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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:35:17 GMT -5
The lights go dim as a vaguely familiar guitar strum is heard throughout the audience, backed by a harsh wall of static. The grace that is Tom Morello’s guitar playing enters our ears signalling the call of just one man as the entire arena comes to a standstill, on the gentle strumming. Literally every competitor in the Battle Royal is at the ropes or underneath it except for Simba Mufasa & Pablo, the lyrics of Zack de la Rocha… McNally: Oh, dear god… it can’t be. It just can’t…Oh yes, it can.My fears hunt me down Capturing my memories The frontier of loss They try to escape across the street where Jesus stripped bare And raped the spirit he was supposed to nurture In the name of my In the name of my
BORN OF A BROKEN MAAAAAN!Philip: Ladies and gentlemen, introducing entrant number 20… TOOOOOOOOORAAAAAAAAAKKKKKK!Edison: OH MY SCIENCE! IT’S TOOOOOORAAAAAAAAAAAK!McNally: Undoubtedly the most vicious, meanest, most terrifying monster to ever set foot in an ACW ring… and just look at the reaction! Broken Man by Rage Against the Machine hits as the crowd literally crap themselves in the fearitude that is the arrival of TORAK. He steps out of the curtain looking intense and focused and huge as ever. Make no mistake, regardless of how long they’ve been in ACW, everyone save in the ring (save Simba and Pablo) knows the gravity of the situation, and they all just stop and stare at the man-beast, completely side-tracked from their battles, all just standing in as far away from the centre of the ring as they can leaving the poor fools Simba & Pablo to the mercy of the monster. He slowly walks up, striking panic all around in the crowd and glaring manically from beneath his mask at Simba & Pablo, like a shark after two people who swam out too far from shore. Things come to a head as he stops just in front of the ring; Pablo & Simba are finally aware of the new presence as the rest of the combatants just stand and watch, not willing to trifle with Torak when he’s fresh in the match. Torak climbs onto the apron before climbing over the top rope with sheer ease and moving straight for the 2 active competitors. Simba turns around…. and makes a mistake so huge it out-shines the man at the airport telling Chuck Norris that the roundhouse kick is not the best kick in the universe. The entire arena goes silent at the mistake that Simba just made as an evil glint shines in Torak’s eye. Poor Simba and his lack of ACW knowledge, he should NOT have punched Torak in the face. McNally: God have mercy on his soul because damn sure Torak isn’t going to…Edison: I’ve had NIGHTMARES about Torak, he’s just so deranged and twisted and sick. Simba has made a DANGEROUS mistake! Pablo finally comes to his senses and gets the hell out of Dodge, and watches at the chaos that ensues as Hughes, Adrian, FSX, Dwight, Red, Steele, Hitman, Starr, The Revolutionary, Mr. Red, Rena and Taylor all watch on worrying about the health of Mr. Mufasa, the severity of the repercussions of his mistake still not having fully dawned on him until Torak lunges his right leg with a PHENOMENAL Thrusting Big Boot sending him crashing down in a heap. Torak is all over Mufasa who may just be the first ever ACW murder victim live on air. Torak literally grabs Mufasa by his arm-pits and pulls him straight to his feet before pushing him into the ropes near the commentators table punching him and kicking him violently with HUGE levels of strength. Mufasa quickly falls to a sat-down position allowing himself only to become the victim of the giant’s boots which smash Mufasa’s face in at rapid pace knocking any sense he had out of him. McNally: Oh my stars! What a devastating impact! Torak, then ready to continue his run of dominance, grabs Mufasa by the throat and drags him kicking and screaming to the centre of the ring before wrapping both his hands around his neck, he hits a speedy Heretic’s Fork which slams right into the nose of Mufasa. Blood starts to dribble out as he stumbles back but Torak is too quick as his hands wrap around his prey’s neck again. Torak lifts up the poor soul by the throat with both hands (though he could have done it just as effectively with one). Choking the very oxygen out of him about 3 feet off the ground. Mufasa struggles, coughs and splutters violently feeling his life force slowly start to slip away as the blood starts to trickle into his mouth choking him further. After about 10 seconds of this choke we get a close up of Torak’s masked face which evidently has a twisted, sadistic smile spread across it underneath. Torak tilts his head back as his hair falls over his shoulders before flying forward smashing right into the nose using his large head to crack open Mufasa’s nose completely. Mufasa screams crazily as he falls to the floor clutching his nose as blood pours out of him violently filling and overflowing the Guerrero/Mercury/Muta scale and making his own “Mufasa” scale. McNally: Oh dear God no, he’s literally covered in blood! He’s screwed now! Torak is quickly on the bloody and broken Mufasa, and hoists him up onto his shoulders for The To-Rack to the dismay (and undoubted vicarious enjoyment) of the crowd. He starts to twist and cripple Mufasa, violently literally tearing his back despite being bloody and half-near dead. Torak then walks over toward the ropes, applying this submission for a good 20 seconds, Mufasa screaming in pain tapping out but that won’t work. There’s what sounds nastily like an audible snap and after this Torak quickly drops him to the floor as Mufasa screams some more. Having finally tired of this display, Torak chooses one of his rarer moves to get rid of this poor, poor man, folding Mufasa’s arms in an X-style and throws him out of the ring with The Trebuchet III. Mufasa flies out of the ring landing in a violent heap on the floor when suddenly the count-down strikes. Philip: Ladies and Gentlemen, Simba Mufasa has been mutilated – er, I mean eliminated!- ELIMINATION - SIMBA MUFASA via TORAK Mufasa lies motionless on the floor breathing heavily with a glazed look in his eye. McNally: Somebody help that man, he’s been literally thrown right onto his back out the ring completely over Torak’s head, that’s a 10 foot drop minimum! Someone get some paramedics out here! Edison: Screw that!!! Let’s get the next entrant out here, please sweet lord in Heaven, send us someone to save this Rumble before it becomes a bloodbath…
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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:37:26 GMT -5
10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1... *KLAXON*There’s no heavenly host or announcement from Jibrael’s horn, but even so few things could sound sweeter at this moment as Hail to the Chief plays and out strides The Senator. He takes one look at the scene and then breaks into a jog, not even slightly put off by the presence of people like Torak and Hitman. Philip: Ladies and gentlemen introducing entrant number 21, SENATOR, STEEEEEVE PHILIPS!The Senator plunges straight into the action and brings the match back to violent life as brawls begin to break out between Flamingo & Steele, Train and Hughes, Red and Dwight (lol), Torak and Hitman, Starr & The Revolutionary & Lopez and FSX leaving Taylor on his own to deal with the oncoming Senator. Senator flies into the ring with huge speed and goes straight after his rival Jon Taylor and the two begin to duel exchanging lefts and rights but Senator feeling fresh in the match is straight onto him. Dominating the centre stage is Torak and Hitman exchanging lefts and rights trying to get one over on the other as the two slam fists into each other. The Revolutionary hoists Starr and hits a German Suplex to the shock of the audience at his quick wits. Red and Dwight are sparring trying to seal an advantage over one another which Dwight hooks with a Side Belly to Belly Suplex to The Masculine Primary Colour. Senator quickly hooks up Taylor and nails him with a Liberalizer to the delight of the crowd. Senator then hits quick stomps to the chest. Torak has Hitman up in a bearhug to the amazement of the crowd but his well-documented strength isn’t doing much to soften up Hitman. Hitman pushes Torak by his face away from him breaking the hold before going into an exchange of strikes. McNally: Well it’s more or less mayhem out here! With those two big guys Torak and Hitman going at it and Taylor and Senator fighting for their lives God knows what could happen next! Flamingo subdues Steele with a Flamingo Splash to the dismay of the crowd before gunning after Andrew Starr who is doing battle with The Revolutionary, the latter blind-siding him with a forearm to the back of the head. With Starr taken care of Revolutionary directs his attention to the subdued Steele. Revolutionary peels Steele off the ground. He then whips him into the ring rope and as he springs back he shows an INCREDIBLE feat of strength hoisting him up for a Tilt-A-Whirl Powerbomb but instead of planting him in the centre of the ring Revolutionary twists around and thunders at the ring ropes dropping him out of the ring and onto his back. Philip: Jake Steele has been eliminated!- ELIMINATION - JAKE STEELE via THE REVOLUTIONARY Edison: Wow! What a skilful elimination. Must’ve taken a lot of reps to lift him up like that! The shot cuts to Jake Steele who lies clutching his lower spine on the floor with a face of agony as Revolutionary runs back into the combat as the next entry makes his arrival. 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1... *KLAXON*“Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode hits as out sprints Jay Zero to a huge pop from the crowd. Wasting no time he thunders under the bottom rope hooking up with former Entourage buddy Andrew Starr who’s giving Adrian Flamingo a punch or 8 in the mouth in the corner. Philip: Ladies and gentlemen introducing entrant number 22… JAAAAAY ZEEEEROOOOOO!FSX & Taylor immediately run in on a call to arms with Taylor practically abandoning Senator to fight them. Starr and Zero both counter the charging FSX & Taylor with Double Arm Drags. Taylor quickly rolls to his feet from the impact delivered to him by Starr, FSX taking slightly longer to recover. The crowd eat it up as Starr & Zero hook up Taylor for a Double Gut Buster followed by a Double Mat Slam dropping him to the floor as the battle of the giants rages on and Torak appears to have sealed an advantage over The Hitman of the Gods with a Headbutt with full impact. Dwight is now challenging Pablo Lopez to a duel and the battle for Fallout supremacy begins. Hughes & Red are now sparring and Train and Flamingo are duking it out. Rena is taking five as she watches Starr & Zero level FSX with a Double Swinging Backbreaker. Senator is just taking a moment to himself to think about his next move but his opportunity to think is cut short by a boot to the gut from Rena, who has been staying under the radar through most of the match; Rena in turn is suddenly yanked away from Senator by the hands of Jon Taylor grabbing her by the head and throwing her to the mat out of the way, tossing her like a rag-doll. McNally: Taylor must be a HIT with the ladies with suave moves like THAT. Edison: He might not exactly have any borders in co-ed contact but then again Rena’s a credible competitor and this company doesn’t have any borders for co-ed contact. Taylor taking Rena’s place is straight onto Senator with flying punches right to the mouth before hooking for a Snap Suplex to the mat. FSX is up and onto Rena as the temporary team of Starr & Zero is broken. Zero gets involved with Train VS Flamingo breaking it up by punching Train in the mouth and Starr has just clothes lined Tim Dwight helping out Mr. Lopez but he then recasts his attention to the Latin Star scooping him up with a deadly Scoop Slam dropping him on his spine. Hughes is trying to left Red over the top-rope face first and is slowly getting the job done and- YES! Red drops down and falls to the apron but he manages to regain his grip by a stroke of luck. Clinging onto the bottom rope for dear life Hughes throws repeated stomps trying to kick Red off of the apron. Suddenly, the counter ticks again as we’re mere seconds from the next entrant. McNally: Here comes another competitor into the fray, who will it be?! 