Six Months Ago
Furno Moxley is seen running out a back door of a building, into a narrow alley. In his hand was a burlap bag. Tucked into the pocket of his jogging pants was a gun. He runs down the alley where a 2002 Honda Civic is parked with the window slid up. Furno dives through the gap, legs first and lands on the passenger seat. Nyx Rosewood sits in the driver's seat and hits the gas. He throws the bag in the back seat.
"How much?" Nyx asked as she speeds downtown, avoiding any car that's in front of her and constantly swerving from one lane to another.
"Half a million." Furno smirks, before hearing sirens. "Looks like the police are here. When are those boys in blue going to realize that they're never going to catch us."
"Probably never." Nyx said as a police car drives up beside them. Furno chuckles, before pulling the gun out. Furno sticks his arm out, before shooting a single bullet at the drivers side of the car, causing the window to break and the police officer to accidentally swerve straight into a sidewalk. The police car flips over when it makes contact as Furno laughs at the carnage. He then notices three police cars behind the two.
"Hey Nyx. I'm going to go and have some fun." Furno said, before throwing half his body outside the window, putting both hands on roof and pulling himself onto the roof of the car.
"Lunatic." Nyx comments as Furno stands on the fast moving car.
"Don't kill me babe." Furno said as he tries keep his balance and points the gun at the Police cars. But then someone lands on the roof of Furno and Nyx's getaway vehicle. His black hair was slicked back with the top spiked. His face was painted white with the exception of the black circles around his eyes with thin black spike designs coming out the four corners of each eyes and the black on his lip with a similar design extending past the ends of his lips. He was two inches taller than the six foot Furno, who looked stunned at the random appearance. The sandy blonde hair man, then realized that he had a gun, so Furno points it at the mystery man. But the face painted man smacks the gun out of his hand, sending it to flying into the streets of the city.
"What the hell?" Nyx said as she sees the gun hit the road beneath her car. Nyx then turns right into a new street with the police still on her tail. On top of the car, Furno swings at the man, but he moves slightly to the left. Furno loses balance and falls onto all fours. Suddenly, Furno feels a chain wrap around his neck. The face painted man chokes Furno with a chain and Furno's face is changing colors.
"Nyx…" Furno desperately says as he begins to lose consciousness
One Month Ago
Furno walks down the hall of the prison with his hands cuffed and two police officers flanking him. They stop at a meeting room. An officer opens the door and allows Furno to go alone. What Furno sees is Richard Montoya sitting next to Nyx Rosewood with a few secret service agents standing behind them.
"Nyx?" Furno said, surprised.
"Yes, Nyx. I'm sorry to interrupt your happy reunion after five months from being caught by the Revenant. But this is a business meeting. Your love already agreed to my deal and I can offer you the same thing." Richard said
"Who the hell are you?" Furno questions, getting a chuckle from Richard
"So you know every bank in America and their architecture, but you don't know who the president is." Richard said
"Why would you be at a dinghy little prision?" Furno questions.
"He wants to pardon us." Nyx speaks up.
"On one condition…" Richard adds
"What is it?" Furno said
"You join project ACW…." Richard said
Present Day
Furno sits in his locker room with Nyx by his side. The smoke of a cigarette that rests in between his index and middle finger fills the room.
"Tonight, we're pulling off the heist of the century." Furno claims as he looks at Nyx.
Hope Locker Room
Detrick ties up his custom 'Hope Silver' Air Jordans as Natalia sits near him on a chair with CJ Hawk leaning against the locker.
"Curiosity killed the cat Natalia. You shouldn't accept the invitation and go to the hotel room." Detrick said.
"But I have this gut feeling that if I don't go, something will happen." Natalia said
"No, if you do go, you'll probably lose a kidney or something." CJ said
"That's a little extreme." Natalia said.
"It is, but the world is full of crazy people. Hell I have a match with one tonight. I don't know who it is, but there's a high chance that they're some creepy dude." Detrick said.
"How do you know that they're a guy? Maybe it's a girl." Natalia said
"Gender doesn't matter. The danger of the situation is all that matters." CJ said
"Then why didn't he say she?" Natalia questions
"Are you trying to dance around the subject?" CJ questions.
"Listen, it doesn't matter if it's a man or a women. I'm looking out for your safety so you don't get hurt. I'm not going to negotiate with you. You will not be going to the hotel tonight to meet this stranger. It's way too sketchy and something bad will happen." Detrick commands
"But what about the person who sent the invitation?" Natalia asked.
"Who cares? I doubt that there will be any type of repercussions." Detrick said.
"Are you sure?" Natalia asked.
"Yes." Detrick said, before looking at CJ. "CJ, do me a favor and take Natalia out."
"I'm a wrestler, not a babysitter." CJ said
"Well, after your last match with Azriel, you might want to try and expand your horizons." Detrick cracked, causing CJ to groan.
"We agreed not to bring that up." CJ said.
"We all fall short sometimes bro." Detrick said, before patting him on the back. Rey Pantera walked into the room as CJ and Natalia left it.
"Natalia is pouting." Rey notes
"Don't worry about it. I had to put my foot down toward her." Detrick said.
"So, are you ready for tonight's match with Furno?" Rey said
"Yeah. All I have to do is take a couple of shots and keep the match at my pace. Then I'll be fine." Detrick said
"And what about Jason?" Rey asked
"What about him? He beat Ralston last week and earned his spot at Glory Road. Tonight is the same." Detrick said
"Last week, he brutalized Will. Will had to stay home tonight to heal from that match and he lost a giant patch of hair on his head. He could do the same thing to you." Rey said
"Are you trying to stir the pot? You seemed cool with him last week." Detrick said
"I'm okay with him and I think he could be a good asset. But still, he's a nomad." Rey said
"He's not a Nomad, he my little brother." Detrick said. "Last week was a match where he took on someone he hates. Even if it's in the spirit of competition, he wouldn't go that far against me."
