Riot In Kentucky

Riot In Kentucky Nov 10, 2022 17:29:43 GMT -6

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Post by gvb on Nov 10, 2022 17:29:43 GMT -6

Riot in Kentucky
Live from Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kenucky
Sunday, November 6th, 2022

RECORDED EARLIER:

Standing front and center for the cameras was the debuting Paula Parker. The blonde wore her pink ring gear with a sparkling jacket over top. Large, white sunglasses covered her eyes and standing directly behind her were three men, Justin, Jackie, and Jesse Parker. Each man wore a suit and stared directly at the cameras with less than enthusiastic expressions on their faces.

Paula Parker:
Riot in Kentucky. When you think about it, it's such a foreboding phrase to describe a wrestling show. It leads us to believe that something bad will happen. Well, I can tell you all that the bad thing is that my debut is in Louisville. I would rather wrestle anywhere else in the world if I'm being honest. Someone with as much talent and potential as I possess should be debuting at Madison Square Garden in the most wonderful place in the world, New York. Or maybe even in Los Angeles. I would have even settled for Las Vegas, where the people can actually afford a ticket, but no, we're in Kentucky. Such a pity, but I'll makek the most of it. What you're looking at is the new premier family in this company. I know what some of you are going to think, you've heard it before. Or, 'we'll see how long she lasts', but trust me, I'm here to stay. WE'RE here to stay.

Paula pulls her sunglasses off and looks to her left, and then her right to look at all three of her brothers.

Paula Parker:
I'm not some random no name off the street, I'm the daughter of Elaine and Jett Parker. I've been training to wrestle for more than half of my life and at eighteen years old, I'm the future of this company. I'm not here to play nice, and I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to be successful. I won't stab anyone in the back, I'll tell each and every one of you right now that I will stab you in the chest. I'll step on anyone to get where I want to get, and my family will NEVER settle for anything less than the best. Which brings me to tonight. In my official pro wrestling debut, I'm wrestling Kate Steele. Being the Prodigy that I am, I've done my research. She's been wrestling since I was in elementary school.

Paula mockingly claps her hands and rolls her eyes.

Paula Parker:
Congrats, Kate, but ask yourself, how will that make you look when you end up in a familiar position? On your back.

The Parker brothers in the background smirk simultaneously.

Paula Parker:
This isn't personal because if it was, you wouldn't be classy enough to be in the same room as me, so let's keep it professional. Professionally, I'm walking out with my hand raised and I don't care how I do it. Don't say I didn't warn you. Oh, and you lovely little fans out there? Consider this match as your preview of what's to come. You can do the right thing, embrace me, and ride to the top with me, or...well...

She looks down at her boot as she lifts it up and then stomps it back onto the concrete floor.

Paula Parker:
End up under my boot just like Kate Steele.

With that, Paula walks off past the camera and down the hallway, with her brothers right behind her. Will 'The Prodigy' prove to be everything she claims to be? We'll find out in just a few moments!

