HD: Landon vs. Heat

[King Cucaracha 0]

BUFFER
The following, non-title contest, is set for one fall and it is a Quarter Final Match in the Money In The Bank Tournament!

As Buffer finishes, a piano plays a melody causing the crowd to erupt.

COLE
Alright! Try not to get in trouble with this guy too, wouldya Coach?

COACH
Ah, clam up.

The lights go down in the arena, turning back on in tune with the melody. 

[b]"COME ON!"

*BOOM~!*[/b]

Pyro explodes, leaving behind fire that burns on both sides of the entrance stage. "Gasolina (Remix)" by Daddy Yankee featuring Lil’ Jon and Pitbull starts playing as Colombian Heat rushes out onto the stage, getting the crowd fired up. Heat runs to both sides of the entrance stage and fires that section of the arena up. Heat raises his hands, acknowledging the fans before hand-slapping his way down the aisle.

BUFFER
On his way to the ring at this time... originally from Bogotá, Colombia, but now residing in Miami, Florida. He weighs in at one hundred and eighty pounds... the reigning OAOAST United States Heavyweight Champion... CCOOOOOLLLLLLLOOOOOOOMMMMMBBIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAANN... HHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAATT!!!

"YYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!"

Heat slides into the ring and fires up the Philly faithful.

COLE
Colombian Heat just three more wins away from a guaranteed shot at his good buddy, Tha Puerto Rican and his World Heavyweight Championship. And you've gotta believe that if Heat wins that Money In The Bank contract, he won't be someone who'll sneak around waiting for their opportunity to pounce. Heat's the kinda guy who'll be straight up and in your face, he'll use that contract for a fair one on one shot, man to man.

COACH
Because he's a putz! The whole point of the contract is you can use it when it's most convenient for you. You say to a guy 'oh, hey, I'm gonna cash my contract in in about three weeks, give you a few weeks to prepare...', might as well say 'hey, while I'm at it, here's a copy of my last five matches on DVD and a list of my personal fears and dislikes for you to study, good luck!'

In the ring, Colombian Heat has taken the microphone.

HEAT
A'ight, a'ight... Philadelphia, Land Of Da Extreme! If ya'll ready to see me make [i]La Cucaracha[/i] fell the Heat, then lemme hear ya'll make just a little noise up in this...

CROWD
BIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATCH~!

COACH
Ugh!

Heat flips the mic back to Buffer and goes into his warm-ups, as the moody intro to "Megalomaniac" begins to play. Boos ring out through the arena, preparing to greet the ever unpopular La Cucaracha.


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

[i]...WAAAAAHHHHH...

*DUM DUM*[/i]

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

Bursting out onto the stage Landon pumps a determined fist at his side before thrusting one triumphant finger over his head. At his side as ever is Megan Skye, both looking in quite determined mood as they head to the ring. Landon extends his hands to his side encouraging cheers because, hey, he's pretty damn good. The fans are not to be swayed though and continue to shout their abuse.

BUFFER
And introducing the opponent. Accompanied to the ring by MEGAN SKYE. He hails from Huron, South Dakota by way of Madrid, Spain... weighing in at two hundred and eight pounds. The leader of Cucaracha Internacional...  the former OAOAST World Heavyweight Champion... ladies and gentlemen, LLLAAAAAAAAANNDDOOOOONN... "LA CUCARACHA"... MMMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAADDIIIIIIIIXXXXXXXXXXX!!!!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

COLE
Landon's had his fair share of difficulties this year, what with his ongoing struggle to get Todd Cortez back on his side and now Nathaniel Black developing a mind of his own. But Landon's main concern tonight is winning back that World Heavyweight Championship and solidifying Cucaracha Internacional as the top faction in the OAOAST.

Landon makes his way up the ring steps, walking down the apron with a sea of downturned thumbs and upturned middle fingers being brandished at him. Just smirking, Landon waits for Megan to hold the ropes for him before spinning himself into the ring. Even before his entrance is over La Cucaracha is on the referee's case to watch for any "funny business" from Heat as he scales the turnbuckles, further winding up the crowd as he postures to the hard camera.

COLE
So here we go with our third Money In The Bank Tournament Quarter Final. Already advanced, Leon Rodez and Krista Isadora Duncan, who we'll be seeing later on in what promises to be an explosive Love Shack. This promises to be an explosive match right here though.

Jumping from the turnbuckles, Landon and Megan go through some last minute strategy, made harder by the noise generated by Heat and the Philidelphia crowd.


*DINGDINGDING!*

The bell sounds and in an effort to show Heat up, Landon scales the turnbuckles again and poses.

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

COLE
And if Landon expected that to work, he's the only one in this entire arena. And that's a lot of people.

