HCW: WAR posted!

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WAR

Last week, we saw Jakob Stevens reveal his plans to take over HCW. With this promise, will we see the new HCW begin this Wednesday?

Kyle Weelson vs. Scarecrow

After a brutal attack on Gareth Ashdown, Cliff Star and Kyle himself, Scarecrow seems to be a force that should be reckoned with. This match is, as in most cases, a hardcore rules match. Will Scarecrow use his strength he has against Kyle, or will Scarecrow fumble his second HCW match?

Ace Motor vs. John Sullivan

John is making his return after receiving a brutal beatdown by the four members of the Main Eventers, Ace being one of them. After Ace injured David Adams last week, can Ace take out Sullivan next?

Jacob Shotgun vs. John Cooper

Continuing last week's trend, we see the enemies of Jakob Stevens go up against each other. Will Shotgun gain a win against "Kryptonite"?

Eddie Valintino vs. David Adams

David demanded this match from Stevens, who gladly made it. This match is what he calls a "preview of Annihilation", and is a steel cage match.

Dr. Punisher vs. Cliff Star

This is a number one's contender match for Valintino's title. There have been reports of Cliff sustaining a leg injury during last weeks' attack by Scarecrow, so it's no wonder why he's been put into this match.

HCW
WAR 3 CARD
The next to last show before Annihilation......

MATCH 1:
Dr. Punisher vs. Scarecrow
An interesting combination to say the least. With Punisher being the number 1 contender, can we expect to see a bloodbath?

MATCH 2:
Jacob Shotgun vs. Ace Motor
Ace Motor has taken out David Adams, and now, he has to face Jacob Shotgun, who proved himself last week in an amazing match. Will we see the Main Eventers sneak a win, or will Jacob win one for HCW?

MATCH 3:
Max Silver vs. John Sullivan
Another match pitting the Main Eventers vs. HCW, we see Max Silver fighting John Sullivan. Sullivan brutalized Ace last week, but Ace was able to catch a victory after the ref DQ'd Sullivan. With his anger building, will Sullivan catch a win?

MATCH 4:
Gareth Ashdown vs. Eddie Valintino
For a bad guy, Valintino has been fighting pretty fairly, last week notwithstanding. Gareth wasn't attacked by Scarecrow last week, but one has to wonder if his luck runs out this week.

Will Annihilation be the of HCW as we know it? Check out WAR and see the build up to on of the most pivotal shows of HCW's history!

It's go time. The Main Eventers will go up against HCW inside a wicked contraption, a Double Cage. Literally a cage within a cage, it is a first in HCW and possibly the world. The show opens up with a shot of the cage, as it quietly awaits being fed the HCW superstars.

ACE MOTOR VS. DAVID ADAMS

This match was violent and displayed the hate these two former friends held for each other. It starts off like a normal wrestling match, as the two men fought for dominance. David looked good in the start, as he put Ace in the corner with the ten punches of doom, but went even further, getting to at least twenty before Ace sank down into the corner. Then he hit a perfect dropkick that sent Ace reeling, and out of the ring. This is where it started to get violent; David wasted time pulling poses and pandering to crowd, which allowed Ace to collect himself. As soon as David stepped out of the ring, Ace was doing everything in his power to stop the superstar. He began dragging David's head across the metal fence, slamming it a couple of times for good measure. And then he went under the ring, producing a steel chair. David, who had been kneeling on the ground, trying to get his wits back, looked up and took a crushing blow to the top of his head. Ace then lifted up David, who had begun to bleed profusely. Ace then began punching the wound on David's head. Through the mask of blood, David yelled something along the lines of "I can be a dirty fighter too!" and then he put a knee right in Ace's groin. As Ace recoiled, David takes Ace down with a hard DDT. From here, Adams takes back some control, doing his part to smash Ace into the cage. When he's done with the grisly work, Ace is also split open. He rolls Ace into the ring, and gets on the top rope. He just barely has enough room to jump, and takes his chances, going for the flying elbow. He connects, and pins Ace.

WINNER: DAVID ADAMS

Adams celebrates his victory over his enemy and former partner, as we are taken backstage to Gareth Ashdown. He's fired up, and claims he's gonna give Scarecrow a taste of his own brutal medicine. He says David's victory is a blow to the Main Eventers, and that it will put them off of their game, and will lead to the victories for HCW and the reclaiming of their title. His music, "Shinobi vs. Dragon Warrior by Lostprophets hits, and he bids the interviewer farewell and makes his entrance. The crowd pops loud for the young superstar, as he is permitted into the first layer of the cage, and then the inner layer. He slides into the ring, and awaits his demonic opponent.
The lights begin going off erratically, and Scarecrow walks into the cages, and gets into the ring, making unsettling eye contact with his opponent. The lights go back on, and it's go time.

