MAINSTREAM X: PRIDE - 05/05/2018

[Robert Daniels]

Seattle Pro Wrestling Presents

SATURDAY - 05/05/2018
STAPLES CENTER - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

MAINSTREAM IS LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES INSIDE THE STAPLES CENTER HOME OF THE LA LAKERS!

BACKSTAGE...
SAMANTHA KINSLEY: I'm in the dressing room of the challenger to Bryan Blaze’s Seattle Pro Championship, Hammerstein.

Hammerstein steps into frame, a serious look on his face.

SAMANTHA KINSLEY: What? No jokes? No wisecracks? Well, I gotta say…

Hammerstein takes Kinsley’s microphone away from her.

JACOB HAMMERSTEIN: Listen, I gotta listen to this BS from the bosses, but I sure as hell ain't gonna listen to it from the hired help. You got that?

Kinsley starts to walk out of frame but Hammerstein stops her.

JACOB HAMMERSTEIN: No, dammit. You started us on this little boatride, so let's keep it goin, okay?

Kinsley is shocked, and a little afraid, at this point.

JACOB HAMMERSTEIN: You're right. No jokes. No wisecracks. The time for that shit is over. It's time to put up or shut up, and everybody knows how bad I hate all the cliché bullshit guys like Blaze spout, but I'm gonna tell you all something.

“From day damn one in this company, my only real goal has been The Seattle Pro Championship. I've had a couple shots, against James Edwards & Declan Black, and I was close….really close….just not close enough.”

“So for the next year I fought my ass off. I won the Endurance Title. I won the Tag Titles. I joined The Midnight Horsemen, then I became the lead Horseman. Then one day I killed The Horsemen. I main evented shows. I fought in some of the bloodiest, most violent matches in Seattle Pro’s history.”

“And while I did all that, others, less deserving, got title opportunities.”

“And when I did try to work my way up the ladder, Robb and Lauren Daniels hit me with roadblock after roadblock, and detour after detour, all in hopes of keeping me away from the title. They thought they had put a safe distance between me and the Seattle Pro Championship.”

“Then I won the Pinnacle Battle Royal and became the Number One Contender to the belt. A shot, mine for the taking. And no matter how formidable the Daniels’ plans to derail me were, I overcame them.”

“And now, tonight, I'm taking my shot. And Bryan Blaze, I know you're gonna do everything in your power to keep that belt around your waist. But it won't be enough.”

“My road to the crown in Seattle Pro has been a year and a half in the making, and tonight, I don't just ascend to the crown….I take the damn thing.”

“Now you can leave, Samantha.”

Kinsley stalks off frame as Hammerstein's gaze follows her.

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[Robert Daniels]

“Break Stuff” by Limp Bizkit begins to play throughout the arena as the curtain is separated with two hands and pulled back revealing JT Saint walking out onto the stage.

GRAHAM STEVENS: Good Evening Los Angeles! Welcome to MAINSTREAM X: PRIDE! This match is set for ONE FALL! Now making his way to the ring weighing in at one hundred and seventy five pounds and standing at five feet and ten inches tall. He is from Chicago, Illinois...JT—SAINT!

Saint makes his way down the aisle with a smug look on his face ignoring the kids leaning over the rails wanting a high five. Saint walks up the aisle and skips a step on the stairs with each foot before quickly stepping between the ropes. He raises both arms in the center of the ring as his opponents music begins to suddenly play.

“Take it All Back” by Judah & the Lion begins to play throughout the arena as the curtain opens and Dayna Grace walks out into the stage slowly with the curtain closing behind her. She smiles and waves at the fans along the aisle while making her way down to the ring.

GRAHAM STEVENS: now introducing his challenger standing at five feet and two inches tall. From Los Angeles, California...DAYNA—GRACE!

Grace walks slowly up the ring stairs and along the apron turning to looking out at the fans she strikes a pose before stepping into the ring and begins stretching in her respective corner.

ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
CONTENDERS MATCH
★★★ DAYNA GRACE ★★★
VS
★★★ JT SAINT ★★★

The bell sounds as Dayna Grace circles the ring and is calling for a lock up with Saint but he instead kicks her in the midsection. She is now doubled over Saint hits a swinging neck breaker on the hometown girl. Grace pushes herself up off the mat holding stomach after the kick. She charges Saint and tackles him down to the mat and begins the mounted punches. Quickly separated by the official Grace bounces off the ropes and hits a rolling knee drop onto Saint and follows by dropping an elbow for good measure and makes the cover for 1...KICKOUT!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Dayna Grace is looking to put JT Saint away early on in this match up!

She pulls him up and JT Saint stands in the corner, arms draped over the top rope as Dayna backs up and then charges, JT rolls out of the way and delivers a kick to the back of the head, she drops to the mat. JT runs bouncing off of the middle turnbuckle pad of the opposite corner, darting back across the ring, and delivering a huge knee to the back of her skull she’s bounces chest first off the ropes and is rolled up with a school boy by JT Saint for 1...2...NEARFALL!

CHARLES HUDSON: This is the same way Saint caught Trixie by surprise in the first round of the Contender Series.

Saint lifts Grace up and is holding her locked tightly under his arm looking for a snap suplex but Graces blocks it with her foot and instead lifts Saint up explosively and drops him across the top rope. Saint still laying across the top rope receives a high knee to the face by Grace causing him to fall backwards and outside of the ring.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: This is becoming one of the signature moves by Dayna Grace here in Seattle Pro. As she hangs her opponent across the top rope then knees them to the floor on the outside.

Grace exits the ring and grabs Saint by the back of the trunks and rolls him back into the ring under the bottom rope. She ascends the ring stairs and climbs onto the top rope but Saint is up and stops her. After hitting Grace with a forearm to the head she steps back down onto the apron. Grace pulls back on the top rope and slingshots herself back into the ring with a shoulder block.

CHARLES HUDSON: I didn’t think she had it in her Lou but sudden surge of energy sends Grace over the top rope back into the ring with the shoulder tackle!

JT staggers into the middle of the ring as Dayna rises on the top turnbuckle. She leaps through the air looking for The Eclipse. As she flies through the air JT takes a quick step back and delivers a pin point Superkick to the back of the skull. She stops mid rotation and falls awkwardly onto the back of her neck. JT crawls into the cover, driving her jaw straight across her face for a 1...2...ROPEBREAK!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Dayna knew exactly where she was at as she took that extra moment to rest before putting her foot in the rope just in time to prevent the ending of this match.

JT Saint slaps the mat and pushes himself up off the mat in frustration of Grace’s superb in ring awareness. He grabs Grace from the back of her neck and begins lifting her up. She has her head tucked under his arm as Saint looks for a DDT but Grace flips him over amazingly with a Northern Lights Suplex makes the cover for 1...2...NEARFALL!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: You just cannot count out “Amazing” Dayna Grace!

CHARLES HUDSON: JT lays prone on the ground as Dayna looks out to the crowd who is all but sure she is about to put this match away and move on to the championship match.

She slowly struggles to the top rope. Each level se seems to gain life until she reaches the top. She rise to her feet, but as she does, JT jumps to his feet, quickly scales the rope and delivers a thumb to the eye. He grabs ahold of her and delivers his patented LAKESHORE DRIVER from the top rope and then hooks her leg for 1...2...3!

GRAHAM STEVENS: Your winner and advancing to the final round of the Seattle Pro Wrestling Television Championship Contender Series...JT—SAINT!

Saint rolls over and makes it to his feet as the official slides back into the ring and hands him his WTC World Television Championship and raises his arm. He momentarily celebrates before exiting the ring and leaving quickly up the aisle to a chorus of boos from the fans.

CHARLES HUDSON: JT Saint is moving on to the finals held later tonight to crown a Television Champion. Now it’s up to Trixie and Ryan Henderson to decide just who will face him.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Dayna Grace is obviously disappointed here tonight but she’ll bounce back very soon.

Grace rolls out of the ring and sits on the apron holding to the back of her neck. Her music begins playing as she exits up the aisle before the show goes to commercial break.

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[Robert Daniels]

EARLIER TODAY...
Trixie is seen backstage wearing her ring gear and holding in her hand a blue t-shirt with a big yellow bold "PRIME" across it and a curly pink font "Girl" underneath. Sitting down as she felt the pressure of the night on her shoulders, weighing her down. The first win came to delight her but the loss had a delayed reaction now it was high stakes on Main Stream.

TRIXIE: When I was last champion a year ago now, I dubbed myself the Prime Girl. Before that I was "Hey pretty girl, can I get a refill." That's a big change of how I got addressed in the span of a year. I worked hard and I put my name and resume out to every wrestling promotion I could find and fit into my schedule to become a well-known name.

She says, a cute yet little smile as she remembers her rookie year, putting her name on form after form until she got bookings and finally found herself in the ring, sleeping on trains and planes to make it to the next show.

TRIXIE: Then I found my time where I became the Prime Girl. Four singles titles held simultaneously, a crowning achievement for me in my career, hard work in every single place.

And the shirt does reflect a little vector like image of her EWC Indy Title, Genesis Title, SCUV TV Title and PWA Dynamic Duo title, a little sad the latter two companies closed on her and weren't around today.

TRIXIE: Ryan does that too. He's got a CWC contract, formerly employed in Cleveland for Sixth City Pro. An incredibly hard worker like me. He looks to become the TV Champion. Then there's JT, eager for a rematch against me, and Dayna...

She raises her eyebrows at Dayna over the end of their match.

TRIXIE: I'm a Vegas girl. I've seen the high stakes to many men and women who wait to spin the wheel or be dealt a card that could make their fortune better or lose it. I have never done that, I probably never will. I find myself in a high stakes match right now and I won't be looking for luck. I'm looking to this, to her.

She says holding up the shirt.

TRIXIE: To the Prime Girl who can do it, she's in me. I want to bring her out, to showcase how good I can be against Ryan and leave Dayna or JT swallowing hard when they see me claiming the TV Title.

