A/N: I wrote all of this before Kobe Bryant passed away. I'll have some level of a tribute to the man in-story for week 3. Promise.
RIP Black Mamba
Year 2, Month 4, Week 2 (from The Honda Center in Anaheim, CA; crowd at about an estimated 2,900)
GPW Wrestling Storm 10
Molly Hayes w/The Runaways vs. "Fancy" Nancy Clancy w/The Disney Princesses
-As we open the show, we get Molly Hayes facing off against The Fancy Nancy Clancy. After last week, where a tag match ended in DQ, The Runaways asked for more of The Disney Princesses. During The Disney Princesses entrance, we get an inset promo.
(Fancy Nancy: *With Charlie Duncan chuckling behind her and Sofia the First with a hand on her shoulder)...Ew. The Runaways. Make like your names and run away from us. *Waves them off* We chose to fight another day, and we chose to preserve our energy for a No. 1 Contendership battle. But tonight, i gueeess I'll have to make an example out of Molly Hayes. They need to know what company owns these Marvel girls. GPW needs tag team champions with class...not a group of has-been vagabonds.)
-In the end, Molly Hayes gets the win and The Runaways keep The Disney Princesses on the run. After this match, it was announced that Week 4 would feature a No. 1 Contender's Match between The Runaways vs. The Disney Princesses.
Jolyne Kujo vs. Lisa Leray (local talent)
-Jolyne Kujo comes out to a moderate pop from the crowd, high-fiving everyone in her path. She goes in to fight the neon colored pigtailed girl, and gets an inset promo detailing her want of entering The King & Queen of GPW Tournament.
(Jolyne Kujo: Alright, boys. I'm raring to get into this tournament, but I need a partner for this. So which of you lucky bastards is gonna get a chance to team with a star? 2nd Generation wrestler, PAST Gaia Superstar, FUTURE champion, CURRENT rising star in GPW, I'm talking about a REAL contender right now. You'd be LUCKY to get me as a tag partner. I'm willing to pull my own weight. I just need one of you to be brave and come up to ME. WHO deserves..a chance to team with Stone Free.)
-Kujo defeats Lisa with The Double Underhook Brainbuster AKA The Butterfly Dagger
Selena Richardson vs. Moxie Maddox (local talent)
-Selena came out for the first time since her loss to Charlie Duncan. Her stable was dead. What was her plan now? In front of this punk themed girl, Selena went to town on her and got out a lot of frustrations. Selena was given her own promo...
(Selena: Charlie Duncan single-handedly put me on a skid. I don't even know what I can DO now. I tried to ask Adam if he wanted to be in King & Queen of GPW with me, but he's too busy trying to get buddy-buddy with Yaseen Khan. I hope he says "yes," because I NEED this right now. I'm a former Women's Champion. I used to be one of the biggest names in the BUSINESS. I had stables ALL ACROSS THE BUSINESS. ...I did...hmmm...I still...technically do...right?...)
-Selena drills Moxie with The Disaster Kick for the 1-2-3. Richardson exits the ring, rubbing her hands and pondering...something...
Main Event - GPW Women's Championship: Garnet (c) vs. Dixie Kong w/Diddy Kong
-Before this match, Milly & Tamiya tried to get an interview with Garnet. The Women's Champion was willing to oblige, but was not willing to answer every deep and invasive question they had for her. The only thing of consequence Garnet said that pertained to Steven was her declaration, "Karma strikes everyone. You'll see what I mean very soon..."
-But in the middle of this, Dixie Kong came down to the ring. Diddy was accompanying her, blaring into a megaphone, "NEXT CHAMPION! THE UNCROWNED CHAMPION, DIXIE KONG! IT'S ONLY...A MATTER OF TIME..."
-Dixie Kong is not a rookie, but she's very much not the most experienced name. Still, she wanted to take this moment to bring extra gold to Konga-gun. Between this and Moviebob vs. DK on Meltdown, they had a chance to bring TWO titles to the group. Dixie was a quick adversary for Garnet to face, nearly putting Garnet down a couple of times. Of course, Garnet comes in with her own raw athleticism. Her speed and strength overwhelms Dixie. When Garnet goes for The Gauntlet Smash, it MISSES. The Superman Punch missed, and Dixie POISONRANAS Garnet! ONE...TWO-Kickout! A quick one! And Garnet comes back and SUPERMAN PUNCHES Dixie Kong! The Gauntlet Smash connects for the 1-2-3!
-After the match, Garnet gets her belt back and poses BEFORE GETTING DOUBLE SLEDGED IN THE BACK BY VELVET! Velvet House stands over Garnet, and declares, "TARGET...STILL ACTIVE..." So she grabs her head and lifts her up...LIFTING DDT, SPIKED RIGHT ONTO THE BELT! The crowd boos House while she exits the ring. Garnet holding her head and slowly moving...and when Milly holds a mic up to her, Velvet just speaks her mind.
"Gem...switch your focus off of your kid...and put it on ME. Don't spend an entire interview talking about the men's former champion when YOU hold The WOMEN'S TITLE. ...And YOU don't ASK THOSE QUESTIONS. GOT IT!?" Velvet grabbed Milly by the collar and pulled her in...and this causes Milly to hold up her hands out of fear and yell, "WE ARE JUST GOOD JOURNALISTS! THAT'S ALL WE DO! WE HAVE TO ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS!" The Terminator tosses Milly down and says, "Then how about you ask her this hard question: how is it...to know what true fear feels like for the first time in her existence? In three weeks time, Garnet becomes terminated...so I want you to ask her how does it feel to have the emotion of, 'impending doom.' I've beaten Garnet before...and I can beat her again."
-And with that, Velvet leaves the stage and heads up the ramp...leaving a battered Garnet to get up and look down at her belt as the show comes to an end.
-.-.-
GPW Meltdown 14: 99 Problems
Show Opener - The LeBron Championship Parade
-Meltdown is in front of 5,600 people in The Honda Center, located in Anaheim, California. Of course, Anaheim is about an hour away from Los Angeles, so there is a large crowd of Lakers fans in the audience...but there's also a VERY large contingent of Los Angeles Clippers fans. In the front row are celebrities from the sports world that came here. Venus Williams, legendary tennis player...Simone Biles, one of the greatest gymnasts of all time already at just 24...Kyle Busch, one of NASCAR's most prolific drivers...Phil Jackson, a basketball coaching legend in Chicago and L.A...Kawhi Leonard (who got a HUGE pop...and a looot of boos), Los Angeles Clipper and the supposed "New King of L.A."...The Anaheim Ducks team is here in the crowd, getting another big pop...Patrick Mahomes is sitting in the crowd, and he thumbs ups the crowd...Steph Curry & The Golden State Warriors were here...they're all here because...as a man dressed as a royal court official declares: "You have all been cordially invited to the OFFICIAL CORONATION of KING LEBRON...WORLD CHAMPION.
