Post by jonathan on Nov 24, 2008 19:10:34 GMT -5
Class is back in session! Brainstorm here with the report card for GWF Paradise Lost 2130 live from the Staslar Theater on Mensa! What a night of action it was! Six huge matches, including three championship contests! For the first time in GWF history, the GWF Tag Team Titles were on the line in a singles match! Also, Commissioner Vanity had signed two of the biggest gimmick matches in recent memory, an Italian Strap Match between Dante and Rubicon and the Escape Cage match pitting Darkseed inside the ring finally, against the one-eyed monster Cyclopes! On top of all that, we haven’t even mentioned the stellar Avarice/Varsity GWF Title Match! Let’s see who makes the grade!
Backstage, Latasha was standing between Rankor and Omni, the current GWF Tag Team Champions! Latasha said that one thing was certain, after tonight, one of these two men would have both titles, and the other would have nothing! Rankor called her the master of detection! Everyone knew that! But, it didn’t have to be that way! Rankor was happy to share the title with Omni! For his money, Omni was the better of the Others! He was the talented one! He was the one you could trust…unlike Odyssey! Omni told Rankor he didn’t have a clue about Odyssey! The dark Ravager was more trustworthy than Rankor would ever be! The general laughed! How does Omni know? They only met each other in this dimension! If they were polar opposites, how could Odyssey be good? Unless Omni’s really a devil in disguise! Omni grabbed Latasha’s hand, pulling the mic to his mouth! He was done listening to Rankor’s lies! Tonight, he was going to shut the liar up for good! Rankor laughed! Are you angry at me, or yourself, the general asked? If you ask nicely, maybe I’ll keep you in mind for my partner after tonight! With that, Rankor and Omni separated!
Further backstage, Actagon tried to get a word in with Rubicon, but the venomous beast shoved him aside! I guess the beast is in no mood to talk tonight! With an Italian Strap Match in his near future, I can’t say as though I blame him!
Out in the ring, it was time for our opener, a first in GWF history! For the first time ever, the GWF Tag Team Titles were going to be on the line a singles match! Both Rankor and Omni had claims to the titles, but tonight, only one man was going to walk away with both straps! Rankor was the first down the aisle and I couldn’t help but wonder who the traitor would give his other GWF Tag Team Title to if he won this match! There’s no telling with a man as devious as Rankor! When Omni’s music blared, the fans gave a small pop for the light Ravager! Thanks to a great decision from Commissioner Vanity, Omni was going solo tonight, Odyssey was barred from ringside! The general watched Omni’s every move as the light Ravager hopped over the top rope and handed his title belt to the official! The ref held both titles in his hands, showing them to both men before handing the GWF Tag Team Titles over to our ring valet! Calling for the bell, this historic match was underway! Omni anxiously paced around the larger general, looking for an opening! Rankor wasn’t a patient man! He lunged straight ahead, looking for the tie-up but catching only a palm strike to the chest! The light Ravager quickly followed with a side thrust kick and then a head chop that rocked the general back into the ropes! Hopping onto the side ropes, Omni went into the air, looking for a tornado swing punch, but the general met him midway with a standing lariat! Now that will take the starch out of your sheets! The general yanked Omni off the mat, clubbing him with a forearm smash to the back, once again dropping the light Ravager! Why even pick him up? Rankor again pulled Omni up, this time heaving him into the corner and following with a running shoulder ram! As the light Ravager stumbled forward, Rankor locked him by the arm and whipped Omni over with an armbreaker toss! The general took a step back before shooting forward, unloading with a brain bash kick for our first two-count of the night! Rankor slowly pulled Omni up, shooting the ref a look that told him to count faster! Hoisting the light Ravager into the air, Rankor dropped him head first onto the top buckle! As the light Ravager fell back, Rankor took him down with a punch to the side of the head for another two-count! Rankor quickly pulled Omni up, lifting him into the air and dropping him all the way backside first to the canvas with his own version of an atomic drop! Would that be a sub-atomic drop? Again, Omni managed to kick out at two! The general was getting frustrated now and he went to unfamiliar ground—the high rent district! Climbing onto the second rope, Rankor measured up the light Ravager before leaping off with a big flying headbutt! At the last second, Omni rolled to the side, just avoiding the blow! The fans roared to life as Omni staggered to his knees, just blocking a boot from the general! Omni rose up, spinning around and quickly sweeping the general’s free leg out from under him, dropping Rankor to the mat! Omni quickly hopped onto the second rope, flying back with a thrust kick right to the rising Rankor’s shoulder! The light Ravager spun Rankor around, driving him to the mat with a neckbreaker for two! How close was that! Omni slowly pulled Rankor up, locking him by the shoulder and driving the general down with a shiranui for another two-count! The light Ravager hopped onto the second rope, flying back with a springboard somersault legdrop for an extremely close two-count this time! What was it going to take? The light Ravager was now clearly missing his partner, gasping for breath and running out of ideas! The Others are such a good tag team together because of their fluidity and double-team tactics, but left alone, Omni was running out of moves! The light Ravager pulled Rankor up, looking for that German suplex of his that he uses with Odyssey! Instead, the general fired back with an elbow to the side of the head! Another elbow rocked the light Ravager and Rankor took him down with an uppercut rising headbutt! The general taunted his co-champion, slowly pulling Omni off the mat and driving him back down with a front face DDT for another close two-count! The general slowly dragged Omni toward the ropes, sliding his head into position! Everyone knew what was coming next! The general mocked Omni as he grabbed his legs, looking for Guilty of Treason! Suddenly, Omni pulled forward, pulling Rankor down onto the second rope throat-first! The light Ravager slid behind Rankor, turning and delivering a leap down double leg drop onto the small of the back! The fans were roaring again as Omni quickly hopped onto the top rope, waiting for Rankor to stagger back to his feet! As the general did, Omni flew forward with a cross body block only to have the general catch him! Rankor laughed as he hoisted Omni up onto his shoulder and rushed forward for a powerslam! At the last second, Omni slid behind the general, shoving him forward into the corner! Rankor crashed sternum-first into the top buckle, stumbling back into a bridge German suplex! Three seconds later and Omni had done it! The light Ravager had recaptured his GWF Tag Team Title and presumably, the Others were the champions again! Sliding out of the ring, Omni celebrated with both belts while Rankor tried to figure out just what had happened! What a turn of events and what an unbelievable finish to this historic contest!
Backstage, Godsend and Darkseed stood with Latasha! Latasha asked Darkseed if he had really been setting Cyclopes up all these weeks or if this was just a last minute ploy to unnerve the one-eyed monster! Godsend laughed! Would they do that? Before Latasha could answer, Darkseed grabbed the mic! He never wanted this match! He never wanted to have to be the one to bring Cyclopes down to size, but now that they were here, he was going to fall through on his promise! Tonight, that big dumb freak will find out that the power of evil trumps all! Latasha nervously asked Darkseed if he was concerned fighting a man even bigger than him inside an unforgiving steel cage! Darkseed roared that he was concerned with nothing! He was afraid of nothing! Tonight, he would devour Cyclopes soul! Latasha shook her head! She wasn’t sure! I’m not afraid, Darkseed roared, walking away and leaving a concerned Godsend! Hmm, the Great Evil remarked! Perhaps a trump card is in order!
Further backstage, Actagon caught up with Mensar! The Greek God asked Mensar how it felt to get back in front of the home crowd and win such a decisive match? The King of the Mountain scoffed! That wasn’t a match! That was a joke! Exo-King is a geriatric never-was! He didn’t deserve to be in Mensar’s ring! Sure, it was a feel good moment for the so-called legend! Well his legend is dead! And honestly, so is Mensar’s as long as Vanity’s running the show! Mensar was glad that Vanity was leaving! He couldn’t get out soon enough! Mensar was the top draw in the galaxy and the commissioner is wasting his time with losers like Avarice and Dante! Maybe once a real commissioner steps into that spot, Mensar will finally be fighting for the GWF Title—his title! He was the man who made GWF Assault and as he goes, so goes GWF Assault! Exo-King, he balked as he left Actagon and continued toward his locker room!
