Survival of the Fittest Results: August 16th

We cut to the back. Mak Cross is in the locker room, gearing up for his match later in the evening against Ripp Jackson. He has his earbuds in his ear, listening to whatever music it is he’s listening to, when he looks up and sees his fellow Chicagoan, Cam Nitta.


Cam Nitta: Yo, Mak, ready for me to kick your ass?


Mak Cross: You? Kick my ass?


Cam Nitta: Yep.


Mak Cross: Says the guy about to lose to a woman.


Cam Nitta: Heh. Say what you want, I'm going to win. And I'm going to be beating Philly for the title in a few weeks.


Mak Cross: Even if you beat little Ms. Protégé, what makes you think you'll beat me?


Cam Nitta: ‘Cause I'm good. And I feel REAL good.


Mak Cross: You know, last I checked, drugs that make you feel that way are harmful to your health.


Cam Nitta: Then they should make Adrenaline illegal and arrest us all.


Mak Cross: Bit too kinky for me personally.


Cam Nitta: Somehow, I knew that you would say that. Either way, you better end Ripp Jackson's career in the WFWF or I'm gonna be pissed, and have you one upped for the time being.


Mak Cross: Partner, Ripp Jackson's career, in professional wrestling, is as good as dead, as much as I wouldn't like it to happen.


Cam Nitta: If you don't want it, talk to Pierce. But, know this, Ripp isn't going to want to lose even more now. Ripp Jackson is going to have that much more to play for. Do you play cards?


Mak Cross: Just ‘Oh Hell’.


Cam Nitta: Okay, well, I hope you get this. You have an ante in this match. Ripp Jackson has all the chips in the pile. Now, the real question is, who holds the Aces and the Eights?


Mak Cross: …I thought they had meds for that kind of thing.


Cam Nitta: Shut up and listen to your Karmin.


Mak Cross: Hey, I'm not listening to Karmin.


Mak presses play and Karmin plays out of his ear buds. He pauses the song, as an awkward pause takes over the room for a few seconds.


Cam Nitta: There's a Brokenhearted joke in here somewhere, but you wouldn't even hear it, so I won't waste my breath. See you in the ring, Mak.


Cam Nitta leaves back out of the locker room. Mak simply continues about his routine.


Cutting to a different part of backstage, Slanted is walking around with a bottle of water in his hands, trying to catch his breath still from the match he just had. He’s drinking from the bottle every so often in between stretches. He’s trying to keep loose. He’s got another match to prepare for.


Slanted walks over to one of the rolling-block TVs in the locker room and looks smiles as one of the cameras is on the fans. He’s got an entire show to wait, but he knows he’ll be good to go. He turns around, but as he does so, he’s clotheslined by a giant, sweaty man.


Matthew Werner: What the hell?!


The man picks up Slanted and throws him into one of the lockers. Once again Slanted is picked up, and Slanted is making an honest attempt to fight back, but the assailant gets the final advantage, tossing Slanted into the TV, the man falling over the cart and the TV, the screen cracking thanks to the force his head exerted into it.


Matthew Werner: What the hell? Who the f*ck just attacked Slanted?


Standing over Slanted is the man who just took him out. A sinister laugh that could only belong to one man is heard. The man gets down on a knee over Slanted and pats his face, making sure he’s out cold. The man looks around and a smile is shown. And then the rest of his face. Cameron Stone.


Matthew Werner: Stone? Why the hell would Stone just attack Slanted out of the blue like that?


Matt Steel: Stone’s a known psychopath. To expect anything rational from him is nothing less than insanity on your behalf.


Matthew Werner: Maybe so, but to take out the first competitor in the Chamber?


Matt Steel: For years, Stone’s had a serious case of the ‘so close, yet so far.’ Maybe now he’s just ensuring that issue is passed onto Slanted?


Matthew Werner: But Stone’s gotta get through Sabat if he’s even going to get near Slanted though…that’s what makes no sense. Why Slanted?


Matt Steel: Maybe Stone’s got confidence in his ability to beat Sabat? Maybe Stone wanted to see how the other side lived, since this has happened to him on more than one occasion?


Matthew Werner: Is Slanted even going to be able to make the chamber?


Matt Steel: I haven’t even the remotest idea. One would hope…but Stone left Slanted in a position that no human can physically contort themselves into without breaking something. I don’t like his chances.


Matthew Werner: Then what are we supposed to do now?


Matt Steel: Just move on. If we hear anything about Slanted, we’ll let you all know.


Matthew Werner: I suppose so. And here we are with the highly anticipated Open Battle Royal.


Matt Steel: Yep. We were told ever so excitingly by Oscar Conrad Davidson about this match last Loaded. We had a couple of confirmed participants in this Battle Royal but that anyone who had never won the WFWF Championship and didn’t already have a qualifying match tonight could participate in this Battle Royal.


Matthew Werner: That they can. It should be a very interesting matchup. Who’s gonna join Slanted in the Elimination Chamber? I guess it’s now time to find out.


”Punk Rock Song” by Bad Religion resonates throughout the arena as Oscar Conrad Davidson comes out from behind the curtain, looking as energetic and excited as ever.


Keri Thames: The following match is a battle royal, where the winner earns a spot in the Elimination Chamber match later tonight. First up, making his way to the ring, from Columbus, Ohio, weighing in at one hundred and eighty two pounds, Oscar Conrad Davidson!


Davidson makes his way down the ramp, slapping hands with the fans sitting in front, the fans elated to have him back. He jumps up all of the steps in two leaps and leaps up and over the top rope. He runs and leaps onto the turnbuckle and claps his hands along to the music while the fans join him. He leaps off and pulls a pair of drumsticks out from his pants and lifts his hands up in the air, with blue fireworks shooting off from all four turnbuckles.


Matthew Werner: Wow, what a way to make a comeback by Oscar Conrad Davidson.


Matt Steel: For sure.


”Hell March” begins to resonate throughout the arena as the crowd cheers and boos the man about to come out from behind the curtain. And in typical fashion, out comes the former WFWF National Champion, Joe Bishop, not giving a hell about what the fans think. He looks out to the fans, but doesn’t smile or even acknowledge them as anything else.


Keri Thames: And one of the opponents…making his way to the ring, from Wimbledon, England, weighing in at one hundred and ninety five pounds, he is Joe Bishop!


Bishop slowly makes his way down the ramp and rolls into the ring underneath the bottom rope.


Matthew Werner: Don’t let that lackluster entrance fool you…for anyone who knows anything about WFWF, they know how dominant Joe Bishop has been in his short time here in the WFWF.


Matt Steel: That’s for sure. The guy whooped Cameron Stone last week. One does not simply whoop Cameron Stone with ease. Seriously.


”Evil Twin” by Arctic Monkeys begins to blare on the PA system as the lights flicker and the music starts to build up. Once the music hits its loudest peak, Fowler appears from backstage, shaking out any nerves that may be sitting inside of him.


Keri Thames: And the opponent, making his way to the ring, from Toxteth, Liverpool, England, weighing in at two hundred and fifteen pounds, he is Steven Fowler!


Fowler rolls into the ring and fakes a few boxing punches to both Davidson and Bishop as he then raises his arms up in the air, the fans cheering for yet another Brit in the match.


Matthew Werner: Steven Fowler…I’m not quite sure what to make of this guy.


Matt Steel: For sure. He had a contract here years ago but then he kind of dropped off of the face of the earth. Then he came back and is coming off of a very close loss to Daniel Sabat last week.


Matthew Werner: One can imagine that he’s looking to win this Battle Royal and prove that last week was a fluke.


Matt Steel: Yep.


”Creeping in my Soul” by Cryoshell resonates throughout the arena as a white light engulfs the arena. Slowly though, the white light is viciously attacked by a plethora of black strobe lights, and then there is darkness in the arena. Suddenly, a green light appears to light up a figure walking out from behind the curtain.


Keri Thames: And the opponent, making his way to the ring, from Death Valley, California, weighing in at two hundred and twenty three pounds, he is Leo Krause!


This man, Leo Krause, begins to make his way down to the ring, the light following him down. He climbs the steps and enters the ring. The light disappears and reveals a man wearing a green and black mask, removing a jacket with tassels protruding from the shoulders.


Matthew Werner: Ladies and gentlemen at home, this man is Leo Krause. For those of you who aren’t aware, he is the newest rookie signing to the WFWF. Very little is known about him aside from his name.


Matt Steel: That should give him quite the advantage in this match tonight, no one knowing what to expect.


Matthew Werner: I would imagine so. Quite the surprise.


”Violet” by Hole begins to resonate throughout the arena as the lights fall yet again. Red and violet strobe lights cover the ring as smoke begins to fill up the entrance way. The moment the singers voice breaks, a woman comes out from behind the curtain with her arms stretched. She pauses for a moment, bathing herself in the haze of red and violet.


Keri Thames: And the opponent, making her way to the ring, from Montreal, Arizona, weighing in at one hundred and twenty pounds, she is Scarlett Quinn!


Scarlett Quinn makes her way down the ramp as the lights sprinkle black and white. Scarlett shows her athleticism by grabbing the bottom rope and slingshotting herself up into the ring between the bottom and middle rope. Scarlett extends her arms out once again as the lights come back.


Matthew Werner: Wow, surprise number two. The daughter of Wayne McGurk and Vanessa McGurk.


Matt Steel: She made her debut last week, having a very interesting conversation with Trace Demon.


Matthew Werner: If she’s half as impressive as her father and mother were, just put her in the Hall of Fame now.


Matt Steel: For sure.


The referee goes to the center of the ring and points to all of the competitors.


Matthew Werner: I guess this is it! Quite the lineup!


The referee goes to call for the bell when a voice protrudes throughout the arena.


Xavier Pierce: WAIT. Don’t start the match quite yet.


Everyone looks up to the titantron to see WFWF CEO Xavier Pierce sitting behind his desk.


Xavier Pierce: When I became the WFWF CEO, I promised change. I promised to bring this company back to success. I promised to return the WFWF to prominence. But sometimes, change doesn’t have to be new. Sometimes bringing back something from the past can make things even better.


Everyone has a collective head cocking moment.


Xavier Pierce: In keeping with that spirit, I have a surprise for all of you. Just in, a new contract has just been inked.


Everyone looks at one another.


Xavier Pierce: You’re welcome. Enjoy, ladies and gentlemen.


Everyone continues to look at one another.


Matthew Werner: What the hell is Xavier going on about?


The arena goes white. “LOVE…YOUR HATE…YOUR…FAITH LOST…YOU…ARE NOW…ONE…OF US.”


Matthew Werner: Oh sh*t.