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1... *KLAXON*The sound of a gong hits followed by a few simple notes from a guitar. The gong hits again and the guitar continues to play. Drum-beat! Wherever I May Roam by Metallica hits as Ross Lambert’s old bodyguard, Kenji Zakahashi steps out of the curtain looking as huge as ever. Having lost only to two people in his entire career (as opposed to beating none >_>) he’s a dominant force waiting to happen. Philip: Ladies and gentlemen introducing entrant number 23! KENJI ZAKAHASHIIIIII!McNally: HOLY CRAP! There’s 3 huge guys in here now! There’s nowhere left to run but out! Edison: God help anyone that Kenji can get his choppers on! Kenji points out one finger barking orders in Japanese to the competitors in the ring as all stop and stare. Seeing the towering Angry Asian Assailant gunning after them is enough to cure any dose of constipation. He climbs over the top rope where he’s immediately greeted by an attacking Hitman and Torak, with Kenji still only being half-way in the ring he wouldn’t have technically been eliminated but he remains strong and hits The Titan’s Blade to Hitman which sends him stumbling back to the centre of the ring. Kenji then rinses and repeats and slams his fists into Torak’s head. The two stumble to the centre of the ring as the rest of the roster takes into a game becoming entirely consistent of trying to avoid the Gargantuan War before them. Kenji finally completes his entrance in the ring and Godzilla VS Transformer VS King Kong begins. Kenji being fresh in to the match is first to strike throwing a quick punch to the melon of Torak who instantly returns it back as the rest of the roster takes a breather by the ropes, giving the big guys plenty of space. Edison: Well it looks like the rest of the roster have decided to skip this course…Seeing an opportunity, Tim Dwight looks over to Pablo Lopez standing right by the turnbuckle just watching the fight and so he runs over and pushes Lopez into the corner dropping him with boots to the gut. Lopez and Dwight being lost in their own exchanging of fists are caught completely unaware by a mass effect of the battle behind them. Hitman and Torak have teamed together and have double Irish-Whipped the Mammoth Kenji right into the poor Fallout Boys crushing them instantly with a huge degree of power. McNally: HOLY MACKEREL! Those poor guys! Kenji bounds back out of the corner leaving the two smaller guys literally glued to the turnbuckle in a human paste of violence. Torak and Hitman try to get the jump on Kenji but both of his elbows lunge out behind him catching Hitman in the face but missing Torak causing Kenji to spin around on his heels. Torak’s hands lunge around the throat of Mr. Zakahashi and shocks the world with his next move. McNally: He’s not really going to try to do that is he?!?! Edison: OH MY SCIENCE, HE IS!!! LOOK AT THIS!
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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:38:23 GMT -5
Torak lifts Kenji off his feet by the throat with HUGE masses of strength and he then slams his melon right into Kenji’s sending him stumbling back violently to the ropes as the countdown hits yet again and the arrival of another superstar is imminent. 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1... *KLAXON*“Wow” by Kia Shine hits the audio and out of the curtain is Showtime Ryan Cooper with a luck of great intensity on his face looking slightly cautious about heading into the ring with those three giants but yet still looking intense and ready to fight. His draw is excellent, and he intends to make full use of this opportunity. Philip: Ladies and gentlemen introducing entrant number 24… “SHOWTIME!” RYAN COOOOOPEEEEER!The battle of the giants has been broken up with the arrival of Showtime. Kenji seeing the opportunity to bully a smaller man is straight after Ryan but being fresh in his chances of catching him are slim. Every time Kenji swings to grab the cocky young superstar Ryan dodges and hits him in the mush. Hughes and Zero have got Hitman back in the corner as the most unlikely allies are trying to stop this huge man on nerve’s edge. Thunder Train is taking five while Rena and Red are working on the brutalized Pablo Lopez. Red hits a Cincinatti Swing and as Lopez stumbles to his feet he’s then laid out cold with a Chick Kick courtesy of Rena Matheson. Red & Rena then pick up the Latin Lunatic and using their combined strength toss him over the top rope with ease. Philip: Pablo Lopez has been eliminated!- ELIMINATION - PABLO LOPEZ via RENA and MR. RED Torak has Tim Dwight backed into the corner and is staring him down before he starts to drill him with boots to the gut throwing him to a seated position. With all 3 big men subdued or busy elsewhere, Flamingo and The Revolutionary are sparring taking centre stage with both of them trying to break each other to pieces. On the outside of the ring FSX & Andrew Starr are battering each other in a Head-Slam to the Steps Exchanging contest which has gone about 5 strikes even and they don’t appear to be too fazed yet. Thunder Train is sat in a corner saving what’s left of his dwindling energy and now that the Latin Lunatic is done and dusted Rena immediately chick kicked Red out of nowhere trying to rub him out of the picture. Ryan has done the impossible by downing Kenji Zakahashi with a Spin Kick to the delight of the audience as he crashes to the floor violently and the count-down begins as the next entry beckons… Oblivious to how time is passing, Hughes and Zero, though unlikely allies, are having to work together to try and contain Hitman, who is on something of a charge. As the participants battle it out in the ring the countdown begins as the crowd shout along. 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1... *KLAXON*The crowd look to the entrance ramp in anticipation. After a few moments, the slow, ambient sounds of “Anasasis Xenophontis” by Parkway Drive begin to resonate throughout the arena as the majority of the ACW crowd get on their feet cheering whilst the lights begin flickering red and white. A man dressed in a red hooded jacket and wrestling attire makes his way onto the entrance ramp before flicking his hood off, revealing the already obvious. Scott Andrews is back in ACW. McNally: OH MY GOD! Scoot Andrews is back! And he’s entrant number 25 in the Fallen Heroes Rumble!Scott runs down the ramp, taking in the enormous amounts of cheers from the fans before chucking his jacket on the mats and sliding into the ring. He is met by Red and Rena who stop their squabbling to try and double team the Scarlet Assassin. Rena swings and misses with a spin kick and Scott jumps up with a double front dropkick to both her and Red. FSX is the next on the scene as Scott immediately attempts a kick to the midsection, which is blocked by FSX, but Scott turns it around with the “Reload” (Dragon Whip) knocking the “X” down. After getting up and celebrating he is hit in the back by an old rival; Torak. Thunder Train is out of the corner he was residing in and is beating down a weakened Dwight that Torak has left behind. Andy Starr begins helping Kenji in trying to push Ryan Cooper over the ropes near the turnbuckle, but Cooper holds on with all his might. Flamingo and The Revolutionary are still battling it out in the corner with The Revolutionary unleashing right hands until Flamingo ducks a slightly wonky haymaker and hits The Revolutionary with a low blow before resting in the lower turnbuckle. Zero and Hughes are still trying to lift Hitman over the ropes hitting him with vicious clenched fists. Senator and Taylor are engaged in a lock up as Senator executes a single leg takedown before being dragged away by Thunder Train to help him with Hitman who has recently fended off his previous attackers. Rena has her hands full with FSX but she manages to give him a massive slap to the face which sends the crowd into a cringing frenzy. A fresh Scott Andrews and Tim Dwight are holding off Torak who is starting to show serious signs of fatigue. Andrews hits the monster with multiple middle kicks before bouncing off the middle rope and kicking him in the head with a side kick. Zero has moved on to attack Kenji, allowing Cooper to get off the ropes and take on Andy Starr by himself. Senator and Train are beating down on Hitman before Taylor comes back for more, but Train stops him from getting to Senator. Hitman has his back to the ropes but is able to grab Senator and toss him over. Senator holds on to the ropes and waits for Hitman to sluggishly turn around to discover he hadn’t finished the job. Hitman attempts to grab Senator and push him down but Senator grabs the neck of Hitman in a vicegrip-like chancery, pulling the enormous superstar towards the outside. It looks as though Hitman is about to get out of the grip by grabbing the Senator’s wrists with his large hands and prying them from their position – but just as Hitman seems to be getting out of this predicament, Thunder Train leaves Taylor and clubs Hitman on the back before using his own massive strength, lifting and tossing him over the ropes, allowing his stablemate to re-enter the ring. Phillip: Hitman of the Gods has been eliminated!- ELIMINATION - HITMAN OF THE GODS via THUNDER TRAIN
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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:39:35 GMT -5
