MAINSTREAM 48 - SEATTLE - 9/6/2020

[Robert Daniels]

The Tron statics a bit before Bryan Ford's face appears on the screen, he lowers his shades and winks saying...

"ACTION"

"DNA" by Kendrick Lamar blares over the speakers as Bryan Ford walks out onto the stage. He makes his way down the ramp walking with a swagger as he reaches the apron. Leaping onto the edge he then somersaults over the top rope rolling into the ring sitting Indian style. He pops up to his feet as he unbuckles the World Television Championship and raises it high into the air.

BRYAN FORD: Welcome to the Bryan Ford Show! I am your host and the greatest Television Champion in Mainstream history. The Innovator of Greatness! Bryan Ford! And you are all witness to the first ever installment of Ford's Focus!

“Where I will bring out a special guest and get answers to the big questions. There's a lot of questions circling among the fans and even some of the boys in the back. But the most asked question right now is..."

Ford gives a short pause as the sound of a drumroll hits the speakers.

BRYAN FORD: Bryan Ford how does it feel knowing you are the greatest Television Champion to grace our faces?!

“Heheh well I'll tell you ya little parasites! It feels just as I knew it would... RIGHT. It's as everything is supposed to be. Within a short amount of time the fact that my name is now synonymous with TV Champion already has helped legitimize this title!”

“This championship is now the most important on Mainstream because I hold it. Hell now that I'm Champion this might as well be considered the Main title. The one everyone in the back should aspire to get and should hope and pray they get a shot for.”

“I'm the talk of the town... not some shitty franchise..."

Ford winks to the camera throwing shots.

BRYAN FORD: But we don't need to talk about irrelevant assholes who beat up the homeless and claim to be the best. Especially with nothing like the Television Championship to show for it. I feel bad for the next Son of a bitch who dares to dethrone the Best TV Champ.

“Speaking of which...tonight's special guest on Ford's Focus...is in fact my opponent tonight. The self proclaimed 'Enforcer' Tony Crossbow...oh wait...ahem my apologies...Anthony Cross..."

Ford smirks as he climbs up the turnbuckle and takes a seat waiting for Cross to come down.

“Natural Born Killaz” by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube starts playing throughout Mainstream Studio. Enforcer emerges from the backstage area in his wrestling gear and wearing a t-shirt that says, “Whooping Emma Douglas’ ass every damn day!” Enforcer walks down the entrance way to ringside, walks up the ring stairs, and into the ring through the top and middle ropes. Enforcer grabs the mic and smiles as he sees Bryan laying across the top turnbuckle and ropes.

BRYAN FORD: Well... you sure dress to impress dontcha?

Ford hops down from his spot as he looks Cross up and down, slinging the title over his own shoulder before speaking.

BRYAN FORD: Welcome Cross...to my Show...and welcome to what will be the highlight of your career here in Mainstream... you don't have to say it. I know what an honor this is to be in my presence.

ANTHONY CROSS: I won’t say it because I actually never heard of you until today.

Ford stops in his tracks and glares at Cross before taking off his shades amd tossing them to the side.

BRYAN FORD: Well then let me explain to you who I am... I'm top dog compared to a lot of people who step in this ring. I'm a guy who won the United States Championship within his first two months with the company. I'm the guy most aspire to be like and I'm a guy who commands respect from meat heads like you.

Ford quickly turns a smile on.

BRYAN FORD: But more importantly I'm a gentleman who is opening the floor up to you. Use this time to express your gratitude to me for potentially giving you the matcn of your life!

ANTHONY CROSS: Match of my life? I guess you have it all figured out don’t you, Mr. Ford.

Ford shrugs his shoulders.

BRYAN FORD: I'm pretty much the man yes... I mean what do you bring to the table that is Mainstream? After all as far as I'm concerned...you're a guest in my home...and I don't see the hype in 'Anthony Cross'.

ANTHONY CROSS: Mr. Ford, I can appreciate you’ve accomplished a thing or two around here but I don’t require your approval to live my life. If you’re looking to intimidate someone you should be looking somewhere else.

Ford chuckles as he walks up to Cross.

BRYAN FORD: I'm not a guy that likes to 'intimidate'. But I am a guy that likes to stir the pot. I mean, what's a guy like you gonna do to the Best TV Champ in history? I'll tell you what...not a damn...thing.

Ford is right in Cross' face now.

ANTHONY CROSS: Look at you being all brave. Tell me, Mr. Ford, what exactly are you going to do about it?

Ford gives a nod looking away for a second before delivering a slap to Cross' face as he laughs immediately after.

BRYAN FORD: That's what I'm go—

Ford gets immediately cut off.

Anthony returns a slap to Ford’s face.

Ford's nose flares as he swipes at Cross but the referee gets in between separating the two as Ford glares across the ring handing over the Title waiting for the bell.

Anthony is chuckles as he glares back at Ford. Anthony takes off his shirt and tosses is out of the ring.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: When we return from our commercial break we’ll see Bryan Ford and Anthony Cross one on one for the Mainstream Wrestling World Television Championship!