She turns the shirt around over her lap, chuckling at herself sitting down when she's got a match ahead of her remeniscing.

TRIXIE: I served drinks to a lot of customers because I genuinely wanted them all to be happy, enjoy themselves in the Flamingo Casino. Tonight, I serve wrestling to all the fans in LA tonight and the rest watching. I'm not done, I'm not out, I'm...

And she puts on her shirt, over the black top she usually wears to the ring to proudly display her PRIME GIRL logo while standing up, not letting it get her down as her hazel eyes shimmer before putting on her aviators that, according to a friend, made her look like a blonde, badass Jessica Jones coupled with the denim waistcoat she puts on after, still flaunting her PRIME Girl logo though as she frees her hair from her jacket to end the feed.

[Robert Daniels]

"New Heights" by CFO$ is heard as the crowd begins cheering as Ryan Henderson makes his way out onto the stage, nodding his head to the music and as the guitar rift kicks in Henderson raises his arm up in the air, before beating on his chest trying to pump the crowd as well as himself.

GRAHAM STEVENS: This match is for...ONE FALL and introducing first standing at six feet and once inch tall, weighing in at two hundred pounds. He’s from Cleveland, Ohio...RYAN—HENDERSON!

Henderson makes his way down the ramp as he high fives the fans in the front row reaching out. You can see Henderson nodding his head to the beat of the song again this time towards the camera as he makes it to the bottom of the ramp as he looks around at the crowd, nodding his head once again as he runs forward and slides into the ring feet first as he jumps up to his feet, looking around again as he bends down before raising his arm up in the air and beating on his chest once again as he walks over to the turnbuckle, climbing it as he again pumps up the crowd, before hopping down as he removed his entrance jacket and tossed it to the outside, before beginning to stretch.

"Take It Off" by The Donnas begins to play throughout the arena when Trixie comes out from behind the curtain with sunglasses on with a denim waistcoat on. She poses at her side as she removes the sunglasses and the waistcoat slides off her arms. Trixie begins walking down to the ring with a confident smirk.

GRAHAM STEVENS: Now introducing his challenger. Standing at five feet and six inches tall. From Las Vegas, Nevada. Making her way to the ring she is known as the ‘Bad Kitty’—TRIXIE!

Her stride down to the ring is slow to allow for fans to get a glimpse of her. Trixie leaps onto the ring apron gracefully and walks along the apron before entering and jumping onto the second rope posing before she leaps down off the ropes.

ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
CONTENDERS MATCH
★★★ RYAN HENDERSON ★★★
VS
★★★ TRIXIE ★★★

The bell sounds and both Ryan Henderson and Trixie meet in the middle of the ring, shaking hands at the start of the contest to signal a clean fight before the wrestling is underway. They start out by circling around one another as they lock up, with Henderson getting the better of the exchange, as he locks Trixie into a side headlock, before quickly taking her down to the mat with a side headlock takedown. Trixie is slow to get up to her feet as she manages to push Henderson off of her and against the ropes and upon return, Henderson knocks her down with a shoulder block. Trixie is quick to get back up to her feet as Henderson acts fast and hits her with a dropkick, before hitting a second dropkick. Trixie once more is quick to get back to her feet as Henderson attempts to whip her against the ropes, however Trixie reverses and instead sends Henderson into the ropes and as he bounces off of them Trixie, attempts a back body drop however Henderson rolls over her back as he is seen taunting her a bit before performing a forward roll into a Backflip headscissors takedown, quickly shooting back up as he delivered yet another dropkick!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: That dropkick just sent Trixie through the middle and bottom rope to the outside of the ring!

Now on the outside Henderson has Trixie up against the barricade, the crowd going wild around the pair of them while Ryan chops Trixie once, twice and a third time. He turns and hops on the apron, running down it a leaping off at Trixie who moves out of the way in time for Ryan to strike the steel with nothing but his body to brace the impact. Ryan tries to get back to his feet, holding his chest in pain before being dropped on his face with a bulldog from behind.

CHARLES HUDSON: Trixie slides back in the ring to break up the ten count.

Trixie attempts to lift Henderson up with her own strength but she leans him against the ring. She tries to lift one of his legs up onto the apron but either she’s too tired or he’s too heavy. He nails her in the face with an open handed slap before he tosses her back into the ring. They lock up, Ryan backing Trixie up against the ropes right away, Getting a clean break, Ryan whips Trixie across the ring, but Trixie reverses and Ryan is sent running, ducking low as Trixie leapfrogs him on the rebound and gets low for Ryan to run over again, hitting the ropes a third time Ryan ducks an attempted clothesline from Trixie, rebounds again and comes flying off with a high momentum cross body and hooking both legs for 1...2...KICKOUT!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Meanwhile Trixie has rolled outside of the ring trying to get her bearings with Henderson still inside the ring.

You can see he had something on his mind as he charged towards the ropes and once he reached them he leapt up onto the ropes, balancing on them a bit before hitting a Shooting Star Press onto Trixie on the outside! Henderson is slow to reach his feet as he picks Trixie up and rolls her back into the ring, before sliding in himself as he charges towards the ropes and performs a handspring before hitting Trixie with a Gamengiri kick. Henderson quickly went into the cover and was only able to get a two count. Henderson lifted Trixie up to her feet and attempted to whip her into the corner, however Trixie countered and whipped Henderson into the corner instead, before charging at him as Henderson exploded out of the corner, doing a forward roll before leaping up and connecting with a Jumping DDT managing to hit the Revelator on Trixie as he quickly covered her once again for 1...2...KICKOUT!

CHARLES HUDSON: Henderson very agitated lifts Trixie and tosses her into the corner but Trixie reverses it and now has Ryan in the corner.

Trixie is driving her shoulder into his midsection desperate to slow him down by any means, but the Cleveland Native leaps over her third attempt and rolls out of the corner, Trixie turning around to see him come charging in and side steps him to drive his shoulder into the steel post pulling him out of the corner and rolling him up for 1...2...KICKOUT!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Trixie comes off the middle rope and lands a dropkick to Henderson sending him down hard to the mat.

Henderson is quick to his feet and charges in, knocking the smaller woman to her back with a shoulder tackle followed by a standing moonsault. Ryan stays on the attack by floating over, hooking Trixie’s arm in the process to pull her up to her feet and send her at the ropes, catching ehr on the rebound with a hurricanrana, reaching back and hooking both of her legs in a unique pinfall attempt for 1...2...NEARFALL!

CHARLES HUDSON: Trixie kicks out and kips up unexpectedly. She pulls her arm back and lays in a thunderous chop across the chest of Henderson.

She’s lays in repeated chops to the already reddened chest of Ryan is followed up by what Trixie calls a sexy stunner, clamping Ryan’s jaw against her shoulder, Ryan takes a step back and takes a knee square to the jaw, turning him around to be dragged backwards with a Zig Zag, but all that offense just nets Trixie a two count on the follow up cover. She stays focused, grabbing Ryan but suddenly being shoved back against the ropes and when she approaches again she gets hit with a Superman Punch outta nowhere! Trixie falls backwards and Ryan covers for 1...2...KICKOUT!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Both competitiors are growing tired, both want to become the first-ever Seattle Pro Television Champion.

Both make it up to their feet as Henderson is the first to make a move as he manages to land a Bicycle kick that backs Trixie against the ropes, Henderson charges foward and manages to clothesline her over the ropes and to the outside. You can see that Henderson is beginning to feel it here as he amps up the crowd, before charging against the ropes as he leaps over them with a Spaceman plancha landing on top of Trixie. Henderson taunts the crowd once again as he throws Trixie back into the ring, sliding in himself as he waited behind Trixie as she was slow to turn around, before lifting her up onto his shoulders as he looked out towards the crowd before throwing her off his shoulders and connecting with his 540 kick, completing the Fatality! Henderson quickly hooked both of Trixie's legs as the crowd counted along with the referee for 1...2...3!

GRAHAM STEVENS: Your winner and advancing to the finals of the Television Championship Contender Series is...RYAN—HENDERSON!

Henderson slaps the mat in excitement and pushes himself up off the canvas. He raised both his arms before the official even has time to raise him arm. Henderson mounts the corner and celebrates his win over the veteran Trixie. He steps back down from the turnbuckle and he looks down at Trixie favoring her midsection. He extend his hand and helps pull her up to her feet.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: No shame in Trixie’s performance here tonight. Just because she’s not moving forward in the series it doesn’t mean she won’t deserve a title shot in the coming shows. She’s earned that.

CHARLES HUDSON: What a great sign of mutual respect from these two!

Trixie stands alongside Henderson and she raised his arm before he exits the ring to the continued sound of his music. The fans begin chanting...”THANK YOU TRIXIE”...as Henderson’s music fades when he walks behind the curtain. She waves to the fans in attendance as her music now plays and she exits the ring.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: It’s official ladies and gentlemen later tonight we’ll see JT Saint versus Ryan Henderson face off for the right to become the first ever Seattle Pro Wrestling Television Champion!

CHARLES HUDSON: You’re right Lou but after the break we’ll see AJ Knight the new King of Lion’s Champion over at Lion’s Road defend his Seattle Pro Pride Championship against A.J. Morales...NEXT!

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[Robert Daniels]

BACKSTAGE...
We find Samantha Kinsley backstage, mic in hand, ready as always.

SAMANTHA KINSLEY: Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time, “The Revolution” A.J. Morales!

Right on cue, the Revolution steps into the frame, looking confident as ever, already suited up for battle with his XWA and BGDF championship belts on in an X around his waist.

A.J. MORALES: ¿Qué pinche onda, LA?

The Staples Center answers with a massive roar of cheers.

SAMANTHA KINSLEY: I gotta ask—mostly because of the gear…

A.J. MORALES: Oh, this?

A.J. pulls his leather jacket open to better show that he’s wearing Mexico’s home jersey from the 1998 World Cup, albeit with the sleeves and the collar cut off, and the LA crowd, with its strong Mexican-American presence, absolutely eats it up.

