Post by \w/Chaosnmayhem\w/ on Oct 15, 2023 14:18:29 GMT -5
Jason Sage vs Mud Mouth
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
The following non-title match is scheduled for ONE FALL!
The whole arena stays black, and then the song starts with the scream from the track "BREAK DOWN THE WALL AGAIN!" Once it does the whole arena gets illuminated in a bright flash as pyrotechnics begin and then Jason walks down the ramp in a brisk pace touching each fan's hand down as he starts to jog charismatically to the ring.
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
Introducing first, from Dallas, Texas, he is… JASON SAGE!!!
"Alligator Boots" by Struggle Jennings, Yelawolf begins to play as the lights dim in the arena. A single spotlight illuminates the rampway as Mud Mouth steps out from behind the curtain. He pauses on the top of the ramp and tosses his hands into the air before he makes his way down to the ring as the lights return to normal.
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
And his opponent, the Xtreme Chaos Champion, he is… MUD MOUTH!!!
As the referee rings the bell, Jason Sage begins circling Mud Mouth who stands leering at Sage. Sage attempts a lock-up but Mud Mouth pushes him away. Mud Mouth spits the gum he was chewing into the air and then slaps it out of the way. He turns around and shows Sage his back, Sage rushes at him but Mud Mouth turns around at the last moment and takes Sage off of his feet with a clothesline. Sage pops up and catches Mud Mouth with a standing dropkick. Mud Mouth gets to his feet and Sage sends him into the ropes, but Mud Mouth hits a spinning neckbreaker on the return.
He rolls out of the ring and begins to taunt the crowd as the referee begins the count.
Bolt Thomas:
The Xtreme Chaos Champion is not taking this match very seriously.
Aaron Gurst:
Mud Mouth is a true champion, Dolty. And he doesn’t owe anyone his time.
ONE…
TWO…
Suddenly the crowd erupts in applause as Kelly James exits the curtain and stands on the stage. Mud Mouth looks up at Kelly and smirks as he rolls back into the ring. Kicking Sage in the gut and sending him into the ropes. Mud Mouth rolls back out of the ring and stands in front of the aisleway and taunts Kelly.
Bolt Thomas:
Mud Mouth needs to not get distracted here.
Bolt Thomas:
Did you not just hear what I said?
Kelly smiles and blows him a kiss. Mud Mouth shakes his head and rolls back into the ring before the count can begin again. Disturbed cracks Kelly from behind with a vicious clothesline from hell that sends her face first into the steel ramp.
Bolt Thomas:
Where did he come from?!
Aaron Gurst:
The back, obviously.
Disturbed picks her up off of the rampway and shoves her down. Kelly tries to not lose her balance and in the process ends up traveling down the ramp and she collapses in front of the ring. Mud Mouth turns and looks at Sage who is looking at all of this, not sure what to do. Mud Mouth shakes his head before he climbs through the ropes and meets Kelly James on the floor trying to scramble to her feet. Mud Mouth grabs Kelly by the face and cracks her between the eyes with a straight punch before he turns and meets Disturbed head on making his way down the aisle.
Bolt Thomas:
The situation between these three is beyond contentious.
Aaron Gurst:
You think?
Mud Mouth catches Disturbed with a hard right, Disturbed shrugs off the blow and grabs him by the neck, chokeslamming him onto the apron as the referee calls for the bell to throw out the match. Disturbed turns his attention back to Kelly James but before he can grab hold of her, she kicks him in the knee. Disturbed stumbles and Kelly sends him to the floor with a standing dropkick.
Mud Mouth gets to his feet and runs and hits Kelly with a flying cross-body block as security rushes to separate these three wrestlers.
The crowd starts chanting:
LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!
Bolt Thomas:
Although the match for Hardcore Heaven hasn’t been announced. You have to imagine we are going to see these three go off on one another regardless.
Aaron Gurst:
And I can’t wait!
The security gets them separated, Disturbed breaks loose and goes after Mud Mouth, blasting him with a hard right as the show cuts to commercial break.
Nightmare vs. Slingshot Red
Nathan Jacobs: “The following contest is scheduled for one fall...”
The arena lights fade out before the opening of "Headstrong" by Saviour begins to roll in as the lights flash in hues of purple and blue. After around 8 seconds as the lyrics kick in we watch as Nightmare makes his way onto the entrance stage. His head cloaked by the zipped black hoodie he wears he takes a few steps forward before looking out at the arena before turning his back and begins to walk backwards towards the ring as he looks up at the arena tron. From under the hood the camera catches that sinister smirk he’s become known for before after a few steps turns around and sprints the rest of the way to the ring and slides under the bottom rope. Once inside the ring we watch as Nightmare goes to the far right turnbuckle and stands atop the 2nd rope and unzips his hoodie to display his title before unbuckling it and letting it fall to the ground. As he looks on with pride at this disgrace he has shown the belt Nightmare throws his arms up in an X under his chin before extending his arms out to flip off the crowd before hopping down and sits in the corner, awaiting for the match to begin.
Nathan Jacobs: “Introducing first, from Boston, Massachusetts, weighing 196 pounds, NIGHTMARE!”
Bolt Thomas: “Nightmare has been impressive since his debut, racking up some big wins and looking to keep the momentum going here tonight against a very game Incredible MachSpeed Slingshot Red.”
Aaron Gurst: “Nightmare came back with a goal, Dolty. He wants to be Xtreme Chaos Champion again.”
“Up We Go" by Lights begins to play as the lights dim and the stage begins to fill with smoke. A spotlight suddenly lights up the stage, piercing the smoke and illuminating the caped figure of Harper Brooks, "The Incredible MachSpeed Slingshot Red." She nods along with the music for a moment before she raises her cape and begins to hop in place, a red strobe effect beginning to flicker throughout the arena. Avery Wright stands behind her. She begins to make her way down toward the ring, slapping hands with the fans and even stopping to give a few a hug along the way. As she reaches the ring, she climbs in and hops up into the near corner, spreading out her arms and taking in the cheers as her cape seems to flow in an unseen breeze around her, with Avery Wright walking down behind her. Smiling broadly, she gives the crowd a quick wave as the strobe light stops and the lights brighten back up, and she hops back down, taking off her cape and carefully setting it in the corner.
Nathan Jacobs: “And his opponent, accompanied by the CPW Brutal Havok Champion Avery Wright, from Cleveland, Ohio, weighing 113 pounds, she is the CPW Air Raid Champion Incredible MachSpeed SLINGSHOT RED!”
Bolt Thomas: “And here comes the Air Raid Champion, who was hoping to relax after Disturbed, but finds herself in the crosshairs of Victoria Travis.”
Aaron Gurst: “She's been there before and it was not a great place for her to be. I wouldn't want ot go back there.”
Bolt Thomas: “Well, tonight, Slingshot Red has to focus on the dangerous Nightmare, a former Air Raid Champion himself.”
Aaron Gurst: “His reign was the measuring stick and I think Slingshot Red knows that.”
Slingshot Red takes the Air Raid Championship off and hands it to Avery, who drapes it over she shoulder for safe keeping. Avery looks around the ring and under the apron. Inside the ring, the referee calls for the opening bell and Slingshot Red and Nightmare move towards each other. Nightmare is a bit quicker on the draw, and unloads into her with the Adrenaline Rush, unleashing a barrage of strikes onto Slingshot Red and dropping her with the running knee. He follows with a double arm suplex, driving her into the mat.
Bolt Thomas: “Nightmare wasting little time in this match, coming right out of the gate.”
Aaron Gurst: “Nightmare has always been aggressive. This time, nothing is holding him back.”
Slingshot Red starts to get to her feet, but Nightmare catches her with a vicious heel kick, knocking the Air Raid Champion down to the mat. He moves in, trying for Low Tide to finish this early, but Slingshot Red manages to use the momentum to somehow get out of it and flip both her and Nightmare. She catches him with a headscissors takedown and a slingblade.
Bolt Thomas: “You cannot count Slingshot Red out.”
Aaron Gurst: “She is a fighter, no doubt, but Nightmare has been in the ring with some of the best in CPW history and has more experience.”
Nightmare starts to get to his feet. Slingshot Red shoots the ropes, going for a tornado DDT, but Nightmare catches her and tosses her down to the mat. He violently grabs her as she gets to her feet, taking her back down with the Park Street Legsweep. Nightmare tries to follow up with a senton, but Slingshot Red manages to get out of the way and connects with an enzugiri. Nightmare staggers and stumbles against the ropes. Slingshot Red shoots him across the ring and connects with a jumping knee strike. She throws her arms up into the air for the crowd, who cheers in response.
Bolt Thomas: “The crowd loves Slingshot Red.”
Aaron Gurst: “She needs to focus less on them and more on Nightmare.”
