Stephen Joseph vs. Tony Brannigan

[Stephen Joseph 0]

BUFFER

Ladies and Gentleman, the following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL, and has a 15 minute Television Time Limit. At stake, a shot at the OAOAST WooooooOOOORRRLLLDDD Heavyweight Championship at World Without End.

 

Introducing first, from Hollywood California, weighing in at TWO HUNDRED and SIXTY-TWO pounds, he is a former World Heavyweight Champion, former Tag Team Champion, member of Black T, and proudly claims allegiance to the Originals, he is T-Bod! Tooooonnnyyyyyy BRAAAAANNNIIGAAANNN

 

CUE: Oy Oy Oy~! Simply Ravishing

 

COLE

You've got to love these extended introductions. Fans, these qualifying matches are of great importance, since these two wrestlers have a chance earn a shot at the World Title.

 

COACH

You know nothing would make Tony Brannigan happier than bringing home the gold to the Originals. Which WON'T Happen.

 

CABOOSE

You're wrong there Coach. GO TONY!

 

COLE

You do remember how you first met Tony right Caboose? Back of his hand to your face?

 

COACH

OH SHNAP!

 

CABOOSE

Tony and I don't see eye to eye on many things. One thing we do we straight on is the battle for the OAOAST. This whole "civil war" has everybody uneasy. Fact is, if I still want to be collecting that large paycheck every two weeks, I better be behind the Originals, regardless of personal opinon.

 

Tony Brannigan steps out from behind the curtain, flanked by Dan Black. The dynamic duo walk down the ring ramp, ignoring the fans who are cheering them.

 

COLE

Dan Black has already qualified for his title shot at World Without End. Will Tony make Black T's Chances 50/50?

 

Tony B slides in the ring as Dan Black walks around to the backside, staying off the ring apron. With a whisk of a hand, Tony takes his robe off and salutes the crowd Tully Blanchard style.

 

BUFFER

And his opponent, weighing in at TWO HUNDRED and TWENTY SEVEN pounds, he is a former USTV Champion, former Tag Team Champion, winner of the 2002 Anlgepalooza Rumble, he teams with Tha Puerto Rican and holds allegiance to the Upstarts, he is STTTEEEEEEEEEPHHHENNN JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSEPH.

 

Cue: It Ain't Over For Me

 

COLE

Stephen Joseph is fresh off a major run of victories over Dan Black, CWM, and Tony Brannigan. Joseph and PR lost to Black T at last month's PPV, and Dan Black beat Tha Puerto Rican last week on HeldDown to claim his spot at World Without End.

 

COACH

You've got to appreciate Stephen's new focus. No one has his kind of record since he returned in August. No one. He's my favorite to win the belt.

 

CABOOSE

I really respect Puerto, but why is he Stephen's little buddy? WHY?

 

Stephen Joseph, with THA PUERTO RICAN (w 24/7 Title Belt) and Ms. Lindsey Gonzalez, step out of the entranceway. Stephen's focused on the ring while PR is slapping his back. Tonight, Stephen's sporting Black Wrestling Trunks and an AJ-Styles/Christian style Hoodie. Focused. Stephen climbs the ring steps and scales the turnbuckle, flipping back the hoodie and slamming his hands to his chest, before making a belt motion around his waist. PR and Lindsey take the corner opposite that Dan Black is hovering in.

 

Stephen Joseph looks over at Tony, and Tony looks over at Stephen Joseph

 

::DING DING DING::

 

Stephen and Tony waste little time, rushing towards each other and grabbing each other into a neckvise, pummeling each other's skulls with hard right fists. BAM WHACK BIFF~! Four or five times, its tough to tell, and Tony decides to wrench his fist around the back of Stephen's head and put him into a hard side headlock, wrenching down on the neck.

 

Stephen stains to get his arms up, but decides to go the cheap route and pokes Tony Brannigan in the eyes. Tony staggers back, pulling his left arm up to rub his eyes, and Stephen Joseph takes advantage of an exposed midsection with a Rackers like kick to the gut, doubling Tony over. Stephen pulls Tony's arms' up, clasps a full-nelson, spits to the ground, and pulls Tony Brannigan over into a full-nelson drop suplex. Quick cover!

