Monday Night Warfare 5th June 2006

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

The crowd boos with anger at BK, who has a swagger in his walk as he paces, taking a breath of air and taunting the Senator who by now is starting to look the worse for wear. He uses the barrier to help himself to his feet, and catches a glimpse of movement on one side. With only a second to think, the Senator lets himself slide down to his knees, and BK ends up kicking the sturdy barrier instead of his foe.

The crowd cheers as BK hops backward, evidently in some pain; the Senator sees his chance and moves close, going for a lift into the Filibuster. BK has to act fast and he whips the Senator away from him as hard as he can, and the action sends the Senator careering into the timekeeping corner. The crowd cries out again as the Senator ploughs into the various chairs, and hits the floor hard; he lies still as BK comes over slowly, and RAF can be seen exiting the ring to examine if the Senator can continue the match. BK’s not keen on that idea, however, and pushes RAF aside; he grabs hold of the Senator by the hair, pulls him up-

-but to everyone’s shock and surprise, the Senator suddenly revives, and with all the force he can muster he takes a huge swing with the weapon that he fortuitously discovered in the wreckage of the timekeeping equipment.

Edison: WHOA!! Is that-

McNally: Yeah, it is! Rattlesnake’s Snakequaliser, he must have left it behind after his own match! Whether that was luck, or great stable planning, it’s put the Senator right back into this contest!

The fans are on their feet shouting as BK stumbles backward, badly dazed and disorientated and with a wound of his own now bleeding from his scalp. As strong as the Snakequaliser feels in his hand, the Senator is not the type to let the thrill of its power seduce him, and he uses it just once more to thwack BK’s already sore leg before sliding it safely under the ring. As BK continues to stagger, the Senator belts him with stiff kicks, and then uses another of his high angle roundhouse kicks to topple him backward on to a crate filled with lighttubes. Shattering glass and escaping gas makes the crowd roar, and as BK writhes in pain, the Senator decides to move things back to the ring.

Rolling BK back inside its confines, the Senator kicks away several of the weaponry items to create a clean space for him to work in. Fatigue, and BK’s targeting of his head are taking their toll now, and the Senator knows he needs to push for the win. As BK stands up, the pair swap a few more blows, and then the Senator sees his opportunity and hits a dragon screw that perfectly sets up the Tax Cut. The crowd goes ballistic, as do the announcers.

McNally: Oh my, this could be the one…

Edison: The Senator’s worked that leg masterfully, BK’s in a huge amount of trouble now!

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

No one has such a command of submission techniques as the Senator does, and it’s testament to his abilities that a man as brutally tough as BK London can still be seen gritting his teeth and struggling to control himself against the agony of the hold. He sweeps his arms, searching for a weapon, but the Senator has ensured that no such escape is possible, and as the seconds tick by the pressure on BK starts to become unbearable. It is by sheer willpower that BK resists the urge to tap, and he uses up a large chunk of his remaining energy forcing his way the few feet to the ropes. But he makes it, and the crowd is stunned as RAF orders the break.

McNally: Love him or loathe him, you HAVE to give total respect to BK for his determination. Almost anyone else would have cracked, there.

Both men in the match are now becoming exhausted, and BK scrambles to one of the two remaining trashcans and thrusts in his hand, not even looking to see what he will pull out. The Senator is closing in fast, and BK spins with a yell, making a threatening gesture with his new weapon… but instead of forcing the Senator to defend, this makes Phillips come sliding to a halt with a look of surprise, and then amusement. The crowd sees it too, and a wave of laughter sweeps the arena.

Edison: Look out everyone… it’s the hardcore chicken!

It is indeed the legendary, tack-studded item of plastic poultry; BK does a double take, but then decides to run with the idea and swings the chicken around like a set of nunchucks. The Senator backs rapidly across the ring, and reaches the last of the trashcans; he reaches into it, grabbing something, anything, to defend himself with – and blocks BK’s shot with a large, heavy, leather-bound book. The camera zooms in, and reveals the tome to be titled “The history of the constitution and legislature of the United States of America”. BK smirks.

BK: Is that it? Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words- OW!

