The eerie theme music from the classic film "Halloween" plays across the darkened Agganis Arena, as the image of a pumpkin engulfed in flames seemingly comes to life on the SCW-Tron above the stage! The camera draws closer into the flaming image, closer... closer... Until ...
Woman: Help... help me! PLEASE...!!
And the screen goes off, casting the Arena in completely darkness, the only sound is the woman's fading scream...
Lightning then strikes, and the stage is basked in a frightening red glow, and there in the center is none other than...
The crowd cheers!
Justin: Ladies and gentlemen! Please welcome - Chucky and Tiffany!!!
Both Chucky and Tiffany wave to the crowd and then calmly turn around. Chucky taps his butcher's knife like a baton, and the stage lights flood on and standing there is a choir of horror's most iconic villains! Freddy Krueger! Jason Vorhees! Ghostface! Michael Myers! Dracula! Pinhead! The Creeper! Frankenstein and his Bride! Rev. Henry Kane! Stripe the Gremlin! The Wolfman! Kayako Saeki! Samara Morgan! Candyman! And Pennywise! And as the music begins, Chucky directs with a wave of his blade and Tiffany with both hands...
Choir: It's beginning to look a lot like Halloween
Everywhere you go
Take a look at the Dollar Tree,
There are spiders and bats you see
With Dracula rings and werewolf fangs that glow
It's beginning to look a lot like Halloween
Candied eyes and gore
But the scariest sight to see
Is the axe you're swinging at me
You were never a bore.
A pair of thigh-high boots, and a spooky owl that hoots
Is the wish of Christine and Jeff
Mummies that will stalk little children who go for a walk
Is the hope of the zombies they left.
Boris and Bela can't wait for the Sun to go down again
It's beginning to look a lot like Halloween
Everywhere you see
There's a witch on my mama's door, one in my room maybe more
The scary kind that eats little kids with glee
It's beginning to look a lot like Halloween
Soon the dead will rise
And the thing that will make you shriek
And all of your doors to creak
Is the terror in their cries.
The crowd immediately explodes with cheers and gives the horror icons a standing ovation as Chucky and his Bride take sweeping bows, Tiffany blowing kisses until the stage light winks out.
The camera then reverts to the ringside area where sitting at the broadcasters table is none other than Belinda Simone and Jason Adams! Belinda is dressed as Cruella DeVil and Jason as Beetlejuice!
Simone: Hello everyone and...
Adams: HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
Simone: ... That as well! We are live, here in Boston, Massachusetts for this very special Halloween edition of Climax Control! It is also the 'Going Home' show as in two weeks, the biggest event of the year, High Stakes XI, takes place at the Mecca of professional wrestling - Madison Square Garden!
Adams: The first time EVER for SCW at the Garden! Wheee!
Jason gives himself a spin in his chair, causing Belinda to roll her eyes heavenward.
Simone: And remember! Every match this evening save for the Roulette division matches, will have a special Halloween stipulation determined via a special draw! And to open things tonight, Danielle Weston looks to display her new 'attitude' for the entire world to see by taking on the veteran Jessie Salco! Both Danielle and Jessie have big things on the horizon in New York City! Winning tonight will send one woman into the Garden with a lot of momentum on her side!
Adams: And in the traditional Graveyard match, we are going to find out who will challenge "Bulldog" Bill Barnhart for the Roulette Championship at High Stakes XI when it's Levi Russow, Agostino Romano and Miles Kasey fighting for the chance at a title shot!
Simone: And where momentum is concerned, nothing more can be said than when the Icon, Mercedes Vargas, steps inside of the ring against Tempest! Mercedes and her partner Goth will challenge Tempest and Austin James Mercer for the Mixed Tag gold in New York and this match will hold many of the cards going into that match!
Adams: Two former World and Internet Champions are out to get back to the top when it's Mac Bane taking on Senor Vinnie!
Simone: Kris Ryans is facing the biggest challenge of his career in New York City, taking on the Golden One aka J2H! But his opponent this week has gold in his own line of sight as he faces the man set to challenge for the Internet title, Brother David Shepherd!
Adams: Krystal Wolfe wanted a six-pack challenge at the Supercard but a five-pack will have to do here tonight as she defends inside of the Graveyard against Seleana Zdunich, Bea Barnhart, Johanna Krieger and Bella Madison!
Simone: And in the Main Event! It's champions against challengers in mixed tag team action when the World Champions Amber Ryan and Alex Jones take on Crystal Zdunich and Jack Washington with Roxi Johnson serving as the guest referee! All this and more on Climax Control "Black Sabbath!"
Adams: OoOooOOoo!
The cameras pan backstage to find Danielle Weston, she is dressed in a long black torn up wedding dress and veil that covers her eyes.
Adams: At least she is getting into the spirit of the show.
Simone: Maybe she had a change of heart since last week?
Her blood red lips part as she notices the camera is on her, the Boston fans already hissing and booing towards her.
Dani: You know what, Boston? Maybe I was a little hard on you, I mean here I was thinking that the only good thing about this city was a Czech Ice Hockey Player and yet, here I stand... completely by my previous statement.
The fans' cheers turned back to cold boos.
Dani: This place is a shit hole... cold and frigid. This place has no soul, yet it prides itself on being a friendly town, a great place to live and yet all I can see is university students, pissing their parents' money up against the wall and begging for freedom.
She clicked her tongue off her white teeth, followed by a smug smile.
Dani: Rich, snobby, white boys with no will in life to be anything apart from what their daddy told them to be. It doesn't have to be Halloween around here for the streets to be filled with brainless zombies.
The booing continued, as did Dani.
Dani: Boo all you want, but you can't deny it, this city doesn't even allow Happy Hours and why? Because you're so focused on your nine to five jobs, walking your Bernese Mountain dogs and training for a marathon to allow any sort of devil's fun to occur. It's like the people from under the dome, every day is a carbon copy of the previous and why? Because this place is filled with spineless Celtics, Sox and Bruins. It's no wonder you're all so pent up, it's because you've forgotten what it feels like to win, at anything...
Dani couldn't help but chuckle to herself.
Dani: But enough about you and this miserable city you call home.
Dani was almost drowned out by the boos but she held her own against the sold out crowd. Dani moved the veil from her eyes, to focus on the camera she needed her next words to drive home.
Dani: I'm still waiting.. Mikah and the longer you force me to, the more I realise that I made a mistake calling you out of retirement... you're not the bombshell you once were, you're not the pinnacle of this roster... you're a scared mess who decided to leave the mainland to spend the rest of your miserable days in hiding on Hawaii.. was it the crushing blow of Drake Green no longer wanting you? Was it the fact you tried to warm Hot Stuff's bed but the sheets were only icy cold and empty? Or was it the fact you thought people would reach out for you and beg you to stop and stay?
Danielle smirked, wildly.
Dani: Did the non existent farewell party drive the stake home that no one gives a shit about you? Did the lack of people on their knees around you make you realise that the world still turns when you're not around? There has to be a reason for your silence... and I can deduce it down to one thing, you fear failure and you know that when the time comes at High Stakes... if you were to agree to our match, you would be looking into the eyes, MY eyes and you know deep down that you can't beat me.
The smug smile was on her face, her blood red lips highlighted it.
Dani: You fear the future because you know you'll never be a part of... I'm that future... a future that will take the reins from you and drive SCW into a new era.. your name will be a hushed memory in these halls.. and the thought of losing, the thought of failing, the thought of being forced into obscurity has you running pale.
The fans booed.
Dani: Unless you think I'm wrong? If that's so Mikah, I'm begging you... show up, accept my challenge and prove to me that you're the same bitch, THE bitch you used to be...
Danielle winked at the camera before she wrapped this one up.
Dani: Prove me wrong Mikah, or at least try to.
With that said and done Dani took her leave from the camera, leaving the fans behind to boo.
The scene opens on a clip from a year ago, namely the Roulette Title Match between Johanna Krieger and then-champion Jessie Salco which ends on Jessie losing the title, we then cut to Jessie Salco watching the match in the backstage area with her arms crossed and a frown on her face.
Jessie: One year ago, my title reign got fucked over by two vindictive bosses who apparently never heard of a strange concept called "wrestlers form a friendship because one of them visited the other in hospital after she was attacked and not because the other wrestler had a World Bombshell Title Shot coming up", all because Johanna threw a hissy fit after I beat her cleanly.
Jessie scoffs as she rolls her eyes.
Jessie: I hope that bitch never holds a title again!
Jessie adds before she turns to the camera.
Jessie: But whilst I am hoping that Krystal buries Johanna six feet under in their match tonight, I have a match of my own to worry about and in a couple of weeks, I have an even bigger match on hands! Tonight, I'm facing Danielle Weston in her first singles' match since she officially returned to Sin City Wrestling and in a few weeks' time I'm facing Myra Rivers in the Chamber of Extreme at High Stakes XI! Myra, I was expecting better from you when I was commentating on your match against Roxi last week and I hope that you'll fulfil your end of the bargain and bring your best at High Stakes XI, otherwise? Don't waste my time!
Jessie says before grinning.
Jessie: And Danielle? Your new attitude won't do you much good against me in tonight's opener, much like Myra you are a former champion in the Bombshell Division but your reign as World Bombshell Champ was a while ago, can you still cut it in the ring? One way to find out.
Jessie motions to her left with her head and the camera pans over showing that she is near the entrance ramp but still far way enough that the sound of the crowd in Boston isn't being picked up by the camera, the camera pans back over and Jessie grins.
Jessie: Myra, I hope your watching tonight's opener like a hawk, much like Dani, you came from out of nowhere and carved out a respectable title reign for yourself and that was why I called this match the warmup, in fact, just for you Myra, consider this a non-violent preview of our match at High Stakes XI!
Jessie walks off as the scene fades.
Technicians can be seen stirring a pool of a dark liquid as Justin moves into the view of the camera. Drew Patton is moving around the pool as Justin prepares to speak.
Simone: What is that in the pool...Welcome to the Halloween edition of Climax Control.
The technicians pull their sticks from the liquid.
Adams: Let's go to the man with the introductions.
Justin: The following contest is a Blood Bath match, introducing first...
The arena cuts to black as the slow guitar intro of "Blood Lightning" by Lutharo is heard over the PA System, right as the song launches into the opening guitar solo the lights start to flash across the arena before a single spotlight shines on Jessie headbanging to the song.
Simone: Here comes the HeavyMetal Angel.
Justin: From Miami, Florida, please welcome Jessie Salco!
Jessie posses at the top of the ramp just as the clean vocals of Krista is heard over the PA before she makes her way down the ramp and moves to the pool with a look of disgust on her face.
Justin: And her opponent,
Adams: It looks like Jessie Salco isn't liking the match type here tonight.
Simone: Well, we have to thank the management for these choices of match.
What makes your beautiful, by One Direction slams over the personal address system and without any delay, the black curtains part and out runs Dani Weston. She makes her way to the centre of the stage to wave towards the fans, before she starts to walk down the runway. Stopping to high five the fans along the way.
Justin: Making her way to the ring, from Daytona Beach, Florida... Daniiiiiiii Weston...
She continues to smile out to the fans, before she makes her way over towards the pool before rushing up and slamming her hands into the back of Jessie Salco sending her sprawling into the liquid.
Adams: This is a...OH MY GOD!
DING DING DING!
Jessie fights her way to her hands and knees as Danielle moves to climb into the ring. She moves towards Jessie who is getting to her feet. Danielle reaches down and grabs Jessie by the hair and pulls her up to her feet where she slaps Salco who stumbles to the side. Dani looks down at the liquid and then reaches down to pull up a handful of the thick liquid then teasingly looks to be about to throw it at Drew who holds up a finger warning her not to. Dani shrugs and turns to throw it into the face of Jessie but is taken off her feet with a side Russian legsweep from Salco. Landing on her back, she pulls herself up into a sitting position and looks around in disgust as Jessie launches herself at Weston taking her back first into the pool once more. Drew looks leery as he wades over but Dani manages to slide out of the pin attempt and rolls over to her hands and knees. Jessie follows her in an attempt to pull her to her feet by grabbing two handfuls of hair. Dani reaches up in pain as Jessie uses the handfuls of hair to toss Weston into the pool of blood once more. Weston rises slowly to her hands and knees spitting and shaking the blood from her face.
Adams: That must taste awful.
Jessie smirks as she taunts Danielle from the side before dropping to her knees and then grabbing a handful of gunk and then squishes it into the face of Danielle who screams in pain and disgust. Jassie then pushes the head down into the muck. Drew moves to the pair and begins to warn Jessie to stop drowning Danielle. Jessie stops and pulls her head up out of the liquid in compliance with Patton's direction. Danielle fights to get her hands under her but Jessie sweeps them away and again pushes her face into the gunk. Danielle is able to pull away from Jessie who is arguing with Drew Patton who is warning her to stop. Salco turns back to Dani who launches herself upward with a sloppy spear. The two women begin rolling in the liquid trading punches and slaps. Danielle manages to get the upper hand and then fighting her way to her feet, she pulls Jessie up then hits a snap suplex which has Jessie landing on her back. The liquid sounds sloppily as Jessie arches up. Weston moves to pin her down but Salco keeps her shoulders out of the blood. Danielle fights to push their shoulders down.
Simone: It has to be really hard to get the pin in this kind of match.
Danielle continues to hold Jessie face down with a forearm as Jessie fights to turn her head to catch her breath. Drew tells Danielle to let Jessie up to which Danielle shakes her head no for a moment then releases the hold and sits back on her heels. Jessie rolls to the side and rests on her hands and knees breathing heavily. Dani gets to her feet and moves to Jessie who she picks up. Turning around, Dani attempts a backslide that has Jessie kicking and struggling to get out. Salco manages to overturn the pin and then rolls through. Jessie surges upward as Dani rises and then catching her in a belly to belly, Jessie uses a suplex on Weston who arches in pain. Jessie rises slowly and rests on her hands and knees as Danielle sits up and puts a hand on her lower back in pain. Rising slowly, Jessie Salco looks at the side of the pool before moving towards it. Dani rises and tries to shuffle towards Jessie who turns and sees her. Salco leaps upward for a dropkick but the viscous liquid takes away from the attempt and makes her miss the dropkick that Weston is able to push to the side. Jessie is quick to roll to the side as Dani reaches down for her.
Adams: Both women are covered in blood.
Simone: You could not pay me to wrestle in that mess.
