HD:Zack Malibu vs. Nathaniel Black

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"Chelsea Dagger" by The Fratelli's does not get a favorable reaction from this crowd when it hits, as the music of the 27 year old British upstart Nathaniel Black has come to draw ire from the OAOAST fanbase.

 

COLE

This promises to be an interesting contest, and it's a first time matchup for the OAOAST. Though they met nearly two weeks ago in the War Games, Zack Malibu and Nathaniel Black have never been one on one with each other in an OAOAST ring!

 

COACH

I can tell you why, too, Cole...because Zack Malibu knows that Nathaniel Black is forging a one man revolution in the OAOAST, looking to prove that he is England's supreme talent and that he's gonna take the States by storm!

 

Flashing the "V" sign, Black taunts the viewing audience through the camera on his way to the ring, and does so to ringside fans as well as he hops into the squared circle.

 

BUFFER

Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is set for one fall! Now entering the ring, hailing from London, England...he weighs in tonight at two hundred and thirty eight pounds, and is currently one third of the OAOAST World Six Man Tag Team Champions...this is NAAAAAAAAATHANIEELLLLL BLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAACK!

 

Black hops up on the ropes, working his heelish magic to the crowd as only he can, as he awaits the arrival of his opponent...and when "Getting Away With Murder" hits, all eyes are off of the World Six Man Tag Team Champion and on the entranceway!

 

BUFFER

His opponent, hailing from Providence, Rhode Island, and weighing in tonight at two hundred and ten pounds...ZAAAAAAAAAAAACK MAAAAAAAAAAAAALIBUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

 

Through the pyro shower comes the former World Champion greeted with a warm response from the crowd and a scowl from his opponent! Focused as always, Malibu makes his way to the ring slapping a select few hands, all the while keeping an eye on his opponent.

 

COLE

Malibu's going to have to have eyes in the back of his head tonight, because knowing Black's comrades, they're bound to get involved somehow.

 

COACH

First of all Cole, none of them are Russian, so what's with the comrade business? Secondly, Nathaniel Black is simply out to prove himself, and prove that his fellow Internationally Known superstars know what they're talking about when they say that Malibu has had a hard time facing the fact that there are others coming up in the ranks that are going to outshine him!

 

DING! DING! DING!

 

Collar and elbow tie-up to start, with both men battling for dominance. Black wins that war, hooking Zack in a side headlock, but soon finds himself heading towards the ropes as Zack pushes him off. Black bounces back, causing Zack to leapfrog over him, and that's when Black stops short. When Zack turns around he has a boot driven into his gut, then gets grabbed in a headlock again, this time taken over to the canvas! Black segues into a rear chinlock, but Malibu rather easily forces himself and his opponent back to a standing base. Zack hooks Black by the waist and lifts him off his feet, but Black rolls over Zack's shoulder, landing on his feet! He hooks Malibu in a rear waistlock, but Zack elbows his way free, then uses his own and takes Black to the canvas! Zack tries to tie up Black, but the brash Britain native is quick to his feet, scrambling away from Zack and causing a stalemate!

 

COACH

See that, Mikey Cole? Not bad, not bad at all.

 

COLE

I know Nathaniel's got the talent, Coach. Don't act like I said he didn't.

 

Lockup #2 takes place after the stalemate, with Zack winning out this time, using an arm wrench and then pinning the arm behind the back in a hammerlock. Black swings an elbow back to try and drive Zack off of him, but Malibu ducks the shot, keeping the arm trapped behind Black's back even as he's facing him now. Black clubs Zack across the back with his free arm, releasing himself from the hold, then sends Zack to the ropes, catching him with a hiptoss on the rebound! Black hits the ropes and comes off with a running lariat, but Malibu ducks it, sending Black across the ring as he continues to run the ropes...which sends him right into a hiptoss by Zack! Malibu reaches down to pull him up, but Black kicks off, sending Zack down to the canvas. Both men roll to their feet and lock up again, each once again trying to win the advantage over the other. As they jockey for position they wind up close to the ropes, and when Zack winds up trapping Black in the corner, the wily superstar sticks a leg through the ropes, bringing the referee over to have to break!

