EWC RUMBLE XVII

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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.

EWC RUMBLE XVII

Brought to you by EWCTV, Under Armour, PS4 and Dr Pepper

LIVE! from FNB Stadium in Johannesburg South, South Africa

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EWC RUMBLE XVII 

Commentators: Marcus Woo, Valentina Gomez

Announcer: Nina Dobrev
Senior Referee: Toyo Yasahiro
Referees: John Dean & Niklaus Forbes
Interviewers: Ace Heart & Pepper Montana

"BEG" by SEETHER begins to blast throughout the FNB Stadium as they rock the stage

Video footage detailing historic events over the EWC's Twenty Three year history.

From March 1997 all the way down to the most recent episodes of Monday Night Brawl, Friday Night Rampage, Future Stars of Wrestling and EWC Prime!

Images of previous EWC Champions are shown, starting with the very first Champion Black Ninja, then moving onto Big Danny Mac and Steve "The Predator" Bennett. Sped up footage then shows a special montage of Memphis Reigns, Shadow Man, Hirsh Valentine, Jesse Nunez, Hurricane Jeff, Moses Lake, James Chambers, BDC, Jay Cee, Stray, Gladiator, The Rev, Drake, Xplode, Luke Wolfe, Natalie Young, Candy, Ace King, Dominic Sanders, Cyrus Black, Melody Malone and Scorpio all with the EWC Championship.

This is followed by highlights of showcasing current EWC Champions:


Xavier Reid
Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton
Ace King
Candy
Jordan Sharpe
Ezio DeLuca
Nevaeh
The Southern Express

The opening pyros hit and here we go.

The energy in Johannesburg is breathtaking as the crowd is absolutely electrifying in their uproar of cheers.

Spotlights circle around the FNB Stadium as the thousands of fans in attendance are shown in a wide angle shot. The camera then pans back out showing a full-scale view of the FNB Stadium and zooms in on some crazy fans. The crowd is rowdy, chanting the company's namesake at such a loud volume that it's a wonder that the music can be heard at all.

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Fireworks emit from all around the arena and then all around the ring! Fans are standing, pumping their fists and raising signs as the camera feed pans to each one of them. One last round of fireworks blast out now, and we turn our attention to Marcus Woo and Valentina Gomez

Woo: Ladies and gentlemen WELCOME .. to Rainbow Nation!! We are coming to you all live from Johannesburg, South Africa at the gorgeous FNB Stadium and I for one am so honored and excited to be bringing you the call tonight for the EWC Rumble in South Africa. You just heard South Africa's own SEETHER playing our theme song tonight, and boy did they put on a great concert earlier tonight. Along with me, as always is Valentina Gomez.

Gomez: Thank you Marcus, I am very excited because we have an absolutely STACKED show for you tonight all before we get to the most stacked Rumble match possibly in EWC History. 40 wrestlers enter, but only ONE can walk out of here having filled in their dance card for December 14th, when we bring you WrestleFest! Who will that winner face? That will be decided tonight as well as current Undisputed champion Xavier Reid will face off against the man who he took the title from in the Power Struggle match at Parabellum, the 46th President of the United States, Scorpio.

Woo: But what condition will Reid be in after he goes to War with Bosa over the International title? Will he even still BE a dual champion by the time he gets to Scorpio?

Gomez: That’s a great point Marcus. Xavier Reid could walk out of here tonight with one, two, or ZERO championships. He and the entire Love family have a LOT on the line. They could walk out with as little as one championship and as many as FOUR tonight as KillJoy Ito set to take on Ace King in an X-Division title match!

Woo: And as the title matches keep rolling, we also have Candy’s Husband, former FSW champion Robbie Rayder, has won the right to challenge North American champion Ezio DeLuca. These two have not liked each other for a while now so this match should be VERY aggressive. Then we have another feud reignited when the United States Champion Samantha Hamilton puts the title on the line against Nezumi Hazama, who is coming into this match on a 15 match win streak!

Gomez: He is also the odds on favorite to win the entire rumble tonight. We could see him walk out with the U.S. Title and a shot at the Undisputed championship!

Woo: There are 40 people in the rumble, so anything could be possible there! Both Sam AND Nezumi are in the Rumble. They could both be on stretchers and still burn this stadium down to get a shot at the Undisputed championship.

Gomez: Two more people who are in the Rumble and have a match are FSW champion Candy and the Carnival Clown, Stitches in a Candy Castle match! Whatever the hell that is?!

Woo: That match will be held inside of the Candy castle and in order to win, you will have to reach the Ivory tower in the center of the building and then take it to the Candy throne. Last time that these two went to battle it was in Stitches home turf, and Candy won the FSW championship. Can she keep it when they are on her home turf?

Gomez: And the final championship match of the night will see Prime’s most vicious rivalry go around one more time when JFS puts the title on the line against Dominic Sanders once again!

Woo: Last time Sharpe threw Sanders OFF OF A TRAIN. What will JFS have to do to retain tonight?

Gomez: You mean what will Sanders do to knock that punk JFS off his pedestal?!

Woo: Either way, this will be one hell of a match! Speaking of, the last match we need to bring up is one I personally never thought we would ever see. At Parabellum, President Mac called for a truce in the brand warfare and pranks… That lasted about as long as a wet fart and in the end Mac suffered the consequences as he was left bloody on the mat after the GMs could not keep their composure. So tonight it all ends. Marshall Evans, Jim Connors, Chris Brock and Grizzly Duggan will meet in that ring tonight and there MUST be a winner! And to top it all off, President Mac will be the guest referee! It is going to go DOWN here in South Africa!

Gomez: All of this and much more here tonight! We will be right back after a message about EWCTV. Don’t go anywhere folks. This .. IS .. EWC RUMBLE!!!

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We head backstage as we see Pepper Montana's smiling face as he stands next to Gabrielle Visconty.

Montana: Gabrielle, you’ve had a…”

Gabi: Gabi… Just Gabi.”

Gabi replies through a smile as she cuts him off. Pepper nods his head slowly as he clears his throat to continue.

Pepper: Okay… Gabi, you’ve had a tough year but you have managed to stay in the hunt for several titles. Now, with your recent move to Rampage, you have completely changed everything about you from last year, cut all ties with Tommy Love, changed brands and even changed your hair color. What should the EWC expect out of Gabi Vee in the last half of 2020?

Gabi smirks as she looks at Pepper.

Gabi: Well, Pepper, I’ve begun re-focusing back on the basics. I’ve moved to the toughest brand in the EWC, and it wasn’t by accident. You know the old saying: ‘If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best’. I’m out to live it.

Pepper: Well the current Undisputed and International title holder is on Brawl. Some would say the Undisputed Champion is the top title of the company, and Xavier Reid is holding it as well as on Brawl, the brand you just left. Some would also say that Xavier Reid is the man to beat.

Gabi chuckles as she looks past Pepper for a brief moment.

Gabi: Maybe you should ask Scorpio about that.

Pepper's eyes about bulge out of his head as Gabi glances past him again. Pepper turns with the expected look of a man that is about to get hit in the face with a Louboutin high heel… Yet no one is there. He lets out a sigh of relief and looks back to Gabi with a questioning look.

Gabi: Relax, Pepper… You are a little jumpy. I was just saying that Xavier won that title when Scorpio didn’t really lose it himself, his team lost it for him. Remember the ‘to be the best, you have to beat the best’? We will see if my theory holds water here in a bit. But, back to your question: I beat Xavier Reid right in the middle of the ring at Rampage #468. He took a Dirt Nap and didn’t get back up. The irony of it all is staggering. The night I beat him is the night I finally decided to free myself from Tommy Love. Then, at the following Brawl I dropped Tommy and came clean about my addiction to painkillers. While I was getting better, Xavier Reid was getting worse. He ended up WILLFULLY taking Tommy Love as his manager and lucked into the International title against a very lackluster Clay Byrd the very next show… Yeah, Xavier has gotten lucky. But I have been called lucky, Pepper. I survived a car crash that took both my parents but spared me… they told me I was lucky. I sure don’t feel lucky, and neither should Xavier Reid. Scorpio is going to exact his revenge and reclaim the Undisputed title tonight, while Bosa is going to take the International title off his hands as well. Then, when Xavier is back to square one, he will hopefully see that Tommy Love has done nothing for him, much to Tommy's own bragging and boasting. Xavier Reid’s run as Champ-Champ was a text book case of being in the right place at the right time.

Pepper: You sound a little bitter, Gabi.

Gabi chuckles as she stares at Pepper.

Gabi: I am a little bitter, Pepper. I’ve had a shit year. Hell, the whole world has had a shit year. But I’ve beat the really big names in this company, but only when it didn’t matter. I am no longer satisfied with just being here and collecting a paycheck. I have resumed training with Ruthann Hunter. I am focusing on what I need to do to get to the next tier of the company, to silence the idiots that post their own self loathing on my Fighter Talk feed. It’s what I have to do… beat the best.

Pepper nods his head as Gabi finishes speaking.

Pepper: How do you feel you’ll do in the Rumble? There are some huge names in the company in the match.

Gabi: It’s a crap shoot, it always is. You could be Ace King and roll in there and get eliminated right off the bat. But, I am not the same wrestler I was last year. I am not the happy go-lucky girl bouncing down to the ring with pink hair and a smile to hide the addiction. I didn’t do well at last years Rumble, finishing lucky #13, but this year I need a top10 finish… I’d love to sit here and tell you that I am going to win it all. I’d love to have that much Ego coursing through me right now, and maybe I will at this time next year, but I still have a lot to prove to myself. Once I have done that, proving it to the rest of the company will be easy.

Pepper: Who are Gabi's top targets in this match tonight?

Gabi smirks and then laughs at Pepper.

Gabi: Anyone that finished in the top 10 last year: Malone, Sanders, Hamilton, Killjoy, Faith Rivers and JFS. Candy is on that list as well… but she isn’t a target unless she has to be. She’s a great friend but this is business. She’ll be out to do the same if we run into each other. We both understand what this match means. I need to secure a strong finish in this match to help with the momentum I am trying to gain ending out this season. I’m still on the contender list for the International Title as well as the US title… It could be a long shot, but I could still end the season with a title wrapped around my waist. Winning the Rumble would put me in contention for three titles.

Pepper: It is a long shot, but it could happen, I guess.

Gabi frowns slightly at Pepper as she places her hands on her hips.

Gabi: Thanks for the support, Pepper.

Gabi shoots Pepper a very unamused look. Pepper suddenly realizes what and how he spoke.

Pepper: I didn’t mean it like that.

Gabi cocks an eyebrow at him before she twirls away, slapping Pepper in the face with her hair before she walks away.

Gabi: Too late! This interview is over.

Pepper: I… But, wait! You always gave me a hug in every interview I have ever done with you. Can I at least get a hug?

Gabi: Change… It’s all about change.

Gabi says over her should just before she rounds the corner and vanishes from sight. The camera pans back to Pepper, who has a disappointed look on his face.

Pepper: And now we go to Ace Heart with Tommy Love and Xavier Reid.

The camera cuts to a different area backstage where we find Ace Heart standing next to ‘The Memphis Mouthpiece’ Tommy Love, who has a huge smile on his face.

Heart: Ladies and gentlemen please welcome at this time, the manager of the Undisputed and International Champion Xavier Reid...Mr. Tommy Love!!!

Tommy looks smug as he looks into the camera.

Heart: I would ask you how things are going but…

But Tommy cuts in

Love: I’m on top of the world Ace, look at me, I was banned from Brawl not too long ago and now I’m the manager of Xavier Reid, who is the Undisputed and International Champion…

Heart: For now but you know Tommy, Xavier could walk tonight as a double champion and walk out of the FNB Stadium a former double champion and we kick things off with his first match against Bosa for the International Championship…

Love: Ace that’s wishful thinking and I know the Tommy Love haters out there would love nothing more than to see Xavier lose both championships but that’s not going to happen...Xavier has told the world just how much the International Championship match means to him and he’s not about to give anything less than 100% to make sure he completes task number on tonight...defend the International Championship…

Heart: And giving anything less than 100% out there against Bosa wouldn’t be good for Xavier’s health...the kids been…

Love: Protected Ace...he’s been protected to give the illusion of greatness and Jim Connors has done a hell of a job doing so...the kid could be the face of the EWC if they handle him correctly...honestly Jimbo should give me a call after this match and I’d have him in the Main Event of the 2021 WrestleFest…

Heart: That’s the last thing the kid needs…

Reid: Yeah why would you need Tommy Love when you have X right…

Ace turns his head as Xavier Reid walks up behind him…

Heart: Xavier...I wasn’t expecting you.

Reid: Why’s that...thinking I was Killjoy and needed Tommy to do all my talking…

Xavier smiles

Reid: But fear not, Killjoy’s English is coming along nicely...as is Brett Bosa.

Heart: You can’t deny you have been dealt a tough hand here tonight…

Xavier hands Tommy the Undisputed Championship as he puts the International Championship over his shoulder.

Reid: It’s a tough night, I’m not going to lie but it’s what champions around here must deal with...EVERY championship is on the line here tonight and MOST of the champions are also in the Rumble so it’s not like I’m being singled out but I understand where you want to take this interview Ace so I’ll play along...yes having to face both Bosa and Scorpio in one night is a tough draw. I know Brett is going to try and hit me with everything he has in order to win this…

Xavier pats the gold face of the International Championship

Reid: That many here in the EWC think it’s Brett’s time to break through and become an EWC Champion...some may think I’m looking past him and focusing all my attention on Scorpio and that championship…

Xavier points at the Undisputed Championship that Tommy is holding

Reid: But those people are idiots Ace, they don’t understand how much this International Championship means to me...it reminded me and everyone in this business that I’m still a champion and I could have never have won the Undisputed Championship had I not won the International Championship...it’s not the forgotten child Ace.

Heart: Well that’s good to know but Bosa has been a one man wrecking crew…

Reid: Against hand picked opponents to make him look like a ‘one man wrecking crew’...listen it wasn’t a cheap shot at Brett when I pointed out his win’s have been over FORMER EWC wrestlers and that when the elite of the other brands in the EWC come to Brawl Brett somehow seems to avoid them and I understand, Brett is Jim’s golden goose on Brawl...the kid is the future and you don ‘t want to kill his confidence...it’s a smart move and one I would have made if I was in Connors boots but the problem is while someone like Nezumi is battle tested Brett seems hasn’t faced adversity and when he does...he fails...this isn’t me lying or running him down this is just fact...he’s use to facing guys he can roll right over but put him in the ring with talent and we get StrangleMania, we get Parabellum...we get an underwhelming performance from ‘the beast’...

Love: At Parabellum Brett Bosa had the chance to grab a hold of Brawl and put it on his back but he didn’t...he let Iggy Swango eliminate him, he wasn’t a factor…

Reid: The moment was just too big for Brett and yeah...he won the right to challenge for the International Championship at Night of Champions but I’d question how ‘game’ Darius and Gabi were for that match...you can’t deny they both have issues right now but good on him, he was able to get the win and this opportunity…

Love: And we know that X has been in his ear, pumping the kid up and telling him that tonight can be his moment…

Reid: Filling the kid with false confidence...now I know I’m going to have to weather the storm early...that Brett is going to come out all amped-up ready to roll, he’s going to hit me with the best he has but what’s going to happen when he realizes his best isn’t good enough to keep me down…

Love: What’s going to happen when what takes care of his normal opponents doesn’t keep Xavier down…

Reid: See unlike those other opponents I’ll be able to take Brett to the deep waters he’s never been in...he may have size but I have experience and in this business that means everything...nothing Brett bring at me isn’t something I’ve already seen and by better...I’ve been in that ring with the GREATS of the EWC, is he going to bring something to the table that Ace didn’t, that Dominic didn’t and before you say size Clay had size...it didn’t work out for him in Las Vegas…

Love: At Night of Champions Xavier beat the odds, he beat 7 other champions and won the Power Struggle Match so if you think he can’t overcome a size issues...well then you haven’t been paying attention…

Reid: Brett I know you think this is your moment, people are saying it’s your time...but that’s just not the case...you aren’t ready Brett and I’m going to show the wrestling world that here tonight. You still have too many lessons to learn and I’m going to send you back to X needing a little more teaching…

Love: Brett isn’t going to have that ‘win one for the Gipper’ moment here tonight, we aren’t here to make a ‘special moment’ for the wrestling world to gush all over…

Reid: I’m walking in tonight as a double champion Ace and I’m walking out a double champion, the first step into making that happen is going out there and beating Brett Bosa...to retain this International Championship and that means slaying ‘The Beast’...Brett go right ahead and Active whatever you need but at the end of the night it’s not going to matter...I’m walking out of here the International Champion…

And with that Xavier turns and walks away and is followed by a smiling Tommy Love.

EWC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Bosa
Vs Xavier Reid

Woo: Alright, Valentina! You ready to rumble?

Gomez: That's not til later.

Woo: No, it's a saying...

Gomez: I know, you numbskull. Yes, of course!

Woo: Alrighty! We are going to kick it off with the first of two matches for both of these men tonight! The challenger, Bosa, will enter into the forty person Rumble Match later tonight.

Gomez: While the Champion, Xavier Reid, will defend not only his International Championship right now, but also the Undisputed Championship later tonight.

Woo: I cannot wait for this one. Let's get down to it!

Dobrev: The following contest is schedule for ONE FALL, and it is for the Extreme Wrestling Corporation INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

FNB Stadium goes silent as Nina Dobrev stands at center ring. Around her, camera's flash and fans speak amongst themselves as she smiles. Raising the microphone, her earrings sparkle under the lights as she begins to speak....

Dobrev: Introducing first, the challenger! Hailing from San Francisco, CA! He is BEASTMODE INCARNATE...  BOOOOOSAAAAAAA!!

"Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains begins to play! The crowd completely erupts as Bosa emerges from the backstage area! Stopping on the stage area, he glares at the ring a moment, adjusting his gloves and pads. He looks determined, his eyes remaining on the ring as the camera pans around him.

As his theme song continues on, Bosa walks down the ramp and towards the ring, reaching out to slap the hands of the fans along the way. Once at ringside, Bosa then raises both fists slowly as a fireworks display erupts behind him, sending the fans into a frenzy!

With the fans still cheering and chanting his name, Bosa lowers his fists and ascends the metal stairs. Stepping through the ropes, he circles the ring once as he nods his head in respect to the fans! The fans continue to cheer him on as Bosa comes to a stop in the middle of the ring.

Woo: This young bull has been dang near unstoppable en route to this match, Valentina.

Gomez: He's toppled many superstars, but perhaps he hasn't had a match as big as this one. He steps into the ring with not only the International Champion, but the UNDISPUTED Champion in Xavier Reid. 

Woo: You got that right. Bosa beat both Gabrielle Visconty and Darius on the way to this moment. That's the same Darius who, earlier this year, challenged Scorpio for the Undisputed Championship.

Gomez: There was no easy road to South Africa, Marcus. But will Beastmode Incarnate be able to knock off arguably the hottest wrestler in the company here tonight?

The spotlights inside FNB Stadium start to flash around the crowd as 'Papercut' starts to play out of the speakers.

Xavier Reid walks out onto the stage in his new black fight shorts, kickpads and boots. His hands are wrapped in black tape with the EWC International Championship around his waist. Following him out is ‘The Memphis Mouthpiece’ Tommy Love, who holds the Undisputed Championship over his shoulder. He walks to the front of the stage and crosses his arms into an X in front of his chest and smirks as Tommy follows from behind and acts as if he’s going to hit the camera with the ‘Love Stick’. Tommy points to the ring as Xavier unhooks the International Championship and hands it to Tommy who raises it into the air with the Undisputed Championship.

Dobrev: And his opponent, being accompanied to the ring by 'The Memphis Mouthpiece' Tommy Love... from New York and weighing in at 220 pounds... He is the Extreme Wrestling Corporation International Champion and the EWC Undisputed Champion! XAAAAVIEEEEER REEEEEEEID!

Xavier walks towards the ring shadow boxing as he makes his way down the aisle. Xavier storms up the steps and climbs into the ring, Tommy follows suit and walks towards the referee, already complaining about something. Xavier storms across the ring to the opposite corner and jumps to the middle rope and looks over the crowd and once again crosses his arms into an X as Tommy holds up the two Championships in the official's face and reminds him who the Champion is. The official ignores him and walks away as Tommy laughs. Xavier jumps down and squats down in the corner waiting for the bell.

Woo: That Tommy Love sure is a character, isn't he?

Gomez: I don't really care for him. Let's just hope he stays away from me. There won't be any seeding tonight, no sir.

Woo: Xavier Reid has been the International Champion since way back in June, when he won it at Hardcore Revolution against Iggy Swango and David Scott.

Gomez: And his momentum has not stopped!

Woo: That it hasn't!

The referee is finally able to convince Tommy Love to hand him the International Championship. He walks into the middle of the ring and holds the Championship up high for everybody to see. Tommy exits the ring as the referee hands the Title to the ringside attendant and calls for the bell.

DING DING DING

Bosa walks to the center of the ring and stares down Reid. He motions to his waist that the International Championship is his. Reid gets up from the crouched position and walks towards Bosa. He goes low, grabbing Bosa’s left leg. He lifts it up off of the ground, taking the bigger man off balance. Bosa stumbles back into the ropes. The referee calls for a break. Reid lets go of Bosa’s leg and grabs the other one. He drags Bosa to the middle of the ring and leg-whips Bosa to the mat. He immediately locks Bosa into a leglock, but Bosa quickly scrambles to the ropes and grabs the bottom rope. The referee counts for Reid to break the hold.

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!

FOUR!

Reid breaks it. Bosa leans against the bottom rope. On the outside, Love feigns hitting Bosa with the Love Stick. Bosa squirms out of the way and Love laughs at him. Bosa gets up to his feet and stares over the top rope at Tommy Love. Reid comes up from behind him and rolls Bosa up with a school boy.

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TWO!!
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Bosa kicks out.

Woo: Close two-count. Give an assist to Tommy Love.

Gomez: I will give him nothing. Ever.

Bosa, a tad irritated, gets up quickly and drives a boot into the side of the Champion’s head. He grabs Reid and lifts him off of the ground, driving him down with a spinning spinebuster! He stays on for a cover.

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TWO!!
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Kickout by Reid!

Bosa grabs Reid’s head and lifts him off of the ground. He drags him to the corner and slam’s Reid’s head into the turnbuckle hard. He turns Reid around in the corner and drives a hard right forearm into Reid’s jaw. He follows it up with a second. He grabs Reid by the wrist and whips him across to the opposite corner. Reid reverses. Reid follows Bosa and goes for a jumping knee into Bosa’s chin. Bosa catches Reid and drops him up and over the top rope. Reid lands on his feet on the apron. He grabs Bosa by the hair and yanks him down onto his back on the mat. The referee gets in his face about grabbing the hair as the crowd boos.

Woo: He had a handful of that beautiful mane, Valentina.

Gomez: Smart move. He knew it wouldn’t get him disqualified this early. And, if it did? Would he care? He keeps the Championship!

Woo: I would like to think Xavier Reid doesn’t want to keep his Championship that way, and Bosa sure wouldn’t want to win that way, either.

Reid climbs up to the top turnbuckle. He measures Bosa and leaps off, looking to drop a knee into Bosa’s temple. Bosa moves. Reid somersaults through. Reid pops up to his feet and is met by a fantastic clothesline by the challenger! Bosa gets up and grabs Reid’s legs. He looks to hook Reid into a Sharpshooter, but Reid turns it into a small package!

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TWO!!
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Kickout by Bosa!

Both men pop up to their feet. Reid leaps up for a hurricanrana, but Bosa drops him into a powerbomb! He covers the Champion!

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TWO!!
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T-KICKOUT!

Bosa gets up to his feet and stalks the ring for a moment, looking down at the Champion who is starting to get to his feet. Bosa looks at Reid and raises a fist into the air, inciting cheers from the fans.

Woo: Might we see the Chin Check?!

Bosa bounces off of the ropes. When he returns, his move is interrupted by a hard basement dropkick to Bosa’s right knee, taking the big man down to the mat. Reid, once again, focuses on that knee and locks Bosa into an STF!

Gomez: Bosa is in the middle of the ring!

The referee checks for a submission, but Bosa refuses. Bosa begins to slowly claw his way towards the ropes. The move is locked in well, but Bosa’s power is just a bit much for the Champion. He inches towards the ropes more. As he is about to reach the rope, Tommy Love runs over and grabs the bottom rope, using all of his might to pull it away from Bosa. The referee gets up off of the mat and yells at Tommy Love. Love tries to act like he did nothing. The referee points at Tommy Love and then at the stage, indicating that he has been ejected from ringside!

Woo: WOW! Tommy Love has been ordered to the back!

Gomez: Thank. God.

Reid releases the hold and gets up and starts yelling at the referee. The referee warns him that he’s “this close” to disqualification. As Reid argues with the referee, Bosa is up to his feet. He shakes his leg out as he stares at Love and smirks. Love is ushered away from ringside by another referee. Reid finally stops arguing with the referee and turns around… RIGHT INTO THE CHIN CHECK! Bosa rolls onto his back and kips up, but he lands hard on his feet and his right knee buckles. He drops to a knee and tries to shake his knee out. Bosa gets up and limps around the ring. Reid is slowly up to his feet. Bosa grabs Reid by the wrist, going for Unleash the Beast! Reid grabs ahold of the top rope and anchors down, sending Bosa to the mat on his back. Reid grabs both of Bosa’s arms and drills him with the Fuck You Stomp over and over and over. He sits Bosa up and bounces off of the ropes. He returns and delivers a swift kick right into Bosa’s chest! He covers!

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TWO!!
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THRE-NO!

Woo: That may have been as close to three as you can get without it actually being three!

Reid can’t believe that Bosa kicked out. He gets up to his feet and signals for the end. He lifts Bosa up off of the mat. He tries to lift Bosa up into the Package Piledriver, Bosa anchors down and into a back body drop! He flops to the mat to rest as both men are down. The referee begins to count.

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Bosa begins to stir.

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Reid is up to his feet. Bosa is up to his feet.

Woo: Both men are up and showing signs of wear here.

Gomez: Let’s not forget that both men have another match tonight! These guys are giving it their all here.

Bosa grabs Reid’s wrist and looks for an Irish-whip into the corner. Reid reverses in the opposite direction and sends Bosa crashing into the referee in the corner! The referee goes down! Bosa turns around. Reid goes for a roundhouse kick. Bosa ducks. UNLEASH THE BEAST! HE NAILS IT! HE COVERS THE CHAMPION!

Woo: Valentina, the referee is still down!

The crowd counts.

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THREE!

Bosa looks around and sees the referee still down. Out of nowhere, Tommy Love is back into the ring and runs and drills Bosa in the back of the head with the Love Stick! Bosa drops to the mat. Tommy grabs Reid and drags him over to Bosa and drapes an arm over Bosa’s chest. Tommy shakes the referee, who is in a daze. Tommy leaves the ring and hides at ringside. The referee sees the cover. He counts as fast as he can in his daze.

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DING DING DING

Dobrev: Here is your winner… and STILL the EWC International Champion… XAAAAAVIEEER REEEEID!

Woo: Son of a gun. Tommy Love knew with the referee down that he could get away with it!

Gomez: That man literally makes me sick.

Woo: Regardless, Xavier Reid is still the International Champion.

Back in the ring, Bosa looks disappointed and angry. He looks at the International Championship being handed to Xavier Reid and then exits the ring. Xavier raises his International Championship high into the sky while Tommy Love raises the EWC Undisputed Championship.

Gomez: And now we head to the back where Melody Malone and Kyle Gautier have been spotted.

Backstage cameras pan down a hallway and the fans at the FNB Stadium erupt into cheers to see the former North American champion Kyle Gautier walking down the hall with his trademark sash proudly across his chest. He looks ahead, a grin spreading over his face before he holds his arms out to the side and does an exaggerated curtsey.

Gautier: “Your majesty!”

The camera pans back and coming into the shot is Melody Malone, who stands with her crown on her head and a crown shaped hand mirror in her hand, admiring her Rumble attire.

Malone: “Kyle, my favorite mustachioed man.”

She smiles, but the smile doesn’t quite reach her eyes as Kyle reaches into the sporran of his kilt ensemble and pulls a sash out.

Gautier: “I brought you this, you know, good luck on repeating and everything. I know Cyrus would be proud.”

Gautier holds out the sash to Malone, who takes it in her free hand and looks at it before she chuckles. Her opposite hand lashes out, smashing the mirror into the side of Kyle’s head as glass splinters fly. She drops the mirror and loops the sash around Kyle’s neck, leaning into his ear as he claws at the sash around his throat.

Malone: “Sweetie, these sashes and curtseys are exactly why I’m stuck waiting back here to find out what number I am for the Rumble and not waiting from a skybox to find out who my eventual challenger is. I’ve been caught up with the cute impressions, the mustaches, the ‘wacky friendships’... and I’ve let everything slip through my fingers so I could keep playing these kids games. I’m done with it. Tonight? The Queen is headed straight for the castle and no one is going to be able to stop me from taking back what’s mine.”

It doesn’t take long before stage hands and officials rush the scene and Melody relinquishes the sash from Kyle’s throat before taking a step back and holding her hands up to the striped shirts swarming in on her. The distraction is seemingly all part of the plan though, as a cold smile crosses her face. Behind the officials, Rory grabs hold of Kyle and hoists him up before driving him down onto the concrete with The Royal Proclamation! As the officials turn their attention to Malone’s retainer, she steps down on the discarded mirror, finishing the glass off with a scraping crack as she grinds her boot into it.

Malone: “Long live the Queen.”

Melody turns, walking away from the fallen Gautier before Rory looks down at him and shakes his head.

Rory: “Can’t even go fookin’ traditional in that kilt, you coward.”

Hyland turns and follows after Melody as the cameras cut to the gorilla position. Dominic Sanders is standing there with Cora, waiting for their cue. He looks at her and takes a deep breath.

Sanders: In just a little bit, I am going to be walking out of here as the new EWC Indy Champion. Jordan Sharpe has done nothing but run his mouth all week long. Sure, maybe I have too. But I always back my shit up. It is time to shut Jordan up for good.

Cora: You got this, babe. 

Off-Screen Voice: Go kick some ass.

Sanders gives Cora a kiss on the cheek. He looks off-camera and fist-bumps whomever just said that. We return to ringside.

EWC INDY CHAMPIONSHIP
NO DQ MATCH

Dominic Sanders
Vs Jordan Sharpe

Woo: Valentina, I am very curious about who Dominic just fist-bumped.

Gomez: It could be anybody. Ace King. Clay Byrd. Big Bird.