Matt Steel: NO F*CKING WAY.


”The Days of the Phoenix” by AFI resonates throughout the arena as, from behind the curtain, comes Yukio Blaze, to a thunderous ovation from the fans. Yukio stands up at the top of the ramp, staring out at the masses of fans, a smile on his face.


Keri Thames: And the opponent, making his way to the ring, from Flint, Michigan, weighing in at two hundred and thirty pounds, he is Yukio Blaze!


Blaze raises his arms up in the air and fireworks fly off from left to right. When they stop, he begins to make his way down to the ring, slapping hands with the fans. When he arrives at the ring, he pulls himself up onto the apron and feels the top rope lightly and smiles as he enters the ring and raises his arms up in the air as the fans cheer him on. The referee points to all six participants and calls for the bell.


DING DING DING!


Matthew Werner: Here we go, this should be a fabulous contest.


Matt Steel: Yep.


The match starts out with the six participants eyeing one another up, all trying to figure out who wants to go after who. Who wants to strike the first blow? Shrugging her shoulders, Scarlett goes after Steven Fowler first, taking him down with a hard clothesline. Krause tackles OCD, a brawl ensuing there. Bishop and Blaze both look at one another and shrugs themselves as they start duking it out in the center of the ring.


Matthew Werner: Well that didn’t take long.


Matt Steel: Nope.


Krause and OCD are the heavy focus at the moment, both men trying overly hard to be technical with the limited amount of room in the ring. Krause gets a good tie up on OCD and takes him down with a headlock, OCD clipping into the legs of Bishop, taking him down, who fell into Yukio, who also went down.


Matthew Werner: It’s a demolition derby in there!


Unaffected from the derby, Fowler is trying to get up from the hit Scarlett laid on him. But before he can get to his feet, Scarlett knocks him back down with an elbow drop to the spine. She locks him in a crossface-type maneuver, trying to weaken him. Back to the derby, the first one up is Krause, and he’s taking advantage. He picks Blaze up and chucks him into the ropes, lowers his shoulders and drives his shoulder into the gut of the returning man. Next up, Bishop makes a somewhat limping attempt to take down Krause, who is by far the hot start of the match. It doesn’t work though, as Krause reverses Bishop’s clothesline attempt and drops him with a DDT.


Matthew Werner: Man, Leo Krause has looked all kinds of impressive here tonight.


Matt Steel: For sure.


Krause picks up Davidson and tries to dump him over the top rope, but Davidson fights out of the attempt. OCD begins to fight back now, delivering swift kicks to the legs and body of Krause. Charging him into the turnbuckle, Davidson backs up and delivers a donkey kick to the chest of Krause, causing the masked man to slump into the corner of the turnbuckle.


Matthew Werner: Finally, someone gets him down.


Davidson turns around quickly to see Scarlett about to throw a clothesline to him. He ducks under it but is then sucker punched by Blaze, who is still trying to recover from the shoulder tackle Krause threw into him. Scarlett is the only person standing. She smirks as she then picks up Bishop and tosses him into the corner with Krause. She dropkicks Bishop into Krause and now both just aren’t moving down in the corner.


Matthew Werner: Scarlett’s the last man standing.


Matt Steel: Woman.


Matthew Werner: You know what I meant.


Matt Steel: Yeah, but I was just trying to help us avoid a lawsuit.


Scarlett now picks up Blaze, who shoves her away. The two have a staredown.


Matthew Werner: This is quite the interesting situation that Blaze is in right now.


Matt Steel: For sure. He watched this girl grow up.


The two begin to exchange words with each other, and a shoving match occurs. Yukio, being stronger, shoves Scarlett to the canvas, and quickly gets up to give Yukio a forearm to the face. Before he can retaliate, both OCD and Krause ambush the two, OCD attacking Scarlett, and Krause on Yukio. Fowler and Bishop begin to brawl with each other, also. Everyone’s brawling again.


Matthew Werner: No one’s letting the other person get any sort of a comfortable position here.


Matt Steel: I’d call this a nice precursor to the Chamber later tonight, this is hectic already, just imagine when you add that demonic structure hanging above these six here.


The six continue their brawling. As Fowler and Bishop do their thing, Krause and OCD try to take out who they feel are the clear threats, as both of them try to individually eliminate Yukio and Scarlett, respectively. Yukio and Scarlett both fight out of it, and begin to even up the score, as they begin their offense on their opponents. Yukio whips Krause into the ropes and when Krause comes back around, Yukio catches him with the Sky High and drops Krause to the mat.


Matthew Werner: When’s the last time you’ve seen that move from Yukio?


Matt Steel: No kidding.


Meanwhile, Scarlett and OCD exchange strikes, with Scarlett getting the advantage. She backs off and proceeds to run towards Davidson, but he sidesteps and sends Scarlett over the ropes, but she’s able to hang on to the top rope, saving herself from elimination.


Matthew Werner: Almost had our first elimination there.


Matt Steel: Rookie mistake almost cost her.


OCD then tries to grab her but Scarlett charges her shoulder into his gut, which makes OCD back off, and Scarlett catches him off-guard with a springboard diving crossbody!


Matthew Werner: Rookie made up for it.


Matt Steel: Considering her bloodline, she better know how to get out of situations like that.


Scarlett takes a moment to gloat, but gets by a hard boot to the face by Fowler, revenge for the clothesline in the beginning of the match. He begins to stomp on her as Bishop decides to join in, making it a two-on-one affair. They pick her up and the two of them look poised to toss Scarlett over the ropes, before Yukio comes in and makes the save, sending Bishop to the ground with a clothesline.


Matthew Werner: Some interesting team ups going on here. First Davidson/Krause, then Bishop/Fowler, now Yukio saved Scarlett.


Matt Steel: Friends can get you a long way in matches like these.


Yukio then alerts his attention to Fowler, who tries a move but gets countered which gives Yukio the chance to send him to the ropes but stops the momentum halfway into it to send him the other direction and throws him over the ropes to the outside! Yukio is nearly eliminated himself, as OCD blindsides him with a clothesline but Yukio has the presence of mind to land on the apron. OCD this time tries to take out Yukio but Yukio pulls the top rope down, sending OCD crashing to the ringside mat himself!


Matthew Werner: Yukio taking out two guys in a matter of seconds!


Matt Steel: Doesn’t look like he missed a step.


Four left as Yukio makes his way back into the ring but as he does, Krause knees him in the face, which drops Yukio back into the ring. Scarlett tries to send Bishop over with brute force but Bishop easily overtakes her. He then tosses her over his shoulder, and begins to taunt Scarlett with throwing her out of the ring.


Matthew Werner: Bishop toying with his prey here, Scarlett’s in trouble.


Matt Steel: Just wait a second.


Matthew Werner: What do you mean wait a second?


Matt Steel: And you’re the lead guy?


Before Bishop can do anything to eliminate her, Scarlett begins to fight by bashing his head with elbows. She turns herself around and locks in a guillotine headlock which Bishop tries to circumvent this by placing her on the turnbuckle, but she merely pushes off it and spikes Bishop with a Tornado DDT.


Matt Steel: See what I meant?


Krause finishes his onslaught on Yukio with a WMD to the face of Yukio, knocking him loopy, as Krause hoists him up and tries to toss him over the ropes, but again, Yukio somehow is able to land on the apron. Krause, not trying to end up like OCD and Fowler, immediately notices this and grabs Yukio’s head and brings him over to slam his face on the turnbuckle but Yukio shakes Krause’s arm off of him, to the shock of the crowd. Shame on you if you don’t get that reference.


Matthew Werner: Yukio just won’t give up.


Matt Steel: He’s arguably the one with the most to prove in the match here.


Matthew Werner: No disagreements there.


Yukio then grabs Krause, and prepares him for a suplex outside the ring. Yukio seems to have the advantage by lifting Krause overhead, but Krause slips out of it and lands on the apron himself. The two exchange shots trying to knock the other one off, and Krause nearly succeeds, his shots getting the best of Yukio.


Matthew Werner: That WMD to Yukio’s face seems to still have some effect on him still.


Matt Steel: He got rocked, I’m wondering just how Yukio was able to recover how he did so quickly. This Krause fellow might be one to look out for now in this match.


Krause gets ready to deliver the final blow but suddenly Scarlett pops in and delivers a dropkick, sending Krause to the apron face-first, dropping him ringside!


Matthew Werner: Scarlett herself showing she indeed can eliminate someone. Returning the favor.

Matt Steel: You say it like because she’s a woman, she can’t.


Matthew Werner: Don’t put words in my mouth, I’m simply saying she’s the smallest in the match.


Matt Steel: Hey, I’m trying to keep us from getting sued here.


Scarlett and Yukio exchange looks one more time, Scarlett implying she could have taken out Yukio if she wanted, when Bishop suddenly throws her over, Scarlett aware enough to catch herself on the apron.


Matthew Werner: Bishop the only one in any safe positioning here.


Matt Steel: If he’s smart, he’ll take them both out in one fell swoop.


Before Bishop can do anything though, both Scarlett and Yukio grab Bishop, and lifts him and over the ropes and lets go once he is sending him crashing to the floor with a double suplex!


Matthew Werner: Well that was fast.


Matt Steel: Let’s be honest, we knew these two would be the final two anyway.


Scarlett and Yukio exchange one final look, before continuing what Krause and Yukio were doing, trying to get the other one to fall off the apron. The crowd seems split, cheering when Yukio seems to get the upper hand, and doing the same when Scarlett tries her luck.


Suddenly, a familiar voice once again is heard through the arena’s speakers.


Xavier Pierce: Wait one moment you two!


The crowd begins to boo Pierce for halting the action.


Xavier Pierce: Now, now, my loyal fans. Before you jeer me, lend me your ears, as I have an announcement to make regarding this match.


Matthew Werner: Couldn’t this have waited?


Matt Steel: SHH! He’s talking.


Xavier Pierce: Scarlett, Yukio, I know the two of you were prefer to continue this and prove who the better competitor is, but I have some news that both of you would like to hear. Due to Cameron Stone’s violent attack on Slanted earlier tonight, I am afraid our medical staff have informed me that Slanted is in no condition to compete. Therefore, Slanted is officially out of the Elimination Chamber match.


Matthew Werner: Damn that Stone, ruining this kid’s opportunity.


Matt Steel: Them’s the breaks, I guess.


Xavier Pierce: Thus, we have an extra opening in the Chamber match, and since the two of you clearly have shown to be superior to your opponents tonight, this match does not have one, but TWO winners! Your winners of the match, and advancing to the Chamber, Scarlett Quinn, and Yukio Blaze!


The crowd cheers as a result of the announcement.


