Post by PARAMOUNT on Feb 21, 2024 21:19:40 GMT -6
The Extreme Wrestling Corporation Presents
“Superstar” by For Squirrels begins to blast over the arena speakers as our feed comes to life...
The fans packing the The Sphere tonight all come to their feet. Further explosions rock the very foundation of the arena as a large video screen is lowered from the rafters, stopping 15 feet above the ring! Everyone in Las Vegas knows that the self-proclaimed greatest show on Wednesday night is about to begin and they cheer accordingly! The heavy riffs from 'Superstar' continue to blare over the arena, setting the tone for what is to come later on this evening.
** The New Era of Paramount visits Sin City! **
EPISODE #40
EPISODE #40
FEBRUARY 21ST, 2024
LIVE! from The Sphere - Las Vegas, NevadaWARNING: This live event contains strong coarse language (L), and intense violence (V) which may be unsuitable for younger viewers. None of the matches you are about to watch have been predetermined. Only some of the thematic story-lines have been discussed beforehand. Accordingly, EWC and it's producers must insist that no one attempt to recreate or re-enact any match or activity performed in this live event.
“Superstar” by For Squirrels begins to blast over the arena speakers as our feed comes to life...
The scene immediately cuts to a pyro show erupting on the outside of the The Sphere!
Then a cut to another, equally explosive show on the inside!
Then a cut to another, equally explosive show on the inside!
The fans packing the The Sphere tonight all come to their feet. Further explosions rock the very foundation of the arena as a large video screen is lowered from the rafters, stopping 15 feet above the ring! Everyone in Las Vegas knows that the self-proclaimed greatest show on Wednesday night is about to begin and they cheer accordingly! The heavy riffs from 'Superstar' continue to blare over the arena, setting the tone for what is to come later on this evening.
IT'S ALL I WANT, IT'S ALL I NEED
IT'S ALL I SEE, IT'S ALL I BREATHE
IT'S WHAT I AM, IT'S WHAT'S I KNOW
IT'S WHAT I FEEL, IT'S WHAT I BLEED!
IT'S ALL I SEE, IT'S ALL I BREATHE
IT'S WHAT I AM, IT'S WHAT'S I KNOW
IT'S WHAT I FEEL, IT'S WHAT I BLEED!
On the Extreme-Tron, this episode of Paramount Wrestling begins with its opening video montage detailing many of the historic events that have taken place in the five-year history of Future Stars of Wrestling, setting the tone for the history of the Orange brand. From past champions like Jason Hunter, Dixie Dubois, Amis Shelton, Magdalena Lockheart, and Otaki all standing underneath an old FSW logo to the more current Future Stars Champions like Xavier Reid, Cletus Franklin, Melody Malone, Robina Hood, Robbie Rayder, Stitches, Candy, and Wes Walker tearing down that mold, showing the Paramount Wrestling Logo...
As more pyro goes off the Paramount Wrestling logo appears and flashes of the roster appear on the screen such as Jack Hart, Next Level, Xavier Reid, "The Beautiful Battleship" Sonya, Marcu$ $t. John, Tanja Devereaux, The Kruel Masters, Shaker Jones, Adriana Aquilla, El Pablo, Emma Louise, 3Pac, Sueñe El Molde, The Lad, Sakura Yamamoto, and Raca Jakodi. The final images shown are a montage of Sally Talfourd, the EWC Undisputed Championship around her waist, JoJo Rush with the EWC Hardcore Championship over one shoulder, the EWC International championship over the other, the Heat Packers holding the EWC World Tag Team Championships aloft, Marcu$ $t John proudly sporting the EWC TV Championship around his waist, Amber Lisa clutching the Dynasty Championship to her chest, and finally Ibuki Ito and the EWC North American championship high over his head.
The camera pans around the loud and out of control audience. As the fireworks continue to explode, the fans chant and cheer! Cameras pan around the arena to catch some of the signage that many fans have brought to The Sphere with them here tonight. The Paramount Wrestling fan-base is as adamant about having their voices heard now as ever:
"I ♥ LOVE CLUB!"
"EVERYONE WANTS A PIECE OF PARAMOUNT!"
"SHINIJOSHI SKITTLE SQUAD RISE UP!"
"TANJA HEXED ME!"
"THE GOD'S HAMMER CAN'T STOP LO DIVINO!"
"PAR-A-MOUNT!!!"
"PARA-A-MOUNT!!!"
"PARA-A-MOUNT!!!"
"PAR-A-MOUNT!!!"
"PARA-A-MOUNT!!!"
"PARA-A-MOUNT!!!"
"PAR-A-MOUNT!!!"
The lights come back to full and the fans offer one last rousing cheer at the opening festivities. Tonight's announcers are on standby and ready for the show to begin.
Watson: Good evening and welcome to the 40th episode of Paramount Wrestling! We are coming to you live from the newest venue on the strip, The Sphere here in SIN CITY, Las Vegas Nevada. My name is Tim Watson and with my as always is Cid Sydney
Sydney: It's great to be back with another episode of Paramount Wrestling! And we have a LOT on our plate tonight Tim. Chris Brock and Melody Malone threw down the gauntlet to open the season, and now Brawl, Prime AND Rampage have sent out their superstars to our brand tonight. Three interbrand matches in one night! But before we get to any of those, we're opening up tonight with Adriana Aquilla going one on one with Raca Jakodi in his Paramount debut. He's been looking for a FIGHT, and he's going to get one tonight.
Watson: And then its right into that Interbrand insanity, as Hugo Goodman comes to town from Prime to take on the Beautiful Battleship in head to head competition! Sonya had a tough break last Paramount, coming just moments shy of potentially walking out as the inaugural Dynasty champion. She's going to be looking to bounce back in a big way tonight.
Sydney: It's Prime, then Rampage, then Brawl back to back to back, as we'll see Rampage's Jason Anderson take on Tanja Devereaux. After she nearly cost Amber Lisa the Dynasty championship last show, you know she'd love to get one over on Amber once again by putting the boots to her boyfriend.
Watson: Jason Anderson's no slouch. She'll have her work cut out for her, and so will Brawl's Emmanuelle as she goes one on one in a non-title contest with the North American champion, Paramount's ACE, Ibuki Ito! Strong words coming into tonight from Ito. He's determined to turn the North American championship into THE championship in EWC. And he'll have no better way to start this season, than by proving it against the Platinum Standard.
Sydney: The Love Club has a double header tonight, as Buddy Love tags out to Bunny Love. It's the Love Club, 3pAC and Xavier Reid against the Shinijoshi's Silent Discotecnicos and the aforementioned Amber Lisa.
Watson: And our MAIN EVENT... Cid, every time we get to see Marcu$ $t John in the ring, it's fireworks. Tonight is going to be no different, no doubt, as he goes one on one with one of Paramount's newest signings, The Lad. And it's for the EWC Television championship!
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SINGLES MATCH
Raca Jakodi
VS Adriana Aquilla
We return to ringside where Tim and Cid are standing by!
Watson: A unique crowd here tonight in the Sphere, and a unique matchup! Lo Divino and God's Hammer!
Starr: The following match is set for one fall. Joining us first, residing in San Antonio, Texas and weighing in at 120 pounds... ADRIANA AQUILLA!
Iron by Within Temptation hits the speakers and the crowd comes alive as Adriana Aquilla makes her way down to the ring, she slaps hands with a couple of fans before rolling into the ring ready for her match as she removes her jacket.
Starr: And the opponent, residing in Gothenburg, Sweeden and weighing in at 241 pounds... RACA JAKODI!
As the opening drum to "Nox Trigger" kicks in, the camera pans over to the stage, where a box slowly descends from the rafters, a white door attached. The door swings open and Raca Jakodi looms with a menacing expression. He walks down the steps, which he dubs the "Ladder to Midgard", as he takes in his world. For those watching at home, everything turns black and white, with the only color being a red glow on Raca. Raca storms down to the ring as fire booms from the pyro on the stage, and white fog and smoke begins to cover the entire ringside area. Raca slides in, slowly kneeling up as he extends his arms out. Raca lets out a guttural war cry, leaving everyone to register what they're looking at..
DING DING DING
Addy lashes out at Jakodi with a clothesline that Jakodi ducks. Jakodi turns into a dropkick from Addy. That has no effect on him. Addy runs at the ropes and springs off the middle rope flying back at Jakodi with a clothesline that staggers him. Addy smacks Jakodi with a superkick that knocks him to the mat where she makes a cover.
ONE…
TWO…
THR… NO! KICK OUT!
Jakodi shoves his way free to break the count. Addy climbs to the top turnbuckle and leaps for a moonsault. At the last second, Jakodi rolls to his side but Addy manages to land on her feet. Not for long though as Jakodi knocks her down with a clothesline. Jakodi lifts Addy up and scoops her off the mat dropping her with a powerslam. Addy stumbles to her feet but Jakodi gabs her taking her over with a northern lights suplex that Jakodi bridges into a cover.
ONE…
TWO…
THR… NO! KICK OUT!
Addy punches Jakodi in the side forcing a break.
Watson: That’s one way to break the count.
Sydney: Never mind the count, Adriana Aquilla may have broken one of his ribs with that punch!
Both slowly get to their feet. Jakodi runs at Addy hitting her with a Death From The Angels. Addy drops forward to the mat. Jakodi rolls her over and makes a cover.
ONE…
TWO…
THR… NO! KICK OUT!
Addy rolls to her side just breaking the count. Jakodi lifts Addy to her feet but she grabs Jakodi and throws herself back hitting a Russian leg sweep. Addy gets to her feet and runs off the ropes before springing into a running Addy Star Press. She crashes down on Jakodi as she hooks the leg.
ONE…
TWO…
THR… NO! KICK OUT!
Jakodi rolls a shoulder from the mat to break the count.
Watson: How was that not a three count?!
Sydney: I don’t know! I’m still trying to work out how this wasn’t over after Death From The Angels! Adriana Aquilla was flatter than tiger rug in my lounge and yet she managed a kick out!
Jakodi gets to his feet. He lifts Addy for The Void. Addy manages to slip from Jakodi’s grasp. Jakodi spins round to face her but he’s knocked down to the mat by a superkick. Addy climbs to the top and comes down with Divine Grace. At the last second, Jakodi rolls to the side and Addy crashes to the mat. As she tries to clear the cobwebs and get to her feet, Jakodi grabs her in a Penance Grip. Addy tries to fight her way out of the hold but her energy is sapping away until her body goes limp.
DING DING DING
Starr: And your winner, via submission RACA JAKODI!
Raca lets out a guttural war cry as the screen changes to black and white. He heads to the back as a white fog covers everything.
Watson: A big guy, a big win! Raca Jakodi powers his way to victory here on Paramount. He got a brief window of opportunity and he took it! Adriana Aquilla is out like a light and Raca Jakodi vanishes into the smoke taking the win with him.
Sydney: Adriana came down for that Divine Grace. Had she hit that, this could easily have been a victory for her tonight. She has nothing to feel bad over.
Watson: We've got more action headed your way tonight, including a massive six-man tag team match but up next is Prime's Hugo Goodman against our Beautiful Battleship SONYA, next!
Camera cuts to a recap of last Paramount's main event, highlighting Sonya as we lead into her upcoming match.
In the backstage area we see Amber Lisa is doing some push up on her toes with the Dynasty Title over the right shoulder. Saul was standing there leaning against the wall looking into his phone as he smirked.
Saul: 12...
13...
14..
15...
16....
17...
18...
19...
20...
Once she hits that number she grins and pops up in place and starts to do running knees but then Saul feels the presence of Tanja and Celeste. Amber Lisa saw how Saul was looking as he turned looking right at Tanja as Amber Lisa turned glaring right back at her. It was a stand off between the two women. You could feel the tension in the air while Amber looked right into her eyes.
Amber Lisa: What do you want?
Tanja and Celeste slipped through the shadows as the Cajun was keeping a close eye on Amber Lisa while she was working out. She could tell Saul had picked up her presence and she narrowed her eyes to him as she stepped out of the shadows as Celeste’s brown eyes remained focused on Saul.
Tanja: There is no need to be hostile with us little cherub while we are visiting you, Amber. We are only here to do some scouting on the new Dynasty champion while she is taking in the new target on her back. We are only here to see the aftermath of the interaction we had with you and your uncle recently.
Amber Lisa one of her eyes starts to change color in front of Tanja. Saul places his hand over his niece's left shoulder as his eyes also change color looking at her with a bit of a smirk.
Saul: You got lucky last time...but don’t think you can get the jump on me again.
Celeste is heard chuckling at Saul’s subtle threat to the Cajun, but Tanja remains focused on Amber Lisa and her uncle.
Tanja: There is no such thing as luck in our world. The Loa and Barons always support and guide us in the long run. They always know when we are needed with the people we interact with, and they will send us when the time is right. Papa Legba knew that Amber needed us now in her crossroads path and nothing will change in our plans for her.
