SWWS Hero's Journey Pt. 1

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(The following is a special presentation of SouthWest Wrestling Syndicate. It has been formatted for a live show, however this is the full transcript of SWWS Hero’s Journey.)


(The SWWS signature hits the screen…)

(It is a packed house at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia for tonight’s Season Premiere of SWWS Wrestling. A Hero’s Journey will mark the first trip to Philadelphia for the company and a placeholder for what’s to come in the company. As the camera peers throughout the crowd, there are an abundance of signs for their favorite superstars.)

(Not even five minutes before the show went on the air, it was Isaiah Andrews of the Darkness defeating Ramon Vidal. The camera crew made their way out, getting cheers from the audience as it was an indication that the show was going to begin.

On the video wall.. The countdown begins to a chorus of cheers in Philadelphia..

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Air Raid sirens are bursting through the speakers, leading into Tom Petty’s Running Down A Dream playing. Ring Announcer Joslin Turner, Time Keeper Nicklaus Watts, and Referee Dion Durand. The Announcing team of Dilan Valentine, Lori Swick, and Leo Criss are directly behind them, pumping up the crowd. Not far behind them are the Executive Team, consisting of SWWS Chairman Banch Morgan and Board Members Veronica Landis, Suzie Skellington, and Kaden Farmer II.

The Announcing Team walk over to the table, followed by Watts beside them at the Time Keeper’s table. Durand holds the ropes open for the Executives and Turner. Morgan peers around at the audience in Philadelphia, feeling the energy coming from one of the most passionate crowds in America. As the music comes to an end, Turner hands over a microphone to Morgan.)

Banch Morgan: PHILADELPHIA!!!

(The audience erupts at the acknowledgement from the Chairman. Morgan gauges the audience, looking at Skellington with a grin.)

Banch Morgan: What an absolute honor it is to be right here in the City of Brotherly Love. Wow. So, I’m going to tell you guys right now. Your patience and love is what keeps this business going, there is no crowd like a hardcore audience. You’re going to cheer the things you love, you’re going to boo the things you hate. Hopefully we get more cheers than boos.

(Farmer looks outside of the ring at the audience, not impressed with the audience.)

Banch Morgan: Now, the journey to tonight has been a long and tough one. Production issues and also.. We didn’t anticipate the audience that we have tonight. See, SWWS wasn’t expected to grow the way that it has. It was a pipe dream built three years ago when the market was a little rough around here. The fact that you’re here tonight, cheering, booing, supporting, detracting, whatever it may be.. You’re here for us..And tonight.. WE are here for you.

(Morgan takes a look over at Kaden Farmer II, then at Suzie Skellington.)


Banch Morgan: Now that I got your ear for another moment before you guys begin to jeer the shit out of us.. Allow me to introduce the members of the Executive Team. You guys know Veronica Landis. She’s been running a lot of non-televised events for us for the last year. She produces, she announces, she even wrestles! She’s back for this season and hopefully many more.

Banch Morgan: We have Kaden Farmer II.

(The crowd immediately begins to boo Farmer. Morgan glances over at Farmer, cringing at the jeers from the audience.)

Banch Morgan: Ouch. No, that’s okay. See, Mr. Farmer has been all over the map. He’s been producing and running several huge investments, doing things his way. So.. If this turns out to be a crap show..

(Morgan discreetly points over at Farmer, garnering a few laughs. Farmer glares at Morgan, who admits that he is joking with the new Executive.)

Banch Morgan: And wait.. Who is that masked woman, you ask? Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Suzie Skellington. Her creativity and respect for the industry was something that caught my eye more than anything else. Like you guys, she loves this business. She told me this afternoon during our meeting that she has high hopes and higher standards. We promise you that tonight will set the tone for the future of SWWS. Be it good or bad, know this. We’re ready to make this happen!! THANK YOU!!!

(A fair amount of cheers are directed at the Executives as they make their exit to the ringside area. The four sit down at the Executive Table, ready to start the show tonight. After moments pass, Joslin Turner is in the middle of the ring with Dion Durand.)

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Joslin Turner: Ladies and Gentlemen…

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Joslin Turner: THIS OPENING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!!

(The crowd erupts in cheers at the announcement, growing even louder as “Fiel (Remix)” by Wisin, Jhay Cortez, Myke Towers, & Anuel AA hit the speakers. A young, masked wrestler makes her way out onto the stage. She turns away from the audience, facing the stage as she grabs onto her mask. She lowers her head, pulling on the mask as she brings her head back to remove it. She turns her head over to the audience, refocusing on the ring.)

Joslin Turner: Introducing first.. Fighting out of Caguas, Puerto Rico. She weighs in at 110lbs. She is… NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAA VIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!

(Novia Vidal is making her first appearance in SWWS, rocking to the music as she heads down to the ring. Tagging hands with the fans for the moment, she looks towards the ring with a smile. Suddenly, she makes a sprint down to the ring. Upon sliding into the ring, she pushes off of her hands into a front handspring to a kneeling position. With her hand inside of her mask, she rests her forehead against the mask as she receives a huge reaction from the audience tonight.)

Dilan Valentine: It’s good to be back, Lori and well, Leo. We’re here tonight in Philadelphia and what a way to kick it off! Novia Vidal is making her debut tonight for SWWS. Lori, what do you have on this young lady?

Lori Swick: Aside from the obvious fact that she is the younger sister of Ramon Vidal, Novia was actually signed to SWWS for some time. Instead of jumping onto television, Novia traveled to Puerto Rico and Mexico to hone her craft. It was Suzie Skellington that made the call for Novia to come to Philadelphia for Hero’s Journey.

Leo Criss: I’m glad she made the call. This is exciting!!

(Handing her mask to the ring attendant, Novia Vidal looks around at the audience with butterflies in her stomach. As her music fades out, she crouches down and looks at the stage.)

Dilan Valentine: She has worked hard to get to this stage. I wish the same could be said about her opponent tonight.

(“Cocky AF” by Megan Thee Stallion hits the speakers to a chorus of jeers from the audience in Philadelphia. Veronica Taylor makes her way out onto the stage, followed by Marisol Vilaro and Tyrone. Taylor, glaring at the ring, gets some advice from Marisol before the three make their way down the ramp.)

Leo Criss: YES!!! TEAM VILARO IS IN PHILADELPHIA!!!

(Initially playing up to the crowd, Taylor sandbags the fans at ringside who were reaching for her. Tyrone keeps the fans away from Marisol while Taylor walks up the steps to the ring apron. She glares out at the audience, taking her time as she climbs into the ring.)

Joslin Turner: And her opponent.. Accompanied to the ring by Marisol Vilaro and Tyrone, fighting out of Beverly Hills, CA. Weighing in at 120lbs.. She is the Influencer.. VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEROOOOOOONICAAAAAAAAAAA TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYLOOOOOOOOOOOR!!!

Dilan Valentine: Veronica Taylor had a good season, that’s for sure. She was embroiled in a war with Lexi Gold early on, but finished strong by nearly winning the Mini-Gauntlet at Homecoming which was won by Silas Romero.

Lori Swick: We had a backstage poll about a month ago and a lot of wrestlers were saying that Veronica Taylor is poised to be the breakout star of this year. She’s been under the radar towards the tail end, but she is more than capable of picking up big wins.

Leo Criss: Of course she is! She’s part of Team Vilaro and I’m calling it right now, she will be holding gold this season. What it is and when it happens, that’s for you guys to learn on your own.

(Taylor looks over at Vidal, smirking in overconfidence. She can tell that the SWWS newcomer has a lot of nerves twisting her stomach at the moment. As her music fades out, Taylor listens in as the audience are chanting some pretty awful things in her direction. Vilaro looks outside at the audience, plugging her ears.)

(DING DING DING!!!)


(Vidal and Taylor circle the ring, focused on the task at hand. The crowd is growing even louder to get under the skin of Taylor, who threatens to leave the ring to a chorus of cheers. She storms over to the ropes, ready to climb out, but shakes her finger to the audience and gets back to the middle of the ring. The crowd’s jeers grow louder, leading to the lock up between Vidal and Taylor. They immediately struggle for position, with Taylor getting the upper hand on the Puerto Rican youngster.)

Dilan Valentine: A bit of a stalemate to kick this match off, but it looks like Taylor seems to be the aggressive one.

Leo Criss: Yes, she is.

Lori Swick: Leo..

(Before Vidal is able to chain wrestle Taylor, she takes a vicious knee to the ribcage. Taylor immediately follows up with a right hand to the jaw of the smaller foe, applying a side headlock while mocking her. After grinding in the side headlock, Taylor flips her hair back while talking to the audience about how great she is.)

(Vidal pushes Taylor off into the ropes. Taylor bounces back quickly, taking down Vidal with a shoulderblock. Taylor darts off into the ropes, allowing Vidal to drop down as close to the ropes as she can to trip Taylor. The Influencer hops over Vidal, charging off into the ropes. As soon as she hits the ropes, she notices that Vidal has rolled all the way across the ring to Taylor, forcing her to leap over again. Taylor again charges off into the ropes, once again seeing Vidal rolling into a drop down.)

Veronica Taylor (off-mic): STOP THAT!!!

(Taylor immediately goes for the elbow drop, but Vidal rolls out of the way! She gets up in anger, trying to catch up to Vidal, but the youngster catches her arm. Vidal swiftly rotates over into an arm wrench. Taylor tries to punch her with her free hand, but Vidal wrenches it in again. Vilaro is shouting direction to Taylor, which has fallen on deaf ears for the moment. Taylor’s temper is getting the better of her, finally grabbing the wrist of Vidal to reverse the arm wrench into one of her own.)

(Aggressively wrenching on the arm of Vidal, Taylor is gaining her composure back. Vidal grabs onto the top rope, using it to backflip to reverse the arm wrench! Taylor tries again for the right hand, but eats an arm drag!! Taylor is back up, taking a dropkick from Vidal which knocks her to the canvas. Taylor is right back up, taking a second dropkick that sends her outside!!)

Dilan Valentine: Damn, that changed quickly. Veronica Taylor has lost all control of this contest.

Lori Swick: I can’t get over her speed.

(Taylor is demanding some coaching from Vilaro, but Marisol shouts at Taylor to move! Taylor, not realizing what’s going on, turns around into a sliding dropkick from Vidal! Vidal climbs onto her feet, facing Taylor while standing on the ring apron. With a big smile on her face, Vidal dives off the apron, delivering a senton bomb onto Taylor!!)

(The crowd is one hundred percent behind Vidal as she pulls Taylor up. She tries throwing Taylor into the ring, but Vilaro is shouting at her!)

Marisol Vilaro (off-mic): ¡¡No perteneces aquí!!

Novia Vidal (off-mic): ¡¿Por qué no te callas la mierda ?!

Marisol Vilaro (off-mic): Verónica te va a patear el trasero.

Novia Vidal (off-mic): Te golpearé el después. Siéntate, vaca.

