(Loaded)

"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from New Jersey, New York, he is one half of the Rider Boyz, "The Maniac" SHADOW RIDER!"

The crowd cheered as Shadow came out and did the Jeff Hardy entrance. They all chanted: "DAREDEVIL! DAREDEVIL!" as he made hsi way into the ring.

(Thunder)

"And his opponent, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, AMERICAN THUNDER!"

The crowd booed loudly as the American veteran came out. But he did not care and simply made his way inside the ring. "This is the final match of the best of 5 series for these two men and they are currently 2-2 each! This match will decide the winner!" Joey informed as Thunder arrived inside the ring and the ref called for the bell, starting the match.

Both men started by locking into a clinch and struggled for a bit until Thunder pushed Shadow into a corner and the ref forced the break. After this, they locked into another clinch which saw Thunder dominating Shadow with his amateur wrestling experience..

Eventually, Shadow managed to gain the upper hand by catching Thunder in a headlock. The veteran pushed him with the ropes and got knocked down by a shoulder tackle. Shadow then caught him in another headlock and saw himself getting pushed into a corner where Thunder smashed and kicked him.

He then backed up and charged to receive a boot counter to the face from Shadow who followed with a face-drop suplex and the pin.

"1!...KICKOUT!"

Shadow took Thunder down by the legs, hitting a double leg drop to Thunder's abdomen followed by a dropkick to the face and the pin.

"1!...2! KICKOUT!"

Shadow brought Thunder in a corner where he smashed him before suplexing him down. He then climbed a turnbuckle and went for a Diving Crossbody which Thunder countered into a Powerbomb. The veteran knocked Shadow down with a clothesline before trapping him with a headlock, trying to get him to submit.

The Risk Taker managed to get back up and elbowed Thunder in the guts to force the break. This last one then went for a clothesline which Shadow ducked before taking him down with three running forearm smashes.

He then went for a kick which Thunder blocked and he instead performed a side flip kick to knock him into a corner where he performed a rope-aided dropkick. After this, he started hitting blows to his head before Irish Whipping him in a corner, but got reverse.

As Thunder charged, Shadow hit a double foot counter to his face and went for an attack which Thunder countered with a Overhead Belly-to-belly Suplex. He then trapped Shadow in another headlock to try and make him submit, but the Maniac broke free with a Stunner followed by a Twist Of Fate.

Shadow then climbed a top turnbuckle to go for a Swanton Bomb, but Thunder jumped up and caught him with a Overhead Belly-to-belly Suplex all the way down to the mat. He then attempted to catch him with a Thunder Slam which Shadow reversed with an arm drag.

After this, the Maniac caught Thunder with another Twist Of Fate before running to the top turnbuckle and going for a Swanton Bomb. However, Thunder rolled out of the way, letting him crash on the mat, and then caught him with a successful Thunder Slam followed by the pin.

"1!...2!...KICKOUT!"

Thunder grabbed Shadow's foot to apply his Ankle Lock. This did hurt him, but he quickly pushed his opponent away with his other foot before any major damage could be done. Thunder then grabbed the Risk Taker from behind and applied a series of three German Suplexes.

He then climbed a top turnbuckle to go for a Diving Moonsault which Shadow dodged, letting him crash on the mat. Shadow waited for him to get back up before running into a corner and catch him with a Whisper In the Wind.

As Thunder retreated outside the ring, Shadow surprised him with a baseball slide before catching him with a Twist Of Fate on the outside floor. The Risk Taker then looked at the top turnbuckle and a smirk formed on his face. He went to climb the turnbuckle up and jumped all the way down on Thunder with a Swanton Bomb on the outside floor. He then brought him back inside for the pin.

"1!...2!...thre-KICKOUT!"

Shadow and the audience were shocked that Thunder kicked out after taking so many blows. The two wrestlers started trading weak blows while being on their knees. They slowly got more and more violent until they got back on their feet. Shadow attempted another Twist Of Fate, but Thunder pushed him in the ropes and caught him with a German Suplex.

After this, Thunder climbed a top turnbuckle and jumped on Shadow with a Frog Splash followed by the pin.

"1!...2!...thre-KICKOUT!"

Thunder grabbed Shadow and wanted to go for a Powerbomb which he countered with a back body drop. The Risk Taker then caught his opponent with a Fatality (Falling Neckbreaker) followed by a leg drop. He then climbed a top turnbuckle and started a series of three Swanton Bombs on Thunder. While the first two worked, Thunder lifted his knees at the third one so that Shadow landed on them.

After this, Thunder caught Shadow with another Thunder Slam followed by another Ankle Lock submission hold. The Risk Taker suffered for a while before flipping forward and sending his opponent outside the ring. He then jumped out onto him with a Plancha.

However, as they got back in the ring before the count-out, Thunder immediately grabbed Shadow's bad foot for another Ankle Lock. He screamed in pain and everyone thought he would tap out, but he managed to reach for the ropes and force the break.

Te break was cut short, however, as Thunder knocked Shadow down with a big clothesline and grabbed his bad foot into his submission hold again. This time, he wrapped his legs around Shadow's to prevent him from leaving. However, he still reached for the ropes, forcing the break again.

Getting impatient, Thunder started stomping violently on Shadow's bad foot, making him scream in pain. He then attempted to go for another Ankle Lock, but Shadow pushed him out of the ring with his other foot.

Getting outside, Shadow grabbed Thunder and slammed his head violently against the security barricade to bust him open before bringing him back in the ring and climbed a turnbuckle for another Swanton Bomb. However, Thunder caught him with a Thunder Slam from there all the way down to the mat. After many seconds, he went for the pin.

"1!...2!...thre-KICKOUT!"

"What is it gonna take to keep these men down?!" Joey asked.

After getting back up, both men went for a simultaneous clothesline that knocked them down at the same time. Getting up before being counted down, Shadow got into a corner where Thunder charged, but moved out of the way, letting Thunder charge shoulder first into the corner.

After this, Shadow lifted Thunder for a Sealed Fate (GTS followed by a Running Falling Neckbreaker) and the pin.

"1!...2!...thre-KICKOUT!"

The two wrestlers traded blows before hitting a right to each other's face and falling down. At the same time, the bell rung. "We have reached the time limit! This match is therefore declared a draw!"

"What?!" Joey exclaimed as everyone booed in protestation. "No, no! It cannot end like this! There has to be a definitive winner!"

"I don't think we're gonna have one tonight," Bobby commented as Thunder and Shadow were getting carried away by the medical team. "That's bullcrap: I have bet so much money on Thunder..."