The crowd are on their feet as the gargantuan Hitman leaves the arena after being in at #8 in the rumble. He receives a large ovation as the rumble continues. The countdown begins again as the numbers on the Alphatron move in unison to the crowd’s voice. 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1... *KLAXON*Philip: The 26th Entrant…. Shikari!“SHIKARI’S MUSIC” plays across the speakers as Shikari enters the arena alone. His large frame moves down the ramp as the crowd begin booing. He takes no notice as he focuses solely on the ring and those within its ropes. He reaches the ring and strikes the first thing that moves - which happens to be The Revolutionary. The Revolutionary turns and strikes back as the two begin a slug fest in the middle of the ring. The ring is quite congested at this point and Zero escapes the clutches of Kenji as he rolls out of the ring to rest by the ring steps. Kenji follows and rolls out in pursuit. RAF scolds them to get back into the ring, but as Kenji approaches, Zero leaps up off the steps with a flying hurricanrana on the outside. The crowd pop for the move. Flamingo is showing worrying signs of fatigue, having been in since the very start of the match. He holds his own nonetheless as he and Taylor, who has also been in for an exceptionally long amount of time, lock up in the turnbuckle. Taylor tries to lift Flamingo’s legs over the ropes in an attempt to eliminate the ticking time bomb. On the other side of the ring Thunder Train is under attack from Ryan Cooper, Andy Starr and Red surprisingly enough. All three men see the giant superstar as a threat and attempt to triple team him and lift him over the top rope. Flamingo and Taylor have both moved on to different opponents; Flamingo against Torak and Taylor taking on Tim Dwight. The two technical masterminds begin exchanging holds in order to get the advantage. Headlocks turned into Hammerlocks turned into arm wrenches, and so it continues. As both men stand next to the ropes they engage in a test of strength. Taylor seems to drop his underhanded tactics to really prove he deserves to win – the pair are inseperable, until Dwight mistakenly thinks he has the upper hand and lets his guard down which lets Taylor sneak in a low knee hazardously close to his foe’s groin. Dwight bends over, and Taylor hooks up his arms to deliver a piledriver which lays out the head trainer – but in doing so he opens himself up to the Senator, who has been craftily playing possum while watching Taylor’s every move, and comes in to deliver a surprise Partisan Kick. It’s a good job for Taylor that he’s nowhere near the ropes, and he staggers backward, almost falling on his knees. Emotion taking root for a second, the Senator goes for a second strike without due care – only to absolutely nail the unfortunate Dwight instead as Taylor gets out of the way. The Senator isn’t exactly in cahoots with Dwight, but he has a great deal of respect for Textbook, and so it is a painful experience as Taylor rises and coolly (and legitimately) clotheslines a very badly dazed Dwight out over the top before the Senator can do anything to prevent the occurance. Philip: Tim Dwight has been eliminated!- ELIMINATION - ”TEXTBOOK” TIM DWIGHT via JON TAYLOR McNally: Taylor is really cooking up a storm here tonight – how many more eliminations will he be responsible for?Edison: I don’t know, Max, but I think he’d settle for just one, if you get my drift.Indeed, with the match having passed the 50 minute mark, and Taylor having been around for 40 of those minutes, he still has only one main priority – to ruin what could be the Senator’s last major chance at headlining for the World Title. As with so many Rumble-style matches, things are constantly changing, and as Taylor and Senator get up close and personal once again, among the many battles the cameraman picks out a three-way scrap between Rena, Andy Starr and Ryan Cooper. The newcomer is seemingly doing a number on the two ACW originals, and the crowd is massively won over by his talent as he decks Starr with a charming rendition of an enziguri for a bit of variety – but Starr isn’t about to take this lying down, and counters back again by tripping Cooper as he comes near and then slapping on a grounded armbar. Remaining in one place is a risky move – but Cooper looks to be feeling the stress and writhes to get free as the next countdown commences. 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1... *KLAXON*“Ugly” by the Exies hits the speakers, and the Mexican crowd reacts loudly as a bullish figure pushes through the entry curtain, flexing his muscles. Philip: In at #27… Jason Freeman!
Freeman hurries down to the ring; his entry rings alarm bells in many of the assembled minds within, since this means that there is a full-strength Senatorial presence (and with Scott Andrews there too, the threat is even greater than many had anticipated). All is not rosy in the Senatorial garden, however, as Thunder Train and Freeman exchange less than friendly glances. A look from the Senator himself keeps a lid on things, and so Freeman decides to ignore his rival for now; his strategy is to seek out the weakest of the competitors, and he decides that he has a chance at a big “scalp” as he spies Adrian Flamingo keeping a low profile, scouting himself for any elimination opportunities.
Fresh as a daisy, Freeman represents a major headache for Flamingo – but the ticking time bomb is not reticent, and actually wins the struggle when the pair tie up. Lurching close to the ropes, Freeman almost takes a very early bath, only saving himself by clinging on to the ropes and kicking Flamingo backward away from him. Flamingo staggers, and Freeman follows up with a running bicycle kick off the ropes. Dodging, Flamingo hooks an arm as Freeman passes, altering his trajectory and flinging him aside; Ryan Cooper is unfortunate enough to be in the way and the pair crash down to the mat. They are then landed on by Jay Zero, who is more than happy to splatter Cooper when he’s down; both Cooper and Freeman are furious, and Jay finds himself with the pair of them to try and deal with, taking a powerful cross armbreaker from Cooper for starters.
Edison: Showtime is really impressing me in this match, Max. He brings amazing energy, I think he could go the whole way!
McNally: There is absolutely no denying his class, I’ll give him that. But he’s still rather cocky for my tastes, and there are egos in there even bigger than his which will take some beating down.
While this is going on, The Revolutionary and Torak have found one another, and even in the midst of a crowded ring their exchange of blows grabs the attention. Torak tries to lift and slam his opponent, the desire for destruction evident in every move he makes; but The Revoutionary, seemingly unreadable under his own mask, breaks free and knees the beast in the gut, not afraid to get close. When Torak attempts to grab him, his foe has already sidestepped.
McNally: You know, I have the strangest feeling that The Revolutionary has more than a little past knowledge of Torak’s strengths and weaknesses. Darn it, who can it be under there?
Edison: I don’t know, but I have a feeling that, even if we could see their face, we still wouldn’t really know them….
It’s quite the square dance in the ring, and indeed outside of it where Mr. Red and Scott Andrews are crash-testing the audience barriers with one another’s bodies (much to the crowd’s approval) as the next entrant’s arrival is heralded by the familiar countdown.
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There is a slight pause, and then “Almost Easy” by Avenged Sevenfold plays.
Philip: Entrant #28…“Franchise” Trent Goodwin!
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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:41:17 GMT -5
The crowd (or at least the smark contingent) is somewhat surprised to see The Franchise take the stage; but such is the complexity in setting up the Rumble match that all the contracts signed include a “no drop-out” clause except in the case of exceptional circumstances. Thus it is that Trent Goodwin makes what is almost certainly his last official appearance in an ACW ring… but if anyone was expecting an under-par performance, they’re very wrong. Grabbing the match by the scruff of the neck, Franchise gets into the ring and straight into a tussle with Jonny Hughes, the pair sweeping back and forth across the ring and trading an impressive series of blows. As things settle down, though, it becomes clear that one fight is now most definitely taking centre stage. Rena Matheson and Ryan Cooper have found one another amidst the chaos, and Cooper wants to find out if the Diva Extraordinare is everything he’s been led to believe. The answer is a resounding yes; Cooper doesn’t pull a single punch, and drives Rena toward the ropes – but Rena’s passion is a thing of fierce beauty, and she levels Showtime with a huge dropkick to the chest, rolling neatly back to her feet. If Cooper wants the spotlight, he’ll have to earn it the hard way. The two superstars are locked together in combat for nearly 90 seconds without pausing once; strikes are landed, blocked, parried; Showtime thinks he’s got things sewn up with a storming rendition of the KTFO (Cartwheel into Shining Wizard) while Rena is stuck in one corner, but as he gets close, Rena shifts from her slumped position and rolls out underneath the bottom rope, nipping around to one side and getting up on the apron on the other side of the corner. Now Rena has a clear advantage – even if she falls off of the turnbuckle, she won’t be eliminated, and she blocks a punch from Cooper before grabbing his head and banging it against the turnbuckle. The buckle is padded, but even so Cooper is momentarily dazed; still holding him, Rena jumps backward off of the apron, using gravity to secure an elimination – Or so she thinks, for Cooper grabs the ropes and somehow prevents himself from being tipped over; he snakes an arm under Rena’s own armpit and with a huge effort pulls the now kicking and shrieking Rena back up on to the apron. Rena has to put her feet back up on it, and the moment she is stable, Ryan hooks her other arm – and performs a mighty suplex in the corner so that Rena passes back over the first set of ropes, thus re-entering the ring, and is then suplexed back over the opposite side of the corner. It’s a long way down, and the swing makes Rena too disorientated to try and save herself; it’s a good job there are no stairs to injure her as she falls back-first to the outside. Philip: Rena Matheson has been eliminated!- ELIMINATION - RENA via “SHOWTIME” RYAN COOPER The crowd pops massively for this virtuouso display; Rena yells angrily, but the crowd still cheers for the supreme Diva as she huffs her way in her own inimitable style back up the ramp, strutting her stuff in classic fashion. All that drama has taken it out of Showtime, but he can’t afford to rest – all the time he’s been battling Rena, another has been awaiting his chance, and now Kenji Zakahashi stalks his far smaller opponent. Cooper becomes aware of a shadow and tries to get out of the way – but Kenji closes in, and executes a big boot which knocks Cooper to the mat. Franchise fancies his chances, but Kenji spots him and hits a crushing spinebuster; puffed up and feeling unbeatable, Kenji taunts his foes… 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1... *KLAXON*“The End has come” by Ben Moody blasts into the arena; there is confusion for a few moments, and then an enormous surge of cheering as a true ACW original walks out, looking fit and spoiling for a fight. Philip: Ladies and Gentlemen, entering at #29…. “The Ace of Spades”, Jonny Spade!Spade is already speeding up as he moves toward the ring, extending his hand to the mass of people at the sides of the walkway who are crowding to try and get a better view. Kenji has his back to the ramp, but turns and gives Jonny a disdainful look – one which Spade is most certainly not going to ignore. The urge to cement his reputation is strong, and Kenji is on top of Spade the moment he’s in the ring. All eyes are on them as they trade strikes; Kenji’s blows are powerful, and he outweighs Spade – but Jonny is on an adrenaline high after a long time away from an ACW ring, and he shrugs them off before retaliating with an elbow strike which is almost too fast to see. Kenji’s world spins, and the taller man is put off-balance; gathering all his energy, Jonny clasps his opponent by the throat, and with a roar which grabs everyone’s attention, hurls Zakahashi clean over the top and out of the match. Philip: Kenji Zakahashi has been eliminated!- ELIMINATION - KENJI ZAKAHASHI via JONNY SPADE Zakahashi looks utterly, utterly stunned, then absolutely livid. He curses and gets one foot up to the apron, but RAF is on the case and herds him away – in any case, Spade has found his fellow long-timer Andrew Starr, and the pair are renewing their rivalry, each keen to claim the other’s elimination for their own credit.
