Through Lantern's light: GWF 2123

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[glow=blue,2,300]GWF Sunday Night Slam[/glow]
2123 week 3

Iron Hand and Monolith come to the ring to begin the show.
Iron Hand:"GWF Superclash, The first supercard of my reign as commissioner, is just two weeks away and we seem to have a lack of a consensus opinion as to who exactly is the number one contender to Monolith's GWF championship. Wolf survived a match with the champion at Galaxymania and didn't lose."
Monolith:"But he nearly got broken in half! Give me Wolf again and next time I finish the job!"
Iron Hand:"Wolf has a claim for a rematch, but he met his match last week on GWF Power when he faced Payback in a Hardocre Titan Death match. That gives Payback some leverage for the rematch with Monolith he has privately demanded."
Monolith:"If he wants Monolith again then he isn't demanding a match, he's demanding his own destruction!"
Iron Hand:"Then there's Sly Drury. Sly, I WILL show you the power and remind you once again who makes the matches in the GWF. You're not the number one contender until I say so. And what I say is this: next week Wolf, Payback, and Sly Drury meet in a Tirion Triple Threat match. The winner of that match will face Monolith for the GWF championship in the main event of Superclash."
Monolith:"It doesn't matter who wins, the result will be the same:(Monolith holds the title belt high over his head)'Your winner and still GWF champion, 'The Genetic Juggernaut' Monolith!"

Sultana beat Deadliest with PARDON MY SPEAR.
Mother Superior appeared on the rampway and taunted Sultana with the women's belt before the bout began. That allowed Deadliest to jump Sultana and gain an early advantage. A four-star match ended when Sultana secured the advantage with a big running clothesline in the corner, rebounded off of the ropes, then caught Deadliest with PARDON MY SPEAR as she stumbled out. After the match Sultana stomped around the ring and screamed for Mother Superior. Finally she marched down the aisle saying that if Mother Superior wouldn't come to her then she would have to go to Mother Superior.


Havoc pinned US Male to advance to the finals of the Ring Of Iron championship tournament.
US Male fought with all he had and nearly took the win with a Patriot Missle, but Havoc was able to turn it around and get the pin after the Gothic Spike.

Swarm came to the ring and took the mic.
Swarm:"I don't know who The Main Event is, or who he THINKS he is, but everybody here knows who I am: I'm the man leading the yellow and black attack all the way to the Ring Of Iron championship! As for him, I believe his chiseled chin has another appointment with my knee real soon!"
Swarm demolished Vidtek, winning with VENOMOUS STINGER in just over a minute, to advance to the finals of the Ring Of Iron championship tournament.

The GWF's "Eye In The Sky" followed Sultana as she stomped around the backstage area looking for Mother Superior. She cornered a GWF production assistant, picked him up by the collar, and demanded to know where she went. The P.A. nervously informed her that he saw Mother Superior and Divided We Fall leave the building right after Sultana's match. Sultana dropped him uncerimoniously and said Mother Superior did the right thing for her own safety then and that she had other business to deal with now.

The Stand defeated The Troubleshooters in a no-disqualification match.
Sultana came to the ring with The Stand, which helped to get under the skin of the Troubleshooters. The end came when Valour had a VIOLENT OUTBURST on The Bomb while Kill Prey watched and Sultana kept Muss at bay with the threat of another kick to the groin.

After the bell had sounded Mother Superior and Divided We Fall ran down to the ring. Encubus tossed a flare bomb into the ring that rocked all four men and Sultana. DWF jumped in and attacked The Stand as Mother Superior beat down Sultana. The Troubleshooters regrouped and exited the fray as Bloodline took the mic.
Bloodline:"You dropped the first bomb Valour and Kill Prey, but we're brining the full assault to the ring at Superclash. Iron Hand has just granted us the first-ever 'Flare Bomb match' where those little bombs we just rocked you with will be perfectly legal. Divided We Fall intends to knock your Stand completely on it's @@@!"
Bloodline handed the mic over to Encubus, who got in the face of the fallen Kill Prey and spoke.
Encubus:"Jump me again, Kill Prey, and see what happens! Don't EVER think we will take that kind of attack lying down! Do you remember who I am? Do you remember how I was trained, how I raised since birth? (Encubus stomps Kill Prey repeatedly) This coming Tuesday on GWF Power I do something I haven't done in over two years: I'm challenging you to face me one-on-one

[/i]! I am dedicated to Divided We Fall with all of my heart and blackened soul, but for one night only IT'S ALL ABOUT ME one more time"
Divided We Fall leave their enemies writhing in pain in the center of the ring and dutifully follow Mother Superior to the back.