Matthew Werner: Pierce already shaking things up and we’re barely in the show! Not only did Pierce bring back Yukio Blaze, but Scarlett found herself in the match as well!


Matt Steel: The boss is certainly making himself heard tonight.


The crowd is going wild after the battle royal as Yukio is standing in the center of the ring, taking in the audiences approval. Yukio walks over to the ropes and is handed a microphone by Keri Thames. Scarlett looks at him nods her head and rolls out of the ring. Yukio smiles as he puts the microphone to his lips.


Yukio Blaze: Las Vegas. Do I still have it?


The crowd chants back "YOU STILL GOT IT."


Yukio Blaze: It’s been a while but I'm back.


The crowd now starts to chant "WELCOME BACK.


Yukio Blaze: I wanted to say that it feels so damn good to be competing again in a WFWF Ring. There is nothing else in the world that compares to this.


The crowd is now busting out a "YUKIO" chant.


Yukio Blaze: You know. I competed at the very first Survival of the Fittest event way back in 2005 against two men that are no longer in the WFWF, Tha CBT and "Man of the Hour" Josh in a Triple Threat Match for the National Championship. That was the night when I became the Triple Threat Messiah. In 2007 at the second Survival of the Fittest event, Thunder was able to retain the International Championship against me and enter himself into the first actual Survival of the Fittest Match. In 2009, I beat nerO's ass all throughout the arena in a Hardcore Match to gain entry into the Survival of the Fittest Match and now its 2012 and I just eliminated a ring full of up-and coming talent to gain entry into the Survival of the Fittest Elimination Chamber Match.


The crowd cheers.


Yukio Blaze: I came back to the WFWF to tie up loose ends. I came back to do the things I was never able to do before. I came back to entertain you fans once again. I came back to show that no matter what, that there is no way to extinguish The Blaze. I came back to become Mr. Survival of The Fittest. I came back to FINALLY win the WFWF World Heavyweight Championship.


Yukio drops the microphone and exits the ring.

Matthew Werner: Coming up, another Survival of the Fittest qualifying match as Ripp Jackson takes on Mak Cross.


Matt Steel: These two men burst on the scene last year, Mak in the first half, Ripp in the second.


Matthew Werner: And in just Ripp’s second match he snapped the seven-match win streak of Mak, a factoid he has yet to live down.


Matt Steel: The two went in different directions since then, Ripp winning the Tag Team Championships with Thunder while Mak recovered after a three-match losing skid.


Matthew Werner: Except now Ripp is the one in a skid, having not won a match since April, when he last beat his now-former partner in Thunder.


Matt Steel: And we say former because after the two lost the Tag Titles to Ace Bennett and Raider during last Loaded, Xavier Pierce kicked Thunder to the curb, giving him his walking papers, while also threatening to give Ripp his own.


Matthew Werner: That’s right, as this is not just a qualifying match, but if Ripp Jackson loses, he will also be gone from the WFWF! Add the fact, that in the two’s previous encounter, Mak along with Cam Nitta defeated the former champions in a non-title match, this feud has come to a head!


Matt Steel: It’s the rubber match! It may very well be Ripp Jackson’s final match! Enough hype, let’s get it started!


Keri Thames: The following match is scheduled for one fall, and is a Survival of the Fittest qualifying match! Per the stipulation made by WFWF CEO Xavier Pierce, if Ripp Jackson loses, his WFWF contract will be terminated, effective immediately. Introducing first, from Dublin, Ireland, weighing 220 pounds, Ripp Jackson!


"Born To The Fight" by Waylander resonates throughout the arena as Ripp Jackson bursts out from behind the curtain when the guitar kicks on. The crowd shows their adoration for Ripp, as a few jeers are sprinkled in by a few fans that are pro-Mak. As he goes down the aisle, slapping hands along the way, he comes across the woman with the three kids he saw earlier today, he pays them extra attention before going into the ring and trying to pump up the crowd.


Matthew Werner: Earlier today, as you may know, Ripp met a few fans outside the arena and came across one little boy, when Ripp decided to give him his own jacket off his back. That’s about as sweet a gesture as you can make.


Matt Steel: If he loses this match though, he might want that jacket back. Wouldn’t want to get cold.
And his opponent, from Chicago, Illinois, now weighing at 229 pounds, Mak Cross!


“Alive and Awake” by Skillet begins as Mak Cross comes out with virtually the same reaction as Ripp, the crowd not willing to stick to one certain man in this contest. Mak makes his way to the ring, giving some hand slaps along the way before giving a look at the same group that Ripp was interacting with the most. He gives a thumbs up to the kids, the two Mak fans in the group appreciating his gesture. He climbs into the ring, and does his sidewinder taunt before standing across from Ripp at the opposite corner.


Matt Steel: New theme for Mak. Possibly some mind games Mak’s playing with Ripp by acknowledging the kids Ripp was hanging out with earlier today?


Matthew Werner: Well from what we heard, two of those kids are Mak fans, wearing his shirt, but Ripp gladly signed all three kids’ shirts, not just the homemade Ripp one from the other boy.


The referee checks both men for any foreign objects and then calls for the bell.


DING! DING! DING!


The two men square each other up before Mak extends his hand for a pre-match handshake. Ripp is a little hesitant but accepts which pops the crowd a little.


Matthew Werner: Both guys giving the crowd something to cheer for and a single move hasn’t even been attempted.


The two then attempt a tie-up, but break as neither man could get the advantage. They try again, and the same result happens. They got for it a third time and Ripp charges forward, pushing Mak into the corner. The ref starts the 5-count as Ripp and Mak break once again, both putting their hands up.


Matthew Werner: Stalemate once again.


The ref brings them toward the middle of the ring and they tie up one more time, with Ripp getting the advantage with a headlock. Mak pushes him off which sends Ripp to the ropes, Ripp tries for a shoulder block, but Mak whips past him as the two meet up again as both try the same move, stalemating once again.


Matt Steel: Getting the boring stuff out of the way early, I see.


Mak runs off the ropes, misses a clothesline and as he rebounds back to Ripp eats a dropkick to the face, sending him onto the apron. Ripp pumps up the crowd but this little catch of breath makes him pay as Mak rams Ripp’s neck into the ropes, to the ire of some of the crowd.


Matt Steel: Like these people wouldn’t do the same to get a little bit of a break.


Mak slides back in the ring to break the count and begins a grounded attack on Ripp, with various stomps and elbow drops, trying to put the hurt on early, he then goes for a cover but only gets a one-count.


Matthew Werner: Not going to get him with just that.


Matt Steel: He wants to tire him out early, that way, he’s easy pickings. Smart guy.


Mak picks Ripp back up, Irish Whips him into the ropes while running after him, and gives him a Kitchen Sink the moment Ripp turns back around. After picking him back up again, Mak tries to do the same exact thing, but Ripp reverse the whip, and instead gives Mak a taste of his own medicine.


Matthew Werner: Ripp showing he has all the tools Mak has so far in this contest.


Ripp brings Mak to his feet and proceed to drill the midsection of Mak with an onslaught of knees. After a few seconds, Mak creates an opening with a few blocks leading into elbows. Ripp backs off and tries to charge toward Mak, but Mak again uses the ropes to his advantage, pulling down the top rope, sending Ripp over and crashing down on the mat below.


Mak then surveys his position before bouncing off the opposite side of the ropes and just as Ripp gets up, Mak collides with Ripp with a suicide dive between the ropes!


Matthew Werner: Mak reaching into his bag of tricks risking life and limb!


Matt Steel: At what cost though? With a move like that, what happens if you hurt yourself more than your opponent?


Mak gets up with no apparent ill effects, and climbs onto the apron, waiting for Ripp to rise. Ripp does and Mak jumps toward him and clocks Ripp with a double axe handle but Mak’s left leg buckles in the process!


Matt Steel: See what I mean, right there! Instead of going for the pin and send Ripp packing, he went for something unnecessary and now he’s hurt.


Hurt might be an understatement, as Mak is visibly and audibly in pain, unable to put pressure on the leg, resorting to crawling to just move because the pain is so great. The referee climbs out of the ring to check on Mak, as Ripp is now upright, wondering the future of the match. The referee makes the ‘X’ symbol with his arms, signaling for medical attention.


Matthew Werner: Unfortunately ladies and gentlemen, it looks like this match is just about finished just as it got going, as our medical staff is tending to Mak. According to the talks between Mak and the staff, I’m getting word it may have something to do with his MCL.


Matt Steel: So does this mean Ripp automatically advances? No one’s officially ended the match yet.


The staff helps Mak to his face, visibly frustrated that this is how the match is ending, Ripp himself not looking too pleased. The crowd applauds for Mak as he’s being helped towards the back. But suddenly just as the group comes toward where Ripp was standing, Mak lunges forward and strikes Ripp with a big boot to the face, sending him back down to the mat!


Matthew Werner: What the hell? Mak not just hits Ripp with a big boot, but with the same leg that he was claiming as injured!


Matt Steel: Damn, what a sell, he even had me fooled.


Matthew Werner: You’re condoning this?


Matt Steel: Where in the rulebook is it illegal to feign a leg injury? Exactly.


The officials and staff look around confused as Mak goes to pick Ripp up and throw him back into the ring, as the reaction to the ruse is mixed, only those truly in favor of Mak to win giving him any sort of praise as Mak gives a playful shrug before he goes back into the ring. Mak goes back on the offensive, as Ripp tries to regain his bearings, while trying to block the various strikes Mak is dishing out. As Ripp attempts a counter move, Mak counters by flipping Ripp with a Northern Lights Suplex, keeping the bridge for the pin.


... 1 ...


... 2 ...


Kick-out!


Matthew Werner: So far, Mak clearly controlling the pace of the match, Ripp’s chances looking a little more bleaker now.


Mak gets up quickly and hits an elbow drop on Ripp as soon as Ripp kicks out before trying a cover again, this time, only getting a one-count. Mak gets up, gives Ripp a few stomps and runs off the ropes and tries for a running senton but Ripp rolls out of the way and has Mak crash down onto the canvas, Ripp finally getting an opening these last few moments.


Matt Steel: If Ripp’s smart, he’ll be just as smothering as Mak was.


Not long after Ripp gets his opening does he take advantage, getting the full mount on Mak and throws down multiple punches, Mak having to simply put his hands up to keep from getting completely pummeled. The referee eventually starts his count, and gets to four before Ripp gets off Mak, but not before Ripp begins to kick at him to flip him over on his belly. Ripp then hooks Mak’s knees to his, slaps his sides to force his arms back, grabs them and falls back to lock Mak in a Mexican surfboard!


