Post by Drakz on May 4, 2015 7:22:56 GMT -5
A voice echoes over a black screen.
Years of walking has lead to this.
Countless attempts to reach a goal, finally realised.
Tonight blood will be bled and dreams crushed.
Tonight is WHERE IT ALL ENDS!
The opening high hats of “Run The Jewels” roll out and we are now met with an onslaught of footage cut to the tempo of the music.
Steel chairs are superkicked into the faces of the S.O.S.
Trace Demon is attacked from behind by Joe Bishop.
Phillip Schneider smashes the M.O.T.Y award over Drakz’s head.
Tugarin Zmey clotheslines Jayson Garrett inside out.
Michael Kyzer & Daniel Kirkbride both survive a near miss at the hands of one another’s finishers.
Nikki Dean & Ante Whitner square off in the ring, both holding their National Championship belts.
Footage from Superbrawl shows Drakz making Schneider submit.
Trace Demon tackles Joe Bishop to the ground amongst the crowd and lays right and left hands on him.
Axel Thornstowe and Shapiro are pulled apart by police.
The KKK, SOS & HU all brawl in the ring.
Finally we end on a shot of Drakz & Phillip Schneider as the motion graphics hit the screen.
We cut to a huge pyro explosion and a shot that circles the The University of Phoenix Stadium.
Cameron Stone: 65,348 screaming fans in attendance as we welcome you to Glendale, Arizona!
Alecia Matthews: Ladies & gentlemen welcome to End Game! Where it all ends!
Cameron Stone: What a night of action we have ahead folks. One of the most exciting tag team matches in recent memory is going to be a highlight. The Tag Team Titles are on the line and it’s everyone’s match to win. The champions The KoKaine Konspiracy; Samael Ahriman & Tugarin Zmey defend against Saviors of Salvation Dave Demento & Josh Dean as well as the newly formed Hollywood Unhinged 2.0 that teams former champion Jayson Garrett with the wild card, and number one contender to the National Championship, Diamond Jack Sabbath!
Alecia Matthews: Of course we’ve also got the raging feud between Axel Thornstowe and Shapiro to be settled, the return of Nikki Dean in ladder match action against current record setting National Champion Ante Whitner, Michael Kyzer’s return to in ring action against Daniel Kirkbride and of course the dissolution of The Final Revolution. WFWF owner Trace Demon will face his former protege Joe Bishop!
Cameron Stone: Let’s not forget the elephant in the room though! Tonight could be Phillip Schneider’s last EVER wrestling match! He puts his career on the line in the main event this evening for a shot at the WFWF World Heavyweight Champion Drakz in the rematch everyone has been waiting for!
Alecia Matthews: But first let’s open the show with the 2nd wish of Yukio Blaze as he takes on relative newcomers Jon Gotch and Stan McMann to see who really is the Triple Threat Messiah.
Stan McMann enters the arena as “Now You’re a Man” begins to play. A beautiful tree has seemed to grow in the middle of the entrance man. With his manly music playing, Stan McMann the manliest manly man takes his ax that is attached to his manly tool belt and begins to deal monstrously manly blows to the base of the wooden behemoth using the tip of his iron ax of tree-death. The tree quickly collapses, as it cannot withstand the manly blows from the manliest manly man, perfectly falling to form a tree corpse ramp to the ring. Stan McMann climbs the tree ramp and walks to the ring the only way he knows how to: like a man.
Christa Adina: Ladies & Gentlemen the following match up is scheduled for one fall and is a triple threat! First making his way to the ring from MANkato, MANnesota, weighing 260lbs, he is The Manliest, Manly Man, Stan McMaaaaan. Ohhhhh! Ohhhh! Oh GOD!
Every single woman in the arena has had an orgasm at this point, after witnessing such a manly act of manhood.
Cameron Stone: Jesus. It seems even Christa wasn’t able to keep it professional here tonight. McMann just got the better of her.
McMann enters the ring and pulls out some beef jerky, a manly snack to eat before his match begins.
“Freezing Moon“ begins to play over the arena PA and Jon Gotch walks out onto the stage, holding up his arms, one of them still in a cast from his accident during training. Gotch slaps his chest and jogs down the ramp.
Christa Adina: And his opponent, making his WFWF debut, hailing from Warsaw, Poland, weighing 220lbs, Jon Gooootch!
Gotch slides into the ring, automatically jumps to his feet. Gotch jumps onto the mid-rope,yelling at the crowd. "Come on, Baby!" Gotch drops off the rope, and waits for the match to start, keeping his distance from McMann as they await the third man in this match.
The familiar words of Miseria Cantere starts to fill the arena but this time it seams to be intertwined with a techno like style. The lights start to slowly dim and dim, instead of the usual flashing.
"YOU ARE NOW, ONE.....ONE OF US"
The Music abruptly stops. Pyro races along the stage as RISE by Miracle Of Sound starts to play.
On the titan tron is pictures of wreckage and destruction. The lights slowly starts to now get brighter.
Just before the entire arena gets bright, Yukio Blaze walks on on stage looking to go into combat. He has Batman theme trunks on and a Bane like vest for his entrance attire.
Christa Adina: And finally, introducing combatant number 3, from Flint, Michigan, weighing 230lbs, he is the Triple Threat Messiah, Yukioooooo Blaaaaaze!
He makes his way to ringside. Hops up onto the barricade closest to the ring steps and perches himself in a Batman like pose.
He whispers something to himself and then leaps from the barricade onto the steps in a awesome fluid motion.
Yukio enters the ring, takes of his vest, and starts messing with his wrist tape as he is ready for his Second Wish to come to fruition
*Ding Ding*
The bell rings and there’s an immediate unspoken pact formed by Blaze and Gotch to take down the manliest of men, Stan McMann. The charge him and begin raining down shots.
Alecia Matthews: Well it seems this may been a handicap match from the get go.
Cameron Stone: Trust me, this never lasts.
McMann attempts to fight them off but even he is overwhelmed by two sets of fists. Blaze whips McMann across the ring and then Gotch follows up with a shoulder tackle but McMann stands his ground. Gotch takes another run but again McMann refuses to go down. This time Yukio hits a standing dropkick to accompany the tackle and McMann hits the mat. Yukio scoops Stan up and then bundles him out of the ring. He turns around and is met by a straight right hand from Jon Gotch.
