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SWF STORM - 5-03-2007

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“Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a decent bourbon in Ecuador?”

 

The tone of Tom Flesher’s voice seems to indicate that the question is a rhetorical one; the fact of who he’s talking to would indicate that it’ll be taken as such, whether he likes it or not. Toxxic just shrugs and chugs back a mouthful of Coke from the can he’s holding.

 

“Drink the world’s most popular soft drink,” he suggests, “fuck, they worship it in some parts of Mexico. I once found a bloke selling it halfway up the High Atlas Mountains.”

 

“You call that sugary swill a drink?” Flesher asks, sipping from his tumbler, “just imagine what it’s doing to your teeth.”

 

“Who are you, my mother?”

 

“Never mind,” the Superior One sighs, reflecting that although he’ll never admit it out loud, the British straight-edger was actually easier to deal with when he was still known by his birth name. Since re-adopting his ring name and his defeat of Danny Williams, Toxxic has dropped back into the ‘smug bastard’ routine with full force like he’d never been away. “Look-”

 

“Is this going to take long?” Toxxic cuts in, checking his watch, “only I’ve got a meeting.” That pulls Flesher up short.

 

“You have a meeting?” he replies incredulously.

 

“Are you deaf?” Toxxic asks, tilting his head to one side. “Yes Tom, I have a meeting. So shoot.”

 

“You know, the SWF Board of Directors were good enough to tell me when they removed Joe Peters from office,” Flesher tells him, “and I went away on vacation confident in the knowledge that when I got back, they’d have appointed a replacement. As you may have noticed, they haven’t.”

 

“Yeah, wondered about that,” Toxxic admits, propping his feet up on the desk, “until I figured that you’d probably just hijacked the bidding process to stay in charge.”

 

“Far from it,” Flesher tells him. “However, whether or not I want to be here, I am here, and now I’m doing two jobs. One of which is determining who gets title shots.”

 

“Allegedly,” Toxxic points out, “Landon and Zyon stole a march on you the other week.”

 

“Exactly,” Flesher agrees, although not without some reluctance. “Landon gambled on the prospect of a match with Zyon getting a good reaction from the fans, which it did. So now the Board have lumbered me with agreeing to this farce of a World Title match, unless some extenuating circumstances arise. Circumstances which would see the World Title picture thrown,” Flesher pauses to cough, “…wide open.”

 

“Go on,” Toxxic nods, not taking his steel-grey eyes from the Commissioner.

 

“Zyon is not the most reliable of competitors,” Flesher states flatly, “he’s had last chance after last chance under Peters, and even his fan base is dwindling now. But with the fans cheering Maddix’s stupid announcement, I can’t take him out of the picture unless he self-destructs first. He already lost to Jakey last week.”

 

“I noticed,” Toxxic nods again with a faint smile.

 

“You’ve been booked against him tonight for a reason,” Flesher informs the straight-edger, “namely, Zyon has only won against you once-”

 

“-when Gabe did his dirty work for him,” Toxxic chips in, expression darkening at the memory of that Cruiserweight Title ladder match.

 

“Exactly,” Flesher nods. “He might be able to pass off last week’s loss as a fluke if he bounces back with a win. I intend to make sure he doesn’t, and for all the fact you’re an arrogant little shit, if I were to look up ‘consistency’ in the SWF dictionary I’d probably see a picture of you looking back out at me.” He risks a tight smile, the best he can do for someone who has consistently got on his nerves for the last three years. “I can’t promise anything, but if you beat Zyon tonight, and preferably make him look bad in the process, the Board might start to reconsider. And that can only be good for you, and the buyrates we’ll get from a decent Pay-Per-View match can only be good for me.”

 

“Tom, you’re an interfering bastard with about as much honour as a media mogul,” Toxxic says, without apparent rancour. “You think after all the effort you went to in order to ‘depush’ me, I’m going to wade in and do your dirty work for you on the strength of a half-formed promise and some backhanded flattery?”

 

Flesher just looks at him, waiting.

 

“Of course I’m going to beat Zyon tonight,” Toxxic snorts, “and since I’m not particularly kindly-disposed towards the little bugger, I might well have a bit of fun at his expense while I’m out there.” He levels a black-nailed finger at the Commissioner. “But I’m doing it because I want to, not because you asked me to. Now, are we done?” Flesher nods, and Toxxic rises from his chair before disappearing out of the door.

 

“Consistent… and predictable,” Flesher smile to himself, taking a sip of bourbon. “I don’t care why you do it, as long as you do it…”

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The Smartmarks Wrestling Federation Presents...

SWF STORM!

Live, Thursday, May 3rd, from the Coliseo General Rumiñahui in Quito, Ecuador!

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MAIN EVENT
Toxxic vs. Zyon

--> Zyon got cocky with Landon Maddix at ringside last week, and in the end it cost him. Talented as he is, it would appear that The Unique Youth still has a thing or two to learn if he hopes to come out successful at 13th Hour - and we can think of no better teacher than a main event mainstay like Toxxic!
Rules: Standard singles match.

HANDICAP MATCH
JJ Johnson and MANSON vs. Landon Maddix

--> Flesher made it clear that he's not thrilled about the prospect of Maddix vs. Zyon, and as he said - a lot can happen in six weeks. Things are in motion, things that might not be clear now, but that require Landon Maddix to be at something less than the top of his game.
Rules: MANSONOSITY in together.

SWF CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Jimmy the Doom vs. The Fabulous Jakey

---> Maybe it was luck, maybe it was skill, maybe it was a cold calculated plan - whatever the reason, Jakey picked up a big huge MASSIVE win over Zyon, the man set to challenge for the World Championship at 13th Hour! I see big things in Jakey's future, and one of those big things just might be the Cruiserweight Title!

Another of those big things could be a defense against Wildchild! The Bahaman Bomber has yet to receive his rematch for the Cruiserweight title - an oversight we will be fixing next show! Tonight, Jimmy and Jakey battle for Cruiserweight Gold, and whomever walks out with the belt will have a date with the Wildchild in one week's time!

Not like a real date, though.

Unless you want it to be.

Rules: Standard, with Cruiser addenda - outside count to 20, no throwing over the top rope.

SUPER COOLS HANDICAP MATCH
Wild and Dangerous vs. The Four Norsement

---> In the spirit of keeping people polished and at the top of their game for things to come, Wild and Dangerous take on the unique challenge of a two-on-four tag team spectacle! Wild and Dangerous are one of the most dominant teams we've ever had, but can even they survive these odds?
Rules: Two Norsemen in at a time, they can tag out whenever they please. Standard tag otherwise.

SINGLES MATCH
Insane Luchadore vs. Austin Sly

---> Everybody was Kung-Fu fighting!
Rules: Standard singles.

PLUS! - Rumors are swirling backstage that a big name SWF'er will be returning soon! Guesses have run the gamut from Ted Flink to... actually, everyone's just guessing Ted Flink... who will it be? Tune in to Storm to find out!

NEXT WEEK: Wildchild gets his Cruiser Title Rematch! And OTHER THINGS!

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Edited by chirs3

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FADE IN

 

The Four Norsemen already stand in the ring as Storm returns from commercial.

 

“Welcome back to Storm,” says Mak. “And we’ve got a special attraction here tonight, as Wild and Dangerous, the World Tag Team Champions, will try to buck the odds, as they face the Four Norsemen in a four-on-two handicap match! Let’s go to Funyon!”

 

DING! DING! DING!

 

 

“The following handicap match is scheduled for one fall!” booms Funyon. “Currently in the ring, at a total combined weight of nine hundred seventy-four pounds, here are Rik Fleihr, Arne Andersen, Olaf Andersen and Tolland Blankhardt… the Four NORSE-MEN!” The Norsemen go over a final bit of strategy as their music fades out, soon to be replaced by “Starsky and Hutch,” by LL Cool J and Busta Rhymes.

 

 

YEAAAAAAAAAAH!

 

 

The Ecuadorian fans go crazy as Wild and Dangerous make their way out to the ring.

 

“Their opponents,” booms Funyon, “have a total combined weight of four hundred thrity-nine pounds! Here are the SWF World Tag Team Champions: WILD! AAAAAND DAAAAANGEROUS!” Johnny and WC enter the ring simultaneously and each head over to a corner of the ring, where they scale the turnbuckles to face the crowd. They then hop down into the center of the ring and surrender the title belts to Herrington, who holds them aloft to display to the crowd as “Starsky and Hutch” fades out.

 

“This could be a real test for the Champions,” says Mak, as Johnny exits to the apron. “Four on two is never good odds!”

 

“They are if you’re a Norseman!” counters King. Herrington motions for the timekeeper to ring the bell, signifying the start of the match:

 

 

DING! DING! DING!

 

Olaf makes his way towards Wildchild, but WC isn’t even paying attention to him; instead, the Bahama Bomber is staring in bewilderment at the lights.

 

“What the hell is he looking at?” wonders King. Olaf finally gives in to curiosity and looks up to see what the fuss is about…

 

 

WHAM!

 

 

… And eats a standing dropkick for his troubles! WC beats Olaf to his feet and delivers another dropkick that sends the Norseman over the top rope and out of the ring!

 

“He suckered him!” shouts King. “I can’t believe that Wildchild would resort to goldbricking like that!” Arne runs into the ring, but WC hooks his arm underneath Andersen and takes him over with a hiptoss! Tolland Blankhardt runs into the ring, but he eats a hiptoss as well! Rik Fleihr slips into the ring and tries surprise Wildchild with a clothesline, but the Caribbean Cruiser easily ducks underneath and grabs him by the side of the head as he bounces off the ropes, leading him across the ring…

 

 

CRASH!

 

 

… And pitching him over the top rope down onto Olaf, just as he gets back to his feet!

 

 

“Wildchild is cleaning house!” exclaims Mak. “He’s taken out all four Norsemen!” WC runs over to Arne and traps him in a side headlock. He waits for Tolland to get back to his feet, and then leaps into the air, locking his ankles behind Tolland’s head, and trapping him in a vertical headscissors while still holding on to the headlock; he then shifts his weight to the side, taking Andersen and Blankhardt head over heels at the same time! Johnny enters the ring as Andersen and Blankhardt get to their feet, and the Tag Team Champions knock both men out of the ring with a set of stereo dropkicks!

