Post by Aaron Black on Sept 28, 2016 21:40:53 GMT -5
::Opening::
We begin tonight's show with an in-ring segment from Drew Murdock where he addresses his recent issues with the Corin Family as well as Barton Massey. He calls Barton out as a coward and declares that tonight his stablemate Aaron Black will defeat Massey in the main event.
Next, Terry Kohl announces the beginning round of the qualifying matches for Macabre Massacre's Chamber match. We will see Titanic face the debuting superstar known as The Answer and Raiden Sparks face Zachary Hayden, who Titanic knocked off last week. The broadcast team discuss the weight tonight's matches carry for a moment before leading us into special footage from Aaron Black's wedding this past weekend.
Aaron cuts a promo in the middle of his own wedding ceremony, bringing Drew Murdock and John Styles on the stage to declare war on ... pretty much everyone. They say the Corin Family doesn't matter, Barton Massey and whatever he has planned doesn't matter, because all that matters is that the Anarchy Club is going to take down the established order and rule GCW. Alright.
Next we have our first match on the card. A Round 1 qualifying match for the Chamber Match at Macabre Massacre.
Chamber Qualifying Match Round 1
Titanic vs. The Answer
The Answer debuted in a strong showing. Titanic came out with his entire stable which were threatening to The Answer throughout the entire match. At one point Answer knocked Raiden off the apron and almost managed to lock his submission finisher on Titanic but the big man was just too big and powered out of it. The match finished with The Answer hitting Graceful Calamity (moonsault) from the top rope, however, Titanic caught him and immediately hit an Iceberg for the 3 count.
Winner: Titanic
Chamber Qualifying Match Round 1
Raiden Sparks vs. Zachary Hayden
Hayden immediately came out to begin the next match, trying to get the upper hand on Sparks. It proved futile though, as Sparks dominated the contest, eventually winning with a superkick to a mid-air Hayden. It looked cool.
Winner: Raiden Sparks
Terry: "Well Electric Ice have dominated this tournament so far, but what will happen next week when they may have to face each other?!"
Beast: "... Was that rhetorical?"
Terry: *sighs* "Forget it."
Beast: "Hey man, it's enough we're in freakin Ohio, I don't need your attitude as well!"
Terry: "Well ladies and gentlemen as we get set here for our next bout we want to take a look back to last week when Kidd West captured the Television Championship from Jack Rodgers. After the match, "The Nightmare" Owen Hawes returned and well.... to say brutalized the new champion would be an understatement.
Beast: "He tried to kill him."
Terry: "Right ... let's take a look."
A video plays from last week showing Owen Hawes savage attack on Kidd West. He ties a noose around his neck and chokes him with it, eventually tying him up in the ring corner and stomping him down.
Terry: "Tonight, Owen Hawes has a chance to further add insult to injury by capturing the Television Championship from Kidd West. Let's take it to Fink for the official introduction."
GCW TV CHAMPIONSHIP
Owen Hawes vs. Kidd West(c)
Fink: "Ladies and gentlemen this bout is scheduled for one fall and is for the GCW Television Championship!"
O Fortuna hits the PA system and Owen Hawes walks out slowly, smiling with the noose over his shoulder.
Terry: "What the hell is he going to do with that?! This isn't a hardcore match!"
Beast: "Oh shut up Terry, let them kill each other!"
Fink: "Introducing first, the challenger, from Dorchester, MA, weighing in at 215 pounds, "The Nightmare" Owen HAWES!"
Hawes gets to the ring and looks cocky as he swings the noose around.
"Born of a Broken Man" hits the PA system and out steps the Television Champion wielding "Lady Sasha", his beloved sledgehammer.
Terry: "Oh boy."
Beast: "Here comes the equalizer."
Fink: "And his opponent, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, weighing in at 225 pounds, he is the GCW Television Champion, The Executioner, Kidd WEST!"
West rips off his jacket and slides into the ring with Lady Sasha.
The ref demands order before starting the match. He tries ripping the sledgehammer away from West but the champion refuses. Owen points to West with the noose and declares that he'll lynch him if he has to.
Terry: "This is crazy. How the hell are we going to have a normal match with these two psychos?"
After the two argue with the ref for several minutes, Nigel Alexander finally appears on the tron to address the situation.
Nigel: "We don't have time for this ridiculousness tonight, so here's what is going to happen. If you two don't put down your damn weapons, there won't be a title defense or a champion because I will vacate the Television Championship right NOW. So make up your minds and do it fast."
The tron cuts and Kidd West reluctantly gives up Lady Sasha, but doesn't allow the ref to take it from him. He carefully secures it back in his bag and gently places it at ringside.
He slides in the ring and immediately makes a sprint at Owen Hawes, who ducks a clothesline and knocks West down with a stiff kick to the head. The ref demands Owen let Kidd West stand before ringing the bell.
Terry: "Finally we're underway here!"
Beast: "A normal match? I'm gonna need some chicken to get through this."
Terry: "Owen Hawes taking control early in this match!"
Beast: "Yes, do you deliver? Okay I'm at the U.S. Bank Arena. Yes. No, I'm at ringside..."
Terry: "Hawes with a series of stiff kicks to West. There's a suplex! Hawes going for the early cover. Kick out at 2. Kidd West slides out of the ring for a breather."
Beast: "What do you mean you can't deliver that far? I'll have some punk go pick it up!"
