XWL Unforgiven: 5/26/2013 - 6/2/2013

Live From - The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Deadline - 4:30 PM EST


Arena for Matches: XWL Unforgiven
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Part 2


Note: I won't be reviewing match videos as I don't have the time to watch them all.

Batista promo
It's always nice to see newer guys consistently promo. I think this promo was pretty standard fare though, and some parts of it were confusing like the ending where Batista said he would take his anger out on Josh if he lost, but I think you were just trying to get cheap heel heat there? Not sure but it seemed out of place. It was a decent promo and a nice prelude to Edge vs Batista.

Favourite part: [Batista]Josh are you stupid?
[Josh Matthews] Um no sir.
Batista Damn right you are.
[Josh Matthews] I said no.
[Batista] Do you think I care about what you said Josh huh?.




United States Championship Alex Shelley vs Wade Barrett pre and post-match stuff
I like the secondary angle between Ziggler and Shelley. It's entertaining but I don't know if there is a point to it other than random segments like this. I'm hoping there's a feud planned at some point down the line and that it's not all meaningless banter because even the little things that have been done to date have been great. Again, the descriptions and commentary during the entrances were awesome and second to none. I think that the entrances could have benefited from some caps or gifs but that's just being picky. The same goes for the post-match paragraph although I think that part suffered due to the lack of commentary, especially as it was so good during the entrances. Congrats to Shelley on a successful defense.

Favourite part: Shelley finding Dolph's note.




Daniel Bryan promo
Loved this promo. I think if you stick with Bryan you could easily become the best Daniel Bryan we've seen in XWL. You play him so well and every promo you have done to date has been great fun to read, and it's nice to see someone taking on the comedy side of things with all the seriousness we have going on. I'm just worried as I'm sure everyone else is that one day out of the blue you'll drop him, like you usually do with your second guy. But anyway, back to the promo. I really like the way you're making Bryan out to be this "evil genius" and how he's trying to train everyone into being his "minions". It's a unique angle and you're making the most of it and I can tell you're enjoying writing the promos to go along with it. Kofi is the perfect guy for Bryan to face as he's a "good guy" while Bryan is a "bad guy" so I'll be interested to see how the rest of this night/feud pans out, but I do hope to see even more comedic promos like this going forward.

Favourite part: [Daniel Bryan] Lesson number one coming right up so grab your pen and pad or hit record if you're watching at home...Or if you're streaming this illegally? Good job! You're fighting the system like a true bad guy!




Joey Mercury promo
Again, it's nice to see relatively new guys consistently posting promos. Joey Mercury is an interesting choice and you took an interesting route to go along with it by right away pretty much calling out Daniel Bryan. If this leads to a feud I think it could be a great way to enhance and improve your promos by going up against someone like Zander. If not, I think you've set yourself a nice platform to build upon with this promo. "The Red Carpet" you say, is where Mercury will criticize the stars of XWL... I hope it's more than that. If you just work your way down the roster insulting everyone it could become repetitive. Something along the lines of The Highlight Reel (shameless plug) could work for you and your opponent to make your match/feud mean more and be more interesting than just a standard 1v1 contest to find out who is the better man.

Favourite part: [Joey Mercury] That's the difference between you and myself. Bryan you can make people submit, time and time again. But I; I can do more than that. I can make them tap out. I can knock them out. Because do you know something I'm a star. And unlike myself you are not a star.




Zack Ryder promo
All these new guys stealing the spotlight! I liked this promo but it seemed that just as it was getting started it was over, which left me disappointed. I would have liked to have seen a bit more dialogue from Ryder as you started talking about Eric Young and then it just ended out of nowhere. You seem to have his character down well, but if you could maybe work on adding actions like his entrance, or commentary to your promo it would be that much better. Also, don't have it end as abruptly as it did here as I was left wanting more... which of course, is a good thing.

Favourite part: [Zack Ryder] Okay, I'm a bit bummed that Mercury just stole a little bit of my thunder, but whatever. This isn't about him, it isn't about anyone else on this card, it's about me and the broskis watching live or watching at home!




