SEGMENT
8: RINGSIDE:
Darkseed's "Hear Me" plays through the building, and the boos begin to
sound as Walter Gindin leads out Solomon and Infernus. The Alaskan Monster has
an angry look on his face, much angrier than usual, as he gets up onto the
apron and enters the ring over the top rope.
Ferrara: The thing is, Solomon didn't physically or verbally give it
up. He got knocked out and lost once his arm dropped three times.
The crowd quiets as Gindin gets a mic and
hands it to his largest client.
Solomon: Before you people get what I'm about to say all twisted up,
I just want the record to show that I did not submit at Animosity! (Crowd boos)
I never said I quit and I did not tap out. However, I will be granted my
opportunity for redemption when I win the tournament and go onto The Symphony
of Destruction to take the PWA Title once again. But the beginning of that
journey involves you, Jason Calysto. And ever since our match at Animosity,
I've had something I wanted to say to you. Walter, Infernus, leave the ring. I
want to do this alone. Jason, come on out here.
Gindin and Infernus back off and head back up the ramp. Shortly after
they disappear, "F*ckin In The
Bushes" by Oasis begins and the crowd roars as The Iceman Jason Calysto
walks down the ramp. In his "Shut Up And
Wrestle" T-shirt, Calysto climbs up into the ring and comes face-to-face
with the man he defeated just three nights ago.
Calysto: What do you
want to say to me?
Solomon: Before you come out here and talk trash, I want you to know
something. At Animosity, you did not make me quit like you said you would. You
did not make me tap out like you said you would. But you did beat me. You were
the better man that night, and I am telling you to your face like a man, that
you have earned my respect.
Calysto: I've gotta admit, that's good to hear from you Solomon. As a
Hall of Famer in this industry, I don't care whether
or not you like me or you don't, but I have earned the respect of every man in
that locker room, and after what you showed me at Animosity, I can say you have
done the same. I'll get right back to business by beating you in the first
round next week, but for tonight, I just wanna put
that aside and say thank you for a great match.
Both men drop their mics as Solomon extends
his hand for a handshake. Calysto accepts to a thunderous ovation from the
crowd, but the moment he takes his eye off of Solomon, The Alaskan Monster
blasts him with a clothesline! Solomon begins to put the boots to Calysto, and
the crowd boos vociferously as Infernus and Gindin run back down the ramp and
into the ring!
All three men commence a big beatdown on The
Iceman, who writhes in pain on the canvas. A team of officials run down to
break it up, but Infernus and Gindin keep them at bay while Solomon smacks
Calysto in the face, lifts him up and then plants him down with The Deep
Freeze! Solomon talks some trash to the fallen Iceman before rounding up his
troop and exiting the ring to a chorus of boos.
Ferrara: You know
something, I'm not too sure if Solomon was lying about what he had to say
earlier, but I do know that he now has a distinct advantage heading into next
week's first round match!
Troy: Yeah, I guess it
does all make sense now. We'll be back shortly folks.
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK #6 --
SEGMENT
9: BACKSTAGE:
We return from the
break in a backstage area, where GI Jew is showing his newly-won ORA
Championship belt to two female autograph seekers. The champion takes a marker
and signs their pictures, but the ladies become frightened once Anthony Failla
storms up, followed by Bryan Conroy, Helen Summers and F. Anthony Annetta.
Failla wastes no time in getting right in GI Jew's face as the others follow
behind.
Conroy: Run along
ladies. (The ladies exit) Now cool your jets Anthony. We do not want an
altercation tonight, both of you guys have a battle royal coming up shortly.
Jew: So what is it that
you punks want today?
Conroy: It’s very simple
Josh. Let's face the facts here. The ORA does not want you representing its
organization as their champion. And you know that you don't even want to hold
their title, so why don't you just hand over the belt and resolve this thing
amicably?
Jew: You want me to
forfeit the title back to you?
Conroy: Yes.
Jew: You're even dumber
than I thought. Before, this title didn't mean a damn thing to me. That was
when your boy had it. But after what I had to go through to get this thing
off of Failla, I single-handedly brought some credibility to this piece of
leather and gold. This ORA Championship belongs to me now, and if you don't
like it, do something about it.