Amber nods softly as she was looking right at her, not looking scared at all while she spoke to her.
Amber Lisa: Change your plans for me!!!? Since December you and your Papa Legba have been placing these images inside of my mind. They were having me waking up in sweats and wondering who I am. Last Week you spit your nasty mist into my eyes. You want to awaken this monster that you see in me because you believe I need your help and guidance with it and at this moment I bet you believe it was all because of you and Para Legba that I have this title right now.
Tanja: We, like our protector Loa Papa Legba, are not entities that do not tap into negative energy that often but sometimes it is needed when certain situations arise. Papa Legba has informed us that there is a different side to your soul that is being hidden from you from those around you, including your family, especially by Saul. Why would we want to guide someone to have a title when we would have a chance to go after? Do not worry child, we will be coming after you and the title in due time.
Amber Lisa tapped her title over her shoulder shaking her head.
Amber Lisa: I say bring it because I will be ready for you and just know I DO NOT need you and your family to guide me in anything. I have Shinijoshi and my family that would help me learned how to control whatever is inside of me. You see there is a new Mama in the locker room that is ready to form a new era here in Paramount and if that means I have “Run It” right though you. I want you to bring all your magical spells and tricks my way because once you will wish... you never play with my head! I am not scared of you!
Amber Lisa was very serious looking down at her title and then back at her.
Tanja: The only thing we see is someone who is afraid of the world around her that she doesn’t understand. It shows that you, like many others, do not understand who the Loa are and what they mean to those, like us, who follow them and the domains they represent in the mortal world. The Gris Gris are not just spells but they are also some amulets and talismans that those of us who use them to protect ourselves or others or call upon negative energy to people that need it.
Saul just smirks a bit holding up Amber Lisa's wrist showing she was wearing a talisman to protect her from Tanja.
Saul: Well, my niece has all the protection she needs from your spells at this moment. I am telling you right now you don’t even know what you are missing with, and I truly don’t think you want to know because if you truly do your homework right. You realized you were messing with the wrong family.
Tanja could see Saul’s eyes and could see how he was trying to protect his niece so much but it truly anything he did would work. Saul saw Tanja eyes land on the family talisman with a bit of a laugh.
Tanja: Do not think the bracelet will protect you forever, child. Yes, these protective charms and other Gris Gris that we have seen with our congregation and non Voudou followers, they are not always on hand to protect the person who wears it. The power they give is a fine line and depending on the power of the practitioner making the protective charm, it can be made in a CONTROLLED environment.
Saul looks over at Amber as they both look a bit worried as Saul pulls Amber away as the champion stops in her tracks. Amber looks down at the bracelet and tosses it into the trash and looks right back at Tanja.
Amber Lisa: Hurry up and get those 10 pts!
Tanja: Be Patient child. You need to be better prepared and properly focused when you deal with us for the title you hold.
Amber Lisa glares over at her once more before walking away with Saul as the camera just zooms up on Tanja.
SINGLES MATCH
INTERBRAND INSANITY
Hugo Goodman
VS SONYA
We return to ringside where we are ready for Singles action.
Watson: Tanja Devereaux continues to play the mind game with EWC Dynasty Champion Amber Lisa. You have to wonder at what point Amber says 'Enough is enough'. Both of those ladies in action later, right now we are going to see the person Amber Lisa defeated for that Dynasty championship in action!
Starr: The following match is a singles match set for one fall. Joining us first, from New Orleans, weighing in at # pounds ...HUGO GOODMAN!
"GOODMAN"
A bright spotlight shines the stage with sparkling pyro raining from the entrance, Hugo jogs through the pyro and dances and sings along to his own song. At the first verse, Hugo confidently swaggers to the ring stopping along the way to interact with fans and kiss some babies. Hugo steps into the ring and climbs to the middle rope, kisses his pointer finger and points it to the ceiling.
Starr: And his opponent, representing Shinijoshi, from Honolulu, Hawaii, weighing in at 150 pounds, she is the Beautiful Battleship! ... SONYA!
As the first few notes of "Rusalka" play over the loudspeakers, Sonya stands just a few feet away from the entrance way, the cameras picking up her peaceful expression and smile. The song kicks into high gear and she makes her way to the ring with determined eyes and calm demeanor, stepping into the ring and performing her signature pose in the corner.
DING DING DING
Hugo and SONYA briefly meet at the center of the ring to bump fists before circling each other up. The two step in and tie up, SONYA takes control with a headlock, but Hugo easily bounces the Beautiful Battleship off the ropes. Hugo lines SONYA up for a lariat on the rebound, but Sonya ducks the move and hits the ropes again and goes for a lariat of her own. Hugo goes off instinct and evades the move by leapfrogging over the six foot woman! Much to the shock of the crowd, the referee, the commentary team, SONYA, and even Hugo himself. SONYA catches herself on the ropes to look at Hugo in disbelief, who is currently holding up his hand defensively while walking out the newfound pain in his legs.
Watson: I pulled a muscle getting out of bed today, how is Hugo doing this at 59?
Sydney: I don't think the old man has many more of those in his back pocket, this isn't a sprint for SONYA but a race.
Finally getting serious, both competitors lock up again, SONYA transitions into position for a German suplex, she tries to lift Hugo, but Hugo bumps her away by throwing his hips back. By the time Hugo turns around to face SONYA, she lights Hugo up with a vicious fore-arm strike! It levels Goodman but SONYA stays on her feet and capitalizes on Hugo's injured back and locks him up in a Boston Crab! Hugo reaches out for the ropes but SONYA pulls him to the center of the ring. Hugo twists to scratch and claw to a different set of ropes and finally reaches the ropes! Rope break! SONYA plans to hold onto until the count of four, but Hugo uses the leverage to forcefully free himself from SONYA. Hugo gets to his feet, as does SONYA who lines up another stiff Clean-Up Hitter but Hugo ducks the move with a split, followed by an uppercut, Haitian Hello! SONYA staggers back and Hugo follows with a Bionic Elbow, then a second! Hugo does a little dance spin before popping the Battleship for a third elbow! Hugo is rolling!
Watson: How is this man keeping up with a woman of Sonya's size who is also 35 years younger than him?!
Sydney: it's gotta be all that voodoo going on in Nawlin's Tim. That is the only explanation!
The Battleship crawls over to the nearby corner for safety in the ropes, but Hugo only lines her up for a hip-attack! Hugo points to the sky, then sprints to land the attack! Wait! SONYA gets out of harm's way! The ring shifts with Hugo banging against the corner in a nasty thud. Hugo stumbles away from the ring, and SONYA capitalizes by drop kicking Goodman into a different corner. The Battleship capitalizes and uses the corner to force Hugo up onto the top rope. However, instead of going for a superplex, the resourceful powerhouse picks Hugo off the top rope, twists around, and hits a picture-perfect running powerbomb, Dreadnaught Bomb! SONYA goes for the cover.
ONE...
TWO...
THREE!!!
DING DING DING
Starr: And your winner, via pinfall SONYA!
The crowd goes bananas for SONYA's epic powerbomb! She climbs to her feet and raises her hand in victory while wincing in pain.
Watson: Sonya said in the lead up to this match that she wanted those points and by God she got them. What a powerbomb!
Sydney: Tim, sometimes the only way to stop something the size of Divewire is to fight power with power! The Beautiful Battleship did just that tonight! that was a statement win right there!
Sonya continues to celebrate professionally before looking over to Divewire, who is retreating up the ramp, and nodding in respect.
Watson: Little bit of gratitude there from Sonya, showing some respect for a hell of a match!
Watson puts his hands to his ear, in order to better hear something.
Watson: Ladies and Gentleman, I am being told that something is happening backstage. We're going to go there now and to Lisa Goldrush. Lisa?
Camera cuts to ...
Lisa Goldrush is seen walking as quickly as her heels will allow through the backstage area of The Sphere. She comes up on the door to the office of Paramount Wrestling General Manager Chris Brock. Taking a moment to smooth her skirt out and catch her breath, she then knocks on the door, microphone in hand. As the door opens, out steps Brock, but he closes the door behind him noticeable fast. Lisa doesn't even miss a beat.
Goldrush: Mr. Brock, I just got a top that you are meeting with with a potential new member of the Paramount Wrestling roster, can you comment on that?
Brock smiles wide and chuckles a bit before answering.
Brock: Lisa, I'm very happy to run into you because I wanted to make an announcement.
Brock stares down the camera.
Brock: Last week's Dynasty Championship match was so successful that I got a call from Matt Cherniss, the head of programming for Apple TV plus, personally to basically demand another one on this show. The problem was, we had already determined the show card and published it and so I let him know that. He practically begged me to find a way to make it happen, so I told him i would do it this ONE time but that we cannot have a Pure rules match every show. So I wanted to let you and everyone watching live here in Vegas and around the World that after careful thought and consideration with Mrs. Malone, we have come to the agreement that tonight the EWC Television championship will be decided under PURE RULES!
The crowd inside the Sphere is going crazy at this announcement!
Goldrush: That is an amazing announcement, thanks for the scoop Brock but back to my original question -
Brock cuts her off slightly.
Brock: Lisa, I am not going to confirm or deny any potential blockbuster talent who is or is not going to be leaving one of the other three brands to join Paramount Wrestling in the near or far future. To do so would just be uncouth.
Brock turns and enters his office again, only opening the door just enough to get through the door, not allowing Lisa to see who it is. The camera cuts to commercial.
Goldrush: Mr. Brock, I just got a top that you are meeting with with a potential new member of the Paramount Wrestling roster, can you comment on that?
Brock smiles wide and chuckles a bit before answering.
Brock: Lisa, I'm very happy to run into you because I wanted to make an announcement.
Brock stares down the camera.
Brock: Last week's Dynasty Championship match was so successful that I got a call from Matt Cherniss, the head of programming for Apple TV plus, personally to basically demand another one on this show. The problem was, we had already determined the show card and published it and so I let him know that. He practically begged me to find a way to make it happen, so I told him i would do it this ONE time but that we cannot have a Pure rules match every show. So I wanted to let you and everyone watching live here in Vegas and around the World that after careful thought and consideration with Mrs. Malone, we have come to the agreement that tonight the EWC Television championship will be decided under PURE RULES!
The crowd inside the Sphere is going crazy at this announcement!
Goldrush: That is an amazing announcement, thanks for the scoop Brock but back to my original question -
Brock cuts her off slightly.
Brock: Lisa, I am not going to confirm or deny any potential blockbuster talent who is or is not going to be leaving one of the other three brands to join Paramount Wrestling in the near or far future. To do so would just be uncouth.
Brock turns and enters his office again, only opening the door just enough to get through the door, not allowing Lisa to see who it is. The camera cuts to commercial.
The camera cuts backstage and inside The Love Club locker room where we find Deimos, ‘Little’ Danny and Bunny Love, all dressed in their black tactical gear huddled around a bench…then the camera zooms in for a closer look there is a tactical vest and black pants that match Deimos and Danny’s on the bench…
Love: Are you sure about this…
Deimos looks away from the vest and pants and at his manager…
Deimos: I mean we are a team right and a team should all look the same…
Bunny looks away from the vest and pants and at Deimos…
Love: He’s not part of the 3pAC…
Danny: Yes he is…
Deimos: Xavier Reid was a founding member of the pAC back in the day…he’s more a part of the pAC than Danny here…
Deimos motions over to ‘Little’ Danny…
Deimos: No offense but it’s true and tonight we all go to war with the ladies of Shinijoshi…
Love: El Pablo and Vertigo DID NOT have to give up their manhood to join Shinijoshi, stop spreading that rumor around…
Danny: Fine…the three newest members of Shinijoshi but here’s the thing…we didn’t forget about last season and that trio’s tournament…it was Shinijoshi that knocked us out of the tournament and tonight we get a little revenge on the 2024 Pledge Class…
Deimos: Not to mention a little payback on the mask wonders of Silent Discotecnicos and the LIES they have been spreading about us…
Danny: Yeah, claiming we haven’t won a match since last August when we clearly won the same match they did at the Rampage Season Finale…so you know what, THEY DID CUT OFF THEIR DICKS TO JOIN SHINIJOSHI…
Bunny just shakes her head…
Deimos: It’s a slap in the face that Xavier’s two brothers would snub us and join them…they spit in Xavier’s face with that move…if they wanted to be apart of something they should Love Club members…I mean it was good enough for Chico but NOOOO…they need to be special and do their own thing well their own thing brought them face to face with us…a REAL tag team that didn’t lose the tag team championships in their first match as champions…
Danny: Yeah…I mean shit, the entire length of their reign was during the off-season…they basically held those championships for two days of actual EWC time…
Deimos: And yet they will be looked at as a ‘better’ team than us because what…the people love them, they sell more merch than us…well fuck that…we change that perception here tonight when we take them to the cleaners for us and for Xavier…
Danny: We get it…Xavier doesn’t want to ‘hurt’ his family, he wants to keep his hands ‘clean’ but you know what…we like our hands dirty…
Deimos: In fact we don’t even wash them after shits Bunny…that’s how dirty we like our hands and tonight we will cover that shit with the blood of the Voldando brothers if we have to for Xavier…because that’s what REAL brother would do…
Danny: Giving him a free run as Amber Lisa…to take our ‘new’ Dynasty Champion into deep waters and show her the difference between an elite superstar and a bottom feeder…
Love: Careful…that’s Jason lady…
Deimos: We don’t give a fuck…she should be with us if she was committed to him but instead she was to stand opposed to The Love Club…maybe that’s how the ‘Buddies’ do thing but that’s not how we do things…
Reid: And just how do we do things…
Deimos, ‘Little’ Danny and Bunny Love all look towards the door as Xavier Reid walks in…already dressed in his black wrestling trunks and matching boots…wearing a Paramount t-shirt…
Deimos: Xavier…we were just talking about ‘loyalty’....
