RAMPAGE #503 - B.O.R.T Night VI

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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...

»»B.O.R.T II Night VI««
JAPAN TOUR NIGHT 3!!!

The Extreme Wrestling Corporation Presents

FRIDAY NIGHT RAMPAGE

FRIDAYS LIVE ON ESPN & HBO AT 10PM CST.
SPONSORED IN PART BY UNDER ARMOUR, SONY, DR. PEPPER AND GEARBOX STUDIOS.

EPISODE #503
JUNE 17RD 2022

Live From The FUKUOKA PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan

EWC RAMPAGE
06.17.2022
Live From The FUKUOKA PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan
General Manager - Grizzly Duggan
Commentators -
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 arena, covering the screaming fans as "Asking For It" begins to sound off over the loudspeakers.



"MAYBE YOU TALKED TOOOO MUCH AND YOU WERE...
ASKING FOR IT!!!"

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



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

{エースキングに行こう！!}

{モクシーは闘志を持っています！}

{傭兵は今夜金で支払われます！}

{ラベンダーの空気の匂い！}

{ピンは日本全国どこでも数えられます！}







金曜の夜の暴れ！!!!

金曜の夜の暴れ！!!!

金曜の夜の暴れ！!!!

金曜の夜の暴れ！!!!

The camera flashes back to the X-Tron which shows the current FN'R roster... There's "Ginger Ninja" Molly Hatchet, "The Love Child" Jamie Love, Ace King, Autumn Raven, Darna Dare, Jason Hunter, Karver, Lavender, Liam Roy, Mark Storm, Megumi, Mercenary, Moxie, Phoenix Winterborn, Queen Melody Malone, Ruby Clifton, Ruthann Hunter, Tanja Devereaux & Tommy Burton. We cut back to Ace King hugging his HBO Broadcast Championship, then Darna Dare raising her United States Championship high into the air. here's another round of pyro.

The Gracious Few’s ‘Honest Man’ hits the speakers inside the Fukuoka PayPay Dome, generating a generally positive reception from the capacity crowd. Moxie emerges from behind the curtain, already dressed in his ring attire for his main event clash later on in the evening. Grinding his right fist to his jaw, Moxie begins his descent down the ramp.

Chirqui: Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Moxie!

Moxie rolls into the ring and immediately requests a microphone from the timekeeper’s area, swiftly granted. He taps the microphone a couple of times to test its reception which also prompts his theme music to fade out. The young Brit raises the microphone.

Moxie: Your eyes aren’t deceiving you, it really is Moxie on a microphone. A rare sighting can only mean that tonight is a special night. That’s right Fukuoka, you’re in for a treat. Not only are you gonna witness an intense main event match between two staples of this great brand, but you’re also going to see me win my first championship here in the EWC when I beat Ace King, knock him out of the Best of Rampage tournament and become the new HBO Broadcast Champion.

The bold statement is met with a split response between fans of both Moxie and Ace King.

Moxie: I’d like to think of myself as an honest man, if I’ve got a thought or an opinion on something or someone then I’m not gonna shy away from sharing it. You wanna know what I think about our esteemed former Undisputed Champ? You really wanna know?

The crowd respond with anticipation which leads to the young Brit nodding his head.

Moxie: Okay I’ll spill. I think Ace King is nothing more than a greyhound who doesn’t want to admit that he’s past it. That’s why he announced his entry to this very tournament close to 6 months early and immediately after losing his Undisputed Championship. He’s not a hero, nor is he the Best of Rampage. He’s a delusional man whose mouth is writing checks that his arse can’t cash.

The fans react once more, although the majority were now slightly negative at Moxie’s dressing down of the HBO Champion. Moxie stares down at the camera and points to himself.

Moxie: He had the gall to suggest that Darna Dare should have been the one to get a second opportunity over me. Well newsflash for ya, champ. Darna’s been hot for two minutes, but did she compete for the Undisputed Championship at WrestleFest? I didn’t think so. Did she win the Rumble match last year? Nope, she wasn’t even around. My resume in the EWC already within my first season makes me more than qualified for EVERY single opportunity this place hands out, be it firsts or seconds.

Moxie takes a brief pause to breathe, he also begins a slow pace around the ring.

Moxie: You also seem to think that I’ve squandered my opportunity to become the ‘Next Big Thing’ in the EWC and you dropped a couple of names to boot, but ladies and gentlemen he couldn’t have been more wrong. I haven’t squandered shit. If Bosa or Narumi want to really put that to the test, they know where to find me, hell, I might just go and find them instead. I slipped up at the Friday Night finale last year, we all know that but you can bet your arse that I’m not going to make the same mistake again and if they really want to contest the ‘Next Big Thing’ moniker then all they have to do is watch the match later on and we’ll see about that.

His pace comes to a conclusion in the centre of the squared circle.

Moxie: Now allow me to make something crystal clear to you, champ. You can be disappointed in me for missing events or taking extended vacations, it doesn’t matter to me. I fight on my own terms, not on yours. I choose the attractive fights, the ones that matter the most. That’s why I waited until this tournament came around first and if that’s disrespectful to you then honestly, it sounds like your own personal problem.

Moxie points at the camera, intensity painted in his eyes.

Moxie: I’m not just going to beat you tonight, Ace. I’m going to derail your entire season. So much so, that you’re not going to even want to challenge for the Undisputed Championship again. I’m dumping you out of this tournament and I’m taking your HBO title in the process and there’s not a damn thing you can do about it.

And with that said, Moxie tosses the microphone registering feedback as it bounces off of the mat and to the floor. 'Honest Man' resumes playing as Moxie takes his leave.

Martinez: Strong words from Moxie folks... Welcome to Rampage 503! Japanese Tour day 3, and B.O.R.T II Day 6!

Loydson: In our main event, as already covered by Moxie. It is Moxie Vs Ace King for the HBO Broadcast Championship and a spot in the B.O.R.T II Finals.

Martinez: In our semi-final, we've got Lavender defending her United States Championship belt against The Mercenary, and also a spot in the B.O.R.T II Finals.

Loydson: Before that, It's Queen Vs Queen as Melody Malone takes on Ruthann Hunter. 

Martinez: Before that, it's Jason Hunter taking on Karver. 

Loydson: Before that, it's Tanja taking on Morgan. 

Martinez: And our opening match, which will run the duration of Rampage... King Flip Vs Xavier Reid Vs Jamie Love. All this and more folks, don't go away.

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MATCH ONE
"The Love Child" Jamie Love VS Xavier Reid VS King Flip
Non Title - Falls Count Anywhere In Japan X-Division Triple Threat - No Time Limit - All 3 Men Start In Different Locations In Japan And Must Track The Other Two Down, Match Will Run During Rampage.
REF: Mike Michaelson

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Cameras fire up around the ring where Chriqui eagerly awaits calling the first bout of the evening.

Chriqui: Ladies and gentlemen, if I could please have your attention averted to the X-Tron for this special opening contest. The rules are simple. This will be a triple threat, X-Division rules, falls count anywhere match; however, the competitors have been given the honor of starting the match wherever they'd like! Introducing first from Takayama, Japan, weighing in at 120 pounds... JAMIE LOVE!

The X-Tron fires up while Chriqui introduces Love. His tuft of hair can be spotted in a small group of people including his manager and some inscrutable looking gentlemen. They appear to be discussing some sort of strategy. An audible 'aaah' comes from the audience in the arena as some recognize the shrine in the background. For everyone else, the words 'Sumiyoshi Shrine' appear on the screen.

Chriqui: And his opponent, from New York, New York, weighing in at 220 pounds... XAVIER REID!

The scene on the X-Tron cuts. An even larger, more elaborate shrine can be seen in the background as Reid is spotted with his manager, girlfriend, and a few even more inscrutable men are discussing something. A smile crosses Reid's face as something is whispered in his ear. The words 'Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine' appear across the screen. Tommy looks over at Xavier.

Love: Are you sure about this Xavier... I mean can we...

Xavier holds up his hand silencing his manager.

Reid: I told you... this is a fool proof plan...

Tommy shakes his head.

Love: It's never a 'fool proof plan' when my ex wife is involved kid...

Reid: Bunny went to Jamie, we are on the same page tonight... it's going to be The Bastards v. Flip...

Love: And I'm telling you, you can't trust her to keep her word... she said she wouldn't go after my late mother's ashes and yet my mother's urn is sitting on her bookshelf and to really be a bitch she sprinkles a little bit of them into her cat's litter pan every year on our would be anniversary... she's going to tell Jamie to stab you in the back...

Xavier exhales, tired of his back and forth.

Reid: Bunny took care of it and she said Jamie gave her his word... the gang Jun got for us will track Flip down and text you... when they do YOU WILL TEXT MARIA and give them the location and then WE... ALL OF US will go beat the living fuck out of Flip... but until then I don't want to hear another word Tommy... shit, I thought YOU of all people would want some payback for the scars on your back... for the scars on my foot...

Xavier holds out his perfectly NOT scarred foot.

Reid: We are going to make this fucker pay tonight... I'm going to make him fucking pay...

Xavier turns away from Tommy, who just looks down at his phone and waits for the text.

Chriqui: And their opponent, from the land of money and fame, weighing in at 220 pounds... He is the International Champion... KING FLIP!

The scene on the X-Tron cuts again. Flip's gaping maw is open, he's about to honk a chunk off a ham sandwiched when he hears his name announced and sees the camera fire up. He decides against the bite and places the sandwich down on a paper plate next to him. The camera zooms out. There are no shrines, only footlockers. The word 'Backstage' appears across the screen much to the amusement of some of the audience.

