6CWF PRESENTS AGAINST THE WALL RESULTS - Saturday July 22nd 2023

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:15 am

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*We go live on air from inside the packed out AO Arena in Manchester. Jeff Thadeus and RJ welcome us to the show and give us a tour of the ringside area and the unique stage that has been erected. They talk through the match card and hype up the sixth edition of “Against the Wall”. The ring ropes are gold and black whilst the canvass is a gleaming white, “Against the Wall” is adorned on all of the ring aprons whilst “We made it” roars through the sound system.

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by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:17 am

*Backstage and Jack Reynolds is on hand to show us around. We get clips of JJ Johnson and Acer arriving earlier in the day, dispelling rumours that Acer wouldn’t be here. Reynolds then shows us the teams of private security that have been hired for the event because there are so many combustible elements. Reynolds then shows us the separate sections of the arena that have been designated in order to keep Blue Dragon/Geoff Steel apart as well as Clarke James/Acer and of course Marty Helms/Tyler Roth. Reynolds tells us there is a very unnerving atmosphere backstage

*We see Scott Harris and O’Callaghan preparing for the upcoming “Road to Royalty” semi final match. We get highlights of their quarter final victories before O’Callaghan is standing by with Timothy Allen. OC is his usual brash self. He pays homage to Harris’ skills “but he just don’t measure up, baby”. OC is promising to take Harris back to school tonight and remind the world exactly why he is the “Gold Standard” in 6CWF.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:18 am

Bout 1
Road to Royalty (Semi-Final)
O’Callaghan vs Scott Harris

ding ding

Michael Bird: Ladies and gentlemen the following contest is a semi final match in the Road to Royalty tournament….with a thirty minute time limit!

*Huge roar from the crowd

RJ: Starting this historic night off with a bang…

JT: The atmosphere here in Manchester is beyond anything I can remember in a long, long time…...the teams of security we have seen arrive, you can just feel the energy pulsating through this whole building…

RJ: Acer has arrived….JJ Johnson is here….Clarke James yet to arrive but is imminent…..we’ve got sections set up for Blue Dragon and Geoff Steel….Tyler Roth and Marty Helms….the intensity in the back is unbelievable….I have been present at so many history making events but I’m not sure anything beats the feeling in the air tonight….

JT: And we are kicking off this night with the first semi final in the Road to Royalty tournament…..that’s right, folks, we have so much more to look forward tonight including crowning a brand new “King” of 6CWF….

“Run this town” is screaming through the speakers as the sell-out crowd rise to their feet and begin to hum along with the tune playing out. Golden pyros explode across the front of the stage before a figure appears through the plume of smoke.

RJ: Just listen to this noise here in Manchester for the “Golden One”….O’Callaghan has arrived…

JT: Returned last month at “From the Ashes” and immediately made his intentions known, to climb to the mountain top…..since then he has navigated his way first the two rounds of this competition….knocking off Daniel Reilly and Rex Adamson on his way to the semi-finals…

RJ: O’Callaghan stands on the cusp….two victories away from becoming “King” and booking a world championship shot at Beachfront Brawl…

JT: One of the best technical wrestlers the game has ever seen….OC has long been predicted for a world championship but as of yet he has yet to fulfil his massive potential….

RJ: Tonight could be the night...despite his extremely arrogant persona and his exuberant self-confidence, these fans love him…

JT: Because he backs it up….

O’Callaghan is dressed in a purple fur coat and matching boots. He whips off his sunglasses and smiles as he listens to the crowd singing his theme music before making his way down the elaborate stage into the aisleway. He laughs at the chants from the audience and he conducts them in their singing before climbing up into the ring. He removes his jacket and performs some last minute stretches….

RJ: But as good as O’Callaghan is, his opponent is just about a match in every department….we are starting tonight with the potential of a technical masterpiece…

JT: This has been flying under the radar because of the stacked card but we could be looking at a wrestling clinic to kick off this show…

“Figure it out” hits the airwaves and is met by even more cheers from the audience. Scott Harris marches out onto the stage and he pulls down his hood before raising his arms as more pyros explode up into the air. He nods his head in time to the music and then makes his way down to the ring….

RJ: O’Callaghan claims to be the uncrowned king, the best to never win a world title….but what about Scott Harris?

JT: What indeed….Scott Harris, the greatest product of the 6CW development territory, was always destined to be a megastar….but injuries and a stalling career have seemingly stopped that from ever becoming a reality…

RJ: Until now, perhaps? Harris has returned to 6CWF and he seems more focused and more determined than I have ever seen him…..he got a bye into the quarter finals due to a Clarke James no show before handing the undefeated Cassidy his first loss….

JT: Harris’ only true loss since he returned was a highly controversial one against Eddy Kent at “From the Ashes”….Harris has all the tools to be a main event player in this company, but that starts by proving his worth against another man desperate to climb the mountain…

RJ: Two of the best….very different attitudes and personas….but their skills are very evenly matched….

JT: But only one of them can advance to the “Final” of this tournament…

Harris unzips his hoody and climbs up into the ring. O’Callaghan is looking at him and grinning as the crowd are split. There is an incredible moment where half of the fans are chanting “Needs more Harris” whilst the other half are humming “Run this town”. Harris and OC are looking all around and then they nod their heads as the bell sounds…

RJ: One fall to a finish, thirty minutes on the clock….first bout of Against the Wall 2023….who is heading for the final of the “Road to Royalty”?

The crowd continue to be split in their support as Harris and OC circle one another and then engage in a lockup in the centre of the ring. Harris places O’Callaghan in a side headlock but the Irishman quickly bounces off the ropes and shoves his foe across the ring. Harris returns with a shoulder check takedown and runs the ropes again. OC is back up now and looks for a hiptoss but Harris lands out on his feet and pulls OC down with an armdrag. They get up again and tie up. This time O’Callaghan twists the arm of Harris and drives a kick into his ribs before whipping him off the ropes. He leapfrogs Harris as he comes back and then drops onto his back and attempts to use his legs to flip Harris over as he returns but Harris stops short and grabs his legs…

JT: SHARPSHOOTER….OC practically presented it to Harris here…

RJ: That’s another huge aspect of this match….both men extremely proficient submission artists…

JT: And both massively keen on the sharpshooter hold…

OC quickly uses his legs to wrap around Harris’ standing leg and drags him down to the floor. He rolls over and grabs Harris ankle, trying to synch in a submission but Harris rolls forward and then catches O’Callaghan on the way down in a pinning combo…………..1…………...2……...shoulder up!

RJ: Incredible chain wrestling thus far….the crowd appreciative of what they are seeing…

Both men get back up and the crowd applaud. They tie up once more and Harris drops to a knee and swings OC over his hip to the floor before attempting to put his foe in a seated chinlock. O’Callaghan wriggles free and switches out on his back before kicking Harris’ legs out from under him. Harris lands flat on his face as OC spins his body and applies a crossface…

JT: That is incredible...O’Callaghan so dangerous from any position…

Harris senses the immediate danger as he throws his body to the side and ends up on top of O’Callaghan…………….1…………….2…….OC has to release his grip to break the submission. They scramble again and this time OC rushes Harris with a double legged takedown and drives punches and forearms down into his face…

RJ: From a mat trade off to some good old fashioned ground and pound...O’Callaghan switching it up…

JT: And those blows can do some real damage…

RJ: Both men will be aware that in order to win “Road to Royalty” they will have to compete and win another match….preserving some energy will be key…

OC manages to land some crunching shots until Harris twists his legs up and locks them around his opponent’s head, trying to apply a triangle choke. O’Callaghan is trying his best to pull free but Harris is determined…

JT: Both of these men are so skilled and they can dig up an opportunity from seemingly nowhere….

OC lets out a shout as he uses his power to scoop Harris off the floor, maybe around three feet, and then he drops down in a seated position so that Harris’ back lands on his feet, forcing him to break the hold…

RJ: Smart from O’Callaghan there….because that choke was very close to being fully applied…

Harris crawls up against the ropes as OC lashes a hard kick into the bottom of his back. He pulls Harris to the centre and attempts to lift him into a pendulum backbreaker but Harris spins out and locks his hands for a German suplex...OC runs against the ropes and uses his momentum to knock Harris backward, rolling across the canvass. OC turns and darts forward but Harris drops him with a toe hold and grabs his legs again…

JT: SHARP...INSIDE CRADLE!

1…………...2…………..O’Callaghan nearly has the three after pulling Harris down but he kicks out in time. They get up again and OC ducks a clothesline before snapmaring Harris to the deck and lashes a kick into his spine. He then pulls Harris back up into a big time vertical suplex………...1………...2……...shoulder up!

RJ: You can see O’Callaghan’s mind working now...he’s going for the back of Harris, softening it for the sharpshooter…

Harris stumbles up and OC pushes him against the ropes and drives a hard punch into his spine. He then pulls him back to centre and looks for a back suplex but Harris flips over the shoulder…

JT: SHOT IN THE DARK!

O’Callaghan counters the “Olympic slam” into an armdrag takedown. They both scramble back up and OC sidesteps Harris, sending him against the turnbuckle, before nailing a bridging German suplex………...1…………….2…………..kickout!

RJ: And now the suplexes come into play….another big favourite of both men…

OC stands over his opponent and then runs the ropes and returns with a leaping knee drop to the back. He gets up again and lands an elbow drop to Harris’ spine before he drags him to his feet and this time succeeds in lifting him into a pendulum backbreaker. He rolls Harris onto his front, exposing the back, and then heads for the corner…

JT: First time in this match we have seen any semblance of control from one party...O’Callaghan really finding his groove now…

RJ: AND THAT’LL HELP!

Flashbulbs go off and there are cheers as OC leaps through the air and crashes his elbow into the back of Scott Harris again. He rolls him over……………….1…………………..2………….shoulder up!

JT: O’Callaghan disappointed not to get the pinfall there but he’s wasting no time…

OC immediately grabs Harris’ legs and he turns him over into a Boston Crab, which has Harris yelling out in pain. O’Callaghan is sat back in the hold and he lets out a laugh as Harris yells in pain…

RJ: O’Callaghan has settled now….he has the momentum and he knows Scott Harris is in trouble…

JT: This submission may do it….it’s locked tight and Harris is hurting…

Harris shakes his head and refuses the referee’s offer to give it up. It is clear he is struggling and his face reddened but he arches his back and tries to crawl for the ropes…

RJ: Harris’ back has taken some sustained damage in the last few minutes….he may have to give this up…

JT: But Harris wants to be “King” so badly….he’s digging deep…

Harris yells through the pain but then begins to use his elbows to press into the mat and drags himself across the canvass before seizing the bottom rope, drawing cheers from Harris’ fans. O’Callaghan releases the submission and wipes sweat from his brow. He looks down on Harris and stomps on the bottom of his back, which prompts some boos…

RJ: That is the difference in O’Callaghan….he will not hesitate to get his hands dirty in order to win….he is not afraid to bend the rules or the ideas of morality…

JT: He knows he has Harris hurting and he is not likely to give up on that…

OC circles the ring, listening to the mixed reaction, as Harris crawls up in the corner. He heads over to Harris and lifts his head before lashing chops into his chest, drawing “Woooos” from the audience. Harris takes the shots, his chest reddening, but then he fires back with a chop of his own that staggers OC back. Harris follows up with several more chops and a heavy forearm before he grabs OC’s arm and looks to whip him back into the corner…..OC hits the turnbuckle and staggers out as Harris drops his head for a backdrop…

RJ: Harris presented it far too much to O’Callaghan there….

OC stops short and he hooks Harris’ arms before flipping him out into a double underhook backbreaker. He then grabs Harris’ legs and this time turns him into the sharpshooter…

JT: And this is a big, big moment in this match….

RJ: O’Callaghan has won huge matches with this move….I’ll never forget when he made the legendary JJ Johnson tap with this hold….

JT: I was live in the building that night for what seemed to be O’Callaghan’s coming out party….Scott Harris is in big danger here…

There are cheers up into the rafters from some of the fans whilst others are urging Harris to find some way of escaping. Harris is in all manner of pain as O’Callaghan sits rights back into the hold…

RJ: The move made legendary at the Hart Dungeon...it has been responsible for some of the biggest moments in professional wrestling…

JT: And we could be about to see another….O’Callaghan on the brink of the final…

The referee is kneeling next to Harris and asking if he wants to quit but he shakes his head and refuses to give up. He is trying desperately to drag himself across the canvass toward the ropes but OC is holding firm….

RJ: The human body can only take so much….Scott Harris is a tough SOB but he has a breaking point…

Harris’ face slumps against the mat and his fight is becoming less and less pronounced as the pain takes over. The referee looks concerned as he grabs Harris’ wrist and then raises his arm…

JT: Has Harris passed out?

RJ: HE’S STILL IN THERE!

Cheers ring out as Harris’ hand hits the air and he starts to fight the submission once again. OC’s face is a picture of determination as he tries to arch back into the submission even more….

JT: What is Harris doing? He can’t….surely not…

RJ: HE HAS….HE’S REVERSED IT!

The crowd are on their feet as Harris twists his body at an unnatural angle and starts to use his strength to pull OC’s legs out and drop to the mat. Harris twists his own legs now and somehow ends up on top, locking in a sharpshooter of his own…

JT: Now it’s O’Callaghan’s turn to feel the pain of this hold…

RJ: He has a little more in the tank though…

OC yells in pain but is quickly able to drag himself across the canvass and grab the bottom rope. Harris releases immediately and staggers away to catch his breath….

JT: Harris showing his guts and heart but how much has been taken out of that back?

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:20 am

Harris breathes in the energy of the crowd and makes his way back over to O’Callaghan. He grabs him by the head but OC drops back quickly and guillotines Harris across the middle rope, leaving him slumped there. The Irishman gets to his feet and runs the opposite side…

RJ: 61….OH MY!

OC whips around the ropes for the tiger feint kick but Harris catches his legs and then whips him through the ropes and catches him in a powerbomb position before slamming him down across his knee. OC is doubled up in pain as Harris quickly lifts him into a vertical suplex and lets the bottom drop out, catching OC as he falls with another backbreaker (ala Roderick Strong)….

JT: HARRIS BUILDING FROM NOWHERE….DRAGON SUPLEX!

O’Callaghan is all at sea as Harris hooks his arms and drills him with the suplex…………..1……………...2………...kickout!

RJ: Listen to the noise of this crowd….they know they are being treated to something special here…

Harris stands, his chest heaving, and he waits for O’Callaghan to rise before locking his hands and nails a German suplex. He drags him up for a second and he lands it again. They rise for a third time but OC locks his foot around Harris, preventing him lifting…..

JT: Harris is wild now…

Harris drives furious punches into OC’s back and then looks for the third suplex but OC amazingly lands on his feet, drawing cheers from the crowd. He quickly waistlocks Harris and runs him to the corner before dragging him out into an incredible chaos theory suplex….

RJ: THIS IS INCREDIBLE…

Harris’ neck snaps into the canvass and he rolls over onto his knees. O’Callaghan looks at him for a moment and then he pulls him up into a huge release German suplex that flips Harris out onto his face…

JT: Harris is out...he has to be…

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...2
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….thr-kickout!

RJ: That was close….Scott Harris is teetering now…

JT: He may have been momentarily knocked out from landing on his face…

O’Callaghan looks at the referee for a moment but then accepts it wasn’t a three. He waits for Harris to get up and then executes an overhead belly to belly suplex. He allows Harris up again and this time he nails an overhead suplex into the turnbuckle, leaving Harris in a heap. He drags him away from the ropes and then climbs the turnbuckle…

RJ: Harris hit the turnbuckle hard….he may be out again…

JT: His neck and his back have both taken some big hits….

RJ: And O’Callaghan has one more planned….360 SPLASH!

*Crowd pop

JT: Insane

OC throws himself off the top rope and he spins through the air but as he spins Harris staggers up and catches him in midflight with a huge codebreaker…

RJ: That’s it….that’s the shot…

Crowd: ONE………...TWO……….THR-OOOOHHHHH!

JT: Now O’Callaghan showing his grit….O’Callaghan showing how much he wants that crown…

Harris sits for a moment in disbelief after the kickout. He looks over at OC and shakes his head before crawling up. He beckons for his opponent to rise, stalking his movements, and then he closes in…

RJ: Harris thinks he can close the show….SHOT IN THE DARK!

Harris grabs the arm and he lifts OC for the “Olympic Slam” but in one movement OC floats over the back and then pump kicks Harris in the spine, sending him sprawling across the middle ropes. This time he lands with the 619 as the crowd cheer…

JT: Both these men are just reversing and finding new ways to counter….incredible stuff…..SPRINGBOARD FROGSPLASH!

1.
...2
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…...3!

RJ: O’Callaghan heading for the finals…

The referee’s hand is a mere inch away from the canvass when Harris kicks out again. A huge “this is awesome” chant is ringing all around…

JT: I never anticipated we’d open the show like this….I knew tonight was going to be special but this match is unbelievable…

OC sits now and he looks at Harris, who raises his head off the canvass to look at his opponent. O’Callaghan drags himself back up and he contemplates his next move before position himself behind Harris…

RJ: O’Callaghan has something else lined up here...COBRA CLUTCH!

JT: There are so many moves in his arsenal...WAIT!

Harris runs to the corner and he presses his feet against the turnbuckle and pushes himself backward so that he falls ontop of O’Callaghan and rolls over the top of him………………..1……………….2…………...3!

RJ: That was so close...O’Callaghan almost forced to pin himself…

JT: Everything that one pulls, the other has an answer…this could go all night…

RJ: They only have thirty minutes…

JT: One of them still has to compete again…

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:21 am

They both scramble back up and Harris sidesteps O’Callaghan attack and throws him against the ropes. He looks for a tilt-a-whirl on the comeback but OC lands out on his feet and tries to take Harris down by the arm for a crossface. Harris rolls free and they both get back up as O’Callaghan runs in….

RJ: T-BONE….AGAINST THE TURNBUCKLE!

It’s Harris’ turn, this time, to launch O’Callaghan against the turnbuckle with his suplex. OC is all tied up as Harris drags him away from the ropes and hooks the legs…………...1…………...2………...kickout!

JT: Still not enough….

Harris spits in frustration but pushes back up and he heads for the corner. OC is still struggling on the mat as Harris reaches the top…

RJ: Harris believing that high risk may be his only way to end this…

JT: OR NOT!

O’Callaghan is up and he charges in and swipes Harris’ legs, dropping him in an uncomfortable position on the ropes. OC then climbs up and he delivers a huge superplex which he turns straight into a falcon arrow after they land (ala Seth Rollins)………………….1………………….2………….shoulder up!

RJ: We’ve still got eleven matches after this right?

JT: We do indeed….

RJ: This is insanity…

There are “fight forever” chants now in the AO Arena as O’Callaghan smirks. He shakes his head and indicates that Harris is done before heading for the corner again. He climbs up top…

JT: OC has tried nearly everything here….

RJ: But not quite everything…..HARRIS IS UP!

There are cheers and surprised looks as Harris suddenly gets up and sprints to the corner and up the ropes. He rocks OC with a huge right hand and then looks to pull him into a huge overhead suplex from on high…

JT: O’Callaghan fighting this though….it’s almost like he expected Harris up here…

RJ: I think both these men know each other pretty well…

OC grabs the top rope to prevent being dragged off and then he headbutts Harris in the face. He grabs his head and smashes it down off the top of the turnbuckle before flipping over him…

JT: SUNSET FLIP…

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….2
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……...3!

RJ: HE GOT HIM….

JT: OH MY LORD….

The crowd are on their feet and there is applause all around as the referee’s hand hits the mat for the third time. The instant replays show O’Callaghan flips off the ropes and he slams Harris down into the mat with the sunset flip but somehow Harris stumbles up and he grabs OC’s legs and bridges over the top for a shocking three count from nowhere…

RJ: What happened? I can’t believe it….OC hit that top rope sunset flip and I thought it was over…

JT: It should have been….I don’t know how Harris rolled back onto his feet, he shouldn’t have even been conscious…

RJ: I think it was instinct alone….Harris is down now and he looks spent, I’m not even sure he knows how he did that…

JT: In a match of the year candidate...Scott Harris has beaten O’Callaghan to advance to the final of the “Road to Royalty”….

RJ: O’Callaghan cannot believe it...he wrestled a damn near perfect match...he had Harris in all sorts of trouble…

Harris is flat on the canvass, resting against the bottom rope, as “Figure it out” is playing through the speakers and the crowd are applauding what they have watched. O’Callaghan is on his knees and staring at the referee in disbelief…

JT: O’Callaghan showed his technical prowess...he showed exactly what he is all about here tonight….but one lapse, one momentary slip and he has lost this match…

RJ: Scott Harris still has to wrestle again tonight…

JT: That was beyond unreal….first match of the night and it was a classic….I knew the feeling in the air would deliver here tonight…

RJ: Johnny Oko and GazzyD will be watching this with real interest….they know that Scott Harris has just gone through hell and high waters to win this match, they know he is going to be barely 50% in the final…

JT: But they still have to fight one another….Oko and GazzyD know now who awaits them in the final...incredible, incredible start to Against the Wall…

O’Callaghan is on his feet now and he stares down at Harris, who is still composing himself, before slowly inclining his head. He climbs from the ring as the fans applaud him…

RJ: Show of respect from O’Callaghan there….he’ll come again….after that showing he is still destined for greatness...but this one belongs to Scott Harris….Harris is now one match away from becoming “King of 6CWF…

Harris slowly gets up now, sweat dripping off his head, and takes a deep breath as the fans cheer him and chant his name. He applauds them and nods his head in recognition of their support before climbing from the ring as “Needs More Harris” rings out around the AO…

JT: Folks that was just the beginning of an incredible night….I couldn’t be any more clearer when I tell you not to go anywhere…

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:25 am

*We get shots of Anthony Grace arriving earlier in the day as the commentators talk about what kind of state he will be in. Rex Adamson arrives with his Uncle Max and then we see Uryu Ishida arriving alone with the 6CW Championship slung over his shoulder.

*There is a commotion in the backstage area and it seems now we have our answer as Anthony Grace is worse for wear and has brought a troop of hangers on with him. They are making a racket and a nuisance of themselves as Diablo is trying to sort the situation out. JJ Johnson arrives on the scene and it is clear he is not in the mood.

JJ confronts Grace and questions his legitimacy and his professionalism. Grace’s “followers” are laughing and trying to mock JJ until he stares them all down. Grace, however, gets in JJ’s face and tells Johnson that he is superior in every department to JJ, acting, wrestling...but he does suggest they should share tips on family life because Grace knows how it feels when your wife takes off and the kids go with her….he sneers at JJ and it is clear that Johnson wants to retaliate but instead he lets Grace go.

Diablo voices concerns that Grace shouldn’t be competing but JJ merely says “It’s his a55” and walks off.

*James McManus is being interviewed by Clarissa. McManus wants the world to know that he is back for legitimacy. His whole career has been about when and not if he would become a big star but he’s always felt held back or pushed aside in the favour of someone else. McManus says ending Drake Cabowers’ career was nothing personal, but when he steps in the ring he is representing a “British Strong Style” that not many can stand up against and will offer no apologies for that. McManus says he is using last week’s win as a springboard and following that up with another W tonight that will propel him into the conversations that should be happening in regards to his name.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:27 am

Bout 2
Anthony Grace vs James McManus

RJ: Right cmon, gun to head, should Anthony Grace be competing here tonight?

JT: Realistically, given the state we have seen him turn up in...I’d say not….look I am a Grace fan, shock horror, so to see him like this is pretty disheartening….

RJ: One just has to wonder how wise it is to allow him to come out here...potentially putting himself and his opponent at risk…

JT: JJ Johnson has a lot on his mind tonight and I’m not making excuses but I think dealing with Anthony Grace was just a step too far….JJ was furious that Grace no showed the last event and now he turns up looking like he’s been on the lash for a fortnight...I believe he wants to see the back of Grace as soon as possible…

RJ: Cue why he announced James McManus as his opponent….JJ knows McManus is a no nonsense rough houser….he knows Grace is likely to take some big hits tonight…

JT: I think Grace and his entourage’s attitudes toward JJ in the back was the last straw….JJ knows Grace shouldn’t be out here but I’m not entirely sure he cares…

The lights go down when the drum beat hits. Just before the riff of “Back in Black” starts, "Grace" screams out of speakers. His name then flashes on the screen and is shown with a lot of heavy metal imagery. Grace appears on the stage as the boos from the audience begin. Grace adjusts his sunglasses and smirks before starting to swagger down the aisle, hardly acknowledging the fans. Once he reaches the ring, he climbs up on the apron looks out towards the crowd with a cocky look on his face. He then climbs one turnbuckle and either raises his arms or gives the middle finger depending on the crowd reaction.

RJ: I hate to say it but Grace isn’t even walking straight...this does not bode well for what we are about to see…

Grace climbs back from the ring and takes a water bottle from a fan and downs the whole bottle before throwing the empty container back at the fan. He saunters back to the ring, swaying slightly…

JT: I don’t think that bottle is going to be enough to sober Grace up….

RJ: I think his opponent might….

JT: This guy is a former 6CW World Champion….not only that but we are talking a Hollywood A Lister….star of some of the biggest grossing movies of the last decade…..his downfall is quite shocking to behold…

RJ: Well Robert Downey Jnr bounced back from career suicide….can Anthony Grace do the same?

JT: Downey Jnr wasn’t on live television, in front millions, ready to fight whilst inebriated….

“Where’s my wonderland” then booms out to more boos from the audience in attendance. James McManus makes his way onto the stage and he removes his hood, a dark expression on his face….

RJ: Not much love for either of these men right now….James McManus returned two weeks ago on Proving Grounds and made a serious statement by ending the career of Drake Cabowers….

JT: McManus has always been a tough man with a no nonsense attitude….tag team specialist with some major successes as a singles competitor….but what he has never been is world champion, and you just know he’s come back to put that right…

RJ: McManus last run in 6CW saw him help Marty Helms get rid of Cerberus as well as several challenges for the world title….that was the most dangerous and competitive I have known McManus at the highest level….if he can maintain and build on that then this could prove a very fruitful return…

JT: And in his way tonight is a former world champion who can barely stand up...Grace may be off the boil but a win for McManus will still carry weight when it comes to moving up the ladder…

McManus steps into the ring and he looks less than impressed to see Anthony Grace lolling in the opposite corner. Grace has a wry smile on his face but it is clear to tell that his focus is not where it should be…

RJ: You know this just has a bad feeling written all over it….

JT: Some of these fans in here, including myself, have grown up watching Grace’s movies….whilst he has always divided opinion as a pro wrestler he is somewhat of a hero amongst film fans….I’m looking around here and seeing supporters with the same look on their faces that I am feeling….this is a dark moment…

The bell sounds and James McManus is almost staring at the referee as though he isn’t sure if he is allowed to attack. Grace swaggers toward him with his hands in boxing stance…

RJ: James McManus looks as confused as all of us…

McManus (to the referee): I can’t fight this guy….is this a joke?

Crowd: OOOOOO!

Suddenly Anthony Grace slaps McManus across the face….

JT: He may be drunk but his hearing still works…

McManus staggers from the slap but his head whips back now and he is angry. He glares at Grace and then looks for a huge lariat but Grace somehow manages to duck but then staggers toward the ropes...he looks out at the fans with a goofy grin on his face…

RJ: I’m not sure what to even say here…

McManus stretches his neck, looking less than impressed, as Grace continues to communicate and play to the fans. McManus shakes his head and rushes over to Grace, grabbing him by the hair and he pulls him to the centre of the ring…

JT: RIVER WENSUM….

Grace counters with a backdrop and skips to the corner. He throws his hair from his face and waits for McManus to rise before whipping toward him…

JT: BLOCKBUSTER!

Grace looks for the tornado roundhouse kick but kicks his other foot and trips forward. He laughs to himself and brushes it off before running toward McManus…

RJ: THUNDERSTRUCK!

JT: McManus has seen enough…

Grace jumps up for the “Famea55er” but McManus moves and sends his opponent crashing to the mat. Grace’s eyes are glazed over as he stumbles onto his knees. McManus looks at the referee, who also looks confused and uncomfortable…

McManus: Is this a (beeping) joke?

McManus runs off the ropes and shatters his knee against the temple of Anthony Grace, sending spray flying through the air. Grace is flat on the canvass…

RJ: Diablo is coming out here….he is the appointed “Head of Talent Relations”….this is clearly a problem…

Diablo appears on the stage and looks concerned as he hurries down the rampway. James McManus has dragged Grace back up and underhooked his arms before drilling him with the “River Wensum Plunge” in the centre of the ring. McManus rolls him over and covers………….1………………...2…………...Grace is squirming around but McManus presses down as hard as he can to keep him on the canvass……………...3!

JT: I don’t think I’ll be the only one glad to see this one end…

RJ: You, me and the thousands in attendance...folks we apologise for what you are watching right now but I think it is clear to all that Anthony Grace needs saving here…

McManus immediately rolls from the ring, looking annoyed, as Anthony Grace sits up and stares at the referee in disbelief, as though surprised by what has transpired. We see McManus pass Diablo in the aisle…

McManus: Get him some (beeping) help…..this isn’t what I signed up for…

Diablo nods his head in understanding as McManus walks up the ramp, shaking his head. The crowd are all watching on with wide eyed confusion…

JT: James McManus has won this match but he is less than happy and you can understand why…

RJ: Damn right….he’s a professional to a tee and whatever he has just taken part in was far from professional…

Anthony Grace is having words with the referee now and he kicks the ropes in anger. Diablo is in the ring now and is trying to calm the situation down. Anthony Grace slumps back against the ropes and he is saying something to Diablo…

Grace: That wasn’t the finish…

Diablo is talking with Grace and he motions for the referee to leave them to it. Diablo wants Grace to follow him from the ring and he staggers forward, almost tripping through the ropes…

Diablo: We need to get you backstage, Anthony….and we need to get you sat down…

Grace: Am fine….

JT: Folks it is clear to see that Anthony Grace is far from “fine” and he is going to need some help here…

RJ: I don’t feel like Grace should have been out here tonight, I said that before the match began….I know there’s a lot going on but officials missed the ball on this…

JT: A very different feel in the air right now to when this night began...never nice to see a public collapse like this…

RJ: I’m not sure what the next steps are but I have to hope Anthony Grace can get the help and support he needs…

There are some boos in the crowd amidst the looks of concern and confusion as Diablo leads Anthony Grace backstage.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:29 am

*We see GazzyD and Christy arriving at the AO Arena. Christy kisses Gazzy and wishes him luck. Kristal is standing by with her arms folded, looking less than impressed. Christy rolls her eyes and tells Gazzy she will catch up with him later before kissing him again. Kristal says Gazzy needs to get “your goddamn head in the game” before clicking her tongue at him. Gazzy follows her, passing by some graffiti of a number on the wall “1346”

*Scene changes and Acer is sitting in his dressing room having his hands taped. A knock comes at the door and JJ walks in. JJ sits down next to his friend. JJ admits he’s made mistakes but he wants Acer to back out of this match tonight. Johnson is promising to fix all of this but Acer turns him down.

Acer tells JJ he holds no grudges except with Clarke James and he intends to settle that here tonight. JJ says screw “VIP” and he is going out there but Acer says no, he won’t have anyone else fighting his battles for him.

JJ looks concerned but Acer clasps his hand and tells him “this ends tonight”.

*Johnny Oko has been accosted by Jack Reynolds for an interview. Oko is, as usual, not in a talkative mood but he does tell Reynolds that winning the “Road to Royalty” is a great way for him to exert more control over this company. Oko says JJ is weak and the whole 6CWF Board have no business sense. Oko is promising to restore order and balance.

Reynolds asks about Oko’s request and what he will pick as a match against JJ Johnson for their stake in the company...Oko merely grins and says all in good time. First tournament...then company….Iron Fist will rule.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:34 am

Bout 3
Road to Royalty (Semi-Final)
GazzyD vs Johnny Oko

Ding ding

Michael Bird: Ladies and gentlemen the following contest is the second semi final in the Road to Royalty tournament….with a thirty minute time limit!

*Crowd pop

JT: And here we go…..from the ridiculous back to the sublime, hopefully…

RJ: We know Scott Harris awaits in the final after this epic victory over O’Callaghan….but who will join him? Who will take one step closer to becoming “King” of 6CWF…...LISTEN TO THIS NOISE!

JT: THAT’S HOW YOU WELCOME YOUR HOMETOWN HERO!

The noise levels are beyond deafening as “Limelight” booms through the airwaves. There is a prolonged procession of silver and golden pyros as GazzyD flies through the trapdoor in the stage and lands out in front of his adoring fans…

RJ: It has been an emotional rollercoaster over the last few years for Mr 6CW…..the “Ultimate Underdog”…..the “History Maker”, GazzyD…..he has suffered a fall off in his professional career as well as seeing his personal life and marriage hit the rocks in a big way…..but over the last few weeks has appeared a glimmer of hope in all aspects….Gazzy’s new found alliance with Kristal has seen an upturn in his fortunes in the “Road to Royalty”, despite his questionable tactics at times…

JT: And that has gone hand in hand with he and Christy starting to reconcile….they are slowly building their marriage and relationship back…..Gazzy looks happy, Christy looks happy….and Gazzy is now on the cusp of his biggest career success in a long while…

RJ: It won’t be easy tonight but roared on by his beloved home fans and his penchant for overcoming the most unlikely of odds...GazzyD could just pull himself back to the tip of the mountain top…

JT: Standing in his way, however, is a man on a very different kind of mission….

Gazzy stands on the stage and continues to breathe in the incredible atmosphere he is being afforded, a huge smile on his face. Kristal then walks out behind him…

RJ: And what part will Kristal play here tonight?

JT: A very unlikely alliance….but Kristal does seem to have aided Gazzy in rediscovering his winning touch….I know Christy won’t like it, I’m not sure anyone really likes it….but 15,000 plus in this arena tonight won’t give a damn if it leads to GazzyD winning the “Road to Royalty”….

Kristal has a hand on her hip as she walks in front of Gazzy, trying to draw the applause toward herself. They reach the ring and then Gazzy climbs up inside as the cheers and chants grow louder. Kristal stands on the stage and continues to play to the audience, believing herself the star, as the crowd chant “There’s only one GazzyD”….

RJ: I tell you this crowd might just be the difference tonight….GazzyD has every fan in this arena on his side...this could be his night….

The lights dim slightly now as “Turk’s Theme” plays out and is met by a wall of boos. The music can barely be heard as the boos grow louder and louder…

JT: May be one of the most partisan crowds we have heard in a long time…

RJ: I’m expecting something similar for Clarke James later tonight…

There is plenty of Oriental buzz as red and gold confetti falls from the rafters and covers the stage. Johnny Oko then walks out onto the stage, flanked by his two Geishas. His Katana is rested on the red cushion as the Geishas bow to him….

