PRIME #102 [WARGAMES] - HUNTINGTON
Oct 16, 2022 19:04:42 GMT -6
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The Extreme Wrestling Corporation presents
PRIME
"WARGAMES"
EPISODE #102
OCTOBER 16TH 2022
LIVE! from the Mountain Health Arena in Huntington, West Virginia
PRIME
"WARGAMES"
EPISODE #102
OCTOBER 16TH 2022
LIVE! from the Mountain Health Arena in Huntington, West Virginia
EWC PRIME
General Manager: Victor Price
Commentators: Marshall Evans and Hayley Kushnir
Announcer: Damon Reid
Senior Referee: Niklaus Forbes
Other Referees: Stefan Elliot & Jessika Smalls
Backstage Interviewer: Jenna Salvatore
While 'Howlin' For You' by The Black Keys blares over the loudspeakers at every location, a multi colored lightshow lights up the sky in a display that gets the fans screaming the EWC PRIME namesake. Brilliant blue spotlights swirl over the cheering crowds, whipping them up into a near-frenzy of excitement at the show to come.
Cameras flash all around the arena as the X-Tron cycles through Prime's roster. Dalilah Ashe, "Headhuntress" Aiya, 'The S-Factor' Scorpio, Aeon Khronos, Saidie Sharpe, Amber Lisa Hall, Timothy Deacon, The Omega Commandos, Yoshisharu Kubo, Seiren, Yasin, Divewire, Alyson Cross, The Low Down Dirty Rats, Shohei, Bathsheba, Jack Severn, The Heat Packers, The Showtime Broadcast Champion Callie Clark and The Indy Champion Narumi Tsutsumi are all featured.
After one final pan over the crowd, we get some shots of a few of the signs being held up by the fans ..
THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS THE WAR!
SCORPIO: PRIME MINISTER 4 LYFE!
DAMAGE INC 'BOUT TO WRECK SHIT UP!
SEND NEVAEH BACK TO HELL
GABI VEE KICKS ASHE!
SHINIJOSHI FAN REPORTING FOR DUTY!
The camera centers on ringside at the Mountain Health Arena, fans stand up, pumping their fists and cheering. One last round of fireworks blast out now, and we turn our attention to Marshall Evans and Hayley Kushnir ..
Evans: Ladies and gentlemen, we welcome you to a truly special episode of EWC PRIME! That's right, for the first time in PRIME's history and for the first time in over two years here in EWC, we're going to WAR! It's WARGAMES live here tonight! Your eyes do not deceive you, there are TWO rings set up here tonight for this awesome match and this crowd is ready for it already! I'm Marshall Evans, and I'm of course joined by my lovely wife Hayley Kushnir!
Kushnir: West Virginia is ready for battle here tonight, Marshall! This crowd is frickin' electric here tonight and they're ready for some action! And what a card we've got lined up for everyone here tonight!
Evans: You're right on that one, Hayley! First up we're gonna see a couple of PRIME's newest signees take to the ring! Seiren and Alyson Cross will both make their debut here tonight one on one against each other, they've been on GAMBIT but it's time to step up and see how they do on the big stage. After that we've got NEVAEH making her return to PRIME after she was challenged in singles competition by Yoshiharu Kubo! Kubo did not appreciate the sneak attack from Nevaeh back at PRIME 100 that left him unable to compete last show so he'll be taking her on here tonight! After that, Brawl's Gabi Vee is in action tonight going up against Dalilah Ashe who was oh so close in taking that Showtime Broadcast Championship at PRIME 101. That'll be a great match.
Kushnir: Speaking of PRIME 101, we saw after the triple threat match that Bathsheba and the Low Down Dirty Rats didn't exactly see eye-to-eye with one another, and that's not a joke about anyone's height. The Rats prevented Bathsheba from getting the win, and ultimately got her pinned and now they're going to settle the score in a falls count anywhere match! That's gonna be wild! Next up we'll have Southern Express taking on DAMAGE INC in tag-team action, DAMAGE INC was able to score a win over The Bastards back at PRIME 100 and now they're setting their sights on the legendary Southern Express as they work their way to try to gain a Tag-Team title opportunity! After that, we've got the 'Prime Minister' necklace on the line as well, as Scorpio has TWO challengers this time in Kobro Commando and Aeon Khronos. Scorpio has been on a roll but he'll have to keep that head on a swivel to keep that necklace around his, well, neck! AND IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH!
Evans: If that's not enough we've got our main event. The violence and tensions have reached their boiling point over the past few weeks between PRIME's top two groups, The House and Shinijoshi. Our general manager Victor Price has decided enough is enough, and we need to settle this score! So we'll have Jack Severn, Callie Clark and The Heat Packers going up against Narumi Tsutsumi, Headhuntress Aiya, Megumi and SONYA inside the steel cage structure in WARGAMES! Not only that, but the winning team will pick the stipulation match for the upcoming Narumi Tsutsumi vs Jack Severn Indy Championship match at YoungBlood! Everything is at stake here! Shinijoshi has won the advantage starting the match, and I can't wait to see how this plays out!
Kushnir: Marshall, I think this is going to be another landmark episode of PRIME!
Evans: Y'know, I think you might be right. The opening bell can't come soon enough, every single match is stacked!
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Martin "Coach" Sliverhawk the Coach/Trainer of Amber Hall is walking down the long hallway of the arena. He comes to a stop in front of a door running his hand into his blond hair. He was fighting with a thought within his mind but apart of him felt it need to be done. He would do anything to help Amber. He starts pacing a bit in front of the locker room door. He was going over the idea in his mind and you can tell this troubles him because he would stop look towards the door and start to turn to go the opposite way he came. He takes in a deep breath rubs his chin a bit and slowly knocks on the door. The camera zooms up on it and in big Red bloody letters it reads "Father Mathias". He stood there waiting to hear answer and you heard the voice of Father Mathias.
Father Mathias: Come in.....
Martin “Coach” Sliverhawk opens the door slowly while he enters he lets it close behind him with a big loud thud as you could hear the show in the background.
We return to ringside where West Virginia is ready and raring to go, already dueling chants for their favorite superstars as they anticipate a night of shock and awe.
Evans: Interesting developments backstage but believe when you tell you, from this moment on you do NOT want to change that channel. Prime is bringing you top-notch entertainment and incredible surprises all night, and it begins here, with two HOT new stars in the form of Alyson Cross and the Shadow Tiger Princess, Seiren! Buckle up tight and don't blink!
Reid: The following match is for one fall! Joining us first, from Gainesville, Florida, weighing in at one hundred and twenty one pounds ... ALYSON CROSS!
The moment "Unstoppable" by Eva Under Fire starts to play, a video package starts rolling on the X-Tron as Alyson Cross steps through the curtain. The crowd seems to have mixed reaction upon her arrival. Alyson waves to the crowd before descending down the ramp and sliding into the ring. Alyson pushes herself back up to a vertical base before hopping on the nearest turnbuckle.
Reid: And her opponent, from the Other Side of Darkness, weighing in at one hundred and fifteen pounds ... SEIREN!
'Rising' hits as the arena and ramp lights strobe between blue and purple. On the X Tron purple clouds swirl, eventually Seiren's name forms out of glowing light blue katakana, then in English. Seiren steps out through the curtain, dramatically throwing her entrance cape out to either side. She strides down to the ring confidently while not bothering to acknowledge the cheering fans. Seiren leaps to the ring apron, rushes to the corner and ascends the turnbuckles. After striking a pose with arms out to both sides, Seiren sits on the top turnbuckle and causally waits for the bell.
DING DING DING
Seiren dances forward as the bell rings, dropping in and out of distance and then abruptly putting on the brakes to dramatically extend a hand toward Alyson Cross, who is hopping from foot-to-foot, trying to figure out what the enigmatic Asian is up to. She hesitates before taking the offered handshake, and Seiren laughs, leaning in to clasp the other woman's hand in what seems a very genuine gesture! And it is! ...which doesn't stop her driving a kick to the calf in the very second that Cross pulls her hand away. Seiren dances away, and Cross pursues fiercely, driving after her with a tidy jab-cross she doesn't quite get all of, but she switches stance and thwacks a solid roundhouse kick into the Shadow Tiger Princess!
The crowd is impressed, and so is Seiren, as she starts forward, soaking the blow and going for an arm drag - that Cross is able to beautifully counter, into a tilt-a-whirl arm drag of her own, Japanese-style! Seiren straightens up, pain visible beyond the mask, but is quick to glow to her feet, ready to be grabbed and launched at the ropes by her opponent, who seems to have all the momentum on her side, showing off her Floridian Strong Style as she pops into a forward roll, and comes up beside the running Seiren, pulling her up and over into position for a Gordbuster! The OC Bus Stop-- n-NO!
Seiren slithers out, landing on all fours as Cross stumbles to avoid sitting out and giving up the high ground... only to be immediately wrapped up from behind as the Shadow Tiger Princess leaps from the floor to her back, using the momentum to carry her right into a snug crucifix pin!
ONE
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TWO
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KICKOUT!
Alyson Cross manages to disengage and pop back to her feet, steadying herself with an extended arm as Seiren rolls in to attempt an immediate scissor-leg, finding her attempt blocked, and then her head and arm grabbed by the ring-aware American, who tugs her up and around for a snap Dragon Suplex! Cross TV! She tries to bridge, but Seiren rolls to her knees, and then stumbles back toward the ropes, clearly dazed but working on auto-pilot!
Alyson looks flustered as she clambers to her feet, charging at Seiren and bundling her up swiftly against the ropes, pulling her out for a hangman DDT-- but not quite getting all of it, as Seiren blocks with her arms, then drives forward, taking Cross down with her! They go down in a tangle of limbs, and Alyson comes out on top, with a bulldog choke easily found from their previous position. Seiren is able to stick a foot back on the ropes, though, and the official asks for the break!
Cross obeys immediately, to the approval of the crowd - who are split down the middle!
Evans: What a pair of talented, spirited, rule-abiding young ladies.
Kushnir: It's okay to root for one of them, you kno-- oh! A beautiful single-leg takedown from the Tiger Princess.
As Cross backs off, she's immediately brought back to the ground by her wily opponent, who works in a couple of strikes from mount before shifting out for an armbar. Where Cross was holding her own at vertical base, the ground appears to belong to Seiren, as she Japanese enigma takes her opponent to school for several minutes, working her over with rest-holds and crisp transition strikes, slowing the pace of the match considerably until she ends up finally seizing the desired arm, but can't resist sliding in for the triangle, lifting her legs to try and catch Alyson Cross with the Agonizer!
The Floridian reacts on instinct, digging into her MMA background as she gives a yell of effort, and picks Seiren up for a powerbomb, forcing her to release the hold on the second collision with the canvas! Alyson tries to keep her down, throwing a barrage of strikes at the grounded woman, who manages to block the worst of it, then dive toward the ropes, pulling herself to the outside. Cross watches her warily, as Seiren slips around the corner and stalks her from the outside of the ring, baiting her with a few gestures until the other woman can't resist; she goes for a suicide dive!
Seiren whirls aside, getting a foot up onto the apron and heaving her entire body up next to Alyson's, catching her out of the dive in mid-freaking air with a leaping DDT! The impact is disgusting, and draws a wince of sympathy from the fans! The Shadow Tiger Princess can be seen licking her lips as she straightens up, throwing her arms heavenward and getting a cheer that sounds a little dubious - the fans aren't entirely sure what to think, as the plucky masked woman bundles her foe in under the ropes and slides in behind her as she clambers up and leans against the top rope, gasping.
The mask does little to conceal the look of pure sadism that creeps across Seiren's face, as she approaches from the rear, her fingers curling like talons beside her, back arching as she glares at the recovering Cross.
"PLEASE DON'T DO IT!" clap-clap-clapclapclap "PLEASE DON'T DO IT!"
The second time isn't even needed; Seiren snaps out of it with a nervous smile, trying to laugh off the moment with a little bow to the crowd, and paying for her efforts, as Alyson Cross whirls around and catches her flush with a jab to the jaw, spinning the other woman around to face her. A left hook follows, then a right cross, and as the stunned Seiren staggers, Cross drops into the splits, before spinning out into a corkscrew calfkick that slams the Shadow Tiger Princess to the mat! ALY SHUFFLE! Seiren looks like she's not getting up from that, and Alyson bundles her up for the pin...
ONE
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TWO
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KICKOUT!
Evans: I thought Seiren had something truly exceptional planned there, but she reneged and it almost cost her the match. It just goes to show, you gotta take the opportunities when you have them, Hayley.
Kushnir: I'm not so sure about that, and besides, this is still a close contest. Alyson's hitting hard and well, but the technique and strategy has to go to the STP. That hesitation aside, she's been fighting smart.