As Maddix pouts at the poor reaction, Heat shows him how it's done by leaping to the turnbuckles opposite and firing up the fans!

"YYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!"

Not one to give up on a challenge, no matter how futile it may be, Landon asks Heat to step aside and let him try again with the part of the crowd he knows is capable of cheering. And Heat stands back amused as Landon asks the crowd to give him what they've got.

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

Maddix just can't seem to understand what's going on. Sympathising with him, Heat decides that he'll try again for Landon...

"YYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!"

...and another round of cheers goes up...



...cut short as Landon leaps up and clubs the unsuspecting Heat in the back with a forearm!!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

COACH
Haha! Wrestling isn't a popularity contest, it's a brains contest and there's not one person in this company lower ranked than Heat in those stakes!

Pulling Heat down off the turnbuckles, Landon stomps him in the corner with a big smile on his face before stopping to point to his head, just to get the point across about how darned smart he is. Landon drags Heat upright, popping him in the jaw with a forearm. And a second. Irish whip then sends Heat corner to corner, Landon following in with a leaping forearm smash... but Heat dodges out of the way! Saving himself, a block with the hands prevents Landon eating turnbuckle. As he comes out of the corner though, he's bowled over as Heat comes off the ropes with a clothesline. Landon pops back up, into a hiptoss. Back up again, scooped and slammed by Heat. Into a corner scrambles Landon and suddenly he wants to make friends, offering up a handshake to his amped up opponent. Heat asks the crowd for their advice, but goes completely against it by reciprocating... almost... just out of reach of Landon's hand, slowly lowering his hand towards the mat. And as Landon's eyes follow it, Heat suprises him with a quick kick up into the shoulder blade sending him out to the floor!

COLE
You were saying Coach?

COACH
Well that wasn't smart, that was just deceptive!

COLE
I don't know, Heat was pretty smart in getting here if I recall.

COACH
Again, 'smart', apologist speak for cheating. He tied Faqu's feet so he couldn't get into the ring, that's just low.

COLE
But it was also smart.

Maddix paces around ringside complaining to Megan about the cheapshot he just took. Megan is suddenly gone though and Landon soon finds out why, as Heat comes soaring out onto him with a PESCADO!

"HEAT!"
"HEAT!"
"HEAT!"
"HEAT!"

Heat tags a few hands before going back to business, throwing Landon back inside.

COLE
The US Champion looking to fly again here in the early going.

On the apron, Heat encourages Landon back to his feet. La Cucaracha does come up and walks unsuspectingly into the path of a Springboard Flying Forearm Smash! Cover by Heat...


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No!

Coming back up with renewed determination, Landon swings with a wild forearm. Heat ducks to a knee though, striking to the midsection with a backfist before reaching up and flipping Maddix to the mat by the arm. Rolling through to his feet, Landon rushes forward. Heat bypasses him with a sidestep, catching Landon coming off the ropes with a hiptoss... NO! Turning in mid-air Landon comes down on his feet, popping up onto Heat's thighs and pushing off for the Thesz Plant... but Heat shoves him off and Landon faceplants into the canvas!

COLE
Heat, one step ahead of La Cucaracha there again!

Landon climbs back up and Heat takes him right back down with a swinging headscissors.

COLE
Landon is used to being the quicker man in the match against most opponents, but not so here with the explosive Colombian Heat!

COACH
Don't worry, he'll have a plan. He always has a plan.

Pulling himself up against the ropes, Maddix is caught and shot across the ring. Before he can hit the opposite ropes though Landon slides into first base and to a stop. Heat rushes at him but Landon cuts him off with a quick boot to the gut. Hitting the ropes, Landon then looks to capitalise, but gets caught with a surprise Powerslam!


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No!

Heat picks Landon back up and strikes him with some open handed chops to the chest. An irish whip sends Landon off the ropes, into a back elbow as he rebounds back. With Landon down, Heat throws up the "Westside W" with his hands and springs to the middle rope, coming back with the WESTSIIIIIIIDE Moonsault...



...and although Landon rolls out of the way, Heat lands on his feet!

COLE
Nice adjustment!

Waiting on Landon, Heat runs in looking for another headscissors... but he gets caught midway around the world and dropped awkwardly across the knee, to a groan from the crowd!

COACH
How's about that for a nice adjustment?

COLE
Tilt a whirl into a backbreaker, great counter for the attempted headscissors.

Hook of the leg by Maddix...


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No!

Staying on the back, Landon sits Heat up and drives a knee into the spine. Coming off the ropes Maddix then follows up with a hard kick which leaves Heat writhing in pain on the mat.

LANDON
GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

COLE
The former soccer player getting a painful soccer lesson.

COACH
That's why Spain are European Champions, right there.

COLE
.....huh?