-Soon, the procession was on; gymnasts began to come out, contorting their bodies onstage...floats with statues that celebrate various points of LeBron's life began to file out (LeBron in high school; LeBron as a Cav; LeBron winning a title as a member of The Heat; LeBron winning the title with The Cavaliers; LeBron becoming a Laker; LeBron winning The World Heavyweight Title); fire twirlers came out, spinning flaming batons in the air; there were horses trotting out, gallivanting across the stage; Men on stilts begin to walk out, sending themselves down the ramp; interpretive dancers pranced along the way, following the stilt people; people in full, colorful costume and masks threw candy and flowers into the crowd; it was a giant, over-produced mess.
-...But FINALLY, we get something major. From the soundtrack of his old documentary, "More Than A Game," we get "Forever" by Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem (Speaking of that documentary, we have LeBron's old high school team from St. Vincent's). When the song picks up, we get The Sports Authority walking out. Bill Belichick is flanked by Sidney Crosby, Mike Trout, The AFC Express, Michael Phelps, Paul Rabil, and we even get a special appearance from Tom Brady. The crowd cheers, if only because Mike Trout gets a lot of time on The EmpireTron. But FINALLY...LEBRON JAMES walks out! The crowd gives a MASSIVE cheer...and a MASSIVE boo...for the NEW World Champion. Bill Belichick held the championship in his hands, but LeBron cheesed for the camera. He gives some of the sports celebrities their daps, but he does seem to get a glare from Kawhi Leonard. James chuckles and states, "Keep testing me" to his face. Leonard just keeps a steely expression as LeBron enters the ring. When the music dies, we get, "LEBRON! LEBRON! LEBRON!" chants from one side...and "SUCKS! SUCKS! SUCKS!" chants from the other side, hoping to complete the first side's sentence.
-This doesn't phase James, who looks into the crowd and points. "I was granted a parade...ONE parade to make this WHOLE NIGHT WORTH your attendance. You could be watching...I don't know, Jimmy Hopkins trying to chase some fat guy around...you could be watching some horse manure main event featuring some people who AREN'T your world champion, which is JUNK because I should be CLOSING the show. But what this shows me is that you can stay for me, and then LEAVE right after! Instead of saving your world champion for last, you allow the crowd to CHECK OUT after my parade. That ain't right."
-LeBron looks around, seeing all the sports celebrities he had passed by. "I'm glad everyone came. You all got my invites. I sent a few to some soccer players, but they aren't here. It seems being near a king is too overwhelming for them. That's okay. I see The Warriors came...I see Kawhi came...and I'm happy that you did." LeBron exits the ring real quick, making his way closer to them, "I wanted you all here, and I'm glad you were able to overcome all the injuries you have. Steph with a broken wrist...Klay with a torn leg muscle...Draymond with a shredded pride...and even Kawhi Leonard, who has mystery injuries all the time. Figured you'd be on your load management grind. Thought you'd sit this one out." LeBron points to the ring, where Belichick is holding his belt, "I wanted you all to see that championship. It's gonna be the CLOSEST thing you GET to one for the rest of your wash-out careers." The crowd cheers...and boos. Some cheer cause he said it to Golden State...some boo cause he said it to Kawhi. LeBron walks away from them and continues to address certain athletes. "You're washed up LeBron...it's a new age LeBron...you're not The GOAT LeBron..." let me tell you what a GOAT is...
-"A GOAT is a guy who spends his WHOLE CAREER carrying a TRASH organization to relevancy, but not being able to single-handedly get it there because THAT is how AWFUL his team IS..." LeBron looks at Mike Trout, who keeps a neutral expression. Of course, The Angels fans in the crowd did NOT like that sentiment. "A GOAT is a guy who DOMINATES his OWN SPORT SO MUCH that he has to MAKE A NEW LEAGUE just to give his sport a chance to EXPAND, because HIS OWN league doesn't seem interested in promoting his talents to a broader audience!" James gives Rabil a nod, and the lacrosse player raises his stick in gratitude, "A GOAT is someone who spent his ENTIRE CAREER breaking records on an INTERNATIONAL STAGE, winning more gold medals than ANYONE in history." Now respect given to Phelps, who splays his arms. "A GOAT is someone who dominates his sport for over a decade, making cities DREAD having to face your DYNASTY of a team because of how AMAZING you are...when your own name strikes FEAR..." He looks at Crosby, who gives a grin at James. "Being a GOAT is NOT some guy who needs a BREAK every other game..." He gives a deep glare to Kawhi, "And being a GOAT is not hoarding a bunch of front-runners and EMPLOYING A WHINY PIECE OF CRAP WHO ONLY WISHES HE COULD BE ME..." he glares RIGHT into the eyes of the Big 3 of The Warriors, who just glare right back, "Yeah that's right...all of y'all on the list of people I wanted to show this to. Y'all given me too much GRIEF through my careers ALREADY, and it's time y'all PAID WHAT YOU OWE."
-Kawhi just rolls his eyes, while The Golden State Warriors trio just brush LeBron off and call him petty. LeBron James glares into the eyes of them all...and then pushes Steph Curry down! (Jim Ross: Oh like THAT was NECESSARY.) "A GOAT IS SOMEONE WHO PUTS UP WITH ALL THIS STUFF, AND STILL FINDS A WAY TO BEAT EVERYTHING IN HIS PATH. I'M THE GOAT! I'm THE KING. And it's time you started ACKNOWLEDGING THAT!" Kawhi shoves LeBron away and checks on Steph with The Warriors. LeBron didn't like this, though, and GRABS KAWHI LEONARD BEFORE THROWING HIM OVER THE BARRICADE! LeBron just throws Kawhi into the ring, and slides right in to step on his chest. (Chiseled: Oh, LeBron out of line for this. I can't even support my king when he be doing dumb stuff.) Rabil sits on Kawhi's back, and Phelps rubs his hands together as he walks to the leg of Leonard. "We're gonna give you a reason to miss a game..." And NOW PHELPS PUTS KAWHI IN THE ANKLE LOCK! (JR: Oh SOMEBODY go in there and BREAK THIS UP! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!) "I've given my ALL to EVERY sport I am with...EVERY SPORT...and I get disrespected. I've spent more time in 5BW than people like William or Pablo or The Runaways, and THEY get featured on CCW Ozone. ...And NO, I know what I said. The Runaways. Get pissy over that, boys. I don't even get a LICK of respect despite me having a CHAMPIONSHIP there. I come to GPW and I FLOURISH. I have The Heat World Order, I become X-Weight Champion, and what do I get? DISRESPECT in the form of a CHUBBY LITTLE IMP who tails me around...and my own STABLE letting me down. I come into Year 2, and I make my OWN destiny...and I get disrespect in the form of a salty red-headed stepchild of a man who can't accept that he'll NEVER be his brother."