The crowd pops massively as the Senator quite literally lays down the law, smacking BK about with the book and fully exploiting the provisions of the second amendment. As BK staggers, the Senator drops the book, and then sends the crowd wild with a demonstration of the Senatorial Series; BK is too dazed to put up an effective resistance, and as the Senator carries the final Liberaliser (Full Nelson Bulldog) into a pin, the noise is incredible. RAF counts, 1….2….-

McNally: NO! So, so close!

Edison: I think something just snapped inside BK…

As the fans watch, BK rolls out of the ring, snatches up the chair that he used to good effect earlier, and jumps back over the ropes, seething with anger. His intent now is crystal clear, and he bears down upon the Senator with every intent of KOing him on the spot. The Senator winces as he blocks a shot with his arm – he can’t take many more such impacts, but he knows now that he has to rely on the skills that have always been his defining characteristic. He meets BK eye to eye, and grabs hold of the chair to immobilize it while he storms BK’s body and lower limbs with kicks.

Edison: The Senator’s not beaten yet!

The fans roar him on, and BK’s grip on the chair slips; the Senator wrenches it free… but he does not smash the chair back down on to BK’s own head but instead throws it aside, and then goes for the Filibuster. BK resists the lift with all his might and the Senator has to abandon the move; BK rakes Senator across the eyes and his wounded scalp, causing him to flinch involuntarily, and then taunts the crowd before hitting the Mockbottom.

McNally: That looked like a pretty strong message to the Macho Man to me…

BK drops and covers, 1…2….- Senator kicks, and with a furious expression BK grabs a stray baseball bat around the middle part of the shaft and hits the Senator with it before pinning again. 1…2…- and again somehow the Senator finds the strength to get a shoulder up.

McNally: I think BK is directly trying to pay the Senator back for the head injuries he sustained back in April… this is getting nasty…

Edison: I think both of these men are about ready to drop, it’s all about who can deliver that last killer attack…

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

There is an almost interminable pause in the action as BK and Senator rise. Around them are broken and twisted weapons, and both men are unsteady on their feet; the match has tested them almost to their physical limit. The Senator makes his move, and tries to set up his Stranglehold Brainbuster; BK puts everything he has into breaking free, but the Senator switches at once into the Filibuster, lifts BK… and BK somehow flips out of it, lands on his feet and whips Senator at close range into the ropes…

After so much brutality, it is wrestling skill alone that ends the match; BK smashes the Senator with the guillotine Shades of Michaels, and dives straight into the pin. The blow is just one too many for the Senator to recover from, and BK slumps as RAF counts the 1,2,3.

Philip: Here is your winner… BK London!

The bell calls for the end of the match and the crowd boos whilst still applauding the contest, but BK London has other plans. Not only does he want to finish the job he started in the match, but he wants to gain more than an inch of retribution from the loss to him weeks ago which sparked his period of amnesia, and this lets him tap into extra energy born from his desire for vengeance. Getting back on his feet, London simply stares at Senator as he is slowly staggering up from the hard fought match just moments ago and he looks at the mangled chair on the other side of the ring. Slowly he edges towards it and looks at it before looking at Senator, oblivious to everything else that is going on in the ring besides RAF helping him up.

BK raises up the chair, and now gets in the right position to strike Senator. The fans try to scream at Senator to watch behind him but clearly his senses have been affected with the violent attacks to the side of his head. As BK winds up, the reaction from the crowd grows greater and then suddenly cheers break through the large amount of boos from the crowd and BK sees something from the corner of his eye.

Sprinting down the ring is the fan favorite RDK, with the International Championship title in hand. He slides in the ring with the title and as he rises up, he drops it on the ground and goes straight for BK. BK changes his target with the steel chair and now attempts to swing at RDK but unluckily for him, RDK proves to be just that quicker than London. With London charging full speed at RDK with the steel chair, RDK manages to duck out of the direction of the chair and BK hits the ropes with the chair. The chair bounces off the ropes and comes back at him, striking himself in the forehead with the chair. BK turns around, still dazed from the chair and RDK takes him down with a double leg takedown before locking in his dreaded Texas Cloverleaf.

