Post by James Gibbs on Apr 8, 2020 14:58:36 GMT -5
[SHOW OPENING]
The show opens with some highlights from the previous weekly show, Friday Night Thunder which then leads toward the live sold out crowd from America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ. The scene then switches to ICW World Heavyweight Champion Darren Maddox who is standing backstage with a very strong message for the company who calls itself SFT known as Strike Fantasy Towers.)
Darren Maddox: I am here to send a direct message to each and every one of the SFT superstars. In case you don't know who I am but I'm sure you all do since you seem to have done your homework on us here in ICW....I am the ICW World Heavyweight Champion Darren Maddox. And let me tell you right now SFT.... you have chosen to wage war on the WRONG COMPANY.
Darren Maddox: You have NO IDEA what myself and the rest of the ICW superstars are capable of. You wanna come here and cause all levels of destruction? You want a war with US? Congratulations..... YOU'VE GOT ONE.
(The world champ looks as angry as ever over what the SFT superstars have done thus far against various ICW superstars.)
Darren Maddox: As of RIGHT NOW, we here in ICW will be FIGHTING BACK! So SFT, you best be on your highest alert each and every second.
Darren Maddox: We are not afraid of you. We are not shaken by you.
Darren Maddox: You invade our house.....YOU GET BURNED.
(The scene then switches to the ringside area.)
[RINGSIDE AREA]
Harley Meisner: What a bold statement by the ICW World Champion to SFT superstars.
Sara Butler: Did you actually look into the eyes Darren? He seems damn ready to break out a fight to save the reputation of the company.
George Sullivan: Of course, Sara, he earns almost triple the salary of what you and I get. He IS obliged to show some daring attitude and fight for this company.
As "Rest In Peace" By Jim Johnston plays over the p.a. system the lights go out and a blue hue shines over the stage as smoke billows into the arena. George Helsing comes out onto the stage carrying the urn As The Enforcer appears behind him walking towards the ring as the crowd goes absolutely crazy as they begin chanting "King Of Darkness". Cameras catch a fan's sign with "Giovanni Rest In Peace" and another with "Future World Champion"
Harley Meisner: Ladies and gentleman, this is Enforcer, the man who outlawed The Outsiders last Friday night when he was thrown in the den of hyenas in a Handicapped match.
The Enforcer enters the ring as Helsing asks for a microphone and hands it to The Enforcer. The music stops as the crowd begins chanting "You're a Legend". He nods his head then raises the microphone up and speaks.
The Enforcer: "Indeed I am a Legend.. A Legend that destroyed the stronghold of Giovanni Maddox!"
The Enforcer pauses for a few seconds, listening to the cheers from the fans.
The Enforcer: You see, I kept My word and Giovanni is no longer in ICW.. I personally made sure that his evil soul would never step foot inside my domain ever again.. But Tonight, I'm out here to address You the ICW Universe.. I promised that I would become a Champion again. So therefore I am invoking a challenge to The man who ran like a scalded dog when I destroyed Giovanni. So Jay Impact I'm coming for your soul and I'm coming to collect the ICW Payne Championship!
The crowd goes nuts as the former US champ gets closer to the camera and speaks once more.
The Enforcer: Impact, The Reaper has called You by name! And The Reaper comes to collect what He desires.. Your Soul.. The stronghold of Giovanni Maddox has been destroyed and You are the only man left.. There will be no one to save you from the pain and suffering I shall put You through.. The pain you think you have felt all your life is nothing to what is in store for your physical body! I will break you down limb by limb and make you beg for the pain to stop! Jay Impact you took your cheap way out last time We met but this time the outcome will be your doom.. Jay Impact May The Hounds Of Hell Feast On Your Rotting Soul!!! And You Will Rest... In..
He raises the microphone in the air as the crowd says "Peace!!!"
He drops the microphone then heads backstage as the fans chant "Enforcer”. Suddenly "Just Close Your Eyes" by Story of the Year hits in the PA system as Jay Impact comes out in his casual but non-wrestling attires having a microphone in his hands and the Payne title laying on his shoulder. He immediately begins to address the Enforcer from the ramp.
Jay Impact: Cut the music! Cut it! Now what I just heard with the help of my hearing sense that the “Reaper” is calling my name, assuming that he can knock me down and take my Payne championship away from me. Listen, you …the one whose name starts with the letter ‘E’. I don’t want to mispronounce your name due to this force of habit. But I want to ask you one question here.
Sara Butler: Truth or Dare?
The crowd interrupts Jay and starts chanting “Delete!” in order to taunt him. Jay ignores the reaction and keeps talking.\
George Sullivan: Come on fans, don’t you rudely interrupt your reigning champion.
Jay Impact: So, ignoring all these fools I wanted to ask you that what makes you think that you deserve another match for my Payne championship? Is that because you tombstoned Gionvanni Maddox in the middle of that ring? Well that old man has lived enough of his years, living all the way from KDKA Radio Station to the era of Twitter. But listen to this my bud, I am not an old-school chap. You want a match against me? Fine! You will get it. But when and where? I will decide that.
Harley Meisner: You are taunting the wrong man without any backup, Jay.
Sara Butler: HEY! WATCH OUT!!
As soon as Jay finishes addressing The Enforcer, Robert Saints emerges from the entrance curtain with a referee, standing right behind Impact. Saints turns him around and connects him with the Viper Cutter (RKO). He covers the champion as the referee starts counting for the pinfall on the ramp.
George Sullivan: NOWAYS!
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3..!!
Harley Meisner: Robert Saints is the new Payne Champion. Oh my God! What did I just see?
Robert Saints quickly snatches the Payne title from Jay, holds it up in the air and shows off his attitude and mocks The Enforcer from the ramp with a smile and exits the scene back from where he came from as the show moves to a commercial break.
WINNER: NEW ICW Payne Champion. Robert Saints.
[COMMERCIAL BREAK]
The scene comes back from the commercial break and right away shows the highlights of what happened earlier during the segment between The Enforcer and Jay Impact and how Robert Saints steals the Payne Championship from the Goldrush contract holder alongside mocking The Enforcer before he ran away from the scene.
