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King of the Ring is HERE. We are
live in front of a SOLD OUT crowd and the place is just electric. As Gorilla Monsoon used to say “The fans are
hanging from the rafters” and this show is no different as they were in
Gorilla’s day. GM Max McGillicutty comes
out and the fans pop for him. Max gets
on the mic and thanks everyone for attending in person and on PPV and he
promises this show will exceed all expectations. He is then interrupted by Dr. Red Fang. Fang comes out and snarls at the GM. “Fang, what do you want?” Max asks. Fang growls and says “I don’t have time for
your stupid questions. I am here to
destroy anyone in my path. I was screwed
out of the King of the Ring tournament and it should be ME in that match.” Max basically says “too bad, so sad but since
you’re here, YOU can kick off the show so get to the ring. NOW!”
Fang looks at him again “Yell at me again, and I’ll choke you out!” Fang heads to the ring for his match.
Dr.
Red Fang’s opponent Lucas Johnston comes out and he gets a pop. The fans obviously want him to win and hope
Fang loses badly. Fang immediately
attacks Lucas as the bell rings. Both
men fought tooth and nail with neither giving any ground. The tide changed after Fang dropkicked the
knee of Lucas and he dropped. Fang then
pulled Lucas to the corner and repeatedly smashed the knee and leg of Lucas
against the unforgiving steel of the ring post.
Fang then pulled Johnston back into the middle of the ring and locked in
the Spider Web leg lock. Lucas was at
the point of almost passing out from the pain and he eventually succumbed and
tapped out. The bell rang but Fang
wouldn’t let up. He kept Lucas trapped
in the hold and it took about a dozen other refs and ‘shirts’ to get him off
Lucas. Fang jumped onto the turnbuckle
in front of the camera and growled and snarled.
He tried to go back on the attack but there was enough buffer to keep
him away. Fang left as the ‘shirts’
called for medics and a stretcher. (7
min for the match; 10 for the segment)
Roving
reporter Larry Morton is standing there shaking his head. He just can’t believe that Fang is still
around and hasn’t been dealt with. He
takes a deep breath and turns to his guest – former IC champion Sonic Blade. Sonic says that Ethan cheated to win but
justice will be served tonight when he regains his title.
Clarkus
Kentus is in the back and he is with Triple Crown Champion Bray Wyatt &
Desperados interview. Bray looks at the
camera and starts “"It's happening. We're not in Wonderland anymore,
Alice. The Undertaker feels the need to fill this void inside of him. The
burden of his legacy weighs down heavy on his shoulders. After all, kids, what
would the mighty Undertaker be without his legacy? I have a legacy of my own.
My father was the war. My brother was the snail that entrapped me and forced me
to watch. My mother was the streets that taught me to survive. The world is my
teacher. And I am what you made me. I don't want to save the Undertaker;
there's nothing left for me to fix. I just want to stand back as it all burns
down." He hands the mic to the
Stache. “We are not of this world. We do
not obey your rules; we do not conform to your society. Sleep with one eye
open, and know that we are everywhere. And we can never stop.”
We
go back to the ring for our next match which is for the Women’s Tag Team
titles. First, the challengers
‘Fabulous’ Taylor Bella and her partner Madame Jade. They get a decent pop as they head to the
ring. They are then followed out by the
champs – Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks.
They are accompanied to the stage by their 4 Horsewomen teammates –
Bayley and Becky Lynch. The four of them
stand on the stage holding up four fingers on each hand representing the past
(the original Horsemen led by Charlotte’s father the Nature Boy Ric Flair) and
them as the future. Charlotte and Sasha
head down to the ring and their teammates remain on the stage. The match begins and the champs own this
match but no matter what they did, they could not keep their opponents down for
a 3 count. This one went the distance. Lots of double teaming as well as saves. The match was well received by the fans. Just as the seconds were winding down, Taylor
tossed Charlotte out of the ring.
Charlotte, seeing that there was no way a win would be achieved in this
match, remained outside until the time limit bell rang bringing this one to a
close. Charlotte and Sasha took their
belts and left while an exhausted Madame Jade and Taylor Bella shook hands with
the fans before leaving. (30 min draw)
Larry
Morton is interviewing the new Intercontinental Champion Ethan Carter III. ECIII says that Max is forcing him into this
match and there are more deserving people out there than Sonic Blade. Blade needs to go to the bottom and start
over but since he has to do this tonight, he’ll beat Sonic Blade like the
government mule he is.
