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ACW Friday Night Ignition: August 23rd, Week 4

[TV-14]

(As "Ignition" by TobyMac starts, a spotlight shines into the camera as it scans around the spots of a Millennium symbol, a baseball bat with some blood stains on it, a legendary Geatish warrior's crown, a Poké Ball, two Duel Monster cards featuring the Dark Magician and the Blue Eyes White Dragon, a Wumpa Fruit, the Rookie Revolution logo, a symbol of a spider, and a Leaf Village headband being zoomed in…before a swirling effect happens for the chorus to hit.)

Turn on, turn on the ignition, everybody!

(Atem hits the Pharaoh's Endgame to Marik Ishtar; then Yugi Mutou letting out a Hardy Boyz esque shout before landing the Millennium Bomb 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 Yami Bakura; Kohta Hirano nailing a Carbine Driver to Mason Stone; Takashi and Kohta stand upfront, a baseball bat in the former's hand and a sniper rifle in the latter's.)

Turn on, turn on the ignition, everybody!

(Téa Gardner hits the Apricot Dominance to Kendra Daniels twice at Southern Hell and Reign in Blood respectively in sync with "Turn on, turn on"; The Gods of Darkness smashes Takashi Komuro's head with a Con-chair-to; Scorpion glares with literal fire in his eyes.)

Come on, come on and turn on the ignition!

(Beowulf breathes out smoke like a dragon from his entrance as he 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 is 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!

(The Four Horsewomen stand together in the ring as they hold the four finger gesture; Evil Beauty stand together as a trio; the trio champions of the female's division (and O-Aelita), Evil Beauty and Four Horsewomen ensue in a massive brawl.)

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; Crash Bandicoot performs a twister, then has him pulling off a Crash Landing on all his Playground of Blood opponents; The Wolves raise their title belts together with their fists connected.)

Turn on, turn on the ignition, everybody!

(James Griffin plants a Chokebomb on Hernan Ortiz, who is seen next performing the Chaos Breaker on him; Spider-Man nails a Spider's Bite to Sasuke Uchiha; The Symbiotes annihilate Yugi Mutou with Venomous Carnage.)

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 from within the ring; Naruto performs the 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…


Off the swirl wipe transition, "Ignition" by TobyMac starts over at the intro solo mark in full blast and five simultaneous rounds of fireworks shoot up from both sides of the stage all the way up to the top of the IgnitionTron, starting a trail of white hissing pyro go their separate ways from top to bottom as they clash for silver pyrotechnics to shoot from left to right all over like a machine gun for over five seconds before one final and explosive blast out of silver and white pyrotechnics from the stage! The lights turn on thereafter inside the Talking Stick Resort Arena and about over 16,452 attendees immediately roared ferociously in fervor, absolutely thrilled as the camera panned all over them to get every excited face. The fans throughout the arena were seen holding signs such as: "This ain't no Temple, but we still love VIOLENCE"; "Christa will break Aelita's back and make her humble!"; "Ortiz v. Griffin: Who's the Better Man?"; "A Devil from Space Returns…"; and "The battle lines are drawn for Summer Wars!"

"A war is on the horizon this Sunday, ladies and gents! And we're just two days away from it as tonight is the go-home show, the final Ignition before Summer Wars with a sold-out Talking Stick Resort Arena in the capital of Arizona!" Markiplier calls. "Hello, everybody, my name is Markiplier with 'The Brutally Honest Man from the Land of Japan' Kenji Matsuo, 'That Guy' Zack Carver, and Barney 'The Barnacle' Stinson…and we welcome you to the LIVE eighth edition of Friday Night Ignition!"

"We won't lie to you folks that we're a bit short on action, but the action itself will leave you all with one heck of an impact!" Zack enthusiastically says.

"Oh, ho-ho, and this is a card to look forward to," Barney rubs his hands. "There's Spider-Man taking on Kurt Hudson for a second time as our Billion Dollar Man wants to even the score with the web-head and get his redemption road back on track, which I hope he succeeds. Make that wall-crawling menace your bitch, Kurt!"

"Next, there is a special bout in the form of a Submission Match between Aelita Schaeffer and Christa Moxley, who requested this match for, and I quote, 'to humiliate Aelita at her own game'," Kenji adds. "Also, a Hardcore Match to occur for Hernan Ortiz and James Griffin to face each other for the first time."

"Oh, this feud went from a simple rivalry to a personal level the moment Griffin explained his actions and hatred for Hernan, his father and all high-flyers entirely," Markiplier says. "I can only imagine what these men will do to each other in their upcoming bout."

"Yeah, but considering our main event, it's only going to look tame by comparison as Atem and Venom will tear each other apart in a Street Fight," Barney says. "Be sure to put your kids to bed by then, moms and dads; it is not going to be a pretty sight for them and those with weak stomachs."

"There is a lot more to come for tonight's go-home show, so expect the unexpected as we, dare I say it, Ignite the Night!" Mark declares.

("I Come from Money" by S-Preme plays)

[I come from money!

I come from class…

These ladies love me for all my cash!]

"Ohhh, and what better way to start our go-home show than with the Billion Dollar King putting the masked menace in his place, bay-bay!" Barney grins.


"The Amazing" Spider-Man vs. "The Billion Dollar King" Kurt Hudson (with Alyssa Parker)

Recap: During entrances, Kurt was waiting for Spider-Man for a while as "Theme from Spider-Man" blared through the arena…when he was descending from the ceiling, hanging upside-down via webbing right behind him. The fans were getting a good laugh out of Hudson being made a fool before the lights turned back on, and it's then that Kurt was able to hear Alyssa's yells as he turns around and gets spooked by Spidey's appearance from out of nowhere. The Webhead waves, and then as the bell rings, he evades a Clothesline as he makes a three-point landing behind Kurt. The frustrated Kurt runs right into a Bicycle High Knee and stumbles to the outside! As Kurt nurses his jaw and slaps Mark and Barney's commentary table with Alyssa trying to help him calm down, Spidey dicks around with him once more as he hits the ropes…and fakes Hudson out with a handspring into the ropes and backflips into a cross-legged position à la Aleister Black. The crowd cheers on while Spidey smirks under his mask and folds his arms, and all Kurt can do is glare heavily from getting mortified and frustrated by his opponent.

"Seems Spidey's having a grand time getting into Kurt's head," Markiplier notes.

"Just wait until that crap backfires on the punk, Mark. The second Spidey screws up 'cause of his own cockiness, that is when Hudson will strike and he will strike hard," Barney forewarns.

Once Hudson entered the ring, now more calm thanks to his girlfriend soothing him, both he and Spidey now officially start things off with a collar-and-elbow lockup. They would often trade grappling holds such as Hudson dominating with a grounded Front Facelock and Side Headlock…but in those same holds, Spidey easily escapes with a simple backwards walk all on all fours and a handstand walk respectively. The fans were clearly enjoy this while Hudson always had a look of disgust and irritation. One special highlight from all this was Spidey suddenly arm dragging Hudson into a seated position and wrenching his arm…and noticing how Kurt yelps to each arm crank; this gives him an idea to recite "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees right in the middle of the ring, cranking his arm four times in-between the chorus, and the crowd loved it enough to sing along with the Marvel superhero.

Unfortunately, the fun could not last forever as Kurt blasts Spider-Man with a hell of a left-arm Clothesline, turning him inside out! Hudson talks trash down to the hurt Webhead, now wanting to teach him a lesson with a few slaps and foot rakes across the back of his head. After a stomp to the head, Hudson puts Spidey's head in a Three-quarter Facelock around the middle rope to choke him out; he sustains the illegal hold up to the count of 4.99, being reprimanded by referee Shawn Yeager, who doesn't see Alyssa slapping the wall-crawler right across the face.

"Ooh, if that's not a well-deserved slap, then I don't know what is," Barney sneers.

"It's clear you're the only one enjoying this," Mark rolls his eyes. "Right now, Hudson is starting up a mean streak and it doesn't look like he's willing to let up on our Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man."

Throughout most of the bout, Hudson takes his time tormenting and pulverizing the young rookie hero; one example including Hudson hooking Spidey's legs around his in a half Romero Special, but grabs his head in a Chinlock, bending his back so sickeningly far to where it look like he was literally going to break in half. Spidey shows heart by refusing to quit, but Hudson then loses grip of his head…and STOMPS the back of his knees with gruesome authority! Later, as Spider-Man recovers in a corner, Hudson talks down on him again, insulting him that he "may be a hero, but he's just a snot-nosed little peasant punk hiding behind a mask that doesn't know his place" before taunting the booing crowd…and Spidey springs up at him with a retaliating forearm! Then Hudson grabs his mask to knock him down with a harsh slap to the face! He picks him up to hurl him into the ropes…and Spidey rolls off his back, avoiding the back body drop and then dropkicking the back of his legs. He hits the ropes for a Somersault Leg Drop, but Kurt rolls out of the way and hits him with an elbow…and Spidey fires back with a forearm smash…then Kurt hits his own…and Spidey with not one…not two Standing Dropkicks and concludes with a Superkick to the kneeling Hudson!

"And that sets the fact that the momentum is shifting back to Spider-Man! The kid can feel the wheels turning here as he makes the pin!" Markiplier states.

"One, two—Kurt with the kick-out! Phew, that was too close for our Billionaire King! It'd be blasphemy for someone like Hudson to lose again to Spidey," Barney scoffs.

After the Web-Slinger keeps Kurt down with a Jumping Neckbreaker, he hops right to the top turnbuckle. He creates anticipation for the crowd as he slowly rises to vertical base, keeping an eye on Kurt while he's flat on his back for his diving maneuver…and just when he was about to hit it, Alyssa grabs his foot to try and make him lose balance! Spidey barely manages to save himself, but this is was all in the clear view of Shawn Yeager…who EJECTS Alyssa from ringside! Yeager leaves the ring to scold Alyssa and orders her to leave the ring while she protests…but the official doesn't realize that Hattori Hanzo has slid in the ring, snatched Spidey from the turnbuckle and drilled him with Soul Harvester (Stunner)! Hanzo helps Hudson get to the Wall-crawler for the pin and leaves as Alyssa "gives up" and walks off, letting Yeager see the pinfall being occurred and rushes to the ring with the audience booing like hell.

"Oh, come on! This cannot be how it ends! This cheap ass ending is how Kurt wins?!" Markiplier shouts.

"You may not like it, Mark, but it's what the masked menace's had coming for humiliating our Billion Dollar King! Kurt Hudson's redemption can now really begin!" Barney cheers as the referee counts…

…up to a near-fall as Spidey gets his foot on the bottom rope! "WHAT?!" Barney screams.

"Talk about being aware of your surroundings! Hanzo was in a rush to help his boss get the win, he didn't pay attention where they'd be exactly at and that cost them!" Markiplier remarks. "And now look at Hudson's face, he is exasperated and shocked!"

"And rightfully so!" Barney adds.

Shawn Yeager has already told Kurt has not won due to this rope break…and this infuriates Kurt enough to swear, "Oh, you son of a bitch…!" as he holds down his throat, mounts him and starts raining down hard fists to his face with no remorse. The official tries to pull him off when the five-count failed to scare him, but Kurt shoves him away. He shouts at him to stay away before resuming his punches into Spidey's face. Then he grabs his throat with both hands to choke him as he snarls up close and personal, "You're nothing compared to me, you little bastard! You hear me?! All you are is some stupid kid in red tights saving the little 'peasants' just like you while I am the living personification of money that you haven't f*cking earned with your occupation as a so-called hero!"