Alyson Cross is showing her frustration as she surfaces from the pin, and backs off to the corner, shifting from foot-to-foot as she motions for her opponent to stand, not wanting to take any more advantage. Seiren looks across at her, and their meeting stare is intense - there's respect from both, and more than a little wariness as they sense the end of the match approaching. Cross surges forward in the moment that Seiren finds her footing, and she seems about to go for her superkick - the Crosswalk - but the Japanese starlet preemptively ducks, and Cross shifts momentum, instead wrapping both legs around Seiren's head as she hits a tilt-a-whirl Huracanrana! The Louie V!
Seiren is flung by the move, but manages to flip right out of it, landing poised and catlike on her feet, eyes wide as the crowd pop for this display of agility! Alyson Cross spins back up into a crouch, and looks appalled; but pulls herself together, falling back against the ropes and streaking toward her foe, who drops down low in response. Cross leaps over her, hits the ropes, and is immediately leap-frogged by the Shadow Tiger Princess!
Seiren tries to follow up with a slingblade, but it's Cross' turn to evade - shoving her out of the air and going for a hook kick that connects flush! The masked woman stumbles but doesn't go down, instead rushing into a fluid combination of kicks that culminate in a spinning back kick, sending Cross back into the ropes! The Floridian Strong Stylist responds with a flying cross chop, and tries to keep Seiren down for the pin, only to get immediately rolled off, the blur of offense continuing as the Japanese cruiserweight straightens up into a headlong rush to finally score with that slingblade!
She spins back to her feet, beckoning Alyson Cross forward. The other woman is stunned, and Seiren dances around her in a semi-circle, timing herself to dart in only to get caught out by a surprise spinning elbow! Cross seems to be running on instinct, flowing around the back of her opponent and locking in a half-nelson before arching backwards and LAUNCHING her at the corner post with a monstrous AlyPlex! The crowd explode at the impact, Seiren almost bouncing clean onto her face, managing to grab the ropes to instead fall onto her knees, breathing hard beneath her mask.
Cross measures her up with a wink and a finger-gun, stepping into the opposite corner and making a show of wiping her foot on the ground before she breaks into a sprint, perhaps going for a Shin Splints Suck...
NO! Seiren surges forward at the last possible instant, and erupts into an extending knee strike! THE SQUARE HAMMER! Cross is sprawled out by that one, to another eruption from the capacity crowd as they sense the momentum shifting!
Smiling through the adrenaline rush, the Shadow Tiger Princess pulls herself up onto the turnbuckle, salutes the crowd--
--and gives flight! THE TIGER DROP! It's absolutely stunning, picture-perfect, her elbow drilling Alyson Cross right in the center mass with a sound like a gunshot. Seiren passionately screams, throwing up a fist as she flops over for the cover!
ONE
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TWO
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TH-REE!!!
DING DING DING
Reid: And your winner, via pinfall ... SEIREN!!!Evans: She has to be happy with that, a clean and emphatic win here in her debut performance! That's one step up a very long and arduous ladder for the Shadow Tiger Princess, at the narrow cost of Alyson Cross.
Kushnir: Cross fought like she had devils at her back, but it's an angelic elbow drop by Seiren that finally puts her away for the one, two, three. These two should both be proud of this debut; they've made new fans tonight!
Seiren can't decide what to do first, seeming a little overwhelmed by the reception as she gets to her feet, only to immediately leap onto the nearest turnbuckle and bow to the fans, then jump down and have her arm raised by the official in positively bouncy fashion - before she takes care of the final order of business, pulling Alyson Cross upright and adamantly forcing the other woman to shake her hand and be pulled into a boisterous hug!
Evans: I'm not sure what possessed her earlier, but I guess it's all sunshine and rainbows now.
Kushnir: The spirit of the indies, running wild here what an amazing match-up to start us off here tonight! The future of PRIME looks pretty bright!
The camera cuts to ...
After the commercial break we find ourselves navigating the backstage area of Mountain Health Arena through the lens of a camera traversing a corridor. It meanders past a few backstage crew on their way somewhere else, then settles its focus on the open door to a locker room. From within we hear the quiet hint of music, possibly being played from a mobile device. Soon the camera operator moves in to investigate and we find the room is empty save one occupant. In her trademark black, blue and purple gear it’s clearly Prime’s newest Joshi signing, Seiren. She has her back to the camera, long black hair with the tips dyed blue unobstructed by her usual mask. We see that she’s holding her pink, black and blue mask from the evening’s match in her hand.
Seiren: No matter what happens, I will fight to stay the girl who earned her place at your side..
She seems to be thinking out loud, since no one else is around to hear her promise. That is, until footsteps are heard coming from the doorway. As the cameraman pivots, we see Megumi entering the locker room. The Shinijoshi member is dressed in her gear, complete with her green and gold robe. She stops a few feet away from Seiren and bows. WIth a huge smile on her face, she extends her hands forward.
Megumi: Seiren-San, welcome to the EWC! If you need anything, just let me know! Please accept this welcoming gift!
At the sound of the Shinjoshi member’s voice, Seiren’s whole posture stiffens as if she’s been caught breaking into a bank. For an awkwardly long moment Seiren stares at the mask held aloft in her hand, trying to keep the back of her unmasked head to Megumi. Then suddenly she’s a flurry of activity, her free hand swatting awkwardly at the counter before finally hitting pause on the music she was listening to. Next she jammed the mask back on her head and hurriedly tugged it into place while Megumi stood there with her hands extended. Only when this was done did Seiren turn around, doing her best to look aloof despite the lopsided mask with one eye hole slightly higher than the other. Then the Shadow Tiger princess reluctantly responds to the offer and holds her hands out to accept the gift. Seiren opens the box, revealing several packages of sukonbu, the pickled seaweed Megumi loves so much!
Megumi: Please enjoy it, I give it to all my friends!
The Shadow Tiger Princess stares in considerable confusion at the gift.
Seiren: When did we become friends?
Megumi: My dear Seiren-San, friendship is not something decided in just one day! It's something formed before you even know it!
Megumi Smiles and walks away, humming the song that Seiren was listening to. For a moment Seiren holds the packages of sukonbu awkwardly, as if attempting to decide what to do with them. That song seems to ease the tension in the masked girl’s body language somewhat, though. Slowly Seiren sets the packages down on the counter and before Megumi leaves, Seiren calls out to her.
Seiren: Now wait just a second! How do you know that song?
Megumi stops, turns around and looks confused.
Megumi: What are you talking about, Seiren-San? It’s the one you were just listening to, isn’t it?
Seiren steps forward, somewhat glares at Megumi and shrugs dismissively.
Seiren: I have no idea what you’re talking about. I certainly wasn’t listening to any music.
Megumi just looks confused.
Megumi: But I heard it, and you were standing right there with your mask off.
Seiren rolls her eyes at that observation.
Seiren: I certainly didn’t have my mask off either. I think that sukonbu’s gone to your head.
Seiren turns on her heels, walks back to the counter and leans back against it. In an attempt to look cool and nonchalant she reaches behind her for her phone. But iIn the process of trying to make it look effortless, though, she knocks the phone onto the floor with a loud clatter! Seiren freezes as she realizes what’s happened, and then her face contorts into sheer horror as Megumi bends down to pick up her phone. We can see there’s a picture of an elegant wrestler in red, black and gold attire handing a rose to a young woman wearing a medical mask in the audience.
Megumi’s eyes light up. She takes a deep breath…
Megumi: Hiroko-san! You know her too?
Seiren quickly grabs the phone away from Megumi, who continues to grin.
Megumi: Well, I must be going, I have a War to prepare for!
Seiren who is visibly agitated, looks up at the departing Megumi.
Seiren: Gan.. Ganbare..
As soon as Megumi has exited the room, a notification sound can be heard coming from Seiren’s phone. Still looking very annoyed Seiren taps it, only for her expression to change in break neck speed. She taps it a few more times, face showing full on shock. After a few moments she sighs, shuts the phone off and stares down at the packages of sukonbu. On a whim she opens one, pulls out a little bit and munches on it.
Seiren: H-how is this good?!
After taking another bite, she lingers in thought for a few moments. Then she cracks a smile as she has a thought.
Seiren: Megumi-san, I’ll be watching your little war - from the shadows! Mwa ha ha ha ha!”
She immediately stops herself and shakes her head.
Seiren: Stop that, Seiren.
She smiles again and corrects herself.
Seiren: I’ll be cheering for you and your friends, Megumi-san.
After making the remark, she turns her back to the camera and looks down at her phone. It’s at this point that the scene fades and we go to an ad break.
We return to ringside where it's time for a little grudge match!
Evans: NEVAEH made her presence known at PRIME 100, now she returns to indie action with a price to pay!
Reid: The following match is set for one fall. Joining us first, residing down the street from Utori Sushi and weighing in at 229 pounds ... YOSHIHARU KUBO!
'Yummy Sushi' by Babybus plays and Yoshiharu Kubo hands free sushi to the audience on the front row while making his way to the ring.
Once "Gasoline" by Porcelain and the Tramps is heard, Nevaeh comes walking out from the back to a chorus of boos. But judging by the smile on her face she doesn't seem to mind. As she makes her way down the aisle, Nevaeh does her best not to let anyone touch her along the way.
Reid: Coming to the ring at this time from Las Vegas, Nevada, this is... NEEEEAVEAHHHHHH!
After walking up on the ring apron, Nevaeh strikes a pose and give her backside a little shake before stepping between the ropes. Once inside, she mouths off to the fans and paces the ring a bit as she waits for the match to begin.
DING DING DING
Nevaeh runs at Kubo for a spear. Kubo gets a boot up to counter. Kubo lifts Nevaeh for a side suplex but she rolls back and lands on her feet. Kubo leaps back with a Pele kick that smacks her in the head. Kubo grabs Nevaeh and throws her back with a German suplex. He bridges into a pinfall.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Nevaeh gets a shoulder off the mat. Kubo gets to his feet and runs off the ropes hitting a baseball slide. Nevaeh staggers to her feet. Kubo charges at her but Nevaeah cracks him with a spinning backfist. He staggers back as Navaeh runs. She takes him to the mat with a Lou Thez press and repeatedly smacks his head on the mat. He staggers to his feet where Nevaeh runs, and this time hits a spear. She hooks the leg.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Kubo rolls a shoulder off the mat to break the count.
Evans: A big kick out there!
Kushnir: Yeah. That spear won't be enough to keep him down, but you have to believe his ribs will be hurting for the rest of the contest.
Kubo slowly gets to his feet while holding his ribs. Nevaeh comes running toward him hitting Cast Out Of Heaven. Kubo flies backward and drops to the mat where Nevaeh makes a cover.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Kubo rolls onto his side. Nevaeh pulls him to his feet and hit forearms to his jaw before whipping him off the ropes. Kubo springs off the middle rope and flies back at Nevaeh catching her with a Springboard Stunner. He drops over her for a cover.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Nevaeh rolls to her side breaking the count.
Evans: How is that not a three count?
Kushnir: I've got no idea, Marshall!
Kubo gets to his feet and cracks Nevaeh with a roundhouse kick. Nevaeh staggers around the ring. Kubo grabs her hitting a high angle suplex. Kubo stands in the corner as Navaeh rolls to her hands and knees. Kubo runs for a Combo Sushi Attack. Nevaeh ducks it and rolls Kubo in a school boy. The referee counts.
ONE...
TWO...
THREE!
DING DING DING
Reid: And your winner, via pinfall ... NEVAEH!!!
Evans: The more things change, the more they stay the same and Nevaeh is victorious here on PRIME.
Kushnir: Don't think Yoshiharu Kubo did either. That Stunner nearly got him the win. And I have to believe the Sushi Attack would have gotten him the win had it connected HOWEVER Nevaeh used her veteran experience to roll him up and get the win.
Nevaeh rolls out of the ring and kneels at ringside with a shocked expression. She gets to her feet and raises her arms in victory and struts up the ramp happy with her win.
Evans: I'm sure we haven't see the last of that wicked witch around here.
Kushnir: Kubo was very close tonight to knocking off one of the OGs of PRIME!
The camera cuts to ...
Cut backstage to where Jenna Salvatore is standing by with a fresh face on the roster.
Jenna Salvatore: Hey, everyone! With me at this time is brand new EWC Prime Superstar… ARLINGTON CATTE!!! Welcome to the EWC!
Divewire: Happy to be here, Jenna! Thanks for the air time.
Jenna Salvatore: No worries, Divewire! Earlier tonight as part of Gambit, you defeated Steve Lawson to secure yourself a season long contract with us here on Prime! How are you feeling now that you are officially an EWC Prime Superstar?!