Slingshot Red charges in and plants Nightmare with a tornado DDT, then starts to climb the turnbuckle. However, Nightmare manages to get back to his feet and climbs up after her, delivering a hard right and then another. Slingshot Red strikes back with a hard left. He manages to grab her and hoists her up with a double arm suplex from the top rope. Both competitors crash to the mat. Nightmare rolls over for the cover, but Slingshot Red manages to kick out, On the outside of the ring, Avery Wright looks relieved.
Bolt Thomas: “Nightmare almost got the win there.”
Aaron Gurst: “The man is a legend. Slingshot Red cannot take him lightly.”
Bolt Thomas: “She's not. And there you see Avery Wright looking on, out here to keep anyone from getting involved.”
Getting back to his feet, Nightmare hits a senton to Slingshot Red, who starts to get to her feet. Nightmare drives her back down with Magnetic Knives. Slingshot Red hits the mat and rolls onto her back. Wanting to inflict more pain, Nightmare makes his way to the corner and climbs the turnbuckle. Avery Wright, at ringside, slaps the mat, encouraging Slingshot Red to fight. Nightmare gets to the top and leaps off, flipping in mid-air for a picture perfect high angle moonsult and a cover. Slingshot Red manages to kick out.
Aaron Gurst: “I thought he had it there.”
Bolt Thomas: “You can't count Slingshot Red out. She's a fighter.”
Aaron Gurst: “Winning is more important than the fighting.”
Pulling Slingshot Red off the mat, Nightmare violently whips her into the ropes, but the Air Raid Champion counters with a handspring elbow. Nightmare hits the mat and Slingshot Red takes advantage with a spingboard bulldog. She tries to keep the momentum going with an Irish whip to the corner, but Nightmare reverses it and charges in. Using the momentum, Slingshot Red hits a springboard roundhouse and a cover. Nightmare kicks out. Red gets to her feet, with Avery encouraging her to keep on fighting.
Bolt Thomas: “And the Air Raid Champion is making a comeback, taking it right ot Nightmare.”
Aaron Gurst: “They both need a win here, both need to keep their momentum going.”
Slingshot Red steps outisde the ring, waitng for Nightmare to get to his feet. She tries to end this with the Crimson Flash, but Nightmare catches her and twists her into the Time's Arrow. He goes for the cover, but Red kicks out. Wanting to end this and do it painfully, he locks in Low Tide, lifting Red up in the submission hold. Avery Wright shouts words of encouragement to her partner.
Bolt Thomas: “A submission hold locked in.”
Aaron Gurst: “Moments like this make you glad that Victoria Travis and Nightmare don't seem to get along. Could you imagine those two sadists joining forces?”
Bolt Thomas: “That would be bad.”
Reaching and stretching, trying to fight back, Slingshot Red manages to get through Nightmare's legs, flipping him and breaking the hold. Slingshot Red rolls to the ropes, using them to help herself up. She moves in on Nightmare, who catches her with a right and an inverted half Nelson lift into a knee strike. He smiles from the pain he is inflicting to Slingshot Red.
Bolt Thomas: “Slingshot Red manages to break the hold, but Nightmare is not letting up.”
Aaron Gurst: “He realizes how much a win over Slingshot Red means tonight. She's come a long way in the last year, and Nightmare needs this win to keep climbing the ladder to the top. He's got his eyes on the Xtreme Chaos Championship.”
Bolt Thomas: “Well he needs to keep his eyes on Slingshot Red.”
Nightmare turns back to Slingshot Red, starting to lift her off the mat. He tries to pull her into some more, but Slingshot Red is able to push him off and connects with the enzuigiri. She pulls herself up the top rope and nails a picture perfect missile dropkick. Getting to her feet, she yells out to the crowd, who cheers for her. She shoots the ropes and catches Nightmare with another tornado DDT and goes for the cover. Nightmare gets his shoulder up.
Bolt Thomas: “Slingshot Red came so close to winning it there.”
Aaron Gurst: “Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, Dolty.”
Not wanting to lose any momentum on her part, Slingshot Red keeps the attack up, pulling Nightmare off the mat. Nightmare strikes back with a series of hard punches and manages to catch Slingshot Red with Welcome to Boston Mother Fucker and then climbs the top rope. He leaps off and tries to hit Five Stories Falling.
Bolt Thomas: “Nightmare going back up for a high risk maneuver.”
Aaron Gurst: “This could end it.”
Once again, somehow, someway, Slingshot Red manages to roll out of the way as Nightmare hits the mat. She manages to quickly get to her feet and hits the Machspeed Splash. She grabs Nightmare's legs as she covers him.”
Bolt Thomas: “She got him! Machspeed Splash!”
Aaron Gurst: “How?!”
One...
Two...
Three!
Nightmare manages to kick out, but unfortunately, it is too late as the referee as already counted the three. Avery Wright rolls into the ring to help her partner up. Nightmare rolls out of the ring as Avery hugs Slingshot Red.
Bolt Thomas: “Slingshot Red took every shot Nightmare had and still managed to pull off a victory here tonight.”
Aaron Gurst: “I don't know how she did it, but she did it.”
Bolt Thomas: “A hard fought win by Slingshot Red here tonight, despite an impressive effort from Nightmare.”
Suddenly the arena lights flicker.
Aaron Gurst: “Is this building haunted?”
Bolt Thomas: “What is going on?”
Victoria Travis: “What is the difference between a hero and a villain?”
On the large screen, a pair of black and while glass doors appear. After a few moments, the glass shatters and Aiden Hale walks into the shot. This is the released security footage of Nashville school shooting. The crowd jeers and boos. The footage shifts to the aftermath, the reactions from people like Tucker Carlson and social media spreading their anti-trans hate. The footage shifts, showing such incidents as Uvalde and Sandy Hook, and so many other tragic shootings, showing the aftermath, calling these tragic moments part of a mental health crisis. The footage ends on footage of Kyle Rittenhouse, from the trial to his standing with GOP lawmakers who are acting like he is a great American hero.
Bolt Thomas: “Jesus Christ! This is sick.”
Aaron Gurst: “Wait! What the hell?!”
As the footage finishes rolling, with Avery and Red still watching, Victoria Travis hops the barricade and jumps onto the announce table carrying a rifle of some sort.
Bolt Thomas: “Why does she have a weapon? How?”
Aaron Gurst: “Be grateful it's is not pointed at you.”
Victoria fires a dart into Avery Wright, who staggers a bit and pulls the dart out. Slingshot Red grabs Avery, who turns to see Victoria aiming at Slingshot Red. Victoria fires. Avery manages to shift and take the dart meant for Red. She drops to the mat, still trying to get to Victoria. Victoria shoots again, this time hitting Red in the shoulder. Slingshot Red pulls out the dart, getting to her feet and trying to get to Victoria. Avery pulls hersself towards the ropes, but can't seem to go further. Red slumps against the ropes, managing to get herself out of the ring and staggers towards “the Serial Killer” She slumps against the announce table, trying to get towards Victoria, but drops to the arena floor.
Bolt Thomas: “Victoria Travis just shot Slingshot Red and Avery Wright with a dart gun. They are helpless and completely at her mercy.”
Aaron Gurst: “That's not good! She doesn't have any,”
Victoria pulls her hoodie off revealing her t-shirt. On the front it reads “”God has a plan that involves your children getting shot. And it is working great” and on the back “So, those thoughts and prayers fixed everything yet?”
Bolt Thomas: “Jesus Christ. This woman has no decency.”
Aaron Gurst: “Should you really be saying anything when she's in ear shot. I would like to survive this broadcast.”
Victoria Travis: “You know, right now, in this backwater state, there's some Nazi-loving moron wishing this was a real gun and I actually shot Red and Avery because of there being gay and because the pathetic ncel who will never get laid is scared of the gay and does not want it to infect him. And of course, it makes me a hero to the rest of you pathetic, conservative Nazi morons because apparently LGBTQ makes Jesus cry and woke is bad.”
The crowd jeers her. Victoria spreads her arms, taking it in.
Victoria Travis: “Please, I've seen the scum of humanity you people cheer for. Your boos mean nothing to me.”
She glances at the gun in her hand.
Victoria Travis: “Would you be cheering if I used an AR-15, you know, the national gun? Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot it's a tool. Yeah, unless I'm LGBTQ, right? That's how it works? I really want to understand how this works. Now, as far as I can tell, if it is a cisgender, heterosexual male, then it is a failing of the mental health system in this country and that caused the person to walk into a school and slaughter children or a gay bar misusing a tool, namely the AR-15. But, according to the talking head on Fox News who was upset he couldn't spank it to the Green M&M anymore, if a transperson, or someone who is LGTBQ shoots a bunch of people, than that is a clear sign that all people who are LGBTQ want to kill Christians, or want to kill children and that people who are LGGTQ shouldn't have access to assault rifles, like the AR-15, despite so called Christians passing laws that make their lives worse and are one Auschwitz from making it a full genocide. But, then at the same time, it's okay to just walk into a a place that is friendly to those who are LGBTQ and slaughter everyone because apparently, that's what Jesus would have done. Then of course, you got Rittenhouse, who crossed state lines, killed two people in the loosest definition of self-defense every and is being praised by a few Republicans as if he were the greatest American hero ever.”