Woo: Well, the voice didn't sound like any of those three. I suppose we might find out sooner rather than later. This next match between Dominic Sanders and Jordan Sharpe is nearly a full year in the making. When Dominic Sanders joined the Prime brand last October, he put Jordan Sharpe on notice. They went back and forth over social media and in the backstage area until StrangleMania, when Sanders won the Indy Championship in a Last Man Standing Match.

Sanders then pulls out a table from under the ring and sets it up. He sets Sharpe onto the table and makes sure he’s in perfect position. Sanders slowly makes his way to the top rope and jumps off hitting Titletown through the table! Neither are moving!

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DING DING DING

Dobrev: The Last Man Standing AND NEW EWC INDY CHAMPION DOMINIC SAAANDEERRRSSS!!!!

Gomez: And then they had a rematch at World Wide in the United Kingdom. A CRAZY TRAIN MATCH. This might have been the stupidest and most-brilliant idea in history. That match ended when Jordan Sharpe knocked Dominic Sanders off of the top of the train, sending him rolling around the earth. As much as I can't stand Jordan Sharpe, it was a glorious sight.

Sanders is stumbling around aimlessly as Sharpe gets to his feet. Sharpe grabs Sanders and drives a headbutt into Sanders’ forehead. Sanders stumbles backwards and teeters on the edge of the roof. Sharpe grabs him by the hair to keep him from falling momentarily and looks at him.

Sharpe: HEY SANDERS! I GOT SOME BAD NEWS! YOU ARE THE WEAKEST LINK! GOODBYE!

Sharpe rears back and then drives a palm thrust right into Sanders. Sanders flies backwards and off of the top of the train about twenty feet down into a grassy area near Cleghorn Parks. Sharpe drops to his knees and then lays down on his back.

CHOO CHOO CHOO

Forbes: Your winner and NEW Indy Champion… Jordan Sharpe!

Woo: Dominic Sanders suffered broken ribs. A broken wrist. A concussion. Multiple injuries that took him off of our television screens for almost an entire month. Until one day on FSW episode 99.

Watson is cut off when the lights in the Cow Palace go out. A light blue glow lights up the stage where Jordan Sharpe now is. Sharpe looks around at the light, not knowing what is happening. Finally, after about fifteen seconds, the lights go out and it’s pitch-black again.

Watson: What in the hell is happening? What was that?

Sydney: I have no earthly idea!

The MacTron lights up with the words “THIS ISN’T OVER”. Sharpe stares up at the screen in confusion. Finally, you hear something faint… the sound of a train horn getting closer and closer. Behind “THIS ISN’T OVER” you see a train rapidly approaching. Finally, the train bursts through the graphic on the screen and the loud sounds of a train passing through fill the Cow Palace. Then the MacTron fades to black. The lights come back on a moment later and there’s a figure behind Jordan Sharpe on the stage.

Sydney: IT’S DOMINIC SANDERS!!!!!!

Sanders stands there in an America’s Most Hated t-shirt and a pair of jeans with cowboy boots. He’s got a heavy plaster cast on his left wrist and lower arm. Bandages still cover some of the deepest wounds from the Crazy Train Match. Sharpe spins around quickly and looks at Sanders directly in the eyes. Sanders doesn’t move. He just smirks and begins laughing menacingly. Sharpe, waiting for Sanders to attack, stands waiting. Sanders takes a step backwards onto the ramp. He yells the words “THIS ISN’T OVER!” and snaps his fingers. The lights go back out and the show goes off of the air.

Woo: Of course, Parabellum season and Night of Champions season put this one on hold for a little while. Jordan Sharpe found himself in all-Champions matches at both pay-per-views. Dominic Sanders was the Prime team captain at Parabellum and then, essentially, ended Otaki's in-ring career in the EWC at Night of Champions. Finally, we find ourselves here.

Gomez: Well what are we waiting for? Let's get it going!

Woo: Let's!

Dobrev: The following contest is a No Disqualification match... and it is for the EWC Indy Championship!

The lights go out in FNB Stadium. Blue pyrotechnics burst up on the stage and down the sides of the ramp heading towards the ring. "War Machine" by KISS begins playing. Dominic Sanders steps out from the back in a navy blue hoodie and gold wrestling tights on, finished by white boots. The hood of his sweatshirt drapes over his eyes as he stares out at the fans. Suddenly, Cora Whittaker appears from behind the curtain with a gold dress and navy blue streaks in her hair. Sanders and Cora stand at the top of the ramp and listen to an extremely hateful reaction from the crowd.

Dobrev: Introducing first the challenger... from Fort Worth, Texas. Weighing in at two hundred and seventy pounds and being accompanied by Cora Whittaker... DOMINIIIIC SAAAAANDEEERS!

Dominic beats his chest with both fists and raises his arms in the air with a roar. The crowd reacts even louder as he starts to make his way down to the ring. A cocky grin can be seen under the hood of his sweatshirt as he walks down the ramp hand-in-hand with Cora at his side.

Sanders rolls underneath the bottom rope and into the ring. He jumps up to his feet and stares out into the crowd underneath the hood of his sweatshirt. Cora joins him at his side. The two share a brief kiss in the center of the ring before he turns his attention back out to the hostile crowd. He grins and nods his head as he moves over to the corner and waits as "War Machine" fades out and Cora exits the ring.

Woo: The challenger has been very hot this year, although he has cooled down a little bit as of late. He has not been victorious in his last two matches, as he lost to Xavier Reid on Monday Night Brawl and did not win the Fatal Fourway in Canada on FSW.

Gomez: And we heard him this past week. He believes that plays into his advantage. In just over two and a half years in the EWC, he has never lost more than two matches in a row. So tonight we will either see a two-time Indy Champion or we will see Jordan Sharpe do something that no one has been able to do since Dominic Sanders came to this company.

"You Ain't Ready" begins to play. The crowd erupts as Jordan Sharpe comes out, wearing the newest JFS Officially Licensed T-Shirt. Carley California follows and stands next to her client. He has the EWC Indy Championship around his waist and soaks in the cheers.

Dobrev: And his opponent... from Toronto, Ontario, Canada... weighing in at two hundred and twenty pounds and being accompanied by Carley California... he is the EWC Indy Champion! JORDAAAAAAN SHAAAAAARPE!

They head down the ramp with gusto, with Jordan Sharpe merchandise to pass out for the fans. He hands them out to kids, neckbeards, and blonde girls that are almost always definitely over the age of 18. As he makes it to the ring, the fans chant 'NO!' after each 'You Ain't Ready' in his entrance music. He poses against the ropes as Sanders glares at him. Cora and Carley are already jawing at each other on the outside of the ring. Sharpe holds up the Indy Championship before handing it to the official.

Woo: I can't imagine that this match won't be explosive, Valentina. These two hate each other.

Gomez: They sure do. Add in a No Disqualification stipulation and there will be a lot of fireworks here.

DING DING DING

Sanders steps to the middle of the ring and taunts Sharpe to come at him. Sharpe walks up and gets in Sanders’ face. They stand forehead to forehead spouting off words to each other. Sanders taps Sharpe’s forehead with his own in a small, blunt force. Sharpe rears back and drives a hard right fist into Sanders’ left cheek. Sanders returns a right hand, but Sharpe blocks it. He drives another right fist into Sanders’ face. Sanders stumbles backwards. Sharpe runs at Sanders and tackles him through the ropes and to the outside. Sharpe gets to his feet and stomps on Sanders’ head. He walks over to the timekeepers table and grabs the ring bell. He walks to Sanders, but Sanders has recovered and punches Sharpe in the stomach. Sharpe drops the bell. Sanders goes to DDT Sharpe into the bell, but Sharpe breaks Sanders’ grip and runs, pushing his body into Sanders’ and driving him hard into the ring steps!

Woo: Jordan Sharpe is out for blood tonight.

Gomez: It’s early, Marcus. Don’t get too far ahead of yourself.

Sanders arches his back in pain. Sharpe gets to his feet and climbs up onto the ring apron. He leaps off and drives a double-axe handle into Sanders’ upper back. Sanders drops to the ground. Sharpe picks Sanders up, looking for the Sharpeknife on the floor, but Sanders counters by shoving Sharpe away. He runs at Sharpe and leaps with a knee to Sharpe’s face. Sanders walks around for a second regaining his composure. He turns and runs at Sharpe. Sharpe ducks and back body-drops Sanders over the barricade and into the front row. Sharpe climbs up onto the barricade and waits for Sanders to get up. He leaps off with a clothesline, laying Sanders out in the aisle. He looks out at the crowd, who approves.

Woo: Jordan Sharpe is on top of this match.

Gomez: But does it really matter right now? Jordan Sharpe has to get Sanders in the ring in order to win. The farther they get from the ring, the less chance he has to end this.

Sharpe grabs Sanders and drags him over to a wall. He slams Sanders’ head into the wall hard! He grabs Sanders by the back of the head and drives him hard into it with a Sharpeknife! Sanders falls to the ground in a heap. Sharpe grabs Sanders by the wrist and starts to drag him back towards the ring. He struggles a bit with the weight, so he leans down and picks Sanders up onto his shoulders and walks with him to the ringside area. Once they arrive, Sharpe tosses Sanders over the barricade and to the floor by the ring. Sanders gets up slowly as Sharpe crawls over the barricade. Sanders slowly walks around the ring to the commentators’ table and Sharpe follows him. Sanders turns and tries to throw a right fist into Sharpe’s face, but Sharpe ducks. Sharpe picks Sanders up and delivers a spinebuster onto the floor! Sharpe rolls off to the side and sits on his ass to think for a moment. He looks at the ring skirt and then reaches under it.

Woo: What could Jordan Sharpe be looking for here?

Gomez: Anything he can use to help him try and beat Dominic’s ass!

Sharpe pulls out a ladder and stands up to his feet. He lifts the ladder upright and sets it up at ringside. Sanders slowly gets to his feet. Sharpe drives a right elbow into Sanders’ jaw and sets him reeling backwards. He grabs Sanders and flings him onto the announce table.

Woo: I don’t know about you, Valentina, but I am getting out of here!

Gomez: Me too!

Sharpe lays a few elbows into Sanders and then slams the back of Sanders' head into the table. Sharpe turns and looks at the ladder. He walks over to the other side and begins to climb up. Cora makes her way over and stands in front of Sanders and in Sharpe's way.

Woo: OH! Cora Whittaker was trying to keep Jordan Sharpe from what might be about to happen and Carley California just ran in and tackled Cora to the ground! The referee is trying to separate them, now.

With Cora out of the way, Sharpe looks down at Sanders from the top of the ladder. He leaps off!

Woo: TITLETOWN! Jordan Sharpe just drove Dominic Sanders through the table with his OWN MOVE from the top of the ladder!

Gomez: Good God. If Sharpe gets Sanders in the ring this one will be over!

Both men are down. The referee returns his attention to the match as both women separate and check on their respective men. Sharpe stirs first, as he took the lesser of the two impacts. He reaches over to Sanders and grabs Sanders by the hair. Sharpe gets to his feet and tries to pull Sanders to his. He drags Sanders out of the wreckage and towards the ring. Sharpe pulls Sanders to his knees and leans him up on the ring apron. Sharpe grabs Sanders by a leg and is able to finally roll Sanders into the ring. Sharpe goes to slide into the ring for the cover, but Cora grabs ahold of his ankle. She yanks hard, pulling him back out of the ring! Carley comes back over to hit Cora, but Cora ducks and Carley accidentally slaps Sharpe in the face!

Sharpe: What the hell?!

Carley: I'm sorry!

Sharpe scoffs and slides into the ring. He covers Sanders!

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Woo: That whole thing just took far too long. Dominic Sanders recovered just enough to kick out.

Gomez: He can thank that smoke-show fiancée of his!

Sharpe is having trouble believing that wasn't three. He gets up to his feet and pulls Sanders up. He goes for another Sharpeknife! Sanders blocks it and delivers a belly-to-back suplex. Both men are down. Cora slides something into the ring to Sanders. It's a bag.

Woo: God only knows what is in that bag, Valentina.

Sanders grabs it and uses the ropes to pull himself to his knees. Sharpe is up. He kicks Sanders in the chest, but Sanders drops the bag and catches his foot. Sanders stands up with Sharpe's foot in his hand. Sharpe goes for an enzuigiri with his free foot. Sanders ducks. Sharpe hits the mat on his stomach. Sanders grabs Sharpe's other leg and locks him into the Texas Bluebonnet!

Woo: Finally, Dominic Sanders is able to get SOMETHING going offensively! And he has the Texas Bluebonnet locked in!

Gomez: Sharpe has NO WHERE to go!

The referee checks on Sharpe, but Sharpe refuses to quit. Sanders sits down deep. Sharpe tries to claw his way to the ropes. He reaches and grabs the bottom rope! But it's No Disqualification, so Sanders refuses to release the hold. Sharpe keeps pulling himself out and grabs the ring skirt. He pulls himself halfway under the bottom rope, but he can't go any farther because Sanders still has the hold locked in and Sanders has run into the ropes. Carley California comes over to try and pull Sharpe out, but Cora comes over and shoves Carley. Carley rears back and drives an elbow into Cora's face, knocking her to the floor. Carley sees that Sharpe is struggling to function as he is, essentially, hanging upside-down. Carley reaches under the ring and pulls out a two-by-four! She winds up and cracks Sanders in the back of the head with it! Sanders releases the hold and Sharpe drops to the floor.

Woo: Carley California with that two-by-four! She might've just knocked Dominic Sanders out!

Sharpe sits on the floor outside allowing blood-flow to return to all parts of his body. After a few moments, he stands up and Carley hands him the two-by-four. Sharpe slides into the ring with the two-by-four as Sanders is beginning to stir. Sharpe pulls Sanders up to his feet. He grabs him from behind and puts the two-by-four across Sanders' throat. He grabs the two-by-four on both ends and hooks his leg with Sanders'. SHARPEKNIFE WITH THE TWO-BY-FOUR ACROSS SANDERS' THROAT! Sanders rolls around gasping for air. Sharpe drops on top and hooks both legs.

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DING DING DING

Dobrev: Here is your winner... AND STILL EWC INDY CHAMPION! JORDAN SHARPE!

Sharpe stands up and raises his arms in the air as he leans against the ropes. The referee grabs the Indy Championship and hands it to Sharpe, raising his hand in the process. The crowd is deafening!

Woo: Jordan Sharpe does it! He beats Dominic Sanders and retains the Indy Championship!

Gomez: I'll give him props, but I sure as hell didn't see that coming!

Woo: Wait, what the...

The celebration has been cut short as ANOTHER hooded figure enters the ring with a steel chair. He cracks it across Jordan Sharpe's back.

Woo: Valentina, we saw this on Monday Night Brawl. A hooded figure came out to attack Xavier Reid and it ended up being Clay Byrd, who is now a member of America's Most Hated. Is this Clay again?!

Gomez: One might think, but this person's stature is a bit different, Marcus!

The hooded figure brings the chair down hard twice... three times... four times. Carley California tries to get into the ring, but Cora grabs her and tosses her hard into the steel steps. Cora climbs up onto the apron and enters the ring. She helps Sanders up to his feet. They both watch as the hooded figure continues to dismantle Sharpe with this steel chair. Sanders says something to Cora, who walks over and gets the microphone from Nina Dobrev. Cora walks it back over to Sanders and hands it to him. The figure drives the chair down into Sharpe's chest. Sharpe is in serious pain. Sanders walks over and whispers something to the hooded figure. They unfold the chair and straddle it over Sharpe. Sanders sits on the chair backwards, pinning Sharpe down to the mat. He stares right into Sharpe's eyes and raises the microphone up to his mouth.

Sanders: You might have won this match, Sharpe. Congratulations on that. But this war is far, far from over. This war may NEVER be over. But now watch your back. My BEST MAN is here!

Woo: His "BEST MAN"? Like for his wedding?

Gomez: I would assume so?

Woo: Well, who the hell is it?

Sanders: I told you that you weren't going to have to worry about Melody or Iggy or Clay coming out here tonight. Nah. They are my friends. They are my partners. But they are not my BEST FRIEND. This man right here. Now that he's back at my side... we will be unstoppable! And YOU will continue to be a whiny, sensitive bitch!

Woo: Wait, did he say "back?!"

The hooded figure reaches up and removes the hood.

Gomez: IT'S GIL GRIFFIN!!!

Woo: These two haven't been friends since 2018! Last we saw they HATED each other! And now Gil Griffin is Dominic Sanders' BEST MAN?!

Sanders stands up from the chair and tosses the microphone aside. He picks up the chair, folds it, and drives it down into Sharpe's temple. He tosses the chair aside and he, Gil, and Cora exit the ring.

We cut backstage where Pepper Montana is seen walking with a cameraman in toe and a microphone, on the hunt for an interview. He comes across FSW General Manager Chris Brock, standing with his wife Stephanie and his son Jeremy. They have their bags, looking as if they just arrived to FNB Stadium.

Pepper: Mr. Brock! Just the man I was looking for.

Brock gives him an expression that clearly says "Sure you were".

Pepper: You have a big match coming up tonight against the other General Managers here in EWC. I just wanted to get your last minute thoughts before you compete later tonight.

Brock lets a silence fall for a few seconds before he responds.

Brock: Pepper, tonight is going to be a night that this company will not forget, because win or lose, these people are going to see the 4 GMs of this company beat the ever loving crap out of each other and its going to be fantastic!

Pepper: That's a bold statement sir. Are you looking forward to getting pummeled by Grizzly Duggan?

Brock: Not at all. In fact, in Mr. Duggan's own words, I have no beef with you Grizz. If we weren't in this match together we would be in the back trading war stories like we normally do at these big events. Tonight though, I'm going to have to take you on to get this win and I REALLY want this win.

Pepper: any other final words before you head out there later tonight?

Brock: I was 100% accurate when I appeared on Heel Turn Radio and said that Marshal Evans and Jim Connors were going to hire people to get them through this match. By the way Marshall, smart move hiring one of MY roster. There's a reason why we are the best in this company.

Brock winks at the camera.

Brock: As for Connors... All the jokes in the World aren't going to save you from the ass kicking you are going to receive tonight. You all are coming into this match 5 moves behind me, so consider yourselves already in check. When that bell rings tonight... it's Check...Mate.

Brock turns and heads to his dressing room.

Pepper: There you have it folks, the battle of the GMs is going down TONIGHT and it looks like at least one GM is coming in full throttle.

the camera cuts to a different part of the backstage.

Carter Normandy walks into the backstage area, he has his bag with him and get's his gear ready to fight in the Rumble match. He's warming up when a backstage worker comes up to him and shakes his head and shows Carter a piece of paper showing all the Rumble participants. Carter Normandy looks dejected as the backstage worker shrugs. He opens his bag and pops a Mentos in his mouth, Carter then smiles and walks off camera. He returns with a mask in his hand, he puts on a Morden Crypt mask and gives the worker a thumbs up before he turns to walk out of the dressing room. He bumps into Morden Crypt who grabs his neck then throws him through a wall!

FSW CHAMPIONSHIP
CANDY CASTLE MATCH

Stitches
Vs Candy

Gomez: An unbelievable night so far here in South Africa and, to be honest, I'm not real sure what to expect in our next match tonight.

Woo: We've been speculating since the match was announced. Just what is a Candy Castle Match? All we know is that the FSW Championship has to go from the Ivory Tower to a throne room, but beyond that? Anything is possible. Right?

Gomez: These two matched up in a Carnival Carnage match back in April, and Candy took the FSW Title in that match.

Woo: So could this be a bit of "what you can do, I can do better" type of match?

Gomez: I don't know, but let's go to ... the Castle and find out.

The Mac-Tron illuminates in the FNB Stadium and shows a drone's aerial view of Chartwell Castle about 30 minutes from the stadium.

The view changes briefly and appears as if the Castle walls have changed into something other than stone. The view changes back to normal just as quickly as it had changed. The drone zooms in and shows a town crier standing in the courtyard just inside of the Castle. He rings a handbell then takes a scroll from his pocket.

Town Crier: Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! My Lords and Ladies, and revered honored guests from around the world, our next event is a Candy Castle Match and is for the FSW Championship.

The Town Crier looks over to the side as the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra begins to play 'One Missed Call (2008) Theme'. Walking up along the driveway and through the archway into the courtyard is Stitches, followed by Marionette, Harrow Quinn and Felix Lestrange.

Town Crier: Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! First accompanied by Lady Marionette, Baron Harrow Quinn and Viscount Felix Lestrange, from the Carnival of Shattered Dreams, weighing in at 260 pounds, the former FSW Champion, Lord Stitches the Clown!!!

Stitches walks into the courtyard and the view changes, showing different textures in the courtyard similar to before. The view changes just as suddenly back to normal as Stitches walks up to the town crier as the other three stop about two feet away. Stitches turns towards the Orchestra and gives a slight smirk. The Town Crier rings his bell once again.

Town Crier: Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! His opponent, accompanied by Prince Robert Rayder, now residing in Alamo, California, weighing in at 106 pounds, the current reigning and defending FSW Champion, the Queen of the Sweetest Treats, Queen Candy!!!

The Orchestra begins to play 'I Want Candy' as six 'gingerbread' knights ride in on horseback. A carriage follows behind the knights, adorned in gumdrops and hard candies. The carriage stops and the driver hops down to the ground. He walks over to the door of the carriage as two other 'gingerbread men' walk up and lay out a red carpet. Robbie Rayder steps out of the carriage then stands beside of the door. He holds his hand out as Candy emerges from the carriage. She takes his hand and steps out on the red carpet. He softly kisses her hand then steps back into the carriage. The carriage and the knights disappear back through thr archway out of the courtyard. The view warps once again as Candy walks along the red carpet towards the town crier, making the carpet look very similar to taffy but then changes back to normal just as quickly as before. Candy and Stitches stand side by side in front of the Town Crier.

Town Crier: Both of you have been made aware of the rules of the Candy Castle Match. Retrieve the Championship from the Ivory Tower. Take the Championship to the Throne Room. Win the Championship. May the gods have mercy on your souls.

The Town Crier steps to the side then rings his bell, signifying the start of the match. Candy rushes towards the castle door and stands there, waiting for Stitches to approach. Stitches approaches with caution as he walks up a flight of stairs. A meter or so away from Candy now, Stitches simply stares at her as Candy stares back. Suddenly, the carnival clown lunges forward and grabs one of the gingerbread man as Candy watches on from nearby. Stitches takes a firm grasp of the gum drop buttons attached to the gingerbread man's chest. The gingerbread man stares down in horror.

'Move out of my way, Candy, or the gingerbread man gets it'.

'Please, no! Not the gum drop buttons' the gingerbread man screams at Stitches as he glares at the gingerbread man with a sinister smile.

Candy stares back at Stitches and then down at the gingerbread man who continues to cry out in agony, then back up at Stitches.

'Sorry' Candy says as she opens the door and enters the castle.

'Candy, no!' the gingerbread man screeches, but it is too late.

Not satisfied with Candy's response, Stitches begins to yank on the gum drop button as the gingerbread man screams in agony. The carnival clown yanks on the gum drop button so hard that it tears off, a vanilla ooze seeping from the wound. Letting go of the gingerbread man, Stitches approaches the looming castle. Stitches places a hand on the doorknob and throws open the giant castle doors and steps inside the castle. Before him there is a giant staircase that spirals up to the second floor rooms. Either side of the staircase is two hallways which lead out to rooms deeper into the castle and to the left and the right there are also several more hallways leading to more rooms. Stitches stares skyward, admiring a large chandelier hanging from the roof above. The chandelier is golden and sparkles amongst the light beaming in through the windows. As Stitches is admiring the chandelier Candy comes out of nowhere and blind-sides Stitches, sending him crashing back through the large castle doors and out to the opening courtyard where soldiers holding giant candy canes as staffs stare on with bemusement at the stumbling clown. Candy emerges from the castle and kicks Stitches down a flight of stairs, Stitches tumbles all the way down to the bottom to the satisfaction of Candy. 

As Candy stalks the carnival clown her perspective slowly begins to come into play and the dull, pallid walls of the castle turn into bright pinks and reds and oranges as all sorts of candies make up the foundation of the castle. Candy meets the carnival clown at the bottom of the flights of stairs and grabs him by the scruff of the neck, leading him to a nearby wall where she scraps the carnival clown's painted face along the brightly coloured concrete like cheese to a cheese grater. The carnival clown lets out a bellowing cry of agony as his face is carved up, surprisingly no blood surfaces. Candy allows Stitches to fall to the wet grassy ground and watches him try and stumble away, glee in her eyes. Candy stalks the carnival clown, watching him squirm. All of a sudden the carnival clown grabs a clump of dirt fo throws it into the face of Candy, blinding her for a moment. This gives Stitches the opportunity to get to his feet and charge at Candy, spearing her into the ground.

'Are we going to do this inside the castle or what?' the blind face of Stitches screams at Candy, his grotesque face mere inches away from hers.

Stitches stomps Candy into the ground as the bright colours of the castle start to desaturate and turn back into the pallid, grey colours of old. The carnival clown then grabs Candy by her bright, blonde hair and drags her back up the flight of stairs with reckless abandon, her body bouncing across the stairs. The carnival clown reaches the top of the stairs and lifts Candy to her feet, before lifting her up into a military position and lawn darting her through the doors of the castle. Candy lands on the opposite side of the doors as they swing violently back and forth. Stitches grabs one of the doors to stop it from swinging and heads back inside the castle. Candy grabs the other door and smashes it into the face of Stitches, giving her a little reprieve from the carnival clown. Candy heads down a hallway to the right of the staircase and Stitches slowly follows after he, clutching his head. As Stitches enters into the room he is met with the eloquence of a great hall, several rows of wooden tables are lined up across the room with a large wooden chair at the opposite end of the room, clearly set for the head of the table. Stitches eyes his surroundings before noticing Candy trying to scuttle off nearby. Stitches charges Candy, delivering a stiff elbow to the small of Candy's back. Candy doubles over, screeching in pain.

The carnival clown grabs Candy and powers her onto one of the tables, her face colliding with the cold, hard wood. Stitches grabs Candy by the scruff of the neck and begins to slide her face along the lengthy table until she reaches the opposite end, Stitches throws Candy from the wooden table and she penguin-dives onto the cold stone floor. Having knocked over a few goblets and candles that were on the table, Stitches grabs a goblet and smashes it across the head of Candy, the goblet barely takes damage but Candy definitely feels it. Stitches then grabs one of the candles and smashs it over Candy's head, the candle shatters across the crown of her head as Candy crumbles to the ground again. Realising his opportunity, Stitches retreats from Candy in search of a way to reach the ivory tower where the FSW Championship is hung. Logic dictates that the carnival clown would need to climb to the top of the castle to reach the ivory tower so Stitches heads back into the entrance room and starts to ascend the spiral staircase.

As the carnival clown ascends the spiral staircase he passes by several statues of knights decked out in brightly coloured gear. Instead of swords, the knights are holding candy canes with the tips of the candy canes sharpened into a point. The carnival clown scoffs at the knights and seconds later one of the knights emerges from the wall, coming to life and attacking Stitches. The knight headbutts Stitches with his brightly coloured helmet and the carnival clown stumbles back down a few steps. The knight approaches Stitches, throwing a steel leg at the back of Stitches' leg and tripping him up. With the carnival clown floored, the knight looks to drive the point of their sharpened candy cane sword into the chest of Stitches, the carnival clown realises the predicament that he is in and grabs a hold of the candy cane sword with two hands, keeping it away from his chest. The knight continues to try and drive the candy cane sword through Stitches chest, Stitches moves one hand up the candy cane sword and with much might, he managed to snap the candy cane sword in two. The candy shatters and a powdered substance fills the air. The shattering of the sword stuns the knight, Stitches sees this as an opportunity to get to his feet. Stitches drives a boot into the chest of the knight and sends it tumbling down the spiral stairs. As the carnival clown continues to ascend the spiral staircase you can hear the knight as metal meets stone as it tumbles right down to the bottom.

In the great hall, Candy can be seen back on her feet and heading towards a nearby bookcase. The perspective of the great hall had changed now, instead of wood and stone, the great hall was made up of chocolate and hard candies. The wooden tables were now Hershey bars and the cold, stone slabs of the floor were now made out of Pop Rocks. The goblet that was smashed over Candy's head had turned into a Dum Dum lollipop and the candle had become a Musk Stick. Candy reaches into the bookcase and begins to run a finger across the books, looking for a particular book. She smiles when she finds the book and goes to pull it out of the bookcase, it doesn't come right out but instead the bookcase swings open to one side, revealing a secret passage. Candy enters the secret passage as the bookcase returns to its original position behind her. Now inside a dimly lit tunnel, Candy walks precariously forward. Suddenly a bat flies past her head, spooking her a little. Candy brushes it off and continues down the tunnel. Eventually, Candy reaches a fork in the road where she can either go left or right. Looking at her options, Candy chooses right. Candy continues down the tunnel until she reaches another fork in the road, it looks exactly the same as the first. Candy chooses left this time, not looking to double back around on herself. Candy heads further down the tunnel and reaches yet another fork in the road, the same as the first two. Realising that the tunnel was, in fact, a maze, Candy stops abruplty and rethinks her decision to have entered the secret tunnel.

The carnival clown had reached the second floor now and had entered into a darkened room, turning on a light he sees a giant pile of brown at the opposite end of the room. Stitches, curious about the giant pile, begins to approach it. As the carnival clown approaches the pile begins to move and then it starts to rise. Standing still, the carnival clown stares at the pile as it stands to its feet, revealing a giant gingerbread man. The gingerbread man stares down at the carnival clown, vanilla ooze dripping from its mouth as it salivates at the appearance of the carnival clown. 'Not the gum drop buttons' the gingerbread man screams at the carnival clown with a bellowing voice. Realising he is in trouble, Stitches begins to run away from the gingerbread man, just in time to avoid a clobbering blow as the gingerbread man slams down its right fist. Stitches continues to run as the gingerbread man continues to smash down its fists in an attempt to squash the carnival clown. The carnival clown ducks and rolls underneath the gingerbread man's attacks and goes to approach a nearby door, the gingerbread man sees this and smashes its fist into a nearby pillar made out of Twizzlers, bringing it crashing and blocking off the door.