Arlington is grinning from ear to ear.
Divewire: I can’t even begin to tell you how exciting it was for me to finally have the privilege of performing in that ring tonight. It was absolutely WILD getting the chance to show everyone what happens when I step off the top rope and into the wild blue. And I can’t think of a better time to be signing on with the EWC than right now! Y’wanna know why, Jenna?
Jenna Salvatore: Why is that, Divewire?
Divewire: YoungBlood IV. That is the night I will make my official roster debut. That is the night I will prove myself as one to watch around here. I am not here for a short visit. Get to know DIVEWIRE. Get to know what happens when you refuse to be stuffed into that tiny little box that people always wanna stuff you into. Get to know how excellent it feels to finally stop shrinking yourself for those around you and spread your wings! Come fly with me.
I am boycotting gravity.
I am defying limitations.
I… am… Prime!
And come YoungBlood…
He takes a deep breath and exhales hard, looking square into the camera lens.
Divewire: ...it's time to get UP!
Jenna Salvatore: Let’s head back to ringside!
Run It comes blasting over the speakers as the crowd goes crazy as Amber Hall came busting through the curtains wearing her Prime Sneakers with her leather black Jacket and Prime Shirt with her hair in the color of blue up into curly puff pig tails on the top of her head. She stands on the top of the ramp with a big grin on her face taking it all in from the fans and she spins around on the top like Macho man a bit in a tease way but you also notice she across her body is a t-shirt cannon.
She points it with a big grin walking over to the right side of the X-tron, pointing it out towards the crowd aiming out towards the fans that are all the way at the top. They catch a shirt that comes flying out of it. The fans start to place it on as as she start to fire t-shirts to almost all the fans. They would catch it and scream into the camera waving it. She places the cannon down and starts walking down to the ramp playing to the fans with a big grin on her face. She gets up on top of the apron and looks out towards the crowd with a huge smile on her face before climbing inside of the ring with a grin. She pulls a microphone out of her pocket.
Amber Hall: Hello to everyone here in Mountain Health Arena in Huntington, West Virginia... and ok that was a very much a mouthful to say right there.
She giggles as she kept her smile on her face as she play with her puff a bit with one hand.
Amber Hall: So it seems this year truly wasn’t a great year for yours truly... I didn’t do too good with the tournament.... And then when I did get a win at my very first pay per view I got my ass served not once but then twice... was told I was a loser... and truly felt like I need to leave Prime.
Amber took in a deep breath but her smile was still on her face.
Amber Hall: You see I have been trying to have a face to face with Mr. Price because I truly want to know what he thought of me. There were all these rumors on the rumors pages that he believes I was someone that was a great fit for this brand. He believed in me but he always said those things to reporters.... But not to me in my face. When he refused to see me one more time I was ready to leave the place I called home... the place that runs in my blood... the place no matter what... I will always stand up for and was willing to make myself look like an ass but going over to Brawl to throw the first shot in the war of the brands.
She shakes her head but just grins.
Amber Hall: I was ready to walk away and leave and felt maybe I should go right over to Gambit but then I got a call from Jordan Sharpe... maybe the future GM for this brand. He came all the way to Brooklyn, New York into the Project. He knock on my door walk into my house and place my Prime Sneakers on the table and he looked me in the eyes and told me... 'what the hell, were you thinking of throwing out your Prime Sneakers'.....
She nods a bit.
Amber Hall: He made me realise it has been years since I have got in the ring. I wouldn’t be getting things right away and the ring rust is there but it doesn’t mean I do not have the talent inside of me. He told me what matters the most is how hard you bounce your ass off the floor to reach your goal to show you are the best and Prime is my home! He felt there would be no one else who has love for the brand like he has till he saw what I did and even though I fail... time after time... after time... I bounce my ass up and RUN IT!
Happy smiling Amber now was showing her angry Amber face and she wasn’t looking happy at all.
Amber Hall: When it matters the most! So that is why LOW DOWN DIRTY RATS you can take this anyway you see fit. I AM GOING TO RUN IT! When I get my hands on you two because you did something that was dishonourable here on Prime! You brought filth to the brand name! You are the start of the cancer that is around here but don’t worry I am going to make sure I will get you back for what you have done to every single wrestler in that ladder match!
Amber was about to say something else as the lights go out in the arena. The crowd was making noise and some was using their cellphone lights to try to catch what was going on. They come back on and in horror Amber drops the microphone down in the ring. She looks up on the top of the ramp, it was Martin “Coach” Sliverhawk he is on his knees covered in blood. He was beat up badly. Amber is shaking her head and covering her mouth, not believing what she's seeing as he hits face first down on the top of the ramp. As Father Mathias' voice came over the speakers with a hissing sound of evilness coming from his throat. Amber starts to look around the arena for him but all you could hear is his evil voice as she looks around. James her husband at ringside is holding their daughters close looking around for also he was getting ready if he need to jump over the railing to help out his wife.
Father Mathias: Your Coach truly believes you have what it takes... just like I believe and know my pet Bathsheba will do whatever it takes to bring The Low Down Dirty Rats down tonight in her match but I wouldn’t mind seeing them suffer even further. He was hoping you and my pet can work together but why... why... would I let someone who is nothing be in the presence of my pet. I thought do love the idea of making you do whatever I want... so I want more of their blood when you do face off... and if you don’t give me what I WANT! You will never see your FATHER AGAIN!
Amber stood there confused when Father Mathis mention that the Coach was her father but then it clicks in her the last words of his. She start to climb out of the ring face as she goes running up the ramp and the lights go black once again. After a few seconds the lights come back on and Amber is standing on the top with her hands in her hair when she noticed her Coach was gone as she scream out with tears.
Amber Hall: COACH!!!!!!! COACHHHHHH!!!! What did you do.......BRING HIM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASEEEEEEEE!!!!
She has tears in her eyes as she froze slowly turning around looking down at the spot where his body was and all you could see is the pool of his blood. She drops down to her knees looking down at the sight of his blood there as she let out a loud scream of pain and anger as we go to commercial zooming up on his blood .....
We return to ringside where everyone is getting ready for a Prime/Brawl crossover!
Evans: Our next match promises to be exciting, this one will be contested in the second ring. We got Prime’s own Dalilah Ashe going up against long time rival Gabrielle Visconty from Brawl. It’s no big secret, these girls don’t like each other.
Kushnir: No doubt. I would expect nothing short of a barn burner from these two.
Reid: The following match is a singles match. And now from out of the Darkness of your Desires, she is the most Beautiful of Tragedies, the Sweetest of the Deadly Sins and the Last Temptation that you will ever need. She is the Vicious Mistress DALILAH ASHE!!!
Committed by One-Eyed Doll begins to play. The curtain parts as Dalilah Ashe appears wearing a crown of black roses and thorns which prick her pale brow bringing small drops of dark red blood. She opens her arms to hold the crowd in the long cold embrace of her contempt. Cocking her head to one side and holding her arms stiff at her sides she begins a long zombie walk to the ring, followed closely by her handler Lacey Savage. Climbing stiffly up onto the apron she looms over the audience like some ancient goddess of lust and death. She smiles down at them, slowly wetting her painted lips with the tip of her tongue before throwing her head back with a mocking laugh. She slides between the ropes with an evil expression to stare down her opponent with a wicked grin and nothing but bad intentions.
Reid: And her opponent, from Honolulu, Hawaii, weighing in at 120 pounds ... Brawl’s FX Broadcast Champion GABRIELLE VISCONTY!!!
The lights in the arena dim and slowly pulse to the opening chords of "By Myself" by Linkin Park. Gabi Vee walks out to the entrance ramp and grins out at the crowd as she stops at the top of the ramp to hold the FX title high in the air. She smirks as she looks over the crowd before Buddy Love walks out to join her. Gabi interacts excitedly with the fans as she heads towards the ring and smirks out to the crowd. She hands the FX title to Buddy before she smiles out to the crowd. As Gabi grabs the ropes to springboard herself into the ring, Dalilah nails her with a spear!!
Evans: Dalilah not waiting for the bell, she is out for blood and revenge! Welcome to Wargames, Ms. Visconty!
DING DING DING
Both ladies tumble out onto the arena floor with Gabi taking the brunt of the damage from the fall. Dalilah screams in anger as she climbs on top of the stunned Gabi and starts throwing punches. The Ref seems a little shocked at the sudden outburst and finally starts the count out. Gabi finally recovers and covers up from the barrage of punches Dalilah is throwing with ill intent, but the damage is done - Gabi is bleeding from the mouth. Dalilah winds up for a huge punch but Gabi seizes the opportunity to hook a leg around her arm, yanking her over backwards and providing her with the ability to slip away. Dalilah is quick to her feet, still screaming furiously. Gabi starts to slip into the ring at the Ref counts six but Dalilah catches her from behind, grabbing her leg just as she is about to slip under the ropes and yanking her off the apron. Dalilah yanks Gabi to her feet by her hair and headbutts her right in the face. Gabi’s knees buckle but she doesn’t go down. Lacey is now screaming at Dalilah to get into the ring and that momentary distraction gives Gabi the door she needs. A sitout double knee facebreaker sends Dalilah staggering back and into the security rail. Gabi rolls quickly into the ring and takes a moment to try to clear her head. The Ref counts 8 on Dalilah before she realizes she is about to be counted out. Gabi dashes to the other side of the ring and comes off the ropes as Dalilah dives under the rope, breaking the count at near 10, only to see Gabi baseball slide kick her right in the face, sending Dalilah back out under the ropes to the arena floor. Gabi hops to her feet with fire in her eyes and grabs the top rope to springboard off with a huge shooting star press that lands perfectly on Dalilah. Kushnir: Holy… did you see the altitude on that shooting star press?!
Evans: See it? I practically could feel that one from here!
Kushnir: Gabi better capitalise if she wants the win!
Gabi rolls off the stunned Dalilah and struggles to get to her feet, blood coming from her mouth and nose from the vicious opening assault by Dalilah. Gabi starts to climb slowly back under the bottom ropes but suddenly screams in pain as Dalilah grabs her foot and sinks her teeth into Gabi’s calf! The Ref stops the count out to yell at Dalilah for the bite. Dalilah lets go and holds her hands in the air before laughing through blood stained teeth. Lacey claps enthusiastically as Gabi rolls under the bottom rope, clutching her calf and screaming in pain. The Ref resumes the count on Dalilah as Gabi struggles to get to her feet and inspects the bleeding bite mark on her calf. Dalilah slides under the bottom ropes before Gabi can react and rolls up to her feet. She stares intensely at Gabi and smiles as she starts to close. Gabi smirks and stands up straight and motions for her to “bring it” with a bored look on her face. This infuriates Dalilah and she dashes in screaming at Gabi, only to get a standing drop kick to the chest from Gabi. Gabi kips up as Dalilah starts to get back to her feet. Gabi steps in and drives a double ax handle into between Dalilah’s shoulder blades. Gabi quickly stands her up with a European uppercut before shoving Dalilah into the ropes and follows her in to hit a springboard satellite DDT! Gabi quickly covers Dalilah for the pin!
1…
2 - Lacey breaks the hold by grabbing Gabi’s foot and yanking her off Dalilah!
Gabi kicks frantically at Lacey as the crowd boos loudly. Gabi finally gives Lacey a solid boot to the forehead to clear her off of her, but Dalilah has taken the window of opportunity and rolled away. Dalilah hops to her feet as Gabi is still distracted by Lacey. She dashes to the ropes and Buddy Love catches her feet, sending her face first into the mat as she rebounds off the ropes. Buddy backs away with his hands in the air as the Ref tries to regain control of the match. Dalilah screams at Buddy before turning back to Gabi.
Evans: Both Managers getting into the action now.
Kushnir: This a singles, or a tag-team?
Evans: You had to know they'd get involved, it was a certainty!