 

 

YEAAAAAAAAAAH!

 

“The Four Norsemen are going to have to go back to the drawing board,” says Mak, as Fleihr gathers the Norsemen outside the ring. “They let the champs draw them into their style of match, and that’s a losing proposition!”

 

“Positively,” agrees King, as Johnny returns to the apron. “They’ve got to regroup!” After their powwow on the outside of the ring, Olaf Andersen gets back into the ring; he circles around Wildchild, forcing the Tropical Tumbler to keep track of him, turning his back on the rest of the Norsemen.

 

“Who’s the legal man?” wonders King, as Arne climbs up onto the apron. “Is it Arne, or is it Olaf?” Arne sneaks back into the ring and heads over to attack WC…

 

 

WHAM!

 

 

… Only for the Bahama Bomber to spin around at the last second and nail the Enforcer between the eyes with a hard right hand!

 

 

YEAAAAAAAAAAH!

 

 

The crowd cheers as WC begins hammering Arne repeatedly in the face, but his assault is brought to an abrupt end, as Olaf Andersen delivers a driving kneelift into Wildchild’s back!

 

“I guess it was Olaf!” says King with a shrug. “And that was beautiful teamwork by the Norsemen; they played Wildchild like a fiddle right there!” Olaf makes the tag to his brother Arne, who quickly steps in and grabs Wildchild by the wrist, whipping him across the ring and lowering his head as WC rebounds, sending him high overhead with a big back-body drop!

 

“Big back-body drop!” says King, as Arne begins to stomp WC in the chest. “Andersen sent him into orbit with that one!” Arne pulls WC to his feet and lifts him into a sidewalk slam position before bringing him back down onto his outstretched thigh with a pendulum backbreaker! Andersen quickly applies a lateral press:

 

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

TWO!

 

 

 

 

TH—

 

 

 

 

Wildchild kicks out at two! Arne pulls WC to his feet and leads him over to his corner and makes the tag to Tolland Blankhardt. Red Herrington begins to administer a five-count as Blankhardt both grab WC around the throat and heave him forcefully into the turnbuckles! Andersen exit to the apron as Blankhardt begins to kick WC repeatedly in the midsection. Tolland then pulls him out towards the center of the ring and captures him in an arm-trap bearhug before hauling him overhead with a belly-to-belly suplex! Blankhardt quickly pops to his feet and measures Wildchild for an elbow drop! Upon landing, he reaches over to hook WC’s leg as he applies a half-hearted cover:

 

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

TWO!

 

 

 

 

TH—

 

 

 

 

Wildchild gets the shoulder up! Nonplussed, Blankhardt pulls him to his feet and leads him over to the corner, where he makes the tag to Andersen. Tolland holds WC’s arm back, exposing his ribs as Arne returns to the ring and delivers a stiff kick to that very same area! Arne grabs WC by the neck and takes him over with a snapmare; he then jars Wildchild’s spine with a tremendous punt kick! Andersen pushes him down to the canvas and applies a cover:

 

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

TWO!

 

 

 

 

THR—

 

 

 

Andersen pulls WC up at the last second!

 

 

“It looks like the conference that Fleihr initiated outside the ring involved having Blankhardt and Arne Andersen taking over the bulk of this match,” remarks Mak.

 

“Well, they’ve probably got the most experience of any other combination of the Norsemen,” explains King. “Those two have actually had success outside of the Norsemen, competing in territories around the world, and winning several championships as a team!” Arne grabs Wildchild by the wrist and whips him across the ring into the opposite corner. He runs to the ropes as WC bounces off the turnbuckles and leaps into the air to deliver a flying shoulderblock…

 

But he takes a header into the canvas instead, as Wildchild ducks out of the way! WC rushes out to the apron and waits for Arne to get back to his feet before leaping onto the top rope; the Human Hurricane springs from the top rope, flipping forward as he extends both feet, and knocks Andersen back down with a Shooting Star missile dropkick that sends him rolling over by the ropes!

 

“Shooting Star missile dropkick!” shouts Mak. “That’s the first real offense that Wildchild has shown in several minutes, but he needs to make the tag! WC decides to take a risk, and pulls Andersen to his feet, grabbing him by the wrist to whip him across the ring, but Arne still has the presence of mind to reverse; Andersen bellies out against the canvas as WC rebounds and runs over the top of him, but Tolland Blankhardt drives a knee into Wildchild’s back as he tries to rebound a second time! WC staggers off the ropes bent over, giving Andersen a chance to floor him with a charging kneelift to the face! Fleihr then steps into the ring to goad Johnny into coming in after him, and forcing Red Herrington to order him back out again.

 

“There’s the numbers game coming into play right there,” says King, as Arne and Tolland take advantage of the distraction to grab WC and whip him across the ring into the turnbuckle; Tolland then grabs Arne by the wrist and whips HIM into the corner, to blast Wildchild with a running lariat! Andersen grabs WC by the back of the head and leads him forcefully back towards the center of the ring…

 

 

CRACK!

 

 

Right into a Tolland Blankhardt lariat! Andersen exits to the ring apron as Blankhardt applies a cocky pin, stepping on Wildchild’s chest:

 

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

TWO!

 

 

 

 

THR—

 

 

 

 

Wildchild just gets the shoulder up! Blankhardt pulls WC to his feet and then lifts him overhead in a military press position!

 

“Look at the power display by Tolland Blankhardt!” marvels King, even as Blankhardt struggles to keep WC overhead. “That’s two hundred and fourteen pounds that he’s throwing around like a sack of potatoes!”

 

“I wouldn’t go so far as to say that he’s ‘throwing him around,’ King,” counters Mak. “He’s barely even got him up there!” Blankhardt dumps WC to the mat before the Bahaman can think of a counter. He then heads over to his corner and quickly tags Andersen back in. Arne heads to the ropes, running directly towards his partner as he rebounds, who snatches him up into his arms and tosses him into the air, giving Andersen a little more altitude as he comes crashing down onto WC with a flying splash!

 

 

CRASH!

 

 

… But Andersen crashes into the canvas, as WC rolls out of the way at the last second!

 

 

YEAAAAAAAAAAH!

 

 

“Nobody home!” shouts Mak. “And I think that Tolland Blankhardt may have made a mistake by tagging Arne Andersen back in so soon!” Blankhardt charges towards WC, who uses the ropes to pull himself back to his feet; the Tropical Tumbler sees him coming at the last split-second and falls to the canvas… pulling the top rope down with him!

 

 

CRASH!

 

 

The fans cheer enthusiastically as Blankhardt stumbles over the top rope and out of the ring, down to the arena floor! WC then wastes no time in taking the fight to the disoriented Arne Andersen, hammering him repeatedly in the face with piston-like right hands! He pulls Andersen to his feet and backs him up against the ropes; he grabs him by the wrist to whip him across the ring, but Arne still reverses easily. He extends his arm to deliver a clothesline as WC rebounds, but the Caribbean Cruiser ducks underneath and runs past him, leaping onto the top rope as he approaches the edge of the ring and curling into a ball as he springs back towards his opponent, knocking Andersen off his feet with a Pinball attack!

 

“Look at Wildchild go to work!” shouts Mak. “He’s really done a job on Arne Andersen since he’s managed to take Tolland Blankhardt out of the picture!”

 

“This is the best chance he’s got at making the tag,” says King, “so he’d better not waste it! If he hasn’t tagged out before Blankhardt gets back on the apron, he’s got no chance!” WC quickly exits to the ring apron and heads to a neutral corner, leaping onto the top rope and measuring Arne as he flies back into the ring to drive a fistdrop right between Andersen’s eyes! He hooks the leg as he applies a cover:

 

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

TWO!

 

 

 

 

THR—

 

 

 

 

Andersen kicks out at two! WC pulls him to his feet and leads him over to a neutral corner. He straddles the middle ropes and begins to deliver a ten-count punch; the fans chant along with his punches:

 

 

ONE!

 

 

TWO!

 

 

THREE!

 

 

Blankhardt climbs back onto the apron…

 

 

FOUR!

 

 

Blankhardt rushes across the apron to stop Wildchild…

 

 

FIVE!

 

 

CRASH!

 

 

Suddenly the Human Hurricane stops what he’s doing and leaps over the top rope, extending his body to slam into Blankhardt with a high cross-body block, catching the bigger man off-balance and knocking them both off the apron; WC lands atop Blankhardt as they crash to the arena floor!

 

 

DUB CEE!

DUB CEE!

DUB CEE!

DUB CEE!

 

“Tremendous move by Wildchild to catch Blankhardt off-balance!” exclaims Mak. “That’s the risk that you take when you run across the apron like that!”

 

“Why won’t he tag?” asks a bewildered King. WC hammers Blankhardt in the face with hard right hands until he notices Andersen staggering around the ring; he quickly climbs back onto the apron and leaps onto the top rope. Wildchild springs into the ring, grabbing Arne by the neck as he flies overhead and driving him into the canvas face-first with his patented flipping neck snap!

 

 

YEAAAAAAAAAAH!

 

 

“Whiplash!” shouts Mak, as WC spins his hands overhead. “Arne Andersen is down! And Wildchild just gave the sign for the Falling Star Press!” Wildchild scampers towards the edge of the ring and leaps back onto the top rope, flipping in a forward motion as he springs back into the ring to crash into Andersen with his patented Falling Star Press!

 

“There’s the Falling Star Press!” shouts Mak. “This could be it!”

 

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

TWO!

 

 

 

 

THREE!

 

 

 

 

NO!

 

 

 

 

Blankhardt dives into the ring at the last second and breaks up the three-count!

 

 

“Man!” exclaims Mak. “Wildchild was so close!” Wildchild exits to the ring apron as Red Herrington orders Blankhardt to return to his corner; he climbs to the top turnbuckle and waits for Andersen to get back to his feet before diving into the ring, grabbing Arne in a waistlock as he flies overhead and pulling him into a Sunset Flip!