Reid: Awe, and how El Pablo, Vertigo and Amber Lisa have none right…
Danny: Exactly…
Reid: Guys…they were allowed to make their own decisions…would it have been nice to have my brothers in The Love Club…sure, it would have been great but they went down a different path and I’m not getting in the middle of Jason and Amber…if he wanted to help her join Shinijoshi than that’s on him…remember, Aiya like Ibuki trained at The Club so he has ‘loyalty’ to both of them…tonight is about nothing more than building towards StrangleMania…not just for me but also for you two…a good showing here tonight would go a long way in getting the two of you the next shot at whoever walks out as the EWC Tag Team Champions…this isn’t ‘personal’ it’s just business and I’m not going to go into that match all hot headed and looking for revenge…when I’ve done that in the past it’s blown up in my face…tonight I’m checking all the history at the curtain and going out there to get the win…if you two want to take out my brothers and leave me Amber, great…honestly that would be helpful given out of the three she’s the least experienced in the ring…Pablo and Vertigo have been wrestling since that came out of the womb…
Love: Your father loves to tell the story about how Pablo tried to give the doctor a hurricanrana while the umbilical cord was still attached…
She smiles while looking at Xavier…
Reid: I’m sure he does but Pablo. Vertigo and Amber Lisa are not my enemies…I have one face I’m focused on and she wears a crown on her head…
Deimos nods…
Deimos: Sally Talfourd…listen you say the word and Danny and I will ‘Tonya Harding’ her ass…
Danny: Well, wouldn’t it be ‘Nancy Kerrigan’ her ass…
Deimos: Regardless…we will make sure she doesn’t make it to StrangleMania…
Reid: As thoughtful as that is no…I don’t want her touched before StrangleMania…I’m invoking a restraining order on both of you to stay away from her…I want her at her best and I want to be at my best on that night so…tonight we build those reps to get me ready…
Deimos: Well…speaking of tonight…
Deimos and ‘Little’ Danny step back to show Xavier the matching uniform they brought for him…
Danny: We thought since we are a team we should all dress like a team…what do you say…
Xavier looks at it for a moment and smiles…
Reid: I’m honored and thankful that you two would want me to be a part of your team but honestly….black isn’t my color…
Xavier turns and walks over to his locker…Bunny tries not to laugh as Deimos nods but Danny looks confused as the black trunks and boots as Bunny picks up the vest and pants and stuffs them into a locker for safe keeping…
Love: Are you sure about this…
Deimos looks away from the vest and pants and at his manager…
Deimos: I mean we are a team right and a team should all look the same…
Bunny looks away from the vest and pants and at Deimos…
Love: He’s not part of the 3pAC…
Danny: Yes he is…
Deimos: Xavier Reid was a founding member of the pAC back in the day…he’s more a part of the pAC than Danny here…
Deimos motions over to ‘Little’ Danny…
Deimos: No offense but it’s true and tonight we all go to war with the ladies of Shinijoshi…
Love: El Pablo and Vertigo DID NOT have to give up their manhood to join Shinijoshi, stop spreading that rumor around…
Danny: Fine…the three newest members of Shinijoshi but here’s the thing…we didn’t forget about last season and that trio’s tournament…it was Shinijoshi that knocked us out of the tournament and tonight we get a little revenge on the 2024 Pledge Class…
Deimos: Not to mention a little payback on the mask wonders of Silent Discotecnicos and the LIES they have been spreading about us…
Danny: Yeah, claiming we haven’t won a match since last August when we clearly won the same match they did at the Rampage Season Finale…so you know what, THEY DID CUT OFF THEIR DICKS TO JOIN SHINIJOSHI…
Bunny just shakes her head…
Deimos: It’s a slap in the face that Xavier’s two brothers would snub us and join them…they spit in Xavier’s face with that move…if they wanted to be apart of something they should Love Club members…I mean it was good enough for Chico but NOOOO…they need to be special and do their own thing well their own thing brought them face to face with us…a REAL tag team that didn’t lose the tag team championships in their first match as champions…
Danny: Yeah…I mean shit, the entire length of their reign was during the off-season…they basically held those championships for two days of actual EWC time…
Deimos: And yet they will be looked at as a ‘better’ team than us because what…the people love them, they sell more merch than us…well fuck that…we change that perception here tonight when we take them to the cleaners for us and for Xavier…
Danny: We get it…Xavier doesn’t want to ‘hurt’ his family, he wants to keep his hands ‘clean’ but you know what…we like our hands dirty…
Deimos: In fact we don’t even wash them after shits Bunny…that’s how dirty we like our hands and tonight we will cover that shit with the blood of the Voldando brothers if we have to for Xavier…because that’s what REAL brother would do…
Danny: Giving him a free run as Amber Lisa…to take our ‘new’ Dynasty Champion into deep waters and show her the difference between an elite superstar and a bottom feeder…
Love: Careful…that’s Jason lady…
Deimos: We don’t give a fuck…she should be with us if she was committed to him but instead she was to stand opposed to The Love Club…maybe that’s how the ‘Buddies’ do thing but that’s not how we do things…
Reid: And just how do we do things…
Deimos, ‘Little’ Danny and Bunny Love all look towards the door as Xavier Reid walks in…already dressed in his black wrestling trunks and matching boots…wearing a Paramount t-shirt…
Deimos: Xavier…we were just talking about ‘loyalty’....
Reid: Awe, and how El Pablo, Vertigo and Amber Lisa have none right…
Danny: Exactly…
Reid: Guys…they were allowed to make their own decisions…would it have been nice to have my brothers in The Love Club…sure, it would have been great but they went down a different path and I’m not getting in the middle of Jason and Amber…if he wanted to help her join Shinijoshi than that’s on him…remember, Aiya like Ibuki trained at The Club so he has ‘loyalty’ to both of them…tonight is about nothing more than building towards StrangleMania…not just for me but also for you two…a good showing here tonight would go a long way in getting the two of you the next shot at whoever walks out as the EWC Tag Team Champions…this isn’t ‘personal’ it’s just business and I’m not going to go into that match all hot headed and looking for revenge…when I’ve done that in the past it’s blown up in my face…tonight I’m checking all the history at the curtain and going out there to get the win…if you two want to take out my brothers and leave me Amber, great…honestly that would be helpful given out of the three she’s the least experienced in the ring…Pablo and Vertigo have been wrestling since that came out of the womb…
Love: Your father loves to tell the story about how Pablo tried to give the doctor a hurricanrana while the umbilical cord was still attached…
She smiles while looking at Xavier…
Reid: I’m sure he does but Pablo. Vertigo and Amber Lisa are not my enemies…I have one face I’m focused on and she wears a crown on her head…
Deimos nods…
Deimos: Sally Talfourd…listen you say the word and Danny and I will ‘Tonya Harding’ her ass…
Danny: Well, wouldn’t it be ‘Nancy Kerrigan’ her ass…
Deimos: Regardless…we will make sure she doesn’t make it to StrangleMania…
Reid: As thoughtful as that is no…I don’t want her touched before StrangleMania…I’m invoking a restraining order on both of you to stay away from her…I want her at her best and I want to be at my best on that night so…tonight we build those reps to get me ready…
Deimos: Well…speaking of tonight…
Deimos and ‘Little’ Danny step back to show Xavier the matching uniform they brought for him…
Danny: We thought since we are a team we should all dress like a team…what do you say…
Xavier looks at it for a moment and smiles…
Reid: I’m honored and thankful that you two would want me to be a part of your team but honestly….black isn’t my color…
Xavier turns and walks over to his locker…Bunny tries not to laugh as Deimos nods but Danny looks confused as the black trunks and boots as Bunny picks up the vest and pants and stuffs them into a locker for safe keeping…
SINGLES MATCH
HARDCORE RULES
Jason Anderson
VS Tanja Devereaux
We return to ringside where the Paramount crowd are ready for some Hardcore action!
Watson: From one Interbrand match to the next, it's Rampage coming out swinging on Paramount. Let's keep the Orange brand rolling tonight!
Starr: The following match is a Hardcore Rules match! Joining us first, representing Rampage, from Brooklyn New York, weighing in at 215 pounds ... JASON ‘THE BOSS’ ANDERSON!
The arena lights start to flash on and off as NF- No Excuses comes over the speakers as smoke appears on the Extreme Tron in big letters with his picture Jason Anderson “The Boss”. Jason appears on the stage wearing his hood over his head standing on his right is David and on his left is Diana wearing all leather black with her shades on her face and blow pop in her mouth. Jason plays to the crowd a bit as Dave and Diana walk to his side walking with him down to the ring.
He gets inside of the ring and pops the hood off his head like AJ Styles on the top rope pointing a finger down to Angel. She is jumping up and down for her father as he grins and winks at her as he jumps down off the corner ropes. He takes off his hood jacket and starts to test ropes a bit.
Starr: And his opponent, from New Orleans, Louisiana, weighing in at 115 pounds ... TANJA DEVEREAUX!
Pyros hit as Videos of bustling crowds of New Orleans appear on the tron as the dark and melodic tones of "Voodoo" by Godsmack blasts. Tanja comes out onto the top of the ramp in a style compared to Gail Kim during her early time in TNA before heading down the ramp with Celeste St. Laurent coming behind her to the ring as Tanja's black leather coat flows at her feet while the boos from the crowd fills the arena. She hisses at those at ringside while coming down to the ring.
Tanja walks up towards the ring and enters via under the bottom rope and jumps onto the middle turnbuckle. She poses as she does her usual taunt with a hand and arm in the air as "Voodoo" continues to play. Tanja steps off the turnbuckle as she removes the leather coat as "Voodoo" fades.
Jason wastes no time, rushing in on Tanja before leveling her with a clothesline. Ringside, Diana is already hunting under the apron for an array of weapons for Jason to use. Tanja gets pulled back to her feet by Jason, but she equalizes with a headbutt that releases Jason’s hold on her. She spins on her heel, popping Jason in the mouth with a roundhouse kick before she turns to Celeste ringside. She’s already armed, Tanja’s favored kendo stick in hand as she throws it into the ring to her charge. Tanja catches it effortlessly, spinning it in her hands before tightening her grip and letting loose a homerun swing.
CLANG!
Kendo stick meets trash can lid, as Diana has slid Jason a makeshift shield at the last moment. Tanja snarls at Diana, who gives her a snarky comment in return. Tanja swings again, Jason attempts to block but the trash can lid yields to the blow, bending and folding down. The blow stings, Jason shaking out his hand just as Tanja lays another sick shot into his side. She takes another swing, but this time Jason catches the kendo stick against his ribs and the two begin a staredown in the middle of the ring as the Paramount crowd rumbles with excitement at what’s about to boil over. Tanja tries to wrench the kendo stick free, but Jason pins it tighter, reaching over with his other hand to yank it closer, pulling Tanja in before sweeping the leg and sending her onto her back. Jason throws the kendo stick away, instead opting for a cannonball on top of Tanja. He goes for a quick pin, but shoulder comes up before the official can even get into position. Jason smirks, rolling from the ring and motioning to David to get him his bag.
Watson: Tanja is absolutely dangerous with that kendo stick Cid, but Jason’s got a good hundred pounds on her. That’s going to have to be a factor tonight, no matter what kind of voodoo she’s got up her sleeve.
Sydney: Don’t say that too loud! Last thing I want is Tanja OR Celeste putting a hex on me because of your big mouth.