Matthew Werner: No trickery here, those are real screams of pain from Mak Cross.


Matt Steel: I’m impressed how well done that surfboard is from Ripp. His shoulders are off the mat so he doesn’t have to let go of the hold until he wants to. Mak certainly isn’t going anywhere.


Eventually, Ripp lets go as his shoulders end up touching while the referee attempts a three-count, barely getting off a one-count. Ripp again asks for the crowd’s attention and they oblige. As Mak is on all fours, Ripp runs towards him and hits him with a low dropkick, and tries for the pinfall.


... 1 ...


... 2 ...


Kick-out!


Matthew Werner: Ripp finally getting his first pinfall attempt of the night.


Ripp picks up Mak and stays on the offensive, as he clocks him with a few European uppercuts, which knocks Mak into the turnbuckles, leading Ripp to add in a few shoulder tackles, stopping to break the count from the referee. Ripp immediately afterwards adds some knife-edge chops, Mak wincing after each chop. Ripp then goes to whip Mak into the opposite turnbuckle corner, but gets reversed by Mak, giving Mak the advantage again.


Matt Steel: Mak looks to be eager to return the favor.


Mak grabs his chest, still sore from the chops while backing up, before charging at Ripp with a running forearm, which connects. Mak gives a few chops of his own before he backs up again, going for the same forearm before Ripp cuts him off with an elbow. Mak shakes it off and tries again but this time runs into the turnbuckles as Ripp hastily moves out of the way. Ripp quickly gets in position and tries to hit Mak with his Jumping Cutter but Mak pushes him off, aware what was happening. The two run towards each other and Mak gets the better of the exchange as he nails Ripp with a Lariat!


Matthew Werner: And just like that this match had picked up some steam before Mak laid out Ripp.


Matt Steel: It’s always fun to see the smaller guy lay out the bigger guy with a move like that. Mak may give up a couple inches, but even with a few pounds shredded, has a weight advantage over Ripp. Moves like that come in handy that way.


Mak gets up and heads towards the turnbuckle again, and crouches down, preparing to strike Ripp again when he gets up. Right on cue, when Ripp gets up, Mak charges, trying to hit a spear, when Ripp counters with a beautiful dropkick! He wastes no time in going for the cover.


... 1 ...


... 2 ...


Kick-out!


Matthew Werner: That definitely was the closest kick-out of the night; Ripp’s job was nearly saved there.


Ripp shows a little frustration that that didn’t put Mak away, as he gets up and grabs Mak’s legs, going for a submission. Mak has the wherewithal to push Ripp off of him though, giving him a chance to get up and this time charges and connects with the spear! For some reason though, Mak doesn’t go for the cover, but instead bounces off the ropes and this time connects with the senton before going for the cover.


... 1 ...


... 2 ...


Kick-out!


Matt Steel: Dare to say that was even closer?


Matthew Werner: It was definitely close enough. These guys clearly still have some left in the tank, it’ll take just a little bit more to finish the other off.


Mak signals for the end, which gives the crowd some more life as he picks up Ripp and lifts him up for the Cross-Out, but Ripp fights out of it and instead forces his to counter into a DDT, spiking Mak on his head! The crowd goes into a roar after the short exchange, the chants showing support for Ripp with “Come on, Ripp!” while Mak’s supporters respond “Let’s go Mak!” both guys putting much into this match.


Matt Steel: As entertained as I am by these two guys in the ring, I can’t help but wonder just how much they should exert themselves, knowing the winner faces five others in the Elimination Chamber tonight. I know a man’s job is on the line as well, but it means nothing if he gets taken out early later on.


Matthew Werner: You said it yourself, a man’s job IS on the line tonight, I’m sure Ripp will be just as satisfied he’s still in the WFWF, even if he doesn’t win the Elimination Chamber. He has to put away Mak sooner than later though.


The referee had started the count, as both men laid there, Ripp trying to catch his breath while Mak just simply tries to recover following the DDT. Both men make it to their feet after a seven-count and Ripp once again tries for the Jumping Cutter, but Mak pushes him away once more.


Mak tries for another lariat, but Ripp ducks and takes advantage when Mak turns around by finally connecting with the Jumping Cutter, which ignites the crowd even more! Ripp covers Mak!


Matthew Werner: Ripp hits the Cutter! This very same more ended Mak Cross’ win streak, can Ripp qualify and save his contract in the process?


... 1 ...


... 2 ...


Matthew Werner: How is this match not over?


Mak JUST manages to get his shoulder up for a two-count as Ripp curses under his breath that Mak actually kicked out. Ripp picks Mak up and tries to hit a 2nd Cutter, but Mak somehow pushes Ripp off and suddenly connects with a superkick, straight to Ripp’s jaw!


Matt Steel: Looks like Mak has a few extra tricks up his sleeve!


Ripp stands there, woozy from the kick, as Mak quickly picks him up and drops him with the Cross-Out!


Matthew Werner: Mak with a finisher of his own! The Cross-Out!


Matt Steel: Buh-bye Ripp Jackson!


Mak goes for the cover!


... 1 ...


... 2 ...


Matthew Werner: And now Ripp kick outs of the Cross-Out! Both men just kicked out of the other’s finisher!


The crowd reacts just as they did when Mak kicked out, pure shock, as Ripp kicks out by the skin of his teeth. Mak, looking distraught over what just happened, picks up Ripp, throws him toward the corner and rains down hard forearms to the head of Ripp, before Mak raises Ripp to a seated position the top rope, as Mak climbs it himself, looking to add the exclamation point to this match. Mak stops at the second rope and places Ripp over his shoulders, the crowd again going crazy, realizing what Mak’s trying to do.


Matthew Werner: Don’t tell me Mak’s going to try for a Cross-Out on the ropes?


Matt Steel: He’s trying for a career killer, not just a job killer!


Ripp Jackson starts to fight out of the Cross-Out while the two men are still on the turnbuckles. He gets off of Mak’s shoulders and both men are now perched on the top rope, trying to gain the advantage while trying to keep their respective balance as well. After trading a few punches, Ripp gets the upper hand, and pushes Mak the rope, where he lands feet first on the canvas. Before Ripp can do anything though, Mak suddenly jolts the ropes, crotching Ripp on the turnbuckle, slings him over his shoulders, setting Ripp up again for the Cross-Out, this time running from the corner and crashing Ripp to the mat with a running Cross-Out!


Matthew Werner: Running Cross-Out from Mak! Can this put Ripp Jackson away?


Mak goes for the cover!


... 1 ...


... 2 ...


THAT SHOULDER WAS UP!!! TWO-COUNT!!!


Mak looks at the referee with pure bewilderment, yelling “Come on, man!” wondering just how did Ripp find a way to kick out of the Cross-Out for the second time. Mak gets up and just stares at Ripp, shaking his head, trying to come up with a way to end Ripp once and for all.


Matthew Werner: Mak kicked out of Ripp’s Jumping Cutter, Ripp just kicked out of now TWO Cross-Outs, what’s it going to take to end this match?


Matt Steel: Weapons. Maybe a chair, I don’t know!


Matthew Werner: Except this match isn’t under ‘No DQ’ rules, so unless one of these men wants to get disqualified-


Matt Steel: Well wise guy, what plan do you have? Keep doing what they’re doing? Because that’s going real swell. Wait a minute, why the hell is Mak coming over to the timekeeper’s area?


Matthew Werner: Oh Jesus, he’s got a chair!


Mak stared over towards the timekeeper’s area before deciding to get out of the ring and grab a chair, to another mixed reaction, and despite this being a regular singles match with all the rules intact. Mak slides into the ring with the chair.


Matt Steel: Look, I know I was saying use a weapon just earlier, but surely the guy realizes he’ll LOSE if he hits Ripp?


Matthew Werner: Right now, I’m not too sure he even cares. This sounds like something you would say to be honest.


Matt Steel: I know.


Mak stands there with the chair in his hands, as Ripp, having now gotten up from kicking out, looks on with concern. Mak simply contemplates what to do with the chair, the crowd yelling at him to both use it and discard it. Mak then begins to charge at Ripp and takes a swing, but Ripp just barely ducks in time.


Matthew Werner: Mak could have taken Ripp’s head off with that swing!


Matt Steel: Mak should be lucky the ref didn’t DQ him for just swinging it, never mind had it connected.


Mak then suddenly throws it towards Ripp’s direction, and with his reflexes, Ripp grabs the chair. Mak then kicks Ripp in the midsection, causing Ripp to drop the chair, and Mak lifts Ripp for another Cross-Out, but Ripp falls out of it and into a sunset flip which Mak rolls out off and quickly grabs Ripp’s legs and flips him over into the Texas Cloverleaf!


Matthew Werner: Texas Cloverleaf! Mak doesn’t only have it cinched but he’s REALLY pulling back on it!


Matt Steel: Ripp has to be in a LOT of pain, if this was any other match, I’d think he’d be tapping right now, but if Ripp loses, he’s fired. Is it worth being injured AND fired? Even if he somehow gets out and wins, he certainly won’t be 100 percent after this.


The crowd becomes more split than ever, some wanting Mak to keep the hold tight, others hoping Ripp can get to the ropes, as Ripp slowly tries to crawl for the rope break. As such, Mak is slowly losing his grip on the hold as Ripp inches closer to the ropes. The referee constantly asking if Ripp wants to tap, Ripp refusing as Mak screams out for Ripp to just tap out.


Ripp gets within a few inches, even touching the bottom rope slightly, but before Ripp can make one last effort to stretch for the ropes, Mak pulls Ripp in, tightens his hold and proceeds to sit on Ripp’s lower back.


Matthew Werner: And now Mak just possibly put the final nail in the coffin for Ripp.


Ripp screams out in pain as the seconds go by, trying his hardest to stay in the match, but ultimately the pain becomes too unbearable, and Ripp begrudgingly taps out to the hold, ending the match.


Keri Thames: Here is your winner by submission, and now qualified into the Survival of the Fittest Elimination Chamber match, Mak Cross!


Matthew Werner: Mak Cross threw everything he could at Ripp Jackson, but he wouldn’t stay down, even after two Cross-Outs, even going as far as to feign injury as well as risk getting himself intentionally disqualified. But Mak finally avenges his singles loss to Ripp Jackson.


Matt Steel: As for Ripp Jackson, well personally I don’t think either of us have a clue really, because he’s now out of a job. Ripp lost the match, he’s no longer employed.


From backstage comes Xavier Pierce, microphone in hand.


Matthew Werner: And it looks like the WFWF CEO is coming out to make it official.


Matt Steel: Poor kid.


Xavier Pierce climbs up the steps and steps into the ring. Crawled in the corner is Ripp Jackson, running his hands through his hair. Xavier walks over to him.


