NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS XXI

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WARNING: This live event contains strong coarse language (L), and intense violence (V) which may be unsuitable for younger viewers. None of the matches you are about to watch have been predetermined. Only some of the thematic story-lines have been discussed beforehand. Accordingly, EWC and it's producers must insist that no one attempt to recreate or re-enact any match or activity performed in this live event.

The Extreme Wrestling Corporation presents
NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS XXI
Brought to you by Under Armour, PS5 and Dr Pepper

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JUNE 24TH 2024
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LIVE! from Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee

NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS XXI
Commentators: Marcus Woo & Valentina Gomez
Backstage Reporter: Pepper Montana
Announcer: Nina Dobrev
Senior Referee: Toyo Yasahiro
Referees: John Dean & Niklaus Forbes

"My Body" by Young The Giant begins to blast throughout Neyland Stadium in Baton Knoxville, Tennessee.

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

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

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

This is followed by highlights of showcasing current EWC Champions:

Xavier Reid

Captain Morgan Darkwater

The Heat Packers

El Pablo

The Lad

Ibuki Ito

Jack Severn

Cosmo Goldworthy

Tanja Devereaux

Haunting Curse

The opening pyros hit and off we go.

The electricity in Neyland Stadium is unmatched as the crowd is going positively mad over the blue and white sparks exploding before them. Spotlights circle around the Stadium as the sold out 101,915 fans in attendance are shown in a wide angle shot.

The camera then zooms around the arena showing the fans in a closer look.

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Fireworks emit outside Neyland Stadium and then all around the ring while a fog machine covers the venue in a red, green, orange and blue haze! Fans stand up, pumping their fists and raising signs as the camera feed pans to each one of them. One last round of fireworks blast out now, and we turn our attention to Marcus Woo and Valentina Gomez.

Woo: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Night Of Champions XXI!!!! I'm Marcus Woo alongside Valentina Gomez, and we are excited for what's in store for you here tonight in the Gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains, Knoxville, Tennessee!

Gomez: It's going to be a big night tonight, Marcus! Huge match after huge match, all leading up to a perfectly named Main Event!

Woo: For those who might not be aware, the Insanity Cage is practically ingrained in the history of the EWC, having brought out the best...and worst...out of its competitors, and tonight continues a standing tradition! Eight people will step inside that maniacal mass of metal, to put everything on the line. In the end, the man or woman who throws an opponent off that cage and through a table will be rewarded with EWC's top honor, the Undisputed Championship!!!

Gomez: Who will walk out of here as a Dual Champion OR, in the case of The Lad and Captain Morgan Darkwater, can we see someone step out of here with THREE Championship titles around their waste???

Woo: It certainly will be one hell of a night for Xavier Reid, who is making his first Undisputed Title defense, since defeating Sally Talfourd at StrangleMania. And to go from a Rage In A Cage match to the Insanity Cage itself, I'm sure Xavier is getting his fill of metal monstrosities.

Gomez: Also tonight, we get to see a near repeat of last year's Night of Champions Tag Championship Match. But this time it's The Heat Packers defending their titles against 3pAC, instead of the other way around.

Woo: But between that Opening Match and our Ins-ain Event, we have contendership matches galore! Rick Rampge taking on Marcu$ $t John for a spot on the US Title standings, Divewire taking on ZERO for a spot on the International boards.

Gomez: As well as Caleb Scott and The Mercenary going at it for second in line for the Hardcore Championship, while Amis Shelton and Bruce Booth do battle to place seventh in the North American Championship line.

Woo: Folks, we are excited to bring you the hottest action here at Night of Champions XXI, and we want to thank you for joining us whether it's on Pay-Per-View or on EWCTV! We will be getting this hoedown started very shortly, but first we have a message from EWCTV! We will be right back!

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The feed returns live as Pepper Montana enters one of the VIP boxes atop Neyland Stadium, and the cameras get their first look at Nevaeh in quite some time. She has a knee brace on, but doesn’t seem to be having much trouble moving around these days while grabbing a drink. As she turns to head back to her seat, Nevaeh rolls her eyes at her guest.

Pepper: Long time, no see.

Nevaeh: Yeah. I rather not be seeing you now, either.

Nev scowls at Pepper, causing him to shift his weight from foot to foot. Despite his current state of uncomfortableness, Pepper hurries on to his next question.

Pepper: So what brings you back here tonight?

Nevaeh: The Insanity Cage.

She motions to the structure above the ring.

Nevaeh: All the mayhem and destruction that’s about to go down is right up my alley. Wouldn’t want to miss it!

Nev laughs and takes a sip of her drink before setting it aside.

Pepper: Can we expect to see more of you in the future?

Nevaeh: Well, I am still under contract.

Pepper: Any idea when?

Nevaeh: Whenever I feel like it!

Nev snaps, clearly annoyed with the interviewer all up in her business as she moves toward her seat. Still, Pepper tosses out a question.

Pepper: Any plans for when you do return?

Nev bends down and picks up Heaven’s Helper from beneath her seat. When she stands straight, there’s the familiar deadly look in her eye.

Nevaeh: I’ll be ready to cause a little mayhem and destruction of my own! I can give you a little preview if you want.

But as Nev raises Heaven’s Helper up, Pepper Montana doesn’t think twice about taking off. Always a good time harassing the help. Nev shakes her head and chuckles as she settles back down to take in the action of tonight’s festivities.

EWC WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

3pAC

Vs EWC WORLD TAG CHAMPIONS

The Heat Packers

We return to ringside where the crowd is on their feet for the first match of the night!

Woo: Here we go! We’re kicking off Night Of Champions with a bang because the EWC World Tag Team Championships are on the line!

Gomez: I can’t wait for this one! The rivalry between these two teams have been ongoing for months, and this is The Heat Packer’s chance to put a bow on it!

The lights inside Neyland Stadium go out as the crowd inside oohs and aahs…

Woo: Ok, well we seem to have lost power here inside Neyland Stadium…

Gomez: This seems a bit odd…

But before Valentina Gomez can finish her sentence the eerie voice of Miles Kredich starts to echo through the stadium…

🎵 Wish I was on old Rocky Top…

🎵 Down in the Tennessee Hills…

The fans inside the stadium, especially the Tennessee fans start to get excited for one of their traditions. They stand up and start to cheer…

Woo: Wait…I’ve seen this before, this is Spooky Rocky Top, a tradition here for Tennessee Volunteers for important night games…

Gomez: And a ‘certain team’ that’s up next LOVES to steal things…

🎵 Ain’t no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top

🎵 Ain’t no telephone bill…

Woo: Oh my God they are…the 3pAC are ‘borrowing’ Spooky Rocky Top…

Gomez: ‘Borrowing’...I’m sure that’s the word the University lawyers will use in their cease and desist letter on Monday…

🎵 Rocky Top, you’ll always be…

🎵 Home sweet home to me…

The fans continue to cheer as the song plays on…

🎵 Good old Rocky Top…

🎵 Rocky Top, Tennessee…

🎵 Rocky Top. Tennessee…

The Tennessee crowd sings out with the song…

🎵 Rocky Top, TENNESSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE…….

🎵 Strangers ain’t come down from Rocky Top…

🎵 Reckon they never will…

The Orange fireworks explode on top of Neyland Stadium as the fans cheer but those cheers turn to boos when Spooky Rock Top is replaced with…

TANGO…

HOTEL…

ECHO…

THREE…

PAPA…

ALPHA….

CHARLIE…

THE 3PAC!!!!

The lights inside Neyland Stadium pop on as Spooky Rocky Top is replaced by ‘My Hero’. A spotlight finds Deimos, ‘Little’ Danny and Bunny Love, surrounded by security, as the make their way through the hostile crowd…

Dobrev: The following match is for the EWC World Tag Team Championships, Introducing first, the challengers, from Parts Unknown or whoever is stupid enough to let them crash with them, weighing in at 455 pounds ... THE 3PAC!

Deimos and ‘Little’ Danny jump over the rail and then lift up Bunny Love from under her arms. All three of them are dressed in their black tactical vests and pants as they march up the steps and enter the ring.

The lights dim back to black. On the screen plays a montage of the many tag teams that The Heat Packers have defeated over the year, including 3pAC... TWICE. The fans cheer this and then it transitions to The Heat Packers coming back home in Tennessee, embracing family members and old friends alike. All of them are asked who they’ve got between 3pAC and the Heat Packers.

Fan #1: I’ve got the Heat Packers!

Cheers from the crowd.

Fan #2: Heat Packers all day, baby!

MORE cheers from the crowd.

Fan #3: There’s somethin’ wrong with you if you think the Heat Packers ain’t winning!

The fans continue to cheer as more and more interviews come up... 3pAC are incensed in the ring, complaining but they can hardly be picked up.

Fan #4: 3...who? Man, gimme the damn Heat Packers!

Now the montage of fans begin to go at a quicker pace, but what remains is that ONE TEAM is being picked.

Multiple Fans: Heat Packers.

Cheer.

Multiple Fans: Heat Packers.

Cheer.

Multiple Fans: Heat Packers.

Cheer.

Multiple Fans: Heat Packers.

Cheer.

...And then. The screen goes black, for just a second. Until the camera pans around a modest home. It then focuses on a woman standing on the porch, Dan Funk’s mother! And standing next to her is his father!

Dan Funk’s Mother: If you think my boys are losing? YOU’RE SORELY MISTAKEN!

His father takes center stage right after.

Dan Funk’s Father: GIVE US THE HEAT PACKERS! ALL DAY! EVERYDAY!

The crowd goes nuts and then the familiar old school synth of 'Chase' by Giorgio Moroder hits and The Heat Packers come strutting out, holding up their index fingers and embracing the huge hometown pop from the crowd. Everyone’s on their feet, rooting them on as they walk down to the ring.

Dobrev: And their opponents, from Memphis, Tennessee weighing in at 445 pounds ... THEY ARE THE EWC WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, THE HEAT PACKERS!

The Heat Packers get to the ring and brush off 3pAC to an even louder reaction. They pose in the corner, Dan on the ropes and Brodie on the top rope, holding up their index fingers and talking more trash about their opponents, asking the crowd "who's the best tag team on the planet?!", to which they respond...

”THE HEAT PACKERS!”

Woo: WHAT A MOMENT THAT WAS! BOTH TEAMS ARE WELL PREPPED TO STEAL THE SHOW! THIS ONE IS GOING TO BLOW THE ROOF OFF OF THE PLACE!

DING DING DING

Deimos and Dan Funk start this one off. They engage in a collar and elbow tie-up and Dan immediately twists into a wrist lock. Deimos struggles, as Dan applies deep pressure on it. Deimos tries to roll through, but Dan places a boot onto his shoulder and rolls him onto his stomach into a fujiwara armbar. Before he can synch it fully in, Deimos rolls to a seated position as Dan falls to a seat, still clutching the arm. Deimos leans back as he wraps his legs around Dan’s head and traps him into a headscissors. Gritting his teeth, Dan rolls over as he’s forced to release the arm. He kneels on the mat, and slowly twists to the side, spinning out and dropping into a lateral pr– Dan moves out of the way! Deimos plops onto his mouth and Dan looks at him with a grin. Deimos angrily tries to rise, but Dan rushes over, takes the wrist and spins around into a La Magistral Cradle! Shoulders on the mat!

ONE–

Deimos kicks out! Both rise and Dan takes him down with a side headlock takeover! He presses the shoulders to the mat off of the headlock! Deimos is squirming!

ONE–

He kicks out again! Both men rise, the headlock still firmly locked in. Deimos takes Dan to the ropes and sends him off. He tries for a shoulder block but Dan drop toe holds him! Deimos holds his mouth, groaning. Dan pops him with a jab! And another jab! And a third jab! Deimos wobbles and Dan floors him with a lariat! Deimos rises and Dan lifts him up for an atomic drop– Deimos rakes the eyes! Dan holds his eyes in pain. Deimos grabs Dan by the hair and throws him into the turnbuckles. He charges into a shoulder tackle and Danny tags in. He enters the ring and both men begin stomping Dan out. Dan covers up, then they take him out of the corner and lift him up for a beautiful double suplex! Deimos rolls out and Danny pins him.

ONE!

T– Dan kicks out

Danny mounts Dan and starts beating him down with punches! Dan shoves Danny off, rising to his feet.. But Deimos grabs the head from behind and snaps him off the top rope with a inverted hotshot! Funk falls to his knees and Danny hits the ropes, flooring Dan with a dropkick to the side of the head! He’s down and out, and Danny tags in Deimos again. The two drag Dan up in the corner and punch him repeatedly to keep him stunned. They run across the ring and clobber Brodie off the apron. Danny leaps into a STINGER SPLASH! He points to Deimos, who cups his hands and yells “WOOOOOOOO!” before charging into one of his own! Dan falls out of the corner and Danny steps out. He lies there, gasping out in pain while Deimos boots the side of his head.

Deimos drags Dan up and meets him with a nasty knife edge chop to the throat! He cracks him with a right hand to the jaw! He takes the wrist and twirls under, lifting him for a back suplex – DAN LANDS BEHIND HIM! He takes the waist and pulls him down into a schoolboy rollup!

ONE!

