Rampage #494 -SEASON FINALE- New York, New York

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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...

»»PENULTIMATE EPISODE OF THE YEAR««
THE ROAD TO WRESTLEFEST GETS EXTREME!!!

The Extreme Wrestling Corporation Presents

FRIDAY NIGHT RAMPAGE

FRIDAYS LIVE ON ESPN & HBO AT 10PM CST.
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EPISODE #494
NOVEMBER 19TH 2021

LIVE! From Madison Square Garden in New York, New York

EWC RAMPAGE
11/19/21
LIVE! From Climate Pledge Arena In Seattle, Washington
General Manager - Grizzly Duggan
Play-By-Play: Javier Martinez
Color: Phillip Loydson
Announcer: Emmanuelle Chriqui
Head Ref: Toyo Yasahiro
Assistant Refs: Mike Michaelson & Pierce Patterson
Backstage Help: Bryan Spade & Candice Duggan

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Fog spreads throughout the stadium, covering the screaming fans as "Another Fight" begins to sound off over the loudspeakers.



"ALRIGHT, HOLD TIGHT
I'M NEVER GONNA LOSE ANOTHER FIGHT"

The fans scream for delight as the X-Tron explodes to life. Pyro ignites on the stage.



The camera pans around the stadium as fans scream for delight and begin their chants and raise their signs high into the air.

RAMPAGE!!! FUCK YEA!!!

ACE KING OWES ME A BOAT!!!

FLY LIKE A BUTTERFLY AUTUMN!!!

CHICKEN TENDERS ARE GREAT!

GIDEON GAGE IS BALD!

XAVIER TAPPING BUNNY MAKES HIM A HERO!!!







FN'R!!!

FN'R!!!

FN'R!!!

FN'R!!!

The camera flashes back to the X-Tron which shows the current FN'R roster... "Psycho" Saoirse Maguire, Alex "Bullet" Carbajal, Asriel Buzzard, Autumn Raven, Ezra James, Gideon Gage, Iggy Swango, Jackie "Bandit" Layton, Josh Gavin, Moxie, Queen Melody Malone,  Shaker Jones,  Tommy Burton & Phoenix Winterborn. The scene cuts over to our brands champions. Queen Melody Malone raises her United States Championship high in one hand with a bottle of Crown Royal in the other, then Samantha Hamilton raises the HBO Broadcast Championship in victory. The feed bleeds into Ace King raising the Undisputed Championship and World Tag Championship high in both hands. There's another round of pyro.




And then the camera cuts over to the commentary desk, where Phillip Loydson sits with a scowl on his face.  Loydson fakes a smile.

Loydson: Hello everyone and welcome to Friday Night RAMPAGE. I get to run the show by myself tonight... so yippee for both of us. In our main event, the fans in attendance get royally fucked as they have to watch Ace King Vs Moxie on the X-Tron as they fight on a boat an hour away. That's fun. Thanks for buying a ticket shitlords. 

Loydson: Our semi main event, Samantha Hamilton puts her HBO Broadcast Championship up against Autumn Raven in what might as well be the main event. 

Loydson: Also on the card, a fatal four way, a triple threat, a match in a Wal-Mart and a singles match. Don't go anywhere, or do. I get paid either way honestly. So you can all just go watch your Octopus Game on Disney+... but I've never been big into the DC movies. Too dark. Cannot see anything happening on the screen. Plus I heard Batman won't go down on Pepper Potts. Gwyneth Paltrow is a natural treasure. Her healing stickers cured my LIGMA. Had never even heard of LIGMA until last Rampage, but some fan said I looked pale and diagnosed me with it. Anyway, commercial break or something. 

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Omar Martinez, our acting general manager is seen backstage in the catering area talking to a few other superstars as a walking tornado known as Gideon Gage enters the room. He makes a beeline for Martinez as Omar braces himself but Gideon does not do anything but speak.

Gage: Hey there Mister big fuckin' tough General Manager. You like your new job, sport?

Martinez: Please, Mr. Gage, I'm not asking for any trouble here I'm simply doing the job I was asked to do here.

Gage: I'm not fucking bothering you, Omar. Don't be such a fucking prick! I just want to know if the bearded fuck is coming back any time soon.

Omar sighs.

Martinez: I'm afraid that Mr. Duggan's condition is not very good right now. We're not sure if he'll be back for WrestleFest, or even in EWC period. There are no updates right now. I'm sure you're pretty happy about that.

Gideon gets in really close to Omar.

Gage: You wanna see how fucking hard that makes me, Omar? Huh?

Martinez: Please just leave me alone.

Gideon smiles at him.

Gage: I expected nothing less from that pussy. Why don't you get him a card for me and I'll sign it? That ugly fuck probably can't read anyways. I'll just let you know ahead of time ... you better not get in my way again, Omar. I'd hate to do to you what I did to Duggan and AC. You better make sure I'm the star of this fucking show if you're going to keep this job.

He stomps off, flipping over a table on the way as two women scream and we hear his laugh echo down the hallway.

MATCH ONE
Tanja Devereaux VS "The Love Child" Jamie Love
X-Division Match Contendership Match
"The Winner Of This Match Is A Contender To The EWC X-Division Championship. If Tanja Wins, She Wins 5% Equity In 'Slap Ya Mama' Cajun Seasoning. If Jamie Love Wins, He Wins A Personal Home Theater"
REF: Mike Michaelson

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We return to ringside where Mike Michaelson stands with arms folded, smirking at a heckling fan.

Loydson: So Duggan might never come back? Oh that's nice. How much work does that fucking give me. And here, we, go! Two reckless idiots are making their way to the ring, ready to bleed for a stake in the condiment business, surround sound speakers, and/or a shot at the X-Division championship at WrestleFest. Yeah, all those things seem about equally important, if you ask me. Let's get it on.

Chriqui: The following match is an X-Division contendership match. Introducing first, from Takayama, Japan, and weighing in at one hundred and twenty pounds... THE LOVE CHILD, JAMIE LOVE!!!

As the opening riff to Greenday's Castaway hits the PA system Jamie walks out from behind the curtain alone and unsure of what to do with himself. As the lyrics start he remembers he needs to get to the ring and slowly walks down the ramp high giving a few of the fans but ignores most of them as he gets into the ring and stands there.

Chriqui: And his opponent, hailing from New Orleans, Louisana; weighing in at one hundred and fifteen pounds, she is the Cajun Queen... TANJA DEVEREAUX!!!

Pyros hit as videos of bustling crowds in various locations of New Orleans appear on the tron as "Daughters of Darkness" by Halestorm blasts on the P.A. system. Tanja comes out onto the top of the ramp in a style compared to Gail Kim during her early time in TNA before heading down the ramp with some of her black leather coat flows at her feet while the mix of boos and jeers and cheers from the crowd fills the arena. She slaps hands with a few fans at ringside before she reaches the bottom of the ramp.

Tanja walk up towards the ring and enters via under the bottom rope and jumps onto the middle turnbuckle. She poses as she does her usual taunt with a hand and arm in the air as "Daughters of Darkness" continues to play. Tanja steps off the turnbuckle as she removes the leather coat and throws it into a random corner.

Loydson: Two fierce competitors here, kids. The bastard son of one of the all-time greatest managers in professional wrestling, and a woman who's near as hell six feet tall and talks to ghosts or... something. Seriously, my money's on the spooky lady; Love's been working hard but he should have worn platform heels to this one. But hey, X-Division rules, baby. Maybe he can find a step ladder underneath the ring?

DING DING DING

Many fans in the front are shouting encouragement to a nervous Jamie, who begins to tentatively circle his opponent. Tanja Devereaux shows no such hesitation; striding forward, she feints with raised arms and then launches a devastating round kick to the lower ribs. Love doubles over in pain, but manages to launch himself into a dash, hitting the ropes to respond with a flying forearm to the face. The impact is loud enough to garner a pop from the rowdy New York crowd, but Tanja's a little too slick; she spins through with the momentum, steps around and catches her diminutive foe with a reverse STO. Snorting derisively, she flips him over with her foot and makes a fairly lackadaisical cover, a forearm on the chest and her palm on Love's forehead.

ONE
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TWO
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NO!

Love doesn't just kick out, he rears up and seizes Devereaux's arm, cinching in a snug triangle choke. The Cajun Queen fights it, though, pushing herself upright with a planted palm, screaming in rage and agony as Jamie refuses to stop squeezing. Staggering back against the ropes, Tanja uses the impetus of the rebound to drop and turn, twisting Love up and over her shoulders. His hold broken, she's able to hit a massive swinging side slam. The City of the Dead! Growling, she grabs the smaller man by the hair and drags him to the apron, using the ropes for extra leverage to kick him down to ringside. She pauses a moment to collect herself before following.

Love fights back instinctively as soon as his hair is grabbed, once more capturing that same arm and this time rolling to try and ground Devereaux with an armbar. She hits the floor, but keeps rolling, smashing her foot into Love's face and then shoving him against the barricade. He's up nearly instantly, shaking off the cobwebs, waiting for Tanja to move in before he pendulum-steps into an attempted low kick across the knees. She's done her research, though; and drops low to cut the strike off with an extended arm, pushing against Love's limb as she goes into a crouch and then slithers backwards under the ring, smiling slyly as she disappears from view.

Loydson: Tanja has done her research into Jamie, possibly the only one not paid to watch him wrestle.

The crowd grows restless, those at ringside urging the pacing, confused Jamie to follow the Wicked Witch of the Bayou. He stays focused though, shaking his head and looking about with his own urgency. Just in time to see Tanja slide out from around the nearest ringpost. They make eye contact, and she feigns darting right, then instead leaps up and dives through the ropes across the corner of the ring, springing off the apron on the other side and coming down with a crushing swing from a lead pipe! Wide-eyed, Love falls back, an arm extended defensively, managing to dodge the pipe and retort with a basement dropkick straight to the knees!

Tanja falls hard, her left ankle twisting, and Jamie scrambles to catch her in a bulldog choke, making sure he has full control before spinning out to pick at the old injury; snagging an ankle lock that sets the taller woman to screaming in an instant, clawing at the matting outside the ring. Love spreads his stance wide, trying desperately to maintain his grip as Devereaux uses her superior leverage to buck and twist against the submission. Finally, his fingers slip and Jamie is sent stumbling into the apron. Tanja climbs to her feet and limps over to the fallen pipe, furious as she bends to retrieve it, glaring at the cheering fans and at Love.

