EPISODE # 2.9
ACER ARENA
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011

Skipping the usual video package, “Live Again” by Ours hits and we roll right into the opening credits. From there, we are taken inside the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, where a brilliant pyrotechnic display ensues and we focus on our commentators, Victor Troy and Randall Buckingham.

Troy: Hello everyone and welcome to PWA: The Rebirth! I’m Victor Troy, along here with Randall Buckingham, and we are just 11 days away from the Symphony of Destruction pay-per-view!

Buckingham: We sure are, but before we get there, we have one hell of a show lined up for you tonight from Sydney, Australia!

Troy: We have been here in Australia for the past few days and having an amazing time, but tonight, it’s all business as the Symphony of Destruction approaches! And that starts with our amazing main event tonight! In 10-person mixed tag team action, the team of Greg Tantalus, Jackie Baccaro, Markus Krieg, John Wolfe, and Alexis Duval will take on Vulture, Jason Calysto, Chris Duval, the PWA International Champion Chase Stone, and Morgan Day!

Buckingham: I’ve gotta say, Troy, I am PUMPED for that one!

Troy: And of course, that’s not all! Texas Justice will defend the PWA Tag Team Championship against the duo of Showtime Damon Savage and the PWA World Heavyweight Champion Dan Crowley, just 11 days before they square off with the gold on the line at the SOD!

Buckingham: Hard not to be interested in that one! Can Crowley and Showtime, who claim to be good friends, co-exist and become Tag Team Champions tonight despite being prepared to wage war for the PWA Championship in 11 days? And if Texas Justice loses the gold tonight, that effectively takes an opportunity away from Paul Dawkins and Renegade, who would lose their SOD shot at the tag team gold. Not that they have much of a chance of winning at SOD anyway.

Troy: In any event, we’re going to see a rematch of last week’s tag team war, pitting GI Jew and Evan Black up against Solomon and Anthony Failla!

Buckingham: Maybe Failla can do us the honor of actually competing tonight and not leaving Solomon high and dry!

Troy: Perhaps he will, but someone who will definitely be competing tonight is Dee Licious, who will team with Michael Grieco against Jon Dulberg and Kerry Cox in an intergender match!

Buckingham: I’m not sure how wise that is, but hopefully Grieco can handle Dulberg and Cox by himself. I don’t really see any reason why he can’t.

Troy: In addition to that, three men will be competing for their jobs tonight. Darrin Giles, Dynamite Dean Nash, and Kris Anthony will battle in a triangle elimination match in which the winner has his contract extended through the end of the season and earns a berth into the Symphony of Destruction match, while the two losers will see their contracts expire in 11 days.

Buckingham: If you ask me, all three of them are losers, no matter who wins.

Troy: Alright folks, let’s head down to ringside and get this night started!

***

The Sydney crowd cheers loudly as “Free” by VAST hits the speakers and Lauren Tantalus and Kemi Okoro emerge from behind the curtain to kick things off! Lauren and Kemi play to the crowd as they make their way down to the ring, ready for battle.

Moments later, “Demons” by Aria thumps onto the speakers and the duo of PWA Women’s Champion Zina and Keiko Ishida makes its way out to the ring, amid a chorus of boos.

Troy: Alright folks, last week, we saw Morgan Day and Jade defeat both of these teams in a triangle elimination tag team bout. Tonight, we’ll see these teams square off again, with one of them guaranteed to emerge victorious.

Buckingham: Really, when you think about it, the result of this match will dictate that one of the three combatants in the Women’s Championship triangle elimination match at SOD between Zina, Morgan, and Lauren will be entering it with no momentum.

Troy: Well, there is still next week before we head to Tokyo.

Buckingham: Also true.

Zina and Keiko enter the ring, with Zina opting to start the match off with Lauren as the bell sounds.

LAUREN TANTALUS & KEMI OKORO VS. PWA WOMEN’S CHAMPION ZINA & KEIKO ISHIDA
Referee: Dan Martin
Zina and Lauren lock up to get things started, with Zina establishing the initial advantage, shoving Lauren to the mat. Lauren pops back up and Zina responds by growling in her direction, which prompts the Sydney crowd to boo.

The two women lock up again, and again Zina takes on the role of the aggressor, tying Lauren in a side headlock. However, Lauren battles in the hold, attacking Zina with repeated forearms to the midsection. Ultimately, Lauren creates enough separation to whip Zina into the ropes, shoving her off. Lauren hits the mat as Zina rebounds off the ropes, and the Women’s Champion hops over her. As Zina rebounds again, Lauren attempts a dropkick, but Zina sidesteps it. Then, as Lauren gets back to her feet, Zina grabs her and absolutely crushes her with a furious overhead belly-to-belly suplex! Satisfied with her work, Zina tags Keiko into the fray.

Troy: Here comes Keiko Ishida, and there’s certainly no love lost between these two.

Buckingham: Absolutely not. Lauren and Keiko spent the better part of last year feuding and were actually both defeated by Zina in a triangle elimination match for the Women’s Championship at last year’s Everlasting Epic.

Keiko works over Lauren with repeated stomps, trying to keep her grounded. However, Lauren is able to power back to a vertical base and begin exchanging blows with the three-time former Women’s Champion! Though she battles valiantly, Lauren is not able to match Keiko blow for blow for long, as Keiko grabs the advantage, knocking Lauren off balance with several stiff forearm shots. Keiko then whips Lauren off the ropes, but Tantalus is able to counter with a Thesz press that takes Keiko down! Then Lauren reaches over and makes the tag into Kemi!

Troy: Kemi got the tag! Here we go! Kemi and Keiko!

Kemi comes into the ring with a head of steam, taking the fight right to Ishida with repeated rights and lefts. Okoro whips Keiko against the ropes and nails her with a sleeper slam as she returns! Kemi covers… one, two, and Keiko gets the shoulder up.

With Keiko down, Okoro lets out a guttural yell and heads to the top rope, looking to put Keiko away with the Igbo Bomb! Kemi leaps off the top rope, in line to hit the move, but Ishida moves out of the way at the last moment! Keiko then springs up to her feet and charges Kemi when she rises, crushing her with the Oshimai running STO! Keiko covers… one, two, three.

Troy: And that’s gonna do it! Keiko Ishida has pinned Kemi Okoro, giving the win to Zina and Keiko!

Buckingham: I think Keiko has officially made amends for the last few weeks of embarrassing losses.