TWO–

Danny enters the ring and boots him! Brodie is still recovering outside the ring while 3pAC beat down on Funk! Danny backs up and exits the ring – but as he does, BRODIE SLIDES IN! He bolts for the other side of the ring, but the referee holds him back to stop things from being hectic! But it plays to his disadvantage because Danny gets right back in the ring and now 3pAC are beating the hell out of Dan in the corner! He covers up, absolutely defenseless as he gets pelted with punches, kicks, and stomps! Danny steps out at the same time as Brodie, pleading innocence when the referee turns back. Deimos hoists Brodie up in the corner and tags in Danny. Danny enters the ring and Deimos moves away, dropping down to his fours. Danny backs up, RUNNING UP DEIMOS’S BACK INTO THE POETRY ‘N’ MOTIO– DAN MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! DANNY EATS ALL BUCKLE! DEIMOS TRIES TO RISE BUT DAN LEAPS INTO A SENTON ONTO HIS BACK!

He gasps out in pain, his eyes bulging out of his head! Dan rolls over and begins crawling! Brodie stomps the apron, reaching out for him! Dan makes his way over there and HE LEAPS INTO THE TAG TO BRODIE DAWSON! THE CROWD GOES NUTS!

Woo: HERE WE GO! BRODIE DAWSON IS FINALLY IN THE BACK, AND YOU CAN FEEL THE ENERGY FROM THE CROWD!

Gomez: 3pAC better hope they’ve still got tons of stamina because now they’re in trouble!

Danny is holding his bad arm while trying to recover, meanwhile Deimos is rising and Brodie bashes him with a jab! Danny walks over there and gets sent flying to the side with a hook! Brodie rams Deimos into the corner and starts unleashing heavy knife edge chops! Brodie climbs the middle rope and takes the hair! HE GOES AT IT WITH THE MOUNTED PUNCHES! ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! OHH.... Brodie holds back on the last one, then he drops it right onto the forehead of Deimos! He drops off and Deimos holds his head in pain, and Brodie lariats him over to the outside! Brodie turns around and Danny leaps at him, but HE GETS SENT INTO THE TOP ROPE WITH A STUN GUN! Danny holds his throat in pain, and Brodie takes the waist and tosses him backwards with a German suplex! He bounces off the impact, rolling to the ropes while he holds the back of his head.

Brodie rises to his feet and throws his arms up! The crowd are feeling it now for the hometown boys and Danny tries to plead for forgiveness... But Brodie kicks him in the mouth! He drags him up and knees him in the ribs. Brodie Irish whips Danny off and scoops him up, spinning around for a deadly sidewalk slam! Danny holds his back in pain, rolling away. Brodie takes him up by the wrist, applying an arm wringer to the bad arm. He raises it and starts smashing it off the top of his shoulder repeatedly! He spins out, and tosses him into an arm wringer takedown! Danny falls onto his back and the bad arm, and drops into a legdrop to it! Danny screams out in pain, and Brodie takes the wrist and forces him back up. He backs to his corner, where Dan tags back in. He climbs the top rope while Brodie twirls under the wrist and holds it out. DAN LEAPS INTO AN AXE HANDLE TO THE FOREARM! Danny screams out in pain while Brodie steps out.

Dan takes the arm and gives an European uppercut to the forearm! Danny yells out and Dan takes him to the ropes, tagging in Brodie. He wraps the arm around the top rope, pulling on it! The pressure is too much for Danny and he yelps out in pain! He frees his arm from around the rope and Irish whips him off! Dan scoops him up into bearhug position, while Brodie bounces off the ropes and flies into a diving lariat! Dan slams him down with authority and steps out as Brodie makes the pin.

ONE!

TWO!

Danny kicks out!

Brodie smirks, pulling him up. He takes the head and lifts him vertically, but Danny slips off and chop blocks him! Danny holds his arm in pain, but rises and starts to stomp the leg of Brodie. Brodie covers up, protecting his leg. Danny drags Brodie up and then throws him SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE RING POST! Brodie holds his shoulder as well now and Danny dropkicks the knee of Brodie! Brodie falls to a knee and now Danny is just punching the hell out of him! Brodie covers up but it’s no use as Danny takes him by the head and slams it into the canvas.

It’s a big gasp of air from Danny, who now tags in Deimos. The two lean Brodie onto the ropes and irish whips him off. Danny hits the other side of ropes while Deimos drop toe holds Brodie down, and Danny charges into a nasty punt kick! Danny rolls out while Brodie holds the top of his head, groaning in pain. Deimos rolls him over and hooks the legs, hoping for the end here.

ONE!

TWO!

BRODIE KICKS OUT!

Deimos slaps the mat, getting agitated. He rolls over and drags Brodie up. He throws clubbing blows to the back, and then kicks out the knee! Brodie falls to his stomach and Deimos steps on the non targeted leg, then raises the targeted leg so he has nowhere to go and SLAMS HIS KNEE INTO THE HARDWOOD CANVAS! Brodie yells out in pain, reaching for his knee! Deimos drags him up in a front facelock and lifts him up for a suplex but Brodie floats behind, but as he does– he lands on that bad knee and falls to a seated position! Deimos looks back and grins, he turns to grab Brodie– BRODIE POPS HIM IN THE MOUTH! IT WAS A SETUP!

The crowd comes alive as Deimos is rocked off of that! Brodie slowly rises and Deimos charges in, swinging for the fences! BRODIE DUCKS AND CRACKS HIM WITH A DISCUS LARIAT! Brodie staggers, falling to the ropes and stepping out of the ring! He ignores the pain, climbing to the top rope! Deimos has no idea what hit him... AS BRODIE FLIES OFF THE TOP WITH A FROG SPLASH! A HUGE MANUEVER OF HIS! HE HOOKS THE LEGS FOR THE COVER!

ONE...

TWO...

T– DANNY PULLS BRODIE OUT OF THE RING!

He starts beating down on Brodie and they’re brawling outside the ring! Dan hops off the apron and runs over there! Now he starts fighting off Danny! It backfires as The Heat Packers are beating the hell out of Danny! He covers up to the best of his ability but it’s no use! BUT DEIMOS ROLLS OUT– SUPERMAN PUNCH TO DAN FUNK! DAN GOES DOWN! DANNY FINALLY BREAKS FREE AND TAKES BRODIE BY THE WAIST, RAMMING HIM INTO THE STEEL STEPS WHERE THE BACK OF HIS LEG CONNECTS! BRODIE GOES DOWN, CLUTCHING HIS KNEE IN PAIN! Deimos drags Brodie up and throws him in the ring! Danny hobbles over, climbing onto the apron. Deimos slides in while Brodie is trying his hardest to rise to his feet. Deimos tags Danny in, and Brodie still tries to get up.

Danny grins, calling for the end as Brodie rises. DEIMOS CRACKS HIM WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE JAW! DANNY WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! DEIMOS WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE JAW! DANNY FOLLOWS WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! DEIMOS WITH A THIRD ONE! DANNY WITH A THIRD ONE! BRODIE IS STAGGERING, AS THE TWO MEN COUNT TO THREE TO CONCLUDE THIS ‘SUPER KICK... PAR-TAY’ AND THEY FINISH WITH STEREO SUPERKICKS TO THE FACE AND BACK OF THE HEAD! Brodie is knocked out cold! Deimos falls back, slowly rolling to the apron as Danny emphatically hooks the legs...

OOONNNNEEEEEEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

TTTHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE–

DAN FUNK BREAKS THE PIN AT THE VERY LAST SECOND! THIS ONE IS STILL GOING AND THE CROWD ERUPTS! DAN RISES AND TACKLES DANNY DOWN! HE STARTS PUMMELING HIM! THE REFEREE TRIES TO BREAK IT UP, BUT IT’S CHAOTIC! Danny kicks Dan back! And as he does, DEIMOS SLIDES IN AND GETS HIM WITH THE SPEA– NO! DAN THROWS DEIMOS TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING! Danny leaps onto Dan’s back, gnawing at the back of his head! Dan struggles, but he drops to his knees, BOUNCING DANNY’S HEAD OFF THE TOP ROPE! Danny falls back and Dan rolls to the apron, calling for Brodie!

Brodie starts to wake up, holding his head both ways. He rolls over, struggling. Danny slowly rises, trying to stop Brodie– BUT Brodie HOISTS HIM UP FOR A SPINEBUSTER! He crawls over and tags in Dan Funk! Dan enters the ring and drags Danny up! He lifts him up in powerbomb position and Brodie rises to his feet, nodding! POWERBOMB FROM DAN, BACKSTABBER FROM BRODIE, BEAUTIFUL DYNAMITE CONNECTS! BUT BRODIE GOES DOWN, HOLDING HIS BAD LEG! HE ROLLS AWAY, SLAPPING THE MAT! DAN BRIDGES THE SHOULDERS FOR THE COVER!

OOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!

TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!

TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE—

LITTLE DANNY KICKS OUT! THIS MATCH IS STILL GOING!

Woo: I can’t believe it! Insane resilience from Danny because he kicks out on his own accord! It’s not very often you see him fighting this hard!

Gomez: 3pAC do not want it to go to 0-3! This is their chance to finally become tag team champions again and they will stop at nothing to achieve that!

Both members of The Heat Packers look in disbelief that this one is still going. Brodie rolls to the apron and calls for another tag. Dan nods and drags Danny up. He takes the head and places him onto the top rope. The two want Greetings From The South, but as Dan tags in Brodie– Deimos rips him off the apron! Deimos and Brodie begin brawling, all the way to the barricade! Brodie shoves Deimos back, and LARIATS HIM OVER TO THE BARRICADE, AND DEIMOS TAKES HIM WITH HIM! BOTH FALL INTO THE CROWD AND BEGIN THROWING HANDS THERE! FANS CLEAR OUT OF THE WAY AS THEY’RE FIGHTING ALL OVER THE CHAIRS AND THE GROUND! Dan is caught off guard for a second and Danny kicks him back! Danny slips to the apron, springboarding up! THE PHENOMENAL FOREARM! DAN GOES DOWN! DANNY HOOKS THE LEGS!

OOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!

TTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

TTTHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR—-

DAN KICKS OUT!

Danny slaps the mat, pissed off! He crawls to the ropes and calls for Deimos back! But Brodie and Deimos are starting to to brawl to the stairs! They’re throwing hands and now Danny and the referee focus back on the match. Danny stomps Dan out, over and over. But it’s commotion over outside the ring! DEIMOS GRABS A CHAIR AND SMACKS BRODIE OVER THE HEAD WITH IT! THE REFEREE DIDN’T SEE IT, BUT THE CROWD DID AND THEY’RE BOOING THE HELL OUT OF HIM! He drags Brodie up, clearing out the production side! He places the arm over the shoulder, THE DEIMOS BOTTOM THROUGH THE PRODUCTION TABLE! MONITORS GO FLYING AND BRODIE DAWSON IS ABSOLUTELY OUT OF IT! This isn’t what the fans expected at all!

Now Deimos turns back to ringside and slowly walks over, hopping over the barricade. In the ring, Danny is just beating down Dan. Deimos makes his way over to their apron and hops up, calling for a tag. Danny nods and drags up Dan, but DAN SWATS HIS HAND AWAY! HE PUNCHES HIM! CRACKS HIM AGAIN! AND HE BACKS UP FOR A HUGE EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! Danny is stunned– but he stumbles inbetween the top and middle rope and uses it to rebound off! REBOUND LARIAT! DAN GOES BACK DOWN! Danny grins and tags in Deimos!

Dan stares up at the ceiling, gasping out in pain. Danny and Deimos stomp out Dan and drag him up. They take him by the wrists and elevate him to a kneel. Dan struggles, trying to break free... ‘IN YOUR FACE!’ BOTH MEN DRIVE A KNEE INTO THE SIDE OF DAN’S HEAD! The fans boo as they use one of The Southern Express’s signature moves. Dan is knocked out cold and Danny steps away, exiting the ring. Deimos rolls him over and hooks the legs.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

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DAN KICKS OUT AT THE VERY LAST SECOND! 3pAC ARE IN UTTER DISBELIEF! THE FANS BEGIN CLAPPING, RALLYING BEHIND THE WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! DAN ROLLS OVER, GASPING FOR AIR! And on the other side of the ring, Brodie Dawson is starting to will himself up to his feet! He’s crawling over to the barricade, and he pulls himself over! Danny and Deimos are near shitting themselves because this one is continuing! Brodie is rising, and he falls to the apron! He takes the ropes, calling for Dan to get back in this one! But he’s not moving whatsoever! Deimos slowly pulls Dan up, but Dan fights him off! He LARIATS HIM DOWN!

THE FANS ARE CHEERING NOW! Brodie sluggishly leans on the ropes, reaching for the tag! He nods his head, practically working off adrenaline! Dan starts to crawl over... AND HE LEAPS INTO THE TAG–

NOOOO!

DANNY YANKS BRODIE OFF THE APRON! THE REFEREE’S ATTENTION IS TURNED! BOTH MEN TRADE HANDS! BRODIE TAKES DANNY AND THROWS HIM OVER THE ANNOUNCE TABLE! GOMEZ AND WOO GET OUT OF THE WAY AT THE SAME TIME!