 

COLE

Smart move there by Black, able to get Zack off of him by having the ref call for the rope break.

 

Zack backs off, while Black smiles and points to his head, as if he's just solved a quantum physics equation. The two superstars circle each other again, but this time as they move closer to tie up, Black drives a knee into Zack's stomach, doubling him over! A series of forearms follows, culminating in a European uppercut that knocks Zack off his feet! Black pulls Zack up and then puts him right back down, dropping him with a body slam before coming off the ropes with a knee drop that misses! Zack rolls out of the way and comes up, immediately firing off kicks to the knee that just struck the hard ring surface, but Black manages to snare Zack's leg before another kick hits, then takes his other one out from under him! With Zack's legs hooked, Black drives the sole of his boot into Zack's stomach, then catapults him over the top rope!

 

COACH

There he goes!

 

Zack goes over, but manages to hang on, and skins the cat back inside...but Black sees him doing so, and yanks him down into the ring, then drops him with a back suplex! Black comes off the ropes, and the kneedrop finds its mark this time, as Malibu then finds himself trapped in a pinning predicament!

 

ONE!

 

KICKOUT!

 

COLE

Zack got out of that one, but I will again give credit where it is due...Nathaniel Black has not allowed himself to be surprised by Malibu, and is staying on him as best he can, not wanting to give Zack that "in" that will help him mount an offense.

 

Black brings Zack up, then shoves him into the corner before following up with a running shoulderblock that doubles Zack over! Black goes and brings Zack up, rocking him with another hard European uppercut before sending him across the ring. Zack collides with the opposite corner, and Black responds by hitting a running forearm smash, then brings Zack out and takes him to the canvas with a gutwrench suplex. Black then sits up next to his foe and looks over at him, then slaps him across the face while he recovers from being assaulted!

 

COACH

Haha, look at this now! Nathaniel Black showing Zack Malibu what's up!

 

COLE

I think any amount of respect Nathaniel Black wants to earn is going to be discredited with tactics like that.

 

Black brings Zack up and shoves him into the ropes, catching him as he rebounds with a side slam that once again puts Zack in the position of looking up at the lights. Black then comes up and delivers a hard stomp to the ribs once again, then pulls Zack up and locks him in an abdominal stretch. With Zack trapped in the hold, Black hits several forearms across the ribs, inflicting further damage to that region, then keeps Zack set in the hold, putting the strain on. Zack struggles to manuever out of the hold, finally doing so by hiptossing Black to the canvas! The brash Brit quickly rises up off of the mat, but a standing dropkick from Zack puts him right back down! Malibu then moves towards him, backing him into the ropes upon recovery and firing him off, catching him with another dropkick! As Black gets flustered, Malibu leaps up onto his shoulders and snaps him over with a huracanrana! Zack then runs the ropes and comes back with a running lariat, but Black ducks it! Zack keeps racing to the far side, coming off again and running right into a powerslam by Black...that gets countered at the last second when Malibu arm drags Nathaniel over! Black scrambles to his feet, but a lariat finally finds its mark and dumps him over the top rope, sending him to the floor as the crowd wildy cheers for their sentimental favorite!

 

COLE

A great technical showing so far, but the resilience of Zack Malibu has gotten under the skin of Nathaniel Black!

 

Black puts his hands on his hips, glaring harshly back in the ring at the man who awaits his re-entry. Looking out to the crowd, Black doesn't see many supporters admist the diehard Zack Malibu fans, and jumps back up on the apron before getting back into the ring, walking right up to Zack and shoving him violently!

 

COACH

Someone is done playin' games!

