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Review for 4CW Storm Front (episode dated Sept. 30th, 2018)
Sery Opening Segment:
- Just a note about the intro stuff itself, before the seg: I like the little "crowd sign highlights" bit. I know it's been used before, but yeah. Keep it up!
- Woot, 13 Ghost Gauntlet participants! The gauntlet match is a staple of Gallows End and last year's was great, should be fun this year as well.
- Murder of Crows are a pair of demanding little pricks—noted. 😋
The Bro Show:
- I didn't see this episode of Raw, but the images speak for themselves. Pretty clever incorporation of an IRL thing, there.
- Of course The Supergroup take having their show grind to as a win.
Valentine/Cain Segment:
- Jack Valentine in proper HBK-esque formal wear. Nice touch.
- And a solid late '97-era HBK-esque heel promo. Pretty slick, doing a rundown of Hall of Famers and targeting Cain in his anger/jealousy.
- Cain plays his part well also, and the blow-off match at Gallows should be solid. Way to build a believable feud fast, guys.
Scharff vs McGroin:
- Competitive little match here. Good stuff.
- Not much else say on this one, just a good match, and Scharff gets some momentum going into Gallows End.
White/Bonham Gallows Pole Announcement:
- White being all chummy with Marie is both humorous and unsettling. 😋
- Decent set-up promo for what should be a banger of a Gallows Pole match.
Janitur Open Challenge:
- It's weird watching glorified jobbers jobs to a fellow glorified jobber. Wow... *that* was a sentence. Heh.
- A Mini-Janitur, just what we need. 😋
Witch Hazel Stipulation Announcement:
- Wrote it. Admittedly kinda rushed this one, just wanted to get it done. It gets the point across.
Cain vs Bonham:
- The inclusion, mid-match, of a camera showing the aftermath of a pre-match backstage attack is neat. Nice touch.
- Pretty straight-forward, hard-hitting match. Cain gets in some of his newer signature moves, which are pretty fun.
- Build for two separate feuds in the middle of a match. Well done. Bonham gets the V off the distraction, and Cain rages.
Paige vs Wolfbaine:
- Wrote it. I've long wanted to see these two compete against one another, and now, here it is!
Moxie/Redman Segment/Match:
- Heh. Redman is a tool. +1 cool point for having The Killers as his theme music's artist, but that's about it. 😋
- Conversely, Moxie is a bad-ass.
- Fun little seg/squash match, in my opinion.
Tag Title Match:
- This is a fun, fast-paced, snappy little match.
- Even I'm gonna have to call that one an upset!
- Woot! Heh. 🙂
- But also, "Ow!"
- Four-way tag should be good chaotic fun.
Mystery Videos:
- Not sure what to make of them, they're just kinda eerie and vague. I guess we'll see what it's all about at Gallows.
Match of the Night
- The tag team title match.
MVP of the Night
- Jack Valentine.
Graphic of the Night
- I'm really happy with the chibi graphic, but I generally don't vote for my own stuff, so I'm picking the excellent Robert Smith one. Got a kick out of that and it's a good-looking graphic.
Closing thought
- Wow I had a really good night here, heh. This was a fun go-home show, too. Gallows End, here we come!
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Sery Opening Segment: Pretty solid opening segment. I like how it started with the 13 Ghost Gauntlet reveal. A nice run down of the show and then an interesting little segment where two guys with no matches under their belt, demand title shots! Is the entrance theme really called “Cowboys From Hell”? 4CW had some Cowboys From Hell in the good old days! Nice solid opening.
The Bro Show: I’m at a loss lol. The Kurt Angle breach of contract. I think I’m safe in saying that, that’s never been done before. I guess that’s why I’m starting to enjoy these segments, there is NOTHING predictable. Looking forward to the final match of this final member searching plotline, not just to see who wins, but to see where the SuperGroup goes after this.
Valentine/Cain Segment: Wrote w/ Rhys. Thanks Paige for your review. I basically wanted Valentine to come back looking completely different from his old trashy gimmick, but with the same attitude towards everyone. I guess we both envisioned 97 HBK lol.
Scharff vs McGroin: Not a bad match, McGroin with a good showing just not quite ready yet. I hope this means McGroin is still somehow undefeated…..right? Really solid first match of the evening. Scharf lookin strong….
White/Bonham Gallows Pole Announcement: The Gallows Pole Match! Always a mark for gimmick matches 4CW created and seeing them still used. I liked how White mentioned what happened at the Rumble match and blames it on Bonham. Decent little seg to get the announcement out for sure. I’ve been out of the loop, but I remember Bonham and White’s resume has a lotta gold already. Two stars in the Gallows Pole match I love it.
Janitur Open Challenge: The Janitur……I would do anything to go back and re-read his debut to 4CW. I barely remember anything from that show b/c I don’t know if he was meant to continue or at the very least last years and years! And then it hit me reading this match. Janitur is our Doink and we just saw Dink. This was short but great. I actually thought there was a chance this was a push for Zephyris and Jantiur was gonna go away for a while. Knew something was up with the counting, but I couldn’t figure out what. Very nice heel finish and Janitur is still in 4CW! I enjoyed this.
Witch Hazel Stipulation Announcement: Very descriptive entrance and good commentating. “Hazel's Harlequin Circus!” So right up Hazel’s alley, but what is this match?! Guess it’s a surprise.
Cain vs Bonham: Two Main-Event level guys going at it here. Match was looking really good, nice back and forth action until Valentine had to just ruin everything. This match deserved to be on a PPV anyway.
Paige vs Wolfbaine: And this is where things really take off! A main event PPV quality match! Back and forth, momentum shifts, and for me a surprise clean finish! And honestly I didn’t think Paige could take out Wolfbaine! Scharff and Paige with wins heading into Gallows End, but Paige with a huge statement win. Bah God!
Moxie/Redman Segment/Match: THE ICON! I like this already, this is the perfect person for Moxie to start her singles career against and test herself. Oh shit wait! They’re gonna go right now! She wins! Second thought, maybe she’s ready for bigger and better things…..
Tag Title Match: I’m speechless. What a great Tag Team title match to top off a great Storm Front. Phenomenal Tag match and I agree, what an upset! And now there’s a 4-way tag match at Gallows End?? Way to make the Tag Title completely legit again, Bah God King! Amazing Main Event match and show for that matter going into a stacked card at Gallow’s End
Mystery Videos: She!? Who is she!? What’s going on??? I do like these, just one more reason to look forwards to Gallows End.
Match of the Night: Very close but I gotta go with the Tag Titles match because gold changed hands!
MVP of the Night: Paige, massive important momentum win over Wolfbaine
Graphic of the Night: 4-CHI-W!
Former 4CW Champion
4CW Hall of Fame Class of 2019
4CW 2019: Champion/Wrestler/Moment
Sery Opening Segment:
Wrote it.
The Bro Show:
Wrote it.
Valentine/Cain Segment:
Wrote part of it. I think Valentine has come back looking like a legit threat and it's been a short, but solid build to the Gallows End match.
Scharff vs McGroin:
This was a good match. Enjoyable throughout, and a solid showing from McGroin but an expected win from Scharff, giving him momentum going into his World Title defence.
White/Bonham Gallows Pole Announcement:
Love a good Gallows Pole! This feud has turned bitter and nasty and deserves it.
Janitur Open Challenge:
Janitur, and by extension other comedy aspects like The Supergroup, are some of my favourite bits in 4CW. Mini Janitur is just hilarious. Can't wait to see what happens at Gallows!
Witch Hazel Stipulation Announcement:
Leave it to Hazel to announce a new stipulation and leave little to no explanation on what it is! But hey, based on her track record, it'll be entertaining. Would have been nice to see more of Tommy Young on this show, but it was packed.
Cain vs Bonham:
Wrote it.
Paige vs Wolfbaine:
Paige with a short but sweet promo before a great back and forth contest.. Wolfbaine and Paige really is a top tier match, and this did it justice. Paige picks up a huge win that propels her momentum into her first World Title match. Would love to see this match again down the road and on a bigger stage. This match is full of huge poppable moments, big comebacks and out of nowhere stuff. I love it. Both Paige and Wolfbaine have a varied and complex moveset that help facilitate a detailed match. I would go as far to say this is in the running for Match of the Year. Great job.
Moxie/Redman Segment/Match:
Wrote 'em. Not much to say, just building Moxie up.
Tag Title Match:
Wrote it. And the aftermath was just as fun to write. Looking forward to the tag team madness ahead of us.
Mystery Videos:
Been looking forward to this reveal for months. Roll on Gallows!
Match of the Night:
Paige vs Wolfbaine
MVP of the Night:
Silent Sorcery, for taking the tag titles!
Graphic of the Night:
4CW Chibis!
Thanks Taker_2004 for the banner!
Sery Opening Segment: Nice, fun opener for the show, Sery had some good announcements to get rhough and we now know who's in the gauntlet match, many of who'm will be pulling double duty again! I like the way the Crows are inserting themselves too actually, some good potential there! Also, LHeat, yeah, there's a song called Cowboys From Hell, it's by Pantera. I recommend checking it out! :-P
The Bro Show: Well, the fourth wall is well and truly destroyed with this one! Even Deadpool couldn't have done it more thoroughly! Fun segment again, and please, don't make Tommy's trainer into even more of a laughing stock! :-P
Valentine/Cain Segment: Nice to see more of the old guard come back. Heard a lot about Mad Dog Valentine, but came in too late to experience any of him. And he better watch his mouth with regards to the Freight Train, otherwise he'll know what it's like to be truly steam rollered! :-P
Scharff vs McGroin: Wrote it, and is actually the first match I've written that doesn't include one of my guys, so was an interesting experience. Kinda rushed it though, but I feel it's done the job :-)
White/Bonham Gallows Pole Announcement: Had fun with this one! And I'm glad the slightly cringeyness of it comes off! I like writing for White and Marie, they work well together for some reason! :-D
Janitur Open Challenge: Yep, as LHeat said, Doink and Dink! Ah well, I guess we had to have something like that to fill out the show and make Rhys work harder! Fun little match though. :-D
Witch Hazel Stipulation Announcement: Yeah, is what it is and not much more to be honest! Does the job and keeps up the character well.
Cain vs Bonham: I particularly like how the scenes are integrated on this one, I think Rhys did an excellent job pushing both fued to their next point and with a decent match to boot! Oh, Clyde, you've got a rough Halloween ahead of you! :-P
Paige vs Wolfbaine: Great match, was a thrill to read, I just wish I could've watched it! Great work throughout on keeping the pace up and ramping the tension consistently! I was actually surprised to see Paige come off with the win, but that is by no means a bad thing! Will she make it to the top of the mountain?
Moxie/Redman Segment/Match: This was certainly a statement! honestly not too sure what to think of Moxie right now so will reserve judgement! I do think that she and White would probably get on quite well though! :-D
Tag Title Match: Another massive match and another massive statement, though not by the new champions! Again great fun to read and a bit of an upset to boot! And then with Murder of Crows coming to crash the party! There's your statement, right there! The tag division looks to be gaining some steam.
Mystery Videos: Not watched any of these if I'm honest so can't say anything about em... Sorry!
Match of the Night: Gonna go Paige vs Wolfbain
MVP of the Night: You know what, let's give the new boys some love, as they left quite an impact on both the introduction seg and main event! I'm gonna go Murder of Crows!
Graphic of the Night: The Chibi's are the one that's stuck in my head, so we'll go with that!
4CW Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Triple Crown Champion 2020. 2 times Universal, 2 times Tag team and 1 Time World Heavyweight Champion.
Wrestler of the Year 2017, Champion of the Year 2017, Most Improved 2017
Scharff vs McGroin: Not a bad match, McGroin with a good showing just not quite ready yet. I hope this means McGroin is still somehow undefeated…..right? Really solid first match of the evening. Scharf lookin strong….
In his mind, he's still not been beaten.
Sery Opening Segment: Decent opening and good to hear that we're doing the 13 ghosts gauntlet again.
The Bro Show: Do love these guys. Although this was possibly my least favourite of the past few Bro Show segments, but I still like where it's going.
Valentine/Cain Segment: So Valentine is an old 4CWer? Cool. New to me though, but I liked it all so far.
Scharff vs McGroin: Was fun. McGroin is still undefeated though, bitches! No one can actually beat him!
White/Bonham Gallows Pole Announcement: Good promo segment, and I hope the Gallows Pole match is good. I have a real disliking for pole matches because they're usually really shit. Hopefully reading a 4CW one will be much better than watching one. Will hopefully be brutal though considering who's involved.
Janitur Open Challenge: Can we have this every month? Janitur might just be my favourite jobber of all time. We really need him to just come down during a main event sometime and just start cleaning up all the debris and carnage that has been going on. Would be hilarious.
Witch Hazel Stipulation Announcement: Was what it was. I know nothing, but hopefully we will soon.
Cain vs Bonham: Some decent back and forth action that was fun to read and easy to picture what was happening.
Paige vs Wolfbaine: Another good match. This was like those Raws you sometimes get where they have one match and then the next one after and you look at the quality of them and wonder why this wasn't on PPV. Not that I'm complaining of course.
Moxie/Redman Segment/Match: Does what it set out to achieve in setting Moxie up and a nice change of pace from the previous two, ready for the main event.
