Post by PARAMOUNT on Nov 5, 2017 22:54:14 GMT -6
WARNING: This live event contains strong coarse language (L), and intense violence (V) which may be unsuitable for younger viewers. None of the matches you are about to watch have been predetermined. Only some of the thematic story-lines have been discussed beforehand. Accordingly, EWC and it's producers must insist that no one attempt to recreate or re-enact any match or activity performed in this live event.
The Extreme Wrestling Corporation presents
Commentators: Dick Shelby and Franklin Wright
Announcer: Deneen McQueen
Backstage interviewer: Destiny Fairchild
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WELCOME TO FUTURE STARS OF WRESTLING!!
The opening pyros hit and here we go.
The camera pans around showing the excited crowd jumping for joy in anticipation for the beginning of the show.
"ToP"
"O Taaa KI"
"Number 50!"
The show opens with James Tyson, standing center ring in a picture perfect GOLD suit and tie, standing tall, almost like a proud papa, looking out over the blazing Gainsville crowd.
JT: WELCOME.......TO FUUUUUUUUUTRRRRRRRE STAAAAAAARS!
The crowd roars
JT: Tonight, we have NINE great matches for your viewing pleasure, befitting a milestone mark for us, this being our 50th show! I promise we will get to all of that. But, as you all no doubt have heard, the big boss of everything EWC, President Mac, has brought back an old EWC staple PPV...Stable Wars! And in Stablewars, FSW will be well represented, as our champion Otaki will be in the champions' challenge match with all the other singles champions in the whole EWC.
An Otaki chant breaks out, as James continues.
JT: Also, we got a lil brand supremacy on the line, as FSW will take on Prime in a traditional 4 on 4 StableWars match. Two of the 4 spots will be filled by the ToP semifinal winners. The other two will be filled by the best two performances I and the Future Stars audience see tonight! THat being said...good luck to all, and FSW 50 is now....LIVE!!!!!
Another Future Stars chant breaks out as James makes his way backstage...
Stephen Kingston came in a bit overconfident, toying with Jack by letting him escape his various holds. Jack is not intimidated and sweeps Stephen with an STO, getting inside Kingston’s head. Before long, Jack Nomad is able to powerbomb Stephen and Jackknife flips for a pin. Nomad holds on to Stephen’s tights, giving him enough leverage to secure the three count be escaping the ring to avoid Stephen’s fury. He calms himself and looks to the back with a smirk before leaving the ring.
As Jack steps through the Gorilla Position, out steps Ace Heart in his red suit and brown tie. The male reporter puts himself directly in front of Jack and immediately gets a venomous look of disdain for his efforts. He normally wasn't available for FSW, but it was clearly a test of sorts to see how Jack would react to a male reporter.
Ace Heart: Ace Heart here! Mr. Nomad, last week you had some very terse words for-
Without even thinking about it, Jack booted him in the groin and violently headbutted him in the forehead. Instantly Ace Heart was unconscious in a heap upon the floor. He gathers the microphone up and looks directly at the camera as an EMT immediately sets to work on Heart.
Jack Nomad: I surprisingly got some shit from a little bird about how I treated her buddy, Destiny Fairchild. I could have done much worse. She should be thankful that all I did was call her a piece of fuck meat because she could have ended up like Ace Heart over here. I don't do interviews. I don't do press. I do my own thing. I'm not here to answer questions or play Mr. fucking Popular. You'd have better luck getting an interview with the corpse of Steve Kingston that I just left back at ringside.
He starts to walk away, only to stop and look back at the camera.
Who is Jack? That is the question they always want me to answer. Well, I'll sum it up like this; I'm that son of a bitch who fucked your daughter and made you watch her scream my name as she held you at gun point. I'm the guy that burns your house down, sometimes with you still in it. I am that one motherfucker you absolutely do not want to cross because when I issue what some call a threat, it's more of a promise.
I absolutely do not give one-tenth of a fuck how you feel, who you are, or why you're in front of me. I don't care if you have a dick, a c**t, or both. Get in my way, see what the fuck happens to you. I hate arrogant motherfuckers who talk shit they know they can't back up. I hate self-righteous goodie goodies who preach about their narrow view of right and wrong. I hate the ignorant and unskilled desecrating my hallowed battle grounds. I hate the weak. I hate jokers with their dumbass quips and lame attempts at being 'witty'. I hate old people. I hate children. I hate you. Simple as that.
So before you call me sexist, racist, or any other kind of -ist you can think of, bare in mind that I am the very definition of equal fucking opportunity. I will hurt anyone at any time if given any reason to do so. Sometimes it's with words because I can see they are that fucking weak and sometimes it's physically because they fail at life and are too fucking stupid to get the point.
With that, Jack tossed the microphone down at the EMT's and Ace Heart before casually strolling off camera.
Hartwell and Lawson circle each other a few times. Larson goes for a lockup, but is met by a boot to the gut. Hartwell wastes no time, sets him, lifts, and bring Larson crashing to the mat with a Sit-out Powerbomb. He goes for the cover…the ref counts…
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emphatic kick out by Larson
Larson gets to his feet as soon as Hartwell. Hartwell goes for a clothesline but Larson ducks under, turns and takes Hartwell down with a dropkick to the legs. Larson quickly drops to the mat and locks in the Muta Lock. The ref checks to see if Hartwell submits, but the American God informs him gods never quit. He uses all his might to inch closer to the ropes, then again. As he goes for a third surge, Larson releases the hold. He gets up and immediately drops back down with a knee to the face of Hartwell. He goes for the cover…the ref counts…
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kickout by Hartwell
As Larson gets to his feet, he pulls Hartwell to his feet along with him. Well he tried, but as Hartwell got a knee, he pushed off with all his might, and lunges practically through Larson with a devastating Spear. Which he transitions into a Thesz Press, unloading rights and lefts on the downed Larson. Larson tries to cover up, blocking a few of the blows. Hartwell gets to his feet. He grabs the leg of Larson, about to set up The All American Sharphshooter but Larson is ready and manages to push Hartwell into the ropes with his foot. Hartwell grabs the ropes to steady himself, as Larson gets to his feets. Larson charges, but Hartwell catches him with Firworks, knocking Larson straight down to the mat. Hartwel drops to the mat and hooks the legs…the ref counts…
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Two..kickout by Larson
Hartwell wastes no time trying to lock in the All American Sharpshooter again, but this time Larson counters with a roll-up…the ref counts…
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kickout by Hartwell
Both men get to their feet at the same time. Larson catches hartwell offguard with a Headbutt, he bounces back first off the ropes, attempts a High Knee, but Hartwell catches Larson and drops him with a modified Spinebuster.
Hartwell gets to his feet, he takes a few steps back and crouches down by the ropes. Larson gets to his knees, and just as Hartwell looks to go for the finish, Stephen Kingston appears from nowhere, drilling Hartwell in the back with a kendo stick in view of EVERYBODY! The referee immediately calls for the bell, giving Rush a DQ win, but Kingston continues the attack on Rush until the refs and security break them up
Gully comes to the ring alone. Cheyenne starts off taunting Gully about A$hley. They exchange a few blows; Gully isn’t afraid, but knows not to stay too close. Cheyenne tries to leave the ring to call out A$hley directly. Gully goes offensive, but Cheyenne is able to get out of the way, causing Gully to hurt his shoulder. A$hley shows up to try and keep Cheyenne away from Gully. Cheyenne corners A$hley, but before she can strike, Gully jumps Cheyenne and hits her with a Hidden Path to Shangri-La with his hurt shoulder. A$hley helps Gully back to the ring as Cheyenne yells -- or laughs -- in pain as she becomes conscious at the ten-count.
The camera cuts to the back to show FSW backstage interview personality Destiny Fairchild, who is standing near the door that leads to the parking lot awaiting the arrival of the FSW roster. The door opens and she perks up and begins to walk towards the door but comes to an abrupt stop as the sold out Stephen O’Connell Center crowd boos when they see it's Xavier Reid. He looks at Destiny and smirks…
Xavier Reid: What…not the person you were hoping for? Were you hoping for one of your cupcake ‘favorite’ FSW stars to walk through that door so you can fill the airwaves with another hard hitting…truth seeking…fluffier interview where you gush on how GREAT they are and what a big FAN you are of them…I swear to god they should fire you and get someone in here that is all about DOING THEIR DAMN JOB instead of being invited to the popular kids table at lunch…
The fans boo Xavier for tearing Destiny Fairchild down and she looks like she wants to be anywhere but there at that moment…
Xavier Reid: So what hard hitting questions do you have for me this week Destiny…is it true you hate puppies Xavier? Did you turn your porch light off on Halloween? Do I really want to paint the town of Gainesville, Florida red with the blood of Lexie Glass?
Xavier smirks at Destiny as she collects herself…
Destiny Fairchild: I just assumed you passed out Skittles…
The smirk vanishes from Xavier’s face with the mention of his half-brother’s candy sponsor…
Destiny Fairchild: But since you brought it up we all heard what you had to say to Lexie this week…how you want to bathe in her blood…that you want her boyfriend Caleb to scream out in shock while he watches what you do to her…that you want to scar poor Caleb for life due to what do to Lexie…
Xavier Reid: I want that kid to go into shock as he watches his poor little girlfriend bleed out inside that ring at my hands…I want that kid to shake in fear when he hears my name mentioned and fear I will come to finish the job on his sweet little Lexie…I want him to have to look at the scar I leave across her face and know that another man marked her for life…
The crowd boos at the sick and twisted remarks coming from Xavier Reid…
Destiny Fairchild: What is wrong with you…he is a sweet guy…their love is…
But Xavier cuts her off…
Xavier Reid: Sick…the word you are looking for is sick and I’m not going to stand up and applaud her for dating outside the normal dating pool…people walk around here and think this is all fun and games…they don’t realize that this is a business where we are all trying to step on the throats of one another to get ahead but here in the FSW people are too busy trying to be friends and buddies instead of trying to get ahead…so I am going to use this platform…FSW #50 to send a message to everyone in the FSW and in the EWC that Xavier Reid isn’t here to make friends or join stables…he is here to WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS!!! That starts by winning the ToP…and tonight while the wrestling world and all of the EWC eyes are glued on FSW #50 I step into that ring with Lexie Glass and I beat her into a bloody pulp…until there is nothing left of her…and I leave no doubt whatsoever who is the one to watch here in the FSW…
But Destiny looks over the shoulder of Xavier Reid as the door closes…the crowd goes crazy as the camera pans over to a rather amused Ace King, his newly-won United States Championship resting on his shoulder. He strokes his chin thoughtfully before looking at Reid with a smirk.
Ace King: Hope you're OK with sharing that mantle for a night. Everybody knows how you can get when you're not the center of attention...
His eyes narrow and he cocks an eyebrow at Reid, who's not at all amused by this development.
Xavier Reid: Well look who it is…our Rumble in the Bronx winner and the United States Champion…thank god I was born in Canada…
Destiny Fairchild: But you live in New York…
Xavier Reid: Shut it Destiny…the savior is here…do you realize how lucky we are that ACE KING decided to grace us with his presents? I mean what in the world would we have done had he not come down here to Gainesville, Florida TO SAVE FSW #50…
Xavier looks at Destiny but before she can answer Xavier starts again…
Xavier Reid: I mean I’m shocked the FSW made it this long without him…
Xavier smirks as he looks at Ace…
Xavier Reid: I know people around here think you are a big deal…they get all excited when you come around…hell Destiny’s panties are all wet now that you walked in the door but I am not one of those people Ace…yeah you have been on one hell of a run…I’m not going to stand here and act like you haven’t or try and knock the Rumble in the Bronx win or winning that nice new US Title but what I am going to do is sit back here and enjoy watching you get your ass kicked here tonight by the FSW Champion Otaki…the same person I’m going to beat at WrestleFest…so for my own personal gain, I’m happy you are here tonight…
Ace remains expressionless throughout Reid's diatribe, gently tilting his head as he finishes up. He bites his tongue for a moment before locking in on Reid, a devilish glint in his eye.
Ace King: Heh... Savior... Xavier... They're almost the same. Fitting that you've got the X, though, since you can't save anything or anyone.
The crowd responds with an 'OOOOOOOH!' as Reid's expression hardens; Ace takes a step toward Reid so they're nearly nose-to-nose. Ace briefly turns his attention to Destiny.
Ace King: I've got this.
With a nod, Destiny scurries away, leaving Ace alone with Xavier.
Ace King: You know, you're flying too close to the sun, which seems to be going around here if you look at Otaki's social media. Eventually, you're going to get burned.
Ace's eyes narrow as he looks Reid up and down.
Ace King: Anyway, I don't get the hate or the jealousy; I haven't done anything to you... Yet. In fact, I tend to agree with you about winning championships, because there's no sense being doing ANYTHING if you don't want to be the very best at it. HOWEVER, there's nothing wrong with having a few friends to pick you up along the way, especially if... I don't know... You were to find yourself outnumbered?
The camera pans out, and the Gainesville crowd cheers as PRIME Superstar El Pablo appears next to Ace; the longtime tag team partners and best friends exchange a nod and bump fists as Xavier's lip curls at the sight of his half-brother in the flesh.
EP: 'Sup, bro?
Despite a smirking mouthful of Skittles, EP's greeting still dripped with something rather more sinister than the EWC audience has been accustomed to hearing from the Technicolour Tecnico thus far.
EP: Bet you were surprised to see me roll up on these shores, huh? I mean, I dunno whether it was actually your idea to have me Jon Snowed out of New Mexico, but you certainly seem to have made yourself quite comfortable at the head of La Familia in my absence.
Still Reid glares at his brother, his fists clenching down by his sides.
EP: Oh, don't worry - nothing's gonna happen here. Not tonight. I'm just here to catch up with Mr Gambling Man here - and besides, I'd hate to give you any sort of excuse to lean on should you happen to fall short in your own business here tonight.
EP takes another palm-full of Skittles into his mouth.
EP: We'll definitely be seeing each other soon, though. Can't keep the Rainbowlution grounded for long... you of all people should be well aware of that.
EP turns his gaze towards the ceiling above the camera, encouraging Reid to do the same - though the latter soon snaps himself out of it.
As EP is doing this, somebody comes in much to the shock and surprise of everyone seen on screen as "The Aerial Specialist" Krimzon Blaze is seen, the crowd absolutely going nuts now as KB waltzes over to EP and Ace.
KB: Gentlemen.
Both Ace and EP give KB a fist bump and a quick bro hug.
Ace: Holy Hell it's been awhile Blaze!
EP: Yeah it has, where in fact have you been?!
KB: To be honest, I've been wrestling at other independent shows and stuff, but my agent...
EP and Ace: IRS?
KB: The one and the same told me to reemerge in EWC, mostly FSW, and well, I'm here!
Ace and EP exchange quick glances then over at Xavier Reid.
KB: I see that Reid sure isn't happy to see me.
Xavier smirks at the three men
Xavier Reid: I’m thrill Blaze...I’m thrilled all THREE of you are here tonight...to get a first hand look on how I deal with people that cross me...let Lexie Glass be an example for the three of you...a preview of what’s to come for the...unfortunate ones but make yourselves at home here tonight...Ace…
Xavier looks right at Ace King…
Xavier Reid: Best of luck to you tonight...champ
Xavier moves on to his brother El Pablo…
Xavier Reid: Brother...I made sure the family told me which room was yours and I took it for my own...and took down any traces of you...it’s like you were never part of the Volando Family…
Xavier then turns to the returning Krimzon Blaze…
Xavier Reid: And KB...I look forward to you being here in the FSW...alone and friendless...see you soon...pal…
Xavier turns and storms away as the three men laugh and huddle up to catch up
KB looks at both Ace and EP
KB: He really didn't just say alone and friendless did he?
They both just shrug and then all three exit the scene.
This match was a test of styles and wills, with the FSW mainstay Lancer taking on two newcomers in Logan Bailey. Bailey and Knives both went after Lancer trying to show their mettle, but Lancer managed to keep them both at bay in the early going with quick offense and taking it to the outside, where Knives was taken out temporarily with a shot to the ring post by Lancer. He and Bailey retreat back ot the ring, where both men trade shots and moves, before Knives got back in and got himself involved again. All three men hit some big moves, but the end comes with Knives taking advantage of the other newcomer Bailey, hitting him with Good Riddance and getting the pinfall.
Warren, smarting after some up and down performances lately, comes out roaring like an inferno, and Ian Icon was not prepared for it. Warren never let up from the opening bell, allowing Icon no room to breathe, smothering Icon's offense wtih good counters, coming back with hard hitting shots of his own, eventually finishing up with the 3rd Alarm, getting an emphatic win, as Hatchet Gully and A$hley Quid looked on from the stage, the pair doing a slow, sarcastic clap as Warren shouts out at Gully.
Kristian Bane charges at Matt Angel, attempts a clothesline, but Angel ducks as Bane turns, he is met with a Pele Kick by Angel, sending the big man staggering back. Angel turns takes a few steps, leaps, bounces on then off the ropes, grabbing the head of Bane, attempting a Springboard Tornado DDT, but Bane has his wits about him and blocks the hold, locking in a Bear Hug. Bane bends down then, then uses his torque to throw Angel up a bit and back, forcing Angel hard to the mat with a Flapjack. Bane bounces back-first off the ropes, he gets to Angel and leaps,and connects with a Big Splash. He goes for the cover…the ref counts…
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Tw…kickout by Angel
Bane grabs the head of Angel and lifts him to his feet. Bane thrusts his hand around the throat of Angel, as he is about to lift for a Chokeslam. Angel delivers a hard kick to the knee Bane. Distracting the big man. Angel uses this moment to counter in a Wristlock. But he continues with the momentum, instantly releasing the Wristlock, transitioning into a Spinning Backfist. This knocks the big man staggering forward. Angel charges and connects with a Running Sick Kick to the back of the big man’s head, finally knocking to the mat. Angel quickly heads to the corner. He jumps straight to the top turnbuckle, turns and sets him seemingly in one motion. He leaps, and connects with Shooting Star Press. He hooks the legs…the the ref counts…
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Thre..kickout by Bane
Angel grabs his head in disbelief. He rolls away then takes a knee for a few seconds for a breather. He sees Bane begin to get to his feet. He runs to the far end of the ring and bounces off the ropes, he continues towards Angel, he leaps, but Bane has turned in time to react and catches Angel in his Cross Body Block attempt. Bane uses his strength to transfer Angel over his shoulder, he takes a takes a few quick steps then takes Angel down with a Running Powerslam with enough force they bounce up a bit. Bane goes for a nonchalant cover, just leaning over Matt Angel..the ref make the count…
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Thre..kickout by Angel.