Singles Match

Paula Parker VS Kate Steele

An unusual entrance for Parker, with no music and no flashing lights to leave a first impression on the fans. She walked to the ring with a single spotlight shining on her while her brothers listed some facts about The Prodigy. The fans didn’t seem to appreciate what basically became a list of reasons why she was better than them, but the young rookie didn’t seem to care. She was focused on her match and her opponent, grabbing her wrist and twisting the arm. A quick run toward the corner and Paula gave a first glimpse of her talent jumping on the second rope and from there reaching the top. She took a few steps on the rope showing great balance and finally jumped off, taking Kate down with an armdrag.
Steele had the experience edge on her side and, in a match like this, that could’ve been a great advantage. She left the initiative to Paula, letting her consume energy as she waited for the opportunity to counterattack. When Parker took it to the top rope and jumped for a diving legdrop, Steele rolled out of the way and under the bottom rope, watching as the opponent crashed on the canvas. As Paula started to stand up, Kate jumped back in the ring with a springboard crossbody, getting a count of two.
Kate’s martial art kicks left Parker groggy, allowing Steele to move behind her and connect a dragon suplex. Steele quickly hooked the leg for a cover but Paula kicked out in two.Wasting no time, Steele took it to the sky, climbing to the top rope and signaling for her Silence Is Golden (top rope blockbuster). Paula’s brother Jackie provided the distraction that allowed his sister to recover and knock Kate off the top rope. As Steele fell down, Paula climbed up to the same spot and jumped, landing with a double foot stomp on her chest.
Parker asserted her dominance in the following minutes, dropping Steele on her head with a reverse DDT. The former Lockdown champion kicked out in the nick of time, but not for Parker who then confronted the referee accusing him of trying to screw her over. A rookie mistake that almost cost her the debut as Kate quickly rolled her over with a school boy pin, obtaining another near fall.
A solid performance by Paula, but she seemed unable to close it. With every near fall, her frustration increased, thus exposing her to Kate’s comeback. Steele turned the tides, even coming close to the win with a brainbuster but eventually came up short when she missed the spinning heel kick, giving Parker a golden opportunity to plant her on her head with the spike DDT called The Point.

WINNER: Paula Parker
BY: Pinfall (spike DDT), 8:14

Singles Match

Millie Smith VS Nine van der Hoek

After the convincing win against Selena last week, the second consecutive win for her since the implosion of Planet Faizah, Millie found herself facing a dangerous opponent in Nine van der Hoek tonight in Arkansas. It was clear since the first minutes that this would be a rough night for the former Academy student. Nine immediately caught her with a headlock takedown and applied a textbook crossface.
She may be one of the most unlikable members of the roster, unless of course you are a member of the Band Of Nine, but nobody can deny the Frisian Demon’s skills, especially when it comes to submissions. Millie learned it first hand, going through what her friends Trinity, Tiana and Tiff went through before her when The New Problem applied a Dragon Sleeper. That seemed to be the end of the road for the young Smith, slowly fading out in Nine’s grasp. But she pushed through, channeling the energy the fans sent her and breaking free.
If the first part of the match was characterized by a slow pace and a lot of static holds, things definitely sped up once Millie took the initiative. The Bahama Baby caught van der Hoek with a spectacular crucifix driver that made the fans pop for her. As the crowd came alive and began cheering loudly and chanting her name, Millie seemed to find new energy to keep coming at Nine. A diving tornado DDT almost gave her a huge win, but the Frisian Demon raised her shoulder in time.
For the first time in a while, Nine seemed in great difficulty, which said a lot about Millie’s performance tonight. With the Leader on her knees, Smith wanted to pay homage to her former tag partner Trinity Thompson, hitting Nine with five kicks to the chest before going for the Nap Kick. Van der Hoek ducked the superkick and rolled Millie up but rather than pinning her, she grabbed her foot and put her into an excruciating ankle lock. Luckily for Millie, the ropes weren’t too far away and she could quickly grab them.
As great as Millie’s performance was, in the end it wasn’t enough to beat the New Problem. Nine eventually caught her with the Seventh Nightmare (somersault cutter into an armtrap crossface) and left her no choice but to tap out. Submitting didn’t get her out of trouble though, as Nine kept the hold locked long after the bell rang. The referee tried to physically pull them apart, all while threatening to reverse his decision and award the win to Millie. Which probably wouldn’t have mattered that much to Nine, but she still decided to let go.