Endgame, Tauran, and Anivar beat Sly Drury, Patch, and American Guy in a six-man elimination match.
Sly pinned Anivar first to give his team the early edge, then Endgame pinned Guy and Tauran pinned Patch to the FDF at the two-on-one advantage. Sly held his own until Monolith came to ringside as Endgame locked on the ROLLING FIGURE FOUR. Sly reached for the bottom rope to break the hold, but Monolith pulled the rope back out of his reach and Sly's shoulders were counted down as he struggled to grab the rope. Monolith sneered, shouted "loser!" at Sly, and walked away as the FDF cautiously kept an eye on the champ and looked in bewilderment as he headed to the back.
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[shadow=green,left,300]GWF POWER[/shadow]

Tricks beat Panther Warrior with Coulrophobia.
Panther overwhelmed Tricks early, but Tricks used underhanded tactics to ground the young Animan before getting the win with his controversial finisher. Malkuth ran in to stop Tricks from continuing his assault after the bell.

Titan Energy were in the locker room preparing for their match later in the night. Tristan was depressed about the loss last week, blaming himself for not making Nitro's debut a success. Nitro was upbeat though, saying they nearly knocked off the former tag team champions in his first match so he can only imagine how good they're going to be once they get some experience as a team. He said they'd get out there and give it another try again tonight, then another, and then as many as it takes to get to the top. Nitro's enthusiasm lifted Tristan's spirits and they headed to the ring.

The Circus Strongmen won by countout over Titan Energy.
Vin Strutter proclaimed this his "night of dominance" after the shallow countout win. His team was outclassed most of the bout, but Tanck caught Tristan diving off the top turnbuckle to the arena floor and used a fallaway slam on the floor to get the countout win.

The Master Race and Dark Menace came to the ring and Dark Menace called for the "weakened, morally deflated, and completely overrated Gladiators to come out and take the coming loss like the men they wish they were." Rage and Paralyze stormed the ring, slid in under the bottom rope, and Paralyze took Thraxx out of the ring as Rage mauled Zygon to begin the bout.

Rage demolished Zygon in a one-on-one matchup as Paralyze kept Thraxx at bay.
Rage never let up and used his aggressive, ground and pound style to score a very quick win with ALL THE RAGE. Dark Menace tried to stop the brutality, but was knocked off the apron and fell hard on the arena floor.

The fans went wild as The Gladiators stormed away as quickly as they had entered the ring, leaving the Master Race to try to figure out what had just happened.

Sly Drury had a meeting with his men before sending them out for Betrayer's match with Anivar. He told Patch and American Guy to each take a side of the ring and watch the crowd for any sign of the masked thugs. He ordered them to pay no attention to the action in the ring and let Betrayer handle Anivar, again stressing "just watch the crowd for those masked men".

The Betrayer won by disqualification over Anivar when two Sleeper Cell members crawled out from under the ring and performed a quick "high kick/leg sweep" combo on Betrayer.
As Patch and Guy watched the crowd the two Sleepers snuck in from under ther ring and made the attack before the Outlaw Nation could even react. As they slid into the ring to help Betrayer the masked men jumped out of the ring and took off through the crowd before anyone could stop them.

Anivar played his part well, chasing after the Sleeper Cell for a moment and acting frusterated over the disqualification loss, but couldn't help but smirk as he made his way to the back.

Encubus won a spectacular match over Kill Prey, finishing with a GAMEMASTER DDT.
The action ebbed back and forth with Kill Prey showing he was up to the challenge, but Encubus displayed great form in picking up the win. After the match Encubus grabbed his tag team title belt from ringside, threw it over his shoulder, and said The Stand will fall flat on their faces before they EVER take HIS tag team championship.

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[glow=blue,2,300]GWF SUNDAY NIGHT SLAM[/glow]
week 4

Tricks defeated Malkuth via COULROPHOBIA.
Tricks was dominated by one of the Jungle Knights yet again, but he ducked a cross body attempt from the top rope by Malkuth, then used the COULROPHOBIA out of nowhere to pick up the win. After the bout, Tricks devastated Malkuth with the AX MURDER for good measure, turned to the camera, and with a sadistic snarl followed by an unsettling laugh calmly said, "Let's see Nosfera top that." before casually exiting the ring.

American Guy came to the ring painted silver from head-to-toe.
Guy:"Just call me the anti-Endgame tonight, because I'm everything he's not: I'm smart, I'm not afraid to do what it takes to win, and most of all I know how to have a good time.Yeah, baby! That makes me the opposite of my former partner US Male, too! That's why he choked against Havoc in the Ring Of Iron tournament and that's why Endgame couldn't beat me at Galaxymania. No heart and no guts!"