Jessie reaches up and rolls Dani up with a small package. Drew is unable to get down to make the pin fast enough as Danielle kicks out. Jessie slaps at the gunk in frustration before she is attacked by Danielle and the two begin to rolls and fight in the blood. Neither sees that Drew is near as then trip him up sending Patton into the muck of the liquid. Drew sits up and holds up his hands in surprise and gas slightly as he swipes at his face. Jessie and Dani stop and stare at the referee. Drew gets to his feet and he shakes off the muck. Jessie moves to help him as does Dani. Drew warns them off and swipes at the blood from his face some more. Jessie uses the distraction to turn and catch Danielle from behind and suplexes her over into the muck. Jessie rolls over and then throws an arm over the body of Dani but Drew isn't able to count as he is still spitting out the muck. Jessie gets to her feet and moves towards Drew who is finally able to clear his eyes. Jessie guides him over to where Dani is rising to her feet. Shaking her head, Jessie lunges at Danielle who catches her and the pair lock up in a collar and elbow tie up that Dani is able to turn into a headlock then hip toss to the liquid. Holding the headlock in, Dani tries to control Jessie and manages to be picked up and her shoulders put in the blood. Dani kicks and struggles and manages to put Jessie back on her shoulders. Drew moves over to make the count on Jessie who pushes her shoulder out of the blood.
Simone: This match is still going and we are still looking for a winner.
Jessie fights her way to her feet and then picks Dani up for an atomic drop. Salco misses as Dani struggles enough. Dani ducks under the hold and then spins Jessie around. Kicking her in the midsection, Weston doubles Jessie over before hitting her Dani do right swinging DDT into the liquid. Jessie flops over into the blood and is laid out as Dani falls too. Dragging herself over, Dani grabs at the leg of Jessie and then rolls her up on her shoulders as she calls for Drew to make the count. Patton drops to his knees in the muck and hits the blood like it was the canvas.
Simone: Danielle Weston has Jessie Salco in a pin.
ONE!
Adams: I can see Jessie trying to fight out of the hold.
TWO!
Jessie is struggling hard to break the pin however, Weston rolls more onto the body of Salco and pulls her legs up preventing the hold being broken.
Adams: Danielle Weston, has got the pin locked.
Simone: And Drew is about to count the three.
THREE!
Adams: It is all over but the showering.
Drew signals for the bell.
DING DING DING!
Justin: The winner of the match, Danielle Weston!
Dani surges to her feet as Drew holds her arm up in victory before checking on Jessie as the camera view moves back to the announce desk.
Adams: Danielle Weston wins the scary Blood Bath match here tonight.
Simone: It was so up in the air for the winner, either woman could have won it. But congratulations to Dani Weston.
Dani celebrates as Jessie is helped from the pool.
Out in the arena, the lights dim and music with a country twang begins to play across the sound system of the entire building. The spotlight over the stage turns on and there are a group of country line dancers and behind the mic - none other than Leatherface!
Simone: Oh not these guys AGAIN!
Adams: Are you kidding!? Last year they were great! The Merkins are back!
And the crowd stands and cheers like it was Beatlemania as the line dancers kick up a step as the performance begins!
The crowd cheers!
The scene opens backstage at Climax Control where we see the reigning SCW Internet Champion Caleb Storms being ready to be interviewed by Pussy Willow.
Pussy: Caleb, two weeks ago it was made official that Brother David Shepherd would be your first challenger for the SCW Internet Title when he beat Brayden Hilton, what are your thoughts?
Caleb: Before we get into that, I feel the need to address my match against Bill last week.
Pussy: Err, sure.
Caleb: Bill, you did it, after so many fucking tries, you finally got your second win over me in last week's Champion vs. Champion match but it won't happen again! When you inevitably loose the Roulette Title to Agostino I welcome you to try to take this title from me!
Pussy: And Brother David Shepherd?
Caleb: If he beats me, this will be his first title reign since his Roulette Title Reign earlier this year but that's not going to happen! I promised to be the Internet Champion by the end of the year and by hook or by crook I will fulfill that promise!
Pussy: That's all for now, back to ringside!
The camera cuts to ringside as the scene fades.
Simone: Welcome back to the Climax Control Halloween Special! Later on tonight, we'll see our Bombshell Roulette Champion Krystal Wolfe defend her title against four women but before that, we have to determine the first challenger to Bill Barnhart's Roulette Title as Levi Russow takes on Miles Kasey and Agostino Romano!
Adams: Both this and Krystal's title defence are taking place in Graveyard Elimination Matches where the only way to win and eliminate your opponent is to throw your opponent into the grave! And with a Roulette Title Shot on the line, you just know that these three men are eager to earn that spot!
Simone: No time to waste, let's take it to Justin who is on location at the gravesite!
Justin: The following is a Triple Threat Graveyard Elimination Match where the winner moves on to challenge Bill Barnhart for the SCW Roulette Championship at High Stakes XI!
The camera pans around the graveyard for a minute before the camera focuses on the first competitor to arrive, namely Miles Kasey!
Justin: Introducing first, from Manchester and weighing in at 215ibs, Miles Kasey!
Simone: Miles has had several attempts at winning the Roulette Title this year, unfortunately for him, all of them failed.
Adams: This could be his night tonight!
Miles looks around the graveyard for his opponents only really noticing the fact that all of the SCW officials are officiating this match, after a few moments another figure steps forward revealing the Italian Superstar Agostino Romano!
Justin: And his opponents, first, from Milan, Italy and weighing in at 215ibs. Agostino Romano!
Simone: Agostino is a two time Internet Champion but winning this match could mean that he'll add the Roulette Title to his list of accomplishments!
Adams: He's got some tough competition though!
Agostino and Miles share some choice words before the third and final competitor steps into the graveyard, Levi Russow!
Justin: And finally, from Manhattan, New York weighing in at 205ibs. Levi Russow!
Simone: Levi is the father of former SCW Superstar Jack Russow and is easily the oldest man in this match.
Adams: Even though his age is listed as "undisclosed" on his profile!
We hear Bill Barnhart's entrance RAISE YOUR GLASS hit the speakers and we see Bill Barnhart on the giant Tron screen. This interrupts the start of the Roulette Championship Qualifier match between Levi Russow, Miles Kasey, and Agostino Romano. The three turn their attention to the giant screen.
Bill: Thank you for giving me your attention. The three of you are in this Triple Threat match with the winner being the one to face me at High Stakes XI for a shot at my Roulette Championship. I'm not sure if the winner should be classified as the loser for having to face me, and lose, at High Stakes XI, or if they should be congratulated on their accomplishment.
The crowd rises up in a loud chorus of boos at Bill Barnhart but he doesn't care what the fans think.
Bill: Russow I'll start with you. I like you as you are young and aggressive and a challenge in the ring and you remind me of me when I was a bit younger. But, young man, you are facing two veterans of the ring who are not going to stand by and let you walk into High Stakes XI against me.
The crowd gets louder as they like Levi Russow.
Bill: Miles we were involved in a Triple Threat match at Climax Control 313 on October 3, 2021, for the vacated Roulette Championship. Although I won the match by pinning Lincoln Daniels that doesn't mean if you were closer to me than he was that I wouldn't have gone off on you and pinned you. Your loss still counts as a loss against me though so deal with that. Would you be a good challenge for my Roulette Championship? Yeah a pretty good challenge but not enough to defeat me.
The crows gets even louder as they also like Miles Kasey.
Bill: Last, but not the least, I come to Agostino Romano. So, Agostino, you are one of those wrestlers who comes and goes. One match you put on a great performance and the next match you get your head stuck in a toilet and can't save your ass in a match at all. Remember the one match we had against each other Agostino? It was August 15, 2021, at Climax Control 308. We were the last two remaining in the Internet Championship Tournament and I won by pinning you.
The crowd gets so angry this time their noise is unbearable but they finally calm down.
Bill: So in my defense of the Roulette Championship at High Stakes XI I will either have a newcomer wrestler I've never faced that I will defeat. . .or Miles Kasey who I defeated when I earned the Roulette Championship. . .or Agostino Romano who is on and off as often as a blinking traffic light.
This time the crowd doesn't get as loud in their response.
Bill: To show you three what a great guy I am, and that I respect what one of you will accomplish tonight which is to win then have to face me at High Stakes XI for the Roulette Championship, when the winner of your match is announced me and Bea will take you out for a hell of a nice fancy dinner to honor your accomplishment. Yes you heard me correctly. We will be waiting backstage and our promise will be kept for the winner of your match.
With that last comment the large Tron screen goes dark and the crowd is left murmuring.
Adams: Hate to ask this, but who took a television screen to a graveyard for them to see that?
Simone: Beats the hell out of me.
Levi looks between his two opponents as they continue to talk trash at each other before Dawn takes it upon herself to call for the bell, at which point Levi grabs his opponents' heads and bashes them together!
DING DING DING!
Simone: A real meeting of the minds between Agostino and Miles there, thanks in no small part to Levi!
Adams: This a match type that doesn't favour either of those three men, they are all known for their high flying style and that doesn't fly in a graveyard, pun not intended!
Miles and Agostino go stumbling back thanks to the meeting of the minds but neither of them are close to any of the open graves, Levi chooses to go after Agostino first delivering some stomps to the Italian Superstar before picking him up for a Suplex, however Miles comes up behind both men after Levi has the Suplex hooked and hits Levi with a German Suplex sending Agostino over in the process, Miles holds on for a cover out of instinct but lets go when the nearest ref (Jasmine) reminds him off the rules.
Simone: Impressive show of strength from Miles there, neither Levi or Agostino are small men.
Adams: Speaking of Agostino, I'd be going after him if I were Miles because he landed near one of the graves!
Miles spots this after he lets go of Levi and quickly makes his way over to Agostino to try for the elimination, Drew quickly gets into position when Miles picks Agostino up to throw him into the grave but Agostino puts on the breaks with some punches to Miles's midsection before breaking Miles's hold on him with a European Uppercut, at this point Levi is back on his feet and tries to take advantage of the situation by Spearing Agostino into the grave but Agostino side steps him and Levi barely stops himself from falling into the grave.
Simone: Levi was inches away from taking himself out of the match which I'm sure he would've never heard the end off if that did happen!
Adams: He may have stopped himself but here comes Miles and Agostino to help him into an early grave and my god, does that sound morbid out of context!
Agostino and Miles start working together to get Levi out of the match with Agostino holding onto Levi and Miles delivering some hard punches to his chest and midsection in an attempt to soften him up and make eliminating him easier, the two younger wrestlers spend too much time on this tactic however as Levi breaks free and nails Agostino with a Superkick sending him rolling away from the grave! Miles however is still close to Levi and starts brawling with him taking all three men away from that grave.
Simone: If Agostino and Miles hadn't spent so long on softening Levi up, we would've had our first elimination.
Adams: I bet the competitors in the women's match are using this as a guide, in that instance I'd say that that was a demonstration of what NOT to do in this match!
With none of the three competitors close to the grave the refs move on and just watch the brawl between Miles and Levi in the middle of the graveyard knowing that they can do nothing to stop it because the match is No DQ, they do spring into action again when Levi is backed up against an open grave and it is Jacob that is first on the scene, waiting for either man to fall in and be the first one eliminated but neither man is budging, that is until Agostino returns to the fray and hits both men with a dropkick that sends them both dangerously close to the grave.
Simone: We could be seeing our first elimination momentarily!
Adams: Either Levi or Miles will go on to fight Agostino for that Roulette Title Match at High Stakes XI!
Agostino watches on intently as Miles and Levi struggle to maintain their balance at the edge of the grave, after a few minutes we get out answer as Levi regains his balance and seeing that Miles has his back to him, he hits the Englishman with a Ripcord V-Trigger which finally sends Miles into the grave and out of the match!
Simone: Night Nightmare! Miles is out!
Adams: Literally! It's just Agostino and Levi now!
Justin: Miles Kasey has been eliminated!
The refs mark the grave currently occupied by Miles as out of bounds leaving Agostino and Levi with the rest of the graves to use, Agostino grabs Levi from behind and tries to direct him towards one of the other graves but Levi puts the brakes on that idea and tries for his finisher, the Northern Lights Out, but Agostino shoves him away and Levi comes back for a brawl with the veteran wrestler whilst the refs help a disappointed Miles out of the grave.
Simone: Better luck next time Miles but right now it's a tense fight between Agostino and Levi for that spot at High Stakes XI!
Adams: It's the biggest show of the year Belinda, neither of these men want to miss it, especially when that means that a title match will be in their future!
Agostino ducks under a wild right hand from Levi and uses his strength to back Levi into one of the tombstones causing Levi to wince in pain, Agostino then realises where they are and tries to get Levi into the grave as Dawn rushes over so that she can be in position for the deciding elimination though Levi doesn't make it easy for the Italian Superstar either fighting back against the attempt to eliminate him with everything he's got.
Simone: We could be moments away from determining Bill's first challenger as Roulette Champ!
Adams: Either Levi or Agostino would be a great first test for Bill at High Stakes!
Levi does fight out of the attempt with a European Uppercut to Agostino's jaw before Suplexing him onto the tombstone! Agostino cries out in pain as he clutches his back, but Levi doesn't let up for a second picking up Agostino and trying for the elimination, but Agostino puts up just as good a fight as Levi did making sure that the New Yorker has to fight to get him into the grave! Levi manages to break free and sidesteps Agostino as he charges nearly sending Agostino into the grave.
Simone: We're seeing a repeat of Miles's elimination here!
Adams: Maybe, maybe not, Levi is charging in rather than hitting Agostino with the Night Nightmare!
Levi charges in but Agostino sidesteps him this time, but Levi puts on the breaks, Levi turns around but is nailed with a Double Knee Facebuster from Agostino sending him into the grave!
DING DING DING!
Justin: Levi Russow has been eliminated, here is your winner and the challenger for Bill Barnhart's Roulette Title at High Stakes XI, Agostino Romano!
Simone: That cements it! It's Bill Barnhart vs. Agostino Romano for the Roulette Title at High Stakes XI!
Adams: A great match to add to an already stacked card!
Agostino celebrates his win whilst Levi is helped out of the grave.
The arena fades to black before a mash up of Shakin' Hands by Nickelback, Dirty Little Girl by Burn Halo, and Bad Bitch by BeBe Rexha feat. Ty $ign begins to play and the arena then flashes with different shades of turquoise lights a few times. After a few seconds, the platinum blonde Hall of Famer, Mikah shows up on the stage with a microphone in her hand. She's met with a mixed reaction of both cheers and boos. She places both hands on her hips this time, taking in the crowd's reaction. She smirks a little bit, taking in the reaction as she just stands there for a minute or two in silence, her right hand holding a microphone. She slowly raises the microphone to her lips and smirks again as the crowd again erupts in both cheers and boos.
Mikah: It's been a while, hasn't it?
She lowers the microphone a little bit again, smirking as the fans again both cheer and boo, not sure what they're going to get out of her. She pulls at her black skinny jeans a little bit before smirking again.
Mikah: And honestly, if it wasn't for some teenager calling me out, it probably would have been longer.
The crowd boos at her statement and she shrugs her shoulders.
Mikah: Look, I'd apologize but you all know I'd be lying and if any of you have been to Hawaii, you'd understand.
Another mixed reaction from the crowd and Mikah chuckles a little bit.
Mikah: Again, I'm not apologizing, so take that however you want to.
She begins to walk back and forth on the stage before she points up at the screen behind her.
