We open to the inside of the arena, the fans buzzing as Josephina Colbert stands in the center of the ring.

Josephina Colbert: Would you please rise and join Legacy in recognizing the late great Raymond Willmott with a ten bell salute.

A shot of Ray standing at the top of the Legacy ramp smiling looking out over the crowd as the bell is rung 10 times, echoing through the silent arena. As the tenth bell is struck the crowd starts applauding... and then breaks into chanting:

Crowd: THANK YOU WILLMOTT! (clap clap clapclapclap) THANK YOU WILLMOTT (clap clap clapclapclap)

Josephina Colbert: Now if you'll please join me in directing your attention to the Legacy Vision Jumbotron for a video tribute.

The lights dim and we see a headshot of Ray smiling huge, it goes black and the words on the Jumbotron say:

RAY'S UP!

EVERYBODY!!!!

RAISE UP!!!

The crowd roars at the words on the Jumbotron as we see shots of various Legacy employees: wrestlers, brass, announcers. And even a few people outside of Legacy, all sharing thoughts on Ray Willmott.

Rob Belote: Fantastic.

Crash: Locomotive. - He was moving like a bullet train here.

Smith Cartwright: Exciting.

Josephina Colbert: Hot. I have to say, I had a slight crush on Ray

Crazy Boy: Determined. Ray was one of the most dependable and determined people I have ever seen in the ring, and he will be greatly missed.

Patrick Kidd: Wilmott was a man who was unique as any other, at times he had his problems and you would never know it, and sometimes through his cover up you could see the hurt, but you always thought he'd overcome...

Loco Martinez: Hotpants... *Loco chuckles to himself* Seriously? Funny. As intense as he was, the man could be funny as hell.

A slow, familiar guitar part starts up and we recognize it as Pink Floyd's "Wish you were here".

A shot of Ray Wilmott showing up to an arena, bags in tow. A huge smile on his face.

"So, so you think you can tell"

Ray standing in the center of the ring flash bulbs going off all around him.

"Heaven from Hell,"

Ray in that same ring blood dripping down his face struggling to get to his feet... but he does.

"blue skies from pain"

Ray somersaults from inside to the outside onto a cluster of opponents.

"Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?"

Ray suplexes an opponent on the steel ramp.

"A smile from a veil?"

Ray smirks inside the ring eyeing up his opponent.

"Do you think you can tell?"

A candid shot of Ray in the back eating lunch with a bunch of Legacy guys.

"And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?"

A shot of Ray Willmott arm in arm with his brother.

"Hot ashes for trees?"

Ray drops an opponent, and makes a cover.

"Hot air for a cool breeze?"

He hooks the leg.

"Cold comfort for change?"

He stretches an opponent with a wicked looking submission hold.

"And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?"

And older picture of Ray standing inside a steel cage, eyes sizing up the steel structure.

"How I wish, how I wish you were here."

A shot of an empty legacy ring, a sole spotlight in the middle of the ring.

"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,"

A series of quick snapshots of Ray throughout his career.

"Running over the same old ground."

Series of Action shots. Ray ddting an opponent. Superplex. Side Russian Leg Sweep.

"What have we found? The same old fears."

A shot of Ray leaving an arena during the day. A shot as he walks towards sun, we just see his sillouette slowly fade away as he makes his way from the arena.

"Wish you were here."

and again we see that empty Legacy ring with a lone spotlight in the middle of it.

Gryffin Anselm: When I heard that Ray Willmott was one of the guys Crash was going to have to go through at Elevated Tensions to become World Champion, I thought that was going to make Crash's job easier, but I guess I didn't scout Ray Willmott well enough, because he did exactly the opposite.

Landon Savage: Highly Respected.

John Iley: Intense. - he took himself to the limit, and gave his all for this business... If it wasn't for Ray willing to do what at the time was a shocking angle in a feud we once had? ... I probably wouldn't be wrestling now and for that I thank him! God speed Ray, I'll miss you man.

X-Calibur: To be honest, I’ve been dreading this; it’s never an easy thing to talk about the dead, and it’s even harder when the dead happens to be someone you saw on a daily basis for a long period of time. So here goes - and I’m not going to try to mince any words. Mr. Title-Humping Hot Pants wouldn’t want it any other way... I’ve known Ray Willmott probably longer than anybody else in this "circle". Long before his work in LEGACY, OPW, or SHOOT, there was Ray Willmott; World Heavyweight Champion and proud winner of the esteemed Triple Crown honor of another group of wrestling promotions. Many people on this side of the fence might not realize or simply want to recognize that fact… but it’s the truth, and more importantly, something Ray cherished most dearly. See, the reason I bring this up is because I’ve already heard the idle chatter amongst some people in the locker room. I’ve heard the comments from people saying "Ray Willmott passed on before he reached the top of this sport.".

X-Calibur slowly shakes his head.

X-Calibur: I’ve heard many things assumed by those who didn’t know Ray Willmott like I did - and for that, I wanted to set the record straight. I just want to say that Ray WAS a World Champion. Ray was a GREAT World Champion.

X pauses briefly.

X-Calibur: I would even go as far as saying Ray was a LEGEND. The fact of the matter is that Ray was a guy that reached the pinnacle of this sport long before any Stephen Rawlings, Del Carver, Ichiro Seppuku, Real Deal, or X-Calibur did. He was a guy who knew this business inside out, and never had to play the bullsh*t politics or stab anybody in the back to get what he wanted. Ray Willmott was a hard working professional, and not once in his life did he accept the forbidden fruit and take the easy way out. To the f*cking core, Ray was a true piece of talent, and unique in the sense that there was one universal constant when it came to Ray Willmott the professional wrestler - he had everybody’s respect without ever asking for it once.

He pauses again, then looks into the camera.

X-Calibur: So Ray... buddy... I know you’re probably too busy right now in the great beyond to see this; probably in the midst of a collar and elbow tie up with Owen or Davey Boy, or trading road stories with Curt or Chris. But, I just wanted to say that I thank you for allowing me the privilege of working with you and wrestling you on many, many occasions.

He grits his teeth momentarily before he concludes.

X-Calibur: It’s been on honor, my brother. You may be gone and you may be missed... but your legacy will live forever.

We see one more shot of Ray. Before he slowly fades out, the house lights come up and we see the live crowd giving Ray Willmott a standing ovation and once again starting:

Crowd: Thank you Willmott (Clap clap clapclapclap) thank you Willmott (clap clap clapclapclap)

The broadcast cuts over to a very somber recap position.

Alan Ducard: For those of you who may not remember, LEGACY lost one of its competitors just days after our last pay per view event, as Ray Willmott was found dead in his home.

Jimmy Yates: To honor his memory, tonight's show is dedicated to his memory.

Alan Ducard: Our opening match of the evening is a big one, starting things off with the first of two semi-final matches in a miniature tournament to determine who will get the World Title shot at the next pay per view.

Jimmy Yates: We saw one of these kind of tournaments prior to Elevated Tensions, and that’s how the late Ray Willmott finally got his main event spot on a pay per view, and all three of the matches in that mini-tournament turned out fantastic.

Bryan Harris: I will agree that the tournament we had last time around did bring in some decent ratings, and I’ll bet that these three matches do even better by the numbers just because quite frankly, the talent is better. Sure, this tournament doesn’t have Diego de Cardenas or John Thomas, but three out of the four of these individuals – the Big Mouth New Yorker Jake Dominion being the odd man out – have what it takes to make a legitimate threat to take the World Title at the pay per view from either Loco Martinez or, God forbid, Rocky Stellar.

Alan Ducard: All eight of the individuals whom the front office chose to take part in these two tournaments are all talented competitors in their own right. This time around, with The Diabolik involved in both sides of the bracket, the front office has chosen to appoint a special guest referee for each of the tournament matches.

Jimmy Yates: As our opening match between Stephen Rawlings and Crash is a tournament match, a special guest referee has been chosen, and I’m proud to announce that John Iley will be stepping into the squared circle as the third man in the ring, and as soon as I heard that, I knew he was going to do a great job at keeping the order.

Bryan Harris: As soon as I found out about John Iley being the appointed man in stripes for this one, I caught a word with him backstage and he told me that he doesn’t care what happens, he’s dedicated to making sure that the winner of this match doesn’t get a victory based on cheating… and then he said some stuff in some kind of accent that I didn’t understand.

Alan Ducard: That’s Geordie, Bryan, a dialect of…

Bryan Harris: I don’t care where the guy’s from, he should be speaking proper English so we can all understand ‘im!

Jimmy Yates: That coming from a guy who’s coming straight out of Texas!

Bryan Harris: Watch your mouth, Jimmy! I’m betting you’ll run into a few Texans who are vacationing in Arizona in the next couple of days, and for a guy as small as you are, you need to remember that everything’s made bigger in Texas!

Alan Ducard: Alright, mates, let’s get past this and get down to the opening match of the night.

Start : Footage from the Match

As Stephen Rawlings fires in with a kick, Crash absorbs the blow to the leg and levels Rawlings with a haymaker. Reaching down, Crash grabs one of Rawlings’ legs and twists around into an ankle lock, but Stephen rolls through and breaks up the attempt. Before he can get back up to his feet, though, Stephen Rawlings is met with a soccer style kick to the ribs, dropping him back down onto his back. Crash steps in and connects with a stomp to the sternum, then reaches down, grabs his opponent’s leg, and twists around into a standing ankle lock. Not even three seconds into the hold, though, Stephen Rawlings reaches out and grabs onto the bottom rope.

Alan Ducard: Nice ring presence there by Stephen Rawlings, finding the ropes almost immediately to break up this hold.

Jimmy Yates: You mean THEORETICALLY to break up the hold, because Crash isn’t letting go!

Seeing that Crash isn’t letting go on his own, John Iley steps up and threatens to disqualify Crash, and even starts to apply a count for the failure to obey the rope break.

One!

Two!

Three!

Four!

Alan Ducard: At four, Crash lets go of the ankle lock, wanting to get the chance to continue on in this tournament.

Bryan Harris: Don’t you think that count was a little fast?

Jimmy Yates: It might’ve been a little faster than what you’re used to, Bryan, but overseas the referees aren’t particularly afraid of the competitors putting their hands on them, and they’re not afraid of the consequences for having a disqualification, and I imagine Iley isn’t either.

Crash takes a couple steps in John Iley’s direction, but Iley doesn’t back down, simply reminding the Diabolik member that for this match, he’s an official, tugging at his own stripped shirt. This break in action gives Stephen Rawlings the chance to get to his feet, which Crash takes notice of and looks to get back to work. Taking a step back to give himself a little space, Stephen Rawlings leaps up into the air as high as he can and connects with a dropkick to the face of Crash, knocking him over backwards. To make the most of this opportunity, Stephen runs over to the corner, hopping up onto the second turnbuckle. Putting one foot up onto the top rope, Stephen leaps off and goes for the double axhandle slam, but Crash takes a step forward at the last moment and throws a sideways hooking blow that connects right to the gut of Rawlings, doubling him over.

Alan Ducard: Crash with a shot to the gut, and that’s going to make it hard for Stephen Rawlings to breathe.

Bryan Harris: And so is this!

Stepping up, Crash lifts Stephen Rawlings up off his feet and squeezes his arms around Rawlings’ abdomen, trapping him into a bearhug. Rawlings struggles to try to break free, but Crash just shifts his arms a bit, not allowing Rawlings to break his grasp.

Jimmy Yates: The conventional method of getting out of the hold’s not going to work, especially not with the strength advantage Crash has over Rawlings.

Alan Ducard: Now he’s going to have to do something unconventional.

Moving his arm back, Rawlings slams his forearm into the side of Crash’s face. Although the first one doesn’t seem to phase Crash at all, the second one appears to rock him back a little more, but he maintains his grasp. A third one, though, loosens Crash’s grasp on the bearhug enough that Rawlings again tries to break free from the hold. Realizing what’s happening, Crash takes a step backwards and throws Rawlings over his head with a belly to belly suplex.

Bryan Harris: THAT was a veteran move from Crash. He knew Rawlings was breaking free from that hold and he made the most of the opportunity!

Obviously proud of the move he just hit, Crash plays it up to the fans a little bit, who start booing Crash as he taunts them. Seeing that Rawlings is trying to get back to his feet, Crash stops the fanfare and walks over to his opponent, but before Crash can get there he’s hit with a low dropkick from Stephen that connects with one of his legs, spinning him around a little bit and dropping him down to a knee. Before Crash can get to his feet, Stephen Rawlings dives forward and clotheslines Crash down to the mat.

Alan Ducard: The former LEGACY World Champion showing signs of life, let’s see if he can follow it up and stay on the offensive.

Bryan Harris: If he wants any chance of moving on to the next round, he’s going to have to do something here.

Taking Crash by the wrist, Stephen helps his opponent up to his feet and immediately takes a step back and sends Crash into the ropes with an irish whip. Ducking his head a little too early, Rawlings telegraphs his intentions of going for a back body drop and Crash rushes in, steps to the side and grabs Rawlings by the head and throws him down onto his back violently. Shaking some cobwebs loose from the impact, Rawlings struggles to get back to his feet, but Crash steps in and grabs Rawlings by the head. Before the Diabolik member can do a ddt or a suplex, Stephen Rawlings hooks his arms around Crash’s waist and pulls backwards with all his might, sending Crash down onto his back.

Jimmy Yates: Northern Lights suplex, Rawlings bridges…!

Bryan Harris: No! Crash’s shoulders are awkwardly positioned and one of them is up off the mat!

Alan Ducard: John Iley quick to slide into position and tell Rawlings… Rawlings shifts his bridge… Crash’s shoulders on the mat…

One…

NO!!

Alan Ducard: So close, but Crash rolls to the side and breaks it up.

Bryan Harris: If Rawlings might’ve hit that correctly, he would’ve had at least a two count.

Jimmy Yates: Good call by John Iley about the shoulders… and frankly I’m just amazed at how nicely Rawlings was able to hit that Northern Lights, especially with the weight differential between he and Crash.

Showing some frustration, Stephen Rawlings says something to John Iley as he gets to his feet, but Iley just backs up and ignores him. As Crash gets to his feet, Stephen Rawlings grabs Crash by the head with one arm and hooks Stephen by the waistband, bends slightly at the knees and then hits a suplex, hopping backwards at the end to help make sure that Crash went backwards instead of forwards.

Alan Ducard: Just fantastic technique by Stephen Rawlings, and when he wants to be, he’s a fantastic technical wrestler.

Jimmy Yates: Rawlings rolls backwards and puts himself down by Crash’s legs… he lifts up one of Crash’s legs, twists around… No! Crash blocks the attempt at the figure four leg lock and kicks Stephen away into the corner.

Bryan Harris: Giving himself a little time to get up, and Rawlings better move in there if he wants a chance to keep up this little offensive he started.

Turning around as quickly as he can, Stephen Rawlings runs in and tries for a dropkick, but Crash steps to the side and Rawlings lands hard down on the mat. Taking his opponent by the head, Crash lifts Stephen up to his feet, hooks Rawlings’ head under his arm and lifts him up off the mat into the air into a vertical suplex. Pivoting to his side, Crash then drops Rawlings forward, sending his waist down onto the top rope, bending him in half.

Crowd: Ooooh!!

Bryan Harris: If the air wasn’t out of Rawlings before, it sure as heck is now!

Pulling Stephen Rawlings back into the ring off the rope, Crash takes his opponent by the arm and lifts him up off the mat, up to his feet. Standing back, Crash maintains his grip on Rawlings’ arm and then yanks him forward, swinging his free arm across, going for a short-arm clothesline. Rawlings somehow finds a way to duck underneath it, and finding himself behind Crash, Rawlings quickly twists around and takes Crash down to the mat with a school-boy. Hoping for more leverage, Rawlings puts his feet on the middle rope, maintaining the pinfall position. Instead of counting, John Iley notices the illegal positioning and shoves Rawlings’ legs off the ropes. The pinfall attempt falling apart, Stephen Rawlings gets up off the mat and looks at John Iley, his arms out to the sides.

Jimmy Yates: I hope Stephen Rawlings realizes that he’s not going to get any sympathy from ANYONE, because EVERYONE in the building saw his feet on those ropes!

Alan Ducard: He’d better keep in on the attack, complaining to John Iley isn’t going to do him any good!

As Rawlings begins to complain, John Iley stands up to him, not backing down. Easily back up to his feet, Crash runs in and crushes Rawlings in the back with an axhandle, doubling him over. Scooping Stephen up off the mat, Crash twists around and drives him headfirst down onto the mat with his corkscrew tombstone piledriver.

Bryan Harris: Aero Zeppelin Driver! It’s OVER!! Pinfall…

One…

Two…

Three.

Getting to his feet, John Iley looks to the time keeper’s table and calls for the bell.

Josephina Colbert: The winner of this match and the first qualifier for the Finals of the Number One Contender’s Tournament… Crrrrash!!

Bryan Harris: So there you have it, Crash is now co-Contender with whoever ends up winning their match later tonight.

Alan Ducard: I’m not sure that’s entirely true, Bryan. Crash is probably considered a top contender at this point, but I don’t believe he’s earned the Number One Contender status just yet. To do that, he’ll have to beat either Gryffin Anselm or Jake Dominion on a show between now and our next pay per view.

Jimmy Yates: In my eyes, all this win does is set Crash above Stephen Rawlings and whoever doesn’t win their match later tonight between Jake Dominion and Gryffin Anselm.

Bryan Harris: Alright, guys, quit splitting hairs.

Crash remains on his knees for a moment, glaring down at Stephen Rawlings. As Crash gets up off the mat, John Iley moves in to raise Crash’s hand in victory, but Crash takes one look at him and then just walks over to the edge of the ring, exits out onto the apron, and then walks up the ramp.

Alan Ducard: That’s an interesting statement by Crash towards John Iley, not even dignifying him by allowing him to raise his hand in victory.

Jimmy Yates: Crash should be thankful that John Iley did such a good job out there. He not only saw the illegal pinning attempt a couple minutes ago, but he also saw that Crash’s shoulders weren’t both down on the mat during the Northern Lights.

Alan Ducard: With the Tyne Bridge being John Iley’s move of choice to score pinfalls late in the match, I should say he would be intimately familiar with the intricacies of a Northern Lights suplex.

Bryan Harris: Wait, guys, hold on for a second. Are you really praising John Iley for having done his job? Hell, back when I was a wrestler, I had been in so many matches in my first year of active competition that by year two I was telling the referees how to do their job, and since John Iley has been in this business for a few years, I think it’s only fitting that he should be able to referee a one-on-one match.