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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:42:04 GMT -5
It’s nearly an hour since the match began, and for certain people – Flamingo, Taylor, Thunder Train and FSX in particular – the strain is now starting to show. All four are trying to stay out of major fights – in fact a casual viewer might think that FSX and Taylor are going at it, but the better-informed crowd can tell that the pair are being somewhat “gentle” with one another. This clearly irks the Senator, who has got his hands full with The Revolutionary (and there’s something more than a little familiar about those strikes, not that the Senator has time to reflect on that now.)
A movement of green and black to one side gives the Senator a rather sneaky idea; putting the Revolutionary down for a few seconds near the centre of the ring with the Liberalizer (Full Nelson Faceplant), the Senator turns his attention to the Hulking figure just a few feet to his left. Conveniently, Jason Freeman looks as if he could do with a breather from handling Torak, who has been pursuing the much lighter wrestler around for the past couple of minutes, and the Senator steps in between them, smacking Torak with a trademark chop.
The whack is audible; Torak looks at his chest, then at the Senator’s arm. Senator rolls his eyes, and does it again in an attempt to get his point across.
*CHOP!*
*CHOP!*
*CHOP!*
The thick-skinned beast still doesn’t react; getting fed up, the Senator suddenly breaks out a lunging roundhouse, belting Torak in the side of the head. THAT works, and the Senator narrowly avoids being grabbed before dashing across the ring with Torak now in hot pursuit. Breathing heavily, the Senator drops into a baseball slide, passing directly between FSX and Taylor, who are still fighting; Taylor thinks Senator has screwed up and taunts his heated rival, but as a result does not see Torak coming at them like a lorry with no brakes.
FSX has to jump over the ropes to the outside, and lands on the apron; Taylor gets smacked over the top by the flailing Torak, and just barely manages to grab on to the ropes. But before he can recover, the Senator springs his trap; he grasp Taylor’s feet, and tries with all his might to pull Taylor clear of the ring.
McNally: Oh my! Taylor’s tenure in this match looks extremely shaky!
Edison: The Ultimate Competitor’s on his way out, his grip is going – OHHHHH!
Taylor’s hold does fail – and the second it does, FSX rushes up and grabs Taylor’s wrists, leaving him suspended in the air between his stablemate and his nemesis. A furious tug-of-war breaks out; the Senator is stronger, but FSX begins to retreat through the ropes and uses these to help him resist the pressure.
Edison: They’re going to split Taylor in half, surely – OH SHIT, Look out you three!
Torak is out of the ring, and he charges at the Senator with hatred burning in those eyes. The crowd almost can’t look; the Senator is torn, but his desire to get rid of Taylor is all-consuming, and with a huge heave he rips him from FSX’s grip-
Taylor has only a split second to react; wildly, he grabs out for anything that can save him – and finds the most unlikely rescue ever in the form of Torak’s thick neck. The Senator’s own grip loosens as he thinks he’s victorious, and on instinct, Taylor scrambles on to Torak’s back. Even the Senator is stunned as Taylor ends up “riding” his bemused and increasingly angry opponent.
McNally: No one told me we were having a rodeo!
Now truly rampaging, Torak gallops around the ring, trying to shake his passenger off. Taylor’s feet haven’t touched the floor, but he’s in real danger, and one move from Torak could do him permanent damage. Realising he’s got to do something, Taylor actually has the perfect solution to hand… and he slaps on the Triangle of Perfection!
Edison: Wow! Look at this… Torak’s slowing right down!
Indeed he is. The crowd watches, genuinely amazed by the pressure which Taylor is able to exert, and Torak begins to stagger. Seeing this, the Senator takes aim, and rushes forward; Taylor waits until the last second, and then grabs on to the turnbuckle, pulling himself clear on to the apron. He dives back into the ring looking drained as the Senator tackles Torak against the crash barrier; this finally gives everyone a bit of respite from Torak’s attentions, and the crowd whoops and cheers as the Senator picks himself up and rolls back into the ring to continue where he left off.
After all that excitement, a lull threatens, but is stillborn as the familiar countdown begins for its farewell performance.
10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...
*KLAXON*
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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:43:32 GMT -5
Spot #30 – possibly one of the most coveted opportunities in all of wrestling, and this year the music which heralds this blessed position is “Money Talks” by AC/DC. There is a mixed reaction from the fans… Philip: And our final entrant, at #30 – Alex Richmond!Richmond does indeed look like the cat who got the cream as he strolls out – he’s in no particular hurry, for every additional blow which his foes inflict on one another can only be to his benefit. As the fans mutter and muse on whether money did indeed talk for Richmond, there is a palpable change in the atmosphere – now, it’s down to business. And that suits the consummate businessman Richmond down to the ground. We are now just over one hour into this genuinely epic Rumble, and things are only looking to get more frenetic still. In the battle of the big men, Torak has recovered and is showing Shikari how it’s done. Though the action wages on inside the ring, outside we have a battle exploding between Jay Zero and Scott Andrews. Freeman is on the outside as well, but not on his own accord as he was thrown out just seconds ago. In the center of the ring the newcomer Franchise is trying to make a name for himself by engaging in close combat with the ACW legend Senator while both FSX and Taylor watch on, waiting to pick the losers bones clean like a pair of vultures. The fans are appreciating the efforts of Jonny Spade, who is on a tear and decides to test his luck against Jonny Hughes in the battle of the Jonny’s! In another corner of the ring, Flamingo is doing all he can to toss Mr. Red out, but Mr. Red is hanging on like super glue. Meanwhile, Showtime is proving that he is just that as he schools Andrew Starr and the Revolutionary shows he fears no size as he approaches the Thunder Train for a fight! Mr. “Number 30" himself Alex Richmond waits patiently on one knee near the ropes, deciding whom to target. The various battles continue with the camera cutting here and there to give a good sense of what’s going on, and though the action is hot everywhere you look, everything comes to a screeching halt the moment the competitors hear the countdown clock sound off once again! 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1... *KLAXON*Philip: Wait, what?......“Funky Town” by Lipps Inc. plays over the sound system. Maxwell McNally: Did I just hear right? Number 31?“Fast” Eddie Edison: Hellllllllllllllllo Buddy!Not only are our interviewers stunned at this revelation, but everyone else with a pair of eyes! Buddy Siano comes strutting his way down to the ring, swinging his hips in directions they were never meant to go in. In the ring, all the action comes to a complete stop as everyone is stunned at a 31st entrant, . Ready to show he can play with the “big boys,” Siano takes off running full speed to the ring and leaps up onto its apron. Stepping inside through the top and middle ropes, his feet touch down much to the ire of Alex Richmond! Being the 30th draw always translates into press, and in one swoop, this Buddy Siano, this “interloper” if you will, has just stolen Alex’s moment! That said, before Buddy can strut his stuff, Alex Richmond rush him, grabs him by his neck and tights and sends him flying back out of the ring with tremendous force! “Fast” Eddie Edison: Gooooooooodbye Buddy! Philip: Buddy Siano has been eliminated!- ELIMINATION - BUDDY SIANO via ALEX RICHMOND Buddy lands awkwardly on his head and is knocked unconscious as a result. Sadly for our friend Buddy, he will lay there without concern until he is able to pull himself up on his own accord for the referees are too busy focusing on those who have entered Fallen Heroes legitimately! Now that the “show is over,” the action is back on! The massive beast of a man Torak continues his rampage through the ACW roster and sets his sights on a new target: ANDREW STARR! Turning away from Shikari, Torak lunges onto Starr and drives a double axe handle right into the small of his neck! Upon seeing this, Cooper has no problems handing Starr to the big man and walks away. Upon impact, Andrew instantly folds and drops the canvas and is now easy pickings! However, Torak is not content with a simple elimination; oh no. Instead, he begins to rain boots down onto Starr, possibly wishing to cripple him! Boot after boot goes into Starr’s body, and after the “meat is tenderized,” sort of speak, Torak reaches down and grabs Andrew Starr by his long locks and presses him above his head with ease! Maxwell McNally: What a BRUTAL attack! He is tossing Andrew Starr around like he weighed nothing! “Fast” Eddie Edison: Look’s like we are going to see a falling Starr, Maxwell!
