Post by Joshua Samson, ESQ on Apr 10, 2019 18:51:07 GMT -8
Kahlan Fischer, known professionally as Bliss, is standing at the head of a crowd of people. Some of them don't look too impressed with her torn tight jeans and cropped off Madonna t-shirt, while others seem to look absolutely excited to be backstage at a wrestling show.
Bliss
“So that's the end of our tour, are there any questions?”
One man puts his hand up.
Man#1
“Are you single? Wanna grab a drink after the show?”
Bliss holds back her laughter.
Bliss
“I meant about the tour or the company. And no, I'm not single. Thanks though.”
The man shrugs, trying to hide his disappointment.
Woman #1
“How often are animals involved with these shows?”
She looks like a prissy woman to Bliss but remembering what is at stake, she remains diplomatic .
Bliss
“Never. In all my years involved in wrestling, I have never had any sort of Animal involvement other than the incident involving the blood, which was not planned nor did I give permission for it. Originally I thought it was watered down paint.”
A few people put up their hands, but once again the woman talks without being called on.
Woman #1
“You are hardly qualified to speak to us about animal cruelty when you yourself are a meat loving, non pet owning hypocrite.”
Bliss squeezes her hands into fists but remains calm.
Bliss
“My goal here today was to show you all that we don't allow animal cruelty backstage or during shows. My personal choices are not in question.”
The woman disagrees.
Woman
“By eating meat, you are contributing to the cruelty of animals.”
Bliss
“I'm sorry you feel that way, however that has nothing to do with the incident at Chaos. I didn't like being covered in sheep blood anymore than you folks liked seeing it.”
The woman rolls her eyes.
Woman
“All you carnivores are the same. I bet that if we hadn't spoken up about the cruelty you wouldn't even have cared. This is all just to shut us up. Parade free things at us so we'll be quiet.”
Bliss takes a deep breath, gathers her composure before speaking again.
Bliss
“Let me show you all to your seats for the show...”
The woman again seems to be speaking on behalf of them all.
Woman
“No thank you, Ms. Fischer. I think we'll be leaving. This fight isn't over. We won't stop until this company is out of business.”
She turns and a few of the others seem reluctant to leave with her.
Bliss
“F*ck me.”
Crumb: WELCOME EVERYONE TO CHAOS!!
“Saints of Los Angeles” by Mötley Crüe blares as the show pans about the capacity crowd of about thousand or so people. Signs, banners, and posters are sprinkled throughout the crowd such as “Aaron Kostan Is The TV Champ We Need”, “Sheep Have Feelings Too”, and “Corey Lazarus Was Cheated Once Again”
As Chaos opens Oliver Black stood in the middle of the ring, IPW Heavyweight Championship drapped over his shoulder.
Rose: What in the hell is Oliver Black doing out here?!
Crumb: Looks like he has something to say, Rose.
Rose: Naw, you think. Shut up, idiot!
Nelson: Quiet, you two.
Oliver is paving back and forth the twirled the microphone in his hand. A less than enthused look plastered on his face.
Oliver Black: For over three months.... Three months I have sat atop the mountain of solitude as YOUR Heavyweight Champion! While others came out here week after week and cried and complained. Scratched and clawed for the smallest amount of t.v. time their minsecule careers deserved, l sat in the back. I locked myself in my locker room, I showed up and did what I do best. Not in the locker room politics or behind the mic, but as a WRESTLER in THIS RING!
Oliver pointed with his finger down towards the ring he stood in.
Oliver Black: For over three months while Acrimony lerked in shadows hanging people from rafters and Astrid played out her failed marriage for the world to see... I sat in the back and minded my own god damn buisness! Not because I didn't care, but because I cared the most! Because THIS has been my ONLY buisness!
Oliver stopped pacing and held the IPW Heavyweight Title into the air for the crowd to see.
Oliver Black: And today on day ONE HUNDRED of my historic championship reign. I thought I had proved that THAT was enough! I had thought that giving this company some of its best matches to date, ment something! But apparently times have changed, apparently being a wrestler in a wrestling company isn't enough anymore.
Rose: Didn’t his dumbass plot and execute a kidnapping scheme in order to get the Heavyweight title?! What a hypocrite!
Oliver Black: Because the name, Oliver Black apparently doesn't mean sh*t. Apparently spending a year and a half of the past two years a heavyweight champion doesn't earn respect anymore. Because apparently the broken record continues to play. And the song "Oliver Black is a paper champion" is still number one on the charts. And apparently what you smarks call heat is real and its all over Oliver Black. Whether it's heat from bitter or jealous colleagues, or heat from the office suits, I've managed to get it all.
He looks out to the fans in attendance.
Oliver Black: Because apparently Oliver Black only shows up when somethings on the line. Apparently Oliver Black only cares about his heavyweight championship and NOT this company. And apparently Oliver Black isn't visible enough as champion.
Oliver air quoted the word visible. Before pacing with a contemplative look on his face. As if for a moment questioning his next words.
Oliver Black: If I've ever been one thing in this busisness its been truthful. And to tell you the truth I'm not out here because I want to be. I'm out here cause I've been told to be. I've been TOLD to come out here and pander to the higher ups, to pander to the tv sponsors.
Rose: Well, hell, it is part of the job requirement as the Heavyweight Champion.
Crumb: I agree.
Nelson: Shhhh!
Oliver Black: So I sat in my locker room and thought about it, about what I would come out here and say. Maybe I'll throw an adult tantrum about how I deserve better like Stasi Herveaux, or maybe I'd open the show with an ego driven YouTube series like Corey Lazarus. Hell maybe I'll start pouring pigs blood on people. What ever it takes to be seen, right? Wrong! Because I don't have to prove myself on this microphone. Because I don't have to plead my case to that locker room about where I am in line. Because I am the god damn line and it starts right here! The line starts with the IPW Heavyweight Champion! And as long I can, I will show up and prove myself in this ring, with this championship!
The Nightmare looks directly into the camera.
Oliver Black: And one by one I will PROVE to each and every one of you just why I am Heavyweight Champion and you... are... not! And that is why in two weeks I will be right here at the start of Chaos, standing in this ring, Heavyweight Champion and holding an OPEN CHALLENGE!
Crumb: WHAT CAN EVERYONE BE THINKING AS OLIVER BLACK HAS ISSUED AN OPEN CHALLENGE AT CHAOS IN TWO WEEKS?!?!
Rose: Probably, “isn’t the Civil War supercard in two weeks?!”
Oliver Black: The time has come for every man and woman in the back to put up or shut up! I don't care if you've had a championship shot already, or its your second week in the company, because next week the Top 5 Rankings rule will officially be suspended!
Crumb: Can he do that, Patrick?
Nelson: Well I am not entirely sure it is within his power, Crumb.
Rose: It doesn’t matter if he can or not, the idiot doesn’t even realize the broadcast schedule even though it posted clear as day on the official website!
Oliver Black: To anyone who thinks Oliver Black doesn't deserve to be champion. To everyone who thinks they can take it from me! I will not stop until I've proved every one of you wrong! I dont care if its Corey Lazarus crying about his f*cking foot on the rope or Michael Graves finally getting his just dues! I will go through each and every one of you, until you don't have so much as a leg to stand on! Be careful what you wish for, becauze here I am alive in the flesh!
Oliver Black threw his arms out allowing the fans to soak it in.
Oliver Black: It's day 100 and I HAVE SHOWN UP and I'm not... going... anywhere!
Oliver mix dropped the microphone in the middle of the ring with a thud. Anger and passion in his eyes.
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Torres: The following match is scheduled for ONE FALL with a TEN MINUTE time limit!
Like a buzzsaw shredding the air overhead, that first chord rips from the speakers. Then, a second time before the driving beat and grinding riffs are rocking the entire arena.
Torres: Please welcome at this time, from Hollywood, standing 5’ 11” and weighing 209 pounds, he is accompanied to this battle by Tempest… MR. BONESHAKER!
The lighting above the stage and ring pulse with the beat as Tempest steps out onto the stage. She's bobbing her head and working the crowd with her arms as the chorus hits.
Crumb: Be sure to follow Tempest and Mr. Boneshaker on Twitter, @mrboneshakerkh!
Rose: You’re such a shill…
Mr. Boneshaker steps through the curtain behind her. He walks straight out to the top of the ramp. She sashays around him, taking the hood down from his head as she passes behind to the other side. Serious, focused, but slightly amused with Tempest's fun. He follows her down the ramp. She mingles, giving hugs and slapping hands on the way. He bumps a few fists, doing his part to acknowledge the fans. At ringside, he bounds up onto the ring apron, wipes his boots and then ducks through the ropes. While he awaits his opponent, he removes his duster and passes it to Tempest on the outside.]
Nelson: Mr. Boneshaker did not have the debut that he was hoping to have, but then again neither did his opponent tonight Eliza Dresden.
Crumb: Mr. Boneshaker is coming off two straight losses, here in IPW and that of his ICWA Heavyweight Championship.
Rose: The dude won a fluke victory in ICWA and then loses the title in his first defense. What do you think that says about his ability to win?
The chorus of 'Never Look Back' hits the sound system as the overhead lights dim, blue and white lights flashing along the rampway as spotlights of similar shades swirl over the crowd. Eliza Dresden waits all of a second before she bounds onto the stage, her energy levels already through the roof thanks to the cheers --and that's with her holding a lot of it in. Stopping at the top of the ramp, she thrusts a fist in the air… but she can't be idle for long. She all but bounces and poings her way down to the ring, darting from side to side to slap offered hands and otherwise play to the crowd, earning a decent amount of cheers as she goes along. It's about three-fourths of the way down the ramp that she abandons that, speeding up to slide into the ring headfirst on her stomach before she twists onto her back and kips up to her feet. She's quick to mount the nearest turnbuckle, once again shoving a fist skyward to more of that positive reaction from the fans before she's popping back down and turning to look toward the middle of the ring. As her music fades, she continues bouncing around on the balls of her feet, eagerly waiting for the match to get underway.
Nelson: After losing last week to Dickie Watson, Eliza Dresden is looking to prove to the fans and everyone backstage that it was a rare occurrence.
Crumb: Hopefully things work out better for her this time.
Rose: She lost to the Hot Topic model reject!
Crumb: Careful with that Rose… it seems to have struck a nerve with him.
Rose: PFFT! You think I care?
The referee takes a moment to look at both Icons to ensure they are ready for the upcoming match. He then calls for the bell making the match officially underway.
DING DING DING!!
Boneshaker and Eliza both begin to circle around the ring and wait for an opening to appear. When it doesn’t happen, Boneshaker and Eliza both charge at one another and begin to deliver a series of strikes. Boneshaker overpowers Eliza and knocks her back against the ropes. A few more strikes wear Eliza down before Boneshaker shoots her across the ring. When Eliza comes back on the rebound, Boneshaker launches her over his head with a belly-to-belly suplex! Eliza stumbles back up to her feet. Boneshaker charges and nearly knocks her to the mat with a forearm smash. Boneshaker then pulls Eliza in and delivers an Orton-esque backbreaker to send her crashing to the mat. The fans show their support for the former ICWA Heavyweight Champion as he glares at Eliza.
Nelson: Seems like the fans are on Mr. Boneshaker’s side with this match. I do not think Dresden is going to be able to change that.
Crumb: You never know. The fans have been known to change their minds in the blink of an eye.
Rose: Boneshaker is a former champion for a reason. Sure his reign didn’t last long but at least he’s got a claim. What claim does Eliza have other than losing?
Eliza Dresden wisely creates a bit of space between herself and Boneshaker before bringing herself back up to her feet. Once she’s standing, she circles around Boneshaker and cautiously waits for a moment to strike. In an effort to keep the momentum on his side, Boneshaker steps toward Eliza and pulls her in toward him. He hoists Eliza into the air for a vertical suplex, but Eliza blocks the attempt. She steps away from Boneshaker, who once again tries to close the gap between the two of them in a hurry! This time, however, Eliza is ready. She steps forward and kicks Boneshaker in the jaw with a superkick that sends him crashing to the mat! Boneshaker rolls over toward the ropes and clutches at his jaw. Eliza smirks and waits for the perfect opportunity to strike. Once Boneshaker is beginning to stand up, Eliza charges and delivers a devastating knee strike to the jaw! Boneshaker drops to the mat and Eliza hooks the leg.
One...
Two...Boneshaker powers out!
Nelson: I think I wish to take back what I previously said about Dresden. If she can take this guy down, it would surely boost her.
Crumb: What happened at Chaos last time has to still be in the back of her mind and at any moment that could come out and hurt her chances of winning.
Rose: We’ve seen plenty of people get the upperhand for a little bit of time then it gets to their head and they end up losing. I have a sneaking suspicion it’s going to be the same with this… whatever she is… bubbly blonde?
Boneshaker pulls himself to his feet. Eliza steps toward her and delivers a series of quick kicks to the ribs. Boneshaker stumbles away. Eliza bounces off of the ropes and charges at Boneshaker---leaping into the air and trying to send him crashing to the mat with a hurricanrana! Boneshaker catches her in the air and shakes his head. He carries Eliza over to the nearest corner of the ring and delivers a turnbuckle powerbomb! Eliza staggers out of the corner and Boneshaker uses the opening to snap off a big boot! He hooks the leg as he covers.
One...
Two...
Th...KICK OUT!
Nelson: An impressive series of maneuvers there by Mr. Boneshaker, catching Dresden just perfectly before getting the first pin attempt of the match.
Crumb: I can now see why he was the first ever ICWA Heavyweight Champion. If he can do that, then he will be walking out of here with the win.
Rose: It’s still too early to determine that. Anything could happen at any minute to change things.
Before Eliza can bring herself back up to her feet, Boneshaker begins to wear her down with knee strikes. Eliza tries to pull herself back up despite Boneshaker’s efforts. She stumbles back to the nearest corner. Boneshaker charges and tries to crush her against the turnbuckle with an avalanche! Eliza ducks out of the way and Boneshaker hits the corner instead! Eliza grabs him by the head and springboards off of the ropes, planting Boneshaker on the mat with a tornado DDT! She rolls out to the apron and lines herself up with Boneshaker---slingshotting into the ring and hitting Boneshaker with a leg drop! Eliza hooks the leg for the cover.
One…
Two…
THR...Boneshaker powers out!
Nelson: The referee just managed to get the two count when Mr. Boneshaker is able to kick out.
Crumb: Eliza is going to have to do more to get him down.
Rose: You have been saying that a lot. Do you have anything else you can say?
Eliza nods her head and calls for the fans to show her some support. They do so without much hesitation. Eliza Dresden waits for Mr. Boneshaker to pull himself back up to his feet. She charges and tries to send Boneshaker crashing to the mat with a headscissors takedown, but Boneshaker catches her in the air! He blocks the attempt by slamming Eliza to the mat face first! She tries to drag herself back up to her feet, only to have Boneshaker run and hit her with a kick to the side of the head!
Boneshaker grabs Eliza and tries to set her up for a release German suplex! Eliza flips in the air and lands on her feet much to the delight of the fans. Boneshaker doesn’t notice and takes a moment to call for The Boneshaker (Ricochet's Vertigo)! He then turns around and is caught by surprise with a running dropkick! The impact knocks Boneshaker into the ropes. He bounces off of them and is hit with Eliza’s The OMFN (sling blade)!
Nelson: A wicked hit by Eliza Dresden. It looks to me as though Mr. Boneshaker is out!
Crumb: Oh this cannot be the end?!
Rose: It could be, Crumbbum.
Eliza hooks the leg.
One…
Two…
THREE!!
Torres: The winner of this match...Eliza Dresden!!!
Nelson: And Eliza Dresden has managed to secure her first victory here in Iconic Professional Wrestling and it is a big one at that!
Crumb: I won’t lie, I’m quite surprised that she was able to get the win. I thought that Boneshaker would make mince meat of her.
Rose: Well I’m not going to lie either… I’m glad that it’s finally over. And two losses in a row for Boneshaker… doesn’t spell good things for him.
The camera fades into the face of Joshua Samson, he looks extremely agitated.
Samson
“What do you mean the protesters are back outside? You were supposed to woo them, Kahlan!”
The camera turns to show Bliss, looking very irritated herself.
Bliss
“Their leader is a really something. Smart enough not to be bought with free tickets and a tour.”
She shrugs and Joshua sits heavily in his chair, covering his face with his hand.
Bliss
“They started getting personal. Like twisted it around to question me eating meat and not owning a pet. I think that woman just has it out for this place and nothing is going to satisfy her hunt for your blood.”
The Owner Extraordinaire shakes his head.
Samson
“No...you. She called your motives into question so you have to be the one to appease her.”
Bliss' brows furrow.
Bliss
“Meaning what?”
Joshua offers a smile.
Samson
“Start enjoying kale, go to a shelter, and adopt some poor animal. I'm sure your boy kid will love a pet?”
Bliss breathes in deeply.
Bliss
“This is going to the extreme. I never agreed...”
Joshua cuts her off.
Samson
“Remember our deal...what you get if you make all this disappear without me having to spend money in court. Who knows, maybe you'll like the lifestyle change? You did tell me you were closing up chapters in your life. This could be a new one?”
She closes her eyes, sighing deeply.
Bliss
“Fine.”
Joshua seems to brighten up immediately.
Samson
“Cheer up, Kah, could be way worse.”
Bliss turns and as she's leaving, she whispers under her breath.
Bliss
“Yeah, you could have asked me to screw you.”
Joshua looks up, face going red.
Samson
“Hey, I heard that!”
But it's fallen on deaf ears as Bliss is already out of earshot.
Torres: The following is a TAG TEAM MATCH that is scheduled for ONE FALL with a TEN MINUTE time limit!
"20/20" by Crown the Empire plays as Dickie Watson makes his way down to the ring.
Nelson: Dickie Watson had quite the impressive victory last Chaos, getting a win in his debut over Eliza Dresden.
Crumb: I’m quite looking forward to what he has instore for us tonight. He left me wanting more after his match was over.
Rose: Oh it won’t be long until he’s back working at Hot Topic or whatever. Hahaa…
The opening line of ”Raise Hell” by Superheist slams out through the speakers as Aiden Reynolds steps out from the back, his long hair wet as he makes his way down to the ring talking trash as he looks around the ringside area. He slides up onto the ring apron and leans against the top rope before throwing his leg back and stepping into the ring.
Nelson: Now here is another Icon that got a win in his debut. I cannot wait to see what these two Icons can do paired together.
Crumb: Will they be able to work together though? It has been proven that thrown together teams don’t always work out for either party.
Rose: Aiden Reynolds did defeat Mr. Boneshaker, a man who suffered his second straight loss in the previous match. I don’t really think that’s something to brag about.
The soft strums of an acoustic guitar crack the silence within the air. Strum by strum, the volume slowly rises and captivates the audience. ALONE, PART 3 is recognized upon the PA, as the late XXXTentacion’s voice calmly sings over the guitar. Out from behind the curtains appears Dominic Nunnely. His gaze stays straight ahead of him, never breaking eye contact away from the ring. Tattoos scattered across his face, showing the scars the young man has suffered throughout his life. Not a word is uttered to anyone, he simply keeps to himself as he makes his way down to the ring. Sliding into the ring, he peacefully waits in a corner for the bell to be rung.
Nelson: Last Chaos, Dominic Nunnely suffered his very first loss since he first debuted here in Iconic Professional Wrestling. That has got to be ringing not too well with him?
Crumb: Oh without a doubt. But he’s gone one heck of a challenge ahead of him in Dickie and Aiden.
Rose: I don’t think he has what it takes. Sure he did beat Legion… but this is different. I don’t think he’s been in a tag match before.
The opening line of "Bad Motherf*cker" By Machine Gun Kelly slams out through the speakers as Drake Jones steps out from the back, his ginger hair wet as he makes his way down to the ring talking trash as he looks around the ringside area. He slides up onto the ring apron and leans against the top rope before throwing his leg back and stepping into the ring.
Nelson: Drake Jones… well let us just say he has not been having the best of luck lately. Hopefully he will be able to turn things around tonight?
Crumb: He does stand a good chance of that with his partner being Dominic Nunnely. I just hope that he can pull his end of the team.
Rose: Pfft… how do you even know he’s not going to walk out on Dominic? We have to just wait and see.
Dickie and Aiden both stand in the center of the rings discussing battle plans. Aiden steps out onto the apron, but not before giving Dickie a high five. Drake Jones runs across the ring and hits Dickie with a clubbing blow before the referee can even call for the bell.
DING DING DING!!
Drake hits Dickie with a second blow. He then spins the Molotov around, hoists him into the air, and slams him down to the mat with a snap suplex. Aiden stands on the apron and yells in the ring at Drake, who waves him off dismissively. Drake turns around and grabs Dickie, driving his knee into his ribs.
Nelson: Right out of the gate, Drake Jones is taking the fight to Dickie Watson, showing him that to him he is just a newbie who needs to prove himself.
Crumb: I will say that he needs to be careful. If he keeps acting so brashly, things aren’t going to wind up being too good for him and Dominic.
Rose: If anyone needs to prove themself it’s Drake. What has he done lately that’s worth talking about?
Dickie remains doubled over in pain as Drake shakes his head slowly. Aiden yells in the ring to try and support his partner. Drake turns his attention toward him and yells something the camera can’t pick up. The fans in the front row gasp as Drake shakes his head. He tries to turn his attention back toward Dickie, but Dickie immediately responds by hitting Drake with an enziguri that sends him stumbling. Dickie bounces off of the ropes and hits Drake with a crossbody! The fans are on their feet as Dickie quickly hooks the leg for the cover.
One…
Two…
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: Oh! Watson was so close to winning the match there for his team!
Crumb: Drake made the mistake of letting himself get distracted by Aiden Reynolds.
Rose: I had a feeling he was going to screw things up for his team. I am starting to pity Dominic Nunnely.
Dickie grabs Drake and drags him up to his feet, delivering a series of quick strikes to try and wear him down further. Dickie then grabs Drake’s head and tries to plant him on the mat with a running bulldog! Drake catches Dickie before he can send him to the mat and lifts him into the air, slamming him down to the mat behind first! Dickie’s eyes go wide in pain. Drake bounces off of the ropes and hits Dickie with a running clothesline! He hooks the leg and goes for the cover.
One...
Two...Dickie kicks out!
Drake grabs Dickie’s head and drags him up to his feet. Drake hits him with a forearm smash before dragging Dickie back to his corner of the ring. Drake tags Dominic into the ring. The two begin to stomp away on Dickie as Aiden yells at the referee to take control of the match. The referee finally forces Drake out of the ring. Dominic grabs Dickie and wrenches away at his neck while applying a headlock, causing Dickie’s eyes to go wide with panic. Dickie nonetheless tries to fight his way out of Dominic’s grasps with a series of elbows. Unfortunately, Dominic sends him to the mat with a swinging neckbreaker!
Nelson: With Reynolds coming into the match, its ignited a new flame for Nunnely and Jones! Lets just hope he can keep it up.
Crumb: We haven’t had a match involving this young man that hasn’t left us impressed. Win or lose, you are guaranteed that he’s going to give it his all.
Rose: You two guys give him too much credit sometimes. He lost last week so he knows he’s got to avoid that at any cost.