Guy was interrupted by Endgame's music as the FDF leader purposefully strode to the ring to begin the match.

Endgame used a Rhydeen Bomb to beat American Guy in a hard-fought, 4-star bout.
Guy nearly did what he set out to do, as an AMERICAN FIREPOWER stunner got a near-3 count. But Endgame rallied and used a Rhydeen Bomb to end a spectacular offensive display and win the bout.

After the match, Patch came to the ring and stood face-to-face with Endgame.
Endgame:"Your routine may work on the fans, but you're not scaring me, Patch. Step aside unless you've got something to say."
Patch:"Oh, I don't scare you? Look me in the eye and say that. Endgame, you suckas don't stand a chance against Patch. I'm gonna tell you the way it is right now, chump: I'm beating Tauran at Superclash, then Patch is gonna do the same to you. Ain't no way someone got no street smarts and who don't fight the fight right's gonna beat a dude with cred like Patch."
Endgame:"First of all, that may be the worst example of grammar I've ever heard. Second, worry about Tauran first, then see me after Superclash if you think you're man enough to back it up."
Endgame steps around Patch and leaves. Patch turns as if he's going to attack Endgame from behind, but Endgame whips around ready to fight and Patch just "stares" at him with his empty eye socket. Endgame walks away as Patch helps Guy to his feet.


Havoc and Deadliest beat Swarm and She Devil when Deadliest put away She Devil with a torture rack.
Havoc and Swarm never got a chance to get in the ring. The women started and after about a minute The Main Event came down to ringside. She Devil was instantly distracted, missed a turnbuckle charge, and was soon put away with a rack. Main Event smirked, waved at Swarm, sarcastically wished him luck at Superclash, and walked away.

The GWF Eye In The Sky spy camera followed She Devil and Swarm to the back.

Swarm:"I don't know what's up with you, but you've been completely distracted in the ring and, honestly, you've been completely embarrassed in every match lately. Ever since that Main Event guy showed up you've been making a complete fool out of yourself. You're supposed to be on my side, remember?"
She Devil:"How dare you?!? First of all, if we're on the same side, why did you disappear without telling ANYONE on your 'team' where you were going a few weeks ago? Don't you owe us that? And second, you're forgetting who DOMINATED the women's championship all last year! I was the underdog who proved to the galaxy that I was that **** good, and given the chance I'll do it again!"
Swarm:"Not if you keep getting squahsed while you're too busy making eyes at that so-called Main Event! Come on, the guy's doesn't even have the creativity to come up with a decent name! And the Pegasus coat straight from 2108? Give it a break!"
She Devil:"You sound jealous. I'm not hanging around to listen to any more of this." (She Devil heads for her locker room and leaves Swarm standing in the corridor)

Vidtek is in the ring for his talk show Vidtek's View
Vidtek:"Vidtek's View is all about getting the guests who are making the noise in the GWF and who's made more noise than the Gladiators lately? So let's bring out their defacto leader Paralyze."
(The crowd roars as the Gladiators music blares throughout the arena and Paralyze storms to the ring).
Vidtek:"Now Disaster didn't have things go quite his way against Iron Hand, did he?"
Paralyze:"Shut up! A war isn't won and lost in the course of one battle. Disaster stepped up against an unscouted enemy in the enemies own battlefield and took him to the limit. Regardless of the outcome of one battle, he got vital first-hand information that will assure us the victory in the war! Iron Hand won't be stupid enough to accept another Gladiator challenge if he doesn't want to be crushed! The Gladiators are regrouping and changing battle plans to face the challenges ahead!"
Vidtek:"Speaking of Iron Hand, he's sent orders to a different team to take The Gladiators down before you have a chance to, as you say, regroup. They're hungry, they're angry, and they're motivated to prove they belong at the top of the mountain in the GWF."
Paralyze:"Don't play games, lackey! Bring them on!"
Vidtek:"I'm glad you said that, because that's exactly what's about to happen!"

WIth that, The Troubleshooters rush the ring and attack Paralyze. A referee rushes out behind them, ushers The Bomb out of the ring, and signals to the timekeeper that Iron Hand has ordered a match and the bell should ring to start the bout.

Paralyze defeated Muss with THE PARALYZER.
The jumpstart did Muss no good as Paralyze quickle mounted a comeback and got the impressive win with the PARALYZER. Bomb and Vidtek pulled Muss out of the ring and Vidtek warned that it'll be different when the Gladiators step in the ring with both of the Troubleshooters as they retreated to the back.