JT: How do we even address this man or what he is responsible for since the inception of 6CWF?

RJ: Johnny Oko was formally a tag team specialist in both 6WF and 6CW, brought to these shores by Charles Kramer…..but it seems during his time away he has moved into a very different business and finds himself at the forefront of a criminal organisation...that organisation, headed up by Oko, bought shares in 6CWF with Drake Cabowers as their front man and way in….JJ Johnson was unaware of this connection until very recently….

JT: JJ found out and last week he saw to it that Drake was removed from 6CWF before someone added insult to injury and left Drake with devastating injuries….JJ suspects Oko, who blames Drake for exposing his involvement in the company, but Oko denies it….

RJ: Either way Johnny Oko still holds a stake in this company, whether JJ likes it or not….

JT: But JJ has made Oko a proposition, a proposition that he wants an answer to by tonight….he is willing to put his own stake in the company on the line against Johnny Oko’s stake….he says Oko can name his price, his stipulation, whatever terms he likes…

RJ: Oko has yet to answer whilst he concentrates on this tournament…..a real pain to add to JJ’s concerns if Oko were to win “Road to Royalty” and guarantee himself a world title shot on top of a say in the running of the company….

Oko makes his way down to the ring and he unties his robe. One of the Geishas takes it off of his shoulders and folds it. They bow again and begin to walk up the rampway. Oko then climbs inside the ring as the boos and chants grow louder…

Crowd: A55hole x10

JT: No love in Manchester for Johnny Oko…

RJ: He’s not much loved anywhere but he doesn’t stand a chance in here against GazzyD…

Oko and GazzyD stare at one another from across the ring. The noise levels are deafening and the bell can barely be heard…

JT: Remember this is one fall to a finish….thirty minutes on the clock….a place in the “Road to Royalty” Final is on the line…

RJ: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!?

All eyes suddenly turn to the stage as seven of Johnny Oko’s “guards” walk out dressed in their all black Samurai attire. The boos, if possible, get even louder as they begin to make their way down to ringside…

JT: No, no, no….this isn’t allowed….JJ shut all this down….he told Oko he wouldn’t stand for it…

RJ: Oko playing by his own rules it would seem….he’s no longer taking orders…

JT: He’s taking advantage of the fact that he knows JJ’s mind is all over the place tonight….this is a blatant power grab….

GazzyD is suddenly looking at the army of men walking down to ringside and it is clear that his mind is racing. Kristal is skulking around ringside and she slips away into the aisle as Oko’s men begin to surround the ring…

RJ: Kristal showing her true colours here…

JT: I’m not a Kristal fan but I’m not sure what she is supposed to do here...she is no match for Oko’s army….

RJ: I’m not sure GazzyD is either…

JT: GazzyD has made a career off of overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds…..but I feel like even this may be a step too far….oh cmon…

Gazzy still has eyes on Oko’s men and that allows Oko to steal in behind him with a clattering clothesline. He backs Gazzy into the corner and lands right hands before taking a step back and lashes martial arts kicks into the midsection….Gazzy is doubled up, wheezing, as Oko lashes an axe kick across the back of his neck and drops him to his knees….

RJ: GazzyD was trying to keep an eye on Oko’s men but took his focus off the man who most wants to cause him harm…

Oko looks down at Gazzy and then he takes multiple steps back toward the opposite corner. He has laser focus on his opponent as he waits for him to get back up…

JT: Oko not looking to waste any time here...he wants a quick finish to keep himself fresh for the final…….K-OKO!

Oko flies across the ring and he takes off through the air for the “claymore” but Gazzy throws himself aside, causing his opponent to crash into the turnbuckle. Oko staggers back up and Gazzy rushes in behind him….

RJ: DOWNTOWN!

The cheers rock the AO Arena as Gazzy drills Oko into the canvass with the “skull crushing finale” and then hooks the leg…

1.
..
..
...2
..
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……..3!

JT: OH (BEEP) OFF!

One of Oko’s “guards” leaps onto the apron to provide the distraction as the referee is forced to rush over and get him down. This allows another “guard” to scale the ropes and dive off with a missile dropkick that takes Gazzy down as he gets up to complain. Gazzy staggers to his knees as a third “guard” nails him with a shining wizard…

RJ: This is pathetic….I can’t believe this is being allowed to happen…

JT: The referee has one pair of eyes, one pair of hands….he cannot see this…

The crowd are baying for blood as Oko staggers back up and his “guards” leave the ring. He grabs Gazzy’s arm as he tries to rise and takes him down for the “Fujiwara” armbar….Gazzy is yelling in pain as Oko really wrenches back on his arm…

RJ: Oko will snap that arm if he has to, we’ve seen him do it….GazzyD didn’t even stand a chance here…

JT: Somehow, some way he is trying to fight this though…

Gazzy is squirming and twisting his body as he tries to find away to pull himself free of Oko’s grip. Oko has a determined look on his face but Gazzy twists enough so that he can reach out with his feet and place one on the bottom rope…

*Ultra pop

RJ: The fans loving that….Gazzy displaying his never die attitude…

JT: But it may only be prolonging his potential misery…

Oko keeps the armbar locked for four more seconds until the referee reaches the verge of disqualifying him. He gets back up and he stomps down at the shoulder of Gazzy, who is sitting next to the ropes, and then lashes a kick against the arm….the referee warns Oko and backs him away, which allows one of his “guards” to dive up onto the apron with a “drive by” kick (ala Roman Reigns) which connects with Gazzy’s skull..

RJ: It’s every damn time the referee is distracted…

Crowd: This is bull(beep) x10

JT: I’m with the fans….they know what’s up….

Oko moves away from the referee and he drags Gazzy up now. He holds him in place and then scoops him onto his shoulders…

JT: ODE TO TAKA!

Gazzy is smashed into the canvass by the Michinoku Driver. Oko kneels over him for a moment and then looks toward the corner. He walks over and begins to climb the ropes…

RJ: Nothing good to come of this….Oko lands and I think he’s final bound…

JT: KAMIKAZE!

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:36 am

The double rotation moonsault execution is a success but Gazzy drives his knees up at the very last second, drawing a huge roar from the audience. Gazzy is dazed from the shots he has taken but slowly he staggers back to his feet. Oko is clutching his ribs but he rises as well, walking into a flush spinning heel kick. Gazzy stumbles to the corner…

RJ: STARSHIP PAIN….HE GOT HIM!

Crowd: ONE……………….TWO……………..THRE-BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

JT: Surely something has to happen here, something has to change….every time GazzyD gets close to winning this match he is screwed over by Oko and his entourage…

This time one of Oko’s “guards” places his leader’s foot on the bottom rope which forces a break in the pin. Some of the fans look like they want to jump the barricade and cause a riot as Gazzy looks on in disbelief….Gazzy tries to tell the referee what is happening but the official indicates that he hasn’t seen any of that. Oko’s “guards” then pull Oko from the ring so he can regroup….

RJ: The referee saw that….

The referee rushes over and he begins admonishing the four “guards” that surround Oko and telling him to get back in the ring. This, however, leaves his back turned to the action in the ring as Gazzy is mugged by the other three…

JT: Oh give me a break…..

Gazzy is pummelled and then he is dragged up and whipped into the opposite turnbuckle with thunderous force. One of the “guards” is much larger than the other two as they lift Gazzy and place him on the bigger man’s shoulders before nailing a devastating powerbomb (ala The Shield)…..

RJ: Gazzy is done here….and surprise, surprise here comes Oko to pick the bones…

JT: Oko could just cover and have done but he wants the exclamation mark…..he is ready to kick GazzyD into another lifetime…

Oko slides back into the ring as the referee turns to see Gazzy in a heap, leaving him extremely confused. Oko sits on his heels in the corner and he waits for Gazzy to start moving before he readies himself…

RJ: This has been a damn 8 on 1 handicap match….Gazzy didn’t have a chance from the get go…

JT: His dream of becoming “King” is about to go boom…

*Crowd ultra pop

“BOOM….HERE COMES THE (BOOM)…...HERE COMES THE (Y’ALL DON’T REALLY WANT IT NOW”

RJ: OH MY GOD…

JT: HE’S SEEN ENOUGH….

The fans are literally bouncing in their seats as JJ Johnson comes storming out onto the stage. It is clear to see that he is in a foul mood as he makes his way down the rampway toward ringside. His shirt is undone and his sleeves rolled up….

RJ: JJ JOHNSON IS HERE…..BY GOD HE’S HAD ENOUGH….

JT: It was only a matter of time before JJ combusted….AND HERE WE GO!

Oko is looking back in disbelief before motioning for his “guards” to do something. The first one rushes out into the aisleway but eats a huge right hand from JJ, rendering him unconscious in seconds…

RJ: JJ JOHNSON HAS FLIPPED AND HE IS STRIKING EVERYTHING THAT MOVES….

The second guard rushes in for a clothesline but JJ ducks and he lands a vicious body punch, doubling the “guard” up, before smashing a right hand down into his temple that knocks him out. JJ is then whipped around and another “guard” aims a kick at him but JJ catches his foot and lifts him off the floor before launching him back into the ringpost…

JT: This isn’t corporate JJ Johnson….this is one of the baddest S.O.B’s the business has ever seen….

The crowd beside themselves as a fourth “guard” aims a kendo stick at JJ but he ducks it and then wrenches the weapon away from his attacker and shatters it over his head. He whirls on his heel and lashes the stick into a fifth “guard”’s stomach before crashing it across his back….

RJ: That’s five down...Johnny Oko cannot believe it…

The sixth throws caution to wind as he sprints over and up the steel steps before diving through the air. JJ sidesteps his aerial attack and sends him crashing against the security railing before landing a huge lariat that sends him over the barrier into the crowd…

JT: I’m not so sure it’s safe for Oko’s man in the crowd…

The seventh and biggest “guard” suddenly clatters JJ from behind. He lands punches, drawing boos, and then looks to whip JJ toward the steel steps…..BOOM!

*Another pop

RJ: JJ Johnson is not messing around tonight….he taken out every single one of Johnny Oko’s men…

The bigger “guard” smashes head-first into the steel steps and is left in a heap. JJ then whirls around and he walks back toward the aisleway. Johnny Oko has stood up now and is staring at JJ…

JJ: Mother(beeper) wanna mess with my company? Think you can do the (beep) you like? Uh-Uh you got JJ Johnson all manner of (beeped) up…..me and you gone sort this (beep)….best believe it mother(beeper)….you done….

JT: JJ Johnson letting Johnny Oko know they have business to finish…

RJ: He’s also just let him know in a very real way that you don’t (beep) with JJ Johnson…

JT: I wonder how many of Oko’s “guards” that JJ pictured with Clarke James’ face? He knows he can’t intervene later tonight…

Oko continues to glare at JJ and then he smirks and turns away as GazzyD is up and drives a big kick into his stomach…

RJ: OKO WALKED RIGHT INTO IT…..DEEP IMPACT!

JT: OH MY…

The roar from the Manchester crowd is unlike anything heard before as Gazzy drills Oko in the middle of the ring and hooks both legs…

Crowd: ONE…
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……...TWO..
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…………………..THREE!

*Crowd roar

RJ: He did it…..it’s over….GAZZYD IS FINAL BOUND…

JT: He survived a damn near 8 on 1 assault and then with a little assist from the boss and roared on by his own fans, GazzyD has knocked off Johnny Oko….GazzyD is one win away…

A graphic flashes up on the screen and shows us “GazzyD vs Scott Harris – Road to Royalty Final” before we head back to ringside as Gazzy is being showered by an unreal reception from his hometown contingent. He stumbles up as the referee raises his arm and then he makes his way over to the corner to celebrate…

RJ: JJ Johnson had seen enough….sick and tired of Oko’s men constantly interjecting themselves into this match…

JT: He’d told Oko that he wouldn’t stand for it and he made good on that…..JJ has been driven to this by so many different factors….he knows he can’t lay a hand on Clarke James or intervene later tonight….he knows he needs to stay out of the Blue Dragon/Geoff Steel fight that is coming up next….but I can just imagine he was sat in the back watching this match unfold and something just snapped…

RJ: His authority and position was being called into question by Johnny Oko….Oko defied JJ’s orders in a powerplay that has ultimately cost him his spot in this tournament….Oko is Audi5000 whilst GazzyD is heading for the final to meet Scott Harris…

JT: And the boardroom issues between JJ Johnson and Johnny Oko just went to a whole new level….I wonder what stipulation Oko is going to pick after what has transpired here…

RJ: He is not going to give up his stake in this company easily….I think JJ can expect big demands….

JJ Johnson takes one last look at the ring and then disappears through the curtain. Gazzy is still celebrating in front of his fans as Kristal hurries back down to the ring and begins to applaud and celebrate as though she was there all along…

JT: And here she comes….skulking back in as though she just contributed to this victory…

RJ: Like you said earlier, Jeff, there probably wasn’t a lot she could have done up against Oko’s men but it’s clear to see that she is only here for the successes…

JT: She’s a coattail rider, let’s not get it twisted...she may have contributed something toward Gazzy’s upturn in fortunes, perhaps, and I also believe she is behind Gazzy’s sudden willingness to bend the rules in his favour….but the moment Gazzy slips she will disappear, of that I am certain…

RJ: Just as she did with Cameron Faith….we all saw how she tried to worm her way back in Faith now he has a European Championship match tonight…

JT: Faith is wise to it now…..and in time GazzyD become so as well...but for now Gazzy’s mind is solely focused on the final and his showdown with Scott Harris…

RJ: And what a showdown that will be….two brilliant fan favourites, contrasting but exciting styles…..we are in for a treat later tonight…

JT: Will Kristal be a factor in that?

RJ: I have no idea but I think this crowd will….Harris gets love from the 6CWF Universe but I really don’t know if he will against GazzyD...I’m not sure anyone would here in Manchester…

JT: And what about conditioning? Gazzy took some licks in there but this match was barely ten minutes, if that….

RJ: Bell to bell, I’m being told, it was five minutes and thirty seven seconds….

JT: There you go….Harris and O’Callaghan went eighteen and Harris was barely able to stand afterwards…...colour me excited but there are so many incredible facets to what promises to be an exceptional final…

RJ: And that is coming up later tonight, ladies and gentlemen, but coming up next we have something that promises to be action-packed from start to finish….unsanctioned street fight, this will not be for the feint at heart….

JT: Another man causing issues for JJ Johnson, Blue Dragon, will collide with Geoff Steel in a certified war…..no rules, no ramifications, this is going to be a fight to the finish….I cannot wait…

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:40 am

*Geoff Steel receives a huge ovation from the crowd as he prepares for an interview with Clarissa. Steel is in a fighting mood and looks in fantastic shape. Steel says his career in 6CW started in an “Xtreme” way and tonight he is taking it back to his roots. Steel promises that Blue Dragon has picked the wrong fight and he is going to find that out first hand in just a few moments time.

*A Range Rover pulls up in the parking lot and we see boots stepping out before Blue Dragon appears in the doorway and slams it shut. Dragon enters the arena, a chain hanging around his neck, and heads for the locker-rooms.

*JJ Johnson is sat in the Board Room and Trevor Abrahams (VIP Promotions) can be heard on the phone. Abrahams expresses that he knows this is a very emotional and personal night for JJ and everyone involved but JJ was reckless a few minutes ago getting involved in Oko’s match.

JJ retorts that “VIP” knows that Oko is trying to take the company away from them and they should be grateful he stepped up, like he always steps up no matter what the cost.

Abrahams assures JJ this isn’t a removal or anything like that, JJ is after all in charge of both companies, but they just think it best that for tonight he steps away from the control room so that he can focus on everything else. JJ looks annoyed but he says “Fine” and hangs up. Christy, Alex Walker and Diablo are sat round the table. JJ looks at them and then asks them to run the show tonight, making whatever calls they think are necessary to protect the integrity of 6CWF. Walker assures JJ that they will do anything and everything they can to ensure this night runs smoothly.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:50 am

*A video package plays to hype the upcoming Blue Dragon/Geoff Steel story. We see Blue Dragon's return message which interrupted Steel's match with Rex Adamson before the subsequent attacks from Blue Dragon. The VT ends with the brawl and melee during the contract signing on Proving Grounds

Bout 4
Unsanctioned
Blue Dragon vs Geoff Steel

RJ: So we’ve seen the introductions….how we got here to this point….but is anyone truly ready for what we are about to see?

JT: I genuinely don’t know...this next match is going to be unlike most others we see tonight….this one comes with a warning sticker….Geoff Steel and Blue Dragon both cut their teeth in this profession as “hardcore” wrestlers...both had major success in the respective Xtreme and Hardcore divisions of 6CW and 6WF…..they both went on to win world championships in their companies but the draw and the lure of “violence” and “deathmatch” wrestling has always remained for both….I have been live and present to see Geoff Steel involved in hell in a cell matches, elimination chamber, inferno matches as well as countless no disqualification contests…

RJ: Same with me and Blue Dragon….he brought a whole new level of violence to 6WF that had never been seen previous…

JT: We have to warn you, folks, because we are obliged to do so….any of you familiar with the careers of these two men know how likely this is to descend into chaos…

RJ: Chaos is exactly what Blue Dragon has promised…

JT: Remember folks that Blue Dragon does not have a 6CWF contract….he refused to sign it last time out which is exactly why this is an “unsanctioned” street fight…..6CWF holds no control or accountability for what is about to happen….Dragon chooses to turn up then he accepts what may happen…

RJ: Same with Steel….although a 6CWF employee, choosing to go through with his match forgoes his protection…

JT: Steel wants this fight, he’s chased it since Dragon reappeared…

RJ: And that’s what we saw in the VT…..Blue Dragon’s initial return was to voice his disdain and anger that he had been overlooked by JJ Johnson and VIP Promotions to invest in the company….however that return coincided with Steel’s match against Rex Adamson in the “Road to Royalty” and ultimately distracted and cost Steel his match…..

JT: Steel wanted answers but Dragon said Steel wasn’t his target…..Steel called him out but BD didn’t appreciate that and he punched Steel out whilst sitting ringside the following week…

RJ: Punched him with that “gauntlet” glove and left Steel needed stitches in his cheek….

JT: Dragon continued to say Steel wasn’t a target and was just getting in his way but by this time it was too late, Steel was out for blood…

RJ: And understandably so…..for a man (Blue Dragon) to claim on so many occasions that Steel wasn’t his target he attacked him once more….busting him and putting him through one of the announce tables at ringside, pretty much a declaration of war if ever I saw one…

JT: JJ Johnson made it clear that he never passed up on Blue Dragon as an investor, that was down to VIP Promotions not looking favourably upon Dragon’s “business” ventures…

RJ: He’s a criminal, let’s be honest….

JT: JJ and BD have always had a volatile, love/hate relationship…..but by now JJ has his hands full with the Clarke James saga as well as Johnny Oko….so he told Dragon straight that although there is no beef, he would never want BD involved in the running of 6CWF, period….but if Dragon wants to be an active roster member then he’ll bring the contract and BD can sign it…

RJ: Steel was chomping at the bit for his revenge too, it was inevitable….so last week JJ brings out the contract for BD to sign but Dragon refused….he’s still slighted by the rejection of investment, believing JJ is still involved in that, and says he won’t take orders from JJ, not now and not ever…

JT: So JJ shrugs his shoulders and says all is fair in love and war….BD doesn’t want to sign the contract and if he buys a ticket to the shows then he can’t be stopped from attending or even possibly interfering, the way he has over the last month, but that also means that if any member of the roster decides enough is enough and retaliates then Dragon is fair game and it’s go time…

RJ: Which brought out Geoff Steel….JJ’s words are music to his ears and the fight stars….he and Dragon brawl...they get pulled apart and JJ tells them they can get it on at “Against the Wall” but it’ll be “unsanctioned” and it’ll be a “street fight”…..does that about sum it up?

JT: I think we did a good job…

RJ: Me too….which brings us to this point….Dragon may still have serious issues with JJ Johnson, may still be threatening to unsettle proceedings in 6CWF and cause “chaos” wherever he goes...but right now he needs to deal with Geoff Steel….

JT: Both men can wrestle, they really can, but there’ll be no wrestling tonight….I’m confident in that…

The lights in the arena go out, a few seconds pass and then a single flame can be seen on the stage, flickering in the darkness.

Then another part of the stage seems to catch fire, and another, eventually this fire has spread and is coving the while of the stage. The lights are still off but the fire is illuminating the area as we see the screen come to life with the 6CWF Logo and the flames begin to rise. As the flames get higher and higher the logo on the screen begins to melt and reshape and then with one great burst the flames reach up above the screen, almost to the ceiling. When they lower back down the Logo is gone off the screen and has been replaced with a giant Flaming letters.. 'Blue Dragon' as the whispering voices start to sing 'Bodies' by Drowning Pool..

As the beat kicks in, the giant Frame of Blue Dragon is seen walking through the fire and out onto the ramp. The light from the fire showing us he has on his old gear, a pair of jeans and a white vest, his trusty leather jacket with steel skulls for shoulders. He cuts an intimidating figure as he walks to the ring. Almost focused but with an air of arrogance. He snarls at the fans. Some hold out their hands for him, others back away from him. He simply laughs at them all and continues into the ring..

JT: One of the biggest and baddest to ever set foot in this company...

RJ: 6WF World Champion for 10 minutes, something that I believe has continued to eat away at him for a long, long time…

JT: Without a doubt and who wouldn’t be affected? Blue Dragon is a legitimate bad man….he is a force of nature….he built himself up and clawed his way to the big time….finally he got his crowning moment at Night of Glory IV until Crime Lord cashed in his “Fight for the Right” contract and stole it away from him…..Dragon never truly recovered from that, he never got back to the top…

RJ: Then along came his estranged brother, Logan Kincade….Kincade was just as bad, just as mean, arguably even more sadistic, at the time anyway, and he usurped Dragon at the top table of 6WF….I believe all of that contributed to this ever growing chip on the shoulder of this man right here….

JT: Dragon was born into a Crime Syndicate lifestyle….the moniker “Blue Dragon” bestowed upon like his father before…..and after his 6WF career came to an end he returned to the life he had left behind….since then he has become a powerhouse in the murky underworld….

RJ: But Blue Dragon has always had a paranoid streak...a complex, if you will…..he believes JJ Johnson considers himself “better” than Dragon and that Dragon’s money isn’t good enough for 6CWF….

JT: JJ made it clear he doesn’t want “dirty” money in the business…

RJ: Which Dragon didn’t like but JJ has a point….

JT: Dragon isn’t willing to see it that way….and now he has vowed to wreak havoc on those who have overlooked and dismissed him….

RJ: And this isn’t a man you want as an enemy….6’8, 266lbs…..a ruthless streak….he enjoys to hurt people and inflict pain…

JT: Which is his precise intention tonight….

The lights come back up and Blue Dragon stands at the top of the ramp. He has a biker chain hanging around his neck and on his right hand is his studded “Gauntlet” glove. He smiles at the reception of the crowd and then makes his way down to the ring.

RJ: This is the first time Blue Dragon has stepped foot inside a ring in a long time….will that be a factor?

JT: Perhaps….although I somehow doubt he has been out of the “fighting” game over the last few years….

RJ: He certainly looks in tremendous physical shape….perhaps the best we have ever seen…

JT: I’d agree on that….this is a war machine, designed to cause maximum damage…

RJ: And he has free reign to do exactly that tonight…

The mixed review continues as BD climbs into the ring and begins to pace back and forth. “Last Resort” then explodes through the airwaves and the fans rise to greet the 6CW legend, Geoff Steel…

JT: Blue Dragon has his fans here tonight but Geoff Steel may be one of the most universally loved superstars of all time…

RJ: A throwback….a fighting man through and through….Geoff Steel isn’t afraid of a risk, in fact I’m not sure he’s afraid of anything….he won the world title inside the Elimination Chamber….he risked that title against the monster Cerberus in an inferno match…..Geoff Steel is built for this, no two ways about it….

JT: And deep down he enjoys it….deep down Geoff Steel thrives in this kind of environment….we said earlier that it has never truly left either of them and I stand by that….Geoff Steel and Blue Dragon are more at home in this match then you may believe…

RJ: They’re fighters….I’m telling you now, this is going to be trench warfare….

JT: As the great Daniel Day Lewis once said…..THERE WILL BE BLOOD!

Steel stands at the bottom of the ramp and he glares at the ring as Blue Dragon stands by the ropes and stares out at him. The crowd are going wild as Steel spits on the floor and then marches toward the ring. Dragon attempts to climb out the middle ropes but Steel grabs his legs and drags him under the bottom….both men are stood in the aisle throwing bombs…

RJ: No feeling out process….no messing around….we have a fight, ladies and gentlemen….

Dragon is landing his blows with his left hand but then he shifts his stance and swings a huge right, gloved, hand at Steel’s head but the Sheffield native ducks the blow and he smashes a knee into BD’s gut before running him forward and clatters his head against the top of the steel steps….Steel then grabs Dragon’s right hand and he smashes it against the steel steps, causing a grunt of pain, before he rips the glove off…

*Crowd cheer

JT: Steel knows the danger that glove presents and he’s throwing it away…

RJ: Don’t blame him at all…..OH MY GOD!

Steel backs away as Dragon turns toward him. Dragon yells “give me my (beeping glove) and Steel shrugs and throws it back at him. Dragon catches it as Steel whips out a light-tube from under the apron and lashes it across the right shoulder of BD, ripping at his flesh immediately….

JT: We told you….this is going to be a tough watch…

BD yells in pain as blood runs down his bicep and the light-tube explodes into dust. Steel grabs BD and he runs him forward before crashing his head against the ring-post. Dragon staggers around ringside as Steel follows him and takes his chance to smash Dragon’s head off all three announce desks in turn…

RJ: As ever, glad to be sitting up here…

Dragon’s eyes roll in his head as Steel grabs his wrist now and looks to whip him into the steel steps but Dragon shows his power and reverses…..BOOM…..the steps fly off their hinges and clatter across the floor, separating in two, as Steel back collides with them….

JT: Just like that the momentum flips….just like that Blue Dragon takes the front seat…

RJ: And he’s not happy to be bleeding…

Steel is slumped against the apron as Dragon lifts his boot against Steel’s face and then shoves him to the floor. Dragon rips up the ring apron and now he is dragging a plethora of weapons out, leaving them all over the floor and throwing some into the ring. He then picks up a light-tube of his own…..SMASH!

JT: That would have ended things, surely….

Steel is just about up and shows great reflexes to duck as the tube shatters off the ringpost. Steel kicks Dragon in the stomach and then picks another tube off the floor….SMASH!

RJ: Right across his spine…

Dragon yells in pain and there’s more blood as the cameras focus on the ripped skin on his back. Steel then grabs Dragon by the neck and chucks him in the ring…

JT: Geoff Steel meeting this challenge head on….Geoff Steel showing no intimidation…

RJ: Steel loves this….MY WORD!

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:52 am

One of the weapons that Dragon threw in the ring earlier is a bathroom mirror. Steel picks it up as Dragon staggers to his knees and then he shatters it over BD’s head, sending shards of glass across the canvass….

JT: I don’t know how those shards didn’t pierce Dragon’s head…

RJ: His arm and back are still bleeding badly…

JT: And now there is glass shards around the ring…

Steel looks down at Dragon, who is on his back, and he thinks off the cover but shakes his head. He then climbs from the ring and he retrieves a steel chair from ringside…

RJ: A chair is almost conventional for what we have seen so far….

JT: But still one of the most deadly weapons around…

Steel gets back in the ring as BD gets to a knee again. Dragon glares at Steel and begins goading him…

BD: Chicken(beep)….you haven’t got the bottle…

Steel turns to the crowd and shrugs as if to say “What do you guys think?” and they roar him on. He laughs and then turns and throws the chair (ECW style) against Dragon’s head and flattens him once more….

RJ: Geoff Steel looks alive in there….more so than I have seen him for a long time…

JT: Remember he is still chasing his first win back here in 6CWF….going back to his roots could be a huge boost…

Steel picks the chair up again and then he places it in the corner, wedging it between the top and middle turnbuckles. He then drags Blue Dragon back up and whips him toward the corner…

RJ: BD looking to prevent any more head trauma….

JT: STEEL’S TURN!

Dragon throws his hands in the way and blocks the impact with the chair before he throws a vicious back elbow into Steel’s face as he approaches, rocking him, and then he seizes him and launches him right through the chair…..Steel stays on his feet but is seriously staggers as Blue Dragon follows him and lifts him into a devastating blue thunder bomb, shaking the canvass….

RJ: Now Blue Dragon has an open floor….and you just know he wants a little retribution for what he has suffered thus far…

Dragon gets to his feet and he makes his way to the corner and pulls the steel chair from the turnbuckles. He then turns the weapon on its edge and makes his way back to Steel before beginning to drive it down into his ribs and back….

JT: Steel starting to feel the wrath of Blue Dragon now….

Steel rolls over on his back now and Dragon lashes the chair across his spine three times before throwing it away. There are some boos now but Dragon doesn’t seem to care as he kicks Steel over on his front now. He kneels on top of him and bashes him with vicious punches, forearms and elbows. The final blow, a sharp elbow, seems to slice at Steel’s forehead above his eye….

RJ: Steel is bleeding now, that is bad….

Blood is leaking from Steel’s face now as the referee tries to get involved and check on him…

JT: Referee showing compassion but this is “unsanctioned”….there’s nothing he can do…

RJ: Blue Dragon letting him know that…

Dragon stands up and pushes the official back, saying “No rules b1tch” before he drops on top of Steel again. Steel tries to turn his body so he is exposing his neck and Dragon drives vicious forearms down into it…

JT: Blue Dragon is just beating on Steel now….

RJ: Can the referee stop this?

JT: I mean he can end the contest...but I’m not sure he can “stop” Blue Dragon…

RJ: JJ Johnson will be watching this right now….I’m sure he isn’t thrilled with what he is seeing…

JT: JJ can’t afford any more transgressions here tonight….VIP Promotions have already contacted him after the last match…

Dragon’s hands and forearms are stained with Steel’s blood, which is now leaking onto the canvass. He then reaches over and picks up a shard of the mirror from earlier…

RJ: What now? OH NO CMON…

The fans look on in horror as Dragon pushes the shard of glass into the open wound on Steel’s head and twists it. Steel is yelling in pain as BD then stabs him two or three more times with the weapon and throws it away…

JT: This is horrid…

RJ: We said tonight could get hard to watch and we are way past that…

JT: This is deathmatch wrestling, we knew this was possible when JJ Johnson made it official…

Dragon stands again now and he laughs at the Steel fans that are booing and trying to gee their hero on. BD then climbs from the ring and he approaches the barricade before ripping a “Steel is my hero” sign from a younger fan…

RJ: What now….as if terrorising 6CWF and Geoff Steel isn’t enough? Now he’s picking on the fans?

JT: Oh I think it’s going to get nastier than that…

Dragon rolls back in the ring and he picks up another weapon in his hand. He approaches Steel, who is still bleeding on the mat, and pulls him into a seated position. Steel’s face is covered in blood…

Dragon: This is your hero?

RJ: Dragon really is enjoying this now….OH I’M GONNA BE SICK!

Dragon places the sign in front of Steel’s head before stapling it to his face, causing more cries of pain from Steel. BD fires five more staples into Steel’s skull for good measure before breaking the stapler across the top of his head…

JT: In all my years of commentating, I haven’t watched anything like this…

Steel pulls at his face and he rips the staples and sign off of his head. The cameras zoom in on the blood trickling from Steel’s wounds….Blue Dragon is looking pleased as he paces the ring…

RJ: Never in 6WF or 6CW have we had these kind of matches….but you put Geoff Steel and Blue Dragon in a match and remove the rules, this was always a very real possibility….

Blue Dragon climbs from the ring now and he goes under the ring before coming back with five light-tubes balanced in his arms. He stomps Steel down in a heap before placing the tubes on top of him…

JT: What in the…?

RJ: This only ends one way here……

JT: DEVASTATION AND DESTRUCTION ALL DAY LONG!

Crowd Holy (beep) x10

Dragon backs into the corner and he lifts himself onto the second rope. He then launches himself into a splash but Steel rolls aside at the final moment and sends Dragon crashing down on all of the tubes, exploding them in the process…

RJ: BLUE DRAGON IS CUT TO RIBBONS…

Dragon’s face is etched in agony as his whole body is lacerated and blood runs freely from several wounds. Steel has staggered up, covered in blood, and he looks down at Dragon before staggering from the ring, he pulls up the ring apron and retrieves a barbed wire board, which he slides in, and he returns with a bag….the crowd are bouncing now as Steel pours thousands of thumbtacks all over the canvass…

JT: As if we haven’t already seen enough…..how much more can the human body withstand?

Steel then grabs the barbed wire board and he carries it to the corner and he wedges it between the ropes. Steel walks over to BD, who is on his knees, and he grabs him by the mohawk and pulls him forwards into the piledriver position over the tacks…

RJ: Steel’s going for the “Bladecutter” on the tacks…

JT: This is it surely…

The crowd are bursting with anticipation but BD counters with a backdrop that sends Steel crashing onto the mat, away from the tacks. Steel gets back up and Dragon grabs him by the throat…

RJ: CHOKE…...OH MY GOD!

JT: THIS IS BARBARIC….

Crowd: Holy (beep) x30

RJ: What are we watching?

BD looks for a chokeslam on the tacks but Steel jumps out the side and twists into a discus forearm right to Dragon’s nose. Dragon falls of balance, toward the corner, and Steel charges into him and spears him backwards into the barbed wire board…

JT: They are mutilating one another….enough is enough surely…

RJ: But all the referee can do is wait for a pinfall…

JT: They haven’t even attempted one yet….

Steel and Dragon are both in bloody heaps on the canvass. A “this is awesome/this is sick” duel chant is ringing around the arena as the cameras focus on the devastation. After some time has elapsed Steel is using the ropes to pull himself up, staring out at the crowd from behind his crimson mask…

RJ: I don’t know how either of these men are standing right now…

JT: I’m not sure they’d be able to tell us either….CHOKESLAM ON THE TACKS!

RJ: FROM NOWHERE!

