Post by Boss Joe on Oct 21, 2021 0:39:12 GMT -5
Opening/Video Intro
The show opens at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, in the center of a general area surrounded by this year’s mazes: The Exorcist, Haunting of Hill House, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween 4 and The Bride of Frankenstein Lives. Keeping with the spirit of the theme, Mary DeSue does, in fact, have her hair done up as the Bride of Frankenstein. Arthur is being a curmudgeon by continuing to wear his letterman jacket, although he does have a nice festive hat on.
Arthur La Forge: We are at the final EXP before TriForce Heroes, and the entire year has been boiling down to this!
Mary DeSue: Double double, boil and bubble! How many followers on the Gram can I conjure up tonight?
Arthur La Forge: Do you think the kids even know what you are?
Mary DeSue: A true classic never goes out of style!
Arthur La Forge: Anyway, tonight we have an absolutely stacked card. A courage title match, the Extra Lives Round Robin begins, and our final Boss Champion, Magdalena Lockheart, will team with Eli Goode to battle The Faction!
Mary DeSue: Yeah and those two have to actually fight in two weeks!
Arthur La Forge:: Yeah, but they say they can get along, so we’ll see. But up first, a fight that couldn’t wait anymore, so both guys decided to compete twice tonight!
Mary DeSue: The stoner gets to go 0-2 and I am HERE FOR IT.
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Bert and Larry are already getting in each other’s faces upon entering the ring, and Ref Kirby is holding them apart. Instead of his usual ring attire, Larry is wearing black athletic pants and a Letterman’s jacket. He motions to it then to Bert as if he’s in the younger man’s head, but McAlroy laughs right in his face, telling Larry to come get it! Kirby, seeing there is little chance of getting these two into opposite corners, calls for the bell. BONG WATER!! Bert instantly goes on the attack and drills Tact! The burly veteran barely manages to stay on his feet, backpedaling into a corner. Larry covers up as Bert goes for a chop to the chest, wise to the barrage he endured against the Power Champion last show. Bert cleverly audibles and goes for a shoulder thrust to the abdomen of Tact, then another. Bert then backs up and goes for another BONG WATER! Larry catches it and pulls Bert into a jumping knee that catches him flush in the face and halts the opening offensive of the Last Action Stoner. Another knee buys Larry a few seconds to get his bearings after the big move that started the match… then a forearm to the face sends Bert careening towards the ropes. Larry rubs his jaw while following behind Bert and then rakes his back. Bert goes to a knee and grabs the ropes, but Larry ties his arm up in them and Ref Kirby counts for him to break the illegal hold.
One!
Two!
Three!
FOUR!
Larry fluidly transitions to a neckbreaker as he releases the hold, then pulls Bert into a Short-Arm Clothesline, sending him to the mat.
Arthur La Forge: Larry Tact weathered the storm early on and now seems to be ready to take control against McAlroy.
Mary DeSue: If I were Tact...I’m not, thank God, but If I were, I wouldn’t even worry about winning. For the most damage to Bert, I’d hurt him so bad he loses in the main!
Arthur La Forge: But then you run the risk of angering the Courage Champion, who made clear she does not want to take the easy way out tonight.
Mary DeSue: Worth it.
Either respecting his opponent’s endurance or wanting to inflict more punishment, Larry doesn’t bother to cover Bert… instead dropping down and rubbing his forearm across his opponent’s face! He gets up off the mat and rips off the Letterman’s jacket, revealing a black cutoff shirt that reads “Simply Tactilizing” in gold cursive. Larry shouts his superiority to the displeased live audience, pointing behind him at Bert… when McAlroy kips up! He watches as Larry leans over the ropes to shout at fans. Bert shrugs and charges Tact, unceremoniously dumping him through the ropes to the floor! Larry tumbles to the concrete, immediately looking back up at Bert, who is laughing his ass off to the adoration of the crowd. Incensed, Tact dives into the ring and goes for a clothesline that Bert ducks under, and Larry bounces off the ropes… GIVE HER THE BERT! NO! Tact ducks under again and stops dead… turning back into a One-Legged Codebreaker by McAlroy! The Multiplayer Champion immediately goes for a cover!
ONE!
TWO!
Only two!
Arthur La Forge: Bert nearly had him there, using a move I don’t think I’ve seen from him before.
Mary DeSue: He’s really grown since he first started here.
Arthur La Forge: Was...was that a compliment?
Mary DeSue: I can be honest and still not like the stoner jerk.
Larry shoves Bert off with his kickout, but the smaller man is quick to launch back at Tact, hammering away with blows. Larry manages to roll over and gets some shots in, but the Last Action Stoner was able to get his knees between himself and Larry when he got rolled and ends up with enough of a monkey flip to knock Tact off him. The two rise and meet in the middle of the ring with a series of back-and-forth strikes, the crowd cheering for Bert and booing Tact. Larry gets the better of the exchange after a European Uppercut and a toe kick to the abdomen of Bert and… Piledriver? No! Bert back body drops Tact to the mat. The stoner hits the ropes and as Larry is up he’s hit with a Dropkick that sends him into the ropes… on the return he’s hit with a Spinning Backfist! Tact falls to the mat and Bert goes over to the nearest corner… Tact gets up and eats a LUNG BLOWER!! Cover by Bert!
ONE!
TWO!
THR— NO! Larry gets a shoulder up. Bert looks around as Tact refuses to stay down for long… Bert jumps to the second turnbuckle, then over to the top rope… GIVE HER THE BERT– NO! Larry catches Bert and counters into a Spinebuster! He can’t take full advantage, though, and only gets up moments before Bert… but enough time for Larry to connect with a clothesline that sends both men over the top rope. They fall onto the apron… and continue hammering away on each other! They crash down onto the concrete floor!
Arthur La Forge: However this match ends, I think these two will have developed a new respect for each other.
Mary DeSue: Bert doesn’t really respect anyone though, does he? He fought with Antonio Ricci forever and it’s not like they’re friends.
Arthur La Forge: I didn’t say friends, I said respect. There’s a difference.
The two are up to a vertical base, with Bert finding himself facing Larry and the guard rail. He throws all his weight at Tact, sending Larry back-first into the railing with a Flying Axe Handle smash! Bert backs up and does it again, and they go over the railing and into the crowd! The fans cheer on Bert as he gets up and one fan even gets him a chair. Ref Kirby warns McAlroy from the ring that he better not use the chair, and to bring it back inside. Bert looks at the crowd, who are egging him on to rearrange Larry’s face. As Tact gets to his feet… Bert tosses aside the chair and looks for a second BONG WATER! But Larry catches Bert’s leg and executes a picture-perfect Leg Screw Takedown that whips Bert into the railing, causing him to yell out! Tact lifts Bert into an Abdominal Stretch, then converts it into a Side Slam that sends McAlroy into the railing again. Larry gets Bert up and slings him over the shoulder, steps back for a running start… Bert struggles… too late! Powerslam into the railing causes Bert to shriek out as his body was crushed into solid steel and concrete!
Arthur La Forge: Larry Tact may have broken the back of Bert McAlroy!
Mary DeSue: I imagine somewhere, Ragdoll is smiling.
Arthur La Forge: Whatever happened to her?
Mary DeSue: Went to Chicago to be a big fish in a small pond.
Ref Kirby is demanding Larry take it back in the ring. The Tactilizing One goes back over the railing and rolls under the bottom rope, only to return outside immediately, frustrating Kirby. Taking his time, Larry flexes to the crowd and then mocks Bert, who has been cut open on the floor. He reaches over the railing and yanks Bert to his feet, hooking him… STARBREAKER ON THE CONCRETE?! NO! Bert knees Tact in the temple as he hits the apex of the suplex and Larry staggers back before letting go. Bert finds himself on top of the apron and with lightning-quick reflexes, he springboards off the middle rope as Larry turns… GIVE HER THE BERT! Tact is hit flush by the Superman punch and bounces head-first off the railing! He crumples to the floor as Bert crashes down, cursing as he clutches his back.
Arthur La Forge: This thing is getting intense. We may not even have a winner.
Mary DeSue: Can you imagine? So many people would be mad if that were the case! Especially me! GO TACT GO!
Ref Kirby, again trying to reign in control of the match, puts in a count…
One!
Two!
Three!
Bert begins to get up, using the railing for support…
Four!
Five!
Bert gets up and rolls back into the ring. Tact is slow getting to all fours, and he’s now bleeding from the head…
Six!
Seven!
Tact uses the apron to get to his feet… wiping blood from his eyes he searches for Bert…
Eight!
Larry looks upwards and finds Bert perched on the top rope! Bert dives off with MAXIMUM EFFORT!!! Tact catches Bert and counters into THE HUMBLING!! The Uranage Suplex rebounds Bert’s body against the end of the apron, leaving him in a fetal position on the concrete floor! The sheer force Tact put behind the maneuver sends him back against the railing, but only for a moment. He hoists Bert up and into the ring, then follows for a cover!
ONE!
TWO!
THRE— NO! BERT GETS THE SHOULDER UP!!! The resilient Multiplayer champion manages to escape and Tact is furious with Ref Kirby, backing him into a corner. Kirby tells him it was a two count and Larry tears at his hair as he looks back at Bert. He then calls for the end and begins shouting for “Robert” to stand up.
Mary DeSue: Yeah! Get up ROBERT.
Arthur La Forge: Is that what it’s short for? I assumed Bertram.
Bert pulls himself up to face a corner and Larry wastes no time zeroing in. He grabs Bert’s blood-tinged hair and slams it against the turnbuckle, then sits him on the top rope… Tact forearms Bert before ascending to the second rope– no, both are now on the top rope! THE HUMBLING FROM THE TOP! NO! Bert elbows Larry to fight back… DIRTY BERTY!!! Bert nails the Spanish Fly on Tact and lays back on him with a leg hooked for a cover!
ONE!
TWO!
Larry rolls Bert onto his shoulders and pulls the tights with his weight pressing down!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!!!
DING! DING! DING!
Mr. Rad: Your winner of the match… LARRY TACT!!!
Mary DeSue: YES! JUSTICE AT LAST!
Arthur La Forge: Justice my behind! Tact cheated!
Mary DeSue: Oh whatever. The jerk said he could beat Tact and he didn’t beat him! Them’s the breaks, kid!
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This will be Tornado Rules, so HIS MONSTER is currently in the ring with both WaLuigis. Dude WaLuigi seems confident, but he always seems confident. HM stares at them both, stoicly awaiting someone to make the first move. When neither seems ready to, he moves forward, and WaLink quickly gets out of the way as HM tosses Dude into the corner with enough force to make him collapse immediately. He then turns around and WaLink runs at him, only to catch Muay Thai kick that flattens him.
Arthur La Forge: Welcome to Level Up, um, His Monster?
Mary DeSue: Who's monster?
Arthur La Forge: Third base?
HM then scoops up WaLink into position for a Vertical Spinning Sitout Side Slam, but before he can, Dude tries to stop it. So he SWINGS WALINK INTO DUDE, knocking Dude over, and then slamming WaLink with the Ino'Ino! Dude staggers back up and so HIS MONSTER grabs him and hits a brutal spinebuster, before picking him up and hitting Dude with the Ino'Ino as well! HM then casually steps out onto the apron and demands that WaLink get up. He does, slowly, only for HM to FLIP OVER THE ROPES and rebound in with the SAUAGA! Walink does a three 360 upon impact, and HIS MONSTER immediately moves to a ground and pound after!
Arthur La Forge: This guy is going to be a force if his destruction of the WaLuigi division is any indication.
Mary DeSue: And he hasn't even pinned them yet!
Dude moves over and tries to stop the onslaught, but the single blow to the back of HM only serves to irritate him. He kicks Dude Waluigi in the abdomen and gets him in position, then HITS HIM WITH THE FASIOTASI ONTO WALINK! HIS MONSTER PINS THEM BOTH AT ONCE!
One!
Two!
Three!
Mr. Rad: HIS MONSTER wins....FATALITY.
Arthur La Forge:: I should say so!
Mary DeSue: I can't wait to see this guy against some legitimate competition.
Arthur La Forge: And the WaLuigis can't wait to see a doctor.
HIS MONSTER holds up his arms in victory and then immediately leaves the ring, having earned his easy paycheck for the night.
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The Wisdom Champion stands in the ring staring up at the massive Giant WaLuigi. In spite of the size difference, it's the larger opponent that seems to want nothing to do with Sidroy Covington IV. Sidroy begins to talk a little trash to try and make WaLuigi fight him, then reaches up and slaps him right across the face! That does nothing, but another slap angers Giant enough to grab Sidroy around the throat and throw him into the corner!
Arthur La Forge: I think that might have backfired.
Mary DeSue: Aw please, Siddy knows what he's doing.
Arthur La Forge: Lest we forget, the Wisdom champion has a .500 batting average against WaLuigis.
Giant WaLuigi begins to kick at the abdomen of Sidroy over and over, making the champion pay for his arrogance. He grabs him by the head with both hands and yells at him before hitting a clubbing blow to the chest. Giant WaLuigi tosses Sidroy into the opposite corner with an Irish Whip, but as he runs in, Sidroy gets both legs up and kicks him right in the face! GW staggers backward and turns around, so Sidroy gets a low dropkick to the knee and the big man goes down.
Arthur La Forge: Sidroy weathered the emotional storm and found his opening, and I think the tide is about to turn.
Mary DeSue: See? I told you. Siddy's got this.
Sidroy drags the massive leg of Giant WaLuigi to the drops and lays the ankle across the bottom rope. He then jumps up and comes down on the leg hip-first, causing GW a lot of pain. He then begins kicking at the knee constantly while the referee counts, but he stops just before five. GW moves away from the ropes and tries to get away from Sidroy, but the champion grabs the leg and hits a leg drop to the inside of the knee. Sidroy manages to get GW to his feet and attempts a kneebreaker, but GW hits a clubbing blow to the back! He tries for another but Sidroy catches the arm and tries to pull GW down into the FFB! GW fights it, but it proves to be a ruse as the leg was wide open. Sidroy spins around and latches onto it, pulling GW's leg out from under him and applying a heel hook! Giant WaLuigi yells in pain and immediately begins to tap out!!!
Mr. Rad: Your winner of the match, by submission, SIDROY COVINGTON THE FOURTH!
Arthur La Forge: A quick day at the office for Mr. Covington!
Mary DeSue: Even with submission rules, he made short work of that big doofus.
Arthur La Forge: Beating people larger than him seems to be a trend for the Wisdom Champion. And now, he's got nothing left in his way. He will be in the main event of Triforce Heroes for the Triforce Championship.
Sidroy is presented his belt and he holds it up, reminding the world of what's to come, as he hopes to make history in just two weeks.
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We cut to the backstage area and it is there where we are able to see Diamond Steele. She offers a long drawn out sigh as she begins to speak.
Diamond: Hello to everyone out there. My name is Diamond Steele, and from the bottom of my heart I just want to apologize to each and every single one of you out there. I will be the first to tell you that things haven’t exactly gone in the way that I had hoped for them to go.
Diamond shakes her head with a sigh as she looks at the camera.
Diamond: I know I can do better and in one of my first matches here I showcased to everybody that I had what it took to beat Raab. I have all of the ability in the world to really make something of myself and push forward in the right direction.
