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*BOOM BOOM BOOM*
The camera pans around the fans with pyro going off every which way, kicking off the pay per view.
Stevens: And we are here live from the Omaha Civic Arena in Omaha, Nebraska! We are sold out and the fans are pumped up for tonights Pay per view--Ground Zero!!!
Riley: They sure are. We have got tons of action coming up, including a couple of cage matches, a glass pane match, and eliminations to boot. But first up, we have an elimination matchup between the newest JL recruit, John Duran, a former WFer, Xcalibur, and that gothic ring escort, Dante Crane.
Stevens: Should be an interesting way to start off the show...some freshness added to the fed. Let's get ready for the introductions.
Drowning Pool's "Sinner" plays as John Duran comes out, turning his attention towards some fans heckling at him. He takes a sign from the fans, "Sinner Sucks", not the most original, though, and rips it up into pieces, throwing it back at the saddened fan.
Funyon: Ladies and gentlemen, the first match of the evening is scheduled for one pinfall and has no time limit. Introducing first from Champaign, Illinois, weighing in at 265 pounds........JOHN DUUUUUURRAAAAAAANNN!!!!!!!!
Duran throws up some middle fingers here and there, just playing up to the fans. Duran gets up on the apron and enters the ring, going to the center of the ring and raising his arms, anger and hate apparent in his eyes, before going to the corner and awaiting his opponent. He gets into a shouting match with some people in the audience as the next entrant comes.
Funyon: He comes from Houston, Texas and weighs in at 236 and 2/5 pounds...he is XCAAAALIIIIIBEERRRR!!!!!
Cold's "Stupid Girl" plays while golden showers (eww) of pyro falls from the ceiling. Xcalibur slowly makes his way through the falliing light as he gives a little smirk to everyone. He runs up to the ring and jumps on the apron on one knee. He gets up and slingshots himself into the ring, yelling something at his opponent.
Funyon: Last but not least from Shawinigan, Quebec, he weighs in at 210 pounds....he is DANTE CRAAAAAAAAAANEEEE!!!!
A dim blue lighting raises as Marilyn Manson’s ‘Great Big White World’ starts to play. White and blue pyro explodes on the entrance way as Dante Crane comes out with a trenchcoat on. He slowly strays to the ring, staring at his opponents, his opponents staring back. He slides into the ring, takes off his coat and hands it to the ref.
Stevens: There you go. The participants in the first match of the night! It's gonna be first pinfall wins. Advantage here goes to Xcalibur I believe.
Riley: Duran coming up here is probably giving him jitters and Xcalibur has probably scouted these two men as much as he could. Crane is definately the wild card. He learns from the best here in this fed.
DING DING DING
Right off the sound of the bell, Duran goes after Crane, striking him with blows to the head, leaving Xcalibur on the backburner. While "The Sinner" attacks away at the ring escort, sending him to the corner of the ring, Xcalibur just scouts out his competition. Duran delivers more hard punches to the body of Crane with the right hand. Xcalibur moves out of the way as Duran whips Crane into the corner, resounding in a hard thud and a little "oof" from Crane. Duran takes a few moments to gather himself before charging into that corner, but Crane counters with a boot to the face. With that, Crane circles around Duran and attempts for the pin with a school boy rollup.
ONE...KICKOUT
Stevens: Gonna take more than a boot to the face to get a "W" under Crane's belt.
Barely a one count with Xcalibur right there, not even a factor until now. Xcalibur takes Crane up to his feet and hits an uppercut with his right. He grabs Crane by the arm and backs him up into the ropes. An Irish whip follows towards where Duran is. There is barely a rebound from the ropes by Crane as when he comes off them, Duran comes up and is there with a vicious clothesline, almost knocking his head off. To emphasize the quickness that Duran had with that move, Crane falls backward with his head landing on the bottom rope to a few "oohs" in the crowd. Duran bends over to grab Sick Boy's head but Xcalibur comes rushing in to bust the back of Duran with a few punches. Xcalibur takes the big man and whips him to the ropes, but it is reversed and Duran kicks him in the stomach after the bounce back. Duran with a face lock and a slap to the back, ending the sequence with a DDT, driving Xcalibur's head straight down to the mat. Duran has a satisfied look to his face as he rolls the temporarily dazed Xcalibur over on his back for the cover.
Riley: This could be it right here!
Stevens: ONE!!! TWO!!! NO!
