King Cucaracha 0 Report post Posted August 27, 2006 COLE Alright, well we're rolling on with AngleSlam 2006 and man Coach, it's been a HOT night in Miami so far! COACH How many times are you gonna make that same joke? COLE Depends, how many matches are left? Actually, don't answer that. One match that is left, to get back on topic here, is the match that's been dubbed the 'Interpromotional Dream Match' for the OAOAST 24/7 Championship. One of the feature matches and most anticipated matches on the entire card. We've had an influx of SWF wrestlers this past half year, some more hostile than others. Landon "La Cucaracha" Maddix falls into the hostile category and tonight, he makes his OAOAST PPV debut, looking to show us up by defeating one of our own in Leon Rodez. He certainly showed him up two and a bit weeks ago, when he laid Leon out with the help of The Wildcards to win the title, under the guise of Ghost Machine. But tonight, it's one on one and The Wildcards have other issues so one would assume they won't be out here to interfere. COACH We can only hope. COLE Indeed, because this has the potential to be a real doozy. Two great athletes, who are so different and yet so alike. COACH So alike that they could be the same person. COLE Coach, kayfabe. COACH Oh, gotcha. [b]*GOOOOONG!*[/b] "YEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!" "C'mon man" "DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK..." LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" and it's Interpromotional time as Leon Rodez emerges through the OAOAST sliding doors, wearing proudly the OAOAST orange and black with his tights and robe, once again challenging for the OAOAST 24/7 Championship. Leon seems jovial as usual as he walks down the rampway, miming high-fives to the fans beneath him beside the rampway. BUFFER Ladies and gentlemen, THIS is your InterPromotional Dream Match for the OAOAST 24/7 Championship of the WOOORLD! Introducing first, the challenger. Representing the OAOAST!! From Grand Rapids, Michigan... he weighs in at two hundred and twenty pounds. The former three-time 24/7 Champion... "SILKY SMOOTH"... LLLLEEEEEEOOOOOOONN... RRRRRRROOOOOOOOODDEEEEZZZZZZZZ!!!!! "YYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!" Leon vaults into the ring and salutes the crowd with a raised fist and a cheesy smile. Disposing of the robe, Leon then goes through some warm-ups, while all attention turns back to the entrance way. This is big. This is historic. This isn't understated, that's for sure. "Tell me exactly, what am I supposed to do Now that I have allowed you, to beat me! Do you think that we could play another game Maybe I could win this ti-ime." "I kinda like the misery you put me through Darling you can trust me, completely! If you even try to look the other way I think that I could kill this ti-ime!" "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" The (almost) ever-present manager and recent romantic conquest of the 24/7 Champion, Megan Skye, leads the way as "Disturbed" by The Game fires through the arena. It's only been two weeks, but the OAOAST faithful are nothing if not observant and know exactly what that means. Boo time, as the 24/7 Champion Landon Maddix enters. Maddix takes in the surroundings and the elevated rampway he's stepping onto with a hint of unfamiliarity, but being the professional egotist he is he still finds time to raise his title belt overhead. Megan leads the one woman applause-fest as Landon now strolls on down the ramp, rocking his SWF Justice & Rule sweatshirt rather than his usual entrance garb. BUFFER And, his opponent! Accompanied to the ring by his Perfect 10, MEGAN SKYE! He represents the SWF... hailing from Huron, South Dakota by way of Madrid, Spain! Weighing two hundred, twenty pounds. Tonight making his OAOAST Pay Per View debut, he is one half of the SWF World Tag Team Champions and the reigning, defending OAOAST 24/7 CHAMPION... "THE SAVIOUR OF THE OAOAST"... this is LLLAAAANNDDOOOONN... "LA CUCARACHA"... MMMMMMMAAAAAADDIIIIIIIIIXXXXXXXXXXXX!!!!!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Looking a little nervous to enter the ring and possibly with good reason, Landon hands off his dueling title belts and his sweatshirt to Megan on the rampway, keeping a careful eye on the ring. Leon watches on lounged in a corner, checking an imaginary watch on his wrist. "LAN - DON SUCKS!" "LAN - DON SUCKS!" "LAN - DON SUCKS!" "LAN - DON SUCKS!" Referee Charles Robinson calls for Landon to get into the ring. And despite Leon's laid back attitude, Landon seems suspicious, preferring to stay on the rampway as he talks strategy with his manager. So Robinson tries to hurry him up another way, by calling for the bell. *DINGDINGDING!* With the bell gone and the match officially underway Landon accepts defeat and enters the ring...and promptly climbs right back out, letting Robinson know in no uncertain terms who's in charge here. The SWF's Power Couple have another team pow-wow on the floor, while Rodez bides his time by getting into his own 'pow-wow' with a smoking hot brunette in the second row. COLE What's with all this stalling? They don't do this in the SWF, why do it here? COACH Well we don't have word limits. COLE ... COACH Sorry. Finally Landon and Megan high-five and it seems the Champion is ready to go. Rolling into the ring, Maddix squares up to his challenger and starts to put the verbal beatdown on The Silky Smooth One~! Leon just stands there and takes it with a wry smirk on his face as Landon keeps on yapping. And yapping. And eventually, he seems to get to the point as he starts poking fingers and apparantly daring Leon to go chop for chop with him. Leon is happy to accept and even offers his chest to the Champion, giving him the chance to go first... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...a chance which Landon duly takes. With gritted teeth Rodez absorbs the chop, brushing it off as the proverbial ball is now in his proverbial court... ...but Landon DUCKS the chop... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...and hits a second knifedge on Rodez! COACH C'mon, that ain't how it works! Just to make sure the fans know how smart he is, Maddix takes a moment to tap a finger to his temple while Rodez shakes off the chop, accepting that he was just outsmarted. Turning back around, it seems Landon is ready to resume the chop battle now as he slaps his chest, encouraging Rodez to try his luck. Leon sets and hesitates a little, half-expecting a duck of the head...which doesn't come. But his hesitation allows Landon to catch him napping with a quick thumb to the eye! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COLE Oh come on! Right to the eyes! With Leon blinded, Landon pulls him around by the shoulder, exposing the chest again... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...for another knifedge chop. *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...and another. By the arm, Maddix now loads Leon up, backing him off into the ropes and shooting him across the ring with an irish whip. Back shoots Leon as the 24/7 Champion swings high with a clothesline. Too high infact, especially as Leon ducks underneath. Not panicking, Landon tries again on the second rebound with a back elbow. Another duck from The Silky Smooth one leaves Maddix flustered though and in his efforts to redeem himself as quickly as possible he ducks his head, far too early, allowing Leon to leapfrog over thetop of the Champion! It takes a second or two but eventually Maddix realises he's been decieved again and pops back upright, looking around in confusion for his opponent... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...and gets lashed with four sudden, almost Kobashi-speed knifedge chops to return the earlier favours! COLE What's good for the goose is good for the Landon! COACH What the hell does that mean? COLE ...man Coach, it's been a HOT night in Miami so far! Those four chops prove more than enough for Landon as he drops to his knees and BEGS OFF~! The prospect of a follow-up eyepoke prompts Leon to turn that down though, kicking Landon in the gut and pulling him right back up to his feet. With an irish whip by Rodez looks to send Maddix off the ropes, but it's reversed by The Next Generation. This time though, Leon uses the fact he's running at great speed to an offensive advantage and vaults right back at Maddix as he hits the ropes, wiping him out with a flying forearm! Out of the ring scrambles Landon looking to regroup, as Rodez bounds back up and blows a theatrical kiss to the Miami crowd! COLE And that's what you get for trying to embarrass Leon Rodez, Mr. Maddix! The 24/7 Champion bails out to the floor to recollect his thoughts and it's as good of a time as any to remind you there's No Disqualifications, No Countouts and Falls Count Anywhere in 24/7 competition. Leon seems to be hanging back for now though. I think he'd rather beat Landon in the ring, straight up, to further prove a point to the egotistical SWFer. "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" Maddix brushes the hair from his eyes and glares into the pro-Rodez crowd, shaking his head in disgust. Around ringside scuttles Megan to re-assure her man everything is okay and the Power Couple go into another discussion on the floor before Landon rolls back into the ring. An honourable guy, Rodez gives Maddix his space before Maddix offers up a knucklelock. But apparantly Leon watched Landon's match on Thursday and doesn't fall for the trick, sweeping behind into a waistlock before his eyes can be jabbed deep into his sockets again. Dropping to one knee, Landon tries to pick at the fingers to free himself from the waistlock. But when his technical ability fails him, Landon goes to what's worked for him most of his career. *CHING!* "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COLE Lowblow! COACH Where the hell did that 'ching' come from? COLE ...man Coach, it's been a HOT night in Miami so far! The fans in the American Airlines Arena really give it to the (half) Spaniard. So does Charles Robinson, but he doesn't matter. Shrugging the referee off, Landon hauls the winded Rodez off of his knees and to his feet, popping him in the jaw with a forearm. A second forearm finds the mark, before another irish whip puts Leon on the run again. Ducking the head, a backdrop seems to be Maddix next move again... ...but again it fails, as Leon vaults over top, taking the Champion over with a sunset flip... 1... 2... Kickout. Rodez still looks to be favouring his lower nutsack region, but rolls back to his feet to cut Landon's rush off with an armdrag. Another armdrag. And a third, Japanese style this time, Leon hanging onto the arm as he rolls through before threading the legs underneath the other arm and pulling Landon over with a crucifix cradle... 1... 2... Kickout. Both men up and momentum is on Rodez's side...until he finds himself snared in a cravaté. "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COLE There's one. Hope you're keeping score at home. COACH Hope you're still awake at home too after he's done with this. The crowd rightfull crap on the glorified headlock as Landon holds it for all he's worth, smirking away as he hears the fans' reaction. The hold has slowed Leon down though. To a complete standstill infact, as he searches for a way to free himself from the Champion's grip. Rodez manages to get near the ropes and reaches out, inches away from the top rope...before grabbing it on the second attempt. Of course, Landon can't be DQed though, meaning he can hold on regardless. "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Realising that the ropebreak lacks the 'break' it usually does, Leon has to try another tactic. So he grabs the rope again and starts to shuffle around, testing the ropes for how much give they'll allow. Landon watches on and tightens the hold a little, anticipating the challenger's next move and quelling it. But Leon keeps hold of the ropes. Twist, turn, set and... ...STOMP ON THE FOOT!! "YYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE I half-expected a somersault and an acrobatic escape there from Leon. But unfortunately for the Champion, he full-expected it and got his foot stamped on for his trouble. The classic schoolyard tactic leaves Landon hopping on one foot, furiously arguing with referee Robinson that those sort of shenanigans shouldn't be allowed. But by arguing with the referee, he becomes distracted from his opponent, who sneaks up... ...AND STOMPS ON THE OTHER FOOT!! "YYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE Haha! More mind-games from Leon and Landon Maddix is [i]hopping[/i] mad right now! COACH I get it, I get it, cause he's hopping right? That's funny. Poor Landon doesn't know which foot to hop around on now and ends up hobbling around in clear pain, trying to reach down and nurse both of his feet at once. As he hobbles around towards Rodez though, he gets no sympathy, as The Silky Smooth One boots him in the shoulder blade, snapping him upright. Ducking low, Rodez then hoists Landon up and spikes him with an Inverted Atomic Drop, just as he thought it could get no worse. Bad feet and an achy breaky pelvis, Maddix flounders in the centre of the ring and gets caught napping, schoolboyed over by Rodez... 