ACW Season 1: Hope vs Despair Chapter 21: Episode 15 Hellfire Trinity (Arc begins), a wrestling fanfic

(8-25-2027)

Alexis' Mansion; Tijuana, Mexico

"Did you two get the job done?" Alexis asked as Rey and Jesus sit on a lavish couch.

"We did what you wanted, but Freddy got away. Also there's one more thing I- Rey has to tell you" Jesus said, pushing Rey Aguayo forward..

"Cabron." Rey said, punching Jesus in the arm.

"Nevermind that, you let Freddy escape?!" Alexis says

"Calmese." Jesus said, putting his hands up. "Me and Rey can get to him. We just need to get into ACW."

"I only need to make one call. Do either of you have any idea on how that'll help." Alexis asked.

"We'll call him out on national tv. The boy is egotistical as...well, me. So he'll show up if we call him out on his manhood." Jesus said

"That's true, but I want you to make sure one more thing happens." Alexis said

"Yes princesca. Anything you want." Jesus said

"I want you to break up his wedding with Talia." Alexis said

"You want us to kill him?" Asked Rey

"No!" She quickly said.

"Yeah, she wants him alive." Jesus said.

"Here's what's going to happen. You are going to go back and find out where Talia is. I can get you on ACW. We'll use Talia as a bargaining chip. I don't want Freddy to be dead yet. I want him to suffer first." Alexis said

"Is that the truth?" Asked Jesus

"Oh, Jesus, I'm not a princess...I'm a Queen." Alexis said, giving him a glare and ignoring the question. She then walks out of the room. Rey turns to Jesus.

"That means that you shouldn't say stuff like that again." Rey said.

"Whatever. Freddy doesn't even know that Alexis is the new Kingpin." Jesus said

"Queenpin." Rey corrected.

"Right. Let's head out. I really want to see that Sabre vs Cyrus match." Jesus said.

"My money's on Detrick." Rey said.

"Ten bucks says that the Ace wins." Jesus said.

"Pesos or dollars?" Rey asked.

"Why not both?" Jesus shrugged

(Richard Montoya office)

"Three cards." Richard said as he looks at the Queen Card, Jack card and Ace card on his desktop. "Seth has one...only three remain…"

He smiles as he picks up the Queen Card.

"Maybe we should play a game with Anarchy."

Richard looks up from his desk to see Damian Crowe standing in front of him.

"Next week, Jasper Cage will face Roman McIntyre for the Queen Card." Richard said with a smile, before hearing a loud cheer. He stands up from his seat and looks into a cabinet behind his desk. He pulls out a bottle of whiskey. "The Hellfire Trinity is approaching. Would you like a-"

Richard then stopped as he found Damian Crowe to be nowhere in sight.

"I guess he doesn't drink." Richard said before opening the bottle and chugging it down

Just give me a reason

(The first shot is of Jason Sabre with his head held down as he sits with his back against the wall with only street lights providing illumination for the dark night)

To keep my heart beating

(Detrick Cyrus is seen looking up at the night sky as his arms crossed and pressed against the railing on the balcony of Hope HQ)

Don't worry, it's safe right here in my arms

(Natalia cries into the shoulder of Rey Patera)

As the world falls apart around us

(Freddy is seen holding hands with Talia)

All we can do is hold on, hold on

(Then there hands separate as we see Jacob Brooks in the background of this, smirking)

Take my hand

(Giselle is seen in the throne room, looking a little down)

And bring me back

(She then looks behind herself and it zooms in on Azriel sitting on his throne with Micah Hyde next to him. Following that the instrumental kicks in with quick clips of Azriel hitting CJ Hawk with Death's Embrace, then Jason Suplexing Freddy from the Apron to the outside, Diamondust hitting Erin with a perfume bottle, and Alexis Espinoza sitting up in a coffin)

I'll risk everything if it's for you

(Jason sees Giselle sitting on the hood of his car)

A whisper into the night

(It then shows the two kissing)

Telling me it's not my time and don't give up

(Ray Kiran is seen poorly shadow boxing)

I've never stood up before this time

(Will Ralston spears Jason onto Thumbtacks, before skipping to a different part of the song)

So stand up, stand up

(We see staredowns of Detrick and Azriel, followed by Giselle and Adela Harroway, before skipping to the end of the song)

Just tell me why baby

(Furno is seen smoking a cigarette with Nyx beside him)

They might call me crazy

(Seth Sullivan hits Ash with a Neurotoxic)

For saying I'll fight until there is no more

(Jason is seen bleeding heavily as he stands over Will Ralston)

Fureri wo fukunda senkougankou wa kankakiteki shoudou

(Azriel is seen choking Giselle, before it flashes back to Jason sitting at the same spot from the beginning, but with Giselle next to him)

Blinded, I can't see the end

(Richard Montoya is seen running down the halls of ACW as images of Anarchy appear behind him)

Look how far we made it

(Ash Russo is seen with a baseball bat)

The pain I can't escape it

(Ash then smashes it over a Name plate that says 'Richard Montoya')

Kono mamajya mada owaraseru koto wa dekinai deshou

(Detrick Cyrus is seen still looking at the stars, before Natalia hugs him from behind. CJ Hawk and Erin flanks his sides)

Nando kutabarisou demo kuchi hateyou tomo owariwanaisa

(Azriel sits on his throne as images of Jason Sabre, Giselle, Casey Harris and Detrick Cyrus appear)

It finally begins...

(A title of Card of ACW Hope vs Despair that's divided by Jason Sabre in the middle with Detrick Cyrus on Hope's side with with blue and silver tint as Azriel is on the Despair side with a Red and black tint.)

"Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the beginning of our road to Final Destination. And this road begins with two best friends going through the Hellfire Trinity." David said

"Two men will compete and the winner will go on to ACW Final Destination where they will face Azriel in the main event." Evan Neal.