Bane gets up frustrated and grabs the head of Angel, thrusts him listless body into position for a Powerbomb. He sets him up, lifts, him, but Angel fights it up a few hard right hands to the face, but Bane is too strong, and still manages to drive Angel down hard on the mat for a Powerbomb. Instead of going for the pin, he taunts Angel for a few seconds. Then taunts a few of the fans booing him out of their admiration for the fan favorite Angel. Bane turns his attention back to Angel and heads his direction. He gets a close enough to reach down for Angel but Angel was playing possum to hits him with a hard kick to the face. Bane backs up, and straightens out. Giving Angel the window to connect with a Spinning Heel Kick, knocking Bane back a few steps, eventually dropping to a knee. Angel gets to his feet, sees his chance, takes a steps towards Bane, and delivers a Superkick. Knocking Bane to the mat. Angel doesn’t got for the pin, he charges bounces off the ropes to the left of Bane and connects with a Lionsault…he goes for the cover…the ref counts…
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… Bane foot on the rope.
The ref taps on Angel’s shoulder to show Angel Bane had his leg on the rope before the three. Angel has a stunned look on his face. He immediately bounces to his feet and circles the ring a few times. He heads over to Bane, now on his knees, grab his head to pull him up, but Bane comes up with an Elbow to the gut, as he rises his feet, Angel leaps, wraps his legs around the head of Bane, he goes for a Huricanrana, but Bane uses his strength to block it. Bane drives Angel to the mat with the first of three powerbombs. Bane holds for the cover after finishing The Chaos Theory. The ref counts to three, and the big man Bane celebrates another win.
The camera cuts to the announcer team’s table
Dick Shelby: We are set for our first Tournament of Power Semi-Final match here tonight at FSW #50 and we are about to see, well a straight up fight!!!
Franklin Wright: When it was announced by our General Manager James Tyson that the top two point earners would be allowed to name the stipulations for their Semi-Final matches we began to speculate on what they might pick.
Dick Shelby: And some within the FSW were a bit shocked at FSW #49 when Maggie Lockheart announced the stipulation for her Semi-Final match would be a No Disqualification Falls Count Anywhere match!!!
Franklin Wright: With a catch, the catch being the match STARTS out in the parking lot here at O’Connell Center.
The camera cuts out to the parking lot where FSW Senior Referee Jacob Waters is standing and pans around to show many FSW fans standing on the other side of a chain linked fence that separates the parking lot from the sidewalk and street. They begin to cheer as the camera focuses on them and then the screen cuts back to the announcers inside the arena.
Dick Shelby: To quote Maggie ‘Go Big or Go Home’
Franklin Wright: She knows what’s on the line here tonight, she has a win over Otaki and wants nothing more than to get another shot at her and the FSW Championship.
Dick Shelby: However Criss Cassidy has been nothing more than spectacular here in the FSW and has been on a hell of a roll since his early loss.
Franklin Wright: We know Criss is a fighter, he’s had to fight his entire life, first on the basketball courts and now inside the squared circle and he knows what also is on the line for him here tonight.
Dick Shelby: Maggie and Criss are one win away from making the ToP Finals and all they have to do is survive this Parking Lot No DQ Falls Count Anywhere, the time for talking is over, we are set for an absolute fight here in Gainesville, Florida, take it away Deneen McQueen!!!
The camera cuts inside the ring where the lovely Deneen McQueen is standing.
Deneen McQueen: The following contest is our first Tournament of Power Semi-Final match and is scheduled for one fall and will be contested under No Disqualification Pinfalls Can Count Anywhere rules. Per the request of Maggie Lockheart, who with 9 pts in the standings was announced as one of the Seeds this match will begin outside in the parking lot.
The FSW crowd outside the arena go nuts as the camera once again cut out to the parking lot.
Deneen McQueen: Introducing first, from Chicago, Ill, weighing in tonight at 205 lbs...THE SECOND COMING CRISS CASSIDY!!!!
The crowd, both inside and out of the O’Connell Center goes nuts as ‘Second Coming’ plays out inside the arena and Criss Cassidy walks outside the arena door and out into the parking lot. He raises his arms into the air as he crosses the parking lot and stands ready for the arrival of his opponent.
Deneen McQueen: And his opponent, from Fairbanks, Alaska, weighing in tonight at 111 lbs...MAGDALENA LOCKHEART!!!!
‘Potions’ plays out as the fans stay excited and cheer as the cameras pick up Maggie as she reaches the door and exits it and walks out into the parking lot
Shelby: Both these individuals had more of an edge to them this week leading up to this match.
Wright: Well you have to get into the right mindset when approaching a No DQ match and then you add to that a match starting in the parking lot and their animalistic side needs to come out and it seems it has
Jacob Waters gives out his final instructions as the crowd outside amps up the volume and then motions into the camera to start the match, inside the arena the bell rings and Waters motions for Maggie and Criss to start
Maggie and Criss charge out at each other and start throwing rights at each other and the crowd goes nuts. Criss manages to connect with an overhand right that backs Maggie up enough and gives him enough space to jump up and deliver a textbook standing drop kick that sends Maggie crashing down to the pavement. She quickly gets to her feet but Criss is ready and drops her once again with a Running Front Uppercut
Shelby: CRISS NEARLY KNOCKED MAGGIE OUT WITH THAT PUNCH!!!!
Wright: Calm down, look she is already trying to get to her feet
And Franklin is right as Maggie reaches up and grabs ahold the the fender of a grey Honda Civic and pulls herself up to her feet as Criss Cassidy storms towards her but Maggie is ready and buckles Criss with a quick kick strike to the right knee and follows it up with knee strike to Criss’s midsection and then snaps his head back with a jumping knee strike to his chin. She grabs Criss by the head and bounces his face off that grey Honda Civic and as the crowd cheers she drives his face into the hood again and again and after the third time she lets go and connects with a spinning heel kick to the back of Criss Cassidy’s head.
Shelby: Wait, grey Honda Civic, THAT’S MY RENTAL CAR!!!!
Wright: Well I hope you bought the extra insurance.
Maggie grabs Criss by the back of his head and pulls him off the car and sends him flying into the fence where all the FSW fans are standing, Maggie circles around and comes running at Criss Cassidy and jumps in the air and goes for a leaping forearm but Criss dives out of the way and Maggie goes crashing into the fence. Criss jumps up onto a car next to the fence and jumps off with a modified Springboard Missile Dropkick that sends Maggie THROUGH the fence and onto Gale Lemerand Drive
Shelby: THIS PARKING LOT BRAWL HAS SPILLED OUT ONTO THE STREETS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA!!!!
Wright: And look at those fans, they are pulling the fence apart inviting Criss Cassidy out onto the streets where Maggie is.
Criss doesn’t think twice as he steps through the hole in the fence and kicks Maggie in the head as she tries to get to her feet. The FSW fans circle around them as they made their way towards Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Criss lines Maggie up as she gets to her feet, he comes running in with a Corkscrew Roundhouse Kick to the face
Shelby: HOLY GRAIL!!!!
Wright: Criss dives on Maggie
Criss jumps on Maggie and hooks the leg, the fans surrounding them counts along as referee Jacob Waters drops and counts
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But Maggie kicks out and the fans cheer and Criss looks up at Jacob who holds up two fingers to confirm the count. Criss stays on the attack as he drives forearms into the face of Maggie Lockheart and finally just simplies grabs her head and bounces it off the concrete sidewalk
Shelby: We are seeing a more vicious side to Criss Cassidy than we are use to
Wright: Well with everything on the line this is what he has to do, it’s what they both must do
Criss grabs Maggie by the hair and drags her across the street and onto the front steps of the University of Florida’s football stadium but Maggie fires an up kick to the face of Criss Cassidy to free herself and nips up to her feet, she kicks Criss in the back of the knee that buckles him and follows it up with a kick to the back of the head
Shelby: BEAT RUSH!!!!
Wright Here comes Lacrimosa
And indeed Maggie jumps in the air to deliver the curb stomp but Criss has it scouted and rolls out of the way, Maggie hits the ground with the stomp but waste no time countering it as she runs and slides on the pavement into Criss Cassidy with a baseball slide into a calf kick
Shelby: HOLY CRAP!!! Maggie baseball slid on that pavement to nail the Meteorkick
Wright: That had to take a few layers of skin off her
The fans break into a HOLY SHIT chant as Maggie looks at the road rash on her leg but ignores it as she drops on Criss Cassidy and begins to rain down rights and lefts onto the face of Criss Cassidy, Criss tries to cover up and is able to buck her off him but Maggie goes right back on the attack, Criss gets to his feet and Maggie runs at him and nails him with a clothesline but Criss grabs ahold of her but Maggie is able to use her leverage and Judo Hip toss him to the ground which draws cheers for the fans who once again have made a circle around the two wrestlers. Maggie pops right back up to her feet and waits as Criss gets to a knee and she explodes
Shelby: ECLIPSIS LUNAE!!!!!
Wright: That inside crescent kick landed perfectly
Maggie jumps on the grounded Criss Cassidy and the fans are ready and count along
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But as Jacob Water’s hand is inches away from the ground Criss is able to fire his shoulder up avoiding the three count. The fans let out an OH as Maggie looks up and can’t believe Criss kicked out
Shelby: One has to wonder what it’s going to take to win this match here tonight
Wright: Both have given it their all here tonight , we knew this was going to be a fight and I for one am enjoying these two beating the living hell out of each other
Maggie sits up on her knees and looks at Criss who rolls over and looks at her, their lock eyes and get to their feet, they charge at each other and start trading rights to the face, the crowd goes crazy as they just continue to punch away
Shelby: THEY ARE JUST GOING AT IT
Wright: Neither one wants to give an inch
Criss drives an elbow into the face of Maggie that gets her to take a step back towards the edge of the sidewalk and near the curb, Criss lines up Maggie and goes for Holy Grail once again but Maggie sees it coming and ducks under it and Criss Cassidy goes crashing to the ground. Maggie spins on a dime and turns and explodes towards Criss and goes to punt kick him in the head with her left foot but Criss rolls out of the way and onto the curb but Maggie jumps into the air with her right foot and brings it down onto the back of Criss’s head
Shelby: LACRIMOSA!!!!!
Wright: Are you kidding me, a curb stomp actually onto a curb
The fans goes nuts when they see this also and Maggie drops and hooks a leg, Jacob Waters drops and like they have done all night the fans count along with the ref
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Jacob Waters motions that the match is over and back in the O’Connell Center the bell rings
Ding Ding Ding
And Deneen McQueen announces to the fans in the arena
McQueen: The winner of the match and advancing to the ToP Finals...MAGDALENA LOCKHEART!!!!!
Shelby: What an incredible match and Maggie Lockheart continues to be perfect in the ToP and she is onto the finals next week at FSW #51!!!!
Wright: But one has to wonder what this took out of her, this was a war and how much will she have left
The camera cuts back outside as the FSW crowd engulfs Maggie and lifts her up into the air as she high fives the FSW fans as they march her back towards the O’Connell Center
Wright: Episode 50 just keeps getting bigger and bigger! And Dick, we're getting down to the nittiest of the gritty here with James Tyson's Tournament of Power! The next match coming up is a Semi-Final match, which means only one of these two future stars are going to make it to the finals in two weeks at Episode 51.
Shelby: But we can't focus on the finals right now, Frankie. Right now we've got to see who is going to bleed first, when Xavier Reid takes on Lexie Glass in the match of his choosing, a First-Blood match.
Wright: It's been a while since we've seen a First-Blood match on FSW, but you're right Dick. Tonight somebody is going to bleed.
Shelby: Now, this match should have been Xavier Reid taking on Hope Diamond, for all intents and purposes, but with Diamond's unfortunate departure to Hollywood, Alexis “Lexie” Glass is going to step up and take her place. This has got to be something that Mister Reid feels good about.
Wright: Don't make it sound like that she didn't earn her spot here tonight. Lexie had earned herself enough points to be considered as Hope's replacement. And to be honest, Reid's decision to make this a first-blood match works just as much against him as it does for him. One “Glass Cutter” from Lexie and it could be Reid's blood that gets spilled tonight!
Shelby: Oh, now I know that you're kidding. Or you've been sneaking sips from that bottle of Jack Daniels that you keep hidden underneath the announce table.
Wright: What? I don't-
Shelby: Relax. I was just kidding with you Frankie. You need to settle down a little.
Wright: Me? You think that I'm the one that needs to settle down?
Shelby: Yeah. Sit back. Relax. Enjoy Xavier Reid making quick work out of Lexie Glass and watch him effortlessly move on to the finals.
Wright: I don't know what has gotten into you, Dick. But hey, you'll be just as surprised as Reid when he sees his own blood because his arrogance got in the way. But hey listen, Deneen McQueen is in the ring now. Let's go down to her.
Deneen McQueen: The following contest is a TOURNAMENT OF POWER SEMIFINAL MATCH scheduled for...
Crowd: One fall!!!
Deneen McQueen: ...one fall! Introducing first:
Extraordinary by Liz Phair playing on the PA with gold, light blue, and purple lights flashing on the stage and ramp. Then gold, light blue, and purple pyro shoots out on the stage as she stands there sporting a pair of sunglasses before walking down the ramp and then walks around the sides of the barricade around the ring hugging and slapping hands with the fans. Before entering the ring, Lexie picks out a lucky kid at ringside to give her sunglasses to.
Deneen McQueen: She stands at 5 foot 3, and weighs in at 122 pounds. Hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee, she is “The Girl Next Door” LEXIE GLASS!
Shelby: Just looking at the tale of the tape right now, it seems as if Lexie has a seven inch, and nearly one-hundred pound disadvantage in this match-up.
Wright: So? What does that matter? Xavier Reid can still bleed, can't he?
Shelby: Oh, that's not under dispute at all. But don't you think that it'll be a lot easier for Xavier Reid to make Lexie bleed than the other way around?
Wright: Not really. I see this kind of match as a great equalizer, and I'll tell you why. Lexie hasn't had the best record in the tournament, and that's okay. Reid had the advantage of picking the match that he wanted and he chose this. But blood is so unpredictable in this sport, you just never know. This match could literally end on the very first punch thrown.
Deneen McQueen: ...and her opponent:
The lights inside the arena go out as Cochise starts up. A single strobe light flashes in the direction of the stage. As the lyrics come in Xavier walks out from behind the curtain and onto the stage. He paces back and forth across the stage before walking to the edge of the ramp and raising his arms into the air, crossing his forearms into a X over his head. He walks down to the ring, eyes glued on the ring and ignores the fans he passes. Xavier marches up the steps and jumps into the ring. He heads right to the corner and climbs up to the middle rope and once again raises his arms into the air and crossed his forearms into a X.
Deneen McQueen: He stands at 5 foot 11, and weighs in at 220 pounds. Hailing from New York City, he is XAVIER REID!
Shelby: And here comes one of only two competitors who were able to score a perfect 3 for 3 and gather the full nine power points for the tournament of power, Xavier Reid. And boy does he look focused!
Wright: I've got to give credit where credit is due. You can just tell by the way that he came down to the ring this evening that he's got his eyes zeroed in on Lexie.
Shelby: I think Reid understands your point from earlier, Frankie. I think he knows that Glass is sharp, especially broken glass. Reid's going to have to tread carefully or he could lose everything that he worked so hard for.
Wright: I like the metaphor but I'm glad that you agree. Bad luck or not, I wouldn't discount the amount of effort that Glass continues to pour in to every effort that we see from her on EWCTV. Eventually she will catch her big break... and who knows? Tonight just may very well be that night!
Shelby: Senior Referee Jacob Waters has checked over both Reid and Glass, and he's getting ready to signal for the opening bell... so lets get this match underway!
The action in the ring starts out quick as Reid lunges at Glass trying to tie her up early. Glass ducks and fires back with an open hand slap across the chest of Reid. The shot rings out through the pavilion but Reid seems unfazed. Reid tries to fire back with a closed fist but Glass once again ducks it, expecting the attack. She kicks Reid in the kneecap and follows up with a european uppercut right to the throat. Xavier Reid backpedals towards the ropes. Glass, feeling the momentum, grabs Reid's wrist for an irish whip. She pulls with all of her strength but Reid grabs a hold of the top rope to stop her. Reid counters with a stiff elbow that catches Glass in the forehead. Glass immediately backs up checking her forehead for a cut or the blood that would follow. She's clean, but she takes a clothesline from Reid that knocks her down to the canvas followed up with an attempted knee strike to the forehead. Glass just manages to roll out of the way. She stands up but she takes an immediate kick to the gut followed by a ddt that takes her back down to the mat.
Shelby: Speaking of ending this match early, I thought Reid had her with that elbow strike.
Wright: All it takes is one, Dick. But that knee drop being avoided is big by Glass. You can tell that she's done her homework on Reid.
Shelby: Oh, come on now. A goodie two-shoes like Glass has got to do a lot more than her homework if she hopes to beat Xavier Reid!
Reid grabs Glass by the ponytail and pulls her up off of the canvas. Glass responds with a bit of an uppercut that sends Reid scrambling backwards. The fans cheer for Glass's resourcefulness, but she's got to stay on Reid if she wants to swing momentum to her side. With a moment to catch her breath, Lexie charges forward and while running delivers a running forearm that clobbers Reid right in the forehead. Reid staggers but doesn't fall. Glass rebounds and again hits Reid with another forearm smash, and this time Reid lands in the corner. Glass follows up with knee lifts to Reid while he's in the trapped corner, Waters can only watch on as there are no disqualifications in this first-blood match. Glass seizes the opportunity to hit Reid with a bronco buster, which not only hurts her opponent but gets the fans fired up as well.
Shelby: Oh this is just disrespectful!
Wright: Big time bronco buster there by Lexie Glass, and you've got to feel the momentum start to pull to her side, Dick!