Diamond shrugs her shoulders as she sighs.
Diamond: I know that losing to Don Tirri was a match in which I seriously dropped the ball and I don’t want that to be the narrative for me any longer. I want to go further. I want to do better and I want so much more than what I am being given. That’s why I am promising that whatever happens forward will be better than you have ever seen before. I will make whoever gets in the ring with me tap the fuck out, and I won’t stop until I showcase that I am among the best wrestlers in this company.
Diamond looks deep into the camera as she smirks.
Diamond: Level Up I hope you are ready because as of this day… Yours truly will definitely showcase that I am Leveling up!
With that Diamond keeps her eyes fixed on the camera as we go to back to the ring.
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Chassie Fear and Cara Strader start things off for their teams, locking up in the centre of the ring. Chassie takes her over into a side-headlock, and Cara backs her up into the ropes. Fear shoots off the ropes and as she rebounds is thrust into the air! Cara, having ducked down, sends Chassie over the falls with her feet! Chassis stumbles up, only to be knocked down by a forearm smash by the daredevil! Cara follows this up by leaping into the air and sending her flying back to her corner with a picture-prefect dropkick!
Arthur La Forge: Cara Strader looking to go 2-0 here and she’s off to a good start so far.
Mary DeSue: I wonder if she shares or if she’s a bogarting thief like that other stoner on the roster.
Arthur La Forge: Weren’t those his edibles?
Mary DeSue: NO.
Cara motions for Chassie to “bring it on” but she doesn’t get a chance to do so, as she’s slapped on the back by Arthur Fisk! He clambers over the top rope, eager to get another shot at Cara after losing to her last week. He charges, looking for a clothesline, but Cara side steps and sends him flying into her corner! He’s met by a double elbow by Erika and Amber, and stumbles back towards Cara. Strader grabs Arthur around the waist and, in a surge of stoner power, attempts to german suplex the big man! Unfortunately she can’t quite get Arthur off his feet, and he forces her to release her grip with a nasty elbow. Arthur then tosses Strader into his corner and blasts her with a devastating knife-edge chop!
Arthur La Forge: Fisk wants some payback for last show, and made Strader pay for the win.
Mary DeSue: That’s a big guy to be slapping people around like that, Artie.
Arthur La Forge: It’s not Artie, it’s...you know what? Whatever, it’s fine.
Arthur tags in Joey Crash, who’s been chomping at the bit, and the two begin to stomp on Cara. Joey pulls Cara out of the corner, and throws her overhead with a belly-to-belly suplex! She bounces off the canvas and rolls over to her corner. She makes the tag to Erika Crawford, and the two fresh wrestlers begin to exchange punches in the centre of the ring! Joey ducks a wild swing from Crawford and hooks her arm, pulling her into an ARMTRAP NECKBREAKER! He quickly scales the turnbuckle, and calls for Erika to get up. She does so, and Joey leaps off the top rope, spinning in the air and connecting with a DIVING BACK ELBOW! He makes the pin!
ONE!
TWO!
NO! Erika kicks out.
Arthur La Forge: Erika Crawford has had a tough time gaining momentum here in Level Up, but she’s in a good place to do so tonight.
Mary DeSue: Yeah, ride the coattails of others! Big success!
Crash pulls Erika up and tosses her into the corner. He begins to unload a series of right and left hands on her, and as he does so, Strader and Payne get a little too eager to save their teammate, and Ref Kirby reminds them to stay in their corner. As the ref continues to reprimand Erika’s team, Crash stomps Erika down so she’s sitting in the corner, then begins taking off the top turnbuckle pad! He disposes of the padding as the ref finally turns his attention back to the match. Crash grabs Crawford by the legs and looks to catapult her into the exposed turnbuckle...but Erika manages to stick the landing on the top rope! Crash tries to follow up, but she kicks him away. Erika turns herself around, and again Crash comes at her. This time she kicks him in the gut, and follows up with a panama sunrise - GOOD GIRLS DO IT BEST! Crawford covers Joey.
ONE!
TWO!
THR-NO! Broken up by Fear!
Arthur La Forge: Crawford was so close to the victory there, but Chassie is not about to let it go that easily!
Mary DeSue: I guess she was...AFRAID TO LOSE.
Arthur La Forge: Ugh...
Chassie pulls up Crash and throws him into the corner, and follows it up with a running knee strike! The match begins to break down as Fisk rushes in to save his partner, but Fear, seemingly with eyes in the back of her head, nails him with a pele kick! He stumbles back, only to turn around into a superkick by Amber Payne! The big man falls to his knees, and Payne bounces off the ropes, SHINING WIZARD! Fear charges Amber, but she nails her with a devastating ROUNDHOUSE KICK! Payne grabs Fear and hucks her over the top rope. She is then reprimanded by Ref Kirby, and forced to return to her corner. As this is happening, Crawford uses her boot to push FIsk out of the ring. The big man somehow lands on his feet, but is immediately taken out once again by Strader, swanton bomb off the apron! In the ring, Crawford turns back to Crash, but is caught with drop-toehold, sending her face first into the exposed turnbuckle!
Arthur La Forge: Come on! What is with the refereeing tonight!
Mary DeSue: Kirby’s only one man! He can’t see everything!
The cheat is missed by ref Kirby, who was still getting Payne back to her corner. Crash takes advantage, hoisting Crawford up for a fisherman’s brainbuster - BUT NO, CRAWFORD COUNTERS! She manages to slip out of the hold and land behind Crash, who turns around right into a codebreaker - FUTURE REACTION! Crawford crawls over to make the cover.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!!
DING DING DING!!
Mr Rad: Here are your winners, the team of CARA STRADER, ERIKA CRAWFORD AND AMBER PAYNE!!
Arthur La Forge: Another win for Strader and Crawford and the first win for Amber Payne!
Mary DeSue: Everybody gets one eventually!
Arthur La Forge: You are an expert at backhanded compliments. They worked hard and earned that win, that’s for sure.
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Duncan Shepard and Chef Poelon give each other a nod of respect, before going at it! Shepard hits a punch to Andre, who retaliates with one of his own and they go back and forth like that for a solid ten seconds or so before Shepard gets the advantage and begins to back Andre into the nearest corner. He lunges in for a clothesline, but Andre ducks underneath and gets a few quick jabs, before hitting the Power Champion with a headbutt! He then runs to the opposite side of the ring and points at Shepard, before running in, only for Shepard to step forward and catch Andre with a release suplex into the corner!
Arthur La Forge: Andre Poelon hasn’t been solo for a hot minute, but he’s a house of fire right now.
Mary DeSue: Meanwhile, this is just a Tuesday for Duncan.
Arthur La Forge: I think the Chef will surprise him.
Shepard takes a moment to breathe before getting to his feet and dragging Poelon up to his. He hits a hard knife-edge chop on the Chef in the corner, before giving him a chance to regain his breath and hitting another. He then lifts Andre up for a suplex, and Andre hits some knees to get out of it, but Shepard manages to hold on just long enough to land the suplex anyway. It does take him some time to get to his feet after the knees to the head, however. Andre is back up and charges at the Commander, who sidesteps and allows him to hit the ropes, and catches him coming back with a lariat to the back of the neck.
Arthur La Forge: The Power Champion is not giving his opponent room to breathe. He wants to go into Triforce Heroes with his winning streak intact.
Mary DeSue: Yeah, everyone loves Duncan. Personally, I’m getting kinda tired of the guy who always wins.
Arthur La Forge: You’re just mad Tirri didn’t beat him.
Mary DeSue: HE WAS ROBBED!
Andre gets to his feet again, asking Shepard if that's his best. Shepard nods in respect and runs off into the ropes, coming back with a shoulder block attempt but Andre gets a drop toehold instead that sends the Commander's FACE into the ropes! Shepard gets up, holding his now bloodied nose, and Andre leaps up and hits Shepard with a Samoan Drop, even though Andre is most assuredly NOT Samoan. He gets up and attempts a haymaker, but Shepard wisely pulls himself to the outside to catch a breather and stop the bleeding from his nose. Andre isn't willing to let him, however, as he knows the opportunity he has here. So he runs and slides outside, before nailing Shepard with a HUGE uppercut!
Arthur La Forge: As I expected, Chef Andre is not someone to take lightly!
Mary DeSue: Man, did you see the way Duncan’s nose spurted? Disgusting!
Poelon throws Shepard back into the ring, before following him in. He tosses the Commander into the ropes and ducks his head to prepare for his spinebuster, but Duncan stops short and kicks him in the face. Poelon staggers back into the ropes, bounces off and Shepard catches him on the way back with a KROGAN HANDSHAKE! He takes a few steps back and runs in for the BIOTIC CHARGE, but Andre (now with a bloodied nose of his own), manages to leapfrog him! He turns and spins with the Appetizer, but Duncan ducks that, runs, bounces off the ropes and HITS THE BIOTIC CHARGE! And the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
Th...NO! The Chef throws his shoulder up!
Arthur La Forge: A huge headbutt and spear from the champion, BOTH fighters are bleeding from the nose, and Andre is still in this!
Mary DeSue: How come somebody always has to bleed in a Shepard match?
Arthur La Forge: He’s giving it everything he has every time he’s out there.
Shepard breathes heavy, from the crisscross sequence and the swollen nose, but he climbs up top anyway. He looks to hit a flying elbow drop but Andre, who uses the move as a finish, is able to get out of the way just in time and Shepard crashes to the mat. Andre then scoops him up and hits the spinebuster he was looking for! He makes the pin!
ONE!
TWO...NO! The Power Champion powers out.
Shepard gets up, holding his lower back and shaking his head while Andre tries to psych himself up to keep going. He grabs the waist of Duncan and attempts to lift him for the Entree, but the Commander senses it coming and pivots his hips, flipping Andre over with a hip toss. Poelon gets up but before he can turn around, Shepard applies the NEURAL SHOCK! Andre fights against it, pushes off the ropes with his legs, trying to flip over, but Shepard maintains the hold! He then attempts to drop for the Overload, but the release in pressure allows Andre to spin around and grab Shepard, before hitting the belly to belly! He then spins around as Duncan gets up and NAILS THE APPETIZER! Another cover!
ONE!
TWO!
THr--NO! Shepard kicks out again but both men are down.
Mary DeSue: Damn! That was close!
Arthur La Forge: Chef Andre nearly had him there! Another quarter of a second and we’d have seen the upset!
The Chef and the Commander both get to their feet. Andre charges at Duncan, knocking him down with a haymaker. Both get back up and the same thing happens. Andre is firing himself up and Shepard is getting up slower, so Andre tries for the Appetizer again, and Shepard ducks! He runs and bounces off the ropes, this time going another BIOTIC CHARGE, but Andre lifts the knee, then hits an ENTREE! THE SIDE SLAM CONNECTS! Andre looks at the Commander, then shakes his head. It's almost as if he knows he needs to make sure Duncan won't get up. So the Chef decides to pull out the stops and goes to the top rope.
Mary DeSue: What is he doing? He hit his finish!
Arthur La Forge: I think he knows how close he is to a win and thinks he needs a little bit more to be sure!
Mary DeSue: Just PIN HIM!
Arthur La Forge: If he hits what I think he’s going for, he’d be able to pin Shepard for a ten count!
Chef Andre Poelon leaps off with the JUST DESSERTS, but COMMANDER SHEPARD GETS HIS KNEES UP! The knees connect with the ribcage of the Chef, who rolls off of Shepard wheezing. With the breath knocked out of his opponent, Shepard thinks fast and quickly pulls him down into The Best Lock on the Citadel! Andre already has the wind knocked out of him and the hold works to cut off his oxygen! Andre struggles to fight against it but he can't breathe and so he angrily begins to tap the knee of Shepard that's wrapped around his throat.
Mr. Rad: Your winner as a result of a submission...the Power Champion..DUNCAN SHEPARD!
Arthur La Forge: Wow, what a fight! Andre was forced to tap out but only because he had the wind knocked out of him by a last second block from the Commander!
Mary DeSue: Pfft, he probably should have pinned him when he had the chance.
Arthur La Forge: It's true, there was a chance Andre could have won with the Entree. But apparently he felt in his gut it wouldn't have ended it, and those split seconds in deciding what to do might have cost him.
Mary DeSue: He'll live to serve food another day.
Duncan gets to his feet and eyes the chef, who is frustrated after being forced to tap. He helps him up and extends a hand in a show of respect, which Poelon stares at. He hesitates for a moment, then accepts. Shepard holds up a hand to indicate that Poelon was "this close" to getting him.
Arthur La Forge: What a show of respect. Duncan Shepard is aware of how close this was.
Mary DeSue: Just wait until he gets to the PPV in two weeks!
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Don Tirri is out at ringside, standing near the announce table but not actually sitting down for commentary. Donny Mason reaches through the ropes and gets a fist bump from his dad, before turning around and staring down EA Blizzard. EAB and Donny are similar in size, with Donny just a hair taller. That doesn't stop EAB from trying to intimidate the younger rookie, but Donny stands his ground and punches EAB right in the mouth as things get underway. The large businessman sneers at Mason, his fake smile removed, and the two exchange blows. EAB then takes advantage of Mason's inexperience, as he's too focused on the back and forth punches to guard his midsection, which Blizzard buries his knee in. He then hoists the larger Mason up over his head and hits a simple body slam, before patting himself on the back and thanking the unappreciative crowd.
Arthur La Forge: As usual, EA Blizzard commanding the respect of any room he goes into.
Mary DeSue: I hate him this time too. We stan Tirris in this house!
Arthur La Forge: At least you’re consistent.
Mason gets to his feet and EAB gets a wristlock, before trying to pull Mason into Crunch Time! but Donny manages to slip out and rolls outside to catch his breath. After getting a word of advice from his dad, he slides back inside and locks up with EAB, who manages to force his head down into a headlock. Donny Mason knows enough to not let Blizzard get the squeeze on him and begins to deliver elbow after elbow to the ribs to force a release. EAB lets go of the hold but waits for Mason to stand up again and punches him right in the mouth. He then throws him into the ropes and runs forward, catching Mason on the rebound with a lariat! He drops down and makes the cover.
ONE!
TW---Mason gets an arm up just before two.
Arthur La Forge: Donny Mason hasn’t been in the business long but he’s still hanging in there.
Mary DeSue: And just think, he’s closer to my age...you don’t think…
Arthur La Forge: I don’t even want to think what you might be thinking.
EAB brings Mason to his feet and twists the arm. He then throws a few more strong punches into Mason's head while he has control, knocking him down into a kneel. Blizzard begins to twist at the wrist and elbow, turning it in directions it's not meant to go. Mason counters that with brute force and punching EAB right in the abdomen. EAB doubles over from the gut punch and Donny Mason shocks the crowd by hurling EAB across the ring with a BIEL! Blizzard gets to his feet, shocked, and stumbles backward into the corner. Mason charges in and EAB gets a boot up, but Mason simply grab the leg and tosses it aside in the ropes, before grabbing the head of EAB and hitting a neckbreaker out of the corner.
Arthur La Forge: Donny Mason is surprising Blizzard here! He could pull off the upset and shock the world!
Mary DeSue: Oh I hope so! A win for Tirris is a win for me! A win for everyone!
