Warfare 30th August 2004

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Segment – An Unexpected Beating(Credit: BK London and Jakie)

BK London and Jakie are walking along the hallway with weapons in hand. Jakie is carrying a Baseball Bat while BK is carrying a lead pipe. They stop in front of the Tag Team Champions Flatlines’ Locker room.

BK: Ok, so we are gonna barge in the room and beat them down with our weapons.

Jakie: I don't know about this BK, maybe we should ask Ginger for a title shot before we do this.

BK: Jakie, do you wanna make an impact?

Jakie: Yea.

BK: Well if we are gonna go back to the top of Tag Team Mountain we have to take out the people at the top of the mountain.

Jakie: Okay.

BK: Okay, on three. One-Two-THREE.

BK and Jakie barge into the locker room and they beat down the two people in the room. Massive thuds are heard in the dark room.

Jakie: I think we did it.

BK: Yea, Jakie turn on the light will ya.

Jakie: 'Kay.

Jakie turns on the light only to reveal they have not beaten down Flatline but J Bone and Kid Krash.

Jakie: Oops. Damn, we beat them bad.

BK: Uhh, damn put something over them dammit!

Jakie and BK pick up the nearest rug and they lay it over the two bloody motionless bodies.

Jakie: I told you we shoulda just went to the chairman.

BK: Okay Jakie, let’s go to the chairman. Maybe we can get a title shot.

BK and Jakie silently step over the rug and they leave the room, and the scene fades out.

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Segment – Playing hard ball (Credit - BK London and Jakie)

Both BK London and Jakie walk down the hallway and they stop In front of the Chairman's Office hoping to get their tag team title rematch, bloody bat and pipe still in hand.

BK: Ok, we are gonna ask him for a rematch for our tag team championships.

Jakie: What if he says no?

BK: Then I guess... Then I guess we kick his ass.

Suddenly Ginger's door opens.

Ginger: Ah, Top Draw just the people I wanted to speak too. Come into my office…..what are you doing with that bloody bat and bloody pipe?

BK and Jakie: Ummm, nothing.

BK and Jakie drop their weapons and they enter the Chairman's office.

Ginger: Okay, I know you two probably want your rematch for the Tag Team Championships, am I right?

Jakie: Yea.

Ginger: Well I cannot grant that match.

BK: Why the hell not?

Ginger: Because Flatline beat you fair and square, and you have done nothing to deserve a title shot. Now I suggest you go to Spider and Venom and ask them for a rematch.

Jakie: But...

Ginger: Now would you two leave now, I am very busy.

BK(mumbles under his breath): I have a mind to whoop your ass.

Ginger: What was that?

BK: Nothing.

BK and Jakie leave the room pissed due to them not getting what they wanted. They now have to ask their enemies Spider and Venom.

The scene fades, and the show goes to commercial break.

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Segment: ….And another unexpected beating! (Credit: Orochi)

As the show returns from commercials, BK London rounds a corner as he strolls down the hall towards his locker room, to get ready for the 20-Man Battle Royale. As he pushes open the door to the dark room, he tosses his belt aside just inside the door before flicking on the light switch.

His entire body jumps with a start to see, in the now fully-illuminated room, the imposingly melancholy Orochi standing in the center of the room, arms crossed, staring straight at him.

BK London: What the hell are you doing in here, you chinkinese STALKER!?

London makes a charge at Orochi, who thrusts his mighty hand forward at his head. But London, along with everyone else in the fed, has come to expect this as Orochi’s opening move, and ducks fluidly to the outside. What he didn’t expect, however, was that he had ducked directly into the path of the flowing motion of Orochi’s offleg rocketing around in a massive roundhouse kick, the force of which sends the smaller man sailing and skidding to a facial halt on the floor of his locker room, against the nook of the wall.

Orochi: Never again. I have more important things to do here.

With that, Orochi pulls his dark red glasses from the pocket of his leather vest, and shields his eyes from the now-lit room. He takes an idle glance at the Entertainment Title on the floor, and back to London against the wall, who’s now shaking off the daze of head trauma and slowly returning to his feet, and strides out of the room, flicking off the lights on his way out.

End Segment.

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Segment: Final preparations

Backstage, the corridors directly behind the entrance to the arena are filled with the battle royale participants. The camera moves slowly through their ranks, eavesdropping on their conversations.

