Chapter 2 — Extreme Measures
The Astrodome was packed with fans on the big night of the Bean Titans wrestling entertainment show. It was packed mainly because of the "No Rules" clause that the Titans were pitching, which was why the announcers of the WWE could not refuse their offer of doing their thing for the Titans as they would for professional wrestlers.
The camera line switched over to Jim Ross (J.R.), Jerry "The King" Lawler, Tazz, and Michael Cole at the ringside announce tables. They were informed from the Top 12 about what had happened with many of the members of Titans X.
"Ladies and gentlemen," J.R. began, "welcome to the Titans' One Night Stand!
"That's right, folks!" Jerry said. "This is the one night where anything goes, anything happens, and anything is extreme!"
"You said it! This is gonna be a blowout!" Tazz boasted.
"Yes it is," Michael concurred. "And even though we are not all that familiar with the Bean Titans' way of handling their show, we do know that tonight will be very promising."
"Right now, Sweet has an announcement to make," told Jerry.
All attention was on the big screen, as everyone in attendance saw Sweet. The orangutan was about to speak.
"First and foremost," he started, "welcome everyone. I promise you that this will be an unforgettable night. But before we begin the show with the first match, I want us all to have a moment of silence in honor and remembrance of those in Titans X that were recently lost."
Over twenty seconds, all heads were bowed in respect to the deceased heroes.
"Thank you, enjoy the show!" Sweet announced, before each of his sons entered the arena separately.
MATCH 1: Mooch vs. Slowpoke vs. Bongo vs. Congo vs. Cheeks. A "Brothers Honor" Match.
Congo and Cheeks will not fight each other as they are a formidable tag team together, let alone being brothers. Bongo is the speedy, high-risk taker of the five brothers. Slowpoke is the powerhouse over his brothers; sometimes, it takes two people to bring him down. Finally, Mooch is the crowd favorite—always a resilient combatant. He too is somewhat of a risk-taker.
Throughout the first eight minutes of the match, it is a real struggle for all five to get the pin and win the match. Every one of them want to be seen as the best of the five brothers, and yet there can only be one. Soon, Slowpoke showed his strength by tossing both Cheeks and Congo out of the ring, after being bombarded by the both of them for about a minute. Slowpoke then turned around and caught Bongo's foot, who failed to connect with his Super Kick. Slowpoke then gave Bongo a Clothesline—hitting him hard below the neck and knocking him down with his full arm. Slowpoke then got down on his knees and hoisted Bongo's body across his chest. Slowpoke lifted Bongo above his head while stretching his body, and then dropped Bongo backwards on the mat below. Slowpoke called it his Black Belt Slam.
He then went for the pin, only to get interrupted by Mooch, who hit Slowpoke with a steel chair. Slowpoke slowly got back up to then have the chair dropkicked to his face by Mooch—it was called the Vandaminator.
"What impact!" J.R. exclaimed, as Mooch get the pin on Slowpoke, winning the match.
"I love what I'm seeing here! This is gonna be an awesome night! Heck, we should visit here more often!" Tazz boasted.
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MATCH 2: Tracker vs. Fetch, in a Hardcore Match (no holds barred).
The two of them and Ears are among the toughest wrestlers in the Titans' business. Fetch is similar to Bongo when it comes to risk taking, but the only difference is that Fetch has more physical strength compared to him. He intends on using that strength on Tracker, but he has to remember that his brother is no pushover. Tracker knows various kinds of free-form combat styles, like Karate, Taijutsu, and Kickboxing. Along with being street-smart, Tracker also has enough power to match Slowpoke's.
Throughout the course of the match, Fetch throws himself at his brother, making it easy for Tracker to pick Fetch off, one move after another. Tracker finally back kicks Fetch, knocking him down to the mat.
Tracker stood over him. "I'm ending this. And I'm sorry for putting the blame on you." Tracker then hoisted Fetch on his shoulders, twisted him off while spinning, and made him land (face first) on the ring—the move was named the Verdict. Tracker pinned and won the match.
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MATCH 3: Sly vs. Scaly, in a Last Man Standing Match.
"Sly, don't do this!" Christina pleaded to her brother, while standing between him and Scaly in the ring.
Her "new look" was almost labeled as gothic; she had on almost all black. On her upper body, she wore a short sleeve black top with extended, tight fitting sleeves that reached the bottom of her palms. There were black buckles along both of her forearms. She also wore a necklace, with a hanging dogtag that shined amethyst and jade. On the lower body, Christina had on a black jean miniskirt with long, black and white striped socks, which led to her black boots. It is also apparent that her favorite color is purple, as she has short and spiky purple hair, light purple eyes (with black eye liner on the eyelids), a purple belt around her skirt, and lavender laces on her boots. Even her room's walls at Titans Tower are purple! As a bonus, she has about fifty sets of the same entire outfit. To Christina, this was to be her new, usual appearance to keep. And the reason that her new quirks are "almost gothic" is because her attitude does not work with the look.