Cameron Stone: Told ya.
Yukio returns with one of his own. Both men trade in the middle of the ring but then Gotch falls back into the ropes and springs back with a lariat that drives the cast on his arm into the face of Yukio. Yukio crumples and Gotch makes a cover.
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… 2 …
Kick out!
Cameron Stone: That cast coming into play early on in this match. Does it count as an illegal weapon?
Alecia Matthews: I guess that’s down to the referee’s discretion and so far he’s allowing it.
Gotch lifts Blaze to his feet only to drop him back down with a bodyslam, he then runs the ropes and drops an elbow onto the face of Blaze. Another cover:
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Blaze kicks out!
Cameron Stone: It’s going to take more than that to put away a veteran like Blaze.
Gotch gets up and runs the ropes again but is met by a stern knee to the back from Stan McMann who is now stood on the apron. McMann reaches over the ropes and showcasing his strength proceeds to suplex Gotch up and over the ropes dumping him down onto the floor!
Alecia Matthews: McMann turning the tables as he gets back into this thing.
Yukio staggers to his feet and from no where lands a superkick on McMann that rocks him. He leans back, clutching the ropes to keep him on the apron but Yukio now races across the ring and springs over the top rope, hitting a cross body on the dangling McMann, causing both of them to crash to the ground.
Alecia Matthews: Yukio Blaze showing the world he’s still willing to go high risk, even in the twilight of his career!
Cameron Stone: If anything he may be more foolhardy at this stage. He’s got nothing to lose!
Blaze, cushioned by McMann’s rippling torso, is up and looks for a snap suplex on Gotch, but Gotch hooks his leg, blocking the move. Gotch retaliates and lifts Yukio into the air, stalling with Yukio upside down for a moment before falling back and slamming him onto the thin mats that surround the ring. McMann picks Yukio back up and then with a side gut-wrench power bombs Blaze, back first onto the guard wall. The crowd gasps.
Alecia Matthews: It’s maybe for the best that Yukio is counting down his career with his three wishes, because that move may have done irreversible damage right there.
Gotch now drives that cast into the back of McMann’s head, crumpling McMann so that he leans against the wall. Gotch then proceeds to hit overhead chop after overhand chop with his cast to the same spot and it seems McMann may be losing consciousness! Gotch rolls McMann back into the ring and follows himself looking for the pin fall.
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… 2 …
McMann is just able to roll a shoulder.
Cameron Stone: Well folks, I’m not sure how he did it, I thought he was out, but Stan McMann kicked out and is still in this thing.
Gotch however takes advantage of his downed opponent and locks in the Step-over Gotch Toe Hold!
Alecia Matthews: The manliest man of all men may be forced to tap right here Cam! That wouldn’t be very manly now would it?
Cameron Stone: Not very manly at all!
McMann is really struggling to reach the ropes and just as he gets within a finger tips distance Gotch drags him back into the centre of the ring.
Cameron Stone: This could be it! Wait! Blaze!
Yukio Blaze dives from the top rope and nails Gotch with a 360 Shooting Star Press, forcing the break of the hold and near breaking him in half! All 3 men are down as the crowd goes crazy!
Alecia Matthews: What a show opener ladies and gentlemen. The roof is hanging on here in Phoenix by a thread!
Cameron Stone: The next few seconds are going to be crucial to the result of this match Alecia! Who can get up first? Who can capitalise? Blaze has shown why he calls himself the Triple Threat Messiah with his ring smarts just a moment ago, but has he got enough left in the tank to win this thing?
Yukio and McMann are first up and they go back and forth with forearms. McMann begins to get the better of the exchange and he whips Yukio into the ropes. Yukio comes racing back and runs right into a spinning spine buster. McMann hooks his leg.
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… 2 …
Kick out!
Gotch is up now and he pushes McMann, shouting something at him and pointing down at Blaze.
Cameron Stone: It looks like both of these men want the victory to come at Yukio’s expense.
Alecia Matthews: It makes sense. A victory over Blaze would do more for their career then over the other man.
McMann pushes Gotch back who again pushes McMann. Gotch hits the ropes and with his casted arm swings going for his signature lariat. McMann ducks and runs and they are both now racing across the ring, this time though McMann connects!
Cameron Stone: The Manly Finisher of All Men!
He hooks the leg.
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… 2 …
Yukio Blaze breaks it up! McMann doesn’t waste a second though. The two run at each other and Mcmann swings, but Yukio ducks. McMann reacts and turns diving with another lariat to connects with the back of Yukio’s head!
Alecia Matthews: A second Manly Finisher of All Men!
Stan McMann makes a cover on the veteran Blaze!
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… 2 …
… 3!
Christa Adina: Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, Stan McMaaaann!
Cameron Stone: He's done it! Stan McMann continues to climb the ranks here in the WFWF with a win over The Triple Threat Messiah in his own back yard!
Alecia Matthews: McMann's got to be pleased with that. Not only did he pick up the victory but he did so by pinning the far more experienced Yukio Blaze. That's a huge achievement and one that in my eyes puts him right into title contention of some description.
Christa Adina: This following contest is scheduled for one-fall! Approaching the ring, from Odessa, Texas, weighing in at 200 pounds, this is Shapiro!
"My Time" by Soil hits over the PA and the crowd stirs into a frenzy. 20 seconds after it kicks in Shapiro emerges through the curtain with his trademark black shirt that reads "The Hope Dealer" in white lettering. He stops on the stage bouncing from left to right switching feet to get loose. As he starts down the ramp he giving high fives to kids and all who will receive them. He slides under the bottom rope and as he walks across the ring he looks out at the crowd with amazement. Shapiro steps on the 2nd turnbuckle, looks out at the crowd as he raises both hands high into the air.
Alecia Matthews: Well Shapiro is coming out the same way as always, but something tells me this match means a little more to him than usual.
Cameron Stone: Well I'd hope so. He's gotta prove a point to Axel Thornstowe that he can step it up.
Alecia Matthews: What if he has to prove that to himself?
