancha! Weston stands tall over Aelita as she shouts in her face, "YOU DON'T BRASS OFF A KITTY, TRAITOR! REMEMBER THAT!"
• Later on, the match had begun with both rookies in the ring and Lisa had the upper hand on her side for a moment with a few punches to the temple, a Suplex here, a One-handed Bulldog there, and an impressive Tornado DDT to finish it off. It all changed quickly when Lisa attempted a Diving Hurricanrana to Aelita, but was countered with a Turnbuckle Powerbomb and a Superkick afterwards. Aelita had only scowled in Lisa's face in the corner as she's seated and exclaimed, "Yeah, well, you DON'T copy another person's maneuvers; that makes it cheap just like how you are!" She then stands her up against the corner, backs up, then she moves forward to perform a Cartwheel Back Elbow Smash, which connects to the face of Weston and follows it with a Double Foot Stomp to the back of her head off the second rope! It all sided with Aelita as she performed a Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors Takedown, which was followed by a Leapfrog Body Guillotine. The match then took to the outside as Aelita held Lisa up vertically, legs sticking straight up before dropping her stomach first onto the steel steps, Weston now writhing violently from the impact as she screams in pain! Aelita gloated with the signature four finger gesture as she grins arrogantly, which made fans boo loudly at her and chant, "You sold out! You sold out!"
• After quickly entering the ring and rolling back out to restart the count, Aelita stalks the Spunky Weston, whose face was scrunched up from her stomach hitting the steps hard, and picks her up by the hair as she drags her onto the apron. Once there, she sets Lisa up for...possibly a Brainbuster onto the apron! A few fans were shouting not for Aelita to do it as she only grinned...and Lisa wiggled her legs, helping her land in the ring and counter Aelita's attempted Brainbuster and tosses her with a Front Suplex, landing Aelita right on her midsection as she thrashes in absolute agony. Lisa had saved herself from the worst concussion possible and she wasn't finished with Schaeffer as she runs across the ring, rebounds off the ropes to run back and Suicide Dives through the ropes with a Tornado DDT, spiking Aelita's head on the padded floor! Shortly afterwards, she brings her into the ring and attempted the pinfall, but only got a near three-count, shocking Lisa and the fans to groan.
• As Lisa stood up, she stalked Aelita up on her feet for a Cat Kick (Chick Kick), which she performs with a swing of her leg...and misses as Aelita ducks it and heads for the ropes, bounces off, ducks the Clothesline with the Matrix Evasion and plants the Return of the Past (Spinning Sitout Sleeper Slam)! This part of the match would be all Aelita as she took it to a technical prowess with a Side Belly-to-Back Suplex on the mat and putting her in the Front Headlock, Gator Rolling around the ring a bit to give Weston difficulty to get out of it. She slowly stands on her knees as the lock was shut tight and boasts to the fans her self-proclamation of being the "Best Female Technical Wrestler!" Fans boo at her arrogance as she suddenly hits Weston with a Double Leg Takedown followed by a Headlock. After that, Lisa slowly starts rising back up and Clothesline the leg, tripping Aelita on her back and she instantly covers her before a kick-out as both girls go into a quick series of chain wrestling.
• Aelita had her head locked for a Crossface, then Lisa countered with a La Magistral pin to receive a kick-out at one; Lisa attempts the Cat Kick to a kneeling Schaeffer, but misses and Aelita trips her by both legs and hovers around her with a Front Headlock; Aelita rises up with Lisa on her feet and she gets planted with a Northern Lights Suplex, only for both to rise on their feet with tremendous strength and Aelita pulls her forward with a Backslide Pin, but she kicks out and both girls glare at each other, Aelita saying, "Not bad...for a kitty," and Lisa responds, "I'm just getting started." Finally, it ended with Aelita countering a Discus Clothesline with a HUGE Falling Neckbreaker, following it with a unique pin with her foot on her opponent's chest, posing Jericho-style as she shouts proudly, "Come on, baby!", but only to receive a kick-out at two. Later into the match, Lisa struggled to stand up on her feet, slowly rising on one knee as Aelita taunts her being hurt with a few smacks to the head, and then she forces up on her feet, having her head fastened tight in a Front Headlock and proceeding to drill her with the Eye of XANA (Sitout Gordbuster). At that moment, she now prepares for a finisher of hers as she stands high with a conceited chortle as she "wipes" something off her eye and flicks it to the fans, saying, "This...has gotten too easy for me. Might as well finish it," and then soars high from the turnbuckle for the Aelitasault (Top-rope Fosbury Flop...or Moonsault)...landing nothing but Lisa's KNEES, the Spunky Kitty still having fight left in her!