Mason gets to his feet and for a moment, is unsure of what to do next, so he grabs the leg of EAB and starts to kick at the back of the knee. He backs up for a moment, allowing EAB to get to his feet and then hits another downward kick at the knee, forcing Blizzard to back up again. He sits on the middle rope, attempting to get the feeling back in his knee, and that distraction is enough for Mason to run forward and hit an avalanche in the ropes, knocking EAB through them to the outside.
Arthur La Forge: Some hesitancy from Mason, but he managed to recover nicely.
Mary DeSue: Now EAB gets to recover on the floor! HA!
Donny goes outside to grab his opponent, who has lifted himself up. Mason attempts to hit him with a right hand, but EAB blocks it and nails a neckbreaker of his own right on the floor. Blizzard smiles and rolls back inside the ring, once again trying to get the feeling back in his leg. He seems perfectly fine with a countout, so Referee Kirby begins to do so.
One!
Two!
Three!
Mason is finally beginning to stir, forcing himself up to his elbows.
Four!
Five!
Mason is now up to a knee. EAB rolls his eyes and goes outside, grabs him and rolls him in before following him. He waits for Mason to stand before nailing him with a few punches to the head. He then attempts a kick, but Mason is just aware enough to grab the good leg he throws the kick with. Then he then sweeps the bad leg (Johnny) and EAB falls down hard on his back. He then begins to spin around for a figure four, but EAB plants his boot in Mason's backside and kicks him off into the nearest turnbuckle. As he staggers backward, EAB pulls him down into Surprise Mechanic!
ONE!
TWO!!
Th.NO! Mason kicks out!
Arthur La Forge: I don’t think EA Blizzard thought he was going to get as much trouble out of his opponent tonight as he has!
Mary DeSue: He should have! He’s the son of THICCI!
Both men get up after the pinfall attempt and Mason charges at Blizzard, who catches him with a big boot! Mason is staggered, so he backs up into the ropes and tries again, only for Blizzard to hit another big boot and that knocks him down! Blizzard looks down at Mason, incensed, and lifts him up to his feet, wrapping both arms around his throat and lifting him up, then dropping him with THE INDUSTRY STANDARD! Blizzard with the cover!
ONE!
TWO
THR.....EAB lifts up Mason's head?
Arthur La Forge: Wait, what?
Mary DeSue: What'd he do that for?
Blizzard shakes his head, seemingly angered that the rookie dared put up a fight. So he lifts up the groggy Mason and hits him with ANOTHER Industry Standard! Don Tirri on the outside doesn't seem pleased at the extra shot, but Blizzard now covers.
ONE!
TWO!
THRE--Blizzard slyly puts Mason's foot on the ropes. The referee rolls his eyes as EAB makes an extended show of getting up and acting "frustrated" that Mason "kicked out." He's doing it right in front of Tirri, who is incensed. Blizzard now has his smile back and lifts up Mason, who is unable to stand on his own power, and drops him a THIRD Industry Standard, while Tirri demands that EAB pin him and end it. Instead, EAB locks in the CRUNCH TIME. Mason is out already, so the referee awards the match to…
Mr. Rad: Your winner, by technical submission...EA BLIZZARD!
Arthur La Forge: That's absolutely ridiculous. EA Blizzard couldn't stand that Donny Mason was showing him up, so he just had to punish him for it!
Mary DeSue: Well, I mean, can you blame him?
Arthur La Forge: I get it. He expected an easy win, probably, but that was ridiculous.
Mary DeSue: Don seems very mad about it, too.
Blizzard rolls out of the ring as Don Tirri comes in, smirking as the referee raises his hand. Tirri checks on his son, who is out of it but at the moment, doesn't appear to be injured. He demands EAB get in the ring and try that with him, but Blizzard decides he's had enough for the night and laughs all the way to the back.
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We cut to the backstage area. The Faction stand in the corridor with Level Up’s own Lenny Brasco.
Lenny Brasco:[/b I’m standing back here with the Faction, who have been rather quiet leading up to tonight’s tag team match. Mr. Wilcox, Total black out from you and the guys behind you. What’s going on? How has the prep for tonight’s match gone?
James, dressed in his black robes. Looks up and directly into the eyes of Lenny.
James Wilcox: We have been…busy. I have, in preparation for my title shot, been concentrating on the powers I will need to overcome my adversaries. Tonight’s match is a blessing. A week of rest for me. An opportunity for my loyalist followers to hurt my opponents. The match. The result. It doesn’t matter. What Magdalena and Eli should really be concentrating on is how to coexist. Playing their cards right it’s very easy to at any point end up in a three on one. Hell. If I was involved I’d walk out.
James takes a deep breath in.
James Wilcox: And I wouldn't want to be left alone with these two. I’m going back to the dungeon. I’ll see you soon Eli, Magdalena.
James gestures to the monsters behind him, laughs and walks off
Drake and Isaac: In absentia lucis, Tenebrae vincunt.
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Ciela comes out the gate firing as she charges Dionysus and backs the big man into the ropes with a quick combo of open palm strikes. She whips him across the ring to the ropes and pursues, leaping up and nailing him with a knee strike right as he rebounds off the ropes! The big man still doesn’t go down but he stumbles into a corner, holding his face. Ciela chop blocks him to bring him to a knee and locks in a sleeper hold, driving her knee into his spine!
Arthur La Forge: Huge size difference in this one, but it seems the Time Jumper is in the lead.
Mary DeSue: This is not the first time these two beat each other up.
Arthur La Forge: Yes, but those were in tag team matches. Solo matches are a little different.
Size and power wins out though as Dionysus gets to his feet and falls straight back, smashing Ciela into the mat. He rolls over and begins to lay hard right hands into Ciela’s face before yanking her up by her hair and taking her over with a big vertical suplex! Once again, Dionysus gets to his feet and brings her with him. A hard irish whip sends her into the corner and the impact causes her to bounce off and go right back to the mat!
Arthur La Forge: You can’t teach size, and that’s helping Dio early on.
Mary DeSue: Seems like she’s having more trouble adjusting to not having a partner than he is.
Arthur La Forge: Al Fresco were a newer team than The Time Jumpers too.
Dio goes and lifts Ciela up, placing her onto the top turnbuckle. He climbs up after her and appears to be going for a superplex that would surely end the match but Ciela begins to fight back! She drives hard rights and lefts into Dionysus’ abdomen until he’s driven off the turnbuckles. He turns around in time for Ciela to leap off and nail him with a flying meteora! She reaches back, hooking a leg!
ONE!
TWO!!
NO! Dionysus kicks out!! Ciela stays on the offensive though, driving knees into Dionysus’s ribs before getting up and bouncing off the ropes. She nails a standing shooting star press and goes for the cover but Dionysus kicks out before the ref can drop down to count! He gets to a vertical base hurriedly, getting his second wind! Ciela stays on him, trying to hammer him back down with right hands but Dionysus catches her with a hard haymaker that levels her!
Mary DeSue: Damn! He squashed her like a grape! You know, like wine?
Arthur La Forge: You’re the Bride of Frankenstein, not the Cryptkeeper. Lay off the bad puns.
Ciela sits up holding her head and has no time to react to the charging Dionysus who nails her with a giant shining wizard! He bounces up and charges the ropes, leaping and repelling off the middle rope to nail a lionsault! The Round of Applause! Dionysus poses on his knees for the crowd for a moment before covering Ciela, hooking the leg!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!
Mr. Rad: The winner of the match, earning two points, is ‘The Lord of the Vine’, Dionysus!
Arthur La Forge: With that, Dionysus is one step closer to a title match at Final Fantasy!
Mary DeSue: Yeah, but it’s not like Ciela is done yet.
Arthur La Forge:Not at all. A Round Robin is funny that way. She could still come back and get the lead. You just never know this early.
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The bell rings and both wrestlers start circling. Tact, looking confident, but tired from his earlier match, and Moriarty smirking as she tires to size up the veteran. The two lock up with Tact easily winning the exchange and putting Moriarty in a headlock. She shoves Tact forward, him breaking the hold, and Tact goes towards the ropes. Tact bounces off the ropes and goes for a clothesline but Moriarty instead sidesteps and grabs Tact's arm and spins him around, while still holding the arm. She falls flat on her back and grabs Tact's other arm hitting a monkey flip, "Flight of the Green Faery", and sending Tact on his back! Moriarty kips up and runs to the ropes. Tact lays flat on his back as Moriarty heads up top and leaps hitting a seated senton! She gets up and grabs Tact. She sets him up for a Russian Leg Sweep and connects. Moriarty has Tact down and she hits him with kicks to the ribs as he tries to get up to get a vertical base. Tact finally gets to his feet and reaches out at the smaller wrestler but she dodges him, kicks him in the gut, Sit Down Jawbreaker!
Arthur La Forge: Dominique Moriarty has a lot to prove here in her debut, and Tact is still recovering from earlier. She might get a debut win at his expense!
Mary DeSue: She’s out here trying to steal my gimmick as Level Up’s sexiest lady. THIS IS MARY ERASURE AND I WON’T STAND FOR IT.
Moriarty gets behind Tact and waits for him to get up. Moving to avoid his line of sight until Tact is up on his feet. She signals for "The Rivet Gun" and runs towards Tact's back. She grabs him by the shoulder muscles, but as she does Tact falls backwards into the turnbuckle post! Moriarty falls down to the mat grabbing her head as Tact slumps down to his knee's. He looks pissed as he grabs Moriarty and slaps her into the Kata-hajime, but as Tact gets the leg scissors onto Moriarty, she reaches out and grabs the ropes. Tact breaks the hold at the very last second and grabs Moriarty by the back of the head. As they get up he tosses her into the ropes. On the rebound she runs right into a devastating spinebuster from Tact! Tact heads up top going for the "Dive to Blue'' but Moriarty rolls out of the way and Tact eats the ring.
Arthur La Forge: Tact’s timing is off. He’s tired and slower after that match. I got a feeling it might backfire on him, even if he did beat Bert.
Mary DeSue: Oh say it again. He beat Bert. God that’s awesome.
One...
Two...
Three...Both wrestlers start to get up and use the ropes to get fully upright. They both charge forward and they start swinging. Moriarty ducks a shot from Tact, but Tact grabs Morarty's arm to go for a short arm clothesline of his own, but she ducks. Moriarty rushes to the ropes and comes back for the rebound. She leaps up going for a tilt a whirl headscissors, but Tact throws his arms around and catches her into a makeshift powerbomb! Tact shakes his head for a moment as Moriarty rolls on the mat and starts to try to get up again, apparently not getting the full force of the powerbomb due to the makeshiftness of it. Tact grabs her and puts her into..."Starbreaker"! Cover!
One...
Two...
TACT IS USING THE ROPES FOR LEVERAGE BUT THE REFEREE DIDN'T SEE IT!
THREE!!
Mr. Rad: Here is your winner...Larry Tact!
Tact rolls out of the ring and starts heading to the back while Moriarty argues with Kirby about what happened.
Arthur La Forge: Twice in one night! TWICE!
Mary DeSue: LARRY TACT WENT 2-0 FOR THE NIGHT! YES!
Arthur La Forge: But he had to cheat both times to do it! Especially this time because he was so fatigued!
Mary DeSue:: Doesn’t matter, he still did it! Two points for Tact! Woo hoo!
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The size difference is apparent from the word ‘go’ as Ahmya stands across from The Masked German Monster, Lord Raab. Raab seems to be breathing heavier, scowling from under his mask with narrow eyes at the demure Joshi fighter standing across from him, who only nods in response. As the bell sounds, Raab charges in with a bellow and evil intent. Nao deftly sidesteps the monster though, who grabs an armful of air.
Arthur La Forge: Lord Raab has been in a sort of limbo ever since his loss to Sidroy, but this could help him out of it.
Mary DeSue: Ahmya is tiny! This should be no problem for him!
Arthur La Forge: I’ve heard that Raab has some psychological issues with women, which may be hurting him.
Ahmya nails a step up enziguri that rocks the big man. Then another, then another. Raab swings a haymaker but Ahmya catches his arm, using his momentum against him and taking the big man over with an arm drag! She locks in an arm bar! She locks in a leg scissors and begins stomping her heel into Raab’s masked face! He eventually catches her ankle though and tosses the much smaller woman aside.
Mary DeSue: Haha! Like she was NOTHING.
Arthur La Forge: Ahmya is going to have to hit the Masked German Monster with a lot to get the win here. We’ll see if she can do it
Ahmya scrambles to a vertical base but Raab has snatched her by the back of her head and shoves her toward a corner. He begins putting the boots to the small of her back before snatching her once more by the hair and sending her down to the mat roughly. Ahmya rolls on her stomach, holding the back of her head as Raab stands on her back, using the ropes as leverage. All Ahmya can do is kick and snatch onto the ropes as the ref starts his five count. He gets to four before Raab relents.
Mary DeSue: Hey! He has until FIVE!
Arthur La Forge: I’m pretty sure that belongs to someone else.
Mary DeSue: Well they can just try to take it from Raab. See how that works out for them.
Raab pulls the small woman up and whips her into the ropes. He goes for a boot but she ducks under it and rebounds off the opposite ropes. A clothesline! She dodges again, she bounces off the ropes again and leaps as she comes back, nailing Raab with a tiltawhirl headscissors! All the momentum she built up is enough to take Raab down! The crowd pops as Ahmya sets to stomping Raab directly in the head, trying to dizzy the big man as he forces his way to his knees only to get his head spiked with a snap DDT!!
Arthur La Forge: Ahmya is taking the fight to the monster!
Mary DeSue: I don’t get it! It’s like he has a neck of sand the way these head shots are hurting him!
Ahmya backs to the ropes, waiting for Raab to sit up and get to his knees before charging in with a thunderous running knee strike! One half of the Multiplayer champions raises a hand, signaling for the end as she scales the ropes and...Hail’s Blessing! Wait, she isn’t done! Ahmya deftly runs up the turnbuckle pads and nails a SECOND HAIL’S BLESSING ON RAAB! SHE GOES FOR THE PIN!!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!!
Arthur La Forge: It took TWO of her finisher to put the monster away, but she did it! And now she’s got two points, along with Larry Tact and Dionysus!
Mary DeSue: Maybe she’ll get her match with Jenny after all.
Arthur La Forge: Or maybe it’ll be…
Mary DeSue: It will NOT be Bert!
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Eli and Maggie squabble over who will start the match. The two jaw back and forth before Lockheart shrugs, finally relenting. She glances at the monstrous ISAAC who stands in the opposite corner, and smirks, as if to say “good luck”. Unfazed, Eli makes his way to the centre of the ring to face off with The Faction’s muscle. As the bell rings, Maggie shouts something to Eli, which causes him to take his eyes off of his opponent for just a moment. It’s all ISAAC needs to burst forward and deck Eli with a big boot! He follows up by collecting his stunned opponent and running across the ring, planting him with an earth-shattering powerslam! Maggie bites her lip as she watches on. Yikes. ISAAC tags in Drake, and the two men sling Eli into the ropes. On the rebound, they send him skyward, and Eli essentially face plants on the canvas! Drake makes the pin.
ONE!
TWO!
NO! Eli kicks out.
Arthur La Forge: A rare miscalculation from the Final Boss champion and unfortunately Eli Goode paid the price.