Gabi starts to get to her feet in time for Dalilah to come roaring in with a massive V-Trigger knee strike that nearly sends Gabi out of the ring. Dalilah yanks Gabi out of the ropes and whips her into the corner. Before Gabi can stagger too far out of the corner Dalilah thrust kicks her in the chest, sending Gabi back into the corner. Dalilah drives her foot into Gabi’s throat and then applies a sex corner foot choke! Gabi fails as Daliliah laughs out at the crowd as she attempts to crush Gabi’s windpipe. Dalilah finally drops the choke and Gabi crumbles to her knees clutching her throat. Dalilah doesn’t let up, grabbing Gabi and yanking her to her feet and sending her to the mat with a hip toss. Dalilah hangs on to apply a sleeper hold! She locks her legs around Gabi’s waist and pulls her in tight. Gabi flails her arms wildly as she tries to fight her way out of the choke. The Ref checks on Gabi and she signals she is okay. Dalilah screams in frustration and thrashes Gabi around as she sinks the sleeper hold in deeper. Gabi’s face is starting to get red and she looks like the fight is starting to fade. The Ref checks again and Gabi doesn’t respond. He checks again and Gabi shows a little life - then thrust her hand in the air. The crowd cheers as Gabi reaches out desperately for the rope. Dalilah screams in anger as she tries to keep the hold locked and prevent Gabi from reaching the ropes. Lacey slips around and slaps Gabi’s hand away just as she is about to reach the rope. The crowd boos and the Ref yells a warning at Lacey. Lacey flips the Ref off and starts to argue with him but notices Buddy Love advancing on her. Lacey opts to dash off the other way before Buddy can get too close. Dalilah takes momentary distraction to pull Gabi to the bottom rope and uses it to continue to choke the life out of her. The Ref turns around and breaks the hold but Gabi is looking really out of it as she hacks and desperately tries to get her breath back.
Evans: This is a lot more physical than I thought this singles contest would be!
Kushnir: Two girls that hate each other, yeah, it was bound to be violent.
Dalilah hops to her feet and stomps on Gabi’s mid section. She screams at Gabi before pulling her to her feet and goes to bitch slap her - only Gabi blocks it! Gabi drives a knee to Dalilah’s midsection and pulls her into a desperation inverted overdrive. Gabi rolls to her side and still clutches her throat as she attempts to stand. Dalilah struggles to get back to her feet as Gabi waits… then charges, slipping around behind Dalilah and pulling her into a homicide backdrop! Gabi pops back to her feet as screams down in anger at Dalilah before climbing the corner. She reaches the top and springs off into a corkscrew shooting star press - The Falling!! Gabi rolls Dalilah up for the pin.
1…
2…
3!!!
DING DING DING
Reid: And your winner, via pinfall ... GABRIELLE VISCONTY!!!
Evans: Well, Brawl's Broadcast Champion came out to PRIME and got herself a win.
Kushnir: Dalilah gave it everything she had to stop Gabi here tonight but it wasn't quite enough - what's going on here?
Gabi climbs to her feet and raises her arms in the air in victory as the Ref hands her the FX Broadcast title. Buddy slides into the ring and celebrates next to Gabi, pointing at her and the FX title. As they celebrate, Lacey slides into the ring behind them with a steel chair. She obliterates Gabi from behind with a huge baseball swing that echoes throughout the arena like a gunshot. Gabi drops as if she was struck dead and Buddy turns in time to catch a jab to the gut with the chair. Lacey winds up and cracks Buddy in the side of the head, sending him crumbling to the mat beside Gabi. The Ref tries to grab the chair from Lacey but she threatens him with it. Dalilah has now gotten to her feet and spots Gabi lying face down on the mat. She stomps on the back of Gabi’s head as Security storms the ring.
Evans: Unsportsmanlike behaviour here from Dalilah and Lacey!
Kushnir: I gotta say, maybe Gabi Vee shouldn't have turned her back on Dalilah Ashe. Rookie move, Gabi.
The camera cuts to ...
The camera cuts backstage inside The Love Club locker room inside the Mountain Health Arena where we find Bobby Rose and Jimmy Lane of The Southern Express wearing their new t-shirt, The Southern Express Farewell Tour: Huntington, West Virginia. Bunny Love walks into the room and looks at the former EWC Tag Team Champions.
Love: Well their premonition came true, that match two nights ago at Rampage #507 took a toll on Malice and Mayhem…
Bobby nods as he takes a few bandanas out of a ziplock bag and then hands it over to his tag team partner
Rose: Yeah well that’s bound to happen in a Redrum Bloodbath Match…
Lane: Grizzly Duggan is a pretty sick bastard man, making you bust open your opponent before you can pin or submit your opponent…
Rose: Remind me to send him a hooker as a thank you gift for booking our Prime #102 opponents in such a match…
Jimmy nods and pulls out his phone, he hits a Note App and says
Lane: Send Grizzly Duggan a hooker as a thank you gift…
Rose: Sure Damage Inc beat The Mechanical Animals but at what cost…
Lane: Not all wins are GOOD wins…
Rose: Malice was bleeding all over the place and those boys were hit with everything from chairs to light tubes AND THEN THEY HAD TO FLY FROM QATAR TO WEST VIRGINIA…
Lane: And they can fly on all the private planes and take all the IV’s they want, the fact is they had less than 48 hours to get ready for this match…
Love: And the stacks in this match might have just gone up…
Bobby and Jimmy smile and nod at their manager
Rose: We saw that masked man attack King Flip…
Lane: Smashed that hand that was already hurt by Stitches…
Rose: They were so damn concerned about it they scrapped his match against Salvation…out of fear that it might be broken…
Lane: So IF King Flip is out for any amount of time King Dong might have just seen their championship opportunity go by the wayside…
Love: Meaning THIS MATCH here tonight might very well decide who goes on to WrestleFest to challenge The Bastards…you have made it known that you guys want ONE MORE SHOT well…
Bunny shrugs and stretches her arms out
Love: Here it is boys, the golden opportunity right in front of you here in West Virginia…beat Damage Inc and you will show the EWC GM’s and Board of Directors that there is only one clear cut choice to pencil in at WrestleFest to challenge for the EWC Tag Team Championships and how fitting it is that we are here in Prime, where ALL THIS STARTED…
She points at Bobby and Jimmy and then her
Love: Everyone thought we were a joke when we walked out on that stage back at Prime #062 inside the Jug Sport Hall in Osijek, Croatia…
Rose: I remember Everett thought we were dead…
Lane: I think he was HOPING we were dead…
Love: Oh you two were very much alive and NOBODY saw what was coming…people made their ‘old’ jokes, said they would ‘retire’ you two or ‘send you to an old folks home’, they made their lame jokes but we got the last laugh, we went on to have maybe the greatest tag team career the EWC’s ever seen…
Rose: The Record Breaking…
Lane: History Making…
Love: Champions of Champions…I dare say the EWC will never see a year like we had in 2021 by a tag team ever again but we aren’t done yet…
Bobby shakes his head no
Rose: Nope, we still have two months, a handful of shows and ONE GOAL…
Lane: So tonight Damage Inc stands in front of us…the ranking say they are the #2 Ranked Tag Team in the EWC…while we…we’re viewed as UNRANKED…
Rose: And that doesn’t sit well with us so…tonight we go out to that ring and TAKE their #2 ranking and show everyone here in the EWC that The Southern Express has one more run in them…
Lane: It’s do or die, right here and right now…
Rose: We have a full gas tank while those boys are running on E, so let’s go out there and take care of business and give the fine people of Huntington, West Virginia one more magical moment from The Southern Express!!!
Bobby and Jimmy high five as we go to...
We return to ringside where it's time to get a little spooky!
Evans: We're going to see The Southern Express a little bit later on tonight, right now it's time for Falls Count Anywhere!
The arena goes dark. The ominous opening bars of Stormzy’s Big for your boots plays out across the arena as yellow lights flash across the stage.
As the bass kicks in the yellow lights increase in intensity. Onto the stage jog two small figures. The crowd boo as Rudo and Cajones shout obscenities at them. The two men wander down the ramp, revelling in the loud booing from those in attendance.
Reid: The following contest is a Falls Count Anywhere Match! Now entering the ring, weighing in at 213lbs. They hail from Brighton, England. And you can call them the LOW! DOWN! DIRTY! RATS!
The Rats slide into the ring gesturing rudely to the audience as yellow pyros explode from the turnbuckles.
Reid: And the opponent, hailing from Babylon and weighing in at 130 pounds ... BATHSHEBA!
As the violin starts the arena plunges into darkness and stays pitch black for the first 40 seconds until the piano starts. When it does a red spotlight shines down shines down on Father Mathias who is cackling with laughter. After another 20 seconds he slams his cane on the stage which causes fire to shoot up from the stage behind him to the left and right. Bathsheba comes crawling out from under the stage and stops when she gets to Father Mathias' feet. Together they go to the ring where Bathsheba slides under the bottom rope where she listens to Father Mathias' last minute instructions
DING DING DING
Bathsheba runs at Rudo and knocks him down with a clothesline. Cajones runs at Bathsheba, but she kicks him in the gut and hits a DDT. Rudo cracks Bathsheba from behind with a forearm that knocks her to the mat. The Rats but the boots to Bathsheba before adding in punches. Rudo rolls out of the ring and grabs two chairs. He slides into the ring and hands a chair to Cajones. He lashes out with the chair. Bathsheba ducks and Cajones clangs his own partner with a chair knocking him down. Bathsheba then throws the chair at Cajones that knocks him out of the ring. Bathsheba follows him grabbing a chair as she slides out of the ring. Bathsheba smacks Cajones in the back with the chair as he scarpers up the ramp. Cajones runs through the curtain as he tries to escape Bathsheba as she follows him with the referee following behind her. Caones shoves a red-haired woman in a set of headphones at Bathsheba who catches the woman. Cajones grabs a light fixture and smacks Bathsheba with it knocking her down. Cajones makes a cover.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Bathsheba gets a shoulder of the floor. Cajones starts running and Bathsheba shoves him into a stack of lightcases. He drops to the ground and Bathsheba makes a cover.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Rudo dives in from somewhere breaking the count.
Evans: Where in the Sam hill did he come from?
Kushnir: The ring? From a Dirty Rat point of view, he arrived when he was needed.
Rudo grabs Bathsheba and whips her toward the lightcases. Bathsheba reverses sending Rudo into the cases. Bathsheba stands over him and starts laying into Rudo with right hands. One of the lightcases opens and a 4'7” 'Ratsheba' climbs out of the case. Bathsheba looks at her miniature version in shock. 'Ratsheba' dives at her from the lightcase hitting a cross body that knocks her to the ground. The Rats dive at Bathsheba with a Rat Attack. They pile on top of Bathsheba as the referee counts.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Batseba gets a shoulder free from the pile and raises it into the air. They lift Bathsheba to her feet, but she fights herself free. She grabs Rudo and throws him against door sending him crashing outside. She turns to Cajones and spits Blood Mist into his eyes. He wipes at his eyes as Batsheba boots him in the face. She covers him.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Ratsheba dives in breaking it up. Bathsheba grabs her mini me and bodyslams her into the same lightcase she appeared from and slams the lid shut.
Evans: What in the hell is going on tonight?!
Kushnir: Those two came out of an eight foot tall man and you're really suprised at that?
Bathsheba walks through the door to the outside of the building looking for Rudo. No sign of him. Bathsheba walks to the fountain and still no sign of him. Rudo smacks her from behind with a fire extinguisher knocking her into the fountain. Rudo dives onto her and the referee counts.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Bathsheba pushes him off to break the count. Somehow, she is on her feet first. She smacks Rudo with Decapitation. He drops out of the fountain to the paved ground. Bathsheba hooks the leg and makes a cover.
ONE...
TWO...
THREE!
DING DING DING
Reid: And your winner, via pinfall ... BATHSHEBA!!!
Evans: What a war that became! Bathsheba emerges from that water fountain and this match victorious!
Kushnir: The Dirty Rats gave all they had including a cosplaying third and they damn near won this thing a few times.
Bathsheba raises an arm in victory as she staggers back to the arena. Fans that have followed the match outside, follow Bathsheba back to the arena cheering in celebration as they go.
Evans: Victory for Bathsheba here tonight, but The Rats still had some tricks up their sleeves. I cannot imagine what they'll try to pull next.
Kushnir: Gotta be a full moon or something .. or because it's Halloween season ... either way, congrats to Bathseba?
The camera cuts to ...
We cut to footage from earlier today, and we see members of The House training at a nearby gym. The Heat Packers are inside a ring, doing a practice-run tag match against two helpless jobbers. Callie Clark is practising various strikes on a bag. Jack Severn is stretching out MORB with various submissions.
MORB: I DIDN’T SIGN UP FOR THIS!
Jack: Shut up!
Dimitri Graves & Alastor Gray watch on, but Dimitri gets a phone call, and so he walks off, distracted. Alastor sideyes Dimitri, curious as to what could be so important…
Evans: That was The House, getting ready for tonight's epic WarGames main event but right now we've got a hotly contested match-up between two high ranking tag-teams here in EWC!
Reid: The following match is set for one fall. Introducing first, fighting out of the Fear Factory Dojo and weighing in at a combined 725 lbs... Malice... MAYHEM... DAMAGE INCORPORATED!!!