DING DING DING

King Flip: Nobody told me we were recruiting teams. I thought this was a wrestling match, not a baccarat tournament.

Chanel: The first shrine is closer according to Google Maps.

King Flip: Nahnahnah... I'm not walking into a cluster of people. Let them come to us. We fight this like kobolds.

The two lean in and start whispering to one another as cameras cut back to Reid. Specifically, Tommy appears to be yelling at one of their goons.

Love: Why are you on your phone and not doing the job we are paying you for.

Goon: I'm watching Rampage, I'm a huge fan of Darna Day.

Love: She isn't even booked tonight idiot...

The goon holds up the phone and shows Tommy where Flip is.

Love: I still fucking hate you and think this is a bad idea.

Cameras cut back to the announce table.

Loydson: What the hell's a kobold?

Martinez: Well, in AD&D they were more like dog-men, but in newer editions of D&D they're more like little drago-

Loydson: You knew what the hell he's talkin' about!?

Martinez: Ladies and gentlemen, we will keep you updated on the comings and goings of those three men. But in the meantime, don't touch that knob.

MATCH TWO
Morgan Payne VS Tanja Devereaux
Singles Match - 20 Minute Time Limit
REF: Pierce Patterson

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We return to ringside where we have briefly cut away from the chaotic Triple Threat Falls Count Anywhere Match between Xavier Reid, Jamie Love, and King Flip. The ring inside of the FUKUOKA PayPay Dome is getting some last minute inspections before we cut over to commentary.

Martinez: Welcome back, folks! While those three continue to chase each other around, we’re gonna get our first match inside the stadium underway. One of our newest members in the form of Morgan Payne, whom despite putting up quite the performance at #502 still came up just a bit short, is going to face off against our very own Tanja Devereux!

Loydson: Tanja, meanwhile, also lost against Ace King. What else is new? Who doesn’t lose to Ace nowadays? Well … wake me on the off chance this match gets interesting enough between these two rookies. For now, take us away, Chriqui!

Chriqui: The following match is for one fall, and it has a twenty minute time limit included. Introducing first from The Burgh & weighing in at 140 pounds... MORGAN PAYNE!!!

♫THANK YOU FOR HATING ME!♫

The lights to the arena go out and immediately switch to gold strobe lights as Citizen Soldier's "Thank You For Hating Me" suddenly blasts on through the speakers. There's a mixed reaction from the fans as "BEHOLD THE KINGDOM" flashes across the screen, signaling the start of her tron video. Morgan Payne finally emerges from the tunnel, arms spreading out to the sides to soak in the hate or adoration of the audience, whichever it is they want to throw her way. After feeling satisfied, she approaches the ring with a purpose in her step. She keeps her focus locked on the ring, disregarding any attention from the fans as she runs up onto the apron and promptly steps over the middle rope, into the ring.

Morgan immediately rushes across the ring to a corner and climbs the turnbuckle to gloat some more after throwing her hood back. She leans down to look at the camera, thumbing to herself and talking trash that can't really be heard over the music. If anyone can read lips, it's obvious there's some clear cut profanity thrown in there. Morgan hops down to the mat again and tosses her hoodie vest out as she waits for the match to start.



Chriqui: Coming to the ring hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana; she is The Cajun Queen ... TANJA DEVEREUX!!!

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.


Martinez: With her having come so close to tasting victory, we can only assume Morgan is famished for this win. But can she pull it off?

Loydson: Not if Tanja has anything to say about it. She may not be the BORT, but she has shown she can hold her own well enough before, and she’s done so without the use of her Voodoo magic.

DING DING DING

Both women circle around one another, not wanting to give the other any easy advantages. At almost the exact same moment, they each throw a Roundhouse Kick for one another. AND THEY BOTH CONNECT! The crowd roars as both Morgan and Tanja stumble back, each barely managing to maintain their balance. They both shake off the pain, with Morgan flashing a glare towards Tanja.

Morgan then proceeds to dash forward and attempts to behead Devereaux with an up close and very personal Enzuigiri kick aimed for The Voodoo Queen’s midsection! But right before that can hit its mark, Tanja blocks the leg with her own and grabs onto Morgan’s shoulders. She starts positioning Payne into a Butterfly Suplex, but Morgan isn’t having any of it!

With Tanja being the taller of the two, Payne is able to slam her boot in the side of Devereaux’s head. It’s a bit sloppy due to her doing this while upside down, but … it still lands flush! Not only that, but it connects hard enough to stun Tanja!

In the process, though, it causes her to drop Morgan unceremoniously, who lands a bit roughly on her neck. Payne grimaces while rubbing it, getting up to her feet as she winces and forces her temper to stay in check. The audience, meanwhile, are cheering loudly, loving the display they’re seeing despite the fight just starting!

Martinez: The crowd is completely into this one!

Loydson: This is technically the opening bout, and they are giving these ladies fire. 

Tanja notices Payne massaging her neck and a light bulb proverbially appears over her head. She saunters towards Morgan, taking advantage of the fact her full attention is not at her. However, when the Voodoo Queen’s shadow mingles in with her own, Morgan looks up in time to be lifted up once again.

It takes a bit more strength from Tanja’s end, as Morgan is a bit heavier. But she manages to throw Payne down onto the mat courtesy of a STO Backbreaker. Tanja goes for a pin in hopes of ending this match soon, but Morgan gets a shoulder up at one and a half!

The mic picks up a few audible swear words from Payne as she delivers a vicious open-handed slap to Tanja! Payne then follows up with a Belly-To-Belly Suplex! Now Morgan attempts to cover Devereaux, but she also shows her own signs of life as she gets a shoulder up. Payne scoffs but moves away, allowing her opponent to stand back up while she takes advantage of the distance to resume rubbing at her neck.

Loydson: This one could be winding down.

Martinez: Could be.

Morgan hunches down, her eyes zoned in on Tanja, who is looking a bit dizzy, hinted by the sight of her legs wobbling. Payne makes damn sure she can catch Tanja off guard … before running forward, leaping up to ensure a Lariat connects with Devereaux’s head. But Payne isn’t done! She then begins locking in her Three Rivers Crossing finisher! Tanja tries to frantically struggle and wriggle free, but the efforts are to no avail! With no other choice left, Tanja taps so she can live to fight another day!

DING DING DING

Chriqui: And your winner, via submission ... MORGAN PAYNE!!!

Morgan releases the hold once the bells ring. She practically leaps up to her feet, wearing a smug, proud grin on her face as she raises her arms high above her head! Tanja, meanwhile, rolls out of the ring, looking disheartened and disappointed at the outcome. Payne continues to celebrate while we cut back to commentary.

Martinez: And there it is! Morgan’s first win on Rampage! Congratulations to her on a well-deserved win!

Loydson: Tanja definitely seemed to do quite a bit of damage on Payne’s neck. Will that cost Morgan her next fight? Only one way to tell, and that’s by joining us for Rampage #504.

Martinez: Now we'll check back in on that opening bout.



The X-Tron fires up for the audience as cameras cut to the parking lot area. Jamie Love, Maria Love, and three well-dressed Japanese men all pile out of a taxi cab. Maria leans over the passenger window to pay the driver as Jamie and his squad head for the PayPay Dome.

Martinez: Jamie Love is in the building! Well, outside the building, but you get the point. It looks like King Flip and Jamie Love will be starting this match any moment now.

Loydson: Where the hell is Xavier Reid?

Martinez: It looks like we're about to find out.

Cameras cut to the inside of another taxi with Reid, Tommy Love, and five other well-dressed Japanese men all jam packed into the three-person back seat of this cab. Reid looks extremely frustrated as his GPS informs him they're still ten minutes away. Tommy looks over at him with a smile.

Love: You'd think this was the first time Japanese men have been on my lap... but it isn't.

Everyone else in the back seat looks disgusted, except for one of the well-dressed men who just pinches Tommy's cheek.

Loydson: Well, it is pride month.

Cameras cut a third and final time to the backstage area of the PayPay Dome. Jamie Love and his goons are storming through a hallway. They get to a door labeled 'King Flip' and ignore the door being cracked open. One of the goons rushes the door, thrusting it open to reveal two things. First, the room is empty. Second, a metal bucket falls from atop the door and dumps a foul-smelling liquid all over the goon. The other two goons would be laughing but they can't help but gag at whatever was in the bucket that is now covering their compatriot. The covered man can't help but vomit profusely on the floor in front of him. The bucket reads 'TAKE the PISS' on it as it dangles from a string attached to the roof. Jamie Love angrily holds his nose as he and the two remaining goons get the hell out of there. The piss-covered goon rushes off to get cleaned up between gags and heaves. The group passes by a trash can but for whatever reason, the camera stops at it. The lid of the can slowly rises and a smiling King Flip reveals himself. His face is covered in commando war paint as he glares from side to side and lowers back into the can.

Martinez: Can somebody get a mop back there? That's disgusting!

Loydson: Disgusting, but not surprising coming from a man who shits in boots and squats in trash cans. I can't wait to see what happens next.

Martinez: But wait we'll have to do as we head backstage.

Camera cuts to ...