Woo: OH MY GOD! LOOK OUT!

Gomez: THEY NEARLY WIPED US OUT!

The referee is trying to tell them to cut it out to avoid another repeat of the crowd brawl, but Brodie is pummeling Danny! But outside the ring, Deimos motions over to Bunny Love! SHE SLIDES IN THE CROWBAR AND DEIMOS TAKES IT! Dan staggers up, turning around... DEIMOS CRACKS DAN FUNK OVER THE HEAD WITH THE CROWBAR!

The electric crowd immediately turns to boos, and Deimos shoves it out of the ring! Dan is knocked out cold! Deimos gasps for air, exhausted. He slowly crawls over there, and straps an arm onto Dan’s chest. Bunny yells for the referee, who turns to make the cover! Brodie turns and realizes what just happened, but Danny takes his legs and holds him back!

OOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

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DAN FUNK KICKS OUT AT THE VERY LAST FUCKING SECOND! THE ROOF NEARLY POPS OFF THE ARENA! THIS ONE IS NOT! OVER!

Woo: DAN FUNK KICKS OUT! HE KICKS OUT! WE’VE STILL GOT A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH ON OUR HANDS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT!

Gomez: HOW?!? HOW??? HOW IS THIS STILL GOING?!

Brodie crawls over, falling to the apron! Danny drops him with a chop block! Brodie gasps out in pain. Danny limps over, hopping on the apron and demanding a tag! Deimos is in shock, though! He genuinely can’t believe that the crowbar didn’t work! Danny is trying to snap Deimos out of it! He rolls over and crawls, to make the tag. Dan is laid out and Danny enters the ring. Both men drag him up, nodding. They send him off and scoop him up for the pAC DROP– WAIT!

BRODIE ROLLS BACK IN AND PULLS DAN OFF! 3pAC can’t believe it! DROPKICK TO DEIMOS AND DANNY! Dan rolls to the outside and Brodie drags Deimos up! He leans him against the ropes, holding him in place! DAN LEAPS OVER INTO THE TENNESSEE DESTROYER! HE SPIKES DEIMOS RIGHT ONTO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD! BRODIE KICKS DEIMOS OUT OF THE RING! BRODIE STEPS OUT, NODDING!

The fans are on their feet, now! They want the end of this mach! Brodie extends a hand out, and Dan tags him in! Danny has no idea where he’s at! He takes the ropes, in genuine shock. Dan kicks him in the gut and turns him, jamming his head into his thighs! HE LIFTS HIM UPSIDE DOWN, BRODIE CLIMBS THE MIDDLE ROPE! HE POINTS TO HIM! SAYONARA EXPRESS! ASSISTED SPIKE PILEDRIVER!

Brodie falls over, holding the knee, though! Danny is out of it! And Deimos is laid out with no support from Bunny Love! Dan notices that Brodie is hurt and takes him by the arm, DRAGGING HIM ON TOP OF DANNY! Dan falls to the apron, gasping for air!

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BUNNY LOVE PLACES DANNY’S LEG ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!!!

SHE CRAWLED UNDER THE RING, JUST TO SNEAK TO THE OTHER SIDE AND SAVE 3pAC FROM LOSING THIS MATCH! THE CROWD HAVE GONE ABSOLUTELY BALLISTIC, BOOING THE HELL OUT OF HER! Dan drops down, staring at Bunny in shock! She pleads innocence but backs away.. AND DAN CHASES AFTER HER! BUT AS SHE GETS AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE– DEIMOS LEAPS INTO HIS DEADLY FINISHING SPEAR! DAN FUNK IS OUT COLD!

Woo: DOWN GOES DAN FUNK! SOMEHOW, SOME WAY! 3pAC FIND A WAY TO REMAIN IN THIS MATCH!

Gomez: They’re a lot smarter than people want to give them credit for! What a match this has been1

Brodie rolls over, holding the knee. He grits his teeth, wondering how much in the tank he’s got left. He slowly rises to his feet and Danny takes the ropes as well. Deimos hops onto the apron, trying to get in the ring, but Brodie clobbers him off! Deimos falls to the outside but it was diversion as Danny rises and LEAPS INTO A CHOP BLOCK TO THE KNEE! Danny used the good arm, that time!

He falls over, holding his knee in pain! Brodie yells out, reaching for the ceiling! Danny rises and starts STOMPING AT THAT KNEE! RELENTLESSLY! Brodie covers up but it’s no use! Deimos slowly climbs back to the apron and tags him in! Brodie crawls to the center of the ring, trying to get up. But he buckles to his fours. Deimos enters the ring and the two pick Brodie up.

THEY SEND HIM TO THE ROPES, AND DANNY SCOOPS HIM UP, DEIMOS COMES WITH THE CUTTER– THE pAC DROP!!! IT CONNECTS!

NO! IT DOESN’T!

BRODIE DRIVES DANNY DOWN WITH A DDT IN MID-AIR AS HE LIFTS HIM! DEIMOS LOOKS BACK IN SHOCK, BUT DAN FUNK TURNS HIM AROUND AND SCOOPS HIM UP! BRAINBUSTEEERRRR! Dan holds his ribs but he’s still going! The two drag Danny up and throw him out of the ring! They nod to one another and Dan steps out, Brodie tagging him. Dan enters the ring whilst Brodie climbs the top rope, slapping at that knee.

Dan drags Deimos up and hooks the arms, twisting him upside down in VERTEBREAKER POSITION...?!? THEY TEASED A NEW MOVE– HERE IT COMES! BRODIE LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP WHILE DAN DROPS INTO A VERTEBREAKER! WHAT A COMBINATION OF MOVES! DEIMOS IS OUT COLD, AND BOTH DAN AND BRODIE STACK ON TOP OF HIM!

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DING DING DING

Dobrev: Here are your winners of this match, and STIIILLLL EWC WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS...!!! THE HEAT PACKERS!!!

Brodie and Dan roll off of Deimos to a HUGE pop from the crowd! The referee hand them their belts and they rise to their feet, hugging each other as they embrace the victory in front of their hometown crowd. Both men take each other’s arms and raise them up, and everyone’s on their feet cheering and clapping for them. Deimos is helped out by Danny and Bunny who are in shock at what happened tonight.

Woo: THE HEAT PACKERS DO IT! THEY RETAIN, AND BEAT 3pAC ONCE AGAIN! NOT TO MENTION, THEY BROUGHT OUT A BRAND NEW TAG TEAM MOVE!

Gomez: Is that move even legal?! They could’ve killed Deimos there! How was 3pAC supposed to prepare for that?! Nonetheless, it was a phenomenal match... but WHAT?!

Woo: And just think folks, this was the FIRST match of the night. We still have a HELL of a show to go!

Gomez: Goddamn I love this sport!

Camera cuts to ...

The camera cuts to the backstage catering area where a young man is seen sitting in a chair, speaking loudly with someone on speaker phone, and kicking his feet up onto one of the catering tables. A member of the catering staff tries to slap his foot away, but he lifts his foot quickly, avoiding the hand.

Young Man: Woah, woah, woah … Who the HELL do you think you are?? These kicks are Balenciaga … Keep your grubby hands off -

Just then, the young man sees the camera in the corner of his eye and quickly shifts his body to face it, sitting up properly and ending his phone call abruptly. He adjusts his shirt, clears his throw, and gives a beaming smile.

Young Man: I wasn't aware the spotlight would be on me so soon, I figured I'd be closer to the main event time slot … but whatever! Extreme Wrestling Corporation! Hello! I'm sure most of you know who I am as long as you have access to the internet and don't live under a rock, but for those who do, my name … is Paul Mavers!

I am one of the biggest social media entrepreneurs, and the man who single handedly brought all forms of social media to the mainstream, and I plan to do the same for EWC! You all may think professional wrestling is a top form of entertainment, but to this very day, people mock what you do, they call it fake, they say it's stupid … I won't have it, not anymore! I will bring my star power to the squared circle, and I will show the world just how damn good professional wrestling is by becoming the greatest professional wrestler of all time!

Paul throws his hands up, almost in a submissive manner.

Paul: Now before you say it … I know. You're going to say I've got no training, that I'm not taking this seriously, and that I'm just looking to add another form of fame to my resume … but I promise you, that couldn't be farther from the truth. I did my research, I put out feelers, and I managed to snag an excellent mentor, a man who has been training me for months, a man who has faced some of EWC's best, a man who is a multi-time champion …

A man who is the newest member of Friday Night Rampage. My friends, you're hearing it here first … coming soon to Friday Night Rampage: My coach, my mentor, my friend …

The sound of boots meeting concrete starts to echo throughout the backstage area. The smile on Paul's face widens as he moves to the side, making room for a familiar figure the EWC has not seen for months …

Darius stares into the camera for a moment, then looks to Paul with a scowl. Paul slaps Darius on the shoulder, then the two walk out of frame as the camera cuts to black.

EWC UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP #6 CONTENDERSHIP

Rick Rampage

Marcu$ $t. John

We return to ringside where Marcu and Valentina are standing by.

Woo: Big news coming out of the Friday Night Rampage camp, DARIUS returning soon!

Gomez: Good, more people for Cosmo to wipe the floor with

Woo: More like more people to wipe the floor with the house! Anyway folks, its time to find out who adds their name to the United States contenders list!

Dobrev: The following match is set for one fall. Joining us first…

The crowd erupts with boos as the music and video hit the screen. Rampage makes his way out from behind the curtain and immediately begins to taunt and diss the crowd. He slowly begins to head down the ramp, smiling and mocking the fans the whole way down the ramp.

Dobrev: Making his way to the ring, hailing from New York, New York; weighing in at TWO HUNDRED and SEVENTY-FIVE POUNDS.... He Is THE GOLDEN BOY... RICK.... RAMPAGE!

Rick makes his way over to the steps, slowly walking up them, his feet thudding against the metal with each step. As he reaches the top of the steps, he walks along the ring apron for a few steps before stepping over the top rope and into the ring. He walks towards the center of the ring, fans booing him even louder now as he just raises him arm up into the air.

Dobrev: And the opponent, coming to the ring at 6'1" and weighing 220 lbs, it's 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.

Pyro hits as "Money" by The Game ends.

DING DING DING

Both move to tie up. Rampage punches hard into Marcu$’ side. Marcu$ doubles over allowing Rampage to smack Marcu$ across the back and shoulders with forearms. Rampage grabs Marcu$ and pulls him into a short arm clothesline. Rampage drops down with an elbow and makes a cover.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

Marcu$ pushes his way free breaking the count. Rampage lifts Marcu$ to his feet but Marcu$ counters with a back drop. Marcu$ runs off the ropes and leaps at Rampage with a Lou Thez press. Rampage stumbles to his feet falling into the corner where Marcu$ runs at him hitting a corner clothesline. Marcu$ leaps back into a flatliner before making a cover.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

Rampage manages to shove his way free to break the count.

Woo: Two early pin attempts here!

Gomez: Firing some early shots but you have to believe that the more explosive shells are coming soon!

Both get to their feet. Marcu$ is on his feet first and he drives Rampage down with a DDT. Rampage manages to stagger to his feet but Marcu$ knocks him down with a superkick. Marcu$ drops down with a knee drop to the side of the head and makes a cover.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

Rampage lifts a shoulder up off the mat to break the count. Rampage manages to get back to his feet but Marcu$ runs knocking him down with a spinning heel kick. He pulls himself to the top turnbuckle and leaps hitting a frog splash. Rampage clutches at his gut and ribs. This lets Marcu$ run hitting a Money Stomp 2.0. He makes another cover.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

Rampage rolls to his side to break the count.

Woo: Just and no more!

Gomez: It’s enough. If it’s not a three, you are still in the match! It’s going to be a tough fight back but he IS still in!

Marcu$ lifts Rampage from the mat but Rampage scoops Marcu$ up and into the air in a military press. He slams Marcu$ down to the mat below. The impact springs Marcu$ to his feet but he is knocked back down with a clothesline from Rampage. Rampage lifts Marcu$ to his feet and drives him to the mat with a spinebuster. Rampage rolls into a cover.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

Marcu$ punches an arm into the air to break the count. Rampage drags Marcu$ to his feet and drives him back to the mat with an Alabama slam. Marcu$ uses the ropes to drag himself to his feet but Rampage charges hitting a Golden Boot. He hooks the leg.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

Marcu$ manages to get a foot onto the bottom rope forcing a break.

Woo: That HAS to be luck! He was out cold!

Gomez: That or either some really lucky muscle memory!

Again Marcu$ drags himself to his feet and again Rampage charges at him. This time he runs through Marcu$ with a Rampage. He rolls Marcu$ over and makes a cover.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

Marcu$ rolls to his side breaking the count. Rampage punches at the mat in frustration before getting to his feet. Rampage pulls Marcu$ to his feet but Marcu$ is able to scoop up Rampage and hit him with a Death Valley Driver out of almost desperation. He falls into a cover.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

Rampage manages to push himself free as he rolls onto his front breaking the count.

Woo: Any closer and a bell is ringing!

Gomez: For both of them, not just after that Death Valley Driver!