Victoria looks down at Slingshot Red.
Victoria Travis:”I have you beaten and I'm the villain. You stand on the sidelines as Constantine does your dirty work on Julia's orders and you're the hero. We both know that's a lie. There were three ways you could have taken me down two weeks ago Harper. You could have run around the ring, and come right at me, face-to-face. You could have slid into the ring and dove right at me. Or, you could have come from behind. And you chose to come from behind. Not only did you choose to come from behind, but you grabbed the chair and hit me while I was unarmed. There's no way I could have grabbed the hammer and swung it at Avery in time before you got to me. You attacked an unarmed person with a weapon from behind, and you did not hesitate for the killshott when I told you to do it. A chair in your hands is no different than in mine. An armed cisgender heterosexual man committing a mass shooting is no different than someone who is LGBTQ committing a mass shooting.”
“The Serial Killer” hops down off the announce table and kneels down over Slingshot Red.
Victoria Travis: “You are no hero Harper. You act the part, all high and mighty, but you are a fake. We both know we're on a collision course to face each other at Hardcore Heaven. But right now, I am challenging you to a last woman standing match. Let's see how high and mighty, how strong your morality in a match where you HAVE to be as ruthless and depraved as me to win. Because if you don't, I walk away with a win, and if you are lucky, you'll still be able to walk. HehehehehehehahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”
Victoria tosses the mic down, gets to her feet and walks away.
Aaron Gurst:” “Is it a bad sign I think she made some good points?”
Bolt Thomas: “There is a method to Victoria's madness that is terrifying.”
Aaron Gurst: “We saw what she did to Denni Summers. How far will she take something like a last woman standing match? I wouldn't get in the ring with someone like Victoria in a match that would allow her to beat me to death.”
Bolt Thomas: “Slingshot Red is a fighter.”
Aaron Gurst: “Maybe this is one fight she should stay away from. Or get Avery to help.”
Francisco Lopez vs Disturbed
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
The following match is scheduled for ONE FALL!
“Lords of War” hits the arena sound system as Disturbed appears at the top of the ramp. He pauses there for a moment before shaking his head and walking down to the ring.
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
Introducing first, he is…DISTURBED!!!
Bolt Thomas:
I have a feeling this one is going to be one hell of a brawl…
Aaron Gurst:
I’d agree with that, Dolty!
Wayward One starts playing as the lights turn Blue and Silver. 12 seconds into the song, Francisco Lopez appears on the stage, surrounded by smoke. He pauses for a moment before charging down to the ring.
Aaron Gurst:
Here we go!
Francisco Lopez slides into the ring and immediately begins to hit Disturbed with hard right hands, much to the delight of every fan in attendance. Disturbed tries to fight back with a throat thrust that knocks Lopez off balance. Lopez charges at Disturbed to try and keep his momentum going, but Disturbed responds by trying to take Lopez down with a clothesline! Lopez ducks underneath the clothesline attempt and bounces off of the ropes! He throws himself at Disturbed and sends him crashing to the mat with a huge spear! The fans are on their feet as Disturbed rolls out to the floor in an effort to regain his composure. Unfortunately for Disturbed, Lopez bounces off of the ropes again and sends both men crashing to the floor with a suicide dive!
Bolt Thomas:
Francisco Lopez is starting this match off impressively!
Aaron Gurst:
I don’t know if he’ll be able to keep this up - especially against Disturbed! But even I have to admit that I respect how he’s starting this one!
Disturbed drags himself back up to his feet and glares at Francisco Lopez! Before he can do anything else, Francisco Lopez charges at Disturbed and delivers a running knee strike! The impact sends Disturbed stumbling around. The fans cheer loudly as Lopez grabs hold of Disturbed and hoists him into the air for a suplex! Disturbed hits the floor with a THUD, but nonetheless tries to drag himself back up to his feet. Lopez shakes his head and continues to stay on the offensive! He runs at the monster and throws him hard into the steel steps! The fans continue to cheer as Francisco Lopez rolls Disturbed back into the ring.
Bolt Thomas:
I don’t remember the last time we’ve seen someone bring a fight to Disturbed like this!
Aaron Gurst:
And I have to admit…I respect Lopez for trying to end this right away!
Sure enough, Lopez grabs hold of Disturbed. He calls for the fans to cheer him on before snapping off Life’s Cross in the center of the ring! Lopez then hooks the leg and goes for the cover as the referee counts the…
ONE!
TWO!
Disturbed throws Lopez off of him!
Lopez takes a few steps back and waits for the perfect moment to strike. As soon as Disturbed is standing, Lopez runs at him and tries to deliver a bicycle kick! Before it connects, Disturbed catches Lopez’s foot in the air. He shakes his head and shoves Lopez to the mat. Lopez pulls himself back up to his feet in a hurry, but is almost immediately hit in the mouth with an elbow smash! Lopez loses his footing as Disturbed successfully shoves him back into the nearest corner. He follows it up just seconds later with a running splash that crushes Lopez in the corner! Disturbed angrily shakes his head and violently whips Lopez across the ring. Lopez hits the opposite turnbuckle with a THUD - and then is CRUSHED by Disturbed!
Bolt Thomas:
I’m sorry, but, there’s no way to keep THAT from hurting!
Aaron Gurst:
Talk about an understatement!
Disturbed reaches down and places a hand around Lopez’s throat! The referee comes over and immediately starts his count, but Disturbed shoots a glare at him. He then casually lifts Lopez into the air and slams him down to the mat with a huge chokeslam! Disturbed covers and picks up the…
ONE!
TWO!
TH—NO!
Bolt Thomas:
Lopez still has some fight left!
Disturbed mumbles something at Lopez. He then drags him up to his feet and hoists Lopez onto his shoulder. He pauses for a moment before walking Lopez over to the nearest turnbuckle and dropping him onto it for a snake-eyes! Lopez staggers from the impact as Disturbed grabs hold of him and casually lifts Lopez onto his shoulders.
Bolt Thomas:
He might be looking to end this!
Disturbed takes a step toward the center of the ring. Before he can do anything else, however, Lopez hits him with an elbow strike, and then a second, and then a third! Disturbed drops Lopez onto the mat behind him and pauses for a moment. He turns around just as Lopez leaps into the air and catches Disturbed with a knee strike! The impact echoes throughout the arena as Disturbed drops down to a knee. Lopez smirks and grabs hold of Disturbed - snapping off a picture-perfect DDT! He hooks the leg and picks up the….
ONE!
TWO!
TH—NO!
Disturbed tries to stumble back up to his feet. Lopez closes the gap between the two of them and begins to wallop Disturbed with elbow strikes! Blow after blow connects as the referee debates getting involved. Before he can, Lopez finally lifts Disturbed up to his feet. He pauses for a moment before trying to hit him with a Shun Goku Satsu! Just before he can deliver the kick, Disturbed shoves Lopez away from him! Lopez struggles to regain his balance quickly, and Disturbed uses this to his advantage as he steps forward and nearly boots Lopez’s head off of his shoulders!
Bolt Thomas:
Ouch…
Aaron Gurst:
I don’t know how you recover from a kick like that!
Disturbed shakes his head and then drags Lopez up to his feet. He pauses for a moment before lifting Lopez onto his shoulders and snapping off a Doomsday Disaster in the center of the ring. Disturbed drops down and hooks the leg for the…
ONE!
TWO!
THREEEE!!!
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
The winner of this match…DISTURBED!!
Bolt Thomas:
Lopez was eager to fight, but there aren’t many things you can do against an angry Disturbed…
Aaron Gurst:
No…no there aren’t.
Joe Summers vs Duke Jupiter
Bolt Thomas:
Well, this one should be fun…
Aaron Gurst:
Two of CPW’s finest are about to face off! I can’t wait!
Bolt Thomas:
Despite everything the people around them have been going through, Joe and Duke have made it sound like this is going to be a respectful match between two legends…
Aaron Gurst:
Guess we’ll see, won’t we?!
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
The following match is scheduled for ONE FALL!
Blue lights strobe around the arena as the opening riffs of "Elevation" hit the arena sound system. The fans rise to their feet in anticipation. Suddenly, the opening drums of "Nothing Left" pound the sound system as Joe Summers comes running out from the back. He stands at the top of the ramp, looking focused as ever. The fans cheer loudly and show their support as Joe runs back and forth across the top of the ramp, calling for them to get even louder. He then smirks and makes his way down to the ring, slapping hands with the fans in the front row on his way. Joe slides into the ring and pops back up to his feet, soaking in the crowd reaction. He takes a deep breath and leans against the rope as he waits for the match to begin.
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
Introducing first, he is…JOE SUMMERS!!!