"How can you be so sure?" Rey questions. "He's a wildcard."
"With all due respect master, you say that because you don't know him. I do know him. I know him better than anyone and he would never cross that line unless it's deserved. With Will, it was deserved. Don't worry about Jason, he's not a threat to Hope. He's an alley." Detrick said
"He's not my alley if he does that to one of my men. I'd be careful with him, because he will turn on you." Rey advised.
(Inside the Staples Center)
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to another great night of action. Tonight we will witness a debut. But all eyes are on our two tournament matches as Detrick Cyrus faces Furno Moxley. After tonight the Glory Road main event will be confirmed." David said
"Our main event is going to be intense. Especially after the Sabre vs Ralston match, last week. I'm looking forward to the criminal taking on the Ultimate Hope." Evan said
"Also, Erin Frost will take on Rayleen Barnett to determine who advances to the Semi-Finals. We already have Natalia vs Adela Harroway confirmed." David said.
"But right now, we will witness the debut of...what the hell is a Ray Kiran?" Evan questions.
They see me mowin' my front lawn
I know they're all thinkin' I'm so
White and nerdy
"This is Ray Kiran...listen, I know that it's not okay to say this, but how the hell did this kid get a job. He's not even in shape. He has more rolls than a bakery." David said
"He's not even wearing ring gear. He's in his tighty whities, a Bring me the Horizon T-Shirt and wearing light up Power Ranger shoes. Is this supposed to be a joke?" Evan questions
"If it is then this poor kid isn't in it. The entire crowd is laughing at him and he doesn't look like he's aware of it. He doesn't belong here" David said
"I think he has a skidmark on his trunks...I mean underwear. Is he a make a wish kid? Is that why Richard Montoya allowed this kid on this show?" Evan said
"I was told that only the best would apart of project ACW. He has to be good. Maybe he'll surprise us." David said
"He's asking for a water bottle and he's not even half way down the ramp. The only thing he's best at is being a disgrace to the human race." Evan said
"That's a little too far." David said
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen!
Come and see
Things your eyes won't believe!
"No it's not. Casey Harris is taller than this round elf and way quicker with better cardio. There's no way that Ray Kiran is in his league. He should be recording low quality vlogs about useless things and people, not wrestling." Evan rants
"Maybe he'll surprise us. Although, Casey Harris did dominate Anthony Dre in his first match this season." David say.
"Ray Kiran is no Anthony Dre." Evan said.
The bell rings. Ray Kiran looks right at Casey, before yelling 'Charge!" Unfortunately, he forgot to tie his shoes and trips on his shoelaces. Kiran hits his face against the ring mat. The ref kneels down and checks on him, before calling for the bell
"This idiot knocked himself out!" Evan said
"I have no defense. This is just embarrassing." David facepalms
Casey looks absolutely disgusted with Ray Kiran. He then sighs and shakes his head as the ref helps him out. Casey is about to exit the ring, but stops when he hears 'Homage for Satan' hit the PA system. Casey instantly stands his ground, getting ready to fight.
Bound from the light to the end of eternity
Fighting for rights for the realm of antiquity
All that is evil and right hand of god
Trinity bound and defying his cross
"That's Brutus Vicious! The 6'10 merciless fighter from the Despair organization." Evan said upon seeing him
"Little Casey better get out of here." David said, before Casey hits Brutus with a Baseball slide when he gets near the ring. Brutus takes a couple steps back as Casey lands outside the ring and starts to fire away at Brutus with lefts and rights. However, Brutus pushes him into the ring apron. Brutus then lunges toward Casey with a knee to the gut. All the air comes out of Casey's lungs and he kneels over, before dropping to his knees. Brutus picks Casey up by his hair and lifts the smaller man over his shoulder. Brutus then turns around before starting to walk up the ramp.
"Why is he carrying him up the ramp?" Questions David as he reaches the top of the stage.
Fall
I will not Bow by Breaking Benjamin hits the speakers as Mason Locke and Kyle Stevens step out on top of the ramp. Brutus stands across from them at the top of the stage, suddenly Casey slips off his shoulders and lands behind him. Brutus turns around, only for Casey to kick him between the legs. Brutus quickly grabs his privates, clearly hurt from the strong kick. From behind Kyle Stevens and Mason Locke run up and simultaneously hit knees to the back of Brutus. Brutus tumbles down to the steel ramp. Casey jumps over Brutus' body and looks at the two members of Hope. He nods at the two, before walking past them and to the back.
"What the hell is going on?" David questions
"I have no clue." Evan said
(Backstage)
Giselle stands in a hallway, looking at a nearbye screen where Brutus is seen getting up. No one seems to be around.
"It seems like Brutus wasn't the right choice to get us Casey Harris." Giselle said to herself, before turning toward her right side where the hall comes to a turn. "Isn't that right Adela?"
"How did you know?" Adela said as she revealed herself and walked toward Giselle.
"I could sense a foul soul around. I assumed it was you." Giselle said, as Adela rolled her eyes at Giselle's subtle insult.
"Very funny queen." Adela said
"I'm glad that you enjoy my humor, but why have you been spying on me? Do you live your life wishing you were me? Because that would explain why you follow me as often as you do. Because you want to be me." Giselle said.
"I want your spot, not your life." Adela said.
"The spot in Azriel's bed belongs to me." Giselle said.
"What about Jason Sabre's bed?" Adela teases, but Giselle doesn't even flinch.
"Why are you bringing up Azriel's future victim?" Giselle asked.
"Why? Remember those dreams that you'd have of that man. What if that man was Jason and more importantly...what if you wanted to be with him instead of Azriel." Adela teased, only to get the same look from Giselle, who wasn't letting the words get to her.
"Do you really have a death wish or are you suffering from a medical disorder that doesn't make you think straight?" Giselle questions
"Says the one who's dreaming about Azriel's enemy and is criticizing his choice in hitmen. You're the one who has a death wish. And when that death wish comes true, I'll gladly replace you." Adela said with a gleeful smile as Giselle scowled.