WINNER: Nine van der Hoek
BY: Submission (Seventh Nightmare), 9:29

MWE World Championship Cage Scramble Qualifier Match
Round 1: One Fall

JJ Night VS Olly

A rivalry that started two years ago, back when these two were still students at the Academy. From the infamous “Lunchroom Fight” to Olly “stealing” Faith from the former Kid, to various squabbles on Twitter, they really never got along. Oddly enough, this was their first match since graduation, but all those months without crossing paths didn’t sooth this rivalry. Olly didn’t even wait for the bell to attack JJ, surprising him with a punch to the chin. The cheapshot knocked the former Junior Heavyweight champion down, and Olly took the chance to immediately jump on him and lay down a flurry of lefts and rights to his face.
The Division member was willing to cut any corner to stay on top of the long-time rival, including dragging his face across the whole length of the top rope and slamming his face into the turnbuckle. He didn’t stop there, repeating the action for a total of ten times. At the end of it, Night was visibly dizzy, stumbling toward the center of the ring right into Olly’s Face It (front russian legsweep).
Not a single soul in Kentucky was cheering for Olly, rallying up behind JJ instead in hope to help him turn things around. As the two time tag champion charged in, Night moved out of the corner causing Olly to crash shoulder first into the post. JJ pulled him back into his Knee’d To Sleep (wristlock into a jumping high knee), obtaining the first near fall of his match.
JJ blocked a kick to the stomach and countered with a step-over spinning kick, taking Olly down. He then stepped next to him and jumped in the air, landing with a moonsault double knee drop that knocked the wind out of the member of The Division. Olly rolled toward the ropes, but a baseball slide by Night shoved him out of the ring. He slowly got up, using the apron to stand to a vertical base. JJ sprinted to the opposite side of the ring to gain some speed and fly over the top rope, wiping out the opponent with a tope con hilo.
They were really leaving everything in the ring tonight, although nobody had been able to keep the opponent down yet. Olly came close to it with his Random Act Of Violence (running knee strike to the back of the head), JJ with the Causality Break (codebreaker) but Olly somehow kicked out. Night wasted no time and picked the opponent up, stopping only as he heard Black Honey by Thrice blasting out of the PA system. Julian Savell was here!
The Briefcase owner announced that the match will continue as a No Disqualification. He didn’t even finish the sentence and Olly, who definitely was expecting this turn of events, hit JJ with a low blow. After retrieving a brass knuckles, Olly performed The Salute (ten punches at the turnbuckle) on Night, drawing blood from his forehead. JJ fell on his knees and then on his chest, laying flat on the canvas. The youngest member of The Division took a couple of steps back, waiting until JJ picked himself up to connect his Leap Of Faith (superman punch). It was over, Olly advanced to the next turn. But surely this won’t be the last time these two crossed paths.

WINNER: Olly
BY: Pinfall (Leap Of Faith), 11:52

”You know, after last time, I thought the door was completely shut. I thought it was over. Finished. Here no more. And yet…

Instead of seeing Chris Sanderson, we see some of his past glory in MWE in years past.

Chris Sanderson:
In the last three years, I’ve had a total of what, a few matches here? And yet, I find myself in this World Championship Cage Scramble Qualifier match. Speaks a bit about what I was able to do during my time here in this company a few years ago. To walk back in and get placed in a tournament like this?
To the best of my knowledge I’m still the only two time.

Clips of Sanderson’s title wins are shown, and of course, Melissa Reeves cashing in right after his second title win a bit more than three years ago.

Chris Sanderson:
Tank Steiner. Big guy. Bigger than me in that ring. A bad mother from all accounts. He’s gonna hit me hard. Throw me around a little bit. He has seven inches and over 100 pounds on me. It’s going to happen. But here’s the difference, Tank.
I’ve bested bigger men than you, stronger men than you and better men than you. I’m sure you want some sort of redemption, and none of that matters to me. I don’t want to know the context. I don’t want to know anything about it. At the end of the day, it won’t happen. Redemption, vengeance, all those roads can led a man to ruin.
Lord knows I’ve been there many a time and I’m six years younger than you are.”

He follows up with a chuckle.

Chris Sanderson:
Tonight, Tank, it’s not you getting anything. It’s about me. It’s about regaining something I want to have for a third time. My first time I wasn’t focused. I was going through so much bullshit and my elbow finally went on me. Second time it was taken from me by someone who hated, and probably still hates me. That’s fine. I deserve it.
When I win this match and move on and move on and move on and win that title a third time? It’s not redemption for me, big fella. It’s not righting a wrong. It’s me coming home to the place I won my first world championship and marking myself down as something more than just a two-time.
It’s becoming more than everyone else in my fucking family. A legend with honor.