It starts off with a video of Jamie and Jason having fun with each other. They are training together inside of his house while he was showing Jamie some stuff. It then shows a few images of him with Angel. Angel and Jamie play tea party together, hide and seek and he watches her being taught the electric violin with Sara teaching her how to play it. The video then starts to turn into Jason firing Jamie's sister and Father inside of the Brawl ring. Jamie standing backstage with a look of anger when Jason starts to talk to his mother in a disrespected way and then in the four-way match it goes black and white when Jason hit Sara in the match by mistake. It zooms up onto Jamie's face while he was taking out Jason on the steps. It then goes to the backstage brawl between the two when Ruthann tries to get them to talk it out where she had to chop them both across the chest to get them to stop fighting. All the happy pictures turn into flames to Jason standing backstage in a suit standing alone.

Jason Hunter: You see people might not understand why I am a bit upset with the fact that Jamie and I are fighting right now. You have to understand Jamie and I had something in common we both bond over the fact our father wasn’t there when we were born. We both grew up without our fathers in our lives. We both get to get closer to them till we were adults. It is hard for me to let people into my circle of trust. My circle of trust is very small because of how things were for me growing up.

He ran his hand over his head.

Jason Hunter: Growing up it was hard to figure out if someone was my friend because I was living with Piper one of the best wrestlers or the fact my mother was Ruthless Aggression CZW Women Champion. There were times people would become my friend just because I had a connection to wrestling to help them get inside the door to be trained by their mother. So I started to keep my circle small. I always wonder if I should put my trust into Jamie Love and when My father gave that praise. Just like how I keep an eye from a distance on Bosa. I knew I need to do the same thing with Jamie. He became family at that moment. He becomes blood.

He smirks.

Jason Hunter: Instead of trying to talk things out with me. He just let all this anger build up inside of him. He let what happen in my match with him get to him because I know his father and Reid is in his ear. Just because all of this is going on with me and Jamie. I don’t know what will happen next between Jamie and me but tonight my mind at the moment is and will be on Karver. You say it a dame Shame you will have to take me out tonight. I feel it a dame Shame you will have to step inside of the ring after a loss against Ace King. You might believe losing Ace King was put you a bit down the ladder but a loss against Jason Hunter will be the same thing.

He licks his lips.

Jason Hunter: I have no clue what in the future for me when it comes to Rampage but I am going to reclaim my throne here on Rampage. I am going to do it by going up against you and whoever else in front of me. You and I lost our father in common ways. Both of them were killed. Yours was with a bullet and I was by a disease that takes many people's loved ones. There is no day that I don’t think about my father and how I didn’t use the chances I had to get to know him better. Just to see how he would help me grow as a wrestler and I will admit at times. I felt so disappointed in myself because I wasn’t living up to his standards but it came to me. He wouldn’t want me to live up to his standards but my own standards. I know what I am capable of doing. At the end of this match, I am going to be the one you will need to ask for mercy and forgiveness from because I am going to lay you down. I am going to take you out and even if I don’t do it now. Trust me it will happen when you and I get in the ring together once again. I always get what is owed to me soon or later. Tonight get ready to face The Prince of Wrestling... The one and only Boss!

The camera cuts high above the ring and into one of the suites inside the FUKUOKA Pay Pay Dome where we find the EWC Undisputed Champion Killjoy Ito alongside his manager and friend ‘The Prodigal Son’ Buddy Love as they chat with Rampage’s own Brian Spade.

Spade: So you decided to take the Go-Home show of Rampage off?

Buddy smiles as he looks over at Killjoy and holds up his hand as if to say ‘I got this’ before looking back at Brian Spade.

Love: Well Miss Malone was nice enough to run down her lofty schedule this season and almost tore her rotator cuff patting herself on the back with all her MVP’s she said one thing that caught my attention Brian, that she had the luxury of taking a night off and I thought WOW, is she had the luxury of a night off then by God this man has earned a night off as well right Brian…

Buddy points at Killjoy.

Love: I mean Killjoy has as many MVP’s as Miss Malone does at this point in the season, 8, he hasn’t missed an episode of Paramount all season just like she hadn’t missed a Rampage show…he’s defended the EWC Undisputed Championship TWICE this season and he’s been bouncing around from Prime to Rampage and flying to the Paramount shows all throughout this Japan Tour…not to mention we still don’t know who’s all in this match at Scars & Stripes…

Spade: You are of course talking about…

Love: Ace King, I am and I know Queen Melody likes to think she’s the center of the universe but the fact is Ace King can still be inserted into this match if he were to lose tonight to Moxie so tonight we thought we kick up our feet and watch everything unfold here at Rampage #503…I mean Brian, since StrangleMania Killjoy has wrestled 8 matches…tonight will only be the 5th match for Melody so…we get the luxury of taking a night off…

Buddy winks into the camera.

Spade: You…

Love: Can’t focus all our attention on Melody, I agree with you Brian, I really do…see waiting on Ace King and this will he/won’t he be in the Undisputed Championship match has put a lot of uncertainty around the match, see we can’t allow Ace to sneak up on us and catch us off guard so tonight we will be watching his match against Moxie and make sure we do our due diligence in regards to Ace King while also watching Melody but she’s already faced and beat Ruthann once this season and I’m not a fan of reruns…

Spade: That was in a Five-Way…

Love: So tonight we snack on some food, watch the BORT unfold and await the final contract for Scars & Stripes and see what Grizzly Duggan has in store for us…if it will be a ladder match, a cage match or a Japanese Death Match…who knows but we can’t wait to see…

Buddy shrugs as he tosses a chip into his mouth and chews.

Spade: You seem pretty cavalier about all this…

Love: Quite the opposite Brian, we would have loved nothing more than to have all the t’s crossed and the i’s dotted but to keep us on our toes we have Ace King lingering out there so until tonight we have focused on Melody but the reality is tonight’s match between Ace King and Moxie will end all speculations in terms of Scars & Stripes…we will know our match at the close of the show but we have not been cavalier about this, if anything Rampage has been cavalier about the Undisputed Championship match…

Buddy sits up and moves to the edge of his seat.

Love: Killjoy is trying to cement his EWC Legacy here, he was only the 2nd champion to have a 2nd successful defense of the Undisputed Championship since 2018…he’s going for his 3rd defense, a task that would join him with the great Ashton Drake, he’s 5th on the All Time Championship Reign with today marking the 180th day as Undisputed Champion…we know what’s at stake here, at Scars & Stripes so we aren’t going to go out there and kill ourselves, we will instead sit back and watch as it all unfolds and like I said, at the end of the night we will know what Scars & Stripes looks like for us…we will know just who we are facing and until then all we can do is wish Melody Malone and Ace King the best of luck in their matches here tonight and see how it all plays out…

Buddy smiles as his cheeseburger is delivered and he tucks his napkin into his shirt before lifting the burger to his mouth and bits in.

MATCH THREE
Jason Hunter VS Karver
Singles Match - 20 Minute Time Limit
REF: Pierce Patterson

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We return to ringside.

Martinez: That was a word from Killjoy Ito as now we move into our third match of the night. It's Jason Hunter Vs Karver.

Loydson: This could be a hard hitting match if their comments earlier this week are any indication.

Chriqui: The following match is set for one fall. Introducing first residing in San Francisco, California and weighing in at 170 pounds... JASON HUNTER!!!

Soldier- Neffex comes over the speaker as Diana came out first as she stood on the stage with Jason with his back to the crowd and hood over his head. Jason then pop it off like AJ Styles and then start walking down the ramp with Diana. Jason play to the fans a bit dancing to the music while Diana walks down the ramp. Diana holds the rope for him to get in while Jason get in-ring and she slides his jacket off him before leaving the ring with him glaring at the person warming up in the corner looking very serious to fight.

"Fire It Up" by Black Label Society fills the arena's speakers. The feeling in the air is tense as Karver enters through the curtain with Royce Foxx following behind him. His chin is to his chest as his eyes are shut, saying a final prayer in his head before looking up to the bright lights and then to the ring. Long gone is the tribute to his friends and family. Instead, Royce Foxx talks a lot of shit about the upcoming bout, hyping up Karver. It's time to get to business as he enters the ring with intent to win.

Chriqui: And the opponent from Hell's Kitchen, New York and weighing in at 212 pounds... KARVER!!!

To hear his name announced to those in attendance gives him motivation, and the fan's distraught cries of hate is the ammo he needs to put a bullet in the win column. He wastes no time, running the ropes and testing their durability before the match begins.

DING DING DING

Jason runs at Karver hitting a running knee lift and pushes him off the ropes for an O'Connor Roll. Karver grabs the ropes sending Jason rolling back. Karver turns to face a superkick from Jason. Karver rolls to his hands and knees as Jason stands in the corner. He runs at Karver looking for a punt kick but Karvr grabs him hitting a saito suplex. Jason gets to his feet and walks into a big boot. Jason looks dazed as Karver hits a kick to the gut and a powerbomb. Jason staggers to his feet and Karver locks in a waistlock before throwing him back for a German suplex. He rolls into a second. Jason counters a third with a bulldog. He makes a cover.

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Karver gets a shoulder off the mat to break the count. Jason runs off the ropes and drops hitting Karver with a headbutt to the ribs. Jason lifts Karver off the ropes and picks him up. He drops Karver over his knee ribs first. Jason runs off the ropes and comes crashing down on Karver's ribs with a cannonball. Jason lifts Karver off the mat but Karver grabs Jason hitting a T-bone suplex. He makes a cover.

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Jason rolls to his side.

Martinez: A big, meaty T-bone suplex there.

Loydson: Stop, you're making me hungry. This match is already mouth watering.

Karver tries to apply a armbar but Jason punches him in the face to counter. Jason runs at Karver hitting a running knee lift to the bad ribs followed by a Prince Stomp. He rolls Karver over for a cover.