The fans boo loudly as “The Stone Monkey” by Kazu Matsui overtakes the speakers and Zina and Keiko are announced the winners. Lauren enters the ring to check on Kemi, but when she does, Zina rushes her and clocks her in the skull with the Siberian Express bicycle kick! Zina lets out an amused laugh as she heads to the back.

Buckingham: That’s two straight weeks Zina has caught Lauren with the Siberian Express and left her laying! If you ask me, Lauren is really going to need to do something next week to get some momentum going into the Symphony of Destruction!

Troy: Well, nonetheless, Zina and Keiko are our winners tonight, triumphing over Lauren Tantalus and Kemi Okoro. Folks, we’ll be right back!
WINNERS VIA PINFALL AT 5:18 – ZINA & KEIKO ISHIDA

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, we see Vulture backstage with his best friend Jason Calysto, his son Chris Duval, and his wife Morgan Day, three of his four partners in tonight’s main event.

Vulture: I know you all understand how important this is. We can’t let these guys gain any momentum. We have an opportunity tonight to deliver Tantalus, Baccaro, and all the rest of their cronies a crushing blow, something that will be a huge setback. After that battle royal two weeks ago, we all need to step up and make sure nothing like that happens tonight.

As Calysto, Duval, and Morgan nod in agreement, PWA International Champion Chase Stone – the fifth member of their team tonight – walks into the room. An awkward silence fills the room for several moments before Vulture extends his hand to the International Champion.

Vulture: Welcome.

Stone shakes Vulture’s hand, and the rest of the room follows suit.

Vulture: Now Chase, I know none of us have really ever seen eye-to-eye with you before, but we have a common enemy tonight. If we want to take these guys down before this situation gets out of control, we all need to work together tonight. Morgan, I know you have a Women’s Championship match to prepare for at Symphony of Destruction, so we all appreciate your being a part of this team tonight. As for the rest of us, I think I can speak for everyone when I say I want to win the Symphony of Destruction, and wounding this faction before they gain more power gives each of us a significantly better chance to get that done. So everyone, let’s talk some strategy and get the job done tonight.

The quintet gets to work the camera fades.

***

Back at ringside, “With You” by Linkin Park hits the speakers and the fans begin cheering loudly at the arrival of Scythe! The Modern-Day Samurai doesn’t appear to be in his usual good mood tonight as he grabs a microphone and enters the ring.

Scythe: Alright, I’ve waited long enough. Don Cerrone, you have cost me a victory for the last time. You say you’re going to be at the Symphony of Destruction in the flesh so that we can settle our score? That’s music to my ears. You say you’ll show up tonight via satellite to talk terms? What are you waiting for?! Let’s do this!

Silence persists for several moments before Sade’s “Smooth Operator” hits and the Standard Sleaze Don Cerrone appears on the Jumbotron.

Cerrone: Ask and you shall receive, daddy-o. The Standard Sleaze Don Cerrone is in the house. Well, my house, that is. But you are correct. I will be in Tokyo on May 21st, and on that night, we can settle our differences… by proxy, that is.

Scythe: Come again?

Cerrone: I’ve reserved one spot in the Symphony of Destruction match. Now, of course, since the Standard Sleaze is no wrestler, that spot will not be for me. Instead, I have reserved a spot in the match for my official representative. Now who is this representative? Let’s just say it’s an old friend. But this is your opportunity for revenge, Scythe. If you cross paths with my representative in the SOD match, then you can take all your frustrations with me out on him. But let me warn you, Scythe. If you’re unlucky enough to cross paths with my official representative, you’re going to find yourself not just out of the SOD, but you’ll find yourself SOL.

Scythe: So that’s it? You’ll be at the Symphony of Destruction, but with an official representative in the match that I may or may not cross paths with? That’s the best you’ve got?

Cerrone: Take it or leave it, daddy-o.

Scythe: Fine. Just make sure your “official representative” lasts long enough in the match to meet up with me. Because Cerrone, believe me, this blade… will CUT… HIM… DOWN!

With that, “With You” replays over the speakers and Scythe stares Cerrone down on the Jumbotron until the image fades and we head to commercial.

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Returning from break, we are taken to the office of PWA creative director Justin Schenck, who is seated at his desk. He is surrounded in his office by PWA Progressive Champion Paul Epton, Asai Moon, Saif al Abbad, Matthew Magellan, Dexter P. Wellington, and Juan Pablo Alvarez.

Schenck: Alright gentlemen, you’re probably wondering why I called you all in here. And don’t worry. Unlike my meeting with Darrin Giles, Dean Nash, and Kris Anthony last week, your jobs are all safe. In fact, I have two announcements to make to you tonight, one of which concerns only two of you, and one of which concerns all six of you.

First, I’d like to announce that, thanks to his pinfall victory over Asai Moon two weeks ago, Matthew Magellan will be receiving a shot at Paul Epton’s Progressive Championship, and that match will take place right here next week on The Rebirth. Good luck to both of you.

As for the announcement that concerns all of you… I’d first like to apologize on behalf of my former associate, that ingrate Markus Krieg. I was very much looking forward to seeing what all of you could do in a six-man tag team match and was quite disappointed Krieg prevented it from happening. So, to make it up to all of you, and to all the fans of the cruiserweight division, I have signed one final match for the Symphony of Destruction pay-per-view. On that night, we will see Paul Epton, Saif al Abbad, and Asai Moon team up to battle Matthew Magellan, Dexter P. Wellington, and Juan Pablo Alvarez in a six-man cruiserweight division tag team exhibition. Good luck to all of you, and I look forward to seeing that match.

There is a fair amount of excited buzzing coming out of Schenck’s office following that announcement as the camera shot fades.

***

Back at ringside, “Welcome Home” by Coheed and Cambria blasts onto the speakers and the crowd roars with approval as the Human Highlight Jon Dulberg and the Hardcore Icon Kerry Cox make their way down the aisle! Dulberg and Cox waste little time entering the ring and awaiting the arrival of their unique competition this evening.

Moments later, “Da Repercussions” by 50 Cent hits the speakers and the fans boo loudly at the arrival of Michael Grieco and Dee Licious.

Troy: Alright folks, we’ve got a rare intergender match taking place here, where it’s a team of two men against a team of a man and a woman. I don’t know what possessed Dee Licious to insist this match be made tonight, but it has.

Buckingham: You know, I’m hoping Grieco can just handle this match on his own and prevent Dee from having to get in there, but even if she has to, I don’t see why she can’t beat either one of these jokers!

