KingPK 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2005 I was feeling it for some reason while writing this. COLE Welcome back to HeldDOWN. Before we get to our next match tonight, allow me to explain the circumstances that brought it about. Over the past month, the current X-Division champion, The 70s Dude, had been touring Japan with our sister promotion HI-YAH, even participating in a tournament to crown their heavyweight champion. While in Japan, the Dude, showing how highly he regards the title he holds, attempted to actually SELL the X-Division title belt to HI-YAH superstar Nathan Black, one half of Glory by Anarchy. OaOast management discovered this infraction before our Battlebowl event this past Monday and indefinitely suspended The 70s Dude. COACH A nice way of saying they fired him. COLE Uh, right. Anyway, the OaOast attempted to get the belt back from Black, but HI-YAH officials were not very cooperative. As a result, a compromise was reached and the following match was signed between Nathan Black and someone who was scheduled to get an X-Title match tonight before these events occurred. Let’s go up to Michael Buffer. *DING DING DING* BUFFER Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall with a 30 minute time limit. It is for the recently vacated X-Division Championship of the World! CUE: [i]Wheels of Steel[/i] by Saxon Because of the lack of recognition from the fans, a mostly tepid reaction greets Nathan Black as he steps through the curtain and onto the stage. Of course, Black doesn’t really do much to antagonize them, choosing instead to walk (with PURPOSE~!) down the aisle and roll into the ring. He thrusts his arms into the air before pointing at the title belt, which is held by referee Tim White, and making the well-known “miming having a title around your waist” gesture and saying “that’s mine”. BUFFER Introducing first, from Manchester, England, weighing in at 242 pounds: he is one half of Glory by Anarchy, Nathaaaaaaaaaaaan Blaaaaaaaaack!! COACH Black may say he’s the champ, but in the OaOast, ya gotta earn your bling. How much did he pay for the belt, anyway? CABOOSE I heard about 20,000 yen. COLE Isn’t that around $25 American? COACH Hey, you don’t have to be an expert on foreign exchange rates to be as hip as the Dude was. CUE: [i]Oh Hell Yeah[/i] “YEAHHHHHHHHH!!” The strobing blue light kicks in with the main baseline and also is the cue for Peter Knight to step onto the stage to a tremendous ovation. BUFFER And his opponent. From Fall River, Massachusetts, weighing in at 265 pounds, Peterrrrrrrrrr Kniiiiiiiiight!!! COLE These fans have witnessed some fine performances from this man over the past few weeks. First he went through a tough match with Chris Stevens at the Great Angle Bash two weeks ago, and then he teamed up with CWM in the Battlebowl and defeated Some Guy, although he was the fourth man eliminated in the battle royal at the end of the night. The only singles title he has held was the 24/7 title, so this is a big opportunity. CABOOSE Though he’s never seen Nathan Black. Unlike you two schlubs, I took a look at a tape of his HI-YAH matches and he is very much like Knight, so this should be an interesting contest. White raises the title belt above his head, slowly turning 360 degrees to display it to every side of the arena before showing it to both competitors. He hands it off to Buffer and signals for the bell to get things underway. *DING DING* The two men slowly circle each other, eyes locked as one waits for the other to give him an opening. Black lunges and goes for Knight’s legs, grabbing his left one. Knight wraps his arms around Black’s waist and holds his balance on one leg, using what little leverage he has in that left leg to thrust his knee into Black’s chin. Black retaliates by backing Knight into the corner and holding him there, forcing White to start a five count. Black breaks cleanly at three, but drives his shoulder into Knight’s gut and holds it there again, breaking this time at four. White backs Black off and admonishes the HI-YAH star. COACH Figures that the White man is holding a guy named Black back. CABOOSE Just HAD to get that in there, didn’t you? Again the two men circle and Black tries to go behind Knight, but PK counters and gets a go-behind of his own, wrapping his arms around Black’s waist and taking him down to the mat, spinning around and locking in a front facelock. Black tries to get to his knees, but PK has the leverage on his side, pulling the head upwards and forcing Black back onto his stomach. Black scoots backwards, dragging PK with him while kicking his foot towards the ropes, finally finding them and forcing a break, which PK does cleanly. Some cheers rise up from the purists in the crowd. COLE To the mat to start, as two men unfamiliar with each other’s styles feel the other out and look for a weakness. Some of this packed crowd recognizes the effort made by these men early on. Both men are back on their feet again and lock up. Black grabs a side headlock and PK tries to escape with a backdrop suplex, but Black lands on his feet behind Knight and grabs a waistlock, running PK into the ropes and looking for a rollup, but Knight hangs onto the ropes and Black rolls to the middle of the ring. PK charges and Black puts his head down, looking for a backdrop, but PK flips over him and takes him over with a sunset flip. 1… But Black grabs PK’s ankles and, rocking upwards, counters into a pinning position of his own. 1… But PK counters back into the original position. 