NEXTGEN #014 - CENTRALIA, PA (SEASON FINALE)

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The Extreme Wrestling Corporation presents
NEXTGEN
'THE MYSTERY ONE'

EPISODE #014 (SEASON FINALE)

SEPTEMBER 05 2024

LIVE! from the the abandoned town of Centralia, Pennsylvania

EWC NEXTGEN
General Manager: Isaac Hale
Commentators: Hayley Kushnir & Marshall Evans
Announcer: Evelyn Dominguez
Senior Referee: Linda Vine
Other Referees: Kat Dawkins & Toby Sawyer
Backstage Interviewer: Samantha Lyric
Theme Song: Three Days Grace - "The Good Life"

NEXTGEN EPISODE 014 EXTENSIVE RECAP
SEPTEMBER 05 2024

Welcome to the extensive recap of EWC's NextGen Episode 14.  Tonight the Season Finale takes place in the once thriving town of Centralia, Pennsylvania, now left abandoned after a coal mine fire started beneath the city in 1962... and is still going. Cracks in the ground, fire raging beneath, what better way to send the NextGen season out with a bang, than to  let the talent loose in a town long forgotten and ready to be engulfed in the fire pits of hell at any moment! No star spangled banner this time, as we open with NextGen General Manager Isaac Hale, standing in the ring. Three-quarters of the ring are surrounded by a small bit of fans, standing behind a barricade. The other quarter of the ring, has four large monitors set-up so that the crowd in attendance can see all of the competitors at once. Above GM Hale, is a small bag hanging from a wire, attached to two poles on opposite end of the ring... twenty feet above the mat below. All of this is set-up directly on the cross section of Centre St and Locust Avenue... the two main roads of this ofrgotten town.

Hale: Well hello EWC fans, NextGen fans, and those who were just attracted to the lights like a moth. Tonight, we wrap up the small NextGen season with a bow, bringing an end to my first season as General Manager of this little Class of Clumsy... this little Assembly of Awkwardness... our own little  Gaggle of Gracelessness. Tonight we will see some of NextGen's remaining talent, some Prime talent, some Paramount talent, and some Gambit sacrifices! All competing in the PURGE MATCH!!!

The fans in attendance cheer loudly as the monitors behind Isaac turn on, each showing AT LEAST two competitors involved in the match.

Hale: For tonight only, everything is legal. Nothing is forbidden... it is encouraged! Eliminate your opponents by any means possible and make your way to THIS very ring. The final two folks who make it, will compete here... with the NextGen Bag of Holding hanging high above the ring. If its a NextGen roster member, the bag will contain the NextGen Championship! If its a non-NextGen roster member, then it is a nice fat check! A thank you for burying our little roster into the ground! So, without further adieu... why don't we get this show on the road!!!

The screen goes black as the sudden silence is interrupted by the Purge Horn...

Our first actual video of anyone, is of Gambit's own Lloyd Christmas. He is running through a dense clump of trees somewhere near Meyers St., before jumping out from the trees and into the open. His eyes scanning back and forth before stopping as he can see the light coming from the main intersection. But before he could move, a hand reached out from the trees and grabbed onto his neck. He kicked and bucked, trying to throw punches, but connected with nothing as Tori Taylor stepped out from the tree line that he just had appeared from. It seems she had been stalking him.

Like a greased pick, Lloyd slips free from Tori's grasp and takes off running... only to run face-first into the chest of Rapture. An unknown entity in the EWC, as there is not even an EWC bio on him, Rapture stands at about six feet tall... dressed in a worn grayish leather jacket over a dirty dark gray hoodie and dirt covered camo pants. His face is hidden behind a white mask with two hand drawn circles for eyes and a kid-like drawn smile on it.

Kushnir: So THIS is the Rapture we read about, but have heard absolutely nothing.

Evans: Kind of lackluster, if you ask me.

Rapture reaches behind him and produces a knife... his gaze stuck on Lloyd, driving the Gambit roster member back... until he ran into Tori Taylor, who seemed just as confused about Rapture as everyone else. Without a sound, Rapture lunged forward with his knife, directed at Mr. Christmas, but Lloyd moved and the knife hit into Tori's abdomen. But... not a peep from the former NextGen Champion. Her look of confusion faded as she looked down at the knife, then back up at Rapture. Rapture pulled the knife back and thrust it forward two more times, each time making contact with Tori's stomach. But... no blood.

Tori grabbed Rapture's arm and pushes it back, watching as the spring beneath the plastic blade pushed it slowly back out. It was a prop... a toy made to look real. Knowing the jig was up, Rapture swung on her... but Tori ducked the flailing arm and instead, come up behind him, grabbing his head in a headlock. But Rapture kept his momentum going while Tori tried to twist him the other way...