Rain's falling down and just darkens the ground
A sound that I've heard before but I'm not sure
You keep me away from the place where you've been
But now I remember why you stay away from there

"In the last seven days, Jason has had to beat CJ Hawk in an epic battle, prove his allegiance to Detrick and become an enemy of Despair, win an outstanding tag team match. Now he faces his friend, Detrick Cyrus to determine which of them faces Azriel" David said as Detrick comes one with his cornermen, Rey Pantera, who gets his own big reaction.

"This match will cause a rift, regardless of the winner. However the winner will not be Jason Sabre." Evan said

Voices in the air
I hear them loud and clear
Telling me to listen
Whispers in my ear
Nothing can compare
I just wanna listen

"As Detrick Cyrus comes out, I must explain this match. It is a best two out of three falls match but with each fall being a stipulation. First will be a singles match. Next will be a TLC. Then, if it is needed, the two will fight inside a Steel Cage." David said as Jason comes out alone

"This could go on for a long time David. These two know each other really well." Evan said

The bell rings as 20,000 fans are settling down in anticipation for what should be a classic match. Detrick starts to slowly move away from his corner, causing Jason to do the same. Neither seem like they want to make the wrong move. The both seem ready to lock hands with each other, but before their hands touch, Sabre pulls his back and backs away. Detrick nods his head at Sabre, who just shrugs back at his friend. Detrick then steals Jason's finger gun taunt and points it at him. Sabre raises an eyebrow, before flipping both of his middle fingers in Detrick's direction. Detrick puts his hand down as Sabre is very unimpressed with his attempt to get in his head. A dueling "Let's Go Sabre/ Let's Go Cyrus!" chant can be heard. The Staples Center is split down the middle as both chants attempt to drown the other out.

The two men circle each other again and finally they tie up admist the dueling chants. Both men try to gain leverage, but it is Cyrus who backs the Ace into the corner. The ref quickly starts to tell The Lucha Warrior to get off of Sabre. Slowly, Detrick lets go of Jason. But not before he lightly shoves him, before he backs up. Jason looks straight at Cyrus after the shove and then lunges at him to lock up. The two struggle for control. Sabre starts to back Detrick into his corner, but Cyrus tries to fight it, by leaning forward and standing on his tippy toes. However, Sabre takes him off his tippy toes with a side headlock takedown. But Detrick rolls backwards a little bit to roll up Sabre, but it doesn't even get a 1 count as Sabre lets go of the headlock. The two get to there feet, but Detrick strikes first with a right hand followed by a Snapmare into a chinlock. Sabre quickly slips out of the chinlock and gets to his feet. Detrick gets up, only for Jason to put him in a headlock, but Cyrus quickly pushes him into the ropes. Sabre rebounds with a shoulder block that knocks Cyrus down on his backside. The crowd 'oh' as Sabre does his gun taunt, down at Detrick, who clearly doesn't find any humor in it. Detrick gets to his feet and demands a lock up. Jason agrees to it. After a few seconds of struggle, Cyrus slowly starts to force Jason back toward the corner. But before they do, Sabre drops down to drop toe hold Detrick, causing the Lucha Warrior falling flat on his face. Cyrus sits up on his knees as Sabre mockingly claps at him.

"The opening minutes seem to be lighthearted but these two friends are growing frustrated at each other." David said

"This game of one upmanship is no longer playful as it was earlier. We're about to take things up a notch." Evan said

Detrick gets to his feet, a little slower than usual as him and Sabre face off. They speak, before Detrick slaps Sabre across the face. Jason fires back with his own, before chopping Cyrus across the chest. Detrick clutches his chest and turns around, before coming back at Sabre with a hard right hand. But Jason slaps Detrick across the face, before delivering a pair of chops, bruising up the chest of Cyrus. Cyrus then gears up and delivers a chop to Jason, who refuses to even show a hint of weakness through his face to Detrick. Jason chops him back. Then it's Detrick's turn. The crowd woos as they exchange chops. Both go back and forth. Jason is gritting his teeth as he takes chops and dishes out ones that are far stiffer. Meanwhile Cyrus attempt to chop the hell out of Jason as his upper pectorals are turned a shade of purple from Sabre's chops. The two continue to throw chops. Chop by Detrick. Chop by Jason. Detrick screams and then chops Sabre. Sabre finally yells in pain and deliverings a eardrum shattering knife edge chop that drops Detrick to the ground. There is a nice round of applause for the exchange, before Sabre picks him up and Irish whips Detrick into the ropes. But Detrick jumps up to the middle rope and tries to come back with a Springboard Moonsault, but Sabre sidesteps him. Cyrus lands on his feet. Jason attempts a Final Blow (RKO), but Detrick pushes him off. Detrick then attempts a Superkick, but Jason ducks and schoolboys Cyrus, but Detrick rolls through it and catches Jason with a Oklahoma Roll

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Kick out at 1.22!

After Sabre kick's out, Detrick plans to get to his feet, but Sabre wraps his legs around Detrick's arm and pulls him down, looking for the Last Breath (Crippler Crossface). Detrick quickly wiggles free, before rolling under the ropes and onto the outside floor, before Jason can lock it in. Sabre gets to a kneeling position as he looks at Detrick, who has just figured out that the playful beginning over and now it's time to face the Ace of Pro Wrestling. Detrick takes a few seconds to regain himself as the ref begins to count him out. Jason Sabre gets to a vertical base and waits for Detrick. Detrick slides back in at eight, but immediately slides back out once Sabre gets close. Jason quickly exits the ring and a chase begins as Cyrus runs around the ring, trying to stay away from Sabre. Sabre is finger tips away from Detrick and is about to grab him, but Detrick swerves him and slides back into the ring. Jason quickly follows him back inside, but is caught with an arm drag. Jason gets to his feet again, only for Cyrus to slap him across the face again.

