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With a sudden crash, a series of highlights open up our show from DESTINY – Stage One. The wild brawl between Mike Quackenbush and Eddie Kingston, Chuck Taylor slapping Claudio Castagnoli in the face and his subsequent decimation at the hands of the Swiss Superman, a series of brutal kicks from Tommy End to PJ Black, Zack Sabre Jr stretching Tim Donst, and Quackenbush locking up a bloody and unconscious Eddie Kingston backstage in a Chikara Special. Ultimately capping off with Madison Rayne capturing the GPW Womens' Worlds Championship from Sara Del Rey with a thunderous Rayne Drop all to the tune of War Ensemble, by Slayer.
Cut to a live shot of the arena. Stage Two at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, New York. The raucous New Yorkers are on their feet, ready to start the show. After a few sweeping shots of the fans in attendance, we transition to Mike Tenay and, the Sinister Minister, James Mitchell at the commentators' booth. James Mitchell: Ladies and gentlemen... Boys and girls, welcome to DESTINY – Stage Two! I am your devilish host and voice of tonight's chaos. The Sinister Minister... James Mitchell! …... and this is Mike Tenay.Mike Tenay: *scoffs* Thanks for the lovely introduction, SinMin... We are live for Stage Two. Tonight we are crowning our Worlds Heavyweight Champion. Destiny's Gauntlet! 12 Men. 2 Nights. 1 Destiny. James Mitchell: Nine men have already qualified. Well... possibly eight.Mike Tenay: Despite doctor's orders and the brutal beating he took last night. Eddie Kingston is hell bent on taking part in Destiny's Gauntlet. Saying Mike Quackenbush, or anyone else, is stopping him from taking the belt tonight.James Mitchell: Read the whole quote, Tenay. ...called him Quacken-bitch.
Mike Tenay: Well. *chuckles* Wanted to keep a bit of civility on this side of the broadcast booth. TONIGHT. Twelve men. The afformentioned Eddie Kingston, ECIII, Claudio Castagnoli, Brodie Lee, Zack Sabre Jr, Drew Galloway, Tommy End, Delirious, Bryan Danielson, two mystery entrants, and the twelfth man. Which we'll find out right now. Destiny's Gauntlet! It doesn't get much better than this!James Mitchell: Take it, Sterling!Our ring announcer, Sterling Silver is standing by in the ring.Sterling Silver: Our next series of matches is a single elimination knockout tournament for the final position in Destiny's Gauntlet! This series of matches are scheduled for one fall. Where the winners of both matches will immediately wrestle at the conclusion of the second match, after a two minute break.Pinkie Sanchez vs. Brian Myers
A quick match where Pinkie had most of the match in hand, after a failed attempt to throw The Prince of Queens out of the ring. Myers hits the spear for the 1, 2, 3.
Winner – Brian Myers
Icarus vs. Jigsaw
Competitive back-and-forth match. Low impact, not a ton of damage until Icarus dropped Jigsaw with back-to-back Wings of Icaruses for the win.
Winner – Icarus
Final Position in Destiny's Gauntlet
Brian Myers vs. Jigsaw
(Brian Myers coming into match with 1 fatigue point)
Amazing match that saw Icarus dominate the early goings of the match. But again, attempting to throw Myers out of the ring spelled disaster for Icarus. Myers took control of the match, and after a wild finish that had both men throwing everything at each other. The Prince of Queens clinched the win with a pin after a Belly to Back Suplex.
Advancing to Destiny's Gauntlet – Brian Myers
Mike Tenay: There it is, folks! The Prince of Queens, Brian Myers advances on to Destiny's Gauntlet. The twelfth man! Before we head to the next match, we have to talk about our next supershow. Grand Prix Wrestling – United!James Mitchell: Just as DESTINY – Stages One and Two were about crowning the Worlds Champions... United. Eight Teams. Single elimination tournament put it all on the line to become Grand Prix Wrestling's Worlds Tag Team Champions. The winners of our two United preview matches tonight will guarantee a spot in the tournament.Mike Tenay: Just as the preview matches will over our next few weekly Power Hour shows, United will showcase the best of tag team wrestling in Grand Prix Wrestling. We take it to the ring for our first preview match!United Preview Match
The Colony (Fire Ant & Soldier Ant) vs. The Classic Connection
Classic Connection looked to have the match in hand before Shapiro tagged out to Buddy Royal. Fire Ant took control. Culimating with a Beach Break, Shapiro attempted to break up the pin, but Soldier Ant was ready for him. Colony takes the match and the first spot in the United Tournament
Winners – The Colony
Sterling Silver: Ladies and gentlemen, our next match is an international exhibition. Lucha vs. Joshi!Lady Shani vs. Kairi Sane
Sane and Shani took each other to the limit with an amazing back and forth match filled with high-flying moves, rigid strikes and a dizzing display of Lucha and Japanese arm drags. The action was fast and chaotic. Using all parts of the ring and ringside area. Near the end both wrestlers almost got disqualified, but quickly took the action back to the ring where the Pirate Princess took control of the match and to the skies with an Insane Elbow for the win.