Mikah: This....this is why I'm here in Boston tonight.
The screen begins to play a clip of Dani Weston calling her out the week before. Mikah stands on the stage, waiting for the clip to be done playing before she raises the microphone up to her lips.
Mikah: This little girl thinks that she scares me or that I'm scared to face her in the ring because she beat me three years ago.
She pauses, frowning at her own words before shaking her head.
Mikah: But what she doesn't realize is that she's barely a blip on my radar. And I don't answer to anybody, especially a whiny little brat who thinks they're owed something just because they brought my name up on SCW TV. Do you know how many times my name has been dropped before? Plenty of times. And I don't have to answer to anybody that I don't want to.
She smirks again, looking at the crowd as a few cheer.
Mikah: But honestly? I get it. Dani is trying to carve out a name for herself in SCW and what better way to do it than to call out the BEST Bombshell to ever step foot in a SCW wrestling ring? I mean, you can't hate her making a bold play. There's nobody better than me in that ring and I have nothing to prove anymore. I've already set records and made it in the Hall of Fame; there's nothing left for me to prove. So proving something to a child, is not something that I have to do.
She shrugs her shoulders.
Mikah: I know that you were trying to appeal to my ego, Dani. I'm not stupid; I've used that tactic before and trust me, it usually works. But I'm not the same person I was six months ago. I've changed and your little comments about me wanting to prove you wrong, don't bother me. But you're probably going to say that I showed up here tonight to prove you wrong.
She raises her eyebrows and shrugs her shoulders.
Mikah: Honestly? That's not even it. I had a little time to kill while being here in Boston and I'll have a little time to kill in New York City as well, when I attend the show to watch the Hall of Fame ceremony.
The fans cheer at the mention of the Hall of Fame.
Mikah: But I want you to remember something Dani, before I accept or reject your challenge...
She smirks again as a serious look passes through her eyes.
Mikah: If I accept your challenge for a match at High Stakes in New York City, it's not going to be like the last time we stepped foot in a ring together. Because the last time we stepped into the ring where you beat me for the Bombshell Championship, I was running out of steam. I was burnt out from carrying the entire division on my back and from beating the Resident Nutjob so many times. Oh no, you'll be stepping into the ring with a different Mikah. One that's had time to work on her skills and hone her craft and isn't burnt out.
She winks at the crowd as they cheer this time.
Mikah: And ring rust? Trust me, there's none of that here. You're going to be facing a whole different person than what you're expecting. And you're going to be doing it in my hometown where you will more than likely be booed out of the building; not that that seems to bother you anymore with your new little attitude change. Need I remind you that you're not Evie Jordan?
She presses her lips together and raises an eyebrow at the camera.
Mikah: And you'll never be Evie Jordan. I just want that to sink in for a little bit while I contemplate whether I accept your little challenge.
She smirks as the fans give yet another mixed reaction. She paces a bit before standing back in the middle of the stage. She watches the crowd, a smirk growing across her face as the silence lingers.
Mikah: You know what? I've got nothing better to do in two weeks, so I guess I'll see you in NYC Dani. And you better come prepared.
Mikah tosses the microphone down as her music begins to play and she walks backstage.
The scene opens backstage where we see the reigning SCW Bombshell Roulette Champion Krystal Wolfe ready to be interviewed by Ms. Rocky Mountains, Krystal's Halloween costume is Nina Williams from Tekkan.
Ms. Rocky Mountains: Krystal, first off can we get an update on Ariana's condition? I understand that she isn't attending tonight.
Krystal: Ari won't be medically cleared to compete until the stitches come out, thankfully they will be out in time for High Stakes XI and its pre-show.
Ms. Rocky Mountains: That's good to know, now tonight you are defending the title against not one, not two, not even three but four challengers, namely Johanna Krieger, Seleana Zdunich, Bella Madison and Bea Barnhart in a Graveyard Elimination Match, now this is your.........
Krystal: One hundred and fifty fourth day as Bombshell Roulette Champion.
Ms. Rocky Mountains: Right but this is also the first time you've defended the title against this many challengers at once, can your reign survive tonight?
Krystal: For Ari's sake? It has too!
Ms. Rocky Mountains: I don't understand.
Krystal: Char didn't attack Ari last week because she had a problem with her, Char attacked Ari last week to get to me and the fact that she made me watch as she brutalized someone who's like a sister to me?
Krystal shakes her head.
Krystal: Char's end goal is as clear as day, she wants my title and because she knows she can't beat me she's trying to get in my head and dethrone me with mind games! Whilst me losing the title tonight would render all the effort Char has put towards that goal pointless I have too much pride to jump straight into a grave and basically telling the rest of the field "good luck against Char guys" and I will come out the other end the way I entered.
Ms. Rocky Mountains: Any other words for your challengers?
Krystal: Even as the title defence draws near, I still don't know how the hell Bea Barnhart qualified for this match! Johanna put it best, Bea is a joke and is basically in this match for the slightest chance that she'll join her husband in winning the Bombshell Roulette Title! Seleana was my last challenger before tonight, but the second time won't be the charm! For Bella, this is her third attempt at winning my title and second multiperson match, unfortunately whilst I respect Bella as a person and a competitor she won't succeed tonight.
Ms. Rocky Mountains: There was one person you left out, the Agent of Mayhem Johanna Krieger.
Krystal sighs.
Krystal: Yeah, I was getting too her!
Krystal adds before leaning against the wall.
Krystal: Johanna is the wildcard among my challengers tonight as she is the only person in this match that I have never faced, let alone defended this title against, before tonight, I do appreciate the fact that, unlike a certain Bombshell Internet Champion, she admits that she was wrong when she said that my reign wouldn't last past the first defence and yeah, my reign will have to end at some point, tonight isn't the night that my reign ends!
Ms. Rocky Mountains: One last thing, what's this I hear about you wrestling a cat?!
Krystal grumbles some choice words under her breath before the Aussie face-palms.
Krystal: Look, I signed up for that match at PWE's first PPV before I learned about what the match entailed, and I'm pretty much only sticking with it because it's my first non-SCW match since I joined the SCW roster last year! Now, can we wrap up this interview? I have a title to defend!
Ms. Rocky Mountains: Go ahead.
Krystal: Tonight's title match features three worthy challengers, Johanna Krieger, Bella Madison and Seleana Zdunich! Oh, and Bea Barnhart is there as well! But whilst any of them could end my reign tonight, even Bea if she was lucky enough to knock me into a grave, I'm already looking ahead to High Stakes XI! Char I hope you are watching this title defence closely because when I bring down my challengers with the Down Under Thunderbomb, I won't be thinking of them as Johanna Krieger, Bella Madison, Seleana Zdunich or Bea Barnhart, I'll be thinking of them as if they were you! And once all the dust settles I will become the record breaking Bombshell Roulette Champion Krystal Wolfe, long may I reign!
Krystal walks off as the scene fades.
Justin: And now it is time for the next match!!!
Suddenly, the arena lights turn off and the crowd is hyped up for what was in store. As the opening of "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 blares across the PA system, the mood of the crowd changes instantly and the arena is under the subtle glowing of the lights. As the lyrics finally kick in, a figure emerges; the highlight of their attire is being under the illusion. Mercedes Vargas stops short of the entrance ramp, hands on waist, and overlooking the crowd as her tag team partner Goth walks up behind her.
Justin: Making her way to the ring accompanied by Goth. Coming down the aisle, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, weighing in at 125 pounds, MERCEEEEEDEEEES VAAAARGAAAAS!
Cheers, boos and catcalls soon greet her. Oblivious and yet satisfied with their reaction for several seconds, she flips her long hair, then makes her way to the ring. As she goes up the steps and walks to the end of the ring apron, she climbs to the turnbuckle, then turns her head back as the camera shows her determined expression-perhaps a message that her opponent will be in for a tough fight. Mercedes vaults into the ring and walks over to the opposite corner where she relaxes along the corner ropes while waiting for her opponent to arrive.
Justin: And her opponent....
The heavy beat of Halestorm's "You Call Me a Bitch Like It's a Bad Thing" kicks up over the sound system and the heads of the SCW Universe turns towards the entrance as the Bombshell amazon Tempest accompanied by Austin James Mercer walks out onto the stage.
Justin: Coming to the ring! From Honolulu, Hawaii, accompanied by Austin James Mercer!! Weighing two hundred and eighteen pounds -- Tempest!
The fans are in awe at the size of Tempest as she wastes no time in power walking straight to the ring, her eyes never straying from her destination and paying no mind to the fans reaching out toward her. A perpetual frown on her face, she arrives at the ringside area where she climbs up onto the ring apron and straight inside of the ring. Tempest stands in the center of the ring, her arms held out and turns full circle before moving to her corner.
The camera turns to Rinoa who is using her tarot cards as she turns to the camera with a smile.
Rinoa: The cards have shown me that this match ends with he winner placing the loser inside a coffin....
She smiles as the crowd cheers
Simone: It's going to be a coffin match!!!!
DING DING DING!
The bell has rang as we see the Amazon Tempest stand in her corner of the ring, staring down against the veteran Mercedes Vargas. On the outside we see both Bombshells tag team partners for High Stakes in Austin James Mercer and Goth.
Simone: It is the first time that these two Bombshells are facing each other and to compete in a coffin match??
Adams: You would assume that Tempest with her size and strength has an advantage over Mercedes.
Simone: True, but you cannot count out the veteran Hall of Famer.
Tempest walks to the centre of the ring and motions for Mercedes to bring it. Mercedes at her, showing her patented smile that the fans have grown to know about. She turns and runs to the ropes, charges in on Tempest as that only causes her to drop down hard on the canvas while not even making Tempest move a step. Mercedes quickly gets up to her feet and backs off as Tempest takes a few steps forwards as Mercedes rolls underneath the ring and stares at Tempest as she steps over the top rope. Mercedes suddenly dropkicks the leg that Tempest had placed on the ring apron while being in the process of stepping over the ring rope with the other foot. Causing her to fall awkwardly on the ring apron to the outside.
Simone: That was a brilliant move from Mercedes!!
Adams: It sure did take the big amazon off her fee, but now how do you get her inside the coffin???
Mercedes quickly grabs the painful leg as she lifts it up while kicking it before Tempest uses her leg strength of her other leg to push Mercedes into the security railing. Tempest attempts to slowly get to her feet as Mercedes bites on her teeth to suck up the pain of the sudden impact and delivers a shotblock on the back of Tempests leg. Dropping the amazon once more as Mercedes grabs the leg and drops series of elbows to the inside thigh of Tempest. She looks at a coffin and then turns her attention back to Tempest.
Simone: I think that Mercedes just figured out what you just mentioned.
Mercedes grabs one of the coffins as she pushes it against the ing post in a standing position before turning her attention back to the amazon. Tempest is slowly trying to get to her feet as she is grabbing the ring apron for support. Mercedes drives series of forearm shots to the back of the head of Tempest before bashing it on the ring apron.
Adams: I had expected Mercedes to have a game plan, but to see her work on Tempest is amazing.
Mercedes grabs the hair of Tempest and sets her up to bash her face onto the ring apron once more. Only to have Tempest to block it by placing her hands on the ring apron before elbowing Mercedes into her face as that causes her to stagger backwards. Tempest slowly walks over towards Mercedes as she grabs her by the hair and rolls her back into the ring before slowly walking over towards the ring steps and walks up the steps to get back in the ring. There she grabs Mercedes and gives her a huge headbutt, that drops Mercedes hard as she holds her head as the camera stares at Goth her tag team partner for High Stakes in a few weeks cheering her on in an attempt to motivate her.
Simone: The tide has changed and it won't take Tempest much trouble to get Mercedes inside that coffin.
Tempest grabs Mercedes by the hair and lifts her up to her feet, she whips her into the ropes before dropping her with a big boot that causes her to fall on the canvas. There she rolls towards the ropes, only to have Tempest stop her attempt to roll outside the ring by standing on her hair before grabbing her by the head and pulls her to a standing position with Mercedes head between the powerful legs of Tempest as she sets her up for a Powerbomb.
Adams: This is going to be a quick ride and a bad landing for Mercedes Vargas
Tempest lifts her up in the air and holds her there for a few moments as we suddenly see Mercedes punch her face with closed fists, but Tempest drops her hard on her back as she is unfazed by the attack that Mercedes attempted on her.
Adams: Tempest goes for another Powerbomb!!!
She does not let go off her grip as she hoists Mercedes up in the air once again, setting her up for another Powerbomb. But this time we see Mercedes managing to escape the grip as she bites on the forehead of Tempest. This causes her to let go off the hold as Mercedes locks in a guillotine submission hold on Tempest, trying to cut off the oxygen to the brain.
Simone: I did not expected Mercedes to come back with this counter after that first powerbomb!!
Tempest walks towards the ropes, trying to push Mercedes over the top rope and drop her on the outside. But Mercedes manages to keep the hold locked in tightly as we see Tempest start to breathe more difficultly. Tempest wraps her arms around the midsection of Mercedes and uses all of her strength to lift Mercedes up in the air before running towards a corner and driving her spine first into the turnbuckles as that causes Mercedes to let go off the Guillotine that she had on Tempest. Tempest follows it up with shoulderblocks into the midsection of Mercedes before grabbing her by the hair and whips her over the top rope to the outside. Tempest steps over the top rope to the outside and grabs one of the coffins and then turns her attention to Mercedes. Lifting her over her shoulder as she walks over towards the coffin and places Mercedes inside the coffin.
Simone: Tempest has got her inside the coffin!!!
Tempest grabs the lid of the coffin and wants to close it but we we see Mercedes sit up and grabs the head of Tempest for a front face lock and squeezing tight around the large head of Tempest. Tempest lifts both of her hands to the throat of Mercedes and squeezes tight as it is a battle of who has got the lock hold tighter. But the strength of Tempest finally overcomes the front face lock as Mercedes is being lifted higher before being dumped back into the coffin with a double handed choke slam before closing the lid of the coffin to win the match.
DING DING DING!
Justin: The winner of the match!! Tempest!!!!
Adams: Wow! That was insane.
Simone: Can't help but wonder if this is a sign of things to come at High Stakes XI
The lights atop the stage dim into a light, glowing red as the sound of a piano softly plays. And as the fog swirls from the bottom up, there stands Ghostface, a mobile phone in one hand, the house mic in the other.
Adams: **sniffles** So tragic! Ghostface is so completely misunderstood!
Simone: Jason? I don't say this often enough but you need help!
The scene cuts backstage to the locker room where there isn't anyone in the room, but the voice of Myra Rivers can be heard in the distance.
Myra (in the distance): Ugh... I'm REALLY unsure about this. Are you sure this is a good idea? Are you sure that I have this in me, even now?
Myra pauses for an answer as a small group of cheerleaders in matching black and gold outfits, pom-poms and all, enter the scene.
Myra (in the distance): It would've been the prom dress if you hadn't put it through the wood chipper years ago. Alright. Bye.