1…. Black smacks his ankles against Knight’s head and rolls free, grabbing Knight’s legs and flipping over into a bridge. 1…. 2…. Knight gets his shoulder off the canvas in time. Black releases PK legs and Knight wraps his arms around his chest, powering into a bridge of his own and lifting both of them to their feet. They hook arms, both looking for a backslide and Knight wins the battle, sliding Black’s shoulders down onto the mat before releasing him and quickly grabbing his legs and attempting to step between them. COLE He’s going for the Ace in the Hole! Black is on the ball, however, and kicks his legs, not allowing Knight to steady him while he reaches over and grabs a death grip on the bottom rope, forcing another break, which comes cleanly again. This time most of the crowd joins in the applause and cheering. COACH Back and forth action to start. Both these guys know that the X-Division title is the most prestigious belt behind the Heavyweight title and has been a steppingstone for many guys. CABOOSE (sarcastically) Oh yeah. Remind me, HOW MANY title shots did Leon Rodez get when he held that belt again? Two? Both men lock up once again and Knight grabs a side headlock with Black backing him into the ropes and shooting him off. He goes for a hiptoss, but Knight blocks it, grabbing Black’s head and ramming it down into his knee before clotheslining him down on the recoil. He goes for a cover. 1…. 2…. Black kicks out. Knight pulls him up by the hair and shoves him into the corner. He measures Black and….. *SLAP* “WHOOOOOOO~!” *SLAP* “WHOOOOOOO~!” *SLAP* “WHOOOOOOO~!” Delivers three hard knife edge chops to the chest. He grabs Black’s arm and whips him into the opposite corner, following up quickly with a charge and *BAM* delivering a hard clothesline. He whips him into another corner and *BAM* nails another. He tries a third time, but Black has learned PK’s timing and moves out of the way, sending PK crashing into the turnbuckles. Knight stumbles out and turns….but right into a bearhug by Black who *WHAM* takes him over with a belly to back suplex and goes for a cover. 1…. 2…. But Knight kicks out at two. Black grabs a sleeper hold and wraps his legs around Knight for further pressure. Knight tries to pry Black’s arms off of his head, but that only gets more pressure applied to the hold. The crowd tries to will PK into a comeback with a rhythmic chant. “P-K!” *clap clap* “P-K!” *clap clap* “P-K!” *clap clap* “P-K!” *clap clap* White checks Knight’s arm and it stays up on the first check. He shakes his fist as he tries to roll over onto his stomach. Black unwraps his legs and instead puts more pressure on the sleeper, but Knight gets to his stomach and then onto all fours, the crowd stomping and clapping along. Knight gets to his feet and delivers a few elbows to the gut before scooping Black up and *BAM* driving him to the mat with a backdrop suplex! “YEAHHHHHHH!!!!” Knight shakes the cobwebs out, but declines to go for the cover. Instead he grabs Black by the hair and pulls him up to his feet. CABOOSE He should have gone for the cover there! COACH I agree; that might have been a big missed opportunity. COLE Since when has that spot ever been the finish to a match? ALL ……….. COLE HEY! Look what Knight’s going for! Knight has Black in a front facelock and hooks his tights, lifting him up and *BAM* hitting the first suplex….. *BAM* hitting the second suplex….. Lifting Black once again and holding him there…. COLE The Knight Roll is about to be completed! But Black ends up escaping, landing on his feet behind Knight and pushing him chest first into the ropes. He delivers a hard forearm to the back before hooking him in a double chickenwing….. *WHAM* “OOOOOOHHHHH!” And driving him to the mat with a release Tiger Suplex!! Knight lands on the back of his head and shoulders and slumps to the mat on his stomach. CABOOSE Black Magic!! Like I said, Knight had no idea who he was facing! Black crawls over to Knight and rolls him over, hooking the leg for a cover. ONE!!!!!! TWOOOOOOO!!!! THRRRRRRR-NOOO!!!! “YEAHHHHHH!” COLE Knight barely, BARELY kicked out of that before the referee’s hand came down for the third time! COACH I gotta say, this has been entertaining. Black slaps the mat in frustration thinking for sure he had the title won. He hops out onto the apron and climbs to the top rope. He waits for Knight to get up, but PK has crawled over to the ropes and shakes it with his foot, causing Black to lose his balance and crotch himself. Knight slowly climbs up to the top with Black and hooks him again, looking for a superplex. COLE If Knight can hit this, we’ve got a new champion. CABOOSE Geez, you’ve jinxed the guy ONCE already. Knight tries to lift him up, but Black grips the rope, not budging an inch. Knight delivers a few right hands and tries again, but again Black won’t budge. Knight tries a few more punches, but Black blocks one and delivers a couple of his own, leaving Knight wobbly on top. A headbutt sends him back down to the canvas and rolling onto his stomach again. Black steadies himself, leaps….. *SMACK* And hits