"Don't piss off little brother Detrick." Advises David

"Too late." Evan said

Sabre takes a step back, not expecting it. Cyrus then attempts a spinning heel kick, but Jason swats his leg in midair to stop him from connecting. Sabre then delivers a hard European Uppercut. Sabre keeps ahold of Detrick's mask to keep him standing and delivers a second one, that's even worse. Jason then attempts a Saito Suplex, but Detrick spins out of it while in the air and lands on his feet. Detrick then runs at the ropes and jumps up to the middle rope. Jason turns around into a Springboard Moonsault straight into a pin!

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Jason reverses into a O'connor roll!

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But Detrick reverses into his own roll up

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Kick out! But Jason catches him with an inside cradle

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Detrick kicks out and gets to his feet, but Sabre school boys him.

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Detrick kicks out, but Sabre uses the momentum to bounce off the ropes and come back to try and hit the Slingblade on a now standing Detrick. But as Sabre performs the revolution around Detrick, the Lucha Warrior hooks both of Sabre's arms and pulls him down into a back slide!

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Kick out at 1.75! Both get to their feet and are face to face as the crowd chants "A-C-W!"

"Almost 13 minutes in and these two are going back and forth. It's hard to know who has the edge." David said

"Jason has a lot of hard strikes, but Cyrus has some impressive counters and plans." Evan said

The two are nose to nose. Sabre is talking trash, Cyrus seems to be replying to him as they are nose to nose. They lock up again. Detrick gets the go behind on Jason with a waistlock. Jason tries to break the hands apart, but Cyrus has a tight grip and isn't willing to let him break the waist lock. Jason tries to tussle around, but Cyrus is on him with the waistlock. Finally, Sabre decides to run backwards, ramming Detrick into the turnbuckles. Cyrus still has the waistlock in, but it's broken after Sabre delivers a few elbows to the side of the head. Jason walks out of the corner, before trying to run back at Detrick. However, The Ultimate Hope gets his foot up, catching Sabre on the face with it. Detrick then elevates himself to the second turnbuckle, before he jumps up to the top turnbuckle with no boost and comes off with a flying wheel kick to Jason. The crowd applauds.

Detrick yells at Jason to get up to his feet. As Jason does, Detrick attempts another Clothesline, but Sabre ducks. Detrick turns around into a slingblade from Jason Sabre. Jason gets to his feet and now it's his turn to call his opponent up to their feet. Detrick gets to his feet as Sabre attempts the Final Strike (Ripcord Lariat). But Detrick ducks underneath the Lariat part, but Sabre was one step ahead as he caught Detrick with a Pele Kick the second he turns around. Jason pulls Detrick up and drags him into the corner. Jason delivers a chop to his already purple and tenderized chest. The crowds woos everytime. Woo. Woo. Woo. Suddenly the 'woo' starts to fade as Jason's chops become quicker and more rapid fire. Soon, you have a tough time seeing Jason's hand due to the speed and velocity of the Knife Edge Chops. Eventually Jason stops and raises his hand to a big pop, before delivering one last chop. His hand print is practically tattooed on Detrick's chest at this point.

Sabre backs up and allows Detrick to fall to both knees. Detrick clutches his chest in pain, but notices Sabre approaching. Detrick punches Jason in the gut and rolls out to the ring apron. Detrick uses the ropes to get up as you can hear him coughing and trying to breath. Jason runs at him, but Detrick pulls the top rope down. Jason flies over and lands right next to Detrick. Detrick quickly superkicks Jason Sabre! Then Detrick clotheslines the Ace back into the ring as he stays on the ring apron, needing the distance to heal. Detrick then decides to get back into the ring by hitting a Springboard Frog Splash! Detrick hooks the leg.

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Jason Sabre has his foot on the rope!

"Jason saves himself with the foot on the rope." Evan said

"We are closing in on twenty minutes into this match and you have to remember that after this both men will still have to compete in at least one different match." David said.

Detrick picks Jason up and Irish whips him into the farthest corner. Detrick then runs at Sabre, but Sabre explodes out of the corner and hits a Koppu Kick on Detrick! Sabre gets up to his feet as chants continue to duel for both men. "Go Ace!" duels with "Go Hope!". Jason backs into the corner as Detrick gets in perfect position for the Final Resolution (Strong Style Knee Strike). Jason runs at Detrick, but Cyrus dodges it and hops onto his feet. Jason crashes into the turnbuckles and turns around into a Japanese Arm Drag. Detrick keeps ahold of arm and pulls him up, before hitting a arm breaker. Detrick watches as Jason grab his arm for a second, before stomping on Sabre to weaken him. He then grabs Jason's arm and pulls on it for a few second, before driving his knee down onto the bicep of Jason Sabre. Detrick keeps his knee on Jason's bicep while continuing to pull on Sabre's arm. The Lucha Warrior then stands up while keeping ahold of Sabre's arm, before doing a knee drop to it. Sabre lets out a deep drop, before Detrick forcefully straightens his arm out. Detrick then drives the knee into the point of The Ace's bicep. Detrick lets go of Jason's arm, allowing him to roll away in anguish.