Marcu$ gets to his feet lifting Rampage up to his and up for a Bankrupt. Rampage manages to shift his weight and both tumble to the canvas below. Rampage is able to reach his feet first and he grabs Marcu$ and lifts him for The Golden Standard. Marcu$ manages to counter with a code red. Both get to their feet but Rampage walks into a superkick. Marcu$ grabs a dazed Rampage and drives him down with a Bankrupt. He rolls into a cover. The referee counts.

ONE…

TWO…

THREE!!!

DING DING DING

Dobrev: And your winner, via pinfall MARCU$ $T JOHN!

Marcu$ 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.

Woo: That is a big win for Marcu$ $t John here tonight! That win puts him into the contention conversation for the United States Championship and I’m sure there are some worried looking contenders, and even the champion, after watching this one!

Gomez: Rick Rampage was no pushover tonight. Hand he been able to hit that Powerbomb of his, we very easily, could have been sitting here discussing his contendership status.

Woo: Marcu$ $t. John is not sitting idly by after losing the North American championship. he clearly has his sights set on holding more gold here in EWC!

Gomez: Time will tell there Marcus. Time will tell. We have so much more to come still folks, right now I am hearing that we are going backstage!

Camera cuts to ...

As cameras switch backstage, Candy is seen stepping out of Timothy Kahrs’ office. Fans cheer at the sight of her, which brings a smile to her face as she goes to speak.

Candy: While most people are focused on Night of Champions, I’m looking ahead to Prime at Sea. Which is what brought me the new Liaison’s office in the first place. You see, we have a whole show on the open seas and there wasn’t one match taking advantage of that. At least not until now!

She seems pleased with herself.

Candy: After a lengthy discussion with Mr. Kahrs, it’s been decided that the Indy Championship will be decided in a Troubled Waters Match. What is that? I’m sure you want to know, right? Well, first you have to pin your opponent inside the ring. But it doesn’t end there. To seal your opponent’s fate, you need to toss them overboard!

This brings on more cheers from the crowd.

Candy: All I can say is, I hope Jack’s ready to go for a swim. Because before we’re through, that’s where he’s going to end up!

With that, Candy walks off as the scene goes to…

EWC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP #6 CONTENDERSHIP

Divewire

ZERO

We return to ringside where fans are still buzzing from the matches that have taken place, on top of what was just announced!

Woo: What an announcement for PRIME At Sea! With that locked in for the Indy Championship bout we turn our attention to a match that will see the winner slotted into contendership for the EWC United States Championship!

Gomez: With that title becoming open to the four main brands of EWC it's become quite a competitive pool of talent vying for the right to challenge, and we will get a good glimpse of that as PRIME's Divewire takes on ZERO representing RAMPAGE!

Dobrev: The following match is set for one fall. Joining us first, hailing from Parts Unknown and weighing in at 340 pounds... ZERO!

The intro for "Asteroid" by Killing Joke is accompanied by a countdown on the tron and smoke collecting on stage. As Jaz Coleman yells the title of the song, ZERO emerges from the smoke flanked by Moises Ferro. The Walking Myth stomps to the ring while his manager shows off his personal monster to the terrified audience. ZERO pulls on the ring ropes to hoist himself onto the apron and enter the ring, nearly breaking the ropes in the process. Moises poses on the apron, taking in every bit of camera his devilish heart can take.

Dobrev: And the opponent…

'Pump It Up' by Joe Budden hits the speakers. The place comes alive! Divewire steps onto the stage with a smile. He motions for the audience to...

Divewire: Get up!

...Well, you heard him!

Dobrev: From Toronto, Ontario, Canada... weighing 197 pounds... The Gravity Neutralizer... DIVEWIRE!!!!

He makes his way to the ring and rolls in under the bottom rope. He runs over to a corner and steps onto the middle rope, resting his other foot on the top rope. He cannot contain his smile as the crowd’s energy moves him

DING DING DING

ZERO lunges at Divewire but Divewire ducks and hits out with snap jabs. Divewire runs off the ropes, ducks a clothesline from ZERO and catches him with a discus clothesline. It has no effect and ZERO knocks Divewire down with a boot to the face. ZERO lifts Divewire up for a side suplex but spins him dropping Divewire down across his knee with a backbreaker. He makes a cover.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

Divewire lifts a shoulder off the mat to break the count. ZERO lifts Divewire to his feet and whips him off the ropes. Divewire rebounds and spins smacking ZERO with a back elbow that staggers him. Divewire leaps and takes ZERO over with a poison rana. Divewire rolls ZERO over and makes a cover.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

ZERO pushes his way free lifting him up and over the referee.

Woo: ZERO chance of a pin there! AmI right?

Gomez: No jokes! Please no jokes, I beg you!

Both get to their feet. Divewire runs, ducks a clothesline and throws himself back hitting ZERO with a Pele kick. ZERO looks shaken as Divewire springs off the middle rope cracking ZERO with a headbutt. ZERO stumbles but stays on his feet. Divewire jumps hitting the back of ZERO’s head with an enziguri. Somehow ZERO is still on his feet. Divewire hits Zero with some right hands before running at the ropes. Divewire leaps at the rope and handsprings back at ZERO pulling him to the mat with a cutter. Divewire rolls ZERO to his back and makes a cover.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

ZERO manages to push a shoulder off the mat to break the count. Divewire gets to his feet and looks around the ring. He grabs the top rope and sringboards onto it and back crashing down onto ZERO with Got My Back. ZERO clutches at his ribs as Divewire pulls him into a cover.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

ZERO rolls to his side breaking the count.

Woo: How is that not a three?

Gomez: Because ZERO kicked out. No clue how he did that, but he did.

Divewire runs off the ropes for something but ZERO blasts him with a clothesline. Divewire gets to his feet but ZERO grabs him and biel throws him into the corner. Zero charges ramming a knee to Divewire’s gut Divewire stumbles from the corner but ZERO grabs him and side suplexes him back into the corner. Divewire staggers from the corner but ZERO pops him into the air and down with a neckbreaker. He makes a cover.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

Divewire manages to lift an arm from the mat to break the count. ZERO lifts Divewire to his feet and smacks him with a forearm to the jaw. ZERO runs off the ropes and crashes into Divewire with an Oblivion Boot. He makes a cover.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

Divewire rolls onto his side breaking the count.

Woo: Just and no more!

Gomez: He may have used the last of his energy ot kick out of that but he is still in it right now!

ZERO gets to his feet and grabs Divewire’s arm. He pulls on Divewire’s arm pulling him into a Black Hole Slam that brings Divewire crashing to the mat. He hooks the leg.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

Somehow, Divewire lifts his shoulder enough to break the count. ZERO lifts Divewire up for an Iconoclasm but Divewire manages to counter with an armdrag that takes him to the mat. Divewire runs off the ropes and dropkicks a seated ZERO in the face knocking him down. Divewire rolls to the apron and drags himself to the top rope. He leaps hitting Lafall. He hooks the leg.

ONE…

TWO…

THR… NO! KICK OUT!

ZERO grabs the bottom rope breaking the count.

Woo: Say what you will about rope breaks but it’s legal and it keeps them in the match.

Gomez: That it does. Question now is who can take the win here?

Divewire gets to his feet and stomps at ZERO before climbing to the top turnbuckle. He leaps for Downtime. At the last second, Zero rolls to his side and Divewire collides with canvas. ZERO lifts Divewire high into the air and brings him down over his knee Dividing By ZERO. He makes the cover. The referee counts

ONE…

TWO…

THREE!!!

DING DING DING

Dobrev: And your winner, via pinfall… ZERO!

ZERO muscle poses in the middle of the ring before walking to the ropes. He grabs at the ropes as he steps over them almost breaking the ropes as he does so.

Woo: A big win for the big man here tonight Divewire is no pushover as he showed tonight but that Backbreaker was too much for him tonight!

Gomez: My thoughts exactly. When Divewire flew in with that Headbutt I knew that if that had connected, that could have been a victory. I am positive we will see these two clash again possibly over the International Championship!

Woo: ZERO is not an easy man to stop, but Divewire definitely gave it his all. This is one that I hope they run back, and soon.

Camera cuts to the Extreme Tron, which switches on to reveal...

Elsewhere in Savannah Georgia, the only sound we can hear is the sound of a roaring waterfall. The torrent of water crashing against stone, the former two-belt champion, JoJo Rush sits behind and underneath a waterfall. The perpetual sound of ice-cold river-water crashing against the stones helped clear JoJo’s head of all his thoughts. JoJo is on his ass, his legs crossed over one another, and his body is completely still like a statue. The only movement came from the rise and fall of JoJo’s broad chest that came from deep, meditative breathing.

Ah am good.

JoJo takes a deep breath in.

Ah am wicked.

Rush then exhales a big breathe out

Ah am… everything.

Another deep inhale, the feeling of heat and smoke swelling inside of JoJo’s chest.

We are the world.

Exhale, let the smoke of the Beast’s fire leave through your nostrils. JoJo focuses on the sound of the violent waterfall in front of him.

Everything Ah’ve ever done, Ah’ve done for love.

Rush closes his eyes, the world around us fades into total darkness almost entirely silent, the torrential downpour of the waterfall sounds like a gentle Summer rainstorm against a glass door.

But love is something you can’t demand of someone– it’s a gift. It’s given to others– and the only way to receive love is to extend that love to others. Ah’ve always wanted this world to love me. Ah needed it to. That need for love? It kept me alive, my love was the light that staved off that– that hurt!?

JoJo’s eyes open up to stare right at us with an intense glare.

It can drive even the strongest man mad.

Rush chuckles immediately to himself before breathing out a reflective sigh.

But it wasn’t until Ah’ve arrived here– This river, this house? It opened my eyes. Ah’m able to see the Light in a way Ah didn’t think possible, and it taught me a valuable lesson.

Rush tilts up to look up at the seemingly pitch darkness that wraps around us like a wet blanket. Yet he looks up in bewilderment a smile wrapping around his face the same way this darkness clings to this place.

Family ain’t what’s in your blood: It’s who we deem worthy of our love. Love is what makes us strong.

Rush's voice trails off as his head slowly lowers back down to face us, the smile now gone and replacing it with a fierce scowl and a glare that burns right through us.

And Ah’d give anything for my family– you understand?

The scowl falls from JoJo’s face immediately with him looking down and chuckling to himself.

There is no greater way to show one’s love than through sacrifice. See- the greatest gifts are not the ones we receive but the ones we give. So Ah've given my blood n' my sweat. Ah've given them all of myself- Ah've sacrificed and toiled in the blood n' the dirt n' Ah did it without hesitation, without doubt or reservation. All because Ah was the only with the strength to do what needed to be done...

Flashes of JoJo’s life play before and all around us. Displaying his numerous high-points in his wrestling career. Countless wins, awe-striking performances, and his championship wins and subsequent defenses, it pauses on the moment JoJo Rush joins the House.

But…

JoJo’s voice trails off, the images around JoJo fade into smoke, and with smoke comes fire. The darkness around us engulfs into flames, flames that do not deter JoJo who continues to sit peacefully on his ass and his legs crossed over one another.

Sacrifice requires strength…

Rush closes his eyes and takes in a deep breath through his nostrils, so strong the inhale it sucks up the smoke and the flames.

And strength is something you've never needed to develop. For you've always taken from others. Taken from me, taken from the others within that cage with you-

Rush holds his breath and as he does, the sound of the waterfall fades until we can hear nothing but an uncomfortable silence. With the fire swelling in JoJo’s lungs instead of the floor around him, we are also left in complete darkness. The flames burning inside of JoJo’s chest makes the large man appear to seemingly glow just enough for us to see him in the darkness. Rush opens his eyes and looks directly toward us with an intense look.

Can you look into your reflection and say that you’ve sacrificed enough to carry the weight on your shoulders?

JoJo says matter-of-factly, then releases a long exhale. JoJo slowly lowers his arms, and then extends them out wide, his palms facing toward us, displaying the disgusting and jagged scars on each of his hands that wrap around to the top of his hand. If we step closer in, we can see all sorts of scars adorned over JoJo’s torso and arms. Some of the battle scars came from his life before wrestling– a time when he was an accomplished cowboy– but the fresher scars come from almost three years of the bloodiest battles imaginable. JoJo looks up to the darkness, and when he does, a light, a very dim light shines just enough for it to glow on JoJo’s scar and mangled body.

You’ve never bled the way Ah’ve bled. You’ve never had to find strength within unimaginable pain. You’ve never had the world around you turn red. You’ve never had to work in the dirt. You look out and you see what Ah see: You see the tragedy and the sufferin' all for the benefit of others and yet!? Yet you do nothing but continue that pain. You had a chance to become something more than a heartless leech upon this world.

Rush asks, his head slowly tilting back to a neutral position to look us directly in the eye.

There ain’t nothin’ Ah’m more ashamed of than allowin’ this weakness to fester for so long. It devoured your soul, leaving a void. Within that Insanity Cage you need to dig deep, and unfortunately for you? You’ll be forced to look into the void.

JoJo chuckles and shakes his head, his scarred palm meeting his face, giving his face a wipe.

Ah blame myself for allowing you to live like this. Ah was supposed to be your teacher and Ah failed you. Ah left you to allow that void to grow like a cancer-- and because of my failure, Ah have to take everything from you.

