MAINSTREAM 88 - LEXINGTON - 07/31/2022

[Robert Daniels]

Battleground Network Presents

MAINSTREAM WRESTLING 88
SUNDAY - 07/31/2022
RUPP ARENA
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

MAINSTREAM WRESTLING IS LIVE FROM LEXINGTON AND WE’RE INSIDE HISTORIC RUPP ARENA. HOME OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY WILDCATS!

The lights of the historic Rupp Arena dim to black as the opening guitar riffs to "War Machine" by KISS begin to screech over the P.A. system. The video screen lights up with visual static noise. Suddenly in the center of the screen a black handprint begins pulsating to the beat of the drum that has begun to play. A spotlight shines on the entrance ramp and we see Chris Madison, wearing an official licensed t-shirt that says, "Always Ready For War," across the chest. He nods his head to the music and makes his way down the ramp toward, the ring.

Better watch out 'cause I'm a war machine
Better watch out 'cause I'm a war machine

GRAHAM STEVENS: Please Welcome to the ring from Long Island, New York, the ‘War Machine"…CHRIS—MADISON!

Madison makes it to the base of the steps and places one foot down before scoping out the fans directly behind him by peering over his shoulder. He smirks as the live audience sings along to the entrance music and then marches up the steps and climbs through the ropes and grabs a microphone.

Chris Madison standing still, rubbing the palms of his hands together with a grin on his face. The silence doesn’t last long and is broken up by the sound of a slow round of applause.

CHRIS MADISON: Emma Douglas did it… Congrats!

He pauses for a moment and then stops clapping.

CHRIS MADISON: I have no problem admitting when someone’s gotten the best of me. Emma battled and was able to accomplish what no one else could for over three hundred days. She hands down earned that Heavyweight Championship. But here’s the thing…

Madison raises his hand and points his index finger into the air.

CHRIS MADISON: As the Mainstream faithful have come to learn, I’m not like the rest of these guys who have held that championship. Just because I lost, doesn’t mean it’s time to go into hidin’. My Mainstream Wrestlin’ career is far from over! I have no problem takin’ my ass to the back of the line and fight my way through this locker room and earn everythin’ I get! Mainstream Wrestling is my home. This is where I will finish out my career! But just not yet! Consider this a warnin’ to the entire locker room. I’m comin’ for each and everyone of you. I will be champion again, it’s only a matter of which title and when.

He took a few steps forward and cracked a smile.

CHRIS MADISON: If you thought you were gettin’ rid of me that easily, you are sadly..

All of a sudden the lights go out interrupting Chris Madison. After a few moments "Swear it to the Sun" by Voodoo Johnson begins as the crowd gets to their feet not believing what they are seeing!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: It can't be!

CHARLES HUDSON: Oh it can be a thousand times YES it can be!!

The crowd explodes in cheers as Alan Envy is standing on the Mainstream stage!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Whoa….this is huge!

CHARLES HUDSON: One of the greats has arrived at Mainstream! This man has done it all in wrestling. But why is he interrupting Madison?

Envy dressed to the nines in Armani confidently enters into the ring making no acknowledgement of Chris Madison. He asks for a microphone as an Envy chant begins.

ALAN ENVY: And here I thought I needed to introduce myself. But why should I? You all know the name and so does everyone in that locker room whose jaws are dropped onto the floor. I am Alan ‘F***ing’ Envy!! And finally I have arrived here in Mainstream Wrestling! And you're all welcomed to bask in my presence!

Chris Madison drops his microphone and steps up to Alan Envy and the two are jawing back and forth.

ALAN ENVY: This may have been your house but the entire landscape is about to change…

Envy tosses the microphone to the side and cracks a smile before brushing his shoulder off the shoulder of Chris Madison exiting the ring to his music.

CHARLES HUDSON: Welcome Everybody to Mainstream 88. Were here in Lexington, Kentucky home of the Kentucky Wildcats and here we found ourselves in a high tension situation with former World Champion Chris Madison and the well known Alan Envy making his first appearance for the company.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Chris Madison is looking to bounce back from his championship loss but Alan Envy is looking to make some waves and what a way calling out the longest reigning champion in the history of the company. We’ll hear from the current World Champion Emma Douglas when we return from this commercial break!

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[Robert Daniels]

BACKSTAGE…
We open up with Emma Douglas just leaning up against a wall of a barely lit alleyway. We see her push herself off of the wall, the Mainstream Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship smug around her waist. She glares hard at the camera. Like burn a hole through it hard.

EMMA DOUGLAS: You know, someone recently said I was scared of them. Me? Scared? Of anybody in the Mainstream roster?

She scoffs.

EMMA DOUGLAS: As if. Listen, Gareth, go on telling yourself whatever you have e to make yourself feel important holding the trinket I left for you. If you think you saw the slightest bit of fear in these eyes, you're dead wrong. You aren't as impressive as you seem to think you are.

Emma just shakes her head.

EMMA DOUGLAS: But if you really want to see what I'm capable of, watch me tonight. Watch what I do to Mark Storm. A valiant knight getting a championship opportunity upon his return to the promised land. Must be nice…

She rolls her eyes, quite visibly.

EMMA DOUGLAS: Mark, listen to me very carefully. This isn't going to end the way you want it to. This isn't a fairytale where you win your heart's desire. I'm not some dragon or some other big bad that needs to be conquered. I'm the Mayhem this company needed. And I'm just getting started. So, guess what lengths I'll go to continue this little reign of mine. And seeing as your my first defense, do you know what that makes you, Mark? A message. An example. What I'm going to do to you is going to be a message to the roster and anyone else quite frankly. I'm going to beat you bloody and then everyone will see just how hard it'll be to take this title from me. Then they'll see how hard, how cunning they are going to have to be to beat me. Because I won't stop. Not until I am damn good and ready. You aren't the hero you think you are. But I'm going to be the brick wall that stops you dead in your tracks.

She smiles almost gleefully.

EMMA DOUGLAS: This is going to be me taking the kid gloves off. No more playing around, no more restraint. I'm going to make glorious bloody art, and you're going to help me with that Mark, but it won't be nearly as fun for you.

She smiles and shrugs her shoulders as she walks off.

[Robert Daniels]

BACKSTAGE…
Yours truly, Team Madness stood by with the lovely Samantha Kinsley.

SAMANTHA KINSLEY: Echo tonight you face Bobby Larson? One half of the Mainstream Tag Team Champions.

Echo smiled. Yes, she was excited to face Bobby Larson tonight. It's always fun wrestling your friends.

ECHO LAYNE: It's exciting! Right, Bobby is great! But, he's not as GREAT as me. He's cute, but not as cute as me.

SAMANTHA KINSLEY: Do you think Bobby will hold back?

ECHO LAYNE: I do because LOOK at Biggs? He definitely held back in our match, I need the REAL Bobby Larson tonight to step up. Let me help you release that aggression Bobby? Let the Pink Nightmare help you?

SAMANTHA KINSLEY: What about Blake?

Alex and Echo laughed.

ALEXANDRIA MONROE: What about him? His balls seem to be locked away inside his girl's purse. Plus, I obviously beat him last week so he's clearly no threat to us. But, if he's feeling froggy, let him jump.

ECHO LAYNE: Tonight, I'm gonna do what I do best, Samantha. Go out there and cause a little Madness. Because it's really simple - one way or another Team Madness WILL be Crowned THE NEW MAINSTREAM tag team champions. We just have to defeat the obstacles first. We will MAKE tag team wrestling GREAT again.

ALEXANDRIA MONROE: Because we're the champions this place deserves, The Reign Of Madness starts tonight.

Echo and Alex skipped off as the scene faded.

[Robert Daniels]

Mainstream Wrestling returns with Echo Layne and Bobby Larson already in the ring. Alex Monroe and Blake O’Reilly are on the floor in their respective teammate’s corner. Before the ref can call for the bell, Bobby motions for a mic.

BOBBY LARSON: Miss Echo Layne, I must say, you look the picture tonight. And while I respect the fact that you have yourself a boy toy, just know baby girl, that should the situation arise where that’s no longer the case, I’ll be here ready and willing to scoop you up.

Echo lets out a visible “awww” while Alex rolls her eyes and fakes gagging on the floor. Blake slaps his forehead and shakes his head at his partner’s antics. Bobby hands the mic to Graham Stevens.

SINGLES MATCH

★★★ BOBBY LARSON ★★★
vs
★★★ ECHO LAYNE ★★★

The bell rings and this s now underway! Bobby Larson shoots in at the legs of Echo Layne, but she dodges and manages to lock on a Side-Headlock! She wrenches the hold a bit before leaning down and giving Bobby a quick peck on the crown on his head, releasing the hold! Larson is taken aback by this, smiling and nodding his head as the two circle the ring, Echo giggling as they do so.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: We’re seeing some early mind games from Echo Layne here, and Bobby Larson is falling for them hook, line and sinker!

CHARLES HUDSON: You got that right, Lou. Bobby needs to keep his head in the game.

The two engage in a Collar-and-Elbow Tie Up, but Echo lets go and transitions into a big hug! Bobby’s eyes light up, and he embraces Echo as well, which Echo responds to with a Saito Suplex, dropping Bobby right on his head! Echo goes for a quick cover, 1…2…KICKOUT!