Back at ringside, the steel cage had been lowered and I think everyone was looking on in anticipation for this huge match! For the first time, Darkseed and Cyclopes were finally going to lock horns and tonight, running was the name of the game! Whichever man could escape the steel cage tonight would walk away the winner in this huge Sudden Death match! Down the ramp first came the Dominion Beast, Darkseed to a huge booing! The beast stepped into the ring, growling as he made his way throughout the cage, acclimating himself to what would be home for the next few minutes! When the one-eyed monster stepped through the curtain, the fans went wild! Cyclopes lumbered down the ramp, looking down at the Dominion Beast who seemed uncomfortable inside the steel! Suddenly, Bloat and Sycophant emerged from the back! The two fellow Dominion members charged Cyclopes, nailing him with repeated forearms to the back while the ref inside the ring wondered what he was supposed to do! Up on the ramp, Bloat pulled his now familiar fork from his loin cloth and held it up for a loud booing! Out of nowhere, Cyclopes swatted Sycophant to the side, slamming the deviant hard against the steel barricade! The one-eyed monster quickly grabbed Bloat by the throat, choking the heathen on the ramp while security rushed down to try and pull the Dominion members backstage! Cyclopes did them one better, hoisting up the monstrous Bloat and slamming him to the steel with his Two-handed Chokeslam! Turning back to the ring, even with one eye Cyclopes had to see the fear in Darkseed’s two eyes! The one-eyed monster made his way to the ring, faster than I’ve ever seen him before and started into the ring! Darkseed raced across the ring, nailing Cyclopes with a kick to the face and then an eye rake before grabbing the inside of the cage door and slamming it into Cyclopes’ shoulder! The Dominion Beast yanked Cyclopes into the ring now, nailing him with a knee to the head before starting across the ring and scaling up the cage! The one-eyed monster quickly rose from his knee, making his way across the ring and yanking Darkseed back by the tights, pulling him to the mat! Again the beast went for the eye, but this time Cyclopes met him with a backhand chop and a shoulder ram back into the steel! The one-eyed monster quickly hoisted Darkseed up, tossing him back against the steel to a huge roar from the crowd! Cyclopes went for the cover, but the ref instructed him that this was not a pinfall match! This was an escape match! The one-eyed monster seemed confused, so the ref pointed to the cage and motioned for him to scale out! Cyclopes couldn’t believe it! From behind, Darkseed nailed the monster with a double hammer to the back! The beast shoved Cyclopes head first into the steel, choking him as he pressed the monster against the cage! Cyclopes shoved back, sending the over three hundred pound Darkseed crashing to the canvas! Darkseed was back up quickly, running headlong into a boot to the chin! Cyclopes grabbed Darkseed by the hair and whipped him across the ring, right into the steel cage! Cyclopes may not have understood how to win the match, but he certainly understood how to inflict pain on the Dominion Beast! Again the one-eyed monster went for the cover, but again the ref pointed to the cage! Cyclopes seemed hesitant again, but this time he actually grabbed the cage and started to pull up! I’m not sure that steel was going to hold him! As Cyclopes climbed up onto the second rope, pulling his massive body with him, Darkseed rose to his feet and spotted his opportunity! The Dominion Beast slipped behind Cyclopes and leveled him with a blatant lowblow uppercut! That’s as legal as a headlock in this match! The Dominion Beast then stole the show with the move of the night, grabbing Cyclopes under both tree trunks and powerbombing him off the second rope and onto the canvas! Even the fans in attendance gave Darkseed a begrudging applause for that one! Unfortunately for the Dominion Beast, the energy he exerted there cost Darkseed any chance he might have had of escaping the cage right then! Slowly the beast came to his senses, standing up before Cyclopes could get back to his feet! The Dominion Beast shot forward, nailing Cyclopes with a spiked shot to the neck before ramming the one-eyed monster into the steel cage! Again Darkseed rammed Cyclopes into the cage! The beast was a being possessed, raking Cyclopes against the cage and opening up a cut over the one-eyed monster’s one eye! Cyclopes howled in pain as blood gushed down into his eye! From behind, Darkseed exploded forward, splashing into Cyclopes and jamming him against the steel cage! Darkseed was now the aggressor, stomping Cyclopes into the corner and really pounding away at the monster that up until that moment we had all thought the Dominion Beast feared! Darkseed laced Cyclopes with another shot to the head before spitting right in his face! What a show of disrespect from the Dominion Beast! With Cyclopes seated against the cage, Darkseed slowly made his way up the far side of the cage, having about as much trouble as Cyclopes hauling his weight up this cage wall! As Darkseed started to get close to the top, the ref wiped Cyclopes’ eye clear of blood! He’s not supposed to do that! The one-eyed monster howled again, shoving the official aside before rushing across the ring and grabbing Darkseed by the boot! The beast shot back with a kick, but Cyclopes held firm, yanking Darkseed down off the cage and all the way to the mat! The one-eyed monster quickly hit the side wall, dropping all his weight down onto the Dominion Beast to a huge roar from the crowd! Outside the ring, the outside official opened the cage door and motioned for Cyclopes to exit through it! Was this a conspiracy or what? The one-eyed monster looked to the sheep for approval, trying to figure out what he should do! The fans told him to go for it! Suddenly, Nightmare rushed out from under the ring, hopping onto the steps and nailing Cyclopes with a thrust to the throat! The Black Death slipped into the ring, pulling the door shut behind him while nailing Cyclopes with a kick to the knee! Nightmare grabbed Cyclopes by the hair, attempting to ram him into the steel cage, but Cyclopes held firm! The one-eyed monster instead grabbed Nightmare and slammed him face first into the steel to another huge roar! Cyclopes then pressed Nightmare into the air, tossing him across the ring and into the far steel cage wall! From the side, Darkseed shot forward, nailing Cyclopes with a knee to the ribs! The Dominion Beast grabbed Cyclopes by the hair and gnawed at his forehead, looking to rip back open the one-eyed monster’s gash! Instead, the one-eyed monster caught Darkseed with a big knee to his exposed ribs! A second knee rocked the Dominion Beast back into the ropes! Cyclopes clutched Darkseed by the throat and hoisted him high into the air, tossing Darkseed back against the cage with a modified Two-handed Chokeslam! The fans were absolutely ballistic as Cyclopes lumbered toward the cage door, stepping over the top rope and ducking under the cage to end this train wreck of a match! No, this wasn’t a mat-classic, but these two monsters beat the stars out of each other tonight! In the end though, only one monster walked away from this one, and by virtue of this win, Cyclopes had just put the Light into the lead in their Sudden Death feud for the first time in a long time! Does he even realize what he’s done? Backstage, I’m sure Shepard is cheering his exploitation once again!
While the ring crew deconstructed the cage, a video package played from GWF Warfare showing how Sledgend and Strong came to their Hardcore Title match! After seeing the two idiots bash each other’s and several hapless victims’ brains, I reluctantly handed things over to GWF Warfare’s Dragonmaster! Loser?
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the GWF Warfare section of GWF Paradise Lost. I’m Dragonmaster, your host, happy to be here with the call of the action in this Hardcore Title match. As an added bonus, while I’m calling this match, you fans will actually get a break from Brainstorm’s self-promotion. Over the past few weeks Sledgend and his challenger have faced off against the same competition and faired similarly against each one. It appears that the two men are evenly matched so this should be one whale of a show. When Strong was introduced, these Mensan fans gave him nearly no reaction. The big man came down the ramp showing off his massive physique to still nearly no reaction from the crowd. The challenger stepped into the ring and the announcer immediately called for the champion. When Sledgend came out carrying his sledgehammer the fans gave him a half-hearted booing. Apparently, the Mensans didn’t care for weakness and they were counting Sledgend’s apology for crippling Dominator as a weakness. The champion shrugged his shoulders as though he didn’t care what the fans thought of him then stepped into the ring. As Sledgend removed his belt and handed it to the ref, Strong finally caused the fans to pop as he grabbed an unprepared Sledgend and drove him to the mat with a fall away slam. The timekeeper rang the bell to start the match as the ref grabbed the belt and handed it over the rope. Sledgend immediately hopped up to his feet but Strong caught him for a whip into the ropes and nearly took his head off with a running clothesline. Sledgend showed his toughness by rolling up to his feet but as he stood up Strong rocked him with a chop to the chest. Sledgend responded with a hard shove that stumbled the big man back a few steps. As Strong closed the distance to the champion, Sledgend shot out a big head butt that caught the challenger in the temple and crumpled him to the mat. Strong knelt on the canvas trying to clear the cobwebs but Sledgend wasn’t about to let that happen as he drove a boot to Strong’s face. Surprising everyone, Strong didn’t fall to the mat, instead he grinned as though he liked the attack. Sledgend quickly grabbed him and pulled him off of the canvas then whipped him into the ropes and set up for the back body drop. Strong anticipated the move and countered with a big shoulder ram that knocked the champion flat to the mat. Strong didn’t waste a second in pulling his opponent up and performing his tribute move, the Racked and Ruined! Strong again pulled the champion off the mat then rocked him with a big uppercut. As Sledgend stood dazed in the center of the ring, Strong dropped down on his back and shot the champion across the ring into the corner with a leg press. Strong rolled up to his feet and waited for Sledgend to stand up. When the champion was off the mat, Strong leaped into the air for a standing dropkick. Sledgend easily dodged the attack and drilled Strong with another head butt to the temple. Sledgend slapped the stunned Strong then shoved him back into the corner where he drilled the challenger with a low blow kick. With Strong in obvious agony, Sledgend pulled the big man out of the corner with the Sledgend Slam. Strong quickly rolled up to his feet but was nailed with a reverse knife edge chop to the chest that staggered him back a step. Sledgend followed up with a Boulder Buster. Strong seemed to absorb the big attack as he hopped up from the mat. Sledgend shot out an eye gouge but Strong slapped his arm aside then drilled the champion with a knee to the groin. As the champion instinctively bent over, Strong dropped down to the mat and shot Sledgend across the ring with a leg press. Strong quickly stood up and pulled the champion off the mat for a Demolition Factor. Bouncing off the nearest set of ropes, Strong nailed Sledgend with the Skyscraper Moonsault before hoisting the champion up for the Mortal Agony backbreaker rack. Sledgend suffered in the painful submission hold for several long seconds before finally fighting free with a series of elbows to the side of Strong’s head. As Strong dropped the champion, the big man dropped down to his back and caught Sledgend as he stood up with another leg press across the ring. Sledgend refused to stay on the mat and was on his feet nearly as quickly as Strong. However, in the GWF nearly is never good enough as Strong slammed him with a Strong Forearm Ravager before locking on a front headlock. Sledgend didn’t stay in that move long as he shoved his opponent off into the ropes for a big running head butt to the temple that nearly knocked the challenger unconscious. Strong slowly staggered up to his feet, clearly unaware of his surroundings. As Strong staggered in the ring, Sledgend exploded out of the corner that he had retreated into and drilled the challenger with a spear. With Strong prone on the mat, Sledgend leaped into the air for a knee dive to the groin, bringing a loud groan from the male fans! Strong rolled over to instinctively protect that area but Sledgend pulled out another dirty play with an eye gouge. The challenger was in a bad way down on the mat as Sledgend locked on a figure four leglock. After nearly a minute in the hold I figured our champion had retained his belt but somehow Strong found the strength to roll over and reverse the pressure of that hold. Sledgend quickly released the hold and rolled up to his feet but Strong stayed on the mat and caught the champion with another leg press. Now Strong rolled to his feet and pulled Sledged up for another Demolition Factor before performing the Racked and Ruined. Slowing the match down a notch, Strong locked on the Mortal Agony but he was only able to hold the move for a few short seconds before Sledgend powered out of the hold. Before the champion could capitalize, Strong performed the Racked and Ruined. The big man paraded around the ring getting the fans behind him while Sledgend slowly pulled himself together and stood up. When he did, Strong was ready with a standing dropkick. Sledgend stepped back away from the attack then pulled Strong off of the canvas for an electric chair drop. The champion quickly reapplied the figure four leglock but Strong immediately broke the move. The two men rolled up to their feet with Strong scoring a knee to the gut followed by a Demolition Factor. Strong immediately pulled the champion off the mat and whipped him into the ropes for a running clothesline before pulling Sledgend up for another Racked and Ruined. Strong immediately pulled his opponent up for the Strong! Instead of going for the pin, Strong lifted his hands in victory then slid out of the ring, grabbed the title belt and buckled it around his waist. Finally, the rookie slid back into the ring, pointed to the belt and dropped down for the cover. Strong managed to hold the champion down for two and a half seconds but the champion got his shoulder up to continue this match. The challenger was shocked! As Strong stood up, Sledgend stayed on the mat and shot out a double kick to the challenger’s groin. Strong fell to his knees and put his head on the mat in agony. Sledgend rolled to his feet and unbuckled the title strap then pulled it away from Strong and lashed the challenger with the leather strap. Strong absorbed one blow, then two, then a third, but the fourth lash from the title strap caused Strong to sit up and grab his lower back. That was the opportunity that Sledgend was looking for as he grabbed the title in both hands and rammed it into Strong’s face. The challenger collapsed to the mat with his face busted open as Sledgend tossed the belt aside and hoisted Strong up to the top rope with a reverse atomic drop. Sledgend quickly grabbed the challenger’s face and pulled him off for the Shattering Devastation. Unlike his opponent, Sledgend did not waste a second in dropping down for the pin. The ref dropped his hand three times and Sledgend pulled a victory out of the jaws of defeat. All I can say is that I hope that Strong learns from this. If he would have went for the pin instead of trying to get the crowd behind him he would have easily walked out of here the champion tonight. That’s it for me tonight join us Friday for more of the hottest pure wrestling in the galaxy! This is Dragonmaster, for all the men and women that work so hard to bring you GWF Paradise Lost, returning the mic to Brainstorm. I’m so sorry.