Mary DeSue: There is no way they don’t implode tonight. None.
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Keen to deal some more punishment, Drake pulls Eli up by the scruff of the neck and looks to irish whip him into The Faction’s corner. Eli manages to reverse the whip, sending Drake into the turnbuckle. Drake bounces off and charges back at him, but Eli drops him face-first to the mat with a drop toehold! Showing spirit, Eli manages to get back to his feet, and throws in a few stomps for good measure. He backs up towards his corner, taking stock of Drake and calling for him to get up, preparing for the GOODE DEAL! But just as he’s ready to pounce, Maggie slaps him on the back, tagging herself in! She immediately springboards off of the top rope and connects a double-knee strike on Drake - METEORA! Maggie hooks the leg.
ONE!
TWO!
NO! Broken up by Eli!
Maggie rolls out of the way just as Eli unexpectedly launches himself off the top rope, landing a FROG SPLASH on Drake! Tensions begin to boil over between the two future championship opponents, both jawing at each other once again.
Arthur La Forge: This is not the time or the place, but it seems championship gold is causing some tension among these two!
Mary DeSue: Just as The Faction wants! Soften ‘em up and then James Wilcox goes into Final Fantasy with all the gold!
It looks like they’re about to come to blows when they’re taken out in a double-clothesline! ISAAC, who was tagged in by Drake while they were arguing, tosses Eli out of the ring with ease, and staggers Magdelena with a knee to the midsection. Displaying his strength, ISAAC lifts the Final Boss Champion into a military press! He smirks with satisfaction as he holds Maggie aloft, but she retaliates, elbowing him in the temple! The strikes cause ISAAC to go wobbly and allows Maggie to slip behind him. Maggie chops the goliath down with a calf kick to the back of the knee and a buzzaw kick to his head - 7 SECONDS TO THE END! Stunned, ISAAC collapses forward, putting him in a perfect position for BLACK LEGACY - BUT WAIT, NO! Drake pulls his partner out of the ring at the last second! Lockheart heads out to the apron, ready to take both men out, but she’s beaten to the punch! Eli blasts past her, almost colliding with his partner, and leaps through the ropes with a suicide dive onto The Faction! Rolling her eyes, Maggie drops down to the outside and grabs ISAAC. After some effort she manages to roll him into the ring, and slides in after him. Maggie covers.
ONE!
TWO!
THR-NO! ISAAC KICKS OUT!
Arthur La Forge: Precious seconds were wasted getting ISAAC back in the ring, but there’s not much you can do when the size difference is that great.
Mary DeSue: Stop making excuses! She couldn’t pin him! He’s a BIG STRONG BOI.
Arthur La Forge: Is that better or worse than Thicc?
Mary DeSue: He’s gone way past Thicc! His Thiccness has Thiccness!
ISAAC manages to get his shoulder up, but Lockheart is onto him, getting into a mount and raining down vicious strikes! Taking out her frustration on her opponent, Maggie begins to get more and more reckless with her strikes, giving ISAAC an opening to rake her eyes! Lockheart grabs at her eyes, squinting at her opponent, who follows up with a nasty headbutt! The strike lands square on Maggie’s nose, and she recoils, rolling off of ISAAC. The heavyweight gets up and hooks Lockheart’s head, driving her into the canvas with a DDT! Blood has begun to trickle from Maggie’s nose, and the champ looks dazed! ISAAC hooks her leg.
ONE!
TWO!
THR-NO! MAGGIE KICKS OUT! A resilient competitor, Lockheart refuses to say die!
Arthur La Forge: We’ve seen Lockheart take a lot of punishment in the past. It’s one thing she has in common with Eli.
Mary DeSue: Yes, they keep getting up after they get their asses kicked. We get it. Maybe they should work on not getting their asses kicked at all?
Grunting in annoyance, ISAAC drags her to The Faction’s corner by the hair. He tags in Drake, and the two begin laying boots into Maggie in the corner. Drake then gestures to the top rope, and ISAAC nods. He pulls Maggie out of the corner, flips her over, and lifts her into the electric chair position! Still dazed from the head impact earlier, Maggie’s eyes grow wide as she realises her situation. She looks up to see Drake poised on the top rope, ready to nail the DOOMSDAY DEVICE! NO! ELI MAKES THE SAVE! He dropkicks ISAAC from behind, causing him to stumble forward. Maggie, still on his shoulders, takes advantage of the forward momentum, and lands a knockout blow to Drake! The punch sends him tumbling off the top rope to the outside. Maggie then drives her elbow into ISAAC’s skull, and he falls forward. She lands on her feet, and locks eyes with Eli. Neither says anything, but they don’t need words to know they’re finally on the same page. As ISAAC slowly begins to get up, Eli slaps his knee and points at him. Maggie nods, and both unwilling teammates back up, before charging forward! DOUBLE CURB STOMP!! BLACK LEGACY AND GOODE LORD!! Maggie covers ISAAC.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!!
DING DING DING!!
Mr Rad: Here are your winners, MAGDALENA LOCKHEART AND ELI GOODE!!
Arthur La Forge: ISAAC is a big guy and the huge combination move from both wrestlers took him out of the match.
Mary DeSue: And maybe out of the active roster. Jeebus.
Arthur La Forge: He’ll definitely need to be looked at by the doctor...or whatever spooky medicine Wilcox uses.
Maggie and Eli begrudgingly have their hands raised by Ref Kirby, but the celebrations are muted. The two staredown in the centre of the ring, where they will again clash for the Final Boss Championship. As if on cue, Ref Kirby appears again to hand Lockheart her championship. Eli’s eyes go from Maggie’s to the championship, and back, as The Faction begins to head to the back, shouting abuse at the two in the ring, who are paying them no mind.
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As the two wrestlers stare down we see the casket coming down to ringside, being moved by four people dressed as the ghosts from Pac Man. They all turn blue as the lights go down for a moment as they leave.
Arthur La Forge: Our company is odder than other companies, have you noticed?
Mary DeSue: I’ve been saying this since day one and nobody listens.
Kirby calls for the bell and the match starts off with Jenny and Bert charging for each other. Bert goes for a clothesline but Jenny ducks it and hits the ropes. Jenny fires off the ropes and hits a "Bow Down" to Bert sending him face first into the mat. Jenny kips up and then jumps onto Bert's back trying to knock the wind out of him...or squeeze out his insides like a toothpaste tube. After the stomp de sole, Jenny grabs Bert and tosses one half of The Multiplayer Champions into the ropes and hits Bert with the "Royal Flush". Bert has been hit with a barrage of moves and is not moving much on the mat, having already faced down Larry Tact earlier in the night. Jenny goes up to the closest turnbuckle and goes up top. She leaps off the top turnbuckle once Bert starts to get up, and she's going for a top rope "Jennycanrana". Bert catches her...POWERBOMB INTO THE TURNBUCKLE POST! Bert falls to the mat and rolls out of the ring as Jenny slumps down grabbing the back of her neck.
Arthur La Forge: Ordinarily, Bert might go for the pinfall there, but this is, of course, a casket match.
Mary DeSue: Yeah. Nobody loses until somebody gets buried! Sort of.
Bert stumbles over to the guardrail near the casket and shakes his head for a moment, to clear the cobwebs, as Jenny uses the ropes to pull herself up. There is no count out cause it's a casket match so Bert leans up against the casket to catch his breath. Jenny charges forward and heads up to the turnbuckle and jumps off, hitting Bert with a dropkick to the back sending him, facefirst, into the casket and then onto the floor. Jenny opens up the casket and picks up Bert. Is she going to throw him in, No...she puts his wrists onto the casket and...SLAM!! SLAM!!! SLAM!!!! SLAM!!! Bert howls in pain as he falls down. His hands shaking with pain as Jenny kicks him in the back of the head! She picks up Bert and drabs him over to the ring barrier and slaps him in the chest. Jenny grabs Bert and irish whips him towards the open casket! Bert hits the side of the casket and his upper torso goes into the casket. Jenny rushes up and grabs the lid of the casket and slams it onto the back of Bert's neck!
Arthur La Forge: The Courage Champion is being absolutely brutal tonight, making Bert pay for challenging her!
Mary DeSue: I so hope he goes 0-2. Bertie Two Losses. Rolls off the tongue!
Arthur La Forge: He could also be Bertie two be..
Mary DeSue: Don’t you DARE.
Jenny smiles to the crowd, who reel back a bit cause...well it's Jenny! Jenny opens up the casket and Bert has his hands on the outside. As she opens the lid he grabs the sides of the casket and pulls back, diving out of the way and the casket hits Jenny! Jenny shoves the casket back as it hits her ribs and her expression gets angry as Bert is crawling away on his hands and knees heading towards the barrier. Jenny charges forward and Bert hits a drop toe hold sending Jenny face first into the steel steps at ringside! Bert gets up and grabs one of the fake tombstones that dress the set and smashes it against Jenny's back, but instead of it being brick or stone it's pretty much just full of powder. Bert looks up and mouths something about "Cheap ass productions" as he sees Jenny getting back up. Covered in white power and her forehead bleeding we see Jenny turn and just cackle as Bert starts to run up the ramp. Jenny catches him at the top of the ramp and hits the "Enter The Machine" sending Bert's face into the metal stage at the top. Jenny then starts kicking the hell out of Bert's ribs as we see this is attracting the attention of workers at "Halloween Horror Nights" off to the sides. Jenny picks up Bert and stands him close to the edge of the stage. She runs up and leaps..."Jennycanrana" sending Bert and Jenny down into the crowd of haunt workers!
Arthur La Forge: What they said!
Mary DeSue: You work a spooky maze, don’t be surprised when a real life spooky Queen does something crazy!
Bert is the first to get up and looks around. Suddenly we see him standing next to Regan from "The Exorcist" haunt maze and Bert lets out a scream and turns to see Leatherface as well! Leatherface cranks up the chainsaw and Bert starts running back towards the crowd towards the ring barrier. Jenny gets up and Regan backs away slowly as Leatherface cranks the chainsaw again. Jenny SCREAMS and Leatherface drops his chainsaw and runs like hell the other way as Jenny heads after Bert!
Arthur La Forge: Now I’ve seen everything.
Mary DeSue: Imagine being so scary the guy with the human flesh mask is scared of you.
Arthur La Forge: I mean, that is just a paid actor.
Mary DeSue: Ugh, I bet you tell kids Santa isn’t real too...
Bert leapfrogs over the barrier and over to the casket. He opens the top of the casket and looks around. Bert dives under the ring for a moment as Jenny comes over the barrier full speed. She sees him go under the ring and Jenny heads over there only to get hit with a fire extinguisher blast to the face! Jenny stumbles around for a moment as Bert drags out...A ladder? Bert slides the ladder into the ring and grabs Jenny from behind. GERMAN SUPLEX INTO THE BARRIER! Bert grabs Jenny and tosses her under the bottom rope into the ring as Bert grabs the ladder and sits it flat on his shoulders. Jenny gets up and that's when Bert starts spinning the ladder around. Kirby ducks down flat onto the mat as Jenny takes a ladder shot to the face as Bert keeps spinning till he falls down.
Arthur La Forge: Bert McAlroy going for broke with that ladder. Namely, breaking something on his opponent!
Mary DeSue: She should go get that chainsaw! That’ll show him!
As the fans applaud and cheer this "Courage Title" match the champion, challenger, and referee are all flat on the mat. Kirby is the first up, because, well, he saw it coming, followed by Bert, who stumbles around the ring for a moment. Bert leans on the corner and looks over as Jenny starts to get up. The two charge at each other. Jenny ducks Bert's attempt at "Bong Water", and gets behind Bert..."Enter the Machine" INTO THE LADDER!!! Jenny looks at the casket, the ladder, and Bert and starts to cackle as she sets up the ladder. A feeling of dread comes over the audience as this is not looking good for Bert. "The Courage Champion" picks up Bert and starts climbing the ladder, with Bert on the other side woozily being drug up the other side by Jenny. Jenny gets to the top of the ladder with Bert and calls for a "Jennycanrana"!
Arthur La Forge: She hits this, off the ladder, and Bert is done for.
Mary DeSue: DO IT! DO IT NOW!
Jenny leaps up to execute the move when Bert shoves her off...JENNY FALLS BACKFIRST INTO THE CASKET!!! Bert looks down. He takes a breath to calm himself and stand up. He leaps...DIRTY BERTY!!!! HE LANDS ON TOP OF JENNY IN THE CASKET AND THE SUPPORT UNDER THE CASKET BREAKS!...There is a hush over the crowd...
Arthur La Forge: HOLY [BLEEP]! Bert just tried to kill the both of them!
Mary DeSue: Dumbass broke the casket! Or at least, the thing holding the casket up!
Bert is the first one out of the casket. He stumbles and walks over to the barrier. He gets on top of it, staggering, and as Jenny sits up in the casket ala Micheal Myers! Even Bert seems a little taken aback by this. She screams at Bert in defiance, who leaps up with "Give her The Bert" into the casket lid slamming it onto Jenny's head and closing it on top of her!!!
Mr. Rad: Here is your winner...and...NEWWW LEVEL UP COURAGE CHAMPION....BERT MCALROY!!!
Bert gets handed the belt by Kirby and holds it up high. His first singles gold. He's in tears and yells into the camera that "Ahmya! I DID IT!!" just as the lid of the casket flies off! First a sitting position then a standing position as Jenny glares at Bert as “Do You Wanna Party” starts to play.
Jenny: THAT'S! MY!!! BELT!!!
Bert says something we have to bleep out of twitch as he hightails it through the crowd as Jenny gives chase as we cut to ringside. The last shot we see is of a Tarman zombie at ringside waving at the camera going “More. Brains!”
Arthur La Forge: I don’t believe it! We have a new Courage Champion! And that means...
Mary DeSue: Oh my god, don’t say it.
Arthur La Forge: Not only is he now BERTIE TWO BELTS, but he’s going to Triforce Heroes to face Duncan Shepard and Sidroy Covington! What a main event THAT is going to be!
Mary DeSue: Aren’t we out of time for this crapshow?
Arthur La Forge: As a matter of fact, we are! So long from Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios!
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The show opens at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, in the center of a general area surrounded by this year’s mazes: The Exorcist, Haunting of Hill House, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween 4 and The Bride of Frankenstein Lives. Keeping with the spirit of the theme, Mary DeSue does, in fact, have her hair done up as the Bride of Frankenstein. Arthur is being a curmudgeon by continuing to wear his letterman jacket, although he does have a nice festive hat on.
Arthur La Forge: We are at the final EXP before TriForce Heroes, and the entire year has been boiling down to this!
Mary DeSue: Double double, boil and bubble! How many followers on the Gram can I conjure up tonight?
Arthur La Forge: Do you think the kids even know what you are?
Mary DeSue: A true classic never goes out of style!
Arthur La Forge: Anyway, tonight we have an absolutely stacked card. A courage title match, the Extra Lives Round Robin begins, and our final Boss Champion, Magdalena Lockheart, will team with Eli Goode to battle The Faction!
Mary DeSue: Yeah and those two have to actually fight in two weeks!
Arthur La Forge:: Yeah, but they say they can get along, so we’ll see. But up first, a fight that couldn’t wait anymore, so both guys decided to compete twice tonight!