David hands Jason a pair of pliers, holding up the jar with Tanja’s name on it as Jason laughs. Tanja meets him on the apron, delivering a kick to his chest that makes the first three rows of fans wince. She hops down, David and Diana taking several steps back as Tanja grabs hold of Jason, bringing him down with the Hoodoo straight edge neckbreaker. Diana steps up, trash talking at Tanja as Celeste slowly walks up behind Tanja, eyeing both Diana and David. She reaches up, touching a talisman at her neck and David shudders, taking two steps back and pulling Diana with him with an audible ‘NOPE!’. Tanja pulls Jason to his feet, shoving him back into the ring under the bottom rope. Positioning a chair flat on the mat, she climbs up onto the apron, biding her time as Jason slowly gets to his feet. Tanja slingshots herself into the ring, catching Jason with a DDT onto the chair that finally sends the pliers flying from Jason’s hand. She goes down for the cover, but gets a 2 before Jason kicks out.
He rolls to his side, getting back out of the ring and searching under the apron for something. Tanja is in hot pursuit, stalking after him before she grabs his shoulders to spin him around. Tanja sprays her mist! She cackles, mist dribbling from her mouth before her face contorts into confusion. All she sees in front of her is her own mist-splattered reflection staring back at her before Jason CRASHES the mirror over her head! Tanja slumps and Jason yells for David to get him the pliers again. David turns, but Celeste catches his gaze and he freezes in place. Diana rolls her eyes, pushing past David and retrieving the pliers as Jason has Tanja on the ground on the outside of the ring. Taking the pliers, he shoves them into her mouth and proceeds to attempt to rip out one of her teeth for that jar! The Paramount crowd boos, not so much for the carnage but for their own Paramount superstar getting an unexpected dental visit. As Jason pries at her mouth, Tanja flails her arms around. She can’t break free without risking ripping her tooth out herself, until her hand lands upon a piece of splintered glass. She lashes out violently swinging, Jason releasing the pliers as he narrowly avoids her slicing his wrist. The pliers fall from her mouth, and Tanja spits a hefty mouthful of mist-infused blood at Jason in return. He gets his arms up to mostly avoid it hitting him in the eyes, but the block leaves him open. Tanja aims for the wound near his ribs, hitting a stiff kick that doubles him over. She pounces, fury etched on her face as she grips the bloodied glass shard in her hand, carving the beginnings of the letter ‘A’ into his rib cage.
Watson: This is sick!
Sydney: Someone check on Jason Anderson’s voodoo doll, the stuffing is bound to be falling out by now!
Tanja throws aside the mirrored shard, the name ‘AMBER’ carved into Jasons’s ribs in full view of the cameras as she throws her head back with a laugh. Jason reaches down, his hand sticky with his own blood before he gets back to his feet. Tanja looks back at Jason, grabbing him by the wrist as she pulls him in for a butterfly suplex. Jason counters, blocking with his leg before he muscles out of her hold and rakes the eyes. Tanja stumbles back, blinking away the bloody smear across her face as Jason follows up with a jumping knee to the face. With Tanja down, Jason reaches under the ring and pulls out a table. Setting it up on the outside, he grabs hold of Tanja and rolls her up onto the table. Climbing into the ring, Jason looks set to run for Piper’s Pit, but Tanja has already rolled off of the table. Whether she’s sensing the danger, or its sheer instinct… who’s to say. In a huff, Jason goes back to the outside, but Tanja grabs hold of Jason and swings him down with an STO backbreaker. His head narrowly avoids clipping the table, and Tanja signals that this is coming to an end. She pulls Jason to his feet, using everything she has to pick up the man nearly double her size. She has him on her shoulders, almost on shaky legs but as she spins him for Voodoo, Jason whips his arm around and uses all of the momentum she’s built up to counter her finish into a stunner at ringside! The Paramount crowd boo, Jason seeming to feed off of that negative energy as he grabs Tanja by the hair and to her feet. Up onto the apron, Jason has them both teetering on the edge as he sets up Tanja for what looks like an Alabama slam. Instead, he hooks both of her legs behind the knees and leaps off of the apron. Angel Drop through the table! Splinters of wood fly up, the sounds of crunching glass beneath both bodies from the mirror shards cut through the roar of the crowd. The referee slides in, trying to not cut himself up on the glass everywhere as he counts the pinfall.
Starr: And your winner, via pinfall JASON ANDERSON!
Jason staggers to his feet, the final blow taking quite a bit out of him as well. David and Diana hold his arms up as he winces, the blood still oozing from the gruesome new tattoo of Amber’s name into his flesh. Diana shuffles with the glass jar, trying to salvage a trophy out of it all. Celeste immediately comes in to check on Tanja, Amber’s name imprinted into her ring gear in blood, backwards. The sight is enough to make Tanja laugh from her prone position on the mat, wood splintered around her as David pulls both Jason and Diana back and away from the pair of women.
Watson: That was… something else Cid. Jason might have won the battle, but Tanja looks like she’s ready to keep fighting the war.
Sydney: If I’m Amber, I’m getting a restraining order, some holy water, and maybe a priest on speed dial. This woman is insane!
Diana holds up the jar, the bloody glass shards deposited inside as she shakes them like a grotesque maraca in Tanja’s direction. The Cajun sits up from the bloody mess, hair wild glowering at the trio as they retreat.
Watson: They don’t call these matches Interbrand Insanity for nothing Cid! And we’ve got one coming up next, it’s Brawl’s Emmanuelle taking on the ACE of Paramount, our North American Champion Ibuki Ito.. and it’s next!
The camera fixates on Jason’s cuts before zooming in on Tanja’s face, lip curled in a cruel smirk before we cut to a commercial for Apple TV+'s newest thriller, Manhunt, available on March 15th!
Watson: From one Interbrand match to the next, it's Rampage coming out swinging on Paramount. Let's keep the Orange brand rolling tonight!
Starr: The following match is a Hardcore Rules match! Joining us first, representing Rampage, from Brooklyn New York, weighing in at 215 pounds ... JASON ‘THE BOSS’ ANDERSON!
The arena lights start to flash on and off as NF- No Excuses comes over the speakers as smoke appears on the Extreme Tron in big letters with his picture Jason Anderson “The Boss”. Jason appears on the stage wearing his hood over his head standing on his right is David and on his left is Diana wearing all leather black with her shades on her face and blow pop in her mouth. Jason plays to the crowd a bit as Dave and Diana walk to his side walking with him down to the ring.
He gets inside of the ring and pops the hood off his head like AJ Styles on the top rope pointing a finger down to Angel. She is jumping up and down for her father as he grins and winks at her as he jumps down off the corner ropes. He takes off his hood jacket and starts to test ropes a bit.
Starr: And his opponent, from New Orleans, Louisiana, weighing in at 115 pounds ... TANJA DEVEREAUX!
Pyros hit as Videos of bustling crowds of New Orleans appear on the tron as the dark and melodic tones of "Voodoo" by Godsmack blasts. Tanja comes out onto the top of the ramp in a style compared to Gail Kim during her early time in TNA before heading down the ramp with Celeste St. Laurent coming behind her to the ring as Tanja's black leather coat flows at her feet while the boos from the crowd fills the arena. She hisses at those at ringside while coming down to the ring.
Tanja walks up towards the ring and enters via under the bottom rope and jumps onto the middle turnbuckle. She poses as she does her usual taunt with a hand and arm in the air as "Voodoo" continues to play. Tanja steps off the turnbuckle as she removes the leather coat as "Voodoo" fades.
DING DING DING
Jason wastes no time, rushing in on Tanja before leveling her with a clothesline. Ringside, Diana is already hunting under the apron for an array of weapons for Jason to use. Tanja gets pulled back to her feet by Jason, but she equalizes with a headbutt that releases Jason’s hold on her. She spins on her heel, popping Jason in the mouth with a roundhouse kick before she turns to Celeste ringside. She’s already armed, Tanja’s favored kendo stick in hand as she throws it into the ring to her charge. Tanja catches it effortlessly, spinning it in her hands before tightening her grip and letting loose a homerun swing.
CLANG!
Kendo stick meets trash can lid, as Diana has slid Jason a makeshift shield at the last moment. Tanja snarls at Diana, who gives her a snarky comment in return. Tanja swings again, Jason attempts to block but the trash can lid yields to the blow, bending and folding down. The blow stings, Jason shaking out his hand just as Tanja lays another sick shot into his side. She takes another swing, but this time Jason catches the kendo stick against his ribs and the two begin a staredown in the middle of the ring as the Paramount crowd rumbles with excitement at what’s about to boil over. Tanja tries to wrench the kendo stick free, but Jason pins it tighter, reaching over with his other hand to yank it closer, pulling Tanja in before sweeping the leg and sending her onto her back. Jason throws the kendo stick away, instead opting for a cannonball on top of Tanja. He goes for a quick pin, but shoulder comes up before the official can even get into position. Jason smirks, rolling from the ring and motioning to David to get him his bag.
Watson: Tanja is absolutely dangerous with that kendo stick Cid, but Jason’s got a good hundred pounds on her. That’s going to have to be a factor tonight, no matter what kind of voodoo she’s got up her sleeve.
Sydney: Don’t say that too loud! Last thing I want is Tanja OR Celeste putting a hex on me because of your big mouth.
David hands Jason a pair of pliers, holding up the jar with Tanja’s name on it as Jason laughs. Tanja meets him on the apron, delivering a kick to his chest that makes the first three rows of fans wince. She hops down, David and Diana taking several steps back as Tanja grabs hold of Jason, bringing him down with the Hoodoo straight edge neckbreaker. Diana steps up, trash talking at Tanja as Celeste slowly walks up behind Tanja, eyeing both Diana and David. She reaches up, touching a talisman at her neck and David shudders, taking two steps back and pulling Diana with him with an audible ‘NOPE!’. Tanja pulls Jason to his feet, shoving him back into the ring under the bottom rope. Positioning a chair flat on the mat, she climbs up onto the apron, biding her time as Jason slowly gets to his feet. Tanja slingshots herself into the ring, catching Jason with a DDT onto the chair that finally sends the pliers flying from Jason’s hand. She goes down for the cover, but gets a 2 before Jason kicks out.
He rolls to his side, getting back out of the ring and searching under the apron for something. Tanja is in hot pursuit, stalking after him before she grabs his shoulders to spin him around. Tanja sprays her mist! She cackles, mist dribbling from her mouth before her face contorts into confusion. All she sees in front of her is her own mist-splattered reflection staring back at her before Jason CRASHES the mirror over her head! Tanja slumps and Jason yells for David to get him the pliers again. David turns, but Celeste catches his gaze and he freezes in place. Diana rolls her eyes, pushing past David and retrieving the pliers as Jason has Tanja on the ground on the outside of the ring. Taking the pliers, he shoves them into her mouth and proceeds to attempt to rip out one of her teeth for that jar! The Paramount crowd boos, not so much for the carnage but for their own Paramount superstar getting an unexpected dental visit. As Jason pries at her mouth, Tanja flails her arms around. She can’t break free without risking ripping her tooth out herself, until her hand lands upon a piece of splintered glass. She lashes out violently swinging, Jason releasing the pliers as he narrowly avoids her slicing his wrist. The pliers fall from her mouth, and Tanja spits a hefty mouthful of mist-infused blood at Jason in return. He gets his arms up to mostly avoid it hitting him in the eyes, but the block leaves him open. Tanja aims for the wound near his ribs, hitting a stiff kick that doubles him over. She pounces, fury etched on her face as she grips the bloodied glass shard in her hand, carving the beginnings of the letter ‘A’ into his rib cage.
Watson: This is sick!
Sydney: Someone check on Jason Anderson’s voodoo doll, the stuffing is bound to be falling out by now!
Tanja throws aside the mirrored shard, the name ‘AMBER’ carved into Jasons’s ribs in full view of the cameras as she throws her head back with a laugh. Jason reaches down, his hand sticky with his own blood before he gets back to his feet. Tanja looks back at Jason, grabbing him by the wrist as she pulls him in for a butterfly suplex. Jason counters, blocking with his leg before he muscles out of her hold and rakes the eyes. Tanja stumbles back, blinking away the bloody smear across her face as Jason follows up with a jumping knee to the face. With Tanja down, Jason reaches under the ring and pulls out a table. Setting it up on the outside, he grabs hold of Tanja and rolls her up onto the table. Climbing into the ring, Jason looks set to run for Piper’s Pit, but Tanja has already rolled off of the table. Whether she’s sensing the danger, or its sheer instinct… who’s to say. In a huff, Jason goes back to the outside, but Tanja grabs hold of Jason and swings him down with an STO backbreaker. His head narrowly avoids clipping the table, and Tanja signals that this is coming to an end. She pulls Jason to his feet, using everything she has to pick up the man nearly double her size. She has him on her shoulders, almost on shaky legs but as she spins him for Voodoo, Jason whips his arm around and uses all of the momentum she’s built up to counter her finish into a stunner at ringside! The Paramount crowd boo, Jason seeming to feed off of that negative energy as he grabs Tanja by the hair and to her feet. Up onto the apron, Jason has them both teetering on the edge as he sets up Tanja for what looks like an Alabama slam. Instead, he hooks both of her legs behind the knees and leaps off of the apron. Angel Drop through the table! Splinters of wood fly up, the sounds of crunching glass beneath both bodies from the mirror shards cut through the roar of the crowd. The referee slides in, trying to not cut himself up on the glass everywhere as he counts the pinfall.