A woman scorned, Devereaux rockets after her opponent in spite of her ruined gait, giving chase around ringside. Gaining a lead, he pauses to desperately reach under the ring, pulling out a stack of chairs and scattering them. Tanja slips and slides, but catches herself in a three-point crouch and manages to lunge clean past Jamie, teeth clenched as she swings the lead pipe across his shoulders with a sickening thud. The Love Child goes down, and a second strike follows, straight across the crown of the head. The effort brings Tanja to one knee, dropping the weapon, gasping and clutching at her injury. Jamie uses the reprieve to pull himself up using both barricades in the corner, accepting the hand of a young fan to get fully to his feet. Blood is dripping through his hair.

Loydson: DQ him ref! That's illegal or something!

The Cajun Queen reaches for her weapon, but fumbles, sending the pipe rolling across the floor to Jamie Love's feet. He blinks and looks down, almost bending to pick it up, but with a devout shake of his head he instead elects to kick it back under the ring, stepping forward to engage Devereaux with his own God-given gifts. She raises a brow archly, standing to meet him, successfully checking the first kick he sends her way; responding with a forearm to the chest and a broad smirk. Clenching his fists, Love switches stance and fires from the opposing side, drilling a stiff kick into the wounded leg. Tanja hisses, and responds with a kick of her own to the gut, grabbing two handfuls of Love's hair and pulling him down for a butterfly suplex on the outside!

There's a tremendous crash and clatter as Jamie Love hits the floor; right onto the scattered collection of chairs from earlier. He stiffens up in pain, clutching at his everything as Tanja, in turn, clutches at her ankle, the extra torsion from the kick and suplex having done her no favors. Getting to her fallen opponent isn't easy either; she's forced to pick her way through the rubble quite gingerly, giving Love time to get up onto his knees. His head is bleeding profusely now, wearing the proverbial crimson mask as he stares Devereaux down through clouded eyes.

She closes in, and he strikes, throwing a desperation fist at her midsection. It's easy enough for her to catch the blow, twisting Jamie's arm as she steps in close; but he's planned for this, outmaneuvering his cunning foe into a roll-up atop the ruination, managing to get Tanja's shoulders down in spite of everything.

ONE
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TWO...
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NO!

The Cajun Queen kicks out, and rages to her feet, turning to meet Love as he does the same. An arm goes up to intercept hers, and so she throws the other, slapping him across his bloody face, adding injury to insult by digging in her nails and pulling him around into an unorthodox biel. He's sent tumbling through the chairs again, but this time he manages to turn in mid-air and land in a crouch, catching himself on three points in an audacious callback to her own stunt a few minutes earlier. Breathing deep, he straightens up, beckoning to Devereaux; who is keen to oblige, already moving forward, bending momentarily to scoop up a chair.

Jamie Love ducks the swing that follows, and hits a double leg takedown, his eyes wide as he holds on and turns Tanja over, meeting the gazes of the fans at ringside. She's fighting it all the way, but is too tangled up in the steel debris to get any purchase on the floor as Love tightens his grip on her legs and sits back into the Love Lock! Devereaux screams, twisting her body, throwing aside chairs and stretching out in desperation toward the underside of the ring. Love is working just as hard, pulling her away from the apron. He's face to blood-soaked, determined face with the crowd, using their energy to sit back even deeper...

...and, on the verge of simply passing out, Tanja Devereaux taps!

DING DING DING

Chriqui: And your winner, via submission ... JAMIE! LOOOOVE!!!

Love lets Devereaux fall to the floor, where she's almost motionless but for a hand immediately going to her twisted and crushed ankle. She simply lies there in pain and defeat as Jamie holds himself up on the barricade, yelling excitedly and accepting high fives from the fans before he breaks into an hyperactive victory leap around the outside of the ring. Jubilant in victory, and sharing it with those who've supported him.

Loydson: Well, he said he was fighting for his career, and the Love Child gave it his all. Blood, sweat, and an aggravated injury that Devereaux won't be able to forget. Tommy's son not only, somehow, manages to measure up, but he takes home this fabulous home theater system. He also lost me ten bucks, so that sucks. Thanks a lot, kid! We'll be back after this telephone call with my bookie.

Camera cuts to ...

Cameras pan backstage where Brian Spade has chased down King Flip.

Spade: King Flip! Can I have a word?

Flip looks disinterested, but he raises a finger and points at Brian.

King Flip: Only if you'll indulge me for a moment as I congratulate Jamie Love. See, I got to watch that match up close and I gotta say... I'm impressed. They both clearly brought everything they had, but to the victor went the spoils of heading to Wrestlefest with me, Aiya, and whatever Paramounter wins next week to face El Pablo for the X-Division Championship. Now, go ahead.

Brian looks happily confused.

Spade: That's... uncharacteristic of you.

The King chuckles and waves it off.

King Flip: Leave it to the worst backstage reporters I've ever had to deal with to not know what they're talking about. Did you have words that actually make sense, or...?

Spade: Well, I wanted to ask you about the fatal four way match tonight. But I just can't get over you being... nice.

King Flip: What can I say? My ticket is in, man. I'm looking forward to heading to Wrestlefest. But don't think that means I've not got my eyes on Carrie Samson. On Pence Weatherlight. And of course... on Xavier fucking Reid. I'm going to go out there and do the damn thing, Spade. Then, win or lose, I get my shot. And I take the X-Division Championship to BRAWL where it belongs.

Flip shoves past Spade and walks off before Brian can say another word.

MATCH TWO
Shaker Jones VS Snoop Solano VS Tommy Burton
Second Chance Wild Card Strap Match
"Winner Of This Match Will Advance To WrestleFest And Fight For United States Championship Contendership. If Shaker Jones Wins, He Receives A Guitar Autographed By Eric Clapton. If Snoop Solano Wins, The EWC Will Donate A Million Dollars To The Charity Of His Choice. If Tommy Burton Wins, He Will Receive A Life-time Pass To Go To Any NHL Game He Wants." 
REF: Peirce Patterson

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We return to ringside where Pierce Patterson holds up the leather straps about to be attached to the competitors in the next match.

Loydson: Well, I can keep my knee caps as a Christmas Present, but my poor Ex-Wife and her new husband will have some visitors tonight. As if our evening hasn't been violent enough, now we're gonna let that man attach three other men together with strips of leather and force them to whip each other silly in the middle of the ring. I hope something similar happens to Janice and Keith tonight... anyway, three men enter, three men bleed. This one should be fun, kids.

Chriqui: The following match is a Second Chance Wild Card Strap Match. Introducing first, from New Brunswick, Canada and weighing in at two hundred and twenty four pounds... THE INMATE, TOMMY BURTON!!!

The drum beat. The screaming guitar… The unmistakable sound of Nirvana.

The lights dim slightly, the orange strobe of the lower stage lights strobe over the hooded man walking out. His hardened jaw. His mouthguard. His taped hands clenched hard as he makes his way down to the ring.

As the Scentless Apprentice plays, and the lights come up, we see Tommy Burton pull back his hood and remove his Club jacket. His eyes wide… crazy looking.

The music lowers, Tommy removes his hoodie, dropping it to the mat, he once again clenches his hands together… “Let’s do this.”

Chriqui: And his opponent, from Cali, Colombia, weighing in at two hundred and fourteen pounds... SNOOP SOLANO!!!

Snoop Solano marches down the ramp through a smoke screen of apparent dry ice, his white vest showing his cut chest and abdomen. He gives a shout of “Come On” stepping into the ring giving his vest to the stage hand as Thief’s Theme begins to fade in the background.

Chriqui: And their opponent, from Boston, Massachusets, weighing in at two hundred and thirty pounds... THE BOLLOCKS, SHAKER JONES!!!

The opening riff to 'Locked and Loaded' by Jackyl pounds through the speakers, as Shaker Jones bursts through the doors into the Madison Square Garden crowd. He responds to a few requests for high fives and fist-bumps, but remains focused on the ring, and both men already inside of it, making his way down to meet them with an intense expression.

Once he's inside, Pierce Patterson begins to go over the rules as he secures straps to the arms of all three men.

Loydson: While Piercey gets these three strapped together, let me tell ya; they've got everything to prove tonight. You could argue - and I'm gonna - that it's been a rough season for all of them. But these are violent individuals, and this is a match where the only way you win is to be better at the pain game. Tasting defeat, fighting adversity, that's a weapon in a match like this. Burton, Jones, and Solano all know it.

DING DING DING

Tommy Burton shoots a wary glance between both his opponents, as they come to the shared realization that the Inmate is caught in the middle. Solano laughs, and motions to Shaker Jones, who is half a step ahead - already yanking Burton toward him with a roar, launching him skyward for a pop-up European uppercut that gets an opening swell of appreciation from the fans. This swells a little further as Snoop comes flying in with perfect timing to dropkick Burton in the spine. This sends him into Jones, and both men go down.

Wasting no time, Solano follows up by springing against the ropes - right at the extremity of his own strap - and coming down on Burton with a headbutt drop. Pushing himself to a crouch, he starts to wind the strap around the Inmate's neck, pulling the other man painfully to his feet. Red-faced, Tommy fights back, driving a mule kick to the knee and then dropping into a reverse jawbreaker that sends Solano stumbling backwards. Swiftly unwinding the strap from his neck, Burton turns and brings it slicing across the Colombian's back, leaving a fearsome welt!

The crowd alternately oohs appreciatively and boos obligingly, though the former take over abruptly as a second whipcrack sounds. Tommy Burton throws his arms wide and screams, falling to his own knees, and Shaker Jones pulls the strap back for another swing. He's forced to stumble forward, instead, as Snoop Solano drops into a roll across the ring, making his two opponents collide a second time. Jones is a ball of fury, throwing wild hands and forearms, forcing Burton to cover up before replying with his own palmstrikes, rolling Shaker over to mount him and exacerbate the assault. He seems to have gained dominance when Solano flies in, flipping over to capture an arm, putting Burton in the Solano Lock.