Sara Butler: Guys, help me understand this. Jay has already challenged The Enforcer for a match. But he is no longer the Payne champion. Will an official match still happen between these two.
Harley Meisner: Yes, if Jay manages to recapture the belt and I am sure he will find a way out if not this week then most probably the next one.
[BACKSTAGE]
Robert Saints seems to be walking down the backstage with his newly won Payne Championship that updated his title history record. Suddenly he gets stopped by the reigning Women’s Champion, Lacey Payne, who stands outside her locker room and seeks Saints’ help to move some furniture. Robert without any hesitation enters inside Mrs. Payne’s locker room where Shawn Payne, who hides behind the room’s door attacks him by something that looks closer to police batons.
Sara Butler: Oh my God! Stalker just got stalked here. Hahaha!
Lacey witnessing the moment, she calls in a nearby referee to come down to her room as Shawn covers Robert and the referee starts counting until three. Robert Saints loses the Payne Championship as the referee hands the belt over to Shawn. Lacey screams out of happiness and jumps in to the arms of her husband as they both run away from their locker room to some safe place. The scene moves back to the ringside area.
WINNER: New ICW Payne Champion, Shawn Payne.
[IN THE RING]
Harley Meisner: That is what you call a non-stop fun!
George Sullivan: Well speaking of capturing the championships then hold on to your predictions for this upcoming match.
Sara Butler: That’s right! A fatal fourway match where the winner will receive a title shot against the reigning women’s champion, Lacey Payne.
#1 Contendership for ICW Women’s Championship
Fatal 4-Way Match
Steph vs. Destiny Hunter vs. Trisha Wolfe vs. Greta Mace
During the commercial break all four women make their ways to the ring on their own entrances and now standing right into their respective corners waiting for the referee to make the match official. The referee explains to them the rules of the match and then calls for the bell to be rung.
*DING DING DING*
All four women stare down at each other as Steph and Hunter with full pace knocks the other two ladies down with the clothesline of their own at the very same time. Steph goes after Hunter and Mace works on Wolfe into the opposite corners. Both women Irish whips Wolfe and Hunter together as Mace and Hunter collide with each other by smacking their foreheads into each other and rolls outside the ring.
Harley Meisner: Did you just see how these two ladies began the match? They owned the former women’s champion like almost nothing.
Steph and Great slowly walk toward each other and after exchanging some words they start smacking their right hands on each other, unloading punches as Steph gets the upper hand, taking Mace into the corner and shoulder thrust her a several times making Mace holding on her stomach in pain. Steph steps back and goes for the boot to the face but Greta ducks, leaving Steph’s feet right on the top turnbuckle.
Sara Butler: The ending of the trial period. Look who’s there.
Witnessing all the action Destiny and Trisha get back on their feet, climbing the apron they both simultaneously take pulls Mace and Steph outside the ring from through the middle rope and get inside the ring. The crowd cheers as the former champions feel the intensity from all over the arena by the fans before colliding into each other. Hunter kicks right in the midsection of Wolfe and hits her with a snap suplex. Coves but only receives 02 count. Hunter twists her opponent arm and irish whips her to the ropes. Wolfe ducks and comes back with a cross-body. Destiny is down, Trisha covers.
1..
2..
SAra Butler: .. AND kickout by the former champion.
Trisha picks up Destiny, gives her a few kicks and locks her up in Powerbomb, successfully knocking her opponent down in the middle of the ring. But Greta Mace makes her way back inside the ring and pulls up Wolfe’s leg and covers Destiny Hunter to steal the pinfall. The referee counts till two until Mace gets attacked from the outside by Steph who breaks the pinfall. With all four women in the ring a cat-fight breaks out as the fans start cheering and hooting.
George Sullivan: Man, these fans seem to enjoy this moment.
Harley Meisner: What an incredible match, guys! I still can’t make up my mind who is gonna win this thing. They are all fully charged from one way or another.
Great Mace smacks Steph’s head down the ring mat a several times before she runs to the other corner and flies with a crossbody toward the other two women. They takes both Hunter and Wolfe almost outside the ring but Hunter manages to successfully land on the apron. Steph gets up from behind and runs toward Greta from the backside but Great moves out and Steph ends up smacking right hand over Destiny’s face, making Destiny fall right after Trisha. Greta rolls up Steph from behind in a school-boy pinfall.
1..
2.
3…!!
NO!!!
2 ½
George Sullivan: WHAT THE HELL?! What was that?
Sara Butler: Oh my God! Did she actually kickout?
George Sullivan: Yes, she did. Steph is on fire!
Steph quickly gets to her feet after receiving a near pinfall count from the hands of new and fresh Greta Mace. Steph swings her right hand at Mace but Mace ducks and grabs her opponent into her finisher ‘The Snapper’ - a neck breaking move. From the corner of the arena, we can hear the crowd started cheering, and it grows through the arena, louder and louder as each second passes.
Harley Meisner: Guys! GUYS! Who are these people?
Two figures jump over the ring barricade at first, followed by a 3rd. All three women are dressed in black. two of the figures slide into the ring and start to attack Greta Mace. The third one remains at ringside, just standing there. As they beat down Great Mace, we can see one of the two women are more athletic than the other.
Harley Miesner: Who the hell……
George Sullivan: We still have a match going on here. What the hell is this!?
Sara Butler: These two people are making a statement, whoever they are.
Harley Misener: two masked women are beating on Greta Mace like she stole her lunch money or something, and look at the third one. That person is just standing out there watching.
The beat down doesn’t last too long. Once they have Greta Mace down, one of them scales the ropes and hits a springboard 450 on Greta Mace. The third person climbs into the ring, all three reveals themselves.
Sara Butler: That’s….
Geroge Sullivan: That’s Gracie Lopez and Jennifer Carpenter Lopez! WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY DOING HERE!?
Harley Mienser: They’re one of the hottest free agents that hit the market recently, what the hell does this mean for ICW!? Who’s that woman?
