Rumble In The Bronx 2010

[Sedition: Gladiator]

Pyros explode from all ends of the arena. The camera pans around the arena showcasing the jam packed Hammerstein Ballroom. The rabid EWC fans are chanting a deafening EWC! EWC! EWC! Cheer. The camera focuses in on Colin Hanks and Mystery Man standing at the broadcast table.

CH: “Good evening wrestling fans. We are coming to you live from the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan for the 2010 Rumble In The Bronx. I'm Colin Hanks, and with me as always is EWC legend Mystery Man.”

MM: “Thank you Colin. It's always a pleasure to call an EWC Pay Per View. Nobody does Pay Per Views like The Extreme Wrestling Corporation.”

CH: “We've got a great show for you today, but of course the highlight of the night is the Rumble itself. 30 competitors will step into the ring with one thing in mind. Receiving a shot at the World Title at Stranglemania.”

MM: “I'll tell you, there is no greater place to be in this business than in the main event of Stranglemania. I am expecting fireworks tonight.”

CH: “Well fans, let's not waste anymore time. Let's get straight to the action with our opening bout.”

JESSICA STROUP: And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, a special attraction to kick things off for this years RUMBLE IN THE BRONX! 1 Round Wrestling, 1 Round Boxing, and 1 Round Kickboxing!

The two start off circling each other......all of a sudden, Van Damme steps forward and attempts a clothes line, but he bounces off of sly. Sly piefaces Van damme, and he falls to the mat.

HANKS: Stallone is obviously stronger.

Van Damme jumps up, nails Stallone with a flying shoulder block. Stallone falls back into the ropes, and Van Damme comes rushing forward again, this time forcing Stallone back into the corner. He climbs the ropes, and proceeds with some punches, the crowd counts along...

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2...

3...

4...

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Stallone shove him off, and he goes thudding to the canvas.

MYSTERY MAN: That's gonna leave a mark for sure!

Stallone rushes forward, and blasts Van Damme with a clotheslines that nearly turns him inside out! The crowd cheers!

HANKS: OUCH!

Van Damme is groggy, and Stallone has taken the upper hand. And goes to pick up Jean Claude...but he counters with an elbow to the stomach of Stallone!

Sylvester falls back against the ropes in pain, holding his midsection and, Van Damme goes on the atack, teeing off with forearm shots to the face of Sly Stallone. He then shoots him off into the ropes, and on the return, puts him down with lariat. He goes for the pin.

1...

2..

Kickout!

Van Damme scoops up Stallone again, and once again, flings him into the ropes, this time, on the retun, he ensares Stallone's massive neck in a vicious sleeper hold!

MYSTERY MAN: He could finish it right here!

Stallone fights with back elbows to the body of Van Damme, but begins fading quickly.

HANKS: His face is beet red!

Stallone is down to one knee, but still fights valiantly. Suddenly, with a short burst of energy, Stallone hooks Jean's inside leg, and explodes into a modified back suplex that causes Van Damme's head to bounce off of the mat.

HANKS: Brutal slam!

Stallone leaps to his feet, runs, and spears Jean Claude!

Van Damme still jumps up, but get pasted again with a brutal right hand that forces him into the corner. Now with a full head of steam built up, Sly charges into the corner, but Van Damme gets the boots up! He hops up to the top turnbuckle, and leaps off...

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But gets countered with a huge left hook!

Van Damme goes down in heap, and Sly makes the cover.

1....

2...

3!

WINNER OF THE WRESTLING ROUND: Sylvester Stallone (1-0)

The bell rings, marking a five minute recess. A fresh look Stallone is ushered to his corner, while a still groggy Jean-Claude is scraped up off the mat and taken to his. Both fighters get their hands wrapped, and their 6 oz. Kickboxing Gloves applied. Stallone is up and ready to go, while Jean-Claude is given water. Earl Hebner signals both fighters to come to the center of the ring for instruction.

JESSICA STROUP: And now, our second out, a kickboxing match, is scheduled for one three minute round! If neither fighter finishes the other, we will have a judges decision, scored on a ten point must system, which the winner earns 10 points.

The camera pans down to Earl Hebner.

HEBNER: Now listen here. I wanta good, clean fight. Obey my commands, protect yourselves at all times. Touch gloves, and come out ready to fight.

The fighters touch, and return to their corners.

HANKS: Sylvester Stallone looks very relaxed.

MYSTERY MAN: I don't know why. I'd have to say that i give this to Van Damme due to his martial arts background.


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Round 1
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The bell rings, and Stallone comes out agressive. Van Damme matches his intensity, and the two exchange wildly.

MYSTERY MAN: Both fighters are missing terribly.

Stallone moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Jean Claude Van Damme checks the kick.
Poorly executed technique. Jean Claude Van Damme looks to counter!
Inside leg kick from Van Damme that lands on Sylvester Stallone's leg.
Stallone hyper-extended his leg.

Jean Claude Van Damme tries a high kick!


HANKS: Stallone blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.

Van Damme decides to launch some tentative punches.
Jean Claude Van Damme takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Van Damme's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round


HANKS: Good front kick from Stallone!

MYSTERYMAN:Van Damme stumbles backwards after that one!

Jean Claude Van Damme and Stallone engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Sylvester Stallone is getting the best of the trade as he lands a few blows.

The clock says 1:15 in the round.

Solid kick to the leg from Jean Claude Van Damme.
Stallone checks it.
Van Damme misses a step and Sylvester Stallone sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sylvester Stallone delivers a knee that wrecks him! The crowds oohs!

HANKS: He might want to check for his teeth!

MYSTERYMAN: I think i saw one fly into the first row!

Jean Claude Van Damme fakes a punch and launches himself over Stallone!
Nice move by Van Damme who clinches and pushes Stallone against the ropes.
Sylvester Stallone pushes away Van Damme trying to keep the fight at striking range.
Van Damme doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Sylvester Stallone

The fighters are clinching.

HANKS: Van Damme trying to keep the fight at close range.

MYSTERY MAN: Yes, indeed. Stallone holds a significant reach advantage.

Stallone doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jean Claude Van Damme embrace and tries to move away...
Jean Claude Van Damme pushes Stallone forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Jean Claude Van Damme looks to counter!
Multiple well placed knees from Van Damme!
Nice hits to the ribs of Sly! Brilliant performance from Jean Claude Van Damme
Jean Claude Van Damme pushes away Stallone trying to keep the fight at striking range.
Stallone stumbles backwards and Jean Claude Van Damme circles to get the center of the cage
Van Damme fires low kicks that fail to land.

The clock says 2:00 in the round.

Van Damme pushes Sylvester Stallone and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Van Damme looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Sylvester Stallone's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Stallone decides to launch some tentative punches.
Nothing from this exchange. Stallone moves back and takes a deep breath.

HANKS: Stallone looks winded!

Mystery Man: Well, he is 64 years old.

Van Damme shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Sylvester Stallone tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Van Damme is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Jean Claude Van Damme is controlling the clinch and launch a vicious knee!

HANKS: Not bad for and old man!

MYSTERY MAN: Returning the favor from earlier.

Crushing blow to Stallone's face.
Stallone's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's receiving!
Stallone has a small cut in his Right eye
Stallone doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jean Claude Van Damme embrace and tries to move away...
Jean Claude Van Damme pushes Stallone forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Stallone's face, followed by knees to the body from Jean Claude Van Damme!
Bang! Stallone can take many more shots like that!

HANKS: Stallone has an iron chin!

MYSTERY MAN: It looks pretty fleshy to me.

HANKS: That's what she said.

Sylvester Stallone pushes away Van Damme trying to keep the fight at striking range.
Van Damme doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Sylvester Stallone.
Stallone fires a knee to the thigh of Van Damme! Van Damme grimaces in pain, quickly separates from Stallone, and doubles over on the mat in pain, clutching his lower extremities.

HANKS: Uh-oh, looks like he caught a groin shot.

Van Damme is still on the mat howling in pain.

MYSTERY MAN: I think he's doing a little acting.

HANKS: It would be the first time it actually meant something.

Hebner checks on Van Damme, who hasn't made it to his feet yet. Van Damme tries to get up, but falls onto the ropes, and begins couging and gasping. Stallone is outraged, and swears at Van Damme from the opposite corner.

MYSTERY MAN: Stallone is livid!

HANKS: And he should be! I just looked at a replay. Stallone clearly grazed the outside of his thigh, nowhere near a groin shot!

Hebner asks Van Damme if he can continue, but he shakes his head no. Hebner, despite being suspicious of the foul, waves off the fight.

JESSICA STROUP: Due to an illegal groin strike, Jean Claude Van Damme cannot continue, therefore, referee Earl Hebner has stopped this fight.

THE KICKBOXING ROUND WINNER By Disqualification due to an illegal groin strike: Jean Claude Van
Damme!

Stallone shakes his head in disagreement, the fans boo loudly and the ring is flooded with trash.

HANKS: And now we are tied at 1 and 1, due to some unsavory tactics from Jean Claude Van Damme.

MYSTERY MAN: Moving on to the tie breaker!

The ring crew clears the trash from the ring as quick as it is thrown in, and the fighters are prepared for the boxing round. Van Damme all of a sudden perks up, and appears to be as fresh as he was when he came into the match.

JESSICA STROUP: And now moving on to the third and final round, a boxing match! Like the kickboxing round, this round is also scheduled for one three minute round, and if neither fighter finishes the other, we will have a Judge's decision. The fight will also be scored on a ten point must system, with the winner earning ten points.

Ferocious staredown by both ensues while Earl Hebner reminds the norms.

HEBNER: Okay guys, third and final round. Obey my commands, protect yourselves at all times. Touch gloves, and come out ready to fight. Let's give these people a show.

VAN DAMME: Bust you up.

STALLONE: Go for it.


The fighters touch gloves, and immediately retreat to their corners.

The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Sylvester Stallone goes with a looping right hand while Jean Claude Van Damme jumps back and jabs.

HANKS: Yeah i don't know if it's a good idea to stand in the pocket with Sylvester Stallone.

MYSTERY: Apollo Creed knows.

That one hits but Van Damme seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Nice punches from Jean Claude Van Damme.
Even nicer blocks from Stallone.
Stallone tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Van Damme throws a lazy jab,
Stallone dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts Van Damme in orbit!
Van Damme's Mouth is beginning to swell!

HANKS: This is not going to end well, i can see it already.

There is a small laceration on Jean Claude Van Damme's Mouth
Van Damme seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Sylvester Stallone moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
He fakes a lazy left jab, and then comes underneath and throws a brutal uppercut...that lands on Van Damme's chin!

HANKS:That stopped Van Damme in his tracks!

Van Damme is immediately separated from his senses as he fall unconscious between the ropes, with his limbs stiffened up, eyes wide open, and his muscles constricted. Hebner waves off the fight and Stallone celebrates!

HANKS: Sylvester Stallone landed the knock out blow that he wanted!

MYSTERY MAN: Van Damme has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Sylvester Stallone!

THE BOXING ROUND WINNER IS: Sylvester Stallone by KO (Punch) at 0:41 Round 1.

STROUP: "Here is your winner... SYLVESTER STALLONE!!!"

Stallone celebrates as the place nearly explodes, while a newly concious Jean Claude Van Damme is escorted from the arena by the medical staff. He angrily refuses their help down the ring steps, and shoves the young lady helping him off the apron to the floor.

HANKS: Now that's just unnecessary!

Van Damme smirks, and just as he goes to step down the ring steps, he is struck with a large battery thrown by a crowd member! He falls off of the ring steps to the floor, and laughter erupts throughout the whole arena. Now angry and embarresed, he springs up, flips off the crowd, and goes to walk up the ramp. Just then, a crowd member wearing a black hood jumps over the guard rail, grabs him, and hits him with a.....

HANKS: KTFO?

....Van Damme's limp body hits the cement floor with a sickening thud! The fan rips off his hood....

MYSTERY MAN: Is that...

HANKS: Ebon?! He hasn't been around in months!

Ebon backs up the ramp, with a sadistic grin on his face, as more medics tend to Van Damme......

CH: “A shocking return here folks. Ebon lays out Jean Claude Van Damme. You've gotta love the EWC. We now go to one of our cameramen who is catching up with one of the competitors in tonight's Rumble In The Bronx.”

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The scene opens up in a hallway where the cameraman seems to be walking... until he stops and pans the camera, where we see Mike Thunder's name on the door. The cameraman opens the door and enters, where we see Mike Thunder getting a massage from a girl who looks similar to Project Zzyzx, but not exactly her. He is laying on his back with a towel covering his privates and her hand seems to be under the towel in an unusual, but not quite, motion.

Mike Thunder: Oh yeah, baby... That feels good... Oh, hey guys... Um, this isn't what it looks like...

Thunder takes off the towel to reveal he still has his trunks on and the girl seems to be massaging his thighs.

Mike Thunder: Damn old hamstring issues, you know? It'll happen as you get older and don't stretch too often as you should... Anyway... Tonight's the big night, and I'm just... I don't know, I'm quite proud of myself for being mentally ready, and I guess after this girl is done, I'll be even more physically ready. Tonight's going to be fun, I especially loved coming to the Hammerstein Ballroom, and tonight, all these young EWC punks will find out why they once called me Mr. Hammerstein.

Thunder pulls the towel back on and seems to be pulling his trunks off underneath....? Then the scene fades as he encourages the girl to 'finish him off'. The shot returns to the announce table. Mystery Man is cringing. Colin Hanks is trying to remain professional but clearly a little weirded out.

CH: “Well... that was interesting.”

MM: “If by interesting you mean disturbing, than I agree with you. I could have done without that image.”

CH: “Well, we can't do anything about it now.”

MM: “Maybe hire some new cameramen.”

CH: “Moving along now, up next we've got a grudge match between Pence Weatherlight and Kyle Deathlocke.”

“The following match is set for one fall with the added stipulation that should Pence win the match, Hurricane Jeff will be released from captivity. Should Kyle win, Pence must retire from APW.”

Colin Hanks: “Man, this is the match that will set the tone for the rest of the night.”