Terry: "Owen Hawes going for a suicide dive but oh jesus, Kidd West moved out of the way! Hawes may be hurt here but West doesn't care! He's got him up, and sends him into the ring apron! The ref has got a 3 count going and we're back in the ring. West off the ropes, and catches Hawes with a clothesline. Hawes back up, ducks a second clothesline, West leaps over Hawes, both men off the ropes, West ducks a spinning heel kick and Whoa! A huge codebreaker! This could be it!"
Beast: "I hope not. My food is still on the way."
Terry: "Hawes kicks out at 2, but West is right back on the attack. Vicious punches on the challenger! West looks like a madman!"
Beast: "He is Terry, he is."
West shouts out, getting pumped up.
Terry: "West off the ropes, shining wizard! Into the cover! One, two, thre- OH! Hawes just got the shoulder up!"
Kidd West slicks his hair back, signalling the end.
Terry: "West goes for the superkick but Owen catches his foot and pulls him right into a nasty elbow to the jaw! Hawes is now climbing to the top rope. What's he doing? Oh man! Huge elbow drop on West! That's gotta be it! One, two, thre-No! West has his foot on the bottom rope! What ring awareness!"
Beast: "I mean I guess. He was laying in the same spot for like 3 minutes but okaaaay."
Terry: "Hawes forcing West up by his hair, the ref doesn't like that! Hawes arguing with the ref, West lunges with a roll up! Owens barely gets out of it! West now back up, Whoa! West just leaped onto Owen's shoulders, hurricanrana! Hawes kicks out at two again! Both men up, West is frustrated! Hawes ducks a clothesline and sends West into the corner, oooh stiff knife edge chop! And again! And again! He is lighting Kidd West up!"
Suddenly a backstage assistant runs down the ramp with a brown bag of food for Beast.
Beast: "Finally!"
Terry: "Hawes is, he's going for a Frankensteiner but oh! West avoided it, Hawes now at a sprint, West sends him over the top rope but he lands on the apron, West doesn't realize- OH! Huge springboard knee to the face of Kidd West!"
Owen Hawes has an evil look on his face as Kidd West staggers on his knees.
Terry: "Lucid Dream! One, Two, Three! We have a new TV Champion ladies and gentlemen!"
Beast: "Dammit! I just started eating."
Winner: Owen Hawes
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Owen Hawes allows the ref to raise his hand but then turns his attention to Kidd West who rolls out of the ring, collapsing on the floor next to his sledgehammer. Hawes makes a "shooing motion" at Kidd West who is stumbling up the ramp. He turns to the ring and makes a cut throat motion at Owen before heading into the back.
“Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this bout and NEW GCW Televisi-“
Owen Hawes grabs the microphone from the announcer’s hand and pushes him out of the way; he then takes the championship from the referee. He sits down in the far corner with his newly acquired Television Championship in his lap, catching his breath after a grueling match before he begins to speak.
“Is this your champion? Are these your gods?”
Owen Hawes lifts the championship in front of his face, taking a good look at it.
“And are these your rewards? The Global Championship Wrestling Television Champion. Ah, yes. Let’s celebrate the medium that led to the death of society. Let’s celebrate the box that hypnotizes the world, lies to the world, and destroys the world. No, no. This is no reward.”
Owen Hawes stands up and places the title on the mat. He exits the ring, looks under it, and comes out with a bag. He enters the ring again, takes out a small container of lighter fluid as well as a matchbox. He sprays the lighter fluid on the title, lights a match, and sets his new championship ablaze.
Owen Hawes brings the microphone to his mouth to speak, but pauses, seemingly mesmerized by the fire. After a moment, he begins to speak.
“Fire cleanses. Fire purifies. And fire burns away sins, making them a distant memory. This championship does not represent its holder. I refuse to be known as a champion of the television generation.”
As the fire begins to dissipate, Owen Hawes begins to yell…
“From this day, The Nightmare will be a champion that celebrates destruction, chaos and anarchy. From now on, The Nightmare will be your GCW Hardcore Champion!”
Owen Hawes leaves the ring, and on his way out starts singing…
“Ashes…ashes…they all fall down.”
Coming back from commercial we see a replay of what just went down.
Terry: "Well ladies and gentlemen that was...."
Beast: "Delicious. That chicken was delicious."
Terry: "I meant the match"
Beast: "Oh! Well, it was okay. Not enough blood."
Terry: "Well you may get your wish soon enough if Owen Hawes can really turn the television title into the hardcore title... we'll have to see. But up next ladies and gentlemen will be a very ... interesting bout. What the hell is going on with Darius Seeiso, Beast?"
Beast: "Nobody really knows, Terry. Rumors about him not showing up at meet and greets, missing live events, some even say he's on the run?"
Terry: "It's all very strange but tonight Darius is set to compete against the number one contender for the International Championship, Jensen, so we're going to see in a moment here what Darius is up to. Or maybe ... we won't?"
Jensen vs. Darius Seeiso
"The Pines" hit the PA system and Jensen makes his way to the ring.
Fink: "Ladies and gentlemen this bout is set for one fall, introducing first, from Portland, Oregon, weighing in at 217 pounds, Jensen!"
Beast: "I don't like Jensen."
Terry: "Why not?"
Beast: "He doesn't know who Batman is."
Jensen's music fades away and the production team wait a moment before playing Darius' entrance music. After a moment, "Fury Oh Fury" hits and the wait for Darius begins. Anticipation builds as the song goes on without Darius making an appearance in the entrance way.