Detrick closes in on Sabre, who is trying to buy time to recover. But he can't as Cyrus stomps on Jason, showing a lot of aggression against his friend. Detrick then grabs Jason by the arm and drags him up, before draping the bad right arm over the top rope. Detrick then pounds away with right hands to the bicep and tricep of Jason's arm, while holding onto it with his own left hand. The referee steps in, to try and get the relentless Detrick to back off. Detrick let's go and backs up as Sabre shakes his arm. The ref checks on Jason, but Sabre pushes him out of the way and swings at Cyrus, who ducks. Detrick then delivers a double knee armbreaker to Sabre. Detrick then grabs Sabre's arm before putting him in a cross armbreaker. Jason grits his teeth as Cyrus pulls on his arm. Cyrus continues to contort Jason's arm, by starting to bend Jason's arm in a Key Lock. Meanwhile, Jason Sabre is trying to reach the ropes. He is able to a kneeling position and tries to use his legs to get to the ropes, but isn't close. So Sabre grits his teeth, before letting out a huge roar as he lifts Detrick Cyrus up with his bad arm, off the mat, before dropping him with a sitout powerbomb! The crowd applauds the show of strength as Sabre rolls away from Detrick.

"Detrick Cyrus has decided to target the arm of Jason, but Sabre can still fight through it." David said

"I don't like Jason. He's an asshole. But he is one hell of a fighter with a lot of heart and true grit." Evan said

"You know nothing about either of those things." David said

Jason is trying to loosen his arm by shaking it as Detrick gets to his feet. Cyrus tries to close in on Sabre, but The Ace sees him coming and pump kicks him right on the bruised chest! Detrick falls back as Sabre moves around, still shaking his arm. Detrick gets up as Sabre grabs him from behind. Jason Sabre connects with the Final Strike! Jason screams in pain, but then decides to fight it as he locks in the Final Breath! However, he lets go in seconds once the pain in his arm hits him again. Sabre gets to his feet and walks away from Detrick to figure out what to do next. Meanwhile Detrick rolls to the opposite side of the ring, lucky that he was let off the hook from the Last Breath.

Detrick gets to his feet as Sabre is shaking off his arm injury. Sabre runs at Detrick, but Cyrus catches him with a right hand. Detrick then grabs Jason's right arm and puts him in a wrist lock, before pulling Jason's shoulder into his own shoulder. Jason falls to both knees upon impact, but Detrick picks him up and hits a scoop slam with Jason's bad arm tucked behind him! Detrick then drags Jason up and dumps him over the top rope and onto the outside. Jason gets to his feet on the outside, only for Detrick to hit a Tope Suicida with Detrick's head ramming into Sabre's right arm. The crowd chants "This is awesome!" as Cyrus and Sabre lay on the floor.

Sabre is holding his bad arm as Detrick gets to his feet. Detrick lifts him up, before yanking on the right arm to make Sabre scream. Detrick keeps ahold of the arm and pulls him near the guard rail. Detrick then picks Sabre up, before dropping him, arm first on the guard rail. Jason grasps his arm in utter agony, before Detrick rolls into the ring at six. Detrick waits, challenging Sabre to either fight or give uo from the inside. Sabre looks at him while holding his arm. The ref hits 8 as the crowd chants "Let's go Jason!" Then, with his bad right arm, Jason Sabre flips off Detrick, before running into the ring only for Detrick to catch him with the 915 (Trouble in Paradise)!

"It was a trap!" Evan said

"Half an hour into the first of three possible matches and it might be over!" David said as Detrick attempts the pin

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Jason grabs the bottom rope with his bad arm to a huge pop.

"Not yet! The Ace is still in it!" David said

"He should've just taken the loss. He still has one more chance to win the Hellfire Trinity if he wins the TLC and cage match." Evan said

"But he'd be at a disadvantage. And with his arm injury, he needs this win more than Detrick Cyrus right now." David replies

Detrick gets to his feet and kicks Jason's arm off the bottom rope. Detrick then pulls Sabre up to his feet and does a wristlock takedown. Detrick then drops to a knee and clubs away at Sabre, no longer seeing him as a friend, but as an enemy. Detrick wails away on him, before the ref interferes. Cyrus gets up and slaps his battered chest, full of adrenaline. The crowd gives The Ultimate Hope a mixed reaction, almost as if the attack on his best friends arm has earned him a little heat. Detrick looks back down at Jason who is trying to get to his feet. Detrick waits for him to fully get up and attempts a Leaping Reverse STO, but Sabre holds onto the top rope and Detrick crashes. Jason then sees his opportunity as Detrick gets up and decides to steal Detrick own 915! Similar to Detrick, it's a mixed reaction as Jason pins Detrick.

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Kick out at 2.33!

Sabre staggers away, holding his arm. Detrick tries to recover from Jason's little comeback and his thievery. Detrick is on his feet and Sabre swings at him with a left hand. They aren't as good as his rights, but Sabre tries his best with two more. But Detrick jabs Sabre's right arm to stop his momentum. Detrick then tries a roundhouse kick, but Jason ducks underneath it and grabs Detrick by his head, before hitting a Final Blow! The crowd explodes as Detrick lays on his belly, with Jason laying over the back of his head holding his arm.

"The Final Blow connects! But Sabre has no strength left in his arm and Cyrus isn't in a pinning position." Evan said

"It was desperation. But it's really telling that Jason is getting that desperate in the first of three possible matches that him and Detrick have to fight in tonight." David said

Jason rolls off Detrick, knowing that he won't get the three if he rolls Detrick over after the amount of time he spent healing up. Instead he rolls over to the ropes and stands up, shaking his arm loose, to try and get some blood flowing in there. Detrick begins to move, so Sabre walks over and stomps on him a few times. Sabre then lifts Detrick up to his feet and delivers a headbutt to the luchadore. Detrick is phased as Sabre kicks him in the gut and hooks him up for a vertical suplex, but Detrick blocks it. Detrick delivers a few body shots, before connecting with his own snap suplex. He rolls up to his feet with Jason in his arms and follows up with a back suplex. Detrick gets to his feet, with Sabre following behind. Detrick takes him down with a clothesline and follows up with a standing moonsault. Detrick rolls off of Jason, showing the effects of the first match in the Hellfire Trinity. Detrick gets to his feet as Sabre is now resting in the corner. Detrick runs toward the corner before hitting a rope assisted Dropkick on Jason. Detrick then lifts Sabre up and Irish Whips him into the opposite corner. Detrick uses the momentum to run up to the top turnbuckle and comeback at Sabre with a Crossbody, but Sabre rolls through into a pinfall.