Aaron Gurst:
That doesn’t look like someone who’s especially bothered to be in the ring right now…
Bolt Thomas:
That’s true, Aaron, but we should note that Joe and Duke have remained respectful to one another despite everything that’s being going on with Denni and Captain Howdy…
The arena goes dark and then is filled with bright lights that alternate colors with the driving opening riff of "Plowed" by Sponge rips through the house PA. A pool of mirror-like water appears on the tron as Duke Jupiter's head pops out of the water. He opens his eyes and soon after a third one opens on his forehead before the clip loops and starts all over again.
Slowly Duke Jupiter emerges from behind the curtain. He pauses at the top of the ramp way and stands with his hands out to his sides.
Duke suddenly springs to motion, soaking in the reaction of the crowd. He smirks and eyes the crowd lining the ramp way, one side, then the other with a look of intensity as he heads toward the ring. When he reaches the ropes he climbs into the ring slowly and approaches the center. His expression is baked on and unchanging as he throws a fist into the air once again eliciting a strong reaction from the crowd.
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
And his opponent, he is…DUKE JUPITER!!!
Bolt Thomas:
I have a feeling this one could be a classic…
Aaron Gurst:
And I have a feeling these two won’t let it be a classic! Not right now, anyway!
The referee looks at both men to make sure they’re ready before calling for the bell, the match now officially underway! Joe and Duke both look at one another and nod. Almost immediately, the two men meet in the center of the ring and grapple up. They briefly struggle for the advantage before Duke shoots Joe across the ring. Joe bounces off of the ropes and uses the momentum to his advantage, leaping into the air and sending Duke crashing to the mat with a flying forearm smash! Joe kips back up to his feet much to the delight of the fans. He waits for Duke to reach his feet as well before running forward and blasting Duke with an elbow smash! Duke stumbles from the impact as Joe bounces off of the ropes and tries to send Duke crashing to the mat with a running neckbreaker! Duke just barely steps out of the way. Joe turns to face him, and Duke steps forward with a kick to the ribs, followed almost immediately by a snap suplex!
Bolt Thomas:
These two have spent a lot of time in the ring together, and that familiarity is clear right now!
Aaron Gurst:
If they wanted to have a great wrestling match, I don’t doubt for a second that they’d actually do it!
Joe pulls himself back up to his feet. He looks over at Duke and smirks. Duke does the same for just a moment before bouncing off of the ropes and hitting Joe with a forearm smash of his own! Joe manages to stay on his feet. He stumbles around from the impact as Duke leaps into the air and hits Joe with a dropkick that sends him crashing down to the mat! Joe tries to pull himself back up to his feet, but before he can do so, Duke quickly grabs hold of him and snaps off a Russian Leg Sweep! He hooks the leg and goes for the cover, picking up the…
ONE!
TWO!
Joe kicks out!
Duke grabs hold of Joe and lifts him up to his feet. He delivers a chop to the chest, and then a second, and then a third. Joe staggers back to the ropes following the impact. Duke shoots Joe across the ring and meets him in the center for a back body drop! Joe stops himself just before Duke can lift him into the air and slams Duke’s face hard into his knee! Duke drops to his knees from the impact and covers his face. Joe smirks as he quickly bounces off of the ropes and plants Duke’s face into the mat with a fameasser! Joe hooks the leg and covers for the…
ONE!
TWO!
TH—-NO!
Bolt Thomas:
These two are just so evenly matched, it really is impressive!
Aaron Gurst:
I’m enjoying watching them go back and forth, but…
Bolt Thomas:
You still have a bad feeling about things?
Aaron Gurst:
I really do!
The fans are on their feet, showing their support for Joe Summers. He nods as he lifts Duke up and sends him crashing into the nearest turnbuckle! Joe hits Duke with a chop of his own before stepping back to the center of the ring. Moments later, Joe comes charging across the ring and crushes Duke against the turnbuckle with a stinger splash! Before Duke can stagger out of the corner, Joe grabs hold of him and lifts Duke onto the top rope. He steadies Duke there before climbing up with him and grabbing hold of Duke to set him up for a superplex! The fans immediately rise to their feet.
Bolt Thomas:
We don’t see Joe do this often!
Aaron Gurst:
He knows just how talented Duke can be!
Joe grabs hold of Duke and gets ready to slam him to the mat, when suddenly, Duke shoves Joe away from him. Joe loses his footing and falls to the mat. Joe quickly pops up to his feet and tries to run over toward the corner, when Duke leaps off of the top rope and hits Joe with a crossbody block! He hooks the leg and covers for the…
ONE!
TWO!
TH–Joe kicks out!
Joe tries to stumble back up to his feet, when Duke runs over toward him and grabs Joe’s head. He pauses for a moment before PLANTING Joe on the mat with a huge DDT! Duke rolls Joe over and covers once again for the…
ONE!
TWO!
THRE—NO!
Bolt Thomas
That’s two nearfalls in a row!
Aaron Gurst:
I guess Duke is making Joe regret the fact that he went out of his comfort zone…
Duke shakes his head and grabs hold of Joe. He drags him up to his feet and gets him into position for an Electric Ladyland! Joe shoves Duke away from him before he can send him crashing to the mat. Duke stumbles a few steps before regaining his footing! He turns his attention back toward Joe - who steps forward and nails Duke in the mouth with a superkick! Duke falls to the mat, but tries to keep his momentum going by stumbling up to his feet. Joe smirks as he uses the opening to grab hold of Duke and get him into position for The End of Summer! Joe lifts Duke into the air, but Duke frees himself from Joe’s grasp at the last possible second! Duke wrestles Joe into position for a reverse DDT!
Bolt Thomas:
If you had any doubts about how good these two can be…
Aaron Gurst:
I don’t know what rock you were living under, but they’re proving you wrong!
Joe fights his way out of Duke’s grasp just before Duke can send him to the mat. Joe runs at the ropes and bounces off of them. He comes back on the rebound and sends Duke crashing to the mat with a slingblade! Joe then grabs hold of Duke and positions him in the ring. Joe shakes his head and quickly climbs up to the top rope.
Bolt Thomas:
Joe might be looking for a Rags to Riches!
Joe steadies himself on the top rope. He leaps off and tries to land on Duke for a Rags to Riches, when suddenly, Duke gets his knees up! Joe lands on Duke’s knees and rolls over in pain as Duke rolls joe up for the…
ONE!
TWO!
TH—NO!
Bolt Thomas:
Joe just barely kicked out of that!
Both wrestlers pull themselves back up to their feet, as suddenly, Denni Summers appears at the top of the ramp with a steel chair in her right hand. She’s got a microphone in her left hand as both Joe and Duke stare down the ramp in confusion. Denni lifts the mic, smirking somewhat as she speaks.
Denni Summers:
What, is this really a surprise? Did you really not expect me to show up? Let's not forget that Mr. Duke Jupiter decided it prudent to make his presence known in both of my last Elimination Championship matches. And my own husband is right there, in the ring. Did you really expect me to not make my own presence felt?
She continues to smirk as she lowers the microphone, seeming to hesitate somewhat as she reaches the halfway point down the ramp. Suddenly, the lights go out. When they light back up, Captain Howdy can be seen, standing between Denni and the ring. Seeming almost happy to see him, Denni raises the microphone to speak once again.
Denni Summers:
Finally! There you are! I had a feeling this would get your attention. Look, I'll be frank..I couldn't actually give a shit about Mr. Duke Jupiter down there, no matter how hard I tried. You, on the other hand..You made sure to have an impact on my life. And you..You, seemed like you couldn't just leave me alone. You, and a few people like you, decided you couldn't let me just be who I wanted to be. Thus, I've decided to give that up. You win, I'll no longer seek out who and what I want to be. Instead, well..
She suddenly lifts the chair, gesturing toward Howdy.
Denni Summers:
Since you want it so badly, I'll show you who I REALLY am..
Just as quickly, she tosses the chair in Howdy's direction, immediately rushing at him with a tackle as soon as he catches the chair. Howdy and Denni both hit the floor. Howdy takes control and begins to pound away on Denni in an effort to hurt her, though Denni stumbles up to her feet and knocks Howdy right back to the floor with a Taste of Perfection! The two continue to brawl with each other as Duke suddenly blindsides Joe with a right hand and exits the ring, charging up the ramp to help out his fellow Libertine member!
Bolt Thomas:
This has become chaotic!
Aaron Gurst:
Denni taunted a demon and I don’t think Howdy or Duke is okay with that!
Duke pulls Denni off of Howdy and begins to hit her with a series of right hands! Seconds later, Joe comes charging down the ramp and hits Duke with a spear that sends him to the floor! The two begin to exchange vicious punches as Howdy suddenly blasts Denni in the mouth with an elbow smash that draws blood! All four continue to brawl with one another at the top of the ramp much to the delight of the fans! Security rushes out from the back and desperately tries to separate the four of them. They succeed in getting the four separated.
Bolt Thomas:
This ruined the end of a great match!
Aaron Gurst:
I mean, I’m still having fun!
Security continues to try and keep the four as far apart as possible as the CPW logo flashes across the screen. The arena lights cut out for a moment and come back on to both Captain Howdy and Duke having disappeared. Security continues to keep Joe and Denni under control as the show comes to an end.