Shaker Jones pushes himself to his feet, taking a moment to recover his equilibrium before he hears the frustrated grunts of Burton. Sizing up the length of his strap, he takes the opportunity to creep to the nearest turnbuckle. Burton's fighting back against the submission, crawling across the ring, dragging Solano with him and reducing Shaker's chances as 'The Bollocks' manages to get to his second post. The third seems too far, but he tries anyway; throwing himself forward to just about scrape it with his fingers, the snap of the strap giving Burton the extra leverage he needs to break free.

The Inmate explodes to his feet, one arm hanging momentarily limp as he spins and catches the rising Solano with a Chin Check that sends him backwards onto the mat. Burton uses his opponent's fall for added momentum, pushing off Snoop's legs to propel himself into Shaker Jones and end his run for victory with an Injection exploder suplex! Both men are down!

Loydson: Huge move from Tommy Burton there, he may have saved the match.

Jones and Solano both get uneasily to their feet, facing Burton, who grins and sets his stance wide, beckoning them on with both hands. The two men trade a look and then pull upon their respective straps, working together to bring the Inmate in and hit a resolute WHIPSMASH/Conflict Strike combo, the simultaneous clothesline and palmstrike dropping their opponent like he's been shot. Snoop and Shaker take a breath, look at each other again, and break into a furious hockey fight. Jones is the one to end it, hitting the nearby ropes and dropping Solano with a flying forearm smash, immediately scooping him up to hit the Shakermaker!

Burton is getting to his feet while Shaker busies himself winding the strap around his fist, shortening it enough to make a seriously mean lash, laying in several heavy strikes upon the downed Solano. He's just getting into a rhythm - accompanied by a counting chant from the crowd - when Tommy Burton plays the spoiler, crashing in with a thunderous headbutt that drives Jones back against the ropes. As he stumbles forward, Burton jumps and brings him down with a propulsive leg lariat, landing next to Snoop where he sees red; all too eagerly, he seizes a leg and clamps on the SNAP single-leg Boston crab, quickly satisfied by screams of pain from Solano.

Perhaps a little too satisfied; in turning to sink in the hold, Burton turned his back on Shaker Jones, who again takes the opportunity afforded by a submission - this time to step in and thread the leather strap over Tommy's throat, dragging him into an assisted Dragon Sleeper, only increasing the leverage on the downed Solano as he punishes the Inmate's greedy malevolence. Snoop's screams intensify, but they're joined now by the wheezing, pained grunts of Tommy Burton, the crowd gathering behind Shaker as he stretches with all his might.

Jones can only sustain the pressure so long, and all three men crash to the mat as the holds are released.

Shaker finds his knees in the same moment that the Inmate stands, blood on his teeth as he grins, his neck bearing a horrid welt. Only urged on by his own pain, Burton twists up a handful of Shaker's hair and brings his own strap down in a vengeful lash across the neck, then bringing his arm back slowly to deliver another across the chest. That one's vicious enough to rip a bloody tear in Jones' shirt, garnering a growl of pain that visibly pleases Tommy. Drawing back a pace, he spits onto the mat and then breaks out the Three Strikes, slamming a trio of brutal kicks right across the opened wound. The fans 'ooooh' in sympathy. But the theatrics may have cost Burton, as Solano groggily finds his feet...

No! As Snoop moves to grab him, Burton's eyes widen and he spins, coming around with a second almighty Chin Check, the back of his elbow laying Solano out clean in the middle of the ring! Roaring, Burton begins his own run on the turnbuckles, winding both straps taut around his wrists and hauling his downed opponents right along with him!

Loydson: Now that's some kinky shit folks.

It's an Herculean effort from Tommy Burton, making it to the first two posts with fair ease, but the third is slow-going. After that destructive second blow, Solano is barely moving, only somewhat resistant; but Shaker Jones is hauling back on the strap with his teeth gritted, threatening to dislocate the Inmate's shoulder as he pushes himself back to the other corner, legs kicking, spittle foaming around his lips. Finally, Burton has to relent, turning and falling to a knee, both hands on the one strap now as he and Jones engage in a tug of war.

With a hand covered in his own blood, Shaker is unable to keep his grip, and loses the contest; he's dragged several feet toward Tommy Burton as the Inmate slams his palm down onto the third corner post. But now he's in trouble; getting to the other means going through Jones. The two men stand and stare one another down, each of them with a hand on the ropes, the other wound around the leather binding them together. There's an uneasy moment, and then they charge, Burton trying to lunge past his still-standing foe. He almost makes it, but Shaker turns in perfect time to cut him off with an 87 out of... somewhere! The cutter brings Burton crashing down...

But as he falls, he manages to cushion the impact on his forearms, the strap pulled taut between his hands, and when Shaker turns to capitalize on his counter-offensive, the Inmate rises up and jams the leather against his Adam's apple. A wet choking noise explodes from Jones, and Burton drops down to seize a waistlock, stepping around to drop his opponent with the Hard Time backdrop driver. The ring shudders from the impact!

Snoop Solano and Shaker Jones lie still, and Tommy Burton seems to be in the perfect position. Getting to all fours, he makes it to the first turnbuckle, using it to stand and working his way along the ropes to the second, circumnavigating his fallen opponents. Solano is the impediment to the third, and is easily dealt with - Burton simply muscles him closer, the veins on his arm popping as he bodily forces his way to post number three.

Shaker Jokes gets up as the Inmate turns his attention to the fourth. Once more they stare one another down, and then move simultaneously. Jones stumbles on the strap connecting Burton to Solano, but compensates by pushing himself upright and leaping, aiming to cut Tommy off with a high-flying forearm. Burton's eyes are like saucers, wild and enraged, and he reacts with animalistic speed; falling backwards, YANKING on the leather strap that has entangled Shaker's ankle in the confusion. Jones is pulled from the air across the top rope, his damaged throat carrying the full weight of his fall. He tumbles awkwardly onto the mat as Burton lunges past, and slams his hand onto the turnbuckle.

DING DING DING

Chriqui: And your winner, after touching all four corners of the ring ... THE INMATE, TOMMY BURTON!!!

Straightening up, laughing like a madman, Tommy Burton raises his arms and turns around slowly to receive the adoration of the crowd. They oblige him with jeers of disapproval, and he responds by motioning across his deeply-reddened throat with a thumb, hawking a mouthful of phlegm toward the fans at ringside. His lips twisting cruelly, Burton steps toward each of his fallen opponents in turn and lashes them, over and over and over, with their respective leather straps. He carries on like this until he's forcibly escorted away by security, the straps swiftly severed to drag behind him up the ramp, leaving twin snail trails of blood as the Inmate resumes his maniacal laughter.

Loydson: Well, Burton did what he promised, and left his opponents raw and bloody on the mat. Solano and Jones had the right idea at the start; putting their differences aside, working together. Shaker Jones matched the Inmate in violence, Snoop brought everything he had, but each man alone wasn't enough to stop Tommy... who may well be bound for a title shot against Melody Malone.

Camera cuts to ...

As Tommy continues their celebration, the sound of waves and an engine slowly takes over the feed as the camera cuts to a still-water view, the moon reflecting off the ripples.

Voice: There are many different ways to chart your course.

The engine noises get louder, and the camera lens is slowly covered in the spray from the wake of a small boat, with Undisputed and Tag Team Champion Ace King standing at the back.

Ace King: For some, it’s smooth sailing from start to finish, where others hit obstacles along the way… And honestly, where’s the fun in taking the path of least resistance?

The double Champion takes a seat in the cabin, his head slowly turning to look out the front of the boat.

Ace King: Here’s the thing, Moxie: I’ve been accused by more than a few people of drowning in my own tears over the years, and I’ll be honest: There have been times where I made things more rough than they needed to be… But here’s the thing: Every… last… fucking… time… I’ve found my way back from the brink to break back to the surface.

The boat speeds around a cove, where the namesake vessel for tonight’s House Boat Rumble sits waiting.

Ace King: There are a lot of miles to cover between now and the bell ringing at WrestleFest, but tonight, on that very houseboat, we’re going to take the first step in finding out whether you’re going to sink or swim, Moxie, and if I get my way, you’d best have a life jacket so you can float all the way down to Rio.

With that, the boat speeds off as the boat cuts to…

The camera cuts to one of the Madison Square Garden’s suites high above the ring as Brian Spade is standing by with ‘The Prodigal Son’ Buddy Love and Killjoy Ito.

Spade: Welcome back to another Friday Night Rampage, the two of you have been fixtures of last on the Green Brand and tonight at the Season Finale of Rampage…

But Buddy reached out and covers Brian’s microphone

Love: Two of our opponents at WrestleFest meet face to face inside that ring in the Main Event so why wouldn’t we be here to scout that match Brian? It’s called doing our do diligence, yes we have been inside the ring with Ace King many times before but Melody Malone and Moxie are a mystery to us so we have been here time and time again to watch them with our own two eyes, so that when the Main Event of WrestleFest starts we will not be in for any surprises…

Brian pulls his microphone out of the grips of Buddy Love

Spade: Well, with all the time being spent here we have noticed Killjoy hasn’t been in any in ring action over on Paramount…

Buddy waves him off

Love: We have been busy training and allowing Killjoy’s body to heal and be rested come December 20th but fear not Brian, Killjoy will be knocking off the ‘ring rust’ if you will on the Season Finale of Paramount when he goes one on one with the man that won the Undisputed Championship at last year’s WrestleFest Stitches but that’s Wednesday night...our focus is on tonight and Ace King versus Moxie…

Spade: Well last week we saw the three of you nearly come to blows backstage…

But Buddy once again waves Brian off

Love: Things nearly came to blows because we were rudely interrupted by Moxie, you know for someone that hasn’t really done anything here in the EWC he sure is full of himself isn’t he? Rampage isn’t the where it is today because of someone like him, it’s because of people like Ace King and Melody Malone, in fact I don’t remember seeing him on Team Rampage at Parabellum…

Buddy looks around before looking back at the camera

Love: I remember seeing an Asriel Buzzard, an Ezra James and a Gideon Gage but no Moxie...I mean we were there…

Buddy points at Killjoy

Love: And Ace was there because we helped Marcu$ eliminate him and Melody was there because she won the event for Rampage but there was no Moxie so please spare us this thought that YOU have helped make Rampage what they have been this season but Killjoy has helped Paramount become the hottest thing in Professional Wrestling, he’s a cornerstone of his brand while Moxie is merely a mascot of his, however…

Buddy pauses for a moment

Love: He can change all that here tonight with a win over Ace King so the pressure is on him here tonight and I can’t wait to watch and see if he’s up to the task…

Buddy smiles

Love: And then there’s Ace, who trust me, doesn’t want to walk into WrestleFest fresh off back to back singles losses, I know he wants to bounce back here tonight and beat Moxie and set the tone heading into his championship defense and we hope so as well...see we don’t want a dejected Ace King, a moody, brutey, sad Ace King that reflects more like Eeyore from Winnie The Pooh than our Undisputed Champion so we are rooting for you tonight Ace…

Buddy opens his jacket to show off his Ace King T-Shirt

Love: As for Melody, we hope she’s resting up and is ready to deliver at WrestleFest because we will be...tonight we will get our last look at Moxie and Ace and I want them all to know...we will be ready…

Buddy points to Killjoy as the camera shifts on him

Love: You are looking at the ACE of the EWC and your next Undisputed Champion…

Buddy smiles as the camera fades out

MATCH THREE
Darna Dare VS Phoenix Winterborn
Seasons Of Giving Match
"Tis The Season Of Giving, The Winner Of This Match Will Advance To WrestleFest And Fight For United States Championship Contendership. This Match Takes Place In A Walmart. The Winner May Take Anything They Please From The Walmart With A U-Haul Trailer There To Transport Their Items."
REF: Mike Michaelson

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We cut the X-Tron and see the insides of an empty Wal-Mart.

