HD: Leon/Colin vs. Spencer/Rico

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Back we go, to the drawing room, which is like any other room, except with a tumbler.

JOSH
Okay, Battlebowl match upcoming, let's pick our next four names Maggie.

Maggie hands Josh the first ball.

JOSH
First up, we have... The King Of The Mardi Gras himself, RICO DE JANEIRO!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

"Right Round" by Flo Rida plays as Rico, having left Lucius behind with a high-five back in the locker rooms, emerges with Queen Esther in tow sprinkling fairy dust (glitter, $59 a pot) over her man. Rico strokes the 'tache at two lovely looking ladies in the crowd as he enters the ring.

JOSH
And Rico's tag team partner will be... one half of the LDC Moneygang, SPENCER REIGER!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

Spencer leaves with a smug look on his face, patted on the back by Colin Maguire Jr.

COLE
Two graduates of the WORLD REKNOWNED OAOVW training facility to team together here.

COACH
And if you're interested in training to be a wrestler, send a cheque for $50,000 to "The Coach", PO Box...

COLE
Fans, please do not send The Coach any money. Ever.

Boos ring out as Spencer strolls to the ring proclaiming victory. Teasing at his hair, he flicks some excess hair gel at the unlucky fan at the end of the aisle before sliding into the ring. And despite an odd look at Rico, he shakes his hand. Queen Esther tries to go through some kind of welcome ritual with her wand, but Spencer is busy cussing out fans, cruel words for her sweet ears.

JOSH
Okay and on team number two we have... uh-oh... well, I don't think Spencer's going to like this, it's the other half of the LDC Moneygang, COLIN MAGUIRE JUNIOR!!!

"YYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!"

The crowd cheer, not for Colin, but for Spencer flipping out in the ring. And for Colin's look of amazement backstage.

COLE
OH MY! The number one contenders to the Tag Team Titles are going to be pitted against each other!

COACH
Wait, this can't happen! This isn't right!

COLE
Hey, that's Battlebowl! We've seen partners against each other, teams reunited, it's the luck of the draw. And the luck of the Irish has not come to pass for CMJ.

After a long wait, Colin comes out with his hands on his hips and shaking his head. Neither he or Spencer are happy and the crowd are loving it. Back in the drawing room, the next name brings down both Josh and Maggie's mood.

JOSH
And joining him... former OAOAST World Heavyweight Champion... LEON RODEZ.

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"

COLE
Oh boy.

[COLOR=purple]"Oh (hey!), I've been travelin' on this road too long
Just tryin' to find my way back home
But the old me's dead and gone
Dead and gone
And oh (hey!), I've been travelin' on this road too long
Just tryin' to find my way back home
But the old me's dead and gone
Dead and gone, dead and gone..."[/COLOR]

The opening to "Dead And Gone" by T.I. fades into "Numb" by Linkin Park. Stalking out into a sea of boos, Leon Rodez scowls. At the crowd, at the match, at life basically. And the fact his ribs are still taped up under his ring gear. Leon slowly walks to the ring scowling at the crowd as Rico, Spencer and Colin all look on.

[COLOR=purple][b][i]"I'VE BECOME SO NUMB
I CAN'T FEEL YOU THERE
BECOME SO TIRED
SO MUCH MORE AWARE!
I'M BECOMING THIS
ALL I WANT TO DO
IS BE MORE LIKE ME
AND BE LESS LIKE YOU!"[/b][/i][/COLOR]

Leon climbs up the steps and looks at the three in the ring with the same contempt he does everyone else.

COLE
Well here's the real wildcard of Battlebowl. Much as Colin didn't want to be drawn against Spencer, nobody wanted to be drawn as Leon Rodez's partner. How are you possibly going to get along with someone as bitter and uncaring as him?

COACH
I don't know. But I do know, Leon wants the World Title back. And getting through this match gets him a step closer.

COLE
And Leon, last week, perpatrator of that assault on Bohemoth. We know that Bohemoth is not here tonight, but we've got an announcement coming up later on in the show regarding what happened, so stay tuned for that.

Leon stands on the apron and Colin approaches him. The Irishman tries to strike up some conversation but Leon just stares back at him blankly, as if he weren't there. Colin eventually gives up on him and starts off.


*DINGDINGDING*

Colin turns around and finds Spencer starting on the other side, which gets the crowd interested.

COLE
Well we're not wasting any time. Battle of the Moneygang!

Colin and Spencer square off. It starts off friendly, but soon they're exchanging words. And whatever the words are, they end up escalating into a shoving match. Chest to chest, the partners square up, the crowd just waiting for them to go at it... so of course, they suddenly break out in a laugh at fooling them. Not giving the crowd what they want, The Moneygang indignantly refuse to lock up like the ref is telling them. And they both tag out.

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

Leaving the ring, Colin and Spencer stand on the outside and decide to watch the match from ringside, together! Leon just stares at them from the apron as Rico gets a little more heated about it.

COLE
Now wait a minute, this is a tag team match. But it looks like, Spencer and Colin are opting out and they're going to let Rico and Leon decide it for them?