Myra comes out into the camera view. She herself is in a cheerleader outfit that matches with the rest of the squad and she looks slightly embarrassed when she notices that the camera is on and in her locker room.
Myra: I can't believe I am actually doing this.
Myra takes a deep breath trying to calm her nerves and to lessen her discomfort at stretching out of her comfort zone. She glances at the cheerleaders for a moment and stands in front of them. Clearing her throat for a bit, she flashes a quick smile to the camera before beginning to speak in a more joyful, spirited tone of voice than normal.
Myra: HI GUYS! It's me, Myra Rivers! And for Halloween, I decided to jump into the time machine so to speak. I have gone back in time about twenty years and I've decided to be the FUN version of myself again.
Cheerleader: F is for friends who do stuff together...
Myra: ...that's NOT the cheer... ANYWAY! Super serious Myra is taking a backseat for tonight so I'M back to show you all a little taste of the BEST version of me. You see, in my younger years, I was FUN, JUBILANT, HAPPY, LOOSE... and I didn't take ANYTHING all THAT mega, super duper serious! I actually knew how to have FUN every now and then. The Myra that you know is someone that was burdened so much by her past and so much by her struggles and someone that defined herself by the titles that she won... or didn't win! WHY should I continue to anchor myself this way? Sooo... for this night, let's have FUN again! In fact, let's have ourselves a cheer for someone who REALLY needs it... and I am not talking about me... by the way...
Ready... HIT IT!
Myra pauses to take a deep breath before she recites the cheer she put together with the help of her background, makeshift cheerleader group.
Myra: Jessie Jessie... you're so MESSY!
You tell me to be better, but you've always been TESTY!
All those times trying to win the big one...
All those failures and you forgot to have FUN!
Cheerleaders: BUUUUURRRRRRRNNNNNN!
Myra: Jessie Jessie... why so TESTY?
Is it because you have a hidden jealousy?
You used to be one, but lately you can't be a trend setter...
And yet, you're the one getting in my face telling ME to "be better"?
Cheerleaders: BOOOOO!!!!!
Myra: Lighten up, Jessie. Why do I make you so mad?
Don't you think you'd be more successful if you lightened up a tad?
Chamber of Xtreme? You would think my future is bleak...
But at High Stakes, I'm going to be the one ending your CHAMBER STREAK!
Cheerleader: GOOOOOOO MYRA!!!!!!!!
Myra: Take it from here, ladies.... What does J stand for?
Cheerleaders: JEALOUS.
Myra: E...
Cheerleaders: EGO
Myra: S...
Cheerleaders: SOUR
Myra: S...
Cheerleaders: SULKING...
Myra: Yeah you do a LOT of that in general, Jessie... what's that I stand for?
Cheerleaders: IGNORANT
Myra: And that final E?
Cheerleaders: EMPTY...
Myra: Kind of like your heart, eh? What does that spell?
Cheerleaders: JESSIE!!!!!!!
The cheerleaders woop and cheer before they all disappear into the background, leaving Myra alone to make her point.
Myra: Jessie, I get it. We are about to do battle in a Chamber of Xtreme match. You challenged me to be better and that's exactly what I am going to be going forward because what I described myself as earlier with taking myself super serious and everything? That Myra is GONE! I am NO LONGER going to burden myself with the bullshit I was burdening myself with... the bullshit that YOU burden yourself with now. I have it on good authority that when you first came into SCW, that you were a more lighthearted gal. That gal is LONG GONE... and I KNOW she's not going to be there at the Chamber of Xtreme. This is just a taste of the Myra you are going to see... and one thing's for sure. At High Stakes? The one that is left a broken bitter bitch is YOU!
Myra has a look of determination in her eyes as she exits the scene, clearly letting Jessie know she's NOT taking her crap.
The lights go down as the angelic sound of a choir begins singing. As the choir sings, a spotlight slowly comes on, revealing the silhouette of a hooded man with his arms held out, forming a cross. The back outline of angel wings flanks him on both sides. The choir goes quiet as the lead vocals come in.
Adams: I know this song.
Simone: It can't be...
The house lights come up and the man known throughout the wrestling world as a man wearing the robes of a priest, with an orange collar and matching tinted sunglasses stands center stage, taking in the reaction of the crowd. As the main verse kicks in, he methodically walks down to the ring, ignoring everything else going on around him. Adams: Holy Jesus, it is him!
Simone: I don't believe it!
The man gets to the ringside area and jumps onto the ring apron. He wipes his feet and enters the ring between the top and middle ropes as the chorus kicks in. The man circles the ring, surveying the crowd. He makes his way to the middle of the ring, once again posing with his arms out. As he stands still a red laser circles the arena.
Adams: I never thought we'd ever see him in an SCW ring!
The red dot of the laser finally settles on the center of his forehead and the sound of a gunshot echoes throughout the arena as the lights once again go dark. When the lights come back up, the man is on his knees with his arms still extended. He reaches inside of his robes and pulls out a microphone, continuing to kneel with his head lowered.
GKD: For those of you who have been living under a rock, I am the Shotgun Sinner, the Suicide Saint... "Godly" Ken Davison.
Davison rises to his feet, flipping the hood back to reveal his face.
GKD: When you promise carnage, as my brother Mac Bane did, you deliver carnage. Mac Bane has summoned an angel of violence upon Sin City Wrestling. I am the man who stained the hurricane in blood. I am the man that shall deliver Sin City from it's transgressions. Proverbs 2:22 says "But the wicked will be cut off from the land and the treacherous will be uprooted from it." I am the messiah who is here to do exactly that.
Davison extends his arms, this time turning his free hand so you can see the flat of it, revealing a large scar in the center of it.
GKD: I was willing to be crucified for my beliefs, LITERALLY crucified. I ask, how many of you have truly suffered for your cause? How many of you are willing to go beyond the limits of what people deem to be ethical for the sole purpose of justice? You simply cannot speak with any sort of believable conviction when answering that question.
Adams: Pardon the pun, but dear God, Godly Ken Davison is sitting in an SCW ring!
Simone: The man is wrestling royalty!
While the announcers are talking, Davison walks over to the corner and casually perches himself there, comfortably sitting on the top turnbuckle.
GKD: So, I offer to you this challenge. If there is anyone, and I mean ANYONE, man, woman, or child, with the courage, the unmitigated gall, to face me in the ring at High Stakes. It can be any kind of match you want. I accept. Show me, Sin City, no, GIVE me a reason that I should not tear this company asunder. I can, and will, raze this company to the ground like Sodom and Gomorrah if need be. Sin City, give me your best... I dare you.
Davison drops the mic and falls to his knees, extending his arms as the scene cuts away.
Justin: Coming up in our next match we have a Lights Out match where the lights are turned off and the wrestlers must wear glow-in-the-dark makeup which will be applied before the bell rings to start the match. First to make his way to the ring he is from Port Arthur, Texas, and he stands in at six feet six inches and two hundred eighty pounds, please give a great Boston welcome for MAC BANE!!!
The opening for "No Good Bastards" by Tom MacDonald begins to play and the crowd is instantly on their feet cheering the big Texan. Mac stands there soaking it in and allowing the crowd's reaction to energize him as he stands on the stage. Not getting the reaction they wanted from Bane they only get louder as Mac makes his way toward the ring. He walks slowly and the crowd tries to intimidate him but he jaws at them, especially a fan who thinks they are a tough guy, and he makes the fan back down by laughing at the fool then he continues his walk to the ring. When Mac reaches the ring he climbs the ring steps and steps into the ring. He walks to the center of the ring and plays the crowd by raising both arms into the air. As the crowd gets louder in their disapproval Mac extends the middle finger of both hands and lets out a loud laugh at the chorus of boos that comes from the crowd. Mac then makes his way to one of the corners where he leans back to await the arrival of Senor Vinnie.
Adams: Although Mac appears confident coming into this match he still has to defeat Vinnie or his future may not go well for him.
Simone: Oh, puh-leeze! Mac is going to destroy Vinnie in this match and I don't see it taking long for him to accomplish that.
Justin: Next to make his way to the ring he is from Tijuana, Mexico, and he stands in at six feet eight inches and two hundred eighty pounds, please give a great Boston welcome for SENOR VINNIE!!!
The crowd is in anticipation of the arrival of Senor Vinnie. The lights go out and a band of six Mariachi players come out from the backstage area all playing a guitar. They start to play Cancion del Mariachi as all of them start to sing while walking down the ramp way. Halfway they stop and three walk to the left and the other three to the right as they stand face to face. We see Senor Vinnie step out of the backstage area accompanied by his Manager, Bea Barnhart, and we see Vinnie is wearing very expensive sunglasses, with a sweater around his neck, and he is carrying an atomizer and he sprays the cologne that is in the atomizer in the air and sniffs it in as he cannot endure the smell of the foul air around him. Bea is dressed in an all black outfit consisting of jeans and a pull-over shirt. Vinnie and Bea strut down the ramp toward the ring. When they arrive at the ring both walk up the ring steps and then Vinnie holds the ropes open for Bea to step into the ring. He hands his spray cologne to Bea and she places it in her purse. Vinnie then walks to a corner opposite of Mac Bane and he leans back into the corner and stares at Mac.
Justin: We will now have two makeup artists come to the ring to do the face makeup for Vinnie and Mac with glow-in-the-dark makeup. This is due to this being a Lights Out match where the lights in the arena will be turned off and only the glow-in-the dark makeup on their faces will be able to be seen well enough for the Referee to officiate the match. However I've been informed that the cameras around the ring have been fitted with lenses equivalent to night vision which will allow you to view the action on the large screens around the arena to have a general idea how the match is going.
We notice Senor Vinnie has asked his makeup person to make up his face like that of a vampire to represent that he plans on sucking the life out of Mac Bane in the match. On the other side of the ring Mac Bane has asked his makeup person to make up his face like that of an Enforcer from Squid Games that has the triangle shape on the mask.
Adams: We have an interesting situation where Max Bane is six feet six inches and two hundred eighty pounds and Senor Vinnie is six feet eight inches and two hundred eighty pounds. The only difference is two inches of height on the part of Vinnie.
Simone: It wouldn't matter if Vinnie had two feet of height over Mac he would still lose to Bane. I feel Mac wants to end what Brother David started when he messed up Vinnie's leg. Also Mac has stated he was upset at the attacks Vinnie perpetrated on Brother David leading up to this match as a payback for him injuriyg his leg.
Adams: So what you are implying is that Brother David might interfere in the match to help out Mac Bane?
Simone: Mac Bane doesn't need anyone to help him take out any opponent.
Adams: Interesting choices of face makeup from both wrestlers. Vinnie as a Vampire and Mac Bane as an enforcer from Squid Games.
Simone: Mac's choice is very appropriate as I see him as the dominant enforcer in this match.
Adams: Something just came to me. With all the lights off, and only the glow-in-the-dark makeup on the faces of Mac and Vinnie, how well can Referee Summers officiate the match not being able to see much?
Simone: It is all in the perspective of the view you have. Since Referee Summers and Vinnie and Mac are in the ring and close to each other it is easier for them to see what is going on. We are farther away from the action in the ring so we have to rely more on the camera views to know what is going on. That goes for the fans in this match also.
With both wrestlers finished with having their glow-in-the-dark makeup applied by the makeup persons Referee Summers walks to the center of the ring and motions for Mac and Vinnie to join them. They are informed this match is won by a pinfall, submission, knockout, or count-out. He then sends Mac and Vinnie back to their corners and when they are in their corners Referee Summers motions to the Timekeeper and the Timekeeper rings the bell to officially start this match
DING DING DING!
The moment the bell rings the lights in the arena go out and the most we can see, until our eyes get adjusted to the darkness, are the glowing faces of Mac and Vinnie from their glow-in-the-dark face makeup. We notice that we can see the facial features of Vinnie fairly well but with the color scheme on Mac's face makeup, which includes the triangle, it is harder to make out his facial features. However with both wrestlers able to see the glow-in-the-dark face makeup of the other at least they know where their opponent is.
Adams: This should prove to be an interesting match concept.
Simone: Interesting for Mac Bane but I see it as the devastating demise of Senor Vinnie.
Mac and Vinnie approach each other and start trading blows. Referee Summers remains close to the action. As the two are trading blows Bea shouts encouragement to Vinnie. Mac looks over and yells at Bea to shut up and she yells back he should come out of the ring and try to shut her up. Mac ignores that lame comment from Bea and he turns back to Vinnie who lands a hard punch to the side of Mac's head. Although Mac Bane is stunned from the quick punch he is able to land several of his own to Vinnie's face. Referee Summers steps in and separates the two wrestlers.
Adams: I would think that even though this is a Lights Out match that the rules would be standard rules. Then again maybe not.
Simone: Referee Summers is allowing the wrestlers a lot of leeway due to this being a Halloween edition event. I'm sure if there were obvious and abusive violations of the rules Referee Summers would separate them and issue a warning. I feel letting the wrestlers go all-out against each other is a better thing.
As the two lock up again Mac gains the advantage by kneeing Vinnie in the midsection. When Vinnie doubles over Mac executes a DDT driving Vinnie's face hard into the mat. Bane is quick to roll Vinnie onto his back and then he starts stomping the leg Vinnie injured recently at the hands of Brother David. We hear Vinnie yelling out from the pain as he desperately tries to get away from Mac to avoid re-injuring the leg. Before Vinnie can manage to get a distance away from Mac we see Bane stomp on Vinnie's leg a few more times before tying him up with a Figure-Four Leglock. Mac leans back and cinches up on the Figure-Four and Vinnie is loudly screaming out from the pain. Although Bea is yelling encouragement to Vinnie he still cannot get out of the Figure Four. Referee Summers steps in to ask Vinnie if he wants to submit and Vinnie loudly screams out HELL NO!!! so Summers allows the match to continue. Although Mac Bane is demanding Vinnie submit and end the match Vinnie refuses.
Adams: This does not look good for Vinnie.
Simone: That's an understatement for sure.
Mac is trying to figure out what else he can do to try to get Vinnie to submit. He sits up and when Vinnie raises up also the two start swinging at each other and both are landing blows. Vinnie falls back as he is also dealing with the pain in his legs from the Figure Four. Once again Referee Summers steps in and before he can ask Vinnie if he wants to submit Vinnie yells out I ALREADY TOLD YOU NO SO STOP ASKING ME!!! so Referee Summers backs off.
Adams: I know Vinnie came back and wants to be competitive again but if he doesn't manage to get out of the Figure Four to save his leg he may end up going into retirement.
Simone: I would not be upset if that happened.