Shelby: I don't have to feel anything.
Wright: Well, it might not be the move that wins her the match, but she's got a much better chance of getting Reid to bleed if she can control his movements inside the ring.
Shelby: I'd appreciate it if you just stuck to the play by play and left all of the analysis to me.
Glass wastes little time to pull Reid out of the corner, dragging him by his feet out towards the center of the ring. She appears as if she is looking for an ankle lock submission but Reid counters with a swift kick to the side of her head even though she remains on his back. Glass backpedals towards the corner giving Reid time to stagger himself back up. With one big shake of the old noggin Reid clears himself of the cobwebs and sees Glass still perched in the corner a little bit staggered from the kick. Reid charges hard at the corner but Lexie turns at the last second and throws up a back/side elbow to the dome. Reid makes hard contact with the elbow and the shot rings out throughout the stands.
Reid backpedals while holding his forehead and immediately the referee comes to check in. Reid is keeping his forehead covered with his hands and is absolutely refusing to let Waters see!
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Waters pulls Reid's hands away from his forehead, but there is no blood. The match continues.
Wright: Did you hear the sound of that shot by Lexie?!
Shelby: I have to give the girl credit, she is definitely hanging in there. I mean, more than just hanging in there – she really rocked Xavier Reid with the tip of her elbow.
Wright: For a while there it looked like Reid might have thought that he was bleeding. He didn't want Waters to see.
Shelby: Well, that's kinda dumb because it would be too late then, wouldn't it? It was his choice for first-blood, but where is the killer instinct that we've come to know from Reid lately?
Lexie takes the free moment that Reid isn't paying attention and she drops him with a swinging neckbreaker. Glas pulls Reid back to his feet and brings him over to the corner. Lexie with a hard irish whip, she sends Reid over to the far corner. Reid hits the turnbuckles hard back first and winces in pain. Lexie's coming charging hard, looking for the stinger splash, but Reid ducks and moves out of the corner at the last second. Lexie hits the top of the post hard face first. She spins in the corner immediately checking herself for blood – but she takes a massive pele kick to the face from Xavier Reid! Glass drops down into a seated position in the corner, and this is all that Reid needed to see. Reid shoots up and bounds himself hard against the ropes, and comes back at the seated Glass with as much momentum as he could muster. He throws one foot out – running facewash to Glass! He's really trying to bust her wide open now! Reid hits her so hard that Lexie rolls out towards the center of the ring clutching the top of her head. Reid jumps up onto the ropes, turning as he does so, and comes flying through the air, landing on top of Glass's covered forehead with a diving double-foot stomp! Lexie rolls over and Reid demands that the referee check for blood on his opponent's forehead.
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Waters moves in to check on Lexie, but there is no blood. The match continues.
Shelby: Now there's the killer instinct. That's the man who was able to mow down any and all competitors in front of him on his side of the bracket for the Tournament of Power!
Wright: Some big time offense for sure there, Dick; but doesn't it seem like Lexie just took one of Reid's best shots and she's still in this thing?
Shelby: Yeah. She did. I've got to give her credit. Well, her skin. She's got some rawhide up there on her dome, that much is for sure.
Wright: Did you just call it her dome?
Xavier Reid starts calling for the end as he feels that he's got this match in the bag for sure. He stands waiting for Glass to pull herself back to her feet, and he keeps himself low and out of her sight. Glass has to use the ropes to pull herself back to her feet, and she has no idea that Xavier Reid is behind her. Glass turns and Reid leaps into the air looking for the X-Ecution codebreaker, trying to stuff Lexie's forehead into the crux of his kneecap. Lexie wisely grips the top rope to block the hold however, and Reid falls flat on his back with nothing to show for it. Reid hits hard and pops back up to his feet with his hands clutching at his lower back. He turns but he catches a Glass Cutter out of nowhere that drops him hard down onto the mat forehead first!!! The crowd goes crazy but before Referee Waters can check on Reid, he wisely rolls himself out of the ring and hides his head beneath the ring apron. Waters hops out of the ring to check on Reid, but Reid climbs further under the ring.
Wright: X-Ecution! NO! Glass hangs onto the top rope! GLASS CUTTER!!! Oh my goodness!
Shelby: Xavier Reid just took all of that Glass Cutter from Lexie Glass, and I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he is busted wide open right now!
Wright: Wait a second, where is he going?
Shelby: It's obvious that he just wants to make sure that he is not bleeding before he continues this match.
Wright: Well that's not fair. If he is bleeding, then this match should be over!
Referee Waters has no choice but to follow Reid by getting down on his hands and knees and crawling underneath of the ring. Lexie stands in the ring still for a few moments and looks around with the crowd while shrugging her shoulders. Some of the crowd are booing Reid's antics, until Reid finally pops out from underneath the ring on the announcer's side. From a closeup shot from one of the cameras, we can see that Reid is not bleeding, but he crawls right over towards Dick and Franklin where he snags a steel folding chair. The crowd tries to warn Lexie that Reid is on the opposite side of the ring, and she listens and spots Reid. Reid slinks his way towards the ring slowly making sure to drag the chair carefully behind him so that Lexie can't see it. Lexie reaches through the ropes and grabs Reid by his head in hopes of pulling him back into the ring. But Lexie doesn't see the chair and by the time that Reid spins around it is too late. Reid drills Lexie in the face with the chair right as Senior Referee Waters comes crawling back out from underneath the ring. Lexie is lying in the center of the ring with both hands on her face.
Shelby: Brilliant strategy there by Reid. Going under the ring just to make sure that he was okay first.
Wright: Making sure that he was okay? Come on now, Dick. We have no idea what he was doing when he was under there. He could have been bleeding and patched himself up with a first-aid kit or something!
Shelby: Now that just sounds like one of those conspiracy theories. A bad one at that.
Wright: We will never really know for sure. But if I'm Waters I'm going back in the ring to check on Lexie right now... she seems to be hurt.
Both Waters and Reid re-enter the ring, and Lexie is just now beginning to stir. She's tough and she's proving it by working her way back up despite the very large dent on the seat portion of the chair that Reid had just used. Waters checks her forehead to find that she is still not busted open, but the moment that she reaches her feet she is smacked in the face once more with the chair by Xavier Reid. The crowd boos loudly and this time as Lexie lays on the mat it is clear that her forehead is busted open. Waters quickly calls for the bell.
Wright: Oh God, another sick chair shot by Xavier Reid!
Shelby: And it appears that this is all that she wrote.
Wright: What a bastard!
Xavier Reid moves in for a third chair shot on Lexie, but Waters grabs Reid around the waist and pulls him away from Glass. He makes sure that Reid tosses the chair down before he raises Reid's hand in victory.
Deneen McQueen: The winner of the match and moving on to the finals of the Tournament of Power – XAVIER REID!!!!
Wright: By hook or by crook, Xavier Reid is our winner here tonight. All thanks to him disappearing under the ring, and then cowardly attacking Lexie with a steel folding chair.
Shelby: Hey, don't you discount anything that Reid accomplished here tonight. In a First-Blood match, the only thing that you need to worry about is making your opponent bleed before you do. And that's exactly what Reid did here tonight.
Wright: Well, he made sure that Lexie was the first one that Waters saw bleeding. I guess we'll never really know for sure what he was doing when he hid underneath of the ring.
Shelby: Would you let that go already?
Reid turns to walk away and Waters works to check on Glass. Finally she is moving which his a good sign after taking those two vicious shots. Waters helps Glass to sit up and Glass wants to get back to her feet. Waters asks her to stay down until trainers arrive, but Glass refuses medical attention. Glass, looking disappointed, shakes her head at Waters and she pushes herself up to her feet. The crowd starts to give her a standing ovation for her efforts here tonight when Xaiver Reid shoves Waters to the side and comes in drilling Lexie Glass with an X-Ecution!!!
Wright: Oh come on now! The match is over! You won already! Go away! Quit being such a sore winner!
Shelby: This is Lexie Glass's fault. She should have just stayed down.
Wright: Are you kidding me right now? We're going to need some help out here!
Reid stands up and he is showered with boos from the fans. He realizes that he has Lexie's blood covering his hands. He looks down on his hands for a few moments and then decides to wipe her blood off all along his own face. With his face covered in her blood, Reid seems to be in another zone. He stomps across the ring and retrieves the steel folding chair from earlier and chases Senior Referee Waters out of the ring with it. With just he and Lexie in the ring, Reid takes the chair and begins using it to smash Lexie over the back with it repeatedly. Each shot from the chair draws more boos from the crowd. That is until the crowd detects a familiar face emerging from the backstage area at full speed..
Shelby: Nobody is going to be able to help her... There's no one crazy enough to stand up to Reid while he's in the zone like this.
Wright: Speak of the devil! It's Kristian Bane!
Bane charges full speed down the ramp and slides right into the ring. Reid swings hard, but maybe a bit too hard with the chair as Bane ducks the shot and takes Reid down with a full force spear! The crowd is on their feet cheering as Bane throws a barrage of fists into the face of Reid until Reid can squirm his way out of the ring and to safety. Bane stands back up and grabs the steel folding chair and throws it at Reid as Reid backpedals up the ramp, choosing to live to fight for another day. With the threat of Reid taken care of, Bane turns to check on Lexie, whom he helps back to her feet carefully. Bane is clearly asking Lexie if she's okay and Lexie nods her head.
Wright: I don't know what to make of all of this! Why is Kristian Bane out here?
Shelby: He came to save Lexie, of course. But it's a bit of too-little, too-late. Reid is still the winner, regardless of his post-match bloodlust.
Wright: You know what, Dick? Sometimes its the choices that we make that have bigger consequences than winning and losing. For whatever reason, it seems like Reid made at least two enemies here tonight, and let's hope that doesn't come back to bite him later in his career. You know, karma.
Shelby: I don't believe in karma. Karma is stupid. Let's just keep the show rolling, and get onto whatever is next.
Dick Shelby: Our golden show has been spectacular so far, with Maggie Lockheart and Xavier Reid punching their tickets to the Tournament of Power Finals, and we’re only now getting to the main event!
Franklin Wright: The last two Rumble in the Bronx winners, and as of Monday, it’s now a Champion vs. Champion match as well, and it’s happening right here tonight. What more could you ask for?
Dick Shelby: This is a match that’s been months in the making, and we’re privileged to bring it to you, so let’s take a look at how we got here!
Set to ‘Lights Out’ by Royal Blood, the video starts in black and white with a split-screen of Otaki and Ace King, both looking rather intense.
James Tyson: “Per special request, FSW 50 will see a special attraction main event...the FSW champion and 2016 Rumble winner Otaki will face.......2017 Rumble winner Ace King!”
Dick Shelby: “WHOA!!!! Big time announcement by Tyson!”
We flash back to the 2016 Rumble in the Bronx, where Otaki stares Polly Pocket down at the end. They trade shots, but Otaki lands the one that sends Polly out of the ring, collapsing immediately afterward.
Nina Dobrev: “HERE IS YOUR WINNER OF THE 2016 RUMBLE IN THE BRONX, REPRESENTING FUTURE STARS OF WRESTLING AND IN THE MAIN EVENT OF WRESTLEFEST, OTAKI!”
Mystery Man: “OH MY GOD! OH MY DEAR GOD! OTAKI HAS DONE IT! OTAKI HAS DEFEATED 29 OTHER SUPERSTARS! FUTURE STARS OF WRESTLING HAS TAKEN THE RUMBLE IN THE BRONX!”
Colin Hanks: “HOLY SHIT! I DON’T FUCKING BELIEVE IT! OF ALL PEOPLE IN THE EXTREME WRESTLING CORPORATION UMBRELLA, OTAKI OF FUTURE STARS OF WRESTLING HAS WON!!!”
Fans rush the ring to celebrate Otaki’s big victory.
As Otaki’s celebration continues, we cut to clips of Ace’s first few EWC matches, including his victory over Griffin Hawkins on Rampage #406, as well as his United States Championship Rage in the Cage Match with Hawkins and Luke Wolfe from Wrestlefest XIV, falling just short in his first attempt at claiming the title he now has.
FBI: “Ace King has no regard for his own body, or that of his opponent.”
Mystery Man: “Once again Ace King has been able to put down one of the men in the ring, but can't get up and climb the ladder.”
Meanwhile, Otaki is shown competing in the Wrestlefest XIV main event, eventually taking the pin as Xplode reclaimed the Undisputed Championship.
Mystery Man: “Rookie mistake by Otaki, there.”
FBI: “Through the table!”
Colin Hanks: “Our table is gone, ladies and gentlemen!”
Exclusive footage rolls in from NJFC’s Global Takeover event in May, with Ace facing Otaki. It’s an even match, with both coming within inches of victory. Eventually, Ace gets Otaki in position for a Blackjack Bomb, but just as he’s about to execute, Otaki leans forward and spits Red Mist in his eyes.
The footage adopts a red hue; Otaki jumps off Ace while he clutches his face after the mist, then leaps and connects with the Grand Finale. She crawls for the cover, and Ace rolls out of the ring clutching his face. Once he’s able to open his eyes, there’s a look of barely-controlled rage.
Ace King: “With that mist, you not only literally spit in my face, you also spit in the face of everything good about this business; the purity, the tradition, and the spirit of competition. For six months, it’s eaten at me, because you ascended at my expense. If I am to redeem myself, I need to beat you. Not want. NEED.”
Back to black and white; StrangleMania footage is shown, including Ace capturing the United States Championship Money in the Bank briefcase, barely surviving as Megan Gunn and Jessica Tendonin hang off him as he hangs by the hook the briefcase is attached to.
Mystery Man: “Ace King is going to get another shot at the U.S. Title! The first time he said he wasn’t sure he deserved it, but this time he DEFINITELY earned it!”
Ace’s short-lived Television Championship reign is chronicled here, his fury evident after losing to a low-blow from Harvey Yorke at Rampage #414. Meanwhile, Otaki breaks free of her losing streak, her ascent capped at FSW #39, the Supershow in Los Angeles…
Franklin Wright: “She’s done it! Otaki has finally climbed gotten over the hump and is the new FSW champion!”
Dick Shelby: “Unbelievable….She finally won when it counted the most. … Otaki has finally done it!”
Otaki is exhausted as confetti falls around her at the Staples Center, the culmination of a long journey.
Otaki is shown fighting off bounty hunters and other attacks orchestrated by Hatchet Gully and A$hley Quid, leading to title matches between Otaki and Gully at Scars and Stripes, as well as at Rumble in the Bronx. In both instances, Otaki emerges as the victor en route to becoming FSW’s longest-reigning champion…
Nina Dobrev: “Here is your winner, AND STILL! FSW CHAMPION OTAKI!”
Mystery Man: “Otaki retains the title once again in another great championship match.”
As Otaki continues to fight, Ace is shown coming up just short at Scars and Stripes against Eddie Crank and Mark Storm for the X-Division Championship…
Colin Hanks: “Ace King absolutely impressed here tonight. That man will hold gold in the EWC once again. He proved he can hang with the absolute best of the best, and he’s a name we need to watch moving forward. I'm very impressed with Ace.”
Next up, Ace is shown escaping the Devil’s Playground to earn his Undisputed Championship shot against Drake and Eddie Crank, letting himself fall to the ground from halfway up the cell!
Jesse Payne: “Ace King wins! Ace King wins!”
El Chupacabra: “Ace King will now go onto Night of Champions and represent Rampage in the Triple Threat Match against Drake and whomever Brawl sends for the Undisputed Championship!”
The barely standing Ace looks out on the crowd triumphantly making a title motion around his waist. A few clips of Ace training appear next...
Mystery Man: “As many know, a Drake/Eddie Crank match has been a fan wish match. ... However, Ace King deserves to be in that conversation. ... For the first time in a long time, we have a triple threat main event for the EWC Championship that could really go any which way.”
Fast-forward to Night of Champions, and Otaki retains the FSW Championship with a star-making performance in a gruelling victory over Hope Diamond and Maggie Lockheart…
Mystery Man: “What an excellent match for Otaki who really quiets her doubters with an impressive victory here tonight.”
Colin Hanks: “Can't take anything away from the others in this match but Otaki really wanted this bad, and she earned this victory here tonight.”
FBI: “Otaki leaves the same way she arrived .. FSW Champion.”
Meanwhile, in the main event, Ace knocks Drake back with a European uppercut and somersaults over the ladder, pulling Drake to the mat with a bone-chilling neckbreaker.
Mystery Man: “Ace King might have broken the champion in two! Crazy neckbreaker off the top of the ladder!”
However, Drake again stands tall, hoisting the Undisputed Championship atop a ladder as Ace stares in disbelief.
The footage turns red once more as Ace’s frustration boils over backstage after Night of Champions, lashing out backstage at anyone in his path. Eventually, at Rampage #420, Ace states his intent to win Rumble in the Bronx, leading to Otaki interrupting him following his own appearance at FSW #45.
Otaki: “If you’re simply going to keep being hard on yourself, or even dare keep the thought of not being good enough in your subconscious, then you might as well not even show up to the Hammerstein Ballroom! For it was that self-doubt you've had for a while that cost you at Night of Champions, like it cost us back at WrestleFest of last year.”
Ace King: “I’ve always worn my heart on my sleeve, just so there’s no doubt about who I am. … I’LL NEVER BE SORRY for being me. … Rumble in the Bronx is where I will pick myself up and start my ascent once again. After that? It’ll be you.”
Back to black and white; clips surface of both competitors fighting through this year’s Rumble in the Bronx, dispatching fellow competitors until Otaki’s elimination in fifth place.
Otaki: “We were really looking forward to facing the Ace King who wanted to get revenge on us for easily disposing of him back in Japan…but it seems that the one safe bet anyone can have with Rumble in the Bronx is yet another moment where Ace King roll snake eyes at a pay-per-view.”
Ace King: “I got here by picking myself up more than I was knocked down, and I’ve come too far to give up now. You said it yourself last year: You didn’t WANT to win the Rumble, you NEEDED to, and that’s where I am now.”
The last two wrestlers standing, Ace and Eddie Crank fight hard with one of the ropes broken. Though interference from The ReVenants played a part, Ace is eventually able to force Crank over the top rope and out, much to the fans’ delight.