Cameron Stone: Deep.
Alecia Matthews: Not really.
Christa Adina: And his opponent, approaching the ring, from Cincinnati, Ohio, weighing in at 215 pounds, Axel Thornstowe!
The chilling sound of "Seagulls Over Rhinoceros Bay Part 2" can be heard playing throughout the arena. The lights in the arena all go out. Red smoke can be seen at the top of the stage. Emerging from the darkness is Axel Thornstowe. Looking around with an angry expression plastered on his face, he begins to slowly walk to the ring.
Cameron Stone: This is going to be the face of a man that will either force Shapiro to give more than he's ever thought he's had, or will prove to Shapiro that maybe he has to step back and evaluate his career.
Alecia Matthews: I think Shapiro would be crazy to think that latter, but Axel is out to prove something to the office and perhaps the crowd.
Cameron Stone: I don't think Axel is all that into caring about the crowd right now. Come on Alecia.
The bell rings and Axel storms directly over to Shapiro before he gets the chance to do it himself. He lays into Shapiro, refusing to let him get backed out of the corner, punching him repeatedly. Shapiro finally gets the opportunity to shove him off and to the middle of the ring. Now it's Shapiro's turn to lay into Axel as he leaps onto him and brings him to the mat letting out frustration and landing clubbing body blows.
Alecia Matthews: This is exactly the bad blood every fan expected to boil over.
Cameron Stone: Shapiro may not be proud of some actions he may need to take, but let me tell everyone that if they hold this against him then they are insane.
Alecia Matthews: This isn't the "beast" that Axel said needed to be let out, this is simply Shapiro doing everything in his power to leave with a victory.
Axel suffers five of them before he pushes him off the top of him and ducks a clothesline. He bounces off the ropes as does Shapiro, but Shapiro is quicker to the draw and hits a huge running clothesline. Shapiro goes back on the offensive and lays into Axel with rights to the face as he's down on the mat. Axel rolls over and lands a pair before willingly rolling off him and taking a breather outside.
Alecia Matthews: Smart move by Axel, as soon as he saw he was losing control he waited till he was in control, then took a breather. Great ring instinct.
Cameron Stone: That may have stopped Shapiro's momentum dead in his tracks.
Axel shakes out his arms and neck before rolling back into the ring and begins stalking Shapiro, who is still down on the mat. Shapiro kicks Axel while he's still on the mat, but Axel is able to respond by stomping on his ankle. Shapiro rolls over to try and get up with help of the ropes, but Axel laughs and helps him up himself. This is quickly apparent that it's not a show of sportsmanship and Axel decks Shapiro with a vicious right forearm that sounds as if a gunshot went off.
Alecia Matthews: OH MY GOD!
Cameron Stone: That sound may have been impossible to miss, no matter the quality of your seats in this arena.
The crowd gasps and Shapiro stumbles backwards outside of the ring. Axel smirks and follows Shapiro to the outside of the ring and lifts him up by the head, only to toss him into the ringside barricade. This is the first we see of Shapiro's face again and it's already covered in blood from the nose down. Shapiro spits out blood that's dripped from the nose into his mouth and Axel rolls him back into the ring at the count of seven.
Alecia Matthews: That forearm not only sounded like it hurt, but it's quickly drawn the blood of The Hope Dealer.
Cameron Stone: Getting hit in the nose quite frankly sucks. Then you feel like a bitch when you can't help it when your eyes start watering and you can't control it. It's just as much psychological as it is painful.
Alecia Matthews: Yes but now it becomes next to impossible for Shapiro to breathe, especially with the blood still flowing.
Cameron Stone: It's a pick your poison when it comes to breathing, either breathe through your nose and continue getting it into your mouth because it'll only increase the flow, or you just choke on it through your mouth. Lose-lose.
Axel irish whips Shapiro into the turnbuckle and hits a huge European uppercut, and holds Shapiro in place. He runs off the turnbuckle, throwing himself violently like he irish whipped himself, and hits another huge uppercut. He holds himself in place and runs his forearm across the bridge of Shapiro's nose only increasing the blood flow. Shapiro falls to the mat and Axel drives a knee into his back while he's down before lifting him back up, only to send him back down with a dropkick to the jaw.
Alecia Matthews: Axel giving a glimpse of the more athletic side of his attack with that fantastic dropkick.
Cameron Stone: Shapiro's face is going to be absolutely busted in the morning. First the nose, now the jaw.
Axel heads to the second rope and raises up his arm to signal he's about to drop an elbow, but Shapiro moves and Axel lands directly on his arm. Axel rolls in pain and tries to bend out his elbow to avoid any potential tightness while Shapiro lifts himself up using the ropes and yells out in half-determination, half-anger. Shapiro lifts up Axel and hits a few elbows, possibly as revenge for his now broken nose, and then drops him with a backbreaker. Shapiro hangs on to Axel and lifts him back up deadlift style and hits a second backbreaker before dropping him off his knee to the mat.
Cameron Stone: There ya go Shapiro, start finding some offense and stick to what works.
Alecia Matthews: That's the first sustained flurry of offense Shapiro has had, and it showcased everything he's about. Some power offense but a great fighting spirit.
Cameron Stone: There's still a long way to go though. Axel still has to be a little fresher than Shapiro, even after that impressive flurry.
Shapiro is firing up both himself and the crowd as Axel writhes in pain on the ground. As Axel stumbles to get up Shapiro bounces off the ropes and gives him a knee to the temple knocking him back down and out of the ring. Shapiro makes his way over to Axel's corner and grabs Axel's entrance jacket and wipes his still bleeding nose on it before throwing it at Axel, who's on the outside.
Alecia Matthews: Showing Axel exactly what he thinks about him and his choice of entrance attire!
This draws a big reaction from the crowd, but as Axel looks at the jacket in rage and disgust, Shapiro takes off and hits a suicide dive, landing on his feet!
Cameron Stone: Axel was busy tending to his jacket and seething, but in his anger he totally forgot to keep the eye on the wrestler.
Alecia Matthews: A very smart distraction for Shapiro, and maybe he's even in the head of Axel a bit.