Skurai is walking toward the entrance, looking collected and ready to take on all comers. Gary follows him, gazing around and grinning like a kid in a candy store.

Skurai: Listen Gary, I don’t care what you get up to as long as you don’t disrupt my match. Understand?

Gary: Yep!

Skurai rolls his eyes.

Skurai: It’s not as if you’ll last five minutes anyway…..

The camera leaves them and moves on a little way. Bob and Amo are warming up; Bob looks just a little nervous.

Bob: Man, this is the biggest match I’ve ever been in….I doubt we’ll be able to watch one another’s back in there, it’s going to be so crowded at the start.

Amo: I know…..I might not have enough room for my awesome poses! I guess we’ll just have to make some room, huh?

Amo smiles, and Bob smiles back, looking a little more relaxed. The shot keeps moving, leaving them behind, until it finds BK London and Jakie.

Jakie: So the plan is, we stay tight together and hold our ground, right?

London: That’s it. Let the new guys burn themselves out in the early going, then we pick people off as they get tired.

Jakie: Yeah…..some people say these matches are a lottery…. but Top Draw make their own luck.

Jakie and London slap hands as the camera shifts again. A short distance away, Rey Mcfoley sits alone, wrapping his hands.

Rey: So he wants to go it alone? Fine. We’ll see how long he lasts with all these other people to fight, and no one to watch his back.

Rey continues to stare at the floor. He doesn’t notice Yoko staring a hole into him from the other side of the area. Yoko just gives a shady smile as Ginger walks into the shot and claps his hands together for quiet.

Ginger: All right ladies and gents, it’s showtime! Good luck to all of you.

The crowd starts to file out toward the arena. A figure in white brushes past Ginger, and he puts out an arm to stop them for a moment.

Ginger: Are you absolutely sure you want to do this?

AK turns around and gives Ginger a smile.

AK: Of course. I’m not going to rearrange my life because of some psycho – angst ridden pillock. A bit of action will do me good.

Ginger smiles back and nods. At this point Rico Miles struts into the picture, resplendent in his pink stage wear.

Rico: Oh Kitty, sweetie pie, angelcakes, come on! You’re going to miss all the fun!

Rico takes her hand and drags her away, AK just gives Ginger a little wave before disappearing behind the corner. Ginger shakes his head at Rico, and turns around. As he walks away a man in a dark suit with pitch black sunglasses falls into step behind him, appearing from the shadows without making a sound. Ginger doesn’t turn to face him; he just keeps walking.

Ginger: Is everyone in place, Mr Carlton?

Carlton: Affirmative. All entries and exits to the building are under surveillance; target has not moved since my last report.

Ginger: Fine. You know what to do…..if you see anyone wielding anything more dangerous than a teaspoon, I want them swiftly disarmed.

Carlton: Understood Sir. I will return to my post.

Carlton vanishes as silently as he came, and Ginger smiles just a little as he walks away to watch the match from his office.

Fade out.

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Match 4: “Chairman for a Day” Battle Royale

ACW’s theme plays as the Battle Royale participants enter the arena; they encircle the ring as Philip goes over the format for the benefit of the audience.

Philip: Ladies and Gentlemen, it is now time for the main event this evening…….the 20 man battle royale! In this match, all 20 superstars will begin in the ring at the same time; participants can only be eliminated by being sent over the top rope of the ring so that their feet touch the matting on the outside. The eventual winner will earn the right to be “chairman for a day” on the next warfare, and will be able to set any non title matches that they desire for that show.

Rules explained, Philip leaves the ring and everybody else enters it. The referee makes a quick circuit of the ring to check as best he can that everyone is happy, and then the crowd noise surges massively as the group take up fighting stances. The seconds are like years, but finally the ok is given, and the ring explodes into life as the match gets underway.

Bell Rings.