 

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

TWO!

 

 

 

 

THR— NO!

 

 

 

 

Andersen kicks out just before the three-count! WC pulls Andersen to his feet and whips him across the ring, but the Enforcer easily reverses; he lowers his head as WC bounces off the ropes, but the Bahama Bomber leaps over his easily…

 

 

SWAT!

 

 

… And finally makes the tag! Johnny comes in as a house afire and levels Andersen with a clothesline! Olaf comes into the ring…

 

 

WHAM!

 

 

… And the Barracuda snatches him up and drives him down into the canvas with a powerslam! He quickly gets to his feet as Fleihr comes into the ring and lifts him into a bearhug, before slamming him down onto his outstretched thigh with an inverted atomic drop…

 

CRACK!

 

… And then knocks him down with a Scorpion Kick!

 

“And now Johnny’s taken over!” exclaims Mak. “Wildchild had it going with finesse moves at the beginning of the match, but Johnny Dangerous is obliterating the Norsemen!” Johnny lifts Olaf onto his shoulders and rolls forward, driving the Norseman into the canvas with a rolling Fireman’s carry!”

 

“Spinal Explosion!” shouts Mak, as Olaf rolls out of the ring. Fleihr gets to his feet, just as the Barracuda rushes over to him and knocks him over the top rope and out of the ring with a lariat! He pulls Arne to his feet and whips him into the corner, but Andersen leaps onto the middle ropes; he springs back into the ring to catch Johnny unawares, but the Barracuda snatches him out of midair and powers him back into the corner!

 

“Tremendous power display by Johnny Dangerous,” says King, “as he drives Arne Andersen back into that corner!” Johnny continues to pound away on Arne with heavy forearm shots; then, thinking that perhaps his partner has recovered enough, he walks across the ring and tags WC back in.

 

“Now I’m going on record with this,” says King. “I think this is a mistake! Johnny should not be trying to bring Wildchild back into the ring so soon!” Johnny tags WC back into the ring and leads his young partner over to the neutral corner; WC grabs Johnny by the wrist and whips him across the ring before Johnny reverses, giving WC some extra momentum as he hurtles into the corner to deliver the Blue Crush!

 

 

 

CRASH!

 

 

… But WC crashes face-first into the top turnbuckle as Tolland leaps up out of nowhere and pulls Arne out of the corner at the last second! Johnny holds his face in frustration and shame; angry at himself, knowing that he just put his partner in jeopardy!

 

“Johnny Dangerous might have just cost his team the match,” Suicide King says. “Wildchild was in no condition to take that tag, but you know he’d never refuse it.”

 

“Maybe so, but for now it looks like both men are down,” replies Mak, dripping with hope. Johnny is forced to exit to the apron and watch as his partner lies motionless on the canvas alongside Arne. Herrington, observing the situation himself, finally begins the dreaded count out.

 

“ONEEE!”

 

“TWOOO!”

 

Nothing has changed in the ring. However, outside the ring, and more importantly in the stands, the fans have begun a chant for Wildchild.

 

“DUB-CEE!”

“DUB-CEE!”

 

“THREEEEE!”

 

“DUB-CEE!”

“DUB-CEE!”

 

“FOOOOUUR!”

 

“DUB-CEE!”

“DUB-CEE!”

 

“FIIIIIIIIVE!”

 

Finally, there is some movement. Unfortunately, it’s Arne Anderson who dazedly makes it up to his feet first. His teammates are shouting for him to come make the tag and it looks like he could very well make it to his corner before Wildchild can even get up. He staggers a step forward, and that’s about the exact time when a raging cheer comes down from the crowd as the Bahaman finally moves himself.

 

“About time we saw some life from the Wildchild,” the Franchise says. “He better move quickly though, Anderson could have a tag before he can get halfway towards his corner!”

 

Johnny frantically hollers for his partner to get moving; seeing the situation about to get worse for the Wildchild he knows he can’t blame anyone for the situation except for himself. However, he knows exactly what his partner is capable of and overcoming against all odds is what he’s made his career out of. Still, when Tolland makes accepts the tag from Anderson and proudly steps through the ropes with the other Norsemen patting him on the back he knows he has to react fast.

 

“Come on, Nic!” the Barracuda shouts as he frantically pounds the turnbuckle post! Wildchild pushes up to his hands and knees, and then up to his feet before taking two lanky steps forward and…

 

*WHAM!*

 

…getting leveled with a lariat from behind at the hands of Tolland Blankhardt! He places one foot on the Bahaman’s back and flexes, which nabs a horrendous amount of boos from the crowd, along with some words beginning with “F” and “You” from the Barracuda.

 

“TOLL-AND SUCKS!”

“TOLL-AND SUCKS!”

“TOLL-AND SUCKS!”

 

“Tolland Blankhardt is showing absolutely no respect for his opponents,” Mak grumbles. “He’s lucky his team is still in this one – he’d be wise to finish the battle that he can finish without flaming any more fires.”

 

“Hey!” Suicide King snaps. “If you want to blame someone look no further than the man standing in the Wild and Dangerous corner. He could have kept himself the legal man and finish this one, but instead he chickened out and turned to his weakened partner to finish the fight! If Blankhardt wants to boast a little I think he’s earned that right.”

 

“What exactly did he earn? It was handed to him on a silver platter!”

 

Spoon fed the obvious victory or not, you can bet your bottom dollar that everyone watching worldwide remembers this day, and Tolland Blankhardt was about to make sure of it! He reaches down and grabs Wildchild by the back of his neck, pulling him to his feet before tossing him towards the ropes like a rag doll!

 

*CRACK!*

*SMACK!*

*BAM!*

 

Tolland’s elbows go flying into the Bahaman’s skull, knocking what few screws remained loose and leaving Wildchild reeling on the ropes! He turns towards his corner and happily pumps his fist…then turns towards the crowd and holds up his hands to each side of his heads to make a horn motion with his fingers!

 

“BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!”

 

“That’s the signal for the Long Bearded Axe!” shouts King as Tolland motions at the ropes on the same side as Johnny Dangerous “It’s a slingshot suplex that’s hella nasty! He’s going to make sure the Barracuda gets a good eyeful of it too!”

 

“Johnny better do something quick!” shouts Francis, but the Barracuda is two steps ahead of him. He quickly unties the tag rope from the turnbuckle, just as Tolland grabs WC in a side head lock, drapes the Bahaman’s free arm over his shoulder, and grabs his tights! In two seconds the Norseman will have WC up in vertical suplex position, which happens to be the amount of time it takes Dangerous to quickly retie the tag rope to the ring ropes.

 

“Who the hell does he think he is; Mcguyver?”

 

“It just might work!”

 

Tolland falls forward, sending WC chest first onto the top rope! Usually he’d use the momentum of WC rebounding to send him the opposite direction as he falls forward, but not this time. As WC hits the ropes Johnny latches onto him, keeping his partner from going anywhere, and with the tag rope in hand Herrington has no choice to signal for the legal tag!

 

“YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!”

 

“He found a way back into the ring!” Mak excitedly shouts as Tolland looks up in a complete state of shock! Johnny reaches out and grabs Blankhardt by his skull and then drops to the floor, clotheslining the Norseman with the top rope! Johnny slides back into the ring as Tolland staggers to his feet, clenching his neck…

 

*CRACK!*

 

…and eats a spinning heel kick! As expected, the other Norsemen can’t simply watch on the apron like a good rule abiding team, and they all head in to take the Barracuda down! Arne closes in on Dangerous first, attempting to knock Johnny senseless with a big time lariat…

 

*WHOOSH!*

 

…but that goes sailing over Dangerous head; Arne’s arm just barely grazes the Barracuda’s jet black mane in the missed attempt. He tries to turn back towards his opponent only to eat a boot to the face, knocking him into the ropes, and tumbling over the top when WC comes in and shoves him in the chest!

 

“And now the referee has totally lost control of this match,” says King. “Everyone is in this thing!”

 

Olaf tries to avenge his brother but he only eats a super chicklet buster for his troubles! He staggers back, teetering on the brink of falling down until Dangerous grabs him by the back of his head and runs him to the edge of the ring, and over the top rope!

 

“JOHNNY!” WC shouts at his partner, after booting Fleihr in the gut, sending all of his wind gushing out of his lungs like a geyser. Johnny turns around and WC sends Fleihr towards him via an Irish whip, and the Dangerous ducks down and rises up to send Fleihr for a back body drop over the top rope, and crashing into the Olaf Anderson below!

 

*WHAM!*

 

“YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!”

 

Finally, Wildchild exits to the apron. He sees Tolland rushing towards his partner, but exiting to the apron is merely giving Dangerous enough space. He knows the Barracuda has this one scouted, and as Johnny Dangerous pivots on one foot and spins around, he ducks to shoot Tollands leg.

 

“He’s going for –” shouts Mak, and Johnny lifts Tolland off the mat, looking for the MI Slam!

 

“EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEM-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-” Mak yells.

 

*SLAM!*

 

“Tolland has got to be done for,” Mak says, but the Barracuda doesn’t follow through with a cover as most all in attendance would have predicted. Instead he rolls up to his feet and heads to his corner, stepping up onto the middle ropes before tagging his partner back in.

 

“What in the hell are these two up to now?” asks Suicide King. “Johnny could have already ended this one – there just trying to humiliate the Four Horsemen now!”

 

“Possibly,” Mak returns, “but they might also be giving the Norsemen too much time to recover. Wild and Dangerous just might have let a surefire pin and victory slip past them…again!”

 

The mere thought of Wild and Dangerous falling to their predominately curtain jerking opposition is enough to get Suicide King’s wheels a spinning. He couldn’t have asked for better ammunition to fire off at this team than that.

 

On the outside of the ring the Andersons have both made their way up to their feet, albeit a little slow initially, but after peering into the ring they know they have to get their asses into gear. Wildchild, with the thunderous approval of the crowd, has climbed to the top of the ring post…and from their to Dangerous’ shoulders!

 

“Tell me he wouldn’t”

 

“Sorry, but he would,” Francis answers, and with that, Wildchild springs off the Barracuda’s shoulders, back-flipping himself into the ring.