Daniel Bryan vs Kofi Kingston
I can't really describe how much I enjoyed reading this. It was a well-balanced match-up, evenly fought between the two competitors, with AJ sticking her nose in here and there to swing things back in Bryan's favour. It had everything you could want in a match write up when it came to the actual action, but I can't help but think of how much better it could have been with some commentary from JR, King and Cole. Either way, this was still awesome and very fun to read. The finish was also imaginative and I'd like to see that happen in WWE (I don't think it has?).

Favourite part: Kofi sweeps his leg and front flips off bringing them both crashing to the mat with a devastating S.O.S from the top rope! My god we’ve never seen anything like it!




Layla promo
This was a good promo which went from the horribly cheesy outfit explanation and Paige-love to very serious and intense in the space of a couple of paragraphs. I had no idea that guy's name was Tony Dawson, so I also learnt something in this promo...lol. The actions, layout and caps used in this promo were great. The dialogue was also perfect for the situation Layla is in, but I think the Layla face turn is almost getting to the point where the sheer number of promos she's involved in trying desperately to convince everyone she is now a face is making it hard to believe that. Maybe it's just me, but I still think it's obvious that underneath it all she's as much of a bitch as she once was.

Favourite part: [Layla] The Pay-Per-View is called Unforgiven for a reason, and what they did? Is unforgivable.




LayCool promo
Again, as I touched on before, Layla is popping up everywhere and has been involved in 3 promos already this PPV, and in each one trying desperately to convince people and the readers that she's now a face. It's really having the opposite effect on me, because with each promo I find it less believable. Not that the promo between Michelle and Layla wasn't decent enough, but I don't understand the point of it, especially as we've heard enough about Layla and the Bellas on this show? It just seems a little much and out of place. McCool having her own promo would have been better in my opinion. The ending to this promo was interesting and I'm betting it's Paige taking out McCool so that she can keep Layla all to herself...maybe.

Favourite part: [Michelle McCool] Michelle: Just be careful. Don't let them get into your head like you and I used to do.




Bellas pre-match promo and Bellas vs Layla Handicap match
The promo before the match was a welcome bonus as the write up was awesome. The commentary really enhanced the actions and match description and I enjoyed the Bellas snipes at Layla mid-match. This was the match of the night so far in my opinion. I can't really say much more than that. The ending was also unexpected and surprising. Whoever is playing Paige now has a lot to live up to.

Favourite part: Layla dismounts then begins to remove her jacket and fix her hair. Brie and Nikki yell out "Yeah we see your cheap weave!" but Layla ignores it balling up her jacket and tossing it to the outside..




Stone Cold Steve Austin promo
I think this was a great way to start off your newest stint as Austin. Hopefully this one will be a lot longer than the last one because you play him so well. Even the parts with JR and Hogan were written well, like something they would say. I'm hoping you promo consistently with Austin, like you do with Dolph because this was as good as anything you've ever posted. I particularly liked the ending which was classic Austin and I look forward to next week's promo.

Favourite part: Justin Roberts getting owned.




Kofi Kingston promo
I'm going to admit, I don't like Kofi Kingston. But I did like this promo. In this promo, you have Kofi a side which seemed more serious and intense than he normally is. He has his eyes set on gold and if you can continue to bust out promos like this one, match write ups like the one with Bryan, and have entertaining feuds like you have been, there's no reason why Kofi Kingston won't be a champion in the near future. A very enjoyable promo to read.

Favourite part: [Kofi Kingston] From the indys to here I have been going in a gear above what a normal competitor should have and at no point in the near future do I plan to slow down.




Dolph Ziggler promo
I don't know what it is, but you just have the "it" factor as Dolph. Anything you promo about or anyone you promo with is just gold. This is no different. From the funny opening text message to Brooklyn Brawler's appearance, to the continuation of the Shelley skit and the very serious mission statement at the end... this was just a great example of what a promo should be. It had everything and anyone who thinks otherwise or thinks I'm just saying this needs to re-read the promo again or have a mental health check. Awesome stuff as usual.

Favourite part: [Dolph Ziggler] You've been advertising Chris Jericho vs Dolph Ziggler for weeks now, this is false advertisement! People don't want to see Dean Ambrose main event a Pay Per View, nobody does. How would you feel if Macho Man Randy Savage was added to your blockbuster match against Andre The Giant at WrestleMania 3 at the very last minute, huh?!