There was no escape for Stitches now. The carnival clown continues to duck and dodge the gingerbread man's attacks, wondering how he was going to get out of this situation. And then he saw it, a balcony behind the head of the gingerbread man, he would have to leap off of a nearby cabinet to get up there. Seeing an escape, Stitches climbs onto the cabinet and lunges for the railing to the balcony that overlooks the room. Lifting himself up to the second level the carnival clown is now roughly head height with the gingerbread man. The gingerbread man sees the carnival clown and starts to approach with a candy-painted smile on its face. Stitches attempts to go through the nearby door, but it is locked. The carnival clown looks around in desperation, looking for something to protect himself with. He sees another set of knights holding candy cane sword, he yanks one of them out of their grasp and then charges towards the railing of the balcony, he jumps onto the railing and dives towards the gingerbread man. Landing on top of the gingerbread man's head, Stitches drives the candy cane sword deep into its skull. The gingerbread man collapses to the ground, sending the carnival clown flying. Stitches collides with a wall and collapses to the ground below in a heap. The carnival clown doesn't move.

Inside the tunnel, Candy has managed to traverse the maze of the tunnel and reached the other end where there is a boat floating in chocolate water, attached by a rope wrapped around a peg. Candy removes the rope from around the peg and jumps into the boat. There were no oars for her to row the boat, it simply moves on its own accord. Candy looks over the edge of the boat and stares down into the chocolate river. The chocolate looked delicious and she hadn't tasted the swwet taste of chocolate for several hours now. Without giving it a second thought or thinking of the consequences, Candy dips two hands into the chocolate river and retrieves a handful. Candy puts the chocolate up to her lips and downs the entire thing. Her reaction to the chocolate water was almost instantaneous as the tunnel began to swirl around her. The chocolate river turned into a multi-coloured, kaleidoscopic concoction and the wooden boat had transformed into the over-turned shell of a giant turtle that had been hollowed out. Candy stares skyward only to find that the roof of the tunnel had disappeared and, instead, there was nothing but a void. Then there was an evil laughter, it seemed to echo around the entire tunnel. Suddenly, the carnival clown's twisted face appeared in the void as he stared down at Candy. 

Candy rubbed her eyes to wash away the effect of the chocolate, but to no prevail. The face of Stitches was overly large as it hovered in the void, staring down at Candy. 'You don't have what it takes to survive this' the carnival clown says to Candy before letting out another cackling laugh. Candy stands to her feet in the turtle-shelled boat and reaches up to grab the face of Stitches, only for the carnival clown to disappear. Candy loses her balance and falls out of the boat and into the chocolate river. Candy splashes and squirms in the chocolate water as she tries to get back to the boat, however, the boat had sailed away. Candy tries to keep her head above the chocolate water but it seemed as if she was being dragged down by her feet. For what seemed like an eternity Candy struggled in the chocolate water until, finally, her head disappeared under the chocolate water. Underwater now Candy continues to struggle, trying to swim back to the surface. However, she keeps being pulled further and further down by shadowed hands. Candy clutches her throat, trying to take in her final breathes and then, suddenly, she emerges from the bottom of the chocolate river and drops down into a room below. Candy lands back first on the cold, stone floor of the room, which seemed to be a chamber room with several prison cells. Candy struggles to get back to her feet. Once she is on her feet she drags herself to a door nearby and leaves the room, covered in chocolate.

Stitches had stumbled back to his feet, with a hand placed on the small of his back he looks around the room for a way to escape. Underneath the balcony, hidden in the shadows is yet another door. Stitches walks towards the door and attempts to open it. Success. The door opens and the carnival clown walks through it. Inside the room there is another flight of stairs made out of Violet Crumble chocolate, realising he needs to continue to ascend, the carnival clown heads up the flight of stairs. As Stitches starts to walk up the flight of stairs the stairs begin to, well, crumble. The carnival clown should have expected them, but being a flight of stairs made out of an Australian chocolate, he had no clue what to expect. Stitches begins to rush up the stairs as fast as he can, still struggling from being tossed against the wall earlier. As Stitches steps on each stair they start to crumble underneath his feet. Stitches needs to pick up the pace to reach the top. The carnival clown continues to run, stained glass, fruit Roll-Up covered windows rushing by him in a blur. He can see the top now, Stitches continues to rush forward as the stairs crumble underneath him. The carnival clown reaches the last few stairs and dives to the top, narrowly avoiding falling back down into the room below. The carnival clown's legs dangle over the edge as he pulls himself up onto the next floor. Stitches clutches his chest and looks to catch his breathe after enduring such a close call. Suddenly, a nearby door opens and out emerges Candy. 

Candy sees Stitches gasping for breath, Stitches sees Candy covered in chocolate. Candy, fresher than Stitches, rushes the carnival clown, mounts him and starts laying in strikes after strikes into the forehead of Stitches. Stitches holds his hands to his face to protect himself from the barrage of strikes. Candy sees this and tries to pry Stitches hands away, the carnival clown uses this opportunity to headbutt Candy in the bridge of her nose. Candy stumbles back and Stitches tries to get to his feet, Candy sees this and punts him directly in the stomach. Candy attempts to grab Stitches but the carnival clown rakes her eyes before delivering a swift kick to her knee caps. Candy drops to her knees and Stitches grabs her by the head and delivers a low DDT. Stitches grabs Candy but Candy rolls him off and starts smashing her forearm into his face, over and over again until the carnival clown stops moving. Next, Candy reaches into her attire and retrieves a packet of Skittles, she rips the packet of Skittles open with her mouth and then grabs Stitches by the jaw, prying open his mouth. Candy dumps the entire packet of Skittles down the carnival clown's throat as he gags on the sweetened goodness. Candy throws the empty packet away and forces Stitches to chew the Skittles, the sugar, coloured mess eventually sliding down his throat.

'That one was for El Pablo' Candy says to Stitches with a devious smile.

Stitches stares up at Candy as what can be seen of his stitched and decaying eyes begin to glaze over. Glancing over Candy's shoulder, the carnival clown watches as the desaturation of the castle begins to disappear as the over-bearing, bright colours of the rainbow begin to cover the entirity of the castle. The pillars of the castle change to overly sized Twizzlers and the stones that covered the wall are now Necco Wafers and the roof is covered in splatters of chocolate mixed with popping candy. Candy, realising Stitches perspective has changed, smiles a wilder smile as she whispers 'have fun with that sugar rush'. Candy grabs Stitches and lifts him to his feet before kicking him in the gut, forcing him to spit out what remains of the Skittles in his mouth. Candy grabs Stitches around the head with a headlock and begins to drag him around. Candy drags Stitches over to a large round table shaped like a Reese's peanut butter cup and lifts Stitches up and connects with an awkward-looking Spinebuster, clearly struggling to lift up the larger carnival clown. Stitches smashes through the peanut butter cup table as it shatters into several pieces. Satisfied with her work, Candy decides to head towards the ivory tower to retrieve the FSW Championship.

Candy scales through several rooms, trying to find the right way to the ivory tower. Stopping, checking and moving forward, Candy makes her way through each road with a clear idea of where she is going to get to the ivory room. Suddenly, Candy enters a darkened room, a room which usually isn't dark. Candy reaches towards a nearby light switch and turns it on, the chandelier hanging above illuminates the entire room, revealing Marionette, Harrow Quinn and Felix Lestrange standing in the centre. Harrow Quinn stands as still as a tree, his arms folded over the other. Marionette has a sly smile across her face and Felix Lestrange waves at Candy. Realising she is in trouble, Candy puts two fingers to her mouth and whistles. Suddenly, from nearby two gummy bears appear, shaped awfully similar to Marionette and Felix Lestrange, a third gummy bear smashes through a nearby wall, as tall and towering as Harrow Quinn. Candy smiles at the carnival clown's cohorts, brings her hands up to her face, twists her fingers into clenched fists and the battle is on between the two groups. Candy charges at Marionette and spears her to the ground. Felix Lestrange fends off two of the gummy bears and Harrow Quinn goes toe-to-toe with the larger gummy bear. Harrow Quinn and the large gummy bear lock-up, a test of strength ensuing. Felix Lestrange throws left and right elbows, fending off the other two gummy bears and Candy has Marionette mounted, throwing fists towards the direction of Marionette's face.

Felix Lestrange, realising he is out matched, starts to retreat, observing the room looking for a way to fight back against the two-on-one situation. Candy is back to her feet now and so too is Marionette. Candy throws a wild arm at Marionette only for Marionette to duck under. Marionette delivers a swift kick to Candy's mid-section before flooring Candy with a facebuster. Marionette goes down to a knee, grabs Candy's head and starts bashing it into the ground. Harrow Quinn has thwarted the larger gummy bear for the time being as bear swats one of them gummy bears persuing Felix Lestrange. The other gummy bear continues to follow Felix Lestrange. Nearby Felix Lestrange finds a lit candle. A smile comes across Felix Lestrange's face as he has a plan. Felix Lestrange reaches into his jacket pocket and retrieves a small flask. Felix Lestrange places the flash to his lips and takes a swig. Felix Lestrange then holds the lit candle to his face and waits for the gummy bear to approach. Aiming the candle, Felix Lestrange sprays alcohol through the candle and in the direction of the gummy bear. The alcohol ignites into one big ball of fire and collides with the gummy bear. The gummy bear screams in pain as it starts to melt.

'Never mess with the firestarter' Felix Lestrange says to the melting gummy bear.

Candy hears the screams of her fellow cohort which turns her attention away from Marionette. Candy looks over at the gummy bear to find its gummy abdominal melted into the pile of melted gummy that was its legs. Candy's eyes widen as she rushes over to console the gummy bear. 'No!' she screams, just in time for Marionette to connect with a swift kick to the side of the head of Candy, this prompts the other two gummy bears to jump Felix Lestrange, Marionette and Harrow Quinn. The two gummy bears fend off the carnival clown's three cohorts as Candy holds a hand to her head, her head ringing from the kick to the side of the head. The two gummy bears keep the other three distracted long enough for Candy to get back to her feet. Realising the opportunity, Candy tries to slip away, slightly guilty about leaving her gummy bear friends behind, but the FSW Championship is more important. Marionette, Felix Lestrange and Harrow Quinn spot Candy slipping away and try to rush after her but the other two gummy bears keep them back long enough for Candy to slip through a door and into another room. Candy grabs a steel chair placed nearby, opens it up and wedges it into the steel-pipe door knob to ensure the door cannot be opened.

A single door can be seen up ahead, down a small hallway. Candy clenches her fist in triump, this must be the room she was looking for. Candy rushes down the hallway and to the opposing door, she opens the doors and steps back outside the castle. Several stories high now, Candy sees the ivory tower in the distance, across a small stone bridge. Candy crosses the stone bridge and reaches the ivory tower and enters. Candy climbs a spiral staircase until she reaches the top of the ivory tower where she finds the FSW Championship hanging from the roof. The FSW Championship is slightly too high for her to reach, Candy jumps several times, trying to grab the FSW Championship, but to no prevail. One of the windows of the ivory tower are open, Candy climbs up onto the window sill and precariously holds on, keeping herself from falling out of the window. Candy eyes the FSW Championship and then leaps forward, clasping the championship with two hands. Candy hangs from the FSW Championship several feet in the air. Candy tries to un-strap the championship but has a difficult time doing so. Suddenly, the buttons holding the strap together unbuckle and the championship falls, so too does Candy. Candy lands back first on the cold, hard floor of the ivory tower, the FSW Championship falls into her lap. Pleased, and slightly hurt from the fall, Candy smiles before grabbing the FSW Championship and retreating out of the ivory tower.

Back inside the castle, Marionette, Harrow Quinn and Felix Lestrange have found Stitches who simply sits in a corner, watching as the walls continue to melt. The three of them approach the carnival clown, curious as to why he isn't persuing Candy. Stitches notices the three of them approaching, his blind, stitched eyes grow as wide as they can, but not in elation, but horror.

'It's okay' Marionette says to Stitches, reaching out a hand.

'Back the fuck away from me' Stitches yells at Marionette.

'What the hell is wrong with you?' Harrow Quinn asks Stitches.

'I said get the fuck away from me' Stitches yells at Harrow Quinn.

'Stitches?' Felix Lestrange gingerly asks, worried about his estranged friend.

Stitches looks over at Felix Lestrange and his eyes light up once again.

'Felix!' Stitches says with excitement to Felix Lestrange. 'Help me fend off these two'.

Felix Lestrange looks over at Marionette and Harrow Quinn and then back towards Stitches.

'These two?' Felix Lestrange asks.

'Yes' Stitches replies. 'Are you going to help me or not?' Stitches asks.

Felix Lestrange turns back towards Harrow Quinn and Marionette and shrugs. Felix Lestrange charges at Marionette and tackles her to the ground.

'What the fuck are you doing?' Marionette quietly asks Felix Lestrange.

'Play along' Felix Lestrange replies. 'Let Harrow Quinn deal with Stitches'.

Both Felix Lestrange and Marionette start trading blows with one another, a little more verocious than would be necessary for a faked fight. The two are siblings, after all, and sibling rivalries will always exist. Meanwhile, Harrow Quinn has Stitches in his grasp, keeping him from attacking himself or Marionette. The carnival clown squirms in Harrow Quinn's grasping, screaming for the demon to let him go. Harrow Quinn looks around the room, trying to find a way to subdue Stitches, and then he sees it, the empty packet of Skittles that were littered near where the carnival clown was found. Harrow Quinn had no clue what to expect, but he had to think outside the box considering where they were, the Candy Castle. Realising that Stitches may be under the trance of a sugar rush, Harrow Quinn reaches inside his pocket to retrieve the water bottle he had stashed away. However, instead, Harrow Quinn pulls out a Snickers bar. Eyeing the Snickers bar with absolute confusion, Harrow Quinn decides to shove the Snickers bar down the throat of Stitches. Stitches chews the chocolate goodness and swallows. The carnival clown's body goes limp as he slips out of the grasp of Harrow Quinn. Both Marionette and Felix Lestrange stop their sibling fight and turn to Harrow Quinn.

'What the hell did you do?' Marionette asks Harrow Quinn.

'I have no clue' Harrow Quinn replies.

Suddenly Stitches rises to his feet, his head tilted downward and the shadows of his hollowed sockets covering his eyes. Marionette, Felix Lestrange and Harrow Quinn all stare at Stitches as he simply stands there, looking down at the ground.

'Umm, Stitches, are you okay?' Marionette asks.

Harrow Quinn approaches Stitches and places a hand on his shoulder.

'Better?' Harrow Quinn asks.

Stitches lifts his head up and turns his attention towards Harrow Quinn.

'Better' Stitches replies, a sinister smile coming across his face.

Suddenly, a nearby door opens and Candy rushes in, clutching the FSW Championship to her chest. Candy sees Marionette, Harrow Quinn, Felix Lestrange and Stitches all standing there, eyeing her down.

'Oh, fuck!' Candy whispers under her breath.

Stitches raises his arms and points in the direction of Candy. Harrow Quinn, Marionette and Felix Lestrange all read the cue and begin to approach Candy. Candy looks around the room, trying to find a way to escape. Candy eyes a door in the distance and begins to rush towards it but Harrow Quinn is quick to block it off. Candy turns around to go back through the door she came through but Marionette now blocks it off. Candy has nowhere to go, she looks at the FSW Championship, then the three surrounding her, and then back at the FSW Championship before dropping the FSW Championship in order to fend off Harrow Quinn, Felix Lestrange and Marionette. Candy reaches into her pocket and pulls out a small piece of candy, it is a piece of Now Or Later which she stuffs into her mouth.

'It's either now or later' Candy says, chewing on the candy.

Candy charges at the carnival clown's three cohorts and takes the fight head on. She is clearly out-matched as the three of them begin to pound away at Candy. Stitches watches on with a sinister smile across his face. He then eyes the FSW Championship and with no sense of urgency, walks towards the FSW Championship, his gaze afixed on the FSW Championship as he walks past Candy being mugged by his friends. Stitches picks up the FSW Championship, eyes it down for a second and then leaves Candy to fend off Harrow Quinn, Felix Lestrange and Marionette. Stitches throws the FSW Championship over his shoulder and exits the room through the first door Candy was looking to escape through. Just as Candy had did, once Stitches is through the door he barricades it off, sliding a table up against the door so that it can't open from the other side. 

Turning around, Stitches notices a long hallway, the walls are dripping with a multi-coloured sludge, in particular, melted M&Ms. Stitches rubs his eyes, assuming he was beyond the sugar rush, but when he opens them again the walls are still dripping with multi-coloured sludge. Stitches precariously walks down the hallway with the FSW Championship over his right shoulder. As he reaches a third of the way into the hallway a white-gloved hand emerges from the wall and grabs Stitches, the carnival clown fends it off just in time to see another white-gloved hand emerge from the wall, and then a third. The carnival clown walks through the multi-coloured hallway with more haste in his step as more hands emerge from the wall, and then large, candy-coated circles emerge from the walls with eyes, a nose and a mouth and a white 'M' painted on what seems to be their chest. Large, living M&Ms are emerging from the multi-coloured wall and intent on grabbing Stitches. Stitches runs now as the M&Ms chase after him, a red one and a yellow one lead the charge. Stitches reaches the door on the other side of the room and tries to open it but it is budged shut. Stitches pounds his shoulder against the door trying to open it as the M&Ms reach closer. They are mere fingertips away now and Stitches finally manages to open the door, he stumbles through into the next room and closes the door behind him just in time to avoid the M&Ms.

Back in the previous room now, Candy has been left in a beaten, battered mess, blood staining her blonde hair. Marionette and Harrow Quinn also lie beaten and battered and standing next to Candy are two large, mountain-esque men. The two men are made out of chocolate, nuts pieces attached to their bodies with a marshmellow centre. Several pieces of chopped nuts protrude from their shoulder blades like spikes and their faces are painted with liquid candy. The two are known as the Rocky Road Warriors. The Rocky Road Warriors stare down Felix Lestrange who is getting back to his feet, one of them grabs Felix Lestrange and lifts him up into the air, the other one leaps into the air with great leaping ability and the two of them essentially decapitated Felix Lestrange with the Turkish Delight, a modified version of the Doomsday Device. 

The two gargantuan men then help Candy to her feet as Felix Lestrange crumbles into a heap. Candy struggles but eventually she gets her footing. The Rocky Road Warriors lead her over to the door that Stitches had walked through earlier and try to open it, but to no prevail because Stitches wedged the table up against the door earlier. The Rocky Road Warriors try to nudge open the door with their spiked shoulders but it doesn't work. Candy watches on as the two Rocky Road Warriors try to knock down the door, not pleased with their progress. Candy stands and waits forever for them to open the door but they aren't having any luck. Realising time is not her friend, Candy settles with heading back through the door she had came from earlier in pursuit of Stitches and the FSW Championship.

'Thanks for your assistance' Candy says to the Rocky Road Warriors as she disappears behind the door, waving at the Rocky Road Warriors. The Rocky Road Warriors wave back and then abandon the door, returning to their post, standing sentinel by a nearby wall.

Candy retreats into the previous room, but this time it is different than the last time she was in there. From the ceiling hang long, snake candies like vines and in the centre of the room there is a blue beanstalk, having grown from a magical blue jelly bean planted in the ground. Candy decides to climb the blue beanstalk, using the candied snakes as support as she climbs. All of a sudden the snakes come to like and start trying to strike Candy. As the snakes attack a large face of a woman emerges from the wall with liquorice snakes for hair. The woman was no Medusa, so thankfully Candy wouldn't be turned to stone from her glare, but the liquorice snakes were still an issue as she continues to climb the beanstalk. The woman's face in the wall starts whipping her hair, detaching the liquorice snakes from her head and sending them flying in the direction of Candy, Candy manages to dodge them by using the leaves and the vines of the beanstalk as cover. As the liquorice snakes connect with the leaves and vines they disintergrate, almost like the liquorice snakes were made out of acid. Candy is close to the top now. 

All of a sudden one of the snakes dangling from the ceiling wrap around her neck and start to constrict. Candy fights off the snake's grip as she continues to climb. A few more steps now and Candy will be at the top of the beanstalk. Candy yanks at the snake around her neck and manages to pull hard enough to yank it right off. The snake falls to the ground below, Candy loses her balance and falls ever so slightly but manages to grab a hold of one of the leaves. Candy lifts herself up and proceeds to the top of the beanstalk. Candy pulls herself up into the room at the top of the beanstalk, narrowly avoiding an incoming snake, and looks across the room to see exactly what she had been looking for; the throne room. The throne is enormous, fit for a giant. The throne is made out of golden-wrapped chocolate, with candy-esque jewels encrusted into the gold. At the top of the throne there is a large golden crown wielded into the throne's framework. Either Stitches are Candy would have to hang the FSW Chamionship over the golden crown of the giant throne to be crowned the FSW Champion. Stitches clearly hadn't arrived yet otherwise the FSW Championship would be hanging from the golden crown. Candy chooses a place to hide and waits for Stitches to arrive with the FSW Championship.

The carnival clown had long since left the M&Ms that tried to attack him in the multi-coloured hallway and had no managed to scale several flights of stairs to reach a large room with a large window which over-looked the outside of the castle. Hanging from the ceiling is a giant bell which remains still. As Stitches enters the room each and every door in the room is suddenly barred shut and the bell begins to ring. Suddenly, from inside the bell drops several Kinder eggs which land on the ground below and simply remain stil. Stitches stares at the chocolate eggs for a moment, waiting for something to happen, but nothing happens. The carnival clown dismisses the eggs and tries to open the barred doors. Suddenly, the eggs begin to crack open and from within the eggs emerges several small toys. A small dinosaur, a squirrel with a guitar and a racecar emerge from the cracked eggs. Stitches turns around the face the newly minted toys and laughs before returning to trying to pry open the doors. The dinosaur, in particular, isn't happy by Stitches laxadasical approach to their arrival and decides to jump on top of the racecar before charging towards Stitches. Stitches turns around just in time for the dinosaur to whip him across the room with its tail.

'Shit, you aren't playing around' Stitches says as he gingerly gets back to his feet.

From behind Stitches the squirrel with the guitar approaches and swings the guitar, Stitches sees it just in time to duck under. Stitches grabs the squirrel by its tail and slams it up against the nearby wall. The squirrel squirms down the side of the wal, still holding the guitar. The dinosaurn on the racecar once again tries to whip Stitches but this time it misses. The racecar turns around and tries again. Stitches sees the dinosaur on the racecar this time and tries to clothesline the dinosaur off of the racecar but the dinosaur manages to duck under. Stitches once again turns around as the dinosaur tries for a third time to mow down Stitches. Stitches once again ducks, but this time as he ducks the squirrel has also got back to its feet and once again swung the guitar. The squirrel misses Stitches and smashes the guitar right into the face of the dinosaur. The dinosaur falls off of the racecar and crumbles into a heap. The racecar careens out of control and crashes into the wall, also crumbling into a heap. The former guitar-wielding squirrel is the only one left.

The squirrel, realising it is out-matched, puts two fingers to its lips and whistles. From out of the bell drops another Kinder egg, much larger than the first two. The squirrel smiles as the egg starts to crack. Before the egg can even crack open the sides of the egg explode and out of the egg emerges the Kool-Aid man. The squirrel jumps on top of the Kool Aid man and orders it to charge towards Stitches. 'Really?' Stitches mutters under his breath. The carnival clown starts to run around the room as the Kool Aid man swings a giant jug of Kool-Aid, smashing pillars and cracking the stone floor. The carnival clown realises he probably won't out-power the Kool Aid man so he needs a different approach. Looking skyward Stitches sees the bell swinging from the ceiling, then he sees how loose the bell is. Realising this, the carnival clown charges towards the bell and leaps forward, grabbing onto the ball hanging from the bell. Stitches climbs the ball, and then the rope, and climbs onto the bell, anticipating the Kool Aid man to strike. The Kool Aid man sees Stitches on the bell and swings its jug again, Stitches sees this and dives off of the bell just in time to miss being hit by the bell. The Kool Aid man hits the bell and it comes crashing down right on top of the Kool Aid man. The bell crushes both the Kool Aid man and the squirrel and then both crumble into a heap like the dinosaur and racecar before them. The barred doors unbar and Stitches grabs the FSW Championship and heads through the door opposite the one he entered through.

Candy pulls herself up into the throne room from the beanstalk. Nearly out of breath, she looks around and sees the Throne. It's 'Giant' sized, compared to her, but then she looks around the entire throne room and it's giant-size itself. An opening shaped like the Championship is at the top of the throne. Candy gets to her feet, her head still hurting from the earlier gash. She searches around the room and sees a giant lollipop lying beside the throne. Candy scampers over to it just as she hears footsteps coming from a hallway. The click-clack of Stitches' footfalls echo as he enters the throne room with the title over his shoulder. His eyes scan the room, trying to find out if she's here. He sees a giant candybar, a large-size plastic clear box of mints, a small piece of black licorice and an opening in the floor, with the leafs of the beanstalk edging out from it.

Stitches: Fee, Fi, Fo, Fun. Soon there will be a new champion.

Candy: Not if I have anything to say about it!

Stitches turns and sees Candy appear from beside the throne. She throws the lollipop at Stitches, who dodges it to the side falling to the floor. He gets back to his feet just as Candy charges and hits a Lou Thesz Press. The championship falls to the floor as Candy tries to ground and pound the clown. He shoves her away and looks around for the title. Candy gets to a knee then races towards Stitches. He counters her momentum and hip tosses her against the giant candybar, sending her through it and breaking it in half. Stitches looks up at the seat of the throne that's about ten feet above his head, then up at the opening where the title will fit. He looks around and sees a small pile of lego blocks. He runs over to the stack of legos and pulls them towards the throne. Stitches quickly builds a makeshift ladder with the legos and leans it against the throne. He looks around for the championship and sees a disheveled Candy holding it in her hand.

Candy: Looking for this?

Stitches stalks towards Candy, holding a loose lego piece. He swings at her with the wide stick piece and she blocks it with the title.

Stitches: You're not going to win this!

Candy: Wanna bet?

Stitches swings wildly with the wide stick, Candy ducks it then grabs Stitches by the head, hitting a Codebreaker with the title across her knees. She scoots away from him with the title in her hand. He holds his face and blood drips from his nose as he looks towards her. She runs towards the licorice, grabs it and runs towards the leaning ladder. Stitches stumbles towards the box of mints as Candy runs up the ladder and reaches the seat of the throne. She pulls the ladder up to her and looks up at the top of the throne. He looks over at Candy then at the mints then grabs one. Candy pulls the ladder over and leans it against the back of the throne. She starts to climb it but with only one hand and a higher pitch on the ladder, she's going very slow. Stitches runs towards the throne and chucks the mint at Candy, hitting her in the back of the head. It knocks her off the ladder, dropping her and the title onto the seat. Stitches looks around and sees the few remaining legos. He spies the broken chocolate bar and drags it over towards the throne. He places the wide stick he was swinging with across a single block. Candy starts to stir as Stitches lifts up the broken chocolate bar. He stands on one end of the stick and tosses the bar into the air. The chocolate bar hits the other end of the stick, like a teeter-totter, sending Stitches into the air and onto the seat of the throne, landing on his feet.

Stitches: Now I have you.

He walks over and grabs the Championship in his hand. He starts to climb the ladder towards the top of the throne. Candy gets to her knees and sees the mint that hit her. She picks up the mint and tosses it at Stitches but misses him. She looks around as Stitches nears the top of the ladder, which is still a few feet away from the title holder. Candy scrambles and slides in between the ladder and the back of the throne. She tries to push over the ladder but can’t seem to move it with Stitches’ weight stopping her. Candy grabs the licorice and tears a strand from it. She ties the licorice rope around her waist then ties it around the ladder, putting her back to the ladder.. Stitches nears the top as Candy spider-climbs along the back of the throne, up the ladder from the inside, the licorice rope keeping her secure to the ladder. She looks up then pushes her legs against the back of the throne. The ladder begins to fall backwards and Stitches tries to hold onto the ladder, dropping the title on the seat of the throne. . Candy lands backfirst against the ladder as the ladder lays on the seat of the throne. She unties herself from the ladder then walks over towards the edge of the seat, trying to find Stitches. She edges close and his hand reaches up and grabs her ankle, pulling her down on the seat.

Candy: NO!!

Stitches: You’re going to fall once and for all!

Candy tries to keep herself from being pulled off the seats as Stitches hangs precarious from the edge and holds her ankle. Candy reaches back and finds the mint. She smashes his hand holding her ankle, bringing for a yelp of pain from Stitches. He hangs on for dear life as Candy begins to kick at him.

Candy: I…

She kicks him in the face

Candy: Have had Enough.

She kicks him again in the face, stunning him.

Candy: of You!!!

Candy kicks him over more time. Stitches loses his grip and falls to the floor, landing on the chocolate bar teeter-totter contraption. Candy slowly gets to her feet and lifts the ladder back in place. She tears apart the licorice, then ties them together into a long rope. Candy then ties the rope to the title, dragging it over to the back of the throne. She takes the loose end and ties it around her waist and climbs up the ladder. She looks up from the top of the ladder and sees she’s about eight feet short.

Candy: Don’t look down. Don’t. Look. Down.

She slowly starts to do a free climb, using the crevices and cracks along the back of the throne like a rock climber would. Candy finally makes it to the top of the throne, and sees the place for the title. Candy loops the licorice rope around part of the ornamentation along the top of the throne and pulls the title up to her. After about a minute she reaches down, grabs the title, tears away the rope and places it into the slot. The throne lights up as ‘I Want Candy’ begins to play. Candy stands on top of the throne with her hands in the air, claiming victory!

Candy stares down at Stitches as she holds up the FSW Championship.

Candy: And your winner, and STILL FSW Champion... CANDY!

'I Want Candy' continues to play as Candy stares down at Stitches who hasn't moved an inch. Candy looks up at the championship and back down at Stitches, tilting her head to one side as a gleeful smile crosses her face. The castle slowly starts to fade to darkness as the Candy Castle match reaches its end.

We cut to the back hallways of FNB Stadium. Dominic Sanders and Cora are walking through the hallways with pissed off looks on their faces. They're walking dead silent next to each other when, suddenly, a familiar face crosses their path. 

Voice: HOLA, AMIGO!

Sanders and Cora look up and see Carlos Ruiz walking at them. Sanders seethes at Carlos.

Sanders: WHAT?

Ruiz: I so happy to see you, amigo!

Sanders responds with the thickest of sarcasm as he fumes.

Sanders: Oh.. you know the feeling is likewise.

Carlos smiles and reaches up, patting Sanders on the shoulder. Sanders looks down at his hand.

Sanders: So... what are you doing here, Carlos?

Ruiz: Carlos is going to get the baby oil for Señor Grizzly. He say something about being lube up for his fight. I not know what that mean.

Carlos looks over to Cora.

Ruiz: AH! This is the future Señora Dominic, si? I am Carlos Ruiz! Numero uno luchador in all of España!

Carlos reaches his hand out to shake Cora's. He is greeted with a hard right fist from Sanders. Carlos rocks backwards. Sanders grabs Carlos. He sees a nearby golf cart and hurls Carlos into the side of it. Sanders walks over to the other side of the cart and pushes it for a bit, finally toppling it over on top of Carlos. He walks over to Carlos' head and squats down next to him. He places his hand on Carlos' face and squeezes.