SCARECROW VS. GARETH ASHDOWN

This match was a physical spectacle, with little blood but plenty of spectacular violence. Ashdown was in the zone, using everything in his arsenal to keep Scarecrow from escaping. One of the highlights was Scarecrow tripping him up, then jumping onto the top rope, going for a flying clothesline. Gareth managed to get it together, and hit Scarecrow with a huge Superkick in midair. Scarecrow landed on his feet, did a flip, and rolled out of the ring from the sheer power of the move. Gareth didn't waste any time, stomping down on Scarecrow. He then stepped back, waiting for Scarecrow to stand. When the demonic superstar stood shakily, Gareth ran at him, hitting a spear that sent both superstars into the wall. That particular panel of the left most wall broke off, hitting the outside wall, and forming a sort of ramp that the superstars laid on for a bit, as the crowd was amazed at the move. Gareth was the first to get up, and began wailing on Scarecrow more, who was barely able to react from the beating he was receiving. Finally he managed to stumble off of the panel of cage, and slid into the ring. His reactions were to slow, and Gareth hit the Infamous on him. He fell, and Gareth pinned him for the win.

WINNER: GARETH ASHDOWN

Scarecrow lays in the ring, barely conscious, and the screen is cut out by sudden static. We are taken to a familiar rainy sky, but no footsteps. Words flow like smoke across the screen

vampiro's rage will come to hcw

The words fade, and more words take over the screen.

who will live, and who will survive

Lightning flies across the rainy sky, and a question mark is added at the end of that sentence. We are taken back to the arena, where Scarecrow has gone and it is time for the tag team Escape the Cage match.

CLIFF STARR AND JACOB SHOTGUN VS. JAKOB STEVENS AND MAX SILVER

This match started off with Jakob Stevens flying out of the ring, and running out of the hole left by the previous match. Cliff Starr went after the Main Eventer's owner, and Jacob Shotgun and Max Silver went at it. In the outer layer, Cliff was bouncing Stevens off of the cage walls, and Stevens could barely do anything about it. In the ring, the action was more exciting, as Shotgun's speed was combating against Max Silver's strength. Silver caught Jacob early on, slamming Shotgun in the corner and giving him as little room to get out as possible. His fists were flying, and Shotgun was like a ragdoll as Max began throwing him across the ring. Back in the outer layer, Jakob is running from Starr, who isn't putting much effort and is laughing very hard at the sight. Stevens has no way out, as if he were to try, Starr would catch up to him easily and take him down. However, Cliff got sick of it, and ran, catching up with the GM easily and then hit him with the Mummification. Jakob was still, and Cliff leaned against the cage, waiting for the man to come too so he can give him more of an ass kicking. Back to the ring, Shotgun managed to gain control, and hit Silver with a Superkick. Outside, Cliff had Steven's legs between his arms, and is preparing for a catapult. He does it, and Jakob flies into the cage wall, which breaks on one side wide enough to send Stevens outside, both feet touching the floor. Starr is pissed and Shotgun can't believe it. Jakob Stevens got the win.

WINNERS: MAX SILVER AND JAKOB STEVENS

We got backstage for shots of Eddie Valintino and Dr. Punisher in their locker rooms preparing for their match. The crowd is buzzing, as the main event and the deciding factor in the war of Main Eventer's vs. HCW draws ever closer. We are shown a promo of the history of the war and then the two superstars and their bloody encounters between each other, and then its time.