Mary DeSue: The stoner gets to go 0-2 and I am HERE FOR IT.
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Larry Tact vs. Bert McAlroy
Bert and Larry are already getting in each other’s faces upon entering the ring, and Ref Kirby is holding them apart. Instead of his usual ring attire, Larry is wearing black athletic pants and a Letterman’s jacket. He motions to it then to Bert as if he’s in the younger man’s head, but McAlroy laughs right in his face, telling Larry to come get it! Kirby, seeing there is little chance of getting these two into opposite corners, calls for the bell. BONG WATER!! Bert instantly goes on the attack and drills Tact! The burly veteran barely manages to stay on his feet, backpedaling into a corner. Larry covers up as Bert goes for a chop to the chest, wise to the barrage he endured against the Power Champion last show. Bert cleverly audibles and goes for a shoulder thrust to the abdomen of Tact, then another. Bert then backs up and goes for another BONG WATER! Larry catches it and pulls Bert into a jumping knee that catches him flush in the face and halts the opening offensive of the Last Action Stoner. Another knee buys Larry a few seconds to get his bearings after the big move that started the match… then a forearm to the face sends Bert careening towards the ropes. Larry rubs his jaw while following behind Bert and then rakes his back. Bert goes to a knee and grabs the ropes, but Larry ties his arm up in them and Ref Kirby counts for him to break the illegal hold.
One!
Two!
Three!
FOUR!
Larry fluidly transitions to a neckbreaker as he releases the hold, then pulls Bert into a Short-Arm Clothesline, sending him to the mat.
Arthur La Forge: Larry Tact weathered the storm early on and now seems to be ready to take control against McAlroy.
Mary DeSue: If I were Tact...I’m not, thank God, but If I were, I wouldn’t even worry about winning. For the most damage to Bert, I’d hurt him so bad he loses in the main!
Arthur La Forge: But then you run the risk of angering the Courage Champion, who made clear she does not want to take the easy way out tonight.
Mary DeSue: Worth it.
Either respecting his opponent’s endurance or wanting to inflict more punishment, Larry doesn’t bother to cover Bert… instead dropping down and rubbing his forearm across his opponent’s face! He gets up off the mat and rips off the Letterman’s jacket, revealing a black cutoff shirt that reads “Simply Tactilizing” in gold cursive. Larry shouts his superiority to the displeased live audience, pointing behind him at Bert… when McAlroy kips up! He watches as Larry leans over the ropes to shout at fans. Bert shrugs and charges Tact, unceremoniously dumping him through the ropes to the floor! Larry tumbles to the concrete, immediately looking back up at Bert, who is laughing his ass off to the adoration of the crowd. Incensed, Tact dives into the ring and goes for a clothesline that Bert ducks under, and Larry bounces off the ropes… GIVE HER THE BERT! NO! Tact ducks under again and stops dead… turning back into a One-Legged Codebreaker by McAlroy! The Multiplayer Champion immediately goes for a cover!
ONE!
TWO!
Only two!
Arthur La Forge: Bert nearly had him there, using a move I don’t think I’ve seen from him before.
Mary DeSue: He’s really grown since he first started here.
Arthur La Forge: Was...was that a compliment?
Mary DeSue: I can be honest and still not like the stoner jerk.
Larry shoves Bert off with his kickout, but the smaller man is quick to launch back at Tact, hammering away with blows. Larry manages to roll over and gets some shots in, but the Last Action Stoner was able to get his knees between himself and Larry when he got rolled and ends up with enough of a monkey flip to knock Tact off him. The two rise and meet in the middle of the ring with a series of back-and-forth strikes, the crowd cheering for Bert and booing Tact. Larry gets the better of the exchange after a European Uppercut and a toe kick to the abdomen of Bert and… Piledriver? No! Bert back body drops Tact to the mat. The stoner hits the ropes and as Larry is up he’s hit with a Dropkick that sends him into the ropes… on the return he’s hit with a Spinning Backfist! Tact falls to the mat and Bert goes over to the nearest corner… Tact gets up and eats a LUNG BLOWER!! Cover by Bert!
ONE!
TWO!
THR— NO! Larry gets a shoulder up. Bert looks around as Tact refuses to stay down for long… Bert jumps to the second turnbuckle, then over to the top rope… GIVE HER THE BERT– NO! Larry catches Bert and counters into a Spinebuster! He can’t take full advantage, though, and only gets up moments before Bert… but enough time for Larry to connect with a clothesline that sends both men over the top rope. They fall onto the apron… and continue hammering away on each other! They crash down onto the concrete floor!
Arthur La Forge: However this match ends, I think these two will have developed a new respect for each other.
Mary DeSue: Bert doesn’t really respect anyone though, does he? He fought with Antonio Ricci forever and it’s not like they’re friends.
Arthur La Forge: I didn’t say friends, I said respect. There’s a difference.
The two are up to a vertical base, with Bert finding himself facing Larry and the guard rail. He throws all his weight at Tact, sending Larry back-first into the railing with a Flying Axe Handle smash! Bert backs up and does it again, and they go over the railing and into the crowd! The fans cheer on Bert as he gets up and one fan even gets him a chair. Ref Kirby warns McAlroy from the ring that he better not use the chair, and to bring it back inside. Bert looks at the crowd, who are egging him on to rearrange Larry’s face. As Tact gets to his feet… Bert tosses aside the chair and looks for a second BONG WATER! But Larry catches Bert’s leg and executes a picture-perfect Leg Screw Takedown that whips Bert into the railing, causing him to yell out! Tact lifts Bert into an Abdominal Stretch, then converts it into a Side Slam that sends McAlroy into the railing again. Larry gets Bert up and slings him over the shoulder, steps back for a running start… Bert struggles… too late! Powerslam into the railing causes Bert to shriek out as his body was crushed into solid steel and concrete!
Arthur La Forge: Larry Tact may have broken the back of Bert McAlroy!
Mary DeSue: I imagine somewhere, Ragdoll is smiling.
Arthur La Forge: Whatever happened to her?
Mary DeSue: Went to Chicago to be a big fish in a small pond.
Ref Kirby is demanding Larry take it back in the ring. The Tactilizing One goes back over the railing and rolls under the bottom rope, only to return outside immediately, frustrating Kirby. Taking his time, Larry flexes to the crowd and then mocks Bert, who has been cut open on the floor. He reaches over the railing and yanks Bert to his feet, hooking him… STARBREAKER ON THE CONCRETE?! NO! Bert knees Tact in the temple as he hits the apex of the suplex and Larry staggers back before letting go. Bert finds himself on top of the apron and with lightning-quick reflexes, he springboards off the middle rope as Larry turns… GIVE HER THE BERT! Tact is hit flush by the Superman punch and bounces head-first off the railing! He crumples to the floor as Bert crashes down, cursing as he clutches his back.
Arthur La Forge: This thing is getting intense. We may not even have a winner.
Mary DeSue: Can you imagine? So many people would be mad if that were the case! Especially me! GO TACT GO!
Ref Kirby, again trying to reign in control of the match, puts in a count…
One!
Two!
Three!
Bert begins to get up, using the railing for support…
Four!
Five!
Bert gets up and rolls back into the ring. Tact is slow getting to all fours, and he’s now bleeding from the head…
Six!
Seven!
Tact uses the apron to get to his feet… wiping blood from his eyes he searches for Bert…
Eight!
Larry looks upwards and finds Bert perched on the top rope! Bert dives off with MAXIMUM EFFORT!!! Tact catches Bert and counters into THE HUMBLING!! The Uranage Suplex rebounds Bert’s body against the end of the apron, leaving him in a fetal position on the concrete floor! The sheer force Tact put behind the maneuver sends him back against the railing, but only for a moment. He hoists Bert up and into the ring, then follows for a cover!
ONE!
TWO!
THRE— NO! BERT GETS THE SHOULDER UP!!! The resilient Multiplayer champion manages to escape and Tact is furious with Ref Kirby, backing him into a corner. Kirby tells him it was a two count and Larry tears at his hair as he looks back at Bert. He then calls for the end and begins shouting for “Robert” to stand up.
Mary DeSue: Yeah! Get up ROBERT.
Arthur La Forge: Is that what it’s short for? I assumed Bertram.
Bert pulls himself up to face a corner and Larry wastes no time zeroing in. He grabs Bert’s blood-tinged hair and slams it against the turnbuckle, then sits him on the top rope… Tact forearms Bert before ascending to the second rope– no, both are now on the top rope! THE HUMBLING FROM THE TOP! NO! Bert elbows Larry to fight back… DIRTY BERTY!!! Bert nails the Spanish Fly on Tact and lays back on him with a leg hooked for a cover!
ONE!
TWO!
Larry rolls Bert onto his shoulders and pulls the tights with his weight pressing down!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!!!
DING! DING! DING!
Mr. Rad: Your winner of the match… LARRY TACT!!!
Mary DeSue: YES! JUSTICE AT LAST!
Arthur La Forge: Justice my behind! Tact cheated!
Mary DeSue: Oh whatever. The jerk said he could beat Tact and he didn’t beat him! Them’s the breaks, kid!
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HIS MONSTER vs. Dude WaLuigi & WaLink
This will be Tornado Rules, so HIS MONSTER is currently in the ring with both WaLuigis. Dude WaLuigi seems confident, but he always seems confident. HM stares at them both, stoicly awaiting someone to make the first move. When neither seems ready to, he moves forward, and WaLink quickly gets out of the way as HM tosses Dude into the corner with enough force to make him collapse immediately. He then turns around and WaLink runs at him, only to catch Muay Thai kick that flattens him.
Arthur La Forge: Welcome to Level Up, um, His Monster?
Mary DeSue: Who's monster?
Arthur La Forge: Third base?
HM then scoops up WaLink into position for a Vertical Spinning Sitout Side Slam, but before he can, Dude tries to stop it. So he SWINGS WALINK INTO DUDE, knocking Dude over, and then slamming WaLink with the Ino'Ino! Dude staggers back up and so HIS MONSTER grabs him and hits a brutal spinebuster, before picking him up and hitting Dude with the Ino'Ino as well! HM then casually steps out onto the apron and demands that WaLink get up. He does, slowly, only for HM to FLIP OVER THE ROPES and rebound in with the SAUAGA! Walink does a three 360 upon impact, and HIS MONSTER immediately moves to a ground and pound after!
Arthur La Forge: This guy is going to be a force if his destruction of the WaLuigi division is any indication.
Mary DeSue: And he hasn't even pinned them yet!
Dude moves over and tries to stop the onslaught, but the single blow to the back of HM only serves to irritate him. He kicks Dude Waluigi in the abdomen and gets him in position, then HITS HIM WITH THE FASIOTASI ONTO WALINK! HIS MONSTER PINS THEM BOTH AT ONCE!
One!
Two!
Three!
Mr. Rad: HIS MONSTER wins....FATALITY.
Arthur La Forge:: I should say so!
Mary DeSue: I can't wait to see this guy against some legitimate competition.
Arthur La Forge: And the WaLuigis can't wait to see a doctor.
HIS MONSTER holds up his arms in victory and then immediately leaves the ring, having earned his easy paycheck for the night.
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Sidroy Covington IV vs. Giant WaLuigi
The Wisdom Champion stands in the ring staring up at the massive Giant WaLuigi. In spite of the size difference, it's the larger opponent that seems to want nothing to do with Sidroy Covington IV. Sidroy begins to talk a little trash to try and make WaLuigi fight him, then reaches up and slaps him right across the face! That does nothing, but another slap angers Giant enough to grab Sidroy around the throat and throw him into the corner!
Arthur La Forge: I think that might have backfired.
Mary DeSue: Aw please, Siddy knows what he's doing.
Arthur La Forge: Lest we forget, the Wisdom champion has a .500 batting average against WaLuigis.
Giant WaLuigi begins to kick at the abdomen of Sidroy over and over, making the champion pay for his arrogance. He grabs him by the head with both hands and yells at him before hitting a clubbing blow to the chest. Giant WaLuigi tosses Sidroy into the opposite corner with an Irish Whip, but as he runs in, Sidroy gets both legs up and kicks him right in the face! GW staggers backward and turns around, so Sidroy gets a low dropkick to the knee and the big man goes down.
Arthur La Forge: Sidroy weathered the emotional storm and found his opening, and I think the tide is about to turn.
Mary DeSue: See? I told you. Siddy's got this.
Sidroy drags the massive leg of Giant WaLuigi to the drops and lays the ankle across the bottom rope. He then jumps up and comes down on the leg hip-first, causing GW a lot of pain. He then begins kicking at the knee constantly while the referee counts, but he stops just before five. GW moves away from the ropes and tries to get away from Sidroy, but the champion grabs the leg and hits a leg drop to the inside of the knee. Sidroy manages to get GW to his feet and attempts a kneebreaker, but GW hits a clubbing blow to the back! He tries for another but Sidroy catches the arm and tries to pull GW down into the FFB! GW fights it, but it proves to be a ruse as the leg was wide open. Sidroy spins around and latches onto it, pulling GW's leg out from under him and applying a heel hook! Giant WaLuigi yells in pain and immediately begins to tap out!!!
Mr. Rad: Your winner of the match, by submission, SIDROY COVINGTON THE FOURTH!
Arthur La Forge: A quick day at the office for Mr. Covington!
Mary DeSue: Even with submission rules, he made short work of that big doofus.
Arthur La Forge: Beating people larger than him seems to be a trend for the Wisdom Champion. And now, he's got nothing left in his way. He will be in the main event of Triforce Heroes for the Triforce Championship.
Sidroy is presented his belt and he holds it up, reminding the world of what's to come, as he hopes to make history in just two weeks.
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We cut to the backstage area and it is there where we are able to see Diamond Steele. She offers a long drawn out sigh as she begins to speak.
Diamond: Hello to everyone out there. My name is Diamond Steele, and from the bottom of my heart I just want to apologize to each and every single one of you out there. I will be the first to tell you that things haven’t exactly gone in the way that I had hoped for them to go.
Diamond shakes her head with a sigh as she looks at the camera.
Diamond: I know I can do better and in one of my first matches here I showcased to everybody that I had what it took to beat Raab. I have all of the ability in the world to really make something of myself and push forward in the right direction.
Diamond shrugs her shoulders as she sighs.
Diamond: I know that losing to Don Tirri was a match in which I seriously dropped the ball and I don’t want that to be the narrative for me any longer. I want to go further. I want to do better and I want so much more than what I am being given. That’s why I am promising that whatever happens forward will be better than you have ever seen before. I will make whoever gets in the ring with me tap the fuck out, and I won’t stop until I showcase that I am among the best wrestlers in this company.
Diamond looks deep into the camera as she smirks.
Diamond: Level Up I hope you are ready because as of this day… Yours truly will definitely showcase that I am Leveling up!
With that Diamond keeps her eyes fixed on the camera as we go to back to the ring.
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Erika Crawford, Amber Payne & Cara Strader vs. Joey Crash, Arthur Fisk & Chassie Fear
Chassie Fear and Cara Strader start things off for their teams, locking up in the centre of the ring. Chassie takes her over into a side-headlock, and Cara backs her up into the ropes. Fear shoots off the ropes and as she rebounds is thrust into the air! Cara, having ducked down, sends Chassie over the falls with her feet! Chassis stumbles up, only to be knocked down by a forearm smash by the daredevil! Cara follows this up by leaping into the air and sending her flying back to her corner with a picture-prefect dropkick!