Iron Hand came to the ringside area to watch the main event. As the wrestlers were introduced, Wolf ascended the top turnbuckle and threatened to leap at Iron Hand. Hand stood up and dared him to try and see if he makes it through this match, much less to Superclash. Wolf told him he'd save it for now so he can see the look on Iron Hand's face when he pins Monolith on the first big show of the Martial Law era.

Wolf pinned Payback to get the win in the Tirion Triple Threat match that also involved Sly Drury.
The action was fierce for over twenty minutes, with each man nearly securing the win at various times. Finally Payback knocked Sly out of the ring with a big chairshot to the head and went after Wolf. He set Wolf up on a table inside the ring and made the dive from the top rope, but Wolf moved and Payback sent himself crashing through the table. Wolf recovered and used the SAVAGE FACE CLAW for the win.

After the bout Iron Hand nodded in acceptance of the result and annoucned that Monolith would face Wolf at Superclash and "finish what he started at Galaxymania."Iron Hand made his way to the back as Wolf hopped the railing and made his way out through the crowd.

Sly Drury began to recover outside of the ring and was irrate at the result. As Payback picked himself up off of the canvas, Sly slid back in under the ropes and floored Payback with a CRIME LORD kick. Sly looked down in disgust at the Titan and spit on him before heading out of the arena.

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[shadow=green,left,300]GWF POWER

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2123 week 4


Mother Superior led Divided We Fall to the ring. Encubus bragged about his win over Kill Prey last week and Bloodline said he'd make it two in a row after tonight. Monolith came out to the ring and interrupted, which did not make Divided We Fall happy. He said he didn't like being there any more than they liked seeing him, but Iron Hand sent him to "watch out for the interests of Martial Law and to step in to clean up any messes you two make".

Strafe beat Phantasy via TERMINAL HEIGHT.
Phantasy looked good as always, but the popular Gladiator used her strength the pick up the win.

The Betrayer was seen lurking in a darkened corridor of the arena. He was looking around nervously and talking to someone hidden in the shadows. Betrayer said "they could be anywhere" and he couldn't take the chance of getting hurt before Superclash. He said all the mystery man had to do was take his place tonight and "the favor you asked for is done". Betrayer held out a contract and said "all you have to do..." to which the man responded"....is sign on the line." The Main Event stepped out of the shadows and said this would be his chance to make people wake up and take notice of the greatest thing going today. "I'll take the match tonight", he continued, "and then I'll fill you in on the details of your end of the deal later on." Betrayer told him good luck and "don't worry, I'll be watching....from out there somewhere" before rushing away, jumping in fear at the sight of his own shadow as he ran for the exit.

Retribution and The Jungle Knights beat Tricks, Nosfera, and Scimitar when Malkuth pinned Tricks.
Malkuth picked up some revenge for Jungle Knights, but the celebration was short-lived. Nosfera used DEMON'S BREATH on Malkuth after the pin as Scimitar attacked Retribution. Retribution quickly fought off Scimitar and joined Panther in the attack on Nosfera, but Tricks hit Retribution in the face with his COULROPHOBIA trick.All three men then started to beat down Panther Warrior until Nosfera threw Scimitar out of the way. That made Tricks mad and Tricks pushed Nosfera. Vin Strutter and Omen jumped in quickly to diffuse the situation between the two supposed teammates.

The Troubleshooters were seen in the locker room getting ready for their match. Bomb said they've been getting treated like hired thugs ever since Iron Hand came around. He was angry that they got thrown into a match with The Gladiators at Superclash without anyone asking them first and wondered if Vidtek had their best interests in mind. Muss told him that "the walls have eyes" and he'd better watch what he says. He told Bomb they'd pick up a quick win over a pair of pushovers tonight, then get their respect back by beating the Gladiators at Superclash. Bomb agreed and got fired up. They slapped each other on the chest and stomped off to the ring.

Titan Energy pulled off the win over The Troubleshooters when Tristan pinned the Bomb after Nitro's BAD VIBRATIONS follwed by ARCANA.
The Shooters threw the Titans all over the ring, but got overconfident and allowed them to get back in the match. Momentum swung in the Titans' favor and they managed to get the first win of their pairing.The Troubleshooters were irrate after the bout, overturning chairs and shoving the cameraman on the way out of the arena.

The Main Event defeated Anivar with SIGN ON THE LINE.
Anivar was not expecting the Main Event and was thrown off his game. In the end, TME tossed Anivar out of the ring and distracted the ref. When he did The Betrayer rushed out of the crowd in an overcoat and hat and hit Anivar with a pipe before disappearing through the crowd again. That made Anivar easy prey for SIGN ON THE LINE to give TME the win.