COACH
...well, they are.

Heat starts pulling himself up on the ropes and Maddix walks over, giving him a kick in the body. Then a shot across the back, before delivering another kick. Landon then presses Heat up against the ring ropes...


*SLAP!*

"WHOOOOOOOO!"

...and delivers a knifedge chop! Heat responds with a short jab, but Landon opens Heat up again...


*SLAP!*

"WHOOOOOOOO!"

...and hits another chop! As Heat goes down Landon quickly presses his throat against the middle rope and sticks a knee in the back, choking away at the US Champion.

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

Clean break from Landon. Eventually.

COLE
Of course Maddix the last and only Money In The Bank holder in the OAOAST. And as we see him use a shortcut, we're all reminded of the shortcuts he used with that contract first time around to win the World Title.

Fluffing his hair Landon smiles as he feels the match going his way now. He brings Heat to his feet, landing a forearm before sending him across the ring with an irish whip, setting up a picture-perfect Dropsault flush to the jaw! Landon's attempts to get some appreciation fail even after that great move and he wisely gives up, making a cover...


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No!

Landon wraps Heat up in a rear chinlock and bides his time, while Heat looks to the crowd for some support in getting to his feet.

"LET'S GO HEAT!"
"LET'S GO HEAT!"
"LET'S GO HEAT!"
"LET'S GO HEAT!"

COLE
The US Champion looking for a little inspiration.

Trying to add a bodyscissors, Landon looks worried as Heat gets to a knee. From the knee he's quickly up to his feet and Landon adjusts to a more potent sleeper hold, too late as it turns out. Heat goes to the gut with an elbow to the breadbasket. A second. And a third. Hold broken, Heat then breaks free of Landon's clutches and the US Champ catches La Cucaracha by surprise with a right hand. Heat quickly hits another punch! And another! Heat then does the DANCE~!, before completing the Shake, Rattle and Roll!

COLE
Oh yeah, Heat is feeling it now!

COACH
And when this idiot starts feeding off of these people, he's like a different person. I just don't get it.

Feeling it, Heat loads up Maddix and sends him off the ropes, then up into the air with a BAAAAACK bodydrop! The former World Champion is reeling and walks into a quick scoop and a slam, Heat with a quick SHIMMY~! before he heads to the top. Slapping the turnbuckles he gets the fans even further into it and makes his way to the top. Landon is up but that's of no concern to Heat, who takes off with his patented Missile Dropkick...



...but Landon steps out of the way and Heat crashes and burns!!!

"OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"

COLE
That might cut off the adrenaline flow Heat had going right there.

Once Heat rolls onto his back, Landon follows up with a double stomp, bottoming out with the back senton a second later. Landon reaches back and hooks a leg...


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Kickout!

Landon brings Heat up with him and clubs him in the back a few times. He then delivers a straight kick to the chest of the Colombian, almost knocking him head over heels. Grabbing the ankle Landon rolls Heat through to his feet and hooks him by the head, looking for the Cucaracha Cutte... NO! A shove in the back from Heat saves him, Landon sent into the ropes. As he comes back Heat throws a weak clothesline, which is ducked by Landon, hooking the head from the rear this time and bringing Heat down with a neckbreaker, right down across the knee!! Cover...


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NO!

Unhappy with the count La Cucaracha gets on the referee's case.

COLE
You can just tell how desperate Landon is here, how much becoming World Champion again means to him. Being this close to a guaranteed title opportunity just as he used to win the World Championship last year.

COACH
The pressure's on, that's for sure. A lot of guys and a lot of groups looking for dominance around here at the moment.

"LAN - DON SUCKS!"
"LAN - DON SUCKS!"
"LAN - DON SUCKS!"
"LAN - DON SUCKS!"

Under a barrage of abuse from the fans, albeit quite reserved for Philidelphia, Landon encourages Heat back to his feet, clearly sizing him up for something. The hurting US Champion starts to climb back up and Landon quickly positions himself behind his opponent, stalking him. Once Heat gets to his feet Landon then looks to pounce as he grabs hold of Heat by the shoulders. Just as Landon's feet leave the mat though, so do Heat's, the airborne Maddix getting caught with the PELE KICK~!~!

"YYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!"

COLE
THE PELE~!~! Maddix was thinking Lungblower, but he just got blown right out of the air right there!

Coming down face-first, Landon staggers up... and Heat summons up the strength to deliver a Superkick!

COLE
And that one was right in the jaw, Maddix could be out cold!

It takes Heat a few second to summon up any extra strength after that second kick. Heat eventually manages to crawl over and make some body to body contact though...


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NO!

COLE
Oh, it just took Heat a second too long to make the cover and that could have cost him right there!