Tag Title Match: I like the name Murder of Crows. Funnily enough, a friend of mine owns a tattoo parlour called that, so I'm instantly a fan of them. Was a great tag team bout anyway, but seeing them crashing in afterwards made it better. 4CW is finally getting a Tag Division!
Mystery Videos: I usually read these at work, so can't really watch the videos.
Match of the Night: Tag Title Match.
MVP of the Night: Janitur.
Graphic of the Night: The True Gentleman one.
Last edited by Ninjak_XO (Mon-5-Nov-2018 13:27:15)
White/Bonham Gallows Pole Announcement: Good promo segment, and I hope the Gallows Pole match is good. I have a real disliking for pole matches because they're usually really shit. Hopefully reading a 4CW one will be much better than watching one. Will hopefully be brutal though considering who's involved.
Well ours isn't a typical pole match, since the objective is to hang your opponent on the noose. 😋
Thanks Taker_2004 for the banner!
4CW Storm Front Preview
September 30, 2018
Live from the US Bank Arena - Cincinatti, Ohio
Att: 16,123
"Vertigo" by Eclipse plays over the usual opening video package, highlighting the champions Jacob Scharff, Clyde Bonham, Umbra Maxima, Witch Hazel and Phil McGroin - as well as a plethora of other stars in the forms of Eddie Wolfbaine, Jack Valentine, Pilgrim Paige, Brian White, Tommy Young and more. We then cut to the Resch Center and pan around the live crowd. Signs that are featured include "MAD DOG'S YARD", "MINGE BINGE" and "THUNDERBOLT STRIKES AGAIN".
"Red Flag" by Billy Talent hits the PA system and out comes the 4CW General Manager Sery to a big pop from the Ohio crowd.
Carson: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the General Manager of Storm Front, SERY!
Sery comes down the ramp, slapping fans' hands on both sides as he descends.
Phoenix: And we're gonna kick things off with our new General Manager Sery, who is here to announce the participants in the 13 Ghost Gauntlet match!
Sery rolls into the ring and grabs a mic from ringside, with a big smile plastered on his face.
Sery: How's it going, OHIO?!
The crowd oblige the GM's cheap pop. Sery nods and smiles.
Sery: I am out here tonight because GALLOWS END is nigh! And we're gonna have not only a triple threat for the 4CW World Championship but also, the traditional 13 Ghost Gauntlet, where the winner will get a 4CW World Championship match at Storm Front: WAR II in December! But who will be in this coveted match this year? Well, let's take a look at the list.
On the titantron, a list of thirteen participants appears.
13 Ghost Gauntlet Participants
Sery: One of these lucky thirteen will become the 13 Ghost Gauntlet winner and get their reward of a World Title match, however, that's next month! TONIGHT, we have one hell of a show for you!
Big pop from the crowd.
Sery: We've got The Bro Show, we've got Rhys Cain vs Universal Champion Clyde Bonham, we've got World Champion Jacob Scharff vs Hardcore Champion Phil McGroin, we've got Pilgrim Paige vs Eddie Wolfbaine and in our main event - the 4CW Tag Titles are on the line! Umbra Maxima will defend against Silent Sorcery! Enjoy the show!
Phoenix: Well, like Sery said we have a packed show for you tonight! And there's some huge names in the 13 Ghost Gauntlet too!
"Cowboys From Hell" by Pantera hits the PA system. Out comes Jason and Robert Crow, looking pretty displeased with Sery.
Roberts: Well, we saw these two debut at Rumble in the Storm! Jason and Robert Crow, collectively known as Murder of Crows. They are hard hitting, they are extreme and they proved that by both winning the Hardcore Title last month, even if it was for only a few minutes each.
Murder of Crows come down to the ring with a mic in hand each.
Jason Crow: Hang on just a second. Me and my brother Robert here didn't come to 4CW to sit on the sidelines. We came to dominate. And we don't like the fact that Silent Sorcery get a tag title shot after beating a bunch of nobodies!
Sery nods in the ring.
Sery: Welcome, guys. And I understand what you're saying... but both Tsukiko and Oki-Kira have been here a long time. You guys just got here. You haven't even had a tag team match yet!
Jason grins.
Jason Crow: Well then the solution is easy! Put us in the main event tonight!
The crowd pop at the ideas of more chaos being added to the main event.
Sery: Now that wouldn't be fair, would it? But hey... Gallows End is coming up, and the Tag Titles will be on the line. So let's see what happens tonight, and we'll talk.
Robert looks at Jason incredulously and shakes his head. They both roll into the ring.
Robert Crow: That just won't do, boss. We want in on the main event.
Sery: Well, sorry to tell you bud, but I call the shots here, so you're out of luck. Now, we can talk after the Tag Title match tonight. Don't force the issue.
Sery smiles at Murder of Crows and exits the ring as "Red Flag" hits the PA again. Jason and Robert Crow look extremely miffed at the fact the GM shunned them as Sery slaps a few hands of the fans on the ramp and we cut to a break.
"Superstar" by Lupe Fiasco hits the PA system. Out come all five members of The Supergroup, each bringing more boos from the crowd than the last.
Carson: Please welcome, Zak E Justice, Nik Waverly, Carlos Starr, Myback and Rane.. THE SUPERGROUP!!
The five come down to the ring, all wearing Bro Shades that the contestants of the Bro Show collected last month. Justice and Waverly lead the gang, both with their usual cornrows, obnoxious neckchains and some newly-designed sparkly jackets. Carlos Starr follows behind sporting an afro, and finally, Rane and Myback come last like a couple of pathetic tag alongs. Once they are all in the ring, Justice and Waverly both grab a mic and turn to the hard camera.
Justice: Welcome, bros and bronettes, to the semi final round of THE BRO SHOW!
Waverly: It's been a ... tough, few months, trying to search for the sixth and final member of The Supergroup. A member who represents what we stand for: Brotality.
Justice: We've had a few hiccups, but we're finally down to three: Tony Rock, Don Stone and El Conquistador. They all have *some* Brotality, but the only way to find out who has the *least* is to have them compete in at triple threat match. So ref, announcers, do your jobs.
Waverly: We'll be sitting at ringside to make some bronalysis. Best of luck, bros!
"Dragon" by Jim Johnston hits the PA system. Out comes El Conquistador, donned in gold and masked as usual, to a decent response from the crowd.
Carson: The following is a triple threat match scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, EEEELL ... CONQUISTADOR!!
Phoenix: Well, we're down to three in The Bro Show. And one of those men is El Conquistador. Former tag champion in his own right, he could book himself a place in The Bro Show final with a win tonight!
Conquistador makes his swift entrance and jumps into the ring over the top rope, rolling into a standing position.
"Where The River Flows" by Collective Soul hits the PA system. Out comes Tony Rock, built much bigger than Conquistador, bald, at around 260lbs.
Carson: And his opponent, from New York, New York, weighing in at 255lbs, ... TONY ... ROCK!!
Phoenix: Tony Rock is the second man! He is trying to get Carlos Starr to remember when they were tag champions together, but Starr seems to have blocked it out.
Jeffrey: If Starr says it didn't happen, it didn't happen.
Phoenix: Unfortunately, it did. We saw it. I'm not surprised you don't remember though, they held the titles for less than a day!
Rock storms down to the ring and enters. He goes to the ropes and stares down The Supergroup, but particularly Carlos Starr, then awaits the third and final opponent.
"A Man of Stone" by Crystal Viper hits the PA system. Don Stone comes out, the biggest of all three, at around 290lbs and he is also the most universally disliked, an echo of boos filling the arena.
Carson: And finally, from New York, New York, weighing in at 290lbs, DOOOON ... STONE!!
Phoenix: And finally, here is Don Stone! This man is also a former tag partner of Tony Rock, but he's been carving his own path for a while now. The biggest of the three men by far, he may be at the biggest advantage in this match!
Stone marches down to the ring and enters. As he does so, he stares a hole into both of his opponents, and threateningly crunches his fist into his hand. The referee does a quick check of all three competitors and rings the bell!
Before anything else can happen, however, "Red Flag" by Billy Talent hits the PA system. Curiously, the crowd buzz as GM Sery comes out with a mic in hand.
Phoenix: Why on earth is Sery out here?
The crowd quieten down to let the GM speak.
Sery: I got so distracted by so many things in preparation for Gallows End, that I just realised I forgot to make a statement earlier. You see, this match will not be going ahead because one of the three competitors breached their 4CW contract. Now, I want to take you all to WWE RAW on October 8th, 2018.
Phoenix: October 8th? We're still in September.
Jeffrey: But remember we're just a figment of collective imaginations and in reality, it's October 13th.
Phoenix: What?
Jeffrey: What?
Sery: Now, if you'll look up at the titantron, you will see a certain 4CW superstar appeared on WWE programming, thereby BREACHING their 4CW contract...
Sery points up to the titantron.
Sery: El Conquistador, when you showed up on WWE TV and exposed your identity, you crossed the line. I dunno what name you went by, Kirk Angel or whatever, but in doing that you lost all the value we have in your brand. And so, it is with great regret I have to personally supercede any decision by Supergroup and announce Conquistador is out of this competition. Tony Rock ... Don Stone... you two will both compete in the Bro Show final!
El Conquistador tries to protest, trying to say without words that that wasn't him on WWE RAW, but a bunch of security come to the ring and Conquistador begrudgingly leaves the ring to a crowd mixture of boos and laughs.
Sery: Supergroup, I'll let you explain about the finals of The Bro Show at Gallows End! I have to go and sue WWE.
Sery leaves, the security leave with Conquistador, and The Supergroup are left looking dumbfounded at ringside as the two competitors left, Rock and Stone, wonder what happens next.
Justice: Bro...
Waverly: Brooo....
Starr: That made our job easier this week, huh?
The three of them grin and high five each other.
Justice: Alright, so... Rock... Stone... congrats, bros! You are in the final! We need to test how well you can work with us! So at Gallows End, both of you will have the honour of teaming with one member of The Supergroup! Whichever one of you wins, becomes our newest member!
Justice drops the mic as "Superstar" hits the PA. The Supergroup leave and Rock and Stone just shrug at each other.
Phoenix: Well, that was... unexpected!
Jeffrey: How could El Conquistador do that to us?
Roberts: I think Conquistador was trying to say it WASN'T him.
Jeffrey: Do a Conquistador and SHUT UP, ROBERTS!
“Supernova Goes Pop” by Powerman 5000 hits and the crowd erupts in a combination of cheering and booing. A few seconds pass and Jack “Mad Dog” Valentine slowly walks through the curtain backstage and out into view. The cheering seems to take over as his appearance sends the fans into a frenzy.
Phoenix: Ladies and gentleman! I give you 4CW Original, Jack “Mad Dog” Valentine!
Jeffrey: Awfully observant….
Roberts: I thought he had a career ending back injury?
Valentine is dressed to the nines with a custom made gray suit with a matching vest and pants. His big double Windsor tie pops and he sports a shiny diamond earring in his left ear. He sports a five o’clock shadow beard that’s nicely trimmed and maintained. His normally long shaggy hair is weaved into a long braid that is nicely kept and drapes down his back about halfway. His expression contradicts his appearance, as he looks very annoyed and irritated. He looks out to the crowd with disgust and makes his way to the ring, as a microphone can now be seen in hand. He gets to the bottom of the ramp and heads for the steel steps, while also gesturing for the music to be cut with the throat slitting motion. He heads up the stairs carefully and through the middle rope and into the ring.
Jeffrey: It’s only his twenty-fourth return. What could he possibly have to say this time?
Roberts: Try to hold in your excitement Ray. We all know you’re his biggest fan.
The music and crowd starts to die down as Valentine looks out to the packed stadium. He raises the microphone to his lips and the crowd pops forcing him to drop it to his side. Still looking annoyed he waits a moment and attempts to speak again. He gets the same reaction as the first attempt, but decides to carry on anyway.
Valentine: Alright! Alright! I get it, I’m the greatest. Now cut the crap. I came here to speak my mind and you will listen.
A small chorus of Boos come flowing in.
Phoenix: Right on cue.
Valentine: I bet you’re all wondering why I’ve returned….again. How I was able to overcome a career ending injury. And when I’m leaving again. Well folks, I have unfinished business here in 4CW. I always have and it eats at me daily.
Valentine begins to pace back and forth.
Valentine: Believe it or not, but I actually am I wrestling fan as well as a competitor. And when I’m not competing, I follow along on everything that happens in the business whenever I can. And one thing is abundantly clear. And that’s the complete lack of respect this founding father gets.
Valentine is met with silence.
Valentine: Not convinced? Then lets dive deeper, shall we. I’m going to give you some names. Cocozo.
Valentine holds out his hand and puts a finger up as if he’s keeping track and the crowd cheers for the legend just mentioned.
Valentine: Gemini, Mike Nichols, Supreme, Inferno.
The crowd begins to cheer after every one, so Valentine attempts to squash it and speaks louder and faster.
Valentine: Fish, Lord Skywolf, Chris Drake, [chux], Wolfbaine, and Chris “Belly” Marks. All names that our in the coveted 4CW Hall of Fame and deservingly so. But on the other side of the coin, we have Senecca, Stardust, Sery, Carstein, Jon Viper, Jacob Scharff, Briand White, and Rhys Cain.