Mystery Man: “I hope that Kyle beats the shit out of that goodie two-shoes, Pence Weatherlight.”

The arena lights start to flicker before going out. From the top of the rampway, the crowd hears a motorcycle revving up as Rob Zombie's "Demon Speeding" starts playing softly before blaring from the speakers. Veronica walks out first and then looks at her watch. Outlaw walks and shrugs her off and walks to the ring, ignoring the fans that are around him. Outlaw smiles as he walks around the ring and takes a seat at the announcers’ table.

Colin Hanks: “Wow, it is an honor to see the legendary Haven’s Outlaw here tonight.”

Mystery Man: “I got one question for you. What brings you out here tonight?”

Haven’s Outlaw: “I thought that would be obvious. I’m here to watch the match, that’s all. I won’t be pulling a stunt like last time.”

The Xtreme-O-tron bursts to static as the lights all dim down and begin to flash different colors at random, the fans turn their eyes to the entrance ramp, as all the light go out. A voice comes out over the speakers saying "Baby don't fear the Reaper." and then the lights come on. "Everything" by Pillar hits the speakers now and the lights begin to flicker red, white, and blue. The fans all begin to cheer as Pence emerges on to the Entrance ramp wearing a red, white, and blue vest with a pair of black and blue shorts, he salutes the fans who all begin to chant "Mr. Main Event". Pence makes his way down to the ring, slapping hands, and taking poses so that the fans can take pictures of him. He finally makes it into the ring and then jumps up on to one of the turnbuckles and flexes. He then jumps down and repeats the process on the opposite sides turnbuckle, before finally jumping down, and going to the middle, he begins to pace looking at the entrance ramp, awaiting his opponent.

“Introducing first, from Hershey, PA. He weighs in at 250 lbs and stands at 6’0”. He is everyone’s favorite do-gooder. He is the one and only, Pence Weatherlight.”

As "Heir To the Throne" by I Am Abomination plays over the PA system, a man appears from behind the curtain. The man whom stands at five foot eight, walks directly to the center of the entrance ramp, sending a cold glaze of a stare towards all of the crowd. Kyle drops to a knee, then lowers his other knee, so that he is on both knees. Kyle then proceeds by letting both of his arms go outwards as to embrace whatever reaction it is the crowd is throwing at him, may it be positive or negative. A smirk envelopes his face as he twist his head off to the left and spits into the crowd, to their dismay of such actions. After a few more moments, Deathlocke hops up to both of his feet and walks down the entrance ramp, both of his hands above his head, as if to try and avoid touching the crowd, showing a sign of feeling greater than them.

Once Deathlocke reaches the bottom of the ramp, he circulates around the ring, a fan is cheering for him and is holding his hand out for a high five. Deathlocke goes to give him one before retracting his hand unto his wet hair, gathering some of the moisture and flicking it into the fans eyes, as he smirks and sends a slight (calm) dash for the ring apron, bending in one knee as he slides up onto the apron, grasping the ropes as he hoist himself up to a full standing position. Kyle flings his right arm across his chest to grasp the ring rope behind him, with a forceful pull of that particular rope, Wilhelm spins his entire body around, allowing his left arm to latch upon the same rope. Thus resulting in Deathlocke having his arms upon the rope and leaning on said rope gazing out into the crowd, a style that drastically resembles one of Chris Jericho's. Once stand Kyle enters the ring through the centre ropes and walks to the middle in a slight spin holding his hands up once more, resembling the same pose as on the stage. His theme begins to fade out from thus point.

“And now for his opponent, from Ontario, Canada. He weighs in at 204 lbs and stands at 5’8”. He is the Wicked of Ends. It is the man, Kyle Deathlocke.”

Colin Hanks: “So, Outlaw, who are you picking in this match?”

Outlaw: “That is going to be a hard choice to make seeing as there is a lot on the line in this one.”

Mystery man: “Typical Outlaw. When it comes time for you to make a stand, you sidestep it.”

Outlaw: “Ok, big man. If you are so cool, then you make a choice on who will win.”

Mystery Man: “Fine, since you obviously have no guts. I will take Deathlocke as he has had the upper hand on Pence the last couple of weeks.”

The ref calls for the bell as Kyle and Pence charge at each other. Kyle gets the upper-hand slipping Pence into a hammerlock as he grinned a little. Taking a running start, Kyle rams Pence head first into the turnbuckle 4 times before letting go of Pence. Smiling, Kyle starts pounding into Pence with rights and lefts.

Colin Hanks: “Damn, Kyle is really taking it to Pence in the early going.”

Mystery Man: “I knew it. Hurricane Jeff is never going to return to APW.”

Outlaw: “Don’t get too excited, MM.”

As Kyle reels back to throw a right cross, Pence hits him with a sharp kick to the head. Kyle drops back holding his head as Pence rolls out of the ring, separating himself from Kyle. Kyle shakes the cobwebs of the kick out as he looks around for where Pence had disappeared. Pence ducked around a corner before reaching under the ring for a weapon. Kyle slides out of the ring and stalks over to where Pence is kneeling. Just as Kyle gets within arm’s reach, Pence swings back and connects with a kendo stick to the temple. Pence smiled as he stood up and took another swing at Kyle’s midsection.

Colin Hanks: “Batter’s up.”

Pence tossed the kendo stick away after about five shots to Kyle’s body. Kyle lays doubled over beside the ring with a hand under the apron. Pence takes his time walking over to Kyle before grabbing him by the hair, dragging him away from the ring. As Kyle was being dragged from the ring, his right hand landed on a fire extinguisher. When Pence went to pick Kyle and roll him in the ring, Pence was sprayed in the face with the extinguisher. Pence was blinded as Kyle found and picked up the kendo stick before striking Pence in the head three times, drawing blood. With Pence dazed, Kyle picked him up and slammed him onto the announcers’ table.

Mystery Man: “Finally, Deathlocke is living up to his true potential.”

Colin Hanks: “I think that we should probable move so that we don’t get injured.”

With Pence sprawled out on the table, Kyle pulled a ladder out from under the ring and set it up before climbing it to the top. Lining Pence up, Kyle did a swanton off the ladder towards the announce table. At the last moment, Pence rolled off the table, letting Kyle crash through the table. Pence and Kyle both were laid out on the arena floor. Pence was the first to start moving as he slowly got to his feet. Pence shook the cobwebs out before picking up Kyle and slamming him into the ring post. With Kyle already in pain from going through the table, Pence rolled him into the ring before reaching under the ring and grabbing a trash can before climbing back into the ring.

Outlaw: “I was wondering when Pence’s mean streak would finally kick in. It should be interesting to see what he plans on doing with the trashcan.”

Pence grinned as he held the trashcan in his hands. As Kyle starts to get up, Pence turns the can upside down and slams it on Kyle. With Kyle blinded, Pence superkicked him in the head, knocking Kyle out cold. After Kyle dropped to the mat, Pence dragged him towards the center of the ring before hitting Kyle with the Reaper’s Drop.

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Ding, Ding, Ding.

“The winner of this match is the Reaper, Pence Weatherlight.”

Mystery Man: “Damn, I guess that Hurricane Jeff is going to be released. I was counting on a Deathlocke win so that we could piss off Pence.”

Outlaw stands and applauds Pence as he celebrates in the ring. As Pence celebrates, Outlaw slides into the ring and pulls the trashcan off of Kyle’s head. Kyle was slow to stir as Outlaw helped him to his feet. Outlaw helped Kyle to the back as Kyle was barely on his feet.

As Pence continued the celebration, slowly and without warning, fog machines went off both in the ramp and apparently a few from the crowds of fans. All of a sudden Oblivion from Mastodon plays off as three figures begin to walk out from the ramp. Pence stands eager to see who it is as do most of the fans.

Mr. Strange, Project Zzyzx and Alex Tripp come walking down, first into the ring was Strange with a look of insanity about him. His twisted smile curves as Pence runs at him with plenty of energy left. Right when he's about to make impact, Strange grabs his arm and sends an electric shock through Pence that makes him immediately fall to the ground. He reveals the glove he has on has a joy buzzer built in. As Pence stumbles around trying to get up, Project Zzyxz goes over to a corner post and hangs there for a bit. Strange kicks Pence in the chest and sends him flying at Project Zzyzx. She locks onto Pence and the post making it difficult for Pence to move. Alex Tripp walks up to Pence, shaking his head in disappointment. With his hands in his pocket, Tripp approaches Pence.

Tripp: The spot light shines off you for just one damn second, one freaking second and how do you react? Pfft, you try to steal it back. You know what I'm talking about. You remember the Project Zzyxz and Kyle Deathlocke main event not too long ago right Mr. People's hero?

NAL busts through the ramp and charges to the ring. Before they get there they get cut off by a team of EWC riot squad guards pushing them back.

Mr. Strange: Most persistent.

Tripp: I'll admit I was skeptical when I heard Strange's proposition but what's done is done. Hey wonder brat? You listening to me?

Tripp bitch slaps Pence in the face for looking away. Already exhausted, he tried to break free but Zzyzx wouldn't budge.

Tripp: What did you think that would happen? You play hero and we all follow around? F*** that! You mess with Zzyzx, this is the outcome.

Tripp pulls back and lets lose on Pence. He punches him hard in the gut and makes him nearly buckle over.

Tripp: Zzyzx going to have a fun time breaking you Pence. You though you could hide behind the numbers of your worthless friends? We'll we got something better in mind. Three on Three, NAL vs us, the new stable in this neck of the woods, Oblivion. We'll show you what happens when you push everyone aside to steal the glory.

Mr. Strange: Hehaha, you want to start a war with Sedition? You can't even control the heels in your own brand! Don't bite off more then what you can chew Weatherlight! NAL's time is already nearly done!

Tripp: Let him go Zzyzx.

She hesitates but lets go of Pence who goes charging right for Tripp. Trip casually reaches in his pocket and pulls out a stun gun given to him earlier on and he holds it out to have Pence practically walk right into it. When he falls down again, Tripp gives him a swift kick to the head and casually walks off with Project Zzyzx.

CH: “Mr. Strange, Project Zzyzyx and Alex Tripp have declared war on N.A.L. and have bashed up Pence pretty good.”

MM: “Pence now not only has to worry about contending with The Sedition tonight in the Rumble, but also has to worry about Strange and Zzyzyx, and he has to do this all in a weakened state. I do not envy him.”

CH: “We now go to reporter Ace Heart who is backstage with another Rumble participant.”

MM: “Hopefully this one is fully clothed.”

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Mike Corral is seen pacing backstage when Ace Heart runs up to him.

Ace: Mike, Mike. Tonight you step into that ring-

Mike: Let me stop you right there Joey. Tonight, 29 others look to stop me in my tracks. 29 others look to take away my dream, my one moment. And that is something that I won't allow to happen.

Tonight Joey, you see a Mike Corral unlike any you've seen in the two years we've had the honor of knowing each other. You've seen me focused, you've seen me determined... but tonight, I am hell-bent on leaving tonight as the winner of the Rumble In The Bronx. And no one, no man or woman is going to stand in my way of my moment.

No one. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to meditate.

Corral walks off as Joey turns towards the camera.

Ace: Well, Mike Corral is definitely ready for tonight's Rumble In The Bronx, but can he pull off the victory? We'll find out later tonight.

CH: “Mike Corral seems very determined.”

MM: “He seems really focused, he just might pull off an upset tonight.”

CH: “Let's take it back to ringside for our Battle of the People's Champions.”

The fans are cheering for Shadow Man and his opponent The Rock. The cameras comes towards Jessica Stroup as she is seen standing in the middle of the ring. She has the mic in her hand as she prepares to introduce the two competitors.

Jessica Stroup: Ladies and gentlemen, tonight’s contest is scheduled for one fall. This is the People’s Champion Charity Match where all of you fans get to see who the real people’s champion is. Introducing first, from Canada, residing in New York City, he stands 6 foot tall and 5 inches, he weighs 245 pounds, SHADOW MAN!

The lights in the arena slowly begin to dim as everyone in the arena quickly get's to their feet and begin to make some noise. "Invincible" by OK Go then begins to play over the Sound System as three strobe lights begin to pulse in the entrance way, fog then begins to rise from below the stage in front of the entrance.

The X-Treme Tron lights up counting down from 9 all the way to 1. It seems as though every single person is on there feet counting down the numbers. Once it gets to 0 large letters flash “IT'S SHOWTIME”.

An enormous uproar of cheers now blends out the blasting of "Invincible"! A few moments later Shadow Man walks from behind the wall of Fog onto the stage. He stands their for a few seconds with a smirk on his face and begins to point to the fans who are screaming the loudest.

Shadow then looks towards the camera with a cocky yet confident look on his face as he begins to walk down the ramp and towards the ring. On the way he makes silly faces into the camera. After waving at the fans while walking down the ramp Shadow runs and slides onto the ring apron on one knee and holding onto the middle Rope, Shadow gets to his feet and in a cocky manor steps threw the first and second Ropes.

He then gets into the ring and runs over to the corner and jumps up onto the second turnbuckle. He pats himself on the chest twice and then points to all the screaming fans. He then points to the sky and pumps his fist for Memphis Reigns! Shadow then jumps down from the turnbuckle and turns around and leans in the corner and awaits for his opponent to arrive. He paces back and forth while waiting.

Colin Hanks: From what I can tell Shadow is ready for this match. If I was Dwayne, I would rethink this.

Mystery Man: I don’t normally do this but I’ll agree with you. That’s only because Dwayne has not been in the ring for ages and we do not know if he’s the same as he was a few years back.

Jessica Stroup: And his opponent, making his in ring return for one night only! From Miami, Florida, now residing in Hollywood, California, he was the most electrifying man in sports entertainment. He was known as The Great One and the Brahma Bull. He may be Dwayne Johnson but we all know him as THE ROCK!

“IF YOU SMELLLOLOLOLOLOW…WHAT THE ROCK…IS COOKING!”

Once that familiar voice is heard, the fans begin a chant that starts with “Rocky…rocky…rocky”. They are wild and they are prepared to see The Rock. The Rock comes out of the curtains, smiling some. He has on his old trademark in ring gear that he would normally wear. The Rock walks down the ramp, slapping fives and hands with a lot of fans.

