8 . 24 . 2008
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The music of Kanye West's "Stronger" hits and we are sent to a packed gym. Guys spar. Lift. Run. "Work it, make it, do it, Flash to a sweat soaked Greyson Blade. Melts into sweat soaked Issac Entragian. Becomes Gryffin. Becomes Cronos. Becomes X-Calibur. Becomes Crash. "N- n- now th- that don't kill me Justin Moreno leaping with an opponent with the M-80 "I need you to hurry up now Loco Martinez sitting holding the ropes open for John Thomas. "I know I got to be right now Chris Turner right up in Laura's face. "Man I've been waitin' all night now Adam Davis brawling with Derek Shane. Becomes Stephen Rawlings battling Justin Moreno. "I need you right now Issac Looking at the No Limits Title, lustily. "Let's get lost tonight Hannah Perez slaps the hell out of "Rage". "Play secretary, I'm the boss tonight Eli Storm smirks as he looks over Crazy Boy. "Awesome, the Christian and Christian Dior X-Calibur leaning up against a wall arms crossed looking confident. "I ask 'cause I'm not sure Flash into a Legacy arena where we get a time lapsed fast forwarding of lots of Legacy action. Its all blurs with the crowd and inside the ring. "Bow in the presence of greatness X-Calibur making his way to the ring some fans ring side doing the "we're not worthy bow". "You should be honored by my lateness Crash making a similar entrance scowls at the live crowd who boos him mercilessly. "So go ahead go nuts go ape shit A shot of a live crowd leaping to their feet pumping their fists screaming their lungs out. "Act like you can't tell who made this A shot of Domination, the Unholy Alliance, and El Chupacabra. And a huge question mark follows them.
Stephen Rawlings staring at the Tao of Valor. Wanting it. NEEDING it. "I don't know if you got a man or not, Chris Turner talking things over with Damien Black and Reverend Ezekiel. "God put me in the plans or not Cronos standing in the center of the ring waiting for an opponent. "So how the hell could you front on me? Gryffin steps out onto the entrance ramp. "I'm trippin', I'm caught up in the moment right? JT walking to the ring with an evil smirk. "So we gonna do everything that Kan like Loco Martinez sitting backstage with Anarchy the three enjoying a tasty Klondike. "Well I'd do anything for a blonde-dike Hannah Perez licks her lips seductively. "And we'll do anything when the time's right El Chupacabra laying a vicious double team on their opponents. "N- n- now th- that don't kill me Issac biting into the shoulder of Greyson Blade. "I need you to hurry up now Shane running from the giant boulder, Indiana Jones style. "I know I got to be right now Eli nails the Ratings Boost. Crazy Boy hoisting an opponent into "Crazy Airlines: Destination Somoa". "Man I've been waitin' all night now Rawlings pinning Moreno becomes Moreno pinning Rawlings. "I need you right now El Chupacabra and the UnHoly Alliance staring at the tag titles. "I need you right now X-Calibur staring at the World Title. And as that fades we're brought back to the packed gym. "Work it, make it, do it, Finishing a high shot from above of an empty Legacy ring. TONIGHT'S LINEUP
The show opens on a live shot of Alan Ducard, Bryan Harris and Jimmy Yates sitting behind the announce table at ringside area. Behind them are the excited fans in the Key Arena, cheering and waiting for things to get started. Alan Ducard: Good evening everyone and welcome to DESTINED FOR GREATNESS 2008. I'm your host for the evening, Alan Ducard, alongside my fellow co-hosts Jimmy Yates and Bryan Harris. We've got a great night of action for you coming up, with all four of the LEGACY championships on the line in what promise to be great matches. Jimmy Yates: Absolutely! I'm Jimmy Yates, and if you ask me, this show tonight has the makings to be THE VERY BEST pay per view in LEGACY history. We've got heated battles coming up from top to bottom... whether it's John Thomas taking on Loco Martinez in what some people are calling "Battle of the Brohams", or Cronos Diamante taking on Gryffin Anselm in a battle which has been years in the making - all the confusion surrounding that one coming from the unknown factor about which one of these guys is actually representing The Diabolik... Bryan Harris: Crazy Boy and Eli Storm are going to be our opening match tonight, and those guys have been at odds for a few weeks now, and even with those three matches being as heated as they are, the four championship matches we have tonight should be incredible. Alan Ducard: One of the most innovative matches seen in a long while shows up yet again on a LEGACY show. We didn't create the idea of the Ultimate X match, but the talent on our roster love to rise to the challenge. Each time we've had an Ultimate X match here in LEGACY it has been a great one, and here tonight we've got FOUR competitors looking to bring home the Tao of Valor Championship in that match, so I can't wait. Jimmy Yates: As if that match isn't going to be great enough, the World Tag Team Championship match is ALSO going to feature a match where competitors are going to have to go to great heights to win gold, as FOUR TEAMS compete in a Ladder Match to see if anyone can dethrone Domination. Ladder matches are typically brutal, but the one match on the show tonight which be even rougher on its competitors could be the final match in the war between Greyson Blade and Issac Entragian, as the two of them go at it for the last time for the No Limits Championship. Bryan Harris: To top off the evening, there is a great World Championship match set to take place, pitting once-friends X-Calibur and Crash against each other, and I wouldn't be surprised if someone gets carted out on a stretcher at the end of it. We've got a huge show coming to you tonight, so let's not waste any time, let's get down to the action. No Limits Style Match
Crazy Boy vs Eli Storm The lovely Josephina Colbert gets into the ring, greeted with quite a few whistles and cat calls by the Seattle crowd here in the Key Arena. She smiles a bit, then raises the microphone for the first time this evening. Josephina Colbert: Ladies and Gentlemen, our opening match is set for one fall and will be contested under NO LIMITS stipulations! The crowd gets excited, knowing that the show is about to get started. Josephina Colbert: Introducing first… There is an eerie silence as the lights fade under. Josephina Colbert: Hailing from Calgary, Alberta, Canada… “The Incredible One” Eliiiiiii… STORM!!! Static appears on the LEGACY Vision jumbotron, and the speakers seem to be echoing out some white noise as Eli Storm walks out from the back, focused as he makes his way to the ring along the elevated walkway. Storm is wearing a White hoodie withe a Red Maple Leaf in the back. Red baggy wrestling pants with a White stripe up the left and right side, taped up fists and forearms and Red boots with White Shineguards with a Red Outline. Alan Ducard: Certainly a different side of Eli Storm we’ve been seeing as of late, especially with that promotional video he shot where he’s laying in a tub filled with a substance which can only be described as looking like blood… Jimmy Yates: He’s a weird, weird guy, Alan, so this bizarre entrance? It doesn’t surprise me one bit. Once Eli gets into the ring, Josephina Colbert moves to the outside, not feeling comfortable to be around him, and then she continues. Josephina Colbert: And now introducing his opponent… Even before the music hits, the fans go wild, knowing who’s coming out. Their cheering only intensifies as "Down and Out" by Tantric hits the speakers, and Crazy Boy pops out from the curtain, his fists in the air. Josephina Colbert: Hailing from Biloxi, Mississippi… He is Crrrrrrrazy…. BOY!!!!! Two bursts of pyro shoot off next to the entrance curtain, and suddenly Crazy Boy sprints towards the ring, flipping himself up and over the top rope, getting the fans even more excited. Alan Ducard: What a way to start this thing off, the high energy competitor Crazy Boy looking to start things off quickly… and they’re not wasting any time now as Crazy Boy immediately sends Eli Storm over the top rope with a clothesline! Bryan Harris: Does this guy EVER slow down?! Both Storm and Tyrone are down in the ringside area. Storm is quickly up and forces a knee up and drives it into the face of CB, toppling off of his bitter rival and snapping back to his feet in an instant. Now in full defensive mode, CB nips up and smirks demonically at Storm, bombarding “The Incredible One” with lefts and rights as the two brawl around the ring. Blocking a left uppercut, Storm grips onto CB's arm and swings behind Tyrone, lifting a leg and driving a big boot into CB's back, sending Crazy Boy into the guard rail! As the structure shakes violently CB bounces back as though the steel was as flexible as the ring ropes, diving into Storm with a vicious flying shoulder block. Jimmy Yates: This isn't even really a match yet, but then again what did we expect from these two! People do not leave your seats, this is gonna be a good one! Bryan Harris: I got a deuce on Storm losing a limb... Mere seconds after mounting Storm and raising both hands for a clubbing blow, CB is sent tumbling off of his victim as Storm drives his fist into his ribs. Pulling himself to his feet once more, “The Incredible One” stalks his opponent as he brings himself up, holding his aching side. With another roar “The Incredible One” lunges forward, again pushing himself into CB and hiking him up in the air. Pushing forward up the walkway and finally bringing Tyrone down with a massive spinebuster. Storm flips himself backwards and lands a standing moonsault smashing on top of CB and onto the steel of the walkway. Bryan Harris: Oh that's gotta hurt! Jimmy Yates: I'd be VERY surprised if anything here doesn't hurt... Storm rolls of holding his ribs. He gets up and picks up CB so that both men are back on their feet. Ignoring all pain they brawl once more, exchanging and connecting rights and lefts to their faces. Storm powers into CB, pushing his hated opponent up onto the elevated walkway and then all the way up to the entrance stage! With a well-placed kick to the side of the knee, Storm topples CB sending him tripping back into the entranceway. As he advances on Tyrone however, CB jumps to his feet and with great agility leaps into the air, grabbing hold of the bottom of the LEGACY Vision jumbotron! Alan Ducard: Look at that athleticism by CB! He's going strong in the face of adversity! Bryan Harris: Adversity can be one ugly mother... Pulling his legs up, CB wraps them around Storm's neck and squeezes with all his might. Choking, Storm swings wildly into his rival, uncaring of where he lands a punch