Eventually, Yeager decided he's seen enough as he puts his hands on Kurt and yanks him off of Spidey, garnering a small pop from the crowd. He was giving Kurt what for, criticizing him for his actions before Kurt belittles him with small, yet rough shove to his shoulder. The Fortune Emperor turns his attention to Spidey—who just suddenly runs at him with a Running Dropkick…only to bounce off the top turnbuckle onto his feet when Kurt moved…and he rolls him up! His feet hangs off the middle rope for leverage as the referee counts one…and sees Kurt's dirty tactic before he can make two! Yeager backs Hudson into the corner for the illegal pin as they argue…

…and then Spidey nails the Front Dropkick, knocking Kurt silly into next week! The Webhead proceeds with a fireman's carry…and drops Kurt—who catches the overhead kicking foot and pulls him into the Cobra Clutch! He wrenches the submission before lifting him off his feet…but Spidey stops himself midway with a wheelbarrow bodyscissors…Victory Rolls him up…only for a count of 2.74 and Spidey transitions straight into the Kneebar! Kurt screams in bitter agony, feeling his leg getting wrenched left and right before dashing on his hands over to the ropes for the break; Spidey is forced to let go of the Kneebar, but not the grasp of his opponent's leg…as he wraps his arms around Kurt's waist…

and deadlifts him off the canvas and over with a bridging German Suplex, wowing the crowd with his intense strength! But Kurt just manages to kick out at nearly three! Nonetheless, Spidey backs up into a corner, measures Kurt up to his feet…then darts at high speed…and Kurt avoids the Spider Bite, pushing him into the turnbuckles!

…Or so Kurt thought as Spidey actually catches himself…goes for a Moonsault…Hudson ducks him…but the Wall-crawler lands on his feet…turns Kurt around onto his shoulders…and drills him with The Amazing Kick (Detonation Kick)! With Kurt dazed, the young superhero then drags him down onto the mat with the Kneebar…soon transitioning into the Leglock Inverted Cloverleaf, the Spider Web II! Hudson thrashes around and pulls at his hair, feeling complete agony and he's stuck in the middle of the squared circle with no sign of him being closed to a rope break! Hanzo at ringside tries encouraging his boss to stay alive and keep fighting…

…and Kurt is doing so with much resilience he has left despite the fans telling him to quit…

…but in the end, Spidey's tight-notched submission proved too much for Kurt and he was given no choice but to tap out.

"Score another win over Hudson for the Webhead! Spidey proves this time around ain't no fluke whatsoever!" Markiplier calls.

"Give me a break, Mark! This is a conspiracy! A conspiracy against our Billionaire King, I say!" Barney growls.

"Whatever floats your boat, Barney, and as much as Kurt tried to take shortcuts from Alyssa's assistance to Hanzo interfering to his disrespect, he showed valiant effort to stay strong in the Spidery Web II until he had no choice. That's something ya gotta give him respect for. He may not have won tonight, but he'll get his chance another time as he can move on."

Aerosmith's "Theme from Spider-Man" plays for Spidey's victory and Maria Lopez to call the winner of this bout to the vigorous cheers of the Phoenix natives. Spidey climbs the second rope with raised fists, relishing in another victory for singles competition. After a backflip, his hand gets raised by the official with another pop…but it all gets short-lived as Kurt Hudson blasts him from behind with a clubbing blow to the head!

"…On second thought, I might take back what I said about 'respect' to Hudson," Markiplier deadpans.

"Shush, Mark! The King is doing what's right by putting annoying Spider in place," Barney sneers.

"You are a sick individual."

Hudson is incredibly furious and frustrated, and he shows with his aggressive stomps as Hanzo joins him by his orders and the audience being heavily negative. He didn't give a damn what they thought; he was sick and tired of losing since he had arrived in this company, and to Kurt, he had the right to take it all out on the fallen and injured Webhead. From Hanzo pinning Spidey's arms behind him for Kurt to strike his head repeatedly with fists, to frequent chair shots to the back and stomach, Hudson showed no mercy letting all of his anger out while the fans continued to shower the arena with massive boos; not even the officials were capable to stop him as one of them received a chair shot to the skull.

"This is vile! This is cruel! This is downright pathetic! Hudson has gone mad! All because of Spidey getting one more victory over him when he should've manned up and moved on!" Mark shouts.

"How can he move on with this loss over his head, Mark? He's lost a chance to be King of Blood twice, and he's now close to becoming a laughingstock because of this superhero punk-ass beating him a second time in a row!" Barney retorts. "He should be our reigning King of Blood! He should be the one to face Naruto for his title at Summer Wars! Instead, his time is wasted getting beaten by this Spider-Punk!"

"That doesn't make it right for him to take it out on the poor kid! Look at Spider-Man, he can barely defend himself! I don't know how Hudson's going to live with himself after this! I don't know how he's going to sleep at night after what he's doing to Spidey!"

As Spider-Man is a broken mess, Hudson orders Hanzo to take the nearly dented steel chair…and wraps it around his neck. The attendees were getting scared of what's to come, Mark from ringside begging the King of Money not to perform this heinous act as Hudson starts climbing the second rope…

…but then "Endless Possibility" by Jaret Reddick plays to a huge pop as Spin the Hedgehog rushes down to the ring! Hudson barks his enforcer to stop him…but Hattori eats a high-impact K.O. Elbow from the Deathmatch Icon! Kurt steps down for a right to Spin, who ducks and starts firing a series of striking fists!

"Spin the Hedgehog! Taking on Kurt Hudson with those piston-like right hands! He's had enough of his sadistic abuse on Spidey and is taking matters into his own hands to teach Kurt a lesson!" Markiplier exclaims.

"All he's doing is interfering with business that's none of his own! He should've stayed out of all of this! What is it with you 'heroes' always interfering with anything that's got nothing to do with you?!" Barney scowls.

"He's only doing what's right by his heart! Oh, Death Kills! The Discus Big Boot sending Kurt over the top rope to the outside! Spin gets one over Kurt as he sent him packing!"

Spin paces around the ring like a caged animal ready to pounce as he glares heavily at the retreating Billionaire King with his bodyguard. As Kurt looks back, Spin barks at him that if he wants to take his frustrations out, take it out on Spin himself, willing to fight him anytime. All Kurt does is glare and spit at him from a distance before departing to the back with Hattori as Spin shakes his head and checks on the groaning Spider-Man before the scene changes to backstage.


Backstage Segment – Jeff Dunham with Peanut interviews The Naughty Dogs

Recap: Ventriloquist comedian Jeff Dunham introduces the current number one contenders for the World Tag Team Championships at Summer Slam, Nathan Drake and Crash Bandicoot of The Naughty Dogs. After Peanut asked how they're doing and knowing that "good, that's good, that's gooood," Jeff first congratulates them for winning the entire tournament and asks them how they feel going into this match for the titles this Sunday.

Nate, being the mouthpiece of this team, admits that when they were paired once again for this tournament, they were a makeshift team at the last minute…but in such a short time, as they are connected to Naughty Dog, Sony and PlayStation overall, they clicked with such easy chemistry. Nate goes on that ever since, he's been on a high, especially after winning the Trio Championship with The Rebirth at the 2016 FWAs. He's had bad luck for a long time then…but now it has begun to turn thanks to what he's been through these past few weeks. With Crash's help, the Naughty Dogs are gonna keep that "freaking" momentum going for their match against Alpha & Omega at Summer Wars and win their World Tag Team Titles.

And speaking of Alpha & Omega…that was when Stan Terra stepped in alongside Carter Young with their tag belts over their shoulders. Terra "couldn't help" but overhear that the Naughty Dogs, "a makeshift team of old vets that won the tournament by a fluke," are claiming to be the next World Tag Team Champions and begins to belittle them. He says when the Dogs are compared to the likes of Alpha & Omega…they don't come close, going on with the "fact" that the World Tag Titles deserve to be held by the hands of true champions, not some improvised pair of a washed-up treasure hunter and an overgrown rat that the fans are likely to be fond of for the next few weeks until they're sick of them. He adds that once Summer Wars passes by, Alpha & Omega will still remain champions while the Naughty Dogs will have one thing in common with The Symbiotes and the Digi-Dragons…they will only come close to "beat the best tag team in the entire Multiverse"…but the minor difference is they will choke…and that's the one thing they're both good at and have in common together as a team.

Terra sneers at the glaring Naughty Dogs as he leaves, purposely bumping shoulders with Drake while Young remains behind to say, "…Hail Alpha & Omega. The beginning…to your end, Mr. Drake," and bumps shoulders with him as well, leaving Nate and Crash to glare at the two champions.


Evil Beauty (Allison Wilson and Eliza Hart) (with Kendra Daniels) vs. Livia Horne and Karina Blackwood [Local Competitors]

Recap: The team of Livia and Karina were very eager to make it on mainstream TV right in front of their hometown crowd and in a big company like ACW. Unfortunately, they would have to soon face the wrath of Evil Beauty, who have had a match earlier this week on Tag Team Mayhem against Azure Blitz that ended up being a squash…and the moment the opening bell rung, this match went down the same way. Eliza clobbered Livia with a decapitating Clothesline and forced Karina into the ring via Hip Toss before delivering a running knee strike to her skull; then, she displays her strength by not just carrying the very light Livia…but also Karina on her shoulders in a Double Torture Rack, stretching out their bodies as they scream in agony until dropping them with the Venomous Finale (Inverted Samoan Drop). Eliza, while dragging a very limp Livia over, tags out to Allison…and Eliza hurls Livia into her tag partner, who catches the weak girl into the Anaconda Constrictor, applying with bodyscissors as it didn't take Livia long enough to tap out.

"I…suppose that's it…" Zack gulps.

"If that wasn't a public display of a feeding Christians to the lions, I don't know what is," Kenji says. "Come on, Allison, you can let go now."

Even with the victory declared, Allison refuses to let go of Livia as referee Faith Hathaway (Blond Brit in her early twenties, 5'2"; very kind and generous, known to be a positive gal, but is not exactly a pushover) is desperately trying to break the hold until Allison sees Horne has completely blacked out and lets her go. After their hands were raised, Allison and Eliza see Blackwood starting to stir…then they turn to Kendra outside if she has anything to say…and like a commander, she gives out one word: "Annihilate." Allison and Eliza nod and proceed to completely destroy Blackwood while she's completely defenseless, much to the audience's displeasure and Faith's inability to stop this after being shoved away!

"At Kendra Daniels' order, Hart and Wilson are released like dogs set on ripping apart young Karina! Oh, I can't watch…!" Zack covers up his eyes.

"The poor girl can hardly defend herself here! Eliza and Allison are showing no mercy to their fallen opponents whatsoever!" Kenji exclaims.

Both women have not let up as Kendra watches with hands behind her back, Eliza and Allison torturing Karina with a Big Boot (Eliza), a Reverse STO into the middle turnbuckle (Allison), an Argentine Powerbomb after the Torture Rack (Eliza), and a Pumphandle Neckbreaker (Allison). Eliza finishes her off with a high-impact Widow's Bite…and then Allison brings the unconscious Livia Horne to her feet for a Package Piledriver…but stops at the standing headscissors position…as she eyes the turnbuckles…and cracks a diabolical grin. With Eliza's help, Allison has Livia all set up as she stands on the middle row ropes…and hits a Super Package Piledriver, completely driving down the unmoving competitor!

"OH, GOD! THE PACKAGE PILEDRIVER STRAIGHT FROM THE SECOND ROPE! With sickening impact to boot!" Kenji states. "That's just overkill, don't you think?!"

Evil Beauty all stand together over the lifeless tag team, showered with the crowd's negative response as their faces remain unfazed by them. Eventually, Kendra would raise the mic up to her lips to speak, "What you've all witnessed here tonight…and two nights ago at Tag Team Mayhem…is a sign that shows we refuse to remain in the shadows. We refuse to fade into obscurity. If you actually thought we were just going away, then all of you are bigger fools than I thought…especially…" she turns to the cameraman in the ring, "four certain women gathered by the singular practice of egotism…who may have won the battle…but they still have yet to win the war against us. This may be the last time you will ever see us on Ignition…but when you least expect it…we'll be ready to strike from all sides and make sure our names are cemented into your skulls. That goes for the titleholders of the Women's Division as well…so if anyone stands in our way…even Ms. Aldrin…they will suffer a terrible fate and live with the regret of ever interfering."