Grieco and Dee enter the ring and trash-talk their opponents as we get set for action.

INTERGENDER MATCH:
JON DULBERG & KERRY COX VS. MICHAEL GRIECO & DEE LICIOUS
Referee: Tom Stevens
The bell sounds to kick off this contest, and it’s Dulberg and Grieco that start things off for their respective teams. Dulberg keeps Grieco off base with several stinging kicks to the leg before downing him with a jumping spinning kick! Dulberg goes for the cover, but Grieco immediately powers his way out. When both men pop back up, Grieco downs him with a hard clothesline.

Dulberg is slow to his feet, but when he does rise, Grieco lifts him in position for a gorilla press slam. Dulberg, however, is able to slip out and immediately attempts the Walk-Off, his finisher, but Grieco slips out. Grieco then sprints at Dulberg, but Dulberg ducks under Grieco’s clothesline and, when Grieco turns around, nails him with a thunderous uppercut that staggers Grieco back to the ropes. With that opening, Dulberg tags Kerry Cox into the fray!

Troy: Here comes the Hall of Famer! The Hardcore Icon Kerry Cox is in this match!

Buckingham: I wonder how long it’ll take him to screw this up!

Grieco is still backed up against the ropes as Cox enters the ring. Dee slaps Grieco on the back, tagging herself in, just as Dulberg and Cox double-clothesline Grieco over the top and to the outside! Dulberg sails over the top alongside Grieco, and the two remain on the outside, down, while Cox stays on the inside, the legal man. Dee then enters the ring and referee Tom Stevens acknowledges that she is legal. The crowd buzzes as she enters and stands right in Cox’s face!

Troy: Would you look at this?! Dee Licious is the legal person in the ring for her team, and she’s not backing down!

Buckingham: You know what, Troy? I think she COULD take Kerry Cox! I’m starting to believe!

Dee shouts continued insults at Cox, but the Hardcore Icon insists that he will not touch her. In response, Dee rears back and slaps Cox across the face!

Cox, however, is able to maintain his composure and even crack a smile, again refusing to engage in battle with a woman. In response, Dee slaps Cox across the face again! And then a third time! And then, as she winds up for the fourth slap, Cox can take no more. He catches Dee’s hand, pulls her in close and, to the delight of the crowd, delivers a swift, crushing Coxsucker DDT! The Australian fans count along with Tom Stevens… one, two, three!

Buckingham: How could he do that?! How could Kerry Cox do that?! He just DDT’d a woman!

Troy: The woman was legal in the match and had just slapped him in the face three straight times!

Buckingham: How could he do this to poor, fragile Dee?!

Troy: She’s a two-time Women’s Champion who personally requested this match!

Buckingham: I am horrified!

Troy: Shut up!

The fans cheer loudly as “War Machine” by KISS hits the ring and Kerry Cox celebrates the victory. Moments later, Jon Dulberg enters the ring and celebrates alongside him, raising Cox’s hand. Meanwhile, Grieco gets up and scoops Dee into his arms, carrying her to the back. However, before exiting, Grieco flashes a hateful stare at both Dulberg and Cox as we head to commercial.
WINNERS VIA PINFALL AT 4:08 – JON DULBERG & KERRY COX

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

We return from break to find backstage reporter Scott Cornelius standing by with GI Jew.

Cornelius: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to PWA: The Rebirth. I’m here with GI Jew, who in just a few moments will again team with Evan Black against Solomon and Anthony Failla in a rematch from last week’s show. At the conclusion of that match, which Jew and Black won by count-out, GI Jew crushed Evan Black with the Gore. GI Jew, I have to ask: why?

Jew: Are you seriously asking me why?

Cornelius: Yes, sir. I am seriously asking you why.

Jew: You want to know why? Because I can. And because I felt like it. Any other questions?

Before Cornelius can get out another question, Evan Black walks onto the scene. Jew appears ready for a fight, but Black instead smiles at him and pats him on the shoulder.

Black: Hey partner. Ready for this match?

Jew: Don’t touch me, punk.

Black: Whatever you say, buddy. I’ll see you out there.

Black then walks off, still smiling, headed for the ring. Jew appears perplexed and aggravated.

Jew: What the hell is his problem?

Cornelius: If you have another moment, I still have —

Jew: Cornelius, you better shut your mouth before I shut it for you. Permanently.

GI Jew then walks off, also headed for the ring.

***

Back at ringside, “Hero” by Nas featuring Keri Hilson hits the speakers and Evan Black makes his way out to the ring to a sizeable ovation from the capacity crowd.

Buckingham: What the hell was Evan Black being so nice about, Troy?! GI Jew Gored him practically out of his shoes last week, and he’s coming out here all cordial and nice?! If he’s really that forgiving, he’s not going to get ANYWHERE around here!

Troy: I think Evan Black is doing just fine for himself, Randall.

Buckingham: He’s a pushover, Troy! His attitude towards GI Jew moments ago confirmed it!

Troy: If he were a pushover, why would he have willingly taken on Solomon?!

Buckingham: Solomon declared war on him. He had no choice. He made a rash decision kicking Solomon in the face a few weeks ago and there was no turning back from that. But I guess he wants to try to cultivate GI Jew as an ally, so he’s letting the Gore last week go. To me, it’s a terrible decision, because you never want to give a signal to the rest of the locker room that you can be attacked without fear of a receipt.

Moments later, “War is the Answer” by Five Finger Death Punch blares onto the speakers and a mixed reaction meets GI Jew as he rides his Chopper out to ringside. Jew parks the Chopper and enters the ring, standing face to face with Black, who again greets him with a smile.

With that, “Better Think Again” by Submersed hits the speakers and Anthony Failla emerges from behind the curtain. Failla is greeted mostly by boos, though there are a few stray cheers that can be heard. Nonetheless, Failla ignores the crowd completely as he enters the ring, staring a hole through his opposition.

Finally, “Hear Me” by Darkseed blasts onto the speakers and the Alaskan Monster stalks his way out to the ring, carrying a baseball bat.

Troy: My God! What is Solomon doing with a baseball bat?!

Buckingham: I don’t know, Troy, but I can’t imagine it’s good news for anyone in that ring.

Solomon enters the ring and starts swinging the bat vengefully at both Jew and Black, before referee Jose Soares grabs the bat away from him and hurls it out of the ring. Solomon then begins stalking Soares, who quickly rings the bell, hoping that will deflect Solomon’s attention.