Sanders: Do not EVER touch me. And do not EVER talk to my fiancee! Comprende AMIGO?!

Sanders shoves Carlos' head and stands up. Cora grabs his hand and they walk off just as medical personnel comes to check on Carlos. We head back to ringside.

EWC UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP

Nezumi Hazama
Vs Samantha Hamilton

Dobrev: The following match is scheduled for one fall and it is for the EWC United States Championship!

The camera moves away from Dobrev to a sweeping glimpse of the arena.

A peaceful, inviting chill falls over the arena...

There's only a soft light glossed over the attendance...

It's like sunlight...

Nurturing...

Blissful...

Familiar...

The tones of Shiho Ochi brings the audience to a still.

♫ ARAWARU KUROI SORA...

KODOU WA RAIMEI WO KURIKAESU... 

ARASHI GA KURU MAE NI...

KOYOI WA ANO UTA WO SAZUKEMASHOU... ♫

A loud blast of percussion strikes the audience as the lights in the arena begin to take on chaotic timing. Flashes of orange, yellow, and red cascade in rhythm with the individual beats of Superfly's 'Kakusei' and the camera drops to focus on the person the song introduces. A jet of smoke spawns from the ring stage, and in it, there stands a silhouette. With a cape flowing in the wind, the intensity of 'Kakusei' picks up, and lures the audience into its infectious beat.

♫ MAHARI YUWARE GAAIE SABANARE! ♫

As he steps out of the emission of smoke on the stage, Hazama stands in the bright spotlight. Primping the collar of his suit jacket and shifting the shawl draped over his shoulder, Hazama listens to the chorus of boos that follows his appearance.

♫ AMARE DIRAHI JUMAGI GANASHARA! ♫

He raises his arms in protest to the crowd's displeasure towards his existence. He invites them to get louder as he drowns them out to the high, loud energy of his own theme.

♫ MAHARI YUWARE GAAIE SABANARE! ♫

Hazama fans himself with their hatred, not at all perturbed by them.

♫ AMARE DIRAHI JUMAGI GANASHARA! ♫

And when he's done humoring his critics, Hazama begins down the ring ramp.

Dobrev: Introducing first...the challenger...from Shinsekai, Osaka, Japan...weighing in at 238 pounds...he is the self-proclaimed Captain of Rampage...he is...NEZUMI HAZAMA!

♫ YOMIGAERASERU NO SA...

AISURU KIMI NO KOKORO...

KARADA WO NUGISUTETE...

IMA, WARE NI KAERU TOKI... ♫

Hazama reaches the end of the ring ramp, having spent a few moments teasing the people reaching for him. He tests to see if someone was brave enough to jump. He berates someone and tells them about how much they pale in comparison to him. There at the edge of the ramp, Hazama throws up his arms again, and the camera pans out. It catches the atmosphere that he has created, where the world is rocking with their hateful noise. With him at the epicenter of it all, Hazama only chooses to smile and then make his move towards the ring.

Still committed to his former eccentricities, Hazama slides into the ring on his stomach and turns onto his back. He sprawls out, massaging the ring before lifting himself up. With his head hung, Hazama spreads out his arms, soaking into the limelight once more. It sates him. It powers him. It urges him to continue. As the song calms down, his sinister nature of Hazama brightens through his flamboyance.

♫ ME WO TSUBUTTE KAZE WO SUKUTTE...

MI WO TOKASHITE KANE WO NARASHITE... ♫

Hazama remains this way, even as he begins to rise back to a standing position.

♫ KAKUSEI!

KAKUSEI!

KAKUSEI!

KAKUSEI! ♫

Hazama hits the top turnbuckle, reaching out to the fans, inviting their disdain again.

♫ MAHARI YUWARE GAAIE SABANARE!

AMARE DIRAHI JUMAGI GANASHARA!

MAHARI YUWARE GAAIE SABANARE!

AMARE DIRAHI JUMAGI GANASHARA! ♫

As 'Kakusei' begins to fade out, Hazama denies everyone their chance to get to him. He hops off the turnbuckle, discharging the intensity of his taunting in lieu of his sinister serenity. He crouches down in his corner, watching his environment with a hawk-eye precision. A smirk dawns on his face as he waits for the beginning of the match, and his own personal war.

Dobrev: Introducing his opponent...from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida... weighing in at one hundred and forty-five pounds, she is the EWC United States Champion ... Samantha "The Titaness" Hamilton!

'Indestructible' by Disturbed blares over the PA system. As it does, we see the forms of The Titaness and her husband, Joseph "Orion" Hunter, standing at the top of the ramp. The Titaness saunters down the ramp. Upon closer inspection, we also see the United States Championship draped over Samantha's right shoulder.

A sense of determination and resolve can always be found in her eyes. Despite wearing a more stern and serious expression, she's not one to ignore any fans or supporters. Every now and again, she'll give a wave or slight smirk. More often than not, however, the Titaness will stick to her more serious and stoic look.

When she finally gets in front of the ropes, the Titaness will usually slip through the middle and top ropes.

DING DING DING

As the match starts, the two competitors pace the diameter of the ring. They both look as if they’re going to tangle up, but they stop before they continuing. It takes several times before they lock up. Hazama’s quick to aim low with insides knees to the thigh. Hamilton backs her lower body up to avoid taking full damage and throws Hazama to the ground with a shove. She follows up by grabbing onto him and pulling him up to a standing position. She keeps her arms wrapped around his neck. Settling in the center of the ring, Hamilton lifts Hazama up and drives him into the mat with a suplex.

Hazama gets to his feet, tackling into Hamilton. Her strength proves to be a deciding factor, stopping him in his tracks. Hazama lifts Hamilton off the mat and plants her with a side slam. She gets to her feet, holding the small arch of her back. Hazama tells her that she’s not the only strong one here, which causes them to lock up again.

Woo: It’s rare to see Hamilton sized up in strength.

Gomez: Yeah, she’s strong, but Hazama was definitely rivaling her when he was even lighter. He’s a bonafide heavyweight now. She won’t have the size advantage.

Hamilton gets around Hazama, holding him in a rear waist lock. She picks him off the ground but Hazama deadweights to stop her from taking the advantage. He loops around her, reversing into his own rear waist lock. As he holds her, he starts to move her closer to the turnbuckle. Once there, the referee goes to break the hold. Hazama gives the clean break with his arms outstretched. As Hamilton begins to move away from the corner, the Captain throws out an open-handed slap. The sound echoes out throughout the arena.

Gomez: Yes, do it again!

Hamilton steps out, ready to tear into Hazama, but referee Forbes gets in the way. He admonishes Hazama for his actions, to which the Captain raises his arms with a chuckle. Hamilton tries to weave around Forbes and when she does, Hazama greets her with a knife edge chop. Hamilton stumbles back into the corner. Hazama follows her and strikes her with another one. Now in firm control, he takes his time to wind up another chop. When he does, Hamilton lets out a yelp and clutches her chest. Hazama takes her arm and sends her to the opposing corner.

Hamilton hits the turnbuckle but comes charging out. Hazama scouts this and hits her with a kitchen sink, sending her into the mat. He walks over and presses his boot against her shoulder for the count.

ONE!
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KICKOUT!

Hamilton throws Hazama’s foot off and gets to her feet. Hazama retreats back, hands up defensively. Hamilton starts at her opponent, only for him to duck and weave around her. Hamilton stops in the turnbuckle, seething, and she twists around only for Hazama to try to throw out Satori (Bicycle Knee)! Hamilton falls to the mat on pure instinct. Hazama puts down his rising leg and moves back, offering his hand to his opponent. Hamilton looks agitated by the gesture and tries to snatch Hazama, but he’s quick on his feet and retreats again.

Woo: The champion has to calm down. If she keeps getting upset this early in the match, this will be a long night for her.

Hamilton continues to throw out punches, only for Hazama to dodge them all. Looking like he’s out of a martial arts movie, Hazama doesn’t reply to her efforts with violence. Instead, he continues to tease her until she grabs onto him. Hazama hits a drop toe hold and sends Hamilton out with a baseball slide. Hamilton quickly gets to her feet and sees Hazama running the ropes. She readies for him, only for him to stop and slide into a pose. Her eyes widen with anger and she hits the ring again. She tries to dive onto him with a double ax handle, but Hazama rolls away. Once back to a standing position, Hazama secures a standing headlock and transitions into a hammerlock.

Hamilton tries to fight out of it, only for Hazama to quickly transition and drop her with a half nelson backbreaker. He goes for another cover, this time shoving his forearm into the champion’s jaw.

ONE!
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TWO!
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KICKOUT!

As Hamilton gets up, Hazama smacks her on the back of the head. Hamilton stiffens up and rises to her feet. Hazama hits her with a knife-edge chop. When she returns back to hit him with hers, he slaps her in the face again. Hamilton raises her head, looking at the audience. She checks her cheek before asking Hazama to hit her with another chop. He obliges. Hamilton looks down at her chest, seeing how red it had become. Hazama grabs her by the hair, tugging her back--to the chagrin of the referee--and goes for a European Uppercut. Hamilton sparks to life and drops low. With a snap and a drop, she plants Hazama to the mat with a powerbomb!

No cover, no pause, Hamilton jumps onto Hazama and begins to batter him with lefts and rights. The crowd explodes. Hazama puts a guard to defend himself. Hamilton drags him to his feet and drives a flurry of knee strikes into him before sending him into the ropes. Hazama ties himself up in them, trying to safeguard himself from more punishment. Hamilton runs forward and drives him to the outside mat with a big boot to the head.

Woo: Hamilton has seemingly found her senses out there!

Gomez: Give it time. She just managed a lucky shot!

Hazama crawls underneath the bottom rope, stopping the count at five. Hamilton’s hot on his tracks, picking him up on the mat. He tries to fight back with some gut punches, but Hamilton snaps him up and rocks him with a stiff forearm smash. Hazama falls against the ropes and Hamilton uses this to send him rebounding off the others. She lifts him up and drops him with a spinebuster before hooking both legs.

ONE!
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TWO!
.
.
KICKOUT BY HAZAMA!

Hazama wills himself to a standing position. Hamilton invites him to try the same tactics that he did earlier. No longer smirking, Hazama nods and hits Hamilton with a stiff forearm. Hamilton responds with her own. Hazama falters and Hamilton continues to strike at him until Hazama comes back to life with a spinning backfist. Hamilton checks her jaw and mouth for any blood, but sees Hazama coming in with another strike. She evades it and hits him with a backbreaker, which she then follows with a suplex lift. She sends Hazama down into her knees with another backbreaker.

She shakes her head, knowing that she had a better opportunity to put down her foe. She lifts Hazama onto her shoulders and positions him in the center of the ring. She goes to bring him down with Zeus’s Wrath (One Winged Angel)!

But Hazama reverses the move into a victory roll pin!

ONE!
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TWO!
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THR--KICKOUT!

As the United States Champion gets to her feet, Hazama connects with a back heel kick right under her chin. He then brings her up into a suplex hold. With a running start, he drops her down with Fatal Frame (Running Brainbuster)! Hazama gets up, signaling for the end.

Gomez: He drew her into his kind of fight! And now he’s looking to put her away.

Woo: That brainbuster has put out some of the lights in the champion’s head!

Hazama brings Hamilton up onto his shoulders, readying her for Let It Die (Go To Sleep), but she drives her elbow into the side of his neck. Fragments of life ignite into a full flame as she continues to do so until Hazama drops her. Hamilton takes a step back, calling for Hazama to turn around. When he does, she connects with a superkick. She doesn’t let him fall and this time connects with Zeus’s Wrath! She reaches over and pulls his legs up.

ONE!
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TWO!
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KICKOUT!

Hamilton gets up, eyeing Hazama, who stirs on the mat. She lets him get to his feet before gearing up a forearm. She lands and Hazama doesn’t fall. He returns with a knife-edge chop. Hamilton replies with a kick to his chest. Hazama stumbles back but rallies back quickly with a back heel kick to Hamilton’s gut. The champion doubles over but responds with a superkick that doesn’t knock Hazama over, but it definitely stuns him. The two stand, shaky, and grabs hold of one another’s shoulders.

Woo: Some hard strikes after some devastating moves!

Gomez: It’s only a matter of time before either one of them drops. I need some bloodshed! Where is it at?!

Hamilton gets some life back first and gears up her arm. She drives forward with a standing clothesline that knocks Hazama to the ground. She stumbles forward, trying to catch her bearings. Resting in the corner, she eyes Hazama crawling to his feet. She takes aim and charges at Hazama, going to spear him!

SATORI!

The bicycle knee sends Hamilton to the mat. Hazama falls on top of her.

ONE!
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TWO!
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THREE--KICKOUT!

Woo: The champion’s still in this!

Hazama eyes Forbes, who protests that Hamilton got the shoulder up. The Captain shakes his head and begins to bring Hamilton to her feet. He brings her up onto his shoulders, smirking to the audience as he goes for Let It Die (Go to Sleep)! Hamilton wriggles out at the last second and brings him around. She connects with a gut kick that ignites the crowd. She hooks both arms--

WRATH OF THE TITANS!

NO!

Gomez: YES!

Hazama rotates out of the double underhook and lifts Hamilton onto his shoulders. With much need for preparation, he drops her right down into Let It Die! Hamilton gets rigid and collapses to the mat. Hazama falls on top of her and hooks the leg.

ONE!
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TWO!
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THREE!!!

DING DING DING

Dobrev: Here is your winner...and the NEWWWWWWW EWC UNITED STATES CHAMPIONNNNNNN…NEZUMI HAZAMA!!!

Hazama covers his face upon hearing the announcement, overjoyed by the sound of his victory. Kakusei hits again, drowning out many of the boos of the audience. Hazama begins to crawl to his feet, where he sees Forbes holding the EWC United States Championship. He takes it into his grip and holds to his chest, grinning wildly.

Woo: Love him or hate him, the journey of Nezumi Hazama to the top continues. As he said, winning this was another way to clear the stains left by his loss to Scorpio. The reign of the Titaness is over and the reign of the Captain has started!

Hazama moves to the turnbuckle, where he scales it. He presents the championship to each person closest before moving to leave. As he heads up the ramp, he draws the camera close. “One match down, one Rumble to go!” he cackles as he heads behind the curtain.  The camera cuts to backstage.

The camera cuts backstage inside the FNB Stadium where we find Killjoy Ito and Buddy Love in a little pre-game meeting.

Love: I never really understood why Ace had so much ‘backstage heat’ from his fellow wrestlers but I’m starting to see it…

Buddy shakes his head.

Love: I mean this is a PPV...one of the big ones...where a lot of the EWC stars are pulling double duty…

Buddy starts counting the names off lifting a finger for each name.

Love: Nezumi, Samantha, Stitches, Candy, Dominic, Jordan and YOU…

Buddy looks up at Killjoy.

Love: Ace is the minority tonight, Robbie, Ezio and HIM are the only ones who have a match and aren’t trying to win their shot to Main Event WrestleFest...I thought he WANTED to be the Undisputed Champion again?

Buddy shrugs

Love: Well his loss I guess but to call out your history with not performing well in these types of situations is a false narrative...I mean the match against him is up first...why does he care about the Rumble match he’s not even in…

Buddy shakes his head.

Love: He seems to be the one not giving this X-Division Match all his attention and is thinking about the Rumble a little too much...but let it be HIS downfall…

Buddy smiles at Killjoy

Love: Winning that X-Division Championship is priority number one!

Heart: Well that’s good to know…

Buddy and Killjoy look over as Ace Heart is walking over.

Love: Of course they would have ACE come talk to us about ACE King…

But Ace ignores the jab.

Heart: But you have to admit that Killjoy is just too new to be in this championship match against someone like Ace King, who has made a career in the X-Division, I mean he was X-Division before it was X-Division.

But Buddy shakes his head.

Love: Killjoy is just as tough as anyone in the X-Division and he won the right to challenge Ace King here tonight at the Rumble and I could make the case that Ace is worried…

Heart: I’d like to hear this…

Love: He knows he’s in for a war and might not make it out...to the point he didn’t even enter the Rumble, because he’s afraid of what Killjoy might do to him in this X-Division Match, see Ace...and ACE, the rules are tossed out the window, Killjoy is free to do what he wants when he wants inside and outside that ring tonight...even I have free reign to be my nastiest out there if I’d like…

Heart: Ace King…

Love: Oh enough with Ace King...I think I speak for many people when I say we’ve had enough of Ace King as a champion here in the EWC, it’s time for a chance and Killjoy is going to take over the X-Division here tonight and we are going to beat Ace King into a bloody pulp...I’m glad he was able to celebrate his wife’s birthday before this match because she might not recognize him after the match and then…

Buddy smiles

Love: We are going to enter the Rumble and outlast 39 other people in punch our ticket to the Main Event of WrestleFest and the Undisputed Championship…

Buddy puts his hand on Killjoy’s shoulder.

Love: We are going to have a historic night here tonight in Johannesburg as Killjoy Ito becomes the X-Division Champion and 2020 Rumble winner and we will silence ALL the critics and breaks through the glass ceiling into superstardom!!!

Buddy motions for Killjoy and the pair walk off camera. We cut back to ringside. 

EWC X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP

Killjoy Ito
Vs Ace King

We return to ringside where the FNB Stadium fans are returning to their seats after a brief break in the action.

Woo: Welcome back ladies and gents, and what an AMAZING bout we just saw for the United States championship.

Gomez: Enough about the US title, because we’re about to see the bloody and the dangerous.. .the X DIVISION!

Dobrev: The following match is for the EWC X-Division championship! Joining us first, from Tokyo, Japan, weighing in at 235 pounds ... KILLJOY ITO!

‘The Prodigal Son’ Buddy Love walks out onto the stage and raises his arms into the air and lowers them as the lights also fade out, he jumps up and down all excited as ‘Deeper Deeper’ begins to play. A strobe light circles around the stage as a single white spotlight hits the stage where Killjoy Ito is standing, his back facing the ring, his arms stretched out and his head down. He swings around to face the camera and the ring as Buddy Love runs up and stands by his side. Buddy motions towards the ring and the pair begin to walk down the aisle to the mix reaction of cheers and boos from the fans. Buddy climbs up the steps first and holds the ropes open for Killjoy and then Buddy walks up to the referee and offers them a few dollars to ‘keep it fair’ but then laughs and shoves the singles back into his pocket as Killjoy walks to the center of the ring with his arms outstretched and tilts his head back and soaks it all in. Buddy helps Killjoy take off his robe and exits the ring.

Woo: What on Earth is Buddy doing?!

Ringside, Buddy Love has already begun amassing a fair collection of weapons ringside, digging under the ring and building a pile of chairs, kendo sticks, a baseball bat, and setting up a table with a thumbs up to Killjoy in the ring.

Gomez: He read the contract for the match, this is an X-Division match Woo. C’mon, read your notes man.

"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 FNB Stadium. 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.

Announcer: Making his way to the ring, FROM Las Vegas, Nevada, weighing in at 221 pounds... He is the X-Division 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 while staring a hole through his opponent.

Woo: This match is sure to be a banger folks! Neither man cares for the other and this is X-DIVISION Rules.... HAVE AT IT GENTS!!!

DING DING DING

Killjoy and Ace begin circling one another before Buddy Love at ringside already takes the liberty of sliding a kendo stick into the ring that
bounces off of the side of Ace's boot. Ace looks down, and Killjoy strikes with a quick knee to the midsection. With Ace doubled over, Killjoy grabs him by the wrist and whips him across the ring and hits a dropkick as Ace comes off of the ropes. Killjoy grabs the kendo stick from the mat as Ace gets back to his feet and Ito swings, but Ace ducks the shot and catches Killjoy with a shoot kick to the thigh. Ito drops the kendo stick and Ace whips him toward the ropes, looking for his own dropkick but Killjoy hooks the top rope with both arms. With Ito on the ropes, Ace instead runs forward and clotheslines Killjoy out of the ring, quickly following suit behind him. Ito stumbles away from the ring but Ace grabs hold of him from behind, hitting a german suplex. Ace gets to his feet, looking at Ito on the ground arching his back, and flips the ring apron up before dragging out a tumbleweed of barbed wire. He tosses it out toward the barricade beside Ito before picking up Killjoy from the ground and driving him into the barbed wire with the Big Slick STO! Killjoy writhes in pain, instinctively getting away from the barbed wire as his bare back starts to bleed. He rolls toward the ring apron, reaching under the apron as he writhes. As King goes to grab Ito and bring him back to his feet, Killjoy shoots a shot out into Ace's gut. Ace doubles over gasping for air as Killjoy tosses aside a pair of brass knuckles he found under the ring. With Ace winded, Killjoy sweeps the leg on King and sends him down to his back before climbing onto the apron and jumping down, hitting a diving double stomp into Ace's chest. Killjoy is still visibly pained by the barbed wire, but grabs Ace and drags him over toward the table that Buddy erected earlier, throwing Ace up on top and raining down a series of blows to keep the gambler down. Ito gets back into the ring, looking from the far ropes to Ace before he takes off running, rebounding off of the far ropes and flying through the air with a suicide senton that sends both Ito and Ace through the table ringside!

Woo: Both men are down, and referee John Dean is counting!

Gomez: If this match ends via KO I’m gonna be so pissed...

Killjoy is back to his feet by the count of 7, and Ace is to a knee as the official waves off the count. Ito grabs hold of King, looking to send him into the ring but Ace blocks and reverses, sending Ito crashing back first into the edge of the ring. Ace grabs Killjoy, setting his feet up onto the apron as he looks for a swinging neckbreaker down to the outside. Buddy, however, leaps up onto Ace's back to protect Ito and Ace drops Killjoy who manages to roll out of harms way. King turns his back toward the ring, taking a few steps before slamming Buddy into the ring apron and he drops off of Ace with a thud ringside. Killjoy has rounded around the outside of the ring, putting distance between himself and Ace before he flips the ring apron up and pulls out what appears to be a big sheet of plywood. He slides it into the ring, and its clearly a bed of nails. The crowd roars at the sight of it, and Ace slides back into the ring, grabbing hold of the previously discarded kendo stick. Ace catches Ito as he gets back into the ring and cracks the kendo stick down across his back. Killjoy drops to a knee and Ace seizes the opportunity to drop down and force a pinfall.

1!

2!

Killjoy's shoulder shoots up as soon as the second hand hits the mat and Ace gets back to his feet, taking stock of where the bed of nails is lying before he pulls Killjoy to his feet. Ace lifts Killjoy for a powerbomb, but Ito fights through it, causing Ace to stumble back away from the nail bed before Ito manages to reverse the powerbomb into a facebuster. Ace rolls onto his back and Killjoy climbs to his feet. Ito steps back out of the ring, sizing up Ace as the Gambler gets back to his feet. Killjoy leaps up, jumping off of the top rope with Kushu - hitting Ace with the springboard forearm that drives Ace down onto that bed of nails! Ace writhes and Ito pulls Ace off of the bed of nails and hooks the leg as the official dives into position.

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2!



NO!

Ace's shoulder shoots up, blood splattered on the mat beneath him as Buddy Love has dragged himself to his feet and looks on from the ring apron with his hands on his head in shock. Killjoy looks equally shocked as the crowd screams in appreciation.

Woo: Ace King kicks out!

Gomez: Both men are bleeding, this is finally an X-Division match!

Killjoy gets to his feet, pulling up Ace King who knocks Ito's hands away and nails him with a european uppercut. Killjoy stumbles back and Ace runs at him as both men tumble out of the ring over the top rope. It takes a moment for either man to get to his feet at this point, but Ace flips the apron up and reaches beneath the ring before pulling out an oversized key with 'Candy Castle' etched into the side and a 'property of Jordan Sharpe' tag hanging off of it. He swings the key like a nightstick, catching Killjoy across the middle. Killjoy stumbles back, fumbling as Buddy panics for a second before digging under the ring and grabbing the first thing he can find - a fishnet stocking lamp! Killjoy doesn't even flinch at the odd weapon of choice and as Ace comes in for another swing, Killjoy ducks the key and smashes the lamp into Ace's head. Ace is down, and Killjoy pulls Ace up before dropping him back down with a hesitation brain buster suplex he called Burakkuatuo. Both men are down on the outside again, and the official begins his count with both men down as Buddy anxiously urges Killjoy to get to his feet.

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2!

3!

4!

5!

6!

Killjoy is the first to his feet, pulling Ace up and rolling him back into the ring. He slides in under the bottom rope, getting to his feet as Ace is still down on the mat. Ace reaches for the kendo stick, but as he grabs hold Ito pulls Ace up from behind looking to lock him into the 'Long Goodnight'. Ace throws an elbow back to block the choke hold, turning around and bringing the kendo stick around the back of Killjoy's neck and dropping backward with the High Roller! Both men are down again and Ace rolls over, throwing an arm over Killjoy's chest.

1!


2!


At the last minute, Killjoy manages to roll the shoulder up as both men continue their labored breathing. Buddy at ringside looks around before fumbling in his jacket pocket to look for something before either man can get back to their feet.

Woo: What a tremendous show from both of these men, Valentia can you believe what you’re seeing?!

Gomez: I’d say I can’t believe they’re still standing but.. They’re not yet.

Ace rolls off of Killjoy, exiting the ring as Buddy slaps the mat near Killjoy to get his attention. As Ace is digging under the ring, Buddy gets into the ring with Killjoy and motions frantically from Ace to his own sleeve of his jacket. Ace pulls a black bag out from under the ring and sets it aside before pulling a table out and sliding it into the ring. He sets the black bag in the corner and climbs back into the ring where Killjoy has gotten back to his feet and rushes to meet Ace with a dropkick that sends Ace stumbling into the corner. Buddy cheers, urging Killjoy out of the way before Buddy stands between Ito and Ace. He pulls his sleeve back, and grabs a lighter from his pocket before clicking it a few times. Unfortunately for Buddy, the curse of the Love family strikes as the fire paper goes off too soon and before Buddy can hurl it in Ace's direction the flames explode in front of his face!

Buddy drops down to the mat, flailing as he rolls from the ring and Ace comes out of the corner with a running start and catches a bewildered Killjoy with a slingblade. The gambler gets to his feet, turning back to the table on the mat before he reaches down and sets the table up in the center of the ring.

Ace turns back to Killjoy, but Ito throws a shoulder into Ace's midsection before he grabs hold and pulls Ace up over his shoulders and drops from the fireman's carry into a gut buster. With Ace down, Killjoy grabs the table and knocks it aside and takes the legs down. Instead, he puts it into the corner of the ring before he sizes up Ace and pulls him into a falcon arrow. Ace is dazed on the mat, and Killjoy looks from Ace to the table in the corner. He drags King toward the corner, propping him against the table before Killjoy retreats to the opposite corner. He takes a running start and DRIVES Ace King through the table with the Kettei-da! The table explodes into splinters, as Killjoy barely manages to drag Ace from the rubble and hooks the leg.

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3!

DING DING DING

Dobrev: Your winner, via pinfall and NEEWWWWWW X-DIVISION CHAMPION...KILLJOY ITO!

Killjoy simply collapses backward, the shock and exhaustion written all over his face as Ace rolls from the ring.

Woo: It wasn't easy but Killjoy Ito is the NEW X-Division champion!

Gomez: Look at Buddy! HAH! I love it!

Buddy Love flails, his arms in the air before he grabs two beers from the front row spectators and rushes the ring, dousing Killjoy in a celebratory drink before he slips in the beer himself. It doesn't seem to phase the (albeit slightly charred) Buddy Love though as he celebrates even harder than his client.

Woo: Next up we have Ezio defending his North American Championship against Robbie Rayder. But first, Southern Express are backstage. 

The camera cuts backstage inside the FNB Stadium where we find the EWC Tag Team Champions Bobby Rose and Jimmy Lane of The Southern Express looking through an old photo album labeled: 1999, Jimmy is flipping through the pictures, he smiles as he takes a trip down memory lane.

Lane: You honestly don’t remember this show?

Bobby shakes his head no.

Rose: 99’ was a blur to me man, I was with Stacy at the time…

Bunny: Who’s Stacy and what are we doing?

Bunny Love comes walking into the room and looks at Bobby and Jimmy like she caught them doing something they shouldn’t

Lane: Stacy is Bobby’s ex-wife…

Bunny: You were married?

Lane: We both were, I married about 5 months after he did…

Bobby smiles at Jimmy

Lane: Said he didn’t want to see me suffer alone…

The two share a laugh and a high five.

Rose: Jimmy married a waitress from the International House of Pancakes…

Bunny: You married an IHOP waitress?

Jimmy nods

Lane: Got free pancakes for 10 years...best 10 years of my life!!!

Bunny: That’s sad...but why are we taking a trip down memory lane?

Rose: Because Jamie Matthews found out his dad wasn’t really his dad and his dad knocked up his mom at a wrestling show we were at…

Bunny: Who is Jamie Matthews”

Rose: Jamie Matthews, form Premium Posse…

Lane: The guy you made the sexy video for…

And as if the light bulb goes off in Bunny’s head...

Bunny: OH...and what’s this have to do with the two of you?

Lane: His dad was a wrestler…

Bunny’s mouth drops open…

Bunny: Did one of you knock up his poor mother?

Rose: She was a ring rat and…

Lane: And we did our fair share of rats back then…

Bunny: But you were marr...what am I saying, as if that mattered…

Rose: Now wait...I was faithful to Stacy, for the most part but the problem is the two of us…

Jimmy clears his throat loudly…

Rose: Ok the THREE of us were doing a lot of coke back then, it wasn’t until 2000 that I cleaned myself up...Jimmy and I went to rehab together so my memory is a little foggy from back then…

Bunny nods and takes her phone out…

Bunny: What did he say her name was?

Bobby pauses for a second but it’s Jimmy that speaks up…

Lane: Sarah Matthews why?

Bunny starts typing on her phone…

Bunny: Because all old people have Facebook now…

Lane: She lives in South LA by way of Vermont…

Bunny: BINGO…

Bunny slides her phone over to Bobby and Jimmy who look down at the picture

Bunny: Ring a bell?

They look at the picture but shake their heads…

Rose: She wouldn't have been this old when we knew her?

Lane: Yeah, do they have a Facebook from 1999?

Bunny: God you two are old...hold on…

Bunny starts looking through her pics and after a few moments smiles…

Bunny: Here is the little whore back in the day…

Bunny shows the boys the picture and Jimmy shakes his head but Bobby covers his mouth…

Bunny: OH FUCK…

But before Bobby can say anything Jamie Matthews knocks on the open door

Matthews: Hey guys…oh hi Bunny…

He gets a little red in the face and smiles at her but she looks at Bobby...