Nina Dobrev: “Ladies and Gentleman .. the Winner of the 2017 Rumble In The Bronx is ... ACCCCEEEEEEE KIIIIIIIIING!!!!”
Mystery Man: “He's done it! I can't believe it! Ace King has done it!!!”
Colin Hanks: “Ace King earned this win tonight, he might have come in a little later but he still did everyone on Rampage proud by outlasting some incredible wrestlers tonight and proving he belongs center stage.”
Otaki is then shown on the warpath against Cheyenne after she abducted her daughter, Sarah. ‘The Emo Princess’ is shown in a hellacious battle against Kristian Bane on FSW #49, though it ends in a double disqualification after Cheyenne uses Sarah as a lure to assault Otaki in front of her daughter.
Otaki: “You said how you’ve been thinking about our previous bout…but what if we were to tell you that – since the humiliation of WrestleFest of last December – that we have been thinking, dreaming and even breathing about redeeming ourselves for what has happened last year. ... But then, you won the Rumble itself, stealing us of our chance of redemption.”
Meanwhile, Ace’s ascent continues with a tag team win with Shelley Silver over Legion, dropping Luke Wolfe with a ferocious Blackjack Bomb.
Ace King: “Though you blinded me long enough to win all those months ago, you opened my eyes to the truth that nobody wants to acknowledge: You’re desperate, and you knew you couldn’t take me straight up.”
Ace’s hard-fought victory at Uncensored is shown, with Shelley Silver saving him from the exploding ring so he can pin Toni Gunn to win his United States Champion. Then, a quick cut of Ace and Otaki’s respective greatest hits in the ring are then shown, culminating in Otaki’s second Uncensored appearance.
Ace King: “I’m sure you’re in a place where you can hear what I’m saying … I don’t need bounties, kidnapping, or anything so petty to get my point across… At the end of the day, I just need my pride. You robbed me of that in Osaka, Otaki … I want a shot at getting even.”
Otaki: “To cut it short, so even Maccy Boy can understand since he might have not gotten our point yet… We want to be the one Ace King faces at WrestleFest to decide the Undisputed EWC Champion.”
The final visual is of Ace and Otaki going face-to-face in Boston, the footage now shifted to full colour before fading to black.
McQueen: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A SPECIAL CHALLENGE MATCH AND IT IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!! INTRODUCING FIRST!!!!
The crowd hears Lemmy's growl, and they go nuts as the opening bass line to 'Ace of Spades' rips through the O'Connell Center. As the drums kick in, pyro goes off up and down the ramp in time with the beat, while frenetic red and gold spotlights pulse through the building before fixating on the ramp.
McQueen: Making his way to the ring, FROM Las Vegas, Nevada, weighing in at 225 pounds... He is the United States Champion!... THE GAMBLER... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGGGGGG!!!
There's a huge explosion as the guitar kicks in, and the crowd roars as the one and only Ace King rises from a platform through the smoke of the pyro and into the spotlights, soaking in the ovation with his championship draped over his shoulder. 'The Gambler' stays on a knee, taking the title down to look at it for a few seconds. He takes a deep breath and walks to the ring, calmly interacting with fans all the way down the ramp.
He stops for a couple seconds at the end of the ramp, then charges to the ring, with gold pyro exploding from the turnbuckles as he dives in under the bottom rope. He spins up onto one knee and stares out into the crowd before getting to his feet and hoisting his championship up for all to see. Once he hands the belt to the referee, he gets his game face on....
Shelby: The US Champ is looking tense and ready tonight!
Wright: Otaki is gonna' kick his doors down like she's done everyone else!
McQueen: AND HIS OPPONENT!!!
A rev of a guitar, though easily being flooded out by a thunderous applause, causes all the lights in the arena to drop out into darkness.
McQueen: From Lawrence Kansas and Weighing in at 148 lbs! She is the FSW CHAMPION!!! OOOOOOOOOTTTTAAAAAKIIIIIII!!!
King pushes himself out of his corner, He and Otaki both closing the gap between each other rapidly if not for the referee stepping in. The intensity burning in their gazes as the two stare holes through one another was electric and powerful.
Wright: These two are just itchin' to get swinging!
Shelby: Well considering how their last encounter went, you know that Ace King is just itching for payback.
The crowd cheers wildly as they waited for the Ref to do his once over on the two champions. Satisified, he motions for the bell and steps back!
Immediately Otaki lights King up with an open handed slap followed by a hard returning backhand slap and a palm strike to his chest that sets him back a step. Immediately she tenses and screams at the top of her lungs, "KAIOKEN TIMES TWO!" as if powering up and then charges full steam ahead at King with a series of punishing strikes, King doing his best to weather this sudden onslaught that seemingly came out of nowhere!
Wright: Kaio-what?
Shelby: Kaioken Times two and it looks like it! She's punishing King with those slaps, chops, and palm strikes!
He catches one arm, then the other and delivers a boot to the gut followed by shoving her arms away and delivering a European Uppercut that spins her around. King applies a rear waistlock and Otaki tries to get a running start away from him, even pulling him a couple steps forward, only for him to lift and backbridge her one hundred and forty eight pound frame to the canvas, holding her for a pin!
Shelby: And the US Champ just turning that onslaught on it's head!
Wright: It'll take more than that to take out the Princess.
Otaki pistons her legs to roll the shoulder and he releases her, the two rolling apart. Otaki tries to shake the hard knock to her skull and barely has time to duck the incoming clothesline from King! He spins around and is immediately lit up with chest and face slaps, followed by a spinning backfist, which he blocks and turns into an arm toss! Otaki rolls with the landing, however, and gets right to her feet, leaps onto the nearby ropes, and springs off and spins around with a hard knee right to the face that sends him staggering but not quiet falling back. He turns away, clutching at his forehead and bending forward as he tries to shake the stars from his vision.
Shelby: These two are really going at it, it's hard to keep up!
With another wild scream she rushes with a running double foot stop to the back of his head, driving him down in curb stomp fashion and rolling forward from the impact only to fall back and roll him over for a pin!
Wright: Nice double foot Curb stomp there!
Shelby: Kickout at Two and a quarter!
King shoves her off and rolls to his knees. Otaki delivers a punishing chop to his back followed by a football kick to his chest that rocks him right back down. She then promptly follows up by backing into the ropes, running forward with a mad spring, and splashing across him with a senton splash. Once more, Otaki goes for a pin attempt!
Shelby: Otaki trying to end this fast!
Wright: Two and no smokes for days! Ace just don't wanna' stay down!
Again, almost a pitch perfect repeat of his previous shove off, he rolls to his knees. Otaki rolls in with a running kick, only for King to fall back in a prostrated position, her leg flying over him and leaving her off balance. He snakes his hand up between her legs, presses his palm against her toned abdomen and rolls her up into a schoolboy with all two hundred and twenty-five pounds of his weight forcing her down!
Shelby: Hell of a dodge right into a Schoolboy rollup on Otaki!
Wright: He almost had her, but homegirl is stronger than that!
At a two and a half count, she manages to force him off of her with a sayian like roar. He's pushed back to a stand with a stunned look on his face that quickly gives way to firm resolve. Otaki rolls onto her knees, then falls onto her back and kips right back up to her feet, motioning Ace King on....
Wright: She's sayin' bring it bitch! Otaki is still fired up!
...The two circle, only stopping for Otaki to suddenly stand on one leg, the other bent as she poses her arms to give herself a Y stance. King takes the bait, going for a quick leg sweep, only for Otaki to leap over it and turn the pose into a surprise Crane kick that catches him as he stands up from the sweep and sends him staggering back into the ropes and nearly threw them!
Shelby: DID SHE JUST HIT THE CRANE KICK?!!!
Wright: Wow, I never expected that to work in a straight up way like that!
"RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" She roars out and charges at King, only for the Gambler to come to his senses at the last second, dip his shoulder forward and flip her up and over the top ropes! Otaki tries to correct in mid air, but not fast enough, her hands missing the rope as she crashes hard on the arena floor below!
Wright: We're goin' outta' the ring!
Shelby: Otaki is seriously amped up and it cost her here! Hard landing right on her head there!
Ace looks down over the ropes, Otaki holding her head as pain throbbed through her skull. Ace backs up a few steps, looks left to right, then rushes forward, grips the ropes, slingshots over them onto the apron, then springboards off the second rope with an Asai Moonsault right across Otaki, the two hitting the floor together!
Wright: NNNNNEEIIICCEE!!
Shelby: Down they go with a Springboard Moonsault to the outside and what a twisted heap of bodies they make!
King jumps to his feet, then gathers Otaki up by the straps of her top and slings her towards the ringsteps! Otaki hits the steel knees first and flips up and over the steal to land in a heap on the otherside of them! As she gets up, King rushes in, hops onto the step and drops to a seat on the top step while drilling both feet into Otaki's chest and sending her staggering back into the ring barricade. Several fans quickly patted her shoulders and back to try and urge her on a bit.
Wright: Look at all those fanboys just copping a feel on Otaki!
Shelby: They are just patting her back!
Wright: It's the hands we don't see that count, Shelbs.
Ace slid off the steps and suddenly Otaki rears back roaring, "KAIOKEN!" and hurls her fist at him, only for him to catch her by the wrist. King shouts, "KAIO-WHAT?!" She replies, "KAIO-CRAP!!!" He then pulls her up onto his shoulder, spins around, and drops her with a Blue Thunder Bomb right on the floor! King then rolls back and slides into the ring and back out to reset the referee count.
Shelby: Blue Thunder Bomb right on the floor and.... Seriously, Kaio what?
Wright: KAIO CRAP! MEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!!!!
Otaki is on her knees and holding her back when Ace gathers her up from behind. Hefting Otaki up on his shoulder, he gets a running start for the Spanish Announce table, looking as if he's about to put her through it, when suddenly she slips forward and rolls to her feet behind him. Ace spins around in time for her to deliver a punishing spinning heel kick that drapes him across the table!
Shelby: Hell of a kick by Otaki!
Wright: I'll say, I almost thought his face was going to go home with a front row fan as a souvenier!
The FSW Champion then hops onto the apron, vaults to the top rope and, as Ace is fighting to recover, leaps off with a diving double footstomp straight between his shoulder blades! The impact along with the combination of their weight caved the table in. Otaki fell forward awkwardly, but managed to throw her arms up in time to keep from taking a face first impact with the guard rail behind the table!
Shelby: DIVING SAK FU STOMP THROUGH ACE AND THE TABLE!!!
Wright: Put him on a plate and serve him up with some fries! Homey has GOT to be done now!
Otaki gets to her feet first and gives her left arm a bit of a shake as it took the brunt of her fall. She then rushes into the ring to roll in and back out to reset the referee's count once more. The Emo Princess found Ace slowly pushing up, but clearly in a great deal of pain from that move. She gathers him up and sets her sights on the time keeper's table.
Shelby: Ace may be done, but Otaki isn't!
Wright: The table bill is about to go up in this bitch!
Otaki goes to throw him into it, only for Ace to suddenly catch himself and reverse the whip, sending her almost completely over it! She turns, already swinging her leg with a roundhouse kick, but it misses the mark as Ace slips his shoulder between her legs, lifts her up and hits her with an improvised single-arm sideswipe powerbomb, the bell dinging on impact with the back of her head as the entire table collapses in a broken heap! Ace backs away with his arms out at his sides and nods to the fans.
Wright: KAAAAYRUNCHED like a bag of lays!
Shelby: I think I heard the ring bell ding against the back of her head on that powerbomb!
Wright: You know, he sure does like getting between her legs.
Shelby: Come on now!
Wright: Not even being sexist, just saying that's twice now he's done a move that went between her legs!
He then gathers Otaki up out of the wreckage and lifts her up and over his head for an easy Gorilla Press. Stunned and disoriented, she could do little more than shake her head wildly before he tosses her through the ropes where she lands with a roll and flat on her back to the very center of the ring!
Shelby: And Ace King tosses Otaki back into the ring with a great display of power!
Ace promptly leaps onto the ring apron, runs the length of it, vaults onto the top rope and vaults off with a moonsault splash and pin, hooking Otaki's legs!
Wright: Pin with a splash!
Shelby: Otaki now showing her fortitude despite that powerbomb through the time keeper's table!
Somehow Otaki throws a shoulder up and Ace runs his hands down his face, staring at the referee in frustration. He doesn't push the issue and instead gathers Otaki up. As he does so, suddenly she catches him with a face rake that sends him staggering back, clutching at his eyes in momentary blindness. Otaki rushes past one of his lumbering swings and places herself between the referee, quickly shouting, "OVER HERE!"
Wright: Oh the cat's claws come out and find their mark right in Ace's eyes!
With zero hesitation, he fires off a full house right where her head would have been, but instead the Referee isn't able to duck in time and is sent spinning to the canvas in a heap! At that moment, Ace was finally able to see and looks down at the ref who is on his hands and knees, clutching at his forehead and kicking his feet. He shouts, "OH FUCK!" then turns right into a blistering Red Blood Mist being blown right in his face!! He cries out in agony, his eyes and skin burning as he tries to rub it out as quickly as he can!
Shelby: Otaki just blinded Ace further with the Red Mist and tricked him into nearly knocking the referee out cold!
"KA-MEH-HA-MEEEEEEH.....HHHHHAAAAAAAAA!!!" Both of her palms strike dead center on Ace King's chest, driving the wind out of his lungs from the powerful palm strike to the sternum and diaphragm!
Wright: KAMEHAMEHA He's DOWN!!!!
While he's down, she decides to pull a pay per view only move as this was the 50th episode of FSW.... She rushes to the nearest turnpost, vaults to the top and points to the sky. The Emo Princess then takes flight, elbow out while screaming, "WWWWWOOOOOOAH YYYYYYEEEEAAAAAAAHHHH!!!"
Shelby: And Otaki is looking to put an exclamation point on this 50th showing of Future Stars of Wrestling before this crowd!
On impact, she remains ontop of Ace King for a pinfall as the recovering Ref calls it right then and there....
McQueen: THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH BY PINFALL.... THE FSW CHAMPION, OOOOOOTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAKIIIIIIIII!!!
Otaki rose to her feet, fist raised in defiance in the air above her. She stumbles a bit, the effects of the match clearly felt on the champ. With her music playing, she rolls out of the ring, gathers her title from a ring attendant, and exits ringside with a bit of a sway and a surprisingly satisfied face. Back in the ring, Ace King sits up and just shakes his head, unsure of what the hell just happened as he tries to wipe some of the burning gunk from his eyes.
Shelby: It was a hard fought match, but in the end, Otaki showed us all why she's the FSW Champion! No matter which way you cut it, the talent on display was so good that no one should feel ashamed of themselves here tonight.
QUICK RECAP
MATCH 1 - Jack Nomad d. Stephen Kingston
MATCH 2 - Rush Hartwell d. James Larson by DQ
MATCH 3 - Hatchet Gully d. Cheyenne
MATCH 4 - Johnny Knives d. Lancer & Logan Bailey
MATCH 5 - Jeremy Warren d. Ian Icon
MATCH 6 - Kristian Bane d. Matt Angel
MATCH 7 - Maggie Lockheart d. Criss Cassidy
MATCH 8 - Xavier Reid d. Lexie Glass
MAIN EVENT - Otaki d. Ace King
MVP: Otaki & Ace
WRITERS : JT, Reid, Ace, Nomad, Nostalgia, Rebel, Rush, Maggie
The Extreme Wrestling Corporation presents
EPISODE #50
NOVEMBER 5TH, 2017LIVE! from the O'Connell Center - Gainsville, Florida
Commentators: Dick Shelby and Franklin Wright
Announcer: Deneen McQueen
Backstage interviewer: Destiny Fairchild
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WELCOME TO FUTURE STARS OF WRESTLING!!
"Undead" by Hollywood Undead blasts in the arena as the show starts off with video footage detailing historic events that have taken place on Future Stars, From past champions like Jason Hunter, Dixie Dubois & Amis Shelton before switching to the current years' happenings, Hatchet Gully, Creed and current FSW champion Otaki standing tall with the gold.
The opening pyros hit and here we go.
The camera pans around showing the excited crowd jumping for joy in anticipation for the beginning of the show.
The camera then pans out showing a full scale view of the jam packed arena and zooms in on some crazy fans holding up their signs.
"ToP"
"O Taaa KI"
"Number 50!"
FUTURE STARS!
FUTURE STARS!
FUTURE STARS!
FUTURE STARS!
FUTURE STARS!
The show opens with James Tyson, standing center ring in a picture perfect GOLD suit and tie, standing tall, almost like a proud papa, looking out over the blazing Gainsville crowd.
JT: WELCOME.......TO FUUUUUUUUUTRRRRRRRE STAAAAAAARS!
The crowd roars
JT: Tonight, we have NINE great matches for your viewing pleasure, befitting a milestone mark for us, this being our 50th show! I promise we will get to all of that. But, as you all no doubt have heard, the big boss of everything EWC, President Mac, has brought back an old EWC staple PPV...Stable Wars! And in Stablewars, FSW will be well represented, as our champion Otaki will be in the champions' challenge match with all the other singles champions in the whole EWC.
An Otaki chant breaks out, as James continues.
JT: Also, we got a lil brand supremacy on the line, as FSW will take on Prime in a traditional 4 on 4 StableWars match. Two of the 4 spots will be filled by the ToP semifinal winners. The other two will be filled by the best two performances I and the Future Stars audience see tonight! THat being said...good luck to all, and FSW 50 is now....LIVE!!!!!
Another Future Stars chant breaks out as James makes his way backstage...
Jack Nomad sits in the seat of a bright red 1968 Chevelle SS, door opened and facing the camera. The black leather jacket he wore had only a little wear and tear on it, as did his black jeans, boots, and misfits T-shirt.
Jack: Before my match tonight, I'm going to be real for a moment. Some of us don't adhere to the rulebook and that's part of the game we play. Me? I've been that way from the day I started to this very moment right now.
Jack reached into the back seat and pulled out what was clearly a replica 24/7 Combat Championship. There were three strips of tape that read 'FTW' 'CHAMPIONSHIP' 'JACK NOMAD'.
This belt right here represents an act of defiance. You see it turns out that I fought for this thinking it'd be worth something but in truth, you win it and all you get is a fancy replica and a thank you note for participating. No no no, I don't believe in bullshit like that. I believe that you win a belt, you represent that belt and since I was told it meant nothing, well I'm going to have some fun with it.