EDDIE VALINTINO VS. DR. PUNISHER

The match starts out a wild brawl, almost uncoordinated and more fueled on hatred. The two superstars are wailing on each other, neither one getting the upper hand. They are both of the ground, trying to get the other one to stay down, a tangle of knees, kicks and punches. Punisher is able to get up first and hit Valintino with a big kick. Eddie is up in almost no time, and is met with a huge clothesline. Punisher bounces off of the ropes another time, and goes for another one, but Eddie reverses and hits a swinging neck breaker. The Natural is up first, and bounces off of the ropes and goes for the leg drop, but it's nobody home and as Eddie is caught in the sitting position, Punisher hits a stinging kick to the back, and hits the ropes and hits his own leg drop, which lands perfectly. Eddie is struggling to get up, and gets hit with a hard clothesline once more. Punisher waits, getting worked up, waiting, waiting, and manages to get in the Punisher Bomb. He goes for the pin, as the crowd is blowing the roof off- Valintino kicks out, and Punisher is angry at this. Those few moments cost him, as Eddie hits low blow. Eddie lines up, kicks Punisher in the gut, and hits the Third Degree. He rolls the Doctor over, and goes in for the pin. The crowd is booing, possibly one of the loudest boos recorded. But Dr. Punisher manages to kick out, and Valintino audibly swears. He begins punching Punisher in the skull, hard hits that are audible even above the din of the crowd. As this is happening, the same four men who attacked Jakob Stevens and Eddie on the last war came out from under the ring! They circle the squared circle. Finally, one by one, they take off their masks. One of them is none other than Jon Moxley! The one to his left is Raven! The one next to Raven is Chris Hero! And then, finally, the last one is Tyler Black! They go in for the kill, and Eddie Valintino is no match for the four men, who hit him around. The three younger superstars push him to Raven, who hits the Raven Effect. Proud of their work, they get out of the ring hastily, exiting through the crowd before anyone can do anything. Dr. Punisher appears to have not noticed, and stands up, a little shakily. The lights begin flashing, an ominous sign. Sure enough, Scarecrow is there, looking beat up, but nonetheless he begins beating down the unsuspecting Punisher. However, the theme hits, and the crowd goes wild as Kurt Angle rushes out, running though the holes in the walls of the double cage, and sliding into the ring. Scarecrow tries to attack, but Kurt Angle is to fresh, and he hits Scarecrow with the Olympic Slam. He turns around, only to get hit by a Superkick from Eddie Valintino. Angle falls down, his arms sprawled out, his eyes closed. The crowd boos at the unsuspected move, and Valintino locks in the figure four leglock on Dr. Punisher. The Doctor was resilient, but even the toughest man would never be able to got through what Dr. Punisher did and survive the Figure Four. Punisher tapped.

WINNER AND STILL HCW CHAMPION: EDDIE VALINTINO

The crowd is booing so loudly, the commentary can be barely heard and Eddie's theme music is pretty much nonexistent. Valintino is handed the title, and he stands triumphant in the ring, as he had just won the battle that would turn the tide in he war.

The show doesn't open up with the usual fireworks or the loud crowd, it opens up to an eerie silence, an almost scary silence. Finally, "Todas Mueren Por Mi" by Cartel de Santa hits the speakers, and Eddie Valintino walks out, cocky as ever, to a chorus of boos. Trash is thrown at him, and he slides into the ring, microphone in hand. He talks himself up, saying he always had it in him and that HCW is done. He grows grim, and goes onto the subject of Raven and the young wrestlers. He says they have no place in his company, and that he will see to it they are fired.

However, as he goes on, an eerie song plays over the speakers. It speaks of some sort of society that pulls the strings in a persons life. Some would recognize it as "We Real Cool" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Raven walks out to a mixed reaction, and does his signature pose, and behind him, Jon Moxley, Tyler Black and Chris Hero stand, straight, silent. Raven has a mic of his own, and says he owes everyone an explanation. He goes on and says that he needed somewhere to be his playground, somewhere to call his own. He focused on HCW, a small promotion. He wondered why a team like the Main Eventers would destroy the company. He also questions how the HCW itself could procure Kurt Angle, but goes on to explain the other people. He says they are his Following, those who saw his viewpoint and very much agreed.

Eddie interrupts, saying he's hear enough. He says if the so called "Following" wants a fight, they should come to the ring and get it. Raven laughs, and signals to his followers. They hit the ring, and Valintino defended himself bravely, hitting Moxley with the title and trading punches and kicks with Hero and Black. Soon, however, the numbers were too much for him, and they soon overwhelmed him. They forced him to his knees, and Raven entered the ring, armed with a kendo stick. They hold Valintino down, and Raven begins whipping the kendo stick to Eddie's back. He continues, and Valintino appears to loose consciousness from the pain. The sight becomes near sickening, as Valintino's back begins to bleed and the bruise. However, strobe lights erupt across the arena, and soon, the Main Eventers were in the ring. The brawl starts, as Raven's Following begin to fend off the Main Eventers. Raven even fights, bringing down the Kendo stick with a mighty force. Soon, HCW's Defenders hit the ring, and the arena is in chaos. Some are out of the ring, in the ring, and the Main Eventers appear to be overwhelmed.

However, the theme of HCW, "Go" by Pearl Jam, hits the arena and the owner of HCW, Mike Mitchell, walks out. He demands the fighting stops, and says he has given Raven and his Following contracts, and that they will be competing tonight. He says that the show will go on.

Everyone goes back stage, except the two competitors starting out.