GI JEW & EVAN BLACK VS. SOLOMON & ANTHONY FAILLA
Referee: Jose Soares
While the sounding of the bell doesn’t immediately break Solomon’s concentration, it does lead to Evan Black rushing the Alaskan Monster and nailing him with a dropkick! Solomon doesn’t go down, however, and when Black pops back to his feet, Solomon pie-faces him, shoving him back down to the mat. Then, Solomon turns around and clobbers his partner Failla with a thunderous big boot, knocking him off the apron!

Troy: Did you see that?! It looks like Solomon just gave Failla some payback for abandoning him last week!

Buckingham: Good!

Troy: But Failla last week was only giving Solomon a taste of what he did two weeks earlier!

Buckingham: There’s a big difference between walking out on a team of five and walking out on a team of two, Troy.

Solomon turns his attention back to Black, grabbing him by the throat and heaving him across the ring! He then moves in after him and begins stomping him into oblivion. However, before he gets too far in this endeavor, Anthony Failla enters the ring and immediately clotheslines Solomon to the mat! Referee Jose Soares tries to maintain order, but Solomon gets back up and starts lunging at Failla!

 The two behemoths battle it out in the ring before Evan Black interjects, trying to get at Solomon. This only serves to annoy Failla, who nails Black with a right hand, flooring him. This brings GI Jew into the ring, who takes the fight to Failla! Before long, Jew and Black are doing battle with Solomon and Failla in the ring, with none of the four men even pretending to listen to anything the referee has to say! Finally, Soares throws his hands in the air and calls for the bell, ending the match in a double disqualification, but even that is ignored by the four men in the ring!

Troy: It is absolute mayhem in that ring right now!

Buckingham: These guys wanna fight, and I say let ‘em!
WINNERS AT 3:28 – DOUBLE DISQUALIFICATION

Solomon and Failla get the better of Jew and Black early, but the smaller, quicker Jew and Black are ultimately able to back Solomon and Failla to the ropes and clothesline them both over the top and to the outside! The fans cheer this thunderously, and Jew and Black celebrate inside the ring while Solomon and Failla resume battling each other on the outside.

Officials now pour out from the back to separate Solomon and Failla, while in the ring Black again extends his hand to Jew. GI Jew shakes his head at Evan Black but ultimately does shake his hand. Jew then turns around, looking to Gore Black just as he did last week, but this time, Black surprises him, blasting Jew in the face with a superkick! The fans cheer this wildly as “Hero” replays and Black looks up, smiles, and shrugs before exiting the ring.

Troy: It looks like Evan Black has gotten himself even with GI Jew!

Buckingham: I take back what I said earlier, Troy! He is NOT a pushover! He waited for his time to strike, and he struck! Good for him!

Troy: Folks, we’ll be right back!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, we are treated to a lengthy video package set to Juvenile’s “I Got That Fire,” showing numerous highlights from the illustrious career of the five-time PWA World Heavyweight Champion Jaguar. As the video concludes, a message appears on the screen reading: “Jaguar Returns – Symphony of Destruction, 5/21/11.”

***

Back to live action, we are in the dressing room of Paul Dawkins and Renegade, who don’t appear to be in great moods. As they sit there, Jaguar walks over and enters the dressing room.

Jaguar: Renegade! P-Dawk! How’s my favorite tag team doing tonight?

Dawkins: We’re fine.

Renegade: Yeah, we’re aight.

Jaguar: I don’t know if I’m buying that. You’re worried about the title match tonight, right? About losing your opportunity?

Renegade: Hard not to be.

Dawkins: If Crowley and Showtime win tonight, we’re out of luck. We’ll still get Texas Justice at the SOD, but it won’t be for the titles. And even if we do get our shot in Tokyo, are we gonna be able to get the job done?

Jaguar: What are you talking about?

Renegade: C’mon Jag. You saw last week. I got my ass schooled by Maddox Tate. There was nothing Paul could do to stop them. I don’t want to go out there and get embarrassed.

Dawkins: To be honest, we’re starting to wonder if we’re even good enough to be champions anymore.

Renegade: You know, we’ve been thinking. Maybe this should be our last match teaming up if we don’t get the job done.

Jaguar: I can’t believe what I’m hearing from y’all. You know what you guys are? You’re the best damn tag team on the roster. And I’m not just saying that. Your confidence has taken a hit. That’s ok. It happens to the best of us. What you guys need to do is make a statement, do something to get your confidence back. That’s all you need. You get that confidence back, you’re gonna beat those jackasses at the SOD. Now back to the reason I came in here in the first place… I’m gonna head out to watch this tag title match on one of the monitors. Wanna join?

Renegade: Let’s do it.

With that, Jaguar, Dawkins, and Renegade exit the room.

***

The camera shifts to another portion of the backstage area, where backstage reporter Traci Reed is standing by with the PWA World Heavyweight Champion Dan Crowley and Showtime Damon Savage.

Traci: Ladies and gentlemen, we are just moments away. Dan Crowley and Showtime Damon Savage, just 11 days before they clash for the PWA Championship, are about to challenge Texas Justice for the PWA Tag Team Championship. Gentlemen, how will you co-exist tonight knowing the magnitude of your match against each other in less than two weeks?

Crowley: Quite easily, Traci. Believe me, Showtime and I are both incredibly cognizant of what’s at stake in 11 days. But tonight, we’re just going out there to have some fun. We have managed to maintain a friendship despite our individual ambitions to become PWA Champion. At Symphony of Destruction, we’ll have to push that to the side for one night. But for tonight, we’re not thinking about Symphony of Destruction. We’re just thinking about having some fun, beating Texas Justice, and becoming the new PWA Tag Team Champions.

Showtime: Couldn’t have said it better myself, Dan. Showtime and Dan Crowley are gonna hit that ring and deliver a Texas-sized ass whoopin’ to Texas Justice, and we are leaving Sydney tonight the new Tag Team Champions!

Crowley: Damn right!

Showtime: And the best part about it is that, like all good friends, we’re gonna be sharing. For the next 11 days, Crowley’s gonna have two title belts. And then after that, Showtime will be the double champion.

Crowley: Is that so?

Showtime: Oh you know it is, homey. You know it is.

The two then engage in a smirk-filled quasi-staredown, and we can’t quite tell if it’s serious or in jest.

Traci: Victor, Randall, back to you guys!