Bea climbs up on the ring apron and stands near the corner. She yells out to Referee Summers that she sees someone on the other side of the ring attempting to interfere in the match to benefit Mac Bane. Referee Summers, not knowing if Bea can really see something across the ring in the dark, has to check as he is the Referee for the match. Referee Summers turns and walks to the opposite side of the ring to see if he can see someone trying to interfere in the match. This gives Bea the opportunity to step into the ring where she runs to where Mac and Vinnie are located and she sprays something into the face of Mac that causes him to release the Figure Four Leg Lock he had on Vinnie. Bea then runs across the ring and exits to the arena floor where she takes her place in the corner of Vinnie. We hear Bane yelling out and cursing and he is trying to tell Referee Summers that he thinks Bea sprayed chemicals onto his face and into his eyes. When Referee Summers turns around and walks over to where Mac and Vinnie are located he doesn't see anyone else in the ring so he informs Mac he cannot make a call on something he did not personally see. While Mac is rubbing his hands over his face to try to get the substance off and out of his eyes Vinnie has gotten to his feet and he slowly makes his way to his corner where Bea is located and we can see he has a noticeable limp from having the Figure Four Leg Lock applied to his previously injured leg. He ties himself up in the ropes so that the Referee will keep Mac Bane back for a time. Vinnie and Bea are having an intense discussion but we cannot hear what they are talking about.
Simone: Vinnie isn't going to last long with that limp unless he can pull off something that disables Mac for a time.
Adams: We have to wait to see what happens next.
Referee Summers walks over to Senor Vinnie and he asks Vinnie if he wishes the match to stop due to his leg hurting or if he wants to continue. Vinnie replies he wants to continue the match as he doesn't want to look bad by walking away from the match. Referee Summers acknowledges Vinnie's response so he turns around to face Mac Bane and he tells Mac to stand back and wait until Vinnie comes off the ropes. Bane protests stating that the stalling tactic by Vinnie is excessive. Referee Summers tells Mac he has the match under control and to stop complaining to him about it.
Adams: Nice the Referee asked Vinnie if he wants to end the match or continue rather than making that decision on his own.
Simone: With Vinnie continuing in the match this could result in him re-injuring his leg that Brother David hurt on him and possibly put him out of wrestling permanently.
Referee Summers looks over and sees Vinnie removing himself from the ropes and stepping several steps away from the ropes. He then turns to Mac Bane and tells him he can get back into the action of the match since Vinnie is off the ropes now. When Mac approaches Vinnie we see Vinnie grab the arm of Mac and whip him hard into the ropes. When Bane rebounds off the ropes Vinnie hits him with a knee to his chest using the leg that was not the leg previously injured. Vinnie then quickly executes a spine buster on Bane and he goes for the pin.
ONE!
It is only a one count as Mac Bane powers out of the pin even after the multiple moves Vinnie put on him. Vinnie is upset he didn't get the pinfall as he gets up and walks over to his corner to confer with Bea again. Mac, upset at Vinnie stalling again, stomps over toward Vinnie's corner. Bea sees him coming and again she yells to the Referee that someone is on the other side of the ring trying to get into the ring to interfere in the match. As soon as Referee Summers turns around and walks to the opposite side of the ring to see if anyone is trying to get into the ring Bea picks up a short baseball bat and enters the ring. As Mac Bane approaches Vinnie we see Bea swing the bat to hit Mac in the knee. Mac sees the movement and he leaps into the air causing the bat swung by Bea to whack Vinnie in the previously injured knee instead of the knee of Mac Bane. Bea quickly exits the ring as Referee Summers starts to return to where the action is between the wrestlers. He approaches the two and again we see Mac Bane apply a Figure-Four Leglock to again work on the previously injured leg, which was just whacked by Bea with a small baseball bat, and once he has it cinched in Mac pounds on the leg of Vinnie to add insult to injury. Vinnie is too far from the ropes to attempt to grab the ropes for a break and due to the pain on his leg Vinnie taps the mat several times and Referee Jacob Summers takes that as a submission on the part of Vinnie and he calls for the bell to end the match.
DING DING DING!
Adams: If not for Bea missing the hit on the legs of Mac where she accidentally hit Vinnie in his previously injured leg, this match might have turned out differently.
Simone: Are you condoning the interference in the match by Bea? I sure hope not! And if you are trying to infer that Senor Vinnie would have been able to come back from his leg getting injured again to get the win I seriously doubt that would have happened.
The lights in the arena come on and Referee Summers watches as Mac Bane gets off Vinnie and stands to the side. Referee Summers gives Justin Decent his official decision on the match.
Justin: Here is the official decision by Referee Summers on this match. Due to a tap out on the part of Senor Vinnie the winner of this match, by submission, MAC BANE!!!
Referee Summers raises the hand of Mac Bane for the win and he crowd erupts into a mixed reaction on the announcement of the win by Mac Bane. Referee Summers drops the hand of Bane and Mac leaves the ring and heads into the backstage area. Our attention is returned to the ring where Bea is apologizing to Vinnie for missing the hit on Mac and hitting his leg instead. Vinnie tells Bea it happens, it wasn't her fault, but he would like her to refrain from interfering in matches in the future. The two hug then they make their way into the backstage area to a mostly negative reaction from the crowd.
Climax Control cuts back to SCW Bombshells Internet Champion Andrea Hernandez. In spite of the Halloween theme of the show, Andrea isn't in a costume whatsoever. In fact, she's not even pulling out the typical political campaign fare either. She is reflecting on something, there's no question about that. The anger on her face is definitely noticeable. It's clear that she is not in a good mood at all as she begins to speak.
Andrea: Contrary to what SOME people have to say... since they like to make EVERYTHING all about THEM... what happened last week wasn't personal. I wasn't trying to cost anyone anything to "avoid" someone or anything like that. The fact of the matter is, the most fitting Bombshells Internet Championship match at High Stakes would have been Keira Fisher and I considering all the history that we have with each other. And hey, I did the best that I could do to secure that. But sadly? Keira "failed this city" so to speak. Keira of course, as you would expect, dropped the ball. GOOD GOING KEIRA! So much for us having a fitting conclusion there. I hope and I really do hope, Keira, that you REALLY think about how badly you just fucked up. Holy crap, it's like Evie Jordan all over again with you in the sense that the reason why this is a triple threat is because of you and the fact that you couldn't get the job done. To think that I had gotten over my whole grudge with you and to think that I was actually beginning to... dare I say... even LIKE you a little bit. Then you go out there last week and you give me a reason to NOT like you all over again..
Andrea further narrows her eyes with anger and then she really takes a deep breath to think about things.
Andrea: Obviously? High Stakes is going to be my next match. It's going to be my third High Stakes event. I beat Bella Madison two years ago and that was fine and great and everything. Then last year...
Andrea takes a pause, showing that there is still some bitterness flowing through her heart about last year's High Stakes event.
Andrea: Before I REALLY dive into it, let me just remind you all that High Stakes was my last loss. Ever since then, I have been taking on every single demon that has been put in front of me. There was the Into the Void demon... there was the Summer XXXtreme demon... there was the battle royal demon... the Mercedes Vargas demon when I won this championship to begin with... and yet... I'm not quite over THIS...
Andrea has a look of anger on her face before the scene cuts to the highlights of her last High Stakes match... an I Quit encounter with Christina Rose. Some of the more brutal highlights are shown, but there is special emphasis on how it ended... with Andrea bloodied and about to have a screwdriver jabbed into her eye and with her saying those ego destroying two words. After this, the scene cuts back to Andrea in the locker room and she is truly seething with further anger. She is absolutely not even bothering to disguise the fact that she is not over it.
Andrea: Do you think that everything that I have done since then has healed that? Do you think that just because I haven't lost since then that I have moved on and forgotten about that? The answer to BOTH of these questions is NO! I mean SHIT, I AM on the Most Improved nominee list for a fucking reason you know... and that's the fact that ever since 2021 started, I have been UNSTOPPABLE! SO many people have tried to shut me up and so many people have FAILED! And for ME, personally? It wouldn't be ENOUGH... not without that High Stakes victory to FINALLY put that EMBARRASSMENT behind me... not without PROVING that I can make it past ONE fucking supercard as a champion in Sin City Wrestling. I have NEVER been someone that rested on my laurels once I won a championship! I have NEVER been someone that threatened to quit on social media whenever I was going through rock bottom!
You may NOT want to believe me and I don't give a FUCK about what you think. What I have proven ALL YEAR LONG is that I AM a fighting champion because I stuck through things and I persevered to become a champion in this company again even through the absolute, horrible worst of times! PERIOD! That is what has pushed me through ALL year long! Of the three of us, it's been ME that's been the most consistent. And that is why I am going into High Stakes as the Internet Champion and LEAVING as the Internet Champion!
High Stakes is MY night to avenge and overcome one of the few remaining demons from 2020 that has bothered me for SO long! It's not about Keira's story of "OH SHE FINALLY BEAT ANDREA AFTER X AMOUNT OF TRIES". It's not about Alicia's story of the "same old shit" with her.
It's MY story about how I WENT AN ENTIRE SCW SEASON, HIGH STAKES TO HIGH STAKES, UNDEFEATED!
High Stakes will be about ME... just as it should be... and that is a message I will ALWAYS approve!!!!
Andrea leaves the scene, clearly still holding in a lot of anger from High Stakes despite the amount of venting she just did. The scene focuses on a "Re-Elect Andrea" banner in the distance before it fades out.
The screen lights up and gothic organ music can be heard playing as the camera focuses on a melting flickering candle.
Simone: What is going on?
Adams: I don't know but I'm scared, hold me!
The camera moves away from the candle to a a man with pale skin, and red eyes. The crowd cheer as they see who it is.
Adams: It's Ben Jordan dressed as Dracula!
Ben: Ariggggghth peeeople
Ben holds a finger up before reaching in to his mouth and removing fake vampire teeth and throwing them to one side.
Ben: They don't half make ya gums hurt. Proper pen and ink too, making my breath smell a bit manky... It's either that or the garlic.
Ben looks up at the camera and winks.
Ben: Let's try this again, without the fangs.
Ben pauses for a second.
Ben: Alright people!
The crowd cheer as Ben says his catchphrase, causing the Dracula looking Cockney King to smile.
Ben: It looks like you still remember me, which is a bloody good thing. Probably wondering why I'm taking up your time here when you could be watching some stuff on the screen, but I come to you for a couple of reasons, first off, Happy Halloween you lot! I know it's not the exact date but it's close enough. Secondly, if you have people coming up to you, around the same height and built, but different masks, it's just Despy trying to get more candy.
Ben smiles as he looks down the camera.
Ben: Thirdly, in two weeks time, SCW is hosting this little show called High Stakes XI. You've probably heard of it. Well, there's something very special happening there that night, something long overdue, something that will be amazing, and I will be there, back in New York, to see this with my own eyes, get up close to the action, cause I've got something not only am I honoured to do, but absolutely blessed to do.
Simone: Wow! Ben Jordan is gonna be at High Stakes XI!
Ben smiles and nods his head.
Ben: So SCW, I will see you all in two weeks time! Stay safe, be good, but I gotta go because the missus is dressed up in a tight leather dress and high boots and that ain't even her costume.
Ben winks.
Ben: Laters people!
With that, the gothic organ music starts to play again before the scene fades out.
The camera switches to the backstage area, to a private room where J2H is seen sitting on a sofa next to his wife Melody, watching the action going on, on a huge screen television. A knock on the door can be heard.
J2H: Fuck off!
Melody flicks her hand at her husbands arm and calls out.
Melody: Come in.
The door slowly opens to see Pussy Willow walk in the door slowly and towards them.
Pussy: Hi guys.
Melody: Hi Pussy!
J2H rolls his eyes as she approaches closer.
J2H: What do you want?
Pussy clears her throat.
Pussy: Well, I wanted to ask you why you've been so quiet? Last year for High Stakes, you were here most weeks to sell your match with Teddy Warren, but this year, you've been quiet.
J2H turns his head towards the reporter.
J2H: And why do you think that is?
Pussy's face turns thoughtful as she searches for an answer.
Pussy: I don't know.
J2H: Well let me tell you why. Last year, I was facing Teddy Warren... A man who sold absolutely shit in the build up so someone had to carry his worthless ass through everything. See, he run his mouth and by the time it came down to getting people interested, Teddy Warren went silent. It must be a trait of the Warren's or Steele's or whatever you wanna call them because since that bi polar looney challenged my wife, where has she been? I mean have you seen Kate Steele?
Pussy: No....
J2H: Exactly, those two clowns couldn't sell water to a thirsty man, they're fucking lazy, Neither of them worth a damn thing, but it's different this year. I don't need to sell a damn thing. Hell, Kris Ryans don't have to sell a damn thing. For all I care, he can spend his off weeks going where every man has been before and ploughing Mikah, and this match still sells, and you know why?
Pussy: Why?
J2H: Are you fucking stupid? It's J2H Vs Kris Ryans! Two of the best to ever step in to a ring, two of the best to grace this planet. Ok, he's a fuck up and I'm amazing, but even casual fans know who we are, and people will remember us long after we leave this earth. Generations after generations will hear the legend of this match, people will be talking about it for hundreds of years and beyond, because they already know to expect greatness. That's what they're gonna get. Some matches sell themselves. This is one of them, because everyone know Kris Ryans will be a Hall of Famer before he enters the ring against me, everyone knows he will almost be my equal, but I think deep down, he knows he will be going from a high to a low. Now that's real talk bitch. Now piss off, time to watch my future opponent in action.
J2H shoos her away as the camera cuts back to ringside, ready for Kris Ryans Vs Brother David Shepherd.
Justin: This match is scheduled for one fall... and is a Trick or Treat match... introducing first...
The lights shut off leaving the entire arena pitch black. The screen at the top of the ramp flashes to life with the words: DO YOU BELIEVE? Knowing what is coming the fans roar to life just as the PA blasts out the opening lyrics to the theme in the most booming fashion. Two spotlights shine down on the stage as a remixed version of 30 Seconds to Mars "Walk on Water" plays through the PA system. Standing in the middle of the stage where the lights intersect is Kristopher Ryans with the SCW World Heavyweight Championship strapped around his waist, albeit upside down so that when he looks down it faces him.
Justin: From Jet City, your SCW World Heavyweight Champion!!!! KRISTOPHER RYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYANS!
The fans erupt with applause as he makes his way down the ramp. The white club symbol appears on the screen behind him. As he gets down to the bottom of the ramp, the camera passes him, circling around his side to see the orange letters on his white shorts reading "MIRACLE" down his right leg. We get behind him as he ascends the stairs, seeing that the back of his jacket displays the KR logo in the same shade of orange. He walks one side of the ring before stepping between the ropes before pulling on the strap of his championship to triumphantly raise it up to the cheering crowd.
Justin: And his opponent...
A white light flashes over the crowd that is almost blinding. It returns to a more tolerable brightness as "Feel Invincible" by Skillet begins to play through the arena. The crowd boos and gets louder when the announcer speaks up.
Justin: On his way to the ring from Tulsa, Oklahoma he is 6'4" and weighed in this morning at 245lb. Representing The Church of The Good Shepherds he is Brother David Shepherd!