Standing backstage with Actagon was the Italian stallion, Dante! Actagon asked Dante if he was out of his mind! An Italian strap match with Rubicon? Was Dante looking to retire young…and in a nursing home? Dante laughed! Everyone has been asking that throughout the galaxy, the Italian replied! Was Dante crazy? Was Dante a mad man? Was Dante trying to walk into the fourth ring of Hell? No, Dante was none of those! But then again, Rubicon wasn’t what everyone said he was! He was no true venomous beast! He was not a crippling machine! He had never ended a career! Mostro, he’s an overrated beast! He’s an over-hyped freak! And, whether he wants to admit it or not, his career is over! For you see, Dante said, staring straight into the camera, that while Dante would rather be wining and dining the young ladies throughout the cosmos, he has a duty to himself! A duty to be the best! To be the top draw in the galaxy! And standing in his path is one giant lump of refuse! Tonight, Dante will do what no one else wants to do! Tonight, Dante will do the dirty work and remove that refuse! Tonight, Dante didn’t want to leave Mostro an excuse! He didn’t want to leave Mostro an escape! Tonight, Dante will strap himself to this disgusting pile of flesh and bones and he will prove once and for all, that no one comes before Dante’s dreams! He certainly sounds focused, but I think he’s absolutely insane!
Back in the ring, it was time for our next match! Making his way down the aisle first to the loudest ovation of the night bar none, the hometown hero, the former GWF Champion, Mensar! Commissioner Vanity had spared no expense tonight, giving Mensar a nice video package as he made his way down the aisle, accompanied by an extravagant laser show! The King of the Mountain stepped into the ring alone, clearly Cordanus had other fish to fry tonight with two other big matches, including a championship contest for his superstars, but I was a little surprised not to see him making an appearance here! As the ref patted Mensar down, familiar music blared! Up the ramp, a team of minstrels stepped out playing their instruments! Behind them, a red carpet rolled down to the ring! As trumpets blared, everyone knew who was to follow! Stepping through the curtain was the King of the GWF! Exo-King came through the curtain to a small pop! I think if the king wasn’t facing Mensar here tonight, the fans would have been much more receptive to his one night only return to the GWF! Despite being a sixty year old man, one of the original strong men in GWF history looked amazing tonight! His arms were still the size of most men’s heads! Stepping into the ring, Exo-King waved aside his court, removing his crown and slowly setting it on the apron! As he turned back around, Mensar exploded forward with a Big Boot right to the jaw! The ref hastily called for the bell while the King of the Mountain hoisted Exo-King into the air, running him into the far corner with his Hostile Takeover slam! Mensar wasn’t wasting any time here tonight! The Mensan climbed up the ropes, flying forward with the Wrecking Machine to a huge roar from the Mensan crowd! Three seconds later and Mensar had just dismantled the returning king! It’s just like I said! Exo-King had no business being in the ring!
After the match, Mensar grabbed Exo-King by the hair and continued to hammer away at the now unconscious king! Shot after shot rained down as the fans continued to cheer! They were actually enjoying this! The Mensan again pulled Exo-King up, planting him with another Hostile Takeover! GWF security rushed down the aisle, but as the first two men slid into the ring, Mensar took them down with two hard shots! The Mensan was a man possessed, turning back to Exo-King and again peppering him with repeated fists! Finally, security managed to surround the King of the Mountain and he threw his arms up in disgust, slowly leaving the ring! Trust me, if Jack of Diamonds had been here tonight rather than at home with his ailing mother, I think that idiot would have come down and gotten some of that too! Mensar just made a statement here tonight, but I’m not sure who the statement was meant for!
Further backstage, Actagon was sitting with the number one contender Varsity and the former commissioner of GWF Assault, Cordanus! The Greek God asked Varsity how he planned to turn around his recent misfortunes against Avarice and take home the GWF Title tonight? Cordanus yanked the mic away! What misfortunes? Varsity’s record against Avarice was better than .500 overall! Sure, the Blackthorn got lucky a while back, but now that the Hollywood Star has put his wife back in the kitchen where she belongs, Varsity is ready to get back on top of the GWF again! With Cordanus in his corner, Varsity is all set to win GWF Title number six, tying that overrated blowhard Chaos! Actagon yanked the mic back! I was talking to Varsity! The Hollywood Star looked up at Actagon and smiled! If Actagon really wanted to know how Varsity was going to take care of his business tonight, the Hollywood Star would be happy to tell him! Tonight, Avarice was facing a man who he had never faced before! This was bright lights Varsity! The man who comes alive when the title’s on the line! Five times Varsity has climbed in that match as the challenger and walked out with a championship title! Tonight, Varsity has his eyes set on the biggest prize of them all…immortality! See this is a good lark for Avarice! He’s the “GWF Champion”! But for Varsity, this is his life! This is what made Varsity wake up in the morning! And tomorrow morning, the Hollywood Star is going to wake up with the GWF Title!
Back out at ringside, it was time for our penultimate match of the night and what a contest it was going to be! For the first time on GWF Assault, we were going to see an Italian Strap Match! Now as opposed to other strap matches, the competitors did not have to tag the turnbuckle posts to win! This match would only be won by pinfall or submission! Instead, the strap was ten feet of leather that these two bitter enemies could use against each other! I’m not sure why Dante would want to give Rubicon another weapon, but the spotlight star has proven to be nothing short of crazy since joining GWF Assault! The Italian made his way down the ramp first to a loud booing! At first I was a little shocked to hear the boos, but considering Rubicon is a stablemate of Mensar and one of Cordanus’ men, that really comes as no surprise! The venomous beast followed to a huge roar while the ref hooked Dante’s arm with the Italian strap! Stepping into the ring, Rubicon growled loudly, loud enough that I could actually hear him over this rabid Mensan crowd! The ref went to lock Rubicon’s wrist, but the beast shoved him aside and yanked Dante forward with his end of the strap! The beast shot forward, nearly taking Dante’s head off with a lariat! Rubicon quickly took the length of strap and began choking Dante with it while the ref slowly crawled into position, snapping that free end over Rubicon’s wrist! The beast was so enthralled choking Dante that I don’t think he even noticed the ref calling for the bell! Rubicon continued to choke away at Dante, a perfectly legal move in this match while the Italian tried to roll over or escape somehow! When it was apparent that he couldn’t break free, Dante reached up with his hands and raked Rubicon’s eyes! A second deep rake broke the hold and sent Rubicon staggering to the side, clutching his face! The Italian slowly rose to his knees, gasping for breath! Rubicon was much quicker, flying forward with a boot right to the Italian’s jaw, again dropping Dante to the mat! The venomous beast grabbed the length of strap and wrapped it around his hand, grabbing Dante by the hair and nailing him with a vicious shot to the jaw! A second shot and I think I saw a tooth flop to the mat! As the cameraman zoomed in, I was right! Rubicon had just knocked out one of Dante’s molars! The venomous beast went for another shot, but Dante answered with a kick to the knee! Another kick staggered the beast enough for Dante to loop the strap behind the beast’s knee! With one hard tug, Dante sent the beast falling to the mat for the first time tonight! The Italian clawed to his feet, falling on top of Rubicon and hammering the beast with a string of fists! Rubicon answered, driving those spikes on his forehead straight up into Dante’s brow! A fountain of blood exploded from Dante’s face as the Italian rolled back over to the mat! Rubicon again grabbed the strap, looking to choke Dante with it, but bloodied and battered, Dante would not quit! The Italian quickly nailed Rubicon with an elbow to the sternum! The Italian shot up, earboxing the beast before lashing him with the length of strap! Again Dante lashed the beast! Again! The fans were in shock as Dante, blood pouring down his face, whipped Rubicon all the way to the outside of the ring! Outside the ring, Rubicon tried to collect himself, but Dante was right back on the attack, leaping over after the venomous beast! At the last second, Rubicon dodged to the side and Dante landed awkwardly on the concrete floor! Rubicon quickly nailed Dante with a fist to the side of the head, again wrapping his hand in that strap! The venomous beast measured up Dante, plastering him with another shot to the jaw! If the Italian wasn’t lucky, he might be drinking out of a straw for the rest of his life after this match! Rubicon roared to a decent ovation before measured Dante up for a big boot! At the last second, Dante fell back, the strap shooting Rubicon back hard into the apron! The Italian had set up Rubicon! When the beast left the ring, he went under the ropes! Dante went over them! Thanks to that, Dante had Rubicon trapped now! The Italian rushed forward, spearing into Rubicon and driving his back into the apron to a small pop from the crowd! They may be Mensans, but everyone loves a good fight! The Italian hammered Rubicon with a couple shots to the face before leaping up and nailing him with a soccer kick to the side of the head! As the beast slumped to the concrete floor, Dante reached under the apron for something…a fire extinguisher! The Italian unlatched the extinguisher and hosed down Rubicon, spraying that foam all across the ringside area! As Rubicon started to stand up, Dante let loose of the spray and plastered Rubicon with a hard shot to the forehead! What a blow! The Italian again rammed that fire extinguisher down onto Rubicon’s head, breaking a spike and drawing a large gash of green blood from the venomous beast! Dante slid into the ring, looking to hang up the beast, but Rubicon was far too strong! Rubicon capitalized on Dante’s mistake, ripping him back into the ropes and trapping Dante in an ever shrinking strap! The beast climbed onto the apron, nailing Dante with a throat thrust, but thanks to the short expanse of strap, Dante couldn’t fall down! The beast unloaded again, this time nailing Dante with a green and red headbutt to the brow! Both men were losing a ton of blood and the fans were loving it! Rubicon took a step to the side, looking for a kick to the face, but Dante cut him off with a drop down double front kick to his plant leg! The beast fell off the apron, practically guillotining himself! As Rubicon thrashed around, Dante was in no better condition, the strap trapping him against the ropes, crushing his body! The official had no other choice than to slid out of the ring and demanded the emergency knife from our ringside security officer! The official quickly cut the strap, dropping Rubicon to the floor and Dante back to the canvas! The fans were in stunned silence as both men lay collapsed, both nearly unconscious! Dante started to roll over while Rubicon pulled himself up and into the ring, sliding into the squared circle and leaving a trail of green blood everywhere his head touched! The Italian got Rubicon with a kick to the skull, spurting even more blood out onto the mat! The Italian followed with a second kick before hitting the far ropes for momentum! Belaying his size, Rubicon hopped to his feet, catching Dante by the waist and driving him to the canvas with a vicious spinebuster for two! The fans couldn’t believe it! Rubicon slowly pulled Dante toward the ropes, tightening his half of the strap on the bottom rope! Climbing up onto the top rope, Rubicon took one last look back before flying off with a huge top rope moonsault! At the last second, Dante rolled out of the ring, sending Rubicon face first to the canvas! Outside the ring, Dante unclasped his wrist and grabbed a steel chair from one angry fan! I wonder if he ever got another chair? The Italian slid into the ring, measuring up Rubicon as he slowly rose to his feet! As Rubicon stood, the Italian blasted him with a vicious shot to the skull, staggering the beast back to the mat! Another shot broke the chair into two distinct pieces! I have never seen that! Dante tossed the chair parts aside before grabbing Rubicon by the neck and pulling him up! What was he doing? Dante had the pin right there! He didn’t need to chance fate! Suddenly, the beast locked his fingers into Dante’s throat, applying his No Return submission hold! The fans erupted as Dante sank to a knee! This had to be it! Out of desperation, Dante grabbed the beast’s strap, pulling with all his might and sending Rubicon tumbling into the top buckle, breaking the hold! As the beast staggered back, Dante leapt onto the second rope, flying back with a soccer kick right to that exposed gash! The Italian quickly made the cover, scoring one of the longest two-counts in my broadcasting career! What was it going to take? Dante seemed to have an idea! The Italian slid out of the ring and broke apart the ring steps! What in the stars? With the top set of stairs in hand, Dante pushed the steel into the ring, sliding right behind them! Inside the ring, Rubicon was again trying to shake loose the cobwebs and wipe aside his waterfall of blood! The Italian hoisted the steps up, rushing forward and ramming that steel into Rubicon’s face! The Italian then dropped the steps down onto Rubicon’s head, pulling himself onto the second rope as Rubicon lay under that pile of steel! With the fans in shock, Dante flew off the second rope, splashing the steps and Rubicon underneath! Despite the pain, Dante managed to remain on the steps, prompting the ref to make the three-count! Was that an official cover? Apparently the ref thought it was, and with Rubicon and Dante both in terrible shape, I’d have to agree with him!