He high-fives a kid with his non-blood covered hand as the crowd begins to rally behind him. Shapiro guides Axel back into the ring and hits a nice leg drop and makes the first cover of the match;
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… 2 …
Kick-out at two with authority despite the beating.
Shapiro lifts Axel back up and drags him over in front of the turnbuckle and lands another shot to the stomach. He sets up for a tornado DDT and kicks off the second rope, but Axel tosses him off and runs at him nailing him with a spear! Axel makes his first cover;
… 1 …
… 2 …
Kick-out from Shapiro!
Alecia Matthews: And just like that, the tide has turned once again with a brutal spear!
Cameron Stone: What'd I say Alecia, we've got a long way to go here tonight.
Alecia Matthews: But credit has to go to Shapiro, he's kicking out having taken a heck of a beating already.
Cameron Stone: That wasn't just a shoulder too, that was with authority, but now he has to remain on the defensive and pick his spot.
Before allowing Shapiro to get up, Axel gets in a few more forearms to the bridge of the nose, restarting the blood flow that had quelled earlier. Now Axel brings Shapiro up then kicks him in the gut and pushes him off the ropes and hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker driving his knee directly into Shapiro's lower back. Axel grabs Shapiro's legs and sets them on the second rope with Shapiro face down. Axel steps up onto the second rope and jumps off, stomping a foot into Shapiro's back. Axel wastes no time and with Shapiro still prone he runs off the ropes and drops both knees into Shapiro's back.
Alecia Matthews: It's evident now that Axel is not only targeting the nose but now the lower back as well.
Cameron Stone: It's a good idea, it gives Axel two points of attack, it'll be very hard for Shapiro to guard one, let alone both.
Axel drops another elbow on the back before pulling him into the center of the ring and covering;
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… 2 …
Kick out!
Just a two count for Axel. Axel slaps the mat before pulling Shapiro up nailing him with an elbow knocking Shapiro off the ropes, but Shapiro bounces right back with an elbow. This one knocks Axel off the ropes and he hits another as the crowd yells "Boo!" The effect of the punch forces Shapiro off the ropes and he bounces back with another elbow and the crowd yells "Yay!" The two go back and forth with the crowd cheering "Yay!" and "Boo!" until it breaks down and Shapiro and Axel begin to swing wildly with elbows until they knock each other down to the mat and the crowd erupts in appreciation.
Alecia Matthews: At this point, exhaustion has to be setting in finally.
Cameron Stone: Even though Axel has had more offense this match, Shapiro has made his count. I like the fire.
Alecia Matthews: It's as if he can't give up.
Cameron Stone: I'm sure Axel doesn't think that.
The referee gives the ten count and both get up at the count of eight. Axel is the first to get a move and kicks Shapiro in the gut and runs off the ropes hitting a running tackle. Axel runs right through Shapiro but on the return Shapiro drops down then catches Axel on his way back. He gives him a headbutt to the bridge of Axel's nose and continues until Axel too begins to bleed.
Cameron Stone: Taste of his own medicine, I like it.
Alecia Matthews: The hardest bone in the head drilling into the nose, I don't like the nose's chances.
He then tosses Axel over his head with a belly to belly suplex firing the crowd up once more. He gets Axel up and locks in the Gory Bomb before planting him. He senses this won't be enough though and brings him back up. Shapiro rings the arm and is looking for The Damage Plan, but Axel grabs his foot and flips right into an figure four leglock with tons of pressure on an already damaged lower back.
Alecia Matthews: There's that previous strategy coming into play.
Cameron Stone: The more pressure applied by Axel as he pushes on the knees, the more it'll affect that lower back just as much as you may think it'll affect the knees.
Shapiro flails in the hold desperate for the ropes. He suffers as Axel applies even more pressure on the back, but Shapiro is able to wiggle a little bit and disrupt the hold. When Axel tries to readjust the hold, Axel gets kicked to the mat by Shapiro and Shapiro scrambles over to get up with help of the ropes, as does Axel.
Alecia Matthews: Brilliant move there by Shapiro!
Cameron Stone: Huge credit to the kid, got an inch and took a mile there.
Shapiro runs over as fast as he can to Axel and looks for a Flatliner, but Axel counters it groggily into an STO. Axel lays a hand over the now bloody chest of Shapiro.
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… 2 …
Shapiro throws both arms in the air to show that he's not dead yet.
Cameron Stone: I thought we'd witnessed the death of a man, but this kid isn't dying.
Alecia Matthews: He has an endless amount of heart, and Axel is chomping at the bit to rip it out.
Axel rolls over and rubs his face, which covers his hands in blood. Axel gets up and does a throat slash, he sets Shapiro up on his shoulders setting up for the Joker Driver, but Shapiro is able to roll it through and get a schoolboy!
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… 2 …
Kickout at two for Axel!
Shapiro is able to pop back up and follow that up with a senton and another cover;
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… 2 …
Kick out!
Just a two count once again. Shapiro climbs to the top rope, deciding it's time for a risk. He waits till Axel stands up and leaps looking for his diving clothesline, but is caught with a picture-perfect dropkick. The crowd gasps as Shapiro crumples seemingly in midair.
Alecia Matthews: And just like that, all the momentum Shapiro had with the Joker Driver counter and senton is gone.
Cameron Stone: Just one ill-advised risk is all it takes to get a guy like Axel back in the game.
Axel paces back over to Shapiro and sets up for a piledriver. He tries to pick Shapiro up but simply can't do so, and Shapiro capitalizes with a back-body drop. Shapiro sees this as a chance and hits a big sit-out gourdbuster and rolls right into The Shapiro Stretch! Axel flounders around the ring but has no choice but to tap out!
*Ding Ding*
Christa Adina: The winner of this match, The Hope Dealer, Shaaapiro!
Shapiro rolls off of Axel and sits in the corner wearing the wounds of the hellacious beating he took.
Alecia Matthews: Shapiro pulled out seemingly a rabbit out of the hat with that final piledriver counter!
Cameron Stone: I'd thought all of the momentum was in Axel's hands after that dropkick, but Shapiro wasn't done yet.
Alecia Matthews: Despite the loss though, Axel put on a heck of a beating on Shapiro too.