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Karver gets a shoulder high off the mat. Jason lifts Karver off the mat but Karver hoists Jason onto his shoulders for a Torture Rack that he wrenches on before transitioning it into a Sitout Facebuster. The impact echoes around the arena as Karver makes a cover.

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Jason just gets a hand onto the bottom rope to break the count.

Loydson: How did he kick out of that?

Martinez: Nver mind that, how is his nose not broken after that move?

Karver lifts Jason to his feet but Jason shoulders Karver in the gut and applies a Drop Zone. Karver counters with a northern lights suplex for the....

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Jason punches Karver in the ribs to break the cover. Karver clutches at his ribs as Jason hooks him for a Drop Zone. He drives Karver to the mat and rolls him over for a cover.

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DING DING DING

Chriqui: And your winner, via pinfall ... JASON HUNTER!!!

Jason gets to his feet clutching at his jaw. He raises his arms in the air in victory.

Martinez: A big win and a smart win here. Jason weakened those ribs and used them to his advantage.

Loydson: To his credit, Karver kept on going even with damaged ribs and he almost got the win when he drove Hunter into the mat with that facebuster.

Martinez: And now we head backstage.

Camera cuts to ...

We return backstage where Chanel is in a full sprint running away from Jamie Love and his thugs.

Loydson: Get her! She'll show you the trash can that 'King' is hiding in for sure.

Martinez:Well, we don't know if he's still there.

She slams directly into another thug as she turns a corner, knocking him to the ground before realizing this isn't one of Jamie Love's men. Tommy Love and Xavier Reid look at each other with a smile as she slowly backs away with her hands in the air. They've all cornered her into walking backward in a hallway.

Chanel: Y'all want Flip? He just so happens to be just behind... that door.

Tommy, Jamie, and Xavier glare at her with mistrust before Reid grabs her by the arm and takes her to the door. She slowly opens it. A barely audible hissing sound can be heard. All the men look at each other, but before anybody can react they're faced with it. In the back of the room is a cannon you'd see at a carnival show, a circus, or on a pirate ship.

King Flip: THE CAP'N SENDS HIS REGARDS!

The scream of the King comes from off screen just before it happens. Chanel pulls up a pair of sound-muffling headphones over her ears and covers her eyes and mouth. BOOM! A thick cloud of grey consumes the area. Mass panic ensues much to the approval of the audience. Nothing can be seen for nearly half a minute, but coughing, gagging, choking, and everything in between can be heard coming from the area. The camera angle switches to further down the hallway to show King Flip come soaring into the scene with a golf cart. Chanel can be seen hobbling out of the way just as the cart reaches nearer to the cloud. Flip hops out of the cart and it goes soaring into the gaggle of choking people. You can hear the thuds of people getting knocked into each other and the walls as Flip and Chanel high tail it the hell out of there. We see Jamie Love and Xavier Reid slowly hobbling out of the cloud having avoided the brunt of the cart somehow.

Martinez: It is absolute chaos backstage, folks! But it looks like we might be down to three. Y'know, the number of people that were booked to be in the match. Flip and Chanel have escaped to the parking lot... but Jamie Love and Xavier Reid aren't far behind them.

Loydson: I still don't know what a kobold is but this is hilarious.

The camera zooms in on the very angry, very grey faces of Reid and Love before cutting away.

A desk appears up on the X Tron as the fans were wondering why it was there. In a few minutes, you could hear the sound of heels clicking on the floor coming into the frame was no other than Tara Michaels herself. She gets a bit of a mixed reaction from the crowd as she rolled her eyes sitting down and folding her hands on the desk with a bit of a smirk.


Tara Michaels: Do you get tired of booing me? You should know by now that doesn’t hurt my little feelings at all. You might believe getting fired by the one and only Ruthless Aggression as her manager would hurt me. Please you see... I have been fired before and I always found my way back into EWC. Do you know why?

She smirks.

Tara Michaels: It is a place of some of the greatest wrestlers, rookies, and ones who want to become the best come like a moth towards a light. They know if you want to make it in this business having the EWC on your resume means you are something. Plus, it is Season 23 along with Jaden Hunter I HELPED make this place what it is like it or not. “

She gets the boss again as she just rolled her eyes looking into the camera.

Tara Michaels: That isn’t why I am here anyway on the famous X Tron. I am here because of the match you are all about to witness in front of you. Queen Melody vs Ruthless Aggression in a 30-minute fight! Notice I didn’t say wrestling match. I say fight because this is what it is. You are about to have the two eras coming face to face inside of that ring like ever before. People talk about how Drake vs Jaden and Bosa vs Ace King, and Dominic Sanders vs Jordan Sharpe are classic matches. You are about to witness one more between these two Queens.

Tara Michaels looks over a cloth was on sitting on a table she removes the cloth and it shows two tiaras that show the colors of all the brands on them. She looked back at the screen.

Tara Michaels: You have Ruthless Aggression a woman who was looked at as nothing not because of her sex. She looked like nothing because of the way she held herself up and speak. They felt she never had the talent to become a wrestler or the confidence to be a leader for people. She at times couldn’t see herself as a leader but she slowly grew into that role because of her heart. Her heart for the business and her heart for what she loves to do inside of the ring. She might not have resumes like Queen Melody but people will never know the things she has done backstage for this company to help keep it going. Ruthless Aggression always comes out in every match showing wearing this company on her shoulder but Queen Melody does the same thing.

She smirks.

Tara Michaels: I feel she a bit like me if I say so myself because she knew what she need to do in order to show to everyone she had the right to call herself the Self Proclaiming Queen of EWC. When you start walking around the locker room declaring you are the Queen of the place people take it in the wrong light. They take it as you being cocky and you truly believe you are the best and if you can prove it they really start to get on your ass but everyone has no choice but to see you do. Queen Melody has done more alone with many other women in this company for this company. No one wants to admit she is the #1 reason why most of those seats inside of that ring are filled with little girls who don’t want to be good but bad and evil and twisted. They want to be like Queen Melody.

She stood up and walk around the desk fixing her suit a bit leaning against it a bit with her hands behind her.

Tara Michaels: Tonight both of these women need a win like it or not. Ruthless Aggression wants everyone to believe she doesn’t but she does for the record to show she still is one of the best while Queen Melody needs it to show she is the #1 Queen and there is no one else that can hold the crown better than her.

Tara Michaels smiled looking down at the crowns on her desk as she smirk.

Tara Michaels: IT'S SHOW TIME FLOCKS!

MATCH FOUR
Ruthann Hunter VS Queen Melody Malone
Singles Match - 30 Minute Time Limit
REF: Pierce Patterson

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We return to ringside where Pierce Patterson is checking over the ring ropes, preparing to officiate his third match of the evening.

Martinez: We're keeping the singles action rocking tonight, but this next one is gonna be a doozy! Queen versus Queen, Hall of Famer versus Empress, Ruthann Hunter versus Melody Malone!

Loydson: It's been a long time coming. To say there's history in this one would be an understatement, though most recently it was Malone who stood tall over Hunter - and a pile of other womens' bodies - bleeding her own blood, because this Hall of Famer has fangs.

Chriqui: The following match is for one fall, with a thirty minute time limit. Introducing first, from San Francisco, California, and weighing in at two hundred pounds... "RUTHLESS AGGRESSION" RUTHANN HUNTER!!!

Centuries by Fall Out Boys came on over the speakers as smoke filled the top of the X Tron as she step out of the smoke. She takes in the crowd with a bit of a smirk walking down the ramp along with Rhonda playing to them a bit before climbing in. She walk over to the side take off her jacket and hand over to the person testing the ropes getting ready.

Chriqui: And her opponent, from San Diego, California, and weighing in at one hundred and forty five pounds... she is the QUEEN of EWC... MELODY MALONE!!!

The lights dim, but don’t go dark before the soft words of Billie Eilish’s “You Should See Me In A Crown” begin to play over the P.A. system. Melody comes out from backstage with her crown upon her head and her personal retainer Rory Hyland in tow. She’s unflinching to the crowd’s expression as she comes down the entrance ramp. Rory gets onto the apron, holding the ropes open for Melody to climb through without losing her crown. As Melody climbs into the ring, she gives the crowd a sarcastic smile before she relinquishes the crown to Rory and prepares for her match.

Martinez: Fangs indeed, and Ruthann looks like she's ready to bare them once more! She's said she's coming in to this with nothing to lose, wild and free. Could this be a harsh reality check for Queen Melody on the eve of claiming her throne?

Loydson: No disrespect to Ruth, but hell no. Malone's been on fire all season; she's all but unstoppable, and this is just some unfinished business en route to that throne, Martinez!

DING DING DING

Each woman stares at the other as the bell rings, nothing but determination on both their faces. Tension abounds, as they circle one another and lock up, Ruthann immediately stealing the upper hand, stepping out into an arm wringer and delivering a sharp elbow smash before she launches the Queen of EWC at the turnbuckle and sprints after her, nailing a Stinger Splash! Melody grunts in pain, but doesn't topple into the corner, instead holding herself up on the ropes. Ruthann narrows her eyes, and looks to follow up, but she immediately eats a kick to the face!

Melody sneers at the crowd as they rally behind the Hall of Famer, pushing herself from the corner to follow up with an emphatic neckbreaker that leaves her facing the turnbuckle. She pops up, easily leaping onto the post and taking a cursory glance back before she whips her perfectly-toned form into a moonsault. The Queen crashes down just where she means to, driving her feet into Hunter's sternum as she nails the Queen's Gambit! She flips right back onto her feet, throwing up an arm and allowing herself the luxury of a smirk as the crowd's jeers swiftly reach fever pitch.