Troy: Alright folks, don’t move a muscle! Showtime Damon Savage and Dan Crowley challenge Texas Justice for the Tag Team Championship right after this!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, “No Country for Young Men” by Ice Cube thumps onto the speakers and the fans begin cheering thunderously for Showtime Damon Savage!

Troy: Could we be looking at the next PWA World Heavyweight Champion? And more imminently, could we be looking at one half of the next PWA Tag Team Champions?

Buckingham: I just don’t know how they’re going to co-exist tonight, Troy. The PWA Championship means too much to both of them. I can’t imagine either of them is focused on the task at hand tonight.

As Showtime readies himself in the ring, “Judas Rising” by Judas Priest hits the speakers and the fans cheer even louder for the arrival of the PWA World Heavyweight Champion Dan Crowley!

Crowley takes his time heading to the ring, soaking in the adulation of the Australian crowd, before entering and shaking the hand of his partner.

Moments later, “Mouth For War” by Pantera hits the speakers and the fans begin booing loudly as Texas Justice members Maddox Tate and Pitbull make their way to the ring. The PWA Tag Team Champions don’t seem to mind the poor reception in the least as they enter the ring and hand the championship belts off to referee Matt Hansen. The four men stare each other down in the center of the ring as Lee Palmer begins the ring introductions.

Palmer: Ladies and gentlemen, this next contest, scheduled for one fall, is for the PWA Tag Team Championship!

Introducing first, the challengers, at a total combined weight of 467 pounds, the team of SHHHHHOOOOOWWWTIIIIIIIIIIIIIME DAAAAMONNNNNNN SAAAAAAAAVAAAAAAGE and DANNNNNNNNNN CROWWWWWWWLEEEEEEEY!

And their opponents, at a total combined weight of 440 pounds, they are the reigning PWA Tag Team Champions, the team of MADDDDDOXXX TATE and PIIIIIITBULLLLLL… TEXAAAAAAAS JUUUUUUUSTIIIICE!

PWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
TEXAS JUSTICE (champions) VS. PWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION DAN CROWLEY & SHOWTIME DAMON SAVAGE (challengers)
Referee: Matt Hansen
The match begins with Dan Crowley and Maddox Tate locking up in the center of the ring, and it is Tate that establishes the initial advantage in the contest, booting Crowley right in his broken ribs, causing him to howl out in pain. Tate whips the PWA Champion against the ropes and crushes him down with a thunderous spinebuster as he returns. Tate covers… one, two, and Crowley gets a shoulder up. He then follows up the pin attempt with repeated knees to the small of the rib area, putting Crowley through a good deal of pain.

Buckingham: This is a really intelligent strategy, Troy. Texas Justice has no intention of going easy on Crowley here. They saw the match between Crowley and Failla two weeks ago. They know Crowley has a few broken ribs, and Maddox Tate is going right after them.

Troy: Crowley really needs to make a tag and get Showtime into this contest. Tate is picking him apart!

With the champion somewhat incapacitated, Tate tags Pitbull into the match, who immediately hits the ring and keeps Crowley grounded with a series of hard elbow drops. Crowley gets up to a knee, giving Pitbull an opening to bounce off the ropes and attempt a dropkick… but Crowley is able to move out of the way! Pitbull gets back to his feet, but Crowley is there to nail him with a thunderous uppercut! Crowley covers… one, two, and Pitbull kicks out!

Troy: That was pretty close, Randall! We almost had new Tag Team Champions!

Buckingham: Well, close doesn’t count, thankfully. Texas Justice is still very much in this thing.

Crowley lifts Pitbull off the mat and whips him into the corner, tagging Showtime into the match as he does so. Crowley then remains in the ring as Showtime enters, perches Pitbull on the top turnbuckle, climbs up after him, and flips him off the top with a hurricanrana, after which Crowley catches Pitbull and spikes him down with a thunderous powerbomb! Savage goes for the cover and Tate enters to break up the count… one, Crowley cuts off Tate, two, thr-NO! Pitbull just gets a shoulder up!

Buckingham: I think my heart just stopped!

Troy: Now THAT was close! STILL think Texas Justice is very much in this thing?

Buckingham: Pitbull needs to tag out and fast, Troy!

Crowley and Tate exit the ring and Showtime begins stalking Pitbull, looking for It’s Showtime, his cobra clutch bomb finisher. Finally, Pitbull gets to his feet and Showtime grabs him for the move, but Pitbull slips out, flipping Showtime over his back to create the escape. Pitbull then begins darting for the corner, but Savage pops right back up to prevent him from making the tag.

Pitbull gets close to the corner before Showtime grabs hold of him, preventing him from making that last step forward. Pitbull lunges out, trying to make the tag, just as Showtime grabs him back and downs him with a furious back cracker! However, unbeknownst to Showtime, the tag was in fact made to Maddox Tate, who enters the ring, kicking Showtime in the face with enough force that he turns around and crashes into Crowley on the apron! The two crack heads, knocking Crowley off the apron, and Showtime stumbles forward, allowing Tate to roll him up, with a handful of trunks for good measure! One, two, three!

Troy: What?! Texas Justice has won this thing!

Buckingham: Yes! Justice has been served, Texas-style! Maddox Tate and Pitbull are still champions!

The fans boo loudly as “Mouth For War” replays and Texas Justice is announced the winner. Crowley remains downed on the outside of the ring, clutching his broken ribs and growling through clenched teeth. At length, Crowley gets back to his feet and is joined by a pissed-off Damon Savage on the arena floor. While the champions revel in their successful defense, Showtime and a wincing-in-pain Crowley exit in tandem, though their body language indicates neither is pleased with the other for their part in the outcome of this match.
WINNERS VIA PINFALL AT 7:16 AND STILL TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS – TEXAS JUSTICE

Moments later, as Maddox Tate and Pitbull are still celebrating in the ring, Paul Dawkins and Renegade rush down the aisle and head into the ring, taking the fight right to the champions!

Buckingham: What the hell do these jokers think they’re doing?!

Troy: They’re giving the champions a taste of their own medicine! And it’s working!

Indeed, Dawkins and Renegade establish the upper hand over Texas Justice, pounding them to the ropes before delivering them stereo clotheslines over the top rope, ridding the ring of them! With that, the fans cheer wildly as “You Don’t Know” by Eminem and 50 Cent hits and Dawkins and Renegade stand tall in the ring!

The camera then briefly pans to the backstage area, where Jaguar is watching the scene unfold on a monitor, applauding with a smile on his face. Back at ringside, Tate and Pitbull stand frustrated on the outside of the ring, reluctant to re-enter as Dawkins and Renegade control the squared circle.