CROWD: ¡México! ¡México! ¡México!...

Samantha waits for the chants to die down before she continues with her question.

SAMANTHA KINSLEY: …does challenging for the Pride Championship tonight mean a little more for you because it’s happening on Cinco de Mayo?

A.J. MORALES: Look…no matter where I go, no matter what day it is, I’m always repping for my roots. I ride for Mexico just as hard as I ride for the Bay Area, because at the end of the day, I’m a product of both of those worlds. I grew up on both cultures. I find strength in both histories. And, more than just the holiday itself, it’s that history I’m drawing on tonight.

A.J. shifts around a bit so he can talk directly into the camera.

A.J. MORALES: See, back in the 1860’s, Mexico was in hella debt. So much debt that the French decided to come over and take it for themselves. And it didn’t look good for Mexico at all—I mean, how could it? We were an unstable mess, and France was one of the great powers of the world!

A.J. stops for a moment to push his hair back out of his eyes.

A.J. MORALES: But here’s the thing...we’d just spent the last 50 years rejecting empires. We spent ten years kicking out the Spanish. When the last leader of that revolution decided to make himself Emperor, we overthrew his ass too. The whole reason we were in all this debt in the first place was because we had to fight a three-year civil war to keep Mexico a republic. So we sure as hell weren’t gonna just let these croissant-eatin’ s take over without a fight. And on May 5th, 1862, when we went to battle in the city of Puebla, against an army with thousands more men and way more equipment, we didn’t just beat the French, we sent ‘em running all the way back to Veracruz!

The audience cheers once again, and as the chants of “¡México! ¡México!” start up again, A.J. nods his head, an even bigger smile on his face than what he had before, and turns back to Samantha.

A.J. MORALES: You hear that, right? That’s why this win was so important.

A.J. turns his gaze back to the camera again.

A.J. MORALES: ‘Cause when we won that day, we shocked the world. We sent up a beacon of hope so high that Mexican workers up in the California gold mines started celebrating. And even though it took five more years to get the French out of Mexico, we never stopped fighting. Even when things looked hopeless, we had the Battle of Puebla. And as long as we had that, we had our pride.

A.J. stops to catch his breath and starts pointing right down the lens.

A.J. MORALES: AJ Knight...you’ve got a helluva lot to be proud of, and I’ve got a helluva battle coming against you. But I’ve also got a hundred and fifty-six years of pride running through my veins. And when that bell rings...you better brace yourself, tocayo, ‘cause this Revolution’s gonna overwhelm you, and that Pride Championship’s coming home without you.

A.J. steps back from the mic so he can scream off some of that hype he’s built up, and the crowd, feeding off his energy, starts cheering again before he steps back up one last time.

A.J. MORALES: ¡A huevo! ¡Viva la Raza! ¡Los quiero a todos!

A.J. blows a kiss to the camera, then heads off towards gorilla position, and Samantha watches him go for a bit before she addresses us once again.

SAMANTHA KINSLEY: Back to you, McKayla!

[Robert Daniels]

"A'right, stop, stop, hold on, hold on, hold on--"

As an interrupting voice clip hits the PA, followed shortly after by the opening riff to "Nowhere" by Therapy?, the lighting near the entrance turns gold, vapor starts hissing out of the fog machines, and a highlight reel of clips from A.J. Morales's past matches starts to play. The Revolution himself emerges with his head down and his eyes closed, walking and headbanging in sync with the music as plays air-guitar along with it. A.J. keeps this up until the first verse comes in, at which point he looks up, opens his eyes, and starts walking to the ring, giving fist bumps and high-fives to anyone in the crowd who reaches towards him.

GRAHAM STEVENS: This match is set for ONE FALL and it is for the Seattle Pro Wrestling Pride Championship! Introducing first the challenger From San Francisco, California, weighing in at one hundred and eighty seven pounds. He is the XWA Hardcore Champion and one half of the BGDF Yin Yang Champions. The Revolution...A.J.—MORALES!

As the chorus hits, A.J. climbs onto the apron and vaults himself over the top rope with a somersault. He pops up to his feet and gives a clenched fist salute to the side of the crowd facing the entrance ramp. He repeats this salute on all four sides of the ring, ending with the side facing the hard cam. For this last one, he looks directly into the camera, and after he drops the salute, he mouths "Mírame" before turning to his corner, taking off his leather entrance jacket, which he hangs on the post, and limbering up for the match.

“Until the End” by Breaking Benjamin begins to play as AJ Knight steps through the curtain and saunters out onto the stage. He walks down the ramp with a confident look on his face and the Pride Championship fastened tightly around his waist.

GRAHAM STEVENS: Now Introducing the Champion from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Weighing in at two hundred and twenty pounds and standing at six feet and one inch tall. He is the Seattle Pro Wrestling, Pride Champion...AJ—KNIGHT!

Knight begins walking down the aisle and is slapping hands with the fans prior to rolling in under the bottom rope and poses standing on the middle ropes in the opposite corner as he has the King of Lion’s Championship across one shoulder and the Pride Championship across the other.

★★★ AJ KNIGHT (C) ★★★
VS
★★★ A.J. MORALES ★★★

The bell rings just prior to Knight and Morales locking up as Morales drops down, clamping a waist lock on Knight who sits down, he starts turning to his side catching the challenger with a drop toe hold. Knight shoots over the back of his opponent, looking for a Fujiwara Armbar, Morales sees it coming and rolls Knight onto his shoulders with a crucifix!

ONE—

MCKAYLA LEWIS: These two men have been deemed the Flying AJ’s by the fans but they were unsuccessful in their last attempt of being a team.

Knight kicks out, grabbing Morales other arm and looks for the Templar Stretch, but Morales rolls to his back to counter, putting his shoulders down for barely a one count. Knight grabs a front facelock, and hooks Morales' arm behind his back, looking for Knightfall! Morales scrambles into the ropes to break the hold.

CHARLES HUDSON: Knight breaks before ruffling Morales' hair, earning a wry smirk from the challenger.

Morales backs away, and the two start to circle each other again. They paw at each other, looking for an opening, until Morales finds one with a pump-fake of a punch that baits Knight into dodging leftward, right into a shoot kick to the side of the ribcage. Morales follows up with a bicycle knee, which sends Knight reeling backwards towards the ropes, and that gives Morales the space he needs to run up and...WHAM! Knight gets a taste of El DiaBlade!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: The champion goes right over the top rope and falls out to ringside!

Morales bounces back, staying on his feet and in the ring, and with these few seconds of breathing room, he starts firing up the crowd. First, he points to acknowledge a Mexican flag in the stands, then he starts a steady clap, which the crowd are all too happy to join in on. Once it’s gotten loud enough, Morales doubles back and hits the ropes, looking for a suicide dive. Knight, still out on the floor, casually walks out of the way of the move, but Morales sees it in time and catches himself on the top rope, using his momentum to flip over and onto the apron. He goes for a flying knee off the apron, which Knight dodges by stepping around the ring post. before rolling into the ring. He goes for a dropkick, which Morales dodges in Matrix-esque fashion. Once Knight gets back up, Morales attempts a slingblade, which Knight counters with a roaring forearm, sending Morales down to the mat. Knight pulls him up and drops him with a Neckbreaker before covering...

ONE!

TWO!

CHARLES HUDSON: Kickout, but Knight keeps up the pressure and slaps on a Cravate!

Morales struggles against it, and Knight tries to hold the Revolution down, but Morales still has way too much energy and determination to be contained here. The challenger keeps resisting, struggling all the way up to his feet and dragging Knight along with him, and once Morales has his feet under him, all it takes is a couple of knees to Knight’s gut to break free.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: A flurry of offense by the challenger.

Now unleashed, Morales uncorks a series of punches, which rock Knight before chopping him repeatedly in the chest driving him back into the corner, lighting him up with a series of jabs and hooks, before leveling him with a European Uppercut. Morales steps backwards and lowers himself into a three-point stance, taking off just as Knight pulls himself up in the corner...94 BLITZ!! Morales jumps up to the top rope looking for Meteora! Knight rolls out of the way! Inside cradle by Knight!

ONE!

TWO!

CHARLES HUDSON: Morales kicks out! But Knight can feel the tides turning his way.

He puts Morales in an inverted facelock and starts rising to his feet again—BAM! Inverted DDT before Morales knows what’s coming! Rather than go for the pin, though, Knight gets up and does a quick pose for the fans before he starts climbing up that same corner Morales just tried to nail him from.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: As Knight reaches the top turnbuckle, it’s not entirely clear what the Horsemen Killer wants.

But before we can find out, the Diamond Slayer gets up to his knees and starts vigorously shaking the middle rope, throwing Knight off his balance just enough to delay the move. Morales then pulls himself up to his feet and throws a right hook at Knight’s ankle, destabilizing the champion and forcing him to drop to the second rope to stay on-balance.

CHARLES HUDSON: Morales quickly climbs up to the top rope and starts trying to superplex the champion!

Knight fights out of it, rocking Morales with a European Uppercut which knocks him off the ropes. Morales rolls to absorb the hit and pops back up to his feet, then charges back in and nails a jump kick!! Knight nearly falls from the top rope to the floor but manages to hold on, hanging from the ropes. Morales climbs up top... METEORA!!! OUT TO THE APRON!!! DOWN GOES KNIGHT TO THE FLOOR!!! MORALES FOLLOWS SHORTLY AFTER!!!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: BOTH MEN ARE DOWN!!!

HOLY S***!
HOLY S***!
HOLY S***!

CHARLES HUDSON: The ref goes to the floor to check on both men before administering the count.

1!...
2!...
3!...

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Morales begins to stir…

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CHARLES HUDSON: Knight is still totally motionless

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MCKAYLA LEWIS: Morales crawls towards Knight and starts to pull him up, but he's dead weight.