Fink: "And his opponent .... from Maseru, Lesotho, weighing in at 225 pounds ... Darius Seeiso!"
The music continues to linger on until the production team are forced to stop it. The crowd begin to boo.
Beast: "Looks like Darius got cold feet."
Terry: "I wonder wh-Oh wait! Look!"
Suddenly Darius leaps over the guard rail from the crowd and attacks Jensen! He begins stomping on Jensen until his foot is caught and Jensen takes him down with a toe hold. Jensen then looks at the ref and nods, and the ref calls for the bell to begin this match.
The match is somewhat back and forth with Jensen generally in control due to Darius seeming distracted throughout. Finally, a misstep from Darius allows Jensen to hit Censored Colors for the win.
Winner: Jensen
::Scene::
After the match, Darius takes a mic and speaks a very eerie warning into it. His voice sounds course and desperate.
"Things are gonna change around here Peter. Things are gonna change real soon."
He drops the mic and hurries off through the crowd, leaving the audience and Jensen stunned.
Beast: "Who the f*ck is Peter?"
Terry: "A very eerie warning from the distraught Darius Seeiso but nonetheless folks we have to move on. Up next we will see the team of Seth Corin and Testament take on a reunited Axis of Anarchy!"
We are shown what Drew Murdock had to say about the Corin Family at the top of the show as we prepare for the next bout.
Seth Corin & Testament w/ Shio Corin vs. The Axis of Anarchy (John Styles and Drew Murdock)
This match was utterly dominated by the Axis of Anarchy. Seth Corin is an experienced tag competitor with Hugh Reynolds, but Testament is nowhere near ready to assist him in taking on the Axis. Seth was eventually sent over the top rope onto his brother at ringside and that's when the Axis double teamed Testament and proved why they are the World Tag Team Champions. John ended it with a Styles Stomp on Testament for the victory.
Winners: The Axis of Anarchy
::Scene::
After the match, Shio and Seth slid back into the ring and began a 3 on 2 assault on the Axis of Anarchy. Testament took a mic and addressed Aaron Black.
Testament: "Aaron, if you want to be so foolish as to put your rematch clause on the line, I won't stop you, but I will destroy you. I want the stipulation in ink, next week."
Testament dropped the mic and went for a sit-out powerbomb on Drew Murdock before "Throne" hit and out came Aaron Black for the save. The Corin Family quickly slid out of the ring and headed up the ramp. Shio held his title up high as Aaron assisted his friends in the ring.
Suddenly, "I Don't Need a Reason" hit the PA system and Barton Massey came out, cockily raising his title as well while making eye contact with Shio. He walked to the ring with a smug look on his face as the ring cleared for the main event.
Aaron Black vs. Barton Massey
Fink: "Ladies and gentlemen the following contest is our MAIN EVENT, and is scheduled for one fall! In the ring to my left, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, weighing in at 246 pounds, Aaron BLACK!"
The crowd cheer loudly.
Fink: "And to my right, from Brixton, London, England, weighing in at 194 pounds, he is the International Champion, LOW DOWN, Barton MASSEY!"
The crowd groan loudly. Barton flips them off.
Terry: "There's the bell and Barton quickly rushes Aaron into the corner, striking his gut, Aaron backs them out and sends Barton into the corner. (WOO!) He chops him! (WOO!) Another!"
Beast: "I hate when they do that."
Terry: "Ooh Barton with a rake to the eye! Clothesline! Aaron is down and Barton looking for an early South West Nine but Aaron avoids it by scooting to the corner. Now Barton back on the attack, stomping Aaron down. He pulls him up and OH! What a headbutt to send Aaron back down."
Barton rolls out of the ring.
Terry: "What's he doing?"
Barton takes Aaron's hand and begins biting it.
Terry: "What the hell is that?!"
Beast: "He's gotta be hungry!"
The referee shouts at Barton but he hardly listens. He pulls Aaron by his head out under the bottom rope and DDTs him hard on the outside.
Terry: "Oh god!"
Beast: "Savage!"
Barton laughs.
Terry: "Now what is he doing? He's got Black's hand, he's walking up the steps-Oh no! Barton Massey just stomped on Aaron Black's hand right on those steel steps!"
Beast: "They weigh like 1000 pounds per step!"
Aaron writhes around in pain on the outside as Barton takes his time getting him back in the ring. The ref reaches a count of 7 before Barton slides Aaron back in and then does so himself.
Terry: "Massey continues working on that hand of Aaron Black and is looking for a suplex, but wait! Aaron reverses it into his own suplex! This should buy Black some time to recover!"
Beast: "It won't be enough. Massey has got this."
Terry: "Aaron back to his feet, holding his hand though. Massey looking for a clothesline but Black ducks it, snap german suplex! But Aaron is in too much pain to hold the bridge for the pin!"
Beast: "Come on Massey, stop holding your head! Just don't get dropped on your neck again!"
Terry: "Massey looking for a neckbreaker but Aaron pushes him onto the ropes, ducks a clothesline, HUGE big boot to take down Massey!"
Beast: "Dammit dammit dammit!"
Terry: "But Black is unable to capitalize. He's fiddling with that hand too much it's going to cost him the victory."
Beast: "Fiddling, Terry? REALLY?"
Terry: "Barton back up, looking for an abdominal stretch but Black counters it, NO, Barton gets him in a roll up. Hey! He's got the tights!"