The crowd pops loudly as Valentine can be seen visibly sighing and dropping the mic to his side, but once the crowd dips in their noise he starts right back up.
Valentine: These are the names of those who have made the Hall of Fame look weak and silly. Are we that starved for talent? Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Brian White just get here sometime last year? Senecca and Stardust never main event material! Mr. Comic relief Sery gets in. Carstein, Viper, Scharff just flashes in the pan. And even Rhys Cain got the call. [chux] 2.0 of course gets in. But not on ability, guts, hardwork, blood, sweat, and tears! No he’s just the carbon copy of eating your vitamins and saying your prayers! Meanwhile, guess who never got the call.
Jeffrey: I think I know, Scott!
Phoenix: Awfully observant…..
Valentine: Your former 4CW Universal Champion, 2012 13 Ghost Gauntlet Match winner, 2012 War match Winner, Redemption leader, 4CW from literally day one! Jack “Mad Dog” Valentine! I’ve beaten half the guys on the god damn list I just recited to you! I’ve been stealing the shows since 2004! Nearly 15 years! And I’m sick of it! And it’s all your fault. So you can stick your praises straight up your clueless asses!
Phoenix: He just named a lot of guys that have one thing he never had...
Roberts: ...the 4CW Championship.
Valentine: Even during my hiatus’ I should have gotten the call, but you people just can’t be trusted. The 4CW Universe does not have an eye for true talent. So you’ve left me no choice, but to force your hand.
Valentine’s face is beat read and he begins pacing again. The crowd jumps in with a mixed reactions. He takes a second to breathe, relax, and compose himself before starting again.
Valentine: I was on my way a few years ago when I hurt my back. Quite honestly it wasn’t that bad of an injury. I would have been back in a few months, especially with my desire and work ethic and not to mention tolerance for pain. But it was during my recovery that I saw how quickly everyone moved on. Management stripped me of what would have been a Revival dream match against [chux]. The 4CW Universe moved on as well. After I put my body through hell and defeated High Society and mainly Supreme. Performing a Shooting Star Press off the top of the Cage instead of simply climbing down. I did that for you, for the company! But you’d rather follow your false idols in [chux], Cocozo, and Rhys Cain.
Phoenix: Just what is he getting at here?
Valentine: So I left and waited for an opportunity. I wanted to pummel your heroes. I had my eyes set on finshing what I started with [chux] and getting from you what everyone knows I deserve. Some god damn respect!
Jeffrey: Uhhh…..[chux] is gone bro.
Valentine: [chux] is gone and he isn’t coming back, so I settled for the next best thing. And that’s the big mean Rhysus! Oh excuse me……I mean Rhys Cain because we use real names now.
The crowd begins to boo lowly. And Valentine grins knowing he struck a nerve.
Valentine: The new Superman of 4CW! Well let me tell you something! This right here in this ring is the kryptonite! I am going to dismantle Rhys so badly that you’ll have no choice, but to respect me. Once I knock another “Hall of Famer” off the list, you’ll have no choice but to think of me when you think of them. I don’t give a damn about the 4CW Championship! I care about my legacy and I will not go down in history as an “almost” or “not quite good enough”! My last run here was one of the best you’ve ever seen and you ain’t seen nothin yet! Enjoy what time you have left with your precious-
"The Burden" by Bury Tomorrow hits the PA system. The crowd burst into cheers as the target of Valentine's attack comes out on to the stage.
Phoenix: Rhys Cain has heard enough and it looks like he has something to say!
Cain holds a mic in his hand as he waits for his music and the fans to die down.
Cain: You know, I've been here a long time too. If you take away the years you were gone, I've probably been here longer than you! See, if 4CW was standing, I was right there, ready to fight anyone, ready to take on all comers. And you are the latest in a looong list of people who seem to have a problem with the fact I have surpassed them.
The crowd buzz in agreement with Cain.
Cain: You see, those men you listed off who you say don't deserve to be in the Hall of Fame. Brian White, Jon Viper, Jacob Scharff, others. I've been in the ring with them. They've earned my respect, even if we never saw eye to eye.. but you... all I see is a bitter old head of 4CW who doesn't want to accept the fact the 4CW Universe didn't revolve around him when he packed his bags and went home.
Cain takes a breather while the crowd starts breaking out in a "LET'S GO BRUISER" chant. Valentine has walked over the ropes facing the entrance ramp and rests his arms on the top rope, sporting a sarcastic smile. He exaggerates how intently he’s listening by turning his head and leaning forward ear first.
Cain: You hear that? That's the respect I have. The respect you crave. The respect I earned by carrying this company on my back for the last few years. And I'm not saying that to be arrogant, I'm saying it because that's the reason I get respect and you apparently don't. But many men have stood where you stood, and they all promised to break me. I'm still waiting for one of them to keep their promise. So why don't you take your words, and turn them into actions, in that ring, at Gallows End. Rhys Cain vs Jack Valentine!
The crowd pop at the prospect of this and start a "YES!" chant. Valentine’s grin turns to a scowl and decides to respond.
Valentine: Way to be politically correct at all times Mr. Hero. You ARE arrogant! That was the one redeeming factor you had. But I’ll give you it. You do have their respect, but that’s only because you cater to their every need! If they ever turned on you, you’d wither away and die a sad useless soul! And there’s nothing I’d like to see more. You should be more careful in what you wish for. I accept your challenge Rhys. You will not leave Gallows End the same man as you entered.
Cain: You cost me my shot at the 4CW Championship. You may not care about it, but to me, it's *everything* .. and that's why I'm a Hall of Famer, and you're a bitter old veteran. So prove to everyone that you are the best... or prove to everyone that you are almost the best, once and for all.
As Rhys Cain remains unphased by Valentine’s threats, the crowd begins chanting “BRUISER” and Valentine looks visibly upset. Before he can say anything, "The Burden" by Bury Tomorrow hits and Rhys never breaks his eye contact as he walks backward and disappears backstage.
Phoenix: I don’t think Valentine realizes what he’s getting himself into! The Bruiser has all the hardware!
Jeffrey: I would love to see Valentine smack the good guy around and shut these people up.
Roberts: I knew it! You closest Valentine homer!
Jeffrey: I like anyone who can put that midget Rhys Cain in his place!
Phoenix: Looks like the Gallows End card just got another main event quality match! Valentine and Rhys Cain! We’ve never seen it before folks! Cain is in action later tonight! We’ll be right back!
The camera pans around the US Bank Arena as the crowds cheer and wave their many banners and posters as Carson steps into the ring.
Carson: The following contest is a non-title match scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Helston, England, the man who once made a cow tap out, he is the 4CW Hardcore Champion, Philll, McGROOOOOOOOOIN!!!
'Numb' by Linkin Park hits as Phil McGroin comes out holding the Hardcore Belt high above his head with one hand, and his signature steel chair in the other, Camera Man jogging along side to get some shots of his employer.
“Still Undefeated!” is heard over the crowd as McGroin confidently saunters down the ramp. McGroin rolls into the ring an immediately climbs the ropes holding the belts above his head and again shouts “Still Undefeated!” Jumping down, he grudgingly hands over the belt to a ring attendant as Camera Man takes up position on the outside of the ring, sharing a glance with one of the staff camera men and rolling his eyes. The other man chuckles slightly as he focuses on Carson once again.
Carson: And his opponent; He is the 4CW World Champion, Jacob, 'The Thunderbolt' SCHAAAARRRFFF!!!!
“His World” by Crush 40 begins as the crowd erupt in anticipation of their World Champion. The man himself comes on stage and the noise level intensifies. Scharff has his signature jacket on and is smiling joyfully as he raises his arms at the crowd. Suddenly he whips his jacket open to reveal the 4CW World Championship. With both hands he does his stylized lighting bolt before walking down to the ring, slapping as many hands as he can.
Roberts: Both competitors look ready for this, but Scharff looks like he's getting really hyped from the crowd!
With a final twirl for the crowd and the cameras, Scharff rolls into the ring, only to have McGroin charge down and start stomping him before he can even get his jacket off!
Shrugging, the ref calls for the bell.
DING! DING!
McGroin keeps the pressure on Scharff, not allowing him to regain his footing, and barely able to get to his knees. Finally, McGroin throws out his arms and panders to the crowd, slapping his chest and shouting obscenities. Scharff meanwhile, rolls to a corner and peels the belt and jacket off, a crewman taking them away. McGroin, turning towards the downed champion, grins maliciously, and charges in, smashing his knee into Scharff's face and dazing him further.
Phoenix: McGroin is really off to the races at the start of this match! Seems he want to try and get this one over quickly.
Jeffrey: Of course, he's gonna walk away from this one still undefeated, and having the World Champ down, should mean he'll finally get the attention he deserves!
Roberts: Erm, he's not unde....
Jeffrey: SHUT UP ROBERTS!!!
Laughing to himself now, McGroin continues his stomping down on the champion before reaching down to grab Scharffs arm and whip him into the opposite corner. Bouncing back, Scharff manages to bounce forward and knock McGroin down with a lariat. Falling to his knees too, Scharff manages to shake out some cobwebs and regain a solid footing, as Mcgroin rolls aside and gets to his feet. Scharff, now looking determined and a little irritated, invites McGroin in for a real fight. The crowd roars in anticipation.
Roberts: Scharff is ready to go now that McGroin was unable to capitalise on his surprise attack!
McGroin comes in and they both tie up in a collar and elbow lock for a few seconds before the larger Scharff forces McGroin down into a headlock. Scharff wrenches his arfms a few times, causing McGroin to shudder and begin elbowing Scharff in the side. After the third hit, Scharff's grip weakens enough for McGroin to push Scharff into the ropes. On the rebound, McGroin bounces as high as he can, allowing for Scharff to duck under him and bounce off the opposite ropes, right into McGroins back elbow! The crowd groan as the air is forced from Scharffs lungs and McGroin jumps up to deliver a stunning cutter!
Rolling Scharff over, McGroin goes for a cover!
ONE!!
T... NO!
Scharff get's his shoulder up and pushes McGroin off before rolling for the ropes.
Phoenix: McGroin nearly got the upset there with that cutter!
Jeffrey: He'll get you from any angle! Don't forget, he made a cow tap out!
Roberts: (Rolls eyes) yeah, we know, he tells us every week!
McGroin slams his fists in frustration as Scharff uses the ropes to regain a vertical base. McGroin charges in again, but this time Scharff is ready for him and staggers McGroin with a spinning backfist. Spinning the smaller man around, Scharff grabs him around the waist, pops his hips and lands a crushing German Suplex! Rolling over, he goes for a second!
Phoenix: Scharff hitting McGroin with Rolling Thunder!
Spotting his final roll carefully, Scharff picks up McGroin a third time, and this time releases the third German Suplex, launching McGroin into the bottom turnbuckle! Thr crowd pop as McGroin lies there motionlessly and Camera Man, who had been diligently capturing the match, rushes over to shake some life back into his employer.
Scharff nonchalantly walkes over to the supine McGroin and, grabbing a heal, drags McGroin to the centre of the ring and hooks a leg.
ONE!
TWO!
THR.... NO!
McGroin get's his shoulder up in the last second and rolls over, much to Scharff's shock!
Jeffrey: Never count out McGroin! He will be still UNDEFEATED!!!
Roberts: Geez, calm down Ray!
Scharff looks on as McGroin stumbles to his feet, stalking his opponent like a panther stalking his prey. As McGroin regains his balance, Scharff manages to get McGroin onto his shoulders.
Phoenix: Scharff looking for the Thunder Drop! This could be it!
Jeffrey: No! McGroin, get outta there!
McGroin seems to regain his composure just in time as he manages to wriggle out of his predicament and shove Scharff away into the ropes, following quickly with a dropkick to the back of Scharffs head. The crowd moan as Scharff slumps over the rope. McGroin, holding the back of his head, comes up behind Scharff and, turning him around, grabs him and hit's a massive fisherman's suplex. Both men slump on the ground, exhaustion beginning to take it's toll as each man attempts to out do the other.
Phoenix: This Champion verses Champion match is turning out to be everything we expected! Both men are really laying it on the line here!
The ref begins to count as neither man is moving.
1
2
3
McGroin begins to stir.
4
McGroin turns over and raises himself to his arms and knees and Scharff begins to do the same.
5
6
McGroin makes his feet.
7
8
Scharff also makes it to his feet and they both stand, facing each other as the ref stops hiss count. The crowd cheer as both men look at each other, McGroin beginning to seethe and Scharff looking tired but determined.
Suddenly, they both come to life and charge, fists and elbows flying as each tries to get the upper hand. Fist is met with furious fist as any semblance of style, for the moment, goes out the window. Each man furiously unloading on each other as fast as they could, for as long as they could, it's Scharffs superiour weight and hight that finally wins out as McGroin stumbles into the rope, Scharff following and continuing to pound as McGroin tries to cover up in defence. The ref begins his five count, before trying to force Scharff away. Scharff backs off for a second, then charges back in and laying into McGroin again. Eventually, the Ref manages to turn Scharff around with some stern words, before going to check on McGroin. A bit dazed and confused, McGroin manages to pick himself up, seeming a little wobbly on his feet and shoos the ref away. Scharff, watching all this smirks and moves in for the attack. Whipping McGroin around he throws the smaller man into the ropes, catching him as he bounces off and lifts him into a perfect Thunder Drop!