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CHARLES HUDSON: Morales hoists him up propping him against the apron.

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MCKAYLA LEWIS: Morales pulls Knight up onto the apron and into the ring but drops to a knee exhausted.

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CHARLES HUDSON: Morales jumps back in and covers Knight!

ONE!

TWO!

THRE-KNIGHT BARELY GETS THE SHOULDER UP!!!

Morales looks at the referee asking about the count, but he holds firm... Morales drags AJ dead center, goes up top... LANTERN'S FLIGHT—NO, KNIGHT GETS THE KNEES UP!! BOTH MEN ARE DOWN!!!

CHARLES HUDSON: Challenger and champion lie there on the mat for a good few seconds, gasping for air.

The referee considers starting a 10-count, but Knight finally begins the climb to his feet. He grabs Morales’s right wrist, and as the champion pulls the challenger up with him, he forces the Iron Luchador’s right arm behind his back, almost like Knight is arresting his challenger.

Knight pushes Morales away and maintains wrist control, the fans know what’s coming...PAFF! HOLY OUCH! The whole arena feels the sting of that slap, and it puts Morales nearly out on his feet!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Morales straightens himself out again and starts laughing in Knight’s face.

This confuses the champion just long enough to make him forget what he’s doing, and in that moment, Morales reverses the wristlock and just NAILS Knight with a ripcord clothesline! Both men hold on, both refusing to fall...Knight answers again with a forearm smash! It’s enough to make Morales let go and stumble back, slipping out of Knight’s grasp in the process. But that’s still not enough to keep Morales down, and he dishes it right back with a forearm of his own!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Knight and Morales are nose to nose trading forearms!

If this keeps going until Morales nails a jump kick! Knight drops to knee as Morales tries for F#qkin' Slayerrrr!! Knight ducks! Atomic drop from the champion! Morales gets nailed with a roaring forearm! Morales is staggered...he suddenly jumps up—GOLDEN GOAL!!! Knight stumbles back...he regains his senses and—SUPERKICK!! Morales falls into the ropes...wait, how’d he bounce back—LIBERATOR!!! Both men down!!! Morales drapes the arm...

ONE!

TWO!

THREE—NO, WAIT, KNIGHT'S FOOT IS ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!! MORALES THINKS HE'S WON!!! THE REF TELLS HIM WHAT HAPPENED AS KNIGHT ROLLS TO THE FLOOR!!

CHARLES HUDSON: Seeing where Knight’s gone, Morales snarls in frustration.

He had that, he should be Pride Champion right now, he just KNOWS it...but if a little extra insurance is what he needs, then that’s what he’ll get. Morales rolls out and drops to the ringside floor, and as Knight pulls himself up, he doesn’t know his challenger is running up behind him until—BOOM! What a leg lariat to bring them both down to the floor! Morales maneuvers into position, pulls Knight up to his feet and yanks him in...ooh, what a spinebuster, right onto the padding! Morales still isn’t done, though, and he forces the champion back up again so he can shove Knight back into the ring.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Morales knows he doesn’t have much time to waste.

He quickly goes to perch himself up top, goes into a crane stance, and kicks the air twice to call his shot. He lowers his leg again and waits patiently for the champion to get up. Once he does, Morales leaps off into the Diamond Killer...KNIGHT CATCHES HIM ON THE WAY DOWN WITH A SUPERKICK!! KNIGHT FALLS ON TOP OF HIM!!!

ONE!

TWO!

THRE-KICKOUT BY MORALES!!

CHARLES HUDSON: Knight sits up, slapping the mat in frustration.

He pulls up Morales by the chin, telling him to stay down. Morales, ever defiant, throws some shots to the gut of Knight, but to little effect. Morales has almost nothing behind these punches. Knight blasts him with a knee lift before pulling him into, his patented DDT... KNIGHTFALL!!! KNIGHT COLLAPSES ON TOP OF HIM!

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!!

GRAHAM STEVENS: Your winner by pinfall and STILL SEATTLE PRO WRESTLING PRIDE CHAMPION...A...J—KNIGHT!

Both men remain on the mat, completely spent after this war. Knight comes up to his knees, as the officials check on both men. Knight crawls over to Morales to see if he's okay. They pour some water over him, and he starts to come around. Knight helps to sit Morales up, as it dawns on him what has happened he slaps the mat in frustration. He glares at Knight, who gestures with his fingers that he was "This close"  before sticking out his hand to Morales. Morales stares at it, but ultimately shakes it. Morales rolls to the floor

Knight calls for a microphone.

AJ KNIGHT: Great fight, Morales. You forced me to earn this one, every last bit of it. But in the end I am STILL your Pride Champion, The Best Pride Champion yet, and the Best there ever will be! Anybody who wants to prove me wrong I dare you to try it! Because tonight I fought one of the best in the world, and just like him, you'll come up just short!

AJ spikes the Microphone, before holding the title high over head before rolling to the floor and heading to the back.

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[Robert Daniels]

EARLIER TODAY...
A long black limousine pulls into the parking garage of the Staples Center. The driver exits the car and he circles around the back to open the car door and out steps General Manager Lauren Daniels and then Member of the Championship Committee Robb Daniels.

Both are walking towards the building while on camera until they are both approached by Samantha Kinsley. Lauren stops to speak with her while Daniels appears to look be disgruntled for the moment.

SAMANTHA KINSLEY: I am sorry to bother you Mr. & Mrs. Daniels but I was wanting to have a word with each of you about tonight’s Main Event.

LAUREN DANIELS: Absolutely Sam. Please go ahead.

SAMANTHA KINSLEY: Lauren were back in Los Angeles for the tenth episode of Mainstream. Some are considering tonight the biggest show in companies history while others seem to believe there is a dark cloud hovering over Seattle Pro. Your thoughts?

LAUREN DANIELS: We’ve all come to see Seattle Pro grow from a territorial promotion to a wrestling powerhouse here on the West Coast but we will be traveling even more in the second half of 2018. Every Championship will be defended tonight and even a Television Champion crowned. As far as a black cloud I don’t known what you mean but if you’re speaking about the attacks on AJ Knight and Derrick La’Bell we hope the have those investigations coming to a close very soon as we are working with the administrators over at Key Arena in Seattle. Also I will say for the both of us. We are extremely proud of our Champions here in Seattle Pro as Bryan, AJ and Sex Appeal are now representing the company just as we would have always hoped for. I’ll address the elephant in the room before I leave you. Jacob Hammerstein won the Pinnacle Battle Royal fair and square back in January. Despite his actions over the last six to nine months he earned his shot tonight and we’ll all witness he and Bryan Blaze perform in a well fought match.

Lauren walks out of the frame leaving Daniels standing there holding his luggage.

SAMANTHA KINSLEY: We’ve all been waiting for you to comment on the result of your match against Jacob Hammerstein at the Two Year Anniversary show for Lion’s Road but you’ve been silent on Social Media. How will the future of Seattle Pro Wrestling look should the unthinkable happen tonight?

ROBB DANIELS: If you’re suggesting that Jacob Hammerstein goes out there in the Main Event and defeats Bryan Blaze to essentially become my Champion. It’s certainly possible—but it’s highly unlikely. I’m a supporter of guys like Bryan Blaze, AJ Knight and AJ Morales. I may not have beaten him but there’s no way he beats the two time champion tonite. That’s all...

Daniels exits the frame as the camera turns showing Lauren enter the building first and followed by Robb.

[Robert Daniels]

CHECK IT OUT NOW

“Shook Ones: Part II” begins to play throughout the arena as the llights dim with gold and green flashes when Derrick La'Bell steps out of the curtain and hyped up the crowd as he stomps around the stage with enthusiasm. He walks down the aisle, hi-fiving the fans and lip syncing to his theme song.

GRAHAM STEVENS: This Match is set for ONE FALL and it is for the Seattle Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championships! Introducing the first challenger standing at six feet tall, weighing in at two hundred and forty pounds. He is from Uniondale, New York! He is...DERRICK—LA’BELL!

As he reaches the steel steps, he slaps the bottom step with both hands and points to the ceiling. He stays there for second, and then throws a elbow strike to the air, yelling "Boom" before going up the steps! La'Bell bounces through the ropes and points both hands to the ceiling as he lip syncs until his music is cut.

"Confident" by Demi Lovato begins playing throughout the arena when Aria walks out on to the stage smiling and lifting her glasses up onto her head. She walks about halfway down the aisle before Blake Mitchell steps out onto the stage to an impressive reaction from the crowd of his own.

GRAHAM STEVENS: Now introducing his partner from Spokane, Washington. Standing at five feet and five inches tall and being accompanied to the ring by Blake Mitchell...ARIA—PRICE!

Aria Price walks up to the second step of the ring stars and while holding onto the ring post leans back and revels in the warm reception of the fans in Los Angeles. She steps through the ropes and into the ring attempting to excite the fans while joining her tag team partner and awaiting their opponents with Mitchell standing outside the ring.

“Lady Killers” by G Eazy and Hoodie Allen begins to play as the #sexappeal graphic flashes on the screen. The crowd pops like crazy and it only gets louder when the two men come onto the stage.

GRAHAM STEVENS: This match will be for ONE FALL and it is for the Tag Team Championships! Introducing first from Chicago, Illinois and Brooklyn, New York respectively...BILLY DANIELSON AND SCOTTY—LATIMER!

Danielson and Latimer slap hands while taunting their opponents and playing up to the Seattle audience.

Danielson joins Latimer in the aisle as the two run down to ring sliding under the bottom rope and each standing on opposing corners with there arms in the air trying to get the Seattle Pro fans excited for their match while holding the Tag Team Championships above their heads!