DING DING DING
Starr: And your winner, via pinfall JASON ANDERSON!
Jason staggers to his feet, the final blow taking quite a bit out of him as well. David and Diana hold his arms up as he winces, the blood still oozing from the gruesome new tattoo of Amber’s name into his flesh. Diana shuffles with the glass jar, trying to salvage a trophy out of it all. Celeste immediately comes in to check on Tanja, Amber’s name imprinted into her ring gear in blood, backwards. The sight is enough to make Tanja laugh from her prone position on the mat, wood splintered around her as David pulls both Jason and Diana back and away from the pair of women.
Watson: That was… something else Cid. Jason might have won the battle, but Tanja looks like she’s ready to keep fighting the war.
Sydney: If I’m Amber, I’m getting a restraining order, some holy water, and maybe a priest on speed dial. This woman is insane!
Diana holds up the jar, the bloody glass shards deposited inside as she shakes them like a grotesque maraca in Tanja’s direction. The Cajun sits up from the bloody mess, hair wild glowering at the trio as they retreat.
Watson: They don’t call these matches Interbrand Insanity for nothing Cid! And we’ve got one coming up next, it’s Brawl’s Emmanuelle taking on the ACE of Paramount, our North American Champion Ibuki Ito.. and it’s next!
The camera fixates on Jason’s cuts before zooming in on Tanja’s face, lip curled in a cruel smirk before we cut to a commercial for Apple TV+'s newest thriller, Manhunt, available on March 15th!
The camera cuts backstage inside The Sphere and to Paramount’s very own Lisa Goldrush…
Goldrush: Ladies and Gentlemen, please help me welcome at this time…the EWC North American Champion…along with his manager…Ibuki Ito and Buddy Love…
There is a cheer from the Paramount fans sitting out in The Sphere when the camera expands out and the two men are shown standing next to Lisa…
Goldrush: Ibuki, tonight right here in Las Vegas, Nevada, you make your 2024 EWC and Paramount debut against….
Love: An invader…
Goldrush: Well I was going to say Brawl’s very own Emmanuelle but sure…and might I say there is a buzz here tonight to see you out there in action…
Ito: Yes, the start of my season was delayed a bit with Aiya not being able to wrestle at #039 but it just made me hungrier to step inside that ring here tonight…
Love: Which of course sucks for Emmanuelle and might have her second guessing her making her season debut here in foreign territory…
Goldrush: We are all one big family here in the EWC Buddy…
Ibuki looks at Lisa…
Ito: Really…then why are so many around here so hurt that Sally Talfourd left Paramount for Prime Lisa…see I’ve noticed a somberness here in Paramount all because the Undisputed Champion ran away…jump to Prime and I think I’m the only person that really understands why…see in her mind she is Queen of the World but here in Paramount she’s just Sally Talfourd, the wrestler that is 0-2 against Ibuki Ito…she wouldn’t be a Queen here…just someone that couldn’t get the job done against Paramount’s top champion…see people need to understand that about Sally…she’s good enough to be the Undisputed Champion but when it comes to this…
Ibuki holds up the North American Championship belt…
Ito: She just doesn’t have what it takes…and that’s not just an opinion but FACTS…try as she might she couldn’t elevate the Apple TV+ Championship to the level she wanted because she couldn’t beat me…she couldn’t win this championship because she couldn’t beat me and now…she’s not even ‘undisputed’ because I’m the one that derailed her at WrestleFest…they named her Paramount Superstar of the Year well that was a slap in the face to the REAL Superstar around here…the one that actually stayed…so while others in this company will run off to Prime and try and challenge her I’ll stay right here knowing her words are empty because she ran from the one challenge she couldn’t handle…the one champion she couldn’t beat…
Ibuki smirks as Buddy nods his head…
Goldrush: Well…tonight does mark your 273rd day as North American Champion…
Love: Making us 27 days shy of the magic number of 300…
Goldrush: Indeed…and as you pointed out making you currently the longest reigning champion here in the EWC but tonight you face an opponent who has someone in her corner that knows you well…
Love:Please, SONYA…
But Ibuki puts his hand on Buddy’s shoulder, cutting him off…
Ito: SONYA was the first person I defended this championship against and while she did win the first fall I ran off two straight to defend this championship and start my march towards greatness…it was smart for Emmanuelle to seek her guidance but all SONYA knows is defeat…SONYA is a ‘Battleship’ while Emmanuelle is more of a…
Ibuki looks to Buddy for help…
Love: Row boat…
Ito: Smaller for sure but quicker…the problem with that is I have faced my fair share of ‘quick’ opponents…and I’ve taken away that quickness with power…Emmanuelle isn’t in the same league as the El Pablo’s, the Gabi’s, the Darna Dare’s, the Sally Talfourd’s…they were all champions here in the EWC and not quick enough to use their speed to get over on me…what makes Emmanuelle think she’ll be able to do what those superstars of the EWC were unable to do…Emmanuelle, who lacked really any success last season…
Love: One Gambit win and one main brand win…she lost her last four matches and yet tonight she is honored with facing a champion like Ibuki Ito…well dang, Mr. Brock really must want to put one over on the so called ‘Flagship Show’ am I right…
Buddy looks at Lisa, who presses her lips together but raises her eyebrows…
Ito: I would be the win of a lifetime for Emmanuelle…it would make the EWC forget all about her rookie season but tonight isn’t about her story…it’s about me, reminding the EWC and Paramount just who the ACE of this company is…who THEE champion of this company is…and who is going to lead Paramount to greatness here in 2024…
Ibuki holds up his championship once more as the camera fades out
Goldrush: Ladies and Gentlemen, please help me welcome at this time…the EWC North American Champion…along with his manager…Ibuki Ito and Buddy Love…
There is a cheer from the Paramount fans sitting out in The Sphere when the camera expands out and the two men are shown standing next to Lisa…
Goldrush: Ibuki, tonight right here in Las Vegas, Nevada, you make your 2024 EWC and Paramount debut against….
Love: An invader…
Goldrush: Well I was going to say Brawl’s very own Emmanuelle but sure…and might I say there is a buzz here tonight to see you out there in action…
Ito: Yes, the start of my season was delayed a bit with Aiya not being able to wrestle at #039 but it just made me hungrier to step inside that ring here tonight…
Love: Which of course sucks for Emmanuelle and might have her second guessing her making her season debut here in foreign territory…
Goldrush: We are all one big family here in the EWC Buddy…
Ibuki looks at Lisa…
Ito: Really…then why are so many around here so hurt that Sally Talfourd left Paramount for Prime Lisa…see I’ve noticed a somberness here in Paramount all because the Undisputed Champion ran away…jump to Prime and I think I’m the only person that really understands why…see in her mind she is Queen of the World but here in Paramount she’s just Sally Talfourd, the wrestler that is 0-2 against Ibuki Ito…she wouldn’t be a Queen here…just someone that couldn’t get the job done against Paramount’s top champion…see people need to understand that about Sally…she’s good enough to be the Undisputed Champion but when it comes to this…
Ibuki holds up the North American Championship belt…
Ito: She just doesn’t have what it takes…and that’s not just an opinion but FACTS…try as she might she couldn’t elevate the Apple TV+ Championship to the level she wanted because she couldn’t beat me…she couldn’t win this championship because she couldn’t beat me and now…she’s not even ‘undisputed’ because I’m the one that derailed her at WrestleFest…they named her Paramount Superstar of the Year well that was a slap in the face to the REAL Superstar around here…the one that actually stayed…so while others in this company will run off to Prime and try and challenge her I’ll stay right here knowing her words are empty because she ran from the one challenge she couldn’t handle…the one champion she couldn’t beat…
Ibuki smirks as Buddy nods his head…
Goldrush: Well…tonight does mark your 273rd day as North American Champion…
Love: Making us 27 days shy of the magic number of 300…
Goldrush: Indeed…and as you pointed out making you currently the longest reigning champion here in the EWC but tonight you face an opponent who has someone in her corner that knows you well…
Love:Please, SONYA…
But Ibuki puts his hand on Buddy’s shoulder, cutting him off…
Ito: SONYA was the first person I defended this championship against and while she did win the first fall I ran off two straight to defend this championship and start my march towards greatness…it was smart for Emmanuelle to seek her guidance but all SONYA knows is defeat…SONYA is a ‘Battleship’ while Emmanuelle is more of a…
Ibuki looks to Buddy for help…
Love: Row boat…
Ito: Smaller for sure but quicker…the problem with that is I have faced my fair share of ‘quick’ opponents…and I’ve taken away that quickness with power…Emmanuelle isn’t in the same league as the El Pablo’s, the Gabi’s, the Darna Dare’s, the Sally Talfourd’s…they were all champions here in the EWC and not quick enough to use their speed to get over on me…what makes Emmanuelle think she’ll be able to do what those superstars of the EWC were unable to do…Emmanuelle, who lacked really any success last season…
Love: One Gambit win and one main brand win…she lost her last four matches and yet tonight she is honored with facing a champion like Ibuki Ito…well dang, Mr. Brock really must want to put one over on the so called ‘Flagship Show’ am I right…
Buddy looks at Lisa, who presses her lips together but raises her eyebrows…
Ito: I would be the win of a lifetime for Emmanuelle…it would make the EWC forget all about her rookie season but tonight isn’t about her story…it’s about me, reminding the EWC and Paramount just who the ACE of this company is…who THEE champion of this company is…and who is going to lead Paramount to greatness here in 2024…
Ibuki holds up his championship once more as the camera fades out
SINGLES MATCH
INTERBRAND INSANITY II
NON-TITLE
Emmanuelle
VS Ibuki Ito
We return to ringside where The crowd is buzzing in anticipation of seeing the top champion on Paramount!
Watson: Ibuki Ito is NOT playing games tonight Cid! And he's ready to do battle with Emmanuelle.
Starr: The following match is set for one fall. Joining us first, from the Pacific Palisades of Los Angeles, California and weighing in at an unknown weight... EMMANUELLE!
B.I.T.C.H. by Megan Thee Stallion plays as Emmanuelle steps through the curtain. Emmanuelle walks straight down the ramp and slides into the ring. She stands in the middle of the ring for a moment before backing to her corner as she awaits her opponent.
Starr: And the opponent, residing in Daly City, California and weighing in at 235 pounds... IBUKI ITO!
‘The Prodigal Son’ Buddy Love walks out onto the stage and raises his arms into the air as the lights fade out. He jumps up and down as ‘Deeper Depper’ begins to play. A strobe light circles around the stage as a single white spotlight hits the stage where Ibuki is standing, his back facing the ring, his arms stretched out and his head down. He swings around to face the ring as Buddy Love runs up and stands next to him. After a quick word the pair start to walk towards the ring, Buddy runs ahead and charges up the steps and holds open the ropes for Killjoy to step through. Ibuki walks to the center of the ring, extends his arms and tilts his head back to soak everything in.
DING DING DING
Both move to lock up but Emmanuelle grabs Ito’s arm twisting it and pulling him into a short arm clothesline. Ito gets to his feet as Emmanuelle knocks him back down with a discus lariat. Ito again gets to his feet but Emmanuelle grabs him and pulls Ito into a piledriver. She makes a cover.
ONE…
TWO…
THR… NO! KICK OUT!
Ito shoves his way free to break the count. Emmanuelle pulls Ito to his feet and lifts him up looking for a Michinoqu driver. Ito manages to slip over Emmanuelle’s shoulder. He spins her around and lifts her up for a suplex bringing her neck down across Ito’s knee. Emmanuelle staggers to her feet but Ito scoops her up with a fireman’s carry into a gutbuster. Emmanuelle clutches her gut as she rolls to her front. Ito manages to deadlift her into a sitout last ride powerbomb. The referee counts.
ONE…
TWO…
THR… NO! KICK OUT!
Emmanuelle lifts an arm high into the air to break the count.
Watson: Some good early kick outs at this point in the match!
Sydney: Some big moves to earn those kick outs too.
Emmanuelle tries to crawl to the ropes. She starts to pull herself up but Ito appears from behind her and smacks her with a Konbanwa. Emmanuelle drops to the mat where Ito makes a cover.
ONE…
TWO…
THR… NO! KICK OUT!
Emmanuelle rolls to her side to break the count. Ito lifts Emmanuelle to her feet and up for a Screwdriver. Emmanuelle manages to wriggle her way free. She than dives at the back of Ito’s knee with a chop block. Ito clutches at his knee but tries to get to his feet. Emmanuelle walks up to him and smashes him in the face with EMS. Ito slumps to the mat. Emmanuelle rolls him over for a cover.