Kendra drops the microphone and leaves the ring with Eliza and Allison following behind her as "So Beautiful, So Evil" by Digital Summer plays for their departure. The message has been sent to not only the Four Horsewomen and the Women's Division's champions…but along with the entire division itself from Ignition to RAMPAGE. Evil Beauty is determined to get back on top…one way or another.


In-ring Segment – The Genocidal Giant calls out his psychological stalker

Recap: Rogen Townsend wastes no time entering the ring and demanding a microphone, pacing around the ring as "Hail, Genocide!" by Gwar fades into silence and replaced by the booing audience. For weeks since Ignition III, Townsend has felt mortified and traumatized by his experience with the stalker's psychological "bullsh*t"…and instead of personally dealing with it Sunday, he'd rather deal with it right now and tonight.

"Come on out, mate! Let's settle all this while we can! We all know it's you that's been making my life a nightmare! We all know it's you, Isaac f*ckin' Clarke!" Rogen shouts, the name receiving a loud pop. "So come on out here and we'll settle the score right here, right now LIKE MEN!"

And so Rogen waited…and waited…

…and waited…

…until the lights go out, arena going completely dark…

…then a small orb of light appears on the big screen…and a second one appears…and another…and another…

…just as the eerie nursery rhyme of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" plays from the speakers. The small orbs were now recognized as stars as the fans in the arena were joining in, using their phones' flashlights to resemble a star. As this happens, the IgnitionTron reveals the twinkling stars within the darkness of space…especially showing a large spaceship seemingly in deteriorating orbit…as the words "USG Ishimura" were shown on the side…

…then a lifeless body slowly drifts by, missing a left leg as blood seeps out of that area. A sudden flash appeared to show static in reddish pink with a Slasher screeching before switching to a helix silhouette that the camera zooms in on. This would repeat itself as the song reaches its third verse after the end of each line until the song fades out for rapid visuals of a Necromorph army charging towards the viewer and the helix silhouette, and then the screen blacks out entirely!

All the "stars" in the arena also begin dying out…and the song soon resumes at the final verse…and the cryptic message that was haunting Townsend for weeks on end appears now begins to spell out from its unique language…

"TOWNSEND…

"COME SUMMER WARS…

"I SHALL…

"BE WHOLE AGAIN."

The message fades out to the helix silhouette, now revealed as The Marker…appears with a female silhouette standing in front of The Marker. She remained still with her head down as an eerie female voice speaks.

"Isaac? …Do you hear him? It's clear he's figured it all out… The fool. Trying to wake you up early before your reawakening. …Maybe we should give Rogen what he wants. You've slept long enough anyway… It's that time, Isaac. It's that time…for you to wake up… Wake up, Isaac… Your Convergence is dawning. Please, Isaac… Reemerge…return to us…and—"

The female figure snaps her head up to reveal a bloodied visage of Nicole Brennan with an eerie light shining from her open mouth and eyes SCREAMS—

"MAKE US WHOLE!"

Blackness. Nothing but pitch blackness and silence as the audience was unable to at least murmur after that…then at the stage…three small lights brightened…and the entire IgnitionTron follows with images of blue static along its eerie sounds effects, the three lights begin to reveal a disturbing image of Nichole Brennan again as "she" keeps her eerie eyes on Rogen in the ring. Then…

[The world is a vampire…]

"Bullet with Butterfly Wings" by Smashing Pumpkins plays to a very positive roar from the audience…and they release another pop when they see a silhouette rising from beneath the stage on a platform…and the silhouette was recognized as an elite combat state-of-the-art suit that remains completely still as the song has skipped to bridging chorus…

[Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage…

And someone will say what is lost can never be saved…

Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a

CAAAGE!]

The face of "Nicole" appears on the IgnitionTron to give out a horrifying and static-like scream to "CAAAGE!" before blue light from the lens shine bright straight towards the ring, revealing itself as the Advance Suit! The spotlight appears over the suit…then soon enough, the suit's helmet begins to fold itself Iron Man style…

and Isaac Clarke's face is revealed under the unmasking to a deafening pop!

"MAH GAWD! ISAAC CLARKE! DAH, ISAAC CLARKE! THE DEAD SPACE ICON RETURNS!" Markiplier exclaims. "Rogen Townsend, the man responsible for Isaac's long absence after sending him through the MiniTron and making him suffer severe injuries, cannot believe what he's seeing! The Necro Slayer…is back! Right here on Friday Night Ignition!"

"And look at the face of Isaac Clarke! That's the face of a man seeking vengeance! That's the face of a man looking for blood! You can see that in his eyes, which are so sternly locked on Rogen Townsend as he walks down that ramp!" Barney states.

Indeed, Isaac, with an unyielding expression, ambles his way straight to the ring at a menacing pace, never taking his sight off of Rogen. He steps onto the apron and enters the ring through the ropes, now standing across from the same man that took him out of action for three months (three years in author time), who has the look of disbelief throughout this whole thing. Isaac's theme dies down…and was replaced with the deafening audience chanting "Welcome back!" As Isaac continues staring a hole through Rogen, Rogen is beside himself, shouting at Isaac he is not real and he's just a hologram like how "Nicole" looked earlier at the stage. To prove it, Rogen slowly reaches out to touch Isaac, who remained still like a stone with his glare…and the second he made contact, Isaac fires a right hand, continuously hitting the giant with a series of fists to the skull!

"Oh! Isaac's real! He's real all right! Rapid fire right hands from Isaac! Look at him, striking at Townsend from upstairs to downstairs with those fists and forearms! Humbling the Genocidal Giant! No remorse! No mercy! No forgiveness!" Kenji shouts.

"Man, Isaac is on fire here! He's just unleashing all that hatred on Rogen for putting him on the shelf back in May! Knee Strike, sending Rogen out!" Zack calls. "And…he's looking for something big here…he hits the ropes…SUICIDE DIVE!"

"Oh, God—good golly, Miss Molly, Rogen…laid out on our table after Isaac's high-speed Suicide Dive!" Mark says.

After all that, Isaac forces Rogen back in the ring and takes his head in a standing headscissors…attempts to lift Townsend off his feet, much to the crowd's surprise…but Townsend was barely off his feet and flips Clarke over with a back body drop! He lines him up for the World Coming Down…and Isaac ducks it, catching Rogen with a Codebreaker! But Isaac keeps hold of Rogen's head…and locks him in the Hell's Gate! The modified Gogoplata is cinched in tight, Rogen's free arm flailing around in agony as he did not expect this! However, Rogen was able to use his strength to quickly hoist Isaac and slam him back down before escaping to the stage. He holds his throat as he coughs to catch his breath, still taken aback by what went down and turns his head back to the ring…where Isaac Clarke is already on his feet, seemingly unfazed by Rogen's retaliation. The two share glares with each other, Rogen proclaiming he'll be ready to put Isaac in the hospital yet again while Isaac gives a slow, intense cutthroat gesture as a threat, a sign of what's to come for Summer Wars.

"Isaac Clarke has made his presence felt in the Phoenix, Arizona! Like the name of the city itself, Isaac Clarke…has rose from the ashes! He has been reborn a new man we see right now! Welcome back, Isaac Clarke! Welcome back!" Markiplier proclaims.


Hardcore Match – "The New Enigma" Hernan Ortiz vs. James Griffin

Recap: Hernan Ortiz and James Griffin have fought off and on for the last decade, ever since they were young adolescents in middle school; the hatred between originally driven out of James' jealousy for Hernan's success…which still is the case, but with something far more personal due to an unfortunate accident between their respective fathers long ago. James has held Hernan's father and Hernan himself responsible for his own father's suffering since…and he will not rest until he has Hernan pay for his father's "crimes" by making him suffer. Not if Hernan has to say about it, though.

Hernan was the first to make his entrance, now waiting for James to arrive…and "Unsettling Differences" by Blue Smock Nancy starts playing through the amplifiers to a small pop by the Indy fans that would know this song formerly used by a certain Prizefighter. Eventually, James Griffin walks out through the curtain from the Gorilla Position…and slowly turns his head to reveal a half-face paint of The Joker (the Heath Ledger version) on the right side of his face, symbolizing his dedication with The Royal Hand while the arena releases loud boos and Hernan shakes his head at the sight, telling him from a distance that he thought that [James] knew better than this.

The opening bell rings at Nikolas Alba's order, Hernan and James walking up to and stare each other down while they trash talk. Long enough after James tells Hernan the fans' support won't matter in the end, Hernan lands the first shot with a right punch to the face! Then James fires back with a forearm, both men trading forearms before they simultaneously start striking each other in the head with their fists as they slug it out in the middle of the ring! Hernan seems to win it out with lefts and rights, but then James suddenly pushes a thumb deep into Hernan's left eye and hurls him over the ropes so he can recover. However, Hernan lands fine on the apron and slides right under the bottom rope as James sees him and charges at him only to have Hernan pull down the top rope and James comes crashing down to the floor! Then Hernan wastes no time at all to hit the ropes, run across the ring and launches himself over and onto James with a Fosbury Flop!

"Ho-ho, what a beautiful flip! What a Fosbury Flop by Hernan Ortiz! He's all fired up tonight, everybody, as he's been waiting for a long time for this!" Markiplier calls. "Hernan has said since last week, he has not stopped thinking of evil intentions to make James pay for what he said about his father!"

"Always sympathizing with the likes of Ortiz, Mark. Act professional for once and come to realize James Griffin is the victim here—not Ortiz! His own father had to retire so early because of Ortiz's stupid dad screwing up a planned finish with his hazardous high-flying shtick," Barney states. "If anyone's to pay, it's the son of the idiot responsible for James' father's retirement."

"Best not speak ill of the dead, Barney, especially not in front of Hernan," Mark warns.

"Mark, I'm a color commentator, not Michael Cole."

All the action has taken place outside for the first quarter of the match, Hernan and James reemerging their fist trading, then James sending Hernan face-first into a ring post, Hernan lifting James off a Back Suplex to land him groin-first onto the barricade and then Superkicking him into the crowd area! Hernan climbs on top of the barricade and measures James to his feet, going for a Crossbody…but James catches him and plants him with a Swinging Side Slam into the concrete! After mocking him for his high-flying usage, James covers, yet only for Hernan to pop a shoulder up at 2.57. James would take advantage of the momentum on his side by continuing to beat Hernan up in the crowd area before eventually dragging him back to the barricade and tossing him over.

James continues proving his domination over Hernan after two Irish Whips into the barricade and into the steel steps, which split apart from the impact. Then James would take the top half of the steel stairs, attempting to ram the object into Hernan as he raises it over his head…and Hernan saves himself with a dropkick to the right knee, causing James to fall forward and smash his own face into the back end of the steps! Ortiz then capitalizes by standing on the apron and performing a 450° Splash! Hook of the leg now…and James kicks out at two. The New Enigma mounts James with a few good round of fists before bringing him to his feet and resting him on top of Mark and Barney's announce just so he can hit a drive-by dropkick.

"Gah! C'mon, if you're gonna do that, don't do it on our table, Ortiz!" Barney glares.

"That dropkick is certainly gonna knock Griffin into next week," Mark comments. "Now he's…climbing on our table…in tow with James—oh, no."

"No duh, 'oh, no!' This maniac is about to drive James through our table! Don't you even dare, you little punk!"