★★★ BILLY DANIELSON & SCOTTY LATIMER (C) ★★★
VS
★★★ DERRICK LA’BELL & ARIA PRICE ★★★

The bell rings as Scotty Latimer and Derrick La’Bell start off this match but it’s La’Bell who has the advantage with the collar and elbow tie up. La’Bell waits patiently for Latimer to get to his feet. He grabs Scotty around the waist and delivers a German suplex but doesn't release the waist lock. He drags Latimer to his feet and hits a release Dragon Suplex. He immediately goes for the cover for 1...2…KICKOUT!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Scotty kicks out as La’Bell looks frustrated that his attempt to end it early didn't play out!

La’Bell holds onto Latimer and drags him closer to the champion's corner. He tags AP as he gives a boot to the side of Latimer’s head. AP grabs Latimer by the head and pulls him up just before suplexing him back down to the mat. AP grabs Latimer once again by the head and pulls him up hitting him with a repeated right hands one right after the other.

CHARLES HUDSON: AP grabs the arm of Latimer and rolls him over attempting an arm bar.

AP begins hitting Scotty Latimer on the top of his head with a bottom of her closed fist trying to gain leverage. Latimer grabs the bottom rope during the scuffle and the referee asks Price to break the hold.

Scotty Latimer pushes him self up off the mat and bounces off the ropes to run towards the fallen AP but instead she pulls herself outside of the ring to take a second to rebound.AP jaws at Latimer...but out of nowhere Scotty rolls AP up for 1...2...KICKOUT!

The roll up almost caught AP off guard long enough to lose the match. She starts to assault Latimer with a flurry of punches and kicks before Latimer shoves AP backwards and outside of the ring.

AP stands up on the outside and Latimer runs at the ropes looking to leap over but AP jumps onto the apron and pulls downward with all of her weight causing Latimer to tumble out onto the floor at ringside. AP looks back before quickly stepping into the ring. She runs towards the ropes at the other side, stops and looks back then bounces off the ropes running back towards Latimer and lands a perfect a Suicide Dive!

AP jumps up favoring her ankle but nothing too major. She grabs Latimer by the head and rolls him back into the ring under the bottom rope. AP slides back in and makes the tag to La’Bell. The crowd erupts as Billy Danielson is now standing in the Sex Appeal corner.

CHARLES HUDSON: He starts screaming at Scotty to get up.

La’Bell gets up on the top rope and looking to the crowd leaps off with a perfectly executed frog splash. But he missed it!!! La’Bell rolls around the mat as AP screams at him to tag her. Latimer is making his way over to Billy as La’Bell tags AP. AP cuts off Latimer from his partner. She lifts Latimer up and starts yelling at him. Scotty from out of nowhere nails a leaping enziguri on Aria Price laying her out. He leaps and tags in Billy Danielson!!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: The crowd pops as the GOAT explodes into the ring!

Danielson explodes on AP. Knocking her down with repeated clotheslines. La’Bell comes in and is taken out with a urinagi backbreaker!! He catches AP with the same move as Danielson is fired up. He covers AP for 1...2...KICKOUT!

La’Bell breaks it up! The referee starts forcing La’Bell back to the apron. Danielson is trying to get back to his feet but AP gets back on the offensive. With right hands and kicks to the abdomen and legs of Danielson. Suddenly she catches a kick by Danielson trying to get back on the offensive but she holds his leg under her arm then she pulls him in with a belly to belly suplex.

CHARLES HUDSON: Danielson slaps the mat out of frustration.

He stands up and waits for AP to turn around. As she turns and Danielson goes for a super kick but AP ducks it and lands a very hard super kick of her own onto the chin of Billy Danielson and hooks both legs for 1...2...KICKOUT!

AP climbs to the top rope and waits for Danielson to get up again. Danielson turns and AP nails a Double Knee Drop off the top rope and gets very pumped up.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: That’s a high risk/high reward maneuver by AP!

She runs out of the corner but Danielson comes back strong but it’s Aria Price who flips over with a Running Blockbuster and makes the cover on Danielson for 1...2...NEARFALL!

CHARLES HUDSON: AP starts screaming out of frustration as she stares at La’Bell who begs for the tag.

AP tags her and runs in and continues the assault in Danielson. Scotty Latimer is now standing up on the apron and urging his bestie to get to him to tag. La’Bell picks up Danielson but out of nowhere Billy nails a leaping enziguri of his own!!it knocks La’Bell onto the corner. Danielson charges La’Bell in the corner but AP moves La’Bell out of the way! La’Bell steps out to meet him and grabbing him around the waist, tossing him overhead with a belly to belly suplex!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: What a display of brute strength by Derrick!

La’Bell bounces off the ropes as Billy stands up slowly. He went for the discus lariat but Danielson reverses and gets behind La’Bell and delivers a release German suplex landing La’Bell on the back of his neck!

CHARLES HUDSON: The crowd comes to their feet with a huge pop and a THIS IS AWESOME chant!

Billy makes the tag to Scotty who is a house of fire!! He V Triggers La’Bell as he was getting up and delivers one to AP who was on the apron! He goes onto the apron and shows his incredible athleticism hitting La’Bell with a springboard 450!! The crowd cheers as Scotty works the crowd.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Scotty picks La’Bell up but La’Bell elbows him.

He goes behind Scotty for a suplex. But Scotty reverses and nails Final Wave!! The crowd explodes as La’Bell is out. Scotty covers for 1...2...BREAK!

CHARLES HUDSON: AP at the last second with a double axe handle across the mid section.

AP stomps Latimer a couple times and tries to drag the much heavier La’Bell across the ring so she can make an easier tag to get back in the match but Scotty is back up and in the meantime he tags Billy! Latimer turns and drops AP unexpectedly with a V Trigger knocking her off the apron. La’Bell is getting up and noticed AP on the floor as he is now looking for a tag but no one is there. Danielson is sizing him up and as La’Bell turns he receives the Chicago Blackout and Danielson makes the cover for 1...2...3!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: The pop from the crowd shakes the roof of the arena as the referee raises the hands of the defending tag team champions!

GRAHAM STEVENS: Your winners by pin fall and STILL...Seattle Pro Tag Team Champions...SCOTTY LATIMER, BILLY DANIELSON...SEX—APPEAL!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: You have to give it up for the performance by Derrick La’Bell and Aria Price. Now we all know there story of Student and Coach but we didn’t realize they would be as effective as a team as they have been.

CHARLES HUDSON: It’s not that La’Bell and AP weren’t good enough tonite it’s the fact that Latimer and Danielson were just so good. Sex Appeal has the Tag division on lockdown for the time being.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: It was all downhill after La’Bell received that laceration above his eye. Mitchell tried to treat the wound from the outside. Seattle Pro is very lucky have a medical physician as an active competitor on the roster. I feel safer knowing Blake Mitchell is back on the road with us for the time being. Speaking of Mitchell he’s trying to look at the cut right now...

Mitchell is trying to reason with La’Bell but with mixed emotions he’s being very aggressive with Mitchell refusing medical treatment. La’Bell snaps and shoves Mitchell who falls backwards into the corner shocked. AP slides into the ring from the floor and looks to split the two up as Mitchell continues to plead his case with La’Bell until Lauren Daniels walks out onto the stage.

LAUREN DANIELS: Gentlemen. Please calm down as I have received some very interesting information. As a matter of fact let’s just roll the footage...

MAINSTREAM 9: ENVY
KEY ARENA - SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

**10:34:07 PM PDT - Derrick La’Bell enters dressing room alone.

**10:36:59 PM PDT - Blake Mitchell enters dressing room alone and looks throughout the hallway extensively before entering.

**10:38:33 PM PDT - Blake Mitchell exits the dressing room alone looking suspiciously in the hallway before walking out of the frame.

**10:44:12 PM PDT - Producer enters dressing room obviously discovering La’Bell unconscious on the floor. Producer exits the door and requests Medic assistance.

**10:54:36 PM PDT - Blake Mitchell is seen carrying a steel chair into the dressing room of AJ Knight.

**10:56:42 PM PDT - Blake Mitchell exits the room and looks for someone to get an EMT. Meanwhile Mitchell re-enters the dressing room.

LAUREN DANIELS: As you can see with the footage that Blake Mitchell you have denied the accusations made by Derrick La’Bell but it appears we’ve caught you red handed. What do you have to say for yourself?

Mitchell looks back at Lauren but pleads with La’Bell that he has to believe him. La’Bell is growing angrier and angrier until he picks Mitchell up holding him with two fists full of his T-shirt while verbally threatening him. Mitchell remains peaceful showing no anger. Suddenly La’Bell drops to the mat after Aria Price levels him with a thunderous knee strike to the back of his head.

AP falls back onto her back after colliding with La’Bell. She stands up and so does Mitchell who looks around confused. The fans gasp in shock of what they have just seen by Aria Price who has just betrayed her former student.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: What have I just become witness too?

CHARLES HUDSON: What is going on here?

Blake Mitchell snaps and lifts La’Bell up holding him by the jaw and screaming in his face. He kicks La’Bell in the stomach doubling him over and pulls him in for what looks like the fan favorite finisher the Canadian Destroyer but instead he hooks La’Bells arms and muscles him up and into the air above his shoulder then drops him with the “Storm Breaker” spinning neck breaker!

CHARLES HUDSON: That’s a new move by the Emerald City Saint.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Saint? He’s no Saint. At least not anymore.

Mitchell shows no emotion and instead he exits the ring alongside his girl Aria Price. Both walk slowly up the aisle and the closer they get to the stage Lauren Daniels back pedals behind the curtain. They stop at the top of the ramp and look back at the ring as there now back to back as if it’s a pose.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: I can’t believe what I’ve just witnessed. The video footage of Mitchell or the betrayal of AP to Derrick La’Bell. This is long from being over. Mitchell and Price have questions that they still must answer.

CHARLES HUDSON: We’re going to have to go to commercial but after the break we’ll see Ryan Henderson face off against JT Saint in the Finals if the Television Championship Contender Series!

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[Robert Daniels]

"New Heights" by CFO$ is heard as the crowd begins cheering as Ryan Henderson makes his way out onto the stage, nodding his head to the music and as the guitar rift kicks in Henderson raises his arm up in the air, before beating on his chest trying to pump the crowd as well as himself.