Roberts: THUNDER DROP! This one's over!
Scharff covers.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
DING! DING! DING!
Carson: Here is your winner, Jacob “The Thunderbolt” SCHAAAARRRFFF!!
Phoenix: What a bout and what an important win for Jacob Scharff moving into Gallow's End!
Roberts: The Thunderbolt is going into his title defence with the momentum he needs. Eddie Wolfbaine and Pilgrim Paige will have a tough time, to be sure!
Jeffrey: Hmph!
The camera fades in as we see Brian White exiting the GM's office, apparently still in conversation with Sery.
White: Thank you very much boss, I greatly appreciate this! No, you will not be disappointed, ha ha! Yep! Cheers!
With a wave, he turns and sees the camera, and Marie Dubois steps up. Before she can get a word out, White's already worrying grin gets wider.
White: Ah, Marie, fancy seeing you here!
Marie, the usual brittle smile she always wares when talking to White in place, takes a deep steadying breath.
Dubois: You seem in very good spirits this evening...
White: Hah! Yeah, you better believe it! Hehehe.... Ahh, what the hell, I'll tell you why!
White leans down towards Marie and puts a companionably arm around her shoulders, gesturing away with the other as he begins to tell his story.
White: You see, over the last couple months, I've had this thorn in my side, this irritatin' little bugger that just won't seem to go away! And after my last title match, which didn't go my way I shouldn't have to remind ya, I was happy to let it lie and go focus on the World Championship again, especially after the beat down I gave that fly after the fact! But then, this annoying as hell little fly decides he couldn't leave well enough alone, and after being eliminated from the rumble, he decides to kick me in the side of the head, allowing Tommy to put me over the top rope... Now, I don't blame Tommy for that, not one bit, he's been learning well and has a pretty damned bright future here! No, that was all down to that bastard, Bonham!
Marie tries to wriggle out from under the gorilla sized arms, but Whites grip, gentle though it looked, was still firm. Looking conspiratorially at her, White nodded, as if to himself.
White: So, what we gonna do about it, I asks myself, and then I had a thought, it was as if lightning *White gently taps his head* had just struck my brain! You see Marie, we got a pretty stacked show for Gallows End already, but we're missing one match, a crucial, no, integral part of the show, a match I've never competed in, the match the show was named after!
Finally letting Marie go free, White grabs the mic from her, allowing her to make her escape as White focuses in on the camera, all pretence of jovial comradeship gone, replaced by his usual angry intensity.
White: That's right Bonham, you're gonna have to bring all you got cus you an me are gonna be fighting in the Gallows Pole match! And I don't intend to see you walk out of there conscious!
White throws the mic away and stalks off towards the dressing rooms, the camera fading to black.
Phoenix: Wow! What an announcement! Clyde Bonham will defend the 4CW Universal Championship at Gallows End against Brian White - and it will be a Gallows Pole match!
With no music you see Drunken Janitur walk out on the entranceway pushing a small wheeled chest, He opens it and pulls out some stands, and sets them up with a gold sequined curtain hung on it and sets it up several feet in front of the entrance way, leaving the chest precariously in front of the curtain, he then tip toes backstage.
“Ooooo you touch my la la la, Ooooo a ding ding dong!”
As Ding Dong Song starts to play he runs out from the entrance way stopping behind the curtain and placing his finger through it, bobbing his finger up and down as he points into the crowd. You hear some groans, from the crowd, but also, a smattering of cheers. He pushes the curtains out of the way doing a spin as he walks through, holding a mop above above his head as he spins…
Jeffrey: “Oh no Janitur! Look out for that chest!”
Janitur while coaxing the crowd doesn’t notice the chest was still there, as he spins he lands on top of it sending it in a trajectory towards the ring. He panics and tries to regain his balance on top of the chest, and as he does, he turns to see the ring approaching him quickly, he leaps into the air to try and land on the top rope safety, unfortunately only one leg makes it over the top rope before the chest crashes into the ring, spilling open under the ring. Janitur looks down at the mess he made, as his crotch bounces up and down on the top rope, unsure which hurts more, the filth, or the feeling in his groin.
Roberts: “Oh boy, his opponent hasn’t even come out yet and he’s already beat up!”
Janitur limps from one side of the ring to the other, asking for a mic, as he’s handed it, his high pitched is a lot higher then normal.
Janitur: “Now you see! Once me put my life on the line, me career on the line, me can never be defeated! Me has been here a long time, and me will one day be world champ! You will see! Now who be in the back who wants to challenge I? If you win, you get me contract! Simple as that!”
Moments later, his music dies and "One Punch Man" by NoneLikeJoshua hits the PA system. A small pop is heard for Janitur's opponent.
Carson: And his opponent, now residing in Orlando, Florida, weighing in at 215lbs, ZEPHYRYS!!
Zephyris, comes to the ring all smiles, he slaps the hands of fans as he passes, gives a little kid his t-shirt and then looks up into the ring, smiling to Janitur, and pointing, clapping to the crowd as well.
Phoenix: Well one thing is for sure: Zephyris is surely going to have the contract of the Janitur shortly.
Roberts: Are you out of your mind? Janitur is a legend here!
Jeffrey: Shut up, Roberts!
Janitur and Zephyris circle each other in the ring before locking up, they struggle back and forth before Janitur backs himself into the corner and throws his arms up in submission. Zephryris lets go, and backs to the middle of ring and draws a line with his foot in the middle of the ring.
Phoenix: What do you think he’s doing, there’s no sand in the ring.
Roberts: That’s because our wrestlers wipe their boots on the apron, that apron is very dirty!
Jeffrey: Not as dirty as this mess at ringside that Janitur caused, its so gross it looks like it’s moving!
Janitur stomps to the middle of the ring and locks back up angrily with Zephyris, this time he’s able to struggle and force Zephyris into the corner, Zephyris goes for the clean break, and Janitur obliges, before sticking his finger on Zephyr’s chest, Zephyris looks down, and he runs his finger up Zephyris’ chest hitting him in the nose.
Jeffrey: How despicable!
Janitur goes back to the middle of the ring and draws his own line in the sand, but Zephyris coming running at him with a step up hurricarana sending Janitur to the mat, when he rolls out of the ring for safety, but Zephyris follows behind.
Phoenix: Looks like we have a bit of a chase!
Jeffrey: They better not come over here!
Janitur goes running around the ring as the referee counts, 1….. 2…. Zephyr continues to chase after him. 3…. 4…. Janitur whips around one of the turnbuckles and turns to see if Zephyris is still following him, 5…..but it’s a moment to late as Zephyris has leaped up onto the ring steps and comes flying off with a big crossbody to Janitur!
6….. Zephyris celebrates to the crowd standing up to his feet as Janitur holds his stomach in pain.
7…. Zephyris grabs a hold of Janitur trying to pull him to his feet, but Janitur dead weights him making it harder to lift.
8…. Zephyris continued to lift Janitur getting him onto the apron and pushing him body into the ring.
9…. Zephyris goes to slide into the ring, but it seems that he is caught on something…
10….. Zephyris tries harder to get into the ring, but he can’t seem to get onto the apron!
Carson: AND YOUR WINNER… JANITUR!!!!!!
Jeffrey: What happened at ringside??
Phoenix: Is his foot caught on something???
Roberts: Is that… what is going on!?
Zephyris finally is able to back away from ringside, and as he does so, he pulls a small body out from under the ring, a hand grasped around his ankle. The person is approximate 4 feet tall, dressed in coveralls, with a leather jacket covering it, and a mask over his head with an auburn Mohawk sticking out of it.. Janitur leaps out of the ring and grabs him, picking him up and giving him a hug.
Roberts: It looks just like him! A Mini Janitur!?
Jeffrey: What is happening to our roster!?
Phoenix: This is spectacular I got to say, Janitur has somehow figured out a way to get one over on everyone who comes against him!
Zephyris shrugs his shoulders angrily as he heads to the back. Janitur and Janitur Jr celebrate in the ring as the screen fades to black...
Back from commercials, Michael Carson is standing in the middle of the ring. With face tightened into a mask of mild annoyance/exhaustion, he raises his mic to his lips.
Carson: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome at this time, the 4CW Custom Cup Champion... WITCH HAZEL!
The crowd buzzes as Lycia's gothic dirge "Baltica" begins. Bluish-white spotlights dance about the stage. A pair of silvery, cat-like eyes appear on the 4CWTron. Suddenly, it malfunctions, glitching into broken images and then freezing. The spotlights, tron and music all cut out at once. After a few moments of darkness, three dancing, colorful spotlights illuminate the stage. The jumbotron restarts, and brightly-lit carnival rides and colorful game stalls are displayed for a few moments. Suddenly, the imagery switches out to show eerie, abandoned amusement parks under dark, foreboding skies. The imagery fades to black, and those silvery eyes reappear on the screen. Sigh's "Inked in Blood" rattles the speakers! The lights dim and a spotlight illuminates Witch Hazel as she darts out from behind the curtain to a huge pop! Wearing her personally-designed Custom Cup title belt loosely around her waist and one of her gothic-looking horned crowns, she strolls to the top of the ramp. Here, Hazel removes her crown and tosses it to a nearby fan. She then takes a quick look around, bends low and windmills her hair around like mad!
Jeffrey: Ooh boy, here comes Hazel! I wonder what her official stipulation is gonna be?!
Phoenix: Y'know, if I didn't know any better, I'd swear you take pride in being so transparently smitten.
Jeffrey: Watching Hazel walk in my direction is one of the most consistent joys of my life here in 4CW. It's beaten out only by only three things: the endless joy I get out of ragging on Roberts; the endless source of joy that is Mrs. Roberts; and watching Hazel walk away.
Phoenix: I'll agree with that last sentiment, but in a decidedly less perverse fashion. More distance between us and her, the more comfortable I am.
Hazel takes a few steps to her right, standing near the edge of the ramp. She takes a deep breath and focuses on the ring, then the barricade. The silver-haired sorceress bolts toward the barricade—leaps—and proceeds to run the length of the barrier all the way down to ringside! At the end of her daring sprint, Hazel jumps down to the floor and slides into the ring. She looks out over the sea of people, then climbs the near turnbuckles and gets to windmilling again. When she backflips off the second rope and hits the mat, a burst of silver pyro shoots up from all four ring posts. Hazel gazes about once more with her intense, lustrous eyes. The arena lights return to normal as her theme song cuts out.
Roberts: Well this should be interesting.
Jeffrey: Shhh! Hazel!
Hazel calls for a mic and promptly receives one. The Ohio crowd is atwitter with anticipation.
Hazel: HEIII, OHIO!
The Ohio crowd: HEY, HAZEL!
Hazel: Aww, you're sweet! This state has such cool state things: carnation for state flower; cardinal for state bird, white-tailed deer for state wild animal.
A modest pop.
Roberts: She's on about birds and quadrupeds again, wake me when she's done.
Jeffrey: Roberts, so help me god I will end you right here, right now!
Hazel: But Hazel isn't here to talk about animals.
Roberts: Oh. Well, that wasn't so bad.
Hazel: October 31st is a very important day for Hazel; especially this year. It's Halloween; Hazel's birthday; and she gets to have fun with Tommy in her very own match! Yep—Hazel has even more tricks up her sleeve!
She looks thoughtful for a few moments, while also carrying a general air of excitement.
Hazel: So, what spooktacular wonders await us at the Gallows End, and perhaps, beyond? Well, this time of year really inspires Hazel. And when fall comes, Hazel thinks of all the good times she had with her cousins at the annual fall carnival in Pori! Hazel misses it so.
She pauses, momentarily lost in reverie.
Hazel: So this Halloween, something very special will happen at Gallows End. Hazel will host a magical night of carnival fun, with her own "big top" circus tent and everything! On Halloween night, the 4CW universe will witness the grand opening of Hazel's Harlequin Circus!
The crowd, intrigued, offers a modest pop.
Hazel: It's gonna be fantastic fun—the Harlequin Circus is an experience like no other! When purchasing tickets for Gallows End, buyers will have the option of entering their names into a prize draw. The first six hundred entrants will win a place on the bleachers to witness Tommy vs. Hazel—for the gold—in person! It's gonna be a blast! Ooh—and don't forget about Hazel's Halloween Hellfire, a one-night-only bee-bee-cue bonanza, right after the show! That'll be taking place in the parking lot, and is first come, first serve! Come enjoy charred meat with Hazel and referee Anna Molly, or just come on out and say hi! Yay!
Apparently done sharing, Hazel tosses the mic aside and rolls out of the ring, skipping merrily up the ramp as Inked in Blood hits the PAs.
Phoenix: Well that was pretty much everything I'd expected from our Custom Cup champion here tonight.
Roberts: A circus-themed match made up by Hazel—well... it'll be interesting, I'm sure.
Jeffrey: Shut up Roberts, it's gonna be amazing! And I am SO there for that barbecue!
Phoenix: We'll be right back to more Storm Front action after the break!
"The Burden" by Bury Tomorrow hits the PA system. The Bruiser comes out on to the stage dressed to compete.