Pyro explodes across the stage. The light pulses like lightning and Lacey Savage appears wearing a skull bandanna that covers her lower face. When the lightning pulses again a thick smoke rolls in, and from the smoke come two huge figures dressed in matching leather jackets that reach all the way to their matching boots. The two men are wearing full face masks that look like skulls. Each skull face is partially covered by a bandanna, outlaw style. The two men flank Lacey and they all come to stand in the center of the stage.
Removing their masks the group marches in lock step down the ramp to the ring. Once between the ropes the group clusters together in a tight huddle to go over their final game plan, each member sizing up their opponents and getting ready for a war. Malice holds the ropes open for Lacey before the bell rings where she takes her place at ringside where she prepares to aid her team however she can.
The electric guitar kicks in to 'Stranglehold' as the crowd gets to their feet, some of the older females in the crowd start to scream like they did when they were younger as Bunny Love walks out onto the stage and is quickly followed by Bobby Rose and Jimmy Lane
Reid: And the opponents, being accompanied to the ring by Bunny Love, from Nashville, Tennessee...Bobby Rose and Jimmy Lane THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS!!!
Bunny leads the way as the pair reach out and high five with the fans as the walk to the ring, Bunny marches up the steps and steps through the ropes as Bobby and Jimmy climb up onto the apron and step through the ropes and head to opposite corners, Jimmy climbs up to the middle turnbuckle and Bobby stands in the corner as both men toss out bandannas to the crowd as Bunny stands in the middle of the ring.
DING DING DING
Jimmy and Mayhem open. Jimmy grabs Mayhem in an arm wringer but Mayhem breaks free and smacks Jmmy with a roundhouse kick. Mayhem lifts Jimmy for a side suplex but Jimmy rolls out and chops Mayhem across the chest. The noise echoes through the arena. Jimmy grabs Mayhem and rams him headfirst into the corner. Jimmy rams his knees into Mayhem's gut and drags him to his corner where he tags in Bobby. Jimmy suplexes Mayhem and Bobby crashes down on him with a top rope splash. Bobby hooks the leg.
ON...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Mayhem gets a shoulder off the mat. Bobby lifts Mayhem off the mat. He attempts a snapmare but Mayhem spins Bobby round and hits an ace cutter. Mayhem tags Malice. He pulls Bobby to his feet and tosses him into the air for a pop-up Samoan drop. He hooks the leg.
ON...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Bobby rolls a shoulder to the side breaking the count.
Evans: That looked like it hurt. Southern Express are feeling the effects of the bigger men.
Kushnir: Well, can you blame them? Look at the size of them!
Malice tags in Mayhem and they reign down on Bobby with Shock And Awe. Mayhem covers.
ON...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Jimmy dives in breaking the count. Mayhem gets to his feet and Jimmy clotheslines him before getting out of the ring. Bobby tags Jimmy in and they hit Mayhem with a Mic Drop. Jimmy makes a cover.
ON...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Malice drags Jimmy off Mayhem to break the count.
Evans: Very close to a win there!
Kushnir: Looks like DAMAGE INC aren't feeling those jet lag effects yet!
Malice grabs Bobby on the apron and lifts him up before dropping him, throat first, on the top rope. Malice grabs Bobby in a waistlock and launches him as he and Mayhem hit Total Annihilation. Mayhem covers Bobby.
ON...
TWO...
Bobby gets into the ring but runs into a big boot by Malice.
THREE!
DING DING DING
Reid: And your winners, via pinfall ... DAMAGE INC!!!
Evans: That isn't a big win, That is a HUGE win! The Southern Express are damn near legendary here! Defeating them is massive!
Kushnir: The Southern Express came close a few times in this match, this does nothing to tarnish their legacy .. what a fight!
Malice, Mayhem and Lacey stand in the ring. The walk around lording over all they survey while Bunny drags Jimmy from the ring.
Evans: DAMAGE INC have been on one hell of a roll lately, you have to figure they're going to get their shot here soon!
Kushnir: They've come alive after the Backyard Brawl B Q loss and knocked off some big names!
The camera cuts to ...
FOR THE 'PRIME MINISTER' NECKLACE
Scorpio
Vs Aeon Khronos
Vs Kobro Commando
Match Writer: EWC Staff Assistant: Em
Scorpio
Vs Aeon Khronos
Vs Kobro Commando
Match Writer: EWC Staff Assistant: Em
We return to ringside where it's time for 'Prime Minister' position to be filled!
Evans: Let's get to it ladies and gentlemen, it's time for a three way dance!
Reid: The following match, set for one fall, is a Triple Threat Match for the Prime Minister Necklace! Joining us first, from the Edge Of Time Itself and weighing in at 114 Earth pounds ... AEON KHRONOS!
The chiming of clocks and gears fills the arena as the crowd begins booing the arrival of Aeon Khronos, paying them no mind as the beat kicks in on "Time" by Pink Floyd. She approaches the ring with a smirk on her face, enjoying what she's about to do as she slides into the ring and prepares herself for the match.
Reid: And the opponents, first from Detroit, Michigan and weighing in at 250 pounds ... KOBRO COMMANDO!
The low, muted thumping from the rotor blades of an AH-64 Apache helicopter can be heard, on the Xtron, the helicopter flies towards the screen as the thumping gets louder. The attack chopper rises up out of sight as the thumping is really loud now. A ladder lowers in front of the Xtron, Kobro Commando is hanging on with one hand and leg, a lit cigar resting on the corner of his mouth. He touches down on the stage and the ladder retracts. The loud thumping of the helicopter fades off into the distance as Kobro stands at the top of the ramp, staring menacingly at the ring. He slowly looks left and right, watching the fans cheer him. Kobro takes one step forward and loud drums start banging with military horns and bass instruments complimenting the drums. He makes his way to the ring, puts his cigar out on the steel steps then climbs them. He enters the ring then removes his black tactical vest, showing his impressive physique.
'Rule Britannia' hits the speakers as red, white, and blue lighting flashes around the arena. The crowd begin to boo loudly as the imagine of a waving Union Jack is displayed on the X-Tron. Superimposed on this is the message "Please be upstanding for your Prime Minister". After a little while the orchestral music fades down...
Reid: Please welcome, from London, England, weighing in at 205 lbs... the posessor of the Prime Minister Necklace, he is... 'The People's Camp', 'The Baddest Bitch On The Planet', 'The Prime Minister'... 'THE S-FACTOR' SCORPIO!
'Iconic' - Madonna feat. Chance The Rapper hits the speakers as the house lights go down, switching to a spotlight focused on the curtain. It parts, revealing 'The S-Factor' Scorpio stood behind, a hand on his hip cutting a beautiful silhouette. He sashays forward, a long coat dripping in jewels swaying with every step. Behind him steps Crème de la Crème, Scorpio's drag queen confidant and manager. The two look to one another and nod, before Scorpio opens his coat and drops it to the floor, revealing another stunning outfit. He steps down the ramp with a confident strut, emulating that of the catwalk models of Paris and Milan, before reaching the ring. Scorpio climbs up one set of steps as Crème climbs the other, parting the ropes to allow 'The S-Factor'' in. Stepping into the middle of the ring Scorpio raises one arm, and blows a kiss with the other, a smile forming on his beautifully made-up face.
DING DING DING
Kobro knocks down Aeon with a clothesline and lifts Scorpio for a two handed chokeslam. Scorpio counters with an elbow to Kobro's temple. Scorpio lashes out with a superkick that Kobro catches. Scorpio transitions it hitting an enziguri. Scorpio runs off the ropes hitting a cross body. He hooks the leg for the....
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Kobro gets a shoulder off the mat. Scorpio runs off the ropes looking for another cross body but Kobro counters with a snap powerslam. He hooks the legs.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Aeon dives in breaking the count. Kobro gets to his feet to confront Aeon but Scorpio dives at Kobro's knee with a chop block. Kobro drops to the mat clutching his knee. Both watch Kobro roll from the ring. Aeon is first to take advantage hitting Scorpio with forearms. Aeon charges Scorpio but he counters with a backdrop. Aeon shifts her weight and comes down catching Scorpio with a DDT. Aeon runs off the rope and slides to the mat taking Scorpio to the mat with a German suplex. She rolls into a cover.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Kobro dives into the ring to break the count Kobro whips Aeon off the ropes and hits a big boot to Aeon's chin that knocks her to the mat. He covers.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Scorpio pulls Kobro off to break the count.
Evans: All three close to victory here.
Kushnir: Close but they all need to step it up a little here if they want the win.
Scorpio and Kobro get to their feet. Scorpio hits Kobro with a forearm that knocks him off the ropes. Kobro rebounds into Thez Press that he turns into a Cover Fire. He then hooks Scorpio's leg for a cover.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Aeon runs in hitting a dropkick to Kobro that breaks the count. Aeon then grabs Scorpio rolling him up in The Paradox. The refere counts.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Kobro hits a clothesline to the back of Aeon's head breaking the count. Koro and Aeon exchange forearms. Kobro gets the better of Aeon but gets blasted by Brexit Means Brexit by Scorpio for his troubles. Scorpio makes the cover.
ONE...
TWO...
THR... NO! KICK OUT!
Aeon grabs Scorpio's ankle and drags him off to break the count.
Evans: I thought that was it there! How is this match still going?
Kushnir: Aeon decided it wasn't 'time' for it to end yet .. get it Marshall? Time?
Scorpio gets to his feet and stops on both opponents. He runs off the ropes and jumps into the air. He comes down on Kobro with the 28th Amendment. Aeon grabs Scorpio and spins him around but Scorpio hits Aeon with an AGR. He rolls onto Kobro as the referee counts.
ONE...
TWO...
THREE!
DING DING DING
Reid: And your winner, via pinfall and STILL the posessor of the Prime Minister Necklace ... SCORPIO!!!
Evans: What a match that was! Scorpio found a way to combat the curse of the triple threat and picks up a big win over two contenders for his necklace.
Kushnir: Both Aeon Khronos and Kobro Comando gave a good fight and both came close on a few occasions but this night was a Scorpio night. But what I see in the ring doesn't look good.
Scorpio stands in the ring holding the necklace high above him. Crème de la Crème is on one knee applauding Scorpio's win. Behind them, EMT's crowd around Kobro as they provide treatment.
Evans: That's three wins now Scorpio has defending that necklace, and he's almost made it look easy. Aeon was very close to taking it from him but he stands tall once again.
Kushnir: I keep saying it ... 'Fighting Champion' Scorpio is really cool .. I can't believe it came outta my mouth ...
The camera cuts to ...
“Hollow Hunger” by OxT hits as the package plays a montage of Shinijoshi for WarGames. The Shinijoshi are shown at Jason Hunter’s infamous “Club”, training with the Club trainers and Megumi’s sensei Tomokazu Chiba. Chiba, drinking a chocolate parfait, walks amongst them as the Shinijoshi practice breaking boards with strikes.
Chiba: Ladies, do you know what is the most important quality to win a war?
Flashbacks show Narumi, Megumi, and Aiya are shown starting their early careers on Prime. Narumi and Megumi goofing around together. Narumi winning the Showtime Championship from Faith Rivers. Then Aiya defeating Narumi for the Showtime Championship. Aiya then fights and defeats Megumi. The three are then shown teaming up on Team Prime Parabellum 2021.
Megumi: Practice!
STRANGLEMANIA XVI Narumi, Jack Severn, and Callie Clarke are shown in Capture the Flag, where Narumi eliminates Clarke by hitting the Tonitrous Bolt and tossing her out of a canoe into red “lava” water. It then shows various contests of Senshi of the Blade having matches with combinations of Sabotage’s Callie Clarke, Eddie Dozier, and Tyler Bradford, with Callie pinning Narumi in the Wrestlefest contender’s tag match. But Narumi goes on to retain her Indy Championship later in Wrestlefest.
Narumi: Having the spirit to come back stronger!
Aiya and Narumi are shown conversing and working together for Parabellum 2022 and Narumi wishes Aiya luck before victory over Killjoy. Narumi is shown chatting with Sonya’s employer Emmanuele in Japan as Sonya agrees to come with her to the EWC. Narumi is shown choking out Eddie Dozier in the G1. The Shinijoshi are officially shown as a unit entering Scars and Stripes with new banners and the G1 Trophy as they appear talking in the front row throughout the show, to both celebrate the G1 ending and respond to Ace King and Melody Malone’s appearance at World Wide, as they promote their new team. Sonya then debuts on Rampage pinning Tyler Bradford in the DESTRUCTION IN DIMITRIS gauntlet.
Sonya: Friendship!
Clips show Aiya having meetings with Bosa and Alexis Jones to build a team. While Severn is shown giving Callie brass knuckles. Callie uses them to take Bosa out for the Showtime Championship. Callie then helps Jack attack Narumi in the main event as a brawl breaks out between Shinijoshi and the House. Aiya tries to get in touch with Bosa or his manager at the end of Prime 100, but to no avail. She angrily curses and punches the wall.