Back
in the office of Max McGillicutty (the door is closed) we hear someone say “I
have a money in the bank contract and I plan on cashing it in tonight.” We hear Max ask “Where and when did you get
that?” The mystery person answers “It
was one of those shows you thought you were too good to show up for and your
interim manager made it happen.” Max
replied “There has never been a money in the back contract match on our main
show that I did not authorize.” “This
was one of those ‘other’ shows – the ones you put all your non-main eventers
on. I agreed to go but there had to be
this carrot at the end of that dark tunnel.”
Max says “Let me see that.” There
is a brief silence until Max says “Well, it appears legit. What belt are you cashing it in for?” The mystery person says “No one will know
until it happens. Are you ok with this? Frankly though, it doesn’t matter. I’m leaving with a belt tonight.”
We
cut to another interview area where Clarkus Kentus is with the Elitist Champion
the Wraith. The Wraith says that Reid is
just crying over spilled milk and can’t handle the fact that a “real man” is
holding this gold. He tells Reid that he
will be sent home empty handed and that will be the end of Reid Rothchild.
It
is title match time and the Intercontinental title is on the line between the
champion Ethan Carter III vs Sonic Blade.
Blade comes out first to a nice pop from the crowd. ECIII comes out next and is heavily
booed. The champ started off strong but
Blade got his wind half way through the match.
Blade gained momentum so quickly that ECIII panicked (even though on
paper, he was still winning the match) and he sucker punched the ref causing a
DQ. Sonic Blade wins the match but the
title does not change hands on a DQ. Sonic is not happy with the decision. (11 min)
Music hits and out comes our Money in the Bank contract holder …wait,
it’s the King of Cones, Magnum Kone. He
power walks down to the ring and both Sonic Blade and ECIII are stunned. Magnum turns in the briefcase and the bell
rings. The King of Cones tears into
ECIII and he is just on fire. Ethan
tried to run away once but Sonic Blade blocked his way and chased him back to
the ring. Ethan was overwhelmed in the
ring and after getting trapped in the drumstick (armbar), Kone drops him
hard. He makes the cover and the ref
counted 1…2…3! Magnum Kone has just
defeated ECIII to become the NEW Intercontinental Champion! Kone takes the title and looks at Sonic
Blade. Blade nods and Kone returns the
acknowledgement. Kone’s backup – Haggen
and Daas come out with the ice cream container and end up throwing mini cups to
fans in the audience. The fans cheer
(although skeptical about Magnum Kone, they appreciated the free ice cream) and
Magnum poses briefly with his belt and then leaves. (12 min)
Larry
Morton is live with a status update on Lucas Johnston . Morton says the
doctors have checked Lucas out and even though he appears to be ok, they want
him to go to the hospital for further evaluation.
Clarkus
Kentus is live and he has the Undertaker & Forgotten with him. Undertaker says that no one on this earth has
seen a team such as the Forgotten.
Tonight, they will dismantle the Desperados and Undertaker will take the
World title and once again be king of the mountain. When Undertaker is through with Bray, Bray
will Rest…In…Peace.
We
go back to the ring for our next match which will be Lights Out rules. Music hits and out comes the Undertaker and
his team, the Forgotten (Luke Harper, Erick Rowan and Braun Stroman). The Forgotten follow behind the Undertaker
like lost puppy dogs. The lights go up
and the music changes and out comes the Desperados (the Stache, El Chango and
Leon Teremoto) and their leader, the Triple Crown Champion Bray Wyatt. Bray and Undertaker leave the ring and then
all hell breaks loose. El Chango started
off the match but the Stache wanted in so he tagged himself in. After that, the Forgotten double and triple
teamed the Stache for the next 10 minutes.
They would not allow him to tag out at all. Apparently, the Stache wanted the glory for
himself and opted not to share. When he
finally got an offensive move in on Stroman (the tombstone - a piledriver) he
made a sloppy cover but Luke Harper made the save but prevented Stache from
tagging out. Stroman recovered enough
and hit the Black Sheep Cutter on a steel chair. He made the cover and neither El Chango nor Leon
tried to stop it. Stroman got the 1-2-3
and the Forgotten get the win in this battle.