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
The following non-title match is scheduled for ONE FALL!
The whole arena stays black, and then the song starts with the scream from the track "BREAK DOWN THE WALL AGAIN!" Once it does the whole arena gets illuminated in a bright flash as pyrotechnics begin and then Jason walks down the ramp in a brisk pace touching each fan's hand down as he starts to jog charismatically to the ring.
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
Introducing first, from Dallas, Texas, he is… JASON SAGE!!!
"Alligator Boots" by Struggle Jennings, Yelawolf begins to play as the lights dim in the arena. A single spotlight illuminates the rampway as Mud Mouth steps out from behind the curtain. He pauses on the top of the ramp and tosses his hands into the air before he makes his way down to the ring as the lights return to normal.
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
And his opponent, the Xtreme Chaos Champion, he is… MUD MOUTH!!!
As the referee rings the bell, Jason Sage begins circling Mud Mouth who stands leering at Sage. Sage attempts a lock-up but Mud Mouth pushes him away. Mud Mouth spits the gum he was chewing into the air and then slaps it out of the way. He turns around and shows Sage his back, Sage rushes at him but Mud Mouth turns around at the last moment and takes Sage off of his feet with a clothesline. Sage pops up and catches Mud Mouth with a standing dropkick. Mud Mouth gets to his feet and Sage sends him into the ropes, but Mud Mouth hits a spinning neckbreaker on the return.
He rolls out of the ring and begins to taunt the crowd as the referee begins the count.
Bolt Thomas:
The Xtreme Chaos Champion is not taking this match very seriously.
Aaron Gurst:
Mud Mouth is a true champion, Dolty. And he doesn’t owe anyone his time.
ONE…
TWO…
Suddenly the crowd erupts in applause as Kelly James exits the curtain and stands on the stage. Mud Mouth looks up at Kelly and smirks as he rolls back into the ring. Kicking Sage in the gut and sending him into the ropes. Mud Mouth rolls back out of the ring and stands in front of the aisleway and taunts Kelly.
Bolt Thomas:
Mud Mouth needs to not get distracted here.
Bolt Thomas:
Did you not just hear what I said?
Kelly smiles and blows him a kiss. Mud Mouth shakes his head and rolls back into the ring before the count can begin again. Disturbed cracks Kelly from behind with a vicious clothesline from hell that sends her face first into the steel ramp.
Bolt Thomas:
Where did he come from?!
Aaron Gurst:
The back, obviously.
Disturbed picks her up off of the rampway and shoves her down. Kelly tries to not lose her balance and in the process ends up traveling down the ramp and she collapses in front of the ring. Mud Mouth turns and looks at Sage who is looking at all of this, not sure what to do. Mud Mouth shakes his head before he climbs through the ropes and meets Kelly James on the floor trying to scramble to her feet. Mud Mouth grabs Kelly by the face and cracks her between the eyes with a straight punch before he turns and meets Disturbed head on making his way down the aisle.
Bolt Thomas:
The situation between these three is beyond contentious.
Aaron Gurst:
You think?
Mud Mouth catches Disturbed with a hard right, Disturbed shrugs off the blow and grabs him by the neck, chokeslamming him onto the apron as the referee calls for the bell to throw out the match. Disturbed turns his attention back to Kelly James but before he can grab hold of her, she kicks him in the knee. Disturbed stumbles and Kelly sends him to the floor with a standing dropkick.
Mud Mouth gets to his feet and runs and hits Kelly with a flying cross-body block as security rushes to separate these three wrestlers.
The crowd starts chanting:
LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!
Bolt Thomas:
Although the match for Hardcore Heaven hasn’t been announced. You have to imagine we are going to see these three go off on one another regardless.
Aaron Gurst:
And I can’t wait!
The security gets them separated, Disturbed breaks loose and goes after Mud Mouth, blasting him with a hard right as the show cuts to commercial break.
Nightmare vs. Slingshot Red
Nathan Jacobs: “The following contest is scheduled for one fall...”
The arena lights fade out before the opening of "Headstrong" by Saviour begins to roll in as the lights flash in hues of purple and blue. After around 8 seconds as the lyrics kick in we watch as Nightmare makes his way onto the entrance stage. His head cloaked by the zipped black hoodie he wears he takes a few steps forward before looking out at the arena before turning his back and begins to walk backwards towards the ring as he looks up at the arena tron. From under the hood the camera catches that sinister smirk he’s become known for before after a few steps turns around and sprints the rest of the way to the ring and slides under the bottom rope. Once inside the ring we watch as Nightmare goes to the far right turnbuckle and stands atop the 2nd rope and unzips his hoodie to display his title before unbuckling it and letting it fall to the ground. As he looks on with pride at this disgrace he has shown the belt Nightmare throws his arms up in an X under his chin before extending his arms out to flip off the crowd before hopping down and sits in the corner, awaiting for the match to begin.
Nathan Jacobs: “Introducing first, from Boston, Massachusetts, weighing 196 pounds, NIGHTMARE!”
Bolt Thomas: “Nightmare has been impressive since his debut, racking up some big wins and looking to keep the momentum going here tonight against a very game Incredible MachSpeed Slingshot Red.”
Aaron Gurst: “Nightmare came back with a goal, Dolty. He wants to be Xtreme Chaos Champion again.”
“Up We Go" by Lights begins to play as the lights dim and the stage begins to fill with smoke. A spotlight suddenly lights up the stage, piercing the smoke and illuminating the caped figure of Harper Brooks, "The Incredible MachSpeed Slingshot Red." She nods along with the music for a moment before she raises her cape and begins to hop in place, a red strobe effect beginning to flicker throughout the arena. Avery Wright stands behind her. She begins to make her way down toward the ring, slapping hands with the fans and even stopping to give a few a hug along the way. As she reaches the ring, she climbs in and hops up into the near corner, spreading out her arms and taking in the cheers as her cape seems to flow in an unseen breeze around her, with Avery Wright walking down behind her. Smiling broadly, she gives the crowd a quick wave as the strobe light stops and the lights brighten back up, and she hops back down, taking off her cape and carefully setting it in the corner.
Nathan Jacobs: “And his opponent, accompanied by the CPW Brutal Havok Champion Avery Wright, from Cleveland, Ohio, weighing 113 pounds, she is the CPW Air Raid Champion Incredible MachSpeed SLINGSHOT RED!”
Bolt Thomas: “And here comes the Air Raid Champion, who was hoping to relax after Disturbed, but finds herself in the crosshairs of Victoria Travis.”
Aaron Gurst: “She's been there before and it was not a great place for her to be. I wouldn't want ot go back there.”
Bolt Thomas: “Well, tonight, Slingshot Red has to focus on the dangerous Nightmare, a former Air Raid Champion himself.”
Aaron Gurst: “His reign was the measuring stick and I think Slingshot Red knows that.”
Slingshot Red takes the Air Raid Championship off and hands it to Avery, who drapes it over she shoulder for safe keeping. Avery looks around the ring and under the apron. Inside the ring, the referee calls for the opening bell and Slingshot Red and Nightmare move towards each other. Nightmare is a bit quicker on the draw, and unloads into her with the Adrenaline Rush, unleashing a barrage of strikes onto Slingshot Red and dropping her with the running knee. He follows with a double arm suplex, driving her into the mat.
Bolt Thomas: “Nightmare wasting little time in this match, coming right out of the gate.”
Aaron Gurst: “Nightmare has always been aggressive. This time, nothing is holding him back.”
Slingshot Red starts to get to her feet, but Nightmare catches her with a vicious heel kick, knocking the Air Raid Champion down to the mat. He moves in, trying for Low Tide to finish this early, but Slingshot Red manages to use the momentum to somehow get out of it and flip both her and Nightmare. She catches him with a headscissors takedown and a slingblade.
Bolt Thomas: “You cannot count Slingshot Red out.”
Aaron Gurst: “She is a fighter, no doubt, but Nightmare has been in the ring with some of the best in CPW history and has more experience.”
Nightmare starts to get to his feet. Slingshot Red shoots the ropes, going for a tornado DDT, but Nightmare catches her and tosses her down to the mat. He violently grabs her as she gets to her feet, taking her back down with the Park Street Legsweep. Nightmare tries to follow up with a senton, but Slingshot Red manages to get out of the way and connects with an enzugiri. Nightmare staggers and stumbles against the ropes. Slingshot Red shoots him across the ring and connects with a jumping knee strike. She throws her arms up into the air for the crowd, who cheers in response.
Bolt Thomas: “The crowd loves Slingshot Red.”
Aaron Gurst: “She needs to focus less on them and more on Nightmare.”
Slingshot Red charges in and plants Nightmare with a tornado DDT, then starts to climb the turnbuckle. However, Nightmare manages to get back to his feet and climbs up after her, delivering a hard right and then another. Slingshot Red strikes back with a hard left. He manages to grab her and hoists her up with a double arm suplex from the top rope. Both competitors crash to the mat. Nightmare rolls over for the cover, but Slingshot Red manages to kick out, On the outside of the ring, Avery Wright looks relieved.