"I will bury you six feet under." Giselle threatens.
"Not if I bury you first." Adela said
"I want you to pay attention to me. I am not having dreams about the Nomad that is best friends with the Ultimate Hope. You have no idea about the inner working of Despair and what we're planning so stay quiet. As for Brutus, he failed. It is not Azriel's fault, it is his. I personally would've chosen Jason Malice to capture Casey instead of Brutus, because he is Despair's greatest hitman. But for whatever reason, he wasn't assigned." Giselle said.
"You have a thing for Jason's, don't you." Adela said
"Your playfulness is getting on my nerve. I have no relationship with that idiot Sabre and my relationship with Jason Malice is one where we respect each other. As for Brutus-" Giselle said.
"Don't change the subject back to Brutus. I'm not done talking about Jason." Adela said
"Well I am and since I'm your superior, this conversation is over." Giselle said, before starting to walk past Adela. "Do not follow me."
Adela watched Giselle as she turned the corner. A smile comes across her face.
"I'm getting to her."
(Ad Break)
(Freddy Escobar's Locker room)
Talia walks into the locker with Caesar close behind. Talia puts her hand out, stopping the bigger man.
"You're not staying in the same room with me. This is for the Upper Class, not the poor. You stay out there and make sure nobody gets in except for Freddy. I have some words for him after he lost me a spot in the tournament. I should be in it. Not someone like Rayleen or Erin." Talia said.
"Yes ." Caesar said, before Rayleen Barnett barges into the room, right past Caesar.
"Ew, a peasant." Talia said.
"You have a lot of nerve rich girl." Rayleen said. "You have no right to say who deserves to be in this tournament, because you weren't good enough to be selected for it."
"Let's all just calm down." Caesar said, grabbing Rayleen by the hand, only for her to ball her other one in a fist and punch him right in the nose. Caesar grabs his nose.
"Caesar, quit being useless and get this thing out of here." Talia said.
"Yes, Mrs. Brooks." Caesar said, before Rayleen glares at him.
"I'll kick your ass right now." Rayleen said, before noticing a brown haired women standing in the doorway. Caesar and Talia soon noticed the girl.
"Hi, I'm Lacey." Lacey says with a friendly wave. "You guys are going to get hurt now."
Lacey then turns around dropping a ball and closes the door. Suddenly smoke sprays from the ball filling the room with a thick fog.
"Mrs. Brooks, stay close. I'll protect you." Caesar said as he looks around. Then he is hit over the head with a pipe by a 6'6 man. Rayleen hears the noise, before getting caught in a chokehold from a man. The man puts a rag over her mouth and Rayleen quickly passes out. She falls to the floor as the smoke clears. Three men in special masks are in the room now. The one standing over Rayleen unmasks to reveal himself as Ash. The one with the pipe unmasks to reveal Roman McIntyre.
"Who the hell are you?" Talia shrieks as she steps back into the chest of the third man. The man unmasks to reveal himself as Jasper Cage. She turns around in shock, not noticing him before.
"We are Anarchy." Jasper said, before Roman comes up from behind and begins choking her with the pipe.
"Quit choking the bitch. We're not here for the billion dollar hoe." Ash said, before looking down at Rayleen. Suddenly he hears the door open and Freddy Escobar walks in. Ash chuckles. "Look who just screwed up."
"What is going on here?" A surprised Freddy said, before noticing Talia getting choked by a pipe from Roman. Before Freddy can react, Ash punches him in the chin. Ash then slams his head against the door. Freddy falls to the floor, holding the top of his head. Roman lets go of Talia, who drops to the floor and crawls over to Freddy. She gasps for air while looking up at Ash.
"You know, if you weren't such a rich little bitch, I'd feel sorry for you and this fake businessman that you're going to marry." Ash said
"Fuck you! I'll have you arrested! Do you know who I-" Was all Talia could say, before Ash Russo kicked her square in the teeth with his foot. Talia falls down over Freddy's body, now bleeding from her teeth. Freddy pushes her off of himself as she stays on the floor crying from the tip of Ash's shoe breaking her teeth.
"Roman, kill this guy for me." Ash said as he watched Freddy stand up. Roman McIntyre then ran across the room and hit a Silent Kill (Spear) through the door, knocking it off its hinges. Roman kneels over Freddy's prone body.
"Now it's time to take care of who we're here for." Jasper said as Rayleen begins to wake up. "Sorry honey. This is what we have to do to get Lacey in the tournament."
Rayleen gains her bearings up hearing Jasper's voice and quickly tries to crawl away, but Ash quickly stops her by stomping his foot down onto the back of her head and continuing to keep it on her. Rayleen is trapped under Ash's foot. Jasper stomps her own foot into the back of the War Queen to keep her in place, before grabbing her arm. He pulls the right arm of Rayleen up, vertically.
"Allow me to injure her." Ash said, before moving his jacket to reveal a baseball bat tucked into his jeans. Ash then swings the steel bat straight into the arm of Rayleen as Jasper is forced to let go due to the sheer velocity of it. Rayleen screams in pain as the bat cracks her bone. Ash grins, before looking at Caesar who had gotten up. "You're a pretty shitty bodyguard, you know that?"
Ash then ducks under a right hand from Caesar, before jabbing him with the bat. Jasper then followed that with a jumping toe kick to the previously injured nose, sending him to the floor. Ash, Jasper and Roman stand beside each other in the room of broken bodies.
"We're just getting started. The President has no idea what he created." Ash said with a grin. "I hope he's happy to his children again."