***

As the camera fades, we are taken to an exterior shot of the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Standing in the center of the empty arena floor is the man we now know as Rich Revis, continuing his journey through his PWA career.

Revis:  This is where everything got out of hand. This is where I lost myself, where I willingly handed over my identity to Vulture and Greg Tantalus. I started wrestling because it was my dream. I joined my best friend Dan Crowley and took the tag team division by storm, only for us to give that away for “strength in numbers.” It made sense at the time. Here were two of the PWA’s top players. We looked up to them. We wanted what they had and while the “S” in SIN stood for strength, we also saw the safety they would bring us. But it was all business. I thought I enjoyed it. I bought into the philosophy. But it stripped me of my personality, and I never recovered. Until now. I’m coming back to the PWA to be my own man. To enjoy what I love doing for a living. I don’t want an army. I don’t want strength in numbers. I want strength in my convictions, strength in myself, and the strength that comes from thousands of fans screaming your name. The last time, I did this for others… for business. This time, I wrestle for fun. I wrestle because I love it. This time, I wrestle for Rich Revis.

The camera begins to pan out as Fabolous’ “Body Ya” plays in the background and a logo appears on the screen: “Rich Revis – Coming Soon.” With that, we head to commercial.

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, Matthew Magellan is in the backstage area talking to his bodyguard Briggs.

Magellan: I’ll tell ya Briggsy, it’s gonna be great getting to call myself a champion. One more week of waiting and I’ll finally be able to take Epton down and become the NEW PWA Progressive Champion. Honest opinion: should I carry the title belt over my shoulder or wear it around my waist?

Just then, Jade walks past the pair. She doesn’t notice them at first, but starting speeding up her walk as she does. Magellan, however, notices her walking by and shouts her name. Sighing, Jade stops and turns to him.

Jade: What do you want now, Magellan?

Magellan: I need your opinion.

Jade: On what?

Magellan: After I beat Paul Epton for the Progressive Championship next week, should I wear the belt over my shoulder or wear it around my waist? And should I wear anything BUT that title the next time we see each other?

Jade responds by giggling.

Magellan: Don’t be bashful. Your desire for me is perfectly natural.

Jade: No no. God no. That’s not why I was laughing.

Magellan: Then why?

Jade: You really think you’re gonna win that title?

Magellan: Of course I do. Don’t you?

Jade: (chuckling) Nah. Can’t say that I do.

Magellan: I’m hurt!

Jade: Sorry. You’re just not championship material to me.

Magellan: Ouch! Care to make a wager on that?

Jade: (chuckling) I don’t think so. I don’t feel like playing games. Sorry, Magellan.

Magellan: I’d make it worth your while.

Jade: The only way it’d be worth my while is if you agreed to never, ever bother me again if you don’t win the championship next week.

Magellan: Deal.

Jade: And if you win?

Magellan: If I win, you agree to become my manager.

Jade: Are you serious? What about Briggs?

Magellan: Briggs is my bodyguard. There is room for both. What do you say?

Jade mulls it over for several moments before responding.

Jade: You know what? Fine. You’re not gonna win anyway. You’re on. But if you win, we make it effective when we come back from summer break. I’d need about six weeks to stop vomiting.

Magellan: Excellent. I look forward to working with you.

Jade: And I look forward to never being bothered by you again.

The two then exit in opposite directions. Magellan excitedly smirks at Briggs as they walk away.

Magellan: What a night!

***

Back at ringside, “Spitfire” by The Prodigy is blaring over the speakers and Dynamite Dean Nash is getting settled in the ring. Kris Anthony and Darrin Giles are already in the ring, ready for action.

Troy: Alright folks, only one of these three men is going to see his tenure in the PWA continue past Symphony of Destruction. This match will be contested under triangle elimination match rules, with the winner earning a berth in the SOD match and a contract renewal through the end of the season, and the losers going home with the knowledge that the clock is about to run out on their PWA careers.

TRIANGLE ELIMINATION MATCH – WINNER KEEPS HIS JOB:
DARRIN GILES VS. DYNAMITE DEAN NASH VS. KRIS ANTHONY
Referee: Dan Martin
The bell sounds to kick this one off and Giles and Anthony immediately begin double-teaming Nash, knocking him down and attacking him with a bevy of stomps. After stomping away on Nash for several moments, Anthony stops to high-five Giles. Giles obliges, but then immediately destroys Anthony with a spin-out powerbomb! Giles covers… one, two, three!

Buckingham: Goodbye and good riddance, Kris Anthony!

Troy: Giles scores the elimination on Kris Anthony, which means Anthony’s run in the PWA has come to a close! Now it’s just down to Giles and Dean Nash!

Giles is immediately greeted by a big dropkick from Nash as he rises, followed by a hurricanrana! With Giles down, Nash heads up to the top rope, perhaps looking for his diving legdrop. However, as he gets up there, he is momentarily distracted by The Omega, who emerges from behind the curtain. Nash takes his eye off the ball for just a second, which allows Giles to leap up to the top rope and absolutely destroy Nash with a release belly-to-belly suplex! Nash hits the mat hard, but Giles immediately climbs back to the top rope and utterly destroys him with his top-rope big splash! Giles covers… one, two, three!

Troy: Giles wins! Darrin Giles’ career will continue on!

Buckingham: Nash allowed The Omega’s presence to distract him for just a second, and that’s all the opening Giles needed to take this win! So goodbye, Dean Nash! Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!

As “Control” by Earshot blares over the speakers, Giles pumps his fist and screams out, relieved his PWA career has not come to an end.
WINNER AT 3:12 – DARRIN GILES

As Giles continues the celebration, The Omega walks down the aisle and into the ring before giving Giles a hug and raising his hand. The Omega then grabs a microphone.

Omega: Ladies and gentlemen, I am thrilled to announce that the search is finally over. Allow me to introduce you to the newest member of Synergy… Darrin Giles!

The fans boo the announcement as “More Human Than Human” by White Zombie blares over the speakers and The Omega and Darrin Giles celebrate in the ring.

Troy: How about that? The Omega has made his decision! Omega and Giles are the new Synergy!

Buckingham: Hey, you know what? I don’t dislike this decision. Giles I’m sure has a new lease on life after narrowly averting termination. Maybe this is the fire he needs to get back to the top. Darrin Giles, welcome to Synergy.