One, two, thr-Aaron just manages to escape.
Terry: "Come on ref!"
Beast: "Yeah come on ref, that should have been 3!"
Black is visibly angry and murmurs, "you son of a bitch!" before charging at Massey who ducks a punch and hits a stiff kick to the stomach on Black.
Terry: "Now Massey off the ropes, Black ducks another clothesline, WHOA!"
As both men run at each other in a full sprint, Black leaps over Massey to hit an overcastle.
Terry: "Kingdom Come! Kingdom Come! This one could be over!"
Beast: "Kick out Barton!"
One, Two, Kick Out!
Beast: "YES!"
Terry: "How Massey survived that I have no idea. Now both men back up, and OH! Barton slaps Aaron Black right in his face!"
Aaron laughs before slapping him back. Both men trade slaps before Aaron ducks a punch and hits a german suplex into the corner!
Aaron screams to the crowd, "Let's fucking goooooooo!" while Barton spends a lot of time in the corner.
Terry: "What is he doing? Oh, hey! The ref didn't see it! Barton just exposed that turnbuckle!"
Beast: "Shut up Terry! I wanna see blood!"
Aaron goes for a leg take down to set up his finisher but Barton beats him to the punch.
Terry: "What's this? Barton has Aaron set up in a, Oh! Slingshot into the corner but AARON CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE ROPES!"
Aaron quickly adjusts himself, preparing to hit an unsuspecting Massey with a top rope Kingdom Come.
Terry: "Massey unaware, Aaron off the top, OH MY GOD! Barton Massey caught Aaron Black mid-air into a suplex!"
Beast: "Pin him!"
Both men are out on their backs from the impact of that move.
Barton eventually crawls over into a pin but Aaron kicks out at 2.
The crowd begin chanting, "That was Awesome!"
Barton stands up and grins, shouting, "You're damn right!" at them. They boo.
He turns around after taunting the crowd and Aaron lifts him immediately into an Alabama Slam.
Terry: "Here we go! You know what comes next!"
Beast: "Nooooo!"
Aaron tries to lock in the Blacklist but Massey begins pounding on his hurt hand, causing Aaron to let go, and Massey gets him in an inside cradle.
Beast: "There you go!"
One, two, thr-NOPE!"
Aaron just manages to get out.
Terry: "Almost had him! Black struggling with his hand, and Oh no! Massey locks in the South West Nine!"
Beast: "Oh no? This is GREAT!"
Aaron writhes around in agony but refuses to give up when the ref asks him.
Beast: "Just give up already!"
Terry: "He might have to Beast-Oh wait! Aaron has rolled Massey over into a pin!"
One, Two, Thr-NO!
Aaron's hand hurts too much to hold the pin.
Barton Massey has had enough. He signals for something at the camera.
Terry: "What was that all about?"
Beast: "Is he ordering me more food?"
As Black gets to his feet, Kidd West runs down the entrance ramp, Lady Sasha in hand. He leaps onto the ring apron and the ref argues with him to get down.
Terry: "What the hell is this? Kidd West?!"
Beast: "Hey look!"
Just then, Darius Seeiso leaps over the barricade and slides into the ring. The ref distracted, he goes to grab Aaron.
Terry: "What the hell is going on? Kidd West, Darius Seeiso, and Barton Massey?!"
Darius goes after Black but he's ready for him, during a clothesline and sending Darius into Barton with a german suplex!
Beast: "Did he just hit a motherf*cker with another motherf*cker?!"
Terry: "I ... I think he did. And oh! Black sends Darius into the exposed ringpost! The ref is still pleading with Kidd West but hey look!"
Just then Jensen comes running down the ring apron, steel chair in hand. He pulls Kidd West down and cracks him across the back with the chair.
Terry: "West and Seeiso are both down, but look! That damn Massey has the brass knucks and the ref is blind as hell!"
Massey goes to strike Black with the brass knuckles but Aaron knocks them out of his hand with his good hand.
Beast: "No!"
Terry: "Aaron Black with a huge kick to the midsection of Barton Massey! BLACKOUT BOMB! THAT'S GOTTA BE IT!"
ONE, TWO, THREE! and the crowd goes cray.
Fink: "The winner of this bout, AARON BLACK!!!"
Winner: Aaron Black
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Terry: "Against all odds, he did it! Black did it!"
Beast: "Big deal! Massey is still the International Champion!"
Terry: "Unless that man has anything to say about it!"
Jensen slides into the ring to confront Massey but is quickly assaulted by Seeiso and West.
Terry: "It's a three on two assault!"
Beast: "Which are quite popular these days."
West has his sledgehammer and Massey instructs him on what to do with it.
Terry: "What the hell are they doing? No .... not this! They're holding down Black's hand for god's sake! Don't do this!"
Kidd West lifts the sledgehammer high in the air and brings it down hard on Aaron Black's hand, crushing it.
Terry: "Oh my god! What have they done?!"
Beast: "THIS IS WHAT I LIKE TO SEE!!!"
Aaron Black writhes around in agony before the Axis of Anarchy come flying to the ring. Before they can retaliate the others clear the ring, leaving Jensen down and Black with a pulverized hand.
John Styles tries to chase them down but they get far up into the crowd, fast. Massey screams into a nearby camera.
Massey: "Now THAT is the Barrier Block Conspiracy! Hahahahaha!"
It's total chaos as the show goes off the air with John Styles screaming at the fleeing BBC while Drew Murdock screams into Terry Kohl's headset for someone to come help Aaron Black.