[Robert Daniels]

MAINSTREAM WRESTLING
WORLD TELEVISION

★★★ BRYAN FORD (C) ★★★
vs
★★★ ANTHONY CROSS ★★★

The bell rings and it’s Bryan Ford who initiates the lock up with Anthony Cross but immediately is thrown down. He rolls back and pops up onto his feet glaring at Cross now. Ford walks up and initiates another lock up but receives the same result. Ford sucked the inside of his cheek visibly getting frustrated. Ford motions for another lock up, Cross approaches but gets a double finger poke to the eyes. Ford then followed it up with a discuss elbow strike.

Anthony stumbles back, wobbles at the knees but keeps his footing. Cross charges in at Ford and the two go back and forth punching each other. Bryan knees Anthony in the stomach. Bryan backs Anthony into the ropes. Bryan whips Anthony across the ring. Anthony bounces off the ropes. Bryan attempts a leap frog but Anthony stops and catches Bryan mid jump. Anthony presses Bryan over his head then slams him to the mat. Bryan grabs his back in pain and staggers back up to his feet when Anthony delivers a Mafia Kick to Bryan’s face. Bryan falls to the mat and Anthony covers Bryan for 1...2...KICKOUT!

Cross pushes to his feet, bringing Ford with him. Anthony scoops up Bryan and places him across his right shoulder. Anthony rushes toward a turnbuckle and drops Bryan face first into the turnbuckle. As Bryan staggers back Anthony stops Bryan and hooks Bryan up for a suplex. Anthony picks Bryan up and bounces Bryan’s legs off the top ropes and delivers a slingshot suplex and Cross covers Ford for 1...2...KICKOUT!

Again, Cross gets to his feet with Bryan Ford lifted with him. Bryan breaks free of the grip this time, he skips into a run, hitting the ropes, Ford runs at Cross full-speed, ducks a clothesline. He rebounds off the opposite ropes and jumps connecting with a sling blade! Cross bounces against the canvas but pops up mere seconds after Ford does.

Ford was waiting and connects with a superkick out of nowhere stunning Cross, Ford immediately follows up with a V-Trigger knee! Ford doesn't stop there however as he climbs the top rope then leaps off with a 450 splash! He hooks the leg as the referee slaps the canvas for 1...2...NEARFALL!

Both scrambling to their feet, Ford leaps up looking for a Jumping DDT but Cross catches him and whips him down with a falling spine buster. Bryan is pulling himself up by the ropes. Anthony rushes towards Bryan from the otherside of the ring. As Bryan gets to his feet Anthony clotheslines Bryan over the top ropes. Bryan falls to the arena floor and lands on his feet but momentum Road carries him over to the ring barrier. Anthony exits the ring through the top and middle ropes. Anthony stands on the ring apron and when Bryan turns around and starts walking towards the ring Anthony flys off the ring apron and clotheslines Bryan. Both men go crashing down to the floor. Anthony gets back up to his feet and gets Bryan back up to his feet. Anthony gets Bryan in a front face lock and suplexes Bryan on to the floor. Anthony stands Bryan up and slides him back into the ring. Anthony slides back into the ring after Bryan.

In the ring himself, Cross yanks Ford up very violently, Anthony Cross throws Ford with an Irish whip into the corner. As Cross charges him, Ford puts a boot up cracking him in the face. Ford hops up to the second rope and leaps front flipping as he grabs Cross' head slamming him down with a blockbuster. Ford scurries to cover Cross but again, Cross bench presses and tosses Ford. The referee never got a chance to hit the canvas once. As they both hurry to their feet, Ford charges and meets a lifting knee to his midsection.

Cross looks to finish things with the Death Penalty DDT but Ford manages to escape the attempt. Ford gets behind him and pushes him into the referee knocking him down for a bit. Cross checks on the ref as Ford rushes him with a Bford & After bicycle kick to the back of the head! Ford rolls Cross over yelling out to ref to come make the count for 1...2...3!

GRAHAM STEVENS: Your winner by pin fall and STILL World Television Champion...BRYAN—FORD!

CHARLES HUDSON:  Valiant effort by Anthony Cross!

MCKAYLA LEWIS:  I like Anthony Cross. He’s a big strong dude who’s quick and agile despite his muscular build.

CHARLES HUDSON:  You just like to look at the Encorcer. You think he’s eye candy don’t you Lou?

MCKAYLA LEWIS:  Let’s not be ridiculous this should be about Bryan Ford and an impressive World Television Championship title defense against a worthy challenger.

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[Robert Daniels]

BACKSTAGE...
The camera pans up a pair of black wrestling boots and up to face Skye Healy putting on her entrance jacket. She smiles as she looks into the camera.

SKYE HEALY: Two second generation wrestlers. Two champions. You at home are in for a match of the year candidate. Julianna, it’s no secret that I’ve had my eye on you since the moment I set foot in this company. We’ve been on opposing sides before, but never one on one. Now, here we are, as if by fate, to be standing across the ring from each other.