Suddenly, the fans roared to life! Rushing down the ramp was the Aran, Terminus! The former GWF Champion slid into the ring, grabbing Dante by the arm from behind and planting him onto the steel with a Hammerlock Slam! Security rushed down to help, but not before Terminus could drive Dante into the steel steps one more time with a single-arm DDT, ripping back open the Italian’s already nasty gash! Word is that it took more than sixty stitches to close that cut! Despite the huge victory here tonight, Dante may just have lost his personal war with the Elite Circle!
Backstage, Latasha stood with the GWF Champion, Avarice! Latasha told Avarice that tonight marked his first ever GWF Title defense on a PPV! The entire atmosphere was different! He was no longer hunting the title, tonight, he was the prey! Avarice ran his hand through Latasha’s hair, asking her how long it took her to write that! She should stop worrying so much about Avarice’s match tonight and more about their date after the show! The interviewer blushed as Avarice smelled her hair, finally turning back to the camera and telling us that of course he knew the atmosphere was different! He was no longer capable of flying under the radar! He was no longer capable of catching someone on a bad night! Now, everyone geared up for a match with the Blackthorn! Great, Avarice grinned! He was tired of the secondary titles! He was tired of opening matches! Tonight, the entire galaxy is going to be looking at the Blackthorn, and the entire GWF rests on his chiseled shoulders! Avarice only wished they had found a challenge for him! The Blackthorn laughed, how many times can he really beat Varsity and it still be PPV worthy? Oh well, the Blackthorn sighed, tossing Latasha’s hair aside, there’s always later for a real workout! The Blackthorn kissed Latasha’s hand as he walked away leaving the young interviewer smitten!
Out in the ring, it was time for the main event! Over the last several months, Avarice and Varsity have had a bit of a rivalry going on with each man scoring wins in the series! Tonight, it wasn’t just a rivalry! Tonight, it was for the GWF Title! Varsity came down the aisle first accompanied by the former commissioner, Cordanus! I think since Varsity left his wife at home and started to bring Cordanus to ringside with him, his career has only improved—and he was already a five-time champion! Inside the ring, the Hollywood Star slowly removed his letterman jacket, a reminder of just how elite this superstar truly is! He really is the head of the class in the GWF! When Avarice’s music blared, the fans went wild! The GWF Champion burst through the curtain, his diamond-encrusted GWF Title firmly around his waist! The Blackthorn slowly made his way up the ramp, basking in the crowd’s welcome! Despite Varsity being on Mensar’s team, it was hard to convince these Mensan’s that they didn’t like Avarice! The champion stepped into the ring, unlatching his cowl and handing it to the ring girl! The GWF Title, Avarice held onto for another few seconds, giving his signature belt a kiss on the nameplate before handing it to the official! After the ref presented the strap to Varsity, he raised the GWF Title high into the air and signaled for the bell! That right there is what each and every superstar in the GWF competes for—the richest prize in the galaxy! With the pageantry out of the way, it was time to lock horns! Avarice and Varsity slowly circled each other, each looking for an opening! By the tale of the tape, Avarice is a bit taller, Varsity a bit bigger! The champion has the speed advantage while Varsity has both power and experience on his side! Of course, Varsity was a first time champion once and we all know what happened with him, so experience may not play a factor in this match! The two men locked up, Avarice quickly turning out from Varsity and attempting an armbar! The challenger responded with a smash toward the chin, but Avarice ducked low and slipped behind the Hollywood Star! As Varsity turned, Avarice clipped him with a stunning slap to the cheek! Varsity was stunned! The challenger held his cheek, glaring intensely at the Blackthorn! Again they locked up, this time Varsity was much more forceful, driving Avarice back into the corner! As the ref called for the break, Varsity gave the clean break for a second, slowly backing away! Just as Avarice started to relax, Varsity nailed him with a forearm to the jaw! A second forearm rocked the champion before Varsity shot him across the ring for a big running knee to the stomach, flipping Avarice to the mat! The challenger quickly pulled Avarice up, nailing him with another knee to the stomach before applying an abdominal stretch in the center of the ring! Outside the ring, Cordanus was getting his planet mates riled up, roaring Varsity’s name! Leave it to Cordanus to get a crowd going! Inside the ring, Avarice attempted to flip Varsity over with a hiptoss, but the challenger held firm, lifting Avarice up for a modified pumphandle slam and driving him to the mat for one! The challenger quickly grabbed Avarice’s leg, locking on that patented anklelock of his! Avarice fought back quickly, nailing Varsity with a kick right to the face to break the hold! I have a feeling we’re going to see a lot more anklelocks in this match! The champion slowly rose to his feet, but Varsity beat him to the bunch with a hammer blow to the chest! A backhand chop dropped Avarice to a knee and drew a wince from the crowd! The Hollywood Star quickly pulled Avarice in, hopping around and driving the champion to the mat with a belly-to-belly suplex for two! Just that quick, sheep! Varsity pulled Avarice up by his blonde locks, whipping him hard into the corner! The challenger followed right behind, looking for a splash, but Avarice answered with a lift-up, driving both legs into the Hollywood Star’s chin! The Blackthorn hopped onto the second rope, flying forward with a big lariat down to the mat for two of his own! Avarice rolled back, grabbing Varsity’s ankle and applying an anklelock of his own! The fans roared again, and it was obvious to me that they were going to cheer both men here tonight! The Blackthorn wrenched Varsity’s ankle, really applying the torque, but the Hollywood Star was a master of the anklelock! The challenger rolled to his side, grabbing Avarice’s ankle and tripping him to the mat with his own anklelock! The champion let loose his anklelock, nailing Varsity with a kick right to the nose to break the challenger’s lock! Slowly rising to his feet, Avarice pulled Varsity up, swinging him over with a swinging neck snap for another two-count! The champion rose up, stomping repeatedly at Varsity’s head and drawing a small booing from the crowd! The champion slowly pulled Varsity up again, nailing him with an elbow to the ear before slipping behind him for a snap back suplex! The Blackthorn hopped up, leaping onto the second rope and flying back with a Crown of Thorns for a close two-count! I think he almost knocked the challenger out with that one! Avarice again pulled Varsity up, locking him around the shoulder with that Blackthorn Lock! Outside the ring, Cordanus pounded the mat, pleading with Varsity to break the hold! The challenger was in real trouble here as Avarice continued to apply the pressure! Reaching down deep, Varsity hoisted Avarice up into the air, dropping him back to the mat with a teardrop suplex! The fans roared their approval as Varsity staggered into the corner, holding his ailing shoulder! From behind, Avarice charged forward, but the challenger ducked to the side, Avarice crashing face first into the steel post! The Hollywood Star quickly hoisted Avarice over, driving him to the mat with a German suplex! A second! Three German suplexes! Four! Cordanus was laughing maniacally as Varsity pulled Avarice up again for a fifth German suplex! As he completed the six-pack, Varsity bridged up, holding Avarice down for the academic…two-count? I couldn’t believe it! The fans were going crazy as Varsity sat up, shaking his head in disbelief! The Hollywood Star slowly pulled Avarice up, glaring at the official as he set him up for a P.C.D.! Instead, Avarice answered with a Northern Lights suplex and two of his own! The challenger exploded up—right into a Shining Wizard kick to the side of the head! Avarice was starting to shake loose the cobwebs and that wasn’t good for Varsity! As the challenger stumbled up, Avarice hoisted him into the air, driving the challenger into the mat with a tiger suplex for two! How close was that? The champion slowly rolled over, looking at the official to confirm that was only two! Pulling Varsity up by the neck, Avarice went for the 7th Sin, but Cordanus hopped onto the apron for the distraction! Avarice had been here before! This time, the Blackthorn shoved Varsity aside and leapt into the air, dropkicking Cordanus off the apron to a loud booing! The champion quickly turned back around, nailing Varsity with a kick to the stomach and locking him in a front chancery for the 7th Sin again! This time, Varsity had had enough time to get his bearings! The challenger shot Avarice back, the champion colliding into the official! As Avarice turned to check on the ref, Varsity hoisted him up, driving Avarice to the mat with the P.C.D.! Unfortunately, there was no ref to count! The Hollywood Star pounded his hand on the mat, but the ref was out cold! The challenger glared at the official, stepping on the back of his head before glaring down at Avarice! If the stupid ref would get up, we’d have a six-time champion on our hands! The challenger took another look at Avarice before smiling and sliding out of the ring! The Hollywood Star made his way to the timekeeper’s table and shoved the announcer aside, grabbing the GWF Title! The challenger slid back into the ring, measuring up Avarice with his own GWF Title! As he lunged forward, Avarice shot his foot out, driving it into Varsity’s gut! The champion yanked the GWF Title away and plastered Varsity with the title belt to a huge roar from the crowd! As Avarice pulled Varsity in and planted him with the 7th Sin, the ring bell sounded! What the stars? The ref was motioning for the disqualification! He had revived just in time to see Avarice plaster the five-time former champion with his GWF Title! The ref never saw Varsity attempt to use the belt! As Varsity slid out of the ring, celebrating his victory as if he won the GWF Title, Avarice pleaded his case to no avail! The ref pointed to the title and then his eyes, telling the champion that he had seen what he had seen! We ended our broadcast with Avarice disgustingly picking up his title while Cordanus and Varsity retreated up the ramp, the winners, but not getting what they had wanted here tonight! They had won the match, but the GWF Title is still in Avarice’s grasp! For how much longer, though? We’ll see this Thursday who makes the grade!