Alan Ducard: And I believe that was the thinking of the front office when they chose him to officiate in our opening contest, not to mention the fact that they knew he would be willing to stand up to either individual, which, as you can see, he was.

Back at the ringside area, the camera cuts to a particular portion of the front row where we see a guy wearing an oversized Barry Sanders Detroit Lions jersey. He’s wearing a platinum rope around his neck and from the looks of it, baggy blue jeans.

Jimmy Yates: I might be wrong, but isn’t that Adam Davis?

Alan Ducard: Who?

Jimmy Yates: I think that is him!

Bryan Harris: To answer your question, Al, that’s Adam Davis, a guy who made a decent little career for himself over in Outlaw Pro a little while back.

Jimmy Yates: “Decent little career”? The guy’s a great athlete, and he was able to hold the OPW Championship for over 250 days, and that’s not an easy thing to do in that kind of environment.

Alan Ducard: I do believe I’ve heard of him, the young man some know as "The Iceman". Well if he’s here watching a LEGACY show, then there’s hope that he’ll like what he sees and consider signing a contract to be part of the roster.

Jimmy Yates: We can only hope.

Standing up slightly, Adam Davis looks around and waves, acknowledging the fans who have noticed him on the LEGACY Vision jumbotron. The reaction doesn’t include everyone in the arena, but for the portion of the crowd who do recognize him, the reaction is fairly strong.

We see Justin Moreno walking around backstage with his wife, Allison, following him by his side, but it’s not the typical backstage scene with production staff doing their show-time jobs and wrestlers wandering about. This is a carpeted hallway with walls which aren’t painted white, instead they’re coated with reddish-brown hues with orange or brown accents scattered about. As the Morenos pass the various doors lining one side of the hall, they look at the signs marked “Luxury Box” with a number on it, apparently trying to find one of them in particular. Justin is wearing his LEGACY T-Shirt and a pair of Element jeans with a pair of Sneaux high-tops. Allison is wearing a black and white dress with black platform heels as they start to speak to one another.

Justin Moreno: Surely his luxury box is around here somewhere. We haven't passed it already, have we?

Allison looks down at a small piece of paper in her hand which looks like an invitation of sorts.

Allison Moreno: No, I don't think so. We can't be far from it.

Suddenly, they stop at a door that says "Box reserved for Rob Belote". When they knock, a rather well-built security guard answers the door. Not knowing who Justin and Allison are, he dismisses them as over-zealous fans when he speaks.

Security Guard: Mister Belote doesn't give out autographs during shows.

Justin Moreno: Umm, we're not fans, per se. I'm Justin Moreno and this is my wife, Allison.

Allison holds up the invitation in her hand and the security guard appears a bit flustered for not recognizing them as he quickly lets them in with an embarrassed silence. Just then, we see Rob Belote watching the evening's festivities as he turns toward the door and sees it open. He then spots Justin and Allison Moreno standing there as he looks at them and begins to speak.

Rob Belote: Justin, come on in! Good to see you both!

The Morenos enter the luxury box and Rob motions for them to take a seat on the leather couch.

Allison Moreno: For what it's worth, Mr. Belote, Justin may not personally tell you this because he's got a lot of pride, but I can tell you I'm very appreciative for what you did for Justin, giving him some time to rest up after the pay per view, letting him heal appropriately.

With a pleased smile on his face, Rob nods.

Rob Belote: Glad I could do it. I was very hesitant to let Justin compete at Elevated Tensions, and when you showed up to tell me his intentions, I really thought you were there to tell me he wasn’t going to make it.

The owner and President of LEGACY lets out a quick chuckle.

Rob Belote: When they played his music for his entrance and he didn’t come out, I thought he wasn’t going to make it… but as we saw, not only did he make it, but he had a really great performance.

Justin Moreno: Thanks, Mr. Belote, and after a month off, I'm ready to get back in the ring.

Rob appears a little surprised by this statement.

Rob Belote: So you got checked out by the doctors this week and they cleared you to compete? Because I know that our trainers said you might’ve re-aggravated something at Elevated Tensions.

Justin Moreno: Yeah, they said I’m all healed up and ready to go, and I'm as ready as ever to lace up those boots and steal the show once again.

Giving it a quick nod, Rob then nods and responds.

Rob Belote: Well, we’re glad to have you back, and given how well you were able to perform at the pay per view despite not being at 100%, the front office has a couple matches in mind for your in-ring return that we think has potential for some great ratings.

Justin looks more than satisfied with the news.

Justin Moreno: Whatever you guys want, I’m ready for it. What’d you all have in mind?

Rob Belote: Well to be honest, it all depends on what happens in some of the matches tonight. We have our eyes on one match in particular, and depending on how that one goes, we might go in a different direction.

Standing up slowly from the couch, Justin shrugs once he’s back on his feet.

Justin Moreno: Tell you what, I’ll just talk to somebody about it tomorrow or whenever the decision is made. I think we’re going to watch the rest of the show down in the locker room.

From the look on his face, you can tell that Rob is surprised by Justin’s decision.

Rob Belote: Are you sure? They’re about to bring up some buffalo wings and garlic bread with some Southwestern Ranch dressing.

Justin nods.

Justin Moreno: Yeah, I’m more of a hot dog kinda guy, and it just feels weird not being down there with the fellas during a show.

Looking around at the luxury box with an understanding look on his face, Rob slowly begins to nod.

Rob Belote: Yeah, I know what you mean. All of this… it takes a bit to adjust to when you’re used to being in the locker room…

Rob’s eyes stop on the giant flat-screen television on the wall in front of him, its twin on the wall behind him, and a smaller version of it hangs out above the opening of the box which looks out on the arena bowl.

Rob Belote: If you decide those small monitors hurt your eyes and want to watch things on one of these…

He motions towards the flat-screen which he’s already looking at.

Rob Belote: …the invitation still stands. Just do me a favor, don’t go pawning the invitation off to anyone else down there. Some of the guys down there? We get along great. But others? Let’s just say I wouldn’t want to spend the evening hear about what title shot they want or how they want another tshirt or how they want their character portrayed in the video game.

Justin lets out a quick chuckle.

Justin Moreno: That thing still in production?

Rob nods.

Justin Moreno: You make sure they put The M-80 in it? Because that thing’s explosive…

Rob laughs and nods.

Rob Belote: Oh it’s in there.

Justin grins, then heads for the door, Allison in tow. Rob watches one of his more exciting roster members as he heads back out into the hallway, then turns back to the flatscreen on the wall to see what’s up with his show.

Alan Ducard: The tensions surrounding our second match of the night started off innocently enough. It was Halloween, STRIFE 28, and John Iley was preparing for a match backstage when Mirage walked by, and a conversation between them began.

Bryan Harris: Mirage gave Iley a bit of light-hearted ribbing, poking fun at some of the sports Iley grew up with, and then things got a bit more heated between them when John Iley couldn’t keep his fiery temper under control.

Jimmy Yates: Things didn’t come to blows between them, but they did meet in the ring as part of a five-way match at STRIFE 29, a match that John Iley won, by the way.

Alan Ducard: They would meet again in the ring at Elevated Tensions just a month later in the Opportunity Ladder Match, and to say that Mirage had a hand in John Iley not having a chance to win the match would be an understatement.

Bryan Harris: Wait, are you blaming Mirage for what that fan did? Mirage doesn’t control that fan. That fan reached over the guardrail with HIS OWN ARM to choke John Iley with… Mirage just took advantage of the situation. If Mirage had done something against the rules of the match, he would’ve been escorted from the ring at that very moment, but he wasn’t.

Jimmy Yates: That’s fine, it wasn’t against the rules, but what that fan did was illegal, that’s why he got escorted out of the arena in handcuffs. To say that Mirage should take no fault for what happen is ludicrous! It’s well documented that Mirage has a rabidly loyal group of fans who have helped him win a match on more than one occasion in LEGACY.

Alan Ducard: Even if the fan were paid by Mirage to do what he did, it’s not against the rules for Mirage to do it during the Opportunity Ladder Match, but you can understand why John Iley would be upset… and at STRIFE 31 just two weeks ago, we heard how angry John Iley was about the transpirings from Elevated Tensions, and the front office saw how upset he was and set up this match.

Bryan Harris: Obviously the front office is hoping to give John Iley a chance at some revenge on Mirage, but knowing Mirage as well as I do, I knew going into this match that there was a good chance that John Iley was going to regret stepping into the ring with Mirage. To see how it played out, let’s get down to the footage.

Start : Footage from the Match

Grabbing him around the abdomen from behind, Mirage tries to lift John Iley up off the mat, but John fires backwards with a back elbow. It connects right with Mirage’s cheek, causing him to release his grasp. Executing a standing switch, John Iley puts Mirage into the same grasp that he was just in, but John doesn’t waste any time, lifting Mirage up off the mat and falling backwards with a back drop suplex. Without even getting to his feet, Mirage rolls to the side an exits the ring.

Alan Ducard: Mirage escaping to the outside momentarily to slow down the pace of this match.

Jimmy Yates: What in the heck is he doing? Mirage is looking out into the crowd… almost as if he’s looking for someone in particular.

Bryan Harris: He’s just looking out over a sea of fans who don’t have the good sense to cheer for him, that’s all. If he had something planned he wouldn’t be headed back into the ring just yet, and unless you can think of another reason he’s climbing those steel steps…

Getting back up onto the apron, Mirage enters the ring, John Iley taking a couple steps back to let things get started again. As the two go to meet up in the middle of the ring, Mirage tries to avoid the lock-up by throwing a kick in Iley’s direction, but John blocks it and grabs Mirage by the ankle. Pivoting to the side, Iley takes Mirage down with a dragon screw legwhip, then immediately tries to turn it into an STF.

Jimmy Yates: John Iley tries to lock in the Geordie Aggro, and if he can lock in that Backbridge STF Indian Deathlock combination, I bet Mirage would tap out!

Alan Ducard: We’re not going to get to see that play out, Jimmy, as Mirage was too close to the edge of the ring and he’s able to grab the ropes.

Spotting Mirage’s hand on the bottom rope, the referee immediately tells John Iley to relinquish the hold. Once out of John’s grasp, Mirage pulls himself over into the corner and then works his way up to his feet. As John moves in to lock up with Mirage again, Mirage fires backwards with a kick that connects to the lower-midsection of Iley, just high enough to not be something Mirage would get disqualified for. Turning around, Mirage grabs John by the head and throws him face first into the turnbuckle. After connecting with a forearm shot to the back of the head, Mirage grabs Iley around the neck and backs up into the middle of the ring, bending him backwards.

Bryan Harris: Mirage going for his signature reverse DDT… If he hits this, it’s all over!

Jimmy Yates: Iley blocks it! John Iley with a hooking punch to the side of Mirage’s head, and he breaks up the hold!

Alan Ducard: Iley pulls his head out from under Mirage’s arm… and he reaches back and takes Mirage down with a stunner!!

Bryan Harris: Yeah, but he’s still hurting!

Outside the ring a fan hops over the steel guardrail, ducking down as they creep up next to the apron. Moving around to the side of the ring where some of the photographers are hanging out, the fan avoids the gaze of security, and he also isn’t seen by John Iley who is getting to his feet near one of the corners of the ring nearby where the fan is on the outside. Suddenly the fans all over the arena burst out in a chorus of cheering.

Jimmy Yates: It’s Crazy Boy! Crazy Boy is headed for the ring!!

Alan Ducard: And he’s headed right for that fan who is climbing up onto the ring apron…

When he gets to ringside, Crazy Boy grabs the fan by the waistband and yanks him down off the apron, twists him around face to face and then drills him in the face with a hard right hand, getting a good eruption of cheers from the fans. Lifting the fan up onto his shoulders, Crazy Boy has the fan in the fireman’s carry position and begins spinning around.

Bryan Harris: Not this stupid move…

Jimmy Yates: Oh yeah! Crazy Airlines – Destination Samoa!!!

Bryan Harris: Look at this idiot, he nearly hit some of the security guys!!

Alan Ducard: Inside the ring, Mirage and John Iley can’t believe it!

Spotting what is going on outside the ring, Mirage is momentarily distracted by all the commotion. John Iley steps up, spins Mirage around and ducks his head under Mirage’s am and immediately flings him up and over into a Northern Lights suplex, bridging and holding it into a pinfall attempt.

Alan Ducard: Tyne Bridge!! Here’s the ref’s count!

One!

Two!

THREE!!

Josephina Colbert: Here is your winner by by pinfall… John… ILEY!!!

After having his hand raised, John Iley moves out onto the apron and then hops down to the arena floor, and as he walks back up the ramp, he looks at the collection of security crowded around the fan who tried to get involved in the match. Turning and making his way back up the ramp, John Iley sees Crazy Boy standing atop the entrance stage, and when they lock eyes, Crazy Boy grins and gives him the “thumbs up” signal before heading backstage.

Jimmy Yates: Looks to me like Crazy Boy and John Iley have a common enemy.

Bryan Harris: Yeah, well that's one perspective, but to me it looks like Crazy Boy hasn't figured out that he shouldn't be sticking his nose into other people's business.

Alan Ducard: I'd say that Crazy Boy did an admirable thing here tonight by keeping that fan from getting involved in this match.

Bryan Harris: He interfered in Mirage's business, and I bet that comes back to bite him in the ass, no matter how admirable some people might find it!

The scene shifts backstage into the depths of the arena where we find Trent Logan, impeccably dressed, heading down one of the hallways with a cell phone at his ear.

Trent Logan: Yes … we will certainly be willing to make that interview. Well, what can I say? It’s good to be managing the champs.

As Logan continues to revel in Domination’s success, he rounds the corner where heading in the opposite direction is one of the finest specimens of the Latina female walking God’s green earth. Hannah Perez steps into Logan’s path, and quickly his cell phone conversation ends. Granted she’s “the enemy” tonight, but he has full confidence in his fighters, and again dealing with Hannah was a significant upgrade to being around Calgary Carl. Hannah looks closely at Trent’s eyes to see if he gives her the once over, obviously knowing how much cleavage she is showing from her low cut red top. Trent does take in the view, but when he speaks, he’s smart enough to look her in the eyes.

Trent Logan: Well, fancy meeting you here. You have your guys ready to go tonight?

Hannah Perez: Diego and Hector are always ready to take advantage of an opportunity Trent.

Logan smirks just a little bit at the statement.

Trent Logan: That’s exactly what Domination is going to need as champions Hannah, if I may call you Hannah, they are going to need some worthy challengers to make this division interesting.

Hannah Perez: Interesting is one word for it Trent, but I have to wonder with you behaving like such a “gentlemen” around a fellow competitor if you are really taking me, seriously?

Trent raises an eyebrow and looks at Hannah quizzically, and then seeing her “curious” smile, his eyes narrow, looking at her intently.

Trent Logan: I’ve had to deal with a lot of sh*t since Domination arrived here in LEGACY. We’ve had to deal with the ineptitude of the original Bushido Buntai and the false hopes of true competition from LIHC. We’ve had to deal with Ron Bailey’s betrayal and subsequently Diabolik and Carl and his blasted Cowboys. The fact is there isn’t one of them worth a damn in a business capacity or for a professional relationship. I thought given your tenacity for promoting your fighters that you might be up to the challenge of dealing with me and with Domination. Now, it’s a given that I have a bit of a “thing” for you as any real heterosexual red-blooded male would, but I’m not going to let a nice pair of legs and great rack stop me from doing what’s best for my fighters, and what’s best is to take each and every match seriously, Hannah. Don’t let my attraction or admiration fool you. Tonight you are going to get the absolute best from Domination, and I will be at ringside to make sure of it.

The intensity in Trent’s voice causes Hannah to shrink back ever so slightly before she composes herself, and looks back up at Trent, and she’s about to speak when a backstage assistant approaches them.

Assistant: Mr. Logan … Mr. Logan, I have a message for you. Rob Belote needs to speak with you right away. Apparently there’s a stipulation change for the match tonight, and he needs to speak with you about it. Apparently Ms. Perez has been informed.
Logan immediately rolls his eyes as the assistant then takes off around the corner before Trent can ask that key question.

Trent Logan: Since you are in the know already, would you mind telling me where Belote has set up shop in this place?

Hannah smiles knowing she had just a slight “one up” on Trent in this case and decides to give him directions.

Hannah Perez: Of course I will, not that you’d have time to prepare for the change either, I just found out before we talked. He’s back down the hall the way I was going. At the end make a left and he’s back at the last door. Apparently he wants Landon and Smith to do most of the backstage work tonight.

Trent nods and takes off down the hall as Hannah watches him with a smirk and slowly saunters down the hallway in the direction she originally going. As he heads down the hallway towards Belote’s office, Trent Logan looks to be making a left when suddenly he’s hit by someone and hits a doorway down the hall from his final destination. His bearings lost, Trent is pulled to his feet, and we then see who the two individuals who are assaulting Domination’s manager: Diego Cardenas and Hector Rodriguez.

Alan Ducard: Wait a minute, I don’t believe he was going to a meeting at all!

Jimmy Yates: I think Trent Logan got set up!!

Both men grab Trent by the neck and thrust him forward, face first into the glass of the door, shattering it and sending Trent’s head through the glass. There’s a groan of agony as Hector opens the door and Trent slumps off the jagged glass and on to the floor bleeding from his face and chest. Once on the floor Hector and Diego begin a boot party before looking up into the camera in the room! Hector goes to the camera, rips it down, and as Diego holds up Logan, he blasts him with the camera. It lands and all there is to see is a cracked lens with “El Chupacabra” continuing to assault Trent Logan, and then the scene goes black quickly, then cuts back to the recap position where Alan Ducard and Jimmy Yates look moderately horrified, and Bryan Harris appears unphased… almost excited.

Alan Ducard: With the camera lens being broken, we’re unsure what exactly transpired from there, but we did have our cameras backstage, and a little later in the evening you will see the result of that attack on Trent Logan, as well as it’s effects on the state of minds of both members of Domination.

Jimmy Yates: As horrified as I was that they would attack Trent Logan, I almost felt bad for Diego de Cardenas and Hector Rodriguez, because I knew how much more motivation that would give them against El Chupacabra.

Bryan Harris: I believe we have that footage coming up later tonight from when Domination find out what happened to their manager, but for now, we gotta keep rolling with the events as they occurred!

We are following Rocky Stellar backstage, and there is a roar from the crowd. Stellar stops, and turns smiling huge. The live crowd begins to chant "STEL-LAR! STEL-LAR! STEL-LAR!" He nods and continues on, he turns a corner and slows down. Ahead of him, in their tuxedos and white gloves. They stand very still as Stellar approaches them with a quizzical look in his eye. As Rocky steps past them and reaches for the door the two step in and block his path. Stellar steps back annoyed.