Sick Boy breaks up the count with a double axe handle just as Xcalibur was about to kick out. Duran pushes himself off the ground and takes Crane up with him. They both exchange blows, thuderous right hands by Duran and wicked kicks by Crane. Xcalibur drags himself to his feet, shaking his head trying to regain some sense. Xcalibur gets into the mix of things as he grabs Duran's shoulder and tries a kick to "Sinner's" stomach. Duran sticks out his hands, stopping the force, causing Xcalibur to hop on his right foot for two bounces, followed by an Enzuguri attempt. A missed Enzuguri attempt however as Duran ducks his head, wisely. Crane runs over to the ropes, bounces back and swings a fierce leg towards Duran's chest, knocking him back and releasing the leg hold with a roundhouse kick.
Riley: Xcalibur can thank Crane for that there.
Stevens: Yea, and look at this.
Suddenly, the two smaller men stare down at each other and realizes that they have similar traits that should make them work well together against the bigger man. It's a silent understanding as the two of them simultaneously go over to the fallen Duran. They both whip Duran into the corner as Xcalibur follows suit. He lunges at "Sinner" with a running dropkick, driving Duran even furthur into the corner, making him bend a bit between the top and middle turnbuckle. Xcalibur, down after the dropkick, stays on the ground on all fours, urging Sick Boy to follow up with another move. Crane quickly rushes towards Xcalibur and takes a step on his back, using it to propel upwards and forwards, a side kick connecting with Duran's face. Crane rolls out of the way as Xcalibur gets back up to his feet, one of his hands massaging his back, a bit surprised at the impact Crane made after the jump. He shakes it off however as he grabs Duran's hair. Xcalibur takes the both of them and runs towards the middle of the ring and drives him down with a face plant.
Stevens: A little teamwork here, working on the bigger man in the ring!
Crane heads to the outside apron while Xcalibur positions Duran in the middle of the ring parallel to the ropes the long way. Crane holds onto the ropes, pulls backwards, and then forward, gliding over the ropes into a slingshot senton. The sequence continues as Crane shows off his agility, rolling on to his feet, not losing a step while he jumps on the middle ropes and hits a Lionsault.
Stevens: Crane just hit the FELL SWOOP!!!
Riley: He's going for the cover now, could be over!
Sick Boy hooks the leg for a cover.
ONE...
TW---
Xcalibur pulls Crane off Duran in this three way dance, grabbing the leg and yanking his whole body off. Xcalibur wags his finger at Crane acting like he's been in the business for twenty years. Xcalibur bends to take Duran up and Crane helps. Xcalibur takes control of "The Sinner" and applies a full nelson, tempting Sick Boy to get in some kicks and punches. Mostly kicks follow as the crowd is into it, chanting "ooh" with every kick, solidly behind Crane. Crane pauses, thinks about his next move and backs up into the ropes. Crane rebounds and jumps in the air, twisting around for a Spinning Wheel Kick. It echoes throughout the arena, the move, and results sending Xcalibur back into to ropes a bit with Duran still in the hold. Xcalibur moves Duran into the middle of the ring and heaves him into the air for a full nelson slam, ring bouncing up and down after. Xcalibur covers Duran and hooks the leg.
ONE...
TWO...--NO
Crane grabs Xcalibur's head and breaks up the count, pulling him off Duran. Sick Boy wags a finger at Xcalibur, returning the favor from earlier. Xcalibur scurries up to his feet, going nose to nose with Crane. Before anything can happen between them, Duran is on one arm, trying to get up. Xcalibur and Crane both turn their attentions towards him and goes after Duran. Xcalibur takes Duran up and whips him to the opposite ropes. Duran ducks an attempted clothesline and stops shortly thereafter, hooking his arms around Xcalibur's waist. Xcalibur gets out of it after a standing switch. He tries to lift Duran up for the German but "Sinner" blocks it with a few elbow shots to the face, making Xcalibur loosen the hold. Crane bounces off the ropes, going towards Duran, finally free. Crane tries a superkick to Duran's face, but he ducks, causing Crane to knock Xcalibur senseless to the ground after a momentary standing pause, with a large slapping sound heard around the arena, causing a "ooh" amongst the fans.
Stevens: Damn, looks like someone is going to the dentist tomorrow morning!
Duran jumps forward and clotheslines Crane, dropping Sick Boy down to the ground. Duran goes down with Crane and hooks the leg for the cover.
ONE.....
TWO.......
Crane kicks out of the pin. Xcalibur is up and goes after Duran. Duran blocks the axehandle attempt with a few blows to the gut. Duran gets in a face lock and lifts Xcalibur up, holding him for at least five seconds and dropping Xcalibur down on his back for the sustained suplex. "The Sinner" quickly gets up and turns his attention towards Crane as he heads towards him full steam. Duran locks in around Crane's waist, stomach touching stomach. Duran hits a huge belly to belly suplex with a chorus of boos erupting from the audience. "The Sinner" crawls on over to Crane and hooks the leg, his back on Crane's stomach for the cover.