 

Zack shoves right back, and before you know it the two are tangled up once again, jockeying for position. Black places his leg behind Zack's, gaining leverage and forcing Malibu into a bridge...but Malibu allows himself to be pushed to the mat, using it to his advantage as he monkey flips Black over! Zack then rolls through into a mounted position, striking Black with a pair of elbows before he's shoved off! Both men come up, and as Black approaches he's rocked by a right hand, then staggered by a series of chops before he's sent into the ropes. Black runs right into Zack, who plants him with an inverted atomic drop, then hooks Black as he's doubled over and takes him down with a butterfly suplex! Zack then goes to pull Black up, but Black uses a double leg takedown to pull Zack to the mat! The egotistical Englishman then looks to drop an elbow, but Zack rolls out of the way just in time, causing him to come up short! Zack fires off some leg kicks as Black gets up to keep him off balance, but Black catches a leg, only for Zack to strike with an enzugiri! Black doesn't fall, but he's rocked by the blow, and as he turns away Zack rushes up behind him and hooks a rear waistlock, but quickly gets snapmared over by Black, who then runs the ropes and comes off with a low kick...that Zack catches! A dragon screw follows, and Zack attempts to segue into the figure four...but as he tries tying up Nathaniel's legs, he gets hooked with a small package!

 

ONE!

 

T-KICKOUT!

 

COLE

After so much back and forth, the first pinfall of the match, but it wasn't enough for Nathaniel Black to prove himself to be the better man!

 

Both men come up, with Black snatching Zack by the wrist and attempting to send him to the corner...but Zack puts on the brakes and sends Black into the opposite corner, then follows up with a diving splash that sandwiches his opponent against the ropes! Zack then climbs the ropes and hammers away, drilling Black with punches as the crowd counts along in unison! Zack gets a full ten count before stepping down and sending a weakened Black across the ring, and watches as his back smashes into the buckles. Zack then gathers momentum and runs across the ring, leaping off his feet for a ZACK ATTACK II...but Nathaniel Black drops and rolls out of the ring at the last second!

 

COACH

Smart man! Atta boy, Nate Dawg!

 

Zack manages to catch himself on the middle rope, and watches as Black paces around the ringside area, avoiding contact with The Franchise. Angered by the cowardly tactic, Zack hops over the ropes and onto the apron, running across it and attacking with an Apron Run Diving Clothesline as soon as Black turns around (but before he knows what's coming!).

 

COLE

Vintage Malibu, and Nathaniel Black didn't get the break he thought he was getting!

 

Immediately, Zack pulls Black up and rolls him into the ring, making the international star live up to his word and face him one on one, rather than run away. Zack hops up on the apron, but as he goes back into the ring Black gets up and runs over, kicking the middle rope into Zack's groin!

 

COLE

C'mon now!

 

Zack is hurting, and that enables Black to bring him into the ring, then drop him across his knee with a gutbuster! Zack holds his ribs, then crawls on all fours, but Black stands over him, dropping his weight down onto Zack's back, then pulling his head up and striking him with crossface blows!

 

COACH

Zack wanted a challenge, and that's exactly what he's getting!

 

Black drags Zack up, but Malibu breaks away and hits a European uppercut out of desperation, dazing Black! Nathaniel shakes the blow off and responds with one of his own, which Zack absorbs before striking with ANOTHER European uppercut, only to have THAT returned with one from Black!

 

COLE

It's a standoff! They're trading uppercuts like they're going out of style!

 

The fans get involved in this too, shouting "YAY!" when Zack strikes, and "BOO!" when Black does! The series of shots continues, as Zack matches Black blow for blow, but each man refuses to go down! Finally, Black manages to hit two in a row, staggering Zack, but Malibu follows up with one more of his own, then scoops Black up onto his shoulders and starts twirling himself around with an airplane spin!

 

COACH

He's making ME dizzy!

 

Round and round they go, as the crowd goes wild. Malibu keeps turning and turning, going through what seems like an endless series of rotations before dropping Black onto his feet. Both men are barely standing, both trying to regain their balance, and that's when Zack hits one more European uppercut which knocks Black off his feet and enables Zack to fall right on top of him for the pin!

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

KICKOUT!