Rocky Stellar: What do you to pud whackers think you're doing?

Arch Angel: Loco said no vistors. No one distracts him while he gets ready for your match tonight.

Stellar mutters to himself.

T.Rex: What was that?

Rocky turns and gets right in T.Rex's face.

Rocky Stellar: I said this is C-R-A-P. As in, the same smell you give off in that damn suit.

Stellar steps back and screams into the door.

Rocky Stellar: LOCO! HEY!! MARTINEZ!!!! Get the I.Q. brothers outta my grill and answer your damned door!

Stellar steps in and pounds on the door, Arch Angel goes to pull him back, but Stellar turns at him with a frightening glare.

Rocky Stellar: Uh uh...no no. No one touches the ICON unless the ICON says to touch the ICON!

Rocky sizes the two up and chuckles.

Rocky Stellar: Jesus...where in the hell did he find you two? Jurassic Park?

There's movement at the door, but instead of the door opening a small piece of wood on the inside is slid to the side and we see eyes and forehead of Loco Martinez surveying the situation with a smirk.

Loco Martinez: What can I say, Rock. Throughout my career I've liked hanging out with the elderly.

Rex and Angel look hurt by this but Stellar smirks.

Rocky Stellar: Ass.

Rocky looks the door with disbelief.

Rocky Stellar: Dude, open the door. I feel like I'm asking to talk to the grand and wonderous Oz.

Loco smirks from the "peep hole"

Loco Martinez: I AM... Grand, and wonderous. What are you here for Rock?

Rocky Stellar: First, I just wanted to wish you luck tonight...

Loco Martinez: Well, thanks Rock... but, I dont need it.

Stellar rolls his eyes.

Rocky Stellar: Jesus...you are like channeling the old me and amping it up by 50.

Loco Martinez: No...I'm just 50 times more focused than I ever have been. I'm 50 times more devoted to being as successful in this business as I can be. To proving every nay sayer I've had WRONG.

Stellar just shakes his head.... and then gets a puzzled look looking at the sliding peep door.

Rocky Stellar: Dude, there is no way that door came with that thing.

T.Rex smiles and nods. Loco points at the big guy.

Loco Martinez: Correct. We "added on"... "Pimped by dressing room", if you will. My man T.Rex does some carpentary on the side.

Stellar chuckles but gets back on task.

Rocky Stellar: Secondly, freakshow...you decided to run off after your little rant last week...but there is one thing I want you to know before we walk into this match tonight.

Loco looks at him through the makeshift peep hole and Stellar continues.

Rocky Stellar: Just like your little cell phone, my phone has a ringer too. If you were alone on Christmas...if you wanted me to come to your New Years Eve Party...hell, if you just wanted to take a couple of days and hang out...all you had to do was call.

Loco is about to speak but Stellar cuts him off.

Rocky Stellar: Shut up...because no matter what you want to say, there is no getting around this...there is and always will be a spot at my Christmas Eve dinner table for my son's favorite Uncle Loco. *points at Loco through the peep hole* ALWAYS.

Loco just stares at him.

Rocky Stellar: So, go ahead and blame Rocky Stellar for being a bad friend if you must, but the truth in the whole matter is...you haven't exactly been the greatest friend either.

Stellar closes his mouth and stares at Loco through the peep hole... Loco stares back and shakes his head.

Loco Martinez: Man... First who wants to be "that guy"? The one that invites himself places? No one. That's who. Second, if... IF I mistepped as a friend? You know what I didn't do? Just drop in your lap out of the clear blue sky. I didn't show up and bring all kinds of baggage with me. You didn't show up as Rocky Stellar, "my friend", bro. You showed up on STRIFE as the ICON. You showed up on national television. You didn't just drop by to visit. You didn't CALL. You took THIS... *Loco points to himself and Stellar* ... and decided that OUT THERE *points in the area of the arena* was the proper forum.

Loco pauses.

Loco Martinez: If you think that's being a good friend? If you think THAT's being there for me? Than I'm not sure that's the kind of friend I need right now.

Loco slides the peep hole door over abruptly. Leaving Stellar standing there. He sighs, shakes head and walks off.

Jimmy Yates: Back at Elevated Tensions while Greyson Blade was getting something to drink and checking in with LEGACY road agents to let them know he had arrived at the arena, Eli Storm and Matt Kanyon did something to make this match extra personal to The Outlaw.

Alan Ducard: They literally crossed a line by going into Greyson Blade’s locker room and not only taking his personal effects, but selling them to various people backstage. Having to wrestle in what he wore to the arena might’ve been an annoyance, but it didn’t keep him from winning the Opportunity Ladder Match.

Bryan Harris: What Eli Storm and Matthew Kanyon did back in San Antonio at our last pay per view undoubtedly got underneath Greyson Blade’s skin, so they already accomplished the first thing they were hoping to do, and when I drove up here to tonight’s show, I was really looking forward to seeing them accomplish the second of their goals and keep Greyson Blade from gaining any more momentum than he already has in his return to LEGACY.

Jimmy Yates: That’s funny, when I showed up I was looking forward to the exact opposite outcome! I’ve been tired of hearing all the wining and complaining by Eli Storm about how unfairly he’s been treated here in LEGACY. Honestly, Eli had a great start in his first few matches, even getting a big win over the man challenging for the World Title in tonight’s main event – Rocky Stellar. But I think his ego got too big and his work ethic went down, and that’s not a good combination.

Alan Ducard: Well for a couple matches Eli Storm got close to picking up big wins, but in those matches he came up short. Since recommitting himself to becoming considered by the critics as one of the best competitors in the business, Eli Storm has looked better inside that ring, but he’s going to have to win a couple more big matches if he wants to rise up to become one of the cream of the crop here in LEGACY, because there are plenty of great wrestlers on the roster, but you can tell who the best of them are by the effort they put in to preparing for their matches and the intensity they bring to the ring.

Bryan Harris: You can bet that Eli Storm wants to start winning championships here in LEGACY more than anybody else on the roster, and Alan, I think you’re out of line by questioning Eli’s desire. Eli’s got something to prove around here, and this match is going to go a long way towards that end.

Jimmy Yates: What, and Greyson Blade doesn’t want this win? Even if you want to say that Eli Storm really wants a victory here at SuperCard STRIFE 31, I find it hard to believe that anyone wants to fight harder to win matches than The Outlaw. After being put on the shelf with an injury and then being kept on the sidelines with that suspension Blade got for attacking Marcus Marion backstage, I’d say Greyson Blade has plenty of pent up frustration to use as motivation in his matches… not to mention the fact that Eli Storm and Matt Kanyon invaded his personal space and SOLD. HIS. BELONGINGS!!

Alan Ducard: Clearly both of these individuals are coming into the ring tonight with plenty of reason to want to win this match and continue to rise up the ranks. As they step into the ring Greyson gets his opportunity to act on some of his frustrations, and Eli Storm gets to try to take one step closer to gold, as a win in this match for Eli Storm would get him a shot at the Tao of Valor Championship at the next pay per view event. What happened? Let’s get to the footage and find out.

Start : Footage from the Match

As Greyson Blade comes off the ropes, Eli Storm pivots to the side and takes The Outlaw down to the mat with a hiptoss. Mainting the connection with Greyson’s arm, Eli spins around and tries to lock in a fujiwara armbar. Struggle as he might, Eli can’t complete the move, and Greyson gets his knees up underneath himself and lifts Storm up off the mat, then whips him over and slams him down to the mat with a bodyslam.

Alan Ducard: Skillful attempt by Eli Storm, but Greyson Blade just uses his power to not only avoid the hold, but to turn things around into his favor.

Taking Eli by the arm, Greyson Blade whips his opponent across the ring , drilling the corner turnbuckles hard with his back. A moment later The Outlaw charges in after him for a shoulder block, but Eli slides out of the way at the last moment, and Greyson connects to the top turnbuckle with his shoulder. Moving right back into the corner, Storm jumps up and drives his knee into Greyson’s gut, hopping up onto the bottom rope in the process. Grabbing The Outlaw around the neck, Eli leaps toward the middle of the ring, pulling Greyson down with a bulldog.

Alan Ducard: Nice bulldog takedown there by Eli Storm.

Jimmy Yates: He got real lucky to get out of the way without getting crushed there by Greyson, and if he hadn’t moved any sooner than he did, Eli would be sittin’ on his ass right about now!

The first of the two back to their feet is Eli Storm, and when he notices that Greyson Blade is not far behind, he steps in and lands a right hand to the side of The Outlaw’s head. It doesn’t keep Blade down very long, so Eli takes a step back and waits for Greyson to get to his feet. As soon as Blade is back up on his feet, Eli spins around and sends a mule kick backwards into Greyson’s gut, doubling him over.

Bryan Harris: Here we go, we’re going to see it!!

Jimmy Yates: Wait, is Eli Storm about to go for the Ratings Boost?!

Having set Greyson’s head between his legs into a standing head scissors, Eli signals to the crowd that the end is near, but when Storm connects his hands together on the underside of Blade’s abdomen, The Outlaw musters strength and lifts up, tossing Eli up and over with a back body drop.

Jimmy Yates: I was skeptical that he was going to actually hit that flipover piledriver…

Bryan Harris: No need to rub it in, Yates, but just keep in mind that this thing is far from over.

Rolling to his side, Eli Storm gets back to his feet as quickly as possible, and he notices that if he rushes, he might get the advantage on The Outlaw, so he sprints towards Blade, but Greyson steps up, lifts Eli up off the mat and then he immediately throws Storm down towards the mat with a thunderous spinebuster.

Alan Ducard: Eli Storm looks to try to get on the advantage again, but Greyson makes him pay with that massive spinebuster that he calls Shades of Grey!

Jimmy Yates: I can’t believe it, Eli Storm is trying to get right back up to his feet… albeit a little shaky in the knees.

Bryan Harris: He’s a competitor, Jimbo, and a damn good one at that! He’s driven to win, so it’s only natural that he wants to be right back up on his feet as soon as possible.

Not a moment after Eli is completely back up to his feet, Greyson Blade grabs him and lifts him clear up over his head into a gorilla press position. Holding him there for a moment, The Outlaw then drops his opponent down onto his shoulders and immediately falls backwards with a Samoan Drop.

Jimmy Yates: Outlaw Drop, and it was a pretty one!

Alan Ducard: It’s probably going to take Eli a little bit longer to get up after that than it did the spinebuster… and it looks like Greyson’s going to be looking to finish things off when Eli does get up.

Standing back a few steps, Greyson Blade watches Eli squirm a bit on the canvas and waits for him to get up off the mat. Suddenly ‘Rebirth' by Boy Hits Car hits the speakers, and the camera quickly looks over to the top of the ramp. Greyson Blade looks over as well, and a man wheels himself through the curtain in a wheelchair.

Bryan Harris: Is that who I think that is?!

Jimmy Yates: That’s Crimson Kidd’s theme music, that’s a Divine Intervention shirt, but that’s not Crimson Kidd.

Alan Ducard: No, that’s just Matthew Kanyon pretending to be Crimson Kidd, and now he’s just having some fun with Greyson Blade, wheeling himself down the ramp on two wheels and a big goofy grin on his face.

Bryan Harris: That’s exactly who I thought it was when he came through the curtain, and by the way, that’s a nice little tribute to Ray Willmott with that shirt.

Having seen enough of Kanyon’s antics on the outside, Greyson Blade rolls his eyes and turns his attention back towards Eli Storm, who just returned to his feet. Not wasting another second, The Outlaw charges in and goes for the Killshot, but at the last moment Eli Storm twists around and sidesteps, avoiding the spear. Dropping his shoulder to the mat and grabbing on to one of Greyson’s legs, Eli Storm rolls up The Outlaw and goes for the pinfall.

Alan Ducard: The referee moves in to make the count… Eli puts his feet up onto the middle rope…!

Jimmy Yates: And Kanyon gets out of the wheelchair and holds down on Storm’s feet!

One…

Two…

Three!

Immediately after the third time the referee’s hand hits the mat, Kanyon lets go of Eli’s feet and Storm pulls his legs off the ropes, keeping the referee from seeing how he won the match. Not spotting the foul play, the referee signals for the bell, and Josephina Colbert, who did see how Eli won the match, reluctantly announces the referee’s decision.

Josephina Colbert: And the winner of this match as a result of a pinfall… Eli… Storm!

Jimmy Yates: Seriously? I can’t believe what we just saw! Kanyon dressing up like Crimson Kidd… Eli with his feet on the ropes… they just STOLE that victory!

Bryan Harris: STOLE is such a harsh term, Jimbo.

With huge grins on their faces, Eli Storm and Matt Kanyon walk backwards up the ramp, laughing as they watch Greyson Blade standing in the ring, fuming, having seen Eli’s feet on the ropes but having been unable to do anything about it. Having taunted Greyson enough for one night, Eli turns to the crowd and starts motioning to his waist.

Alan Ducard: Because of this victory, Eli Storm will go on to the pay per view to face whomever the Tao of Valor Champion is at that time.

This portion of Legacy is in the backstage, where Tyrone "Crazy Boy" Smith is walking down the hallway, pretty pleased with himself for what he did during the Mirage/John Iley match. Tyrone turns a corner of the hallway until he hears someone moving quickly down the hallway behind him. Crazy Boy quickly turns around and sees his biggest rival, Mirage, bounding straight for him. Tyrone shakes his head as Mirage stops right in front of him, and he doesn't look too happy. Tyrone smiles a sly smile as he sighs and shakes his head.

Tyrone: Mirage, Mirage, Mirage. When will you ever learn? Frankly, everyone back here was getting sick of your so-called fans interfering with all of your matches, and someone had to take control. I know you all too well, Mirage. I know how to get under your skin. Without the fans jumping the barricades and interfering with your matches, you are nothing. You couldn't win a match if your life depended on it. I control you, Mirage.

Mirage steps up to Tyrone and they are staring nose to nose at each other. Tyrone takes a step back and sighs, laughing softly to himself.

Tyrone: What are you going to do, Mirage? Attack me? I know every trick in your book now. I am always going to be one step ahead of you. And in just a few moments, I'm going to be leaps and bounds ahead of you, when I will do something in Legacy that you have NOT done: Win a Legacy Championship.

A smirk slowly forms on Crazy Boy’s face.

Tyrone: I am going to step into that ring with Cronos Diamante and Ron Bailey and I will step out No Limits Champion. While you are floudering around losing to people like John Iley, I will have jumped over a major hurdle and I will not be looking back. Mirage, you just cannot beat me anymore.

Mirage takes a step back as Tyrone just stares at him. Mirage still has that look of hatred in his eyes as he turns around and walks the other way. Tyrone turns back around and walks down the hallway in the other direction.

The camera cuts to the back where Chris Turner is sitting in a make shift office by himself. eating some french fries. Suddenly Landon Savage walks into the office, sees Turner and starts to slowly backout. That doesnt work however as Chris hears him.

Chris Turner: Hey yo.. What up.

Landon upset that he was caught, takes a deep breath and then walks over to his desk.

Landon Savage: What are you doing in my office?

Chris dunks a fry into some ketchup, and as he is bringing the fry up to his mouth, he drips some ketchup on some of Landons paper. Landon refrains from saying anything in hopes it will get the big man OUT of
his office sooner.

Chris Turner: You know... Just chilling? Want some fries?

Landon Savage: No thank you. Why aren't you chilling in your own dressing room?

Chris Turner: You guys didnt give me a dressing room this week.

Landon Savage: Oh... Thats right... Your not billed to be here... So… why ARE you here?

Chris Turner: Was just kinda curious on how that title shot was coming along.

Landon Savage: Well Chris... To tell the truth... I havent even mentioned it to anyone yet.

Chris Turner: WHAT!?!? Why not?

Landon is completely calm in his response.

Landon Savage: Because you never told me what title you wanted.

Chris Turner: What? I thought it was obvious by the way I said "I'll get ahold of you later on tonight"

Landon Savage: HOW on earth is that supposed to mean ANYTHING but what it means?

Chris Turner: Well it did!

Landon Savage: Well what title is it?

Chris Turner: The tag titles!

Landon stares at Chris for a second.

Landon Savage: Ok, who's your tag team partner?

Chris shakes his head.

Chris Turner: I don't need a tag team partner!

Landon Savage: I'm sorry Chris but you can't compete in the tag team division without a tag team partner?

Chris stands up and leans over the desk

Chris Turner: Why? You worried I wont be able to handle it?

Landon Savage: No... That's not it- I just-

Chris Turner: Well I can handle it! Just you watch... I'll Prove it! I can defeat that entire division by myself. Just you watch little man!

He throws the fries at Landon, and then hurries away. Landon stares in awe at what has just transpired. He takes a deep breath and then picks up the phone and dials a number.

Landon Savage: Hey Smith... Yeah, Calling about Chris Turner...

The camera then fades back the recap area.

Alan Ducard: Our fourth match of the evening brings us to the halfway point in our show and to our first title shot of the night.

Jimmy Yates: Back on STRIFE 30 we saw a number of individuals hoping to convince the front office to give them a title shot, and thanks to Cronos Diamante agreeing to defend the No Limits Title against them, both Crazy Boy and Ron Bailey get a shot at championship gold here on tonight’s SuperCard.

Bryan Harris: It was a stupid move by Cronos Diamante. I know he’s trying to get people to buy into the idea that he’s some great and honorable guy, but he’s convincing me that he’s an idiot. His first title defense comes along and Cronos agrees to get into the ring with BOTH Crazy Boy AND Ron Bailey? What’s he thinking?!

Alan Ducard: A lot of people agree with that view, Bryan, and I can understand where they’re coming from. Ron Bailey has looked extremely tough in his past few singles matches, and Crazy Boy is the type of competitor whom you never know what to expect from except that he’s more than capable to win any match he steps into.

Bryan Harris: That’s fine, Alan, hype up Crazy Boy all you want, I know that’s what the front office wants you to do since he’s their new young darling, but Ron Bailey is the guy with the brightest future in this organization, and the people who are honest in their assessment know that it’s only a matter of time before The Sure Thing gets himself a title belt… and that’s why I was looking so closely to the No Limits match tonight.

Jimmy Yates: I’ll take nothing away from Ron Bailey, he’s a great competitor and I think the No Limits division is going to suit his particular talents and MMA background nicely, but going into this match my money was on Ron Bailey coming away from the ring without becoming champion.

Alan Ducard: It took Cronos Diamante a considerable amount of effort to take the No Limits Title away from Issac Entragian, so it makes sense to wonder whether he’ll have enough energy left to defend the belt in a triple-threat match. With two competitors who are both very hungry for championship gold standing across the ring from him, let’s see how Cronos Diamante fared.