 

COLE

 

 

1! No kickout!

 

 

COACH

That's a great move. The full-nelson suplex put Stephen into an easy pinning chance. With a time limit, every chance is important.

 

CABOOSE

When you're pinned, you have to exert a little more effort from your upper body to kick out. Stephen's Finality impacts that part of the body, so even if his pin attempt is unsuccessful, he makes Tony just that much more tired

 

::COLE and COACH both look over at Caboose's unbiased commentary:;

 

CABOOSE

What? Someone has to contribute something of worth here.

 

COLE

Back to the action!

 

Stephen Joseph has pulled tony up and backs him into the ropes, letting the rebound help irish whip tony across the ring. Stephen sets up for a spinning elbow, but Tony ducks under the attack, and springs back off the ropes, coming in for a clothesline. Stephen Joseph was thinking the same thing, spinning around for a clothesline himself, and both hit! Stephen and Tony flip backwards, bumping like mad for each other's hard shots.

 

Tony shakes his head to clear the cob webs, and Stephen's pulling himself up by the ropes. Stephen lunges to try and connect with a left hook, and Tony's far too quick, taking grasp of his hand, turning it around and back behind his back and getting HIS left arm wrapped around SJ's neck to bring him down with a reverse DDT. Tony covers quickly by draping an arm across the shoulders...

 

 

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KICKOUT!

 

Stephen spins around on the mat and grabs Tony in a waistlock, Tony trying to counter by breaking the hold. Tony gets a hand through and tosses SJ over.

 

SJ lands on his knees and is up to his feet, kicking Tony in the gut again!

 

BUFFER

10 minutes remain in this match!

 

Stephen Joseph looks at the crowd, who respond by mostly booing, before suplexing Tony up and over and DOWN~! but Tony the crafty veteran wiggles out of the move, lands on his feet, and quickly counters the suplex with a neckbreaker!

 

CROWD: YEEEAAHHH

 

COLE

Nice counter there by T-Bod. These two are very familiar with each other, they've wrestling in quite a few classics, but SJ holds the series lead 3-2 with a tie.

 

CABOOSE

I'm suprised Tony lets him do that!

 

COACH

Well of course, S Jizzle's the Nizzle fo Shizzle.

 

SOFA CENTRAL (and fans at home) .....

 

Back to the action and away from Coach's awkward commentary, Tony's in the driver's seat, having picked up Stephen Joseph by the hair. He deftly sends him towards the far side with a irish whip, and upon SJ's return lands a clothesline to send SJ down to the mat. SJ gets up, Tony hits another clothesline, SJ gets up, and Tony hits a third clothesline, spinning SJ in mid-air 360! Tony covers and hooks the far leg.

 

 

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2!

 

 

 

KICKOUT!

 

Tony slaps the mat and recovers!

 

 

 

1!

 

 

 

 

Kickout!

 

 

Tony starts to fume a bit and gets up to talk to the ref. Stephen Joseph, ever the opportunist, hooks Tony's left leg and pulls him down with a schoolboy rollup!

 

 

 

1!

 

 

 

2!

 

 

KICKOUT!

 

Tony quickly turns and hits the spit out of SJ's mouth. SJ rolls away and onto his belly, but gets no respite as Tony lays in some kicks to his prone backside. On his knees, Stephen tries to get up, but gets a running Jericho-like high kick to the gut, lifting him off the canvas!

 

Wowing the crowd, Stephen lands on two feet and goes immediately for a WindMill kick on Tony B, who steps left and dodges. Stephen turns around with a right fist, but it WHIZZES BY Tony on the left, leaving him dangerously exposed to an OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE!

 

 

Cover!

 

 

 

 

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NO!!! FOOT ON THE ROPES!

 

COLE

That was a close one there fans, another inch away and Stephen wouldn't have made it.

 

COACH

Ring awareness Cole, thats why he's so great.

 

CABOOSE

Lucky...

 

Tony Brannigan looks like he wants to put this away, so he lifts Stephen up and gives him a good old kick to the gut, and signals to the crowd for the BODYBOMB!

 

 

Tony tucks Stephen's head tween the legs, and pulls him up. He looks like he's going to powerbomb Stephen to hell, but at the apex, Stephen Joseph twists 180, facing downward, and counters with a STYLES CLASH!!! He rolls Tony over and covers!