Lane: Hey man, this isn’t the best time…

Matthews: Sorry but I have the Rumble to get ready for and I wanted to catch you before you left to see if you had any info about what we talked about…

Bunny: About which dick blew it’s wod inside your mom?

Jimmy sort of smiles…

Lane: So Bunny knows about your situation, sorry we don’t keep anything from her…

Bunny: Yeah, so did you guys discover ANYTHING about that night?

Bunny says without taking her eyes off Bobby…

Lane: Um, not yet kid but we are looking into it, you will be in Austria right?

Matthews: Yeah, booked against this new guy named Jason Ryan, lucky asshole gets the booking of lifetime because after I win the Rumble tonight everyone is going to want a match with yours-truly!!!

Jamie sort of flexes for Bunny who doesn’t notice

Lane: I might know a guy with some answers to all your questions kid...let me talk to him and get back to you at Prime ok…

Jamie smiles and nods

Matthews: Thanks man, I really want to know who my father is, maybe he’s still in the business and we can tag up...or maybe he’s a GM and can get me a World Championship match…

Bunny: Or maybe he’s dead...you know a lot of those old timers died off right or he might hear that he has a kid and stroke out right there...right Bobby…

Bobby still has his mouth covered with his hand and nods…

Lane: Listen kid your head needs to be in this Rumble match and not on this...let me give you some unclely-advice...keep your eye on the price...we will get to the bottom of this for you…

Jamie smiles at the nice jester from Jimmy Lane

Matthews: Thanks Jimmy...and you to Bobby, this is really nice of you…

Bunny: Yeah they are saints...now run along and win that Rumble and maybe I’ll be waiting for you when you get back…

She winks at Jamie who nods

Matthews: Ok Bunny...I’ll see you later and I’ll see you two at Prime…

Jamie nods again and leaves the room as both Bunny and Jimmy turn and look at Bobby who is still covering his mouth…

Lane: You know her don’t you?

Bobby nods his head yes

Bunny: Do you know her or do you KNOW her…

Bobby’s eyes widen as he drops his head on the table and Bunny nearly falls out of her chair laughing...

EWC NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Robbie Rayder

Vs Ezio DeLuca 

Woo: Up next we have the battle for the EWC North American title. Ezio Delua wrestled the title out of Wes Walker’s hands at FSW #100 back in July, ending Wes Walker’s record setting run. But can Ezio retain against a very seasoned opponent in Robbie Rayder?

Gomez: This is going to be a great match, Marcus. Ezio has his work cut out for him, but the pressure is all on Robbie. Robbie wins and he joins his wife: Candy as a EWC title holder. Ezio wins and he bumps off a very game challenger and continues on with his time holding the title. Does Ezio have the ability to challenge Wes Walker’s 206 day run?

Woo: All these questions are about to be answered!

Dobrev: The following match is for the EWC North American Championship! Joining us first, from Alamo, California, weighing in at 225 pounds ... The Dreadnought - ROBBIE RAAAAAAYDER!

The lights go out in the arena then a fog covers the entrance. The lights slowly come up as Robbie Rayder, wearing long purple tights and black boots, walks out through the fog and kneels down. He points his index fingers to the ceiling then lowers them to his lips. Rayder looks out at the crowd as he walks half way down towards the ring, then runs towards the ring, sliding in under the bottom rope. He gets to a knee then gets to his feet, leaning out through the middle and top ropes, playing to the crowd.


Dobrev: And his opponent, from Oakland, California, weighing in at 244 pounds ... The current EWC North American Champion EZIO DELUUUUCA!

"Hard Time (Kretsen Remix)" by Seinabo Sey starts to play as Ezio appears on the entrance ramp. He winks at a few adoring fans in the crowd and picks out one lucky fan for a blown kiss. He climbs up the steps to the ring, smirking at the crowd as he slowly and carefully bends over through the top and middle ropes to enter. One final wink to the crowd and he carefully folds his feathery robe over the turnbuckle and hands his North American title to Referee John Dean.

Woo: Both men are in the ring and we are READY. TO. GO!

DING DING DING

As soon as the bell sounds Robbie dashes across the ring and locks up with Ezio. Robbie slips to the side and locks in a wristlock. Ezio rolls out of it and reverses the wristlock, following it up with a boot to Robbie’s mid section. Ezio whips Robbie into the ropes and follows him in. Robbie bounces off the ropes and just manages to duck under a running lariat from Ezio as he transitions into a belly-to-back suplex. Robbie pulls Ezio back up and looks to roll into another belly to back suplex but Ezio blocks it and manages to grab the top rope. The ref breaks the hold and Robbie backs away. Ezio smiles as she turns back around, flashing Robbie a sly wink. Robbie shakes his head at Ezio and motions for him to bring it on. The men circle, each trying to feint and bait the other in, but neither man falls for it. Ezio suddenly dashes forward with a shoulder block and sends Robbie to the mat. Ezio immediately grabs Robbie’s leg in an attempt at an ankle lock. Robbie kicks Ezio off of him, sending him into the ropes. Ezio springboards off with a flying crossbody block that Robbie catches. Ezio flails around right before Robbie plants him with a sidewalk slam. Robbie rolls Ezio up for the quick pin attempt and Referee John Dean is right there:

1…

2 - Kick out by Ezio.

Woo: Excellent exchange here at the start, leading to a quick pin attempt but only netting Robbie a two count.

Gomez: I think Ezio expected this quick start from Robbie, but more so in the way of Robbie going to the air.

Ezio rolls away and uses the turnbuckle to climb to his feet. Robbie is back up and charges in on Ezio with a flying forearm, but Ezio gets a knee up at the last second. Robbie staggers back as Ezio steps out of the corner with a perfectly timed superkick. Robbie falls flat on his back and Ezio climbs the corner and jumps off the second rope with an elbow drop. Ezio grabs Robbie by his hair and pulls him up to his feet. Ezio blows Robbie a kiss right before ripping Robbie into a side headlock. Ezio cranks the hold and Robbie drops to one knee. Robbie fights back to his feet as Ezio tries to keep him locked into the head lock. Robbie drives an elbow into Ezio’s mid section and then shoves him off, sending Ezio to the ropes. Robbie dashes the opposite direction to the ropes and comes off with a sick kick, blasting Ezio in the face. Ezio staggers back and drops to a knee as Robbie kips back up to his feet. He climbs the ropes to springboard off with a Aire Rayde V.2 but Ezio slips to the side and delivers The Anchor Drop! Robbie is down hard as Ezio rolls slowly onto him for the pin attempt.

1…

2…

3 - NO! Last second kick out by Robbie. Ezio can’t believe it as Referee John Dean shows Ezio he only got a 2 count.

Woo: So close! A near three count leaves Ezio wondering what he has to do to keep Robbie Rayder down.

Gomez: That leaping clothesline near tore Robbie’s head off.

Woo: This match has lived up to everything we hoped it would be! Both of these men are giving it their all tonight with the belt on the line.

Ezio struggles to get to his feet as Robbie rolls to his side. Ezio stalks in on Robbie and pulls him up and into a suplex. Ezio climbs back to his feet and pulls Robbie back up. Ezio measures up and delivers a knifehand chop that echoes through the stadium. Robbie clutches his chest and staggers away from Ezio. Ezio follows and grabs Robbie from behind only to get a back elbow from Robbie. Robbie spins and plants a kick to Ezio’s guts and then follows it up with an enziguri. Ezio is rocked by Robbie’s sudden offensive burst and Robbie presses the advantage. He grabs Ezio and slings him into the ropes and follows him in with a Superman punch that floors Ezio. Robbie reaches down to pull Ezio to his feet but Ezio rolls out of the ring. Ezio is trying to shake the cobwebs from his head as Robbie measures him up. Dashing across the ring and coming off the ropes, Robbie comes back across and leaps out of the ring, nailing Ezio with a tope con hilo! Both men are down on the outside of the ring as John Dean begins the count out.

1…

2…

3…

4…

5...

Robbie slowly gets to his feet as Ezio is starting to use the ring apron to help him up.

5…

6…

Robbie walks in and plants a double ax handle to Ezio’s back and then rolls him back into the ring as John Dean hits the 8 count. Robbie rolls back in himself.

Woo: Wise move by Robbie by getting the match back into the ring.

Robbie rolls back out under the ropes and stands up on the side of the ring, waiting for Ezio to get to his feet. Ezio slowly struggles to his feet in time for Robbie to springboard off with a corkscrew back elbow. Robbie rolls back to his feet as Ezio looks out of it. As Robbie goes to pull Ezio up, Ezio imanari rolls into Robbie’s legs and wraps him up in a leg lock in the center of the ring. Robbie tries to hop towards the ropes but Ezio sweeps his leg with his other arm! John Dean is checking on Robbie as Ezio torques the leg. Robbie shakes his head NO as he pounds the mat in agony. Robbie tries to pull them towards the ropes but Ezio is locked in deep. Robbie screams in pain as Ezio is doing everything he can to break his leg.John Dean on the check again, and once again Robbie shakes his head NO. With one last lunge Robbie grabs the bottom rope, John Dean calls for the break of the hold. Ezio is in shock as he can’t believe Robbie didn’t tap out.

Gomez: Did he break his leg? I swear that leg looked like it was twisted in a really un-natural angle!

Woo: Big heart from Robbie, but if Ezio just did break his leg, that could be months of being sidelined and rehab.

Robbie grabs his leg in pain as Ezio slowly gets to his feet. He stomps Robbie’s leg before picking him up and slamming him into the corner. Robbie’s leg can’t support him and he crumbles into the corner ropes. Ezio walks back a few steps and charges in with the Spear of Justice - BUT ROBBIE DUCKS! Ezio slams head first into the ringpost with a sickening thud! The crowd starts the ‘HOLY SHIT!!’ chant. Ezio is pouring blood from the top of his head as Robbie climbs the ropes to get to his feet, his leg still not quite able to support the weight. Robbie feebly pulls Ezio out of the ropes and pulls him out a few feet from the ropes. Ezio is starting to stir as Robbie sinks in the Blackout! John Dean in there checking on Ezio, he is refusing to tap! Ezio is struggling, starting to kick his legs, shoving them toward the ropes. Robbie grits his teeth and holds on. It’s finally too much and Ezio collapses. John Dean calls for the bell - Ezio is out cold!

DING DING DING

Dobrev: And your winner, via Blackout and NEEEW EWC North American Champion - ROBBIE RAAAAYDER!!!

Robbie releases the hold and falls onto his back. The expression of joy and pain wash over him as the ref lays the EWC North American strap across his chest. Robbie holds it up from his back and the crowd cheers. The medics hit the ring to check on both of the wrestlers.

Woo: Blackout from Robbie Rayder to end Ezio’s run, but at what cost?! How much damage was done to Robbie’s leg?

Gomez: He still isn’t standing on it.

Woo: While the medics check on Robbie and Ezio, we will head backstage to Melody Malone.

Malone: “It was perfect. One distraction down.”

Melody Malone’s voice carries through the backstage area as she stands, crown atop her head and a new mirror in hand. Rory stands beside her, a satisfied smirk on his face after the earlier encounter with Gautier before that ever present voice cries out from off screen.

Heart: “Melody!”

Coming into view is the one and only Ace Heart with a microphone in hand. Rory takes a step toward Ace, but Melody gives the Scotsman a pat on the chest to back him off before she turns to Ace with a saccharine sweet smile.

Malone: “Ace…. to what do I owe such an unexpected visit?”

Heart: “Y.. you can’t be serious.”

Heart stammers, shaking his head before regaining his traditional composure.

Heart: “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m here with the Queen of the EWC, Melody Malone, and Melody… everyone saw what happened earlier tonight. At one point you went on record calling Kyle one of your dearest friends..”

Malone: “Ace… who am I?”

Heart: “Erm… Melody Malone?”

Malone: “And what does that door say?”

Melody points past Rory as the camera follows, and the nameplate of America’s Most Hated is emblazoned on the door.

Heart: “America’s Most Hated..”

Malone: “So, you’re asking me… a member of America’s Most Hated… about what happened to the man that the collective EWC voted as the most loved wrestler of the year?”

Malone’s voice deadpans as Ace Heart shakes his head.

Heart: “He was your friend.”

Malone: “And look where that got me!”

Malone’s voice raises before she hands off the mirror to Rory.

Malone: “See, here’s the deal Ace. Over the last year, I’ve been called a LOT of things. But the one thing that no one has seemed to be able to pin down on me is how I somehow fit into the image of being ‘hated’. I was nominated for that very same ‘most loved wrestler’ award that Kyle won last year - despite the fact that I’m part of America’s Most Hated. The jokes have been flooding in all season.. “Oh you’re not America’s Most Hated, you’re almost America’s Most Loved!” or how I went from the Siren of Scorn to being the face of the EWC every month while hosting pay-per-view watch parties and suddenly I’m everyone’s favorite bitch to hang out with and talk to.”

She scoffs, shaking her head.

Malone: “I remember when Scorpio asked me last year just HOW I managed to fleece everyone into thinking I was such a good person, and how I got the world behind me with the snap of my fingers. The truth of it was, because I pandered to everybody around me. I played to the ‘friends’ backstage, I rose to the top and got everyone in the EWC Nation behind me because compared to Scorpio I was the ‘lesser’ of the two evils. DSR was the ‘lesser’ evil compared to NSFW. And guess where that’s landed me? The LESSER of the pack, waiting to see what happens in the Rumble tonight. So I’m done. WE are done. America’s Most Hated is going to go out there tonight, and we’re going to remind everyone why we chose that name. I’m not about to go around and be the ‘lesser’ of anything anymore. And tonight? While people like Darius can’t even be bothered to call me by my name, despite the fact that I won last year? I won’t be letting anyone make that mistake again. America’s Most Hated is one… and when the dust settles, one of us will be walking out as the guaranteed headliner at Wrestlefest. I may love my brothers in arms? But I have a personal vendetta to settle with the year 2020, and I’m going to start by setting EWC history tonight.”

Malone: “And as for Kyle…? My dear, sweet Kyle… is simply a means to an end. You know how they say to assert your dominance in prison, you gotta go after the biggest, baddest guy in the joint? Well.. if you want to be hated? Cut off the proverbial head of the most beloved man in the EWC.. and if you listen to the crowd? I think I’ve achieved exactly what I set out to do.”

Melody smirks, the sound of boos from ringside echoing through the corridors of the FNB Stadium before she gives Ace Heart a wink. Malone turns, taking the hand mirror back from Rory before they both disappear behind the door and the camera focuses on the nameplate of ‘America’s Most Hated’ once more.

BATTLE OF THE GM'S
FATAL FOUR-WAY

Jim Connors
Vs Grizzly Duggan
Vs Chris Brock
Vs Marshall Evans
Special Guest Ref: President Mac

We return to ringside for our next match, the battle of General Managers.

Gomez: What a RUMBLE this has been so far. We've had Championships stay with the Champions, and we've had them change with new Champions. We have one more Championship to go tonight, the EWC Undisputed Championship .. which could see Reid walk out as a dual Champion or Scorpio could win back what he lost at Night of Champions. Before all that goes down though, we have a match set by our very own President Mac.

Woo: That's right, the man the trolls claim does nothing in the fed, has setup this match which has had fans and social media going crazy over. We finally get to see the General Managers of the EWC settle things in the ring. A match which was dreamed up by the fans but one we never thought would happen.

Gomez: President Mac finally had enough of the constant shenanigans being done by each GM and told them they need to settle things in the ring. Will this actually squash the beef? Most likely not, but it will allow these GM's an opportunity to go at each other under the watchful eye of President Mac.

Woo: Mac not only booked this match but made sure he was the referee tonight to avoid any possible argument of collusion between a GM and referees. Of course that would never happen in the EWC, but Mac wanted to make overly sure that everything was on the up and up in this match .. which should be wild considering who we have involved in this match.

Woo: Some song is blasting over the PA system and we aren't sure what it is .. 

Gomez: I mean, its not terrible .. but what is it?

The music fades out and is replaced by .. 

"Coming Undone" by Korn begins to blast all over the stadium as the fans jump to their feet in excitement.

Woo: Hmm .. must have been an odd technical error as here comes President Mac to his theme song.

Gomez: Was that song about Groot? 

Woo: Really don't know .. it could have been worse .. but here comes President Mac and our ring announcer Nina Dobrev.

Mac and Nina both walk down the ramp together and enter the ring .. they both pose for cameras together.

Woo: Can't lie, I'm really excited for this match .. any early predictions?

Gomez: Other than Jim being totally over his head and Duggan having the clear advantage in this match, I predict .. chaos and possibly .. death

Nina Dobrev has mic in hand and is ready to call out the competitors.

Dobrev: Ladies and Gentleman, our next match of the evening is the Battle of the GM's Fatal Four-Way featuring the General Managers of the EWC. This match is sponsored by Greco Pizza. Specifically the Greco Pizza in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. Be sure to mention code: 'EWCLovesPineapple' for a discount Nina winks at the camera. Joining us tonight as a special guest ref, is none other than .. the Man, the Myth, the Legend .. my personal friend .. President Danny Mac.

There is a big pop from the crowd as President Mac soaks in the cheers and waves to the fans 

Dobrev: Coming to the ring first, from Los Angeles, CA, weighing in at precisely one less cheeseburger than he had yesterday, the General Manager of BRAWL .. JIM CONNORS!

'Da Da Da (English)' plays as Jim makes his way to the ring, looking more than a little nervous to actually be wrestling rather than just handling business matters. His confidence slowly starts to build as he approaches the ring, entering to warm up and appearing to say a silent prayer that he survives the night.

Dobrev: Next, from Augusta, Georgia and standing at 6'8", 385 pounds .. the General Manager of RAMPAGE .. Griiizzly Duuuggaaan!

'Omerta' by Lamb of God begins to play as Grizzly Duggan walks out to a large reaction of cheers. He looks dead ahead and makes his way to the ring, once inside he raises his hands high into the air.

He then stares down Connors who gets noticeably uncomfortable and tries to hide behind Mac.

Dobrev: Next up .. making his way to the ring, from Daly City, California by way of West Palm Beach, Florida... Weighing in at Two Hundred and Six Five pounds.... He is the General Manager of FSW... CHHHHRRRRRRRISS! BRRRRRRRRROCK!!!!

Smoke fils the stage as the orchestral opening to "Remember The Name" by Fort Minor starts to play throughout the arena. Green lasers cut through the fog as the chorus hits and as Chris Brock walks out through the smoke, head down and arms by his side. As the lights start to brighten, Brock raises his arms over his head, which is still down, to form an "X" as pyro starts to explode around the stage.

This is 10 percent Luck

20 percent skill

15 percent concentrated power of will

5 percent pleasure

50 percent pain

and 100 percent reason to Remember The Name!

Brock raises his head as the crowd is on their feet and cheering for the FSW General Manager. Once the pro is gone, the lights come on as normal and Brock begins making his way to the ring, slapping hands with the fans near the ramp and ringside. He stops at the bottom of the ramp, looking out into the crowd and taking in all the cheers before he quickly climbs the ring steps, enters the ring and then climbs the nearest turnbuckle and then poses for the crowd, raising his arms over his head once again to form an "X".

Dobrev: And finally .. residing in Los Angeles, weighing in at 215 pounds ..The Prime Co-General Manager, MARSHALL EVANS. 

"Could Have Been Me" by The Struts plays and Marshall Evans comes bouncing through the curtain clapping his hands to the music trying to get the crowd clapping along too. As he walks down the isle, he sings along with the music even playing air guitar. He stops when he's close to the ring and stares at the ring as the enormity of the situation hit him. It's brief as he runs a hand through his hair before sliding in the ring, climbing to the middle turnbuckle and resuming his clapping and singing until the music ends.

President Mac stands in the middle of the ring and addresses all four General Managers

Mac: Look .. this match has been a long time coming. I want to see good clean action here. The world is watching. I don't want anyone being a sensitive, whiny bitch tonight Mac winks at the cameras.

Woo: Well here we go .. all four GM's are in the ring .. President Mac is in the ring, very present, very involved, not at all out of touch or absent Woo winks at the cameras .. this crowd is going absolutely crazy.

Gomez: You can be sure each Superstar is glued to the screens in their dressing rooms right now too .. watching this with great enthusiasm ..

Woo: Which GM will come out on top? We'll find out .. right now .. it's the BATTLE OF THE GM'S .. ring that bell!

DING DING DING

When the bell rings, Jim Connors abandons the ring almost immediately. Mac gives him a look and tells him to re-enter the ring, but the Brawl GM protests against that. Especially as he points to Chris Brock and Grizzly Duggan tying up. Marshall Evans scouts around but doesn’t engage with what’s going on before him. Mac, seeing that Connors isn’t going to comply, turns his head back to the action. Duggan, with raw strength, pushes Brock back to the nearest corner and holds him there. Mac doesn’t intervene, due to the rules of the fatal four way. Brock hammers his forearm into Duggan’s face and gives himself enough room to duck underneath the big man. When he moves around, he gets caught with a superkick from Marshall Evans!

Gomez: Wow, that was actually pretty crisp! A surprise move by Evans.

Woo: No kidding, I see Evans has been doing some hard training. He's showing he's more than just a media guy early on tonight.

Duggan turns around to see Brock on the ground. Evans looks to go high with another superkick but instead, he goes low and hits him directly in the shin. Falling over, Duggan barely puts his arms up before he gets caught with another superkick. Evans, knowing that Duggan was too big, he finds the awareness to dive onto Chris Brock.

ONE!

TWO!

KICKOUT!

Evans looks back at Brock and notices Duggan getting up. Evans escapes the ring and heads around. Connors, seeing him, heads away from any confrontation. Yet, he keeps an eye on the ring. Brock gets to his feet and confronts Duggan again. Duggan throws a mean punch into his jawline, stumbling the FSW GM. Brock returns the punch. Seeing that it isn’t going to fell the big man, he heads off the ropes. He comes back with a Shotgun Dropkick. Duggan falls through the middle ropes.

Woo: And Brock has brought the big man down! Absolutely incredible what we are seeing right now.

Gomez: If you look outside, you can see something .. funny.

Connors looks at Duggan, getting up, and flinches. He tries to get some distance, but Evans stops him mid-way through. Connors puts up his hands in defense and protest. Evans tries to grab him, but he doesn’t get his hands on him. Connors escapes to the ring, where he laughs. He gets up and turns to Brock. The FSW GM glares him down and begins to stalk him towards the turnbuckle. Connors stops and starts to try to talk his way out. In retaliation, Connors pushes Brock back. Mac braces himself and catches Brock, not falling victim to circumstance again. Connors begins to run at Brock, looking for his first burst of offense, but Brock catches him. Instead of driving him to the mat, he holds him in place.

Woo: Oh boy ..

Because a large, looming shadow stands over him .. Connors spots Evans returning to the ring behind Brock. So, the process of elimination leads to him realizing that there was a behemoth behind him. Brock turns Connors around and shoves him into Duggan’s grip. Connors continues to shake his head and looks to Mac for help. President Mac shakes his head, telling him that it’s out of his hands. Connors pleads with him, but Duggan turns his head towards him.

He shoves Connors into Brock.

Gomez: This could get ugly here ..

Brock holds Connors, who stares at Duggan. He starts to smile, but suddenly—

WHAM!

Duggan drops Connors to the ground with a picture-perfect punch. The force of which sends Connors up and over with a full backflip. He bounces off the mat and rolls around, screaming. Brock looks up at Duggan, asking him if how hard did he hit him. “Hard enough,” Duggan says. Evans looks at them both and gets a shrug. The camera catches Mac, who looks at the sight of Connors thrashing around with…well, clear annoyance. Connors grabs onto him, telling him to check if his nose was broken. Mac rolls his eyes and pushes him back. It was a light shove, but it sent Connors back to the mat.

Connors concludes his antics as he holds his face, but survival instincts kick in. He tries to escape but Evans pulls him up and hits him with Evans Above! Connors’ lifeless in Evans’ grasp but he throws him towards Brock. He smirks at Evans and tells him that he’ll show him how to hit the move. With a bit more snap and experience behind it, Brock plants Connors with Check! Connors’ out like a light and Duggan deposits him out of the ring to the roar of the crowd.

Woo: And I think it’s safe to say that revenge was sweet for the three of them.

Gomez: Man, bullying a fifty-five-year-old man like that? I hope they really feel good about themselves.

The three remaining GMs look to Mac, who tells them that there’s still a match going on. To which, Evans’ the first on the uptake. He pulls Brock down with a schoolboy. Mac falls to make the count.

ONE!

TWO!

THR—DUGGAN BREAKS IT UP!

He does so by yanking both men off the mat.

Woo: If you don’t remember how massive and strong the Rampage GM is, here’s an example .. he is a beast of a human.

He chucks Brock out of the ring and puts his full strength into Evans. He lifts him up onto the top turnbuckle and follows. He hooks the arm and sends him and Evans crashing into the ring with a Superplex! Evans may have trained his heart out, but he wasn’t ready for the impact. He arches his back, letting out a loud scream as Duggan covers him.

ONE!

TWO!

BROCK BREAKS IT UP!

Woo: Not gonna lie, I thought this one was over

Brock jumps onto Duggan, trying to secure the Bruno Sassi Armbar (High Angle Armbar). Duggan begins to get to his feet, but Brock retains the armbar. Duggan roars and runs for the nearest turnbuckle and smashes Brock against it. Brock falls in a heap. Mac tells Duggan to be careful with that. When Duggan turns, Evans connects with No Strings! The roundhouse kick connected flush and the big man fell. Evans looks absolutely shocked that he pulled it off. He goes for the cover on Duggan.

ONE!

TWO!

DUGGAN KICKS OUT WITH FORCE!

Gomez: It's going to take a whole lot more than that to take out Duggan.

Woo: He's like a bull among sheep out there. Its like all these GM's are doing all the work, and Mac is standing around doing nothing Woo winks at the camera. Well I mean, in this instance .. I guess that's the whole point of this match .. carry on .. 

Evans goes into the air upon Duggan’s kickout. He crashes into the mat and stares at Duggan lifts himself off the mat, glaring at him. Evans scoots back and gets to his feet. Swallowing his anxiety, he stands up to the giant. He tries for another shin-targeted superkick, but he gets caught by the throat.

Gomez: Evans thought he had control .. 

Woo: He’s dealing with one of the biggest men in the EWC, GM or not .. 

With ease, Duggan plants Evans with a one-handed chokeslam. The impact’s enough to make Mac’s feet come off the ground. He looks impressed. Duggan goes for the pin.

ONE!

TWO!

CHRIS BROCK COMES DOWN WITH SACRIFICE OVER MAC’S HEAD!

Not only breaking the pin attempt, but he’s able to cover Duggan.

ONE!

TWO!

EVANS BREAK IT UP THROUGH SHEER FORCE OF WILL!

HOLY SHIT

HOLY SHIT

HOLY SHIT

HOLY SHIT

Woo: Holy shit indeed .. we are getting one hell of a match .. I don't think any of us expected this.

Evans and Brock get to their feet with Brock shoving Evans back. Evans tells him that it’s still his match to win, and then shoves Brock back. Mac gets in-between them, telling them to get back to wrestling, not squabbling. Brock pushes Mac away and Evans gets more incited by that. Soon, they’re in one another’s faces to the pleasure of the audience.

Woo: Yeah, I think things are going to get much more personal!

Mac then steps in and pries them apart. As the two continue to try to get over one another, Mac’s face hardens. And without much more words, he draws back and knocks both men to the ground with two well-placed punches. Both men look at Mac, who flattens out his referee’s shirt, and tells them to continue the match.

MAC

MAC

MAC

MAC

Gomez: Safe to say the crowd is behind that move .. but hopefully that levels their little attitudes. We don’t need Mac trying to drop everyone in this match .. 

Woo: It looks like we don’t have to.

When both Evans and Brock are to their feet, Duggan decides it’s best for them to sit back down. He sends both men careening out of the ring with the Grizzly Pounce!

Gomez: Holy hell .. 

Duggan, seeing how far he sent both men, growls to himself and exits the ring to retrieve them. As he chooses Evans and sends him back in, he doesn’t see someone else entering the ring. As Duggan goes for the pin—

JIM CONNORS CONNECTS WITH A LEG DROP!

Woo: I thought he had tucked tail and ran away by now!

It’s not much, but it’s enough to get Duggan to roll out of the ring—his head struck the mat hard. Connors, on shaky legs, climbs the top rope and prays to himself. He throws himself onto Evans with a sloppy splash, but it connects! He looks between just laying against Evans or hooking the leg. He hooks the leg .. finally .. and Mac goes to count.

ONE!

TWO!

THR—

BROCK DROPS AN ELBOW ONTO CONNORS!

Woo: Wow that was close .. this was almost over.

Connors let out a yelp of anguish as he rolls off Evans. Brock picks him up and sends him towards the ropes. Brock, ready for Connors, doesn’t defend himself from the roundhouse kick from Evans. Brock falls against the 2nd rope. Connors stops and looks between the fallen FSW GM and the recovering Prime GM. Noting that Evans wasn’t far off from his experiences, he decides to go for him. Smirking the whole while, he goes to grab Evans, but Evans sparks to life and brings him up—

SKY HIGH!

The lifting sit out spinebuster rocks the ring, the crowd, and most definitely, Jim Connors. Yet as Evans goes for the pin, Brock throws him off. He looks to go for the pin on Connors, but Duggan drags the Brawl GM out of the ring with ease. Brock looks to Duggan, who has collected Connors onto his shoulder. Evans, meanwhile, jumps onto Brock and batters him with lefts and rights. Mac goes to stop him, which draws his attention away from Connors and Duggan’s intention with him.

With a mighty roar, Duggan sprints and hits his running powerslam through the barricade!

Gomez: OH MY GOD!

Woo: AND DUGGAN JUST TOOK HIMSELF OUT WITH CONNORS!

Gomez: HE KILLED HIM!

Mac stares up at the wreckage, a little flabbergasted, but the action in the ring is too hot for him to attend to them. He motions for the medical personnel to hurry to them before returning his focus back to the match. Brock has gotten back to a standing position and Evans sends him to the corner. He lifts him onto the top rope and throws a punch for good measure.

Woo: What is he planning to do here?

Evans climbs the top rope and hooks Brock’s arm. With an immense amount of effort, he lifts Brock up, going for a top rope brainbuster!

Gomez: Oh my ..

Brock drives his knee down and manages to slip down. Knowing that this was his chance, Brock pulls Evans up and throws himself and Evans off the top with Endgame!

In a heap on the ground, Brock throws his arm over Evans. Mac falls to the mat and counts!

ONE!



TWO!