The first minute or two is utter chaos; the ring is so full that everyone just goes to work on whoever is closest to them, and no – one wants to be the first person eliminated. Daredevil seems keen to have another go at Bladeshadow following his defeat, but his path to the champion is blocked by Skurai, who lands a punch or two before whipping Daredevil skilfully though the crowd of people to crash into a cluster of participants near the opposite post. Gooeygarth and V3 take the brunt of the impact; Jakie and London, working as a team, take the opportunity to get hold of Gooey and throw him over the top rope. Gooey though grabs on, and Jakie and London try their best to pry him off. On the other side of the ring, Bladeshadow and Amo are trading blows; Bob tries to help Amo only to come under attack from Yoko, who gives him a snapmare. Bob is dazed, but only for a second or two, and as Yoko approaches him in the centre of the ring Bob launches into his Omni – Flare, hitting Yoko several times in the process. Bob completes the move, his head still spinning, and with a shout of glee he picks a direction and runs, ploughing through several battles until he inadvertently spears Daredevil against one of the posts. Daredevil is taken by surprise, and Rey Mcfoley tries to bundle him out over the top rope. Daredevil resists, but Rey gets some unexpected help from Gary, and the pair shove Daredevil out and on to the floor. Just seconds later, Gooey loses his valiant battle with Top Draw, and suffers the same fate. A little way away, Rico is beaming from ear to ear as he locks horns with JonnyG; Jonny tries to grab hold of Rico for a DDT, but Rico twists free and spins Jonny around before dropkicking him to lie over the second rope. Rico signals for his “So cute” (619), but seeing Jonny in position practically every lightweight in the contest has the same idea and stampedes to hit the move first, causing the mother of all pile ups at the ropes. Gary completes the picture by jumping on top of the stack, grinning like a kid in kindergarten.

Gary: Dogpile! Yay!

Jonny actually gets away quite lightly; he slips between the middle ropes and jumps down to the floor, slipping around to the other side of the ring as the lightweights disentangle themselves. Jonny slides in and almost causes a shock elimination, clotheslining RDK over the top. RDK though keeps his balance, lands on the apron, and unceremoniously hauls Jonny out and dumps him on the floor to remove him from the contest before re – entering the ring and making an early start on V3 in preparation for their title match on Meltdown. Elsewhere, Yoko is taking out her aggression on Rico; with a look of cold purpose in her eyes she beats him savagely, and Rico staggers back looking very dazed indeed. Rico though is tougher than his demeanour suggests, and as Yoko comes forward to the ropes he spins around and kicks her back hard in the face before dropping down to the mat on top of her. The pair roll over slapping one another; they roll right into RDK and V3’s contest which has also been gatecrashed by Fury, making the latter fall backwards over them. RDK and V3 forget their own battle for a moment and try to dispose of Fury, but the Scot is in no mood to capitulate and he impressively deals with the 2 on 1 attack, pushing both V3 and RDK back into the centre of the ring. To their right in one of the corners, AK is also trying to deal with an uneven fight; Rose and Venom are following their instructions and trying to take her apart. AK is obviously getting the worst of it, but thus far she has kept the pair at bay and Rose is evidently becoming angry; she slaps her opponent and draws blood with her fingernails, and AK stifles a cry of pain before her eyes darken with fury of her own, and she charges out of the corner, driving Rose back with her shoulder. The two women punch and kick at one another; Venom approaches from behind with a nasty grin, only to be caught out himself with a surprise attack from El Loco, who throws him back into the corner and administers a beating of his own.

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AK and Rose are still scrapping furiously, neither prepared to give so much as a millimetre to the other; they are so engrossed however that they stumble into a pitched battle between Skurai and Bladeshadow. Skurai can’t pass up the opportunity to get one up on Rose, and Blade gives him a second to execute his sitout powerbomb before they turn their attentions back to one another. AK is thus given a second to clear her head, and seeing Loco about to be chokeslammed by Venom she rushes in and soccer – tackles Venom’s feet from under him. Venom releases Loco, who gets quickly back to his feet; Loco applies an Armbar, and shouts something unintelligible to AK, who moves to the centre of the ring. Loco whips Venom toward AK; AK catches hold of Venom and “spins the bottle” to send him back in the direction he came from. With precision timing Loco catches the airborne Venom and uses his own momentum to hurl him out head – first over the post to land in a heap on the floor. The crowd cheers loudly at this, and Rose picks herself up just in time to see Venom go out; Rose has a vicious look in her eyes, but as she closes in on AK she is suddenly caught by her hair from behind, and she spins around to find herself face – to – face with Yoko. Rose is, if anything, even more angry at this interruption, and decides to deal with her young rival first; she gives Yoko a powerful Dragon suplex, but Yoko is back on her feet quickly and the two engage in a short - tempered battle. AK doesn’t notice any of this, as from the corner Loco is giving her the “come on!” taunt; glad to take on a different opponent, AK storms in and the pair trade punches and kicks as they look for a weak spot. On the other side of the ring, Rey sees Loco and for a moment considers helping out; instead though he ignores his former partner and concentrates on the scrap he is having with Bob. Bob tries his people run on Rey, but Rey ducks the finishing dropkick and Bob hits the mat. Rey lays down a few kicks to the gut before pulling Bob back to his feet; he tries to lift up Bob for a powerslam but Bob struggles free and the pair lock up as their fight continues.