(The crowd laughs at the exchange between the two, but the distraction allows Taylor to attack Vidal from behind. With a new found aggression, Taylor viciously slams her head into the ring apron several times. Vilaro is cheering on her protege, watching as Taylor throws Vidal into the ring. She quickly climbs in and immediately chokes Vidal on the canvas. Vilaro seems to be on cloud nine, laughing at Vidal.)

Leo Criss: See, that’s how you take control of the match.

Dilan Valentine: Do they pay well?

Leo Criss: Who?

Dilan Valentine: Team Vilaro.

Leo Criss: I’m an objective observer.

(Vidal tries to fight off Taylor, but takes a vicious stomp for her efforts. Taylor quickly pulls her up, setting her up for a side suplex. Despite her best efforts to escape the set up, Vidal is lifted up and over into the side suplex from Taylor. The crowd is all over Taylor for her cheap tactics, although it doesn’t seem to phase her. Taylor stands over Vidal, pulling down her kneepad.)

Leo Criss: YES!!!

Dilan Valentine: What?

(Taylor leaps up, driving a hard knee across the sternum of Vidal. With momentum on her side, Taylor stands over Vidal again, this time putting a foot down on her chest for a cover.)

Referee: One!!!

(Vidal quickly kicks out, irritating Taylor. The Team Vilaro member quickly goes for a lateral press on Vidal.)

Referee: One!!! Tw-!!!

(Another quick kick out from Vidal, further frustrating Taylor. She immediately hooks the leg as tight as she can, Vilaro even trying to reach into the ring to hold Taylor down.)

Referee: One!!! Tw-!!!

(Vidal manages to kick out before two. Taylor shouts at the referee to count faster. This time, she goes to hook the leg, but Vidal hooks her in. Taylor is rolled over into a tight inside cradle!!!)

Referee: ONE!! TWO!! THR-!!

(Taylor manages to kick out! Vilaro is screaming at the referee for counting too fast. The referee shouts back that he was asked to count faster! Taylor is back up, taking a left hand from Vidal. A second one connects! Taylor is struggling to get herself refocused, eating a spinning back kick to the chest. Taylor staggers back to the ropes. Vidal charges in, leaping up at Taylor for a monkey flip..but Taylor hangs on!! Vidal manages to backflip, stepping back..ONLY FOR TAYLOR TO NAIL HER WITH THE FIRST CLASS SHOT!! THE MAFIA KICK CONNECTS ON VIDAL!!!)

Leo Criss: BEAUTIFUL!!!

Lori Swick: She really is an opportunist. What a smart move by Taylor.

Dilan Valentine: Oh God.. You too?

Lori Swick: I give credit for good moves, that was a good move.

(Taylor looks to be happy with herself, walking around the ring with a huge smile on her face. She doesn’t appear to have any interest in making the cover. Instead, she pulls Vidal up, openly mocking the youngster. As she stands behind Vidal, Taylor tells the referee to make sure he counts faster for her, not for Vidal.)

Dilan Valentine: He should count normal for both people.

Lori Swick: He will, I think he only counted fast for a second to get under the skin of Vilaro.

(Taylor, holding onto the shoulders of Vidal, leaps up as she drives her knees into the back of Vidal. The Ultrafab is coming…BUT VIDAL BACK HANDSPRINGS OVER TAYLOR TO AVOID THE BACKSTABBER!!!)

Leo Criss: WHAT?!

(Vidal charges over at a kneeling Taylor, catching her with a hurricanrana to send her face first into the canvas!! Taylor bounces off of the canvas, holding her face. Vidal leaps onto Taylor, looking for the cover. Despite hooking both legs, Vidal is having a hard time keeping Taylor from kicking out!!)

Referee: ONE!!! TWO!!!

(Taylor manages to throw a shoulder up! Vidal looks to the referee, seeing the two count in front of her. Not letting that get her down, Vidal pulls Taylor right up, trying for a hammerlock, but Taylor catches her with a swift back elbow to the face. Vidal stumbles back into the ropes, baiting Taylor into charging towards her. Vidal kicks off of Taylor, flipping herself over the top rope to the ring apron. Vidal springboards up to the top rope, nailing Taylor with a springboard front dropkick!!!)

Dilan Valentine: NICE!!!

Leo Criss: Quit being biased!!


(Vidal looks to the crowd, hearing the groundswell of support from the Philadelphia crowd. Taylor is back up, hoping to get her momentum back. Vidal goes for a kick to the chest, but Taylor manages to catch it. Vidal swings at her, trying to free up her foot, but Taylor is keeping a good distance between the two. Rather than waiting for a enzugiri attempt, Taylor swings down her leg with authority, causing Vidal to deliver a stiff headbutt to Taylor!! The SMILE! CONNECTS!! Taylor staggers backwards, twisting as she falls forward onto the second rope.)

Lori Swick: She could be setting up for the 787!!!

(Vidal charges in with a full head of steam, swinging her lower body through the ropes…THE 787 NEARLY HITS TAYLOR, BUT MARISOL VILARO PULLS HER AWAY BY THE ARM!! VIDAL TRIES TO KICK AT VILARO, BUT HER HEAD IS PULLED IN BY TAYLOR.. A DRAPING DDT SENDS VIDAL FACE FIRST ONTO THE CANVAS!!! TAYLOR GOES FOR THE COVER!!!)

Referee: ONE!!!

TWO!!!

(VIDAL’S FOOT GOES ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!!!)

(VILARO SHOVES IT OFF THE ROPES!!!)

THREE!!!

(DING DING DING!!!)

(“Cocky AF” hits the speakers to a horrible reaction from the audience. Marisol Vilaro immediately joins Veronica Taylor in the ring, celebrating like they just won the World Championship!)

Joslin Turner: Here is your winner.. VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEROOOOOOOOOONICAAAAAAAAAA TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYLOOOOOOOOOOR!!!

Dilan Valentine: Her foot was on the bottom rope!

Leo Criss: I didn’t see it.

Lori Swick: Regardless, unless someone comes out to say otherwise, this will mark a victory for Veronica Taylor tonight.

(Like two thieves in the night, Taylor and Vilaro make their exit from the ring while Vidal was trying to sit herself back up. Team Vilaro has managed to come away with the victory in the Season Opener, leaving the Puerto Rican youngster to sit on the ring apron with her hand on the jaw. Taylor, Vilaro, and Tyrone make their exit to the back, bragging about how easy of a win it was tonight. The camera fades out as another man has joined the Executive’s table, shaking the hands of Morgan, Landis, Farmer, and Skellington.)

(As the music fades out, Vidal makes her way backstage to an applause from the audience. She disappears behind the curtain as fans are talking amongst themselves over the previous match.)

(“Sonne” by Rammstein hits the speakers to a huge ovation from the audience. For the first time since Prologue, all four of the Iron Hearts are standing together at the top of the stage. Andrej Jankovic, undefeated fighter out of Kiev. Guthrie Graupe, submission specialist out of Hamburg. Theodor Pavel, inaugural SWWS World Heavyweight Champion out of Bucharest. Nikos Mantzios, former amateur boxer and SWWS World Tag Team Champion out of Cyprus.)

(All four men appear to be dressed in their Sunday’s best, joined now by Misaki Pavel who has a briefcase in her hand. Theodor is handed the briefcase as they make their way down to the ring.)

Joslin Turner: Ladies and Gentlemen.. THE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIROOOOOOOOOOOON HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAARTS!!!!


(The crowd continues cheering for them as they make their way up the steps to the ring apron. Theodor holds the ropes open for Misaki, Graupe, Nikos, and finally Jankovic before entering the ring. The four men look overwhelmed by the reaction, smiling all the same. Nikos Mantzios grabs the microphone, handing it over to Theodor as he sets down the briefcase.)

Theodor Pavel: We’ve all grown. From the first minute that SWWS arrived on the scene in Anaheim, we were all different men. Scraping by to try and become the stars that we deserve to be. I’d say, we didn’t do bad.

(Chants of “Jankovic, Jankovic, Jankovic” are heard from the audience. He hears it, frustrated that he hasn’t been able to wrestle since February.)

Theodor Pavel: With tonight being here in Philadelphia on the road to the Legacy Gauntlet, I have something that I want to talk about if I can get a moment. See, We can talk about growth all we want. I’ve been the World Heavyweight Champion here. Nikos and Graupe have been the World Tag Team Champions. Jankovic has never been defeated. He’s dominated. We’ve had our bumps in the road though, a lot of them actually.

Theodor Pavel: To say that I’m walking into Season 2 with anything more than a crap feeling, though.. I’d be lying to you. Last time I wrestled for SWWS, I teamed with her. I teamed with Misaki and we were victorious at Nights of the Caribbean in July. That capped off everything I needed for the season. A lot of things happened over this past year. I watched inside of the ring when Michael Bishop was killed.. I fought in wars that people couldn’t understand, I certainly couldn’t. You see a lot of death. You see a lot of pain and suffering from wonderful people. It gets to you.

(He’s a little choked up, but Theodor is trying to fight through the emotion.)

Theodor Pavel: I’m not the representative that the Iron Hearts need. They tried to tell me otherwise, but I know better. Last year, I became the first Champion by fighting the odds and winning. This year, however.. My heart isn’t there. My body isn’t there. My mind REALLY isn’t there. We talked about it, we tried to justify every single thing going through my heart right now.. But, I can’t be in the Legacy Gauntlet to defend it.

(There is a significant amount of booing in the crowd at the moment. Theodor nods to himself, picking up the briefcase.)

Theodor Pavel: What you’re seeing in front of you right now… It’s the last time the Iron Hearts will all be in this ring together. Nikos Mantzios has retired. He deserves it and I couldn’t be happier for him. Andrej, he’s fighting incredibly hard to get cleared to come back. Graupe.. Graupe has all the tools to be more. I believe in Graupe.

(The camera focuses on Graupe, looking at Theodor in a state of surprise.)

Theodor Pavel: You deserve it. Now, I’ve made that decision not to compete. However, I’m going to have a representative. Someone who worked their ass off after getting fired in the past because people didn’t see what he can do. I’m picking the man that fought back, helped form this group and became the best technical wrestler on this planet. People might disagree, but not with me.. Graupe..

(Theodor slowly opened up his briefcase, bringing out the Legacy Gauntlet. The metal never shines so brightly to him as he looks it over.)

Theodor Pavel: I want you to represent us.

Guthrie Graupe (off-mic): You don’t have to. Why?

Theodor Pavel: I’m getting to that part. See, I’ve been all over the place mentally. My focus hasn’t been on what happens inside of this ring. See, there’s a man who came out just minutes ago to sit down with our bosses. That man is Sakato Yu. A lot of people know him from here, but he’s also the representative of the Kazoka Office when it comes to American relations for Pro Wrestling RUSH. I will be taking Misaki and Anya with me to Osaka. She wants to be closer to family, I want to be the best in the world. I can’t be the best without developing that killer instinct.

(The crowd has gone silent, hearing the departure of Theodor Pavel from SWWS.)

Theodor Pavel: I could have done this in a statement online, but I want to come out here and tell everybody face to face that you deserve BETTER. I’ll be back, don’t let it fool you. I will be back as strong as ever. Better than ever.