Loydson: Here we go I guess.

Chriqui: The following match is a Seasons Of Giving match. Introducing first from Sugbu, Philippines & weighing in at 113 pounds... DARNA DARE!!!

Darna smiles at the camera.

Chriqui: And her opponent from Chicago Illinois & weighing in at 223 pounds... PHOENIX WINTERBORN!!!

Winterborn stands with a look of determination.

Loydson: This could get quite wild.

DING DING DING

Darna rushes at Phoenix and jumps into a basement dropkick, catching him on his left knee. Phoenix falls down onto his right knee for support and Darna grabs on a side-headlock. She pulls Winterborn up and shoves him forward into a 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray display case. Darna walks to a checkout lane and grabs a bag of Flaming Hot Cheetos and then she rushes at Winterborn and smashes the bag against his face. Winterborn yells out as the spicy Cheeto dust invades his eyes and he immediately loses vison as he tries to blink them better. Darna throws him a bottle of water and then she skips off towards the electronics department. Winterborn wipes off his eyes with the water and then throws the empty bottle down. He grabs a People's Magazine and rolls it up into a mini bat and heads off after Darna.

Loydson: Well this is already silly. #NotMyWrestling

Winterborn makes it to the electronics department and looks around for Darna. He looks up to see her play testing NBA 2K22 on a PS5 and 4K TV. Winterborn drops the magazine and walks over. He grabs the other controller and starts up the game. Winterborn drains a 3 with Stephen Curry and then smashes the PS5 controller into Darna's head while she asks for a rematch. Winterborn smashes her face into the plexiglass case shielding the video games. Darna stumbles away into the TV section. Winterborn rushes after her but trips over some Cocoa butter Darna left there. Winterborn slides right into a 72 inch 4K Sony television and is busted open. He stumbles backwards and slips on the Cocoa butter into a split. Darna comes rushing in and dropkicks Winterborn in the face. Darna drags Winterborn up by his face and slams it into the TV. She pulls a pair of gardening shears out of her back pocket that she uses to cut at Winterborn's chest. Winterborn lunges into a headbutt and Darna crumbles to the ground. Winterborn drags her up by his hair and rips her into a Falcon Arrow. Phoenix Winterborn then limps off to the kids section.

Loydson: That man's poor testicles after that split. My word.

Darna pulls herself up, leaving the shears and heading for Winterborn. Darna gets to the kids section and looks around for Winterborn but cannot find him until he comes pedaling up behind her on a small girls pink tricycle with a child's learner guitar in his hands. Winterborn smashes the guitar against Darna's back and she falls forward into a Little Pet Shop display. Darna pulls herself up just in time to hear a pop as Phoenix shoots her in the eye with a Nerf gun! Phoenix throws the gun at Darna and she falls backwards tripping over the small Little Pet Shop toys. Winterborn runs to the freezer section, grabbing a Wal-Mart exclusive MCU Funko Pop with him as he goes. Darna drags herself up and grabs an Easy-Bake oven and rushes after Winterborn.

Loydson: She going to bake him a fucking snack?

Darna makes it to the free... Winterborn slaps the hell out of her with a milk gallon that explodes on the spot. Winterborn opens up the freezer and grabs some Ben & Jerry's and debates throwing it at Darna but he realizes he is not a monster who would ruin perfectly good Ben & Jerry's and puts it back. Winterborn grab's Darna's legs and quickly slingshots her into the freezer door. Phoenix grabs on a headlock and goes to slam Darna's head into the marble floors but Darna shoves Winterborn into the spilled milk before crying for some reason. Winterborn slides on the milk into a freezer door that shatters. Winterborn is cut up bad by the glass and he doesn't move while on the ground. Darna orders Winterborn to get to his feet but he doesn't move. She questions if that is all he has before climbing a freezer and jumping into a Monkey-Eating Eagle Splash. Darna covers the bloody Winterborn.

ONE!
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TWO!!
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THREE!!!

DING DING DING

Chriqui: And your winner, via pinfall ... DARNA DARE!!!

Darna gets to her feet, she shakes her head and leaves off camera. Presumably to begin her harvest of free junk. Mike Michaelson checks on Winterborn and calls 9/11 because this is a Wal-Mart so medical staff isn't on hand.

Loydson: Well that was certainly a match unlike any we have ever seen in the EWC. Winterborn may have broke his ballsack on live television! Just like Keith later tonight I hope! 

The camera cuts backstage to...

The camera cuts backstage inside Madison Square Garden and into the private locker room of The Love Club where we find Xavier Reid and Bunny Love. She looks up and over at the door as her father ‘The Memphis Mouthpiece’ Tommy Love walks in, he doesn’t make eye contact with the two but instead walks towards Samantha Hamilton’s section of the locker room. Xavier notices Bunny and he just shakes his head.

Reid: Let it go…

Bunny Love: He has two clients fighting tonight…

Reid: And I’m fine with him spending all the time with Sam, she has a title defense and his attention should be with her and keep the HBO Broadcast Championship ‘in the family’...hell even if he was speaking to me I would have told him the same…

Bunny Love: Still…

But Xavier reaches out and grabs her by the hand

Reid: Honestly...it’s fine and I think this has more to do with him being mad at you as well…

Bunny Love: I don’t care about my relationship with my father, he was always in and out of my life growing up so this is normal for me but the two of you have a great thing going and I don’t want to be the one that messes this up...and with your match against Stitches announced for WrestleFest…

But Xavier squeezes her hand

Reid: It will be fine, we will get through tonight and your father and I will sit down and handle this...tonight isn’t about having an intervention with Tommy, it’s about winning free plane tickets for life here on the Season Finale of Rampage…

There is a knock at the door and Rampage’s Brian Spade peeks his head in

Spade: Do you have a moment Xavier?

Xavier nods and motions him in

Spade: Should we wait for Tommy…

Reid: No, let’s go…

Spade: Well first off welcome back to Rampage, you kicked the Season off by beating Callie Clark and look to bookend the season here tonight against Carrie Samson, Pence Weatherlight and King…

Reid: Flip...just Flip…

Xavier smirks

Spade: Ok then, Flip tonight in a unique No DQ Four Corners Match where to win you must touch an opponent’s head to all four top turnbuckles…

Bunny Love: You say it as if someone is going to ‘politely’ touch someone’s head to that soft turnbuckle when in reality someone’s face is going to be pretty smashed up here tonight…

Spade: I’m sure you are hoping it’s Carrie, what with your match against her and her sister Nina at Paramount…

But Bunny waves him off

Bunny Love: This isn’t about me or The Southern Express, tonight I’m here to cheer on Xavier…

She looks at Xavier and smiles

Reid: I understand the fact that BOTH of Carrie’s win this season have been Multi-Person matches and that she’s the only one of us with a multi-person win this season if you ignore my win at Legends of the Cage but Carrie chose to harp on my ‘not very successful’ record away from Brawl, ignoring that I’m 1-0 here on Rampage this season but I get it, that fact didn’t fit her narrative did it, she wanted to talk about my time on Paramount and Prime...while also ignoring the fact that I did get a win over her father and sister at Paramount #006…

Bunny Love: Facts don’t matter Brian, it’s going to be a theme of this segment…

Reid: See she’s excited to face me because I lost to David Miller, Dio and The Southern Express outside of Brawl but I’d ask her this...do you honestly think you are in their league...sweetheart, you couldn’t lace their boots and you know it...and then she took a shot at me for ‘not defending my championship all season’ in one breath while dismissing my 2 successful defenses in the next breath...I mean I did beat Bosa and Flip to defend the International Championship but I guess I must have forgotten that I’m also the Head Booker over on Brawl and just gave myself an easy season...I mean sure…

Xavier laughs and shakes his head at the stupidity

Reid: I know she’s a ‘hoping and a praying’ I’m looking ahead to Stitches but hell Brian, she was wrong in everything she said in her promo so why not this as well...Carrie I’m 100% locked in this match but not because of you, or Pence or even Flip...it’s because of the PRIZE...free plane tickets for life, are you kidding me...you know what a value that it...so I’m sorry to break the news to you, I’m here tonight to win AND THEN I’ll worry about Stitches and defending my International Championship for a THIRD time this season...which is three more times than you defended a championship n 2021…

Xavier smirks

Reid: But the funny thing was Brian Carrie wasn’t the one that said the stupidest thing in the lead up, that award would go to Pence Weatherlight...Jesus where do I even begin, I guess we can start with him dismissing my win over the Undisputed Champion Ace King at Brawl, I get it, Pence is new...yeah I know he had a cup of coffee here before but clearly he wasn’t paying attention then as he’s clearly not paying attention now...claiming Ace King was ‘tired and stretched thin’ ahead of our match at Brawl...I’m sorry, is Pence trying to claim that Ace’s last match against Autumn Raven and Ruby Clifton took so much out of him that he wasn’t fresh for me...ignoring I had faced off against Stitches that same week…