Colin Hank: Surprisingly the fans never left The Rock but it seems that HE was stupid enough to leave them.

Mystery Man: Well, can you blame him? He wanted a shot at an acting career. But I am surprised that he found the time to actually compete in this match.

The Rock walks up the stairs, climbs the turnbuckle and raises his arm up one time. He closes his eyes as he smells and senses the fans chanting his name and cheering for him. He reopens his eyes and stares at Shadow Man with intensity. He chuckles as he gets in the ring.

Colin Hank: If The Rock still got it, maybe he could hang on to the dignity he once had.[

Mystery Man: Shut up Colin and let’s enjoy this match. It’s one thing to talk about if he still got it. But it’s another thing to actually watch to see if he can back up his claim.

The bell dings as The Rock and Shadow Man stare at each other. The fans begin to chant “FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!” all over the building. The Rock gets in a stance so they could see who the stronger man was. Shadow grapples with The Rock as it seems they are evenly matched. The Rock pushes Shadow against the turnbuckle and before Earl Hebner has the opportunity to count for disqualification The Rock backs up. After The Rock backs up he pats Shadow Man’s chest a bit. Shadow Man comes up and smacks The Rock with aggression. Shadow Man starts it off with a headlock and it seems he’s struggling to keep the hold on. The Rock grunts as one side of the fans chants for The Rock and the other side chants for Shadow Man. The Rock grabs Shadow Man’s wrist, twisting out of the headlock and applies one of his own

Colin Hank: These fans want blood from these two men in this charity match.

Mystery Man: Well, these two men are very talented and you and I both know that anything could happen. Right now, I’m focusing on seeing if The Rock got his groove back.

The Rock struggles with the headlock while Shadow Man attempts to get out of it. Shadow pushes Rock to the ropes as he runs along and they try for a shoulder block. None of them would go down. They attempt it again, this time with a clothesline but The Rock ducks and gives a clothesline of his own. The Rock picks up Shadow Man, giving him a Russian legsweep. The “Rocky” chants starts to cloud in very quickly. Shadow Man gets up and he runs towards The Rock, giving him a big clothesline, laying him out. The clothesline gives him a huge pop with all of the fans. Shadow stomps on The Rock continuingly. Shadow then kneels down and gets Rock in a choke sleeper hold.

Colin Hank: Just look at that sleeper hold, I wouldn’t be surprised if Dwayne passes out. I mean look at how tight he has the hold.

Mystery Man: You’re right Colin, because with The Rock rusty in the ring, he may not survive this match.

“Rocky” chants surrounds the arena to wheel The Rock on. The Rock gets on a knee as he hits his elbow to Shadow’s gut with force. He attacks it again and then a final time, smirking some. For old time’s sakes, The Rock starts to lay the Smackdown on Shadow’s candy ass with his three signature strikes. After the third strike, The Rock pulls his hand back, groaning heavily. The fans boos The Rock and starts to chant “Shadow Man! Shadow Man! Shadow Man! The Rock seems very annoyed but he ignores it. He irish whips Shadow and once the man comes back, The Rock attempts an overhead belly to belly but Shadow blocks it. Shadow decides to give The Rock an overhead belly to belly of his own with impact. Shadow hooks The Rock’s legs and Earl Hebner goes over to count.


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The Rock kicks out just in the nick of time.

Colin Hank: The Rock may have kicked out of that one but it’s only just the beginning. Shadow Man may actually forget that this is a charity match. The Rock isn’t used to the EWC rules. He’s used to fairy tales and soap operas such as the WWE,

Mystery Man: The Rock should realize that this isn’t the WWE anymore. He’s not filming anything important and if The Rock isn’t careful he will lose this match.

Shadow stomps on the Rock, lifting him up by the head. Shadow executes The Death Penalty on The Rock, chuckling to himself carefully. Shadow Man calls for his finisher as he picks up The Rock again. He places him in a front facelock position. From there, Shadow goes to execute GBC, shortened for Good Bye Charlie. Shadow hooks the legs of The Rock again, pinning his arms down.

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Jessica Stroup: Here is your winner, SHADOW MAN!

The crowd goes wild after Shadow Man has won. Shadow Man goes to grab a mic as he speaks very shortly.

Shadow Man: You see Dwayne, a real people’s champion listens to the people. All of my adoring fans wanted to see me whoop your ass and they got their wish. Maybe…just maybe you should just spend a little less time prancing around in a dress and a little more time learning how to…

The mic cuts off in mid-sentence. He looks around and he finds nothing. He shrugs after dropping the mic. He then leans on the barricade, allowing all of the fans to cheer and touch him.

CH: “There you have it fans, Shadow Man has proven that he is the true People's Champion.”

MM: “The Rock may be loved by the people, but Shadow Man is truly their champ.”

CH: “Ladies and Gentlemen, I am receiving word that Ace Heart is attempting to get an interview with The Rev and Gladiator. Let's send it down to Ace.”

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The camera cuts to a shot of Ace Heart standing outside of The Sedition locker room.

ACE: “Yes, I am here outside the locker room of The Sedition. We assume that they are deep in preperation for tonights match, but this reporter hopes to get a quick word with them.”

Ace knocks on the door. Gladiator opens the door and looks confused.

GLADIATOR: “Hey, you're not Chinese.”

ACE: “No, it's me Ace Heart. We are moments away from the Rumble In The Bronx. I was just wondering if we could get a quick word with you.”

GLADIATOR: “I'm sorry I don't know any Ace Heart.”

ACE: “No, I'm Ace Heart. We've known eachother for years.”

GLADIATOR: “Ohhh... I get it. Well, I'm very happy with my long distance plan thank you.”

ACE: “I'm not here to talk about long distance. I'm here to talk about...”

Rev's voice can be heard from inside the dressing room.

REV: “Gladiator, get over here. You're missing the part where Gilligan puts on a musical production of Hamlet. This is a classic episode.”

GLADIATOR: “I can't there's some guy here at the door.”

REV: “Good. It's about time. My Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls better not be cold.”

Rev comes to the door and looks confused.

REV: “You don't look Chinese.”

ACE: “No, I'm Ace Heart.”

REV: “I'm sorry I don't know any Ace Heart.”

ACE: “Listen, could you guys just give me your thoughts on the Rumble In The Bronx.”

REV: “Great movie, gets better everytime I see it.”

GLADIATOR: “Do you work here or something?”

ACE: “Yes, you know that I do.”

GLADIATOR: “Good. Get Shanghai Nights Restaurant on the phone and tell them to get our order here pronto.”

REV: “Yeah, and I want my Breaded Shrimp extra crispy this time.”

Rev and Gladiator slam the door. Ace Heart looks exasperated.

ACE: “I don't even know why I bother with those guys. Back to you guys.”

The camera cuts back to Colin Hanks and Mystery Man at the broadcast table.

CH: “Well, apparently Rev and Gladiator aren't taking this match very seriously.”

MM: “I've known these guys for more than 10 years. Trust me, they don't take anything seriously.”

[Sedition: Gladiator]

Jessica Stroup stands in the center of the ring and raises a mic.

Stroup: “Ladies and Gentlemen, it is now time for The Rumble In The Bronx.”

The fans cheer wildly as pyros once again explode throughout the arena.

STROUP: “Introducing first,
Replacing Kyle Deathlocke,
Making his EWC Return,
Please welcome BDC!!!”

White neon lights flicker throughout the arena and a rocked up version of "The Pretender" by the Foo Fighters blasts from the arena's PA system. A mixture of cheers and jeers can be heard as the man, the myth, the legend BDC walks from behind the curtain and stands at the top of the ramp. The EWC - Tron shows the Welsh National Flag, and red, white and green pyro shoot high into the air and he then heads toward the ring. He climbs over the top rope and proceeds to climb each turnbuckle one at a time, raising his right arm in the air. He then jumps up and down a little in the centre of the ring and crouches a little, hands on his knees, as his opponents music plays.

STROUP: “And introducing next,
The man who chose to be #2,
He is unbeaten so far here in the EWC,
He is FRENCH MONTANA!!!”

The unmistakable screeching sound of electric guitars from "D'you Know What I Mean" by Oasis hits the speakers as the lights dim to dark... The fans rise to their feet in a HUGE mixed reaction. The snare pops from the music and the lights turn to a gray and black mixture as the television camera goes to complete black and white. As the music continues, out steps the man know as French Montana. Several fireworks and exploding devices continuously set off for a 10 second period. The loud noise causes some of the fans to cover and plug their ears. The music continues as Montana casually walks down the ramp with a swagger of an invincible man. His look is careless as he rarely acknowledges a fan except to stare an chuckle at their sneers. His true fans sing along with the music as Montana slowly and methodically works his way to the ring. Never seeming in a rush as he reaches the steps of the ring, he slowly looks to the sky, points and mumbles something to himself... Then in one leap hits the top turnbuckle to cause yet another 10 second round of fireworks and exploding devices to set off... Slyly he confidently poses his chiseled frame to a chorus of cheers and boos from the crowd as they know French Montana has entered the ring...

CH: “The Rumble In The Bronx is finally here. We're about to get it under way. I can't wait.”

MM: “Did you forget to take your Ritalin today Colin?”

CH: “Shut up!”

BDC and French Montana step to the center of the ring, and the ref calls for the bell. BDC gets the jump on Montana and hits him with a bunch of fast punches to the head. He backs Montana into the corner and hits him with a few charging elbows to the gut. BDC backs up and runs at Montana. Montana ducks out of the way, and BDC hits the corner hard. Montana bounces off the ropes and nails BDC with a Clothesline that staggers him. BDC regains his footing as Montana bounces off the ropes. Montana charges at BDC on the rebound but gets hit with a big boot to the face. Montana drops back down to the mat hard. BDC picks him up and attempts to throw him over the top rope. Montana hooks his leg on the middle rope and holds himself in the ring. BDC lets him go and backs away. Montana gets up on his feet and charges at BDC again, but BDC catches him with a Spinebuster. BDC bounces off the ropes and drops down on Montana with a Leg Drop. The countdown reaches zero, and Alexzandria McClendon makes her way to the ring.

CH: “Alexzandria McClendon made her debut this past Friday and was unsuccessful. Will she be succesful tonight?”

McClendon slides into the ring and charges at BDC. BDC grabs her by the head and tosses her over the top rope, and down to the floor.

MM: “Nope, guess not. Alexzandria McClendon has been eliminated.”

As BDC has his back turned, Montana grabs him from behind and slams him down to the mat with a German Suplex. Montana climbs up on the second turnbuckle. He jumps off and drops down on BDC with a Leg Drop. Montana picks BDC up and whips him off the ropes. BDC bounces off the ropes and Montana catches him with a Dropkick. BDC falls against the ropes, and Montana tries to dump him over the top rope. He gets BDC's legs off the mat and lifts, but the weight is too much for him. Montana drops BDC's legs down. He hits BDC with 5 consecutive hard chops to the chest. Montana backs up and runs at BDC. BDC ducks down at the last minute, and Montana falls over the top rope. He drops down on the apron. BDC tries to push Montana out with his feet, but Montana manages to pull himself back in. The countdown reaches zero, and James Shark runs down the aisle.

CH: “James Shark is Rampage's newest acquisition, and he's making his in ring debut here tonight.”

MM: “What a huge debut it would be if he could pull off a win here tonight.”

James Shark starts nailing BDC with hard hits to the head. He backs BDC into the corner. He whips BDC to the opposite corner and charges after him. Shark hits BDC with a hard Spear in the corner. Shark grabs BDC by the head and DDT`s him to the mat. Montana comes from behind and grabs Shark in a Full Nelson, but Shark fights out and hits Montana with an elbow to the head. Montana staggers back and Shark hits him with a knockout punch. Montana drops down to the mat. BDC runs at Shark and attempts a Clothesline. Shark ducks it, and hits BDC with a knockout punch to the back of the head. BDC falls forward flat on his face. James Shark tries to pick up Montana, but Montana grabs his leg and trips him down. Montana holds Shark down as BDC jumps in the air and stomps down on his head. BDC continues to stomp on his head. Montana gets up on his feet and hits BDC with a kick to the gut. He grabs BDC and slams him down with a Gutwrench Slam. Montana picks up James Shark and sets him up in a Powerbomb. Montana Powerbombs Shark onto BDC. Montana then climbs up on the top rope. He dives off with an Elbow Smash, but Shark rolls off of BDC, then BDC rolls out of the way at the last minute. Montana drops down on the canvas hard, as the countdown reaches zero. Damage makes his way down to the ring.

CH: “Damage is another so far winless competitor here. He would love to get his first win here and go on to Stranglemania.”

Damage slides into the ring. Montana is up on his feet. Damage runs at him and hits him with a Clothesline. BDC gets up. Damage hits him with a Dropkick. Damage raises his hands in the air and receives little reaction from the fans. Shark comes from behind and tosses Damage over the top rope, and he hits the ground.

MM: “Nope, no Stranglemania for Damage. Damage has been eliminated.”

BDC and Montana both come from behind Shark and try to eliminated him. They try to dump him over the top rope, but Shark hooks his legs on the middle rope. They try to get him over, but Shark won't budge. Montana and BDC let him down. Montana grabs BDC by the arm and whips him off the ropes. BDC bounces off the ropes and and Montana catches him with a Drop Toe Hold. Shark climbs up to the top rope. He leaps off and nails BDC with a Elbow Smash. Montana comes from behind, and whips Shark to the corner. Montana lifts Shark onto the top turnbuckle. Montana climbs up and sets him up for a Superplex. BDC comes from behind and lifts Montana up on his shoulders. Montana lifts Shark up in the Suplex, and all 3 men fall back and hit the mat hard. The fans erupt with cheers and BDC gets up on his feet. He picks up Montana and sets him up for a Powerbomb. Behind his back James Shark climbs up on the top turnbuckle. BDC lifts Montana up in the Powerbomb, but before he drops him down to the mat, Shark flies off the top rope and hits Montana with a Flying Clothesline, knocking him off of BDC's shoulders. The fans again erupt with applause. James Shark turns to face BDC, and BDC nearly takes his head off with a Big Boot to the chin. Montana and Shark are both out on the mat and BDC raises his arms in the air. He receives a surprisingly warm response from the crowd. The countdown reaches zero and Adam Chandler makes his way down to the ring.