(Back in the arena)
All the underdogs in the world
A day may come when we lose
But it is not today
Today we fight
"It is time for our first tournament match of the night and it involves the women." David said
"Erin Frost is one weird chick from what I've heard." Evan said
"Wait, I just got word that Rayleen has broken her arm backstage." David said
"What? Is this match going to end by forfeit like last week?" Evan said
"No, I'm being told that a mystery women by the name of Lacey Alvarez will be replacing her. I have no idea what happened to Rayleen, but at least we found a replacement." David said
What's waits for you?
What's breaking through?
Nothing for good
You're sure it's true?
"I have no idea who Lacey Alvarez is, but this tiny women is surrounded by three badass looking dudes." Evan said, noting Ash, Roman and Jasper all coming out.
"I'm not going to lie, Evan. I'm getting some bad vibes." David said as Ash made his way to the announce table. "Can I help you?"
"Give me your chair." Ash demands
"What?" David said, before noticing Roman behind him.
"Give me your fucking chair or I'll make sure that you and this jackass leave in bodybags." Ash threatens.
"Give him the chair! Give him the chair!" Evan frantically says. David groans and stands up, before taking his comfy chair and sits in it. Roman then approaches Evan. Evan instantly stands up. "Oh, do you want my chair? You can have it. In fact, take my wallet. I have tons of money. I don't need it."
"You're pathetic." David comments.
"How is it pathetic to try and make the new people feel welcome." Evan said as he hands Roman his wallet and chair. Jasper Cage takes a seat in that chair as Roman sits on the announce table. In the ring, Erin Frost isn't letting the three men distract him.
The bell rings and the two women tie up. Erin Frost, clearly isn't letting the change in opponent bother her. The slightly taller women tries to push Lacey down, but as Lacey falls to the mat, she drags Erin down with her. Erin and Lacey quickly roll up to their feet and Lacey strikes first with a dropkick. Erin gets up, ducking underneath an incoming chop and grabs Lacey's other arm, before putting her in a hammerlock. Lacey is able to reverse it with an arm drag. Upon hitting the ring mat, Erin Frost rolls to the outside, onto her feet. She slightly looks at Anarchy, who stay seated. Erin then looks back toward the ring to see diving over the bottom rope, legs first. Lacey tries to wrap her legs around Erin's neck to attempt a Hurricanrana. But Erin catches her and swings Lacey into the ring, throwing her over the bottom rope. The crowd applaud the display of power, before Erin runs into the ring and drives a knee into the back of Lacey.
Erin drags Lacey up by her black jean shorts, before dropping her with a Saito Suplex. Lacey rolls into the bottom corner with Erin following. Erin stomps Lacey, before dragging her up and Irish whipping her into the corner. Erin follows her, but Lacey had used her feet to jump up onto the top turnbuckle and spring back with a crossbody. Lacey then stands back up and hits a standing shooting star press, further impressing the racous crowd who had long forgotten the Ray Kiran debut from earlier. Lacey picks her up and goes for her own Irish Whip, but it's reversed. Lacey ducks underneath a clothesline, before going for a springboard back elbow. However, Erin catches her by the waist and holds her there for a few seconds, before dropping her on her head with a bridging German suplex. The ref counts.
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"Erin Frost is showing some impressive power during this match. Earlier she caught Lacey's diving Hurricanrana attempt and threw her back into the ring. Now she caught Lacey coming off the ropes with a bridging German Suplex after holding her in the air." David said
"Acknowledge Lacey too David. She's doing really good." Evan said
Erin waits for Lacey to get up and goes for a standing dropkick, but Lacey ducks underneath. With her back turned, Lacey decides to take advantage by jumping onto Erin's shoulders, before going for a victory roll. 1...2...Kick out! Lacey quickly tries to hit a sliding dropkick, immediately after the kick out, but Erin dodges and gets to her feet, before connecting with a double knee drop to the back. Erin then applies a sleeper hold to slow down the fast paced Lacey. Lacey quickly gets to her feet and slips her head out of Erin's arms. Erin tries to catch her with a clothesline, but Lacey ducks. Erins turns around and Lacey attempts a spinning heel kick. However, Erin Frost ducks underneath that and catches Anarchy's chick with a Jawbreaker. Erin then followed that up with a Heart Punch to knock Lacey down. Erin goes for the pin
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Erin then applies a Chin lock on Lacey, trying to wear down the girl. But once again, Lacey fights back up to her feet. Lacey runs backwards, ramming Erin into the corner, trying to get her to let go, but it doesn't work. Instead, Lacey gets a knee driven into her back before being hit with a spinning neckbreaker. She goes for the pin. 1….2...but Lacey kicks out. Erin picks Lacey up and puts her between her legs before signalling for a Arctic Fury (Canadian Destroyer). But before she connects, Lacey back body drops her. Lacey then runs towards the ropes, jumps to the top one and comes back with a reverse 450! The entire crowd explodes as Lacey hooks a leg.
"Did you freaking see that!?" David said
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"That was close! Lacey is really proving her worth. I'm kinda glad that Rayleen injured herself last minute." Evan admits as the crowd applaud both womens efforts.
Lacey doesn't even take one second to moan about the 2 count. Instead, she climbs up to the top turnbuckle, causing even more excitement from the fans. Erin gets to her feet as Lacey jumps off with another diving Hurricanrana in mind. Yet again, Erin catches her by the legs and drops her with a powerbomb straight into a pin!
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"This is Awesome!" takes over the Staples Center as Erin Frost sits up after seven minutes of this fast paced match. Erin grabs Lacey by both of her legs, before turning her around and locking in the Frostbite (Leg trap Camel Clutch). Lacey screams out in pain, desperately trying to reach the nearbye ropes. Erin continues to simultaneously force her legs forward while pulling back on her neck, causing Anarchy's representative a lot of pain. However, Lacey uses both hands to crawl and gets a hand on the bottom rope. Erin lets go immediately.