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Detrick kicks out at 2.25, and quickly rolls out of the ring. However Detrick's attempted at a breather wouldn't work as Jason Sabre hit a front flip Senton over the top ropes onto him. The crowd cheers as Sabre lands perfectly on his feet. Jason drags Detrick to his feet, not wasting any time and rolls him back in. Jason is grunting and talking trash, trying to keep the adrenaline going. Detrick tries to get to his feet, but Jason takes him down with the Best Dropkick in the Business. Jason gets up and grabs Detrick right leg, before dropping his own leg across Detrick's knee. Cyrus squeals as Jason pull on his leg for a little bit in a measure of revenge from the work done to his arm. Jason keeps a hold of Detrick's leg, before grabbing his other one, crossing them and turning them around into a Texas Cloverleaf. Detrick screams out as Jason applies pressure. Jason pulls back as Detrick becomes more distressed at how strong of a hold Jason has on him right now. Detrick is in pain, but he claws his way closer to the bottom rope as the crowd either boo or cheer as he slides closer. Detrick tries his damndest to get there, but Sabre isn't letting him. A 'Let's go Detrick/ Detrick Sucks' chant fills Los Angeles' Staples Center as he inches closer and closer. However each inch takes a long time to get. It feels like an eternity, but Cyrus finally grabs the bottom rope and Sabre lets go as the crowd simultaneously groan and pop.

"Detrick was in that hold for quite a while." Evan comments

"We are officially forty minutes into the first act of the Hellfire Trinity. This has been a classic, but I have no idea what will be left of these two when this match ends and the TLC match begins." David said

Both men are struggling at this point, but Sabre is going through an adrenaline rush right now and is looking very intense as he forcefully plucks Detrick off the ring mat. Jason delivers a few left hands to Cyrus, still not using the right arm. Jason then Detrick underneath the chin to knock him into the ropes. Jason then clotheslines himself and Detrick over the ropes. Detrick lands on the outside as Sabre catches himself on the ring apron. Jason then walks over and climbs up to the top of the ring post. As Jason finds balance, Detrick begins to get to his feet. And when he does, Sabre hits a Final Hour (High Fly Flow) to the outside! The crowd explodes into a frenzy as Sabre and Cyrus are both laid out.

"A-C-W!' is what they chant. The ref is at a three count as both men are laid out on the floor. The ref hits four, before Sabre sits up and begins to drag Detrick up with him. Jason delivers a knee to the abdomen of Detrick, before slamming his head into the ring apron. Jason then grabs Detrick by his arm and hip tosses him into the side of the steel steps. A loud thud is heard from the contact, before Jason walks over. Jason then picks Detrick Cyrus up. He then rams Detrick's back into the steel steps. The ref reaches a eight count, before Sabre Irish whips Detrick into the steel post across from him. 'Nine' says the ref. But Jason quickly rolls in and out, to make sure that match one doesn't end in a draw after this long. Jason then picks Detrick up and walks him toward the announce table as the ref restarts the count. Jason lays Detrick on top of the announce table as David Harkness and Evan Neal get out of the way. Sabre then reenters the ring as the ref gets to three. Jason Sabre ascends to the top turnbuckle as the crowd watches on in awe. Then Jason soars across the skies with a High Angle Senton Bomb through the announce table!

"From the ring through our table outside!" David said as loud 'Holy Shit!" chants are heard

"He did the Falling Star! He stole Detrick's move again!" Evan said

The ref restarts his count again. One. Not much movement from either as Jason's head and shoulder lay on top of Detrick. Two. Nothing. Three. Nothing. Four. Jason moves for the first time. Five. Jason crawls toward the ring. Six. Seven. Eight. Jason enters, but Detrick is still out. Nine. Jason rolls out of the ring, breaking the count. The crowd applauds the stupid but gutsy move as Sabre slowly walks over to Detrick. Jason lifts Detrick up and drags his carcass back into the ring, even using his bad right arm to help him. Jason rolls inside and goes for the pin.

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Foot on the rope at 2.89!

Now it's Jason's turn to hate the bottom rope as him and his best friend are showing cracks with neither being able to put the other away in the first of three possible matches tonight. Jason rolls away from Detrick and sits in the bottom corner, looking a little defeated. Almost like he regrets breaking up the ten count. Detrick slides over the opposite corner and sits there. The two men make eye contact. Both know that the other is tired and they know that the other knows that they're tired as well. For a moment, the two look around, to soak up the reaction. These two kids, fighting on the biggest stage was unimaginable at one point, but here they are. Jason nods as he slowly gets up. Detrick nods back and does the same. This isn't a dream for them. This is a reality. As Los Angeles backs both up with "Let's Go Detrick! Let's go Sabre!" chants, both swing for the fences. Left by Jason. Right by Detrick. Left. Right. Left. Right. Back and forth they go with this exchange. Detrick falls to one knee after a hard right, but gets back up and slugs Jason with a right hand. Jason is sent backwards into the ropes, but he does a Pendulum and comes back with a pendulum Koppu Kick!

Detrick seems winded after the counter and uses the ropes to get up, but Sabre is right on him with a German Suplex. Jason holds on as Detrick attempts a back elbow, but it isn't enough to stop a bridging German Suplex. The ref counts 1...2...Detrick gets his shoulder up, but Jason still has him in the waistlock, pulls him back up and hits a Release German Suplex! The crowd loudly cheers as Sabre has found another lease on life as he stands up on his feet. Jason quickly checks his right arm to make sure it's good enough, before pointing his gun taunt at Detrick. Jason waits patiently as Detrick gets to his feet and he attempts a Final Blow. But Detrick pushes him off. Luckily for Jason, he lands on his feet. However, he is hit with a 915 seconds later! Detrick goes for the pin, hooking both legs and making sure his body is pressed down against the right arm.