COACH
Might as well. One of them's going to the battle royal, one's not. It would be unfair to make them play a part in choosing.

Leon slowly gets into the ring and Rico realises Spencer's not coming back to his corner. And The Moneygang watch on, chatting between themselves as Leon and Rico square off. Rico goes to lock-up, but Leon evades behind and catches Rico turning around with a Rolling Sobat to the gut! Forearms knock Rico back against the ropes, setting up an irish whip. Rodez lunges at Rico with a back elbow knockdown, looking out at the Moneygang who applaud mockingly as he picks Rico up again.

COLE
So for now at least, it's going to be Leon versus Rico and Leon you'd expect to have the advantage, being a former World Champion. But the question is how those ribs are holding up.

Leon delivers a vertical suplex and covers...


1...


2...


No!

Kicking away at Rico, Leon is caught with a shot to the ribs and quickly digs his fingers into Rico's eyes to subdue him.

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

Catching Rico with two good right hands Leon shakes off the fingers and hits the ropes. A clothesline is ducked, so Leon carries off into the far ropes. And Rico catches him with a knee right to the injured ribs, flipping Leon up and over!!

COLE
And that will definately test the ribs!

Crawling away into a corner it seems that shot has rocked The Fallen Idol and he holds his hands up, trying to beg Rico off. The Brazilian stays right on Leon, dropping a knee into the ribs in the corner. And a second time. He then picks Rodez up, whipping him into the opposite corner and watching as Rodez crumbles to his knees. Queen Esther claps happily as Leon again holds his hands up. Still no mercy from Rico though, whipping Leon back to the corner he came from, dropping him again.

COLE
Leon hitting those turnbuckles hard and he's in trouble, with his 'tag team partner' about six feet away with his hands on his hips.

Rico strokes down the infamous porn 'stache and goes after Leon again. On his knees, Leon knows there's no chance of a reprieve. But he begs anyway. And lulls Rico in, grabbing him by the trunks and pulling him face-first into the middle turnbuckle!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

Pouncing on Rico, Leon clubs away with wild shots to the back of the head until the referee pulls him away demanding a clean break. Leon just stares through him, lining Rico up in the corner and slamming his knee into the Brazilian's kidneys. Turning Rico around, Leon follows up, testing his ribs with an Exploder Suplex on Rico. Which leaves him with some pain, but Rico with more, setting up a cover...


1...



2...



No!

Interested observers, Spencer and Colin nod their heads.

COLE
Now nonchalant can these two get about this?

COACH
This is relevant to their interests.

Still favouring his ribs Leon waits for Rico to get up instead of picking him up. A boot sets Rico up, snapmared over and kicked in the back. Hitting the ropes in front, Leon follows up with a passing clothesline on the seated Brazilian.

COLE
A Sliding Lariat, that's a new one.

Cover by Leon...


1...



2...



No!

Leon gets back up favouring his ribs as Spencer and Colin mock the injury behind his back. Leading Rico up by the hair, Leon puts him face-first into the top turnbuckle. Irish whip sends Rico into the opposite corner and Leon sets himself, getting in a deep breath before he launches with the SUPERMAN SPEAR in the corner!

COLE
Colin starting to look a little happier than Spencer on the outside.

Off the ropes Leon aims at Rico staggering out of the corner, with a more traditional clothesline. Rico ducks though and catches Leon with a boot to the gut. Ribs hurt, Leon doubles up. Rico looks to scoop him up for a slam but Rodez floats up and over, landing on his feet. Spinning Rico around, Leon goes for a slam... but his ribs hamper him, allowing Rico a similar escape route. Rico kicks Leon in the gut again, before gutwrenching him up and over the shoulder into the Canadian Backbreaker!

COLE
Rico's got Leon up in The Body Lock! And we might see a submission here, which would be a major upset and not the first of this Battlebowl!

But Leon manages to squirm out of the hold pretty quickly. Leon backs into a corner, waiting for Rico to get up. When he does, The Fallen Idol charges... but gets caught with a SPINEBUSTER!!

COACH
PARTYING LIKE IT'S 2005 AGAIN OH YEAH!

Hook of the leg by Rico...


1...



2...



Kickout!

Stroking the porn 'stache, Rico senses the end with Rodez hurt. He loads Leon up again, trying to trap him back into The Body Lock. Leon slips out the back straight away this time...



*SMACK!*

...and catches Rico with a flash superkick! Rico staggers, until Leon hits a clothesline and covers...


1...



2...



NO!

COLE
Only two. And still the LDC Moneygang just stand and watch this unfold.

Leon glares at Rico as he climbs back up, a dangerous look on his face. Spinning around, Leon aims with a Rolling Sobat, but Rico manages to deflect it and connect with a big right hand. Leon goes staggering backwards and Rico backs into the ropes. A double leg trip cuts Rico off though, worse to come as Leon turns him over into the LIONTAMER!!!!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

COLE
Got it! Locked in centre of the ring, I don't think Rico's got any escape here.

As Leon places the knee in the back, it does look dire for Rico...



...until Spencer Reiger suddenly bundles Leon to the mat!

COLE
Wait a minute!