Ruthann pulls herself up using the ropes, and seems stunned, but as Malone darts in to seize her in a waistlock, she fights back with a mule kick, then spins around straight into a brutal spear that carries the Queen to the center of the ring. Ruthann pulls herself into mount and rains down punishing blows, leaving Malone momentarily insensible as she relinquishes mount and steps to the opposite corner, measuring her opponent with that same, intense glare that began the match.

Picking her moment, Ruthless Aggression surges forward, trying to catch the rising Malone with a punt kick to the head! Malone sees it coming at the last instant, and seizes the striking leg, spinning into a Dragon Screw and holding on as she fights to lock in the Queen's Grace. Ruthann claws her way to the ropes, forcing the break before rolling to the outside for a breather. She exchanges some words with Rhonda, the smaller but no less intimidating woman who stands opposing the big Scot in Malone's own corner. Rory exchanges only a glance with Malone, who nods to herself before hitting the ropes, easily vaulting the top rope and lashing out with a diving knee strike to the back of Ruthann's head! Rhonda is ready as Malone lands, the two throwing hands over the fallen form of Hunter!

Martinez: They are throwing bombs!

Loydson: Bombs away!

Malone looks to be taking the upper hand in her battle with Ruthann's mentor, chopping her down with kicks to the leg, then a scintillating chop to the chest that leads directly into a virulent superkick! Rhonda manages to slide back to avoid it, her eyes wide as Malone's boot lashes past her cheek. The older woman darts forward in its wake, opening her mouth to unleash a spray of mist-- but Malone has this scouted, dropping her entire body to the floor and sweeping Rhonda off her feet. She lands on her back, a black cloud spewing harmlessly into the air above her as Melody triangle-jumps off the apron into a beautiful leg drop across the throat!

Ruthann has meanwhile pulled herself upright using the barricade, and is waiting for Malone as she rises. Pierce Patterson has reached the count of five, but Hunter seems more concerned with doing damage than getting back into the ring - she drives forward at the Queen, tackling her against the apron and woman-handling her up over her shoulders, a sick grin on her lips as she turns to face the crowd and then spins into a Death Valley Driver against the edge of the ring! The impact is sickening!

Queen Melody looks to be out, as the count reaches eight and Ruthann glances up toward the ring, the grin still on her lips. The crowd chant her name, and she looks toward them once more before pushing herself upright and diving under the bottom rope-- where she hesitates, before immediately sliding back out, the count broken. Bending over Malone's stricken form, Hunter unleashes a battle cry and simply, brutally scoops the Queen up by the waist, looking to launch her at the barricade with a powerful suplex... but in the instant before she's launched, Melody comes alive, twisting out of Ruthann's clutches and wrapping her legs around the other woman's head, launching her into the barricade instead!

Ruthann's body rebounds off the top and spins out into the crowd, who part ways obligingly. Made of stern stuff, Hunter is back on her feet quickly, but clearly dazed. With the grace and predation of a cat, Malone pops to her feet and comes tearing over the barricade herself, gaining some serious air as she drags Ruthann back to the floor with a diving blockbuster!

Loydson: Good lord, that had to hurt!

Martinez: That could have just ended the match, it's over.

Pierce Patterson continues to apply his count as Melody scrambles back into the ring, spinning around dead-center with her hands on her hips and chin raised proudly, staring down at ringside as if daring Ruthless Aggression to get back into her ring. Ruth takes her time getting up, slapping hands with some of the fans before she jumps over the barricade, stumbling as she lands on the other side. Rhonda is there to steady her, and the Hall of Famer accepts her support gratefully before shaking off the cobwebs and diving under the bottom rope, surging straight to her feet as Malone closes in fast! Each grabs the back of the other's head, throwing wild hands. Pure brawling favors Ruthann, and she's able to drive Malone back into the corner once more.

Overpowering the smaller woman, Hunter mounts her against the turnbuckle and rains down another flurry of punches, before stomping a mudhole into her. Looking breathless, she gives her head another shake, denying the tiredness and the pain, before leaping onto the top rope and then crashing down knees-first into Malone's skull! The Queen looks senseless, as Ruthann hauls her out of the corner and muscles her into position for the Ruth Awaken. The crowd sense the momentum shift, the walls of the arena shaking with noise as they rally in support of the Hall of Famer...

And then Malone fights back. She manages to sling an elbow around the back, catching the crown of Ruthann's skull, giving herself just enough opening-- to stunningly, incredibly pull her whole body free into the air above her opponent. Ruthann staggers under the weight, but before she can reason what's happening, Melody flips over completely, her head wrenched free from the hold and her knees crashing down as she Meteoras Hunter into the canvas! Melody is wide-eyed, skin flushed, as she furiously hurls a few strikes at the grounded woman, hastily rolling off a moment later and lunging for the corner, where she mounts the turnbuckle and turns, sighting her prey.

Hunter starts to stumble to her feet.

Malone is ready. She soars from the top rope through the air, perfectly executing the tumble that carries with it a facelock and a brutal snap of the neck. OFF WITH THEIR HEAD! The crowd are only just beginning to react when Ruthann flips onto the canvas, limbs spread-eagled and body limp. Melody is smiling, her stare smoldering with intensity as she dives onto Ruthann, hauls her into the middle of the ring, and pins her with a forearm across the throat, directing her blue-flame stare out at the crowd as she draws the other hand across her throat in perfect time with the count...

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DING DING DING

Chriqui: And your winner, via pinfall ... MELODY MALONE!!!

The PayPay Dome make their displeasure known as Malone surges to her feet and stands tall over the fallen Hall of Famer, preening amidst the jeers and boos as she signals for the belt around her waist and then places the imaginary crown atop her head. Intensity turning to a relaxed, absolutely smug and self-assured demeanor, Malone allows Patterson to raise her arm in victory, and then considers the downed Ruthann for a moment before sliding from the ring, where she joins Rory in taking a long, slow walk up the ramp to the back.

Martinez: She came, she saw, she conquered. Melody Malone is bound for Scars and Stripes with all the momentum behind her, her business finished, and a target on the neck of Killjoy Ito.

Loydson: Ruthless Aggression did what she does best, she kept her head on until the end, but it just wasn't enough. She called this result herself, years ago, Martinez. You don't get to be a Hall of Famer without understanding how this business works, and what works in this business. Ruthann knew what she was facing today, and she loses nothing from this.

Martinez: And now we cut back to our opener.

Camera cuts to ...

Cameras cut to a location outside the arena as we quickly see Reid and Love have caught up to and are beating down King Flip.

Martinez: It looks like we're finally going to get some form of a wrestling match. These three men appear to be by the hand sculptures on the outskirts of the arena.

Loydson: Oh, yeah, there's a bunch of men's hands on those things so you can, like, shake hands with historical figures. Super creepy. I don't like it.

The Bastards have Flip on his knees and bleeding from the forehead. He looks barely conscious as they signal to each other and both back up. They give a nod and rush into the Blackout, but Flip ducks it at the last second sending Jamie Love's superkick hard into the thigh and knee of his tag team partner. They two bang into each other and stumble in opposite directions as Flip hobbles over to a small building. He pulls some money out of a wallet in his tights and points to something on the menu. The man inside the closet-sized kitchen smiles and nods before taking the cash. Love and Reid go back to their opponent and start booting him into the wall of this place. Flip shoves Love into a roll on the concrete, then starts trading right hands with Xavier for a moment. You hear the man who took Flip's order say something just as he places a cup onto the counter space. Flip quickly grabs it after blocking a right hand and headbutting Reid. He pops the lid off and chucks what appears to be hot coffee right onto Reid's left leg. Xavier squeals and screams as he dramatically falls to the ground clutching his boot.

Loydson: The man is suffering for a burn and you throw hot coffee on it! King Flip is an animal and a psychopath folks.

Martinez: Oh, give me a damn break. Reid's foot is fine. This is ridiculous.

Flip smiles as he watches his rival roll around in pain. Jamie Love comes up from behind with a spinning back elbow out of nowhere. The King is sent packing, scraping off his hands and knees from the impact of the blow into yet another run. Jamie Love looks to Reid for a moment and doesn't know what to do to aid his tag team partner. Love inevitably just shrugs it off and makes chase for the International champion.

Martinez: Are we down to two? Who the hell knows!? Don't go away, folks, we'll get back to this action as soon as we can!

The camera zooms on the wailing and rolling of one Xavier Reid clutching his boot before cutting away.



Martinez: Don’t forget, folks, we have a big HBO Broadcast Championship match in our main event tonight as Ace King defends against Moxie.

Loydson: It’s also the semi finals of the Best of Rampage Tournament, one of these men could be crowned the winner in a few weeks…

Martinez: Of course, Moxie and Ace King faced off inside the ring at WrestleFest for the EWC Undisputed Championship but neither was able to leave Brazil with the belt…

Loydson: That’s true but one of them will be leaving here with a belt tonight. Ace King, the current champion, or this kid Moxie who…

The lights flicker as Loydson’s flow is broken. He gestures towards the back in frustration but the X-Tron flickers into life.



Martinez: Uh, sorry folks, I’m not sure what that was, we’ll look into these technical issues.

Loydson: Anyway… As I was saying, this kid Moxie…

Martinez: Sorry, Phillip, I’m being told we need to cut away now... Because it's time for our United States Championship match!.