Dominic immediately grabs Dickie and locks in a side headlock, keeping him grounded while applying pressure. Dickie tries to get over to the ropes---grabbing them and forcing Dominic to release him. Dominic drags Dickie up to his feet and hits him with an European uppercut. Dickie stumbles back to the ropes. Dominic steps back toward the middle of the ring and gestures for Dickie to bring it. Dickie charges. Dominic bends for a back body drop---only to have Dickie stop just short! Dickie leaps into the air and plants Dominic on the mat with a fameasser! Dickie struts back to his corner of the ring, allowing Aiden to tag himself into the match. Drake looks irate on the apron and Dominic continues to drag himself to his feet.
Nelson: Aiden Reynold tags himself into the match and you can clearly tell that Drake Jones wants to get in on this. But Dominic Nunnely has to get back to his corner.
Crumb: Yeah Drake isn’t looking too happy that’s for sure.
Rose: If Aiden is able to get to Dominic, things aren’t going to end up too well.
Once Dominic reaches his feet, Aiden springboards into the ring and catches the mute rookie by surprise with a dropkick! The Aussie Wolf bounces off of the ropes and immediately hits Dominic with a knee strike that sends him stumbling back to the nearest turnbuckle. Dominic rests in the corner as Aiden steps back toward the center of the ring. Aiden springboards into the corner and hits Dominic with an elbow strike! Aiden goes to bounce off of the ropes to strike once again---only to have Drake grab his hair from the apron. He spins Aiden around and nails him with a forearm strike from the apron! Aiden staggers as Dominic grabs him from behind and hoists him into the air for a bridging German suplex.
One…
Two...
TH...KICK OUT!!
Dominic grabs Aiden and tries to lift Aiden up to his feet---only to have Aiden roll Dominic up for the pin attempt.
One…
Two...
THR...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: Back to back pin attempts by Aiden Reynolds has had to ROCK Dominic Nunnely. He is going to have to come up with something or his team is going to lose.
Rose: You are talking about Dominic in that last sentence right? Because right now Aiden’s team is looking real good.
Crumb: Things can change at any minute. We all know that.
Both Icons pull themselves back up to their feet. Aiden charges at Dominic, only to have Dominic lift him into the air and drop him onto the ropes with a stun gun! Aiden falls to the mat as Drake tags himself into the match. Dominic grabs Aiden and gets him into position for a German suplex. Drake bounces off of the ropes and tries to build up momentum for a clothesline! The two Icons send Aiden crashing to the mat!
Nelson: Some good double team work on Aiden Reynolds there from Drake Jones and Dominic Nunnely. I am happy to see that these two are able to work together.
Crumb: If they are able to keep this up, these two are going to walk out as the winners.
Rose: Pfft… they just managed to get lucky and everyone’s luck runs out at some point.
Aiden tries to roll over toward his corner of the ring, but Drake quickly cuts him off. Drake pounds away on Aiden for a moment before covering.
One…
Two...
TH...Dickie breaks up the count!
Drake pulls himself back up to his feet. He glares over at Dickie and then grabs Aiden. Drake hits him with a series of elbow strikes to wear him down before attempting to hoist him into the air. Aiden blocks the attempt as Dickie tags himself into the match. Drake doesn’t notice the tag and hits Aiden with a clothesline. Drake covers. Dickie immediately bounces off of the ropes and hits Drake with an elbow to the back of the head!
Nelson: Watson breaking up that count saved the match for his team and that allowed the momentum to shift in their favor!
Crumb: Drake needs to get his emotions in check. Because that little bit of anger there...
Rose: Uh no… Dickie tagged himself into the match because he saw the chance to. That’s some smart decision making there on his behalf.
Dickie grabs Drake and drags him back up to his feet. He gets him into position for a belly-to-belly suplex, but Drake responds by shoving Dickie away. He runs Dickie over toward his corner of the ring as Dominic hits him in the mouth with an elbow smash! Drake then spins Dickie around and hits him with a hard European uppercut!
Nelson: This is not looking good for Watson.
Dickie struggles to remain upright. Drake grabs him and tries to get him into position for The Killswitch (Air Raid Crash)! Dickie manages to fight him off long enough to get to his corner of the ring. Aiden tags himself into the match!
Crumb: HOT TAG! HOT TAG!
Drake hoists Dickie into the air and Aiden immediately gets into the ring to break up the move. Dickie lands on top of Drake as Aiden runs across the ring and knocks Dominic off of the apron. The two Aussies both look at each other and nod. Drake tries to pull himself back up to his feet. Dickie and Aiden both hit Drake with a superkick!
Nelson: Reynolds is coming back into this match with a fire!
Crumb: He’s not going to let Drake get away!
Rose: This is looking like the end of Dominic and Drake’s chances of winning.
Aiden covers.
One…
Two...
THREE!!!
Torres: The winner of this match...Dickie Watson and Aiden Reynolds!!
Nelson: The victory that Watson and Reynolds are walking out with is well deserved and earned. They showed us that thrown together teams can work out.
Crumb: They were very impressive but you and I both know that we haven’t heard the last of Dominic or Drake.
Rose: While I will say congrats to the winners… I’m still going to call Dickie Hot Topic though.
And as Dickie and Aiden celebrate their triumph, an unfamiliar theme spreads throughout the Iconic Arena.
Rose: What the...?
Nelson: What is....?
Two men step out onto the stage. Both are Japanese, are of similar build, and stand at about the same height. There is a familial resemblance between the two, a resemblance highlighted by them being similarly dressed in smart dark suits and white shirts.
One strides confidently, smiling as the crowd look on in confusion. His movements are elegant, his posture smart, and he conveys the look of a man who has led the benefit of a happy, comfortable life.
The other, while dressed in a similar manner, conveys the opposite. Here we see a man who has taken the tougher road in life. His hair is longer and messier, and his eyes are those of a man who no longer cares what people think. This image is boosted by the fact that he has left his shirt untucked, unlike his smarter companion.
Crumb: Err... Patrick...
Nelson: Yes?
Crumb: Aren't they...
Nelson: Yes...
Rose: Okay, you guys are going to have to fill me in.
Both men stride to the top of the ramp, their eyes fixed upon the ring. They stop, they separate and they turn, as though they are expecting a third to join them. The unfamiliar music dies down, and for a moment there is silence.
The crowd erupts as Queen's "I want it all" fills the arena. A third figure emerges, similarly dressed to the other two. He is bald, slightly taller, and with a smug smile spread across his face.[/coor]
Rose: Who the hell is this?!
Nelson: That... is a man that Joshua Samson is not going to be happy to see.
Still bearing the forehead scar - a symbol of the match that ended his career, the multi-time World Champion Jon Kellar joins the two men. The three of them look towards the ring and applaud the efforts of both teams.
Crowd: DYNAMITE! DYNAMITE! DYNAMITE!
Kellar smiles as the crowd cheer. Then, almost as quickly as they appeared, they are gone. Turning on their heels and disappearing backstage. The cheers are replaced with boos as the crowd realizes that, for now, there is nothing more to see.
Rose: Okay... I'm sensing there's a story here.
Crumb: Oh boy... you have no idea..
Nelson: No idea at all.
Torres: The following match is scheduled for ONE FALL with a TEN MINUTE time limit!
“Mortal Reminder” by Pentakill guitar riff starts up as blue and silver lighting flash. When the lights hit the stage, Alexis is standing out on the stage. She goes toward the ring right away. No words to the fans as she makes her way into the ring. She sits on the top turnbuckle awaiting the opponent's arrival, jawing to the fans and ref as if she doesn't care who comes her way.
Nelson: Last week, we watched as Alexis Kirkland won her match against Royal Controversy’s Timothy Hunt and then utterly destroy him after the match.
Crumb: She’s been bragging on Twitter about her conquest and saying how she’s wanting a shot at Aaron Kostan’s IPW Television Championship.
Rose: Well let’s see if she is up to the challenge because there is a big one in front of her tonight in Bliss.
Intro Riff of "ex's & oh's" cues as Purple strobe lights illuminate figure at the top of the ramp.Once the music picks up, Bliss tips her head back as the lights colour her face. She smiles wickedly before strutting down the ramp to a chorus of cheers. Once at the ring she She hops up on the apron, making a show of shaking her ass. She climbs in the ring, straddling the second rope seductively. Once in the ring she climbs the turnbuckle and holds her hands up in predetermined victory.
Nelson: Ever since her debut loss against Johanna Kriger, Bliss has been winning every match that she has stepped into the ring to compete in!
Crumb: I will admit that she’s been impressive since that night, but how much longer do you think she can keep that up? Look at what Alexis did last week for crying out loud!
Rose: Hopefully soon somebody is going to be able to snap that win streak of hers because it really looks as though she’s starting to get an ego.
Both Icons stand in the ring and stare each other down, waiting for the referee to call for the bell. The fans are on their feet, eagerly anticipating what has the potential to be the match of the night. Finally, the referee calls for the bell, making the match officially underway.
DING DING DING!!
Bliss stares at Alexis with an intense focus burning in her eyes. The two Icons grapple up with one another in the center of the ring. They briefly struggle for the advantage, though Alexis is able to gain it. She wrestles Bliss down into a front facelock and briefly applies pressure. Bliss tries to fight her way out of her grasp almost immediately, prompting Alexis to fire a few vicious knees into her ribs to slow her down. Alexis then shoves Bliss away. Bliss stumbles a few steps before regaining her balance---unfortunately getting hit with a forearm shot just seconds later.
Nelson: Kirkland is showing everyone why even though she might be new to Iconic Professional Wrestling, she is to be taken seriously.
Crumb: Her actions might end up blowing up in her face. You never know.
Rose: I’m still waiting for Bliss to show us a side of herself that is anything but boring and generic. Where’s this old vicious Bliss she talks about all the time?!
Bliss stumbles back up to her feet, with Alexis stepping toward her and hitting her in the mouth with an European uppercut. The impact of the blow sends Bliss stumbling a bit, though she is quick to recover. Alexis hits her in the chest with a chop for her efforts.
Crowd: WOOO!
Alexis then grabs Bliss in hopes of shooting her across the ring. Bliss tries to reverse the Irish whip attempt, but Alexis reverses that attempt and pulls Bliss in. She drives her knee hard into Bliss’ ribs and then lifts her into the air for a double underhook suplex! While Bliss tries to pull herself back up to her feet, Alexis bounces off of the ropes and leaps into the air trying to land on Bliss with a running senton! Bliss just barely rolls out of the way in time and Alexis' back hits the mat hard much to the delight of the fans!
Nelson: A very lucky move there for Bliss. Kirkland had been dominating most of the match but things might start turning around now.
Crumb: These two Lady Icons really don’t like each other from where I’m sitting. Alexis calls herself The Mortal Reminder and she’s reminding Bliss of that.
Rose: Of pfft! That’s just some silly video game thing or whatever! She should really try to give herself a better nickname that the plebs fans can understand.
Bliss drags herself back up to her feet and waits for the perfect moment to strike. Once Alexis is back on her feet, Bliss runs and hits Alexis in the ribs with a hard kick. She follows it up with a second kick and then a third---the blows causing Alexis to stumble back and cover up. Bliss builds up some speed and bounces off of the ropes, charging at Alexis. She gets close, but she can't do anything before Alexis runs forward and leaps into the air---taking Bliss down with a leg lariat! Bliss crashes to the mat hard, but rolls over toward the apron. Alexis smirks and drops to her knees, reminding IPW fans that she's, “the Mortal Reminder!” The crowd responds, of course, by showering her with boos.
Nelson: A very smart move there from Bliss, rolling towards the apron and giving herself a few moments to gather her breath and thoughts.
Crumb: Alexis better watch herself, taking the time to boast and rile up the crowd does nothing but give Bliss the chance to come up with a plan.
Rose: Well she better come up with one and quick or the win that Alexis is poised right now to get will only make things worse as her ego gets bigger.
Alexis makes it back up to her feet and finally decides to refocus on the match. She turns around to face Bliss---who springboards into the ring and hits Alexis with a HUGE spinning heel kick! The fans are on their feet, possibly sensing the end of the match as Bliss hooks the leg.
One…
Two...
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: That was one hell of a kick from Bliss, and if you ask me, it is definitely enough to shift the momentum in this one!
Alexis groggily tries to make it back up to her feet. Unfortunately for her, Bliss is now in control. She pulls Alexis in toward and fires a few hard knee shots into her face. Alexis finally shoves Bliss away and tries to get close to her to retake control---only to get a dropkick to the knee for her efforts! Alexis groggily drags herself back up to her feet. Bliss' quickness comes into play once again as she bounces off of the ropes and grabs Alexis by the head. Bliss plants Alexis on the mat with a big bulldog. She rolls Alexis over for the cover.
One…
Two...
THR...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: It now looks as though Bliss has come up with that plan and managed to turn the tides of the match into one that favors her.
Crumb: This is the Bliss we’ve all come to expect, when things are looking bleak, she finds something within her and manages to start kicking ass before getting the win.
Rose: Well I don’t know if she’s going to be able to keep it up. Alexis to me has a similar ruthless streak to Johanna Krieger. And we all know how that turned out.
The fans continue to rally behind Bliss, who calls for them to get even louder. She then grabs Alexis and drags her over to the nearest turnbuckle. Bliss throws Alexis into it and hits her in the mouth with a few elbow shots to wear her down. She then hurries back to the opposite end of the ring, pauses for just a moment, charges forward and tries to deliver a running dropkick to Alexis in the corner. Just before she can connect with the dropkick, Alexis steps out of the way. Bliss delivers the dropkick to the turnbuckle pad instead, crashing hard to the mat. She stumbles back up to her feet. Alexis grabs her from behind and rolls her up into a backslide for cover.
One…
Two...kick out!
Bliss rolls back up to her feet and turns around to refocus on Alexis. Unfortunately for her, Alexis delivers a quick kick to her ribs. Alexis pulls Bliss in toward and lifts her into the air for a double underhook backbreaker!
Nelson: Alexis Kirkland surely is not holding anything back. She wants to win this match badly before moving on to challenge for the Television Championship.
Crumb: Well nothing has been confirmed yet on who Aaron Kostan’s next challenger will be. So we’ll have to wait to see if Alexis is successful here tonight.
Rose: If she keeps up with that kind of stuff, there’s no way she won’t be walking out of the match as the winner.
Bliss tries to crawl back up to her feet. Before she can get up, however, Alexis charges and delivers a running lariat! Bliss is out on the mat as Alexis confidently covers.
ONE!
TWO!
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Crumb: The look on Alexis' face leads me to believe that she thought this was over.
Rose: I have a feeling that EVERYONE thought this was over!
Alexis angrily glares down at Bliss, cursing under her breath the entire time. She grabs Bliss by the hair and drags her up to her feet. Once Bliss is up, Alexis knocks her silly with a hard slap to the face---the sound echoing throughout the Iconic Arena. Bliss nearly loses her footing. Alexis bounces off of the ropes and charges. Just as she gets close, Bliss leaps into the air and catches Alexis with a hurricanrana! Alexis hits the mat hard and Bliss desperately goes for the cover.
One…
Two…
THR...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: Bliss almost had it there! Everyone thought that she had it in the bag, just listen to the way they are acting right now.
Crumb: Bliss is going to have to do something big if she wants to get Alexis down… just like Alexis will have to do if she wants to keep Bliss down.
Rose: I’m quite enjoying this cat fight.
The fans once again try to rally behind Bliss. Bliss grabs Alexis' right arm. She wrings it out, but not for long as Alexis almost immediately tries to fight her way out of her grasp. Bliss uses this to her advantage, getting her foot up and hitting Alexis with a hard kick! Alexis pulls her arm away and tries to grab at it for the sake of her own defense. Bliss grabs Alexis to take advantage of the opening, but Alexis uses her good arm and hits Bliss in the mouth with an elbow shot. Bliss stumbles and Alexis grabs her from behind. Alexis tries to wrestle Bliss into position for a cobra clutch suplex!
Just before Alexis can slam Bliss to the mat, she escapes her grasp. She takes a few steps before turning around and trying to hit Alexis in the side of the head with a roundhouse kick! Alexis just barely manages to duck underneath the kick. Bliss turns around to face her. Alexis grabs her but Bliss shoves Alexis away. Alexis stumbles a few steps before regaining her balance and getting hit in the mouth with a spinning heel kick!
Nelson: Bliss is not relenting in her offense. She knows that she has got Kirkland right where she wants her and she will do just about anything to win!
Crumb: After how the match started out, I’m anxious to see if Bliss is going to be able to keep this up or if Alexis will get lucky and strike at just the right moment.
Rose: I don’t know. But what I do know is that this match is coming to an end. Just who will be the winner?
Despite remaining upright, Alexis staggers on her feet. This proves to be a problem for her chances as Bliss connects withJudgement For the Wicked (corkscrew neckbreaker)! Bliss wastes no time covering.
One…
Two...
THREE!!
Torres: The winner of this match...Bliss!!
Nelson: I will admit, I am not surprised that Bliss was able to get the win. Sure things did not start out in her favor, but at the end she did everything right.
Crumb: It is a very well deserved win I will say that. So I guess all that remains is the question will Alexis be Kostan’s next challenger?
Rose: After that… I have to say that she is the furthest from being deserving. But it’s not our decision.
The referee raises Bliss' hand in victory, the crowd showing their support for her.
The scene fades in to see Stasi Herveaux walking along the hallways of the backstage area in the Iconic Arena. Her hands were clasped behind her back as she smiled, continuing to walk with a confident swagger in her step. It did not seem like anything could bother her… until she was approached by backstage correspondent, Butterscotch Monroe.
Stasi: Oh god! How did I know one of you two gutter rats were going to find me?
Butterscotch: Excuse me?
Stasi: Oh you heard me, stop playing like you didn’t. Do you need a hearing aid?
The always professional longtime reporter quizzically looks about before returning her gaze back onto Stasi.
Butterscotch: Can I help you with something, Stasi?
Stasi: You came up to me. So I think the question is… is there something I can help YOU with?
Butterscotch: Oh! You think that I was coming up to you for an interview…
She holds back a giggle.
Butterscotch: Actually, Stasi, I’m on my way to get a scheduled pre-match interview with Johanna Krieger.
Stasi: Hey, you’re the one that approached me. If you would prefer to get some words in with some ungrateful swine with memory loss… go ahead. But you could get the insight from someone of sound mind.
Shaking her head with slight annoyance, Butterscotch checks her wristwatch.
Butterscotch: Actually I only have a few minutes until the scheduled time with Johanna before the two of you wrestle, but if you feel you have something to get off your chest, Stasi?
Stasi: You could say so. I just find it funny… funny that I get suspended for the same thing that others are doing. The same thing that has happened to me on several occasions. So it’s OK for them to attack, but when I do it… it’s not? Don’t you think that’s messed up?
It looks like Butterscotch was about to speak but Stasi holds up her hand preventing her.
Stasi: I wasn’t done yet, Butterball Turkey. I also find it funny that there seems to be a harem of unattractive blonde women running around, doing the bidding of our esteemed leader. And yet, the one I’m facing tonight, doesn’t seem to remember what happened. I said this in my promo but it doesn’t seem to have stuck so I’ll say it again. She is LUCKY that Olivia Rhodes came out when she did or Johanna Krieger too would’ve spent some time in the hospital after being carted away in an ambulance. Though… I don’t think Joshy Bear would’ve been as concerned than when he was with his estranged chihuahua of a wife.
Stasi’s lips slowly begin to twist up in the corners as that signature smile of hers appears across her ruby red lips.
Stasi: You see… he suspended me twice now because the fool cannot keep his emotions in check. And much like Johanna, I too have a friend in high places. But what makes us different, is that I’m not following this person around looking for handouts and kissing their ass. This person sees something in me that they admire. It’s a mutual friendship where they’ll help me out and I keep on keeping on being the savior of IPW and the REAL CHAMPION that this place oh so desperately needs.
Butterscotch: “A friend in high places?” There is no one higher than Joshua Samson, Esquire when it comes to IPW. Care to share who this friend is?
Stasi: I never said they were higher than that weasel… just that they’re in high places. But no… I don’t care to share because everything is going to be revealed in due time, sooner than later. You’re just going to have to wait and see who that person is just like everyone else.
Butterscotch: This person must have some considerable power to overturn the suspension laid down by the owner of the company indeed.
She peers at her watch again.
Butterscotch: This “Savior of IPW” kick you are on, what and where does it actually stem from, Stasi? What does the company actually need to be saved from?
Stasi: It stems from all the bullsh*t that has been coming from the management and people on the roster for the past couple of months. You have champions that don’t do jack sh*t for the company and get cheap wins. You have nobodies who haven’t even debuted acting like their superior. There’s the whiny babies, crying about how they were wrong on multiple occasions. Then there’s asskissers who are all like “I’m so great. Fear me.” and quite frankly it’s all annoying the crap out of me. So if I have to step it up and rid this company of all that nonsense… that’s what I have to do.
Butterscotch: Have you thought perhaps you are in one or quite a few of those categories you just spewed off?
Stasi: People think that I am because they’re ignorant to their very own inadequacies and shortcomings. They’ll say anything to make themselves look good. But I’m here to tell the truth and if they can’t handle it, then they too can fall into that revolving door of talent here. Every time I step out there, I show everyone that I can back up everything I say. And I don’t get things handed to me like Johana Krieger.
Butterscotch: That sounds a tad hypocritical coming from a woman that was granted a reinstatement from a mysterious authority.
Stasi: I fight for what I believe in… unlike most of the other roster members. And I believe in myself and my mission. So of course I’d want an unjust suspension overturned. If I’m going to be suspended for that, then I can give a list of others that should be as well… which is what I did and the friend saw my truth. They agreed that my most recent suspension was made from an emotional standpoint and not of punishment.
Butterscotch: Okay. On that note I really need to get to my interview.
Stasi: You tell that cow hello for me and to remember one thing… history is going to repeat itself and Russia will win again.
Butterscotch: Yes, I’ll make sure to let her know. Good luck later tonight, Stasi
Stasi: Johanna’s going to be the one needing luck… luck that she won’t get hit again and luck she won’t end up like ASStrid Samson Sedin Ooh E Ooh Ah Ah.
The backstage reporter nods her head before continuing to make her way down the hallway.
Torres: The following match is scheduled for ONE FALL with a TEN MINUTE time limit!
Like a rock concert the stage explodes with pyro spark columns as Deadman's Wonderland "One Reason" goes on a full audio assault. The lights strobe for several seconds in sync with the music as fog billows out onto the stage. It's concealment is short lived as out from this mist ‘The Twisted One Who Is Many’ begins to slither with wisps of fog trailing off of her as she makes a fast paced stride for the ring.
She sports black leather tights with string laced open seams exposing skin on each thigh, strapped, silver studded and capped knee high boots, fingerless gloves and a studded leather strapped bra top that is under a motorcycle jacket which itself is decorated in chains, spiked shoulders and studded arms. Legion’s logo is emblazoned across the back of the jacket as well as the black and green haired wrestling murderess arrives at ringside with a running leap under the ropes and over the apron, neatly sliding to the center of the ring where she rises to a low crouch.