*The camera cuts to the ringside area and the commentary table.*



[Jim Ross]
What a match-up between two of the very best divas XWL has to offer! Kaitlyn has proven time and time again that she is a fighting champion and tonight was no different!

[Jerry "The King" Lawler]
You're right JR! I love my divas more than anyone, but I think Kaitlyn is fast becoming my favourite! I like divas who are dominant... if you get what I mean.

[Michael Cole]
It was a very entertaining matchup on what has been a very entertaining night. And it's far from over!

[Jim Ross]
Correct you are and I can't wait to watch the rest of this night unfold. But right now, we have some very special footage from before Unforgiven kicked off! We've already seen the Shield here tonight when they destroyed John Cena, but earlier tonight they arrived to the arena in style.

[Michael Cole]
That's right JR. Until now, the footage has been exclusive to our brand new XWL App, but right now as a special treat we are going to show the footage of The Shield's spectacular arrival earlier this evening!

*Video footage begins to play with the words "Earlier tonight" in the corner. The footage is of the night sky, dotted with beautiful shining stars. Suddenly a white helicopter comes into view and begins it's descent towards the ground.*



*As it reaches the end of it's descent, a layer of dust and debris from the ground is shot off in all directions from the force of the wind from the chopper's propellers. Once it has landed, the door clicks open.*



*The lethal trifecta known as The Shield are shown. They emerge, one by one, Seth Rollins first, followed by Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. The confidence upon each man's face is clear as they begin walking towards the camera, ahead of the huge night ahead of them where they could walk away with two of XWL's most prestigious championships.*



*The Shield reach a black vehicle with tinted windows conveniently awaiting their arrival, before entering and speeding off into the darkness, away to the arena ahead of the huge PPV. The footage comes to a close and Unforgiven continues...*

*The cameras cut to the backstage area where XWL interviewer Matt Striker is shown.*



[Matt Striker]
Ladies and gentlemen, my guest at this time... the World Heavyweight Champion... Chris Jericho!

*The camera pans outward to reveal Jericho who is wearing one of his t-shirts with the World title worn proudly upon his waist. It appears as though he has been warming up ahead of the big main event as his hair is unusually messed up. The fans cheer at the sight of one of their favourites.*



[Matt Striker]
Now Chris, in tonight's main event, you will be going up against not one, but two opponents in a triple threat match up for the World Heavyweight Championship in both Dolph Ziggler and Dean Ambrose. For weeks you've been preparing for a one-on-one against Dolph Ziggler, but Hulk Hogan threw a spanner in the works at the end of last weeks show when he added Dean Ambrose to the mix at literally the very last moment! Has this changed your gameplan at all heading into this matchup? I mean, the odds are against you now, you only have a 33% chance of winning and anything goes under triple threat rules...



[Chris Jericho]
The odds might be against me... Dean has The Shield to back him up and Dolph has a huge wave of momentum behind him due to his "hot streak"...but I have all of the Jerichoholics behind me and I have the knowledge that I am the very best in the world today. That's all I need to finally put Dolph Ziggler and Dean Ambrose in their place and to walk out of this arena tonight still the World Heavyweight Champion. My gameplan remains unchanged... and that is to WIN. I said way back in January that 2013 was the Year Of Chris Jericho and it has been. Nobody on the entire roster has been more consistent or more dominant than I have. I have been at the top since this year began and that continues tonight. Whether it's Dean Ambrose or Dolph Ziggler that takes the fall, it doesn't matter to me.



[Chris Jericho]
Tonight there is only one outcome and that is that the Year Of Y2J continues. I will not stop and I will not rest until I am considered the greatest World Heavyweight Champion...ever. If I have to hold onto this championship until I retire to accomplish that feat, so be it. Nobody compares to me and this title around my waist is acknowledgement of that. I won't let somebody like Dolph or Dean take that away from me. This title symbolizes everything I have sacrificed and everything I have worked for throughout my entire career. To have it around the waist of some deranged psychopath or some vain pretty-boy would just be an insult to every champion who has worked for this gold and a slap in my face. I won't let that happen.