A little way away, Rico is taking some serious punishment from London; London demonstrates his knowledge of suplexes to a wave of cheers from the crowd; his final northern lights suplex sends Rico straight into the battle between Rose and Yoko. Rico tries to get away, but the ladies are in a highly emotional state and Rose stamps down hard on Rico’s arm as he lies on the mat, causing him to yell in pain, before she scoops him up and throws him angrily over the rope and out of the match, causing him to smack his head against the crash barriers. Rico lies on the outside with a trickle of blood running down his face; as the EMTs come to attend to him AK sees him there, and turns around to spot Rose smirking with satisfaction as she uses her figure four on Yoko. The red mist comes down in front of AK’s eyes, and she breaks off of her battle with Loco to jump up to the post and run along the ropes on two sides of the ring until she is within range of Rose on the mat. With the leglock applied, by the time Rose sees the danger it’s too late; AK moonsaults to land on Rose, making the ring shudder. AK rolls away and comes back in to attack Rose once more; the pair claw at one another for a second or two until Yoko wades in and makes it a 3 way battle so intense that the rest of the participants steer well clear of it. A torrent of English, Russian and Japanese insults are heard, and the fight continues as the camera picks up on developments elsewhere; Gary has been enjoying himself immensely, but now he comes face to face with the Macho Man and chants of “RDK, RDK” break out around the arena. Gary is one of RDK’s biggest fans, but this doesn’t stop him from taking RDK down with a drop toe hold; Gary celebrates, but RDK gets back up and stops Gary in his tracks with the Rock Bottom. RDK collects Gary and tries to drop him over the ropes, but Gary comes around just in time and gets his feet on the apron on the outside. RDK and Gary struggle together, and their vulnerable position comes to the attention of London and Jakie. Top Draw line up for a double clothesline, but as they rush in the crowd’s surge of sound alerts RDK, and he instinctively lets go of Gary to swing around, catch hold of the charging Jakie, and dump him out of the match. Gary just copies his hero with London on the other side, eliminating Top Draw at a stroke and sending the crowd wild. Gary almost falls off the apron in his excitement, but something in his head triggers and he nips back through the ropes before RDK can stop him.

Back in the ring proper, the 3 ladies have worn each other down in their pitched battle, and the rest of the competitors realise that all 3 are now in a vulnerable position. Almost in an instant, the 3 have to switch from fighting against one another to collectively defending as they are surrounded; Skurai is still keen to make his point against Rose, and the pair lash out at one another; Skurai nails a reverse DDT, but Rose comes right back wither her double underhook variant. The Loco / AK battle resumes for round 2; they trade powerful kicks, and it looks as if AK is gaining the upper hand. Loco goes down, and AK heads to the ropes for her “Ground Zero” (450 splash) attack; when her back is turned however Loco kips up, showing that he was playing possum, and jumps forward to knock AK back off of the post and out of the match. AK instinctively rolls on landing, and Loco teases her as he stands on the turnbuckle. AK looks cross at herself for being tricked, but then her expression changes and she smiles; the crowd noise is ramping up, and Loco is almost afraid to turn round and see what is causing the reaction. He finally does so just to see Amo, who starts off his seven – punch combo; the crowd cheers and counts out the blows, and the seventh and final is so powerful that Loco is flipped 360 degrees in the air before landing on the outside on his head. Amo poses, and Loco glares at him; Amo turns back to the match, and AK offers Loco a hand to help him up. Loco looks a little surprised at first, but the he takes it, and the pair walk back to the locker rooms as the contest in the ring continues. Yoko and Rey are fighting one another; Rey is secretly pleased to see Loco eliminated, but now he finds himself in a difficult battle with his old rival, and he has to summon all his strength and speed to counter Yoko’s attacks. Yoko kicks Rey in the gut and tries for the flying guillotine, but Rey just barely manages to avoid it by rolling forward; he comes back to his feet and hits Yoko with a superkick as she comes within range. Amo, on a high from eliminating Loco, now tries for the double by focusing on Rey; he smashes Rey with a huge right hand before delivering the Amo Driver, which leaves Rey sprawled out on the mat. Rey rolls out under the bottom rope; Yoko goes to follow, but Amo is on a roll and he collects the petite superstar and throws her into a corner before rushing in for a splash. Yoko though holds up her foot and Amo runs on to it; Yoko giggles and the crowd boos.