as long as it lands. As CB hisses at Storm and grips tighter with his legs, “The Incredible One” cracks under the pressure of the stranglehold and grabs hold of CB around the waist, thrusting with all his power and tearing CB from the Tron, driving him into the steel floor with a brutal powerbomb that sends tremors through the stage! Jimmy Yates: This is just animalistic! This is just inhuman! Alan Ducard: That's funny, looks like two trained wrestlers performing textbook wrestling moves on each other... I could swear it! Bryan Harris: It's more than that, read into these things and maybe you'll make a better commentator! Before CB has a chance to get back to his feet, Storm drives a stiff kick into his legs and knocks him flat again. Grabbing hold of him by the ankles, Storm pulls CB behind the curtain as the crowd goes wild and looks to the LEGACY Vision jumbotron to see the action continue backstage. Surely enough a picture appears of Storm dragging CB kicking and screaming past various personnel, deliberately swinging his enemy into a pile of crates and around again into the wall! Leaving a nasty looking dent, Storm continues down the path of destruction with CB in tow. Jimmy Yates: Where's he going? Alan Ducard: Storm wanted a war, so he's giving himself one... and winning it! Stopping by a set of double doors leading into one of the many hallways of the arena, Storm hikes CB up, holding him by the knees. Falling back, “The Incredible One” propels CB up and over, sending him tumbling through the doors and crunching into the floor. Picking himself up, Storm turns to CB and once again advances on his prey. Grabbing on CB's head, Storm pulls his enemy to his feet and spins him around. Before he can hit any sort of offensive maneuver however, CB drives a knee to the gut of “The Incredible One” and whips himself around Storm, grabbing his rival in the process and throwing himself backwards, sending Storm cascading into the double doors! Only swinging one way - the way they went into the hallway - the doors cave under the force of Storm smashing into them and buckle, falling ajar and hanging from their hinges. Bryan Harris: This is going to end very badly for both of these guys and the Legacy financial department... Jimmy Yates: Where is it going to end? Capitalizing as quickly as possible, CB grabs Storm and picks him up off the floor, running forward and bursting the doors open using “The Incredible One”'s head as a battering ram! Breaking back through, CB swings around and wraps an arm around Storm's neck, mashing his skull into the floor with a snap DDT. All the weight of Storm drops to the floor in an instant, and his movements become slow and aching. Given as much time to recover as he gave CB, Storm is once again pulled up, this time thrown headfirst into an elevator as it descends to the floor, opening up and emptying of panicking people as Storm smashes into the back of it. Alan Ducard: Going................DOWN! The camera watches on as Storm looks up to see CB charging towards him, and turns to the plethora of buttons on the wall, mashing randomly at them in hopes of evading his rushing foe. The doors begin to close, however CB throws himself through the doors with time to spare, and the cameraman and indeed all the fans can only watch and wait as the lift ascends, loud howling and bashing emanating from within the lift shaft! Showing professionalism and tact, another cameraman is waiting on the next floor with a camera, the Tron quickly changing to the view through his lens as the elevator ascends. As the elevator reaches the floor, the light flashes and the lift stops... but nothing moves. The doors remain shut. The fans in the arena cry out anxiously, but still nothing moves. Bryan Harris: What happened? Are they both dead? Jimmy Yates: They must have pushed the emergency stop button just as the elevator hit the floor... After a moment of anticipation, the doors finally begin to screech and part, a pair of bloodied claws peeking through and gripping hold of the doors, forcing them apart. Consumed by so much rage that his common sense has evaded him, CB breaks the doors open, pushing them back fully to show the camera what lies beyond. Slumped in the corner, Storm nurses a button-shaped cut on his temple, while CB wipes the blood from his wounded claws on his outfit, the cuts made by misplaced punches into the wall of the elevator. Crowd: LEG-A-SEE!! LEG-A-SEE!! LEG-A-SEE!! Stumbling out of the elevator, CB stops and turns back to see Storm trying to pull himself up. As he begins chuckling sadistically, Storm looks up at him, breathing heavily and staring hatefully into the eyes of his hated rival. As Crazy Boy advances on “The Incredible One”, a bell sounds signaling someone on one of the other floors calling for the elevator! The distraction is enough for Storm to push himself forward and onto his feet, powering into CB and taking the Main Man down with a vicious clothesline! With the elevator doors being buckled the lift shudders for a moment before seemingly breaking free of the technical restraint stopping it moving when the doors are faulty. Going up, the elevator disappears leaving only the empty shaft in plain view. Alan Ducard: Hey that's dangerous! Someone could get hurt! Bryan Harris: Don't say that! Now you've jinxed it... Looking up, CB catches Storm charging forward again, this time swinging a leg out as though he's taking a penalty kick! CB’s kick nails Storm in the gut sending him tumbling to the ground, mere inches from the lift shaft. Gasping, he pushes himself away from it and turns around to see CB there with a smile on his face awaiting him! In one foul swoop, Tyrone grabs Storm by the legs, grabbing further up the body until he has his rival locked tightly in a pre-Ganso bomb position! Everyone in the arena gasps in fright as CB suddenly staggers forward to the lift shaft, ready to dispose of Storm! Alan Ducard: CB's going to kill Storm! He's going to throw him down the lift shaft! Jimmy Yates: I don't like Eli Storm, but shouldn't someone get back there to stop him from doing it?!?! Inching closer to the edge, CB laughs while Storm looks ahead upside down in horror. Seeing the gap approaching like an infernal maw, Storm roars out and flails wildly, but it's too late as CB hoists him up at the edge of the shaft! With no other choice, Storm reaches out and grabs hold of the edges where the stuck doors are still trying to push free. Holding tightly, Storm pushes back as CB tries to force him through the opening. The fans are going crazy in the arena and can be faintly heard as CB pushes Storm forward into the shaft, only to be pushed back as “The Incredible One” uses all the strength in his arms to push himself away from the edge. As Tyrone stumbles back, Storm is able to flip over nailing a brutal looking neckbreaker! Jimmy Yates: Oh thank God for that! Belote almost had a major incident on his hands! Bryan Harris: Wouldn't that be a bummer... Quickly picking himself up, Storm hears the lift descending once again! The Elevator stops once again on their floor. CB slowly brings himself up just in time for Storm to nail a Yakuza kick sending CB back into the lift!! Storm wipes the blood from his face and walks over to the lift. Storm: One going up!! Storm hits the button for the floor above them as the lift starts to go up again. Once the lift hits the next floor CB comes stumbling out. He looks to his left and right not seeing Storm anywhere. Tyrone walks back through the demolished doors and starts to make his way back to the entrance area. As he turns the corner and has the gorilla spot in view he is leveled by a chair shot. Standing over him is Storm, blood dripping down his face as he looks like he ran full speed up the stairs. Storm grabs then now busted open CB and drags him back through the curtains! Alan Ducard: And we are finally back to the entrance as Storm throws CB onto the entrance walkway. Bryan Harris: Damn, I was hoping that they would stop by the bathroom…these types of brawls always stop by the bathroom. CB start to slowly get up as Storm rushes him. CB quickly ducks and gets Storm up on his shoulders. He starts spinning around before leaping in the air and planting Storm with a Samoan drop onto the metal entrance walkway. Storm hits the metal hard and in pain, rolls towards the ring. Crowd: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! Jimmy Yates: CRAZY AIRLINES… Alan Ducard: DESTINATION SAMOA!!! Storm slowly starts to pull himself up with the aid of the ropes, holding the back of his head. Tyrone rushes towards him nailing a roll before popping up and using the momentum of the roll to nail a quick and powerful clothesline, smashing Storm over the top rope and into the ringinto the ring apron. Hopping down onto the arena floor, CB reaches under the ring and pulls out a ladder. The crowd is on their feet as Crazy Boy bridges the ladder from ring apron to guardrailing. CB enters the ring, picks up Storm and fires him into the ropes, but Storm counters, floating behind Tyrone. Storm lifts him up and throws him backwards over the ropes, but CB is able to grab the ropes and ladder safely on his feet on the ladder. Storm doesn’t give him a chance to do anything else as he hops on the ring ropes and hops off. Storm tries for a hurricanrana, but CB steps back and drops Storm down into a sit-out powerbomb onto the bridged ladder! Crowd: OOOOOOOHHHHHH!!!!!!! Storm’s body goes limp and rolls off the ladder and hits the ring side floor. Crazy just lays on the ladder for a moment as EMTs come rushing down. EMTs are around Storm trying to put a neck brace on hi, when CB pushes them out the way and picks up Eli. CB uses all his weight to whip Storm into the ladder, which nearly takes Storm’s head off on contact. CB picks Storm up and lifts him in air before bringing him down rib first onto the ladder. Crazy Boy quickly rolls back into the ring. Crazy climbs the top turnbuckle. Bryan Harris: What the Hell is he doing now. Jimmy Yates: He is called Crazy Boy…he probably doesn’t know what he is about to do. Tyrone leaps off the top and goes into a 450 and at the last moment gets knees out and plants them into the small of Storm’s back before hitting the floor himself. Alan Ducard: CRAZY SPIN!!!! Storm is motionless on the ladder as the fans just look on. But to their amazement, after a few moments, Storm slowly pushes himself off the ladder and lands on his feet. Storm slumps against the guardrailing and CB and the fans look on. Bryan Harris: Storm is out on his feet. CB grabs Storm and lifts him up, driving him face first into the ladder. The blood is flowing more freely down Storm’s face now. CB rolls Storm into the ring. Tyrone whips Storm into the