Xavier Pierce: Ripp Jackson. At one point you were arguably the best competitor the WFWF had to offer. You were a shooting star, and you had the talent to prove it. In mere weeks, you not only took the WFWF by storm but also took the WFWF Tag Team Championships for yourself. You defeated a WFWF Grand Slam champion. You did things people in this company could only wish to do. But in recent months, you've done things that no one should do. You've lost. Again and again. Over and over. You've not been able to win even a single match.


He pauses.


Xavier Pierce: Last week when you lost your championships, I gave you an ultimatum. Win this week against Mak Cross or you're fired. You may have been good, but 'may have' does nothing for me. This is a business of 'what have you done for me lately' and frankly, all you've done for me lately is cost me money. I don't shell out checks for losers. Randel Benjamin found that out. Dave Demento found that out. Thunder found that out. And now...it's your turn.


The fans boo as Ripp looks up at Xavier, a pleading look in his eyes.


Xavier Pierce: Ripp Jackson, you're f...


Mak Cross: Wait a f*cking minute there brother.


The fans rise to their feet as Mak Cross moves towards Xavier, a microphone in hand.


Xavier Pierce: If you have a comment, Mak, I highly recommend that you take it up with me backstage. In my office. Behind closed doors, where you can't publicly humiliate yourself further than you did here tonight.


Mak Cross: Humiliate myself further? How is winning humiliating?


Xavier Pierce: You nearly lost to a for real dead man walking. A man on his last legs. You almost fell to that. Had you, I may have just been tempted to fire your ass.


The crowd doesn't really like that.


Mak Cross: And in which case I may have been tempted to whoop yours.


Mak Cross gets in Xavier Pierce's face, the crowd loves it.


Mak Cross: What's happened to you man? I get the whole 'no nonesense' sh*t, don't get me wrong. I get that you have to be a bit of a hardass, I really do. When you've gotta deal with the likes of The New Epoch and Phillip Schneider, damn, I would just probably fire them if I were you just to save myself a late-in-life addiction to headache relieving medication. But you've been on a mighty tear as of late, and it's costing the WFWF more money than you'd imagine. You're all about the Benjamin's...you have to see it.


Xavier Pierce: Alrighty there, Pythagoros. Let's hear your theorm.


MATH JOKE. I MADE A F*CKING MATH JOKE. YEAH!


Mak Cross: It breaks down like this. You're a cheap skatin' bastard. Everyone knows that.


Xavier gets a weird look on his face. YOU'VE BEEN OUTED, B*TCH.


Mak Cross: Not that you're a bad guy or anything, you're just stingier than a Jew on his last penny. You like making money. Not spending it. But in order to make money, sometimes you have to shell some out.


Xavier rolls his eyes.


Xavier Pierce: Are you done yet?


Mak Cross: Not quite. Thunder was one of the most recognizable celebrities in the entire world. Even if people don't like wrestling, or the WFWF, they know Thunder. Thunder is a bonified superstar. He could lose a thousand matches...which all things considered, he was onto that path, but he was still the WFWF's biggest cash cow. And what did you do? You fired him because he couldn't win. Brother, sometimes winning isn't everything.


Xavier cocks an eyebrow.


Mak Cross: But unfortunately that bridge has been demolished. There's no hope for you reviving the relationship with Thunder, and now because of your petty antics, you're eventually going to cost the WFWF money. But you still have the chance to maintain some kind of stability when it comes to a cash cow.


Cross points to Jackson.


Mak Cross: Sure, he's no Thunder. He's no Kyzer. Neither of us are. Yet.


The crowd cheers.


Mak Cross: Who's to say that in a couple of years, he and I can't be? Who could say we can't be as profitable in the title picture as Reverend Shadow and Phillip Schneider were? As Al and EBR were? As Wayne McGurk and CBT were? As Kyzer and Drakz are?


Xavier Pierce: What are you getting at?


Mak Cross: You have no idea the talent you're losing by firing Ripp Jackson. I've been here for months now, and never have I been taken to the limit more than I have in the ring with this man. People, even yourself, have claimed that I am the future of this company. How on earth and I going to get there without the man who has been and would continue to be my biggest rival to date? How am I going to get to the next echelon without the man that can test me like no other? A WFWF without Ripp Jackson, for me, is a WFWF not worth really staying in. If he's fired, I quit.


Matthew Werner: WHAT?!


Matt Steel: YOU IDIOT!


The fans go nuts.


Xavier Pierce: You what? You'll...quit? For your opponent? Is this some kind of guilty conscience thing or whatever? Because if it is, then you don't need to worry. All you were doing was your job. No harm, no foul.


Mak Cross: It's the character of it all. How can I strive to be one of the greatest ever if I stand by and allow you to fire the man who will help me achieve that level of greatness?


The fans cheer.


Mak Cross: Poll time for the fans out there in the audience tonight. Those in favor of the firing of Ripp Jackson?


There is barely a squeak heard within the arena.


Mak Cross: Those opposed?


The arena erupts.


Mak Cross: The Aye's have it, Xavier. If you fire Ripp Jackson, the babyface of this company, you're running the risk of losing all of these fans in here tonight. You're running the risk of losing all of the fans in Seattle. You're running the risk of losing all of the fans in Seattle. In Pittsburgh. In Los Angels. In Calgary. In New York. In every city in the world. And you'll definitely lose me. And the loss of the two of us, including the recent loss of Thunder and anyone else you may fire in the coming future...you're running the risk of just hemorrhaging money. It's appropriate that we're in Las Vegas tonight, Xavier. Because this is the perfect time for you to test your luck. Fire Jackson. Lose me. Hope you stay on track. Keep Jackson. Keep me. Know you'll stay on track.


Mak pats Xavier on the back.


Mak Cross: So how about it, Xavier? Feeling lucky?


Mak rolls out of the ring and pulls Ripp out of the ring and starts to walk to the back with him as Mak points to Xavier and mouths 'one show.'


Matthew Werner: Wow. Mak Cross putting Xavier Pierce on notice.


Matt Steel: For sure. But I hope that Mak knows what he’s getting himself into. Xavier hasn’t exactly been known to be the fairest of them all, despite being regarded as a relative good guy. He may just keep the two of them around just to punish them for the transgression Mak just did.


Matthew Werner: Don’t cross the boss.

A video package is shown with the inductees to this years WFWF Hall of Fame class. We the owners, the staff of the WFWF and every single person who’s ever competed in the WFWF give our most sincerest thanks and congrats to The Axis, consisting of Wayne McGurk, Vanessa McGurk, Kurt Burton, Possessed Child, Candi Starlight and Thunder, Robbie Wreckless, Panzar, Link and Trace Demon!


Cut back to the ring, where Keri Thames stands alone with a microphone in hand, a tear still in her eye.


Keri Thames: The following match is scheduled for three falls. It is the main event of Survival of the Fittest. It is for the WFWF World Heavyweight Championship. It is a Double Jeopardy match. And it IS No Disqualifications!


Matthew Werner: No Disqualifications? When did that get made??


Matt Steel: I’m not sure..


Keri Thames: Introducing first..


The lights in the arena fade and on the titan tron a video begins to play: A Matte Black 2012 Camaro ZL1 drives rapidly up a mountainside. The car speeds around the winding roads until it suddenly breaks for a “STOP” sign, dead in the night. The video ends as the sound of a lion’s roar is heard throughout. ”Nightcall” by Kavinsky hits, white and blue spotlights begin to spread, and a main spotlight hits the top of the entrance stage. Raider walks out but stops at the top of the ramp and peers at the crowd, from side to side.


Keri Thames: Challenger number one, from New York City, New York, weighing in tonight at two hundred and seventeen pounds, he is a former WFWF Television Champion, a two time and reigning WFWF Tag Team Champion, a two time WFWF International champion, and a FIVE TIME former WFWF World Heavyweight champion and a WFWF Hall of Famer.. This Is RAIDER!


He then walks down the ramp, high fiving a few fans along the way. He slides into the ring and crosses his arms, fingers pointed out on the opposing shoulders. He then spreads his arms open, straight out, as the crowd roars. A circular pyrotechnic goes off above the ring, as the golden fireworks fall to the ground, circling Raider. He takes off his jacket and prepares for action. Referee David Lee checks Raider for foreign objects as his music cuts off.


Matthew Werner: Raider is probably the most decorated man in this match, but he’s arguably the longest shot. The only man of these four who hasn’t been involved with one of the other’s directly. He’s made his mission Michael Kyzer and tonight, he faces Kyzer one on one for the first fall.


“What you want me to do” begins to echo throughout the arena and the lights go down. A moment later bright white lights illuminate everything. Kyzer Reborn flashes over the video screen.


Keri Thames: And his opponent for the first stage of Double Jeopardy, to be accompanied to the ring by DMK, from Seattle, Washington, weighing in tonight at two hundred and ten pounds, he is a two time former WFWF World Heavyweight champion and a member of the WFWF Hall of Fame, this is “Kyzer Reborn” Michael… KYZER!


Despite the elaborate entrance, there’s no Kyzer on the entrance way. His music is stopped and restarted. Keri Thames asks if she needs to reintroduce him, but is waved off. Despite his music playing through the arena, there’s no Kyzer.


Matt Steel: What’s going on? No Kyzer?


Matthew Werner: Sure looks that way..


Matt Steel: Wasn’t he just out here like…just a little bit ago?


Matthew Werner: Good point. Maybe him, Drakz and Brennan are celebrating Brennan’s Chamber win a little too hard.


The music cuts off. Raider is left standing confused in the ring. He’s talking with Keri Thames and the referee. After a few moments, music starts again. Not Kyzer’s, but Hutton’s.


Matt Steel: No use crying over spilled milk, we’re moving on?


Matthew Werner: Guess so..


The lights of the arena suddenly darken as the opening of "Hear Me Now" by Hollywood Undead, a brigade of nine spotlights begin sweeping the arena wide and far amidst the darkness. The crowd holds their breath in anticipation as the drum kicks in and the spotlights suddenly rush to the top of the ramp. The crescendo reveals Hutton Brown, The Rated X Superstar crouching on the balls of his feet and his arms resting just above his knees; the fans erupting in a chorus of glee. Reaching up, Brown tosses back the hood of his fleece jacket and stares down at the squared circle for several seconds before slowing rising to his feet.


Keri Thames: Making his way to the ring, from Manhattan, New York and weighing in tonight at two hundred and twenty five pounds; he is a former WFWF National Champion, The Rated X Superstar, Hutton Brown!