(Misaki quickly pulls herself into the shot, speaking into the microphone.)

Misaki Pavel: He’ll also be coming back as Father of Two!!

(The crowd, while stunned at first, begins to cheer loudly at that announcement. Theodor can’t help but smile as Jankovic, Graupe, and Mantzios are just as shocked. Theodor, tearing up, gives his brothers a hug as “Sonne” hits the speakers again. Morgan even looks astounded from ringside as the four men do a final team pose together inside of the ring.)

Dilan Valentine: Are you kidding me?!

Lori Swick: Go Misaki!!!

Dilan Valentine: This is very interesting. Ladies and Gentlemen, Theodor Pavel is going to Pro Wrestling RUSH. He’s going to try and redefine his role in professional wrestling, AND his wife is pregnant! That’s amazing!!

Leo Criss: He’s twenty, he shouldn’t be trying to pop out a bunch of kids.

Dilan Valentine: A little late for that one.

(Graupe, Mantzios, Jankovic, and the Pavel family make their way to the top of the stage. Theodor raises the hand of Misaki to the audience, both overcome with emotion. Graupe, sporting the Legacy Gauntlet on his hand, appears to be in awe of the prize as they all make their way through the curtain to the backstage area.)

(Referee Ralph Badall heads out to the ring, getting some jeers from the audience. He waves to the crowd despite being booed by the fans in Philadelphia. Joslin Turner stands in the middle of the ring with a smile.)

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Joslin Turner: The following contest is scheduled for one fall with a fifteen minute time limit!!!


(“Ocean Man” by Ween hits the speakers to a great ovation from the audience. Stomping out onto the stage with a huge burst of energy, Jimmy Johnson throws his hands out to the audience with a grin on his face.)

Joslin Turner: Introducing first, fighting out of Taradale, Victoria, Australia. Weighing in at 92 Kilos.. HE IS THE UUUUUUUUNDEEEERCAAAAAAARD.. JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMYYY JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHNSOOOOON!!!

(Johnson makes his way down to the ring, tagging the hands of fans left and right. His enthusiasm is contagious, getting the crowd to sing Ocean Man. He jogs up the steps to the apron, climbing into the ring with a gigantic smile. Noticeable in his singlet, there is a huge bulge in the chest area.)

Leo Criss: What in the world is that?

(Johnson reaches into his singlet, pulling out a stuffed shark! The crowd cheers as Johnson teases throwing it to the fans. He raises the shark high, tossing it into the audience!!)

Dilan Valentine: If there ever was a guy who proved that wins don’t equal popularity, it’s Jimmy Johnson. This guy is as popular as ever, just by being himself inside of the ring.

Lori Swick: He doesn’t need wins! Jimmy has endeared himself to the SWWS fans with his classic smile, wild sense of humor, and enjoyment for life in general. What’s not to love?!

Leo Criss: Maybe he could win ONE.

(Johnson leans in the corner, talking to the crowd as his theme fades out. Some groans come from the crowd as they wanted the song to continue.)

(“Never Gonna Stop” by Rob Zombie hits the speakers to a good reaction from the audience. Out steps Kain Reyes, joined as usual by Chris Slayton. Reyes looks to be all business, a stark contrast to Johnson. He makes his way down to the ring, occasionally hitting hands with the audience.)

Joslin Turner: And his opponent, accompanied by Chris Slayton and representing the Rogue Horsemen. Fighting out of Sleepy Hollow, NY. Weighing in at 210lbs.. HE IS HOT STUFF.. KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAINNN REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYEEEEEEEES!!!

(Reyes stops at the bottom of the ramp, shaking the hand of Slayton prior to climbing onto the ring apron. His eyes are locked on Jimmy Johnson inside of the ring, making his entrance into the ring with a determined look on his face. Chris Slayton walks over to the announcer’s table, taking Leo Criss’ headset.)

Dilan Valentine: Oh, what happened? Where’s Leo? I can’t hear him!

Lori Swick: Mr. Slayton, always good to see you.

Chris Slayton: Thank you, I’m glad to be here.

Dilan Valentine: So, Kain Reyes is looking to make a statement tonight in this season premiere. Chris, what has he been doing since Homecoming?

Chris Slayton: Kain has been hitting the gym as hard as anyone you’ve seen. Look at him. He’s in phenomenal shape, he’s stronger than ever. We’re going to see something big out of him tonight.

(While his theme song comes to an end, Reyes is testing the ropes. Johnson, not taking the match quite as serious as Reyes, shadows him by testing the ropes himself to some laughter from the audience. The referee steps to the middle of the ring, watching both men as they are prepared for the contest.)

(DING DING DING!!!)

(Johnson seems to be comfortable as he walks to the middle of the ring. Reyes steps out of the corner, immediately locking eyes with the Undercard. Johnson steps in for the collar and elbow tie up, but Reyes brings him to the canvas with a double leg takedown!! Reyes immediately tries to work in a quick submission, but Johnson pushes off of Reyes, backing up into the corner as he sits there.)

Jimmy Johnson: Easy, mate! You want to go! You want to do this! Bring it on!!

(Johnson continues sitting on the canvas, putting up his dukes with an attempted angry look on his face. Nobody is buying it.)

Dilan Valentine: Oh boy.

Chris Slayton: It’s his funeral.

(Reyes doesn’t appear to be interested in the jokes of Johnson, who pulls himself up. Johnson looks to be kidding while Reyes is ready to fight. Hot Stuff storms over to Johnson, looking for a front facelock. Johnson beats him to the punch with a double leg takedown of his own!! Reyes looks surprised as Johnson quickly rolls forward onto Reyes for a cover.)

Referee: One!!

(Reyes bridges up, keeping himself between Johnson and the canvas. He twists over, looking for a backslide, but Johnson manages to escape into a hip toss! Reyes is back up, taking a second hip toss from Johnson! Up once again, Reyes looks to be irritated. He charges in at Johnson who’s looking for a third hip toss. This time, Reyes is able to block the hip toss, pulling Johnson over into an irish whip. Johnson hits the ropes, running under as Reyes leapfrogs over him. Reyes watches Johnson return, immediately looking for the back body drop..)

(Johnson can’t stop in time and takes a high back body drop to the middle of the ring!! He arches his back in agony. Reyes quickly pounced on Johnson, hooking the arm as he tried to hyperextend the elbow of the Undercard.)

Dilan Valentine: People never hit the back body drop anymore!

Lori Swick: Nobody except for Kain Reyes apparently!

Chris Slayton: Of course he can. He lifted Jimmy up like he was nothing.


(Johnson is back up, taking a kick to the thigh from Reyes. Feeling his leg knot up, Johnson tries to block the second kick, but it connects just outside of his knee. Reyes looks for a knee to the chest, but Johnson immediately runs him back into the ropes, letting go for Reyes to bounce back towards him. A HUGE ELBOW COLLIDES WITH THE HEAD OF KAIN REYES!!!)

Chris Slayton: Ouch..

Dilan Valentine: He got all of that elbow!

(Johnson pushes Reyes into the corner, throwing in a series of beautiful rights and lefts to Hot Stuff. Reyes is trying to block the punches, but the hands of Johnson are moving at an incredible speed. A final one knocks Reyes’ head back as people are getting a glimpse of an aggressive Jimmy Johnson. He grabs onto the wrist of Reyes, whipping him across the ring into the opposite corner.)

Lori Swick: He’s going to do the move!

Dilan Valentine: What move?!

(Johnson charges across the ring, leaping high into a hip attack on Kain Reyes!!! The crowd erupts in cheers at the Kanga-Roo connecting!!!)

Lori Swick: That’s the move!!

Chris Slayton: I hate to say it, but Jimmy can get some air. It won’t be enough to put Kain down, but it looked good from here.

(Johnson looks down at Reyes, teasing the Johnny B. Good. Rather than attempting it though, Johnson lifts the legs of Reyes. He looks around, hearing it from the crowd. Nodding with enthusiasm, Johnson stomps down on the chest of Reyes. With his leg in place, Johnson crosses the legs of Kain Reyes over, stepping into a modified Sharpshooter. Reyes cringes as he tries to push himself off the canvas.)

Leo Criss (off-mic): I’d like to say something.

Chris Slayton: You can wait.

(Slayton is watching Reyes intently while Johnson tweaks the ankle to try and apply more pressure. Reyes is shouting out in frustration, trying to escape. He has made no attempt to crawl to the ropes, allowing Johnson to put more effort into trying to force the submission. Reyes continues to struggle as the referee is stepping in.)

Referee: What do you say, Reyes?

(Reyes shakes his head, trying to his best to turn it over. The momentum is starting to go into the direction of Hot Stuff as he is somehow able to turn it over!! Johnson is standing up again, trying to turn Reyes over…REYES REACHES BEHIND JOHNSON, GRABBING HIS OWN FOOT TO TAKE DOWN THE UNDERCARD!! REYES DROPS FORWARD, USING IT TO HOOK THE LEGS OF JOHNSON FOR THE COVER!!!)

Referee: ONE!!! TWO!!! THRE-!!!

(JOHNSON IS ABLE TO ESCAPE AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND!! UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIM, HE HAS TO RELEASE THE HOLD IN ORDER TO GET BACK UP!!)

Dilan Valentine: I thought he had him!

Chris Slayton: He did have him. He got exactly what he wanted out of that. Johnson had to let go or he would have been pinned.

(Johnson gets back to his feet, immediately delivering a kick to the chest of Reyes to ground him once again! Looking at the crowd once again, Johnson is teasing the Johnny B. Good again… HE DROPS ONTO THE CANVAS WITH THE VICIOUS ELBOW DROP…)

(REYES CATCHES HIS ARM!!!)

(KAIN REYES MANAGES TO TRANSITION INTO A KIMURA LOCK.. THE GOTCH SPECIAL IS LOCKED IN!!! JIMMY JOHNSON SHOUTS IN AGONY AS HIS ARM IS BEING TWISTED UNNATURALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!!!)



Lori Swick: Oh my gosh!!! Jimmy’s in the Gotch Special!!!

Chris Slayton: And that’ll be it.

(JOHNSON IS REACHING DESPERATELY FOR THE ROPES!!! REYES IS CONTINUING TO TORQUE ON THE ARM OF THE UNDERCARD, SHOWING NO MERCY!!!)

(JOHNSON TAPS OUT TO THE GOTCH SPECIAL!!!)

(DING DING DING!!!)

(“Never Gonna Stop” hits the speakers once again as Kain Reyes releases the Gotch Special. Reyes stands himself up, having his hand raised by the referee. He looks down as Johnson holds his arm, trying to shake the pain out of his injured limb.)

Dilan Valentine: A tremendous win by Kain Reyes. We haven’t seen Reyes much in SWWS, but that has to put him up in the food chain.

Lori Swick: Absolutely. He locked in the Gotch Special from out of nowhere, a huge surprise to everyone.

Dilan Valentine: Chris, always a pleasure.

Chris Slayton: Yep, thank you.