Valour and Bloodline wrestled to a double disqualification when a team brawl broke out at the end of the match.
The bout was a fierce brawl with neither man getting a decisive advantage. In the end, Valour went for the pin after a VIOLENT OUTBURST and Encubus jumped up on the apron. With the ref distracted Monolith came in and picked up Valour for END OF ALL THINGS, but Wolf and Kill Prey rushed to the ring to make the save. A three-on-three brawl broke out and the referee had no choice but to rule the bout a double disqualification.

The two teams fought inside and out of the ring as security personnel fought desperately to break it up. Order was finally restored and The Resistance stood defiantly in the center of the ring as the Martial Law team headed to the back.[/center]

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Got some good action going on here. The Main Event fulfilled his end of a bargain, but now will The Betrayer fill his end as well. I'll be keeping a close eye on that situation.

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Thanks for reading vrbox.

It's starting slow and building steam. I like to run some things on a "slow burn" so a lot of these things are going to play themselves out over several weeks or longer. I figure we're just on month one and 11 more to go, so there's no hurry getting there.

There's more to The Main Event than meets the eye, I believe. He's going to be fun to use this year.

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[shadow=red,left,300]SUPERCLASH[/shadow]

MAIN EVENT FOR THE GWF CHAMPIONSHIP
Monolith (c) v. Wolf

FLARE BOMB MATCH FOR THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Divided We Fall (c) v. The Stand

RING OF IRON CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
Swarm v. Havoc

Payback v. Sly Drury

Tauran v. Patch

Jungle Knights v. Tricks and Nosfera

US Male and Anivar v. Betrayer and American Guy

The Gladiators v. Troubleshooters

Strafe v. Deadliest

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Iron Hand began the show seated at a desk in a lavish office.
Iron Hand:"Tonight the galaxy witnesses the first supercard of my illustrious reign as your GWF commissioner. My power will be on full display tonight and everyone in the GWF is on notice: play by the rules, my rules, or else! Wolf, you've been the anti-hero of the GWF for longer than some on the roster have been alive. But your time is near an end. Renegades and loners have no place in my GWF. You earned your title shot, but now reality sinks in, because to become champion you have to get through Monolith."
(The desk Iron Hand is sitting behind suddenly lifts up. The camera pans over to see Monolith hurl the desk through a wall)
Monolith:"And no one can beat Monolith because Monolith is the strongest one there is! Wolf, you survived last time, but NO ONE can survive the superhuman strength of Monolith twice! When I grab you by the throat and lift you like the wounded dog you really are, you will know that for you it is THE END OF ALL THINGS!"

Jungle Knights won by disqualification over Tricks and Nosfera.
Tricks and Nosfera absolutely dominated Panther Warrior and Malkuth, but could not quit fighting throughtout the match. On several occassions the man on the outside tagged himself in and they proceeded to let the match devolve into a game of oneupsmanship, each trying to see who could unleash the most brutality on the opponent. Nosfera finally took it one step too far and used DEMONS BREATH on Panther Warrior in front of the referee for the dq.

Deadliest defeated Strafe with PURIFICATION in a 5-star match.
The women tore into each other with both absorbing a tremendous amount of punishment. In the end Deadliest blocked and reversed a suplex attempt on the floor, then used a hiptoss driver on the outside. She picked up Strafe, put her on her shoulders, and walked up the steps and the turnbuckles to deliver a thunderous Tower Of Doom and then slapped on her finisher for the win.


Patch pinned Tauran after Walk The Walk.
Tauran started quick and looked good, but Patch took over and never looked back. He wasted no time locking in a COBRA CLUTCH, but Tauran fought to the ropes. Patch then used two consecutive Walk the Walk to break down Tauran and get the win.

As the camera followed Patch taunting and tormenting fans at ringside with his disfigured face, a GWF production crewmember was checking lighting equiptment at ringside when an orb of white light came flying through the arena from somewhere up above and hit him in the chest. The man was encased in an almost cocoon-like light for a moment and went into convulsions as an emergency medical team rushed to his aid. The live feed sent out across the galaxy abruptly switched to a video package highlighting the Ring Of Iron Championship tournament and clips of all the matches leading up to tonight's finals.

The Troubleshooters were introduced for their match and came to the ring accompanied by Vidtek. The Gladiators music played and Paralyze came to the entrace stage, mic in hand.