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:53 am

Steel is up but his footing is ropey. He grabs BD by the head and starts to pull him up but Dragon, perhaps only by instinct, throws his hand up and latches it around Steel’s neck before lifting him off the deck and slams him down on the tacks….Dragon is all at sea as he looks down Steel and then collapses into the cover…

JT: That’s it…

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RJ: STEEL KICKED OUT….I don’t know how, I don’t know why...but he’s refusing to quit…

JT: Steel is one of the realest and one of the toughest….this is something he truly believes in and he wants Dragon to pay, he won’t go down without a hell of a fight…

RJ: This has been a hell of a fight….and I just don’t know how much more I can watch these two do to each other…

Dragon just rolls off the cover and remains slumped on the deck, staring at the lights, as Steel rolls over and we get a horrid shot of his back which is covered in blood and tacks sticking out of his skin. The referee is kneeling next to Steel and trying to talk to him…

JT: They have been through so much….this is one of the wildest, bloodiest things I have ever seen…

RJ: I wonder if Blue Dragon, in any way at all, is regretting his decision to lock horns with Geoff Steel whilst he is crusading against JJ Johnson….

JT: It’s turned into a very painful career choice…

The crowd are applauding and willing both men on. Blue Dragon is fidgeting with something in the corner before he stumbles back up and turns toward Steel…

RJ: He’s got that “Gauntlet” glove back on….

JT: STEELWORKS!

Dragon looks for a huge right hand but Steel ducks it and sweeps BD’s legs in the same motion. He immediately begins trying to turn him but Dragon scrambles his way back and grabs the ropes….

RJ: That means absolutely nothing tonight Dragon….no rope breaks….no rules….

Steel smirks through the blood and shakes his head before he stomps right between Dragon’s legs. He pulls him back to the centre and he turns him over into the submission. The crowd are going wild as Dragon screams in pain…

JT: Steel’s got it locked in….one of the deadliest holds in the game…

RJ: And no escape for Blue Dragon...no rope breaks, no help….

The referee is asking Dragon if he wants to quit but he screams “(Beep) NO” and continues to crawl for the ropes. He seizes them again but the referee indicates he can do nothing as Steel drags him back again…

JT: Steel’s just gonna keep going until Dragon passes out….

RJ: Dragon has to find a way…

Dragon is trying to shift his huge frame now and he somehow manages to pull himself back through Steel’s legs so he is on his back and looking up at his opponent. Steel tries to readjust and synch the submission back in but he leans his head too low…

JT: RIGHT HAND WITH THAT GAUNTLET….THAT WAS FLUSH…

Steel is rocked backwards from the studded glove shot, releasing is grip. Dragon is able to scramble back up and then he swings himself off of his own feet as he lands another huge right hand which takes Steel down….

RJ: Steel has to be out here…

Dragon just kneels there for a few moments as Steel is left unconscious by the side of him. The referee is indicating for Dragon to make the cover but he looks at Steel and then up at the referee before shaking his head…

Dragon: Nobody tells me what to do….nobody tells me when this is finished….it’s finished when I say it’s finished…

JT: Dragon...Steel’s done, man….just make the cover…

RJ: As much as I wish it were that simple, Blue Dragon isn’t done…..

Dragon rolls from the ring and the camera gets a close up on the rips and tears all over his body from the match. He then pulls up the ring apron and there are some gasps as he pulls out a six foot sheet of glass…

JT: WHAT...Oh now cmon, I mean what we have already seen is bad enough….but someone needs to step in now….someone is going to get seriously hurt here…

Dragon: Now we’re gonna have some fun…

Dragon slides the sheet of glass into the ring and then he lifts it up and places it so that it rests horizontally across the middle of the ropes. He stares at it for a long moment and then walks back over to Steel. Steel has barely gotten to his knees as Dragon leans down and pummels the back of his neck and back again with vicious shots….

RJ: Steel can’t even stand….he can’t defend himself...if Blue Dragon pinned him right now that would be it…

JT: Unfortunately I think Steel’s night is about to get worse…

BD then pulls Steel over to the corner. He lifts himself onto the second rope as he drapes Steel underneath him…

RJ: I really have no idea what Blue Dragon is planning here but I’m not sure I can watch….

JT: I can’t look away and I think 20,000 inside this building feel the same…..how much more mayhem can we watch?

RJ: OH DEAR LORD ALMIGHTY….THEY’RE DEAD….THEY’RE CRUSHED…..

JT: AS LORD AS MY WITNESS I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WE ARE WATCHING….SOMEONE STOP THIS!

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:54 am

Blue Dragon has an evil smile as he looks out at the crowd and then he gutwrenches Steel up onto his shoulders, still standing on the second rope. Dragon looks to his left at the sheet of glass resting against the ropes and then he leaps off with a “Deathnote” variation that shatters himself and Steel through the glass, sending shards everywhere….

RJ: DEVASTATION…..THIS IS THE SICKEST THING I EVER SAW….

JT: THIS IS OVER….STEEL IS FINISHED…

RJ: DRAGON NOT LOOKING TOO HOT EITHER….

JT: Steel took the brunt though….

There is glass everywhere as the cameras pan in on Steel and Blue Dragon, who are both on the canvass covered in copious amounts of blood and cuts. The crowd are watching with stunned disbelief at what they are witnessing….

RJ: We knew we’d get carnage….we knew we’d get violence….but did any of us really anticipate this?

JT: Not in my wildest nightmares…

RJ: Both men are drenched in blood….but all Blue Dragon needs to do is drop an arm on Steel….he isn’t kicking out…

*Crowd cheer

RJ: I don’t know if Steel planned that or he just collapsed but either way, he’s momentarily safe…

Steel just drops off the apron and falls to the floor, continuing to bleed and barely able to move. Blue Dragon sits up, looking like a villain from a horror movie…

Dragon: So you want more, Geoff?

Dragon laughs as he rolls from the ring. He begins searching underneath the ring now and the crowd are watching on as he pulls out two tables. He throws an assortment of other items inside the ring…

JT: Dragon looks like he is building a deathtrap….

RJ: This whole match has been a deathtrap…

Dragon sets the tables side by side. He then smiles and shakes his head as he climbs back from the ring and retrieves two steel chairs. He sets the chairs together on top of the tables. He then pours another bag of thumb-tacks all over the top and pushes the barbed wire board underneath the tables. To further compound it he sets fire to the tables….

JT: OH MY LORD…

RJ: A BURNING INFERNO OF TORTURE….

Crowd: Holy (beep) x20

JT: Please someone step in and stop this madness….this insanity….

RJ: Unsanctioned street fight….

JT: Someone show some damn compassion, mercy...common damn sense….the tables are on fire, whatever Dragon has planned here, nobody is walking away….

Dragon stares into the flames with a dark smile and then he climbs from the ring again. He kneels over Steel and lands three brutal right hands with the “Gauntlet” glove before dragging him up and dumping him back in the ring. Dragon turns to the camera…

Dragon: This is all on you, JJ...you made me do this…

RJ: Blue Dragon is sick and deluded….he’s the only one responsible for what is happening here….

Dragon is back in the ring now and he demonstrates his strength as he suplexes Steel up and dumps him on the top rope. Steel is just sat there, bleeding and practically unconscious…..Dragon looks back at the burning tables again before climbing up the ropes…

JT: What can happen here? Please God no….

RJ: He’s gonna superplex Steel through the burning tables…..I don’t want to watch...I can’t….

JT: HOLY (BEEPING) (BEEP)…..GET THE GODDAMN AMBULANCES OUT HERE NOW….

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RJ: NOBODY CARES ABOUT THE DAMN RESULT…..WE NEED MEDICS….

Blue Dragon is readying for the top rope superplex when Steel begins to drive vicious punches to the midsection. Steel lets out a primal roar as he lifts Dragon up onto his shoulders. There is a momentous moment where Steel is standing on the top rope, his features covered in blood, with Dragon on his shoulders and then he leaps off with a sickening “Attitude Adjustment” that drives Dragon through the chairs, burning tables, thumb tacks and barbed wire board…..Dragon’s screams pierce the air as Steel, still fighting on pure instinct, drags him from the wreckage and covers for the three…..immediately fire extinguishers are being sprayed at the smouldering remains of the tables and at Blue Dragon’s back….both men, blood soaked, are motionless on the canvass as “Last Resort” screams from the airwaves…

JT: I don’t know what to say…

RJ: I don’t think we have to….the picture tells the story….

The cameras pan around the ring as we revisit the horror show we have just watched. The whole canvass is red whilst there are charred remains of tables and chairs as well as copious amounts of broken glass and tacks….

JT: This crowd are eerie silent….nobody knows what to say…

RJ: There really isn’t anything to say…

JT: Geoff Steel may be the official “winner” but there are no winners here tonight….this is not a winning moment…

RJ: This is hell on earth….we are looking at a post apocalyptic world….

JT: There is a reason 6CWF and JJ Johnson couldn’t sanction this bout…..and this is the end result…

RJ: Both men accepted….they wanted this war...but I’m not sure either knew it would go down like this….

Medics are on the scene immediately and we get a shot of them tending to both competitors. Stretchers have been called and Geoff Steel is on his knees but swaying, blinking back blood….EMT’s are helping Steel toward the ropes and the first stretcher…

*Crowd screaming

JT: This can’t be….how is he…

Blue Dragon, his back blackened and blistered and his body coated in blood, sits up and starts to rise. EMT’s and the referee are trying to get him to sit back down but he looks furious as he shoves them aside and then clatters into Steel, crushing him against the ropes…

RJ: HOW IS HE UP?

JT: This is...I don’t even know…

Medics are scrambling out of the way as security are called and begin to pour down to the ring but not before Blue Dragon is able to pick up his biker chain. He wraps it around Steel’s neck and launches him over the top rope, hanging him over the apron….Steel’s legs are kicking furiously as his blood stained face swells with lack of oxygen….

RJ: SOMEONE STOP THIS AND GET BLUE DRAGON OUT OF HERE….

JT: Someone called the police….

Amazingly police are on hand with the security. Dragon’s legs are tackled, taking him down, and he is yelling and fighting as his arms and legs are shackled….Steel is pulled free and loaded onto the stretcher, he is breathing but unconscious, as medics wheel him out…

Crowd: Let’s go Steel x10

JT: The crowd showing their love and support for Geoff Steel….and we wish him a speedy recovery…

RJ: Something tells me it won’t be speedy….Geoff Steel may have won tonight but the injuries he has sustained are catatonic….

Steel disappears backstage with the EMT’s and we see him heading toward a waiting ambulance. Blue Dragon is pushed from the ring by security and police as they walk him toward the back….the crowd are booing him…

JT: I can’t believe Dragon is actually walking out of here….

RJ: His injuries will catch up, I’m sure this is just adrenaline….he has taken unreal damage here tonight and no human walks away from that unscathed….

JT: He needs serious medical attention but something tells me that will be taking place under armed guard….Dragon is in cuffs here…

RJ: Like we said before the match, neither man protected by 6CWF due to the “unsanctioned” nature of this bout…...Blue Dragon doesn’t even have a contract….which means Manchester Police may have viewed what happened in their city as assault…

JT: Assault, GBH, Attempted Murder….take your pick….Blue Dragon may be heading for the cells…

RJ: But what about his quest to bring 6CWF down from the inside? Is it over?

JT: Something tells me not….just because he lost, that won’t deter him…

Dragon is led up the ramp and onto the stage. He wrestles the officers so he can turn toward the cameras…

Dragon: Only one of us (beeping) walking out…..do you see now? None of you are ready for this….I’ll see you soon!

RJ: How do we even continue after this?

JT: We’ve still got eight more matches….

RJ: Well that ring is going to need a serious clean up before the next one…

We get a shot of the ring canvass being replaced and a serious clean up mission taking place at ringside before the action follows Blue Dragon into the backstage area.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 10:47 am

*We head out into the crowd as Max Adamson is running the “Against the Wall” panel. He is joined by Nemesis, Snake Eyes and Bez.

Adamson wants to talk about what they have just watched between Blue Dragon and Geoff Steel. Nemesis says he made his career off of violent, barbaric, matches but he has never seen anything like we have just witnessed. He believes there is a good chance neither man will wrestle ever again. Snake Eyes commends the bravery of Geoff Steel against such a formidable foe but also worries that he may have cut his career short. Bez, however, says “Manchester is (beeping) mad for it” and goes on a rant about how Dostoevsky predicted this would happen….Max is looking over at his producers and signalling them to cut the mics as Bez is now on the table rallying the fans.

Max wants to talk about the best thing they have seen so far tonight and Nemesis is raving about the O’Callaghan/Scott Harris clash. Pure wrestling in its truest form and it was a great way to start the show. Snake Eyes agrees but he has to admit he enjoyed seeing a little of the old JJ Johnson out here raising hell, he believes JJ still could be a formidable player on this roster if he wanted to be...Bez is now doing some very poor breakdancing at his end of the table and trying to clap between his legs as he bounces from one to the other….Max can be heard off camera “Where the (beep) is Margot Robie?” and we hear a producer saying “She never called back” as Max sighs

Adamson wants predictions for the rest of the night. Nemesis is tipping his old running buddy Eddy Kent to dethrone Uryu Ishida for the 6CW Championship whilst Snake Eyes believes GazzyD has hit his stride at the right time and will be crowned “King” of 6CWF. Adamson considers asking Bez but instead he climbs up on the table and scoops Bez onto his shoulders. He throws him into the crowd with an F-5 but Bez is caught in the crowd and starts to surf as the noise in the AO goes up. Max sighs as the scene ends

*We see Geoff Steel being loaded into a stretcher as JJ Johnson and Alex Walker watch on. JJ feels responsible but Walker says both men wanted the fight and they would of found a way no matter what. Blue Dragon is then led past by police, looking maniacal. He screams at JJ "This is all on you, Johnson, and everything that happens next too....you can't stop this, you can't stop me". Dragon is put in the back of the police car as JJ watches on, full of thought.

*Daniel Reilly is looking at his cuts and bruises in the mirror when Drake & Kelsey Callihan enter the room. Drake wants Reilly to know he forgives him which draws a nonplussed look from Reilly. Callihan explains to Reilly that he “failed big time” last week but he still believes Reilly is the right man for the job which is why he has a present for him.

Kelsey presents Reilly with a new robe. Callihan says this is a gift and he hopes Reilly appreciates it and is ready to get everything back on track. Callihan says nothing is more important that taking out Liam Wood and it is imperative he be the one to get the decision. He repeats this several times until Reilly says “I got it”. Callihan stares at him and says “I hope you have because I won’t tolerate many more slip ups”. They tell Reilly they will see him out there and then leave. Reilly has a cold look on his face as he takes out his new robe.

*Liam Wood is preparing for the upcoming battle. Emmy then enters the room and she wants Wood to know that she has his back and she is proud of everything he is overcoming. Wood says none of that matters unless he can get even with Callihan….this all started ten years ago and Wood wants it finished tonight. Emmy asks Wood to be careful because Callihan is resourceful and sly so there could be an infinite amount of tricks for him to pull. Wood says he is ready for absolutely anything here tonight.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 10:50 am

Bout 5
Liam Wood vs Daniel Reilly/Drake Callihan

We head back to ringside as “Broken dreams” is playing through the airwaves and is met by tumultuous boos from the Manchester crowd. Daniel Reilly then appears on the stage, dressed in a black and red robe, “King of Streets” adorned on the back. Drake and Kelsey Callihan then appear. Drake is dressed a sparkling silver robe of his heyday….

JT: Well as we just saw….Daniel Reilly has been cleared to compete after the injuries he sustained last week at the hands of Liam Wood…

RJ: And he has a robe, a gift from Drake Callihan….

JT: Callihan dressed in the kind of robe he wore when he was the NWA World Champion….now Reilly has one two….it’s almost as though they were cut from the same cloth…

RJ: The proof is in the pudding…..these two men are here tonight to bring about the end of Liam Wood….

JT: Callihan has been festering on this rivalry for ten years, waiting and biding his time to get even with the man he believes ruined his creation in EWF…

RJ: And now he has returned with a plan….some elements have failed but the recruitment of Daniel Reilly has been a success….Callihan has offered a Reilly a chance to reclaim his glory days in return for helping him deal with Wood once and for all…

JT: Which is great in premise but Liam Wood has proven that he isn’t going down easily….Wood believes he is EWF and is the reason that company has any success….for Wood this is about closing the chapter on that part of his career for good….

RJ: Callihan and Reilly have different plans...take out Wood and start a new path to success….

JT: Callihan and his devious daughter, who is out here tonight for some reason…

RJ: You know why….

JT: Yeah to be a royal pain in the a55….this is more like a 3 on 1 handicap match rather than a 2 on 1….

RJ: And we saw just a few weeks ago how low Callihan is willing to stoop…..he literally enrolled the majority of the ex-EWF roster to assist him in taking out Wood and actually pinned him in the middle of the ring…

JT: Perhaps the lowest point of Liam Wood’s career, a loss to Drake Callihan…

RJ: In Callihan’s prime he was one of the best in the world….but we are talking 25 years ago….he just wanted to humiliate Wood and achieved that…

JT: And now tonight he wants to finish him for good…

RJ: With Reilly by his side, it could happen….former two time 6CW World Champion and one of the best in the history of that company….Reilly is dangerous, remorseless and vicious….

JT: And tutored by Drake Callihan, one of the dirtiest players ever, he may have even got worse…

Reilly, Drake and Kelsey all climb up into the ring as the boos and chants rain down upon them. A “you’re a skank” chant is aimed at Kelsey over and over, too which she puts her hands over her ears and scowls. “W(beepers)” is the called aimed at Callihan and Reilly…

RJ: Callihan and Reilly won’t care about the fan support, it’s something they have had little of throughout their careers…..they came here to do a job….

Callihan is talking some last minute tactics with Reilly as Kelsey climbs down to the outside, after kissing her father and winking at Reilly. “Revival Mode” then shatters the speakers as the crowd go wild…

JT: Huge ovation here for Liam Wood….it’s been a strange path for him since returning to 6CWF….

RJ: Wood came in here with the aim of achieving things in his career he never has before….to be honest his attitude and approach was pretty hostile upon return…

JT: To say the least…

RJ: His aim led him to a shot at the European Championship, something he has never won before, but that opportunity was taken from him by Daniel Reilly on behalf of Drake Callihan…

JT: That’s when this really dialled up a notch….Callihan has actively pursued his revenge mission on Wood ever since, using Reilly to jump Wood at frequent intervals…

RJ: As well as ex-EWF alumni….

JT: Wood took the fight back to Callihan and we saw last time out as he crashed an EWF convention and destroyed some of the men who have tried to take him out of late….he then sent a further message by delivering a “Manson Driver” on Reilly through the roof of a car, right in front of Callihan….

RJ: Wood showing he won’t be pushed around and he won’t back down….an approach that has won him some fans back, suddenly the 6CWF supporters are back cheering him….something we haven’t seen in a long time…

JT: And Emmy, Wood’s former fiance, has returned to spark rumours that Wood is getting back to his old self…

RJ: Almost becoming the man that started this journey ten years ago...one hell of an arc if you ask me….

JT: But you just know that Callihan and Reilly but especially Callihan has more tricks up his sleeve….

RJ: Wood threw the gauntlet down and he asked for this fight, he demanded it, and Callihan accepted but that alone is suspicious….a few weeks ago we saw Wood attacked by a mystery assailant which helped Drake Callihan to win their match….an assailant we haven’t seen since…

JT: But that’s exactly what I mean….don’t tell me that Callihan doesn’t have backup plans...plan A, B and C….

RJ: This guy has the whole alphabet at his disposal…

The cheers continue and the fans are reaching over the barricade to touch Wood as he storms through the aisleway and jumps up onto the ring apron. Drake Callihan steps through the ropes to the apron but Reilly remains….

JT: This is a traditional handicap match….tags must be made...but I think we can already see who is starting this match…

RJ: No way Callihan gets in there Wood until Reilly can neutralise him….he wants no part of this version of Liam Wood…

JT: Not many would…

The referee keeps everyone separated as Drake Callihan smiles at Wood from across the ring. Reilly is stretching his neck and looking Wood up and down whilst Kelsey is walking the outside, her evil eyes narrowed with malicious intent…

RJ: Wood is going to need eyes in the back of his head here….but remember he only needs one pinfall or one submission….one decision at all….

JT: The same goes for his opponents though and they have the man advantage…

The bell gets the action underway and Reilly locks up with Wood in the centre of the ring. They struggle for control before Wood pushes Reilly back up against the ropes, the referee forced to break them apart…

RJ: These are two men with incredible resumes….you put this on any card in a one on one match and we are talking fireworks…

Reilly smirks at Wood as they circle and then lockup again. Wood backs Reilly up again and the referee separates them but this time Reilly slaps Wood in the face, drawing boos from the audience…

JT: That isn’t going to get anything but Wood’s back up…

Wood looks thunderous as Kelsey cackles. Wood rushes after Reilly but he dives from the ring and runs….Wood pursues him and they slide back in, only for Reilly to leap up and drop his opponent with an excellent dropkick…

RJ: Reilly suckered Wood in there…

Drake nods his head from the apron as Reilly leaps up and slams his knee down into Wood’s head before crawling onto him and lands heavy punches to the head...

JT: Reilly would look to keep this methodical….he will break Wood down slowly and systematically…

RJ: But you know Callihan will want the decision….no way will he pass that up…

Reilly drags Wood up and looks for a suplex but Wood floats over the back and then spins into a discus punch that lands right in the back of Reilly’s neck. Reilly staggers into the ropes and Wood whips him across the ring before sending him high into a backdrop…..Reilly clutches his spine as he staggers up and Wood pulls him in close for a reverse swinging STO (Sister Abigail)….

JT: That’ll be the first of many interjections I am sure…

Drake Callihan moves through the ropes as the referee rushes over to block him off. Wood shoves Reilly aside and looks at Drake and beckons him on…

RJ: Callihan is who Wood really wants here….

JT: But he’s letting his attention slip…

Reilly suddenly spins Wood back around and kicks him in the gut before landing a stiff European uppercut. He whips Wood into the corner and then rushes in after him, only to eat double feet to the face…

RJ: Reilly finding out here that getting any semblance of control of Liam Wood is difficult….

JT: That’ll help….

Reilly staggers back and Wood runs out at him but is twisted into a powerslam. Reilly kneels and looks at Callihan, offering him a tag…

RJ: Callihan wants no part of Wood yet….

JT: I mean for a guy in his late 50s he is in incredible shape…

Callihan shakes his head at Reilly, who seems to roll his eyes slightly. Wood slowly crawls back up and Reilly grabs him and flips him into position for a fallout neckbreaker but Wood scrambles off the back and runs the ropes…

RJ: Blatant trip from Kelsey Callihan there….

Wood turns with anger flashing in his eyes but Reilly quickly clatters him from behind. He drags Wood into the centre and nails him with a back suplex……………….1……………...2………...shoulder!

JT: Callihan not happy…

Drake Callihan yells to Reilly about “leave the decision for me, how many times have I told you?”….Reilly nods his head and stands up. He looks at Drake and then Kelsey as he lands brutal stomps to the head, chest, arms and legs of Liam Wood.

RJ: Basically Daniel Reilly is here to serve Liam Wood up on a silver platter for Drake Callihan…

JT: It would seem so…

Reilly drags Wood and presses him against the ropes and chokes him against the middle until the referee forces a break on four. He drags Wood back up and shoves him against the turnbuckle before stomping a mudhole in his midsection. He then lifts him up onto the top rope….

RJ: Reilly turning it up now….looking for heavier artillery…

Reilly climbs onto the ropes and pulls Wood into position but Wood fights back. He crashes a forearm into the side of Reilly’s head and throws him off the ropes to the canvass below. Wood sets his feet and prepares to leap when Kelsey Callihan shrieks…

JT: Just another damn distraction…

She cackles at the look on Wood’s face and it allows Reilly to get back up and swipe his opponent’s legs. Reilly climbs onto the ropes again and nails a European uppercut before pulling Wood into a superplex….Reilly kneels over Wood and once again turns to Drake Callihan….

RJ: Callihan wants more….we saw this a few weeks ago, he wasn’t willing to engage Wood until he’d been damn near torn apart…

Callihan motions that he wants Wood broken. Reilly takes up his slithering, stalking, approach now as he waits for Wood to stand and then he leaps into action…

JT: RKO!

Wood puts the brakes on and he shoves Reilly, chest-first, into the turnbuckle before smashing him down with a full nelson slam. Reilly gets back up and Wood nails a “final cut” suplex…………..1………………..2…………..Drake Callihan breaks it up!

RJ: Look at Drake run….he can move for an older guy….

Drake axe handles the cover, breaking it. Wood quickly spins to glare at him and Callihan scuttles away as quickly as he can…

JT: Callihan can try to run but Wood is gonna chase…

Wood gets up and he begins to walk toward the ropes. The referee tries to block him off but Wood shrugs him off….

RJ: RKO….THAT’S IT!

JT: And now Callihan wants in…

Reilly spins Wood around and drills him with the leaping cutter from nowhere. His instinct is to cover but Callihan yells “Don’t you dare”….he throws his hand out and Reilly looks unhappy as he shuffles over and makes the tag…

RJ: Reilly still looking for his first win here in 6CWF, he’s done all the hard work and now he has to pass it on so that Drake Callihan can take it from him…

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 10:51 am

Callihan quickly jumps through the ropes and he hurries over and hooks both of Wood’s legs….

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JT: HE KICKED OUT!

*Crowd pop

RJ: Drake Callihan can’t believe it…

JT: Wood is a tough man…

Callihan stares at the referee and then over at Reilly, with a scathing look. He leans over Wood and lands some heavy punches and then he stands up and slaps Reilly’s chest…

Callihan: Do what I’m paying you for….finish him off….or are you not capable?

RJ: This Drake Callihan and Daniel Reilly relationship seems to be deteriorating quite rapidly….

JT: Callihan is obsessed with beating Wood, it is all he cares about….

Reilly gets back in and he eyeballs Callihan for a good moment as Kelsey looks in with concern. Reilly stomps down on Wood some more before dragging him back up…

RJ: Inside cradle…

Wood pulls Reilly back down……………...1…………...2……...kickout as Callihan holds his head in his hands. They scramble back up and Reilly tries for another RKO but Wood shoves him into the corner and rushes in after him with a brutal yakuza kick. Reilly is seeing stars as he staggers out and Wood lands the swinging reverse STO……………..one…………...two………..thr-shoulder up!

JT: Callihan getting edgy now….if Wood knocks off Reilly or takes him out, there’s nobody to protect him…

Wood stares up at Callihan and then heads for the corner. He climbs up and waits for Reilly to rise before leaping into him with a solid lariat. He then beckons Reilly back up and kicks him in the gut…

RJ: MANSON DRIVER!

Reilly swipes Wood’s legs at the final moment and then tries to apply an anklelock. Wood thrashes and twists before kicking out with his other leg, catching the jaw of Reilly and knocking him back. Wood gets up as Reilly comes back toward him….

JT: Wood looking for a chokeslam here….

Wood locks his hand around Reilly’s throat and looks to lift him into the modified backbreaker but Reilly jumps out the side and lands a kick to the gut. He swings Wood through the ropes onto the apron pulls him back through for a hanging DDT (ala Randy Orton)…

RJ: Wood says not today….

Wood steps off the ropes at the last minute and he lifts Reilly into a flapjack before dropping him back against the top turnbuckle. Reilly remains slumped there as Wood stares at Callihan again before ushering Reilly around and he pushes him back against the ropes and pushes him up…

JT: WORLD EATER!

Reilly, amazingly, counters in midair with a hurricanrana takedown. They scramble back up and Reilly scores another kick and then flips Wood up and executes a fallout neckbreaker...Reilly looks over at Callihan and says “You want to do some of the work?”…

JT: Drake Callihan not happy about being questioned here…

Reilly takes a deep breath and then heads for the corner. He climbs up top and stares down at Wood before launching himself through the air…

RJ: FROG….NOTHING BUT CANVASS!

Wood rolls aside at the final minute as Reilly smashes into the canvass. Reilly is doubled up as Wood runs the ropes…

JT: PSYCHO CRUSHER….AND THAT IS THAT!

The crowd cheer as Wood lands his variation of the foot stomp and covers…………...1……………..2…………….Kelsey places Reilly’s foot on the ropes….

RJ: Oh cmon now…

JT: And it’s all part of the set up…

The referee moves over to the ropes to admonish Kelsey. Drake Callihan rummages in his robe on the apron and pulls out a steel pipe. He climbs in the ring behind Wood…

RJ; We should have known…..

JT: WOOD DID!

Wood suddenly whirls around and lands a huge right hand on Callihan, dropping him and sending the pipe across the canvass to the outside. The crowd are cheering as Wood drags Callihan back up…

RJ: Liam Wood is finally going to get his redemption….

Boos ring out all over the AO as Reilly lands a low blow from behind and drops Wood to his knees. Callihan scurries back to the corner…

JT: I think we knew that Wood was always going to be “against the wall” here tonight….

RJ: The odds stacked way against him…

Reilly gets on his knees now and he looks over at Callihan. Callihan yells “finish him then”. Reilly gets to his feet and he looks down at Wood, who is on his knees….

Callihan: What am I paying you for? I SAID FINISH HIM…

RJ: Daniel Reilly has never been one to bow down to orders and I think this is beginning to prove difficult for him….

Callihan stands now and looks angry as he approaches Reilly. He starts poking him in the chest and then he grabs Reilly’s face and shoves him…

Callihan: You’re pathetic…..I can’t believe I ever believed you were capable…

Crowd: OOOOOOO!

Callihan slaps Reilly in the face now….

JT: RKO!

Cheers ring all around as Reilly leaps into the air, suddenly, and drills Callihan into the canvass. He slithers over him with a vindictive smile as Kelsey shrieks from the outside….Reilly gets close to Callihan…

Reilly: Sorry Drake….I’ve had a better offer…

RJ: Drake Callihan’s plan has grossly backfired on him…

JT: He may know his EWF history but he certainly didn’t do his 6CW homework….you do not push Daniel Reilly’s buttons unless you want retaliation….

Crowd: You (beeped) up x10

Reilly rolls from the ring and he gives one last look at Kelsey, tipping her a wink, before marching backstage. The cameras turn back to the ring now as Liam Wood is getting up….he looks at Reilly leaving and seems surprised before looking down at the flattened form of Drake Callihan…

RJ: And as bad as it has already been for Drake Callihan….it is about to get so much worse…

Wood leans down and he drags the lifeless carcass of Drake up. He holds him in place…

Wood: It’s over, Drake….you are over….

JT: WORLD EATER!

Wood shoves Callihan back into the ropes and then pops him up into the devastating knee strike. Callihan is flat on his back, eyes closed, as Wood can’t help but laugh…

RJ: This is it….Liam Wood is closing the chapter…

JT: Kelsey’s last hurrah…

Boos as Kelsey throws caution to the wind and climbs in the ring. He leaps on Wood’s back and is slapping at his head and neck….the referee considers calling for the bell but Wood shakes his head at him. He reaches over his shoulder and is about to pull Kelsey over when someone rips her off of Wood’s back…

*Crowd pop

RJ: EMMY IS HERE….RIGHT HAND, DOWN GOES KELSEY!

The noise levels rise as Emmy runs down the ramp and into the ring. She rags Kelsey down and drops her with a right hand. Kelsey is on her backside, holding her cheek, and looking horrified as Emmy steps toward her. The referee is trying to restore order now….

JT: Drake Callihan not the only one with allies….finally the Callihans being put in their place….

The referee is still trying to restore order and get Emmy and Kelsey under control. Suddenly a masked man jumps the barricade and rolls in the ring, holding Callihan’s steel pipe from earlier. Wood turns and takes the shot right between the eyes….

RJ: The hell…..Wood just got obliterated by that masked assailant…

JT: The same one we saw a few weeks back…

RJ: This is ridiculous….I can’t believe it….

The masked man pulls Drake Callihan on top of Wood and leaps from the ring as the referee turns around…

JT: Not this way, surely….

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RJ: I can’t believe I am saying this but Drake Callihan just got a second pinfall victory over Liam Wood…

JT: This is not going to sit well…

RJ: But it was another damn setup...part of Callihan’s elaborate plot…..Reilly walked out on him, seemingly breaking their arrangement, and it looked as though Wood finally had his redemption…

JT: He had Callihan beat….Callihan is still bloody unconscious...he knows nothing about this…

The crowd are booing, furiously, as Kelsey, her cheek reddened, climbs back into the ring and shrieks gleefully as she cradles her father’s head. Drake Callihan is just coming to and realises what has happened. He and his daughter are laughing…

RJ: I just can’t get my head around this….Emmy came out here and she looked to have taken care of Kelsey Callihan….Wood’s path was clear to finish this…

JT: But then came Drake’s mystery man….who the hell is behind that mask…

Emmy is helping Liam Wood under the ropes and they stumble against the ringside barrier as she struggles to keep him upright. Wood is dazed as they look back at the gloating faces of Drake and Kelsey Callihan…..the masked man then climbs back into the ring and he helps Drake up before raising his arm in victory as the boos continue….Wood and Emmy are watching on as Callihan milks it and then turns back to Wood….he demands a microphone…

Callihan: Is it sinking in yet, Liam? I’ve beaten you again….proving once more that you are not the most important thing to ever come out of EWF, you are not the leading light….you are not Mr EWF as you claim….

Crowd: A55hole x10

Callihan: I brought back E-Unit, Bryan Wells, Mr Jones but it was all a smokescreen and you were too stupid to see it….even Alex Garcia, Jason Sparkz, they were nothings and nobodies….

And you, because you are so arrogant, thought this was just about me and you….because of course it always has to be about you…

But now I want you to see….I want realisation to sink in that you are a fraud, a charlatan, a usurper of the throne...I want you to see that everything you achieved in EWF, everything that you claimed made you “great” and the “face of the company”…..it was only possible because this man…

*The masked man steps forward now

Callihan: Because this man wasn’t around…

RJ: No?

JT: It can’t be…

*The masked man suddenly pulls a red rose and he throws it from the ring so it lands at the feet of Emmy and Wood. Drake Callihan looks jubilant

Callihan: You are both about to be reunited with a very old friend……

RJ: HE’S HERE….HE’S BACK…

JT: AND LIAM WOOD’S LIFE JUST TURNED UPSIDE DOWN IN AN INSTANT….HIS ARCH NEMESIS, VINCENT COSTELLO HAS RETURNED!

*The masked man reveals himself as the crowd go wild. Emmy looks tearful and worried as Wood’s eyes widen in shock and surprise. Vincent Costello stands at the ropes with a dark, sinister grin!

RJ: Can this night get any more wild?

JT: This is unreal….Vincent Costello is back…..he’s the masked man, he’s Liam Wood’s mystery attacker…..