(Slayton removes his headset, exiting the announcer’s position to join Reyes as soon as Hot Stuff makes his exit from the ring. Noticeable from the rafters, Daniel Horror is in Philadelphia! He’s watching Jimmy Johnson closely with a blank expression. Something doesn’t sit well for the Daredevil as he watches the Undercard try to get up.)

(Reyes and Slayton make their way up the ramp, with Reyes giving a high sign to the audience before the two make their exit. Johnson slides out of the ring under the bottom rope, holding his arm as the shot fades out to the backstage area.)

(We’re backstage with Pazia Mantzios!! Pazia has a smile on her face initially, ready to go.)

Pazia Mantzios: Hi everyone! Pazia here and I’m joined by.. What does Nikos call them? Piece of shit! Hi guys!

(The camera pans over to The Darkness, consisting of Nicholas Gabriel, RUSH Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Hiro & Eiji Yu, Isaiah Andrews, Bronze Eagle, and Kristjan Halvorsen.)

Pazia Mantzios: You guys are busy tonight. Kristjan Halvorsen is fighting later on for the SWWS World Heavyweight Championship. How do you feel about that match?

(Halvorsen refuses to speak to Pazia after her insulting line, but Nicholas Gabriel has something in mind.)

Nicholas Gabriel: Pieces of shit? I get that english isn’t your first language, but at least try to get it right if you’re being paid to do it. We’re not pieces of shit. We’re The Darkness. We’re the guys who have dominated this company since the first event. Prologue, we laid out a kidnapper and a rapist. We should get medals for that! Johnny Sykes took some girl and kept her from us. As if WE are threats. No. As far as the other guy goes, he can pretend all he wants that he changed. HE IS THE PIECE OF SHIT. Not us. We’re the good guys.

(A chorus of boos are directed at the bluntness of Gabriel. Pazia looks disgusted by them.)

Nicholas Gabriel: Let’s call it what it is. Tonight is the night that the world is awakened to what we can do. We’ve shown it enough, but you keep saying it’s a fluke or a joke. Kraken breaks a man’s throat, people shrug it off. Kristjan takes out that ingrate Derek Trigg, right under the rug. Isaiah demolished Andre Boone before Homecoming, nobody said a word. They’ll definitely be talking after tonight.

(Suddenly, Kristjan Halvorsen grabs the microphone.)

Kristjan Halvorsen: Let them talk! People are idiots these days, they don’t appreciate what we give them, Pazia. Tonight if you’re not taking what we’re giving, then we’re just going to have to take something from you guys. Donny Mason. The big bad rookie.. You know what happens when you overlook us, you leave the arena with your head down in shame and tears in your damn eyes. I’m walking out with the belt tonight. Gabriel gave me the plan, all I gotta do is execute, and trust me on this.. I’m ending you in Philly tonight.

Nicholas Gabriel: EXACTLY!! Nobody makes a fool of Nicholas Gabriel. Donny Mason has been on the receiving end of a lot of things from us since we showed up. He’s got a cute title, we can’t wait to take it from you. Make sure when you need someone to cry to, tell Tirri that I said hello.

(Gabriel takes the microphone from Halvorsen, handing it over to Pazia. Pazia, grossed out by the sweaty hands of Halvorsen, puts it down as the Darkness make their exit as the shot fades back to Ringside.)


(We’re back to the ring with Joslin Turner standing in the middle. Things are about to get chaotic.)

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Joslin Turner: The following contest is a Six Way Scramble!!!! The first competitor to score a pinfall or submission will be the winner!!!!

(“Scary Mask” by Poppy hits the speakers to a great reaction from the audience. The alternating violet and white lights take over the stage as Crazy Violet steps out onto the stage. She grabs onto her own hair, stomping around momentarily before screaming out to the crowd to a huge ovation. The cheers turned to boos as Asmodeus makes his way out. Violet suddenly clings to the Father as they make their way down to the ring.)

Joslin Turner: Introducing first, accompanied by Asmodeus. Fighting out of Detroit, MI. Weighing in at 148lbs.. CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZY VIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!

(Violet’s intensity dies off as she appears to be happy with Asmodeus in her corner. She refuses to tag any hands with the fans before reaching the bottom of the ramp. Violet storms over to the ring apron, pounding on it several times before slowly climbing into the ring.)

Dilan Valentine: What has gotten into Crazy Violet?

Lori Swick: She used to be one so kind to those she’s close to. Ever since she joined the Congregation, Violet has shown a more aggressive tone than usual. It’s actually frightening that the two have the connection that they do. It’s very creepy.

Leo Criss: I don’t see the problem. Asmodeus took Crazy Violet at face value. He knew she was crazy, but decided to take her on because she believes in him. Heaven forbid someone believes anything anymore.

Dilan Valentine: You know that man has awful intentions. Look what he has done to the COBRA Battalion and Jonah Greck. Look what he’s doing to Lillie Saint. There is something very wrong with this man.

(Violet looks around the ringside area, struggling with her inner demons before suddenly smiling at Asmodeus. She mouths “Thank you Father.” as Asmodeus nods with approval. Her theme fades out, leading to the next competitor.)

(“PUNTO 40” by Rauw Alejandro & Baby Rasta hits the speakers to a mixed reaction from the audience. Out steps Ignacia. The fiery manager of Ramon Vidal and Raul Ramirez taunts the audience with her signature evil smile. Not interested in what the fans think, she laughs to herself while walking down the ramp.)

Joslin Turner: Introducing her opponents, first, fighting out of Coachella, CA.. Weighing in at 104lbs.. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAA!!!

(The audience have no problem giving Ignacia some jeers. She walks up the steps to the ring apron, stopping as she sits down on the second rope, facing the crowd with a smile on her face. After rolling her eyes in disgust, she slides herself into the ring and glares at Crazy Violet. Her theme plays out with disgust in her eyes.)

Dilan Valentine: What a bitch.

Lori Swick: WHAT?

Dilan Valentine: Ignacia has been nothing but a thorn in the side of Ramon Vidal and Raul Ramirez. Always yelling at them, treating them like crap.

Lori Swick: Oh! Well, yeah, she has. I just didn’t expect you to say that.

Leo Criss: Is it because she turned you down?

Dilan Valentine: I’m taken, thank you.

(Ignacia leans in the corner, grimacing as “Ready To Die” by Andrew WK hits the speakers to an amazing reaction from the audience. Out steps Barney M. Bailey with Jerk The Synonymous!!! Bailey leads the beast down to the ring, having to stop Jerk from grabbing at the fans.)

Lori Swick: Next up, accompanied by Barney M. Bailey. Fighting out of Norway. Weighing in at 275lbs.. HE IS JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERK THEEEEEEEEEEE SYNONYMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUS!!!!

(Jerk points to himself, cheering.)

Jerk The Synonymous (off-mic): I AM JERK!!

(The crowd cheers on Jerk as he struggles to get into the ring. Immediately, his mind finds itself distracted by the fans holding up food for him. He points at the fans, shouting “I Am Jerk” at them while trying to reach outside the ring at them.)

Dilan Valentine: This guy is too kind for words.

Leo Criss: Are you kidding me? This guy is a complete idiot. Who thought it would be a good idea to hire Jerk The Synonymous? He doesn’t say anything!! Stupid Caveman.

Lori Swick: How dare you..

Dilan Valentine: Jerk is a National Treasure!! Shut your mouth!!

(As his theme fades out, Jerk nearly drools as he is looking in the direction of Ignacia. In response, Ignacia shouts at him to quit looking at her. Crazy Violet laughs at the exchange, watching Jerk continue to stare at her.)

(“Turn The Page” by Metallica hits the speakers to a mixed reaction from the audience. As the song kicks in, JP Rich makes his way out onto the stage. He looks down at the combatants in the ring while making his slow walk down the ramp.)

Joslin Turner:Next up, fighting out Detroit, MI.. Weighing in at 242lbs… J……P…. RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICH!!!!!!!

(Rich stops at the ring apron, grabbing the top rope. He pulls himself up onto the apron, climbing into the ring with a half smile on his face. He stops in the middle of the ring, stretching his arms back as he shouts to the rafters!!)

Dilan Valentine: I don’t know what to make of this guy.

Lori Swick: He’s still brand new to professional wrestling. J.P. Rich is a protege of the SWWS World Champion Emmanuelle, who will be in action tonight. He has a lot of potential, despite his age. I think he just needs some people to get behind him and he’ll be right where he needs to be.

Leo Criss: Isn’t he a firefighter?

Dilan Valentine: Yes. Not much wrestling experience, but he’ll have to make the most of this opportunity.

(As his music fades out, he looks at Jerk The Synonymous, then at Crazy Violet.)

(“Nobody’s Wife” by Anouk hits the speakers to a good reaction from the audience. As the music picks up, Shay Owens makes her way out onto the stage. She looks to be at home with the crowd with a confident smile arriving on her face. She slowly makes her way down the ramp.)

Joslin Turner: Next up, fighting out of Reno, NV. Weighing in at 136lbs… SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY OWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENS!!!!!!!!

(Owens takes her time on the way down to the ring. Already seeing four of the combatants inside of squared circle, she stretches her arms out to the audience as a few fans manage to tag hands with her. She makes an explosive run from the bottom of the stage to the ring, sliding into the ring as she quickly gets up. After scouting her opponents for a brief moment, she gives them a bit of a nod.)

Dilan Valentine: This is our first look at Shay Owens in SWWS. From what I’m hearing, she is an incredibly promising wrestler with a hell of a future ahead of her. What do you guys make of this?

Leo Criss: She’s with Donny Mason, right?

Dilan Valentine: I think so.

Lori Swick: This may be her first match in SWWS, but I’ve seen her matches before. She’s very sound technically, loves using the shoot style in the ring. Her submission work is very solid, I really like her take on the Dragon Sleeper that she calls the Shaydes of Black. This is going to be an interesting contrast with her opponents tonight.

Dilan Valentine: Thank you Lori, always keeping up with people on their way in.

(Owens goes from looking at her opponents to looking at the stage for the last opponent as her theme fades out.)

(“Wild Thing” by X hits the speakers to a great reaction from the audience. Out steps Jacob Striker, firing himself up for the contest. The crowd is growing louder for Striker as he makes his way down the ramp with determination in his eyes.)

Joslin Turner: And their opponent, fighting out of Sleepy Hollow, NY. Weighing in at 235lbs.. HE IS THE REAL ROCK AND ROLLA…JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACOOOOOOOOB STRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!

(Striker continues his pursuit of the ring, stomping up the ring steps prior to climbing into the ring. He points at the opponents, giving a high sign to the audience as they continue to cheer him on. Striker looks to be in incredible shape.)

Dilan Valentine: If there’s a guy who you could say was an MVP of Homecoming, you’d have to throw Jacob Striker’s name in the hat.

Lori Swick: He did incredible. He was one of the two survivors in the Caged Warfare match against The Darkness. They fought the odds and looked amazing while doing it. Striker has star written all over him.

Leo Criss: And they say I’m biased.

Lori Swick: What? He had a great showing.