Ignoring Barney and kicking the table top off, Hernan gets his arms around James, looking for a Piledriver through the announce table…but then James pulls out, headbutts his abdomen and back body drops Hernan off the table and onto the thin padded floor! The New Enigma arches his back in sudden reaction to his fall, thrashing around in agony; the Perfect Ten of the Royal Hand takes this time to recover while noticing that his nose has been busted open since tripping into the steps earlier. As Hernan is bringing himself up using the apron, James rolls off to grab the table top and SMACKS it over Hernan's back. (Markiplier: Well…that's one way to use that top from our table.) Now finally deciding to put emphasis on 'hardcore', Griffin looks through the apron and starts throwing items into the ring such as a trashcan with a lid, a steel chair, a table and a pipe, which he keeps for himself. He measures Hernan to his feet…and strikes his skull with the steel object! One would attempt a pin off of that, but James would then stomp the lower back so he can sit on it for a Camel Clutch while pressing the steel pipe firmly against his throat to choke him out! The New Enigma thrashes around in James' grasp, given no opportunity to break free as his face slowly turns red until James lets go.

Now back in the ring, James sets Hernan up and drops him via Front Suplex into the top rope, Hernan bouncing gut-first right off and onto the canvas, and James follows it up with a Running Senton! He covers with the leg hooked…and Hernan kicks out! As the former UWE Omega Champion tries getting up, James taunts him, trying to keep him down with foot scrapes at his temple, which he presses against down to the mat, as if trying to crush his head while raising a right fist to venomous boos. Afterwards, he drags over to the (upper left) corner with a trashcan in hand, sitting him down there and sticks the trashcan in-between the middle and bottom rope in front of Ortiz. James, feeling confident, distances himself from his opponent to the opposite end, taunting the crowd before running over—into a hurled trashcan right into his face from Ortiz! Hernan pick up the foreign object again and SMASHES it over his skull, practically killing some brain cells! He stalks James back to his feet…tosses the dented weapon over, which James catches…and Hernan Superkicks it into his face!

Feeling pumped, Hernan had taken a kendo stick to whack it over his spine and his temple, doing it over and over again until it snapped after his skull. He has his longtime bully shoved into a corner and stands on the middle row to rain down a series of right fists, the crowd counting along…and after ten strikes, Hernan still keeps going, but with lefts and rights as James desperately trying to block him! James pushes him off, but takes an Enzuigiri to the side of the head!

The inaugural NCW Hypersonic Champion begins setting the wooden table up, having it remain in the middle of the ring before dragging James over to slam his head and lays him on top of the table. It seems Hernan is calling for the end as he ascends to the top rope…and while glaring down at his bully, rises slowly on his feet with the crowd anticipating his Breaking Orbit…

…and takes flight…

and gets caught by a standing James Griffin, who then bounces Hernan off the rope into a Slingshot Powerbomb through the table!

"OH, MAN! GOOD GOD! GOOD GRAVY! THAT MAY BE IT RIGHT THERE! HERNAN TOOK TOO LONG FOR THE FINISH AND JAMES MADE HIM PAY FOR IT, POUNCING AT HIM LIKE A LION WITH THAT POWERBOMB!" Markiplier yells.

"THAT'S WHAT HE GETS FOR GETTING TOO COCKY FOR HIS OWN GOOD! JAMES HAS HAD A REASON TO DESPITE HIGH-FLYERS AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHY YOU WILL NEVER CATCH HIM FLYING FROM THE TOP ROPE!" Barney exclaims. "Now he's got the pin here!"

1…2…KICK-OUT!

"Oh, come on, that should've been it right there! Do your job right, Alba!" Barney barks.

"First of all, don't tell this referee how to do his job, Barney; he's not your ordinary ref. Second, as much pain Hernan is in after that, he somehow manages to find the strength to kick out! That young vet's still got fight left in him!" Markiplier states. "But now look at James—so frustrated, he's mounting Hernan with fists of fury!"

"Yeah, that's it, James! Beat his skull to mush! Make your old man proud!"

Later, after throwing a broken table out, James opens up a chair to place it in the middle of the ring, then leaves for a quick bit to grab another chair and have that chair facing the other. Once done, James grabs Hernan by his head, screaming in his face, "You're done, Ortiz! Hear me?! You're done!" before putting him in a headscissors…lifting him up onto his shoulders…

…and—Hernan drives him head-first with a Frankensteiner into the steel seats! Wasting no time at all, the New Enigma resets the chairs back together, hooks up Griffin in a Pumphandle…along with a Half Nelson…and drills him into the steel chairs with an Enigma Driver (Pumphandle Half Nelson Driver)! James is out cold, Hernan looks exhausted, almost unable to capitalize soon before forcing himself to sit up and take James' leg for the pin…and he barely kicks out at 2.77! As much Hernan would react in disbelief, he lied on his back as tired like James.

It wouldn't take long for them to reach their vertical base on their own power, stopping the referee's count up to seven, as the two keep their glares on each other…and Hernan first strike with a right forearm…then James fires back with his own…and they hit each other at the same time with simultaneous right forearms. Another attempt and James knees his gut before throwing him into the ropes. He pops him up and Hernan counters with a Dropkick, sending him flying and rolling out of the ring! Hernan runs the tight rope and dives with a Tornado DDT—caught! James has him in his arms off the twist and drives his back straight into his knee!

"Did you learn nothing from that stupid Star Press, you f*cking moron?!" James shouts at him, mocking him for his failed high-rent district attempt before getting the pin in. Nikolas slides out as quickly as he can to count it: 1…

2…

…kick-out at 2.837! James screams in frustration, pulling at his hair before arguing with Alba over "not doing his job right." James then turns his attention back to Hernan, standing him up against the barricade to spew trash talk in his face.

"Why won't you stay down, you bastard?! Huh?! Why won't you just lay down and accept your fate?! Why won't you just die like your stupid old man did?!" James shouts, resulting heavy heat from the crowd…

…and a slap from a retaliating Hernan…followed by a huge spit in James' face!

Griffin, with a face of disgust, takes to the time to slowly wipe off Hernan's saliva…where it just so happens to be on the Joker half-face paint…and that induces him with RAGE. Funny enough, Hernan has the same emotion, growling, "You don't ever…talk about my father like THAT, you fat f*cker…!" James then tells him that he did this to himself…and grabs him by his ears to hurl him over back-first into the ring apron! As Hernan grits his teeth in agony, James takes out another chair from under the ring and begins smashing it over his back, repeatedly trying to destroy the spine to no end! Twenty chair shots in, the chair is left bent over and James tosses it into the ring, grabs Hernan and hoists him in an Elevated Prawn Hold…

…and Powerbombs his back straight onto the ring apron! For confirmed conclusion, James throws Hernan into the ring, slides in, whips him to the ropes and pops him up with a Tyrant Shellshock, right on top of where the chair is! After that perfectly planned maneuver, James rolls Hernan up with both legs hooked…up until the three-count.

"And James takes home the win!" Markiplier declares.

"Ha-ha! Well done, James! Your old man's gotta be proud of ya now!" Barney cheers.

"Here is your winner…James Griffin!" Maria Lopez announces.

To a negative reaction, "Unsettling Differences" plays for James' clean victory over his enemy…and said bully laid exhausted beside Hernan, both have nearly taken each other to their limit, especially after the damage they endured on each other. James slowly rolls up to a vertical base and gets his hand raised, seeing how he's the victor…and that puts a smile on his face, almost matching the Joker grin painted on. After bragging to the crowd over his victory, he looks back at Hernan being checked on by Nikolas and walks over. Of course, the referee was telling him to back off to protect Ortiz, but Griffin assured he wasn't gonna do anything as he looked down at him. He crouches over, asking insulting questions about his bad back as Hernan glared up at him. Then all of a sudden, James' smile is replaced with a scowl as he slaps Hernan across the face! Boos were increasing as James slapped Hernan two more times before telling him to "get the f*ck out of [his] ring" while hurling him over the ropes to the outside!

"No, no! C'mon, the match is over with, James! Was that necessary?!" Markiplier frowns.

"Why, yes. Yes, it was, Mark," Barney grins…before seeing James point at the commentary table…but not his and Mark's commentary…Kenji and Zack's commentary table. "Hey, who's he pointing…? …Oh."

"He…wants Zack Carver to interview him with the way he's pointing and shouting. By demand, of course…"

"Well, go up there, Zackery; don't keep our winner waiting!" Barney says.

Reluctant and swearing to Kenji that he'll be okay despite his protests, Zack removes his headset and is given a microphone by a ringside crew member. He walks up the stairs and on the apron, James sitting on the bottom rope and holding up the top as an act of civility…but then he lets go when Zack tries to get in, leaving him a bit annoyed. He stands with James, who orders him to ask about him beating Hernan immediately.

Zack do what he said, asking, "J-James Griffin…tonight, we've…just witnessed you defeating Hernan Ortiz, so—"

"Yeah, you're goddamn right, loser! I did it! I BEAT HERNAN ORTIZ!" James claims, the audience filling the arena with boos. "You saw it, Zack! Your half-brother saw it! Mark saw it, Barney saw it—everyone in this arena and from their homes saw it with their very own eyes! That's the factor here: I beat Hernan Ortiz…and James Griffin is the BETTER MAN! My punching bag is just what he is: A HUMAN PUNCHING BAG to my superiority! Know what, better yet…the Griffin defeats an Ortiz! All this…was for you, pop… Hope you enjoyed what I put the punk-ass through. …Ask me something else, Carver."

"U-Um…well, before you interrupted me—"

"That a problem?" James asks, glowering down at him.

"N-No, no! No…not a problem…" Zack gulps. "Uh…so now that you've beaten Hernan…do you think that the rivalry is finally over between you and him?"

"…" James only stares at Zack, who gulps again…and raises a brow in confusion because of James laughing. "Heheheh…ah, hahahahaha…! Oh…you're funny, man… No. I'm not done… Because tonight…we aren't even close to finishing things. I still have yet to make sure Hernan gets what he really deserves…and I'm gonna give it to him one way or another. I've beaten Hernan tonight, yeah…but I've known the little bastard all my life…so I know he's gonna want some more…and that's fine…that way…I can finally settle things with him. And by the end of it all…he'll be looking up at his friends and family from a wheelchair. …And I will look forward to the day he goes mad over it. After all, madness, as you know, is like gravity; all it takes…is a little push."

James "playfully" shoves Zack aside to leave the ring, "Unsettling Differences" playing for his exit.

"…Seems we may have a new sick individual in our hands…" Markiplier shakes his head—

and dark disturbing images rapidly flash onscreen with screaming people coated in blood, slimy worms crawling through skulls, an eclipse blocking the sun, a severed arm being burned, a closeup of a creepy doll, whose head turns 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!

After a collective horrified shouts from the crowd…darkness and silence were all that was left…

….until a flickering light brightens up the room, albeit like something out of a horror movie…

…then revealing Yami Bakura and Marik Ishtar, the latter wearing a face-hugging black mask with Disturbed's The Guy's face on it as a piano version of "Nightmare" by Avenged Sevenfold is played quietly in the background.


Promo Segment – The Gods of Darkness are willing to "pray" for Komuro and Hirano's souls after their Steel Cage Match

"The steel cage… The known inaugural construction before Hell in a Cell, before the Elimination Chamber…considered weak by the few ignorant fools compared to them these days," Bakura states. "Oh, how their souls have been spoiled rotten…but that's fine. Because Marik and I are going to enjoy reminding them how steel cage matches are usually run down. In this climatic battle set course for Summer Wars between us and the likes of Komuro and Hirano…the thorns, the very thorns on our side since May… Time has flown by in this feud between us and them, my feeble sinners… This trilogy…is now likely coming to an end very soon this Sunday…and it breaks my heart…hmph. It's unfortunate, really…I was having a wonderful time playing with Komuro and Hirano. As they say, however, all good things must come to an end… But, in this particular case, this will come to a very…very…bloody end left only to the sounds of soft whimpers escaping the lips of our soon-to-be fallen opponents.