Matthew Werner: The only man in this match not wearing a WFWF Hall of Fame ring, the only man who hasn’t held a World Heavyweight title, Hutton Brown.


Matt Steel: Both of those are in Hutton’s future. They’ve gotta be.


Hutton quickly makes his way down the ramp, leaping up to the second step of the ring steps as soon as he reaches them. Completing that climb as he reaches the apron, Brown immediately begins another as he steps up to the second rope and then further as he places his right foot on the top rope. Simply starring out at the fans now, Brown soaks in their praise with a slight smirk before jumping forward into the ring. Discarding his jacket to the outside, Brown begins to stretch in preparation for the coming bout.


The lights dim. Haunting violin music begins to play through out the arena, mixed in with a little bit of a beat. After a few moments, the unmistaken able vocals of KMFDM are heard. “It’s All or Nothing”.. The violin continues.. It finally picks up to the actual song. The lights go to the skyboxes high above the arena. The glass has been removed from one and a stage erected out of it. Sascha Konietzko makes his way out, kicking a banner and unraveling a massive black vinyl banner, decorated for KMFDM, but the centerpiece being a tombstone inscribed with “Here Lies Hutton Brown”.


Keri Thames: Soon to be making his way to the ring, to be accompanied by Percy Jackson, from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in tonight at two hundred and twenty pounds, he is a former three time WFWF Tag Team champion, a former two time WFWF International champion, a two time WFWF Hall of Famer.. And he is the two time, reigning, and defending WFWF Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the WORRRRRRRRRLD.. “The Prophet of Ash” Phillip Schneider!


The camera cuts back to the entrance way. Percy Jackson has finally made his way through the curtain and towards ringside, leading Phillip Schneider to the ring. Schneider peels off his jacket at the top of the ramp, tossing it aside, then peeling off his KMFDM t-shirt. He’s stripped down to just his black logo covered shorts, his boots, pads, and tape, dragging the WFWF Heavyweight Championship behind him. Schneider hops to the ring apron, raising the championship up and brandishing it towards Hutton, screaming “YOU WILL NOT TAKE THIS”. Hutton tries to go after Schneider but is stopped by the referee. Schneider goes to the top rope for a pose, holding the championship belt high above his head.


Matt Steel: The champion with another spectacular rockstar entrance..


Matthew Werner: Tonight, the champion defends his championship for the very first time, against two? Men? How’s this going to work?


Matt Steel: The Double Jeopardy rules state that two singles matches will be going on at the same time. Only Schneider can beat Brown, only Brown can beat Schneider, only Raider can beat Kyzer and visa versa. I assume if we’ve got no Kyzer, then the match continues as if Kyzer was already eliminated.


Matthew Werner: And no disqualifications.. This last minute stipulation addition plays one hundred percent into the hands of the champion.


Bell sounds and the match is under way. All three men circle around the ring. Raider raises his hands to Hutton, calling for a test of strength. Schneider steps between the two men. He puts his toe hands on Raider’s shoulders, not for a lock up, but instead pushing him to the background, to a corner. Raider takes it one step further, sliding out of the ring, grabbing a steel chair (to a spattering of cheers from the rapid crowd), sliding back into the ring, and taking a seat in the corner.


Matthew Werner: Raider taking a seat.


Matt Steel: We heard our ring announcer say this match is no disqualification and I think the fans were really thinking Raider was going to just start smashing people. My question is, when exactly did this match become no disqualifications?


Matthew Werner: I’m not entirely sure, Matt.


Schneider and Brown continue to circle around the ring, both keeping an eye on Raider. Schneider and Brown tie up center ring. Schneider goes behind Brown with an arm bar, locking the left arm tight and really working. Schneider twists the arm bar for a moment, before releasing it and switching into a headlock. Brown punches Schneider in the stomach twice, and then sends the champ into the ropes.


Matthew Werner: Schneider’s already trying to get into Hutton’s head by grabbing that arm bar.


Matt Steel: You wouldn’t know this, having never laced a pair of wrestling boots in your life, but as an ex wrestler, I can say.. Most wrestlers work the right side all the time. It’s instinct to work the right side. For Schneider to grab that arm bar on the left side was one hundred percent intentional.


Schneider comes back, and catches Brown with a shoulder block takedown. Brown goes down. Schneider goes running into the ropes, Brown with a nip up. Schneider with the rebound. A leapfrog over Brown from Schneider. Schneider back into the ropes and as he comes back, Brown leapfrogs over him. Schneider into the ropes once more, and as he comes back, Brown catches him with a jumping roundhouse kick right to the face. Schneider goes down and Brown takes a moment to taunt to the crowd.


Matt Steel: Keep on him! That roundhouse kick didn’t do anything but piss Schneider off!


Matthew Werner: It’s going to take a lot more than a jumping roundhouse kick for this match to come to a conclusion..


Matt Steel: It’s going to take at least two falls. It would’ve taken three.. But Kyzer’s MIA.


Brown lifts Schneider back up. Schneider backs into the ropes, looking to regain his bearings, and Brown catches him with a brutal kick right to the side of the head. Schneider slings himself over the top rope to keep himself on his feet. Brown backs up a bit, and then comes back for a second kick right to the head of the champion.


Matthew Werner: That’ll certainly kill a few brain cells..


Matt Steel: Not that you’d notice on Schneider.


Brown bounces into the ropes beside Schneider, then into the far ropes. As Brown comes back, Schneider catches him with a drop toe hold. Schneider flips from the drop toe hold into an STF, then locks a three fourths chancery on in addition to that, locking up both Hutton‘s legs and his neck. Raider stands up and grabs the steel chair he was sitting in. Raider calmly folds up the chair and smashes it across the sternum of Schneider, which forces Schneider to break the Hangman‘s Clutch.


Matt Steel: No disqualification, so that steel chair is as legal as a headlock.


Matthew Werner: And Raider IS a legal participant in this match. He was supposed to be competing right now with Michael Kyzer, but again, Kyzer’s MIA. His music played, he didn’t come out, that’s all we know..


Matt Steel: It makes all the sense in the world for Raider to be breaking up the three counts too. He wants Brown and Schneider to have to fight each other for a long time. He wants to get as many cheap shots in on them while they are fighting each other as he can. Because these two, one of them has to beat the other one, and the winner of that fall will advance and then face a fresh Raider. Or as fresh as he keeps his nose clean in this match.


Raider backs off a bit then throws the chair. It strikes Hutton Brown hard in the head. Raider approaches Brown. He casually kicks the chair out of the ring, and then grabs Brown by the head, lifting him back to his feet. Hutton tries to fight Raider off, Raider drills him between the shoulder blades with a huge clubbing forearm. Raider whips Brown into the ropes and when Hutton comes back, Raider lifts him into the air for a Gorilla Press Slam, but drops Brown to the mat with a spine buster. Schneider sneaks in the back door, going for a cover, but Hutton gets up at just a count of two.


Matthew Werner: Near fall scores two for Schneider.


Matt Steel: He didn’t want to beat Hutton Brown there. He just wanted to make sure Hutton didn’t get to catch his breath, and that he had to exert the energy to kick out from that pin fall attempt.


Raider lifts Hutton back up to his feet. Schneider slides backwards on his hands and knees like a snake, allowing Raider to do whatever it is he’s planning on doing. Raider backs Hutton into the corner. Raider throws a few stiff chops to the chest, lighting up the chest of Hutton Brown, then whips him into the far corner. Raider comes running in himself and Hutton springboards right out of the corner over Raider. Hutton drills Raider in the mid-section with a kick, and then sends him into the far corner with an Irish whip, but Raider reverses it and Hutton ends up in the corner. Hutton runs right up the turnbuckle, but Raider comes from behind and pushes Hutton off the top rope to the arena floor. Hutton does a flip and crashes to the arena floor with nothing to catch him but concrete.


Matt Steel: Sweet Jebus! That was a horrible crash landing!


Matthew Werner: Hutton was trying to get flashy there and crashed and burned!


Phillip Schneider comes from behind Raider and sets up for an atomic drop, but switches it into a face buster. Raider, stunned, rolls to the outside of the ring. He’s trying to regain his composure on the floor after being dropped on his face seemingly at random. He walks over to where Hutton Brown is slowly recovering on the floor. Suddenly, Phillip Schneider propels himself over the top rope. Before he hits Raider and Brown though, the two men move and Phillip Schneider lands on the arena floor hard.


Matt Steel: The name of that move is a suicide dive and I’ll be surprised if Phillip Schneider did not just succeed in taking his own life.


Brown nails Raider with a hard right hand, then slides into the ring. Brown goes running into the far ropes and comes back, not going for a dive as Raider expected, but rather a baseball slide, sending Raider sailing backwards into the steel security barricade. Hutton backs up, then comes running. He jumps over the top rope, and lands on Schneider with a somersault leg drop, over the top rope and to the arena floor. Brown gets to his feet to an ovation from the capacity Las Vegas crowd.


Matt Steel: You would think a man who just took a spill off the top rope to the concrete wouldn’t attempt a flipping leg drop over the top rope, again, to the concrete.


Matthew Werner: But Matt, this is the main event of Survival of the Fittest, this is the WFWF World Heavyweight title. It’s go big or go home. It’s all or nothing!


Brown turns around to see Raider a top the top rope. Raider comes flying off with a cross body block that takes out both Hutton and Schneider, who was momentarily back to his feet, to the arena floor. All three men lay broken on the arena floor in a heap.


Matt Steel: It’s like a god damn five car pile up on I-70 out here!


Matthew Werner: I see three men who are going to have problems walking in the morning..


Raider gets back up to his feet, and lifts Schneider up. Raider nails Schneider a short jab in the face with a right hand, and then punches Brown right in the face as well, just as Hutton Brown gets back to his feet. Raider grabs both Brown and Schneider by their heads and walks them up the isle. Schneider furiously punches Raider, ribs, face, back, anything he can get to get free. Raider in turn clobbers Brown, and a three way brawl ensues, with all three men slugging away at one another.


Matt Steel: It went from a pretty diving lucha fest.. And now it’s a fight.


Matthew Werner: And I have to assume a three way fist fight on the floor favors the Heavyweight champion of the World


Raider and Brown start a double team assault on Schneider. But the bond between Brown and Raider does not last long, as Raider drills Brown in the mid-section with a short elbow. Raider jabs Hutton Brown in the chin, and then turns around to see Phillip Schneider swinging wildly. Raider ducks the punch and grabbing Schneider in a rear waist lock. He lifts Schneider into the air as if he‘s going to atomic drop him, but instead runs Schneider into the ring post. Schneider lands groin first on the ring post, then slides down slowly spread eagle. Raider begins to violently kick Schneider in the face as he lays on the ground.