Larson is up to his feet, shaking the cobwebs, and Echo is right there in his face for another Side Headlock! Bobby shoves her off into the ropes, and Echo ducks the Clothesline on the way back, jumping onto the second rope and flying back with a Springboard Crossbody! Bobby catches her though, and whips her around for a power slam! With Echo on the mat, Bobby wraps his arms around her waist and deadlifts her off the mat into a gut wrench Side Slam! Taking the time to showboat to the fans, Bobby flashes his stupid sexy dabbing pose! As he’s playing up to the crowd, Echo comes up from behind, rolling him up with a schoolboy for the 1…2…3!

Echo smacks Bobby’s bottom as she lets up on the pin, and Bobby sits there in stunned disbelief! Alex Monroe is laughing her head off on the outside and Blake O’Reilly just shakes his head.

GRAHAM STEVENS: Here is your winner, by pinfall, Echo Layne!

CHARLES HUDSON: Man alive, Lou, that match was shorter than some speed dates I’ve been on!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Yeah, and the fact that Bobby Larson viewed this more as a date than a match came back to bite him in the butt! Echo knows she has Bobby wrapped around her little finger, and she used that to her advantage here tonight!

CHARLES HUDSON: Bottom line, Bobby Larson got embarrassed here tonight!

Echo rolls out of the ring, and gets a side-hug from her bestie as they begin to head up the ramp, looking back into the ring and laughing at Bobby. Echo blows him a kiss, which Blake seemingly swats at while helping Bobby to his feet.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: With back-to-back singles wins over Team Sexy, you have to think that Team Madness may be in line for another shot at the Mainstream Wrestling World Tag Team Titles!

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[Robert Daniels]

BACKSTAGE…
RM Tapp is seen sitting backstage on an equipment box of some sort. The Grapmason isn’t dressed for action tonight, replacing his in-ring gear with a Wristlock Academy sweatsuit. The jacket is zipped open, revealing a STRONGHOLD T-shirt, and of course the look isn’t complete without a pair of RM Grapps in the Kings Road colorway.

In his hands is a box of his brand new cereal Grap’n Crunch, which he lifts up to face level as soon as he notices the camera.

RM TAPP: You. Camera person. Come here. Put the camera on me and do not move until I tell you to do so. Do you understand?

There’s an awkward pause of silence between the two. But the camera doesn’t move so one can assume the cameraman was on board.

RM TAPP: How is it that this company gets its hands on one of, if not the absolute best, wrestlers today, and not reconstruct the entire company around him? I mean. I’m any promoter’s biggest dream. I'm a guaranteed ticket seller. A cemented draw no matter the match or the opponent. I'm the wrestling equivalent of King Midas. Every match I’m involved in is gold. I’m busting my ass day in and day out and these clowns get the same opportunities with half the work ethic.

This draws some boos from the crowd in the arena.

RM TAPP: It’s ridiculous that I put on a five star classic with Gareth on the last show. And now here I am. Sitting in the back. Giving out free samples of our cereal. Get you a box before they sell out by the way. My talents. Aren’t being utilized. I do Commentary too. But you probably didn’t know that, did you? Pay attention to the business. Everyone is so concerned with the trivial arguments and stuff here. Meanwhile no one cares that I got disrespected by Biggs. Everyone is so far up their own ass that they don’t even realize just how big a deal me being here actually is. But don’t you worry. I’m going to get things back on track. One way or another. I’m going to help people show me the respect I deserve. Whether they want to or not. I’m going to do what it is that I do best. Change the business.

RM Tapp gathers the rest of his belongings from the equipment box. He sad kings his gym bag over his shoulder and starts to walk down the hallway. Before turning the corner however, he looks back at the camera one last time.

RM TAPP: And that’s On The Game.

[Robert Daniels]

BACKSTAGE…
Bobby Larson and Blake O'Reilly barge into the Smokin' Aces' locker room, arguing over Bobby's embarrassing loss.

BLAKE O'REILLY: Dammit Bobby, you need to get your freakin' head in the game, bro! Start thinking with your big head instead of your little one!

BOBBY LARSON: Oh, like you've never been got cause of your cockiness!? I made one mistake man, one!

BLAKE O'REILLY: Oh you've made more than one mistake, my friend! A blind man could see that Echo wants nothing to do with you! She's got you wrapped around her little finger, and she's using your puppy dog love for her against you! It's bullsh*t that you can't see that!

BOBBY LARSON: What can I say, she's got me trapped like a spider, and I'm just a little....

BIGGS: SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!

Blake and Bobby stop in their tracks, looking like a couple of wounded puppies as their mentor berates them.

BIGGS: Guys, I sure as hell don't have time to deal with this! I am mere moments away from defending my Mainstream United States Championship against Lex Collins, and there is too much riding on this match for you two to be making the Smokin' Aces look bad! This is without a doubt the stiffest test I will have faced as the U.S. Champ, and I need to be dialed in 100% if I'm gonna keep my title! Lex Collins has been on a freakin' roll, which is one of the many reasons I have invited him to join us. So not only do I need to be at my best to remain champ, I need to be my best to get him to become a Smokin' Ace. Is that clear to you guys?

Biggs turns to Bobby, trying to look him in the eyes, but Bobby is instead looking at his feet.

BIGGS: Bobby, quite frankly, you showed your ass out there tonight. Now I understand that Echo is a special young lady, and you're sweet on her, but you can't let friendships get in the way in the heat of battle. I've told you time and time again that you need to stay focused in that ring! You are better than you showed tonight, and you can bet your ass that you're gonna pay for it in training this week. Do you understand?

BOBBY LARSON: Yessir...

Blake has a bit of smirk on his face, relishing the fact that Bobby is being disciplined. Biggs snaps around towards him.

BIGGS: And Blake, you need to be more supportive of your partner! You and Bobby are the freakin' Tag Team Champions for crying out loud, and this little sniping between the two of you, well I know that you instigate most of it! We need to be a united front, and it's really difficult for people to think we're united when you're constantly trying to make yourself look better than him! I made you two a team to help you! Your strengths cover his weaknesses, and vise versa, and I'm sick and freakin' tired of you undermining Bobby every chance you get! So before I go out there tonight, I need you two to freakin' hug it out!

BLAKE O'REILLY: Yessir...

Team Sexy look at one another, admittedly awkwardly, and they give each other a rather weak hug, barely clasping one another for less than a second.

BIGGS: Awe come on! That's not a freakin' hug! Now do it right, otherwise I'll have to the two of you sit at ringside holding hands the whole match!

BLAKE O'REILLY: Aw hell no!

BOBBY LARSON: That's whack, man...

BIGGS: HUG IT OUT, DAMMIT!

Blake and Bobby look one another in the eyes, showing signs of trepidation, but then put their egos aside and embrace one another fully, as men! 

BOBBY LARSON: I'm sorry I let you down, man! You just try to keep me focused, and I appreciate that!

BLAKE O'REILLY: And I'm sorry for being too hard on you! I need to to a better job of building you up, bro!

As the two men release the hug, Biggs slaps them on the back. 

BIGGS: Now that's what I'm talking about! Who are we, guys?

BLAKE and BOBBY: THE SMOKIN' ACES!

BIGGS: I said who are we!?

BLAKE and BOBBY: THE SMOKIN' ACES!

BIGGS: Damn right we are!

The scene fades with the men hootin' and hollerin' getting psyched up for the upcoming match.

[Robert Daniels]

SINGLES MATCH

★★★ NATE DAVIES ★★★
vs
★★★ SKYE HEALY ★★★

The bell rings and this match is officially underway! Skye Healy sits on the top turnbuckle. Nate tells her to come down and Healy waves him off. Davies walks over and pie faces Healy to get her to take him seriously. The referee backs Davies out of the corner as Skye stands on the middle rope and comes down catching Davies with missile dropkick. Healy follows it with a kip up. Davies gets to his feet, Healy sidesteps him and sends him into the ropes, drop down, leap frog, and a deep arm drag brings Davies to the mat. Healy snaps the arm back into the mat and drops an elbow and begins twisting and turning and manipulating the joints to soften Davies up.

The Legacy Champion maintains that damage on the shoulder before zeroing in on the hand. Healy pins her knee into the bicep and pie faces Davies before hopping up and stomping on the hand. Healy goes to do it again, but Davies moves out of the way at the last second and gets to his feet. Skye ducks a clothesline and comes off the ropes with a big boot right into the mouth of Nate Davies.

Healy clinches the head and brings her knees into Davies’ head. Davies does his best to protect his face from being rearranged. Skye grabs the wrist and hits a forearm into the shoulder. She grabs Davies and slams him back first into the mat. She maintains the wrist control and flips Davies over, pins his hand into the mat, and ferociously stomps on the bicep.

Davies recovers in the corner, but is in the direct line of sight for Healy as she comes in and connects with the Skye Scraper. Healy scales to the top and goes for the Skye High, but Davies rolls out of the way. Healy lands on her feet and rolls to avoid a crash. Davies signals for the Blast From the Past, Healy ducks and drops Davies on the back of his head with a half and half suplex. Davies crawls back into the corner and eats another Skye Scraper!

The fans are booing heavily at Skye Healy. Breathing heavily she ignores the fans in attendance and out of spite lifts Davies up to his feet and repeatedly slaps him across the face until he looks semi conscious before she quickly locks in the Starr Bar 2.0 and pulls back on the arm with as much force and suddenness as she can. Nate taps out almost immediately and Skye releases the hold.

GRAHAM STEVENS: Your winner by way of submission, she is the Mainstream Wrestling Legacy Champion...SKYE--HEALY!

The referee hands Skye Healy her title and holds it high before asking for a microphone. Immediately boos start raining down on the champion.

CHARLES HUDSON:  She's done it again and this time in impressive fashion to say the very least!