*SNAP*

Taken back by the noise, Tori tossed Rapture's lifeless body to the ground. It wasn't that she was frightened by what happened but more disgusted at how easily it snapped. Her attention quickly was taken away though, as her eyes caught Lloyd Christmas running off yards away and she made chase. It didn't take long for her to catch up, grabbing Lloyd by the ears and stopping him dead in his tracks. She let go of his ears as he whimpered and turned around... DEVILS TRIGGER!!! BICYCLE KICK ONTO LLOYD CHRISTMAS AND TORI DROPS DOWN ONTO HIM AS A REF WHO WAS FOLLOWING CLOSE BY, DROPS DOWN...

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LLOYD CHRISTMAS HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!! (9 REMAINING)

Kushnir: Wait, that Rapture guy wasn't eliminated? Tori flippin' broke his neck!

Evans: Maybe because she didn't pin him?

Kushnir: Well if she is quick, I'm sure she can go do that. He most likely isn't going anywhere.

But instead of going back for Rapture, Tori Taylor takes off, deeper into town. And with that, we switch to another view.

We see Peach Gelato and Scrappy Coco running up Centre St, just crossing the intersection of Centre and Troutwine. They both look a bit winded, like they were running from something. It was the sound of a truck engine getting louder and louder, that caught everyone's attention. Scrappy Coco broke away from the duo, running off into a yard and jumping behind some thick bushes. The lights of the truck kept moving forward, following behind Peach Gelato as Scrappy watched.

A few moments went by before Scrappy stood to his feet... and caught the blunt end of the handle of a millwall brick! Scrappy stumbled backwards out of the brush, Marina Millwall quickly following him. Scrappy tried to fend her off, but his momentum was already taking him backwards and he tripped over a lump in the ground, falling to the dirt. Marina stood over Scrappy, lifting the millwall into the air... but it was the plastic touching her side and the sound of a small rusty spring being triggered that caused her to turn and unless the rock-embeded millwall brick into the side of... Rapture's face?

Evans: Um... isn't he dead? Didn't Tori break his neck?

Kushnir: Maybe she just aligned his spine really well and it took him a moment to come out of euphoria.

Evans: Well, I think Marina just bashed it back out of place.

The spot where the rock had hit, had broken a chunk off the mask and blood was pouring out of a large gash on the side of Rapture's face. But instead of focusing on him, Marina turned back to Scrappy, who was on all fours, trying to stand up. Coco just happened to look up... EAT A BRICK!!! RUNNING KNEE TO THE FACE BY MARINA AND SHE COVERS! HERE COMES THE REF...

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SCRAPPY COCO HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!! (8 REMAINING)

Kushnir: Not the Coco!

Evans: To hell with Coco, I'm still confused by Rapture reappearing.

Marina stands to her feet and turns around, ready to pin Rapture... but his body is gone.

Evans: What the actual fuck...

We cut to somewhere else in town, where we see a bloodied Yaya Banana. Standing over him with a bent pipe, is Callum MacBeth. Callum's eyes follow the headlights of the truck chasing Peach Gelato around town. He looks back down at Yaya, but Yaya is up and is limping away as fast as his lame right leg will take him. Yaya turns around to gauge the distance he has gained... but MacBeth has disappeared. Slowing down and catching his breath, Banana looks around... SOMETHING WICKED!!! SPEAR OUT OF NOWHERE AND YAYA SLAMS INTO THE GROUND! Callum goes for the pin... BUT IS PULLED OFF OF YAYA!!! Callum stumbles back and stares... at Rapture?

Kushnir: WHO THE HELL IS THIS GUY?!?!?!

Rapture looks down at an unconscious Yaya, showing up the broken mask where Marina hit him, then up at Call- SOMETHING WICKED!!! CALLUM SPEARS RAPTURE ONTO THE GRO-... Callum quick to his feet as we can see the bottom section of a broken street sign that was still in the ground... is now poking out through Rapture's chest. Callum shakes his head... then quickly turns and jumps on Yaya. A nearby ref who is trying to hold in his dinner, drops down on the ground.

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YAYA BANANA HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!! (7 REMAINING)

Evans:Broken neck, crushed-in temple, metal penetrating his chest. This man HAS to be dead by now. Can we just say he is eliminated already?

Kushnir: Either way... Callum wants nothing to do with it as he stands up off of Yaya and runs towards the center of town, not even looking at what he did to Rapture.

The sound of a truck engine roaring again, echoes through the night-time air as we shift over to see Peach Gelato hiding in some trees on the south side of town, close to the Saint Ignatius Cemetery. She steps out from the trees as the sound of the truck fades, but lets out a squeal  as she turns and runs face-first into the chest of JTC. He gives her a devilish smirk and attempts to grab her, but she drops to the ground and scurries between his legs. JTC watches her shuffle under him, before turning around... DISTORTION!!! RORY HYLAND WAS STANDING BEHIND HIM AND HIT HIM WITH THAT NASTY HEADBUTT THAT ONLY RORY COULD GIVE!!!