-LeBron airs his grievances while this Ankle Lock continues to rip apart Kawhi's leg. "I get NOTHING BUT CRUMBS from this DISRESPECTFUL GROUP OF SPORTS PEOPLE in the crowd who think TALKING SMACK to me is a good way to get your kicks! Well guess what, Leonard?" LeBron STOMPS on his back, "IT ISN'T! I win a world title, and the FIRST THING I get told is that IT ISN'T a REAL WIN...I didn't EARN THIS because FROST BITE handed it to me. Well GUESS WHAT? ...IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT QUALIFIERS YOU PUT, BECAUSE I'M STILL THE KING! I'M STILL THE WORLD CHAMPION! I don't give a DAMN what Frost Bite did or didn't do! And NOW I'm World Champion. I'm THE MAN around here. And the FIRST THING I WITNESS as CHAMPION...is not even getting THE MAIN EVENT SPOT because a gorilla anda basement dwelling FREAK get the spot instead! YOU WON'T BE SO SPECIAL WHEN MICHAEL PHELPS TAKES THAT BELT FROM YOU, MOVIEFREAK!" Phelps beams with pride as he just twists the ankle even HARDER. "If I don't make my own opportunities...then no one will give them to me. So I'm making the most of this opener. Steven Universe, Yaseen Khan, or Kevin will be my next opponent at Concert 2, and that DAMN SURE better be THE MAIN EVENT. Because-"
-LeBron stops his monologue when Patrick Mahomes slides into the ring and shoves Phelps away! He grabs Kawhi and tries to help him up, much to the crowd's love. "PAT MAHOMES! The hell are you doing, boy? ...I never said you could enter the ring..." Patrick argues that he needed to come in, and helps Kawhi up to his feet. LeBron is about to walk up to him, and Phelps is about to get him from behind. ...However, Tom Brady holds them off and walks up to Patrick. "I got this...he's one of my subordinates," he says off-mic. Tom tries to convince Patrick that he thinks he's cool...he thinks he's a talented football player...but he isn't a dual athlete like the men in the ring. So he tries to convince Patrick to leave before The Sports Authority makes him an example too. Brady seems to be playing nice with a football quarterback (probably because he feels no real threat from Pat). So he attempts to escort him away...while still being as condescending as over. "Patrick, consider your career...don't be a hero, kid. It won't work out." Pat pushes Tom off...and Tom says, "Pat...stay in your lane...I'm warning you to not be a nuisance to ANY of us, or else I may have to actually hurt you...and God knows you want one more shot to get ganked by me on a football field, right kid-"
-SLAP!
-Tom Brady sent REELING from a SLAP! Pat Mahomes gets a BUNCH of cheers as The Sports Authority look on in shock...though that shock subsides into a collective fury. Pat has to get out of there with Kawhi...QUICK...BUT IT'S WAY TOO LATE, AS PHELPS GRABS HIM BY THE COLLAR! Tom Brady, now enraged, goes RIGHT to Patrick and SCREAMS IN HIS FACE. "I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT YOU! I WAS TRYING TO SAVE YOU! YOU DID THIS TO YOURSELF!"
-All the while, LeBron just shook his head. "You took advantage of a GOAT's kindness, kid. Tom Brady owed you NOTHING and you DIDN'T EVEN CARE. Now you're about to get buried. This is what I'm talking about. Disrespect to the highest degree. But we're going to fix this REAL good..." LeBron walks up to Patrick with the rest of the stable...BUT LEBRON JAMES GETS SPEARED BY ONE OF THE MASKED PEOPLE IN THE PROCESSION! This causes The Sports Authority to shift focus from Mahomes to LeBron. The person slides out the ring, backing up as they keep an eye on The Sports Authority. LeBron James holds his ribs, while Mahomes escapes with Leonard. Now just who did this? ...Well who else hits a Spear like that in GPW?
-The masked person takes off the mask, to reveal that LeBron just got The Deadhead from KEVIN!
(JR: KEVIN! KEVIN'S GOING TO BE THE CHALLENGER THIS MONTH! KEVIN'S GOING TO THE CONCERT!)
-LeBron holds his stomach and grits his teeth, growling towards Kevin. Kevin yells, "I'M COMING FOR MY PRIZE, DORK!"
Pearl w/Metallica vs. Lady MacBeth w/MacBeth and Othello
-Pearl and Metallica are a team for The King & Queen of GPW Tournament...they were challenged by Lady MacBeth and MacBeth to a match, as Lady MacBeth declares them to not even be a REAL duo. It bothered her to seem them together, taking a spot from a more established mixed duo. So the match comes about as Pearl would walk out with Metallica (the kids enjoyed clapping their hands together with Metallica as he banged his trash can and trash lid together. The self-proclaimed "Trash Strongbot" supported Pearl through her endeavors, trying to keep her motivated. Othello and MacBeth supported their woman, who was clearly the more vicious competitor in the ring. Still, Pearl is fighting her hardest against Lady MacBeth.
-END MATCH TIME: Lady MacBeth grabs Pearl for The Knee Scissor Stomp...but Pearl drops her, rolls her up, and pins her! ONE, TWO-Lady MacBeth kicks out, DROPS her with a Dropkick however! Pearl in control still! Neckbreaker to Lady MacBeth! Elbow Drop! Now she runs the ropes...and comes back...Wheel Kick-Lady M. moves out the way. Pearl gets up and gets kicked in the gut, DDT! Snap DDT from the queen! Now she hits the ropes...comes back...PEARL PIROUETTES HER RIGHT IN THE DOME! Roundhouse Kick! Lady MacBeth gets struck, but she starts rolling out the ring! Pearl goes after her, and-HOT SHOT! Right onto the ropes. Pearl stumbles back, and Lady MacBeth slides right back in and Clotheslines her! And now...THE KNEE SCISSOR STOMP to the neck! Royal Execution! ONE, TWO, THREE!
-After the match, we get Lady MacBeth posing...and bowing to the crowd. Lady MacBeth, while Metallica goes to check on Pearl...AND OTHELLO CLOTHESLINES METALLICA! He picks up the trash bot and dumps him into his own trash can...and then puts the lid on top. "Do away with him," Lady MacBeth commanded, and Othello carries it to the stage...and lifts it...and CHUCKS THE TRASH CAN OFF THE STAGE WITH METALLICA INSIDE! (Todd: Least he's a ROBOT...but GOD, that's just HATEFUL. Wasn't even a reason to do it! Othello's a badass, though. Metallica & Pearl oughta probably think twice about entering this tournament...)
Jimmy Hopkins vs. Dipper Pines (SWE Talent)
-Dipper Pines USED to be in GPW proper, but never got anywhere. In SWE, he and his sister have gained a modicum of attention and respect. Of course, Dipper himself was very much cool with coming out for this match against Jimmy. Hopkins had a mission here: beat Dipper and send a message to Oney...this division doesn't need him. (Jimmy: Oney thinks he's so tough because he's so big...because he's bigger than most in The X-Weight Division. ONEY...maybe some care, but I don't give a damn. I'm kicking your ass out of this division. You don't even scare me. Anyone could attack from behind. How about you come at me from my FRONT.) Now Dipper and Jimmy have a decent match, Jimmy taking control for a chunk. Dipper still gets his shots in, and Jimmy manages to get nearly pinned by Pines.
-END MATCH SITUATION: Dipper pushes off from The Stunner and rolls to the apron. Jimmy turns around and grabs Dipper-Elbow! Jimmy stumbles back, and Pines shakes the ropes...and LEAPS onto the ropes...and MISSILE DROPKICK! Jimmy rolls onto his side, and Pines comes back to KNEE STOMP-Jimmy rolls away! Miss! Jimmy gets to his feet, and Dipper gets up...KICK-no, caught! Spins him! Jump up and DDT-FACEPLANTED! Dipper gets up, and GUT KICK! STUNNER! Jimmy goes right for the pin, and it's academic! One, Two, Three! Jimmy Hopkins picks up his victory on Pines. Jimmy raises his hands in the air and looks out to the crowd chanting, "JIMMY! JIMMY! JIMMY! JIMMY!" Dipper gets up, and at least wants to congratulate Jimmy. Dipper used to hang around The X-Weight Division a lot, so he was hoping he'd beat Oney. Jimmy guaranteed a victory on that front...