MCKAYLA LEWIS:  Skye Healy submits Nate Davies just before our next commercial break. We're going to take a short break and pay some bills but when we return we're going to hear from Skye Healy!

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[Robert Daniels]

IN-RING…
Healy takes a deep breath before sitting in the center of the ring.

Skye Healy: I have toiled enough with these playthings enough. I am done facing Squires. I am done facing washed up has beens like Eli Buchanan. And I am done with each and everyone of you that keep booing me whenever I have a microphone in my hand!

Skye Healy: Another Skye Healy whining and crying promo! What you all fail to realize is that I’ve earned everything I’ve gotten in wrestling. I was never handed a damn thing. I was never given a position because of who my family was. I made it all on my own merit, my own work ethic, and my own athleticism. I am not flash in the pan. I am not a flavor of the week. I am a professional wrestler. THEE professional wrestler. Yeah, I’m cocky. Yeah, I’m a bit of a bitch sometimes. But that’s because I know my worth! Every time I set foot in this ring I create art. I create moment after moment. And still I’m not respected by anyone in the back and none of you fans! I have been United States Champion twice. I beat Chris Madison until he was unconscious. None of you stood behind me when my family was attacked, mocked. You all have never been behind me. And while Douglas, Biggs, Blake, O’Reilly, Prichard, all of them can be middling, I have to be perfect because this company needs someone to stand in this ring and show each and everyone of you what wrestling is.

“I have carried this title for months. I have carried the weight of Mainstream’s legacy on my shoulders. And to all of you ‘fans’, that means nothing. But to me, and the respect I have for this business, I can’t let it slide as easily as you do. Wrestling is just something you will watch in the stands, on your TVs. But to me, this is my life! This is everything I’ve dreamt about at night. This is what completes me. And you can sit there in your seats and boo, you can go online and tweet your opinions of me, which by the way none of your opinions matter… Until you step in this ring and experience first hand, the pain, the trauma, the injuries I’ve gone through, you can all sit on your asses and watch me hold this title high.”

“Lexington, I know you’re all backwards hicks here so I won’t bullshit you. I am a champion because I work hard. And whether you like it, whether anyone in the back likes it, I am here to stay and be the last bastion of hope this company has. So I am not requesting anything anymore. I am not being polite anymore. It’s time to get what I deserve. And I don’t deserve this.”

Skye spikes the microphone into the mat and slings the Legacy Championship over her shoulder and storms out of the ring.

CHARLES HUDSON: I am just going to be honest with you—she’s pissed off everybody in the Bluegrass state here this evening.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Skye Healy won the Legacy Championship from Billy Danielson in late twenty-twenty one and Head Booker Kevin Bombay made the Legacy Championship an official staple in the future of Mainstream Wrestling championship titles going forward. Skye Healy will relinquish the Legacy Championship to Kevin Bombay prior to the first match of the upcoming Emerald City Classic tournament. The winner of this years Emerald City Classic will carry the Legacy Championship for the next calendar year. The 2022 Emerald City Classic begins in two weeks from tonight at MAINSTREAM 89!

[Robert Daniels]

BACKSTAGE…
Eli Buchanan paces back in forth out in the parcade in front of bus. He stops and stares at the camera, shakes his head and sneers.

ELI BUCHANAN: So after that little ‘misunderstanding I had with Graham Stevens a last month, it seems that Kevin Bombay was told by both Mainstream’s board of directors and by the Battleground Network that I’m too ‘unhinged’ to be allowed to work for this stinking company anymore. My lawyers were served with paperwork, siting effective tomorrow I no longer work for Mainstream Wrestling. I’ve been told that my match tonight with Billy Danielson will be my last, and that as far as a lot of people are concerned, I’m not welcome back. Do you know what I’ve got to say to that, you bunch of ungrateful, scared little sheep?

His sneer slowly changes into a smile.

ELI BUCHANAN: Thank you. Thank you for cheering me on when I didn’t feel like I deserved it. Thank you for seeing the broken man who showed up in Mainstream back in 2017 and accepting me for who I was and being there for me through all the highs and lows of my career. I realize many of you did not ‘get’ me. Many of you thought I was all about my gimmicks and had no real substance, but those true fans of Mainstream know the truth. Eli {EXPLETIVE} Buchanan was and always will be a {expletive} good wrestler and my accolades prove it. 2018 Emerald City Classic winner, WTC Champion, two time World Tag Team Champion and Mainstream Worlds Heavyweight Champion. I’m {expletive} proud of everything I’ve accomplished while I was here and if this is truly my last night in Mainstream Wrestling, then I plan to go out with a bang.

He pauses for a moment and reaches down to grab something.

ELI BUCHANAN: Having said that, since it’s my last night in Mainstream, and quite frankly, perhaps the last time I will ever step inside a professional wrestling ring for a long, long time. If I’ve got to go, then I’m going out how I came in to this industry. Not as Eli Buchanan! Not as ‘The Last Dragon’! Not as the Beast of Hotel California! No, for one night only you will see someone that Robb Daniels himself refused to allow to ever to work for Seattle Pro and for damn sure never in Mainstream Wrestling. Tonight I become the wild man that set fire to everywhere from Tokyo to Tijuana, from the Great Lakes to London and the great state of Texas. A man who’s wrestled on every on every continent other than the Antarctica and has over forty major championships, including six World Titles. For one night only “El Jengibre Sin Alma” makes his return to professional wrestling.”

The lights go out around him and he begins to laugh.

ELI BUCHANAN: This little light of mine. I’m going to let it shine…

A candle is lit and the hand raises it up so it illuminates the face of Eli Buchanan once more. But it’s not Eli anymore, far from it. For the first time in the history of the company, and perhaps the last, the fans of Mainstream look into the cold, dark eyes of Tiger Mask Red.

ELI BUCHANAN: Hello Billy, it’s time go to war. Tonight two men enter into the cage, and only one of us is going to walk out, and I don’t know about you, man, but I’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain. So if you think you’re going to get out of this match in one piece; think again. If you think I’m going to go quietly into the night, think again! If you think I’m going I’m not going to do everything in my power to make this the worst night of your life; THINK AGAIN! Billy, you are looking at a cornered beast, and there ain’t anything worse than a beast with nothing left to lose. There is a reason why Robb Daniels is afraid of Tiger Mask Red! There is a reason why Mainstream Wrestling is afraid of Tiger Mask Red! I am the man who has literally burnt companies to the ground just to hurt one individual! There is nothing I will not do! There is no depths I will not sink to! This isn’t about beating you! This is about doing everything in my power to ending you and stomping on your ashes on my way out the door! If you want to beat me, if you want to even survive, you are going to have to kill me because I will fight to my last breath.

He begins to cackle and raises the candle to his face.

ELI BUCHANAN: Run, Billy. This tiger’s on the hunt.

He blows out the candle and the screen goes dark.

[Robert Daniels]

SINGLES MATCH

★★★ ARIA PRICE ★★★
vs
★★★ DAYNA BARRETT ★★★

The bell rings and this match is officially underway! Aria Price and Dayna Barrett are circling each other when AP looks for a test of strength with the much smaller Barrett. She obliged and the two link up but neither goes for the underhanded kick to the abdomen. AP gains control but Dayna Barrett steps off the middle rope and lands a hurricanrana sending the Legacy Champ scooting on her side across the mat!

AP is back to her feet and with a wild lariat her challenger Dayna Barrett ducks under and spring off the ropes to go for a moonsault but AP rushes forward and ducks under it, just as Dayna is able to land on her feet, and AP rebounds off the ropes to take her down with a diving clothesline! She hooks both legs for 1…2…KICKOUT!

Barrett pushes herself up but the time AP is looking for a standard collar and elbow tie up on Dayna Barrett. She foregoes her request and instead lights her up with shin kicks! AP grabs her by the wrist and Irish whips her into the corner with all her might which caused her to fall down. Barrett on all fours crawls out of the corner and AP looks for a kick to the stomach but Barrett catches the kick. She gets up to her feet still holding the foot of AP. She throws her leg spinning her around and lands a spinning heel kick!

Barrett has AP on her knees. She begins to hit the ropes, hitting AP with a forearm smash with every rebound. When she thinks AP is good and dazed, she locks in a double underhook. She goes for a DDT, but AP explodes to her feet and hits a Belly-to-Belly slam! AP crawls to the ropes, following the separation she had created, and pulls herself up. Barrett gets to a knee and AP charges at her with a high knee BUT SUPERKICK from Dayna covers for the 1…2…NEARFALL!

Dayna remains on the offensive and kicks the abdomen of her former mentor while she can, but the referee breaks it up. AP gets gets back up but it does her no good. Dayna hits another dropkick and this time she goes rolling to the outside and falls to the floor. Dayna hits the ropes and hits a suicide dive between the ropes onto Aria Price! Barrett rolls her back into the ring and slides under the ropes as well. Barrett walks around the ring, trying to catch her breath. She turns around to grab Dayna, but she catches her with a single knee code breaker! Dayna stacks her former coach from Squires Wrestling Academy up for the 1…2…KICKOUT!

Dayna Barrett obviously frustrated adjusts her knee pad and continues stomping AP the ally of Cartier and Biance Reed whom are Barrett’s bitter enemies right now. She pulls her up and hooks her head for a suplex, but AP drops to a knee to prevent it. She gets her back to her feet and goes for a suplex again but she counters. Barrett lifts her up, spins around, and drops her gut first over the top rope! AP goes to the top turnbuckle, and leaps off with a double axe handle across the back of Dayna Barrett and she anxiously makes the cover for 1…2…NEARFALL!