Paralyze:"So Iron Hand thinks he's got all the answers. He thinks he'll send you three to try to soften up The Gladiators? Then he's a fool. It's time to show the galaxy the true power of Aethra! When you face one of us, you face us all. We are a unit, every member interchangable! In fact, let me introduce you to the rest of the Gladiators and the two you'll be facing tonight: Rage and Disaster, the team of Gladiator Demolition!"
(Strafe, Rage, and Disaster come to the entrance and all three men rush the ring in unison. They slide under the ropes and Rage and Disaster attack The Troubleshooters while Paralyze clotheslines Vidtek over the ropes and to the floor. Strafe cheers them on as the bout gets underway)

Gladiator Demolition beat The Troubleshooters after a Disaster RAMPAGE followed by Rage's ALL THE RAGE on The Bomb.
The Troubleshooters used their team experience to hang with the Gladiators for a few minutes, but the combined offensive onslaught of the two most punishing Gladiators was too much for them to handle.

American Guy and Betrayer were seen talking in the locker room.
American Guy:"Come on, get it together! I can't believe you actually paid the fruit in the fur coat to take your place in a match against Anivar! Don't tell me you're still worried about those guys in the masks."
Betrayer:"They could be anywhere, I can't take the chance! They're out to get me. I heard a guy say it once:'just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you', and they're out to get me, they could be here tonight, they could be in that closet over there, in the locker, anywhere in the arena, I....."
Guy:"I said get it together!"
(Guy slaps Betrayer hard in the face. Betrayer stops and stares at Guy)
Betrayer:"Thank you sir, may I have another?"
Guy:"Knock it off, freak. Now let's go, we've got business to take care of."

Anivar and US Male wrestled to a double countout with American Guy and The Betrayer.
Betrayter spent the early part of the match on the ring apron nervously surveying the crowd for signs of the masked men. He even went as far as to check under the ring just in case they were hiding there. Eventually he calmed down and settled into the match. The end came when a 4-man brawl spilled to the floor and neither team could get back into the ring to beat the referees ten-count.

Sly Drury grabbed Vidtek in the hallway as he was getting ready to go to the ring for his match.
Sly Drury:"Vidtek, get over here and point that camera in my direction, because I've got something I want everyone to hear. Payback cost me a shot at Monolith and the GWF title and I intend to do two things: number one, I'm gonna make him bleed. Number two, I'm sending a message to Monolith, Wolf, and the entire GWF: the GWF IS OUTLAW COUNTRY AND THE GWF TITLE IS MINE!"

Sly Drury pinned Payback.
Payback rushed in and completely dominated Sly for several minutes before missing the EXVENGE.That is all Sly needed because his first move on offense was the CRIME LORD kick for the pin.

After the bout Sly used the CRIME LORD again as Payback tried to stand. The ref tried to get between Sly and Payback, but was tossed from the ring for his efforts. Another CRIME LORD ended Payback's attempts to stand by knocking him out cold. Sly stood over Payback and slowly raised his fist in victory.


Divided We Fall beat The Stand in a Flare Bomb match when Bloodline pinned Valour.
The added element of the use of the flares caused some unpredictible action. In the end Encubus threw a well placed flare that hit Valour in the face as he went for the pin. As Valour stumbled Bloodline recovered and used a vertibreaker for the pin.

Swarm pinned Havoc to become the first Ring Of Iron champion.
Swarm used the VENOMOUS STINGER to the crowd's delight, but Havoc got his foot on the rope at the last moment to break the count. Swarm pulled Havoc to center ring and hit a frog splash deathjump to pick up the win and the championship.


Monolith beat Wolf with END OF ALL THINGS to defend the GWF championship.
Another lengthy display of power versus agility. Wolf seemed beaten several times, but kept making comebacks. At one point he locked on the FACE CLAW, but Monolith stumbled into the ropes to avoid sure defeat. Wolf clotheslined him over the top rope, but Monolith came back on the floor and threw Wolf back in for END OF ALL THINGS and the win.

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[glow=blue,2,300]GWF SUNDAY NIGHT SLAM[/glow]2123 week 5