Sara Butler: I think that’s Kayla Stone. Her and Gracie have been working together for the last few months from what I’ve heard. I think she’s Gracie’s manager.
Geroge Sullivan: Let’s not forget to mention that Jenn and Gracie are former multi-time champions in their own right!
Harley Mienser: WHY ARE THEY HERE!?
The three of them scramble as security rush the ring, they rush into the crowd, who is going crazy for the arrival of them. THEY, the fans, know who Gracie Lopez and Jennifer Carpenter Lopez are. Heel, Face or tweener, they’re over like rover with the crowd from over the years.)
Harley Mienser: How’s the rest of the match going to play out now since Greta Mace?
Steph witnessing the beating that is done by the debuting Gracie and Jennifer Lopez, she starts to crawling her way toward the lying body of knocked out Great Mace and covers her body as the referee starts counting.
Sara Butler: I am regretting this moment, guys.
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2..
THREE!!
*DING DING DING*
Rick Henderson: The winner of this match, the new number one contender for the Women’s Championship, STEPH!!!!
Sara Butler: That was disgusting.
George Sullivan: Survival of the best woman, Sara! -- Congratulations Steph!
Steph gets to her feet but despite winning the match and gets her hands raised by the referee she still seems tensed after whatever she just witnessed, being done to Greta. Some of the referees make their way to the ring to check on poor Mace as the screen replays the assaulting scene a several times before the show switches for a commercial.
WINNER: Steph by pinfall (#1 Contender for Women’s Title).
[COMMERCIAL BREAK]
The show goes back live after a long commercial break. Highlights from the Women’s Fatal Fourway match where Jennifer and Gracie Lopez brutally attacks Greta Mace out of no reason and presenting no reason whatsoever. That gave advantage to Steph to gain the advantage and pinned one of her opponents to declare as herself for Women’s title contendership.
[BACKSTAGE]
Shawn and Lacey Payne are shown backstage near the parking lot planning to leave the building before they get stalked by someone for the Payne championship. Shawn is putting all the luggage in the trunk of his car and Lacey helps him out when suddenly Shawn gets struck by a two door Lexus. Shawn somehow manages to move himself and gets slightly wounded.
Sara Butler: What the hell? Someone hit our new champ by the car.
The door of the car opens as Robert Saints comes out of the vehicle and wasting no time hits an uppercut to Shawn Payne followed by a Viper cutter. The other door of his car opens and a referee comes out from Saints’ car out of a blue as Saints covers the reigning Payne Champion and the referee counts till three.
Harley Meisner: Man, someday this championship is gonna take some life. Look at the craze!
George Sullivan: One thing for sure, Harley. Robert Saints is now a two-time Payne Champion. Kelly Robinson will be proud of him.
WINNER: New ICW Payne Champion, Robert Saints.
[BACKSTAGE #2]
(We see ICW manager Ridley walking backstage in a relaxed mood until he sees fellow ICW manager Cassandra walking towards him. They both stop and are looking at each other, then Ridley cannot help but speak his mind to her.)
Ridley: You know, I just have to get this off my chest, and now is obviously a convenient time to do it. I see you've got a match against Trisha Wolfe over in SFT, so that tells me and everyone else here that you've made your decision as to just whose side you're on in this battle we're in with SFT.
Ridley: It's clear now who your loyalty lies with.
(Cassandra doesn't like Ridley's tone.)
Cassandra: Not that it's any of your business, but yes, you are so right. My loyalty lies with SFT. I will even tell you why, but not that I owe you or anyone else an explanation.
Ridley: Oh yes! Please do! Enlighten me as to why you have chosen THEIR SIDE over OURS?! And please don't tell me it's because your husband is an SFT superstar.
Cassandra: It's because no one here in ICW bats one eye towards me. I come here to the shows and hang out backstage, yet no one, NOT ONE PERSON HERE, bothers with me or talks to me! Not one "Hi, how are you Cassandra". Not one word to me! No one here gives me the time of day!
Cassandra: But SFT...very different story. I am a TWO TIME CHAMPION there. I am shown RESPECT over there.
Ridley: Well allow me to intervene for a second here, but you haven't actually DONE anything here in ICW because you've never let yourself wrestle here! You know how to wrestle, that much is clear, yet you won't let yourself be booked on the ICW shows. But you'll wrestle for SFT?? I don't get it! Furthermore, you say you're a manager here in ICW, yet you haven't had any clients since you've been here!
Cassandra: I haven't had clients to manage because I have NO TIME to manage anyone! I'm too busy in SFT competing for championships! So yes, sure I'm a manager here, but I never said I was an ACTIVE manager! Who do you think I am Ridley?! Superwoman??!!
Ridley: You want respect here in ICW, you gotta actually DO SOMETHING to earn it! Take myself for example. I've earned respect from the others here because I took Greta Mace to the WKW Women's Championship. I also took her to a World Title shot that would have happened if WKW had not gone on hiatus. I work very hard in my manager role here behind the scenes. Not many see just how much I do, but that's fine. I don't do this to get credit or fame. I do this because I love being here in the thick of it all! Managing Greta has been a great experience! ICW is one of the BEST companies in the wrestling world!
Ridley: My point in all this is, it's just a shame that you've decided to represent SFT instead of ICW.
(She gives Ridley an "I don't care" look on her face.)
Cassandra: Oh well. If I actually CARED about what you and everyone else here in ICW thought about my decision to side with SFT, then maybe I would shed a tear of regret. But not a chance. No regrets here. Not one.
(She smirks at Ridley, then walks away from him. He stands there shaking his head, fed up with Cassandra's lack of loyalty to ICW.)
(The show goes to the Commissioner’s office.)
[BACKSTAGE #3]
ICW Commissioner, Mike Flowers, better known as Commish sitting in his office with delegations where he called on an official meeting regarding all the attacks and hypes that have recently been created in both ICW and SFT federations. Alongside with him the former Tag Team Champion and the current number one contender Jamo is sitting with one of his opponent’s brothers, Rom Youngblood.