 

 

 

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3!

 

 

 

 

 

NO KICKOUT!

 

 

 

 

 

COLE

BY GAWD Tony kicked out!

 

COACH

It was Three! THREEEE!

 

Stephen, on his feet and yelling at the referee, fails to see Tony getting up, groggy and all that he is. The ref's pointing at his shirt, and Stephen turns around and sees Brannigan charging at him. He ducks and the former World Champion ends up taking out the referee with a clothesline.

 

COLE

OH, MY! Tony just knocked the ref out accidently! There's no referee. We need a referee.

 

CABOOSE

I bet the ref wished Joseph would've striked him. Stephen punches like a girl...

 

Another ref runs out from the back and into the ring as Stephen spins Tony around. Brannigan blocks Stephen's pucnh and takes him to the ground where he clamps on the HEART OF ICE (Crippler Crossface)!

 

COACH

Would you look at this! Tony Brannigan is using a move perfected by his Black T partner.

 

COLE

Everyone knows how tight Tony and Black are. When you mess with one, you end up messing with the other as well.

 

Our new intrepid ref asks SJ if he wants to give up...SJ says no, and starts to wriggle. He gets his feet planted and rolls on top of Tony! Tony's shoulders are on the mat!

 

 

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Tony still hase the FaceLock in place!

 

 

 

 

2 and a half!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 and three fourths!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3!

Stephen Taps Out!

 

 

The fans cheer at Stephen's tapping out, when Ref #2 points to SJ and raises his arm (Stephen doesn't realize it, cause he's lying on the mat). As he is slow to get up, the ref raises his arm again, and now Stephen knows he won!

 

And the fans cheer as Ref #1 points to Tony Brannigan and raises his arm! Controversy erupts between the refs as they each yell their case to each other!

 

COLE

Fans, that finish was so close, we've got major controversy here tonight.

 

COACH

It's Calvin!

 

Calvin trots down from the stage area and slides into the ring, getting into a tussle with the referees to get them to calm down. He listens to Ref #1, then Ref #2 and then asks for a microphone

 

CALVIN

Watching in the back on multiple monitors, it's evident that SJ tapped out! (The crowd cheers YEEAAAAHHH) Also watching in the back, Tony was pinned for the three count. If you look to the AngleTron...

 

::AngleTron flares up and shows a picture of SJ about to tap and the ref's hand coming down::

 

You'll see that SJ tapped out at the same moment that the ref's hand hits the canvas for the three! Therefore, in the interest of business, this match is a DRAW!

 

::Both SJ and Tony seem upset about this, but are restrained by PRL and Dan...no wait! PRL runs over and decks Dan Black. Stephen Joseph joins in and attacks Tony, and now there's a 4 person brawl on the outside of the ring!::

 

CALVIN

STOP IT STOP IT STOP! Because its in the best interest of business, BOTH Tony Brannigan and Stephen Joseph will compete at World Without End for the OAOAST World Championship!

Edited October 13, 2005 by Tony149

[Tony149 0]

Popick, I altered the finish to make it less confusing. Given the way the ending was originally written, shouldn't the assigned offical DQ you for punching him?

 

Here's your finish in case you want it.

 

COACH

It was Three! THREEEE!

 

Stephen, on his feet and yelling at the referee, fails to see Tony getting up, groggy and all that he is.  The ref's pointing at his shirt, and Stephen turns around and decks him!

 

COLE

Stephen just knocked the ref out!

 

CABOOSE

He'll be okay.  Stephen punches like a girl...

 

Another ref runs out from the back and into the ring as Stephen turns around to a smiling T-Bod, who yanks Stephen Joseph's right arm down, holding onto the neck, grinding SJ with Dan Black's Frostbite FaceLock!

 

Our new intrepid ref asks SJ if he wants to give up...SJ says no, and starts to wriggle.  He gets his feet planted and rolls on top of Tony!  Tony's shoulders are on the mat!

 

 

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2!

 

 

Tony still hase the FaceLock in place!

 

 

 

 

2 and a half!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 and three fourths!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3!

Stephen Taps Out!

[Stephen Joseph 0]

thanks bud