She shoots off a sly, sinister grin as she stands and begins head banging to her music for a moment. Legion then bursts for the nearest ring post and crouches atop of it, with that dark smile never leaving her face, even as she backflips off the top and landing on her feet, backing right up into the opposite corner where she slides down for a seat on the second turnbuckle, legs spread apart and gloved hands on the top rope as she awaits her next victim....
Nelson: After a brief leave, Legion is back and boy, does she look more lethal than ever!
Crumb: She is looking to step back into that vicious streak she was in when she took her leave. I don’t foresee it being hard for her to do so.
Rose: Legion has been impressive since she arrived. But I am wondering if this brief little break will hinder her or help her?
The lights go out in the arena as blue and white lights send a glow across stage. The low hum of the first verse to “Where Did It Go?” by Asking Alexandria hits over the PA System with the glow resonating in time with the rhythm.
The black curtain is pushed aside and Silver Kazama bursts out from behind it onto the stage. The crowd erupts into cheers as Silver walks over to the left side of the stage, his arms extended out to his sides as he panders to the fans. He walks over to the right side of the stage and taunts to the fans again to another chorus of cheers. He moves back towards the center of the stage and begins to make his way down the ramp as he slaps the hands of fans on his way down to the ring.
He slides into the ring and jumps up onto the top turnbuckle, throwing both of his arms into the air, and pointing to the sky. He climbs down before walking over to the far set of ropes, climbing on the middle rope before holding his arm up again and calling out to the fans. He climbs down once more and walks towards his corner. He pulls his shirt up over his head and throws it into the crowd as “Where Did It Go?" fades out of earshot and the lights return to normal.
Nelson: Silver Kazama made a return last Chaos in a match where some are saying the odds were stacked against him.
Crumb: I will agree with that statement but Seth Owens is nobody to be taken lightly. They just had an off day is all. And maybe Silver had a bit of ring rust?
Rose: I laughed because Brianna Rissi thought that it was Silver’s IPW debut. That was pretty comical.
Legion and Silver both glare at one another as the referee calls for the bell making the match officially underway.
DING DING DING!!
The two Icons cautiously approach one another in the center of the ring. They grapple up and briefly struggle for the advantage, Legion hitting Silver in the mouth with an elbow shot to knock him groggy. She then quickly pulls Silver into a side headlock and briefly applies some pressure. When it looks as though Silver is about to escape from her grasp, she takes Silver down to the mat with a headlock takedown. Legion keeps him grounded and continues to try and apply pressure, though Silver uses positioning to free himself from Legion's grasp.
Both Icons pull themselves back up to their feet. Legion tries to charge at Silver to keep control, only to have him step forward and hit her with a roundhouse kick! Legion crashes hard to the mat. Silver quickly grounds her and locks in a facelock! Legion tries to pull herself back up to her feet quickly, but Silver brings an end to that with a vicious knee strike!
Nelson: Kazama is showing Legion that while she has found success in the past here in Iconic Professional Wrestling, he is not going to be going do very easily.
Crumb: Silver has quite a storied history when it comes to what he has done in a wrestling ring.
Rose: I’ve known Silver for quite a long time and I will be the first one to admit that he’s not the same person he was back then.
Legion once again tries to pull herself back up to her feet, albeit much more slowly this time. Silver tries to use this to his advantage as he shoves Legion away and hits her with a series of knee strikes! Legion tries to cover up her ribs so Silver hits her in the mouth with an elbow! He then tries to hit Legion with a spinning backfist, but she ducks underneath the attempt! Silver quickly spins around and regains his sense of where he is at. Legion uses the opening to hit him with a kick to the ribs. She follows it up with a second causing Silver to double over in pain. Legion smirks as she pulls Silver in and hoists him into the air for a butterfly suplex! She turns around to go for the cover, but Silver has already rolled over toward the ropes to pull himself back up to his feet!
Legion shakes her head and tries to close the gap. Silver steps forward and hits Legion in the mouth with a hard kick! She stumbles back from the impact, Silver running at her. Legion steps forward and tries to hit him with a clothesline. Silver ducks underneath the attempt! He steps out onto the apron and waits for Legion to turn around and face him before springboarding into the ring and delivering a missile dropkick!
Nelson: I think it is pretty clear by now that Kazama has no ring rust at all. Just look at the way he is taking the fight to Legion.
Crumb: These two are pretty evenly matched when it comes to in ring talent. I think that the longer this goes on, the better it’s going to get.
Rose: You’re too optimistic at times and you really need to start paying attention. Silver got lucky with a well calculated move.
Legion tries to drag herself back up to her feet. Silver quickly closes the gap between the two of them. Legion hits Silver with an European uppercut out of desperation! He stumbles back from the impact, Legion grabbing and trying to pull him in for another strike. Unfortunately for her, Silver uses the opening to instead plant her on the mat with a float-over DDT!
The fans cheer as Silver pulls himself back up to his feet. Hee positions himself near Legion's head and pauses for a moment! He then smirks and tries to hit Legion with a capoeira leg drop! Legion just barely rolls out of the way as Silver hits the mat instead! He is slow to pull himself back up to his feet but nonetheless does so---only to walk right into a spinning backfist! Silver drops down to a knee. Legion launches him over her head for a belly-to-belly suplex!
Nelson: The action thus far in the match has been pretty back and forth but that suplex from Legion has to have shaken Silver Kazama.
Crumb: Both are showing their fighting abilities but if they want to win, they’re going to have to pull something big out of their hats to get the other one down.
Rose: I am just actually surprised that nobody has attempted to get a cover yet. Usually by now a match will have had one or two.
Silver uses the turnbuckle to pull himself back up to his feet. Legion watches him do so with a smirk on her face. Once Silver is standing, Legion charges, trying for a splash in the corner! Silver ducks out of the way just in time! Legion stumbles around as Silver grabs her and rolls her up.
One…
Two...
THRE...KICK OUT!
Nelson: Ooh, I will admit that I was on the edge of my seat there with that one. Kazama ALMOST had a win, his first here in Iconic Professional Wrestling in many months.
Crumb: Silver got out of the way of that splash at just the right time! His status as a veteran is coming in to play now.
Rose: He’s going to have to keep an eye out… because Legion can be just as calculated as he.
Legion pulls herself back up to her feet. Silver bounces off of the ropes to pick up speed, using the opening to try and hit Legion with a somersault clothesline! Legion ducks out of the way and Silver hits the mat hard. He pulls himself back up to one knee, Legion quickly introducing him to Bloody Thursday (shining wizard followed by an omoplata)!
Nelson: Just like Kazama did to her, Legion gets out of the way and has just enough strength to hit her finisher on him!
Crumb: We’ve seen people kick out of finishers before. I don’t think that SIlver is going to stay down for the count.
Rose: Like I’ve said, Silver Kazama isn’t the person that he used to be. Sure he’s been impressive as of late… but he’s come up short.
Silver tries to withstand the pain of the omoplata but it because too much and he has to tap out!
Torres: The winner of this match...Legion!!!
Nelson: It looks as though Rose was right. Silver Kazama has suffered his second straight loss!
Crumb: I think he was expecting Seth Owens, not Legion. So he had a little bit of a disadvantage.
Rose: Excuses, excuses. Only time will tell if he’s going to be back to the level he once was.
Torres: The following match is scheduled for ONE FALL with a TEN MINUTE time limit!
A thick fog rolls onto the entrance ramp as the opening riff of ”Unholy” blast throughout the arena. Suddenly a bolt of lightning strikes the stage and in the flash Micheal Graves appears seemingly out of thin air. Graves walks down to the ring to a mixed reaction. At the bottom of the ramp he takes a running start and slides under the bottom rope into the ring. Graves stands up and raises his arms out to his sides like a cross. He slowly lifts his head up, looking to the sky as the lights fade in.
Nelson: Micheal Graves certainly wants to put the events of last Chaos behind him and forget all about it. And what better way than to get a victory here tonight.
Crumb: But there is no doubt that something within Graves has to be damn near broken. Either that or he’s putting on a strong face?
Rose: Micheal Graves is nothing more than a big baby who whines a lot and quite frankly, it is sickening.
"Frankenstein" plays as Willow walks out to a roar of boos as she didn't let that bother her as she was in a trance her body swaying around as she walks down the ramp as she gets into the ring she sits on the bottom turnbuckle as she looks up at the ceiling muttering things to herself as her theme dies down.
Nelson: Willow Rainn’s new directive seems to be going off the way she wants it to. Question is, will she be able to keep it going here tonight against Micheal Graves?
Crumb: Only time will be able to tell. But it isn’t going to be an easy one that’s for sure.
Rose: I don’t know about that. Johanna Krieger put a whooping on Micheal last week. It probably bruised his ego?
DING DING DING!!!
Willow and Micheal start circling one another. They lock up in a test of strength and Graves quickly overpowers Willow Rainn. Willow is able to kick him in the stomach, releasing the hold before hitting Graves with a Russian leg sweep.
Nelson: Rainn certainly is not wasting any time! She is taking the fight to Graves and she does not appear to be holding back anything!
Crumb: When has Willow ever held back from anything? She has never once not given a match her all. This isn’t going to be any different.
Rose: For once something I agree with you on.
Willow covers Graves.
One...
Two...kick out!
Graves sits up and shakes the cobwebs. He gets to his feet but Willow is waiting for him. She hits him with a standing dropkick which sends Micheal backpedaling toward the ropes. Willow follows up with a clothesline that sends Graves tumbling out of the ring! Willow quickly follows and hits him with a hard right as Graves stands back up. Willow goes in for another punch, but Micheal blocks it. He grabs Willow and squeezes her with a bearhug. Willow winces in pain and attempts to wiggle free, but Micheal squeezes harder. The Dark Warrior tosses Willow to the thinly matted floor like a ragdoll.
Nelson: Well it does look as if Rainn has slipped up. Graves threw her to the ground like she was nothing more than a piece of trash.
Crumb: After what he went through last week, I’m actually surprised that he isn’t doing a lot more.
Rose: I will admit that last time… it was very unlike Graves to do something like that… just allow himself to be utterly destroyed like that but the need to not get sued greatly outweighs anything else!
Micheal reaches down and pulls Willow to her feet, but the Lady Icon hits him with a European uppercut, before following up with implant DDT. Both Icons are slow to get back to their feet with Willow getting there first. She looks around and grabs a nearby folding chair. Without hesitation, Willow makes contact with Graves' skull with the metal chair; a loud clang echoes throughout the Iconic Arena! Micheal somehow stays upright and for his trouble eats another chairshot at the hands of a sadistic smiling Willow Rainn.
Crumb: So when did this become a Extreme Rules match, guys?
Nelson: I do not believe it has but the referee is allowing the action to continue and Willow Rainn is using that to her advantage!
Rose: Micheal looks more dazed and confused than Willow usually does.
Graves wobbles, but is somehow still standing. Willow shrugs her shoulders and blasts him again with the chair, sending him down to the floor this time. Willow tosses aside the chair and rolls Micheal back into the ring. She follows shortly after before dropping down to cover.
One…
Two...
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: Amazing! Somehow Graves was able to kick out after all of that!
Rose: The dumb bastard just doesn't know when to quit!
Willow pounds on the mat in frustration. She waits for Graves to get back to his feet. As he does, Willow drops him with her Riott Kick (spike rana)!
Crumb: WHAT CAN EVERYONE BE THINKING AS WILLOW HAS HIT RIOTT KICK?!?!
Willow covers and the referee counts.
One…
Two...
THREE!!
Torres: The winner of this match...Willow Rainn!!
Nelson: Another HUGE upset loss for Micheal Graves as he has now lost two straight matches! Keep in mind that this is an Icon that demanded a shot at Oliver Black?
Crumb: Quite frankly I don’t think he deserves it… not after tonight. He’s not shown himself worthy enough for a title shot.
Rose: I have no idea what is going on anymore with him. But I really don’t care either.
The scene opens up to a very official looking IPW General Manager Tapioca Joe sitting behind his desk. He smiles when he realizes that he is on the air.
Tap: Hello, IPW fans. I hope you’re enjoying the wrestling action on Chaos so far here on Chaos?
The unseen crowd can be heard cheering.
Tap: Well I’m not here to deter away from the action so I’ll make the following a quickly as possible. Two weeks at the last Chaos there was a bit of a controversial ending to the main event match between Corey Lazarus an Oliver Black for the IPW Heavyweight Championship. After further review it has been concluded that Lazarus’ foot was indeed on the bottom rope while the referee was administering his pinfall count.
The grizzled veteran pauses to swallow before continuing.
Tap: Due to this oversight by the referee, the victory for Oliver Black and subsequent defeat for Corey Lazarus will be stricken from the record book. It will be as if the match never happened. Instead, on April Twenty-third, at the Civil War supercard, Lazarus will get his “do over” against Oliver Black for the IPW Heavyweight Championship!
Once again the unseen crowd can be heard cheering upon hearing the news. Tap can’t help but smile.
Tap: Before we get back to tonight’s action, I also have one more bit of news. At Civil War, for the first time in our short history, IPW will be crowning Heavyweight Tag Team Champions! The honor will be bestowed on the winner of Royal Controversy, Marisol Hawkes and Timothy Hunt, or The Summer Boyz, Bill Summer and Don Summer!
The crowd cheers seem to get even louder making Tap’s smile to get even bigger.
Tap: So that’s enough from me. Enjoy the rest of the wrestling action here on Chaos!
The scene closes to the smile face of the IPW General Manager.
Torres: The following match is scheduled for ONE FALL with a TEN MINUTE time limit!
Johanna Krieger slowly steps out from the back with no lights around her standing in the center of the stage as a white spotlight suddenly flickers on. She holds the insides of her jacket as she moves down towards the ring. Johanna runs up and slides across the ring apron on one knee holding the middle rope before sneering at the fans. She pulls herself up and slingshots herself through the ropes into the ring before spinning to the corner where she sits down.
Nelson: The anointed hitwoman of Joshua Samson, Johanna Krieger, looking to continue her impressive win streak tonight.
Crumb: Johanna is going up against quite possibly her stiffest competition since joining IPW.
Rose: I think you’re right, Todd. Up until tonight, Johanna hasn’t really faced a level of competition that she is about to face. Ugh...now I feel nasty all over agreeing with you.
”The Downfall of Us All” by A Day to Remember begins to blast throughout the PA system as the fans quickly jump up to their feet, awaiting the arrival of the raven haired lady, Stasi Herveaux. The heavy guitar rift echoes and as it transitions into lyrics, Stasi emerges from the backstage area by stepping through the black curtain. She is holding her hands behind her back as she slowly and powerfully walks to the top of the ramp with a smirk upon her face. Once she's reached the ramp, she stops and holds her arms out to her side at shoulder height as she soaks in all of the energy coming from the fans. Holding her right hand up to her ear, she continues to listen as a wide smile makes it way across her lips.
She stands there for a few moments before extending her arms back out and walking down the ramp. At the halfway point, she starts skipping sideways, swinging and crossing her arms in front of her a few times, until she reaches the bottom where she stops and puts her hands back before her back as she smiles again. She walks off to the right, hips swinging from side to side before she hops onto the ring apron.
Standing up right away, Stasi puts her back to the ropes and smiles before removing her studded black leather ring jacket. She twirls it around her head once before quickly thrusting it down to the ground and stepping through the ropes and into the ring. Stasi then heads over to the closest turnbuckle and climbs onto the second one, extending her arms out once again as she turns from her right to her left, continuing to absorb the energy coming from the crowd. After a bit, she hops down and stands off to the side as her entrance music fades out.
Rose: Whoever this higher up that Stasi knows that got her reinstated definitely is someone that I need to know too.
Crumb: But who in the world has the power to overturn Joshua? This is HIS company.
Nelson: Well Herveaux’s indefinite suspension has been overturned and she is her tonight to wrestle in a match that has the potential to be one very bloody affair.
The referee looks at both Lady Icons to make sure they are ready for the upcoming match. Both nod, as the referee calls for the bell making the match officially underway.
DING DING DING!!
Smirking, Johanna looks across the ring at Stasi. Herveaux shakes his head in annoyance as the two Lady Icons circle around one another, waiting for an opening to appear. When it doesn’t happen quickly, Stasi reaches out to grab Johanna. Krieger ducks underneath the grapple attempt. Johanna waits for Stasi to turn around and face her before laughing hysterically. Stasi angrily glares at Johanna before stepping forward and hitting her in the mouth with a hard right hand! She follows it up with a second and then a third. Johanna stumbles back to the ropes. Stasi grabs Johanna and shoots her across the ring. When Johanna returns on the rebound, Stasi lifts her into the air for a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker! Even though Johanna tries to laugh off the pain, her eyes go wide in pain.
Nelson: I know Krieger tends to have a higher pain tolerance than most…
Crumb: There’s no easy way to shrug off something like that, though!
Stasi Herveaux doesn’t give Johanna a chance to bring herself back up to her feet. Instead, she drives her knee hard into Johanna’s back. Stasi does it a second time for good measure before locking in a chinlock in hopes of wearing Johanna down. The fans show their support for Stasi’s efforts, though Johanna drags herself back up to her feet. Stasi spins Johanna around and hits her with a European uppercut to knock the German Ruger off balance. Johanna stumbles a few steps before recovering. She steps toward Stasi and hits her in the mouth with a spinning backfist! The impact sends Stasi stumbling. Johanna hits her with quick rapid fire strikes! Stasi just barely stays upright as Johanna leaps into the air and hits Stasi with an enziguri! The impact sends Stasi crashing to the mat. Johanna hooks the leg and goes for the cover.
One…
Two...Stasi kicks out!
Chuckling, Johanna glares down at Stasi. Herveaux tries to pull herself back up to her feet, only to have Johanna kick her in the back of the head to mockingly.
Nelson: These are two of the best in Iconic Professional Wrestling and they are showing it right now!
Crumb: You’d think these two would’ve had a number of classics by now, and yet…
Rose: Well, they’re on their way to one now!
Nelson: This match is nearly two months in the making. A lot of anger and professional resentment is fueling this one!
Once Stasi Herveaux makes it back up to her feet, Johanna hits her in the chest with a series of strikes. She then grabs Stasi and pulls her in, trying to get her into position for a dragon suplex! Stasi fights her way out of Johanna’s grasp with an elbow strike! Johanna stumbles back from the impact. Stasi turns around as Johanna charges at her! Stasi tries to cut her off with a bicycle kick, though Johanna ducks underneath the attempt! She pops back up to her feet and leaps into the air to try and hit Stasi with a dropkick! Stasi sidesteps the attempt which causes Johanna to crash to the mat. Stasi grabs Johanna before she can make it back to her feet and powers her off of the mat for a gutwrench suplex! Stasi covers.
One…
Two...
THR...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: Herveaux was a millisecond away from walking away the victor!
Stasi grabs Johanna and drags her back up to her feet. Stasi drives her knee hard into Johanna’s ribs before shooting her across the ring and into the turnbuckle. Johanna crashes into it hard! Stasi charges in and delivers a splash! She then pulls Johanna toward the middle of the ring and sets up for Novocaine (Gory bomb)! Johanna spins out of it and grabs Stasi from behind. Before Stasi can recover, Johanna snaps off a German suplex with a bridge!
One…
Two...
THR...KICK OUT!
Crumb: These two are just going back and forth right now! This is great!
Rose: One of them is gonna need to do something big if they hope to win this match!
Nelson: With the animosity built up between these two Lady Icons I would have thought it would have been a more knock down/tear down affair but Krieger and Herveaux have kept it at a wrestling level!
Johanna watches as Stasi Herveaux tries to pull herself back up to her feet. Once Stasi is almost up, Johanna runs and tries to plant Stasi on the mat with a curbstomp! Stasi ducks out of the way as Johanna lands on the mat instead! She stumbles before regaining her footing. Stasi smirks and spins Johanna around, driving her knee hard into Johanna’s ribs. Stasi then plants Johanna on the mat with a DDT, rolling her over, and hooking the leg.
One…
Two...
THRE...KICK OUT!
Rose: You know I really was thinking these two wold have been beating each other’s brains out but it’s been a very technically sound wrestling match.
Crumb: You actually sound happy about that, Rose.
Rose: Oh I’m not. I would much rather see them go at it no holds barred. I was just making an observation.
A section of the fans show their support for Stasi Herveaux. Smirking, Stasi drags Johanna up to her feet. Stasi blasts her in the head with a few elbow strikes before wrestling Johanna into a headlock! Johanna spins out of Stasi’s grasp, grabs her, and delivering a ripcord knee to the face!
Nelson and Crumb: Ouch!
Rose: There’s only so many times you can get hit with something like THAT!
Stasi tries to shake off the pain before she drags herself back up to her feet. Johanna charges at Stasi and tries to hit her with a clothesline. Stasi ducks underneath the attempt! Stasi grabs Johanna to keep control of the match. Johanna kicks her in the ribs to send her staggering. Johanna quickly rushes forward and connects with her Skold ov Makt (a running bicycle knee)!
Crumb: WHAT CAN STASI HERVEAUX BE THINKING AS JOHANNA KRIEGER CONNECTS WITH HER SKOLD OV MAKT?!?!
Rose: Probably, “I knew I should have crippled this chick last Chaos!”
Johanna hooks the leg and goes for the cover.
One…
Two...
THREE!!!
Torres: The winner of this match...Johanna Krieger!!!
Nelson: That was a very exciting back and forth match, but in the end, Krieger finds a way to continue her win streak!
Rose: Oh I can’t wait to see the Twitter back and forth that’ going to come from this.
Crumb: Johanna may have one the match but knowing Stasi this is probably far from over...
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Torres: The following match is a NON-SANCTIONED MATCH for the RIGHTFUL CHAMPIONSHIP! It is scheduled for ONE FALL with a FIFTEEN MINUTE time limit!
”With Mama Said Knock You Out” playing in the background Jessie walks out onto the stage and starts to bounce around trying to get loose. She waited for a few moments before she walked down and slaps hands with a few fans as she does this before she stops at the steps slapping the top of them before getting in the ring. She then get in and bounces around then if she is out on her own look at the entrance waiting for her opponent.
Nelson: Jessie Roberts is walking out here tonight, bright eyed and bushy tailed like she always does.
Crumb: That’s the newlywed bliss I think. If she’s able to defeat Corey Lazarus… imagine the doors that will open up for her.
Rose: That’s not going to be an easy feat… but she has defeated tougher opponents than Corey.
As "Heart Attack" by Scarlxrd hits the P.A. System, Corey Lazarus emerges with a stride in his step, a smirk on his face regardless of the reaction he receives, and a sleaze aura that radiates from his pores. He treats his brown leather jacket with such high regards, he'll tell anyone within arms reach and outstretched hands for acknowledging to mind it, not really the hand-slapping type himself. If he sees someone recording his entrance with a mobile phone, especially if they're an attractive female, he'll break his no-touching clause to swipe their phone and take a selfie of himself for their Corey Lazarus fan page, it's the least he can do. He still wants the fans approval though, so he'll give you a few gestures of acknowledgement, but more often than not he'll lay against the top ropes of his corner, a lackadaisical way to either await his opponent or get across his otherwise care-free attitude. He isn't afraid to stick his hand down the front of his trunks and blow you a kiss with the same hand, be you his opponent or just the luckiest lady in the place.
Nelson: After what happened on the last Chaos, Corey Lazarus is looking to get a big win here and send management a message.