Aiya: The will to keep fighting, no matter what!
Chiba and the Club trainers circle the Shinijoshi members while they continue practicing martial art moves and doing group maneuvers.
Club trainer: Yes, all those things that bring you together and strengthen your hearts for battle! They’ve taken from you and provoked you at every turn. And how do you respond?
Aiya and Narumi are seen eliminating Jack Severn together from The Rumble XIX. Megumi and Aiya are shown defeating The Heat Packers. The Heat Packers are shown being distracted by Aiya and Narumi’s theme music while losing to ST.
Shinijoshi: WE COME IN AS THE FOUR SHINIGAMI OF THEIR APOCALYPSE AND SHOW WHY YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH DEATH!
The Club trainers and Chiba nod after the Shinijoshi yelled that out. And the Shinijoshi members then strike their double deuce poses as the montage ends to continue the rest of Prime and we cut to .....
As we come back to ringside, the fans are fired up and ready for more PRIME!
Reid: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome at this time ... JORDAN FREAKING SHARPE!
Evans: He's here!
Kushnir: Our potential .. new boss?!
'You Ain't Ready' hits the speakers and JFS himself hits the stage as the fans give him a tremendous reaction! He slaps the hands of a few kids on his way to the ring, clad in a nice blue button up shirt as some slacks looking very professional. Jordan slides under the bottom rope and into the ring, waving to a couple people in the front row and he's got a big grin on his face as he takes the microphone.
JFS: WEST VIRGINA! WHAT IS GOOD TONIGHT?!
A big pop from the crowd as he chuckles.
JFS: Are we enjoying the show tonight?
Another big roar as he nods, still smiling.
JFS: I thought so. I mean, I must admit, Victor Price, or as I call, Small Dick Vic, really put one hell of a card together here tonight. Before we get to the WarGames Main Event however, I had to come out here and chat with everyone a little bit. We're coming up to the end of the season here in EWC ..
Some boos from the crowd for that.
JFS: I know! I know! It shouldn't be already, should it? And the next episode of PRIME is already our season finale. Which means ..
He has a devilish grin.
JFS: There will be a HUGE match! Jordan Freaking Sharpe versus Victor Price! Winner takes PRIME! And I promise everyone here tonight, and everyone out there at home .. if you thought what Victor Price did for PRIME was amazing, you haven't seen anything yet. I am going to run PRIME the way it should be! For all of you! After I get done kicking that big dumb muscle dummy doofus' ass at PRIME 103, 2023 is going to be the greatest year in PRIME's history! To give you a little sample, a little sneaky peak, I thought right here tonight I would make an announcement! That's right, I know which two superstars will be competing in the MAIN EVENT of PRIME 103 for the chance to go to WrestleFest and compete for the Indy Championship! So. One on one, it's goi---
Voice: Ohhhh no, no no.
Jordan looks up the entrance ramp to see none other than Victor Price, flanked with security.
Evans: Of course, he's got security.
JFS: What in the hell is this?
Price: Nobody is making any announcements on my show, but ME. I decide who's going to WrestleFest, not you, Sharpe! You have no authority here, and after PRIME, you never WILL. I am going to beat the absolute living shit out of you. Not only am I tired of you hanging around here, your retired old saggy ass still thinking you're important but I'm still not over that MILLION DOLLARS I PAID YOU LAST YEAR! So I am going to enjoy whooping you from one end of that ring to the other. You're a dead man, Sharpe. This is the stupidest thing you've done yet, and we've seen your matches and promos you tide pod eating SHITHEAD!
Jordan laughs to himself at that one.
JFS: That it, Victor? You done?
Price: Not yet, boys, remove this man from the ring he's banned from the premises and he's trespassing on PRIME. I'd beat him down myself but I know there's money to be made beating him live on the air instead. Get him out of here.
He motions to the four security guards who start walking down towards the ring.
JFS: Ohh, that's how it's gonna be, huh?
He starts unbuttoning his shirt and throws it to the side as the security guards surround the ring. They get up on the aprons and Jordan looks around, surrounded. The first one steps through the ropes and is met instantly with a palm thrust to the face as he goes down hard. Two more jump in but Jordan bounces off the ropes and cracks one with a stiff clothesline. The third nearly makes contact with him but he ducks a swing, pokes the man in the eye and throws him over the top rope! The fourth one shrugs, lunges at Jordan but he slaps him in the face, turns him around and hits the Sharpeknife! The crowd goes nuts! Victor Price is now seething as Jordan kicks the security guard out of the ring onto the floor.
Evans: JORDAN SHARPE ABSOLUTELY CLEANING HOUSE HERE!
Kushnir: I don't even think they had nametags, they didn't stand a chance.
JFS: What else ya got, SMALL DICK VIC??
Price stares at Jordan for a moment, his eyes locked straight onto Sharpe as he starts heading down the ramp to everyone's surprise! Jordan rolls out of the ring, and meets him head on! The two men are throwing bombs left and right at each other, completely beating the hell out of one another as the building comes unglued! Sharpe grabs Price and throws him into the steel steps but it doesn't even phase Victor as he comes charging back with a spear that sends them through the ringside barricade into the front row! The two men roll on the floor beating each other senseless as a whole host of EWC Officials and refrees come flying out from backstage to stop the melee! They manage to rip the two apart as the crowd is chanting JFS! JFS! JFS!
Evans: This is chaos in Huntington!
Kushnir: Sharpe and Price are going one-one-one, one episode too early!
Evans: We will sort this mess out, and we will be back for our main event!
We see both Jordan and Victor being dragged off separately to the backstage area, still yelling at each other as we go to ......
THE HOUSE
(Jack Severn, Callie Clark, The Heat Packers)
Vs SHINIJOSHI
(Narumi Tsutsumi, Headhuntress Aiya, Megumi, SONYA)
Match Writer: Chunks of Darna Dare
We return to what's now double-ringside, as the immense Wargames structure has been painstakingly assembled, towering over the heated crowd. Two large shark cages sit at the top of the ramp, awaiting the competitors.
Evans: Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached the main event, where two teams who have been ripping each other apart for months will complete not only for the ultimate bragging rights, but to determine the stipulation of the upcoming match between their respective team captains, Indy Champion Narumi Tsutsumi and Primetime Jack Severn. Tonight, it's more than just a match...
Kushnir: It's WARGAMES!
Evans: Let's take a look at our rules before we get to the ring introductions.
Reid: The following match is a Wargames match! Introducing first, the team of Jack Severn, the Showtime Broadcast Champion Callie Clark, "Dynamite" Dan Funk and "Beautiful" Brodie Dawson ... at a combined weight of seven hundred and eighty one pounds, they are ... THE HOUSE!
Dimitri Graves and Alastor Gray lead out their team, Jack strutting along behind like he already owns the place, then pushing past the pair of them as the Heat Packers take up flanking positions and Callie Clark strides out a few steps behind all of them, the Showtime championship gleaming around her waist as she takes her turn to push past, and position herself directly next to the Catalyst - who casts her a side-eye, then a crooked grin, before he makes a show of opening the cage door and rakishly bowing as he motions for 'ladies first'. Clark preens for a moment, as a glamorous attendant unclips her title belt and carries it over to the official, the Showtime champ then entering the cage before the rest of her team streams in behind her.
Reid: And their opponents, the team of Indy Champion Narumi Tsutsumi, Megumi, "Headhuntress" Aiya and SONYA ... at a combined weight of five hundred and forty two pounds, they are ... SHINIJOSHI!
In contrast to the House, Shinijoshi enter in two matching, almost perfectly synchronized pairs, Narumi and Megumi from the left and Aiya and Sonya from the right, meeting in the middle to all strike their signature v-signs on the ramp as the crowd shower down their appreciation for the four women. Smiling at one another, they form a huddle and make their own show of playing Janken amongst themselves - Narumi swiftly emerging the winner and happily holding the shark cage open for the other three women to enter before her. She shoots an icy glare at the other cage before handing off the Indy Championship to an official, and entering herself.
Evans: The teams are assembled, but who's going to lead the charge?
There's no argument from the Shinijoshi, who prove they're a unified group as SONYA steps confidently out of the cage and makes her way to the ring, smiling and posturing gamely for the fans - who cheer her every step of the way. The opposing team come out of a brief huddle, and a smug Jack Severn swaggers out onto the ramp, one hand lingering on the edge of the cage as he looks out across the crowd and down into the twin rings. He gets precisely the opposite reception to his intended opponent, as he thinks twice and reaches back into the cage, yoinking forward an alarmed Dan Funk, who stumbles out under the stage lights as Severn darts back in and slams the door shut.
Funk's eyes are wide as saucers, and he stares at his team captain with his mouth hanging open, before a few slimy words of encouragement cause him to shake his head, slap his cheeks, and start walking toward the ring.
Kushnir: A truly classy move there from the Catalyst. Here we go!
Dan Funk makes it astoundingly clear he has little respect for the Beautiful Battleship, strutting mockingly around her before flexing his arms to a cajoling boo from the crowd. For her part, Sonya barely seems fazed, watching him with a smile and giving a sarcastic double thumbs-up before flexing right on back, getting a solid pop for her own effort. This response gets right under Funk's skin, and with a snarl he starts forward, only to be immediately met with a thudding forearm and a high-angle Everest German suplex that sends him careening across one ring -- almost right into the other, as he flops over the ropes separating them and lands messily in the middle. He straightens up, still looking flustered...
And Sonya is running right at him, erupting over the top rope with a running big boot that ragdolls the Heat Packer! The crowd are on their feet for the Japanese star as she climbs up and again shows off her biceps, with a dazzling smile. "She can't even WRESTLE!" Barks Funk, pulling himself upright, red-faced and irate. Sonya pouts playfully at him, feigning sadness at his opinion, and the mockery costs her as Funk runs up, grabs her by the head and flapjacks her across the ropes, using them as added leverage to stretch her out. The powerful woman fights back, managing to fall into the second ring, but Dan is quick to duck inside and pursue her, applying an abdominal stretch with a forearm across the face, barking smugly at the crowd as he grinds the wrist-tape in cruelly. With the fans behind her, Sonya rallies, forcing her way out of the hold and double-legging Funk straight into a Boston Crab! The Heat Packer struggles toward the bottom rope, crying out in pain as he gets it on the third try, and manages to wrench his way out of the hold, already limping as he straightens up--
--and is immediately locked up again, as Sonya fights for a second big suplex! In desperation, Funk stomps the foot, claws at her eyes, and then manages to spin Sonya around, doubling her over and driving her through the ropes into the cage wall! There's a mighty clatter, and then another loud noise; as the crowd begins counting down!
"TEN! NINE! EIGHT! SEVEN!"
Evans: Funk has been holding it together well against the Battleship, but he's about to be outnumbered here.
Kushnir: He was arguably outgunned already! I wouldn't want to be him when Aiya gets in there. She's looking mean tonight.
The buzzer sounds, and Shinijoshi's shark cage is opened, unleashing "Headhuntress" Aiya, who sprints to the cage as Dan Funk drives his fists at Sonya in a panic, trying to keep the Battleship down long enough that he can focus on surviving. Aiya makes it across the first ring and vaults into the second, landing in front of Funk just as he explodes into a lariat! She ducks! Even worse for him, the Sadistic Sakura is wearing a sadistic smirk, as she comes up with a glint of metal in one hand, grabbing him by the throat and then falling atop it, bringing the other hand to his forehead with a violent ka-chunk as she fires in the first of a flurry of metal staples from the staple gun she's brought with her!
Funk screams in pain, clutching at his bleeding skull as Aiya pulls away, letting the gun fall as she moves over to help up the Beautiful Battleship, the team reuniting before they turn their attention back to the Heat Packer. Dan Funk has kicked his way back into the corner, where he's shaking with pain and adrenaline, looking in horror at the two women now facing him. Sonya stamps forward, yelling a challenge in Japanese, and in blind panic he turns and leaps for the cage, starting to climb only to get yanked off by the powerful woman, who practically gets a standing ovation as she drapes Funk across her shoulders and erupts into an airplane spin back toward the Headhuntress--
--who is ready and waiting to pull Dan down into a codebreaker at the culmination of the spins! Funk is in serious trouble, as Aiya holds on and pulls him from a Dragon sleeper into a spinebuster, handing him off to Sonya who drives in a series of thudding strikes then slings the Heat Packer at the ropes, spinning around him on the rebound to lock in a Russian Leg Sweep - as Aiya criss-crosses the ring, and launches a flying clothesline to complete the combination!