GRAHAM STEVENS: This match is for...ONE FALL and it is for the Seattle Pro Wrestling Television Championship! Introducing first standing at six feet and once inch tall, weighing in at two hundred pounds. He’s from Cleveland, Ohio...RYAN—HENDERSON!

Henderson makes his way down the ramp as he high fives the fans in the front row reaching out. You can see Henderson nodding his head to the beat of the song again this time towards the camera as he makes it to the bottom of the ramp as he looks around at the crowd, nodding his head once again as he runs forward and slides into the ring feet first as he jumps up to his feet, looking around again as he bends down before raising his arm up in the air and beating on his chest once again as he walks over to the turnbuckle, climbing it as he again pumps up the crowd, before hopping down as he removed his entrance jacket and tossed it to the outside, before beginning to stretch.

“Break Stuff” by Limp Bizkit begins to play throughout the arena as the curtain is separated with two hands and pulled back revealing JT Saint walking out onto the stage.

GRAHAM STEVENS: Now making his way to the ring weighing in at one hundred and seventy five pounds and standing at five feet and ten inches tall. He is from Chicago, Illinois...JT—SAINT!

Saint makes his way down the aisle with a smug look on his face ignoring the kids leaning over the rails wanting a high five. Saint walks up the aisle and skips a step on the stairs with each foot before quickly stepping between the ropes. He raises both arms in the center of the ring as his opponents music begins to suddenly play.

★★★ RYAN HENDERSON ★★★
VS
★★★ JT SAINT ★★★

The bell sounds as Ryan Henderson and JT Saint start off the match by locking up and fighting each other for control, pushing each other back and forth until Ryan knees him in the gut, causing JT to stumble backwards a few steps. Henderson doesn’t let him get too far away, grabbing him by the wrist and quickly whipping him off into the ropes. As JT comes running back towards Henderson, he was ready and waiting for him, hitting a snap scoop powerslam that sends the Chicago Playboy down hard into the mat. JT is quick to come back up to a seated position, clutching at the small of his back but Henderson shows no signs of slowly down, grabbing him by the head and pulling him up to his feet.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: We’ve seen these two men face off once before but it was Ryan Henderson who bested Saint on the first occasion.

JT delivers a boot to the gut of Ryan, lifting him up onto his shoulders. He backs up close to the  ropes, rotates his hips and flips Ryan’s feet onto the top rope and without a second of hesitation. As soon as Ryan’s feet landed onto the ropes, JT drops him straight into a cutter.

CHARLES HUDSON: That was across his jaw right with his sharp bony shoulder.

Henderson bounces off the mat to both knees holding around his stomach before falling back on his side. JT grabs him by the neck and pulls him back to his feet only to receive a huge right from Ryan out of desperation. Saint responds though with one of his own. Back and forth the two men go until JT gets the upper hand. Driving Ryan to the mat with a series of right hands. JT pulls him to his feet and lifts him up onto his shoulders. He throws him down from the fireman's carry and straight into the 540 roundhouse kick! JT hits Henderson’s finished and hooks the leg for 1...2...KICKOUT!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: You can look at it as flattering or a complete lack of respect when one person uses another’s finisher on them.

Appearing as if he was going to whip JT off into the ropes once again, except this time JT was ready, turning things around and attempting to hit a wrist lock clothesline. Except at the very last minute, Henderson performs a reversal of his own and wraps his arm around JT’s head, taunting him a little bit before hitting an inverted headlock backbreaker. Henderson bragged a little bit, taunting the crowd a little bit before turning his attention back to his opponent JT. While Henderson was off being braggadocious, JT Saint was able to get back up to his feet, waiting for Henderson to turn around and when he finally did, JT was ready for him, hitting a quick release dragon suplex that sent Henderson rolling across the ring.

CHARLES HUDSON: Resiliently Henderson comes running back but JT bounces off the middle rope and drops Ryan with a springboard reverse DDT!

Ryan hits the mat hard as JT looks out to the crowd who begins to rain down boos. JT rises to his feet and backs into the corner waiting as Ryan slowly staggers onto his feet...JT charges...LAKE SHORE DRIVER! JT frantically begins to scale the turnbuckle, repetitively looking back as his opponent as he slowly rises to his feet...1817 from JT SAINT! He crawls into the cover for 1...2...NEARFALL!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Both men are down but Henderson was able to get back up almost as quickly as Saint.

Saint whom is now on his feet and so JT charged him, ready to hit a clothesline upon Henderson who bends backwards for a back evasion before nailing Welcome to O-HIO, nailing a flawless kip-up before drilling JT in the chest with a standing drop kick once he’s back up to his feet. Without any hesitation, Henderson climbs through the ropes and hits a springboard 450 splash, quickly going for the cover for 1...2...NEARFALL!

CHARLES HUDSON: Henderson didn’t looked too pleased as he got up to his feet, arguing with the referee as the signs of fatigue begin to show on his face.

Breathing heavily, Henderson leans over to pull JT up, but JT nails him with a kick to the head that causes Henderson to go a bit off balance, stumbling backwards and into the corner.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Ryan Henderson comes back out of the corner grabbing JT by the wrist!

He whips him into the ropes JT jumps over Ryan’s prone body on the rebound and  leaps into a handstand bouncing of the ropes and catching Ryan’s head between his feet. With one swift motion JT throws Ryan out of the ring. JT jumps to his feet and bounces off the ropes on the opposite side, darts across the ring, and with one foot leaps onto the top rope and straight into a SPRINGBOARD SHOOTING STAR PRESS to the outside! JT rises to his feet and lifts Ryan to his feet, only to throw him over the barricade and out into the crowd. He looks at Ryan, then slowly shifts his gaze to the turnbuckle. The crowd begins to cheer as the begin to assume something big is about to happen. And JT cautiously begins to climb the turnbuckle, looking back at Ryan who is to one knee. JT rises on the top rope his back to his opponent...DOUBLE MOONSAULT to the outside, over the barricade and crashing into Ryan Henderson!

CHARLES HUDSON: Both men are down and the referee is beginning the count...

...1!

...2!

...3!

...4!

...5!

...6!

...7!

JT Saint is to his feet and he climbs over the barricade.

...8!

...9!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Saint takes a diving lunge to the apron slide under the bottom rope to break the count out.

He looks at the official and says ‘he’s going to bring Henderson back into the ring’. He walks over and just as JT looks to be in full control of the match he’s met by a forearm to the face from behind the guardrail. Saint walks off stumbling towards the ring.

CHARLES HUDSON: These two have put in the hard work to be here regardless of the different paths.

Saint crawls back into the ring and he’s followed by Henderson. The two meet and begin throwing right hands until Saint looks to whip Henderson across to the other side, but he is caught off guard by a european uppercut by Henderson who then shoves him into the corner. Taking a few steps backwards, Henderson charges JT and hits him with a running knee lift. JT stumbles out of the corner and directly into Henderson who gets behind him and wrapping his arms around JT’s torso, hits Final Eclipse and makes the cover for 1...2...3!

GRAHAM STEVENS: Your winner by pin fall and NEW Seattle Pro Wrestling Television Champion...RYAN—HENDERSON!

Henderson rolls over off Saint as the official retrieves the Television Championship from the velvet covered table on the outside of the ring in which it was displayed. Saint rolls over and under the bottom rope exiting the ring while Henderson’s music plays and he has his arm raised inside the ring after being awarded the Television Championship. He holds it in his hands looking at the faceplate for the first time in person then climbs the ropes and holds it in the air.

CHARLES HUDSON: Four Men and Women began a series of matches with each other in belief that the winner would receive a shot at the Endurance Championship but over the span of a month the Champion would take his leave and the Endurance Championship would be retired.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: This entire time it was planned to have the Television Championship take the place of the Endurance Championship which was unbeknownst of Stephen J Eversol. With his departure an announcement was made and now we have a new Television Champion. Congratulations to Ryan Henderson and each of the participants of the Contender Series on a job well done.

CHARLES HUDSON: While Ryan celebrates at ringside we’ll take our final commercial break for when we come back it will be time for the Main Event. Live on the Battleground Network...NEXT!

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[Robert Daniels]

DURING THE BREAK...
SAMANTHA KINSLEY: I am backstage waiting to catch a word with Ryan Henderson the new Seattle Pro Wrestling Television Champion as he returns from the ring...

JT Saint walks back through the curtain and outside the Gorilla Position. He is carrying the WTC World Television Championship down at his side.

SAMANTHA KINSLEY: Hey...JT...

JT SAINT: Right...oh let me guess you’re waiting to talk to the winner right...the new Television Champion right?

Saint tosses his Championship title belt across his shoulder and clutches it with both hands around the visible side plate.

JT SAINT: You’re looking at the only Television Champion that matters...the World Television Champion! See I beat Ryan Henderson at FUSION and he got the best of me tonight. In my book that’s one win a piece. So after I defend my World Television Championship against Blake Mitchell at CONFLICT: NEW ORLEANS. I want the first shot at Ryan Henderson and his title. We have a score to settle. This isn’t over Hendo...not by a long shot...

Saint walks out of the frame leaving Kinsley slightly embarrassed.

[Robert Daniels]

The lights in the arena dim as "Hair of the Dog" by Nazareth plays. Jacob Hammerstein slowly walks through the curtain as the crowd boos. Hammerstein ignores the crowd as he walks down the aisle.

Hammerstein admonishes the fans at ringside and along the aisle. He makes his way slowly up the stairs and enters the ring. He walks over to the corner and leans against the turnbuckles smiling looking out at the fans as he is awaiting his opponent.

“The Vengeful One” by Disturbed boom through the arena PA system, signaling the arrival of the Seattle Pro Heavyweight Champion, Bryan Blaze.

As the lights slowly rise back on, Blaze is seen at the top of the ramp with the Seattle Pro Heavyweight Championship slung over his right shoulder he makes his way down the ramp.