Riley: A sort of nonchalant cover by Sinner Duran...
ONE...........
TWO.........
Xcalibur breaks up the count with a dropkick to the back of Duran. Duran is lifted up his feet and is backed up into the ropes. Xcalibur tries an Irish whip, but Duran stops in his tracks, reversing the whip, sending Xcalibur to the ropes instead. After the rebound, Duran moves to his left and applies a sleeperhold, making Xcalibur wave his arms like a lunatic trying to free himself from the hold. The sleeper doesn't lock on long, however as Xcalibur reaches overhead, grabbing on to Duran's hair while dropping his whole body down for a modified stunner. Duran falls down on his knees, bounces straight up in the air dazed, and then falls down on his back. Before Xcalibur can crawl over to make the cover, Crane comes back into the picture and just smashes his foot into Xcalibur's face. Xcalibur screams in agony as he covers his mouth with his hands on the mat, kicking at the apron. Crane makes the cover on the already down "Sinner".
ONE!
TWO--
Duran gets the shoulder up. Crane takes him up to his feet and applies a front face lock. He lifts Duran up in the air and down for a suplex, not quite vertical due to the big Canadian's weight. Xcalibur is up and he stomps away at Crane's chest. Crane is knocked back down after several attempts at getting up from the kicks. Xcalibur finally lets Crane up and backs him into the ropes. Xcalibur whips Crane to the ropes as Xcalibur jogs to the middle, waiting for the right moment to bend over and hit a back body drop, but Crane jumps on the middle ropes and twists his body backwards, sending Xcalibur to his back.
Riley: He calls that the TWISTING PRESS and he executed it nicely.
Stevens: Crane wastes no time hooking the leg for the pin!
ONE!
TWO!
NO!--Xcalibur kicks out just in time. Crane grabs Xcalibur and takes him up, propping him up against the ropes. Sick Boy backs up a few steps and lunges forward with a side kick which sends Xcalibur over the ropes, ending in his head getting smashed by the outer ring apron as he lands on the ground. Xcalibur drops to his back near the barricades while a few fans point and others slap him on the back, wanting to touch his sweat or something. Meanwhile, back in the ring, Duran comes from the behind with a few punches to Crane. Duran tries a whip to the ropes, but Crane attempts to reverse the move with a whip of his own. It's a double reversal as "Sinner" stops the run and twists Crane's arm around, following up with a strong knee to the gut. Duran backs his opponent to the ropes as Xcalibur is up on the apron, trying to enter the ring. Duran tries another whip to the ropes for Sick Boy, but it's reversed again, this time it works. Duran keeps running towards the ropes, but doesn't bounce back for he instead knocks Xcalibur out on the ground to the guard rail. "The Sinner" yells some nasty things at Xcalibur, losing the focus on Crane, who takes Duran down with a school boy roll up.
Riley: Surprise rollup by Crane!!!!!!
ONE.................
TWO--
Duran gets up and crawls away. He leaps towards Crane on the mat and starts delivering some lethal blows to his back, punch after punch. With Crane on all fours, Duran gets in some kicks to his stomach, lifting Crane up in the air several times. "The Sinner" takes Crane up but puts him back down with a quick power slam. Duran tries to bounce off the ropes for a legdrop, but Xcalibur is right there on the ground grabbing Duran's foot and tripping him down to the mat. Xcalibur jumps on the apron on one knee and once up, grabs onto the top rope with both hands. He pulls back and slings forward, twisting ninety degrees to the left, and hits a leg drop on Duran's neck, who was down on his stomach. Xcalibur rolls Duran over for the cover.
Stevens: A pin attempt by the WF reentrant! ONE!!!!!!!!! TWO!!!!!!!!!
Riley: NO! Could've been a big win for Xcalibur.
"The Sinner" kicks out of the pin. Crane gets up and starts kicking away at Xcalibur on the back. He takes Xcalibur up and whips him into the corner. A loud thud sounds as Xcalibur hits the turnbuckles. Sick Boy runs over to the corner and delivers a knife-edged chop to the chest, which can be heard throughout the building, the "woos" after the move. Crane bends down to hook Xcalibur's legs with his hands and lifts him up on the top turnbuckle. Duran starts to get up albeit he is a bit groggy. Crane climbs the turnbuckles to the middle as Duran starts moving towards his opponents. Sick Boy jumps up and locks his legs around Xcalibur and hits the hurricanrana, but Xcalibur is caught in midair by Duran! Xcalibur dangles while Duran holds him by the legs but lifts him up with all his strength into a powerbomb mode. He goes for a running one, but Xcalibur shifts his weight towards the mat to hit a hurricanrana of his own! Xcalibur, sitting on his chest, reaches back and hooks both legs.