AP growing even more frustrated steps back into the corner taking her time looking to finish her off. She grows impatient waiting on Barrett to rise so she walks over grabbing her by the head and chin pulling her up but she grabs her and drops to her knees landing a devastating jawbreaker on AP and she stumbles backwards into the center of the ring! Barrett with a smirk on her face backs into the corner just briefly before taking off full steam ahead with her running V-Trigger to the side of the face of AP! She flips backwards and rolls over, she goes for the cover by hooking both legs for 1…2…3!

GRAHAM STEVENS: Your winner by pin fall...DAYNA--BARRETT!

CHARLES HUDSON:  She's worked her ass off and finally she's got the win over her former mentor.

MCKAYLA LEWIS:  Whoa, what is this? What's going on here?

Kicks are being laid in hard on the downed Dayna Barrett. Based on the figures of the two individuals who enter thru the crowd you can plainly see that it's women. The hoods are thrown back to reveal Bianca Reed and Nefertiti Jackson. Bianca Reed unzips the jacket and tosses it into the crowd. Nefertiti Jackson lifts up Dayna Barrett and holds her in a full nelson from behind, meanwhile Bianca Reed climbs to the top rope and steadies herself before leaping off with the 'Read 'Em & Weep'! Dayna Barrett is down and out while Nefertiti Jackson and Bianca Reed stand tall inside the ring alongside their representative Aria Price.

CHARLES HUDSON:  This is sickening. Nobody in the back--nobody came out here to have Dayna Barrett's back. If I was her I would be too pissed off to share a locke room with the other men and women in the back who left her for dead.

MCKAYLA LEWIS:  Dayna Barrett got the victory here tonight but a returning Bianca Reed, Nefertiti Jackson and Aria Price had the last laugh. This is far from over but we'll have more Mainstream Wrestling when we return from this commercial break.

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[Robert Daniels]

BACKSTAGE…
The scene opens with Your Hero and Mine, Mark Storm, standing in front of a Mainstream Wrestling logo'd backdrop. We hear the fans from the main arena break out into a frenzy of cheers as he stands stagnant in the centre of the frame, a smile etching onto his face in appreciation for the fans warm reception to his return to Mainstream.

MARK STORM: It's been a while, hasn't it... I was wondering whether I was ever going to return to this place... but there was always that part of my brain, itching to make it happen, wanting to have another opportunity at cementing my name over there. I've had my fair share of fights, some memorable ones against the likes of Billy Danielson and James Edwards, but I've yet to reach the pinnacle - yet to reach the mountaintop which is attaining that World Heavyweight Championship... 

He pauses, allowing a smile to plaster over his face once again. 

MARK STORM: A title held by a close friend of mine, in Chris Madison, who had a legendary reign with that title... it's been held by some of the greats in this industry, names like Hammerstein and AJ Knight, Julianna DiMaria and Coral Rose, the list goes on and on... and now, Emma Douglas, the Mistress of Mayhem holds onto that title.

Storm has his signature smirk on his face, as he nods his head approvingly. 

MARK STORM: I'm not going to spend my time discreditin' you, Emma. Let's be real here, you've been back in this thing for a while now and you went from strength to strength. From dominating in the tag division with Sage, to becoming the World Television Champion, and then getting the big one, the one that everybody desires - the one that only a few can say have held! You've managed to rise to the challenge, from going from strength to strength, each and every time, and it's admirable Emma, I'll be honest with you... but let's get things straight too, I'm not like anybody you've faced before... you're not just stepping into the ring against some generic prototype, you're going up against one of the very best in the world, a man who's traveled the globe - honing my skills, winning championships and cementing my legacy! There's only one place that's tarnishing everything right now but I'm about to rectify that.

He pauses once again, recomposing himself before continuing. 

MARK STORM: I know she's only just got the title but I'm already thinking about etching my name onto that plaque of gold and taking it home with me. It's been on my mind for quite a while now, so much so that when the opportunity came, I picked up the phone and made the call, told the boss-man that I was ready to put it all on the line for that World Heavyweight title! Emma Douglas, I'm about to give you the match of your life because I'm coming at you with everything I have, with everything in me to ensure that I'm the one who's being heralded the champion, not you! I know I've only just got back and I haven't paved the same path as you did, collecting the gold before hand and working your way up the system, but to be honest with you - I'm totally fine with skipping all of that and getting straight to the pudding. I want my piece of the prize, the grand jewel, the biggest one you can get Emma and only one of us can have it…Your Hero and Mine, I'm gonna make sure it's me!

Another smile plasters across his face as he poses for the cameras with the scene gradually fading to black. 

[Robert Daniels]

Mainstream Wrestling returns from the break with Lex Collins and Biggs already in the ring. Biggs has the United States Championship belt clasped around his waist. Team Sexy are seated in folding chairs next to the announce table. The Lexington crowd is on their feet as Graham Stevens makes the introductions.

GRAHAM STEVENS: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall, and is for the Mainstream Wrestling United States Championship! Introducing first, to my left, the challenger, weighing in at one hundred and ninety five pounds, from Canyon Lake, California, he is “The Outsider” LEX COLLINS!

The fans cheer Collins as he appears calm, cool and collected. On the outside, Bobby Larson and Blake O’Reilly give him some polite claps.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Lex Collins requested this match with Biggs to confirm whether or not he wants to join The Smokin’ Aces. He did not request that the U.S. Title be put on the line.

CHARLES HUDSON: Well that just shows you the character of the champion, wanting to defend his title even if it wasn’t explicitly requested by Lex Collins!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: This is gonna be a long night already, I can tell, because you’re already blowing smoke up Biggs’ rear end.

GRAHAM STEVENS: And his opponent, in the corner to my right, weighing in at one hundred and ninety seven pounds, from Seattle, Washington, he is the reigning and defending Mainstream Wrestling UNITED STATES CHAMPION, “The Spaceman” BIGGS!

Biggs unclasps the title from his waist and hugs the belt before handing it off to the referee, who raises the belt above his head! Bobby and Blake are on their feet hooting and hollering for their mentor, while the fans rain boos down on the champ.

CHARLES HUDSON: This will be Biggs’ tenth official defense, eleventh if you count his defense against former Seattle mayor, Mike McGinn.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: That match was a farce, so it’s his tenth.

MAINSTREAM WRESTLING
UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP

★★★ BIGGS (C) ★★★
vs
★★★ LEX COLLINS ★★★

The bell rings and this United States Championship bout is now officially underway! Lex Collins and Biggs meet in the middle of the ring and shake hands before locking up in a Collar-and-Elbow Tie Up! Lex utilizes his four inch height advantage to gain leverage and starts to push Biggs back a bit, but the champ changes levels and zips behind Lex, wrapping his arms around the waist of his opponent. Biggs attempts a German Suplex, but Collins wraps his foot around Biggs’ ankle, and pulls off the standing switch, getting behind Biggs! The challenger rocks the champ with a couple of quick Forearm Shots to the back of the head to stagger him before turning Biggs around and shooting him towards the ropes. As Biggs comes barreling back, Collins winds up and wails him with a European Uppercut that just about knocks Biggs out of his boots! As Collins reaches down to pull his opponent up, Biggs rolls him into a Small Package, but only gets a one count! Both men scramble to their feet, and Biggs blocks the attempted punch from Collins, retaliating with a vicious European Uppercut of his own! Biggs strings a few of them together, backing Collins into the near turnbuckle, rocking him with what has to be a baker’s dozen of European Uppercuts! With Collins on the back foot, Biggs hoists him up onto the top turnbuckle and starts to climb up, but Collins gets his foot up and kicks Biggs off the corner to the mat below! As Biggs pushes himself back up, Collins leaps off for a Leaping Swinging DDT, but Biggs catches him midair for a Codebreaker! Biggs hooks both legs, 1…2…KICKOUT!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: These two are wrestling with urgency and purpose! We’re mere moments into this match, and we’ve already seen so many counters!

CHARLES HUDSON: Both of these men are grizzled veterans. They know what they’re doing between those ropes.

Biggs grabs a hold of Lex’s arms and drags him to the middle of the ring, attempting to mount him for some ground and pound, but Collins shoves him right off! They’re trading punches on the way up, with Collins getting the advantage! Once they’re upright, the pair are trading grapples instead of strikes, each doing their best to erode the other’s vertical base. That ends when Collins ducks under a telegraphed lariat and dives forward with a shoulder block, driving Biggs back into the corner. Whatever he’s planning is derailed when Biggs catches him with a wayward knee to the chin. Collins staggers back, spitting blood from his bitten tongue even as he grins at his opponent.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: It’s almost like they’re having fun out there – at least Lex Collins seems to be!

Collins backs off slightly and the pair reset, immediately heading into another collar and elbow tie up that ends when Biggs sends Collins into the ropes. He hooks and catches a bit of air off the bottom rope, looking for a springboard body block but Biggs has that scouted a mile off! He catches Collins and plasters him to the canvas with a side slam! He immediately drops down, looking for a rear naked choke but Lex’s hand shoots out and he catches the bottom rope, breaking the hold. The moment Biggs does, Collins rolls over and nails him with a throat thrust, creating enough space to slip out of harm’s way. Both men look like they’re feeling this brutal back and forth, the high impact and pace clearly starting to take its toll. The moment they’re vertical again, Collins lunges in, connecting with some brutally stiff chops and jabs that gets the crowd popping and the boys on the outside looking a little concerned. Snapmare takedown and a knee to the shoulder before Biggs rolls out of harm’s way. Both are looking winded and wounded but Collins is quicker to his feet this time.