Blaze reaches the ringside area and quickly rolls into the ring. As he stands back up and adjusts his Championship over his shoulder while standing in the center of the ring while the Los Angeles cheer for Blaze.

GRAHAM STEVENS: Introducing first the challenger. From right here in Los Angeles, California. Standing at six feet and one inch tall. Weighing two hundred and forty six pounds. He is known as the “American Monster”...JACOB—HAMMERSTEIN!

Hammerstein walks to the center of the ring as if he was about to pose for the fans but instead waves them off and turns around flipping two middle fingers in the direction of Bryan Blaze. He laughs it off as the official tells Hammerstein to back off until the bell rings.

GRAHAM STEVENS: Now Introducing the Champion. He is from Sydney, Nova Scotia. Standing at five feet and ten inches. Weighing in at two hundred and five pounds. He is the Seattle Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion...BRYAN—BLAZE!

Graham points to Bryan, as Blaze raises his fist in the air and the title in the other hand the crowd cheers.

MAIN EVENT

★★★ BRYAN BLAZE (C) ★★★
VS
★★★ JACOB HAMMERSTEIN ★★★

As the bell sounds and the two men meet in the center of the ring, Hammerstein has continued his trash talking and getting in the face of Blaze. Blaze fires an elbow into his jaw! Hammerstein is staggered and Blaze hits him again, and again driving his challenger into the ropes. He attempts to irish whip Hammerstein but it's reversed and Blaze is sent into the ropes. On the rebound, Hammerstein swings for a clothesline but Blaze ducks, and hits the ropes again, flying through the air with a front dropkick which sends Hammerstein to the mat!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: This match has been in the works since back in late January when Blaze Defeated Danielson to win the vacant Heavyweight Championship and on the same night Jacob Hammerstein wins the Pinnacle Battle Royal to earn this shot.

Hammerstein rolls out of the ring, but Blaze allows no reprieve as he hits the ropes once more and launches himself over the top rope and onto Hammerstein with a corkscrew plancha!

CHARLES HUDSON: Blaze is quick to get back to his feet, and the crowd is solidly behind him!

Blaze lifts Hammerstein to his feet, rolling him back into the ring. Blaze positions himself on the apron, sizing up his challenger. As Hammerstein reaches his feet, Blaze springboards to the top rope, but Hammerstein charges! Blaze leaps over him, landing on his feet and rolling through. Hammerstein charges again, but Blaze catches him with a step-up Knee strike! The strike stumbles Hammerstein and he falls to one knee-Superkick! It caught Hammerstein square between the eyes! Blaze falls into the cover for 1...2…KICKOUT!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Blaze doesn't waste time arguing with the official.

He lifts Hammerstein up again but he gets shoved off into the ropes...spinebuster by Hammerstein! Hammerstein stumbles back for a moment, trying to recover from the kick to the head.

CHARLES HUDSON: He smiles. Hammerstein smiles from the pain.

Hammerstein pulls Blaze to his feet and whips Blaze into the far corner with authority, causing Blaze to smash into the turnbuckles and immediately fall to the canvas, clutching his back.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Bryan Blaze has defended the Heavyweight Championship with honor, class and respect but if he plans to win tonight he’ll have to access a side of himself that most people don’t know they have until it already too late.

Hammerstein, still with a big grin, walks over to Blaze. He pulls him up, quickly putting him in a pumphandle position, but as he lifts him up, Blaze slips away, dropping behind Hammer-Hammer spins around, nearly decapitating Blaze with a clothesline!

CHARLES HUDSON: You’re right Lou. Hammerstein stays in that place these days. He’s stupid strong and sickly sadistic.

Hammerstein lifts Blaze up again, pumphandle...powerslam! Blaze’s body smashes into the canvas with a sickening thud, but Hammerstein doesn't opt for a cover. Instead, he hoists Blaze up to his feet again. He grabs him by his right wrist.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: ...another hellacious clothesline by the challenger!

Hammerstein stands over the fallen Champion. It's almost a look of disgust as he looks down at Blaze. Again, he hoists him up to his feet, and this time kicks him in the gut, and places his head between Hammer’s knees. He lifts him up into a powerbomb position...and he charges with Blaze on his shoulders...turnbuckle powerbomb! Once again, Blaze’s back crashes hard on the top turnbuckle! Hammerstein doesn't allow him to drop, instead taking him over with a Samoan Drop! He lies back on Blaze in a very nonchalant cover for 1...2...KICKOUT!

CHARLES HUDSON: Hammerstein is making all the necessary moves to put Blaze down and keep him down but there’s too much fight in the heart of Bryan Blaze.

Hammerstein shoots the official a look of annoyance as he gets off of the Champion. He lifts Blaze up onto his shoulder and sits him on the top turnbuckle. Hammerstein climbs up after him, quickly setting him up for a Superplex, but Blaze blocks it. He strikes back with several punches to the ribs of Hammerstein, breaking the front facelock. A headbutt knocks Hammerstein off and to the canvas below! Blaze steadies himself on the top rope...Shooting Star Press! It connects! However, the impact sends Blaze rolling off of his challenger and near the ropes...Blaze continues to roll and gets onto the apron. He sees Hammerstein still down and stands up on the apron...Springboard 450 Splash! Blaze rolls off of Hammerstein again, and runs to the ropes again, springboard moonsault! He hooks the near leg...1...2...NO! Hammerstein gets the shoulder up!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Blaze is looking at the referee in disbelief!

Hammerstein gets to one knee, but Blaze charges in with a hurricanrana driver! Hammerstein’s head spikes into the mat! Blaze quickly springs to his feet and climbs to the top rope...450 Splash-Hammerstein gets his knees up! Blaze crashes sternum-first into Hammer’s knees and rolls off him-Snap German Suplex by Hammerstein!

CHARLES HUDSON: Blaze lands hard on the back of his neck!

Hammerstein calmly walks over to Blaze, whom is just beginning to stir. Hammerstein hooks Blaze up with a double underhook, easily throwing him overhead with a suplex. The Champion thuds off of the canvas, rolling to the near corner. Blaze tries pulling himself using the ropes to pull himself up, but as he does, Hammerstein charges in with a corner splash! Blaze crumbles to the mat, in a seated position, against the bottom turnbuckle. Hammerstein runs to the opposite corner, running back in at full speed with a knee to the side of Blaze’s head! He pulls Blaze out and hooks both legs for 1...2...KICKOUT!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Hammerstein seems to be getting a little frustrated at the resiliency of the Champion.

He looks to toss Blaze out of the ring but Blaze catches the top rope! Hammer turns into a springboard DDT! Blaze is setting Hammer up as he kicks him into the gut, he looks for “The Burn” BUT Hammer shoves him off-Pele kick by Blaze! Hammerstein stumbles into the corner and Blaze rushes in with a step-up knee which catches Hammer right under the chin! He stumbles out as Blaze runs to the ropes, springboard…”THE HEATWAVE”!

CHARLES HUDSON: He caught Hammerstein in the back of the head!

Worse for wear, it takes Blaze perhaps a little longer than usual to roll Hammerstein over and is just able to drape an arm over his chest for 1...2...NEARFALL!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Blaze rolls over in disbelief! He caught Hammer with his best shot, and he still kicked out!

As Hammerstein begins to stir, Blaze lifts him to his feet and begins firing off several elbow strikes which have the larger man reeling up against the ropes. Blaze swings for a clothesline but Hammerstein ducks and elevates Blaze over the top rope-but once again, the Champion lands on the apron! An elbow strike staggers Hammerstein as Blaze springboards to the top rope and flying off for a hurricanrana, but Hammerstein catches him in a sitout Powerbomb for 1...2...KICKOUT!

Hammerstein slaps the mat in frustration and gestures to the ref, asking if the count was three, but the referee assures him it was only two.

CHARLES HUDSON: Hammerstein grabs Blaze by the hair and pulls him off the mat. Is he looking for another?

The challenger steps behind the Champion, grabs a rear waistlock and takes him over with a German Hammerplex. Blaze lands hard on his neck and shoulders, but Hammerstein doesn’t release the waistlock, choosing instead to roll into another German Hammerplex. The impact causes Blaze to grab the back of his head, but The American Monster isn’t finished yet. He rolls through again and powers Blaze over, this time bridging on impact, pinning Blaze’s shoulders to the mat. The referee counts 1...2...The Champion kicks out at 2 ½. Hammerstein rolls up to his knees and pulls his hair in frustration. Hammerstein pulls Blaze up and goes to whip him into the ropes. Baze reverses the Irish Whip and as Hammerstein rebounds off the ropes, Bryan goes to leapfrog him. Hammerstein grabs him in midair and brings him down hard to the mat with a powerslam. Hammerstein hooks the leg as the ref counts 1...2...KICKOUT!

MCKAYLA LEWIS: If that would have been me I would have just stayed down.

Hammerstein screams “COME ON, D@$!#T!” and begins bombing Blaze with hammerfists, trying to score a knockout, but the referee warns him to stop or risk disqualification. Hammerstein relents, then pulls Blaze to his feet. Blaze surprises Hammerstein with a small package, getting a 2 count on the challenger. Hammerstein is up quickly and stomping on Blaze’s chest and midsection. The force of the stomps push Blaze against the ropes. The referee steps in between Blaze and Hammerstein.