Start : Footage from the Match

Cronos has Bailey in a full nelson submission in the center of the ring, where Tyrone “Crazy Boy” Smith has ascended to the top rope. Measuring up the distance to Cronos and Bailey, Crazy Boy takes a moment to stand completely still on the top rope before leaping forward, turning to his side, and connecting square in the forehead of Ron Bailey with a diving spinning wheel kick! At the same exact time, Cronos Diamante lifted backwards with a tiger suplex, driving Bailey back down on his neck and hooking his arms for the bridge!

Alan Ducard: OH MY!

Bryan Harris: This double teaming on Bailey is RIDICULOUS!

Jimmy Yates: Look! Cronos held kept fingers locked around Bailey’s arms on the landing!

One!

Two!

Crazy Boy lands a double leg drop onto Cronos’ mid-section, sucking the wind right out of the No Limits Champion and effectively breaking up the pin attempt.

Crowd: LEG-A-SEE! LEG-A-SEE! LEG-A-SEE!

Alan Ducard: Close call there, but Tyrone Smith was able to make the save. And these fans have gone wild with their trademark chant!

Crazy Boy is back onto his feet, where he brings Cronos back to his. Throwing Cronos’ left arm over his own shoulder as if he’s going for a sambo suplex, Crazy Boy takes a foot and steps in back of Cronos’ leg. Then, in one swift motion, Crazy Boy pushes forward, and drives Cronos down hard against the mat with a sweeping STO judo slam.

Bryan Harris: Where the hell did Crazy Kid learn Judo?!

Jimmy Yates:: Firstly, it’s Crazy Boy, and secondly... I have no idea.

Alan Ducard: Tyrone must have decided it would be a good idea to brush up on some martial arts when stepping into the ring against a powerful MMA devotee such as Cronos Diamante.

Bryan Harris: For cryin’ out loud, the kid’s hooked a leg...

One!

Two!

Cronos manages to kick out on his own power as Ron Bailey is still down on the mat from the devastating top rope spinning wheel kick, tiger suplex combination. Crazy Boy sense victory within his grasp, and turns his focus onto Ron Bailey. Quickly bringing Ron to his feet, Crazy Boy attempts another STO sweeping slam, but out of pure instinct, Bailey blocks it by delivering a smashing elbow to the temple. Then, Bailey turns the tides by throwing Tyrone’s right arm over his own left shoulder, lifts Tyrone up and slams him down onto the mat with a uranage slam!

Alan Ducard: He might have him here!

Bryan Harris: Excellent counter by the REAL MMA savant in this match.

Hooking the leg immediately, the referee slides into position for the count..

Jimmy Yates: It’s over!

One!

Two!

Thr- Cronos manages to break it up just in time and the referee feel the closeness of that count with a resounding “ooooooh”.

Cronos lifts Crazy Boy into the air with a military press slam as soon as Ron climbed to the top rope with one foot on the second turnbuckle for firm footing, and the other on the top to balance his weight out. Then, moments before Cronos could bring Crazy Boy down across his shoulder or down to the mat for a slam, Bailey leaped forward off the top rope with a somersault, catching Crazy Boy’s head from Cronos’ military press and driving him down to the mat with a somersault neckbreaker!

Bryan Harris: GOOD GOD!

Jimmy Yates: Crazy Boy just might be dead!!

Alan Ducard: That was bloody marvelous! An amazing move by Ron Bailey, capitalizing on Crazy Boy’s arrow-like prone state in Cronos’ clutches!

Bailey rolls over and hooks a leg, as Cronos stands a bit in awe over the athletic maneuver just done by one of his opponents. As the referee slides into position, he manages only a one count before Cronos stomps down onto Bailey’s back, breaking up the pin attempt.

Cronos brings Bailey to his feet, and starts hooking him up for a suplex. Lifting Ron into the air, he steps back a few feet away from the ropes in order to deliver a more precise vertical suplex, but Bailey manages to slip out and land on his feet. Then, in one quick moment, Bailey jumps up, grabs Cronos’ shoulders, lifts his knees to his back and falls straight back with all of Cronos’ body weight landing directly on Bailey’s knees with an excruciatingly painful double knee backbreaker! Cronos cries out in agony, and Bailey manages to hook a deep cover, digging his boots into the mat for added leverage..

One!

Two!

Thr- NO! This time it was Cronos who kicked out on his own power, and Bailey slams his fists into the mat with a mounting frustration.

Arguing with the referee for a moment gives Crazy Boy, who had still been down and nearly out from the top rope somersaulting neckbreaker earlier, enough time to use the ropes to get himself to his feet, albeit on spaghetti legs. Bailey sees Crazy Boy back on his feet though and turns his attention back towards Tyrone Smith. Landing a haymaker, he sends Crazy Boy into the corner back first. Bailey stalks in after him though, and starts nailing some straight punches to the bread basket and then the button.

Bryan Harris: If it weren’t for the ropes, Tyrone would be flat on his back right now. He’s KO’d standing up.

Alan Ducard: I can’t believe I’m saying this but you might be right, Bryan.

Jimmy Yates: It looks like Bailey’s going for a running step up knee smash tot eh face here. I know I’ve seen him do this move before.

Ron Bailey turns away from Crazy Boy, where he sees Cronos getting to his feet. Running at Cronos, he nails a stiff kick to the ribs that rolls Cronos onto his stomach, gasping for air. Bailey’s disrespectful offense causes the fans to let Bailey have it, but only momentarily as Bailey decides to run full speed ahead back towards Crazy Boy’s corner. At the last moment, Bailey jumps to the middle rope for the step up, brings a knee up, but instead of connecting with Tyrone’s jaw, the Crazy One manages to duck underneath, and let Bailey’s own momentum carry him over the top rope, spilling roughly on his stomach and shoulder to the outside!

Bryan Harris: Lucky for Bailey, this isn’t a battle royal. Otherwise, he’d have just won himself the Taka Elimination Award.

Jimmy Yates: That certainly looked like a painful landing.

Alan Ducard: I think Crazy Boy senses the chance to take on Cronos one on one here, which is seemingly what he has wanted during this match.

Diamante slowly gets to his feet, clutching his ribs, as Crazy Boy wobbly makes his way towards the No Limits Champion. Measuring up Diamante, Crazy Boy turns back towards the ropes for speed, and on the recoil gains enough momentum to leap with a flying clothesline. Cronos however, catches Tyrone Smith in mid-air, pivots a foot and DRILLS him down to the mat with an Anderson-type spinebuster that shakes the ring from the impact!

Crowd: Ooooooooh!

Alan Ducard: What power from Cronos!

Bryan Harris: I think Crazy Boy’s done here.

Cronos signals something to the crowd with his newfound wind, and part of the crowd goes wild.

Alan Ducard: Cronos could be looking for the Countdown to Extinction here.

Bryan Harris: That’s some A+ match calling there, Sherlock. That IS Cronos’ finisher, after all.

Forcefully lifting Crazy Boy back onto his feet, Cronos tucks his head in between his legs, and with ease, lifts him up in the air with a powerbomb. He shifts his weight forward some, allowing some room to hook underneath Crazy Boy’s arms for the crucifix powerbomb position. Lifting up again, pointing Tyrone towards the heavens, some of the fans cheer him on and some of the fans boo him, wanting Crazy Boy to escape the trademark finishing maneuver. Cronos then prepares for the hard snapping descent down to the mat, when suddenly Crazy Boy wriggles around in the position. Then, he falls backwards towards the ropes, with his feet hooking around Cronos’ head, head-scissoring Cronos down throat first onto the middle rope!

Alan Ducard: What athleticism from Tyrone!

Bryan Harris: Impressive ring awareness on Crazy Boy’s part.

Jimmy Yates: Look at the Bail-ster capitalizing!

With Cronos’ head draped on the second rope and Crazy Boy leaning back first against the top rope upon getting to his feet, Ron Bailey has casually, and somewhat sneakily, used his “break” from the match to walk up to both men on the outside apron, and hook his hands around Crazy Boy’s head. Then, in one dropping motion, he snaps Crazy Boy’s neck down against the top rope, shooting him forward onto his face from the recoiling impact as well as rocker dropping Cronos’ head down against the middle rope, crushing his wind pipe!

Bryan Harris: Way to go, Ronald! He’s back in this thing!

Alan Ducard: That was unique, but he just used the ropes as a weapon on both of his opponents there...

Jimmy Yates: Perhaps Alan, but I must admit, it looked cool!

Bailey steps back into the ring, and takes a moment to decide which competitor to go after, but it doesn’t take long for him to decide to go after Crazy Boy. Bailey brings Crazy Boy to his feet, and then hooks him up like he’s going for a suplex. Lifting him up, he then pushes forward and brings him down on the top turnbuckle, setting him up for a high risk maneuver, possibly a superplex. Bailey steps on the second turnbuckle, and sure enough, sets Crazy Boy up for a superplex. Crazy boy sense it coming though, and nails Bailey in the mid-section with some forearm shots until he falls to the mat. Crazy Boy then stands on the top rope, and motions to the crowd for something and the fans eat it up.

Alan Ducard: He could be going for the Crazy Spin here!

Bryan Harris: This is a waste of valuable time.

Jimmy Yates: To me it looks more like Crazy Boy putting the exclamation point on Bailey than going for a “cheap pop”.

He measures up Ron Bailey, leaps off, and after a 450 degree rotation he connects with both knees onto Bailey’s abdomen and chest!

Alan Ducard: Effing hell!

Jimmy Yates: He got it!

Bryan Harris: Bailey could be seriously hurt here and you jerk store baggers are marking like a couple of Nancy’s...

Crazy Boy with the cover.

ONE!

Jimmy Yates: It’s over!

TWO!

Alan Ducard: New champion!

THR- out of nowhere, Mirage reaches across the ring and pulls Crazy Boy off of Bailey by his leg.

Alan Ducard: No!

Jimmy Yates: What the hell?!

Bryan Harris: Thank the HEAVENS for Marcus Mirage!

The fans immediately start booing mercilessly as Mirage climbs the rest of the way in, and drags Crazy Boy to his feet. Not even giving him the chance to defend himself, Mirage sucker punches Crazy Boy in the stomach, and follows it up with a vicious snapping DDT. Then, turning Crazy boy over, Mirage mounts him and unleashes a furry of stiff close fisted punches, eventually opening up Crazy boy’s forehead with his bare knuckles.

Alan Ducard: This is disgusting, with Bailey unconscious and Cronos incapacitated on the outside, Crazy Boy had the title won!

Bryan Harris: Tell me, if Crazy boy had the title won, then why isn’t he wearing the title?

Alan Ducard: Don’t be such a toss pot, Bryan. You know bloody well this is ridiculous.

Bryan Harris: NO, what’s ridiculous is that ANY of you idiots would get behind a loser like Crazy Boy. He’s lost eighty percent of his matches here in LEGACY, and doesn’t deserve to be within a ten foot pole of a title. So no offense FCC, but kiss my ass, Alan.

Alan Ducard: I would if I could tell the difference between your arse and your face!

Jimmy Yates: Enough guys.... this match is STILL going on! Remember? No disqualification?

Pummeling Crazy Boy’s face into hamburger, Mirage stands up off the ground at the same time Cronos Diamante manages to get to his after having his throat smashed against the middle rope. Adding a few extra kicks in, Mirage looks at Cronos and then mouths something that almost looks like “You’re welcome.” Cronos though, mouths for Mirage to get out of the ring, which he eventually does.

Looking back down at Crazy Boy, Cronos sees how bloodied up and beaten Crazy Boy is, obviously puts two and two together. Instead of going for the pin though, Cronos paces back and forth, with a pissed off look in his eye.

Bryan Harris: I don’t understand what the problem is here. Cronos was just given the match on a silver platter, and he’s not taking it?! What kind of a ‘tard is this guy?

Alan Ducard: Cronos is no ‘tard, BRY. He’s simply a man of honor, and refuses to allow Crazy Boy to lose like that.

Cronos steps back with his arms folded and just watches Crazy boy lie motionless in the center of the ring. Bailey, finally coming to, gets up to his feet and looks across the ring at Crazy Boy laying there. Looking at Cronos for the slightest second, he smirks, and sprints over towards Crazy Boy. Practically jumping on top of him, Bailey places one finger on top of Crazy Boy.

One!

Two!

NO!

Jimmy Yates: Looks like Cronos isn’t going to let Bailey steal this one.

Cronos has had enough and vents his frustrations by grabbing Bailey by the back of his head and nailing him with a reverse DDT. Then, in one quick succession, he rolls him over, slaps on a full nelson, and wrenches him back almost completely in half.

Alan Ducard: Ne-Han!

Practically snapping Bailey’s spine and vertebrae in half with the full nelson camel clutch, it doesn’t take long for Bailey to scream in agony and the referee to signal the bell for the submission.

Josephina Colbert: The winner of this match by submission... and STILL... NO... LIMITS... CHAMPION.... CRONOS.... DIAMANTE!!!!!

Being handed the No Limits Championship from the referee after the bell tolls his victory, Cronos Diamante puts it back around his waist and heads out of the ring after casting one last disgusted look on Ron Bailey.

Jimmy Yates: I'll be honest, I wasn't sure if Cronos Diamante had gotten in over his head with this triple threat match against Ron Bailey and Crazy Boy, but he came out of it victorious.

Bryan Harris: With a huge assist going to MiRAGE...

Alan Ducard: The way Cronos Diamante competed tonight, I believe there was a considerable chance he was going to find a way to retain the championship.

Bryan Harris: Well the match is over, but it looks like maybe MiRAGE it's quite done here tonight.

Having not left the ringside area like some might have thought, MiRAGE climbs back into the ring and walks over to where Crazy Boy is still laid out on the mat.

Jimmy Yates: Oh no... this isn't going to end well.

Alan Ducard: I agree, someone has to do something!

Suddenly there's a stir amongst the crowd and a guy hops the steel guardrail and slides into the ring. MiRAGE looks surprised as the guy runs towards him, but as the fan goes for a clothesline MiRAGE just barely ducks underneath it and then immediately runs over and slides out of the ring. As MiRAGE walks back up the ramp, arena security rushes the ring and restrains the man, who at this point was kneeling beside Crazy Boy.

The scene goes backstage to the parking lot where we find the monsters of Domination standing by the rear door of a closed ambulance, which speeds off into the night as they turn away. Venom and Rage begin walking from the scene when they are approached by Intern Avery.

Intern Avery: Guys, guys, I wanted to get …

Domination collectively ignores him, the anger radiating from their very beings, as if they can only see red.

Intern Avery: Guys … guys … I just wanted to ask …

From there Rage whirls around where they had left Avery and picks him up by the collar and Venom puts up a hand to “stay” Rage who is positively livid.

Venom: Look Avery, now is not the f*cking time. We’ve got some bitches to kill. Talk to us when they’re dead.

Rage puts Avery down and both men stalk down the hall ready to tear the members of El Chupacabra limb from limb.

This portion of LEGACY is opened up in the backstage area with Tyrone "Crazy Boy" Smith holding an ice pack to his face. He recently lost his match for the No Limits title due to the interference by Mirage. That’s what has caused the obvious look of anger in his eyes, but that is a different story. The story he’s worried about now is about the fan that came through the crowd and looked over Tyrone after he was knocked out.

Tyrone: I can't believe he found me after 7 years…

He looks back and forth as he walks down the hall.

Tyrone: Now the only question is where he is at right now.

He continues walking and looking.

Tyrone: I have to make sure it is who I think it is.

Tyrone, still holding the ice pack, walks down the hallway, frantically searching for the fan. He looks in all kinds of doors and locker areas, but no sign of the guy. Eventually, he meets up with a group of road agents and walks up to them.

Tyrone: Hey, have you seen where security took the fan that came out after my match?

One of the road agents, Carter Franklin, gives Crazy Boy a slow shake of the head.

Carter: Nope, can't say I have. Just go down the hallway to the security room and ask one of them. That's as much as I can help you with.

Tyrone thanks Mr. Franklin and continues down the hallway, in search of the fan.

Jimmy Yates: One title defense in the books as Cronos Diamante held on to the No Limits Title, we move into the second half of the show with the second title match of the evening as Domination attempt to defend the World Tag Team Championships.

Alan Ducard: Back at STRIFE 30 Diego de Cardenas and Hector Rodriguez issued the challenge to Trent Logan, and for a moment it appeared that things were going to get violent, however Trent Logan accepted the match on behalf of the champions, and the violence we thought we were going to see didn’t happen… not until earlier tonight.

Bryan Harris: Look, bottom line? People are over-looking El Chupacabra. They’ve wrestled as a team all over the world, having won tag team championships together in various organization, and so it makes sense that they’re getting frustrated by that, especially with all the stereotyping people are putting on them. And the attack earlier tonight on Trent Logan?

Jimmy Yates: It was despicable!

Bryan Harris: Oh I wouldn’t say that. I’d say “strategic”. It’s obvious that Ben Murdock and Steve O’Reily lean on the guidance of Trent Logan more than any team I’ve ever seen rely on their manager, and Diego and Hector obviously wanted to make Domination have to win it on their own.

Jimmy Yates: And what, Hannah Perez’s distractions for Trent weren’t enough? She could’ve kept flirting with him and tried to find ways to take his mind off of helping RAGE and VENOM build a gameplan. But instead, they do something reprehensible and send Trent Logan to the hospital instead of having to deal with Domination with Logan at ringside.

Alan Ducard: From the moment they watched Trent Logan get put into the ambulance, you could tell that the loss of their manager from tonight’s events was going to affect Domination’s performance, possibly even taking them off of whatever gameplan they had devised in the past two weeks, but what we didn’t know what whether the effects were going to result in the World Tag Team Titles changing hands. Let’s find out.

Start : Footage from the Match

After connecting with a hard forearm shot which knocks Ben Murdock back a few feet, Hector Rodriguez turns and runs over to Domination’s corner and drills Steve O’Reily with a clothesline which knocks him off the apron. Ben Murdock starts to move in Hector’s direction, but before RAGE gets there he is hit from behind by Diego de Cardenas. Reaching up, Diego grabs on to Ben’s shoulders and then pulls him backwards as Hector runs in with the clothesline. As the Diego pulls backwards on Murdock as he falls, Diego lifts his knees, connecting with the assisted lung blower.

Jimmy Yates: Come on, ref! Get some order in there!!

Bryan Harris: See, Jimbo, that’s one of your problems… a great double-team move like that, and all you can think about is how there are people in the ring who aren’t legal in the match right now! This is TAG TEAM WRESTLING, that sorta thing happens! Get used to it!