He pulls Biggs up to a vertical base, but the champ counters with a Jawbreaker that dazes Lex! Biggs shoots a Knee into Collins’ midsection before sending him down to the mat with a Snapmare Takedown into a Rear Chinlock! Biggs has his knee pressed right between the shoulderblades of Collins.as he pulls back on the chin. Collins tries to get his hands up in-between his throat and Biggs’ hands, as the ref makes sure that it is indeed a chinlock and not a choke. Maintaining his grip underneath Collins’ chin, Biggs pulls his knee back and drives it into Collins’ spine! Biggs pulls his knee back again and drives it into the spine of his opponent once more! Biggs transitions from the chinlock into a Side-Headlock, pulling Lex back up to his feet. Biggs wrenches the lock and starts to lead Collins towards the near corner, but Collins shoves him off sternum first into the turnbuckle! As Biggs stumbles backwards out of the corner, Lex pulls him in for a Reverse DDT! He floats over, hooking both legs, 1...2…KICKOUT!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Collins almost caught Biggs there!

CHARLES HUDSON: Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades!

As both men rise up, Lex smothers Biggs, giving him some hard Knee Strikes to the midsection, backing the champ into the corner once more! Lex winds up and clocks Biggs with a European Uppercut, but Biggs fires one right back, sending Lex staggering back! Biggs gives him another European Uppercut, and Lex answers in kind! The two men fight to the center of the ring, just way-laying each other with stiff European Uppercuts! The crowd is going crazy, getting the “YAY! BOO! YAY! BOO!” chant going as the two men continue to wallop each other, neither man backing down! “The Outsider” lands with a particularly stinging blow that knocks Biggs back, but as he’s on the mat, Biggs wraps his feet around Lex’s ankles for a Drop Toe Hold! Biggs shakes the cobwebs as he pulls Lex up into a seated position and delivers a hard series of Hammer and Anvil Elbow Strikes to the neck and shoulder of the challenger before cleaning Lex’s clock with a stiff Forearm Strike to the back of the head! As Lex is facedown on the mat, Biggs places Lex’s arms over his knees, clasps his hands into an S-Grip beneath Lex’s nose, and takes a seat on the small of Lex’s back, locking in the Camel Clutch!

CHARLES HUDSON: This is quintessential Biggs right here! He knew that Lex was winning the striking game, so he utilizes what is arguably his most reliable maneuver in the Camel Clutch.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Even I have to give the devil his due, there is nobody in Mainstream Wrestling as adept at changing the pace of a match as Biggs. But Lex Collins is a grizzled, rugged competitor, and it’s going to take a lot for Biggs to out grind him here tonight!

Biggs opens his fingers a bit to adjust his grip and wrench on the hold even tighter! Lex’s face is turning red as the champ leans back even more!

CHARLES HUDSON: Note the position of Biggs’ hands! Yeah, Lex can probably still breath through them, but he’s not getting nearly as much oxygen as he would have had his mouth and nose not been obstructed!

Biggs is really cranking back on the hold as Lex Collins tries to work his way out of it. Biggs slips his hands down underneath Lex’s chin, allowing him to lean back even further, applying more torque to the neck and back of his opponent! The fans are clapping and chanting “LEX! LEX! LEX! LEX!” trying to will the challenger on!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Well we certainly know who this Lexington crowd is behind tonight!

As the fans clap and chant his name, Lex gets a second wind, and grits his teeth in pain as he manages to work his right arm off of Biggs’ knee! This causes Biggs to panic and pull back even more, which gives Lex the ability to get his left arm free as well! Biggs no longer has leverage on the chinlock, so he transitions into a Sleeper Hold, but Lex pushes up with his arms, getting up to a vertical base, wearing Biggs like a backpack! The fans are on their feet, cheering at the top of their lungs as Lex gets a running start towards the corner and turns around at the last second, smashing Biggs into the turnbuckles! Biggs is pitbulling him, though, not letting go of the hold! Lex stomps out of the corner, his face reddening some more as he runs to the opposite corner, smashing Biggs into the turnbuckle once more! This jars Biggs, and he lets go for the briefest of seconds, but manages to recover and keep the hold on! Lex shambles out towards the center of the ring, and drops to a knee, allowing Biggs to get his feet on the ground, and maintain the sleeper! Lex gets his hands up to try and break Biggs’ grip, but after struggling a bit, Collins goes down to both knees and goes limp! Biggs has a determined, almost maniacal look on his face as he yells at the ref, “CHECK HIM!”

CHARLES HUDSON: Lex Collins is on Dream Street!

The ref grabs a hold of Collins’ wrist, raising his arm in the air, and seeing it flop to Collins’ side! “1!” the ref yells as he holds up one finger!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Things are not looking good for the challenger here!

The crowd gets a loud “LET’S GO LEX! LET’S GO LEX!” chant going as they clap and stomp in unison, and the ref grabs his arm again, raising it and seeing it drop for a second time! “2!”

CHARLES HUDSON: Third time’s a charm! Biggs looks to be on the precipice of a eleventh successful title defense!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Tenth, but yes, it’s looking like the ride is over for Lex Collins here.

The referee clasps Lex Collins’ wrist for the third and final time, picking it up and letting it drop, “3! NO!” The ref waves it off as Lex defiantly raises his fist, his arm shaking and the crowd absolutely exploding! Panic appears on the face of the champ as the challenger begins to rise and turns in towards Biggs, giving him some hard Elbow Shots to the gut to break the hold! Lex then drops Biggs with a hard Headbutt right between the eyes!

The moment Biggs hits the deck, Collins drops down, nailing a knee to the temple. Making sure the Champ stays grounded, he fires in a few hard body shots before targeting the Champ’s shoulder with a few stomps. He knows enough not to go to that well too many times, backing off instead and he paces a bit, trying to shake off his own fatigue. The moment Biggs stirs and starts to sit up, Collins nails him with a diving DDT – chopblock to the knee and Collins misses the mark although Biggs doesn’t capitalize on that botch either. Both men are down for a moment and it’s Lex who moves first, rolling out to the floor for a breather. The moment Biggs twitches, Collins hops back on the apron, springs over the top rope and damn near kicks the white right off the Champ’s teeth with a hard baseball slide! The crowd pops and Lex snatches the arm as Biggs crumbles again, locking him into Wreckage on a takedown! Biggs rolls over despite the pain and reverses the hold, turning that Fujiwara armbar into a juji-gatame armbar on the challenger!

CHARLES HUDSON: And now we’re into the Wrestling Clinic portion of the match. Spoiler alert: my boy Biggs has got this. Just tap already!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: I can’t believe Lex Collins is still fighting!

CHARLES HUDSON: Going up against an eleven-time fighting and defending champion is a big deal. It’s probably the single biggest match of this guy’s career.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Lex Collins may be “The Outsider” here, but he’s no stranger to the ring. He’s already proven that with the impressive win streak he’s racked up.

Collins breaks out and pulls Biggs up and in for an Irish Whip, but Biggs reverses it, pulling Lex back in for a Short Arm Clothesline! Biggs keeps a hold of Lex’s wrist, yanking him up and giving him another Short Arm Clothesline! Still keeping control of the arm, Biggs pulls Lex back up again and twists his arm behind him with a Hammerlock! Lex reaches back with his free arm to try and get a hold of Biggs’ head, but the champ presses his boot into the back of Collins’ left knee, bringing Collins down to one knee! Biggs then wraps his free arm up and around into a Dragon Sleeper and falls back for a Reverse Hammerlock DDT! Collins screams out in pain and clutches his knee as Biggs shoves Collins’ hands off and hooks the hyperextended leg, 1…2...KICKOUT!

CHARLES HUDSON: Biggs is really digging deep into his arsenal here against Collins. The human knee is not supposed to bend that far!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Listen, if there’s anyone in Mainstream Wrestling who can thrive in a match like this, it’s Lex Collins! This isn’t his first rodeo, and he has shown true grit in every match he’s been in!

Biggs transitions from the pinning position to side mount, with Collins squirming to keep his shoulders off the mat as the champ fires off Knee Strikes to the ribs of the challenger! Collins manages to power Biggs off, but just barely, and “The Spaceman” is all over him like a cheap suit, grabbing a hold of Collins’ left leg and gives him a hard kick right to the hurt knee! Biggs follows it up with another kick, and another, and another before jumping and flipping over Collins to hit with a Stump Puller!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Earlier in the match, Biggs focused on the head and neck of his opponent, now he’s working the leg.

CHARLES HUDSON: It’s clinical how Biggs dissects his opponents one part at a time!

Biggs calmly, cooly walks back towards Lex’s feet, grabbing a hold of both ankles and stepping through. As he goes to turn Lex over for the Sharpshooter, Lex gets his boot up into Biggs’ rear end and kicks him off! Biggs gets turned back around and goes for the legs again, but Lex keeps nailing him with Up Kicks to the shoulder that send Biggs staggering back. As Biggs rubs his shoulder in pain, Lex makes his way up, punching the side of his knee to regain circulation and as Biggs turns around, he’s greeted with a hard Clothesline from Lex! There’s a hobble to Lex’s step as he motions for Biggs to get back up, and nails him with another Clothesline!

Collins turns around, his knee almost buckling but he heads to the ropes while Biggs is still down on all fours, launching with a moonsault bodyblock from the second rope that flattens the Champ! The crowd erupts as Collins staggers back up, driving that already damaged knee into the back of Biggs’ head before flipping him over. He hooks the leg for a deep cover! 1…2…KICKOUT!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: This is like a car wreck. I can’t look away!