Commissioner: Guys, I have been pondering upon the situation for so long. Let just say, whenever I have been dreaming, it is all about giving an ass kicking beating too all those ****holes out there thinking to invade our company for no reason. Darren out there made his statement and I appreciated that the man has enough balls to stand for the company.
The Commissioner takes some breath and addresses Jamo and Youngblood.
Commissioner: Now you guys are two of my main trustable men. I am familiar with your potential and set of your skills. No doubt we have got a full backup at our end and thus next Thunder we are going to officially address something which you can call a “SFT kick-ass” series where we will put forth all of ICW best men and women to SFT and wait for the call. Just for a few more weeks, hold on to your grudges against each other and unite yourselves for the best shot.
Jamo and Youngblood nod their hands and assures the Commissioner that they will rightfully execute the task that is given to them as the scene switches for another commercial.
[COMMERCIAL BREAK]
MAINEVENT
Singles Non-title Match
Don © vs. Mystery Opponent
Harley Meisner: And now it is time for our main event ladies and gentlemen.
George Sullivan: I can’t wait to see who Don is going to face tonight. Any clue guys?
Sara Butler: Adam Impact?!
George Sullivan: Na! That man is buried by our reigning US Champion. If he comes back then that is truly unpredictable.
"Don - Revisisted" by MIDIval Punditz hits in the PA system as Don makes his way out in three piece full dark black suit and shades on his face and makes his way out to the ring as the spotlight follows him until he enters the ring.
Rick Henderson: The following contest is scheduled for one-fall, making his way to the ring from Karachi, Pakistan - weighing in at 239 pounds, he is the United States Champion, DON!!!!
Don stands in the middle of the ring, looking at the fans by turning to each direction until his music dies. He unbuttons his coat, showing the shining US title belt wrapped around his waist which he also unhooks, gives it to the referee, takes his shirt off and waits for his opponent.
Sara Butler: Who is gonna join Don here. Stop making us wait, dear!
Don still stands near the rope, leaning toward the turnbuckle waiting for his opponent as there is a snake sniffing silence in all over the arena but nobody comes out. Don after waiting for a few more seconds gets outside the rings and grabs a steel chair nearby the announce table , brings it inside the ring to re-open it and has himself a seat in the middle of the ring. Again waiting for his mysterious opponent to come out.
George Sullivan: Guys, I am feeling dizzy. Wake me up when that so called mystery opponent arrives.
Suddenly a live footage on the backstage plays on the ICW Tron where the two times Payne Champion Robert Saints is seen walking down when he suddenly gets stopped after seeing a referee standing in his way. He stares down the referee with a suspectful sight and immediately turns around to smell the setup but he doesn’t get enough time to actually recognize the moment.
Harley Meisner: WATCH OUT!!!
As soon as Saints turn around, he gets smacked right over his head with a familiar briefcase by none other than the former World Champion, Jay Impact who successfully knocks Saints down and covers him. The referee taps his hands thrice hard on the ground while Impact covers the shoulder of the reigning Payne champion and turn him into A FORMER champion now. Jay steals back his Payne Championship and walks out from the scene carrying both the belt and the briefcase in his hands.
Harley Meisner: What is he now? A four-time Payne Champion?
Sara Butler: That’s right. He just equalized the record of Dean Andry.
WINNER: New ICW Payne Champion, Jay Impact.
In the ringside, Don watches the backstage scene right from his chair and nodding his head in jest out of disappointment to see how those superstars are fighting for a lower level championship belt when he himself suddenly get struck from behind by ICW superstar, Knight Blaze.
Harley Meisner: Oh my God! He is HERE! Knight Blaze is here! Knight Blaze is back!
George Sullivan: Wait a minute! Where did he come from?
Sara Butler: Doesn't matter where he came from, he has to realize that he made the wrong move.
Knight Blaze knocking right hand right at the back of Don, eventually knocking him down with a clothesline. He calls the referee to ring the bell as the referee removes the chair from the ring side and calls for the bell. Knight Blaze unloads some huge punches and kicks on Don into the corner. But Don somehow manages to block all the moves and hits a massive knee right into the belly of Knight Blaze. He irish whips Blaze to the ropes and strike him with a running knee right on his face making Blaze falling out cold.
Sara Butler: I told you, Blaze! I told you!
The crowd gave a mixed reaction from all over the arena. Don rubs the back of his palm over his lips area to check whether he is actually bleeding. Don then picks Knight Blaze up and locks him into the pedigree and hooks up his leg.
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2..!!
3..!!!
*DING DING DING*
Rick Henderson: The winner of this match, DON!!!
Harley Meisner: I am surprised and not surprised at the same time. This match could have ended in a better way for Blaze if it wasn’t attacking Don from behind.
Sara Butler: No doubt!
George Sullivan: HEY! WAIT A MINUTE!
Don while celebrating his victory gets attacked from behind again but this time by the former United States Champion and the person who defeated at the Winter Revolution for the Us title, Candace. Candace takes Don down by pulling his legs, something more like into a tackling spear and starts unloading some rights on Don’s head. Don reverses the move immediately and rolls himself up on Candace and unloads the punches of his own.
Harley Meisner: Somebody please separate these two.
Candace again gets on the top of Don and restart throwing punches at him until some of the referees and as well as a few security members rush toward the ring and drag them to different corners. Don manages to escape himself and jumps on Candace. Candace fights back harder as well as both superstars again down in the middle of the ring, rolling over each other while nailing punches back and forth but again get caught by the refs and security members and now successfully get separated.
Sara Butler: Look at the crowd, they are going as maniac as these two.
The fans all over the arena break out the chant ‘Let Them Fight’ and ‘This is Awesome’. Both Don and Candace stare down each other with revenge in their eyes to tear each other down despite being taken to separate corners of the ringside. The screen shows the copyright trademark of ICW and this closes the show.
Harley Meisner: This is too bad for the reputation of ICW. This could be a weak point to which SFT might take an advantage.
Sara Butler: Couldn’t agree more. Well thank you ladies and gentlemen for tuning in. We will see you again on Friday Night Thunder. Until then goodnight everybody.
