HD: MAIN EVENT!

[King Cucaracha 0]

As we return to HeldDOWN~!, "It Ain't Over For Me" by Terrence Howard immediately begins to play. Stephen Joseph Popick walks through his shower of pyrotechnics, as the people of Nashville rise to their feet and boo vociferously. And while you rush for your dictionaries or even lazier, online dictionaries, here's Michael Buffer.

BUFFER
Ladies and gentlemen, the following [i]non-title[/i] contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first. He hails from Atlanta, Georgia. Weighing in at two hundred, twenty five pounds... tonight, proudly representing THE LIGHTNING CREW, here is the former OAOAST World Heavyweight Champion, SSSTTEEEEPPHHHEEEEENN... JJJOOOOOOOSSSSEEEEEEEPPHHHHHHH... PPOOOOOOOOPPIIIIIIIIIIIIICCKK!!!!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

COLE
It is main-event time! And with just 72 hours until Zero Hour 2007, it's a tough test for our World Heavyweight Champion.

COACH
No doubt. Say what you will about Popick, he's a former World Heavyweight Champion. He's seen it all and done it all. He was on the pre-game show of the very first AnglePalooza, five years and a half years ago Michael. You're looking at an OAOAST Original.

COLE
I thought he was an Upstart?

COACH
A what!?

COLE
Exactly.

SJP climbs the steps and scales the turnbuckle with one leg on top, scanning the crowd and smirking.

COLE
And tonight, Popick's goal is clear. Soften up the Champion for PRL, ahead of the Triple Threat Ladder Match this Sunday night.

Entering the ring, Popick begins his warm-ups...

BUFFER
And, introducing his opponent...


[b]"PREPARE...FOR...LANDON!"[/b]

[i]...WAAAAAHHHHH...

*DUM DUM*[/i]

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

Incubus' "Megalomaniac" gets a similarly negative reaction from the crowd, not showing any allegiance to Landon as he steps through the entrance doors. With Megan Skye by his side as ever, Landon extends his arms to the crowd and shows off the belt around his waist.

BUFFER
Hailing from Huron, South Dakota by way of Madrid, Spain. Weighing in at two hundred and eight pounds... he is led to the ring by his "Perfect 10", MEGAN SKYE... the reigning One and Only AngleSault Thread HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WOOOOORRRRRLLDD... LANDON! "LA CUCARACHA"... MMMMMAAAAAAAAAADDIIIIIIIIIIXXXXXXXXX!!!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

Landon leaps to the apron, looking out at the crowd as Megan climbs the steps. Megan holds open the ropes and Landon bounds into the ring, spinning himself into the centre of  the ring HBK style and posing with Megan.

COLE
Very much the old school versus the new. Landon Maddix with roughly a year of active OAOAST competition under his belt, one of our fastest rising stars to the top prize, the World Title. A first time meeting here tonight and you have to wonder how much Landon is focused on this match and how much he's looking ahead to Zero Hour.

COACH
If he is at all, it'll be a mistake.

After passing his belt off to the referee, the Champion is ready to go. He holds the ropes open for Megan to leave...



...which allows Popick to blindsight him before the bell!!


*DINGDINGDING!*

COACH
That's the Popick I know and love.

Popick rains down the blows to the back of Landon, referee Mike Chioda yelling at him to let Landon out of the corner. Having just reaches the floor, Megan is already complaining as Popick doesn't let up. He turns Landon around in the corner, striking him with an elbow. A knee follows before SJP is finally moved back by the referee. The wily veteran is happy enough to co-operate to make himself look like a honourable guy, but more-so because it allows him another cheapshot as Landon starts to come out of the corner. Falling across the middle rope, Maddix is then sunk into a choke across the middle rope by the knee of Stephen Joseph.

COLE
It's not often someone out-cheats Landon Maddix. But Popick got the jump on him and he's got a pretty impressive MO in shady tactics.

COACH
That's why you can't underestimate him.

Pulling Landon off the ropes on the five count, Popick leads him into centre ring and executes a simple back suplex. He doesn't go for a cover though, instead watching as the Champion writhes around.

"ZACK!"
"ZACK!"
"ZACK!"
"ZACK!"

COACH
Now, what the hell does Zack have to do with this!?

COLE
You mean besides the Triple Threat Ladder Match this Sunday and the beatdown Popick and PRL lead the Lightning Crew in inflicting last week?

A kick to the head from Popick seems to wake Landon up a little and draws him to his feet. Popick waits on him with a deep knee to the gut however, snapmaring Landon out of that and kicking him in the back with the flat of his foot. Maddix favours that as Popick continues to stalk around him, not making any sudden moves to end the match. Infact, his next sudden move is to drop to his knees and blatantly choke La Cucaracha with his bare hands!

"ONE!"
"TWO!"
"THREE!"
"FOUR!"

Breaking, SJP warns the referee off of him before picking Landon up by the head and SLAMMING it into the canvas.

COLE
I know I shouldn't be surprised by a former World Champion fairing well but I didn't expect this kind of start. I mean, Popick has been out of active competition for a while now.

COACH
But he's still in ring shape. He spars every day with Tha Puerto Rican, he trains with the rest of the Lightning Crew regularly. Popick could step right back into contention for that title any time he wanted, just like Alfdogg when he returned, just like Caboose when he returned.

COLE
Well, maybe he could... if not for PRL. Which is why Popick has yet to go for a cover tonight.