A cloverleaf that would even make Malenko say "Damn!" is applied on London, which leads to him screaming and wailing in the ring. RDK gets BK to tap in the center of the ring from such pain and the crowd is loving every minute of this; RAF tries to restore order but it’s a lost cause, and instead RAF makes sure that the fatigued Senator leaves the ring before any more trouble can befall him. Continuing to tap wildly, RDK continues to put more pressure on his back which brings out The Corporate Alliance. With the way RDK is faced while he has the hold locked in, he doesn't even see the ambush coming. He sees the fans pointing the other way toward the stage, telling him the Corporate Alliance is coming. As soon as he sees this, he releases the hold but it's too late....

Jake is the first one to connect with a move on the former ACW Heavyweight Champion, and it's a stiff one when he blasts RDK in the head with a martial arts like kick. RDK staggers backwards from the kick and now Predator takes down the International Champion with a spear that could break a man's ribs. The assault from the three Corporate Alliance members continue with some vicious stomps, and all this goes on while BK is recovering from the extremely painful Texas Cloverleaf. He limps over toward the beatdown and screams at his fellow members to halt the assault for them to rise up his advesary. Predator and Dan pick up the abused RDK and hold him up towards the leader of the stable. BK lays a hard and demeaning slap across the face of RDK. RDK has no choice but to take the slap for he has been overpowered by the four on one assault. In a rage, BK walks over towards the corner and points towards Philip.

BK: Hand me the motherfucking mic!

Philip wastes no time grabbing the mic sitting down in his lap and he presents it to London who snatches it away from his hands.

BK: You think you’re a tough guy huh RDK?

BK slaps RDK again.

BK: HUH?! You want to mess with me? When you mess with me, you mess with the Corporate Alliance. Now lower the motherfucking cage....lower it!

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

A cage? Huh? Where'd that come from? Many in the crowd speculated as to what that cage would be used for tonight but as of now all the speculation has come to a screeching halt. The cage lowers down towards the ring as BK paces back and forth and the Corporate Alliance members continue beating down RDK. The cage is finally set down in placement with the ring and BK grabs RDK by the back of his head and sends him flying into one of the walls of the steel cage. RDK's head meets the unforgiving steel rod, holding the cage together, and bounces off before landing back on the mat. Predator grabs the International Championship brought in by RDK as he slid in and he stalks RDK as he gets up. RDK is having much trouble getting up and BK picks up RDK and Predator strikes his foe with the International Championship.

RDK drops to the ground again and Predator raises the International belt high in the air as if it were his own and the crowd boos him intensely for that action. BK now orders Jake to ascend to the top rope and he does hesitate to jump from the canvas to the top rope in one leap. Jake starts taunting the crowd through the cage and he manages to not only perform a Double Flip Moonsault, but arguably one that surpasses that of Santiago Rivera. The Double Flip Moonsault connects and RDK clutches his abdomen in pain, screaming and writhing in pain from such a maneuver. Dan White, the man who defeated RDK in one of the best Hell in a Cells in ACW history wastes no time capitalizing when locking in the Fujiwara Armbar on RDK. RDK continues to wail in pain and Predator drops the International Championship and locks in the Predator Crossface on his other arm. Finally, BK adds his own submission to the mix while locking the Corporate Lock. The pain from all three submissions is too much for RDK and whether it's from the submissions or the loss of blood is unknown, but RDK passes out.

Simultaneously the three release their respective holds and they stand in the ring, triumphant in what they set out to do. RDK lays motionless on the mat below them in a pool of his own blood and BK picks up his International Championship and looks at it. He looks over to Predator and chucks it over to him in which he catches. All four members of the Corporate Alliance in the ring climb to the top rope of each corner and climbs to the top of the cage where they sit. The camera catches a beautiful shot of them from the sky and nothing more can be said...right now the Corporate Alliance are on top of the world. And it appears nothing in the near future can bring them down...

But hey, many of those viewing have been here two years now, and the rest of you are fast learners… so you know that things are only going to get even more interesting. Challenges will be made, titles will change hands, feuds will grip us all…

So here’s to everyone… let’s all enjoy what’s to come together.