Winner – Kairi Sane
As Kairi Sane celebrates her victory. She makes a belt motion around her waist.Mike Tenay: Well, if anyone had a case to challenge Madison Rayne for the GPW Womens' Worlds Championship, it would be the Pirate PrincessJames Mitchell: Not so fast, Tenay. Kairi may have shown she's deserving. But there's plenty of fight left in Sara Del Rey. Mike Tenay: You may be right, SinMin... Not even two shows in, and the Womens' title picture is already fascinating. Up next folks, we have our second. United Preview Match. We take it back to the ring. United Preview Match
Hallowicked and Frightmare vs. Los Primos Rivera (w/ Caeser B. Black)
In a fast paced, but intense match. Los Primos Rivera had Hallowicked on the ropes, but a hot tag to Frightmare pushed the odds in their favor. After bringing the punishment, Gino made the tag to Danny who was quickly met with the Kneecolepsy. 1. 2. 3.
Winners: Hallowicked and Frightmare
Mike Tenay: And just like that... Frightmare picks up the victory and the second slot in the United tournament for him and Hallowicked.James Mitchell: Always good seeing the boys from Sleepy Hollow pick up a major win.Mike Tenay: You said it! And with that... here we are. Destiny's Gauntlet. Twelve Men. Two Nights. One Destiny. James Mitchell: We're going to be talking about this match for years to come.And with that we cut to a highly stylized music video punctuated by all the moments that got us here and a few words from the combatants here tonight.Bryan Danielson: This is the American Dragon's Destiny. I will be Worlds Champion by the end of the night.Claudio Castagnoli: There's no stopping the Swiss Superman's destiny. Brian Myers: Tonight. A prince fulfills his destiny.Delirious: Destiny. *indecipherable monologue* Worlds Champion.ECIII: Destiny is meant only for those who are important enough for it.Zack Sabre Jr: I don't care who's in my way. I'm armbaring my way to what's mine!??: I'm after the biggest prize tonight. Fight Destiny Fight!Brodie Lee: This big rig is steamrolling his way to destiny!Tommy End: Grand Prix Wrestling's destiny lies in darkness...Drew Galloway: This is already over. The Chosen One fulfills his destiny.Eddie Kingston: F**k destiny! I'm taking that belt tonight. Nobody's gonna f**king stop me.??: Destiny's... ready to fly.We go back to the center of the ring, where Sterling Silver is standing by.Sterling Silver: Ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to... DESTINY'S GAUNTLET! Our first two competitors. Hailing from Yonkers, New York. Eddie Kingston!With his head severely bandaged and walking with a noticable limp, Eddie Kingston heads down to the ring.James Mitchell: Oh no.
Mike Tenay: Oh good lord! He shouldn't even be in this match, and he's coming in number one!?Sterling Silver: And his opponent. Hailing from Marieville, Quebec, Canada. Kevin Steen!James Mitchell: Oh, s**t!Mike Tenay: Right out the gate. Our first mystery entrant! This is it! Destiny's Gauntlet!Destiny's Gauntlet
First Match – Eddie Kingston vs. Kevin Steen
(Eddie Kingston coming into match with 3 fatigue counters.)
Steen went in the for the kill early with TWO powerbomb's on the ring apron. Numerous brawling outside of the ring. Steen repeatedly cutting off Kingston every time he mounted an offense. Out of nowhere. Eddie Kingston hit the Sliding D for a two count, but punctuated it with a Backfist to the Future for the win!
Advancing On – Eddie Kingston
Mike Tenay: Oh my god. Oh my god. Backfist to the Future for the win! I can't believe Eddie Kingston pulled it out.James Mitchell: At what cost?Second Match – Eddie Kingston vs. Drew Galloway
(Eddie Kingston coming into match with 7 fatigue counters.)
Drew Galloway looked to put Kingston out of his misery early, but Kingston would not die. Kingston hit two Sliding D's and came up short. Kingston's body finally gave out after The Chosen One nailed him with Thee Move.
Advancing On – Drew Galloway
Mike Tenay: Dammit! Dammit! Dammit! James Mitchell: The Cinderella story is over for Eddie Kingston. Mike Tenay: He gave it everything... Could you imagine if Kingston came in fresh?James Mitchell: We can't live in a “could've” world, Tenay.Sterling Silver: Our next competitor. Claudio Castagnoli!Third Match – Drew Galloway vs. Claudio Castagnoli
(Drew Galloway coming into match with 6 fatigue counters.)
The Chosen One and the Swiss Superman was the technical powerhouse of a match everyone was expecting. In a wild back-and-forth, Galloway attempted to throw Claudio out of the ring, only to be countered by a devasting bicycle kick, followed by a Ricola Bomb for the win.
Advancing On – Claudio Castagnoli
Sterling Silver: And our next entrant... Zack Sabre Jr!
Fourth Match – Claudio Castagnoli vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
(Claudio Castagnoli coming into match with 1 fatigue counter.)
ZSJ attempted to bring the heat early against the Swiss Superman, but he was just too much for him. In an act of desperation, ZSJ attempted to throw him out of the ring, but Claudio blocked him and hit a Ricola Bomb for the win.