Arthur La Forge: Cara Strader looking to go 2-0 here and she’s off to a good start so far.
Mary DeSue: I wonder if she shares or if she’s a bogarting thief like that other stoner on the roster.
Arthur La Forge: Weren’t those his edibles?
Mary DeSue: NO.
Cara motions for Chassie to “bring it on” but she doesn’t get a chance to do so, as she’s slapped on the back by Arthur Fisk! He clambers over the top rope, eager to get another shot at Cara after losing to her last week. He charges, looking for a clothesline, but Cara side steps and sends him flying into her corner! He’s met by a double elbow by Erika and Amber, and stumbles back towards Cara. Strader grabs Arthur around the waist and, in a surge of stoner power, attempts to german suplex the big man! Unfortunately she can’t quite get Arthur off his feet, and he forces her to release her grip with a nasty elbow. Arthur then tosses Strader into his corner and blasts her with a devastating knife-edge chop!
Arthur La Forge: Fisk wants some payback for last show, and made Strader pay for the win.
Mary DeSue: That’s a big guy to be slapping people around like that, Artie.
Arthur La Forge: It’s not Artie, it’s...you know what? Whatever, it’s fine.
Arthur tags in Joey Crash, who’s been chomping at the bit, and the two begin to stomp on Cara. Joey pulls Cara out of the corner, and throws her overhead with a belly-to-belly suplex! She bounces off the canvas and rolls over to her corner. She makes the tag to Erika Crawford, and the two fresh wrestlers begin to exchange punches in the centre of the ring! Joey ducks a wild swing from Crawford and hooks her arm, pulling her into an ARMTRAP NECKBREAKER! He quickly scales the turnbuckle, and calls for Erika to get up. She does so, and Joey leaps off the top rope, spinning in the air and connecting with a DIVING BACK ELBOW! He makes the pin!
ONE!
TWO!
NO! Erika kicks out.
Arthur La Forge: Erika Crawford has had a tough time gaining momentum here in Level Up, but she’s in a good place to do so tonight.
Mary DeSue: Yeah, ride the coattails of others! Big success!
Crash pulls Erika up and tosses her into the corner. He begins to unload a series of right and left hands on her, and as he does so, Strader and Payne get a little too eager to save their teammate, and Ref Kirby reminds them to stay in their corner. As the ref continues to reprimand Erika’s team, Crash stomps Erika down so she’s sitting in the corner, then begins taking off the top turnbuckle pad! He disposes of the padding as the ref finally turns his attention back to the match. Crash grabs Crawford by the legs and looks to catapult her into the exposed turnbuckle...but Erika manages to stick the landing on the top rope! Crash tries to follow up, but she kicks him away. Erika turns herself around, and again Crash comes at her. This time she kicks him in the gut, and follows up with a panama sunrise - GOOD GIRLS DO IT BEST! Crawford covers Joey.
ONE!
TWO!
THR-NO! Broken up by Fear!
Arthur La Forge: Crawford was so close to the victory there, but Chassie is not about to let it go that easily!
Mary DeSue: I guess she was...AFRAID TO LOSE.
Arthur La Forge: Ugh...
Chassie pulls up Crash and throws him into the corner, and follows it up with a running knee strike! The match begins to break down as Fisk rushes in to save his partner, but Fear, seemingly with eyes in the back of her head, nails him with a pele kick! He stumbles back, only to turn around into a superkick by Amber Payne! The big man falls to his knees, and Payne bounces off the ropes, SHINING WIZARD! Fear charges Amber, but she nails her with a devastating ROUNDHOUSE KICK! Payne grabs Fear and hucks her over the top rope. She is then reprimanded by Ref Kirby, and forced to return to her corner. As this is happening, Crawford uses her boot to push FIsk out of the ring. The big man somehow lands on his feet, but is immediately taken out once again by Strader, swanton bomb off the apron! In the ring, Crawford turns back to Crash, but is caught with drop-toehold, sending her face first into the exposed turnbuckle!
Arthur La Forge: Come on! What is with the refereeing tonight!
Mary DeSue: Kirby’s only one man! He can’t see everything!
The cheat is missed by ref Kirby, who was still getting Payne back to her corner. Crash takes advantage, hoisting Crawford up for a fisherman’s brainbuster - BUT NO, CRAWFORD COUNTERS! She manages to slip out of the hold and land behind Crash, who turns around right into a codebreaker - FUTURE REACTION! Crawford crawls over to make the cover.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!!
DING DING DING!!
Mr Rad: Here are your winners, the team of CARA STRADER, ERIKA CRAWFORD AND AMBER PAYNE!!
Arthur La Forge: Another win for Strader and Crawford and the first win for Amber Payne!
Mary DeSue: Everybody gets one eventually!
Arthur La Forge: You are an expert at backhanded compliments. They worked hard and earned that win, that’s for sure.
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Duncan Shepard vs. Chef Andre Poelon
Duncan Shepard and Chef Poelon give each other a nod of respect, before going at it! Shepard hits a punch to Andre, who retaliates with one of his own and they go back and forth like that for a solid ten seconds or so before Shepard gets the advantage and begins to back Andre into the nearest corner. He lunges in for a clothesline, but Andre ducks underneath and gets a few quick jabs, before hitting the Power Champion with a headbutt! He then runs to the opposite side of the ring and points at Shepard, before running in, only for Shepard to step forward and catch Andre with a release suplex into the corner!
Arthur La Forge: Andre Poelon hasn’t been solo for a hot minute, but he’s a house of fire right now.
Mary DeSue: Meanwhile, this is just a Tuesday for Duncan.
Arthur La Forge: I think the Chef will surprise him.
Shepard takes a moment to breathe before getting to his feet and dragging Poelon up to his. He hits a hard knife-edge chop on the Chef in the corner, before giving him a chance to regain his breath and hitting another. He then lifts Andre up for a suplex, and Andre hits some knees to get out of it, but Shepard manages to hold on just long enough to land the suplex anyway. It does take him some time to get to his feet after the knees to the head, however. Andre is back up and charges at the Commander, who sidesteps and allows him to hit the ropes, and catches him coming back with a lariat to the back of the neck.
Arthur La Forge: The Power Champion is not giving his opponent room to breathe. He wants to go into Triforce Heroes with his winning streak intact.
Mary DeSue: Yeah, everyone loves Duncan. Personally, I’m getting kinda tired of the guy who always wins.
Arthur La Forge: You’re just mad Tirri didn’t beat him.
Mary DeSue: HE WAS ROBBED!
Andre gets to his feet again, asking Shepard if that's his best. Shepard nods in respect and runs off into the ropes, coming back with a shoulder block attempt but Andre gets a drop toehold instead that sends the Commander's FACE into the ropes! Shepard gets up, holding his now bloodied nose, and Andre leaps up and hits Shepard with a Samoan Drop, even though Andre is most assuredly NOT Samoan. He gets up and attempts a haymaker, but Shepard wisely pulls himself to the outside to catch a breather and stop the bleeding from his nose. Andre isn't willing to let him, however, as he knows the opportunity he has here. So he runs and slides outside, before nailing Shepard with a HUGE uppercut!
Arthur La Forge: As I expected, Chef Andre is not someone to take lightly!
Mary DeSue: Man, did you see the way Duncan’s nose spurted? Disgusting!
Poelon throws Shepard back into the ring, before following him in. He tosses the Commander into the ropes and ducks his head to prepare for his spinebuster, but Duncan stops short and kicks him in the face. Poelon staggers back into the ropes, bounces off and Shepard catches him on the way back with a KROGAN HANDSHAKE! He takes a few steps back and runs in for the BIOTIC CHARGE, but Andre (now with a bloodied nose of his own), manages to leapfrog him! He turns and spins with the Appetizer, but Duncan ducks that, runs, bounces off the ropes and HITS THE BIOTIC CHARGE! And the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
Th...NO! The Chef throws his shoulder up!
Arthur La Forge: A huge headbutt and spear from the champion, BOTH fighters are bleeding from the nose, and Andre is still in this!
Mary DeSue: How come somebody always has to bleed in a Shepard match?
Arthur La Forge: He’s giving it everything he has every time he’s out there.
Shepard breathes heavy, from the crisscross sequence and the swollen nose, but he climbs up top anyway. He looks to hit a flying elbow drop but Andre, who uses the move as a finish, is able to get out of the way just in time and Shepard crashes to the mat. Andre then scoops him up and hits the spinebuster he was looking for! He makes the pin!
ONE!
TWO...NO! The Power Champion powers out.
Shepard gets up, holding his lower back and shaking his head while Andre tries to psych himself up to keep going. He grabs the waist of Duncan and attempts to lift him for the Entree, but the Commander senses it coming and pivots his hips, flipping Andre over with a hip toss. Poelon gets up but before he can turn around, Shepard applies the NEURAL SHOCK! Andre fights against it, pushes off the ropes with his legs, trying to flip over, but Shepard maintains the hold! He then attempts to drop for the Overload, but the release in pressure allows Andre to spin around and grab Shepard, before hitting the belly to belly! He then spins around as Duncan gets up and NAILS THE APPETIZER! Another cover!
ONE!
TWO!
THr--NO! Shepard kicks out again but both men are down.
Mary DeSue: Damn! That was close!
Arthur La Forge: Chef Andre nearly had him there! Another quarter of a second and we’d have seen the upset!
The Chef and the Commander both get to their feet. Andre charges at Duncan, knocking him down with a haymaker. Both get back up and the same thing happens. Andre is firing himself up and Shepard is getting up slower, so Andre tries for the Appetizer again, and Shepard ducks! He runs and bounces off the ropes, this time going another BIOTIC CHARGE, but Andre lifts the knee, then hits an ENTREE! THE SIDE SLAM CONNECTS! Andre looks at the Commander, then shakes his head. It's almost as if he knows he needs to make sure Duncan won't get up. So the Chef decides to pull out the stops and goes to the top rope.
Mary DeSue: What is he doing? He hit his finish!
Arthur La Forge: I think he knows how close he is to a win and thinks he needs a little bit more to be sure!
Mary DeSue: Just PIN HIM!
Arthur La Forge: If he hits what I think he’s going for, he’d be able to pin Shepard for a ten count!
Chef Andre Poelon leaps off with the JUST DESSERTS, but COMMANDER SHEPARD GETS HIS KNEES UP! The knees connect with the ribcage of the Chef, who rolls off of Shepard wheezing. With the breath knocked out of his opponent, Shepard thinks fast and quickly pulls him down into The Best Lock on the Citadel! Andre already has the wind knocked out of him and the hold works to cut off his oxygen! Andre struggles to fight against it but he can't breathe and so he angrily begins to tap the knee of Shepard that's wrapped around his throat.
Mr. Rad: Your winner as a result of a submission...the Power Champion..DUNCAN SHEPARD!
Arthur La Forge: Wow, what a fight! Andre was forced to tap out but only because he had the wind knocked out of him by a last second block from the Commander!
Mary DeSue: Pfft, he probably should have pinned him when he had the chance.
Arthur La Forge: It's true, there was a chance Andre could have won with the Entree. But apparently he felt in his gut it wouldn't have ended it, and those split seconds in deciding what to do might have cost him.
Mary DeSue: He'll live to serve food another day.
Duncan gets to his feet and eyes the chef, who is frustrated after being forced to tap. He helps him up and extends a hand in a show of respect, which Poelon stares at. He hesitates for a moment, then accepts. Shepard holds up a hand to indicate that Poelon was "this close" to getting him.
Arthur La Forge: What a show of respect. Duncan Shepard is aware of how close this was.
Mary DeSue: Just wait until he gets to the PPV in two weeks!
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EA Blizzard vs. Donny Mason
Don Tirri is out at ringside, standing near the announce table but not actually sitting down for commentary. Donny Mason reaches through the ropes and gets a fist bump from his dad, before turning around and staring down EA Blizzard. EAB and Donny are similar in size, with Donny just a hair taller. That doesn't stop EAB from trying to intimidate the younger rookie, but Donny stands his ground and punches EAB right in the mouth as things get underway. The large businessman sneers at Mason, his fake smile removed, and the two exchange blows. EAB then takes advantage of Mason's inexperience, as he's too focused on the back and forth punches to guard his midsection, which Blizzard buries his knee in. He then hoists the larger Mason up over his head and hits a simple body slam, before patting himself on the back and thanking the unappreciative crowd.
Arthur La Forge: As usual, EA Blizzard commanding the respect of any room he goes into.
Mary DeSue: I hate him this time too. We stan Tirris in this house!
Arthur La Forge: At least you’re consistent.
Mason gets to his feet and EAB gets a wristlock, before trying to pull Mason into Crunch Time! but Donny manages to slip out and rolls outside to catch his breath. After getting a word of advice from his dad, he slides back inside and locks up with EAB, who manages to force his head down into a headlock. Donny Mason knows enough to not let Blizzard get the squeeze on him and begins to deliver elbow after elbow to the ribs to force a release. EAB lets go of the hold but waits for Mason to stand up again and punches him right in the mouth. He then throws him into the ropes and runs forward, catching Mason on the rebound with a lariat! He drops down and makes the cover.
ONE!
TW---Mason gets an arm up just before two.
Arthur La Forge: Donny Mason hasn’t been in the business long but he’s still hanging in there.
Mary DeSue: And just think, he’s closer to my age...you don’t think…
Arthur La Forge: I don’t even want to think what you might be thinking.
EAB brings Mason to his feet and twists the arm. He then throws a few more strong punches into Mason's head while he has control, knocking him down into a kneel. Blizzard begins to twist at the wrist and elbow, turning it in directions it's not meant to go. Mason counters that with brute force and punching EAB right in the abdomen. EAB doubles over from the gut punch and Donny Mason shocks the crowd by hurling EAB across the ring with a BIEL! Blizzard gets to his feet, shocked, and stumbles backward into the corner. Mason charges in and EAB gets a boot up, but Mason simply grab the leg and tosses it aside in the ropes, before grabbing the head of EAB and hitting a neckbreaker out of the corner.
Arthur La Forge: Donny Mason is surprising Blizzard here! He could pull off the upset and shock the world!
Mary DeSue: Oh I hope so! A win for Tirris is a win for me! A win for everyone!
Mason gets to his feet and for a moment, is unsure of what to do next, so he grabs the leg of EAB and starts to kick at the back of the knee. He backs up for a moment, allowing EAB to get to his feet and then hits another downward kick at the knee, forcing Blizzard to back up again. He sits on the middle rope, attempting to get the feeling back in his knee, and that distraction is enough for Mason to run forward and hit an avalanche in the ropes, knocking EAB through them to the outside.
Arthur La Forge: Some hesitancy from Mason, but he managed to recover nicely.
Mary DeSue: Now EAB gets to recover on the floor! HA!
Donny goes outside to grab his opponent, who has lifted himself up. Mason attempts to hit him with a right hand, but EAB blocks it and nails a neckbreaker of his own right on the floor. Blizzard smiles and rolls back inside the ring, once again trying to get the feeling back in his leg. He seems perfectly fine with a countout, so Referee Kirby begins to do so.
One!
Two!