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Shoulder up at 2.98!

"How much closer does it get?!" David said

"50 minutes in already. They really are willing to go through hell to face Azriel at Final Destination." Evan said

Detrick leans over Jason, looking at the eyes of the man who isn't giving up after all this time and energy. Detrick slowly gets to his feet as Jason slowly crawls toward the corner. The Ultimate Hope follows him, allowing the Ace to use the corner to pull himself up, before punching him in the right arm. Jason fights back with a kick to the gut. Detrick takes it and tries to throw another punch at Jason's right hard, but Jason uses the bottom of his boot to block it and force Detrick to punch that. Detrick's shakes his hand in pain, before Jason explodes out of the corner with a Slingblade. Jason then picks Detrick up and drags him away from the corner. Jason then gets behind Detrick and grabs his wrist, before hitting another Final Strike (Ripcord Lariat)! Jason collapses on top of Detrick, holding his bad arm. The ref counts.

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Kick out at 2.98!

The crowd applauds as Jason is shocked. However would realize that he can't dwell on it, this late into the match and stays on top of Detrick by lifting him up and Irish whipping him. Detrick comes back and Jason back body drops him over his head, however The Lucha Warrior does a flip and lands on his feet. Jason turns around with a roundhouse kick on his mind, but Detrick ducks underneath and goes behind Sabre. Jason turns around and Detrick lifts him onto his shoulders. Not wasting anytime Detrick throws him in the air and connects with the DKO (Firemans Carry into an overhead kick)! Detrick goes for the pin!

"DKO! DKO! DKO!" Calls Evan

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Kick out at 2.99!

"You gotta be fucking kidding me! No way! No fucking way!" A hysterical David said

"How are these two doing it?!" Evan said

The "Fight Forever!" chants start up as Detrick vents his frustration bu hitting the ring mat. Detrick then begins to mount Jason and throw hand after hand at him, frustrated with him not going down after everything that's happened in match one of the Hellfire Trinity. Detrick then stands up and paces around, trying to think of what to do as Jason gets to his feet. Detrick locks him into a Sleeper Hold! But before he can fully lock it in, Jason elbows him a couple of times in the get to make him let go. Jason then puts him in Suplex position and connects with a vertical suplex into a Backbreaker! Detrick rolls away, but Jason crawls after him and drapes his arm over Detrick's chest

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Jason rolls off Detrick and is on all fours. He pounds the mat in frustration over not ending match one yet. Jason then stands on his feet and backs into the corner as Cyrus gets to a kneeling position. Jason runs at him with Final Resolution in mind, but Cyrus jumps up and catches him with a Roundhouse kick. Sabre goes down. Detrick sees his opportunity and slowly walks over to corner to climb to the top. Detrick goes for the Falling Star! It connects! Detrick's just stays on top of Jason as the ref counts.

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"It's finally over after 57:45, Detrick Cyrus has defeated Jason Sabre in an epic!" Evan said as the crowd give a standing ovation to both men who lay in the ring.

"No it's not over. They have to go through a TLC Match in a few moments and if Jason wins that, then we're going to have a Steel cage match." David said as Jason rolls away from Detrick as Rey Pantera enters to give Detrick an ice pack and water

"But these two have been through hell. What do they have left in them?" Questions Evan

"I don't know. But these two men will receive a small break, before Part 2 of the Hellfire Trinity begins. We'll be back folks." David said

(Gravesite)

Sara Lewis stands in front of a tombstone that reads Samantha Lewis. Sara lays roses down in front of the tombstone. Suddenly Giselle appears behind her.

"It's a shame that she had to go, so you could keep your lifeforce." Giselle said.

"Part of me regrets it, but there's no time to dwell on the past. How is everything going for you and Azriel? The wedding isn't too far away." Asked Sara

"I am aware, but a problem has risen. Adela Harroway has been getting in my way and interfering with my business." Giselle said

"What do you want me to do?" Asked Sara

"What you did to your sister." Giselle said, causing Sara to turn around. She nods in agreement

"Fine, I'll take life in your name. As well as your baby's." Sara said

"You sensed it." Giselle said.

"A power that strong couldn't belong to just one person." Sara said.

"Thank you." Giselle said, before starting to walk away down the grass hill. "Now that I took care of her. I must take care of Jason."

(El Paso, Texas)

Freddy Escobar drives his car into the driveway of a house that is much smaller than his mansion. Beside him is Caesar Montana.

"It was real nice of Stepdad Steve to let us stay at his home." Caesar said as Freddy parks. The two get out of the car.

"Talia hates it though. I'm not going to lie to you Caesar, but I kinda missed this place. It's small, but it's peaceful and not too extravagant." Freddy said as him and Caesar walk up the door. "Why's the door unlocked."

"Because I never locked it boss." Caesar said.

"The cartel is after us and you can't even lock the door, before we leave. Dammit Caesar!" Freddy said, before opening the door to see the place is torn apart.

"Jeez, Talia made a mess while Stepdad Steve was away." Caesar said.

"Oh no….Talia!" Freddy shouts as he runs into the house. "Talia! Talia! Talia!"

Freddy continues to repeat that as he looks down the hallway, opening every door. He then looks into the bathroom and sees something written on the mirror with lipstick.

"We have her, Queen of the South." Freddy reads as Caesar enters the bathroom. "She was kidnapped."

"But she wasn't a kid." Caesar said, before Freddy punched Caesar in the face.

"You fucking idiot!" Freddy shouts. "You were supposed to protect her and now she's been kidnapped by the fucking cartel."