Leo Criss: A lot of people did. Marisol looked great. Veronica Taylor looked great. Kaede Ito loo..

Dilan Valentine: Stop.

(Striker looks around at the opposition, ready for the fight. With all six competitors inside of the ring, it was time to go to work.)

(DING DING DING!!!)

(The match immediately starts with Striker squaring off with Jerk The Synonymous, Crazy Violet and Shay Owens, JP Rich and Ignacia. Believe it or not, all six are locking up with their opposition!! Jerk, using his wild energy, is able to overpower Striker into the corner. Shay manages to get Violet into another corner. Rich puts Ignacia in yet another corner. Referee Denis Lapointe looks confused, trying to see who’s breaking rules and who’s wrestling clean.)

Dilan Valentine: Oh no.. COME ON!!

(Leo Criss slides into the ring, removing his jacket. Lapointe tries to get him out of the ring..BUT CRISS LOCKS UP WITH HIM!!! HE PUSHES LAPOINTE INTO THE LAST OPEN CORNER!! All eight people are trying to overpower one another in the corner. All of a sudden, all four cornered people are able to turn it around at the same time, pushing into their opposition!!)

Dilan Valentine: I don..Wha..What is going on here?

Lori Swick: I have no idea.. Why is Leo in there?!

(Violet, Ignacia, Striker, and the referee all manage to deliver a series of knife edge chops on their opponents in the corner. They grab onto the wrists of their opponents, irish whipping all four competitors into the middle of the ring..THEY ALL COLLIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!!! STRIKER, VIOLET, IGNACIA AND THE REFEREE CHARGE INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, BUT RICH, CRISS, JERK, AND SHAY ARE ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, CAUSING THE OTHER FOUR TO COLLIDE!!!)

Dilan Valentine: I’m amazed.

(Shay manages to catch Ignacia with a dropkick. A forearm shot from Striker sends Rich to the canvas. Jerk throws Violet across the ring, only to take a clothesline from the referee which knocks him back a few steps. Leo Criss charges in, only to take a hip toss from Shay to send the announcer rolling out of the ring!!)

Dilan Valentine: We have lost all control around here.

(With Leo Criss finally out of the ring, it’s back to business. Violet lands a quick shoulder tackle to knock Ignacia out of the ring. JP Rich pulls in Violet, giving her a vicious forearm across the back. Jacob Striker fires in a forearm of his own, catching Rich in the back of the head. Fans are laughing at Leo Criss as he staggers over to the announcer’s table.)

Lori Swick: Leo..

Leo Criss: Lori..

(As Striker and Shay are going at it in the middle of the ring, Jerk The Synonymous charges in at both, bowling them over with a double clothesline! He’s pacing around, trying to find Ignacia. Violet grabs around the waist of Jerk, trying to hit him with a German Suplex, but Jerk shifts his weight so he won’t be lifted. Rich grabs onto the leg of Jerk, assisting Violet in lifting the 270+ lb monster up and over with the release German Suplex!!)

Lori Swick: The Detroit Connection!! It’s cool to see those two working together.

(Violet suddenly nails Rich with a elbow to the face!!)


Dilan Valentine: Yeah, that was good.

(Striker grabs onto Crazy Violet, trying to pull her in for a side suplex. Shay steps in, trying to use Violet as a way to deliver a double suplex on Striker. Rich steps in, pulling Shay away from the double suplex attempt. He and Striker stare each other down, suddenly trying to suplex both Violet and Shay respectively.)

Leo Criss: What a dick measuring contest!

(Both men are able to lift up their opposition for side suplexes. In an attempt to outlast one another, they hold their opponents up for the suplexes. Their intentions clearly are not to deliver the suplex, but to hold their opponent up longer than the other one. Rich looks to be losing his grip on Shay..)

Lori Swick: I think Striker is going to win!!

(Shay manages to shift her weight, dropping down into a body scissors on Rich!! Striker manages to deliver the side suplex on Violet while Shay is trying for a Guillotine Choke on Rich…BUT HE SHAKES HIS HEAD.. UP GOES SHAY ONCE AGAIN!!!)

Dilan Valentine: WOW!! Okay, that’s actually impressive.

(Rich gets ready to drop back with the suplex, but Ignacia grabs onto his leg. Shay manages to shift her weight again, this time sending Rich to the canvas. She has the cover while Ignacia is holding the leg of Rich!!!)

Referee: ONE!!! TW-!!!


(Striker kicks Shay off of Rich!! Ignacia quickly gets into the ring, attempting a school boy on Striker. He grabs onto her arm, stepping over to pull her up. A huge headbutt from Ignacia knocks the Straight Shooter back..AND STRIKER IS NAILED WITH A DISCUS POLISH HAMMER FROM JERK!!! THE BROADSWORD SWIPE CONNECTS!!!)

Dilan Valentine: STRIKER IS DOWN!!

Lori Swick: DAMN!


(With the momentum in his favor, Jerk pulls up Crazy Violet. He goes for an overhead belly to belly suplex, but Violet is fighting him every step of the way!! Owens charges in, leapfrogging over Violet into a modified leg drop that sends Jerk to the canvas!! Rich charges in, pulling Violet off of Jerk and throws her aside so he can go for the cover. Owens pops up with an elbow to the jaw of Rich, leading to Ignacia leaping off the second rope at Rich..DELIVERING A HURRICANRANA THAT SENDS RICH OVER THE TOP ROPE TO THE OUTSIDE!!)

Leo Criss: Look at Ignacia go!!

(Shay takes advantage of Ignacia’s lack of focus by hooking her arms and dropping her back with a Tiger Suplex! She tries to bridge it, but Striker kicks her leg out from under her. Ignacia falls onto Shay for the cover, which is quickly broken up by an elbow drop from Striker that hits both Shay and Ignacia!!)

Dilan Valentine: This match is really hard to follow. I know everyone’s legal in the contest, but damn!

(Striker immediately pulls up Ignacia, swinging her over his shoulder as he looks to be going for the Apocalypse. Jerk the Synonymous pulls her down, headbutting Striker in the back of the head. Crazy Violet jumps onto the back of Jerk, applying a straight choke from behind. Shay is back up, heading over to Violet and Jerk. Violet leaps up, kicking off of Shay into a bulldog on Jerk!! SHE’S PULLING BACK ON THE NECK OF JERK THE SYNONYMOUS WITH THE CHOKE!!! JACOB STRIKER TRIES TO STEP IN, BUT IGNACIA CATCHES HIM WITH A DOUBLE KNEE JAWBREAKER TO KNOCK HIM TO THE CANVAS!!!)

Dilan Valentine: THIS COULD BE IT!! CRAZY VIOLET HAS THAT CHOKE APPLIED ON JERK!!!

Lori Swick: HANG IN THERE, JERK!!!

(SHAY QUICKLY GRABS ONTO THE NECK OF VIOLET, TRYING TO APPLY A DRAGON SLEEPER!!! VIOLET IS TRYING HER BEST TO AVOID THE SHAYDES OF BLACK!!! WITH ALL OF HER MIGHT, SHAY MANAGES TO APPLY THE HOLD ON VIOLET!!! THERE’S A DOUBLE SUBMISSION GOING ON!!!)

Leo Criss: HANG IN THERE VIOLET!!

(IGNACIA SEES STRIKER SLOWLY GETTING UP. SHE RUNS OVER TO THE ROPES, LEAPING TO THE SECOND AS SHE TRIES TO DIVES OVER WITH THE CUTTER… VIOLET’S NECK IS GETTING CRANKED BACKWARDS BY SHAY OWENS!!! IT LOOKS LIKE VIOLET MIGHT HAVE TO BREAK THE CHOKE ON JERK TO ESCAPE THE HOLD… JACOB STRIKER CATCHES IGNACIA, HOOKING HER IN QUICKLY… AND DELIVERS THE DEATH WARRANT TO IGNACIA!!! HE GOES FOR THE COVER WHILE THE DOUBLE SUBMISSION IS GOING ON..)

Referee: ONE!!! TWO!!! THREE!!!

(DING DING DING!!!)


(Shay, realizing that the pinfall happened, breaks the submission hold to see what was going on. She looks to the referee, thinking there may have been a tap out from Violet or Jerk..)

Joslin Turner: HERE IS YOUR WINNER.. JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACOOOOOOOOOOB STRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKEEEEEEEEEER!!!

(“Wild Thing” hits the speakers again as Jacob Striker kneels up after scoring the victory in this six way scramble match.)

Lori Swick: What a showing!

Dilan Valentine: That has to be the most unpredictable match I’ve seen in a long time. That could have seriously gone to anyone.

Leo Criss: Oh man.. Now I’m 0-1!

(Striker looks around at everyone who’s in the ring. Shay Owens is slowly getting up, looking at Striker. The two look like they’re ready to face off, but Shay decides to put a fist out. Striker, realizing she fought a pretty tough battle in there, returns the fist bump before exiting the ring. Crazy Violet, holding her neck in anger, is being comforted by Asmodeus as he convinces her to exit the ring. Rich leans against the guardrail, looking into the ring.)

Lori Swick: I have to give it to Crazy Violet, she managed to keep Jerk The Synonymous down while being trapped in the Shaydes of Black from Shay.

(The lasting shot of Jacob Striker standing at the top of the stage showcases that even he knew there was a stiff competition in that ring tonight. We fade out to a special vignette.)

We head to the backstage area of the Wells Fargo Center here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Two of the newest SWWS signees Devin Skylar and his little sister Samantha can be seen roaming the hallways and soaking in the experience.

Devin Skylar
Can you believe it? After all of these years we’re back here at a wrestling event. I know we’re not on the card for this event but just being here? It feels like home.

Samantha Skylar
Philly feels like home to you? Ewwww! It’s like I don’t even know you anymore.

Devin Skylar
I didn’t mean Philadelphia in general! I meant being here back in professional wrestling. Hearing the roar of the crowd, being backstage here with other professional wrestlers. All the people who either want to interview you or get your autograph. There is nothing like it.

Samantha raises her eyebrow and looks over at her brother like he’s lost his mind.

Samantha Skylar
Other professional wrestlers? Interviews and autographs? You’re nothing more than a glorified fanboy right now. You haven’t even talked to a single person outside of me here tonight. Your annoying feelings of nostalgia sickens me.

Devin Skylar
Just because I haven’t introduced myself yet doesn’t mean that I won’t… eventually. Just you watch, everyone is going to know the name Devin Skylar and soon I’ll be back at the top of the mountain. My name will be listed among the great wrestlers to ever step foot in an SWWS ring.

Samantha Skylar
Do you even know any SWWS wrestlers?

Devin Skylar
Of course I do!

Samantha Skylar
Like who?

Devin stops in his tracks and takes a moment to think of an answer. Samantha begins laughing as shaking her head at her brother.

Samantha Skylar
I knew it! You don’t know a single one of them!

Devin Skylar
I know all of them!

Samantha Skylar
Do you know Frankie Fontaine?

Devin Skylar
No, but he sounds like a solid dude!

Devin crosses his arms over his chest and nods confidently.

Samantha Skylar
How about Dr. Runa Olsen?