And with that said all the clips cut.

Singles Match

RAZE VS Miki

Baptism by fire for Miki, against one of the most dangerous men in MWE. As if that wasn’t bad enough for her, RAZE and the whole division had a bone to pick with her due to her intermissions in their business. While Melissa Reeves was, without a doubt, watching her young friend’s back, her presence wouldn’t probably mean much if Julian’s gang decided to come out in full force, outnumbering the duo.
Very aggressive from the get going, RAZE turned the opponent inside out with a wicked clothesline. He reached out, grabbing her by the throat with both hands and dragging her up to her feet, only to throw her into the corner. He charged in, but Miki was able to raise her leg and kick him on the face, stopping his momentum, although only briefly. RAZE in fact absorbed the blow and came back for a second splash attempt, this time colliding against the empty corner as Miki stepped away.
The young woman didn’t come here to be the sacrificial victim, connecting a huge spinning heel kick that knocked RAZE back in the corner. Here she followed with a series of knee strikes to the chest and abdomen of the Anomaly, doubling him over. Another knee strike pushed him back into the corner, giving Miki the chance to hit him with a step up enziguri. RAZE collapsed to the floor, but still managed to kick out when Miki made the cover.
The positive moment she was living came to an abrupt end when RAZE slammed her on the mat with a sit-out Uranage. The former [R]evo tag team champion kept punishing the opponent with furious stomps and a big elbow drop. His attitude, focusing more on hurting Miki rather than winning the match, wasn’t winning him any sympathy tonight, but that was never RAZE’s goal. He was out to send a message not only to Miki but Melissa Reeves as well. His trademark sit-out chokebomb was a prime example of this, especially since he didn’t try to pin her after it but went straight for a second one.
Time passed, and this was getting hard to watch. Miki kept being tossed all around the ring, unable to counter with any significant offense. Eventually, RAZE thought like she had enough, or maybe he just got bored and decided to end things with his Atomic Bomb. Maybe he got too complacent there, maybe he thought (and everybody else did) that Miki was done. But the Newark born used what little energy she had left to roll him up into a cover, barely getting the three and a surprising win.
RAZE was furious and immediately tried to grab her but she was quick to leave the ring. She didn’t even get her arm raised by the referee, but that didn’t take anything away from the joy of winning her MWE debut.

WINNER: Miki
BY: Pinfall (Roll-up), 8:33

We cut backstage to JJ Night, who just had the hell beaten out of him earlier in the night in his match with Olly, after Julian Savell made it a no DQ match. The backstage medical team try to check JJ out but the usually calm, cool and collected JJ refused and practically pushed them away.

JJ Night:
I’m fine! I’m fine! Just leave me alone.

JJ kept on heading toward his locker room when Rhett Adelson, who had recently returned, stepped in his way. The two knew each other from Nightfall, and Rhett was the protege of JJ’s older cousin and creator of Nightfall, Chris Night.

Rhett Adelson:
Hey bud, you should definitely get checked out.

JJ tried to push by Rhett but Adelson stopped him.

Rhett Adelson:
Listen man, this isn’t like you. I know you’re having a rough patch but you’re the one that’s not supposed to lose his cool out of the bunch of us. Out of everyone to come out of Nightfall? You to your core? You’re the purest one of them all. Don’t fall down that dark hole that Faith was trying to pull you down a couple of years ago. She had you halfway down and almost kept you there.

JJ sighed and shook his head.

JJ Night:
I’m fine. I know who I am. I just need a minute to myself.

Rhett placed a hand on JJ’s shoulder.

Rhett Adelson:
I know you were looking forward to this match because it was Olly and you want to get one over on him. But he’s a part of The Division and Julian has the briefcase. Right now? If you want to get one over on Olly and beat down the rest of those guys? You need a plan. Think about it.

Adelson nodded before he walked off. JJ looked up with a furrowed brow as he thought it over.