-...AND THEN ONEY COMES FROM BEHIND AND AVALANCHES INTO THEM BOTH! And now JIMMY gets thrown out the ring! And Oney hits the ropes and comes back...THICK LEG DROP! HB-02 holds Jimmy and makes him watch Oney head to the near right corner...and climbs up...bounces...Oney chuckling...
-...VADER BOMB! RIGHT ON THE CHEST!
-Another chuckle leaves Oney, RIGHT as HB-02 gets thrown into the barricade by Jimmy! Hopkins slides into the ring and Oney KICKS HIM! Now The X-Weight Champion exits the ring, leaving Jimmy reeling...and Dipper coughing profusely. Medics have to come right out to check on Dipper, who was having trouble breathing. Hopkins turns over to see this, and this just makes his resolve even STRONGER...BEAT...ONEY...
Yaseen Khan Introduces His New Talk Show: The Khanversation w/Yaseen Khan
-Onstage, we see a giant 80 inch flatscreen (dubbed The KhanTron) and a set up that is very much a meeting room with a fern and three seats. Adam Price was counting his money in the background, and Dacia Ambrosia was flexing for the crowd. Yaseen wanted to introduce the show, and told everyone why he didn't cash in his title match for this month. "Why would I sit around and use this during a controversial month like this? I wanna wait until I'm the main story. Simple as that. No one's gonna interrupt me for something STUPID. I get to ACTUALLY main event, and not be a curtain jerker like LeBron and Kevin. When I activate my No. 1 Contender's rights on Lebron, I'll drag his ass into the main event. Until THEN, this beautiful MF'er is going to sit back and WATCH. Also, I get to host my own show. THE KHANVERSATION!"
-Yaseen's first ever interview on The Khanversation? Khan wanted to bring out the man who lost to Kevin at Fall Brawl 4 All...the HEROIC HERCULES!
-Herc makes his way out, in his Disney skin. The demigod waves to the crowd and tries to play to the crowd. Yaseen tries to have a convo, and offers some tea. Herc denies it, but Yaseen snaps his fingers and has Dacia makes some...riiight after she holds a mirror up in front of Khan. Yaseen Khan primps and checks himself, then says, "Alright I'm good, babe. Herc the Jerk, how are you? The fans want to know...your loss to Kevin...how much did it affect you? Are you about to kill yourself?"
-Hercules was very confused by that one, "Um...no, haha...that's ridiculous, Yaseen. No, I'm not sad. I'm just contemplative. I'm very confused by what I'm going to do. I don't really have the case to fight for a belt right now. I barely have the case to fight a big name. I sort of have-"
-"Yeah yeah, I feel you," Yaseen interrupts him, "You missed 3/4 of the GPW year last year. You only came back at the end of the summer, then we had to wait a WHOLE YEAR to get Year 2 to begin and have you vs. Phelps. You beat Phelps, and then you lose...to Kevin. Now Kevin has a world title match, and you don't. What IS next? What's your ultimate goal?"
-Hercules shrugs, he REALLY isn't sure. "I...I don't know, Yaseen. I want to wrestle. I want to keep going. My final goal is to win The GPW World Heavyweight Championship. I KNOW I can win it. I've been waiting for SOMETHING to revitalize my career. GPW was supposed to revive my career...but right now, I'm at a bit of a crossroads. I know one thing...I have multiple routes to winning a championship. I just need to follow them-"
-"Look, Hercy..." Yaseen spins a keychain on his finger, "...you gotta hit me with something better than this. I need something SPICIER. Come on. You're telling me you don't have anything that makes you wanna just go WILD? Go ANGRY? Don't you wanna BEAT UP somebody? Like KEVIN? Like STEVEN? Come on, man, gimme something to COOK with! I thought you were a former face of a company? I see why people called you boring back in the day, man. You don't got ANYTHING good from you. How can a guy with such a storied career be so uninteresting?"
-Hercules looks at Yaseen with a raised eyebrow, and puts his hands to his hips. Phil, Herc's satyr manager, just grabs the mic. "Look, kid, how about you stop just tryna grab a STORY for your silly little tabloids. You want a story? How about THIS for a story: Hercules wants a title match...a CREEP trying to play interviewer has a guaranteed title match...I like the sound of Hercules snatching YOURS away. That'd make for a GREAT story. So how about you stop with the games...and you actually GET in the RING. How about we look at YOUR career, Khan. You're FWM Trios Champion with your brothers...but what have you done so far with that belt? You won Trios Madness. I'll give ya that. You're a trio wrestler masquerading as a solo wrestler. Ya lucked into a title match, and now you're gonna pretend you're a big deal cause you got a match for a world title? HERC deserves a shot more than you. And I think I'm gonna go to management and get it made. Something for you to see if you can prove yourself. See if you deserve to be a main eventer...or if Hercules REALLY is the TRUE star out of the two of you. Go report on that. We're done here."
-Phil drops the microphone, and Hercules gets up before waving bye to a very frozen Yaseen Khan. Khan sits back in his chair and looks around...Hercules turns around...
-...AND ADAM PRICE SMASHES A BRIEFCASE INTO THE BACK OF HERCULES! Adam hits him AGAIN in the back! Yaseen Khan gets up, and starts slapping his elbows and fists against the back of Herc's head! Adam and Yaseen go to town on Hercules, double teaming him. And now, Price and Khan pick him up. "We got this, he's a fool, Khan. He got himself into this situation. They put Hercules in a Double Front Headlock. And they go for the lift...
-...but no, they are forced to put Herc down due to him putting his weight down. AND HERCULES LIFTS THEM BOTH UP AND SUPLEXES THEM! HERCULES THE DEMIGOD WITH THE SUPER STRENGTH! Hercules flexes for the crowd, and gives them a handsome boy smile. He winks at the camera, and Phil claps his hands while encouraging Herc to cheese it up. "THAT'S MY BOY!" And Phil looks at Khan and says, "We'll be seeing you REAL soon." And with that, Hercules and Phil leave the stage...and leave Yaseen to contemplate that his time in the spotlight could very well be coming to an end. This guaranteed world title match is all he has right now in GPW to stay in the national conversation. He was DESPERATE to keep it. ...But could he beat Hercules? That is what plagued his mind.
Backstage Segment: The Afterlife Comes for All
-Backstage, we see the evolution of The Afterlife with the skull of Jack Krueger in his hands. Dr. Gustave comes into frame with a stoic expression, holding onto The Undertaker's Urn. "Jack Krueger learned a valuable lesson...even if you claim to be dead...you are still no match for the wrath of The Afterlife. The Afterlife consumes everyone at some point. It's just biology. It happens to all. So the real question is...who is The Afterlife's next target? Does he want a belt? ...Does he want a victim? ...Does he want to merely cause mayhem? ...I think all are worthy next actions. But the only person who will know for now...is myself...and The Afterlife."