RJ: And one of the most personal, intense rivalries in professional wrestling history is heading for a whole new chapter…

Wood and Costello continue to glare at one another as the crowd chant “Holy (beep)” over and over. Emmy is looking at Wood, trying not to look at Costello, whilst Kelsey and Drake Callihan are laughing at what they have pulled off.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 10:54 am

*Cameron Faith is readying himself for his title challenge when Kristal interrupts him. She starts talking about how they used to be so good for each other and she wants to help Faith to become the best version of himself but Faith isn’t interested. He says back in 2015 he had the world in the palm of his hands and it was taken from him. Tonight represents a great opportunity for him to get back on that path and he’s done a lot of soul searching to get this this point. That searching has taught him that Kristal is nothing but a succubus and he won’t allow her to mess up any more of his life.

Kristal is scathing now, her demeanour changed, and she tells Faith he will never been anything but a choke artist and a failure. She’s with a real success now in Gazzy, soon to be “King” of 6CWF and Faith retorts that at least we’ll know who the Royal Jester is. Kristal scowls and walks off.

Faith turns and finds himself face to face with Mike Hill. Hill tells Faith he should have taken Kristal’s offer because he will need all the luck he can get tonight. Faith stares at the European Champion on Hill’s shoulder and tells him he has taken that title from him before and he looks forward to doing the same tonight.

*Clarissa tries to grab a word with Daniel Reilly as he returns backstage. She asks why he left Drake Callihan and Reilly says he was tired of being disrespected, as though he was just some lackey to do Callihan’s bidding. Reilly said he lost his way because of the losses mounting up and he forced himself to take Callihan’s money but that isn’t what he is all about.

Reilly says he is a goddamn two time world champion and he deserved a damn sight more respect which is why he’s moving on in his career and aligning himself with a man who knows him well….a man who always brings out the best in him….this is where Oliver Keane enters the scene. Reilly says he and Keane have always been a formidable duo and Keane knows how to get Reilly back to where he belongs. This is a much more mutually beneficial arrangement and Reilly promises that from next week the world is going to remember his name.

*Christy knocks on the door of Gazzy’s dressing room. Kristal rolls her eyes and leaves as Christy hugs Gazzy and congratulates him on his win. Gazzy holds his wife’s hands and says only one more win and he’ll be king of 6CWF and the world title will be within touching distance. Christy asks what title Gazzy will go for….he’s never been 6WF Champion and perhaps he should pursue history….Gazzy doesn’t say anything but his eyes narrow at this comment (clearly suspicious of why he shouldn’t go for the 6CW Title)…..Christy says she just came to say she’s going to be busy for the rest of the night because JJ has stepped aside and the rest of the Board need to pick up the load. Gazzy passes comment on JJ’s need to be a hero (almost dismissing the fact JJ helped him win his match) and Christy merely bites her lip and makes a non-commital noise (clearly both are still tip toeing around each other on sensitive subjects.

Gazzy asks Christy if her watch is playing up and she says not but Gazzy says his has gone haywire since they entered the arena tonight and it is stuck on 13:46. He taps it but it does nothing and he shrugs. Christy kisses her husband on the head and says she has to go as the scene ends.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 10:55 am

Bout 6
6CWF European Championship
Mike Hill (c) vs Cameron Faith

RJ: Well we’ve just seen one old rivalry reignited and now it is time for another….

JT: Yes indeed it is….first championship bout of the night….

Ding ding

Michael Bird: Ladies and gentlemen the following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the 6CWF European Championship!

*Crowd pop

JT: Go on then, RJ, you are the resident 6WF expert….fill us in…

RJ: I mean it’s pretty well documented but Mike Hill, the champion, and his challenger tonight Cameron Faith have quite the storied rivarly…..it dates way back to 2012 in 6WF in which Hill really got personal….he brought Faith’s private life into the public domain and attempted a character assassination, if you will…

JT: Something Faith has never forgiven him for?

RJ: Some things cannot be forgiven…..it was that rivalry that really kicked Faith’s career up a notch and seemingly put him on course for the main event….

JT: But that never happened?

RJ: Cameron Faith and Hill’s rivalry is deep and extremely storied…..fast forward two years later to Born in Fire and Faith beat Hill to unify the European & Freeweight Championships…

JT: That’s right, another facet to this match….Faith is a former European Champion and Hill is in his second reign…

RJ: Two months after that at the beginning of 2015 Cameron Faith is holding the European and Freeweight Titles as well as the Fight for the Right briefcase….I mean this guy is having his Thanos moment, he’s collecting it all….it is only a matter of time before he becomes world champion, or so it seemed…

JT: But?

RJ: We closed down…..Faith didn’t get his chance….the hottest run he ever had and the rug was swept from under his feet…

JT: Then he turned up in 6CW, I remember….and he still had the briefcase….6CW management let him keep it and honoured the premise of the tournament….but Faith went left field and he cashed it in to become UK Champion, something I never understood….it was almost like all the confidence and success in 6WF had evaporated and he didn’t fancy a run at the world title...

RJ: For whatever reason Faith choked at the highest level….something which Hill has been reminding him of….Hill believes he was right all along about Faith and is out to prove that here tonight…

“Ain’t no stopping” me echoes through the speakers as the crowd rise in appreciation and begin to cheer for the arrival of the challenger…

Michael Bird: Introducing first, the challenger…..from Glasgow, Scotland…..weighing in at 220 pounds…...Caaaammmmeeerrrooooonnnn Faaaaiiiitttthhhh!

JT: Faith has always been a fighter, from the mean streets of Glasgow, and he never backs down or knows when to quit…..he had a rocky start to life here in 6CWF but a big win a few weeks back to earn this championship shot could be the shot in the arm his career needs…

RJ: As we have already said...at one time this man was ready to become the biggest star in 6WF….the shutting down of that company and the months that followed before he arrived in 6CW seemed to have affected his psyche in some way…

JT: And although he had a run as UK Champion we have never seen that version of Cameron Faith again….is it still in there? Is it dormant and waiting to awaken?

RJ: Tonight could be the night…..a championship that helped him on his way to that historic run against an opponent that also contributed to his meteoric rise….if you believe in fate then this could be Faith’s time…

Faith walks down the ramp and he tags hands with the fans at ringside before placing his cap on the head of a small child. He climbs up into the ring…

JT: Faith seems in a good place….he lost his way early, seemed to be heading back into the venomous clutches of Kristal…

RJ: Another factor in his original downfall..

JT: But he saw the light and turned it around...he’s earned himself this shot and now is time to seize the day…

Faith nods his head in appreciation of the fan support before “Next big thing” screams out and is met by boos. The European Champion swaggers onto the stage…

Michael Bird: And introducing his opponent………….weighing in at 220 pounds….fighting out of Malvern, England…...he is the reigning and defending 6CWF European Champion…..Miiiikkkkeeeee Hiiiillllll!

RJ: Like him or not….this is one of the best to ever do it…

JT: No doubts...2x world champion, Freeweight, European, Hardcore, multi time 6WF and 6CW Tag Team Champion…..Mike Hill has done it all….

RJ: One of the most decorated athletes of all time…

JT: And he’s been “that damn good” from the outset….

RJ: Mike Hill debuted at 17 years old back in September 2008….by February 2009 he was the TAW Heavyweight Champion….just let that sink in….six months and he was world champion….that is unheard of…

JT: A record that Rex Adamson is chasing but he’s quickly running out of time…

RJ: I’m not sure it can be done….what Mike Hill achieved was astounding and that set the marker for what he has gone on to accomplish….Hill may feel he doesn’t get the respect he deserves but history will remember this man, I assure you….

Hill stands in the aisleway and lets the negative reception wash over him. He closes his eyes and unstraps the European belt from around his waist before raising it in the air…

JT: 15 years later and still a champion….still capable of being the absolute best in the business….his attitude may lack but his abilities do not…

RJ: Mike Hill has been the ever present of 6WF/6CW and now the combined efforts….the ultimate pro….he shows up and he shows out…

JT: Won his second European Championship last month at “From the Ashes” when he won the “Time Attack” match which, incidentally, included Cameron Faith…

RJ: Faith couldn’t get it done that night….can he change his fortunes tonight as these storied rivals resume hostilities?

Hill vaults over the ropes now and he laughs at Faith and talks trash to him as he gets in his face and raises the championship over their heads. They are in close, talking, and Faith uses his head to shove Hill back…

JT: This is going to be tasty, you can feel it….no love lost…

RJ: None at all…

The bell sounds and there is a roar from the crowd as the two men circle and then tie up. Hill takes control by twisting Faith’s wrist behind his back but then Faith drops to one knee and pulls Hill down. They get up again and Faith sidesteps Hill and pushes him against the ropes, lashing out with a chop to the chest...he lets go with another chop and then grips Hill’s arm and looks for an Irish whip...Hill twists inside and pulls Faith toward him, swiping his legs as he gets in close….

JT: Liontamer…

Faith senses the immediate danger and he kicks out with both feet and sends his man across the canvass. They both get back up and Hill looks for a dropkick but Faith catches his legs and drops him before catapulting the champion into the corner. Hill lands on the middle rope and prepares to leap back but Faith lashes a flash kick through Hill’s legs, leaving him slumped on the second rope….

RJ: These two men know each other so well, they can anticipate a lot of what is coming…

Faith climbs up on the ropes behind Hill and then pulls him into back suplex from the second rope. Hill is in a heap with his legs in the air as Faith presses him down…………..1…………...2……...kickout!

JT: A one count away from a new champion…

Faith pulls Hill up and looks to execute a suplex but Hill floats out and he spins Faith around into an inverted atomic drop before dropping him with a spinning heel kick. Hill follows up with the “Hill Walk” (standing shooting star) and then he runs to the ropes….

RJ: Lionsault!

Faith moves and Hill manages to land out on his feet. Hill runs in and leaps up for an enzeguiri but Faith ducks out of it and sends Hill against the mat before seizing his ankle…

JT: Faith looking for the submission now…

Hill pushes himself into a quick roll and drags Faith off balance, catching him on the deck with a pinning variation…………..1…………...2………..shoulder up. Both men get to their feet and Hill springs off the ropes for a tornado DDT but Faith pulls backwards out of reach so that Hill lands on his knees. Faith then runs in and dives into a snap DDT on his kneeling opponent…………….1…………..2…….kickout!

RJ: Goes back to what we were saying about both men knowing each other so way….Faith knew what was coming and he pulled free before getting off his own shot…

Hill stumbles up in the corner and Faith works the crowd before charging in and landing with a diving knee strike to the jaw (ala CM Punk). Faith then grips Hill by the head and runs him out into a bulldog takedown. The cheers grow as Faith points to the corner…

JT: Faith building momentum and this crowd starting to believing this can be his night….

RJ: THAT’S A BIG MISS!

Faith takes off through the air for a flying elbow but Hill rolls aside at the last minute and sends him against the canvass. Hill gets back up now and he scores with a lionsault…

JT: Might just be all she wrote…

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RJ: Faith hanging in...but all it took was one slip from Faith and he was right in there…

JT: World class veteran of the game….Mike Hill only needs one opening…

Hill has some more trash talk for Faith now as he leans over and slaps him round the head. He puts his foot in Faith’s face and pushes him back on the canvass before making his way to the corner. Hill climbs high and mocks the audience before pushing himself through the air….

RJ: MIKE TIME!

JT: Mike Hill’s turn to make a mistake….got too cocky…

Faith drives his knees up and they explode into the gut of Hill as he lands. Faith is geed on by the crowd as he gets back up and he scoops Hill into a backbreaker and then swings him into a neckbreaker…

RJ: “Ghetto Blaster”….Faith is cooking here….

One…
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JT: Faith thought he had it….but Hill is a future hall of famer, you don’t put those away easily….

Faith kneels for a moment and then gets back up. The crowd are pushing him on as he walks to the corner and stomps his foot. He ushers Hill back to his feet and then launches forward…

RJ: ACT OF FAITH!

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 10:55 am

Hill ducks the superkick and immediately leaps into a “hill-can-rana” with a pin…………….1…………….2…………...kickout. They get up again and Hill looks for a clothesline but Faith ducks it…

JT: BOTH HAD THE SAME IDEA!

Both men are back to back as they spin into a double pele kick, which just causes their legs to clatter together in midair although Hill’s foot does seem to glance Faith’s temple. They get up again and Hill grabs Faith’s head…

JT: I think Faith was wobbled from that….Hill’s foot just about connected...

RJ: OVER THE…

Faith puts the brakes on and rolls Hill up…………...1…………...2……….shoulder up. They scramble up and Hill runs in but Faith backdrops him over the top to the outside…

JT: Hill landed on his feet…

Hill smirks at the boos from the crowd as he lands on his feet. He mockingly bows and then turns around…

RJ: FAITH KNEW!

Cheers all around as Faith has run the ropes and dives through with a suicide dive that smashes Hill back into the barriers. He drags Hill up and throws him back into the ring. Faith then follows and he lifts Hill into the “three amigos” suplexes…

JT: Cameron Faith has opened the door for himself….now all he needs to do is walk on through…

RJ: Could be a big break in Faith’s career…..LEAP OF FAITH!

Faith is up high and he launches himself into the double rotation moonsault but Hill moves before impact. Faith, however, demonstrates his own athleticism by landing on his feet. Faith staggers back a little as Hill gets up…

JT: Hill thinks he has one over on Faith but Faith landed out on his feet…

RJ: And he’s waiting for Hill to rise…..ACT OF FAITH!

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JT: Just like that….

Faith lets Hill up and jumps in for the superkick but Hill dodges it and immediately grabs Faith’s head. He uses the ropes to run up and over, drilling his man with the “Over the Hill” and hooks both legs for the three…

Michael Bird: Ladies and gentlemen here is your winner…..and STILL 6CWF European Champion…………..Miiiikkkkkeeee Hiiiiillllll!

JT: Mike Hill just knocked off Cameron Faith and he did it in a mighty impressive fashion…

RJ: Put respect on his name whether you like him or not…..Faith came to fight tonight and he gave it a shot but Hill was on the next level….

JT: Many predicted this going to the wire, a potential marathon….but Hill didn’t even need ten minutes…

RJ: Are we looking at a veteran, potentially, just reaching his prime?

JT: If that is true then the rest of 6CWF is in trouble…..if we are only just seeing peak Mike Hill, I’m not sure anyone can compete….that was a big W for Hill…

RJ: And it’s yet more disappointment for Cameron Faith….he needs to find a way to bounce back from this and reset himself…

JT: But how? That’s for him to work out, I guess…..

RJ: Mike Hill is celebrating tonight….he is still the European Champion and he’s moving forward with his 6CWF career….

The referee passes Hill his title and the champion snatches it before raising it over his head. He wants the referee to raise his arm again, basking in victory, before sneering down at Cameron Faith. The crowd boo but Hill doesn’t care as he continues his celebration and leaves ringside…..Faith is left looking forlorn.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 10:58 am

*Cody Walker is doing his last minute stretches in the back and preparing for his match. Alex Walker enters the room and says he just wanted to wish his son luck for tonight, he’s proud of the athlete he has become and he knows he is destined for great things. Cody stands and he stares at his father for a long while before nodding his head and leaving the room. Alex Walker is left with a contemplative mood and we see over his shoulder that Cassidy has been watching the whole exchange.

*Rex Adamson is doing some last minute training and looking absolutely jacked as Max Adamson walks in. Rex merely grunts at his Uncle and carries on training. Max starts talking anyway and he says tonight is Rex’s chance to grab the bulls by the proverbial and put himself on the map. Rex doesn’t want to be a failure, does he? Rex stands now and he is in Max’s face….Max says imagine losing this opportunity to Cody Walker and Cassidy, how will he ever live that down? That embarrassment will never leave him….he’ll be considered a joke forever…...Rex snarls and shoves past Max as he storms out of the room. Max is left with a big grin on his face.

*We get an announcement on the upcoming US Tour that will culminate on September 2nd in Florida for the “Beachfront Brawl” event. There is also mention that in two weeks it will be #NightOfChampions in Madison Square Garden where all championships will be on the line.

Monday 31st July - Proving Grounds live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles
Monday 7th August - Night of Champions Special live from Madison Square Garden in New York City
Monday 14th August - Proving Grounds live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
Monday 21st August - Proving Grounds live from the Kaseya Centre in Miami

*Jack Reynolds tries to catch a word with Vincent Costello as he is leaving the arena with Drake Callihan and Kelsey but Drake gets in the way. Costello merely grins as he gets in the car. Callihan tells Reynolds that all explanations will come on Proving Grounds so he will have to wait. But he does promise that the fun and games are just getting started.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 11:00 am

Bout 7
Freshers Ball
Cassidy vs Cody Walker vs Rex Adamson

Back out at ringside as “One of a kind” hits the speakers and there is loud reception from the Manchester crowd. Multi-coloured pyros explode into the air before Cody Walker bounces out onto the stage….

RJ: Triple threat rules coming up now, folks…...Freshers Ball on the line…..a title opportunity in the balance…

JT: And starting off with a young man who has made quite an impression this last month…

RJ: Cody Walker….the son of former 6CW Owner and current 6CWF Board member, Alex Walker….but that is where the links die….Cody doesn’t’ seem to possess any of his father’s more “questionable” traits….

JT: Raised by his mother in Las Vegas, Cody has developed an incredible, unique, style of wrestling that has wowed audiences…

RJ: The kid loves to take a risk….he’s ultra quick and athletic….his entertainment value is through the roof…

JT: And the fans are loving him…

Cody is dressed in a yellow and blue singlet. He makes sure to tag hands with all of the fans around ringside before taking off his bandana and tying it around a little boy’s head. He high fives some of the children and then climbs up into the ring…

RJ: Only nineteen...brought here by JJ & Brandi who believed it was worth buying out his WWE development deal….that speaks volumes…

Cody is doing some last minute splits in the corner as “Wake up” splits the air and now the crowd are booing furiously…

JT: The artist formerly known as Scorpion….

RJ: Primarily the “Freshers Ball” was designed for new superstars looking to kickstart their careers but it has also been a springboard over the years for returning wrestlers to reignite their careers….that is where Cassidy comes in…

JT: Returned at “From the Ashes” with a new look, a new persona and I have to admit he’s been damn impressive…

RJ: “Road to Royalty” quarter finalist, Cassidy has already proven he is a force and perhaps vastly improved from the last time we saw him in a pro wrestling ring…

JT: The other side of Cassidy, however, is this “better than you” God complex he has developed….it would be bad enough if he just oozes arrogance but it goes beyond that…

RJ: It seems he believes he is on a mission to cleanse 6CWF and expose every superstar along the way for their “sins”….we’ve seen him, on several occasions, produce that cattle branding iron….thankfully, as of yet, he has been unable to use it on anyone…

JT: But he has really taken exception to his two opponents tonight and has vowed at least one will be “branded” by him on his way to victory…

RJ: Cassidy believes both Rex and Walker have benefited from their last names and have received a “leg up” in the early going whereas he has had to work for it….he believes Rex is just a Neanderthal and Cody Walker is only here because his dad got him a job…

JT: Vindictive, manipulative and dangerous….Cassidy will stoop lower than most to get what he wants…

Cassidy remains on the outside of the ring and he walks around whilst continuing to eye Cody Walker. Walker is pacing the ring, making sure that Cassidy is never behind him and capable of springing an attack…..”Renegades of funk” then booms out and is met by a mixed reaction from the audience…

RJ: The favourite?

JT: In the betting odds, yes, and in the eyes of many supporters…..Rex Adamson started his 6CWF on a tear…..he is 4-0 against former world champions…..as of right now he is still yet to taste pinfall or submission defeat…..but the last month or so his form has dipped slightly….has the pressure got to him?

RJ: Rex has got big boots to fill….you have to remember, despite his bravado, that he is only eighteen years old and Uncle Max casts an enormous shadow…

JT: 6CW Hall of Famer, Max Adamson is one of the best ever….and Rex believes he can surpass all of his achievements….but that only adds to the pressure...he came in here with huge amateur pedigree….turned down an almost guaranteed medal at the Paris Olympics to go pro with 6CWF….

RJ: And has publicly stated he wants to become the quickest debutant to win a world championship…

JT: Trying to surpass Mike Hill’s historic record of five months…

RJ: Rex is now two and a half months in, half of his allotted time has expired if he is serious…

JT: I believe he is serious but I’m not sure he can do it….as good as he is, I’m not sure the record will ever be broken….

RJ: Tonight he has the “Freshers Ball” to concentrate on…..and two opponents who he has crossed paths with plenty over the last few weeks…

JT: Started last month when Cassidy “outsmarted” Rex and was able to steal a victory during a fatal four way match…..Rex then gloated as Cassidy was eliminated from “Road to Royalty” which prompted Cassidy to get Rex disqualified later the same night and lose his chance too…

RJ: Cody Walker and Cassidy has already exchanged unpleasantries backstage and that was bubbling under the surface….Rex went looking for Cassidy but bumped into Cody and ended up taking out his rage, unprovoked, on Walker…

JT: Rex continued his hunt for Cassidy which led us to last week…..they met one on one and Cassidy chose to get counted out rather than continue the match….out came Cody Walker and he chased Cassidy into Rex’s clutches which allowed the Australian a modicum of revenge…

RJ: Before Cody got even with Rex too…

JT: Freshers Ball was then announced and Adamson solidified his position as favourite as he lifted both Walker and Cassidy at the same time to deliver the “Fire/Thunder Driver”….

RJ: Rex’s strength is scary….

JT: He’s a machine...he’s quick for a big man, strong and athletic with tremendous wrestling ability….

Rex Adamson snaps the straps on his singlet as he lets out a roar and marches down the ring. Cassidy is still outside but walks to the opposite side as Rex approaches. Rex leaps up onto the apron and steps through the ropes…

RJ: Such a blend of styles in there tonight…..Rex’s raw, ruthless aggression….Cody Walker’s ingenuity and risk taking…..Cassidy’s disregard for others combined with the ability to strike from nowhere without remorse….all the makings of a classic…

JT: And potentially we are looking at a new generation of stars…

RJ: Could very well be….which brings us on to the “Freshers Ball” premise….this is and has been in the past a springboard into the big time….a 6WF design which grants the winner a championship opportunity at any belt that isn’t a world title…

JT: I mean currently that leaves the options pretty limited…

RJ: It does….the European Championship is the only belt outside of a world title in 6CWF…but that is one of the most prestigious titles in the land has catapulted so many starts into the big time…

JT: And is currently held by one of the best in the world…

RJ: “Freshers Ball” to my recollection has been won in the past by Hobo, Snake Eyes, Tyson Armstrong, Chaos, Trevor Swann and Tom Ree…

JT: So out of six previous winners…..four have gone on to become world champion?

RJ: Speaks for itself doesn’t it…

The referee is having final words with all three men but Cassidy remains on the ring apron, refusing to climb in. Rex makes a beeline for him but he drops down and the referee backs Adamson away. The official takes one final look and then calls for the bell…

JT: No surprise that Cassidy doesn’t want to get in there….he knows Rex wants to rip him apart…

RJ: Cassidy will look for an opening or a blindside…

JT: CODY WALKER WON’T!

Rex snarls at Cassidy and mimes snapping him in two as Cody Walker runs across and dives through the air with a huge dropkick that sends Adamson crashing back into the corner. Rex is stunned as Walker runs in again with a second dropkick….

RJ: Cody Walker’s speed gives him such an advantage from the traps…

Walker turns to the ropes and he springs up before connecting with a kick under Adamson’s chin. He then backs away before rushing back in with a flying shoulder tackle that winds Rex and drops him to the mat whilst allowing him to spin out onto the apron….Cody scales the ropes…

JT: METEORAIN!

Cody is preparing for the flying “famea55er” but Cassidy is up on the apron and shoves Walker off the turnbuckle, sending him flying down into the aisleway. The crowd are booing as Cassidy climbs in…

RJ: Cody Walker is indisposed right now…

JT: And all of a sudden Cassidy fancies his chances against Rex Adamson….

RJ: Lining him up….SINS OF OUR FATHER!

Cassidy motions for Rex to stand and then charges out for the spear but runs right into a huge powerslam. Rex stands and pounds his chest before wrenching Cassidy up. He drives heavy knees into the stomach and then lifts him into a suplex…

JT: There’s that strength…

Rex holds Cassidy there for over ten seconds and then he turns him in midair and front slams him to the canvass. Rex paces the ring and then sprints to the corner and uses the top rope to propel himself backward into an imploding slash on top of Cassidy (ala Jack Swagger)……………..1…………..2…...kickout!

RJ: Cassidy finding out the hard way that Rex Adamson hits like a train….

Rex drags Cassidy up and slugs him with right hands before pushing him into the ropes and whips him across the ring. Adamson lowers his head for a backdrop so Cassidy counters with a facebuster (ala Triple H) which staggers Rex back into the ropes but he immediately explodes back with a discus lariat….

JT: Cassidy nearly went into the Multiverse….WEST COAST POP!

Cassidy is spun inside out as Cody springboards back in with the flying dragonrana on Adamson…………….1……………….2……...shoulder. They scramble back up and Cody drops Rex with a toe hold, leaving him on his front, before springing off the ropes and twisting back with a legdrop across the back of Adamson’s neck….

Adamson rolls from the ring as Cassidy gets back up. He aims a kick but Cody catches his foot and nails a stepover heel kick (ala RVD)…

RJ: Cassidy scouted the kick….Oh!

The crowd groan as Cassidy catches Walker on the turn in a half nelson and dumps him on the back of his neck with a sickening suplex. Cassidy then springs onto the ropes for a lionsault but Rex grabs his legs from the outside and swipes them, causing Cassidy to collapse on the canvass…..Adamson drags him under the bottom rope now and launches him, upside down, against the ringside barrier….

JT: As much as I know Rex wants to win tonight and move forward toward championship gold….I also know he wants to destroy Cassidy…

RJ: He really hasn’t forgive him for costing his place in “Road to Royalty”….

Rex rags Cassidy back up and he whips him into the steel steps “BOOM” with authority. Cassidy is in a heap now as Rex pulls him up again…

JT: Cassidy’s night could be about to end prematurely….WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT!

Crowd: That was awe-some x10

Cody Walker is on the turnbuckle and he walks along the top rope before launching himself into a senton takedown on both Rex and Cassidy, leaving all three men in a heap on the outside. Cody gets back up and he slings Cassidy into the ring before leaping onto the apron. Cassidy gets to his feet as Walker springboards in and lands a leg lariat takedown. He contemplates a pin but instead rushes to the corner and climbs up. He gives the throw the thumbs up and throws himself backward…

RJ: HIGHWIND!

The crowd go wild as the “coffin drop” lands……………….1……………..2………..Rex is back in the ring and he grabs Cody by the legs and literally hauls him off the mat into the air before catching him into a huge spinning, sit down powerbomb…...Walker rolls away as Rex ushers Cassidy back up…

JT: Rex Adamson just threw Cody Walker through the air like he was nothing…

RJ: And now he has Cassidy at his mercy…..one big shot does it….FIRE & THUNDER!

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 11:01 am

Cassidy staggers up and walks into Rex. Adamson scoops him up and spins him for the “Samoan Driver” but Cassidy rakes and claws at his eyes, temporarily blinding him…

JT: No Dqs under triple threat…

Cassidy scrambles off the back and he runs off the ropes before returning with a jumping high knee to the spine. Adamson is sent staggering into the far ropes and tumbles back…

RJ: IDOLATRY!

Cassidy slams him to the canvass with the “zigzag” neckbreaker and hooks both legs…………..1……………….2……..Rex powers out!

JT: Rex Adamson is not an easy man to keep down…

Cassidy looks at the referee in disgust and then gets back up. He watches Rex’s movements as he waits for him to stand and then he makes his move..

RJ: PURIFICATION!

Rex ducks the “Judas Effect” elbow and he sprints off the opposite ropes before thundering back…

JT: GORE!

Cody Walker flies through the air with a mule kick to the back of Rex, as he is running, and sends him crashing head-first into the turnbuckle and he rolls from the ring. Cassidy then looks for a “Purification” elbow on Walker but he dodges it and springs off the ropes before nailing a flush knee to the jaw. Cassidy is swaying from the impact and Walker scoops him up…

RJ: DOLPHIN BLOW!

Walker nails the fireman’s carry into a pele kick that leaves Cassidy flat on his back. Cody considers scaling the heights but sees Rex getting on his feet on the outside…

JT: What can this kid do now…..OH MY GOD!

The crowd are going wild as Cody runs toward the ropes and he handsprings forward before moonsaulting over the top rope but Rex, displaying insane power, catches Walker on his shoulders and then runs him forward and leaps on top of the “Social Media” announce table with a powerslam….

Crowd: Holy (beep) x20

RJ: Two of the brightest talents in 6CWF just combined for an incredible moment that will live for a long time…

JT: Cody Walker is the ultimate risk taker but that risk may have just removed him from the running for this match….

RJ: The “Social Media” table didn’t break but you can see the dent….

JT: REX MAKING SURE!

Adamson stares at Walker, who is flat on the table, and then he climbs up on the ringside barrier. He walks behind the table and then leaps off with a splash that crushes Cody and destroys the table…

RJ: If Walker wasn’t done already, he is now…

JT: Leaving Rex and Cassidy….

RJ: Cassidy not looking too hot either….

Cassidy is looking groggy in the ring, trying to crawl to his feet, as Rex climbs from the wreckage of the table and gets up. He smirks at Cassidy and then pulls himself onto the apron. Cassidy stands and Rex catapults over the top with a huge shoulder tackle…

JT: Rex wants to have some fun now...beating Cassidy to win “Freshers Ball” will be the icing on the cake…

Rex pulls Cassidy back up and he whips him off the ropes before sending him high with a huge backdrop. Cassidy gets up and Rex goes to town with “WALTER” style chops, over and over until the skin is red raw and Cassidy is bent over in agony…

RJ: I think Cassidy’s chest is bleeding…

JT: I wouldn’t be surprised…

Rex is enjoying himself now as he follows Cassidy and then waistlocks him into a huge German suplex. He keeps his hands locked and drags him up into a second and then a third….the crowd applaud as Rex gets Cassidy up a fourth time and he launches him into a release German…..Cassidy is flat on his back…

RJ: Rex Adamson has cleared the playing field….the “Freshers Ball” within his grasp…

JT: It’s not often we see this but Rex Adamson has eyes on the top rope…

Rex pulls the straps on his singlet and smirks before heading to the corner. He pulls himself up high and looks down on Cassidy before preparing for launch…

RJ: RANA CLUTCH FACEBUSTER!

The noise levels go nuts again as Cody Walker springs from the apron onto the turnbuckle and lands on Rex’s chest before pulling him into a flying facebuster from the top rope…

JT: How is Walker even on his feet here?

RJ: Youthful exuberance carrying him through….

Walker is clearly hurting but he staggers back to his feet and he leaps onto the top rope. He watches Rex Adamson getting to his feet and jumps toward him…

JT: METEORAIN….GOT HIM!

RJ: That contract going home with Cody…

Walker lands the flying DDT from the top rope, drilling Rex’s head into the mat and he covers…………….1…………...2…………….Cassidy grabs Cody’s legs and hauls him off the cover before kicking him clean in the head. Cassidy drags Rex up and slings him from the ring before turning his focus back on Cody Walker…

JT: Now Cassidy has a chance to really push home his own chances….

Cody gets up and Cassidy lifts him before spinning him around and dropping him with a sidewalk slam. He mocks the crowd and this time he is successful in his lionsault attempt…………..1……………….2……...kickout!

RJ: Walker is showing mettle and resilience here tonight….

Cassidy stands and gets in the referee’s face, clearly unhappy with the count. He backs up in the corner and he waits for Cody to start moving again before making his move…

JT: SINS OF OUR FATHER!

Walker leapfrogs over the spear and then he runs the ropes and returns with a slingblade as Cassidy gets up. Walker claps his hands and the fans follow suit as he springs off the ropes and moonsaults over to catch Cassidy with an inverted DDT (ala AJ Styles)………….1…………….2…………..Cassidy just kicks out!

RJ: You can see what it means to these three men….you can see how important it is to take their first step up the 6CWF ladder….

Cody makes his way to the corner now and he slaps his hands on the turnbuckle, working the crowd. He beckons for Cassidy to stand and then spins forward…

JT: MASAMUNE!

Cassidy ducks the “Trouble in Paradise” kick and then almost rips Walker in half with the running spear, snapping Cody’s head off the back of the canvass….

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RJ: Cody kicked out again….Cassidy looks furious….

JT: And, unsurprisingly, he’s going for a weapon…

RJ: Nothing the referee can do about that…..

Cassidy rolls from the ring and he grabs a steel chair. He slams it against the ringpost and then rolls back in. Cody is getting to his feet….

JT: VAN DAMINATOR!

Cody ducks the chairshot and then he leaps up and heel kicks the weapon into Cassidy’s face. Cassidy staggers to the corner and Walker grabs the chair before setting it up….

RJ: POETRY IN MOTION!

Cody uses the chair to leap through the air and he crashes into Cassidy in the corner. Cassidy is on jelly legs as Walker follows him from the corner…

JT: Cody can feel it here….ULTIMA WEAPON!

The crowd are going wild as Cody gets Cassidy up into the “electric chair” and is preparing for the “one winged angel” when Rex Adamson returns to the fold…

RJ: HE’S GOT THEM BOTH UP AGAIN!

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 11:01 am

Rex ducks into Cody and scoops him onto his shoulders, therefore carrying Cassidy as well. He shifts his footing and his arms so that both men fall across separate shoulders…

JT: That power is unreal...just like we saw last time out…

RJ: Cody Walker and Cassidy going for a ride…

This time, however, both men succeed in scrambling off the back. They shove Rex off the ropes and Cassidy lands a big boot before Cody nails a leaping kick to the side of Rex’s head…..Adamson is swaying as Cassidy then nails the “Purification” elbow before Walker scores with the “Masamune” (trouble in paradise kick) that sends Rex through the ropes to the outside…

JT: Cassidy and Cody Walker working together, momentarily, to get rid of Rex….

RJ: And it really is momentarily….

Cody gets back up as Cassidy smashes into the back of him. Cassidy spins Cody around and he suplexes him into the turnbuckle, leaving him upside down, before backing away and he runs back in with a leaping low dropkick that crunches into the face of the youngster…..Cassidy pulls the groggy form of Cody Walker into the centre of the ring and drills him with a fisherman’s DDT…

JT: And that should be that…

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RJ: Something tells me that Cassidy is starting to get a little skittish…

JT: He’s coming up with the big guns and still can’t get the job done…

Cassidy drops onto Walker and he is punching at his head and he starts scratching at his face. The referee pulls Cassidy away…

RJ: That’s the vicious, vindictive side of Cassidy coming to the forefront…

There are claw marks on the face of Cody Walker as he tries to stagger up. Cassidy is waiting for him and spins him around…

JT: DIVINE COMEDY!