• In this comeback, Lisa fired a few Elbow and Forearm Smashes from both arms respectively, left elbow and right forearm striking the temple of the Fallen Angel, followed by an Irish Whip to the ropes and a Kitchen Sink off the rebound, then hits a Corkscrew Neckbreaker afterwards. She kept the retaliation up as she hangs Aelita by her feet on the top turnbuckle and executes the Tower of Weston (Nigel McGuinness' Tower of London), then covers her for the pin only to receive a kick-out at a 2.98, so close to a three-count. Lisa now gets up on her feet and hoists Schaeffer on her feet with her head locked tight under her armpit and both arms hooked with hers as she jumps for the Special Kitty-T (Standing Tornado or Jumping Double Underhook Spike DDT)...and GETS SHOVED OFF AND DRILLED WITH AN AELITA DDT (Scissored DDT)! She turns her over for the pinfall and wins her debut match.
Post-match...
• Aelita stands over Lisa with a sneer as she promotes herself as the "True Female Rookie" around this business and the fans give out their negative reaction towards her immodesty. All the while, Lisa was holding her head from the impactful Aelita DDT and speaking of Aelita, said Guardian of Lyoko watched her trying to get up using the ropes and commences with goading her loss. She holds her head by the hair with both hands, mocking her pain in her face and boasting she and the Four Horsewoman will take over this "pathetic division and dominate it". She would them mock her again of her past...which made Lisa VERY angry…and SPITS right in her face! Aelita, visibly disgusted, leisurely wipes off the spit as Lisa glowers at her with no sign of regret for spitting in her face...and would be driven down with another Aelita DDT!
• She glares down at the nearly unconscious Weston as she wipes off the rest of the saliva before setting her up in a sickening submission hold, her signature Lyoko Lock (Crossface / Over-the-shoulder Cloverleaf combination), straining the maneuver as Weston is screaming in absolute pain while tapping out rapidly and the referee is reprimanding her to release the submission! She held the maneuver on for so long…until a pink-haired woman like Aelita rushed in the ring from the barricade and stopped her from furthering the damage to Lisa; this person was recognized as...AELITA SCHEAFFER?! TWO Aelitas were in the ring at the same time, but this one was an older version of the younger counterpart, possibly in her late teens to early twenties. O-Aelita sent fists to her younger counterpart's head, but receives an eye poke from her, giving the Fourth Horsewoman a chance to escape her and her deserved punishment.
• The adolescent Aelita backs up to the ramps away from her older counterpart, who stands in the ring leaning against the ropes, shouting for her to "get her ass back in this ring so she can kick it," and the former shakes her head, wanting nothing to do with her. (Younger) Aelita shouts from the ramps, "I'm the real thing around this business, you faker—not you! You're just some fraud from another dimension to make my name look BAD!" O-Aelita, however, exclaims back, "You're one to talk! I'm going to give you a lesson you won't forget about betrayal, Pale Rider!" She checked on Lisa, who was in absolute pain from that excruciating Lyoko Lock.
"Lisa gave her all, but it didn't seem to be enough as Aelita landed the last move with the DDT. Not surprised for what she did post-match," Ned states.
"Weston deserved it for spitting in Aelita's face! Can you blame her?" Logan defends.
"Either way, it was excessive. Though, what happened during then was very attention-grabbing... Someone came in the ring and stopped Aelita from furthering the worse to Lisa...and that someone as we all saw was an older counterpart to Aelita herself," Ned notes. "She's better known as Older Aelita Schaeffer and it's said she's from another dimension and we found out she was signed onto this company like Full Throttle Wrestling."
"Oh, joy...now Aelita has another problem to deal with and it's with a poser like her. As if she's got enough problems," Logan says. "Can't anyone just let her enjoy the glories of being a Horsewomen?"
"After what she did at the Fiction Wrestling Awards? No. In other business, we have the feud going on between Jeremy Ellis and New Devastation. It had only began on the ACW go-home event before Reign in Blood with only 'The Black Mamba' and the self-proclaimed 'Future Living Legend' Jimmy Carmichael and it continued to the first episode of Ignition with the latter requesting a rematch, but having Benjamin Strong III and Alex Loredo involved in a tag team match."