-The camera moves up to the face of Afterlife, who observes the skull oh so closely. "As long as he have the skull...he cannot come back...as long as we have The Urn...we take full command of his soul. We could revive him...we could remove the soul, take control of The Urn, and become The Undertaker ourselves...but why reboot a dead gimmick (shut up)? ...Why recreate the past when we can create a new future? Let the past stay in the past. From this point forward...The Undertaker is dead. The persona will never show back up in GPW. And even if the original appears in WWE, what strength is he at? He's a shell...a man playing a gimmick now. He isn't the Taker of lore. He's a broken down old man trying to get money. ...The Undertaker is not just dead...The Undertaker has ceased to exist. All hail The Afterlife."
Lillian House w/G-Man vs. Amethyst
-Lillian House was challenged to a match by Amethyst, who desperately feels the need to prove something...she just doesn't know what it is at this point. Now Lillian House has something to prove, and that's that she's a rising star in her own right. The G-Man has tried his best to get her matches, but nothing has become too absolute. She's been on house shows and dark matches, but that's about it. We get an inset promo with them both...(G-Man: My client has been eager for a match...with anyone willing to try and challenge her...and now Amethyst, insecure in her own abilities...has to challenge my client for her ego to be slightly repaired...all because she lost to her sister...this is not ideal, Amethyst...and your own insistence on this will be the downfall of your own psyche...)
-END MATCH RUN NOW: Lillian DROPKICKS Amethyst into the ropes, and the gem rolls out the ring. Lillian rolls out to follow Amethyst, and holds her head for concentrated punches (closed fists are indeed legal in GPW). What we have here now is Lillian throwing Amethyst back into the ring, and then getting on the apron. A vault...and MISSES the Elbow Drop! Amethyst gets right back up and grabs Lillian's face. She JAVELINS her to the ropes, and has her bounce off of them and come right back...and POP-UP-no, Amethyst's Gembomb gets turned into a Seated Senton! TIGHT PIN! ONE, TWO, THREE! Lillian House picks up the victory! And Amethyst grabs RIGHT at her hair and almost just starts thrashing and crashing around in the ring! Lillian claps her hands, and says, "We got another one!" While G-Man nods his head.
The Search for Twyla's, Stanley's, & Faye's Phones
-RIGHT after that match, though, we get on the EmpireTron to find The Social Network roaming around Anaheim...trying to find The Olympic Entourage. The group had to SOMEWHERE with their phones. They tried a local beach, they tried around the local hotels in Anaheim, and now they were heading into one of Anaheim's biggest attractions: Disneyland. They explore around the park the whole time, messing with mascots and running around the park trying to find SOMEBODY. Faye and Twyla, who are normally more cool and collected than this, now seem a lot more frantic and jumpy. As explained by Todd in the Shadows again, "Those phones apparently are master controls for three of the biggest social media sites in the world. I don't blame them for being jumpy right now. The Olympic Entourage aren't exactly known for good tact."
-As those three are searching up a storm, and Dendy is trying to man the stage...we get surprise surprise, The Olympic Entourage, making their way to Dendy. Misty, Kerri, and Michael each have a phone in their hands. The crowd boos the trio, though they each brush off the booing and try to focus on their own speaking. When Dendy asks just why they took the phones, Kerri responds with some venom. "Never would have asked why our medals were stolen last year. But you seem curious as to why we took something from these two goofballs. Dendy, do you recognize that we're the best stable in GPW? We've won countless belts in just our FIRST year here. We're GPW's best women's tag team...Phelps is a former WORLD CHAMPION in GPW, though GPW will conveniently leave out Phelps from the narrative of sports people as world champion to fit a narrative because they're still upset about last year. We've changed the makeup of this company for a year, and it really bothers us when a couple of girls who say they are the physical manifestation of social media come into our company and don't pay their respects."
-The crowd boos, but Misty takes up the microphone for the group. "THIS is our company. But apparently judges at The FWAs recognize THE SOCIAL NETWORK as the tag team to look at. As if the FWA voting committee wasn't already suspect ENOUGH. Now we have these two jokers as champions. They reach three months as champion. They beat a few tag teams. And now they claim to be THE BEST Women's Tag Team in GPW. Girls, you don't have the RIGHT nor the CLAIM to say that. The day you beat us (which is never) or the day we stop BREATHING is when you can say that. Not a SECOND before. And until you learn that lesson, students, we have to do what all authority figures must do...take your phones. We need ALL distractions away." Misty chuckles while Kerri grimaces. Michael looks at his phone and starts tapping buttons. "Michael has-what's his name, Stanley Graham? His phone?-and he's going to test our a few things for us. What happens when he...messes with a few buttons...we got into this phone thanks to some expert technology people we know. When you're an athlete, you have tech people do things for you. Foreign concept to you, Dendy.)
-"Actually, I could have easily hacked those phones for you," Dendy responds.
-"Yeah yeah whatever, kid," Misty ignores Dendy and watches Phelps press a few buttons and cause Instagram's quality filter to go down. Hordes of racist, homophobic, sexist, and even Shadman based posts start flooding the app as we can see Stanley Graham fall over and hold his head. Twyla and Faye go to check on him, but this isn't all The Olympic Entourage want to do. "I have Faye's phone. AS OF NOW...ads are NOW allowed to FLOOD Facebook with NO penalties! And Kerri...?"
-"Yeah I have Twyla's. I want to make sure her virus protection goes DOWN..." Kerri cruelly stated, turning off Twitter virus protection. As of RIGHT NOW, Stanley Graham is suffering from a massive headache...Faye is coughing up a storm (while spewing things about news articles she has clue about)...and Twyla is on the ground, suffering from what me be a fever.
"Good Lord, this is just CRUEL. This is going beyond the limits of what's NEEDED," Jim Ross said, "Torturing these people because they have immense talent and won awards for it. It's SICK. They're just JEALOUS."
"Don't go saying too much, JR; remember last year..." Todd brought up.
"Yeah I remember last year. It's why I'm even MORE stalwart in my opinion. Someone needs to STOP THIS," Jim Ross declared.
"These three ruining my SOCIAL MEDIA; I see my follower count DROPPING on TWITTER," Chiseled Adonis said, "Least they ain't go after YouTube. I woulda gone over there and laid the smackdown myself."
"I'd join right in, too," Todd nodded, "Still, these three look like they're about to DIE; is this what is needed in WRESTLING?"
"I'd say if you remembered where they come from, but I think that's a moot point; they just nasty for nasty's sake. They got no chill and no sense of empathy," Chiseled Adonis said.
-As the crowd boos and chants of, "YOU'RE ALL PETTY! *CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP*" ring out, Misty May is just laughing while watching the scene onscreen. Kerri gives a slight chuckle, though Phelps poses to the crowd. He walks up to Dendy and says, "Dendy, by the end of Concert 2, you're looking at a FULLY RELOADED trio of American Heroes. All I'm trying to do is RELEASE America from the IRON GRIP of social media. It keeps us from being ACTIVE. I'm, once again, trying to save this nation. Right now they are upset, but they will soon celebrate me as a hero for saving their lives. When I release them from their social media daze, the activeness of all Americans will go up by 50%! I did the math! AMERICA...you're WELCOME! Your FUTURE HORIZON CHAMPION wishes nothing but the BEST for you! And neither the foreign gorilla NOR the social media using overweight BEAST will be able to counter us!"