And the boos become louder. David walks out onto the stage, throwing his hands in the air, looking up. He nods his head and smiles when he goes back and forth across the stage. He holds His Holy Word in his hand as he comes to the center of the stage. He walks down the aisle as he continues to read. He sits it on the ring steps and jumps up onto the apron. He walks across the apron as he seeks His praise. He gets inside of the ring and bounces off of the ropes multiple times with high, angry energy as he waits for the match to start.
The ref moves in and indicates for the bell to be rung...
DING DING DING!
Shepherd and Ryans stare at each other as they both continue to warm up as they both contemplate their first moves. They then move in and lock up in the centre of the ring, where they jockey for position as neither get the upper hand at first, but Ryans is the first to find extra power and pushes Shepherd towards the ropes, but Shepherd switches it up and Ryans ends up in the corner, but Ryans pushes out of the corner and from there Shepherd and Ryans continues to battle and jockey along the ropes. They then moves away from the ropes and Ryans breaks and locks in a headlock on Shepherd.
Simone: The fans are excited for this and walking past them as they waited in the queue there is some interesting choice of weapons.
Adams: Care to share?
Simone: Wait and see. Meanwhile back in the ring, Shepherd and Ryans jockey for position as the move about the ring with neither really getting the upper hand but as soon as they move away from the ropes, Ryans breaks and locks in a headlock on Shepherd.
Shepherd right away looks to find a way out of the move as he shifts his position slightly and drives a forearm into Ryans torso, which Ryans grip lessons and Shepherd pushes Ryans away and into the ropes and as he rebound off them he hits a shoulder block on Shepherd. Ryans looks down at Shepherd before turning and leaps over Shepherd before bouncing off the ropes opposite and Shepherd gets to his feet and leaps over Ryans and Ryans hits the ropes and grabs them and stops dead before Shepherd can react.
Adams: Nice shoulder block from Ryans as he stops Shepherd from getting on a roll. Ryans then tries to speed things up but then changes his mind much to Shepherds annoyance.
Ryans moves away from the ropes to the corner and takes a moment as smirks, as Shepherd merely glares at Ryans. Shepherd and Ryans take a moment as they stare at each other before moving back in and locking up, where they jockey for position once more as the fans get a little restless with their weapons of choice not being used as yet. Ryans and Shepherd continue to jockey until Shepherd breaks and locks Ryans into a headlock. Shepherd moves around as he tries to stop Ryans from wriggling free, as Ryans grabs Shepherds head and a handful of hair and Ryans pushes Shepherd into the ropes and Shepherd releases Ryans and Ryans sends Shepherd across the ring who bounces off the ropes and hits a hard shoulder block on Ryans sending him down to the mat.
Simone: The fans are getting bored here. They want their weapons to be used.
Adams: I don't know why they don't throw them into the ring. Anyway, back to the match. They lock up once more and battle it out for position with Shepherd turning things around into his favour as he locks in a headlock, but Ryans quickly looks to get free as he tries to speed things up again, but Shepherd puts a instant stop on things and hits a hard shoulder block.
Shepherd looks at the downed Ryans before stepping backwards against the ropes before rushing forward leaping over Ryans and Ryans climbs to his feet and as Shepherd comes back Ryans leaps over him and Shepherd hits the ropes and as he comes back at Ryans he delivers a vicious clothesline. Shepherd turns and approaches Ryans who lays on the mat dazed. Shepherd then stomps on Ryans ankle and as Ryans turns away from Shepherd, Shepherd stomps on Ryans hand. Ryans tries to roll away but Shepherd grabs Ryans and pulls him before throwing him out of the ring to the outside.
Adams: Shepherd isn't done as Ryans tries to fight back but Ryans is met by a vicious clothesline. Shepherd isn't done and he stomps on Ryans ankle and then stomps on Ryans hand before throwing his out of the ring.
Shepherd climbs out of the ring and looks at Ryans before turning to the fans, where looks at them hesitantly.
Shepherd: Trick... or.... Treat...
Simone: Here we go... the first weapon.
Shepherd stops at a man and the man hands over a gag and Shepherd looks at it mortified as the fans around him laugh and Shepherd shakes his head and moves to Ryans, where he frowns where he holds one end and then proceeds to whip Ryans with the buckle end over and over as Ryans tries to crawl away, but Shepherd follows him and whips him again before booting him in the side of the ribs. Shepherd grabs Ryans and sits him up where he grabs the other end of the gag and then wraps it around his throat and begins to choke him.
Adams: A gag!! Oh my god.
Simone: It had to be Shepherd who got that weapon. But the moment of disgust passes and proceeds to get on with it and instead of placing it on Ryans he begins to whip him with it.
Adams: Not how you use it but he doesn't care and he gives Ryans a kick in the side of his ribs and then sits him up and proceeds to choke him.
Ryans thrashes his legs as he grips at Shepherds hands trying to break his grip, but Shepherd breaks the grip and drags Ryans backwards for the pin...
ONE!
TWO!
Kickout!
Simone: Shepherd tries to for a surprise pin but only gets a two count.
Ryans kicks out, as Shepherd shakes his head as he pulls Ryans up into a seated position and Shepherd forces the gag into Ryans mouth before buckling it up. He then climbs to his feet and pulls Ryans up, where he places him against the barriers and then backs up and goes to charge in as tries for a boot to Ryans face, but Ryans dodges and Shepherd hits the barriers and then disappears over it. Ryans takes the moment to remove the gag and throw it away as he points at a woman who hands him a plunger.
Adams: I do not want to know where that gag has been as Shepherd forces Ryans to wear it as he pulls him up and leans him against the barriers. He looks to hit a boot or bicycle kick but Ryans dodges and Shepherd catches the barrier and then disappears over the barrier because he is unbalanced.
Ryans looks at it and shrugs as he climbs over the barriers and moves to Shepherd, where he clubs Shepherd with the wooden handle a couple of times across his back before flipping him over and then using the sucker side he shoves into Shepherd's face. He pulls back and shoves it into Shepherd's face again, Ryans removes the plunger from Shepherd face and drop down and begins to choke Shepherd with the handle. Shepherd thrashes his legs about before Ryans stops and chucks the plunger aside and places his hands on Shepherds shoulders for a pin...
ONE!
TWO!
Kickout!
Simone: Ryans making full use of the plunger. As he pushes it into Shepherd face and then chokes him with it. He then attempts a pin, but Shepherd kicks out with ease.
Shepherd gets a shoulder up as Ryans shakes his head and climbs to his feet as he stomps on Shepherd a couple of times before turning to another fan and they hand him a computer keyboard, Ryans turns to Shepherd and sits him up and leans him against the barriers before placing the keyboard on Shepherd before backing up as far as he can and then charges in and goes for a cannon ball but Shepherd rolls away at the last moment and Ryans crashes into the barriers. Shepherd throws the keyboard backwards over the barrier to ringside, where he touches his nose for blood as he lets out a few coughs before grabbing the barriers and pulls himself up as he moves to Ryans and grabs him by the hair pulling him up, where lifts him up and rolls him over the barriers back to ringside.
Adams: I hope that is a spare keyboard.
Simone: Ryans tries for a cannon ball on Shepherd, but Shepherd rolls away and Ryans crashes into the barriers. Ryans maybe should have used the keyboard on Shepherd but that's in hindsight.
Shepherd climbs over the barriers and moves to Ryans, where he grabs Ryans and then moves to where the keyboard is and then he sets up for the pumphandle slam and then hits it onto the computer keyboard. Ryans arches his back in pain, as Shepherd looks down at Ryans before moving to the fans once more as he demands the tricks but ends up getting some strawberry laces, a gob stopper, the lemon sherbet and an umbrella. He throws them into the ring not at interested in them as he moves to another section of fans and they hand him a crutch, a golf club and a toilet seat.
Simone: Some uh... interesting objects brought to a show. I hope that golf club is spare along with the toilet seat.
Adams: Well Shepherd isn't at all impressed with the treats, although the gob stopper may cause some significant damage.
Shepherd smiles at these weapons and throws them into the ring, as he turns back to Ryans and grabs him and pulls him up, where he rolls him into the ring and follows close behind, where he firstly attempts a pin...
ONE!
TWO!
Kickout!
Shepherd shakes his head, and he climbs to his feet and moves to where the golf club is and picks it up, he turns around and moves to where Ryans is and he takes a swing and Ryans dodges it and Shepherd swing again and Ryans dodges again. Ryans scrambles away and Shepherd chases after him and swings the club again and this time Ryans turns over and grabs the toilet seat and blocks the shot. Shepherd swings again and Ryans defends again with the seat and the club leaves a dent in the seat and as Shepherd lifts the club up, but this time Ryans throws the seat at the legs of Shepherd legs and catches him and Shepherd steps backs as Ryans scrambles to his feet he picks up the lemon sherbet and rips the back open and sprinkles some into his hand.
Adams: Ryans kicks out, which annoys Shepherd a little, as he moves to the golf club and picks it up as he tries to attack Ryans with it but Ryans dodges it not once but twice. Ryans finds the toilet seat and uses that as a shield. Which works well.
Simone: Ryans interestingly throws the toilet seat at Shepherd and that momentarily distracts Shepherd and Ryans grabs something but I am not too sure.
As Shepherd approaches, Ryans turns and blows the lemon sherbet into Shepherds eyes and Shepherd drops the club and holds his face as Ryans dusts his hand off and grabs the crutch and lifts it above his head and brings it across the head of Shepherd. Shepherd stumbles back and Ryans drives the handle into Shepherd stomach, where he doubles over. Ryans drops the crutch and hits a European uppercut, which Shepherd stumbles back and lands on his ass as he still rubs his eyes. Ryans grabs the toilet seat, the umbrella and crutch and creates a small pile, where he then moves to Shepherd and grabs him by the hair and pulls him up and onto his shoulder and then hits the "Miracle's End" (Cross-Leg Sitout Scoopslam Piledriver) and covers at the same time.
Adams: Oh... the lemon sherbet. I don't know that feels like to the eyes but Shepherd seems to be in some discomfort from it.
Simone: Ryans turns the tables on Shepherd and grabs the crutch and uses that before following up with a uppercut. He then piles a few things up and drops Shepherd with the Miracles End onto the pile he made.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
Adams: Ryans has done it.
DING DING DING!
Justin: Winner of this match via pinfall... Kris Ryans.
Ryans slowly climbs to his feet as he kicks away the weapons as the ref raises his arm in victory, as his music hits over the p.a.
Bea Barnhart is walking down the hallway to get to the staging area to be ready for her match. She notices a camera person approaching so she comments into the camera as the two walk toward the staging area.
Bea: I have four opponents in my Bombshell Roulette Championship match. Krystal Wolfe the current Roulette Champion, and also Johanna Krieger, Bella Madison, and Seleana Zdunich. Then again I should address them as my victims.
Bea and the camera person continue down the hallway.
Bea: I know my opponents feel I'm not worthy to be in this match but I don't give a damn what they think. When I walk away as the newly crowned Sin City Wrestling Bombshell Roulette Champion they will become believers.
Bea arrives at the staging area where she stops and waits for instructions from the personnel working the wrestling event to find out where her match will take place. Bea turns to the camera and gives two thumbs up to indicate she's ready for this match. After focusing on Bea's two thumbs up the camera person takes off for another assignment.
Music plays, sounding much like an old jazz club. A white mist begins to swirl up from the stage, and the lighting resembles a drift of snow slowly and majestically cascading down from up above as a band consisting of the Game of Thrones Whitewalkers begins to play at the guitar, drums and the like.
Adams: Wow! Who would have known the Whitewalkers were so COOL!?
*smack!*
Adams: Ow, Bel! That was my head!
Simone: I'm well aware!
The crowd cheers as on the screen above the stage, the popular MMA fighter the "White Wolf" Fenris is seen walking through the backstage hallway! But this is a completely different side of Fenris seen this night as he is actually in costume! His blonde hair is teased up in a wild style with a bandana wrapped around his forehead, dark shades over his eyes, he has on no shirt but a black leather vest, and skin tight denim jeans with holes worn into the knees.
Ms. Rocky Mountains: F-Fenris!?
Fenris stops on his journey and turns around to the buxom backstage reporter. He even hams it up a touch as he lowers the dark shades down the bridge if his nose to look at her. She looks him over with wide eyes and shakes her head.
Ms. Rocky Mountains: Wow. I mean -- wow. I was always under the impression you thought Halloween was for kids. I mean, you never dress up for it!
Fenris: Yes well, this year I decided to hell with it and did it anyway.
He slides his shades back over his eyes and turns to walk away...
Ms. Rocky Mountains: But... who are you meant to be?
Fenris huffs in annoyance and turns around slightly at the waist.
Fenris: I'm Griffin "Fucking" Hawkins!
That said, he turns back around and walks off, leaving a very surprised Ms. Rocky in his wake!
From ill-figured shadows to headless madams, the ghosts of Boston, Massachusetts' King's Chapel Burying Ground reside only a few steps beyond its pitch black, wrought iron gates. By day, the cemetery serves as a palpable relic of colonial America, displaying headstones dating back to the early 17th century. By night, the site begins to distort, morphing into a hotspot for strange encounters.
Since its inception, this National Historic Landmark has served as a gateway to the paranormal, floating just above the edge of reality, and blurring the already thin lines between the seen and unseen world. As the oldest cemetery in the city, it is no surprise that King's Chapel stands out as one of Boston's most active paranormal locations. Upon entering the grounds, many experience sudden chills, hearing disembodied voices, and being touched, grabbed, or pushed. Although identifying the perpetrators of these strange occurrences has been impossible, certain entities have been seen - and heard - by visitors time and time again.
The iron gate that both keeps visitors out and the trapped spirits at bay, creaks closed and shuts behind its latest guest; none other than reigning and DEFENDING Roulette Champion; Krystal Wolfe! Dressed smartly in her street attire, Krystal passes the championship belt to the hands on Dawn Barnes, who in turn hands the title to the pale, bony hands of a creepy Victorian mortician.
Adams: That guy there wins best costume of the evening!
Simone: Considering that cemetery is reputed to be haunted, it may very well NOT be a costume.
Adams: Great! You just HAD to say that, didn't you???
Krystal moves further in, walking along the path toward the center of the old cemetery, her eyes watching as she knows out there somewhere are four women who want to strip the championship title away from her. She walks past a mausoleum when she hears a shout that startles her enough to distract her and from the top of the stone structure, Bella Madison leaps off and creams her with a flying body press, totally wiping her out!
Adams: Who thought we'd get an actual wrestling move in a Graveyard match!?
Simone: If it's possible, Bella Madison will see it done!
Bella is right up, dragging Krystal up along with her by the hair and suddenly chaos ensues, seemingly from out of nowhere! The remaining challengers converge on the scene as Bea Barnhart races up and grabs two handfuls of Bella's hair, tearing her away from the champion but Seleana Zdunich breaks that up and grabs Bea around her throat from behind and pivots her body, spinning her around and taking her to the ground!