"And for those matches and in two straight weeks in a row, Carmichael has bested Ellis...as he obviously would," Logan smirks. "Then came last night when he and BS3 made sure Ellis wouldn't make it to the Battle Royale and have the right man, Zeke Cage, win the match, giving Ellis a losing streak of 0-3."
"Those two apparently just love to screw over Jeremy and make his life a living hell... But you know what they say, bullies always get their comeuppance," Ned says.
Backstage Segment — The Black Mamba Retaliates
Jimmy Carmichael and Trish Warrington were walking down a hallway in the direction to his locker room as they brag about their winnings against Jeremy Ellis and Rei Miyamoto respectively. The couple decided to have a quick, little celebration of their own as Trish suggested it with a sultry grin and they enter his locker room kissing...before suddenly stopping as they saw Benjamin Strong III knocked out in the wrecked locker room, prone on his stomach and somewhat bleeding from his forehead and they check on him.
"Crap, Ben! Ben! What the hell happened to you?!" Carmichael calls, nudging him as Strong groans. "Damn it, who did this to you...?"
Then all of a sudden, Trish screams as she sees something off-screen and so did Jimmy, who had just pulled Benjamin away quickly...and the camera pans out to show a highly venomous snake, the black mamba as it hisses at New Devastation and Warrington and stands in its defensive posture, flicking its tongue and exposing its black mouth. Carmichael and his girlfriend stood back against the wall to make sure they don't get bitten by this snake.
"Holy f*ck...! What the hell is a snake doing in here...?!" Trish whispers loudly.
"I'm not waiting around to find out...!" Jimmy gulps.
As the black mamba continued hissing in its defense mode, Jimmy and Trish very slowly moved to the open door with Benjamin in their arms, carefully not trying to make the snake lunge at them and inject its venom in them. Once they reached the door, they quickly got out and shut it before the snake could do anything; Jimmy breaths out quickly as Trish was checking on Strong for any bite marks, but found none except for a few bruise marks.
"Whose sick idea was it to beat up Benjamin and put a snake in there?" Trish asks, enraged.
"That's what I want to fricking know," Jimmy growls, running a hand through his hair...and then puts two and two together as he thinks about the venomous black mamba...and realizes it was... "ELLIS...!"
Then, Trish had found a folded piece of paper and gave it to her boyfriend; he takes a look inside it as he read, "You know the words, 'Payback is a...' well, it's a lot like your girlfriend. I took those words to reality...and made it happen to your friend, Ben; consider the black mamba as a 'special gift' from yours truly...'The Black Mamba' Jeremy Ellis... P.S. Payback is a bitch, isn't it?"
Seething and furious, Carmichael crushes the paper in his hand and tears it up to pieces. Jeremy hasn't beaten him in the ring...but with this, it seems he's got one over Carmichael...and the Future Living Legend does not like it at all.
"I don't know how Jeremy got that snake in the locker room, but you gotta give him props for getting that hazardous reptile in there," Ned says.
"You would support a loser who vandalizes the Future Living Legend's locker room and have a snake put in there!" Logan accuses. "Jeremy's a coward to pull an act like this!"
"Is that any better than what Carmichael did to him on last night's Ignition? Screwing over Jeremy's chances at the Battle Royale? You tell me if that's injustice or not," Ned retorts.
"They did him a favor, Bigby," Logan defends. "They did him a huge favor from being eliminated in the Battle Royale and had Zeke Cage go on to join the rest in that match. And speaking of Zeke Cage...his match with Dax Din came afterwards."
"This one came to fruition after the contest between Cage and Ellis with the former winning due to interference and he was apparently about to make a statement that Jeremy is a part of the lower leagues...then Kenshin came to stop, but was too late to save him and Zeke hightailed out of there," Ned explains. "We all thought Zeke would get away as he's claimed to be 'untouchable'...until 'The People's Wrestler' Dax Din grabbed him from behind and threw him in the ring, giving Kenshin a shot with the Reverse Blade Elbow to the arrogant Zeke Cage."
"You cookie-cutter baby faces just love being the real assholes around here, don't you?" Logan scowls. "Just absolute hypocrites... So since that happened, Zeke demanded to Alvarez that justice should be served to Kenshin and Din...but that didn't happen."
"Only because it didn't seem to make sense. That wasn't Jesse's problem—it was Cage as he got himself into this situation with his conceited attitude. He should've known better than that," Ned says. "And then Cage decided to have a match with Din as Jesse made this one a Falls Count Anywhere Match. You and I were there, Logan...they really took it around the arena."
"Don't we know that? I thought they were gonna send each other through our table," Logan says as the scene changes to show the recap of the match.