Spade: I believe he is talking about Ace’s overall busy season…

Reid: Oh, so now he’s an apologist for the Undisputed Champion, Jesus, does this guy spend a lot of time down on his knees kissing the ass of EWC stars, first it was Jordan and now Ace...better shave that ass and rub some lotion on it Pablo, I’m sure your ass is next...the fact is Pence would kill for a win like I had over Ace King, especially after choking on a big one against Jordan Sharpe at the last Paramount…

Xavier shakes his head

Reid: Thinking that these Multi-Person matches are my ‘Achilles Heel’ while ignoring OR not knowing I have that nice Shadow Match Multi-Person Win Award hanging up in my house, he rambled off the Night of Champions and the Rumble but ignored the Power Struggle Match...covenant right but I get it, you want to paint a picture that these matches are my weak spot, I get it, you are trying to give yourself hope...but the fact is I’ve excelled in these matches and have a Pinball Machine in my house to prove it…

Bunny Love: Even if Deimos has the high scores…

Reid: And then there’s Flip...for starters buddy Pablo is my OLDER BROTHER, born before me, you might want to get those facts straight if you hope to beat him at WrestleFest...you so want to be this violent man but the fact is I beat you inside a cage so you need to work on that imagine because people saw that...you forced more on Carrie and Pence and I get it...you can talk tough to them, act like a hardass and make your threats but when it comes to me it’s just hot air...and yeah, I’m sure tonight you will take your shot at me...hoping that it lands so you can take back some of that pride you lost in Madrid but you can’t hide from the fact that when it matter most you weren’t up to the challenge...I took the crowd, the title and the KING from you Flip, you can ‘Reidy’ me all you want but I have the last laugh…

Xavier smirks

Reid: Tonight I’m going to bash one of their faces off four turnbuckles and win myself Life Time Plane Tickets on Rampage’s dime and I’m warning you now, I’m going to take full advantage of them, I’m never going to drive again…

But from behind Xavier, Bunny and Brian someone clears their throat, they look around and Tommy is standing behind them

Tommy Love: It’s time…

Reid: You don’t have to go…

Tommy Love: Oh I’m going to do my job and walk to that ring with you…

Tommy walks towards the door and then looks back at Xavier

Tommy Love: And take a seat to watch…

Tommy exits the locker room as Xavier smiles

Reid: Well it worked well on Monday night didn’t it…

He laughs as he gets up and heads towards the door

MATCH FOUR
Carrie Samson VS King Flip VS Pence Weatherlight VS Xavier Reid
Four Corners Match
"The Only Way To Win This Match Is To Touch An Opponents Head To All Four Top Turnbuckles. No DQs. The Winner Of This Match Receives Free Plane Tickets For Life." 
REF: Pierce Patterson

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We return to ringside where Philip Loydson is standing boy to call the next match.

Loydson: Well folks, up next we have a clash between three guys from BRAWL and a lady from PARAMOUNT. Weird, right? This is how we celebrate our RAMPAGE season finale...anyway, the winner of this match gets free plane tickets for life. Which will come in handy when EWC inevitably cuts travel accommodations from the budget next season. Onto the match!

Chriqui: The following match is a Four Corners match, with the winner being the competitor that can hit their opponent's head on all four corners first. Introducing first from Dallas, Texas & weighing in at 125 pounds... CARRIE SAMSON!!!

Bright lights quickly start floating around the arena as "Miss You" by Blink 182 begins to play. Carrie Samson saunters out onto the stage with a smile before bouncing down the ramp. She leaps onto the ring apron then jumps over the ring ropes. She continues to bounce around.

Chriqui: Next, from The Land of Money and Fame & weighing in at 220 pounds... KING FLIP!!!

K I N G F L I P zooms from right to left across the X-Tron and is followed swiftly by a small pyro. 'Machinegun' begins to play as the man in the hooded vest, head low, emerges from the curtain. He gets to the edge of the rampway when he lifts his hood to reveal that arrogant half smile.

The lyrics chime in as he walks slowly down the ramp with his eyes locked in on the ring. He slides into the ring and leans against the turnbuckle with arms agape as his theme plays. He turns to the stage / his opponent ready for the action to start as his theme fades.

Chriqui: Next up, from Hershey, Pennsylvania & weighing in at 245 pounds... PENCE WEATHERLIGHT!!!

The screen in the arena bursts to static as the beginning of "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drum" by A Perfect Circle begins to play. The lights begins to flicker on an off in the arena as a man emerges on the entrance ramp, the fans begin to cheer as they realize it is none other than Pence Weatherlight. Pence stands on the ramp looking around at all the fans in attendance as the lights continue to flicker on and off as air raid horns begins to play in the background adding more to the beat and rhythm of the music. He begins to march his way down the entrance ramp, slowly, and methodically taking his time as he continues to observe the fans and his opponent in the ring. Pence takes a deep breath as he reaches the steps, pausing again to look at all the fans in attendance before his eyes land on his opponent as he glares at them with intensity.

Pence makes his way up the steps and calmly enters the ring, removing his eyes from his opponent as he walks over to the corner opposite of them, and steps up on to the turnbuckle as he continues to glance around the arena at all the fans who continue to cheer. Pence begins to pop his knuckles as he jumps off the turnbuckle to face his opponent again as he begins to stretch in preparation for the bout he is about to undertake.

Chriqui: And finally, eing accompanied to the ring by 'The Memphis Mouthpiece' Tommy Love, from New York, weighing in at 220 pounds, he is the EWC International Champion... XAVIER REID!!!

The spotlights inside the arena start to flash around the crowd as 'Papercut' starts to play out. Xavier Reid walks out onto the stage with the EWC International Championship around his waist and following him out is ‘The Memphis Mouthpiece’ Tommy Love looking none too pleased after recent events. He walks to the front of the stage and crosses his arms into an X in front of his chest...only to notice that Tommy is NOT doing his usual schtick this evening. Tommy points to the ring as Xavier unhooks the International Championship and hands it to Tommy, who walks off 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, climbing the nearest turnbuckle as Tommy demands a chair at ringside to sit in. Xavier jumps down and squats down in the corner waiting for the bell.

Loydson: With these four colliding, I only have one question...how many drinks can I sneak in during the course of this match? Only one way to find out!

DING DING DING

The bell rings and chaos immediately ensues, with two separate battles happening at once: Flip and Samson brawling on one side of the ring, and Reid and Pence having it out for each other on the opposite side. Flip sends Samson into the ropes before hitting a big neckbreaker to drive one-half of the Halo Syndicate down to the canvas, while Reid manages to get the upper hand on the Reaper with some hard kicks and chops before sending him into the corner! With the opening he needs, he manages to hit Pence's head on the top turnbuckle signaling the first toward his goal!

Flip quickly takes notice of this, changing his strategy on the fly to keep Reid from getting much of an advantage in this already-chaotic bout by connecting with a dropkick on the champ that sends him out of the ring! Tommy watches on, shaking his head muttering something to the effect of "what a shame" as we go back to the ring, where Flip now focuses his attention on Pence, going for a Crowning Moment...but the Reaper takes that away from him, dodging the Pele kick at the last second! ONE IN THE CHAMBER!

Pence unloads with some hard lefts and rights to the fallen Flip, but Carrie is back to her feet and immediately rushes the former North American Champion! Roundhouse kick lands flush against the skull of the Reaper, sending Weatherlight rolling out of the ring as Carrie turns her attention to Flip, picking him up slowly before hitting his head against the nearest turnbuckle to get one step closer to winning this contest!

Loydson: Carrie gets her first point of the match, and I am already on my third shot of whiskey. Love to see it.

Reid, however, is not one to let this go unnoticed as he slides back into the ring, immediately unloading on the Care Bear with some hard strikes! He grabs her, slamming Carrie onto the turnbuckle, possibly restarting his count but feeling much more secure in his chances as he quickly sends her into the next corner...only for Flip to intercept, taking that opportunity from him in the process as HE slams Carrie into that top turnbuckle!

All four competitors have managed to get at least one corner at this point in the bout, but Reid looks determined to make a statement after his win over Ace King on BRAWL as he rushes the C-H-K with a blindside assault, sending Flip to the outside before focusing on Carrie...who turns things around on the champ with a flurry of offense! She sends Reid toward a different turnbuckle, looking to get one over on the International Champion...but he reverses it at the last second, scoring his second point as he slams Carrie face first into the turnbuckle!

On the outside, we see Pence and Flip back on their feet, neither one letting the other get back in as they trade blows...until Flip manages to send Pence on a one-way trip to the steel steps! Weatherlight collides with a loud clang, clutching his knee in pain as the battle inside the ring continues between Reid and Samson. The champ looks for an Irish whip to send Carrie into the third turnbuckle...but this time it's Carrie who reverses, launching the champ into the corner instead!

Loydson: Issa close call for da champ, but he's not quite outta it yet...unlike me, seven shotz in. Woo!

Reid narrowly avoids danger, a smirk on his face at realizing just how close he was as Tommy just shakes his head once again from ringside. Samson charges at the champ, looking to get the job done...but Reid's pulled her into his trap, sending the Care Bear face first into the turnbuckle! He's got three of the four corners done now, as Flip slides into the ring to stop this momentum once and for all! He charges at Reid, looking for The Beheading...but Reid cuts him off! RAINHAM MAKER!

Both men go flipping up and over, with Flip taking the brunt of the damage! Pence is in the ring now, still favoring his left knee as he looks to take advantage of the situation as he sends Carrie into the ropes...AND CONNECTS WITH THE BATTLE TESTIMONY! Carrie goes down hard after that spinebuster, and Pence quickly follows with the leg drop...only for Reid to spoil his fun with a kick to the back of the head!

With both Flip and Pence down, Reid turns his attention once more to Carrie, who puts up the fight of her life as she manages to catch Reid by surprise with a Bearplex from out of nowhere! Carrie struggles to capitalize on the momentum shift however, which gives Reid enough time to get back to his feet and grab her by the arms before stomping her head! FUCK YOU STOMP! With Carrie down and out, Reid slowly brings her back to her feet as Flip tries to get back to a standing position...but it's not enough as Reid sends Carrie flying into the last turnbuckle, bringing this match to an end as the ref calls for the bell!

DING DING DING

Chriqui: And your winner, the EWC International Champion ... XAVIER REID!!!