Stevens: Incredible sequence by the men in the ring! Xcalibur with the pin!!!!
ONE!
TWO!
TH-NO!
Crane comes in with a dropkick to Xcalibur's head. Xcalibur rolls back to the outside of the ring once again as Dante takes Duran up. He knees him in the gut a few times and locks on a full nelson. Dante lifts Duran straight up in the air with all his might and twists him around, ending the move with a DDT!
Riley: DAMNATION DDT!!!!!!!!!
Xcalibur gets on the ring apron while Duran rolls over on his back, parallel to the ropes and with Dante up and going back to the ropes, looking to rebound with a move. However, Xcalibur executes a slingshot 450 DDT, collapsing on Duran's neck and gets up in one motion, knocking Sick Boy down with a hard clothesline next. Being the one that's had the most moves done on him in the last few minutes, Duran is the man to cover for Xcalibur.
ONE!
TWO!
THR-Duran is up, one shoulder off the ground. Xcalibur switches over to Crane and hooks a leg but only gets a one count. "The Sinner" walks on over to the disgruntled Xcalibur, upset by two near pin falls only, no actual pins. Duran takes Xcalibur up by the hair as Xcalibur's head arches back, pain setting in from the near ripping of the follicles. The big man turns Xcalibur around and whips him into the corner. Xcalibur crashes into the corner and a loud impact and ricochets a few steps towards the middle of the ring, greeted with a quick powerslam and the cover.
Stevens: Fantastic power move by John Duran!!!!!!
ONE!
TWO!
TH--Crane comes into the picture and attempts to break up the pin with a falling double axe handle but Duran moves out of the way, letting Xcalibur get hurt by the move instead. Duran turns his attention to Crane now, picking him up to his feet. "The Sinner" takes Crane by the arm and whips him into the ropes. Duran sends Crane down to the mat after a shoulder block and makes a ninty degree turn and runs to the ropes. He bounches off those as Crane rolls on his stomach while Duran jumps over him. Duran comes off the rebound, knowing that Crane would sky into the air for a leap frog. With "The Sinner" anticipating that, he grabs Sick Boy in mid air and catches him. He turns around to the hard camera and powerbombs Crane with authority to the dismay of the fans.
Stevens: Nicely anticipated and nicely done by Duran. Gotta get the pin now, no time to waste.
Crane is moved towards the center of the ring by the arm and leg. Duran is about to make the cover, but Xcalibur comes flying in out of nowhere to hit Duran with a shoulderblock to the legs, sending him down backwards to the mat. Xcalibur drags himself to this feet, using the ropes for help. He takes Crane up with him and whips him into the opposite turnbuckle. Duran comes up from behind as Xcalibur takes a few steps back and he hits him in the back. Xcalibur is unbalanced for a while, but gets back to a good sense and throws a punch back to Duran. "Sinner" returns that punch and knees him in the gut. He spins Xcalibur around to the turnbuckle and tacks him deep into the corner as Xcalibur lets out a little yelp. Duran turns around and sees Crane in the corner, which prompts him to run at Crane. Duran is kicked in the face though, and immediately turns around, grabbing his mouth. "The Sinner" backs up unknowingly into the corner where Crane has positioned himself sitting atop the turnbuckle. He applies a front face lock and attempts a DDT. It's no good, however due to Duran stopping his move while going down. Duran places one hand on Crane's stomach, with a face lock still applied, and thrusts him backwards into the corner as the crowd gasps.
Stevens: Oh damn!
Riley: Kinda like a northern lights suplex, but with no mat to break Crane's fall. Just a couple of turnbuckles.
Crane is upside down, only propped there by his feet, which Duran has kindly wrapped under the post so that he's firm in that state. Xcalibur is up and storms towards the two men, hoping to connect on a spear as Duran turns. But Duran quickly strides to his right, sending Xcalibur into the gut of Crane, giving the crowd something to "ooh" about. Xcalibur wisely turns around to see what Duran's up to. Duran tries to knock Xcalibur with a clothesline, but he ducks, locking on the waists. Xcalibur then throws Duran over his head for a Release German Suplex.
Stevens: Xcalibur has some offense in him and that showed. Crane is next on his target list!