corner, chest first. Storm staggers backwards out of the corner and CB lifts Storm up in the air in a reverse suplex, before driving him down to the mat into a diamond cutter. CB rolls up and reaches down and grabs the ladder and slides it in. CB sets the ladder up against the corner. Tyrone picks up Storm and fires him into the ropes. CB goes for the clothesline, but Storm ducks. Alan Ducard: Storm ducks the clothesline and nails that flipping dropkick as Tyrone turns around. Jimmy Yates: Eli is still in this and can still wrap this up. Storm picks up CB and starts to fire some kicks and knees into his midsection. Storm picks CB up and plants him with a spinning belly to belly suplex. Storm backs up against the ropes; he comes off and drives a knee into the face of Tyrone. Storm stands up and drops an elbow and another one and another one. Storm goes for one more but stops a drops his leg across CB’s neck. Alan Ducard: CB needs to put a stop to this quick. Bryan Harris: Storm is feeling the mojo... Storm picks up CB and gives the signal. Storm places CB’s head between his legs, but CB drops to one knee and jams his palm into Storm’s midsection. Tyrone fires a few elbow shots of his own to the jaw of Eli Storm. CB goes for a clothesline, Storm ducks under it. As soon as CB turns around Storm launches at him with a superkick. CB quickly ducks under the superkick and kicks Storm in the gut. CB has Storm in a front face lock. Tyrone lifts Storm up and spins him around before bringing him down on the ladder. Jimmy Yates: CRAZY SLAM ONTO A LADDER!!! Alan Ducard: Wow…that could of broken Eli’s back right there. CB drags Storm off the ladder and quickly goes for the pin. ONE… TWO… THREE… Josephina Colbert: Here is your winner by pinfall... Crrrrrrrrrrrazy.... BOY!!!!! Getting to his knees, Crazy Boy thrusts his arms into the air. Travis Rollins helps Crazy Boy to his feet, and then Tyrone rushes over and hops up onto the second turnbuckle, again throwing his arms into the air, the fans going wild. Crowd: CRAZY! CRAZY! CRAZY! CRAZY! Alan Ducard: In quite the brutal encounter, Crazy Boy gets the victory over Eli Storm. Bryan Harris: Well both men fought tooth and nail, but in the end it was Tyrone who was able to outlast his opponent. If you had these two go at it again, the result might've been different, but for now Tyrone Smith picks up the victory. Jimmy Yates: I agree that Eli Storm was probably close to winning this match at least once or twice, and I have to tell you, I wouldn't want to be his next opponent. Earlier Tonight
The camera cuts backstage to where Stephen Rawlings is in his wrestling attire, pacing. Stephen Rawlings: Where the hell is it? He kicks the wall. Stephen Rawlings: DAMNIT! Suddenly a man dressed in black looking as if he was a delivery man turns a corner and makes his way toward Stephen. Stephen perks his head up as he sees he delivery driver. Stephen Rawlings: Stephen Rawlings: Oh thank god! My food’s here. Hey.. Over here, I'm the one who ordered the Italian food! The man's attention shifts from a coke machine off to the side to Stephen Rawlings standing impatiently, awaiting his food. The man; however, walks past Stephen without a single peep. Stephen Rawlings: Hey... Where the hell you going? He follows after the man. Stephen Rawlings: I just said I was the one that ordered the food so... HELLO... Give it to me! Stephen grabs the man by the shoulder to stop him. The man spins around to reveal the face of none other than one Cronos Diamante and he isn't very happy about being grabbed by Rawlings. Cronos Diamante: Do I look like a fucking delivery man? Cronos takes a step toward Rawlings. Cronos Diamante: Look into these eyes you ignorant sack of shit... No, I'm not. I work for this company. Same as you do. The only difference between you and I, Stephen, is that I can get the job done and I don't whine when I lose. Stephen Rawlings: Who are you? Cronos chuckles to himself. Cronos Diamante: That figures. Cronos shakes his head. Cronos Diamante: Not that it really matters to me that you know who
I am right now because I was busting my ass in this company when you
were wearing diapers and suckin' on your momma's tit, but the name is Stephen Rawlings: Not really... He stares at Cronos. Stephen Rawlings: So like... I've never seen you before... Are you one of those random wrestlers they get to help warm the crowd up before the show in a dark match? Cronos looks over Stephen's shoulder to see the delivery man closing in on their position and smiles to himself. Cronos Diamante: Yeah. I'm unfortunately not a big time main eventer like yourself. Stephen Rawlings: That's ok... Stick with it... Win a few matches and who knows... Maybe some day you'll be as awesome as me! He flashes Cronos a smile. Cronos returns the smile. Cronos Diamante: Thanks. And by the way... Cronos moves past Rawlings and grabs his order of Italian food. Cronos Diamante: I believe this might be yours. Cronos simply lets it drop out of his hands and splatter all over the concrete floor then lets out a cackle. Cronos Diamante: Sorry about that. I can be so clumsy at times. Remember the name, Stephen. Cronos Diamante. It'll come back to you. The brain has No Limits... Stephen Rawlings: Oh that's right... You're one of Chris's friends... I coulda guessed that by the charming personality and total lack of respect for just about everything. He steps closer to Cronos. Stephen Rawlings: So, while we are taking the time to give advice... Let me give you some.... I am a former World Champion.... WORLD CHAMPION... Feel how it resinatesin the air.... World Champion. You meanwhile are nothing but a stupid asshole who cant win without weapons.... And if I ever run into you again, and you pull a trick like that again.... I will show you first hand why I'm the greatest wrestler in the world. He knocks the soda out of Cronos's hand. Stephen Rawlings: Now get out of my face! You make me depressed thinking about your shitty talent and even shittier resume! Cronos simply laughs and points down to the food in front of Rawlings' feet. Cronos Diamante: You have fun with that. Wouldn't want you to resort to cheating because you hadn't eaten your Italian food. Cronos raises his hand at one of the backstage personnel. Cronos Diamante: Hey you... come help Mr. Rawlings pick up this food so he can eat it. I hear he's a former World Champion. Cronos turns and stares into Stephen's eyes. Cronos Diamante: Nothing but the best for the champ, right? Oh yes, yes, yes... nothing but the best! Cronos takes a small skip forward and briskly walks away with a slight cackle escaping his mouth and leaves Rawlings standing, waiting for backstage personnel to clean up the mess Cronos made. Valor and Determination
We are crawl along the top rope, and then hit and climb the structurethat holds the "X"ing ring ropes that make the Ultimate X. We then follow the rope that is strung 15 feet above the mat. And as we hear the opening of a song that is about not having limits we see the "Tao of Valor" title dangling from the "X". We reach for it, and right before we can grab we hear the soft Violin plucking opening of the Flobot's "Handlebars". "I can ride my bike with no handlebars" Derek Shane loosening up backstage with a smirk. "No handlebars Justin Moreno stretching his legs out to the sides near a full split, his face looking serene. "I can ride my bike with no handlebars" Adam Davis jumps rope grim deterimination on his face. "No handlebars Stephen Rawlings shadow wrestles, sliding down to his knees taking his imaginary opponent over in a fireman's carry. "Look at me Look at me Rawlings slides into the ring, throwing his hands up. "Alive and I'm a famous rapper Davis stands in the center of the ring staring out over the crowd. "I can show you how to dosey doe Moreno bops to the ring, almost dancing, slapping fives. "I can take apart the remote control Derek Shane runs to the ring dressed as Indiana Jones. "I can tie a knot in a cherry stem Rawlings locks an opponent into a submission move telling him to "TAP!" "I know all the words to De Colores Davis bounces off the ropes and nails a tooth loosening clothesline. "Me and my friends saw a platypus Moreno at an appearance in a comic book store in Southern California. "And guess how long it took Back to the center of the "X" with the Tao of Valor title dangling shining brightly... tantalizingly. "Look Moreno stomps on the mat getting the crowd to clap along. "No metronome Davis mounting Shane in the corner driving 10 fists into Shane's forehead. "I can see you face on the telephone Moreno on the phone with Allison. "Look at me look at me Rawlings standing in the middle of the ring hoisting the Tao of Valor title. "Alive in such a small world A shot of someone's travel bag. Sitting on top is Sun Tzu's "Art of War". "I can make money open up a thrift store We see a shot of Justin Moreno on the cover a wrestling magazine the headline reading "Huntingdon's Most Guilded". "I can design an engine Davis pulls up to the arena in his rental car. "I can make new antibiotics Rawlings working on his laptop. Conditions I know how to run the business Derek Shane at a Sci Fi convention signing autographs and trying to shill some DVD's. "Movers shakers and producers Shane "on set". He smirks knowingly as the Legacy camera follows him. "I see the strings that control the systems Davis tackles Shane and begins driving rights and lefts into Derek. "I can lead a nation with a microphone Rawlings standing middle of the ring, mic in hand. Crowd reigning their hatred down. "With a microphone" Becomes Moreno standing in almost the same place. The crowd roaring their approval. "And I can split the atoms of a molecule The ring explodes with action. Moreno hitting the M-80. Rawlings pinning Moreno. Davis Pinning Shane. "Look at me Look at me Rawlings running. Sweat pouring down his face. "And it feels so good to be alive and on top" J-Mo hoists the Tao of Valor above his head. "My reach is global" Adam Davis signing autographs while walking through an airport. "My tower secure" Derek Shane hanging in his hotel room, flipping through a script. "My cause is noble" Moreno battling with everything in his being. "My power is pure" Rawlings takes an opponent down and quickly establishes position. "I can handout a million vaccinations Justin Moreno slapping hands to people in the street. "Have all healed from their lacerasions Shane watches as his imposters beat down Adam Davis. "I can make anybody go to prison Davis and Shane strapped together by chain. "I can do anything with no permission Moreno and Rawlings battling in their 30 minute Iron Man match for the ToV. "I can guide a missile by satellite Moreno with a beautiful missile dropkick.