Backstage, Latasha was standing between Rankor and Omni, the current GWF Tag Team Champions! Latasha said that one thing was certain, after tonight, one of these two men would have both titles, and the other would have nothing! Rankor called her the master of detection! Everyone knew that! But, it didn’t have to be that way! Rankor was happy to share the title with Omni! For his money, Omni was the better of the Others! He was the talented one! He was the one you could trust…unlike Odyssey! Omni told Rankor he didn’t have a clue about Odyssey! The dark Ravager was more trustworthy than Rankor would ever be! The general laughed! How does Omni know? They only met each other in this dimension! If they were polar opposites, how could Odyssey be good? Unless Omni’s really a devil in disguise! Omni grabbed Latasha’s hand, pulling the mic to his mouth! He was done listening to Rankor’s lies! Tonight, he was going to shut the liar up for good! Rankor laughed! Are you angry at me, or yourself, the general asked? If you ask nicely, maybe I’ll keep you in mind for my partner after tonight! With that, Rankor and Omni separated!
Further backstage, Actagon tried to get a word in with Rubicon, but the venomous beast shoved him aside! I guess the beast is in no mood to talk tonight! With an Italian Strap Match in his near future, I can’t say as though I blame him!
Out in the ring, it was time for our opener, a first in GWF history! For the first time ever, the GWF Tag Team Titles were going to be on the line a singles match! Both Rankor and Omni had claims to the titles, but tonight, only one man was going to walk away with both straps! Rankor was the first down the aisle and I couldn’t help but wonder who the traitor would give his other GWF Tag Team Title to if he won this match! There’s no telling with a man as devious as Rankor! When Omni’s music blared, the fans gave a small pop for the light Ravager! Thanks to a great decision from Commissioner Vanity, Omni was going solo tonight, Odyssey was barred from ringside! The general watched Omni’s every move as the light Ravager hopped over the top rope and handed his title belt to the official! The ref held both titles in his hands, showing them to both men before handing the GWF Tag Team Titles over to our ring valet! Calling for the bell, this historic match was underway! Omni anxiously paced around the larger general, looking for an opening! Rankor wasn’t a patient man! He lunged straight ahead, looking for the tie-up but catching only a palm strike to the chest! The light Ravager quickly followed with a side thrust kick and then a head chop that rocked the general back into the ropes! Hopping onto the side ropes, Omni went into the air, looking for a tornado swing punch, but the general met him midway with a standing lariat! Now that will take the starch out of your sheets! The general yanked Omni off the mat, clubbing him with a forearm smash to the back, once again dropping the light Ravager! Why even pick him up? Rankor again pulled Omni up, this time heaving him into the corner and following with a running shoulder ram! As the light Ravager stumbled forward, Rankor locked him by the arm and whipped Omni over with an armbreaker toss! The general took a step back before shooting forward, unloading with a brain bash kick for our first two-count of the night! Rankor slowly pulled Omni up, shooting the ref a look that told him to count faster! Hoisting the light Ravager into the air, Rankor dropped him head first onto the top buckle! As the light Ravager fell back, Rankor took him down with a punch to the side of the head for another two-count! Rankor quickly pulled Omni up, lifting him into the air and dropping him all the way backside first to the canvas with his own version of an atomic drop! Would that be a sub-atomic drop? Again, Omni managed to kick out at two! The general was getting frustrated now and he went to unfamiliar ground—the high rent district! Climbing onto the second rope, Rankor measured up the light Ravager before leaping off with a big flying headbutt! At the last second, Omni rolled to the side, just avoiding the blow! The fans roared to life as Omni staggered to his knees, just blocking a boot from the general! Omni rose up, spinning around and quickly sweeping the general’s free leg out from under him, dropping Rankor to the mat! Omni quickly hopped onto the second rope, flying back with a thrust kick right to the rising Rankor’s shoulder! The light Ravager spun Rankor around, driving him to the mat with a neckbreaker for two! How close was that! Omni slowly pulled Rankor up, locking him by the shoulder and driving the general down with a shiranui for another two-count! The light Ravager hopped onto the second rope, flying back with a springboard somersault legdrop for an extremely close two-count this time! What was it going to take? The light Ravager was now clearly missing his partner, gasping for breath and running out of ideas! The Others are such a good tag team together because of their fluidity and double-team tactics, but left alone, Omni was running out of moves! The light Ravager pulled Rankor up, looking for that German suplex of his that he uses with Odyssey! Instead, the general fired back with an elbow to the side of the head! Another elbow rocked the light Ravager and Rankor took him down with an uppercut rising headbutt! The general taunted his co-champion, slowly pulling Omni off the mat and driving him back down with a front face DDT for another close two-count! The general slowly dragged Omni toward the ropes, sliding his head into position! Everyone knew what was coming next! The general mocked Omni as he grabbed his legs, looking for Guilty of Treason! Suddenly, Omni pulled forward, pulling Rankor down onto the second rope throat-first! The light Ravager slid behind Rankor, turning and delivering a leap down double leg drop onto the small of the back! The fans were roaring again as Omni quickly hopped onto the top rope, waiting for Rankor to stagger back to his feet! As the general did, Omni flew forward with a cross body block only to have the general catch him! Rankor laughed as he hoisted Omni up onto his shoulder and rushed forward for a powerslam! At the last second, Omni slid behind the general, shoving him forward into the corner! Rankor crashed sternum-first into the top buckle, stumbling back into a bridge German suplex! Three seconds later and Omni had done it! The light Ravager had recaptured his GWF Tag Team Title and presumably, the Others were the champions again! Sliding out of the ring, Omni celebrated with both belts while Rankor tried to figure out just what had happened! What a turn of events and what an unbelievable finish to this historic contest!
Backstage, Godsend and Darkseed stood with Latasha! Latasha asked Darkseed if he had really been setting Cyclopes up all these weeks or if this was just a last minute ploy to unnerve the one-eyed monster! Godsend laughed! Would they do that? Before Latasha could answer, Darkseed grabbed the mic! He never wanted this match! He never wanted to have to be the one to bring Cyclopes down to size, but now that they were here, he was going to fall through on his promise! Tonight, that big dumb freak will find out that the power of evil trumps all! Latasha nervously asked Darkseed if he was concerned fighting a man even bigger than him inside an unforgiving steel cage! Darkseed roared that he was concerned with nothing! He was afraid of nothing! Tonight, he would devour Cyclopes soul! Latasha shook her head! She wasn’t sure! I’m not afraid, Darkseed roared, walking away and leaving a concerned Godsend! Hmm, the Great Evil remarked! Perhaps a trump card is in order!
Further backstage, Actagon caught up with Mensar! The Greek God asked Mensar how it felt to get back in front of the home crowd and win such a decisive match? The King of the Mountain scoffed! That wasn’t a match! That was a joke! Exo-King is a geriatric never-was! He didn’t deserve to be in Mensar’s ring! Sure, it was a feel good moment for the so-called legend! Well his legend is dead! And honestly, so is Mensar’s as long as Vanity’s running the show! Mensar was glad that Vanity was leaving! He couldn’t get out soon enough! Mensar was the top draw in the galaxy and the commissioner is wasting his time with losers like Avarice and Dante! Maybe once a real commissioner steps into that spot, Mensar will finally be fighting for the GWF Title—his title! He was the man who made GWF Assault and as he goes, so goes GWF Assault! Exo-King, he balked as he left Actagon and continued toward his locker room!