Crumb: He’s not happy about losing the championship again, but really… he’s been losing a number of matches yet talks about how he’s the Rightful Champion.
Rose: He hasn’t done anything worthy enough to call himself a champion. Hell, he only defeated Oliver Black in a tag match because of the actions of Acrimony.
The referee looks at both Icons as they take their place in the middle of the ring. He then calls for the bell.
DING DING DING!!
Both Icons circle around one another as they wait for an opening to appear. When it doesn't happen, Corey steps toward Jessie to try and grapple up with her. Jessie ducks underneath the attempt and immediately uses the opening to hit Corey in the ribs with a hard kick. She follows it up with a second, Corey doubling over in pain. Jessie steps toward Corey, hitting him in the mouth with a hard series of elbow strikes. Corey staggers away and tries to create a bit of space between them.
Nelson: Roberts sure is not wasting any time in taking the fight to Lazarus. She wants to put him away and fast!
Crumb: Jessie might be jumping the gun a little bit here though. She’s going to have to watch herself because it could wind up blowing up in her face.
Rose: That’s just the way Jessie is. Sometimes it works out and then again sometimes it doesn’t.
Jessie grabs Corey and pulls him in, locking in a front facelock to try and further wear Corey down. Corey shoves Jessie away and tries to charge at the Hawkeye Warrior, only to have Jessie step forward and hit Corey with a roundhouse kick that sends him crashing to the mat. Jessie rolls him over and covers.
One...
Two...
TH...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: And Jessie Roberts has gotten the very first pinfall of the match. That has got to be a message to Lazarus to take her a bit more seriously than he has.
Crumb: He did state that he doesn’t care about this match or something. But… yeah, I don’t think he’s really taking her seriously.
Rose: Corey Lazarus is so full of himself it’s sickening. The only people that can really stand him is Brianna Rissi and Lucien Viars.
Crumb: Though Lucien is getting paid to like him.
Nelson: It must also be reiterated that this match is unsanctioned non-titled for Lazarus’ Rightful Championship.
Jessie grabs Corey's right arm and tries to pull on it so that she can do some damage to it. She continues to apply a standing armbar even as Corey tries to drag himself back up to his feet. Once Corey is standing, Jessie tries to pull Corey in. She drives her knee into Corey's ribs so as to set him up for a suplex. Corey manages to shove Jessie away from her to block the attempt. Jessie stumbles for a second before recovering. She charges toward Corey, who manages to leap in the air and catches Jessie in the back of the head with an enziguri!
Rose: Off with her head!
Crumb: That’s going to hurt!
Jessie falls to the mat but wisely rolls out of the way. She grabs the ropes and uses them to start pulling herself back up to her feet. Corey quickly closes the gap and starts to hit Jessie with a series of European uppercuts to try and wear her down. He then grabs Jessie and drags her toward the middle of the ring before planting her in the middle of the ring with a DDT! The Rightful Champ hooks the leg and covers.
One...
Two...
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: The referee was definitely inches off the mat with that one! Just look at Lazarus’ face and you can see how mad he is.!
Crumb: Corey has been saying since the last Chaos that the referees in IPW are out to get him. I truly saw that the referee didn’t count too slow.
Rose: But you do know of course that’s what the egotistical pr*ck will say though. Any excuse to make himself look like the victim.
Corey grabs Jessie and brings her back up to her feet. He hits Jessie with another uppercut to try and knock her groggy. Corey then pulls Jessie in and hits her with a kick to the ribs. Jessie doubles over in pain, but before Corey can get her into position for anything, Jessie manages to create a bit of space between herself and Corey. Lazarus quickly tries to close that space but gets hit with a dropkick! Corey tries to pull himself back up to his feet. Jessie runs and hits Corey with a knee strike to send him back down to the mat. She then steps out onto the apron!
Nelson: What in the world is going through the mind of Roberts right now? Is she looking to do something high risk?
Crumb: I don’t know, Patrick. But whatever is going through her mind, she’s definitely got the right idea.
Rose: I just hope it doesn’t wind up being a stupid mistake and cost her the match.
Jessie positions herself on the apron and takes a deep breath. She tries to springboard into the ring to connect with a splash, but Corey Lazarus rolls out of the way instead! Jessie hits the mat hard and is slow to pull herself back up to her feet. This gives Corey enough of an opening to send Jessie to the mat with an Instant Classic (jumping cutter)!
Crumb: WHAT CAN EVERYONE BE THINKING AS COREY LAZARUS NAILS JESSIE ROBERTS WITH HIS INSTANT CLASSIC?!?!
Corey hooks the leg for the cover.
One…
Two...
THREE!!
Torres: The winner of this match...Corey Lazarus!!!
Crumb: Jessie put up one hell of a fight, but in the end it just wasn’t enough.
Rose: And it looks like her high risk didn’t pay off and really was a mistake.
Nelson: All in all it was a very competitive match! As announced earlier tonight the next we will see Lazarus in action will be at the Civil War supercard where he will face Oliver Black for the Heavyweight Championship!
Torres: The following match is for the ICONIC PRO WRESTLING TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP and is scheduled for ONE FALL with a THIRTY MINUTE time limit!
The arena dims to complete darkness. "Same Again" - the Slaves begins to play and a pink center spotlight appears at the top of the middler ramp with Minx standing front and center, back turned to the crowd. With a cheeky grin she slowly spins to face the crowd, banging her head along to the music. She stares wide-eyed at the crowd who seems unsure of what to make of her. Minx looks back and forth at each side of the crowd, before laughing manically. She jumps up and down in excitement, before walking down the ramp. She walks around the ring to the side where she climbs the ring. Minx grabs hold of the rope, before toppling over in a strange fashion. She laughs as she spins circles in the ring, coming to a stop at her respective corner.
Nelson: And as always, Minx is making me feel extremely uncomfortable. Will she be able to dethrone Aaron Kostan and get her THIRD Iconic Professional Wrestling Television Championship?
Crumb: Some people have been saying that she needs a padded room and hug yourself jacket.
Rose: I’m starting to agree with them. There’s something that’s off about Minx.
The lights go dark as "Miami Showdown" begins to play over the speakers. A single spotlight races up the ramp to the top of the stage. There Aaron Kostan steps into the halo of light, a hood covering his head, and stretches his arms out wide. He takes a deep breath as he drinks in the crowd's cheers. For a moment, his lips move in silent prayer as he looks upward. Then, at the thirty second mark he finally drops his arms, throws back the hood, and beings to walk to the ring as the spotlight follows him. When he gets to the ring he walks calmly up the steps and, with a final scan of the crowd, he steps through the ropes.
Nelson: After last Chaos’ disqualification win, do you guys think that Aaron Kostan is worried it could happen again?
Crumb: I am not quite so sure. But it doesn’t look like it hasn’t phased him at all. The again, he could be hiding it.
Rose: Stasi Herveaux was BRUTAL last Chaos! But ASStrid deserved what she got and Aaron retained his title.
With both Icons standing in the ring ready to go, the referee calls for the bell making the match officially underway.
DING DING DING!!
Aaron and Minx both give each other a respectful nod before stepping toward the center of the ring. The two Icons circle around one another and wait for an opening to appear. When it doesn't happen, they grapple up with each other. Minx is able to gain the advantage, as she gets Aaron in a side headlock. Minx applies pressure for a few seconds, though Aaron almost immediately tries to fight his way out of Minx's grasp with a few hard elbow shots. Minx keeps control by sending Aaron to the mat with a headlock takedown. Minx continues to try and keep Aaron grounded. Aaron finally frees himself from Minx's grasp.
Nelson: Kostan was able to slither out of Minx’s hold after she very quickly took control of the match. A valiant effort there by both Icons.
Crumb: Minx is not-so-kindly reminding Aaron why she is a TWO TIME IPW Television Champion. And boy… does she want a third reign!
Rose: Aaron is going to have to come up with something good if she wants to walk out the winner. This man defeated Eric Holland to win that belt and that was no easy feat.
Aaron pops back up to his feet and hurries toward Minx. The challenger is quick to respond, driving her knee hard into Aaron's ribs. The TV Champ doubles over for just a second. Minx responds by pounding away on Aaron for a second or two, before pulling and hoisting Aaron into the air. She then sends Aaron down to the mat with a slingshot suplex! Aaron wisely rolls out of the way to keep Minx from taking too much control of the situation. When Aaron makes it back up to his feet, Minx responds by using various knee and elbow shots to try and wear him down. Aaron desperately tries to cover up, but it's to no avail. Minx finally steps Aaron toward the center of the ring and shoots him into the ropes. She waits for Aaron to come back on the rebound---unfortunately for her, Aaron does so with a flying forearm smash!
Nelson: What a wicked move there from Kostan! It looked like it knocked the wind right out of Minx.
Crumb: They’re fighting for a title so you know that neither Aaron or Minx are going to be holding anything back.
Rose: I think Minx whipping him off into the ropes allowed him to take those brief seconds to reformulate his plan.
Minx tries to pull herself back up to her feet. Aaron quickly closes the gap, hitting Minx in the mouth with a hard right hand. He follows it up with a second and then a third. Minx tries to fight back with a right hand of her own. Aaron stumbles back a bit. Minx charges---only to get caught with a dropkick for her efforts! Minx wisely rolls over to the ropes and tries to drag herself back up to her feet with their help. Aaron grabs Minx and pulls her toward the center of the ring. He sets Minx up for a neckbreaker and then completes it just seconds later. Aaron covers.
One...
Two...
THRE…KICK OUT!!
Nelson: Minx very narrowly kicked out there, saving her chances at winning the title again!
Crumb: And it doesn’t look like Aaron is too happy with it. He’s going to have to do more though to keep Minx down for the three.
Rose: While he did almost do it there, I agree with you. Minx isn’t going to go down easily.
Minx pulls herself back up to her feet and staggers back to a corner in an effort to recover. Aaron waits for Minx to make it back to her feet. Once she is standing, Aaron runs across the ring, leaps, and hits Minx with a big splash! The fans cheer as Aaron drags Minx toward the center of the ring. He tries to grab Minx to set something up but Minx hits Aaron in the back of the head. She lifts him into the air for a release German suplex! Aaron slowly uses the ropes to drag himself back up to his feet, Minx finally getting the chance to recover a bit. Aaron finally pulls himself back up to his feet and charges at Minx---who responds by taking the Champ down with a hurricanrana! Minx hooks the leg and covers.
One…
Two...
THR...KICK OUT!!!
Nelson: Minx with a pin attempt of her own and Kostan narrowly keeping his title reign in tact!
Crumb: This match is getting VERY interesting so much so that I’m practically sitting on the edge of my seat!
Rose: You are gullible sometimes you know that. I really just want to take a nap or something. I’m bored with this one.
Aaron slowly tries to drag himself back up to his feet. Minx's eyes briefly go wide in excitement. She keeps her focus on Aaron, and when Aaron is almost up on his feet, Minx fires off a kick at his chest. She hits Aaron with a second kick and then a third---Aaron just BARELY managing to keep himself upright. Minx steps back and smiles. She tries to fire off a huge kick at Aaron's head. Aaron just barely ducks. Minx's momentum causes her to spin around. Aaron pops up to his feet and leaps at Minx to deliver a reverse STO! The fans are on their feet as Aaron hooks the leg and covers.
One...
Two...
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Minx creates a bit of space and slowly tries to crawl back up to her feet. She almost makes it, but a charging Aaron Kostan brings an end to that effort when he leaps into the air and delivers a fameasser! The fans are on their feet! Aaron hooks the leg once again.
One...
Two...
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: Kostan is pulling out all the stops here and with two near falls… he has got to be growing more frustrated each time Minx kicks out.
Crumb: It is starting to read on his face. But we all knew that this wasn’t going to be an easy one for him.
Rose: Just wake me up when it’s all over.
The fans are on their feet, trying to show their support for both of the Icons in the match. Aaron grabs Minx and tries to pull her back up to her feet. Aaron lifts Minx into the air and sets her up for his Airplane Spin (airplane spin followed by fireman's carry neckbreaker). Minx hits Aaron in the head with an elbow shot and escapes his grasp. She lands on the mat behind Aaron and pulls him down into an inverted DDT! Minx covers.
One...
Two...
THR...KICK OUT!!!
Nelson: The fatigue is starting to show in the way that both Minx and Kostan are executing their moves. It is starting to look like desperation.
Crumb: I think that to win, one of them is going to have to surprise the other one and hit something big… and soon.
Rose: Yawn…
Minx looks down at Aaron while the fans cheer her on. She hits Aaron in the head with a few elbow shots to try and wear him down. Minx then backs up and gives his knee a few slaps to try and get the crowd riled up. They oblige as Minx continues to slap her knee…
Nelson: I think Minx is looking for a flying knee and if it connects...
Rose: Well, that wouldn't be good news for Aaron, would it?!
Aaron finally pulls himself back up to his feet, albeit somewhat groggily. He turns around and faces Minx, who runs at Aaron and tries to hit him with the flying knee! Aaron ducks out of the way just before Minx can connect. Minx crashes hard into the mat, though she is quick to make it to her feet. Aaron grabs Minx from behind and throws her into the turnbuckle. Minx stumbles from the impact. Aaron lifts Minx onto his shoulders. This time, he snaps off Finale (Argentine DDT)!
Crumb:WHAT CAN MINX BE THINKING AS SHE IS HIT BY AARON KOSTAN’S FINALE?!?!
Rose: Probably, “since I’ve lost I wonder should I interfere in Brianna’s match so she will lose too?!”
Aaron covers.
One…
Two...
THREE!!
Torres: The winner of this match---
Before Herbert Torres can announce that Aaron is the winner, Alexis Amira Kirkland slides into the ring from behind Aaron. The fans boo loudly and when Aaron turns around, Alexis runs and hits him with Blood Thirster (springboard cutter)!
Rose:WHAT IN THE HELL?!
Crumb: Alexis Amira Kirkland just attacked Aaron after he successfully defended his title for the second time!
Nelson: The Iconic Professional Wrestling Television Championship is HIGHLY sought after and Kirkland has made her intentions known on Twitter for weeks now. Though, she wanted to face Eric Holland, looks like she does not care who is holding it now!
Alexis laughs hysterically and then turns her attention toward the rising to her feet Minx, hitting her with a Blood Thirster as well! The fans boo loudly as Alexis calmly walks toward the back. She stops and yells out “I am the Mortal Reminder...the next TV Champion!” before disappearing out of sight.
Nelson: I think we know one match we are going to see in the very near future!
Crumb: Alexis made a bold statement… but will she be able to back it up.
Rose: Only time will tell but if Aaron can defeat Minx and ASStrid… who knows?
Nelson: I do not think he counts Astrid Sedin as a win for himself.
Rose: A win is a win… no matter how it comes.
Coming April 23rd 2019
Torres: The following CHAOS MAIN EVENT is a NON-TITLE ICONIC PRO WRESTLING HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH scheduled for ONE FALL with a THIRTY MINUTE time limit!
“I miss the misery” by Halestorm plays as Brianna Rissi makes her way to the ring.
Nelson: Brianna Rissi is coming out here tonight, poised and ready. She looks full of confidence as she walks out here to do battle with the Iconic Professional Wrestling Heavyweight Champion in this non-title affair!
Crumb: After what happened last time with her boyfriend, Corey Lazarus, Brianna wants to make sure that she walks out as the NEW champion!
Rose: It’s a non title match, Crumbbum. So even if she did want to walk out the champion, she won’t be because the title won’t be on the line. Geez…
The lights in the arena go out, the crowd pops as the pitch black twinkles with the light of cell phones. A slow melodic chime of reassembling a child's jack in the box plays through the speakers. A few lights flicker on stage, a guitar, base and drums all chim in slowly keeping beat with the creepy chimes. But then all goes silent.
With the opening scream of "Nightmare" by Avenged Sevenfold echoes through the arena. The Nightmare Oliver Black pops up from a hole in the stage. The crowd erupts as Black stands center stage, black paint smeared under his eyes, a black nightmare bandana covering the lower half of his face.
With the announcement of his name the feathered shoulders of his entrance jacket burst open into a large pair of black wings! Oliver stands there a moment soaking in the crowd’s reaction, before making his way to the ring.
Nelson: Oliver Black sure does have a new kind of confidence radiating off of him tonight. Maybe it is because of his win last Chaos against the man who calls himself “The Rightful Champion” Corey Lazarus?
Crumb: I still say that the referee should’ve been paying closer attention to what is going on. Lazarus’ foot was CLEARLY under the rope.
Rose: Oh hush up now. Oliver Black won the right to still call himself champion fair and square.
Nelson: Regardless, the two will meet again in a few weeks at Civil War to finally determine who is the Iconic Professional Wrestling Heavyweight Champion!
DING DING DING!!
Brianna and Oliver move to the middle of the ring. Brianna gets a two step running start and launches herself at Oliver. Brianna catches Oliver in the chest with a rising knee strike. Caught off guard, Oliver falls back towards the ropes. Brianna spins into a mule kick and then follows with a forearm smash to the face. Oliver falls back into the ropes and Brianna gives him a spinning heel kick to the mouth. Oliver goes over the top rope and lands hard on the edge of the ring.
Nelson: OOH! That looked like it hurt. Black landed hard on the very edge… the hardest part of the ring.
Crumb: I will be surprised if he’s able to overcome that. Brianna has been in full control of the match thus far.
Rose: I honestly don’t know what to say about this match. If it was for the title… Oliver would be pretty screwed.
Brianna rushes back across the ring as Oliver slowly staggers to his feet. Brianna rebounds of the far ropes and goes for a flying forearm smash. Oliver gets his arms up to block. Brianna crashes into him and falls to the mat. Oliver drops an elbow. Brianna catches him and rolls over into a cradle.
One…
Two…
THR...KICK OUT!!
Both Icons get to their feet. Oliver goes for a big clothesline. Brianna catches the arm and swings up into a crucifix. Oliver falls back into a crucifix pin.
One…
Two…
TH...SHOULDER UP!!!
Oliver rolls over and Brianna pops up. Oliver reaches his feet and Brianna goes for a spinning heel kick. Oliver catches her and re-directs her down into a modified powerbomb.
One…
Two…
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: A close series of pinfalls there by Black. If Rissi does not watch herself, she’s going to lose the match and I do not think she wants that to happen.
Crumb: Oliver just isn’t going to let up with her. The two have a history that stems back almost two years now and I don’t think it’s going to be stopping any time soon.
Rose: Someone has to dethrone him because it’s a shame what he’s doing to that championship.
Both Icons get to their feet. Oliver takes a side headlock. Brianna fires elbow shots to the ribs. Oliver shoves her into the corner. Brianna bounces hard off the turnbuckles and Oliver takes her in a waistlock. He goes for a German suplex but Brianna flips through, landing on her feet. Oliver stands back up and Brianna hits him with a dropkick! Oliver staggers back. Brianna launches herself into a spinning heel kick to the face. Oliver goes down hard. Brianna runs to the ropes for a springboard, corkscrew leg drop. The crowd gasps at the impact. Brianna covers.
One…
Two…
THRE...SHOULDER UP!!!
Both Icons get to their feet. Oliver catches Brianna with a wicked clothesline that drops her like she has been shot. Oliver drops down and hooks the leg.
One…
Two…
REVERSAL!!!
Brianna rolls Oliver over.
One…
Two…
REVERSAL!!!
Oliver flips Brianna through into another pinning predicament.
One…
Two…
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Brianna pops up and hits a dropkick to the seated position. Oliver goes down and Brianna hits a standing moonsault!
One…
Two…
THR...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: That sure was an interesting exchange there, a good amount of back and forth action between both Icons!
Crumb: It shows that both Oliver and Brianna want to win this match and badly. But which one of them wants it more?
Rose: I just can’t believe that this is the main event. It’s just like last week’s… two huge egos in a play fight.
Brianna clamps on a hold from behind and pulls back on Oliver’s head. She tries to swing it into a chickenwing. Oliver powers up, turns into it, and takes Brianna over into side suplex. Brianna hits hard. Oliver catches her under he chin with spinning back kick as she pops up!
One…
Two…
THRE...FOOT ON THE ROPES!!
Nelson: And that time the referee is paying attention when a foot is on or under the ropes. Maybe this one should have done the match on the last Chaos?
Crumb: Isn’t it the same guy? I don’t know because it was a bit of a mess there at the end of the match.
Rose: Well let’s just be thankful that this match is still going on. Pfft!
Oliver starts up and Brianna rolls back looking for a triangle choke. Oliver stands up and smashes Brianna into the turnbuckles! Brianna comes off the corner and Oliver looks for belly-to-belly suplex. Brianna slides through to the mat and runs to the ropes. She rebounds off and returns looking for spear. Oliver turns, bounces off the ropes, and comes in with Darkness Falling (single knee facebreaker)! Brianna misses but Oliver does not. Brianna goes down hard. Oliver covers.
Nelson: I do not think Rissi is going to be able to come back from that one! It looks like she is out cold!
Crumb: I think we’re going to see...
Rose: Oh shut up and just wait to see if she manages to kick out!
One…
Two…
THREE!!
Torres: The winner of this match….Oliver Black!!!
Nelson: Well my predictions there at the end are correct. Oliver Black has managed to defeat Brianna Rissi one on one!
Crumb: I don’t think Corey and Brianna are going to be stopping their crusade any time soon. Now that they’ve both lost… they’re surely not going to relent.
Rose: Well Oliver and Corey are going to meet at Civil War..
Oliver raises his belt to show the fans. Brianna gets up, looking like a savage animal. She rushes over and hits her Briemode Bulldog! Oliver goes down, losing his grip on the belt in the process. Brianna grabs him. Compton Brothers Security and officials rush to the ring to pull her off. Brianna rips and tears at Oliver’s limbs.
Crumb: WHAT CAN EVERYONE BE THINKING AS COMPTON BROTHERS SECURITY SAVES OLIVER BLACK FROM BRIANNA RISSI’S ONSLAUGHT?!?!
Brianna roars as security pulls her off as the crowd cheers vociferously.
Nelson: Security is trying to remove Brianna Rissi...
Rose: LET ME THEM FIGHT!
Brianna is escorted to the back as trainers attend to the fallen Oliver, Brianna screaming all the way out. The show fades to the logo.
Bliss
“So that's the end of our tour, are there any questions?”
One man puts his hand up.
Man#1
“Are you single? Wanna grab a drink after the show?”
Bliss holds back her laughter.
Bliss
“I meant about the tour or the company. And no, I'm not single. Thanks though.”
The man shrugs, trying to hide his disappointment.
Woman #1
“How often are animals involved with these shows?”
She looks like a prissy woman to Bliss but remembering what is at stake, she remains diplomatic .
Bliss
“Never. In all my years involved in wrestling, I have never had any sort of Animal involvement other than the incident involving the blood, which was not planned nor did I give permission for it. Originally I thought it was watered down paint.”
A few people put up their hands, but once again the woman talks without being called on.
Woman #1
“You are hardly qualified to speak to us about animal cruelty when you yourself are a meat loving, non pet owning hypocrite.”
Bliss squeezes her hands into fists but remains calm.
Bliss
“My goal here today was to show you all that we don't allow animal cruelty backstage or during shows. My personal choices are not in question.”
The woman disagrees.
Woman
“By eating meat, you are contributing to the cruelty of animals.”