THREE!!!

DING DING DING

Dobrev: Here is your winner … THE FSW GM … CHRIS BROCK!

Mac helps Brock to his feet and lifts his right arm in victory .. Chris Brock can't believe it

Woo: Wow, Chris Brock has done it .. he has won .. what an unbelievable showing.

Gomez: What a huge moment for Chris Brock here tonight and ultimately, all of FSW .. or soon to be known as PARAMOUNT WRESTLING. I mean .. if I'm a Superstar on FSW right now .. I'd be feeling pretty damn good about myself knowing Chris Brock did what he did tonight.

Chris Brock still appears in shock as he's now met in the ring by his son and wife, he embraces both as they celebrate with him. 

Woo: What a nice moment that is for Brock and his family. I'm impressed with this match .. it was more of a match then I expected .. I thought it was going to be a massacre and lawsuit in waiting.

Brock with family in tow, seeks out Duggan and shakes his hand.

Gomez: Its clear Brock has respect for Duggan and none for Connors or Evans.

Woo: It's hard not to respect Duggan in that ring .. he was a beast tonight as always .. I'm not surprised to see Evans take the fall but I think we all expected Connors to be the one pinned.

Gomez: Don't go anywhere folks, we still have the 40 Person Rumble coming up .. but next .. its the highly anticipated EWC Undisputed Championship match. It's Scorpio Vs Reid .. next .. on EWC RUMBLE. First .. lets see what's going on backstage.

The camera feed takes us backstage. 

[President Mac]

The camera cuts backstage and inside The Love Club locker room, Xavier is sitting on the bench with ice on his shoulder from his battle with Bosa earlier in the night. There is a knock on the door and Xavier takes the ice bag and drops it to the floor. The door opens and Tommy peaks his head in.

Love: It’s about time

Xavier nods as he stands up and stretches out, trying to loosen his body back up but Tommy is still looking in

Love: And Ace Heart is back, wants a moment…

Reid: Figured he would...send him in

Tommy nods and opens the door for Ace and his crew to walk into The Love Club locker room.

Heart: How are you feeling Xavier?

Reid: Like a million bucks Ace…

Heart: That was a war out there earlier with Bosa…

Reid: The kid brought the fight that’s for sure...he has my respect but you know who doesn’t…

Heart: Scorpio…

Xavier smirks

Love: The 46th President seems to think Xavier’s run as Undisputed Champion is ‘fake news’ because he wasn’t beat, because he was eliminated because Nevaeh couldn’t kick out. Scorpio doesn’t want to acknowledge Xavier’s championship because it doesn’t fit his ‘America’ but calling something fake just because you don’t like it well it’s…

Reid: The sign of an insecure child...see Scorpio threw this little tantrum and got his rematch as quickly as possible and Ace I was happy to give it to him...because he’s not coming into this match with a clear head...he’s emotional, borderline rage having losing this…

Xavier picks up the Undisputed Championship.

Reid: It’s why I went to Rampage and taunted him with it...the way he taunted Ace King before WrestleFest...I want a pissed off Scorpio, I wanted to make him as mad as hell so that he would show up here to the Rumble going out of his mind…

Love: That was the plan…

Reid: I expected him to show up at Brawl but I was so fixated in pissing him off that I ignored actions from his past...I should have known if given the chance that he would attack a member of my crew the way he did with Ace at WrestleFest but I wasn’t giving him the credit it should have…

Love: We should have had Bobby and Jimmy looking after Sr but well…

Reid: He took a beat from Scorpio as a way to get at me...he thought well it worked against Ace maybe it would work again this time…

Love: But by beating Sr up and removing his mask...well he exposed a lie...a lie that has freed Xavier…

Reid: For years I had so much hate for Chico, that hate fueled me, it drove me...and at times consumed me...but thanks to Scorpio he freed me and now I can redirect that hate towards him…

Love: On the surface you attacked and beat up a man Xavier through was his uncle...his favorite uncle...sorry Jerry…

Reid: You beat up the man that was responsible for turning my career around in 2020 and that alone would cause a response from me Scorpio, you wanted to hurt me and that’s just who you are...you want to destroy those that dare cross you, that challenge you and your power…

Love: Because for Scorpio power is everything…

Reid: And to have that power you need this…

Xavier holds up the Undisputed Championship

Reid: And to get this back all you have to do is climb up that ladder and take it...take it back and ‘America’ is yours again right...the EWC is once again under the rule of the 46th President…

Love: The 1st Tyrant of the EWC…

Reid: But I have a chance to save the EWC from that, I have a chance to save the EWC from you Scorpio...2020 has been a terrible year because we have lived under your rule...but that can all end here tonight and all I have to do is beat you up that ladder Scorpio…

Xavier nods

Reid: I know I’m beat up, I’m sore...I went through a war earlier tonight but I have to fight with everything I have left in the tank to make damn sure you don’t want out of the Rumble the Undisputed Champion...and to make damn sure than nobody can question my reign again...Scorpio I have spent years climbing the ladder of success here in the EWC and tonight I take the final steps to secure my legacy...I’m going to climb that ladder and if I have to beat you unconscious to do so then so be it, I’ll gladly smash your face into a bloody mess in order to keep you down...I’m going to climb that ladder and take MY championship home...you’ve had your moment but the people have spoken...they’re ready for a chance Scorpio...they are ready for Xavier Reid…

Xavier stands up and picks up the Undisputed Championship and puts it over his shoulder and walks out of the locker room

EWC UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONSHIP
LADDER MATCH

Scorpio
Vs Xavier Reid

Dobrev: The following is a ladder match and it is for the EWC Undisputed Championship…

'Hail To The Chief' plays and the crowd begin to boo knowing who's coming out. Slowly a number of The President's Men, Scorpio's band of bodyguards, march out from the back and line the stage and ramp ahead of the 46th President's arrival. The final one waves the Star-Spangled Banner as the music fades...

Dobrev: Please welcome, from London, England by way of Washington DC, weighing in at 205 lbs... 'The S-Factor'... 'The 46th President of The United States'... 'The Baddest Bitch On The Planet'... 'The Commander-In-Chief'... the allegedly 'true' EWC United States Champion AND the allegedly 'rightful' EWC Undisputed Champion... SCORPIO!

'Iconic' - Madonna feat. Chance The Rapper hits the speakers as the house lights go down, switching to a spotlight focused on the curtain. It parts, revealing 'The S-Factor' Scorpio stood behind, a hand on his hip cutting a beautiful silhouette. He sashays forward, a long coat dripping in jewels swaying with every step. Behind him steps Crème de la Crème, Scorpio's drag queen confidant and manager. The two look to one another and nod, before Scorpio opens his coat and drops it to the floor, revealing another stunning outfit. He steps down the ramp with a confident strut, emulating that of the catwalk models of Paris and Milan, before reaching the ring. Scorpio climbs up one set of steps as Crème climbs the other, parting the ropes to allow 'The S-Factor'' in. Stepping into the middle of the ring Scorpio raises one arm, and blows a kiss with the other, a smile forming on his beautifully made-up face.

Woo: The 46th President of The United States was deposed four weeks ago at the Power Struggle where Xavier Reid, against all odds, came out as the Undisputed Champion. Since then Scorpio has waged a war hell-bent on vengeance, including beating down Reid’s “uncle” and exposing him as Reid’s father!

Gomez: Tonight is simply a formality for this President to get re-elected to a second term; Scorpio has lifted the lid on Mac’s machinations that allowed Power Struggle to happen, but tonight it’s one on one, and he’s climbing that ladder back to the top…

The spotlights inside the arena start to flash around the crowd as 'Papercut' starts to play out

Xavier Reid walks out onto the stage in his new black fight shorts, kickpads and boots, his hands wrapped in black tape with the EWC Undisputed Championship around his waist and following him out is ‘The Memphis Mouthpiece’ Tommy Love. He walks to the front of the stage and crosses his arms into an X in front of his chest and smirks as Tommy follows from behind and acts as if he’s going to hit the camera with the ‘Love Stick’. Tommy points to the ring as Xavier unhooks the Undisputed Championship and hands it to Tommy who raises it into the air as Xavier walks towards the ring shadow boxing as he makes his way down the aisle. Xavier storms up the steps and climbs into the ring, Tommy follows suit and walks towards the referee, already complaining about something. Xavier storms across the ring to the opposite corner and jumps to the middle rope and looks over the crowd and once again crosses his arms into an X as Tommy holds up the Undisputed Championship in the official’s face and reminds him who the champion is but the official ignores him and walks away as Tommy laughs. Xavier jumps down and squats down in the corner waiting for the bell.

Dobrev: And his/her opponent, being accompanied to the ring by 'The Memphis Mouthpiece' Tommy Love, from New York, weighing in at 220 pounds ... he is the EWC Undisputed Champion...XAVIER REID!

Woo: Reid has been an EWC wrestler for three years and at Night of Champions he finally achieved his dream and took home the Undisputed Championship. Even if some of his methods can be a little hard-hitting and rough this crowd is firmly behind Xavier. He’s fighting an uphill battle tonight having been beaten down by Clay Byrd after a hard-fought battle with Sanders on Brawl and then having to wrestle Bosa for the International Championship, but after Scorpio’s actions on Brawl I daresay Reid is even more pumped and ready to go than ever…

Gomez: I used to like the old Xavier Reid; this one is just a pawn used by the EWC powers-that-be to tackle the growing threat of Scorpio’s presidency. Reid should do the decent thing and stand back as Scorpio climbs the ladder and takes back the title he should never have lost…

As Tommy Love and Crème de la Crème are sent to stand at ringside Xavier Reid and Scorpio stare down on opposite sides of the ring. Love and Crème shout in a few words to taunt their opposition as the two wrestlers fix each other with unfaltering gazes, and the referee raises the EWC Undisputed Championship before hooking it up to be lifted above the ring. As it locks into position he calls for the bell…

DING DING DING

The crowd goes wild as this one kicks off. The Undisputed Champion and The S-Factor storm out of their corners at one another, locking up and jostling for position in the middle of the ring. Reid slams a hard forearm which is immediately met with an elbow from Scorpio, only for Reid to fire back a roundhouse to Scorpio’s gut but as he goes for a European uppercut Scorpio catches the arm and spins it out to a back kick to Reid’s face sending him back to the turnbuckles. Scorpio runs and leaps up, standing on the second rope and pinning Reid into the corner as he begins to fire a series of strikes down on Reid’s head and face. Shot after shot after shot after shot slams down on the Undisputed Champion only for Reid to charge forward and lift Scorpio clean off of the turnbuckles, slamming him down with a big spinebuster in the middle of the ring! The fans cheer loudly as Scorpio rolls off to the side holding his back in pain. Reid spots an early opportunity and shouts to Tommy Love who slides the first ladder into the ring. The Undisputed Champion sets it up under the belt and begins to climb to cheers from the fans, but barely half way up he’s met with a shot to the back by Scorpio. The S-Factor drags at Reid’s leg trying to haul him down from the ladder only for Reid to kick him free and send him back into the ropes. Xavier continues to climb and Scorpio shakes his head before running off the ropes and shoving the ladder, toppling it and causing Reid to fall and land on his feet.

With the Undisputed Champion momentarily stunned by the fall Scorpio takes advantage with a leaping enzuigiri to take Reid down. With Reid on the mat Scorpio mounts him and throws elbows and forearms at his head before he hauls the champion up and fires him into one of the corners. Scorpio runs and lands a hard knee to Reid’s face before he flips back and drops him with a hurricanrana, spilling him into the middle of the ring. Reid rolls to his feet just as Scorpio runs off of the turnbuckles and spins, crashing into the champion with a flying crossbody which he rolls through and clings onto Reid, hauling him up and dropping him down a harsh backbreaker. At ringside Crème de la Crème loudly cheers for her President as Tommy Love smacks the mat in frustration. Scorpio sets up the ladder in the middle of the ring and looks from the downed Reid to the hanging Undisputed Championship before he begins to scale the rungs. Scorpio makes it halfway up the ladder as Reid begins to stir and the S-Factor quickens his pace looking to score a fast win in this one. As he approaches the top of the ladder Reid is up and he charges at the ladder, shoving it hard to send it flying just before Scorpio can get a fingertip on the Undisputed Championship. Just like Reid before him Scorpio manages to land on both feet and steadies himself before turning around – right into a slap around the face from Reid which gets massive cheers from the fans, followed by a hard backflipped STO to drop the challenger.

Woo: These two have gone right at it – with the Undisputed Championship on the line these two are going all at it.

Gomez: Remember this one’s personal too; Scorpio beat the hell out of Reid’s father, and Reid stole Scorpio’s championship in cold blood.

Woo: I mean many of us would call it an impressive win in the Power Struggle…

Gomez: You say tomato, I say nasty piece of work robbing the 46th President of his rightful gold. Semantics.

Reid stands over his downed challenger before he looks up at the Undisputed Championship hanging above him. He looks from the title to Scorpio and to the title again before he makes the decision that Scorpio hasn’t been beaten down enough to make a good run at the title. He drags Scorpio up and lays a few shots on him before hauling him up and bringing him crashing down with a snap suplex, before he rolls over and throws a few forearms at the downed Scorpio. Dragging him up Reid sends the S-Factor off into the ropes and as he rebounds off Reid slams a hard knee into his gut, doubling him over before he drops him with a DDT. Scorpio rolls off to the side holding his head in pain before he uses the corner to help himself up and Reid runs at him, leaping with a double knee strike into Scorpio’s back to crash the challenger into the turnbuckles. As Scorpio stumbles back out Reid leaps and lands a leaping neckbreaker to crash him down. As Scorpio rolls to his knees Reid runs off the ropes – AND SLAMS HIM WITH A RUNNING PUNT KICK TO THE HEAD! The crowd give a loud “ooooooooh!” as the 46th President is laid out and Xavier Reid smirks to himself and looks up to the Undisputed Championship hanging above the ring. He slowly drags the ladder up and sets it up under the title as Crème desperately tries to get her man back into this. Reid checks the ladder is stable before he begins to climb amidst loud cheers from the fans. Crème smacks her hands on the mat and screams at Scorpio to get up as Reid goes up rung by rung, and slowly Scorpio stirs. As Reid reaches the top of the ladder he throws a hand up, going for gold, scraping the title and he accidentally sends it swinging from side to side – but Scorpio manages to get a hand on the bottom of the ladder and he drags it a few feet away from the title, getting Reid out of the way…

Xavier looks frustrated at the top of the ladder as he desperately tries to reach for the swinging title however there’s no chance of catching it. As he’s doing so Scorpio slowly begins to climb the ladder with him, and as the President reaches the middle of the ladder Reid re-focuses on his opponent. He readies a fist to land the first punch but as he throws it Scorpio manages to dodge it and catches Reid with a European uppercut. With Reid stunned Scorpio desperately reaches for the hanging title, his acrylic nails just about reaching the gold before it swings away. The crowd cheer as the title swings off away from Scorpio who rolls his eyes. Just as he reaches for it once more Reid throws a hard elbow to stun The S-Factor. Reid stares at the swinging title before he throws a hard roundhouse to the side of Scorpio’s head to stun him briefly before he climbs a rung up and reaches for the title. As it swings closer Reid reaches out to loud cheers – but Scorpio hits a low blow, stopping him in his tracks! Reid crumples on the top of the ladder and Scorpio lands a hard forearm to the face to stun him further before he eyes the swinging Undisputed Championship. The S-Factor gets to the top of the ladder and assesses the movement of the title – BEFORE HE LEAPS AND CLINGS ONTO THE TITLE! The crowd are on their feet as Scorpio and the Undisputed Championship swings through the air and The S-Factor desperately tries to unhook it…

Woo: This could be it!

Gomez: We’re about to re-elect the President!

The crowd are booing loudly as Scorpio’s acrylic nails scrabble at the title’s fasteners; but with the S-Factor distracted behind him Xavier Reid recovers and eyes up his challenger. He climbs to the top rung of the ladder and stares Scorpio down as the S-Factor swings across the ring. He spins around slightly as he tries to get the title down – AND XAVIER REID STRIKES, LEAPING THROUGH THE AIR AND CATCHING SCORPIO WITH A SPEAR, SENDING THE PAIR OF THEM CRASHING DOWN THE MAT! The crowd go wild as Reid and Scorpio roll to the side and each falls out of the ring leaving the title swinging above. Crème and Love tend to their clients as the fans are cheering for the massive save by the Undisputed Champion.

Woo: It was almost over but Xavier Reid proved why he’s the Undisputed Champion with that mid-air spear!

Gomez: WAKE HIM UP FASTER CRÈME!

Woo: Well we always thought this one might come down to the actions of the managers…

At ringside Crème and Tommy are desperately trying to wake their respective clients up before Tommy Love lets go of Reid and stares up at the Undisputed Championship hanging above the ring. With a smirk on his face Love climbs into the ring and grabs at the fallen ladder, his eyes focused on the title. The fans don’t know how to react as Crème de la Crème spots this move from ringside and abandons Scorpio to climb into the ring herself. By the time she’s between the ropes Tommy Love has begun to ascend the ladder with his eyes set on the title. Crème immediately hits the ladder and climbs as quickly as she can, and the crowd are on their feet as the two managers are edging towards the Undisputed Championship. Love is the first one to reach the top as he reaches up however Crème isn’t far behind him and she rakes at his eyes with her long acrylic nails. Tommy holds his face in pain and now it’s Crème’s opportunity reach for the gold, and her nails scrape at the bottom of the swinging title…

Gomez: Oh my God folks, Crème de la Crème is inches away from being the Undisputed Champion!

Woo: … yeah it doesn’t really work like that, Crème can’t win the title, though she would be the first ever drag queen to hold the Undisputed Championship.

Gomez: Oh wow we’re just gonna erase Melody Malone from the history books like that are we?

As Crème clutches hold of the Undisputed Championship Tommy Love fires a fist at her ribs, knocking her back a little. He then reaches – AND SNATCHES OFF HER WIG! The crowd go wild as Love throws Crème’s wig aside leaving the drag queen scalped and torn between taking down the title for Scorpio and protecting her dignity. Outside the ring Reid and Scorpio slowly begin to recover and each reaches for one of the ladders at ringside, sliding them in as they eye up one another’s managers on the ladder. Scorpio is the first to get into the ring and he lifts his ladder striking Love with the end; but he’s quickly followed by Reid doing the same with Crème! Both the managers are knocked for six on top of the ladder as Scorpio sets his ladder up slotting it through one of the rungs of the set-up ladder and balancing it on the ropes to form a bridge, while Reid sets his up behind the one in the middle of the ring. Reid ascends his ladder as Scorpio climbs onto his ladder bridge. The crowd are going wild as Xavier Reid punches at Crème’s back and slowly turns the de-wigged drag queen around while Scorpio drags Tommy Love down onto the ladder bridge he’s set up…

Gomez: I’ve got a bad feeling about… well… all of this!

Woo: Tommy Love and Crème de la Crème tried to get involved and it looks like they’re about to pay the price.

The crowd are on their feet cheering as Reid, from his ladder, doubles Crème over on her ladder and hooks both arms. On the ladder bridge Scorpio throws a brutal roundhouse at Love’s head, stunning him – BEFORE IN TANDEM XAVIER REID DROPS CRÈME DE LA CRÈME WITH A PACKAGE PILEDRIVER OFF THE SIDE OF THE LADDER WHILE SCORPIO HITS TOMMY LOVE WITH THE AGR, CRUNCHING HIM THROUGH THE LADDER BRIDGE AND DISMANTLING IT! A MASSIVE “HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!” GOES OUT FROM THE FANS AS ALL THREE LADDERS COLLAPSE TO THE MAT AND THE TWO MANAGERS ROLL OUT THE RING UNCONSCIOUS. Without missing a beat Scorpio and Reid get to their feet having ousted each other’s managers and begin to trade blows across the ring; forearms, elbows, knees, and roundhouse kicks fly as the pair go toe to toe in the middle of the ring to the crowd’s delight. Scorpio gets the advantage with a big right hand before he flies off the ropes into a springboard DDT, his Declaration of Independence, but Reid fires right back up again with a big pele kick to stun the S-Factor before he grabs both of Scorpio’s arms and begins to fire stomp after stomp after stomp after stomp after stomp after stomp after stomp into his challenger’s face and neck – the Fuck You Stomp! The crowd are raising the roof of the arena to see Scorpio stomped into the mat by Reid who roars out before he looks up to the Undisputed Championship hanging above them and shakes his head. He looks down at Scorpio and smirks to himself before he drags a collapsed ladder towards them…

Xavier Reid hauls Scorpio to his feet before he kicks the challenger in his gut and hooks both legs, setting up The Package Piledriver! The crowd roar with approval at the sight as Reid gets ready to drop the S-Factor head-first onto the ladder – but Scorpio breaks free and rakes Xavier Reid in the eye – BEFORE DROPPING HIM WITH THE PAPARAZZI FLASH, A RANEHI RIGHT ONTO THE LADDER! Reid’s head and neck crunches sickeningly as he lands in a heap and Scorpio spots an opening. He pulls at a second ladder and gets it up, setting it up underneath the Undisputed Championship. Taking a deep breath and readying himself after what’s already been a hellish match Scorpio slowly begins to ascend the ladder rung by rung, his acrylic nails digging into the metal as he hauls himself up inch by inch. He approaches the top and the crowd are booing but below him Xavier Reid begins to stir! Scorpio isn’t watching below him as he reaches the top and claws for the title, but on the mat Reid has managed to get to his feet and has seen the threat to his reign going on above. He hurriedly climbs the ladder with his eyes focused on Scorpio, and just as he gets a hand on the championship the 46th President spots the Undisputed Champion and seethes with rage at being foiled. He throws a strike but Reid manages to catch Scorpio’s arm before he steps up a rung and backhands the S-Factor before hooking Scorpio’s head. In a feat of athleticism Reid reaches his right leg up and round, placing it under Scorpio’s throat – before he leaps up and hooks his left leg around the back of Scorpio’s neck – AND LOCKS IN HIS TRIANGLE CHOKE HANGING OFF THE TOP OF THE LADDER! THE CROWD GOES WILD AS SCORPIO DESPERATLEY TRIES TO FIND PURCHASE AND REID COMPLETLEY HANGS HIS ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT OFF OF HIS CHALLENGER’S HEAD AND NECK…

Woo: Reid has the triangle choke locked in! He’s won many a match with that hold and it might be what keeps the Undisputed Championship in his grasp!

Gomez: You can’t win the title by submission in a ladder match, the man’s an idiot…

Woo: And yet Scorpio appears to be losing consciousness… can’t exactly stop Reid taking down the title if he’s out cold can he?!

Scorpio is flailing around on top of the ladder as Reid pulls back harder on his throat, using the top rung of the ladder to assist in the submission move. Slowly but surely the S-Factor begins to falter and struggle before finally he falls limp. The crowd are on their feet as Reid eventually lets go and falls back down the mat himself, whilst on the other side Scorpio slumps down hitting every rung of the ladder before collapsing in a heap on the mat. The ladder topples and lands on the ropes as Reid struggles to his feet. He gives one look to the downed Scorpio and blows him a sarcastic kiss reminiscent of Scorpio’s own mocking moves before he hauls at the toppled ladder and sets it back up under the swinging Undisputed Championship. Reid stretches out his back, clearly knocked for six by some of the big hitting moves in this one, before he gradually begins to climb. Rung by rung he reaches up and clutches at the ladder, hauling himself up. On the mat Scorpio slowly begins to stir as Reid looks up at the Undisputed Championship belt. With each rung Reid reaches up, agonisingly close to the title, before he drags himself up another rung. On the mat Scorpio manages to push himself up to his knees as he looks up and spots Reid about to win this one. Reid goes up another rung and fingertips brush the title as Scorpio manages to get to his feet but takes a second to steady himself. Another foot up a rung and Reid’s hand is now firmly on the title but he’s unable to unclasp it with just one hand and needs to go further.

On the mat below Scorpio scrambles to reach one of the other ladders and with all he has left he pulls it up into his grasp. JUST AS HE TURNS XAVIER REID IS STOOD UP ON THE PENULTIMATE RUNG AND HAS BOTH HANDS ON THE UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONSHIP! THE CROWD GOES WILD AS REID BEGINS TO UNHOOK THE BELT – BUT SCORPIO SLAMS THE END OF THE SECOND LADDER INTO HIS GUT, STUNNING HIM AND CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS GRIP! Reid slumps over the top of the ladder as Scorpio spots his opening and discards his ladder before climbing the ladder rung by rung. As he reaches the top Reid begins to stir again but it’s too late as the S-Factor throws a hard right fist into his face before cracking the side of his head with a left roundhouse kick. Scorpio then grabs at Reid’s arm and pulls himself up a rung before he brings his right leg up – AND PLACES THE HEEL OF HIS LOUBOUTIN BOOT AT REID’S THROAT! THE CROWD ARE ON THEIR FEET AS SCORPIO SCREAMS OUT BEFORE FALLING BACKWARDS, TAKING XAVIER REID WITH HIM WITH A HEEL TURN FROM THE TOP OF THE LADDER! THE FANS SCREAM “HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!” AS BOTH MEN COLLAPSE IN A HEAP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING AND THE LADDER THEY WERE ON COLLAPSES…

Woo: HEEL TURN OFF THE TOP OF THE LADDER! Along with Reid’s ladder-top triangle choke these two have really taken it out of each other and have sacrificed themselves in turn…

Gomez: With both men laid out this could go either way…

The crowd are clapping and stomping every second trying to get these two back into it. After a good minute of being laid out on the mat slowly but surely Xavier Reid and Scorpio begin to come to. The pair of them roll off in different directions and use the ropes and turnbuckles to try and get one another back to their feet. Both men make it up at the same time and stumble backwards – CRASHING RIGHT INTO ONE ANOTHER! AS THEY TURN THEY EACH THROW SHOTS AT ONE ANOTHER AS FOREARMS, ELBOWS, KNEES, AND KICKS GO FLYING ONE RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER. The fans are on their feet going wild as the Undisputed Champion and his challenger go at it in the middle of the ring before suddenly Reid gets the advantage, dodging a kick from Scorpio and cracking him with an open-handed slap across the face which stuns him. Scorpio stumbles and it’s the opening Reid needs as he fires a boot into Scorpio’s gut before applying the standing headscissors and hooking his arms – AND HE LIFTS SCORPIO UP BEFORE HE SHAKES HIS HEAD AND DROPS SCORPIO, BLASTING HIM WITH A BIG BOOT! Reid screams at Scorpio “I’LL SHOW YOU WHAT A FUCKIN’ UNDISPUTED CHAMPION LOOKS LIKE!” and he grabs at the downed ladder, slotting it over the second rope in one of the corners to form a ladder bridge. He rolls Scorpio up onto it before climbing out of the ring and getting to the top rope on the outside. Reid hauls Scorpio up and drives a hard elbow down on his head…

Woo: Oh my God… OH… MY…

Gomez: SOMEONE STOP HIM! XAVIER REID’S GONNA KILL THE PRESIDENT!

The crowd are going WILD for this one as Reid hooks Scorpio’s head and arms and drags him up to the top rope – BEFORE FLYING OFF THE TOP ROPE TO DROP SCORPIO THROUGH THE LADDER BRIDGE WITH THE PACKAGE PILEDRIVER! THE FANS GO ABSOLUTELY MAD AS THE LADDER SNAPS IN TWO AND SCORPIO IS LEFT BROKEN IN THE HEAP OF THE TWISTED METAL. Against all the odds and fuelled by adrenaline alone Reid gets to his feet and staggers to the ladder dropped onto the ropes, setting it back up again. Slowly but surely he climbs it before reaching the top. He takes one last look at the unconscious Scorpio before he reaches up and unhooks the EWC Undisputed Championship, pulling to down to raucous cheers…

DING DING DING

Dobrev: Here is your winner, and STILL THE EWC UNDISPUTED CHAMPION… XAVIER REID!!!

“Papercut” blasts over the speakers as Xavier Reid celebrates his victory atop the ladder, the Undisputed Championship raised above his head. At ringside Crème recovers enough to drag Scorpio from the ring and The President’s Men run down to carry their fallen President from the arena. Reid continues to celebrate his victory to loud cheers and slowly Tommy Love recovers to spot his man with the title in his hands and climbs into the ring to celebrate with him.

Woo: In the run up to this one Scorpio claimed Reid rode Ace King’s coat-tails through to the final of the Power Struggle and didn’t deserve the Undisputed Championship… I think he’s proven once and for all he’s the top of this company and he’s going to WrestleFest to defend that title against our main event winner!

The crowd are cheering as Reid stands atop the ladder with the EWC Undisputed Championship in his grasps as his music continues to play out. Bunny and Buddy Love join Reid and Tommy Love in the ring to celebrate as Scorpio is helped up the ramp. An even bigger cheer goes out as President Mac steps out from the back, his eyes focused on Scorpio. The half-conscious 46th President locks eyes with the EWC’s head honcho and he seethes, spitting blood and saliva Mac’s way. Mac avoids the assault but fixes Scorpio with a gaze that conveys a sure-fire message… game on.

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40 PERSON RUMBLE
FEATURING WRESTLERS FROM ALL FOUR BRANDS
WINNER WINS TICKET TO WRESTLEFEST MAIN EVENT | EWC UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

- FEATURING -


- Darius
- Naoki Arakawa
- Kyle Young
- Callie Clark
- Eavan Maloney
- Bosa
- Lochlan MacKay
- Stephanie Matsuda
- Clay Byrd


- Melody Malone
- Alex "Bullet" Carbajal
- Nezumi Hazama [1st Entrant]
- Chris Styles
- Gabrielle Visconty
- Wyatt Cross
- Phoenix Winterborn
- Robi "Valkyrie" Mitchell
- Sah'ta Thor
- Asriel Buzzard
- Kevin Hunter
- Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton


- Candy
- Fredrick De Von
- David Gospel
- Wes Walker
- Keller Grimfang
- Mercenary
- Allen Anderson
- Killjoy Ito
- Stitches
- Jason


- Morden Crypt
- Faith Rivers
- Dominic Sanders
- Elliot Bowman IV
- Alexander Daemon
- Vivi
- Kip Kutler
- Jamie Matthews
- JFS [40th Entrant]

We return to ringside where Woo and Gomez are standing by

Woo: Welcome back to EWC RUMBLE! What an evening we have had so far tonight .. we saw three Championships stay with their Champions and then three Championships change hands .. which led up to Xavier Reid successfully defending his EWC Undisputed Championship. We also had the incredible General Manager battle which saw Chris Brock emerge as the victor .. and all roads have no lead us to this .. our Main Event .. the Forty Person Rumble. 