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An intense battle is also in progress on the other side of the ring; Skurai is proving his credentials as a serious challenger for the ACW world title by engaging in a fast – paced battle with Bladeshadow. Blade tosses Skurai over his head, but Skurai lands on his feet and smashes his foot into the back of Blade’s head. Blade whirls around and catches Skurai with his own foot, sending him back to the ropes; Blade rushes toward Skurai, who tries to lift Blade up and over the rope, but Blade digs his heels in and the pair exchange blows on one side of the ring. Blade whips Skurai away from him, forcing Bob to spring clear as Skurai belts past; Skurai rebounds and thunders back, but Blade is waiting and he lifts Skurai again for a huge flapjack. Blade is clearly trying to throw Skurai out, but he doesn’t quite get the distance, so instead Skurai jars his neck on the ropes, leaving an angry red mark. Blade approaches, but Skurai turns and comes back on the offensive, and their clash returns to the centre of the ring. To one side, another huge confrontation is taking place between Amo and Fury; the two are among the most powerful roster members of ACW and the crowd roars as they trade absolutely massive blows with one another. Amo tries to wear Fury down for the Amo Driver, but Fury battles back and instead whips Amo into the corner. Amo isn’t about to get trapped, and he storms out – only to walk into a big boot from Fury. Fury follows with a DVD – he tries to dump Amo over the rope, but Bob makes the save by pulling Fury around as he executes the moves so that Amo stays in the ring. Fury lives up to his name and starts to pursue Bob, who wisely backs off; as this is going on the Skurai / Blade battle is coming to a head. Skurai has worn Blade down, taking advantage of Blade’s tiredness after his title defence, and he starts to ascend the post with Blade in tow, determined to nail his 500 channels finisher. Skurai is just putting Blade into position when suddenly Blade snaps out of his dazed state; with one thunderous kick he sends Skurai out of the match, landing safely back in the ring himself. The ref sees Skurai fall and turns; he signals to the timekeeper, but at that moment Bob crashes straight into him and the pair smash heads, sending them both to the mat. Fury smirks and moves toward Bob; Skurai is giving Blade a piece of his mind from the outside when……

”I stand alone” by Godsmack hits, and everything comes to a halt as those in the arena, fans and superstars alike, try to work out what is going on. Only a tiny handful of people see the figure approaching through the crowd, and he’s already in the ring by the time he is spotted, and the crowd explodes with surprise.

Gary is the first person to make eye contact, and he waves hello to the new arrival.

Gary: Hey! Long time no see, man….

Gary doesn’t get any further than this; without a trace of emotion the man kicks him forcefully in the gut, and hurls him over the top rope to land roughly on the outside. No one in the ring or outside it knows what to make of this; the man starts to advance on one of the remaining participants, but V3 steps in to block him.

V3: What the heck is going on? What’s got into you?

The man doesn’t grace V3 with an answer; instead he lands a powerful punch that makes V3 stagger back. Nobody interferes, they are all too stunned to do so; V3 however defends himself and aims a kick at his opponent’s head. The kick is blocked and the man holds V3 by the leg; V3 tries to kick with the other foot but the man ducks and V3’s other leg is twisted painfully. V3 yells, and the man wrenches the foot once more before releasing. As V3 tries to regain the feeling in his foot, he is picked up and thrown over the top rope to land on top of the unfortunate Gary. The man still shows not a hint of feeling as he walks forward and comes eye to eye with his target.

Blade looks confused at first, but then his expression hardens.

Blade: So you’re back….and it looks like there’s been a few changes.