Cassidy leaps up for the codebreaker but Walker lets him fall to the mat and bridges over………….1…………..2………..kickout. They scramble back up and Cassidy leaps in again…

RJ: HEAVENLY HOSTS!

Walker counters the “RKO” into a backslide…………….1………….2…………..kickout. Up for a third time and Cassidy is seething at the mouth…

JT: PURIFICATION!

Cody sidesteps the “Judas Effect” and he snaps off a poisonrana from nowhere that dumps Cassidy on the back of his neck. Cassidy is on his knees, head down, and looking worse for wear as Cody runs to the corner and jumps up top…

RJ: Cody Walker avoided everything in the arsenal of Cassidy….and he’s left him in a heap…

JT: He’s give himself the ultimate chance….one big shot and he’s leaving with the “Freshers Ball”….HOWLING MOON!

Crowd: Holy (beep) x10

RJ: HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE!

Cody leaps through the air for the flying “famea55er” as Rex Adamson sprints back in and catches Walker in a powerbomb position. They wobble off balance but Rex shows incredible power and poise to keep Walker there and then runs him to the ropes and throws him over the top, sending him crashing down in the aisleway…

JT: He just powerbombed Cody from the ring….Walker is going to need medical assistance after that…..

RJ: PURIFICATION!

Boos ring all around as Cassidy suddenly leaps up off of his knees as Rex turns around and he explodes the “Judas Effect” elbow into his face……………..1…………………...2……………..3!

JT: Cassidy has the Freshers…

RJ: KICKED OUT….REX KICKED OUT!

Cassidy looks ready to burst a blood vessel as Rex throws his shoulder up off the canvass. He shoves the referee aside as he climbs from the ring and this time he comes back with the branding iron…

JT: That is the sickening weapon that Cassidy seems to take everywhere with him….

RJ: No “brand” on it right now but that is still solid iron….if this connects...goodnight, God bless….

JT: GORE…..GORE…..GORE!

Cassidy scares the referee away and then swings the weapon at Rex’s head but the Australian ducks it and sprints off the ropes before exploding back into the rib-shattering spear. There are cheers in the AO as Rex rips the straps off his singlet now and he beckons Cassidy up…

RJ: FIRE & THUNDER!

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JT: Give that man his briefcase….he earned it…

RJ: He sure did…..Rex Adamson just won the “Freshers Ball”….

“Renegades of Funk” is blasting out and the crowd are applauding what they have just watched. Rex Adamson is on his knees with a satisfied smile as the referee hands him the blue briefcase…

JT: Tremendous bout….three of the brightest talents in 6CWF put on a show….but only one could walk away with the “Freshers Ball” and that is Rex Adamson…

RJ: Adamson just earned himself a ticket to a title shot….

JT: The momentary stutters of the last few weeks are gone….Rex Adamson is back on track…

Cody Walker has stumbled up in the aisleway, wincing as he holds his back, as a medic is talking with him and making sure he is ok. Rex Adamson walks around the ring and then he raises the briefcase in the air…

RJ: Great showing from Cody Walker, he wowed this audience once again…

JT: And impressive stuff from Cassidy, despite the defeat, as he showed he is a force to be reckoned with…

RJ: But right now it is Rex Adamson moving forwards……

JT: And he can use that contract whenever?

RJ: He can….if Mike Hill is in the back right now he might want to think about going home because something tells me Rex won’t want to wait around….

JT; Penny for the thoughts of Max Adamson right now….something tells me he will be a proud Uncle…

RJ: His pep talk from last time out has paid off…

We get another shot of Rex holding up the blue briefcase as Cassidy skulks from the ring with a venomous look upon his face.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 11:03 am

*Robin Reborn and his entourage arrive in a huge red limo outside of the AO Arena. Reborn is dressed to the nines as he swaggers inside. Tim Allen is there to catch a word and wants to know how Reborn is feeling ahead of his match with Lex Hart. Reborn takes off his sunglasses and says that he still hasn’t had his confirmation from JJ Johnson so as far as he is concerned there will be no match and he’s just here to enjoy the show.

Here comes JJ now and Reborn’s entourage, including his minders, tighten in around the star. JJ just stands there and glares until they move sideways to reveal Reborn between them. JJ and Reborn are face to face now and JJ says he heard Reborn wanted confirmation. Reborn says “That’s right”…..JJ smirks but then he pulls out a piece of paper and slaps it into Reborn’s chest. He says “Next time, superstar, read the smallprint” and walks off. Reborn looks annoyed as he unfolds the piece of paper and it appears JJ has given him a copy of his contract with “Amazon and 6CWF”.

*We see Uryu Ishida entering the dressing room of GazzyD. Gazzy is getting ready but he looks up as Uryu walks in. Gazzy goes back to sorting out his laces as Uryu speaks and says he just wanted to come by and thank Gazzy for last week. He knows Eddy Kent was going to likely put him out of action and Gazzy stepped in. He doesn’t know why but he appreciates it all the same. Ishida continues and says he knows Gazzy has every right not to like him or trust him but if one day he can return the favour then that is exactly what he will do. Gazzy slowly raises his head and he stares at Uryu before just nodding once and returns to what he was doing. Ishida leaves and Gazzy lifts his head again and just stares at the place where Uryu was just standing.

*The scene changes once more and Clarke James is sat in a darkened room and he has his new mask on. He is breathing deeply and heavily as he speaks to the camera and tells the world that tonight he will become fear itself as he devours all of Acer’s hopes and dreams. He promises that Acer’s blood will stain the city of Manchester and will serve as a reminder that he is not a man to be taken lightly. Clarke James says this could have all been avoided but they have travelled too far down this road to turn back now…..CJ wants it known that his list of targets is endless and nobody is safe….so JJ Johnson can either do the right thing and give him back what belongs to him or he can keep watching as James removes everyone that has ever meant anything to him. CJ says “Choose your decision wisely….because I will not repeat this offer” as the scene ends.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 11:06 am

Bout 8
Lex Hart vs Robin Reborn

JT: Well our next contest pits two men responsible for some of the biggest moments in 6CWF history….legends if you will…

RJ: One a hall of famer...one likely to become a hall of famer….but that doesn’t really tell the tale of how this has become so personal…

JT: No it doesn’t…..Lex Hart signed his 6CWF contract and he turned up on day one….mixed results for him but felt like he was just finding bis feet, getting rid of the cobwebs from years in the wilderness…

RJ: But then comes Robin Reborn….and what you need to understand here is that Robin Reborn’s contract is signed with “Amazon” as an official partner of 6CWF….so Reborn is shooting all manner of shows for Prime and he’s using “Proving Grounds” live events to advertise these…

JT: He isn’t an official wrestler on the roster but he is turning up every week and getting publicity…..but it’s during one of these “show ups” that he chooses to physically assault Lex Hart with a slap at ringside….

RJ: Reborn follows that up with a brutal attack the following week, leaving Hart requiring medical attention….but all the while he’s claiming he isn’t competing but can still do what he wants…

JT: A headache for the board and for JJ Johnson….but then VIP Promotions dug out the contract and the sub clause that if Reborn is showing up at live events and getting physical then he is obligated to perform in bouts set up by 6CWF…

RJ: Something I don’t think he was happy about….basically he wanted his cake and to eat it...but the contract states that his contract covers both 6CWF and Prime due to Amazon’s involvement in both….Reborn has a set amount of dates where he is scheduled to perform…

JT: We don’t know all of those dates but we do know that tonight is one….Reborn has been playing hardball with Lex Hart…..on top of the attacks he has played some quite bizarre mindgames with the former 6CW & 6WF World Champion…

RJ: The talk show?

JT: The talk show with “Luke” Hart was a head scratcher…..as is Reborn’s pretence that he doesn’t know who Lex is…

RJ: Reborn was a real success story of 6CW, the wrestling world will never forget his rise from tag team standout to world champion…..but since then his attitude and his ego have gone catastrophic…

JT: Basically he’s gone Kanye…

RJ: Just Ye apparently...but yeah….Reborn believes himself to have ascended to some kind of higher plain where he presides over everyone….I don’t doubt Reborn and his ability but his self adulation is nauseating….

JT: Reborn isn’t the first pro wrestler to turn into a Hollywood/Mainstream success but you’d think he is…

RJ: Including his issues with JJ Johnson…

JT: I think it boils down to jealousy…..JJ has achieved more in and outside the ring than Reborn, he did it first and he did it with the fans onside….it eats Reborn up for whatever reason…

RJ: Reborn said tonight he wouldn’t wrestle until JJ told him to his face…..so when he arrived here tonight with his ridiculously sized entourage...that is exactly what JJ did…

JT: And here we go…

The trademark guitar riff that preceded Bret Hart’s music hits the speakers before “Be myself” screams through the airwaves as the AO crowd rise to their feet in unison. The lights go down as pink lasers cut through the dark and then jets of green and pink pyrotechnics shoot high up into the air…

RJ: It has been one hell of a ride with Lex Hart over the years….it really has….a hall of fame career without any doubts…

JT: A 6CW Original…..jumped to 6WF and became world champion by defeating Tyson Armstrong…..jumped back to 6CW to become the leader of the greatest faction in history, Genesis, before capturing the world championship there….

RJ: One of only four men….alongside Keith Leone, Cassius Zhi and Max Adamson to hold world championships in both companies…

JT: Lex Hart, the “Black Sheep” of the historic Hart Family, has done and seen it all….sometimes the fans have loved him, a lot of the time they have hated him….but now, in the twilight years of his career, they respect him and his accomplishments…

RJ: Lex is older now, for sure, but he’s still one of the best athletes we have ever seen...he still has tremendous technical ability….he is still a big game player…

JT: And Robin Reborn, despite his bravado, will know all about that….he can pretend he doesn’t but unless he’s lived under a rock for the last twenty years, he knows…

Lex climbs up into the ring, dressed in dark pink and black trunks, and he paces the canvass. He adjusts the tape on his wrists…

RJ: Last week we saw a montage of Lex Hart back in training….pushing himself and getting back to basics….he looks in great shape….Robin Reborn is in for a fight tonight…

The lights in the arena drop, the darkness pierced by a host of strobes firing around. Smoke seeps out from the stage and down the ramp, surrounding the ring. "Reborn" by Kids See Ghosts is playing.

RJ: As ever with Robin Reborn, it’s an elaborate entrance

JT: Speak of the devil!

The music changes. "So Fresh, So Clean" by Outkast starts and from the stage rises Reborn, coming up through it, ascending through the smoke with all the lights now shining on him.

He looks focused, wearing bejewelled sunglasses, pink trunks and a t-shirt that reads “The Black JJ Johnson” on the front and the Amazon Prime Video logo on the back. He swaggers down the ramp quickly

RJ: This is the new Robin Reborn. Arrogant, cocky, provocative

JT: And taking shots at the man running the show. That t-shirt is disgraceful!

Reborn rolls into the ring and stands in the middle, arms aloft, revelling in his return. He then removes his t-shirt and sunglasses before fixing his attention on Lex Hart. Hart just glares back

RJ: So here we go….it is one fall to a finish….Lex Hart and Robin Reborn here at “Against the Wall”…..

Lex and Reborn take a step toward the centre ring as the referee takes his place between them. Reborn begins to run his mouth…

JT: Crazy to think that when Reborn first made the jump over here from EWF in 2013, Lex Hart had already accomplished his biggest accolades in the business…

RJ: Ten years later and they are set to meet live on pay per view…

JT: Reborn may have closed the gap on Lex now in terms of achievements….but this is a showdown we have never had before, who is better?

Reborn continues to jaw jack Lex, who just glares back, and then RR puts his hand in Hart’s face and shoves him away. The crowd boo but Lex is not fazed as he walks back in…

RJ: WENT FOR ANOTHER SLAP!

Reborn suddenly draws back and swings his palm at Lex but Hart ducks under and in so that he can lock his arms around Reborn’s chest and he swings him into a huge sambo suplex…

JT: Lex was ready for it….he knew Reborn wouldn’t fight fair…

RJ: He’s had a month of finding that out the hard way…

Reborn stumbles back up and he swings a wild right hand but Lex ducks it and lifts him into a crunching atomic drop before launching him with a release German suplex. Reborn gets back up and Lex hits him with a second release suplex…..and then a third…

JT: No way Reborn prepared for this….Lex Hart is wrestling him all over the ring….

Lex stands and he listens to the roars of the crowd before pulling Reborn up. He presses him in close with a front facelock…

RJ: HART ATTACK!

Reborn floats over the back of the attempted “jackhammer” and immediately leaps up for a “Worldstar” neckbreaker (Zigzag) but Lex grabs the top rope to prevent himself being pulled down. Reborn rolls back to his feet and chases in but Lex dodges him and tees off with vicious chops to the chest with Reborn trapped against the ropes…..Lex grabs Reborn’s arm and he whips him across the ring before using his momentum on the comeback to sling Reborn high over the top rope…

JT: Reborn held on, however, and I’m not sure Lex knows…

Reborn “skins the cat” with an arrogant smirk on his face and taunts the audience but then turns around and eats a huge right hand that drops him. Lex drags him up and whips him into the turnbuckle with serious power before popping him into the air as he comes back, leaving him to drop onto the canvass…

RJ: Lex is having it all his own way here….Reborn will not be happy about this…

JT: FLATLINE!

RJ: Lex is not wasting time...he wants to take Reborn out…

JT: Was close there…

Lex leaps for the “RKO” but Reborn counters with an inverted DDT. He quickly rushes over to the corner as the crowd boo…

RJ: Reborn wants to send a statement of his own though…...FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR!

The crowd cheer as Lex rolls away and sends Reborn thundering into the mat off the attempted shooting star. Lex gets back up and he waits for Reborn to rise before dropping him with a heavy pendulum backbreaker. He considers the “sharpshooter” but says “Not yet” to the crowd before grabbing Reborn’s legs. He catapults him to the corner but Reborn lands on the middle ropes….

JT: Reborn is one tricky customer….WHISPER IN THE…

Lex spins and he grabs Reborn’s legs before pulling them out and causes him to drop back to the canvass and smash his head off the top turnbuckle. He pulls Reborn away from the ropes into a Russian legsweep before nailing a moonsault off the bottom rope…

RJ: And here comes the “Triple Bypass”….

JT: You know Lex Hart may be turning back the clock tonight…..Reborn has barely an offence…

RJ: HE GOT ALL THREE!

The flashbulbs go off as Lex finishes the hat-trick by hopping to the top rope and nails the “BME” Moonsault. He hooks the leg……………….1………………….2………...shoulder up!

JT: Reborn is tough though, we know that….

RJ: He’s proven it many times before…

JT: But he is hurting…..and Lex likes his chances…

Lex gives a signal to the crowd and they go wild as he pulls Reborn up and places his head between his legs. He motions what is coming….

RJ: CANADIAN DESTROYER….REBORN WON’T COME BACK!

Reborn senses the danger and he pulls Lex’s legs from him at the final minute. The crowd then boo as Reborn attempts to put Hart in the sharpshooter…

JT: Almost the ultimate insult to Hart’s heritage…

Lex reaches up and grabs Reborn’s head before yanking him down………..1…………….2……….kickout. They scramble back up and Reborn looks for a leapfrog but Lex catches him…

RJ: BUCKLE BOMB!

Lex throws Reborn back into the turnbuckle before kicking him in the stomach…

JT: HART ATTACK….GOT HIM!

The jackhammer lands this time and Lex covers………………..1………………..2…………...3!

RJ: Reborn holding on…..instinct, ego….who knows...but Lex needs more…

Hart looks disappointed as he rises but is spurred on by the crowd. He lets Reborn stand and then lifts him into a back suplex before dropping him out into a backbreaker across his knee. He then grabs the legs…

JT: Here we go…..perfected in the Hart Dungeon….Lex can apply this better than most…

RJ: And Reborn knows that…

Reborn thrashes from side to side and then he kicks out with both legs, sending Hart into the ropes. Lex runs back to the centre and swings his boot like a football player for a kick but Reborn shows amazing agility to duck under (like The Matrix)….Lex is left kicking thin air as Reborn then leaps backwards and wraps his legs around Hart’s neck before pulling him forward with a modified headscissors that sends Hart through the middle ropes and out onto the apron…

JT: Reborn may have just bought himself a little reprieve to quell the Lex Hart onslaught….

RJ: That’s where his athleticism comes into play….OH GOD!

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 11:06 am

JT: TALK ABOUT IMPACT!

Lex stumbles up in the aisle as Reborn chooses to go on the attack. Reborn runs the ropes and returns with breakneck speed before suicide diving through the middle ropes like a rocket…

RJ: Reborn’s forehead smashed clean into Lex’s face…..I mean that was one of the hardest and fastest suicide dives I have ever seen…

JT: Like a carcrash…

RJ: I’m not sure Lex is even conscious here….we need someone to check because that is a concussion waiting to happen…

Lex is sitting the aisle cradling his head as a ringside doctor and the referee check on him. He is trying to tell them he can continue but they look concerned. Robin Reborn shakes away the cobwebs from his own head after the collision…

JT: Lex may need saving from himself here….OH CMON!

Reborn is suddenly up on the ringside barrier and he jumps over the ringside doctor to drive his feet down into Hart’s head again. The crowd are booing as Reborn drags Hart up and throws him into the ring…

RJ: Lex Hart cant see straight….this match turned on that clash of heads…

JT: Hart had controlled every aspect of this match...THE REF NEEDS TO STOP THIS!

Reborn springboards back in now and he lands a flush forearm to Lex’s face, leaving him completely incapacitated….the referee is kneeling next to Lex but Reborn shoos him away…

Reborn: I’m your father, Luke….

RJ: Reborn is a very weird, twisted individual….

Reborn heads to the corner now and he climbs up high. The referee is pleading but Reborn is in no mood to listen as he launches himself into the “shooting star press” and ensures that he lands heavy on the head and neck area of Lex Hart…

JT: The referee would be right to end this….Lex cannot defend himself…

RJ: Lex is sleeping…

Reborn kneels next to Lex now and he raises his head off the canvass. He looks around at the concerned fans with a smirk before dragging Lex back up. The referee tries to get involved but Reborn shoos him away…

Reborn: This was how you were gonna try do me, huh? Call it poetic justice, b1tch….

Reborn flips forward and he crunches Hart on top of his head once again with the “destroyer”…..Reborn places a solitary palm on Lex’s chest…

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JT: Let’s get the doctor in there immediately….that went too long…

RJ: Think the doctor should have called it the moment they clashed heads….Lex Hart is, undoubtedly, concussed…

JT: The veteran was running the show….Reborn had very little answer for him….but that suicide dive changes the whole complexion….Hart cannot defend himself and Reborn pounces all over that…

RJ: Hart was forced to take some brutal, unprotected, headshots there…

The referee is not in the mood now and he shoves Reborn aside, which angers him, so that he can check up on Lex Hart. Reborn skulks around them and then he smirks as he mockingly bows in front of the audience….

JT: Robin Reborn….no matter what his acting or entertainment career is all about….has made a statement here tonight in his first match back….took Lex’s best and then beat a hall of famer….he did it in brutal fashion…

RJ: Brutal and quick….given Reborn’s standing with Amazon, don’t be surprised to see him afforded more as and when he returns…

JT: As for Lex Hart, well he needs the hospital and a lot of rest….it could be a little while before we see him again…

RJ: He needs to be cleared big style before we see him again….Lex is a warrior but concussions are no joke…

Reborn can be heard telling the ringside doctors “Get this pretender out of my ring” before resuming his celebration. We get a shot of his “entourage” in the crowd and he nods his head as they applaud him, amidst the cacophony of boos. Lex Hart is sitting on the ring apron and being checked over…

JT: Another match that will leave us with plenty of talking points….but folks coming up next….6CW World Championship on the line….Uryu Ishida will defend against Eddy Kent..

RJ: This one is going to be good….

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 5:04 pm

*We return to the 6CWF Panel with Max Adamson, Nemesis, Snake Eyes and they are now joined by Ryan Gosling (which has angered Max further as Margot Robbie still isn’t there). Max wants to talk about the upcoming matches and what to expect.

Nemesis says he had a “hell in a cell” match here against The Saint and this event has been synonymous with huge, outrageous moments. Nemesis doesn’t know what but he is expecting something huge to go down in the main event between Tyler Roth and Marty Helms. Snake Eyes is looking forward to Uryu and Eddy Kent coming up next. Snake Eyes knows what it is like to be an underdog champion and wrote off at every turn but he thinks Uryu can shock the world again tonight and keep the fairytale going. Max purposefully ignores Ryan Gosling and moves on.

Max pays homage to his nephew and says he did it for the Adamson name and knows he will be a champion in no time. Adamson is moving on when an advert for “Barbie” plays on the big screen to the crowd. There is a huge roar as Ryan Gosling is introduced and there is a rendition of “I’m just Ken” to which Gosling joins in and is having a great time. Max has seen enough now and he “Gores” Gosling before he can say anything else. Max stands up and shouts at his producers before storming off as Nemesis and Snake Eyes share a look.

*Eddy Kent is standing by with Jack Reynolds ahead of his 6CW Championship challenge. Kent is in an extremely confident mood and assures the world that they are looking at the next 6CW Champion and there is nobody that can stop that from becoming a reality. Kent heads for ringside and walks into Alex Walker. They shake hands and Walker wishes Kent luck

*Cody Walker is receiving commiserations in the back but also huge plaudits for his performance. He thanks everyone for their words and heads for the locker-room. He rounds the corner and takes a solid blow to the back of the head from Cassidy. Cody is barely functional as Cassidy succeeds in “branding" him. Cody’s screams fill the air as his skin is burnt, high on the chest. Cassidy backs away with a smirk as we see “WRATH” burnt into the skin of Walker, who is writhing in pain on the floor.

*The scene changes and Anthony Grace is somewhat more sober than we saw him earlier on. He is sat in Diablo’s office. Diablo walks back in with a coffee and tells Grace to drink it. Diablo tells Grace he is (beeping) his career up the wall and he needs to turn it around because if something like that happens again then Diablo can’t see him coming back from it. Grace seems to be taking it all in. Diablo goes on to say he was the “Last of the International Playboys” and he knows about choosing the party lifestyle over his talent but this is where Grace’s uglier side rears its head. He thanks Diablo for the coffee but asks him never to compare their careers again. Grace is a former world champion and one of the greatest Hollywood A listers of all time and he doesn’t need advice off some nobody that hardly anyone even remembers. Grace says he’ll be back next week in whatever state he feels like and 6CWF can deal with it because sooner rather than later he’ll be back on top and then everyone will be clamouring for his handouts again. Diablo sighs as Grace storms out of the room, staggering into the frame as he does so.

*Uryu Ishida is interviewed by Timothy Allen. Uryu pays respect to Eddy Kent's talent and he knows he is coming with the wrath of God to take the 6CW Championship but Uryu has confidence in his ability to overcome whatever comes his way. Uryu talks about how many dangerous superstars have tried to take him out over the years but here he remains so it can't be as easy as everyone thinks. Uryu is promising to put on a show but he draws the line at promising he will be 6CW Champion by time the night is over. Tim Allen wants to ask about last week when GazzyD stopped Kent from attacking him further and potentially putting Uryu out of action. Uryu says he has thanked Gazzy and would never question his nobility, he knows he is a man of integrity and hopes one day he will be able to return the favour. Allen wishes Uryu luck.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 5:05 pm

Bout 9
6CW World Championship
Uryu Ishida (c) vs Eddy Kent

Ding ding

Michael Bird: Ladies and gentlemen the following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the 6CW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!

*Crowd pop

JT: Here we go….what a night this has been, a history making, breath taking night….but we are far from done, we still have four more contests….and the first of those is a 6CW Championship contest…

RJ: Big fight feel in the air….this Manchester crowd know they are about to watch something special…

The lights go down as sprays of mist shoot across the stage and then green pyros explode up into the air. “Succession” rips through the airwaves and is met by a wall of boos from the assembled crowd…

Michael Bird: Introducing first, the challenger……...hailing from Buckinghamshire…..weighing in at 237 pounds…..Eddddddyyyyyy Keeeeeeeennnnntttt!

JT: Where do you start with the talents of this guy?

RJ: Let’s try the beginning…

JT: Signed to 6CW back in 2011 by Alex Walker….immediately hand-picked to join Genesis and that part of history is as well documented as they come…..won tag gold and the International Championship before he jumped ship to 6WF…

RJ: In 6WF he continued his rise to superstardom….A Freeweight Championship reign preceded the jump to main event status that culminated in Kent becoming the Undisputed 6WF World Champion….

JT: Alex Walker knew from day one that this man would be a superstar and he has been proven right on that….but Kent isn’t done, not by a long shot, and although he may be a little older and his persona may be a little different from what we are used to, this man is still one of the best in the world….

RJ: He’s shown that since rejoining 6CWF….two months in and he is one of only a handful of men who still haven’t tasted pinfall or submission defeat…

JT: Which is why he finds himself as the #1 Contender to the 6CW Championship….

RJ: And he is bidding for history here also...bidding to become only the 5th man to hold the 6CW & 6WF Titles...I’m not talking off shoots such as EWF or TAW….just 6CW and 6WF….Max Adamson, Cassius Zhi, Keith Leone and Eddy Kent’s mentor, Lex Hart…

JT: Kent would love to finally step onto that level with Hart…

Kent stops at the base of the ring and he lets the reception of the crowd wash over him before he climbs up into the ring, dusting his feet on the apron before he does so…

RJ: Kent is supremely confident here tonight…

JT: And you can’t blame him….he really does seem to have Uryu’s number…

RJ: But I have learned recently you do not underestimate the champion, do so at your own peril because he has an incredible knack for surprising us…

Kent takes position in the centre of the ring as “ “ booms out now and every fan inside the AO Arena rises in unison as jets of pyros explode up into the rafters, leaving a plume of smoke from which the champion emerges…

Michael Bird: And his opponent………….from Nottingham, England…..weighing in at 204 pounds…...he is the reigning and defending 6CW World Champion…………….Urrryyyuuuuu Iiiissshhhiiiiddddaaaa!

RJ: Last month at “From the Ashes” we witnessed the culmination of sixteen years of blood, sweat and tears as Uryu Ishida finally ascended to the mountain top….he finally got his hands on world gold…

JT: We’ve been saying for awhile now that Uryu is getting better with age, seemingly ageing like a fine wine….his performances have been second to none and he is also undefeated since returning to 6CWF…

RJ: But there is an asterisk and that comes from a tag team match last month, we can’t overlook it...because Eddy Kent seemingly had Uryu beaten and primed for the three count but chose to let the timer expire….Kent said he did it to send a message, to let Uryu know he is always in control…

JT: Kent learned mindgames from Alex Walker and Lex Hart so he’s got plenty of tricks up his sleeve, that is for sure….but Uryu has made a believer out of me over the last few years and even against serious adversity he manages to find a way…

RJ: You’re backing him then?

JT: I have seen him overcome some serious obstacles and although I know how good Kent is...I just have to go with Uryu….you don’t agree?

RJ: Kent isn’t likeable but he is world class and I just think he has the edge in too many departments….it is a fascinating contest and a true world championship bout…

Uryu leaps over the top rope as the crowd cheer him. He hands the 6CW Championship to the ref, who subsequently shows it to Kent and then holds it in the air. Kent’s eyes are fixed on Uryu and he smirks as the final instructions are given….

JT: You can feel the excitement levels here now….first world title fight of the night….let’s get it on!

The bell sound and the crowd voice their approval. The two combatants circle each other and then they lockup. Kent quickly puts Uryu in a side headlock and he grins at the boos from the crowd…

RJ: Kent is going to keep this technical….he believes he had a major advantage in that…

Uryu bounces against the ropes and looks to shove Kent across the ring but Kent holds firm and then he swings Ishida to the ground with a modified snapmare takeover and applies a seated chinlock...Uryu fights against it and manages to get back to his feet before clattering elbows into Kent’s stomach. He breaks free and runs the ropes but Kent dodges his attack and applies a sleeper hold….

JT: Kent keeping it slow, methodical….not letting Uryu get any rhythm going….

Uryu steps to the side and tries to lift Kent for a back suplex but the challenger kicks back onto his feet and then chooses to push Ishida into the ropes before taking him down with a hiptoss. Uryu gets back up and Kent armdrags him down before beckoning him up again and he drops to his knees and takes Ishida down with a fireman’s carry before applying another seated chinlock….

RJ: Early stages but Kent wrestling a clinic right now…

JT: Which is what he promised….he said there were levels to this….

Uryu kicks his feet and tries to fight for his footing again. He eventually gets up and fights from Kent’s grip before running the ropes again, only to return into a heavy knee lift to the gut that spins him back down. Kent has a big smile on his face now…

RJ: This is Eddy Kent in his natural habitat….this is where he is at his most comfortable…

JT: The champion is going to need to change this up if he wants to leave with his title…

Uryu is in a seated position as Kent pulls his arms behind his back and then places his foot on the spine of his opponent, really putting pressure on the back and shoulder joints…..

RJ: Uryu has been dragged into a personal feud here with Kent which isn’t usually his MO….Kent, even if Uryu doesn’t want to admit it, has got in his head…

JT: When you become champion everything changes….remember this is Uryu’s first title defence….

Uryu twists his body and manages to fight back onto his feet, his head bowed, and then he pulls one arm from of Kent and runs to the corner before up the ropes and he spins off with an armdrag takedown as the crowd cheer. They get back up and run toward each other as Uryu twists and throws himself into a wheelbarrow and then rolls forward into a pinning combo…………..1……………….2………...kickout!

RJ: Uryu trying to use his speed and agility now….that’s his go to…

They get up again and Uryu looks for a heel kick but Kent ducks. Kent looks for a back suplex but Uryu flips out onto his feet and bounces back off the ropes before returning with a bulldog takedown. Uryu nods his head at the crowd reaction and then backs up in the corner. He lifts himself onto the second rope…

JT: Uryu finding some footing here…..AND THEN SOME!

Cheers ring out as Ishida jumps from the ropes and flips backward before landing across Kent’s chest with his back…

RJ: That was unique….

JT: Took all the wind out of Eddy Kent…

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RJ: Kent starting to find out that Uryu isn’t a pushover…

Uryu helps Kent up and looks for a suplex but Kent locks his heel and then he suplexes Ishida up and dumps him on top of the turnbuckle. He hammers Uryu with right hands and then he climbs up to join him…

JT: Precarious position as Kent is looking to put himself back in control….

RJ: OH MY LORD!

Crowd: That was awe-some x10

Kent looks for the superplex but Uryu shifts his body so that he is able to wrap his legs around the back of Kent’s neck as he is lifted over and drags him off the top with a sickening poisonrana. Kent hits the deck and rolls over onto his knees, seeing stars, as Uryu superkicks him in the back of the head…

JT: First title defence…

1……………...2…………..Kent kicks out!

RJ: Kent just took one hell of a blow but he’s still in there….becoming world champion tonight is consuming him…

Uryu holds up three fingers to the referee but is told it was a definite two. He drags Kent up and he succeeds in driving him into the canvass with a faceplant suplex before pointing to the top rope again. The crowd are going wild as Ishida makes his way over and he climbs up…

JT: Uryu hits this and you can call it a night….this is how he finished off Clarke James…..SPLIT SECOND!

It’s all knees as Eddy Kent drives them up and they explode into the midsection of Uryu upon landing. The champion is badly winded as he tries to hobble up and Kent runs into him and scoops him onto his shoulders before thrusting him off into a gutbuster (ala Kenji Hidari)…

RJ: Genshin...straight to the injured midsection…

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JT: Kent, just moments after being on the brink of defeat has turned things back in his favour…

Uryu is in a seated position as Kent stands and kicks him flush in the face. He stomps all over the champion until he backs to the ropes and falls to the outside…

RJ: No good for Kent….he cannot win the title off a count out…

Uryu staggers to the ringside barrier as Kent crashes into him and then lifts him up and drops him, rib-first, across it. He then spins Uryu around and smashes him, ribs first again, into the steel steps. Ishida is slumped there as Kent turns to the crowd and throws his hands in the air…

JT: Kent enjoying himself again now….he knows he has Uryu hurting and that gives him more belief…

Kent throws Uryu back in the ring and then pulls himself onto the apron. He climbs through and he stalks Ishida’s movements before dragging him in and lifting him onto his shoulders again…

RJ: ROLLING…

Ishida elbows his way off of Kent’s back and staggers to the ropes. He leaps into the springboard and twists back for a DDT but Kent takes a step back and then punt kicks through the air and catches Uryu in the ribs as he lands. Uryu is in pain as Kent swings him into a neckbreaker…………….1……………...2…………….shoulder up!

JT: Uryu’s ribs are now the target…

RJ: One of them….I don’t think Kent is settling for one…

Kent stands and now he stomps on both of Uryu’s knees before flipping him over on his stomach and he leaps up before driving his knee down into the back of Ishida’s neck. Uryu is on his knees now as Kent bends down and grabs his head…

JT: KENTLOCK!

Uryu senses the danger of the guillotine choke and rolls his body over the top of Kent…………..1……………..2……...Kent lets his grip go so he can kickout. They scramble back up and Kent jumps into Uryu for a second attempt at the guillotine….Uryu rushes forward and crushes Kent against the turnbuckle before twisting and detonating a flash enzeguiri to the temple…..Kent is slumped against the turnbuckle as Uryu lifts him up high and climbs. Ishida then prepares for a top rope hurricanrana…

RJ: Kent looking to fight this...he doesn’t want a second top rope hurricanrana….

JT: HE WON’T HAVE TO!

Kent drives his shoulder into Uryu’s injured ribs and then scoops him onto his shoulders before rolling off the top rope into a ring-shaking fireman’s carry slam….

RJ: Uryu landed hard on that injured body…

JT: I don’t know if he can come back from that…

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RJ: NEW WORLD CHA-NO….NO HE KICKED OUT...DID HE?

JT: It was close….I tell you that is a gutcheck call from the official….Uryu definitely moved the shoulder but how much of it came off the mat I don’t know…

Kent is glaring at the referee with dislike and mistrust as he holds up two fingers. Kent rises to his feet and looks down at Uryu before backing up in the corner. His eyes are fixed on the champion…

RJ: Kent said it a ton of times in the last week or so...all he needs is to land this kick once….

JT: And here it comes….GENESIS KICK!

Uryu ducks the brogue kick and leaps up Kent’s back, pulling him down into a crucifix……………..1………………...2…………….shoulder up. They scramble up and Ishida ducks Kent’s lariat and handsprings off the ropes…

RJ: KENT CAUGHT HIM!