Iron Hand came to the ring side-by-side with Mother Superior.
Iron Hand:"Superclash has come and gone and my team has proven themselves worthy to be my torchbearers in this era of Martial Law. Of course Monolith did the only thing he knows how to do: seek and destroy. And Mother Superior, my women's champion, my compliments for getting your team in the proper mindset to deal with a pair of renegades like Kill Prey and Valour."
Mother Superior:"Sometimes it's necessary to fight fire with fire. In this case flare bombs seemed to put the fire out quite nicely."
Suddenly, a voice from the rafters called out:
"I wouldn't count on it!"
Iron Hand and Mother Superior looked up to see Sultana standing in the upper deck of the building. Wolf and The Stand were behind her.
Sultana:"I'd say all you did was make them hungrier for more. We all have something in common in that we have nothing in common with either side of your personal war, Iron Hand. Good, evil, hero or villain, none of that matters. All these men want is the right to be free: free from your tyranny, free from scum like Outlaw Nation and free from rigid authoritarians like Endgame! We all just want to compete. Each one of these men earned title shots at Superclash, against all odds. They will rise up again and they will succeed. Which bring me to one last title. Mother Superior, that belt you wear right now is nothing more than a piece of jewelry until you have the guts to defend it! You can't run from me forever. It's time to put it on the line or put it on the shelf!"
Iron Hand:"Enough! I let you ramble on long enough! I and I alone decide when, where, and how the titles in the GWF are defended! Now quit lurking around up there and get out of my building!"
Mother Superior leaned over and whispered something in Iron Hand's ear.
Iron Hand:"An idea worthy of a born leader. Let's make a wager, Sultana: Bring your 'Resistance' to the ring next week to face the combined might of my Martial Law team. If your team wins, which is a big 'if' given their results last night, you have your match with Mother Superior two weeks from tonight. But if they lose, you have to pick one of those three men to be suspended for the next thirty days."
Wolf steps in fron of Sultana
Wolf:"I'll answer for her: we accept! Right now I'd do just about anything to sink my claw into Monolith's head one more time! And just to get the idea out of your head of making us turn on each other, I'll volunteer for the suspension if we lose!"
Sultana and The Resistance head out as Iron Hand flashes an evil grin in the ring while Mother Superior whispers in his ear again.

Paralyze demolished Vidtek in less than a minute.
Paralyze stormed the ring and finished Vidtek with a powerful three move set, ending in the PARALYZER.

The Circus Strongmen beat Titan Energy when Gryt pinned Tristan.
After the bout The Strongmen continued to flex and gloat as a distraught Tristan sat in the corner and apologized to Nitro for the loss. Suddenly Payback ran out with a chair in hand. The Strongmen wisely bailed out and headed to the back as Payback gestured for the house mic.
Payback:"You know why I'm here! Sly, we ain't done yet, not by a longshot! Get out here and let's see what you got!"
Instead of Sly Drury, Iron Hand appeared on the entrace stage instead.
Iron Hand:"Sly Drury will not be here tonight, nor would I expect to see him next week either. Sly has been suspended for the next two weeks for his actions at Superclash. But don't think it's because of what he did to you after your match, Payback. In fact, I kind of wish he'd have finished the job and saved me the headache of dealing with one more outcast with a chip on his shoulder. No, what I cannot have is a wrestler assaulting my referees. So please save your aggression Payback, and mind yourself not to interrupt a match in which you are not involved again or else I will not look upon you so kindly next time. Consider this a verbal warning. Now leave and take the other two with you!"
The Titans departed and Iron Hand got ready to leave, but Endgame came out and stood in his way.
Endgame:"You really get off on this, don't you? Setting everyone up against each other and reaping the rewards? You say you've got spies on every team, there are cameras all over the buildings watching everything we do. Anyone who doesn't agree with you gets thrown at each other and you watch while your enemies destroy each other while you don't have to so much as get your hands dirty."
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[/color]Iron Hand[/color]:"Oh, I don't mind getting my hands dirty. Just ask Disaster. If you'd like to be next, the option is always there...."
Endgame:"You won't goad me that easily. I am here to restore order. I'm here to ensure that the GWF is a place for healthy competition and a place where the true pinnacle of skill and ability rises to the top."
Iron Hand:"You are not the law here, Endgame. You are a wrestler, merely just another competitor. You are right though: I do enjoy watching my enemies destroy each other. That is why I will take great pleasure in standing at ringside and watching the next match tonight: you versus Patch, right here and right now. "

Patch comes out behind Endgame and attacks him on the entrance stage. The two brawl to the ring and the match gets underway.

Patch upset Endgame with TOTAL PATCHWORK in a spectacular, intense match-up.
Endgame was great as always, but Patch continued to display an uncanny athleticism for a man of his size and scored the win over the distracted Endgame as Iron Hand watched in wicked amusement.

Gladiator Demoliton (Rage and Disaster) wrestled to a draw with The Master Race.
Disaster was in a frenzy at the thought that Iron Hand had just been out to the ring before his match, and fought with unmatched intensity. The Master Race's team experience could not overcome Disaster's fury, but neither team could secure a win within the 20 minute time limit and the bout was ruled a draw.