 

Black kicks out, but the crowd is applauding loudly, impressed with the scene they just witnessed. Zack leads Black up, but catches a jawbreaker for his troubles, then gets taken over with a suple...NO! Zack slides out and hooks him for a German suplex, but as he lifts Black floats over Zack, lands behind him, and then hits a German of his own!

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

NO! NO!

 

Black breaks the bridge after the referee taps him, warning him of Zack's kickout. Black comes to his feet and scowls at the ref, a look that drives the referee away as Zack gets brought to his feet by his opponent...then struck square in the face with a vicious headbutt! Zack covers his face with his hands and turns away, but this enables Black to take him by the back of the head and run him to the corner and ram his face into the top turnbuckle! Black then pins Zack against the ropes and blisters his chest with a series of chops, then hits another European uppercut before picking Zack up off of his feet and seating him on the top rope. He hooks Zack in a front facelock and tries to hoist him up, but Malibu clings to the ropes by keeping his legs warpped around them while driving his fist into Black's ribcage! Black's grip weakens, and Malibu shoots his arm between his legs, carrying Black up onto his shoulders before forcing himself up to his feet, drawing the crowd out of their seats as he leaps off the ropes with his opponent in his arms, crushing him as he flips him over with THE HONOR ROLL~!

 

COLE

Malibu busted out The Honor Roll, and that could very well be the winning manuever, if he can cover him quickly enough!

 

Although Black is laid out, the move had an effect on Zack too, as pain surges through his sore ribs. Still, he rolls over and crawls onto Black, hooking a leg as the referee comes down to count.

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

TH-KICKOUT!

 

COACH

YO~! Guess it's gonna take a bit more than that!

 

Black gets led to his feet after the failed pin attempt, and rocked with a pair of forearms before Zack takes him and whips him into the corner. Zack charges in, but Black manages to throw a leg up, catching Zack across the cheek with his boot! Zack staggers away, then gets knocked over with a kneelift from Black, who bursts out of the corner with an energetic rush! He then picks Zack up and hooks him for a suplex, slingshotting him off the top rope before turning around and dropping Zack facefirst on the mat with a gordbuster before falling back against the ropes! Black savors the moment to rest, regaining what he can of that lost energy...and when Zack gets up Black comes up off the ropes and does a full rotation, cracking Zack across the throat with a Black Lariat, the force of which drops Black to the mat as well as Zack! Black stays down, covering Zack for the pin, and shouting "C'mon" at the referee, who couldn't be moving any faster than he already is!

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

T-NO! NO! KICKOUT!

 

COLE

And I guess it's going to take more than a Black Lariat to get Zack Malibu to stay down for the three count!

 

Black slams his hands on the canvas, berating the referee for "being too slow". He pulls Zack up, then floors him with another European uppercut, then comes off the ropes with a kneedrop...and misses! Zack rolls out of the way, and as Black gets up, slightly limping after hitting nothing but the hard ring surface, Malibu also pushes up. Eyeing his foe and seeing he's in a bad way, Zack comes at him, kicking his right leg up as he hopes that SCHOOL'S OUT finds its mark...BUT IT DOESN'T! Nathaniel Black catches the foot and throws it down before rotating again, using another Black Lariat...THAT GETS BLOCKED as Malibu throws his elbows up, blocking the blow, and follows up with an ANGLE SLAM~! on a stunned Nathaniel Black~!

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

THREEEEEEEEEEENO! NO! NO! SHOULDER UP!

 

COLE

Black dodged a bullet by blocking School's Out, and then somehow managed to kick out of another patented Malibu finish, the Angle Slam!

 

COACH

I'm tellin' you, Mikey Cole, this kid is IT. Zack Malibu is old news.

 

Zack sits up, pondering what he could possibly do to defeat the persistent challenge of Landon Maddix's fellow countryman and stablemate. Zack brings him up and uses a rear waistlock, then carries him over with a German Suplex...and that gets the ball rolling, as Zack slowly but surely rolls both he and his opponent up to their feet, using a second German, followed by a third...and a fourth...AND A FIFTH...THEN A SIXTH~! Malibu keeps 'em coming, rolling to his feet for a seventh German suplex, and SOMEHOW, Black musters the strength to try and break free, throwing an elbow back...but Malibu hooks the arm with his own while still holding a waistlock with the other, and throws Black over his head and damn near straight down on the top of his head with a release HALF NELSON SUPLEX that leaves him in a crumpled heap on the canvas!