Falls Count Anywhere Match — "The C-Enigma" Zeke Cage vs. "The People's Wrestler" Dax Din
• Before the match began, "I Came to Play" by Downstait played through the loudspeakers and Dax paid attention to the stage only as he waited for Zeke to come out...well, he did...from behind as he nailed Din with a Low Blow! The bell instantly ringed for the match to start and Zeke dominated Dax throughout the first five to seven minutes with a Snap DDT to a kneeling Din on a steel chair he brought in, throwing him head-first right into the wedged steel chair between the top and middle turnbuckles, a Back Suplex right on the announce table—which didn't break, luckily for Ned and Logan—Irish Whipping him right into the steel steps, and nailing his signature Zeke's Awesome Combo (Inverted Facelock Backbreaker followed by a Neckbreaker) on the padded floor. As Din was groaning in pain and aiding his neck, Cage splays his arms wide with complete egotism to the jeering crowd and looks at the camera to assert, "See what I'm doing to Din, Himura? I will do just that to you at the Battle Royale and make sure you regret what you've done to me last night!" That's when he turned around to receive a kendo stick shot to the midsection by the retaliating Dax Din and another one to the back!
• Dax would then take the fight with Zeke inside the crowd as he Cactus Clotheslines him over the barricade! The C-Enigma decides he has had enough of this and declares to "screw this match" by walking way through the fans...but Dax Double Axe Hammers him from behind! Dax claimed that Zeke wanted this match and he's going to get it as he rams his head right onto a steel bars. Both men went all the way through the crowd and the backstage in their brawl, Dax nailing his head on the walls and on the crates and even went through the interview room, where Dax threw his head into the television, but Zeke makes him crash into the set instead.
• Later, after gaining control, Zeke has thrown him back into the arena as the two reach the RAMPAGE stage. Zeke gets him onto the platform and climbs up on it, then prepares to finish him off with the Cage-Breaking Finale, but Dax strikes an elbow into the midsection. Then, he lifts him on his shoulders for the End of Days (F-5 into a midair Codebreaker) and Zeke escapes his would-be fate, slipping off his shoulders and shoves Dax right into the giant fist of the RAMPAGE stage! Then, he kicks him in the gut and drills him with a DDT on the steel floor! Unfortunately for him, that received a kick-out at two. Quite annoyed, Zeke brings his opponent to the giant fist and would slam his head right onto the object three times.
• Later on, Zeke would shove him down the ramps, making him roll down to the ring and he goes around him to pull out a steel chair from under the apron. He places it flat on the floor and brings Dax on his feet for the Cage-Breaking Finale once again...only for Din to lift him up with a Back Suplex and lands his head onto the steel ramps! Din then decided to pick up the Singapore cane from before and goes to work on striking Zeke's back relentlessly. He stops it for a moment to shout to Zeke, "You see what happens when you go around and act like a punk, Cage?! This is the consequences for your actions!" He would the smack the kendo stick right onto the head of Zeke and follow it with a Last Call (Superkick) to the kneeling Cage's jaw, proceeding with the leg hooked...and Zeke kicks out at two!
• Dax drags the now marginally bleeding Zeke to the ring as he pushes him in and throws in the weapons he had brought out; then as he was about to slam the trashcan onto him, Zeke shoots his foot right onto the leg, making Dax fall to his knees and nail face-first on the wastebasket! Zeke capitalizes on it and drives his face down with the Cage-Breaking Finale, which helps him win the match.
Post-match...
• Zeke raises both fists in victory to his entrance theme playing as he dabs his fingers on his forehead, seeing blood being exposed and starts glowering at the flat People's Wrestler. He walks over to him slowly and crouches near him as he speaks off-mic, "You wanted to treat me like an animal? For all what I've been doing these past few weeks? ...Hope you don't mind if I do the same to you, asshole." That's when Zeke had brought out handcuffs from under the top steel steps and chains Dax's right wrist to the rope, The People's Wrestler now realizing what is happening and tries hard to escape, but is failing as Zeke rolled out and back in with a Kendo stick in hand. He points at him with it saying, "You wanna beat me up? Allow me to return the favor," and smacks the weapon right across Dax's jaw!
• For nearly a minute, Zeke mercilessly beats on Dax's back until Kenshin runs out to stop the cruel assault; nonetheless, Cage got one hit to Kenshin by kicking him right below the belt and drives his face down the mat with the Cage-Breaking Finale! The C-Enigma stands up over a beaten Dax and a knocked out Kenshin, showered by the crowd's hissing boos and poses a form with hands and arms splayed in the air like wings as he claims with a smirk, "I...am...awesome..."