Back at ringside, the steel cage had been lowered and I think everyone was looking on in anticipation for this huge match! For the first time, Darkseed and Cyclopes were finally going to lock horns and tonight, running was the name of the game! Whichever man could escape the steel cage tonight would walk away the winner in this huge Sudden Death match! Down the ramp first came the Dominion Beast, Darkseed to a huge booing! The beast stepped into the ring, growling as he made his way throughout the cage, acclimating himself to what would be home for the next few minutes! When the one-eyed monster stepped through the curtain, the fans went wild! Cyclopes lumbered down the ramp, looking down at the Dominion Beast who seemed uncomfortable inside the steel! Suddenly, Bloat and Sycophant emerged from the back! The two fellow Dominion members charged Cyclopes, nailing him with repeated forearms to the back while the ref inside the ring wondered what he was supposed to do! Up on the ramp, Bloat pulled his now familiar fork from his loin cloth and held it up for a loud booing! Out of nowhere, Cyclopes swatted Sycophant to the side, slamming the deviant hard against the steel barricade! The one-eyed monster quickly grabbed Bloat by the throat, choking the heathen on the ramp while security rushed down to try and pull the Dominion members backstage! Cyclopes did them one better, hoisting up the monstrous Bloat and slamming him to the steel with his Two-handed Chokeslam! Turning back to the ring, even with one eye Cyclopes had to see the fear in Darkseed’s two eyes! The one-eyed monster made his way to the ring, faster than I’ve ever seen him before and started into the ring! Darkseed raced across the ring, nailing Cyclopes with a kick to the face and then an eye rake before grabbing the inside of the cage door and slamming it into Cyclopes’ shoulder! The Dominion Beast yanked Cyclopes into the ring now, nailing him with a knee to the head before starting across the ring and scaling up the cage! The one-eyed monster quickly rose from his knee, making his way across the ring and yanking Darkseed back by the tights, pulling him to the mat! Again the beast went for the eye, but this time Cyclopes met him with a backhand chop and a shoulder ram back into the steel! The one-eyed monster quickly hoisted Darkseed up, tossing him back against the steel to a huge roar from the crowd! Cyclopes went for the cover, but the ref instructed him that this was not a pinfall match! This was an escape match! The one-eyed monster seemed confused, so the ref pointed to the cage and motioned for him to scale out! Cyclopes couldn’t believe it! From behind, Darkseed nailed the monster with a double hammer to the back! The beast shoved Cyclopes head first into the steel, choking him as he pressed the monster against the cage! Cyclopes shoved back, sending the over three hundred pound Darkseed crashing to the canvas! Darkseed was back up quickly, running headlong into a boot to the chin! Cyclopes grabbed Darkseed by the hair and whipped him across the ring, right into the steel cage! Cyclopes may not have understood how to win the match, but he certainly understood how to inflict pain on the Dominion Beast! Again the one-eyed monster went for the cover, but again the ref pointed to the cage! Cyclopes seemed hesitant again, but this time he actually grabbed the cage and started to pull up! I’m not sure that steel was going to hold him! As Cyclopes climbed up onto the second rope, pulling his massive body with him, Darkseed rose to his feet and spotted his opportunity! The Dominion Beast slipped behind Cyclopes and leveled him with a blatant lowblow uppercut! That’s as legal as a headlock in this match! The Dominion Beast then stole the show with the move of the night, grabbing Cyclopes under both tree trunks and powerbombing him off the second rope and onto the canvas! Even the fans in attendance gave Darkseed a begrudging applause for that one! Unfortunately for the Dominion Beast, the energy he exerted there cost Darkseed any chance he might have had of escaping the cage right then! Slowly the beast came to his senses, standing up before Cyclopes could get back to his feet! The Dominion Beast shot forward, nailing Cyclopes with a spiked shot to the neck before ramming the one-eyed monster into the steel cage! Again Darkseed rammed Cyclopes into the cage! The beast was a being possessed, raking Cyclopes against the cage and opening up a cut over the one-eyed monster’s one eye! Cyclopes howled in pain as blood gushed down into his eye! From behind, Darkseed exploded forward, splashing into Cyclopes and jamming him against the steel cage! Darkseed was now the aggressor, stomping Cyclopes into the corner and really pounding away at the monster that up until that moment we had all thought the Dominion Beast feared! Darkseed laced Cyclopes with another shot to the head before spitting right in his face! What a show of disrespect from the Dominion Beast! With Cyclopes seated against the cage, Darkseed slowly made his way up the far side of the cage, having about as much trouble as Cyclopes hauling his weight up this cage wall! As Darkseed started to get close to the top, the ref wiped Cyclopes’ eye clear of blood! He’s not supposed to do that! The one-eyed monster howled again, shoving the official aside before rushing across the ring and grabbing Darkseed by the boot! The beast shot back with a kick, but Cyclopes held firm, yanking Darkseed down off the cage and all the way to the mat! The one-eyed monster quickly hit the side wall, dropping all his weight down onto the Dominion Beast to a huge roar from the crowd! Outside the ring, the outside official opened the cage door and motioned for Cyclopes to exit through it! Was this a conspiracy or what? The one-eyed monster looked to the sheep for approval, trying to figure out what he should do! The fans told him to go for it! Suddenly, Nightmare rushed out from under the ring, hopping onto the steps and nailing Cyclopes with a thrust to the throat! The Black Death slipped into the ring, pulling the door shut behind him while nailing Cyclopes with a kick to the knee! Nightmare grabbed Cyclopes by the hair, attempting to ram him into the steel cage, but Cyclopes held firm! The one-eyed monster instead grabbed Nightmare and slammed him face first into the steel to another huge roar! Cyclopes then pressed Nightmare into the air, tossing him across the ring and into the far steel cage wall! From the side, Darkseed shot forward, nailing Cyclopes with a knee to the ribs! The Dominion Beast grabbed Cyclopes by the hair and gnawed at his forehead, looking to rip back open the one-eyed monster’s gash! Instead, the one-eyed monster caught Darkseed with a big knee to his exposed ribs! A second knee rocked the Dominion Beast back into the ropes! Cyclopes clutched Darkseed by the throat and hoisted him high into the air, tossing Darkseed back against the cage with a modified Two-handed Chokeslam! The fans were absolutely ballistic as Cyclopes lumbered toward the cage door, stepping over the top rope and ducking under the cage to end this train wreck of a match! No, this wasn’t a mat-classic, but these two monsters beat the stars out of each other tonight! In the end though, only one monster walked away from this one, and by virtue of this win, Cyclopes had just put the Light into the lead in their Sudden Death feud for the first time in a long time! Does he even realize what he’s done? Backstage, I’m sure Shepard is cheering his exploitation once again!
While the ring crew deconstructed the cage, a video package played from GWF Warfare showing how Sledgend and Strong came to their Hardcore Title match! After seeing the two idiots bash each other’s and several hapless victims’ brains, I reluctantly handed things over to GWF Warfare’s Dragonmaster! Loser?
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the GWF Warfare section of GWF Paradise Lost. I’m Dragonmaster, your host, happy to be here with the call of the action in this Hardcore Title match. As an added bonus, while I’m calling this match, you fans will actually get a break from Brainstorm’s self-promotion. Over the past few weeks Sledgend and his challenger have faced off against the same competition and faired similarly against each one. It appears that the two men are evenly matched so this should be one whale of a show. When Strong was introduced, these Mensan fans gave him nearly no reaction. The big man came down the ramp showing off his massive physique to still nearly no reaction from the crowd. The challenger stepped into the ring and the announcer immediately called for the champion. When Sledgend came out carrying his sledgehammer the fans gave him a half-hearted booing. Apparently, the Mensans didn’t care for weakness and they were counting Sledgend’s apology for crippling Dominator as a weakness. The champion shrugged his shoulders as though he didn’t care what the fans thought of him then stepped into the ring. As Sledgend removed his belt and handed it to the ref, Strong finally caused the fans to pop as he grabbed an unprepared Sledgend and drove him to the mat with a fall away slam. The timekeeper rang the bell to start the match as the ref grabbed the belt and handed it over the rope. Sledgend immediately hopped up to his feet but Strong caught him for a whip into the ropes and nearly took his head off with a running clothesline. Sledgend showed his toughness by rolling up to his feet but as he stood up Strong rocked him with a chop to the chest. Sledgend responded with a hard shove that stumbled the big man back a few steps. As Strong closed the distance to the champion, Sledgend shot out a big head butt that caught the challenger in the temple and crumpled him to the mat. Strong knelt on the canvas trying to clear the cobwebs but Sledgend wasn’t about to let that happen as he drove a boot to Strong’s face. Surprising everyone, Strong didn’t fall to the mat, instead he grinned as though he liked the attack. Sledgend quickly grabbed him and pulled him off of the canvas then whipped him into the ropes and set up for the back body drop. Strong anticipated the move and countered with a big shoulder ram that knocked the champion flat to the mat. Strong didn’t waste a second in pulling his opponent up and performing his tribute move, the Racked and Ruined! Strong again pulled the champion off the mat then rocked him with a big uppercut. As Sledgend stood dazed in the center of the ring, Strong dropped down on his back and shot the champion across the ring into the corner with a leg press. Strong rolled up to his feet and waited for Sledgend to stand up. When the champion was off the mat, Strong leaped into the air for a standing dropkick. Sledgend easily dodged the attack and drilled Strong with another head butt to the temple. Sledgend slapped the stunned Strong then shoved him back into the corner where he drilled the challenger with a low blow kick. With Strong in obvious agony, Sledgend pulled the big man out of the corner with the Sledgend Slam. Strong quickly rolled up to his feet but was nailed with a reverse knife edge chop to the chest that staggered him back a step. Sledgend followed up with a Boulder Buster. Strong seemed to absorb the big attack as he hopped up from the mat. Sledgend shot out an eye gouge but Strong slapped his arm aside then drilled the champion with a knee to the groin. As the champion instinctively bent over, Strong dropped down to the mat and shot Sledgend across the ring with a leg press. Strong quickly stood up and pulled the champion off the mat for a Demolition Factor. Bouncing off the nearest set of ropes, Strong nailed Sledgend with the Skyscraper Moonsault before hoisting the champion up for the Mortal Agony backbreaker rack. Sledgend suffered in the painful submission hold for several long seconds before finally fighting free with a series of elbows to the side of Strong’s head. As Strong dropped the champion, the big man dropped down to his back and caught Sledgend as he stood up with another leg press across the ring. Sledgend refused to stay on the mat and was on his feet nearly as quickly as Strong. However, in the GWF nearly is never good enough as Strong slammed him with a Strong Forearm Ravager before locking on a front headlock. Sledgend didn’t stay in that move long as he shoved his opponent off into the ropes for a big running head butt to the temple that nearly knocked the challenger unconscious. Strong slowly staggered up to his feet, clearly unaware of his surroundings. As Strong staggered in the ring, Sledgend exploded out of the corner that he had retreated into and drilled the challenger with a spear. With Strong prone on the mat, Sledgend leaped into the air for a knee dive to the groin, bringing a loud groan from the male fans! Strong rolled over to instinctively protect that area but Sledgend pulled out another dirty play with an eye gouge. The challenger was in a bad way down on the mat as Sledgend locked on a figure four leglock. After nearly a minute in the hold I figured our champion had retained his belt but somehow Strong found the strength to roll over and reverse the pressure of that hold. Sledgend quickly released the hold and rolled up to his feet but Strong stayed on the mat and caught the champion with another leg press. Now Strong rolled to his feet and pulled Sledged up for another Demolition Factor before performing the Racked and Ruined. Slowing the match down a notch, Strong locked on the Mortal Agony but he was only able to hold the move for a few short seconds before Sledgend powered out of the hold. Before the champion could capitalize, Strong performed the Racked and Ruined. The big man paraded around the ring getting the fans behind him while Sledgend slowly pulled himself together and stood up. When he did, Strong was ready with a standing dropkick. Sledgend stepped back away from the attack then pulled Strong off of the canvas for an electric chair drop. The champion quickly reapplied the figure four leglock but Strong immediately broke the move. The two men rolled up to their feet with Strong scoring a knee to the gut followed by a Demolition Factor. Strong immediately pulled the champion off the mat and whipped him into the ropes for a running clothesline before pulling Sledgend up for another Racked and Ruined. Strong immediately pulled his opponent up for the Strong! Instead of going for the pin, Strong lifted his hands in victory then slid out of the ring, grabbed the title belt and buckled it around his waist. Finally, the rookie slid back into the ring, pointed to the belt and dropped down for the cover. Strong managed to hold the champion down for two and a half seconds but the champion got his shoulder up to continue this match. The challenger was shocked! As Strong stood up, Sledgend stayed on the mat and shot out a double kick to the challenger’s groin. Strong fell to his knees and put his head on the mat in agony. Sledgend rolled to his feet and unbuckled the title strap then pulled it away from Strong and lashed the challenger with the leather strap. Strong absorbed one blow, then two, then a third, but the fourth lash from the title strap caused Strong to sit up and grab his lower back. That was the opportunity that Sledgend was looking for as he grabbed the title in both hands and rammed it into Strong’s face. The challenger collapsed to the mat with his face busted open as Sledgend tossed the belt aside and hoisted Strong up to the top rope with a reverse atomic drop. Sledgend quickly grabbed the challenger’s face and pulled him off for the Shattering Devastation. Unlike his opponent, Sledgend did not waste a second in dropping down for the pin. The ref dropped his hand three times and Sledgend pulled a victory out of the jaws of defeat. All I can say is that I hope that Strong learns from this. If he would have went for the pin instead of trying to get the crowd behind him he would have easily walked out of here the champion tonight. That’s it for me tonight join us Friday for more of the hottest pure wrestling in the galaxy! This is Dragonmaster, for all the men and women that work so hard to bring you GWF Paradise Lost, returning the mic to Brainstorm. I’m so sorry.