He placed the belt upon his lap and leaned forward, hands clasped.
With tape and a sharpie marker, you can make something into anything. For me, it's just a random Championship. Maybe the next guy who faces me for it takes the belt and rechristens it the "Hello Kitty" title or maybe just puts his own name and defends his own championship. It's whatever the fuck you make it. You could burn it. I personally don't care what happens when it leaves my hands, but I will defend this championship each and every night I go out in the ring. If I lose any one on one match, some motherfucker will be walking home with this title.
Jack then leaned back in his seat.
I am who I am and this, I'm doing purely for my own amusement. I don't need it or care about it. I got involved with the shenanigans on a lark and nothing more. As this is my title, I'll use it how I see fit and this is how I see fit to use it.
And on that note, Jack rises from his seat with his belt in hand, shuts the car door, and walks off frame, the feed cutting back to ringside.
Jack: Before my match tonight, I'm going to be real for a moment. Some of us don't adhere to the rulebook and that's part of the game we play. Me? I've been that way from the day I started to this very moment right now.
Jack reached into the back seat and pulled out what was clearly a replica 24/7 Combat Championship. There were three strips of tape that read 'FTW' 'CHAMPIONSHIP' 'JACK NOMAD'.
This belt right here represents an act of defiance. You see it turns out that I fought for this thinking it'd be worth something but in truth, you win it and all you get is a fancy replica and a thank you note for participating. No no no, I don't believe in bullshit like that. I believe that you win a belt, you represent that belt and since I was told it meant nothing, well I'm going to have some fun with it.
He placed the belt upon his lap and leaned forward, hands clasped.
With tape and a sharpie marker, you can make something into anything. For me, it's just a random Championship. Maybe the next guy who faces me for it takes the belt and rechristens it the "Hello Kitty" title or maybe just puts his own name and defends his own championship. It's whatever the fuck you make it. You could burn it. I personally don't care what happens when it leaves my hands, but I will defend this championship each and every night I go out in the ring. If I lose any one on one match, some motherfucker will be walking home with this title.
Jack then leaned back in his seat.
I am who I am and this, I'm doing purely for my own amusement. I don't need it or care about it. I got involved with the shenanigans on a lark and nothing more. As this is my title, I'll use it how I see fit and this is how I see fit to use it.
And on that note, Jack rises from his seat with his belt in hand, shuts the car door, and walks off frame, the feed cutting back to ringside.
OPENER
STEPHEN KINGSTON Vs JACK NOMAD
Stephen Kingston came in a bit overconfident, toying with Jack by letting him escape his various holds. Jack is not intimidated and sweeps Stephen with an STO, getting inside Kingston’s head. Before long, Jack Nomad is able to powerbomb Stephen and Jackknife flips for a pin. Nomad holds on to Stephen’s tights, giving him enough leverage to secure the three count be escaping the ring to avoid Stephen’s fury. He calms himself and looks to the back with a smirk before leaving the ring.
Ace Heart: Ace Heart here! Mr. Nomad, last week you had some very terse words for-
Without even thinking about it, Jack booted him in the groin and violently headbutted him in the forehead. Instantly Ace Heart was unconscious in a heap upon the floor. He gathers the microphone up and looks directly at the camera as an EMT immediately sets to work on Heart.
Jack Nomad: I surprisingly got some shit from a little bird about how I treated her buddy, Destiny Fairchild. I could have done much worse. She should be thankful that all I did was call her a piece of fuck meat because she could have ended up like Ace Heart over here. I don't do interviews. I don't do press. I do my own thing. I'm not here to answer questions or play Mr. fucking Popular. You'd have better luck getting an interview with the corpse of Steve Kingston that I just left back at ringside.
He starts to walk away, only to stop and look back at the camera.
Who is Jack? That is the question they always want me to answer. Well, I'll sum it up like this; I'm that son of a bitch who fucked your daughter and made you watch her scream my name as she held you at gun point. I'm the guy that burns your house down, sometimes with you still in it. I am that one motherfucker you absolutely do not want to cross because when I issue what some call a threat, it's more of a promise.
I absolutely do not give one-tenth of a fuck how you feel, who you are, or why you're in front of me. I don't care if you have a dick, a c**t, or both. Get in my way, see what the fuck happens to you. I hate arrogant motherfuckers who talk shit they know they can't back up. I hate self-righteous goodie goodies who preach about their narrow view of right and wrong. I hate the ignorant and unskilled desecrating my hallowed battle grounds. I hate the weak. I hate jokers with their dumbass quips and lame attempts at being 'witty'. I hate old people. I hate children. I hate you. Simple as that.
So before you call me sexist, racist, or any other kind of -ist you can think of, bare in mind that I am the very definition of equal fucking opportunity. I will hurt anyone at any time if given any reason to do so. Sometimes it's with words because I can see they are that fucking weak and sometimes it's physically because they fail at life and are too fucking stupid to get the point.
With that, Jack tossed the microphone down at the EMT's and Ace Heart before casually strolling off camera.
MATCH 2
RUSH HARTWELL Vs JAMES LARSON
Hartwell and Lawson circle each other a few times. Larson goes for a lockup, but is met by a boot to the gut. Hartwell wastes no time, sets him, lifts, and bring Larson crashing to the mat with a Sit-out Powerbomb. He goes for the cover…the ref counts…
One
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emphatic kick out by Larson
Larson gets to his feet as soon as Hartwell. Hartwell goes for a clothesline but Larson ducks under, turns and takes Hartwell down with a dropkick to the legs. Larson quickly drops to the mat and locks in the Muta Lock. The ref checks to see if Hartwell submits, but the American God informs him gods never quit. He uses all his might to inch closer to the ropes, then again. As he goes for a third surge, Larson releases the hold. He gets up and immediately drops back down with a knee to the face of Hartwell. He goes for the cover…the ref counts…
ONE
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kickout by Hartwell
As Larson gets to his feet, he pulls Hartwell to his feet along with him. Well he tried, but as Hartwell got a knee, he pushed off with all his might, and lunges practically through Larson with a devastating Spear. Which he transitions into a Thesz Press, unloading rights and lefts on the downed Larson. Larson tries to cover up, blocking a few of the blows. Hartwell gets to his feet. He grabs the leg of Larson, about to set up The All American Sharphshooter but Larson is ready and manages to push Hartwell into the ropes with his foot. Hartwell grabs the ropes to steady himself, as Larson gets to his feets. Larson charges, but Hartwell catches him with Firworks, knocking Larson straight down to the mat. Hartwel drops to the mat and hooks the legs…the ref counts…
One
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Two..kickout by Larson
Hartwell wastes no time trying to lock in the All American Sharpshooter again, but this time Larson counters with a roll-up…the ref counts…
One
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kickout by Hartwell
Both men get to their feet at the same time. Larson catches hartwell offguard with a Headbutt, he bounces back first off the ropes, attempts a High Knee, but Hartwell catches Larson and drops him with a modified Spinebuster.
Hartwell gets to his feet, he takes a few steps back and crouches down by the ropes. Larson gets to his knees, and just as Hartwell looks to go for the finish, Stephen Kingston appears from nowhere, drilling Hartwell in the back with a kendo stick in view of EVERYBODY! The referee immediately calls for the bell, giving Rush a DQ win, but Kingston continues the attack on Rush until the refs and security break them up
MATCH 3
HATCHET GULLY VS CHEYENNE
Gully comes to the ring alone. Cheyenne starts off taunting Gully about A$hley. They exchange a few blows; Gully isn’t afraid, but knows not to stay too close. Cheyenne tries to leave the ring to call out A$hley directly. Gully goes offensive, but Cheyenne is able to get out of the way, causing Gully to hurt his shoulder. A$hley shows up to try and keep Cheyenne away from Gully. Cheyenne corners A$hley, but before she can strike, Gully jumps Cheyenne and hits her with a Hidden Path to Shangri-La with his hurt shoulder. A$hley helps Gully back to the ring as Cheyenne yells -- or laughs -- in pain as she becomes conscious at the ten-count.
The camera cuts to the back to show FSW backstage interview personality Destiny Fairchild, who is standing near the door that leads to the parking lot awaiting the arrival of the FSW roster. The door opens and she perks up and begins to walk towards the door but comes to an abrupt stop as the sold out Stephen O’Connell Center crowd boos when they see it's Xavier Reid. He looks at Destiny and smirks…
Xavier Reid: What…not the person you were hoping for? Were you hoping for one of your cupcake ‘favorite’ FSW stars to walk through that door so you can fill the airwaves with another hard hitting…truth seeking…fluffier interview where you gush on how GREAT they are and what a big FAN you are of them…I swear to god they should fire you and get someone in here that is all about DOING THEIR DAMN JOB instead of being invited to the popular kids table at lunch…
The fans boo Xavier for tearing Destiny Fairchild down and she looks like she wants to be anywhere but there at that moment…
Xavier Reid: So what hard hitting questions do you have for me this week Destiny…is it true you hate puppies Xavier? Did you turn your porch light off on Halloween? Do I really want to paint the town of Gainesville, Florida red with the blood of Lexie Glass?
Xavier smirks at Destiny as she collects herself…
Destiny Fairchild: I just assumed you passed out Skittles…
The smirk vanishes from Xavier’s face with the mention of his half-brother’s candy sponsor…
Destiny Fairchild: But since you brought it up we all heard what you had to say to Lexie this week…how you want to bathe in her blood…that you want her boyfriend Caleb to scream out in shock while he watches what you do to her…that you want to scar poor Caleb for life due to what do to Lexie…
Xavier Reid: I want that kid to go into shock as he watches his poor little girlfriend bleed out inside that ring at my hands…I want that kid to shake in fear when he hears my name mentioned and fear I will come to finish the job on his sweet little Lexie…I want him to have to look at the scar I leave across her face and know that another man marked her for life…
The crowd boos at the sick and twisted remarks coming from Xavier Reid…
Destiny Fairchild: What is wrong with you…he is a sweet guy…their love is…
But Xavier cuts her off…
Xavier Reid: Sick…the word you are looking for is sick and I’m not going to stand up and applaud her for dating outside the normal dating pool…people walk around here and think this is all fun and games…they don’t realize that this is a business where we are all trying to step on the throats of one another to get ahead but here in the FSW people are too busy trying to be friends and buddies instead of trying to get ahead…so I am going to use this platform…FSW #50 to send a message to everyone in the FSW and in the EWC that Xavier Reid isn’t here to make friends or join stables…he is here to WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS!!! That starts by winning the ToP…and tonight while the wrestling world and all of the EWC eyes are glued on FSW #50 I step into that ring with Lexie Glass and I beat her into a bloody pulp…until there is nothing left of her…and I leave no doubt whatsoever who is the one to watch here in the FSW…
But Destiny looks over the shoulder of Xavier Reid as the door closes…the crowd goes crazy as the camera pans over to a rather amused Ace King, his newly-won United States Championship resting on his shoulder. He strokes his chin thoughtfully before looking at Reid with a smirk.
Ace King: Hope you're OK with sharing that mantle for a night. Everybody knows how you can get when you're not the center of attention...
His eyes narrow and he cocks an eyebrow at Reid, who's not at all amused by this development.
Xavier Reid: Well look who it is…our Rumble in the Bronx winner and the United States Champion…thank god I was born in Canada…
Destiny Fairchild: But you live in New York…
Xavier Reid: Shut it Destiny…the savior is here…do you realize how lucky we are that ACE KING decided to grace us with his presents? I mean what in the world would we have done had he not come down here to Gainesville, Florida TO SAVE FSW #50…
Xavier looks at Destiny but before she can answer Xavier starts again…
Xavier Reid: I mean I’m shocked the FSW made it this long without him…
Xavier smirks as he looks at Ace…
Xavier Reid: I know people around here think you are a big deal…they get all excited when you come around…hell Destiny’s panties are all wet now that you walked in the door but I am not one of those people Ace…yeah you have been on one hell of a run…I’m not going to stand here and act like you haven’t or try and knock the Rumble in the Bronx win or winning that nice new US Title but what I am going to do is sit back here and enjoy watching you get your ass kicked here tonight by the FSW Champion Otaki…the same person I’m going to beat at WrestleFest…so for my own personal gain, I’m happy you are here tonight…
Ace remains expressionless throughout Reid's diatribe, gently tilting his head as he finishes up. He bites his tongue for a moment before locking in on Reid, a devilish glint in his eye.
Ace King: Heh... Savior... Xavier... They're almost the same. Fitting that you've got the X, though, since you can't save anything or anyone.
The crowd responds with an 'OOOOOOOH!' as Reid's expression hardens; Ace takes a step toward Reid so they're nearly nose-to-nose. Ace briefly turns his attention to Destiny.
Ace King: I've got this.
With a nod, Destiny scurries away, leaving Ace alone with Xavier.
Ace King: You know, you're flying too close to the sun, which seems to be going around here if you look at Otaki's social media. Eventually, you're going to get burned.
Ace's eyes narrow as he looks Reid up and down.
Ace King: Anyway, I don't get the hate or the jealousy; I haven't done anything to you... Yet. In fact, I tend to agree with you about winning championships, because there's no sense being doing ANYTHING if you don't want to be the very best at it. HOWEVER, there's nothing wrong with having a few friends to pick you up along the way, especially if... I don't know... You were to find yourself outnumbered?
The camera pans out, and the Gainesville crowd cheers as PRIME Superstar El Pablo appears next to Ace; the longtime tag team partners and best friends exchange a nod and bump fists as Xavier's lip curls at the sight of his half-brother in the flesh.
EP: 'Sup, bro?
Despite a smirking mouthful of Skittles, EP's greeting still dripped with something rather more sinister than the EWC audience has been accustomed to hearing from the Technicolour Tecnico thus far.
EP: Bet you were surprised to see me roll up on these shores, huh? I mean, I dunno whether it was actually your idea to have me Jon Snowed out of New Mexico, but you certainly seem to have made yourself quite comfortable at the head of La Familia in my absence.
Still Reid glares at his brother, his fists clenching down by his sides.
EP: Oh, don't worry - nothing's gonna happen here. Not tonight. I'm just here to catch up with Mr Gambling Man here - and besides, I'd hate to give you any sort of excuse to lean on should you happen to fall short in your own business here tonight.
EP takes another palm-full of Skittles into his mouth.
EP: We'll definitely be seeing each other soon, though. Can't keep the Rainbowlution grounded for long... you of all people should be well aware of that.
EP turns his gaze towards the ceiling above the camera, encouraging Reid to do the same - though the latter soon snaps himself out of it.
As EP is doing this, somebody comes in much to the shock and surprise of everyone seen on screen as "The Aerial Specialist" Krimzon Blaze is seen, the crowd absolutely going nuts now as KB waltzes over to EP and Ace.
KB: Gentlemen.
Both Ace and EP give KB a fist bump and a quick bro hug.
Ace: Holy Hell it's been awhile Blaze!
EP: Yeah it has, where in fact have you been?!
KB: To be honest, I've been wrestling at other independent shows and stuff, but my agent...
EP and Ace: IRS?
KB: The one and the same told me to reemerge in EWC, mostly FSW, and well, I'm here!
Ace and EP exchange quick glances then over at Xavier Reid.
KB: I see that Reid sure isn't happy to see me.
Xavier smirks at the three men
Xavier Reid: I’m thrill Blaze...I’m thrilled all THREE of you are here tonight...to get a first hand look on how I deal with people that cross me...let Lexie Glass be an example for the three of you...a preview of what’s to come for the...unfortunate ones but make yourselves at home here tonight...Ace…
Xavier looks right at Ace King…
Xavier Reid: Best of luck to you tonight...champ
Xavier moves on to his brother El Pablo…
Xavier Reid: Brother...I made sure the family told me which room was yours and I took it for my own...and took down any traces of you...it’s like you were never part of the Volando Family…
Xavier then turns to the returning Krimzon Blaze…
Xavier Reid: And KB...I look forward to you being here in the FSW...alone and friendless...see you soon...pal…
Xavier turns and storms away as the three men laugh and huddle up to catch up
KB looks at both Ace and EP
KB: He really didn't just say alone and friendless did he?
They both just shrug and then all three exit the scene.
MATCH 4
LOGAN BAILEY VS LANCER VS JOHNNY KNIVES
This match was a test of styles and wills, with the FSW mainstay Lancer taking on two newcomers in Logan Bailey. Bailey and Knives both went after Lancer trying to show their mettle, but Lancer managed to keep them both at bay in the early going with quick offense and taking it to the outside, where Knives was taken out temporarily with a shot to the ring post by Lancer. He and Bailey retreat back ot the ring, where both men trade shots and moves, before Knives got back in and got himself involved again. All three men hit some big moves, but the end comes with Knives taking advantage of the other newcomer Bailey, hitting him with Good Riddance and getting the pinfall.
MATCH 5
IAN ICON VS JEREMY WARREN
Warren, smarting after some up and down performances lately, comes out roaring like an inferno, and Ian Icon was not prepared for it. Warren never let up from the opening bell, allowing Icon no room to breathe, smothering Icon's offense wtih good counters, coming back with hard hitting shots of his own, eventually finishing up with the 3rd Alarm, getting an emphatic win, as Hatchet Gully and A$hley Quid looked on from the stage, the pair doing a slow, sarcastic clap as Warren shouts out at Gully.