WINNER: ICW United States Champion, Don by pinfall.
[END OF THE SHOW]
The show opens with some highlights from the previous weekly show, Friday Night Thunder which then leads toward the live sold out crowd from America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ. The scene then switches to ICW World Heavyweight Champion Darren Maddox who is standing backstage with a very strong message for the company who calls itself SFT known as Strike Fantasy Towers.)
Darren Maddox: I am here to send a direct message to each and every one of the SFT superstars. In case you don't know who I am but I'm sure you all do since you seem to have done your homework on us here in ICW....I am the ICW World Heavyweight Champion Darren Maddox. And let me tell you right now SFT.... you have chosen to wage war on the WRONG COMPANY.
Darren Maddox: You have NO IDEA what myself and the rest of the ICW superstars are capable of. You wanna come here and cause all levels of destruction? You want a war with US? Congratulations..... YOU'VE GOT ONE.
(The world champ looks as angry as ever over what the SFT superstars have done thus far against various ICW superstars.)
Darren Maddox: As of RIGHT NOW, we here in ICW will be FIGHTING BACK! So SFT, you best be on your highest alert each and every second.
Darren Maddox: We are not afraid of you. We are not shaken by you.
Darren Maddox: You invade our house.....YOU GET BURNED.
(The scene then switches to the ringside area.)
[RINGSIDE AREA]
Harley Meisner: What a bold statement by the ICW World Champion to SFT superstars.
Sara Butler: Did you actually look into the eyes Darren? He seems damn ready to break out a fight to save the reputation of the company.
George Sullivan: Of course, Sara, he earns almost triple the salary of what you and I get. He IS obliged to show some daring attitude and fight for this company.
As "Rest In Peace" By Jim Johnston plays over the p.a. system the lights go out and a blue hue shines over the stage as smoke billows into the arena. George Helsing comes out onto the stage carrying the urn As The Enforcer appears behind him walking towards the ring as the crowd goes absolutely crazy as they begin chanting "King Of Darkness". Cameras catch a fan's sign with "Giovanni Rest In Peace" and another with "Future World Champion"
Harley Meisner: Ladies and gentleman, this is Enforcer, the man who outlawed The Outsiders last Friday night when he was thrown in the den of hyenas in a Handicapped match.
The Enforcer enters the ring as Helsing asks for a microphone and hands it to The Enforcer. The music stops as the crowd begins chanting "You're a Legend". He nods his head then raises the microphone up and speaks.
The Enforcer: "Indeed I am a Legend.. A Legend that destroyed the stronghold of Giovanni Maddox!"
The Enforcer pauses for a few seconds, listening to the cheers from the fans.
The Enforcer: You see, I kept My word and Giovanni is no longer in ICW.. I personally made sure that his evil soul would never step foot inside my domain ever again.. But Tonight, I'm out here to address You the ICW Universe.. I promised that I would become a Champion again. So therefore I am invoking a challenge to The man who ran like a scalded dog when I destroyed Giovanni. So Jay Impact I'm coming for your soul and I'm coming to collect the ICW Payne Championship!
The crowd goes nuts as the former US champ gets closer to the camera and speaks once more.
The Enforcer: Impact, The Reaper has called You by name! And The Reaper comes to collect what He desires.. Your Soul.. The stronghold of Giovanni Maddox has been destroyed and You are the only man left.. There will be no one to save you from the pain and suffering I shall put You through.. The pain you think you have felt all your life is nothing to what is in store for your physical body! I will break you down limb by limb and make you beg for the pain to stop! Jay Impact you took your cheap way out last time We met but this time the outcome will be your doom.. Jay Impact May The Hounds Of Hell Feast On Your Rotting Soul!!! And You Will Rest... In..
He raises the microphone in the air as the crowd says "Peace!!!"
He drops the microphone then heads backstage as the fans chant "Enforcer”. Suddenly "Just Close Your Eyes" by Story of the Year hits in the PA system as Jay Impact comes out in his casual but non-wrestling attires having a microphone in his hands and the Payne title laying on his shoulder. He immediately begins to address the Enforcer from the ramp.
Jay Impact: Cut the music! Cut it! Now what I just heard with the help of my hearing sense that the “Reaper” is calling my name, assuming that he can knock me down and take my Payne championship away from me. Listen, you …the one whose name starts with the letter ‘E’. I don’t want to mispronounce your name due to this force of habit. But I want to ask you one question here.
Sara Butler: Truth or Dare?
The crowd interrupts Jay and starts chanting “Delete!” in order to taunt him. Jay ignores the reaction and keeps talking.\
George Sullivan: Come on fans, don’t you rudely interrupt your reigning champion.
Jay Impact: So, ignoring all these fools I wanted to ask you that what makes you think that you deserve another match for my Payne championship? Is that because you tombstoned Gionvanni Maddox in the middle of that ring? Well that old man has lived enough of his years, living all the way from KDKA Radio Station to the era of Twitter. But listen to this my bud, I am not an old-school chap. You want a match against me? Fine! You will get it. But when and where? I will decide that.
Harley Meisner: You are taunting the wrong man without any backup, Jay.
Sara Butler: HEY! WATCH OUT!!
As soon as Jay finishes addressing The Enforcer, Robert Saints emerges from the entrance curtain with a referee, standing right behind Impact. Saints turns him around and connects him with the Viper Cutter (RKO). He covers the champion as the referee starts counting for the pinfall on the ramp.
George Sullivan: NOWAYS!
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Harley Meisner: Robert Saints is the new Payne Champion. Oh my God! What did I just see?
Robert Saints quickly snatches the Payne title from Jay, holds it up in the air and shows off his attitude and mocks The Enforcer from the ramp with a smile and exits the scene back from where he came from as the show moves to a commercial break.
WINNER: NEW ICW Payne Champion. Robert Saints.
[COMMERCIAL BREAK]
The scene comes back from the commercial break and right away shows the highlights of what happened earlier during the segment between The Enforcer and Jay Impact and how Robert Saints steals the Payne Championship from the Goldrush contract holder alongside mocking The Enforcer before he ran away from the scene.