Advancing On – Claudio Castagnoli
Mike Tenay: Is there no stopping Swiss Superman???Sterling Silver: Up next! The Prince of Queens, Brian Myers!Fifth Match – Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brian Myers
(Claudio Castagnoli coming into match with 3 fatigue counters.)
Claudio dominated in the early goings of the match, almost making Myers tap with the Inverted Chikara Special. Claudio attempted to throw Myers out of the ring, only to be caught with a Spear. Claudio kicked out, with authority, only for The Prince of Queens to catch the Swiss Superman with a Jumping Flatliner for the surprise win.
Advancing On – Brian Myers
James Mitchell: He did it! Myers just beat Claudio! Myers just beat Claudio!!!Sterling Silver: And our next opponent... Brodie Lee!Sixth Match – Brian Myers vs. Brodie Lee
(Brian Myers coming into match with 1 fatigue counter.)
The Big Rig was just too much for Brian Myers. Leveling him with three big boots. Try as he might, the Prince of Queens couldn't answer the last one.
Advancing On – Brodie Lee
Mike Tenay: And just like that! The tides of Destiny turn.Sterling Silver: Our next opponent in Destiny's Gauntlet. Delirious!
Seventh Match - Brodie Lee vs. Delirious
(Brodie Lee has no fatigue counters coming into this match.)
Just as quick as the last match was. Brodie was a house of fire against Delirious, hitting a big boot on the Bizarre One. Delirious rolled out and gained the offense. Rolling Brodie back into the ring and nailing him with a Praying Mantis Bomb for the quick win.
Advancing On – Delirious
James Mitchell: What did you say about tides, Tenay???Sterling Silver: Up next. E... C... III!!!Eighth Match – Delirious vs. ECIII
(Delirious coming into match with 2 fatigue counters.)
Delirious and ECIII brawl in and out of the ring. ECIII would slowly take control of the match, punctuated by the occassional hope spot from Delirious. ECIII put the Bizarre One down with Multiple German Suplexes
Advancing On – ECIII
3... 2... 1... GET READY TO FLY!!!Sterling Silver: And our second mystery combatant. The Phenomenal AJ Styles!!!James Mitchell: WHAT THE HELL!?Mike Tenay: The Phenomenal One is here in Grand Prix Wrestling!!!Ninth Match – ECIII vs. AJ Styles
(ECIII coming into match with 4 fatigue counters.)
AJ came in and dominated the early goings of the match, but ECIII kept his cool and mounted major offense on the Phenomenal One. AJ attempted to roll out of the ring to catch his breath. ECIII grabbed him, pulled AJ back in and decimated him with the TKIII
Advancing On – ECIII
Mike Tenay: Good lord, even with the surprise, ECIII still comes out on top.James Mitchell: The Phenomenal One Percenter!!!Sterling Silver: And our next entrant... Bryan Danielson!!!Tenth Match - ECIII vs. Bryan Danielson
(ECIII coming into match with 4 fatigue counters.)
Danielson had ECIII on the ropes for most of the match, but decided to go high risk at the worst time possible. ECIII lays out Danielson mid leap with a clothesline. ECIII hits the TKIII for the 1, 2, 3.
Advancing On – ECIII
James Mitchell: Three in a row! Unbelievable.Mike Tenay: This is it. Destiny's calling!!!Sterling Silver: And our final competitor... making his way down to the ring. Tommy End!Final Match – ECIII vs. Tommy End
(ECIII coming into match with 7 fatigue counters.)
Even though ECIII was visibly blown up once End hit the ring, it was a wild and competitive match. ECIII had an answer for every bit of offense thrown at him and slowly gained control of the match. The One Percenter hit his signature weapon in Destiny's Gauntlet, the TKIII, and came up short. Out of desperation, he hit the top rope, attempting to catch Tommy End with a flying crossbody. End rolled through. 1... 2... 3!!!
Sterling Silver: Ladies and gentlemen. Your winner of Destiny's Gauntlet and NEEEEEWWWWWW Grand Prix Wrestling Worlds Heavyweight Champion. Tommy END!!!
Winner, and new Grand Prix Wrestling Worlds Champion - Tommy End
James Mitchell: Darkness falls on Grand Prix Wrestling!!! Tommy End is our champion!!!Mike Tenay: Outta nowhere with the flash pin, ECIII looked to have Destiny's Gauntlet locked in, but had zero gas left in the tank!ECIII rolls out of the ring and lands in a heap at ringside. End is slow to get to his feet, but is met by the referee with the Worlds Heavyweight Championship and his hand raised in victory.Mike Tenay: My lord... what a rollercoaster DESTINY – Stages One and Two were!James Mitchell: And this is just the beginning! Wow...Mike Tenay: Oh yes... Grand Prix Wrestling has just begun. Just wait til our first episode of Power Hour!!! For the Sinister Minister, James Mitchell. I'm Mike Tenay. Thank you for joining us for DESTINY – Stage Two. Like and subscribe, and we'll see you on... Power HOUR!!!Tommy End drops to a crossed leg sitting position in the middle of the ring, GPW Worlds Championship drapped over his shoulder as the raucous scene fades to black.