 

Flashbulbs explode. The multicolored lights hanging at the top of Coliseo General Rumiñahui shine down as Wildchild floats gracefully through the air, performing a perfect Shooting Star Press as time seems to stand still. He positions himself, making sure he is perfectly aligned, chest-to-chest, and finally lands square on Tolland Blankhardt, squashing the Norseman like a bug.

 

*WHAM!*

 

“SHOOTING BAHAMAS PRESS!” screams Mak Francis, as Wildchild bounces off Tolland from the impact and the crowd lets out a booming cheer. “He just came down from twenty…thirty feet into the air!”

 

“The Bahama Bomber might have taken a chunk out of himself with that move,” Suicide King says. However he can soak up the pains that come with the impact, especially when a victory is at stake, and he quickly scrambles back over his opponent for the cover. As expected, Herrington is there to make the cover…

 

“Tully is certainly done for now,” says Francis. “His only hope is the Andersons…and here they come now to break up the pin!”

 

ONE!

 

 

Olaf and Arne head across the ring, their eyes focused solely on Wildchild and more importantly, on saving the match. Unfortunately…

 

TWO!!

 

They didn’t look to see the Barracuda positioned on the turnbuckles for this exact reason. He was more than ready, and when they headed into the ring is when Johnny Dangerous leapt into the air-

 

*WHAM!*

 

-and the Barracuda takes both the Andersons down with a double diving lariat, soaring overhead of the pin and referee on his way to colliding with both men. Herrington never misses a beat, nor do the fans!

 

THREE!!!

 

*DING DING DING!!!*

 

“YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!”

 

Wild and Dangerous’ entrance music comes thumping across the arena as Herrington grabs one arm of each man and raises it in victory.

 

“Your winners of this bout,” Funyon bellows. “The current and reigning SWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS; WILD! AAAAAAAND DAAAAAAAANGEROUS!!!”

 

“What a way to kick of the night,” Francis happily says. “Wild and Dangerous just came out victorious in a two on four handicapped tag match, beating the Four Norsemen in quite the fashion after a shaky middle half of the match!”

 

“I guess this might quite and rumblings from this stable about a tag title shot,” says King. “All four of them lost at once - they need to turn in their boots!”

 

“It couldn’t be any worse than Asia Undergrounds title shot grumblings,” says Mak. “Anyway, we’ve got some exciting action coming up tonight, so stay tuned!”

 

Wild and Dangerous head towards the backstage curtains, with their glistening gold championships strapped around their waist. Before disappearing for the night, they turn back towards the Ecuadorian crowd and salute them…

 

 

As we:

FADE OUT.

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“OK guys, I’m glad you could make it. Thanks for coming.”

 

There are four people in the locker room, and two of them are related. Toxxic is sitting comfortably, resting against the wall with a can of Coke in his hand (possibly the same one from earlier, unless he’s got a deathwish for diabetes). Beside him sits his sister Amy, who’s holding a can of Stella Artois Belgian lager and only looking half-interested in events - but that’s not surprising, given her brother’s involved and there’s no sign of a fight just yet. The other two people in the room are rather different, both in build and demeanour.

 

“So, you wanted to start Revolution Zero up again,” Austin Sly says, absent-mindedly rolling his bulky shoulders, “and you wanted me involved.” The musician is no longer showing the signs of steroid use that featured prominently at one point of his SWF career, the muscle on his frame now seeming natural. He looks at Toxxic carefully, perhaps remembering the powerbomb he took on concrete from Sean Davis during the stable’s first run. “I don’t know whether to be flattered or insulted.”

 

“Sly, you and I have never really crossed paths much,” Toxxic admits, “but you’ve always had a lot of potential that never seemed to go anywhere. A Cruiserweight Title run, a USJL run… more than some people, I’ll grant you, but nothing that really reflects what you’re capable of.” The Englishman switches his attention to the room’s last occupant. “Jakey… well now, you’re someone who reminds me of me, back when I started out. Only you cheat more,” the straight-edger adds as a qualifier as The Fabulous Jakey smirks back at him. “Anyway, I think you’re one of the brightest stars rising in the SWF, and I’ve always tried to help developing talent where I can; that’s why I was a mentor to Scott Pretzler and JJ Johnson when they started out.”

 

“So what’s the plan this time around?” Sly asks, “you want a couple more foot soldiers while you try and rule the fed again?”

 

“Hardly,” Toxxic grins before taking another swallow of Coke, “I’m intending to have a bloody laugh.”

 

There is a moment’s pause while Sly and Jakey look at each other. Then they realise who they’re exchanging glances with, and look back at Toxxic.

 

“Right, hear me out, OK?” Toxxic says, crumpling up his can and throwing it with expert practice into the nearby trashcan. He returns his full attention to the other two and spreads his black-nailed hands. “I’ve done pretty much everything around here, right? And I’ve come to the conclusion that, over the years, I’ve been taking things a little bit too seriously. All this obsessing over wins and losses and whatnot, it can’t be healthy. So,” the Straight-Edge Sensation continues, “I’ve decided that what I really want to do is amuse myself and do the things I’m good at. And what I’m really good at,” he adds with a grin, “is pissing people off.”

 

“So why do you need our help for that?” Jakey asks. Toxxic’s grin widens.

 

 

* * *

 

 

“OK, we’re going to need some ground rules,” Toxxic says as he, Jakey, Austin Sly and Amy Stephens sit around in the locker room. “Number one, no-one touches Jakey’s jackets.”

 

“But they suck!” Sly protests, pointing at the lime-green koala-print one currently adorning the shoulders of The Fabulous One. Jakey looks thoroughly offended.

 

“I’m not asking you to wear one Austin,” Toxxic reminds him, “just… it’s a case of live and let live, OK? Second, no-one touches Amy’s beer-”

 

“Fuckin’ right,” Amy backs him up, stifling a belch.

 

“-because believe me, it won’t be a case of ‘live’ or ‘let live’ if you do,” her brother finishes. “Thirdly, no-one touches Sly’s guitar.”

 

“Including him?” Jakey asks hopefully, clearly not a fan of the musician’s output in his other career. Now it’s Austin Sly’s turn to glower at his new stablemate.

 

“Fourthly, and most importantly of all,” Toxxic’s voice cuts over Jakey and the Englishman now seems completely serious. He stares at each of the new arrivals in turn. “No-one is at all, ever, at any time, or in any way, shape or form… to allow Gloria Estefan to be played in a Revolution Zero locker room.”

 

Sly and Jakey stare open-mouthed for a moment.

 

“Why the hell would you need to specify that?” Sly asks, bewildered. Toxxic sighs, and a ghost of half-remembered pain flits across his face for a moment.

 

“Clearly, you’ve never tagged with Landon Maddix…”

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Francis: "Welcome back to Storm, and I understand we're getting ready for another tremendous matchup here tonight, but unfortunately I couldn't tell you who is actually supposed to wrestle in this one."

 

King: "All our format here tonight says "a former champion returns", and that only narrows it down to about 6,374 people."

 

Francis: "At any rate, only Funyon knows what's going on here tonight, so let's go up to the ring and get the introductions."

 

Funyon: "Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall with a 10-minute time limit. Currently in the ring, from Beverly Hills, California, and weighing in at 187 pounds ... O.J. Hart! And his opponent..."

 

O.J. Hart grabs the microphone from Funyon.

 

Hart: "I am so excited, you guys! Saturday night, I'm going to do it!"

 

King: "Do what, bore us to death?"

 

Hart: "My girlfriend Shelby totally wants to have sex with me, so we're going to do it at her sorority party this weekend! In fact, ten minutes ago we were making out in her hot tub, and I told her I had to go to the bathroom. But instead I came to wrestle in the SWF! YEAH!"

 

O.J. Hart begins jumping up and down in celebration as Suicide King busts into a laugh at ringside.

 

King: "My God, is this guy legit?"

 

The lights dim, and purple lights illuminate the aisleway. After a few seconds, we hear a familiar track...

 

"Learning to Fly" by Pink Floyd.

 

The crowd actually pops briefly, knowing who is coming to the ring, even though they really don't like him very much.

 

King: "No freaking way!"

 

Funyon: "And his opponent...from the Hall of Fame City of Cleveland, Ohio, and weighing in at 215 pounds...making his return to the SWF after a lengthy absence...the longest reigning International Champion in SWF history...'The Dean of Professional Wrestling'...Jay Hawke!"

 

Jay Hawke makes his way to the ring, ignoring the reaction of the crowd, which is actually not all that negative. Absence makes the heart grow fonder and all that.

 

Francis: "Well, you have to admit this is a surprise as we haven't seen Jay Hawke since the Clusterfuck event, but he is back in the SWF where he belongs."

 

King: "And he's taking on...um...is this guy for real? He stopped making out with his girlfriend to get stretched by Jay Hawke?"

 

Francis: "Well, it's Hart's SWF debut. Maybe he's better than you think."

 

King: "I've got to admit I like his passion for wrestling. Apparently the SWF is better than sex."

 

Jay Hawke removes his robe and hands it to the ring attendant, then he turns and simply shakes his head at his opponent. The referee calls for the bell...

 

 

DING DING DING!

 

 

...and we are officially underway. We get a collar-and-elbow tieup almost immediately, and Hawke is quick to turn it into a side headlock before floating behind into a hammerlock. Hawke quickly tightens up the pressure, and Hart quickly makes his way to the ropes to force the break. Hawke breaks, but only after slapping Hart in the back of the head first.

 

Francis: "Some nice chain wrestling by Jay Hawke there."

 

King: "And that self-intimidating slap to the back of the head, just because he can. You gotta love that."

 

They move back into the center of the ring. Again they lock up collar and elbow. Hawke springs into action, taking Hart down with a waistlock, then floating over his back amateur style before once again slapping him in the back of the head. Hawke springs to his feet and extends his arms to the crowd, who boo the arrogance but show some begrudging respect to the Dean of Wrestling.

 

King: "Man oh man, have I missed this man. Give this guy a shot at Maddix now!"

 

Francis: "Shouldn't he have to earn his title shot first?"