CHARLES HUDSON: I’m sure it’s got nothing at all to do with Lex Collins’ puppy dog eyes, either.

Collins grabs Biggs and pulls him up – reversal into an atomic drop – double reversal! Collins twists in the air and nails Biggs in the back of the head with an elbow strike before plastering him with a DDT! Lex is quicker to his feet despite the limp and he immediately hauls Biggs upright, sending him hard into the corner with an Irish whip! Biggs hooks the ropes, halting himself before the crash but he looks around when the crowd roars, only to get caught in the face with a springboard knee!. Biggs takes a few steps out of the corner and drops like a sack of wet laundry. Collins dives on him, a knee drop connecting with the Champ’s forehead loud enough to be heard over the crowd’s noise. Staggering back up, Lex looks to the hard camera, pressing his fist over his chest for a moment as he takes a deep breath. He prods Biggs with his toe, checking for a response. He doesn't move in the least so the challenger drops down with a hard knee to the guts before rolling aside.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Biggs appears to be in big trouble here, as Lex Collins is on a roll!

CHARLES HUDSON: C’mon Biggs! Get back into this!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: For once, could you please try to at least act like you’re impartial during a Biggs match?

CHARLES HUDSON: Nope, never gonna happen!

Lex props Biggs up in the corner, giving him a couple of stiff shots to the mush before backing up a couple of steps before charging in for the Systematic Breakdown 2.0, but Biggs gets out of dodge, driving Lex’s knee right into the top turnbuckle pad! Biggs uses the opening to grab Lex into a ¾ Side Headlock, running up the ropes and flipping up and over behind him to hit the Bigg Time! Like a flash, Biggs is up to the top rope and leaps off for the UFO Frog Splash, getting outer-worldly hang time before crashing down onto the challenger, 1…2…3-NO! LEX COLLINS GETS HIS SHOULDER UP, blowing the roof off of the arena! “LET’S GO LEX! LET’S GO LEX!” echoes throughout the arena as Biggs looks down at his opponent in shock!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!?

CHARLES HUDSON: If that was any closer, any closer, Biggs would be leaving as champion right now! How in the hell did he kick out!?

Biggs doesn’t give himself the luxury of staying shocked for long and gets to his feet, stalking “The Outsider” Lex Collins, motioning for him to get up. As Lex begins to push himself up, Biggs rushes in for a Soccer Kick to the ribs, driving the air out of Lex’s lungs! Biggs shoots the half, going for another cover, 1…KICKOUT!

CHARLES HUDSON: BLOODY HELL LOU! HE KICKED OUT AT ONE!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Lex Collins is sending a message to Biggs that he’s nowhere near finished here tonight!

Collins’ message to Biggs was heard loud and clear, and “The Spaceman” has some added urgency to his already intense attack, mounting Collins and pounding him with vicious, sloppy Gorilla Punches! Biggs has an almost crazed look in his eyes as he grabs Lex by the hair and pulls him up to both knees, winding up and striking him with a Biggs Kick right to the chest! Biggs lights him up with another Kick to the chest, and the very small number of Biggs fans in Lexington, Kentucky start chanting “BIGGS!” with each kick! “BIGGS! BIGGS! BIGGS! BIGGS! BIGGS! BIGGSBIGGSBIGGSBIGGSBIGGSBIGGSBIGGS BI-WOAH!!” Biggs winds up for the kill shot, clocking Collins right in the side of the head! “BIGGS!” He falls to the mat like a sack of potatoes and Biggs slithers back towards the far corner, motioning for his opponent to rise.

CHARLES HUDSON: Biggs has his sights on finishing this one! Impact is imminent!

As Lex slowly pushes himself up, Biggs gets a running start, leaping up for the Impact Crater, but Lex reverses it into a Back Body Drop, with Biggs’ feet clipping the middle turnbuckle! As both men get to their feet, Lex turns towards Biggs and hits The Bricks, clobbering Biggs with his thunderous right hook that sends him down and out! Lex is unable to follow up though, as he collapses to the mat himself!

MCKAYLA LEWIS:Oh my goodness! Biggs is out! All Lex had to do was get an arm over him and we’d have a new United States Champion!

CHARLES HUDSON: This has been a physical, grueling match! Collins saved himself with that Back Body Drop, and the Brick essentially resets the match!

They both seem on the verge of death, chests heaving as they both try to overcome the exhaustion and pain as the official starts counting down. Surprisingly, Lex struggles to sit up and then crawls towards the ropes, using them to pull himself up. He makes it to his feet, weaving like a punch drunk boxer. The crowd’s electric, on their feet as he limps towards Biggs, picking up speed as though he’s getting energy from the crowd now. He flips off the second rope, intending for a double foot stomp but Biggs rolls aside at the last….possible…second. Crash and burn and Collins looks like he’s done more damage to either his knee or maybe his ankle. Collins turns around to find Biggs has pulled himself upright with the help of the ropes, valiantly trying to remain upright. Collins charges in and the two collide, Biggs getting the better of the tie up when Lex’s knee buckles on him! German Suplex! And another! With Collins tenderized, he goes for the finishing blows, hoisting the challenger for The Bigg Time – HOLY SHIT NO! Lex Collins nails a back elbow to the face, Biggs slips up and Collins catches him by the head! AD HOMINEM! The Champion’s head spikes off the canvas and the crowd explodes as Lex falls backwards on him, so exhausted he forgets to even hook the leg. Biggs doesn’t move. 1…2…3!

GRAHAM STEVENS: Here is your winner, by pinfall AND NEW Mainstream Wrestling United States Champion…LEX—COLLINS!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Lex Collins just did the impossible…and we have a NEW United States Champion!

CHARLES HUDSON: By the look on his face, he knows that.

Lex’s eyes are wide, shock registering through the exhaustion as he hears his own music erupt over the speakers. He rolls off Biggs, landing flat on his back beside him and for a moment he’s just laying there, breathing while the crowd loses their collective minds. Finally, he sits up and leans over Biggs, slapping him on the cheeks a few times to bring him around. He leans in and says something that’s lost in the crowd noise and then helps the former champ to his feet. They both look like a stiff breeze would blow them over but Lex grins and holds out his hand. After a few seconds of hesitation, Biggs takes it and they start to shake just as respectfully as they did when the match started before Collins pulls him in for a hug. For anyone good at lip reading, Collins can be seen thanking the former champion before the view cuts away. Bobby Larson and Blake O’Reilly are shown giving the two men a standing ovation on the outside, as is the rest of the crowd!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: After nine successful title defenses Biggs finally relinquishes the United States Championship! Lex Collins dug down deep and beat a man who hadn’t been pinned or submitted since October of last year!

CHARLES HUDSON: As much as it hurts to see Biggs lose the title, barring him holding onto the U.S. Title forever, if he had to lose, this is the kind of match he’d want to lose it in. Rugged, hard fought, completely in the ring with no shortcuts, no cheating. Hats off to Lex Collins!

Bobby Larson grabs the United States Championship belt from the time keeper, and Team Sexy slides into the ring. Bobby hands the belt to Biggs, who presents it to Lex, draping it over Lex’s shoulder. Biggs then raises Lex Collins’ arm and Team Sexy flanks either side of the two combatants, clasping their hands and raising their arms as well!

CHARLES HUDSON: I think that answers the question as to whether Lex joined the Smokin’ Aces!

Collins, Biggs and Team Sexy continue to gladhand in the ring as “One Finger and a Fist” continues to play. The music stops, and then Breaking Benjamin’s “Until the End” hits the speakers!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Oh my goodness! Can it be!?

The crowd absolutely erupts as AJ Knight steps out onto the stage!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: AJ Knight has returned to Mainstream Wrestling!

CHARLES HUDSON: How!? How in the hell is he allowed back!? He lost a Loser Leaves Town Match!

AJ looks down to the ring with a smarmy grin on his face, and gives the Smokin’ Aces a pageant style wave! Lex has a defiant look on his face, while Biggs looks like he’s seen a ghost! Bobby has to hold Blake back from exiting the ring. Back on the stage AJ finishes waving and saunters back to the back as Mainstream Wrestling cuts to a commercial break.

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[Robert Daniels]

PREVIOUSLY RECORDED…
Sitting in the middle of a pub in Orlando; Gareth Prichard Jr drinks a pint and enjoys himself for a bit. Life has been good so far this year for the King of Failure and it has shown in the form of his recent results everywhere he competes. Some might scoff at his accomplishments – as they always do – but, to him… this is the best stretch of work he has put in a long – long time. Suspiciously absent from the whole scene is the World Television Title he recently won on Mainstream 87, one would be forgiven to think such an accomplishment would be in full display here in the first sort of speech he’ll give after winning it… one might even dare say he would gloat and bask on his own glory in the company of a belt with such a rich history; yet, that’s not really the case. Gareth knows this and winks at the camera before smirking and starting to talk.

GARETH PRICHARD JR: I know it surprises the lot of you that I don’t have that strap around to show to the camera and to everyone that would listen how valuable I think it is… as a matter of fact the absence of that title here should give you all the information you need to know about what I feel about it and how significant it is to me.

Prichard places the glass of beer over the counter and turns towards the camera with his arms crossed and that cheeky smirk still on his face.