Undertaker gathered the Forgotten and they left. World Tag team champs were left with their
partner the Hardcore champ. El Chango
got into the Stache’s face yelling at him.
The Stache tried to explain but they didn’t want to hear it. They turned their backs on him and walked
off. Stache eventually followed. (10 min)
Larry
Morton is in the back with Reid Rothchild and his wife the Diva’s Champion
Ravishing Raquel. Raquel expresses her
displeasure that she is not on the card tonight but she will accompany her
husband to the ring where he will defeat that “simpleton” the Wraith and take
back the title HE created. Reid thanks
his wife for all the kind words and says that the Wraith had his time in the
sun but tonight, the “REAL” man takes his title back in front of the world.
We
head back to the ring for our next title match.
Reid Rothchild comes out and heads to the ring accompanied by Ravishing
Raquel. Men in the audience whistle at
her and Reid almost takes their heads off.
They continue to the ring. Music
changes and the Elitist Champion the Wraith makes his way out. He doesn’t acknowledge the fans who go from
mild cheering to booing. No time is
wasted as Reid and the Wraith go right at it.
Both hit trademark moves in a battle that never let up. The longer the match went on, the Wraith kept
turning up the heat ever so slightly.
Before we knew it, the match was already in the 29th minute
of the match. Reid nailed a Rothchild
Stunner that didn’t exactly ‘stun’ the Wraith.
Wraith hit a slingshot suplex and followed it up with a back rake. He then grabbed Reid’s tights and rolled him
up and put his foot on the ropes for leverage as the ref counted 1-2-3 just
before the time limit bell rang. The
Wraith steals a win and retains the title.
Reid, still a lot in his tank, continued to fight the Wraith who bailed
and Reid chased him to the back. (29 ½
min)
Larry
Morton is backstage with the current “King” Damian Sandow. Sandow, a member of Prestige Inc. said that
he didn’t feel the need to defend his crown but being in the main event,
victory will be that much sweeter when he “defends” his crown and continues to
be the “King” of the HWF and CSWA.
Clarkus
Kentus is in the interview area with the Steel Curtain. Starbuck Steel says that the Ascension has
been a thorn in their side for as long as they can remember. After tonight, that thorn will be plucked and
eliminated. Buzz Steel adds in that ever
since losing their belts to the Desperados, they haven’t had the greatest win
record but that all changes when whey walk out of the steel cage as the
victors.
The
lights go dim, the eerie blue light lights the way to the ring and the Undertaker
makes his way to the ring. As he enters
the ring, he raises his arms and the lights come up. Music hits and the Triple Crown Champion Bray
Wyatt comes out. As Bray is on his way
to the ring, GM Max McGillicutty comes out and says that if the Undertaker
loses, he must retire as an active competitor from the sport. However, if he wins, he will get a title shot
at the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship.
Undertaker immediately nails a chokeslam and the Last Ride. Bray tried to battle back but Undertaker had
his number. Bray barely kicked out of a
tombstone piledriver. Undertaker grabs a
chair and brings it into the ring. Bray,
in an act of desperation, hits a lifting side slam. He is slow moving to make the cover and
Undertaker kicks out. He then sits
up. Bray goes over and picks up the
chair as Undertaker is getting up. Bray
blasts him with it busting Undertaker up.
He makes the quick cover and hooks the leg. The ref counts 1-2-3. Bray Wyatt wins the match and retains his
title. Undertaker is now OUT from active
competition. The Forgotten run down to
the ring and go after Bray but he bails and leaves while still holding the
chair. The Forgotten stand around Undertaker. He gets up and they all leave together. (11 min)
Clarkus
Kentus interview the Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) with MJ. MJ says the Steel Curtain keep interfering in
their business. After tonight, in the
confines of the steel cage, the Steel Curtain will be laid to rest and they
will never have to deal with them…ever again.
Larry
Morton is in the back with the hashtag himself, CJ. CJ says that tonight he has the honor of
taking on King Damian Sandow and possibly winning the crown. He promises to give 150% and knows the fans
would not accept anything less.