Gomez: That's right Woo .. forty competitors will eventually make their way into this ring but only one will leave as the winner of the EWC Rumble and punch their ticket to WrestleFest for a shot at the Undisputed Championship! I'm being told the Tampa Bay Lightning just won the Stanley Cup .. so there is also that.

Woo: It looks like Nina Dobrev is ready .. so lets get this main event started .. ladies and gentleman .. this .. is .. the .. EWC RUMBLE!

The fans go crazy, chanting and cheering as Nina stands ringside ready to announce the match

Dobrev: The following match is our main event of the evening, the EWC Rumble! The match starts with two competitors, with the remainder entering the ring at timed intervals. Competitors must be sent over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor, in order to be eliminated...and the competitor that outlasts the rest will be declared the winner and earn an opportunity at the Undisputed Championship at WrestleFest! Our first competitor, from Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan, weighing in at 238 pounds ... NEZUMI HAZAMA!

A peaceful, inviting chill falls over the arena...

There's only a soft light glossed over the attendance...

It's like sunlight...

Nurturing...

Blissful...

Familiar...

The tones of Shiho Ochi brings the audience to a still.

♫ ARAWARU KUROI SORA...

KODOU WA RAIMEI WO KURIKAESU... 

ARASHI GA KURU MAE NI...

KOYOI WA ANO UTA WO SAZUKEMASHOU... ♫

A loud blast of percussion strikes the audience as the lights in the arena begin to take on chaotic timing. Flashes of orange, yellow, and red cascade in rhythm with the individual beats of Superfly's 'Kakusei' and the camera drops to focus on the person the song introduces. A jet of smoke spawns from the ring stage, and in it, there stands a silhouette. With a cape flowing in the wind, the intensity of 'Kakusei' picks up, and lures the audience into its infectious beat.

♫ MAHARI YUWARE GAAIE SABANARE! ♫

As he steps out of the emission of smoke on the stage, Hazama stands in the bright spotlight. Primping the collar of his suit jacket and shifting the shawl draped over his shoulder, Hazama listens to the chorus of boos that follows his appearance.

♫ AMARE DIRAHI JUMAGI GANASHARA! ♫

He raises his arms in protest to the crowd's displeasure towards his existence. He invites them to get louder as he drowns them out to the high, loud energy of his own theme.

♫ MAHARI YUWARE GAAIE SABANARE! ♫

Hazama fans himself with their hatred, not at all perturbed by them.

♫ AMARE DIRAHI JUMAGI GANASHARA! ♫

And when he's done humoring his critics, Hazama begins down the ring ramp.

♫ YOMIGAERASERU NO SA...

AISURU KIMI NO KOKORO...

KARADA WO NUGISUTETE...

IMA, WARE NI KAERU TOKI... ♫

Hazama reaches the end of the ring ramp, having spent a few moments teasing the people reaching for him. He tests to see if someone was brave enough to jump. He berates someone and tells them about how much they pale in comparison to him. There at the edge of the ramp, Hazama throws up his arms again, and the camera pans out. It catches the atmosphere that he has created, where the world is rocking with their hateful noise. With him at the epicenter of it all, Hazama only chooses to smile and then make his move towards the ring.

Still committed to his former eccentricities, Hazama slides into the ring on his stomach and turns onto his back. He sprawls out, massaging the ring before lifting himself up. With his head hung, Hazama spreads out his arms, soaking into the limelight once more. It sates him. It powers him. It urges him to continue. As the song calms down, his sinister nature of Hazama brightens through his flamboyance.

♫ ME WO TSUBUTTE KAZE WO SUKUTTE...

MI WO TOKASHITE KANE WO NARASHITE... ♫

Hazama remains this way, even as he begins to rise back to a standing position.

♫ KAKUSEI!

KAKUSEI!

KAKUSEI!

KAKUSEI! ♫

Hazama hits the top turnbuckle, reaching out to the fans, inviting their disdain again.

♫ MAHARI YUWARE GAAIE SABANARE!

AMARE DIRAHI JUMAGI GANASHARA!

MAHARI YUWARE GAAIE SABANARE!

AMARE DIRAHI JUMAGI GANASHARA! ♫

As 'Kakusei' begins to fade out, Hazama denies everyone their chance to get to him. He hops off the turnbuckle, discharging the intensity of his taunting in lieu of his sinister serenity. He crouches down in his corner, watching his environment with a hawk-eye precision. A smirk dawns on his face as he waits for the beginning of the match, and his own personal war.

Dobrev: Introducing next at #2... from West Oakland, California, weighing in at 365 pounds ... THE MERCENARY!

Mercenary walks into the flashing red light. His face is hidden behind a hard plastic tactical mask decorated with The Punisher's skull logo. He is stiff... hard... Frankenstein's deadly creation come to life. He crosses both arms, gloved fists clenched, across his chest under his chin. The pose resembles a skull and crossbones. To either side of him the stage explodes in motes of smoke and flame.

Removing the mask he stalks towards the ring at a steady pace filled with menace and a deadly purpose. Stepping between the ropes he walks to the corner and throws a few shadow punch combos at the turnbuckle before turning with his back to the corner, his arms crossed across his chest to glower in his opponent's direction and wait for the bell to give him the sign to come out swinging.

Woo: Nezumi earned the first spot in the Rumble after defeating Melody Malone on Rampage, and faces a big task immediately taking on Mercenary to start off this year's EWC Rumble! Here we go .. RING .. THAT .. BELL!

DING DING DING

The two men immediately go at it from the opening bell, trading some hard strikes between them! It's a clash between Merc's smash mouth offense and Nezumi's fighting spirit as the latter is sent to the corner, allowing Mercenary to lay in some hard punches and stomps to the midsection. Mercenary takes a few steps back before charging at Nezumi...who dodges at the last second, forcing Mercenary's momentum to send him crashing into the turnbuckle with a thud! Nezumi uses the opportunity to connect with a neckbreaker that brings the big man down to the canvas. Nezumi goes to work on the Street Dog, trying to prevent further damage as we approach the arrival of our third entrant, marked by the crowd counting down the seconds!

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'Now That We're Dead' signals the arrival of KEVIN HUNTER at #3 as the Rampage superstar heads down toward the ring, surveying his opponents carefully before sliding in. Kevin immediately charges at Nezumi, who turns his attention to the newcomer as they exchange lefts and rights. This allows Mercenary to get back to his feet, and the big man attacks both of his opponents at once with some big punches. Things quickly go south for Kevin Hunter when he tries to go for the power game with Mercenary, who sends Hunter reeling toward the ropes with a haymaker before he and Nezumi both send the Devil Incarnate over the top rope and tumbling to the floor!

ELIMINATED - KEVIN HUNTER

Dobrev: Kevin Hunter has been eliminated!

Woo: Whoa, that was quick! Nezumi and Mercenary dumped Kevin outside without a moment's hesitation!

Gomez: And it looks like they're going right back at it!

The elimination allows Nez and Merc an opportunity to once again collide, this time trying to get an easy second elimination while they're at the ropes. Mercenary's size puts him at an advantage as we see Nezumi starting to go over the top rope....but Nezumi scrambles away, saving himself from a quick defeat. Mercenary turns his attention to the man now standing in the center of the ring before charging at Nez once again...but Nez dodges a lariat attempt, connecting with a high angle dropkick straight to the back of Mercenary's head! The positioning here is what saves Merc from an elimination as he falls to the corner instead of the ropes. Nezumi is now fully in control with some hard kicks to the leg to keep Merc at bay...but Merc blocks the last of those kicks, bringing Nezumi to the corner by force as the crowd counts down the second to the next entrant!

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'You Should See Me in a Crown (IIZI Remix)' plays as last year's Rumble winner MELODY MALONE comes in at #4, she is met with a mixed reaction from the crowed as they aren't happy with her actions earlier in the evening. Mel comes down the ramp .. watching what's happening in the ring with a smirk on her face as she takes her time getting into the match. She approaches the ring, but waits a little bit to watch Nezumi suffer just a little more before finally stepping in when Merc catches a glimpse of the former Undisputed Champion and starts mouthing off at her.

Woo: Melody Malone came out on top at last year's Rumble in Texas, and she looks poised and ready for a repeat as she comes in .. but after what happened earlier tonight, it seems like the Queen has a bit of a mean streak in her again! I mean you could even hear it from the crowd, who let her have it while she came out.

Gomez: I think she realized what she needs to do to succeed again tonight, after the season she's had she wants to end it with the Undisputed Championship around her waist once again!

Mercenary charges at the Queen, knowing full well that taking out last year's winner would mean a lot for his chances here tonight .. but Melody manages to avoid a lariat attempt, connecting with a drop toe hold that sends the big man down to the canvas. Melody turns attention to the weakened Nezumi in the corner and starts laying in some stomps, mocking Nez's usual theatrics just to add insult to injury. While this is happening, Mercenary gets back to his feet with a snarl on his face as he rushes to the corner, grabbing Melody by the hair to pull her away. Merc lays in some hard forearms to the head of Malone, before hitting a hard chop that sends her reeling back while the crowd lets out a WOOOOO in response. Mercenary is so focused on Melody that he doesn't notice Nez coming up from behind, moments before being brought to a knee thanks to a well-placed chop block! Nezumi and Melody glare at each other for a moment before starting an uneasy alliance against the EWC Outlaw as the crowd counts down the seconds to the next entrant!

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'Stricken' plays as KIP KUTLER comes in at #5, taking notice of what's happening in the ring as he slowly makes his way down. The last thing on his mind is getting eliminated early, and he can sense that the biggest man in the match is being taken apart piece by piece. This gives him the confidence he needs to slide into the ring, waiting in the corner as Melody and Nezumi continue the attack on Mercenary.

Woo: Kip Kutler has now joined the fray, but he seems to be biding his time.

Gomez: That's a smart strategy there, considering the hurdles he'd have to overcome in the ring right now!

Kip chooses to only lurk for a little longer before joining in on the attack, and the numbers game is doing a real, well, number on Mercenary until he finally manages to push the three of them away! It's an uphill battle for Mercenary, but he reckons he can take those odds as he trades blows with Nezumi first, then Kip, and finally Melody with some hard punches. Kip decides to go toe to toe with Merc now, landing some punches on the big man who responds with a nasty haymaker that sends Kip down hard! Mercenary stomps away at Kutler while the alliance between Nezumi and Melody comes to an end with each looking for a quick elimination on the other to boost their chance at winning this match! Things have gotten chaotic quickly with these four, and we're about to add a fifth as the crowd counts down the second before the next entrant!

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'End Of My Rope' plays as JASON comes in at #6, rushing to the ring in the hopes of making an impact in his first Rumble match as he goes after Nezumi and Melody...who immediately turn their attention to the upstart rookie, giving him a tough welcome into this match with some hard strikes of their own.

Woo: Jason's making his Rumble debut here tonight, and two alumni from his brand are giving him a rough taste of what it's like on a big stage like this!

Gomez: Just imagine for a second what it'd be like to take out the son of not one but TWO Hall of Famers, Woo! That's a big accolade in and of itself, and Nez and Mel are willing to grab that brass ring and treasure it!

As the two go about making such a statement, Mercenary gets back to his feet and sends Kip into the corner before laying in some hard stomps. Jason is able to fend for himself against the pair and holds his own with a flurry of offense that forces Nezumi to back off...only for Melody to drop him with a neckbreaker from behind! Mercenary turns away from Kip to go after Melody, seemingly in defense of a fellow Future Star...but just as quickly we see Merc stomping away at Jason! Kip soon joins in, and it becomes evident that everyone else in this match has Jason as their main target! Merc picks the much smaller competitor up, practically launching him into the corner before charging with a back elbow that sees Jason crumple to the canvas in a heap as the crowd starts booing heavily until they realize we're just seconds away from the next entrant! They start counting down, hoping that whoever comes out next will come to the rescue...

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'Indestructible' plays as SAMANTHA HAMILTON comes in at #7, much to the delight of the crowd as she rushes to the ring to even the odds against the competitors beating down on Jason. She focuses her attack on Nezumi after what went down earlier tonight, laying into the new United States Champion with a flurry of offense that sends him reeling toward the corner!

Woo: Samantha Hamilton is here, and the Titaness is angry after losing her title to Nezumi earlier tonight!

Gomez: She's got a lot to prove here, if she can eliminate the new champion she might be able to get an ounce of revenge!

The two immediately come to blows as Melody focuses on the continued assault on Jason as Kip puts a stop to Merc's involvement purely just to join in himself. Merc doesn't take kindly to Kip's interruption and starts pummeling him instead, backing him up against the ropes as Melody picks Jason up, sending him to the corner. Samantha continues the attack on Nezumi, sending him into the corner with a flurry of offense until Nez connects with a drop toe hold that sends her face first into the middle turnbuckle. This gives Nez some needed space to focus on joining Melody once more in attacking Jason, while Merc and Kip continue going at it near the ropes. Merc hits a lariat on Kip that sends him over the top rope, but Kip just manages to hang on as the countdown begins for the next entrant!

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The lights go out as we hear Morden McBride reciting a slightly twisted version of 'Bah Bah Black Sheep'...and when the lights come back on, MORDEN CRYPT coming in at #8 is seen standing behind Kip at ringside! There's a look of fear on Kip's face, if not from the sight of Crypt then certainly from the predicament he knows he's in...and sure enough, Morden grabs Kip by the leg, dragging him down to the floor before beating him up for good measure. Looking satisfied with the damage done, Morden finally enters the ring with a singular focus of destruction.

ELIMINATED - KIP KUTLER

Dobrev: Kip Kutler has been eliminated!

Woo: Whoa, Morden Crypt came in with an immediate elimination on Kip Kutler!

Gomez: It looks like this monster is about to unleash hell on the Rumble!

Crypt immediately goes after Mercenary, and the two big men lay into each other with lefts and rights as Jason fights off Nez and Mel once again. Sam is back to her feet and joining in the fight, clearly aiming to get some revenge on Nezumi as she sends him to the ropes with an Irish whip. Sam looks for a clothesline off the rebound, but Nez ducks under before hitting a neckbreaker that sends the Titaness to the canvas. Meanwhile, Jason continues to hold his own against the former Undisputed Champion with a couple chops that sends Mel reeling back...but Mel catches him with a Crowning Achievement out of nowhere! Jason is down and out as Mel picks him up, looking for an elimination until she collides with both Crypt and Mercenary, bringing all four of them down to the canvas as the countdown starts for the next entrant! 

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'I Want Candy' plays, bringing the crowd to their feet as CANDY arrives at #9, quickly making her way to the ring to assist a fellow FSW compatriot in Jason, who is slow to get back to his feet as Mel and the big men of the match are already up. Candy manages to outrun Crypt and Merc, going after Mel in a battle of former Undisputed Champions!

Woo: And it looks like the FSW Champion is ready to help out even after a nasty war with Stitches earlier tonight!

Gomez: I can't help but wonder if this is gonna be a problem for her in the long run, though!

There is no clear advantage at first, but Mel manages to get the upper hand on Candy as she sends the FSW Champion into the corner...but Jason is back to his feet, and getting some revenge with a flurry of offense on the Queen! This unfortunately doesn't last long as both Merc and Nez get involved, with Merc slamming Jason back down before Nez takes on Candy. Crypt, on the other hand, gives a cold stare at the Titaness looking for just the right moment to strike as the chaos continues to build in the ring. Crypt grabs Sam by the hair, lifting her up...only for the Titaness to respond with a hard forearm to the skull! Crypt is sent reeling from the impact, but isn't going down just yet as the countdown starts for the next entrant! 

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'Burn It Down' plays as DARIUS comes in at #10, the first competitor to represent BRAWL finally making their way into the Rumble! Darius hightails it down the ramp, sliding into the ring to catch hands with the first person he lays his eyes on in Mercenary!

Woo: The red brand finally gets its representation tonight as BRAWL's captain from the Parabellum main event makes his way into the Rumble!

Gomez: Yeah, but I don't know if it's a good idea to be going after the biggest dog in the yard like this!

Darius and Merc go at it with some hard lefts and rights, the bigger man getting the upper hand as he sends Darius to the ropes...but an attack by Jason stops the Street Dog from following up on it! That only angers the EWC Outlaw, who goes into a bit of a rampage on the younger competitor with some hard punches to teach him a lesson. Meanwhile, Darius turns his attention to Crypt who continues to go after the Titaness...but Darius gets rocked with a back elbow from Morden! Darius is down for the count, but this gives Sam a chance to unload some hard strikes on Crypt in the hopes of taking the monster down as quick as possible...only for Nezumi to strike, finally getting back at her for the attack earlier! The chaos continues as the countdown starts toward the next entrant's arrival...

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'Rainy Days' plays as STEPHANIE MATSUDA makes her way at #11, running down to the ring to stop Nez!

Woo: Here comes the War Queen, looking to help out a friend in Samantha Hamilton!

Gomez: This is of course the part where I remind everyone that it's every person for themselves here at the Rumble!

Steph goes right after Nez upon entering the ring, and the two start going at it with some hard strikes to see who has more of that fighting spirit! Before the Titaness can get involved, however, Crypt is right back on the attack with some clubbing blows to the back as Jason and Candy continue dealing with the temporary alliance between Mercenary and Malone that's been started here. Mercenary sends Jason into the corner with a clothesline, as Melody drops Candy to the canvas with a snapmare. Darius has by this point focused on the battle between Crypt and the former War Mongers, hoping a third will help put the monster down as the countdown begins toward the next entrant!

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'Off With Her Head' plays signaling the arrival of CALLIE CLARK at #12, accompanied by her bodyguard Tori and sporting a lovely White Canary cosplay from Legends of Tomorrow as she heads to the ring, cautious to really join the fray just yet.

Woo: Callie Clark makes a return to action here at the Rumble, her cosplay in full effect and with her new bodyguard standing by. Do you think Tori will play a role in how Callie fares tonight?

Gomez: It's certainly possible, just a matter of seeing what happens!

Clark approaches ringside, discussing strategy with Tori before heading into the chaos within the ring. She joins the fight between Candy and Melody, looking to get some good licks in on the Queen as Crypt turns the tables on Sam, Steph, and Darius with some more clubbing blows. Crypt senses an opportunity for more destruction as he grabs Matsuda by the hair, looking to throw her right over the top rope! Steph manages to catch the top rope to stop some of the momentum as we see Jason starting to turn things around on Mercenary with a dropkick that sends the Street Dog reeling back as the countdown starts toward the next entrant!

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'War Machine' plays, as DOMINIC SANDERS arrives at lucky #13, slowly heading toward the ring, clearly tired from his match earlier in the evening, but immediately begins helping out his AMH compatriot Malone!

Woo: Sanders is very clearly gassed from his Indy Championship match earlier against Jordan Sharpe. 

Gomez: He may not have got the victory, but he got the last laugh .. and how great would it be, if he tosses JFS out on his ass and wins the Rumble tonight? Don't count out Dom .. he might look tired but that boy has fire and can turn it on at any minute

The tides are starting to turn in this match as Dom and Mel start working together to prove why they won the previous two Rumble matches. They focus their attention first on Candy and Callie as Mercenary changes his focus to the other big man in Morden Crypt, leading to another big brawl between them. This frees up Darius and the Titaness to relive their rivalry from last season, exchanging lefts and rights as Matsuda joins in with some of her own. All the while, the crowd is electric as the countdown brings us toward the next entrant!

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'Radio' plays as JAMIE MATTHEWS arrives to the Rumble at #14...and immediately slides under the ring!?

Woo: What the hell are you doing, Jamie!?

Gomez: That's a bold strategy Woo, let's see if it pays off for him!

With the Ladies' Man seemingly out of the picture for now, the chaos in the ring continues. As Merc and Crypt continue looking to gain an advantage in this hoss fight, Darius manages to catch Matsuda with a hard kick that sends her down to the canvas...only for Titaness to connect with a nasty-looking neckbreaker! Meanwhile, Dom manages to get some hard punches on Jason which sends the upstart right back into the corner as Melody gives Candy a hard kick before Titaness intervenes, sending Malone into the ropes with an Irish whip and a clothesline off the rebound! An unlikely situation now comes to fruition as Candy and Titaness are working together to eliminate Callie Clark who gets tossed over the top rope .. but WAIT .. Tori catches Callie Clark before she hits the ground and helps her get right back into the ring. Callie immediately spots Candy and goes on the attack as Titaness looks completely confused at how Callie just got back in the ring!

Woo: I can't believe what just happened .. Callie's bodyguard just came in with the save. Callie is still in it, and Candy is paying for it!

Sam doesn't have much time to process this however as Melody comes after her with a well-placed kick that sends the Titaness through the middle rope! Sam might be safe from elimination but she's out cold for now as Mel goes after Candy once more. In the meantime, we see Jason, Dom, and Darius coming to blows in the hopes that one will remain standing while we see Jamie stick his head out from under the ring as though to remind us he's still in the match as the countdown prepares us for the next entrant!

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'Heartless Scat' plays, signaling the arrival of NAOKI ARAKAWA at #15 as the veteran makes his Rumble debut walking toward the ring.

Woo: Naoki Arakawa joins the fray, looking to pick things up after a tough loss to Killjoy Ito on BRAWL a couple weeks ago!

Gomez: There's no shame in losing to the man who is now X-Division Champion, though!

As Naoki approaches the ring, he notices Jamie once again sticking his head out from underneath...and Naoki clocks him with a palm strike to the head! He picks Jamie up, tossing him into the ring before sliding in. He continues his attack on Jamie, hitting some hard chops across the chest that can be heard throughout the stadium. Jamie's in a lot of pain already as Naoki sends him against the ropes...but Jamie dodges a kick by Naoki on the rebound, reversing into a neckbreaker! While all this is happening, we see Merc focusing his attention on Darius and the former War Mongers working together to deal with AMH, and once more the countdown brings us closer to the next entrant!

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'Warrior' plays as EAVAN MALONEY makes her Rumble debut at #16, making a beeline for the ring to work with Titaness and Matsuda as Nez has joined up with AMH to split the field!

Woo: Here comes one of the newest Shieldmaidens to join the ranks of EWC, and she's got a lot to prove shortly after making her in-ring debut!

Gomez: Man, there is a LOT happening in the ring right now...

We're seeing battle lines being drawn now as AMH and Mercenary are facing off against the Shieldmaidens working with Jason and Steph! While this eight-person brawl takes place we see Crypt stalking a new victim in Candy as Jamie continues to fight off the strong style offense of Arakawa by trying to outrun the veteran competitor. Eventually, Jamie gets caught with a palm strike by Arakawa who looks to send Jamie over the top rope...but Jamie manages to reverse it, sending Arakawa over instead!

ELIMINATED - NAOKI ARAKAWA

Dobrev: Naoki Arakawa has been eliminated!

Woo: Whoa, what a shock here! Naoki got caught by surprise by Jamie Matthews and has just been eliminated!

Matthews gloats over his elimination before getting caught up in the chaos in the ring as the countdown prepares us for the next entrant!

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'Devil Dogs' plays as KYLE YOUNG makes his Rumble debut at #17

Woo: Here comes the Second City Soldier, Kyle Young. He's a member of BRAWL and looking to make some noise here tonight and possibly leave an impression on his boss in hopes for a YoungBlood booking and obviously a trip to WrestleFest

Kyle Young slides into the ring but stands back assessing the 8 person cluster, deciding not to get involved. Instead, he goes after Jamie Matthews and they go at it with an exchange of strikes, with Young getting the upperhand on his smaller adversary. Meanwhile, the eight-competitor chaos gets out of hand quick as Merc sends Jason tumbling through the middle ropes to the outside while Steph and Sam get sent to opposite corners by Mel and Dom. AMH with a smirk on each of their faces, until Merc decides to end the alliance early by going after Sanders! Dom is able to fight off Merc with some help from Mel, despite being more and more worn out after his match earlier in the night. Jason is looking wobbly as he gets back to his feet, slowly sliding back into the ring as the countdown prepares us for the next entrant!

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'Superhero' plays as CHRIS STYLES comes in at #18 for his Rumble debut, heading down the ramp as Kyle hits a big DDT on Jamie Matthews to incapacitate him! Things only get more out of control as Styles approaches the ring, surveying the scene before him!

Woo: One of the newer signees in the EWC, Styles comes in with a lot of promise and could be a dark horse tonight

Gomez: I almost didn't see him winks at the camera .. but yes .. there he is. Chris Styles. He is in the match.

Woo: Looks like Kyle Young finally has something to do here as the two Chicago kids square off in the ring

Gomez: Its amazing how similarly built these two are. Not much difference in height and weight, three years apart, both from Chicago .. who will win this battle of BRAWL vs RAMPAGE?

Styles gets in some licks on Jason for good measure at ringside before sliding into the ring, just in time for Crypt to emerge from the proverbial shadows with a big scoop slam on Candy! Meanwhile, Darius and the Titaness go after AMH which turns into a big mess of insanity. In the middle of all the chaos, Styles and Young lock up in the ring. Styles attempts to land a punch on Kyle but Young blocks the punch and counters with a knee to the mid section. He follows that up very quickly with PAINKILLER! This sends Styles flying to the ropes and Kyle charges at him with a clothesline sending him flying over the top rope

ELIMINATED - CHRIS STYLES

Woo: Well that was quick. That roundhouse kick to the head really did the trick. Chris Styles finds himself on the outside looking in, wondering what went wrong

Gomez: Where did he go, I can't see him winks at the camera .. but seriously .. hopefully he actually shows up next time .. winks at the camera .. sorry had a lash in my eye

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'Gangland' plays as KELLER GRIMFANG makes his Rumble debut at #19!

Woo: Keller .. Grimfang .. that's a hard name to say fast .. Keller Grimdrangs .. Keller Grimpfring .. Keller Grimd .. damn it .. you try

Gomez: Keller Grimfang .. Keller Grimfang .. Keller Grimfang .. I don't see the issue but I also don't still read at a Grade 1 level 

Keller enters the ring and notices Melody Malone looking tired from the 8 person brawl that just took place and tries to capitalize but Dominic Sanders immediately sees what's going on and comes to Melody's aid. Sanders, though tired, uses his bigger frame to pull Keller off of Malone and hits him with a few lefts and rights before landing a big boot to the face. Keller stumbles back around to Malone who catches him with Nightmare Fuel!!!!!! Malone and Sanders then drag Keller over to the ropes and together flip him over the top

ELIMINATED - KELLER GRIMFANG

Woo: Well .. Keller bit off way more than he could chew and is out just as fast as he entered. Sanders and Malone look absolutely deadly out here tonight. What teamwork

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'Sabotage' plays as WYATT CROSS comes to the ring at #20, meaning we're halfway through the Rumble entrants coming in!

Woo: Yeeeehawwww .. it's Wyatt Cross

Gomez: Yeehaww?

Woo: I don't know anymore, it's been a long night

The Russian slides into the ring and looks to make a big impact by immediately attacking Mercenary, then Candy and then Eavan Maloney. This proved to be a very difficult task as Merc, Candy and Maloney decide to work together and begin taking turns punching and kicking Cross. Wyatt attempts to block and counter a few of the blows but he is overpowered by the three Superstars. Candy hits him with a Forearm Smash, then Eavan drops him with Gnat Gnat. Clay Byrd then gets in on the fun .. once Cross is back to his feet Clay hits him with the Grave Breaker, dropping Cross not once but twice onto the canvas. Cross is now motionless on the mat. Merc, Candy and Eavan pick Cross up and toss him over the ropes then all go their separate ways in the ring

ELIMINATED - WYATT CROSS

Woo: Goodness .. Welcome to the EWC Wyatt. You aren't in Russia anymore

Gomez: What does that even mean? 

Woo: Well .. he's not in Russia .. this is South Africa

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'Is There Anybody Out There' plays as ASRIEL BUZZARD makes his way to the ring at #21 in his Rumble debut!

Woo: At first glance I thought this said Ariel .. and I got excited thinking about the Little Mermaid .. but its Asriel Buzzard .. most certainly not .. the Little Mermaid

Gomez: Boy .. I don't know about you anymore

The wear and tear is evident from everyone in the ring and just outside as Asriel enters the ring, immediately going after Maloney! Eavan holds her own, fending Buzzard off with a flurry of defense as Candy manages to get an assist from Jason in getting away from Crypt. Mercenary and Darius square off against each other, with Merc getting a clean punch to the temple that drops Darius down hard! The situation with AMH gets more and more heated as they start to divide and conquer with some offense that keeps Steph and Titaness at bay, and Eavan finds herself mixing it up with Jamie as the countdown prepares us for the next entrant!

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'Gravel Walk' plays as LOCHLAN MACKAY heads to the ring for his Rumble debut at #22, making a beeline toward the ring and going straight after Kyle Young!

Woo: Lochlan's in and it looks like the rivalry he had with Kyle Young is renewed once more!

Gomez: Yeah, and...uh oh...

The two are brawling so hard that they don't notice Morden Crypt attacking from behind! Mordan's path of destruction sees him tearing into MacKay with some hard right hands as a few of the other competitors try their best to bring the monster down. Lochlan is leaning against the ropes as the group effort continues to keep Crypt at bay...but it gives Kyle an opening to send Lochlan over the top rope and to the floor!

ELIMINATED - LOCHLAN MACKAY

Woo: Kyle Young just ruined Lochlan's chance at the WrestleFest main event!

Gomez: Absolutely brilliant, good job Young!

Lochlan isn't done yet however, climbing on the apron to knock Kyle out with a punch before heading to the back as the countdown sets us up for the next entrant!

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'Gunnin For You' plays as CLAY BYRD makes his way to the ring at #23, heading right in to assist his new pals in AMH as they start clearing the ring out by sending folks through the middle ropes to the outside!

Woo: With Iggy still healing up from injury, Clay's entry makes for a full AMH squad in the Rumble!

Gomez: And it looks like AMH are standing tall in the middle of the ring!

They wait to see who will step up to their challenge....and the first one to do so is Jason! Others quickly filter in as AMH take a stand to prove their dominance in what turns out to be pure insanity! The rest of the field is back in the ring, but that plan quickly falls apart when folks go after each other once more as the countdown draws closer...

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'Crawling' plays as ELLIOT BOWMAN IV makes his Rumble debut at #24!

Woo: Here comes Elliot Bowman, and he's going right after Callie Clark!

The two come to a brawl as soon as EB4 enters the ring, a fight which quickly gets to the ropes as AMH manage to fend off their detractors. This allows Mel and Dom an opportunity to split back up and deal with the likes of Candy and Jason, as Clay turns his attention to the situation between Bowman and Clark. Sensing an opportunity, Clay lashes out at Bowman before assisting Clark in sending EB4 over the top rope and to the outside!