GARETH PRICHARD JR: I’ll tell you what’s significant… to me is significant that this forgotten wrestler from Wales has not one… but TWO wins against one of the brightest stars in today’s wrestling scene. Even if no one talks about it, even if no one goes to the Twitterverse and brags about it and shoves it in their little bubble’s face to get echoed by the same group of people and get it trending… that’s something no one… NO ONE… will take away from me. To me is significant that AFTER filling her mouth with the ways she was going to KILL me and DESTROY me; little miss Douglas decided to prove me right when she stepped away and vacated the title. To me is important that YOU are now watching what am I going to do next, what match I am going to put on for you…

Gareth sighs as he grabs the pint with his right hand and shrugs.

GARETH PRICHARD JR: But let me be clear… in case you haven’t been listening all of this time. I’m not doing this for YOU. Since that’s an undeniable fact… that means I’m NOT going to be what you’re used to around these parts. No, I won’t stand here in front of these cameras and tell you how much of a fighting champion I’m going to be. I’m not going to tell you how much I respect the history of the belt I now hold and thus how bravely I’m going to defend it. I’m not going to tell you that I want to face X or Y in any kind of match… because, in truth… I am not going to do any of those things. I have my mind set on just a few things and winning that belt only enables me to pursue them openly.

Prichard gulps some beer and wipes his mouth with the sleeve of his shirt as he continues.

GARETH PRICHARD JR: So don’t expect any open challenge to come from me, don’t expect this belt to be front and center whenever I speak to you or anyone else… because to me, this is just a means to an end…

[Robert Daniels]

BACKSTAGE…
Lex Collins was on the floor, still sweaty, still in his ring gear with his back against the cinderblock wall, wedged in between two banks of lockers where a garbage pail used to sit but it was right under the vent. There was an unopened bottle of Pepsi in his hand, condensation rolling down the sides like it was some 90's commercial. There's a hint of a smile on his lips as he sets that unopened bottle down. Slowly, reaches up and removes the United States championship from his shoulder, folding it and setting it atop his lap. He taps his fingers against it before running them over the raised and gilded edges, as if trying to assure himself that this is in fact, truly happening.

LEX COLLINS: When I came out in Knoxville two weeks ago... this was the last thing I expected.  It's been more'n two years since I last held championship gold – in this business, that's a lifetime. Not calling this a fluke. Not trying to act like this ain't a huge deal, like breakin' that streak wasn't. It's just...

He shrugs, looking almost sheepish.

LEX COLLINS: What's trippy, is this doesn't feel the same as the last few did. There's no immediate flinch, no panic clawing at my insides – no impostor syndrome, I guess. Not sure if that's a reflection of how far I've come in the past couple years, or a reflection on the calibre of this company. Maybe both?

He looks down at the belt in his lap, and that smile resurfaces on his lips.

LEX COLLINS: Promises made over course of my career, all the mistakes and false starts… I'm waxing melodramatic here 'cause it feels like it meant something. Like all roads led here, to this very moment. Don't get me wrong. I paid my dues a thousand times over. This... this' my moment an' there ain't nothing anyone can do that'll take that away. After the blood clots an' the pain recedes, I can hold somethin' tangible close an' know – this place? It's where I'm meant to be, welcomed with open arms. MAINSTREAM is home. Gonna do right by this, live up to the example Biggs set of a fighting champion. Take on all comers...

The smile is a bit wider now but he's still looking down at his lap, at his own reflection in the surface of the belt.

LEX COLLINS: The fame, for me it's just weird. It's too much sometimes, 'cause that's not really what I'm all about. I'm here for a good fight, to do things the right way... I believe in the same things that got me into this business in the first place and the fact I'm still here almost twenty years later, that speaks volumes, don't it? It's not on me, though. I'd never have been able to do this without you. You know that, right? An' I guess the reason I'm here right now, finally at the end of my search for a place that's gonna be a good fit, is on account of the support from each of you. The fans – without you, I wouldn't have a reason to get outta bed in the morning. Without your cheers, an' your letters, an' your smilin' faces, this wouldn't be much of a dream come true, y'know? It took a lot of screwin' up in my life to be able to appreciate the good things. Like this belt. This opportunity. This company. All of it.

He nods, his eyes wide and unblinking as he looks into the camera lens.

LEX COLLINS: It's been a long road to this point, and I am so happy to be here. Right here. Right now. I want nothin' more'n to share my happiness with all of you. It's been a long time coming.

He holds up the belt, and looks at it for a moment.

LEX COLLINS: For this, an' a million other things you've done to prove yourselves as angels, I thank you. From the bottom of my heart. I promise...

He falters, almost tearing up as his voice breaks. Clearly this actually is a huge moment for him – it's not just lip service here.

LEX COLLINS: Guess what I'm tryna say in a roundabout way is that this isn't my moment of triumph. Nah. It's ours. And I recognize the gravity of that. So, I'm gonna make you a promise here, now... while the adrenaline's still fresh and the reality of what just happened hasn't quite settled in: I won't let you down. Not now. Not as long as this' around my waist. Not ever, really.

The scene cuts back to ringside.

[Robert Daniels]

Before the match can even start, Tiger Mask Red ambushes Billy Danielson before he could even get past the stage. Danielson is doing his usual entrance when Tiger Mask breaks through the floor of the stage and shoots Danielson in the face with a FIREBALL!!! Billy grabs at his face as Tiger Mask Red climbs up to his feet. The two brawl for a momewnt, but Danielson is discombobulated and can’t get anything going defensively. Billy Desperately tries to hit a Chicago Blackout the moment he gets his bearings, but he’s still too disoriented, so he misses and Tiger Mask delivers a lariat instead. Danielson goes down hard, but Tiger Mask Red  doesn’t let him stay down. He grabs Danielson up by the hair, and place’s Billy’s head between his thighs. He looks at around at the fans in the arena… AND THEN POWERBOMBS BILLY OFF THE STAGE AND INTO THE CROWD!!!

The audience tries to help Danielson up to his feet, but here comes TMR throwing stiff punches, sending Danielson stumbling through the crowd. Billy tries to stop him, but TMR continues to hit bomb after bomb, keeping The Franchise on the defensive. Luckily,  Danielson is able to grab a chair from someone AND THROWS IT AT TMR!!! Billy gets himself the distance he needs, as he grabs a different chair and begins to hit Tiger Mask Red with it as they make their way through the crowd. TMR is able to boot the chair out of Billy’s hands and whips Billy down the aisle. With no fans in the way now, TMR follows up by whipping Billy into the barricade. Tiger Red charges with THUNDERSTRU- Billy sidesteps it, but delivers his own CHICAGO BLACKOUT!!! Tiger Mask flies over the barricade and now they have made it to ringside. The crowd is going crazy as these two continue battling before the bell can even ring.

The Franchise and Tiger Mask Red brawl back and forth around the ring, but they never enter it. Danielson charges at TMR, but instead, he gets whipped into the ring post, and then german-suplexed onto the hard ground. Tiger Mask mounts Billy and starts to just deliver elbow after elbow into his face until BILLY IS BUSTED OPEN!!! TMR wipes the blood off his arm and licks it, taunting the crowd. Tiger Mask goes to the steel steps and pulls them apart. He then drags Danielson over to them and sets him up for a TIGER DRIVER ONTO THE STAI-NO!!! Danielson is able to hit a back body drop off the stairs. Danielson watches as Tiger Mask Red gets to his feet and leaps off the steel steps with a FLYING CHICAGO BLACKOUT!!! Danielson scrambles and whips him into the ring. Billy Danielson hypes up the crowd as Charlotte rolls out from beneath the ring and delivers a LOW BLOW!!! Billy drops to a knee as Charlotte now rolls him into the ring. Both wrestlers lay in the ring, already exhausted as the cage now drops around them.

SINGLES MATCH

★★★ BILLY DANIELSON ★★★
vs
★★★ ELI BUCHANAN ★★★

The bell rings and this match is now underway! Tiger Mask Red gets up first and charges Billy Danielson, drilling him in the chest with a knee lift. This pops Danielson up into a neckbreaker by TMR, and now The Masked Monster has Danielson where he wants him. TMR stomps Danielson into the mat a few times, before going to the nearest corner and up to the top rope. Tiger Mask Red looks down at Danielson, before leaping off with a FIST DRO-NO!!! Danielson rolls out of the way at just the right time! Both men stumble to their feet, but TMR is still on the offensive as he charges at Billy once again. Danielson scouts this and pops TMR UP INTO THE CAGE, before following up with a roaring elbow to the back of the head and a cover is made 1…KICKOUT!

Danielson looks shocked, but instead of staying on TMR, he decides to start climbing up the cage. He doesn’t make it very far up the cage before Tiger Mask Red spots him. He knows he can’t catch Danielson at this speed, but with a flying leap, manages to crotch Billy on the top rope. Danielson’s eyes roll into the back of the head, as this is his second nut shot of the match, and TMR slaps Billy across the face. TMR starts to shout and scream in Billy’s face, and Danielson punches him right in the mouth! TMR stumbles backward, as Billy tries to pull himself free of the ropes, but Tiger Mask Red springs off the middle rope and turns in midair to catch him with a TRIANGLE CODE BREAKER!!! He drags Billy away from the ropes and covers 1…2…KICKOUT!

TMR is enraged and gets to his feet, standing over Billy who’s still pretty shaken by the massive codebreaker. Tiger Mask grabs Billy by the arm and begins to stomp on Billy’s head until he’s nearly unconscious. Danielson continues to defend himself, so when TMR gets tired he just releases and screams at Billy as he lays in a heap. That’s when Tiger Mask decides to make his way to the top of the cage. He gets close to the top when Billy gets up and starts to tug on his boot. Billy tries to pull down TMR, but The Red Tiger keeps himself steady on the cage. Charlotte yells at Tiger Mask Red to look at the cage line, and that’s when TMR starts to laugh. He points to his head before reaching for a part of the cage… THAT’S BEEN HOLLOWED OUT TO HOLD A METALLIC PAINTED BAT!!! TMR quickly grabs the bat and swings it down, hitting Billy and causing him to fall back to the mat!