[Chris Jericho]
Once both of those clowns finally see the reality that they can never match up to me, who knows what the future holds? Maybe Dean can go back to whatever slum he crawled out of, move back in with his alcoholic mother and make a living from mugging people again, and maybe Dolph can become the face of a noodle restaurant or a shampoo company. But one thing's certain and that's that Chris Jericho and this World Heavyweight Championship will be sticking around XWL for a very long time. If anyone doubts me, shame on them, because I have proven time and time again that I can defy whatever odds are put in front of me. I don't care if I have to defend this title in a one-on-one match-up, a triple threat, a fatal four way, a championship scramble, an elimination chamber match, ladder match, steel cage match, hell in a cell, inferno, handicap, dance-off, sing-off, musical chairs match, paddle on a pole match, mud wrestling match... any kind of match! No-one will be taking this championship away from me.



[Matt Striker]
Well, there we have it. A very focused, confident and a determined Chris Jericho heading into tonight's main event. Back to you at ringside!

*The cameras shift back to ringside and the live arena as Unforgiven rolls on...*

*The Unforgiven cameras then head to a room where we see the Hounds Of Justice in another deserted room, the only thing that has changed is the place, as the three renegades look at the camera.



{Dean Ambrose}
Ambrose.



[Roman Reigns]
Reigns.



[Seth Rollins]
Rollins.

After their usual introductions, Rollins is the first to speak.



[Seth Rollins]
Miss us?

*The Shield laughs as the crowd jeers loudly, which the three can't hear. Seth's face then turns deadly serious and speaks again.*



[Seth Rollins]
You should. But you won't, and what a damn shame that is. You want to know why? When was the last time this company had a group of wrestlers who had two of their members in title matches in the same night?

*Seth then looks over at Reigns and Ambrose and they both shrug.*



[Seth Rollins]
I didn't think so either. Look folks, we're not saying to cheer us because of our cute babyfaces or our clean cut values but we want and will force you all to see the just truth which is that the Shield is the greatest stable in wrestling history and the most dangerous group of people in XWL. I mean you idiots cheered for The Four Horseman so why can't you throw a few claps for the Hounds Of Justice? We're just three men and we have already surpassed those old has-beens.

*Seth senses the heat cast upon him and his comrades and all he does is laugh and smirk, he then closes one eye and says.*



[Seth Rollins]
The all seeing eye of justice is upon all of you, every second of every day. No "superstar", pro wrestler, and person is safe from our wrath and if you ain't down with that we have two words for you. Believe now. Because if you don't, we'll give you all of eternity to believe when you're six feet under. Our next victim goes under the name of John Morrison, the Intercontinental Champion. It must be great to be wearing that belt John, because just like your little whore girlfriend I'll be taking it home by the end of the night. Believe That!



{Dean Ambrose}
After John Morrison believes in The Shield and loses the Intercontinental Championship due to his ignorance, The Shield will turn its attention to the World Heavyweight Championship. Chris Jericho and Dolph Ziggler will be eradicated! All it takes is one mistake, all it takes is one wrong move and Dean Ambrose becomes the World Champion.



{Dean Ambrose}
When the smoke settles and the dust clears, I will be the only man left standing in the Main Event. The Shield will join me in the ring after that “match” and we will show you what happens to people who don't believe. By the end of the night, two thirds of The Shield will have championship gold around their waists, then it'll only be a matter of time before Roman Reigns has some gold around his waist as well, all he has to do is pick the perfect opportunity and it's as good as his.



{Dean Ambrose}
As tainted as your "win" over me was at Dead Man's Hand, a loss is still a loss. The record books will show that Dean Ambrose was pinned by Chris Jericho. You're not dealing with the same Dean Ambrose you faced at Dead Man's Hand, Jericho, now you're going to stare into the eyes of a much more dangerous man. I won't deny it, I got a bit cocky last month and I got burned, that won't happen again.



[Roman Reigns]
John Cena. What happened to you tonight is just the beginning of what is heading your way in the near future. For too long you have been a figurehead and a poster boy for professional wrestling and we, The Shield, have had it up to here with the favoritism and preferential treatment that you get, just for being John Cena. It's true that you haven't had the same success in XWL as you have elsewhere, but The Shield will put a stop to your uprising before you even have a chance to get anywhere near that level once again.



[Roman Reigns]
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins are preoccupied with championship goals at the moment, so John...I will personally be the one to make sure that you will NEVER reach those heights again. The spots at the top of this business are reserved only for The Shield.