"At Rebellion, Komuro, you became an animal…you allowed yourself into a beast in order to conquer me in our Monster's Ball. What you've done…is release your inner demons that I've known you were keeping inside…all this time… And I was just so disappointed you have suppressed them, especially when our Steel Cage Match is on the horizon, Komuro. …Heheh…you're such a fool, Komuro. No surprise there, no… But I will heed you an option to find that demon locked up inside you—both you and your friend…and channel that demon to fight us and defeat us. That…is my generous suggestion to you. …But whether you take it or not, it won't matter in the end. It will not at all, for Marik and I, the Gods of Darkness…will insure our destiny. Our destiny is to subdue the two of you inside that very cage—the cold, unfeeling steel…" Bakura runs a hand over his own face, almost pulling an eyelid down in such horrific fashion—all with a disturbing grin, "and we force the surface of your very flesh deep against the unforgiving steel…as we scrape and rake your skulls to the point where all we can see is blood and bone… Now wouldn't that be a lovely sight to see?

Bakura lets out a chuckle, sighing while running both hands through his white long hair, "…And when we are through showing you the dangers…the traumatizing experience…of what happens when you cross a deity, we'll be sure to pray for your souls by the end of the day. It is the least we can do after we're through with your penalty and what you've put us through. This and only then you have earned our forgiveness…and we can only pray you understand…and that soon…you follow The Shadows. Until then…may the Gods of Darkness have mercy on your souls at Summer Wars, my sinners."

Bakura slowly leans in, almost up close to the camera to make the viewer feel uncomfortable before smiling, "…Amen…"

"DEH!"

A brief still of Bakura and Marik staring straight at the viewer with maniacal grins appears onscreen and the broadcast fades out to black.


Submissions Count Anywhere Match – "The Green-haired Lunatic" Christa Moxley vs. "The Lyoko Queen" Aelita Schaeffer

Recap: This match was called official upon the request of one Christa Moxley, who wanted to prove herself against the arrogant likes of Aelita Schaeffer and put the self-proclaimed Lyoko Queen in her place. Prior to this, Aelita was interviewed by fellow Queendom member Zoey Brooks over what chances Moxley has against her…which they both had a good laugh over as Aelita then stated there is bar none for Christa to survive this and being too stupid to give herself a disadvantage since the pinkette is, let's be honest, a technical master after all. She has this match set and finished in about two minutes…

…or so she thought. After Aelita had put her special fur coat aside, she stepped to the center when Christa tackled her down to the canvas with raining right fists that would do Stone Cold Steve Austin proud! Aelita was not given any sort of space the second Christa attacked her, striking her with raging fists and forearms that she can barely block. Now at ringside, Christa takes her head for Splitting Deeds, but Aelita escapes by shoving her straight into the steel post, her head bouncing right off the pole! Outright furious with this, Aelita slaps Christa for "daring to assault a queen like that" before grabbing her head to hurl her into the steel steps…which Christa counters and throws Aelita straight into the steps at the last second! Then Moxley stands on the ring apron, lining up a rising Pale Rider and then flips the bird at her before hitting a diving elbow smash!

"It's been two minutes since the opening bell rang…and it doesn't look like Aelita has this match set and finished after all," Kenji states.

"Not with Christa exploding out of the gate and managing to catch her opponent off guard and beating the Lyoko Queen all over the ring," Zack adds.

Christa later throws Aelita back in the ring for further ass-whupping as she scurries away into a corner…and then she yanks her by her pants, Christa's head hitting the middle turnbuckle! Then, the pinkette hits the corner and back to land a Dropkick to the face! Aelita takes the time to yell at her opponent for earlier, resuming to criticize her actions against the likes of a future Women's Champion before proceeding to brutally stomp her chest in. She eventually stops to calm herself down, telling herself she's better than this…and then she pulls at Christa's legs to hit a Corner Sitout Powerbomb.

Now Aelita takes her time to dissect her opponent one limb at a time from an arm wrench to a snap DDT on the left leg to a grounded Front Chancery, which she gator rolls through for a while. Christa does get up, but Aelita switches the hold to a twisting wristlock, adding a short-arm knee to the midsection…then to a rear waistlock…and into a Side Headlock. When Moxley tried to push her off after bouncing off the ropes, Aelita stayed on her feet and switched to the other side to flip her over by a Snapmare and apply the Chinlock, digging the knee into the upper spine while slowly pulling under her chin. Despite the frustration showing with her fist hitting the mat, Christa tried to keep her cool and find a way to break the submission, which she eventually does by pulling the hands apart…but Aelita knees her back and now applies a Reverse Chinlock. Nonetheless, Christa reaches her feet again…delivers three elbow shots to the gut…and European Uppercut sets herself free! She runs—only for Aelita to viciously pull her down by her hair! As Christa holds her head, Aelita holds up bits of the green hair she yanked with disgust and shakes them off, reminding herself to wash herself thoroughly when this is all over.

"This is my match, Moxley. MY MATCH," Aelita states to a cornered Christa, who she strikes with a hell of a knife-edge chop. After adding a European Uppercut, Aelita walks close to the opposite corner with a conceited smirk on her face before turning around to run…and Christa lunges right into Aelita with a Lou Thesz Press! The Green-haired Lunatic swings wildly with right fists into her opponent's temple before rolling off. She takes her hand for a Hammer Throw, smashing Aelita back-first into the corner…then she slams her with a vintage Russian Legsweep…and follows up with her right leg still hooked around Aelita's left, her own left leg hooking behind her head and pulling back on the arm, much to everyone's surprise!

"Whoa, hey, hey—look at that!" Zack calls. "Guess even someone like Christa can learn to become a submission gal, especially thinking them up on the spot!"

"Yes, Christa may not be as skilled in the submission specialist territory unlike her opponent, but she's showing she's willing to adapt and find ways of overcoming the odds," Kenji states. "She's got that armbar and her leg really pushing down against Aelita's head to crank her neck."

When referee Aiko Tanahashi asked if Aelita wanted to quit, the pinkette simply refused and stated she's "not losing her match to some inbred freak," which really pissed Christa off to wrench her unique submission as far as she can go until releasing it and proceeding to stomp her down to the mat. Then she hits the ropes to baseball slide Aelita right out of the ring. Christa follows and after two punches, she goes for an Irish Whip…which Aelita reverses…and sends her crashing and flying over the steel steps! Christa yells in agony upon the impact, holding her both knees…and Aelita takes a clear notice as once Christa got up, Aelita runs in with a singular shoot kick to both backs of the knees!

Aelita holds both legs up and tells Christa, "I told you…this is my match. You were stupid to request this, thinking you'd actually beat me at my own game," before kneeing behind the right thigh and then the other. She proceeds to set up the Cloverleaf…but Christa is squirming around to avoid it and desperately rakes Aelita's eyes to escape. The Female Mox gets to her feet, ignoring the pain in her legs…then takes down Aelita by both legs…and succeeds turning her over for the Boston Crab! (Kenji: Boston Crab all set in! Very old school and elementary, yet just as effective as any other submission! ; Zack: Yeah, but is it enough to make Aelita submit? I honestly say no, but this should do in putting pressure on the lower lumbar.) As much as Christa sat on Aelita and pulled back at the legs, she eventually let go as this was not enough. Not yet, anyway. She brings herself on the apron, waiting for Aelita to stand up, and when she did…Christa makes a Diving Clothesline…and Aelita catches her with a Jumping Reverse STO…and into the Koji Clutch!

"Koji Clutch! Off the Reverse STO! Koji Kanemoto would most likely approve of this counter!" Kenji implies.

"Oh, he certainly would due to Aelita laying all that perfectly, brother. This is a 50-50 chance whether Christa will tap out or pass out," Zack states.

"You say that as if Christa won't get out of this."

"Well, she's not anywhere near the ropes when they're outside. Besides, one, you know I'm not good at math; and two, I never said she won't find a way to escape this hold somehow."

For a while, the Fallen Angel has really tugged in on the Koji Clutch, almost completely cutting off Christa's oxygen as her face went red. It seemed she would pass out until Christa suddenly sprung to life with her opponent in tow and Powerbombs the young pinkette on top of Zack and Kenji's table! Aelita favors her back and Christa takes advantage by tripping her up for another Boston Crab! This time, Christa tries elevating the maneuver, standing further back on her feet and putting additional pressure on the opponent's back from the higher angle as the pinkette is clawing at the ringside floor and screaming in agony. When asked by Aiko Tanahashi if she wanted to surrender, she cursed at her and forces herself to rise on both hands, unintentionally putting more pressure into her lower lumbar…but she manages to roll forward, meeting Christa face-to-face as she jabs her right thumb right into her left eye! Christa is forced to let go and this Aelita a chance to recover as she rest by the ring post. Afterwards, Christa furiously charges…and she gets her head knocked right into the steel post due to Aelita sidestepping her and shoving her into it! And thanks to that…Christa is now busted open with blood leaking from the top of her forehead.

However, Aelita ignores the bleeding skull for her focus on both legs she shoot kicked earlier, doing everything she can to injure them to the point where Christa can't even walk. Of course, Christa occasionally fights back, but the pinkette always finds a shortcut to keeping control on her side such as elbowing the leaking skull. The action takes itself back into the ring for a brief moment when Christa stumbled into the ropes across and Aelita stalks after her…only to get back body dropped right over the top rope! Due to her bad legs, Christa can't run for a suicide dive…but what she can do is climb up to the top rope…and take down a standing Aelita with a Diving Elbow Drop!

Christa begins to cross Aelita's legs while she's on her stomach, but the Lyoko Queen straight-up refuses to let it happen by turning around and elbowing her temple. She notices the blood on her elbow and becomes distracted in wiping it off…and Christa seizes her by slapping on the Crossface Chickenwing from behind! Aelita flails all around and panics, trying to escape the hold, but Christa takes extra measure to add in the bodyscissors! Nonetheless, Aelita stays on her feet and she has been for at least a minute, refusing to admit defeat here, especially to the likes of Moxley!

"This is do or die for young Aelita Schaeffer! She never thought she'd have so much trouble against Christa Moxley, especially in a match like this!" Zack states. "Oh, can you imagine what it would be like if Aelita were to give up right here?! She'd end up killing her own streak!"

"It's only a matter of time, Zack! It's only a matter of time! Christa seeks for sweet justice, but can Aelita save herself and the match?" Kenji queries.

The former Guardian of Lyoko stands bent over with Christa still wrenching the Crossface Chickenwing…until the former suddenly ran backwards and rams Christa HARD into the nearest steel ring post, bashing the back of Christa's head and her spine into it! But Christa doesn't let go! She loses a bit of her grip, but not completely yet…and then Aelita rams her opponent's body into the post again, getting her to let go of the submission! Christa appeared seemingly out cold as she lies limp on the floor while Aelita takes this moment to catch her breath.

Schaeffer, channeling her inner "queen," would then berate Christa for dragging this match out when it should've already been over to begin with, slapping her across the face and asking what does she have to say for herself afterwards…which Christa responds with a SPIT into her face! Visibly disgusted, she slowly wipes off the saliva from herself and soon shrieks, "ARE YOU FRIGGING KIDDING ME!?" before grabbing her head and SMASHING it against the post! "I'M THE LYOKO QUEEN, GODDAMN IT! I deserve BETTER than this crap!" Aelita shouts, inciting a chorus of boos from the crowd. Christa uses the apron to bring herself up until Aelita grabs her to drag her over to the ramp…perform a Snap Suplex…and rolls through into a Guillotine Choke with bodyscissors!

Aelita clearly has this all cinched tight, pressing the former against the throat and keeping her legs constricted around the waist to ensure no release whatsoever. Even so, Christa remains strong, despite the oxygen cutting off from her lungs, as she pounds one fist at a time to each side of Aelita's ribs. She even went as far to reach her hands up to find Aelita's head and dig her fingernails into her face, resulting the pinkette to loosen her grip…and Christa to spring to her feet and nail a Rolling Release Suplex—NO! Aelita lands right beside her opponent and hits a Double Knee Backbreaker…and transitions into the Lyoko Lock 2.0!