Moving out from underneath his fallen opponent, Diego repositions himself on top of Ben Murdock and starts trying to connect with right hands to the face, but the referee steps in and starts yelling at Diego, pushing him slightly, trying to get him out of the ring. When Diego gets up to his feet and starts moving towards the corner, Hector moves in and tries to take advantage of the situation, but the referee moves him back too.

Alan Ducard: The referee finally getting some order, and by not letting Hector capitalize fully on the double-team, he is, in a sense, punishing El Chupacabra for what they did.

Bryan Harris: Playing favorites, that’s what I call it!

Not the legal man, Diego is forced to get back out onto the apron, and once that happens Hector is allowed to continue with the match. Picking RAGE up off the mat, Hector sends his opponent into the ropes with an irish whip, but on the return Ben Murdock leaps up off the mat and takes Rodriguez down with a Lou Thesz Press. On the way down, Hector uses his knee and Ben’s momentum to propel Murdock off of him into a forward roll like a modified Monkey flip.

Jimmy Yates: Almost!

Bryan Harris: Ben Murdock was going for the Lou Thesz, but now he finds himself in the corner having to use the ropes to help himself up!

Alan Ducard: I believe that’s just to expedite the process, Bryan.

Bryan Harris: Yeah, but Hector’s not going to let him do anything to get back on the offensive.

As Ben Murdock nearly reaches his feet in the corner, Hector Rodriguez moves in and tries to lock him into a position from which he can suplex him, but as soon as RAGE gets his feet underneath of him, he fires backwards with an elbow which connects right to the jaw of Hector, knocking him back a couple steps.

Jimmy Yates: That’ll stop him!

Bryan Harris: It slowed him down, but as you can see, Hector’s going to get right back in there!

Shaking off the impact, Hector steps forward, headed for the corner where Ben Murdock is turning around and he is met with a hard left hand that catches him on the side of his head. RAGE then takes a step forward, hooks his arm underneath Hector’s, pivots, and tosses him a couple feet over into the other corner.

Alan Ducard: Nice modified hiptoss by Ben Murdock, and here’s the opportunity he needed to make a tag.

After stomping down on Hector’s chest a couple times, Ben Murdock makes his way over and tags Steve O’Reily into the match. Once VENOM enters the ring, he immediately moves in and begins stomping down on Hector to follow up on what Ben had done. Lifting Hector up off the mat, Steve grabs his opponent and lifts him up high above his head into a gorilla press position.

Jimmy Yates: Look at how POWERFUL Steve O’Reily is! Hector Rodriguez isn’t exactly a small guy, and VENOM is holding him up there!

Displaying his brute strength to everyone in the arena, Steve pivots around, facing the various different sides of the ring. When he pivots for a final time he spots Diego de Cardenas a moment after he had gotten into the ring, and before he has time to react, O’Reily is drilled by a flying heel kick to the throat from Diego, the force of the impact knocks VENOM backwards, allowing Hector to fall down on top of him. Diego rolls out of the ring, and the referee notices that the resulting positioning is a pinfall attempt, so he hits the mat to make the count.

One…

Two…!

NO!!

Steve O’Reily shoulders out well before the three count could’ve been made, and Hector rolls off of him. Getting up to his knees, Hector reaches out his hand and tags in Diego, who just stepped back up onto the apron. As VENOM works to get to his feet, Diego hops up onto O’Reilys back and tries to go for a sleeperhold, but when Steve gets his bearings, he reaches back, grabs Diego by the head and whips him forward down onto the mat.

Alan Ducard: Beautifully executed snapmare by O’Reily, and in perfect time, too.

Bryan Harris: If Diego had locked that thing in any longer, Steve would be passed out on the mat right about now, so you’re damn right it was perfect timing on Steve’s part.

Taking a couple steps forward, Steve O’Reily drops an elbow that connects right to Diego’s sternum. Right back up to his feet, VENOM drops a second elbow that hits the exact same spot, leaving Diego to hold his chest in pain. Returning right back to his feet, VENOM walks over to his corner and tags in RAGE. Instead of entering the ring right away, Ben Murdock climbs up the turnbuckles and puts one foot on the second rope and the other foot on the top turnbuckle.

Jimmy Yates: What’s he doing?!

Alan Ducard: I believe he’s waiting for Diego to get up off the mat.

Still clutching his chest, Diego struggles and forces his way up to his feet, and as soon as he is back to a vertical base, Diego looks up and sees Ben Murdock fly off the top rope with a flying shoulderblock which puts the member of El Chupacabra back onto the mat.

Jimmy Yates: That’s one heck of a projectile to be hit with from the top rope!!

Bryan Harris: What’s he call that one, the Flying Meathead?! It would serve him right if Diego would’ve moved out of the way, this thing would be over!

Alan Ducard: Yes, but he didn’t miss it, he very much connected!

Jimmy Yates: Oh, and now would you look at this?!

Hannah Perez climbs up onto the apron and leans underneath the top rope and begins yelling at the referee and Ben Murdock.

Jimmy Yates: Where’s Trent Logan when you need him?

Bryan Harris: He got carted off to the hospital, Jimbo. Come on, your memory can’t be THAT short, can it?!

Alan Ducard: Well it appears that Ben Murdock isn’t going to let this go any further…

Putting a stop to this before it can get started, Ben Murdock stands up and walks over to the ropes, causing Hannah Perez to duck her head out of the ring, getting completely out onto the apron now. Murdock has a couple inaudible words for her, and when he gets close enough, she reaches out and slaps him. Pissed off, Ben gets red in the face and before he can reach out for her, Hannah hops down off the apron.

Bryan Harris: What in the heck does Ben Murdock think he’s doing?! Is he going out of the ring and after Hannah?!

Jimmy Yates: You’re damn right he is!!

Exiting out onto the apron, Ben Murdock hops down to the arena floor and starts walking after Hannah Perez, who is walking away as quickly as she can, trying to avoid Murdock’s wrath. When she turns the corner, she picks up a little speed to her pace as Murdock starts gaining on her. The chase doesn’t last much longer, though, because when Murdock gets halfway down that side of the ring, Diego de Cardenas runs at the ropes and flips himself up over the top rope. Diego’s boot connects with Ben’s face, but before Murdock falls to the arena floor he reaches out with his hands, grabs Diego and throws him into the steel guardrail.

Crowd: Ho-ly Sh*t! Ho-ly Sh*t! Ho-ly Sh*t!

Alan Ducard: And that’s what they mean when they say moves like what Diego de Cardenas just did are putting ones body at risk!

Jimmy Yates: Diego might’ve knocked Ben Murdock down, but I’d say Diego got the worst of it on that move from the guardrail!

Bryan Harris: Don’t underestimate that kick Diego sent to Murdock’s head. He drew blood with it!

Getting up off the arena floor, RAGE Ben Murdock notices that he’s now got a cut on the side of his nose, and that seems to anger him and motivate him even further. Taking Diego by the arm, Murdock sends his opponent into the ring underneath the bottom rope, then follows him back in after shooting a dirty look to Hannah Perez. Pulling Diego over to the Domination corner, Murdock lifts Diego up off his feet and then sets him up into a standing head scissors, reaching back and tagging in Steve O’Reily.

Alan Ducard: These fans can sense it… Murdock and O’Reily are about to go for the Total Domination!

Jimmy Yates: This one’s about to be over!!

As Steve O’Reily climbs up the turnbuckles, Hannah Perez runs over and hops up onto the apron and starts yelling at VENOM and yelling at the referee. The referee runs over and tries to get Hannah to get off of the ring apron, but she reaches out and grabs the referee’s shirt and starts begging him for something. With the attention still on Hannah, Hector Rodriguez runs into the ring, over into Domination’s corner and drills Murdock with a Yakuza kick to the face, knocking him backwards into the top turnbuckle, upsetting VENOM’s balance and crotching him on the top turnbuckle.

Bryan Harris: Care to guess again, Jimbo?!

Hector Rodriguez drops to the mat and rolls to the outside at the same time Hannah Perez lets go of the referee. Diego gets up off the mat and climbs up to the top rope, hops up onto O’Reily’s shoulders and swings backwards for a hurricanrana. On the way down, Diego reaches out and grabs the ropes and pushes off towards the middle of the ring, keeping himself from flipping all the way over. The result of doing this is that Steve O’Reily crashes down onto the mat, landing right on his head.

Alan Ducard: Diego de Cardenas with a modified Hurricanrana that acts almost like a DDT, and he’s going for the pinfall…

One…

Two…

Jimmy Yates: Not like this!!

Three!

The referee gets to his knees and calls for the bell, asking the time keeper to hand him the championship belts. Before Josephina Colbert can announce anything, Hannah Perez takes the microphone from her and gets into the ring as the referee is being handed the belts. She stands up next to Diego, who has been rejoined in the ring by Hector Rodriguez.

Hannah Perez: The winners of this match…

Before she can finish her announcement, however, Ben Murdock gets back into the ring, causing Hector, Diego, and Hannah to leave the ring and head for the entrance ramp. On the way back up to the stage, Hannah completes her announcement amidst the loud booing from the fans.

Hannah Perez: The winners of this match… and NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD… Diego de Cardenas… Hector Rodriguez… EL. CHUPA-CABRA!!!

Jimmy Yates: I can’t believe it! I can’t believe that whatever little plan Diego and Hannah and Hector put together, it all worked! I can’t believe we’ve got new tag team champions!

Bryan Harris: Well BELIEVE IT, Jimbo, because what we’ve got here tonight is PROOF that Domination got away with something CRIMINAL at Elevated Tensions when they STOLE those belts from Diabolik! I knew it was only a matter of time before the universe got things right, and it’s a shame that Gryffin Anselm and James Win didn’t have the first shot at those FORMER paper champions, Domination, because then we’d be back to the way things SHOULD’VE been after Elevated Tensions… But if it couldn’t be The Diabolik getting the belts back, I’m glad to see Hector and Diego with the belts, because they’re damn deserving of it, too!

Alan Ducard: Regardless of how people feel about El Chupacabra winning the World Tag Team Titles here tonight, you have to wonder if things might’ve been different had Trent Logan been at ringside to keep Hannah Perez in check.

Jimmy Yates: You bet your ass things would’ve been different.

Bryan Harris: Oh I wouldn’t be too sure about that. He’d be too busy staring at her curves to realize what was going on around him… I’m beginning to think Trent Logan isn’t any smarter than those meathead FORMER tag team champions!

As the broadcast switches to a view of Katsuro Yoshida and Kevin Oppenheimer walking through the back halls of the arena, we find ourselves in the middle of a conversation between the two.

Kevin Oppenheimer: And ya see, I think that’s a big reason why you lost to Jerry Starr back in El Paso. You were so worried about making a mistake that you psyched yourself out.

It’s obvious by Katsuro’s non-verbal response that he disagrees.

Katsuro Yoshida: Not worried. Focused. I had a plan of attack with various different scenarios and how I would react to them.

Kevin Oppenheimer: You think you might be planning things just a little TOO much?

Katsuro Yoshida: It was that type of preparation which has lead to many victories for me in the past.

Kevin nods slightly, but you can tell he doesn’t totally agree.

Kevin Oppenheimer: Yyyyeah, but how’s that working out for you here in the States?

Not wanting Katsuro to take it the wrong way, Kevin continues.

Kevin Oppenheimer: You’re a great competitor, why not just go off of instinct? It would help you loosen up a bit inside the ring, and I think you’ll find that your natural ability and your experience are going to take you a long way.

Katsuro closes his eyes and holds up a hand, opening his eyes as he responds.

Katsuro Yoshida: I don’t have time for this, but I will try to find you before the night is over to discuss what you had in mind. For now, I really must go.

Kevin Oppenheimer: Wait, where are you going?

There’s no response from the Bushido Buntai member, and Kevin is left to confusedly watch Katsuro walk off down the hall. Oppenheimer looks around and spots road agent Preston Thompkins standing up against the wall, and Kevin casually approaches him.

Kevin Oppenheimer: Hey, you got any idea why he was dressed like he had a match?

Preston just shrugs and shakes his head.

Kevin Oppenheimer: I know he wasn’t booked tonight…

As Preston looks down at his clipboard to investigate, Kevin glances down the hallway in the direction Katsuro walked, shrugs, and then turns around and walks back the way he came, not furthering his discussion with the road agent.

Our cameras take us backstage where we find Trevor Washington with microphone in hand standing alongside Devastation. Washington himself is clad in a nice looking black suit, while Devastation wears a pair of loose fit faded blue jeans and a solid dark blue button down shirt. As we focus on the two of them for a second Trevor gets his cue and begins the interview.

Trevor Washington: I’m here alongside Devastation and first I want to say thanks for agreeing to talk with me tonight.

Devastation: My pleasure.

Trevor Washington: Let’s first talk about what we just saw out there tonight, Stephen Rawlings defeated in the number one contender tournament by Crash in a match officiated by the man you fought at the last Strife, John Iley. What did you think about what we saw out there?

Devastation: Well let me just say that it was a breath of fresh air to see Stephen Rawlings forced to wrestle within the rules. I wish more officials in this company would take the approach that John Iley took out there tonight.

Trevor Washington: Now some may hear that and think of it as an indictment of officiating here in LEGACY. Is that the case?

Devastation: Not at all. For the most part, I think they do an excellent job. It’s more of a praising of the work that John Iley was able to do in the guest referee position tonight. He took that element away from Stephen Rawlings. Cheating is his crutch that he falls back on when he knows he’s outclassed. It’s nice to see it taken away from him and to see him forced to wrestle within the rules.

Trevor Washington: The last time Stephen Rawlings and you met in that ring he cheated to win by using the ring ropes. You’ve been adamant about the fact you have unfinished business with him and would like a rematch. Is that still the case?

Devastation: Absolutely. I feel I was cheated in that match because Stephen Rawlings took a short cut and stole a victory. I guarantee that if we were to meet somewhere down the road and he were forced to wrestle within the rules, as he was tonight, that I would beat him. There’s no doubt about it in my mind.

Trevor Washington: What about the guest referee in the match between Stephen Rawlings and Crash? You locked up with Mr. Iley in your last match and the two of you fought to a draw. Is he someone you would like to lock up with again in the future?

Devastation: Without a doubt. John Iley is a great talent and I really respect what he is capable of doing inside the squared circle. We have some unfinished business stemming from our last match. We have to go to overtime to settle this one and at some point, I would love to climb into the ring with him and finish what we started at Strife 30.

Trevor Washington: Excellent. I for one will be waiting earnestly for that one down the road. Devastation, thanks again for talking with me tonight.

Devastation: You bet Trevor, anytime.

The scene opens in the backstage area. Jake Dominion, decked out in his usual ring attire (black Oakley shades, baggy black nylon cargo Kikwear pants) with a Giants home blue #17 Plaxico Burress jersey on over it, is exiting his locker room when around the corner appears road agent Carter Franklin with clipboard in hand. Carter stops Jake for a moment as he starts to speak.

Carter Franklin: Hey Jake, you ready for your big match?

Jake looks over at Carter with that trademark cocky smirk splashed across his face as he responds.

Jake Dominion: Ready?

The smile grows wider.

Jake Dominion: I was born ready. And just like my Giants knocked off the Packers this past weekend to advance to the Super Bowl here in Arizona to face the Patriots…

Jake shakes his head as he continues.

Jake Dominion: I'm not gonna let Gryffin stand in my way of getting more revenge at Crash. Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta get going, I got some "D" to freeze...

With that, Jake struts past Carter with that smirk still plastered on his face as Carter is left standing there with his clipboard.

Alan Ducard: Our next match is the only match in the second half of the show without a title on the line, but it’s every bit as important as the matches we’ve seen thus far with championship gold on the line.

Jimmy Yates: In the second tournament match of the night, Jake Dominion stepped into the ring with Gryffin Anselm to see who would move on to face Crash to see who is going to get the World Title shot at the next pay per view.

Bryan Harris: We all know just how badly Jake Dominion wants to win this match. It would not only get him one step closer to a World Title shot as well as putting him into the ring against Crash sometime between now and then.

Jimmy Yates: Not only that, but with Gryffin Anselm having been a major part in Crash turning on him back a few months ago, you have to know that Jake has been looking forward to getting his hands on Gryffin Anselm in a one-on-one setting.

Alan Ducard: After what happened in the opening match of the evening, Gryffin Anselm goes into this match looking for an ALL DIABOLIK finals, ensuring that one of them would go on to face either Rocky Stellar or Loco Martinez at the pay per view for the World Title.

Bryan Harris: With tons at stake in this match for all involved, the front office wanted to make sure things were as fair as possible, and I guess that’s why they made Katsuro Yoshida the special guest referee.

Jimmy Yates: There was no doubt in my mind that Katsuro Yoshida was going to take his task as guest referee seriously and was not that kind of person who might be subject to bribes, and I was looking forward to seeing things called right down the middle.

Start : Footage from the Match

Grabbing his opponent by the wrist, Gryffin sends Jake Dominion across the ring with an irish whip. As Jake hits the ropes, Anselm ducks his shoulder too early and telegraphs a back body drop, so Jake stops himself soon enough, grabs Gryffin around the head and then throws himself backwards and drives Gryffin down onto his head with a DDT.

Jimmy Yates: Jake Dominion is just SO quick, stopping himself on a dime and in the process turns this match back in his favor.

Alan Ducard: He got some impressive torque on that DDT, putting him right back into the driver’s seat.

Bryan Harris: Do ou two have to rub it in? Besides, it’s only temporary.

Jake is the first of the two back on their feet, and as Anselm works his way back up, Dominion steps in and connects with a roundhouse kick to the back of the leg, then without putting his foot back onto the mat, Jake connects with his foot to the gut, doubling Gryffin over. Wrapping one of his arms around Anselm’s neck, Jake Dominion goes for a suplex attempt, but before Jake can get Gryffin up off the mat the Diabolik member blocks it, getting his feet back onto the mat. From there Anselm immediately lifts Jake up off the mat and rushes forward, driving Dominion’s lower back into the top turnbuckle in the corner.

Bryan Harris: Would you look at the raw power displayed by Gryffin Anselm? How is Jake Dominion supposed to compete with that?

Jimmy Yates: Well Jake’s a lot faster than…

Bryan Harris: RHETORICAL QUESTION, YATES! RHETORICAL. QUESTION.

Backing up halfway across the ring, Gryffin waits and watches as Jake Dominion works his way up off the mat after the huge impact in the corner. As Dominion stumbles towards the middle of the ring Anselm charges in and goes for a spear, but at the last moment something wakes up in Jake’s eyes and he leapfrogs the spear. Turning around, Jake makes the move to go in after Gryffin, but when Anselm stops his momentum and turns around and sees Jake coming towards him, Gryffin drills Dominion with a kick to the gut, doubling him over. Taking Jake by the back of the neck, Gryffin leaps almost straight up, getting his knee underneath Jake’s chin and then pulls him back down to the mat.