Carson: The following contest is a non-title match scheduled for one fall, introducing first, from Wales, now residing in Tampa, Florida, weighing in at 220lbs, THE BRUISER .... RHYS ... CAAAAIN!!
Cain comes down the ramp with a determined expression on his face, nodding along to his music as he slaps a few fans hands on the way down the ramp.
Phoenix: Cain had a war of words with Jack Valentine earlier and booked his match at Gallows End - but if Rhys Cain can beat Clyde Bonham tonight in this non-title match, it would put him in the running for a 4CW Universal Championship match!
Jeffrey: Yeah, and that's all well and good, but he's not facing any Tom, Dick or Hayley ... he's fighting Clyde Bonham! That man should be in the Hall of Fame! He's arguably the greatest 4CW Universal Champion of all time!
Roberts: Greatest at cheating...
Jeffrey: SHUT UP, ROBERTS!
Cain rolls into the ring and climbs the nearest turnbuckle. He put his hand over his eyes to scope his "sea" of fans, then beats his own chest three times and jumps down, awaiting his opponent.
"3s & 7s" by Queens of the Stone Age hits the PA. The crowd's cheers turn into jeers with surprisingly quick fashion as Bonham steps out with the 4CW Universal Championship strapped around his waist.
Carson: And his opponent, from Death Falls, Nevada, weighing in at 231lbs, he is the 4CW Universal Champion... CLYYYYYDE ... BONHAM!!
Bonham comes down to the ring, with an odd smirk on his face, like he knows something no-one else does. He slides into the ring, essentially ignoring the fans, until he holds up his championship high to rub it in all their faces.
Phoenix: Clyde Bonham found out with the rest of us earlier tonight that he will defend his title against Brian White in the Gallows Pole match - but he musn't look past Cain tonight!
Roberts: Absolutely, Bonham is facing a 4CW Hall of Famer tonight, and will want to beat him to gather momentum going into his title defense!
After the referee Jason Trent does his usual checks, he rings the bell to start this match up! Cain and Bonham waste no time in grappling in the middle of the ring. Cain overpowers Bonham and throws him away, sending Bonham rolling over and back up to his feet. Bonham nods his head to recognise Cain's upper hand, and goes in again. Cain tries to match him, but Bonham quickly switches to a kick to the gut, and locks Cain in a headlock.
Cain doesn't stay in the headlock for long. He pushes Bonham away and to the ropes and takes out the Universal Champion with a clothesline on his return. Cain then grabs Bonham and throws him to the ropes to repeat the move, but Bonham sees it coming this time and ducks under Cain. Then, he spins on the spot, so he's directly behind Cain, and clotheslines him in the back of the head, sending The Bruiser to the mat! Bonham with a quick cover! 1...2... NO! Cain kicks out.
Phoenix: We know Bonham can be deceptively quick at times and he has one of the meanest clotheslines in the game!
Bonham continues to pile the offense on Cain with a few stomps. He then picks up The Bruiser and sends him to the corner. Bonham runs at Cain and smashes him with a Running Forearm. When Cain stumbles out of the corner, Bonham grabs him and hits a spinning neckbreaker, and hooks the leg again! 1...2... NO! Cain kicks out.
Phoenix: Well - we are just getting news, ladies and gentlemen, that something has happened backstage. It seems Brian White has been found unconscious!
The feed cuts to a backstage camera man running to the scene where indeed, Brian White is laid out, face down, in a pool of his own blood! The crowd gasp at the sight and inside the ring, Bonham looks up at the titantron, sees White, and smirks mischievously. Then he turns to Cain and picks him up, hitting a snap suplex with authority!
Roberts: You know, I think Bonham might have had something to do with that attack! He looks very pleased with himself!
Jeffrey: He looks PLEASED. But only because White is laid out backstage!
Roberts: Yeah, and the only person with motive to do so is the Universal Champion!
Jeffrey: Go say that to his face!
Phoenix: Regardless, EMTs are with Brian now, but we have a match to continue with!
Bonham lifts up The Bruiser, having dominated the last minute or so and attempts to lift Cain on his shoulders for the Electric Chair! He gets Cain up in position for the Crossroads, but Cain rains some punches down to Bonham's skull and falls back down, landing on his feet. Cain knocks Bonham back with a sickening knife edge chop! The crowd "oooh" as the slap is heard around the arena. Cain hits Bonham with two more knife edge chops, before sending him to the corner.
Now with his adrenaline pumping, Cain sprints at Bonham and hits a big corner clothesline, then follows it up by taking out Bonham with a bulldog! Cain wastes no time in going for a cover, instead deciding to continue his attack by picking up Bonham and hitting a suplex! Cain holds on to the suplex as he lands, turns, and gets back up to his feet, hitting a second suplex. He holds on again and lifts up Bonham for a third, this time, swinging him down on the top rope, and slingshotting him back into a third suplex!
Phoenix: Triple Suplex! And Cain tweaked it with a slingshot variation!
Roberts: Let nobody say Cain is predictable!
Cain picks up Bonham in a pumphandle slam position, then moves him over to the corner and places the Universal Champion in the tree of woe!
Jeffrey: Bonham could be in trouble if he isn't able to get out of this!
Cain suddenly steps back, and lifts his foot, hitting a sharp superkick into the gut of Bonham! Bonham grunts as the kick winds him, by which time Cain has already ran to the other side of the ring. Cain runs back and hits a running dropkick with speed! Bonham crashes to the mat! Cain covers!
Phoenix: Cain with the Whomping Willow! Is it enough?!
ONE ... TWO ... NO! Bonham kicks out!
Cain sits up and brushes his hair back, trying to catch his breath. Suddenly, boos echo around the arena and it's obvious why when Valentine comes out with a chair in hand on the stage.
Phoenix: Why is Valentine out here? And armed, at that?
Cain jumps to his feet, breathing heavily, and screams at Valentine, daring him to come down to the ring. Valentine takes two steps forward, then smirks, opens the chair on the stage and sits on it!
Jeffrey: What fantastic mind games from Mad Dog!
Roberts: Never mind that, he shouldn't even be out here!
Back in the ring, Cain shouts some more stuff that gets lost in the arena noise and then steps away from the ropes with the intention of getting back into the match, when suddenly, he trips over Bonham's body, who rolls up Cain in a schoolboy! The referee slides in and counts! ONE ... TWO ... Bonham grabs the ropes with his spare hand ... THREE!
Carson: Here is your winner, CLYYYDE BONHAM!!
Bonham slides out of the ring with glee as Cain jumps back up to his feet, stunned at what just happened! Bonham wastes no time in grabbing his belt and slipping into the crowd, smirking as he does so at Cain's frustration in the ring. Cain kicks the ropes angrily, then turns to Valentine on the stage, and leans over the ropes, shouting obscenities at him once again.
Bonham stands up and stares at Cain, and then laughs as he leaves the stage and heads backstage.
Phoenix: Well, thanks to the distraction of Jack Valentine, Clyde Bonham walks out the winner tonight!
Roberts: I'm not sure pissing off Cain is the right way to go about heading into a match with him!
The arena lights go out, as well as the 4CWTron, leaving everything in pitch black. A thick layer of purple fog begins to envelope the stage and ramp. Barely visible through the haze, at center stage, a small violet flame flickers in mid-air, providing a momentary glimpse of a woman's face. Suddenly, she blows the flame out. The crowd buzzes in anticipation. Where she'd been standing, a deep violet firework ascends out of the darkness and explodes overhead, creating a starburst pattern. The crowd pops as Agalloch's "The Astral Dialogue" pounds through the PA system and Paige appears through the fog, wearing a black leather jacket over her ring attire. The 4CWtron shows dark, stylized clips of Pilgrim Paige in various settings: descending the staircase of the Moontower; stoking her fire pit, etc. She throws her arm up and gives the sign of the horns while pumping her arm a few times.
Carson: Making her way to the ring, hailing from Newfoundland, Canada and now residing on... The DAAARK Side of the MOOOON... weighing in at 134 pounds... PILGRIIIM PAAAIIIGE!
After a brief scan of her surroundings, the song's beat picks up with a growling vocalization and she takes off running through the fog down to the ring, sliding in under the bottom rope and arising swiftly from the canvas. After removing her jacket and tossing it to a ring attendant, she walks to the middle of the ring. Paige spreads her arms wide and throws her head back, sounding out a loud WOOO as rapid bursts of purple pyro shoot from the corner posts. The lights return to normal as she takes up the corner nearest the timekeeper's table. Catching referee Anna Molly's eye, she offers an enthusiastic thumbs up gesture. Unheard through the din, Paige's lips read something like, "Way to go, sister!"
Roberts: You can see a fire blazing in Paige's eyes here tonight, she is hyped up and ready to go!
Jeffrey: You would be too, if you were hot off the heels of winning a #1 contender's spot for the world title!
Phoenix: No doubt about it, Rumble in the Storm was an incredible event and a great showing for the Lunar Pilgrim. Now, here she is: her first singles contest since April, and she's squaring off with none other than the ex-champ—and co-#1 contender—Eddie Wolfbaine himself! This is gonna be a good one, no doubt.
The arena is suddenly plunged into darkness, save for a bank of lights on the stage, strobing to the rhythm of "Ten Thousand Against One" by Unleash the Archers.
At "One", the entire bank of lights simultaneously turn on, illuminating Eddie Wolfbaine standing alone on the stage. The giant screen above his head simply reads "WOLFBAINE" in white letters on a black background.
Carson: And her opponent, from Detroit, Michigan and weighing in at 230lbs... EDDIE... WOOOLFBAAAIIINE!!!
The crowd goes nuts as Wolfbaine makes his way down to the ring, slapping the hands of a few fans here and there, but never losing his focus on the ring.
Jeffrey: The Wolfman cometh!
Roberts: And just like Pilgrim Paige, Wolfbaine looks very much ready for battle.
Phoenix: Eddie's the kind of guy who's never short on confidence, ready for whatever, and incredibly crafty. He's got
similarly opportunistic and inventive opponent in Paige, and this is the first time these two will face each other one on one, so this promises to be a fierce contest, mark my words!
At the bottom of the ramp, he pauses to collect himself before leaping up the steel stairs, two steps at a time and runs along the apron to climb the turnbuckle on the far side of the ring. He takes a few moments to yell back at the adoring crowd, taking it all in before turning and leaping into the ring, ready for action!
Wolfbaine takes up the corner opposite Paige's. As the lights return to normal, Paige leans over the ropes, asking for a microphone. The Ohio crowd is abuzz, and the current response is fairly positive, though somewhat mixed. The Moon Maiden takes this all in, turning slowly about and nodding as she looks out over the sea of fans.
Paige: The only thing I have to say to you people is...
She pauses for dramatic effect.
Paige: THE CRAZIEST BITCH IN 4CW IS BACK WHERE SHE BELONGS!!! WOOOOOO!!!
A loud, positive response follows, and Paige tosses the mic away. It hits the apron is snatched up by an attendant as the referee calls for the bell.
DING-DING-DING!
Jeffrey: WOOOOOO!
The two biggest threats to Jacob Scharff's title reign stare each other down, wearing their best poker faces. After a few long moments of this tension, Pilgrim Paige lowers her stance and begins cautiously moving around the ring a little. Wolfbaine matches her stance and the two begin circling one another, game faces on.
Jeffrey: So in your expert opinion, what's the play if you're Pilgrim Paige or Eddie Wolfbaine in the early goings here, Scott?
Phoenix: If you're Paige, you wanna stick and move, try to avoid getting grabbed; she's not likely to win out in a grappling-based situation with Eddie Wolfbaine. And if you're Wolfbaine, you've gotta close the distance and keep her there, try to get Paige off her feet.
The two move into close range of one another and Wolfbaine makes a diving grab for one of Paige's legs, narrowly getting side-stepped. Wolfbaine's recovery is quick, so the light-footed Pilgrim backs off. On the second go round, Wolfbaine broadens his stance and lunges with open arms, taking Paige down by both legs and bridging himself into a jackknife hold. Anna Molly is in position...
One...
Kick-out!
The moment Anna's count stops, Wolfbaine springs back into action. Maintaining the hold on Paige's legs, Eddie kicks off the mat and rolls himself backward over Paige and quickly planting his feet on the canvas. The second he does so, he adjusts his grip and turns Paige over into a Boston Crab! Before he can cinch in on it, however, Paige presses her hands into the mat and "leaps" at the nearby ropes with a forceful push, then grabs the bottom rope, effectively ending the early submission attempt. The crowd is impressed, meeting this series with a mix of cheering and applause.
Roberts: Just how quick and crafty is Eddie Wolfbaine?!
Jeffrey: Right?! He's almost as crafty as Mrs. Roberts in the bedroom. Almost.