Uryu leaps back into Kent but is caught and nails by an inverted headlock backbreaker. Kent spins him around…

JT: MIC CHECK….GET THE BELT!

RJ: HE SLAYED LOGAN KINCADE WITH THAT MOVE!

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 5:06 pm

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JT: URYU KICKED OUT…..THE CHAMP LIVES ON!

RJ: This is unbelievable…

The camera pans around the crowd and you can see the relief, surprise and joy on the fans’ faces as they realise Uryu has kicked out. Eddy Kent is looking at the referee now as though he wants to throttle him…

JT: Kent went to the moon with that move…

RJ: But Uryu has the heart and the determination….he is a champion and he’s proving that tonight…

Kent gets to his feet now and he drags Uryu to his knees. He looks down at the champion and shakes his head before pulling him to a standing position…

JT: Kent can almost feel the 6CW Title in his hands….

Kent throws Uryu’s arm over his shoulders and pulls him into place before yelling “SLEEP WITH THE FISHES”

RJ: Throwing it back to his old running buddy….

Uryu spins from the “fisherman’s suplex” at the final second and he lashes a “calf kick” into the back of Kent’s leg. Kent hobbles as Uryu lashes his other leg and then grabs his arm and whips him to the corner but Kent reverses….Uryu heads for the turnbuckle but then he leaps onto the second rope and somersaults over his oncoming opponent….Kent turns and Uryu nails a standing “Spanish Fly”….Uryu staggers to the corner and he climbs out on the apron….

JT: Uryu has had to come through so far tonight….he’s taken some big punishment…..X-FACTOR!

RJ: SLEEP WITH THE FISHES!

Uryu catapults himself over the top and looks to catch Kent with the midair “x-factor” but Kent catches him and blocks before snapping off the fisherman’s suplex…

JT: Michael Sweetwater watching on…

RJ: Kent making history….

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JT: Extraordinary….this is what we have become accustomed to with Uryu Ishida...he just does not know when to quit….

RJ: I don’t think Eddy Kent is accustomed to it….he expected to be world champion by now…

Eddy Kent’s cold eyes are full of doubt all of a sudden as he stares from the official to Uryu and then around at the 20,000 fans willing the champion on. Uryu is somehow trying to squirm back to his feet as Kent stalks him and then spins him around…

JT: KENTLOCK!

Uryu summons all of his strength to launch Kent over his head into a backdrop before he can fully lock in the submission. The champion staggers to the corner as Kent chases in but he spins around the ropes and lands a feint kick over the top. Kent staggers back as Uryu leaps back off the apron onto the middle turnbuckle and twists off with an impressive tornado DDT….Uryu stumbles back up and climbs onto the second rope again before throwing himself into a phoenix splash…

RJ: COULD BE ALL…

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JT: The challenger proving just as tough and just as difficult to put away as the champion…

Uryu thinks about going high again but changes his mind. He lets Kent up and slams forearms into his head, backing him into the ropes, and then whips him across the ring. Uryu drops his head for a backdrop and Kent stops short on the comeback and grabs Uryu’s head before lashing him down onto the canvass, face-first…...Uryu is doubled up…

RJ: KENTLOCK APPLIED!

JT: That’s all he wanted...one opening….

Kent has his legs wrapped around Uryu’s waist to control his movements as he tries to fully lock his hands underneath the chin and across the windpipe. Uryu is desperately rolling from side to side…

RJ: If Kent gets this locked in then it’s over, no point in thinking otherwise…

JT: But does he have it fully? Because the champion is fighting….

RJ: Uryu will fight until he has no breath left…

Kent’s arms are bulging with the effort he is exerting but he cannot prevent Ishida from continuing to kick and roll across the canvass….

JT: Kent having real trouble keeping the champion still…

RJ: Uryu knows that this hold spells the end of his title reign….

Uryu’s legs, eventually, manage to find the bottom rope. Kent lets out an expletive as the referee orders him to break the hold. The count reaches four before Kent finally relents and the champion rolls under the ropes for safety…

JT: Kent may have not had the full choke applied but he still did damage there, no doubt…

Kent walks over to the ropes and he reaches over and grabs Uryu by the hair. He pulls him up but Uryu responds with a drop down jawbreaker across the top rope, staggering Kent back. The champion gets to his feet….

RJ: PHENOMENAL FOREARM!

JT: THAT NO GOOD…

Uryu soars through the air for the flying forearm but Kent grabs the official and pulls him in front which causes Uryu to pull his arm back. Ishida staggers on landing and grabs the referee, preventing a collision, which allows Kent to spin him around and kick him in the gut before nailing a huge spiked DDT…

RJ: Kent will do whatever he has to…

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JT: Still Ishida fights….still he holds in there….

Kent is up in a flash now and is in the referee’s face. They argue but the official is having none of it as he pushes Kent away and points to the badge on his shirt. Kent sneers before turning back to his opponent. Uryu is slowly crawling up as Kent sprints toward him…

JT: GENESIS…

RJ: CODE RED!

Uryu ducks the kick again and he springs off the ropes before twisting back into the incredible sunset flip bomb……………………..1…………………...2…………….Kent just gets his shoulder up…

JT: 20k inside this building thought this was over…

Uryu stumbles up, grimacing, and then he grabs the arm of Kent…

RJ: SUNSET…

Kent senses the danger of the “bridged Fujiwara” and then he drops backwards and sends Uryu crashing, face-first, into the turnbuckle. Ishida falls into a seated position as Kent backs away and returns with a crunching facewash boot (ala Matt Cardona)….he drags Uryu away from the ropes and then looks at the turnbuckle…

JT: It’s been a long time since Eddy Kent thought about something like this…

RJ: Needs must...it’s been a long time since Eddy Kent wanted to win a world championship….if risks aren’t taken tonight, they never will be…

JT: Once upon a time this was second nature to the fan pleasing crowd favourite…

RJ: That Eddy Kent no longer exists…

JT: But the will to be world champion does….KENTY BOMB!

The flashbulbs go off as Kent throws himself into the senton bomb but he finds nothing but canvass as Uryu rolls away at the final second. Kent is clutching his spine as he staggers up as Uryu greets him with a stiff step-up enzeguiri. Kent is seemingly frozen on the spot as Uryu leaps out onto the apron…

RJ: PHENOMENAL FOREARM!

The crowd go wild as Uryu’s arm thunders into Kent’s jaw and drops him flush……………….1…………………….2……………...3!

JT: WHAT WILL IT TAKE…

RJ: They have a sixty minute time limit….I’m not sure it is long enough…

Uryu sits on the canvass and looks around, almost stunned silent, before the crowd start applauding the action they are watching. The world champion slowly stumbles up and considers his next step. Kent has crawled on his knees and he lifts his head as Ishida bounces off the ropes and returns with a shining wizard. Uryu then heads for the corner…

JT: This could be the final moments….these two have thrown so much at each other…

RJ: Yet another incredible treat here at “Against the Wall”…..Uryu Ishida walked in tonight as world champion, is he leaving the same way?

JT: We will know in a SPLIT SECOND!

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 5:06 pm

Uryu throws himself into the 450 splash once again but Kent moves. Uryu, showing great athleticism, is able to turn the spin into a forward roll as he lands and gets back to his feet. He runs at Kent but the challenger sidesteps….Uryu is sent toward the turnbuckle but leaps onto it and twists back into a crossbody…

*Crowd groan

RJ: Night night referee….

*HUGE BOOS

JT: Kent didn’t waste a damn second…

Uryu crashes into the referee and knocks him down before Kent spins him around and kicks him straight between the legs. He smashes Ishida into the mat with another “Mic Check” and hooks the leg…

RJ: The referee is down doofus…

Kent spits in a rage and then signals for another referee to come down from the back. He is looking down at Uryu and then he begins to drag him up...he leaves him in the centre of the ring, swaying…

Kent: There’s levels to this!

JT: GENESIS….SUNSET!

The crowd go wild as Uryu counters the “brogue kick” into a drop toe hold and then he rolls his body around and bridges over the top of Kent’s back for the excruciating submission….

RJ: KENT’S TAPPING….HE’S TAPPING OUT….THIS IS OVER…

Kent is yelling and screaming in pain as he taps his hand to the mat furiously. The crowd are cheering but it soon becomes apparent there is still no referee to make the call. Uryu releases the hold, looking disappointed and then crawls over to the referee to try and revive him…

JT: This bout should be over….Eddy Kent tapped to the armbar….

RJ: But no referee was there to make the call and until there is one….we aren’t crowning a champ….

JT: RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES!

Kent has rolled from the ring, cradling his arm, but he has also grabbed the 6CW title belt from the announce area. Uryu leaves the unconscious referee and makes his way over to the ropes to grab Kent when the challenger smashes him in the face with the belt….Uryu falls back into the ring into a seated position as Kent quickly dives in and leaps onto him….

RJ: KENTLOCK APPLIED….URYU NEARLY GOT KNOCKED OUT FROM THAT BELT SHOT…

JT: AND NOW HE’S TAPPING….THE CHAMPION IS TAPPING….

Uryu’s hand is tapping against Kent’s back and the challenger is smiling as he feels it. He eventually releases the hold and fist pumps the air until he realises there is still no referee…

RJ: You didn’t win, Kent….Uryu tapped just like you did before but there’s no referee…

JT: WAIT A MINUTE...THE HELL IS THIS…

Boos ring out all around the AO Arena as another referee makes his way onto the stage and starts running down the ramp…

RJ: That’s Ralph bloody Santos….I thought Alex Walker fired him…

JT: He was supposed to….Santos has been involved in so many dodgy decisions…

RJ: Most of which have involved Eddy Kent…

JT: This stinks…

Kent nods his head as he sees Santos getting up into the ring. He pulls Uryu up and nails him with a third “Mic Check” and hooks the legs…

RJ: Not this way…

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*Crowd pop

JT: NOT TODAY….URYU ISHIDA WILL NOT DIE….

The fans are bouncing as Kent pulls at his own head and stares at Ralph Santos in disbelief. He stands up and he is talking to the referee now. The referee nods his head and says something back…

RJ: Kent and Santos, it shouldn’t be allowed…

JT: Especially considering this goes way back to Genesis….Santos was a referee then too…

RJ: He presided over most of Genesis’ big matches…

JT: And tonight could very well be another….Uryu Ishida is seeing stars and he is staring down the barrel….6CW Championship slipping through his fingers…

RJ: GENESIS KICK!

JT: GOT HIM!

The brogue kick lands clean on the jaw and sends spit and sweat flying from Uryu’s head. The champion hits the deck hard…

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RJ: I don’t believe it…

ding ding ding

JT: This is a travesty…

Michael Bird: Ladies and gentlemen….here is your winner…..AND NEW 6CW WORLD CHAMPION…...Eddddyyyyyyy Keeeennnnnnnnttttt!

RJ: Kent did it…..he is the new world champion…

JT: Wait just a damn minute here….let’s talk about that count….I’ve never seen someone count to three so quick in my entire life….

RJ: I mean I’m not sure Uryu would have kicked out of a ten count but I hear you….Santos coming out here was suspicious from the start, he isn’t even supposed to be working here…

JT: This is a damn highway robbery….Ralph Santos and Eddy Kent have robbed Uryu Ishida of the 6CW World Championship…

RJ: They aren’t the only ones….don’t tell me Alex Walker has nothing to do with this…

Kent is on his knees with a huge, malevolent, grin as Ralph Santos smiles at him and then hands him the 6CW Championship. Boos and abuse are raining down in torrents as “Succession” is playing out and Kent rises so the referee can raise his arm…..

JT: Eddy Kent has done it...he joins the very exclusive list of men to have held the 6WF and 6CW World Championships…

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 5:07 pm

*Crowd pop

RJ: HUH?

Every single fan in the arena is on their feet as “I love it” by Icona Pop blasts through the speakers and then Christy James walks out onto the stage holding a mic. Eddy Kent’s eyes narrow and Ralph Santos looks concerned…

Christy: Hi boys…

JT: I don’t think Eddy Kent was expecting this…

RJ: Where you?

JT: Absolutely not…

Christy: I’d offer my congratulations, Eddy, but after I’m through talking I don’t think it’ll be fitting….you see obviously tonight is emotional for a lot of my colleagues, there is a lot going on so whilst “personal matters” are settled….VIP Promotions have asked me, on behalf of JJ and Brandi, to oversee any decisions in regards to the remainder of this show…

*More huge cheers from the crowd as Kent is shaking his head

Christy: This is 6CWF, Eddy, and I don’t think we can afford to have world championship matches end in the manner that this one just has…..it’s bad enough you landed the low blow or the belt shot….or that you tapped out…

Crowd: You tapped out x10

Christy: But then to bring out your own referee and he then initiates the fastest count in history…..hi Ralph…

*Santos looks extremely sheepish now

Christy: Ralph…

*He raises his head

Christy: By the way, you’re fired…

*The noise booms through the AO as security arrive. The referee is kicking off but security are in no mood as they drag him from the ring. Eddy Kent is looking beside himself now

Christy: Technically, Eddy, I could just null and void this match…take your chance away for cheating your way to the big win….but I’m fair….you are the rightful number one contender and I know Uryu will want a true conclusion to this contest…

So without further ado….I’d say we restart this match…

*Crowd pop

JT: It’s the right call….questions will arise no doubt but it is still the right call…

Eddy Kent is throwing a fit now as the first referee has recovered and takes the 6CW Championship off him to hand back to the timekeeper. Christy is on the stage smiling as the bell sounds to restart the contest…

RJ: Forget what we said, folks...Eddy Kent still has to win the world championship….this match is back underway….

A “na na na na….na na na na…..hey, hey, hey goodbye” chant rings out as Ralph Santos is led out of the arena by security. Back in the ring and Eddy Kent glares up at Christy and then he spits on the floor. He turns back as Uryu is crawling back to his feet…

JT: I’m not even sure that Uryu knows what has been going in the last few minutes…

RJ: Kent kicked him into next week…..Uryu is still “Against the Wall” here….his title in the balance…

JT: Kent knows it too…..GENESIS KICK!

Kent lets out a roar as Ishida finally gets to his feet and then he thunders forward with the brogue kick but Uryu ducks it and he kicks Kent in the gut….

RJ: HE DIDN’T?

JT: HE DID...OH MY GOD HE DID…

There are stunned expressions all around as Uryu hooks Kent’s arms and then drills him with GazzyD’s “Deep Impact” in the middle of the ring. The champion then staggers to the ropes and leaps up top…

RJ: I can’t believe Uryu just did that…

JT: In front of Christy too….after she saved his world title…

RJ: SPLIT SECOND!

Christy’s expression is hard to read as Uryu front flips off the top rope into the 450 splash and hooks both of Kent’s legs as the crowd count along…

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Ding ding ding

JT: He did it….

RJ: What a bout….what a rollercoaster…

Michael Bird: Ladies and gentlemen here is your winner…….AND STILL 6CW WORLD CHAMPION…..Uuuuuurrryyyyuuuu Iiiisssshhhhiiiiddddaaaa!

Uryu is sat on the canvass, drenched in sweat, as the original referee hands him his 6CW Championship belt. The crowd are on their feet applauding as Uryu casts a look up toward the stage. Christy stares back for just a moment and then walks away….

JT: Incredible world championship bout between two of the best…

RJ: They gave it their all, it was a real gem of a match…..but the big talking points came toward the finale…

JT: Damn right they did….first Kent thought he’d won it...he was officially crowned the new champion…

RJ: Off the back of a fair bit of cheating and an extremely fast count from a crooked official but yeah it seemed like Kent was heading home as 6CW Champ….

JT: But then came Christy James on behalf of the 6CWF Board….she made the call to restart the match….she fired the crooked official whilst she was at it…

RJ: And Uryu took advantage of the second chance to retain his title….and he did so by using Christy’s husband’s signature move...right in front of her….

JT: I don’t even know how to dissect what we just watched….Christy restarting this match in Uryu’s favour is going to lead to questions...would she have used her power for anyone else?

RJ: And what power does she actually have? She was acting on behalf of JJ, which is understandable with everything we have seen and are going to see tonight….but does she have the authority to make that level of call?

JT: And then what about Uryu using Gazzy’s move? Was that a message? Uryu has always claimed he and Christy were just friends but cmon now….Gazzy and Christy start getting things back on track, Gazzy then saves Uryu last week from getting his head stoved in by Eddy Kent and all of a sudden Uryu is busting out Gazzy’s moves to win matches?

RJ: This truly is fascinating and not the last we’ve heard of any of it I am sure….Eddy Kent will want answers, Alex Walker may need to prove answers for Ralph Santos….Christy James, Uryu...heck even GazzyD…

JT: Yeah penny for Gazzy’s thoughts right now….pretty soon he is facing Scott Harris for the “Road to Royalty” and he’s just watched his wife save the title reign of another man as well as the aforementioned man stealing his move to get the job done…

RJ: This is why I love 6CWF…

Eddy Kent has skulked off looking furious as Uryu cradles his championship and heads to the corner. Pyros explode as Uryu kisses the title and then hoists it over his head, celebrating in front of his adoring masses.

JT: Title defence number one complete….who’s next for Uryu Ishida?

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 5:19 pm

*We go to the dressing room of Acer once again and he is just about ready for war. JJ Johnson is with him and he hugs his “brother”. They stare at one another and then nod. JJ looks like he wants to stay but eventually he backs away and leaves. We see JJ walking down the corridors of the AO and he enters the 6CWF Boardroom to find Johnny Oko sitting there. JJ wants to know what Oko wants. Oko has his “price” and JJ says “I’m listening”. Oko reveals that in two weeks at “Night of Champions” he wants a shot against Uryu Ishida for the 6CW Championship….if he wins, he gets the title and JJ’s share….if he loses, JJ gets his percentage and Oko walks away…..JJ looks thoughtful but he agrees….Oko has one more stipulation…..GazzyD will be the special referee. He grins at JJ as the scene ends.

*Eddy Kent is going wild in the backstage area following the 6CW Championship match. He is ranting about a conspiracy and how he has been screwed. Alex Walker comes into shot and Kent can barely get his words out. Kent is promising revenge on Christy and anyone else that was in on what happened. Walker is trying to calm Kent. Kent wants an immediate re-match or an investigation. Walker says he will do what he can but Kent needs to keep his emotions in check.

*We get a brief shot of GazzyD watching the end of the 6CW Championship match and Christy’s involvement. Gazzy is just staring at the screen, no trace of emotion. Kristal knocks on the door and wants to talk tactics but Gazzy turns and says he doesn’t need her for the final. Kristal looks annoyed as she leaves and Gazzy turns back to the screen, watching Christy’s reaction as Uryu won the match.

*We get a shot of Manchester’s own The Saint at ringside and the crowd go wild. There are chants of “One more match” and Saint gives a huge wave as the commentators give us an update on Geoff Steel and Blue Dragon. Blue Dragon was entered into custody but collapsed and is now under strict watch by police at a nearby hospital. Geoff Steel’s condition is stable but he is unlikely to be leaving the hospital in a hurry. The commentators wish Steel and Dragon a quick recovery but it is unlikely that either man is going to be in action by time we get to Proving Grounds next week.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 5:31 pm

Bout 10
Acer vs Clarke James

RJ: Did you just feel the mood change?

JT: I think we all did….folks what we are about to witness, well it goes beyond professional wrestling…

RJ: We all watched the VT...it started on our very first night back as a company….Acer arrived as JJ Johnson’s right hand man….he voiced his disapproval and concern when JJ allowed Clarke James to come in here and sign a contract as an active member of the roster…

JT: JJ’s wife Brandi agreed with Acer….but JJ went through with it anyway…

RJ: And it didn’t take long for them to be proved right….Clarke James viciously attacked Rock V2, viciously assaulted Tyson Armstrong….he began to target anyone and everyone who has a link to JJ and his family…

JT: Sending direct messages that JJ’s decision not to reward him the world title would come back to haunt him…

RJ: James promised the attacks and violence would not stop until he was world champion again…

JT: Which brought us to “From the Ashes”….Clarke James and Uryu Ishida for the 6CW World Championship….

RJ: Acer had seen enough and decided to act upon JJ’s indecision….he came out to ringside and cost Clarke James the title...instantly putting a bull’s eye on his back…

JT: And that is where things became so much darker, sinister and complicated…

RJ: Because Acer had violated his contract and position as a board member….VIP Promotions wanted to fire him but Clarke James put his demands on the table instead…

JT: Clarke James introduced the world to his slimy lawyer, Ari Goldstein, who put the “mental health” card on the table and all of a sudden CJ had this company by the balls…..VIP Promotions were forced to comply, despite JJ’s fury, and that brought us here….Clarke James wanted a one on one match with Acer….and he wants absolutely no outside interference…

RJ: He also wants no comeback or rebuttal on what happens here tonight….basically he wants to be able to do whatever he likes to Acer and not face punishment…

JT: And over the last few weeks, despite his “mental health” causing him so many issues...CJ has done everything to get under Acer’s skin….

RJ: Flowers delivered to Acer’s wife….then a wreath….this man is sick and twisted…

JT: But it was last week when Clarke James took things to a whole different level….he broke into Acer’s home and carried out the most vicious of assaults…

RJ: It left us wondering if Acer would be able to compete here tonight..

JT: But Acer is here and I don’t think anything would keep him from this match….

Michael Bird: Ladies and gentlemen please welcome the platinum recording artists….LOGAN!

*Crowd pop

The members of Logan are set up on the stage as they begin to perform a live rendition of “When I get down” which sparks a deafening roar from the crowd in attendance. Red, green and silver pyros explode high into the air…

RJ: LISTEN TO THIS OVATION…

JT: THE WELSH DRAGON RIDES AGAIN TONIGHT…..THIS IS INCREDIBLE!

We get a shot of some fans waving a Welsh flash in the crowd before Acer appears in the darkened entranceway. He pours water over his head and takes one last sip of water before beginning his march to the ring, fire burning in his eyes…

RJ: Acer always was an incredible athlete who gave so much to 6WF, especially behind the scenes….considered one of the best to never win a world title and that is mostly due to his dedication to making that company a success….a hall of famer, a legend...but tonight he is a fighter, a warrior and he is out for blood…

JT: But it’s been a long time since Acer got inside the ropes for a match….he was exceptional, I remember watching him growing up, but how much does he still have? I know he’s fired up, I know he is emotional….but can he really hang on a level with Clarke James?

RJ: I don’t think Acer is here tonight to wrestle with Clarke James….he’s here for a fight….and I’d say he is in great shape for that….but let’s not pretend this is going to be easy….Acer, as you say, hasn’t wrestled in a long time and he is stepping in there with one of the most vindictive superstars in history…

JT: Every fan in the building behind him...this is very reminiscent of the ovation GazzyD got earlier…

RJ: We could be in Cardiff….

Acer removes his t-shirt and reveals that he is in great shape. There are some healed up cuts on his back from where he went through the window in his house but he doesn’t seem bothered as he puts his mouthguard in. Acer walks around ringside and comes to a standstill where The Saint is sitting. Saint stands and he and Acer huge as the crowd go wild.

Saint: Beat this (beeper)…

Acer nods his head at Saint and then climbs into the ring…

Crowd: Let’s go Acer x10

JT: THIS IS PURE HATRED…..IT’S POURING FROM EVERY SECTION OF THIS BUILDING!

The lights switch out, bathing in the AO Arena in complete darkness. From the mire the sounds of metal can be heard clinking…

RJ: What is that noise…

The lights flick on and off, giving us glimpses of what is approaching in the shadows. A train of men are walking out onto the stage, shackled by the ankles to each other. Each of the men has a different mask on and they depict the faces of Marshall Murdoch, Perfect Jack, Rock V2, Tyson Armstrong, Rapture, Hero as well as six more whose faces are covered by dark hoods.

JT: The faces of the fallen….this is extremely unsettling…

The shackled men arrive at the bottom of the ramp and then they stop. 6X6 they move into two separate lines as another hooded figure appears on the stage…

RJ: The devil incarnate…

The hooded figure moves slowly down the ramp and then comes to a standstill in front of the others. He lifts his head and stares at them before motioning for them to bow at his feet…

JT: This really is twisted...Clarke James making these false representations of his victims fall at his feet….

RJ: Which is precisely what he did to them in real life…

The six that are masked but without hoods drop to their knees first. The next six prepare to remove their hoods but the leader waves his arms, signalling for them to remain hooded..

JT: Why doesn’t he want them to take their hoods off?

RJ: Perhaps he doesn’t want to reveal the faces of his future victims….I’d hazard a guess that one of those men under those hoods has a mask of Acer…

JT: This is sick…

The twelve now form a circle around Clarke James and drop to their knees..

RJ: The twelve disciples…

JT: My word…

“Well, I came upon a man at the top of a hill
Called himself the savior of the human race
Said he come to save the world from destruction and pain
But I said, "How can you save the world from itself?"

The lights go down now and there is a brilliant flash of light before “Blind Faith” can barely be heard as it blasts through the airwaves. The twelve men are lined up at the side as Clarke James removes his hood to reveal the sick and twisted mask (ala The Scarecrow) that he wore in Acer’s house…

RJ: The true representation of evil…

There are shocked faces all around as the other twelve are wearing “Acer” masks. Acer is staring out at James and his “disciples” with a cold fury…

JT: This is….I don’t even have words…

RJ: One of the sickest, most twisted, violent men I have ever had the displeasure of calling matches on….

JT: Started out in 6WF, right?

RJ: Church of Hero disciple….recruited by Hero because of his penchant for causing harm and his desire for success….and success he got, the Church ran 6WF...it was seen as only a matter of time before Clarke James and Marshall Murdoch, Hero’s most loyal followers, followed in their leader’s steps and became world champions…

JT: But somehow it didn’t happen, not for a long time….and after the Church, CJ became good friends with JJ Johnson….CJ was almost a “brother” to JJ, he spent time with JJ’s family….

RJ: But then CJ turned…

JT: I remember it well….a dark night for 6CW when Clarke James decided that being world champion was more important that “brotherhood”….he smashed a glass bottle into the face of Marshall Murdoch, attempting to blind him….that set in motion a chain of events that eventually led to CJ becoming world champ…

RJ: James then proceeded to try and blind other “friends” of his like Perfect Jack and Jackson Jackson, it almost became his calling card…

JT: He became obsessed with being champion and protecting his status at all costs….6CW then closed its doors and it seemed that the book was finished….

RJ: Until 6CWF returned under JJ Johnson’s guidance…

JT: And despite everything he had done, Clarke James swanned in here and expected JJ to just hand him his world championship back…

RJ: But JJ said that must be earned, he wasn’t handing anything to anyone…

JT: Clarke James did not like that...he had already shown that he didn’t care about past alliances and promised JJ would regret that decision…

RJ: Which brought us to now…..ACER WASTING NO TIME AT ALL!

Clarke James removes his mask now and drops it to the floor in front of him. The masked “Acers” begin to back up the rampway toward the back. The referee is trying to keep Acer calm but he shakes his head and throws the official aside before diving from the ring. Clarke James is in the aisleway and throws a right hand but Acer blocks it and unloads with three big punches before smashing CJ’s head against the security railing….he drags him around and throws him backwards, smashing the back of James’ head off the ramp…

JT: Acer is all fired up...we knew he was going to come here for a fight….

RJ: But can Acer control his emotions?

CJ looks dazed as Acer kneels over him and begins to tee off with massive right hands as the crowd egg him on. The referee is trying to get some control but Acer shoves him away….CJ starts crawling for the ring but Acer runs into him and punts him in the ribs. He then drags James up and whips him forward….BOOM!

JT: So far Clarke James is finding out that he has awoken a real life beast…

CJ hits the steel steps and he flies over the top of them as the crowd cheer. Acer seizes him by the neck and drags him around to the announce area before smashing his head off the Spanish announce table, time and time again…

RJ: My word he split the cover on the table...and they are not easy to break…

JT: He split CJ wide open…

The final shot breaks the covering in half and CJ drops on his back, revealing a deep cut in his forehead. Acer drops on top again and tees off with huge right hands…

RJ: Clarke James is busted badly here and I have absolutely no sympathy for him but I’m wondering if this match will be allowed to happen...we haven’t even had a bell yet…

Acer stands up and he leaves CJ bleeding on the floor before he begins ripping the covers off the floor, exposing the solid concrete underneath. The crowd are applauding and urging Acer on…

JT: This is about to get a whole lot more barbaric…

Acer grabs CJ by the head and he drags him over the exposed concrete. He has an angry expression on his face as he prepares to piledrive his foe…

RJ: Acer is going to crush Clarke James’ skull here…

JT: Most would think it was the least he deserves…

CJ suddenly counters with a backdrop and sends Acer slamming down onto the concrete. James staggers back to the announce table and we get a shot of steady blood droplets falling on the wood. Acer is holding his spine as he slowly gets back up…..DING!

RJ: Cmon now….this wasn’t a street fight….this was never no holds barred….we saw enough of that earlier on…

JT: The match hasn’t started so what we are getting is a brawl...and remember nobody can get involved…

Clarke James smashes the ring bell into Acer’s head now and leaves him in a heap. He then walks over to the steel steps and he dislodges the top half and holds it in his arms. He heads back to Acer…

RJ: HE’S GONNA DROP THEM ON HIS HEAD…

The referee runs over and gets in front of Clarke James. He is waving his arms and trying to stop CJ from the assault…

JT: The referee preventing Acer’s brains from being splattered all over the floor…

*Crowd pop

CJ pauses and it allows Acer to kick his foot up and catch James between the legs. CJ staggers around and drops the steel steps as Acer gets back up and then lifts James and spinebusters him across the steel steps….

RJ: I don’t think many of us expected a match of sorts….but this, this just a fight…

Acer is not in the mood to listen to the referee’s orders as he marches over and grabs a steel chair. Clarke James is still sprawled across the top of the steps as Acer drives the chair down into his ribcage three times….James rolls off the steps and is on his knees, coughing and spluttering, as Acer draws the chair up over his head….CRACK!

JT: VIP Promotions are going to be watching this and wondering….they really didn’t want this…

RJ: They actioned it….

The chair smashes down on top of James’ spine and leaves him writhing in agony. Acer looks around at the crowd before he sets the chair up. He drags Clarke James up and places his head on the steel seat…

JT: I really don’t like where this may be going….

Acer climbs up onto the apron now and he stares down at the prone CJ. He then jumps off and looks to stomp James’ head through the chair….CRUNCH!

RJ: James moved at the last minute….and Acer’s leg landed badly through that chair…

JT: He may have sprained something…

Acer staggers and manages to pull the chair off his leg but his trousers are torn and blood can be seen near his knee. CJ is on his feet now and he summons his strength to lift the steel steps again….BOOM!

RJ: That’ll leave a mark….

The steps smash into the face of Acer now and leave him flat on his back. Clarke James throws the steps away, sending them bouncing into the aisleway. We see a trickle of blood now running down Acer’s nose. James pays no attention to the referee or the boos as he makes his way over to the announce area again and he grabs another steel chair. He heads back and now he wraps the chair around Acer’s head…

JT: Now cmon….this can’t be allowed to go on….you’re letting a goddamn psychopath do whatever he likes…

RJ: This is...OH GOD!

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 5:32 pm

James drags Acer up and then he slaps the legs of the chair forward into the ringpost so that the weapon crushes around Acer’s throat and leaves him on the floor in a sickening heap. The crowd are booing furiously as the referee pulls the weapon from around Acer’s neck…

JT: Acer’s neck may be broken...his throat crushed….this has to stop…

The referee looks very worried and turns to signal for help but Acer grabs him by the throat. Acer is clearly in distress and bleeding but he shakes his head at the referee…

RJ: Acer does not want this to end….he came here for his pound of flesh, for his revenge…

JT: It’s going to get him killed…

There is a gash on the side of Acer’s neck and blood is running down his face as he tries to crawl up. Clarke James, faced masked in blood, stands over him and smirks as Acer grabs at his boots…

RJ: Clarke James is loving this….he thrives on this….and he knows JJ Johnson is watching….he knows JJ Johnson can’t do a damn thing, nobody can…

CJ bends down and he grabs Acer now before dragging him back toward the bottom section of the steel steps. He smashes Acer’s head down into the steel, leaving him prone there, and then he grabs a third steel chair….he walks back and draws the chair…

JT: I can’t watch much more of this…

The referee seizes the weapon from CJ’s hands and throws it away. He stands his ground with James now and is telling him in no uncertain terms that he won’t let James do what he intended….James is laughing at the official…

RJ: I commend the bravery of that official...he may have just saved Acer…

JT: HE REALLY DID!

Acer, somehow and some way, crawls to his feet and he spins CJ around before drilling him backward with a “downward spiral” which splatters James’ face into the base of the steps. Acer just sits there, trying to breathe, as James bleeds out all over the steps…

RJ: This is lunacy….forget the lawsuits and the rulings….what we are watching is two men trying to end the other….this isn’t a competitive rivalry….this isn’t about championships….one of these men will kill the other if given the chance…

Acer staggers up now and places his hands on the announce tables. He is still sucking in deep breaths as we see a deep red welt across his throat….Clarke James has fallen off the steps now and his face is half-hidden underneath the ring apron as Acer stumbles toward him and grabs his shoulder…..

JT: OH NO...PLEASE NO!

RJ: He planted that there….he had to...

JT: That damn railroad spike….he stabbed Acer right in the face with it…

RJ: He went for the eye….that sick (beep) tried to alter Acer’s life forever…

Acer screams in pain as he staggers away and collapses to his knees, grabbing at his face. Clarke James is sitting next to apron with a sinister smile as the referee rushes over to check on Acer. CJ looks at the bloodied spike in his hand and then drops it….the official is trying to get Acer to move his hands so he can assess the damage…

JT: There is blood everywhere…

RJ: He missed the eye, thankfully, but that spike pierced the side of Acer’s face...that is nasty…

JT: And Clarke James isn’t done here….he should be but he isn’t….

James is laughing now as he gets up and walks back around to the aisleway. He picks up the sinister mask and he places it over his head before heading back to Acer. CJ has something in his hands…

RJ: What is this….oh god, cmon please…

Clarke James has cable ties as he drags Acer to the ringpost. He lifts Acer’s arms up and ties them to the ropes behind. Acer’s blood is running down his face and onto his chest….

JT: I feel like we are watching something very, very twisted…...straight from the mind of Clarke James…

RJ: This is a first hand glimpse of the inner workings of Clarke James’ warped mind….I wish someone would stop this, I really do, but it’s in the goddamn contract…

JT: And VIP Promotions need to take a look at themselves….they’ve been extremely judgemental of JJ Johnson and his actions but they gave in to Clarke James….instead of having the balls to stand up and say no...they let this happen…

RJ: Unfortunately Acer agreed to this….