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

THREEEEENO! FOOT ON THE ROPE!

 

COLE

I can't believe he even had THAT left in him!

 

COACH

Watch, Cole...watch history happen here tonight! This is Nathaniel Black's coming out party, and I don't mean like the one you had a few years ago!

 

COLE

...

 

For a man who is used to defying the odds and being one of the most resilient competitors in the OAOAST, Malibu seems surprised, almost dejected by his inability to beat the outspoken Englishman. Zack drags Black away from the ropes, but as he's leaned over and dragging him by one arm, Black wearily reaches up, grabbing Zack by the head and pulling him into a surprise cradle!

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

TH-NO! KICKOUT!

 

COLE

This has become quite a war...Zack Malibu is, dare I say it, bringing out the best in Nathaniel Black right now, because he is not succumbing to the former OAOAST World Champion!

 

Both men get to their feet, and Malibu quickly snares Black in a sleeperhold, looken to put the final nail in the coffin of the weakened superstar. The crowd buzzes as Black squirms, trying to escape, but Zack keeps the hold on as tight as he can. Black looks to weaken, but in a last ditch effort, manages to back Zack into the corner and crush him against the ropes! Black hobbles away as Zack leans against the ropes, both men exhausted from battle. Black turns around and charges in, looking to finish Zack off...but Malibu moves out of the way at the last second! Black collides with enough force to crack his sternum, and it doesn't help that Malibu follows up with a ZACK ATTACK II~!, driving both of his knees into the back of Nathaniel Black before lifting him up and crotching him on the top rope! Malibu climbs up after him and from the middle rope...locks on a sleeper!?!?

 

COACH

Hey, he can't do that! Rope break, ref!

 

COLE

Zack, looking to put Nathaniel Black to sleep here, and...wait, what's he doing?

 

With the sleeper locked on, Zack climbs up onto the third rope, and brings a defenseless Black to his feet with him...then brings him airborne as Zack leaps backwards off of the ropes with the sleeperhold applied, driving Nathaniel Black to the canvas with a SUPER TRENDSETTER~!~!

 

COACH

YOOOOOOOOOOOOO~!

 

COLE

A TRENDSETTER FROM THE TOP ROPE! NATHANIEL BLACK'S HEAD JUST BOUNCED OFF THE CANVAS LIKE A SUPERBALL!

 

"HOLY SHIT!"

"HOLY SHIT!"

"HOLY SHIT!"

 

With the crowd loving what they've just seen, Zack Malibu crawls over to Nathaniel Black for the cover once again, silently praying that that's all he's going to need to finish off the hated overseas import.

 

ONE!

 

 

 

TWO!

 

 

 

 

THREE!

 

 

DING! DING! DING!

 

Breathing a sigh of relief, Zack rolls off of Black, and the sound of Papa Roach coming over the soundsystem is music to not only the fans ears, but Zack's as well.

 

COLE

WHAT. A. MATCH. I may not like Nathaniel Black, what he's about, or the company he keeps, but I will give him credit where it is due, he BROUGHT IT tonight.

 

COACH

You damn right he did, Mikey Cole. Nate Black showed the world tonight what he's all about, and he was able to hang with the best. There ain't no shame in that.

 

Malibu gets his hand raised by the ref, drawing the crowd to their feet as they applaud the victory of the OAOAST's favorite son. Malibu leans on the ropes, his energy drained from that epic encounter, and as he exits the ring he turns and looks back at Nathaniel Black, laid out on the canvas and being tended to the by the ref, before leaving. Zack then steps through the ropes and heads to the back, where a warm shower awaits, as well as the congratulations of his peers...and the anger from the rest of Cucaracha Internacional that one of their own fell victim to their leaders longtime rival.