Skye laughs to herself behind a smirk.

SKYE HEALY: And how foolish you must feel to have put your United States Championship on the line against me. Julianna, don’t think I come into this match without having done my homework. To win, one must know what moves to make. One must be two, three, four steps ahead of the opponent. I have a deep wealth of knowledge of Technical Wrestling expertise. To even think you can go hold for hold, move for move minute by minute of this match. Suffice to say, I’ve cracked the DiMaria Code.

“I am a master of technique, a paragon of pro wrestling, but most importantly, I am a threat to anyone in this or any locker room. I can knock anyone out with my boot or with my splash or by planting them into the mat with a DDT. I have studied every subtle detail and nuance that Julianna carries in each of her matches and I can pick apart her entire game with the accuracy and precision of a surgeon.”

Skye finishes adjusting her elegant ring jacket.

SKYE HEALY: I have been ready to wear Mainstream gold around my waist for a long time. But the question is: Is Mainstream ready for me? For I am Undeniable. I am Limitless. I am Skye Healy, your next Mainstream United States Champion.

Skye walks out of frame. The camera pans to follow her as she walks towards the ring area, focusing on the “Limitless” bedazzled on the back of her coat.

[Robert Daniels]

MAINSTREAM WRESTLING
UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP

★★★ JULIANNA DIMARIA (C) ★★★
vs
★★★ SKYE HEALY ★★★

The opening bell hits and the two women charge towards each other! Skye blocks a punch from Julianna and answers with a series of palm strikes to the chest followed by a rounding hook kick to the stomach! Healy follows it up with another kick up that gets DiMaria to a vertical base. Healy stomps on the foot and ends the strikes with a jumping knee. DiMaria falls into the ropes bouncing off and into a hip toss from Healy. Lady Limitless cartwheels and lands a missile dropkick to the side of DiMaria’s head!

Skye measures Julianna as she slowly tries to get up. The United States Champion is able to rise to her knees before Skye comes into the picture, trying to catch her with a sweeping kick to the head. Julianna however, ducks it at the last second and then Skye spins around completely after the miss. Julianna from behind then picks up Skye, hoisting her on her shoulders and then flattening her in the center of the ring with an electric chair facebuster. Skye doesn’t move right away and Julianna scoots away trying to catch her breath. She’s able to crawl toward Skye, but she grabs her and drags her up as she gets up herself. Julianna follows up with a knee to the gut followed by a vertical suplex… and a second vertical suplex… and then a third! Skye rolls away after Julianna lets go, but the champion isn’t going to have it as she stays on her and grabs her again. Julianna hoists Skye on her shoulders, but she has a different move on mind with this being a horizontal pick up and not a vertical. Julianna then delivers a spinning fireman’s carry slam right into the center of the ring with Skye, of course, taking the brunt of it. Julianna turns over Skye and hooks the leg for 1…2...KICKOUT!

DiMaria is on the offense as she looks for a neckbreaker, but Healy pushes her opponent off and into the ropes. Healy looks for her signature big boot, but DiMaria ducks it and sends Healy into the ropes. Healy ricochets off and DiMaria shoots the half, goes behind and looks to be going for “DiMaria’s Code”! Healy hops up and sends DiMaria rolling with a sort of arm drag. DiMaria rushes back in as Skye leapfrogs over her. DiMaria hangs onto the ropes as Healy goes for a roundhouse kick. DiMaria charges with a boot, but gets caught. Healy responds with a roaring elbow. Healy bounces off the ropes again, but gets caught with a back elbow from DiMaria. Healy is dazed, but still upright. DiMaria runs off the ropes and in for an attack, but Healy rolls under and connects with a superkick under the jaw! Cover by Skye Healy for 1...2...KICKOUT!

As Julianna rises, she’s met by a Jawbreaker from Healy! DiMaria falls into the ropes before using them as leverage to help her back to her feet. Julianna meets Skye who’s getting back to her feet as well, and lands a punch to the face. Healy responds with a forearm of her own. Julianna with another punch. Healy with another forearm. DiMaria telegraphs a punch, Healy ducks for it, but DiMaria grabs her by the head and spikes her into the mat. Healy stands on her head before falling over to her back on the mat. The two breathe heavily after a back and forth contest. Healy slowly stirs up to her knees as DiMaria is up on her feet. DiMaria goes in but leaves herself open for a headbutt to the stomach from Healy. Lady Limitless is up to her feet and looks for some sort of powerbomb maneuver but DiMaria counters back body dropping her opponent over. Healy holds on and rolls DiMaria up. 1! 2! DiMaria kicks out and reverses the leverage, Healy’s shoulders are on the mat! 1! 2! Healy rolls to the side pinning DiMaria to the canvas! 1! 2! DiMaria kicks out with force, rolling up to her feet. Julianna rolls on top of Skye! 1! 2! Healy powers DiMaria up into a bridge, and around and into a backslide! 1! 2! DiMaria kicks out again. Healy with a clothesline, but DiMaria catches it and spins her into a full nelson. Julianna’s thinking about “DiMaria’s Code”. Healy slides out of it and drops down, Healy hooks DiMaria’s arms and rolls through with another pin. 1! 2! DiMaria rolls back! 1! 2! Healy kicks out at 2.9!! Both competitors get to their feet quickly, Healy sidesteps DiMaria’s charging attack, DiMaria handsprings off the ropes but gets dumped on her head with Snap German Suplex!