MATCH 6
KRISTIAN BANE VS MATT ANGEL
Kristian Bane charges at Matt Angel, attempts a clothesline, but Angel ducks as Bane turns, he is met with a Pele Kick by Angel, sending the big man staggering back. Angel turns takes a few steps, leaps, bounces on then off the ropes, grabbing the head of Bane, attempting a Springboard Tornado DDT, but Bane has his wits about him and blocks the hold, locking in a Bear Hug. Bane bends down then, then uses his torque to throw Angel up a bit and back, forcing Angel hard to the mat with a Flapjack. Bane bounces back-first off the ropes, he gets to Angel and leaps,and connects with a Big Splash. He goes for the cover…the ref counts…
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Bane grabs the head of Angel and lifts him to his feet. Bane thrusts his hand around the throat of Angel, as he is about to lift for a Chokeslam. Angel delivers a hard kick to the knee Bane. Distracting the big man. Angel uses this moment to counter in a Wristlock. But he continues with the momentum, instantly releasing the Wristlock, transitioning into a Spinning Backfist. This knocks the big man staggering forward. Angel charges and connects with a Running Sick Kick to the back of the big man’s head, finally knocking to the mat. Angel quickly heads to the corner. He jumps straight to the top turnbuckle, turns and sets him seemingly in one motion. He leaps, and connects with Shooting Star Press. He hooks the legs…the the ref counts…
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Angel grabs his head in disbelief. He rolls away then takes a knee for a few seconds for a breather. He sees Bane begin to get to his feet. He runs to the far end of the ring and bounces off the ropes, he continues towards Angel, he leaps, but Bane has turned in time to react and catches Angel in his Cross Body Block attempt. Bane uses his strength to transfer Angel over his shoulder, he takes a takes a few quick steps then takes Angel down with a Running Powerslam with enough force they bounce up a bit. Bane goes for a nonchalant cover, just leaning over Matt Angel..the ref make the count…
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Bane gets up frustrated and grabs the head of Angel, thrusts him listless body into position for a Powerbomb. He sets him up, lifts, him, but Angel fights it up a few hard right hands to the face, but Bane is too strong, and still manages to drive Angel down hard on the mat for a Powerbomb. Instead of going for the pin, he taunts Angel for a few seconds. Then taunts a few of the fans booing him out of their admiration for the fan favorite Angel. Bane turns his attention back to Angel and heads his direction. He gets a close enough to reach down for Angel but Angel was playing possum to hits him with a hard kick to the face. Bane backs up, and straightens out. Giving Angel the window to connect with a Spinning Heel Kick, knocking Bane back a few steps, eventually dropping to a knee. Angel gets to his feet, sees his chance, takes a steps towards Bane, and delivers a Superkick. Knocking Bane to the mat. Angel doesn’t got for the pin, he charges bounces off the ropes to the left of Bane and connects with a Lionsault…he goes for the cover…the ref counts…
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The ref taps on Angel’s shoulder to show Angel Bane had his leg on the rope before the three. Angel has a stunned look on his face. He immediately bounces to his feet and circles the ring a few times. He heads over to Bane, now on his knees, grab his head to pull him up, but Bane comes up with an Elbow to the gut, as he rises his feet, Angel leaps, wraps his legs around the head of Bane, he goes for a Huricanrana, but Bane uses his strength to block it. Bane drives Angel to the mat with the first of three powerbombs. Bane holds for the cover after finishing The Chaos Theory. The ref counts to three, and the big man Bane celebrates another win.
ToP SEMIFINAL - PARKING LOT BRAWL
MAGGIE LOCKHEART VS CRISS CASSIDY
The camera cuts to the announcer team’s table
Dick Shelby: We are set for our first Tournament of Power Semi-Final match here tonight at FSW #50 and we are about to see, well a straight up fight!!!
Franklin Wright: When it was announced by our General Manager James Tyson that the top two point earners would be allowed to name the stipulations for their Semi-Final matches we began to speculate on what they might pick.
Dick Shelby: And some within the FSW were a bit shocked at FSW #49 when Maggie Lockheart announced the stipulation for her Semi-Final match would be a No Disqualification Falls Count Anywhere match!!!
Franklin Wright: With a catch, the catch being the match STARTS out in the parking lot here at O’Connell Center.
The camera cuts out to the parking lot where FSW Senior Referee Jacob Waters is standing and pans around to show many FSW fans standing on the other side of a chain linked fence that separates the parking lot from the sidewalk and street. They begin to cheer as the camera focuses on them and then the screen cuts back to the announcers inside the arena.
Dick Shelby: To quote Maggie ‘Go Big or Go Home’
Franklin Wright: She knows what’s on the line here tonight, she has a win over Otaki and wants nothing more than to get another shot at her and the FSW Championship.
Dick Shelby: However Criss Cassidy has been nothing more than spectacular here in the FSW and has been on a hell of a roll since his early loss.
Franklin Wright: We know Criss is a fighter, he’s had to fight his entire life, first on the basketball courts and now inside the squared circle and he knows what also is on the line for him here tonight.
Dick Shelby: Maggie and Criss are one win away from making the ToP Finals and all they have to do is survive this Parking Lot No DQ Falls Count Anywhere, the time for talking is over, we are set for an absolute fight here in Gainesville, Florida, take it away Deneen McQueen!!!
The camera cuts inside the ring where the lovely Deneen McQueen is standing.
Deneen McQueen: The following contest is our first Tournament of Power Semi-Final match and is scheduled for one fall and will be contested under No Disqualification Pinfalls Can Count Anywhere rules. Per the request of Maggie Lockheart, who with 9 pts in the standings was announced as one of the Seeds this match will begin outside in the parking lot.
The FSW crowd outside the arena go nuts as the camera once again cut out to the parking lot.
Deneen McQueen: Introducing first, from Chicago, Ill, weighing in tonight at 205 lbs...THE SECOND COMING CRISS CASSIDY!!!!
The crowd, both inside and out of the O’Connell Center goes nuts as ‘Second Coming’ plays out inside the arena and Criss Cassidy walks outside the arena door and out into the parking lot. He raises his arms into the air as he crosses the parking lot and stands ready for the arrival of his opponent.
Deneen McQueen: And his opponent, from Fairbanks, Alaska, weighing in tonight at 111 lbs...MAGDALENA LOCKHEART!!!!
‘Potions’ plays out as the fans stay excited and cheer as the cameras pick up Maggie as she reaches the door and exits it and walks out into the parking lot
Shelby: Both these individuals had more of an edge to them this week leading up to this match.
Wright: Well you have to get into the right mindset when approaching a No DQ match and then you add to that a match starting in the parking lot and their animalistic side needs to come out and it seems it has
Jacob Waters gives out his final instructions as the crowd outside amps up the volume and then motions into the camera to start the match, inside the arena the bell rings and Waters motions for Maggie and Criss to start
Ding Ding Ding
Maggie and Criss charge out at each other and start throwing rights at each other and the crowd goes nuts. Criss manages to connect with an overhand right that backs Maggie up enough and gives him enough space to jump up and deliver a textbook standing drop kick that sends Maggie crashing down to the pavement. She quickly gets to her feet but Criss is ready and drops her once again with a Running Front Uppercut
Shelby: CRISS NEARLY KNOCKED MAGGIE OUT WITH THAT PUNCH!!!!
Wright: Calm down, look she is already trying to get to her feet
And Franklin is right as Maggie reaches up and grabs ahold the the fender of a grey Honda Civic and pulls herself up to her feet as Criss Cassidy storms towards her but Maggie is ready and buckles Criss with a quick kick strike to the right knee and follows it up with knee strike to Criss’s midsection and then snaps his head back with a jumping knee strike to his chin. She grabs Criss by the head and bounces his face off that grey Honda Civic and as the crowd cheers she drives his face into the hood again and again and after the third time she lets go and connects with a spinning heel kick to the back of Criss Cassidy’s head.
Shelby: Wait, grey Honda Civic, THAT’S MY RENTAL CAR!!!!
Wright: Well I hope you bought the extra insurance.
Maggie grabs Criss by the back of his head and pulls him off the car and sends him flying into the fence where all the FSW fans are standing, Maggie circles around and comes running at Criss Cassidy and jumps in the air and goes for a leaping forearm but Criss dives out of the way and Maggie goes crashing into the fence. Criss jumps up onto a car next to the fence and jumps off with a modified Springboard Missile Dropkick that sends Maggie THROUGH the fence and onto Gale Lemerand Drive
Shelby: THIS PARKING LOT BRAWL HAS SPILLED OUT ONTO THE STREETS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA!!!!
Wright: And look at those fans, they are pulling the fence apart inviting Criss Cassidy out onto the streets where Maggie is.
Criss doesn’t think twice as he steps through the hole in the fence and kicks Maggie in the head as she tries to get to her feet. The FSW fans circle around them as they made their way towards Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Criss lines Maggie up as she gets to her feet, he comes running in with a Corkscrew Roundhouse Kick to the face
Shelby: HOLY GRAIL!!!!
Wright: Criss dives on Maggie
Criss jumps on Maggie and hooks the leg, the fans surrounding them counts along as referee Jacob Waters drops and counts
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Shelby: We are seeing a more vicious side to Criss Cassidy than we are use to
Wright: Well with everything on the line this is what he has to do, it’s what they both must do
Criss grabs Maggie by the hair and drags her across the street and onto the front steps of the University of Florida’s football stadium but Maggie fires an up kick to the face of Criss Cassidy to free herself and nips up to her feet, she kicks Criss in the back of the knee that buckles him and follows it up with a kick to the back of the head
Shelby: BEAT RUSH!!!!
Wright Here comes Lacrimosa
And indeed Maggie jumps in the air to deliver the curb stomp but Criss has it scouted and rolls out of the way, Maggie hits the ground with the stomp but waste no time countering it as she runs and slides on the pavement into Criss Cassidy with a baseball slide into a calf kick
Shelby: HOLY CRAP!!! Maggie baseball slid on that pavement to nail the Meteorkick
Wright: That had to take a few layers of skin off her
The fans break into a HOLY SHIT chant as Maggie looks at the road rash on her leg but ignores it as she drops on Criss Cassidy and begins to rain down rights and lefts onto the face of Criss Cassidy, Criss tries to cover up and is able to buck her off him but Maggie goes right back on the attack, Criss gets to his feet and Maggie runs at him and nails him with a clothesline but Criss grabs ahold of her but Maggie is able to use her leverage and Judo Hip toss him to the ground which draws cheers for the fans who once again have made a circle around the two wrestlers. Maggie pops right back up to her feet and waits as Criss gets to a knee and she explodes
Shelby: ECLIPSIS LUNAE!!!!!
Wright: That inside crescent kick landed perfectly
Maggie jumps on the grounded Criss Cassidy and the fans are ready and count along
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But as Jacob Water’s hand is inches away from the ground Criss is able to fire his shoulder up avoiding the three count. The fans let out an OH as Maggie looks up and can’t believe Criss kicked out
Shelby: One has to wonder what it’s going to take to win this match here tonight
Wright: Both have given it their all here tonight , we knew this was going to be a fight and I for one am enjoying these two beating the living hell out of each other
Maggie sits up on her knees and looks at Criss who rolls over and looks at her, their lock eyes and get to their feet, they charge at each other and start trading rights to the face, the crowd goes crazy as they just continue to punch away
Shelby: THEY ARE JUST GOING AT IT
Wright: Neither one wants to give an inch
Criss drives an elbow into the face of Maggie that gets her to take a step back towards the edge of the sidewalk and near the curb, Criss lines up Maggie and goes for Holy Grail once again but Maggie sees it coming and ducks under it and Criss Cassidy goes crashing to the ground. Maggie spins on a dime and turns and explodes towards Criss and goes to punt kick him in the head with her left foot but Criss rolls out of the way and onto the curb but Maggie jumps into the air with her right foot and brings it down onto the back of Criss’s head
Shelby: LACRIMOSA!!!!!
Wright: Are you kidding me, a curb stomp actually onto a curb
The fans goes nuts when they see this also and Maggie drops and hooks a leg, Jacob Waters drops and like they have done all night the fans count along with the ref
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Jacob Waters motions that the match is over and back in the O’Connell Center the bell rings
Ding Ding Ding
And Deneen McQueen announces to the fans in the arena
McQueen: The winner of the match and advancing to the ToP Finals...MAGDALENA LOCKHEART!!!!!
Shelby: What an incredible match and Maggie Lockheart continues to be perfect in the ToP and she is onto the finals next week at FSW #51!!!!
Wright: But one has to wonder what this took out of her, this was a war and how much will she have left
The camera cuts back outside as the FSW crowd engulfs Maggie and lifts her up into the air as she high fives the FSW fans as they march her back towards the O’Connell Center
ToP SEMIFINAL - FIRST BLOOD
LEXIE GLASS VS XAVIER REID
Wright: Episode 50 just keeps getting bigger and bigger! And Dick, we're getting down to the nittiest of the gritty here with James Tyson's Tournament of Power! The next match coming up is a Semi-Final match, which means only one of these two future stars are going to make it to the finals in two weeks at Episode 51.
Shelby: But we can't focus on the finals right now, Frankie. Right now we've got to see who is going to bleed first, when Xavier Reid takes on Lexie Glass in the match of his choosing, a First-Blood match.
Wright: It's been a while since we've seen a First-Blood match on FSW, but you're right Dick. Tonight somebody is going to bleed.
Shelby: Now, this match should have been Xavier Reid taking on Hope Diamond, for all intents and purposes, but with Diamond's unfortunate departure to Hollywood, Alexis “Lexie” Glass is going to step up and take her place. This has got to be something that Mister Reid feels good about.
Wright: Don't make it sound like that she didn't earn her spot here tonight. Lexie had earned herself enough points to be considered as Hope's replacement. And to be honest, Reid's decision to make this a first-blood match works just as much against him as it does for him. One “Glass Cutter” from Lexie and it could be Reid's blood that gets spilled tonight!
Shelby: Oh, now I know that you're kidding. Or you've been sneaking sips from that bottle of Jack Daniels that you keep hidden underneath the announce table.
Wright: What? I don't-
Shelby: Relax. I was just kidding with you Frankie. You need to settle down a little.
Wright: Me? You think that I'm the one that needs to settle down?
Shelby: Yeah. Sit back. Relax. Enjoy Xavier Reid making quick work out of Lexie Glass and watch him effortlessly move on to the finals.
Wright: I don't know what has gotten into you, Dick. But hey, you'll be just as surprised as Reid when he sees his own blood because his arrogance got in the way. But hey listen, Deneen McQueen is in the ring now. Let's go down to her.
Deneen McQueen: The following contest is a TOURNAMENT OF POWER SEMIFINAL MATCH scheduled for...
Crowd: One fall!!!
Deneen McQueen: ...one fall! Introducing first:
Extraordinary by Liz Phair playing on the PA with gold, light blue, and purple lights flashing on the stage and ramp. Then gold, light blue, and purple pyro shoots out on the stage as she stands there sporting a pair of sunglasses before walking down the ramp and then walks around the sides of the barricade around the ring hugging and slapping hands with the fans. Before entering the ring, Lexie picks out a lucky kid at ringside to give her sunglasses to.
Deneen McQueen: She stands at 5 foot 3, and weighs in at 122 pounds. Hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee, she is “The Girl Next Door” LEXIE GLASS!
Shelby: Just looking at the tale of the tape right now, it seems as if Lexie has a seven inch, and nearly one-hundred pound disadvantage in this match-up.
Wright: So? What does that matter? Xavier Reid can still bleed, can't he?
Shelby: Oh, that's not under dispute at all. But don't you think that it'll be a lot easier for Xavier Reid to make Lexie bleed than the other way around?
Wright: Not really. I see this kind of match as a great equalizer, and I'll tell you why. Lexie hasn't had the best record in the tournament, and that's okay. Reid had the advantage of picking the match that he wanted and he chose this. But blood is so unpredictable in this sport, you just never know. This match could literally end on the very first punch thrown.
Deneen McQueen: ...and her opponent:
The lights inside the arena go out as Cochise starts up. A single strobe light flashes in the direction of the stage. As the lyrics come in Xavier walks out from behind the curtain and onto the stage. He paces back and forth across the stage before walking to the edge of the ramp and raising his arms into the air, crossing his forearms into a X over his head. He walks down to the ring, eyes glued on the ring and ignores the fans he passes. Xavier marches up the steps and jumps into the ring. He heads right to the corner and climbs up to the middle rope and once again raises his arms into the air and crossed his forearms into a X.
Deneen McQueen: He stands at 5 foot 11, and weighs in at 220 pounds. Hailing from New York City, he is XAVIER REID!
Shelby: And here comes one of only two competitors who were able to score a perfect 3 for 3 and gather the full nine power points for the tournament of power, Xavier Reid. And boy does he look focused!
Wright: I've got to give credit where credit is due. You can just tell by the way that he came down to the ring this evening that he's got his eyes zeroed in on Lexie.
Shelby: I think Reid understands your point from earlier, Frankie. I think he knows that Glass is sharp, especially broken glass. Reid's going to have to tread carefully or he could lose everything that he worked so hard for.
Wright: I like the metaphor but I'm glad that you agree. Bad luck or not, I wouldn't discount the amount of effort that Glass continues to pour in to every effort that we see from her on EWCTV. Eventually she will catch her big break... and who knows? Tonight just may very well be that night!
Shelby: Senior Referee Jacob Waters has checked over both Reid and Glass, and he's getting ready to signal for the opening bell... so lets get this match underway!
DING DING DING
The action in the ring starts out quick as Reid lunges at Glass trying to tie her up early. Glass ducks and fires back with an open hand slap across the chest of Reid. The shot rings out through the pavilion but Reid seems unfazed. Reid tries to fire back with a closed fist but Glass once again ducks it, expecting the attack. She kicks Reid in the kneecap and follows up with a european uppercut right to the throat. Xavier Reid backpedals towards the ropes. Glass, feeling the momentum, grabs Reid's wrist for an irish whip. She pulls with all of her strength but Reid grabs a hold of the top rope to stop her. Reid counters with a stiff elbow that catches Glass in the forehead. Glass immediately backs up checking her forehead for a cut or the blood that would follow. She's clean, but she takes a clothesline from Reid that knocks her down to the canvas followed up with an attempted knee strike to the forehead. Glass just manages to roll out of the way. She stands up but she takes an immediate kick to the gut followed by a ddt that takes her back down to the mat.
Shelby: Speaking of ending this match early, I thought Reid had her with that elbow strike.
Wright: All it takes is one, Dick. But that knee drop being avoided is big by Glass. You can tell that she's done her homework on Reid.
Shelby: Oh, come on now. A goodie two-shoes like Glass has got to do a lot more than her homework if she hopes to beat Xavier Reid!