Standing backstage with Actagon was the Italian stallion, Dante! Actagon asked Dante if he was out of his mind! An Italian strap match with Rubicon? Was Dante looking to retire young…and in a nursing home? Dante laughed! Everyone has been asking that throughout the galaxy, the Italian replied! Was Dante crazy? Was Dante a mad man? Was Dante trying to walk into the fourth ring of Hell? No, Dante was none of those! But then again, Rubicon wasn’t what everyone said he was! He was no true venomous beast! He was not a crippling machine! He had never ended a career! Mostro, he’s an overrated beast! He’s an over-hyped freak! And, whether he wants to admit it or not, his career is over! For you see, Dante said, staring straight into the camera, that while Dante would rather be wining and dining the young ladies throughout the cosmos, he has a duty to himself! A duty to be the best! To be the top draw in the galaxy! And standing in his path is one giant lump of refuse! Tonight, Dante will do what no one else wants to do! Tonight, Dante will do the dirty work and remove that refuse! Tonight, Dante didn’t want to leave Mostro an excuse! He didn’t want to leave Mostro an escape! Tonight, Dante will strap himself to this disgusting pile of flesh and bones and he will prove once and for all, that no one comes before Dante’s dreams! He certainly sounds focused, but I think he’s absolutely insane!
Back in the ring, it was time for our next match! Making his way down the aisle first to the loudest ovation of the night bar none, the hometown hero, the former GWF Champion, Mensar! Commissioner Vanity had spared no expense tonight, giving Mensar a nice video package as he made his way down the aisle, accompanied by an extravagant laser show! The King of the Mountain stepped into the ring alone, clearly Cordanus had other fish to fry tonight with two other big matches, including a championship contest for his superstars, but I was a little surprised not to see him making an appearance here! As the ref patted Mensar down, familiar music blared! Up the ramp, a team of minstrels stepped out playing their instruments! Behind them, a red carpet rolled down to the ring! As trumpets blared, everyone knew who was to follow! Stepping through the curtain was the King of the GWF! Exo-King came through the curtain to a small pop! I think if the king wasn’t facing Mensar here tonight, the fans would have been much more receptive to his one night only return to the GWF! Despite being a sixty year old man, one of the original strong men in GWF history looked amazing tonight! His arms were still the size of most men’s heads! Stepping into the ring, Exo-King waved aside his court, removing his crown and slowly setting it on the apron! As he turned back around, Mensar exploded forward with a Big Boot right to the jaw! The ref hastily called for the bell while the King of the Mountain hoisted Exo-King into the air, running him into the far corner with his Hostile Takeover slam! Mensar wasn’t wasting any time here tonight! The Mensan climbed up the ropes, flying forward with the Wrecking Machine to a huge roar from the Mensan crowd! Three seconds later and Mensar had just dismantled the returning king! It’s just like I said! Exo-King had no business being in the ring!
After the match, Mensar grabbed Exo-King by the hair and continued to hammer away at the now unconscious king! Shot after shot rained down as the fans continued to cheer! They were actually enjoying this! The Mensan again pulled Exo-King up, planting him with another Hostile Takeover! GWF security rushed down the aisle, but as the first two men slid into the ring, Mensar took them down with two hard shots! The Mensan was a man possessed, turning back to Exo-King and again peppering him with repeated fists! Finally, security managed to surround the King of the Mountain and he threw his arms up in disgust, slowly leaving the ring! Trust me, if Jack of Diamonds had been here tonight rather than at home with his ailing mother, I think that idiot would have come down and gotten some of that too! Mensar just made a statement here tonight, but I’m not sure who the statement was meant for!
Further backstage, Actagon was sitting with the number one contender Varsity and the former commissioner of GWF Assault, Cordanus! The Greek God asked Varsity how he planned to turn around his recent misfortunes against Avarice and take home the GWF Title tonight? Cordanus yanked the mic away! What misfortunes? Varsity’s record against Avarice was better than .500 overall! Sure, the Blackthorn got lucky a while back, but now that the Hollywood Star has put his wife back in the kitchen where she belongs, Varsity is ready to get back on top of the GWF again! With Cordanus in his corner, Varsity is all set to win GWF Title number six, tying that overrated blowhard Chaos! Actagon yanked the mic back! I was talking to Varsity! The Hollywood Star looked up at Actagon and smiled! If Actagon really wanted to know how Varsity was going to take care of his business tonight, the Hollywood Star would be happy to tell him! Tonight, Avarice was facing a man who he had never faced before! This was bright lights Varsity! The man who comes alive when the title’s on the line! Five times Varsity has climbed in that match as the challenger and walked out with a championship title! Tonight, Varsity has his eyes set on the biggest prize of them all…immortality! See this is a good lark for Avarice! He’s the “GWF Champion”! But for Varsity, this is his life! This is what made Varsity wake up in the morning! And tomorrow morning, the Hollywood Star is going to wake up with the GWF Title!
Back out at ringside, it was time for our penultimate match of the night and what a contest it was going to be! For the first time on GWF Assault, we were going to see an Italian Strap Match! Now as opposed to other strap matches, the competitors did not have to tag the turnbuckle posts to win! This match would only be won by pinfall or submission! Instead, the strap was ten feet of leather that these two bitter enemies could use against each other! I’m not sure why Dante would want to give Rubicon another weapon, but the spotlight star has proven to be nothing short of crazy since joining GWF Assault! The Italian made his way down the ramp first to a loud booing! At first I was a little shocked to hear the boos, but considering Rubicon is a stablemate of Mensar and one of Cordanus’ men, that really comes as no surprise! The venomous beast followed to a huge roar while the ref hooked Dante’s arm with the Italian strap! Stepping into the ring, Rubicon growled loudly, loud enough that I could actually hear him over this rabid Mensan crowd! The ref went to lock Rubicon’s wrist, but the beast shoved him aside and yanked Dante forward with his end of the strap! The beast shot forward, nearly taking Dante’s head off with a lariat! Rubicon quickly took the length of strap and began choking Dante with it while the ref slowly crawled into position, snapping that free end over Rubicon’s wrist! The beast was so enthralled choking Dante that I don’t think he even noticed the ref calling for the bell! Rubicon continued to choke away at Dante, a perfectly legal move in this match while the Italian tried to roll over or escape somehow! When it was apparent that he couldn’t break free, Dante reached up with his hands and raked Rubicon’s eyes! A second deep rake broke the hold and sent Rubicon staggering to the side, clutching his face! The Italian slowly rose to his knees, gasping for breath! Rubicon was much quicker, flying forward with a boot right to the Italian’s jaw, again dropping Dante to the mat! The venomous beast grabbed the length of strap and wrapped it around his hand, grabbing Dante by the hair and nailing him with a vicious shot to the jaw! A second shot and I think I saw a tooth flop to the mat! As the cameraman zoomed in, I was right! Rubicon had just knocked out one of Dante’s molars! The venomous beast went for another shot, but Dante answered with a kick to the knee! Another kick staggered the beast enough for Dante to loop the strap behind the beast’s knee! With one hard tug, Dante sent the beast falling to the mat for the first time tonight! The Italian clawed to his feet, falling on top of Rubicon and hammering the beast with a string of fists! Rubicon answered, driving those spikes on his forehead straight up into Dante’s brow! A fountain of blood exploded from Dante’s face as the Italian rolled back over to the mat! Rubicon again grabbed the strap, looking to choke Dante with it, but bloodied and battered, Dante would not quit! The Italian quickly nailed Rubicon with an elbow to the sternum! The Italian shot up, earboxing the beast before lashing him with the length of strap! Again Dante lashed the beast! Again! The fans were in shock as Dante, blood pouring down his face, whipped Rubicon all the way to the outside of the ring! Outside the ring, Rubicon tried to collect himself, but Dante was right back on the attack, leaping over after the venomous beast! At the last second, Rubicon dodged to the side and Dante landed awkwardly on the concrete floor! Rubicon quickly nailed Dante with a fist to the side of the head, again wrapping his hand in that strap! The venomous beast measured up Dante, plastering him with another shot to the jaw! If the Italian wasn’t lucky, he might be drinking out of a straw for the rest of his life after this match! Rubicon roared to a decent ovation before measured Dante up for a big boot! At the last second, Dante fell back, the strap shooting Rubicon back hard into the apron! The Italian had set up Rubicon! When the beast left the ring, he went under the ropes! Dante went over them! Thanks to that, Dante had Rubicon trapped now! The Italian rushed forward, spearing into Rubicon and driving his back into the apron to a small pop from the crowd! They may be Mensans, but everyone loves a good fight! The Italian hammered Rubicon with a couple shots to the face before leaping up and nailing him with a soccer kick to the side of the head! As the beast slumped to the concrete floor, Dante reached under the apron for something…a fire extinguisher! The Italian unlatched the extinguisher and hosed down Rubicon, spraying that foam all across the ringside area! As Rubicon started to stand up, Dante let loose of the spray and plastered Rubicon with a hard shot to the forehead! What a blow! The Italian again rammed that fire extinguisher down onto Rubicon’s head, breaking a spike and drawing a large gash of green blood from the venomous beast! Dante slid into the ring, looking to hang up the beast, but Rubicon was far too strong! Rubicon capitalized on Dante’s mistake, ripping him back into the ropes and trapping Dante in an ever shrinking strap! The beast climbed onto the apron, nailing Dante with a throat thrust, but thanks to the short expanse of strap, Dante couldn’t fall down! The beast unloaded again, this time nailing Dante with a green and red headbutt to the brow! Both men were losing a ton of blood and the fans were loving it! Rubicon took a step to the side, looking for a kick to the face, but Dante cut him off with a drop down double front kick to his plant leg! The beast fell off the apron, practically guillotining himself! As Rubicon thrashed around, Dante was in no better condition, the strap trapping him against the ropes, crushing his body! The official had no other choice than to slid out of the ring and demanded the emergency knife from our ringside security officer! The official quickly cut the strap, dropping Rubicon to the floor and Dante back to the canvas! The fans were in stunned silence as both men lay collapsed, both nearly unconscious! Dante started to roll over while Rubicon pulled himself up and into the ring, sliding into the squared circle and leaving a trail of green blood everywhere his head touched! The Italian got Rubicon with a kick to the skull, spurting even more blood out onto the mat! The Italian followed with a second kick before hitting the far ropes for momentum! Belaying his size, Rubicon hopped to his feet, catching Dante by the waist and driving him to the canvas with a vicious spinebuster for two! The fans couldn’t believe it! Rubicon slowly pulled Dante toward the ropes, tightening his half of the strap on the bottom rope! Climbing up onto the top rope, Rubicon took one last look back before flying off with a huge top rope moonsault! At the last second, Dante rolled out of the ring, sending Rubicon face first to the canvas! Outside the ring, Dante unclasped his wrist and grabbed a steel chair from one angry fan! I wonder if he ever got another chair? The Italian slid into the ring, measuring up Rubicon as he slowly rose to his feet! As Rubicon stood, the Italian blasted him with a vicious shot to the skull, staggering the beast back to the mat! Another shot broke the chair into two distinct pieces! I have never seen that! Dante tossed the chair parts aside before grabbing Rubicon by the neck and pulling him up! What was he doing? Dante had the pin right there! He didn’t need to chance fate! Suddenly, the beast locked his fingers into Dante’s throat, applying his No Return submission hold! The fans erupted as Dante sank to a knee! This had to be it! Out of desperation, Dante grabbed the beast’s strap, pulling with all his might and sending Rubicon tumbling into the top buckle, breaking the hold! As the beast staggered back, Dante leapt onto the second rope, flying back with a soccer kick right to that exposed gash! The Italian quickly made the cover, scoring one of the longest two-counts in my broadcasting career! What was it going to take? Dante seemed to have an idea! The Italian slid out of the ring and broke apart the ring steps! What in the stars? With the top set of stairs in hand, Dante pushed the steel into the ring, sliding right behind them! Inside the ring, Rubicon was again trying to shake loose the cobwebs and wipe aside his waterfall of blood! The Italian hoisted the steps up, rushing forward and ramming that steel into Rubicon’s face! The Italian then dropped the steps down onto Rubicon’s head, pulling himself onto the second rope as Rubicon lay under that pile of steel! With the fans in shock, Dante flew off the second rope, splashing the steps and Rubicon underneath! Despite the pain, Dante managed to remain on the steps, prompting the ref to make the three-count! Was that an official cover? Apparently the ref thought it was, and with Rubicon and Dante both in terrible shape, I’d have to agree with him!