The United States champion crawls toward the corner as Skye stalks her from behind. She doesn’t appear to be in the best shape once she gets to the corner, but nonetheless gets herself up, leaning against it. Skye decides to take advantage of this by dashing toward her, attempting a corner splash, but Julianna moves away at the last second and Skye crashes into the corner. Skye stumbles out of the corner and Julianna is quick to deliver a back suplex that keeps Skye near it. Julianna takes a moment to catch her breath and focus on the downed challenger. She gets an angry glare on her face as she runs up to the corner, grabs the top rope at the last second, bounces off the bottom rope and lands hard on Skye with her signature, reverse corner double knee smash. Julianna’s not done yet as she drags Skye away. She stands above Skye and then delivers a moonsault, again into a double knee smash right into the chest. This time, Julianna doesn’t show any hesitation at all as she decides to drop down and hook the leg for a cover, showing her grit and determination for 1…2...KICKOUT!

As Lady Limitless gets up, she’s caught in an Arm Wringer from DiMaria! Healy rolls to the mat, kips up, and grabs onto DiMaria with a rear waistlock. Standing switch! DiMaria rams Healy chest first into the corner. DiMaria attempts an O’Connor roll out, but Healy hangs onto the top rope. DiMaria rolls back up to her feet. Healy turns to see DiMaria charging at her. Healy fakes going high, and crawls through DiMaria’s legs. Healy with a cross chop to the throat, then to the abdomen, and a big European uppercut under the jaw! Healy follows it up with an arm wringer that sends DiMaria into the mat shoulder first! Skye takes impulse and goes for her signature combo! She hip tosses the rising DiMaria, then hits a back handspring, and chops off her legs with a low drop kick! Down goes DiMaria and Skye goes for a cover, but the United States Champion kicks out once more!

Skye is maintaining her determination as Julianna slowly stands up following the kickout. Julianna gets to her feet, but Skye grabs her from behind, trying to attempt a suplex. However, the champion fires an elbow right back into her face, causing Skye to let go and stumble backwards. Skye moves back toward Julianna who responds with a roundhouse kick to the gut, causing Skye to double over. Julianna fires a knee to the face causing Skye to stumble backward and nearly lose her balance. Julianna takes advantage of her teetering challenger by dashing toward Skye and knocking her down with a cross body block. She rolls through as Skye gets to her knees and at this point, Julianna rockets back toward her with a running enziguri to the side of the head. Skye falls forward at this point, landing completely face down on the mat. Julianna has a confident smirk on her face, taking some joy in Skye’s plight. She steps back and waits for Skye to make a move. Skye crawls forward for a bit and then Julianna runs up to her and nails her with a running knee to the head. Skye falls down to the mat again and this time, Julianna slides in and turns over Skye, hooking the leg for 1…2…KICKOUT!

Julianna DiMaria measures Skye Healy as she makes it to a knee. She charges forward for a Shining Wizard, but Healy rolls out of the way, and Julianna hits nothing but canvas! Healy is coming in hot and catches Julianna as she rises with a Running Busaiku Knee Smash! Julianna is laid down flat and Skye Healy decides it’s time to bring this to an end! She climbs the turnbuckle and taunts for a huge crowd reaction, before leaping for the Skye High (Split-Legged Frog Splash)... NO! She falls right into Julianna’s lifted knees! Healy rolls off clutching her abdomen in pain, and Julianna makes the best of the opportunity. She gives Healy no rest as she stands her up, and brings her down with her signature ‘DiMaria Code’ Full Nelson Facebuster and makes the cover for 1...2...3!

GRAHAM STEVENS: Your winner by pin fall and STILL United States Champion...JULIANNA—DIMARIA!

CHARLES HUDSON:  Match. Of. The. Night.

MCKAYLA LEWIS:  For once I am not going to argue with you Charles. What I will say is that Skye Healy claimed to have the DiMaria Code all figured out but I think she better take that one back to the drawing board.

CHARLES HUDSON:  I think so too Lou. I will say this that there was a couple times in that match that I truly believed Skye Healy was walking out of the Mainstream Wrestling Studio tonight as the new United States Champion.

MCKAYLA LEWIS:  I think this has been the toughest test of Julianna DiMaria’s US Championship reign. I am going to get a drink of water and reflect on that one because that was a barn burner! Let’s take a break and when we return more Mainstream Wrestling!

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[Robert Daniels]

“Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion begins to play throughout the Studio as the curtain opens it’s Dayna Grace and Caroline Clarke who walk out onto the stage slowly with the curtain closing behind them. Both ladies are wearing tight denim jeans and crop tops smiling while confidently making there way down to the ring.