Seleana pins Bea down and she begins laying in lefts and rights, working the former tag champion down until Bea rolls her off, reversing their positions! Bea grabs two handfuls of Seleana's hair and she begins slamming her head down into the ground, the cemetery turf harder due to the cold, October weather! Seleana uses her legs to kick Bea off and she gets up quickly, an uncharacteristic snarl on her lovely face, when from out of nowhere Johanna Krieger makes her first and surprising appearance in this match by plowing into Zdunich from out of nowhere!
Adams: Where did SHE come from!?
Simone: I'm certain Seleana is asking herself that very same question right now!
Bella and Krystal are trading wild shots to one another's heads and bodies, Bella proving to be perhaps Wolfe's most ardent challenger to date! Bea runs up and clotheslines both women from behind, sending them crashing down into the ground! Bea stands over both champion and co-challenger and she begins to deliver the boots to both women and she then stands up and poses, quite proud of herself!
Simone: Who is she posing for!? There's nobody there!
Adams: Oh no?
The creepy mortician is standing nearby and Bea turns and offers him a high-five before she sees who it is. She shrieks and stumbles back, falling back over a headstone! Krystal calls for a temporary truce and signals to Bella for something. Bella nods and backs off a little, before running at Krystal and getting back dropped into Bea who slowly stands and shakes off the proverbial cobwebs. She looks up just in time as a flying Bella crashes into her with a midair senton, hitting her full on with her body, slamming her back against a large grave stone! Bea blinks twice before slumping down to the ground lifelessly. Bella too lies on the floor, writhing in pain after the high-risk maneuver she just executed!
Adams: I don't think we've ever seen teamwork in a Graveyard match before!
Simone: I don't suppose the opportunities come up very often.
Meanwhile, the war rages on between Johanna and Seleana, as the two women trade forearm shots but Johanna takes the advantage in this exchange, burying a knee up into Seleana's midsection and she then drives her back against a lone, dead tree with a flurry of forearm blows to the side of the head! Johanna then winds her fist in Seleana's hair and attempts to drive her head into the tree but Seleana puts a boot up against the old, gnarled tree and she counters, slamming Krieger's head against the ancient wood instead! Johanna staggers back, holding her head and shaking loose the cobwebs and Seleana grabs her from behind in a rear waist lock! Seleana attempts a German suplex right there on the cold, hard ground but Johanna blocks it!
Adams: Trying for a German suplex on the German Bombshell!? Yeahhhh! THAT won't go over so well!
Johanna then drives elbow after elbow back into her attacker before she finally breaks Seleana's grip! Johanna then reverses their positrons, ducking behind her and this time it is Johanna who delivers the release German suplex onto the ground!
Simone: And ladies and gentlemen, THAT is how it's done!
Across the grounds, Bella and Krystal are taking turns, working over Bea Barnhart! Bella delivers a right hand that sends Bea staggering back over into Krystal who delivers her own fist! This blow droves her right back to Bella who strikes with a forearm and right into a head butt from the champion! Krystal then dives forward for a spear when suddenly Bea leapfrogs over her and instead Krystal takes out Bella instead! Bella writhes in pain, clutching her trim midsection as Krystal stands up, surprised at the accident! That's when Bea strikes, leaping at her from behind and driving her face-first into the ground with a bulldog!
Simone: Bea is making her comeback in this match! Nobody has been eliminated yet!
Adams: Wait, Bel! Something is going on outside of the gate!
The camera switches quickly to find Char Kwan trying desperately to pry the gate open but the chains prevent this! She grabs the bars and shakes them, and then she turns to the nearby official and screams;
Char Kwan: Open these gates! Let me in right now! DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!?
She screams in frustration and now tries to scale the gate when she turns her head and eyes widen as suddenly TEMPEST comes flying at her with a big boot that sends her flying off of the gate!
Simone: What the hell is going ON out there!?
Tempest scoops Char Kwan upside down off of the ground and she turns around and runs her straight into the gate, then throws her hard to the ground! Char is writhing in pain as Tempest turns and simply leaves without saying a word while Mr. Chalmers looks on in shock!
Adams: I guess we now know where Tempest stands with what Char Kwan did to Ariana!
Bea now tries to drag Krystal over toward and open and (thankfully) empty grave to deposit and eliminate her but Wolfe grabs a tombstone and holds on as Barnhart attempts to tear her off!
Johanna throws clubbing, over handed blows like a windmill into Seleana's body as Zdunich tries to rise to her hands and knees, but is knocked back down each time! Johanna then tucks her head between her knees and sets her up for a power bomb as she eyes an open grave...!
Simone: Uh oh...!
Johanna heaves her up into the air and tries to throws her down into the grave but somehow Seleana reverses it into a hurricanrana and throws Johanna into the grave ...!
Adams: Is she out!?
Simone: NO! Johanna is holding onto the edge with everything she has!
A recovered Bella grabs a distracted Bea and spins her around and the two women begin an open-handed chop exchange! Bea rakes Bella's eyes and she goes for a wild swing but Bella ducks and Bea's momentum spins her around! Bella grabs her in a side headlock and now Krystal is standing and she grabs Bea's legs! Bella and Krystal carry Bea over to the open grave as Barnhart screams bloody murder and shakes her head, but the two women dump her in before she can escape!
Justin: BEA BARNHART HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!!
Simone: Our first elimination!
Seleana tries to tear Krieger's fingers loose from the turf but Johanna grabs Zdunich's foot and sweeps it out from under her, causing her to fall back! This allows Johanna the time she needs to pull herself from the open grave before she can be forced the entire way in! Johanna stands up and Seleana has recovered! Seleana races right at her but Krieger sees her coming and jumps up, striking her hard and flush in the face with a high knee strike! Seleana staggers back, out on her feet seemingly and Krieger goes to whip her into the open grave but Seleana somehow reverses it! But just before Krieger goes in, Johanna drops down and performs a single-leg takedown that topples Seleana over and into the grave instead!
Justin: SELEANA ZDUNICH HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!!
Adams: And somewhere out there, Crystal Zdunich is feeling guilty for giggling like a schoolgirl!
Before Krystal can rest or celebrate over Bea's elimination, Bella is right on the move! Bella jumps her from behind and catches her in a tilt-a-whirl DDT onto the hard, cold ground! She then backs up on her backside and tries to use her feet to kick Krystal into an open grave when she turns her head and her eyes widen at the sight of Johanna Krieger making a move for her! Bella quickly forgets about the champion and she rolls out of the way, just narrowly missing Krieger's attack! Bella then jumps on the back of the bigger woman and with her left arm wrapped around her neck, Bella starts throwing right handed blows into her head and face from behind!
Adams: Wow, Bella! Look at her go!
Johanna tries to swing her off but Bella is stuck to her back like glue, arms wrapped around her neck and legs wrapped around her waist! And in this condition, there is no corner for Johanna to use to back Madison up into! Finally Johanna reaches up and grabs two handfuls of Bella's hair and she THROWS her off over her shoulder! Bella landing hard on her back, knocking the wind out of her! Johanna then drops repeated elbows down into her body, further weakening her and expending more oxygen from her body! Krieger drags her up by the hair and ducks behind her, attempting another release German suplex, when Bella counters, rolling forward and tripping Krieger toward the open grave! Simone: Close! Bella is close to another elimination! Bella tries to use her boots again, this time to kick Johanna into the grave but Krieger holds on! Johanna rolls over and atop of Bella, grabbing her into a side headlock! Johanna drags her to her feet and starts to power her toward the edge of the grave! Bella attempts to block it but Johanna is bigger - stronger! The two women struggle on the brink when the forgotten competitor - the champion - runs up from behind and dropkicks BOTH Bella AND Johanna in the back, sending them BOTH into the grave!
DING DING DING! Justin: BELLA MADISON AND JOHANNA Krieger HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED! Your winner and STILL Roulette Champion! KRYSTAL WOLFE!!! The creepy mortician hands Krystal her title belt and Krystal holds it up high! Adams: Krystal retains! The odds were against her from the start but she manages to hold onto the gold and go onto High Stakes XI as the champion! Simone: Bella and Johanna came too close but they took their minds off of the champion in their haste and that cost them! Pussy: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest, the special referee for tonight's main event, Roxi Johnson!
Roxi appears in frame, with her referee shirt on, and nodding a knowing smile.
Pussy: Roxi, tonight, rather than compete you are the referee in this special "champions vs challengers" match, but as one of the contenders at High Stakes, do you have any particular, say "favorites" tonight?
Roxi politely shakes her head.
Roxi: You know me, PW. I don't play favorites when it comes to this job, not even with my own wife. This is about what you can or can't do between the ropes in between the bells. Tonight, I am the law in that ring. And I'm not going to give anybody any leeway whether or not they are a champion, or challenger. People have been already telling me to stay out of the way and do my job, but that's what a referee is supposed to do. I'm not trying to make this match about me, regardless of how the participants feel. From bell to bell, I will be the law.
Roxi pauses, turning to Pussy Willow with a shrug
Roxi: But after the bell.... my job is done, and I have no control over what happens next.
Roxi places a hand on Pussy Willow's shoulder as she departs.
"Trouble" by Five Finger Death Punch hits the speakers and the crowd erupts as SCW Hall of Famer Casey Williams walks down to the ring. Williams looks around in amazement to the cheers as he climbs into the ring and asks for a mic.
Williams: Damn it feels so good to be back inside an SCW ring. Not only that, it feels good to be back home too.
The crowd erupts again when he mentions being back home.
Williams: It seems like every time I come back home, so much has changed, yet everything feels so comfortable nonetheless. Just like every time I return to SCW, there is a lot that has changed, but it feels like home. A part of me itches to get back in this ring and compete again, but at the same time, I am enjoying my role as manager.
As soon as Williams said that, "Raise Your Glass" by Pink hits the speakers and Bill Barnhart walks out on stage with mic in hand.
Barnhart: Long time no see, Casey. You are looking well. Where I heard you were itching for a match again made me think of the Boeing 747 match we had many years ago that also involved Dmitri back in Oakland, where you gave me my first loss at home. I have not forgotten it, nor will I forgive you for being the first to beat me at home. I am seeking revenge for that loss. I am issuing a challenge to you for a match inside a Boeing 747.
Williams looks perplexed by the challenge, and decides to respond.
Williams: Apparently you are hard of hearing, or took one too many hits to the head, but I am retired and am enjoying my time as a manager. There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING, that will convince me to return to the ring as a wrestler.
Barnhart: Then you have forced my hand!
Barnhart charges down to the ring, enters it and starts brawling with Williams. Security comes down to break up the two men.
Cameras switch to the back to find Bella Madison covered still in dirt from the graveyard match, walking at a pretty fast pace by herself with her head down, silently sobbing. In the background you can faintly hear her name being called by a few voices but she doesn't even bother to look back or slow her steps. Eventually she reaches the locker room area but instead of going inside she keeps going and eventually rounds a corner and finds herself an empty spot surrounded by production boxes.
She looks around confused for a moment.
Shock
Noticing where she is but then she comes to the realization....
New York.
Gone.
And her silent sobs turn into a full on breakdown, where the dam releases and tears flow. She swipes at her hands and arms trying to get the dirt off of her like she's cover in something that is reminding her of her failure. Guilt.
Bella Madison: No...no no...
Denial. She mumbles to herself a few more times before she takes both dirt covered hands and screams, before unleashing a kick into one of the production boxes sending it sliding across the floor.
Anger.
She looks frantically around, still crying, for a few moments like she's looking to take it out on something else before she crashes into a wall and eventually slumps and slides down onto the floor.
And there is Depression followed quickly by acceptance. She curls up into a ball, not caring that the dirt still covers her body, her hair, her hands and just silently cries.
Female Voice: Bella? Are you okay??
Bella looks up slowly, her eyes blinking through her tears trying to focus. And with the light of the ceiling shining behind her, stands Candy dressed out in all pink like always...looking like some sort of strange VERY Pink Fairy Godmother. Bella sniffs and rubs at her nose smearing the dirt across her face, which at that point Candy notices she is covered in dirt from the match.
Candy: Did you just come from the spa?
Bella Madison: Wha?
Candy: OH MY GOD, I love the spa, those mudbaths are soooooo soothing!
Bella cracks a smirk and a small laugh at her for a moment. But she even notices that Candy isn't her typical full on bubbly self, so she'll save her scathing remark that screeched through her head for another time.
Bella Madison: No, I didn't...its from the graveyard match...that I just...well I didn't win.
Candy: AWWW That really stinks!
Bella Madison: Tell me about it.
Bella's lips give a little shake like she's about to cry again before she shakes her head and wills herself not to let it happen.
Candy: You look so sad!
Bella Madison: Yeah, sad...mad...
Candy: SMAD!
Bella raises her eyebrow.
Bella Madison: Yeah, something like that. I'm so beyond frustrated and at a complete loss right now.
Candy: But...why?
Bella scoots over a little bit and offers Candy to sit next to her and she accepts it on the floor. They sit quietly for a moment as Bella tries to wipe the dirt from her hands.
Bella Madison: I don't mean to be. You'd think I'd be used to this but I had my heart set on this...it was my last chance to have that really big moment that I was hoping for going into High Stakes seeing as it's in my hometown.
Candy seems to try and work it out for a moment in her head, Bella notices and nudges her.
Bella Madison: New York City. More specifically Madison Square Garden.
Candy: You were born in Madison Square Garden?
Bella laughs in spite of herself. It goes on for a little bit longer than she wanted it to
Bella Madison: I'm sorry, I...I don't mean to laugh. You're going through enough right now with Marcus and Fenris.
Candy: He's sucha bully!!! ARGH!
Bella Madison: I know. How's Marcus doing by the way? I hadn't been about to check up on you with my own problems.
Candy: He'll be alright. Thank you for asking. What about my bestie?
Bella Madison: Probably frantically searching for me right now. I should go find him.
Bella wipes her eyes and takes a big breath before blowing it out loudly and goes to stand up but Candy holds on to her arm, keeping her from moving. Bella sits back and looks at her.
Candy: Wait.
Reaching into her big pink purse that she had with her that somehow was never noticed til now cause it blended in so well with the rest of her, she pulls out a set of papers and hands them to Bella.
Bella Madison: What's this?
Candy: A present.
Bella looks at her for a moment before opening it up and reading it over. Bella's eyes get big and she jumps up to her feet, looking it over continuously like she can't believe it.
Bella Madison: WHAT?!?!
She turns on her heels and the excitement of her friend brings Candy right up to her feet as well. The upward turn.
Bella Madison: Candy! I can't accept this!
Candy: Why not??? It'd help you get that big match you really wanted at High Stakes at the place you were born, wouldn't it?
Bella Madison: Well, yeah...but...this?
Candy: I just happened to have a few extra things that I got to do when Christian took his little vacation, I'm not going to use it and honestly I don't think anyone else deserves it more than you!
Bella's eyes weld up again and she starts crying a bit again.