Anna Molly tells Wolfbaine to back off a little, as Paige is leaning on the ropes as she rises to her feet. This goes ignored, however, and Wolfbaine quickly closes the gap, landing a clubbing blow to Paige's back. With a pained expression on her face, she takes a few steps toward the nearest corner. Wolfbaine is right behind her, though, and grabs her by the head with one hand. The referee attempts to admonish Wolfbaine, telling him to get Paige out of the corner and begins counting. Wolfbaine ignores this as well, knowing better than to give his opponent an opening. Wolfbaine pulls Paige's face closer to his and follows up a series of quick forearms to the face, then a kick to the gut. Wolfbaine whips Paige off across the ring and upon hitting her back off the buckle, she stumbles out of the corner looking dazed. Wolfbaine charges in and sticks an arm out along the way, catching only air and a taste of the middle turnbuckle as Paige hits a last-second drop toe hold! Wolfbaine rises back up onto his feet, one hand on his forehead. He throws a blind elbow at Paige, but only grazes her shoulder as she strafes to the right and lands a big knife edge chop, then another, lighting up Eddie's chest! The Cincinnati crowd offers up a hearty WOO with each strike. Wolfbaine retreats to the corner, attempting to cover up.
Jeffrey: Two of 4CW's best just warring it out tonight in Cincinnati!
Phoenix: And we're still in the early goings here! Neither of these two competitors quite has the upper hand as yet.
With Wolfbaine in the corner, Paige breaks Wolfbaine's guard and lays into him with another hard chop, this time WOO'ing along with the fans. The ref begins her five-count against Paige, who is all fired up. She lands a series of swift shoot kicks to the ribs of her co-#1 contender, earning an admonishment of her own. Unlike Wolfbaine, Paige does back off—all the way to center ring—and throws her head back. With a wolf-like howl, she takes off like a shot, leaps forward and is met by Wolfbaine, who goes low and ducks out of the way. As this happens, Paige makes a quick adjustment and catches her footing on the middle rope. A glance over her shoulder shows Wolfbaine spinning round to attack, at which point she delivers a mule kick, knocking him away for the moment. Still facing the ring post, the Lunar Pilgrim climbs to the top rope. The unrelenting Wolfbaine sees this and throws himself forward, leaving his feet to hit a clubbing blow across Paige's back. She slumps forward, laying a hand on the post for aid in regaining her balance. Before she can, Wolfbaine picks a leg out from under her, crotching her on the top turnbuckle! The crowd "oohs" and groans a little. With a solid opening created, Wolfbaine grab Paige by the shoulders and pulls her back towards himself, hoisting her horizontally above the ring with her legs across the ropes. Wolfbaine then turns round with her weight on his shoulder, grabs Paige by the neck and drives her into the mat with a vicious rope-hung neckbreaker!
Phoenix: Japanese Head Bump! That might do it!
Wolfbaine drags Paige's crumpled form away from the ropes and drops into a cover, hooking the far leg.
One...
Two...
Kick-out!
Paige manages to roll her shoulder off the mat just after the two. Wolfbaine covers her again, but the count ends at two again. If the Hall of Famer is frustrated, it doesn't show, as Eddie pulls Paige up to her knees and hooks on an arm wrench. Eddie plants his feet, lowers his stance and roundhouses the air as the Lunar Pilgrim ducks her head low at just the right moment, narrowly avoiding the blow. Eddie winds up unintentionally "pumphandling" himself, then promptly releases Paige's arm. The moment he does, she twists round and takes his legs out from under him with a leg sweep! Wolfbaine kips up, but Paige is there to meet him with a dropkick, knocking him back down. Paige shakes the cobwebs out, does a kip-up of her own and hits the Big Bad Wolf with a standing shooting star press! Paige stays on top...
One...
Two...
Kick-out!
Wolfbaine dazedly turns onto his side, and Paige crawls over to the ropes to recuperate.
Jeffrey: Man, these two have no give whatsoever!
Roberts: Some incredible scouting that must have been done for this match, on both sides!
Phoenix: You can say that again! Wolfbaine is utterly relentless, and Paige even reversed Macondo Calling! When the hell did Wolfbaine last pull that one out of his bag of tricks?!
The Ohio crowd is all over this action. With the aid of the ring ropes, Pilgrim Paige is first to find her feet. She maintains her distance, waiting for Wolfbaine to get up. When he does, Paige dashes at him and lunges, driving her forearm into the back of his knee—a slick chop block that puts Wolfbaine down on said knee. Paige runs past him and hits the rope, but on her return is met by Wolfbaine as he pops back up and takes the Moon Maiden over with a hip toss, kneeling down as she's mid-rotation, and drives her down onto his knee! Off-balance and grimacing, Paige reels away toward the ropes, leaning on them for assistance. Eddie pops up and charges at his wounded prey, getting low-bridged in the process! Wolfbaine bumps on the apron and tumbles down to ringside at the bottom of the ramp!
Jeffrey: Desperate times, desperate measures!
Roberts: Paige bought herself some much-needed breathing room right there.
Paige assesses the situation and steps back to to the middle of the ring. She bounces on her heels as Wolfbaine fights his way to feet, and no sooner is he up than she rebounds off the far rope and runs forward, flying over the top rope and taking Eddie Wolfbaine out with a suicide crossbody dive! Both athletes are down!
Phoenix: Absolutely scintillating.
Jeffrey: This is the kind of action you can only find right here in 4CW, baby!
A "HOLY SHIT!" chant ripples through the crowd while junior official Anna Molly checks on each competitor. Satisfied, she returns to the ring and begins her ten-count. At the count of two, Paige is the first to get up. She lays into Wolfbaine with a few clubbing blows as he tries to get back up. She grabs him by the head and hair to pull him up, but Eddie comes back with some open-hand shots to the solar plexus and shoves her away. Paige's following kick attempt is blocked, and Wolfbaine keeps hold of her leg. Paige leaps and catches Wolfbaine in an improvised enzuigiri, knocking him down onto his knees once again. Wolfbaine crawls on all fours toward the ring apron as referee Anna Molly reaches the count of eight. A rather unsteady Paige pulls herself horizontally onto the apron and rolls into the ring and on the nine, Wolfbaine powers through the haze, rises up and slides in, trying to shake the cobwebs out while recovering on hands and knees. Some cheers and applause sounds out through the arena.
Phoenix: Great resolve on display right there!
Roberts: It's gonna take more than that to keep a man like Wolfbaine down.
Paige and Wolfbaine both use the same rope to help regain footing. Leaning on the ropes, Paige lands a kick to the gut, causing Wolfbaine to lean more heavily—but he doesn't go down. Wolfbaine hits a kick of his own, then digs down and rummages up a knife edge chop that rocks the Lunar Pilgrim! A moment later, she returns the favour, but with a little more force this time. Wolfbaine nods, seeming to encourage another strike. Paige delivers another chop, and it seems to awaken something in Wolfbaine. A third chop is blocked and met with a knee to the ribs, buckling the co-#1 contender. A moment later, however, she rears her head back and lets out a resounding "WOOO!" And with that, Eddie and Paige both gain a second wind, get off of the ropes and ferociously tee off on one another!
Jeffrey: Hell yeah, there's still more left in both their tanks!
Roberts: Wolfbaine and Paige are undoubtedly two of the most resilient competitors in 4CW today.
Wolfbaine gains the upper hand in the striking flurry, and Paige stumbles back a step. Wolfbaine closes the gap with a driving knee to the gut and grabs Paige's right arm. He shoots her off the ropes and bends low for a backbody, but Paige slaps on the breaks and kicks Wolfbaine square in the chest. Paige charges in for a clothesline, but Wolfbaine sidesteps, catches her arm along the way, twists around and grabs her neck in the middle of his rotation. Dropping to one knee, Wolfbaine executes a modified hangman's neckbreaker and maintains the hold as he rises to his feet, underhooks Paige's arms from behind and takes her over with a devastating release tiger suplex! Paige impacts on a sharp angle, landing on her shoulders. Immediately after release, Wolfbaine scrambles to his feet and turns round to face his downed opponent, but Paige rolls through the impact and leaps forward, catching Wolfbaine with an improvised running enzuigiri! Wolfbaine wobbles but doesn't go down! The Lunar Pilgrim pushes down her frustration, digs deep and hooks Wolfbaine round the waist, trapping one arm for good measure. With considerable effort and great determination, Paige drives Wolfbaine into the canvas with a bridging northern lights suplex! The crowd is momentarily stunned.
One...
Two...
Th—Kick-out!
Wolfbaine rolls a shoulder out just in the nick of time, knocking Paige out of her bridge in the process.
Phoenix: Both these athletes are pulling out all the stops tonight! And still, Wolfbaine just will not stay down!
Jeffrey: Something's gotta give!
Paige's face now reveals her frustration, but she doesn't hesitate in her actions. She heads out to the apron and climbs up to the top rope, a look of desperate determination overtaking her visage. She takes a deep breath and dives off the top rope with a double foot stomp—Wolfbaine rolls inward toward the buckle—Paige lands roughly on her feet and rolls through the impact—spins around—and SAINT MICHAEL'S REVENGE OUT OF NOWHERE, turning Paige inside out! Wolfbaine wearily drops to the mat and rolls Paige onto her back for a lateral press.
One...
Two...
Th—no!
Paige gets a shoulder up at two-and-three-quarters, but Wolfbaine is all fired up! He pulls a dazed and confused Paige up to her feet, which she clearly can't quite keep on her own. Wolfbaine looks to the nearest turnbuckle and goes behind Paige, scooping her up onto his shoulders in the fireman's carry position.
Roberts: Here we go!
At the best pace he can manage, Wolfbaine runs at the turnbuckle, throws Paige forward from his shoulder and suffers the poison mist as he drills Paige's spine into the lower turnbuckles!!! Paige is out; Wolfbaine reels away, blinded; and 16, 000 strong at the US Bank Arena are deafening!
Jeffrey: MOON MIST!
Phoenix: Now that's how you survive when you find yourself trapped in El Valle del Lobo!
Anna checks on Paige as a "THIS IS AWESOME!" chant rings out through the arena. Wolfbaine soon blindly finds the ropes and hangs on for dear life with one hand while he rubs his eyes with the other, to very little effect. A few moments later, he nearly trips over Paige's unmoving body as he relinquishes the top rope. Through blurred vision Wolfbaine, scrapes together a simple pin.
One...
Two...
Thr—no!
Phoenix: Foot on the ropes!
Indeed, Paige instinctively drapes her leg across the bottom rope just before the count of three.
Roberts: Wow. Paige bought herself just enough time between the impact and the pinfall to keep herself in this match!
Jeffrey: That's what great ring awareness is all about. The Lunar Pilgrim is back in action and hasn't missed a step!
Eddie Wolfbaine rolls out to ringside and finds his way over to the timekeeper's area and finds himself a water bottle through his blurry vision. He rinses his eyes and then walks over to the nearby ring steps, which Paige is now leaning heavily against, recuperating on the floor. Wolfbaine lays into Paige with a forearm strike to the back, then pulls her to her feet and rams her spine-first against the ring apron! Wolfbaine's gaze lands momentarily on the steps and without hesitation, he sends Paige off on a very short trip with a hard irish whip, driving her into the steps with such force that the top section is knocked off of its base altogether and sent crashing to the floor with a metallic clank! An "OOH" sounds out in the arena as the ref reaches a count of five against both competitors.
Phoenix: A hard irish whip into the steel steps, and the complexion of this match has changed yet again!
Roberts: Paige is down and possibly out, she doesn't appear to be moving.
With some effort, Wolfbaine manages to hoist the dead weight of his opponent up onto his shoulders, then takes a few steps toward the ring apron. Just as he's about to hoist Paige up onto it, his eyes fall once more on (what's left of) the steel steps. Some of the nearby fans pick up on this and begin murmuring. Wolfbaine then angles his body toward the steps, and now Anna Molly, ceasing her ten-count, is leaning through the ropes, going unheeded as she shouts at him to stop what he's doing.
Jeffrey: You've gotta be kidding me!
Phoenix: Oh, this is just sick! The turnbuckles are bad enough—this would be going way too far!
Ignoring the referee's pleas and warnings, Eddie Wolfbaine centers his weight—takes off for the steps—and drives forward—right into the ring post as Paige springs to life and frees herself, shoving the Hall of Famer from behind! Wolfbaine's face bounces off the post, knocking him loopy and leaving him to crash and burn on the base of the ring steps!
Roberts: Absolutely crucial counter by the co-victor of the Rumble!
Jeffrey: You can say that again. Wolfbaine could've put Paige right back on the injured list if that had went his way!
On noodle legs, Paige grabs the bottom rope and pulls herself roughly up onto the apron, resting on the canvas beneath the ring ropes. Anna restarts her count, this time just for Wolfbaine. Catching her breath, the Lunar Pilgrim finds her feet once again, and her eyes take on a crazed look as she surveys the situation outside the ring. She thinks on it for all of a second, then heads out to the apron, runs along it and leaps off, piercing into Wolfbaine's solar plexus with a BRUTAL double foot stomp on the steel steps! Paige tumbles (relatively) safely to the floor as the fans in attendance offer up a tremendous response!
Jeffrey: Caution to the wind! No second thoughts about it, just Paige doing what Paige does best!
Phoenix: Boy, Wolfbaine just got stomped all to hell! I'd be surprised if he can come back from this.
Roberts: A highly successful maneuver, to be sure, but Pilgrim Paige still needs to beat the ten-count, just like Wolfbaine.
Paige is moving again at the count of four and back on her feet at five. She gingerly slides into the ring and rises up from the mat, limbering up as she listens to Anna's count.
SIX!
Wolfbaine doesn't seem to be moving. Paige's intense violet eyes stay trained on him.
SEVEN!