1... 2... No! Rolling out of the pin, Maddix has had enough of being shown up and with gritted teeth, flaming eyes and venomous intent he charges on his swollen feet looking to take Leon's head off with a vicious clothesline. Unfortunately, he ends up running right into a drop toehold. Landing across the middle rope throat-first, Maddix stays slumped as Rodez jumps back to his feet and ponders whether he should do what he's thinking of doing. "YYEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!" There's your answer. COLE Megan trying to use that towel to fan Landon down, but I don't think that's going to make much difference there young lady. Calling on the power of the fans, Rodez does a very special AngleSlam JIG~! to the delight of the Miami crowd. Rodez then hits the opposite ropes and sprints back at top speed directly at Maddix... COACH CALL THAT BITCH BOJA... ...NO! Maddix moves... ...but Rodez lands safely on the bottom rope and vaults back around. This time, the pointing to the temple by The Next Generation isn't quite so valid. And Megan lets him no, waving her trusty towel and screaming at her man to turn around. Landon does so and gets caught with a boo...NO! Landon catches the boot! Again he points to the cranium... *SMACK!* ...and gives Rodez a target to aim for with an Enziguri!! COLE Enziguri, which loosely translated from Japan means 'I hate your neck'. COACH For real? Rodez rolls over...AND POINTS TO THE TEMPLE~! OMGHEELTURN~! With Maddix facedown on the canvas, Rodez then quickly bundles the Champion over and makes the cover... 1... 2... Kickout! By the hair Rodez brings Landon right back up, but the challenger leaves himself open for a knee to the gut. Wisely, Landon declines to show how wise he is with a temple tap this time, instead measuring Rodez as he slumps against the ropes and charging. Rodez is waiting on him though, ducks the head and backdrops Maddix over the top, onto the OAOAST PPV rampway with a satisfying thud!! "YYEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!" Quick as a flash, Megan scrambles up the steps and onto the ramp, positioning herself in between Landon and the ring to buy her man some time. COLE Well, it's been a far from auspicious start to Landon Maddix's first OAOAST PPV match. The crafty challenger has had an answer for everything Landon's tried and he's left the two-time former World Champion looking quite the fool so far. COACH And that's perfect. The way Maddix was talking two weeks ago, this had to happen. He needed to be shown up like this tonight. COLE Don't count Maddix out just yet though Coach. He's not called "La Cucaracha" for nothing. SUICIDE KING Of course. He's called that because he's a dirty no-good Spaniard. COACH & COLE ... Referee Robinson tries to tell Landon to get back into the ring, but is indignantly informed by La Cucaracha that he has an important match tommorrow night for the SWF and he needs to conserve his energy. Especially considering he's got to fly from Florida to Canada as soon as this match finishes. Leon has no time for that sob-story though and finally he's tired of the stalling, exiting the ring and meeting Landon on the rampway with a forearm strike! Megan scuttles off to safety as Landon returns the favour with a forearm, only for Leon to throw one right back, sending Landon sprawling down the ramp! COLE Uh-oh! The action has finally spilled out onto the entrance way and remember, falls count anywhere, so this one could go anywhere Coach! COACH Ten bucks says they end up in some water and party like it's ninteen ninety nine. COLE No, we've got that covered on the show already. With the 24/7 Championship in hand Charles Robinson follows down the ramp, as it's Landon's turn to strike, connecting with a patented forearm that sends Leon retreating back towards the ring. Soon learning that you shouldn't go forearm for forearm with La Cucaracha, Rodez stuns his opponent with a boot to the gut and pulls him in, setting up a piledriver on the rampway! But of course, that rarely works and as soon as he finds himself in trouble, Maddix snaps upright to backdrop Rodez over, with another hard thud on the ramp! "OOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" As soon as Rodez lands, Maddix is right on top of him with the cover... *THUD!* 1... *THUD!* 2... No! Annoyed at the two count and the OAOAST fans down below him, Maddix stomps away on The Silky Smooth One before glancing back to the ring. And apparantly, gaining an idea. The 24/7 Champion re-enters the ring and takes up a position on the far side of the ring, lounging against the ropes as he waits for Rodez to drag himself back up. "LAN - DON SUCKS!" "LAN - DON SUCKS!" "LAN - DON SUCKS!" "LAN - DON SUCKS!" The fans don't concern Landon now as Rodez pulls himself up and favours his lower back as he begins to lumber back towards the ring. As he does so though, it seems like rather than he going to Landon, Landon is going to come to him, as The Next Generation rushes the length of the ring... ...vaulting to the top rope... ...and SOARING a good 7 or 8 feet down the ramp, wiping Rodez out with a JAW-DROPPING Spaceman Plancha!!! "WWOOOOOOOAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE WOW! COACH That's one way to shut these people up, huh? COLE Give the devil his due, that was impressive! In one motion Landon leapt to the top, then the next he goes flying down the aisle and takes out the challenger! One thing we know about Landon from the SWF, he's flashy, he's a show-off, sometimes without reason. But what you just saw there was the flash with an end product. Both men end up in a heap on the rampway as the crowd around them go wild, not for Landon as such but for the move. Landon ends up hurting from the landing as well as Rodez, but he's the first to react and drops on top of Rodez, forcing Robinson to rush over with the count... *THUD!* 1... *THUD!