Fade to Black.

End of Show.

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

A final word…

I was originally going to place this into the show, but there wasn’t really anywhere that it fitted, so I’ve left it until the end.

2 years… 24 PPVs… and somewhere around 200 editions of Warfare and Meltdown, not to mention Fallout. That’s a lot of time and effort given by a lot of people, and it wouldn’t simply happen under any old circumstances.

We’ve always had a tradition here in ACW of recognizing what all the members of the fed puts in, and I tend to think that’s one of the elements that has contributed to the success of our endeavors. In that respect, there’s not all that much new ground to cover. Anyone who’s been in e-fedding for more than 5 minutes knows just how many feds start with great intentions, and big dreams; most don’t make it out of their first few months, and even fewer celebrate their first anniversary, let alone their second. ACW is one of an exceptionally rare species, a fed that has managed to attract and retain not only people who are talented storytellers and writers, but who are also the kind of guys and gals that make fine and faithful friends. Those of you who have been a part of several federations will know that the two certainly don’t always arise together.

I shan’t take up time retreading the tale of how we came to this point, but I think there is one thing that is worth remembering. ACW was never founded with the aim to become “the world’s greatest e-fed”; and in fact, if you’d taken an objective look at those who were tasked with getting the thing off the ground, the total lack of experience and relative disorganization would have led a sensible person to predict that the whole thing was doomed to failure. At least a small part of most of us suspected that this might be exactly what would happen. But we decided to give it a go anyway, because those of us who made the switch from GFWWE weren’t prepared to simply give up on the budding friendships that we had cultivated. We knew we weren’t going to set the E-fed world alight; all we wanted was to have some fun, write a bit, and see where things went from there.

In the two years since that point, we’ve all learned a great deal. The writing that so many people contribute to each and every show has just got better and better as more people have come to join us, either through occasional, low-key advertisements on other message boards, word of mouth, or chance encounters in other spheres. There’s been competitiveness, but never so much that it has eclipsed the importance of retaining a sense of proportion. ACW is, I know, an important part of many people’s lives, but as we always say, real life takes priority. That’s why there has always been a strong ethos of not putting pressure on people to work themselves into the ground; if someone finds themselves unable to find time to write for a show, the most they’re likely to get is a few PMs asking if they’re ok and if anyone can help. In that light, I still find myself humbled by the amount of work that ACW members put into their segments, matches and other contributions, and the time that people take to chat and support one another.

So, in short, all I want to say is thankyou to everyone. Not just for being great fedders, but for being great friends, too.

AK.

[hunter]

ACW 4 Life. And that's all I have to say.

[BK London]

*starts AY-SEE-DUB chant*

[logan]

GREAT SHOW EVERYONE!!! Happy Anniversary! This is one of those you will look back on and say, "oh thats where that began". Keep up the good work everyone and thank you for making my short time here already so special...

[Santiago Rivera]

*Cries*

I promised myself I wouldn't do this!

Anyways, great show everybody, and great 2nd year ACW. Let's see what Year Numero Tres holds for us!

MELTDOWN AHOY!

[Lass Sarin]

I love ACW and I love you all! Awesome show, thank you everyone, congratulations, and may we have many more years to come!

[Rattlesnake]

Awesome show. Onto Meltdown!

[hitman]

I love ACW with all my heart and it's gonna be my first year anniversary in this federation coming up soon. I am proud to have been one of those people who stuck around like the more experienced members have.

Nonetheless, spectacular Warfare even though Senator lost...

[Scott Andrews]

Happy 2nd Anniversary!

Yeah! Fun.

I'd just like to thank everyone who has been involved in ACW for the time I've been here. It's been a wonderful experience, both writing and chatting to people from the fed. I'm on ACW more than I play PS2 or any other gaming console, so I think if you look at it that way, it's a big thing for me, lol. Anyway, Happy Anniversary, and here's to many more! *Raises glass*

[scrawn]

Great show peeps!

We've had a great two years and here's to an even better third year!

[The Feature Presentation]

I want that ACW International title defense posted....