The ref raises Reid's arm in victory as Tommy enters the ring, handing the champ his belt back before we cut back to Loydson.

Loydson: Whatta match. It was just ass crazy as I'd hopded it'd be, and they all got their shiz in...but in da end, Xavier Reed picks up the win and the free airfare. Congrats, CHAMP! I...what's dat? Oh...the voice in my eer is telling me to sober up before this next match. Fair, I guess.

We see a stagehand offering a pitcher of water and a cup to Loydson, as back at ringside things settle down before we cut to ...

The X-Tron flickers on, revealing a fairly cryptic message for one Rampage superstar in particular...

IGGY SWANGO
THE STARS HAVE HEARD YOUR PLEA
THEY ARE CALLING OUT TO YOU
WILL YOU HEED THEIR MESSAGE?

SINCERELY,

And just as quickly as the message appears, the X-Tron fades to black.

MATCH FIVE

Autumn Raven VS Samantha "The Titaness" Hamilton
HBO Broadcast Championship - United States Championship #1 Contendership (5TH Defense Of 2nd Champion)
"Autumn Raven Impressed Last Week Against Ace King, And Now She Get's A Shot At Samantha Hamilton. The Winner Of This Match Will Face Melody Malone At WrestleFest For The United States Championship. If Autumn Raven Wins, The EWC Will Buy Her A Flock Of Ravens And An Original Signed Copy Of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven'. If Samantha Hamilton Wins, The EWC Will Buy Her A Brand New Vehicle Of Her Choice."
REF: Pierce Patterson

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We return to ringside where Pierce Patterson stands ready to officiate.

Loydson: Who the fuck is Aeon? Anyway, This next match is for a whole bagful of marbles, as well as a basket of ravens and... am I reading this right? Hamilton can have any vehicle she asks for? There's another Hamilton with a collection of supercars you might just wanna tap into, Titaness.

Chriqui: The following match is for one fall, and is for the HBO Broadcast Championship AND for #1 Contention to the United Stats Championship. Introducing first, from the City of Angels, weighing one hundred and twenty five pounds... she is the Beautiful Psychopath, AUTUMN RAVEN!!!

The tron plays a scene of the Hollywood walk of fame going by slowly, the shadow of a raven seen over each and every star that’s there. As you hear the lyrics ‘Your stars burned out for good, somewhere in Hollywood’, the shadow flies into the one star without a name, writing out Autumn’s name on it, the star turning to a dingy, grungy picture with graffiti written all over it.

As the first part of the song starts up, Autumn appears from backstage, slowly walking out, coming to a stop at the top of the ramp as she surveys the crowd with a cold smirk on her face. She stands there for a minute before making her way down the ramp slowly, walking once around the ring before sliding under the bottom rope and hopping to her feet, making her way to the corner to climb to the top ringpost. She flings her arms out to the side, laughing at the crowd.

Chriqui: And her opponent, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, weighing in at one hundred and forty-five pounds, she is the HBO Broadcast Champion... SAMANTHA "THE TITANESS" HAMILTON!!!

'Indestructible' by Disturbed blares over the PA system. As it does, we see the forms of The Titaness, her husband, Joseph "Orion" Hunter, and 'The Memphis Mouthpiece' Tommy Love all standing at the top of the ramp. The Titaness saunters down the ramp, flanked by Joseph on one side and Tommy on the other. The Titaness saunters down the ramp. Upon closer inspection, we also see the HBO Broadcast 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 to the ropes, the Titaness will slip through the middle and top ropes, waiting patiently to begin.

Loydson: One Beautiful Psychopath in Autumn Raven, and one very dominant champion in the Titaness. Or at least she was! Telling Tommy Love to butt out of her finishes could be a mistake that this little birdie might just capitalize on. Title belt and title shot; it's everything to lose tonight for Sam Hamilton.

DING DING DING

The instant the bell rings, Hamilton is patient no longer. She breaks into a three-step dash and stamps her authority on the match with an hellacious spear, ending up kneeling over the challenger with a finger in her face and her fist raised. A few choice words are spared as she lays into Autumn Raven with stiff right hands, grabbing her by the hair to pull her up for the last; a blow that makes a sickly thud as it connects with the other woman's jaw, sending her momentarily senseless to the mat.

Scowling, the Titaness picks her opponent up, twists her around, and plants her once more with the Atlas Shrugged. Raven slowly falls from her knees onto her face, hair covering her painted mask as Samantha makes a show of cracking her knuckles, slowly standing to pace the outer edge of the ring, motioning for her challenger to stand.

Autumn drags herself to the bottom rope, using it to assist herself upright, pulling a hand through her hair and down her face as she stares daggers at Hamilton. The champion's determined glare is fired back without theatrical flair, measuring the other woman and finding her wanting. A hiss from Raven, and she charges with a reckless air, shifting balance just before eating a counter heel kick from the Titaness, sliding underneath the extended leg. With death-defying grace she leaps onto the middle rope, pounces onto the top turnbuckle and launches herself back toward Hamilton, taking her down with a corkscrew crossbody, garnering a pronounced pop from the crowd. Striving to hook a leg, Autumn is thwarted by a countering roll-up from Hamilton.

ONE!
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TW-- NO!

The roll-up is reversed, Hamilton is in trouble as Raven gets a foot onto the ropes! Patterson misses it!

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NO!

Kickout by the champion, who rolls through once more, sending Autumn sprawling in the process. Both women get to their feet, and Samantha stutter-steps forward, putting on the brakes as her opponent intuitively reacts, then lashing out with a big boot. The plot works beautifully, and Raven hits the mat. Allowing herself a smile, Hamilton turns and hits a picture-perfect moonsault, going straight into the cover.

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NO!

Shaking her head, Samantha grabs the Beautiful Psychopath by the head and brings her up to a vertical base, driving in a knee strike as she transitions to a Muay Thai clinch. Raven fights back, blocking the next attempted knee and wrestling her way into a dominant position, breathing hard with the effort of securing a headlock. She wrenches on the hold until she has control of Hamilton, and then pulls her toward the corner, hitting the Doppelganger! The springboard bulldog grounds the champion hard. Rather than cover, Autumn returns to the turnbuckle and clambers up. She postures, and prepares to take the plunge with her senton bomb, the Haunting Dive!

Loydson: Autumn Raven is putting Hamilton through her paces here, we may have a new champion soon.

Her opponent is mid-flight when Hamilton begins to move, and as Raven crashes down she doesn't quite get all of it; her landing somewhat awkward, Samantha managing to roll out from under her legs. The Titaness is on all fours in the middle of the ring, Autumn sitting up with her back against the post. Both women look dazed, and it's the champion who gets up first, wiping at the corner of her mouth and fixing her hair as she stalks the grounded challenger. For her part, the Beautiful Psychopath seems in no hurry to stand, watching with a dead-eyed stare from her position beside the turnbuckle. The crowd grows restless, stomping and chanting.

Tommy Love addresses his client from ringside. Samantha holds up a hand to silence him, a pronounced shake of her head and a pointed frown forming her response. Plainly annoyed now, she sprints toward the challenger to target her with a running knee; and Raven moves like quicksilver, flowing around the much taller woman, allowing her to connect instead with the corner post. The Titaness' yell of pain is cut short; Autumn seizes her by the head and runs against the corner, hitting a fluid Shiranui right into a cover!

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Hamilton kicks out while Tommy Love mounts the apron, prompting Autumn Raven to rise to her feet with a screech and lunge at the Memphis Mouthpiece. He drops down, arms raised and wearing an indignant, wounded expression. The painted woman keeps half an eye on him as she circles back to the Titaness, who is up to a knee, alert and ready. It's her turn to play bait now, and she stands just a little too slowly, eliciting a charge from Raven. Samantha counters with a spinebuster, then grips the challenger by the neck and pulls her up for a chokeslam square in the middle of the ring. Grinning crookedly, she wags a finger at Tommy and makes the cover.

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The Titaness breaks the pin of her own volition, again pulling Autumn up to her feet. Measuring the other woman, she softens her further with a couple of meaty body kicks, then a reverse elbow right to the temple, before whipping her fiercely into the corner. Autumn lands like a sack of potatoes, catching herself on both arms but hanging limp, as Hamilton approaches and works in a few more sharp elbows before slowly, deliberately dragging the battered challenger up onto the top rope. Once they're both in place, she motions to the crowd, signaling the belt around her waist, and then points to the rafters.

Loydson: Hamilton is looking to end it faster than a large man from the Dominican Republic will end Keith later on tonight!

"Let me show you how to fly!" Hamilton calls out, for the benefit of Autumn and the crowd both, before she pops up and arches backwards with an astonishing grace of her own, hitting the massive Defying the Gods Frankensteiner from the high rent district. Raven bounces not once, but twice, from the impact, sliding almost to the opposing corner before coming to a stop. The Titaness rises smoothly to her feet and cuts a small bow, motioning once more around her hips as she turns to drag the challenger into the middle of the ring for a lateral pin.

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At the last possible instant, Autumn Raven kicks out hard, flopping over onto her front from the momentum. Hamilton falls in the opposite direction, smacking the mat in frustration. Though one rises angrily and the other remains stunned, half conscious, they find their feet simultaneously, Samantha instantly lashing out with a roundhouse head kick that Autumn somehow finds the willpower to block with an upraised arm. She stumbles, but doesn't go down, retorting with a double-armed shove to the chest that catches the astonished Titaness hard enough that she bounces clean off the ropes. On instinct, Raven dives forward, going for the Snapped Strings...!

Hamilton blocks it, winding an arm through her aerial opponent's, dragging her down and around, linking up the other arm as she keeps on twisting her over onto her back. Raven kicks and screams, desperately striving to break free, but the Titaness is too strong. She carries the writhing Autumn to the center of the ring, and hits her vertebreaker; the Reversal of Fate. Possessed of purpose, the champion doesn't hang around for a cover, immediately on her feet and striding to the turnbuckle. Mimicking the Beautiful Psychopath a second time, she springs to a crouch.

And then she stands, arms spread, looking down upon Autumn Raven with absolute disdain. Coiling her powerful muscles with a squat, Samantha Hamilton launches into the Judgement Of The Moirae. She flies, she spins, she comes crashing down with sublime body control directly onto her fallen foe.

Directly into the cover.

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THREE!!!