a flying kneedrop to the neck of Knight! “BOOOOOOO!” CABOOSE Cover him! Black, like Knight, forgoes a cover and drags him to his feet. CABOOSE What the hell? Why have these guys taken their Stupid Pills tonight? Oh….wait. I see what he’s going for. Watch THIS guys!!! Black goes behind Knight and grabs a waistlock, charging him into the corner. Knight smacks the turnbuckles and Black pulls him back, rolling out of the corner and taking Knight with him. CABOOSE This is a thing of beauty. This is called Anarchistic License. In the same motion, Black rolls to his feet and yanks him upwards for a German suplex…..but Knight flips out of it and lands on his feet! CABOOSE What!? Knight spins Black around, hoists him up onto his shoulders and…. *BAM* “YEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!” Nails him with the Knightmare!! COLE (mockingly) Oooh, I think you jinxed him, Caboose. Knight flops onto Black for the cover. ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! THREEEEEEEEEEENOOOOOOOOOO! COACH DAYUM! Black just got HIS shoulder off the canvas! COLE Back and forth. Who’s going to win the title?! Both men use the ropes to get to their feet and meet in the center of the ring. *SLAP* A chop from Knight! “WHOOOOO~!” *SLAP* A chop from Black! “WHOOOOOOO~!” *SLAP* Knight! *SLAP* Black! *SLAP* Knight! *SLAP* Knight again!! Knight switches to punches and fires off a volley, backing Black into the ropes. He shoots him off and takes him over with a high back body drop. COACH PK is feelin’ it!!! Knight bounds off the ropes and nails a clothesline. He bounces off again and Black drops down with Knight hopping over him, but Black quickly gets to his feet and leaps for a standing dropkick….but Knight catches his legs and grapevines them before turning him over!!! COLE ACE IN THE HOLE!!!! BUT BLACK’S FIGHTING IT!!! Knight reaches for Black’s arms, but he flails them wildly, trying to keep them from Knight’s grasp. Knight delivers a few forearms to the back to weaken him, and Black’s flailing slows enough that Knight can grab them and pull back. The crowd rises to their feet as Tim White asks Black if he wants to quit, which Black answers by emphatically shaking his head no. Knight pulls back even more, putting more pressure on Black’s back and legs, but Black still won’t give in. COLE Nathan Black is showing some real resilience here, but no one has figured out how to escape this hold once PK has it applied. CABOOSE Come on Black! I don’t want that wanker to have gold around here!!! Black inches forwards towards the ropes, sticking his neck out to try and possibly bite them to force a break. COLE He’s getting close! Knight sees this and eases up on his grip….only to scoot both of them back towards the center of the ring and slapping on the full nelson! COACH Ohh, Black’s in a LOT of trouble now. CABOOSE SHUT UP! SHUT UP! Black screams in pain but still shakes his head no at White. COLE Black’s going to break out of this. I repeat….Peter Knight WON’T win the match this way. Black starts to fade and even Knight seems to be tiring from all the pressure he’s applied in this hold. White flops down onto his belly, right on top of the situation and asks Black if he wants to submit once more…… WHITE That’s it!! Ring the bell!!!! *DING DING DING* “YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!” COLE WE HAVE A NEW X-DIVISION CHAMPION!!!! Knight releases the hold and collapses while White retrieves the belt and Buffer makes it official. BUFFER Ladies and Gentlemen, here is your winner…..the NEW One and Only Anglesault Thread X-Division Champion of the WOOOOOORRRRRLLLLD……PETERRRRRRRRRRR KNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!!! COLE The crowd has gone bananas!! Knight accepts the belt from White and gets to one knee, staring at the title which is now his and presses it into his face, giving it a big kiss as White grabs his free arm and raises it into the air. Knight pushes himself to his feet and raises the belt into the air as well, a big smile on his face. COLE What a contest this was. Peter Knight and Nathan Black left it all on the line here. The crowd stands and applauds as White checks on Black, helping him up in the corner. Knight slings the belt over his shoulder and walks over. White reminds him that the match is over, but Knight puts his hands up, telling White that he’s not going to do anything. [i]Oh Hell Yeah[/i] fades and the crowd quiets a bit as the two men stare each other down. CABOOSE Come on Nathan, HIT HIM!!! Boot him in the twig and berries!! COLE WILL YOU STOP?! Knight exhales and rubs a hand through his goatee. He nods and extends his hands, the lip readers catching Knight saying “Hell of a job.” Black looks at the extended hand and then up at Knight’s face, hesitating. The crowd implores Black to shake it…. “YEAHHHHHHHH!!!!” And he does. [i]Oh Hell Yeah[/i] kicks up again as the two men share kudos before Knight goes back to celebrating. Black heads up the aisle, fans applauding him and slapping his shoulder. COLE It’s always nice to see good sportsmanship like this after a hard fought match. Nathan Black isn’t out of the X-Title picture, I assure you. Knight rolls out of the ring with his title in his hands and slaps the outstretched hands of the fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