JTC stumbles backwards a few steps before Rory scoops him up... AND THROWS HIM INTO ONE OF THE ACTIVE VENTS IN THE GROUND!!! JTC HAS DISAPPEARED BENEATH THE GROUND!!!

The nearby ref shrugs his shoulders and leans down towards the vent... saying something inaudible, away from the camera. He then holds up 1 finger.

He talks into the vent another time. After a few seconds, he holds up two fingers.

A third time... with the same result. No response, no sign of JTC. The ref holds up three fingers and Rory quickly turns to go find where Peach ran off

JTC HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!! (6 REMAINING)

We cut to Peach, who is now running up Locust Avenue, towards the lights in the middle of town. She just passes Park St, when Tori Taylor reaches out from some brush... grabbing her by the hair. She lands a couple hard chops against Gelato, causing her to stumble back. He attempts one more, but Peach ducks... SOMETHING WICKED!!! CALLUM MACBETH OUT OF NOWHERE, SPEARING PEACH INTO THE GROUND!!! He hooks the leg...


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PEACH GELATO HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!! (5 REMAINING)

Evans: And down goes the final Gambit roster member.

Kushnir: All that's left is three from NextGen, one from Prime, and one from Paramount. Kind of fitting that Parabellum was only ten days ago. Seems NextGen is getting in its OWN Brand Warfare.

Tori smirks and watches as Callum stands up from the unconscious Peach. She looks around... knowing they are half-way home... BUT RORY HYLAND GRABS HER BY THE BACK OF HER HAIR! He pulls her back towards him... when the sound of squeaking metal on cheap plastic could be heard in the silence. The camera moves over to the left and we can see Rapture 'stabbing' his fake plastic knife into Rory's deliciously glistening oblique. Rory lets go of Tori, quickly turning around as Rapture continues to stab... moving from his oblique, to his stomach.

Rapture's mask is cracked where Marina hit him. He has a bloody hole in his shirt, where he was impaled on the old sign-post. And I'm sure there is a slight curve in his neck from Tori's chiropractic adjustment from earlier. Rory pushes Rapture away, causing the masked man to stumble back a good five or six feet. But with no fear, Rapture charges forward... RORY GRABS HIM AND PICKS HIM UP... THE FINAL COUNT!!! SPINNING SIDE SLAM AND RAPTURE WAS... LITERALLY... BROKEN IN HALF!!!

Rory looks down at the rock he dropped Rapture on, causing Rapture's back to bend unnaturally over it. Rory touches Rapture's shoulder as the ref drops down, trying not to look at the serpentine shape of Rapture's spine.

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RAPTURE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!! (4 REMAINING)

Rory stands to his feet, kicks some dirt on the lifeless Rapture, then takes off running towards the center of town.

We instantly cut away again, back to Tori and Callum, who have made it to the cross section of Centre St and Locust Avenue. Fans are cheering, surrounding the ring as they come up from behind the large monitors that was showing all the action. Callum was the first to get close and he turned to see how far away Tori was when on of the large monitors COLLAPSED ONTO HIM! The fans all gasped as smoke and sparks shot out from the sides of the fallen electronic. Tori ran up to check on Callum, but before she could, Marina come BARRELING out of the shadows and hit her would a dropkick that send her stumbling and flying over the fallen monitor. Tori Taylor hit the ground hard and grabbed the back of her head in pain. She rolled around for a moment, then flipped onto her back... THE JAVELIN!!! MARINA MILLWALL LEAPED OFF OF NEARBY FAN BARRICADE AND HIT A DIVING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP ONTO TORI TAYLOR!!! Marina grabs Taylor's leg and hooks it...

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TORI TAYLOR HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!! (3 REMAINING)

Callum finally pulls himself out from under the fallen monitor and has just a millisecond to see the fallen Tori Taylor, BEFORE MARINA HITS HIM WITH THE BUTT-END OF HER MILLWALL BRICK!!! Callum stumbles forward, grabbing at his head. He turns around... AND JUST MANAGES TO DODGE A LOW BLOW KICK FROM MARINA! He pushes her away... AND THEN CHARGES FORWARD AND CONNECTS ONTO MARINA WITH A HOOLIGAN KICK!!! Marina falls to the ground, grabbing at her face.

Callum walks up to her and grabs her by the hai- MARINA GRABS CALLUM, SWING AROUND AND PULLS HIM DOWN, ROLLING HIM UP IN A SCHOOL BOY!!!

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Callum, still shocked by the quick succession of what was happening, starts to fight... but it's too late...