Three!
Mason is finally beginning to stir, forcing himself up to his elbows.
Four!
Five!
Mason is now up to a knee. EAB rolls his eyes and goes outside, grabs him and rolls him in before following him. He waits for Mason to stand before nailing him with a few punches to the head. He then attempts a kick, but Mason is just aware enough to grab the good leg he throws the kick with. Then he then sweeps the bad leg (Johnny) and EAB falls down hard on his back. He then begins to spin around for a figure four, but EAB plants his boot in Mason's backside and kicks him off into the nearest turnbuckle. As he staggers backward, EAB pulls him down into Surprise Mechanic!
ONE!
TWO!!
Th.NO! Mason kicks out!
Arthur La Forge: I don’t think EA Blizzard thought he was going to get as much trouble out of his opponent tonight as he has!
Mary DeSue: He should have! He’s the son of THICCI!
Both men get up after the pinfall attempt and Mason charges at Blizzard, who catches him with a big boot! Mason is staggered, so he backs up into the ropes and tries again, only for Blizzard to hit another big boot and that knocks him down! Blizzard looks down at Mason, incensed, and lifts him up to his feet, wrapping both arms around his throat and lifting him up, then dropping him with THE INDUSTRY STANDARD! Blizzard with the cover!
ONE!
TWO
THR.....EAB lifts up Mason's head?
Arthur La Forge: Wait, what?
Mary DeSue: What'd he do that for?
Blizzard shakes his head, seemingly angered that the rookie dared put up a fight. So he lifts up the groggy Mason and hits him with ANOTHER Industry Standard! Don Tirri on the outside doesn't seem pleased at the extra shot, but Blizzard now covers.
ONE!
TWO!
THRE--Blizzard slyly puts Mason's foot on the ropes. The referee rolls his eyes as EAB makes an extended show of getting up and acting "frustrated" that Mason "kicked out." He's doing it right in front of Tirri, who is incensed. Blizzard now has his smile back and lifts up Mason, who is unable to stand on his own power, and drops him a THIRD Industry Standard, while Tirri demands that EAB pin him and end it. Instead, EAB locks in the CRUNCH TIME. Mason is out already, so the referee awards the match to…
Mr. Rad: Your winner, by technical submission...EA BLIZZARD!
Arthur La Forge: That's absolutely ridiculous. EA Blizzard couldn't stand that Donny Mason was showing him up, so he just had to punish him for it!
Mary DeSue: Well, I mean, can you blame him?
Arthur La Forge: I get it. He expected an easy win, probably, but that was ridiculous.
Mary DeSue: Don seems very mad about it, too.
Blizzard rolls out of the ring as Don Tirri comes in, smirking as the referee raises his hand. Tirri checks on his son, who is out of it but at the moment, doesn't appear to be injured. He demands EAB get in the ring and try that with him, but Blizzard decides he's had enough for the night and laughs all the way to the back.
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We cut to the backstage area. The Faction stand in the corridor with Level Up’s own Lenny Brasco.
Lenny Brasco:[/b I’m standing back here with the Faction, who have been rather quiet leading up to tonight’s tag team match. Mr. Wilcox, Total black out from you and the guys behind you. What’s going on? How has the prep for tonight’s match gone?
James, dressed in his black robes. Looks up and directly into the eyes of Lenny.
James Wilcox: We have been…busy. I have, in preparation for my title shot, been concentrating on the powers I will need to overcome my adversaries. Tonight’s match is a blessing. A week of rest for me. An opportunity for my loyalist followers to hurt my opponents. The match. The result. It doesn’t matter. What Magdalena and Eli should really be concentrating on is how to coexist. Playing their cards right it’s very easy to at any point end up in a three on one. Hell. If I was involved I’d walk out.
James takes a deep breath in.
James Wilcox: And I wouldn't want to be left alone with these two. I’m going back to the dungeon. I’ll see you soon Eli, Magdalena.
James gestures to the monsters behind him, laughs and walks off
Drake and Isaac: In absentia lucis, Tenebrae vincunt.
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Ciela Luiz vs. Dionysus
Ciela comes out the gate firing as she charges Dionysus and backs the big man into the ropes with a quick combo of open palm strikes. She whips him across the ring to the ropes and pursues, leaping up and nailing him with a knee strike right as he rebounds off the ropes! The big man still doesn’t go down but he stumbles into a corner, holding his face. Ciela chop blocks him to bring him to a knee and locks in a sleeper hold, driving her knee into his spine!
Arthur La Forge: Huge size difference in this one, but it seems the Time Jumper is in the lead.
Mary DeSue: This is not the first time these two beat each other up.
Arthur La Forge: Yes, but those were in tag team matches. Solo matches are a little different.
Size and power wins out though as Dionysus gets to his feet and falls straight back, smashing Ciela into the mat. He rolls over and begins to lay hard right hands into Ciela’s face before yanking her up by her hair and taking her over with a big vertical suplex! Once again, Dionysus gets to his feet and brings her with him. A hard irish whip sends her into the corner and the impact causes her to bounce off and go right back to the mat!
Arthur La Forge: You can’t teach size, and that’s helping Dio early on.
Mary DeSue: Seems like she’s having more trouble adjusting to not having a partner than he is.
Arthur La Forge: Al Fresco were a newer team than The Time Jumpers too.
Dio goes and lifts Ciela up, placing her onto the top turnbuckle. He climbs up after her and appears to be going for a superplex that would surely end the match but Ciela begins to fight back! She drives hard rights and lefts into Dionysus’ abdomen until he’s driven off the turnbuckles. He turns around in time for Ciela to leap off and nail him with a flying meteora! She reaches back, hooking a leg!
ONE!
TWO!!
NO! Dionysus kicks out!! Ciela stays on the offensive though, driving knees into Dionysus’s ribs before getting up and bouncing off the ropes. She nails a standing shooting star press and goes for the cover but Dionysus kicks out before the ref can drop down to count! He gets to a vertical base hurriedly, getting his second wind! Ciela stays on him, trying to hammer him back down with right hands but Dionysus catches her with a hard haymaker that levels her!
Mary DeSue: Damn! He squashed her like a grape! You know, like wine?
Arthur La Forge: You’re the Bride of Frankenstein, not the Cryptkeeper. Lay off the bad puns.
Ciela sits up holding her head and has no time to react to the charging Dionysus who nails her with a giant shining wizard! He bounces up and charges the ropes, leaping and repelling off the middle rope to nail a lionsault! The Round of Applause! Dionysus poses on his knees for the crowd for a moment before covering Ciela, hooking the leg!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!
Mr. Rad: The winner of the match, earning two points, is ‘The Lord of the Vine’, Dionysus!
Arthur La Forge: With that, Dionysus is one step closer to a title match at Final Fantasy!
Mary DeSue: Yeah, but it’s not like Ciela is done yet.
Arthur La Forge:Not at all. A Round Robin is funny that way. She could still come back and get the lead. You just never know this early.
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Larry Tact vs. Dominique Moriarty
The bell rings and both wrestlers start circling. Tact, looking confident, but tired from his earlier match, and Moriarty smirking as she tires to size up the veteran. The two lock up with Tact easily winning the exchange and putting Moriarty in a headlock. She shoves Tact forward, him breaking the hold, and Tact goes towards the ropes. Tact bounces off the ropes and goes for a clothesline but Moriarty instead sidesteps and grabs Tact's arm and spins him around, while still holding the arm. She falls flat on her back and grabs Tact's other arm hitting a monkey flip, "Flight of the Green Faery", and sending Tact on his back! Moriarty kips up and runs to the ropes. Tact lays flat on his back as Moriarty heads up top and leaps hitting a seated senton! She gets up and grabs Tact. She sets him up for a Russian Leg Sweep and connects. Moriarty has Tact down and she hits him with kicks to the ribs as he tries to get up to get a vertical base. Tact finally gets to his feet and reaches out at the smaller wrestler but she dodges him, kicks him in the gut, Sit Down Jawbreaker!
Arthur La Forge: Dominique Moriarty has a lot to prove here in her debut, and Tact is still recovering from earlier. She might get a debut win at his expense!
Mary DeSue: She’s out here trying to steal my gimmick as Level Up’s sexiest lady. THIS IS MARY ERASURE AND I WON’T STAND FOR IT.
Moriarty gets behind Tact and waits for him to get up. Moving to avoid his line of sight until Tact is up on his feet. She signals for "The Rivet Gun" and runs towards Tact's back. She grabs him by the shoulder muscles, but as she does Tact falls backwards into the turnbuckle post! Moriarty falls down to the mat grabbing her head as Tact slumps down to his knee's. He looks pissed as he grabs Moriarty and slaps her into the Kata-hajime, but as Tact gets the leg scissors onto Moriarty, she reaches out and grabs the ropes. Tact breaks the hold at the very last second and grabs Moriarty by the back of the head. As they get up he tosses her into the ropes. On the rebound she runs right into a devastating spinebuster from Tact! Tact heads up top going for the "Dive to Blue'' but Moriarty rolls out of the way and Tact eats the ring.
Arthur La Forge: Tact’s timing is off. He’s tired and slower after that match. I got a feeling it might backfire on him, even if he did beat Bert.
Mary DeSue: Oh say it again. He beat Bert. God that’s awesome.
One...
Two...
Three...Both wrestlers start to get up and use the ropes to get fully upright. They both charge forward and they start swinging. Moriarty ducks a shot from Tact, but Tact grabs Morarty's arm to go for a short arm clothesline of his own, but she ducks. Moriarty rushes to the ropes and comes back for the rebound. She leaps up going for a tilt a whirl headscissors, but Tact throws his arms around and catches her into a makeshift powerbomb! Tact shakes his head for a moment as Moriarty rolls on the mat and starts to try to get up again, apparently not getting the full force of the powerbomb due to the makeshiftness of it. Tact grabs her and puts her into..."Starbreaker"! Cover!
One...
Two...
TACT IS USING THE ROPES FOR LEVERAGE BUT THE REFEREE DIDN'T SEE IT!
THREE!!
Mr. Rad: Here is your winner...Larry Tact!
Tact rolls out of the ring and starts heading to the back while Moriarty argues with Kirby about what happened.
Arthur La Forge: Twice in one night! TWICE!
Mary DeSue: LARRY TACT WENT 2-0 FOR THE NIGHT! YES!
Arthur La Forge: But he had to cheat both times to do it! Especially this time because he was so fatigued!
Mary DeSue:: Doesn’t matter, he still did it! Two points for Tact! Woo hoo!
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Lord Raab vs. Ahmya
The size difference is apparent from the word ‘go’ as Ahmya stands across from The Masked German Monster, Lord Raab. Raab seems to be breathing heavier, scowling from under his mask with narrow eyes at the demure Joshi fighter standing across from him, who only nods in response. As the bell sounds, Raab charges in with a bellow and evil intent. Nao deftly sidesteps the monster though, who grabs an armful of air.
Arthur La Forge: Lord Raab has been in a sort of limbo ever since his loss to Sidroy, but this could help him out of it.
Mary DeSue: Ahmya is tiny! This should be no problem for him!
Arthur La Forge: I’ve heard that Raab has some psychological issues with women, which may be hurting him.
Ahmya nails a step up enziguri that rocks the big man. Then another, then another. Raab swings a haymaker but Ahmya catches his arm, using his momentum against him and taking the big man over with an arm drag! She locks in an arm bar! She locks in a leg scissors and begins stomping her heel into Raab’s masked face! He eventually catches her ankle though and tosses the much smaller woman aside.
Mary DeSue: Haha! Like she was NOTHING.
Arthur La Forge: Ahmya is going to have to hit the Masked German Monster with a lot to get the win here. We’ll see if she can do it
Ahmya scrambles to a vertical base but Raab has snatched her by the back of her head and shoves her toward a corner. He begins putting the boots to the small of her back before snatching her once more by the hair and sending her down to the mat roughly. Ahmya rolls on her stomach, holding the back of her head as Raab stands on her back, using the ropes as leverage. All Ahmya can do is kick and snatch onto the ropes as the ref starts his five count. He gets to four before Raab relents.
Mary DeSue: Hey! He has until FIVE!
Arthur La Forge: I’m pretty sure that belongs to someone else.
Mary DeSue: Well they can just try to take it from Raab. See how that works out for them.
Raab pulls the small woman up and whips her into the ropes. He goes for a boot but she ducks under it and rebounds off the opposite ropes. A clothesline! She dodges again, she bounces off the ropes again and leaps as she comes back, nailing Raab with a tiltawhirl headscissors! All the momentum she built up is enough to take Raab down! The crowd pops as Ahmya sets to stomping Raab directly in the head, trying to dizzy the big man as he forces his way to his knees only to get his head spiked with a snap DDT!!
Arthur La Forge: Ahmya is taking the fight to the monster!
Mary DeSue: I don’t get it! It’s like he has a neck of sand the way these head shots are hurting him!
Ahmya backs to the ropes, waiting for Raab to sit up and get to his knees before charging in with a thunderous running knee strike! One half of the Multiplayer champions raises a hand, signaling for the end as she scales the ropes and...Hail’s Blessing! Wait, she isn’t done! Ahmya deftly runs up the turnbuckle pads and nails a SECOND HAIL’S BLESSING ON RAAB! SHE GOES FOR THE PIN!!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!!
Arthur La Forge: It took TWO of her finisher to put the monster away, but she did it! And now she’s got two points, along with Larry Tact and Dionysus!
Mary DeSue: Maybe she’ll get her match with Jenny after all.
Arthur La Forge: Or maybe it’ll be…
Mary DeSue: It will NOT be Bert!
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Eli Goode & Magdalena Lockheart vs. Drake Wilcox & ISAAC
Eli and Maggie squabble over who will start the match. The two jaw back and forth before Lockheart shrugs, finally relenting. She glances at the monstrous ISAAC who stands in the opposite corner, and smirks, as if to say “good luck”. Unfazed, Eli makes his way to the centre of the ring to face off with The Faction’s muscle. As the bell rings, Maggie shouts something to Eli, which causes him to take his eyes off of his opponent for just a moment. It’s all ISAAC needs to burst forward and deck Eli with a big boot! He follows up by collecting his stunned opponent and running across the ring, planting him with an earth-shattering powerslam! Maggie bites her lip as she watches on. Yikes. ISAAC tags in Drake, and the two men sling Eli into the ropes. On the rebound, they send him skyward, and Eli essentially face plants on the canvas! Drake makes the pin.
ONE!
TWO!
NO! Eli kicks out.
Arthur La Forge: A rare miscalculation from the Final Boss champion and unfortunately Eli Goode paid the price.
Mary DeSue: There is no way they don’t implode tonight. None.
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Keen to deal some more punishment, Drake pulls Eli up by the scruff of the neck and looks to irish whip him into The Faction’s corner. Eli manages to reverse the whip, sending Drake into the turnbuckle. Drake bounces off and charges back at him, but Eli drops him face-first to the mat with a drop toehold! Showing spirit, Eli manages to get back to his feet, and throws in a few stomps for good measure. He backs up towards his corner, taking stock of Drake and calling for him to get up, preparing for the GOODE DEAL! But just as he’s ready to pounce, Maggie slaps him on the back, tagging herself in! She immediately springboards off of the top rope and connects a double-knee strike on Drake - METEORA! Maggie hooks the leg.