CH: “Adam Chandler is a recent edition to the Brawl roster. Can he pull off a victory here tonight?”

Adam Chandler climbs into the ring and BDC is waiting for him. He hits BDC with a couple of quick chops to the chest. BDC staggers back a bit. Chandler hits him with a Dropkick and BDC staggers even more. Chandler bounces off the ropes and dashes towards BDC. BDC sidesteps out of the way, and Chandler finds himself dashing straight towards Shark and Montana who are standing against the ropes. They both duck down and catch Chandler with a Back Body Drop that sends him flying over the top rope and he crashes hard down on the concrete.

MM: “Another one bites the dust. Adam Chandler has been eliminated.”

CH: “BDC, French Montana, and James Shark continue to make quick work of all comers.”

Shark, BDC, and Montana all stand on seperate ends of the ring. BDC makes eye contact with Shark,a dn points towards Montana. Shark gives him a nod. Both BDC and Shark attack Montana. They punch him back and forth. They back Montana into a corner. Shark goes to the opposite corner as BDC hits Montana with some quick knees to the gut. BDC whips Montana towards Shark. Shark runs towards Montana and hits him with a Spear. Shark springs up to his feet and confidently raises his arms in the air. BDC grabs him from behind and drops him down to the mat with a Reverse DDT. BDC picks Shark up and works on dumping him out of the ring. BDC lifts him up high and nearly gets him out, but Shark fights his way out of BDC's grasp. The countdown reaches zero and Jonathan Carlisle makes his way to the ring.

CH: “Jonathan Carlisle has shown quite a few signs of promise. Let's see if he can pull off a victory here tonight.”

Carlisle slides into the ring. BDC stands in his way, but Carlisle hits him with a kick combo. He then nails BDC with a Spinning Heel Kick and takes him off his feet. Shark runs at him, but Carlisle hits him with a Front Dropkick. Carlisle springs up to his feet, but Montana hits him with a kick to the gut. Carlisle hunches over and Montana bounces off the ropes and catches him with a Swinging Neckbreaker. Montana picks Carlisle up and sets him up for a Tombstone Piledriver. Montana drives Carlisle's head down to the mat. Meanwhile on the other side of the ring. BDC and Shark get back into it. They hit eachother with punches back and forth a few times. Eventually Shark gets the upper hand. He hits BDC with a hard punch, followed by a Release Nothern Lights Suplex. Shark picks BDC up and delivers a Double Underhook Powerbomb. Shark mounts himself on BDC and pummels him with 10 hard punches to the skull. Montana turns his attention away from Carlisle and looks over at Shark who is sitting on BDC's chest. Montana hits Shark in the jaw with a low Superkick. He picks Shark up and tries to eliminate him. Carlisle gets up on his feet and tries to assist in the elimination. The countdown reaches zero and The Rev appears on the ramp.

CH: “Business is about to pick up here. Hall of Famer The Rev is gonna make things a little more interesting.”

The Rev poses on the ramp to the deafening boos of the crowd. Rev soaks up the boos. Rev runs to the ring with a ferosity that says I'm in it to win it. Unfortunately for Rev as he nears the ring he trips and hits the ground. The fans point and laugh at him. The Rev raises his fist and threatens a young child in the front row. He dusts himself off and climbs into the ring. Rev scans around the ring. BDC is slowly getting up on his feet, and Carlisle and Montana are trying to eliminate Shark. Rev sneaks up behind Carlisle and dumps him over the top rope. Carlisle hits the ground.

MM: “Ever the opportunist, Rev has eliminated Jonathan Carlisle.”

CH: “He had to redeem himself for that embarassing spill down the aisle.”

Rev celebrates as though he just won the match. Montana drops Shark's leg and taps him on the shoulder. BDC, Shark, and Montana all stare at The Rev. Rev suddenly seems a little less confident. The 3 men quickly advance on Rev. As they get close Rev slides under the bottom rope and stands on the outside of the ring. Montana makes his way towards the ropes to go after him, but Shark grabs him from behind and delivers a Full Nelson Slam. BDC swings Shark around and picks him up in a Side Slam. BDC slams Shark down to the mat. The force of the slam causes the ring to shake. Rev walks over and grabs a little kids bag of popcorn. He grabs a chair and sets it up outside of the ring. Rev munches on popcorn as he watches the action. BDC lifts Montana up. He tosses him over the top rope. Montana manages to grab hold of the top rope. He hangs from the top rope trying to prevent his feet from touching the floor. BDC makes his way towards the ropes, but Shark grabs him from behind and kicks him in the back. Shark lifts BDC up and hits him with a Backbreaker. Montana gets both of his hands on the rope and pulls himself onto the apron. He rolls in under the bottom rope. The countdown reaches zero and Eric Steel makes his way down to the ring.

CH: “Eric Steel is looking to put a huge feather in his cap here tonight.”

MM: “What better way for him to prove that he's perfection than to beat 29 other competitors.”

Eric Steel makes his way to the ring. He stops at the apron and looks over at Rev. Rev has set up a second chair that he's using as a footstool. Rev gives Steel a thumb up. Steel just shakes his head an slides into the ring. Shark is on one end of the ring. He sits on BDC's back and applies a Boston Crab. Steel goes after Montana who has just gotten up on his feet. Steel starts hitting Montana with chops to the chest. He grabs Montana by the head and executes an Impaler DDT. Steel climbs up on the top rope. He leaps off the top rope and drops down on Montana with a Guillotine Leg Drop. Steel picks Montana up and tries to eliminate him. He gets Montana up, but Montana wraps both his legs around the top rope. On the otherside of the ring Shark releases the Boston Crab. Shark picks BDC up. He sets him up on the top turnbuckle. Shark climbs up and tries to lift BDC up on his shoulders, but BDC shoves Shark off. Shark drops down and hits th mat. Shark gets back on his feet. BDC grabs him by the head. BDC stands up on the second rope and lifts Shark up in a Piledriver. BDC leaps off the second Rope and drives Shark's head to the mat with a Piledriver. The fans again erupt with cheers. Rev stands up on his feet and give BDC a standing ovation. The countown reaches zero and Gladiator appears on the ramp.

CH: “Here comes Rev's partner in crime, Gladiator.”

MM: “Good, maybe now The Rev will actually get involved in the match.”

Gladiator struts slowly down to the ring. He hands out Friday Night Rampage buttons to fans. Gladiator takes his sweet time, and stops to mingle with the fans. Of course most fans throw the buttons back in his face. One fan even spits in Gladiator's face. Gladiator spits back, but then he realizes that this paticular fan is 6'5” and 280 lbs. Gladiator quickly runs away. He walks over to Rev. He pulls up a chair next to Rev and sits down. Gladiator reaches his hand into the bag of popcorn and munches on it with Rev. Meanwhile in the ring, Steel has given up on trying to eliminate Montana. He now applies a Sleeper Hold to Montana. Montana slowly starts to drop down. He drops down to one knee and continues to die down. Montana gets a burst of energy. He gets back on his feet. Montana reaches his hands up and wraps them around Steel's head. Montana jumps into the air and hits Steel with a Stunner. Steel lies out on the mat. Montana exhausted takes the opportunity to recharge and rests in the corner. Meanwhile on the other end of the ring, BDC lifts Shark onto his feet. He looks over in the opposite corner and sees Montana resting in the corner. BDC whips Shark towards the corner. Shark sees Montana and drops down to the mat. Shark does a Baseball Slide, and drives his foot into Montana's groin. Montana howls in pain. BDC runs at the corner and hits Montana with a knee to the head. Montana slides down and lies on the mat. BDC places his foot on Montana's throat. Steel gets up on his feet. He stands in the opposite corner of BDC. Steel dashes towards him and hits BDC with a Stinger Splash in the corner. BDC drops down and falls on top of Montana. Shark grabs Steel and drops him with a Diamond Cutter. The countdown reaches zero and Jamal Carter makes his way to the ring.

CH: “Jamal Carter has just returned to the EWC and would love to pick up a win tonight.”

Jamal slides into the ring. James Shark is the only man on his feet to greet him. Jamal hits Shark with some punches. He backs Shark up against the ropes. Jamal tries to whip Shark off the ropes, but Shark reverses the whip. Jamal runs towards the ropes. As he does Gladiator gets out of his chair. Gladiator pulls down the top rope as Jamal hits the ropes on the rebound. Jamal tumbles over the top rope and hits the ground.

CH: “Gladiator has eliminated Jamal Carter.”

MM: “Pretty good for a guy that hasn't even set foot in the ring yet.”

Gladiator points and laughs at Jamal. He walks over to Rev, and Rev gives him a high five. Shark picks Steel up. He whips Steel off the ropes. Steel bounces off the ropes and Shark ducks down for a Back Body Drop, but Steel catches him with a Running DDT. Steel runs towards the ropes. He jumps on the second rope and Springboards off the second rope with a Lionsault. Steel drops down on Shark. Steel picks Shark up and executes a Front Russian Leg Sweep. On the otherside BDC slowly gets up to his feet. Montana pulls himself up as well. The two stand toe to toe and exchange blows back and forth. BDC catches Montana's arm. He lifts him up and executes a Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker. BDC jumps into the air. He drops down on Montana's chest with both knees. BDC picks Montana up. He lifts Montana up in a Fireman's Carry, but Montana pushes away and drops off of BDC's shoulders. Montana hoists BDC up on his shoulders and delivers a F-5. The countdown reaches zero and Fletch Baxter makes his way down to the ring.

CH: “Here's a guy that it's gonna be hard to throw out.”

MM: “Fletch Baxter could win this thing simple because there's no one who can lift him over the top rope.”

Fletch Baxter jogs down to the ring. He is jogging rather slowly, but is clearly winded. Fletch climbs into the ring. Steel darts at him and attempts a Clotheline, but Fletch sticks his gut ot and hits Steel. Fletch runs at Montana who is standing in the corner. Fletch hits Montana with an Avalanche Splash. Fletch picks Shark up and slams him down to the mat with a Front Slam. Fletch walks over to BDC who is lying out on the mat. Fletch pulls BDC to the corner. He climbs up on the second rope and drops down on BDC's with a Bonzai Drop. Steel gets up on his feet. He grabs Fletch from behind and tries to lift him off the mat to eliminate him. Of course Steel can't even get Fletch's leg off the mat. Fletch lifts Steel up in a Vertical Suplex. He falls forward and drops Steel face first on the mat. Fletch picks Steel up and tries to eliminate him. Steel hangs on as he teeters on the top rope. Shark gets up on his feet and grabs Montana by the head. He lifts Montana up and whips him to the corner. Shark climbs up on the second rope and starts hitting Montana with punches to the head. BDC comes from behind. He runs at Shark and hits him in the back with an Axe Handle Smash. Shark falls forward and nearly flips over the top rope. BDC tries to dump him out of the ring, but Shark hangs on for dear life. Montana lifts Shark up on his shoulders in a Powerbomb position. He slams Shark down to the mat. BDC then bounces off the ropes and hits Shark with a Senton Splash. The countdown reaches zero and Dee Jay Reynolds makes his way down the aisle.

CH: “Here comes Dee Jay Reynolds.”

MM: “Another Brawl guy making his in ring debut.”

Dee Jay steps into the ring. He runs straight at Fletch who is trying to eliminate Steel. He grabs Fletch by the legs and tries to lift him up, but Dee Jay strains his back trying to get the big guy off his feet. Dee Jay grabs his back and let's go. Fletch turns around to face him. Fletch grabs Dee Jay by the throat and lifts him into the air. Fletch throws Dee Jay over the top rope and he falls to the ground.

MM: “So long Dee Jay Reynolds. Thanks for stopping by.”

Rev and Gladiator get out of their chairs and start stomping down on Dee Jay. They pick him up onto his feet and push him towards the exit. Rev kicks him in the butt as he walks away. Gladiator bursts out laughing and high fives Rev. Back in the ring, with Shark laid out BDC and Montana mix it up again. BDC starts hitting Montana with knees to the gut. BDC sets Montana up for a Powerbomb, but Montana lifts him up off the mat. Montana slams BDC down to the mat with an Alabama Slam. Meanwhile Steel starts trying to wear down Fletch. He hits Fletch with a string of jabs to the head. Fletch stumbles backwards. Steel hits Fletch with a Dropkick. Fletch falls back and drops down on his bottom. The ring shakes. Steel bounces off the ropes and hits Fletch with a Front Dropkick to the face. Steel tries to pick Fletch up to his feet, but he can't. Shark gets up and assists Steel. They get Fletch up to his feet and push him towards the ropes. They start trying to lift Fletch up. BDC and Montana notice them trying to eliminate Fletch and join in on the action. All 4 men try to eliminate Fletch as the countdown reaches zero. Mike Thunder makes his way down to the ring.

CH: “Mike Thunder has been on a mission to earn respect here in the EWC.”

MM: “What better way to earn respect than to win the Rumble In The Bronx.”

Mike Thunder makes his way to the ring. He stops and glares at Rev and Gladiator. He starts advancing on them. Rev and Gladiator get out of their chairs. They fold them up. Thunder charges at them, and Gladiator levels him with a chair shot to the head. Rev lifts his chair up in the air and drops it down on Thunder. They pick Thunder up and toss him into the ring. Thunder lies out cold on the mat as the rest of the competitors work on eliminating Fletch. They almost get Fletch out, but BDC's back gives out. He let's go and backs away. The other 3 try to do it without him, but soon all of them let go and back away. Fletch charges at BDC and Clotheslines him down to the mat. Fletch bounces off the ropes and drops down on BDC with a Splash. Steel grabs Shark from behind. Steel lifts him up and drops him to the mat with a Back Suplex. Montana steps to the corner and takes a breather, trying to regain his composure. Fletch looks over at Montana in the corner. He charges at him and attempts another avalanche splash, but Montana ducks out of the way. Fletch hits the corner hard. He falls back flat on his back. The countdown reaches zero and Pence Weatherlight starts to run down the aisle.