JJ Night:
A plan? It doesn’t matter what plan I come up with, I can’t take on all of them by myself. But it doesn’t matter the numbers… I’ll keep fighting, even if I keep on falling.

With that said, JJ walked out of the frame and into his locker room and the scene cut away.

MWE World Championship Cage Scramble Qualifier Match
Round 1: One Fall

Chris Sanderson VS Tank Steiner

Sometimes, they come back. This was the case with Chris Sanderson, formerly known in MWE as Chris Kane. A two time MWE champion, looking to write history and conquer his third World title on the company’s Five Years show. The first obstacle on his way to the top was a big one. And not only because Tank Steiner is a 6’7’’, 340 pounds behemoth who hits damn hard. But also because the reception he got from the MWE fans wasn’t the warmest.
They were, instead, pretty vocal about wanting to see Tank chopping the soul out of Chris’ chest, and the big Austrian would gladly provide them what they wanted to see. Sanderson’s chest quickly turned a dark shade of red, each and every one of those chops tearing some skins off until he was left bruised and short of breath. He fell on his knees, hands covering the banged up pecs. Herr Steiner headed back into the ropes and drove Das Boot on the former champion’s face, leveling him. Chris kicked out from the pinning predicament, immediately rolling out of the ring to regroup.
As he reentered the ring, he walked right into a suplex from Tank. The Austrian then wrapped his arms around Sanderson’s waist attempting an Austrian Suplex, but an elbow strike to the jaw spoiled his plan. Chris followed with a flurry of elbow strikes that stunned Herr Tank, allowing Chris to drop him down with a headlock driver for a count of two.
Against such a bigger opponent, Chris had to rule out the suplexes and throws off his arsenal, focusing on more direct strikes and perhaps some holds. Applying a cravate, he drove his knee to Tank’s face a couple of times before switching to a front facelock to drop him down with a DDT. Another cover, another count of two.
None of them was willing to give up an inch as they traded blows in the middle of the ring. By now, some fans had begun to cheer for Sanderson and, although they were definitely a minority, they proved to be a very vocal one. Unfortunately their support didn’t seem to help the former World champion, as the Austrian Hulk obliterated him with a powerbomb. The end seemed to be approaching as Tank went high on the top rope, looking to splat him with Der große Kaboom, but Sanderson moved out of the way. Chris tried to lift the big man for his Untitled Finale II (cobra clutch suplex) but there was no way he could pull it, especially after such a demanding match. He then delivered a Dead Set (discus big boot) and a second one, and a third. Just to be sure tank would stay down, he hit him with his old finisher, the Omega Finale (sliding D), celebrating his return with a solid win.

WINNER: Chris Sanderson
BY: Pinfall (Omega Finale), 10:22

We come backstage where we find Matt Stone walking down a hallway with a colourfully wrapped box under his arm, stopping at a door. He's already dressed to compete save for a t-shirt with PCP written on it. He knocks on the door and waits. He is not kept waiting for too long before the door is opened, revealing his tag team partner standing on the other side.

Veronica Sawyer is also dressed to compete for the evening having picked out her favourite ring gear. The golden set as she has pulled her blonde hair back into a high ponytail. She remains silent as she raises one eyebrow, her eyes locking in on the gift wrapped box tucked under his arm. Finally she decides to lean up against the frame of the door as she crosses her arms.

Veronica Sawyer:
Can I help you?

Matt Stone:
I’m sure you can, but first I wanted to give you this!

He holds out the box for her to take, a smile on his face.

Matt Stone:
I know your birthday was Tuesday but I haven't seen you since so Happy Birthday!

Veronica takes the box in both of her hands, not even the smallest hint of a smile appearing on her face, as she gives the gift a small shake.

Veronica Sawyer:
Well…better late than never, right?

He nods, though isn't a big fan of taking responsibility.

Matt Stone:
In my defense I was in Greece, and I wouldn't shake that too much, not sure how fragile it is.