Devin Skylar
Clearly, she is the medical person on staff to make sure we’ll all in tip top condition.

Samantha Skylar
Silas Romero?

Devin Skylar
Bless you.

Samantha Skylar
I didn’t sneeze!

Devin Skylar
Are you sure?

Samantha Skylar
Lillie Saint?

Devin Skylar
Doesn’t ring a bell.

Samantha Skylar
Lexi Gold?

Devin Skylar
Ah yes, the daughter of Scrooge McDuck. I miss Saturday morning cartoons.

Samantha Skylar
Kasey Kash?

Devin Skylar
Who?

Samantha Skylar
Donny Mason? Josie Grey? Michael Bishop?

Devin Skylar
You’re just making up names now!

Samantha Skylar
You don’t know anyone!!!

Samantha tosses her hands into the air in frustration and starts walking down the hallway again. Devin catches up to his sister and tries to defend himself.

Devin Skylar
I know Marisol Vilaro!

Samantha Skylar
Ugh, that’s only because you want to bang her!

Devin Skylar
Not true! But… you wouldn’t happen to know where she is right now, would you?

Devin looks around trying to spot Marisol as Samantha begins to curse under the breath.

Samantha Skylar
When are you going to stop all of this Vilaro system nonsense?

Devin Skylar
What nonsense? The Vilaro system works! Just look at these abs!

Devin lifts up his shirt and shows off his abdominal muscles to his sister who shields her eyes.

Devin Skylar
You don’t get shredded like this without the help of Marisol and the Vilaro system, baby!

Samantha Skylar
The only muscle that Marisol has helped you pump is between your legs.

Devin Skylar
Don’t be a hater, Samantha.

Samantha Skylar
We literally can’t keep lotion in the house since you first laid eyes on Marisol!

Devin Skylar
Duh, when you look as good as I do, you know moisturizing is key.

Samantha Skylar
Totally not what I meant.

Devin Skylar
And I’m totally ignoring what you meant, potty mouth.

Samantha Skylar
God, I hope I was adopted.

Samantha walks away from her brother and disappears around a corner. Devin lowers his shirt then shouts as loudly as he can in the hallway.

Devin Skylar
I’m coming for you, Marisol!

Devin’s voice echoes through the backstage area for a moment before Samantha’s voice echoes back from a distance.

Samantha Skylar
Phrasing!

Devin sighs then heads off down the hallway in search of Marisol as we shift away from the backstage area.

(Back at ringside, we have Joslin Turner in the ring once again. This time, Dion Durand is back as the official for tonight’s next contest. )

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Joslin Turner: The following contest is a Non-Title Match scheduled for one fall with a twenty minute time limit.

(“Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift hits the speakers to a horrific reaction from the audience. Stepping out onto the stage first are Miguel and Lorenzo of the Vilaro Legion. Marisol Vilaro makes her way out behind them with her headset on. Tyrone walks out from behind Vilaro, adjusting his suit.)

Joslin Turner: Introdu..

Marisol Vilaro: NOPE! Nope! No, when I’m out here, my microphone is what matters.

(With two of her proteges leading the way to the ring, Marisol Vilaro is ready to berate the fans in Philadelphia.)

Marisol Vilaro: Don’t you guys realize it? With Team Vilaro here, we could have lived in a perfect world. All of us! I’m the maker of history around here, not this..Who was that weird boxer who got a statue by those stairs you Casanovas of Cellulite love so much? A made up character? Come on. Look at what you’re seeing in front of you. Live and in the flesh!

(Upon reaching the ringside area, Vilaro looks at one fan in particular.)

Marisol Vilaro: I don’t know who you’re yelling at, but just know that if I was around during the revolutionary days.. There would be no war. No crack in your bell. None of it. The Olympics would have started over a hundred years earlier because your ancestors would all look fabulous, thanks to the Vilaro System!

(Miguel and Lorenzo climb into the ring, waiting for Vilaro.)

Marisol Vilaro (as she’s walking up the steps to the apron): Unfortunately, like I said.. I’m not old. Certainly not. I’m not a time traveler either, but that makes it even more important that you appreciate me today. Don’t be John Hancock. Don’t be Benjamin Franklin. Don’t be those guys who died on the toilet. Don’t make the same mistakes they made, join the Vilaro System because you can be a better you.. Granted, you still won’t be as good enough to be in Team Vilaro, but you can at least improve your life by not looking like one of those fans who goes on Twitter just to bitch about other wrestling companies. You won’t have to live in your mother’s basement ANY longer. You could live in your own small apartment, AND you wouldn’t be fat! SMILE! That’s all the motivation you need.

(As she finally gets on the ring apron, Miguel and Lorenzo grab onto Marisol, lifting her up over the top rope into the ring. She looks at the audience as she walks to the middle of the ring.)

Marisol Vilaro: Be better, Philadelphia. Your parents failed you, but The Vilaro System won’t!

Dilan Valentine: You gotta be kidding me.

Leo Criss: I’m not! Look at her! That woman is peak perfection!

Lori Swick: I don’t know, seems like you might have some competition from Devin Skyler.

Leo Criss: I don’t know what you’re talking about.

(After taking her headset off, she hands it over to Tyrone. The two exchange some words about her opponent. She gives a quick nod, laughing evilly at the crowd as her theme fades out. Vilaro looks to be ready for her competition tonight at the hands of the SWWS World Champion.)

(“Killing You H**s” by Trina hits the speakers to a thunderous ovation from the audience. As the music is being nearly drowned out by the audience, the SWWS World Champion makes her way out onto the stage. Emmanuelle looks down at her Championship around her waist, giving a subtle smirk as she makes her way down to the ring.)

Joslin Turner: And her opponent.. Fighting out of Los Angeles, CA.. SHE IS THE SWWS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORLLLLD CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMPPPPIOOOOOON…. EMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMAAAAAAANUELLLEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

(With the utmost confidence in herself, Emmanuelle listens to the audience. The chants in Philadelphia are something else for this young lady. She stops at the bottom of the stage, walking past the ring steps to the hard camera. She grabs onto the second rope, climbing up onto the ring apron. The Champion looks into the ring at her opposition, climbing into the ring as she removes the World Championship from around her waist.)

Dilan Valentine: What a dominant figure this season. Emmanuelle is opening our season with the World Championship in her hands. That’s a pretty amazing sight to see.

Lori Swick: Considering Ava was the one who kicked it off at last year’s Legacy Gauntlet, Seung carried the Interim Championship for a long time, now we have Emmanuelle. She’s been ready to compete since she set foot in this company.

Leo Criss: What a presence she has.

Dilan Valentine: Oh, yeah. That is a true star in this business.

(Stepping back towards the corner, she hands out the SWWS World Championship out to the attendant. Marisol Vilaro does NOT look impressed with the Champion, thinking that she doesn’t have the talent to share the ring with the leader of Team Vilaro. As her theme fades out, Emmanuelle watches Vilaro with a confident smirk on her face.)

(DING DING DING!!!)

(Emmanuelle and Vilaro stare each other down from across the ring. Both slowly leave the corner as they watch one another to size each other up. Vilaro hears the support coming from Miguel and Lorenzo, driving up the courage to go into an aggressive collar and elbow lockup with Emmanuelle. The two are going back and forth in the middle of the ring. They’re struggling to gain ground against one another, but Emmanuelle is able to outmaneuver Vilaro into a go-behind. Vilaro grabs onto the wrists of Emmanuelle, trying to escape the hold.)

Dilan Valentine: A surprisingly clean contest so far.

Lori Swick: It’s been thirty seconds.

Leo Criss: I’m very surprised, Emmanuelle has a habit of cheating in every one of her matches.

Lori Swick: HOW?

Leo Criss: I’m saying compared to Marisol, Emmanuelle is a big cheater.

(Vilaro manages to create enough space, completing the standing switch to Emmanuelle. Not one to be outdone, the Champion swings an arm back, applying a side headlock on Vilaro, bringing her to the canvas with the headlock takedown. The crowd cheer as Emmanuelle has Vilaro down. Vilaro grabs around her waist, trying to pull her onto her shoulders. The Champion manages to avoid rolling backwards to keep the hold applied.)

Dilan Valentine: She has that headlock firmly applied. Vilaro is struggling here.

Leo Criss: Oh, she’s doing just fine. Just watch!

(Vilaro is shouting in frustration, trying to roll up Emmanuelle again. This time, she actually manages to get the Champion on her shoulders.)

Referee: ONE!!

(Emmanuelle manages to shift herself over to keep the headlock applied. This time, Vilaro manages to scramble to a knee. She somehow tricks Emmanuelle to get to her feet, grinding in the headlock which forces Vilaro to stand up as well. Vilaro slowly reaches up, drawing jeers from the audience as she tries to grab at the hair of the Champion. Emmanuelle lets the referee know that Vilaro has her hair. The referee checks, but Vilaro has already put her hand down. The referee informs the Champion that Vilaro wasn’t pulling her hair, Emmanuelle grinds in the headlock again.)

Dilan Valentine: Vilaro is pretty crafty.

(Emmanuelle tries again for a headlock takedown, but Vilaro has it scouted. She stops the takeover, delivering a SNAPPING SLAP TO THE BACK OF THE CHAMPION’S HEAD!!!)

Lori Swick: Oh come on!!

(Emmanuelle quickly gets back up, seeing Vilaro celebrating her temporary victory. The Champion makes a sprint after Vilaro, causing her to make a quick exit from the ring. Emmanuelle tries to exit the ring, but Miguel and Lorenzo are standing in the way. The audience are giving Team Vilaro deafening jeers, bringing Emmanuelle onto the apron. Miguel shouts at Emmanuelle, only to take a stiff kick to the head from the Champion!! Lorenzo tries to stop Emmanuelle, but takes a kick as well!! Jumping down from the apron, Emmanuelle is looking for Vilaro.)

(Amazingly enough, Vilaro has already slid back into the ring. She makes eye contact with the Champion, backing away. Emmanuelle pounces back onto the ring apron, causing Vilaro to pull in the referee to shout about a fan who tried to attack her. Emmanuelle tries to get into the ring, but is pulled off the apron by Lorenzo and Miguel again. She tries fighting them off, finally knocking them back with elbow strikes. She turns around… TAKING A RUNNING CLOTHESLINE FROM TYRONE!!)

Leo Criss: YES!!!

Dilan Valentine: How is this right?!

(Tyrone quickly throws Emmanuelle into the ring as Vilaro demands the referee to keep an eye out for those rude fans. She charges in, delivering a sliding knee drop to the back of the Champion. Vilaro grinds the face of Emmanuelle in the canvas until the referee forces the break up. Emmanuelle is slowly getting to her feet, taking stomps from the leader of Team Vilaro. She pushes Emmanuelle into the corner, only for the Champion to fire back with an open handed palm thrust to the face! Vilaro staggers backwards, taking a Crescent Kick from the Platinum Standard to bring Vilaro to the canvas. The Champion is quick to make the cover.)

Referee: ONE!! TWO!!!