Matthew Werner: A little bit of a modified tree of woe there..


Matt Steel: Hey! Let me call the wrestling moves! A little bit of a modified tree of woe there.


Hutton Brown comes running in from the side with a baseball slide into Schneider’s face. Brown then kicks high roundhouse kicks Raider in the shoulder, followed by a jumping spin kick that drills Raider in the back of the head. Raider falls in a heap on the arena floor..


Matthew Werner: I think Hutton Brown realizes that both Schneider and Raider can out punch him, out forearm and elbow him, which is why he’s adapted this very kick heavy offense.


Matt Steel: It makes you wonder what exactly Hutton was doing in his absence from the WFWF, doesn’t it?


Schneider slowly gets back to his feet, while Hutton Brown heads up the isle. Hutton retrieves an unused piece of guardrail, carrying it back down the isle and towards ringside with the rail piece over his head.


Matt Steel: Now what is he planning here?


Matthew Werner: I don’t know, but those rails have no give to them what so ever. They are meant to hold back the fans. Nothing more, nothing less. That’s galvanized reinforced steel.


Matt Steel: Not to be confused with Matt Steel.


Hutton props the rail up against the steel ring post, and heads towards Raider. He lifts Raider back up to a vertical base and begins raining down strikes on Raider, backing Raider up the isle way. Hutton with a double clutch wrist lock, then an Irish whip. Raider sails down the isle way and crashes into the guardrail that is propped up against the steel ring post. The rail bends minimally, mostly just making an awful steel on steel clunk, as Raider crumbles to the arena floor in a heap. Hutton comes back to work over the damaged Raider some more, but is ambushed by a Phillip Schneider super kick. Schneider moves the guardrail so it is sitting flat on the arena floor, and then approaches Hutton. He attempts to Irish whip Brown, but Brown reverses it. Brown with a scoop from the Irish Whip, putting Schneider in position for a power slam. Hutton Brown runs and nails the power slam to Schneider, hard on the steel barricade, which doesn‘t budge at all. Hutton goes for the cover on Phillip Schneider on the arena floor. Referee David Lee goes down for the count.


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Raider breaks up the count.


Matt Steel: This is what I said earlier. It makes all the sense in the world for Raider to break up every count these two go for, because they are going to continue to do big moves like that to one another and whoever does eventually get a three will be so damaged they won’t be able to beat Raider.


Hutton Brown gets back to his feet and delivers a hard spinning roundhouse to the head of Raider. Hutton scoops Raider up and rolls him back into the ring, and follows himself. Hutton lifts Raider up center ring. Hutton jumps up, grabbing Raider by the head and driving his face into the mat.


Matthew Werner: Eclipse! He nails Raider with the Eclipse!


Phillip Schneider makes his way to the ring apron, where he spring boards up to the top rope. Schneider comes off with a leg drop right to the back of the neck of Hutton Brown, still on the mat from the drop with the Eclipse.


Matt Steel: You talk about picking your spots.. Schneider just let Hutton do his big move. He stayed hidden. And the second Hutton dropped to the mat, Schneider jumped up and prepared that leg drop.


Schneider gets up and calls for a steel chair. Percy grabs a chair from the time keeper‘s table, folds it up and hands it in to Schneider. Schneider folds the chair up, and places it on the head and chest of Hutton Brown. Schneider goes to the top rope, and prepares for another leg drop. But Hutton recovers. Hutton tosses the chair up, and it is caught by Raider, who is now up on the ring apron. Hutton springboards up to the top rope, and Raider throws the chair. It strikes Schneider right in the head, and causes Schneider to fall off the top rope and go flying to the arena floor.


Matt Steel: Unintentional double team on the champion from Brown and Raider.


Matthew Werner: Hutton was just tossing the chair off of him. Raider seen a chair coming up, grabbed it, and threw it in Schneider’s face.


Matt Steel: What was Schneider going for there anyways? That chair was across Hutton’s neck..


Matthew Werner: I really don’t want to think about it.. You heard what he said.. He said he was going to cripple Hutton Brown tonight..


Hutton is slow to recover. Raider on the offensive. He grabs Hutton. Raider’s arm across Hutton’s chest, grasping his shoulders. Raider lifts Hutton up and drives him into the mat.


Matthew Werner: Raider Rocker!


Matt Steel: How do you know everyone’s goofy names of moves?


Matthew Werner: I have a laptop here, you know.


Phillip Schneider stumbles back into the ring and lifts Hutton Brown up by his head. Schneider leans Hutton against the ropes, but Hutton can’t keep his balance and falls into a seated position. Schneider grabs the chair that was moments ago thrown into his face and bashes it over Hutton’s head. Hutton tries to cover up. Schneider jabs him in the chest with the top of the chair, then draws the chair back again, this time home run swinging and crowning Hutton with the chair, the chair literally bouncing off Hutton’s skull.


Matt Steel: You know when you see stars after you get hit in the head? That’s your brain being jarred. In the definition of the word, that’s a concussion. A mild concussion..


Matt Steel: You talk about picking your spots.. Schneider just let Hutton do his big move. He stayed hidden. And the second Hutton dropped to the mat, Schneider jumped up and prepared that leg drop.


Schneider gets up and calls for a steel chair. Percy grabs a chair from the time keeper‘s table, folds it up and hands it in to Schneider. Schneider folds the chair up, and places it on the head and chest of Hutton Brown. Schneider goes to the top rope, and prepares for another leg drop. But Hutton recovers. Hutton tosses the chair up, and it is caught by Raider, who is now up on the ring apron. Hutton springboards up to the top rope, and Raider throws the chair. It strikes Schneider right in the head, and causes Schneider to fall off the top rope and go flying to the arena floor.


Matt Steel: Unintentional double team on the champion from Brown and Raider.


Matthew Werner: Hutton was just tossing the chair off of him. Raider seen a chair coming up, grabbed it, and threw it in Schneider’s face.


Matt Steel: What was Schneider going for there anyways? That chair was across Hutton’s neck..


Matthew Werner: I really don’t want to think about it.. You heard what he said.. He said he was going to cripple Hutton Brown tonight..


Hutton is slow to recover. Raider on the offensive. He grabs Hutton. Raider’s arm across Hutton’s chest, grasping his shoulders. Raider lifts Hutton up and drives him into the mat.


Matthew Werner: Raider Rocker!


Matt Steel: How do you know everyone’s goofy names of moves?


Matthew Werner: I have a laptop here, you know.


Phillip Schneider stumbles back into the ring and lifts Hutton Brown up by his head. Schneider leans Hutton against the ropes, but Hutton can’t keep his balance and falls into a seated position. Schneider grabs the chair that was moments ago thrown into his face and bashes it over Hutton’s head. Hutton tries to cover up. Schneider jabs him in the chest with the top of the chair, then draws the chair back again, this time home run swinging and crowning Hutton with the chair, the chair literally bouncing off Hutton’s skull.


Matt Steel: You know when you see stars after you get hit in the head? That’s your brain being jarred. In the definition of the word, that’s a concussion. A mild concussion..


Schneider tosses the chair aside as Hutton lays motionless on the mat. Schneider goes to the top rope, but is pushed off by Raider and Schneider racks himself on the top turnbuckle. Raider climbs to the top rope and flips Schneider up and over with a hurricanrana. Raider instinctively goes for the pin, but the referee says it‘s no good, pointing to Hutton. Hutton is up on the ring apron, but not for long, as Raider catches him with a super kick and Hutton goes sailing to the outside. Raider lifts Schneider back to a vertical base, and delivers a vile punch right to the face of the champion. Raider then tosses Schneider over the top rope. Raider slowly makes his way back to the outside as well.


Matthew Werner: Is that where Raider wants to take the action, with Phillip Schneider?


Matt Steel: Raider just needs to step back, pick his spots, hit the guys once in a while, and let them kill each other..


Raider lifts Hutton back up to a vertical base, and begins to drag him up the isle, punching him on the way there. Raider chops Hutton across the chest, and moves back to Phillip Schneider, who followed them up the isle. Raider whips Hutton right through the curtain. Hutton stumbles backstage into the hallway that leads from the locker room to the ring. Schneider is on the chase and when Phillip Schneider comes through the curtain, he is met with a chair to the head from Hutton Brown. Brown then tosses the chair and it strikes Raider in the face. Hutton takes a moment to gather himself, then runs after Schneider, who is back to his feet. Schneider catches Hutton and spine busters him through a table, drinks and food flying straight up in the air as Hutton crashes through the table.


Matthew Werner: There goes catering..


Matt Steel: Not catering!


Schneider grabs Hutton by the arm and pulls him back through the curtain. Schneider abandons his quest to drag Hutton to the ring, and instead grabs Raider, who’s already on his feet. Schneider walks Raider back down the entrance way and attempts an Irish whip, but Raider reverses and Schneider goes sailing into the steel ring steps.


Matt Steel: Phillip Schneider has a well documented history of knee problems and crashing into steel ring steps is going to do no favors for that.


Raider lifts Schneider up and rolls him into the ring. Raider starts to follow Schneider into the ring himself, but he is attacked by Hutton Brown. Brown attempts to suplex Raider on the arena floor, but Raider reverses and it is Hutton who hits the hard arena floor. Raider gets back to his feet and slides into the ring. Raider throws some wild punches at Schneider. Schneider returns the favor. Raider goes high. Schneider ducks and clinches Raider in a go behind waist lock, following up with a German suplex. Schneider nails the suplex, and holds the move as he rolls through. Schneider raises Raider up and drives him into the mat with a second German suplex. Raider switches back and is set for a German of his own. Hutton Brown comes running in and sunset flips both Raider and Schneider, with Raider still holding onto Schneider. Schneider is driven into the mat with a German suplex, and Raider is taken over with a sunset flip into a pin attempt, which Hutton immediately lets up.


Matthew Werner: Three way German suplex sunset flip!


Matt Steel: That’s a mouth full..


All three men are down. Brown goes for a pin attempt on Schneider, which he gets a two count on. Meanwhile, Raider has rolled outside the ring. He peels up the ring apron and pulls out a table. Raider slides the table into the ring, and then slides in himself. Raider sets the table up center ring and rolls out of the ring once more, this time putting two ladders into the ring. One ladder is set up in one corner by Raider, with the other ladder going to the opposite corner.


Matt Steel: Looks like Raider didn’t get his fill of tables, ladders, and chairs on this past week’s Loaded..


Matthew Werner: No doubt, and there’s some serious mayhem afoot.