"Lyoko Lock V2! The Lyoko Lock set in! Aelita's got it all cinched in! Christa managed to break out of the Mae Hadaka Jime (Guillotine Choke), but Aelita got to be a step ahead to pull off what she did!" Kenji comments.

"Can you imagine the pain that's rushing through Christa's body?! I can't ever see Christa giving up! I just can't!" Zack shouts. "She's already lost so much blood no thanks to her head getting smashed into the post earlier! There's no way for her to get a rope break with how far they are from the ring!"

"What will Christa say here?! She's trying so hard to stay in, but Aelita clearly has her hold locked tight! Will she tap out or pass out…or even find a way to break the Lyoko Lock?!" Kenji asks.

Christa has been clawing at the ramp and screaming in agony, feeling her back bent back as far as Aelita can stretch it out! The Lyoko Queen shouts at her opponent to just give up, but Christa swears, "F*CK YOU, C*NT!" The pinkette furiously wrenches the Crossface with a look of insanity the more she applied pressure into the submission, yet Christa continues to stay in this match! For almost a minute, Christa has shown no signs of ever giving up other than the agonizing cries and reaching out to show resilience; the blood has leaked worse than before and as much as Aelita was revolted at the crimson fluid seeping onto her hands, she kept the Lyoko Lock held tight. With one long rebellious cry, Christa leans forward and actually starts to stand up with her opponent in tow, much to the audience's shock! She gets to a foot…

…but she slowly crumbles back down on the ramp, unfortunately not breaking the hold. As one last act of defiance…Christa reaches her free hand around…and flips off Aelita with a single middle finger, inciting a loud chorus of cheers and a fuming Aelita to wrench the hold further. The Japanese official checks Christa if she has given up…which Christa gives no response…

…and Aiko Tanahashi has no choice but to call for the bell, resulting Aelita the winner of this match by technical knockout!

"That's it! It's over! Christa can no longer continue! Mark another victory for the Lyoko Queen on her undefeated streak!" Zack announces.

"Christa has passed out! Christa never gave up! Christa never submitted, but she passed out! What defiance!" Kenji calls.

As "Martyr No More" by Fozzy plays, Aelita demands the official to raise her hand and stands proud of her victory while the crowd boo their hearts out at the pink-haired female. The sight of an unconscious and bleeding Christa is shown lying motionless on the ramp while the referee checks on her. Eventually, Aelita finishes her celebration when she saw her fallen opponent being occupied by Tanahashi. A dark expression rolls across her face as she went digging under the ring apron and takes out a steel chair; Aiko sees Aelita coming in and steps in her way to prevent a post-match assault, reminding her that she's already won.

Aelita agrees, but she shoves the official aside to make her statement clear to Christa over when she does not get what she wants as she raises the chair…and Aiko swipes the chair right out of her hands and throws it away! The crowd cheers for the defiant referee standing up to Aelita, who questions her for daring to interfere and proceeds to slap her…but Aiko catches her hand at lightning speed! With a dangerous look, Aiko shakes her head and simply hurls the pinkette over to the stage! She yells in Japanese, ordering Aelita to leave immediately. Surprisingly enough, she does and Aiko resumes her check-up on Christa, who appears to be regaining consciousness.

"Thank goodness for Ms. Tanahashi preventing the worst from happening," Kenji sighs in relief.

"That's what pride will do to you when it comes to the likes of Aelita, man. Talented, yet hotheaded. I just hope—WHOA, LOOK OUT!" Zack shouts…

as Aelita returned with a chair of her own and slams it over Aiko's back, knocking her right out!

"WHAT THE HELL?! What in the—are you kidding me with this?! Is your ego that important to you, Schaeffer?!" Kenji yells, enraged like the Phoenix natives.

With the female official out of it, Aelita screams at her that no one lays a finger on the Lyoko Queen and gets away with it before turning to Christa for a chair shot…when Christa springs at her with a Crossbody Block, taking her down with vengeful punches left and right! Alas, it couldn't last long enough as the rest of the Horsewomen come in to attack Christa and proceed with the numbers game. Sam nails Christa with a Big Boot, Carly with an iRock, and Mai with an Elegant Egotist. Aelita takes Christa's head to give her a taste of her own medicine by setting up for a Headlock Driver into the steel chair…

…but then the cavalry arrives in the form of Téa Gardner and Hart of Hyuga, exploding in an all-out brawl between the challengers and the champions! Téa on Mai and Aelita! Hinata on Carly! Hart on Puckett!

"All the women's champions arrive! All of them are here to even the odds and they are not waiting for Summer Wars whatsoever!" Kenji shouts.

"We cannot blame them at all and I frigging love it, MAGGLE!" Zack shouts.

"This is not the time to endorse wrestling memes, you dolt!"

Ultimately, Lily Aldrin comes out with security ordered to separate the Horsewomen and the champions from each other, much to the crowd's displease. Sam does break out to lunge after the tag champs, but the security keep her at bay. "Let them fight!" chants rang loud in the arena as the Summer Wars contestants shout at each other and Christa sits beside the titleholders with a glare at the Horsewomen, especially towards a Fallen Angel.


Backstage Segment – The Sons of Sparda's final face-off en route to Summer Wars

Recap: Long after the commercial break, Dante and Vergil with Arkham are revealed alone in separate rooms with a vertical split screen, the former with a red backdrop and the latter with a blue backdrop—fitting given their attire's respective main colors. The atmosphere felt thickly intense throughout the whole arena as the audience can feel it by these twins staring each other down. After Markiplier had introduced them, he talks to them about their upcoming third match at Summer Wars, stating this feud is fueled by pride and jealousy.

Dante chuckles and remarks that Vergil has plenty of that, to which the latter rolls his eyes and retorts that it's things like Dante's attitude and comments are proof that he can't take anything seriously. Dante can never take any opponent seriously nor any situation seriously, thinking he can just put on a brave face just to hide his fears when instead he's making a fool out of himself.

"Oh, I'm making a fool out of myself? Look who's talking, Vergil—look who's talking," says Dante. "For weeks on end, you're trying to make yourself the better man when all you've done is become a coward since having Arkham at your side. Speaking of whom, hello, Arkham. How are you doing? What the hell's your game plan here being my brother's manager?"

"I am simply assisting your brother to reach great heights, perhaps far better than he ever could with the likes of you," Arkham sneers. "Best forget the past where I seemingly used you, my client, and my daughter to seek your father's power, young Dante, and look forward to your future."

"…Yeah, you're right… Maybe I should do that, look to my future…especially where I can knock your teeth down your throat once again," Dante remarks.

"Tch, typical response…" Vergil scoffs. "Always the one being incredibly flippant."

"Thank you, I try," Dante grins, bringing out a few chuckles from the crowd.

Vergil shakes his head, "See, again…this is what I'm talking about. This is what I don't understand. How is it…that someone of your ignorance and outright irritating personality can ascend into your top status?"

"Man, you really are that jealous, huh? Do you want to know why I'm widely considered one of the best in this business? That what you're so confused about? Well, I will tell you; it's because I am the best. I don't call myself a showstopper for nothing because when I go out in that ring, I can give these fans a show like they've never seen before. It doesn't matter whether it's on a TV show, a pay-per-view, or even a house show—I steal it all, man. I got the wrestling skills, the mic skills, the passion for the business and especially charisma. De facto, that last one's probably what you lack: charisma. And it eats you up that I have it in spades and you don't come even close to me, Vergil. That is the difference between you and I; we're both damn good wrestlers, sure…but I got charisma you wouldn't dare to dream of."

"Listen to yourself, Dante. Listen to what you are saying," Arkham steps in. "Do you really believe your own brother is that petty? You know well enough he's had his fair share of success in the business, especially in X-Treme Crossover Federation as opposed to yours."

"Hey, Fake Priest, why don't you just keep your mouth zipped? This is between me and my brother—me and my brother alone," Dante states. "But you know what? You're already involved for your own reasons, whatever they are. So let me talk to Vergil about you. First of all, what the hell are you thinking working with that guy again after what he did to obtain our father's power? You forget he stabbed you in the back, using you, me and Lady against each other to unleash the Gates to Hell? Did you seriously forget about all of that?"

Vergil would tilt his head slightly, remaining a stoic look before responding, "…Of course I haven't. But it's clear you forgot we've had this discussion not long ago as you've only repeated yourself."

"Very cute."

"I'm just getting started. If you're going to tell me I lost sight of my honor, you're completely dead wrong where you stand. You already know when Arkham used us to obtain Sparda's power, he failed miserably. The powers that be that is in the Multiverse is the reason he's resurrected…like I am. For whatever the reason that may be, Arkham wishes to assist me…and he damn well knows that if he ever turned on me, I'd kill him in an instant *snaps fingers* like THAT."

"And how's that working out so far between you both since it's clear he's only good at distracting people enough to get his ass kicked," Dante quips.

Vergil scoffs as Arkham shakes his head, "Patience is a virtue, my brother… However, it seems I'm running out of it at this point with the likes of you. For years on end…it's always been about you. The Crimson Showstopper. The Icon of Devil May Cry. …The son of Sparda. Now…notice how I said son of Sparda; not younger or elder son, not the second son… Just son of Sparda…"

"Your point being—?"

"MY POINT," Vergil interrupts, "…is that no matter how much I put into my work, people seem to be too damn ignorant to acknowledge me. When you and I are compared…you are always the one to overshadow me. When people think of Devil May Cry, you come into the picture. When people think of who was one of XCF's top guys…you come to mind. And what really eats me up…is how people believe that you are the true, sole son of Sparda. Actually, let me correct myself. It doesn't eat me up—IT MAKES ME SICK." Vergil suddenly pounded his left fist on his chair's rest arm. "From day one, I have perfected my swordsmanship and my wrestling abilities to proclaim myself as the true son of Sparda. I embraced the one thing you refused to in our younger days…and that's our bloodline, Dante. Our demon heritage. I've long accepted it whereas it only took you years to finally know I was better than you in every way—"

"Yeah, but who was the one who got their ass beaten in the end after I accepted my demonic side, Verge?" Dante questions, his brother fuming. "I'm looking right at him. Now who's the most success so far between us? You're looking right at him. Yeah, you bested me once on top of that big tower and in a couple more of our matches whenever we meet in the ring down at XCF…but I always come out on top in the end. I got a good score over your head and I know you hate that, Vergil—"

"Allow me to interrupt you again, my brother, and set the record straight," Vergil states.

"Oh, here we go…" Dante mutters.

"See, that right there is what I truly hate. Everything about you that is the clear opposite of myself; your arrogance, your carefree attitude, your repetitive facetious remarks—especially your hypocrisy. I'll admit it, outside of this business, we've had our fair share of moments…but at the end of the day, we are enemies. Nothing more. And nothing less. If you think I'm a desperate fool for associating with Arkham, then you are more delusional than I thought. You scold me for that because you think that I'm spiraling myself deeper and deeper into that pit of darkness—oh, yes, I know because you're too easy to read, Dante… And sorry to disappoint you, but you've been too damn late for two decades, brother. You've been too late ever since we broke up as a tag team. You've been too late when I fell into the Demon World. You've been too late…ever since Mundus corrupted me. And yet, to this day…even as Nelo Angelo then…I can't beat you…and that tears me apart inside.

"You want to believe you're able to 'save me' because after I fell off deeper into Hell, a piece of you died…didn't it? A piece of you died that day. It wrenched your heart… It tortured your poor soul… I guess that's the reason why you put on such a valiant, conceited mask just to hide your true face and refuse to remember your failures. Right now, you're not saving me. You're not pulling me out of the darkness just to fill that broken piece in your heart and soul that is so weak with humanity. All you are doing is pushing me away. That's all there is to it. And truth be told, I now realize…you're afraid that without me to ever exist…

"…

"…then all you are, Dante, is nothing more than a simple fool with a shallow personality that easily amuses the pathetic humankind and one major failure that haunt him for the rest of his days until he dies alone."