With a sudden interest in the match Spencer goes to put the boots to Leon, which is when CMJ spins him around and asks him what the hell he's doing! And this time, the Moneygang's little téte a téte isn't any kind of play-acting. The crowd sense it and buzz, about to see Colin and Spencer come to blows. Or so they think. Meanwhile, Leon is back up. And he charges from behind... only for Spencer to sidestep, causing him to knock COLIN down.

COACH
Wrong man!

Leon looks down and shows zero concern for Colin, as he turns back around, into a boot from Spencer. The Prodigy from NYC quickly hooks up the arms, looking to chalk one on on the REIGER COUNTE... NO! Leon backdrops out of it!

COLE
I guess the LDC Moneygang had more selfish intentions than they were letting on. Spencer wants to be in that Battlebowl battle royal, even if it's at Colin's expense, make no mistake. And I'm sure the same goes the other way around.

COACH
Yeah, but, it's nothing to come to blows over... I hope.

The fresh Reiger is right back up and charging. Leon manages to sidestep and Spencer bounces off the ropes, causing a COLLISION OF HEADS between the two!!

"OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"

COLE
Oh, right in the SKULL with the SKULL, SKULL to SKULL!!

As Spencer flops against the bottom rope, Leon is scooped right back up by Rico, who strokes at the 'stache signalling for the end! Rico picks Leon up and prepares to take him on a MOUSTACHE RIDE...




...but before he can deliver, Colin reaches up and grabs Leon's foot, pulling him free!

COLE
How about that, Colin Maguire Jr. finally acting like a tag team partner tonight.

Rico goes for a clothesline on CMJ, but gets caught and dumped with a HARDVARDPLEX! Dazed, Rico then makes the mistake of sitting on all fours, allowing Colin to drop down and lock in the Anaconda Choke!

COLE
Boston Strangler, he's got it locked in!

Shaking off the cobwebs, Spencer makes a move. Whether he would have broken his regular partner's submission we won't know, as before he can get to it, Spencer is tripped up by Leon and placed in the LIONTAMER!

COLE
And dueling submissions now!

Colin tightens up on the Strangler and suddenly catches a glimpse of Spencer in trouble, leaving him in two minds as to what to do... but the decision is made for him, as Rico taps out!


*DINGDINGDING!*

Both Colin and Leon quickly release their submissions, Colin to go help Spencer and Leon to get out of harm's way. He stares up at his partner for tonight with a cold look and no hint of thanks before stalking off to the back.

BUFFER
Ladies and gentlemen, your winners of the match advancing in the 2009 Battlebowl... COLIN MAGUIRE JR. and LEON RODEZ!!!!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

COLE
Leon Rodez and Colin Maguire Jr. going to Battlebowl, after maybe the worst show of tag team continuity from two teams we'll see in this competition. Leon clearly just happy to get out of here with the win.

Colin helps Spencer up and ever the sore loser, Spencer is unhappy that Colin didn't come to his rescue. Colin insists that he didn't see what was going on, only to smirk when Spencer's out of eyeshot. They're as bad as each other!

COLE
Well, we promised you an announcement regarding Leon Rodez and Bohemoth after what happened last week, a sneak attack backstage by Leon on The Meterosexual Monster.

[QUOTE=LAST WEEK ON HELDDOWN~!]COLE
...hang on, we're hearing that there's some sort of a commotion backstage. Let's get a camera back there.

When we do, we find Bohemoth, laid out and screaming in pain with a heavy production equipment trunk trapped on his right leg. As he reaches back and tries to push it off of his leg, Leon Rodez runs across and boots him in the side of the head! A group of referees and suited officials rush into the scene and try to keep Leon back from doing more damage.

BOHEMOTH
AH! I'M GONNA GET YOU, YOU SON OF A BITCH!

Leon calmly walks past Bohemoth, picking up a WRENCH that 'just happened' to be lying beside him. And without a hint of a smile Leon walks off, while the various rescuers try to move the equipment trunk off of Bohemoth.

COLE
I don't believe this... and I can't believe I'm still saying that about Leon Rodez! What in the hell is he thinking!?

It takes at least four of the officials to tip the trunk over, freeing Bohemoth's leg. He lays writhing in agony, as someone calls for some EMTs to be fetched.[/QUOTE]

Footage plays of Bohemoth being wheeled away to an ambulance in the aftermath of the attack.

COLE
Well as you can see, Bohemoth had to be taken to a local medical facility to be checked out. Luckily, no lasting damage done to the left leg, but clearly a lot of pain inflicted. And we've been informed that the big announcement is, a match just signed by OAOAST officials for next week here on this show. Bohemoth will be medically fit to compete next week in Lincoln, Nebraska. One on one, a rematch from The Great Angle Bash, Leon Rodez versus Bohemoth. But this time, it will be a STRETCHER MATCH.

COACH
Wow.

COLE
That promises to be physical to say the least. And what a warm-up match that'll be, with both men having qualified for the Battlebowl Battle Royal the very next week in Chicago at the Chi-Town Spectacular.

COACH
They may have qualified, but one of them might not even make it to Chicago at this rate!

COLE
A big match, next week here on HeldDOWN~!