Troy: We’ll be back right after this! Don’t move a muscle!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, we are ringside with our commentators, Victor Troy and Randall Buckingham.

Troy: Alright ladies and gentlemen, we’re back and we’re just moments away from tonight’s main event, a 10-person mixed tag team match pitting Greg Tantalus, Jackie Baccaro, Markus Krieg, John Wolfe, and Alexis Duval against Vulture, Jason Calysto, Chris Duval, the International Champion Chase Stone, and Morgan Day. But in the meantime, let’s take a minute to talk about the Symphony of Destruction, which will emanate from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, May 21st and air live on pay-per-view!

In the background, Pop Evil’s “Last Man Standing,” the official Symphony of Destruction theme song, begins to play.

Buckingham: I really can’t wait for this one, Troy.

Troy: Me neither. The event will of course be highlighted by the Symphony of Destruction match itself, in which 30 men will compete for the right to challenge for the PWA World Heavyweight Championship at Everlasting Epic VII. Each man will randomly draw a number from 1 to 30, with the men who draw 1 and 2 starting the match and a new man entering the ring every two minutes thereafter until all 30 have entered. Elimination can be scored via pinfall or submission only, and the match will continue until just one man remains.

As of last week, we knew the names of 23 of the participants in this match. To review, they are: Jaguar, Jason Calysto, Solomon, Anthony Failla, Scythe, Vulture, Greg Tantalus, Jackie Baccaro, John Wolfe, Markus Krieg, Michael Grieco, GI Jew, Evan Black, the PWA International Champion Chase Stone, Jon Dulberg, Dexter P. Wellington, Chris Duval, Matthew Magellan, Briggs, the PWA Progressive Champion Paul Epton, Asai Moon, Juan Pablo Alvarez, and Kerry Cox. Tonight, we learned that two other individuals have been added to the bout, in the form of the Standard Sleaze Don Cerrone’s official representative, and Darrin Giles, who just defeated Dean Nash and Kris Anthony to earn both this spot and a contract extension. We can also announce that The Omega and Saif al Abbad have been added to the match, bringing the count up to 27 of the 30 participants announced, and Randall, this list is looking tremendous!

Buckingham: I’m pumped, Troy!

Troy: Of course, the pay-per-view extravaganza will feature so much more than just the SOD match. The PWA World Heavyweight Championship will be up for grabs as Dan Crowley defends the gold against Showtime Damon Savage!

Buckingham: Chase Stone will defend the PWA International Championship against Markus Krieg!

Troy: In a triangle elimination match, Zina defends the PWA Women’s Championship against both Morgan Day and Lauren Tantalus!

Buckingham: Texas Justice defends the PWA Tag Team Championship against Paul Dawkins and Renegade!

Troy: Announced earlier this evening, the team of PWA Progressive Champion Paul Epton, Saif al Abbad, and Asai Moon will meet Matthew Magellan, Dexter P. Wellington, and Juan Pablo Alvarez in a six-man tag team cruiserweight division exhibition!

Buckingham: And Vulture and Chris Duval will team up to take on the team of Jackie Baccaro and John Wolfe!

Troy: Indeed they will, and we’re about to get a little preview of that match right now! Let’s head to ringside!

***

With that, “Hey You” by Simon Says blares onto the speakers and the fans begin booing loudly at the arrival of Greg Tantalus, Jackie Baccaro, Markus Krieg, John Wolfe, and Alexis Duval. Tantalus leads his troops into battle, taking them into the ring as we prepare for our 10-person mixed tag team main event. Once they all enter, Baccaro retreats to the corner for his pre-match prayer while the rest of the crew stands behind Tantalus, who outstretches his arms for another round of jeers from the Australian crowd.

Troy: Folks, our main event is just moments away! We’ll be right back!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, the Sydney crowd is electric as “F*ckin’ in the Bushes” by Oasis is blaring over the speakers and The Iceman Jason Calysto is halfway down the aisle, ready to join PWA International Champion Chase Stone at the foot of the ring. Upon reaching Stone, “Falling From the Sky” by VAST hits and the fans begin cheering wildly as Vulture, Morgan Day, and Chris Duval emerge from behind the curtain and start down the aisle! When they meet Stone and Calysto, the five look at each other, nod in unison, and slide into the ring!

Troy: Here we go!

Buckingham: This should be something!

10-PERSON MIXED TAG TEAM MATCH:
VULTURE, JASON CALYSTO, CHRIS DUVAL, CHASE STONE, AND MORGAN DAY VS. GREG TANTALUS, JACKIE BACCARO, MARKUS KRIEG, JOHN WOLFE, AND ALEXIS DUVAL
Referee: Tom Stevens
As soon as the bell sounds, utter chaos breaks out in the ring, with all 10 individuals going at each other hard amid the rabid cheers of the capacity crowd!

When the smoke begins to clear, we can see Vulture slugging it out with Baccaro, Duval battling Wolfe, Calysto combating Tantalus, Stone and Krieg duking it out, and Morgan and Alexis engaged in battle. Little by little, all the pairs of combatants begin tumbling out of the ring, until just Wolfe and Chris Duval remain.

Wolfe gains the early advantage, taking Chris down and stomping away on him viciously. He whips him against the ropes and nails him with a hard clothesline upon his return. Seeing Baccaro anxious for the tag, Wolfe tags Jackie in, who immediately goes to work on Duval.

Buckingham: How badly do you think Baccaro wants at Chris Duval right now?

Troy: Well, he’s got him now. Let’s see what he does with him.

Baccaro controls the entire pace and tempo of the exchange with Duval, not allowing him even an instant to recover. Baccaro whips Duval into the corner and follows him, looking for a clothesline, but Duval moves out of the way. However, in one fell swoop, Baccaro keeps moving, leaps to the top rope, springboards off, spins in mid-air, and destroys Duval with a thunderous flying clothesline! Baccaro covers… one, two, and Duval kicks out.

Smugly, Baccaro shouts insults at his former mentee before instructing him to tag in his father. Ultimately, Chris does just that, tagging Vulture into the match to a roaring ovation! Vulture storms into the ring in a hurry and immediately tackles Baccaro to the mat!

Troy: Vulture has come into this match on fire! You think Baccaro is regretting asking Duval to make that tag?

Buckingham: At this moment, I’d say so!