MATCH FIVE

Mercenary VS Lavender
EWC United States Championship Match - B.O.R.T II Semi Finals Match - Special Singles Match - 60 Minute Time Limit
REF: Toyo Yasahiro

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We return to ringside where Toyo Yasahiro stands ready. The atmosphere in the arena is electric as the evening draws on, the crowd thoroughly ready for the climax.

Martinez: What a journey it's been through the B.O.R.T., and now we're ready for the semi-finals! Last round, Lavender ended the reign of Darna Dare at just one defence and now she's defending against the man Darna beat - twice - to secure the championship for herself.

Loydson: What a journey it's been for Lavender. What a journey it's been for Mercenary. These two competitors know all about a struggle, and they're in for one tonight. The championship is on the line, and so are all the bragging rights of reaching the B.O.R.T. finals!

Chriqui: The following match is a special singles match with a sixty minute time limit, and is a B.O.R.T semi-final for the EWC United States Championship. First, hailing from West Oakland, California. He is the EWC Outlaw. He is ... THE MERCENARY!!!

Mercenary swaggers out onto the stage with his face hidden behind a hard tactical mask painted to look like The Punisher's iconic skull logo. His eyes inside the mask scan the crowd. He crosses both arms, gloved fists clenched, across his chest and under his chin. The pose resembles a skull and crossbones. To either side of him the stage explodes in motes of red and orange flame. The fans sing along as the song comes to its chorus:

Stand Up and FIGHT!

And I'll Stand Up with you.

We shall succeed.

STAND UP AND FIGHT!

AND I'LL STAND UP WITH YOU!

Removing the mask the big man salutes the crowd and stalks towards the ring at a steady pace filled with menace and a deadly purpose he climbs between the ropes and walks to the corner where he throws a few shadow punch combos at the turnbuckle before turning with his back to the corner, his arms crossed again across his chest, in wait for the bell to give him the sign to come out swinging.

Chriqui: And his opponent, weighing in at one hundred and thirty two pounds ... she is the EWC United States Champion ... LAVENDER!!!

The lights go out as 'Imaginary' by Evanescence begins to play. The lights flash in time to the guitar riff. The song kicks into its first verse as smoke billows from behind the curtains and a spotlight shined down upon the center of the stage. When the chorus kicks in the lights come back on and out walks Lavender. She looks out across the crowd as the crowd erupts into cheer. A smile creeps across her face as she embraces their warm welcome.

Lavender begins to make her way down to the ring. As Lavender reaches ringside she walks over to the steel steps, walks up them and enters the ring before climbing the nearest turnbuckle and holding her arms up high in the air, the US Championship gleaming around her waist. Lavender steps down from the turnbuckle and hands off the title as she waits for the match to commence.

Martinez: It was a rough debut on Rampage for the Mercenary, who came here with a title shot in his back pocket and then was treated to a one-woman gauntlet in the form of Darna Dare. But this man never says die, and he never backs down - he's come back stronger than ever, fighting his way to be here in this semi-final, with a shot at retribution against the new United States champion.

Loydson: And that would be Lavender, who fought her way through the Hellevator, overcoming sixteen other competitors to reach the B.O.R.T. with her head held high. Proving she's got all it takes and more, she's run through the competition to emerge as our new US champ, and now is making her first defense of that title against a very determined challenger.

DING DING DING

Champion and challenger both look wary as the bell rings, Lavender juking from foot-to-foot as she sizes up the titanic man before her. Mercenary looks no less uncertain, and it's this shared glance between them that gives both the resolve to strike. Simultaneously they step forward, and both seem to have the same idea - a kick to the gut. Lavender is a micro-second faster, snapping her boot into the big man's midsection and then stepping forward, aiming to catch him out of the gate with the move she used to take down Grizzly Duggan. A Michinoku Driver.

The Mercenary is ready, blocking the scoop by dropping his body weight, then rearing up with a heavy knee strike to the ribs. Lavender staggers back, as Merc falls backward against the ropes and rebounds into a roaring elbow that flattens the champ! He dives in for the cover, hooking the leg.

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Lavender doesn't just kick out, she rolls free straight back to her feet, catching the big man with a kick to the skull as he attempts to rise after her. Seizing a headlock, she pulls him up halfway and then rattles him back into the canvas with a DDT. Rather than make the cover herself, Lavender sits up and looks out to the crowd, getting them behind her as she rises to her feet and pulls Mercenary up from behind. It clearly takes some effort, but with her name on the conjoined lips of Fukuoka, the US Champion manages not only to bring her much larger challenger upright, but right back down with a monstrous belly-to-back suplex! The Mercenary crashes down HARD!

Lavender stumbles upright, breathing hard, and is shocked to see the scarred outlaw already on his knees, staring her down. Shaking herself back into the moment, she darts forward, and catches him with a Japanese arm drag as he surges to his own feet. Holding on, she attempts to lock up the arm, but Mercenary over-powers her and rises once more, but this time with his weight underneath the champion, bearing her aloft with a double grip beneath the armpits, powering her high into the air for an elevated crucifix powerbomb! The Doom Shadow! Mercenary spins to face the center as he delivers the high-impact move, dumping Lavender onto her back.

The crowd is split down the middle now, a dueling chant vibrating the rafters as Merc bends to cover the champion.

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Martinez: Big kickout from Lavender to keep this match alive!

Loydson: Mercenary is bringing the pain tonight, and Lavender is absorbing it but for how long?

Lavender may have gotten the worst of the opening exchange, but she fights back hard, thrusting herself toe-to-toe, chest-to-chest with the big man, baiting him into a barrage of traded strikes that she tanks beautifully. There's no doubt that Mercenary has the power advantage, but Lavender seems to have the will, taking all he can dish out and giving back more, a flurry of kicks bringing the challenger to his knees. He starts to rise, but she's on him quickly, grabbing him by the arm and shoulder and launching him into the ropes, hitting another arm drag and this time securing the arm, sitting out into an armbar that has the Mercenary growling in pain!

Toyo Yasahiro asks for the submission, but Merc shakes his head in reply, and begins inching toward the ropes, hauling the full weight of Lavender with him until finally, agonizingly he forces the break. Lavender releases in timely fashion, rolling back up to her feet and retreating into the corner where she catches her breath and waits, allowing the challenger his own time to recover before diving forward, evading his grapple and immediately seizing the same arm, forcing the big man into a hammerlock. She follows up with kicks to the calf, forcing him to his knees and then to his face with a sharp knee strike to the back of the head! Merc rolls with it, flipping around to catch Lavender in his guard - but she invites the opportunity, instead grabbing both of the man's tree trunk legs and hauling him up with a scream of effort, hitting him with a brutal Crash Landing!

Lavender looks tired, but resolute as she rolls through to make the cover.

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The near-fall gets a surge of noise from the crowd, many of whom start to celebrate pre-emptively for the champion's first defense. Lavender looks stunned, falling onto her back, as the Mercenary crawls to the ropes and pulls himself upright. Other fans are rallied behind him, and he responds with a few curt nods, before striking himself across the cheek, muttering a personal pep talk before he rounds toward the champion. Lavender tries to slide upright, but the last burst of offense has cost her; Merc floors her with a sliding clothesline, immediately scooping her up for a pumphandle slam that shakes the entire ring! Hunkering over her form, he smiles, nodding his head, and then picks her right back up for a vertical brain buster clean in the middle of the ring!

The Mercenary receives a mixed response as he floats over into the cover, hooking both legs as Toyo Yasahiro hits the mat to apply the count...

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Loydson: I THOUGHT WE HAD A NEW CHAMP THERE, I DID!

Martinez: If it was a quarter of a second longer, it was a new champion.

Both competitors are slow to their feet, having eyes only for one another as the crowd pick their sides and raise the proverbial roof. Lavender glances toward her title at ringside, and Mercenary follows her gaze, before sliding to his feet and dragging a thumb across his throat. The much smaller woman nods slowly, rising to her own vertical base and beginning to circle the ring, before lunging forward with a feinted kick to the midsection. Mercenary buys the feint, and tries to grab a leg that suddenly isn't there, as Lavender slips around behind and slams a dropkick into his shoulder blades, sending him staggering toward the opposite corner!

Mercenary manages to turn backfirst, and is ready for Lavender as she rushes in, thundering out of the corner with a big boot! Lavender bridges to avoid it, rolling out sideways only to get caught by a powerful arm. Seizing her around the neck, Mercenary spins around and plants her with a side scoop slam, immediately going for the cover only to be dealt a desperate eye rake by the champion! Lavender's fingernails come away bloody, as she scrambles out, breathing hard, backing into the corner as she waits for Mercenary to stand. He stumbles upright and she rushes into a flurry of forearms, driving him once more into the opposite corner, before backing off and hitting her beautiful, unassisted Poetry In Motion, her leg slamming into the big man's throat!

He doesn't go down, but he is sufficiently stunned that she can follow up with a snug clothesline, then pull him out of the corner and whip him toward the ropes. Lavender looks almost out on her feet as she hits the other side for some extra momentum, a two-step sprint carrying her into the massive challenger, the noise of the arena ringing in her ears as she scoops him up for the AMITY AFFLICTION!

The Mercenary is practically sent through the canvas spine-first as Lavender sits out, then dives into position for the cover, flattening him cheek-first to the mat with a forearm!

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DING DING DING

Chriqui: Your winner, via pinfall, and STILL the EWC United States Champion ... LAVENDER!!!