JoJo looks down to his palm, his eyes fixed on perhaps the ugliest looking stigmata in human history. He turns his focus back to us, all while extending his hands out toward us. A violent and cold water runs down his hands, it is the waterfall within the cave.

Ah refuse to fail you any longer.

JoJo reaches out to us, his fingers beckoning us to step through the waterfall and into his glowing embrace.

Ah won’t let you fail yourself any longer.

JoJo balls his hands into fists and pulls them slowly into his chest toward his heart. JoJo tucks his head and closes his eyes, as if to pray.

The next time that you are within my light; Ah will destroy the void in you with righteous fire.

Rush opens his eyes and lets out a sad sigh before rising to his feet and takes one step and steps directly into the waterfall. Despite the freezing torrent drenching the shirtless Texan, JoJo holds out his arms yet again to embrace the torrent of water, absolutely rinsing him like a bowl with impossibly difficult pasta stains.

For Ah am good.

Suddenly, a light gradually brightens above JoJo, who can only look on with bewildered awe.

Ah am wicked.

Rush closes his eyes, then takes in another deep inhale.

Ah am a Modern-Day Moses.

The light slowly brightens to the point it is blinding everything, including the Light of Monday Nights himself.

And Ah am the storm.

When JoJo exhales, the light dims, and the waterfall stops completely, leaving a soaking wet JoJo in an empty, black void.

Always. Approaching.

The glow around JoJo flares into a bright white light, even covering our eyes and looking away, we can’t see anything but the glowing embodiment of a modern-day Moses.

Ah am the guiding light in the dark.

The scene then fades to white, the last thing we can make out is of JoJo reaching out to us.

Or maybe he is reaching out to someone else?

EWC HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP #2 CONTENDERSHIP

Caleb Scott

The Mercenary

We return to ringside where the ring crew is cleaning up the mess from Zero's match with Divewire.

Woo: I don't know if EWC can properly prepare for what JoJo Rush is about to do to EWC.... Well if what we just witnessed wasn't crazy enough our next contest will be an extreme battle for the Number 2 contender's spot for Captain Morgan Darkwater's Hardcore Championship.

Gomez: After what Morgan did to JoJo Rush on Brawl, I can't really say that coming out with a win would actually make you a winner if it means being second in line to face The Brawling Buccaneer.

Woo: Don't forget that each of these men have faced The Captain of the Flagship before. And I think it's safe to say that they both know what they're getting themselves into.

Dobrev: The following match is a Hardcore Championship Contenders Contest. Joining us first, from Saint Cloud Minnesota, weighing in at 225 pounds ... The Granite City Sadist: Caleb Scott!

The lights shut off, flooding the crowd in darkness as the tension begins to rise.

“Are you buried alive!?!”

The screaming vocals of Fit for a King's Shattered Glass begins to tear through the venue with white lights flickering to the beat. A spotlight shines from above the ring to the stage, revealing Caleb Scott in his leather jacket with a hood pulled over his head. He takes a brief look around at the crowd before walking down the ramp as the white lights continue to flicker. Caleb walks up the steps and enters the ring. Standing in the middle of the ring, Caleb slowly begins to raise his arms to the side.

“I can’t stop, my path is set.”

The tension builds as he brings his hands up, and grips onto his hood.

“All I know is violence!”

Caleb throws his hood back and extends his arms to the side. In one hand he is holding his weapon of choice, an ominous looking chain-wrapped baseball bat. Lowering his arms, he quickly exits the ring and hunkers down behind the guardrail where the entrance ramp turns into the ringside area. Brandishing the bat, he seems ready to make trouble.

Woo: I wonder what this maniac's got going on in that twisted mind of his?

Gomez: I'm not positive, but it looks like there might be an ambush in the works.

Dobrev: And his opponent, hailing from West Oakland California and born right here in Knoxville, Tennessee! Weighing in at 360 pounds ... he is The EWC Outlaw... He is THE MERCENARY!

Black Label Society's Fire It Up starts to play as Mercenary rolls out onto the top of the stage astride his custom Harley Davidson. Pausing he salutes the fans with a raised fist before taking off his signature shades and tossing them out into the crowd. Revving the engine while holding the brake, Mercenary does a burn out, burning rubber and blowing smoke before rolling down the ramp.

But before the motorcycle can fully roll to a stop at ringside Caleb Scott takes his opportunity to attack. Leaping out of hiding he takes a home run swing with his weapon that hits Mercenary square in the chest, knocking him off his bike and back onto the entrance ramp, where he hits the back of his head hard on the unforgiving steel. The motorcycle wobbles to a slow stop, running into the side of the ring and falling over onto its side like a dead horse.

Caught completely off his guard, Merc clutches at the back of his head and tries his best to rise to the occasion. But The Granite City Sadist doesn't have any intention of losing his advantage. Shedding his long black jacket, he attacks the Mercenary again while he's still on the ground, laying into him mercilessly with both his bat and his boots. Severely dazed and bleeding, Mercenary does his best to protect himself to the best of his diminished ability.

Woo: Caleb Scott just blindsided the Big Man before he could even park his Harley!

Gomez: It doesn't matter how much bigger you are when you're on your back Marcus. It may have been a cheap shot, but it was also a sound strategy on the part of The Sadist.

Picking Mercenary up, Caleb puts great effort into guiding his nearly dead weight into the ring.

DING DING DING

As the opening bell rings Caleb immediately goes for the quick pin.

ONE...

TWO...

THR- KICKOUT!!

Woo: Somehow Mercenary manages to show signs of life.

Gomez: I'm not surprised. The Outlaw has proven time and time again just how hard it is to keep him down.

Without a pause Caleb is back on the attack. Stomping Merc a few times to keep him on the ground, Caleb hits the ropes, springing back into a Moonsault. Moving quickly to capitalize , he muscles Mercenary up and plants him headfirst onto the mat with an Impaler DDT. Pulling him back up again, The Sadist folds his taller opponent in half. Stuffing his head between his thighs Caleb plays to the crowd, signaling his intention to spike Mike's head with Piledriver.

Woo: He's really working the head and neck here Valentina. Caleb has clearly done his homework on Mercenary's extensive history of injures, no doubt hoping to turn them to his advantage.

Gomez: All I see here is a creep who's trying his best to paralyze a future father Marcus.

Caleb laughs as he starts to fall back into the move. But his look of sick satisfaction changes as Mercenary flips him ass over shoulders as he raises up into a Backdrop. Trying to find his balance, Mercenary stumbles into the ropes, which gives Scott the time he needs to recover and come back at him with a vicious spear. But at the second before impact, Merc twists out of harm's way, using his charging momentum to throw him through the ropes and out to the floor.

As Caleb struggles to reclaim his vertical base, Mercenary steps through the ropes and out onto the apron, dropping down across the back of Scott's neck with a Guillotine leg drop. Shaken up by the impact, both men get to their knees and start to exchange punches as they fight their way into a standing position.

Mercenary whips Caleb into the barrier, following after him with a big elbow smash, before busting him open by planting him face first onto the concrete floor with a bulldog. The crowd cheers this seeming change in momentum as Mercenary goes in search of a weapon.

He returns with a steel chair, zeroing in on Caleb's head with a big swing that Scott just manages to deflect with his forearms. Dropping the chair, Mercenary takes the mount, where he starts to ground and pound Caleb with a combination of hammer fists and elbow strikes that leave him reeling.

Standing up, Merc bodies Scott over to the timekeeper's table. Pulling him into position, he offers the crowd a bloody nod, before picking him up and planting him with a Pump-Handle slam that splinters the wood surface and sends everything on top of the table flying.  With a few kicks to the bread basket for good measure Mercenary guides Caleb back into the ring where he sets him up for a Dead Reckoning.

Woo: Merc looks ready to put Caleb out!

Gomez: This could very well be the thing that secures the Outlaw that spot in the contendership picture!

Mercenary applies the standing front face-lock to set up the cradle DDT. But before he can complete the process Caleb Scott somehow manages to turn a sudden burst of strength into a Northern Lights suplex. Using their combined momentum to propel his body weight, he floats over into a mount, laying in with some grounded fists of his own. He pulls Mercenary up with him into a standing position, before battling him back down to the mat with a standing Uranage.

Woo: It's a Grim Death by The Granite City Sadist!

Merc is stunned by the sudden impact, and a brutal punt to the skull gives Caleb time to work. Rolling outside the ring he goes digging under the skirt for hidden treasure. He comes back up with a table and a reel of barbed wire. Sliding the table into the ring he recovers his chain-wrapped bat before climbing back between the ropes.

Dropping the wire he sees the bigger man start to recover, so he knocks him flat with a bat shot to the base of his spine. Hitting him again for good measure, Caleb sets up the table and recovers the roll of barbed wire. Wrapping a few lengths around the table before dragging the rest behind him, he goes after the big man on the ground.

With a sadistic grin he wraps part of the wire around Mercenary's neck like a garrote and uses it to haul his larger opponent to his feet. Merc claws at the wire and struggles to free himself as the sharp tines dig into his skin. Pulling the leash tighter Caleb leads Mercenary over to the table, kicking him in his knees to knock him off balance. Merc falls across the top of the table, where Caleb starts to pummel him to keep him in place as he starts to tie the big man down with the rest of the wire remaining on the spool.

With the Mercenary tightly secured, Caleb again goes for the bat, cracking him across the sternum to stop him from struggling. Playing to the people he starts to slowly climb the turnbuckles to a chorus of boos from the audience. Mercenary fights against his bonds as the wire causes blood to well up from a thousand cuts all across his exposed flesh.

Balancing himself on the top turnbuckle Caleb pauses, seemingly distracted by a possible familiar face in the crowd. Shaking his head to recover his focus, he leaps back into a perfect Moonsault, coming down across the Mercenary's chest and crashing them both through the table. The two combatants are both intertwined in the wire. Mercenary struggles to free himself as Referee John Dean goes in for the count:

ONE...

TWO...

THRE- NO!!!

Woo: How in the world did he manage to kick out of that one?!

Mercenary rips himself free of the wire, leaving a fairly large scrap of his skin behind. Gradually the two manage to fight themselves free, both men making it to their feet at about the same moment. Caleb goes for a Clothesline from Hell, but Merc dodges and lands a big boot to the side of Scott's skull, knocking him off balance.

Grabbing him in a full nelson he swiftly pops him up with an atomic drop, delivering a standing version of the Decimator Atomc Bomb into the remnants of the broken table and barbed wire. Standing over him as he tries to rise Merc notices the chain-wrapped bat laying where Caleb had left it. Picking it up he brandishes it, before unwinding the length of chain. Discarding the remaining club Mercenary instead wraps the chain around his bloody forearm.

Kicking all the remaining resistance out of Caleb, he hauls him to his feet. Sizing him up for a second, Mercenary pulls him into a Strong Style Lariat, using his chain-wrapped arm to deliver the killing blow.

Picking him back up in a double underhook, Merc spikes his head into the mat, compressing his cervical vertebrae into the canvas with a Tombstone variation of The Grave Breaker. He goes for the pin, firmly hooking Caleb's leg.

ONE...

TWO...

THREE!!!

DING DING DING

Dobrev: And your winner, via pinfall, and the New Number 2 Contender for the Hardcore Title! MERCENARY!

Officials rush in to check on Caleb Scott. Pushing them away he recovers his bat and his jacket and makes his way out of the arena to a chorus of boos. Mercenary wipes the blood from his forehead and watches him leave. Once he's gone Mercenary salutes the fans and goes to check on his motorcycle, having to walk it out of the ringside area.

Woo: Today Mercenary overcame a true sadist, who came this close to defeating The Outlaw.

Gomez: But now he's on the radar of Captain Morgan, which is a place that no sane person really wants to be.

Woo: Action in the Hardcore division seems to be just heating up here in EWC this season, and I think the fans are the ones who are benefiting the most from that!

Gomez: And we haven't even gotten to our main event! That insanity Cage is still looming over us just waiting to make its descent down. Do not go anywhere folks, Night of Champions is far from done!

Camera cuts to ...

EWC NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP #7 CONTENDERSHIP

Amis Shelton
Vs
Bruce Booth

We return to ringside where ring attendants are once again hurrying to clear the blood stained ring of debris so they can sanitize the canvas for the next contest.

Woo: Our next match of the evening is one that the participants seemingly didn't initially want to be a part of. In fact, Amis Shelton seemed to consider it something of an insult.

Gomez: Well Marcus, there's some people who might think that going from competing for the Heritage Title on Brawl to fighting for the #7 spot in line for The North American Championship might just be considered a demotion.

Woo: Well Valentina, any opportunity can become a golden opportunity, especially with two such accomplished athletes in the mix.

Dobrev: The following match is one fall to a finish. Joining us first, from the Hollywood Hills, weighing in at 220 pounds, he is The Most Famous Man in the World! ... "Box Office" Bruce Booth!