"I'm sorry boss." Caesar cowers, before Freddy punches him again and throws him headfirst into the mirror. The mirror shatters as the large Caesar starts to tear up as blood flows down his face. Caesar falls to the bathroom floor and looks up. "I'm sorry. We can find her."

"Shut up! I'm not your boss. Fuck what your mom said to me, I am not taking care of your useless ass anymore!" Freddy said, before walking out of the bathroom. Leaving Caesar to cry alone. Freddy thinks "I don't know who you are Queen of the South, but you're not taking my fiance hostage!"

(Ad Break)

"It is time for the Hellfire Trinity to continue with a TLC match." David said.

"How much more do these two have left. They just barely got done with a 57 minute match." Evan said

The bell rings as the ring is surrounded by tables, ladders and chairs. There's one ladder set down inside the ring. Meanwhile theres four tables stacked near the fans. One mini ladder is also set up near it. Above the ring is a briefcase with the Final Destination logo on it. The two friends stagger towards each other. Detrick throws a right hand, but Jason ducks underneath and catches him with a swift kick to the knee. Jason then tries to go for the ladder, but Detrick grabs his leg as he gets back to his feet. Detrick delivers a forearm and Irish whips Jason into the corner. Jason walks out of the corner into a pop up powerbomb from Detrick Cyrus! Detrick leaves the ring afterwards and picks up a table. Detrick begins to set it up. After he finishes, Detrick picks up a steel chair, but Jason baseball slides it into Detrick's face. Detrick is sent flying backwards and tumbles over the table he set up. Jason sits on the ring apron for a second and shakes his arm loose, before hopping off. Sabre then picks up a ten foot ladder. Jason rams the ladder into the face of Detrick as he gets up, before sliding it back in. Jason sets the ladder up in the middle of the ring and is about to climb, when he notice Detrick getting on the ring apron. Jason runs at Cyrus, but Cyrus pulls the ropes down and sends Sabre flying over him and onto the table. But the table doesn't break, so Detrick jumps up to the top rope to try and hit a Springboard. But, while he goes for that, his back his turn, so he doesn't notice Jason get up on the table and leap up to the middle ropes behind him. Jason German suplex's Detrick through the table! Both crash onto the floor and roll around in pain as the crowd chants "Holy Shit!".

"We have officially passed one hour in the Hellfire Trinity!" David comments

"Detrick just got German Suplex through a table! But Jason isn't looking much better." Evan comments.

Jason uses the ring skirt to pull himself up to his feet as Detrick crawls near the barricade. Jason looks underneath the ring and pulls out a twenty foot ladder. Detrick gets to a vertical base near the guard rail, before Jason sandwiches Detrick Cyrus between the ladder and the guard rail. Detrick falls to the ground, before Jason walks back to the ring and slides the ladder in. Jason enters. Jason sets the ladder up next to the ten foot ladder and begins to climb up the ladder.

Eight rungs away

Seven rungs

Six rungs

Five rungs

Detrick reenters the ring and begins to climb up the ten foot ladder. Jason notices Cyrus on the top of the ten foot ladder. Detrick grabs Jason's bad arm, but Sabre kicks Detrick in the head to make him let go. Detrick almost falls off the ladder but holds on. Sabre then dives off his ladder and tries to hurricanrana Detrick off his, but Cyrus holds onto him. Jason sits up on his shoulders and starts to pound away at Detrick's head. Detrick then leans backwards, smashing Jason's head against the top of the ladder, before jumping off the ladder with a sit out powerbomb. The crowd chants "Holy shit!" again.

"The will of these two men are unmatched. Both men are exhausted as they are not willing to be known as the friend of the Final Destination main eventer." David said

"All this effort, just so they can lose to Azriel at Final Destination." Evan comments

"If any guy could do it, I honestly think it would be the one who wins the Hellfire Trinity." David said

Detrick rests for a few moments, before getting to his feet. Detrick climbs the larger ladder. Five rungs away. Four rungs away….three rungs away...Jason Sabre uses the smaller ladder to pull himself up and begins to shake Detrick's ladder. Detrick descends a couple rungs to keep balance as Sabre starts climbing the smaller ladder. Detrick stomps down on Jason's right shoulder causing him to scream. But Sabre then jumps off his minature ladder and catches Detrick with a Final Blow! Both end up flying over the ropes and onto a pair of four stacked tables! The crowd can't believe what they just witnessed as both men lay in the rumble.

"Let's Go Sabre/ Let's go Cyrus!" is what's repeated inside the Staples Center as both men are weakened and both trying to find the will to continue. The chants do not relent as Sabre reaches up and grabs the ring apron. He pushes himself up, leaning against it. Jason rolls into the ring and for a moment stays there. Clearly hurt. Jason crawls toward the ladder. He crawls. And crawls...and crawls...then he reaches the bottom rung. But by that time, Detrick Cyrus had crawled back into the ring. He was desperate to catch up as Sabre begins to slowly pull himself to his feet and then up the ladder.

Ten rungs to go for Sabre

Nine rungs to go for Sabre, Ten for Detrick

Eight rungs left for Sabre, nine for Detrick.

Seven rungs left for Sabre, eight for Detrick

Six rungs left for Jason, seven for Detrick

Five rungs for Jason, six for Detrick

Both men are moving at a snails pace as 20,000 fans are on their feet with their hearts beating wondering if Sabre can tie it. Four rungs for Sabre. Three rungs for Sabre. Detrick is behind him on the rung below.

Two rungs left for Sabre, three for Detrick

One rung left for Sabre with Detrick two rungs away. Sabre reaches with his right hand, but pulls back when he feels too much pain in his right hand. Detrick gets on the same rung. Detrick then climbs over Jason's body onto the top of the ladder and grabs the briefcase…

Jason grabs Detrick's foot….