Just as Blaze gets back to his feet, Hammerstein takes him over the top rope and to the floor with a Cactus Clothesline. Blaze hits the floor hard while Hammerstein lands on the ring apron. The challenger slides off the apron and stalks around the ring, waiting for the Champion to get to his feet. Blaze slowly gets to his feet, using the barricade for assistance. No sooner does he get to a vertical base than Hammerstein crashes into him with a brutal POUNCE that sends him over the barricade into the fans. He pulls Blaze over the rail and rolls him under the bottom rope. Hammer slides in the ring and drags the champion to the center of the ring. The American Monster steps out of the ring and climbs to the top rope. Hammerstein launches himself off the top rope with a diving headbutt, but Blaze moves out of the way at the last possible moment. Hammerstein crashes head first to the mat. Hammerstein slowly makes it to his feet and is driven to his knees by a wicked thrust kick to the gut. The Champion takes a few steps back and superkicks the challenger just above the left eye. Hammerstein falls backward, blood starting to run down the side of his face. Blaze makes the cover. 1...2...Hammerstein kicks out at 2 ½ . He sits up and the crowd OOOHS at the sight of his bloody face. The challenger pulls himself up and catches the Champion as he comes in for a running kick. He traps Blaze’s leg and head and throws him overhead into the turnbuckles with a Leg and Head Trap Hammerplex. Blaze hits the turnbuckles hard and falls facedown on the mat.

CHARLES HUDSON: It’s an all out onslaught by the American Monster!

Hammerstein looks to the crowd, a smile on his bloody face, then drags Blaze to the center of the ring by the ankles. He kneels over Blaze’s back and pulls his head up by the hair. The referee admonishes The American Monster to release the hair. Hammerstein complies by putting his left hand under the champion’s chin. Hammerstein pummels Blaze with crossface forearm smashes. Soon, Blaze’s nose is gushing blood, having been broken by Hammerstein's forearm smashes. Blaze’s blood is all over the arms of Hammerstein as he continues to slam the forearms in. Still cradling Blaze’s head in his left hand, Hammerstein starts punching down on him unmercifully in the face from behind. The punches have their desired effect, as soon, Blaze is bleeding from the forehead and above his eye. A well placed elbow from the American Monster splits the skin along Blaze’s hairline, and the Champion is soon wearing the crimson mask.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: The official is now putting on his latex gloves to try and get in there to look at the cut.

Hammerstein pulls Blaze to his feet and goes to whip him across the ring into the corner, but the Champion finds the strength to reverse it, sending Hammerstein crashing into the corner. Blaze rushes in, but Hammerstein catches him and slams him down hard with a uranage. Hammerstein covers...1...2...Blaze takes advantage of his ring position and gets a foot on the ropes.

Hammerstein yells “F@$*K!” out of frustration before dragging the bloodied Champion to his feet. He backs Blaze against the ropes and attempts an Irish Whip, but Bryan hooks the top rope with his right arm, then tees off on Hammerstein with a series of forearm smashes that have the challenger reeling.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Our Champion is having a surge of energy as he comes back with a flurry of offense on Jacob Hammerstein!

Blaze goes for The Clothesline from Nova Scotia, but Hammerstein ducks the head grabs him and throws Blaze head over heels across the ring with an exploder Hammerplex. Hammerstein hooks the leg and the crowd counts along….1….2….3-NO! Blaze barely lifts the shoulder up in time.

Hammerstein gets up, incensed, and backs the referee into the corner. Hammerstein is berating the referee, unaware that Blaze is getting to his feet. The referee warns Hammerstein that he's edging close to a disqualification, so he backs off, his hands in the air, and turns right into a facebuster from Blaze. The impact causes Hammerstein to flop over onto his back.

Blaze lays on the mat, exhausted from the fight and the blood loss, until the referee begins to count both men out.The Champion slowly pulls himself to his feet, but Hammerstein is still laying on the mat. Instead of going for the pin, Blaze goes to the top rope. Hammerstein begins to stir and works his way to his feet. Bryan leaps off with another Shooting Star Press, but Hammerstein surprises him, and the crowd, with his Droppin Da Hammer stunner! The impact from the moves sudden stop of Blaze’s momentum causes the Champion to recoil, nearly backflipping, before landing hard on the back of his neck.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Hammerstein pulls himself up to his feet smiling as he is wiping Blaze’s blood from above his own eyes.

He walks over to Blaze, who has still yet to move after once again falling hard on his neck. The crowd sits in stunned silence as Hammer pulls Blaze to the center of the ring, and hooks the far leg for the pin for 1...2...BLAZE KICKS OUT!

CHARLES HUDSON: Hammerstein sits back on his knees in absolute disbelief. At this point, he is beyond words.

He then seems to snap out of it. He looks out to the crowd whom are booing him about as loudly as their lungs would allow, and Hammer smiles...and makes a cutthroat gesture. With a devilish grin, Hammerstein lifts Blaze up for the “Hammersteiner”, but Blaze drops off behind him. He grabs Hammerstein and hurls him shoulder first into the ringpost! Blaze falls to the seat of his pants; meanwhile, Hammerstein falls to the apron, clutching at his left shoulder.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Bloodied and battered, Blaze finds it in himself to get to his feet.

Hammerstein tries to re-enter the ring but Blaze SUPERKICKS HIM AGAIN! He nails the challenger in the same spot that was lacerated, opening the cut further! “The American Monster” is slumped over the middle rope. Blaze grabs Hammerstein by the neck, locking in a front facelock, pulling him forward. With Hammerstein’s feet propped up on the second rope, Blaze turns, hitting his challenger with a devastating rope-assisted neckbreaker! He draps an arm onto Hammerstein’s chest for 1...2...ROPEBREAK!

CHARLES HUDSON: The crowd ooh’s at the insanely close near fall as Blaze’s face says it all. That could have been his best chance at ending it, right there.

Blaze pulls himself back to his feet, and then drags Hammer to his. He whips Hammer into the corner, and begins lighting him up with several elbows, all finding their mark on the lacerated brow of Hammerstein. With Hammer slumped against the turnbuckle, his face a crimson mask, Blaze backs up...and he boots Hammer in the side of the head one more time! Hammer falls forward and Blaze catches him in a firemans carry.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: The crowd erupts knowing what's coming!

Blaze charges in for “Die For It”, his patented Death Valley Driver...Hammer squirms out and behind Blaze! He shoves Blaze face first into the top turnbuckle! As he rebounds off of it, Hammer spins him around…”HAMMERSTEINER”!!!

Hammerstein scrambles into a cover...1...2….BLAZE KICKS OUT! Hammerstein looks incensed; like he is on the verge of a meltdown of nuclear proportions. He shakes his head vehemently as Blaze crawls to his feet...even using Hammerstein’s body to steady himself. On spaghetti legs Blaze looks Hammerstein square in the eye and spits in his face! Then, barely audible, he yells “COME ON!”

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Don’t do it Jacob!

Hammerstein knees Blaze hard in the gut...HAMMERSTEINER! He spikes Blaze head first into the blood-stained mat once again and lays back onto Blaze hooking one leg for 1...2...3!

GRAHAM STEVENS: Ladies and Gentlemen. Your winner and NEW SEATTLE PRO WRESTLING HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION...JACOB—HAMMERSTEIN!

There is a huge, yet mixed, reaction from the crowd.

Hammerstein rolls off Blaze, tries to get up, but crumpled to the mat, exhausted. trainers come in and begin to attend to both men. After a few moments, both men are on their feet, and meet each other in the center of the ring.

CHARLES HUDSON: Words are passed, and it looks as if they may start again.

Hammerstein shocks the fans by extending his hand to Blaze and saying, “You were a great Champion. You got nothin’ to hang your head over.”

Blaze shakes his hand and says “The better man won tonight.”

MCKAYLA LEWIS: The fans in attendance are cheering loudly as the two bitter enemies embrace momentarily.

Blaze pats Hammerstein on the back before exiting the ring to a thunderous standing ovation from the fans. As Blaze walks through the curtain, Hammerstein grabs a microphone.

JACOB HAMMERSTEIN: ROBB DANIELS! GET YOUR A** OUT HERE! I BELIEVE YOU GOT A PROMISE TO MAKE GOOD ON!

Hammerstein’s music continues to play for twenty to thirty seconds while Hammerstein is refusing the Heavyweight Championship Title belt from the official. Robb Daniels eventually walks out onto the ramp, without his entrance music playing.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: You can tell by the angry, solemn look on his face just how Robb feels right now.

He walks up the ring steps, seething. He enters the ring and takes the belt from the referee. He walks over to Hammerstein, hands the belt to him and tells him to take it. Hammerstein laughs and takes the belt and hangs it over his shoulder. He then taps his wrist, motioning for Daniels to raise his hand. Daniels stares a hole through the new Champion, shakes his head, and exits the ring to a somewhat negative reaction from the crowd.

The referee comes over and raises Hammerstein's hand, which garners a very loud and very mixed response. The new Seattle Pro Champion climbs to the middle turnbuckle facing the entrance ramp. A huge smile crosses the bloody face of Hammerstein as Robb Daniels looks back and calls him a “son of a b****” and it’s plainly heard on camera.

CHARLES HUDSON: It was just nine days ago when Jacob Hammerstein and Robb Daniels met in the ring over at Lion’s Road for the first time but Daniels passed out from a submission applied by Hammerstein.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: That wound is still fresh for Robb and he’s witnessed first hand his worst enemy to flat out dominate and earn the top Championship tonight in his own promotion. Lauren Daniels is going to have the pleasure of working with the new Heavyweight Champion from the week to week basis.

CHARLES HUDSON: Regardless how you feel about Jacob Hammerstein and the attitude change from when he first came to Seattle Pro to right now being on top he made necessary changes to alter his career path and you cannot blame him for that. It just would have meant more to him knowing the fans were behind him like they use to be.

MCKAYLA LEWIS: Ladies and Gentlemen it’s been a wild night here at MAINSTREAM X!

“We’ve seen the Deadly Sins your come to a close for 2018!”

“A new Television Champion was crowned in Ryan Henderson.”

“Successful Championship defenses by AJ Knight and Sex Appeal...”

“A surprising choice was made by Aria Price when the line was drawn in the sand.”

“...and now we have a NEW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!”

“Good Night from Los Angeles we’ll see you all in two weeks for CONFLICT: NEW ORLEANS!”

Daniels walks to the backstage area, leaving Hammerstein to celebrate his victory while the logo flashes across the screen and show ends.

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