Plethador was in the backstage corridor talking to She Devil before the main event.
Plethador:"Hey, what're you doing here anyway? I heard what went down between you and Swarm. Besides, no one's allowed at ringside during Ring Of Iron title matches."
She Devil:"I could ask you the same question, but I know the answer: you're shilling autographs out behind the building again. Anyway, I'm still part of this team and it makes sense that I should be scouting the competition."
Plethador:"Especially if the competition is The Main Event. Don't act like we can't see that you got a thing for that dude."
A lighting crew member walks by and accidently bumps into She Devil.
She Devil:"Hey, watch it! If you think what happenend to your buddy at Superclash was bad, bump into me again and you'll get worse!"
Plethador:"Geez, I can't believe you just said that. That's cold even to me. I heard that guy stinkin' died out there at Superclash when that....whatever it was hit 'im. Then he came back to life like nothin' was wrong. I heard it turned him white though: hair, skin, even his eyes all ghost white. Weird, huh?"
She Devil:"I don't know, but I got a chill just thinking about it. Probably his fault anyway: some lighting effect he rigged wrong came back to bite him. Oh, here comes Bug Boy. I'm outta here."
(Swarm came to the "ready position" in front of the curtain and She Devil got away before words could be exchanged)
Plethador:"Go get im....'champ'"
(Swarm nods and slaps hands with Plethador as Plethador leaves)
Plethador:"...champ unless I get a shot, that is. Creep."

The crowd came to their feet with the introduction of the first Ring Of Iron Champion SWARM. Swarm came to the ring with the belt around his waist and addressed the crowd.
Swarm:"The yellow and black attack keeps on buzzing! Iron Hand retired my Inrerplantetary title....OUR Interplanetary title, because of the way Tricks and Nosfera desecrated it, but he couldn't keep us down! I will defend this belt with the intensity I always bring, and I don't plan on stopping here. Now bring out Mr. Main Event and let's give him what he wants!" (Swarm pats his knee, signifying the VENOMOUS STINGER, and the crowd roars)

Swarm beat The Main Event in controversial fashion to defend the Ring Of Iron championship.
The Main Event lept from the top rope at Swarm, but the referee took part of the blow. TME used SIGN ON THE LINE, but the referee was down. As TME tried to get the ref to recover, Swarm rolled him up for a long two count from the groggy ref. TME kicked out and turned around into the VENOMOUS STINGER to give Swarm the win.[/center]

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The FDF are gathered in a weight room somewhere in the arena after Sunday Night Slam.

Endgame:"You know why I gathered you all here."
Anivar:"Yeah, because Patch just made you look like a fool and the Outlaw Nation is waxing us out there so far this year."
US Male:"Show some respect, Anivar. We're in this together."
Endgame:"That's okay, he's got a point. We need to regroup and get serious. Patch is more than meets the....eye. He's the real deal and he's just one of our problems."
Anivar:"I've got friends who can take care of Patch. Just say the word...."
Endgame:"I don't know what freinds you're talking about and I don't want to know. We don't do business that way. The FDF needs to lead by example and show everyone that we can overcome uneven odds, against both Outlaw Nation and Iron Hand, and do it all above board. That's why I'm asking everyone to pull together and dedicate themselves with everything they've got to the mission of the FDF."
Tauran:"Part of this is my fault. I've been so busy feeling sorry for myself that I haven't been able to focus. I don't know what's going to happen in the future, but I think I'm in my prime right now and I can't let it slip by while I worry like some old man! If Patch wants a fight, he wants to talk about taking it to the streets, then I'm going to have to be up to the challenge!"
Endgame:"That's what I want to hear, Tauran. Since Iron Hand stacked the deck against us and took away my ability to get a GWF title shot this year that makes you are go-to guy. You almost took down Monolith once and he never gave you another match. Now you're younger, you're better, and I think you can make a run."
Anivar:"Make your move, Tauran. I'm behind that! But what about the rest of us? How do we fit into to the FDF 'master plan'....as you see it, anyway?"
Endgame:"Iron Hand took away my GWF title matches, but he created a belt that can be everything I stand for: the rules of the Ring Of Iron title are tailor made for me and if Swarm falters I'm going to make my run. That leaves the FDF's NEXT tag team champions to discuss."
US Male:"Makes sense to me. Anivar, you supported me in the Ring Of Iron tournament and I let us down. I've always been a tag team specialist and maybe I can return the favor and bring your stubborn, big moose butt with me to the tag team belts."
(US playfully punches Anivar on the shoulder)
Anivar:"Oh, you'll graciously drag me along? Well then that settles it: I'm in. Gotta hand it to you Endgame, I like it! Let's make some noise!"
(The FDF starts to file out. Tauran and Anivar head out first, and Endgamde holds US back for a moment)
Endgame(whispering to US):"I'm counting on you. You're the most loyal man on this team. I like Anivar, but I think he's up to something with all this talk about 'friends in low places'. His ideas may not be in line with the battle we're trying to fight. Keep an eye on him is all I'm saying."
US Male:"You can count on me. I'll do my part."
US Male and Endgame shake hands and head out of the room to join Tauran and Anivar.