Cameron Stone: Axel certainly fought hard and showed something too, but Shapiro just had a little more than Axel thought he did left in the tank and got the victory. We'll be back after these ads!
Years of walking has lead to this.
Countless attempts to reach a goal, finally realised.
Tonight blood will be bled and dreams crushed.
Tonight is WHERE IT ALL ENDS!
The opening high hats of “Run The Jewels” roll out and we are now met with an onslaught of footage cut to the tempo of the music.
Steel chairs are superkicked into the faces of the S.O.S.
Trace Demon is attacked from behind by Joe Bishop.
Phillip Schneider smashes the M.O.T.Y award over Drakz’s head.
Tugarin Zmey clotheslines Jayson Garrett inside out.
Michael Kyzer & Daniel Kirkbride both survive a near miss at the hands of one another’s finishers.
Nikki Dean & Ante Whitner square off in the ring, both holding their National Championship belts.
Footage from Superbrawl shows Drakz making Schneider submit.
Trace Demon tackles Joe Bishop to the ground amongst the crowd and lays right and left hands on him.
Axel Thornstowe and Shapiro are pulled apart by police.
The KKK, SOS & HU all brawl in the ring.
Finally we end on a shot of Drakz & Phillip Schneider as the motion graphics hit the screen.
We cut to a huge pyro explosion and a shot that circles the The University of Phoenix Stadium.
Cameron Stone: 65,348 screaming fans in attendance as we welcome you to Glendale, Arizona!
Alecia Matthews: Ladies & gentlemen welcome to End Game! Where it all ends!
Cameron Stone: What a night of action we have ahead folks. One of the most exciting tag team matches in recent memory is going to be a highlight. The Tag Team Titles are on the line and it’s everyone’s match to win. The champions The KoKaine Konspiracy; Samael Ahriman & Tugarin Zmey defend against Saviors of Salvation Dave Demento & Josh Dean as well as the newly formed Hollywood Unhinged 2.0 that teams former champion Jayson Garrett with the wild card, and number one contender to the National Championship, Diamond Jack Sabbath!
Alecia Matthews: Of course we’ve also got the raging feud between Axel Thornstowe and Shapiro to be settled, the return of Nikki Dean in ladder match action against current record setting National Champion Ante Whitner, Michael Kyzer’s return to in ring action against Daniel Kirkbride and of course the dissolution of The Final Revolution. WFWF owner Trace Demon will face his former protege Joe Bishop!
Cameron Stone: Let’s not forget the elephant in the room though! Tonight could be Phillip Schneider’s last EVER wrestling match! He puts his career on the line in the main event this evening for a shot at the WFWF World Heavyweight Champion Drakz in the rematch everyone has been waiting for!
Alecia Matthews: But first let’s open the show with the 2nd wish of Yukio Blaze as he takes on relative newcomers Jon Gotch and Stan McMann to see who really is the Triple Threat Messiah.
Stan McMann enters the arena as “Now You’re a Man” begins to play. A beautiful tree has seemed to grow in the middle of the entrance man. With his manly music playing, Stan McMann the manliest manly man takes his ax that is attached to his manly tool belt and begins to deal monstrously manly blows to the base of the wooden behemoth using the tip of his iron ax of tree-death. The tree quickly collapses, as it cannot withstand the manly blows from the manliest manly man, perfectly falling to form a tree corpse ramp to the ring. Stan McMann climbs the tree ramp and walks to the ring the only way he knows how to: like a man.
Christa Adina: Ladies & Gentlemen the following match up is scheduled for one fall and is a triple threat! First making his way to the ring from MANkato, MANnesota, weighing 260lbs, he is The Manliest, Manly Man, Stan McMaaaaan. Ohhhhh! Ohhhh! Oh GOD!
Every single woman in the arena has had an orgasm at this point, after witnessing such a manly act of manhood.
Cameron Stone: Jesus. It seems even Christa wasn’t able to keep it professional here tonight. McMann just got the better of her.
McMann enters the ring and pulls out some beef jerky, a manly snack to eat before his match begins.
“Freezing Moon“ begins to play over the arena PA and Jon Gotch walks out onto the stage, holding up his arms, one of them still in a cast from his accident during training. Gotch slaps his chest and jogs down the ramp.
Christa Adina: And his opponent, making his WFWF debut, hailing from Warsaw, Poland, weighing 220lbs, Jon Gooootch!
Gotch slides into the ring, automatically jumps to his feet. Gotch jumps onto the mid-rope,yelling at the crowd. "Come on, Baby!" Gotch drops off the rope, and waits for the match to start, keeping his distance from McMann as they await the third man in this match.
The familiar words of Miseria Cantere starts to fill the arena but this time it seams to be intertwined with a techno like style. The lights start to slowly dim and dim, instead of the usual flashing.
"YOU ARE NOW, ONE.....ONE OF US"
The Music abruptly stops. Pyro races along the stage as RISE by Miracle Of Sound starts to play.
On the titan tron is pictures of wreckage and destruction. The lights slowly starts to now get brighter.
Just before the entire arena gets bright, Yukio Blaze walks on on stage looking to go into combat. He has Batman theme trunks on and a Bane like vest for his entrance attire.
Christa Adina: And finally, introducing combatant number 3, from Flint, Michigan, weighing 230lbs, he is the Triple Threat Messiah, Yukioooooo Blaaaaaze!
He makes his way to ringside. Hops up onto the barricade closest to the ring steps and perches himself in a Batman like pose.
He whispers something to himself and then leaps from the barricade onto the steps in a awesome fluid motion.
Yukio enters the ring, takes of his vest, and starts messing with his wrist tape as he is ready for his Second Wish to come to fruition
*Ding Ding*
The bell rings and there’s an immediate unspoken pact formed by Blaze and Gotch to take down the manliest of men, Stan McMann. The charge him and begin raining down shots.
Alecia Matthews: Well it seems this may been a handicap match from the get go.
Cameron Stone: Trust me, this never lasts.