As Burn In My Light's unmistakable intro sounds throughout the venue, the fans turn their head toward the entrance, and out comes the superstar (at least in his own mind) with chiseled supermodel looks (at least in his own mind) and a superhero body (at least in his own mind), who stops a few feet out from the curtain. Without hesitating, he throws his arms up in the air and holds his chin high, posturing tall as gold pyro rains behind him, painting an image of an undeniable sensation. Letting it breathe for a few seconds, Bruce then takes to the ring, his eyes shooting to a few fans offering their thoughts of him in the form of obscene finger gestures and even worse comments-- but he does his best to pay it no mind. As Booth heads in, he ascends the second turnbuckle and raises his arms once again- this time in a slow, graceful motion, almost like a shot straight out of a movie. He closes his eyes, living in the moment, instead of having to look at the fans, and steps down from the second rope, but never quite leaves that moment of self-absorption, as his music is cut off.

Dobrev: And his opponent, from Springfield Illinois, weighing in at 195 pounds ... Amis "F'N" Shelton!

As the opening riffs to Nothing but Thieves' "Futureproof" hits the speakers, the crowd almost unanimously rise to their to a chorus of boos for the imminent arrival of Amis Shelton. As soon as the first verse kicks in, Amis appears from behind the curtain with arms already raised, ready to soak in the reaction from the fans with his trademark smirk. He walks down to the ramp and hops into the ring, climbing a turnbuckle with arms aloft.

DING DING DING

As soon as the bell rings Bruce climbs to the top turnbuckle to pose for the people's enjoyment. There are some in the crowd who actually appreciate the gesture, taking the time to snap pictures for their social media feeds. But one person who definitely doesn't appreciate it is Amis Shelton. Charging across the ring he grabs a rear waist lock and wrenches Booth back out of the corner, before falling forward and driving him face first into the canvas with a You're Fucked slam.

Woo: I think Amis just delivered the message that the most famous man in the match is fucked if he persists with this chicanery.

Gomez: He's definitely not applying to be the president of the Bruce Booth fan club.

Maintaining waist control Amis throws Bruce across the ring with a release German Suplex. Grabbing Booth's leg he attempts to apply and Half Boston Crab, but Booth uses his highly developed leg strength to kick his way out of Shelton's grasp. Amis charges him, but Bruce kips up and catches him coming in with a Snap Powerslam, before dropping down into a Grounded Headlock.

The Box Office makes an overly dramatic show of wrenching in the hold as Referee Niklaus Forbes checks to make sure it doesn't become an illegal choke. With a good awareness of the ring Amis is able to gradually scoot his lower half over to the nearest set of ropes, getting his foot on the bottom rope, causing Forbes to call for the break.

Instead Booth maintains head control, pulling Amis's body up, while twisting until both men are back to back. Dropping to a knee he snaps Shelton's body in half with a painful looking Headlock Backbreaker.

Jumping to his feet he stomps on Shelton's back and legs to weaken his lower body, before trying to apply a Texas Cloverleaf. Amis twists away, using a modified version of a drop-toe-hold to break Booth down to the mat. Taking Bruce's back, he locks in an STF, which earns him a shout of pain from his trapped opponent. Niklaus Forbes goes in to check for a submission.

But again ring positioning comes into play, this time working against Amis Shelton. Utilizing his size advantage Booth manages to get part of his leg under the bottom rope which forces the ref to break the hold. Leaping up, Amis gets in Forbes' face to voice his frustration. This distraction gives Booth a chance to recover. When Amis turns back around he's met with a Stun Gun. As Shelton's body rebounds back off the ropes Bruce catches him with a Discus Elbow, followed by a lightning quick Brainbuster. He goes in for the pin.

ONE...

TWO...

THRE- NO!

Amis Shelton kicks out at 2 and a half. This time it's Bruce's turn to chastise the referee for a slow count. He picks Shelton up, putting him into position and dropping him with an Inverted DDT. Dragging him over to the corner he climbs to the second turnbuckle and strikes a pose before jumping off with a Diving Knee Drop.

But in the time it takes to mug for the cameras Amis is able to recover. He plays possum until Booth commits to the move, rolling out of the way, and to his feet at the last minute. Booth crashes painfully to his knees and Amis adds insult to the injury by hitting him with a Superkick to the side of the head. Picking him up in a Fireman's Carry, he drops him into a neck-breaker, before going for a pin of his own.

ONE...

TWO...

KICKOUT!

Woo: Booth gets his shoulder up and this back and forth battle will continue.

Gomez: For a match nobody wanted, both of these men seem to be doing their best to come out the winner.

Amis lays into Bruce with a flurry of strategically placed kicks, before lifting him onto his shoulder and taking a run at the nearest corner, where he Lawn Dart's his larger opponent face first into the top turnbuckle pad. Bruce falls in a heap into the corner.

Using the turnbuckles for leverage Amis pushes Booth's body up to the top, before lifting him into the Electric Chair position. Pausing for a moment to insure that his legs will support the weight, Shelton walks out of the corner and executes a Highwind Crash that drives his opponent's neck and upper back with force to the canvas.

Instead of going for the pin however, Shelton lifts him up again, positioning him in view of the hard camera. Pointing into the camera he yells out "This one's for The Captain!" before hauling Booth's limp body up into a Muscle Buster.

Woo: Amis Shelton just Shipwrecked the most famous man alive! A possibly ill advised shot over the bow of The Hardcore and Heritage Champion.

Gomez: And it's not like he and Darkwater really need something else to fight about.

Seemingly satisfied with his mockery Shelton stands Booth back up, knocking him back into the ropes with his Dream Eater combination of a roundhouse kick followed by a roaring elbow strike. As Bruce's body goes one way, Shelton springs off the opposite ropes, and they both meet back in the middle of the ring where Amis lands a Dragoon's Glory bicycle knee strike. Booth crumbles from the impact.

But again Shelton pauses before going for the win. Instead he decides to press his luck just a little bit further. Smiling out at the camera he scoops Booth's body up and finishes him off with an Anchor Drop as a final, resounding message to his rival Morgan Darkwater.

ONE...

TWO...

THREE!!!
DING DING DING

Dobrev: And your winner, via pinfall... AMIS "F'N" Shelton!

Amis rolls away from the cover with a look of disgust, dusting his hands off like he's just finished doing a dirty job. Officials come to check on Booth, who waves them off and demands that the referee bring him his briefcase.

Coming up behind Shelton he takes a swipe at him, going for a Primetime Cheapshot. But Amis sees it coming and dodges the blow. Shelton angrily gets right back in Booth's face. It takes several referees to separate the two and keep them apart as they are both escorted out of the ring area.

Woo: Amis Shelton came home early to prove a point and deliver a message. I think he did both with his showing here tonight. But Bruce Booth doesn't seem to like that he was the means by which that message was delivered.

Gomez: Bruce hung around until the very end. And let's not forget that, even though he lost, he's still got that PrimeTime briefcase. All Amis Shelton managed to do was win the #7 shot at the North American Title, and possibly piss off an already angry pirate.

Woo: And we will be seeing that angry pirate very shortly because our MAIN EVENT is coming up next, but first we are going to take a quick look at the EWC Class of 2024!

Gomez: Yes, that ceremony was help on Friday night here in Tennessee, and will air in the next week on EWCTV but lets honor the newly crowned class of EWC Hall of Famers!

Camera cuts to ...

The Extreme-Tron comes to life with a picture of the 2024 EWC Hall of Fame class, headlined by a first in EWC History as Melody Malone was inducted both as a singles competitor and as part of the legendary tag team, The Even Foxier Ladies of Dream Sound Revolution Part Deux with fellow EWC Hall of Famer, Iggy Swango. This makes both Iggy and Melody two time inductees.

Also inducted were the longest reigning EWC World Tag Team Champions of all time, The Southern Express, Former United States, Indy and EWC Undisputed Champion Scorpio, and former Indy, North American, and EWC Undisputed Champion as well as general manager of PRIME... Jordan Freakin' Sharpe! The crowd goes wild as each picture is put up on the Extreme- Tron before we cut back to ringside.

ALL CHAMPIONS
INSANITY CAGE
8 PERSON INSANITY CAGE MATCH
EIGHT CHAMPIONS WILL FACE-OFF IN THE MAIN EVENT
THE WINNER WILL BE THE EWC UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONSHIP

EWC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION
El Pablo

EWC UNITED STATES CHAMPION & EWC TELEVISION CHAMPION
The Lad

EWC HARDCORE & HERITAGE CHAMPION
Captain Morgan Darkwater

EWC NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION
Ibuki Ito

EWC INDY CHAMPION
Jack Severn

EWC DYNASTY CHAMPION
Tanja Devereaux

EWC FIGHTING SPIRIT CHAMPION
Cosmo Goldworthy

EWC UNDISPUTED CHAMPION
Xavier Reid

We return to ringside where the crowd is absolutely electric. The crews have finished assembling the structure known only as, The Insanity Cage, and had begun setting up the tables all around it. The sounds of the crowd were beginning to get deafening as they all anticipated what they were about to witness.

Woo: Well folks….the moment is finally here. The Main Event of the evening is about to begin and tonight, we will see who is the Champion of all Champions, the one who can truly call themselves "Undisputed".. and it will be decided in the most intense and demanding structure in ALL of combat sports, Insanity Cage.

Gomez: That’s right, every single one of these competitors is the best of the best that the EWC has to offer and they have the hardware to prove it.

Woo: That they do, and for the first time in almost three years, the EWC Undisputed Championship will be on the line in the Insanity Cage.

Gomez: That’s right, the last time was when Ace King entered the Cage as the EWC Undisputed Champion in the Metlife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.

Woo: That’s right, and on that fateful night Ace King retained and walked out of this monstrosity with the Undisputed Championship as well. He is the first and ONLY person to have entered the cage as EWC Undisputed champion and left still champion. Xavier Reid spoke at length about his career mirroring Ace King's and tonight he has a chance to add another notch to the belt as it were, but he would have to outlast 6 other competitors to get to the third cage and then he will have to throw whomever else makes it up there OFF that cage and onto the FLAMING tables that will be waiting below. ONLY THEN can anyone claim to have won this match and be handed the EWC Undisputed championship. There is no more waiting, let's get to it. Take it away Nina Dobrev!

Dobrev: The following match is the Insanity Cage match and it is for The EWC Undisputed Championship! Joining us first, Hailin’ From The Grand Line, weighing in at Three Hundred and Ninety-Seven pounds. He is the EWC Heritage Champion and EWC Hardcore Champion ... CAPTAIN MORGAN DARKWATER!

The lights in the arena cut out as first notes of Captain Morgan's entrance theme, "The Sunk'n Norwegian", kick in and the screens around the arena fade in to the image of a perpetually burning skull-n-crossbones flag rippling in the wind.

Spotlights whip across the crowds, coming to rest on handfuls of Morgan's crew - each pirate dressed for trouble - as they make their way through the fans towards the ring, tankards in hands, yelling and drinking in time with the lyrics "One More Drink!", enjoying their grog with exuberant fans (who don't seem to mind getting splashed with the questionable alcohol), before finally climbing over the barriers to surround the ring, whipping the fans into a frenzy before the lights finally cut to the mainstage...

The spotlight rises on Morgan, sat on an elaborate throne, the back above his head an ornate skull-n-crossbones. He's sat there, stoic and calm, hands resting on the pommel of his cutlass "Black Betsy" as it rests, point first, on the toe of his thick black boots. As the cheers from both his crew and fans rise, he raises the cutlass along with it, holding it high above his head as fire erupts from the eye-sockets of the skull, and continue to burn fiercely as he slowly stands, sheathes his sword, cracks his knuckles and neck, smirks with a devilish glint in his eye... and pounds his open palm to the erruption of pyros!

The Brawlin' Buccaneer marches down the ramp, high and low fiving fans along the way, and snatches two tankards from the outstretched hands of his crew, raising them high for all to see, and pours them both into his open mouth at once, frothy brown liquid absolutely drenching the hulking man as his crew finish their drinks as well. Tossing the tankards into the crowds, Morgan jostles and roughhouses with his men, practically fighting his way through them as he climbs into the ring, truly pumped up and ready to fight like never before. Disrobing his coat and detaching his sword from his belt, he hands them to a crewman before gesturing for them all to leave, and they scurry back up the ramp, taking his throne with them, leaving the Captain alone in the ring, a devilish grin on his roguish features as he waits for his opponent/the starting bell.

Dobrev: Next, from The Golden State, weighing in at Two Hundred and One pounds. He is the EWC Fighting Spirit Champion ... COSMO GOLDWORTHY!

The arena plunges into darkness as the electric beat of "Money On My Mind" reverberates throughout the building. Gold and white lines then strobe throughout the building as the EWC United States Champion Cosmo Goldworthy swaggers out with his manager Dimitri Graves towing behind with a sinister smirk on his face. Cosmo opens up his Louis Vuitton jacket to show off the United States Championship around his waist, the gold glistening under the arena lights as he struts down the ramp. Cosmo slides in, climbing the top rope and raising the Too Sweets up high for everyone - as regardless of if you're with The House or against them, noise is being made from every corner of the building. Cosmo drops off the top rope, removing his jacket and championship; handing both to Dimitri outside.

Dobrev: From Daly City, California, weighing in at Two Hundred and Thirty-Five pounds. He is the EWC North American Champion ... 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.

Dobrev: From Hell’s Kitchen, New York, weighing in at Two Hundred and Twenty-Three pounds. He is the EWC Television Champion EWC United States Champion ... THE LAD!