Bliss
“I'm sorry you feel that way, however that has nothing to do with the incident at Chaos. I didn't like being covered in sheep blood anymore than you folks liked seeing it.”
The woman rolls her eyes.
Woman
“All you carnivores are the same. I bet that if we hadn't spoken up about the cruelty you wouldn't even have cared. This is all just to shut us up. Parade free things at us so we'll be quiet.”
Bliss takes a deep breath, gathers her composure before speaking again.
Bliss
“Let me show you all to your seats for the show...”
The woman again seems to be speaking on behalf of them all.
Woman
“No thank you, Ms. Fischer. I think we'll be leaving. This fight isn't over. We won't stop until this company is out of business.”
She turns and a few of the others seem reluctant to leave with her.
Bliss
“F*ck me.”
~~
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Crumb: WELCOME EVERYONE TO CHAOS!!
“Saints of Los Angeles” by Mötley Crüe blares as the show pans about the capacity crowd of about thousand or so people. Signs, banners, and posters are sprinkled throughout the crowd such as “Aaron Kostan Is The TV Champ We Need”, “Sheep Have Feelings Too”, and “Corey Lazarus Was Cheated Once Again”
As Chaos opens Oliver Black stood in the middle of the ring, IPW Heavyweight Championship drapped over his shoulder.
Rose: What in the hell is Oliver Black doing out here?!
Crumb: Looks like he has something to say, Rose.
Rose: Naw, you think. Shut up, idiot!
Nelson: Quiet, you two.
Oliver is paving back and forth the twirled the microphone in his hand. A less than enthused look plastered on his face.
Oliver Black: For over three months.... Three months I have sat atop the mountain of solitude as YOUR Heavyweight Champion! While others came out here week after week and cried and complained. Scratched and clawed for the smallest amount of t.v. time their minsecule careers deserved, l sat in the back. I locked myself in my locker room, I showed up and did what I do best. Not in the locker room politics or behind the mic, but as a WRESTLER in THIS RING!
Oliver pointed with his finger down towards the ring he stood in.
Oliver Black: For over three months while Acrimony lerked in shadows hanging people from rafters and Astrid played out her failed marriage for the world to see... I sat in the back and minded my own god damn buisness! Not because I didn't care, but because I cared the most! Because THIS has been my ONLY buisness!
Oliver stopped pacing and held the IPW Heavyweight Title into the air for the crowd to see.
Oliver Black: And today on day ONE HUNDRED of my historic championship reign. I thought I had proved that THAT was enough! I had thought that giving this company some of its best matches to date, ment something! But apparently times have changed, apparently being a wrestler in a wrestling company isn't enough anymore.
Rose: Didn’t his dumbass plot and execute a kidnapping scheme in order to get the Heavyweight title?! What a hypocrite!
Oliver Black: Because the name, Oliver Black apparently doesn't mean sh*t. Apparently spending a year and a half of the past two years a heavyweight champion doesn't earn respect anymore. Because apparently the broken record continues to play. And the song "Oliver Black is a paper champion" is still number one on the charts. And apparently what you smarks call heat is real and its all over Oliver Black. Whether it's heat from bitter or jealous colleagues, or heat from the office suits, I've managed to get it all.
He looks out to the fans in attendance.
Oliver Black: Because apparently Oliver Black only shows up when somethings on the line. Apparently Oliver Black only cares about his heavyweight championship and NOT this company. And apparently Oliver Black isn't visible enough as champion.
Oliver air quoted the word visible. Before pacing with a contemplative look on his face. As if for a moment questioning his next words.
Oliver Black: If I've ever been one thing in this busisness its been truthful. And to tell you the truth I'm not out here because I want to be. I'm out here cause I've been told to be. I've been TOLD to come out here and pander to the higher ups, to pander to the tv sponsors.
Rose: Well, hell, it is part of the job requirement as the Heavyweight Champion.
Crumb: I agree.
Nelson: Shhhh!
Oliver Black: So I sat in my locker room and thought about it, about what I would come out here and say. Maybe I'll throw an adult tantrum about how I deserve better like Stasi Herveaux, or maybe I'd open the show with an ego driven YouTube series like Corey Lazarus. Hell maybe I'll start pouring pigs blood on people. What ever it takes to be seen, right? Wrong! Because I don't have to prove myself on this microphone. Because I don't have to plead my case to that locker room about where I am in line. Because I am the god damn line and it starts right here! The line starts with the IPW Heavyweight Champion! And as long I can, I will show up and prove myself in this ring, with this championship!
The Nightmare looks directly into the camera.
Oliver Black: And one by one I will PROVE to each and every one of you just why I am Heavyweight Champion and you... are... not! And that is why in two weeks I will be right here at the start of Chaos, standing in this ring, Heavyweight Champion and holding an OPEN CHALLENGE!
Crumb: WHAT CAN EVERYONE BE THINKING AS OLIVER BLACK HAS ISSUED AN OPEN CHALLENGE AT CHAOS IN TWO WEEKS?!?!
Rose: Probably, “isn’t the Civil War supercard in two weeks?!”
Oliver Black: The time has come for every man and woman in the back to put up or shut up! I don't care if you've had a championship shot already, or its your second week in the company, because next week the Top 5 Rankings rule will officially be suspended!
Crumb: Can he do that, Patrick?
Nelson: Well I am not entirely sure it is within his power, Crumb.
Rose: It doesn’t matter if he can or not, the idiot doesn’t even realize the broadcast schedule even though it posted clear as day on the official website!
Oliver Black: To anyone who thinks Oliver Black doesn't deserve to be champion. To everyone who thinks they can take it from me! I will not stop until I've proved every one of you wrong! I dont care if its Corey Lazarus crying about his f*cking foot on the rope or Michael Graves finally getting his just dues! I will go through each and every one of you, until you don't have so much as a leg to stand on! Be careful what you wish for, becauze here I am alive in the flesh!
Oliver Black threw his arms out allowing the fans to soak it in.
Oliver Black: It's day 100 and I HAVE SHOWN UP and I'm not... going... anywhere!
Oliver mix dropped the microphone in the middle of the ring with a thud. Anger and passion in his eyes.
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Torres: The following match is scheduled for ONE FALL with a TEN MINUTE time limit!
Like a buzzsaw shredding the air overhead, that first chord rips from the speakers. Then, a second time before the driving beat and grinding riffs are rocking the entire arena.
Torres: Please welcome at this time, from Hollywood, standing 5’ 11” and weighing 209 pounds, he is accompanied to this battle by Tempest… MR. BONESHAKER!
The lighting above the stage and ring pulse with the beat as Tempest steps out onto the stage. She's bobbing her head and working the crowd with her arms as the chorus hits.
Crumb: Be sure to follow Tempest and Mr. Boneshaker on Twitter, @mrboneshakerkh!
Rose: You’re such a shill…
Mr. Boneshaker steps through the curtain behind her. He walks straight out to the top of the ramp. She sashays around him, taking the hood down from his head as she passes behind to the other side. Serious, focused, but slightly amused with Tempest's fun. He follows her down the ramp. She mingles, giving hugs and slapping hands on the way. He bumps a few fists, doing his part to acknowledge the fans. At ringside, he bounds up onto the ring apron, wipes his boots and then ducks through the ropes. While he awaits his opponent, he removes his duster and passes it to Tempest on the outside.]
Nelson: Mr. Boneshaker did not have the debut that he was hoping to have, but then again neither did his opponent tonight Eliza Dresden.
Crumb: Mr. Boneshaker is coming off two straight losses, here in IPW and that of his ICWA Heavyweight Championship.
Rose: The dude won a fluke victory in ICWA and then loses the title in his first defense. What do you think that says about his ability to win?
The chorus of 'Never Look Back' hits the sound system as the overhead lights dim, blue and white lights flashing along the rampway as spotlights of similar shades swirl over the crowd. Eliza Dresden waits all of a second before she bounds onto the stage, her energy levels already through the roof thanks to the cheers --and that's with her holding a lot of it in. Stopping at the top of the ramp, she thrusts a fist in the air… but she can't be idle for long. She all but bounces and poings her way down to the ring, darting from side to side to slap offered hands and otherwise play to the crowd, earning a decent amount of cheers as she goes along. It's about three-fourths of the way down the ramp that she abandons that, speeding up to slide into the ring headfirst on her stomach before she twists onto her back and kips up to her feet. She's quick to mount the nearest turnbuckle, once again shoving a fist skyward to more of that positive reaction from the fans before she's popping back down and turning to look toward the middle of the ring. As her music fades, she continues bouncing around on the balls of her feet, eagerly waiting for the match to get underway.
Nelson: After losing last week to Dickie Watson, Eliza Dresden is looking to prove to the fans and everyone backstage that it was a rare occurrence.
Crumb: Hopefully things work out better for her this time.
Rose: She lost to the Hot Topic model reject!
Crumb: Careful with that Rose… it seems to have struck a nerve with him.
Rose: PFFT! You think I care?
The referee takes a moment to look at both Icons to ensure they are ready for the upcoming match. He then calls for the bell making the match officially underway.
DING DING DING!!
---Mr. Boneshaker vs. Eliza Dresden---
Boneshaker and Eliza both begin to circle around the ring and wait for an opening to appear. When it doesn’t happen, Boneshaker and Eliza both charge at one another and begin to deliver a series of strikes. Boneshaker overpowers Eliza and knocks her back against the ropes. A few more strikes wear Eliza down before Boneshaker shoots her across the ring. When Eliza comes back on the rebound, Boneshaker launches her over his head with a belly-to-belly suplex! Eliza stumbles back up to her feet. Boneshaker charges and nearly knocks her to the mat with a forearm smash. Boneshaker then pulls Eliza in and delivers an Orton-esque backbreaker to send her crashing to the mat. The fans show their support for the former ICWA Heavyweight Champion as he glares at Eliza.
Nelson: Seems like the fans are on Mr. Boneshaker’s side with this match. I do not think Dresden is going to be able to change that.
Crumb: You never know. The fans have been known to change their minds in the blink of an eye.
Rose: Boneshaker is a former champion for a reason. Sure his reign didn’t last long but at least he’s got a claim. What claim does Eliza have other than losing?
Eliza Dresden wisely creates a bit of space between herself and Boneshaker before bringing herself back up to her feet. Once she’s standing, she circles around Boneshaker and cautiously waits for a moment to strike. In an effort to keep the momentum on his side, Boneshaker steps toward Eliza and pulls her in toward him. He hoists Eliza into the air for a vertical suplex, but Eliza blocks the attempt. She steps away from Boneshaker, who once again tries to close the gap between the two of them in a hurry! This time, however, Eliza is ready. She steps forward and kicks Boneshaker in the jaw with a superkick that sends him crashing to the mat! Boneshaker rolls over toward the ropes and clutches at his jaw. Eliza smirks and waits for the perfect opportunity to strike. Once Boneshaker is beginning to stand up, Eliza charges and delivers a devastating knee strike to the jaw! Boneshaker drops to the mat and Eliza hooks the leg.
One...
Two...Boneshaker powers out!
Nelson: I think I wish to take back what I previously said about Dresden. If she can take this guy down, it would surely boost her.
Crumb: What happened at Chaos last time has to still be in the back of her mind and at any moment that could come out and hurt her chances of winning.
Rose: We’ve seen plenty of people get the upperhand for a little bit of time then it gets to their head and they end up losing. I have a sneaking suspicion it’s going to be the same with this… whatever she is… bubbly blonde?
Boneshaker pulls himself to his feet. Eliza steps toward her and delivers a series of quick kicks to the ribs. Boneshaker stumbles away. Eliza bounces off of the ropes and charges at Boneshaker---leaping into the air and trying to send him crashing to the mat with a hurricanrana! Boneshaker catches her in the air and shakes his head. He carries Eliza over to the nearest corner of the ring and delivers a turnbuckle powerbomb! Eliza staggers out of the corner and Boneshaker uses the opening to snap off a big boot! He hooks the leg as he covers.
One...
Two...
Th...KICK OUT!
Nelson: An impressive series of maneuvers there by Mr. Boneshaker, catching Dresden just perfectly before getting the first pin attempt of the match.
Crumb: I can now see why he was the first ever ICWA Heavyweight Champion. If he can do that, then he will be walking out of here with the win.
Rose: It’s still too early to determine that. Anything could happen at any minute to change things.
Before Eliza can bring herself back up to her feet, Boneshaker begins to wear her down with knee strikes. Eliza tries to pull herself back up despite Boneshaker’s efforts. She stumbles back to the nearest corner. Boneshaker charges and tries to crush her against the turnbuckle with an avalanche! Eliza ducks out of the way and Boneshaker hits the corner instead! Eliza grabs him by the head and springboards off of the ropes, planting Boneshaker on the mat with a tornado DDT! She rolls out to the apron and lines herself up with Boneshaker---slingshotting into the ring and hitting Boneshaker with a leg drop! Eliza hooks the leg for the cover.
One…
Two…
THR...Boneshaker powers out!
Nelson: The referee just managed to get the two count when Mr. Boneshaker is able to kick out.
Crumb: Eliza is going to have to do more to get him down.
Rose: You have been saying that a lot. Do you have anything else you can say?
Eliza nods her head and calls for the fans to show her some support. They do so without much hesitation. Eliza Dresden waits for Mr. Boneshaker to pull himself back up to his feet. She charges and tries to send Boneshaker crashing to the mat with a headscissors takedown, but Boneshaker catches her in the air! He blocks the attempt by slamming Eliza to the mat face first! She tries to drag herself back up to her feet, only to have Boneshaker run and hit her with a kick to the side of the head!
Boneshaker grabs Eliza and tries to set her up for a release German suplex! Eliza flips in the air and lands on her feet much to the delight of the fans. Boneshaker doesn’t notice and takes a moment to call for The Boneshaker (Ricochet's Vertigo)! He then turns around and is caught by surprise with a running dropkick! The impact knocks Boneshaker into the ropes. He bounces off of them and is hit with Eliza’s The OMFN (sling blade)!
Nelson: A wicked hit by Eliza Dresden. It looks to me as though Mr. Boneshaker is out!
Crumb: Oh this cannot be the end?!
Rose: It could be, Crumbbum.
Eliza hooks the leg.
One…
Two…
THREE!!
Torres: The winner of this match...Eliza Dresden!!!
Nelson: And Eliza Dresden has managed to secure her first victory here in Iconic Professional Wrestling and it is a big one at that!
Crumb: I won’t lie, I’m quite surprised that she was able to get the win. I thought that Boneshaker would make mince meat of her.
Rose: Well I’m not going to lie either… I’m glad that it’s finally over. And two losses in a row for Boneshaker… doesn’t spell good things for him.
The camera fades into the face of Joshua Samson, he looks extremely agitated.
Samson
“What do you mean the protesters are back outside? You were supposed to woo them, Kahlan!”
The camera turns to show Bliss, looking very irritated herself.
Bliss
“Their leader is a really something. Smart enough not to be bought with free tickets and a tour.”
She shrugs and Joshua sits heavily in his chair, covering his face with his hand.
Bliss
“They started getting personal. Like twisted it around to question me eating meat and not owning a pet. I think that woman just has it out for this place and nothing is going to satisfy her hunt for your blood.”
The Owner Extraordinaire shakes his head.
Samson
“No...you. She called your motives into question so you have to be the one to appease her.”
Bliss' brows furrow.
Bliss
“Meaning what?”
Joshua offers a smile.
Samson
“Start enjoying kale, go to a shelter, and adopt some poor animal. I'm sure your boy kid will love a pet?”
Bliss breathes in deeply.
Bliss
“This is going to the extreme. I never agreed...”
Joshua cuts her off.
Samson
“Remember our deal...what you get if you make all this disappear without me having to spend money in court. Who knows, maybe you'll like the lifestyle change? You did tell me you were closing up chapters in your life. This could be a new one?”
She closes her eyes, sighing deeply.
Bliss
“Fine.”
Joshua seems to brighten up immediately.
Samson
“Cheer up, Kah, could be way worse.”
Bliss turns and as she's leaving, she whispers under her breath.
Bliss
“Yeah, you could have asked me to screw you.”
Joshua looks up, face going red.
Samson
“Hey, I heard that!”
But it's fallen on deaf ears as Bliss is already out of earshot.
~~
Torres: The following is a TAG TEAM MATCH that is scheduled for ONE FALL with a TEN MINUTE time limit!
"20/20" by Crown the Empire plays as Dickie Watson makes his way down to the ring.
Nelson: Dickie Watson had quite the impressive victory last Chaos, getting a win in his debut over Eliza Dresden.
Crumb: I’m quite looking forward to what he has instore for us tonight. He left me wanting more after his match was over.
Rose: Oh it won’t be long until he’s back working at Hot Topic or whatever. Hahaa…
The opening line of ”Raise Hell” by Superheist slams out through the speakers as Aiden Reynolds steps out from the back, his long hair wet as he makes his way down to the ring talking trash as he looks around the ringside area. He slides up onto the ring apron and leans against the top rope before throwing his leg back and stepping into the ring.
Nelson: Now here is another Icon that got a win in his debut. I cannot wait to see what these two Icons can do paired together.
Crumb: Will they be able to work together though? It has been proven that thrown together teams don’t always work out for either party.
Rose: Aiden Reynolds did defeat Mr. Boneshaker, a man who suffered his second straight loss in the previous match. I don’t really think that’s something to brag about.
The soft strums of an acoustic guitar crack the silence within the air. Strum by strum, the volume slowly rises and captivates the audience. ALONE, PART 3 is recognized upon the PA, as the late XXXTentacion’s voice calmly sings over the guitar. Out from behind the curtains appears Dominic Nunnely. His gaze stays straight ahead of him, never breaking eye contact away from the ring. Tattoos scattered across his face, showing the scars the young man has suffered throughout his life. Not a word is uttered to anyone, he simply keeps to himself as he makes his way down to the ring. Sliding into the ring, he peacefully waits in a corner for the bell to be rung.
Nelson: Last Chaos, Dominic Nunnely suffered his very first loss since he first debuted here in Iconic Professional Wrestling. That has got to be ringing not too well with him?
Crumb: Oh without a doubt. But he’s gone one heck of a challenge ahead of him in Dickie and Aiden.
Rose: I don’t think he has what it takes. Sure he did beat Legion… but this is different. I don’t think he’s been in a tag match before.
The opening line of "Bad Motherf*cker" By Machine Gun Kelly slams out through the speakers as Drake Jones steps out from the back, his ginger hair wet as he makes his way down to the ring talking trash as he looks around the ringside area. He slides up onto the ring apron and leans against the top rope before throwing his leg back and stepping into the ring.
Nelson: Drake Jones… well let us just say he has not been having the best of luck lately. Hopefully he will be able to turn things around tonight?
Crumb: He does stand a good chance of that with his partner being Dominic Nunnely. I just hope that he can pull his end of the team.
Rose: Pfft… how do you even know he’s not going to walk out on Dominic? We have to just wait and see.
Dickie and Aiden both stand in the center of the rings discussing battle plans. Aiden steps out onto the apron, but not before giving Dickie a high five. Drake Jones runs across the ring and hits Dickie with a clubbing blow before the referee can even call for the bell.
DING DING DING!!
---”The Molotov” Dickie Watson and “Australian Wolf” Aiden Reynolds vs. Dominic Nunnely and Drake Jones---
Drake hits Dickie with a second blow. He then spins the Molotov around, hoists him into the air, and slams him down to the mat with a snap suplex. Aiden stands on the apron and yells in the ring at Drake, who waves him off dismissively. Drake turns around and grabs Dickie, driving his knee into his ribs.
Nelson: Right out of the gate, Drake Jones is taking the fight to Dickie Watson, showing him that to him he is just a newbie who needs to prove himself.
Crumb: I will say that he needs to be careful. If he keeps acting so brashly, things aren’t going to wind up being too good for him and Dominic.
Rose: If anyone needs to prove themself it’s Drake. What has he done lately that’s worth talking about?
Dickie remains doubled over in pain as Drake shakes his head slowly. Aiden yells in the ring to try and support his partner. Drake turns his attention toward him and yells something the camera can’t pick up. The fans in the front row gasp as Drake shakes his head. He tries to turn his attention back toward Dickie, but Dickie immediately responds by hitting Drake with an enziguri that sends him stumbling. Dickie bounces off of the ropes and hits Drake with a crossbody! The fans are on their feet as Dickie quickly hooks the leg for the cover.
One…
Two…
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: Oh! Watson was so close to winning the match there for his team!
Crumb: Drake made the mistake of letting himself get distracted by Aiden Reynolds.
Rose: I had a feeling he was going to screw things up for his team. I am starting to pity Dominic Nunnely.
Dickie grabs Drake and drags him up to his feet, delivering a series of quick strikes to try and wear him down further. Dickie then grabs Drake’s head and tries to plant him on the mat with a running bulldog! Drake catches Dickie before he can send him to the mat and lifts him into the air, slamming him down to the mat behind first! Dickie’s eyes go wide in pain. Drake bounces off of the ropes and hits Dickie with a running clothesline! He hooks the leg and goes for the cover.
One...
Two...Dickie kicks out!
Drake grabs Dickie’s head and drags him up to his feet. Drake hits him with a forearm smash before dragging Dickie back to his corner of the ring. Drake tags Dominic into the ring. The two begin to stomp away on Dickie as Aiden yells at the referee to take control of the match. The referee finally forces Drake out of the ring. Dominic grabs Dickie and wrenches away at his neck while applying a headlock, causing Dickie’s eyes to go wide with panic. Dickie nonetheless tries to fight his way out of Dominic’s grasps with a series of elbows. Unfortunately, Dominic sends him to the mat with a swinging neckbreaker!
Nelson: With Reynolds coming into the match, its ignited a new flame for Nunnely and Jones! Lets just hope he can keep it up.
Crumb: We haven’t had a match involving this young man that hasn’t left us impressed. Win or lose, you are guaranteed that he’s going to give it his all.
Rose: You two guys give him too much credit sometimes. He lost last week so he knows he’s got to avoid that at any cost.
Dominic immediately grabs Dickie and locks in a side headlock, keeping him grounded while applying pressure. Dickie tries to get over to the ropes---grabbing them and forcing Dominic to release him. Dominic drags Dickie up to his feet and hits him with an European uppercut. Dickie stumbles back to the ropes. Dominic steps back toward the middle of the ring and gestures for Dickie to bring it. Dickie charges. Dominic bends for a back body drop---only to have Dickie stop just short! Dickie leaps into the air and plants Dominic on the mat with a fameasser! Dickie struts back to his corner of the ring, allowing Aiden to tag himself into the match. Drake looks irate on the apron and Dominic continues to drag himself to his feet.
Nelson: Aiden Reynold tags himself into the match and you can clearly tell that Drake Jones wants to get in on this. But Dominic Nunnely has to get back to his corner.
Crumb: Yeah Drake isn’t looking too happy that’s for sure.
Rose: If Aiden is able to get to Dominic, things aren’t going to end up too well.