CH: “Pence Weatherlight is one of the odds on favorite to win this thing.”

MM: “He's also looking for revenge on The Sedition.”

Pence runs straight towards Rev and Gladiator. They see him coming and run away. Pence chases them in two full circles around the ring. Gladiator hides under the ring and Rev drops down to his knees and begs for his life. Pence grabs Rev by his hair and picks him up off his knees. Gladiator comes out from under the ring behind Pence's back. He has a crowbar. He clips Pence in the back of the knee with the crowbar. Pence drops down on his knees. Gladiator tosses Rev the crowbar. Rev uses it like a golfclub and swings it. He nails Pence in the chin with the cowbar. Pence spits blood as he falls back. Rev and Gladiator pick Pence up and toss him in the ring. They high five again, then go and join Mystery Man and Colin Hanks at the broadcast table.

CH: “Well, it appears that we are being joined by Rev and Gladiator who evidently are still in this match though neither one of them has spent much time in the ring.”

REV: “Of course not. It's much more entertaining to watch from down here.”

MM: “Are you guys planning on getting in the ring at any point?”

GLADIATOR: “Maybe, then again maybe not. I'm having a great time. Why ruin the fun by getting in the ring?”

Meanwhile in the ring Pence is laid out, Steel is trying to eliminate Shark, but Shark is hanging on, Montana is putting the boots to BDC, Mike Thunder is starting to pull himself up, and Fletch Baxter has fallen and he can't get up. Literally, he is trying to sit up, but he can't. The countdown reaches zero and Dee Jae Stormy charges out to the ring.

REV: “Oh no, here comes Dee Jae Stormy. No one else stands a chance now that Dee Jae Stormy is here? I'm scared, are you scared?”

GLADIATOR: “Petrified. No one can match his ability.”

Dee Jae charges into the ring ready for a fight. He slides in the ring and looks around. He picks his target as Mike Thunder pulls himself up on the ropes. Dee Jae charges at him, but he trips over Fletch's leg. Dee Jae stumbles towards Thunder. Thunder pulls down the rope and Dee Jae Stormy tumbles over the rope and out.

CH: “Mike Thunder has just eliminated Dee Jae Stormy.”

GLADIATOR: “Hey, credit fatty fatty mcflabster with an assist on that one.”

REV: “Yeah, if his thunder thigh wasn't in the way Dee Jae Stormy may have won this whole thing.”

Rev and Gladiator burst out laughing at this statement. Meanwhile the action continues in the ring. Pence begins to show signs of life. He starts lifting himself up on the ropes. Mike Thunder heads over to assist Ssteel in trying to eliminate Shark. They dump him over the top rope, but he lands on the apron. Shark quickly rolls back into the ring. Steel picks him up, but Shark hits him with a hard knockout punch and lays him out. He takes a swing at Thunder, but Thunder ducks it. He grabs him from the side and executes a Gutwrench Powerbomb. Montana continues his assault on BDC. He stomps down on BDC's head. Montana picks him up and tries to eliminate him. He lifts BDC's leg, but BDC grabs him by the throat. BDC lifts Montana into the air and Chokeslams him down to the mat. Fletch finally manages to sit up. He gets up on his feet and looks over at Pence. Pence has now gotten up on his feet. He spits out some blood from his mouth. Fletch runs at him, but Pence catche Fletch in the jaw with a Superkick. Fletch again falls backwards and hits the mat hard. The countdown reaches zero and William Rast makes his way down to the ring.

MM: “Here comes William Rast.”

GLADIATOR: “Hey, isn't he a member of NAL?”

REV: “Yeah, I think he is... excuse us gentlemen.”

CH: “With pleasure.”

Rast, like Pence goes straight after Rev and Gladiator. This time Gladiator stands and waits as Rev ducks behind the ringsteps. Rast charges at Gladiator. He rounds the corner and Rev sticks his leg out and trips Rast. Rast falls forward flat on his face. Rev pulls a table out from under the ring and sets it up. Gladiator and Rev pick up Rast in a Double Powerbomb, and slam him through the table. Rev and Gladiator try another high five, but this time they miss and make complete fools of themselves. They shake off their looks of embarassment and shake hands. Pence looks to the outside and sees Rast in the wreckage of the table. Pence slides under the bottom rope. Rev and Gladiator quickly hop the guardrail and like the cowards they are, they hide behind some fans. Pence works on reviving Rast. Inside the ring, BDC leaves Montana laid out on the mat, and goes after Shark. BDC runs at him, but Shark catches him with a Hip Toss. BDC quickle gets up to his feet, but Shark hits him with a hard flying Forearm. BDC drops down to the mat and shark starts to choke him with his boot. Thunder grabs Steel and tries to eliminate him. Steel hangs upside down on the outside with his foot hooked on the top rope. He grabs onto the bottom rope and pulls himself in and slides under Thunder's legs. Steel gets on his feet and grabs Thunder from behind and executes a Dragon Suplex. And Fletch again has fallen and can't get up... literally, again. The countdown reaches zero and Mike Corral makes his way to the ring.

CH: “Mike Corral is back and seems more confident than ever.”

MM: “He's got a good chance of winning this thing.”

Corral slides into the ring and immediately goes to work on Steel. He backs him into the corner with a flurry of punches. Corral climbs up on the second rope and tosses Steel back with a Monkey Flip. On the outside, Pence has revived Rast. They both climb back into the ring. Pence is immediately nailed by a kick from Shark. Shark kicks him hard to the gut. He sets Pence up for a DDT, but Pence counters with an Atomic Drop. He then hits Shark with a Dropkick and Shark drops down to the mat. Rast grabs Corral from behind and spins him around. Rast hits Corral with a couple of punches, but Corral counters with a few of his own. Corral grabs Rast by the head and tosses him over the top rope and down to the floor.

CH: “Mike Corral has eliminated William Rast.”

Rev and Gladiator burst out laughing at Rast and do a cheers with the sodas they stole from the fans. Inside the ring.BDC gets up on his feet. He notices Fletch struggling to get up. BDC grabs Fletch by the arm and helps him up. BDC says something to Fletch and Fletch nods in agreement. They both grab Montana and toss him over the top rope. Montana again grabs the top rope as he falls. This time he just barely stops his feet from touching the ground. Montana pulls himself into the ring. BDC and Fletch have their backs turned to him. Montana comes from behind and smashes their heads together. They both stagger. Montana hits BDC with a Dropkick and he falls down. Montana then hits Fletch with a Enziguri, and Fletch drops down to the mat. From out of nowhere, Thuder comes and nearly takes Montana's head off with a Clothesline. The countdown reaches zero and Victor Hades makes his way to the ring.

CH: “Victor Hades is just plain mean.”

MM: “I wouldn't want to be the guy to get in his way.”

Hades slowly makes his way to the ring. He passes by Rev and Gladiator who are giving him a standing ovation. Hades gets in the ring and looks for someone's head to rip off. Of course the first person he finds is Pence. Hades charges at Pence and hits him with an Axe Handle Smash. He grabs Pence by the head and puts him in a side headlock. Hades starts to punch Pence in the head as he is in the headlock. Hades switches arms and DDT's Pence to the mat. Hades grabs Shark and Steel and bashes their heads together. BDC helps Fletch up again and they seem to agree to work together again. This time they target Hades. They come at Hades from opposite sides. Fletch runs at him with a Clotheline, but Hades sidesteps it. Fletch nails BDC with the Clothesline. Hades grabs Fletch and drops him down with a Spinebuster. Corral jumps on Hades back, but Hades backs into the corner and sandwhiches him against the turnbuckle. Thunder continues his assault on Montana. He stomps down on him hard. Hades grabs Thunder from behind and executes a Pump Handle Slam. Hades looks around as all other competitors are out on the mat. Hades grabs onto the top rope and leaps over and out of the ring eliminating himself.

MM: “What? Victor Hades just took himself out of this match.”

The countdown reaches zero and Kip Kutler makes his way down to the ring.

CH: “Kip Kutler started strong on Rampage, but hasn't done much lately. Maybe this is his chance to redeem himself.”

Kip goes on the attack to Pence. He hits Pence with a couple of punches. Kip comes from behind and tries to eliminate Pence, but Steel gets up on his feet and comes from behind and dumps Kip over the top rope and down to the floor.

MM: “And just like that Kip Kutler is out of this match courtesy of Eric Steel.”

Shark comes from behind and drops Steel with a Hangman's Neckbreaker. BDC walks over and lifts Fletch up again. BDC looks frustrated with Fletch. Fletch points towards Shark and BDC nods in agreement. Fletch makes his way towards Shark, but BDC hits him from behind with a Clothesline. Fletch falls flat on his face and BDC puts the boots to him. Corral climbs up on the top rope. He flies off and nails BDC with a Missile Dropkick. BDC falls back and hits the mat hard. Meanwhile Thunder returns to his assault on Montana and applies a Figure Four Leglock. Montana manages just enough energy to roll over and reverse into an Indian Deathlock. Thunder howls in pain and releases the hold. The countdown reaches zero and Tim Hester makes his way down to the ring.

CH: “Tim Hester is one tough cookie. Definitely a force to be reckoned wih here.”

Hester charges into the ring ready for a fight. He runs up to Shark and Spears him down to the mat. Hester lays into him with hard lefts and rights to the kidneys. Hester picks Shark up and whips him hard to the corner. Shark hits the corner hard and falls flat on his face. Corral grabs Hester from behind, but Hester drops him with a Jawbreaker. Steel comes at Hester, but Hester kicks him in the gut. Hester lifts Steel up and drives his head to the mat with a Brainbuster. Pence spins Hester around and slams him down to the mat with a Powerslam. BDC grabs Pence and slams him to the mat with a Sidewalk Slam. Fletch grabs BDC and Powerbombs him down to the mat. Thunder bounces off the ropes and hits Fletch with a Diving Clothesline and Fletch drops down to the mat. Montana climbs up on the top rope and dives off, nailing Thunder with a Cross Body Block. Montana stands in the middle of the ring as the only man standing with the other 8 all laid out on the mat. Rev climbs up to the top rope on one side, and Gladiator climbs up on the other. Rev leaps off and hits Montana with a Front Dropkick. Montana drops to the mat and Gladiator flies off and drops down on him with a Frog Splash. Rev and Gladiator celebrate in the ring. Hester gets up on his feet and sets his sights on Rev and Gladiator. He charges at them, but Rev and Gladiator escape under the bottom rope. The countdown reaches zero and Project Zzyzyx makes her way to the ring.

CH: “Here comes another one of the favorites to win, Project Zzyzyx.”

MM: “She's been unbeaten so far. It will be interesting to see how she fares in a match like this.”

Zzyzyx climbs straight to the top rope. Hester turns to face her, and she flies off the top rope and nails Hester with a Corkscrew Moonsault. Pence gets up on his feet and dashes at Zzyzyx. Zyzzyx turns to face him and catches Pence with a Hurricanranna. Zzyzx picks Pence up and goes to work on trying to eliminate him. BDC gets up on his feet and looks down at Fletch. He goes to pick Fletch up, but Shark comes from behind and hits BDC with a knee to the back. Shark picks BDC up from behind and drops him with a Side Slam. Steel grabs Corral by the head and sets him up for a Suplex. He tries to lift Corral up, but Corral resists. Corral lifts Steel up in a Vertical Suplex, and drops him down with a Facebuster. Thunder tries to pick Montana up, but Montana reaches up and hits Montana with a Low Blow. Montana gets on his feet and drives Thunder's head to the mat with a Pedigree. Rev and Gladiator once again make their way over to the broadcast table as the countdown reaches zero. The Tropical Tornado starts to make his way down the aisle.

CH: “Well, as Tropical Tornado makes his way to the ring, we have once again been joined by Rev and Gladiator, who we should note are still apart of this match though neither of them have broken a sweat yet.”

GLADIATOR: “ What are you talking about. We're two of the hardest working guys in this match.”

REV: “By, you said it Gladiator. I've worked myself so hard in this match. I think I'm gonna have some of your Fresca Gump Jr.””

Rev takes a sip of Colin Hanks' drink. Hanks looks annoyed, but does nothing about it. Tornado storms out to the ring (get it, Tornado... Storms to the ring... I kill me). He leaps inot the ring and charges at Montana. Tornado dashes towards him and catches him from behind with a Bulldog. Tornado helps Thunder up and the two go to work on Montana. Thunder whips Montana off the rope. Thunder catches him on the rebound and lifts him into the air. Tornado gets in place and they complete a 3D Death Drop on Montana. Corral picks Steel up to his feet and drags him to the ropes. Corral lifts him up on his shoulders and tries to toss him out of the ring, but Steel hangs on for dear life. Shark lifts BDC up to his feet. He attempts a Powerbomb, but Fletch finally gets himself up. He grabs Shark by the head and pulls him off of BDC. Fletch picks Shark up on his shoulders and drops him down with an Olympic Slam. Zzyzyx continues her attempt at eliminating Pence, but Pence gauges her to the eyes. Zzyzyx drops Pence. Pence grabs her by the head and executes a Snap Suplex. Pence gets up on his feet and Hester charges him from out of nowhere and hits him with a Charging Shoulderblock. Pence hits the mat and the force of the hit send him sliding under the bottom rope and to the outside. The countdown reaches zero, and Bryce Bridges makes his way out to the ring.

MM: “Here comes the “B Double” Bryce Bridges.”

REV: “Good old Bryce Bridges. Brycie is what I like to call him.”

GLADIATOR: “Yeah, Bruce Bidget is great. If you gentlemen will excuse us. I see a boy scout that looks hurt. We should go help him out.”