♫ IT'S COMING

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN; THIS TIME AROUND
THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED, WOO! ♫

“Exhibit C” by Jay Electronica starts up, leading to the arrival of The Lad. Standing on the stage, he looks out to the world before him. Carrying his EWC Television Championship in his hand, he performs the Sign of the Cross, blows a kiss to the ceiling, and then pats his chest. He lines the championship into both of his hands and raises it high.

With his championship high above his head, a proud champion, Lad starts his trek down to the ring. He keeps his head lowered, the black towel resting around his neck swaying. Once he approaches the end of the ring, he goes to both sides of the crowd to give love. Once done, he eyes the ring and takes off for the stairs.

Once he’s there, The Lad wipes his boots on the ring apron. He heads for the turnbuckle, scaling from where he stood. There, he raises his championship high before leaping into the ring. Once again, he lifts his gold high to the adoration of the audience. He lowers it back, then rests it against the nearest turnbuckle. He starts to stretch, getting his body loose and battle ready.

Dobrev: From Puebla City, Mexico, weighing in at One Hundred and Eighty pounds. He is the EWC International Champion ... EL PABLO!

A cry of "VIVA LA RAINBOWLUTION!!!" leads to 'Party Hard' by Andrew W.K. hitting the soundsystem and the stage and ringside area being bathed in flashing, flickering, brightly-coloured lighting. As the main hook hits, El Pablo bursts through the curtain, playing to the fans and chugging Skittles like a Steveweiser as his brother Vertigo follows slowly behind, stoic and silent.

The two pause at the top of the ramp, as Pablo throws a final helping of multicoloured candy pieces down his throat before flashing the Shinijoshi double deuces towards the camera and charging down the ramp towards the ring. He slides under bottom rope, then leaps in one smooth motion back to his feet before running up the turnbuckle and tossing a couple of fistfuls of Skittles out into the adoring crowd as Vertigo belatedly takes up his position on the outside. After offering up a final salute, Pablo throws the double deuces up again before hopping back down to the canvas, bumping fists with his brother and performing a few final stretches in the corner as his music fades.

Dobrev: From New Orleans, Louisiana, weighing in at One Hundred and Fifteen pounds. She is the EWC Dynasty Champion... TANJA DEVEREAUX!

I'm not the one who's so far away

When I feel the snakebite enter my veins

Never did I wanna be here again

And I don't remember why I came

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.

Candles raise my desire

Why I'm so far away

No more meaning to my life

No more reason to stay

Voodoo, Voodoo

(Voodoo, voodoo) So far away

I'm not the one who's so far away (voodoo, voodoo)

I'm not the one who's so far away

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

Dobrev: From Milwaukee, Illinois, weighing in at Two Hundred and Twenty pounds. He is the EWC Indy Champion ... JACK SEVERN!

'15 Minutes' by Shattered Skies hits as Jack walks down to the ring once the guitar riff starts, smiling with the utmost confidence in his face. He claps for himself, mocking the crowd, as he enters through the ropes. Once in the center of the ring, he relishes in the crowd's hatred, mocking them and their heroes. before taking his jacket off.

Dobrev: And NOW, from New York City, weighing in at Two Hundred and Twenty pounds. He is the current... reigning, and DEFENDING... EWC UNDISPUTED CHAMPION ...HE IS..... XAVIER REID!

The spotlights inside the arena start to flash around the crowd as 'Papercut' starts to play out. Xavier Reid walks out onto the stage 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.

Woo: Can you feel the atmosphere in this place. The roof is about to be blown off this building and we haven't even rung the damn bell!

Gomez: The cage has been locked and it’s ready for The Insanity to begin. inject this shit into my veins Marcus!

DING DING DING

The competitors all rush forward and chaos ensues as the ring hands finish placing the final tables creating a fully connected circle around the cage before setting them all ablaze. All of sudden, we see Morgan Darkwater toss Jack Severn across the ring and into the barbed wire wrapped ring ropes. Severn winces in pain as he stumbles forward, his back now bloodied and scratched up from the barbed wire. As he moves forward, Tanja is tossed out of the gathering of champions as well, but she is able to some out rotated and collide with Jack Severn, sending them both down to the mat as Tanja quickly jumps to her feet and rushes back into the fold.

Pablo and Ito begin to separate from the group, each one trading blows back and forth before Ito grabs up Pablo and tosses him into the corner. Ito rushes forward and hits Pablo with a flying knee right to the jaw. Ito comes out of the corner walks right into a big boot by Morgan Darkwater. As Morgan turns around he walks right into Xavier Reid who manages to lift him up and toss him with a Belly to Belly Suplex right into the grouping of Cosmo, The Lad and Tanja Devereaux; all of whom go crashing to the mat under the weight of the much bigger Morgan Darkwater.

Woo: And that’s why he’s our Champion, one move takes out four wrestlers.

Gomez: I have never seen anything quite like it. Xavier showing his in ring prowess with that one.

Xavier turns toward Pablo, who has come out of the corner and hits the Undisputed Champion with a running Lariat. As he gets to his feet, Jack Severn can be seen trying to climb his way to the next cage. Pablo grabs a small bundle of barbed wire from the mat and unravels it before wrapping it around Jack, getting it across his chest and underneath his arms. Pablo then pulls him from the ladder, flinging him across the ring with the use of the barbed wire. As Jack lands on the mat, Ito has recovered and drop kicks Pablo in the back, sending him forward into the ring ropes, getting tangled up in the barbed wire.

Ito goes to take advantage, but he walks right into a BEAST Slayer from Xavier Reid. The Champ gets to his feet and looks around at the chaos that has already been created inside the cage. He looks to the ladder and begins to climb it, heading into the second cage where he pull himself up into it. As he enters the second cage, he sees the rest of the competitors begins to stir. The Lad and Tanja begin to go back and forth with punches as Morgan begins to slowly climb the ladder up into the second cage as well. Ito and Cosmo lock up, struggling back and forth trying to gain leverage, but before they can, Tanja gets sent flying into them.

Woo: Reid is the first one to the second level, but you have to question the reasoning behind this. You don’t want to be the first one to the top, it puts you at a serious disadvantage.

Gomez: While this is true, he may have a king of the hill mentality. He feels if he can get to the top, he can pick off each of the other champions one by one as they get to the top with him. Plus, if he controls the access point to the third cage, he can win this match as quickly as he wants. First person to climb up, BOOM. they go for a fire bath. It's a sound strategy on my end Marcus.

Morgan reaches the second cage but is met with a barbed wire two by four. Morgan quickly collapses to the cage floor as Xavier continues to work over Darkwater with the massive piece of lumber. As he does, Jack Severn manages to sneak into the second cage. He quickly gets to his feet and rushes Xavier Reid, hitting him with a flying forearm that sends the Undisputed Champion down to the cage floor, dropping the two by four. Jack stands to his feet quickly and grabs a hold of a barbed wire wrapped baseball bat, his back to the two fallen competitors. As he turns around he walks into an Oak City Special from The Lad, whom had made his way into the second cage as well.

In the cage below, Tanja has started to gain ground, battling with Cosmo as she hits him with the City of the Dead before turning her attention to Ito. The two exchange blows for a moment before Ito tries to whip her into the ropes, but she counters and tosses him into El Pablo. Ito and Pablo go tumbling over as Pablo finally becomes untangled from the barbed wire wrapped ropes. Tanja looks up to the cage above, where the other wrestlers have begun to stir and get to their feet. She begins to climb the ladder up as the Lad begins to battle with Jack, Xavier, and Morgan trying to keep each one from fully getting to their feet.

Woo: The Lad has the upperhand, but watch out, here comes Tanja Devereaux.

Gomez: This match is beginning to move along and up to the second cage now, but it’s still anyone’s match to win.

Tanja reaches the second cage and immediately clashes with The Lad, which allows Jack Severn, Xavier Reid, and Morgan Darkwater to all get to their feet. As they do, Xavier turns to Morgan, but is met with the barbed wire two by four that Morgan now held in his hands. The first blow landed in the champions stomach, and is followed up by a shot across the back, shattering and splintering the two by four as the Champion is now bloodied up. Morgan turns and grabs a hold of Jack Severn, who has begun to try and climb up into the third cage. He lifts him up onto his shoulder and then Powerbombs him down through hole in the floor, sending him crashing all the way down to the mat at the base of the first cage.

Woo: HOLY SHIT!

Gomez: Jack Severn may indeed be dead! JESUS!

Woo: That may be the understatement of the century.

Gomez: Some one get that man medical attention.

Cosmo begins to make his way up the ladder into the second cage now as El Pablo and Ito stir and get to their feet, each one battling the other as they do. As Cosmo reaches the second cage, Pablo grabs ahold of Ito and hits him with the Dragonfishin’. Pablo gets to his feet and also begins to climb the ladder, making his way into the second cage as well. As he reaches up into the second cage he gets hit by a running kick to head from Xavier Reid who has gotten to his feet now. Pablo slumps over onto the cage floor, his lower half hanging through the ceiling of the bottom cage.

Xavier and Morgan begin to battle it out as Tanja and The Lad begin to lock up with one another. As they do, Cosmo enters the fold and rushes Tanja and The Lad first, hitting them both with a Cash Cow, sending them crashing down to the cage floor. He then turns his attention to Xavier and Morgan, rushing and hitting them both with The Ready to Die. Cosmo lets out a roar as he begins to taunt those in the cage with him and playing to the crowd who are now going absolutely crazy. Cosmo looks down at Pablo and pulls him all the way up into the second cage. He goes to set him up for The Gold Mine, but El Pablo counters and pushes him away. Cosmo quickly turns around and gets hit with a Taste the Rainbow from out of nowhere.

Woo: Pablo now stands alone in the second cage.

Gomez: Could this be a glimpse into the past and the future? EL Pablo has won this match once before, could we be on the verge of the first ever two time winner of the cage?

Woo: Wait….do you see this.

Gomez: Nooooo, it can’t be.

Jack Severn pulls himself up into the second cage and hits Pablo with The Codebreaker. Jack quickly gets to his feet and looks down at all the fallen competitors in the second cage and then looks to the ladder leading up into the third cage and begins to climb it. As Jack enters the third cage, Ibuki Ito comes to and begins to slowly climb up the ladder into the second cage. As he enters into it, he is met by Tanja Devereaux who has some how managed to materialize her EWC Dynasty Championship belt into the second cage, wrapped entirely in barbed wire. She swings it at Ito, connected with his face. Ibuki goes down, blood dripping all over his face as she begins to climb the ladder into the third cage as well.

As she pulls herself up, Jack goes to stomp on her, and knock her back down, but Tanja grabs his foot and pulls it out from under him. She finishes getting into the third cage and then pulls Jack to his feet and tosses him into the door of the cage. It bursts open and Jack stumbled onto the top of the second cage on the outside of the structure. Tanja walks forward, a possessed look on his face as she begins to walk towards him, but before he can get there, she is grabbed from behind by Morgan Darkwater who hits her with a German Suplex. Jack looks up and sees Morgan standing there and quickly stumbles to his feet and rushes to the cage wall, climbing up to the top to try and get away from Morgan. Darkwater begins to chase Jack, making his way the side wall of the third cage and as he reaches the top, he sees Jack Severn rushing forward, going for a punt to the head, hoping to send Morgan flying off the structure. Morgan lets go of the cage though, crashing down to the top of the second cage as Jack goes flying off the structure and crashes down onto the ringside area, but does NOT hit or break one of the flaming tables!

Woo: HOLY SHIT! Folks, it is important to mention here that this does indeed eliminate Jack Severn from the match, but it does NOT mean that the match is over. No one was thrown through the flaming tables therefore the match continues!

Gomez: What a misstep by Jack Severn and the EWC Indy Champion is out!

Tanja begins to stir, and as she does, she sees a downed Morgan Darkwater lying on the outside of the third cage. She quickly makes her way outside, as she does, Xavier begin to climb up into the third cage. Tanja grabs a hold of Morgan and begins to toss down one thunderous punch after another before turning and slowly climbing her way up to the top of the third cage. As she does, Morgan gets up and begins to go after her. Xavier finally reaches the third cage and stumbles out, hoping to pull one of them down, but the two wrestlers have made it to the top of the cage and begin to go after one another, battling it out on the small platform at the very top of the structure.

As the battle atop the cage begins, The Lad and Cosmo begin to go at it in the second cage as Pablo and Ito begin to stir and get up off the floor of the second cage. As they do that, Cosmo gets the upper hand with The Lad and hits him with The Gold Mine. Cosmo quickly takes advantage and makes his way up to the third cage as Ito and Pablo grapple with one another, Pablo pushes out of the lock up and then goes off with The Sugar Rush and then finishes off the rush with a bicycle kick to the temple. Pablo slowly gets to his feet and begins to climb up to the third cage.