[Roman Reigns]
Tonight we take our first steps on the road to immortality by claiming two of the most prestigious titles in this industry. Tomorrow night, John Cena's career will come to an end, and we will have one less undeserving name on the XWL roster, because I'm calling you out John. Tomorrow night, live on Redemption. John Cena vs Roman Reigns. I know you'll accept John because you're always up for a fight, but this is one fight that you cannot win. The fight against injustice is ours and ours alone, and you John will be another victim. Just like John Morrison. Just like Chris Jericho and Dolph Ziggler. And when you're down on the mat unconscious, just like you were tonight... you will... believe... in The Shield.



{Dean Ambrose}
What defines a champion? Is it the people he's beaten? The way he's managed to keep the championship in his possession? The amount of people he's stepped on to make it to that point? Neither of those things matter in the end, because John Morrison will be the first to lose his championship to The Shield, then you will follow suit, Jericho. After the night comes to a close, we will be in possession of two out of the four championships this company has to offer, and who knows, maybe we'll set our sights on the United States Championship as well.



[Seth Rollins]
John Morrison, your victory a month ago was a fluke. The fact is, you have never pinned me in the middle of that ring. And you never will. If justice is blind then I'm the blind swordsman. Tonight I pick up where I left off at Supremacy last year. For too long have I been overlooked in favor of people like you John. People who have the LA "Superstar" look and who are all flash. Tonight, not only will I shatter the proverbial glass ceiling that this company puts over the heads of me and everyone else like me, but so will my comrade, Dean Ambrose. Dean faces two of the biggest Hollywood "Superstars" that this company has ever seen when he competes in his World Heavyweight Championship match tonight. Now, justice might be blind but that isn't a bad thing because justice doesn't discriminate. Whether you're Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho or whoever, by the end of the night you all will BELIEVE IN THE SHIELD!



With that said, the group of renegades known as The Shield stare into the camera with an intimidating glare for a few moments before the camera is slowly lowered to the concrete floor of the undisclosed location. The last image seen is The Shield's footsteps walking away from the camera before the video comes to an end.

Edges theme plays but nobody appers then "The Star Attraction" Joey Mercury appears.
Mercury
It turns out our OLD buddy Edge is a no show fans that's great for you but for you Batista you better be ready to take on "The Star Attraction".


Joey Mercury continues to destroy Batista with the chair until he is lifeless and then Mercury slowly walks away with a grin on his face

XWL's Unforgiven returns from the commercial break and we're welcomed back to XWL's resident interviewer, Josh Matthews, who is accompanied by the Intercontinental Champion, John Morrison.



[Josh Matthews]: Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, I'm Josh Matthews and I'm accompanied by none other than the Intercontinental Champion, John Morrison. So let's get straight to it John. For the past couple of weeks, you've been on a rocky road. Almost a month back, you challenged for the XWL World Heavyweight Championship unsuccessfully, tapped out to Alberto Del Rio and unfortunately, attacked by The Shield. This just hasn't been your month to sum it all up, what are all your thoughts heading into this match against Seth Rollins?



[John Morrison]: Josh, you're right, it sure hasn't been my month and I don't have any excuses for it. A few weeks ago, the spin of wheel determined that I would go one-on-one with Chris Jericho for his XWL World Heavyweight Championship. I hope to seize the opportunity and capture my first world championship but unfortunately, I failed, but I'd like to add that it was a great bout, one of my favorites. Following that loss, just when I found myself getting back to the top by beating Christian, Mr. Money In The Bank, I get knocked right back down, I find myself in the same trouble as Chris Jericho and John Cena, that trouble being The Shield.



[John Morrison]: 3 men. 1 goal. They say their goal "to stop the poision of injustice spreading throughout this industry." To be quite honest, they sound like me when I was in Saviors of Society but that's besides the point. I understand their goal and everything but what I don't get is, why attack me and others who have done nothing but done their absolute best to keep this company thriving? Is it because Chris Jericho and I both hold prestigious titles?. I'm starting to think their real goal is to do whatever it takes to become relevant, well Dean Ambrose's goal for sure. Now he has Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins running around, at his beck and call. I gave Seth Rollins his props when we faced off in a ladder match, I even had a little talk with him in the locker room. A few weeks later, I find myself high up in the air, set up in a triple powerbomb.