Sara Butler: Guys, help me understand this. Jay has already challenged The Enforcer for a match. But he is no longer the Payne champion. Will an official match still happen between these two.
Harley Meisner: Yes, if Jay manages to recapture the belt and I am sure he will find a way out if not this week then most probably the next one.
[BACKSTAGE]
Robert Saints seems to be walking down the backstage with his newly won Payne Championship that updated his title history record. Suddenly he gets stopped by the reigning Women’s Champion, Lacey Payne, who stands outside her locker room and seeks Saints’ help to move some furniture. Robert without any hesitation enters inside Mrs. Payne’s locker room where Shawn Payne, who hides behind the room’s door attacks him by something that looks closer to police batons.
Sara Butler: Oh my God! Stalker just got stalked here. Hahaha!
Lacey witnessing the moment, she calls in a nearby referee to come down to her room as Shawn covers Robert and the referee starts counting until three. Robert Saints loses the Payne Championship as the referee hands the belt over to Shawn. Lacey screams out of happiness and jumps in to the arms of her husband as they both run away from their locker room to some safe place. The scene moves back to the ringside area.
WINNER: New ICW Payne Champion, Shawn Payne.
[IN THE RING]
Harley Meisner: That is what you call a non-stop fun!
George Sullivan: Well speaking of capturing the championships then hold on to your predictions for this upcoming match.
Sara Butler: That’s right! A fatal fourway match where the winner will receive a title shot against the reigning women’s champion, Lacey Payne.
#1 Contendership for ICW Women’s Championship
Fatal 4-Way Match
Steph vs. Destiny Hunter vs. Trisha Wolfe vs. Greta Mace
During the commercial break all four women make their ways to the ring on their own entrances and now standing right into their respective corners waiting for the referee to make the match official. The referee explains to them the rules of the match and then calls for the bell to be rung.
*DING DING DING*
All four women stare down at each other as Steph and Hunter with full pace knocks the other two ladies down with the clothesline of their own at the very same time. Steph goes after Hunter and Mace works on Wolfe into the opposite corners. Both women Irish whips Wolfe and Hunter together as Mace and Hunter collide with each other by smacking their foreheads into each other and rolls outside the ring.
Harley Meisner: Did you just see how these two ladies began the match? They owned the former women’s champion like almost nothing.
Steph and Great slowly walk toward each other and after exchanging some words they start smacking their right hands on each other, unloading punches as Steph gets the upper hand, taking Mace into the corner and shoulder thrust her a several times making Mace holding on her stomach in pain. Steph steps back and goes for the boot to the face but Greta ducks, leaving Steph’s feet right on the top turnbuckle.
Sara Butler: The ending of the trial period. Look who’s there.
Witnessing all the action Destiny and Trisha get back on their feet, climbing the apron they both simultaneously take pulls Mace and Steph outside the ring from through the middle rope and get inside the ring. The crowd cheers as the former champions feel the intensity from all over the arena by the fans before colliding into each other. Hunter kicks right in the midsection of Wolfe and hits her with a snap suplex. Coves but only receives 02 count. Hunter twists her opponent arm and irish whips her to the ropes. Wolfe ducks and comes back with a cross-body. Destiny is down, Trisha covers.
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SAra Butler: .. AND kickout by the former champion.
Trisha picks up Destiny, gives her a few kicks and locks her up in Powerbomb, successfully knocking her opponent down in the middle of the ring. But Greta Mace makes her way back inside the ring and pulls up Wolfe’s leg and covers Destiny Hunter to steal the pinfall. The referee counts till two until Mace gets attacked from the outside by Steph who breaks the pinfall. With all four women in the ring a cat-fight breaks out as the fans start cheering and hooting.
George Sullivan: Man, these fans seem to enjoy this moment.
Harley Meisner: What an incredible match, guys! I still can’t make up my mind who is gonna win this thing. They are all fully charged from one way or another.
Great Mace smacks Steph’s head down the ring mat a several times before she runs to the other corner and flies with a crossbody toward the other two women. They takes both Hunter and Wolfe almost outside the ring but Hunter manages to successfully land on the apron. Steph gets up from behind and runs toward Greta from the backside but Great moves out and Steph ends up smacking right hand over Destiny’s face, making Destiny fall right after Trisha. Greta rolls up Steph from behind in a school-boy pinfall.
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NO!!!
2 ½
George Sullivan: WHAT THE HELL?! What was that?
Sara Butler: Oh my God! Did she actually kickout?
George Sullivan: Yes, she did. Steph is on fire!
Steph quickly gets to her feet after receiving a near pinfall count from the hands of new and fresh Greta Mace. Steph swings her right hand at Mace but Mace ducks and grabs her opponent into her finisher ‘The Snapper’ - a neck breaking move. From the corner of the arena, we can hear the crowd started cheering, and it grows through the arena, louder and louder as each second passes.
Harley Meisner: Guys! GUYS! Who are these people?
Two figures jump over the ring barricade at first, followed by a 3rd. All three women are dressed in black. two of the figures slide into the ring and start to attack Greta Mace. The third one remains at ringside, just standing there. As they beat down Great Mace, we can see one of the two women are more athletic than the other.
Harley Miesner: Who the hell……
George Sullivan: We still have a match going on here. What the hell is this!?
Sara Butler: These two people are making a statement, whoever they are.
Harley Misener: two masked women are beating on Greta Mace like she stole her lunch money or something, and look at the third one. That person is just standing out there watching.
The beat down doesn’t last too long. Once they have Greta Mace down, one of them scales the ropes and hits a springboard 450 on Greta Mace. The third person climbs into the ring, all three reveals themselves.
Sara Butler: That’s….
Geroge Sullivan: That’s Gracie Lopez and Jennifer Carpenter Lopez! WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY DOING HERE!?
Harley Mienser: They’re one of the hottest free agents that hit the market recently, what the hell does this mean for ICW!? Who’s that woman?
Sara Butler: I think that’s Kayla Stone. Her and Gracie have been working together for the last few months from what I’ve heard. I think she’s Gracie’s manager.