We begin tonight's show with an in-ring segment from Drew Murdock where he addresses his recent issues with the Corin Family as well as Barton Massey. He calls Barton out as a coward and declares that tonight his stablemate Aaron Black will defeat Massey in the main event.
Next, Terry Kohl announces the beginning round of the qualifying matches for Macabre Massacre's Chamber match. We will see Titanic face the debuting superstar known as The Answer and Raiden Sparks face Zachary Hayden, who Titanic knocked off last week. The broadcast team discuss the weight tonight's matches carry for a moment before leading us into special footage from Aaron Black's wedding this past weekend.
Aaron cuts a promo in the middle of his own wedding ceremony, bringing Drew Murdock and John Styles on the stage to declare war on ... pretty much everyone. They say the Corin Family doesn't matter, Barton Massey and whatever he has planned doesn't matter, because all that matters is that the Anarchy Club is going to take down the established order and rule GCW. Alright.
Next we have our first match on the card. A Round 1 qualifying match for the Chamber Match at Macabre Massacre.
Chamber Qualifying Match Round 1
Titanic vs. The Answer
The Answer debuted in a strong showing. Titanic came out with his entire stable which were threatening to The Answer throughout the entire match. At one point Answer knocked Raiden off the apron and almost managed to lock his submission finisher on Titanic but the big man was just too big and powered out of it. The match finished with The Answer hitting Graceful Calamity (moonsault) from the top rope, however, Titanic caught him and immediately hit an Iceberg for the 3 count.
Winner: Titanic
Chamber Qualifying Match Round 1
Raiden Sparks vs. Zachary Hayden
Hayden immediately came out to begin the next match, trying to get the upper hand on Sparks. It proved futile though, as Sparks dominated the contest, eventually winning with a superkick to a mid-air Hayden. It looked cool.
Winner: Raiden Sparks
Terry: "Well Electric Ice have dominated this tournament so far, but what will happen next week when they may have to face each other?!"
Beast: "... Was that rhetorical?"
Terry: *sighs* "Forget it."
Beast: "Hey man, it's enough we're in freakin Ohio, I don't need your attitude as well!"
Terry: "Well ladies and gentlemen as we get set here for our next bout we want to take a look back to last week when Kidd West captured the Television Championship from Jack Rodgers. After the match, "The Nightmare" Owen Hawes returned and well.... to say brutalized the new champion would be an understatement.
Beast: "He tried to kill him."
Terry: "Right ... let's take a look."
A video plays from last week showing Owen Hawes savage attack on Kidd West. He ties a noose around his neck and chokes him with it, eventually tying him up in the ring corner and stomping him down.
Terry: "Tonight, Owen Hawes has a chance to further add insult to injury by capturing the Television Championship from Kidd West. Let's take it to Fink for the official introduction."
GCW TV CHAMPIONSHIP
Owen Hawes vs. Kidd West(c)
Fink: "Ladies and gentlemen this bout is scheduled for one fall and is for the GCW Television Championship!"
O Fortuna hits the PA system and Owen Hawes walks out slowly, smiling with the noose over his shoulder.
Terry: "What the hell is he going to do with that?! This isn't a hardcore match!"
Beast: "Oh shut up Terry, let them kill each other!"
Fink: "Introducing first, the challenger, from Dorchester, MA, weighing in at 215 pounds, "The Nightmare" Owen HAWES!"
Hawes gets to the ring and looks cocky as he swings the noose around.
"Born of a Broken Man" hits the PA system and out steps the Television Champion wielding "Lady Sasha", his beloved sledgehammer.
Terry: "Oh boy."
Beast: "Here comes the equalizer."
Fink: "And his opponent, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, weighing in at 225 pounds, he is the GCW Television Champion, The Executioner, Kidd WEST!"
West rips off his jacket and slides into the ring with Lady Sasha.
The ref demands order before starting the match. He tries ripping the sledgehammer away from West but the champion refuses. Owen points to West with the noose and declares that he'll lynch him if he has to.
Terry: "This is crazy. How the hell are we going to have a normal match with these two psychos?"
After the two argue with the ref for several minutes, Nigel Alexander finally appears on the tron to address the situation.
Nigel: "We don't have time for this ridiculousness tonight, so here's what is going to happen. If you two don't put down your damn weapons, there won't be a title defense or a champion because I will vacate the Television Championship right NOW. So make up your minds and do it fast."
The tron cuts and Kidd West reluctantly gives up Lady Sasha, but doesn't allow the ref to take it from him. He carefully secures it back in his bag and gently places it at ringside.
He slides in the ring and immediately makes a sprint at Owen Hawes, who ducks a clothesline and knocks West down with a stiff kick to the head. The ref demands Owen let Kidd West stand before ringing the bell.
Terry: "Finally we're underway here!"
Beast: "A normal match? I'm gonna need some chicken to get through this."
Terry: "Owen Hawes taking control early in this match!"
Beast: "Yes, do you deliver? Okay I'm at the U.S. Bank Arena. Yes. No, I'm at ringside..."
Terry: "Hawes with a series of stiff kicks to West. There's a suplex! Hawes going for the early cover. Kick out at 2. Kidd West slides out of the ring for a breather."
Beast: "What do you mean you can't deliver that far? I'll have some punk go pick it up!"