ONE!
TWO!
NO! Broken up by Eli!
Maggie rolls out of the way just as Eli unexpectedly launches himself off the top rope, landing a FROG SPLASH on Drake! Tensions begin to boil over between the two future championship opponents, both jawing at each other once again.
Arthur La Forge: This is not the time or the place, but it seems championship gold is causing some tension among these two!
Mary DeSue: Just as The Faction wants! Soften ‘em up and then James Wilcox goes into Final Fantasy with all the gold!
It looks like they’re about to come to blows when they’re taken out in a double-clothesline! ISAAC, who was tagged in by Drake while they were arguing, tosses Eli out of the ring with ease, and staggers Magdelena with a knee to the midsection. Displaying his strength, ISAAC lifts the Final Boss Champion into a military press! He smirks with satisfaction as he holds Maggie aloft, but she retaliates, elbowing him in the temple! The strikes cause ISAAC to go wobbly and allows Maggie to slip behind him. Maggie chops the goliath down with a calf kick to the back of the knee and a buzzaw kick to his head - 7 SECONDS TO THE END! Stunned, ISAAC collapses forward, putting him in a perfect position for BLACK LEGACY - BUT WAIT, NO! Drake pulls his partner out of the ring at the last second! Lockheart heads out to the apron, ready to take both men out, but she’s beaten to the punch! Eli blasts past her, almost colliding with his partner, and leaps through the ropes with a suicide dive onto The Faction! Rolling her eyes, Maggie drops down to the outside and grabs ISAAC. After some effort she manages to roll him into the ring, and slides in after him. Maggie covers.
ONE!
TWO!
THR-NO! ISAAC KICKS OUT!
Arthur La Forge: Precious seconds were wasted getting ISAAC back in the ring, but there’s not much you can do when the size difference is that great.
Mary DeSue: Stop making excuses! She couldn’t pin him! He’s a BIG STRONG BOI.
Arthur La Forge: Is that better or worse than Thicc?
Mary DeSue: He’s gone way past Thicc! His Thiccness has Thiccness!
ISAAC manages to get his shoulder up, but Lockheart is onto him, getting into a mount and raining down vicious strikes! Taking out her frustration on her opponent, Maggie begins to get more and more reckless with her strikes, giving ISAAC an opening to rake her eyes! Lockheart grabs at her eyes, squinting at her opponent, who follows up with a nasty headbutt! The strike lands square on Maggie’s nose, and she recoils, rolling off of ISAAC. The heavyweight gets up and hooks Lockheart’s head, driving her into the canvas with a DDT! Blood has begun to trickle from Maggie’s nose, and the champ looks dazed! ISAAC hooks her leg.
ONE!
TWO!
THR-NO! MAGGIE KICKS OUT! A resilient competitor, Lockheart refuses to say die!
Arthur La Forge: We’ve seen Lockheart take a lot of punishment in the past. It’s one thing she has in common with Eli.
Mary DeSue: Yes, they keep getting up after they get their asses kicked. We get it. Maybe they should work on not getting their asses kicked at all?
Grunting in annoyance, ISAAC drags her to The Faction’s corner by the hair. He tags in Drake, and the two begin laying boots into Maggie in the corner. Drake then gestures to the top rope, and ISAAC nods. He pulls Maggie out of the corner, flips her over, and lifts her into the electric chair position! Still dazed from the head impact earlier, Maggie’s eyes grow wide as she realises her situation. She looks up to see Drake poised on the top rope, ready to nail the DOOMSDAY DEVICE! NO! ELI MAKES THE SAVE! He dropkicks ISAAC from behind, causing him to stumble forward. Maggie, still on his shoulders, takes advantage of the forward momentum, and lands a knockout blow to Drake! The punch sends him tumbling off the top rope to the outside. Maggie then drives her elbow into ISAAC’s skull, and he falls forward. She lands on her feet, and locks eyes with Eli. Neither says anything, but they don’t need words to know they’re finally on the same page. As ISAAC slowly begins to get up, Eli slaps his knee and points at him. Maggie nods, and both unwilling teammates back up, before charging forward! DOUBLE CURB STOMP!! BLACK LEGACY AND GOODE LORD!! Maggie covers ISAAC.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!!
DING DING DING!!
Mr Rad: Here are your winners, MAGDALENA LOCKHEART AND ELI GOODE!!
Arthur La Forge: ISAAC is a big guy and the huge combination move from both wrestlers took him out of the match.
Mary DeSue: And maybe out of the active roster. Jeebus.
Arthur La Forge: He’ll definitely need to be looked at by the doctor...or whatever spooky medicine Wilcox uses.
Maggie and Eli begrudgingly have their hands raised by Ref Kirby, but the celebrations are muted. The two staredown in the centre of the ring, where they will again clash for the Final Boss Championship. As if on cue, Ref Kirby appears again to hand Lockheart her championship. Eli’s eyes go from Maggie’s to the championship, and back, as The Faction begins to head to the back, shouting abuse at the two in the ring, who are paying them no mind.
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Jenny vs. Bert McAlroy
As the two wrestlers stare down we see the casket coming down to ringside, being moved by four people dressed as the ghosts from Pac Man. They all turn blue as the lights go down for a moment as they leave.
Arthur La Forge: Our company is odder than other companies, have you noticed?
Mary DeSue: I’ve been saying this since day one and nobody listens.
Kirby calls for the bell and the match starts off with Jenny and Bert charging for each other. Bert goes for a clothesline but Jenny ducks it and hits the ropes. Jenny fires off the ropes and hits a "Bow Down" to Bert sending him face first into the mat. Jenny kips up and then jumps onto Bert's back trying to knock the wind out of him...or squeeze out his insides like a toothpaste tube. After the stomp de sole, Jenny grabs Bert and tosses one half of The Multiplayer Champions into the ropes and hits Bert with the "Royal Flush". Bert has been hit with a barrage of moves and is not moving much on the mat, having already faced down Larry Tact earlier in the night. Jenny goes up to the closest turnbuckle and goes up top. She leaps off the top turnbuckle once Bert starts to get up, and she's going for a top rope "Jennycanrana". Bert catches her...POWERBOMB INTO THE TURNBUCKLE POST! Bert falls to the mat and rolls out of the ring as Jenny slumps down grabbing the back of her neck.
Arthur La Forge: Ordinarily, Bert might go for the pinfall there, but this is, of course, a casket match.
Mary DeSue: Yeah. Nobody loses until somebody gets buried! Sort of.
Bert stumbles over to the guardrail near the casket and shakes his head for a moment, to clear the cobwebs, as Jenny uses the ropes to pull herself up. There is no count out cause it's a casket match so Bert leans up against the casket to catch his breath. Jenny charges forward and heads up to the turnbuckle and jumps off, hitting Bert with a dropkick to the back sending him, facefirst, into the casket and then onto the floor. Jenny opens up the casket and picks up Bert. Is she going to throw him in, No...she puts his wrists onto the casket and...SLAM!! SLAM!!! SLAM!!!! SLAM!!! Bert howls in pain as he falls down. His hands shaking with pain as Jenny kicks him in the back of the head! She picks up Bert and drabs him over to the ring barrier and slaps him in the chest. Jenny grabs Bert and irish whips him towards the open casket! Bert hits the side of the casket and his upper torso goes into the casket. Jenny rushes up and grabs the lid of the casket and slams it onto the back of Bert's neck!
Arthur La Forge: The Courage Champion is being absolutely brutal tonight, making Bert pay for challenging her!
Mary DeSue: I so hope he goes 0-2. Bertie Two Losses. Rolls off the tongue!
Arthur La Forge: He could also be Bertie two be..
Mary DeSue: Don’t you DARE.
Jenny smiles to the crowd, who reel back a bit cause...well it's Jenny! Jenny opens up the casket and Bert has his hands on the outside. As she opens the lid he grabs the sides of the casket and pulls back, diving out of the way and the casket hits Jenny! Jenny shoves the casket back as it hits her ribs and her expression gets angry as Bert is crawling away on his hands and knees heading towards the barrier. Jenny charges forward and Bert hits a drop toe hold sending Jenny face first into the steel steps at ringside! Bert gets up and grabs one of the fake tombstones that dress the set and smashes it against Jenny's back, but instead of it being brick or stone it's pretty much just full of powder. Bert looks up and mouths something about "Cheap ass productions" as he sees Jenny getting back up. Covered in white power and her forehead bleeding we see Jenny turn and just cackle as Bert starts to run up the ramp. Jenny catches him at the top of the ramp and hits the "Enter The Machine" sending Bert's face into the metal stage at the top. Jenny then starts kicking the hell out of Bert's ribs as we see this is attracting the attention of workers at "Halloween Horror Nights" off to the sides. Jenny picks up Bert and stands him close to the edge of the stage. She runs up and leaps..."Jennycanrana" sending Bert and Jenny down into the crowd of haunt workers!
"HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!!"
Arthur La Forge: What they said!
Mary DeSue: You work a spooky maze, don’t be surprised when a real life spooky Queen does something crazy!
Bert is the first to get up and looks around. Suddenly we see him standing next to Regan from "The Exorcist" haunt maze and Bert lets out a scream and turns to see Leatherface as well! Leatherface cranks up the chainsaw and Bert starts running back towards the crowd towards the ring barrier. Jenny gets up and Regan backs away slowly as Leatherface cranks the chainsaw again. Jenny SCREAMS and Leatherface drops his chainsaw and runs like hell the other way as Jenny heads after Bert!
Arthur La Forge: Now I’ve seen everything.
Mary DeSue: Imagine being so scary the guy with the human flesh mask is scared of you.
Arthur La Forge: I mean, that is just a paid actor.
Mary DeSue: Ugh, I bet you tell kids Santa isn’t real too...
Bert leapfrogs over the barrier and over to the casket. He opens the top of the casket and looks around. Bert dives under the ring for a moment as Jenny comes over the barrier full speed. She sees him go under the ring and Jenny heads over there only to get hit with a fire extinguisher blast to the face! Jenny stumbles around for a moment as Bert drags out...A ladder? Bert slides the ladder into the ring and grabs Jenny from behind. GERMAN SUPLEX INTO THE BARRIER! Bert grabs Jenny and tosses her under the bottom rope into the ring as Bert grabs the ladder and sits it flat on his shoulders. Jenny gets up and that's when Bert starts spinning the ladder around. Kirby ducks down flat onto the mat as Jenny takes a ladder shot to the face as Bert keeps spinning till he falls down.
Arthur La Forge: Bert McAlroy going for broke with that ladder. Namely, breaking something on his opponent!
Mary DeSue: She should go get that chainsaw! That’ll show him!
As the fans applaud and cheer this "Courage Title" match the champion, challenger, and referee are all flat on the mat. Kirby is the first up, because, well, he saw it coming, followed by Bert, who stumbles around the ring for a moment. Bert leans on the corner and looks over as Jenny starts to get up. The two charge at each other. Jenny ducks Bert's attempt at "Bong Water", and gets behind Bert..."Enter the Machine" INTO THE LADDER!!! Jenny looks at the casket, the ladder, and Bert and starts to cackle as she sets up the ladder. A feeling of dread comes over the audience as this is not looking good for Bert. "The Courage Champion" picks up Bert and starts climbing the ladder, with Bert on the other side woozily being drug up the other side by Jenny. Jenny gets to the top of the ladder with Bert and calls for a "Jennycanrana"!
Arthur La Forge: She hits this, off the ladder, and Bert is done for.
Mary DeSue: DO IT! DO IT NOW!
Jenny leaps up to execute the move when Bert shoves her off...JENNY FALLS BACKFIRST INTO THE CASKET!!! Bert looks down. He takes a breath to calm himself and stand up. He leaps...DIRTY BERTY!!!! HE LANDS ON TOP OF JENNY IN THE CASKET AND THE SUPPORT UNDER THE CASKET BREAKS!...There is a hush over the crowd...
Arthur La Forge: HOLY [BLEEP]! Bert just tried to kill the both of them!
Mary DeSue: Dumbass broke the casket! Or at least, the thing holding the casket up!
Bert is the first one out of the casket. He stumbles and walks over to the barrier. He gets on top of it, staggering, and as Jenny sits up in the casket ala Micheal Myers! Even Bert seems a little taken aback by this. She screams at Bert in defiance, who leaps up with "Give her The Bert" into the casket lid slamming it onto Jenny's head and closing it on top of her!!!
Mr. Rad: Here is your winner...and...NEWWW LEVEL UP COURAGE CHAMPION....BERT MCALROY!!!
Bert gets handed the belt by Kirby and holds it up high. His first singles gold. He's in tears and yells into the camera that "Ahmya! I DID IT!!" just as the lid of the casket flies off! First a sitting position then a standing position as Jenny glares at Bert as “Do You Wanna Party” starts to play.
Jenny: THAT'S! MY!!! BELT!!!
Bert says something we have to bleep out of twitch as he hightails it through the crowd as Jenny gives chase as we cut to ringside. The last shot we see is of a Tarman zombie at ringside waving at the camera going “More. Brains!”
Arthur La Forge: I don’t believe it! We have a new Courage Champion! And that means...
Mary DeSue: Oh my god, don’t say it.
Arthur La Forge: Not only is he now BERTIE TWO BELTS, but he’s going to Triforce Heroes to face Duncan Shepard and Sidroy Covington! What a main event THAT is going to be!
Mary DeSue: Aren’t we out of time for this crapshow?
Arthur La Forge: As a matter of fact, we are! So long from Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios!
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CREDITS
Credits
Intro Video and Show Intro: Joe
Larry Tact vs. Bert McAlroy: Tact & Bert
HIS MONSTER vs. WaLink and Dude WaLuigi: Joe
Sidroy Covington IV vs. Giant WaLuigi: Joe
A Promise To Do Better: Todd
Joey Crash, Arthur Fisk & Chassie Fear vs. Cara Strader, Erika Crawford & Amber Payne: Dubs
Duncan Shepard vs. Chef Andre Poelon: Joe
EA Blizzard vs. Donny Mason: Joe
Keeping Busy: Wilcox
Ciela Luiz vs. Dionysus: Bert
Larry Tact vs. Dominique Moriarty: Jay
Lord Raab vs. Ahmya: Bert
Eli Goode & Magdalena Lockheart vs. The Faction: Dubs
Jenny vs. Bert McAlroy: Jay
Judges: Joe, Jay & Duane
Larry Tact vs. Bert McAlroy: Tact & Bert
HIS MONSTER vs. WaLink and Dude WaLuigi: Joe
Sidroy Covington IV vs. Giant WaLuigi: Joe
A Promise To Do Better: Todd
Joey Crash, Arthur Fisk & Chassie Fear vs. Cara Strader, Erika Crawford & Amber Payne: Dubs
Duncan Shepard vs. Chef Andre Poelon: Joe
EA Blizzard vs. Donny Mason: Joe
Keeping Busy: Wilcox
Ciela Luiz vs. Dionysus: Bert
Larry Tact vs. Dominique Moriarty: Jay
Lord Raab vs. Ahmya: Bert
Eli Goode & Magdalena Lockheart vs. The Faction: Dubs
Jenny vs. Bert McAlroy: Jay
Judges: Joe, Jay & Duane
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