As the match continued on, the announcers gave Christina a headset, so that they could talk with her.
"Christina, do you have any idea of why your brother is treating you strangely?" J.R. questioned.
"No, but he needs to lay off!" she yelled.
"Whoa, settle down now..." Tazz spoke, startled. "Isn't he just being a typical brother, even though he's overprotective?"
"He's too protective! I don't want him to keep me down or keep me away from Scaly; Scaly hasn't even hurt me at all!" Christina puts her head down on the table, to hide her tears of frustration.
"Well, I just think he does what he does because he loves you, as bad as it may sound." Cole summed up.
Christina looked back up at the match, solemnly. "I know... but he and Scaly... I love them both enough that they shouldn't be fighting each other. They were friends once, and now, rivals at the least. It's hard to just sit here and watch them fall apart."
"I'd hate to break it to you, but that's for them to decide. All you can do is watch." King stated.
The match soon came to an end, after Scaly delivered a chokeslam on Sly from off of the top turnbuckle, down to the ringside floor. The referree then counted to ten and raised Scaly's arm up; he was the winner. Before Scaly left, he grabbed a microphone from one of the people sitting near the announce tables.
"Christina, I did what I had to do, okay? But Sly is your brother, so don't be afraid to stand up for yourself, all right?" Scaly said to her. He turned to Sly. "I know you may not hear me right now, but Sly, learn how to let go of your sister sometimes, man; you need to be a better brother." Having said that, Scaly then left the arena.
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MATCH 4: Chocolate vs. Megan, for the Diva's Championship.
There was a two month-long tournament for all of the females in Titans (except those in the Top 12) to have a chance in being a title match at One Night Stand. Chocolate truly had not expected to even get through the first couple of matches; she thought she was an underdog. Luckily for her, Ears was her boyfriend at the time, as he coached her in order to be stronger and have more confidence while contending against her opponents. Coming this far, Chocolate knows that beating Megan to win the Diva's title will be a tough job to accomplish.
In the first few minutes of the match, Chocolate held her own against Megan until she missed a dropkick and landed on her back. Megan capitalized by lifting Chocolate's legs up, hopping over them laterally, and delivering a leg drop to her neck. Megan then tried to get the pin.
Chocolate had come so far not to lose now, so she kicked out of the pin just before three was called. Megan then brought her back up again, only to get blindsided by Chocolate's finisher, the Rock Bottom. While Megan was face down on the ring, Chocolate sat down on Megan's lower back, leaned back, and pulled on her head as if she were doing a sit-up. It was her signature submission hold, as it not only pulled on Megan's neck, but also overstretched her spine.
Megan could not withstand the manuver and tapped out. Chocolate was the new Diva's Champion.
MATCH 5: Ears vs. Rufus vs. Luke, for the ECW Championship.
Rufus and Luke together are a great tag team, as both are gifted contenders. They had Tracker's older brother, Deputy, with them as well, but he has mysteriously disappeared for quite some time. Rufus and Luke now must face each other, as it is all about winning the title. However, their other opponent, Ears, has been undefeated for almost two years. It began with his newfound resolve to contend at his best, in memory of Springy, the younger sibling that he only knew for two months until Wrinkle's invasion of the Tower. With this resolve, he has beaten even stronger opponents.
Knowing what Ears can do, Rufus and Luke try and double team him. Their attempts are effective, but only after five minutes into the match. That was when Ears began to gain momentum and go on the offensive. After a couple of moments, Ears kicked Rufus in the gut and jumped to him so that his leg was under Rufus's neck and that his arm locked around the back of the neck. On the way down, Ears had performed his signature finisher, the Scissor DDT. Ears then rolled Rufus out of the ring and turned around to duck away from Luke's Clothesline. Luke turned around and was then lifted onto Ears's shoulders. Ears used his alternate signature move, the F-U, slamming Luke down on the ring.
"Whoa!" Tazz exclaimed, amazed with Ears, who was not done yet. Ears was climbing the turnbuckle, while Luke was still face up near the middle of the ring.
"Oh my..." King uttered, as the crowd started to chant "ECW! ECW!".
"You can't be serious!" exclaimed J.R.
Ears performed his special diving manuver—a Moonsault drop onto Luke. Ears called it the Waning Crescent. Ears then picked up the pin, winning the ECW title and remaining undefeated.
"Wow... to be undefeated for almost two years..." Cole imagined.
"It's unrivaled! The kid is awesome!" Tazz remarked.
The camera turned to the announcers again. "Ladies and gentlemen, we will be back after a commercial break. This night is not over yet," J.R. said.
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Chapter 3 coming next!