Reid grabs Glass by the ponytail and pulls her up off of the canvas. Glass responds with a bit of an uppercut that sends Reid scrambling backwards. The fans cheer for Glass's resourcefulness, but she's got to stay on Reid if she wants to swing momentum to her side. With a moment to catch her breath, Lexie charges forward and while running delivers a running forearm that clobbers Reid right in the forehead. Reid staggers but doesn't fall. Glass rebounds and again hits Reid with another forearm smash, and this time Reid lands in the corner. Glass follows up with knee lifts to Reid while he's in the trapped corner, Waters can only watch on as there are no disqualifications in this first-blood match. Glass seizes the opportunity to hit Reid with a bronco buster, which not only hurts her opponent but gets the fans fired up as well.
Shelby: Oh this is just disrespectful!
Wright: Big time bronco buster there by Lexie Glass, and you've got to feel the momentum start to pull to her side, Dick!
Shelby: I don't have to feel anything.
Wright: Well, it might not be the move that wins her the match, but she's got a much better chance of getting Reid to bleed if she can control his movements inside the ring.
Shelby: I'd appreciate it if you just stuck to the play by play and left all of the analysis to me.
Glass wastes little time to pull Reid out of the corner, dragging him by his feet out towards the center of the ring. She appears as if she is looking for an ankle lock submission but Reid counters with a swift kick to the side of her head even though she remains on his back. Glass backpedals towards the corner giving Reid time to stagger himself back up. With one big shake of the old noggin Reid clears himself of the cobwebs and sees Glass still perched in the corner a little bit staggered from the kick. Reid charges hard at the corner but Lexie turns at the last second and throws up a back/side elbow to the dome. Reid makes hard contact with the elbow and the shot rings out throughout the stands.
Reid backpedals while holding his forehead and immediately the referee comes to check in. Reid is keeping his forehead covered with his hands and is absolutely refusing to let Waters see!
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Waters pulls Reid's hands away from his forehead, but there is no blood. The match continues.
Wright: Did you hear the sound of that shot by Lexie?!
Shelby: I have to give the girl credit, she is definitely hanging in there. I mean, more than just hanging in there – she really rocked Xavier Reid with the tip of her elbow.
Wright: For a while there it looked like Reid might have thought that he was bleeding. He didn't want Waters to see.
Shelby: Well, that's kinda dumb because it would be too late then, wouldn't it? It was his choice for first-blood, but where is the killer instinct that we've come to know from Reid lately?
Lexie takes the free moment that Reid isn't paying attention and she drops him with a swinging neckbreaker. Glas pulls Reid back to his feet and brings him over to the corner. Lexie with a hard irish whip, she sends Reid over to the far corner. Reid hits the turnbuckles hard back first and winces in pain. Lexie's coming charging hard, looking for the stinger splash, but Reid ducks and moves out of the corner at the last second. Lexie hits the top of the post hard face first. She spins in the corner immediately checking herself for blood – but she takes a massive pele kick to the face from Xavier Reid! Glass drops down into a seated position in the corner, and this is all that Reid needed to see. Reid shoots up and bounds himself hard against the ropes, and comes back at the seated Glass with as much momentum as he could muster. He throws one foot out – running facewash to Glass! He's really trying to bust her wide open now! Reid hits her so hard that Lexie rolls out towards the center of the ring clutching the top of her head. Reid jumps up onto the ropes, turning as he does so, and comes flying through the air, landing on top of Glass's covered forehead with a diving double-foot stomp! Lexie rolls over and Reid demands that the referee check for blood on his opponent's forehead.
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Waters moves in to check on Lexie, but there is no blood. The match continues.
Shelby: Now there's the killer instinct. That's the man who was able to mow down any and all competitors in front of him on his side of the bracket for the Tournament of Power!
Wright: Some big time offense for sure there, Dick; but doesn't it seem like Lexie just took one of Reid's best shots and she's still in this thing?
Shelby: Yeah. She did. I've got to give her credit. Well, her skin. She's got some rawhide up there on her dome, that much is for sure.
Wright: Did you just call it her dome?
Xavier Reid starts calling for the end as he feels that he's got this match in the bag for sure. He stands waiting for Glass to pull herself back to her feet, and he keeps himself low and out of her sight. Glass has to use the ropes to pull herself back to her feet, and she has no idea that Xavier Reid is behind her. Glass turns and Reid leaps into the air looking for the X-Ecution codebreaker, trying to stuff Lexie's forehead into the crux of his kneecap. Lexie wisely grips the top rope to block the hold however, and Reid falls flat on his back with nothing to show for it. Reid hits hard and pops back up to his feet with his hands clutching at his lower back. He turns but he catches a Glass Cutter out of nowhere that drops him hard down onto the mat forehead first!!! The crowd goes crazy but before Referee Waters can check on Reid, he wisely rolls himself out of the ring and hides his head beneath the ring apron. Waters hops out of the ring to check on Reid, but Reid climbs further under the ring.
Wright: X-Ecution! NO! Glass hangs onto the top rope! GLASS CUTTER!!! Oh my goodness!
Shelby: Xavier Reid just took all of that Glass Cutter from Lexie Glass, and I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he is busted wide open right now!
Wright: Wait a second, where is he going?
Shelby: It's obvious that he just wants to make sure that he is not bleeding before he continues this match.
Wright: Well that's not fair. If he is bleeding, then this match should be over!
Referee Waters has no choice but to follow Reid by getting down on his hands and knees and crawling underneath of the ring. Lexie stands in the ring still for a few moments and looks around with the crowd while shrugging her shoulders. Some of the crowd are booing Reid's antics, until Reid finally pops out from underneath the ring on the announcer's side. From a closeup shot from one of the cameras, we can see that Reid is not bleeding, but he crawls right over towards Dick and Franklin where he snags a steel folding chair. The crowd tries to warn Lexie that Reid is on the opposite side of the ring, and she listens and spots Reid. Reid slinks his way towards the ring slowly making sure to drag the chair carefully behind him so that Lexie can't see it. Lexie reaches through the ropes and grabs Reid by his head in hopes of pulling him back into the ring. But Lexie doesn't see the chair and by the time that Reid spins around it is too late. Reid drills Lexie in the face with the chair right as Senior Referee Waters comes crawling back out from underneath the ring. Lexie is lying in the center of the ring with both hands on her face.
Shelby: Brilliant strategy there by Reid. Going under the ring just to make sure that he was okay first.
Wright: Making sure that he was okay? Come on now, Dick. We have no idea what he was doing when he was under there. He could have been bleeding and patched himself up with a first-aid kit or something!
Shelby: Now that just sounds like one of those conspiracy theories. A bad one at that.
Wright: We will never really know for sure. But if I'm Waters I'm going back in the ring to check on Lexie right now... she seems to be hurt.
Both Waters and Reid re-enter the ring, and Lexie is just now beginning to stir. She's tough and she's proving it by working her way back up despite the very large dent on the seat portion of the chair that Reid had just used. Waters checks her forehead to find that she is still not busted open, but the moment that she reaches her feet she is smacked in the face once more with the chair by Xavier Reid. The crowd boos loudly and this time as Lexie lays on the mat it is clear that her forehead is busted open. Waters quickly calls for the bell.
DING DING DING
Wright: Oh God, another sick chair shot by Xavier Reid!
Shelby: And it appears that this is all that she wrote.
Wright: What a bastard!
Xavier Reid moves in for a third chair shot on Lexie, but Waters grabs Reid around the waist and pulls him away from Glass. He makes sure that Reid tosses the chair down before he raises Reid's hand in victory.
Deneen McQueen: The winner of the match and moving on to the finals of the Tournament of Power – XAVIER REID!!!!
Wright: By hook or by crook, Xavier Reid is our winner here tonight. All thanks to him disappearing under the ring, and then cowardly attacking Lexie with a steel folding chair.
Shelby: Hey, don't you discount anything that Reid accomplished here tonight. In a First-Blood match, the only thing that you need to worry about is making your opponent bleed before you do. And that's exactly what Reid did here tonight.
Wright: Well, he made sure that Lexie was the first one that Waters saw bleeding. I guess we'll never really know for sure what he was doing when he hid underneath of the ring.
Shelby: Would you let that go already?
Reid turns to walk away and Waters works to check on Glass. Finally she is moving which his a good sign after taking those two vicious shots. Waters helps Glass to sit up and Glass wants to get back to her feet. Waters asks her to stay down until trainers arrive, but Glass refuses medical attention. Glass, looking disappointed, shakes her head at Waters and she pushes herself up to her feet. The crowd starts to give her a standing ovation for her efforts here tonight when Xaiver Reid shoves Waters to the side and comes in drilling Lexie Glass with an X-Ecution!!!
Wright: Oh come on now! The match is over! You won already! Go away! Quit being such a sore winner!
Shelby: This is Lexie Glass's fault. She should have just stayed down.
Wright: Are you kidding me right now? We're going to need some help out here!
DING DING DING DING DING
Reid stands up and he is showered with boos from the fans. He realizes that he has Lexie's blood covering his hands. He looks down on his hands for a few moments and then decides to wipe her blood off all along his own face. With his face covered in her blood, Reid seems to be in another zone. He stomps across the ring and retrieves the steel folding chair from earlier and chases Senior Referee Waters out of the ring with it. With just he and Lexie in the ring, Reid takes the chair and begins using it to smash Lexie over the back with it repeatedly. Each shot from the chair draws more boos from the crowd. That is until the crowd detects a familiar face emerging from the backstage area at full speed..
Shelby: Nobody is going to be able to help her... There's no one crazy enough to stand up to Reid while he's in the zone like this.
Wright: Speak of the devil! It's Kristian Bane!
Bane charges full speed down the ramp and slides right into the ring. Reid swings hard, but maybe a bit too hard with the chair as Bane ducks the shot and takes Reid down with a full force spear! The crowd is on their feet cheering as Bane throws a barrage of fists into the face of Reid until Reid can squirm his way out of the ring and to safety. Bane stands back up and grabs the steel folding chair and throws it at Reid as Reid backpedals up the ramp, choosing to live to fight for another day. With the threat of Reid taken care of, Bane turns to check on Lexie, whom he helps back to her feet carefully. Bane is clearly asking Lexie if she's okay and Lexie nods her head.
Wright: I don't know what to make of all of this! Why is Kristian Bane out here?
Shelby: He came to save Lexie, of course. But it's a bit of too-little, too-late. Reid is still the winner, regardless of his post-match bloodlust.
Wright: You know what, Dick? Sometimes its the choices that we make that have bigger consequences than winning and losing. For whatever reason, it seems like Reid made at least two enemies here tonight, and let's hope that doesn't come back to bite him later in his career. You know, karma.
Shelby: I don't believe in karma. Karma is stupid. Let's just keep the show rolling, and get onto whatever is next.
ACE KING Vs OTAKI
Dick Shelby: Our golden show has been spectacular so far, with Maggie Lockheart and Xavier Reid punching their tickets to the Tournament of Power Finals, and we’re only now getting to the main event!
Franklin Wright: The last two Rumble in the Bronx winners, and as of Monday, it’s now a Champion vs. Champion match as well, and it’s happening right here tonight. What more could you ask for?
Dick Shelby: This is a match that’s been months in the making, and we’re privileged to bring it to you, so let’s take a look at how we got here!
Set to ‘Lights Out’ by Royal Blood, the video starts in black and white with a split-screen of Otaki and Ace King, both looking rather intense.
James Tyson: “Per special request, FSW 50 will see a special attraction main event...the FSW champion and 2016 Rumble winner Otaki will face.......2017 Rumble winner Ace King!”
Dick Shelby: “WHOA!!!! Big time announcement by Tyson!”
Every time I'm with it alone
It picks me up
You just send me down
We flash back to the 2016 Rumble in the Bronx, where Otaki stares Polly Pocket down at the end. They trade shots, but Otaki lands the one that sends Polly out of the ring, collapsing immediately afterward.
Nina Dobrev: “HERE IS YOUR WINNER OF THE 2016 RUMBLE IN THE BRONX, REPRESENTING FUTURE STARS OF WRESTLING AND IN THE MAIN EVENT OF WRESTLEFEST, OTAKI!”
Mystery Man: “OH MY GOD! OH MY DEAR GOD! OTAKI HAS DONE IT! OTAKI HAS DEFEATED 29 OTHER SUPERSTARS! FUTURE STARS OF WRESTLING HAS TAKEN THE RUMBLE IN THE BRONX!”
Colin Hanks: “HOLY SHIT! I DON’T FUCKING BELIEVE IT! OF ALL PEOPLE IN THE EXTREME WRESTLING CORPORATION UMBRELLA, OTAKI OF FUTURE STARS OF WRESTLING HAS WON!!!”
Fans rush the ring to celebrate Otaki’s big victory.
I can feel it rushing under my skin
You're a cage won't you let me in?
As Otaki’s celebration continues, we cut to clips of Ace’s first few EWC matches, including his victory over Griffin Hawkins on Rampage #406, as well as his United States Championship Rage in the Cage Match with Hawkins and Luke Wolfe from Wrestlefest XIV, falling just short in his first attempt at claiming the title he now has.
FBI: “Ace King has no regard for his own body, or that of his opponent.”
Mystery Man: “Once again Ace King has been able to put down one of the men in the ring, but can't get up and climb the ladder.”
Meanwhile, Otaki is shown competing in the Wrestlefest XIV main event, eventually taking the pin as Xplode reclaimed the Undisputed Championship.
Mystery Man: “Rookie mistake by Otaki, there.”
FBI: “Through the table!”
Colin Hanks: “Our table is gone, ladies and gentlemen!”
Don't know if I'd be so sure again
Exclusive footage rolls in from NJFC’s Global Takeover event in May, with Ace facing Otaki. It’s an even match, with both coming within inches of victory. Eventually, Ace gets Otaki in position for a Blackjack Bomb, but just as he’s about to execute, Otaki leans forward and spits Red Mist in his eyes.
My eyes are still burning red
So turn the lights out
You're not so hard to forget
With all the lights out
The footage adopts a red hue; Otaki jumps off Ace while he clutches his face after the mist, then leaps and connects with the Grand Finale. She crawls for the cover, and Ace rolls out of the ring clutching his face. Once he’s able to open his eyes, there’s a look of barely-controlled rage.
Ace King: “With that mist, you not only literally spit in my face, you also spit in the face of everything good about this business; the purity, the tradition, and the spirit of competition. For six months, it’s eaten at me, because you ascended at my expense. If I am to redeem myself, I need to beat you. Not want. NEED.”
Every time I'm stuck in the ground
Spin me round, won't you spin me round
Back to black and white; StrangleMania footage is shown, including Ace capturing the United States Championship Money in the Bank briefcase, barely surviving as Megan Gunn and Jessica Tendonin hang off him as he hangs by the hook the briefcase is attached to.
Mystery Man: “Ace King is going to get another shot at the U.S. Title! The first time he said he wasn’t sure he deserved it, but this time he DEFINITELY earned it!”
You're a void, a crack in the mirror
See me now, if you could see me now
Ace’s short-lived Television Championship reign is chronicled here, his fury evident after losing to a low-blow from Harvey Yorke at Rampage #414. Meanwhile, Otaki breaks free of her losing streak, her ascent capped at FSW #39, the Supershow in Los Angeles…
Franklin Wright: “She’s done it! Otaki has finally climbed gotten over the hump and is the new FSW champion!”
Dick Shelby: “Unbelievable….She finally won when it counted the most. … Otaki has finally done it!”
Otaki is exhausted as confetti falls around her at the Staples Center, the culmination of a long journey.
You slipped through
The night
Then walked out
Skin tight
Otaki is shown fighting off bounty hunters and other attacks orchestrated by Hatchet Gully and A$hley Quid, leading to title matches between Otaki and Gully at Scars and Stripes, as well as at Rumble in the Bronx. In both instances, Otaki emerges as the victor en route to becoming FSW’s longest-reigning champion…
Nina Dobrev: “Here is your winner, AND STILL! FSW CHAMPION OTAKI!”
Mystery Man: “Otaki retains the title once again in another great championship match.”
But you don't matter that much to me
No you don't matter that much to me
As Otaki continues to fight, Ace is shown coming up just short at Scars and Stripes against Eddie Crank and Mark Storm for the X-Division Championship…
Colin Hanks: “Ace King absolutely impressed here tonight. That man will hold gold in the EWC once again. He proved he can hang with the absolute best of the best, and he’s a name we need to watch moving forward. I'm very impressed with Ace.”
Next up, Ace is shown escaping the Devil’s Playground to earn his Undisputed Championship shot against Drake and Eddie Crank, letting himself fall to the ground from halfway up the cell!
Jesse Payne: “Ace King wins! Ace King wins!”
El Chupacabra: “Ace King will now go onto Night of Champions and represent Rampage in the Triple Threat Match against Drake and whomever Brawl sends for the Undisputed Championship!”
The barely standing Ace looks out on the crowd triumphantly making a title motion around his waist. A few clips of Ace training appear next...
Mystery Man: “As many know, a Drake/Eddie Crank match has been a fan wish match. ... However, Ace King deserves to be in that conversation. ... For the first time in a long time, we have a triple threat main event for the EWC Championship that could really go any which way.”
Fast-forward to Night of Champions, and Otaki retains the FSW Championship with a star-making performance in a gruelling victory over Hope Diamond and Maggie Lockheart…
Mystery Man: “What an excellent match for Otaki who really quiets her doubters with an impressive victory here tonight.”
Colin Hanks: “Can't take anything away from the others in this match but Otaki really wanted this bad, and she earned this victory here tonight.”
FBI: “Otaki leaves the same way she arrived .. FSW Champion.”
Meanwhile, in the main event, Ace knocks Drake back with a European uppercut and somersaults over the ladder, pulling Drake to the mat with a bone-chilling neckbreaker.
Mystery Man: “Ace King might have broken the champion in two! Crazy neckbreaker off the top of the ladder!”
However, Drake again stands tall, hoisting the Undisputed Championship atop a ladder as Ace stares in disbelief.
My eyes are still burning red
So turn the lights out
You're not so hard to forget
With all the lights out
The footage turns red once more as Ace’s frustration boils over backstage after Night of Champions, lashing out backstage at anyone in his path. Eventually, at Rampage #420, Ace states his intent to win Rumble in the Bronx, leading to Otaki interrupting him following his own appearance at FSW #45.