Megan breathes a sigh of relief, but is soon worrying once more as she sees the far-away look in Landon's eyes as he tries to recover. Both men slowly return to their feet and Heat attacks first with a right hand. And another. And a third, Landon with no defence as he stumbles up against the ropes. He puts up a flimsy guard which Heat swats away...


*SLAP!*

"WHOOOOOOOO!"

...to deliver a knifedge chop.


*SLAP!*

[i]"AAAAAAHHHHHH!"[/i]

And a second, causing Megan to cover her face in shame as her woken-up man lets out a scream.

COACH
Why do people have to chop Landon when they know it hurts him so much?

COLE
Well, gee, maybe if he went around the locker room and asked nicely they might go easy on him. It's not like the point of professional wrestling is to inflict pain on people or anything.

Stifling laughter at his opponent, Heat looks for an irish whip... but Landon reverses to arm's length and boots him in the gut! He quickly follows up with a DDT, then rolls off to the left to turn Heat over into a front guillotine choke!

COACH
This oughta cause some pain!

COLE
Colombian Heat sunk in Wet Cement and in big trouble here.

Maddix adds a bodyscissors to the hold and Heat is well and truly stuck now. Nodding his head eagerly, Landon tightens on his choke as the referee checks for any submission. Heat wags his finger saying no for now though, refusing to give in. Despite his position Heat lifts up his foot and knowing where he is in the ring he tries to place it on the bottom rope in front of him. Megan sees it and warns Landon, who holds onto the choke regardless. Energy begins to sap out of Heat's body pretty soon and as he begins to fade, he tries again, shuffling forward a little on his backside. He feeds his foot out... and touches the bottom rope... not good enough for a break, but enough for Landon to release the hold and stack up Heat with a hopeful folding press...


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Kickout!

COLE
Not enough. Heat still has something left.

Having had enough himself, Landon calls for the end. He waits for Heat and lifts him up into a fireman's carry, looking to put him to sleep... but Heat slips out the back. Heat applies a full nelson and Landon gets Crunk'd Up, middle of the ring!

COLE
A lot left, maybe!

COACH
Oh come on, no.

COLE
Careful.

COACH
Yeah I know, I know, watch my mouth... but, come on, not Colombian Heat!

Now it's Heat looking for the end and he gets back to his feet, taking a look out around the crowd... as he clutches his throat and gasps for air!

"YYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

COLE
There's the signal!

As he reaches his feet Landon gets a boot to the gut, Heat turning back to back and hooking up the arms. With a quick twist he's underneath La Cucaracha and elevates him off his feet, hovering him over the mat... but Landon starts kicking his feet until they're back on solid ground. Heat quickly lifts again, but this time he over-compensates and Landon goes all the way up and over the back, untangling himself from Heat and pulling him down into an O'Connor roll...


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TIGHTS!


BUT NO!

COLE
Maddix trying to take the cheap way out, but luckily only two!

The referee suspects foul play but the chance to reprimand Landon doesn't come. Hitting the ropes in front, Landon catches Heat on his way up, around the head with his left arm, swinging himself around the back and bringing him down from the right side with an inverted bulldog!

COACH
What a move that is.

Heat is knocked loopy from hitting the back of his head and unaware of where he is, he stumbles back to his feet. Unwittingly though, he plays right into Landon's hands. Getting to one knee, Heat stops and Landon takes aim... not with his usual shining wizard, but a SUPERKICK, right in the cheek! Before the US Champion can hit the mat, Landon then elevates Heat up onto his shoulders...

COLE
Look out here...

COACH
Nighty night!


...AND CRACKS HIM WITH THE GO 2 SLEEP!!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

COLE
Three quick attacks in succession and Heat is out!

With a look of relief Landon drops and hooks up a leg, to boos from the fans resigned to hearing the...


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3!!!

*DINGDINGDING!*

Megan punches a fist on the sound of the bell and enters the ring, as Landon pushes up off of Heat with a smile. Taking the referee's duty she raises Landon's hand, as La Cucaracha looks around with all the confidence of a man who was in complete control of the whole match, which of course he wasn't but don't tell him that, hey.

BUFFER
Ladies and gentlemen, your winner, advancing to the Semi Finals of the Money In The Bank Tournament... LANDON "LA CUCARACHA" MMMAAAAAAADDIIIIIIIXXXXXXXX!!!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

One foot on Heat's chest, Landon extends his hands in celebration.

COLE
So we know three of our four semi-finalists and Landon Maddix is now one step closer to another Money In The Bank contract.

Landon is finally convinced to stop stepping on his fallen opponent and takes his celebrations elsewhere, leaving the ref to check on Heat. Happy with his victory Landon laughs it up all the way to the back and possibly all the way to the bank, as we go elsewhere!