DING DING DING

Chriqui: Your winner, via pinfall, and STILL the HBO Broadcast Champion ... SAMANTHA "THE TITANESS" HAMILTON!!!

There's no surprise or relief on the face of Hamilton as she rises to her feet, basking comfortably in the cheers and in the atmosphere of her victory. Accepting her belt graciously from Pierce Patterson, she holds it aloft to all four sides of the ring, then straps it around her waist and ascends the turnbuckle, Tommy Love playing hype man at ringside as she poses majestically. Love is throwing up two fingers to the crowd; a gesture presumably meant to convey that his client is soon to have two titles, but it has a somewhat different effect on the rowdy fans. Samantha Hamilton misses this small detail; absorbed as she is in her own confident display, looking down on her broken challenger with the satisfaction of a job well done.

Loydson: The Titaness called Ms. Raven a dodo bird, and she put her down like one. I wonder if she's equally delicious? Autumn Raven put on a display like a damn peacock, though; if nothing else, we were entertained. Maybe we'll see this play out differently next season, but for now Hamilton reigns supreme. Queen Melody better watch her royal ass... or I could for her. That's a better option if you ask me, but hey. This is 2021. If she wants to watch her own ass, I am happy for her! 

Camera cuts to ...

MAIN EVENT | MATCH SIX
Moxie VS Ace King
Non Title - House Boat Rumble
"Time To Hype Up WrestleFest! Moxie & Ace King Face Off On A MOVING Luxury House Boat! You Win By Throwing Your Opponent Into Lake Erie! Winner Earns The House Boat!"
REF: Toyo Yasahiro

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We cut to Lake Erie, where the luxury boat is waiting at the pier. A few EWC cameramen plus Chriqui are already on board, allowing us to see the action despite it taking place outside of the ring. From inside of the arena, the crowd is going absolutely insane! They are eager and excited to see this main event play out, to the point of some people literally sitting on the edge of their seats! We cut to Loydson who gives us a few words before the match starts up.

Loydson: Well, everyone .. this is it! The main event of our season finale! The match these fucking idiots paid to see on the X-Tron... Anyway, Moxie versus Ace King … this easily could be a prelude to WrestleFest. So what version will we see? Let’s find out; the new rookie versus the Undisputed Champion. Take us away, Chriqui!

Chriqui: The following match is a House Boat Rumble! The only way to win is by throwing your opponent off the boat and into Lake Erie! Introducing first from London, England & weighing in at 202 pounds... MOXIE!!!

Bring Me The Horizon's 'Can You Feel My Heart' hits the pier speakers, prompting the lights to dance around the arena with an ominous red glow. As soon as the guitar riff kicks in, Moxie emerges. He marches to the plank and glares at the capacity crowd surrounding him. Raising his fist to his jaw, Moxie lets out a roar and walks up the board.

Moxie faces the lake before snapping back to face the camera, emphatically raising both clenched fists high above his head before slowly descending them in stereo to both sides of his jaw.

Loydson: Moxie’s had his share of ups and downs as one of the rookies of Rampage. One thing that can never be taken from him, though, is his win - no matter how unorthodox - the rookie got at The Rumble. He’s faced both Malone and Hamilton, and respectively lost to both of our sexy badasses. Now, he gets the opportunity to face Ace King and see if he can prove himself against arguably our best fighter.

"THE ACE OF SPADES! THE ACE OF SPADES!!!"

The signature Motorhead anthem rips through Madison Square Garden, and the crowd starts cheering. As the drums kick in, pyro goes off up and down the ramp. Once the guitars hit, a plume of fire goes up on either side of the ramp as Ace King rises to the stage from a platform, looking out at the crowd and nodding in appreciation.

Chriqui: Making his way to the boat, FROM Las Vegas, Nevada, weighing in at 235 pounds... He is THE EWC UNDISPUTED CHAMPION, THE GAMBLER ... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGGGGGG!!!

A thin smile crosses Ace's face as his weathered eyes look out at the lake, pausing for a few more seconds on the platform before casually making his way down the pier toward the boat, Ace enters the boat and stares down Moxie.

Loydson: No matter how you may feel about him, The Gambler has had a hell of a season this year. He has continued to prove himself time and time again, all while representing Rampage. Let’s see if he can shake off his most recent loss against Xavier Reid from the Monday Night Brawl finale, or if Moxie will get the best of him.

DING DING DING

The boat is now officially moving! Both Moxie and Ace take a moment to glance over the side railings, glancing at Lake Erie underneath them, before looking back at one another. The two briefly circle around one another before locking up. Ace has a weight advantage, but not a huge one. This allows Moxie to stay locked up and hold his own pretty damn well! Moxie tries to throw some kicks at Ace’s legs, hoping to gain the upper hand - or leg in this case - against the Undisputed Champion.

Ace merely smirks, showing that it’s gonna take more than that to catch him off guard.

Moxie grimaces and realizes how quickly this can end up becoming ugly for him if he doesn’t change his game plan. He tries to pull away from the lock up, but Ace’s grip on Moxie’s hands tightens! While still keeping their hands intertwined, Ace tugs Moxie forward, greeting him with a Clothesline! He lets go with one arm to make it happen, and only does so right when Moxie’s neck connects with Ace’s arm.

But wait! Moxie actually manages to duck in time! He throws an Enzuigiri to the back of Ace’s left knee!

Ace’s balance buckles slightly. His grip on Moxie’s left hand also weakens enough for The Young Brit to be able to escape. Moxie attempts to follow up with another Enzuigiri, but Ace manages to back away and get distance to avoid a full kick from the challenger.

Loydson: Did anyone think about what happens if one of these men die in the cold ass lake?

Out of the corner of his eye, Ace notices the built-in pool. As Moxie charges forward, he turns his attention back to his opponent -- and just in time to barely avoid what would have been a very nasty Superkick. The Gambler decides to give Moxie a dose of his own usual medicine and locks his right arm into a very tight Fujiwara Armbar!

While keeping his grip onto Moxie’s arm, he begins dragging The Young Brit towards the built-in pool! Moxie fights back with some well-placed Stiff Elbow and Forearm Strikes to Ace’s sternum. The Undisputed Champion grimaces, clearly feeling the pain in his chest, but tries to fight through it. The closer the two get to the pool, the harder Moxie slams his elbow against The Gambler’s sternum!

When they get too close to the pool, Moxie decides the hell with it and goes with a new plan. If you can’t beat the Champ … make him join you! As Moxie plummets into the pool, he holds tightly onto Ace’s arm, forcing the Champion to fall into the pool with him.

Both men break the surface of the pool, with Ace looking less than amused. We can pick up a snarky remark from Moxie about this not being Lake Erie. The Gambler merely smirks in response and, from the way his lips move, replies something along the lines of “Not yet.”

Suffice to say, Moxie doesn’t look happy about the implication.

Both wrestlers stare at one another, seeming to contemplate whether to actually fight in the pool or not. At least two minutes tick by before the audience is not disappointed and loudly cheers their approval as, sure enough, they resume their fight while still in the pool! Water splashes with each movement they make, and the splash only gets larger as Moxie manages to lift Ace up and slam him back into the water with a Sitout Powerbomb!

Thankfully, Ace doesn’t land on any unforgiving surfaces. Even still, the unamused look on The Undisputed Champion’s face indicates he understands momentum is threatening to slip away from him, and he needs to make sure he doesn’t lose all of it, lest he lose tonight.

Loydson: Like seriously, they'll be depleted in energy. The lake is probably freezing. Who booked this shit?

After a bit of back and forth fighting, both Moxie and Ace begin to feel the problem with using the pool. Their movements are being slowed down. The two stop brawling long enough to get out and walk back onto the deck. Ace begins to saunter towards Moxie, but an idea seems to come to The Young Brit’s mind. He smirks and breaks off into a run.

Ace shakes his head, but chases after him. The two soon find themselves in the kitchen. Moxie is quick to grab one of the kitchen knives, earning a collective “Oooohhhh!” from the audience still watching courtesy of the EWC cameramen. Ace raises an eyebrow, yet wears a more entertained smile while staring at Moxie.

As Moxie charges forward, Ace grabs the closest thing to him to help block the weapon. It turns out to be … a frying pan! It does its job, and the blade collides into the metal pan, causing a loud set of clangs to echo throughout the kitchen!

The Gambler keeps blocking as Moxie tries to get past the frying pan. During one of Moxie’s swings, Ace manages to grab Moxie’s right wrist and squeezes down … hard! No sooner than Moxie drops the knife does he get a hard smack from the frying pan Ace is wielding as it lands straight on Moxie’s forehead!

The Gambler sets the frying pan down as Moxie slumps to the floor. He begins dragging him out of the kitchen and back towards the main deck.

Loydson: Heat up that frying pan, you might need the warmth if you go into the lake!

Ace is perhaps halfway back to his destination before Moxie stirs and struggles against The Undisputed Champion. Ace squeezes down, grabbing tighter onto Moxie’s hair as he tries to maintain control. Moxie takes advantage of this being a match that is, essentially, a no disqualification one to sneak in a low blow to The Gambler.

Ace lets go, doubling over in pain. Moxie quickly stands up and grabs Ace’s hair, dragging him away from the main deck. He thrusts the first door he finds open …

And finds it to be one of the guest bedrooms.

Moxie raises an eyebrow … and quickly decides against it. He manages to find a recreation room, including a billiards table and even some arcades. He nods, approving much more of this room choice than the first one, and sets Ace down on top of the pool table. He grabs one of the pool cues and swings it down, slamming it right onto Ace’s kneecap. Ace holds his knee, but that doesn’t stop Moxie from simply changing his aim and swinging at the other knee.

King tries to kick Moxie away, but he steps away and avoids the kick. In the midst of doing so, however, The Gambler is able to get off of the pool table. He gets to a vertical base, albeit shakily. The camera zooms up on Ace’s knees and they are very red and already bruising up pretty badly.

Ace tries to look around for something to grab as a weapon. This time, however, he isn’t given enough time. Instead, Ace dodges and avoids the next swing coming for him. This causes Moxie to hit one of the arcade machines and breaks the screen while simultaneously breaking the cue stick!