Terry: "Owen Hawes going for a suicide dive but oh jesus, Kidd West moved out of the way! Hawes may be hurt here but West doesn't care! He's got him up, and sends him into the ring apron! The ref has got a 3 count going and we're back in the ring. West off the ropes, and catches Hawes with a clothesline. Hawes back up, ducks a second clothesline, West leaps over Hawes, both men off the ropes, West ducks a spinning heel kick and Whoa! A huge codebreaker! This could be it!"
Beast: "I hope not. My food is still on the way."
Terry: "Hawes kicks out at 2, but West is right back on the attack. Vicious punches on the challenger! West looks like a madman!"
Beast: "He is Terry, he is."
West shouts out, getting pumped up.
Terry: "West off the ropes, shining wizard! Into the cover! One, two, thre- OH! Hawes just got the shoulder up!"
Kidd West slicks his hair back, signalling the end.
Terry: "West goes for the superkick but Owen catches his foot and pulls him right into a nasty elbow to the jaw! Hawes is now climbing to the top rope. What's he doing? Oh man! Huge elbow drop on West! That's gotta be it! One, two, thre-No! West has his foot on the bottom rope! What ring awareness!"
Beast: "I mean I guess. He was laying in the same spot for like 3 minutes but okaaaay."
Terry: "Hawes forcing West up by his hair, the ref doesn't like that! Hawes arguing with the ref, West lunges with a roll up! Owens barely gets out of it! West now back up, Whoa! West just leaped onto Owen's shoulders, hurricanrana! Hawes kicks out at two again! Both men up, West is frustrated! Hawes ducks a clothesline and sends West into the corner, oooh stiff knife edge chop! And again! And again! He is lighting Kidd West up!"
Suddenly a backstage assistant runs down the ramp with a brown bag of food for Beast.
Beast: "Finally!"
Terry: "Hawes is, he's going for a Frankensteiner but oh! West avoided it, Hawes now at a sprint, West sends him over the top rope but he lands on the apron, West doesn't realize- OH! Huge springboard knee to the face of Kidd West!"
Owen Hawes has an evil look on his face as Kidd West staggers on his knees.
Terry: "Lucid Dream! One, Two, Three! We have a new TV Champion ladies and gentlemen!"
Beast: "Dammit! I just started eating."
Winner: Owen Hawes
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Owen Hawes allows the ref to raise his hand but then turns his attention to Kidd West who rolls out of the ring, collapsing on the floor next to his sledgehammer. Hawes makes a "shooing motion" at Kidd West who is stumbling up the ramp. He turns to the ring and makes a cut throat motion at Owen before heading into the back.
“Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this bout and NEW GCW Televisi-“
Owen Hawes grabs the microphone from the announcer’s hand and pushes him out of the way; he then takes the championship from the referee. He sits down in the far corner with his newly acquired Television Championship in his lap, catching his breath after a grueling match before he begins to speak.
“Is this your champion? Are these your gods?”
Owen Hawes lifts the championship in front of his face, taking a good look at it.
“And are these your rewards? The Global Championship Wrestling Television Champion. Ah, yes. Let’s celebrate the medium that led to the death of society. Let’s celebrate the box that hypnotizes the world, lies to the world, and destroys the world. No, no. This is no reward.”
Owen Hawes stands up and places the title on the mat. He exits the ring, looks under it, and comes out with a bag. He enters the ring again, takes out a small container of lighter fluid as well as a matchbox. He sprays the lighter fluid on the title, lights a match, and sets his new championship ablaze.
Owen Hawes brings the microphone to his mouth to speak, but pauses, seemingly mesmerized by the fire. After a moment, he begins to speak.
“Fire cleanses. Fire purifies. And fire burns away sins, making them a distant memory. This championship does not represent its holder. I refuse to be known as a champion of the television generation.”
As the fire begins to dissipate, Owen Hawes begins to yell…
“From this day, The Nightmare will be a champion that celebrates destruction, chaos and anarchy. From now on, The Nightmare will be your GCW Hardcore Champion!”
Owen Hawes leaves the ring, and on his way out starts singing…
“Ashes…ashes…they all fall down.”
Coming back from commercial we see a replay of what just went down.
Terry: "Well ladies and gentlemen that was...."
Beast: "Delicious. That chicken was delicious."
Terry: "I meant the match"
Beast: "Oh! Well, it was okay. Not enough blood."
Terry: "Well you may get your wish soon enough if Owen Hawes can really turn the television title into the hardcore title... we'll have to see. But up next ladies and gentlemen will be a very ... interesting bout. What the hell is going on with Darius Seeiso, Beast?"
Beast: "Nobody really knows, Terry. Rumors about him not showing up at meet and greets, missing live events, some even say he's on the run?"
Terry: "It's all very strange but tonight Darius is set to compete against the number one contender for the International Championship, Jensen, so we're going to see in a moment here what Darius is up to. Or maybe ... we won't?"
Jensen vs. Darius Seeiso
"The Pines" hit the PA system and Jensen makes his way to the ring.
Fink: "Ladies and gentlemen this bout is set for one fall, introducing first, from Portland, Oregon, weighing in at 217 pounds, Jensen!"
Beast: "I don't like Jensen."
Terry: "Why not?"
Beast: "He doesn't know who Batman is."
Jensen's music fades away and the production team wait a moment before playing Darius' entrance music. After a moment, "Fury Oh Fury" hits and the wait for Darius begins. Anticipation builds as the song goes on without Darius making an appearance in the entrance way.