Rev and Gladiator walk up to Pence who is down on the floor and begin stomping down on him. Bryce comes around and shoves Rev and Gladiator away from Pence. Bryce glares at Rev and Gladiator and prepares to pounce. Rev grabs Gladiator and pushes him towards Bryce. Bryce hits Gladiator with a ROARING ELBOW, and Rev goes and hides under the ring like a coward. Bryce picks Pence up and tosses him back into the ring. Bryce climbs in after him. Thunder and Tornado continue their attack on Montana. Thunder Bodyslams him down to the mat and Tornado flies off the top rope and drops down on Montana with a Swanton Bomb. Tornado reaches up for a high five from Thunder. Thunder gives him a high five, but then grabd him by the head and tosses him out of the ring.

CH: “Mike Thunder has eliminated Tropical Tornado.”

MM: “It goes to show, that it's everyman for himself. They may work together for a while, but eventually you have to think about yourself.”

Corral continues trying to eliminate Steel, but Steel has both of his legs wrapped around the top rope. Hester comes from behind and grabs Corral. He lifts Corral up in a Gorrilla Press and drops him down into a Powerslam. Fletch bounces off the ropes and leaps into the air. He drops down on BDC with a big Splash. Shark bounces off the ropes and drops a Leg Drop on the back of Fletch's head as he is down on BDC. Zzyzyx bounces off the ropes and hits Shark with a Spinning Heel Kick. The countdown reaches zero and Vic Diaz charges towards the ring.

CH: “Vic Diaz has had little success as of late. Maybe he can turn it around tonight.”

Diaz comes into the ring. He starts hitting Hester with punches to the head. He backs Hester up against the ropes. He backs up and hits Hester with a Clothesline. Hester goes over the top rope, but lands on the apron. Diaz turns around thinking that Hester was eliminated, and Corral hits him with a hard Superkick to the jaw. The kick sends Diaz flipping over the top rope and down to the floor.

MM: “Guess Vic Diaz won't be turning things around tonight. He has been eliminated by Mike Corral.”

Zzyzyx climbs up to the top rope, but Steel rushes to the corner and climbs up with her. Steel executes a Super Belly to Belly from the top rope and slams Zzyzyx down to the mat. Steel gets up on his feet, but Bryce charges at him and hits him with a running Sidekick. Bryce picks Steel up and drops him down with a Reverse DDT. Thunder comes from behind and catches Bridges with a Bulldog. Hester charges at Bridges. He Spears Bridges down to the mat. Pence climbs out on the apron. He springboards off the top rope and hits Hester with a Cross Body Block. He picks Hester up and works on trying to eliminate him. BDC is still crushed underneat Fletch who has not rolled off of him since the big Splash. BDC's face is turning red as he struggles for breath. Montana gets up and climbs up on the top rope. He leaps off and drops down on Fletch with a Senton Splash, crushing BDC underneath Fletch. Fletch rolls off and BDC finally gets a chance to breath. Montana tries to pick Fletch up, but Shark grabs Montana and drives his head to the mat with a Cradle DDT. The countdown reaches zero and Deandre Miles makes his way out to the ring.

CH: “Deandre Miles hasn't exactly been red hot as of late. This could be his chance to get back in the winners circle.”

Deandre slides into the ring. Shark is waiting for them. Deandre hits Shark with a couple of quick punches, but Shark fights back with a few of his own. Shark hits Deandre with a hard knee to the gut. Shark lits Deandre up in a Gorrilla Press and tosses him to the outside. Deandre hits the concrete hard.

MM: “Another on bites the dust as James Shark eliminates Deandre Miles.”

Outside the ring Gladiator starts to show signs of life. He gets up on his feet and starts to look for Rev. Gladiator looks very irritated. He looks around, but doesn't see Rev. Gladiator walks around to the broadcast table, and Mystery Man and Colin Hanks both point under the ring. Gladiator pulls up the apron and finds Rev hiding under the ring curled up in the fetal position. Gladiator pulls Rev out. He starts yelling at him and Rev looks apologetic. Gladiator sits down in a chair and sulks. Rev sits next to him. Rev offers Gladiator some popcorn. Gladiator smiles and takes some and the two slouch in their chairs and continue watching the match. Inside the ring the action has slowed. The competitors sensing that the match is almost over take some time to recharge. The countdown reaches zero and Ty Luca makes his way to the ring.

CH: “Ty Luca is unbeaten so far in the EWC.”

MM: “He could be a sleeper winner here tonight.”

Ty Luca makes his way down to the ring. Rev and Gladiator get out of their seats and hide behind the guardrail one on each side of the aisle holding chairs. Luca gets to the ringside area and Rev and Gladiator leap out and swing their chairs both hitting Luca on opposite sides of the face. Luca drops down to the ground and Rev and Gladiator look all pleased with themselves, until Rev looks down. He taps Gladiator on the shoulder and says “That's not Deadpool.” Rev and Gladiator exchange looks and walk away with their hands behind their back pretending nothing happened as Luca lies out cold outside of the ring. Inside the ring the action picks up once again. BDC picks Fletch up. He pushes Fletch against the ropes. BDC backs up and tries to boot Fletch to the face, but Fletch moves out of the way. BDC's leg goes over the top rope. Steel who is nearby sees BDC in trouble and tries to throw him out. He grabs onto BDC's other leg and tries to lift it, but BDC hits him with a headbutt. Shark rushes over and tries to capitalize on BDC's situation, but BDC hits him with a hard elbow to the head. BDC gets his leg back off the ropes. He grabs Shark and Chokeslams him. Zzyzyx and Hester now team up on Pence. They both try to throw him over the top rope, but Pence battles back. He kicks Hester in the groin and hits Zzyzyx with a Spinkick. Pence grabs Hester's head and executes a Tornado DDT by springboarding off the second rope. Bryce now is on the attack to Corral. Bryce hits Corral with a hard kick combo. He then backs up and attempts a Roaring Elbow, but Corral ducks it and hits Bryce with a Reverse Vertical Suplex. Montana now goes on to the attack on Thunder. Montana places Thunder in a Abdominal Stretch. The countdown reaches zero and Deadpool makes his way out to the ring.

CH: “Here comes Deadpool. NAL's numbers in this thing now match The Sedition.”

MM: “Yeah, the only difference is, NAL are actually competing, Rev and Gladiator are just hiding out.”

Deadpool runs straight for The Sedition. He leaps over Luca who is still out cold from the double chair shot. Rev and Gladiator see him coming. Gladiator tips backwards off his chair and runs and hides behind Mystery Man. Rev hops up on the ring apron. Pence sees Rev on the apron and grabs him by the hair. Deadpool comes around to where Pence is holding Rev. Gladiator runs up behind Deadpool and clips his knee. Rev hits Pence with an elbow to the head. Pence stumbles back and runs into BDC who hits him with a hard Clothesline. Rev and Gladiator now double team Deadpool on the outside. Rev grabs a baseball bat from under the ring. Gladiator whips Deadpool towards Rev, and Rev swings the bat and cracks Deadpool over the head. Deadpool drops down to the ground. Rev and Gladiator throw him into the ring and return to their seats. Montana still has Thunder in the Abdominal Stretch. Thunder grabs onto the top rope and uses it as leverage. He pulls Montana over and slams him down to the mat with a Hip Toss. Steel gets up on his feet, but is greeted by Zzyzyx. She runs towards him and catches him with a Flying Head Scissors. Zzyzyx starts to climb up to the top rope with her back to the ring, but Shark comes from behind. He hits her in the back with an Axe Handle Smash. Shark grabs her from behind and drops her down with a Cross Powerbomb. Hester gets up on his feet and charges at Shark. He jumps in the air and tries for a Cross Body Block, but Shark catches him and slams him to the mat with a Fallaway Slam. Bryce gets on his feet and dashes at Corral, but Corall ducks down and lifts Bryce on his shoulders. He drops Bryce down with a Fallaway Slam. Fletch gets up on his feet. He is clearly very winded and is sweating like a pig. He fals back and leans against the turnbuckle trying to catch his breath. The countdown reaches zero and Captain Insanity makes his way to the ring.

CH: “Captain Insanity has recently made his return to Rampage and is looking to make his mark.”

Insanity stops at the apron. He looks down at Luca who is just starting to come back to life. Insanity picks him up and throws him into the ring. Insanity slides into the ring. He picks Luca up and tosses him out of the ring.

CH: “Captain Insanity has eliminated Ty Luca.”

MM: “Yeah, thanks to an unprovoked attack by Rev and Gladiator.”

Insanity comes into the match very aggressive. Insanity grabs Thuder and slams him down with a Front Slam. Shark runs at him, but Insanity hits Shark with a Big Boot. Corral leaps off the top rope and flys down towards Insanity with a Double Axe Handle, but Insanity catches him by the neck. Insanity lifts him up by the throat using both hands. He slams him down with a Double Arm Chokeslam. Pence and Deadpool both come and attack Insanity. Deadpool hits him with some hard chops and Pence sweeps his leg from behind. Insanity hits the mat. Pence picks him up and slams him down to the mat with a Flatliner. Deadpool climbs up to the top rope and drops down on Insanity with a Flipping Leg Drop. Steel picks Zzyzyx up and lifts her on his shoulder preparing to eliminate her, but Zzyzyx slides off his shoulder. She grabs him from behind and executes an Inverted Swinging Neckbreaker. Bryce tries to lift Montana up on his feet, but Hester spins Bryce around and hits him with a Jumping Calf Kick. Montana then lifts Hester up on his shoulders and executes an Electric Chair Drop. BDC looks at Fletch resting in the corner. BDC charges at him and hits him with a charging shoulder to the gut. Fletch stumbles out of the corner and BDC actually lifts Fletch up and Bodyslams him down to the mat. The force of Fletch hitting the mat causes the ring to shake and everyone loses their balance. Rev and Gladiator laugh at everyone stmbling around the ring as they continue to munch on popcorn. The countdown reaches zero and Mr. Strange makes his way out to the ring.

CH: “Here we go, the final entrant. The ominous Mr. Strange.”


Continued...

[Sedition: Gladiator]

...Continued


With Mr. Strange entering the ring, Rev and Gladiator shoot each other a nod of approval on the outside. They each take one more hand full of popcorn, and slide into the ring.

MM: So now that it's down to the wire, these cowards want to make their entrance.

Rev and Gladiator rush across the ring towards a worn out Pence Weatherlight, but before they can attack him, Mr. Strange appears from out of nowhere, jumping on Pence from behind like a snake striking. Strange simply pins Pence down on his stomach and locks a choke hold in from behind. Strange is expressionless as his veins bulge in his arm, choking the life out of Pence. Rev and Gladiator shrug their shoulders and survey the ring. They find Deadpool in a corner laying into Captain Insanity with chops to the chest. Rev and Gladiator approach Deadpool. Rev locks in a Full Nelson from behind and drags Deadpool away from Insanity. Deadpool kicks his legs around trrying to break free. As his legs are flailing, Gladiator grabs both legs and places them over his shoulders. Rev and Gladiator give Deadpool a big hoist and deliver a double-teamed Full Nelson slam. Rev picks Deadpool up and tosses him over the top rope. Deadpool flips over, but holds onto the top rope, preventing his feet from touching the floor. However Rev and Gladiator don't notice this. They've already raised their arms in victory believing they already eliminated Deadpool. Deadpool carefully pulls himself up and flips backwards over the ropes and into the ring again. He runs across the ring and lays Rev out with a Bulldog. Gladiator notices this and tries to pick Deadpool up, but Deadpool nails a DDT, laying Gladiator out on the mat.

Meanwhile, Mr. Strange is still choking Pence. Pence's eyes are blood shot. He reaches back and rakes Strange's eyes. Strange lets go of the choke hold and stumbles around, temporarily blinded. Pence crawls over to the ropes and pulls himself up. He pauses to catch his breath again. He approaches Strange and rakes his eyes again. Strange continues to stumble around blinded.

James Shark finds French Montana laid out. He picks up French and starts hitting him repeatedly. Shark slowly backs French against the ropes. Shark tries to dump French over the ropes, but he ties his legs up on the bottom ropes and holds his position in the ring.

Pence has recovered and he and Deadpool drag Rev and Gladiator into the center of the ring. Deadpool scoops Rev up and delivers a Tiger Driver. Pence executes an F5 on Gladiator. Deadpool and Pence stomp down on Rev and Gladiator. They get ready to pick them up again but Rev and Gladiator both hit Pence and Deadpool with kicks to the groin. Deadpool and Pence double over in pain.

HANKS: And men around the world double over with sympathy pains for the NAL.

Rev and Gladiator are back on their feet. They hammer Pence and Deadpool down with Axe handles. They then begin stomping on the remaining NAL members. Rev finds Mike Thunder in the corner working on Corral. He grabs him and points him towards Pence and Deadpool. Gladiator grabs Bryce Bridges away from a brawl near the ropes and points him towards the NAL.

MM: It looks like The Sedition are trying to recruit their Rampage roster to team up on Pence and Deadpool.

As Rev and Gladiator continue to beat on Pence and Deadpool, Bryce and Thunder simply look on, not making a move. Rev yells at them “Get in the game!” Gladiator meanwhile calls over Fletch Baxter, French Montana, James Shark and Captain Insnaity. All of these men look but don't make any move to join in. Rev and Gladiator stop beating on NAL and turn to their roster. They're shouting and pointing at Pence and Deadpool laid out on the mat. Nobody on the Rampage roster is making a move. Finally Gladiator approaches Mike Thunder and screams in his face to help out. Thunder hits Gladiator on the side of the head with a right hook. Gladiator goes flying right into James Shark, who hits him with a hook as well. Rev tries to interfere but is hit from behind by Fletch Baxter. This sends him flying right into Bryce Bridges, who Clotheslines him down to the mat.

MM: Their own roster is turning on them!

HANKS: And this surprises you?

Rev and Gladiator are bouncing back and forth between members of the Rampage roster who are left in the ring. After an uppercut from James Shark, Rev is caught from behind by Mike Thunder. Thunder picks him up over his head while James Shark scoops up Gladiator. Thunder and Shark each toss Rev and Gladiator over the top rope and they hit the floor.

DOUBLE ELIMINATION: 14 remaining...

MM: Wow. I have a feeling there will be a lot of tension next week on Rampage.