Conroy: Do
something about it huh?
Jew: Do something.
Conroy: We'll do
something alright. As long as you have our belt, your life will be a living
hell. Anthony here has a rematch clause that he can exercise anytime he wishes,
and once he does, that belt will come back where it belongs. But as for
tonight's battle royal, don't plan on taking the final spot in The PWA Title
tournament, because the only man that will unify those belts and make it the
undisputed world heavyweight championship is Anthony Failla. You choke on that,
champ.
Conroy leads his group in the opposite direction of GI Jew, who simply rubs
his championship belt and smirks before heading the other way.
SEGMENT
10: BACKSTAGE:
The camera suddenly cuts backstage, finding Mike
Grieco and James Biamonte with fists flying at each other in the hallway. The
crowd murmurs amongst themselves as they violently brawl with each other. Soon
enough several officials rush onto the scene to break them apart, but both men
verbally attack each other instead.
Ferrara: I don’t know,
but as they might say here, that was bloody barbaric!
SEGMENT 11: JUMBTRON:
A video plays, set
to dark, cryptic music. Gothic imagery
flashes through hazes of crimson red, ending in a focused shot of a gargoyle
splitting in half and a blinding light emerging through it. A message appears on the screen: “Take heed of the prophecy. Through the dark night arises a storm, a
storm building to cut down all in its path.
Emerging from the crossfire comes an army of
the damned to destroy the souls of all that cross. Repent, while you still have a chance. Nightfall is upon us. May God have mercy on your souls.” A crack of lightning is seen in the distance,
and the shot zooms in to the steeple of a gothic church and a dark figure
standing upon it. It zooms quickly into
the figure’s eye and another graphic appears:
“Bishop Cross Returns.” The
camera then fades to commercial.
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK
#7 --
SEGMENT 12: MATCH
3: INVITATIONAL BATTLE ROYAL:
Outside Referees: Dan Martin, Billy Vargas & Jose Soares
We return from
commercial at ringside, where “Shoot Outs” by Jadakiss
and Styles P is blaring over the speakers.
The ring is already filled with International Champion Jackie Baccaro,
James Biamonte, Mike Grieco, Progressive Champion Renegade, Darrin Giles, the
new Tag Team Champions The Omega Steve Beovich and
Greg Price, the former champs Paul Epton and John Wolfe, Briggs, Dexter P.
Wellington, Speed Demon, Reaper, Vladimir Vydrina, Jon Dulberg, Damien Fields,
Paul Dawkins, and the ORA Champion GI Jew, who is chomping at the bit for
Failla to enter, so he can get his hands on him.
Troy: Alright, here we go, ladies
and gentlemen, 20-man invitational battle royal!
Troy: Yeah, and
it certainly was disturbing. It seems
like Bishop Cross is on his way back to the PWA.
Failla enters the
ring and starts brawling with GI Jew, prompting everyone else to get in on the
action.
Troy: Hey, you’re right. Who and where is the 20th entrant?
Their question is
answered seconds later, when “Heaven’s a Lie” by Lacuna Coil blasts onto the
speakers and Greg Tantalus emerges from the curtain to a thunderous ovation,
making his first PWA appearance since losing again to Hollywood Mike Griffin
one month ago at Requiem!
Tantalus gets into
the ring and immediately gets to work, trying to obtain the elusive final spot
into the six-man title shot tournament.
The action starts off quickly in the ring, with a lot going on in a very
small amount of time. Mike Grieco and James
Biamonte continue the brawling they started earlier tonight, and very shortly
into the start of the battle royal, Biamonte and Grieco eliminate each other
with a clothesline over the top rope and brawl their way to the back. Elsewhere in the ring, Vladimir Vydrina makes
his presence felt, disposing of former tag champion Paul Epton. With Epton gone, the new Naturals Beovich and
Price double-team John Wolfe, and successfully eliminate him from the fray. However, the elimination forces Beovich and
Price to take their eye off the ball momentarily, during which time they are
both chokeslammed over the top and out by
Briggs! Speed Demon and Reaper then both
charge Briggs, but they are met with a similar fate,
both disposed off simultaneously! Jon
Dulberg shoves Damien Fields into Briggs, and Briggs hurls him right over the
top! Then Briggs grabs Dulberg and
tosses him as well! Briggs then turns
around, staring right into the face of Vladimir Vydrina!