Bolt Thomas: “Nightmare almost got the win there.”
Aaron Gurst: “The man is a legend. Slingshot Red cannot take him lightly.”
Bolt Thomas: “She's not. And there you see Avery Wright looking on, out here to keep anyone from getting involved.”
Getting back to his feet, Nightmare hits a senton to Slingshot Red, who starts to get to her feet. Nightmare drives her back down with Magnetic Knives. Slingshot Red hits the mat and rolls onto her back. Wanting to inflict more pain, Nightmare makes his way to the corner and climbs the turnbuckle. Avery Wright, at ringside, slaps the mat, encouraging Slingshot Red to fight. Nightmare gets to the top and leaps off, flipping in mid-air for a picture perfect high angle moonsult and a cover. Slingshot Red manages to kick out.
Aaron Gurst: “I thought he had it there.”
Bolt Thomas: “You can't count Slingshot Red out. She's a fighter.”
Aaron Gurst: “Winning is more important than the fighting.”
Pulling Slingshot Red off the mat, Nightmare violently whips her into the ropes, but the Air Raid Champion counters with a handspring elbow. Nightmare hits the mat and Slingshot Red takes advantage with a spingboard bulldog. She tries to keep the momentum going with an Irish whip to the corner, but Nightmare reverses it and charges in. Using the momentum, Slingshot Red hits a springboard roundhouse and a cover. Nightmare kicks out. Red gets to her feet, with Avery encouraging her to keep on fighting.
Bolt Thomas: “And the Air Raid Champion is making a comeback, taking it right ot Nightmare.”
Aaron Gurst: “They both need a win here, both need to keep their momentum going.”
Slingshot Red steps outisde the ring, waitng for Nightmare to get to his feet. She tries to end this with the Crimson Flash, but Nightmare catches her and twists her into the Time's Arrow. He goes for the cover, but Red kicks out. Wanting to end this and do it painfully, he locks in Low Tide, lifting Red up in the submission hold. Avery Wright shouts words of encouragement to her partner.
Bolt Thomas: “A submission hold locked in.”
Aaron Gurst: “Moments like this make you glad that Victoria Travis and Nightmare don't seem to get along. Could you imagine those two sadists joining forces?”
Bolt Thomas: “That would be bad.”
Reaching and stretching, trying to fight back, Slingshot Red manages to get through Nightmare's legs, flipping him and breaking the hold. Slingshot Red rolls to the ropes, using them to help herself up. She moves in on Nightmare, who catches her with a right and an inverted half Nelson lift into a knee strike. He smiles from the pain he is inflicting to Slingshot Red.
Bolt Thomas: “Slingshot Red manages to break the hold, but Nightmare is not letting up.”
Aaron Gurst: “He realizes how much a win over Slingshot Red means tonight. She's come a long way in the last year, and Nightmare needs this win to keep climbing the ladder to the top. He's got his eyes on the Xtreme Chaos Championship.”
Bolt Thomas: “Well he needs to keep his eyes on Slingshot Red.”
Nightmare turns back to Slingshot Red, starting to lift her off the mat. He tries to pull her into some more, but Slingshot Red is able to push him off and connects with the enzuigiri. She pulls herself up the top rope and nails a picture perfect missile dropkick. Getting to her feet, she yells out to the crowd, who cheers for her. She shoots the ropes and catches Nightmare with another tornado DDT and goes for the cover. Nightmare gets his shoulder up.
Bolt Thomas: “Slingshot Red came so close to winning it there.”
Aaron Gurst: “Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, Dolty.”
Not wanting to lose any momentum on her part, Slingshot Red keeps the attack up, pulling Nightmare off the mat. Nightmare strikes back with a series of hard punches and manages to catch Slingshot Red with Welcome to Boston Mother Fucker and then climbs the top rope. He leaps off and tries to hit Five Stories Falling.
Bolt Thomas: “Nightmare going back up for a high risk maneuver.”
Aaron Gurst: “This could end it.”
Once again, somehow, someway, Slingshot Red manages to roll out of the way as Nightmare hits the mat. She manages to quickly get to her feet and hits the Machspeed Splash. She grabs Nightmare's legs as she covers him.”
Bolt Thomas: “She got him! Machspeed Splash!”
Aaron Gurst: “How?!”
One...
Two...
Three!
Nightmare manages to kick out, but unfortunately, it is too late as the referee as already counted the three. Avery Wright rolls into the ring to help her partner up. Nightmare rolls out of the ring as Avery hugs Slingshot Red.
Bolt Thomas: “Slingshot Red took every shot Nightmare had and still managed to pull off a victory here tonight.”
Aaron Gurst: “I don't know how she did it, but she did it.”
Bolt Thomas: “A hard fought win by Slingshot Red here tonight, despite an impressive effort from Nightmare.”
Suddenly the arena lights flicker.
Aaron Gurst: “Is this building haunted?”
Bolt Thomas: “What is going on?”
Victoria Travis: “What is the difference between a hero and a villain?”
On the large screen, a pair of black and while glass doors appear. After a few moments, the glass shatters and Aiden Hale walks into the shot. This is the released security footage of Nashville school shooting. The crowd jeers and boos. The footage shifts to the aftermath, the reactions from people like Tucker Carlson and social media spreading their anti-trans hate. The footage shifts, showing such incidents as Uvalde and Sandy Hook, and so many other tragic shootings, showing the aftermath, calling these tragic moments part of a mental health crisis. The footage ends on footage of Kyle Rittenhouse, from the trial to his standing with GOP lawmakers who are acting like he is a great American hero.
Bolt Thomas: “Jesus Christ! This is sick.”
Aaron Gurst: “Wait! What the hell?!”
As the footage finishes rolling, with Avery and Red still watching, Victoria Travis hops the barricade and jumps onto the announce table carrying a rifle of some sort.
Bolt Thomas: “Why does she have a weapon? How?”
Aaron Gurst: “Be grateful it's is not pointed at you.”
Victoria fires a dart into Avery Wright, who staggers a bit and pulls the dart out. Slingshot Red grabs Avery, who turns to see Victoria aiming at Slingshot Red. Victoria fires. Avery manages to shift and take the dart meant for Red. She drops to the mat, still trying to get to Victoria. Victoria shoots again, this time hitting Red in the shoulder. Slingshot Red pulls out the dart, getting to her feet and trying to get to Victoria. Avery pulls hersself towards the ropes, but can't seem to go further. Red slumps against the ropes, managing to get herself out of the ring and staggers towards “the Serial Killer” She slumps against the announce table, trying to get towards Victoria, but drops to the arena floor.
Bolt Thomas: “Victoria Travis just shot Slingshot Red and Avery Wright with a dart gun. They are helpless and completely at her mercy.”
Aaron Gurst: “That's not good! She doesn't have any,”
Victoria pulls her hoodie off revealing her t-shirt. On the front it reads “”God has a plan that involves your children getting shot. And it is working great” and on the back “So, those thoughts and prayers fixed everything yet?”
Bolt Thomas: “Jesus Christ. This woman has no decency.”
Aaron Gurst: “Should you really be saying anything when she's in ear shot. I would like to survive this broadcast.”
Victoria Travis: “You know, right now, in this backwater state, there's some Nazi-loving moron wishing this was a real gun and I actually shot Red and Avery because of there being gay and because the pathetic ncel who will never get laid is scared of the gay and does not want it to infect him. And of course, it makes me a hero to the rest of you pathetic, conservative Nazi morons because apparently LGBTQ makes Jesus cry and woke is bad.”
The crowd jeers her. Victoria spreads her arms, taking it in.
Victoria Travis: “Please, I've seen the scum of humanity you people cheer for. Your boos mean nothing to me.”
She glances at the gun in her hand.
Victoria Travis: “Would you be cheering if I used an AR-15, you know, the national gun? Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot it's a tool. Yeah, unless I'm LGBTQ, right? That's how it works? I really want to understand how this works. Now, as far as I can tell, if it is a cisgender, heterosexual male, then it is a failing of the mental health system in this country and that caused the person to walk into a school and slaughter children or a gay bar misusing a tool, namely the AR-15. But, according to the talking head on Fox News who was upset he couldn't spank it to the Green M&M anymore, if a transperson, or someone who is LGTBQ shoots a bunch of people, than that is a clear sign that all people who are LGBTQ want to kill Christians, or want to kill children and that people who are LGGTQ shouldn't have access to assault rifles, like the AR-15, despite so called Christians passing laws that make their lives worse and are one Auschwitz from making it a full genocide. But, then at the same time, it's okay to just walk into a a place that is friendly to those who are LGBTQ and slaughter everyone because apparently, that's what Jesus would have done. Then of course, you got Rittenhouse, who crossed state lines, killed two people in the loosest definition of self-defense every and is being praised by a few Republicans as if he were the greatest American hero ever.”