Raider climbs his ladder, while Phillip Schneider puts Hutton Brown on the table center ring. Schneider climbs the other side of Raider’s ladder. Hutton is breathing heavy on the table. Raider throws a punch at Schneider. Schneider grabs the wrist and judo throws him up and over the ladder, all the way down, where he crashes through Hutton Brown, then through the table.


Matthew Werner: Oh my god! Raider just took a horrible spill and crashed through Hutton, then through the table!


Raider rolls away, while Schneider climbs down from the ladder and goes for a cover on Hutton. Referee David Lee goes down for the count.


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Raider breaks up the count. The three men lay broken in the ring amidst ladders and the broken table as the crowd chants in unison, “HOLY SH*T!, HOLY SH*T


Matt Steel: The crowd on a bit of a delayed reaction here, but my god. I’ve never seen anything like this before in my life.


Raider slowly gets up and calls for a chair. Raider uses the chair to prop himself up. Raider lifts Hutton back to his feet, and nails him with the chair. Both men fall back to the mat. The referee is clearing the destruction of the broken table from the ring. Phillip Schneider is now back up to his feet. Schneider stands Raider up and power bombs him right next to Hutton Brown. Schneider grabs the chair and pitches it down across the chest of Hutton Brown. Schneider yells for another chair, which is handed to him by Percy.


Matt Steel: Where the hell do all these chairs keep coming from??


Matthew Werner: At this point, I think they’re using the same chairs that have gone flying. Luckily, they’ve all landed at ringside and not gone flying into the crowd.. We really don’t need the lawsuits.


Schneider lays the second chair down across Raider’s chest and head. Schneider goes to the corner and scales the top rope. Schneider comes flying off the top rope with an attempted Frog Splash, but both men move out of the way and Schneider crashes and burns on nothing but two steel chairs.


Matt Steel: Two targets. Two misses. That was horrible.


Matthew Werner: This sort of match is the type of match that permanently shortens wrestler’s careers.


Raider and Hutton are back up, with their two chairs. Schneider gets up to his knees and gets drilled with the two chairs, one from each side. Schneider’s head is sandwiched between the two metal seating devices. Raider then turns on Brown, drilling him over the head with his chair. Raider grabs Hutton by the left arm and whips him into the ropes. Hutton Brown comes back and slides right between Raider’s legs, Raider left a bit confused with the steel chair in hands. Raider bends over and Hutton grabs his arm. Hutton pulls Raider’s arm between Raider’s legs. He then lifts Raider up onto his shoulders and hits an Electric Chair slam, onto the steel chair.


Matt Steel: Most times, Electric Chairs don’t have actual chairs involved.


Matthew Werner: You know what I’m regretting? The spike in company insurance costs, as these three men are heading straight for the ER.


Phillip Schneider has rolled out of the ring and is walking around ringside. Schneider climbs up onto the ring apron, where he is met with a super kick from Hutton. Schneider holds onto the top rope. Hutton suplexes Schneider into the ring, but then rolls out himself. On his knees, Raider lodges a chair between the top and middle rope in the turnbuckle. Raider lifts Schneider up to a vertical base, and starts an Irish whip, but Schneider reverses it and Raider goes flying face first into the steel chair in the corner. Warn out, Schneider just collapses to the mat. Both men lay motionless on the mat, Raider wearing a thick crimson mask from his face first collision with the steel chair. Meanwhile, up the ramp, Hutton is stacking up tables. Two tables are stacked a top each other. Hutton then puts two open chairs atop the top table. He grabs a wooden ladder that is sitting near by, and places it atop the two chairs.


Matthew Werner: I don’t like the looks of this!


Matt Steel: Hutton Brown is planning something big and dangerous here!


Schneider gets Raider with a fireman’s carry, and he carries him up the ramp towards Hutton’s table tower. Schneider places Raider on the bottom table. Hutton throws a punch at Schneider. Schneider with a spinning back fist attempt, but it‘s ducked by Hutton. Hutton with a rear waist lock. Hutton is trying to back suplex Schneider on the floor. Schneider throws an elbow to the face of Hutton, escaping free. Schneider backs up a bit, then runs forwards, clothes lining Hutton up and over the ringside rail and into the crowd.


Matthew Werner: See, this.. This is the lawsuit causing shenanigans that I was expecting.


The two brawl through the crowd, then up the stairs in the crowd towards the steel scaffolding at the entrance way. Schneider grabs Hutton by the face and rams him into the steel scaffolding. Hutton starts a climb up the scaffolding. Schneider is immediately behind him


Matthew Werner: I really don’t like the looks of this..


Matt Steel: Something bad is going to happen here..


The two are now a top the scaffolding, well over twenty feet in the air. They’re standing on top of the stage. Schneider begins to pound away at Hutton’s back. Schneider sets up for a Beverly Kills 90210, but Hutton slides through and sets up for a Death Valley Driver. Schneider slides through, and comes running at Hutton. With a gingerly toss, Schneider is flying off the scaffolding. Schneider hits the wooden ladder on top, and it blows to pieces. Raider rolls off the bottom table second before Schneider goes sailing through it. Bits of ladder and table lay all over the place, as the crowd chants in unison, “HOLY SH*T HOLY SH*T


Matthew Werner: OH MY GOD!


Matt Steel: WITH GOD AS MY WITNESS, PHILLIP SCHNEIDER IS DEAD!


Schneider lays motionless. A bit of table lays across his chest, wreckage literally all around him. The camera focuses in on his eyes, which are glazed over and rolled into the back of his head. Hutton Brown slowly begins to make his way down the scaffold.


Matt Steel: Hutton Brown sees one hell of an opportunity now, anybody could pin Phillip Schneider right now, hell, even you could pin him Werner, and you couldn’t even pin a two year old!


Raider stands alone in the ring. He clears out one of the ladders, then the remains of a table. Hutton down the scaffolding and back towards the ring slowly. Hutton climbs through the ropes. Raider throws a chair into his face. Hutton stumbles dizzy through the ropes. Raider grabs him in an inverted death valley driver position. He walks him into the middle of the ring, then throws him, dropping him across his knees on the way down.


Matthew Werner: Rock-n-Rolla!


Raider makes a cover. Referee David Lee says it’s no good, and points to Schneider, who is just beginning to stir. Raider goes to the outside. He grabs the ringside rail that was propped against the ring post earlier and carries it around ringside. He bridges it between the standing ringside rails and the ring apron. Raider rolls into the ring, grabbing the ladder and throwing it down on the slowly recovering Hutton, before rolling back to the outside.


Matt Steel: Raider constructing something here..


Matthew Werner: I think he figures, he can’t beat Hutton, so take this time to get creative.


Raider under the ring. He pulls out two small pieces of plywood. He lays them across the rail, creating two small platforms. These platforms are used as bases for two chairs. Schneider is to the ring, but doesn’t have the power to actually crawl into the ring. Raider slides back in. He lifts Hutton to a vertical base, and delivers a second Rock-n-Rolla.


Matt Steel: Raider is really handing Schneider the pin fall on a silver platter here.


Matthew Werner: After that big bump on the entrance ramp, what does Schneider have in him?


Schneider is fiddling with his coat in the corner, still on the arena floor. Raider lifts Hutton up, then drives him into the canvas with a Raider Rocker. Schneider is now coherent on the floor. He looks at Raider’s construction and shakes his head no. Percy is listening to his call. Percy lifts the ring skirt and pulls something cardboard out. He makes quick work of the cardboard and pulls out the contents.. A pane of glass..


Matthew Werner: For the love of god, is THAT really needed at this point in the match??


Matt Steel: Are you going to tell him it’s not?


Percy makes his way around ringside, then sets the pane of glass on the two chairs. The ringside fans scoot back several feet, most opting to stand up and simply walk away from this creation of devastation. Raider looks on in horror. Schneider has climbed into the ring. Schneider pulls a small bag from his jacket, then walks across the ring, favoring his hip greatly. From the inside of the ring, standing level with this tower of death, Schneider pulls open the contents of his bag, throwing thumbtacks across the pane of glass


Matthew Werner: Yes, that’s EXACTLY what makes this better. God damn thumbtacks…


Schneider climbs to the top rope. He points to Hutton. Raider shakes his head no, raises his hands as if to say “not my job, I’m staying out.”. Percy sees what needs to happen, rolling into the ring and putting the tennis shoes to Hutton, then pulling him up. Hutton is out on his feet. Schneider has a huge smile on his crimson covered face as his assistant drags the corpse of his rival across the ring. Percy picks Hutton up under the armpits like a child, setting him on the top rope.


Matt Steel: They are standing over this monstrosity and I really don’t like what I am pretty sure is about to happen..


Matthew Werner: Death..


Matt Steel: Well, he promised to cripple Hutton..


Schneider wipes the blood and hair from his face. He grabs Hutton by both ears, smearing his own blood on Hutton’s face. Schneider kisses Hutton on the lips.


Matt Steel: Now what the f**k is that?


Matthew Werner: Haven’t you seen The Godfather movies? That’s the kiss of death..


Schneider has a huge grin on his bloody face. He slides behind Hutton, locking him in an inverted full nelson and lifting him up on his back. Hutton is dead weight as Schneider pulls him as high up as he can. He stands up on the top as he takes Hutton up and over, driving Hutton head first, upside down into the tacks, glass, and finally the rail.


Matthew Werner: SWEET JEBUS!


Matt Steel: MY GOD! BEVERLY KILLS 90210, ONTO ALL OF THAT!


A huge explosion of glass and tacks shoots both ways, half flying into the crowd, half flying into the ring and showering a less than thrilled Raider. As the carnage settles, Schneider is left sitting in the wreckage. In his arms, still upside down, still planted in the Beverly Kills 90210 landing position, is Hutton Brown. The guard rail didn’t budge at all under the two men’s crashing weight.


Matt Steel: Well, at least we know our guard rails are secure..


Matthew Werner: This is not the time, at all, for jokes Matt.. Hutton Brown is seriously hurt here. There’s no way he’s not. He was out on his feet before all of that. He wasn’t protecting himself at all.. And let’s forget the glass and tacks.. He just came down head first on a galvanized steel guard rail, that didn’t budge at all..


Schneider has soaked in enough of his moment. He rolls Hutton off of him, under the bottom rope, and back into the ring. The referee tries to check on Hutton and Schneider shoves him to his ass.


Matt Steel: No DQ..


Matthew Werner: He’s trying to check on Hutton’s safety to stop the damn match, you cold hearted bastard!


Schneider grabs the left arm and left leg of Hutton and pulls him to the middle of the ring. There, he puts one finger on Hutton’s chest. Reluctantly, the referee makes the count,


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Keri Thames: Hutton Brown has been eliminated from this match.


Matt Steel: Hutton Brown has been eliminated from life.