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CALLUM MACBETH HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!! (2 REMAINING)

Evans: Did... did Marina just...

Kushnir: Eliminate both members of The Path? I have to say she did. BUT... she did tip something over onto Callum, catching Tori off guard for that elimination.

Evans: And Callum, I'm sure, was still injured from those monitors falling on him. So he had no strength to kick out of that school boy.

Kushnir: And she had a handful of tights, right? RIGHT???

Marina, realizing she is one of the remaining two, runs to the ring and slides in under the bottom rope. The bell hasn't rung yet, as she has to technically wait for Rory Hyland to enter the ring, but she doesn't seem to care. She climbs to her feet, up the corner post and climbs up the pole that one end of the wire is attached to. Hanging upside down, she wraps her arms and legs around the wire, slowly inching towards the center where the bag with her cash prize is located.

Couple inches in and she pauses, reaching out for the bag. Not even close. She begins her slow movement to the bag.

Another foot into her journey and she pauses, reaching for the bag again. Still not there. Once again, back to the slow trek for her money.

An engine rumble begins to get louder and louder...

Marina scoots herself across the wire, getting closer and closer. She stops and reaches for the bag, her finger barely grazing it...

And louder...

She scoots forward a bit more, her fingers touching the bag, but not enough to grab it...

And LOUDER...

Marina scoots and tries grabbing the bag, but it needs undone from the hook it is on.

AND THE TRUCK FROM EARLIER COMES CRASHING THROUGH THE REMAINING MONITORS AND SLAMS INTO THE SIDE OF THE RING!!! MARINA HANGS ONTO THE WIRE, BUT IT SNAPS AND BOTH THE BAG AND MARINA COME CRASHING DOWN ONTO THE BROKEN RING!!!

Crowd: HO-LY SHIT! HO-LY SHIT! HO-LY SHIT!

Evans: Marina is somewhere in that crumpled up remains of what was once an EWC ring!

The truck turns off and out of the driver's seat, steps Rory Hyland.

Kushnir: Now THAT is an entrance!

Rory climbs up the side of the broken ring...

*DING, DING, DING*

Marina slowly begins to pull herself up onto the mess, but Rory walks right over to the bag and unhooks it from the wire... holding it high into air.

*DING, DING, DING*

Dominguez: Your winner... AND NEEEEEWWWW...

Rory pulls the NextGen Championship out of the bag and holds it up, looking down at Marina Millwall.

Dominguez: ...NEXTGEN CHAMPION, RORY... HYYYYYYLLLLAAAAANNNNDDDD!!!

Evans: And there you have it folks! Rory Hyland wins the NextGen Championship in the season finale!

Kushnir: Now that question is, will he still be here next year to defend that Championship?

Evans: Well we can only wait and see!

Kushnir: That's Marshall Evans and I'm Hayley Kushnir. Gooodnight from Centralia, Pennsylvania. See you next year, NextGen Fans!

We get one final shot of Rory Hyland holding up the Championship title, before fading to the NextGen and EWC logos.

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After The Show

Isaac Hale walks up to the truck that Rory crashed into the ring, earlier in the night. He smirks, making sure it wasn't too dinged up.

Hale: You know Rory, when you asked to borrow my truck... I wasn't expecting you to treat her so rough. But she don't mind.

He opens the door and hops in, putting the keys in the ignition and starting her up. He shuts the truck door and looks over to the passenger side.

Hale: You did well, my friend. I think next time, we give you a REAL knife.

An an instant we switch to a front from, to show the whole front seat. Sitting in the passenger seat, is Rapture. His mask is still cracked, his shirt still has a hole in the chest, but otherwise he looks untouched.

Hale: Let's move onto bigger and better things, shall we?

Isaac puts the truck in drive and pulls away from where it was now parked. We shift to an outside view of a license plate that has a chunk of ring cover, still hooked and covering the first half of the plate... but the second half reads '2025'. And with the truck driving up the road, we fade out.

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RECAP OF WINNERS

PURGE MATCH
WINNER AND NEW NEXTGEN CHAMPION: RORY HYLAND

Order Of Elimination
1. Lloyd Christmas (Eliminated by Tori Taylor)
2. Scrappy Coco (Eliminated by Marina Millwall)
3. Yaya Banana (Eliminated by Callum MacBeth)
4. JTC (Eliminated by Rory Hyland)
5. Peach Gelato (Eliminated by Callum MacBeth)
6. Rapture (Eliminated by Rory Hyland)
7. Tori Taylor (Eliminated by Marina Millwall)
8. Callum MacBeth (Eliminated by Marina Millwall)

Rory Hyland Vs Marina Millwall
Winner: Rory Hyland
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MVP OF THE NIGHT: Rory Hyland
MATCH OF THE NIGHT: MAIN EVENT - The Purge Match