ONE…
TWO…
THR… NO! KICK OUT!
Ito almost has to roll to his side to lift a shoulder off the mat and break the count.
Watson: Damn that was close!
Sydney: All I know, is if I got a knee in the face like Ibuki Ito did, someone would be picking bits of my face off the mat as I’d still be out like a light. Yet, somehow he kicked out!
Emmanuelle is on her feet. She grabs at Ito’s leg as she tries to apply a DiNardo Special II. Before she can fully apply it, Ito lashes out with a series of back elbows that send Emmanuelle rolling backward. Both try to get to their feet first. Ito wins that one and runs at Emmanuelle hitting a Kettei-Da. Emmanuelle drops to the mat. Ito makes a cover as the referee counts.
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
DING DING DING
Starr: And your winner, via pinfall IBUKI ITO!
Ibuki walks to the center of the ring, extends his arms and tilts his head back to soak everything in. He stays there for a few moments before rolling from the ring and heading up the ramp.
Watson: Another big win for Ibuki Ito. He’s one of those people that you can not afford to give them an inch. We saw tonight what happens when you do, he got an opening and used it to hit his finish and pick up the victory
Sydney: He had to earn that inch though. This could easily have went Emmanuelle’s way had she locked in the STF she was going for.
Watson: 27 days and counting, but before Ito gets to the big 300, we've got a special message from another champion tonight.. the Heat Packers will be making an appearance, and they're never short on something to say. We'll see them, right after this break.
Camera cuts to a commercial, hyping the upcoming Main Event of StrangleMania between Sally Talfourd and Paramount's Xavier Reid!
We return from break to see Cid Sydney standing in the ring, microphone in hand.
Sydney: Please welcome at this time, the EWC World Tag Team Champions, The Heat Packers!
'Chase' hits as Dan Funk and Brodie Dawson walk down to the ring, clad in jeans and t-shirts, holding their tag team titles proudly up for everyone to see. They enter the ring and stand around Sydney.
Sydney: So what brings you two to Paramount?
Dan leans into the microphone.
Funk: Well Cid, it's simple, really. Paramount claims to be the home of tag team wrestling, and we're the EWC World Tag Team Champions!
Dan and Brodie hold their belts up, to mixed reactions from the crowd.
Dawson: And that makes us the best tag team in the world right now! I mean, let's go down the list... Moonshine Inc!
Funk: Beat 'em!
Dawson: Damage Inc!
Funk: Beat 'em!
Dawson: The Kruel Masters!
Funk: Beat 'em!
Dawson: The House Hunters!
Funk: Beat 'em!
Dawson: And the teams about to compete?
Funk: 3pAC and The Silent Discotechnicos? Beat 'em!
The Heat Packers both laugh together.
Sydney: Anything specific you want to say to those two Paramount teams?
Funk: Yeah, and that's that you two? YOU TWO AIN'T GONNA BE CHALLENGING US ANYTIME SOON!
Dawson: Yep, no way! Do you really think 3pAC deserves a title match after we beat Eleos Affect? We've beaten them, how many times now?
The camera quickly cuts to a suite at the top of The Sphere where we see Antoni Malietoa and KU, looking into the ring at the mention of their names. Cut back to the ring and Dan begins counting on his fingers.
Funk: Not once, not twice, but THREE times! Guess that's what the 3 in 3pAC stands for!
Dawson: And while The Silent Discotechnicos beat us at WrestleFest, we quickly rectified that, and I guarantee you that soon, no one is gonna remember they even held these titles in the first place! And besides, they had to cheat to beat us!
Sydney: Not to judge, of course, but... weren't you two cheating too? And didn't you do the same thing they did in your rematch?
Funk: Apples to oranges, Cid! Who cares?! The fact of the matter is, the only team on Paramount that even remotely deserve to challenge us is Next Level!
Brodie looks to the camera.
Dawson: Still waiting on that rematch, boys! Anytime!
Funk: And just one more thing I'd like to point out... we're undefeated on Paramount!
Sydney: You've had one match-
Dan immediately interrupts.
Funk: And we won! No other tag team can touch us, and if ANYONE wants to make the claim that Paramount is the home of tag team wrestling?
Dawson: Then they don't know who the top guys are. We're The Heat Packers, we're YOUR EWC World Tag Team Champions, and we're the best tag team on the planet.
Funk: And you can find us on Prime, the NEW home of tag team wrestling! So hope you enjoy the next match, and just know... THEY AIN'T US, AND NEVER WILL BE US!
Funk/Dawson: Top guys? OUT!
The Heat Packers clink their tag titles together before holding them back up to the crowd and heading out of the ring as we prepare for the next match.
Sydney: Please welcome at this time, the EWC World Tag Team Champions, The Heat Packers!
'Chase' hits as Dan Funk and Brodie Dawson walk down to the ring, clad in jeans and t-shirts, holding their tag team titles proudly up for everyone to see. They enter the ring and stand around Sydney.
Sydney: So what brings you two to Paramount?
Dan leans into the microphone.
Funk: Well Cid, it's simple, really. Paramount claims to be the home of tag team wrestling, and we're the EWC World Tag Team Champions!
Dan and Brodie hold their belts up, to mixed reactions from the crowd.
Dawson: And that makes us the best tag team in the world right now! I mean, let's go down the list... Moonshine Inc!
Funk: Beat 'em!
Dawson: Damage Inc!
Funk: Beat 'em!
Dawson: The Kruel Masters!
Funk: Beat 'em!
Dawson: The House Hunters!
Funk: Beat 'em!
Dawson: And the teams about to compete?
Funk: 3pAC and The Silent Discotechnicos? Beat 'em!
The Heat Packers both laugh together.
Sydney: Anything specific you want to say to those two Paramount teams?
Funk: Yeah, and that's that you two? YOU TWO AIN'T GONNA BE CHALLENGING US ANYTIME SOON!
Dawson: Yep, no way! Do you really think 3pAC deserves a title match after we beat Eleos Affect? We've beaten them, how many times now?
The camera quickly cuts to a suite at the top of The Sphere where we see Antoni Malietoa and KU, looking into the ring at the mention of their names. Cut back to the ring and Dan begins counting on his fingers.
Funk: Not once, not twice, but THREE times! Guess that's what the 3 in 3pAC stands for!
Dawson: And while The Silent Discotechnicos beat us at WrestleFest, we quickly rectified that, and I guarantee you that soon, no one is gonna remember they even held these titles in the first place! And besides, they had to cheat to beat us!
Sydney: Not to judge, of course, but... weren't you two cheating too? And didn't you do the same thing they did in your rematch?
Funk: Apples to oranges, Cid! Who cares?! The fact of the matter is, the only team on Paramount that even remotely deserve to challenge us is Next Level!
Brodie looks to the camera.
Dawson: Still waiting on that rematch, boys! Anytime!
Funk: And just one more thing I'd like to point out... we're undefeated on Paramount!
Sydney: You've had one match-
Dan immediately interrupts.
Funk: And we won! No other tag team can touch us, and if ANYONE wants to make the claim that Paramount is the home of tag team wrestling?
Dawson: Then they don't know who the top guys are. We're The Heat Packers, we're YOUR EWC World Tag Team Champions, and we're the best tag team on the planet.
Funk: And you can find us on Prime, the NEW home of tag team wrestling! So hope you enjoy the next match, and just know... THEY AIN'T US, AND NEVER WILL BE US!
Funk/Dawson: Top guys? OUT!
The Heat Packers clink their tag titles together before holding them back up to the crowd and heading out of the ring as we prepare for the next match.
6 PERSON TAG TEAM SHOWCASE
SHOWDOWN OF FORMER CHAMPIONS
SHINIJOSHI VS THE LOVE CLUB!
Silent Discotecnicos & Amber Lisa
VS 3Pac & Xavier Reid
The camera cuts to the commentary table and a lonesome Tim Watson
Watson: The EWC World Tag Team champions are feeling very confident right now folks, but I can't help but wonder what Eleos Affect were doing here. That match is still looming, but right now we have TWO former Tag Team Champion teams are about to showcase their talents!
Starr: The following match, set for one fall is a six person tag match! Joining us first, from Brooklyn, New York and weighing in at 136 pounds... AMBER!
Run It came blasting over the speakers as Amber stood on the top of the ramp with her leather jacket on with a smirk across her face. She comes out playing to the crowd a bit before she climbs inside of the ring. She takes off her jacket with a smile looking over at the opponents with a grin ready to start. Outside on ringside her Uncle is just walking down with her with a bit of a smirk on his face shaking his head while she play to the crowd a bit.
Starr: Her partners, weighing in at 378 pounds, El Pablo and Vertigo... SILENT DISCOTECNICOS!
'All of the Lights' by Kanye West hits the soundsystem amid a dazzling display of strobe and multicoloured spotlights as the Silent Discotecnicos step out onto an entranceway bathed in a blanket of dry ice. El Pablo bounds down the ramp, Vertigo following slowly behind as his brother laps the ring slapping hands with the fans before the two reunite at the foot of the ramp. Here, Pablo removes both his and Vertigo's headphones and donates them to a pair of young fans at ringside, before the two of them dart under the ropes and into the ring, ready for battle.
Starr: And the opponents…
The spotlights inside the arena start to flash around the crowd as 'Papercut' starts to play out. Xavier Reid walks out onto the stage and pulls his t-shirt off and drops it on the stage. Bunny Love follows him out onto the stage to cheers. Xavier walks to the front of the stage and crosses his arms into an X in front of his chest and smirks as Bunny walks up from behind him and points to the ring. Xavier and Bunny walk towards the ring, climb up the steps and into the ring. Xavier goes to the far corner and jumps up to the second rope and looks out over the fans as Bunny walks to the center of the ring and points at Xavier.
Starr: Being accompanied to the ring by Bunny Love, from Edmonton, Alberta Canada, weighing in at 220lbs... XAVIER REID!
Starr: His partners, weighing in at 455 pounds, Little Danny and Deimos... 3PAC!
TANGO…HOTEL…ECHO…THREE…PAPA…ALPHA…CHARLIE…THE 3PAC!!! The camera cuts to the crowd as Deimos, 'Little' Danny and Bunny Love walk through the crowd as 'My Hero' plays out. They march down the steps and make it to the guardrail. Deimos jumps over as 'Little' Danny runs and jumps over, doing that famous somersault entrance…once on his feet the pair walk over and lift Bunny Love up and over the rail with a hand under each of her arms. The trio storm up the steps and enter the ring…
DING DING DING
Amber and Reid start. Amber runs at Reid but he gets a foot up to block. Amber catches it and rolls to the mat with a dragon screw. Reid gets to his feet but Amber catches him with a flowing DDT. Amber lifts him to his feet and catches him with a knife edge chop to the chest before tagging in Vertigo. He leaps to the top turnbuckle and flies at Reid with a moonsault. Reid manages to catch him and he brings Vertigo down to the mat with a bodyslam. Vertigo gets to his feet but Reid slaps him hard across the face and takes him over with a reverse frankensteiner before tagging in Danny. Danny gets into the ring and drives down to Vertigo with a fist drop. Danny pulls Vertigo to his feet and cracks him with a headbutt before driving him down with a backstabber. Deimos tags in. Deimos knocks Vertigo down with a big boot. He runs off the ropes and leaps for a flying clothesline but Vertigo catches him with a flapjack before diving to his corner where Pablo tags in. Pablo springs to the top rope and flies into the ring crashing into Deimos with a body press. Pablo runs off the ropes but Deimos has run off the other ropes. Pablo manages to catch him with a Spanish fly. Pablo leaps hitting a legdrop. He turns and rolls into a cover.
ONE…
TWO…
THR… NO! KICK OUT!
Deimos lifts a shoulder from the mat to break the count. Pablo lifts Deimos to his feet but Deimos manages to counter with a jawbreaker. Deimos falls back tagging in Reid. Reid gets into the ring and runs at Pablo punting him in the side of the head. Reid rolls him over to make a cover.
ONE…
TWO…
THR… NO! KICK OUT!
Vertigo dives into the ring breaking the count. He then drags Pablo to the corner and tags himself in.
Watson: Smart work. Vertigo saw his partner in trouble and had to dive in to keep this match going
Sydney: I thought dragging El Pablo to the corner was the smarter move. El Pablo is still out as he lays on the apron.
Vertigo kicks at the back of Reid’s calf before running off the ropes. Reid counters with a backdrop but Vertigo manages to land on his feet. Amber leans in making a blind tag. Reid turns and knocks Vertigo down with a clothesline. Reid leans to lift Vertigo from the mat but Amber grabs him and drives Reid down with a Fat Back. She hooks the leg.