 

King: "Screw the title! I just want Landon squealing like a pig!"

 

The two competitors lock up collar-and-elbow again. This time Jay Hawke locks O.J. Hart into a front facelock. Hawke clamps down on it, and Hart's arms go almost immediately limp. Hawke then swings around, taking Hart down with a swinging neckbreaker. Hart clutches at his neck, and the next thing he notices is the leg of his opponent crashing down across his head and neck. Hawke immediately goes into a lateral press:

 

 

ONE!

 

 

TWO!

 

 

Shoulder up.

 

Francis: "Near fall for Jay Hawke, and now he grabs a hold of Hart's left arm and begins to stomp away at it."

 

King: "And if he twists it just right, he'll snap it out of place and we'll hear Hart scream like that Shelby chick he was talking about. That would be quite fun."

 

Jay Hawke drops a leg across the arm, then scissors the left arm.

 

Francis: "Short arm scissors, and this is vintage Jay Hawke here."

 

King: "Locking it on, focusing on the neck and arm. All to set up that Wing Span submission hold that has made a lot of great competitors tap out."

 

Hawke releases the hold, but only so he can pick O.J. Hart up and drive Hart's shoulder onto his knee. Jay Hawke then drives his knee into Hart's shoulder, then stands up, almost as if he's asking his opponent to get to his feet.

 

Francis: "And it doesn't look like Jay Hawke wants to waste any time here at all tonight!"

 

King: "Indeed not. He's ready to put it away right here!"

 

As Hart stands up, the Dean locks in a crossface chickenwing, then uses his legs to scissor the free arm of his opponent. Hart screams in pain and immediately screams "I Quit" as Jay Hawke yanks back further on it.

 

 

DING DING DING!

 

 

Jay Hawke releases the hold, and O.J. Hart crumbles to the mat, clutching at the shoulder as if in the worst agony he could ever experience. At least until Shelby has sex with him.

 

Funyon: "The time of the fall, two minutes 15 seconds. The winner of the match...JAY HAWKE!"

 

"Learning to Fly" plays over the PA again, and the crowd, bored of the one-sided affair, sits on their hands at the decision. Jay Hawke simply makes the "I want the belt" pantomime before staring down at his opponent and giving him an arrogant kick to the head for good measure.

 

Francis: "An easy victory for Jay Hawke here in his return to the SWF after a four month absence, and he's made his goal clear. He wants a shot at the title."

 

King: "Which title does he want? And does it matter? This man is capable of winning any championship he gets the shot at."

 

Francis: "Plenty more action still to come, so don't go away."

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“The following contest is scheduled for one fall,” Funyon informs us, “And it is for the SWF CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!”

 

A rise from the crowd emits, because title fights are always exciting … right?

 

“The gold is on the line tonight, King!” Mak Francis yells.

 

Loud, techno music plays as a red flash fills the arena.

 

“Well, earlier, Jakey told SWF.com tonight that he didn’t want to compete with Jimmy’s Druids, so he was gonna bring something of his own tonight!” Mack says to bring the fans up to speed.

 

“Mother of God…” is all Suicide King can say, because up on the entrance ramp, a gallery of dapper, twentysomething James Bond-type men walk down the ramp clad in tuxedoes.

 

“What are they, cater-waiters?” Suicide King asks. “Go get my order, Francis.”

 

“Introducing first, the CHALLENGER…” Funyon begins. Jakey makes his way to the arena wearing a red tuxedo …. With tails, people.

 

“Js he dressed for a title fight or the prom?” Suicide King cries.

 

“The big dance for the Cruiserweight Title!” Mak tries to segue.

 

“From Minneapolis, Minnesota, weighing in at 160 pounds, he is THE FABULOUS JAKEY!”

 

“Well, Jakey’s had a very interesting road here in the SWF,” Mak informs us, “He’s certainly advanced to the #1 contendership with a lot of flair, but I’m not sure about skill.”

 

“That’s a good point!” Suicide King says. “I’m impressed by this kid more and more every week, but he’s got to this point by being sneaky and being in the right place at the right time! He’s in a one-in-one environment with the champion now, and you might not know it from the ancy entrances – lucky us, we’ll get another in just a few seconds – there’s gonna be an actual match here tonight, and it’s for the Cruiserweight Title!”

 

Jakey climbs into the ring and removes his tuxedo coat, then signals the closest James Bond Jr. type and hands it to him, giving him a “Thank you” or something.

 

“Jakey not leaving it in the corner tonight!” Mak cries. While Mak goes over the sponsors for tonight’s show, the tuxedo men clear out and Jakey stands in the ring.

 

The arena lights go out and, similar to the gallery of James Bond Lites, out come two columns of hooded druids. “DOOM” they chant. “DOOM DOOM DOOM.” The druids total enough to stretch from the ramp to the entrance ramp, and in a loud silence, they abruptly stop chanting. Boots Randolph’s “Yakety Sax” plays, and the Champion and manager emerge down the ramp.

 

“Making his way to the ring! Being accompanied by Lois the Unethical, from Doomopolis, Doomtopia, weighing at 230 pounds, he is the SWF CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION , JIMMY THE DOOM!!!”

 

Lois smiles at Jimmy, clapping for the champ, then takes her place to the side of the ring, while Jimmy climbs into the ring, with the belt worn across his waist like, y’know … a belt. The referee asks for the belt and Jimmy glances at it, then removes it and hands it to the ref. The referee holds it above both men while they stare at each other, and it is here that Jimmy’s height advantage is VERY obvious.

 

The music stops playing and Jimmy smirks at Jakey. Jakey looks away as if he’s about to back up, then

 

SLAPS JIMMY ACROSS THE FACE as the bell rings.

 

“The challenger showing some attitude!” Francis yells.

 

The challenger pays for it, as Jimmy responds by shoving Jakey down on his BUTT and violently kicking him. Jakey backs up into the corner and pleads, and the referee calls for a clean break. Jimmy retreats back into the center of the ring and motions for Jakey to tie up. The angry challenger obliges.

 

Jimmy, with the aforementioned size advantage, gets Jakey in a headlock, then flips Jakey on his back while keeping the headlock. Jakey counters with a leg scissors around Jimmy’s neck, and the holds are broken.

 

The men are \back up to their feet and Jimmy hits Jakey with a sharp clothesline. Jimmy goes off the ropes and while Jakey gets back up, Jimmy hits him with another clothesline. Jakey gets back up and Jimmy hoists him up in the air with an impressive vertical suplex that leaves Lois to applaud.

 

Jimmy picks up Jakey, throws him off the ropes, and scores a beautiful Flying Snap Kick that knocks the challenger down.

 

Jimmy picks the challenger up again, but Jakey breaks any hold and starts scoring lefts and rights that barely register on the bigger man. Jakey runs off the ropes to try to score some momentum, but Jimmy counters it into a powerslam for a

 

ONE—

 

TWO—

 

And Jakey kicks out of it

 

“And Jimmy has really been the aggressor thus far!” Mak tells us.

 

Jimmy throws Jakey into the turnbuckle and runs at him, but Jakey avoids the charge and hits a quick

 

“The roll-up!

 

ONE—

 

TWO—“

 

Jimmy kicks out of it, but as the men are back up, Jakey reverses things and throws Jimmy into the turnbuckle. Jakey goes for a running charge, but Jimmy kicks him in the face and hits a very quick bulldog. Instead of going for the pin, Jimmy hooks Jakey’s leg and hits a nifty fisherman’s suplex

 

“Jimmy trying to end this as quick as he can!

 

ONE –

 

TWO—“

 

Jakey kicks out, of course, but is then met with a very stiff kick right to the face that knocks him down and leads the audience to gasp. Relentless, Jimmy gets on top of the opponent and mounts him with hard punches. The ref counts, and Jimmy obliges, stepping off of the opponent. Jimmy yells at Jakey, who only rolls over a couple times, grabbing his face in pain. Jimmy, getting impatient, goes to scoop Jakey up, but instead Jakey scores an

 

“Inside cradle!

 

ONE—

 

TWO—

 

TH—“

 

Jimmy kicks out at two and a half, and he lividly runs at Jakey, but Jakey dodges it and Jimmy eats turnbuckle, allowing Jakey to jump on his back and reverse backwards to hit another fancy-schmancy cradle

 

 

“Another one!

 

ONE—

 

TWO—“

 

Jimmy counters it by kicking Jakey forward, and Jakey is caught between the top and second rope; Jimmy grabs Jakey’s legs while he pleads, and Jimmy ends up hitting a reverse wishbone maneuver , causing Jakey to land HARD on his face

 

“Jakey’s face bouncing off the mat!” Mack cries.

 

Jimmy takes advantage of the situation, grabbing Jakey’s arm back into a unique submission; he pulls Jakey’s upper body fully off the mat, eventually getting him into a surfboard position; Jakey gets his leg on the rope and the referee calls for a break, which Jimmy finally does at four; Jimmy then runs off the ropes and dropkicks Jakey right in the back

 

“And the kick to the spine! The cover!

 

ONE—

 

TWO—“

 

And Jakey weakly gets a shoulder up

 

Jimmy re-groups and goes for a back drop, but Jakey counters it by flipping over Jimmy’s head, then launches off the ropes and hits his

 

“Springboard bulldog! Out of nowhere! The cover!

 

ONE—

 

TWO—“

 

And Jimmy kicks out of it; Jimmy gets up and Jakey kicks him in the gut, then scores a hard DDT; Instead of going for the cover, Jakey pulls Jimmy up close to the ropes

 

“And Jakey isn’t know for this! Is the risk worth it?” Mack cries.

 

Jakey goes up top for a Moonsault, but Jimmy, playing possum, puts his knees up and drives them right into Jakey’s sternum

 

“Oh no! Jimmy saw it coming the whole time!” Mack yells.

 

Jimmy gets to his feet before Jakey does, and Jimmy picks Jakey up and launches him into the turnbuckle; Jimmy gets up and raises a fist, causing the crowd to cheer; Jimmy begins to go for a 10 punch

 

ONE

 

TWO

 

THREE

 

FOUR

 

But at four, Jakey gains momentum as he grabs Jimmy by under his hips, and leverages him with a

 

“A powerbomb!” Suicide King cries. “I can’t believe it!”