Clarke James then draws a kendo stick from under the ring and he twirls it in his hands. The referee comes toward him but CJ lifts the stick and points it toward him, the effect of which causes the referee to back away…

JT: Clarke James is an extremely scary individual but with that mask on, he is freaking me out….

RJ: You and me both….

WHACK!
WHACK!

WHACK!
WHACK!
WHACK!
WHACK!
WHACK!
WHACK!
WHACK!
WHACK!

JT: …

RJ: …

Acer’s screams of torture fill the air before falling deadly silent as Clarke James’ final shot with the kendo stick lands to the exposed body. There are deep red welts all over Acer’s skin and there are multiple bleeds….the crowd are silent and there are some fans in tears at what they are watching….Clarke James drops the kendo stick and them removes his mask. He smiles at Acer, who is bleeding from nearly every part of his body…

RJ: Acer looks like the victim of a most heinous crime…

JT: He looks like it because he has been….please just stop this…

Clarke James slowly unties the restraints from around Acer’s arms and then he lets him fall forward so he is resting against Clarke James’ chest. CJ lets him stay there for a moment and then he throws his decimated body inside the ring…

RJ: And now….after all we have seen….Clarke James is ready to end this…

JT: This was supposed to be a straight one on one match….what we have watched before us, well words don’t even sum it up…

RJ: Clarke James just needs to pin Acer and have this over and done with….there is no need for this to go further…

JT: This is Clarke James we are talking about…..

Clarke James listens to the deafening boos from all around, staring out from behind his blood drenched face, and then he begins to talk…

CJ: Hell is empty….The Devil is here!

RJ: Yes he is…

JT: And JJ Johnson opened the door when he knocked….

CJ now fixes his attention on The Saint. Saint is stood up and glaring at CJ. The crowd are going wild and begging for Saint to take the fight to James…

RJ: Clarke James would be wise to concentrate on this match with Acer and not picking a fight with one of the best of all time at ringside….

JT: CJ is a wild man, I don’t think he cares….

CJ just smirks at The Saint and draws a finger across his throat before he rolls into the ring and he kneels in front of the referee as the official calls for the bell to finally start the match. James slowly gets to his feet..

RJ: The bell has finally sounded but I don’t think we have much of a match left….this is done...Acer is done….

JT: And Clarke James is about to add another victim to his growing list….

RJ: ROGUE SPEAR!

*Crowd pop

JT: OUT OF NOWHERE….OH MY GOD!

Acer is bleeding buckets all over the canvass but in one last act of defiance he staggers up. He spits blood away and yells “(beep) you” before thrusting himself into a forward roll before exploding into the huge spear on Clarke James…The Saint fist pumps the air

RJ: Acer is gonna do it...he’s gonna beat Clarke James…

Crowd: ONE…
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……….TWO..
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…………..THR-OHHHH!

JT: The Devil will not die…

RJ: Cast aside by his own Church….they created this monster…

JT: He walked amongst us, biding his time before he chose to reveal his true face….

Acer can barely even raise his head as the referee is trying to tell him it was a two. The crowd are trying to will the “Welsh Dragon” on as he pulls at the ropes and tries to find his feet…

RJ: Acer is one of the bravest, noblest, realest men I have ever met….Clarke James threatened his family, threatened his way of life….and that is what spurs him on, that is why he’s getting up….finish him, Acer, show this (beeper) what you are all about….

JT: FAITHLESS!

Acer is on his feet and he grabs Clarke James and pulls him up but CJ leaps into him and bites at his face. Acer yells in pain and staggers around until James drills him with the “rock bottom”. He kneels over Acer as the referee anticipates a cover but instead he rolls him over and applies a crossface…

RJ: There is nothing there….Acer is done...he can’t fight this…

JT: Blood loss and the amount of physical and mental torture he has endured….the referee has made the right call here…

The referee is pulling at Clarke James’ arms and dragging him away from the hold as the bell sounds to end the contest. The crowd are booing in parts but mostly they just look gravely concerned for Acer. Clarke James is sat with a wicked smile on his face, blood dripping down off of his head onto the canvass….

RJ: What we have just watched...I will never forget…

JT: Unfortunately I don’t think any of us will...Clarke James has brutalised Acer here tonight at “Against the Wall”…

RJ: This is exactly what he wanted….this is why he requested this match, this is why he got under Acer’s skin….this is why he stopped any outside interference….Clarke James wanted free reign and he got it…

JT: This is beyond upsetting….Acer is one of the good guys in pro wrestling and he was standing up for his family and his friends...but unfortunately he has come up against evil itself…

RJ: Clarke James you sick (beep)….and I make no apologies for that…

JT: Here comes JJ Johnson….Clarke James may want to get to stepping….

The crowd give a roar as JJ Johnson sprints out onto the stage and rushes down toward the ring and The Saint jumps the barricade as Clarke James rolls out on the opposite side, continuing to smile. The ringside doctor is joined by EMT’s and they are running checks on Acer as JJ and Saint kneel by the side of their friend, looking gravely concerned…

RJ: VIP Promotions took control from JJ tonight because they knew his mind was not on the job….after watching this, will it ever be again?

JT: This was all for JJ’s benefit, he must surely see that….Clarke James is playing the vilest game we have ever seen...he is torturing JJ from the inside out…

RJ: And what does JJ do now? He’s the boss but don’t tell me he doesn’t want to rip Clarke James to shreds…The Saint also, what are his thoughts on this?

JT: JJ has so much on his plate right now, I just don’t know how much longer he can keep this in check….we saw an explosion from him earlier tonight but I don’t think that will compare to what may happen when he has a nuclear meltdown…as for Saint, well I just don’t know...

RJ: Clarke James is the orchestrator, he’s the puppeteer, the Pied Piper...he is pulling all the strings…

JT: And look at how much he is enjoying this…

CJ is in the aisleway now and he’s staring back at the ring with sheer glee. JJ Johnson is glaring at his former friend but nothing but hate-filled fury...suddenly the twelve masked “Acer”s appear on the stage to join Clarke James and they all stare down at JJ and The Saint, who’s pulse is twitching in his temple. Acer is loaded up on a stretcher as JJ and The Saint climbs out with him..

JJ: It’s gone be alright, playa...I’m right here, I ain’t going nowhere, ok? Me and you Ace...I got you….I promise I got you…

RJ: This is a desperate situation….we knew no good could come of this but this is even worse….Acer has been savaged here tonight…

JT: But what comes next? VIP Promotions said no comebacks, no rebuttals...they gave Clarke James a free pass and there is nothing management can do…

RJ: And you think JJ will accept that?

JT: I really have no idea…

Clarke James and his “victims” disappear into the back as we get one more shot of JJ and The Saint walking with the medics as they escort Acer toward the backstage area and the waiting ambulance.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 5:42 pm

*The action immediately follows into the backstage area as JJ Johnson and The Saint are accompanying Acer to the hospital. JJ is getting in the ambulance when Alex Walker rushes out to tell JJ that VIP Promotions’ Trevor Abrahams is on the phone and wants to talk. JJ says to pass on a message. Walker asks what it is and JJ says “Go (beep) themselves” before he climbs into the ambulance. Saint says he’ll follow on. Alex Walker is left standing in the parking lot as he raised the phone again and we hear him say “Yes, Mr Abrahams….I’d just missed him...I’ll be sure to get him to call you”.

*Scott Harris is being interviewed ahead of the “Road to Royalty” final. Harris says O’Callaghan really pushed him to his limits but he showed he can come through adversity. Harris is adamant he still has plenty left in the tank. He is respectful and says it will be an honour to share the ring with GazzyD in Manchester but it is business mode from here on out. Harris says being world champion has been his dream since day one and winning this match will give him that opportunity. Harris says nobody will come between him and his destiny.

*Mike Hill is leaving his dressing room and he finds his way barred by Rex Adamson, who is holding the “Freshers Ball” briefcase. Hill says Rex would be a fool to cash in on him but Rex just laughs at him and says “Any time, any place….watch your back” before swaggering off.

Max Adamson appears and he asks Rex if he’s ready to go out and celebrate but Rex smirks at his Uncle and says he’s had a better offer. Max says “Who the hell is a better night out than me?” but his face drops as Rex points to a car waiting for him and the door opens to show Margot Robbie inside. Rex winks at his Uncle and climbs inside.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 5:44 pm

Bout 11
Road to Royalty Final
GazzyD vs Scott Harris

ding ding

Michael Bird: Ladies and gentlemen the following contest is the FINAL OF THE ROAD TO ROYALTY TOURNAMENT!

*Crowd ultra pop

JT: Here we go folks….sixteen men started us off, we are down to just two….earlier tonight we saw these two men successfully negotiate their semi-finals…

RJ: Both of them forced to endure very different sets of circumstances but both came through, by hook or by crook….

JT: And now they stand on the cusp….that throne has been up on the stage all night and soon one of these competitors is going to sit upon it as the brand new “King” of 6CWF…

RJ: Not only will they become royalty but they will also guarantee themselves a world championship opportunity at Beachfront Brawl…

JT: This is huge….huge in very different ways for both individuals….we have already had an astonishing night but this is business end and we are ready…

RJ: This crowd is most certainly ready…

“Figure it out” blasts through the speakers and, in the main, the crowd cheer and applaud as Scott Harris makes his entrance, however, there are some boos dotted around the AO…

JT: Scott Harris is a big fan favourite folks so don’t adjust your sets….but he is in the lion’s den tonight….this is GazzyD’s hometown and Harris is going to have some detractors…

RJ: Not quite as vociferous or partisan as earlier tonight but Harris still feeling the pressure from Gazzy’s supporters…

Harris lowers his hood and stares out around the crowd. He nods his head in understanding before making his way to the ring…

JT: Harris went to war in our opening contest….eighteen minutes he battled O’Callaghan for in a classic….

RJ: Harris was pushed to his breaking points but found a way to win….how much did that take out of him, though?

JT: He looks in great shape but once the pace starts moving….can he hang?

RJ: Harris is supremely fit and as we have alluded to he is more focused and determined than I have ever seen….he believes tonight is his night…

Harris leaps up into the ring and we get shots of a fair few “Needs More Harris” signs but then we see a “Needs less Harris” sign from a blatant GazzyD fan in the front row. Harris tries to filter out the audience as he stretches against the ropes…

JT: You ready for this ovation, RJ?

RJ: It’s gonna be huge…

Fireworks are set off across the whole of the stage and they erupt into the air as “Limelight” booms from the speakers and every single fan inside the building rises to their feet. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as GazzyD is launched through a trapdoor in the stage…

JT: HERE HE COMES…..MANCHESTER’S OWN….

RJ: THE PRODIGAL SON…

Gazzy bounds down the ramp, tagging hands with the fans as he does so, and then circles the ring before leaping up onto the apron. He soaks in the adulation of the masses before heading to all four corners in turn….

JT: No Kristal? I guess she listened…

RJ: She wasn’t happy but Gazzy wanted to do this alone…

JT: A very different set of circumstances got GazzyD to the final tonight…..he was forced to overcome Johnny Oko and seven of his guards…

RJ: With a big assist off JJ Johnson…

JT: Gazzy really stood no chance if JJ hadn’t interfered….Oko had stacked the deck in his favour…

RJ: But Gazzy came through….despite the rollercoaster he has been on professionally and personally, he now finds himself back on the cusp…..a win here tonight rejuvenates his career, a win here potentially sees him fighting for a world title once more….

JT: And professionally and personally it’s great to see Gazzy having an upturn in fortunes….although there have been a few blips here tonight backstage…

RJ: I guess the whole Uryu/Christy/Eddy Kent saga didn’t help….

JT: Or the demands that Johnny Oko has made for his stake in the company…..Oko and Uryu for the 6CW Championship…..Gazzy as special referee…

RJ: But Gazzy needs all that out of his mind….Gazzy needs to just concentrate on the here and now…

Huge “GazzyD” chants ring out around the AO as Gazzy hops down and joins Harris in the ring. The two men touch knuckles before the referee backs them away for final instructions…

JT: Plenty of mutual respect here between these two….two fan favourites….

RJ: But only one can be “King”….

JT: Sixty minute time limit….who will win the Road to Royalty?

Harris and Gazzy continue to stare at one another as the crowd applaud and chant. They circle before engaging in a lockup. Harris immediately switches around and takes the back of Gazzy before lifting him into the air but Gazzy locks his legs back into a wheelbarrow and rolls forward, dragging Harris down…………...1………………….2………….kickout!

RJ: That’s how quick Gazzy can move and change the momentum in his favour…

They scramble back up and Gazzy lands a hard forearm before attempting an irish whip but it is reversed and Harris sends him to the corner. Harris chases in but Gazzy drives his feet up and knocks his man back toward the centre…..Gazzy lifts himself onto the second rope and leaps toward Harris…

JT: Caught him!

Harris catches Gazzy in his arms and launches him through the air with an overhead belly to belly suplex. Gazzy stumbles back up and Harris locks his hands for a bridged German…………….1……………...2………..shoulder up again!

RJ: Harris starting to let his technical skills go….he’s finding a groove…

Harris pulls Gazzy into a front facelock and attempts to lift him into a suplex but Gazzy floats over the back and seizes Harris in a half nelson…

JT: SKULL CRUSHING…

Harris drops and swipes Gazzy’s legs as they tumble to the floor. He grabs Gazzy’s legs down and tries to turn him over..

RJ: SHARP…

Gazzy crashes the heel of his foot down on top of Harris’ head until he releases. Gazzy gets back up as Harris charges at him but he ducks it and springboards onto the ropes before planting Harris on his head again with a big time tornado DDT. Gazzy listens to the roar of the audience and then climbs out on top of the apron…

JT: Gazzy going big early….SPRINGBOARD 450!

Harris moves as Gazzy is forced to hit the mat and transition into a forward roll back to his feet. Gazzy turns on his heel and sprints back at Harris but is tilt-a-whirled into a crunching backbreaker. Harris quickly lifts Gazzy into a suplex and drops him out into another deadly backbreaker across his knee………………..1………………..2………...Gazzy just gets his arm off the mat!

RJ: These two men are not wasting any time at all here….

JT: They’re already warmed up from early tonight….and probably running on a lot less fuel than earlier too…

RJ: Trying for the quick finish…

Harris stumbles up and he waits for Gazzy to stand before teeing off with right hands. He grabs the wrist and looks for an Irish whip but Gazzy spins inside and kicks him in the gut…

JT: DEEP IMPACT!

RJ: SHARPSHOOTER!

Harris swipes Gazzy’s legs before he can get off his finisher and tries to twist him into the deadly submission. Gazzy quickly drags himself backward and grabs the bottom rope, forcing the referee to break them…

JT: Gazzy knew the immediate danger….he does not want to get caught in that “sharpshooter”….

RJ: Gazzy knows how much is riding on this…

Gazzy rolls from the ring for a moment to get his composure back. Harris is in no mood to wait though and rolls out after him. Gazzy, however, knows Harris is tailing him and he suddenly springs onto the ringside barrier and floats back with a cutter that drills Harris’ face into the solid floor…

JT: Amazing awareness from GazzyD...he may have knocked Harris out there…

The crowd are cheering as Gazzy gets Harris up and pushes him back into the ring. He then gets on the apron and scales the ropes…

RJ: Gazzy going big here….SPINAL TAP!

*Crowd roar

JT: You have to admire that…

Harris is up, in a flash, and he sprints up the ropes before delivering a huge overhead suplex from the top rope on GazzyD. They stumble back up and Harris ducks inside and nails a huge t-bone suplex…………...1………………...2………..shoulder up!

RJ: Scott Harris showing just how explosive he can be….Gazzy looked to be cooking there…

JT: This is, potentially, Harris’ breakout moment…

Harris is all ramped up as he stomps on the canvass and wills Gazzy to his feet. He grabs his arm and pulls him in close…

RJ: SHOT IN THE…

JT: HISTORY MAKER!

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 5:45 pm

The noise is deafening as Gazzy leaps over Harris’ shoulder, avoiding the “Olympic Slam”, and he detonates the inverted “twist of fate”…

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RJ: Extraordinary….these two men are hell-bent on walking out of here as “King”…

Gazzy gets back to his feet and he thinks about his next move. He beckons for Harris to stand and then he delivers a stiff kick to the stomach…

JT: DEEP IMPACT!

Harris suddenly scoops Gazzy up onto his back, holding him there, before drilling him with a belly to back piledriver (ala Sheamus)…………...1………………...2…………...shoulder up!

RJ: Back and forth they go….ebbing and flowing…

The crowd are torn and although most are willing GazzyD on there are audible cheers and chants for Scott Harris. The Londoner makes his way to the corner and he starts to rise. He looks down on Gazzy and he prepares for his leap…

JT: Harris throwing caution to the wind...FROG-OH MY LORD!

Gazzy is up and he springs off the ropes before landing a dropkick that takes Harris’ feet and crotches him on the top rope. Gazzy then climbs up the turnbuckle and he steps out onto the turnbuckle support behind Harris before leaping onto the his shoulders and he flips forward with a sensational front flip hurricanrana bomb, catching Harris’ legs as they slam into the canvass….

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RJ: Three….was it? Three?

JT: Harris kicked out….I have no idea how….that was one of the most insane moves I have ever seen…

Harris rolls away, holding the back of his neck, as Gazzy looks at the referee in disbelief. The former 6CW Champion rises to his feet again and he walks to the opposite corner, where Harris has come to a stop…

RJ: Harris kicked out but he is clearly hurt from that fall….Gazzy looking for the follow up….

JT: STARSHIP….

RJ: Plenty of pain!

Harris drives his knees up into the gut of Gazzy as he comes down and sends him rolling away, clutching his ribs. Harris is groggy as well but slowly he gets to his feet and he wraps his hands around Gazzy’s waist…

JT: Harris digging deep into the reserves now….

Harris lets out a yell of effort as he lands the first German suplex. He keeps his hands locked as he gets Gazzy up three more times and on the fourth he slams punches into Gazzy’s spine before lashing him into a bridged dragon suplex…………..1…………...2………..kickout!

RJ: Harris throwing Gazzy around like a ragdoll now…

Gazzy tries to get up as Harris grabs his head and lands a heavy knee strike that causes Gazzy to flop on his back. Harris makes his way over to the corner again and starts to pull himself up…

JT: THAT WAS LIKE A WHIP!

Gazzy shows amazing agility to rush up and he leaps up into the air and cracks an enzeguiri against Harris’ temple (ala Del Rio) which puts Harris in a seated position again. Gazzy climbs up…

RJ: Looking for an orthodox top rope hurricanrana now…

JT: HARRIS ROLLED THROUGH!

They land on the canvass but Harris rolls right through into a pinning combo………….1…………….2………..shoulder up!

RJ: So close to doing what he did to O’Callaghan in the semi-finals…

They scramble up and Harris looks for a hard forearm but Gazzy catches his arm and takes him down to the canvass…

JT: Gazzy with the takedown on Harris….looking for a Lebell Lock here…

Gazzy tries to lock the submission in but Harris rolls out and over the top of Gazzy’s legs before seizing them and bridging over the top of him………….1…………...2……...Gazzy pops his body out so that Harris falls into a position where he can be pinned…………...1…………….2……...Harris rolls backward out of the pin attempt and grabs Gazzy’s legs again…

RJ: SHARPSHOOTER….GOT HIM!

Gazzy’s fans look concerned as Harris manages to turn their hero over and he applies the “sharpshooter” submission in the middle of the ring. Gazzy is flailing and yelling in pain as Harris sits right back into the hold…

JT: This is where Harris excels….this is where he ends proceedings….the throne is within touching distance….

RJ: 20,000 strong willing GazzyD toward the bottom rope…

Gazzy is doing everything he can to scramble for the ropes but they are just too far away. Harris’ face is contorted with effort and sweat runs down his head as he continues to dial up the pressure…

JT: GazzyD was so determined here tonight….this has meant so much to him….but I just don’t think he can hold on much longer….the pain has to be excruciating…

RJ: Harris is not going to relent….he wants this just as bad…

JT: I don’t think Gazzy will have any other choice…

*Crowd pop

RJ: HE MADE IT...I DON’T BELIEVE IT!

It looks almost certain that Gazzy will have to tap out as his head slumps against the canvass. The referee is asking him if he wants to quit but suddenly Gazzy grabs the referee’s jersey and uses him as leverage to pull himself forward and grab the ropes…

JT: Pure desperation there from GazzyD…

RJ: And once again showing that new streak for bending the rules…

JT: Did what he had to in order to keep his hopes alive..

The referee is trying to signal to Gazzy about the shirt grab but he doesn’t seem to be listening. Harris has released the submission and he pulls Gazzy away from the ropes and looks for another German suplex…

RJ: Gazzy sat down into that jawbreaker...bought himself a second…

Harris is sent staggering back to the corner as Gazzy crawls back to his feet. He chases in but misses as Harris steps aside. Harris laps the ring and sprints back in with a stinger splash before he beckons Gazzy out…

JT: SHOT IN THE…

Gazzy twists in midair and he lands on Harris’ shoulders before spinning off with a headscissors that sends Harris crashing back into the turnbuckle. Gazzy gets back up…

RJ: DOWNTOWN!

The cheers are rocking in Manchester as Gazzy plants Harris with the “skull crushing finale”……………….1………………..2……………….3!

JT: Harris will not quit….even against Gazzy and his army of supporters….Harris wants this so badly…

RJ: And so does GazzyD….

Gazzy clicks his tongue as the referee once again signals a two. Gazzy slowly gets back to his feet and he stalks Harris’ movements before hoisting him up and hooks his arms…

JT: DEEP IMPACT!

Harris spins out and he drags Gazzy in close before swiping his legs…

RJ: SHARP…

Gazzy is thrashing from side to side and Harris is struggling to control him so chooses to catapult him to the corner instead. Gazzy lands on the middle rope and he twists back off for a crossbody as Harris gets up…

JT: CODEBREAKER….GOT HIM!

Gazzy jumps straight into the double knees to the face and Harris hooks both of his legs…………….1…………………..2……………….3!

RJ: MR 6CW LIVES ON…

It is Scott Harris’ turn to look at the referee in disbelief. Gazzy rolls onto his knees now but is staring into nothingness. Harris leans over him and waistlocks him as he prepares to deadlift him into a huge German suplex…

JT: Gazzy backflipped out….OH MY!

Gazzy somehow backflips over Harris’ shoulder and lands on his feet. He staggers back into the ropes and then explodes forwards with a huge double footed dropkick that lands flush to Harris’ face and takes him out. Gazzy pulls Harris a little closer to the corner…

RJ: STARSHIP PAIN….GET THE CROWN!

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 5:46 pm

Crowd: ONE………………...TWO……………..THRE-NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

JT: That was a millimetre, a millisecond away…..GazzyD thought he had it….we all did….

RJ: You can start to see that little bit of doubt behind Gazzy’s eyes now….those questions starting to form….Scott Harris just will not stay down...he does not want to let this opportunity pass him by…

Gazzy gets to his feet and he listens to the crowd willing him on as he begins to clap his hands together. Harris rises and Gazzy pulls him around…

JT: Gazzy just needs this….DEEP IMP…

Harris counters with a backdrop but Gazzy lands on his feet. Harris spins around and Gazzy looks for a roundhouse kick but Harris catches his foot and then he throws Gazzy’s foot up which causes him to flip through the air and land on his feet….Harris then leaps into the air with a brutal shining wizard to the jaw that echoes all over the AO Arena…

RJ: Devastating impact….SHOT IN THE DARK!

JT: JUST LIKE THAT!

Gazzy is pretty much out from the impact of the knee but Harris follows up with the huge “Olympic Slam” and hooks the leg..
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*Ultra pop

RJ: WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TONIGHT? GAZZYD IS A MAN POSSESSED….

JT: HE WANTS THAT CROWN…

It is bedlam as Gazzy once again finds a way to get his shoulder up off the mat. We get a brief shot of Christy watching in the back, looking anxious, before we head back out to ringside and the noise is louder than ever…

RJ: Two beloved fan favourites putting on an almighty show here….what a fitting final to an amazing tournament…

JT: But who is leaving victorious?

Harris is the first to his feet and he tries to pull Gazzy up but is shoved away. Harris steps forward again and Gazzy lands a right hand. Harris returns fire and now a fist fight is breaking out between the two in the centre of the ring….Gazzy’s punches are slightly quicker and he staggers Harris before the Londoner returns with a big headbutt to the jaw. He grabs Gazzy’s arm and whips him toward the ropes but Gazzy baseball slides through his legs on the comeback and kicks him up…

RJ; Gazzy still got something left….

Gazzy spins on his heel and looks to land his other heel against Harris’ jaw but Harris catches his leg. Harris prepares for a dragon screw takedown when Gazzy spins upward and lands a mule kick with his free foot, drilling it right under Harris’ chin….Harris is dazed and Gazzy bounces back against the turnbuckle before exploding out with a dropkick (ala Finn Balor) that sends Harris flying backward into the opposite corner. He hits hard and falls down into a seated position as Gazzy chases in and lands a rope assisted slingshot dropkick to his seated foe (ala Jeff Hardy)…..Gazzy gets back up and he circles the ring before sprinting back in and he dives into a sickening low dropkick (ala Dragon Lee) that snaps Harris’ head into the turnbuckle again…

JT: Three of the hardest dropkicks I have ever seen….Harris’ eyes are shut, he may be out…

RJ: Gazzy wants to make sure….he really believes this is it…

JT: The fans do to….SPRINGBOARD 450!

Gazzy comes off the ring apron and he thunders down onto Harris’ chest with the 450 splash…
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RJ: WHEN DO YOU START THINKING THIS AIN’T YOUR NIGHT?

Gazzy sags back against the ropes in astonishment as Harris somehow kicks out again. Gazzy is clawing at his own head as he rolls from the ring…

JT: Gazzy looks lost right now….like he has done everything in his power to win this match and it doesn’t isn’t happening…

RJ: Gazzy….what are you doing? Cmon now….this isn’t you…

There are shocked faces but some big cheers from the crowd as Gazzy seizes a steel chair and heads back for the ring. The referee tries to get in front of him but Gazzy raises the weapon…

JT: Gazzy, this isn’t your style…

RJ: And you’ll get disqualified….fight the frustration…..you’re throwing this all away…

Gazzy lifts the chair up and he watches Scott Harris crawling on the mat before he throws the weapon away, almost re-emerging from a trance. The referee kicks the weapon away and Gazzy turns toward him as Harris grabs his trunks and pulls him down…

1……………..2………….kickout!

RJ: Gazzy almost lost it there….

JT: I don’t think he would have ever lived that down…

They scramble back up and Gazzy leapfrogs the oncoming Harris and sends him into the ropes. He takes his chance to roll him up now…

RJ: GAZZY HAS HIS FEET ON THE ROPES!

JT: AND THE TRUNKS!

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RJ: GazzyD is really walking the tightrope of morality here….he didn’t use the chair but he did try and cheat to win here….

JT: This is as desperate as I have ever seen him...he wants this so bad…

There are some boos for Gazzy’s actions but they are drowned out by his own loyal supporters. They scramble back up and Harris rushes forward but Gazzy sidesteps and sends him against the ropes before grabbing him…

RJ: DOWNTOWN!

Gazzy looks for another “skull crushing finale” but Harris scrambles out of it and lifts Gazzy up…

JT: SHOT IN THE….

Gazzy jumps out the side of another “Olympic slam” and he spins around and lands a crushing backheel kick to the gut of Harris before hooking his arms…

RJ: DEEP IMPACT…

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 5:48 pm

???: I shouldn’t really be saying this…

JT: What in the…?

*The big screen has come on now and we are being shown a scene inside a restaurant somewhere. Uryu Ishida and Christy are sat at a table and somehow we have perfect audio of their conversation.

Christy: Saying what?

Uryu: I know we are “just friends”….I know you are married and I respect that and everything between you and Gazzy….but I feel like if I don’t say something then I’ll explode…..

*Christy is looking a little red in the cheeks but she holds Uryu’s gaze

Uryu: You have been there for me over the last few years and supported me more than anyone I have ever met….words cannot describe my gratitude...words cannot sum up my feelings..

*We see Uryu put his hand on top of Christy’s now and she does not remove it. Uryu pauses as he looks at her

Uryu: I love you, Christy…

*The screen suddenly pauses at this moment and the colour begins to drain from the picture as the eyes of all on camera turn bright red. The screen crackles and hisses now as a distorted voice echoes through the speakers

???: ONE…..THREE…..FOUR…..SIX…...THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE!

JT: What the hell is going on here?

RJ: I have no idea...what was that video? That scene between Christy and Uryu….what is…

JT: Gazzy looks white as a sheet…

Gazzy has stumbled to the ropes and he is glaring up at the screen with shock and dismay. He looks to be having a serious crisis within himself at the footage he has just watched. Gazzy is on the middle rope over by the turnbuckle….Scott Harris has stumbled up and he looks almost apologetic as he clatters into Gazzy…

RJ: SHOT IN THE DARK….

JT: I….I don’t even know…

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ding ding ding

Scott Harris climbs onto the ropes behind Gazzy and he lifts him off the turnbuckle into a huge “Olympic Slam” which gets the three count…

Michael Bird: Ladies and gentlemen here is your winner…..AND THE KING OF 6CWF…..Sccccooooottttt Haaaarrrriiiisssssss!

JT: Huge moment for Scott Harris….a career defining victory that will propel him into the main event, where he deserves to be…

RJ: And Harris will have his moment and his coronation...deservedly so….but what about what we have just watched...because for my money GazzyD was on the brink of winning this whole thing….then that video played….that crass, private moment between Uryu Ishida and Christy from seemingly weeks ago before Gazzy and Christy started putting their marriage back together…

JT: Whoever is behind that video knows exactly what they are doing….they got inside Gazzy’s head….they drew his attention away from this match and back onto the issues that have plagued him for months….GazzyD’s mind was infected here tonight by someone who means him serious harm, no doubts about that…

RJ: This was a sensational match….an amazing end to a fantastic tournament….but it has ended in a dramatic twist of fate….

“Figure it out” is blasting out and there are plenty of fans applauding as Scott Harris has his hand raised in victory. Harris looks triumphant but stares down at Gazzy, who is still laying on his back, and sighs…

JT: Even Scott Harris will have some dismay at the way this has ended….he wanted this W badly but he won’t have wanted it to go down this way…

RJ: It was out of his control….he remained professional and he took his chance when it was presented...don’t forget Gazzy tried to cheat to win on a few occasions…

JT: Another facet to dissect…

RJ: I’m sure whoever is behind this will reveal themselves as and when they choose...it is certainly going to add a whole new dynamic to the Uryu/Gazzy/Christy saga…

JT: But for Scott Harris...he’s moving on and he’s now officially wrestling royalty….the “King” of 6CWF….

Scott Harris is up on the stage now and there is a fireworks procession as he has a robe tied around him and he sits on the huge throne in the centre of the stage as he is presented with his crown and the royal sceptre. He bows to the audience…

RJ: I believe Harris will receive a full coronation next week on Proving Grounds and it is then we will find out what championship he will be pursuing…

JT: But for now I can imagine he will be readying himself for serious celebrations…

Harris raises the sceptre to the audience once more and nods his head in appreciation before disappearing backstage. GazzyD has sat up in the ring and is looking distraught and disconsolate. He looks around the AO Arena, trying to make sense of what has happened, when suddenly all the lights go out…

RJ: This is never a good sign…

“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times,
if only one remembers to turn on the light”

“I am your light, my brother, and I am here to guide you to your truth
I am here to set you free”

JT: OH MY LORD!

The lights come back on and Gazzy is being held in the clutches of a demonic looking man. He stares out at the stunned audience with a sinister smile and then he looks into Gazzy’s eyes and kisses him on the head before spinning him around and smashing him into the canvass with an "Omega Driver"…

RJ: I DON’T BELIEVE HE’S BACK…

JT: THIS IS THE MAN BEHIND THE VIDEO?

RJ: EDWARD PLAGUE HAS RETURNED……

Plague is kneeling next to the prone form of GazzyD now and he is smiling at the “Holy (beep)” chants ringing all around.

JT: You think GazzyD’s life has been bad up unto this point? It’s about to get a whole lot worse…

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:14 pm

*Uryu Ishida is in the backstage area when he finds himself surrounded by a group of large men. They disperse as Robin Reborn swaggers in and looks Uryu up and down. Reborn tells Uryu that he is giving the company a bad name as champion and it is time that 6CWF had a champion they can be proud to promote. Uryu shoulders the 6CW Championship and tells Reborn to “get in line” before walking off. Reborn has a smirk on his face as he puts his sunglasses back on

*Alex Walker is standing with Clarissa and he has a big announcement to make. He says this was supposed to be JJ's moment but he isn't here and the "show must go on". Walker points to a plinth behind him and he pulls the cover off of it to reveal a pure golden championship belt. Walker says this is the "Key to the Kingdom" Championship and it is a whole lot different to anything we've had before. He says "Key to Kingdom" was originally a briefcase with a contract but that seems like overkill with "Fight for the Right" still to come this year and "Freshers Ball" and the "Gateway to Glory" match at Day of Reckoning.

So the "Key to the Kingdom" will be a championship belt that can be won and lost like any other. The difference being that this championship can grant you a shot at any championship you want with a weeks' notice. So Walker explains that the "Key to the Kingdom" can be a gift or a curse because the winner can choose to hold onto it as long as they like but they must understand that they will have to defend it. Or they can choose for a quick turn around and hand the belt back to management in exchange for a title shot the following week. The "Key to the Kingdom" will then become available again for a new set of challengers. Walker says this championship is designed to change lives and he believes it will alter the landscape of 6CWF forever.

*Christy is asking if anyone has seen Gazzy following the ending to the "Road to Royalty" but nobody has seen him. She hurries down the hallway to his locker-room but when she enters the room is deserted. However, the walls are covered with the numbers "1346". Christy looks extremely worried as the scene ends.

*Scott Harris walks into the back with his royal gear on. He looks delighted as Clarissa stops him to talk and congratulate him. Harris says this is the biggest moment of his career and he is still struggling to put into words. Marty Helms interrupts. Helms puts Harris down and mocks him. Says that Harris only won because Gazzy has "lost the plot again". Helms dares Harris to use his title shot against him so that he can put him back in his place....but Harris fires back that once tonight is over, it won't be Helms holding the 6WF Championship anymore....Helms laughs this off but here comes Tyler Roth. There is a staredown between all three....Helms takes a step back and tells Roth "Ill see you out there" before he glares at Harris once more and leaves. Roth then congratulates his friend on his big win. Harris thanks him and says it's time for the double and then they can go celebrate. The two men shake hands before Roth heads for ringside.