But it's too late! Detrick pulls the briefcase down!

"It's over! There will be no steel cage match, after 10:36 in this TLC match and 1 hour 8 minutes and 21 seconds of a Hellfire Trinity, Detrick Cyrus has beat Jason Sabre two times!" David said as Detrick looks down at Jason with the briefcase in his lap. Jason looks at him from the bottom rung in disappointment as he crawls down the ladder.

"Detrick Cyrus is going to Final Destination! The Ultimate Hope vs The King of Despair is official for ACW Final Destination in four weeks!" Evan said as Jason rolls out of the ring while the crowd give the two a standing ovation for the match. Jason walks up the ramp, slowly, ignoring the reaction.

"Jason has nothing to be ashamed of." David said as Detrick climbs the ladder and hugs Rey Pantera, who then raises his hand. Detrick looks at his friend walking up the ramp.

"Yes he does! He's a loser! You fought for over an hour but you lost. You're not going to be main eventing! Detrick is! You're the other friend." Evan said

"Will you stop! Yes he lost twice in the row, but don't disrespect him. He fought hard tonight, but in the end it is Detrick Cyrus who survives the Hellfire Trinity and goes on to face Azriel. Goodnight." David said.

(After the show; Hope HQ)

There was a party going on as everyone seems to be having a good time. CJ Hawk seems to be a little intoxicated as he has a microphone. The beginning of One more Light by Linkin Park plays.

"Should've stayed, were there signs, I ignored?
Can I help you, not to hurt, anymore?
We saw brilliance, when the world, was asleep
There are things that we can have, but can't keep" CJ sings, before Will Ralston snatches a mic.

"Let a real pro show you how it's done. You fookin suck at this." Will said

"I'm not a karaoke singer, I'm just wrestler" CJ said, before walking off

"If they say
Who cares if one more light goes out?
In the sky of a million stars
It flickers, flickers" Will sings as Natalia smiles from the corner of the party

"You seem in a better mood." Erin said to Natalia

"It's good to see everyone happy." Natalia said

"I'm sensing that this is the calm before the storm. The aura in the city is going to get worse." Erin predicts.

"I'm sure we'll cope. We are Hope after all." Natalia said, before Anthony Dre walks in wearing a baby blue tuxedo with his hair slicked back, a puffy white collared shirt and a red bow tie.

"Ladies." Dre winked.

"The Fashion gods are vomiting right now." Erin said as Natalia giggles at Dre's outfit.

"What are you talking about? This is all the rage these days. Very fashionable is what those gods mean to say Eris." Anthony says

"Erin." Erin corrects as CJ walks over.

"What's going on here?" CJ said

"Just celebrating like everyone else." Natalia said.

"Yeah that match was epic. Jason and Detrick had one hell of a match. Absolute classic." CJ said

"And unlike you, Detrick won." Erin cracks.

"That's unfair. Jason had to wrestle me and be in a tag match before Detrick got to him. I got a fresh Jason Sabre." CJ said.

"Even if Jason was fresh, Detrick still would've won." Natalia said.

"Speaking of the guy, where is he?" Erin asked

"Probably rewatching his match. It's what I do after I wrestle. Aw jeez, maybe I should go and watch with him to pick his brain." CJ said, before Natalia stopped him.

"I'll go CJ." Natalia said

(Detrick's room)

Detrick is on his phone calling the same person, when Natalia knocked on the door, before entering.

"Detrick, the party is going on." Natalia said.

"I'm trying to call Jason. He keeps ignoring my calls." Detrick said.

"You shouldn't worry about him. Just come downstairs and have some fun." Natalia said

"He looked upset. He lost the biggest match of his life to his best friend, he has to be hurting on the inside." Detrick said

"He'll be fine." Natalia smiled. "Jason's strong willed."

"Wow, that's the first time someone from Hope has said something nice about him to me in weeks." Detrick said.

"I trust Master Pantera and his judgement, but I don't think Jason is evil either. I just think he's misunderstood and does things the wrong way." Natalia said. "But that enough about him. Come down and have some fun."

Natalia leaves the room as Detrick looks at his phone. He turns it off and throws it on the bed, before leaving the room.

(Park, Park & Parks)

Sabre sits alone underneath a tree in his hoodie. His head rests against the tree has he looks up at the night sky. Suddenly he notices a figure standing above him. He looks up to see Giselle.

"I see that you're finally starting to get it." Giselle said.

Jason looks at her quietly before standing up. The two lock eyes for a second.

"Yeah...I am…" Jason Sabre said, before walking away from her. Soon Giselle stands alone or at least she thinks she does. Why? Becuase standing behind a tree in the distance is Micah Hyde with a smile on his face

"He has finally broken." Micah says with his sick grin

A/N: In the end, Detrick Cyrus wins the Hellfire Trinity. This means that Azriel vs Detrick is official for the season finale. Also on this episode, Alexis sent Jesus Garza and Rey Aguayo to get Talia. And they did. Freddy then fired and attacked Caesar. Richard Montoya also booked Jasper Cage vs Roman McIntyre to screw with Anarchy and introduce more cards. Later in the show, after Detrick's win, a party happened but Detrick seems to be focused on Jason's mindset. Natalia helped relieve some stress, but it wasn't true. It seems that Jason has finally broken.

Episode 16 Preview

Queen Card: Roman McIntyre vs Jasper Cage

Ray Kiran vs Jesus Garza

#1 contenders match: Lacey Alvarez vs Katarina Love

Plus, Sabre and Micah Hyde will speak to each other. Is Jason going to join Despair? What will happen as Freddy and Caesar go their own ways and Alexis' cartel invades ACW. And Diamondust continues her game with Natalia

Don't forget that Season 2 apps are open. Character will need to be resubmitted and you can also submit new characters.