With the ring absolutely under their control, the Yomi pair pause to strike a pose, and the fans are absolutely on their side!
Which doesn't stop them picking up the count as it begins anew: "TEN! NINE!"
Evans: Has it been three minutes already?!
Kushnir: Indeed it has, The House will look to even the odds!
Waving off the advice of her teammmates, furiously assuring them she's got this, Callie Clark strides down the ramp, pointing a finger down towards the side of the ring, where she singles out a member of the audience - tall, draped in a dark trenchcoat and a wide-brimmed hat. The camera focuses on the stranger, as they step over the barricade and turn with a smirk, whipping the hat out into the crowd. An official steps forward to intervene, but is abruptly shoved aside by Clark, who greets her bodyguard, Tori Taylor, with a dramatic fist-bump and a positively sparkling grin that's quickly directed to the booing, jeering fans. "Deal with it!" Advises Callie, as Tori leads the way into the ring.
She's met immediately by a taller and completely unintimidated Sonya, who's met with a look up and down from Tori, and then a chop across the chest! Wide-eyed, Sonya staggers back, before returning fire with one of her own, getting a big reaction from both the crowd and from Tori - who responds to Sonya's challenge with a cold smirk and a thrust to the throat, stepping in to lock her up, and impressively pull her overhead, turning around to make damn sure the crowd see what's happening before Callie slides in from the side and assists in drilling the Battleship with an emphatic brainbuster!
There's barely time for either of them to breathe, then, as Aiya erupts into action from the second ring, running across both sets of ropes into a corkscrew moonsault plancha to Callie's bodyguard! SNAFU! Tori goes down, and Aiya spins straight to her feet, taking it to Callie Clark with kicks and elbows. The Showtime champion weathers the storm, and hits a spinning backfist, then a Pele Kick! Tough as nails, Aiya refuses to go down from it, but is forced momentarily to one knee, her jaw set as she tries to force her way back into Clark-- and finds herself abruptly JERKED backwards by Tori, who wrings out two big handfuls of the Sadistic Sakura's red hair, bieling her into the corner. Laughing, Callie Clark directs traffic, setting Taylor back onto Sonya as she and Dan Funk start pummeling the slumped Headhuntress with strikes.
Not content with merely bruising Aiya, Callie leaves Funk in control as she vaults into the other ring to retrieve the woman's own staple gun, checking it's still loaded before she ascends the corner post next to the Headhuntress and leans across as Dan pulls her into a controlling head-and-arm lock, driving several staples into her shoulder-blade! Clark laughs again, flourishing her stolen weapon as the Prime fans let her know exactly what they think of this; "I said," she responds, waving a finger to spell out the first letters of each word that follows, "DEAL. WITH. IT! The House--"
"Always wins! Hahaha!" Dan Funk is awfully smug for a man who just got double-teamed and is bleeding profusely from the head, as he jerks Aiya up into a neckbreaker, and Tori Taylor finishes driving a few hard knees into the Battleship and then slams her atop her tag partner, all three members of the House coming together to mock the downed and outnumbered pair.
"TEN! NINE!"
Evans: Leverage every advantage you can in Wargames!
Kushnir: Perhaps they should leverage a little more technique, and a little less foul play ...
Their tune changes as the crowd begins to count down again, and though Callie tries to restore order, Dan is quick to peel away and start jacking his jaw at the enemy team's shark tank. His response is a hard stare from the Indy Champion, Narumi Tsutsumi, who holds out an arm to keep back Megumi as she steps to the doorway and prepares to break loose. Sonya takes the opportunity to roll Aiya off of her, and then erupt at Tori Taylor, shoving her fellow Amazon into one corner, where she unleashes a battle cry as she starts getting her own back with strikes! Dan Funk turns to intervene, and is quickly joined by Callie Clark, both of them working to pull Sonya away as the count reaches, "ONE!"
Narumi starts forward, only to pause as Megumi hurriedly yells for her attention. The Onihime glances over her shoulder, and calmly catches the kendo stick thrown by her longtime friend, the two sharing a nod before the now-active competitor surges toward the cage, the crowd picking up the expression on her voice as they begin to chant,
"NARUMI'S GONNA KILL YOU!"
Aiya pulls a staple out of her shoulder with a scowl, and starts to get to her feet as Tsutsumi dives into the ring and is on her feet instantly, swinging the kendo stick at Callie Clark, who doubles over and gets a second mighty swipe across the ring, falling flat on her face. Leaving Funk with a waistlock around Sonya, Tori peels off to assist her boss, but is set upon by Aiya, who dives onto her back and fights to apply a crossface, only to get pulled off and thrown like a spear at the cage! The impact is sickening, but the distraction leaves Taylor wide open for Narumi, who screams her own battle cry as she steps forward into a side kick to the chest, then spins to slam the kendo stick two-handed across Tori's temple!
The woman STILL doesn't go down, so Narumi lets the kendo stick fall, bouncing off the ropes into a superman punch that blasts Tori onto her knees, starting to pull her up into a hold as she barks an order at the official on the outside of the cage. He looks perplexed for a moment, but as she repeats the instruction he moves to open the cage door, and then Tsutsumi takes a page from the Battleship's playbook, SCREAMING with the sheer effort as she pulls Callie's big bodyguard into a high-angle release German suplex that sends her straight out of the cage! The crowd LOSE THEIR MINDS as Narumi pops back to her feet, gasping and passionate. Spurred on by the effort from the Shinijoshi ace, Sonya manages to reverse on Dan Funk, picking him straight up onto her shoulders for a massive running DREADNOUGHT BOMB!
Callie Clark struggles to her feet at the same time as Aiya, and acts quickly to grab the other woman before taking a glance over her shoulder, and realising she's now the one outnumbered. Swearing, she shifts her footing, whipping the Headhuntress into Narumi - who manages to catch her, but can do nothing about Clark running straight up onto the turnbuckle, leaping catlike onto the side of the cage, scrambling to the top, and then showing Aiya that 'anything she can do'... corkscrewing wildly into a beautiful plancha on the both of them! It's a big move, and absolutely wipes out Bloody Sureiyāzu!
"TEN!" The crowd restarts their count. "NINE!"
The gambit costs Clark, as well, who's yanked to her feet by Sonya, and hauled into a belly-to-back suplex that sends her over the ropes back against the side of the cage. Rather than pursue the Showtime champ, the Battleship starts to pick up and dust off her friends, preparing them for the levelling of the playing field as the count reaches zero...
Evans: Is it Primetime yet? Is Jack Severn finally ready to come out?
Kushnir: Severn is going to wait until what he considers the most opportune moment, and that's going to be when everyone else is tired and easy to prey on.
Brodie Dawson beats his chest as he steps out of the cage, striding quickly down to ringside where he's the second member of the House to assault an official, shoving the poor man aside so he can get to the apron and start pulling out steel chairs, chucking them into the cage before rolling in himself. It's a chaotic and ill-advised move; by the time he enters, both Aiya and Narumi are furnished with chairs, and Sonya is ready for him, immediately assaulting the second Heat Packer with a Clean-Up Hitter forearm that flattens him out. He takes it like a man, though, spinning from his back into a toe hold that takes the big woman down, starting to float over for a headlock as Narumi and Aiya flank him--
--but smartly, using the fakeout to spin past the incoming Narumi, and take her down too with a smart scissor-leg, the Indy champ falling onto her own wielded chair. Aiya stops to help her up, holding the chair to one side and--
WHAM!! Callie Clark flies out of goddamn nowhere, sandwiching the chair between her and Aiya's FACE! Clark's momentum carries her right through the Headhuntress, and into a skid that takes her out of range of Narumi, coming up on one knee and immediately snatching up another chair as Dan Funk and Brodie Dawson work together to deal with the Indy Champion, the worse-for-wear Funk just hurling himself at her to tie her up in a bearhug, as Brodie slings himself off the ropes and comes in with a lariat takedown! With Narumi down, all three members of the House move to surround the Beautiful Battleship, who glances warily between them but otherwise seems uncowed by this massive disadvantage.
The Heat Packers move in first, Brodie trying to lock in a belly-to-back suplex only to be grabbed by the hair and tossed clean over Sonya's shoulder. He rolls to his feet, clutching at his lower back, as Funk circles around and goes low with a chop block. The Battleship goes down, immediately met by a descending slam of the chair by Callie Clark! Eyes wide, Sonya manages to roll out of the eye, staggering up to her feet against the ropes, ready with a mule kick as Dawson pursues her! He staggers, and is immediately pulled into a backbreaker by Headhuntress Aiya. Clark slings the chair at her, but Aiya throws up a forearm, swatting it away with a solid karate-style block and an incredibly smug smirk, as she surges at the Showtime Champion and hits her right in the face with a big boot! Sonya is ready for it, catching Callie on the rebound with a German suplex! Bōkū!!
Clark goes flying into the other ring, landing in a messy and undignified tangle of limbs and hair. Dan Funk finds himself outnumbered again, begging off as the two members of Shinijoshi help up the third, and Brodie Dawson pulls himself into the ring now occupied by the downed Clark. Dan and Brodie share a glance as the crowd start to count once more.
"TEN! NINE! EIGHT!"
Evans: Time for Shinijoshi's final competitor, and the final three minutes where they'll outnumber the House. Megumi looks nervous, doesn't she?
Kushnir: She's been spoken of as Shinijoshi's 'secret weapon', and that might be an appropriate moniker. Megumi had her head on straight when she threw Narumi that kendo stick earlier, and UI'd disagree, she doesn't look nervous; she looks ready.
Shinijoshi welcome Megumi warmly as she joins them to fill out their team, bouncing their secret weapon from hug to hug, before she's whirled toward a terrified-looking Dan Funk. Callie and Brodie are on their feet, but seem disinclined to do much about it - hardly encouraged into action by the sight of Narumi re-furnished with her kendo stick, and Headhuntress Aiya flourishing her staple gun with deadly calm. Meanwhile, Megumi snaps out a tight combination of kicks, ending with a step-in axe kick that catches Funk right on the noggin, stunning him before she grabs him and spins him around, hitting a two-step Dragon Suplex that brings him crunching down right next to the Beautiful Battleship!
Funk's in deep, as Narumi and Aiya step in to barrage him with their respective weapons, Megumi dancing past the other ring to openly bait Clark and Dawson - who start to step forward too late to stop all the members of Shinijoshi from surrounding Dan Funk, who struggles onto all fours only to be brought down in devastating fashion by not one, not two, but FOUR axe kicks as the Shinijoshi become the SHINIGAMI! Funk collapses like he's been shot!
And only then does Callie Clark come blurring over the top rope, wiping out Megumi with a flying knee, landing on her feet to immediately hit Headhuntress Aiya with a sling blade! Brodie Dawson ducks through the ropes behind her, faking a lunge at Narumi before taking the towering Sonya down with a spear to the midsection! The Onihime glances between her two opponents, Callie spinning back to vertical base ready to go, and Dawson pulling away from the momentarily-stunned Battleship to go for an ankle pick on the Indy Champ. She evades it smartly, turns, and leaps into the air, throwing out both legs into full splits to kick both members of the House at once! Dawson takes it in the temple and is knocked to the canvas, while Callie is flung into the corner, shaking off the cobwebs as the crowd start the final count.
"TEN! NINE! EIGHT!"
The Beautiful Battleship deadlifts Brodie Dawson and slams him onto his own partner.
"SEVEN! SIX!"
Megumi goes for a running shotgun dropkick on Callie Clark, who has the presence of mind to whirl aside!
"FIVE! FOUR!"
Callie vaults the ropes, but is met on the other side by Headhuntress Aiya, who pulls her across her shoulders and steps into the middle of the ring, going for a GTS!
"THREE!"
Clark manages to counter with a knee of her own before Aiya can finish the move, slithering behind the Sadistic Sakura and diving again for the wall of the cage.
"TWO! ONE!"
Evans: Finally, the tables are going to turn! It's time for Shinijoshi to ante up!
Kushnir: I don't agree that anybody's had an unfair advantage here, but you're right, Marshall, it's time for both teams to ante up because in a few seconds we will start counting pinfalls and submissions! The WAR GAMES begin!
Jack Severn is the final competitor for the House, and for the match itself, seven of the eight already assembled as the Catalyst bursts from the cage and makes his way to the ring berated by a chorus of jeers and boos that he devours hungrily.