 

“I didn’t see it coming, either!” Mak Francis yells. “The cover! He’s got his foot on the rope! Hey ref!

 

ONE

 

TWO

 

THR—

 

At three, the referee sees that Jakey has his feet on the rope illegally and he stops counting the pin; Jakey yells at the ref and verbally berates him; Jimmy rolls him up from behind

 

“A roll-up!

 

ONE—

 

TWO—“

 

Jakey counters it by kicking Jimmy off of him, and Jimmy flies into the official, who cowers; Jimmy puts on the brakes at the last minute, but the referee is still flinching and doesn’t have his eyes open; Jakey turns Jimmy around and hits him with a low blow, then gets a front face lock, launches himself off of the top rope, hitting his

 

SPRINGBOARD DDT

 

And the ref is back to

 

“Not this way!

 

ONE

 

TWO

 

THREE!”

 

Jimmy has a shoulder up, but it’s at about 3.00000001, because the bell rings

 

“DAMMIT!” Mak yells.

 

“Just like his debut!” Suicide King cries.

 

“Here is your winner, and the NEW SWF CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION: THE FABULOUS JAKEY!”

 

Jakey is handed the belt, then runs out of the ring like a scolded dog before a pissed-off Jimmy can attack him; Jakey stands at the top of the ramp and holds the belt up in the air

 

“Well it took a low blow, and a very quick three-count, but Jakey has won the Cruiserweight Title! I can’t believe it.”

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Backstage we go, to Tom Flesher who's busy filling out some important paperwork (all those double no-shows do not a happy network make!). We can tell it's important due to the full ashtray and the half-bottle of scotch positioned next to Flesher. As Flesher throws another set of papers aside, suddenly his door swings open and his attention is diverted by Landon Maddix, the SWF World Heavyweight Champion dressed ready for his competition later tonight. Flesher narrows his eyes at Landon, who smiles awkwardly.

 

"Hey boss... you look busy."

 

"I am, so..."

 

"Look, I just wanted to clear up any..." Landon hesitates, trying to pick the right words. "...misunderstandings that there may be between us. Clear the air, ya know. You're the boss and I'm the champ and we should really be on the same page, right? For the good of the company. I think we can both agree, that's what we care about the most."

 

"Well, I can."

 

As an awkward silence looms, Landon clears his throat.

 

"Okay. So, I just wanted to come in and make sure we're... cool."

 

"Cool?" groans Flesher. "We don't have to be 'cool' Landon. I am your boss, that is our relationship. We are not, never have been and, I stress, never will be friends."

 

"Oh, I know. It's just..."

 

"Look, can you just get to the point so I can finish this scotch?"

 

"Well, it's about tonight. Not just tonight, I guess, but it's just you've booked me in a Handicap Match with MANSON and JJ Johnson. And, something tells me you're next expecting me to come out of it smelling of roses. Or, able to smell roses. Or even say the word roses, through a wired jaw or perhaps a set of missing front teeth. Let's not beat around the bush, we've got history. Then again, who hasn't around here. But, if this is about Zyon..."

 

Flesher looks up again, with no less destain than before.

 

"...I know he lost to that Jakey kid last week and you weren't happy with me granting him a World Title shot to begin with. But, there's no use us pulling in different directions here. Surely as Commissioner, you should be promoting me and Zyon, working on the positives, ironing out the negatives. Not throwing spanners in the works, putting me in Handicap Matches and putting Zyon up against Toxxic tonight."

 

"If Zyon's a rightful contender, he should be facing the likes of Toxxic." argues Tom.

 

"If Zyon's a rightful contender, you wouldn't feed him to someone liable to cripple him." Landon argues back.

 

"Toxxic has a legitimate gripe about Zyon's eligibility to a World Title shot. He seems to think you picked Zyon as your challenger at 13th Hour simply to spite him."

 

Re-adjusting his title, Landon scoffs.

 

"He shouldn't flatter himself." sneers Landon, before his eyes narrow right back at Flesher. "Besides, since when do you care about what Toxxic has to say. Last I remember, you were demoting him down the card the moment he dropped the World Title!"

 

"Yep."

 

Flesher's forth-comingness seems to un-nerve Landon a little bit. It takes a second for him to realise why, before his eyes creep down towards his World Heavyweight Title. The same title Toxxic had, Michael Stephens had, before his 'diminished role' with the company. And suddenly, Landon isn't talking anymore.

 

"Maybe you should try to bear that in mind next time you try to pull rank on me." Flesher smiles, again a little un-nervingly. "Oh and by the way, since you're the World Champion and all, it's only right I let you know... you might want to put Zyon to the back of your moment for a little while, ready for next week. There may be more 'pressing matters' for you to concern yourself with. Good luck tonight with MANSON and JJ."

 

With a wave of the hand, Tom shows Landon to the door. Landon, rapidly regretting his decision to find the Commish more and more by the second, doesn't think it wise to say much else and quickly skulks off out of the room, leaving Flesher to resume his paperwork. And alcohol.

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"REACH OUT AND TOUCH FAITH!"

 

The crowd rise for the pumping sounds of "Personal Jesus" by Marilyn Manson and the World Heavyweight Champion this music accompanies, Landon Maddix bursting through the curtains without much of his usual pomp or circumstance. Head down, Landon tries to fire himself up as he marches to the ring, not looking forward to his assignment tonight.

 

He needn't look forward.

 

 

Really, he should have looked back, to MANSON jogging down the aisle with baseball bat in hand...

 

 

 

 

*CLUNK!*

 

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

 

"What the HELL!?" cries Mak Francis, almost coming out of his chair (almost, calm down Skull Radio-ites) as Landon goes barrelling down the aisle from the ball-bat to the back. MANSON continues to stalk over Landon as JJ Johnson follows behind him, not quite so over-eager to attack as his partner apparantly.

 

"Well, a lesson to us all... when MANSON is around, you shouldn't be."

 

"This is ridiculous! Two-on-one isn't bad enough for crying out loud, they have to attack before the bell!?"

 

MANSON drags Landon back up, the World Title falling to the ground as MANSON wields the BUTT of the bat and JAMS it into Landon's jawbone! Into the barricade crashes Landon, where JJ Johnson gets his licks in, putting the boots to the World Champion.

 

"LAN - DON!"

"LAN - DON!"

"LAN - DON!"

"LAN - DON!"

 

The crowd try to rally behind Landon, in spite of the fact he's taking another baseball bat shot, to the gut, as we speak! Johnson drags Landon off of the barricade and holds him, for ANOTHER shot with the bat. He then hoists Landon up onto his shoulders and throws him up in the air, DESTROYING him on the way down with the GO 2 SLEEEEEEEEEEP!!

 

"I've got a feeling we're not going to get a match here, King."

 

"So, like the rest of the show?"

 

With Landon out cold in the aisle, referees and officials pile out to try and stop the attack. Too late to prevent MANSON from crossing over Landon's legs, picking him up off the concrete a foot or so, then using a foot of his own to smush Landon's face with the CURBSTOOOOOOOOOOOOMP~!

 

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

 

The referees and officials finally get in the way, hauling Blood and Thunder off of the World Champion. Johnson grabs the baseball bat and swings it down, just about getting Landon in the back via a deflection off of Sexton Hardcastle's knee. Down goes the ref, allowing Johnson a free shot with the bat before finally the refs get him by the arms and drag him off with MANSON.

 

"Aw, he didn't even get to us MANSONosity!" moans King dejectedly.

 

"Well, somewhere, Tom Flesher is smiling I'm sure."

 

"I doubt it."

 

"The World Champion has been laid out by Blood and Thunder in a frenzied attack! And now, what fate awaits Zyon against Toxxic!? Are we even going to get a main-event at 13th Hour!?"

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“Welcome back everyone, it’s now time for our main event on Storm,” Mak Francis says as the live feed comes back, “and it’s a clash with a certain amount of history behind it for sure. Zyon and Toxxic first faced each other in the Doomtopian Airlines Arena for the World Title where Zyon came up short, then again in the Elimination Chamber where Toxxic seemingly double-crossed the Unique Youth as they were allying against Spike Jenkins-”

 

“You can’t double-cross someone in a no-disqualification match with no teams!” Suicide King says, exasperated.

 

“I said ‘seemingly’,” Francis argues, “and anyway, we know that’s how Zyon interpreted it; then there was the Ladder Match for the Cruiserweight Title where Zyon handed Toxxic his first defeat since the Best of Five series with Scott Pretzler in 2005... but doubt remains to this day about whether Zyon was aware at the time of Gabriel Drake’s involvement.”

 

“And now we have Zyon challenging Landon Maddix for the World Title,” the Gambling Man adds, “despite that loss to the Fabulous Jakey last week… and now he’s up against Toxxic. However, the important thing I want to know, Mak; what happened to Gabriel Drake’s rematch?”

 

“I can only assume that what with Drake missing a couple of shows during his title reign Tom Flesher has decided he’s too unreliable to give a rematch to at this point,” the Franchise speculates. “However, for now we need to concentrate on-”

 

‘I’M BORN…’

 

‘I’M ALIVE…’

 

‘I BREATHE…’

 

“Well, yeah.”

 

The phrases flash up on the Smarktron as ‘Vitamin’ by Incubus starts pumping out of the speakers, and moments later the figure of the Unique Youth appears at the top of the entrance ramp.

 

“Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall,” Funyon booms. “Introducing first, from Elkhart, Indiana; he weighs in tonight at 200lbs… this is ‘The Unique Youth’, ZYYYYYYYYYY-ONNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!”

 

“BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”

 

“It’s still kind of odd to have Zyon coming out and for the crowd to not be behind him,” Mak muses as Zyon hurtles down the entrance ramp and leaps up onto the ring apron before flipping acrobatically into the squared circle. “Still, he lost a lot of friends due to his complete lack of respect for the Insane Luchador.”

 

“Mak, Looch is a joke and you need to realise it,” King sighs, “and just because he’s been around a long time doesn’t make him any less of one. Zyon was one hundred percent right in his actions.”