Otaki: “If you’re simply going to keep being hard on yourself, or even dare keep the thought of not being good enough in your subconscious, then you might as well not even show up to the Hammerstein Ballroom! For it was that self-doubt you've had for a while that cost you at Night of Champions, like it cost us back at WrestleFest of last year.”
Ace King: “I’ve always worn my heart on my sleeve, just so there’s no doubt about who I am. … I’LL NEVER BE SORRY for being me. … Rumble in the Bronx is where I will pick myself up and start my ascent once again. After that? It’ll be you.”
Back to black and white; clips surface of both competitors fighting through this year’s Rumble in the Bronx, dispatching fellow competitors until Otaki’s elimination in fifth place.
Otaki: “We were really looking forward to facing the Ace King who wanted to get revenge on us for easily disposing of him back in Japan…but it seems that the one safe bet anyone can have with Rumble in the Bronx is yet another moment where Ace King roll snake eyes at a pay-per-view.”
Ace King: “I got here by picking myself up more than I was knocked down, and I’ve come too far to give up now. You said it yourself last year: You didn’t WANT to win the Rumble, you NEEDED to, and that’s where I am now.”
The last two wrestlers standing, Ace and Eddie Crank fight hard with one of the ropes broken. Though interference from The ReVenants played a part, Ace is eventually able to force Crank over the top rope and out, much to the fans’ delight.
Nina Dobrev: “Ladies and Gentleman .. the Winner of the 2017 Rumble In The Bronx is ... ACCCCEEEEEEE KIIIIIIIIING!!!!”
Mystery Man: “He's done it! I can't believe it! Ace King has done it!!!”
Colin Hanks: “Ace King earned this win tonight, he might have come in a little later but he still did everyone on Rampage proud by outlasting some incredible wrestlers tonight and proving he belongs center stage.”
So turn the lights out
Just turn the lights out
Otaki is then shown on the warpath against Cheyenne after she abducted her daughter, Sarah. ‘The Emo Princess’ is shown in a hellacious battle against Kristian Bane on FSW #49, though it ends in a double disqualification after Cheyenne uses Sarah as a lure to assault Otaki in front of her daughter.
Otaki: “You said how you’ve been thinking about our previous bout…but what if we were to tell you that – since the humiliation of WrestleFest of last December – that we have been thinking, dreaming and even breathing about redeeming ourselves for what has happened last year. ... But then, you won the Rumble itself, stealing us of our chance of redemption.”
Meanwhile, Ace’s ascent continues with a tag team win with Shelley Silver over Legion, dropping Luke Wolfe with a ferocious Blackjack Bomb.
Ace King: “Though you blinded me long enough to win all those months ago, you opened my eyes to the truth that nobody wants to acknowledge: You’re desperate, and you knew you couldn’t take me straight up.”
My eyes are still burning red
So turn the lights out
You're not so hard to forget
With all the lights out
Ace’s hard-fought victory at Uncensored is shown, with Shelley Silver saving him from the exploding ring so he can pin Toni Gunn to win his United States Champion. Then, a quick cut of Ace and Otaki’s respective greatest hits in the ring are then shown, culminating in Otaki’s second Uncensored appearance.
Ace King: “I’m sure you’re in a place where you can hear what I’m saying … I don’t need bounties, kidnapping, or anything so petty to get my point across… At the end of the day, I just need my pride. You robbed me of that in Osaka, Otaki … I want a shot at getting even.”
Otaki: “To cut it short, so even Maccy Boy can understand since he might have not gotten our point yet… We want to be the one Ace King faces at WrestleFest to decide the Undisputed EWC Champion.”
The final visual is of Ace and Otaki going face-to-face in Boston, the footage now shifted to full colour before fading to black.
McQueen: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A SPECIAL CHALLENGE MATCH AND IT IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!! INTRODUCING FIRST!!!!
"THE ACE OF SPADES!!! THE ACE OF SPADES!!!"
The crowd hears Lemmy's growl, and they go nuts as the opening bass line to 'Ace of Spades' rips through the O'Connell Center. As the drums kick in, pyro goes off up and down the ramp in time with the beat, while frenetic red and gold spotlights pulse through the building before fixating on the ramp.
McQueen: Making his way to the ring, FROM Las Vegas, Nevada, weighing in at 225 pounds... He is the United States Champion!... THE GAMBLER... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGGGGGG!!!
There's a huge explosion as the guitar kicks in, and the crowd roars as the one and only Ace King rises from a platform through the smoke of the pyro and into the spotlights, soaking in the ovation with his championship draped over his shoulder. 'The Gambler' stays on a knee, taking the title down to look at it for a few seconds. He takes a deep breath and walks to the ring, calmly interacting with fans all the way down the ramp.
He stops for a couple seconds at the end of the ramp, then charges to the ring, with gold pyro exploding from the turnbuckles as he dives in under the bottom rope. He spins up onto one knee and stares out into the crowd before getting to his feet and hoisting his championship up for all to see. Once he hands the belt to the referee, he gets his game face on....
Shelby: The US Champ is looking tense and ready tonight!
Wright: Otaki is gonna' kick his doors down like she's done everyone else!
McQueen: AND HIS OPPONENT!!!
on the road
on the road
on the road
on the road
ON THE ROAD TO VIRIDIAN CITY
With that yell the lights suddenly burst into life, which reveals a woman in a purple cloak standing on the stage. While only her eyes and mouth could be seen from her hood. Her milky white skin, purple hair and the FSW Championship being wrapped around her waist making it rather obvious that this person is Otaki. Her cloak doesn't cover the front of her attire, a purple one-piece outfit with no sleeves or coverage for the legs and a pair of blue boots, as Otaki starts to go down the ramp-way. Once arriving the bottom of the ramp a smile appears on Otaki's face as she raises her hood up and off, revealing not only her face but also a red gem that is on her forehead. Once she reveals her face The Emo Princess moves up the steps and gets onto the apron before bending over the middle rope to enter the ring. Once inside the ring Otaki proceeds to take off her cloak, revealing the back of her outfit to any lucky man or lesbian in the crowd tonight as she neatly folds her cloak up and places it on the ropes nearest her. Right afterwards she takes off the FSW Championship – revealing a belt around with PokéBalls on them beneath it – and bounces over to the ropes opposite. Stepping one foot on the bottom rope while stepping the other on the middle rope she lifts her Championship it up in the air to a loud ovation.McQueen: From Lawrence Kansas and Weighing in at 148 lbs! She is the FSW CHAMPION!!! OOOOOOOOOTTTTAAAAAKIIIIIII!!!
King pushes himself out of his corner, He and Otaki both closing the gap between each other rapidly if not for the referee stepping in. The intensity burning in their gazes as the two stare holes through one another was electric and powerful.
Wright: These two are just itchin' to get swinging!
Shelby: Well considering how their last encounter went, you know that Ace King is just itching for payback.
The crowd cheers wildly as they waited for the Ref to do his once over on the two champions. Satisified, he motions for the bell and steps back!
*DING DING DING!*
Wright: GO TIME!!!!Immediately Otaki lights King up with an open handed slap followed by a hard returning backhand slap and a palm strike to his chest that sets him back a step. Immediately she tenses and screams at the top of her lungs, "KAIOKEN TIMES TWO!" as if powering up and then charges full steam ahead at King with a series of punishing strikes, King doing his best to weather this sudden onslaught that seemingly came out of nowhere!
Wright: Kaio-what?
Shelby: Kaioken Times two and it looks like it! She's punishing King with those slaps, chops, and palm strikes!
He catches one arm, then the other and delivers a boot to the gut followed by shoving her arms away and delivering a European Uppercut that spins her around. King applies a rear waistlock and Otaki tries to get a running start away from him, even pulling him a couple steps forward, only for him to lift and backbridge her one hundred and forty eight pound frame to the canvas, holding her for a pin!
Shelby: And the US Champ just turning that onslaught on it's head!
ONE!!!
TW-KICKOUT!!!
Wright: It'll take more than that to take out the Princess.
Otaki pistons her legs to roll the shoulder and he releases her, the two rolling apart. Otaki tries to shake the hard knock to her skull and barely has time to duck the incoming clothesline from King! He spins around and is immediately lit up with chest and face slaps, followed by a spinning backfist, which he blocks and turns into an arm toss! Otaki rolls with the landing, however, and gets right to her feet, leaps onto the nearby ropes, and springs off and spins around with a hard knee right to the face that sends him staggering but not quiet falling back. He turns away, clutching at his forehead and bending forward as he tries to shake the stars from his vision.
Shelby: These two are really going at it, it's hard to keep up!
With another wild scream she rushes with a running double foot stop to the back of his head, driving him down in curb stomp fashion and rolling forward from the impact only to fall back and roll him over for a pin!
Wright: Nice double foot Curb stomp there!
ONE!!
TWO-KICKOUT!!!
Shelby: Kickout at Two and a quarter!
King shoves her off and rolls to his knees. Otaki delivers a punishing chop to his back followed by a football kick to his chest that rocks him right back down. She then promptly follows up by backing into the ropes, running forward with a mad spring, and splashing across him with a senton splash. Once more, Otaki goes for a pin attempt!
Shelby: Otaki trying to end this fast!
ONE!!!
TWO!-KICKOUT!!!
Again, almost a pitch perfect repeat of his previous shove off, he rolls to his knees. Otaki rolls in with a running kick, only for King to fall back in a prostrated position, her leg flying over him and leaving her off balance. He snakes his hand up between her legs, presses his palm against her toned abdomen and rolls her up into a schoolboy with all two hundred and twenty-five pounds of his weight forcing her down!
Shelby: Hell of a dodge right into a Schoolboy rollup on Otaki!
ONE!!!
TWO!!!
TTTTHHRRRR-KICKOUT!!!
Wright: He almost had her, but homegirl is stronger than that!
At a two and a half count, she manages to force him off of her with a sayian like roar. He's pushed back to a stand with a stunned look on his face that quickly gives way to firm resolve. Otaki rolls onto her knees, then falls onto her back and kips right back up to her feet, motioning Ace King on....
Wright: She's sayin' bring it bitch! Otaki is still fired up!
...The two circle, only stopping for Otaki to suddenly stand on one leg, the other bent as she poses her arms to give herself a Y stance. King takes the bait, going for a quick leg sweep, only for Otaki to leap over it and turn the pose into a surprise Crane kick that catches him as he stands up from the sweep and sends him staggering back into the ropes and nearly threw them!
Shelby: DID SHE JUST HIT THE CRANE KICK?!!!
Wright: Wow, I never expected that to work in a straight up way like that!
"RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" She roars out and charges at King, only for the Gambler to come to his senses at the last second, dip his shoulder forward and flip her up and over the top ropes! Otaki tries to correct in mid air, but not fast enough, her hands missing the rope as she crashes hard on the arena floor below!
Wright: We're goin' outta' the ring!
Shelby: Otaki is seriously amped up and it cost her here! Hard landing right on her head there!
Ace looks down over the ropes, Otaki holding her head as pain throbbed through her skull. Ace backs up a few steps, looks left to right, then rushes forward, grips the ropes, slingshots over them onto the apron, then springboards off the second rope with an Asai Moonsault right across Otaki, the two hitting the floor together!
Wright: NNNNNEEIIICCEE!!
Shelby: Down they go with a Springboard Moonsault to the outside and what a twisted heap of bodies they make!
King jumps to his feet, then gathers Otaki up by the straps of her top and slings her towards the ringsteps! Otaki hits the steel knees first and flips up and over the steal to land in a heap on the otherside of them! As she gets up, King rushes in, hops onto the step and drops to a seat on the top step while drilling both feet into Otaki's chest and sending her staggering back into the ring barricade. Several fans quickly patted her shoulders and back to try and urge her on a bit.
Wright: Look at all those fanboys just copping a feel on Otaki!
Shelby: They are just patting her back!
Wright: It's the hands we don't see that count, Shelbs.
Ace slid off the steps and suddenly Otaki rears back roaring, "KAIOKEN!" and hurls her fist at him, only for him to catch her by the wrist. King shouts, "KAIO-WHAT?!" She replies, "KAIO-CRAP!!!" He then pulls her up onto his shoulder, spins around, and drops her with a Blue Thunder Bomb right on the floor! King then rolls back and slides into the ring and back out to reset the referee count.
Shelby: Blue Thunder Bomb right on the floor and.... Seriously, Kaio what?
Wright: KAIO CRAP! MEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!!!!
Otaki is on her knees and holding her back when Ace gathers her up from behind. Hefting Otaki up on his shoulder, he gets a running start for the Spanish Announce table, looking as if he's about to put her through it, when suddenly she slips forward and rolls to her feet behind him. Ace spins around in time for her to deliver a punishing spinning heel kick that drapes him across the table!
Shelby: Hell of a kick by Otaki!
Wright: I'll say, I almost thought his face was going to go home with a front row fan as a souvenier!
The FSW Champion then hops onto the apron, vaults to the top rope and, as Ace is fighting to recover, leaps off with a diving double footstomp straight between his shoulder blades! The impact along with the combination of their weight caved the table in. Otaki fell forward awkwardly, but managed to throw her arms up in time to keep from taking a face first impact with the guard rail behind the table!
Shelby: DIVING SAK FU STOMP THROUGH ACE AND THE TABLE!!!
Wright: Put him on a plate and serve him up with some fries! Homey has GOT to be done now!
Otaki gets to her feet first and gives her left arm a bit of a shake as it took the brunt of her fall. She then rushes into the ring to roll in and back out to reset the referee's count once more. The Emo Princess found Ace slowly pushing up, but clearly in a great deal of pain from that move. She gathers him up and sets her sights on the time keeper's table.
Shelby: Ace may be done, but Otaki isn't!
Wright: The table bill is about to go up in this bitch!
Otaki goes to throw him into it, only for Ace to suddenly catch himself and reverse the whip, sending her almost completely over it! She turns, already swinging her leg with a roundhouse kick, but it misses the mark as Ace slips his shoulder between her legs, lifts her up and hits her with an improvised single-arm sideswipe powerbomb, the bell dinging on impact with the back of her head as the entire table collapses in a broken heap! Ace backs away with his arms out at his sides and nods to the fans.
Wright: KAAAAYRUNCHED like a bag of lays!
Shelby: I think I heard the ring bell ding against the back of her head on that powerbomb!
Wright: You know, he sure does like getting between her legs.
Shelby: Come on now!
Wright: Not even being sexist, just saying that's twice now he's done a move that went between her legs!
He then gathers Otaki up out of the wreckage and lifts her up and over his head for an easy Gorilla Press. Stunned and disoriented, she could do little more than shake her head wildly before he tosses her through the ropes where she lands with a roll and flat on her back to the very center of the ring!
Shelby: And Ace King tosses Otaki back into the ring with a great display of power!
Ace promptly leaps onto the ring apron, runs the length of it, vaults onto the top rope and vaults off with a moonsault splash and pin, hooking Otaki's legs!
Wright: Pin with a splash!
ONE!!!
TWO!!!
TTTTHHHHHRRRRE-KICKOUT!!!
Shelby: Otaki now showing her fortitude despite that powerbomb through the time keeper's table!
Somehow Otaki throws a shoulder up and Ace runs his hands down his face, staring at the referee in frustration. He doesn't push the issue and instead gathers Otaki up. As he does so, suddenly she catches him with a face rake that sends him staggering back, clutching at his eyes in momentary blindness. Otaki rushes past one of his lumbering swings and places herself between the referee, quickly shouting, "OVER HERE!"
Wright: Oh the cat's claws come out and find their mark right in Ace's eyes!
With zero hesitation, he fires off a full house right where her head would have been, but instead the Referee isn't able to duck in time and is sent spinning to the canvas in a heap! At that moment, Ace was finally able to see and looks down at the ref who is on his hands and knees, clutching at his forehead and kicking his feet. He shouts, "OH FUCK!" then turns right into a blistering Red Blood Mist being blown right in his face!! He cries out in agony, his eyes and skin burning as he tries to rub it out as quickly as he can!
Shelby: Otaki just blinded Ace further with the Red Mist and tricked him into nearly knocking the referee out cold!
"KA-MEH-HA-MEEEEEEH.....HHHHHAAAAAAAAA!!!" Both of her palms strike dead center on Ace King's chest, driving the wind out of his lungs from the powerful palm strike to the sternum and diaphragm!
Wright: KAMEHAMEHA He's DOWN!!!!
While he's down, she decides to pull a pay per view only move as this was the 50th episode of FSW.... She rushes to the nearest turnpost, vaults to the top and points to the sky. The Emo Princess then takes flight, elbow out while screaming, "WWWWWOOOOOOAH YYYYYYEEEEAAAAAAAHHHH!!!"
Shelby: And Otaki is looking to put an exclamation point on this 50th showing of Future Stars of Wrestling before this crowd!
On impact, she remains ontop of Ace King for a pinfall as the recovering Ref calls it right then and there....
ONE!!!
TWO!!!
TTTTHHHHRRRRREEEE!!!!
*DING DING DING!*
Otaki rose to her feet, fist raised in defiance in the air above her. She stumbles a bit, the effects of the match clearly felt on the champ. With her music playing, she rolls out of the ring, gathers her title from a ring attendant, and exits ringside with a bit of a sway and a surprisingly satisfied face. Back in the ring, Ace King sits up and just shakes his head, unsure of what the hell just happened as he tries to wipe some of the burning gunk from his eyes.
Shelby: It was a hard fought match, but in the end, Otaki showed us all why she's the FSW Champion! No matter which way you cut it, the talent on display was so good that no one should feel ashamed of themselves here tonight.
QUICK RECAP
MATCH 1 - Jack Nomad d. Stephen Kingston
MATCH 2 - Rush Hartwell d. James Larson by DQ
MATCH 3 - Hatchet Gully d. Cheyenne
MATCH 4 - Johnny Knives d. Lancer & Logan Bailey
MATCH 5 - Jeremy Warren d. Ian Icon
MATCH 6 - Kristian Bane d. Matt Angel
MATCH 7 - Maggie Lockheart d. Criss Cassidy
MATCH 8 - Xavier Reid d. Lexie Glass
MAIN EVENT - Otaki d. Ace King
MVP: Otaki & Ace
WRITERS : JT, Reid, Ace, Nomad, Nostalgia, Rebel, Rush, Maggie
© THE EXTREME WRESTLING CORPORATION 2017