GRAHAM STEVENS: Please Welcome from Los Angeles, California and Yorkshire, England! They are the Mainstream Wrestling Tag Team Champions...DAYNA GRACE, CAROLINE CLARKE...EU—PHORIC!

Grace walks slowly up the ring stairs and along the apron turning to looking out at the hard camera she strikes a pose while Caroline Clarke has already slid into the ring and looks for a couple of microphones before Grace steps into the ring while their music fades.

CAROLINE CLARKE: It’s safe to say that when our backs are against the wall. There is no better tag team in Mainstream or anywhere else in the world as good as Euphoric, right?

DAYNA GRACE: Right.

CAROLINE CLARKE: We earned our title shot against Glow in the Dark and we did whatever it took to leave Mainstream that night with these Tag Team Championships!

DAYNA GRACE: You know Caroline there are no people on my twitter feed and my instagram liking on our posts, commenting all kinds of stuff about us being cheaters and not deserving to be Tag Team Champions.

CAROLINE CLARKE: Haters. Their all just haters.

DAYNA GRACE: You’re exactly right. Everybody hate us because they ain’t us! Simple as that!

CAROLINE CLARKE: Earlier tonight we watched the Tornado Tag Team gauntlet match. That was fun...not. It was more like a snooze fest if you ask me.

DAYNA GRACE: Glow in the Dark put on a ‘valiant’ effort. But they couldn’t get it done. The Graham Legacy did what they do—and beat up Glow in the Dark but they couldn’t get it done. Sterling Silver...ridiculous. Ron Gregory and Ethan Lucas...forgettable. You all fell to the Children of the Moon...

CAROLINE CLARKE: Rebecca Thoreau and Julie Miri. Congratulations on your win earlier tonight. You’ll get your shot at these titles but you’ll have to wait until Sunday, October 4th at MAINSTREAM 50!

DAYNA CLARKE: It’s not our choice ladies but we talked to Kevin Bombay from the network just before we came out here and he wanted to give the champs a warm up match on September 20th at MAINSTREAM 49 before our big match at M50.

CAROLINE CLARKE: Enjoy your night ladies because at MAINSTREAM 50–it’s gonna be EUPHORIC!

“Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion begins to play once again as Caroline Clarke and Dayna Grace drop their microphones and pose in the center of the ring as the show goes to commercial.

[Robert Daniels]

MAIN EVENT
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

★★★ A.J. MORALES (C) ★★★
vs
★★★ CHRIS MADISON ★★★

Before the opening bell rings, Chris Madison is jawing ferociously at AJ Morales from across the ring, pointing at the side of his head. The bell rings and Madison charges instantly, backing Morales into the corner and forcing him to cover up as right hand after right hand is thrown relentlessly. Making more contact to the arms of Morales than anything, Madison catches him off guard with a knee to the gut that doubles him over. He grabs a hold of his wrist and whips him across the ring. Morales counters, keeps a hold of Madison’s arm and connects with a slingblade and slams the back of Madison’s head against the canvas. Madison rolls and pushes himself up to his hands and knees and is instantly grabbed with a rear waistlock.

AJ Morales pulls Madison up to his feet and hits a german suplex. He keeps his hands clasped and follows up with two more to round out the Smokin’ Kombo! He releases the third german suplex and backs himself into the corner, lining Madison up. He charges for the punt kick but Madison catches the kick against his chest and he explodes to his feet. Madison reaches behind the neck of AJ Morales and clasps his hands together before flipping him over with a brutal capture suplex! Morales bounces off of the mat but Madison gives him no space. Madison smothers Morales with a quick full mount and begins to rain down with palm strikes before transitioning into an omoplata after latching onto one of Morales’s arms that he had lifted to try and cover up. Madison works the armlock as he ferociously hammers at the back of Morales’s head with hammer fist strikes. Morales has no choice but to squirm his way to the nearby ropes and reach out to get the submission hold broken up.

Morales is up quickly and rushes at Madison, blindsiding him with a shotgun dropkick! Morales keeps up the pressure, firing off stomps and shoot kicks to keep the challenger down, and it seems to be working...until Madison snatches one of those kicks out of the air, leveraging A.J.’s ankle into a single-leg takedown that puts the champ on his back. Chris moves to get on top of A.J., perhaps looking for a ground-and-pound, but A.J. uses his free leg to kick Chris right in the nose, forcing the War Machine to stagger back as A.J. rolls under the ropes and uses them to start pulling himself back to his feet.

Once Chris spots A.J. standing on the apron, the challenger makes his approach, trading forearms to the face with the champ. After a few seconds of that, Madison gets the upper hand with a knee to the gut. He reaches over, sets Morales up for the vertical suplex, starts liftiiiing...A.J. kicks frantically in the air to throw it off balance, and he gets himself back down to where he was. Chris tries again, but this time A.J. clobbers Chris on the top of the head with an axe-handle, and Chris lets go, dropping to one knee in the process. Now it’s A.J. reaching over, he keeps Chris low, leaps over...and a slingshot sunset flip for 1...2...KICKOUT!