Rev and Gladiator are screaming at their roster in the ring. They try to climb back in the ring, but officials on the outside are dragging them back down the aisle. Back to the action inside the ring, Fletch Baxter is tied up with Tim Hester. Hester whips Fletch against the ropes and hits him with a Cross Body Block on the return. It takes a few seconds for Fletch to fall back but he eventually topples over.

Over on the other side of the ring, BDC looks to be struggling. He limps over to Zzyzyx and receives an elbow to the gut from the much smaller and younger competitor. Zzyzyx bends him down, leapfrogs off the second rope and tries for a Leg Drop to the back of BDC's neck, but BDC straightens himself, catches Zzyzyx in mid air and Back Suplexes her over the ropes, however she lands safely on the apron.

Hester is picking Fletch up and booting him in the midsection. Hester takes a few deep breaths and makes the attempt to scoop Fletch up in a Bodyslam. He gets him half way up but can't hold the weight of the much heavier man. Hester falls backwards over the top rope, taking Fletch with him. They land on the apron hard. Fletch and Hester both struggle to pull themselves up without falling off the apron. They stand up and Fletch Clotheslines Hester off the apron. Hester hits the floor.

ELIMINATION: 13 remaining...

Fletch Baxter is celebrating on the apron. He attempts to climb back in, but instead takes a minute to regain his strength. Fletch climbs back out onto the apron and waits.

Mike Corral and Captain Insanity are struggling with each other against the ropes. First Insanity has leverage and is forcing Corral over, then Corral twists their positions around and starts to force Insanity over the ropes.

Zzyzx is climbing onto the top rope. She positions herself aiming for BDC and prepares to leap, but from the side French Montana flies through the air, dropkicking Zzyzyx legs out from under her just as she jumps. Zzyzx falls forward and hits the mat hard, face first. A collective cry of sympathy comes from the crowd.

Fletch Baxter is still standing outside. He waits for an opportunity to make his move. He finds BDC locked up with Eric Steel. BDC is hit with a Tornado DDT by Steel. Fletch climbs to the top rope from outside and makes his move to jump on BDC, but he's not even paying attention to Eric Steel. He finds Fletch in the vulnerable position on the top rope. Steel throws his own body into the corner, holding the top turnbuckle and swinging his legs all the way over the top rope. He sweeps Fletch's legs out from under him. Fletch falls backwards off the top rope all the way through the the German broadcast table at ringside. The weight of Fletch's fall shatters not only the table, but all the electronics as well.

COMMENTATOR: “Sie sterben für dieses unrecht sie fettes schwein!”

ELIMINATION: 12 remaining...

Eric Steel watches Fletch fall through the table. He doesn't even notice BDC getting back up behind him. BDC grabs Steel from behind and dumps him over the top rope. Steel's feet hit the floor. BDC shoots a look to Fletch and Steel who are in disbelief. He spits outside the ring and returns to the action.

ELIMINATION: 11 remaining...

MM: That was a brilliant catch by Eric Steel, but he left himself open to elimination as well.

HANKS: You can't take your eyes off the action in the ring for even a split second.

Eric Steel is one his way out. He stops right by the barricade where Harry Silver has been sitting. Eric Steel and Harry Silver are talking back and forth. They keep looking into the ring during their brief conversation. Harry Silver gives a nod to Eric Steel and then Steel finally finishes walking out.

MM: What's that all about?

HANKS: Just Steel stopping to talk to a fan or something.

MM: Have you even been paying attention to the show? That was Harry Silver he was talking to. It almost looked like Steel was telling him to do something.

Back in the ring, BDC finishes watching Eric Steel exit and turns back to the action, being hit with a Clothesline from Captain Insanity that lays him out.

This entire time, Mr. Strange has been crouching in the corner patiently hiding out. He hasn't made a single move since being raked in the eyes by Pence. Strange simply watches the action. He stares at Bryce Bridges going at it with Deadpool, Project Zzyzx locked up and grappling with James Shark, and Mike Thunder and French Montana viciously beating on each other from one side of the ring to the other. Somewhere close to the center of the ring, Mike Corral is battling Pence Weatherlight. Corral has the advantage over Pence. He levels him with Flying Forearm from off the second turnbuckle. Corral picks Pence up over his shoulder in a Powerslam position. He charges towards the ropes and prepares to throw Pence out of the ring, but from behind the snake Mr. Strange dives forward with a Spear to the back of Corral's knees. Corral falls backwards and Pence lands on top of him.[/color]

HANKS: What the..........

MM: I never would've thought in a million years that Mr. Strange would save Pence from elimination.

HANKS: Unless he wants to do that himself. He wants another piece of Pence before this Rumble is over.

Just as the commentators predicted, Strange grabs Pence off of Corral and throws him violently into the corner. Strange stretches his boot up and places it against Pence's throat, again choking the life out of him. Pence struggles to break free and eventually manages to twist Strange's ankle around. Pence climbs on top of Strange and lays in some rights and lefts, but Strange turns him over and wraps his hands around his neck, again choking him with considerable force.

Captain Insanity and BDC exchanging power moves elsewhere. BDC delivers a long lasting Standing Suplex before dropping him on his back. As BDC tries to pick Insanity up again he's met with a big boot to the face. This gives Insanity the chance to grab BDC and scoop him up in a Powerbomb, dropping his head against the turnbuckle.

Elsewhere, Zzyzx is being scooped up and Tombstoned down to the mat by Bryce Bridges. Bryce grabs Zzyzx by her hair and snap mares her over. He then picks Zzyzx up in a Suplex, but places her down on the other side of the ropes. Bryce bounces off the ropes on the other side and runs toward Zzyzx. He grabs hold of the top and middle ropes, swinging his legs and body all the way through the ropes. He hits Zzyzx with a reverse 619. Zzyzx falls backwards and her head hits the concrete outside the ring,however her feet are caught under the bottom rope and she doesn't hit the floor entirely. She carefully pulls herself back up again and stands on the apron. Bryce swings a right hand her way, which Zzyzx ducks and reaches through the ropes, punching Bryce in the groin with a closed fist.

HANKS: Is there no end to the groin shots tonight? I'm feeling sore just watching this.

Zzyzx launches herself over the top rope back into the ring, flipping over Bryce and nailing a Neckbreaker as she lands on the other side.

Captain Insanity has grabbed BDC and lifted him onto the top turnbuckle. It looks like Insanity is trying to grabs BDC's legs and trip him, but BDC bends and reaches down, grabbed Insanity by the head and pulling him up to the top rope as well. The two big men exchange blows on the top rope, each trying to knock the other guy to the floor.

Suddenly there's a commotion outside the ring. Cameras all turn and focus on a man jumping over the barricade from the crowd. It's Harry Silver. He pushes past all the officials on the outside and slide under the bottom rope and into the ring. It's now visible that Harry Silver is carrying a crowbar. He takes the crowbar and clobbers BDC in the knee with it. BDC loses his balance and falls all the way to the floor below.

ELIMINATION: 10 remaining...

Harry Silver quickly exits the ring and walks down the aisle with crowbar in hand. BDC tries to stand up and go after him, but his leg injury makes it impossible to stand. BDC screams at Silver as he disappears behind the curtain.

MM: So that's what was going on. I think Eric Steel told Harry Silver to enter the ring and eliminate BDC for him.

HANKS: Sweet revenge for Eric Steel.

As this is going on, Zzyzx sees Insanity barely holding his balance in the corner as BDC is knocked off. Zzyzx grabs James Shark and whips him into that corner. The impact of Shark's body hitting causes Insanity to start losing his balance again. Zzyzx knees Shark in the groin again and he's down on his hands and knees. Zzyzx backs up and gets a running start, jumping off of Shark's back and hitting a Dropkick to Insanity, who falls off the top rope and hits the ground hard outside.


ELIMINATION: 9 Remaining...

MM: The smallest competitor in this ring just eliminated the biggest guy left.

HANKS: And like I said before, it's too risky to be up on the top rope. It's the most vulnerable position in this match.

Zzyzx leaves James Shark behind as she notices the battle between Mr. Strange and Pence continuing. Pence breaks himself free of the choke hold by chopping Strange to the throat. Strange coughs violently and rolls off. Pence is on his back gasping for air when Deadpool comes and helps him up. Deadpool tells Pence to stand aside and he goes after Mr. Strange. Deadpool is about to jump on Strange when Zzyzx comes from behind and holds him back. She scoops Deadpool up and delivers a Backbreaker over her knee. Zzyzx calls Strange over and the two start to double team Deadpool.

Bryce Bridges is locked up with Mike Corral. He throws Corral against the ropes and Hip Tosses him over the top rope as he comes running back. Corral lands safely on his feet on the apron. He reaches over the ropes and grabs Bryce by the back of the head. Corral drags Bryce's face across the ropes. Bryce squirms free and rubs the rope burn that just appeared across his forehead. Corral grabs Bryce again over the ropes and Suplexes him over. Bryce shifts his weight and unfortunately Corral can't get him over. Bryce reverses the Suplex and brings Corral back into the ring.

Neither man notices James Shark speedily jumping to the top rope in one leap and flying off with a Moonsault. He lands right on both Bryce and Corral in the ring.

Zzyzx and Strange are double teaming Deadpool. Strange scoops Deadpool up in a Powerbomb, and as he's dropping Deadpool, Zzyzx flies off the top rope and Frog Splashes him. Both Zzyzx and Strange turn their attention to Pence who's still having trouble standing in the corner.

French Montana has the upper hand over Mike Thunder. He has him in the “Cocaine Dream” his version of the Tazzmission. Thunder is jerking his body all around trying to break free. He's starts moving a lot slower as the pressure of the hold takes it's toll on him. Thunder is going down on his knees. French now has even more leverage. Thunder is looking weaker with every second.

MM: These two have been going at it all night. French Montana is now officially the superstar who's been in the ring longest.

HANKS: And up until now Mike Thunder has been making it his mission to take him out. Now the tables have turned and Thunder is not in good shape.

Thunder appears to be on the verge of passing out. Suddenly he starts to come around. He gains more and more strength and starts to get back on his feet. French keeps the pressure on, but Thunder uses every ounce of strength he has to fight back. He not only stands up, but also manages to get French's feet off the ground even with the hold still applied. Thunder quickly steps backwards and slams French's body into the corner. French finally lets go of the hold. Thunder turns around and picks French up in a chokeslam. He tosses him over the top rope. French grabs hold of the rope and stops his feet an inch away from the floor. Thunder grabs French's fingers and tries to pry them off. French swings his legs back on the apron and tries to slide back under the ropes. Thunder drops down on his back and uses his feet to try and force French off the apron. This struggle is at a stand still.

Zzyzx and Strange are both viciously double teaming Pence in the corner. One takes a shot at him, followed by the other. This goes back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. Strange grabs Pence and delivers a Russian Leg Sweep. Zzyzx springboards off the second rope and hits Pence with a Double-foot stomp to the chest. Zzyzx then picks Pence up in a Fireman's Carry and tries to dump him over the ropes. This causes Strange to snap. He grabs Zzzyx by her hair and tosses her half way across the ring.

HANKS: There he goes again. Strange refuses to let anyone eliminate Pence.

MM: But the question is whether or not Strange is doing it cause he wants to be the one to throw Pence out, or if he just plans on torturing him all the way to the end.

Zzyzx starts shouting at Strange. Strange just stares her down without saying a word.

James Shark is going back and forth between Bryce Bridges and Mike Corral. He scoops Corral up over his shoulder and brings him down to the mat with a Running Powerslam. He turns to Bryce and executes a Reverse Atomic Drop followed by a Hart Attack Clothesline, bringing Bryce down right on top of Corral's body. Shark then picks up Bryce and whips him against the ropes. Bryce comes bouncing back and Shark shoves Bryce right over the top rope. Bryce snags the top rope and lands on the apron. He's about to climb back in but Corral springs to his feet right in front of him. Bryce stays out on the apron. And ducks down. He gently pulls the top rope down as Shark charges toward Corral. Shark hits a Clothesline, sending Corral flipping backwards over the ropes, but Corral at the last second manages to nail Shark in the side of the head with a Martial arts kick to the temple. This sends Shark flying back over the same rope just a split second after Corral. Bryce pulls the rope down and Shark topples over and hits the floor. Corral manages to grab the second rope and hold his position on the apron.

ELIMINATION: 8 remaining...

Bryce Bridges and Mike Corral both stand up on the apron. They each try to climb back in, but from the outside, a very irritated and surprised James Shark snatches their legs out from under them. Both Bryce and Corral fall and hit their faces on the apron before they hit the floor.

DOUBLE ELIMINATION: 6 remaining...

BUT WAIT A MINUTE, Bryce Bridges and Mike Corral are both arguing with officials outside the ring as James Shark casually slips down the aisle and backstage. Bryce and Corral are furious. The fans boo as the officials outside the ring continue to debate the double elimination.

MM: There's a lot of commotion outside the ring. Apparently Bryce Bridges and Mike Corral feel they've been unfairly eliminated.

HANKS: Who wouldn't be upset? They were pulled off the apron by James Shark who was already out of the Rumble. I don't think that should count.

The debate continues outside the ring, while inside the ring the battles continue. Zzyzx and Strange are still in heated debate, and they don't even notice Deadpool and Pence starting to come around. Mike Thunder is still trying to force French Montana off the apron. The officials outside are huddled and finally seem to come to a decision. They give Bryce Bridges and Mike Corral a pat on the back and point towards the ring.

ELIMINATION ILLEGAL: Bryce Bridges and Mike Corral reinstated- 8 remaining...

Both Bryce and Corral slide back into the ring and go right back to fighting. They don't waste any time wrestling, just pushing and shoving and desperately trying to throw each other out.

Strange and Zzyzx are almost coming to blows. The fans start to react as Pence and Deadpool both stand up at the same time. Pence and Deadpool are discussing something back and forth. They come to agreement and Pence quietly climbs to the top rope. Deadpool sneaks up on Zzyzx and Strange. He shoves them both, getting their attention. Strange and Zzyzx move to attack him, but Deadpool grabs them each by the arms, throws himself down on the mat, and pulls them towards the corner just as Pence flies off the top rope, leveling both Zzyzx and Strange at the same time with a Double Clothesline. It's now Pence and Deadpool's turn to double team.