Tiger Mask Red climbs down, laughing as he holds his bat in one hand. Billy tries to get to his feet, but Tiger Mask swings the bat and cracks it right into his ribs. Danielson curls into a ball, but Tiger Mask isn’t done. He starts to beat Billy numerous times with the bat, before trying to pin Danielson for 1…2…KICKOUT!

Tiger Mask Red looks shocked as The Franchise rolls to the ropes and tries to pull himself up. TMR walks over to Danielson, bat in hand, and goes for a Bat-Assisted REVERSE ST-NO!!! Billy holds the ropes, scouting the Koji Clutch set-up. TMR rolls back to his feet and goes to swing at Billy with the ba- CHICAGO BLACKOUT!!! Danielson catches TMR just right and he stuns his opponent, making him drop the bat. Billy Danielson follows up with an IMPERIUM URANAGE!!! He then picks up the bat… AND GIVES TMR A RECEIPT BEFORE CHUCKING THE BAT TO THE OUTSIDE!!!

The match slows down a bit here, as Danielson uses the rest of his energy trying to land heymakers on TMR, who is scrambling on the defensive to stay on his feet. Billy clocks Tiger Mask with a right that lands perfectly on the jaw, causing him to stagger into the corner. Danielson circles the ring, looking for a vicious CHICAGO BLACK-NO!!! TMR gets his arms up to block the knee strike. He does a standing switch in the corner and then headbutts Danielson right in the jaw. They trade strikes there in the corner, but Tiger Mask Red keeps the advantage, as he drills forearms into the face of Billy. He sets Billy up onto the top rope, as TMR climbs up with him. He hooks the head, and seems to be going for an AVALANCHE BRAIN-NO!!! Billy slides between Red’s legs and traps TMR’s head in the turnbuckle! Billy unleashes a series of vicious superkicks that nearly knock out TMR before hitting a MASSIVE SI-OUT POWERBOMB!!! Danielson doesn’t have the strength to go for the pin, so he rolls to the ropes instead.

Billy gingerly pulls himself up to his feet, and starts to climbing up, but realizes TMR is stirring to quickly for him to escape in time. Billy tries to go for a springboard Chicago Blackout, but TMR rolls out of the way. Tiger Mask Red unleashes a fury of strikes, but Danielson is right there with him to counter with a series of his own strikes! They brawl in the center of the cage, and for a moment this match has broken down into just a good old fashioned fight. Tiger Mask and Billy land stiff strikes that send them both stumbling into opposite corners. They look at each other from the corners, as they use all their strength to hang onto the ropes for support. They start to shout at each other, as they collect some energy… AND THEN THEY CHARGE… SIMULTANEOUS THUNDERSTRUCK/CHICAGO BLACKOUT KNEES!!! THEY’VE TAKEN EACH OTHER BOTH OUT!!!

Some time passes as Charlotte passes a bottle of water through the cage to TMR. He slowly gets to his feet and shouts at him to hydrate. TMR takes a huge sip of water and turns around, only to see Danielson charging in. He ducks a clothesline from Billy and shoves him away. Billy spins around, only to be sprayed with water in the face! TMR sends Danielson face first into the cage and hits a snap dragon suplex. Danielson’s momentum rolls him through on to his knees. TMR charges in and hits a shining wizard. He drags Danielson to his feet and hits his version of the Northern Lights Bomb, called the Chaos Driver. TMR points to the top turnbuckle, uses the ropes to leap to the top and hit a picture perfect Shooting Star Press and hooks the leg for 1…2…KICKOUT!

Danielson rolls to the ropes, trying to get some space from his opponent, but Tiger Mask Red is on a warpath. Tiger Mask stomps over to Billy and starts to stomp him into the ground. He then starts to pull Billy up from behind by his hair, but Danielson fights back with a modified stunner. TMR grabs his face, but here comes Billy with a CHICAGO BLACKOUT!!! TMR is rocked as Billy hooks an arm and starts to just drill knees right into the face of Tiger Mask. Danielson switches from knees, to grinding TMR’s face into the cage wall. Billy yells he wants to see Eli, and begins to tear at TMR’s mask, but Tiger Mask fights back. He charges at Billy with THUNDERS-NO!!! Billy side-steps the knee this time. TMR turns around to a boot in the gut and DANIELSON HOLDS HIM UP FOR THE BIG MATCH DRIVE- TMR GRABS THE CAGE WALL!!! Tiger Mask boots Billyaway for a moment, before hitting a MOONSAULT OFF THE CA- DANIELSON CATCHES TIGER MASK… TOMBSTONE!!! He covers TMR for 1…2…KICKOUT!

These men are spent. Danielson just stares at TMR with dumbfounded shock, as the frustration sinks in. TMR slowly starts to crawl away from Billy and starts climbing up the side of the cage. Danielson shakes his doubts away and scrambles to his feet. Billy grabs his leg but TMR kicks him off and continues climbing. He makes it to the top of the cage, but Danielson is right behind him. TMR manages to get a leg over the top of the cage and tries to climb down the other side, but Danielson grabs him by the mask and pulls him back up. Out of an act of desperation, TMR bites Billy’s face. Danielson releases his grip on the cage and gets pushed off, right back into the middle of the ring. TMR looks down at the floor, this is his chance to escape, but he looks down at Billy’s prone body and makes a decision. He climbs to his feet, points to the heavens, and jumps off. FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH!!! He lands on top of Billy, but instantly rolls off, holding his chest and screaming in pain, unable to go for the pin. Both men lay exhausted on the mat. TMR finally rolls over and draps one across Danielson’s chest for 1…2…NEARFALL!

Billy and Tiger Mask lay on the mat and start talking to each other. Just vile swears and pure hate coming from these long time rivals. They start throwing slaps at each other, trying to get the other fired up. They get to their knees and now the slaps turn into punches. They both lunge at each other, using the other for balance as they drive elbows into each others faces. They continue to trade strikes until Billy shoves TMR into the ropes and follows up with a PSYCHOUT CHICAGO BLACKOUT!!! Billy turns around and he goes for THE FRANCHI- TMR WIGGLES FREE!!! He drills Billy in the back of the head with THUNDERSTRUCK!!! Billy flops forward into the ropes… HANDSPRING CUTTER BY BILLY!!! Danielson goes for the cover, but TMR kicks out at 2.99! Billy pulls him up and tries for ANOTHER FRANCHI-STILL NO!!! Tiger Mask has the move scouted, as he breaks free again and sets Billy up for the TIGER SUPLEX!!! Billy is out, but that was Tiger Mask Red’s last ounce of energy!!! He grasps at Billy, but he just can’t reach him this time around!

Tiger Mask Red starts slowly moving towards the door and yells for it to be opened. As he makes it there he turns back and sees Danielson lying motionless in the middle of the ring. He turns back to the door and calls out to Charlotte, “Get me a table!” The crowd cheers as Charlotte looks under the ring and pulls out a table. An official tries to stop her, but she slaps him across the face, knocking him down. Charlotte yells at another official to open the door and helps TMR get the table into the ring before slamming the door shut again. TMR sets the table up in the middle of the ring. He pulls Billy to his feet and gives him a German suplex to the mat to soften up a little more, before pulling him back up and placing him on the table. Turning back towards the cage, TMR makes the slow assent one last time, with bad intentions in mind. The crowd cheers as Billy somehow rolls his way off the top of the table and starts climbing up the cage after him. TMR turns around and sees him. He stands on top of the cage, taunting Billy, daring him to come all the way up. He grabs Danielson by the hair and tries to drag him up. Charlotte pushes her way into the ring with sprays lighter fluid on to the table. SHE’S LIGHTING IT ON FIRE!  TMR blows her a kiss and tries to hull Billy up for another Chaos Driver but Danielson hits a LOW BLOW! TMR nearly falls off the top of the cage, but Billy grabs him by the arms. THE FRANCHISE OFF THE TOP OF THE CAGE THROUGH THE TABLE! Danielson collapses on top of Tiger Mask Red for 1…2…3!

GRAHAM STEVENS: Your winner by pin fall, the Franchise…BILLY—DANIELSON!

CHARLES HUDSON:  These two have a long history together and tonight’s payoff was of epic proportion!

Billy Danielson rolls off Tiger Mask Red and scoots away nervously. Looking at the person he had just went to war with inside a steel cage, in a seated on the mat the official checks on Danielson and raises his arm in victory but Danielson winces in pain as the lights suddenly go out inside Rupp Arena!

MCKAYLA LEWIS:  What is going on here? Can we get the lights back on?

CHARLES HUDSON:  I don’t know if we’re going to have to go to a commercial break but with the camera flashes I can see we still have electricity, they are raising the steel cage:

The lights come back up and Tiger Mask Red is gone. Vanished. Danielson looks over and the only trace is the sacred mask worn by Eli Buchanan while channelling his Tiger Mask Red alter ego here tonight.

MCKAYLA LEWIS:  Congratulations to Billy Danielson but if this was the final time we see Tiger Mask Red…I mean Eli Buchanan here in Mainstream Wrestling then what a way to go out! Thank You, Eli Buchanan. Thank you!

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