* 2... KICKOUT! Pushing up to his knees, Maddix takes issue with the count with referee Robinson. As always Robinson is quick to defend his count, so the Champion is forced to bring Rodez back up and pop under the jaw with another quick forearm. Rodez wobbles, as Landon then reels back... ...cravaté. "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COLE There's number two. COACH 'Number two' is right. That's a steaming pile of number two. The fans are spared this time though, as after a few gratuitous wrenches of the head and some taunting of the crowd, Landon gets bored of the hold and changes things up. Wringing out the arm, an irish whip is set up, Landon sends Rodez back down the ramp and into the outside of the ring ropes...which Leon hangs onto, stopping himself from being rebounded back. RODEZ ALAN CLARK RULES!! COACH OH NO HE DIDN'T~! Oh yes he did and if anything's gonna rile up The Next Generation it's that, letting his heart rule his head as he furiously sprints down the ramp...and gets scythed down with another drop toehold, again landing throat-first on the middle rope, although this time of course on the outside of the ring. COLE Looks like Leon's going to put the ramp to good use here. Striding off towards the curtains, Rodez leaves Maddix hanging as he makes it at least halfway down the ramp before turning on his heels and sprinting back! The fans in the pits below reach out to their hero, thankfully not tripping him up as he rushes down... ...and down... ...and down... ...before eventually making it down the rampway and DRIVING his weight into the spine of the 24/7 Champion!! COACH CALL THAT BITCH BOJANGLES, YO~! Man I've missed doin' that! COLE If you weren't so bias you could do it every week. COACH Yeah, but what can you do? Maddix comes off the ropes with a hand pressed to his back and gets nailed with a right hand, before it's Leon's time to whip. Taking the arm, Rodez turns and shoots Landon down the ramp, which soon becomes down the apron, as Maddix manages to cut the corner where the ramp drops away... *CLANG!* ...but ends up crashing back first into the ringpost, slumping down against the outside of the middle turnbuckle as Megan yelps in shared pain on the outside. RODEZ How about a Shining Wizard, huh!? "YYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE Oh yeah, a little poetic justice coming up! With Landon still slumped against the post Rodez takes a moment to get the crowd behind him, with the always popular rhythmical clapping. The claps slowly pick up pace as Megan is frantic, screaming at Landon to get up or move or show any meaningful signs of life what-so-ever. But he doesn't and the claps are barely seperate from each other now they're so quick as Leon bursts down the rampway again with another long run-up. A quick detour later, Rodez then takes flight, jumping the void from ramp edge to ring apron... *CLUNK!* "OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" ...BUT MEGAN PULLS LANDON TO SAFETY AND RODEZ WRAPS HIS RIGHT KNEE AROUND THE RINGPOST!!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COLE DAMNIT! Megan Skye, interjecting herself in this match and saving Maddix's ass! COACH And probably wrecking Leon's knee too. Rodez writhes in agony, rolling into the ring and howling with pain as he clutches his right knee. Following him into the ring, referee Robinson seems understandably concerned as he checks on the challenger, most of the crowd eeriely quiet now except for the pocket of fans closest to Maddix and Megan who give them their rightful boos. COLE You might be right Coach, Leon looks like he's in a bad way and he's clutching that right knee, which is the same knee that had to be surgically repaired back in 2003 and put Leon out of this business for roughly a year. It's still braced up and obviously it's healed as fully as is physically possible. But it's still a surgically repaired knee and therefore a vulnerable bodypart. COACH And it's not like he just smacked it on the post either Mikey. He [i]wrapped[/i] it around the post. Something like that can tear ligaments. COLE Or in Leon's case, re-tear ligaments. Referee Robinson seems to be in two minds about stopping the match but apparantly Leon is able to convince him he's okay to continue. Either that, or Charles doesn't want a riot on his hands. "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" Taking his sweet time, Landon fiddles with his hair on the floor before climbing back to the apron. Rodez is trying to use the ropes to pull himself back to his feet, but Landon ducks a foot into the ring and kicks him in the face, putting him right back down. Clasping the top rope, Landon then vaults in, coming down on the right knee with a very deliberate double stomp! LEON AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! COLE Wow, Rodez just screaming in pain there. We're going to see just how much of a ruthless streak Maddix has in him now I'm afraid. Rodez tries to crawl away but doesn't get very far on one leg, Landon strolling over and simply kicking him in the knee, almost mocking the injured challenger in the process. Another nonchalant kick to the leg is thrown before Landon reaches down and grabs the limp limb. Hooking the ankle under his arm, the cocky Maddix falls back and JARS it into the canvas with a KneeDT! And without relinquishing his grasp on the ankle, he chains it into a submission, rolling Leon over onto his back and applying a simple but effective under the circumstances Half Boston Crab. COLE Submission hold applied, but unless Leon is more injured than we think then this is just a weardown tactic, trying to soften the knee up a little further. COACH Well it's all cool working over a bodypart, but the question is what's it working towards? If Maddix doesn't have a hold that'll work the leg and get a submission, he might as well just forget about the injury and wrestle the match as he was. COLE I'm not sure what Landon has in his arsenal, Coach. From the footage I've seen, he never picks the leg as the bodypart to focus on though, so you may have a point. COACH Damn skippy. COLE Uhm...yeah. "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" The crowd try to rally behind the challenger as he starts to fight the hold, realising that reaching the ropes won't do him any good and instead trying to push up on his hands and escape the crab on his own merits. Maddix tries to sit back and flatten Rodez back down, but Rodez is up on his hands now, creeping his free leg underneath him to aleviate some of the pressure. Realising he's losing the challenger, Landon throws in the towel on the crab, but not the leg as he quickly lifts and slams the knee into the canvas! And again! Leon's base collapses under him as the knee is bounced off the canvas a third time, before Maddix flips him over onto his back and whips around the leg with a spinning toehold, the prelude to the figure fou...NO! Rodez fights it, kicking out with his left leg time and time again until Maddix is sent stumbling away into a neutral corner. COLE Rodez is fighting, but this is all just desperation now. Hopping on one leg Rodez tries to get back to his feet, but he can't put any weight on the right leg, allowing Landon to catch him from behind. A kick to the back of the knee softens Rodez up, before Landon hooks him around the waist, tucking in the knee as he lifts the Silky Smooth One up, then brings him right back down with a shinbreaker! Even on one leg, Leon is fighting though... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...and manages to throw a knifedge chop to back Landon off. But only temporarily, as Maddix clubs into him from behind again and quickly executes another shinbreaker! This time there's no fightback from Rodez and he hops helplessly on the one foot as Maddix pulls him into the centre of the ring, bringing him over with a dragon screw legwhip that further wrenches the internal workings of the knee in ways they shouldn't be wrenched. "OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE Again, tearing away at that leg. Maddix is in control, but time and time again in the past we've seen Leon in some bad situations and he's always shown tremendous amounts of heart. Pulling Rodez back up, Maddix picks the bad leg of the challenger and snaps an uppercut across the back of Rodez's knee. A second almost causes Rodez to buckle from the pain, but he gallantly stays up. Landon pulls him over with another quick dragon screw though to put an end to his resiliance. Straight from that, Maddix whips around Rodez's leg with a figure four in mind...but Rodez knows that spells disaster and with no other option he grabs a handful of Landon's blond hair and fires off a right hand! A second! Grabbing the hair again, Rodez goes for a third, but Landon suddenly WRENCHES at the knee with a spinning toe-hold which stops Rodez in his tracks. And with Rodez hurt, The Next Generation takes the opportunity to quickly apply the figure four leglock! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" COACH Aw, crap! COLE The Wrath Of Maddix, the time honoured figure four leglock, one move which Landon does have in his repetoire that works the leg. Rodez has got to escape this figure four and quickly, because I'm sure his knee cannot take much of this hold. With his hands clenched to his face, Rodez moans and groans with every wrench of the hold, the beaming Champion pushing up onto his hands to apply more pressure on the hold. The pain is clear, as Rodez pushes up to face Landon for a moment. But he quickly collapses back... 1... 2... Rodez pushes off of his shoulder, almost forgetting where he was for a moment. Landon has the hold applied tightly and Rodez, glancing towards the ropes, which won't aid him anyway. Maddix pushes up again, eliciting another howl from Rodez. The challenger grits his teeth through the pain for another attempt at finding a way out. But again Maddix wrenches the hold, which causes Rodez to fall to the mat again... 1... 2... THR--NOO! Rodez JUST pushes off the canvas in time! "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" The Miami crowd are doing their best to carry the challenger on now, despite how bleak the situation looks. Maddix gives another wrench of the figure four before glancing over to his corner and giving a little signal to Megan, who right on cue crawls into the ring and starts to MOP LANDON'S BROW with her towel in mid figure-four!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COLE That's ridiculous!! Talk about arrogance, that's off the damn scale! COACH Come on Mikey, he doesn't want sweat in his eyes. COLE Please Coach. Maddix is suitably mopped down so Megan resumes her cheering duties on the floor. Meanwhile, Rodez is slowly sinking away it seems and looks to be just about out of it. But just as Robinson prepares to count his shoulder down, The Silky Smooth One decides he has to make one last effort and sits bolt upright! Teeth gritted, the challenger pumps his fists and whips the crowd into a frenzy as he leans to his left and starts to try and tip the balance of the hold! Maddix's cocky streak has disappeared now and he tries to stop Rodez from turning him, but the challenger is determined and fights through the pain barrier, managing to get onto his side... ...but Landon quickly unwraps his legs and releases the hold, before he can be turned. COLE I guess that counts as an escape...Maddix taking no chances there, he doesn't want to get caught in the deadly reversed figure four. A cheer goes up, but Maddix doesn't completely let Rodez go. Instead, he lifts Rodez's leg by the ankle before slamming it down into the mat. Landon follows up with a stomp just for good measure, before smirking out into the crowd. COLE Maddix has things going his way. He just needs to keep his focus... COACH Easier said then done when he's got thousands of OAOAST fans baying for his blood. Looking out into the sea of Floridian fans, Maddix tries to get an "S - W - F!" chant going, which is thrown asunder faster than Al Gore's presidential campaign. All this is good clean fun for Landon though, drafting in Megan to help with the chant. However, Rodez is using this time to drag himself up with aid from the ropes, still running on adrenaline as he hops across the ring. By the shoulder he spins Landon around, catching the shocked SWF superstar in the jaw with a hopping jab! A jab! A JAB! A... ...forearm, Maddix cutting off the trademark combo. Cockily Landon shoves the challenger away, waiting for Rodez to hop back before launching a basement dropkick low. The boots catch Rodez in the thigh and he shoots up, landing SPIKED on his head! Seeing this, Landon decides to make a cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Maddix is quickly back up, laying in more vicious stomps. Rodez tries to fight him off with his free leg but Maddix is able to avoid the flailing leg and keeps kicking until finally Robinson has enough and decides to pull him away. Shoving Robinson aside, Maddix goes back over to Rodez and pulls him up. With a snarl, he then cups a hand under Rodez's jaw, pulling him face to face and spitting some insults at him. And SLAPPING him across the face! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Leon is in no position to fight back and struggles even to stay on his feet...or rather, foot...as Landon tucks a leg in behind the challenger's and tucks the head over his shoulder. Leaning Rodez back, the Champion then pulls him forward, looking for the Crash Landon '05... ...but instead, crash landing across Rodez's knee, as he counters with an STO/Backbreaker!!! "YYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE YES! Maddix got too cocksure of himself and he paid the price! COACH Yeah, but he got driven down on Leon's right knee. Leon sacrificed himself on that one. COLE Very true and the desperation counter did the challenger's leg no favours at all. But the Champion now has a damaged back to think about, as both men are down and...and WHAT THE HELL IS SHE DOING!? 'She' would be Megan Skye. And what 'she' is doing is sliding into the ring with a steel chair in hand, cautiously approaching Rodez and wielding the chair, waiting for a good shot at the right knee! Referee Robinson warns her to get out of the ring. He might as well have left ten minutes ago though, because nobody is listening to him. Megan continues to stalk the challenger, still without a good view of the leg, but Leon is getting up and the chair is wielded, ready to strike... ...UNTIL MEGAN GETS SPEARED DOWN BY... ...BY JADE RODEZ!?!?! "YYEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COACH What the hell!? COLE Jade Rodez to the rescue! Leon said he did his homework, I guess he knew what Megan was capable of and thankfully, he had his little sister watching his back! COACH Lame. COLE Well, you know what isn't lame Coach? COACH What? COLE This! CATFIIIGHT! CATFIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!! To the delight of the Miami crowd, Megan and Jade start scrapping on the mat, which soon turns into scrapping on the ramp as the bundle out under the ropes, still ripping and tearing at hair and flesh and whatever else comes to hand. Leon is up now, hobbling on one foot and faster that you can say 'I love it when a plan comes together' he's smiling as he sees his sister taking it to Ms. Skye. However, he wouldn't be smiling if he saw what was behind him. To his feet, Landon sneakily retrieves the steel chair and lies in wait. Screams of warning tell Leon something's wrong and he turns around. Just what Landon wanted, as he swings for the hills with the chair... ...DUCKED! Rodez manages to sweep under the chairshot and hop around to meet Landon coming a second time, blocking the chair... *CLANG!* ...and pushing it back into Landon's face! "YYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" Away sprawls Maddix, a look of anger masking the fact he's seeing stars right now as he falls into the corner. Rodez is right behind him and grabs hold of Landon's blond locks, pulling his head back and slamming it into the turnbuckle... ...and again... ...again... "FOUR!" "FIVE!" "SIX!" "SEVEN!" "EIGHT!" "NINE!" "TEN!!!!!" COLE No need for a recount in Florida that time, Maddix sent into the buckle ten straight times and the tide may just be turning in the OAOAST's favour! Out from the corner hops Rodez, the fact he's on one leg not affecting his mobility too much. Rodez waits in the centre of the ring as slowly, very wobbly and pretty aimlessly, Landon comes staggering towards him. And before the woozy Champion can strike, he gets popped in the jaw with a jab! A jab! A jab! A jab! A jab! Landon is on rubber legs now as Leon, on one non-rubber leg, turns to blow the kiss to the crowd and...stops, not trusting his leg to withstand hitting the usual enziguri. Luckily though Landon is already ducking the non-existant enziguri. So, with a shrug, Leon just spikes him with a DDT! COACH Mama Said Knock You Out...With A DDT Because My Leg's Busted! COLE Catchy. Again Rodez has to take a moment to tend to his knee, but with the 24/7 Championship beckoning he grits the teeth and drapes an arm over Maddix's chest... 1... 2... NO! COLE That injured knee isn't just going to hurt Leon physically, but it's also going to hurt his chances of winning this match. I doubt he can get Maddix up for the Backpack Stunner and he's got no chance of a 450. What does the challenger have in his bag of tricks to beat Maddix with only one leg? COACH He could just waffle him with the chair. COLE No complaints here. Up hops Leon again and he waits on the 24/7 Champion, who is looking around ringside for some advice from his trusty manager. However, his trusty manager is in the backstage area, probably still clawing away at Jade Rodez's face. Maddix has to go it alone now. Stumbling up he suddenly makes a break forward, trying to clip out Leon's knee from the front. The challenger is able to side-hop him though, Landon skidding harmlessly (for Leon, at least) across the mat. Landon pops right back up and charges again...but this time, runs into a back elbow! That seems to lock Landon a little loopy and allow Rodez to wrap on a front facelock. Cradling the leg, Rodez takes Maddix over with a Fisherman's Suplex, with a bridge... 1... ...but his right knee is buckling, so Rodez lifts it off the canvas, maintaining the bridge with the left leg... 2... KICKOUT! COLE Amazing neck strength to bridge with one foot, let alone two, but again the bad knee is hampering every idea Leon has right now. "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" Up goes the chant again, the crowd sensing Rodez needs a little encouragement as he tries to figure out exactly what he can use for a next move. Maddix looks to cut him off before he gets the chance, swinging with a clothesline. And missing with a clothesline, Rodez watching Maddix 360 around and lifting for an inverted atomic drop...but wisely realising that'd hurt his knee, so instead dumping Landon down with a Stone Cold Spinebuster (which keeps him standing, but Landon hurting). As Maddix clambers up from that, an elbow jabs him in the abdomen...and again, doubling him over a little, so Leon can grab a 3/4 headlock. Pointing to the corner, Rodez is looking to slice some bread now as he runs to the buckles... RODEZ AAAHHH! ...but running isn't wise with a bad leg and he has to stop before he reaches the corner, releasing Landon to tend to his knee... ...and getting pulled down across [i]his[/i] knees with a Lungblower!! "OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE Again the knee halts the challenger's progress and that may have been the crucial tweak of the knee there! Scrambling around, Maddix hooks the good leg, leaving Leon with only the bad limb to try and kick out with... 1... 