[John Morrison]: Seth, let me ask you something. Why did you really join forces with Dean Ambrose? If it's because you think you're being overlooked then I have to tell you that you couldn't have made a more unwise decisions. Let me give you some words of wisdom, in this company, people are overlooked all the time, look how many people there are backstage who have never received the chance to shine and challenge for a title. You think you're being overlooked, guess again. You're one of the fortunate ones like myself. I took the ball and I ran with it, had I not capitalized, I could've been somoene in this company who has yet to make a mark. You think aligining yourself with two other men is really going to make you stand out? Trust me, people aren't looking at you individually, they're looking at the group, to them, you're just another member, it's the harsh truth.



[John Morrison]: Trust me Seth, you're great talent, don't let it go to waste. When we meet in a just a moment, I want you to bring your A-game because tonight, I'm promising you that I won't give up to easily. You don't intimidate me neither does Reigns or Ambrose. See you out there, matter of fact, I might as well you see you all out there.

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We return from the break and we head to the ring where the beautiful Lillian Garcia stands in the center of the ring. She holds the microphone to her mouth and proceeds to talk.



[Lillian Garcia]: The following contest is set for one fall and it is for the Intercontinental Championship.



[Lillian Garcia]: Introducing first, from Davenport, Iowa, weighing in at 217 lbs, representing The Shield, Seth Rollins.

The camera pans out from Lillian Garcia and starts to view the overhead crowd. Spotlights circle the crowd as they try to find where Seth Rollins will enter from. Suddenly, one spotlight spots Seth Rollins and the camera zooms on to him. He isn't only surely, behind him are his fellow teammates, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose.



Halfway down the stairs, Rollins whispers something to Reigns and Ambrose which the camera does not pick up. Suprisingly, Reigns and Ambrose turn back as Seth continues to make his way to the bottom. Seth gets to the barricade and flips over it.



He slides into the ring and lays on the turnbuckle as he awaits his opponent for the night. Not even the boos occuring can throw Seth off his game, he isn't focused on the fans tonight, he's focused on winning the Intercontinental Championship. A few seconds of silence pass before. . .



The theme music of the Intercontinental Champion, John Morrison, plays throughout the arena and the crowd erupts in a chorus of cheers. John Morrison steps out from the back in one of his finest red robes and smiles from the camera as it zooms in, while lifiting his Intercontinental Championship up high.



John Morrison continues to pose in slow motion as fireworks fire from each side of the stage. Morrison drops the title down to his shoulder and lifts his hand in the air as the crowd contiues to cheer.



The Intercontinental Championship struts down the ramp as people in the crowd hold their hands out for high fives. Morrison goes over to the right side of the ramp and slaps a few hands. He proceeds to walk over to the left side where he sees a diehard Jomosapien who he gives his customized glitter sunglasses to. Morrison walks up the steel steps and enters the ring as Seth Rollins eyes him down. The champ walks over to the turnbuckle, hops up, and begins to pose with the title which garners him a few cheers.



Morrison drops down and the referee comes over to take his championship. The referee lifts it in the air in the center of the ring before walking over to the timekeepers area and passing the title to the staff. The official then calls for the bell.



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John Morrison does it yet again, he defeats Seth Rollins yet again with a impactful Starship Pain. John Morrison gets up holding his abdomen, most likely from the impact of the high-flying move. The referee walks over to ask John if he's alright as Lillian Garcia speaks.

[Lillian Garcia]: Here is your winner and still the Intercontinental Champion, John Morrison!

John holds on to the ropes for some leverage, he knew Seth was going to put up a fight but he surely didn't know how big of a fight it was going to be. Morrison stands up as the referee walks over to him and lifts his hand high in the air.



The Intercontinental Champion lets all the cheers sink in as he holds his title up high in the air, he's proud of himself for holding onto the title for so long and for him, his journey has only just begun. John walks over to the turnbuckle and poses with his Intercontinenal Championship as the camera fades to black.

Unforgiven continues on from our last segment as we go to the crowd. The camera pans over the sold out crowd here who are all cheering and holding signs of their favourite superstars. The camera quickly cuts to the stage as a familiar phrase blasts out of the speakers…









’WHO WANTS A MOUSTACHE RIDE?!’

