ELIMINATED - ELLIOTT BOWMAN IV

Woo: Wow, it looks like EB4 just wasn't ready for the challenge of the Rumble tonight, was he?

Gomez: Not quite, but it looks like the crowd is ready for whoever's about to come out next!

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'Man in the Box' plays as BOSA makes his Rumble debut at #25, looking to make a statement after a close loss to Xavier Reid earlier tonight!

Woo: Bosa suffered a tough loss earlier tonight to Xavier Reid, but he will need to have a short memory, and focus on the rumble where he has a chance to book his ticket to WrestleFest, which would be a huge consolation prize to missing out on the International Championship

Gomez: With Reid still holding both Championships, his days as International Champion are now numbered and will be handing the Championship over to whoever faces off for it. My money is on Bosa getting another crack at the belt, he's a talented young man with too much raw potential. I can see him as our next International Champion if not the Winner of tonight's Rumble

Bosa runs to the ring, and like a man possessed starts going after everybody, connecting with a Chin Check on a few folks including Dom, Clay, and Merc! He finds himself up against a wall in the form of Morden Crypt however, the two exchanging punches as the chaos grows again and just in time!

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Woo: I .. I am not even going to try .. because my mind went right to Santa Thor .. and had this image of Chris Hemsworth wearing a Santa suit .. and .. I don't even know anymore

Gomez: It's Sah'ta Thor .. not Santa .. maybe you should invest in some reading glasses

As Crypt and Bosa continue brawling, we see Thor enter the ring and go after Mercenary...but to no avail, as the Street Dog shuts him down pretty quickly before Thor gets nearly turned inside out with a Chin Check from Bosa, who quickly sends Thor over the top rope and to the floor!

ELIMINATED - SAH'TA THOR

Woo: Wow, Bosa's full of anger and he is taking it out on anyone that he can!

With that, Bosa goes right back to business trading punches with Mercenary as we see Dominic hit the Riptide on Jamie Matthews! Dom doesn't get a chance to capitalize however, as Sam is right there with a roundhouse kick that takes the former Indy Champion down as the countdown starts back up!

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'Can't You Hear Me Knocking' plays as DAVID GOSPEL makes his way to the Rumble at #27

Woo: Church is about to be in session .. here comes David Gospel

Gomez: Do you even hear the words coming out of your mouth? 

The chaos continues in the ring as Gospel approaches, waiting it out from ringside as we see a big hoss fight between Clay, Bosa, Merc, and Crypt alongside Titaness and Mel once again squaring off, and Dom and Darius exchanging lefts and rights. On top of that, we see Jason and Jamie trying to outdo each other with their unique offense. Gospel is clearly stalling for time, and it may come back to bite him as the countdown starts once again...

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'Deeper Deeper' plays as KILLJOY ITO makes his way to the Rumble at #28...and he makes a beeline for David Gospel! The new X-Division Champions lives up to expectations, sending Gospel clear into the steel steps with a nasty thud before bringing him into the ring where he lays in some heavy strikes on Gospel, who tries to fight back before Titaness gets involved as well...and together, Ito and Sam send Gospel clear out of the ring!

ELIMINATED - DAVID GOSPEL

Woo: So long and good night, Gospel!

Gomez: Things are going by really quick now, we're slowly but surely approaching the end of new competitors in this Rumble!

The pace begins to pick up as everyone in the ring is trying really hard to score some more eliminations, but in many cases we see close calls instead. Bosa nearly pulls it off against Mercenary but the Street Dog is able to hold on long enough for Crypt to start raining down some heavy blows on Bosa. Meanwhile, Maloney manages to hit a crossbody on Melody that creates a much-needed opening as the countdown starts again!

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'Dead Silent' plays as FREDERICK DE VON makes his Rumble debut at #29, making a beeline for the ring...only for Darius to catch him at the apron, bringing him into the ring the hard way before raining down elbows on him! De Von fights back as he gets back to his feet, but Jason gets involved with a dropkick that sends De Von to the ropes, where Darius clothesline him clear over and to the outside!

ELIMINATED - FREDERICK DE VON

Woo: And another one meets a quick end in this Rumble, the action refusing to slow down!

The temporary alliance doesn't last long however, as Darius immediately tries to throw Jason over as well! Jason manages to just stay on the apron long enough for it to fail, as we see Mel get hit with Wrath of the Titans by Sam and Steph take a Riptide from Dom! The hoss fight has now spilled to the outside through the ropes, meaning that Bosa, Merc, Clay, and Crypt are all still in the match as Clay sends Bosa into the barricade! We see Mel recovering and hitting the Crowning Achievement in retaliation on Sam as the countdown starts back up!

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'Perfection Through Silence' plays as WES WALKER enters the Rumble at #30!

Woo: Wes Walker joins the fray, looking to...

Gomez: ...make a statement? I know.

With just ten people left to come into the Rumble, the wear is becoming even more evident as Wes enters the ring, connecting with a DDT on a tired Jason before going after Candy, perhaps looking to assert himself as someone in the title picture as he hits the Irish Hammer on her! He looks quite pleased with himself until Darius hits him with the Hunter's Mark out of nowhere, sending both men through the middle ropes to the outside! 

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'God Is A Bullet' plays as ALEX CARBAJAL makes her way to the Rumble at #31!

Woo: Bullet has made her way to the Rumble, adding to the strength in numbers for the Shieldmaidens!

Speaking of, we see Titaness and Maloney working together to deal with Dom and Mel, and Bullet entering the ring puts the odds in their favor until Clay comes back in. Refs are doing their best to control the chaos outside the ring, trying to get everyone back in the ring as Darius and Wes start brawling once more. In the midst of this insanity, we hear the crowd once again counting down...

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'Legendary' plays as FAITH RIVERS heads into the Rumble at #32

Woo: A former TV and Indy Champion is on her way to the Rumble, in the hopes of getting a shot at the biggest prize in the business at WrestleFest!

Gomez: She's got a lot to contend with, but she is also coming in fresh!

Faith heads to the ring, narrowly avoiding the ringside chaos to charge in and take on Melody with a flurry of offense, hoping to catch the Queen off-guard for an elimination! Meanwhile, Bosa has returned to the ring at the same time as Darius and the two potential contenders for the International Championship square off exchanging lefts and rights. Wes returns to the ring as well, but is cut off by Kyle Young!

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'Little Boxes' plays as VIVI makes her way into the Rumble at magical #33...but as she makes her way to the ring, she gets nearly demolished by Morden Crypt! She's barely able to avoid disaster as she rolls into the ring, but a frustrated Bosa senses his opportunity as does Sam, and they both quickly dump her right over the top rope!

ELIMINATED - VIVI

Woo: Poor Vivi never really had a chance tonight, what with folks like Crypt and Bosa being on the hunt!

Meanwhile, Crypt is on an entirely different hunt as he starts looking around for Jamie Matthews, who has managed to go undetected once more as Darius gets into it with Kyle Young. At the same time, Bosa and Sam start going at it until Mercenary shows up to spoil things with some heavy forearms to the Titaness! Candy and Callie are at a bit of an impasse, and the pandemonium continues as the countdown starts anew...

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'We Are The Truth' plays as ROBI MITCHELL makes her way to the Rumble at #34

Woo: And this rounds out the Shieldmaidens coming into the Rumble!

Robi makes her way to the ring, joining up with her fellow 'Maidens to deal with AMH joined by Mercenary and we find ourselves in the midst of another big brawl, this time with the 'Maidens just managing to get an upper hand as Sam catches Dom with Wrath of the Titans! Meanwhile, we see Bosa and Wes going at it...and Wes narrowly avoids a Chin Check! Crypt finds Jamie, pulling him out from under the ring and tossing him back in, but upon returning to the ring himself he's met with a double team from Jamie and Candy as the countdown starts up once more...

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'I Am The Fire' plays as GABRIELLE VISCONTY heads to the Rumble at #35!

Woo: Here comes Gabi Vee, who would love to take this Rumble and punch her ticket to WrestleFest! 

Gabi rushes down to the ring, looking to assist Candy and Jamie in dealing with Morden while things continue to escalate between the Shieldmaidens and AMH...who are now joined by Nezumi and Bosa! Bosa's looking to prove a major point here, mostly keeping to himself as he goes on the offensive against the Titaness. Kyle Young manages to get the upper hand on Darius once more, as Faith and Jason have a tussle. Callie continues to seek an opportunity to strike, and all the while the countdown starts back up!

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'One Missed Call' plays as STITCHES THE CLOWN makes his way to the Rumble at #36, staring Candy down in particular as he heads to the ring!

Woo: Stitches suffered a brutal loss earlier tonight in what was a pretty epic match. He can't be happy with how it went, facing Candy for the umpteenth time. He is looking for blood in this match. 36 is a pretty sweet spot

Gomez: We'll see how what kind of toll that earlier match took on his body .. he's far from 100% but he's probably the most unpredictable one in this match

The chaos of this Rumble is still in full effect. Candy breaks away from her group and goes after Stitches as he enters the ring. The two slug it out, but Stitches yanks Candy up onto his shoulders and tries to Samoan Drop her over the top rope! Candy lands on the apron and leaps back into the ring while hitting a bulldog on Stitches! Candy gets to her feet only to be flipped inside out after a monstrous lariat from Dominic Sanders! Candy rolls under the bottom rope and collapses to the ground. Stitches follows suit and drags her up before shoving her into the barricade. They begin to brawl on the outside. Back in the ring Dominic Sanders turns around and catches a slingblade from Callie Clark! Malone drags Callie up and sends her into the ropes, on the rebound Callie leap frogs and then dives in between the ropes to the outside, catching Stitches with a Suicide Dive! The countdown is back up!

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'Revelation' plays as PHOENIX WINTERBORN enters the Rumble at #37!

Woo: Winterborn was trashed by the majority of the entrants in this rumble, they ignored his lengthy EWC Career. I am sure he is planning to fight back hard tonight.

Gomez: I wouldn't be shocked.

Callie Clark and Candy are taking it to Stitches with double team offense, but now Dominic Sanders and Melody Malone are on the outside ready to throw down. Inside the ring, Winterborn goes directly after Alex Carbajal, not forgetting his feud with The Shieldmaidens. The Maidens have the numbers advantage, and beat the fresher man down! But The War Queen would have known of that! Matsuda grabbed Alex around the waist and ripped her backwards into a high-angle-German! Alex lands directly on her head! Robi Mitchell and Matsuda begin to slug it out. On the outside Dominic Sanders is choking Callie with her throat on the steps and his boot on the back of her head. Malone is slugging it out with Candy. Stitches goes back into the ring where he comes face to face with Samantha Hamilton. The clock begins to countdown.

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'Mama Said Knock You Out' plays as ALLEN ANDERSON enters at #38...or at least, he's supposed to!

Woo: Where is Allen Anderson!?

Gomez: Maybe he got scared and is hiding backstage!

With no sign of Anderson around the match continues, as we see Hamilton and Stitches begin to trade shots, while Matsuda catches Robi with a STO. Bullet is back to her feet and jumps into a knee to the back of Matsuda's head! Winterborn spins Carbajal around and hits her with a spinning-backfist! Winterborn grabs on a headlock and is going for his finishing move when Robi jumps into a dropkick that sends Winterborn backwards. Samantha Hamilton ducks a lariat from Stitches and it crashes into the back of Winterborn's head! Hamilton takes a back and rips Stitches into a German suplex. On the outside Dominic is punching Callie Clark and yelling profanities at her. Callie stumbles backwards and twist into a Pele kick against Dominic's jaw! Dominic stumbles backwards but Callie grabs his hand and pops two of his fingers which makes Dom yell in pain. Callie jumps into a standing Cannonball and is able to knock Dominic down! The countdown is back!

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'Notorious' plays as ALEXANDER DAEMON enters the Rumble at #39, and he's got Allen Anderson in his grasp as he starts throwing Anderson around!

Woo: Thirty-nine down, just one competitor remains to enter the Rumble .. and after last BRAWL we know that it's the Indy Champion himself, Jordan Sharpe!

Gomez: With how much time he's had to rest, he'd better be ready to handle the chaos happening in the ring! Just look at what's happening with Daemon and Anderson!

Alexander Daemon drags Anderson to the ring by his foot and then slides him inside. Anderson gets to his feet and fights back, hitting a shoulder block that backs Daemon into the ropes. But Daemon rebounds into a big-boot. Anderson is sent stumbling backwards where Alex Carbajal jumps into a dropkick to the back. The two Alex's grab Anderson into a double suplex and then drop him into a double brainbuster! They drag him up and send him over the ropes.

ELIMINATED - ALLEN ANDERSON 

On the other side of the ring, Dominic Sanders and Melody Malone are now back instead and together with Nezumi they are kicking Jamie Matthews in a corner, outside the ring Candy and Callie both lay motionless. Dominic drags Jamie up, but an eye-rake gives Jamie the chance to shove Dominic and slug Melody. Nezumi however drags Jamie up into a fireman's carry and then drops him into a knee lift... LET IT DIE! Nezumi Jamie into Dominic who drags him up into a fireman's carry and then drops him into a backbreaker... RIPTIDE. Dominic drags Jamie up and sends him into Malone who lands the spike DDT... NIGHTMARE FEUL! The two throw Jamie outside the ring where medical staff is quick to check him.

ELIMINATED - JAMIE MATTHEWS 

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'You Ain't Ready' plays as JORDAN SHARPE makes his way to the ring, rounding out the Rumble competitors at #40!

Woo: Here he comes like a bat out of hell .. the Indy Champ is here and you can bet he's got Dominic Sanders square in his sights after what went down after the match earlier tonight

Gomez: He looks refreshed .. and his clothing is tide pod clean winks at the camera .. 

Woo: Why does it suddenly smell like pizza in here? 

Gomez: eating delicious Greco Pizza .. No idea .. 

Jordan Sharpe slides into the ring and immediately comes face to face with Dominic Sanders. The two exchange words, Sanders then smirks .. spits in Sharpe's face which brings on an outpour of boo's from the fans. Jordan wipes off the spit with the back of his hand and then slaps Sanders hard across the face. Sanders smiles again and slaps Jordan right back, then pushes Jordan which leads to the two trading blows. Lefts, rights, both hitting and missing. Nezumi comes up from behind and grabs Jordan's arms which opens him up for Sanders to go to work on Jordan's mid section. Then comes Visconty who hits Sanders from behind, Jordan then also breaks the hold and headbutts Nezumi before quickly roaring back at Sanders. Malone now gets involved as she goes toe to toe with Visconty, and Nezumi now finds himself in a battle with Wes Walker.

Kyle Young has just caught Robi Mitchell with a superkick. He then rushes Nezumi and lands a flush Superman Punch. Kyle begins to lay into Nezumi, but Dominic grabs the back of his neck and pulls him off, throwing him to the side. Kyle gets to his feet quickly and jumps into a backstabber on Dominic! Kyle gets to his feet, but before he can really even react Stephanie Matsuda has just jumped into him with a monstrous dropkick! Kyle flies over the top to the outside!

ELIMINATED - KYLE YOUNG 

Robi Mitchell gets back to her feet and tries to get Matsuda over the top! Stitches is there to help Robi but Matsuda fights out of it. Out of rage Stitches shoves Mitchell backwards where an always vigilant Gabi Vee jumps up into a reverse-rana and sends Robi out of the ring over the top!

ELIMINATED - ROBI MITCHELL 

Mordan Crypt has Stitches by the throat. Stitches stomps down on his foot repeatedly but Mordan won't let up the hold.

Woo: Mordan might be looking to eliminate Stitches here.  

Gomez: Would be a huge moment for Crypt!

Mordan backs Stitches towards the ropes and things are looking gloom for the twisted clown, but Stitches jumps up into a headlock and kicks Mordan in the knee, Mordan's leg flies back and he falls into a DDT! Stitches rolls out of the ring to catch his breath but Candy is there with a bulldog! Mordan gets to his feet and comes face to face with Clay Byrd. The two massive men begin to clash in the center of the ring. Clay hits a shoulder block but Mordan doesn't move. Mordan hits one but Clay doesn't move. They move to forearms but neither man is backing down. Clay hits a massive lariat across Mordan's chest and that drops Mordan to a knee. Clay drags him up by the mask and hits a second lariat! This one drops Crypt! Clay drags Mordan up and throws him over the top rope. Clay beats his chest in victory.

ELIMINATED - MORDAN CRYPT 

On the other side of the ring, the new X-Division Champion has Alexander Daemon against the ropes but Daemon fights back. Kettei-da from Ito out of nowhere! Daemon falls down onto the ropes and Ito goes back to work. Outside Candy and Ito have devolved into just throwing stiff punches. Melody Malone and Gabi Vee are slapping each other. Jordan Sharpe is being double teamed by Dominic and Nezumi. Ito finally gets Daemon over the top rope!

ELIMINATED - ALEXANDER DAEMON 

Mercenary grabs Dominic and Nezumi both by their hands and slams them into each other. Melody Malone shoves Gabi down and shoves Merc into the ropes, where he accidently knees Jordan Sharpe in the jaw. Sharpe rolls out of the ring. Melody has Merc's leg and is trying to send him over. Dominic and Nezumi begin to kick and knee Mercenary and then they join in with Malone. They get him over!

ELIMINATED - MERCENARY 

Alex Carbajal is giving the X-Division Champion Killjoy Ito some strong stiff shots. She tries to get Ito up over the ropes, Wes Walker comes up from behind her and grabs her leg! Wes sends Alex out, but Ito grabs the ropes for dear life and stays in.

ELIMINATED - ALEX CARBAJAL

Clay Byrd has Asriel Buzzard on the ropes, but Buzzard fights out and pulls Clay into a pumphandle! Asriel lifts Clay up and spins him into a reverse STO! THE SURVIVAL! Phoenix Winterborn comes up from behind Buzzard and drags him up into a side-headlock and then slams his head down into the mat! LIGHT OF THE APOCALYPSE! Winterborn drags Buzzard up and sends him towards the ropes where a waiting Faith Rivers lifts Buzzard into a back-body drop over the top rope!

ELIMINATED - ASRIEL BUZZARD 

In corner Callie Clark has just hit Killjoy Ito with a running cannonball to the corner. She rolls off to back to her feet and then rushes the other side where Wes Walker sits. She hits a cannonball to him! She rolls up to her feet and goes to run at Ito again but Gabi Vee grabs her hand and uses the momentum to hammer-whip Callie over the top!

ELMININATION - CALLIE CLARK

Gabi Vee shrugs, and turns around into a running kick from Bosa! Bosa grabs Gabi's hand before she can fall and he yanks her into a cutter! UNLEASH THE BEAST! At this point Dominic and Jordan Sharpe are both smashing each other with chairs on the outside, but Candy and Stitches are both back in the ring. Bosa breaks up their fight and shoves Stitches backwards into a corner and grabs for a cutter on Candy, but Candy catches it and spins him around before grabbing a cravat and pulling herself over into a CANDY CRUSHER! Bosa sits up from the impact and then Stitches rushes in with a sitting lariat! Stitches and Candy pull Bosa up and send him over the top, then they go back to their fighting!

ELIMINATED - BOSA 

Jordan Sharpe catches Dominic in the head with a good chair shot and then Irish-whips him over the barricade into the crowd. Jordan drops his chair and gets back into the match, well tries to... as he rolls in Winterborn begins to stomp down on him.

Woo: Winterborn isn't about to let the Indy Champion catch his breath!

Gomez: But he needs to look out!

Faith spins Winterborn around and slugs him. Jordan Sharpe gets back to his feet and then throws Winterborn out and thanks Faith for the assist.

ELIMINATED - PHOENIX WINTERBORN 

Sharpe and Faith begin to duke it out with Clay Byrd and Nezumi Hazama. Sanders is back in the ring, now busted out from the chair shot. Malone and Gabi are brawling again, Dominic grabs Gabi's hair and sends her throat first into the top rope. Gabi gasps for air Dominic and Malone throw Gabi over.

ELIMINATED - GABRIELLE VISCONTY 

Dominic takes off and tackles Jordan Sharpe, he begins to smash down on Sharpe's head. Faith goes to pull Dominic off but Malone stops Faith and they begin to fight. Clay Byrd goes to help but Darius steps in. Darius shakes his head and they begin to brawl. Nezumi goes to work on Killjoy Ito. Clay and Darius get over to the ropes and try to throw each other over, Darius gets the better of it!

ELIMINATED - CLAY BYRD 

Darius nods at the former IC Champ and then gets back into the fray. Jordan Sharpe, now also busted open, has rolled over on-top of Dominic and is slamming down heavy strikes. Jordan gets to his feet and stumbles into Jason Hunter who then throws him over the top! But Jordan lands on the apron. Wes Walker shoves Hunter into Sharpe who pulls Hunter over to his feet.

ELMINATED - JASON HUNTER 

Jordan quickly dives back into the ring to be safe, but a big boot from Dominic Sanders gets them back on their bullshit. Wes has turned his attention to Eavan and they begin brawling with each other. Wes gets the upper-hand but a Defang The Dragon superkick gets them on equal footing. Wes stumbles towards the ropes and Eavan rushes them, Wes drops and pulls the rope down eliminating Eavan!

ELIMINATED - EAVAN MALONEY

Faith had gotten away from Malone and got Sanders off of Sharpe. AMH was now laying into Killjoy Ito along with Nezumi. Sharpe and Faith are fighting with Wes and Darius. Stephanie Matsuda joins in and targets Darius. In the opening Sharpe and Faith are able to get Walker over the top rope! Matsuda gets Darius over shortly after!

ELMINATED - WES WALKER 

ELIMINATED - DARIUS

Samantha Hamilton comes up from behind her old friend and sends Matsuda over. Securing herself a spot in the top 10!

ELIMINATED - STEPHANIE MATSUDA

Dominic Sanders backs off and let's Malone and Nezumi keep the stomps on Ito. Jordan Sharpe rushes Sanders and BFPT TO THE FUCKING FACE. DOMINIC IS ELIMINATED! Jordan Sharpe exits between the ropes and begins to knee Dominic Sanders in the head on the ground. Dominic won a few battles, but Sharpe has won the fucking war! Sharpe spits on Dominic and gets back into the ring where Malone and Nezumi begin to stomp him down. Sharpe seems to wear a smile regardless.

Woo: Jordan Sharpe has won the war here tonight folks.

Gomez: But right now, I'd say the only thing he is winning is a first grade ass beating.

Hamitlon beelines for Nezumi, grabbing his waist and ripping him backwards into a German suplex. Nezumi hits hard. Sam pulls him up and begins to kick the man who stole her title. Nezumi rips Sam up onto his shoulders and LET IT DIE! Nezumi snapmares Hamilton over the top rope before collapsing.

ELIMINATION: SAMANTHA HAMILTON

Candy is working Faith over on the ropes, and finally she gets her over. But like heartburn from Taco Bell, Stitches is back on Candy and he shoves her over outside the ring!

ELIMINATION - FAITH RIVERS
ELMINATION - CANDY

Jordan Sharpe has fought back to his feet and BFPT to Malone! Sharpe grabs her hair and sends her over. He has gotten rid of TWO of AMH tonight!

ELIMINATION MELODY MALONE

THE FINAL FOUR!

Nezumi comes up from behind Sharpe and sends him over, but Sharpe grabs the ropes. Killjoy Ito kicks Sharpe in the back of his head and Sharpe falls down touching the floor. Ito and Nezumi begin to throw some heavy forearm shots at each other, but Stitches comes in with a double lariat. Ito and Nezumi hit the mat to avoid it. The three men begin to brawl. Ito is on the ropes, Nezumi and Stitches push but Ito refuses to give! Ito grabs Nezumi's hair and pulls Nezumi over to the ground before a throat chop from Stitches causes him to let go!

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DING DING DING

Dobrev: And your winner of the EWC Rumble in South Africa .. STITCHES THE CLOOOOOOWN!

Fireworks and confetti cannons fire off all around the stadium as Stitches cannot believe what just happened.

Woo: I can't believe my eyes .. Stitches did it .. he won .. he is our EWC RUMBLE XVII winner .. wow.

Gomez: This was a phenomenal match .. we saw team work all over the place, especially dominant performances from Sanders, Malone and Hazama. We saw standout performances from Ito and Sharpe. But it was Stitches .. coming in 36th .. go in and eliminate four wrestlers on his way to a very surprising but certainly earned victory. For Hazama, which many thought would walk out the winner tonight, he gave a performance we wont soon forget. He was the first entrant, lasted till the final three and eliminated a match high five wrestlers. We had five wrestlers all with four eliminations each .. it was an incredible event. So much to unpack but we are out of time tonight.

Woo: So very true. So much to unpack .. so much to talk about .. but our time for the evening is up. Congratulations to all the winners tonight .. especially to Stitches .. your EWC RUMBLE XVII winner. On behalf of Gomez, the entire EWC crew and myself .. thank you for tuning in. Thank you for being part of history. We will see you again .. at YOUNGBLOOD 2 on October 26th. From all of us in Johannesburg South, South Africa .. good night!

The final thing we see is Stitches continuing to celebrate his victory, gloating over the opportunity that awaits him at WrestleFest as the Rumble in South Africa comes to a close.

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SEGMENT WRITERS

President Mac
Dominic Sanders
FSW
Xavier Reid
Melody Malone
The Southern Express & Jamie Matthews
Killjoy Ito
Carter Normandy
Gabrielle Visconty

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MATCH WRITERS & WINNERS


EWC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Bosa
Vs Xavier Reid
MATCH WRITER: Dominic Sanders
MATCH WINNER: Xavier Reid (and STILL EWC International Champion)


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EWC INDY CHAMPIONSHIP
NO DQ MATCH
Dominic Sanders
Vs Jordan Sharpe
MATCH WRITER: Dominic Sanders
MATCH WINNER: Jordan Sharpe (and STILL EWC Indy Champion)


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FSW CHAMPIONSHIP
CANDY CASTLE MATCH
Stitches
Vs Candy
MATCH WRITER: Stitches & Robbie Rayder
MATCH WINNER: Candy (and STILL FSW Champion)


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EWC UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
Nezumi Hazama
Vs Samantha Hamilton
MATCH WRITER: Nezumi Hazama
MATCH WINNER: Nezumi Hazama (and NEW EWC United States Champion)


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EWC X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
Killjoy Ito
Vs Ace King
MATCH WRITER: Queen Melody
MATCH WINNER: Killjoy Ito (and NEW EWC X-Division Champion)


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EWC NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Robbie Rayder
Vs Ezio DeLuca
MATCH WRITER: Gabrielle Visconty
MATCH WINNER: Robbie Rayder (and NEW EWC North American Champion)


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EWC UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONSHIP
LADDER MATCH
Scorpio
Vs Xavier Reid
MATCH WRITER: Russ (Scorpio)
MATCH WINNER: Xavier Reid (and STILL EWC Undisputed Champion)


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MAIN EVENT
40 PERSON RUMBLE
MATCH WRITERS: MNB, President Mac, FNR & FSW.
MATCH WINNER: Stitches (wins ticket to WrestleFest to battle for EWC Undisputed Championship)

FINAL STANDINGS:

STITCHES - WINNER
KILLJOY ITO - 2ND PLACE (ELIMINATED BY STITCHES)
NEZUMI HAZAMA - 3RD PLACE (ELIMINATED BY STITCHES & KILLJOY ITO)
JORDAN SHARPE - 4TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY NEZUMI HAZAMA & KILLJOY ITO)
MELODY MALONE - 5TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY JORDAN SHARPE)
CANDY - 6TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY STITCHES)
FAITH RIVERS - 7TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY CANDY)
SAMANTHA HAMILTON - 8TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY NEZUMI HAZAMA)
DOMINIC SANDERS - 9TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY JORDAN SHARPE)
STEPHANIE MATSUDA - 10TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY SAMANTHA HAMILTON)
DARIUS - 11TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY STEPHANIE MATSUDA)
WES WALKER - 12TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY JORDAN SHARPE AND FAITH RIVERS)
EAVAN MALONEY - 13TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY WES WALKER)
JASON HUNTER - 14TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY WES WALKER & JORDAN SHARPE)
CLAY BYRD - 15TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY DARIUS)
GABRIELLE VISCONTY - 16TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY DOMINIC SANDERS & MELODY MALONE)
PHOENIX WINTERBORN - 17TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY FAITH RIVERS & JORDAN SHARPE)
BOSA - 18TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY STITCHES & CANDY)
CALLIE CLARK - 19TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY GABRIELLE VISCONTY)
ASRIEL BUZZARD - 20TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY FAITH RIVERS & PHOENIX WINTERBORN)
ALEX CARBAJAL - 21ST PLACE (ELIMINATED BY WES WALKER)
MERCENARY - 22ND PLACE (ELIMINATED BY DOMINIC SANDERS & NEZUMI HAZAMA & MELODY MALONE)
ALEXANDER DAEMON - 23RD PLACE (ELIMINATED BY KILLJOY ITO)
MORDAN CRYPT - 24TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY CLAY BYRD)
ROBI MITCHELL - 25TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY GABRIELLE VISCONTY)
KYLE YOUNG - 26TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY STEPHANIE MATSUDA)
JAMIE MATTHEWS - 27TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY DOMINIC SANDERS, NEZUMI HAZAMA & MELODY MALONE)
{EVERYONE BELOW THIS POINT NO-SHOWED, STANDINGS ARE PURELY FOR KAYFABE. RANDOMLY GENERATED}
ALLEN ANDERSON - 28TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY ALEX CARBAJAL & ALEXANDER DAEMON)
VIVI - 29TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY BOSA & SAM HAMILTON)
FREDERICK DE VON - 30TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY DARIUS)
DAVID GOSPEL - 31ST PLACE (ELIMINATED BY KILLJOY ITO AND SAMANTHA HAMILTON)
SAH'TA THOR - 32ST PLACE (ELIMINATED BY BOSA)
ELLIOTT BOWMAN IV - 33RD PLACE (ELIMINATED BY CLAY BYRD & CALLIE CLARK)
LOCHLAN MACKAY - 34TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY KYLE YOUNG)
WYATT CROSS - 35TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY MERCENARY, CANDY & EAVAN MALONEY)
KELLER GRIMFANG - 36TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY MELODY MALONE AND DOMINIC SANDERS)
CHRIS STYLES - 37TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY KYLE YOUNG)
NAOKI ARAKAWA - 38TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY JAIMIE MATTHEWS)
KIP KUTLER - 39TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY MORDAN CRYPT)
KEVIN HUNTER - 40TH PLACE (ELIMINATED BY NEZUMI HAZAMA & MERCENARY)


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MVP OF THE NIGHT: Xavier Reid & Stitches
MATCH OF THE NIGHT: Killjoy Ito Vs Ace King

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