Those words were enough to make the crowd boo heavily at Vergil as Dante had no longer his usual cool look on his face, seemingly glaring at his brother in silence. The twin sons of Sparda remaining shooting holes through each other until Dante spoke.

"…Are you done?"

"I am. I don't see how else I can damage your pride and ego," Vergil replies, which Arkham chuckles to.

"Good," Dante says while he starts removing his glove from his left hand…and shows to his brother (and the world) a scar on his palm. "…Remember this, Vergil? Hm? I'm sure you do. …This is the scar you gave me when I tried to save you. Usually, for demons like us, any wound we'd receive would usually heal…but not this one. To this day, this wound never healed. You know why? Because it's a reminder of my one true failure…and you summed it up. This scar basically haunts me every time I think of losing you again… I'll go ahead and admit that when you let yourself fall deep into the Netherworld, a piece of me did die that day. I'll admit it…when I lost you, I shed a tear for you, but I guess we shouldn't even bother wasting a tear at all 'cause we're demons, huh? …Probably don't matter to you 'cause you're 'The Son of Sparda'. Well, here's a little quote for you to ignore, yet remember as it'll be implanted in your brain for good while…even a devil may cry when he loses a loved one. Oh, and my 'façade' that you assume I have…just the way I naturally am, big bro. So don't even think you can break me with that crap you spew.

"Overall, Vergil, you say I'm pushing you further and further away…but I couldn't give a damn about that. Say what you want, but I will not lose you again like on that day… I mean, look at where we are now. Do you think our father would be proud of us that we're still continuing this long feud? Do you think our mother would be proud of all of what we're doing to each other? NO. Hell no, they wouldn't, and you and I both know this—"

"DON'T you DARE bring them into this, brother! Don't you even DARE try to guilt trip me with that!" Vergil explodes, pointing as his red-clad twin. "This isn't about Sparda! This isn't about our mother, Eva! This is about YOU and ME. This is about ME trying to PROVE a point that YOU are NOT THAT superior to me, Dante!"

"Oh, cry me a river—why don't you act like your goddamn age, Vergil?" Dante yells back.

"At least I act like it a hell of lot more than you ever will for yourself, you PATHETIC BASTARD."

"Oh-ho, Dad wouldn't like you calling me that, bro," Dante shakes his head, sneering.

"SILENCE! JUST SHUT UP, DANTE! SHUT UP!" Vergil shouts, standing up from his seat and bringing almost utter silence to an uneasy crowd before he sighs to calm himself down. "…I'm tired…so very tired of being stuck under your shadow… I'm tired of your insane popularity over with these idiotic humans… I'm sick of this idea that you are the son of Sparda when I have been the real one since the very beginning… I'm more than just your polar opposite. I'm more than this 'cool character' some moronic humans actually adore. I am more than just your coldhearted twin, Dante. …I am a true warrior. I am a true demon. I am a better wrestler compared to you. I am unpredictable. I am calculating. I am dangerous. I…am the True Son of Sparda…and I will prove it this Sunday when I beat you…in the middle of that ring. So to conclude this dispute…allow your big brother to hand you some advice. As your better twin…walk away, Dante. Walk away. Now. Because I will not, I repeat…I will not be held responsible for what happens to you…at Summer Wars."

"…Neither will I, Vergil," Dante simply replies with a stoic mien.


Main Event: Street Fight – "The Pharaoh" Atem vs. Venom

Recap: The first competitor to make his presence felt in the Talking Stick Resort Arena is Venom with intensity on his face as he seeks to personally destroy The Pharaoh. During so, clips show how this all came to be from the Symbiotes assaulting Yugi Mutou to the point of injury to Atem interfering the Tag Title Match between them and Alpha & Omega on RAMPAGE V for revenge thanks to the announcers explaining the story so far. After some pacing around the ring like a caged animal, "Dark Passenger" by Fozzy instantly plays at the chorus lyrics for Atem's influx as he saunters rather quickly to the ring with a penetrating, dark glare towards an eager Venom.

Halfway on the ramps, Atem snarls and starts stampeding down—and Carnage blindsides him with Maximum Carnage! Kasady, after screeching down at him like a banshee, tosses the unprepared Atem inside the ring, where Venom picks him up by the throat and plants him with a vicious Standing Side Slam that results Atem landing nearly on his neck! Referee Marshall Eriksen is overwhelmingly petrified and confused until Carnage takes to the microphone to declare that when Venom said "we" accept Atem's challenge…he literally meant his "father" and Carnage himself, confirming that this is now a Two-on-One Handicap Street Fight. "And just you lovely fans wait when we paint your favorite pharaoh COMPLETELY RED in his own BLOOD, maaaaan!" Carnage cackles insanely.


Main Event: Two-on-One Handicap Street Fight – "The Pharaoh" Atem vs. The Symbiotes (Venom and Carnage)

Recap: Predictably, the Symbiotes have been absolutely beating down and practically dissecting Atem with no sign of clemency. From Venom delivering another Standing Side Slam to Atem onto Carnage's knee, Kasady planting him with an Inverted Alabama Slam onto the prone steel chair face-first, Eddie Brock hitting a Pumphandle Slam onto the padded floor and the two monsters performing a Double Suplex to a ten-foot ladder onto Atem, they have dominated this fight early on with no chance of Atem getting at least one hit on them; no doubt the Symbiotes were treating this like a squash, much to the Yu-Gi-Oh! fans' sorrow. After much desolation, Venom and Carnage take their positions at opposite corners with Atem, who wears a crimson mask after much damage to the temple to leak more blood, slowly rising to his vertical base. Clearly, the crowd were hoping for some kind of miracle to make Atem not look like a complete liar and chump after his chilling shoot promo. Jeers were increasing as it seemed Atem already has lost once Venom and Carnage go for the Venomous Carnage…

…but he is somehow quick enough to drop down and roll aside to avoid horrible fate as The Symbiotes were yet savvy enough to stop themselves from accidental collision! They, like the crowd and commentators, were surprised Atem is able to move like that after losing much blood and being pulverized. Atem has rolled out and Carnage gives chase to bring him back inside, but receives a punch to the gut that brings him down to the floor holding his abdomen. Why? Because Atem has brass knuckles worn over his right fist; he enters the ring when Venom grabs him and tries the Venomous Termination, but Atem strikes his solar plexus, enough to bring him on his knees before Atem picks up a steel chair to swing it wildly over his skull, making him wear it like a necklace! The Pharaoh immensely glares down at The Symbiotes with the Eye of Anubis glowing bright over his forehead…and the fans knew it—Yami Yugi is BACK.

"That look on his face tells it all, ladies and gentlemen! Yami Yugi has returned on this night to seek vengeance upon the Symbiotes for his fallen partner!" Markiplier states.

With Yami Yugi in control, he proceeds to give his opponents the punishment they rightfully deserve for putting Yugi in the hospital as he removes his belt to whip the back of Venom and then to the chest of Carnage when he tried to run in. Outnumbered, Atem is, yes, but he's showing he's not going down just like that so easily. Atem then wraps the belt around Carnage's neck, brings him over the ropes and hangs him from there to choke the life out of him as Carnage violently tosses around and struggles to breathe, Atem obviously enjoying this with a sadistic grin. Though, soon as Kasady began to fall limp, Venom comes in with a brutal Big Boot to the back of Atem's head, sending him outside with Carnage. He follows them out to grab Atem's head for a smash over the announce table…but Atem stops the attempt with a double axe handle to his gut and head smashes Venom over the table instead. He sees Carnage getting to his feet and grasps him from behind to ram him straight into the barricade corner; but, he wasn't done yet as he takes out another folded chair…waits for Carnage to stand…

…and at full speed, Atem nails Kasady face-first with a chair-aided dropkick, sending him tumbling over into the crowd! It appears Atem is done…but he isn't as he sets the chair down after unfolding it. He distances himself from the barricade, and when he sees Carnage reaching his feet, he makes a run for it again…

…and pays tribute to his surrogate brother with a One-man Poetry in Motion off the chair, going over the barricade, and into his destined target!

"Whoa! Atem gets all of it with that singular Poetry in Motion!" Zack calls.

"C'mon, Symbiotes! You two have the numbers game on Atem! USE IT!" Barney urges.

Later on, Atem sustained his momentum over his opponents with an Old School off the apron to Venom and a Running Leg Drop to the apron-hung Marvel character until he turns the tables after smashing a trashcan over Atem's head midway of his Over-the-top-rope Suicide Dive, causing him to crash terribly. Then Eddie Brock forces him up just to Biel Toss him straight into the steel steps with brutal authority. Venom gets to lay Atem out with a Sidewalk Slam onto a flat chair followed by an Elbow Drop from the apron, then Carnage returns to the action as The Symbiotes attack The Pharaoh with a Bear Hug (Venom) / Red Death (Carnage) combination and soon add insult to injury with a familiar Spell Cycle performed on him. Onward, Venom holds Atem's arms back as Carnage lands fist after fist to his cranium with the brass knuckles in his usage, just pouring out more blood as this progresses.

After a Turnbuckle Powerbomb followed by a Spinning Sitout Powerbomb from the larger Venom, Carnage brings himself to the top turnbuckle yet again and stands at a familiar pose with his arms spread wide and a holler before cackling; this mockery of Yugi Mutou was surely amused Venom and incite the crowd to boo at the Marvel characters. Carnage goes for the High-angle Senton Bomb to "pay tribute to a certain King of Games" as Barney likes to call it…

…and he lands it perfectly on the knees of Atem, bouncing right off them as a result! Venom sees this and brings Atem up to try and stop any impetus he might be building off the counter; he nails his back repeatedly with forearm clubs, but the stubborn Atem maintains his rise to his feet until Venom takes him for an Irish whip…

…Venom misses the Lariat with Atem ducking…

…and Atem takes down Venom with a hell of a Leaping Flying Clothesline! And Yami doesn't stop from there as he suddenly pops Venom up on his right shoulder to drop him face-first onto the top turnbuckle with Snake Eyes, then runs at high speed to shatter his face in with a Running Single Leg Dropkick! The dark spirit of Pharaoh Atemu stands at the center to deliver a zealous cutthroat gesture à la The Undertaker, signaling for a Pharaoh's Tomb…

…until he turns around into a Maximum Carnage from the ever insane Kasady! Cover with both legs hooked: 1…

2…

…ROPE BREAK! Atem shows life with a grab on the bottom rope! Carnage, understandably upset over this, later glares down and screeches at his opponent to "stay the f*ck down"…

and Atem clutches onto his throat with a penetrating death glare like he returned from the grave!

"OHHH, SNAP! OH, SNIZZADEE SNAP—Carnage probably shouldn't have tempted with the Pharaoh!" Mark states.

"And it seems he's about to go for a ride straight to Hell, courtesy of Atem himself!" Kenji comments as Kasady clings onto Atem's arm while he eerily rises to his feet and slowly chokes the life out of him…before going on to perform a CHOKESLAM on Carnage to the outside!

Later, Atem goes searching under the ring apron…and to his and everyone's sick pleasure, he takes out a 2x4 wrapped in barbwire. He eyes a stumbling Carnage to his feet, gripping onto 2x4 tightly in his hands…and then he bashes the weapon right over Carnage's skull! The Red Symbiote's body writhes in agony as Atem raises the 2x4 out of pride before deciding to place the barbwire atop of Carnage's face and firmly press it against the surface of the red and black biomass! Carnage's legs are flailing to get out while he claws at Atem's leg, but the Pharaoh continues torturing his screeching opponent with his dark expression never leaving him and completely ignoring the sharp claws tearing his pant leg. He would then set Carnage up in a Standing Inverted Indian Deathlock Surfboard, pulling his arms back as far as he can stretch until placing a right foot behind his skull…and head stomping him straight into barbwire!