-Phelps waves to the crowd (Misty May at this point just let whatever happens happen with him; Kerri was still not amused). The OE leave the stage...RIGHT as The DK Rap begins. Donkey Kong walks out, a towel over his head and a VERY...very...dark look on his face. The King of the Kongo looks to his right to see Phelps (who scurries out of DK's way), and then turns his attention to the ring.
Main Event - GPW Horizon Championship: Moviebob (c) vs. Donkey Kong
-Your main event for tonight is Moviebob defending his belt against Donkey Kong; Donkey Kong felt screwed out of his belt after Michael Phelps and even Bucky Connors got involved. Right now, though, DK had to keep his head on Moviebob. The Powerhouse Pundit always made his thoughts known on DK, as earlier in an interview, he stated that, "Donkey Kong is unwashed...uncouth...and unsavory. From a HEROIC perspective, I've done nothing wrong. I liberated a championship from his irrelevant clutches. No one cares for Donkey Kong unless he's piggybacking off of Mario. I'm keeping the championship in the spotlight...not in the hands of an ape who claims to choke out rookies." Moviebob dominates somewhat early on, much to everyone's surprise. When Moviebob can slow down a match pace, he can easily take control. He focuses on just trying to wear down DK.
-Donkey Kong, however, has no reason to speak right now. He speaks in the ring. Diddy, his mouthpiece, states for him that Donkey Kong has several rookies to put to sleep right now. He's going down his list. Moviebob is NUMBER ONE...and that'll be followed by Phelps...then Bucky. When he tries for The Rear Naked Choke, Moviebob just Snapmared him. DK runs and tries to hit The Crossbody...CAUGHT! And TOSSED overhead! DK was trying to get some momentum on his side, and Moviebob just needed to shatter every bone in his body. Comes back for a BIG SPLASH-KNEES to the gut of Moviebob! DK gets up, and he starts snarling...he hits the ropes...and comes back to LARIAT MOVIEBOB! Into the cover! 1, 2-kickout! DK tries to power up...tries to get BIG...and he stalks...he grabs Moviebob...and TRIES TO LIIIFT...and nothing works. Moviebob puts his weight down, and DK holds his back. Now the critic runs, and DK sidesteps him...and when Moviebob hits the ropes, and LARIATS HIM over the ropes! DK exits the ring, and RAMS Moviebob into the steel steps!
-END MATCH TIME: Michael Phelps is on the stage, watching this WHOLE thing unfold. Whoever wins, he gets them at Concert 2. DK hits the ropes and leaps into the air-ONLY TO GET CAUGHT WITH THE BEARHUG! DK CRINGES AND BENDS in PAIN. Moviebob TOSSES and THRASHES him, trying to get him to submit. DK curls his fingers and grits his teeth, while Moviebob just TIGHTENS IT. BELL CLAP...BELL CLAP...BELL CLAP! Moviebob lets go, and DK gets down. Now DK GETS HIS NECK GRABBED! The Big Picture (Big Show's Showstopper Chokeslam)-DDT COUNTER! Front Headlock with BODYSCISSORS! Moviebob is trying to get free! Moviebob CANNOT release himself from the hold...Moviebob may tap out? DK MAY GET HIM TO GO TO SLEEP? Moviebob is ABSOLUTELY going down...he's on ONE KNEE...
-...but then he stands RIGHT BACK UP...HE GETS TO HIS FEET...and he THROWS HIM OFF! DK holds his stomach and Moviebob declares, "NOT...THIS...TIME..." and he goes right for him with a run-DK sidesteps, and Moviebob hits the ropes, comes back, and DK grabs his waist and LIIIIIIFT-nooo he cannot lift him! ELBOWED him off! AND KEVIN STONE FROM OUT OF NOWHERE JUST ROCKS DONKEY KONG WITH A HARD RIGHT! The King of the Jungle swivels back around and DECKS STONE! Stone goes rolling out the ring, but the bell rings! Donkey Kong hears this, and shakes his head, "NO...NO..." The referee, Jim Zone, declares that the match ended in disqualification. DONKEY KONG WINS! Donkey Kong is PISSED...but then remembers something. Moviebob chuckles, and Michael Phelps walks down the ramp to clap. He slides into the ring and says, "Just remember who helped you win that, tubby. I AM...the next contender." Kevin Stone glares at Phelps before he exits the ring.
-...Meanwhile, Donkey Kong picks up a microphone. "...I was close to ending Kevin Stones' career...but then I remembered something...and it all became clear to me. Michael Phelps, you've made a lot of enemies...and it's come back to bite you." That made Michael raise an eyebrow. "In the event of a disqualification that favors the challenger...I am allowed a GUARANTEED rematch...whenever I want. I could choose to have it next month...but this night has shown me that you'll be around no matter what. I want to choke out two birds with one stone. So Phelps...Moviebob...make room for one more at Concert 2. BECAUSE I AM ENTERING TO MAKE IT A TRIPLE THREAT...AND I'M LEAVING OUT OF THAT ARENA WITH MY BELT...AND TWO LIFELESS CARCASSES." DK drops the microphone, and walks away from the ringside area. Moviebob facepalms...and Michael Phelps is APOPLECTIC! The Phelps of year 1 is starting to reveal himself, as he starts YELLING and CURSING in the direction of DK AND Kevin Stone. But when Stone goes CHASING DOWN Michael Phelps, the guy books it out of the ring and goes running into the crowd. In the midst of his running, Michael drops Stanley Graham's phone. Stone sees him run to the lobby of the arena, and he picks up Graham's phone. "One down, two to go..."
-And as Phelps is running, a cameraman catches him jogging around the lobby. "A TACTICAL retreat...a strategy as old as America's military! Also a brisk jog never hurt anyone!" He continued to disguise his actions as he made his way around the arena.
-And so the show ends...
-...with Steven Universe!?
SURPRISE STEVEN UNIVERSE ON STAGE
-THE CROWD IS REACTING CRAZILY TO STEVEN RIGHT NOW! Universe has some bandages on his head, but he's looking HYPED about something. Dendy was curious..."Mr. Universe, WHY are you out here? We thought you were hurt, and that is why Kevin got the chance to face LeBron."
-Steven shook his head, "No Dendy...nonono...that isn't what happened. And if that's what you were told, you were lied to. I chose to hold onto my world title match because I had even more PRESSING matters. I've worked so hard, Dendy...so hard...to get that title. Don't you understand that when I debuted, my family handed me The Horizon Title due to Pearl's over-protective nature. I had to shake that stigma off for months. Then I started becoming a big name in the main event...I beat Sephiroth...I won The Last Chance Royale...I became WORLD CHAMPION...I defended it during the year we were off...I reigned for three months, won FWAs, and represented us during events. I am SO GLAD GPW, from the fans to management, saw something in me to keep me around. I have no bad blood because I WORKED to get where I was and I was rewarded for it. I WORKED for my accomplishments. I never took it out on anyone else. I never blamed others for my lack of success. That's disingenuous, that's dishonest, that's disOTHER WORDS. I'm sorry, my head's in a LOT of different places...but they all converge into one spot...what happened last week."