Davis locking in the "Clarity" looks out over the crowd and then drives his opponent down. "And I can end the planet in a holocaust" Rawlings nailing his "Other Finishing Move" "In a holocaust" Shane nailing the "Fallen Star" "In a holocaust" Justin Leaping with the Extreme Measures. "In a holocaust Davis nailing the "Cold Shoulder" "In a holocaust" Rawlings nailing the "Finishing Move" "In a holocaust" Moreno leaping with an opponent doing a deathdifying M-80 to the outside, crashing through the announce table. the music gets softer and we head back to our empty ring. "I can ride my bike with no handlebars" we follow the top rope and hit the corner and head up the scaffold. "No handlebars" We cross the "X" "No handlebars" Finding ourself at the center staring at the Legacy Tao of Valor Championship belt. "I can ride my bike with no handlebars" We look down and looking up at the title are the four competitors: "No handlebars" Derek Shane. Adam Davis. "No handlebars" Stephen Rawlings. Justin Moreno. Tao of Valor Championship
Ultimate X Match Rawlings. Shane. Davis. Moreno © The camera switches over to a view of Josephina Colbert, who is standing nearby the time keeper’s table. Josephina Colbert: Our next contest is an Ultimate X match for the Tao of Valor Championship!! The lights dim, and then spotlights shine upwards through the steel support structures at the corners of the ring. A single spotlight shines down from above, joined by a spotlight in each corner, all shining towards the same spot, illuminating the Tao of Valor Championship as it hangs just above the intersect of the two steel cables which criss-cross the ring to make up the Ultimate X. Josephina Colbert: Introducing first… The lights quickly dim out to blackness. Bright white strobe lights appear around the frame of the entrance curtain and also at regular distances apart, starting at the edge of the stage and extending the entire length of the elevated entrance walkway all the way to the ring. The opening to a well known industrial rock song begins playing. "Everything's been said before. BOOM BOOM BOOM! Several bombastic pyros shoot up from the beginning of the entrance walkway, carrying clouds of distinct blue smoke behind them, causing the area to hardly be visible. "Babble babble bitch bitch Marilyn Manson's distinctive voice continues to speak the words, but the tone is building as the haze of blue smoke finally starts to dissipate. "Babble babble bitch bitch Just when the scream of the singer kicks in, a fist shoots up into the air in the middle of the fading smoke. Are you motherfuckers ready Manson screams the words as Davis lowers his hand, and keeps his head down. A spotlight follows him, showing his metallic dark blue boxing robe. The hoods keeps his face hidden as he walks across the walkway, straight to the ring with the music continuing to pump everywhere. Josephina Colbert: Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, he is the "Iceman"… Adam… Davis!!! Davis gets a big pop from the crowd and he acknowledges them with a wave of his arm before turning his focus back towards the elevated entrance ramp. The LEGACY Vision jumbotron lights up with the word "TAO". "OF VALOR: IT WILL BE MINE" then flashes on. Josephina Colbert: Introducing second… Suddenly "Points of Authoirty begins to blare throughout the arena, and bright white Pyros go off on either side of the entrance curtain. When the flash of light dissipates, we see Stephen Rawlings standing just in front of the entrance curtain, a confident look on his face. His shirt is the same as it always has been: his LEGACY signature shirt, black with “'Good enough isn't; Perfect is” written on it. His legs are covered in his black wrestling tights. His name is written in blue Japanese kanji running down both of his legs. He raises his hands and when the crowd's boos get louder he smirks. Josephina Colbert: Hailing from Grand Rapids, Michigan… Stephen… Rawlings!! Jimmy Yates: Wow, listen to how loud these fans are! I can’t believe it… Alan Ducard: The volume at which they are booing, it’s almost hard to hear Josephina make her announcement. Bryan Harris: From where I stand, Josephina Colbert’s best assets have NOTHING to do with her ability to work a microphone… Lowering one of his hands, Stephen Rawlings begins walking across the elevated entrance ramp, smirking confidently as he looks at the booing crowd who voice their disapproval. In a flash of action, Stephen runs the rest of the way across the walkway, hops up onto the second turnbuckle and puts his foot on the top turnbuckle and thrusts his hand into the air again as he looks out amongst the crowd. Lifting his foot up off the second turnbuckle, he hops over the top rope and lands on his feet in the middle of the ring. Jimmy Yates: Like we said at the pre-show, Stephen Rawlings is a great technical competitor, but often overlooked is the fact that he’s one of the more agile competitors on the roster. What you just saw right there, the ease with which he just hopped right up onto the turnbuckle? That’s just proof of it. Alan Ducard: You’d have to think that his agility is going to be his biggest asset here in this match tonight as Stephen Rawlings looks to regain that Tao of Valor Championship. Josephina Colbert: Introducing third… "Beverly Hills" by Weezer starts to play and the fans immediately start to boo before Shane before he even steps out from behind the curtain, but once he does the boos just get louder. He slowly walks across the stage and takes a few steps towards the ring on the elevated entrance ramp and then stops. Josephina Colbert: Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona… Derek… Shane!! Jimmy Yates: Oddly Shane is coming out alone tonight, which either means Legacy officials have barred Shadow from ringside or Shane already has something up his sleeve for tonight. Bryan Harris: One of my sources in the back has told me that he saw Shane and Shadow backstage a few minutes ago, and Shadow told Shane that he must go it alone, because a man has to face his own fears. Not sure exactly what that means, but it might explain why Shane is out here all by his lonesome. Shane's view turns to ringside and he continues his way across the elevated walkway, but instead of getting into the ring he hops down to the arena floor and begins to walk around the ring, trying to take the view in from all sides. He then waits on the outside on the far side of the ring for the Tao of valor champion. Alan Ducard: Derek Shane taking it all in, and he looks a bit uneasy about what he’s going to have to do if he wants to take home that championship. Josephina Colbert: And the final competitor… Suddenly, the lights go out and the familiar green "M" flashes on the LEGACY Vision jumbotron with various high-flying action spots by Justin Moreno as an impressive green laser light display with fog goes off around the entrance way when we hear the opening of "The Key To Gramercy Park" by Deadsy begin to play over the PA system of the arena. I got the key, key to Gramercy Park Searchlights begin looking for Justin Moreno throughout the arena until finally, a camera zooms in on him in the crowd with the camera facing Justin's back, giving his point of view to the fans as they give a very loud positive reaction toward the sight of one of LEGACY's heroes. Justin then turns back to the camera, adorned in his new LEGACY T-Shirt with the forest green "M" Monster logo on the front with "Moreno" written below the "M" in white font just like the Monster logo with "Justin" written in small green block letters above the "Moreno" part. On the back of the shirt, it contains a stamp logo that says "Caution: Contains M - 80" in forest green. He is also wearing baggy black and charcoal gray camo baggy pleather shorts that come down past the knees with the green "M" on one side and a green digitized image of Moreno hitting the M - 80 to an opponent on the other side. He has matching Japanese style wrist sleeves and kickpads with the green "M" logo on them and a pair of black wrestling shoes. He also has matching elbow and knee pads with the green "M" on them as well. Every night He turns to the camera with his trademark Sharpie and autographs the camera lens before making his way to the ring, tagging hands with all the fans he can get to on his way to the ring. Josephina Colbert: Hailing from Huntington Beach, California... he is "Huntington Beach's Most Xtreme" and the current Tao of Valor Champion... JUSTIN... MOOOOOREEEEENOOOOO!!! J-Mo then pauses in the crowd and takes off his shirt, generating a
loud pop from the female fans in attendance and proceeds to autograph
his T-Shirt before he tosses the shirt to a lucky fan in attendance Face white Bryan Harris: Can you believe this tool and these fans that support him? How the hell can these fans look up to this damned spot-monkey? I'll never understand it. Jimmy Yates: Bryan, is it wrong for the fans to get behind such a charismatic and exciting performer as Justin Moreno? If that's wrong, then I don't want to be right! Alan Ducard: I must admit the reaction that J-Mo gets night in and
night out is among the loudest on the LEGACY roster and it seems to