Xcalibur walks on over to Crane, who is just about to free himself. Xcalibur helps Crane get atop the turnbuckle and sets him up so he is facing the ring. He climbs the turnbuckles one step at a time until he's on the top. Xcalibur grabs Crane up so that both men are on the highest turnbuckle standing, as so the fans. With his back turned to the ring, Xcalibur applies a face lock and tries a superplex. Duran heads on over to the corner slowly while Xcalibur's attempt at the move is blocked a few times. Duran turns, back towards the corner, and grabs onto the waist of Xcalibur. Duran moves forward, grabbing hold, while Xcalibur holds on to Crane.
Stevens: WOW!
Riley: A superplex and powerbomb combo!!! The only one that didn't get anything done to him was The Sinner!
It takes a while for Duran to make it to Xcalibur as he places a hand over his chest for the cover.
ONE!!!!!!!
TWO!!!!!!
THRE---KICKOUT!!! by Xcalibur.
Duran takes Xcalibur up and whips him into the corner. A groggy Xcalibur is attacked in the head as Duran is on the middle turnbuckle, knocking out punches one by one!
ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! TEN!!!
He steps down to the mat and backs away. Xcalibur takes one step forward and his whole body collapses onto the ring. Crane struggles to get up and shakes off some pain. Xcalibur is helped up and gets turned around. Duran stands back to back with him and applies a razor's edge start out.
Stevens: He's going for his finisher! ULTIMATE SIN!
Riley: Crane's up and he just kicked Duran in the chest!!!
Duran drops Xcalibur for a moment, just giving Xcalibur time to prop up Duran into a Razor's Edge move. Xcalibur leans forward and drops Duran on his head to the outside!!! Xcalibur can't believe it, marveling at his work. Crane backs up a few, then lunges forward with a superkick to the unsuspecting Xcalibur's head, sending him to the outside as well! Crane heads back to a corner of the ring and just waits for the ref to do his job.
Ref: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE!
Xcalibur starts to climb back into the ring, arms first through the bottom rope. Crane comes charging towards him, sending a few stomps his way. Xcalibur is up and down until he decides to scurry on his knees quickly, getting just enough time to get up from those shots. Crane tries a side kick as he runs to Xcalibur, but it's caught. Xcalibur takes the foot and lashes it around, sending Crane in a dizzying whirl. Xcalibur kicks Crane in the gut a bit and backs him into the ropes. He tries a whip, but Crane stops, reversing the hold and kneeing the stomach of Xcalibur. Crane turns around, his back facing Xcalibur and jumps for a backward flip kick to Xcalibur's face!
Stevens: Crane Kick connects!
Riley: Beautifully so, I might add.
Stevens: Here's the cover! ONE! TWO!! THRE---SHOULDER UP!!!
The crowd lets out a yell of despair, wanting Crane to get that pinfall. A few chants of "that was three" breaks out. Duran starts to climb back into the ring. He slides on over to the middle section of one side of the ring. Crane lifts Xcalibur up and proceeds to whip him towards Duran's side. Duran, suddenly alert, thrusts forward with a clothesline but misses as Xcalibur ducks. Duran knocks down Crane instead and turns around. Coming towards him is Xcalibur, fresh off the rebound and knocking him down with a clothesline of his own.
Stevens: Crazy sequence right there with Xcalibur finally getting the upperhand!
Xcalibur covers Duran.
ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THRE-NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Barely kicking out is Duran with Crane coming over to pick up Xcalibur. Crane punches away at the head and whips Xcalibur to the ropes while Duran is up. Xcalibur reverses it, sending Crane to the ropes instead. Xcalibur anticipates bounce back, so he's bent for a back body drop, but it's no dice with Crane holding on to the ropes, forcing no rebound. Xcalibur goes towards Crane and starts punching away, Crane trying to punch back. Xcalibur turns his head, notices Duran and moves out of the way, forcing a clothesline to Crane, sending him out of the ring to the mat on the floor. Xcalibur takes Duran by the shoulder and kicks him in the stomach and applies a double underhook. He waits a second and hits the sit down pedigree!
Stevens: There it is! Xcalibur calls it RATED X!!!
Riley: This could be it!!!
ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DING DING DING
After the calling for the bell, the ref lifts Xcalibur's hand in victory. He breathes heavily as he rolls out of the ring and quickly heads to the back with a little smile on his face.
Stevens: Wow! What a win by the born again rookie in the SWF, Xcalibur...
Riley: Nice way to kick off Ground Zero, and there is plenty more action coming up for you folks!
Stevens: Stay tuned...
The next segment begins...