DING DING DING
The first ring is in the kind of chaos Severn doesn't readily want to launch himself into - Megumi is on top of Dan Funk, raining down blows, and the Beautiful Battleship is walking around with a big grin on her face, and Brodie Dawson held upside down against one shoulder. Narumi trusts her team to handle their respective competition, and has eyes only for her challenger - Jack himself, the glare of the Onihime penetrating his soul as he stands on the outside, shaking his head and wagging a finger 'no'. Tsutsumi looks disgusted, and barks an instruction to her teammates; Megumi ceasing her methodical strike of strikes to sit out into an armbar, immediately drawing a scream of pain from Dan Funk. Sonya meanwhile takes one big step and twists to drill Dawson's skull into the turnbuckle, then hurls him bodily at the cage wall.
Jack Severn grits his teeth, and glances into the other ring, where Headhuntress Aiya is chasing Callie Clark up the cage. The impact causes both to loosen their grip, Aiya hanging by one arm from the side as Callie clings on with both to the top of the cage, her eyes wide as she narrowly averts crisis. Aiya swears in Japanese, and Sonya glances over before starting toward that side of the ring. Jack picks this moment to slide in, and Narumi steps forward to meet him.
Before the cage door can close, Severn skids back, blocking it with a foot, and as the Onihime comes toward him, he reaches up and jams a thumb in her eye, then rolls onto his side and pulls her down against the cage door! She falls awkwardly, half across the ropes and half out of the cage, and Jack laughs as he stands and starts slamming the door over and over onto her stricken form! Megumi is forced to release Dan Funk just to intervene, and the Catalyst is ready for her; dropping beneath the spinning heel kick she throws his way, catching her with a vicious Codebreaker as she spins around!
On the other side of the ring, Callie has pulled herself up, and stomps the hand of Aiya, who reaches out to stop her. It takes a couple more to break her grip completely, and then the Headhuntress is falling-- only to be caught by a ready Sonya! The two lock eyes, and Aiya starts to breathe a word of thanks only for Callie Clark to LAUNCH herself once more from the top of the cage, absolutely intent on stealing the show as she erupts into a CALLIESAULT!
Aiya is crushed between Callie and a hard place, as the Showtime Champ claims her second team for the night in the form of Yomi, the burly Sonya eating the brunt of the canvas as all three of them go down hard enough to shake both rings. Severn and Dawson look around, then share a grin before they begin pulling Dan Funk to his feet, the cage door finally closing as Narumi takes the opportunity to pull herself back inside, both hurt and bloody from the assault by the Catalyst.
Evans: What a bold strategy by Severn, keeping the Shinijoshi leader away from her stablemates
Kushnir: But it was a smart strategy, althought I hate to say it; Narumi's in some trouble here.
Severn pulls Megumi to her feet as the Heat Packers focus their attentions on the Shinijoshi ace, Brodie pulling Narumi into a big samoan drop as Dan hits the ropes and surges into a neckbreaker, the pair of them then taking a page from Callie Clark's book as they each scoop up a chair and surround the Onihime, wiping her out with a Con-Chair-To! Meanwhile, Jack has been working Megumi over with rest holds, and is ready to pull her into the Catalyst Crusher, hooking the leg--
--and getting smoothly countered, as Megumi kicks up both legs and manages to close her knees around his head, whirling out into a Huracanrana that plows Severn into the canvas beside her best friend! The Heat Packers step in for another swing against Megumi, who lunges from a crouch into a dropkick to Brodie's shins, forcing the fresher Packet to drop his chair and fall stumbling to his knees, where she grabs him and uses him to both get to her feet and then vault toward the corner, pursued by an irate Dan Funk, who has the chair raised above his head ready to strike when Megumi comes flying off the top rope with the MOUSOU EXPRESS! Her shin cracks across his jaw, and Funk flops onto his side, knocked the fuck out as the crowd go wild!
Seeing this, Callie Clark attempts to intervene, but is cut off and pulled back into the other ring by both Aiya and Sonya, the latter trapping the Showtime Champ's limbs and popping her up into the air, held against her long torso as Aiya breaks off and hits a running neckbreaker that brings Clark out of the air and across the top rope! She falls messily into the space between the rings, as on the other side Brodie Dawson yanks Megumi out of an attempted pin on Dan Funk, catching her with a forearm, then whipping her into the corner until he's cut off by Narumi, who cartwheels into a TONITRUS BOLT!
Dawson looks barely better than his unfortunate partner as he hits the canvas, but before the Onihime can capitalize she's waffled by a superkick from Jack Severn, who looks like he dearly wants to continue his assault on her - but in his peripherals, he can see Megumi pulling herself together, and the two members of Yomi in the other ring. The Catalyst looks panicked, until he locks eyes with Callie Clark, crouched in the middle, who gives him a slight nod before ducking through the ropes toward him. Jack darts toward his partner-in-crime, who's ready to pop him up in the air to hit a massive dropkick off the top rope into Sonya, who goes stumbling into her own partner. Severn grins at them, and dives back through the ropes to intercept the recovering Megumi, driving her back into the corner and rattling her with chops, before picking her up for a buckle bomb!
Evans: Severn cleaning house efficiently enough that the House just might be able to get back into this match.
Kushnir: And finally taking the wind out of Megumi's sails; that could count for a lot here.
The Heat Packers have taken a lot of offense, but they're on their feet again all the same, following Clark's lead into the other ring, where Sonya and Aiya await them. The two teams fall on each like rabid dogs, the Shinijoshi pair looking the less ragged as the Battleship continues to use her superior strength, and Aiya digs deep into her street background, refusing to surrender as she takes it to the Packers with wild strikes. Callie's the spoiler, though, managing to peel off the Headhuntress as the Heat Packers team up on the statuesque Sonya, taking her down by a leg each and YANKING in either direction, hitting the Wishbone! Even the Battleship finds that hard to weather, and as she rolls in pain, Callie Clark bundles up her partner and hits the LIGHTS OUT! Keeping Aiya down for the pin!
ONE
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TWO
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KICKOUT!
Clark screams in frustration as Aiya gets the bloody, stapled shoulder up, clawing away from her into the clutches of the Heat Packers, who keep her restrained as the Showtime Champion throws her tantrum. Meanwhile, Jack Severn is locked up with Narumi, the two treating the crowd to a tantalizing glimpse at the quality of their upcoming match as they trade holds and strikes, working each other as Megumi slowly stirs and pulls herself upright, watching for an opening to assist the Onihime.
With Aiya held in place by Funk and Dawson, Clark stomps over to the Beautiful Battleship and starts jamming nasty kicks into her ribs and arms, subsequently seizing one of the latter and grinding her knee into the elbow joint as she viciously works Sonya's fingers, clearly trying to break them as the crowd desperately rallies behind the Shinijoshi. Narumi finally gets the upper hand on the much fresher Severn, spinning out into a roundhouse kick to the head that staggers him, and sets him up for a lunge right into the LOW DIFFA! With Severn trapped against the canvas, Megumi moves to close off the other side of the ring.
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TWO
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KICKOUT!
Severn doesn't just kick out, but rolls straight to his feet, firing back with a kick of his own that Narumi streaks past, flying off the ropes as - in the other ring - Megumi closes in on Callie Clark with a Brazilian Kick, swatting her away from the agonized SONYA as she falls face-first to the mat. The Heat Packers straighten up from hitting a double suplex on Aiya, and are almost immediately wiped out by a crossbody from Megumi, who attempts to pin the both of them, as on the other side Narumi misses a running Master Sword on Jack Severn and is deftly countered into a CATALYST CRUSHER!
Kushnir: Three sets of shoulders are down at once, this could be huge!
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TRIPLE KICKOUT!
The Heat Packers FLING Megumi off of them in the same instant as the fans explode at the sight of the Indy Champion throwing up the shoulder on her challenger, who stares at her in shock and horror, wondering what it's going to take to put her away! Narumi pushes herself upright, but is still half out on her feet, staggering toward the corner, as Severn's expression twists sadistically and he lunges after her, snatching up the kendo stick that lies on the mat. Aiya and Sonya are up and taking it to the Heat Packers as Severn unleashes on the Onihime, battering her with strikes until she's tangled in the ropes against the corner, bleeding and gasping. Jack pauses his assault to glare at the other ring, where he sees Funk and Dawson at the mercy of Yomi once more, Funk eating an SOS spinning kick from Aiya, who lands already facing Dawson, on his knees in front of the Beautiful Battleship - the pair coordinating perfectly into a pair of Buzzsaw Kicks! Sampō!!
Callie Clark tries to intervene, but is still groggy from Megumi's kick, and is whipped by Aiya into a powerslam from Sonya, before the Headhuntress dives across Brodie Dawson, yanking him into the middle of the ring for the cover. Jack Severn starts toward this absolute chaos, dashing to the ropes and vaulting over them--
--only to be abruptly cut off by Megumi, who LEAPS into a neckbreaker, pulling the Catalyst back into the other ring with a brutal snap as he's dragged across the top rope and down, for a sickening impact! There's a panicked yell from ringside, and Dimitri Graves begins attempting to scale the cage into the ring, as Sonya dives from Clark onto Dawson, assisting the Headhuntress in covering Brodie Dawson, who struggles beneath the added weight!
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TH-REE!!!
DING DING DING
Reid: And your winners, via pinfall ... SHINIJOSHI!!!Graves is halfway up the cage when the bell rings, and he's pulled off backwards by Alastor Gray, who slams him against the barricade as he attempts to calm the man down, shooting a glare of his own into the ring, where the Yomi pair straighten up from the pin looking dazed, the roar of the crowd finally rousing them to laughter as the announcement sinks in. Megumi breaks into a grin, that falters as she looks across at the battered, bleeding form of the Onihime, who reassures her with a smile, before she's grabbed and pulled into a hug by the younger woman! Pulling another staple out of her shoulder, Aiya slaps Sonya on the back as they move to join their stablemates on the other side, posing for the fans over the dazed form of Jack Severn.
Evans: What an unbelievable match-up here between both teams, they literally went to war here tonight and tore each other apart! The chaos we have just seen inside these rings! The carnage! And all to prove they are the top stable here on PRIME and well, also, to shut Jack Severn up!
Kushnir: The House took every advantage they could, assaulting officials, bringing in illegal competitors, and cutting corners that the Shinijoshi refused to cut. They absolutely played this contest smart, but in the end it didn't matter - because the House doesn't always win. The team of Narumi, Megumi, "Headhuntress" Aiya, and Battleship Sonya proved tonight that they won't be bullied or controlled. Still, Severn got some serious shots in on the Indy Champion and while she may choose the stipulation, you do have to wonder... is she going to be physically ready to defend her title at Youngblood?
Jack and Callie take off up the ramp, Jack wincing as he heads to the stage. He's stopped by the voice of Narumi, who's still in the ring with a microphone now. She pants between her words, a beaten and bloody mess.
Narumi: JACK! Don't go away too fast! Have you forgotten already? I have the chance to choose our match for Youngblood and I thought ... now that we're done with the WarGames ... it's time for a TRENCH WARFARE MATCH!
Jack's eyes bulge out of his head as he starts screaming at Narumi while the rest of Shinijoshi begins to laugh. Narumi is handed her Indy Championship and she holds it up high as the crowd goes insane!
Evans: Ladies and gentlemen, what an episode it has been here tonight on PRIME! Unfortunately we are out of time for now, but make sure you tune in to EWC YOUNGBLOOD IV on October 31st for this incredible Indy Championship match between Narumi Tsutsumi and Jack Severn! And you won't want to miss our season finale, PRIME 103, coming up from Miami it's Winner Takes Prime between Victor Price and Jordan Sharpe! For everyone here on the indies, including my wife Hayley Kushnir, I'm Marshall Evans! Goodnight!
Shinijoshi continue to celebrate with the fans as we fade to black ....
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SEGMENT WRITERS
AMBER LISA HALL
SOUTHERN EXPRESS
SHINIJOSHI
DIVEWIRE
JFS
JACK SEVERN
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RECAP OF WINNERS
WELCOME TO PRIME
Alyson Cross Vs Seiren
WINNER(S): Seiren
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SINGLES MATCH
Yoshiharu Kubo Vs NEVAEH
WINNER(S): NEVAEH
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SINGLES MATCH
Dalilah Ashe Vs Gabrielle Visconty
WINNER(S): Gabrielle Visconty
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FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE
Bathsheba Vs Low Down Dirty Rats (N/S)
WINNER(S): Bathsheba
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TAG-TEAM MATCH
Southern Express Vs DAMAGE INC
WINNER(S): DAMAGE INC
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FOR THE 'PRIME MINISTER' NECKLACE
Scorpio Vs Aeon Khronos Vs Kobro Commando (N/S)
WINNER(S): Scorpio
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W A R G A M E S
The House Vs SHINIJOSHI
WINNER(S): SHINIJOSHI
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MVP OF THE NIGHT: Gabrielle Visconty, Shinijoshi
MATCH OF THE NIGHT: WARGAMES
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