get louder each week. The women love him, men seem to wish they could From the other side of the Underscene Moreno jumps in place for a moment, circling his wrists once he gets close to the ring steps as he runs up them and looks out at the capacity crowd before doing a rolling front somersault over the ropes as he rolls back on his feet after he hits the canvas and climbs up to the turnbuckle looking out at the fans, playing up to their response before looking out at them with a smile and making the "X" sign across his chest before he does a standing backflip off the ropes. Bryan Harris: What a show-off... Jimmy Yates: You only WISH you could do that, Bryan! Bryan Harris: Ha! I can do that in my sleep, Jimmy boy! I got the key, key to Gramercy Park J-Mo then runs to the opposite turnbuckle pointing out to all the fans
screaming "This is for all of you!" before making a motion
with imaginary gold around his waist as he screams once again to the
fans Alan Ducard: Fans, this may be Justin Moreno's toughest title defense yet. He's facing not one, not two, but three other competitors and it was his idea, even! Bryan Harris: Big Al, the kid ain't gonna keep his belt! I'm calling it right now! He'll never have what it takes to grab that brass ring and run with it. As much as I hate X-Calibur, he was right on this kid! Jimmy Yates: You've got to be kidding me, Bryan! There's one thing
you CAN'T question Moreno and that's his heart. He's got the heart of
people twice his side and the kid NEVER backs down from anyone. I He finally stops running the ropes and he begins to stretch up against the ropes, awaiting the start of the match. Derek Shane grabs the bottom rope, picks his leg up and puts it on the apron, then fully hops back up onto the ring and rolls in underneath the bottom rope. Alan Ducard: Each of these four competitors is being told to back up into one of the four corners by either Ross Quattro or Don Bower, as there are two LEGACY officials for this match to make certain that it is called judiciously. Bryan Harris: I’m not sure why there would be any concerns of foul play… Jimmy Yates: I don’t know, maybe because Stephen Rawlings AND Derek Shane are in the match?! Satisfied that all four competitors are ready to get started, Don Bower looks at his fellow referee, signals to him, then signals to the time keeper to get the match started. Immediately Adam Davis looks at the three of his opponents, but singles out Derek Shane and starts heading in his direction while Justin Moreno and Stephen Rawlings look to lock up. Alan Ducard: For a moment there it looks like we were going to get a Glimmer of Hope encore between Adam Davis and Derek Shane, but it appears the part-time actor wants no part of it as he exits the ring. Jimmy Yates: Bails out on a guaranteed ass kicking, that’s how I’d describe it. Changing his focus, Adam Davis decides not to exit the ring to follow Derek Shane and instead walks across the ring and nails Stephen Rawlings in the back of the head with a hard right hand, stopping his offense against Justin Moreno. Taking Stephen around one of his legs, Adam lifts him up off the mat and drops backwards, slamming him with a side suplex. Bryan Harris: Smart move by Adam Davis, getting things started early and increasing his odds. Instead of attacking the aggressor, Justin Moreno steps in and starts stomping on Stephen Rawlings at the same time that The Iceman does the same. As Adam reaches down and grabs Stephen by the arm, Moreno turns his head and spots Derek Shane watching on from the outside, and Justin runs across the ring and hops up onto the turnbuckle… Jimmy Yates: Justin looking to get Shane more involved!! When Shane sees J-Mo hop off the top turnbuckle headed his way, he quickly sprints around the corner of the ring. Justin lands on his feet, then immediately starts running after Derek Shane, who does his best to stay ahead of Moreno. As Derek turns the second corner, he puts a hand on the steel ring steps which were propped up against the security guardrail (because they don’t fit around the Ultimate X structure post in the corner) and he gives it a nudge, dropping it down onto the arena floor. Justin Moreno doesn’t notice the action, however, and when he turns the corner, he stumbles on the steps. Alan Ducard: Derek Shane was starting to get back up onto the ring apron to possibly enter this match, but now he thinks better of it and he’s laying the boots to Justin Moreno. Bryan Harris: Easily the most acrobatic and agile of his opponents, it’s very savvy of Derek Shane to want to slow Justin down a bit. Any damage he can do to him now will pay dividends later. Jimmy Yates: Dividends, huh? Ron Bailey is our resident bookie, so what are you, our resident BROKER? Lifting Justin up off the arena floor, Derek turns his back to the ring, grabs his opponent by the head and flings him over his head with a snap suplex that sends Moreno’s back right into the edge of the ring apron and then causes him to slump down to the arena floor onto his shoulders. Crowd: OOOHHHH!!!! Alan Ducard: Good use of his surroundings by Derek Shane. Bryan Harris: I guess all those improv classes he took back in college really paid off, huh? After stomping down onto Justin’s back again, Derek slowly gets into the ring just as Adam Davis lifts Stephen Rawlings up off the mat after a discus clothesline. Taking Rawlings by the wrist, The Iceman backs him up a step and then sends him across the ring with an irish whip. As Davis waits for Rawlings to return, Derek Shane dives in from behind with a chop block that takes Adam down to the mat. Rawlings keeps running, hits the opposite ropes and then dives in and hits Davis with an elbow drop. Alan Ducard: Now it’s Adam Davis who is getting the double-team treatment. Bryan Harris: Wow, seeing Stephen Rawlings and Derek Shane working together like this? It’s almost like wrestling’s version of a porno. Jimmy Yates: If you’re getting a chub rock, you need to scoot down closer to the end of the table. Bryan Harris: I said ALMOST like wrestling’s version of a porno. Jimmy Yates: Well it would be like wrestling’s version of a guy-on-guy-on-guy porno. Alan Ducard: Please, can we just focus here and not talk about homosexual pornography? Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but this is neither the time nor the place… As Derek Shane and Stephen Rawlings work together to stagger kicks to keep Adam Davis on the mat, Derek Shane notices something out of the corner of his eye. When he turns around to look, Stephen Rawlings does the same, and they both get taken out by Justin Moreno. Jimmy Yates: Huge double clothesline from the top rope by J-Mo!! Alan Ducard: It’s things like that which make him Huntington Beach’s Most Extreme. Bryan Harris: Say what you want, it was a dumb move by Justin Moreno to attack Derek Shane and Stephen Rawlings instead of trying to use their temporary distraction and go after the belt! He’s a quick guy, he could’ve shimmied at least half-way across to the center of the X before they even noticed! Getting to his feet, Justin Moreno hops up off the mat and stomps down with both feet onto Stephen Rawlings’ back, slamming him chest-first onto the mat as Rawlings was trying to get to his feet, and then Moreno drops the front of his shin down across Derek Shane’s throat and holds it there. When referee Don Bower sees Justin choking Derek Shane, he moves in and tells Justin that he should stop. When Moreno sees that Shane’s face is starting to turn bluish, Justin hops up, takes a step forward and then does a backflip, landing down onto Derek Shane’s chest. Alan Ducard: Justin Moreno makes that backflip look incredibly easy! Elsewhere in the ring, Stephen Rawlings uses the ropes to stand up from the mat, and he notices as Adam Davis gets to his feet near the middle of the ring. Rawlings moves over and tries to kick Davis, but The Iceman absorbs the blow and holds on to Stephen’s ankle. When Rawlings yanks back to pull his leg away, he spins around slightly, and Davis charges in and rams Stephen into the corner turnbuckle chest first. Grabbing Stephen around the waist, Adam spins around and lifts him up off the mat, slamming him back down onto his feet with an atomic drop. Taking a couple quick steps back, Davis runs forward, hops up off the mat and puts his hand on the back of Rawlings’ head, slamming him face first down onto the mat. Jimmy Yates: Did you see how effortless Adam Davis made that jump and faceslam look?! Bryan Harris: Yeah! Both of you, ease up on the “incredible” and “effortless” talk! They’re both PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES!! Alan Ducard: Even still, I’d wager that most of the competitors on this roster wouldn’t be able to do some of the things we’ve seen from those two. Seeing that Justin Moreno is only paying attention to Derek Shane, Adam Davis moves in next to Moreno, hits him with a back elbow shot to the side of the face, then hooks his head and leg and takes him backwards down onto the mat with a side Russian legsweep. Rolling to his side, Davis gets into a mounted position on top of Justin and then SLAMS his forearm down into the side of Justin’s face, then gets up to his feet and looks down at Moreno with a cocky smirk on his face. Jimmy Yates: You