Morales rolls away to get some space, then stands up to meet Madison in a Muay Thai clinch. A.J. gains the advantage with a knee strike, then isolates one of Chris’s arms, turns around, and gives him an over-the-shoulder judo throw, right into a cross armbar! Chris yells out in pain, but he’s nowhere near ready to submit, waving the referee off as A.J. tries to cinch it in deeper. But the Revolution gets a little carried away, trying to wrench the arm so far back he actually puts his own shoulders to the mat for 1...2...KICKOUT!

The two men grab onto each other as they both rise, jockeying for the advantage, and before long, they’re outright hockey-punching in the middle of the ring. This goes on for a good few seconds until Morales shoves Madison away, whirls around and—OOH, pops Chris right in the mouth with a discus punch! Chris staggers a couple steps, but he’s still standing. He tries to rush A.J. down, but A.J. goes for the arm and—BAM! Nice defense with the float-over DDT! A.J. gets back to his feet, backs up to give himself some space, and when Chris gets back up, Morales rushes in and—LARIATOOOOOOO! He absolutely stiffs Madison with that one and makes the cover for 1...2...NEARFALL!

Morales takes an arm and a leg to drag the 4CW Hall of Famer towards a neutral corner. Once the champ has Madison in position, Morales lets himself out onto the apron, climbs up to the top rope, leaps down aaaaaand...BAM! Connects with a diving elbow drop that almost hits Madison right on the spine! A.J. still doesn’t turn Chris over to pin him, instead turning his focus to Chris’s leg. Morales initially tries for a full Boston crab, but Madison kicks his left leg free, forcing the Revolution to improv it into a trapped half-crab. Even that doesn’t last long, as Morales’s sloppy technique allows Chris to wriggle himself a little looser and grab the ropes, forcing the break!

The Revolution climbs a nearby turnbuckle, waiting for the War Machine to get back up, and when Chris does, A.J. springs down and CRASHES into him with a frog splash crossbody! A.J. rolls away after they both hit the floor, while Chris goes straight down, feeling the full force of the dive. Morales isn’t about to let Chris sit with it, though—the champ kips up, grabs Chris’s wrist, and drags his opponent back to the ring, slotting Chris in before vaulting up and over for a somersault on his prone foe hooking the leg for 1...2...KICKOUT!

Madison stands over Morales as he pushes himself up to his hands and knees. Madison clubs Morales with stiff crossface shots as he holds AJ still with a handful of hair. Madison releases Morales and moves to the corner. He waits for AJ to rise and charges towards him. Morales leapfrogs over Madison and rolls towards the corner. He quickly hops up to the top rope, turns, and dives towards Madison with a crossbody! Madison clutches AJ and rolls through the crossbody, lifts him up and slamming him down with a t-bone suplex! Morales rolls out of the ring and Madison keeps a close eye. As Morales rises, Madison runs across the ring and rebounds off of the ropes, as he returns, Madison high jumps over the top rope and hits AJ Morales with a moonsault on the floor! Madison stumbles but stays on his feet. He picks Morales up and rolls him back into the ring. Madison slides in right behind him and pulls AJ to his feet with a rear waist lock while trapping his arm. Madison pulls Morales by the arm, forcing him to spin a full 360 degrees. Madison times it right and hits a rolling elbow to the back of Morales’s head, finishing his trademark Comatosed! Morales drops to the canvas and Madison quickly rolls him up for 1...2...KICKOUT!

The Members of the Franchise appear from the back. Billy Danielson in the lead with both AJ Knight and Bryan Blaze at his sides. Madison notices them first but even when Morales does, he doesn't look happy.

Both Madison and Morales face each other and Morales waves him in to fight, not wanting the challenge to be discredited any by his teammates appearance. AJ charges towards his challenger and attempts a clothesline. Madison ducks underneath and locks onto Morales with a rear waist lock. He drags Morales to the center of the ring who instantly widens his stance and drops his hips as he tries to fight the vice-like grip of Madison. Madison releases but quickly secures a side headlock. Morales backs Madison against the ropes and pushes his way out, sending Madison across the ring. Madison rebounds and Morales leapfrogs him. As Morales turns back around he’s met with a jaw breaking bicycle knee strike that hits him flush on the side of his face! Morales stumbles backwards and falls, but he bounces off of the middle rope and staggers back towards Madison. Madison quickly flips AJ Morales overhead with a belly to belly suplex and transitions into an arm triangle choke! As Madison tightens his hold, Morales begins to fade. Madison pops to his feet, keeping the submission locked in and drags Morales up with him. Positioned in the center of the ring, Madison flips him over with a modified suplex! Madison crawls over to Morales and hooks a leg for 1...2...KICKOUT!

The Franchise makes it to ringside as they essentially surround the ring. Madison checks his surroundings and frustration fills his expression.