Alan Ducard: Nice modified knee-lift jawbreaker by Gryffin Anselm.

Bryan Harris: And like a pro, Gryffin’s not letting up, following it up with the quickness.

Hoisting Jake Dominion up off the mat, Gryffin immediately lifts his opponent up over his head into a gorilla press position, holding him there briefly before turning him and putting him onto his shoulder and all in one motion driving him down onto his back with a powerslam.

Bryan Harris: Would you look at that brute strength, Jimmy? Where’s the speed from Dominion now?!

Kicking Jake in the ribs and flipping him over, Gryffin sends Dominion under the bottom rope out onto the apron. Grabbing a hold onto the middle rope for leverage, Gryffin uses his legs under the bottom rope to shove Jake off the apron and down onto the arena floor. Despite a word of disapproval from referee Katsuro Yoshida, Gryffin heads out onto the apron himself, then down to the outside.

Alan Ducard: And now Gryffin sends things to the outside, and this is where he can be soo very dangerous, with so many additional things to use to his advantage without necessarily being illegal.

Bryan Harris: Exactly my thoughts, Alan. Gryffin is going to do everything he can to inflict as much pain as possible in whatever way he can.

Jimmy Yates: Gryffin joining Jake on the outside… but Jake’s on his feet quicker than Gryffin thought!!

As soon as Gryffin Anselm gets out onto the arena floor, Jake Dominion returns to his feet and immediately lands a hard right hand, rocking Gryffin back a step. Knowing that no one wants this to end in a double count out, Katsuro Yoshida watches the action and slowly makes a count, probably thrice as slowly as another referee might be inclined to do. Moving right in, Jake grabs Gryffin by the wrist and goes for an irish whip, but Gryffin overpowers him and reverses it, sending Jake into the steel guardrail. Charging in, Gryffin clotheslines Dominion over the guardrail and into the crowd.

Bryan Harris: Big mistake there by Jake Dominion thinking that he could go for an irish whip after just hitting Gryffin once in the past minute or so, a big mistake in deed.

Alan Ducard: Instead of following things up and taking the action into the crowd, it looks as though Gryffin is going to risk possibly getting disqualified as he goes and grabs a chair… and now he just places it in the corner of the ring under the bottom rope. Very conspicuous action on Gryffin’s part.

Jimmy Yates: Well Katsuro Yoshida took note of it, and although he hasn’t done anything to remove the chair from where it sits, you can be sure he’s keeping an eye out for it.

Walking over to the spot where he just sent Jake into the crowd, Gryffin grabs his opponent and tries to pull him back over the guardrail, but Jake strikes back with a kick to the arm, then stands up fully and drills Anselm with a hard right hand, driving him back. Turning around ever so quickly, Jake takes a nearby chair, moves it a little closer to the guardrail then steps on it with one leg, then steps up with the other leg, placing it on the guardrail and immediately leaping forward, swinging his leg around and drilling Gryffin Anselm in the chest with a kick and sending him down to his back. The count having reached six, Dominion lifts Anselm up off the arena floor and sends his opponent back into the ring under the bottom rope.

Jimmy Yates: Just like Gryffin sent things outside a couple minutes ago, now Jake’s sending things back inside the ring to finish things off.

Alan Ducard: From my assessment, the ending could be coming soon if Jake Dominion can get things going again in short order.

Hopping up onto the apron, Jake Dominion salutes the fans, getting a nice reaction from the crowd before he rejoins Anselm in the ring. Moving in on Gryffin, Jake grabs his opponent around the neck, then sends a knee up into Anselm’s sternum. Reaching down, Dominion grabs Gryffin by the leg, hooking underneath the knee into a fisherman’s position…

Jimmy Yates: He’s going for the Ice Breaker!!

Bryan Harris: Oh no he’s not!!

Before Jake Dominion can spin around into the swinging fisherman’s neckbreaker, Gryffin puts his hands on Jake’s chest and shoves him backwards.

Alan Ducard: Yet again the strength advantage for Gryffin Anselm comes into play… though I think that flying kick to the chest took its toll on Gryffin, because although he avoided the Ice Breaker, he looks to be hurting.

Staggering back a few steps, Gryffin drops to his knees clutching his chest as he tries to get a little rest in the corner. Changing up his gameplan a bit, Jake Dominion sets up, waits, and watches, tapping his foot in anticipation.

Jimmy Yates: Looks to me like Jake gave up on the idea of going for the Ice Breaker, unable to stand in there long enough to complete the move.

Bryan Harris: Gryffin’s arms are so strong he’ll just push him back every time.

Alan Ducard: Now it’s clear that Jake is going to be looking for the Iced Out Superkick.

Jimmy Yates: Wait, that’s the corner where Gryffin hid the chair earlier… I think he just picked it up!!

Hugging the chair to his chest, Gryffin works his way up off the mat, glancing backwards slightly to see where Jake is, keeping the potential weapon out of Dominion’s view. One foot underneath him and the other knee there for balance, Anselm pushes up a bit more, still catching view of Jake in his peripheral vision. Getting completely back up to his feet, Gryffin takes a step backwards and just as everyone expected, Jake steps in and goes for the Iced Out superkick… but Gryffin dives downward and drives the chair into Jake Dominion’s ankle of his planted foot. Immediately Jake crumples down to the mat and referee Katsuro Yoshida signals for the bell.

Alan Ducard: The referee has just disqualified Gryffin Anselm for the use of the chair, but obviously Gryffin’s not done.

Josephina Colbert: The winner of this match as a result of a disqualification… Jake Dominion!!

Using the chair to help himself stand up, Gryffin stands over Jake Dominion, turns the chair over to where the top part of it is closest to the ground and then he drives it downwards, connecting with the same ankle that he connected with just moments ago. As the time keeper’s bell rings and the fans continue to boo wildly, Katsuro Yoshida steps in and tries to get Gryffin to stop, but Anselm shoves him backwards, raising the chair up differently than before and using it to drill Katsuro in the head, flattening the match’s referee. Anselm then moves over and once again drives the chair downwards into the ankle.

Jimmy Yates: This is despicable! Gryffin Anselm and the entire Diabolik are just complete disgraces to the human race! From what they did two weeks ago to X-Calibur, what they’re doing here tonight to Jake Dominion, what they did to Eric Wolfson… what he just did to Katsuro Yoshida, and what they did months ago to Jake, this has got to stop!

Crash, Tino and Giovanni run out from the back and get into the ring to join their cohort, but before Gryffin Anselm can do anything further, the fans erupt with cheers as Cronos Diamante rushes out from the back, charging down the ramp with a chair in hand. Moving a lot faster than Crash, Tino, or Giovanni, Cronos slides into the ring, chair in hand. Gryffin starts forward and raises the chair, but thinks better of it when he realizes that Cronos is fully rested. Backing up a couple steps, Gryffin drops to the mat and rolls out of the ring and joins the three Diabolik members on the outside.

We're outside a dressing room. Not any dressing room. Standing on either side of the door are Loco Martinez's employees, T.Rex and Arch Angel. Both are decked out in their tuxes. John Thomas approaches and sizes the two up, and nods.

John Thomas: Gentlemen.

Arch Angel: Hey JT. Loco wants us to keep guard. Make sure he doesn't get any unwanted visitors.

T.Rex: But I'm sure he's cool with you stopping by.

T.Rex reaches and knocks on the door.

T.Rex: Hey Loco, John Thomas is here to see you.

From inside the room.

Loco Martinez: Send him in, fellas.

Arch Angel reaches and opens the door for John, who steps into Loco's dressing room. Loco is sitting on the floor in his wrestling gear, a silver "You can't spell Main Event" t-shirt, stretching.

Loco Martinez: Hey man. How's it going?

John Thomas: Good, good. Feels a little weird, not having a match at a SuperCard... but I'm glad I get to be here for your big night!

With a big smile on his face, John walks over and pats Loco on the shoulder as he continues to stretch.

Loco Martinez: Thanks man. Glad you're here.

John Thomas: Wouldn't miss it for the world. It was a huge rush when I was there when you beat Stephen Rawlings. Now here we are again, a huge match, and I gotta tell ya Loc...

Slowly John nods, the grin getting a little bigger.

John Thomas: When you beat Stellar...

The smile keeps getting bigger and bigger, and he nods his head even more pronouncedly.

John Thomas: It's going to be AWESOME. And I've got some GREAT ideas for it... and I know it's getting a little late for strategy...

Loco looks up and winces.

Loco Martinez: Yeah. I'm not sure about us getting together on some "strategy", JT. You know? Part of me just wants to take care of this... myself.

John Thomas: Oh, yeah, totally.

John winks.

John Thomas: Yeah, you'll definitely take care of Old Man Stellar all by yourself... I'll just be there at ringside for a closer look, ya know? It's been a long time coming, this match, and I wouldn't miss this thing for the WORLD! I'm not like Stellar, man...

John gets an empathetic look on his face.

John Thomas: I'll be there for you.

John takes a step back and puts up his hands and looks apologetic.

John Thomas: And I know that I haven't been around much the past couple weeks, but this whole thing with Stellar hangin' around again... it just gives me the creeps. I mean, tryin' to steal OUR spotlight?

John looks disgusted.

John Thomas: Who does he think he is?!

The look on John's face looks like he just swallowed a rotten fish.

John Thomas: The guy wins a few World Titles in his day... He rides YOUR coat-tails to a few World Tag Titles... milks off of YOUR entertainment value to make up for his lack of personality... and now when we become the hottest thing in the business, he shows up? What's that all about?!

As John stands there waiting for his friend’s response, Loco looks up at Thomas, and half nods... looking conflicted.

Loco Martinez: I appreciate it, John. I really do. You know? I'm glad you're here, its nice to have some support for a change. And I'm going out there to beat Rocky Stellar. I just want to make sure its on my terms, John. I don't want to leave any room for doubt. I need to make a STATEMENT!

Loco looks up at John with fire. Noticing the intensity, John slowly begins to nod.

John Thomas: That's what I'm talking ABOUT! I can’t wait, Loc! This main event… I’ll enjoy watching you beat that old man… on your terms.

John smiles at Loco who looks back at his friend and nods, but there's a hint of worry in the champ’s eye as John Thomas turns and heads out the door.

The lights dim and a bucket of popcorn hand in hand with a hot dog and a soda dance across the Jumbotron singing a little song to encourage you to pick up some snacks from the concession stand before the main feature.

Voice: Your Main Feature will start after these previews.

Some clips are shown of Sandra Bullock buying tickets for a train are shown, a bomb under the train is shown, Derek Shane as officer Martin Murtagh, then Sandra Bullock is shown trying to drive the train as the words SPEED 3 flash across the screen coming Summer 2008.

One of those long funny commercials for coke are shown then a bag of skittles and a bottle of crystal Pepsi is shown sitting on a table. We see two hands enter the screen from off camera and grab either end of the bag of skittles and pull, the bag busts open and skittles fly everywhere, the bottle of crystal Pepsi falls over and spills all over the floor.

Voice: From the producers of Elevated Tensions and Call to Arms, featuring the stars of the award winning Destined for Greatness, and from the creators of Stellar Insanity comes a battle of the ages. One's half crazy, the other is just old. Rocky Stellar vs. Loco Martinez for the World title. JL Martz gives it three thumbs up.

Now for your Feature Presentation...

14:59 appears via a spotlight on the ring mat as "Beverly Hills" by Weezer plays and the crowd boos as Derek Shane makes his way to ringside with Shadow following three and a half step behind him as the crowd boos. Shane enters the ring followed by Shadow and grabs a mic.

Derek Shane: I've taken a lot of risks in my life, most of which have gone unappreciated. I risked being blacklisted in Hollywood by crossing the picket line to entertain you fans who waste your life away contemplating question like why have they never done a Matlock guest appearance on Law & Order, how come Grissom and the CSI crew haven't called in Colombo.

Just one more thing...

What does a five star talent like Derek Shane have to get an actual booking in this place?

The crowd lets out a cheer.

Derek Shane: That's what I'm talking about, feel the love.

Shane frowns as he looks towards the entrance and sees why the fans are cheering and it's not for him. Big Jimmy Smith has appeared on the entrance ramp sporting a neck brace, standing beside him is his tag partner Racin' Pat Reynolds.

Big Jimmy: This isn't over Shane, you haven't gotten rid of Big Jimmy Smith.

Derek Shane: Great, I love sequels.

Reaching the bottom of the ramp, Big Jimmy and Racin' Pat climb into the ring.

Big Jimmy: You know I'm out there just tryin to make a living, trying to make my big break just like you.

Derek Shane: I'm nothing like you and your SKINemax videos. Derek Shane is a star.

Big Jimmy: You’re just another wannabe Hollywood bully, just like the broads I work with. You’re afraid the younger sexier better "actors" are going to take your place , so you get the face lifts, and the tummy tucks, and the plastic surgery and do whatever you can to take cheap shots to make your competition look bad instead of seeing opportunities to grow the business around you and work with new people.

Big Jimmy gets up in Shane's face and Shadow steps between them with his arms crossed.

Derek Shane: Why you arrogant little prick, the great Derek Shane has never had any type of cosmetic surgery this all natural beauty.

Shane unknowingly brushes the hair away from his scar given him to Greyson Blade in China.

Big Jimmy: Little Prick? I'll show you…

Jimmy puts his hand on his zipper and is stopped by Racin' Reynolds.

Racin' Reynolds: Woah, Big Jimmy, this is a family show and there’s kids in the audience. Anyway, you don't wanna let Shane catch you with your pants down. You and him and Shadow are not the type of Menage-a-trois you want to be a part of.

That gets a laugh from part of the crowd.

Derek Shane: Look, Gordy McRedneck, why don't you take your little friend here and go get some nachos and Coke and go back to your double wide.

Racin' Pat moves towards Shane and before Shadow can get between them Pat takes a swing, but Shane ducks and dropkicks Racin' Pat in the knee and then hits a swinging neck breaker. Big Jimmy makes a move to interfere, but Shadow reaches out and grabs the back of his neck brace holding him in place. Jimmy pulls away and the neck brace breaks off, which is bad for Big Jimmy because as Shadow rips the neck brace off, Shane bounces off the ropes and clobbers Big Jimmy right in the throat with a vicious lariat. Shane then picks up Racin' Pat and slams him on top of Big Jimmy and puts his foot on top of them as he motions for Shadow to make the count and Shadow drops and slaps the mat three times. Derek Shane raises his arm in victory then grabs Big Jimmy and lifts him up with gut wrench suplex into a modified neckbreaker across his knee.

The fans boo loudly and apparently one person has had enough as they continue to jeer and boo. Not one to hide how pride he is of his “victory” Shane already has the mic back up to his mouth.

Derek Shane: You see, Jimmy? I tried to tell you I was one of the best! How’s that for a money shot, you broke ass John Holmes?!

Alan Ducard: This is getting out of hand…

Bryan Harris: And for Big Jimmy Smith, unfortunately it looks like it’s about to get worse!

Obviously having decided his dirty work isn’t finished, Derek Shane finishes looking out amongst the crowd and turns his gaze back on Jimmy Smith. Meanwhile, a certain guest of Legacy has seen enough. Shane is too busy deciding what to do next with his victims that he doesn’t even seem to really notice Adam Davis hopping the guardrail. Most of the crowd who knows Davis reacts, but Shane only thinks it was because of his porn star pun. Just as Derek Shane is about to drill Big Jimmy with another neckbreaker, Adam Davis slides into the ring and charges toward Shane. Derek Shane notices just at the last second and quickly bails to the outside while Shadow stands next to the ropes with his arms crossed placing a barrier between Shane and Davis.

Jimmy Yates: Damn it, I was hoping we’d get to see Adam Davis kick Derek Shane’s ass!

The crowd gives a warm reception as Adam checks on the fallen teammates keeping an eye on Shadow in case of a sneak attack. Visibly upset, Shane snatches a mic while Adam Davis checks on Big Jimmy and Racin' Pat and motions to his Shadow, who slides out of the ring and stands next to Derek Shane. As he slowly inches his way backwards towards the backstage curtain, Shane shows his displeasure.

Derek Shane: This is an outrage! Where is security in this place? Rabid fans aren't supposed to hopping the guard rail, a person could be hurt. My lawyers will here about this, and I'm not talking about Ally McBeal either, these people make John Milton look like a nice guy lawyer. You’re lucky I'm a nice guy or I would have let Shadow rip you apart, but I don't want any lawsuits for him beating up a retard fan that over-stepped his boundaries!

Shadow and Shane disappear behind the curtain that leads backstage, not waiting around for Adam Davis to respond as EMTs with stretchers pass them on their way to the ring. Adam shakes his head in obvious disgust, and checks back with the EMTs on the condition of Jimmy and Pat, but soon realizes there isn’t anything to be done, and begins to make a straight line to the back. The fans give a great reaction, some from those who know him from other companies, and others who don’t know him just as the crazy dude that helped try and save Jimmy from another neckbreaker.

The screen flashes to life with the words “STRIFE 30: James Win vs. X-Calibur, Tao of Valor Championship Match.”

Win charges and X-Calibur pushes past the referee to try and attack as well, but Win is just a bit quicker and the steel collides with X-Calibur’s skull, dropping him immediately The All-Star hits him again, and the bell continues to sound as the referee tries to get Win to stop his assault but to no avail.

Win drives the chair down again and again into the spine. Finally he holds the chair up to the crowd before pulling X-Calibur to his feet. The ToV Champion can barely stand as his back spasms.

Win boots him and hits the Starburst (Pedigree) on X-Calibur on the chair, only to then immediately wrap him up into the second part of the move - a Boston crab! The fans are livid, screaming “Asshole” at Win who will not stop the submission hold as X-Calibur claws the canvas in agony unable to free himself.

With that the scene flashes to the three announcers as the ToV Title is up for grabs in the next contest.

Alan Ducard: We’re now down to the final two matches of the night, and the penultimate contest is a rematch from STRIFE 30, with X-Calibur once again putting the Tao of Valor Championship on the line against James Win, this time in a submissions match.

Jimmy Yates: Yeah, two big differences for tonight’s match compared with how things set up two weeks ago. This time around it was X-Calibur issuing the challenge to James Win, and as you mentioned there’s a Tao of Valor token on the line, and if X-Calibur can get James Win to tap out, he’ll earn that fourth and final token, and whenever he chooses to do so, he can trade in the four tokens for a shot at the World Title.