Suddenly, the fans roared to life! Rushing down the ramp was the Aran, Terminus! The former GWF Champion slid into the ring, grabbing Dante by the arm from behind and planting him onto the steel with a Hammerlock Slam! Security rushed down to help, but not before Terminus could drive Dante into the steel steps one more time with a single-arm DDT, ripping back open the Italian’s already nasty gash! Word is that it took more than sixty stitches to close that cut! Despite the huge victory here tonight, Dante may just have lost his personal war with the Elite Circle!
Backstage, Latasha stood with the GWF Champion, Avarice! Latasha told Avarice that tonight marked his first ever GWF Title defense on a PPV! The entire atmosphere was different! He was no longer hunting the title, tonight, he was the prey! Avarice ran his hand through Latasha’s hair, asking her how long it took her to write that! She should stop worrying so much about Avarice’s match tonight and more about their date after the show! The interviewer blushed as Avarice smelled her hair, finally turning back to the camera and telling us that of course he knew the atmosphere was different! He was no longer capable of flying under the radar! He was no longer capable of catching someone on a bad night! Now, everyone geared up for a match with the Blackthorn! Great, Avarice grinned! He was tired of the secondary titles! He was tired of opening matches! Tonight, the entire galaxy is going to be looking at the Blackthorn, and the entire GWF rests on his chiseled shoulders! Avarice only wished they had found a challenge for him! The Blackthorn laughed, how many times can he really beat Varsity and it still be PPV worthy? Oh well, the Blackthorn sighed, tossing Latasha’s hair aside, there’s always later for a real workout! The Blackthorn kissed Latasha’s hand as he walked away leaving the young interviewer smitten!
Out in the ring, it was time for the main event! Over the last several months, Avarice and Varsity have had a bit of a rivalry going on with each man scoring wins in the series! Tonight, it wasn’t just a rivalry! Tonight, it was for the GWF Title! Varsity came down the aisle first accompanied by the former commissioner, Cordanus! I think since Varsity left his wife at home and started to bring Cordanus to ringside with him, his career has only improved—and he was already a five-time champion! Inside the ring, the Hollywood Star slowly removed his letterman jacket, a reminder of just how elite this superstar truly is! He really is the head of the class in the GWF! When Avarice’s music blared, the fans went wild! The GWF Champion burst through the curtain, his diamond-encrusted GWF Title firmly around his waist! The Blackthorn slowly made his way up the ramp, basking in the crowd’s welcome! Despite Varsity being on Mensar’s team, it was hard to convince these Mensan’s that they didn’t like Avarice! The champion stepped into the ring, unlatching his cowl and handing it to the ring girl! The GWF Title, Avarice held onto for another few seconds, giving his signature belt a kiss on the nameplate before handing it to the official! After the ref presented the strap to Varsity, he raised the GWF Title high into the air and signaled for the bell! That right there is what each and every superstar in the GWF competes for—the richest prize in the galaxy! With the pageantry out of the way, it was time to lock horns! Avarice and Varsity slowly circled each other, each looking for an opening! By the tale of the tape, Avarice is a bit taller, Varsity a bit bigger! The champion has the speed advantage while Varsity has both power and experience on his side! Of course, Varsity was a first time champion once and we all know what happened with him, so experience may not play a factor in this match! The two men locked up, Avarice quickly turning out from Varsity and attempting an armbar! The challenger responded with a smash toward the chin, but Avarice ducked low and slipped behind the Hollywood Star! As Varsity turned, Avarice clipped him with a stunning slap to the cheek! Varsity was stunned! The challenger held his cheek, glaring intensely at the Blackthorn! Again they locked up, this time Varsity was much more forceful, driving Avarice back into the corner! As the ref called for the break, Varsity gave the clean break for a second, slowly backing away! Just as Avarice started to relax, Varsity nailed him with a forearm to the jaw! A second forearm rocked the champion before Varsity shot him across the ring for a big running knee to the stomach, flipping Avarice to the mat! The challenger quickly pulled Avarice up, nailing him with another knee to the stomach before applying an abdominal stretch in the center of the ring! Outside the ring, Cordanus was getting his planet mates riled up, roaring Varsity’s name! Leave it to Cordanus to get a crowd going! Inside the ring, Avarice attempted to flip Varsity over with a hiptoss, but the challenger held firm, lifting Avarice up for a modified pumphandle slam and driving him to the mat for one! The challenger quickly grabbed Avarice’s leg, locking on that patented anklelock of his! Avarice fought back quickly, nailing Varsity with a kick right to the face to break the hold! I have a feeling we’re going to see a lot more anklelocks in this match! The champion slowly rose to his feet, but Varsity beat him to the bunch with a hammer blow to the chest! A backhand chop dropped Avarice to a knee and drew a wince from the crowd! The Hollywood Star quickly pulled Avarice in, hopping around and driving the champion to the mat with a belly-to-belly suplex for two! Just that quick, sheep! Varsity pulled Avarice up by his blonde locks, whipping him hard into the corner! The challenger followed right behind, looking for a splash, but Avarice answered with a lift-up, driving both legs into the Hollywood Star’s chin! The Blackthorn hopped onto the second rope, flying forward with a big lariat down to the mat for two of his own! Avarice rolled back, grabbing Varsity’s ankle and applying an anklelock of his own! The fans roared again, and it was obvious to me that they were going to cheer both men here tonight! The Blackthorn wrenched Varsity’s ankle, really applying the torque, but the Hollywood Star was a master of the anklelock! The challenger rolled to his side, grabbing Avarice’s ankle and tripping him to the mat with his own anklelock! The champion let loose his anklelock, nailing Varsity with a kick right to the nose to break the challenger’s lock! Slowly rising to his feet, Avarice pulled Varsity up, swinging him over with a swinging neck snap for another two-count! The champion rose up, stomping repeatedly at Varsity’s head and drawing a small booing from the crowd! The champion slowly pulled Varsity up again, nailing him with an elbow to the ear before slipping behind him for a snap back suplex! The Blackthorn hopped up, leaping onto the second rope and flying back with a Crown of Thorns for a close two-count! I think he almost knocked the challenger out with that one! Avarice again pulled Varsity up, locking him around the shoulder with that Blackthorn Lock! Outside the ring, Cordanus pounded the mat, pleading with Varsity to break the hold! The challenger was in real trouble here as Avarice continued to apply the pressure! Reaching down deep, Varsity hoisted Avarice up into the air, dropping him back to the mat with a teardrop suplex! The fans roared their approval as Varsity staggered into the corner, holding his ailing shoulder! From behind, Avarice charged forward, but the challenger ducked to the side, Avarice crashing face first into the steel post! The Hollywood Star quickly hoisted Avarice over, driving him to the mat with a German suplex! A second! Three German suplexes! Four! Cordanus was laughing maniacally as Varsity pulled Avarice up again for a fifth German suplex! As he completed the six-pack, Varsity bridged up, holding Avarice down for the academic…two-count? I couldn’t believe it! The fans were going crazy as Varsity sat up, shaking his head in disbelief! The Hollywood Star slowly pulled Avarice up, glaring at the official as he set him up for a P.C.D.! Instead, Avarice answered with a Northern Lights suplex and two of his own! The challenger exploded up—right into a Shining Wizard kick to the side of the head! Avarice was starting to shake loose the cobwebs and that wasn’t good for Varsity! As the challenger stumbled up, Avarice hoisted him into the air, driving the challenger into the mat with a tiger suplex for two! How close was that? The champion slowly rolled over, looking at the official to confirm that was only two! Pulling Varsity up by the neck, Avarice went for the 7th Sin, but Cordanus hopped onto the apron for the distraction! Avarice had been here before! This time, the Blackthorn shoved Varsity aside and leapt into the air, dropkicking Cordanus off the apron to a loud booing! The champion quickly turned back around, nailing Varsity with a kick to the stomach and locking him in a front chancery for the 7th Sin again! This time, Varsity had had enough time to get his bearings! The challenger shot Avarice back, the champion colliding into the official! As Avarice turned to check on the ref, Varsity hoisted him up, driving Avarice to the mat with the P.C.D.! Unfortunately, there was no ref to count! The Hollywood Star pounded his hand on the mat, but the ref was out cold! The challenger glared at the official, stepping on the back of his head before glaring down at Avarice! If the stupid ref would get up, we’d have a six-time champion on our hands! The challenger took another look at Avarice before smiling and sliding out of the ring! The Hollywood Star made his way to the timekeeper’s table and shoved the announcer aside, grabbing the GWF Title! The challenger slid back into the ring, measuring up Avarice with his own GWF Title! As he lunged forward, Avarice shot his foot out, driving it into Varsity’s gut! The champion yanked the GWF Title away and plastered Varsity with the title belt to a huge roar from the crowd! As Avarice pulled Varsity in and planted him with the 7th Sin, the ring bell sounded! What the stars? The ref was motioning for the disqualification! He had revived just in time to see Avarice plaster the five-time former champion with his GWF Title! The ref never saw Varsity attempt to use the belt! As Varsity slid out of the ring, celebrating his victory as if he won the GWF Title, Avarice pleaded his case to no avail! The ref pointed to the title and then his eyes, telling the champion that he had seen what he had seen! We ended our broadcast with Avarice disgustingly picking up his title while Cordanus and Varsity retreated up the ramp, the winners, but not getting what they had wanted here tonight! They had won the match, but the GWF Title is still in Avarice’s grasp! For how much longer, though? We’ll see this Thursday who makes the grade!