 

“COME AND HAVE A GO IF YOU THINK YER ‘ARD ENOUGH!”

“COME AND HAVE A GO IF YOU THINK YER ‘ARD ENOUGH!”

 

Zyon doesn’t get that long to hog the spotlight, because the rolling soccer chant crashes out through the stadium moments before the oozing bassline of ‘The Gush’ by Raging Speedhorn starts up. The Smartron quickly starts to fade down from whiteout to black, and as it does so a familiar phrase flashes up, jagged white letters spelling out one word at a time:

 

‘PREPARE TO BE PROVED WRONG…’

 

Three chords ring out, and as they do so the Smarktron shows Toxxic taking a springboard enzuigiri from Kibagami that knocks him off the top rope; then the top-rope Mark of the Beast from Gabriel Drake; then the chokeslam from Janus that eliminated him from the Clusterfuck. Finally it shows him taking Mike Van Siclen off a balcony and through a table with the Stephens Shock Syndrome, the devastating landing timed to coincide with the-

 

*BOOOM!*

 

-stagewide eruption of red pyro that announces the arrival of the SWF’s most decorated Englishman as the main riff hammers out! And through the flame and smoke…

 

“TOXX-IC SUCKS!”

 

…red-and-black trenchcoat flapping around him and blue-black hair spiked upwards…

 

“TOXX-IC SUCKS!”

 

…with a familiar lopsided grin on his face as he swaggers down towards the ring…

 

“TOXX-IC SUCKS!”

 

…comes the man they call Toxxic.

 

“And his opponent,” Funyon booms, “from Nottingham, England; he weighs in tonight at 218lbs… this is the ‘Straight-Edge Sensation’, TOXXXXXXXXX-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIC!!”

 

Toxxic pauses at the bottom of the ramp to cross his arms in the straight-edge ‘X’ sign for a moment, then throws them wide, palms flat to the floor, as another blast of red pyro ignites at the top of each ringpost!

 

*BOOOM!*

 

The straight-edger rolls in and comes up to his feet, strips off his trenchcoat and then his red England soccer shirt and places them carefully over the ropes instead of hurling the shirt out to the crowd. Referee Ced Ordonez checks that both men are ready, then calls for the opening bell:

 

*DING-DING-DING!*

 

Zyon sprints forwards immediately and lunges low, perhaps looking for a single-leg pick. This technical approach clearly catches Toxxic off-guard and the Englishman only just manages to scramble away, but Zyon comes at him again and shoots low again! Toxxic dodges once more but Zyon pursues him - and this time Toxxic steps in towards his onrushing opponent and takes Zyon over with an armdrag before the Unique Youth starts to drop!

 

*BANG!*

 

Zyon lands hard on the mat but manages to roll through; he turns to find Toxxic advancing on him and manages to reply in kind-

 

*BANG!*

 

-but Toxxic gets back up as well, and instead of an armdrag the Englishman simply lets rip with a European uppercut!

 

*WHAM!*

 

Zyon lands flat on his back while Toxxic sweeps some imaginary dust from his shoulder, then leaps into the air looking for a jumping elbow drop. The moment’s showboating costs the straight-edger as Zyon rolls aside, and the Unique Youth then dives on him looking for a side headlock. Toxxic immediately swings his legs up and grabs a headscissors to drag Zyon down and away; Zyon kips up to break the hold and launches a basement dropkick at Toxxic, but the Englishman swats his opponent’s feet away with both hands to avoid almost all the impact of the kick, then rolls back up to a vertical base with his cocky grin still intact. Zyon turns around to see his opponent beckoning him with a black-nailed hand to see if he can do better!

 

“YOU BOTH SUCK!”

 

“YOU BOTH SUCK!”

 

“The crowd not really big fans of either of these men,” Mak Francis notes as the hostile noise rises around them, “and I can’t say I blame them. After all, they’re both-”

 

“Far more talented than anyone in the crowd?” King cuts in.

 

“Well… yeah, probably, but-”

 

“I think that says it all,” King sniffs, “envy is a huge motivator.”

 

Zyon approaches a bit more cautiously this time, feinting to go low again but then lunging for Toxxic’s head to try and grab a side headlock. However Toxxic reads his opponent’s intentions and blocks him to settle into a familiar collar-and-elbow tie-up, then grabs Zyon’s right arm and slides out to the side to come up behind the Unique Youth with a hammerlock. Zyon tries to reach back and grab his opponent but with no success, only for Toxxic to barge him in the back and propel him towards the nearest buckles. Zyon tries to throw the brakes on but Toxxic’s still pushing, and he can’t twists away because the straight-edger has his arm bent up behind his back, so the only option he has is to be sandwiched between Toxxic and the buckles at high speed!

 

*WHUMP!*

 

Ced Ordonez steps in to try and separate the two wrestlers but Toxxic’s having none of it; he starts laying in with right hands on Zyon even as the Unique Youth tries to turn around and defend himself, and with Zyon taking a beating the straight-edger grabs his opponent’s wrist and Irish whips him towards the far corner of the ring. At least that’s the intention, but Zyon reverses the momentum and sends Toxxic for the ride instead… only for the Straight-Edge Sensation to leap athletically to the top rope, then come diving back off with a flying clothesline for the Role Reversal! Zyon’s fast enough to hit the deck and Toxxic goes sailing overhead, but as Zyon pops up to his feet expecting to see the Englishman land flat on his face on the mat the truth becomes clear; Toxxic turned his dive into a roll at the last moment before impact, rolled through back up to his feet and ran on to the opposite turnbuckles, where he leaps to the top rope again and comes back off-

 

*WHAM!*

 

-with the Corkscrew Dropkick that just caught Zyon in the chest! The crowd gives a faint cheer at the sight of Zyon taking the hit, and possibly some grudging appreciation of Toxxic’s quick-thinking and agility.

 

“Come on Mak,” Suicide King says, applauding enthusiastically, “spotmonkey he may be, but that was good!”

 

“Toxxic’s athletic ability has never been in doubt,” Francis acknowledges, “any more than Zyon’s has. It’s just a case of how they conduct themselves.”

 

Toxxic makes the cover which he rolls into, hooking the leg as he does so…

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWO!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…but Zyon kicks out moments after Ordonez’s hand hits the mat for the second time! Toxxic grabs his opponent by the head and brings Zyon up, delivers a knee to the gut to prevent the Unique Youth from getting any ideas, then twists around to take him back down with a swinging neckbreaker. Zyon grabs at his neck on landing but Toxxic isn’t going to let him rest; instead the Englishman pulls him back up to his feet, then grabs his wrist and Irish whips Zyon into the ropes. Zyon rebounds and Toxxic leaps into the air looking for a spinning wheel kick, but Zyon ducks under and runs for the far cables! Toxxic manages to land on his feet, but he’s off-balance and as he turns to try and get a bead on his opponent he’s not ready for Zyon to explode back at him and deliver a running front dropkick to the chest!

 

“Snap!” Mak Francis shouts as Toxxic hits the mat at about the same time as Zyon lands on it, “Zyon was too fast there!” Zyon kips up-

 

*whump*

 

*whump-CRACK!*

 

-but so does Toxxic a moment later, and before Zyon can react the Englishman leaps up and nails him with an enzuigiri!

 

“YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!”

 

The crowd does cheer that one, mainly because Zyon got the equivalent of a bitchslap from his English opponent; Toxxic takes a moment to fully recover his breath before taking hold of Zyon’s legs and starting to try and thread them together for the Regal Stretch, but Zyon gathers his wits and pushes himself up on his arms before tucking his head in and rolling forwards to drag his legs out of his opponent’s grasp. As it happens Toxxic is still holding on and the Straight-Edge Sensation comes staggering forwards as he’s tugged off-balance, and this gives Zyon a chance to reach up and take him back over with a schoolboy pin…

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWO!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…but Toxxic kicks out! Zyon comes to his feet quicker and is able to catch Toxxic while the Englishman is still getting up; he places one knee over the back of his opponent’s head, grabs Toxxic’s near arm and then falls forwards, spinning his opponent over as he does so and hitting the Rolling Neckbreaker. He rolls sideways into a rather lackadaisical pin…

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWO!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…and Toxxic kicks out again!

 

“Zyon really didn’t have a good cover applied there,” Mak Francis says disapprovingly.

 

“Yeah, because we all know that technical solidity is Zyon’s strongpoint,” King snorts.

 

Zyon takes hold of Toxxic (by the hair - not as easy as it used to be, but still possible) and hauls the straight-edger up, then hooks him up as if for a vertical suplex. Whether a snap brainbuster or a snap suplex is the intended move we may never know, because Toxxic hooks one leg behind Zyon’s to block the move, then delivers a couple of punches to his opponent’s gut to cut the Unique Youth’s momentum off. With this aim achieved Toxxic then reaches across with his left arm and tries to hook Zyon’s leg… but Zyon has no wish to be on the receiving end of a Caffeine Bomb, and now it’s his turn to fire punches into his opponent’s ribs! Toxxic staggers back, and Zyon adds insult to injury by raking the Englishman’s eyes!

 

‘Yaargh!’

 

Toxxic turns away, blinded; referee Ced Ordonez snaps at Zyon before moving to try and check if Toxxic is good to continue, but Zyon seizes his arm and hauls him out of the way before going to ‘check’ on Toxxic himself. The Unique Youth carefully takes hold of his opponent’s head, turns him around and acts as though inspecting the straight-edger’s face, and just as Toxxic’s vision clears enough to work out what’s going on Zyon grins at him, then delivers a European uppercut!

 

“YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!”

 

The crowd rather liked that little dose of one-upmanship, as Zyon flattens the Englishman with his own signature strike before brushing imaginary dust from his shoulder in turn. He then picks up one of Toxxic’s legs in each hand and dives forwards, folding his opponent’s legs back with his thighs and pinning the straight-edger in a rather unorthodox manner…

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWO!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…but Toxxic kicks out again! Zyon looks questioningly at Ced Ordonez but the Filipino ref shakes his head sternly and signals for a two count. Zyon then brings Toxxic up again, a cocky smirk plastered over his face.