With Carnage seemingly out of the picture for now, Atem returns his attention on Venom, who blasts him with a heck of a European Uppercut! He takes him for the pinfall attempt, but Atem just kicks out at 2.44. Venom would grab Atem's neck and bash his head against the padded floor a few times, then stopped to search under the ring apron. The item he takes out that gets everyone in the arena hollering…

…was a flat wooden board just laid out with a bunch of barbwire on the surface. Venom chuckles darkly at the sight as he goes to lean it against the corner barricade as fans become smart enough to stay back. Once there, Venom picks up Atem and strives the Irish Whip, but Atem hangs on with his left arm hooked around the bottom rope. The Original Symbiote nails a straight right hook across his jaw and a forearm club over his back to weaken him, going for a second Irish Whip attempt…

…and Atem still hangs onto the bottom rope. The irate Venom now batters Atem with a series of forearms over his spine, beating him down to the floor. Third time's a charm as he now does Irish Whip Atem…who reverses into his own…

and Venom saves himself at the last second with a Hammer Throw, Atem sent straight into the barbwire! And Venom adds insult to injury with a Big Boot, digging his face deeper into the wire!

"OH, GOOD GOD!" Zack cries.

"VENOM REVERSES ATEM! AND ATEM'S FLESH IS JUST HANGING OFF THAT BARBWIRE! Jesus…Lord, this is NOT for the weak at heart, I'll tell you that much…" Markiplier states.

"No, it is not, Mark—augh, Venom…further adding insult to injury by throwing that board down onto Atem's body…" Kenji comments.

"God, you see the way Atem went in face-first? Hell, look at him wrenching in agony. I'm sorry to say that he's got no one to blame but himself," Barney implies. "This was all his idea, and now he's paying for it in the hands of the Symbiotes. He's reaping what he's sowing right now and Venom's looking to end it here."

Indeed as Venom has the board flat on the floor and Atem sitting against the barricade, almost appearing as if he was dead with the amount of blood he's lost and the damage he's endured. Seeing Carnage up and at it, albeit nursing his head, Venom gestures him to join him and put away Atem for good. Eddie has Yami Yugi by a rear waistlock while Kasady is at a good distance in a three-point stance…

…but then Yami suddenly falls limps in Venom's grasp, practically sandbagging himself as Venom growls. He picks him up…and takes a rear headbutt to the face! As Venom holds his face, Carnage takes quick precautions to charge ahead…

…and he eats a High Knee to the face instead! While Carnage staggers away, Atem turns and dropkicks Venom onto the field of barbwire! Then he takes the Red Symbiote's head between his legs…lifts him onto his shoulders…

…and turns around to hurl Carnage with a Stairway to the Underworld (Last Ride) straight into the barbwire beside his symbolic father!

"AND ATEM PUTS THE EMPHASIS ON PAYBACK IN PAYBACK BEING A BITCH!" Markiplier shouts. "Good gravy, he sent both Symbiotes straight onto the hazardous area that is the small field of barbwire! Look at those two flailing in agony in the wires!"

"I know those two are most sadistic creatures in all of Fiction Wrestling, but you can't help but feel sorry for those two going through the unneeded wrath of that insane Atem, who is actually enjoying this!" Barney utters.

"And it doesn't look like he's through just yet as he brings back the ten-foot ladder back into the equation," Kenji observes.

"Oh, look at this, he's using our table to place it there—use Jerry and Zack's table, ya psycho!" Barney scolds.

Bridging the ladder between the announce table and the ring apron, Atem takes Venom by the head out of the barbwire, lifts him over his shoulder for Snake Eyes onto the foreign object, and then places him on top of it. For extra measure, Atem grabs a chair to smash over his opponent multiple times just so he doesn't move at all. He rolls inside the ring and prepares for a slingshot maneuver…

…but then gets nailed with a big Clothesline from behind by Carnage! Atem sags on the top rope before Carnage grasps in position for a Suplex as Venom, being aware of his surroundings, moves off the ladder. Carnage tries lifting his opponent and Atem is striving to stay in the ring despite the forearm clubs used by the former; he eventually lifts him up…

…but then Atem manages to weigh himself on his feet, carries Carnage Vertical Suplex style and drops him gut-first onto the top rope, the psychotic criminal bouncing off as a result! Though quickly, Atem takes him to the apron, wrapping his arms under his armpit and around his neck…

…and he plants Carnage through the ladder with an explosive Millennium Effect (Side Effect)!

"Cheese and crackers, Atem takes himself and Carnage through the ladder by Millennium Effect with explosive results!" Mark shouts.

"Gah! You must be real proud of yourself, huh, 'Your Highness'?!" Barney scolds.

With the offspring of the black symbiote out of the equation yet again, Atem, albeit hurt, takes this window of opportunity to shove Venom inside the ring and follows him to the center. Once Venom stands, he turns around and finds himself abruptly hoisted on Atem's shoulder for the Pharaoh's Tomb…but Atem's back gives out, still feeling the effects of the Sitout Side Slam earlier as Venom stands on his feet and brings his opponent over his shoulder. He runs for an Oklahoma Stampede, but then Yami Yugi slips off in time to push him chest-first into the turnbuckles…and follows it with a Pharaoh's Endgame! He staggers on his feet from the outcomes of this match so far from his crimson mask to the bruised marks all over his body and Atem decides to end this match in one way…

…and the fans cheer loudly once he brought out a fresh table and a 15-foot tall ladder. Through with the setup of Venom lying on the wooden table, after some chair smashing over his body again and tossing it outside, Atem climbs the ladder all the way to the very top with no sign of hesitation. He lets out a battle cry with the audience cheering him on…tips forward for the Millennium Bomb…

…and Venom rolls off the table barely in time as Atem just crashes through the table with its pieces flying everywhere! Somehow, someway, after what Atem did to Venom to keep him down, the latter had the instinct to move out of the way just early enough!

"OH, SON OF A—! GOOD GOD! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! ATEM SOUGHT THE MILLENNIUM BOMB, GIVING TRUE TRIBUTE TO HIS FALLEN PARTNER, BUT VENOM BECAME AWARE AND MOVED OUT OF THE WAY!" Mark screams. "HE MAY HAVE SACRIFICED HIMSELF FOR NOTHING!"

"YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT ABOUT THAT, MARK! ATEM TOOK TOO LONG TO PAY HOMAGE TO YUGI AND HE HEAVILY PAID THE PRICE!" Barney exclaims.

"AND TO ECHO THE FANS' CHANTS…MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY!" Zack calls, referring to the "HOLY SHIT!" chants.

The arena is practically shaking with the crowd's echoing chants as Venom laid beside Atem for a good while before the former soon slowly raised an arm and drops it over his immobile opponent's chest…

…and to the audience's surprise, Atem kicks out, but barely.

"OH! ATEM WITH A KICK-OUT! He stays alive in the fight!" Zack shouts.

"Yeah, but…look at his eyes…" Kenji refers to Atem's eyes completely glazed over, almost appearing unconscious despite his sudden kick-out. "Somehow, Atem is still able to go…but he's close to the brink of unconsciousness."

Venom staggers on his feet with Atem in tow, setting him up by holding him upside-down, then hooks his arms around one leg…and drops to a sitting position, drilling him with a second variation of Venomous Termination, the Cradle Piledriver. He hooks his leg at the center of the ring and the Symbiotes earn their complete three-count.

"And it's over! Symbiotes take home the 'W'!" Markiplier declares.

"What a match. What a FIGHT!" Barney states.

After the match, Venom brings his exhausted, hurt body to his feet and gets his hand raised along with Carnage, both clearly relishing their victory over the man who couldn't keep his end of the bargain for Yugi. They see Atem slowly trying to recover and, big surprise, they jump him with multiple stomps by Venom and clubs by Carnage. Referee Marshall Eriksen tries to stop all of this, but all he got for his troubles was a vicious Lariat from Carnage. Done with the ugly assault and clearing the ring, they take their corners with Atem at the center of the ring and eagerly plead for him to stand up straight right now. He unfortunately does, getting onto one knee…

"Come on, this is not right. This is not right! Someone get security out here to stop them!" Mark demands.

"You really think our own security are stupid enough to stop these monsters? Yeah, I don't think so," Barney remarks. "Atem's just about to join Yugi in the hospital."

…and "Loaded" by Zack Tempest hits to a massive pop from the crowd! The Symbiotes immediately turn their attention to the stage, actually caught off guard from the music suddenly playing as they dare him to try and save Atem.

"OH, SNAP! SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE SHALL APPEAR!" Zack shouts.

"He's just gonna get himself killed again! Yugi should've stayed home! He should've—WAIT, LOOK OUT!" Barney yells…

…as Yugi Mutou runs in from the crowd from behind, gets on the ring apron and nails Venom's spine with a Springboard Dropkick assisted by a steel chair wrapped in barbwire!

"Springboard Dropkick! With the chair wrapped in barbwire to assist Yugi! The King of Extreme marks his return in the Phoenix, Arizona!" Markiplier exclaims.

Carnage notices and swings a right fist, but eats a sickening chair shot to the gut and another to his spine! Placing the chair flat on the canvas, Yugi puts Carnage in position and drills him with Duelist's Endgame (Twist of Fate) into the weapon! But he ain't done yet as he quickly ascends the top turnbuckle and lands the Millennium Bomb, teaching him how it's really done! The King of Games has made his return felt, much to the delight of all those attending the Talking Stick Resort Arena popping loudly, and then comes to Atem's aid as the Symbiotes make their escape to fight another day since they've already won their match. Both teams glared on, anticipating for their next clash.

"This arena on its feet, so very glad to see Yugi return to us on Ignition! We've gotten two returns in one night! Welcome back, Yugi! What an episode! This all concludes this go-home show, ladies and gentlemen! I'm Markiplier with Kenji Matsuo, Zack Carver and Barney Stinson! Thank you all so much for watching—we will see YOU…at Summers Wars! BYE-BYE!" Markiplier gives his sendoff.

The final shot of the eighth edition of Ignition VIII features Yugi and The Symbiotes still glaring a hole through each other from the ring and the stage respectively before the show fades to black…


Results for Ignition VIII:

Spider-Man def. Kurt Hudson (with Alyssa Parker) via submission

Evil Beauty (Allison Wilson and Eliza Hart) (with Kendra Daniels) def. Livia Horne and Karina Blackwood via pinfall

Hardcore Match – James Griffin def. Hernan Ortiz via pinfall

Submissions Count Anywhere Match – Aelita Schaeffer def. Christa Moxley via technical knockout

Main Event: Street Fight – The Symbiotes def. Atem via pinfall


Official Card for RAMPAGE VIII:

Handicap Hardcore Tornado Tag Team Match – The Domino City Machine Guns vs. The Hardcore Foundation (Mason Stone, Marcus King and Nolan Gates)

Eight-woman Tag Team Match – Jeweled Felines (Jessica Wilson and Lisa Weston), Coco Bandicoot and Sarah Ortiz vs. The Hardcore Foundation (Sara Verser, Roxanne Stone, Jessica Montoya and Carla Ramirez)

The Erupting Eds (Ed and Eddy) vs. Smosh (Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla)

Kendo Stick Match – Rei Miyamoto vs. Trish Warrington

Main Event – Jeremy Ellis and ? vs. New Devastation (Jimmy Carmichael and Benjamin Strong III)


Phew. What a doozy to write in just less than three weeks. I made record time with that shit, man. BI Anyway, I hope you all liked what I wrote down as I worked my butt off to get this chapter out of the way. I'm just one chapter away from getting to Summer Wars. I cannot wait and I'm sure y'all can't either. XD

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