Once Dominic reaches his feet, Aiden springboards into the ring and catches the mute rookie by surprise with a dropkick! The Aussie Wolf bounces off of the ropes and immediately hits Dominic with a knee strike that sends him stumbling back to the nearest turnbuckle. Dominic rests in the corner as Aiden steps back toward the center of the ring. Aiden springboards into the corner and hits Dominic with an elbow strike! Aiden goes to bounce off of the ropes to strike once again---only to have Drake grab his hair from the apron. He spins Aiden around and nails him with a forearm strike from the apron! Aiden staggers as Dominic grabs him from behind and hoists him into the air for a bridging German suplex.
One…
Two...
TH...KICK OUT!!
Dominic grabs Aiden and tries to lift Aiden up to his feet---only to have Aiden roll Dominic up for the pin attempt.
One…
Two...
THR...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: Back to back pin attempts by Aiden Reynolds has had to ROCK Dominic Nunnely. He is going to have to come up with something or his team is going to lose.
Rose: You are talking about Dominic in that last sentence right? Because right now Aiden’s team is looking real good.
Crumb: Things can change at any minute. We all know that.
Both Icons pull themselves back up to their feet. Aiden charges at Dominic, only to have Dominic lift him into the air and drop him onto the ropes with a stun gun! Aiden falls to the mat as Drake tags himself into the match. Dominic grabs Aiden and gets him into position for a German suplex. Drake bounces off of the ropes and tries to build up momentum for a clothesline! The two Icons send Aiden crashing to the mat!
Nelson: Some good double team work on Aiden Reynolds there from Drake Jones and Dominic Nunnely. I am happy to see that these two are able to work together.
Crumb: If they are able to keep this up, these two are going to walk out as the winners.
Rose: Pfft… they just managed to get lucky and everyone’s luck runs out at some point.
Aiden tries to roll over toward his corner of the ring, but Drake quickly cuts him off. Drake pounds away on Aiden for a moment before covering.
One…
Two...
TH...Dickie breaks up the count!
Drake pulls himself back up to his feet. He glares over at Dickie and then grabs Aiden. Drake hits him with a series of elbow strikes to wear him down before attempting to hoist him into the air. Aiden blocks the attempt as Dickie tags himself into the match. Drake doesn’t notice the tag and hits Aiden with a clothesline. Drake covers. Dickie immediately bounces off of the ropes and hits Drake with an elbow to the back of the head!
Nelson: Watson breaking up that count saved the match for his team and that allowed the momentum to shift in their favor!
Crumb: Drake needs to get his emotions in check. Because that little bit of anger there...
Rose: Uh no… Dickie tagged himself into the match because he saw the chance to. That’s some smart decision making there on his behalf.
Dickie grabs Drake and drags him back up to his feet. He gets him into position for a belly-to-belly suplex, but Drake responds by shoving Dickie away. He runs Dickie over toward his corner of the ring as Dominic hits him in the mouth with an elbow smash! Drake then spins Dickie around and hits him with a hard European uppercut!
Nelson: This is not looking good for Watson.
Dickie struggles to remain upright. Drake grabs him and tries to get him into position for The Killswitch (Air Raid Crash)! Dickie manages to fight him off long enough to get to his corner of the ring. Aiden tags himself into the match!
Crumb: HOT TAG! HOT TAG!
Drake hoists Dickie into the air and Aiden immediately gets into the ring to break up the move. Dickie lands on top of Drake as Aiden runs across the ring and knocks Dominic off of the apron. The two Aussies both look at each other and nod. Drake tries to pull himself back up to his feet. Dickie and Aiden both hit Drake with a superkick!
Nelson: Reynolds is coming back into this match with a fire!
Crumb: He’s not going to let Drake get away!
Rose: This is looking like the end of Dominic and Drake’s chances of winning.
Aiden covers.
One…
Two...
THREE!!!
Torres: The winner of this match...Dickie Watson and Aiden Reynolds!!
Nelson: The victory that Watson and Reynolds are walking out with is well deserved and earned. They showed us that thrown together teams can work out.
Crumb: They were very impressive but you and I both know that we haven’t heard the last of Dominic or Drake.
Rose: While I will say congrats to the winners… I’m still going to call Dickie Hot Topic though.
And as Dickie and Aiden celebrate their triumph, an unfamiliar theme spreads throughout the Iconic Arena.
Rose: What the...?
Nelson: What is....?
Two men step out onto the stage. Both are Japanese, are of similar build, and stand at about the same height. There is a familial resemblance between the two, a resemblance highlighted by them being similarly dressed in smart dark suits and white shirts.
One strides confidently, smiling as the crowd look on in confusion. His movements are elegant, his posture smart, and he conveys the look of a man who has led the benefit of a happy, comfortable life.
The other, while dressed in a similar manner, conveys the opposite. Here we see a man who has taken the tougher road in life. His hair is longer and messier, and his eyes are those of a man who no longer cares what people think. This image is boosted by the fact that he has left his shirt untucked, unlike his smarter companion.
Crumb: Err... Patrick...
Nelson: Yes?
Crumb: Aren't they...
Nelson: Yes...
Rose: Okay, you guys are going to have to fill me in.
Both men stride to the top of the ramp, their eyes fixed upon the ring. They stop, they separate and they turn, as though they are expecting a third to join them. The unfamiliar music dies down, and for a moment there is silence.
I WANT IT ALL... AND I WANT IT NOW
The crowd erupts as Queen's "I want it all" fills the arena. A third figure emerges, similarly dressed to the other two. He is bald, slightly taller, and with a smug smile spread across his face.[/coor]
Rose: Who the hell is this?!
Nelson: That... is a man that Joshua Samson is not going to be happy to see.
Still bearing the forehead scar - a symbol of the match that ended his career, the multi-time World Champion Jon Kellar joins the two men. The three of them look towards the ring and applaud the efforts of both teams.
Crowd: DYNAMITE! DYNAMITE! DYNAMITE!
Kellar smiles as the crowd cheer. Then, almost as quickly as they appeared, they are gone. Turning on their heels and disappearing backstage. The cheers are replaced with boos as the crowd realizes that, for now, there is nothing more to see.
Rose: Okay... I'm sensing there's a story here.
Crumb: Oh boy... you have no idea..
Nelson: No idea at all.
Torres: The following match is scheduled for ONE FALL with a TEN MINUTE time limit!
“Mortal Reminder” by Pentakill guitar riff starts up as blue and silver lighting flash. When the lights hit the stage, Alexis is standing out on the stage. She goes toward the ring right away. No words to the fans as she makes her way into the ring. She sits on the top turnbuckle awaiting the opponent's arrival, jawing to the fans and ref as if she doesn't care who comes her way.
Nelson: Last week, we watched as Alexis Kirkland won her match against Royal Controversy’s Timothy Hunt and then utterly destroy him after the match.
Crumb: She’s been bragging on Twitter about her conquest and saying how she’s wanting a shot at Aaron Kostan’s IPW Television Championship.
Rose: Well let’s see if she is up to the challenge because there is a big one in front of her tonight in Bliss.
Intro Riff of "ex's & oh's" cues as Purple strobe lights illuminate figure at the top of the ramp.Once the music picks up, Bliss tips her head back as the lights colour her face. She smiles wickedly before strutting down the ramp to a chorus of cheers. Once at the ring she She hops up on the apron, making a show of shaking her ass. She climbs in the ring, straddling the second rope seductively. Once in the ring she climbs the turnbuckle and holds her hands up in predetermined victory.
Nelson: Ever since her debut loss against Johanna Kriger, Bliss has been winning every match that she has stepped into the ring to compete in!
Crumb: I will admit that she’s been impressive since that night, but how much longer do you think she can keep that up? Look at what Alexis did last week for crying out loud!
Rose: Hopefully soon somebody is going to be able to snap that win streak of hers because it really looks as though she’s starting to get an ego.
Both Icons stand in the ring and stare each other down, waiting for the referee to call for the bell. The fans are on their feet, eagerly anticipating what has the potential to be the match of the night. Finally, the referee calls for the bell, making the match officially underway.
DING DING DING!!
---Alexis Kirkland vs. Bliss---
Bliss stares at Alexis with an intense focus burning in her eyes. The two Icons grapple up with one another in the center of the ring. They briefly struggle for the advantage, though Alexis is able to gain it. She wrestles Bliss down into a front facelock and briefly applies pressure. Bliss tries to fight her way out of her grasp almost immediately, prompting Alexis to fire a few vicious knees into her ribs to slow her down. Alexis then shoves Bliss away. Bliss stumbles a few steps before regaining her balance---unfortunately getting hit with a forearm shot just seconds later.
Nelson: Kirkland is showing everyone why even though she might be new to Iconic Professional Wrestling, she is to be taken seriously.
Crumb: Her actions might end up blowing up in her face. You never know.
Rose: I’m still waiting for Bliss to show us a side of herself that is anything but boring and generic. Where’s this old vicious Bliss she talks about all the time?!
Bliss stumbles back up to her feet, with Alexis stepping toward her and hitting her in the mouth with an European uppercut. The impact of the blow sends Bliss stumbling a bit, though she is quick to recover. Alexis hits her in the chest with a chop for her efforts.
Crowd: WOOO!
Alexis then grabs Bliss in hopes of shooting her across the ring. Bliss tries to reverse the Irish whip attempt, but Alexis reverses that attempt and pulls Bliss in. She drives her knee hard into Bliss’ ribs and then lifts her into the air for a double underhook suplex! While Bliss tries to pull herself back up to her feet, Alexis bounces off of the ropes and leaps into the air trying to land on Bliss with a running senton! Bliss just barely rolls out of the way in time and Alexis' back hits the mat hard much to the delight of the fans!
Nelson: A very lucky move there for Bliss. Kirkland had been dominating most of the match but things might start turning around now.
Crumb: These two Lady Icons really don’t like each other from where I’m sitting. Alexis calls herself The Mortal Reminder and she’s reminding Bliss of that.
Rose: Of pfft! That’s just some silly video game thing or whatever! She should really try to give herself a better nickname that the plebs fans can understand.
Bliss drags herself back up to her feet and waits for the perfect moment to strike. Once Alexis is back on her feet, Bliss runs and hits Alexis in the ribs with a hard kick. She follows it up with a second kick and then a third---the blows causing Alexis to stumble back and cover up. Bliss builds up some speed and bounces off of the ropes, charging at Alexis. She gets close, but she can't do anything before Alexis runs forward and leaps into the air---taking Bliss down with a leg lariat! Bliss crashes to the mat hard, but rolls over toward the apron. Alexis smirks and drops to her knees, reminding IPW fans that she's, “the Mortal Reminder!” The crowd responds, of course, by showering her with boos.
Nelson: A very smart move there from Bliss, rolling towards the apron and giving herself a few moments to gather her breath and thoughts.
Crumb: Alexis better watch herself, taking the time to boast and rile up the crowd does nothing but give Bliss the chance to come up with a plan.
Rose: Well she better come up with one and quick or the win that Alexis is poised right now to get will only make things worse as her ego gets bigger.
Alexis makes it back up to her feet and finally decides to refocus on the match. She turns around to face Bliss---who springboards into the ring and hits Alexis with a HUGE spinning heel kick! The fans are on their feet, possibly sensing the end of the match as Bliss hooks the leg.
One…
Two...
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: That was one hell of a kick from Bliss, and if you ask me, it is definitely enough to shift the momentum in this one!
Alexis groggily tries to make it back up to her feet. Unfortunately for her, Bliss is now in control. She pulls Alexis in toward and fires a few hard knee shots into her face. Alexis finally shoves Bliss away and tries to get close to her to retake control---only to get a dropkick to the knee for her efforts! Alexis groggily drags herself back up to her feet. Bliss' quickness comes into play once again as she bounces off of the ropes and grabs Alexis by the head. Bliss plants Alexis on the mat with a big bulldog. She rolls Alexis over for the cover.
One…
Two...
THR...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: It now looks as though Bliss has come up with that plan and managed to turn the tides of the match into one that favors her.
Crumb: This is the Bliss we’ve all come to expect, when things are looking bleak, she finds something within her and manages to start kicking ass before getting the win.
Rose: Well I don’t know if she’s going to be able to keep it up. Alexis to me has a similar ruthless streak to Johanna Krieger. And we all know how that turned out.
The fans continue to rally behind Bliss, who calls for them to get even louder. She then grabs Alexis and drags her over to the nearest turnbuckle. Bliss throws Alexis into it and hits her in the mouth with a few elbow shots to wear her down. She then hurries back to the opposite end of the ring, pauses for just a moment, charges forward and tries to deliver a running dropkick to Alexis in the corner. Just before she can connect with the dropkick, Alexis steps out of the way. Bliss delivers the dropkick to the turnbuckle pad instead, crashing hard to the mat. She stumbles back up to her feet. Alexis grabs her from behind and rolls her up into a backslide for cover.
One…
Two...kick out!
Bliss rolls back up to her feet and turns around to refocus on Alexis. Unfortunately for her, Alexis delivers a quick kick to her ribs. Alexis pulls Bliss in toward and lifts her into the air for a double underhook backbreaker!
Nelson: Alexis Kirkland surely is not holding anything back. She wants to win this match badly before moving on to challenge for the Television Championship.
Crumb: Well nothing has been confirmed yet on who Aaron Kostan’s next challenger will be. So we’ll have to wait to see if Alexis is successful here tonight.
Rose: If she keeps up with that kind of stuff, there’s no way she won’t be walking out of the match as the winner.
Bliss tries to crawl back up to her feet. Before she can get up, however, Alexis charges and delivers a running lariat! Bliss is out on the mat as Alexis confidently covers.
ONE!
TWO!
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Crumb: The look on Alexis' face leads me to believe that she thought this was over.
Rose: I have a feeling that EVERYONE thought this was over!
Alexis angrily glares down at Bliss, cursing under her breath the entire time. She grabs Bliss by the hair and drags her up to her feet. Once Bliss is up, Alexis knocks her silly with a hard slap to the face---the sound echoing throughout the Iconic Arena. Bliss nearly loses her footing. Alexis bounces off of the ropes and charges. Just as she gets close, Bliss leaps into the air and catches Alexis with a hurricanrana! Alexis hits the mat hard and Bliss desperately goes for the cover.
One…
Two…
THR...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: Bliss almost had it there! Everyone thought that she had it in the bag, just listen to the way they are acting right now.
Crumb: Bliss is going to have to do something big if she wants to get Alexis down… just like Alexis will have to do if she wants to keep Bliss down.
Rose: I’m quite enjoying this cat fight.
The fans once again try to rally behind Bliss. Bliss grabs Alexis' right arm. She wrings it out, but not for long as Alexis almost immediately tries to fight her way out of her grasp. Bliss uses this to her advantage, getting her foot up and hitting Alexis with a hard kick! Alexis pulls her arm away and tries to grab at it for the sake of her own defense. Bliss grabs Alexis to take advantage of the opening, but Alexis uses her good arm and hits Bliss in the mouth with an elbow shot. Bliss stumbles and Alexis grabs her from behind. Alexis tries to wrestle Bliss into position for a cobra clutch suplex!
Just before Alexis can slam Bliss to the mat, she escapes her grasp. She takes a few steps before turning around and trying to hit Alexis in the side of the head with a roundhouse kick! Alexis just barely manages to duck underneath the kick. Bliss turns around to face her. Alexis grabs her but Bliss shoves Alexis away. Alexis stumbles a few steps before regaining her balance and getting hit in the mouth with a spinning heel kick!
Nelson: Bliss is not relenting in her offense. She knows that she has got Kirkland right where she wants her and she will do just about anything to win!
Crumb: After how the match started out, I’m anxious to see if Bliss is going to be able to keep this up or if Alexis will get lucky and strike at just the right moment.
Rose: I don’t know. But what I do know is that this match is coming to an end. Just who will be the winner?
Despite remaining upright, Alexis staggers on her feet. This proves to be a problem for her chances as Bliss connects withJudgement For the Wicked (corkscrew neckbreaker)! Bliss wastes no time covering.
One…
Two...
THREE!!
Torres: The winner of this match...Bliss!!
Nelson: I will admit, I am not surprised that Bliss was able to get the win. Sure things did not start out in her favor, but at the end she did everything right.
Crumb: It is a very well deserved win I will say that. So I guess all that remains is the question will Alexis be Kostan’s next challenger?
Rose: After that… I have to say that she is the furthest from being deserving. But it’s not our decision.
The referee raises Bliss' hand in victory, the crowd showing their support for her.
The scene fades in to see Stasi Herveaux walking along the hallways of the backstage area in the Iconic Arena. Her hands were clasped behind her back as she smiled, continuing to walk with a confident swagger in her step. It did not seem like anything could bother her… until she was approached by backstage correspondent, Butterscotch Monroe.
Stasi: Oh god! How did I know one of you two gutter rats were going to find me?
Butterscotch: Excuse me?
Stasi: Oh you heard me, stop playing like you didn’t. Do you need a hearing aid?
The always professional longtime reporter quizzically looks about before returning her gaze back onto Stasi.
Butterscotch: Can I help you with something, Stasi?
Stasi: You came up to me. So I think the question is… is there something I can help YOU with?
Butterscotch: Oh! You think that I was coming up to you for an interview…
She holds back a giggle.
Butterscotch: Actually, Stasi, I’m on my way to get a scheduled pre-match interview with Johanna Krieger.
Stasi: Hey, you’re the one that approached me. If you would prefer to get some words in with some ungrateful swine with memory loss… go ahead. But you could get the insight from someone of sound mind.
Shaking her head with slight annoyance, Butterscotch checks her wristwatch.
Butterscotch: Actually I only have a few minutes until the scheduled time with Johanna before the two of you wrestle, but if you feel you have something to get off your chest, Stasi?
Stasi: You could say so. I just find it funny… funny that I get suspended for the same thing that others are doing. The same thing that has happened to me on several occasions. So it’s OK for them to attack, but when I do it… it’s not? Don’t you think that’s messed up?
It looks like Butterscotch was about to speak but Stasi holds up her hand preventing her.
Stasi: I wasn’t done yet, Butterball Turkey. I also find it funny that there seems to be a harem of unattractive blonde women running around, doing the bidding of our esteemed leader. And yet, the one I’m facing tonight, doesn’t seem to remember what happened. I said this in my promo but it doesn’t seem to have stuck so I’ll say it again. She is LUCKY that Olivia Rhodes came out when she did or Johanna Krieger too would’ve spent some time in the hospital after being carted away in an ambulance. Though… I don’t think Joshy Bear would’ve been as concerned than when he was with his estranged chihuahua of a wife.
Stasi’s lips slowly begin to twist up in the corners as that signature smile of hers appears across her ruby red lips.
Stasi: You see… he suspended me twice now because the fool cannot keep his emotions in check. And much like Johanna, I too have a friend in high places. But what makes us different, is that I’m not following this person around looking for handouts and kissing their ass. This person sees something in me that they admire. It’s a mutual friendship where they’ll help me out and I keep on keeping on being the savior of IPW and the REAL CHAMPION that this place oh so desperately needs.
Butterscotch: “A friend in high places?” There is no one higher than Joshua Samson, Esquire when it comes to IPW. Care to share who this friend is?
Stasi: I never said they were higher than that weasel… just that they’re in high places. But no… I don’t care to share because everything is going to be revealed in due time, sooner than later. You’re just going to have to wait and see who that person is just like everyone else.
Butterscotch: This person must have some considerable power to overturn the suspension laid down by the owner of the company indeed.
She peers at her watch again.
Butterscotch: This “Savior of IPW” kick you are on, what and where does it actually stem from, Stasi? What does the company actually need to be saved from?
Stasi: It stems from all the bullsh*t that has been coming from the management and people on the roster for the past couple of months. You have champions that don’t do jack sh*t for the company and get cheap wins. You have nobodies who haven’t even debuted acting like their superior. There’s the whiny babies, crying about how they were wrong on multiple occasions. Then there’s asskissers who are all like “I’m so great. Fear me.” and quite frankly it’s all annoying the crap out of me. So if I have to step it up and rid this company of all that nonsense… that’s what I have to do.
Butterscotch: Have you thought perhaps you are in one or quite a few of those categories you just spewed off?
Stasi: People think that I am because they’re ignorant to their very own inadequacies and shortcomings. They’ll say anything to make themselves look good. But I’m here to tell the truth and if they can’t handle it, then they too can fall into that revolving door of talent here. Every time I step out there, I show everyone that I can back up everything I say. And I don’t get things handed to me like Johana Krieger.
Butterscotch: That sounds a tad hypocritical coming from a woman that was granted a reinstatement from a mysterious authority.
Stasi: I fight for what I believe in… unlike most of the other roster members. And I believe in myself and my mission. So of course I’d want an unjust suspension overturned. If I’m going to be suspended for that, then I can give a list of others that should be as well… which is what I did and the friend saw my truth. They agreed that my most recent suspension was made from an emotional standpoint and not of punishment.
Butterscotch: Okay. On that note I really need to get to my interview.
Stasi: You tell that cow hello for me and to remember one thing… history is going to repeat itself and Russia will win again.
Butterscotch: Yes, I’ll make sure to let her know. Good luck later tonight, Stasi
Stasi: Johanna’s going to be the one needing luck… luck that she won’t get hit again and luck she won’t end up like ASStrid Samson Sedin Ooh E Ooh Ah Ah.
The backstage reporter nods her head before continuing to make her way down the hallway.
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Torres: The following match is scheduled for ONE FALL with a TEN MINUTE time limit!
Like a rock concert the stage explodes with pyro spark columns as Deadman's Wonderland "One Reason" goes on a full audio assault. The lights strobe for several seconds in sync with the music as fog billows out onto the stage. It's concealment is short lived as out from this mist ‘The Twisted One Who Is Many’ begins to slither with wisps of fog trailing off of her as she makes a fast paced stride for the ring.
She sports black leather tights with string laced open seams exposing skin on each thigh, strapped, silver studded and capped knee high boots, fingerless gloves and a studded leather strapped bra top that is under a motorcycle jacket which itself is decorated in chains, spiked shoulders and studded arms. Legion’s logo is emblazoned across the back of the jacket as well as the black and green haired wrestling murderess arrives at ringside with a running leap under the ropes and over the apron, neatly sliding to the center of the ring where she rises to a low crouch.
She shoots off a sly, sinister grin as she stands and begins head banging to her music for a moment. Legion then bursts for the nearest ring post and crouches atop of it, with that dark smile never leaving her face, even as she backflips off the top and landing on her feet, backing right up into the opposite corner where she slides down for a seat on the second turnbuckle, legs spread apart and gloved hands on the top rope as she awaits her next victim....
Nelson: After a brief leave, Legion is back and boy, does she look more lethal than ever!
Crumb: She is looking to step back into that vicious streak she was in when she took her leave. I don’t foresee it being hard for her to do so.
Rose: Legion has been impressive since she arrived. But I am wondering if this brief little break will hinder her or help her?
"So you're all stars now?
So you're what's "in" now?
Top of the world now?
So you're the kings now?
There's only one throw, and I'm not done with it
Still sh*tting, sleeping, eating, breathing it
Ten years, and you're still hanging on my ever word with baited breath"
So you're what's "in" now?
Top of the world now?
So you're the kings now?
There's only one throw, and I'm not done with it
Still sh*tting, sleeping, eating, breathing it
Ten years, and you're still hanging on my ever word with baited breath"
The lights go out in the arena as blue and white lights send a glow across stage. The low hum of the first verse to “Where Did It Go?” by Asking Alexandria hits over the PA System with the glow resonating in time with the rhythm.