2... ONLY TWO!! "YYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE But Leon Rodez refuses to be beaten! COACH No doubt. He's got a lot of gumption. I don't know what gumption means, I don't know if anyone else does, but whatever it is he's got it. Maddix has had enough now as he storms to his feet, ripping at his own kneepad and exposing his right knee as he backs into a corner. COLE Shining Wizard! Landon's going for the Shining Wizard and if he hits this, it's over! COACH But if he misses, he's gonna end up with a knee like Leon's. The challenger is hurting now and slowly to his feet, the crowd trying to warn him again as Landon lies in wait. Maddix is impatient, encouraging Leon up, shouting at Leon to get back to one knee. Pushing himself up off the canvas, Leon starts to get up and Landon starts to run...but the challenger can't put any weight on the right leg, unable to get the knee under him and forcing the eager Champion to skid to a halt, returning to the corner. Clearly in pain, Rodez now plants the other leg on the mat as he starts to pull himself up, feeding the knee for Landon as he again charges forward... ...AND GETS SPEARED OUT OF THE AIR BY RODEZ!! "YYYEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE RODEZ SAW HIM COMING! Rodez saw Landon coming the first time and he was ready by the second! COACH What a counter, too! COLE COVER!! 1... 2... 3 -NOOOOOO! "OOOOOOOHHHHHHH - BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Referee Robinson takes the brunt of the abuse as he signals that Landon's shoulder barely shot off of the canvas at two. Despite the obvious disappointment, Rodez doesn't dwell on the two count and hobbles back to his feet, bringing Landon up with him with a handful of hair. RODEZ BANANA HAMMOCK! "YYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE He's gonna go for it, but I don't think his knee will hold out! Again with the 3/4 headlock, Rodez knows this is going to take his last amounts of energy and pauses for a moment, soaking in some oxygen before hoisting Landon up...BUT THE KNEE GIVES WAY! COLE Just as I thought, that knee is too damaged for Leon to carry two hundred and twenty pounds on his back, even for a second. Rodez uses the ropes to help himself back up and curses his bad idea as he limps away, to where Maddix is waiting on him with a Dropsault...CAUGHT! Rodez catches the legs and Maddix drops down on the back of his head, before getting turned over into the Boston Crab! "YYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COACH Woah, where did that come from!? COLE I don't know and I don't honestly care! All that matters is, Maddix is in trouble and this seems to be a move that won't damage the knee of the challenger! Rodez sits back and is already nodding his head, satisfied that he's finally got the 24/7 Champion where he wants him. Meanwhile, the agonised Next Generation starts to claw and crawl with a grimace on his face, knowing that with one leg Leon's balance won't be as strong. "TAP!" "TAP!" "TAP!" "TAP!" The referee is right there with him to check for a tap-out, but Maddix shakes his head with a 'no', scanning around the ring for the ropes. But Rodez sits back a little further with the hold and it seems like La Cucaracha is trapped and resigned to defeat... "TAP!" "TAP!" "TAP!" ...until suddenly, he starts pushing up! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Maddix has his eyes locked on the bottom rope and begins to reach out for them, crawling across the ring. He knows he can't make a break of the hold, but at least with the ropes in hand he technically can't lose the match. Rodez can't stop Maddix's crawl and every time he's brought back a step, he's stepping onto the right leg once more. Despairing boos fill the air, as Landon is just a short distance away from the ropes. And with no way of stopping his opponent and no plans of trying to drag him forward, Leon is left to cling on and hope... ...as Landon makes the ropes! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" COLE Maddix has the ropes, but Rodez doesn't have the break the hold! COACH He'll break it, you watch. He's too much of a nice guy. And Coach's prediction is dead-on, as Rodez does throw down the legs of the Champion, although mainly to nurse the right leg again. Maddix is still clutching the ropes for all his might, until he finally realises the hold is broken. And quick as a flash, he twists around and grabs Rodez's right knee, tugging away at the buckles of his kneebrace!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COLE Hey...HEY, COME ON! COACH That's what being a nice guy gets ya. COLE This is uncalled for! I know it's No Disqualifications but Robinson needs to get in there and stop this! That kneebrace isn't there for decoration, it's there for a reason! Maddix seems to have the brace unfastened and is trying to pull it off now, but Rodez knows what trouble he'll be in if that happens and starts wailing away on the back of Landon's head, punching him erraticly until the Champion is fended off. Quickly Rodez rolls away and to a neutral corner, trying to re-attach his kneebrace before any further damage can be done. *CRACK!* "OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" Too late. COLE DAMNIT! CHAIRSHOT, RIGHT TO THE KNEE! Collapsing in a fit of pain, Rodez writhes in agony, his kneebrace doing nothing to protect his knee from twisting from the force of the steel chair. Standing over the challenger, a smug grin forms of Maddix's face as he shrugs his shoulders, mouthing to the fans that "it's in the rules". And just to demonstrate the point further... *CRACK!* "OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" *CRACK!* "OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" *CRACK!* "OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" ...he SMASHES the chair down across the knee three more times, with referee Robinson powerless to stop him! "FUCK YOU LAN - DON!" *clap clap clapclapclap!* "FUCK YOU LAN - DON!" *clap clap clapclapclap!* "FUCK YOU LAN - DON!" *clap clap clapclapclap!* The grin is now a smile from ear to ear, as Landon adjusts his grip on the chair, pointing the top of the steel impliment down...AND JAMMING IT INTO LEON'S KNEE, IN TIME WITH THE CLAPPING!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COLE Come on, enough is enough! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Rodez is barely moving now, balled up and clutching his knee with groans and moans of pain just about audible over the hostile crowd. Finally Robinson steps in in the name of good taste and tries to get the chair away from Landon, only for Landon to toss the chair aside himself. He's done with it. He's got other ideas. Pulling Rodez agonisingly into the centre of the ring by the ankle, Maddix kicks the inside of the knee! And again! MADDIX WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ...before whipping around and applying the Wrath Of Maddix again!! COLE Right back to the Figure Four! And I don't think that kneebrace is on properly...it could be doing more harm than good right now! The Silky Smooth One is screaming in pain now, hands clutched to his head as his knee is ripped and torn away at by the hold. Referee Robinson is right beside him to check for a submission, as Maddix starts to rock up and down, putting even more downward pressure on the knee. Eventually, with the pain sinking in, Rodez slumps backwards and his shoulders pin to the mat... 1... 2... Rodez sits up, but doing so causes him to roar in pain even more! "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" COLE The crowd are trying to rally behind the challenger, but I don't know how much good that's really going to do. COACH None, that's how much. Comfortable in the hold Maddix resorts to some trash-talking now, making the most of it while Leon is still face to face with him. Because he doesn't stay there long, the pain again sapping at his energy levels and leaving him to slump back down to the canvas. A very clear laugh from Landon earns a few boos, but most of the fans are busy encouraging Leon on now, watching on nervously as he begins to fade away...and his shoulders fall to the mat again... 1... 2... SHOULDER UP, but just barely! COLE Rodez is slipping away here! Hid body is in danger of shutting down due to the pain and right now, it might be wise of him just to tapout and live to fight another day much as it pains me to say it. COACH Then don't say it! He's representin' the OAOAST, he'd better not just give up on us! COLE And risk ruining his career!? COACH If he taps out here, he might just ruin his career because Axel might just can his ass. Running on fumes now, Rodez sits up on his elbows and tries to summon some more reserve strength, in tremendous pain as he starts to try and tip over to the side, to reverse the hold. But his body is too weak to even get onto his side now and Maddix just rocks him right back over, pushing up the straight leg, further adding damage to the already damaging hold. With the referee right in his face Rodez looks about ready to give. His hand is hovering and he's seemingly about to tap. "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" But suddenly, another wave of chants come and Leon wags the finger at Robinson, ready to try again and escape! "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" Pushing up onto his hands, Rodez growls as he tries to block out the pain, raising one fist in the air and trying to lever himself over to that side. Having caught a chance to relax, Maddix now starts to wrench at the hold again, trying to stop Leon in his tracks. But Leon is still fighting, still determined, pushing over and getting onto his side... ...tipping... ...turning, and... ...MADDIX PULLS HIM RIGHT BACK DOWN!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COLE Oh no. I think that was Leon's last spurt of energy right out of the window there. Taking no chances, Maddix is putting his all back into the hold now as the chants of the fans are draining away. Rodez is doing the same now, trying to find the heart and the battle for one last attempt, but simply unable to. Slowly he sinks down, referee Robinson's questioning not even getting a 'no' now, as Rodez falls back, pain etched on his face but not a lot else in the way of movement. Robinson checks for any signs of life. And for a moment, Rodez seems to respond. But his shoulders are down and Robinson quickly notices... 1... 2... 3!!!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" *DINGDINGDING!* COLE That's it, it's over. COACH What!? Robinson calls for the bell and the crowd sink down just as lifelessly as Leon, as sure enough "The Game" cues up over the sound system. Even Landon looks a little surprised that the match is over. But once Robinson explains what has happened, the 24/7 Champion's only response is to demand his belt. BUFFER Ladies and gentlemen... your winner of the match and STILL OAOAST 24/7 Champion... LANDON... "LA CUCARACHA"... MMMMMAAAADDIIIIXXXXXX!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Rodez isn't completely out but he's as good as, as Maddix snatches his title away from Robinson. Strolling over to the fallen OAOAST favourite, he then places a foot over the chest, smiling away as he poses over the fallen hero. COLE Look at this disrespect! Landon Maddix is spitting in the face of the OAOAST right now! He beat one of our own and he beat him to the point where he couldn't defend himself, surely that's enough? And now this. COACH He didn't just beat him Mikey...he pinned him with a figure four. When was the last time you saw that? COLE I can't remember ever seeing it Coach. But I can't remember seeing someone get their knee, their already injured knee, torn apart like that and keep fighting to the point that they simply couldn't continue like we just saw. Leon Rodez didn't tapout, he didn't give up, but he was in that figure four for at least a minute and a half, two minutes even and eventually his body just gave out on him. He couldn't respond to the count and that's why Landon Maddix is still the OAOAST 24/7 Champion. As Maddix exits the ring and poses on the rampway, to another chorus of boos, a small group of trainers and EMTs jog past and enter to check on Rodez, who is still barely conscious. Taking a last glance back into the ring, Maddix flicks the hair from his eyes and smiles. Before then turning around and realising that Megan is probably still scrapping, so turning tail and leaving. COLE Leon looks to be in a bad way here. I just hope this isn't as serious of an injury as the one that he suffered two years ago. COACH Yeah. I'm no big fan of the guy, but you don't wanna see this. The doctors continue to check on Leon, as for reasons of taste and writing two PPV matches on a weekend we cut away to something completely different. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