Ace sees a chance and yanks the broken stick out of Moxie’s hand! He then grabs Moxie’s head and slams it repeatedly against the broken screen! One! Two! Three slams against the broken glass! But before The Gambler can go for a fourth, a sharp pain in his abdomen makes him stop! The camera reveals that in the midst of having his head bashed against the now broken arcade screen, Moxie managed to grab a spare shard of broken glass and has now embedded it into Ace’s sternum! Moxie twists and turns the glass, causing The Gambler to let out a pained growl as he forces himself to begin dragging Moxie out of the room, reducing the number of weapons The Young Brit can effectively use against him.

They’re back on the deck! All the while, Moxie has made damn sure that single shard has remained firmly in place! Feeling it has done its job, Moxie violently tugs the glass out, slamming his knee against Ace’s wound! Not just any knee strike though; it’s Dragoon’s Glory! He lands his finisher three times - just for good measure and because he can - before lifting Ace onto his shoulders! He’s moving towards the railing, ready to end the match!

Loydson: Oh my god he's going to kill him because we booked this for some fucking reason!

Ace struggles against Moxie, trying to get off of his shoulders. Several good tugs to Moxie’s mane finally causes him to let go. Ace slams Moxie against the railing and the two begin pushing against one another. It first looks like Moxie is about to go over and land in the lake. But wait! Moxie holds tightly onto the metal support with one arm while … wham! A vicious European Uppercut connects with the Undisputed Champion’s jaw! He’s dazed and stunned! This was what Moxie not only wanted, but needed!

He lifts Ace back up and --- wait a second! Whether he did it on instinct or purpose, Full House! It connects right against Moxie’s busted open head! As Ace lands behind Moxie, he lifts The Young Brit up and tosses him over and into Lake Erie! Before he disappears from view, Moxie flips Ace off, who simply ignores the gesture.

SPLASH!!!

DING DING DING

Chriqui: And your winner, via throwing the opponent into Lake Erie, the EWC UNDISPUTED CHAMPION, THE GAMBLER ... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGGGGGG!!!

The boat returns back to the pier, where quite a few people are waiting. They cheer as a very sore and bloodied Ace King is carefully helped off of the luxury boat. Meanwhile, a smaller boat has found and helped Moxie out of Lake Erie, and is driving him back to shore. The Young Brit has a pensive look on his face as we cut back to Loydson.

Loydson: Holy shit, what a main event we just had! And Moxie isn't dead! Now this was by far one of the best ways to end the season! We will see yall next time at WrestleFest, but until then, that is it for tonight’s episode. Thank you all for joining us, and we’ll return next year.


The camera cuts backstage where Brian Spade is standing by with Bobby Rose and Jimmy Lane of The Southern Express and their manager Bunny Love.

Spade: Not so fast Phil... Ladies and Gentlemen that’s a rap on another successful season here on Rampage, we have seen all the winners here tonight claim their victories and their prizes and now it’s time for one of tonight’s losers to claim their...I guess punishment.

Bobby, Jimmy and Bunny shrug

Rose: I’m not sure hanging out with us is much of a punishment…

Lane: Yeah, we promise it will be a fun filled night that will include great food…

Rose: Lots of great food…

Lane: Great drinks…

Rose: LOTS of drinks…

Lane: And great stories from our time on the road over the last 4 decades…

Bunny smiles

Love: All of course on the loser's dime…

Bobby and Jimmy both smiles and mouth ‘oh’

Rose: Yeah, this is going to suck for whoever we draw…

Lane: Because this isn’t going to be cheap for you…

Spade: As stated, in moments we will draw the name of one of tonight’s losers and they will be forced to take Bunny Love and The Southern Express out to dinner at the world-renowned Masa restaurant here in New York City and pay the tab at the end of the night and this all will be recorded and showed at WrestleFest…

Bobby and Jimmy nod

Rose: And before whoever we draw out of this hat tries to loophole it, DRINKS are included in dinners…

Lane: So are appetizers and desserts so don’t try and cheap out of this...you have nobody to blame but yourself, you should have tried harder…

Jimmy points at the camera

Love: It won’t be all bad for the loser, you will live on in infamy because this night WILL be in our second book…

Brian Spade laughs as a Rampage staff member adds all the names of tonight’s losers into a hat and hands it to Brian who gives it a good shake

Spade: So, who is going to do the honors…

Bobby and Jimmy look at Bunny

Rose: Bunny, have at it…

Lane: No Whammies, No Whammies, No Whammies…

Bunny reaches into the hat and stirs the names around before picking one out, she opens it and looks at the name and smiles before showing it to Bobby and Jimmy who laugh and then she hands it to Brian who looks at it and then into the camera

Spade: And the WINNER of being the Unlucky Loser is… MOXIE. After being thrown into Lake Erie and almost drowning.. now you have to suffer this. I'd call up OSHA or something but we will...

We quickly cut elsewhere backstage where Omar Martinez is being kept away from a 'Rampaging' Gideon Gage as he tries to wildly grab at the guest general manager. A team of twelve backstage officials and referees do their best to keep Martinez away from Gideon who's gone into a crazed frenzy.

Official: GET BACK, GAGE! WE'RE WARNING YOU!

Gage: WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU GOING TO DO? HUH?

Martinez: I don't even know why you keep coming to Rampage, you haven't had a match in weeks, Gage! Please just go home!

That triggers Gideon as he deems it as Omar calling him lazy. He throws two of the referees away, and starts pushing his way through them, throwing punches wildly. He reaches over the last two, and grabs Omar by the shirt! Gideon pulls his fist back to punch Omar, but is hit from off camera by a steel chair to back! Omar breaks away and heads off down the hallway as we pan over to see GRIZZLY DUGGAN as the crowd goes insane! Gideon turns, enraged, his eyes bugging out of his head.

Gage: You ... BEARDED FUCK?

He's hit with a massive headbutt to the face, breaking his nose instantly as blood goes everywhere! Duggan knocks on his head.

Duggan: I'm right as rain son of a bitch!

Duggan raises the chair and slams it down against Gage's head. Dropping Gage to a knee. Duggan lifts the chair up by his head like a bat or something and swings it down, catching Gage on the ear and knocking him to the ground. Blood flings onto the wall from Gage's nose, cut open head and now bloody ear.

Duggan: I know you probably cannot hear me too well right now and that's okay. I'll send you a fucking transcript. The chickens have come home to roost right up your ass Gage. You've been pushing my buttons for too long little man.

Gage attempts to stand and eats another chair shot.

Duggan: I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU SON. You have a respect problem, and I am going to help you solve it. At WrestleFest I am going to beat you until you cannot say anything except 'I'M SORRY MR. DUGGAN. I QUIT. I QUIT.'... and that's the GOD DAMN TRUTH.

Duggan kicks Gideon in his ribs.

Duggan: AND THAT'S FOR COMING TO MY FUCKING HOUSE.

Grizzly Duggan throws the chair down and exits off camera while Gage lay unconscious.


The camera simply fades to ...

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END SCREEN

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SEGMENT WRITERS

Gideon Gage
King Flip
Ace King
Killjoy Ito
Xavier Ried
Aeon Khronos
Bunny Love & Southern Express
Grizzly Duggan & Gideon Gage

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MATCH WRITERS

MATCH ONE
WRITER: Chunks of Darna Dare

MATCH TWO
WRITER: Chunks of Darna Dare

MATCH THREE
WRITER: FN'R

MATCH FOUR
WRITER: MNB

MATCH FIVE
WRITER: Chunks of Darna Dare

MATCH SIX | MAIN EVENT
WRITER: Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton

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RECAP OF WINNERS

MATCH ONE
Tanja Devereaux VS "The Love Child" Jamie Love
X-Division Match Contendership Match
"The Winner Of This Match Is A Contender To The EWC X-Division Championship. If Tanja Wins, She Wins 5% Equity In 'Slap Ya Mama' Cajun Seasoning. If Jamie Love Wins, He Wins A Personal Home Theater"
WINNER(S): Jamie Love
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MATCH TWO
Shaker Jones VS Snoop Solano(NO SHOW) VS Tommy Burton
Second Chance Wild Card Strap Match
"Winner Of This Match Will Advance To WrestleFest And Fight For United States Championship Contendership. If Shaker Jones Wins, He Receives A Guitar Autographed By Eric Clapton. If Snoop Solano Wins, The EWC Will Donate A Million Dollars To The Charity Of His Choice. If Tommy Burton Wins, He Will Receive A Life-time Pass To Go To Any NHL Game He Wants."
WINNER(S): Tommy Burton

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MATCH THREE
Darna Dare VS Phoenix Winterborn
Seasons Of Giving Match
"Tis The Season Of Giving, The Winner Of This Match Will Advance To WrestleFest And Fight For United States Championship Contendership. This Match Takes Place In A Walmart. The Winner May Take Anything They Please From The Walmart With A U-Haul Trailer There To Transport Their Items."
WINNER(S): Darna Dare

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MATCH FOUR
Carrie Samson VS King Flip VS Pence Weatherlight VS Xavier Reid
Four Corners Match
"The Only Way To Win This Match Is To Touch An Opponents Head To All Four Top Turnbuckles. No DQs. The Winner Of This Match Receives Free Plane Tickets For Life."
WINNER(S): Xavier Reid

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MATCH FIVE
Autumn Raven VS Samantha "The Titaness" Hamilton
HBO Broadcast Championship - United States Championship #1 Contendership (5TH Defense Of 2nd Champion)
"Autumn Raven Impressed Last Week Against Ace King, And Now She Get's A Shot At Samantha Hamilton. The Winner Of This Match Will Face Melody Malone At WrestleFest For The United States Championship. If Autumn Raven Wins, The EWC Will Buy Her A Flock Of Ravens And An Original Signed Copy Of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven'. If Samantha Hamilton Wins, The EWC Will Buy Her A Brand New Vehicle Of Her Choice."
WINNER(S): AND STILL EWC HBO BROADCAST CHAMPION Samantha Hamilton

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MAIN EVENT | MATCH SIX
Moxie VS Ace King
Non Title - House Boat Rumble
"Time To Hype Up WrestleFest! Moxie & Ace King Face Off On A MOVING Luxury House Boat! You Win By Throwing Your Opponent Into Lake Erie! Winner Earns The House Boat!"
WINNER(S): Ace King

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MVP OF THE NIGHT: Ace King & Darna Dare
MATCH OF THE NIGHT: Moxie Vs Ace King

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