Genuine curiosity appears upon Veronica’s face as she stops her shaking of the gift, now stepping back slightly so that Matt can make his way inside of her locker room.

Veronica Sawyer:
Did this come from Greece?

Matt Stone:
You could say that, I spoke with Melanie while I was there and she helped me find it.

He explains as he steps inside, having a quick look around, as Veronica starts tugging at the bow on the gift.

Veronica Sawyer:
Can I open it?

Matt Stone:
Of course, it is for you after all. Also, props to getting your own bag in here, I know you struggle to carry it.

He adds with a smirk, pointing at her luggage on the bench. Veronica shakes her head with a slight smirk as she focuses her attention on peeling away the wrapping paper.

Veronica Sawyer:
I couldn’t ask you when we’re supposed to be opponents tonight.

Matt Stone:
I appreciate that, though after tonight dinner’s on me. We both know how it gunna go out there and to the victor goes the bill, right?

Veronica raises one eyebrow as she pauses for a moment.

Veronica Sawyer:
Oh? And how is it going to go exactly?

He shrugs, pointing to the box so she'll continue to open it.

Matt Stone:
Oh you know, we’ll go out there, we’ll put on a bit of a wrestling showcase and then you'll slip or whatever and let me win. You've already got your title, this one is mine.

The suggestion is enough to make Veronica snort slightly with a chuckle while she puts her focus back onto removing the wrapping paper from her gift.

Veronica Sawyer:
That’s cute, but you know better than anyone that I’m not about to throw a match, not even for you. I’m actually insulted you would suggest it. Very Karen of you.

Matt’s eyes widened at that insinuation.

Matt Stone:
Karen? That's not a fair comparison, you and I have history, we’re partners, we have nothing to gain facing each other. This is simply a mutually beneficial arrangement Ronnie.

Veronica Sawyer:
Mutually beneficial for who exactly?

Veronica raises one eyebrow as she finally finishes tearing through the wrapping paper, letting it fall to the floor below, before she lifts open the lid of the box. She reaches inside with one hand and holds up an elegant and beautiful crystal rose.

Veronica Sawyer:
Matt… this is beautiful.

Matt Stone:
Oh good, I’m glad. I don’t think it’s fragile but I wasn’t sure. And of course it’s beneficial for both of us, we know each other well, that’s no surprise. You know my weaknesses, I know yours etcetera, it doesn’t help either one of us to expose that sort of thing to the roster. Wouldn’t you agree?

Veronica places the rose back inside of the box before handing it back over to Matt with an amused expression on her face. She puts one hand on his shoulder as she shakes her head.

Veronica Sawyer:
I’m afraid this rose is as transparent as your narrative to try and convince me to lie down for this match.

Mayy takes the box back and looks at her, half smiling and half disappointed. He sets the box down next to her bag, showing that he really did want her to have it before readdressing her.

Matt Stone:
Okay, okay, if you want to go out there and lay it all on the line, I’m more than happy to do that with you…

He walks past her, gently nudging her shoulder on the way bay before glancing back.

Matt Stone:
Just know that even you can’t shut me up.

Veronica just shakes her head, a slight smirk tugging on her lips, before the camera cuts away as Matt is seen leaving the room.