know, I’ve heard these LEGACY fans boo Adam Davis a little bit before, but this is probably the worst he’s gotten it while on this roster. Alan Ducard: Some of them certainly voicing their displeasure by the way Adam Davis just blindsided Justin Moreno, and it wasn’t necessarily the most friendly thing to do. Bryan Harris: Being FRIENDLY doesn’t win championships, Al, and that’s the only thing on Adam’s mind right now. He’s not trying to make friends. Jimmy Yates: They don’t call him The Iceman for nothing. Dropping a standing elbow which connects to the same side of Moreno’s face that his forearm smashed into a moment ago, Adam ensures that Justin will be down on the mat a little longer. Swinging his legs around, Davis gets back to his feet and looks at the carnage all around him. Satisfied with the situation, he walks over to the corner, reaches up and grabs the Ultimate X structural support and climbs up to the top turnbuckle. Alan Ducard: It looks as though Adam Davis might be looking to end the match in the next few moments. Reaching up, Adam Davis grabs the cable with both hands, then lets go with one hand and swings himself forward a bit, then grabs a foot closer to the intersection point. Looking down, Adam notices that down on the mat, Derek Shane has just flipped Justin Moreno over onto his stomach, and is now trying to force his arms into the butterfly position. Jimmy Yates: Derek Shane looking for the Cattle Mutilation… Bryan Harris: You thought Justin Moreno was in pain a minute ago… The Iceman hops down to the mat and moves in and sends a soccer kick to the ribs of Derek Shane, flipping him over, rolling across Moreno’s body. Alan Ducard: I think quite possibly Adam Davis was just testing out the Ultimate X structure, getting a feel for it, and knew he was going to have to get involved in the match again. Bryan Harris: And here comes Stephen Rawlings! Grabbing Adam by the shoulder, Stephen Rawlings spins him around and drills him in the face with a hard right hand. Davis is surprised by the shot to the head and reels back a step, and Stephen lands another one. Adam throws a right hand of his own, but Rawlings blocks it, then pivots and takes Davis down to the mat with an armdrag. Both men get to their feet, but as Stephen is up first he is able to position himself behind Davis, and he kicks him in the back, grabs Adam around the neck and arches him backwards, then flips him up over backwards with a reverse suplex, sending him crashing down onto the mat, his legs hitting Derek Shane. Jimmy Yates: I don’t know if he did that on purpose, but with that suplex Stephen Rawlings just hurt Adam Davis AND Derek Shane. Bryan Harris: Oh I bet it wasn’t an accident. Stephen Rawlings is an evil genius. Rolling to his side, Stephen Rawlings exits the ring under the bottom rope and drops down to his knees as he hits the floor and immediately pulls up the ring apron. Looking around, he reaches way under the ring and starts pulling out a pole. Jimmy Yates: What in the HELL is THAT?! Does that pole have a ROPE attached to it?! Bryan Harris: Haven’t you ever done any yard work, Jimbo? That’s one of those tools where people can trim small branches off of higher parts of the tree so they don’t have to use a ladder. Alan Ducard: You don’t think… Getting up onto the apron, Stephen Rawlings extends the tool upwards and starts trying to use it on the steel cable. Referee Ross Quattro runs over and starts yelling at Stephen. When referee Don Bower sees what Rawlings is attempting to do, he runs over as well. Jimmy Yates: I can’t believe it! Stephen Rawlings looks like he was trying to cut down one of those wires! Bryan Harris: It doesn’t look like he’s going to be able to, and that’s okay, because I don’t like how “Ultimate Spare” sounds, anyway. Alan Ducard: I’m sorry, but “Ultimate Spare”? Jimmy Yates: Yeah, what the hell are you talking about, Bryan?! Bryan Harris: You know, like in bowling? The sideways slash… it’s a spare. If Rawlings cuts down one of the cables… Jimmy Yates: Alright, stop… that’s the worst commentating I’ve ever heard, and I don’t want to be a part of it anymore, so let’s just keep moving… Moving into the far corner, Justin Moreno sits and watches, regrouping. Both Adam Davis and Derek Shane work their way up off the mat, and it’s Davis who gets in the first shot with a punch to the face of Shane. Derek tries for a right hand of his own, but Adam Davis blocks it and sends him into the ropes with an irish whip. The Iceman leaps up off the mat for a dropkick, but as he notices that Derek has hooked his arms around the top rope to stop his momentum, Davis flips himself backwards and lands on his feet. Taking two quick steps and diving forward, Adam Davis clotheslines Derek Shane up over the top rope, both men falling to the outside. Alan Ducard: The two bitter rivals from Glimmer of Hope’s strap match spill to the outside, and now what is Justin Moreno doing?! Getting to the outside, Justin Moreno holds on to the top ropes, and as Don Bower and Ross Quattro walk away with the landscaping tool from Rawlings, J-Mo springs up to the top rope and flies across the ring going for a dropkick on Rawlings, who is still on the nearby ring apron. Stephen spots the move coming in time and he hops backwards off the apron, and the crowd gasps as Justin lands awkwardly on the mat. Reaching into the ring underneath the bottom rope, Rawlings pulls Moreno out of the ring, letting him fall down hard to the arena floor. Getting up onto the apron, Stephen moves over and moves rather quickly to the top turnbuckle. Out of the back waistband of his pants, Stephen reaches up and drapes it across the cable, grabbing one end of the shirt in each hand, and then he dives towards the middle of the ring. The act allows him to slide close to the middle of the ring, but not all the way there. Jimmy Yates: What in the hell is Stephen Rawlings trying to pull? Bryan Harris: Trying to save some energy by not having to use his arms to get to the middle of the ring, that would be my guess. Realizing that he’s not going to make it far enough, Stephen Rawlings drops down to the mat and throws his shirt out into the crowd. Alan Ducard: Some lucky fan gets themselves a memento of tonight’s event. Jimmy Yates: I’m not entirely sure anyone was fighting to be the one who caught that shirt. Stephen Rawlings isn’t a real popular guy… Bryan Harris: What are you talking about?! He’s almost universally hated, and do you realize how valuable that shirt would be on eBay as an official piece of history? The price would be huge since Stephen Rawlings is a former World Champion and Tao of Valor Champion, but can you imagine if Stephen Rawlings regains the belt in this match?! Priceless. Alan Ducard: Well Adam Davis is making an attempt here to be the one who gets the belt, getting up from the arena floor and going right up the turnbuckles, and he’s moving across the cable quite well! Spotting The Iceman working his way towards the belt, Stephen Rawlings quickly climbs the nearest turnbuckle, gets to the top rope and leaps out, grabbing Adam Davis by the legs and twisting around in the process. Adam can’t maintain his grip and Stephen is able to pull him down to the mat with a modified dragon screw legwhip. Jimmy Yates: Very impressive move by Stephen Rawlings to keep Adam Davis from getting the victory, but now both of them are on the mat Alan Ducard: And now it’s Justin Moreno who is going to try for his belt… On the top turnbuckle, Justin Moreno starts shimmying towards the center of the ring, looking up at the Tao of Valor Championship as it dangles from the ceiling. Looking down, Justin Moreno spots Stephen Rawlings starting to stir on the mat, Justin reaches out, grabs the opposite cable with his other hand, swings back, pumps his legs forward to get his swing bigger, swings back and then as he swings forward, Justin Moreno lets go of the cables and flips backwards, throwing his feet in front of him, and he lands a leg drop across the back of Stephen Rawlings’ neck. Bryan Harris: Yet ANOTHER dumb move by Justin Moreno, trying to attack one of his opponents instead of trying to retain his belt. Alan Ducard: It appears that Moreno’s strategy involves trying to make sure no one is going to be available to tear him down off of those cables when he finally goes for the belt. Jimmy Yates: In the past couple minutes we’ve seen Adam Davis, Stephen Rawlings, and Justin Moreno use those cables, and Derek Shane just got himself up on the apron, let’s see what he’s going to do! Up on the apron, Derek Shane begins climbing the turnbuckles, holding onto the steel structure to ease his ascension. When he gets up onto the top turnbuckle, he starts reaching up to grab the Ultimate X cable, but he suddenly starts looking down, his legs getting a little shaky. Reaching back, Derek grabs onto the structure and stands there for a moment, looking up at the cable and then across to the middle of the ring at the Tao of Valor Championship. Alan Ducard: It almost looks like Derek Shane might be suffering a bit from a fear of heights. He got up to the top turnbuckle without much problem, but once he started getting a bit higher than that, it appears he got jittery. Bryan Harris: I wonder if that has anything to do with the ladder match he had a while ago against Greyson Blade in Japan, the very same one where he got that scar above his left eye. Jimmy Yates: I almost wonder if he’s more afraid of his face getting messed up again than he is of heights! Bryan Harris: I don’t know what the story is, Jimbo, but if Derek Shane gets his face TOO scarred up, it could negatively affect his livelihood! Climbing down from the turnbuckle, Derek Shane hops down off the apron and grabs a steel chair from underneath the ring apron, then slides into the ring. Referee Don Bower comes over and starts yelling at Derek Shane, telling him that he can’t use the chair, but Derek Shane ignores it. Spotting Adam Davis getting up off the mat, Derek moves in and kicks him in the ribs, flipping him over, and then Derek kicks him again, sending him this time closer to the ropes and the side of the ring. Alan Ducard: A bit curious why Derek Shane would get that chair if he wasn’t going to use it. Bryan Harris: Oh I think he might… Moving back to the middle of the ring, Derek Shane sets up the chair, then steps up on top of it. Reaching up, Derek Shane tries to reach the intersect point of the cables, but he’s easily 18 inches below it. Getting up on his tip-toes, Derek stretches as full as he can, trying… trying… Crowd: OOOOOHHHHH!!! Jimmy Yates: HUGE Spear by Adam Davis on a COMPLETELY unsuspecting Derek Shane!! Alan Ducard: As stretched out as he was trying in vain to reach that intersect point, I think that might’ve hurt Derek Shane even more as he got just completely wiped off of that chair. As Adam Davis gets up off the mat, he turns around and then IMMEDIATELY gets hit with a high flipping dropkick by Stephen Rawlings, sending him back down to the mat. Looking across the ring, Stephen Rawlings notices Justin Moreno getting out onto the apron, so he moves over to the corner closest to him and climbs the turnbuckles. Reaching the top rope, Stephen Rawlings starts shimmying towards the center of the ring. Bryan Harris: Looks like we might get a shimmying race! Jimmy Yates: I don’t THINK so… Noticing Stephen Rawlings getting towards the middle intersection of the cables, Justin Moreno has a lot less time than he thought he did, so he quickly gets to the top turnbuckle, then takes a big step down the top rope and balances himself for a moment before he quickly sweeps his other foot over to join the first one, then he propels himself outwards. He grabs the Ultimate X cable with his hands and swings his feet out, letting go of the cable and flying forwards, his feet hitting Stephen Rawlings right in the chest, knocking him backwards, both of them falling down to the mat. Alan Ducard: Another high risk move there by Justin Moreno, but if he hadn’t done that, Stephen Rawlings might’ve gotten to the belt first. Bryan Harris: And now from the looks of things, I don’t think EITHER of these guys are going to be able to get to the belt! Justin Moreno starts working his way up off the mat, but Adam Davis drills him with a forearm to the face. Moreno staggers back a step, but The Iceman moves in, picks Moreno up off his feet and then drops him down to his knees with a gutbuster. As Moreno writhes in pain on the mat, Adam Davis turns around and gets hit in the gut with a punch from Derek Shane, who is working his way to his feet. Standing up completely, Derek Shane grabs Adam Davis by the shoulders and drives his knee into The Iceman’s gut. Moving his leg backwards, Derek Shane again drives it forwards into Adam’s gut, keeping him doubled over. Grabbing Adam around the neck with one arm and by the arm with another, Derek swings counter-clockwise slightly, then twists around clockwise and drops to the mat with a swinging neckbreaker. Jimmy Yates: Opportunist Derek Shane is now the only one standing yet again… and here he goes to the outside… Alan Ducard: Wait, is he taking souveniers from fans?! Bryan Harris: He just took a bag from a fan! Alan Ducard: I don’t think that’s someone affiliated with Derek, either, because that guy does NOT look happy about his stuff getting stolen! With the bag of goodies, Derek Shane starts to move towards the ring, but then he turns around and takes a large plastic soda bottle. Reaching into the bag as he climbs into the ring, Derek Shane pulls out a stuffed Greyson Blade teddy bear which is dressed like an outlaw. Looking up, Shane throws the bear at the Tao of Valor Title, but it just bounces off and the bear hits the mat. Again reaching into the bag, Derek pulls out a dvd case. Jimmy Yatse: Is that The Best of No Limits Volume 1 DVD?! Alan Ducard: I believe so. Bryan Harris: This is INGENIUS! He’s going to win this belt doing it like it’s some kind of CARNIVAL GAME!! Throwing the dvd case up at the belt, it hits and knocks it a little bit, but just like the Outlaw Bear To Fear, the dvd has no significant effect. Looking into the bag, he tosses it aside and then looks at the soda he was holding. Taking a step back, Derek Shane changes the angle and launches it upwards. The soda hits the belt and falls down, the belt remaining in place. Taking his focus off the belt, Derek Shane realizes that the soda hit Stephen Rawlings on the way down. Alan Ducard: OOPS! Any alliance those two might’ve had is now done, all with the toss of a soda. Jimmy Yates: It doesn’t look to have hurt, but I think it more just pissed off Stephen Rawlings! Bryan Harris: I don’t think Adam Davis cares WHO might be pissed off! The Iceman tries to get right back into the match, moving in and looking to lock up with Stephen Rawlings. Stephen’s attention still on Derek Shane, he doesn’t even notice as Adam Davis moves in and drills him with a forearm shot, backing him into the corner. Taking Rawlings by the wrist, Adam Davis sends him across the ring with an irish whip. Davis charges in after him, but at the very last moment, Stephen Rawlings barely gets out of the corner, causing Adam to hit the same turnbuckles he just did. Seeing an opportunity, Derek Shane charges in and wipes Stephen Rawlings out with a clothesline. Hoisting Adam Davis up off the mat, Derek Shane bodyslams him down to the mat. Then taking Stephen Rawlings by the head, Derek sets him up in the corner, thenexits out onto the apron and starts climbing the turnbuckles behind Rawlings. Jimmy Yates: Why would Derek Shane want to climb up onto the Ultimate X structure right ABOVE Rawlings’ head?! Bryan Harris: I don’t think that’s his plan at all… Once on the top turnbuckle, Derek Shane puts his legs over the shoulders of Stephen Rawlings, who then starts stumbling towards the middle of the ring. As they get closer to the middle of the ring, Derek Shane reaches up and tries to get his hands on the intersect point of the Ultimate X cables. Alan Ducard: THAT’s his plan! If he can’t reach that with the help of a chair, now he’ll try to reach it with the help of an opponent!! Jimmy Yates: I think Justin Moreno has other ideas! Bryan Harris: And so might Adam Davis!! J-Mo gets to the top rope and measures up his opponents, and at the same time Adam Davis measures them up from behind. The Iceman acts first, running in and connecting with a chop block to the back of Stephen Rawlings’ legs, causing Rawlings and Derek Shane to fall forward. Just as Davis connects, Moreno leaps off the top rope with a flying clothesline, knocking Derek Shane off of Stephen Rawlings’ shoulders and sending him backwards down onto the mat. Crowd: LEG-A-SEE!! LEG-A-SEE!! LEG-A-SEE!! Alan Ducard: Oh bloody hell, that was a complete train wreck right there, and it’s hard to say who got the worst of it – Derek Shane or Stephen Rawlings. Jimmy Yates: Well Stephen Rawlings looks to be just dazed on the mat, so I’m willing to bet it’s Derek Shane who gets that distinction. Alan Ducard: And Justin Moreno looks energized from the move as he rolls out onto the edge of the apron and looks to be going back up to the top. As Moreno starts to steady himself on the top rope, Adam Davis moves in and reaches up to grab Justin, but Moreno kicks outwards and hits Davis in the shoulder, just barely missing his head. The kick spins Adam Davis around, just as Stephen Rawlings gets to his knees. Rawlings hits a martial arts knife-edge thrust which stops The Iceman in his tracks, and then Stephen stands up, grabs Davis by the wrist, pulls him in… KICK TO THE JAW!! Bryan Harris: Was that a LOC-apitator?! Alan Ducard: I believe it was a similar style move, but I don’t think it had the full affect on Adam Davis as what you would typically see from Loco Martinez. Falling down to his knee, Adam Davis looks completely dazed, blinking his eyes and holding his head. Instead of following up the move, Stephen Rawlings begins celebrating. Turning around, Stephen Rawlings spots Justin Moreno just as he comes flying down from the Ultimate X cable, wrapping his legs around Rawlings’ head before swinging around with a hurricanrana, the force of which sends Stephen Rawlings rolling out of the ring underneath the bottom rope. Jimmy Yates: Out goes Stephen Rawlings, and up comes Derek Shane, getting off the mat, and he looks poised to be going for another chance at the belt! Alan Ducard: Here he goes to the outside… he’s up the