"Erin should've tried to pull her away instead of trying to add more pressure." David said
"It doesn't matter now. Lacey is still in this back and forth man, but she seems a little worn out." Evan says
Erin picks Lacey up and takes her to the top turnbuckle with her following in suit. Erin attempts to pick her up for a Superplex, but Lacey fights back with a punch to the gut. She follows with a couple more as Erin starts to lose her balance. Suddenly, Lacey jumps in the air and connects with a double knee press from the top turnbuckle, all the way to the ring mat below! Lacey goes for the pin
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Lacey's eyes broaden with shock, before she climbs up to the top turnbuckle, desperately wanting to end this match. However, she sees Erin get up, much quicker than she expected, so she desperately dives at her. But she missed when Erin sidesteps her. Lacey crashes as Erin takes a little break. Lacey gets to her feet, before Erin tackles her down with a spear. Erin Frost signals for Arctic Fury again, before picking up Lacey. She puts her between her legs. But before she can connect with the move, Lacey flips her legs upwards onto Erin's shoulders and ends up in a seated position on them. Lacey delivers a swift punch to the head, before coming down with a Spike DDT! Erins shoots up upon impact. Lacey then hits Erin Frost with a Last Breath to fully take her down. Lacey hooks a leg as the ref counts
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"Lacey Alvarez has done it. She has taken Rayleen's spot and has advanced to the Semi-Finals. She will face the winner of next weeks Katarina Love vs Nyx Rosewood match." David said
"And she won without the help of these three guys." Evan said as the rest of Anarchy enter the ring.
"I think they're about to speak. Who are these people?" David question as Ash stands in the ring with a mic.
"Do you know who we are?" Ash spoke
"No!" Responds the crowd, getting a chuckle
"Of course not. Because we're worthless to all of you. We are the scum that you adults hope that your children don't turn into. We are the bad influences that will influence your children, like how people influenced us as children. Let me introduce myself, because you're going to see me all over this country really soon. My name is Ash Russo. I am a simple man. I seek one thing and that's vengeance over someone who raped me of every ounce of purity that I once had. I was a child who suffered. And now I have become a man who is stronger because of it….Honestly, I'm just the result of a social experiment gone wrong, but that's okay." Ash said with a shrug as he looked around at the crowd
"That's okay, because I found family through it. I call my family Anarchy...why Anarchy? It's because of what we've done and what we will proceed to do. Make no mistake. Hope and Despair won't like us. My other brothers and sisters will resent us. Nomad will fear us. And the Upper Class...well, they'll pay us if they know what's good. But enough about me and the name of this stable. Let's talk about my friends"
Ash points at Lacey.
"This beautiful women who just won a match tonight is named Lacey Alvarez. I call her the Angel of Anarchy, because she is the most pure thing about us." Ash said as he stroked cheek. "But even then, I can see that your halo doesn't glow gold because at the end of the day, you're still one of us. All the beauty and talent in the world yet you are still a naive women who taken from the ones she loved and taken advantage of for the sake of making this world a better place."
Ash looks around
"Well Lacey, everything they did to you wasn't worth it, because this world is still full of hatred. This country has not become a better place, it has become worse."
Ash then walks over to Jasper.
"Maybe this country is the way it is because the right people weren't put in charge. People like Jasper Cage. This man is the Architect of Anarchy. He plans everything perfectly. Do you think Rayleen Barnett just happened to get injured backstage for no reason? No, it's because we broke that bitchs arm. How? Well this man has been coming to the Staples Center every week and analyzing the architecture of the arena. He counted security. He found out where everyone gets dressed and enters through. Why? So we could find the easiest entrance point to take her out. And we also happened to take a few down with her, so good job Jasper."
He then makes his way to Roman
"And lastly….my Silent Assassin Roman McIntyre. Born into a military family. Tougher than anyone that I know. I don't need to talk about who you are. Because these people will see who you are and why you strike fear into the eyes of anyone crosses you. You are not all looks. You are not someone who pretends to be a tough guy. You are the real deal. And if no one believes me, ask that fat kid from earlier tonight…"
Ash chuckles
"So there's your cast. This is a warning to everyone. Anarchy is here and Anarchy isn't going to sit on the sidelines anymore. It's time for me to have my fun. And more importantly, it's time for you to pay the price for everything you caused."
Ash then drops the mic and leaves with his crew
"Everything you caused." David repeats
"Who is he talking about?" Evan questions
(Ad break)
(Hallway)
Detrick looks focused and determined as he walks down the hallway of ACW, minutes away from his qualifying match. He then stops as he comes across Jason Sabre who was leaning against the wall with his hands in the pockets of his jacket.
"You finally showed up." Jason said, before smacking palms with Detrick.
"I had to get ready man. Congratulations on winning last week, but a lot of people in Hope aren't happy with what you did to Will." Detrick said.
"Why? They didn't like him either and it's not like he wasn't trying to beat the crap out of me. I mean, the match was called a Fight without Honor." Jason said.
"Still, you took out one of our troops. He's at home right now because of you." Detrick said
"Good. I'm sick of all his bullshit stories and how he looks down on me, because I don't have a Hope insignia." Jason said.
"Master Rey is not happy with you right now Jason." Detrick said.
"Well, the old man is going to kill me after what I do next to you. You know, because you're going to beat Furno and then you'll lose to me at Glory Road." Jason said, getting Detrick to chuckle.
"You're half right. I'll beat Furno, but there's no way that you'll beat me. I'll always be one step ahead of you." Detrick said.
"Just because they call you The Ultimate Hope doesn't mean that you're better than me." Jason said. "I'm the Ace."
"Well, I think I am better than you, but we can find out at Glory Road. Right now, I need to focus on making it there." Detrick said
"Go out there and win." Jason said, before patting Detrick on the back and starting to walk away. After a few seconds, Jason starts to get a feeling that he's being watched. He looks around for a few second, before the lights turn off and then they turn back on to reveal Micah Hyde in front of Sabre. "What the hell?"