Candy: NO! It wasn't supposed to make you cry again!
Candy goes to console her friend but Bella stops her.
Bella Madison: These aren't sad tears, Candy. Oh my God! I'd hug you right now if I wasn't covered in dirt!
Candy gets excited and hugs Bella anyways tightly. After a bit she pulls away and looks down and pouts cause her outfit is now dirty.
Candy: Awww...well...OH WELL! A little dirt is worth it to cheer up my friend!
Bella Madison: Thank you so much! I just...thank you!
The girls hug again in a fit of laughter before Bella hugs the papers to her tightly and heads back down the hallway and it's not to long til she sees Malachi who looks relieved to see her, she shows off the papers to him and when she explains what happened and turns to point to Candy...Candy has vanished like the Fairy Godmother she is.
The camera returns to the ringside area where a giant spider web has been erected in the center of the ring, hanging vertically from the rafters. And at the top of the web is a Golden Briefcase!
Simone: In just mere moments we will have our Main Event of the evening, the mixed tag team match where inside of that Briefcase will hold all the marbles for High Stakes XI!
Adams: Whoever grabs the briefcase, champion or challenger, wins the rights for their match to Main Event in New York City!
Simone: Which also puts our special guest referee in a bind as Roxi Johnson will literally have no say in whether or not she Main Events in two weeks time!
Justin: Ladies and gentlemen! The following contest is the Main Event of the evening! It is a Spiderweb Match! The goal is to climb the web and retrieve the briefcase! The one who does so wins the right for his or her match to Main Event at High Stakes XI in New York City!
The crowd cheers!
The opening guitar riff of Rush' "Limelight" begin on the PA system. The cameras pan around the arena, and as the lyrics begin, Roxi Johnson rushes through the curtain and stops, a huge smile on her face. She soaks in the cheers and treks onward, seemingly greeting every fan, before climbing up on the apron and looking out at the cheering crowd, before entering the ring and climbing the turnbuckle and raising her arms in the air to massive cheers. She jumps down from the top turnbuckle and lands in the ring, turns to the hard camera side and dropping to a knee, and giving the "I love you" in sign language pose. She stands and begins jumping up and down in an exercising manner as the music cuts out.
Justin: Introducing the special guest referee - Roxi Johnson!
The crowd cheers!
The entire arena fades to black as we are left in nothing but darkness. All of a sudden Crystal's voice can be heard all throughout the speaker systems.
"YOUR SMILE MAKES MY HEART EXPLODE... THANK YOU FOR WAKING ME UP!!!!"
As soon as that is said explosions can be heard going off as we are treated to some flame pyros.
Justin: Introducing first, team number one! "The Burning Rose" Crystal Zdunich!
Smile Bomb by 17thekid plays across the speakers and it is at that moment when the crimson red haired "Burning Rose" Crystal Zdunich walks from the curtains. Crystal is focused as she walks to the ring with a purpose. She however slaps the outstretched hands of fans along the way. She runs up the stairs and walks to the middle of the apron. She flicks her hair before she drops down into a split that gains the pop of the entire crowd. She slides into the ring and as soon as she is inside she kips up to her feet. She tosses her Shoto inspired hoodie to the corner.
Justin: And her tag team partner!
"Wasted" begins, and there is a brief murmuring of fans. As the song picks up, Jack Washington parts the curtain, a look of focus and minor indifference on his face. He shows very little emotion, walking to the ring in his hooded sweatshirt, tights and boots.
Justin: From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Jack Washington!
He hits the ring, uses the ropes the stretch, and then sits on the top turnbuckle, mentally preparing himself to wrestle.
Justin: And their opponents...!
Halocenes cover of "Hail to the king" hits and as the lyrics of the intro cut into the guitar Alex steps out wearing a black and red "wolfslair" t-shirt and his wrestling gear. He makes his way down to the ring with an arrogant sneer before leaping up onto the ring apron.
Justin: He is the reigning World Heavyweight Champion - Alex Jones!
The crowd cheers!
Pulsing, red lights rolls over the crowd like a rising tide to the opening echoing thudding stomp and clap of 'Dust And Bone' by Syd Duran, fluctuating in time with the heavy beat as it continues into the opening vocals.
Most cheer in anticipation, but there are few who still jeer due to affiliations or just the fickle nature of a wrestling crowd on any given night. Atop the ramp, the lithe silhouette of the Distorted Angel seems to have materialised, soaking up the crowds reaction and energy. Fans reach out for acknowledgement and wave signs in the same way that others lean out over the rail as much as they dare to yell expletives and empty threats- some get a perceptive nod, a sly wink or perhaps even a kiss blown in sarcasm towards the most derisive. Fluidly, Amber circles the ring- beelining for a camera person before trying to mess with them or talking some shit down into the camera lens.
Justin: His tag team partner is the reigning World Bombshell Champion - Amber Ryan!
Slipping under the rope, Amber doesn't call for fanfare nor adulation, just making her way to the closest turnbuckle so that she might leisurely perch herself on the top with hands clasped and elbows resting on her knees in rather non-plussed outside of the trademark sly smirk seemingly ever-present on her features.
Simone: The stakes are so high in this match! Whoever wins can choose whatever match stipulation they choose, even if it's just regular rules!
Adams: Boring!
Simone: Well time will tell and we'll see...
Adams: Wait, things are already starting to go down!
Indeed as inside of the ring, both champions and challengers are in each others faces; Alex and Jack, and Amber and Crystal! Roxi is trying to separate them so a fair start can begin when all hell breaks loose almost IMMEDIATELY an the fists start to fly! Roxi has had enough already and she calls for the bell!
DING DING DING!
Jack and Alex, the ring veteran and the cocky upstart, are swinging wildly at one another, trading heavy forearm blows to each others heads and faces! Jack takes the short cut and rakes Alex's face, temporarily blinding the now two-time champion! Jack then drives his body into Alex's own, bulling him back into the nearest corner where he begins to violently drive his shoulder into Alex's midsection, one time right after the other! With Alex bent over, hurting for air, Jack lays in a number of over handed forearm blows to the back! Jack then whips him upright and Alex manages to get control grabbing him around the head by his free arm and reversing their positions! Alex then goes on a violent offensive throwing forearm after forearm into Jack's handsome face and sternum, one right after the other, switching back and forth!
Adams: I think Jack may have pissed Alex off!
Simone: Alex Jones is a technical wizard inside of the ring but Jack started right away in roughing it up and Alex is only too happy to return the favor!
Meanwhile, Amber and Crystal are right in each others' faces, trading vicious barbs as women have that knack and talent for until Amber shoves Crystal back! Crystal returns the favor and shoves Amber back several steps! Infuriated at the lack of respect, Amber BITCH SLAPS Crystal across the face, but it's bitch for bitch and Crystal slaps the taste right out of the champion's mouth! The women are in a sudden tangle of limbs as they crash into one another and fall to the mat! Crystal and Amber roll around on the canvas, throwing haymakers into each others' lovely faces and enacting violent blows that are anything BUT ladylike! Amber ends up with the advantage, dragging Crystal up by the hair and locking her in a front face lock with one arm while driving axe handle blows into her back with the other! But then suddenly Crystal scoops Amber up around the legs and runs her right back into an opposing corner, stunning her! Crystal begins to lay in the boots, then jumps up and drives both knees right into Amber's chest!
Crystal grabs Amber by the arm ... Alex grabs Jack by the arm... they BOTH go for Irish whips but Jack catches Amber and Crystal dropkicks Amber in the back, sending Jack and Amber sprawling on the mat!
Adams: I don't think that worked out QUITE like how they planned!
Alex and Crystal look toward one another in surprise, then up at the web and the goal toward the very top. One more look at each other and the race is on!
Simone: And they finally realize that to win, they need to reach the very top! Mixed tag rules or not, it's a race between man and woman!
Adams: And Crystal clearly has the speed advantage because she's already outpacing Alex!
Indeed both the World Champion and Bombshell challenger are scaling the web which hangs loose from the rafters high above, swaying back and firth from both wrestlers' actions! Being lighter, Crystal takes the lead and is at least half a body over Alex, but their opponents, both Amber as well as Jack, are back on their feet and targeting their opponents! Amber climbs just high enough to grab Crystal's boot, preventing her from going any further!
Simone: Crystal is TRYING to hang on but Amber has a vice-like grip!
Adams: And it's not just your opponents that you're fighting in a match like this! You're dealing with gravity, too!
Simone: Very astute observation Jason! I promise it'll only hurt for a moment.
Jack, however, uses his lithe agility to scale the web until he is right next to the Heavyweight Champion of the World! With one arm hanging on, Jack swings with his free hand to deliver a hard shot to Alex's head! Not one to be outdone, Alex does the same and holds on while throwing down with his High Stakes XI challenger! Jack manages to grab Alex by the back of the head and shoves his head between the strands of the web and pulls back, gouging at his eyes!
Crystal is still hanging on for all she's worth but her grip is loosening! She finally lashes out with a boot, delivering a kick to the head that sends the World Bombshell Champion toppling from the web and crashing to the canvas! Crystal then starts to climb again, when she looks down at Amber who is stunned but slowly recovering and rising!
Simone: What are you DOING!? Climb the web if you want to win!
Adams: Knowing Crystal, I think she has OTHER ideas!
Indeed as Crystal carefully turns around and as Amber rises and looks up, Crystal launches herself from the web and wipes the Champion out with a flying Meteora!
Crowd: SCW! SCW! SCW!
Simone: The fans certainly appreciated THAT!
Adams: But it looks like Crystal hurt herself as much as she did Amber!
Indeed it can be seen with Crystal laying prone to Amber's side, holding her knees!
The Superstars are still going at it, at least Jack is as he holds the advantage over Alex, riding his back and throwing blow after blow into his body! Jack then begins to scale the web, adding insult to injury by using the body of the Heavyweight Champion as a stepping stool in the process! But then Alex takes a chance and wraps both arms back around Jack's legs, preventing him from climbing any further up! Alex looks back, then up at Jack and actually smiles! Jack's eyes open wide and he shakes his head no- but Alex collapses backwards and brings Jack with him, landing hard on the mat with Jack beneath him! They crash hard enough that the ring shakes!
Crowd: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!!!
Adams: That about says it all!
Simone: A veteran move and counter by Alex Jones and he may have taken Jack out of the fight completely with that!
Crystal, limping, pulls Amber up to her feet and attempts an Irish whip into the ropes but the champion hangs on and reverses it, throwing her against the web! Crystal's arms get entangled briefly, just long enough for Amber to run in and crash into her with an avalanche splash that knocks Zdunich loose! Amber then sets her up and strikes with a Face breaker DDT, planting Crystal's skull right into the canvas!
Simone: This is Amber's big chance! If she can manage to get up there and now, the champions' team will win!
Adams: And the Bombshells will Main Event!
Amber thinks the same and she begins to climb, her body clearly feeling the punishment she has been put through during this match!
Alex sees Amber doing her thing so opts to work on Jack to prevent him from doing anything to threaten his team's win. Alex grabs him around the legs and falls back for a catapult, but Jack counters, somersaulting over and jumps to his feet where he lays Jones out with a discus clothesline!
Adams: Wow! After that fall, I can't believe Jack managed to pull that off!
Simone: I am certain by now that all four of these competitors are running on pure adrenaline at this point!
Jack slowly staggers to his feet, hurting from top to bottom. He looks up and quickly starts climbing as best he can, but he does so to grab Amber by the boot!
Adams: What is he doing!? Is he allowed to prevent her from getting the briefcase!?
Simone: I don't know! I don't know how the intergender rules work in a situation like this!
Amber is screaming down at Jack and kicking at him, but clearly Roxi has her own opinions on the matter as she grabs Jack by the arm and pulls him away! Jack starts shouting at Roxi who does not back down and she answers him right back! Jack has a finger in the living legend's face but she swats it aside when Alex comes flying into him, taking Jack down as Roxi dives to get out of the way! Alex sweeps his legs out and is right on top of him, throwing down as jack tries to fight him off!
Adams: It looks like Alex has an opinion on the matter, too!
Amber again begins to climb but now Crystal has recovered and she is going right up after her! She grabs Amber's boot to first slow her down and she manages a few inches higher where she grabs her by the tights to bring her to a stop! Crystal climbs side-by-side and the two women begin to throw stinging jabs at each other until Crystal stuns Amber with a shot that has her leaning back with but one hand holding on!
Simone: Hold on! This would be a nasty fall!
Crystal then diverts herself and jumps over Amber's back for an attempt at a sunset powerbomb but Amber just BARELY manages to grab the web with both hands! Crystal is hanging off of her, legs kicking as Amber holds on for everything she's worth! Until she finally kicks both feet loose and delivers a Coup De Grace into Crystal's stomach, knocking her loose! Crystal's legs get tangled in the web and she dangles upside down, fighting and struggling but she can not prevent Amber's ascent!
Adams: She's going to do it!
Jack sees it too and goes for the web but Alex trips him and holds onto his leg! Amber reaches the top and grabs the briefcase, pulling it free!
DING DING DING!
Justin: Here are your winners! The team of Amber Ryan and Alex Jones!
Cheers and boos for both champions are heard as Amber slowly descends the web, briefcase in hand as Alex releases Jack! Washington throws a fit and kicks at the ropes before he takes his leave, exiting the ring in a furor as Roxi finds herself helping Crystal from her predicament!
Adams: She did it! Amber retrieves the briefcase and secures the win for the champions team!
Simone: And for herself, a big win for the Bombshells as they will now Main Event High Stakes XI! A Triple Threat match for the World Bombshell Championship in TWO WEEKS! New York City!
Adams: And Madison Square Garden! Can you BELIEVE it!? SCW at the Garden!
Simone: It has been ten years in the making but there could not be a more fitting location for the Grand Prix of Professional Wrestling, High Stakes XI! SCW! SCU! The Hall of Fame AND the 2021 Year End Awards!
Adams: It's going to be the biggest night in SCW history!
Simone: For Jason Adams, I am Belinda Simone! Good night everyone!
The shot is on Alex and Amber in the ring, celebrating until the scene switches backstage to the main office of the co-owners of Sin City Wrestling. Standing there, watching the proceedings on a monitor is none other than "Hot Stuff" Mark Ward and Christian Underwood. Mark gives his business partner a sidelong glance.
Hot Stuff: I never thought I'd admit this but I have to hand it to you. I misjudged you. We made it through this entire night without you-know-who showing up!
When the crowd cheers as Elvira herself, the Mistress of the Dark, steps up to Mark's side from behind!
Elvira: Maybe I can help. Who are we talking about?
Mark turns and his smile immediately falls from his face.
Hot Stuff: Oh son of a BI-!
Credits immediately roll.
THANK YOU! to Chris, Mark, Andy, Ken, The Lord MK, Casey, Jeremy, Gerrit, Annie, Jen, Britt, Laura, Julie, Court, JJ. Also again to Annie for the great match banners and to everyone who roleplayed!