He weakly rolls himself off from the base of the ring steps, setting himself down on the floor in front of commentary.
EIGHT!
Wolfbaine crawls on hands and knees toward the ring.
NINE!
He gets a hand on the bottom rope.
T—NO! Wolfbaine slides in! Eddie Wolfbaine is back in the ring!
Paige rushes him and lays into him with a series of quick stomps. She tries to pull Wolfbaine to his feet, but as she does, he pushes her away. Paige comes back at him with a clothesline in mind, but Eddie ducks under. Paige keeps on going—bounces off the ropes—leaps sidelong—and is caught in mid-air by a leaping Eddie Wolfbaine, who rotates backward and drills her into the canvas with a moonsaulting fallaway slam! Wolfbaine stays on top for the count!
One...
Two...
Th—kick-out!
Many fans are now on their feet, and the noise from the crowd is deafening. Wolfbaine wastes no time—he hoists Paige up onto her feet and sets her up for a suplex, bends at the knees and takes over, snap-style! Wolfbaine hangs on, rolls back onto his feet and rises up. He then deadlifts Paige up into the air, but she shifts her weight along the way and finds herself right behind Wolfbaine. Seizing the moment, Paige wraps her hands around Eddie's chin and sits out, driving him down to the canvas! Paige leans forward and nabs a leg, pulling back on it for leverage...
One...
Two...
Kick-out!
Jeffrey: Back and forth, back and forth these two go!
Phoenix: If this keeps up much longer, Paige and Wolfbaine aren't gonna make it to Gallows End!
Paige pops up and steps to one side. She turns away from Wolfbaine and performs a standing moonsault—Wolfbaine sticks his knees up just in time—and Paige crashes into them. She staggers away, nursing her ribs, but Wolfbaine is quick to get back on the attack. He fires off a few forearm shots and backs her up against the ropes, then sends her off with an irish whip—Paige hangs on and spins under Wolfbaine's arm, then strikes it with a high kick. The Lunar Pilgrim leaps high for a dropkick, but Wolfbaine dodges out of the way and pushes down on her boots in mid-air, adding a little extra force to her fall. Paige is quick to pop up off the mat, but not quick enough, as when she arises—
Roberts: HAMMERSPACE LARIAT!
Phoenix: That's gotta do it!
Wolfbaine covers.
One...
Two...
Th—kick-out!
Wearing a mask of poorly concealed frustration, Eddie drags Paige to the near corner and hoists her into a seated position on the top rope. Wolfbaine gingerly climbs up to the second rope, then pulls Paige up with him as he rises all the way to the top rope! With sadistic intent, Wolfbaine sets Paige up as if for a powerbomb, then wearily underhooks an arm. Before he can reach for the other, Paige's fist drives into his abdomen. A few more shots and Wolfbaine changes tactics, relinquishing the single underhook and hammering away on Paige's aching lower back. Paige nonetheless frees her head from Wolfbaine's standing headscissors and resumes her striking flurry, now with a little more oomph behind them. The two trade blows until finally, desperately, Paige headbutts Wolfbaine and then shoves him away, sending him crashing down to the mat!
Jeffrey: Now that's an opening if I've ever seen one!
Winded, Paige steadies herself on the top rope and takes a few deep breaths. As Eddie fights his way back to a vertical base, Paige measures her man—leans forward—and takes Wolfbaine out with the deadly Lunar Eclipse!!!
Phoenix: Lunar Eclipse! Wolfbaine's not moving!
Jeffrey: Cover him!
Paige dazedly turns herself round on the canvas and drapes an arm across Wolfbaine's chest...
One...
Two...
Three!
Jeffrey: WOOHOOHOO! What a match!
Phoenix: It was a hell of a contest, no doubt about it. These two came prepared for anything and everything, and that's what they gave in—and out— of that ring here tonight!
Carson: Here is your winner... PILGRIM PAIGE!
Jeffrey: Talk about making a statement! Paige just told us loud and clear that she's a legitimate threat to Scharff's title!
Roberts: And this is just a taste of what's yet to come! The triple threat at Gallows is sure to be an unbelievably competitive and chaotic affair.
Phoenix: I think we all could use a breather after that contest, and an ad break sounds like just the thing!
Jeffrey: Smooth, Scotty 2 Haughty.
Phoenix: Don't call me that. *ahem* Stay tuned for more 4CW after the break!
"Break and Dominate" hits the PA system and the crowd cheer for the gradually more familiar music of Miss Moxie. Moxie comes out on to the stage, dressed in loose black jeans and a black tank top, hair wet and a determined scowl on her face.
Carson: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, ERICA ... MOXIE!!
Phoenix: Well, we saw Erica Moxie debut two months ago at Duskfall in The Bro Show, where she showed she wasn't someone to mess with by single handedly taking out The Supergroup.
Roberts: Yeah and she also had a good showing last month at Rumble in the Storm. She came in at #5, earned herself three eliminations and became 4CW Hardcore Champion for a short time before being taken out by Phil McGroin from behind.
Erica Moxie rolls into the ring and grabs a mic from ringside with haste, not wasting any time to get her opinion out there.
Moxie: I came to 4CW to kick ass and win championships. I came to 4CW because I want to prove I am the best. And I was under no illusions that winning the Rumble in the Storm would be easy, but I was determined to make it happen. I think, even if I do say so myself, that I was doing pretty well until that dweeb Phil McGroin smashes me across the head with the 4CW Hardcore Championship. Well, Philip, let me tell you something. At Rumble in the Storm, for a short time, I was 4CW Hardcore Champion. And getting a taste of that and having it snatched away has given me a craving for more!
The crowd cheer on Moxie as she continues.
Moxie: The only problem is, I can't get a hold of Phil McGroin in an actual match tonight, since he's already competed. And I have better things to do than chase him around the arena. So Phil McGroin will go on the back burner for now, while I do more important things... like prepare for the 13 Ghost Gauntlet!
Moxie grins as the crowd pop at the prospect of her being in the match.
Moxie: Sery announced earlier I am in the match and I fully intend to do what I couldn't at Rumble in the Storm and secure a 4CW World Championship match! Because while Phil McGroin and his 4CW Hardcore Championship might provide me with some sense of achievement, it's that big one, the coveted World Title, that I'm after. Because only when I become 4CW World Champion will people realise that when I say I'm the best, I mean I'm the best.
The crowd cheer on Moxie when suddenly she is interrupted as "The Man" by The Killers hits the PA system. Erica Moxie frowns as "The Icon" Mark Redman saunters out on stage with a swagger. He already has a mic in his hand.
Mark Redman: Sorry to interrupt you, Little Miss, but I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm "The Icon" Mark Redman, but you little lady, you can just call me ... "The Man".
Redman smirks and Moxie, utterly unimpressed, raises a brow. Redman makes his slow walk down the ramp.
Redman: Now, you say you're the best, Little Miss - but see, you've only been here for like five minutes. You know what I've done? I'm a former 4CW Universal Champion. I'm glorious alumni of 4CW. And now I'm back, and The Man is here to take his place on top of the mountain. And so, when you say you're the best - hey, I'm not taking away your talent. You probably are the best... for a girl. But when it comes to the best of the best, you're looking at him, sweet cheeks.
A groan echoes around the arena as Moxie's face morphs into a scowl again.
Moxie: Oh, I'm definitely the best... and the next time you call me sweet cheeks, I'll break your jaw in so many places you won't be able to run your mouth for a year.
Big pop from the crowd.
Moxie: See, I do remember you, Redman. I remember how you were a little wart who used to suck the ass of the owner. I remember, quite clearly, when you won the 4CW Universal Championship... after cheating... with the help of two other people... and then do you know what else I remember? I remember, at Duskfall, you accepting Janitur's Open Challenge, hitting yourself in the face with a steel chair and losing.
Redman protests but Moxie brushes him off.
Moxie: Shush, there's a good boy. Now, you obviously came down and entered this ring to fight, right? Well, I'm standing her, give it your best shot... if you're man enough, that is.
Moxie drops the mic as the crowd "oooh!" excitedly. Redman frowns and suddenly sprints at Erica Moxie on the attack. Moxie easily slips under and takes out Redman with an Arm Drag as a referee slides in and rings the bell on this impromptu match.
Phoenix: Well, it looks like Erica Moxie and Mark Redman are going one on one right now!
Jeffrey: This is great! A former Universal Champion vs an up-and-comer. Moxie should be honoured to be in the ring with such royalty.
Phoenix: I know you like to go against the grain, Ray... but come on.
Redman and Moxie clash in the middle of the ring. Redman gains the upper hand and locks Moxie in a headlock. He tightens his grip, talking trash as he does so and pulls Moxie down to her knees, the word 'sweet cheeks' heard among his tirade. Moxie throws a few punches into Redman's ribs which allows her to slip out of the hold. She spins around Redman and goes to work with a straight jab-knife edge chop repeated combo. After the fifth or sixth set of strikes, she spins on the spot and knocks Redman in the jaw with the spinning backfist!
Phoenix: Moxie Madness! Right in the jaw!
Roberts: Moxie did warn Redman not to call her sweet cheeks again!
Moxie grabs the groggy Redman, quickly hooks him up for a suplex, and snaps into one with precision, slamming Redman on the mat. She follows it up by running to the ropes and as Redman gets back into a seated position, flies into a running somersault senton!
Phoenix: And there's the Moxie Go Round! Moxie is all over Redman!
Moxie runs over to the ropes and shakes them vigorously, then turns to glare at Redman as he stumbles back to his feet. Moxie approaches, kicks him in the gut and hits the Snap Double Arm DDT!
Phoenix: Moxie Massacre! That may be all she wrote!
Moxie rolls over Redman and hooks the leg. The referee slides in and counts... ONE ... TWO ... THREE!!
Carson: Here is your winner, ERICAAA ... MOXIE!!
"Break and Dominate" hits the PA system again as Moxie stands up and the referee raises her hand in victory.
Jeffrey: You know what, this chick is awesome! I can't wait to see what she does in the Gauntlet!
Phoenix: She certainly seems to have won over the crowd with her vicious, brawling style! And she is certainly one to watch! Erica Moxie beats Mark Redman! We'll be right back!
Phoenix: Just before we get into tonight's main event, we want to remind you our next show is Gallows End! We have a hell of a card, including a triple threat for the 4CW World Title, Cain v Valentine, White v Bonham in a Gallows Pole match, the 13 Ghost Gauntlet, just to name a few! But we can also announce right now, that we will have a triple threat Halloween Hardcore Match for the 4CW Hardcore Title! Phil McGroin will defend the title against both Glock Nine and Erica Moxie!
Jeffrey: No problem for the undefeated McGroin!
Roberts: Yeah, no problem! Can't *wait* to see him defend that title!
Jeffrey: You'll see! McGroin made a cow tap out, no man or woman can compete with him!
Carson: The following contest is our MAIN EVENT scheduled for one fall and it is for the 4CW Tag Team Championships!
The lights dim and a legion of blue spotlights bounce around the arena as some Japanese text appears on the 4CWTron. The spotlights dance toward the stage and spread out as the intro to "Forever Lotus" by RUDE takes over the PA. One by one, the lights begin to go out, until only the light that falls on center stage remains. Right before the song kicks into full gear, two bursts of blue pyro go off at stage left and right. Tsukiko Mizuno and Oki-Kira step out from behind the curtains to a largely mixed response. They stroll to the edge of the ramp with an air of great purpose.
Carson: Introducing first the challengers, from Osaka, Japan, weight in at a combined weight of 332lbs, Tsukiko Mizuno and Oki-Kira... SILENT SOOORCERY!!
The two turn and face one another, standing forehead-to-forehead. They stare into one another's intense, dark eyes for a long moment, then back off each other and run all the way down the ramp—ultimately sliding into the ring at full momentum. Oki-Kira slides headlong into the ring and front-flips to his feet, while Tsukiko simply rises up from the mat and climbs the nearest turnbuckle. When she hops back down, blue pyro blasts out from all four corner posts. Tsukiko and Kira then ready themselves for the match ahead, bouncing on their heels in anticipation.
Phoenix: This is a big opportunity tonight for Silent Sorcery! Ever since they have returned as a tandem, they have looked increasingly more dominant - but tonight will be their biggest challenge, taking on the 4CW Tag Team Champions themselves.
Roberts: You know if Silent Sorcery continue with the momentum they've had the last few months, we could see new Tag Team Champions here tonight!
Jeffrey: I think you both need to take a moment to calm your tits and remember who the champions are!
"Taking You Down" by Egypt Central hits the PA system. The crowd's adulation for Silent Sorcery quickly turns into a strong chorus of boos and hisses as the 4CW Tag Team Champions come out from behind the curtain, blinged up and looking intimidating at the top of the ramp.
Carson: And their opponents, from New York, New York, weighing in at a combined weight of 485lbs, they are the 4CW Tag Team Champions, Elfan Simtul and Maximillian Yesgill... UMBRA MAXIMAAA!!
Simtul and Yesgill make their way down to the ring methodically, ignoring the fans at the ramp and staring holes into their opponents.
Jeffrey: Maximillian Yesgill, small, speedy and dangerous... and the beast known as Elfan Simtul! Simtul is so dominant he was in the final four of the Rumble in the Storm! On another night, he could have won. Add these elements together and you have dominant and hard to beat tag team champions!