"You're all so f*cking outrageous, I can't take it
Motherf*ckers more than a little complacent
Where did it go? Where did it go so wrong?"
Motherf*ckers more than a little complacent
Where did it go? Where did it go so wrong?"
The black curtain is pushed aside and Silver Kazama bursts out from behind it onto the stage. The crowd erupts into cheers as Silver walks over to the left side of the stage, his arms extended out to his sides as he panders to the fans. He walks over to the right side of the stage and taunts to the fans again to another chorus of cheers. He moves back towards the center of the stage and begins to make his way down the ramp as he slaps the hands of fans on his way down to the ring.
"Just sit the f*ck down, pay attention
There's too much noise, for a second listen
Where did it go? Where did it go so wrong?"
There's too much noise, for a second listen
Where did it go? Where did it go so wrong?"
He slides into the ring and jumps up onto the top turnbuckle, throwing both of his arms into the air, and pointing to the sky. He climbs down before walking over to the far set of ropes, climbing on the middle rope before holding his arm up again and calling out to the fans. He climbs down once more and walks towards his corner. He pulls his shirt up over his head and throws it into the crowd as “Where Did It Go?" fades out of earshot and the lights return to normal.
Nelson: Silver Kazama made a return last Chaos in a match where some are saying the odds were stacked against him.
Crumb: I will agree with that statement but Seth Owens is nobody to be taken lightly. They just had an off day is all. And maybe Silver had a bit of ring rust?
Rose: I laughed because Brianna Rissi thought that it was Silver’s IPW debut. That was pretty comical.
Legion and Silver both glare at one another as the referee calls for the bell making the match officially underway.
DING DING DING!!
---Legion vs. Silver Kazama---
The two Icons cautiously approach one another in the center of the ring. They grapple up and briefly struggle for the advantage, Legion hitting Silver in the mouth with an elbow shot to knock him groggy. She then quickly pulls Silver into a side headlock and briefly applies some pressure. When it looks as though Silver is about to escape from her grasp, she takes Silver down to the mat with a headlock takedown. Legion keeps him grounded and continues to try and apply pressure, though Silver uses positioning to free himself from Legion's grasp.
Both Icons pull themselves back up to their feet. Legion tries to charge at Silver to keep control, only to have him step forward and hit her with a roundhouse kick! Legion crashes hard to the mat. Silver quickly grounds her and locks in a facelock! Legion tries to pull herself back up to her feet quickly, but Silver brings an end to that with a vicious knee strike!
Nelson: Kazama is showing Legion that while she has found success in the past here in Iconic Professional Wrestling, he is not going to be going do very easily.
Crumb: Silver has quite a storied history when it comes to what he has done in a wrestling ring.
Rose: I’ve known Silver for quite a long time and I will be the first one to admit that he’s not the same person he was back then.
Legion once again tries to pull herself back up to her feet, albeit much more slowly this time. Silver tries to use this to his advantage as he shoves Legion away and hits her with a series of knee strikes! Legion tries to cover up her ribs so Silver hits her in the mouth with an elbow! He then tries to hit Legion with a spinning backfist, but she ducks underneath the attempt! Silver quickly spins around and regains his sense of where he is at. Legion uses the opening to hit him with a kick to the ribs. She follows it up with a second causing Silver to double over in pain. Legion smirks as she pulls Silver in and hoists him into the air for a butterfly suplex! She turns around to go for the cover, but Silver has already rolled over toward the ropes to pull himself back up to his feet!
Legion shakes her head and tries to close the gap. Silver steps forward and hits Legion in the mouth with a hard kick! She stumbles back from the impact, Silver running at her. Legion steps forward and tries to hit him with a clothesline. Silver ducks underneath the attempt! He steps out onto the apron and waits for Legion to turn around and face him before springboarding into the ring and delivering a missile dropkick!
Nelson: I think it is pretty clear by now that Kazama has no ring rust at all. Just look at the way he is taking the fight to Legion.
Crumb: These two are pretty evenly matched when it comes to in ring talent. I think that the longer this goes on, the better it’s going to get.
Rose: You’re too optimistic at times and you really need to start paying attention. Silver got lucky with a well calculated move.
Legion tries to drag herself back up to her feet. Silver quickly closes the gap between the two of them. Legion hits Silver with an European uppercut out of desperation! He stumbles back from the impact, Legion grabbing and trying to pull him in for another strike. Unfortunately for her, Silver uses the opening to instead plant her on the mat with a float-over DDT!
The fans cheer as Silver pulls himself back up to his feet. Hee positions himself near Legion's head and pauses for a moment! He then smirks and tries to hit Legion with a capoeira leg drop! Legion just barely rolls out of the way as Silver hits the mat instead! He is slow to pull himself back up to his feet but nonetheless does so---only to walk right into a spinning backfist! Silver drops down to a knee. Legion launches him over her head for a belly-to-belly suplex!
Nelson: The action thus far in the match has been pretty back and forth but that suplex from Legion has to have shaken Silver Kazama.
Crumb: Both are showing their fighting abilities but if they want to win, they’re going to have to pull something big out of their hats to get the other one down.
Rose: I am just actually surprised that nobody has attempted to get a cover yet. Usually by now a match will have had one or two.
Silver uses the turnbuckle to pull himself back up to his feet. Legion watches him do so with a smirk on her face. Once Silver is standing, Legion charges, trying for a splash in the corner! Silver ducks out of the way just in time! Legion stumbles around as Silver grabs her and rolls her up.
One…
Two...
THRE...KICK OUT!
Nelson: Ooh, I will admit that I was on the edge of my seat there with that one. Kazama ALMOST had a win, his first here in Iconic Professional Wrestling in many months.
Crumb: Silver got out of the way of that splash at just the right time! His status as a veteran is coming in to play now.
Rose: He’s going to have to keep an eye out… because Legion can be just as calculated as he.
Legion pulls herself back up to her feet. Silver bounces off of the ropes to pick up speed, using the opening to try and hit Legion with a somersault clothesline! Legion ducks out of the way and Silver hits the mat hard. He pulls himself back up to one knee, Legion quickly introducing him to Bloody Thursday (shining wizard followed by an omoplata)!
Nelson: Just like Kazama did to her, Legion gets out of the way and has just enough strength to hit her finisher on him!
Crumb: We’ve seen people kick out of finishers before. I don’t think that SIlver is going to stay down for the count.
Rose: Like I’ve said, Silver Kazama isn’t the person that he used to be. Sure he’s been impressive as of late… but he’s come up short.
Silver tries to withstand the pain of the omoplata but it because too much and he has to tap out!
Torres: The winner of this match...Legion!!!
Nelson: It looks as though Rose was right. Silver Kazama has suffered his second straight loss!
Crumb: I think he was expecting Seth Owens, not Legion. So he had a little bit of a disadvantage.
Rose: Excuses, excuses. Only time will tell if he’s going to be back to the level he once was.
Torres: The following match is scheduled for ONE FALL with a TEN MINUTE time limit!
A thick fog rolls onto the entrance ramp as the opening riff of ”Unholy” blast throughout the arena. Suddenly a bolt of lightning strikes the stage and in the flash Micheal Graves appears seemingly out of thin air. Graves walks down to the ring to a mixed reaction. At the bottom of the ramp he takes a running start and slides under the bottom rope into the ring. Graves stands up and raises his arms out to his sides like a cross. He slowly lifts his head up, looking to the sky as the lights fade in.
Nelson: Micheal Graves certainly wants to put the events of last Chaos behind him and forget all about it. And what better way than to get a victory here tonight.
Crumb: But there is no doubt that something within Graves has to be damn near broken. Either that or he’s putting on a strong face?
Rose: Micheal Graves is nothing more than a big baby who whines a lot and quite frankly, it is sickening.
"Frankenstein" plays as Willow walks out to a roar of boos as she didn't let that bother her as she was in a trance her body swaying around as she walks down the ramp as she gets into the ring she sits on the bottom turnbuckle as she looks up at the ceiling muttering things to herself as her theme dies down.
Nelson: Willow Rainn’s new directive seems to be going off the way she wants it to. Question is, will she be able to keep it going here tonight against Micheal Graves?
Crumb: Only time will be able to tell. But it isn’t going to be an easy one that’s for sure.
Rose: I don’t know about that. Johanna Krieger put a whooping on Micheal last week. It probably bruised his ego?
DING DING DING!!!
---”The Dark Warrior” Micheal Graves vs. Willow Rainn---
Willow and Micheal start circling one another. They lock up in a test of strength and Graves quickly overpowers Willow Rainn. Willow is able to kick him in the stomach, releasing the hold before hitting Graves with a Russian leg sweep.
Nelson: Rainn certainly is not wasting any time! She is taking the fight to Graves and she does not appear to be holding back anything!
Crumb: When has Willow ever held back from anything? She has never once not given a match her all. This isn’t going to be any different.
Rose: For once something I agree with you on.
Willow covers Graves.
One...
Two...kick out!
Graves sits up and shakes the cobwebs. He gets to his feet but Willow is waiting for him. She hits him with a standing dropkick which sends Micheal backpedaling toward the ropes. Willow follows up with a clothesline that sends Graves tumbling out of the ring! Willow quickly follows and hits him with a hard right as Graves stands back up. Willow goes in for another punch, but Micheal blocks it. He grabs Willow and squeezes her with a bearhug. Willow winces in pain and attempts to wiggle free, but Micheal squeezes harder. The Dark Warrior tosses Willow to the thinly matted floor like a ragdoll.
Nelson: Well it does look as if Rainn has slipped up. Graves threw her to the ground like she was nothing more than a piece of trash.
Crumb: After what he went through last week, I’m actually surprised that he isn’t doing a lot more.
Rose: I will admit that last time… it was very unlike Graves to do something like that… just allow himself to be utterly destroyed like that but the need to not get sued greatly outweighs anything else!
Micheal reaches down and pulls Willow to her feet, but the Lady Icon hits him with a European uppercut, before following up with implant DDT. Both Icons are slow to get back to their feet with Willow getting there first. She looks around and grabs a nearby folding chair. Without hesitation, Willow makes contact with Graves' skull with the metal chair; a loud clang echoes throughout the Iconic Arena! Micheal somehow stays upright and for his trouble eats another chairshot at the hands of a sadistic smiling Willow Rainn.
Crumb: So when did this become a Extreme Rules match, guys?
Nelson: I do not believe it has but the referee is allowing the action to continue and Willow Rainn is using that to her advantage!
Rose: Micheal looks more dazed and confused than Willow usually does.
Graves wobbles, but is somehow still standing. Willow shrugs her shoulders and blasts him again with the chair, sending him down to the floor this time. Willow tosses aside the chair and rolls Micheal back into the ring. She follows shortly after before dropping down to cover.
One…
Two...
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: Amazing! Somehow Graves was able to kick out after all of that!
Rose: The dumb bastard just doesn't know when to quit!
Willow pounds on the mat in frustration. She waits for Graves to get back to his feet. As he does, Willow drops him with her Riott Kick (spike rana)!
Crumb: WHAT CAN EVERYONE BE THINKING AS WILLOW HAS HIT RIOTT KICK?!?!
Willow covers and the referee counts.
One…
Two...
THREE!!
Torres: The winner of this match...Willow Rainn!!
Nelson: Another HUGE upset loss for Micheal Graves as he has now lost two straight matches! Keep in mind that this is an Icon that demanded a shot at Oliver Black?
Crumb: Quite frankly I don’t think he deserves it… not after tonight. He’s not shown himself worthy enough for a title shot.
Rose: I have no idea what is going on anymore with him. But I really don’t care either.
The scene opens up to a very official looking IPW General Manager Tapioca Joe sitting behind his desk. He smiles when he realizes that he is on the air.
Tap: Hello, IPW fans. I hope you’re enjoying the wrestling action on Chaos so far here on Chaos?
The unseen crowd can be heard cheering.
Tap: Well I’m not here to deter away from the action so I’ll make the following a quickly as possible. Two weeks at the last Chaos there was a bit of a controversial ending to the main event match between Corey Lazarus an Oliver Black for the IPW Heavyweight Championship. After further review it has been concluded that Lazarus’ foot was indeed on the bottom rope while the referee was administering his pinfall count.
The grizzled veteran pauses to swallow before continuing.
Tap: Due to this oversight by the referee, the victory for Oliver Black and subsequent defeat for Corey Lazarus will be stricken from the record book. It will be as if the match never happened. Instead, on April Twenty-third, at the Civil War supercard, Lazarus will get his “do over” against Oliver Black for the IPW Heavyweight Championship!
Once again the unseen crowd can be heard cheering upon hearing the news. Tap can’t help but smile.
Tap: Before we get back to tonight’s action, I also have one more bit of news. At Civil War, for the first time in our short history, IPW will be crowning Heavyweight Tag Team Champions! The honor will be bestowed on the winner of Royal Controversy, Marisol Hawkes and Timothy Hunt, or The Summer Boyz, Bill Summer and Don Summer!
The crowd cheers seem to get even louder making Tap’s smile to get even bigger.
Tap: So that’s enough from me. Enjoy the rest of the wrestling action here on Chaos!
The scene closes to the smile face of the IPW General Manager.
~~
Torres: The following match is scheduled for ONE FALL with a TEN MINUTE time limit!
♫BLOODSHOT EYES, METAL SKIN
SERPENTS TONGUE, DAGGER CLAWS
DRAGON WINGS, CROOKED HORNS
K.I.N.G♫
SERPENTS TONGUE, DAGGER CLAWS
DRAGON WINGS, CROOKED HORNS
K.I.N.G♫
Johanna Krieger slowly steps out from the back with no lights around her standing in the center of the stage as a white spotlight suddenly flickers on. She holds the insides of her jacket as she moves down towards the ring. Johanna runs up and slides across the ring apron on one knee holding the middle rope before sneering at the fans. She pulls herself up and slingshots herself through the ropes into the ring before spinning to the corner where she sits down.
Nelson: The anointed hitwoman of Joshua Samson, Johanna Krieger, looking to continue her impressive win streak tonight.
Crumb: Johanna is going up against quite possibly her stiffest competition since joining IPW.
Rose: I think you’re right, Todd. Up until tonight, Johanna hasn’t really faced a level of competition that she is about to face. Ugh...now I feel nasty all over agreeing with you.
”The Downfall of Us All” by A Day to Remember begins to blast throughout the PA system as the fans quickly jump up to their feet, awaiting the arrival of the raven haired lady, Stasi Herveaux. The heavy guitar rift echoes and as it transitions into lyrics, Stasi emerges from the backstage area by stepping through the black curtain. She is holding her hands behind her back as she slowly and powerfully walks to the top of the ramp with a smirk upon her face. Once she's reached the ramp, she stops and holds her arms out to her side at shoulder height as she soaks in all of the energy coming from the fans. Holding her right hand up to her ear, she continues to listen as a wide smile makes it way across her lips.
She stands there for a few moments before extending her arms back out and walking down the ramp. At the halfway point, she starts skipping sideways, swinging and crossing her arms in front of her a few times, until she reaches the bottom where she stops and puts her hands back before her back as she smiles again. She walks off to the right, hips swinging from side to side before she hops onto the ring apron.
Standing up right away, Stasi puts her back to the ropes and smiles before removing her studded black leather ring jacket. She twirls it around her head once before quickly thrusting it down to the ground and stepping through the ropes and into the ring. Stasi then heads over to the closest turnbuckle and climbs onto the second one, extending her arms out once again as she turns from her right to her left, continuing to absorb the energy coming from the crowd. After a bit, she hops down and stands off to the side as her entrance music fades out.
Rose: Whoever this higher up that Stasi knows that got her reinstated definitely is someone that I need to know too.
Crumb: But who in the world has the power to overturn Joshua? This is HIS company.
Nelson: Well Herveaux’s indefinite suspension has been overturned and she is her tonight to wrestle in a match that has the potential to be one very bloody affair.
The referee looks at both Lady Icons to make sure they are ready for the upcoming match. Both nod, as the referee calls for the bell making the match officially underway.
DING DING DING!!
---”German Ruger” Johanna Krieger vs. Stasi Herveaux---
Smirking, Johanna looks across the ring at Stasi. Herveaux shakes his head in annoyance as the two Lady Icons circle around one another, waiting for an opening to appear. When it doesn’t happen quickly, Stasi reaches out to grab Johanna. Krieger ducks underneath the grapple attempt. Johanna waits for Stasi to turn around and face her before laughing hysterically. Stasi angrily glares at Johanna before stepping forward and hitting her in the mouth with a hard right hand! She follows it up with a second and then a third. Johanna stumbles back to the ropes. Stasi grabs Johanna and shoots her across the ring. When Johanna returns on the rebound, Stasi lifts her into the air for a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker! Even though Johanna tries to laugh off the pain, her eyes go wide in pain.
Nelson: I know Krieger tends to have a higher pain tolerance than most…
Crumb: There’s no easy way to shrug off something like that, though!
Stasi Herveaux doesn’t give Johanna a chance to bring herself back up to her feet. Instead, she drives her knee hard into Johanna’s back. Stasi does it a second time for good measure before locking in a chinlock in hopes of wearing Johanna down. The fans show their support for Stasi’s efforts, though Johanna drags herself back up to her feet. Stasi spins Johanna around and hits her with a European uppercut to knock the German Ruger off balance. Johanna stumbles a few steps before recovering. She steps toward Stasi and hits her in the mouth with a spinning backfist! The impact sends Stasi stumbling. Johanna hits her with quick rapid fire strikes! Stasi just barely stays upright as Johanna leaps into the air and hits Stasi with an enziguri! The impact sends Stasi crashing to the mat. Johanna hooks the leg and goes for the cover.
One…
Two...Stasi kicks out!
Chuckling, Johanna glares down at Stasi. Herveaux tries to pull herself back up to her feet, only to have Johanna kick her in the back of the head to mockingly.
Nelson: These are two of the best in Iconic Professional Wrestling and they are showing it right now!
Crumb: You’d think these two would’ve had a number of classics by now, and yet…
Rose: Well, they’re on their way to one now!
Nelson: This match is nearly two months in the making. A lot of anger and professional resentment is fueling this one!
Once Stasi Herveaux makes it back up to her feet, Johanna hits her in the chest with a series of strikes. She then grabs Stasi and pulls her in, trying to get her into position for a dragon suplex! Stasi fights her way out of Johanna’s grasp with an elbow strike! Johanna stumbles back from the impact. Stasi turns around as Johanna charges at her! Stasi tries to cut her off with a bicycle kick, though Johanna ducks underneath the attempt! She pops back up to her feet and leaps into the air to try and hit Stasi with a dropkick! Stasi sidesteps the attempt which causes Johanna to crash to the mat. Stasi grabs Johanna before she can make it back to her feet and powers her off of the mat for a gutwrench suplex! Stasi covers.
One…
Two...
THR...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: Herveaux was a millisecond away from walking away the victor!
Stasi grabs Johanna and drags her back up to her feet. Stasi drives her knee hard into Johanna’s ribs before shooting her across the ring and into the turnbuckle. Johanna crashes into it hard! Stasi charges in and delivers a splash! She then pulls Johanna toward the middle of the ring and sets up for Novocaine (Gory bomb)! Johanna spins out of it and grabs Stasi from behind. Before Stasi can recover, Johanna snaps off a German suplex with a bridge!
One…
Two...
THR...KICK OUT!
Crumb: These two are just going back and forth right now! This is great!
Rose: One of them is gonna need to do something big if they hope to win this match!
Nelson: With the animosity built up between these two Lady Icons I would have thought it would have been a more knock down/tear down affair but Krieger and Herveaux have kept it at a wrestling level!
Johanna watches as Stasi Herveaux tries to pull herself back up to her feet. Once Stasi is almost up, Johanna runs and tries to plant Stasi on the mat with a curbstomp! Stasi ducks out of the way as Johanna lands on the mat instead! She stumbles before regaining her footing. Stasi smirks and spins Johanna around, driving her knee hard into Johanna’s ribs. Stasi then plants Johanna on the mat with a DDT, rolling her over, and hooking the leg.
One…
Two...
THRE...KICK OUT!
Rose: You know I really was thinking these two wold have been beating each other’s brains out but it’s been a very technically sound wrestling match.
Crumb: You actually sound happy about that, Rose.
Rose: Oh I’m not. I would much rather see them go at it no holds barred. I was just making an observation.
A section of the fans show their support for Stasi Herveaux. Smirking, Stasi drags Johanna up to her feet. Stasi blasts her in the head with a few elbow strikes before wrestling Johanna into a headlock! Johanna spins out of Stasi’s grasp, grabs her, and delivering a ripcord knee to the face!
Nelson and Crumb: Ouch!
Rose: There’s only so many times you can get hit with something like THAT!
Stasi tries to shake off the pain before she drags herself back up to her feet. Johanna charges at Stasi and tries to hit her with a clothesline. Stasi ducks underneath the attempt! Stasi grabs Johanna to keep control of the match. Johanna kicks her in the ribs to send her staggering. Johanna quickly rushes forward and connects with her Skold ov Makt (a running bicycle knee)!
Crumb: WHAT CAN STASI HERVEAUX BE THINKING AS JOHANNA KRIEGER CONNECTS WITH HER SKOLD OV MAKT?!?!
Rose: Probably, “I knew I should have crippled this chick last Chaos!”
Johanna hooks the leg and goes for the cover.
One…
Two...
THREE!!!
Torres: The winner of this match...Johanna Krieger!!!
Nelson: That was a very exciting back and forth match, but in the end, Krieger finds a way to continue her win streak!
Rose: Oh I can’t wait to see the Twitter back and forth that’ going to come from this.
Crumb: Johanna may have one the match but knowing Stasi this is probably far from over...
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Torres: The following match is a NON-SANCTIONED MATCH for the RIGHTFUL CHAMPIONSHIP! It is scheduled for ONE FALL with a FIFTEEN MINUTE time limit!
”With Mama Said Knock You Out” playing in the background Jessie walks out onto the stage and starts to bounce around trying to get loose. She waited for a few moments before she walked down and slaps hands with a few fans as she does this before she stops at the steps slapping the top of them before getting in the ring. She then get in and bounces around then if she is out on her own look at the entrance waiting for her opponent.
Nelson: Jessie Roberts is walking out here tonight, bright eyed and bushy tailed like she always does.
Crumb: That’s the newlywed bliss I think. If she’s able to defeat Corey Lazarus… imagine the doors that will open up for her.
Rose: That’s not going to be an easy feat… but she has defeated tougher opponents than Corey.
As "Heart Attack" by Scarlxrd hits the P.A. System, Corey Lazarus emerges with a stride in his step, a smirk on his face regardless of the reaction he receives, and a sleaze aura that radiates from his pores. He treats his brown leather jacket with such high regards, he'll tell anyone within arms reach and outstretched hands for acknowledging to mind it, not really the hand-slapping type himself. If he sees someone recording his entrance with a mobile phone, especially if they're an attractive female, he'll break his no-touching clause to swipe their phone and take a selfie of himself for their Corey Lazarus fan page, it's the least he can do. He still wants the fans approval though, so he'll give you a few gestures of acknowledgement, but more often than not he'll lay against the top ropes of his corner, a lackadaisical way to either await his opponent or get across his otherwise care-free attitude. He isn't afraid to stick his hand down the front of his trunks and blow you a kiss with the same hand, be you his opponent or just the luckiest lady in the place.