McMann attempts to fight them off but even he is overwhelmed by two sets of fists. Blaze whips McMann across the ring and then Gotch follows up with a shoulder tackle but McMann stands his ground. Gotch takes another run but again McMann refuses to go down. This time Yukio hits a standing dropkick to accompany the tackle and McMann hits the mat. Yukio scoops Stan up and then bundles him out of the ring. He turns around and is met by a straight right hand from Jon Gotch.
Cameron Stone: Told ya.
Yukio returns with one of his own. Both men trade in the middle of the ring but then Gotch falls back into the ropes and springs back with a lariat that drives the cast on his arm into the face of Yukio. Yukio crumples and Gotch makes a cover.
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Kick out!
Cameron Stone: That cast coming into play early on in this match. Does it count as an illegal weapon?
Alecia Matthews: I guess that’s down to the referee’s discretion and so far he’s allowing it.
Gotch lifts Blaze to his feet only to drop him back down with a bodyslam, he then runs the ropes and drops an elbow onto the face of Blaze. Another cover:
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Blaze kicks out!
Cameron Stone: It’s going to take more than that to put away a veteran like Blaze.
Gotch gets up and runs the ropes again but is met by a stern knee to the back from Stan McMann who is now stood on the apron. McMann reaches over the ropes and showcasing his strength proceeds to suplex Gotch up and over the ropes dumping him down onto the floor!
Alecia Matthews: McMann turning the tables as he gets back into this thing.
Yukio staggers to his feet and from no where lands a superkick on McMann that rocks him. He leans back, clutching the ropes to keep him on the apron but Yukio now races across the ring and springs over the top rope, hitting a cross body on the dangling McMann, causing both of them to crash to the ground.
Alecia Matthews: Yukio Blaze showing the world he’s still willing to go high risk, even in the twilight of his career!
Cameron Stone: If anything he may be more foolhardy at this stage. He’s got nothing to lose!
Blaze, cushioned by McMann’s rippling torso, is up and looks for a snap suplex on Gotch, but Gotch hooks his leg, blocking the move. Gotch retaliates and lifts Yukio into the air, stalling with Yukio upside down for a moment before falling back and slamming him onto the thin mats that surround the ring. McMann picks Yukio back up and then with a side gut-wrench power bombs Blaze, back first onto the guard wall. The crowd gasps.
Alecia Matthews: It’s maybe for the best that Yukio is counting down his career with his three wishes, because that move may have done irreversible damage right there.
Gotch now drives that cast into the back of McMann’s head, crumpling McMann so that he leans against the wall. Gotch then proceeds to hit overhead chop after overhand chop with his cast to the same spot and it seems McMann may be losing consciousness! Gotch rolls McMann back into the ring and follows himself looking for the pin fall.
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McMann is just able to roll a shoulder.
Cameron Stone: Well folks, I’m not sure how he did it, I thought he was out, but Stan McMann kicked out and is still in this thing.
Gotch however takes advantage of his downed opponent and locks in the Step-over Gotch Toe Hold!
Alecia Matthews: The manliest man of all men may be forced to tap right here Cam! That wouldn’t be very manly now would it?
Cameron Stone: Not very manly at all!
McMann is really struggling to reach the ropes and just as he gets within a finger tips distance Gotch drags him back into the centre of the ring.
Cameron Stone: This could be it! Wait! Blaze!
Yukio Blaze dives from the top rope and nails Gotch with a 360 Shooting Star Press, forcing the break of the hold and near breaking him in half! All 3 men are down as the crowd goes crazy!
Alecia Matthews: What a show opener ladies and gentlemen. The roof is hanging on here in Phoenix by a thread!
Cameron Stone: The next few seconds are going to be crucial to the result of this match Alecia! Who can get up first? Who can capitalise? Blaze has shown why he calls himself the Triple Threat Messiah with his ring smarts just a moment ago, but has he got enough left in the tank to win this thing?
Yukio and McMann are first up and they go back and forth with forearms. McMann begins to get the better of the exchange and he whips Yukio into the ropes. Yukio comes racing back and runs right into a spinning spine buster. McMann hooks his leg.
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Kick out!
Gotch is up now and he pushes McMann, shouting something at him and pointing down at Blaze.
Cameron Stone: It looks like both of these men want the victory to come at Yukio’s expense.
Alecia Matthews: It makes sense. A victory over Blaze would do more for their career then over the other man.
McMann pushes Gotch back who again pushes McMann. Gotch hits the ropes and with his casted arm swings going for his signature lariat. McMann ducks and runs and they are both now racing across the ring, this time though McMann connects!
Cameron Stone: The Manly Finisher of All Men!
He hooks the leg.
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Yukio Blaze breaks it up! McMann doesn’t waste a second though. The two run at each other and Mcmann swings, but Yukio ducks. McMann reacts and turns diving with another lariat to connects with the back of Yukio’s head!
Alecia Matthews: A second Manly Finisher of All Men!
Stan McMann makes a cover on the veteran Blaze!
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Christa Adina: Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, Stan McMaaaann!
Cameron Stone: He's done it! Stan McMann continues to climb the ranks here in the WFWF with a win over The Triple Threat Messiah in his own back yard!
Alecia Matthews: McMann's got to be pleased with that. Not only did he pick up the victory but he did so by pinning the far more experienced Yukio Blaze. That's a huge achievement and one that in my eyes puts him right into title contention of some description.
Christa Adina: This following contest is scheduled for one-fall! Approaching the ring, from Odessa, Texas, weighing in at 200 pounds, this is Shapiro!
"My Time" by Soil hits over the PA and the crowd stirs into a frenzy. 20 seconds after it kicks in Shapiro emerges through the curtain with his trademark black shirt that reads "The Hope Dealer" in white lettering. He stops on the stage bouncing from left to right switching feet to get loose. As he starts down the ramp he giving high fives to kids and all who will receive them. He slides under the bottom rope and as he walks across the ring he looks out at the crowd with amazement. Shapiro steps on the 2nd turnbuckle, looks out at the crowd as he raises both hands high into the air.
Alecia Matthews: Well Shapiro is coming out the same way as always, but something tells me this match means a little more to him than usual.
Cameron Stone: Well I'd hope so. He's gotta prove a point to Axel Thornstowe that he can step it up.
Alecia Matthews: What if he has to prove that to himself?
Cameron Stone: Deep.