MWE World Championship Cage Scramble Qualifier Match
Round 1: One Fall

Matt Stone VS Veronica Sawyer

Two tag team partners went toe to toe in what promises to be a very interesting match. Of course, having teamed for quite some time now they knew each other so well and the first part of the match was a long series of counters and evasions. The first blow to strike was a forearm strike from Veronica after she stomped on Matt’s foot. Before he could even process what happened, Sawyer took him down with a headscissor. Matt slid under the bottom rope and took a first break.
Veronica was serious when she said that she wouldn’t make it easy for Matt. She immediately imposed her pace, keeping the Canadian on the defensive with a volley of kicks.Truth being told, Matt was able to avoid most of those kicks, although by doing so he found himself laying into the corner. The referee immediately stepped in and asked for a clean break, and Sawyer seemed to be granting it at first, only to swing with a chop. Matt saw it coming and ducked, causing his opponent to lose balance and end up in his place into the corner. She grabbed her arm and whipped her across the ring into the opposite corner, following with a splash.
The Stone Cutter was a great counter to regain control after ducking the roundhouse kick, but it wasn’t enough to keep Ronnie down. Matt was done playing though, if his partner wanted a real fight, he was going to give her one. After a series of forearm strikes, the former IC and Lockdown champion scooped up his team partner and slammed her on the canvas with a body slam. A knee drop later, Stone attempted a pinfall but only got a two out of it.
The blonde canadian tried to slow down the pace trapping Matt in her Venus Fly Trap, but the Abominable Showman broke free. He blocked a kick to the head and launched Sawyer into the ropes, preparing to take her head off with a clothesline. She ducked the blow and jumped on the middle rope, bouncing back with her Love At First Kick. Not even that was enough to keep Stone down.
The final moments of the match saw Matt legitimizing his spot as one of the best competitors in MWE. He had Veronica on the ropes, waiting for the right moment to strike the final blow. Sawyer barely survived the MLG 360 No Scope (elevated ace crusher), trying to fend the opponent off with a few punches. Stone easily dodged them and clubbed her with a right hand to the jaw, sending her stumbling back. He then tried to lift her for a suplex, ot maybe a brainbuster but Veronica slipped away and quickly pinned him with a school boy. The feet on the rope and a handful of tights helped her keep him down for the three count. She did it, she may not have shut him up (he was actually pretty vocal in his protest against the ref) but she scored a huge win. The question is, will this affect them as a team?

WINNER: Veronica Sawyer
BY: Pinfall (School Boy pin), 13:17

Camera fades into the small locker room that was just spacious enough the Duke could change for his match tonight without having to stick his legs into the hallway to fit. Thanks Grace. As he sat on the small chair, his black gear hanging behind him. The trim is orange, hanging on a hook. He was dressed casually, a little different than the last time he was seen in an MWE ring. He looked up as the door closed, his better half entering the tiny room. Stepping over his outstretched legs to sit in the recliner on the other side. Duke continued to scroll through his phone.

Duke Andrews:
Christopher. It’s been three years since you asked to tag along. It’s been three years since we got together and brought in Redd and Alan. Since we ran roughshod on this roster. Since we reigned supreme in this company. A lot has happened in that time, hasn’t it, pal?

For once, he looked up from his phone to the camera. A black hat on backwards, the MBP logo emblazoned in bright orange above the snaps that went across his forehead. His sleeveless shirt showed off his tattooed upper body, his chains on display.

Duke Andrews:
I remember that first night in Dallas. You and me, Olivia and Redd. Alan sitting there and we discussed the business and how we could change the fucking game. And that we did. You went on to take the same thing we get to step into the ring and face off for. I made the lockdown title as prestigious as it would ever get. The tag titles draped over our bodies. We were a family. And then…then you got greedy. I always knew that you were a snake, but I was dumb enough to look over it. The cash was stacking up. But I realized that I needed that time in my life. I needed to be jaded and when you begged Hearst to let you join him, it awakened me. And actually Chris, thank you for that. I’ve spent the last eighteen months living at a fucking level in this business that I was told I’d never achieve.

Duke set his phone down as he leaned forward. Resting his arms on his thighs as he looked up into the camera.

Duke Andrews:
It’s like your memory is that of Pappy Constantine. A little old fashioned of Rock, Paper, My foot up your ass. You think that I’m just going to roll over and let you just move on because we are buddies. Chris, you know better. Chris, I hope you had that long conversation with Jesus at the last @wrestlechrist show because he’s the only person that can give you the advice you’re going to need. I’m going to see you in that ring tonight. A match that should’ve been saved for a premium event, but the home of papa John’s is good enough for me. Chris? Listen to me.

Duke leaned forward and pulled the camera closer to his face.