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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:44:26 GMT -5
Torak makes his way toward the ropes, Starr still hanging overhead. He reaches one of the rings corner, and with a smirk he sets his sight on the metal ring steps. The moment everyone catches onto his thought process, the entire arena goes silent in fear! Maxwell McNally: He’s not going to .... ? “Fast” Eddie Edison: No! You can’t! Torak ... NO! Oh but he is. Planning to IMPALE Starr on the ring steps, Torak is just moments away from doing the deed. However, from afar, Starr’s old teammate Jay Zero sees what is transpiring and goes into action! Railing Andrews with a big right hand cross, Jay Zero slides underneath the bottom rope and heads off in Torak’s direction and swats him away from the defenseless Starr with a dropkick! The blast causes Torak to drop Starr, which was Zero’s intent. However, his success comes at a price. After freeing Starr, Torak now has a new plaything - HIM! Zero: How about you pick on someone your own size? [/color] Jay Zero turns and points at Adrian Flamingo. Flamingo responds with a look of “WTF.” Zero: Like him![/color] Unfortunately for Jay, Torak isn’t going to play and instead nails him with a massive kick to the head! Stunned, Torak has no problems whatsoever lifting Zero up onto his shoulders for the TO-RAK! Dropping down with a neckbreaker! Zero is crushed in half! Still wanting more blood, Torak lifts Zero up off the canvas and nails him with a HERETIC FORK! The uppercut drives Zero into the corner and busts his lip! If thing’s couldn’t get worse for Jay, Torak want’s to give him a hug .... a BEARHUG NAMED THE IRON MAIDEN! Slapping his arms around Zero, every chance he has to win Fallen Heroes lessens with every tug! “Fast” Eddie Edison: Zero is being DECIMATED in there! Maxwell McNally: The question of the moment is who on EARTH is going to stop Torak? He has shown no weaknesses thus far and is just demolishing everyone within his sights! As Zero struggles to breathe, Andrew Starr rises from the canvas after dealing with Torak first hand. Though the Entourage may be no more, the bonds it created are very much intact. Not able to tolerate seeing his friend Jay Zero in pain any longer, he launches into action, but not without the help of another former comrade! Andrew Starr: Richmond![/color] He commands his attention. Pulling away from his struggle, Alex looks at Starr and responds - Alex Richmond: Yeah?Andrew Starr: I need a lift![/color] Seeing that this situation goes beyond petty rivalries, Richmond nods and takes two knees. Yelling Torak’s name, Starr garners his attention causing him to do what he had hoped, and that’s release Zero. The moment he does, Starr takes off running and leaps off of Richmond’s back! There, he catapults himself up and upwards as he zooms off in Torak’s direction. Now midair, Starr leans back and kicks his feet out and nails Torak right in the head with a dropkick! The impact causes Torak to fall backwards over the ropes down to the floor. - ELIMINATION - TORAK via ANDREW STARR Sadly for Starr, upon freeing the ring of Torak’s menace, he too will experience his fate. Unable to control himself after leaping into the air. Starr goes sailing over the top rope as well and lands right next to Torak. - ELIMINATION - ANDREW STARR via HIMSELF Philip: Both Torak and Andrew Starr has been eliminated!Upon seeing this, the crowd rises to their feet and applauds Starr’s and Torak’s efforts. Torak rises and immediately the cheering ceases. Expecting him to dish out some frustration, the crowd is taken aback as they see him turn around and head to the back without incident. Truth be told, he might not have won, but Torak was satisfied with the blood he spilled today. Back in the ring, Jay Zero looks over the ropes and gives Andrew Starr a thank you “thumbs up.” Starr returns the favor, and the crowd cheers this goodwill moment! “Fast” Eddie Edison: Well you asked who was going to stop Torak, Max. You got your answer. Maxwell McNally: In the history of this event, I have not seen such an impressive run as that. The name Torak is truly one to be feared!
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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:45:36 GMT -5
With two more gone, 16 remain! While some are playing it safe and avoiding contact, such as Freeman, Andrews, FSX & Taylor, some heated confrontations are still raging! Try as he might, Red is still giving Flamingo fits, Cooper and Shikari are now going at it and the Franchise is still trading blows with the Senator. Meanwhile Jonny Spade and Jonny Hughes are still fighting to determine ACW’s best “Jonny” and The Revolutionary is still trying to derail the train. Deciding he has stood back long enough, FSX leaps into the action. Seeing the much bigger Shikari as a threat and struggling with his stable mate, FSX clubs away on him driving him away from Cooper. Needing a rest, Cooper falls back and cheers X on. They say the bigger they are, the harder they fall and that’s exactly FSX’s game plan. Dropping down onto his knees, he headbutt’s those of Shikari causing him to drop down to the canvas! The ensuing thud shakes the ring and grabs the attention of all the other competitors. However, before X can capitalize, Shikari reaches out and grabs him around the neck! As Shikari rises, he takes X up with him and soon X is hanging midair in a choke slam! With one more lift, X is sent back down hard and Shikari takes control, or does he! Using his ring smarts, FSX rolls to the ring ropes before pulling himself back up! Latching onto him, he was hoping the much inexperienced Shikari would do what he does, and that’s rush him! Shikari extends his hand out for a clothesline while X ducks down and pulls the top rope down with him. The result? Shikari goes flying over the top rope and crash lands on the floor below! Philip: Shikari has been eliminated! - ELIMINATION - SHIKARI via FALLEN SOULS FSX turns his head and watches a very upset Shikari rise and scream obscenities in his direction. Of course, this draws amusement out of FSX who can only blow him a kiss goodbye as the referees walk him to the back. Meanwhile, Andrews and Freeman have been directed back into the ring long ago and have erupted into two separate brawls. Scott Andrews Vs. Jonny Spade & Freeman Vs. Taylor. Upon leaving X’s side, Showtime has fallen back into another battle with Jay Zero, who he has the upper hand against after Torak’s brutal attack on Jay. The Senator and Franchise are still going at it, but Phillips is now schooling the newcomer with ease. Richmond and Hughes have no problems rekindling their hate, the Revolutionary now has the upper hand on Thunder Train and Flamingo is still working over Red. The main focus of the match now is Jonny Hughes and Alex Richmond, who have now becomes Scott Andrews’ struggle with Spade! It’s been quite sometime since we have seen Andrews display his worth, and let me tell you something folks, he’s still worth every penny. The same could be said for Jonny Spade, who while dabbling in the Fallout ranks has not missed a step. Together these two become the centerpiece of Fallen Heroes as they clash back and forth! Spade nails Andrews with a massive right hand hook that drives him back to the ropes! However, the vet knows well NOT to charge Andrews and instead waits for him to come to him! Andrews bounces off the ropes and comes shooting forth with a clothesline! Spade ducks, and the counters with a big time S-DROP 3! Andrews’ back gets sent crashing into Spades knee and he cries out in agnony upon impact! Be that as it may, Scott Andrews is not a man to just lie down and take it! Rolling to his feet and ignoring the pain, he gives Spade a taste of his own medicine! Staggering Spade with a chin crusher, he grabs the man from G-G-G-G-G-G-UNIT and greets him with his OWN knee with the REASSURING THE KILL, MK 1! “Fast” Eddie Edison: What is this, the battle of the back breakers?! Maxwell McNally: Not sure about that, but I can tell you that right now we are watching two of the all time greats going at it inside that ring, and what a treat it is! It takes a moment for both Jonny Spade and Scott Andrews to collect themselves so they can “dance” again. Meanwhile. The Franchise and the Senator takes a most interesting turn! Having made a brief comeback, The Franchise places the Senator up on the top turnbuckle, facing the crowd! However, before he can capitalize on this placement, Jon Taylor leaves his grapple with Freeman, comes barreling in and shoves Trent out of the way! Two steps upwards and Taylor locks the Senator for a big top rope back body drop! Seconds before Taylor can pull it off, the Franchise spots him and then lifts himself upwards onto the turnbuckle! The ensuing result is a complete train wreck as both Taylor and the Senator go flying back to the mat, while the Franchise hops up to the top and leaps back with a double stop on BOTH men to complete the DOUBLE FRANCHISER! Maxwell McNally: I’ve never seen anything like that before! “Fast” Eddie Edison: And you most likely won’t again! [/color] With both the Senator and Taylor down, Freeman and the Franchise pick away at them like vultures. Back in the center of the ring Johnny Spade and Scott Andrews have picked themselves up and are going at it once again! Whipping Scott into the ropes, Spade holds his position in the center of the ring and waits for Andrews to bounce back! The moment he does, Spade bends down and places him in a Fireman’s Carry and whisks him off his feet! From there, Andrews’ back goes flying into Spades knee for a S-DROP #2! Will this be enough to send Andrews over the ropes? Spade isn’t going to make an attempt to find out and instead rips Andrews to his feet and puts him in a Half Nelson. You Jonny Spade fanatics know what’s coming next! If you guess DRAGON FLY time, you guessed correctly! Comboing with the kneel driver, Spade knows there is no way whatsoever Andrews is getting back into this one. As he prepares to throw him out, the unexpected happens! From afar, FSX sees Spade’s back wide open and takes the shot. Rushing him and leaping onto his body, X drives Spade down for a lungblower and instantly kills his chances for Andrew’s elimination! For the next minute or two both Andrews and Spade lay prone on the mat, luckily both are being ignored by the battles that rage on around them. Slowly but surely both men begin to rise. Having sustained less damage thus far, Spade is easily on his feet first and with a handful of Andrew’s hair, picks up where he left off! He begins to thrust Scott towards the ropes, but suddenly Scott puts on the breaks and blasts Spade out of nowhere with the HEADSHOT! If it wasn’t for Jonny’s neck his head would be in the 5th row by now! As Spade sinks to the mat, Andrews clutches onto him and sends him flying over the top rope to the floor below! Philip: Jonny Spade has been eliminated! - ELIMINATION - JONNY SPADE via SCOTT ANDREWS For the next few minutes Jonny Spade lays unconscious on the floor. Though he did not win, his efforts to entertain were most successful and he realizes this the moment he comes around and rises to his feet. The crowd all stands and applauds him, and even Scott Andrews can’t help but thank Spade for a battle he’ll always remember.