Back up, Maddix starts to show some fight as he goes to the body with some shots. Popick fights him off with some retaliatory shots, then jams the point of his elbow into the top of Landon's head to subdue him. Grabbing the arm, Popick irish whips Landon across the ring and into the corner. Head of steam, SJP then follows in with a charge... and eats boot!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Even being beaten on by Stephen Joseph Popick can't seem to endear poor Landon to the OAOAST faithful. Luckily, he doesn't care about that. Pushing up onto the middle rope, Landon waits for SJP to close back in a step before soaring, hooking the head...



...and SPIKING Popick with a Flying DDT!!

COLE
WOW!

COACH
Popick's never faced Landon. And he didn't have that move scouted.

Wanting the match to be over with as quickly as possible, Landon quickly makes a cover...


1...







2...






Kickout!!

Bringing Popick back to his feet, Landon looks to pay off some reciepts. A forearm shot. And another. A third...


*SLAP!*

"WHOOOOOOOO!"

...and a knifedge chop! Popick lets out a loud groan and doubles over from the pain...


...but it turns out to be a great job of over-acting, Popick not as hurt as he made out and suckering Landon into a false sense of security, leaving him open for a open-handed thrust to the throat!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

COLE
Oh, that was right to the throat there! Referee needs to get on that.

COACH
What's he going to do, disqualify him? Michael, in wrestling there's rules that can be broken and rules that can't. That's one you'll get a warning for right there. No more, no less and the damage is done. Popick knows that.

Popick moves in on the choking Landon...



...who announces his own pantomiming by quickly going to the eyes of SJP!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

COLE
Well, that'll earn a warning too.


*SLAP!*

"WHOOOOOOOO!"

Landon follows up with a chop.


*SLAP!*

"WHOOOOOOOO!"

And another.


*SLAP!*

"WHOOOOOOOO!"

Make it three. Landon now looks for an irish whip, sending Popick into the ropes and loading up with a clothesline. He telegraphs it though and Popick ducks underneath, executing a quick Russian Legsweep to take the Champion down.

COLE
Nice move by Popick and... uh, what the hell is this?

Confusion suddenly takes over as Popick sits up and starts waving. Waving to the back, which prompts the doors to slide open and THE LIGHTNING CREW to come marching out, lead by PRL!!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

COLE
Well, so much for the match. This was a set-up!

COACH
Well duuuhh.

Megan rolls her eyes, having sensed in the back of her mind this was coming all along. Laughing all the way down, PRL motions his troops ahead of him. Vitamin X jogs in front and slides in, stalking over Landon while Mr. Boricua and Cuban Wall make their way in. Suddenly though, another figure enters the ringside area. Up and over the barrier, carrying an aliminum ladder.

COACH
Wha...

COLE
IT'S ZACK! ZACK MALIBU! ZACK WAS HERE ALL ALONG!

"YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

The crowd erupt as Zack drags his ladder over the barricade and suddenly hurls it into the air...



*CRACK!*


...LANDING DIRECTLY ON THE BACK OF MR. BORICUA'S HEAD IN THE RING!!!!

Stunned, PRL slams on the brakes and watches on from the aisleway as his bigman falls down in a heap. Zack dives into the ring to retrieve his store-bought ladder, not spotted by any of the Crew until it's too late. First to notice is Vitamin X, running over as Zack takes the ladder, swinging it like a baseball bat...




*CRACK!*


...AND STRIKING VITAMIN X IN THE SIDE SO HARD, HE GOES TUMBLING OUT OF THE RING!!!

"OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"

COLE
OH YEAH! That's not the kind of ladder I'd expect to see this Sunday but it's damn sure doing it's job right about now!

COACH
Get him Wall, get him!

Right on cue, Cuban Wall turns around and catches Zack coming in with the GOOZLE~ But before he can complete the Chokeslam, Zack re-positions the ladder, between Wall's tree-trunk like legs...





WALL
:O


"YYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!"

COLE
Ooooooohhhhhhhhhhh...

COACH
Damnit, no!

Wall's testicles get rattled by the ladder shot and he staggers away. Zack follows after him, a standing dropkick enough to send him the rest of the way through the ropes and to the floor. All fired up, The Franchise kicks the flimsy ladder away and dares PRL to come get him some, Tha Puerto Rican looking none too eager to get involved. Rolling from the ring seconds earlier, Popick makes an effort to make it look like he's having to hold PRL back. Zack just points the finger too them though with two simple words. 'This Sunday'. PRL exchanges words right back, typically.


And all the while, Landon Maddix crouches behind Zack.

COLE
Wait a second... watch Maddix!

COACH
Zack doesn't see it!

PRL plays along and baits Zack in until he's good and ready before trailing off. At which point, Zack shouts a last word of warning and turns around...





...SUPERKI...





...NO!! ZACK DUCKS!! Landon manages to adjust and land on his feet safely, scurrying from the ring as Zack dives after him. Just about escaping the ring in time, the cussing La Cucaracha jumps the barrier and fumes over not getting the kick in, Zack staring from the ring and PRL with Popick from the aisle.

COLE
Wow, I cannot wait until this Sunday night. These three men, all vying for one prize in a Triple Threat Ladder Match! Landon couldn't return the Superkick favours from the past two weeks tonight but who really has the momentum going into this Sunday!? Zack got some payback tonight but it's all up for grabs, Zero Hour, do not miss it on Pay Per View!!!

[alfdogg 0]

Question: Is this aboslutely going to be the end of the show? If possible, I have a quickie backstage segment that I'd like the show to end on. If that's not possible, I can just post it as an "OAOAST exclusive" or something.

[Patty O'Green 0]

as overload of HD, I wouldn't mind putting the segment at the end, like after credits which I never write.

 

but then again, I'm not the one who called the mainevent!