Thunder is still on his back using his feet to try and force French off the apron. He finally gives this up and stands up, throwing himself off the ropes on the far side. He bounces back and French stands up on the apron. Thunder slides across the mat with a Baseball slide, aiming for French's legs to knock him off the apron, but French flips himself over the ropes and reenters the ring just as Thunder slides under the ropes and lands on the floor outside.

HANKS: Mike Thunder just eliminated himself!

MM: Learn the rules, Hanks. You can only be eliminated by going over the top rope. He went under. Thunder's safe.

Meanwhile, Deadpool has broken off the double team attack and taken Zzyzx off to the other side of the ring. He's trying to tip her backwards over the ropes. Zzyzx literaly pokes Deadpool in the eyes causing him to stumble backwards.

The tables have turned on Mr. Strange, who is now victim of Pence's violent attack. Pence has Strange in a Headlock. He rams Strange's head into the turnbuckle pad. Not satisifed with this, Pence rips the turnbuckle pad right out of the corner and begins bashing Strange's head against the exposed steel. The crowd counts along with each hit. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Pence then starts grinding Strange's face against the exposed steel, drawing blood, which drips down the corner one drop at a time.

MM: This is EWC's biggest hero against EWC's personification of evil.

HANKS: I've never seen this side of Pence before. This is absolutely brutal.

The cameras catch up with Mike Thunder outside of the ring. He's pacing back and forth, waiting for an opportunity to reenter. French Montana has already moved on to Zzyzx. The two of them are exchanging blows. Bryce Bridges and Mike Corral are still beyond moved and are just trying to force each other over the ropes. Strange and Pence are occupied, and Deadpool is staggering around temporarily blinded. Mike Thunder makes his move, but not into the ring. He grabs a chair from under the time keeper and folds it up. Thunder enters the ring with the steel chair in hand. He approaches French Montana, who has just hit Zzyzx with a Superkick and sends her against the ropes. French turns around and stands face to face with Thunder just as he's swinging the chair. French drops on his stomach to duck the chair shot. Thunder accidentally hits Bryce Bridges instead. Bryce falls back and trips over Deadpool who's crawling on the mat. He falls back against the ropes where Zzyzx's body is resting on top of it, lowering the top rope enough for Bryce to slip over it and fall all the way to the floor below.

ELIMINATED: 7 remaining...

HANKS: Bryce Bridges is out, and I think it's official this time.

MM: Yeah, but who technically gets credit for eliminating him?

HANKS: I'm not sure. Thunder, Montana, Deadpool and Zzyzx all had a hand in it, but at the same time nobody was actually trying to take him out.

MM: Well we were at 8, then down to 6, then back up to 8 again, and now this officially the final 7!


Pence has been grinding Strange's face into the steel turnbuckle for so long that Strange's entire face is smeared blood red. Pence grabs Strange and throws him through the middle rope. He then climbs through the middle rope and jumps off the apron, hitting a flying elbow drop onto Strange's body laid out on the concrete floor. Pence picks Strange up and whips him against the steel barricade. Pence Suplexes Strange onto the remains of the German broadcast table. Pence breaks the legs off of the broken table and begins beating Strange with it.

COMMENTATOR: “Halten sie ihre schmutzigen amerikanischen hände weg von meinem eigentum!”

A half dozen referees grab Pence and pull him off of Strange.

Mike Thunder looks frustrated in the ring. He still holds the chair. He takes another swing at French Montana, who's down on the mat in front of him. French rolls and Thunder's chair shot hits the mat. French is on his feet and Thunder is swinging again. French ducks and Thunder misses. Thunder grabs his shoulder as it seems he strained it swinging and missing this past time. He grunts and raises the chair again, but referees have for the first time in the match climbed into the ring and are restraining Thunder. He fights against them and tugs back and forth with one ref for the chair.

MM: Referees struggling to keep control outside the ring, referees quickly losing control inside the ring. This is madness.

HANKS: There are more refs in this match now than there are wrestlers.

The refs manage to pull Pence away from Mr. Strange. They order him back into the ring and Pence complies. He reenters the ring and smiles as he awaits Mr. Strange coming back in. Strange takes a while to get to his feet. He's careful about reentering the ring, since Pence is patiently waiting to get his hands on him. Strange is a little weak with the loss of blood. He climbs onto the apron and attempts to reenter the ring but Pence kicks him through the ropes and Strange starts to fall. He almost lands on a camera man just under him. Strange balances himself on the camera man. The up close shot from that camera shows a sinister smile creep across Strange's face. He rips the camera right out of the operators hands, spins around and smashes it right into Pence's face. The camera starts to shatter into tiny pieces. Pence starts falling but Strange uses his other hand to hold him up. He continues to bash the broken camera into Pence's face repeatedly until there's nothing left of it. Strange then grabs Pence and pulls him over the top rope. He falls to the floor and Strange reenters the ring.

ELIMINATION: 6 remaining...

MM: You have got to be kidding me!

HANKS: That has to be a first for the Rumble in the Bronx. First over the top rope elimination due to violent loss of video communication.

Thunder is still battling with referees inside the ring. Thunder breaks free of the referees grasp and raises the chair again. French Montana has climbed up to the second turnbuckle and he jumps off, hitting the chair right into Thunder with a Missile Dropkick. The crack of the chair hitting Thunder's face can be heard all the way at the back of the arena. Thunder drops the chair and stumbles back, right into the path of Mike Corral. Thunder staggers around and tries to pick up the chair again, but Corral grabs it first and he and Corral play tug-o-war with it. They pull each other around while fighting over the chair. Corral rips it out of Thunder's hands and throws it over the top rope. Thunder and Corral lock up and tackle each other. They reach the side of the ring and go flying over the top rope and crashing down on the floor, eliminating each other in the process.

DOUBLE ELIMINATION: The Final Four remain..

Mr. Strange leans against the corner wiping drops of blood from his eyes. Opposite from him is Deadpool, breathing heavily but looking determined. In the corner to his left stands Project Zzyzx, looking well rested, and opposite her is French Montana, clearly so tired he's using the ropes to hold himself up.

MM: This is the final four. French Montana has been going strong since the opening bell. The next longest in that ring is Zzyzx, who entered at number 22.

HANKS: But out of everyone in this ring, Project Zzyzx is the only one who's ever won a Battle Royal. My money's on Zzyzx.

MM: My money's on Strange. He'll literally do whatever it takes to win, even if someone ends up in a coma...... or possibly dead.

HANKS: Don't count out Deadpool. He's gotten a lot further than most people predicted.

All final four competitors start to make their way out of their corners. Deadpool is the first one to make a move. He charges across the ring and so does Strange. They collide in the center of the ring. Deadpool and Strange toss each other around and Deadpool backs Strange into a corner. He drives his shoulder into Strange's midsection several times. He knocks the wind out of Strange and picks him up, sitting him on the top rope. Deadpool climbs up on the top rope as well.

HANKS: Not the top rope again. This won't end well.

Deadpool stands Strange up and reverses positions with him, so that Strange has his back to the crowd. Deadpool bends Strange down and lifts him upside down in a Standing Suplex.

Meanwhile Zzyzx and French begin to battle. She runs across the ring and flies through the air to hit French Montana with a Splash, but French dives out of the way and Zzyzx hits the corner. As Zzyzx stumbles backwards out of the corner, French springs up right behind her. He scoops Zzyzx up over his shoulders in a Fireman's Carry. French dumps Zzyzx over the top rope. Zzyzx keeps a firm grip on the top rope. She hangs from the ropes with her feet dangling just an inch above the floor. Referees are on the floor looking closely to see if Zzyzx's feet touch. French is prying at Zzyzx's hands trying to break her grip.

Back with Deadpool and Strange. Before Deadpool can suplex Strange off the top rope, a few feet away, French is furiously shaking the ropes to try to make Zzyzx let go. Deadpool feels the vibrating on the ropes. He leans from side to side, almost falling but still managing to hold Strange in a Standing Suplex. Deadpool loses his balance and they both fall forward back into the ring. The impact causes the mat to shake. French turns around to see what just happened. While he's turned around, Zzyzx tries to pull herself up by doing a backwards flip over the ropes. Deadpool sees this and rushes over to prevent Zzyzx from reentering the ring. As Zzyzx completes the back flip and her feet touch the mat, Deadpool comes from behind and dumps her back over the ropes. Just like before, her feet are an inch away from the floor, but she manages to hang on.

MM: I think Zzyzx has had more near eliminations than anyone else in this match.

HANKS: She just refuses to go.

Deadpool and French both start working on Zzyzx hands again, trying to force her to let go. Deadpool starts pounding on Zzyzx's arms. Her feet kick all around trying to stay in the air. Now Strange has joined in. He starts kicking Zzyzx through the ropes.

MM: Are these three working together?

HANKS: With three on one Zzyzx's chances are slipping fast.

As Strange keeps kicking, French and Deadpool keep working on her hands, Zzyzx slowly starts raising her feet up. She does an acrobatic back flip leading into a handstand. Zzyzx wraps her legs around Deadpool's neck and brings him over the ropes with a Hurricanranna from a still position. Deadpool hits the floor.

ELIMINATION: The Final Three remain...

Zzyzx is still hanging from the ropes. She kicks her legs up in the air and hits French in the face. French lets go. This leaves just Mr. Strange. Zzyzyx quickly swings her body onto the apron and rolls back into the ring. Mr. Strange delivers a chop to Zzyzx throat. She coughs and backs away, but as Strange grabs her again, Zzyzx headbutts Strange. He falls on his back. Zzyzx stands in position and executes a Standing Lionsault, landing hard on Strange's body. She picks Strange up and backs him against the ropes. Grabbing his legs, Zzyzx tries to dump him over the ropes, but before she can get him up, French Montana grabs Zzyzx from behind and scoops her up in a German Suplex, dumping her backwards over the top rope. Zzyzx falls head first on the concrete.

ELIMINATION: The Final Two remain...

It's down to only two men. The fans are going absolutely nuts. Everyone in the arena is on their feet. The noise is deafening. Both men are holding themselves up against the ropes looking drained of life.

MM: It all comes down to this. The first man to enter the match verses the final man to enter this match.

After close to a minute of Mr. Strange and French Montana sizing each other up. Then out of nowhere Strange and French grab each other and throw each other over the top rope. They both hit the apron. French and Strange both stand on the apron. French tries to climb between the ropes back into the ring, but Strange grabs him by the waist and pulls him back out. Strange then tries to hop over the top rope back into the ring, but French pulls down the top rope causing Strange to fall back onto the apron. Strange is on his back, barely balances on the thin apron. French is stomping on him. Strange's upper body hangs backwards over the edge. French stomps on Strange's legs. Strange swings his body up and grabs hold of the bottom rope, barely holding on as French uses his legs to try and push Strange off the apron.

HANKS: How do they have the strength to hold on after this much time?

Strange grabs the second rope, then the top rope and pulls himself onto his feet. French is kicking away. Strange slides across the apron to get away. He reaches the corner post. Strange climbs up to the top rope to get back into the ring. French grabs onto his foot to hold him up there. Strange tries to break free, but French holds him with both hands. French climbs up to the top rope to stand next to Strange. They exchange blows. Both are wavering from side to side, almost falling off. The fans are on the edge of their seat.

Strange wraps his arms around French's torso. With all the energy he has left, Strange throws both of them off the top rope with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. French flies through the air, but so does Strange. Both bodies start coming down as the referees get close to make the call. Who hits the ground first? It's..........









Dramatic pause........





The first one to hit the ground is............








French Montana has been ELIMINATED.

MM: That's it! It's done!

HANKS: Mr. Strange has won the Rumble in the Bronx!

**Every audience member in the entire building is on their feet applauding, giving a huge standing ovation. Mr. Strange takes close to a minute to actually get up off the concrete. When he does he rolls into the ring, stands up, wipes the blood from his face, and simply laughs. A cold, twisted, maniacal laugh. Outside the ring, French Montana breathes heavily but doesn't even open his eyes. Strange stands victorious in the center of the ring as the closing credits begin to roll.**

MM: Two years ago he was the underappreciated X-Division innovator in HCW, one month ago he was gone and almost forgotten, today Mr. Strange stands as the winner of the 2010 Rumble in the Bronx!

HANKS: He's proven to be as dominant as he is unpredictable.

MM: This win is more than just bragging rights. Mr. Strange has now secured himself a spot in the main event of Stranglemania. In that match, he WILL fight for the vacated EWC World Championship. This has been the most chaotic and hard contested Rumble's I've ever seen. It was a night for the history books.

HANKS: I can't wait to hear from Mr. Strange next Monday Night on Brawl.

MM: We're all out of time tonight. Thank you for joining us for this monumental event. EWC will be back this Friday as Rampage kicks off EWC's first ever African tour. For Colin Hanks, I am Mystery Man, saying goodnight, and thanks for your business.

HANKS: Horrible closing line.

CREDITS
Sly vs JCVD (written by James Chambers)
Pence Weatherlight vs Kyle Deathlocke (written by Haven's Outlaw)
Shadow Man vs The Rock (written by Eric Steel)
30 Man Rumble in the Bronx (written by The Rev & Gladiator)

RITB Elimination Order

1 – Alexzandria McClendon
2 – Damage
3 – Adam Chandler
4 – Jonathan Carlisle
5 – Jamal Carter
6 – Dee Jay Reynolds
7 – Dee Jae Stormy
8 – William Rast
9 – Victor Hades
10 – Kip Kutler
11 – Tropical Tornado
12 – Vic Diaz
13 – Deandre Miles
14 – Ty Luca
15 & 16 – The Rev & Gladiator
17 – Tim Hester
18 – Fletch Baxter
19 – Eric Steel
20 – BDC
21 – Captain Insanity
22 – James Shark
23 – Bryce Bridges
24 – Pence Weatherlight
25 & 26 – Mike Corral & Mike Thunder
27 – Deadpool
28 – Project Zzyzyx
29 – French Montana
Winner – Mr. Strange