Geroge Sullivan: Let’s not forget to mention that Jenn and Gracie are former multi-time champions in their own right!
Harley Mienser: WHY ARE THEY HERE!?
The three of them scramble as security rush the ring, they rush into the crowd, who is going crazy for the arrival of them. THEY, the fans, know who Gracie Lopez and Jennifer Carpenter Lopez are. Heel, Face or tweener, they’re over like rover with the crowd from over the years.)
Harley Mienser: How’s the rest of the match going to play out now since Greta Mace?
Steph witnessing the beating that is done by the debuting Gracie and Jennifer Lopez, she starts to crawling her way toward the lying body of knocked out Great Mace and covers her body as the referee starts counting.
Sara Butler: I am regretting this moment, guys.
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THREE!!
*DING DING DING*
Rick Henderson: The winner of this match, the new number one contender for the Women’s Championship, STEPH!!!!
Sara Butler: That was disgusting.
George Sullivan: Survival of the best woman, Sara! -- Congratulations Steph!
Steph gets to her feet but despite winning the match and gets her hands raised by the referee she still seems tensed after whatever she just witnessed, being done to Greta. Some of the referees make their way to the ring to check on poor Mace as the screen replays the assaulting scene a several times before the show switches for a commercial.
WINNER: Steph by pinfall (#1 Contender for Women’s Title).
[COMMERCIAL BREAK]
The show goes back live after a long commercial break. Highlights from the Women’s Fatal Fourway match where Jennifer and Gracie Lopez brutally attacks Greta Mace out of no reason and presenting no reason whatsoever. That gave advantage to Steph to gain the advantage and pinned one of her opponents to declare as herself for Women’s title contendership.
[BACKSTAGE]
Shawn and Lacey Payne are shown backstage near the parking lot planning to leave the building before they get stalked by someone for the Payne championship. Shawn is putting all the luggage in the trunk of his car and Lacey helps him out when suddenly Shawn gets struck by a two door Lexus. Shawn somehow manages to move himself and gets slightly wounded.
Sara Butler: What the hell? Someone hit our new champ by the car.
The door of the car opens as Robert Saints comes out of the vehicle and wasting no time hits an uppercut to Shawn Payne followed by a Viper cutter. The other door of his car opens and a referee comes out from Saints’ car out of a blue as Saints covers the reigning Payne Champion and the referee counts till three.
Harley Meisner: Man, someday this championship is gonna take some life. Look at the craze!
George Sullivan: One thing for sure, Harley. Robert Saints is now a two-time Payne Champion. Kelly Robinson will be proud of him.
WINNER: New ICW Payne Champion, Robert Saints.
[BACKSTAGE #2]
(We see ICW manager Ridley walking backstage in a relaxed mood until he sees fellow ICW manager Cassandra walking towards him. They both stop and are looking at each other, then Ridley cannot help but speak his mind to her.)
Ridley: You know, I just have to get this off my chest, and now is obviously a convenient time to do it. I see you've got a match against Trisha Wolfe over in SFT, so that tells me and everyone else here that you've made your decision as to just whose side you're on in this battle we're in with SFT.
Ridley: It's clear now who your loyalty lies with.
(Cassandra doesn't like Ridley's tone.)
Cassandra: Not that it's any of your business, but yes, you are so right. My loyalty lies with SFT. I will even tell you why, but not that I owe you or anyone else an explanation.
Ridley: Oh yes! Please do! Enlighten me as to why you have chosen THEIR SIDE over OURS?! And please don't tell me it's because your husband is an SFT superstar.
Cassandra: It's because no one here in ICW bats one eye towards me. I come here to the shows and hang out backstage, yet no one, NOT ONE PERSON HERE, bothers with me or talks to me! Not one "Hi, how are you Cassandra". Not one word to me! No one here gives me the time of day!
Cassandra: But SFT...very different story. I am a TWO TIME CHAMPION there. I am shown RESPECT over there.
Ridley: Well allow me to intervene for a second here, but you haven't actually DONE anything here in ICW because you've never let yourself wrestle here! You know how to wrestle, that much is clear, yet you won't let yourself be booked on the ICW shows. But you'll wrestle for SFT?? I don't get it! Furthermore, you say you're a manager here in ICW, yet you haven't had any clients since you've been here!
Cassandra: I haven't had clients to manage because I have NO TIME to manage anyone! I'm too busy in SFT competing for championships! So yes, sure I'm a manager here, but I never said I was an ACTIVE manager! Who do you think I am Ridley?! Superwoman??!!
Ridley: You want respect here in ICW, you gotta actually DO SOMETHING to earn it! Take myself for example. I've earned respect from the others here because I took Greta Mace to the WKW Women's Championship. I also took her to a World Title shot that would have happened if WKW had not gone on hiatus. I work very hard in my manager role here behind the scenes. Not many see just how much I do, but that's fine. I don't do this to get credit or fame. I do this because I love being here in the thick of it all! Managing Greta has been a great experience! ICW is one of the BEST companies in the wrestling world!
Ridley: My point in all this is, it's just a shame that you've decided to represent SFT instead of ICW.
(She gives Ridley an "I don't care" look on her face.)
Cassandra: Oh well. If I actually CARED about what you and everyone else here in ICW thought about my decision to side with SFT, then maybe I would shed a tear of regret. But not a chance. No regrets here. Not one.
(She smirks at Ridley, then walks away from him. He stands there shaking his head, fed up with Cassandra's lack of loyalty to ICW.)
(The show goes to the Commissioner’s office.)
[BACKSTAGE #3]
ICW Commissioner, Mike Flowers, better known as Commish sitting in his office with delegations where he called on an official meeting regarding all the attacks and hypes that have recently been created in both ICW and SFT federations. Alongside with him the former Tag Team Champion and the current number one contender Jamo is sitting with one of his opponent’s brothers, Rom Youngblood.