Cosmo heads out of the third cage after Xavier, but he is tripped up by Pablo who has reached the entrance into the third cage. As this is going on, Xavier begins to climb the cage as the battle at the top between Morgan and Tanja continues. Darkwater has gained the upper hand and has Tanja rocked. He slowly backs up, sizing up the smaller competitor who can be seen dazed and stumbling to regain her footing. Morgan rushes forward and collides with Tanja, but she manages to counter. She falls back, grabbing a hold of him and uses his momentum against him. Tanja pushes him up with her feet and sends Morgan flying off the top of the structure, flipping through the air before landing on the top of the first cage, and then falling off of that onto the floor, missing the flaming tables!

Woo: And there goes Captain Morgan Darkwater.

Gomez: The Captain has gone down with the ship it seems, and now there are six.

The Lad and Ito begin to exchange blows in the second cage. Ibuki gets backed into the cage as The Lad begins to tee off on him before backing up and running forward hitting the Roaring Elbow on Ito. The Lad makes his way to the ladder and begins to climb, leaving Ito in the second cage alone. As he reaches the top, he sees Cosmo and Pablo battling it out in the third cage. He takes them by surprise and dropkicks them both, sending them out the door of the third cage and onto the top of the second cage.

The Lad makes his way out through the door of the third cage and begins to climb up to the top where Tanja and Xavier Reid have been going back and forth for a few moments. As the Lad reaches the top, he goes after the Champion, trying to help Tanja eliminate him and ensure a new champion, but Xavier had other plans. He pushes Tanja away and counters The Lad charging him by hitting him with the Rainham Maker. Xavier gets to his feet quickly, but Tanja tries to take advantage and hits the Champion with the HooDoo.

Tanja begins to celebrate on top of the Insanity Cage before turning to face the downed Xavier Reid. She begins to size him up for something big, looking to eliminate him. Xavier slowly stumbles to his feet and Tanja moves forward, locking up with him. She goes for a modified version of The VooDoo to toss the champion off the structure, but the Lad gets to his feet and rushes forward, knocking her and Xavier Reid off of the top of the cage. Both go tumbling down towards the floor and the tables below. Tanja crashes to the floor as Reid lands on the first cage.

Woo: OOOOOH MY GOD! We’re going to have a new champion.

Gomez: I can’t believe what I just witnessed. The Lad just came through with the biggest eliminations of the match.

Ibuki Ito begins to climb up the ladder into the third cage as each of the remaining competitors are looking to be the next EWC Undisputed Champion. Ito reaches the third cage and makes his way out where he sees Pablo and Cosmo getting to their feet. Ito goes after Cosmo first, knocking him down with a few strikes before turning his attention to Pablo. He rushes him and punts him in the head, sending him rolling onto his back before Ito turns to climb the cage.

As he reaches the top, he is met with a few stomps from The Lad. Ito becomes dazed as The Lad pulls him up onto the top of the cage. He begins to methodically pick Ito apart, hitting him with one strategic blow after another, taking complete control of the struggle at the top of the Insanity Cage. The lad begins to play to the crowd, getting them into it as they continue to get louder and louder. As they do, things begin to heat up on the level below as Cosmo and Pablo begin to land one strike after another. Cosmo eventually sends Pablo crashing into the outside of the third cage. Cosmo steps back and then rushes forward, crashing into Pablo who crumbles down to the top of the second cage.

Meanwhile, on top of the third cage, The Lad lifts Ito up and signals to the crowd that its time for something big. He lifts Ibuki up to go for Sweet Business and then makes his way over to the edge. The Lad goes to hit the move but Ito struggles out and stumbles back, just barely escaping elimination. The Lad turns around and receives a quick kick to the gut and keels over. Ito locks in the double underhooks and lifts The Lad up and walks to the edge of the Cage. He then sends The Lad crashing down towards the flaming tables with The Shi. The Lad soars like a missile launched from the top of the Insanity Cage. and comes crashing down, his arm hitting one of the table but not breaking it!

Woo: What did we just witness? Some one get The Lad some medical attention.

Gomez: The Lad has just been eliminated. He was close to getting rid of Ibuki Ito, but The Ace of Paramount turned the tables on him.

Ibuki looks down at Cosmo and Pablo from the top of the structure as the Cosmo lifts Pablo up, but he is met with an unexpected knee to the stomach. Cosmo bends of the knee, the wind being knocked out of him as Pablo lifts him back up and then hits him with The FACEPAINTER! Cosmo falls straight back onto the top of the cage, but before Pablo can do anything, Ibuki Ito grabs him up by the head and pulls him up onto the top of the Third Cage.

As Pablo gets pulled up, he quickly grabs up Ito and hits him with the Taste of the Rainbow. Ito hits the top of the cage and lies there motionless as El Pablo sits up and takes a moment to gather himself. He looks all around him, taking the moment to refresh himself as he slowly stands to his feet. El Pablo grabs a hold of Ibuki Ito and lifts him to his feet, moving him close to the edge of the cage.

Ito is completely out of it as the two stand there for a moment. El Pablo lifts him up and looks to eliminate him but loses his footing slightly. He regains his balance and then goes to heave Ibuki Ito off the top of the cage, but Ito gets out and he does so just in time. Cosmo flies in from out of nowhere and hits El Pablo in the back with a dropkick that sends The Clown Prince of Chaos flying off the top of the cage with such force that Pablo completely overshoots the tables at ringside and lands in the first few rows of ringside where EWC security was barely able to clear the fans in time!

Woo: MY GOD! What force did Cosmo just channel there to yeet the International champion that far?!..Its down to Ibuki Ito and Cosmo Goldworthy.

Gomez: This is it, we are just moments away from crowning a new EWC Undisputed Champion.

Ibuki Ito gets to his feet and stares across the top of the Insanity Cage over at Cosmo Goldworthy. The two of them stand there for a moment atop the massive structure, taking a moment to realize that this is it. One last obstacle to overcome and they could be the EWC Undisputed Champion. The two move forward and lock up Ibuki switches over to a headlock quickly, wrenching away at the head of Cosmo, twisting on his neck and trying to wear him down. Cosmo slithers free and then pushes Ibuki towards the edge.

Ito is able to stop as he almost topples over the edge, balancing himself before he does. He then quickly choreographs Cosmo’s next move and sidesteps him. Cosmo himself almost goes over but stops himself before he gets grabbed from behind by Ibuki and gets hit with a German Suplex. Ibuki gets to his feet and begins to let the energy from the crowd build up in him as he prepares for something big. Cosmo gets to his feet and walks right into Ibuki who lifts him up for the Burakkuauto, but Cosmo slips out the back and counters right into a Gold Mine.

Ibuki hits the mesh at the top of the cage and just lies there motionless. Cosmo sits up, taking a few deep breaths before slowing getting to his feet. He looks around and then at the downed Ibuki Ito before slowly reaching into his trunks, pulling out his trusty 24k Gold Brass Knuckles. He smirks slightly as he places them on his right hand and loads up, waiting for Ibuki to slowly get to his feet. As he does, Cosmo rushes forward and nails Ibuki with the 24K Magic. Ito goes flying off the edge of the Insanity Cage, hitting the first cage on the way down, which causes him to miss the flaming tables by less than 6 inches. Cosmo lets out a sigh as he collapses onto the top of the cage.

Woo: That’s it, we have a new EWC Undisputed Champion. Cosmo Goldworthy has done it, he’s won the title right here in The Insanity Cage.

Gomez: I can’t believe what we are seeing.

As Cosmo continues to lay there, breathing heavily as he begins to realize that it’s over, there is a large pop from the crowd as a hand appears at the top of the cage. The hand then grasps the top of the cage and Xavier Reid pulls himself up onto the top of the cage and just stands there, looking down at Cosmo who quickly sits up, looking at Xavier in shock, just shaking his head as he quickly gets to his feet, in total disbelief.

Woo: What is going on here? Xavier Reid went flying off the cage. He’s eliminated Why is he ruining Cosmo’s moment.

Gomez: Not so fast Marcus, I am receiving word right now from the back.

Woo: What is it?

Gomez: According to the rules of the Insanity Cage, the winner is the first person to send ANYONE THROUGH a flaming table, none of these competitors went through the table. Xavier Reid seems to just be the only other person left standing as he landed on the top of the first cage!

Woo: So does that mean we don’t have a new Undisputed Champion?!

Gomez: That is yet to be determined.

The two men stare each other down, this was it, just the two of them. Xavier begins to move toward Cosmo who quickly rushes forward and tries to end it with another 24K Magic, but he misses as Xavier ducks out of the way. Both men quickly turn around and Xavier quickly hits Cosmo with a Pele Kick, sending him stumbling backward before falling down just at the edge of the cage.

Woo: Cosmo almost went off the edge of the cage there, this match almost ended.

Gomez: This is going to be a tough one for Cosmo to overcome. In his eyes, he had already won, he had already relaxed. Now he’s got to go from zero to a hundred to stay in the match against our reigning Champ.

Xavier Reid gets to his feet and walks over to the downed Cosmo. He lifts Goldworthy up, but Cosmo drops to a knee and then uppercuts Reid with the brass knuckles still on his hand. Xavier immediately crumbles into a pile on top of the cage as Cosmo stands to his feet. He makes his way over to the fallen Reid and begins to slam his fist and brass knuckles down onto the skull of the Champ, busting him wide open, blood rolling down his face.

Cosmo lifts The Champ up onto his feet and moves him over to the edge of the cage. Cosmo lifts up the head of Xavier, who is all but out of, and begins to slap him in the face over and over again, shouting into the face of his opponent before finally lifting him up, going for the Cosmology. Just as he gets ready to bring him down, Xavier shifts his body and counters the devastating move with The BEAST Slayer. Cosmo stumbles back as Xavier gets to his feet. Goldworthy stumbles forward right into Reid who lifts him up going for The Bastard Bomb, coming down at the edge of the cage and sending Cosmo flying down the cage, tumbling before eventually falling off and onto the burning tables!!!

DING DING DING

Dobrev: Here is your winner.....AND STILL THE EWC UNDISPUTED CHAMPION XAVIER REID!

Xavier Reid slowly stands to his feet, beaten and battered from the match. He quickly raises his arm, the crowd chanting and cheering as the title belt gets lowered from the roof of the arena. Xavier grabs it and unfastens the belt, lifting it high in the air.

Woo: OH MY GOD HE DID IT!?!?! What a crazy match. All eight of these competitors put it all on the line, but only one could walk away with the ultimate prize.

Gomez: This match should have been Cosmo Goldworthy's.. He did everything he was supposed to! What the hell?!

Woo: That was no technicality. Maybe a little bit of luck, but Xavier made his way back up the cage like a Phoenix rising from the ashes and made it back to the top of the third cage because he would not let his title go without a bigger fight!

Gomez: You call it luck, I call it a technicality.

Woo: No matter what you call it, we all will still be calling Xavier Reid EWC Undisputed champion! Xavier becomes only the second person in EWC History to successfully retain the EWC Undisputed championship in this structure. Further cementing his career and legacy as one of the best to ever lace them up here in EWC

Gomez: As much as I don't like, we have to accept it. Xavier Reid is still the champ!

Woo: Folks, we are COMPLETELY out of time here at Night of Champions XXI, thank you for joining us. We will see you all next time!

The camera holds on the almost lifeless form of Xavier Reid atop the insanity cage. He rests on his knees, attempting to catch his breath as an EWC official has finally reached the top and hands Xavier the EWC Undisputed championship. Reid snatches the title from the referee and clutches it to his chest for a moment as he visibly gets another gust of energy, as if the title is recharging him. Reid throws his arms out to the side, the Undisputed championship in one of them, and yells as he finally realizes that he has done it... He was conquered the beast known as the Insanity Cage. This is the final image we see before the feed fades to black.

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SEGMENT WRITERS

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Darius
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JoJo Rush
EWC

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MATCH WRITERS

MATCH ONE
WRITER: Cosmo Goldworthy

MATCH TWO
WRITER: EWC Staff Assistant: Em

MATCH THREE
WRITER: EWC Staff Assistant: Em

MATCH FOUR
WRITER: MERCENARY

MATCH FIVE
WRITER: MERCENARY

MATCH SIX| MAIN EVENT
WRITER: rickrampage

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RECAP OF WINNERS

TAG TEAM MATCH / EWC TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
3pAC Vs The Heat Packers
WINNERS: and STILL EWC World Tag Team Champions: The Heat Packers

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SINGLES MATCH / EWC UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP #6 CONTENDERSHIP
Marcu$ $t. John Vs Rick Rampage
WINNER: Marcu$ $t John

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SINGLES MATCH / EWC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP #6 CONTENDERSHIP
Divewire Vs ZERO
WINNER: ZERO

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SINGLES MATCH / EWC HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP #2 CONTENDERSHIP
Caleb Scott Vs The Mercenary
WINNER: The Mercenary

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SINGLES MATCH / EWC NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP #7 CONTENDERSHIP
Amis Shelton Vs Bruce Booth
WINNER: Amis Shelton

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INSANITY CAGE MATCH / EWC UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONSHIP
Cosmo Goldworthy Vs Morgan Darkwater Vs Tanja Devereaux Vs Jack Severn Vs Ibuki Ito Vs El Pablo Vs The Lad Vs Xavier Reid
WINNER: and STILL EWC Undisputed Champion: Xavier Reid

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MVP OF THE NIGHT: Xavier Reid
MATCH OF THE NIGHT: Insanity Cage for the EWC Undisputed Championship

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