Nelson: After what happened on the last Chaos, Corey Lazarus is looking to get a big win here and send management a message.
Crumb: He’s not happy about losing the championship again, but really… he’s been losing a number of matches yet talks about how he’s the Rightful Champion.
Rose: He hasn’t done anything worthy enough to call himself a champion. Hell, he only defeated Oliver Black in a tag match because of the actions of Acrimony.
The referee looks at both Icons as they take their place in the middle of the ring. He then calls for the bell.
DING DING DING!!
---Rightful Championship Match: Non-Sanctioned Match: “The Hawkeye Warrior” Jessie Roberts vs. ”The Rightful Champion” Corey Lazarus---
Both Icons circle around one another as they wait for an opening to appear. When it doesn't happen, Corey steps toward Jessie to try and grapple up with her. Jessie ducks underneath the attempt and immediately uses the opening to hit Corey in the ribs with a hard kick. She follows it up with a second, Corey doubling over in pain. Jessie steps toward Corey, hitting him in the mouth with a hard series of elbow strikes. Corey staggers away and tries to create a bit of space between them.
Nelson: Roberts sure is not wasting any time in taking the fight to Lazarus. She wants to put him away and fast!
Crumb: Jessie might be jumping the gun a little bit here though. She’s going to have to watch herself because it could wind up blowing up in her face.
Rose: That’s just the way Jessie is. Sometimes it works out and then again sometimes it doesn’t.
Jessie grabs Corey and pulls him in, locking in a front facelock to try and further wear Corey down. Corey shoves Jessie away and tries to charge at the Hawkeye Warrior, only to have Jessie step forward and hit Corey with a roundhouse kick that sends him crashing to the mat. Jessie rolls him over and covers.
One...
Two...
TH...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: And Jessie Roberts has gotten the very first pinfall of the match. That has got to be a message to Lazarus to take her a bit more seriously than he has.
Crumb: He did state that he doesn’t care about this match or something. But… yeah, I don’t think he’s really taking her seriously.
Rose: Corey Lazarus is so full of himself it’s sickening. The only people that can really stand him is Brianna Rissi and Lucien Viars.
Crumb: Though Lucien is getting paid to like him.
Nelson: It must also be reiterated that this match is unsanctioned non-titled for Lazarus’ Rightful Championship.
Jessie grabs Corey's right arm and tries to pull on it so that she can do some damage to it. She continues to apply a standing armbar even as Corey tries to drag himself back up to his feet. Once Corey is standing, Jessie tries to pull Corey in. She drives her knee into Corey's ribs so as to set him up for a suplex. Corey manages to shove Jessie away from her to block the attempt. Jessie stumbles for a second before recovering. She charges toward Corey, who manages to leap in the air and catches Jessie in the back of the head with an enziguri!
Rose: Off with her head!
Crumb: That’s going to hurt!
Jessie falls to the mat but wisely rolls out of the way. She grabs the ropes and uses them to start pulling herself back up to her feet. Corey quickly closes the gap and starts to hit Jessie with a series of European uppercuts to try and wear her down. He then grabs Jessie and drags her toward the middle of the ring before planting her in the middle of the ring with a DDT! The Rightful Champ hooks the leg and covers.
One...
Two...
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: The referee was definitely inches off the mat with that one! Just look at Lazarus’ face and you can see how mad he is.!
Crumb: Corey has been saying since the last Chaos that the referees in IPW are out to get him. I truly saw that the referee didn’t count too slow.
Rose: But you do know of course that’s what the egotistical pr*ck will say though. Any excuse to make himself look like the victim.
Corey grabs Jessie and brings her back up to her feet. He hits Jessie with another uppercut to try and knock her groggy. Corey then pulls Jessie in and hits her with a kick to the ribs. Jessie doubles over in pain, but before Corey can get her into position for anything, Jessie manages to create a bit of space between herself and Corey. Lazarus quickly tries to close that space but gets hit with a dropkick! Corey tries to pull himself back up to his feet. Jessie runs and hits Corey with a knee strike to send him back down to the mat. She then steps out onto the apron!
Nelson: What in the world is going through the mind of Roberts right now? Is she looking to do something high risk?
Crumb: I don’t know, Patrick. But whatever is going through her mind, she’s definitely got the right idea.
Rose: I just hope it doesn’t wind up being a stupid mistake and cost her the match.
Jessie positions herself on the apron and takes a deep breath. She tries to springboard into the ring to connect with a splash, but Corey Lazarus rolls out of the way instead! Jessie hits the mat hard and is slow to pull herself back up to her feet. This gives Corey enough of an opening to send Jessie to the mat with an Instant Classic (jumping cutter)!
Crumb: WHAT CAN EVERYONE BE THINKING AS COREY LAZARUS NAILS JESSIE ROBERTS WITH HIS INSTANT CLASSIC?!?!
Corey hooks the leg for the cover.
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Two...
THREE!!
Torres: The winner of this match...Corey Lazarus!!!
Crumb: Jessie put up one hell of a fight, but in the end it just wasn’t enough.
Rose: And it looks like her high risk didn’t pay off and really was a mistake.
Nelson: All in all it was a very competitive match! As announced earlier tonight the next we will see Lazarus in action will be at the Civil War supercard where he will face Oliver Black for the Heavyweight Championship!
Torres: The following match is for the ICONIC PRO WRESTLING TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP and is scheduled for ONE FALL with a THIRTY MINUTE time limit!
The arena dims to complete darkness. "Same Again" - the Slaves begins to play and a pink center spotlight appears at the top of the middler ramp with Minx standing front and center, back turned to the crowd. With a cheeky grin she slowly spins to face the crowd, banging her head along to the music. She stares wide-eyed at the crowd who seems unsure of what to make of her. Minx looks back and forth at each side of the crowd, before laughing manically. She jumps up and down in excitement, before walking down the ramp. She walks around the ring to the side where she climbs the ring. Minx grabs hold of the rope, before toppling over in a strange fashion. She laughs as she spins circles in the ring, coming to a stop at her respective corner.
Nelson: And as always, Minx is making me feel extremely uncomfortable. Will she be able to dethrone Aaron Kostan and get her THIRD Iconic Professional Wrestling Television Championship?
Crumb: Some people have been saying that she needs a padded room and hug yourself jacket.
Rose: I’m starting to agree with them. There’s something that’s off about Minx.
The lights go dark as "Miami Showdown" begins to play over the speakers. A single spotlight races up the ramp to the top of the stage. There Aaron Kostan steps into the halo of light, a hood covering his head, and stretches his arms out wide. He takes a deep breath as he drinks in the crowd's cheers. For a moment, his lips move in silent prayer as he looks upward. Then, at the thirty second mark he finally drops his arms, throws back the hood, and beings to walk to the ring as the spotlight follows him. When he gets to the ring he walks calmly up the steps and, with a final scan of the crowd, he steps through the ropes.
Nelson: After last Chaos’ disqualification win, do you guys think that Aaron Kostan is worried it could happen again?
Crumb: I am not quite so sure. But it doesn’t look like it hasn’t phased him at all. The again, he could be hiding it.
Rose: Stasi Herveaux was BRUTAL last Chaos! But ASStrid deserved what she got and Aaron retained his title.
With both Icons standing in the ring ready to go, the referee calls for the bell making the match officially underway.
DING DING DING!!
---Iconic Pro Wrestling Television Championship Match: Minx vs. “The Artist” Aaron Kostan---
Aaron and Minx both give each other a respectful nod before stepping toward the center of the ring. The two Icons circle around one another and wait for an opening to appear. When it doesn't happen, they grapple up with each other. Minx is able to gain the advantage, as she gets Aaron in a side headlock. Minx applies pressure for a few seconds, though Aaron almost immediately tries to fight his way out of Minx's grasp with a few hard elbow shots. Minx keeps control by sending Aaron to the mat with a headlock takedown. Minx continues to try and keep Aaron grounded. Aaron finally frees himself from Minx's grasp.
Nelson: Kostan was able to slither out of Minx’s hold after she very quickly took control of the match. A valiant effort there by both Icons.
Crumb: Minx is not-so-kindly reminding Aaron why she is a TWO TIME IPW Television Champion. And boy… does she want a third reign!
Rose: Aaron is going to have to come up with something good if she wants to walk out the winner. This man defeated Eric Holland to win that belt and that was no easy feat.
Aaron pops back up to his feet and hurries toward Minx. The challenger is quick to respond, driving her knee hard into Aaron's ribs. The TV Champ doubles over for just a second. Minx responds by pounding away on Aaron for a second or two, before pulling and hoisting Aaron into the air. She then sends Aaron down to the mat with a slingshot suplex! Aaron wisely rolls out of the way to keep Minx from taking too much control of the situation. When Aaron makes it back up to his feet, Minx responds by using various knee and elbow shots to try and wear him down. Aaron desperately tries to cover up, but it's to no avail. Minx finally steps Aaron toward the center of the ring and shoots him into the ropes. She waits for Aaron to come back on the rebound---unfortunately for her, Aaron does so with a flying forearm smash!
Nelson: What a wicked move there from Kostan! It looked like it knocked the wind right out of Minx.
Crumb: They’re fighting for a title so you know that neither Aaron or Minx are going to be holding anything back.
Rose: I think Minx whipping him off into the ropes allowed him to take those brief seconds to reformulate his plan.
Minx tries to pull herself back up to her feet. Aaron quickly closes the gap, hitting Minx in the mouth with a hard right hand. He follows it up with a second and then a third. Minx tries to fight back with a right hand of her own. Aaron stumbles back a bit. Minx charges---only to get caught with a dropkick for her efforts! Minx wisely rolls over to the ropes and tries to drag herself back up to her feet with their help. Aaron grabs Minx and pulls her toward the center of the ring. He sets Minx up for a neckbreaker and then completes it just seconds later. Aaron covers.
One...
Two...
THRE…KICK OUT!!
Nelson: Minx very narrowly kicked out there, saving her chances at winning the title again!
Crumb: And it doesn’t look like Aaron is too happy with it. He’s going to have to do more though to keep Minx down for the three.
Rose: While he did almost do it there, I agree with you. Minx isn’t going to go down easily.
Minx pulls herself back up to her feet and staggers back to a corner in an effort to recover. Aaron waits for Minx to make it back to her feet. Once she is standing, Aaron runs across the ring, leaps, and hits Minx with a big splash! The fans cheer as Aaron drags Minx toward the center of the ring. He tries to grab Minx to set something up but Minx hits Aaron in the back of the head. She lifts him into the air for a release German suplex! Aaron slowly uses the ropes to drag himself back up to his feet, Minx finally getting the chance to recover a bit. Aaron finally pulls himself back up to his feet and charges at Minx---who responds by taking the Champ down with a hurricanrana! Minx hooks the leg and covers.
One…
Two...
THR...KICK OUT!!!
Nelson: Minx with a pin attempt of her own and Kostan narrowly keeping his title reign in tact!
Crumb: This match is getting VERY interesting so much so that I’m practically sitting on the edge of my seat!
Rose: You are gullible sometimes you know that. I really just want to take a nap or something. I’m bored with this one.
Aaron slowly tries to drag himself back up to his feet. Minx's eyes briefly go wide in excitement. She keeps her focus on Aaron, and when Aaron is almost up on his feet, Minx fires off a kick at his chest. She hits Aaron with a second kick and then a third---Aaron just BARELY managing to keep himself upright. Minx steps back and smiles. She tries to fire off a huge kick at Aaron's head. Aaron just barely ducks. Minx's momentum causes her to spin around. Aaron pops up to his feet and leaps at Minx to deliver a reverse STO! The fans are on their feet as Aaron hooks the leg and covers.
One...
Two...
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Minx creates a bit of space and slowly tries to crawl back up to her feet. She almost makes it, but a charging Aaron Kostan brings an end to that effort when he leaps into the air and delivers a fameasser! The fans are on their feet! Aaron hooks the leg once again.
One...
Two...
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: Kostan is pulling out all the stops here and with two near falls… he has got to be growing more frustrated each time Minx kicks out.
Crumb: It is starting to read on his face. But we all knew that this wasn’t going to be an easy one for him.
Rose: Just wake me up when it’s all over.
The fans are on their feet, trying to show their support for both of the Icons in the match. Aaron grabs Minx and tries to pull her back up to her feet. Aaron lifts Minx into the air and sets her up for his Airplane Spin (airplane spin followed by fireman's carry neckbreaker). Minx hits Aaron in the head with an elbow shot and escapes his grasp. She lands on the mat behind Aaron and pulls him down into an inverted DDT! Minx covers.
One...
Two...
THR...KICK OUT!!!
Nelson: The fatigue is starting to show in the way that both Minx and Kostan are executing their moves. It is starting to look like desperation.
Crumb: I think that to win, one of them is going to have to surprise the other one and hit something big… and soon.
Rose: Yawn…
Minx looks down at Aaron while the fans cheer her on. She hits Aaron in the head with a few elbow shots to try and wear him down. Minx then backs up and gives his knee a few slaps to try and get the crowd riled up. They oblige as Minx continues to slap her knee…
Nelson: I think Minx is looking for a flying knee and if it connects...
Rose: Well, that wouldn't be good news for Aaron, would it?!
Aaron finally pulls himself back up to his feet, albeit somewhat groggily. He turns around and faces Minx, who runs at Aaron and tries to hit him with the flying knee! Aaron ducks out of the way just before Minx can connect. Minx crashes hard into the mat, though she is quick to make it to her feet. Aaron grabs Minx from behind and throws her into the turnbuckle. Minx stumbles from the impact. Aaron lifts Minx onto his shoulders. This time, he snaps off Finale (Argentine DDT)!
Crumb:WHAT CAN MINX BE THINKING AS SHE IS HIT BY AARON KOSTAN’S FINALE?!?!
Rose: Probably, “since I’ve lost I wonder should I interfere in Brianna’s match so she will lose too?!”
Aaron covers.
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THREE!!
Torres: The winner of this match---
Before Herbert Torres can announce that Aaron is the winner, Alexis Amira Kirkland slides into the ring from behind Aaron. The fans boo loudly and when Aaron turns around, Alexis runs and hits him with Blood Thirster (springboard cutter)!
Rose:WHAT IN THE HELL?!
Crumb: Alexis Amira Kirkland just attacked Aaron after he successfully defended his title for the second time!
Nelson: The Iconic Professional Wrestling Television Championship is HIGHLY sought after and Kirkland has made her intentions known on Twitter for weeks now. Though, she wanted to face Eric Holland, looks like she does not care who is holding it now!
Alexis laughs hysterically and then turns her attention toward the rising to her feet Minx, hitting her with a Blood Thirster as well! The fans boo loudly as Alexis calmly walks toward the back. She stops and yells out “I am the Mortal Reminder...the next TV Champion!” before disappearing out of sight.
Nelson: I think we know one match we are going to see in the very near future!
Crumb: Alexis made a bold statement… but will she be able to back it up.
Rose: Only time will tell but if Aaron can defeat Minx and ASStrid… who knows?
Nelson: I do not think he counts Astrid Sedin as a win for himself.
Rose: A win is a win… no matter how it comes.
Coming April 23rd 2019
Torres: The following CHAOS MAIN EVENT is a NON-TITLE ICONIC PRO WRESTLING HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH scheduled for ONE FALL with a THIRTY MINUTE time limit!
“I miss the misery” by Halestorm plays as Brianna Rissi makes her way to the ring.
Nelson: Brianna Rissi is coming out here tonight, poised and ready. She looks full of confidence as she walks out here to do battle with the Iconic Professional Wrestling Heavyweight Champion in this non-title affair!
Crumb: After what happened last time with her boyfriend, Corey Lazarus, Brianna wants to make sure that she walks out as the NEW champion!
Rose: It’s a non title match, Crumbbum. So even if she did want to walk out the champion, she won’t be because the title won’t be on the line. Geez…
The lights in the arena go out, the crowd pops as the pitch black twinkles with the light of cell phones. A slow melodic chime of reassembling a child's jack in the box plays through the speakers. A few lights flicker on stage, a guitar, base and drums all chim in slowly keeping beat with the creepy chimes. But then all goes silent.
NIGHTMARE!
(Now your nightmare comes to life.)
(Now your nightmare comes to life.)
With the opening scream of "Nightmare" by Avenged Sevenfold echoes through the arena. The Nightmare Oliver Black pops up from a hole in the stage. The crowd erupts as Black stands center stage, black paint smeared under his eyes, a black nightmare bandana covering the lower half of his face.
With the announcement of his name the feathered shoulders of his entrance jacket burst open into a large pair of black wings! Oliver stands there a moment soaking in the crowd’s reaction, before making his way to the ring.
You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know
That you belong here, yeah
Ooh, it's your f*ckin' nightmare!
The price of evil
And it hurts to know
That you belong here, yeah
Ooh, it's your f*ckin' nightmare!
Nelson: Oliver Black sure does have a new kind of confidence radiating off of him tonight. Maybe it is because of his win last Chaos against the man who calls himself “The Rightful Champion” Corey Lazarus?
Crumb: I still say that the referee should’ve been paying closer attention to what is going on. Lazarus’ foot was CLEARLY under the rope.
Rose: Oh hush up now. Oliver Black won the right to still call himself champion fair and square.
Nelson: Regardless, the two will meet again in a few weeks at Civil War to finally determine who is the Iconic Professional Wrestling Heavyweight Champion!
DING DING DING!!
---Chaos Main Event: Non-Title Match: IPW Heavyweight Championship Match: Brianna Rissi vs. “The Nightmare” Oliver Black---
Brianna and Oliver move to the middle of the ring. Brianna gets a two step running start and launches herself at Oliver. Brianna catches Oliver in the chest with a rising knee strike. Caught off guard, Oliver falls back towards the ropes. Brianna spins into a mule kick and then follows with a forearm smash to the face. Oliver falls back into the ropes and Brianna gives him a spinning heel kick to the mouth. Oliver goes over the top rope and lands hard on the edge of the ring.
Nelson: OOH! That looked like it hurt. Black landed hard on the very edge… the hardest part of the ring.
Crumb: I will be surprised if he’s able to overcome that. Brianna has been in full control of the match thus far.
Rose: I honestly don’t know what to say about this match. If it was for the title… Oliver would be pretty screwed.
Brianna rushes back across the ring as Oliver slowly staggers to his feet. Brianna rebounds of the far ropes and goes for a flying forearm smash. Oliver gets his arms up to block. Brianna crashes into him and falls to the mat. Oliver drops an elbow. Brianna catches him and rolls over into a cradle.
One…
Two…
THR...KICK OUT!!
Both Icons get to their feet. Oliver goes for a big clothesline. Brianna catches the arm and swings up into a crucifix. Oliver falls back into a crucifix pin.
One…
Two…
TH...SHOULDER UP!!!
Oliver rolls over and Brianna pops up. Oliver reaches his feet and Brianna goes for a spinning heel kick. Oliver catches her and re-directs her down into a modified powerbomb.
One…
Two…
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: A close series of pinfalls there by Black. If Rissi does not watch herself, she’s going to lose the match and I do not think she wants that to happen.
Crumb: Oliver just isn’t going to let up with her. The two have a history that stems back almost two years now and I don’t think it’s going to be stopping any time soon.
Rose: Someone has to dethrone him because it’s a shame what he’s doing to that championship.
Both Icons get to their feet. Oliver takes a side headlock. Brianna fires elbow shots to the ribs. Oliver shoves her into the corner. Brianna bounces hard off the turnbuckles and Oliver takes her in a waistlock. He goes for a German suplex but Brianna flips through, landing on her feet. Oliver stands back up and Brianna hits him with a dropkick! Oliver staggers back. Brianna launches herself into a spinning heel kick to the face. Oliver goes down hard. Brianna runs to the ropes for a springboard, corkscrew leg drop. The crowd gasps at the impact. Brianna covers.
One…
Two…
THRE...SHOULDER UP!!!
Both Icons get to their feet. Oliver catches Brianna with a wicked clothesline that drops her like she has been shot. Oliver drops down and hooks the leg.
One…
Two…
REVERSAL!!!
Brianna rolls Oliver over.
One…
Two…
REVERSAL!!!
Oliver flips Brianna through into another pinning predicament.
One…
Two…
THRE...KICK OUT!!
Brianna pops up and hits a dropkick to the seated position. Oliver goes down and Brianna hits a standing moonsault!
One…
Two…
THR...KICK OUT!!
Nelson: That sure was an interesting exchange there, a good amount of back and forth action between both Icons!
Crumb: It shows that both Oliver and Brianna want to win this match and badly. But which one of them wants it more?
Rose: I just can’t believe that this is the main event. It’s just like last week’s… two huge egos in a play fight.
Brianna clamps on a hold from behind and pulls back on Oliver’s head. She tries to swing it into a chickenwing. Oliver powers up, turns into it, and takes Brianna over into side suplex. Brianna hits hard. Oliver catches her under he chin with spinning back kick as she pops up!
One…
Two…
THRE...FOOT ON THE ROPES!!
Nelson: And that time the referee is paying attention when a foot is on or under the ropes. Maybe this one should have done the match on the last Chaos?
Crumb: Isn’t it the same guy? I don’t know because it was a bit of a mess there at the end of the match.
Rose: Well let’s just be thankful that this match is still going on. Pfft!
Oliver starts up and Brianna rolls back looking for a triangle choke. Oliver stands up and smashes Brianna into the turnbuckles! Brianna comes off the corner and Oliver looks for belly-to-belly suplex. Brianna slides through to the mat and runs to the ropes. She rebounds off and returns looking for spear. Oliver turns, bounces off the ropes, and comes in with Darkness Falling (single knee facebreaker)! Brianna misses but Oliver does not. Brianna goes down hard. Oliver covers.
Nelson: I do not think Rissi is going to be able to come back from that one! It looks like she is out cold!
Crumb: I think we’re going to see...
Rose: Oh shut up and just wait to see if she manages to kick out!
One…
Two…
THREE!!
Torres: The winner of this match….Oliver Black!!!
Nelson: Well my predictions there at the end are correct. Oliver Black has managed to defeat Brianna Rissi one on one!
Crumb: I don’t think Corey and Brianna are going to be stopping their crusade any time soon. Now that they’ve both lost… they’re surely not going to relent.
Rose: Well Oliver and Corey are going to meet at Civil War..
Oliver raises his belt to show the fans. Brianna gets up, looking like a savage animal. She rushes over and hits her Briemode Bulldog! Oliver goes down, losing his grip on the belt in the process. Brianna grabs him. Compton Brothers Security and officials rush to the ring to pull her off. Brianna rips and tears at Oliver’s limbs.
Crumb: WHAT CAN EVERYONE BE THINKING AS COMPTON BROTHERS SECURITY SAVES OLIVER BLACK FROM BRIANNA RISSI’S ONSLAUGHT?!?!
Brianna roars as security pulls her off as the crowd cheers vociferously.
Nelson: Security is trying to remove Brianna Rissi...
Rose: LET ME THEM FIGHT!
Brianna is escorted to the back as trainers attend to the fallen Oliver, Brianna screaming all the way out. The show fades to the logo.
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