"Don't be alarmed. I'm only here to talk, Jason Sabre." Micah said as Sabre stayed tense at the sight of the 6'6 man.
"Who are you?" Sabre asked.
"I am Micah Guy. The man behind Azriel and more importantly behind Despair." Micah said.
"Okay, now that I know who you are, why shouldn't I lose my shoe up your ass?" Jason asked
"Such a confident man. As for a reason why, there is no reason to resort to violence. I am here with an offer. Jason, I sense great potential in you. I feel your energy and I can see your past. It's full of Despair isn't it?" Micah said as he notices Jason's facial expression change. "You have a lot of envy, fear and hatred running through your blood and mind. You have what it takes to be my apprentice."
"I'm not looking for an internship." Jason said.
"This isn't an internship. This is your destiny. I know about Giselle and you meeting each other." Micah said.
"Who?" Jason lies
"Don't fib. I know what she's doing behind Azriel's back. I know that she believes that you can overthrow Azriel. And I know that you can. You are the future King of Despair." Micah said, before Jason shakes his head.
"I'm not interested." Jason said.
"I expected that, but this will not be our last meeting. At one point in time, you will agree to becoming my apprentice. That's you destiny waiting to happen. Once that happens, I will help you dethrone Azriel from the inside." Micah said.
"Why do you even want Azriel gone?" Jason asked.
"Because if Azriel continues to run Despair, then one day he'll throw me to the wolves. You would never do that. Your type of Despair makes you a perfect king. His type of Despair makes him a cold blooded dictator. Whenever you're willing to break your past bonds, I will gladly embrace you as my next pupil." Micah then begins to walk away. "Until next time…"
(In the arena)
Voices in the air
I hear them loud and clear
Telling me to listen
"It is main event time and after the last match, I'm excited to see how Detrick Cyrus and Furno Moxley can possibly top it." David said
"Detrick Cyrus has had one match this season and it was a win over Grimm. Tonight could be more of the same if he can get past this theif." Evan said
"Do you think Detrick will win?" David asked.
"Yes. I'm actually going to go on record and say that Detrick will advance to Glory Road. But I don't see him winning the ACW World Championship." Evan states.
Ooh, yeah!
I did my time and I want out
So effusive, fade, it doesn't cut
"Furno Moxley is receiving a negative reaction from these fans and why wouldn't he? He's a known criminal." David said
"He has to be smart though. I mean, he's stolen millions throughout the country." Evan said
"But can he steal a win against Detrick Cyrus and advance to Glory Road?" David questions.
The bell rings. Detrick hops around the right while Furno takes a more tighter stance, looking at the Luchadore. Detrick goes for a low kick to the leg, but Furno moves out of the way. Detrick then uses the momentum of the kick to do a 360 flip right in front of Furno, garnering cheers from the crowd. Furno goes for a punch, but Detrick ducks and grabs Furno's leg, but he quickly scrambles to the ropes to force Detrick to let go, before he does anything else. Detrick backs off, before Furno initates a lock up. Detrick turns it into a side headlock, rather quickly. After 3 seconds in the hold, Detrick does a headlock takedown on the slightly taller man. Furno is able to wrap his legs around the head of Detrick, forcing him to break his grip on the headlock. Detrick kips up to his feet to break it and attempts a drop kick once Furno gets up, but the thief sidesteps. Detrick stands right back up, only for Furno to do a leg sweep, Belly to Belly takedown. Furno quickly controls the side of Detrick, but the Lucha Warrior elbows him on the side of the head and escapes fairly quickly after wiggling around. Furno and Detrick both get up and Furno grabs Detrick's arm, attempting a hip toss. Only for it to be countered into an inside cradle
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Furno then gets to his feet and throws a clothesline, but Detrick ducks underneath. Furno turns around into a spin kick to the torso. Furno grabs his chest as Detrick prepares to run off the ropes. However, Furno grabs him by his mask and pulls him down with a Mat Slam backbreaker. Furno follows with a pointed elbow drop and goes for a pin, but Detrick kicks out at 0.23. Furno quickly picks Detrick up, before dropping him with a scoop slam and then follows with another pointed elbow. Detrick rolls toward the corner and tries to use it to get up. Furno follows behind and lays in a few stiff shots, before the ref pulls him back. Detrick takes advantage by doing a front roll straight into a front dropkick to knock Furno down. Detrick quickly picks him up for a Snap Suplex, before following with a standing moonsault. But Furno rolls out of the way. Detrick lands on his feet, but Furno school boys him.
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Detrick snaps up to his feet and does a headscissors takedown on Furno, before grabbing his foot. However, Furno kicks Detrick in the chest with his free foot to knock him back and gets to his feet. Detrick charges toward him, but Furno does the same and catches Detrick with a running crossbody. Furno then drags Detrick up in a headlock, possibly going for the Headlock Driver, but Detrick pushes him off. Furno pushes the momentum of the push to come off the ropes with a Rebound clothesline that knocks Detrick down. Furno then picks Detrick up and punches him across the face, before taking him to the corner and lifting him up onto the top turnbuckle. However, before he can climb, Detrick kicks Furno right in the face, causing him to back off. Detrick then flies off the top with a Crossbody, only for Furno to catch him in mid air and push him down with a gutbuster.
"What a counter by Furno in this back and forth match." David said
"It was a beautiful- if not somewhat disgusting counter by the Thief." Evan said
Furno smirks at the downed Detrick and stomps on him a few times. He picks him up, before punching the Lucha Warrior down to the mat. Then he does it again! Furno then comes off the ropes and drops a knee across the head of Detrick, before putting him in a neck crank. The crowd tries to will their Ultimate Hope on. Detrick tries to will himself up to his feet and after 30 seconds, he does. Detrick turns his body and pushes Furno into the ropes, only for the Thief to comeback with a rebound clothesline. Furno basically falls with Detrick and straight into a pin.