Madison lifts Morales up to his feet and cinches in a Muay Thai clinch. He backs Morales up against the ropes and pushes down on his head as he clobbers him with brutal knee strikes. Out of desperation, Morales reaches out, grabs one of Madison’s legs and lifts him up, dumping him over the top rope to the floor below! Madison reaches up and uses the ring apron to pull himself up to his feet. As he stands, Morales charges and hits Madison in the chest with a running baseball slide! Madison crashes backwards into the security railing and with both competitors outside of the ring, the official begins his ten count. 1… Morales lifts Madison up to his feet. 2… After a few short forearm shots, Morales lifts Madison up with a suplex but brings him back down, stomach first onto the railing, leaving him dangling. 3… Morales backs up a few steps and measures up his opponent. 4… Morales runs and hits a bicycle knee to the side of Madison’s head! 5… Morales pulls Madison back up to his feet. 6… He rolls Madison back into the ring under the bottom rope and then hops onto the ring apron. Madison staggers to his feet and Morales springboards off of the top rope looking for a knee strike. Madison rolls out of the way and Morales lands on his feet. He grabs a hold of AJ with a rear waist lock and drives him forward towards the ropes. Madison uses that momentum and rolls backwards into rolling german suplex! Madison bridges for cover and the ref slides across the canvas to make the count for 1...2...KICKOUT!

Bryan Blaze hesitates as he begins to slide in the ring. The obvious was that they were here to prevent any losses. Madison mouthed something at them and put his focus back to Morales.

The Revolution is helped to his feet by the War Machine. Chris having the upper hand, elbows Morales to the face. He gets behind the champ, looking for a German suplex...wait, wait, Morales does a standing switch, cranks Chris’s neck back—BAM! Inverted DDT by the champ, and that’s gotta sting big-time! Morales makes the cover for 1...2...NEARFALL!

Danielson outside the ring slaps the canvas hard three times as he screams at the referee to do his job better. The members of the Franchise clap for Morales as he looks around at his 'support'.

Pulling Chris to his feet, Morales was still somewhat distracted by his own squad. Madison shoves the Champion away and takes off! Hitting the ropes, looking for something explosive to hit Morales with—ooh, but he’s caught with a hurricanrana! Right into the cover! 1!...2!...KICKOUT! That’s just the break A.J. needs, and he sets himself up behind Madison, waiting for the Long Islander to rise before—BAM! F#QKIN’ SLAYERRRR! That superkick freezes Madison on his feet, and now the champ grabs the challenger by the neck and starts running towards the ropes...he makes a one-foot bounce off the second rope, up and over—PLANTS Madison with a shiranui! A.J. gets up, takes off again towards the ropes behind him, on the rebound, what’s he got—WHAAAAAAT?! HE HITS A RUNNING SHOOTING STAR METEORA! Morales makes the cover! 1!...2!...3—BREAK! Madison gets his foot on the bottom rope just in time, and once Morales is off him, the challenger rolls out, clutching his midsection as he tries to get the air back in his lungs.

Everyone member of the Franchise hurries to Madison outside the ring. The referee gets outside to push them back and make sure they practice social distancing. As Morales tries to exit the ring, the referee turns to instruct him to remain in the ring. Danielson slides in and sneak punches Madison to the side of his jaw and scurries away as the referee turns. Even holding back the troops, the referee starts the 20 count on Chris Madison.

1.. 2… 3.. 4.. He drags himself to the apron. Pulling himself up to a knee.

5.. 6.. 7.. Madison stands and snaps to his left, blasting Bryan Blaze to the jaw and knocking him backwards! As Danielson and Knight rush at him, Madison dives and slides into the ring. The referee stands between the ring and The Franchise and begins pointing to the back! They are getting sent backstage! Billy Danielson is enraged by this and gets in the referee's face.

Danielson, Knight, and Blaze who is holding his jaw back up the ramp. Eyes still on the match as it returns to action and the referee reenters the ring.

As Morales comes down over a rising Madison, Chris pushes AJ back first against the ropes. While in close, he connects with two straight stiff forearm shots to the jaw before whipping him across the ring. Morales approaches the opposite ropes, leaps up onto the second rope, springboards back towards Madison, grabbing him with a front face lock and whipping him down onto his head with a tornado DDT! Madison rolls through and stumbles to his feet. Out of desperation, he throws a lariat Morales’s way. AJ Morales ducks underneath and quickly counters with his Golden Goal Pele Kick! The kick doesn’t land flush and Madison traps AJ’s foot on his Sucks shoulder. Madison drops backwards, pulling AJ down with him. While on the canvas, Madison grapevines his legs around the isolated leg of Morales and secures a kneebar! Morales pushes up onto his hands in agony and begins to pull the both of them towards the ropes.