"It nearly went ugly through the match...and actually ended ugly. Zeke was the actual last man standing in the aftermath of that match, beating Dax and Kenshin into near destruction," says Ned.
"He deserves to be. He got his vengeance tonight on RAMPAGE and both Din and Himura got what they deserved," Logan claims. "As The Wolves would like to say when they accomplish their goal, 'Justice is served'."
"For Zeke and people like you, Reese, it's 'justice'. The fans think differently on that one," Ned states before turning to the camera. "Guys and gals, we're nearly at a close for this recap—we only got one more match left...and it is the MAIN event between Sasuke Uchiha and...a mystery challenger of Naruto's choice."
"On Ignition, both Naruto and Sasuke were pretty much determined to beat the holy hell out of each other, but Alvarez wouldn't allow that. At least not yet until Rebellion in a Do or Die Three Stages of Hell. Jesus Christ, will that be a hell of a battle?" Logan asks, exhaling deeply.
"Considering these two...no doubt about it. Sasuke's determined to take his spot back that was once his and Naruto urges him to take it from him. Now, since they couldn't touch each other until Rebellion, Jesse made Ignition's main event a Pick Your Poison Match with Naruto and an opponent of Sasuke's choice. The choice was revealed to be...well, Logan just mentioned them," Ned annotates.
"Ohhh, yeah. The Wolves were the chosen opponents for Naruto and it was a straight-up match to the finish. Sasuke did come out to see how the competition was and Naruto was stupid enough to get distracted and eats the Final Reign from Damian Reigns," Logan sums up. "After that match, The Wolves made their impact to the Undisputed Champion and Sasuke got the upper-hand once again with smashing Naruto's own headband into his skull."
"This just shows how very personal the rivalry can get. And now, as of earlier tonight, Sasuke got his match with Naruto's choice of opponent and it was quite a shock to see who it is. So, without further ado, we like to show you guys a segment from Sasuke...with a special new backstage interviewer that I'm sure you all will recognize. Enjoy," Ned smirks.
Interview Segment — Sasuke Uchiha w/Jeff Dunham & Peanut
Appearing onscreen was Jeff Dunham with Peanut in hand and a mic in another, fans cheering dynamically loud to his presence on RAMPAGE.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I'm Jeff Dunham...your new backstage interviewer for Awesome Championship," Jeff introduces with a smile. "Great to be here. Are you happy to be here, Peanut?"
"Oh, yes, I am," Peanut says in an effeminate voice, Jeff pushing him off a bit. "You know, since your appearance on WWE Tribute to the Troops, I've always imagined you'd come back to something like this...apparently, you did! And now we're in A-C-FRICKING-W! (crowd cheers as voice is high-pitched voice) Oh, mah God! Though, does this mean your career as a comedian ended?"
"No, I'm a bit far from retirement, Peanut," Jeff answers.
"Oh. Well, you better hope those Rookie Revolution jerks don't come after your ass and make you quit. Then again, they'd be doing you a favor," Peanut snickers.
"Even so, I doubt it. Now, beginning my new job, allow me to introduce to you guys a special guest of mine. He happens to be the—
"Moodiest bastard on the fricking planet, Sauce-gah Muchacha!" Peanut interrupts Jeff as the camera pans out to reveal Sasuke Uchiha himself...who is glaring at Jeff for what Peanut has been saying.
"...Peanut, I was about to say, 'the #1 Contender for the ACW Undisputed Championship, Sasuke Uchiha.' That's the correct line," Jeff deadpans.
"Too bad. I'm improvising. The way you want to do it is boring as f*ck like every other interviewer—even PewDiePie, for God's sake! I'm spicing things up than José can do-ah!" Peanut claims.
"Get to the question, jackass..." Sasuke scowls.
Peanut has his head leaned back away from Sasuke before turning to Jeff and says, "Go on. Ask him. You're pissing him off-fa-fa already."
Jeff shakes his head and says, "Sasuke, soon, you will face an opponent of Naruto's choice, but for now, let's discuss last night's events..."
"Yeah, as in why are you such an asshole to your former buddy? All to get your top spot back? Man, you are probably an even bigger bitch than Blue," Peanut utters ingenuously.
"Peanut!" Jeff yells, fans heard laughing. "That is not appropriate to say during this interview!"
"Too late!" Peanut laughs manically.