Lavender's laughing breathlessly as she pushes herself away from Mercenary, wriggling back into the corner and slowly hauling herself up using the ropes as the entire crowd chant her name in unison. Tears prickle in her eyes as she accepts the title from Toyo Yasahiro, stepping out into the center of the ring where it's placed around her waist and her arm is flung high to another expulsion of din from the Rampage fans! Lavender does her due diligence, stepping onto each turnbuckle for another surge of appreciation, before stepping down and offering a hand to her opponent. This gets the loudest pop yet, as the nodding, tired and chagrined outlaw firmly grips the reigning champion's hand and throws her arm up into the air one last time.

Martinez: Another show of grit, determination, cunning, and sportsmanship from our United States Champion, Lavender! After all she's been through, the crowd loves her, Phil! And she's earned her way into the B.O.R.T final, against either Moxie or Ace King!

Loydson: She sure as hell has, but not for lack of trying by the Mercenary. Lavender was forced to take her lumps tonight, and this could have gone either way. If she manages to hold onto that strap, no doubt this scarred veteran will be among those lining up for a rematch.

The action continues in the falls count anywhere triple threat match as the show cuts to a beach. Flip eats an enziguri from Jamie Love and lands right on a sand castle. A small child runs off crying as Jamie Love goes for a pin.

Loydson: Hell yeah! Get him!

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Jamie Love can't hold the pin as the tide comes in and a huge salty wave gets him right in the face. He chokes on the water, having been heaving for breath at the time it rolled in. Flip is trying to get the water out of his ear as Jamie is first to their feet. Love starts lifting Flip by the beard and gets pulled into a small package pinning maneuver.

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Reid comes roaring into the scene and clips Flip in the side of the head with a boot, breaking the pin. He continues to nail Flip with stomps keeping him down as his bastard brother gets up. Both men grab one of Flip's arms and nod at one another. Double Fuck You Stomps! They pummel Flip's chest and face with stomps. Just as Flip appears completely finished, Love stops Reid from going for the pin with a shove and goes to pin the International champion.

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Reid yanks Jamie off of Flip by the boot and drags him into the shallow water. He leaves Love kicking and screaming and almost getting pulled away by the tide as he pins the King.

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Love rushes forth and hits a senton splash breaking up the pinning predicament. The Bastards both stand up and start shoving each other around in the sand before it breaks out into a fist fight.

Martinez: Looks like the Bastards aren't going to be able to see this one through!

The fist fight goes the way of Xavier Reid, who whips Jamie into Flip. Superki-no! Flip catches him and launches him over in a t-bone suplex. Reid comes from behind and grabs Flip. Low blow! Flip lifts his right foot up and nails Reid in the gonads. K.I.N.G! Before he can get the pin on Xavier, Flip spots Jamie Love stirring to their feet. The King leaves Reid in a heap and stalks Love. The Beheading! Flip pins Love!

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DING DING DING

Chriqui: Here's your winner, by pinfall... KING FLIP!!!

Martinez: One of the wildest matches in Rampage history, ends with King Flip of Monday Night BRAWL standing on top.

Loydson: Jamie Love put up the fight of his career, but in the end he couldn't stop the International Champion. And if King Flip didn't land that low blow on Reid, well we might be seeing a different outcome here entirely.

Flip laughs and then rushes and jumps into the ocean in celebration. Xavier Reid and Jamie Love pull each other up and slunk off towards a nearby hospital.[/font][/b]

MATCH SIX | MAIN EVENT

Moxie VS Ace King
EWC HBO Broadcast Championship Match - B.O.R.T II Semi Finals Match - Special Singles Match - 60 Minute Time Limit
REF: Toyo Yasahiro

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We return to ringside.

Martinez: Now it's time for our main event, it is Ace King Vs Moxie for the HBO Broadcast Championship!

Loydson: A lot riding on this match, but the biggest thing here for both men is their pride.

Chriqui: The following contest is the MAIN EVENT and it is a B.O.R.T II semifinals match with the HBO Broadcast Championship ON THE LINE with a 60 minute time limit! Introducing first from London, England & weighing in at 202 pounds... MOXXXIEEE!!!

The Gracious Few's 'Honest Man' hits the speakers, prompting the lights to dance around the arena with an ominous red glow. Moxie emerges from behind the curtain. He marches to the end of the stage and glares at the capacity crowd surrounding him. Raising his fist to his jaw, Moxie lets out a roar and walks down the aisle, ignoring the paying spectators. He slides underneath the bottom rope and rises to his feet in the middle of the ring. Moxie faces the crowd 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.

Martinez: Moxie made his way back into the EWC fold, dropping his first Rampage match of the year but quickly finding his footing via a 2nd chance wildcard match.

Loydson: He's got a lot of momentum on his side, and this match could take him to levels not thought possible. 

Chriqui: And his opponent from Reno Navada & weighing in at 235 pounds, he is the current, defending HBO Champion... ACE KIIIING!!!

ACE OF SPADES! ACE OF SPADES!! 

 "Ace of Spades" rips loudly through the arena, and the crowd cheers as pyro goes off in time with the opening drum beats. Ace King then calmly steps out onto the stage, his eyes narrowed and focused on the ring. Ace rolls his head around the back of his neck for a few seconds before focusing back in on the ring, then makes his way down the ramp, interacting with a few fans along the way. He stops a few steps short of the ring, then dives in under the bottom rope as red pyro explodes from each turnbuckle. Ace pauses on his knees in the middle of the ring for a moment before getting to his feet, his attention locked in on Moxie in the ring.

Martinez: Ace King, he's unlike anything you've ever faced or will ever face. Moxie got a taste of that at the Rampage finale, but this match is not on a boat. This match is 1v1 in the middle of the ring. 

Loydson: And Ace King is perhaps the most dominate wrestler in EWC history when it comes to these matches.

DING DING DING

Ace and Moxie walk to the center of the ring, they seem to be mouthing words to each other but the audio is not picking it up over the loud anticipation from the crowds. The HBO Champion and Moxie lock up in a collar and elbow tie up, Moxie quickly grabs Ace’s thumb and attempts to yank it backwards but Ace quickly rips it out of his hand and takes a couple steps back. Moxie has a slight smirk at this and they lock up again, Ace uses his size advantage and pushes Moxie to the turnbuckles. Referee Yashiro counts then breaks them up, Moxie has a clear shot during this but opts not to take it, they break clean. They go to lock up again but Moxie twists and nails Ace with a superkick! The champion drops to the mat holding his mouth, Moxie quickly mounts Ace and starts firing off forearm shots to his face. He pins one shoulder to the mat and wraps his legs over Ace’s arm, he grabs his hand with both of his and hauls the champion’s thumb and pinky finger in opposite directions! Ace lets out a groan of pain as he’s trapped in a really bad position. He reaches with his legs but can’t quite get them on the bottom ropes to break the painful joint manipulating submission hold. He stomps on the mat with his foot and arm to get momentum for a roll over, he rolls up over Moxie who still has the painful hold applied. Ace does a front roll while hooking Moxies leg with his free arm into a stacked pinning position…


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Moxie lets go of the hold and reaches his shoulder up. Wasting little time to recover, the champion grabs Moxie’s leg and twists it around for a single-leg Boston crab. Moxie quickly reaches back and grabs Ace’s foot, he starts pulling it up towards him causing Ace to stumble forward and eventually release the hold. Moxie scrambles to his feet but Ace is ready, he kicks him in the stomach then nails him with a lightning fast gutwrench slam but transitions it into a sit out powerbomb pin, the bounce is too much to maintain the pin as Moxie rolls right out of the ring from the momentum! The crowds applaud as Moxie recovers and Ace paces in the ring.

Martinez: They are already getting to it, they are going to work.

Loydson: Moxie fast out of the gate, he knows he needs to beat King as quickly as possible. 

Moxie nods then slides in the ring. They go to lock up again but Moxie surprises Ace with a fast right hand chop to the face that spins the champion around, Moxie grabs him and hits a german suplex with a bridge…



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Ace kicks out! Moxie stands up, he grabs Ace’s foot and drags him over to the ropes, he hauls Ace’s leg outside the ring and drapes it hanging over the apron, he quickly jumps over the top ropes and stomps on Ace’s kneecap! Moxie falls awkwardly afterwards to the padded matts outside, jamming his shoulder. Ace’s eyes are wide now as he’s in clear discomfort holding his knee while Moxie rolls around outside holding his shoulder. Moxie beats the outside count at eight as he rolls in the ring, holding his shoulder. He spots Ace only now getting to his feet, trying to shake the pain out of his knee, Moxie runs and chop blocks Ace who yells and falls to the canvas in pain. Moxie holds his shoulder in pain again, cursing at the mistake of using his injured shoulder. After a few minutes, Moxie gets to his feet and sees Ace slowly crawling away towards the turnbuckles. He grabs Ace’s foot and attempts to drag him again but Ace kicks him hard in the nose with his good leg, Moxie snaps his head back and checks his nose for blood. Ace gets to his feet, Moxie spins with a back elbow but Ace ducks and hits him with a slingblade. Ace slaps his leg as he stands up, he grabs Moxie by the bad arm and hauls him roughly to his feet, he leans back, still holding the arm then falls over backwards over the ropes locking in a hanging arm triangle! Moxie screams as he claws at Ace’s arm while the referee is screaming at Ace to break the hold. Moxie pounces both feet on the canvas, jumping over the ropes and crushing Ace on the back of his shoulders to the padded matts with all his body weight on top of him! Both men are out cold as the crowds stand and applaud at the insane risk by Moxie! The referee slides out of the ring and checks on both men, very concerned for their health.