Fink: "And his opponent .... from Maseru, Lesotho, weighing in at 225 pounds ... Darius Seeiso!"
The music continues to linger on until the production team are forced to stop it. The crowd begin to boo.
Beast: "Looks like Darius got cold feet."
Terry: "I wonder wh-Oh wait! Look!"
Suddenly Darius leaps over the guard rail from the crowd and attacks Jensen! He begins stomping on Jensen until his foot is caught and Jensen takes him down with a toe hold. Jensen then looks at the ref and nods, and the ref calls for the bell to begin this match.
The match is somewhat back and forth with Jensen generally in control due to Darius seeming distracted throughout. Finally, a misstep from Darius allows Jensen to hit Censored Colors for the win.
Winner: Jensen
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After the match, Darius takes a mic and speaks a very eerie warning into it. His voice sounds course and desperate.
"Things are gonna change around here Peter. Things are gonna change real soon."
He drops the mic and hurries off through the crowd, leaving the audience and Jensen stunned.
Beast: "Who the f*ck is Peter?"
Terry: "A very eerie warning from the distraught Darius Seeiso but nonetheless folks we have to move on. Up next we will see the team of Seth Corin and Testament take on a reunited Axis of Anarchy!"
We are shown what Drew Murdock had to say about the Corin Family at the top of the show as we prepare for the next bout.
Seth Corin & Testament w/ Shio Corin vs. The Axis of Anarchy (John Styles and Drew Murdock)
This match was utterly dominated by the Axis of Anarchy. Seth Corin is an experienced tag competitor with Hugh Reynolds, but Testament is nowhere near ready to assist him in taking on the Axis. Seth was eventually sent over the top rope onto his brother at ringside and that's when the Axis double teamed Testament and proved why they are the World Tag Team Champions. John ended it with a Styles Stomp on Testament for the victory.
Winners: The Axis of Anarchy
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After the match, Shio and Seth slid back into the ring and began a 3 on 2 assault on the Axis of Anarchy. Testament took a mic and addressed Aaron Black.
Testament: "Aaron, if you want to be so foolish as to put your rematch clause on the line, I won't stop you, but I will destroy you. I want the stipulation in ink, next week."
Testament dropped the mic and went for a sit-out powerbomb on Drew Murdock before "Throne" hit and out came Aaron Black for the save. The Corin Family quickly slid out of the ring and headed up the ramp. Shio held his title up high as Aaron assisted his friends in the ring.
Suddenly, "I Don't Need a Reason" hit the PA system and Barton Massey came out, cockily raising his title as well while making eye contact with Shio. He walked to the ring with a smug look on his face as the ring cleared for the main event.
Aaron Black vs. Barton Massey
Fink: "Ladies and gentlemen the following contest is our MAIN EVENT, and is scheduled for one fall! In the ring to my left, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, weighing in at 246 pounds, Aaron BLACK!"
The crowd cheer loudly.
Fink: "And to my right, from Brixton, London, England, weighing in at 194 pounds, he is the International Champion, LOW DOWN, Barton MASSEY!"
The crowd groan loudly. Barton flips them off.
Terry: "There's the bell and Barton quickly rushes Aaron into the corner, striking his gut, Aaron backs them out and sends Barton into the corner. (WOO!) He chops him! (WOO!) Another!"
Beast: "I hate when they do that."
Terry: "Ooh Barton with a rake to the eye! Clothesline! Aaron is down and Barton looking for an early South West Nine but Aaron avoids it by scooting to the corner. Now Barton back on the attack, stomping Aaron down. He pulls him up and OH! What a headbutt to send Aaron back down."
Barton rolls out of the ring.
Terry: "What's he doing?"
Barton takes Aaron's hand and begins biting it.
Terry: "What the hell is that?!"
Beast: "He's gotta be hungry!"
The referee shouts at Barton but he hardly listens. He pulls Aaron by his head out under the bottom rope and DDTs him hard on the outside.
Terry: "Oh god!"
Beast: "Savage!"
Barton laughs.
Terry: "Now what is he doing? He's got Black's hand, he's walking up the steps-Oh no! Barton Massey just stomped on Aaron Black's hand right on those steel steps!"
Beast: "They weigh like 1000 pounds per step!"
Aaron writhes around in pain on the outside as Barton takes his time getting him back in the ring. The ref reaches a count of 7 before Barton slides Aaron back in and then does so himself.
Terry: "Massey continues working on that hand of Aaron Black and is looking for a suplex, but wait! Aaron reverses it into his own suplex! This should buy Black some time to recover!"
Beast: "It won't be enough. Massey has got this."
Terry: "Aaron back to his feet, holding his hand though. Massey looking for a clothesline but Black ducks it, snap german suplex! But Aaron is in too much pain to hold the bridge for the pin!"
Beast: "Come on Massey, stop holding your head! Just don't get dropped on your neck again!"
Terry: "Massey looking for a neckbreaker but Aaron pushes him onto the ropes, ducks a clothesline, HUGE big boot to take down Massey!"
Beast: "Dammit dammit dammit!"
Terry: "But Black is unable to capitalize. He's fiddling with that hand too much it's going to cost him the victory."
Beast: "Fiddling, Terry? REALLY?"
Terry: "Barton back up, looking for an abdominal stretch but Black counters it, NO, Barton gets him in a roll up. Hey! He's got the tights!"
One, two, thr-Aaron just manages to escape.
Terry: "Come on ref!"