(Vilaro fires up a shoulder. Emmanuelle doesn’t waste any time pulling Vilaro back up. A well placed punch to the stomach, followed by a knee lift to the chest sends Vilaro into the corner. The Champion walks to the middle of the ring, suddenly breaking out into a sprint. She charges in with a full head of steam, looking for the Platinum Dynamic!!!)

(BUT MIGUEL PULLS VILARO OUT OF THE WAY, CAUSING EMMANUELLE TO CRASH INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!!!)

Dilan Valentine: THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!


(VILARO COMES FLYING IN, FLIPPING INTO A HANDSPRING ELBOW ON THE CHAMPION!!! THE VILARO EXPERIENCE CONNECTS!!! THE CHAMPION IS DOWN AND VILARO IS GOING FOR THE COVER!!!)

Referee: ONE!!! TWO!!!

(Emmanuelle fires a shoulder up!! Vilaro is irate!!! She kicks at Emmanuelle, seeing that the Champion needs to be softened up a bit. One final kick knocks Emmanuelle to the outside of the ring. Lorenzo immediately climbs onto the ring apron to try and climb into the ring, but the referee stops him! Tyrone removes his jacket, pulling up Emmanuelle while the referee is busy with Lorenzo. He sets up the Champion for the powerbomb on the outside of the ring…)

(TYRONE IS PULLED BACKWARDS, FALLING OVER THE GUARDRAIL!!! HE’S BEING PUMMELED IN THE CROWD!!!)

Lori Swick: CRONIN!!!

(EDWARD CRONIN AND TYRONE ARE BRAWLING IN THE AUDIENCE, THROWING THE HARDEST RIGHT HANDS THEY CAN AT ONE ANOTHER!!! MIGUEL TRIES TO GIVE EMMANUELLE A DDT..BUT IS RUN BACK FIRST INTO THE RING POST!!!

(VILARO IS THROWING A TANTRUM AS EMMANUELLE CLIMBS INTO THE RING!! VILARO CHARGES IN FOR A CLOTHESLINE, BUT EMMANUELLE ROLLS ACROSS THE RING!!!)

(VILARO TURNS AROUND AS EMMANUELLE GRABS THE SWWS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP…SHE GOES TO HIT VILARO WITH IT, BUT THROWS IT TO HER INSTEAD!!! EMMANUELLE DROPS ONTO THE CANVAS, LAID OUT!!! THE REFEREE TURNS AWAY FROM LORENZO, SEEING MARISOL VILARO STANDING WITH THE TITLE IN HER HAND…)

(HE CALLS FOR THE BELL!!!)

(DING DING DING!!!)

Dilan Valentine: NO WAY!!!

Lori Swick: THAT’S AWESOME!!!

Joslin Turner: Here is your winner.. THE SWWS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORLD CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMPION… EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMANUELLEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

(“Killing You H**s” hits the speakers as the crowd erupts in cheers and laughter. Emmanuelle is slow to her feet, staggering as the referee tries to help her. Vilaro is screaming at the referee that she didn’t do anything. The Champion snatches her title from Vilaro, giving a smirk to the Team Vilaro leader as she makes her exit from the ring.)

Dilan Valentine: How smart is the Champion?!

Leo Criss: This is highway robbery!! Emmanuelle faked getting hurt so she wouldn’t lose!!

Lori Swick: She got tired of Team Vilaro interrupting the damn match, Leo. What a smart move!!

(Emmanuelle rests the Championship over her shoulder as she heads up the ramp. The Vilaro Legion and Marisol are trying to plead their case, but the referee isn’t listening. Tyrone and Cronin are nowhere to be seen. The Champion outsmarted Vilaro. The shot fades out on an angry Vilaro demanding the match be restarted.)

(Fade in.)

It’s a black void. There’s a single light source, above, though the dark around it offers no illumination. There’s the whistle of an old song. We recognize the melody as “Time is On My Side” by the Rolling Stones. The click of wing-tipped heels on stone echo around us. A man appears in the light. He’s blond. He’s wearing a white suit. And he has a penetrating, blue-eyed smile.

“Hello, my friend,” he begins in a soft and easy manner. Part late-night radio DJ, part pastor. “Yes, I meant you. I know you’re not used to this, someone calling to you in the night. I know you sit there with your bag of chips and snacks and you surround yourself with the things you own, watching some good old fashioned rasslin’ to wile away the time.”

“Time.”

“Time is a funny thing, isn’t it? When we’re young, we can’t comprehend how much time we have. There’s just so much of it. Every day is a bounty of new experiences. Every day is a crash course in discovery. Every day we wake up and find ourselves thinking, just five more minutes.”

The man pauses, placing one hand in the pocket of his slacks. “Five more minutes. If only we knew how much time we were giving up. Because one day, as has happened to me and as I am sure has happened to you, you wake up and suddenly the days are getting shorter. Time seems to drift by, imperceptibly, and we are unaware of just how quick the hourglass is running down. In fact, we’re so unaware of the time we burn that we swear to our mothers and our fathers that it must be God Himself who tilted the glass just a little. Why? Who knows. Maybe just to screw with us.”

“But time keeps ticking on. And we keep growing. And we keep changing. And then we don’t, do we? We stop growing. We stop changing. And the days that were filled with new experience and discovery and friendship and love… those days wither away, peel back like old wallpaper, and what’s left? What’s left is the drudge, isn’t it? You wake up too early, eyes blistering, your heart heavy as you remember that yeah, you gotta drag that butt outta bed and make yourself useful again. Five more minutes you call out to nobody at all.”

“Or so you thought.”

The Man in White grins devilishly. “The truth, my friend? The truth is that when you were staring in the mirror and wondering where it all went wrong? I was there. When you were staring into your fridge at three in the morning looking for something to stuff your face with to suppress the melancholy of living a lonely life? I was with you. And the truth, my friend, is that in your darkest, most private moments, I was always with you. Side by side. Feeling what you felt. Everything you’ve been. Everything you’ve done. I’ve done it too.”

“I have survived the hardship you endure and I have come through the other side purified for it. I have unlocked the secrets of living the Good Life, and I have returned to inform you of one simple thing that the world is hiding from you: it doesn’t need to end this way.”

“It doesn’t need to end with you dying a lonely old person with no children and no loved ones around you. No one but strangers to mark your passing. It doesn’t need to end with you staring into the bottom of a bowl of cheetos as God reaches into your chest and squeezes your heart until it stops. The dream that sustained you while you were young? It can sustain you still. All you need to do is reach out,” The Man in White reaches outward, fingertips stretching to meet us. “And take my hand.”

A number appears at the bottom of the screen in bold, white type:

1-800-435-7968

“Please, reach out to us. Our operators are standing by. And together, you and I? You and I will accomplish miracles.”

The Man in White pauses. He places his index finger across his lips. Then:

“Because, you, my friend?”

A pause.

“You are the miracle.”

The Man in White smiles warmly. “So go ahead. Call the toll-free number at the bottom of this screen. And in time, you will learn that Heaven is real. And Heaven is a place on Earth with you.”

The Man in White points to us as the number flashes at the bottom of the screen.

1-800-435-7968

Fade out.


(We’re back at ringside for our next match. Joslin Turner stands in the ring, along with referee Denis Lapointe.)

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Joslin Turner: The following contest is scheduled for one fall with a twenty minute time limit!!!

(“Devil’s Worst Nightmare” by FJØRA hits the speakers to a great ovation from the audience. Out from behind the curtain steps the SWWS Paradigm Tag Team Champions Kimberly Chase and Alandra. The two turned to the stage, posing for the audience. Chase has a determined look on her face while Alandra seems to be nervous for her partner in tonight’s contest. Upon making their way down the ramp, Chase actually tags a few hands!)

Joslin Turner: Introducing first… Representing the Inevitable, she fights out of Chicago, IL. One half of the SWWS Paradigm Tag Team Champions… THEEEEEE MAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSTERMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIND KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERLLLLLYYYYY CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE!!!!!

(Chase and Alandra walk up the steps to the apron, with Alandra holding the ropes open for the Mastermind. Chase climbs in, even holding the ropes for Alandra to get in as well. She circles the ring, stopping in the middle next to Alandra. The two raise their Titles high with pride and a smile for the camera.)

Dilan Valentine: This is going to be our last match before we hit intermission. A rare thing we have, Wife vs. Husband inside of the ring. Just judging by the looks on their faces, Kimberly Chase is ready for tonight’s contest.

Lori Swick: Chase has been on fire in recent months. Her matches have been incredible. She’s been one of the Paradigm Tag Team Champions since May. These two know how much is on the line tonight, it’s more than titles to Kimberly. This is a serious deal.

Leo Criss: And they look great!

(As the theme fades out, Kimberly hands her title over to Alandra who makes the exit to ringside.)

(“Action” by Richie P & Tali Tunchi hits the speakers to a good reaction from the audience. The golden lights flow throughout the arena as the song plays. Ramesses is shown on screen, walking with Mitchell Ryan into the Gorilla Position. Some music starts mixing with Action, turning into “Sex On Fire” by Kings of Leon as the Sexual Titan makes his way out onto the stage. Mitchell Ryan steps in behind Ramesses, lifting him up onto his shoulders. The crowd is eating it up!!)

Joslin Turner: And her opponent.. Representing the Inevitable. Fighting out of Newport Beach, CA. Weighing in at 229lbs… HE IS THE SEEEEEEEEXUUUUUALL TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITAAAAAAAAN…. RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMESSEEEEEEESS!!!

(With a more upbeat theme playing through the speakers, Ramesses is putting on a show for the audience. Initially playing Mitchell’s head like a bongo to the beat of the song. As the chorus hits, Ramesses throws his hands up, singing along with it. Kimberly Chase is in the ring, smiling at her husband having such a good time on the way to the ring. Mitchell sets Ramesses on the ring apron, who kneels down to talk to his buddy. The two exchange some words before giving a quick hug. Ramesses climbs into the ring, hyping up the crowd around him.)

Dilan Valentine: The Inevitable tour continues!! At Homecoming, Ramesses fought Mitchell Ryan in a very competitive match. Tonight, he’s taking on his own wife with the lights on bright in Philadelphia. He has a couple matches left, according to what we’ve heard from Mr. Morgan.

Lori Swick: It’s a shame because we love Ramesses. He’s entertaining, he has good matches. He knows the value of his health and overall wellbeing though. Tonight he faces his wife, the only time they’ll ever face off inside of the ring.

Leo Criss: He’ll be around, don’t get all mushy.

(Removing his jacket, Ramesses hands it out to Mitchell prior to looking over at Chase. They have the full intense eye contact going on here. As his theme fades out, it’s a mixed bag with the audience as half are chanting for Kimberly, half are chanting for Ramesses.)

(DING DING DING!!!)

(Ramesses and Chase are circling the ring for the first time as opponents. They both seem to be intent on coming away with the victory tonight. They come to a slow pause, sizing each other up before locking up in the middle of the ring. Ramesses quickly goes for a top wristlock on Chase, but the Mastermind has other plans, spinning over into a hammerlock. She wrenches on the arm of Ramesses, causing him to wince momentarily.)