SCARECROW vs. JOHN COOPER

Scarecrow showed some of the wear he took from Annihilation, as Cooper mostly dominated the match. He tossed Scarecrow around the ring, and in one spectacular move, bounced Scarecrow off the ropes, and ducked, and jumped off of the ropes into a huge kick, and then finally ended the string with a standing moonsault.He pinned Scarecrow for the win.

WINNER: KRYPTONITE JOHN COOPER

We go backstage to Ben Austin, who is standing by with Jon Moxley. Moxley is scheduled in a match up next against Ace Motor. Moxley says his debut match will leave not only a mark on the company, but leave plenty of marks on Motor too. He said he isn't apart of the Defenders and sure as hell isn't a Main Eventer, he is only a Follower. He smirks, and ends the interview with "Quoth the Moxley, Nevermore."

JON MOXLEY vs. ACE MOTOR

Ace Motor was one of the first guys to lose a match to the Defenders, but he certainly wasn't dominated in his match up. Moxley made an extremely impressive debut, having most of the offense in this match. Ace was able to put up a fight, but Jon was far more fresher and was able to shut Ace down almost with ease. Moxley hit the Hook and Ladder, pinning Motor for the win.

WINNER: JON MOXLEY

After Moxley rolled out of the ring, Jakob Stevens walks out, followed by Max Silver. They completely pass Moxley, and they slide into the ring. Stevens points at Ace, and Silver begins beating down Motor brutally. Jakob picks up a microphone, and says "Motor, you piece of crap... you are out of the Main Eventers!". Silver picked Ace up, and hit not one, not two, but three swinging neckbreakers on Motor. Ace is out, and paramedics rush to the ring. Stevens gets out of the ring, apparently impressed with his work.

Silver remains in the ring, awaiting his opponent.

There is silence for a long moment, until finally, the arena goes dark and the sound of rain echoes throughout the arena. Jumbled words drift lazily through the sound system, until a voice prominently says "He is coming...." and then...
"He is here."

"Kong at the Gates" by the Misfits plays over the sound system, and Vampiro makes his debut in HCW.

EL VAMPIRO vs. MAX SILVER

This night was full of debuts, and Vampiro's was certainly the best. Silver and Vampiro battled a great match, every move grabbing the attention of the crowd. Silver got Vampiro down, and got to the top rope. He went for a flying elbow, but nobody was home. When he stood, Vampiro hit a superkick. Silver was sent reeling. Vampiro took the advantage, and hit a powerful Nail in the Coffin.

WINNER: el VAMPIRO

Vampiro wins his first match in HCW!

We got backstage to Jacob Shotgun. The main event of the night will be Kurt Angle and a handpicked opponent vs. Eddie Valintino and Jakob Stevens. Shotgun says he will be Angle's partner, and he couldn't be more proud that Angle chose him. He says he will get revenge on Stevens for stealing the win at Annihilation.

KURT ANGLE AND JAKOB SHOTGUN vs. EDDIE VALINTINO AND JAKOB STEVENS

The match started off with the Main Eventers looking strong. Valintino and Angle went at it, and Valintino, although he was busted up from the attack earlier in the show, put up a very impressive offense. He was able to back Angle to his side and keep him there, as Angle tried to go in for the hot tag, but Valintino kept him back. Valintino went in for the Third Degree, but Angle managed to reverse it and hit the Angle Slam. Both men are down, but Angle is crawling towards Shotgun. The crowd noise is building, louder and louder, anticipating it... Angle gets the tag! But in an odd move, Eddie tags in Stevens, who reluctantly gets in. Shotgun runs at Stevens, who ducks and runs to the other side. However, to his most unfortunate luck, Kurt is there. Angle locks in Jakob's arms, and Shotgun walks over, smirking. Valintino is still feeling the effects of the Angle slam, and doesn't notice the events that are transpiring. Jacob walks up to Stevens.
He pushes Stevens out of the way, and Superkick Kurt Angle, square in the jaw.
The crowd is utterly shocked, and Shotgun lays down. Stevens lays over him, and pins him. The referee has to, and counts.

WINNERS: JAKOB STEVENS AND EDDIE VALINTINO

The crowd is in shocked silence and Stevens raises Jacob's hand. Finally they come to a realization, and the boos are deafening and trash is getting thrown into the ring. Valintino gets into the ring, title in hand, and shakes Shotgun's hand.

Dr. Punisher runs out from backstage like a bullet, but the three Main Eventers manage to escape the ring, and go up the ramp, pelted by trash. The show ends with the new Main Eventers posing at the stage and Dr. Punisher checking on Angle.