Latino: That’s right, esse, and there will be a whole lot more, I promise. Consider this my declaration of intent, holmes.

With that, Latino swings his fists again; Blade ducks and kicks out, but Latino also avoids the blow. Latino aims an uppercut at Blade, but the champ rolls to the side and throws Latino back for a german suplex. Blade tries to do more damage, but Latino is not having any of it and he smashes a punch right between Blade’s eyes; Blade goes weak at the knees, and Latino hits him again to send him to the ground. Without pausing, Latino hits a vertical suplex; Blade tries to fight but Latino keeps going and hits the second. The crowd is not happy with Latino’s new attitude, and they try to rouse Blade into fighting back; Blade tries, but the effect of 2 matches in one night has drained him. Latino lifts Blade for the third suplex, and stalls it in the vertical position in an incredible display of power; then, he calmly walks to the ropes and chucks Blade over the top. The referee is stirring, and Latino slides out of the ring; he walks away through the angry crowd as the ref gets back up and sees the three men on the outside. V3 helps Blade up; Blade looks more than angry, but also saddened and puzzled by the events; both V3 and Blade pick up Gary, and then the 3 head back to the locker rooms. Skurai has watched all this from the outside; he waits a little and then follows Blade and co, a thoughtful look on his face as he goes.

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Seven of the original 20 are left, and with the unscheduled appearance of Latino completed their minds turn back to the task of winning the match. Fury goes back to work on Bob, who is quite well recovered by this point; he is interrupted however by Amo, and Fury once again has to deal with ACW’s most awesome tag team. Yoko and Rose are also fighting one another; despite her height disadvantage Yoko is making her blows count on Rose, and the Russian superstar is looking decidedly fatigued as Yoko pushes her back to the edge of the ring. Yoko jumps to the ropes, gets sufficient height to spring up and grab Rose around the neck, and then jumps over the ropes to drive Rose’s neck against them. Rose sinks to her knees from the impact, and Yoko shouts abuse at her; as she does so Rey comes flying over from the other side of the ring and attempts to knock Yoko off the apron where she is standing. Yoko coolly steps aside as Rey uses Rose as a launch platform; Rey goes over the top but his lightning reflexes allow him to grab the rope just in time. Yoko smirks and is about to kick Rey hard in the groin, but this time she completely misses RDK charging toward her; with a earth – shattering kick through the ropes he sends Yoko feet through the air to land on the concrete entrance ramp. Yoko’s face is contorted with rage, and this only increases as Rose taunts her from within the ring; a couple of newly arrived backup refs have to escort her away from ringside. Rose picks herself up and turns to find RDK watching her; although RDK has parted company with Pain inc he still has great respect for Rose, and she gives him a small nod of agreement before the pair commence a brief but hugely powerful battle. Rose lays down a few shots to RDK’s chest, but RDK’s superior strength begins to tell and he makes Rose reel with a great punch before using his DDT / Elbow drop combination. RDK steps back as he looks at Rose trying to rise once more; he comes close to finish the job, but he is interrupted by Fury whipping Amo straight into him. Both men go down, and Fury takes the opportunity to toss Rose over the top rope before she can fully recover herself. Rose is livid at Fury’s audacity, and RDK too is angered by Fury’s actions. The two men face off, and Rose instructs RDK to “bobbit the moron” before stalking away back to the Demon Pit.

Seeing the field is down to 5, Rey feels a surge of confidence, and he scans the ring looking for the most promising line of attack. He doesn’t have to look far though, as Bob comes steaming in from behind him and the pair throw lightning – fast punches at one another, moving about the ring and both just barely ducking shots from the 3 way fight between Fury, Amo and RDK. Rey catches Bob out and delivers his Gorey Bomb, but as he tries to drag Bob to the corner the world breakdancing champ spins back to his feet and whips Rey there instead, hitting his Bobert flip to huge applause from the fans. Bob runs forward and goes for the tornado, but the delay caused by the three spins gives Rey just enough time to recover and roll away. Bob legdrops on to the canvas, and Rey comes back to slap on a head lock, grounding Bob so that he cannot use his high – speed repertoire. While all this is going on, the other three participants are going hammer and tongs at one another, looking for a chink in the armour of their foes; Amo floors Fury with his trademark uppercut, only to then be on the receiving end of a massive clothesline from RDK. RDK then goes for his moonsault to Fury, but Fury raises his knees and RDK rolls off in pain from the impact. Fury smirks as he rises back to his feet, but the crowd are chanting “Macho, Macho Man” in an effort to get RDK moving, and Fury looks genuinely stunned when RDK springs to his feet and grins, cupping his hand to his ear and causing the crowd to get even more worked up. To his credit though, Fury does not let any of this faze him; he does not back down but returns to restart the battle with RDK once more. Amo rolls back to his feet and, seeing Fury and RDK fighting together he looks over to see that Bob is struggling with Rey right next to the rope. Rey is winning the fight, and he smiles as Bob’s feet come off the floor; Bob is almost panicing, but suddenly an image from one of the past show tapes that he has watched in preparation for the battle royale snaps into his head, and he relaxes, allowing himself to fall swiftly backward….