Bryan Harris: You guys are absolutely right, that’s what’s at stake in this match, but all these people who are so eager to see X-Calibur make history today are going to end up being disappointed. X-Calibur’s body has weeks and weeks and months of recovery to catch up for, and he got real lucky that he was able to beat John Thomas at ELEVATED TENSIONS with all the damage John did to his shoulder, and after what happened at STRIFE 30, X-Calibur’s back and shoulders are ripe for a submission… and you know that had to be the plan that The Diabolik set up… That disqualification James Win took two weeks ago was obviously part of the plan.

Alan Ducard: At this stage in the game, in the banged up shape that X-Calibur is in, obviously this match was going to be a very tough task. This is why X-Calibur would be the first person to earn that fourth token. The schedule is so very grueling and the champion gets bruises on top of bruises… Others have gotten close in the past, but getting this last win proves to be a very tough task.

Jimmy Yates: I don’t think X-Calibur would have it any other way. He’s a head-strong guy who likes a good challenge, and when he makes the most of a challenge and comes out victorious, you can tell that he thought it was all worth it… and if he can win this match, it will all be worth it.

Bryan Harris: That’s a HUGE “if”, Jimmy. A lot of people only know James Win as a tag team wrestler, but earlier in his career he had a few really good title reigns with singles championships.

Jimmy Yates: Yeah, and a lot of his cockiness can be attributed to the reigns James Win had with the Pan-American Championship back about five years ago in a different organization.

Alan Ducard: Were there not a World Title match between two members of a legendary tag team, I believe this match would’ve been the main event with what’s at stake. Can X-Calibur overcome the odds, or will the damage which has mounted over the past few months be just too much to endure here in this submissions match? Let’s get to the footage and check it out.

Start : Footage from the Match

The scene springs to live the jarring sound of hand hitting chest with the resounding echo of a knife edge chop which is quickly followed by the cheer of the crowd as another of X-Calibur’s chops hits home on the challenger’s chest. In spite of his current dominance in driving James Win back into the corner, X-Calibur is obviously struggling as the non-chopping arm is just hanging at the Champion’s side, seemingly useless. In the corner, X-Calibur begins to alternate punches and chops and then mixes in a brutal kick that doubles the challenger over. The ToV Champion pulls The All Star in under his arm and drops backwards, spiking him face first into the canvas with the DDT.

Alan Ducard: X-Calibur has been fighting back for all he’s worth after hitting the back body drop out of Win’s attempted Starburst, but I’m just not sure if he can pull off the victory here.

Jimmy Yates: The fans surely think he can, did you hear them cheer after that DDT?

Bryan Harris: Yeah, I hear them say quite a few things. I’ve heard them tell me I suck, and that’s obviously not correct, so why would I put any stock in what the fans’ believe? Besides, look at that arm! James Win has effectively rendered that arm useless which as a result has left X-Calibur vulnerable to Win’s attacks on the lower back. I’m sure he’s just waiting for the right time to lock on his own version of a Boston crab.

X-Calibur pulls Win to his feet with the good arm and rocks him with a punch. He goes for a second punch but Win blocks and rakes the eyes, sending X-Calibur off with and Irish whip. The ToV Champion reverses out of his predicament by going up the ropes and leaping back with the springboard looking for the Dragon’s Fist flying forearm. Unfortunately for the champion, at the last instant Win bails, and X-Calibur crashes into the canvas, and even worse, since he was punching with the good arm, during the miss he instinctively put out his bad arm and that’s the arm/shoulder that goes crashing into the canvas with all of his body weight behind it. The fans groan as the champion involuntarily groans in pain as he rolls on the canvas clutching at his bad arm.
Alan Ducard: Well gentlemen, here is a huge opportunity for The All Star and we will now see what he can do with it.

Jimmy Yates: I still say that X-Calibur could pull this off, but even I’ll admit he looks to be in a very, very bad situation right here.

Bryan Harris: Bad? Very Bad? This is absolutely devastating to the champion, and I think we’re going to see exactly why James Win is an All Star right here, right now!

The challenger pulls X-Calibur up and twists the arm only to drive his elbow down on to it repeatedly damaging the arm and torquing the shoulder. The All Star pulls X in and drops back with the armbreaker, dropping back and driving the shoulder into the canvas. The fans begin booing as Win pops up to his feet and poses for the crowd, eliciting an ire-filled “asshole” chant from the fans around the arena. Win moves to X-Calibur’s front and begins driving his knees repeatedly into the shoulder, before standing and beginning to drive stomp after stomp into X’s back. James pulls X up to a vertical base and then kicks him to pull him into a standing headscissors. However, instead of moving into the butterfly/double underhook, Win wraps X-Calibur and heaves him up and slams him down to the canvas with a rare powerbomb from The All Star.

Bryan Harris: Look at James Win pulling out all of the stops here to become ToV Champion. Everyone usually thinks of James Win as more of a high flyer, but when the weight comparison is right Win can show some exceptional strength, and in just a few minutes I think that strength is going to carry him to his first singles title here in LEGACY.

Jimmy Yates: You are so quick to count out the champion Bryan, but X-Calibur has been ToV Champion this long for a reason. He is a great wrestler and great wrestlers find a way to win against the odds.

Alan Ducard: The odds look to be greatly favoring James Win here though Jimmy, and Win has X-Calibur up and there’s a backbreaker from Win, and now he’s going for that Boston crab!

Bryan Harris: If he can get the Starburst #2 locked on this one will be all over!

Jimmy Yates: X is fighting the hold, and the fans are willing him to fight it with that “Let’s Go X” chant!

The chant gets louder as The All Star turns the champion over and goes to cinch in his submission finisher, but X struggles and pops one leg free. Win doesn’t give up on applying a submission, however, and he decides to go with the single leg crab and wrenches back on the leg, contorting and putting pressure on X’s weakened back. X-Calibur writhes in pain as Win is able to literally sit down on him while applying the hold. The referee moves into position to check for the submission, but X will have none of it. He bears down and grits his teeth, fighting the pain as he begins to drag his body along with The All Star towards the ropes.

Alan Ducard: X-Calibur is almost to the ropes gentlemen, and freedom could just be a few seconds away.

Bryan Harris: It could be but he’s actually been in this hold for a reasonable amount of time. It wouldn’t surprise me if he got to the ropes but then fell just a bit short.

Jimmy Yates: With the fans willing him on here I don’t think X-Calibur can fall short here Bryan. He’s reaching out and … he grabs the bottom rope!

Alan Ducard: So that will break the hold and the match will continue.

Bryan Harris: Win isn’t going to just let go guys, he’s going to take that five count.

The official begins the five count and upon reaching five, The All Star still does not let go of the hold, bringing admonishment from the referee as X is shaking the bottom rope, and finally after a few more seconds, Win releases the hold.

Jimmy Yates: Finally Win let’s go of the hold after definitely bending the rules of this match up. I know the only way to win is by submission, but there are some rules that you are still expected to follow.

Bryan Harris: X-Calibur has NEVER broken the rules in his long career? I mean as a veteran it’s almost expecting that you are going to at times play fast and loose with the rules to take every advantage you can get. With gold on the line, perhaps nothing is really going too far.

After releasing the hold Win goes right back at it, going for the crab again, only for X to bail from the ring, sliding out through the ropes to the floor. Win follows him out and charges and slams X-Calibur back first into the apron. On the impact the champion begins to slump down, but before he can Win tosses him from the apron head long, shoulder first into the ring steps, dislodging them and leaves X in a hell of a lot of pain clutching at his shoulder. Win kicks him in the shoulder and rolls him back inside the ring. Win then ascends the turnbuckles and turns sizing up X-Calibur for a moonsault. The All Star flips backwards off the top rope but before he can connect, the ToV Champion rolls out of the way of the blow. Win hits the canvas rather hard, and X-Calibur as a moment to collect his bearings as the crowd roars, cheering for X to take advantage of Win’s miscue.

Alan Ducard: Win misses the moonsault and has given X-Calibur an opening, and such is the way of the high risk maneuver. Win is starting to get up and here comes X-Calibur charging and dropping the challenger with the clothesline. The Champion is off the ropes again and here’s another clothesline!

Jimmy Yates: That’s how you get a fighter stunned and start building momentum.

Bryan Harris: We’ll see how long it can last with a useless arm and a back that’s been ripped to shreds.

X-Calibur follows up the second clothesline with a third and then pulls Win up with the good arm, and chops him before hitting a stiff kick to the gut followed by an elbow to the back of the head. X-Calibur then hooks the arms, and delivers the Trouble Arm (Double Arm) DDT! From the DDT, X-Calibur brings Win up and sends him to the turnbuckles with the Irish whip. The All Start goes in face first, only for X to follow in with a high knee to the back, driving Win into the buckles. As Win drops in the corner, X-Caliber begins stomping the hell out of him in the corner. Win flails with the impact of each blow, and finally the ToV Champion pulls him up and hooks him before taking him up and twisting and dropping back with a big belly to back suplex, putting Win in perfect position for X-Calibur to scale the buckles.

Alan Ducard: X-Calibur now heading to the top rope and I’m sure he’s going to be looking for the Hang Time Elbow as Win is in excellent position to be on the receiving end of that high impact blow.

Jimmy Yates: This could spell the end for the challenger and … NO! What’s he doing out here!

Tino, Diabolik’s reside thug-in-a-suit runs to the ringside area and hops up on the apron acting like he’s yelling at the referee, but in getting to the apron he SLAMS down on the top rope, which knocks X straight down crotch first on to the turnbuckles. The fans boo the actions of the Diabolik thug as the referee chases him off the apron. However, the damage is done, and Win pulls himself off the canvas.

Jimmy Yates: What a cheap tactic by the Diabolik! Tino just knocked X-Calibur off the buckles and now Win could take this match!

Bryan Harris: He just wanted to give the referee a piece of his mind.

Alan Ducard: To be fair Bryan even you have to admit that’s a stretch. Win is up now and the fans are livid as he moves in on James Win and … he’s applying a Fujiwara armbar!

Bryan Harris: Oh this one is OVER! Just the torque on the shoulder with the working of the arm is going to be enough to rip that shoulder right out of the socket.

Alan Ducard: Well the Boston crab attempt failed earlier as X was able to drag himself to the ropes after kicking one leg free on the attempt, but I don’t think he’ll be doing that here from this hold!

Jimmy Yates: X is going to have to dig down deep now to try and survive this supremely effective submission hold!

Win keeps the arm pulled tight and sits down on X, and he then reaches back as the referee is checking the ToV Champion and grabs the ropes to gets even more torque on the arm but perhaps also to get even more pressure down with the “sitting” part of the move. X-Calibur refuses to give up, and in the refusals, the official looks up and sees the use of the ropes and admonishes Win who after some begrudging releases the ropes. Tino leaps up on the ropes to give the referee some grief for forcing Win to release the ropes. As the ‘discussion’ between Tino and the official progresses, Win again goes for the ropes! The fans react violently to the further cheating, and finally the referee turns and sees the ropes being used once more. Again the official admonishes him, but Win ignores him, and finally, the referee pries Win’s hands off of the ropes as the fans roar in approval! Win falls off of X, and immediately gets up to jaw with the official for his actions!

Bryan Harris: That is total abuse of power by the referee! He doesn’t have the authority to put his hands on Win like that!

Jimmy Yates: Perhaps he should have just followed the rules!

Bryan Harris: Rules only matter when there’s a penalty for breaking them and in this case he can’t be DQ’ed, so how is not breaking the hold going to matter? Win has totally been thrown off by the referee’s actions!

Alan Ducard: The official used his discretion after Win failed to heed his warning for the umpteenth time this match guys, so I’m not going to throw stones but Win has the official by the collar, and here comes X!

X-Calibur moves in behind Win and grabs him by the head and pulls him back hitting a reverse DDT in the scorpion death drop mold! X gets off the canvas as fast as he can, and stalks Win. The All Star, still stunned, gets to his feet but X is waiting for him and delivers a HUGE X-Terminator that bounces Win on the canvas! The crowd roars as Win is planted in the center of the ring. Finally, X is up and wraps Win up in the Legendary Pain (elevated Texas cloverleaf)!

Alan Ducard: There’s the Legendary Pain! Win is trapped in that elevated position in the middle of the ring!

Jimmy Yates: That’s devastating! There’s the X-Terminator shot to the neck and now all that pressure is being put both on the back and on the neck! Win isn’t going to last through this combination!

Bryan Harris: Dammit, it looks like that X-Terminator shot did the trick! I think Win is out!

Alan Ducard: You’re right Bryan! Win is out!

Jimmy Yates: Actually he's showing a little bit of life by tapping his hand on the mat!!

Alan Ducard: The referee is signaling for the bell! X gets Win to tap to the submission hold and now has the last token for his ToV reign!

Josephina Colbert: Ladies and Gentlemen, the winner of the match and still Tao of Valor Champion! X-Caaaaaaaaalibur!

Jimmy Yates: He did it! He did it! X-Calibur has done the impossible!

As soon as the referee called for the bell, the time keeper handed him the Tao of Valor Championship and a little velvet draw-string pouch. Taking the items, the referee walks over and puts the belt into X-Calibur's hands as confetti falls from the rafters. Still on his knees, X-Calibur puts the belt over his shoulder, and then the referee hands him the velvet pouch.

Alan Ducard: Inside that pouch is something that no other individual has ever achieved. Inside that pouch are the four Tao of Valor tokens.

Jimmy Yates: And represented by those for tokens is a guaranteed World Title shot. Whenever he cashes those bad boys in, he gets a contract to fight the World Champion.

Bryan Harris: Out of all the guys who have held that belt, I didn't think X-Calibur was going to be the first to obtain all four tokens in one title reign, not with all the bumps and bruises he's been building up over the past couple months.

Alan Ducard: And despite the fact that he can now trade the four tokens for a World Title shot, X-Calibur's reign with the Tao of Valor Championship continues... and if he can win his next eight matches, he could find himself with a second set of tokens to trade for a SECOND World Title shot.

Getting up off the mat, X-Calibur walks over to the corner and climbs up onto the second turnbuckle. As he does, he immediately begins clutching his lower back, nearly causing the Tao of Valor Championship to fall off his shoulder. Wincing in pain a little bit, X-Calibur exits the ring, gingerly gets down to the arena floor and starts walking up the ramp, turning around backwards halfway up to the stage and holds his championship belt up high for a moment before turning around and walking the rest of the way backstage. The view then changes over to the recap position.

Alan Ducard: He has won a number of titles in his career, but I imagine that this victory ranks up with some of the bigger wins X-Calibur has had in his career.

Jimmy Yates: Going into this match, you could tell that he had something to prove to his critics with this match.

Bryan Harris: He may have won the match and kept the belt and been given the opportunity to trade those tokens into the front office for a World Title shot. Clearly he's got an interest in tonight's main event, but X-Calibur's "victory" tonight caused him to have to watch the match between Loco Martinez and Rocky Stellar from the trainer's office.

The camera switches backstage, where we see our reigning Tao of Valor champion laid out on a cot. Some of Legacy's medical team members surround the champion, checking over his body to make sure there's nothing too seriously wrong.

X-Calibur: God DAMN it! Watch what the f*ck you’re doing there, Doc!!

X-Calibur yells out in pain as one member of the medical staff touches his injured shoulder. His body twists violently, and his legs kick out, knocking the Tao of Valor Championship off the short table it had been placed on. The camera zooms in on the prestigious LEGACY belt for a moment, and we see a black gloved hand reach down for it. The camera zooms back out to reveal that the hand belongs to none other than the Angel of Violence, Greg Allocca.

Greg: Rough couple of weeks, huh, X?

Greg gives a little laugh at X-Calibur's current state. X shouts something else that is once again bleeped out by the censors, but Greg does not feel threatened with X's current condition. He brings the Tao of Valor Championship up to eye level, and stares at it intently for a few moments.

Greg: For now, this belongs to you.

Greg walks over and pushes one member of the medical team out of the way. He places the Tao of Valor strap over X-Calibur's injured shoulder, and pats down on it...HARD. X's face contorts in pain.

Greg: For now.

The Angel of Violence turns away, but suddenly X fights through the pain and manages a to get a word in, despite his current ravaged physical state.

X-Calibur: Oh, f*ck head, I almost didn’t see you there.

X bursts out into some unexpected laughter.

X-Calibur: Got some ADVIL?!

X-Calibur heaves a sick hack of a bellowing laugh that lasts for what seems like forever. Like a scene made specifically for John McClain in a Die Hard movie, X-Calibur just laughs and laughs at the absurdity of his condition and what he still managed to accomplish here tonight. Occasionally yelling out from the twinge of his shoulder as the medical examiners continue to probe at his body like a marshmallow left in the fire too long, Greg Allocca is stricken a little off guard for the slightest moment before he laughs along with X-Calibur through his pain.

Greg Allocca: Sorry, X-Man. I’m fresh out.

Continuing to laugh along with X’s sudden uproarious sense of humor, only not quite as deeply, Greg turns away once again and leaves the medical examiners to tend to X-Calibur.

Taped earlier tonight: Cronos is calmly drawing a stream of water from a Gatorade container into a used Subway cup in the backstage area a few moments after his match with Crazy Boy and Ron Bailey. Before Cronos takes a drink; however, his emotions get the best of him and he throws the cup against a nearby wall and it explodes from the pressure.

Cronos Diamante: Damn that son of a bitch, Mirage.

Cronos leans onto the table in front of him and hangs his head. Only after three full minutes does Cronos lift his head and stare at the spot where his Subway cup literally stuck to the wall. It's apparent his anger is still there but he has at least regained some of his lost composure. Cronos shakes his head and stares at his No Limits Championship in deep thinking mode.

Intern Avery: Mr. Diamante. May I have a moment?

Cronos doesn't even acknowledge Intern Avery's presence. The most likely explanation is that he doesn't know he's even there. Intern Avery clears his throat and speaks a bit louder as he dares wander outside his comfort zone.

Intern Avery: Mr. Diamante. May I have a moment?

Cronos quickly grabs his No Limits Championship and spins around and begins walking away from Intern Avery but he is not deterred.

Intern Avery: Cronos! Why didn't you pin Crazy Boy?

Cronos stops dead in his tracks and speaks with his back to Intern Avery.

Cronos Diamante: What did you ask me?

Intern Avery: I wanted to know why you didn't pin Crazy Boy when you could have clearly won much quicker that way. Why target Ron Bailey? He was still in the fight.

Intern Avery has now managed to make it to Cronos' side which is just enough for Cronos to half turn to him. Half of what composure Cronos gained has now been stripped away by one simple question.

Cronos Diamante: Do you know what honor is, Avery? Do you know what it means?