Loydson: This one could be over, it could end on a double count out and in that case, I don't even know what would happen!

Martinez: I don't even want to imagine this not ending clean!

Referee Yasahiro has no choice but to slide back in the ring to begin his count.

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Moxie rolls in the ring, then slowly rolls back out, breaking the count. He picks up a seemingly knocked out Ace King then slams his head off of the apron. Moxie staggers back and rests on the barricade for a moment, watching Ace collapse to the padded matts again. Moxie smirks, he rolls in the ring then climbs the to the top ropes. He stands there for a moment, taking in the anticipation of the capacity crowd, he jumps high and bends his knees for a super double stomp but Ace is already on his feet and NAILS Moxie with a mid air Full House! The round house kick makes a loud slap as Moxie smashes the back of his head on the padded matts! The crowds go wild at this move, Ace picks up Moxie then rolls him in the ring as the referee stops his count at eight. Ace approaches Moxie who is lying face down, he hooks both of his feet into his armpits, flips him over and does a back bridge to stack him up for a tight pin…



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Moxie kicks out! Ace punches the canvas in frustration. He stands up, slapping his knee again to get feeling into it. He waits, watching Moxie struggle to get to his feet, Ace lifts Moxie into a torture rack setting up the Blackjack Bomb but Moxie slips out the back door! He rolls up Ace but rolls through and quickly applies a knee bar! Ace lets out a scream but quickly rolls over to the ropes. The ref orders Moxie to release the hold, he does but hauls Ace to the center of the ring, he goes to apply it again but Ace kicks him right in the face, he grabs Moxie in a double leg takedown then locks in a cloverleaf submission! But he can’t hold it due to extreme pain in his knee, Moxie takes a moment to recover while Ace is rubbing his knee on his side, sweating and a pained expression that he can’t hide. Ace struggles to get to his feet but Moxie CLOBBERS him in the back of the head with a powerful forearm shot! Moxie lets out a primal scream as he grabs Ace off of the canvas by his hair, he holds him up on the turnbuckles as he starts firing off vicious punches to Ace’s head and chest, a hard knee to the stomach, an overhead chop to the head then three hard forearm shots right to the jaw. The crowds are responding to the brutality of the offense, Moxie holds up Ace so he doesn’t collapse, Moxie runs to the opposite corner, kicks off the middle buckle for momentum and runs back as fast as he can with his fist cocked to finish the champion, Ace hooks his elbows on the ropes then kicks Moxie in the face with both feet! Moxie slides under Ace from the momentum and crotches himself right on the ring post! Both men take several minutes to recover, Moxie tries to pull himself away from the ring post but feels two hands on his feet. He looks down in horror to see Ace on the outside, Ace hauls him back hard and crotches him on the ring post again, he then quickly applies a figure four leglock then hangs back! Ace can’t hold it long as pain rips through his knee, he falls to the padded matts, Moxie pulls his way out of the corner, holding his own knee now from the painful hold. Ace rolls in the ring, both men slowly crawl to opposing sides of the ring and climb their way up the ropes. They stand there, glaring at each other and panting heavily. Then suddenly take off running toward each other but both men have the same idea and they smash each other with a hard clothesline! Both men seem knocked out cold now! The fans stand and applaud both men.

Martinez: We run the risk of another double knockout here, oh my god!

Loydson: They are giving it everything they have in this one!

Ace is the first to sit up after the referee has counted both men to eight, he rolls over Moxie to his stomach then applies a hard cross face submission! Moxie screams from the pain in his shoulder as the camera zooms in to catch his eyes wide and panic struck. Moxie raises a shaky hand in the air, the referee is close by, asking if he wants to give it up, Moxie brings his hand down to tap but grabs Ace’s hand on his face, he violently pulls back Ace’s pinky at a really awkward angle, Ace quickly rips it away and applies the hold again, Moxie rolls him over and hooks the champion’s leg…



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TWO MINUTES REMAINING - Comes over the PA system! Both men eventually get to their feet on the outside of the ring as they can’t believe fifty eight minutes has gone by already. Referee Yasahiro has begun his count…



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He rolls back out to break the count. He hauls Ace to his feet, Ace suddenly kicks him in the stomach then picks him up on his shoulders! He performs an airplane spin then a running death valley driver into the barricade! Eye in the Sky is violent as fans blow up from the move as the crashing sound off the barricade echoes throughout the arena! Ace takes a moment to recover then rolls Moxie into the ring.

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3!! NOOO Ace kicks out! Both men scramble to their feet, Ace picks up Moxie for the Blackjack Bomb but his knee gives out! Moxie drops behind him, spins Ace around and hits Moxie’s Death Note! The pump handle lift into a reverse piledriver is perfectly executed! He hooks both of Ace’s legs…



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Moxie kicks out!!

Both men scramble to their feet with twenty seconds left on the clock! Moxie grabs Ace in a front face lock setting up an X-Plex, he goes for the second Moxie’s Crash Landing of the match but Ace blocks it, he slides Moxie onto his shoulders then attempts The Blackjack Bomb but Moxie grabs Ace by the face and twists his body around for a bridged german suplex!



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DING DING DING

Chriqui: And your winner, via pinfall and NEEEEEEW HBO BROADCAST CHAMPION.. MOOOOOXIE!!!!!

Moxie is presented with the championship belt, he’s covered in sweat and can’t move one of his arms, but he manages to climb the ropes to celebrate for the screaming fans. Ace rolls to the outside, he’s holding his knee and falls to his backside. He looks up, dejected at Moxie celebrating on the top turnbuckle. Ace King limps to the back.

Martinez: Moxie did it, Moxie is the HBO Broadcast Champion and is going to the B.O.R.T II Finals!!!

Loydson: Ace King fought as hard as he has ever fought, but Moxie just barely managed to clinch it.

Martinez: And now we know, it will be Moxie Vs Lavender at Scars & Stripes as our main event!

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The door swings open and coming out of the arena was Ruthann Hunter. She was still showing a few soreness from her match against Melody and also from her other matches. She smirks to herself walking towards her car not noticing there was someone following closely behind her because she had her earplugs in her ear listening to some music. She was about to place the car key into the car when

SMACK!

Right across the back of her head she fell to her knees looking up eyes a bit dazed from the hit. She couldn’t believe her eyes as the kendo stick came across her face. The person stood over her just showing off the pair of boots with heels. The camera pan up the person's blue jeans till it show the person's face. It was Sara holding the kendo stick with a shaking hand along with a collar in the other one. She look down dropping the collar on the ground she heard a child scream. Standing there in shock was Angel with Jason and Diana behind her. 

Angel: WHY AUNTIE WHY!!!!

Sara look right at Angel while she ran over to her grandmother crying. Sara with shaking hand pick up the kendo stick with Ruthann blood holding it in front of her a bit slowly backing away. Diana look over at her in shock not knowing what to do while Jason looked down at the ground and then right at Sara as she slowly start backing up scared out of her mind. Jason was walking towards her but before he could reach her she was already inside of the car and whoever was the driver drove off real fast while one of Jason’s friends run inside to get someone to come help her. Angel was crying hard as Ruthann slowly sat up and saw Jason’s face while he pick up the dog collar in his hands as he smirks.

Jason Hunter: THIS IS WAR! 

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SEGMENT WRITERS

Moxie
Jason Hunter
Killjoy Ito
Ruthann Hunter
Ruthann Hunter & Jason Hunter

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MATCH WRITERS

MATCH ONE
WRITER: The Mad King

MATCH TWO
WRITER: Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton

MATCH THREE
WRITER: EWC Staff Assistant: Em

MATCH FOUR
WRITER: Chunks of Darna Dare

MATCH FIVE
WRITER: Chunks of Darna Dare

MATCH SIX | MAIN EVENT
WRITER: Rotten Mark Keaton


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RECAP OF WINNERS

MATCH ONE
"The Love Child" Jamie Love VS Xavier Reid VS King Flip
Non Title - Falls Count Anywhere In Japan X-Division Triple Threat - No Time Limit - All 3 Men Start In Different Locations In Japan And Must Track The Other Two Down, Match Will Run During Rampage.
REF: Mike Michaelson
WINNER(S): King Flip pins Jamie Love
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MATCH TWO
Morgan Payne VS Tanja Devereaux
Singles Match - 20 Minute Time Limit
REF: Pierce Patterson
WINNER(S): Morgan Payne

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MATCH THREE
Jason Hunter VS Karver
Singles Match - 20 Minute Time Limit
REF: Pierce Patterson
WINNER(S): Jason Hunter

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MATCH FOUR
Ruthann Hunter VS Queen Melody Malone
Singles Match - 30 Minute Time Limit
REF: Pierce Patterson
WINNER(S): Melody Malone

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MATCH FIVE
Mercenary VS Lavender
EWC United States Championship Match - B.O.R.T II Semi Finals Match - Special Singles Match - 60 Minute Time Limit
REF: Toyo Yasahiro
WINNER(S): AND STILL US Champion & Advancing To B.O.R.T II Finals Lavender

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MATCH SIX | MAIN EVENT
Moxie VS Ace King
EWC HBO Broadcast Championship Match - B.O.R.T II Semi Finals Match - Special Singles Match - 60 Minute Time Limit
REF: Toyo Yasahiro
WINNER(S): AND NEW HBO Broadcast Champion & Advancing To B.O.R.T II Finals Moxie

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MVP OF THE NIGHT: Melody Malone
MATCH OF THE NIGHT: Moxie Vs Ace King

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