Phoenix: And they have proven that! Champions since April, Umbra Maxima have already beaten The Liberation twice and look to add another title defense tonight against the current hot team!
Umbra Maxima take their time getting into the ring, while Silent Sorcery stand unphased and prepared for the fight of their lives. The two teams take their respective corners and the referee Anna Molly does her usual pre-match checks, before telling each side to pick a member to start. Yesgill opts to start the match and Oki-Kira stays in the ring in the opposite corner. Tsukiko and Simtul go to their respective corners on the apron. The referee decides all is well and calls for the bell!
Phoenix: Tag Team Titles! Here we go!
Kira and Yesgill lock up in the middle of the ring. They go back and forth in a bit of a stalemate, until Yesgill slips out of it and turns behind Kira, tripping him and taking him down with leg sweep. Yesgill flips over to Kira's head and puts him in a headlock hold, but Kira fights back up to his knees, then his feet. Yesgill releases the hold and hits a few right hands to the fact of Kira. Yesgill goes for a clothesline but Kira swiftly ducks underneath. The two spin to face each other and pause momentarily as the crowd applaud their equality.
Yesgill grabs Kira and whips him into the corner. Kira smashes against the buckle and Yesgill comes after him with a running clothesline. Kira ducks underneath and steps out of the corner as Yesgill crashes into it. Yesgill turns around as Kira jumps up to his feet and locks his legs around Yesgill's neck, taking him out with a hurricanrana! Yesgill flips into the middle of the ring and Kira kips up to his feet. Kira approaches his opponent as he gets back up to his feet but an eye rake, unforeseen by the referee, gives Yesgill an advantage as he hits Kira with a DDT!
Phoenix: Dirty tactics by Yesgill!
Jeffrey: But it worked! You do anything you can to defend your title!
Yesgill grabs Kira and whips him into the Umbra Maxima corner, then reaches him and tags in Simtul. For a moment, the two of them double team Kira with stomps, with Kiko protesting in her own corner. The referee counts to three before Yesgill goes to the apron and Simtul takes over. Simtul simply grabs Kira and throws him across the ring with brutal force. Kira lands hard and stumbles back up to his feet and is taken out with a thunderous clothesline from Simtul! Simtul hooks the leg! ONE ... TWO... NO! Kira kicks out!
Jeffrey: Simtul is an absolute monster! I don't know how Silent Sorcery think they can deal with him!
Simtul lifts up Kira and whips him into an empty corner. Simtul then charges at Kira and takes him out with a Stinger Splash!
Phoenix: Total Eclipse from Simtul! That could be all she wrote!
Simtul once again hooks the leg! ONE .. TWO.... BUT NO! Oki-Kira kicks out once again!
Phoenix: Silent Sorcery are still in this!
Jeffrey: But all it looks like Oki-Kira is achieving is pissing off Simtul!
Simtul growls to himself as Kira kicks out again and roughly lifts Kira back up, throwing him back into Umbra's corner and tagging Yesgill back in. Yesgill goes on the attack with some knife edge chops in the corner and then hits Kira with a corner dropkick! Kira falls out of the corner and lands in the middle of the ring. Tsukiko leans over the ropes, desperately motioning for her partner to make the tag.
Yesgill waits for Kira to get back up to his feet. He runs at Kira, seemingly in an attempt at a slingblade, but Kira sidesteps. Yesgill manages to hold his balance, but turns around right into a Pele Kick from Oki-Kira! Kira hooks the leg of Yesgill! ONE ... TWO.... TH--NO!! YESGILL KICKS OUT!
Roberts: That was so close! I thought Kira had him!
Phoenix: I think everyone did - but Yesgill holds on!
Jeffrey: Kira has taken a beating though - he needs to make that tag!
Kira and Yesgill both start to make movement towards their corners. They edge closer, but Kira gets there first - and MAKES THE HOT TAG TO TSUKIKO! Tsukiko runs into the ring at breakneck speed! She sprints directly over to the opposite side, ignoring Yesgill, and diving into Simtul with a crushing forearm smash! The blow is enough to knock Simtul off the apron, who crashes to the ringside area!
Phoenix: Tsukiko takes out Simtul!!
Tsukiko turns her attention to Yesgill, who groggily staggers back up to a standing position. Kiko grabs him by the hair and SCREAMS straight into Yesgill's face with an ear-piercing screech! Yesgill scrambles away falling against the ropes!
Roberts: Siren Song from Tsukiko!
Tsukiko then continues her assault by running at the disorientated Yesgill and clotheslining him over the top rope! The scream seems to awaken Kira from his stupor as he stumbles back up to his feet. With a nod to Kira, Tsukiko hits the rope and bounds toward him, leaping in such a way that allows herself to be caught in a wheelbarrow hold. From here, Oki-Kira hoists her up high, back body drop style and tosses her sidelong over the top rope. Tsukiko catches Maximillian on the way down, taking him down at ringside with a wicked diving hurricanrana!
Phoenix: WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT?! Diving Hurricanrana from The Sea Witch!!
Jeffrey: Holy crap, that was incredible!!
Roberts: Tsukiko needs to find a way to get herself and Yesgill back in that ring!
Tsukiko seems to be on the same wavelength as Roberts, as she desperately staggers up with the help of the ring and tries to lift Yesgill up on to the mat. She finally manages it, when Simtul appears out of nowhere and takes out Tsukiko with a huge clothesline!! It seems like the momentum has run out, when suddenly Oki-Kira is out at ringside! Simtul only sees him coming at the last moment as Kira jumps on to the apron, only to jump off and take out the big man with a Shining Wizard! Kira and Simtul crash at ringside! Kira manages to somehow get back to his feet and pushes Kiko back into the ring!
Tsukiko rolls in and uses the ropes to help her get back to her feet. Kira slides in also. They share a look and Kira signs as the titantron reveals the dreaded words.
Kira then sprints to the opposite side of the ring and takes up position, leaning against the ropes. Tsukiko grabs Yesgill by the head and tilts it, bringing her face in close. For the second time in a short span, Tsukiko proceeds to shriek at the top of her lungs for a steady five seconds, bringing even some fans to cover their ears. She then shoves the disoriented Yesgill away—right into a running arched knee strike to the face from Oki-Kira! A loud OOH sounds out through the stands, as the fans go nuts!!
Phoenix: KINSHASAAAAA!
Roberts: SILENT SORCERY HIT THE DEATH NOTE!!
Tsukiko falls on top of Yesgill, barely remembering to hook the leg. Anna Molly slides in and counts the fall. ONE... TWO... THREE!!
Carson: Here are your winners and the NEEEEEW 4CW Tag Team Champions, Tsukiko Mizuno, Oki-Kira ... SILEEEEEENT SOOORCERY!!
Yesgill rolls out of the ring. Oki-Kira gets into the ring and lifts his partner up to her feet. They embrace in the middle of the ring to tumultuous applause. The referee comes over and hands them a championship each. Emotion washes over their faces as they hold the belts close to their heads. Then, Anna Molly lifts one arm each, and raises them high in the air, officially declaring the winners and new Tag Team Champions.
Phoenix: What a moment of redemption for Tsukiko, and a great source of pride for Kira! Silent Sorcery are your new tag team champions, and it should be noted - still undefeated as a tag team!
Jeffrey: Man, I'm bummed about Maxima losing the belts, but damn I enjoyed that match!
Roberts: Kiko and Kira become the final members of the old Coven to win gold, and the circle as they say is complete!
Phoenix: And not to mention that --
Suddenly, Silent Sorcery's theme music is interrupted and replaced by "Cowboys From Hell" by Pantera. Kiko and Kira turn to the stage frowning at this latest development. Out come Jason and Robert Crow, to a chorus of boos, and both armed with steel chairs.
Phoenix: Oh no...
Roberts: This can't be good for Silent Sorcery! Not after the gruelling match they just endured!
Jason and Robert Crow slam their chairs against the ramp, grin at each other wickedly, and then sprint down to the ring! Kiko and Kira drop the title belts and ready themselves for combat. Tsukiko decides to make the first strike and ducks under a chair shot from Robert, punching him repeatedly in the back of the head. Kira meanwhile ducks a chair shot of his own, spins on the spot and leg sweeps Jason. Kira is about to continue his assault on Robert when a thunderous *SMACK* is heard all around the arena as Robert manages to swing his steel chair directly at the head of Kiko.
Kiko crumples in a heap and Kira switches targets, but before he can do anything, Jason comes from behind with a clubbing blow to the back of the head. Kira stumbles and falls victim to Robert's chair smash into his gut, and he crumples to the floor also. Jason and Robert take turns in hitting Kiko and Kira with the steel chairs.
Phoenix: This is despicable! This is just unacceptable!
Jeffrey: It's the target you have on your back when you become champion!
Suddenly, Umbra Maxima slide into the ring seeing the mayhem, but Robert and Jason are ready. Together they both swing their chairs from opposite directions, meeting in the middle and smashing Simtul from both sides, knocking him down. Yesgill manages to take down Robert with a dropkick, but Jason immediately hits Yesgill with the chair after, knocking him down as well.
With two full teams at their mercy, Jason helps Robert up and they both roar in approval of their handiwork. They continue to pick and choose any of the four randomly to strike with the steel chairs when "Eye of the Storm" by Killswitch Engage blasts through the speakers and the place erupts! Garret Fischer and Bruce Rigg burst out from behind the curtain and sprint down to the ring with chairs of their own!
Phoenix: And here come The Liberation! They've seen enough of Murder of Crows' tactics!
Jeffrey: This is ALL-OUT insanity!!
The Liberation slide into the ring and jump into action. They swing their chairs, and the Murder of Crows' chairs get struck in the air and knocked out of their hands. Weaponless, Jason and Robert drop and roll out of the ring. Fischer throws his chair over the top rope and narrowly misses Robert's head, as the two flee back up the ramp.
Roberts: The Liberation have cleared the ring of the enemy! Utter chaos tonight on Storm Front!
"Red Flag" by Billy Talent hits the PA system and to the crowd's approval, out comes Sery on to the stage with a mic in hand.
Sery: Hold on just a minute, Crows! I told you not to force the issue earlier tonight, but you just didn't listen! So you want a Tag Title match? Well - you got one!! And Umbra Maxima will no doubt want to cash in their rematch clause, and The Liberation obviously want a piece of the pie too! So this is what we're going to do! At Gallows End, the new Tag Team Champions Silent Sorcery will defend against Umbra Maxima, Murder of Crows AND The Liberation in a Fatal-4-Way No Disqualification Tornado Tag Match!
The crowd erupt in cheers at this announcement. Liberation continue to challenge Murder of Crows to come back in the ring and finish what they started, but Murder of Crows stand on the ramp and shout obscenities back.
Phoenix: What an announcement! A Fatal 4 Way Tornado Tag Match for the titles at Gallows End!
Jeffrey: It's going to insane, as is the rest of the show! Gallows End comes to you live October 31st!
Phoenix: That's right! We'll see you, ladies and gentlemen, in Madison Square Garden! Goodnight!!
Quick Results:
-Jacob Scharff def Phil McGroin
-Janitur def Zephyris in Janitur's 4CW Contract Open Challenge
-Clyde Bonham def Rhys Cain
-Pilgrim Paige def Eddie Wolfbaine
-Erica Moxie def Mark Redman
-Silent Sorcery def Umbra Maxima (c) to win the 4CW Tag Team Championships
RP Judge:
Rhys
Credit:
Sery Opening Segment: Rhys
The Bro Show: Rhys
Valentine/Cain Segment: LHeat87, Rhys
Scharff vs McGroin: Gorgrim
White/Bonham Gallows Pole Announcement: Gorgrim
Janitur Open Challenge: RD
Witch Hazel Stipulation Announcement: Paige
Cain vs Bonham: Rhys
Paige vs Wolfbaine: Paige
Moxie/Redman Segment/Match: Rhys
Tag Title Match: Rhys
Graphics:
Paige
Rhys
Surreal
Confirmed Card:
4CW World Championship
Triple Threat match
Jacob Scharff (c) vs Eddie Wolfbaine vs Pilgrim Paige
#1 Contender to the 4CW World Championship
13 Ghost Gauntlet match
Rhys Cain vs Jack Valentine vs Brian White vs Tommy Young vs Witch Hazel vs Phil McGroin vs Reamer vs Clyde Bonham vs Glock Nine vs Erica Moxie vs Robert Smith vs Mark Redman
4CW Universal Championship
Gallows Pole match
Clyde Bonham (c) vs Brian White
4CW Custom Cup Championship
Hazel's Harlequin Circus match
Witch Hazel (c) vs Tommy Young
Singles match
Rhys Cain vs Jack Valentine
4CW Tag Team Championships
No Disqualification Tornado Tag Team match
Silent Sorcery (c) vs Umbra Maxima vs The Liberation vs Murder of Crows
The Bro Show Final
Tag Team match
Each competitor must choose a member of The Supergroup to team up with
Tony Rock & ??? vs Don Stone & ???
4CW Hardcore Championship
Halloween Hardcore match
Phil McGroin (c) vs Erica Moxie vs Glock Nine
Janitur's 4CW Contract Open Challenge
Singles match
Janitur vs ???
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