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Furno quickly puts Detrick in a front facelock, trying to rest while wear down Detrick some more. After 20 seconds of him being in the hold, Furno gator rolls both of themselves to the middle of the ring. The crowd is once again willing Detrick on as he attempts to roll his way out of the hold. He succeeds as he gets closer to the bottom rope, but ends up rolling both himself and Furno out of the ring. Both crash down to the floor, however Furno manages to keep a hold of the front facelock. Detrick starts to get up with the front face lock still in. Detrick punches Furno a couple times over the head to escape, then he follows with a running dropkick that sends Furno into the ring post, back first. Furno walks around the post, holding his back and standing near the steps. Detrick runs towards him, jumps on the steps and lunges toward him. But Furno swats him, spine first into the ring apron, next to them. The crowd cringes as Furno looks at the steps and then Detrick who is laying on top of the ring apron. Furno gets on top of the ring apron and sets up a Powerbomb with him pointed towards the steps.
"This is going to break the spine of Detrick. He needs to counter!" David said.
Furno attempts the powerbomb, but Detrick reverses it into a sit out Facebuster as they come off the ring apron. The crowd cheers loudly as Moxley's face hits steel.
"These two men are pulling out all the stops for an opprotunity to be ACW World Champion." David said.
"Are these two going to have anything left for that match after tonight? I mean, Jason nearly killed himself last week and Detrick and Furno are doing the same tonight. Azriel is the only one who didn't have to kill himself to win." Evan said
Detrick rolls Furno into the ring as the camera picks up blood, pouring from Furno's face. Detrick climbs up to the top turnbuckle. Detrick attempts a frog splash and it connects perfectly! He hooks the leg.
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Unsure of what to do next, Detrick then decides to climb to the top turnbuckle again. Detrick looks around at the hot crowd, before going for the Falling Star (High angle senton bomb), but Moxley gets his knees up! Detrick rolls around in pain, before Furno picks him up by his arm and hits a cutthroat neckbreaker! Both men lay on the floor as a 'A-C-W!' chant fills the arena, followed by 'This is Awesome!' The ref checks on both before starting to count them out. It is Furno who gets up first at 5, while Detrick follows not to long after that. Furno grabs his head and goes for the headlock driver, but Detrick counters the finisher with a Back suplex. Detrick goes for the pin, but Furno kicks out at 2.79. Detrick gets up and measure Furno for the DKO (Firemans carry dropped into an overhead kick). Furno is up and Detrick lifts him onto his shoulders. But Furno elbows Detrick in the face. Furno slides off Detrick's shoulder and turns him around, before connecting with a Double underhook DDT! Furno goes for the pin.
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Furno then picks Detrick up and places him on the top turnbuckle, before going up himself. However, Detrick meets him with a few right hands. Furno doesn't go down either though and the two engage in a slugfest as the fans cheer Detrick and boo Furno. Neither are giving in, but Furno ends up grabbing Detrick by the back of the head and drives knee straight into his face to take advantage. Furno then connects with a massive Superplex on Detrick Cyrus. Detrick rolls over, onto the ring apron. Furno gets up to his feet as Detrick gets up using the ropes while standing on the ring apron. Furno runs at Detrick only for him to pull the top rope down. Furno falls over the top rope and then lands on his feet, outside the ring. Furno then dives off the ring apron and connects with a hurricanrana sending him into the announce table. Detrick pushes Furno onto the announce table and punches him a couple times, before climbing onto the ring apron. Then, he looks back at the motionless Furno. Detrick then jumps up to the top rope and does a springboard moonsault through the announce table!
"He just moonsaulted Furno through our table! Holy shit!" David said
"My table! My beautiful table!" Evan said
"You have to respect the depths these two men are willing to go to become the first ACW World Champion." David said.
"They aren't even in the title match yet, this is just a qualifier." Evan said
Neither men move as the ref exits the ring to check on both and therefore, stop the count. The crowd applauds the maneuver. The ref spends a good minute checking them, before they both begin to stir. Both men get to their knees, trading lefts and rights on the floor with the crowd firmly against the Anarchist and cheering for Detrick. However, it is Furno who gets the better of this exchange after a hard right to the chin. Detrick crumples to the floor, with Furno getting up slowly, pulling him up with him. Furno pushes Detrick in the ring and gets on the ring apron only for Detrick to quickly get up and kick Furno in the face as he enters the ring. Furno is woozy as a result, but manages to get his entire body back in, but is quickly hit with a 915 (Trouble in Paradise)! After 10 seconds of laying on the floor, Detrick slides over and pins Furno.
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Furno crawls to the corner as Detrick struggles to get to his feet. Detrick walks over to Furno and pulls him out of the corner. Furno throws a right hand, but Detrick responds with a second 915! The the crowd explodes as Detrick then drags Furno back up to his feet and picks him up in a firemans Carry. The DKO connects! Detricks rolls Furno onto his back and lays on his chest as the ref counts.
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"Detrick Cyrus has done it. The main event of Glory Road is official. It will be Azriel vs Jason Sabre vs Detrick Cyrus to determine the first ever ACW World Champion." David said
"I told you he would win it, but it wasn't easy. Furno brought it tonight." Evan said
"You're right. Kudos to Furno Moxley on his performance. He came close, but it was Detrick's night. This was not the heist of the century, this was the hero conquering the villain and moving on to his next quest. And that quest is the ACW World Championship." David said.
"Next week, the Semi-Finals for the Womens Championship will be set." Evan said
"Join us next week for that. Thank you for watching" David said
(Stone Cold Creamery)
CJ Hawk looks at the TV as Natalia licks her ice cream cone.
"That was a really good match." CJ Said.