 

“Zyon seems to have the upper hand at the moment,” Mak notes, “but for how long?”

 

With Toxxic still doubled over Zyon take a step back, then steps in again and performs a backflip as he looks for the Flash Kick… but it’s all Flash and no Kick, as Toxxic swings sideways and evades the move, leaving Zyon to complete the backflip and land on his feet without touching his opponent. This state of affairs quickly changes though, as Toxxic immediately launches himself into a discus clothesline and nearly takes Zyon out of his boots the moment the Unique Youth comes to rest!

 

*WHAM!*

 

Now it’s Toxxic’s turn to apply a cover…

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWO!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…but Zyon kicks out. Toxxic brings the Unique Youth up, then grabs his wrist and Irish whips him towards the turnbuckles. Zyon hits hard, but a moment later the Straight-Edge Sensation charges in and launches himself into the air to catch Zyon with a leg lariat! Toxxic actually manages to control the ricochet and lands on his feet on the ring apron while Zyon staggers out a step, breath blasted from his lungs; the Englishman vaults to the top rope, reaches forwards and snares Zyon with a reverse headlock, then swings himself out and down to the mat to deliver the Final Shine!

 

*BANG!*

 

“It looks like Toxxic is stepping things up a gear here,” Mak Francis comments, “he’s not smiling anymore, and it looks like he’s starting to take this match seriously now.”

 

Indeed, the familiar lopsided grin has left Toxxic’s features and the former World Champion doesn’t seem at all inclined to egg Zyon on to greater efforts as he did before; instead Toxxic has dropped into his usual fast-paced, clinical routine of putting the opponent down as fast as possible, and it is to this end that he grabs Zyon’s arms and tows the Unique Youth out towards the centre of the ring. With Zyon so placed Toxxic heads for the turnbuckles and starts to climb, reaching the top rope quickly and then diving off to land a Somersault Double Stomp right into Zyon’s ribcage!

 

*CRUNCH!*

 

“I don’t care who you are, that’s gonna hurt!” King says as Toxxic performs an Olympic-style dismount, complete with momentary pose, before snapping back into action and charging for the ropes. He rebounds off and hurtles back towards the prone Zyon, then leaps into the air and somersaults to come down with a flipping senton on the Unique Youth. Toxxic rolls through the move and comes back up to his feet, then instantly backflips into a standing moonsault that sees him land atop Zyon and hook the leg for a pin!

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWO!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TH-

-but Zyon kicks out! Toxxic casts a look in Ced Ordonez’s direction but the referee is certain that it was only a two, so the Englishman shrugs and continues by starting to drag Zyon up to his feet again. He then clasps both arms around Zyon’s chest and hoists the Unique Youth off the ground before kicking his legs out and crashing down with the Side Effect.

 

“Sambo Slam from Toxxic,” Mak Francis notes, “and he’s going to the top rope again…”

 

Sure enough, Toxxic has got back up and is heading for the turnbuckles; however, he slips on the way up and this proves telling as Zyon manages to struggle to his feet and charges the Englishman before he can set himself. The Unique Youth leaps up and pastes Toxxic in the head with a forearm, causing him to wobble, then climbs up to the second rope and delivers another that knocks Toxxic into a sitting position. With his opponent apparently dazed Zyon tries to take advantage and jumps up again, this time wrapping his legs around Toxxic’s head and snapping back for a hurricanrana…

 

…but Toxxic manages to push Zyon off before he can get a proper grip, causing the Unique Youth to backflip and land on his feet in the ring while Toxxic stays seated on the top…

 

…then Toxxic leaps off the second buckle and hooks Zyon around the head to take him down with a Blockbuster!

 

*BANG!*

 

The Straight-Edge Sensation scrambles into the cover immediately and hooks the leg…

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWO!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TH-

-but Zyon kicks out again! Toxxic rolls his eyes in frustration at Ced Ordonez’s perceived slow count, then sighs and starts to bring Zyon back up to his feet again. The Unique Youth is in a bad way and can’t avoid the European uppercut that Toxxic throws at him, causing him to stagger back and collapse into the ropes.

 

“Mak, much as I would prefer Zyon as World Champion instead of Maddix, and make no mistake I would, I can’t see how he can get a title shot in front of Gabriel Drake,” Suicide King says, doing his best to sound well-reasoned. “I respect Tom Flesher, but I must say his decision to let this one stand has surprised me.”

 

“It does seem that the Year Of The Beast has come to an abrupt and premature end,” Mak shrugs, “but you never know, maybe Drake will return to form and come back to haunt Maddix again. Although given his record against La Cucaracha, Drake might prefer Zyon to have the title instead when he next comes around for a shot!”

 

Toxxic follows Zyon in to the ropes, then whips the Unique Youth off them to the far side of the ring. He stretches out one arm to try and catch Zyon for his half-nelson facebuster, but Zyon manages to use his momentum to swing around behind the Straight-Edge Sensation, then leaps up for a rolling clutch pin!

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

Zyon bridges back into a Mexican Bridge…

 

 

 

 

TWO!!

 

 

 

 

…but Toxxic kicks out! The Englishman doesn’t want to risk any further fightbacks from his opponent so he grabs Zyon’s head in both hands as they both start to rise, then delivers a sickening headbutt that stops the Unique Youth in his tracks! With Zyon dazed Toxxic grabs him in a ¾ facelock, straightens up to his full height and makes a run for the nearest turnbuckles…

 

…but Zyon pushes the straight-edger off before he can complete the Sunny In England! Toxxic turns around to try and grab Zyon again, but the Unique Youth jumps into the air and reaches out for the Big Shot…

 

…but Toxxic pushes him away, and Zyon lands flat on his back on the mat! Toxxic turns around again and runs for the turnbuckles, then leaps to the top rope in one athletic bound before twisting and diving back off with a flying fistdrop aimed at Zyon’s forehead; unfortunately for the Englishman Zyon is no longer there, as the Unique Youth has rolled aside! Toxxic doesn’t manage to pull out of the dive and not only lands hard but lands hard specifically on his hand - he rolls away clutching his fist while Zyon simply rolls in the other direction until he passes underneath the bottom rope and ends up on the apron.

 

“Zyon’s been managing to avoid the knockout blow so far,” Mak comments, “but he seriously need to start building some momentum if he’s to get back on track in this match.”

 

“You never know, it might start here,” Suicide King mentions as Zyon hauls himself to his feet and grabs the top rope, “it’s just a case of if he spotmonkeys it correctly…”

 

Zyon hauls back on the top rope, then leaps up to it before springboarding across the ring with his forearm drawn back… but Toxxic turns at the last moment and lashes out with his right boot!

 

*CRACK!*

 

“Denied!” Mak Francis shouts, “that Stephenskick just pasted Zyon, and the revival is over before it even really began!”

 

Toxxic, still shaking his hand out, falls on top of Zyon and hooks the leg…

 

ONE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWO!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THR-

-but Zyon still kicks out! Toxxic now looks thoroughly annoyed with Ced Ordonez, but the referee maintains that it was a two count and the straight-edger can do nothing except glower. Well, and flip a two-fingered salute, which he does.

 

“If nothing else, Zyon’s resilience is impressive,” Mak Francis says, “but he doesn’t seem to have really got going in this match.”

 

“Hell, Maddix is resilient,” King snorts, “I’m telling you Mak, Zyon had better start shaping up. The last thing I want is for Landon to be able to gloat about a successful title defence!”

 

Toxxic starts to haul Zyon off the mat again, although the Unique Youth is veering towards deadweight now, having fired a shoulder off the canvas by the smallest of margins last time. The Englishman seems to know that his opponent is nearing the end of his stamina and places him in a front facelock, then stretches his arm out to the side…

 

“Unfinished Business coming up!” Mak shouts.

 

…but irony fails to strike and Business remains Unfinished, as Zyon desperately shoves Toxxic away from him as the Englishman starts to swing his arm down and twist around to complete the elbow-drive bulldog. Toxxic staggers a step but no more, turns back to get a new hold on his opponent-

 

‘Yaargh!’

 

-and Zyon goes to the eyes again! Toxxic staggers away, clawing at his face one more time, and Zyon shoves Ordonez aside and goes to follow up…

 

…then stops, and steps aside to let Ced do his job! The referee looks confused but goes to check on Toxxic as Zyon slumps back into the corner, seemingly out of energy. Ordonez takes Toxxic’s head and turns it towards him, trying to communicate with the straight-edger and see if his vision is good enough to continue…

 

…and Toxxic swings a blind right hand that takes Ced down!

 

“BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”

 

The Straight-Edge Sensation follows up with a volley of kicks to the prone referee, and Ordonez finds himself with no option but to call for the bell!

 

*DING-DING-DING!*

 

“Ladies and gentlemen,” Fuyon booms, “the winner of this match as a result of a disqualification following a prolonged assault on the referee… ‘The Unique Youth’, ZYYYYYYYYY-ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!”

 

“WHAT!?” Mak shouts as Toxxic suddenly freezes, then starts wiping his eyes to work out what the hell’s going on. The straight-edger suddenly realises that he’s been attacking Ordonez, and backs away in horror!

 

“Damn, that’s good,” King laughs, “he tricked Toxxic - Toxxic - into playing dirty!”

 

Toxxic stares across the ring through smeared eyeliner at Zyon; the Unique Youth manages a smirk before half-falling out through the ropes and limping towards the backstage area.

 

“Zyon never really got started in this match, and Toxxic was well in control,” Mak sums up, “but in the end Zyon… well, he played a dirty trick, and I think he deliberately put Ced into the firing line because he knew he couldn’t win the match anymore. Zyon’s pulled the win out here, technically, but I don’t think Toxxic is going to let him hear the last of this!”

 

Toxxic, rather belatedly, protests to Ordonez that he didn’t know what was happening. Meanwhile the last image of Storm is of the smirk on Zyon’s face as he climbs the ramp while we

 

 

 

 

FADE OUT

 

 

©2007 Acid Rayn Productions for Smartmarks Wrestling Federation

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