The
crew have finished assembling the steel cage for our next match. First, the Ascension with MJ come out and
they are booed heavily. They enter the
cage as MJ goes to sit at ringside. The
Steel Curtain then make their way out to one of the loudest pops of the evening. They take no time and rush the ring, enter
the cage and the match begins almost immediately. The fight begins with all 4 men beating the
crap out of each other for 2 solid minutes.
Finally, the ref got control of the match and separated everyone. Buzz saw the most action in the ring but
Konnor and Viktor tagged in and out more frequently to avoid getting too
tired. Starbuck, who had been beaten
down for a few minutes, makes the hot
tag to Buzz who nails a superman punch before getting a one count. Starbuck is back in but ends up eating a
running powerslam onto the cage. Buzz
sandwiches Konnor between the ropes and the cage. He pulls him into the ring and the ref
executes a very fast count and gives them the pin. As the Steel Curtain try to get out, MJ is at
the door and is running a chain through it to keep it closed. Starbuck hurls Viktor against the door and it
smashes into MJ who goes flying.
Starbuck dashes through the open door to the floor and the Steel Curtain
win this one in insane fashion. The
Steel Curtain are the winners and they head to the back amidst the cheers from
the fans. The Ascension and MJ collect
their bearings and leave on their own.
(20 min)
The
4 Horsewomen (Charlotte, Bayley, Sasha and Becky) are talking backstage and
Charlotte mentions that their match against Jade and Bella was as close as
they’d ever come to a substantial loss.
She thinks that they will be back for a rematch in the future but Bayley
and Becky need to make sure that doesn’t happen. Bayley asks if they turn back the threat from
Jade and Taylor as well as anyone else who threatens them, will Charlotte give
her and Becky a title match. Charlotte
says “of course” and sends a questioning look at Sasha who shrugs her
shoulders.
It
is time for the Main Event. GM Max
McGillicutty comes out and says that the show tonight has exceeded all
expectations and following this match, the road to Wrestlemania begins. Before that can happen though, the “icing on
the cake” of matches as it were still needed to take place. Max introduces, first, the challenger. CJ comes out to one of the loudest pops of
the night. He high-fives fans and even
signs a few autographs for the youngsters as he makes his way to the ring. Max introduces CJ as the winner of the King
of the Ring tournament and he is here for what could be the biggest event in
his career (no pressure). Max then
introduces his lordship and member of Prestige, Inc. King Damian Sandow. Sandow comes out to a mixed reaction. Sandow is accompanied by Prestige, Inc.
members Reid Rothchild, Magnus and the Diva’s champion Ravishing Raquel. Max asks that Sandow fight this one on his
own and requests that the rest of Prestige Inc. remain in the back to await the
results. They all shake hands with Sandow
and he heads to the ring as they turn and leave.
The
two start right off and it’s nothing short of a slobber knocker. CJ stuns Sandow with a fireman’s carry and
Sandow delivers a knee drop. CJ then hit
Sandow with flying dropkicks that sent his lordship back to the corner to
rethink his strategy. Sandow catches CJ
with a swinging neckbreaker. It went on
like this for 20 solid minutes. The fans
were behind both men. CJ almost had the
win after nailing a bulldog from the top rope but somehow Sandow reached deep
and was able to kick out. CJ just
couldn’t believe it. He then trapped
Sandow in a guillotine choke but Sandow was quick to get to the ropes. Sandow hit a Russian leg sweep and followed
it up with a spinning elbow drop. Sandow
thought he had it sewn up but somehow CJ found the intestinal fortitude to keep
going. Sandow couldn’t believe it. After trading blows for another few minutes,
Sandow set CJ up for the Double Arm Neckbreaker but CJ squirmed out of it and
hit a bulldog practically out of nowhere.
He hooked the leg as the ref made the count 1…2….(seemed to go on
forever)…3. CJ has just defeated Damian
Sandow to become the NEW KING of the CSWA and HWF. Balloons and streamers fall from the ceiling
as the “shirts” (dressed as royalty) proceeded to put the robe and crown on CJ
and then hand him his scepter. The fans
started to chant “All Hail the King” as the show came to an end.
Thanks
for reading. Be sure to tune back in as
we’re sure there will be fallout from the PPV.
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