(With the hammerlock in place, Ramesses goes with it, twisting under into a hammerlock of his own. Chase is quick to counter out of it into an arm wringer. He quickly reverses it into one of his own. She reverses it again, this time wringing it an extra time. Ramesses cringes as he grabs onto her wrist to try and escape the hold. One final wringing of the arm and Ramesses flips over onto the canvas, allowing Chase to try for an armbar. Before she can go for it, he twists into a seated position, reversing the wrench by spinning on the mat to bring Chase to the canvas.)

Dilan Valentine: Nice!

(Ramesses has the armbar applied. Chase, frustrated from being brought to the mat, kneels up to alleviate the pressure on the arm. Ramesses tries to transition into a Fujiwara Armbar, but Chase manages to get in the waistlock. She runs Ramesses into the ropes, looking for the O’Connor Roll but Ramesses hangs on. He charges at Chase, who does a beautiful leapfrog over him. He hits the ropes again, watching Chase drop her head for a back body drop. He hops over, twisting himself to backroll off of her. Ramesses quickly grabs Chase by the shoulder and throws her off into the ropes. Upon her return, he leapfrogs just as high as she did.)

(Chase returns as Ramesses tries for a hip toss, but she does a roundoff to escape it. She swings at Ramesses, who ducks the strike. A quick Fireman’s Carry takedown brings Chase rolling to her knees. He charges in for a basement dropkick, but Chase manages to trip him up into a quick lateral press. Ramesses kicks out before she can even get a one count. She sees Ramesses charging in again, this time trying for a kick to the chest. Her husband catches the leg, throwing it upward as Kimberly is able to land on her feet. The two stare each other down as the audience erupts in cheers.)

Lori Swick: DAMN! Think those two might have trained against each other?

(They circle the ring again, this time bringing more intensity to the fight. Chase tries to charge into him with a clothesline, but Ramesses delivers a knee lift to the chest. He grabs around her neck in an attempt to deliver a swinging neckbreaker, but Kimberly is able to escape. She kicks his knee out from under him, charging off into the ropes. Upon return, Chase delivers the Basement Dropkick that Ramesses was unable to hit earlier in the match. She goes for the quick cover.)

Referee: One!!

(Ramesses is able to kick out. Unfortunately for him, Chase slaps on the chinlock. Before she can get anywhere with it, Ramesses slides his head out, swinging his legs around her as he manages to trap her in a sudden victory roll!)

Referee: One!!

(Chase is able to kick out. Ramesses pulls her up quickly, shoving her into the corner. He tries lifting her up onto the top turnbuckle, but Chas is fighting him off with rights and lefts to the back of the head and neck. He delivers a forearm to the jaw of Chase, climbing up to the second rope. She delivers a punch to the ribs of Ramesses, causing him to get distance from her. Just when Kimberly feels she’s safe, Ramesses leaps from the second rope to the top, diving onto Chase’s shoulders before delivering a top rope frankensteiner!!)

(Ramesses dives onto Chase for the cover!!)

Referee: ONE!!! TWO!!!

(Chase fires a shoulder up, frustrating Ramesses. He immediately pounces on Chase, trying to apply a cross armbreaker, but the hands of the Mastermind are locked. As he shifts backwards to try and pry her hands apart, she quickly rolls him up!!)

Referee: ONE!!! TWO!!!


(Ramesses kicks out in time, losing the grip of the armbreaker. He’s quick to his feet, swinging at Kimberly for a clothesline. She ducks under, forcing Ramesses to continue his momentum by hitting the ropes. She drops down in front of him, causing him to jump over her. Just as quick as he hits the ropes, she has sprung to her feet. Upon return, Ramesses takes a flipping dropkick from Chase!!! He bounces off the canvas, holding his jaw. Chase charges in, leaping as high as she can before driving all her weight onto her husband with a senton splash!!!)

Lori Swick: These two are NOT holding back tonight!!

(Chase, seeing the opportunity coming her way, decides to break out one of Alandra’s moves. Upon seeing Ramesses slowly get up, Chase runs to the ropes, leaping to the second before jumping back with a body weight battering ram…BUT RAMESSES CATCHES HER!!! FROM THE WAISTLOCK, HE LIFTS HER UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS AS HE LOOKS FOR THE PLATINUM PLUNGE…ONLY FOR CHASE TO DELIVER THE POISON RANA!!! THE HEAD OF RAMESSES BOUNCES OFF THE MAT AS HE ROLLS TO HIS KNEES!!! CHASE CHARGES IN WITH A SHINING WIZARD, HITTING THE SIDE OF HER HUSBAND’S HEAD WITH FULL AUTHORITY!!!)

Dilan Valentine: DID YOU SEE THAT?!

Leo Criss: Oh, his neck is toast!!

(CHASE JUMPS ONTO RAMESSES, HOOKING BOTH LEGS FOR THE COVER!!!)

Referee: ONE!!! TWO!!! THR-!!!

(RAMESSES FIRES A SHOULDER UP AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND!!!)

(Chase is in disbelief, climbing through the ropes onto the apron. She grips the top rope, ready to strike as she sees Ramesses slowly getting up. She leaps up top..diving at Ramesses for the cross body…BUT RAMESSES DELIVERS A SUPERMAN CUTTER TO KIMBERLY CHASE!!! CHASE IS FLATTENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING AS RAMESSES TRIES TO REGROUP. HE PUTS ALL HIS WEIGHT INTO THE COVER, HOOKING BOTH LEGS FOR THE PINFALL ATTEMPT!!!)

Referee: ONE!!! TWO!!! THR-!!!!

(CHASE FIRES A SHOULDER UP!!! RAMESSES DROPS OFF OF HER, STUNNED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO KICK OUT OF IT!!!)

Lori Swick: You have to be kidding me right now!!!

(Ramesses closes his eyes, cursing himself as he climbs to his feet. His head is shaking in disbelief that he would even try to do this move to his own wife. He walks around the ring, debating the move…But suddenly crouches down. Kimberly, lacking steam, slowly get to a knee..)

(RAMESSES SWINGS FOR THE FENCES, LOOKING FOR THE HIT PARADE ON KIMBERLY CHASE!!!)

(CHASE DUCKS OUT OF THE WAY, SEEING RAMESSES SPIN AROUND. SHE QUICKLY SETS HIM UP FOR A ROCKER DROPPER..BUT RAMESSES IS TRYING TO THROW HER OFF…THE MOMENTUM OF THE LIFT IS RUINED AS SHE HAS HOOKED THE ARM OF RAMESSES AS WELL…)

(CHASE BACKFLIPS WHILE RAMESSES IS STILL HOOKED..HITTING THE ROCKER DROPPED AFTER THE FLIP!!! RAMESSES IS DOWN FOR THE COUNT!!! CHASE DROPS ONTO RAMESSES, LOOKING FOR THE COVER…BUT DROPS OFF OF HIM INSTEAD!!)

Dilan Valentine: You have to go for the pin!!!

(Kimberly slowly kneels up, bringing Ramesses up with her. She grabs in for a sambo suplex, but grabs the top rope as well. She landed this move to win the Paradigm Tag Team Championship!! Chase kicks her leg out, going for the backflip again, however Ramesses was able to push her off quickly. Chase lands on her knees..)

(RAMESSES DELIVERS THE HIT PARADE ON KIMBERLY CHASE!!! HE FALLS BACK ONTO HIS WIFE FOR THE COVER!!!)

Referee: ONE!!! TWO!!! THRE—---!!!!

(CHASE THROWS A SHOULDER UP AGAIN!!!)

Leo Criss: HOLY SHIT.

(Ramesses sits up, not knowing what to do. He tries pulling Kimberly up, seeing she is barely moving. He whispers into her ear..)

Ramesses (off-mic): I’m sorry..

(Ramesses grabs around the neck of Kimberly Chase, twisting her over for a spinning neckbreaker. HE LEAPS UP, LOOKING FOR THE TITAN’S FALL…)

(CHASE CATCHES HIM WITH A KNEE TO THE FACE!!! RAMESSES DROPS TO HIS KNEES WITH HIS HEAD LANDING ON THE SECOND ROPE!!!)

Lori Swick: COME ON KIMBERLY!!! THIS IS YOUR MOMENT!!!!

(CHASE BACKS UP INTO THE CORNER, SLOWLY CLIMBING ONTO THE SECOND ROPE. DESPITE BEING WOBBLY FROM THE HIT PARADE, SHE FINDS HER WAY ONTO THE TOP ROPE. RAMESSES IS STRUGGLING TO GET TO HIS FEET. HE’S TRYING TO SHAKE THE PAIN AWAY…)

(CHASE DELIVERS THE SHOOTING STAR DDT FROM THE TOP ROPE!!!! THE MOVE THAT WON RAMESSES THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION YEARS AGO!!! DESPITE THE MEMORY, RAMESSES SPIKES ON THE CANVAS FROM THE IMPACT OF THE DDT!!! CHASE IS NEARLY OUT AS WELL!!!)

(THE MASTERMIND BARELY DROPS HER ARM ONTO RAMESSES..)

Referee: ONE!!! TWO!!! THREE!!!

(DING DING DING!!!)

(“Devil’s Worst Nightmare” hits the speakers to a thunderous ovation from the audience. Kimberly Chase remains on Ramesses, completely winded from the brutal fight these two had together.)

Joslin Turner: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERLYY CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE!!!!

(Chase struggles to get up, only able to because Alandra helped her up. Mitchell Ryan climbs into the ring, checking on Ramesses.)

Dilan Valentine: What a match between these two!!

Leo Criss: I’ve never seen Husband and Wife before in singles competition. Those two left it all out there.

(After being helped up by Mitchell Ryan, Ramesses leaned back against his good pal as he watched Kimberly being held up by Alandra. It takes several moments before the two can let Chase and Ramesses stand on their own. Their eyes are still locked on each other.)

Dilan Valentine: I really hope this didn’t do anything to them..

(The two slowly make their way to the middle of the ring. Alandra is tearing up, watching the two approach each other. They nearly collapse into each other, but are able to give each other a hug in the middle of the ring to a chorus of cheers from the audience.)

Lori Swick: That’s what we were hoping for!!

(Alandra and Mitchell Ryan join them in the middle of the ring, having a group hug, As the hug comes to an end, Ramesses looks around at the audience. His eyes were watering as he removed his wrist tape and elbow pad. He let out a sigh of relief as he slowly walks over to the ropes, holding them open for Kimberly Chase. Chase, getting emotional, makes her way over to the ropes, climbing out with him.)

Dilan Valentine: What an emotionally charged contest between these two. Thankfully we get a chance to breathe a little bit before continuing the show.

Lori Swick: There’s more great SWWS action coming up at Hero’s Journey tonight. We just need a minute.

(As all four members of the Inevitable stand at the top of the stage, they raise each other’s hands to a chorus of cheers from the audience. For Ramesses, he’s wrapping up his career at the Legacy Gauntlet. Tonight was their night. The shot fades out on the four making their way backstage.)