ONE…
TWO…
THR… NO! KICK OUT!
Deimos dives into the ring to break the count. Amber gets to her feet and grabs Deimos and tosses him over the top rope. As she does this, Reid tags Danny in. Amber turns around in the ring looking for Reid. Danny spins her around and drives Amber to the mat with a Running Knee Lift. Danny poses in the ring to the referees chagrin. As the referee argues with Danny, Reid slips into the ring and grabs Amber battering her with Fuck You Stomps. He rolls from the ring as Danny makes a cover.
ONE…
TWO…
THR… NO! KICK OUT!
Pablo dives into the ring to break the count.
Watson: Good plan, didn’t work!
Sydney: I thought it was going to! I didn’t like it, but I thought it was a successful plan!
All six get into the ring. They all pair off into different parts of the ring. Reid fights El Pablo in one corner. Deimos and Vertigo in another. In the middle of the ring, Danny and Amber fight it out. Vertigo climbs the rope to administer ten punches. Six punches in and Reid shoves Vertigo over the top to the outside. He turns as Amber clotheslines him over the top rope. Deimos tries to jump Amber but Pablo runs at him and hits a cross body that sends both over the top rope to the outside. Danny and Amber remain in the ring. Danny grabs Amber and tries to grab her arms for a Double Underhook DDT. Amber manages to shove Danny to the corner to counter. He doubles over which allows Amber to launch him into an Amber Bomb. She makes a cover.
ONE…
TWO…
Reid dives into the ring but he misses by about an inch as Vertigo intercepts him at the last second!
THREE!
DING DING DING
Starr: And your winners, via pinfall SILENT DISCOTECNICOS AND AMBER LISA!
Amber is helped to her feet by Pablo and Vertigo. They all stand in the ring raising each other’s hands in victory. Outside the ring, Deimos rolls Danny from the ring while Reid looks on with fury in his eyes.
Watson: He don’t look a happy chappie! Put the camera on Amber’s team an you will see some smiles. That was one hell of an Amber Bomb and they picked up a big and hard fought victory here tonight!
Sydney: You look at those stomps and the knee lift. Even if Danny had hit the Underhook DDT. This one could easily have gone their way on another night. Just not this night!
Watson: Staff to add final commentary and transition to next scene
Camera cuts to ...
The Vegas crowd was raucous as they watched match after match unfold on this Paramount. The fervor pitch was building to the main event of the evening’s finale. The camera pans around The Sphere as everyone waves their hand and celebrates being on the screen. It quickly changes as M$J appears on the screen to a thunderous pop. He smiles while proudly wearing the EWC Television Championship.
M$J: If you would lend me your ear. This is my first time speaking to you this season. I sat back and did all the listening myself at Paramount 39. I defended this title against Jason Anderson and just surveyed the landscape. What I saw and found was interesting to say the least.
The smile fades away briefly before coming back to his face after having a brief moment of thought.
M$J: We have a new system here on Paramount. The Paramount Power Rankings! A way for people to earn their way to title matches and to the top of this brand. Even though I never got my rematch for the North American Championship, I like this. It’s cool though, I’m not lobbying for a match against Ibuki in any way. I want to earn that shot just like any man or woman in the backstage area would. After all, I'm busy defending the title I currently have around my waist. I look at this new system though as the $t. John Invitational. Sure you’re participating in it, but this is my show which means these are my rankings. So great job introducing this Chris Brock and Melody Malone, who are also two Hall of Famers now made official at Night of Champions.
He begins a slow clap and the crowd eventually catches on and begins to clap with him as well at the new system and the mention of both showrunners of Paramount now achieving the ultimate status that this business offers.
M$J: Like I said though this is my show. From a future star to a Paramount part of this roster. I have seen some of the best come and go. We saw the Undisputed Champion come on this very show the last time and blatantly lie. She said Chris Brock let the greatest talent to ever be on this show walk out. Bitch please! How are you the greatest and you’ve never beat me. She said Ibuki and I walked away with consolation prizes when we both recently booted her to the curb and sent her running. Lady, I’d be scared too if I had to deal with us every show.
Marcu$ winks at the camera.
M$J: Sally was still a blow on this roster though, so what do we do? We fill that void and we fill it well. We add a Lad, a young up and comer who shows the same potential that Sally had when she first started. We add an Amber Lisa, who is clearly the dominant one in her relationship who is now the Dynasty Champion. We also got an infestation. Damn near feels like an infection. The Love Club, not only did we get the best tag team in the land in The 3pAC but we landed Xavier Reid in the process as well, talk about an infusion of talent!
The crowd cheers at the announcement of only some of the talent that Paramount has to offer for the season.
M$J: Make no mistake though, welcome to all new members. This is still me, I’m here, I’m not going anywhere, so deal with it. I don’t care if you’re a Queen, an Ace, The Wicked, A Bastard, Beautiful Battleship, Lo Divino, Skittle eating savage, or anything else. I run this place. Paramount goes through me and while I hold this title hell the whole EWC does. It doesn’t matter though. Whether I have a title or not, I’m the standard bearer. I proved that on Paramount 39 with some of those same people on the card, I was the MVP. I take pride in giving you the best match possible every time I go out there and whether it's the first match, middle of the card, or the main event. I’m humble enough to be grateful I can be on these shows because it was agonizing when I had to pull back due to injury.
Patting his chest where his torn pectoral happened, he looks down at it for a few seconds before looking back up at the camera.
M$J: The Lad is about to experience that pride. I welcome him to the Paramount family tonight. No, my Paramount family. I hope I get to welcome most of the newcomers in the coming months. Don’t let my words leave you though because I promise they won’t come in vain. I meant every word I said tonight. Some of you here on this roster may disagree, some of your managers may disagree. Hell the showrunners themselves might. Doesn’t matter though. There are four constants in life. Change, Choice, Principles, and Marcu$ $t. John representing Paramount. Don’t let that last one kill ya.
The camera pans out as he is shown now walking to gorilla position to get ready for his match. The camera cuts to the final commercial break of the evening.
M$J: If you would lend me your ear. This is my first time speaking to you this season. I sat back and did all the listening myself at Paramount 39. I defended this title against Jason Anderson and just surveyed the landscape. What I saw and found was interesting to say the least.
The smile fades away briefly before coming back to his face after having a brief moment of thought.
M$J: We have a new system here on Paramount. The Paramount Power Rankings! A way for people to earn their way to title matches and to the top of this brand. Even though I never got my rematch for the North American Championship, I like this. It’s cool though, I’m not lobbying for a match against Ibuki in any way. I want to earn that shot just like any man or woman in the backstage area would. After all, I'm busy defending the title I currently have around my waist. I look at this new system though as the $t. John Invitational. Sure you’re participating in it, but this is my show which means these are my rankings. So great job introducing this Chris Brock and Melody Malone, who are also two Hall of Famers now made official at Night of Champions.
He begins a slow clap and the crowd eventually catches on and begins to clap with him as well at the new system and the mention of both showrunners of Paramount now achieving the ultimate status that this business offers.
M$J: Like I said though this is my show. From a future star to a Paramount part of this roster. I have seen some of the best come and go. We saw the Undisputed Champion come on this very show the last time and blatantly lie. She said Chris Brock let the greatest talent to ever be on this show walk out. Bitch please! How are you the greatest and you’ve never beat me. She said Ibuki and I walked away with consolation prizes when we both recently booted her to the curb and sent her running. Lady, I’d be scared too if I had to deal with us every show.
Marcu$ winks at the camera.
M$J: Sally was still a blow on this roster though, so what do we do? We fill that void and we fill it well. We add a Lad, a young up and comer who shows the same potential that Sally had when she first started. We add an Amber Lisa, who is clearly the dominant one in her relationship who is now the Dynasty Champion. We also got an infestation. Damn near feels like an infection. The Love Club, not only did we get the best tag team in the land in The 3pAC but we landed Xavier Reid in the process as well, talk about an infusion of talent!
The crowd cheers at the announcement of only some of the talent that Paramount has to offer for the season.
M$J: Make no mistake though, welcome to all new members. This is still me, I’m here, I’m not going anywhere, so deal with it. I don’t care if you’re a Queen, an Ace, The Wicked, A Bastard, Beautiful Battleship, Lo Divino, Skittle eating savage, or anything else. I run this place. Paramount goes through me and while I hold this title hell the whole EWC does. It doesn’t matter though. Whether I have a title or not, I’m the standard bearer. I proved that on Paramount 39 with some of those same people on the card, I was the MVP. I take pride in giving you the best match possible every time I go out there and whether it's the first match, middle of the card, or the main event. I’m humble enough to be grateful I can be on these shows because it was agonizing when I had to pull back due to injury.
Patting his chest where his torn pectoral happened, he looks down at it for a few seconds before looking back up at the camera.
M$J: The Lad is about to experience that pride. I welcome him to the Paramount family tonight. No, my Paramount family. I hope I get to welcome most of the newcomers in the coming months. Don’t let my words leave you though because I promise they won’t come in vain. I meant every word I said tonight. Some of you here on this roster may disagree, some of your managers may disagree. Hell the showrunners themselves might. Doesn’t matter though. There are four constants in life. Change, Choice, Principles, and Marcu$ $t. John representing Paramount. Don’t let that last one kill ya.
The camera pans out as he is shown now walking to gorilla position to get ready for his match. The camera cuts to the final commercial break of the evening.
SINGLES MATCH
FOR THE EWC TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
The Lad
VS Marcu$ $t. John
We return to ringside for our main event, where Paramount Management Melody Malone and Chris Brock are already sitting ringside as the crowd buzzes with excitement.
Starr: The following contest is your MAIN EVENT and it is a Pure Rules match for the EWC Television Championship with a twenty minute time limit! Each competitor will get only three rope breaks throughout the match. No closed fists, no eye gouging, and no low blows! The championship can be won via count out or disqualification! If we reach our twenty minute time limit, the winner will be decided by a panel of three judges. Tonight those judges include Paramount General Manager Chris Brock… Paramount Executive Producer Melody Malone… And, please welcome the RAMPAGE GENERAL MANAGER… GRIZZLY DUGGAN!!!
‘Omerta’ by Lamb of God hits as Grizzly Duggan makes his way down to the ringside area, making a rare appearance on Paramount! Of course, though, he’s wearing a green suit. He shakes hands with Chris Brock, but Melody Malone just glares at him and refuses a handshake.
Starr: First, the challenger, weighing in at 223 pounds, from Hell’s Kitchen, New York… HE! IS! THE! LAD!
As the infectious beat from "Exhibit C" by Jay Electronica comes on, The Lad steps out from behind the curtain. Massaging his wrist, he stares out to the world before him. He puts up a quiet prayer before marching down the ramp. He offers quick high-fives to those who put out their hands. With his head lowered, he looks at the ring and hits the stairs. Once on the ring apron, he pays his respects by cleaning his feet. When he gets in the ring, he goes to his corner and waits.
Starr: And his opponent, he is the EWC Television Champion, weighing in at 220 pounds, residing in Silicon Valley… He is the Young Mogul… MARCU$ $T. JOHN!
"Money" blasts through the arena by The Game. M$J slowly walks out onto the entrance ramp with a Money Gun and soaks in the cheers. He pumps up the crowd more before posing on the center of the entrance ramp. He walks down to the ring shooting the gun which splashes out $100 dollar bills as the fans go crazy with a huge smile on his face.
He stops right before he gets to the ring and listens as he hears cheers that he is getting from the crowd. He walks around the ring shooting more money out. He jumps up on the apron and wipes his feet before he enters the ring and poses in the middle of the squared circle as a light shines a hundred dollar bill in the center of the ring with his face on it. The Lad just stares at him, laser focused.
Watson: Big main event debut for The Lad! Will he crack under the pressure, or will a new legend be born here tonight? Only way to find out!
DING DING DING
As soon as the bell rings, The Lad outstretches his hand towards M$J. Marcu$ smiles and reciprocates, giving a nod of respect as he does. The two begin circling each other, before Lad lunges in for a grapple near M$J’s legs. M$J, however, backflips out of the single leg takedown while on one foot, effectively kicking The Lad in the face in the process! M$J charges forward with a lariat, bouncing off the ropes, but The Lad, also bouncing off the ropes, ducks and this time completes the single leg takedown! The Lad immediately tries to transition into a single leg boston crab, but M$J reverses it into a monkey flip, refusing to let Lad put him in a submission this early and possibly waste a precious rope break. Lad goes flying across the ring, and uses the ropes to prop himself up in the corner as M$J gets up in the opposite one, smiling and again giving Lad some props for almost getting him. As both men circle each other once again, they lock up with each other, but M$J gets the advantage, executing a headlock takedown. He leans into the headlock for a cover.
ONE…
TW-NO! The Lad kicks out!
The Lad actually manages to slide M$J down, pinning HIS shoulders to the mat!