Duke Andrews:
I said something a couple days ago…you ever talk shit ‘bout the wrong motherfucker, wake up next day and get your head pealed? Chris…I’m the wrong motherfucker. All those mistakes you’ve made, you have to pay the piper to survive and those pockets aren’t deep enough. I’ll see you tonight. I promise I won’t end your career, I’m just going to kill your dreams. And remember, Chris Constantine sleeps with the fishes.

Fade.

MWE World Championship Cage Scramble Qualifier Match
Round 1: One Fall

Duke Andrews VS Chris Constantine Junior

A classic. That’s how you could sum up in one word a match between Duke Andrews and Chris Constantine Junior. From dominating MWE together as founding members of APE to the bitter rivalry they had after Chris’ betrayal, they wrote some of the most memorable pages in MWE history. The luck of the draw pit them together on the first round, meaning that one of these former World champions will see his dreams of gold shattered right here in Kentucky.
Andrews has been on a warpath since the end of the Summer tour. His quick win against Meg Coleman last week showed a new side of the Epitome Of Perfection, a combination of focus and ruthlessness we hadn’t seen from him before. No more jokes, no more distraction, no more messing around and playing with the opponent. Straight to the point, Duke was taking no prisoners tonight, looking to end Chris quickly with a particularly stiff Red, White & Blue combo.
Not even four minutes in and CCJ was already on his knees, begging Duke for mercy. An old trick that his former associate knew too well, waiting for the attempted eye poke and catching Constantine’s wrist. He twisted the arm, painting a grimace of pain on Chris’ face. Keeping hold of the wrist, he then pulled Junior toward himself repeatedly, hitting him with three shoulder tackles. The fourth time, he hugged him and tossed him over his head with a belly to belly suplex.
Not even outside the ring was safe for Constantine. Duke stayed on his tail, following and chasing him around the ring. CCJ sent the steel steps into the opponent’s legs with a kick, stopping his pursuit. A moment later, Constantine was behind Duke’s back and slamming his face into the steps.
Constantine was going to take any advantage he could, interrupting the count out by sliding inside the ring before resuming the onslaught. He sent Andrews into the barricade with an Irish whip and then tumbled him into the crowd with a clothesline. Andrews got to his feet surprisingly quickly, faster than CCJ expected and hit him with a throat strike. Stepping over the barricade, Andrews joined Constantine on the other side and pummeled him with a punch to the ribs before lifting him and letting him fall face first on the rail.
Finally Duke rolled his opponent inside the ring and slowly made his way back in the squared circle. Constantine was on his back, crawling away from the Epitome Of Perfection who kept approaching him threateningly. A kick to the knee stopped the former champion’s march, and in that moment CCJ saw an opening, an opportunity to get the best of the opponent. Another kick to the knee, followed by a chop block to take the man down. He had a wicked smile on his lips as he locked in his Red, White And Tap Out figure four leglock, confident that this would be the end for Duke. He had another thing coming as Michigan’s Favorite Son was able, not without effort, to reach the ropes.
It took a lot, but he survived. Surely not out of the woods and with a huge target on his leg, but still hanging on a hope, still able to fight and take his chances. Constantine tried to crash this hope, but as he picked Duke up for the American Strong Piledriver, his former associate broke free. A moment later the tables had turned and Duke was the one who was seconds away from winning, having CCJ on his shoulders for the Andrews Effect. But that right knee of his gave up, and he couldn’t complete the move.
They kept going back and forth, dragging this match between the twenty minute mark. Constantine pulled every trick in his book to try get that decisive pinfall but Duke always managed to kick out. And when he couldn’t, the referee did his job and spotted CCJ getting that extra leverage. Andrews wasn’t against bending the rules a bit either, leaving Constantine blinded after an eye rake. This allowed him to deliver a series of hard rights, setting him up for another Andrews Effect. This time, his leg held the weight and he drove Constantine down on the canvas. A devastating impact that kept CCJ down for the three.

WINNER: Duke Andrews
BY: Pinfall (Andrews Effect), 23:18

Post by gvb on Nov 10, 2022 17:29:43 GMT -6

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