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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:46:31 GMT -5
After the Double Franchiser, Trent has been managing Steve Phillips with easy and in fact has him dangling over the ropes this very minute! Now while things may appear to be going in Trent’s favor, remember one thing: the Franchise is NO Steve Phillips. With a veteran like escape that has Phillips flipping over the ropes, sliding underneath the bottom one and back into the ring, the tables are instantly turned, or are they? With a vicious stomp to Phillip’s mouth, the Franchise has Steve at his mercy yet again. Another factor one must consider here is while the Franchise has no friendship bonds in this match, the Senator most definitely does and he is about to call upon them. Across the ring Jonny Hughes sees the Senator’s struggles with the Franchise. With a staggering SHOWPIECE to Alex Richmond, Hughes frees himself so that he can come to Phillip’s rescue. Attacking Trent from behind with a clubbing forearm, Hughes succeeds in commanding Trent’s attention. Being the much fresher man, Trent attacks Hughes with a series of kicks to the mid section that drive Jonny to the ropes. As his back rests upon them, the Franchise sees another elimination in sight and steps forth to cash in on it. As he does, he drops his guard and that is going to cost him! Hughes latches his legs around and puts him in some head scissors! With a yank towards himself, the Franchise goes sailing over the top rope and down to the floor below! Philip: The Franchise has been eliminated! - ELIMINATION - THE FRANCHISE via JONNY HUGHES Hughes drops down off the ropes and begins to help the Senator to his feet. Meanwhile, the Franchise slaps the padded concrete in anger over his mistake. The more winded Hughes certainly could have been eliminated by him, he just overstretched himself and make a critical mistake. With a look of disappointment, Trent returns to the back without fanfare. Returning the to the ring, the action is currently as follows: Zero clings to dear life against Showtime, Freeman and Taylor are still waging war and Richmond charges Hughes to continue where things left off. Red, Flamingo and FSX are in a three way squabble, Phillips takes a breather in the corner of the ring and the Train is nearly over the ropes at the hands of Scott Andrews. Just as it appears that Andrews is going to tip him over and out, he is attacked by the Revolutionary and a new battle erupts! This one takes the spotlight: the Revolutionary Vs. Scott Andrews! The Revolutionary. Who *IS* he? Well, the audience may not know his true identity, but they are certain of one aspect of him, and that’s the fact the man is a force to be reckoned with inside the ring! Tonight he has clearly held his own and now he will be given a chance to put himself to the test as he stands toe to toe against the legendary Scott Andrews! Putting Scott in a headlock, the Revolutionary cranks down on it and takes off running for a bulldog! Scott, however, has other plans. Putting on the breaks, he lifts the Revolutionary up and back with a massive back body drop! Rev bounces right off the mat and Scott combos with a clothesline! One pick up later, Scott sends the Revolutionary into the ropes where he bounces off of them and returns! Andrews leaps up for a knee blast but Rev side steps and jolts him with one of his own! Watching Scott cascade backwards, the Revolutionary’s mask may not be the only part of him smiling. From afar, Senator Steve Phillips watches the battle transpire and takes much interest in both combatants. Deep inside he remembers Andrew’s Senatorial Stable days and is ready to pay him back in full when the time comes. Until then, Andrews is holding his own as he drops the Revolutionary with a leg sweep! Leaping upwards, Scott drops a huge elbow drop on Rev’s head, almost KO’ing him with one blow! Still conscious, the Revolutionary rolls to the ropes for some space and gets himself vertical! Seeing Andrew’s running in, Rev lowers himself and watches on in amusement as Andrews sails over the top of him. One European uppercut later, Andrews is sent sailing over the top but manages to clutch the top rope before dropping to the floor. As he hangs there in peril, the Senator leaps into action and takes Rev down with a shoulder block before he can seal the deal with Andrews! Hand extended, Phillips yanks Andrews back into the ring causing the Stable fans to pop loudly! “Fast” Eddie Edison: Just like old times, huh Max? Maxwell McNally: Indeed! With the Senator and Andrews reunited, they turn their attention to Mr. Fawkes. Lifting him from the canvas, they hook him and return him to his back with a big time back body drop! The Revolutionary has no time to recover as he is lifted upwards onto his feet. As he hangs there, it appears that Andrews/Senator may be setting him up for a DOUBLE PARTISAN/HEADSHOT KICK! Needless to say this would be one of the most devastating moves ever delivering inside the ring, and luckily for Rev, Jon Taylor knocks the Senator out of the picture before this can happen! Maxwell McNally:Jon Taylor continues to PLAGUE Senator Steve Phillips throughout this match up! Now left on his lonesome, Scott Andrews continues the attack and hopes for the best! Latching onto Scott, he clutches him and then brings him back down across his knee for an inverted atomic drop! Rev bounces off of his knee and hops up and down in pain the moment he lands. Sensing death, Andrews charges with a good old fashion lariat! They say no one is smarter than the Revolutionary; this may be true. Feeling the charge, Rev side steps and then latches onto Andrew’s head. With much force he pushes him, and with the combined momentums, Andrews sails over the top rope and his run tonight has come at an end. Philip: Scott Andrews has been eliminated! - ELIMINATION - SCOTT ANDREWS via THE REVOLUTIONARY The moment he regains his bearings, Andrews pushes the ring steps over in disgust. He went far, but not far enough in his mind. Not concerned about his placing, the fans applaud his return as a way to thank him for making their nights memorable. Before leaving, he turns his attention back towards the ring and thinks for a moment about returning inside. Thanks to the efforts of the officiating team, he decides otherwise and leaves the ringside area.
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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:47:21 GMT -5
Returning to the ring, the action is as follows: Flamingo, FSX and Red are still mixing it up, the Showtime/Zero conflict is at a standstill, Senator and Jon Taylor fight for supremacy and the Revolutionary decides to take a brief rest. A new battle erupts between Jason Freeman and the Thunder Train and the focus of the match switches to a conflict that has been raging for quite some time now: Alex Richmond Vs. Jonny Hughes! Make no mistake, there is absolutely pretty about this exchange. Though both men are most excellent grapplers, that is all pushed aside for some good old fashion blunt force! Hammering away on each other, Richmond gains the upper hand with his strength! The moment Hughes is stunned, Richmond latches onto him and lifts him up with a DOUBLE LEG LIFT SPINEBUSTER! Hughes gets the wind knocked out of him and is pulled to his feet with a handful of hair! Hoping for a quick elimination, Richmond tosses Hughes onto the ropes and comes in cautiously. Before he can make a move, Hughes returns fire with a massive right hook that gives Alex’s jaw a not so pleasant vibration! Checking to make sure his teeth are all there, Richmond becomes relieved when he takes notices of none missing. One good deed deserves another, and Alex lifts his big boot up and nails Hughes right in the chest with it! Hughes goes flying onto the ropes yet again, and this time he won’t have time to come up with an escape! Richmond throws his entire body onto him and as the two are intertwined with their hate, they both go stumbling over the top rope, marking the end of both their runs! Philip: Both Jonny Hughes & Alex Richmond have been eliminated! - ELIMINATION - JONNY HUGHES via ALEX RICHMOND - ELIMINATION - ALEX RICHMOND via JONNY HUGHES Though both men have been eliminated, one would think otherwise as their battle wages on. Grabbing Richmond by the back of his neck, Jonny Hughes throws him straight into the barricade that surrounds the ringside area! A huge metal thud echoes throughout the arena and Hughes goes in for the kill. However, before he can get there he is cut off by Joey Reynolds and RAF! Though Hughes almost makes it past those two, the combined efforts from the rest of the officiating crew finally cause him to abandon his efforts. Today’s battle is over, but as far as both Richmond and Hughes are concerned, the war has just begun. Hughes returns to the back followed shortly by Richmond, who is still holding his head in pain after getting up close and personal with the ring steps. Back in the ring, everything is shaking down like this: Jason Freeman grapples with Thunder Train, Jon Taylor and Adrian Flamingo are scrapping back and forth, the Senator and the Revolutionary battle it out and the Mr. Red has FSX dangling on the ropes. The focus of the match now switches to a mini-match that has been brewing for quite some time now, Jay Zero Vs. “Showtime” Ryan Cooper. Earlier in this match up, Jay Zero got mauled by the beast Torak. Though he has greatly injured, he has been able to fight through the pain and give Showtime a run for his money. Speaking of Showtime, Cooper has definitely impressed the crowd tonight and is proving with each passing day he can make it all the way to the top of ACW. Over in the far corner of the ring these two wage war. Trading blows, Showtime finally has enough and grabs Zero by his head and trades places with him. Now in the corner, Zero gets pummeled by a series of big boots to his mid section. Making matters worse for Zero, Cooper is hitting all the same areas that Torak softened up and Jay is feeling his strikes tenfold. Finally, the pain overwhelms him and Jay folds much to the delight of Showtime. Now with Zero at his mercy, he has a free shot and he is going to make the most of it. Lifting Jay onto his feet, Showtime puts him in a DRAGON SUPLEX! Zero lands hard and Cooper sees another opportunity come his way! Going for the KTFO, Cooper hits the ropes, but as he does so, completely ignores the fact that Adrian Flamingo is in his way. Instead of bouncing off his intended target, Showtime crashes right into Flamingo who is none to pleased about this! Maxwell McNally: If there was ever a guy you don’t want to run into, Flamingo is that guy. “Fast” Eddie Edison: My danger meter is registering MUCH danger! Showtime shrugs his shoulders as if he was saying sorry, and with that, he turns his back on Flamingo and goes after Zero once more. Feeling disrespected, Flamingo hits the ropes and comes at Cooper with a modified A.D.H.KNEE to the small of his back! Cooper goes crashing down into the canvas, and in just a matter of a few seconds, the tables have been turned! Jay Zero makes it to his feet and picks Cooper up by his hair. Now vertical, Zero leaps up onto Cooper with a FLYING HURRICANERANA, and slingshots him right over the top rope to the floor below! Just like that, the show is over, but let me tell you, it sure was a hell of a program. Philip: “Showtime” Ryan Cooper has been eliminated! - ELIMINATION - “SHOWTIME” RYAN COOPER via JAY ZERO The instant Cooper lands he pops back up in anger! Slamming his hands into the canvas, he looks up at Zero with a look of discontent! It takes a while to convince him to give up his efforts, but he does so without incident. In fact, he receives an ovation from the capacity crowd, much to his own surprise. No matter what one’s demeanor is, if you impress the ACW faithful in this match up, they are going to let you know it.