"Peanut! ...Sasuke, I apologize for that," Jeff acts contrite.
"...It's fine...a little warning though...joke again...and I will punt your skull off, Dunham..." Sasuke advises, a hint of venom in his tongue.
Jeff turns pale at the warning and quickly annotates, "Last night, you and Naruto confronted each other at the start of Ignition II and you wanted to gain what was yours before Naruto become the top wrestler in an instant and come Rebellion, it is your last chance to beat Naruto in a Do or Die Three Stages of Hell Match for the Undisputed Championship. What were to happen if you lose the match?"
Peanut looks at him, "Boy, that was really good. (turns to Sasuke) Got an answer for that, asshole?"
The audience is heard chuckling as Sasuke glares before answering, "Honestly...that's an answer I doubt you'll get, Jeff...because by Rebellion, I don't plan on losing. I'm going to end what has haunted me since Naruto and I joined the wrestling business... I will reclaim what should've been mine long ago... It's as simple as that."
Sasuke walks away from Jeff, who had narrowed eyebrows for not getting a full answer as Peanut said, "Geez...this interview kind of sucked."
Before the match...
• After arriving to the ring, Sasuke waits his opponent...and a siren is heard from the loudspeakers...followed by a guitar strum and a beating of drums...and fans start cheering at the resonance of "Spider-Man" by Aerosmith being played. Then, a figure is seen being lowered upside-down via a thread of web all the way down to the RAMPAGE stage...and it was The Amazing Spider-Man himself, Peter Parker! This Spider-Man was an incarnate version of the 2012 reboot movie and Spidey smirked under his mask to Sasuke in the ring, who kept his stoic expression.
Pick Your Poison Match, Main Event — Sasuke Uchiha vs. "The Amazing" Spider-Man
• Start of the match was pretty even between both men as they were in a progression of chain wrestling: Sasuke trapped Spidey in the Side Headlock before being countered with a Hammerlock, then he lands on his feet behind the Webhead after an attempted Hammerlock Back Suplex and strikes him with Broken Bonds (Inverted Headlock Backbreaker); Parker then gets caught with another Side Headlock before pushing Sasuke off with the ropes aiding him, but is taken down with a stiff Shoulder Block from the #1 Contender, who shouts, "Is that all you can do, rookie?!" and performs a Leaping Knee Drop to the MAT as Spidey rolled away and drills him with a Hurricanrana Driver! Smirking under his mask, he says, "No, but there's more where that came from, buddy."
• The tide turns to Spider-Man's side as he would fly around the ring to keep Sasuke down from a Somersault Senton, nailing a Web-slinging Bulldog (Slingshot Bulldog), a Suicide Dive to Sasuke against the barricade, a Springboard Corkscrew Elbow Smash, and a simple Moonsault off the Irish Whip counter from Sasuke. Parker climbs up the top rope as he looks back, stalking him up to his feet and then dives off with a Jumping Spider (Phoenixrana), but Sasuke catches him with a Sharingan Impact from out of nowhere! Sasuke takes a pin for the win...if Spidey hadn't placed his foot on the rope in the nick of time. Sasuke, who became frustrated with that rope break, starts taking his time in wearing down the Webhead with an Olympic Slam that lead the receiving end crashing to the outside, dropping him gut-first onto barricade from a Front Suplex followed by a huge kick to the head, and then drills him with a Curse of Hatred (Elevated DDT).
• Sasuke brings the Wall-crawler to his feet and sends him flying towards the steel post, head-first into the turnbuckle pole! He brings him up once again to drive his spine against the ring apron, making Spidey scream out in pain and then Irish Whips him against the steel steps; then, after rolling in and back out of the ring to restart the count-out, he would bring his opponent to the ramps as he looks for a type of Piledriver...but Spider-Man neutralizes with a Back Body Drop, having Sasuke land on the ramps! Parker drags him all the way back to the ring and forces him inside, proceeding in lining him up from the apron, and once he reaches his vertical base, Spidey performs a Springboard variation of his Jumping Spider! Sadly, that only got a kick-out of two. Spider-Man would have Sasuke put against the corner as he climbs up and starts raining down fists on top of his head with the crowd counting, "1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! 7! 8! 9! 10!" then backflips away from him before lunging at him to perform a vast Monkey Flip, sending him nearly across the ring.