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Rey only works out what Bob is doing when it’s too late; Bob catches Rey around the head with his feet as he falls back, and hurls him over the ropes and out of the ring just as Rey dispatched Spike Machinko to win the Lightweight title all those weeks before. What he also manages, without intending to do so, is kick his partner Amo who is charging at top speed to try and clothesline Rey and help Bob out. The result is that Amo is also sent over the ropes, assisted by his own momentum, and Bob is more than a little surprised to see two people sprawled against the crash barrier instead of one. Amo is dazed, and then looks disappointed; Bob rights himself and looks mortified, but Amo just shrugs and then points back into the ring. Bob turns around to see RDK and Fury are also bringing their battle to a head; despite having already completed an EotR first round match, Fury’s spirit and determination are unshakable. He whips RDK to the ropes, making Bob jump aside, and with a great shout Fury lifts RDK high, high in the air for a back body drop that almost sends RDK into the announcers table on landing. RDK picks himself up, and Fury taunts him; the fans though still cheer RDK, and he draws himself up to his full height as if to say, “Big deal…..I’m still the man, bruda!” before making his way out of the arena.

The crowd is on its feet as the final two participants face one another. Bob can’t quite believe that he has made it this far, and although Fury exudes confidence he too is secretly surprised by his success against such a strong field. The situation is far from clear – cut; Fury has already beaten Bob in recent weeks, but Bob has the benefit of not having fought twice in one night, and the efforts of the match are clearly visible in the fatigue etched across both men’s faces. Neither man wants to fall at the last hurdle; Fury comes forward quickly with his fists flying, but Bob jinks to the side and brings Fury down with a leg – sweep. Bob jumps on top of Fury and starts hammering away at his face, but Fury lifts him by the waistband of his pants and hurls him several feet across the ring. Fury is up in seconds, and he tries to stomp Bob; Bob though avoids this and springs up. Bob jumps forward to land his feet on Fury’s chest, and he sets up for the dance breaker; Fury though swiftly falls forward and although he takes some pain from Bob’s feet Bob gets a whole lot more as Fury’s weight crushes him. Fury gets up and lifts Bob up high above his head, again demonstrating his supreme physical power; Fury takes Bob to the ropes and drops him over. However, he doesn’t seem to get much distance, and Bob easily lands on the apron; Bob grins and leaps up to the top rope for a springboard moonsault….

…..and that’s when Fury kicks up and out with all his strength; with precision timing he catches Bob in the chest just as his balance is critical, and Bob is sent flying backward to land heavily on the crash matting. The referee waves his arms, and the bell rings to signify the end of the match.

Philip: Here is your winner…….Jack Fury!

The crowd’s response is thunderous, and mixed; while they give Fury his usual truckload of heel heat there is also a strong undercurrent of cheering and applause for his skill and endurance throughout the match. Fury struts proudly around the ring, flexing his muscles; he is hugely proud of his achievement, but those who look closely can also detect just a trace of genuine emotion in his eyes. Bob looks thouroughly downcast, but the crowd helps to lift him by chanting “B – O – B!” as he returns to the locker rooms, and he acknowledges his growing ranks of fans with a double armed wave.
Fury is still celebrating in the ring, but after a couple of minutes there is a change in the mood in the arena, and the titantron switches to show a shot from elsewhere in the backstage area…….

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

Flushed with the post-match exhileration of the battle royale, AK is on her way to the parking lot, ready to head home for the night.