-Steven looks into the camera, breathing heavy from being worked up, "Mr. Lyon...Mr. Blake...Ms. Williams...Mr. McLean...I ask one thing from you...drop the suspension...and give...me...Frost Bite."
"He has to be kidding...!" Todd looked around, "He HAS to be!"
"He's ONE MAN against TWO pissed off black dudes! THAT AIN'T A FIGHT WORTH ANYTHING, STEVEN!" Chiseled Adonis warned him.
-The crowd was INTO IT, though. "STEVEN! STEVEN! STEVEN! STEVEN!" chants ring out (and we see a, "Believe in Steven!" sign and shirt in the crowd). "Dendy, I don't normally like being the guy to call someone out, but it has to end before it goes further. I'll put a stop to them. They can complain all they want, but let's see how they deal with ME. They cost me EVERYTHING I worked hard for, all because they had some vendetta against GPW."
-Dendy had to point out something, "But Steven...you don't even have a partner for this. Wouldn't you need assistance?"
-Steven nods, "Yeah...yeah I would. I couldn't do it by myself. But I have the perfect partner. ...If he says yes. And he had better. Because he's a member of this roster too...and he got taken out JUST like I did. ...PERCY JACKSON."
-THIS elicits a loud yet mixed reaction. Boos are very audible, but there are still cheers to be heard from this crowd. "Yeah I know, guys. I know..." Steven acknowledges their reaction to this, "I know Percy could care so little about this company, this roster, even me. But Percy...if you have a prideful bone in your body...you'd realize they attacked YOU because they see YOU as the sign of their being held down. They're going to go back after you regardless. They disrespected your friends AND your work ethic. Because despite your attitude, I STILL see you as one of the hardest workers in the business. And if you had ANY pride in the people who brought you here, you'd come to this stage next week...and you'd answer my call. ...We have...to do SOMETHING. At Concert 2, I want Frost Bite vs. Steven Universe and Percy Jackson. Let's see if Frost Bite can stand the spotlight we give them. ...I'll be waiting, Percy..."
-Steven puts down the microphone, as the instrumental to the Steven Universe Future theme plays him out. He adjusts his pink jacket and heads off the stage.
"BlockBUSTER announcement...END the suspension...Steven called," Said JR, "Steven Universe and Percy Jackson versus David Williams and Jeremy Ellis...if Percy accepts, that is a SUPERTEAM."
"ONLY if Percy accepts..." Todd said, "Let's see if his head isn't too far up his donut hole to accept."
"Maaan if he accepts...it's OVER," Chiseled Adonis said, "That's the GREATEST TEAM EVER ASSEMBLED in GPW. Former World Champion, current Omega Champion, TWO of the BEST in GPW teaming up. They may as well call a priest and get RIGHT...with their GOD; because Frost Bite about to be seein' THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF THE PEARLY GATES after they handle them. PUT THEY MUPHUKKIN HEADS BACK DOWN!"
-And so the show fades to black on Steven Universe going to the backstage while the crowd chants, "STEVEN! STEVEN! STEVEN! STEVEN!"
-.-.-
GPW Prime 10
Great Britain vs. Shinya Kanbara w/Kai Urazoe and Minami Uehara
-Great Britain and Shinya had themselves a decent opening match here, though GB was very much still the punk rock brawler he was since turning a while ago. Great Britain turned it up against Shinya, nearly having him on the ropes. In comes Kai, however. And The match gets thrown out as GB gets jumped by Shinya AND Kai. Why? "...Eh he did something big, and we're STILL trying to get our names out there. May as well make names for ourselves." Minami rationalized.
-Cavalry DID come, though, in the form of MR. INCREDIBLE! The former Gun Control teammates working together to drive off Digi-ELITE then is followed by Mr. Incredible offering his services to Great Britain...who just chuckles and says, "No thanks, mate. I'm good. I don't need ya hangin' over me." Great Britain leaves the ring, giving Mr. Incredible a goodbye.
The Exterminators (Bob Duncan & Dale Gribble) vs. The Termite Terrors (local talent)
-The Exterminators came in against the local talent with the hope of getting some more wins on the board. We get an inset promo for them...
Bob Duncan: Every tag team you put in front of us...we'll knock them down. ALL the way. Our goal is simple...while the girls become tag team champions...we TOO will become tag team champions. Everyone wins."
Dale Gribble: Bob, my fellow destroyer of arthropods, it is MY PLEASURE to work with you towards future tag team glory. I can almost SMELL those belts right now...it's either the belts or The DDT, I'm not exactly sure.
-Total Extermination (Total Elimination) takes down The Termite Terrors for the 1, 2, 3.
Dawn Trisden vs. James Hardon
-He has a match against Maxwell in a couple weeks, but he needed the tune-up match to help him prepare. James Hardon, a mohawked wreslter in a speedo, was ready to rock out with his...yeah. ...but he was not ready for a handshake attempt. Dawn implores he shake his hand...to which Hardon doesn't do. This prompts Dawn to just get angrier, and start wailing on James! We get an inset promo for Dawn...
Dawn Trisden: I tried. I really did. I gave everyone all the respect they deserved. ...Where did it get me? Nowhere. There isn't anything wrong with my approach, though. It's just others just couldn't handle honor. Maxwell truly couldn't handle it. He was too busy becoming a nuisance in FWF to focus on being honorable. Everyone seems to break their word nowadays. ...Not me. By the end of the month, Maxwell will realize...honor comes before everything. I'll BEAT the respect back into him if need be.
-Dawn pins Hardon after a Double Underhook Powerbomb and Prawn Pin.
Main Event - GPW World Tag Team Championships: The Runaway Guys (c) vs. The Cop Cards
-The Cop Cards finally got a shot at a belt, which is something they definitely did not expect. "We've sort of just been goofing around in catering for a while. But hey, I'm always ready for a free title shot," iDubbbz stated, "We're facing three dudes who don't shower? Sweet." iDubbbz & MaxMoeFoe each came out in police officer uniforms, with iDubbbz going full Content Cop on The Runaway Guys. "This isn't because I think you guys suck...this is because I think you guys just don't have an interesting bone in your body. The Cop Cards...with JonTron and Franku...would REVITALIZE this tag division of edgy f*cks and cringe compilations. Speaking of cringe compilations, I see the big story is on Frost Bite...but can we discuss the fact that Big Time Rush is supposed to be a premiere tag team here too? Who books this?"