• Spidey grabs Sasuke's head to bring him up on his feet, seeing he is groggy and sneers under his mask, "Getting a little tired, aren't we? Thought you were the best," then runs for the ropes and bounces off for a Tilt-a-Whirl into a submission hold...but Sasuke was one step ahead with a Snap Scoop Powerslam! He glares at the Webhead as he starts the Mangekyō Stomp (Garvin Stomp while circling a grounded opponent), stomping the left arm...then the left leg...right leg...right arm...and says off-mic, "I am the best...you just need to learn not to underestimate your opponents," before viciously kicking his head in. Spider-Man holds his head in pain as Sasuke pushes him back down and lifts both legs up as he strikes another stomp to his midsection, having Spidey favor himself while he walks around him with eyes full of evil.
• He turns to the fans with splayed arms à la Legend Killer only to receive boos from the crowd, yet he grins...and suddenly twists around to fall on the mat, stomping his fists violently as he signals for the Sharingan Impact. He grits his teeth and shouts for the Wall-crawler to get his ass up so he can finish this. Spider-Man slowly rises up to his knees, very unaware of Sasuke pursuing him for his Jumping Cutter. He reaches to his feet and the second he turns around...Sasuke leaps up for the Sharingan Impact! ...AND SPIDER-MAN COUNTERS BEAUTIFULLY WITH A BACKSTABBER! Sasuke thrashes in absolute pain from the Double Knee Backbreaker received from Peter, who is just now looking ready take advantage of this opportunity, lining him up. He runs for the ropes and slams Sasuke's head with the Spider Bite (Sling Blade)!
Into the match...
"Spider Bite! Spidey takes the advantage for the countered Backstabber and seized it well!" Ned shouts. "He's got the pin over Sasuke!"
Spider-Man desperately hooks the leg: 1...2...SASUKE KICKS OUT AT 2.999!
"WHAT?! YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING!" Ned exclaims.
"Sasuke is damn resilient, Bigby! He's not resting until his prey is finished off!" Logan states.
Parker holds his head in despair as he really believed his Spider Bite would work. He thought perhaps a second time should do the charm as lines him up to his feet and hits the ropes, going for the Spider Bite again...but Sasuke ducks the arm and seizes him with a Falling Neckbreaker! (Logan: Neckbreaker from Sasuke! Damn, that's gotta hurt the Webhead! ; Ned: That may be it for Peter here. You gotta give the guy credit for really giving his all to Sasuke...who is backing up...to the corner—oh, God, don't tell me he's going to...! ; Logan: Oh, I think he is...he's about to end a little spider's career early!) Sasuke slithers back to a corner, a menacing look on his face as he waits for Spider-Man to get on all fours. He clings to the ropes, impatiently wanting him to rise up already so he can kick his skull in as his breathing goes heavy and rapidly like a psychotic man. Peter gets to his knees and elbows as his head lifts up...and Sasuke runs straight forward for the Punt Kick...but immediately stops when Naruto Uzumaki appears on the apron to distract the referee!
"Naruto's here! The Undisputed Champion has stopped his rival from punting Spidey's skull in just in time!" Ned states.
"Will you get out of here, Naruto?! You're not even in this match!" Logan yells. "Let Sasuke do what he—wait a minute...who is that entering the ring?!"
"That looks like...NARUTO?!" Ned says in confusion.
While Naruto was distracting the referee, another Naruto appears sliding in the ring and hounds him from behind with his own Leaf headband wrapped in his fist. He taps Sasuke's shoulder and when he turned around, Naruto "smiles" and says, "Hi..." and SOCKS him with his forehead protection right in the face! He quickly escapes the ring as the other Naruto coolly drops down from the apron, backing up to the ramps before disappearing in smokescreen, fans seeing it was a Shadow Clone.
"So that's it, then! Naruto used his Shadow Clone to distract the referee and Sasuke while he snuck up from behind and gave him pay back for last night's assault on Ignition!" Ned states. "That was really well planned!"
"That was bull crap, Bigby, and you know it! Naruto can't be using his powers like that! That is so damn irresponsible! How can Alvarez let this happen, man?!" Logan rants.
"You can't use your powers when in a match...I don't think it says anything about not using them when not in a match!" Ned says. "Oh, look at Spider-Man! I think he's ready for a third Spider Bite!"
Spider-Man begins to line up a very groggy Sasuke to his feet once again and goes for the Spider Bite for the third time...and he executes it to perfection, landing Sasuke on his neck! (Ned: Spider Bite connects! He's got Sasuke down for the count now! ; Logan: Bull! Come on, Sasuke, kick out!) Peter quickly has him rolled up with the leg hooked: 1...2...3!