Victoria looks down at Slingshot Red.
Victoria Travis:”I have you beaten and I'm the villain. You stand on the sidelines as Constantine does your dirty work on Julia's orders and you're the hero. We both know that's a lie. There were three ways you could have taken me down two weeks ago Harper. You could have run around the ring, and come right at me, face-to-face. You could have slid into the ring and dove right at me. Or, you could have come from behind. And you chose to come from behind. Not only did you choose to come from behind, but you grabbed the chair and hit me while I was unarmed. There's no way I could have grabbed the hammer and swung it at Avery in time before you got to me. You attacked an unarmed person with a weapon from behind, and you did not hesitate for the killshott when I told you to do it. A chair in your hands is no different than in mine. An armed cisgender heterosexual man committing a mass shooting is no different than someone who is LGBTQ committing a mass shooting.”
“The Serial Killer” hops down off the announce table and kneels down over Slingshot Red.
Victoria Travis: “You are no hero Harper. You act the part, all high and mighty, but you are a fake. We both know we're on a collision course to face each other at Hardcore Heaven. But right now, I am challenging you to a last woman standing match. Let's see how high and mighty, how strong your morality in a match where you HAVE to be as ruthless and depraved as me to win. Because if you don't, I walk away with a win, and if you are lucky, you'll still be able to walk. HehehehehehehahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”
Victoria tosses the mic down, gets to her feet and walks away.
Aaron Gurst:” “Is it a bad sign I think she made some good points?”
Bolt Thomas: “There is a method to Victoria's madness that is terrifying.”
Aaron Gurst: “We saw what she did to Denni Summers. How far will she take something like a last woman standing match? I wouldn't get in the ring with someone like Victoria in a match that would allow her to beat me to death.”
Bolt Thomas: “Slingshot Red is a fighter.”
Aaron Gurst: “Maybe this is one fight she should stay away from. Or get Avery to help.”
Francisco Lopez vs Disturbed
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
The following match is scheduled for ONE FALL!
“Lords of War” hits the arena sound system as Disturbed appears at the top of the ramp. He pauses there for a moment before shaking his head and walking down to the ring.
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
Introducing first, he is…DISTURBED!!!
Bolt Thomas:
I have a feeling this one is going to be one hell of a brawl…
Aaron Gurst:
I’d agree with that, Dolty!
Wayward One starts playing as the lights turn Blue and Silver. 12 seconds into the song, Francisco Lopez appears on the stage, surrounded by smoke. He pauses for a moment before charging down to the ring.
Aaron Gurst:
Here we go!
Francisco Lopez slides into the ring and immediately begins to hit Disturbed with hard right hands, much to the delight of every fan in attendance. Disturbed tries to fight back with a throat thrust that knocks Lopez off balance. Lopez charges at Disturbed to try and keep his momentum going, but Disturbed responds by trying to take Lopez down with a clothesline! Lopez ducks underneath the clothesline attempt and bounces off of the ropes! He throws himself at Disturbed and sends him crashing to the mat with a huge spear! The fans are on their feet as Disturbed rolls out to the floor in an effort to regain his composure. Unfortunately for Disturbed, Lopez bounces off of the ropes again and sends both men crashing to the floor with a suicide dive!
Bolt Thomas:
Francisco Lopez is starting this match off impressively!
Aaron Gurst:
I don’t know if he’ll be able to keep this up - especially against Disturbed! But even I have to admit that I respect how he’s starting this one!
Disturbed drags himself back up to his feet and glares at Francisco Lopez! Before he can do anything else, Francisco Lopez charges at Disturbed and delivers a running knee strike! The impact sends Disturbed stumbling around. The fans cheer loudly as Lopez grabs hold of Disturbed and hoists him into the air for a suplex! Disturbed hits the floor with a THUD, but nonetheless tries to drag himself back up to his feet. Lopez shakes his head and continues to stay on the offensive! He runs at the monster and throws him hard into the steel steps! The fans continue to cheer as Francisco Lopez rolls Disturbed back into the ring.
Bolt Thomas:
I don’t remember the last time we’ve seen someone bring a fight to Disturbed like this!
Aaron Gurst:
And I have to admit…I respect Lopez for trying to end this right away!
Sure enough, Lopez grabs hold of Disturbed. He calls for the fans to cheer him on before snapping off Life’s Cross in the center of the ring! Lopez then hooks the leg and goes for the cover as the referee counts the…
ONE!
TWO!
Disturbed throws Lopez off of him!
Lopez takes a few steps back and waits for the perfect moment to strike. As soon as Disturbed is standing, Lopez runs at him and tries to deliver a bicycle kick! Before it connects, Disturbed catches Lopez’s foot in the air. He shakes his head and shoves Lopez to the mat. Lopez pulls himself back up to his feet in a hurry, but is almost immediately hit in the mouth with an elbow smash! Lopez loses his footing as Disturbed successfully shoves him back into the nearest corner. He follows it up just seconds later with a running splash that crushes Lopez in the corner! Disturbed angrily shakes his head and violently whips Lopez across the ring. Lopez hits the opposite turnbuckle with a THUD - and then is CRUSHED by Disturbed!
Bolt Thomas:
I’m sorry, but, there’s no way to keep THAT from hurting!
Aaron Gurst:
Talk about an understatement!
Disturbed reaches down and places a hand around Lopez’s throat! The referee comes over and immediately starts his count, but Disturbed shoots a glare at him. He then casually lifts Lopez into the air and slams him down to the mat with a huge chokeslam! Disturbed covers and picks up the…
ONE!
TWO!
TH—NO!
Bolt Thomas:
Lopez still has some fight left!
Disturbed mumbles something at Lopez. He then drags him up to his feet and hoists Lopez onto his shoulder. He pauses for a moment before walking Lopez over to the nearest turnbuckle and dropping him onto it for a snake-eyes! Lopez staggers from the impact as Disturbed grabs hold of him and casually lifts Lopez onto his shoulders.
Bolt Thomas:
He might be looking to end this!
Disturbed takes a step toward the center of the ring. Before he can do anything else, however, Lopez hits him with an elbow strike, and then a second, and then a third! Disturbed drops Lopez onto the mat behind him and pauses for a moment. He turns around just as Lopez leaps into the air and catches Disturbed with a knee strike! The impact echoes throughout the arena as Disturbed drops down to a knee. Lopez smirks and grabs hold of Disturbed - snapping off a picture-perfect DDT! He hooks the leg and picks up the….
ONE!
TWO!
TH—NO!
Disturbed tries to stumble back up to his feet. Lopez closes the gap between the two of them and begins to wallop Disturbed with elbow strikes! Blow after blow connects as the referee debates getting involved. Before he can, Lopez finally lifts Disturbed up to his feet. He pauses for a moment before trying to hit him with a Shun Goku Satsu! Just before he can deliver the kick, Disturbed shoves Lopez away from him! Lopez struggles to regain his balance quickly, and Disturbed uses this to his advantage as he steps forward and nearly boots Lopez’s head off of his shoulders!
Bolt Thomas:
Ouch…
Aaron Gurst:
I don’t know how you recover from a kick like that!
Disturbed shakes his head and then drags Lopez up to his feet. He pauses for a moment before lifting Lopez onto his shoulders and snapping off a Doomsday Disaster in the center of the ring. Disturbed drops down and hooks the leg for the…
ONE!
TWO!
THREEEE!!!
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
The winner of this match…DISTURBED!!
Bolt Thomas:
Lopez was eager to fight, but there aren’t many things you can do against an angry Disturbed…
Aaron Gurst:
No…no there aren’t.
Joe Summers vs Duke Jupiter
Bolt Thomas:
Well, this one should be fun…
Aaron Gurst:
Two of CPW’s finest are about to face off! I can’t wait!
Bolt Thomas:
Despite everything the people around them have been going through, Joe and Duke have made it sound like this is going to be a respectful match between two legends…
Aaron Gurst:
Guess we’ll see, won’t we?!
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
The following match is scheduled for ONE FALL!
Blue lights strobe around the arena as the opening riffs of "Elevation" hit the arena sound system. The fans rise to their feet in anticipation. Suddenly, the opening drums of "Nothing Left" pound the sound system as Joe Summers comes running out from the back. He stands at the top of the ramp, looking focused as ever. The fans cheer loudly and show their support as Joe runs back and forth across the top of the ramp, calling for them to get even louder. He then smirks and makes his way down to the ring, slapping hands with the fans in the front row on his way. Joe slides into the ring and pops back up to his feet, soaking in the crowd reaction. He takes a deep breath and leans against the rope as he waits for the match to begin.
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
Introducing first, he is…JOE SUMMERS!!!
Aaron Gurst:
That doesn’t look like someone who’s especially bothered to be in the ring right now…
Bolt Thomas:
That’s true, Aaron, but we should note that Joe and Duke have remained respectful to one another despite everything that’s being going on with Denni and Captain Howdy…
The arena goes dark and then is filled with bright lights that alternate colors with the driving opening riff of "Plowed" by Sponge rips through the house PA. A pool of mirror-like water appears on the tron as Duke Jupiter's head pops out of the water. He opens his eyes and soon after a third one opens on his forehead before the clip loops and starts all over again.