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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:48:16 GMT -5
Feeling relieved, Zero collapses onto the mat and takes a rest, or so he thought. Wanting to say hi to an old friend, Thunder Train yanks him to his feet with a handful of hair and lays into him with a massive right hand! Zero goes staggering into the corner, and in comes the Train for a COAL BURNER! However, Zero moves at the last second and the Train goes off the tracks (well, his shoulder anyway)! Though Zero is a favorite in his own right, the crowd cheers T-Train on and it’s evident as he crawls out of the corner that this “Train” has a lot more steam in him. Over in the far corner of the ring, Steve Phillips cranks the Revolutionary with a stiff right hand that almost takes off his mask. After some minor readjusting, The Revolutionary responds with a knee life to the Senator’s gut. ADRIAN FLAMINGO! What more can be said about him? Having entered in at number 2, he continues to battle on! The man he is fighting is so slouch either, for he entered in two spots later at number five, Jon Taylor! In ANY rumble, its not odd to see the main weapon of choice be strikes and the same can be said for this one. Trying to both conserve their energy, Flamingo and Taylor just chop away at one another, taking brief pauses in between. The final three competitors, Mr. Red, FSX and Jason Freeman, are now engaged in a game of cat and mouse and with that, they become our primary focus! Red reaches out for FSX but misses him, as Fallen hits the canvas and rolls to the outside, much to the dismay of our officiating team. Red approaches the ropes and calls for FSX to come back inside, but little does he know that Jason Freeman is quietly approaching from behind... While The Revolutionary attempts to lift the Senator over the top rope, the crowd seems more interested in Thunder Train’s situation, following Zero’s onslaught, the Train demonstrates his ever-present hunger for victory by clenching a fist, and pounding the mat. Meanwhile, on the outside, FSX ducks behind Phillip Jones, pointing to an angry Mr. Red, who’s still shouting at him from in the ring. Behind Red, though, a crouching Jason Freeman lines himself up for a surprise elimination…but before he can make his move, Red manages to turn around at the last second. Freeman freezes up, as Red waggles his finger, and instead, Jason Freeman finds himself knocked to the mat with a lariat by Train. Edison: Lariatooo! While the two Stable members clash, Senator Phillips seems to be in dire straits, hanging onto the middle rope while Revolutionary kicks away, unable to dislodge the stubborn veteran for the moment. FSX slips back into the ring, with Red gone, and passes a strangely nonchalant Adrian Flamingo, who’s seen leaning up against a corner, watching the proceedings with an outward disinterest. Jon Taylor, seeing his rival occupied, tries to catch Jay Zero, as he gets back into the ring, but his punch is caught, and Zero sunset flips his way back in. McNally: What’s going on here, Jay Zero appears to be leaving the ring…Edison: He’s giving up! As Zero heads over the top rope, stepping onto the apron, Mr. Red steps up to the near corner, reading himself to take his shot at one of the previous favorites in the match. Unfortunately for the Cincinnati Superstar, though, Zero, reaching right under the edge of the apron, pulls out his trademark can of hairspray, and fires the contents right in Red’s face. Edison: Ouch! Now that’s hair-raising! McNally: …do you actually try to come up with horrible puns? Don’t answer that. Zero reaches up now, and with a carefully controlled throw, heaves Red off the top rope, and to the floor. Phillip: Mr. Red has been eliminated! This leaves eight final competitors! - ELIMINATION - MR. RED via JAY ZERO McNally: Among these last eight, we have two distinct teams, Fallen Souls and Jon Taylor of the Second Coming, as well as Phillips, Thunder Train, and Jason Freeman of the Senatorial Stable. The Stable, though, is fractured enough that their advantage might not even be that.Edison: And let's not forget about Flamingo, Zero, and the oh-so-mysterious Revolutionary! Back in the ring, as the action continues, Train throws Freeman into a corner, stalling for a moment, before charging in, train-like as ever. This wild attack, though, is easily sidestepped by Freeman, who sends his Stablemate flying into the turnbuckle post, and attempts to dump him all the way to the outside. Adrian Flamingo stealthily advances, and helps in getting the giant sized competitor onto the apron. Train, realizing his situation is less than optimal, throws right hands with reckless abandon, managing to knock both his antagonists down. Jon Taylor runs over, going for a dropkick, but is swatted down. Edison: That's desperation in a bottle! Jay Zero, sees the Train on the ropes, but also notices Flamingo, and decides to go after him. The Senator, having fought off a near elimination himself, knocks the Revolutionary down with a series of knife edge chops, and now, runs into Fallen Souls. The former Stable member wastes little time, stunning his former leader with an enzuigiri, before getting up again, and dragging him back to the ropes. Train, having just re-entered the ring, fights off Jon Taylor's brainbuster lift with ease, but has considerably more trouble when Jason Freeman catches him in the knee with a sharp kick. McNally: Freeman and Train both want to eliminate each other more than they want to win the match, I might suggest... Edison: I don't think that Senator Phillips is going to like that, but hey, he's still, yow!
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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:50:23 GMT -5
As Edison recoils, the Revolutionary hits FSX with a running knee to the jaw, Harley Race style, knocking him back into the corner, while Flamingo watches on. Train, on one knee, throws up a double forearm guard, as Freeman rains down with a veritable hailstorm of punches, using a ferocity rarely seen from the ACW fighter. Freeman crashes through the block with a punishing knee to the face, and now tries to lift Train over the top rope. With a hearty yell, though, Thunder Train delivers a back elbow to the temple, and a crushing forearm to the back of the skull, reversing the situation, as Freeman holds onto the top rope for dear life. Train tries with one big push to forcefully shove Freeman over the ropes...but makes a critical error, as Jason Freeman allows the shove to work...too well, as the momentum takes both men over the top rope, Train crashing to the floor. Freeman almost follows suit, but hangs onto the ropes with both hands, skinning the cat to re-enter the ring. Philip: Thunder Train has been eliminated! - ELIMINATION - THUNDER TRAIN via JASON FREMAN Train, upon hearing his name, fully realizes what has just occurred, and shoves two guards out of the way as he leaps onto the apron. Freeman jumps back...only for Jon Taylor to catch him with a devastating low blow, and run him right over the ropes, right next to Train, on the arena floor. Philip: Jason Freeman has been eliminated! - ELIMINATION - JASON FREEMAN via JON TAYLOR Taylor, pleased with himself, dusts off his hands, holding three fingers out, and drawing two back, signifying the Senator as the last target. Outside the ring, Train, having secured the elimination of his rival, jogs to the back. Freeman, still feeling the aftershock of the groin shot, and the fall, is livid, and seeing the massive form of Thunder Train retreating, forces himself, up, rushing to the back, after him. Edison: Well, that's over! McNally: Thus, we have six men left, the ranks are thinning. Jon Taylor, turning around, sees Senator Phillips, and now, with no Stable teammates left, starts closing in on his rival, ignoring the lactic acid burning through his arms and legs. Phillips, for his part, merely motions for Taylor to “bring it on,” and lights into him with a knife edge chop. In response, Taylor, instead of following suit, and playing to his opponent’s strength, slaps on a side headlock, taking Phillips to the mat, and repeatedly punching him in the face from an advantaged position. On the other side of the ring, a triple team appears to be in play, as Flamingo, Revolutionary, and Fallen all work on eliminating Jay Zero. An uncooperative Zero, though, is having none of this, kicking FSX in the midsection, knocking Revolutionary aside with a backfist, and then hip tossing Flamingo over the top rope. Adrian holds on, but Zero, feeling an enormous rush of adrenaline, has just started. FSX throws a punch, only for Zero to catch him in a fireman carry, spiking him down with the Zero Darkness! Edison: There goes his skull! Back on the other side of the ring, Jon Taylor has obtained a clear advantage, having tied the Senator up in the ropes, and blasting him with a running shoulder to the ribs. Taylor, with his opponent literally on the ropes, throws a vicious elbow, and now, loading up, a big lariat that almost takes the veteran over the top. Phillips lashes out with a quick kick, dislodging himself from the ropes, attempts to throw Taylor over, only for both men to end up on the apron in the awkward attempt. McNally: Fatigue is surely setting in for both rivals, both Phillips and Taylor are one step from elimination at this point. At this moment, Revolutionary tries to get the jump on Zero, but finds this to be a bad move, as Jay Zero catches him on his shoulders, hitting another Zero Darkness. Flamingo backs off, knowing better than to get in the way of the rampaging Zero. Even so, the self-proclaimed “Perfect Ten” snaps around, and catches Flamingo before he can roll under the ropes, hoisting him up, running halfway around the ring, and nails him with an emphatic third Zero Darkness! McNally: Speaking of fatigue, Jay Zero is showing absolutely no signs of it, whatsoever, what an impressive run he’s had over the past few minutes! Phillips and Taylor continue to trade strikes on the apron, the Senator’s chops having less effect than usual, due to the compromised position, while Taylor tries to kick his opponent’s legs off the ring. This strategy seems to have some success, as Phillips drops to a knee, his leg dangling off the apron, as Taylor lines up for one big boot to the jaw…Zero shows up, forcefully yanking him off the apron, into a fireman carry, spinning around, walking over to the corner as the rest of the competitors look on. Taylor struggles, but it is a lost cause, as Zero ascends the top rope, yelling to the crowd…and then dumps his opponent straight to the floor with a huge fireman carry toss! Edison: Daaaaaaannnnnngroouuuuuusssssssssss! Philip: Jon Taylor has been eliminated! - ELIMINATION - JON TAYLOR via JAY ZERO ”Angry” doesn’t even begin to describe Taylor’s reaction; it takes nearly everyone at ringside to contain him and try to move him away from the ring. As the match continues, Zero hops down from the top rope, Phillips rolls back into the ring, and the other three begin to recover from their respective death valley bombs. Revolutionary is first to get back up, and decides to go after Flamingo. Before he can even make it to his partial-ally, though, FSX catches the masked man, and with an effortless scoop slam, throws him over the top rope! Philip: The Revolutionary has been eliminated! This leaves us at the final four competitors in this contest! - ELIMINATION - THE REVOLUTIONARY via FALLEN SOULS
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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:51:23 GMT -5