-MATCH END TIMES: With Tim down, Chugga has to go fight for his spot...and he elbows Ian rapidly...and then European Uppercuts him! Ian hits the ropes...Max tags in via a back slap...and Chugga gets behind Ian and Sleeperslam! FLYING KNEE to the side of Emile's head! Emile tries to get up, and Max comes from behind to FAMOUSSER him! And now Ian with a Front Headlock...lift...BRAINBUSTER! ONE...TWO-Emile kicks out! Emile tries to sit up, and MaxMoeFoe runs the ropes...and-leg grabbed by Tim! Ian RAMS into him! And now Max goes right back to Emile and runs INTO A FIREMAN'S CARRY! AND A POWERSLAM! Chuggaaconroy Choo-Choo for the ONE...TWO...THREE! The Tag Champions retain their titles, and ProtonJon celebrates outside while grabbing their belts. He makes a BEELINE for the stage and YELLS into Trebek's mic:
-"THAT is how REAL TAG TEAMS DO IT! YOU SEE THAT? YA SEE THAT? WE WIN WHEN IT COUNTS!" Celebrated The Runaway Guys' Canadian. But then Big Time Rush decided to come out...Kendall holding the Global Passport Suitcase in hand...James, while holding a GEMINI Title belt, smirking...and Carlos rubbing his hands together while he has a GEMINI Title belt around his neck. BTR and The Runaway Guys stare off, as THEY were the next Tag Title Match. Kendall says...
-"Yeah I agree. That's how real tag teams do it. Both of us are real teams, because we actually FIGHT...we don't just lose and attack people from behind like cowards," Kendall was VERY bitter, "I think Big Time Rush has ALL the credentials to say we could be the best tag team in GPW...Global Passport Suitcase for The Tag Titles...we got The GEMINI Titles...we just need The GPW World Tag Team Championships to make it all but official. I think since there's three of us...and three of you...we can go ahead and have a Trios Match for the belts? THIS is to determine who is THE BEST TEAM in ALL of GPW."
-Chuggaaconroy, NintendoCapriSun, and ProtonJon all look at one another...and then have a brief meeting. They tell BTR to hold on while they discuss things. What are they discussing? None of our business it seems. They're just talking and waving their hands around animatedly. Soon enough, they break their meeting. When Trebek asks what happened, Tim says, "Oh nothing much. We just figured that since we're going to determine who's the best team in GPW...we may as well fight for more than just that."
-Now Emile says, "See, we see you have that case...see you have the GEMINI Titles...you three have dealt with a lot from Frost Bite...so we'll accept your trios match suggestion. Three versus three. But we wanna add more to the fire. BEST TAG TEAM in GPW? You had BEST be able to BACK IT UP. BEST TRIO in GPW? How about you BACK IT UP. See, GEMINI is a body we've not paid much attention to. But we oughta give it some more attention. Because it seems these belts are serious business. So how about this...WINNER...TAKE...ALL. We put our Tag Titles on the line, and you put your GEMINI Titles on the line...and then Terry Blake Sr. can go ahead and scratch off needing contenders for those GEMINI Trios Titles, BECAUSE WE WANT THOSE ON THE LINE TOO!"
Michelle: What? Oooooh...
Chris: Haha maaan if he REALLY REALLY was smart, TBS would ENDORSE THIS. You want the GREATEST TAG TEAM BOUT EVER to happen in GPW? SIGN ME UP! Three belts ALL ON THE LINE!
-"Three V Three? I'm down for it," Carlos grinned, "I'm SO READY. GIVE IT TO US! We're gonna be the greatest tag team in the world."
-"AND the shiniest..." James Diamond mimicked sparkles as The Runaway Guys and Big Time Rush stared off...championships vs. championships...with even MORE championships on the line. Who was going to reign supreme as THE GREATEST TAG TEAM in GPW?
Elsewhere in GPW Territory
-Sarah Watkins and Evelyn Cano, FLARE Pro Twin Flames Champions, were visited by David Williams briefly. He was in the audience giving them a quick thumbs up. He had paid for his and Jeremy's tickets, probably discounted thanks to Jonathan Ellis's backstage ties. Evelyn & Sarah have been trying to create a new name for their tag team...which may have a date with The Umbra Witches very soon; Michelle Williams calls for more women in under The GPW umbrella to come around to prove themselves in FLARE Pro; Sunset Shimmer wants to challenge Sinon for The FLARE Pro Championship; and Seryu is challenging Yuffie Kisaragi for The FLARE Pro Fire Championship
-In AWF, Nanoha Takamichi wants to challenge Revy for her Shoujo Championship. Kyon & Itsuki, SOS Brigade, have won the right to challenge Kanji & Yosuke for The Tag Titles. Space Dandy has put out the challenge to Kuzco for The Japanese Championship. As for the AWF World Championship, Kamen Rider Baron has his sights set on Domon Kasshu.
-GEMINI head, Terry Blake Sr., officially accepted the match; The GEMINI Trios Championships, GEMINI Championships, and GPW World Tag Team Championships will be defended between The Runaway Guys and Big Time Rush.
-Yakko Warner vs. Griff Simmons for the WND World Championship seems to be brewing...while The Comic Connection rule the midcard (Ness & Lucas hope to face Jason & Hammie, meanwhile Robotboy is challenging Rerun)...and Sonya McCallis vs. Maylene is on the horizon
-Over in Canadian All-Star Wrestling, Anarchy have ruled over them with an iron fist. No one has been able to truly step up...though Corey Riffin & Grojband have been trying to challenge them for The Great North (Jasper Cage) and Tag (Jaxon Din & Ryota Otako) Titles, while Samuel Haynes has stated he won't stop chasing The Canadian Heavyweight Championship held by Mason Knight.
-In SWE, Destiny is trying to rule the women's division with an iron fist...with her two daughters (Channel and XD) by her side, along with Mabel & Dipper Pines. Her next challenge seems to be Undyne. Ninten is defending against Jake Paul; The Dino Rangers get Ozzy & Drix next for The Tag Titles.
-In perhaps the biggest news of all, Superstar Wrestling Entertainment just gained a HUGE debut; Joel Miller and Michael Corleone were the next match for the SWE West Coast Championship...but all of a sudden, as Michael and Pennywise were attacking Joel, he was saved by none other than AWA Legend Luke Skywalker! 5x World Champion from AWA and its successor Live Action Wrestling...Luke Skywalker seems to have signed a GPW contract. Joel has some back up against Pennywise and Michael Corleone now (these two remember Luke from The AWA).
Teams Entered into The King & Queen of GPW Tournament so far
MacBeth & Lady MacBeth
Narancia Ghirga & Lily
"Trashbot" Metallica & Pearl
Kevin Stone & Twyla Twitter
Nick Leo & Denise Chanel
(NEW TEAM ENTERED) Wallaby Beetles & Kuki Sanban (from WND)
pending names
Jolyne Kujo (if she can find a partner)
2 SPOTS LEFT
Card for Concert 2: The Black Album
GPW Women's Tag Team Champions: The Social Network (c) vs. The Olympic Entourage
GPW Women's Championship: Garnet (c) vs. Velvet House
GPW Horizon Championship: Moviebob (c) vs. Michael Phelps vs. Donkey Kong
GPW WINNERS TAKE ALL for The GPW World Tag Team Championships, GEMINI Championships, and GEMINI Trios Championships: The Runaway Guys (c) (ProtonJon, NintendoCapriSun, & Chuggaaconroy) vs. Big Time Rush (Kendall Knight, James Diamond, & Carlos Garcia)
GPW World Heavyweight Championship: LeBron James (c) vs. Kevin
(POSSIBLY) Steven Universe and Percy Jackson vs. Frost Bite (Jeremy Ellis & David Williams)
(NOTE: Assassin Oney (c) vs. Jimmy Hopkins for The X-Weight Championship will take place in Week 4 of the month)