turnbuckle… AND HERE COMES JUSTIN MORENO!! Bryan Harris: And they’re in the near corner, so we’re in great position to see it first hand!! Desperate to make something happen, Derek Shane climbs up part of the medal support structure girder, and reaches out, stretching his arm out reaching for the title, even though its obviously too far away. He attempts to start moving slightly down the cable, but he looks a bit paralyzed by fear. Hopping up onto the top turnbuckle right next to where Derek Shane is holding on, Justin Moreno drills Shane with a right hand, then another, then a third. Shane starts climbing down, trying to hold his balance, but also trying to not get knocked all the way off his perch. Jimmy Yates: This could be good!!! Shane throws his arm off to the side and drills Justin in the throat. Moreno almost falls off, but then he sends a tomahawk chop to Derek’s temple. Shane shuffles his feet, trying to stay up, but Moreno looks over his shoulder at the announce table, hooks his arm around Derek’s neck, and then leaps backwards… They both flip over backwards… AND CRASH THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE!!! Crowd: OOOHHH!!! HO-LY SHIT!! HO-LY SHIT!! HO-LY SHIT!! Amidst the carnage, the announcers each try to find their headset cords, and slowly start hooking it up. Alan Ducard: As you can see, there’s carnage here in front of us… and I can’t believe what Justin Moreno just did… Jimmy Yates: Neither of these guys are moving… Bryan Harris: And that was a COMPLETELY stupid move by Justin Moreno, one that is PROBABLY going to keep him from retaining the Tao of Valor Championship!! Alan Ducard: Well Adam Davis is the only one standing in the ring right now, and I’m guessing he’s going to try to make that probability a reality. Jimmy Yates: And here… he… goes. Reaching the top turnbuckle, Adam Davis easily hops up and grabs the cable, then slowly makes his way towards the middle of the ring. Hand over hand, Adam Davis looks down and doesn’t notice anything which might impede him. Bryan Harris: Start taking your pictures, folks, history is about to be made, a new champion is about to be crowned!! Getting to the center, Adam swings one of his legs up onto the other cable, enabling him to just hold onto his cable with one arm. Reaching up, Adam Davis grabs the Tao of Valor championship down from its holder, then puts it over his shoulder, and then letting himself drop down to the mat, landing on his feet. Josephina Colbert: Here is your winner… and NEW Tao of VALOR Champion… “THE ICEMAN”… ADAM… DAVIS!!! Alan Ducard: You are right, Bryan, history is made as LEGACY gets a new Tao of Valor Champion. Jimmy Yates: And he gets the belt by persevering and not taking any really big risks. He just wrestled a great match and was able to be there when it counted! After referee Don Bower raises Adam’s hand, Davis brushes off his shoulder and then walks over and exits the ring, a cocky smirk on his face as he heads across the elevated walkway. Alan Ducard: We expected all four of these men to do what ever it takes to become champion, and after putting it all on the line we have a new Tao of Valor champion. Jimmy Yates: Speaking of putting it all on the line, we need to get some medics down here Moreno and Shane are still laying on the shattered remains of that table. I don't think either one has moved since Moreno hit that M80 off the top rope through our announce table. Bryan Harris: Yeah where are those medics who knows how badly Shane is hurt. I heard a rumor that he got the part of Cobra Commando number seven in the new GI JOE movie and if he's injured he may have to give up the part, and an 80's TV show movie remake without Derek Shane is like Snap and Pop with out the Crackle. All of a sudden the crowd lets out a huge cheer as we see an arm raise fist clenched out of the rubble. A few moments later the crowd lets out another big cheer as Moreno has some how pulled himself to his feet. Moreno leans back against the ring apron and raises his arm one more time to the crowds cheers to show that he's banged up but OK. Bryan Harris: WOW! That's the loudest ovation I've ever heard for a LOSER! Wait until you here the reaction Shane gets when he stands up. Jimmy Yates: I hate to break this to you Bryan, but Shane isn't moving. Where's those medics? Alan Ducard: I think that's them now. Moreno is makes his way around the ring to the entrance walkway and looks up the aisle to see that someone has appeared at the other end from backstage and it's not a medic. Moreno stops and looks at the man who is wearing a dark blue business suit. A black mask mask covers the persons head and on the front is a silver theatre tragedy mask. The man raises a microphone and begins to speak and we hear a computer altered voice though it sounds more human then robotic. Moreno still trying to regain his strength looks at the man confused and not sure of what's going on. Masked Man: Allow me to introduce myself, Mr. Moreno. My name is Alan Smithee and I'm the director of something called the Entourage. You see you made a mistake tonight when you put Derek Shane through that table, because you didn't just mess with a man, you messed with a movement. I don't take kindly with people who impede my progress and your actions have caused me to have to make some adjustments and that brings my annoyance. Yet with Shane fallen I do not stand alone. Two people step out from the back and stand on either side of Mr. Alan Smithee. We recognize them as Shadow and Elena Pisk. Moreno quickly looks around for a weapon or something to defend himself, but nothing is close, and it doesn't look as if anyone is advancing towards him yet. Alan Ducard: That's Shane's bodyguard Shadow, and the woman who answered Shane's 15 minute of fame challenge a few weeks back. Bryan Harris: That's Shane's personal advisor, Elena Pisk. The three of them look towards Moreno but don't make a move yet. Alan Smithee: Mr. Moreno, you don't understand the situation you have put yourself in. While you are one we are many. Two more men appear from behind "The Director", one stands beside Shadow while the other stands beside Elena. Moreno's eyes go big and he shakes his head like he can't believe what he is seeing. He bends down and reaches under the ring apron and quickly grabs a trash can lid before turning his attention back to the entrance aisle. Jimmy Yates: Holy Mother of Ghadi. Alan Ducard: Whoever this Alan Smithee character is, it seems like this group he calls the Entourage has quite a following. Bryan Harris: That man standing next to Elena is known as the "Highlight of the Night" Matthew Dawson. He made a name for himself in the light heavyweight division in OPW and he was managed by Elena Pisk. The man beside Shadow comes from a well known family of masked wrestlers in Japan where he was known Black Cougar IV before he dishonored his family and the wrestling culture by ripping off his own mask and spitting on it. He has since refused to acknowledge his family name and goes by the name John James. Alan Ducard: This man has randomly appeared tonight with his army or as he is calling it the Entourage, and we don't know who else may be involved. Moreno looks across the walkway seeing that he is out numbered as the group starts to move toward him. He slides back into the ring and takes a defensive stance with the trash can lid and waits. Jimmy Yates: Moreno has a lot of guts to stand his ground in that ring in a 5 on 1 situation especially after that hellacious Ultimate X match. Bryan Harris: Lots of Guts, but no brains. he should of got the hell out of dodge when he had the chance. Alan Ducard: Moreno may have lost his title, but he hasn't lost his pride. When the group reaches ringside they don't seem to have any plan to get into the ring with Moreno. Mr. Smithee and Elena stand on the walkway staring Moreno down as Shadow, Matthew Dawson, and John James make their way towards Derek Shane who is still lying in a heap in the table wreckage. Moreno looks back and forth from the 3 men and to Elena and "The Director" on the walkway, expecting a sneak attack, but no one makes any attempt to get in the ring. The three men lift the bloody mess that is Shane out of the wreckage and climb back onto the entrance walkway. Once there the three men lift Shane into the air. Shadow and Dawson face forward with one of Shane's shoulders resting on one of theirs. Shadow on the left, Dawson on the right, and Elena Pisk standing in front of them. Behind them John James holds Shane's feet on his left shoulder, while Mr. Smithee still stares at Moreno. Alan Smithee: Moreno, your time is not now, but soon. "The director" Alan Smithee turns around with his back to Moreno and the group walks forward at a steady pace carrying Shane towards the back. Jimmy Yates: I can't believe this, they are carrying Shane out of here like he is some sort of martyr. Moreno looks on from the ring as the group disappears into the back. Moreno seems a bit confused by everything that just happened, but he raises his arm holding the trash can lid into the air. He gets another cheer from the crowd for holding his ground, and then he makes his way to the back. |
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