Beast: "Yeah come on ref, that should have been 3!"
Black is visibly angry and murmurs, "you son of a bitch!" before charging at Massey who ducks a punch and hits a stiff kick to the stomach on Black.
Terry: "Now Massey off the ropes, Black ducks another clothesline, WHOA!"
As both men run at each other in a full sprint, Black leaps over Massey to hit an overcastle.
Terry: "Kingdom Come! Kingdom Come! This one could be over!"
Beast: "Kick out Barton!"
One, Two, Kick Out!
Beast: "YES!"
Terry: "How Massey survived that I have no idea. Now both men back up, and OH! Barton slaps Aaron Black right in his face!"
Aaron laughs before slapping him back. Both men trade slaps before Aaron ducks a punch and hits a german suplex into the corner!
Aaron screams to the crowd, "Let's fucking goooooooo!" while Barton spends a lot of time in the corner.
Terry: "What is he doing? Oh, hey! The ref didn't see it! Barton just exposed that turnbuckle!"
Beast: "Shut up Terry! I wanna see blood!"
Aaron goes for a leg take down to set up his finisher but Barton beats him to the punch.
Terry: "What's this? Barton has Aaron set up in a, Oh! Slingshot into the corner but AARON CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE ROPES!"
Aaron quickly adjusts himself, preparing to hit an unsuspecting Massey with a top rope Kingdom Come.
Terry: "Massey unaware, Aaron off the top, OH MY GOD! Barton Massey caught Aaron Black mid-air into a suplex!"
Beast: "Pin him!"
Both men are out on their backs from the impact of that move.
Barton eventually crawls over into a pin but Aaron kicks out at 2.
The crowd begin chanting, "That was Awesome!"
Barton stands up and grins, shouting, "You're damn right!" at them. They boo.
He turns around after taunting the crowd and Aaron lifts him immediately into an Alabama Slam.
Terry: "Here we go! You know what comes next!"
Beast: "Nooooo!"
Aaron tries to lock in the Blacklist but Massey begins pounding on his hurt hand, causing Aaron to let go, and Massey gets him in an inside cradle.
Beast: "There you go!"
One, two, thr-NOPE!"
Aaron just manages to get out.
Terry: "Almost had him! Black struggling with his hand, and Oh no! Massey locks in the South West Nine!"
Beast: "Oh no? This is GREAT!"
Aaron writhes around in agony but refuses to give up when the ref asks him.
Beast: "Just give up already!"
Terry: "He might have to Beast-Oh wait! Aaron has rolled Massey over into a pin!"
One, Two, Thr-NO!
Aaron's hand hurts too much to hold the pin.
Barton Massey has had enough. He signals for something at the camera.
Terry: "What was that all about?"
Beast: "Is he ordering me more food?"
As Black gets to his feet, Kidd West runs down the entrance ramp, Lady Sasha in hand. He leaps onto the ring apron and the ref argues with him to get down.
Terry: "What the hell is this? Kidd West?!"
Beast: "Hey look!"
Just then, Darius Seeiso leaps over the barricade and slides into the ring. The ref distracted, he goes to grab Aaron.
Terry: "What the hell is going on? Kidd West, Darius Seeiso, and Barton Massey?!"
Darius goes after Black but he's ready for him, during a clothesline and sending Darius into Barton with a german suplex!
Beast: "Did he just hit a motherf*cker with another motherf*cker?!"
Terry: "I ... I think he did. And oh! Black sends Darius into the exposed ringpost! The ref is still pleading with Kidd West but hey look!"
Just then Jensen comes running down the ring apron, steel chair in hand. He pulls Kidd West down and cracks him across the back with the chair.
Terry: "West and Seeiso are both down, but look! That damn Massey has the brass knucks and the ref is blind as hell!"
Massey goes to strike Black with the brass knuckles but Aaron knocks them out of his hand with his good hand.
Beast: "No!"
Terry: "Aaron Black with a huge kick to the midsection of Barton Massey! BLACKOUT BOMB! THAT'S GOTTA BE IT!"
ONE, TWO, THREE! and the crowd goes cray.
Fink: "The winner of this bout, AARON BLACK!!!"
Winner: Aaron Black
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Terry: "Against all odds, he did it! Black did it!"
Beast: "Big deal! Massey is still the International Champion!"
Terry: "Unless that man has anything to say about it!"
Jensen slides into the ring to confront Massey but is quickly assaulted by Seeiso and West.
Terry: "It's a three on two assault!"
Beast: "Which are quite popular these days."
West has his sledgehammer and Massey instructs him on what to do with it.
Terry: "What the hell are they doing? No .... not this! They're holding down Black's hand for god's sake! Don't do this!"
Kidd West lifts the sledgehammer high in the air and brings it down hard on Aaron Black's hand, crushing it.
Terry: "Oh my god! What have they done?!"
Beast: "THIS IS WHAT I LIKE TO SEE!!!"
Aaron Black writhes around in agony before the Axis of Anarchy come flying to the ring. Before they can retaliate the others clear the ring, leaving Jensen down and Black with a pulverized hand.
John Styles tries to chase them down but they get far up into the crowd, fast. Massey screams into a nearby camera.
Massey: "Now THAT is the Barrier Block Conspiracy! Hahahahaha!"
It's total chaos as the show goes off the air with John Styles screaming at the fleeing BBC while Drew Murdock screams into Terry Kohl's headset for someone to come help Aaron Black.