ONE…
TW-NO! M$J kicks out!
M$J rolls through the pin, and as both men stand up, Lad catches Marcu$ with an open handed slap! M$J staggers back slightly, a lot less smiley this time around. The Lad eggs M$J on, and the two lock up again, pushing each other into the various sides of the ring, both struggling to gain the edge. They both end up tumbling out of the ring due to this strategy, since their vision is impaired from the lock-up. They stare at each other briefly outside the ring, and then towards the judges… and then they both slide back in at the same time, only for M$J to be just a moment quicker, catching Lad with a spinning heel kick! He wastes no time, transitioning straight into a brainbuster attempt, but Lad is able to keep himself grounded, and the two lock up once more. Lad tries to overpower M$J, pushing him towards the ground, but he can only do it ever so slightly before M$J pushes back, and then Marcu$ hits a Spanish fly out of nowhere! M$J takes advantage and runs the ropes, looking for the Money Stomp 2.0, but Lad actually catches him by the legs, and pops him up while standing! He hits a pop-up powerbomb, and then transitions right into a single leg Boston crab while M$J is on the mat!
Watson: What a great start to this contest this has been! I’m sure the judges have gotta be impressed with both talents here. Seriously, what ingenuity from both of them so far!
Sydney: But it looks like now The Lad might have Marcu$ right where he wants him! He’s right in the middle of the ring with nowhere to go!
M$J struggles to kick his way out of the submission, but this just causes The Lad to get a tighter grip on him, leaning back even further. M$J grits his teeth in pain, and is forced to grab the bottom rope and use up his first rope break! The Lad lets go and as M$J stands up, Lad is caught with a superkick! M$J lifts Lad up… Brainbustahhhh! Marcu$ then runs the ropes and hits a knee drop onto the left side of Lad’s face! Lad rolls over, clutching his eye, and this gives M$J the opportunity he needs… to hit the Money Stomp 2.0! He covers!
ONE…
TWO…
THR-NO! The Lad kicks out!
M$J looks a bit frustrated, and begins lifting The Lad for Bankrupt, but Lad keeps his feet planted, and hits M$J with a big ol’ Polish Hammer! M$J gets up, only to be met with a Shotgun Dropkick, sending him into the corner! The Lad grabs Marcu$ while in the corner, and hits a snap suplex! Lad goes for another suplex, this time a german one, but M$J backflips over and lands on his feet! M$J runs at Lad, but The Lad lifts his knee up for the Kitchen Sink- BUT NO! M$J FRONT FLIPS OVER IT! The Lad runs the ropes to come back with a lariat, but M$J catches him with a powerslam! Marcu$ then props The Lad up on the ropes… Regicide! He covers!
ONE…
TWO…
THR-NO! The Lad kicks out!
Watson: The Lad may have just attempted the Kitchen Sink earlier, but M$J is throwing it at him!
Sydney: But even if he is kicking out of everything, The Lad is just being exhausted further each time. Marcu$ is likely to keep preying on his mistakes, and targeting that vision of his. Not looking good for the debuting talent!
M$J begins lifting The Lad into a powerbomb position, before letting him dangle down, looking for the Bounced Check… BUT THE LAD REVERSES IT INTO A FRANKENSTEINER! HE HOLDS M$J DOWN FOR THE PIN!
ONE…
TWO…
THR-NO! M$J kicks out!
M$J is quick to get back to his feet after the kickout, but The Lad, who is a bit worse for wear, takes him down with a discus lariat! He then pulls M$J to his feet, Irish whips him, going for a clothesline… but M$J ducks… but Lad quickly turns and slaps the shit out of Marcu$! One super stiff slap takes M$J aback slightly, but then Lad begins a barrage of a bunch at once! Applying a wristlock, Lad spins M$J around, into what first looks like a belly to back suplex… but no, it’s a Blue Thunder Bomb- The Oak City Special 1! Lad goes right into a pin!
ONE…
TWO…
THR-NO! M$J kicks out!
The Lad begins to show a bit of an aggressive side, lifting M$J into a harsh German suplex! He goes for another, ragdolling Marcu$ around the ring! But on his attempt for a third… M$J MANEUVERS OUT OF IT, LEAPING OVER THE LAD’S SHOULDERS, BEFORE SLIDING DOWN TO ROLL THROUGH RIGHT INTO A BOUNCED CHECK! He flips The Lad over for the cover!
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!!!
WAIT NO! THE LAD HAD HIS FOOT JUST BARELY ON THE BOTTOM ROPE! M$J HAD MOVED HIM TOO CLOSE!
Marcu$ pounds the mat in frustration as The Lad, having just used up one of his rope breaks, slides out of the ring. M$J takes this opportunity to not let Lad catch his breath, and instead dives out onto him… only to get caught with a Roaring Elbow! M$J crumples onto the ground, sickeningly, as Lad desperately tries to take a breather. He rubs his eyes, shakes the cobwebs out of his head, and tosses M$J back into the ring. The judges look impressed, this close to the action, Grizzly especially smiling and paying a nod of respect towards The Lad’s fighting spirit. Lad goes for a half nelson, this time attempting the Fatebringer, but M$J elbows out of it, before attempting another spinning heel kick- but he’s a bit too slow from the shot to the head! Lad is able to nip it in the bud pretty quick with a leg sweep, grounding Marcu$! The Lad keeps the leg grapevined for a bit, wrenching on it, before hitting a leg DDT! M$J yells in pain, and The Lad, keeping control of the leg, moves right into a single leg Boston crab!
Watson: We’re about halfway through this 20 minute time limit, and both men have been giving it their absolute all so far!
Sydney: Not to mention they’ve both given up a rope break, Watson! Which makes me unsure on if Marcu$ is going to attempt another one here, or try to reverse the submission some other way. But hell, I don’t even know if he’ll even be able to do that after the damage The Lad has done to his leg!
M$J desperately tries to wiggle out of the submission, but this just causes The Lad to willingly let up a bit and allow Marcu$ to crawl towards the ropes. M$J realizes this and refuses to waste another rope break, so The Lad wrenches back on the boston crab, bending his back deep… ONLY FOR M$J TO BE ABLE TO GRAB HIS HEAD AND START TO DAMAGE HIS EYESIGHT FROM WITHIN THE HOLD! This finally causes The Lad to let go, and both men catch their breath, slowly getting to their feet. The Lad strikes first, hitting M$J with another big open handed slap. M$J fires back with a forearm! Lad strikes back even harder with a slap! M$J hits a slightly weaker forearm, which prompts another big slap from The Lad! M$J can’t even retort before being hit with another slap, but a third one in a row prompts him to fire back with a superkick! The Lad staggers backwards, hitting the ropes… and he comes right back with a discus lariat! BUT NO! M$J CATCHES HIM INTO A DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Both men collapse onto their backs, staring up at the ceiling as the referee has no choice but to start counting…
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
FIVE!
Both competitors are still totally laid out, struggling to even start to move.
SIX!
SEVEN!
M$J is the first to begin moving, using the ropes to drag himself up. The Lad sees this, and tries to do the same thing.
EIGHT!
Finally both men are on their feet, and The Lad rushes Marcu$, hitting him with another Roaring Elbow out of absolutely nowhere! The Lad immediately locks in the Fatebringer, but M$J quickly and instinctively stumbles into the ropes to break the hold… not even thinking about how he just used up his second rope break! M$J has no time at all to breathe as as soon he lets go of the ropes, he’s hit with a third Roaring Elbow! The Lad follows up with a sleeper hold, grounding M$J, before letting go and running at him for a PK, but his own dodgy eyesight causes him to be slightly off mark, and M$J is able to grab his leg and roll him into a jackknife pin!
ONE…
TWO…
THR-NO! The Lad kicks out!
When both men get up, The Lad looks for a fourth Roaring Elbow, but this time M$J has it scouted! He ducks, and goes for a superkick when Lad turns around, but Lad ducks that as well, but when Lad comes back around, M$J throws his entire body at him with a Lou Thesz press! He mounts on top of The Lad and begins hammering forearms into Lad’s left eye, before getting up and beating his chest a few times, feeling the adrenaline of the crowd. M$J shakily gets on the top rope, his leg still damaged from earlier, and he perches, waiting for The Lad to get up. Once The Lad does… M$J leaps off with a Meteora… BUT THE LAD CATCHES HIM AND SIMPLY THROWS HIM ACROSS THE RING! The Lad hangs onto the ropes, stopping himself from collapsing from exhaustion, while M$J rolls around in pain on the other side.
Watson: Absolutely WOW! I don’t know how much more these two have in them! We might just see an upset tonight!
Sydney: Or who knows, maybe it’ll even go down to the judges if it continues at the stalemate pace it’s been at!
As M$J starts to prop himself up with the corner, The Lad waits… and runs at him with a shotgun dropkick as soon as he turns around! The Lad drags Marcu$ out of the corner and begins viciously stomping on his neck, and then his ankle, and then back to his neck, and then back to his ankle again, trading stomps back and forth before finally deciding he’s had enough and yelling out to the crowd, sensing the end might be near! As M$J rolls into a seated position… The Lad fires at him with that PK he missed earlier! The Longest Yard finally hit! He covers!
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!!!
WAIT NO! M$J JUST BARELY PUT HIS FOOT ON THE ROPE TO BREAK THE COUNT! HE’S USED UP HIS LAST ROPE BREAK!
The Lad can’t believe it! He immediately tries to lock on the Fatebringer, but as M$J struggles within the hold, he runs himself into the corner! Grabbing onto the turnbuckles, Marcu$ uses the leverage to wiggle Lad’s grip a bit loose, and then flip himself OVER The Lad! When The Lad turns around, he’s met with another spinning heel kick- but he reverses it into a leg sweep once more! Marcu$ screams in pain, grabbing his knee and ankle as he writhes on the mat. The Lad stomps on his knee before transitioning into that single leg boston crab! Except this time, M$J has no rope breaks left! M$J crawls fruitlessly to the ropes, grabbing onto them just for leverage at this point as no amount of touching them will break the hold this time! Marcu$ begins using the ropes to pull himself up, dragging The Lad’s weight with him, with just one leg! It’s horrific and painful to watch. M$J is able to stand up enough to elbow The Lad in the left side of his head a bit, dizzying him so he lets go of the hold and allows M$J to stand up completely, albeit on a bum leg now.
Marcu$ goes for a superkick… but his leg gives out completely! He just grabs his knee in pain as The Lad responds with a big open handed slap! The Lad uses the opportunity next to begin locking in the Fatebringer… but M$J just immediately pushes himself, and Lad, into the ropes! He grinds the left side of Lad’s head into the ropes, getting behind him, before locking on a submission of his own… THE MILLION DOLLAR DREAM! Lad, close to the ropes, immediately grabs them, using his second rope break. But as soon as the hold is broken, M$J floats The Lad over into a brainbustahhhh! He starts to lift Lad up for Bankrupt… but his leg gives out again, and he drops The Lad! Lad uses this brief mistake to lock in the Fatebringer, and M$J struggles with nowhere to go this time! He reaches for the ropes, but remembering what happened last time, The Lad pulls him away… AND DELIVERS THE FULL FATEBRINGER SUPLEX! M$J IS DUMPED RIGHT ON HIS HEAD! THE LAD COVERS!
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!!!
DING DING DING
Starr: Your winner via pinfall, and NEW EWC Television Champion… THE LAD!
The Lad can’t believe it as he’s handed his new championship and gets his arm raised. He shakes his head, trying to get his vision back to normal, as he just stares bug-eyed at the title. Marcu$, meanwhile, is being checked on by trainers and getting his knee iced up. At ringside, the three judges all show their respect for the competitors, Grizzly Duggan especially impressed by The Lad. Grizzly says something to Melody and Chris that the camera can’t quite pick up… and Melody just gives him a stern look. Back in the ring, The Lad offers his hand to the fallen M$J, and Marcu$ accepts it, allowing for The Lad to help him to his feet. The Lad raises M$J’s arm, but then M$J raises The Lad’s arm, giving respect to the newbie who just beat him, before exiting the ring to allow The Lad his moment.
Watson: WHAT a debut! The Lad may have forever changed the landscape of the EWC by winning the Television Championship in his first match on Paramount!
Sydney: And to dethrone a competitor like M$J? Serious props. Marcu$ was one hell of a champion, and surely he’ll be looking for more gold once his knee is healed up!
Watson: They say dreams do come true, and a million dollar dream has certainly come true for The Lad here tonight! EWC Nation, we are TOTALLY OUT OF TIME! Tune in next time for another life-changing episode of Paramount Wrestling! I’m Tim Watson, he’s Cid Sydney, and you’ve been watching Paramount, the home of Pure Wrestling!
The final shot of the night is The Lad, standing on the top rope and holding up his newly won Television Championship high above his head!