AK: Damn, trust Loco to remember that cruiserweight battle royale from GFWWE. That makes us one all – I guess if we meet again that’ll be the rubber match.

AK smiles to herself, just happy to have got some decent time in the ring and given Rose and Venom something to think about. She steps into the loading area, about to exit the arena, when---

Ridley: Leaving so soon?

She slowly turns, recognizing the voice instantly, as Ridley steps out from behind a forklift. One of his hands is out of sight, still lurking behind the machinery somewhere.

AK: Ridley....look....I---

Ridley: You don't have to tell me what you did, because I know, you murderous bitch. I was there, remember?

AK: Bullshit. I did everything I could to save you, and you know it. If I'd wanted you dead, I would've just let you fall off that star, but I'm not a sadistic bastard like you, am I?

Ridley chuckles and steps all the way out from behind the machinery, holding a familiar object that widen's AK's eyes as she recognizes it.

Ridley: ARE you, Alicia? Are you truly any different from me?

Excalibur roars to life as Ridley yanks on the ripcord, the radial saw on the end playing havoc with the room's lighting.

Ridley: Ah, yes. You are. Very much so, in that you can't possibly fathom the lengths I go to, or even why I go to them. A pity; I thought you'd have more spine.

AK: You really think this will accomplish anything? You did it once, and it didn't work then, did it?

Ridley pauses and gesticulates slightly with the snarling weedwhacker, an amused smirk twisting his black lips.

Ridley: PLEASE. A chairshot to the head and some mild electric shocks? No, that was just the beginning of true enlightenment. What was it Dr. Seuss said?

He revs Excalibur again, grinning diabolically.

Ridley: "Oh, the places you'll go, the people you'll meet, when the blood of your arteries flows at my feet." Something like that.

AK looks around for a second, grabs a fire axe off the wall nearest her, then drops her gym bag. She twirls the axe in her hand with more than a hint of skill; clearly, she's prepared to defend herself, regardless of the odds.

AK: Stay back. I'm warning you, I won't make this easy.

Ridley: Aww...kitty likes to scratch?

They take a step towards each other, for a split second it seems like the shit's about to hit the fan---

Gingerdude: SECURITY!!! All right, you two, break it up right now!

The chairman has arrived with an entire detachment of the dark suited security men who have been lurking all evening. Carlton is right behind Ginger, and he dashes in to disarm both combatants, making the mistake of starting with the Lord of Hardcore. His attempt comes to a crashing end when Ridley clips his left leg out from under him with Excalibur, nearly severing his foot at the ankle and sending up a spray of blood over the wall. The rest of the detail storms into the fray, getting between Ridley and AK, but wisely staying back from Ridley's seven-foot reach.

Gingerdude: That's enough. I want you two separated as soon as possible!

Ridley takes a sharp step forward, thrusting Excailbur out, and the security guards all jump back in fright. He grins....chuckles......then throws his head back and full-out laughs as he turns and walks out of the loading area, calling one last thing over his shoulder:

Ridley: I'll have my revenge yet, Alicia. Remember....there are things so much deeper than physical pain....

Fade to Black.

End of Show.

OOC Note 1: As for Meltdown, credit for the closing segment goes to Ridley.

OOC Note 2: For those of you that may be interested, here’s the summary of the Battle Royale results.

Order of Elimination:

Daredevil eliminated by Rey / Gary
Gooeygarth eliminated by London / Jakie
JonnyG eliminated by RDK
Venom eliminated by El Loco
Rico Miles eliminated by Rose
Jakie eliminated by RDK
BK London eliminated by Gary
AK eliminated by El Loco
El Loco eliminated by Amo
Skurai eliminated by Bladeshadow
Gary eliminated by Latino
V3 eliminated by Latino
Bladeshadow eliminated by Latino
Yoko eliminated by RDK
Rose eliminated by Fury
Rey eliminated by Bob
Amo eliminated by Bob
RDK eliminated by Fury
Bob eliminated by Fury

Winner: Jack Fury

[Latino]

Finally a return that I am proud of! Good writing as usual AK.

[BK London]

Great Show AK. Im kinda sad I got GARY'd.

[Orochi]

Nutso.

[ridley]

Masterfully done as always, AK. And I suppose I'll at least chip in a little on the security bill.

[skurai]

There is nothing better than reading AK's writing. Another great show.