Alecia Matthews: Not really.
Christa Adina: And his opponent, approaching the ring, from Cincinnati, Ohio, weighing in at 215 pounds, Axel Thornstowe!
The chilling sound of "Seagulls Over Rhinoceros Bay Part 2" can be heard playing throughout the arena. The lights in the arena all go out. Red smoke can be seen at the top of the stage. Emerging from the darkness is Axel Thornstowe. Looking around with an angry expression plastered on his face, he begins to slowly walk to the ring.
Cameron Stone: This is going to be the face of a man that will either force Shapiro to give more than he's ever thought he's had, or will prove to Shapiro that maybe he has to step back and evaluate his career.
Alecia Matthews: I think Shapiro would be crazy to think that latter, but Axel is out to prove something to the office and perhaps the crowd.
Cameron Stone: I don't think Axel is all that into caring about the crowd right now. Come on Alecia.
The bell rings and Axel storms directly over to Shapiro before he gets the chance to do it himself. He lays into Shapiro, refusing to let him get backed out of the corner, punching him repeatedly. Shapiro finally gets the opportunity to shove him off and to the middle of the ring. Now it's Shapiro's turn to lay into Axel as he leaps onto him and brings him to the mat letting out frustration and landing clubbing body blows.
Alecia Matthews: This is exactly the bad blood every fan expected to boil over.
Cameron Stone: Shapiro may not be proud of some actions he may need to take, but let me tell everyone that if they hold this against him then they are insane.
Alecia Matthews: This isn't the "beast" that Axel said needed to be let out, this is simply Shapiro doing everything in his power to leave with a victory.
Axel suffers five of them before he pushes him off the top of him and ducks a clothesline. He bounces off the ropes as does Shapiro, but Shapiro is quicker to the draw and hits a huge running clothesline. Shapiro goes back on the offensive and lays into Axel with rights to the face as he's down on the mat. Axel rolls over and lands a pair before willingly rolling off him and taking a breather outside.
Alecia Matthews: Smart move by Axel, as soon as he saw he was losing control he waited till he was in control, then took a breather. Great ring instinct.
Cameron Stone: That may have stopped Shapiro's momentum dead in his tracks.
Axel shakes out his arms and neck before rolling back into the ring and begins stalking Shapiro, who is still down on the mat. Shapiro kicks Axel while he's still on the mat, but Axel is able to respond by stomping on his ankle. Shapiro rolls over to try and get up with help of the ropes, but Axel laughs and helps him up himself. This is quickly apparent that it's not a show of sportsmanship and Axel decks Shapiro with a vicious right forearm that sounds as if a gunshot went off.
Alecia Matthews: OH MY GOD!
Cameron Stone: That sound may have been impossible to miss, no matter the quality of your seats in this arena.
The crowd gasps and Shapiro stumbles backwards outside of the ring. Axel smirks and follows Shapiro to the outside of the ring and lifts him up by the head, only to toss him into the ringside barricade. This is the first we see of Shapiro's face again and it's already covered in blood from the nose down. Shapiro spits out blood that's dripped from the nose into his mouth and Axel rolls him back into the ring at the count of seven.
Alecia Matthews: That forearm not only sounded like it hurt, but it's quickly drawn the blood of The Hope Dealer.
Cameron Stone: Getting hit in the nose quite frankly sucks. Then you feel like a bitch when you can't help it when your eyes start watering and you can't control it. It's just as much psychological as it is painful.
Alecia Matthews: Yes but now it becomes next to impossible for Shapiro to breathe, especially with the blood still flowing.
Cameron Stone: It's a pick your poison when it comes to breathing, either breathe through your nose and continue getting it into your mouth because it'll only increase the flow, or you just choke on it through your mouth. Lose-lose.
Axel irish whips Shapiro into the turnbuckle and hits a huge European uppercut, and holds Shapiro in place. He runs off the turnbuckle, throwing himself violently like he irish whipped himself, and hits another huge uppercut. He holds himself in place and runs his forearm across the bridge of Shapiro's nose only increasing the blood flow. Shapiro falls to the mat and Axel drives a knee into his back while he's down before lifting him back up, only to send him back down with a dropkick to the jaw.
Alecia Matthews: Axel giving a glimpse of the more athletic side of his attack with that fantastic dropkick.
Cameron Stone: Shapiro's face is going to be absolutely busted in the morning. First the nose, now the jaw.
Axel heads to the second rope and raises up his arm to signal he's about to drop an elbow, but Shapiro moves and Axel lands directly on his arm. Axel rolls in pain and tries to bend out his elbow to avoid any potential tightness while Shapiro lifts himself up using the ropes and yells out in half-determination, half-anger. Shapiro lifts up Axel and hits a few elbows, possibly as revenge for his now broken nose, and then drops him with a backbreaker. Shapiro hangs on to Axel and lifts him back up deadlift style and hits a second backbreaker before dropping him off his knee to the mat.
Cameron Stone: There ya go Shapiro, start finding some offense and stick to what works.
Alecia Matthews: That's the first sustained flurry of offense Shapiro has had, and it showcased everything he's about. Some power offense but a great fighting spirit.
Cameron Stone: There's still a long way to go though. Axel still has to be a little fresher than Shapiro, even after that impressive flurry.
Shapiro is firing up both himself and the crowd as Axel writhes in pain on the ground. As Axel stumbles to get up Shapiro bounces off the ropes and gives him a knee to the temple knocking him back down and out of the ring. Shapiro makes his way over to Axel's corner and grabs Axel's entrance jacket and wipes his still bleeding nose on it before throwing it at Axel, who's on the outside.
Alecia Matthews: Showing Axel exactly what he thinks about him and his choice of entrance attire!
This draws a big reaction from the crowd, but as Axel looks at the jacket in rage and disgust, Shapiro takes off and hits a suicide dive, landing on his feet!
Cameron Stone: Axel was busy tending to his jacket and seething, but in his anger he totally forgot to keep the eye on the wrestler.
Alecia Matthews: A very smart distraction for Shapiro, and maybe he's even in the head of Axel a bit.