"Spider-Man wins! He has defeated Sasuke Uchiha!" Ned shouts.
"Aw, come on!" Logan whines.
("Spider-Man" by Aerosmith)
"Here is your winner, 'The Amazing' Spider-Man!" Maria Lopez announces.
Peter rolls off and leans against the middle ropes with a fist raised by the referee in victory, smiling greatly under his mask. He rolls out to celebrate his debut victory as a few audience members chant his superhero name while Naruto was at the stage, smirking in screwing Sasuke over like he did to him before. Meanwhile in the ring, Sasuke looks up to glare at Naruto with a slightly busted open head and Sharingan eyes appear in his wrath. "Now we're even, Sasuke..." Naruto states off-mic, dropping the smirk as Sasuke retorts, "Oh, no...we're not even yet, Naruto...not yet, you son of a bitch...!"
"Each second by every day, these two find ways to make it personal...Sasuke had Naruto lose and now they're even for tonight," Ned implies. "At least to Naruto, but Sasuke says they are not yet."
"He's right, you know. I still find it bull crap that Naruto used his clone jutsu to pull off a cheap ass attack like that," Logan scowls. "Now I wonder what will happen next...I hope Sasuke can get him back for that."
"Well, I think we'll find out what happens on Ignition. Anyways, guys, it's time to put this recap to a close. Glad we got this one over with," Ned says. "We'll be seeing you guys next week on Saturday Night RAMPAGE!"
"And hopefully NOT in another recap edition," Logan wishes.
"Well, you may not like it, but it does serve its purpose of getting this out of the way so we can get to Rebellion quicker and our author doesn't have to work for another three months to get one chapter out," Ned says.
"Eh, either way," Logan shrugs.
"Anyway, we'll see you guys next week when we have Luke Smith defending his Television Championship belt...at least we hope he does. I'm 'The Creator of the Guide' Ned Bigby," Ned smiles.
"And I'm the 'Handsomest Devil Around ACW' Logan Reese," Logan smirks. "See ya later."
The recap concludes with "Cross the Line" by AD/AM playing in the background as Ned and Logan take their separate ways, the screen fading out to black...
Results:
ACW Intercontinental Championship: James Griffin def. Mason Stone (c) [New Champion!]
Singles Match: Tony Blake w/Adrian Blake def. Colt Anderson w/Phil Hardy [By DQ]
Females Match: Aelita Schaeffer def. Lisa Weston
Falls Count Anywhere Match: Zeke Cage def. Dax Din
Pick Your Poison Match, Main Event: Spider-Man def. Sasuke Uchiha
Predetermined Card for Ignition:
Six-Mixed Gender Tag Team Match: Kenshin Himura, Jeremy Ellis, and Rei Miyamoto vs. Zeke Cage, Jimmy Carmichael, and Trish Warrington
ACW International Championship Tourney First Round: Edd Remington vs. Rogen Townsend
Singles Match: Atem vs. Venom (w/Carnage)
ACW International Championship Tourney First Round: TBA (AIW) vs. TBA (ACW)
Handicapped Match: Ed (w/Eddy McGee) vs. Smosh (Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla)
Tag Team Match: Naruto Uzumaki and Ichigo Kurosaki vs. Sasuke Uchiha and Jason Krueger
Predetermined Card for ACW Rebellion:
ACW International Championship, Fatal 4-Way Match: Dante (c) [U.S. Champion] vs. James Griffin (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]
Hooray, I got this one done in nearly two weeks. :D Recaps are very helpful here. :P Hope you guys enjoyed this one since this is my first recap. I don't think I did bad here. XP So recapping a bit here, most heels won...again...like on Ignition. ._. I'm a bad booker. ToT ...Eh, I think they were good decisions. :P At least I hope. ._. What do you guys think; you still enjoyed this chapter? :O Oh, and we got a new Intercontinental Champion named James Griffin. :O He got his break now...but he now has to put it on the line at Rebellion. Sucks, but them's the rules. XP What else? Ah, Aelita won her debut over Lisa. Sure you all are not surprised. :P So did Zeke...who is letting out some ruthless aggression to Kenshin and Dax. o_o I see an ECW match between Kenshin and Zeke. :O And Spidey won...against a former world champ...cool. :D Thanks to Naruto, of course...that's it. ._.
Thanks a lot for reading this recap, guys. I do apologize if it is a recap, but for those who are in college, I'm sure you can feel my pain. ToT Be sure to leave a review when you're finished reading. They make me a happy A1. :3
Until then, my awesome friends...LATER! :D