McNally: Out of these last four, you have the wily Adrian Flamingo, the determined Jay Zero, the veteran Steve Phillips, and the wildcard, Fallen Souls. All four of these men are capable of pulling off a title victory if they win here…if they win here.Edison: I’m pulling for Adrian, personally! The four square off, all of whom have seen their fair share of action to this point. Zero lunges in at Phillips, feinting a fireman carry, but Senator locks on a front facelock to prevent it from occurring. FSX and Flamingo circle around, both careful not to corner themselves in the attempt. Suddenly, though, Flamingo breaks off, stomping on the Senator, while FSX shrugs his shoulders, and lands on Zero with a running senton. Zero gets back to his feet first, without FSX’s realization, and leaps up on his opponent’s back, snapping down with an inverted hurricanrana! McNally: Once again, Zero is nearly unstoppable in his quest for a title shot tonight…Flamingo stomps away at Phillips, but anyone who has seen a Senator match knows that this is a bad move, as the Senator catches Flamingo’s foot, and takes him down with a low angle dragon screw leg whip. Both men stand up simultaneously from the move, and Phillips whiffs on a short range lariat, setting Flamingo up for a backdrop suplex…which the Senator counters into a side headlock takedown…only for Flamingo to classically counter into a headscissors…leading to the handstand escape from the Senator. Edison: Uh, chain wrestling in a battle royale? Meanwhile, FSX, although herded into a corner, makes good use of his positioning, countering an attempted elimination with a rope assisted kick to the top of Zero’s head, using the momentum of the attack to spring to the apron, where he slingshots off the ropes with a tope con hilo onto the bent-over Jay Zero. McNally: Quite the innovative technique by FSX to not only escape elimination, but deal out substantial damage to his opponent. Flamingo and Phillips look to be on equal footing at this point, each looking for that brief opening to strike, and Flamingo seems to find it, as he sees the Senator’s guard drop, just for a split second, but that’s enough for the ticking time bomb to step off the knee, right up into a hurricanrana. FSX, likewise, appears to have the upper hand, having lifted Zero over a shoulder, the usual position for a Soul Transfer, as he approaches the ropes, though, his opponent slips off, and runs him into the ropes. FSX does not go over, hanging on for dear life as Zero uses a single leg lift to slowly take him over…and then, chaos breaks out. A commotion is raised in the immediate crowd area as a chair launches out of the audience, right at Zero’s head. Ryan Cooper, having made his presence known, leaps over the rail, while Zero drops FSX, and hops up onto the apron. Raymond Allen Fleming, never one to tolerate interference or other nonsense, has more than had his fill, and storms over, pulling Showtime’s feet out from under him. At this precise moment, a distracted Jay Zero backs up one inch, just far enough for FSX to lift him up into an atomic drop, and throw him right to the outside! Edison: What the Hell! Zero is gone? Impossible! Philip: Jay Zero has been eliminated! - ELIMINATION - JAY ZERO via FALLEN SOULS An irate Zero tries to leap back into the ring, but a swarm of referees and security manage to keep him and Cooper from doing anything. This, however, has dire consequences for the other competitors…as none other than BK London rushes into the ring, flattening Adrian Flamingo with the Shades of London, delivered to the back of the head. The security is able to finally restore order, just as BK willingly leaves the ring. Phillips, having recovered, and seeing a prime opportunity, picks the prone Flamingo off the mat, dragging him over to the ropes, and pulling him up into a brainbuster, dumps Flamingo right over the top, and to the outside. Phillip Jones: Adrian Flamingo has been eliminated! And now, there are only two men left in the Fallen Heroes battle royale!- ELIMINATION - ADRIAN FLAMINGO via THE SENATOR
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Post by Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune on Apr 26, 2008 15:52:54 GMT -5
And then there were two.
The anarchy which surrounds the ring actually allows peace to reign inside it for the first time in about 100 minutes. Both FSX and the Senator are utterly exhausted, and only now do they feel that they really understand what the word means. Every sinew aches; every movement has to be a conscious effort, almost to the point of breathing….
And yet they know that the hardest part is yet to come.
It takes a couple of minutes for RAF to clear everyone superfluous to the back, and the fans are totally in agreement with his harsh line. As astonishing as the rest of this contest has been, now it is rightly about the two superstars gathering their thoughts and their strength in opposite corners, and nothing else.
Only when he is satisfied that the disturbances are well and truly overcome does RAF step up on to the apron, and observe the competitors. His gaze, though firm, is filled with respect, and both the Senator and FSX value that as they stand, and slowly approach one another. The weight of their shared history, and their separate hopes and dreams, hangs heavy – but after a few moments, FSX extends his hand. The Senator pauses, but then accepts the gesture, and it does not come with a sting in the tail. The crowd, who have expended a huge amount of energy themselves, now rise and fill the arena with their encouragement.
The Senator takes a step back, and moves to his right; FSX does the same, and the pair naturally begin to circle, signaling the commencement of the final phase. Their actions and reactions are hard-wired, the product of years of training, amazing highs, crushing lows. And the possibility of each looms large now indeed.
The space between them melts, and they tie up. A step forward, then a step back, and the Senator converts the grapple into an arcing suplex which plants FSX squarely on the canvas. FSX scrambles up, just in time to avoid a stomp, and pivots to kick the Senator in the ribs; having taken several shots there already the Senator winces, and stumbles a fraction. FSX grabs his arm and whips him into the ropes; the Senator accelerates out of it and tries to turn the situation to his advantage, only for FSX to meet him with a knee to the gut and a Silence Scissor Kick. Senator goes down, and FSX pulls off a standing senton splash to send the crowd into a frenzy; the impact makes the Senator gasp, and FSX gets up and pulls the Senator up with him, trying to steer him toward the ropes. Excitement rises in the arena as they get close; seeing where he is, the Senator rallies, and with a burst of energy pulled from the depths he unleashes a fierce Washington Lariat. FSX is almost sent clean over the top; he stretches his arms out wide on both sides to save himself, but with victory close the Senator closes right in and chops the merry hell out of his former stablemate. FSX is right on the wire; he feels dizzy, and is unable to pull his legs up to his body in order to kick his foe away. So he does the next best thing, and wraps them around the Senator’s torso; now with a grip, FSX lets go of the ropes and swings in a frantic punch before the Senator can convert things into a match-ending powerbomb over the top. Battling as if his life depended on it, FSX batters the Senator around the head, and this concerted attack makes the Senator stumble, so that both men fall to the mat; FSX rolls away, and they rise independently but with almost perfect synchronization.
McNally: I don’t know how we’re going to split these two… the resolve I can see in both of these men is absolute.
Edison: It’s sitting on a knife edge Max, and it’s too sharp to tell who’ll make the final cut…
The next four or five minutes can only be described as five star heroics. Again and again, the Senator somehow produces the most feared components of his arsenal, executing the Filibuster, a capture bomb, and even the full might of the Senatorial Series (Low Angle Pickup German Suplex to Sheer Drop Backdrop Suplex to Full Nelson Bulldog) in his attempt to conquer Fallen Souls; and in turn, FSX unleashes the fury of his Rainbow STO, a risky Frozen Motion (which capitalizes on the Senator’s considerable loss of speed due to fatigue) and culminates in a crushing rendition of the Soul Digger, which would be difficult on an opponent of Senator’s size in the best of circumstances. The crowd goes barmy, and the Senator seems finished – but FSX is running on fumes, and struggles up to one knee before falling back down again. They both stay down, and RAF’s brow becomes furrowed with concern; at the point at which a normal count would be nearing the 10 and a double KO, RAF slides into the ring.
Edison: Max, I think FSX and the Senator might have broken one another here. If someone doesn’t move right now, RAF will stop this.
McNally: No one wants that to happen, I’m sure, but I’m afraid you may be right, Eddie. Everyone’s got their limit…
The presence of RAF makes both FSX and the Senator stir. Phillips pulls himself to a kneeling position and waves RAF away; FSX has rolled over to the ropes and uses them to help himself up. He begins to move toward the Senator, who forces himself to stand; he winces, and it’s clear that his knee is giving him some particular difficulties. Difficulties which could just possibly give FSX the chance he needs…
The crowd roars as FSX gathers his energy and gets up close to the Senator. His first couple of blows are parried, but then he gets the third in on target, and the Senator stumbles. Building a head of steam, FSX makes him retreat until they are both up against the ropes; the crowd is wild now, and FSX’s energy surges – he lunges into a kick with enough force to send the Senator clear through the facing wall of the arena…
…and that force is turned against him as the Senator ducks, twists, and follows through with a mule kick. The crowd loses it; FSX’s world inverts, and time seems to slow down; he has just a split second to react, and he does so, grabbing the rope and stopping himself from falling in the nick of time.
Edison: Amazing! FSX just won’t give in!
The noise is incredible as FSX rights himself; summoning his strength, he jumps up and knees Senator in the face. The Senator staggers backward, three quarters of the way across the ring, his world now spinning, and FSX throws himself into the ropes and thunders forward.
The Senator’s heart is pounding; one more hit and he’ll be history, for his endurance is at an end. All the possibilities race through his mind, and at the last moment, he makes a momentous decision.
FSX is prepared for a back body drop; what he is not prepared for is the stalling, vertical hold which the Senator elevates him into. Gambling everything, the Senator twists around in a circle, once, twice, making both himself and FSX totally dizzy; and then he backpedals, totally blind….
FSX kicks wildly, destabilizing the pair of them just as the Senator veers backward into the ropes. As FSX’s weight comes down, he strikes the top rope, and tumbles to the outside… with the Senator falling in his wake. Less than a second separates them, but it’s FSX who hits the mats first; the Senator lands on top of him before rolling off.
The bell rings, and Philip pauses to get confirmation before making his final announcement to the thrilled capacity crowd….
Philip: Fallen Souls has been eliminated! Which means… The winner of this year’s Fallen Heroes Rumble is Senator Steve Phillips!
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