He high-fives a kid with his non-blood covered hand as the crowd begins to rally behind him. Shapiro guides Axel back into the ring and hits a nice leg drop and makes the first cover of the match;
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Kick-out at two with authority despite the beating.
Shapiro lifts Axel back up and drags him over in front of the turnbuckle and lands another shot to the stomach. He sets up for a tornado DDT and kicks off the second rope, but Axel tosses him off and runs at him nailing him with a spear! Axel makes his first cover;
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Kick-out from Shapiro!
Alecia Matthews: And just like that, the tide has turned once again with a brutal spear!
Cameron Stone: What'd I say Alecia, we've got a long way to go here tonight.
Alecia Matthews: But credit has to go to Shapiro, he's kicking out having taken a heck of a beating already.
Cameron Stone: That wasn't just a shoulder too, that was with authority, but now he has to remain on the defensive and pick his spot.
Before allowing Shapiro to get up, Axel gets in a few more forearms to the bridge of the nose, restarting the blood flow that had quelled earlier. Now Axel brings Shapiro up then kicks him in the gut and pushes him off the ropes and hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker driving his knee directly into Shapiro's lower back. Axel grabs Shapiro's legs and sets them on the second rope with Shapiro face down. Axel steps up onto the second rope and jumps off, stomping a foot into Shapiro's back. Axel wastes no time and with Shapiro still prone he runs off the ropes and drops both knees into Shapiro's back.
Alecia Matthews: It's evident now that Axel is not only targeting the nose but now the lower back as well.
Cameron Stone: It's a good idea, it gives Axel two points of attack, it'll be very hard for Shapiro to guard one, let alone both.
Axel drops another elbow on the back before pulling him into the center of the ring and covering;
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Kick out!
Just a two count for Axel. Axel slaps the mat before pulling Shapiro up nailing him with an elbow knocking Shapiro off the ropes, but Shapiro bounces right back with an elbow. This one knocks Axel off the ropes and he hits another as the crowd yells "Boo!" The effect of the punch forces Shapiro off the ropes and he bounces back with another elbow and the crowd yells "Yay!" The two go back and forth with the crowd cheering "Yay!" and "Boo!" until it breaks down and Shapiro and Axel begin to swing wildly with elbows until they knock each other down to the mat and the crowd erupts in appreciation.
Alecia Matthews: At this point, exhaustion has to be setting in finally.
Cameron Stone: Even though Axel has had more offense this match, Shapiro has made his count. I like the fire.
Alecia Matthews: It's as if he can't give up.
Cameron Stone: I'm sure Axel doesn't think that.
The referee gives the ten count and both get up at the count of eight. Axel is the first to get a move and kicks Shapiro in the gut and runs off the ropes hitting a running tackle. Axel runs right through Shapiro but on the return Shapiro drops down then catches Axel on his way back. He gives him a headbutt to the bridge of Axel's nose and continues until Axel too begins to bleed.
Cameron Stone: Taste of his own medicine, I like it.
Alecia Matthews: The hardest bone in the head drilling into the nose, I don't like the nose's chances.
He then tosses Axel over his head with a belly to belly suplex firing the crowd up once more. He gets Axel up and locks in the Gory Bomb before planting him. He senses this won't be enough though and brings him back up. Shapiro rings the arm and is looking for The Damage Plan, but Axel grabs his foot and flips right into an figure four leglock with tons of pressure on an already damaged lower back.
Alecia Matthews: There's that previous strategy coming into play.
Cameron Stone: The more pressure applied by Axel as he pushes on the knees, the more it'll affect that lower back just as much as you may think it'll affect the knees.
Shapiro flails in the hold desperate for the ropes. He suffers as Axel applies even more pressure on the back, but Shapiro is able to wiggle a little bit and disrupt the hold. When Axel tries to readjust the hold, Axel gets kicked to the mat by Shapiro and Shapiro scrambles over to get up with help of the ropes, as does Axel.
Alecia Matthews: Brilliant move there by Shapiro!
Cameron Stone: Huge credit to the kid, got an inch and took a mile there.
Shapiro runs over as fast as he can to Axel and looks for a Flatliner, but Axel counters it groggily into an STO. Axel lays a hand over the now bloody chest of Shapiro.
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Shapiro throws both arms in the air to show that he's not dead yet.
Cameron Stone: I thought we'd witnessed the death of a man, but this kid isn't dying.
Alecia Matthews: He has an endless amount of heart, and Axel is chomping at the bit to rip it out.
Axel rolls over and rubs his face, which covers his hands in blood. Axel gets up and does a throat slash, he sets Shapiro up on his shoulders setting up for the Joker Driver, but Shapiro is able to roll it through and get a schoolboy!
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Kickout at two for Axel!
Shapiro is able to pop back up and follow that up with a senton and another cover;
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Kick out!
Just a two count once again. Shapiro climbs to the top rope, deciding it's time for a risk. He waits till Axel stands up and leaps looking for his diving clothesline, but is caught with a picture-perfect dropkick. The crowd gasps as Shapiro crumples seemingly in midair.
Alecia Matthews: And just like that, all the momentum Shapiro had with the Joker Driver counter and senton is gone.
Cameron Stone: Just one ill-advised risk is all it takes to get a guy like Axel back in the game.
Axel paces back over to Shapiro and sets up for a piledriver. He tries to pick Shapiro up but simply can't do so, and Shapiro capitalizes with a back-body drop. Shapiro sees this as a chance and hits a big sit-out gourdbuster and rolls right into The Shapiro Stretch! Axel flounders around the ring but has no choice but to tap out!
*Ding Ding*
Christa Adina: The winner of this match, The Hope Dealer, Shaaapiro!
Shapiro rolls off of Axel and sits in the corner wearing the wounds of the hellacious beating he took.
Alecia Matthews: Shapiro pulled out seemingly a rabbit out of the hat with that final piledriver counter!
Cameron Stone: I'd thought all of the momentum was in Axel's hands after that dropkick, but Shapiro wasn't done yet.
Alecia Matthews: Despite the loss though, Axel put on a heck of a beating on Shapiro too.
Cameron Stone: Axel certainly fought hard and showed something too, but Shapiro just had a little more than Axel thought he did left in the tank and got the victory. We'll be back after these ads!