Vulture bludgeons Baccaro with repeated lefts and rights, pounding away on him furiously! Finally, Baccaro is able to get back to his feet, but retreats to the corner, where Vulture continues to pound on him! Meanwhile, in Baccaro’s corner, Alexis is within reach, screaming for the tag, which would force Vulture out of the ring and bring Morgan into it, but Baccaro ignores her. Instead, Baccaro is able to reverse the momentum, sending Vulture into the corner instead. Vulture tries to charge out of it, but Baccaro counters with a thunderous clothesline that takes Vulture off his feet. Seeing the opening, Baccaro makes the tag – not to Alexis, but to Greg Tantalus.

Tantalus wastes little time entering the ring, nailing Vulture with repeated elbow drops to the midsection before mounting him and nailing him with a series of lefts and rights. Vulture slowly gets to his feet, but Tantalus is measuring him for a high knee. When Vulture rises, Tantalus rushes in on him with the high knee, but Vulture is able to catch him and counter it into a thunderous Chill Factor spinebuster! Then, Vulture makes the quick tag to Jason Calysto, who rushes into the ring to a huge ovation and immediately tries to slap on the Crossface!

Troy: Crossface! Crossface! Calysto is trying to end this match right here!

Tantalus realizes this and immediately crawls to the ropes, grabbing onto the bottom rope to force the hold to be broken. Then, taking no chances, Tantalus reaches out and tags Markus Krieg into the match.

Krieg and Calysto stare each other down for a few moments before The Iceman opts to make the first move, attempting a kick, which Krieg catches. However, Calysto leaps up with the other foot and nails Krieg with an enziguri! Sensing the momentum headed in his direction, Calysto hits off the ropes and tries to down Krieg with a spinning heel kick… but Krieg catches him and crushes him down with a thunderous slam! Calysto lands near the corner, so Chase Stone reaches out and tags himself into the match.

Troy: Looks like we’re about to have a little Symphony of Destruction preview right here! The International Champion Chase Stone and Markus Krieg are about to do battle!

Buckingham: I’m interested to see how horribly outmatched Stone is here.

Stone walks right up to Krieg, swings up, and slaps him across the face! Suddenly, the normally stoic Krieg erupts into a fury, pounding away on Stone with repeated clubbing blows before heaving him to the mat and choking him! Krieg lets up at the referee’s count of four, but proceeds to whip him into the corner and crush him with a thunderous clothesline.

Krieg then moves back to his own corner, where Alexis Duval is still begging for a tag. Krieg is about to do it, but Baccaro shakes his head no, before telling Alexis to shut her mouth. Suddenly, Wolfe asks for the tag and Krieg obliges. Wolfe enters the ring, whips Stone against the ropes, and crushes him with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker as he returns. Then, he bounces off the opposite ropes and “accidentally” knocks Morgan Day off the ring apron!

Troy: Oh come on! That was uncalled for!

Vulture has to be restrained from entering the ring and Wolfe mockingly apologizes. He then moves back to his own corner and tags in Alexis, which forces Stone to exit and Morgan to enter. Baccaro flashes Wolfe a dirty look as he stands back onto the apron and Wolfe shrugs innocently, asking Baccaro what he did wrong. Baccaro sighs and tells Wolfe not to worry about it as Alexis enters the fray, waiting on Morgan to get into the ring.

Still hurting from the fall, Morgan enters the ring and Alexis pounces on her immediately, taking her down to the mat and working over her with a side headlock. Morgan tries to battle back to a vertical base, but Alexis keeps the hold cinched in tightly. Finally, Morgan fights to a standing position and attempts to back body drop her way out of the hold, but Alexis slips out and instead downs Morgan with a ferocious bulldog!

Baccaro screams at Alexis to cover Morgan, but Alexis has other ideas. She climbs to the top rope, waiting for Morgan to get to her feet. Then, when Morgan rises, Alexis leaps off, looking for a front dropkick… but Morgan catches Alexis’ legs in mid-air, crushes Alexis down to the mat, and immediately ties her into the Sharpshooter! Alexis holds out for as long as she can — an interval that amounts to mere seconds — before tapping out!

Troy: That’s it! It’s over! Morgan Day has forced Alexis Duval to submit, and Tantalus’ bunch comes up with the short end of the stick!

Buckingham: Nice going, Alexis! Wolfe should have listened to Baccaro and not tagged her in!

The fans cheer wildly as “Dead Promises” hits and Morgan exits the ring to celebrate the victory with Vulture, Calysto, Chris Duval, and Stone on the outside. The camera cuts to Baccaro on the ring apron, who appears to be incredibly embarrassed.
WINNERS VIA SUBMISSION AT 11:59 – VULTURE, JASON CALYSTO, CHRIS DUVAL, CHASE STONE, AND MORGAN DAY

As Morgan and her partners continue to celebrate on the arena floor, Baccaro joins Tantalus, Krieg, and Wolfe in the ring. Wolfe is making an attempt to console Alexis as she gets to her feet, while Tantalus kicks the turnbuckle in frustration and Krieg stands stoically in the corner. When Baccaro enters the ring, however, the situation gets a lot worse for Alexis. Shoving past Wolfe, Baccaro gets in Alexis’ face and begins screaming at her that she let the whole team down and is an embarrassment to all of them. Tears begin to well in Alexis’ eyes as Baccaro, who is not miked, very audibly tells her that she should be ashamed of herself and has proven herself to be the weak link of the group.

Seeing what’s going on, Vulture and Chris Duval lead the charge back into the ring, and Calysto and Stone follow. The eight men pick up right where they left off, brawling furiously in the center of the ring as Alexis quickly slips out of it. She notices that Morgan has not re-entered the ring and makes eye contact with her as Morgan heads to the back. Morgan very clearly shakes her head at Alexis and tells her to wake up before exiting. The camera then shifts back to the ring, where the eight men continue to brawl even as officials start to fill the ring to break them up.

Troy: What an absolutely chaotic way to end our broadcast tonight! Folks, we’re out of time! We’ll see you next week! Goodnight everybody!


-- END SHOW --


Pre-Show Dark Matches:
1. Fenix Clarke def. The Omega via pinfall at 4:13 with the Black Tear Fall. (Referee: Dan Martin)
2. Saif al Abbad & Asai Moon def. Dexter P. Wellington & Juan Pablo Alvarez. Asai pinned Alvarez after the Black Tiger Driver at 5:22. (Referee: Jose Soares)
3. Paul Dawkins & Renegade def. Matthew Magellan & Briggs at 5:12. Dawkins pinned Magellan after the MOAB. (Referee: Matt Hansen)