Commissioner: Guys, I have been pondering upon the situation for so long. Let just say, whenever I have been dreaming, it is all about giving an ass kicking beating too all those ****holes out there thinking to invade our company for no reason. Darren out there made his statement and I appreciated that the man has enough balls to stand for the company.
The Commissioner takes some breath and addresses Jamo and Youngblood.
Commissioner: Now you guys are two of my main trustable men. I am familiar with your potential and set of your skills. No doubt we have got a full backup at our end and thus next Thunder we are going to officially address something which you can call a “SFT kick-ass” series where we will put forth all of ICW best men and women to SFT and wait for the call. Just for a few more weeks, hold on to your grudges against each other and unite yourselves for the best shot.
Jamo and Youngblood nod their hands and assures the Commissioner that they will rightfully execute the task that is given to them as the scene switches for another commercial.
[COMMERCIAL BREAK]
MAINEVENT
Singles Non-title Match
Don © vs. Mystery Opponent
Harley Meisner: And now it is time for our main event ladies and gentlemen.
George Sullivan: I can’t wait to see who Don is going to face tonight. Any clue guys?
Sara Butler: Adam Impact?!
George Sullivan: Na! That man is buried by our reigning US Champion. If he comes back then that is truly unpredictable.
"Don - Revisisted" by MIDIval Punditz hits in the PA system as Don makes his way out in three piece full dark black suit and shades on his face and makes his way out to the ring as the spotlight follows him until he enters the ring.
Rick Henderson: The following contest is scheduled for one-fall, making his way to the ring from Karachi, Pakistan - weighing in at 239 pounds, he is the United States Champion, DON!!!!
Don stands in the middle of the ring, looking at the fans by turning to each direction until his music dies. He unbuttons his coat, showing the shining US title belt wrapped around his waist which he also unhooks, gives it to the referee, takes his shirt off and waits for his opponent.
Sara Butler: Who is gonna join Don here. Stop making us wait, dear!
Don still stands near the rope, leaning toward the turnbuckle waiting for his opponent as there is a snake sniffing silence in all over the arena but nobody comes out. Don after waiting for a few more seconds gets outside the rings and grabs a steel chair nearby the announce table , brings it inside the ring to re-open it and has himself a seat in the middle of the ring. Again waiting for his mysterious opponent to come out.
George Sullivan: Guys, I am feeling dizzy. Wake me up when that so called mystery opponent arrives.
Suddenly a live footage on the backstage plays on the ICW Tron where the two times Payne Champion Robert Saints is seen walking down when he suddenly gets stopped after seeing a referee standing in his way. He stares down the referee with a suspectful sight and immediately turns around to smell the setup but he doesn’t get enough time to actually recognize the moment.
Harley Meisner: WATCH OUT!!!
As soon as Saints turn around, he gets smacked right over his head with a familiar briefcase by none other than the former World Champion, Jay Impact who successfully knocks Saints down and covers him. The referee taps his hands thrice hard on the ground while Impact covers the shoulder of the reigning Payne champion and turn him into A FORMER champion now. Jay steals back his Payne Championship and walks out from the scene carrying both the belt and the briefcase in his hands.
Harley Meisner: What is he now? A four-time Payne Champion?
Sara Butler: That’s right. He just equalized the record of Dean Andry.
WINNER: New ICW Payne Champion, Jay Impact.
In the ringside, Don watches the backstage scene right from his chair and nodding his head in jest out of disappointment to see how those superstars are fighting for a lower level championship belt when he himself suddenly get struck from behind by ICW superstar, Knight Blaze.
Harley Meisner: Oh my God! He is HERE! Knight Blaze is here! Knight Blaze is back!
George Sullivan: Wait a minute! Where did he come from?
Sara Butler: Doesn't matter where he came from, he has to realize that he made the wrong move.
Knight Blaze knocking right hand right at the back of Don, eventually knocking him down with a clothesline. He calls the referee to ring the bell as the referee removes the chair from the ring side and calls for the bell. Knight Blaze unloads some huge punches and kicks on Don into the corner. But Don somehow manages to block all the moves and hits a massive knee right into the belly of Knight Blaze. He irish whips Blaze to the ropes and strike him with a running knee right on his face making Blaze falling out cold.
Sara Butler: I told you, Blaze! I told you!
The crowd gave a mixed reaction from all over the arena. Don rubs the back of his palm over his lips area to check whether he is actually bleeding. Don then picks Knight Blaze up and locks him into the pedigree and hooks up his leg.
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*DING DING DING*
Rick Henderson: The winner of this match, DON!!!
Harley Meisner: I am surprised and not surprised at the same time. This match could have ended in a better way for Blaze if it wasn’t attacking Don from behind.
Sara Butler: No doubt!
George Sullivan: HEY! WAIT A MINUTE!
Don while celebrating his victory gets attacked from behind again but this time by the former United States Champion and the person who defeated at the Winter Revolution for the Us title, Candace. Candace takes Don down by pulling his legs, something more like into a tackling spear and starts unloading some rights on Don’s head. Don reverses the move immediately and rolls himself up on Candace and unloads the punches of his own.
Harley Meisner: Somebody please separate these two.
Candace again gets on the top of Don and restart throwing punches at him until some of the referees and as well as a few security members rush toward the ring and drag them to different corners. Don manages to escape himself and jumps on Candace. Candace fights back harder as well as both superstars again down in the middle of the ring, rolling over each other while nailing punches back and forth but again get caught by the refs and security members and now successfully get separated.
Sara Butler: Look at the crowd, they are going as maniac as these two.
The fans all over the arena break out the chant ‘Let Them Fight’ and ‘This is Awesome’. Both Don and Candace stare down each other with revenge in their eyes to tear each other down despite being taken to separate corners of the ringside. The screen shows the copyright trademark of ICW and this closes the show.
Harley Meisner: This is too bad for the reputation of ICW. This could be a weak point to which SFT might take an advantage.
Sara Butler: Couldn’t agree more. Well thank you ladies and gentlemen for tuning in. We will see you again on Friday Night Thunder. Until then goodnight everybody.
WINNER: ICW United States Champion, Don by pinfall.
[END OF THE SHOW]