Before he could get to the ropes, Madison loosens his hold of AJ and pulls him by the same leg back to the center of the ring, this time dropping back down while trapping AJ’s foot underneath his arm and applying a heel hook! Morales screams, slamming his fist on the mat as he realizes he’s too far from the ropes. Morales uses his free leg to kick free, hitting Madison in the mouth over and over again until he breaks the hold. AJ gingerly rises to his feet but Madison is already up and waiting. He lifts AJ onto his shoulders with a torture rack and moves to the center of the ring. He flips AJ into the air and connects with a stiff knee to the face as his feet hit the ground! Madison drops down onto Morales and hooks his leg for 1...2...KICKOUT!

Chris, looking to put this away, tries to lift A.J. up into electric chair position, but Morales throws a 12-to-6 elbow to stun Madison and get free. Now it’s A.J. looking for a coup de grace, as he puts Chris in a waistlock and grabs Chris’s right wrist. A.J. pushes Chris away with the ripcord, here we go, LETHAL PROTECTOR—DENIED! Chris shoves A.J. away with his free hand to escape the choke, and before A.J. knows it, Chris has reversed the grip and seized wrist control! Madison pulls A.J. back into position, shoves him away, and lets fly with the COMATOSED—OH, MAN, HE WHIFFS! Morales ducks as that deadly roaring elbow sails clean over his head! A.J. reverses grip again to take back wrist control and—POW! MORALES HITS A LIBERATOR FROM OUTTA NOWHERE! Chris comes crashing down to the canvas!

But A.J. doesn’t go for the cover. Instead, he reels to the ropes behind him, leaning back on them for support as he catches his breath. He knows his Superman punches hit like shotgun blasts, but the way he just did it—short-armed, with his left hand instead of his right—was more like firing a slug full of rock salt. Morales knows that’s not going to cut it against a 4CW Hall of Famer like Chris. A.J. needs a live-ammo blast ASAP, and that gets even more apparent once the War Machine starts to stir on the mat.

A.J. pushes himself off the ropes to make his approach, and Chris dips into his MMA playbook, getting his legs up so he can snap A.J. right into a deep half guard. Morales doesn’t recognize it exactly, but he knows it’s a trap, and he knows that the longer he hangs back, the more time Chris has to recover. So instead, A.J. clenches his right hand into a fist, kisses the ring knuckle, rushes in, and—POW! MORALES PULLS A SHOGUN RUA AND JUST DIVE-BOMBS CHRIS WITH ANOTHER LIBERATOR! The War Machine goes limp! Morales scrambles to stay on top of Chris and make the cover for 1...2...3!

His music doesn't even kick in before his teammates, The Franchise hit the ring. Sliding in like skipping rocks underneath the ropes. The pile onto Chris Madison, punching and stomping away at the defeated challenger. AJ Morales scoots away and hurries to his feet, wanting to stop the assault. Just as it seems he will interfere in their plans, his eyes shoot towards the stage!

GRAHAM STEVENS: Your winner by pin fall AND STILL...World Heavyweight Champion...A.J.—MORALES!

CHARLES HUDSON:  IT'S CASHE! IT'S JASON CASHE!

Cashe fueled with revenge and equipped with a Steel Chair, dive slides into the ring. He barely gets up as Blaze charges at him and Cashe jabs the chair into his midsection. Dropping the chair, Cashe grabs and runs Blaze to and through the ropes, Blaze crashes at ringside. Turning around, Cashe gets pegged with a huge right by AJ Knight. Cashe throws a right of his own, and another, and another before grabbing Knight's right arm, pulling him in and knocking an echo throughout the building as Cashe connects with a stiff "Mark of JASON" elbow! Knight hits the canvas and rolls out of the ring.

Billy laying at Madison's side, still pounding away at Morale's challenger doesn't notice Cashe. He looks up at Morales and Morales points almost casually behind where Cashe is standing. Billy gets up and questions Morales before turning around and getting a running "Mark of JASON" placed to his face!! Danielson slaps against the canvas and hugs his face.. Cashe roars out as Morales ducks down to exit through the ropes. Cashe spots Blaze and Knight getting back up and turns to them awaiting more of this fight.

Outside the ring, the referee hands Morales the Mainstream World Title and his music once again begins to play. This turns Cashe's attention to the Champion. Cashe moves over and ducks through the ropes, grabs at Morales from behind but Morales pulls free, turns and cracks Cashe to the head with the Championship belt. He hangs draped over the middle ropes as Morales and the members of the Franchise head to the back. Cashe and Madison left defeated in the ring.

CHARLES HUDSON:  Hats off to Chris Madison! He killed it tonight. He really did do an awesome job.

MCKAYLA LEWIS:  A lot has happened here tonight Charles. Children of the Moon are the new Number One Contenders for the Tag Team Championships. Euphoric is ready to defend at MAINSTREAM 50 on October 4th. Bryan Ford, Julianna DiMaria and A.J. Morales all successfully defended their singles championships. We found out that Kevin Bombay is the new booker here in Mainstream Wrestling and we saw Robb Daniels exit the Studio for perhaps a very long time. It’s been awesome and I can wait to be back here in two weeks from tonight for MAINSTREAM 49! Good night!

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