Slowly Duke Jupiter emerges from behind the curtain. He pauses at the top of the ramp way and stands with his hands out to his sides.
Duke suddenly springs to motion, soaking in the reaction of the crowd. He smirks and eyes the crowd lining the ramp way, one side, then the other with a look of intensity as he heads toward the ring. When he reaches the ropes he climbs into the ring slowly and approaches the center. His expression is baked on and unchanging as he throws a fist into the air once again eliciting a strong reaction from the crowd.
Ring Announcer Nathan Jacobs:
And his opponent, he is…DUKE JUPITER!!!
Bolt Thomas:
I have a feeling this one could be a classic…
Aaron Gurst:
And I have a feeling these two won’t let it be a classic! Not right now, anyway!
The referee looks at both men to make sure they’re ready before calling for the bell, the match now officially underway! Joe and Duke both look at one another and nod. Almost immediately, the two men meet in the center of the ring and grapple up. They briefly struggle for the advantage before Duke shoots Joe across the ring. Joe bounces off of the ropes and uses the momentum to his advantage, leaping into the air and sending Duke crashing to the mat with a flying forearm smash! Joe kips back up to his feet much to the delight of the fans. He waits for Duke to reach his feet as well before running forward and blasting Duke with an elbow smash! Duke stumbles from the impact as Joe bounces off of the ropes and tries to send Duke crashing to the mat with a running neckbreaker! Duke just barely steps out of the way. Joe turns to face him, and Duke steps forward with a kick to the ribs, followed almost immediately by a snap suplex!
Bolt Thomas:
These two have spent a lot of time in the ring together, and that familiarity is clear right now!
Aaron Gurst:
If they wanted to have a great wrestling match, I don’t doubt for a second that they’d actually do it!
Joe pulls himself back up to his feet. He looks over at Duke and smirks. Duke does the same for just a moment before bouncing off of the ropes and hitting Joe with a forearm smash of his own! Joe manages to stay on his feet. He stumbles around from the impact as Duke leaps into the air and hits Joe with a dropkick that sends him crashing down to the mat! Joe tries to pull himself back up to his feet, but before he can do so, Duke quickly grabs hold of him and snaps off a Russian Leg Sweep! He hooks the leg and goes for the cover, picking up the…
ONE!
TWO!
Joe kicks out!
Duke grabs hold of Joe and lifts him up to his feet. He delivers a chop to the chest, and then a second, and then a third. Joe staggers back to the ropes following the impact. Duke shoots Joe across the ring and meets him in the center for a back body drop! Joe stops himself just before Duke can lift him into the air and slams Duke’s face hard into his knee! Duke drops to his knees from the impact and covers his face. Joe smirks as he quickly bounces off of the ropes and plants Duke’s face into the mat with a fameasser! Joe hooks the leg and covers for the…
ONE!
TWO!
TH—-NO!
Bolt Thomas:
These two are just so evenly matched, it really is impressive!
Aaron Gurst:
I’m enjoying watching them go back and forth, but…
Bolt Thomas:
You still have a bad feeling about things?
Aaron Gurst:
I really do!
The fans are on their feet, showing their support for Joe Summers. He nods as he lifts Duke up and sends him crashing into the nearest turnbuckle! Joe hits Duke with a chop of his own before stepping back to the center of the ring. Moments later, Joe comes charging across the ring and crushes Duke against the turnbuckle with a stinger splash! Before Duke can stagger out of the corner, Joe grabs hold of him and lifts Duke onto the top rope. He steadies Duke there before climbing up with him and grabbing hold of Duke to set him up for a superplex! The fans immediately rise to their feet.
Bolt Thomas:
We don’t see Joe do this often!
Aaron Gurst:
He knows just how talented Duke can be!
Joe grabs hold of Duke and gets ready to slam him to the mat, when suddenly, Duke shoves Joe away from him. Joe loses his footing and falls to the mat. Joe quickly pops up to his feet and tries to run over toward the corner, when Duke leaps off of the top rope and hits Joe with a crossbody block! He hooks the leg and covers for the…
ONE!
TWO!
TH–Joe kicks out!
Joe tries to stumble back up to his feet, when Duke runs over toward him and grabs Joe’s head. He pauses for a moment before PLANTING Joe on the mat with a huge DDT! Duke rolls Joe over and covers once again for the…
ONE!
TWO!
THRE—NO!
Bolt Thomas
That’s two nearfalls in a row!
Aaron Gurst:
I guess Duke is making Joe regret the fact that he went out of his comfort zone…
Duke shakes his head and grabs hold of Joe. He drags him up to his feet and gets him into position for an Electric Ladyland! Joe shoves Duke away from him before he can send him crashing to the mat. Duke stumbles a few steps before regaining his footing! He turns his attention back toward Joe - who steps forward and nails Duke in the mouth with a superkick! Duke falls to the mat, but tries to keep his momentum going by stumbling up to his feet. Joe smirks as he uses the opening to grab hold of Duke and get him into position for The End of Summer! Joe lifts Duke into the air, but Duke frees himself from Joe’s grasp at the last possible second! Duke wrestles Joe into position for a reverse DDT!
Bolt Thomas:
If you had any doubts about how good these two can be…
Aaron Gurst:
I don’t know what rock you were living under, but they’re proving you wrong!
Joe fights his way out of Duke’s grasp just before Duke can send him to the mat. Joe runs at the ropes and bounces off of them. He comes back on the rebound and sends Duke crashing to the mat with a slingblade! Joe then grabs hold of Duke and positions him in the ring. Joe shakes his head and quickly climbs up to the top rope.
Bolt Thomas:
Joe might be looking for a Rags to Riches!
Joe steadies himself on the top rope. He leaps off and tries to land on Duke for a Rags to Riches, when suddenly, Duke gets his knees up! Joe lands on Duke’s knees and rolls over in pain as Duke rolls joe up for the…
ONE!
TWO!
TH—NO!
Bolt Thomas:
Joe just barely kicked out of that!
Both wrestlers pull themselves back up to their feet, as suddenly, Denni Summers appears at the top of the ramp with a steel chair in her right hand. She’s got a microphone in her left hand as both Joe and Duke stare down the ramp in confusion. Denni lifts the mic, smirking somewhat as she speaks.
Denni Summers:
What, is this really a surprise? Did you really not expect me to show up? Let's not forget that Mr. Duke Jupiter decided it prudent to make his presence known in both of my last Elimination Championship matches. And my own husband is right there, in the ring. Did you really expect me to not make my own presence felt?
She continues to smirk as she lowers the microphone, seeming to hesitate somewhat as she reaches the halfway point down the ramp. Suddenly, the lights go out. When they light back up, Captain Howdy can be seen, standing between Denni and the ring. Seeming almost happy to see him, Denni raises the microphone to speak once again.
Denni Summers:
Finally! There you are! I had a feeling this would get your attention. Look, I'll be frank..I couldn't actually give a shit about Mr. Duke Jupiter down there, no matter how hard I tried. You, on the other hand..You made sure to have an impact on my life. And you..You, seemed like you couldn't just leave me alone. You, and a few people like you, decided you couldn't let me just be who I wanted to be. Thus, I've decided to give that up. You win, I'll no longer seek out who and what I want to be. Instead, well..
She suddenly lifts the chair, gesturing toward Howdy.
Denni Summers:
Since you want it so badly, I'll show you who I REALLY am..
Just as quickly, she tosses the chair in Howdy's direction, immediately rushing at him with a tackle as soon as he catches the chair. Howdy and Denni both hit the floor. Howdy takes control and begins to pound away on Denni in an effort to hurt her, though Denni stumbles up to her feet and knocks Howdy right back to the floor with a Taste of Perfection! The two continue to brawl with each other as Duke suddenly blindsides Joe with a right hand and exits the ring, charging up the ramp to help out his fellow Libertine member!
Bolt Thomas:
This has become chaotic!
Aaron Gurst:
Denni taunted a demon and I don’t think Howdy or Duke is okay with that!
Duke pulls Denni off of Howdy and begins to hit her with a series of right hands! Seconds later, Joe comes charging down the ramp and hits Duke with a spear that sends him to the floor! The two begin to exchange vicious punches as Howdy suddenly blasts Denni in the mouth with an elbow smash that draws blood! All four continue to brawl with one another at the top of the ramp much to the delight of the fans! Security rushes out from the back and desperately tries to separate the four of them. They succeed in getting the four separated.
Bolt Thomas:
This ruined the end of a great match!
Aaron Gurst:
I mean, I’m still having fun!
Security continues to try and keep the four as far apart as possible as the CPW logo flashes across the screen. The arena lights cut out for a moment and come back on to both Captain Howdy and Duke having disappeared. Security continues to keep Joe and Denni under control as the show comes to an end.