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:16 pm

The scene opens to chapel doors behind opened as an imposing figure walks in with the blood covered lady over his shoulder and places her down on a throne in the middle of the floor

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So Cara, It's time for the end
The time to wash away your sins
To start afresh and hear the screams of the past as you right their wrongs
To rectify mistakes from your past with vengeance
Now we walk together til death do we part...

Cara
My sins will fuel your hatred
My faults with shake people to their core
I will watch as their lives crumble
And i will take their souls to the very edge of insanity
As their bodies fail to absorb the pain

The imposing figure walks towards her with a crown made of black thorns and pushes it firmly into her bloodied skull as her eyes darken as you see the veins throughout her body turn black as she slowly rises from the throne

The scene closes with a black screen flickering Ενάντια στον τοίχο

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:20 pm

*Alex Walker, Christy and Diablo are sat at the table in the Boardroom. The doors suddenly open and Clarke James enters, still covered in blood. James looks at all of them in turn and then tells them that this is the line in the sand. We can all move on after tonight and start again, tabula rasa.

But and CJ emphasises this....if JJ Johnson continues to work against him and prevent him from reclaiming what is rightfully his...

Each and every member of this board becomes his enemy.....becomes a target....and he will not hesitate to do to them what he just did to Acer...

CJ finishes by saying that if they don't believe him then they should look at this....he throws a folder on the table and leaves. Diablo opens it up and reveals pictures. He hands them to Christy and then to Alex Walker....

Alex Walker: I think now we know what happened to Drake...

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:22 pm

Main Event
6WF World Heavyweight Championship
Last Man Standing
Marty Helms (c) vs Tyler Roth

Ding ding

Michael Bird: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING!

*Crowd pop

Michael Bird: THIS WILL BE A LAST MAN STANDING MATCH FOR THE 6WF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!

*More roars from the audience

RJ: We are about to witness the culmination of one of the greatest shows in pro wrestling history….

JT: And we are ending it with what seems like to be the end of one of the most physically charged rivalries we have ever seen…

RJ: Without a doubt…..champion and challenger started their wrestling journey in the same faction ten years ago…..three years ago that one time alliance turned very sour…..two months ago when 6CWF reopened its doors, hostilities were renewed but at a whole new level….world championship gold became the initial focus but since then it has spiralled back into a bloodlust of carnage…

JT: We have seen these two do some serious damage to one another in recent months but they have both come to the conclusion that 6CWF isn’t big enough to house them both….tonight they will look to end it all in one of the most brutal match concepts ever designed…

RJ: You must beat your opponent so badly that they cannot answer the referee’s ten count….this is about incapacitating your adversary to the point they cannot stand up….that is a scary proposition when you realise the two men involved…

The lights go down as flames burst up from the pillars at either side of the stage. A bell “dongs” through the darkness and “Riot” then screams through the airwaves and there are big cheers from the crowd as the challenger makes his entrance….

Michael Bird: Introducing first, the challenger…..fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada…….weighing in at 300 pounds…..The Grim Reaper…..Tttyyyyyyylllllleeeerrrrr Roooooootttthhhhhhh!

JT: The baddest man on the planet and that is no understatement….we’ve talked about Roth’s accolades and achievements over the years but they truly are astonishing….one of the most decorated combat sports athletes in history….Bellator, PFL, ONE championships in MMA…..he conquered the Japanese wrestling scene and the Mexican scene….Roth has ran roughshod through the competition for his entire career…

RJ: And he’s done most of it with his bare hands, which makes him even scarier…..a last man standing match means no rules, weapons are legal...but Roth doesn’t need them, he is a walking weapon….he is a machine…

JT: The guy is a force of nature….but one thing he has never done is win a world title in 6WF or 6CW….he says he cannot end his career without one of those accolades, he refuses to accept that as as a possibility, which is why he chose to come back…

JT: And it seemed last month he would get his desire...but he ran into Marty Helms and Helms had very different plans…

RJ: Helms has been hell bent on being world champion for a long time and he did whatever he had to in order to make that happen….he pinned Tyler Roth at “From the Ashes” after some fairly questionable tactics…

JT: He still got it done and left Roth chasing his dream…

RJ: A dream which has turned into a living nightmare for most of us watching as these two men have tries to destroy one another…

JT: Escalated when Roth slammed Helms off of the entrance structure through a stack of tables…

RJ: And culminated last week when Marty Helms handcuffed Roth backstage and broke his hand...you can see that cast on Roth’s arm…

JT: Roth said, however, that Helms has given him another weapon now….he says Helms made a mistake…

RJ: Maybe, maybe not…..it’ll be interesting to see how much of a factor that arm becomes tonight…

Roth leaps onto the apron and steps through the ropes before the lights go down again. We hear a rumbling and then a huge black “Matrix” police wagon reverses out from the back and parks in the area to the left of the stage. The doors of the back open and the world champion is standing there, his hands and feet shackled. He has a dark look in his eyes as the “officers” driving the wagon come around and unlock his restraints and “Remedy” begins to boom out. The champion them removes his shirt and he pulls at the back of the van, revealing a concealment, and he pulls a night stick out...

Michael Bird: And his opponent………….weighing in at 280 pounds…...the Monster Slayer….The Laasssttt Ouuttlllaaawww…...he is the reigning and defending 6WF World Heavyweight Champion…..Maaaaarrrrrrrtttyyyy Heeeeeellllmmmmmmsssss!

JT: The champ is here….and we talk about Tyler Roth being the baddest man on the planet but what about this guy? This is the man who has taken everything Roth has thrown at him and come back….he took it and he beat Roth for that world title….Marty Helms is borderline psychopathic but he is, without doubts, one of the toughest SOB’s walking this Earth…

RJ: He’s the world champion for a reason and it was a long time coming for Helms….this man not only went to war with but he ended both Cerberus and Dicey Reilly, do you know how insane that is?

JT: And tonight he wants the hat-trick…..if he were to end careers of the two you mentioned and Tyler Roth….could anyone doubt his legitimacy?

RJ: You have to remember that Helms demanded this match and this match type….he was sick of hearing how he hadn’t earned the title properly and how he had cheated to beat Roth….he asked for this to set the record straight….that shows supreme confidence…

JT: And Helms really is that confident….we saw that last time out...he attacked and subdued Tyler Roth, breaking his hand in the process, before marching out to ringside and winning the “Mayhem in Manchester” brawl...Helms asserted his dominance over all the chasing pack….Marty Helms excels in this environment….he excels at being the champion…

RJ: And tonight he can do whatever he likes in order to keep it that way….Helms has no fear, no intimidation….

JT: These are two behemoths….like Godzilla and King Kong….and they are about to destroy whatever is left of the AO Arena…..

RJ: All in the name of being 6WF World Champion…

Helms is in the ring now and the referee is working hard to keep both men separate. Helms unstraps the title and he is holding it up, sneering at Roth, as the challenger just glares back. The noise levels are bouncing and the fans are in fine voice…

JT: An astonishing night, really it has been, but we still have one more…..last man standing, 6WF Title…

RJ: The rules are simple but brutal….no DQ, no countouts, no pinfalls or submissions….you just beat your opponent so badly they cannot answer the referee’s ten count…

JT: This is going to be as smash mouth as they come…

RJ: You’re damn right….

JT: At “From the Ashes” they went ten minutes in one of the most hardest hitting matches I have ever seen….a few weeks ago they didn’t even get started during their “Road to Royalty” match….what can we expect here?

RJ: Violence…

The bell sounds and both men circle one another as the crowd roar them on. Helms is trying to probe with a jab but Roth has adopted a lower stance before he bursts out into a tackle..

JT: Just like at “From the Ashes”….Helms has no answer for Roth’s takedown abilities…

RJ: Because he is an animal…

Roth lifts Helms off his feet and smashes him down into the canvass with ease. Helms is trying to squirm his way free as Roth attempts to keep him pinned down and smashes down at him with hammerfists and elbows….

JT: Roth is just punching and hitting any part of Helms he can. He doesn’t even care about that injured hand…

RJ: His adrenaline carrying him through….and unlike last month the referee can do nothing, this is part of the match….Helms cannot get an ounce of help here…

Helms takes hard shots to the forehead, cheek and above his eyebrow as Roth looks to smash him to pieces. Fortunately for the champion he is able to avoid any blows to the nose as he succeeds in dragging himself toward the ropes and outside the ring…

JT: Helms took some shots there but that injured nose wasn’t rebroken…

Roth wastes no time in rushing into Helms and he shoves him, head-first, into the ringpost. Helms staggers around toward the announce area as Roth lifts the steel steps up with ease…..BOOM!

RJ: So close to the end…

Helms ducks as the steel steps smash into the Japanese announce table, sending the commentators running for safety. Roth then looks for a bicycle kick but Helms avoids it and he lifts Roth into a back suplex position before slamming him down on top of the table. Roth hits the side hard and falls to the floor….Helms glares down at Roth and then he begins to rock the Japanese announce table until he is able to tip on top of opponent….

JT: Roth is buried….this match is barely moments old and Tyler Roth has been buried…

RJ: And Helms isn’t done….no sir….

CRACK!
CRACK!
CRACK!

Marty Helms has a steel chair now and he is smashing it down into the table, forcing it further into Tyler Roth’s body. The chair becomes crumpled after the tenth shot as Helms throws it away before ordering the referee to count…

JT: This may be the quickest last man standing match in history….

1…………….2…………….3………….4…………..5……...Tyler Roth can be seen trying to move amidst the wreckage but is having real difficulty getting the table off of him….6….7….Roth starts to grab at the ringside barrier behind the announce area and he is pulling himself to his feet. Helms spits in annoyance and then he picks up the steel steps and waits…..BOOM!

RJ: Table didn’t work but that just might…

The steps hit Roth right between the eyes and drop him in a heap again as Helms launches them away and demands another count……………...1…………………..2……………..3……………...4…………...5………...Roth is already trying to rise and Helms looks frustrated as he heads back to the ring. He then begins ripping all four of the top turnbuckle covers off and then, shockingly, he rips the cover off the mat…

RJ: Helms exposing those solid wooden slats underneath the ring….you land on those, lights out…

JT: Exactly Helms’ thinking….we knew these two wouldn’t mess around here….this is about maximum damage caused in a short space…

Helms jumps back from the ring and he grabs Roth by the head and batters it off the Spanish announce table, which is the only one left standing. Roth remains there, slumped, as Helms goes in search of his night-stick. He twirls it in his hands as he strides back toward Roth…

RJ: That’s the weapon that broke Roth’s hand…

JT: HE MAY HAVE BROKE HELMS’ FACE!

Roth suddenly roars outward with a monitor in his hand and he smashes it clean into Helms’ face, shattering the glass upon impact. Helms is all at sea now as Roth watches him stagger and then runs into him…..CRASH!

RJ: There goes the neighbourhood….

JT: Japanese Announce Desk, ruined….ringside barrier, ruined….what’s next?

Crowd: Holy (beep) x10

Roth drives into Helms and lifts him off his feet before crashing him through the security barrier, leaving them in a heap in the front row of the crowd. The referee makes his way over and has no choice but to start his count…

RJ: That may have knocked both men out….

JT: A double ten count favours the champion….he can’t lose his belt on a draw…

The referee’s count is at six as Helms stumbles up and Roth is soon to follow. They trade punches and the cameras do their best to follow the two combatants as they continue to brawl through the crowd…

RJ: Where are they?

We pick back up on the fight toward the left hand side of the arena and Roth has hold of Helms and launches him off the elevated fan area and sends him crashing down onto the hard floor to the left of the stage, near to where Helms’ Matrix Van is parked. Roth stands there amongst the fans as they pat him on the back and chant his name…

RJ: This is already all the kinds of carnage we expected it to…

JT: OH MY GOD!

RJ: Scratch that, it just went to a new level…

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:22 pm

Roth leaps down onto the floor, bending his knees on landing, before immediately bursting forward and he spears Helms once again but this time they crash straight through one of the side panels on the stage…

RJ: THEY JUST DESTROYED A SOLID STEEL PANEL…

JT: And they’re buried somewhere underneath the rampway…

The crowd are going wild as the referee struggles to climb down from the fan area and get toward the action. He eventually makes it over and the camera pans in to show both Helms and Roth in a heap under the stage…

RJ: Utter chaos...and the referee has to count….this could be done…

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…………..4………..5………..6…….7…….Roth is the first to his feet as the cameras follow them inside the underneath of the stage…..8….Helms gets up and Roth comes in behind and grabs his arm….

JT: THE REAPING….

Helms, despite the damage, manages to flip over the back of Roth’s shoulder and then he grabs him and runs him forward…..BOOM!

RJ: THERE GOES ANOTHER PANEL…

JT: Please don’t let the stage collapse…

Roth is launched, head-first, through another steel panel and sent flying back out into the open and across the hard floor. The referee follows out and starts to count again………...1……………..2…………..3….

RJ: Both these men have already taken so much damage….

JT: This is what we have come to expect from these two…

The count reaches six as Roth starts to stumble up again and toward the Matrix van. Helms makes his way over and he grabs the back door and swings it open….CRACK!…..it hits Roth clean in the face and sends him staggering backward….Helms then searches inside and he produces a pair of handcuffs…

RJ: We all saw how ruthless Helms was with these last time out….he knew those handcuffs were in there…

JT: He promised big things tonight for Tyler Roth….

Helms puts the handcuffs across his fist and looks for a huge punch but Roth ducks it and he tackles Helms off of his feet before exploding down on him with brutal ground and pound. The referee is just forced to watch as Roth pummels Helms and lands a brutal forearm smash that crushes Helms’ head against the concrete floor…

RJ: I think Helms is out….

JT: I’ve seen Roth win MMA bouts just like that….

Roth kneels for a moment, basking in what he has done, and then he stands and signals for the referee to count…………….1………………...2………………..3……………...4…………..5

RJ: Marty Helms is cold here….you fight a guy with the striking ability of Tyler Roth and this is what can happen…

JT: The man said he needed no weapons….

The count reaches seven as Helms twitches a little but still looks unlikely to rise…...8……..9…...Helms has his hands on the back of the van…….10!

RJ: He made it up….I don’t believe it but he did….

JT: I’m not sure if Tyler Roth is impressed, disappointed or happy he gets to inflict more damage….

RJ: Probably a mix of all three…

Roth grabs Helms from behind and he repeatedly bounces his head off the cage in the back of the van until the world champion drops to a knee. Roth then grabs the open door…

JT: No….Tyler, I know anything goes but you’ll snap his neck….

RJ: A man with Roth’s strength, most certainly….

JT: HELMS GOT HIS HANDS UP!

RJ: He actually tried it…

Roth shrugs and then swings the door at Helms’ head but he gets his hands up and a pushing match ensues as Helms does everything to stop the door closing on his head. He turns his body and kicks out repeatedly until he catches Roth in a borderline area…

RJ: Helms can kick wherever he pleases in this match…

JT: Saved himself big time there….

Roth staggers away winded as Helms drags a new weapon from out of the back of the van….

RJ: That’s a riot shield….WHAT A SHOT!

JT: THEY AREN’T SUPPOSED TO BREAK!

Helms holds the perspex and then he smashes it so hard into Roth’s head that is snaps in half and shatters. Roth is down in a heap as Helms throws the remains away and orders a count….he walks away………...1………………..2………………..3………..4…………

RJ: Where has Helms’ gone?

JT: It’s almost as though he doesn’t expect Roth to stay down here….he’s plotting something else…...OH MY GOD!

RJ: THIS IS INSANITY!

The referee’s count is at six as Roth starts to crawl back to his feet. The engine of the Matrix van then starts up as Marty Helms reverses it around so it is forward facing and then he ploughs forward and crashes it into Roth…..Roth tries to leap up and out of the way but is caught on the bonnet and smashes through the windscreen….

JT: EVEN OVER A TEN FOOT GAP THAT CAUSED SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE….

RJ: The van was barely moving but more than enough to take Tyler Roth out….this is sick…

Marty Helms is grinning from behind the steering wheel as Roth is laying in a heap amidst the broken glass of the windshield. The side of Roth’s head is leaking blood as the referee kneels down next to him…

Helms: Do your (beeping) job and count will ya….

JT: The referee checking on Tyler Roth’s condition but he does need to be counting….

RJ: If Marty Helms had been travelling any faster or over a greater distance there I don’t think we’d even need a count…

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JT: Tyler Roth is in a bad, bad way here….I’m not really sure this can go on anyway….Helms ran him over…

RJ: Just when you thought this night couldn’t get any wilder….

…….7…………….8………...Roth is trying to get up but is having real difficulty…...9…….Helms lets out a loud (beep) as Roth makes it to both feet but then drops to his knees again…..the world champion circles around him….

RJ: Roth is almost waiting for the mercy kill here….

JT: And he could be about to get it…..BLADE OF THE RUINED KING!

Roth, maybe off instinct alone, drops his head as Helms sails over the top of him and smashes into the side of the stage once more. Helms is clutching his knee as Roth stumbles up…

RJ: HE RIPPED IT CLEAN OFF!

Crowd: Holy (beep) x10

Tyler Roth rips the backdoor off the Police van and there is a wild look in his eyes as he waits for Helms to get up and then he launches it through the air at him…..

JT: That may have knocked Helms out….

Helms gets his hands up but cannot shield himself fully from the impact and drops down………..1……………..2…………...3…………..4……..

RJ: Even after all he has been through, Tyler Roth’s strength is inhuman….

…..5……….6….Helms starts to crawl to his knees as Roth positions himself to the side of the van…

JT: What on earth now….TYLER, TYLER NO….TYLER YOU’LL KILL HIM….

RJ: SWEET MOTHER OF MERCY….

JT: Please tell me he wasn’t under there….please Lord tell me….

The AO Arena is rocking as Roth drives his bodyweight into the side of the van over and over until he lets out an almighty roar and succeeds in shoving it over on its side, landing it exactly where Marty Helms was kneeling….

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:23 pm

RJ: HE GOT OUT….OH THANK GOD….

JT: Helms getting the hell out of there and you cannot blame him…

There are stunned faces and some very relieved ones as Marty Helms is shown staggering down the side of the ramp toward the aisleway. Tyler Roth smirks as he follows Helms but the champion chooses to head upward toward the stage…

RJ: They’re coming up here near us…

JT: I wish they wouldn’t…..what the hell, Marty…

Helms reaches the 6CWF Announce Desk and he shoves Jeff Thadeus aside as he pulls out a steel chair and waits for Roth to come toward him and swings…..CRACK!

RJ: Roth knew…

Roth punches the chair out of Helms’ hand and then grabs him by the throat. He smashes Helms’ face down into the announce table ten consecutive times before he climbs up on the table….Roth turns to Jeff Thadeus and RJ…

Roth: Say hello to the new world champion….

JT: You heard the man…

RJ: I did indeed….CAPITAL PUNISHMENT….MY WORD IT IS OVER!

Roth pulls Helms onto the table and into his arms. He stands there and then swings him around into the brutal swing STO that smashes Helms down through the table and leaves it in an absolute wreck…

JT: It was a few weeks ago where Tyler Roth absolutely decimated Marty Helms in this very same place….

RJ: And on that night there’s no way Helms would have answered a ten count….history repeating?

JT: If it does then we have a new world champion…

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………………..8……..Helms is somehow trying to get his feet underneath him,…...9…...Helms stands up straight and then squats straight back down but the referee deems it enough to break the count…

RJ: Judgement call from the ref but he’s happy with it….

JT: Roth isn’t…

Roth looks at the referee in annoyance and then pumps forward with an explosive knee to the face that collapses Helms on his back…..the referee starts to count again as Roth turns away and walks down the ramp…

Roth: Going to get my belt…

RJ: Tyler Roth is sure this is done...he’s that confident that he is heading for the 6WF Championship….

*Crowd roar

JT: He’s gonna be a disappointed man when he gets there…

The count of nine again as Tyler Roth reaches the announce area and then hears the roar of the crowd as Helms has stumbled to his feet up on the stage. Roth almost has a wry smile as he rolls into the ring now….he gets to his feet and watches as the world champion starts stumbling down the ramp toward the ring…

RJ: And here we go again….Roth beckoning Helms on…

JT: And look at that ring, stripped bare of any protection at all….

RJ: As if these two haven’t put each other through enough…

Roth motions for Helms to get in and fight him. The crowd are going wild and willing both men on as Helms spits on the floor and nods his head. He climbs through the ropes and immediately both men begin to trade with huge punches….Roth’s shots carry more weight and he staggers Helms off of his feet before looking for an Irish whip but Helms twists inside and kicks Roth in the stomach…

RJ: INFINITY EDGE!

Roth counters the “lungblower” with a backdrop and sends Helms crashing onto the solid wood underneath the ring mat. Helms already has deep red welts as he stands back up and Roth grabs his wrist before whipping him into one of the exposed turnbuckles…

JT: HELMS’ OWN HANDIWORK CAME BACK TO BITE HIM…..THE HANGMAN!

RJ: Oh that has to be it….

Helms’ back collides with the solid steel behind the turnbuckle and he staggers forward as Roth is able to scoop him up and nail him with the running cradle slam (ShellShock) onto the exposed wood. Roth just sits for a moment and then nods to the referee that it is time for him to start counting…

JT: Roth thinks that is finally enough….he’s closing in on his first world championship in this company…

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RJ: I don’t know how he is standing…..

JT: ROTH COULD BE OUT!

Helms is slumped in the corner, using the ropes to keep him up, as Roth rushes in for a splash but the world champion moves and sends Roth crashing against another exposed turnbuckle. Roth staggers around and Helms kicks him in the gut….

RJ: INFINITY EDGE….HE LET HIM LAND ON THE SLATS…

Helms withdraws his knees and lets Roth slam down on top of the wood, causing him to writhe in agony off the impact….Helms then crawls back up…

JT: BLADE OF THE RUINED KING!

Spray flies from Tyler Roth’s head as Helms’ knee explodes into the back of it and leaves the challenger completely flat on the deck…

RJ: And just like that…

Helms sneers at Roth and then he rolls from the ring and demands his championship belt. He has it in hands and begins to walk around the ring toward the exit…

JT: Helms is leaving….he considers this job done…

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RJ: ROTH’S UP….SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY…

Helms looks livid from the aisle as Roth somehow makes it to his feet on the count of nine. The world champion shakes his head but then rolls back in and immediately smashes the 6WF Championship belt between Roth’s eyes….

JT: That could be the final nail in the coffin…

Helms drops to his knees off the impact and remains there for a moment as he orders the referee to start his count….1…….2…...3…..4

RJ: Tyler Roth may have just managed one last act of defiance but I think that’s done….I think he is done…

JT: Marty Helms said tonight would be Roth’s final night…..

*Crowd pop

RJ: IT’S NOT OVER YET…

The count is at eight when Roth starts to pull himself up again. Helms looks annoyed as he crashes the 6WF Title into Roth’s back, knocking him to his knees, and then he rolls out and searches under the ring…

JT: What on earth is he….wait a minute…

RJ: He’s going after that injured hand….he’s cutting the cast off…

Helms has scissors and he grabs Roth’s hand and pulls it under the apron and starts to cut away the cast. Roth is trying to struggle but Helms smashes it down on the apron repeatedly before removing the cast. He then grabs Roth’s arm and smashes it against the ringpost over and over again…

JT: That hand is being destroyed here….Marty Helms may be causing permanent, irreparable damage…

RJ: Roth’s MMA career could be in tatters….

Roth rolls back in the ring, cradling his damaged hand, as Helms retrieves another steel chair and he returns to the ring. He slams the chair down on the floor and he wills Roth to his feet before swinging it as hard as he can…

JT: LIGHTS OUT!

Roth ducks the shot and then shows amazing agility to springboard off the ropes and fly back with a disaster kick that shatters the chair against Helms’ face, sending blood spraying from his nose once more. Helms is all over the place as Roth gets in behind him…

RJ: THE REAPING….HE LANDED IT…..THAT’S IT!

JT: MANCHESTER IS STANDING….THEY BELIEVE WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION…

Helms’ head and back are crushed into the canvass by Roth’s powerbomb and the world champion is in a wrecked heap. Tyler Roth is still wincing at the pain in his hand but he takes deep breaths as he listens to the referee’s count…

RJ: Marty Helms was looking to smash Roth’s head in….but he walked right into “The Reaping”….

JT: Finally The Reaper will feast on the soul of “The Last Outlaw”….

1…...2…...3…...4…….5…….6…….7…...8…...9…...10!

RJ: NEW CHAMPION…

JT: I don’t believe it…

The referee’s count is academic and set to reach ten when Helms rolls under the bottom rope and momentarily lands on his feet before collapsing to the floor….Tyler Roth glares at the referee but the official is telling him that Helms was up….

RJ: HELMS DIDN’T KNOW A DAMN THING ABOUT IT….HE JUST FELL FROM THE RING!

JT: That is another huge call from this referee and a very debatable one….Helms is down and out here….he doesn’t even know where he is…

There are some “bull(beep)” chants from the crowd as Roth points out to the referee that Helms can’t even get up but the official is sticking to his call. The challenger is forced to roll from the ring in pursuit of the champion. He grabs the deadweight and hauls him up before throwing him back into the ring. Roth takes another deep breath and shakes his hand off before following. He seizes Helms by the head….

RJ: POWDER….HE DID THE SAME AT PROVING GROUNDS…

Powder is all in the air as Helms throws caution to the wind and launches it at Roth’s face. The challenger is blinded and swinging wildly as Helms makes a grab for the steel chair from earlier…….CRACK!

JT: ROTH DIDN’T EVEN DROP!

The chair breaks over Roth’s head and drops to the canvass. Helms then kicks him in the stomach…

RJ: INFINITY EDGE…..BLADE OF THE RUINED KING….

JT: IT’S FROM THE ASHES ALL OVER AGAIN….BLOODTHIRSTER!

The crowd are in stunned disbelief as Helms flips Roth up and decimates him with the “lungblower” before he follows up with the flying knee to the back of the skull and then he punts Roth in the head for good measure. The challenger is out…

RJ: THAT’S HOW HELMS WON THE WORLD TITLE….

JT: He was done….he was out….put he dug deep into that bag of tricks and he’s pulled it out….

RJ: From the jaws of defeat….Marty Helms’ soul had just about left his body and he was on his way to the Underworld….

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JT: HOW?!? THIS MAN CANNOT BE HUMAN…..THERE’S JUST NO WAY….

RJ: IT’S NOT EVEN THAT….LOOK, JEFF….THAT IS INCREDIBLE….HELMS HAS DONE HIMSELF AGAIN….

Tyler Roth is still on the canvass but he is yelling something at the referee. The official looks nonplussed but he rolls from the ring and pulls the apron up…..Marty Helms is standing in the corner with the 6WF Title in his hand and he is looking at the situation with furious confusion…

JT: WHAT IS HAPPENING?

RJ: THE RING BROKE….

JT: WHAT?!?

RJ: GET THE REPLAYS…

We get the instant replays which show Helms’ second “lungblower” and once again he pulls his knees out and lets Roth hit the wooden slats but the impact shatters one of the slats. Helms follows up with the flying knee and the punt kick. There is no way Roth can get back up but instead he shifts his body so that his legs fall through the whole in the ring…

*Crowd pop

RJ: The referee is allowing it….one controversial call to another…

JT: The referee is saying he can see Roth’s feet on the floor….he’s happy with that…

RJ: Roth is stuck though and he is very much at Helms’ mercy…

Helms is yelling at the referee, his face reddening with anger, and then he turns back to the challenger. He shakes his head and prepares to run in and punt Roth again but instead he shakes his head…

JT: What is Helms’ doing? He has Roth trapped….he can kick him as many times as he likes…

RJ: I don’t like that look on Marty Helms’ face…

Helms throws the 6WF Title down and then climbs from the ring. He quickly approaches a production team member near the aisleway and grabs him by the scruff of the neck…

Helms: Now….do it now…

The production staff looks terrified…

JT: What the hell is Helms doing?

RJ: We saw him with that crew member last week….what the hell is this…

Helms: Exactly how I said…

The crew member nods his head and he raises a walkie talkie and says “Now” into it. There is a lot of confusion around ringside but then a huge roar. There are extremely concerned faces but also extremely excited ones as everyone’s attention is turned upward…

by **JJJohnson** Sat 22 Jul 2023, 6:30 pm

JT: What is….OH MY GOD….NO, IT CAN’T BE….

RJ: THIS IS A LAST MAN STANDING MATCH…..WHAT THE HELL IS THAT CELL DOING HERE?

JT: Helms said he had big plans for tonight….but surely not this….what the hell is going on here….

Crowd: Holy (beep) x30

RJ: I agree…..FOLKS THIS IS NOT A HELL IN A CELL MATCH…

JT: MARTY HELMS BEGS TO DIFFER….HE’S BRINGING OUT THE BIG GUNS….THE 6WF CHAMPION HAS THE MOST VIOLENT OF TENDENCIES!

The AO Arena is on their feet as Helms smiles malevolently at the cell that is now lowering around the cell. Tyler Roth is shown in the ring watching as the demonic structure lowers around him. He is still pulling himself free of the hole in the ring as Marty Helms walks through the door…

RJ: Marty Helms just opened up the door to hell and it’s almost like he’s opening up his own front door…

Helms: WELCOME TO HELL!

JT: This is pure insanity….

Roth has just about managed to free himself from the broken ring as Helms glares at him. They continue to stare at each other and then Helms shakes his head at Roth and points up…

*Crowd pop

RJ: WHAT….NO…..NO, THEY CAN’T….

JT: THIS IS UNREAL…

RJ: HELMS WANTS ROTH TO FOLLOW HIM UP TOP….HE WANTS TO END THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL….

JT: These two men have beaten the holy hell out of each other already….this really is not necessary…

RJ: They said there was only room for one of them in 6CWF….there may be nothing left of either by time this is over…

Helms grins as he begins to scale the outside of the cell, heading for the roof. Tyler Roth stumbles through the doorway now and the referee tries to talk to him but Roth shoves the official aside and gives chase…

JT: Tyler Roth with his broken hand is giving chase….these two men, like ancient warriors of old….

RJ: Heading for the summit of Mount Olympus….where one of them is likely to be thrown down to the murky depths of the Underworld….I’m not sure I can watch….haven’t we seen enough violence here tonight?

JT: This could top it all….I still can’t get over the fact this is GODDAMN HELL IN A CELL….it was supposed to be “last man standing”…

RJ: Helms had this all planned….this is how he intended to end it….he lured Roth in and now he wants to finish him…

JT: Tonight this will end….the 6WF Championship hanging in the balance…..OH MY GOD THEY’RE ON TOP!

The crowd are roaring as Helms and Roth meet atop the cell roof and begin to trade with huge punches. Helms staggers back but then he grabs Roth’s face and rakes his eyes. Roth stumbles now and Helms lifts him up and spinebusters him down onto one of the steel panels, which sags under his weight…

RJ: My lord this is so dangerous….they’re too heavy and too powerful to be throwing each other around like that up there…

Helms grabs Roth by the head and starts to drag him toward the edge but Roth drives up and slams his head under Helms’ chin. The world champion is rocked now as Tyler Roth lifts him up and pumphandle slams him down on the steel mesh…

JT: I CAN’T WATCH….THAT WHOLE PANEL SAGGED….THEY ARE DICING WITH DEATH HERE….

RJ: WE CAN SEE THE FIERY PITS OF HELL AWAITING….

Roth stands over Helms and he stares down at him before around at the wild crowd. Roth then draws his finger across his throat…

JT: Roth is ready to end this….he’s finally ready to claim the soul of the “Monster Slayer”…..

RJ: Marty Helms’ soul is about to be claimed by the Grim Reaper himself…..

The crowd groan as Helms, in pure desperation, lunges forward and lands a vicious low blow that drops Roth onto his knees. Helms staggers up now…

Helms: I told you….tonight is where I finish you for good...you’re done….because when I bury you, you don’t come back…...WELCOME TO THE END!

*Lights out

JT: Huh?

Flames burst from all four ringposts and from every corner of the stage and entranceway before the lights go down again. Now satanic chanting can be heard and there is plenty of concern inside the AO Arena as the only lights in the arena start to come from dozens upon dozens of flaming torches that are being carried out from the back by druids…..the chanting continues as “One winged angel” starts to play through the speakers…

RJ: What are they….

More druids arrive now and it soon becomes apparent they are wheeling a casket toward the ringside area. The music and the chanting grows louder now before a bell tolls over and over again. More flames burst from the turnbuckles and stage before “Ave Satani” begins to pour through the airwaves. Everyone inside the arena is glued to what is happening right in front of them and nobody can quite believe it as the casket comes to rest outside of the cell. The druids continue to chant and the louder and faster they chant the more the flames get wilder and more pronounced until all goes dark again.

JT: I don’t like this one bit…

There is a huge spark of fire now and it seems to hit the casket at full force, sending sparks and smoke everywhere. As the smoke disappears a woman is kneeling on top of the casket…

RJ: Who is that?

JT: That’s the lady from those videos we have been watching…

RJ: Oh my…

The woman is beautiful and every eye is on her, but also for the fact that her hair seems to be matted with blood and she wears a black thorned crown. She lets out an ear piercing shriek of laughter as she throws her hands upwards…..another burst of flames now and the light seems to engulf the whole of the cell structure before all of the lights come back on….

JT: WHAT ON….OH MY GOOD LORD…

RJ: THE LORD IS NOT HERE NOW…..HE CANNOT SAVE ANY OF US….NOBODY CAN….

The mysterious woman is licking her lips and has a devilish smile on her face as the cameras pan back to the cell top and we see that Marty Helms and Tyler Roth are both standing but they each have a hand clasped around their throats…

JT: THIS IS THE CRAZIEST THING WE HAVE EVER SEEN…

RJ: MARTY HELMS SAID WELCOME TO THE END….THE END IS HERE…..

JT: AS GOD AS MY WITNESS….THEY’RE DEAD…..THEY HAVE TO BE…..THIS IS BEYOND ANYTHING I COULD HAVE EVER PREDICTED…

There is nothing but stunned and shocked faces as both Helms and Roth are pushed backwards off the cell and they hurtle downwards and crash through the Spanish announce table with devastating effect...

Crowd: Holy (beep) x50

JT: I think they’ll be chanting that all night….

RJ: I’m with them…

The blood stained woman has an even wider, darker, smile on her face now as she continues to kneel upon the casket….the referee is over at the announce area and he is motioning for medics to attend immediately…..the cameras then pan upwards to show the man standing at the top of the cell structure, starting down upon the utter devastation he has caused…..”Against the Wall” draws to a close with an amazing image of Cerberus standing on the edge of cell as flames burst all around the arena once again.

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