Instead of looking dumb in front of Cronos, Intern Avery seems to have come prepared.

Intern Avery: Honor is personal integrity, respect, dignity, rep…

Cronos Diamante: Let me guess… you consulted the f*cking dictionary?

Intern Avery's lack of ability to offer up an explanation is evident that he had, in fact, consulted the dictionary.

Cronos Diamante: I have to respect the fact you made the effort to come somewhat prepared. But you know what… I know exactly what that dictionary says it means. I know what you probably think it means. I know what others believe it is. But what it truly is? What honor truly is? Do you want to know? Because I personally believe you have no f*cking clue as to what it truly is.

Before Intern Avery can say a word, Cronos is already speaking.

Cronos Diamante: Honor is a code few people in the world poses. Hell… some of those who "claim" to poses the code don't truly understand what it truly means. Some dare not speak of it like it is something to be revered. Honor is what kept me from pinning Crazy Boy. You think it honorable to steal a win from a man laid out by a treacherous snake like Mirage? Ron Bailey is just as big a scumbag as Mirage is, although he lacks the brain capacity. So there's your answer. Now I'm leaving.

Cronos turns and begins walking away but stops halfway down the hall as he spots Issac Entragian and Elizabeth Gaunt. Cronos eyes stare a hole right through the man known as the pale plague and Issac returns the favor. Issac and Liz approach Cronos and with Intern Avery out of sight, Issac grins a grin so vile it's as if Hell itself was contained in that grin. No words are spoken for a long time. The two simply stare at each other. The silence is broken by Issac's evil voice.

Issac Entragian: This…

Issac glares down at the No Limits Championship belt, and then looks back up into Cronos' eyes.

Issac Entragian: …isn't over.

Cronos smiles.

Cronos Diamante: One way or another… our paths will cross again. I'm sure of that, Issac.

Issac is plenty satisfied with that answer and with that answer he disappears in the distance to leave Cronos standing in the middle of the hall with the No Limits Championship.

Jimmy Yates: We’ve had three other championship matches tonight, a couple of matches to help determine who would be getting the World Title shot at the next pay per view, and we also got a couple heated grudge matches… but our next match is bigger than each of them.

Alan Ducard: To understand why that is, you have to understand the history between Rocky Stellar and Loco Martinez, but to get the full idea, you’d have to watch hours and hours of footage spanning the past decade or more. They’ve been both friends and enemies at different times, having put together a body of work as tag team partners to make them obvious choices to be in the Hall of Fame for any organization in which they spent any considerable amount of time, they’ve stood across the ring from each other and had legendary matches of varying importance, and this one is certainly of high importance.

Bryan Harris: My memory’s not too great about the particulars, but from what I recall, this is the first time in a long time that Loco Martinez has stepped into a World Title Match against Rocky Stellar when Loco was the champion, and that’s what makes this match so big in my opinion. Rocky Stellar was always considered to be the bigger superstar out of the two, and this is the chance for Loco Martinez to step out of his former tag team partner’s shadow.

Jimmy Yates: There’s a reason why Stellar’s considered the bigger superstar: because he’s had more singles championship reigns!

Bryan Harris: That was because the OLD Loco Martinez was content to let Rocky Stellar take the spotlight instead of challenging him for it, but ever since Loco decided to start trying to gain personal accolades to cement his legacy in this business.

Alan Ducard: For the most part I’d agree that throughout his career, Loco Martinez could have put up a good fight against Rocky Stellar during just about any of Stellar’s World Championship reigns, and if they had stepped into the ring with one another a few more times, Loco might’ve even earned himself a few more title reigns. That said, it might’ve decreased the number of tag team championships they earned as a team.

Jimmy Yates: When Rocky Stellar showed up two weeks ago and said the things that he said to Loco Martinez, I knew this match was going to be coming up. I didn’t know how soon it was going to be, I didn’t know what kind of shape Stellar was going to be in, but I knew it was going to happen.

Alan Ducard: I, too, wondered what kind of shape Rocky Stellar was in, but through talking to him a couple times over the past two weeks, it’s obvious to me that although he’s not in the same shape he was a year or two ago, he’s still got plenty left in his tank, and from that point on I knew Stellar was going to come into this match prepared with the necessary tools to beat Loco Martinez.

Bryan Harris: To get as much of the action as possible on tonight’s broadcast, let’s stop talking about the history between them and let’s get to the footage.

Start : Footage from the Match

Stellar has Loco hoisted in a stalled vertical suplex, letting the blood rush to Loco's head. After about ten seconds he falls back driving Loco to the mat. He floats over for the cover…

One…

Two-no! Loco shoulders out right at two.

Bryan Harris: It will take MORE than that to put down OUR Legacy World Champion!

Stellar pops up and drags Loco to his feet. He whips him off the ropes and levels Loco with a clothesline. The crowd roars as he smirks down at his friend, dropping a violent knee to the chest of Loco Martinez. Stellar stands and stomps down with authority.

Alan Ducard: Stellar working on the upper torso, chest, and ribs of Loco. Which will make it hard for him to get oxygen during this match.

Jimmy Yates: It will also take its toll if Loco uses some of his high risk high impact aerial offense. Stellar knows this better than anyone.

Stellar scoops Loco up and slams him hard with a bodyslam.

Jimmy Yates: Simple. Effective. Violent.

Stellar again with a knee drop across Loco's chest, and stands and follows it up with a stomp. Stellar again scoops up Loco. This time picking him up on his shoulder looking for a running powerslam. Stellar takes off but Loco squirms his way out slipping down the back he uses Rocky's momentum against him slamming Stellar chest first into corner. Loco then drops down and rolls Stellar up.

One…

Two…

th-NO! Stellar shoulders out. Loco hops up, and as Stellar gets to his knees Loco nails him in the back of the head with an enzugiri. Stellar slumps to the mat, as again Loco makes the cover.

One…

Two…

Thre-NO! Stellar is out at two and change.

Alan Ducard: Loco looking to quicken the pace.

Bryan Harris: The old man can't keep up. His age and being out of the ring for most of the year will spell certain doom.

Loco picks Stellar up and whips him into corner. Loco takes charge with and attempt at a back handspring elbow, but Stellar senses it coming and ducks and ends up doing a modified back body drop that sends Loco catapulting out of the ring. Loco lands with a thud on the outside, the crowd starts a mild "Holy sh*t… holy sh*t" chant. As Stellar slides out of the ring.

Jimmy Yates: The ICON smells blood.

Stellar sizes up Loco and lays a hate filled glare "warning" John Thomas to stay away. Stellar picks up Loco and rolls him back into the ring.

Alan Ducard: Very sportsman-ly from Mr. Stellar. Putting his opponent back in the ring to continue the match.

Inside Stellar picks up Loco and nails a northern lights suplex with a bridge!

One…

Two…

Thre-NO!! Loco kicks out. Stellar gets up and smirks shaking his head knowingly.

Jimmy Yates: Stellar knows that no matter his attitude, or mental state, there is no quit in Loco Martinez.

Stellar scoops Loco and backs him into the corner and begins to drive shoulders into the ribcage of Loco.

Alan Ducard: Working those ribs.

Stellar whips Loco across to the opposite corner and goes to follow up with a splash.

Jimmy Yates: Stellar Splash?!

Stellar launches himself, but Loco drops and rolls out of the way, Stellar crashses into the turnbuckle. Loco rolls out of the ring. Quickly gets up jumps to the top rope and launches himself nailing a springboard missile dropkick that levels Stellar.

Loco with the cover.

One…

Two…

NO! Stellar muscles Loco out.

Loco gets up quickly, trying to remain on the offensive. He goes to whip Stellar off the ropes, Stellar reverses, sending Loco into the ropes. Loco grabs the rope stopping his momentum, Stellar charges, but Loco senses this and drops Stellar down with a drop toe hold landing Stellar throat first across the bottom rope.

Loco drives a stiff as hell kick to Stellar's midsection, and then posts himself off the top rope to almost a perfect vertical handstand on the ropes and then drops down driving both knees into Stellar's back with violent force.

Alan Ducard: Innovative offense from Loco… who doesn't look like he's done.

Loco back to his feet drives a boot to the side of the ICON's head, and the eyes up the top turnbuckle. The crowd buzzes with excitement, as Loco hops to the top eyeing Stellar's head which is hanging out over the apron. Loco shrugs and launches himself with a somersault leg drop onto to back of Stellar's head.

Alan Ducard: … oh…. My

Crowd: HOLY SH*T! HOLY SH*T! HOLY SH*T!

Loco winces as he rolls to the outside and walks off the impact of the leg drop. Stellar's head continues to dangle over the side, his eyes glassy.

Jimmy Yates: He's out of it.

Loco continues to shake his leg out as John Thomas comes up and pats Loco on the back. John then walks off and grabs a folding chair. The crowd begins to boo mercilessly. Thomas walks over to Loco and thrusts the chair into Loco's hands.

Alan Ducard: John Thomas giving Loco "an out" for this match right here.

Bryan Harris: Why fight when you can keep your title AND destroy the legend of Rocky Stellar in one SWING!!! Its Brilliant!! Chair him back into stone age, LOC'!!!

Loco takes the chair but there is a conflicted look in his eye. Thomas continues to urge Loco on as the crowd continues to voice their displeasure. Loco looks at Thomas who is adamant about the shot. Loco turns an evil eye to Stellar who just stares vacantly, not quite grasping what is about to happen to him. Loco grabs the chair, his knuckles white with intensity…

John Thomas: Do it, JAY! For everything he's done. For everyone who's doubted you!

The crowd matching that intensity with hatred directed towards the Legacy World Champion. Loco continues to look on his long time best friend just laying there… and turns to one of his other best friends who wants desperately for Loco to chair Stellar.

Alan Ducard: He's conflicted. He doesn't want to do it!

Jimmy Yates: Don't DO IT LOCO!

Bryan Harris: Do it, Martinez! End him!

Loco turns from Stellar to Thomas. From Stellar to Thomas… Loco's face softens and he shakes his head and drops the chair down.

Alan Ducard: John Thomas is LIVID!

Thomas screams and shakes his head as Loco just rolls back in the ring, to continue the match, leaving an irate John Thomas on the outside.

Bryan Harris: I can't believe he didn't do it!

Loco tries to drag Stellar to his feet, but Stellar rocks him with a stiff right hand. Loco tries to counterpunch, but its blocked and Stellar drives another right into Loco's grill. Loco tries once more and its blocked again and this right hand sends Loco down.

Bryan Harris: He should have finished him when he had the chance.

Stellar picks up Loco and drops him with a short armed clothesline. He goes for a cover.

One…

Two…

Th-NO! Loco shoulders out, but is feeling the affects of Stellar's high impact offense.

Stellar drags Loco to his feet again and goes for the irish whip. Loco reverses it, sending Stellar into the ropes, and John Thomas grabs at Stellar, not to take him down, just to distract him. Which it does. Stellar turns and points a menacing finger at John Thomas, and as Thomas smiles evilly waiting for Loco to take advantage…

Nothing happens.

Loco just stands back watching this unfold. Stellar whirls around fearing a sneak attack, but Loco is across the ring and throws his hands up, showing he had nothing to do with JT's attempted interference. Then Loco holds up his index finger and dashes out of the ring. He goes up to JT and we catch some audio.

Loco Martinez: Let me take care of this, man. MY way.

Thomas looks annoyed by this but Loco insists, and then Loco takes the folding chair… the same one from earlier and sets it up and gestures for Thomas to sit down and stay out of it.

Alan Ducard: Well look at that. Loco doesn't want the short cut. He's admonished his friend and he's putting him on "Time Out".

Bryan Harris: Man… I hated "Time Out"!

The crowd gives a respectful round of applause as Loco slides back in the ring as Thomas sits down, not happy with Loco's decision but respecting his friend's wishes.

Stellar smiles and nods at Loco who just shrugs as the two circle each other.

Alan Ducard: Some bonds can't be broken. They can be weakened… they can be tested, but it appears that Loco Martinez isn't willing to do "whatever it takes" to take out his long time friend and tag team partner.

Stellar lunges at Loco who jumps back. Loco takes a swipe at Stellar who just side steps the attempt. Stellar goes for a right hand which is blocked by Loco. Loco goes for a sweep of the leg, but Stellar leaps it. Stellar with a clothesline… ducked by Martinez. Loco with a spinning thrust kick has his leg caught by Stellar. Stellar goes to throw Loco back by that same leg, but Loco turns it into a standing backflip, landing on his feet.

The two stand eye to eye as the crowd raises to their feet applauding their athletic display. The two tie up and Stellar uses his power to back Loco into corner. Winds up and rocks Loco with a chop, drives an elbow into Loco's jaw, and then snap mares him down. Stellar locks in a dragon sleeper, and wrenches back. Loco trying to squirm free, eventually drapes a leg on the bottom rope.

Stellar breaks the hold, but as soon as Loco's to his feet he hooks him and plants THE Legacy Superstar with a violent snap DDT. Floats over with the cover…

One…

Two…

Thre-NO! Loco shoulders out.

Jimmy Yates: Since Loco gave Stellar time to recover, the momentum has changed.

Stellar slaps the mat in frustration, and gets up. He drags Loco up, and sets him up for a powerbomb. He gets Loco up into position and drives him down with authority! He makes the cover and hooks the leg.

One…

Two…

Three-! !NO!

Alan Ducard: About as close as you can get.

Bryan Harris: If Loco would have just LISTENED to John Thomas he wouldn't be in this mess!

Stellar shakes his head, and again picks up Loco and gets behind him, and pulls his head back.

Jimmy Yates: Looking for the Stellar Drop!!!

Loco senses this, and jumps before Stellar can drop, and drives a knee into Stellar's head, which causes Stellar to release his hold.

Alan Ducard: When you've spent as much time together as they have you have counters to counters!

Loco quickly turns and leaps to the middle rope and launches himself back in a twisting cross body, taking Stellar down. Loco ends up rolling off holding his ribs from the impact.

Jimmy Yates: Those injured ribs flaring up.

Loco gets up holding the ribs, and drops a quick leg across Stellar's throat. Loco covers.

One…

Two…

Th-NO! Stellar out. Loco gets up and waits for Stellar to get up. As Stellar gets to his feet Loco runs and jumps up onto Stellar's shoulders, but Stellar just uses Loco's momentum against him and launching him over his head. Sending Loco down to the mat with a thud. Stellar drops to a knee as the crowd raises to their feet roaring.

Stellar get to his feet, and beckons Loco to join him in the center of the ring. Loco also gets up, both men looking exhausted as they meet in the center of the ring, and start to go toe to toe.

Loco with a right.

Stellar answers with a right.

Loco with another right and follows with a chop.

Stellar swings widely with a right and left and another right, rocking Loco back. Stellar sends Loco off the ropes, he ducks for a back body drop, but Loco leap frogs. Gets to the ropes, and jumps to the middle rope and launches an asai moonsault catching Stellar on his way over and driving him down with a DDT!

Bryan Harris: Modified "That Warm Fuzzy Feeling"!!!

Loco covers.

One…

Two…

THRE-NO!!!!

Stellar Kicks out!!! STELLAR KICKS OUT!!!

The crowd roars as Loco looks on in disbelief. Loco gets up and goes to the top rope sizing up Stellar. But Stellar gets to his feet, and dashes to the corner, jumps to the middle rope and seamlessly superplexes Loco back into the ring! Both men crash into the ring with a violent thud. Neither one move for a few moments and the referee starts his 10 count. 1…2…3…4…5.. Stellar starts to move, getting to his knees…6…Loco rolls over and props himself up on an elbow…7…8… Stellar gets to his feet… 9… Loco gets to his feet and the two stand wobbily trying to gain their composure. The crowd urging them on. Their eyes meet and with every ounce of energy in their bodies they FLY towards one another. Stellar pepper's Loco with rights and lefts. Loco ducks a huge right, and then drops Stellar with a double leg take down. Loco pistons a few quick rights into Stellar's face and gets up and nails a standing Shooting Star Press!

COVER!!!

One…

Two…

THRE-NO!!!

Stellar kicks out at two and 8/9ths. Loco slaps the mat in frustration. Loco drags Stellar to his feet, by his wrist. He looks out over the crowd with a knowing glint in his eye.

Alan Ducard: He's looking for the "Locapitator".

Loco snaps Stellar in towards him, but Stellar ducks the short armed superkick and instead traps Loco's leg and wraps his arms around him and throws Loco back with an exploder suplex, and sits on the mat for a few moments before getting into a crouched position gesturing for Loco to get up.

Alan Ducard: What's Stellar looking to hit, here?

Jimmy Yates: I'd say he's looking for a spear with the way he's perched.

Loco struggles to his feet, and as he turns Stellar takes off. Right before Stellar nails Loco with a spear, Loco jumps, Leapfrogging Stellar. Sending Stellar crashing into the middle turnbuckle. Loco quickly turns, and grabs Stellar's wrist whirls him around violently and leans back…

Alan Ducard: LOCAPITATOR!!!

Bryan Harris: He got all of that… I think I saw Stellar's denture's fly!

Jimmy Yates: Stop.

Stellar falls to the mat, and Loco collapses on top of him.

One…

Two…

THREE!!!

The bell rings and Loco just continues to lay there not out of anything other than pure exhaustion. Finally Loco rolls off and just sits in the ring, as Stellar begins to stir. Josephina Colbert gets on the mic as the referee gets to Loco and raises his hand.

Josephina Colbert: The winner of this match… and STILL Legacy World Champion. "THE Legacy Superstar" LOCO…. MARTINEZ!!!!!

The ref hands Loco the key to his trophy case and Loco puts it on over his head. He stands up, the crowd standing with him with a standing ovation for the two men in the ring. Stellar has also gotten up, and is leaning against the ropes. Loco turns to him and gives him a small nod and applauds his opponent before rolling out of the ring, and meeting with John Thomas.

Alan Ducard: These fans recognizing two greats who gave everything they had in that ring today.

Jimmy Yates: They may not always see eye to eye. They may argue, but I know that these two men have unmatchable respect for one another.

Bryan Harris: All that's well and good, fellas, but you're forgetting the most important thing. Loco Martinez is STILL our World Champion. Our most fighting-est champion! And when people say he had to take shortcuts they can watch THIS match, and see he can do it any way he wants!

We see Loco and John on the outside, but John turns his focus on Stellar in the ring, with Evil in his eye. Loco takes note also, and quickly grabs JT’s hand and has John Thomas raise his hand victoriously. Loco effectively keeping Thomas from running in and attacking Rocky Stellar.

The two back up the ramp, Loco making sure he doesn’t let go of Thomas’ wrist.