Briggs and Vydrina
engage in a battle of strengths, but it is Briggs who comes out the aggressor
and miraculously dumps Vydrina out of the ring!
The fans cheer wildly, but, with Briggs’ back turned to the entrance,
the PWA Champion Hollywood Mike Griffin and Jonathan Brett storm into the ring
and, together with Darrin Giles, eliminate Briggs by dumping him over the top!
Darrin Giles laughs
at Briggs’s fate, but before he can get too hearty a laugh about it, and after
Jew and Failla
battle, and Tantalus and Baccaro brawl on the other side of the ring. GI Jew gets the advantage on Failla and
prepares to eliminate him, but F. Anthony Annetta runs down to the ring with a
briefcase and cracks Jew in the skull with it!
Then, Annetta assists Failla from the outside in dumping Jew over the
top and out!
Baccaro and Failla
work together at the urging of Vulture, shouting orders from the outside of the
ring. They double-team Tantalus, trying
to dispose of him and bring the match down to the two of them. Baccaro and Failla set Tantalus up against
the ropes and charge at him simultaneously, but Tantalus ducks and back body
drops both of them over the top! They
both land on the apron, and Tantalus charges with a high knee. Failla is able to slip back into the ring, but
Tantalus connects with Baccaro and knocks him off the apron and to the floor,
eliminating him!
Greg Tantalus gets
to his feet, but is immediately clubbed down by Anthony Failla as referee Tom Stevens
runs down from the back to officiate this bout.
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK #8 --
SEGMENT 13: MATCH
3: INVITATIONAL BATTLE ROYAL, CONTINUED:
In-Ring Referee: Tom Stevens
Back from
commercial, we resume our battle royal with Greg Tantalus and Anthony Failla
alone in the ring, the final two combatants, now battling it out in a
one-on-one match. Failla is in control,
taking it to Tantalus.
Failla has Tantalus
cornered, and lets loose on him with stinging, furious
chops. Tantalus staggers out of the
corner, but Failla violently shoves him back into it, charging in with a
thunderous splash. This time, when
Tantalus stumbles out of the corner, Failla grabs the back of his head and
thrusts him onto the mat. The fans boo
raucously, and Failla signals that it is time for the match to be over.
Troy: Uh oh, Paul. Failla has Tantalus right where he wants
him. He’s gonna go for that Almighty
Sacrifice, and if he hits it, it’s gonna be Scythe vs. Anthony Failla next
week.
Failla
lifts Tantalus off the top and then elevates him for the Almighty Sacrifice,
but Tantalus slips out and shoves Failla straight into the referee, knocking
him down and out! Failla turns around,
and Tantalus greets him with a high knee!
With Failla stunned, Tantalus boots him in the stomach and goes for the
Big O… but Failla counters by blasting him with an illegal low blow! Tantalus hits the mat in a heap, and Failla
takes this cue to exit the ring and grab a steel chair. Failla returns to the ring with the chair, ready
to use it, when the new ORA Champion GI Jew rushes down to the ring!
Ferrara: What sides, Failla is alone!
Jew slides into the
ring and Failla immediately swings the chair at him. However, Jew ducks, boots Failla in the
stomach, rips the chair from his grasp, and smacks him in the face with
it! Failla staggers backward, and Jew
lets loose with a thunderous Gore, flooring Failla! Satisfied, Jew pumps his fist and exits the
ring. Meanwhile, on the mat, Tantalus
rises, and referee Tom Stevens and Failla stir.
Stevens is recovered as Failla makes it to his feet, and when he does, Tantalus
boots him in the gut and nails the Big O with thunderous impact! Tantalus covers… one, two, three!
Tantalus exits the
ring pumped up, heading to the back with a renewed sense of vigor as “Heaven’s
a Lie” blasts through the
WINNER
AT
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