"And Detrick won. He's going to be ACW World Champion and I'm going to be ACW Womens Champion! That's great." Natalia said
"Don't get ahead of yourself. You still have two more matches and Detrick has to deal with Jason Sabre and Azriel. Jason absolutely killed Ralston and Azriel...well, I know from experience, is a tough task. Plus Detrick might let emotions get the best of him with Jason being in the match." CJ Said, before receiving a text. He looks at his phone and groans
"Who is that?" Natalia said
"It's my dad." CJ said
"Oh, Papa Hawk. Hey, CJ, why haven't I met him yet?" Natalia asked.
"He's a bit too much. I hardly ever visit home anymore. He's really not a fan of my work. In fact, he has his own wrestling school just to spite me. It's ridiculous to be honest with you." CJ explains
"But he's your dad." Natalia said
"So?" CJ asked
"Isn't family everything?" Natalia said
"Not always." CJ said.
"What did he text you about?" Natalia asked
"He told me to get some water...and then he told me not to spill it again or he'll beat my ass until it's red." CJ said
"That's abusive." Natalia said
"He's not abusive. He's just a crazy old man. He thinks he's the king of some country called 'Waterkanda'" CJ said, getting a laugh from Natalia.
"Hey CJ…" Natalia asked
"What?" CJ asked
"Can I have another ice cream cone?" Natalia asked
"I don't have the money for that. I'm not a millionaire, I'm just a wrestler!" CJ exclaims
(Hotel room)
Meanwhile, in a hotel room, we see pictures of Natalia ripped up. A dining room table was broken in half. There was food all over the floor. Broken glass and red wine were all over the floor. Rose petals were scattered. In the bathroom, a platinum blond women looks down with her hair covering her face.
"You stood me up Natalia….you don't stand me up, my love... you rejected my love… So now I will force you to be my love….because I get what I want….because…"
She looks up at the mirror to reveal her face is painted Sky Blue with a black diamond around both eyes.
"I...Am...Diamondust"
She then headbutts the mirror and screams.
(Outside Richard Montoya's office)
Anthony Dre stands outside the office with a grin on his face as Raptor Reigns is next to him. They stand outside with the fully glass door with a wooden frame.
"I'm telling you Raptor, the people are going to love me after I pitch me being added into the ACW World Championship match. It's going be the biggest moment in history when I win the ACW World Title." Anthony said
"I don't think it's going to work." Raptor said
"Why not?" Anthony questions.
"Because you got your ass handed to you by Casey Harris." Raptor said
"Speaking of Casey, why are we protecting him after what he did to me, yet Jason Sabre is an enemy for what he did to will?" Anthony questions.
"Because you just lost. Will was destroyed." Raptor explains.
"Whatever. Richard Montoya knows that Dre is Okay. He'll let me in the match and guess what? I….Go...Over." Anthony said, before twisting the knob and finding out that the door was locked.
"Looks like you can't even go over a doorknob." Raptor chuckled, to the annoyance of Anthony. But then the laughing stopped when Anarchy appeared behind them. Raptor came face to face with Roman as Ash had his baseball bat in one hand and Lacey on his other. Jasper looks at Raptor, who hasn't taken his eyes off Roman, before looking at Anthony Dre.
"Wrong place, wrong time, Anthony." Jasper said, before Roman headbutts Raptor in the face. Anthony is about to help, but Jasper knees him in the gut and hits him in the face with the baseball bat. Raptor punches Roman, but is quickly jabbed in the jaw with Ash's bat. Roman kicks Raptor in the gut, before picking him up for a Powerbomb. Roman Powerbombs Raptor through the glass part of the door.
"Richard, we're here." Ash said as he steps through the glass door and over Raptor's body with the rest of Anarchy following. Unfortunately, they see nobody. "The son of a bitch ran."
"He must've gotten out of here during the Lacey vs Erin match. He recognized us." Jasper said.
"He'll have to show his face eventually." Ash said "And when he does, he will pay for what he did."
"And we will reign, right?" Lacey asked
"Of course." Ash said. "Anarchy….will...Reign"
(Credits)
A/N: Lets recap this crazy show. We started by finding out how Furno and Nyx ended up in ACW featuring the debut of the Revenant. Following that, Detrick got Natalia a psychopath on her tail, before Rey Pantera declared Jason as no alley of Hope. But Detrick seems to have a different view on Sabre. Then Ray Kiran made his debut and absolutely failed. His opponent Casey was then attacked by Brutus, who failed his mission because of Kyle Stevens and Mason Locke. Giselle declared the mission a failure backstages as tensions between Adela and Giselle continue to escalate. Also, it seems that Adela is aware of Sabre and Giselle. Then Anarchy reigned on Rayleen, Talia, Freddy and the shitty bodyguard known as Caesar Montana. Rayleen was injured and Lacey took her spot, before winning a match against Erin Frost to advance in a pretty good match. Ash then introduced Anarchy to the world. Following that Jason and Detrick met up, before Jason was introduced to Micah Hyde, who also wants Jason as the King of Despair instead of Azriel. Or at least that's what he told him. In the main event, Detrick Cyrus defeats Furno Moxley in a great match that made up for the awfulness of Ray Kiran (With the womens match also helping with the I'm sorry for this disgrace). Then CJ Hawk got a text from his dad with Natalia around. But the ice cream for dinner might've been a mistake for Natalia as it has awoken Diamondust (Thanks Detrick.). Then we ended with Anarchy storming into the office of Richard Montoya after beating up Raptor Reigns and Anthony Dre. It looks like we know who Ash was talking about. REVIEW!
ACW Episode 6 preview:
Tag Team Match; Anarchy (Jasper Cage & Roman McIntyre) vs Raptor Reigns & Anthony Dre
Womens Championship tournament: Katarina Love vs Nyx Rosewood
Singles match: Lacey Alvarez vs Talia Brooks
Plus, Katarina Love & Nevah Maria backstory. Giselle meets with Jason Malice. Why did Mason & Kyle help Casey? Ray Kiran meets Jason Sabre. What will be the aftermath of Natalia no showing the hotel room meeting with Diamondust? And where is Richard Montoya
As per usual, review with your thoughts