Mixed emotions come from the crowd as Joey Ryan’s theme hit’s the P.A! The man who hasn’t been seen in weeks is here tonight at Unforgiven! Boo’s from the majority of the crowd can be heard as they remember past actions of Joey Ryan but a few are cheering, excited at the return of the sleazy superstar. A few moments pass and the camera switches to one on the stage to show the man himself walking out, looking at the crowd and the ring which he hasn’t seen for quite a while.



Joey walks down the ramp and looks into the crowd before smirking and just ignoring what they are saying. As the camera at the bottom of the ramp focuses on Joey, he looks on and just stares blankly into the crowd. He doesn’t show much emotion to them as booing can be heard quite loudly. Slowly he walks around the ring, before jumping up on the side and leaning off the second rope, extending his thigh and just exuding sleaze as the women nearby look away in disgust.



Joey laughs before blowing a kiss to one of the girls in the front row, she turns away and rejects him as he ignores her walks around for a few moments before stopping and beginning to speak



Joey Ryan
Hello XWL Universe, It’s your old pal Joey Ryan! Did you miss me? Hell I don’t even need to ask that question because of course you missed me. Joey Ryan was and still is the hottest thing going in this company today. Just look at what we’ve all seen while I’ve been gone. It’s been utter chaos. Luckily now we have a chance to restore order and by that Joey Ryan needs to be back on his throne at the top of the food chain. Now I understand that me being here may come as a little surprise to you all, you’re probably all wondering why this sexy man vanished from your TV screens for a while and just left you with superstars such as Stone Cold, The Rock, Mankind, Kevin Steen, Jericho and Dean Ambrose…it’s no wonder the amount of women who watched this show has hit an all-time low. There’s no eye candy! There is no one on this show that has the skills in which Joey Ryan does. Joey Ryan brings in the draw. Having Joey Ryan on TV is good for business. While I was gone you would not believe the amount of companies that wanted Joey Ryan on their show. I was in high demand but I decided against appearing anywhere else. I wanted a break. After the breakout year I had it was a well-deserved one at that. I went back home and I lived the Hollywood lifestyle, I went to premieres, hung out with movie stars, went to the after parties and scored with a few supermodels.



Joey Ryan
Now over that time I may have had a few too many parties. Things were done and some tests had to be made but none of that is important now because what matters is that Joey Ryan is here to become the greatest assest to this company once again like I was at the start of this year. Joey Ryan was flying high and now it’s time to prove that that run of form was not a fluke. Yes I lost out on becoming world heavyweight champion but that was not my fault. Joey Ryan was screwed out of that title shot and the next time I get my chance to fight for that world title you can guarantee that it is going to be going back around this sexy waist of mine. Now let’s just look at what is going on tonight. Tonight is a huge pay per view, it’s Unforgiven! There are so many important matches which I am just not going to talk about. Do you want to know why? Cause tonight is now not about any of them. You are not going to be talking about any of them matches because tonight Joey Ryan is going to be the name on everybodys lips. Joey Ryan is going to be the man who makes a statement tonight and leaves everybody wanting more, everybody just trying to work out my next move.



Joey Ryan
I know exactly what I am going to do to get myself noticed once again and no one is going to stop me. You see Joey Ryan is an icon. Joey Ryan is a man who people want to take shots at. It dosen’t take long for trouble to come lookin’ for Joey Ryan. I could just stand in this ring and wait patiently and soon enough a young punk in the back wanting to make a name for himself at my expense will come out and try to get the job done. That’s all well and good, I have been in that position and I understand exactly what he’s going but no one is going to try and pick on Joey Ryan. Nobody is going to take shots at Joey Ryan and I am done with letting people come to me for fights. I’m bringing the fight to them. All I need to do is choose a time and a place. You people know Joey Ryan never breaks a promise. When I first arrived I promised I would be world champion before the year is over, I did it with 3 months to spare. I promised I would make an impact and then went on to win the Intercontinental title after only being here for 3 weeks. Those were the warning signs, the warning signs to everyone else that there was a new superstar in town.



Joey Ryan
I had been fighting in the slums for years. I was in gyms, school halls, outside on fields just trying to make a name for myself. Now just look, Joey Ryan is a name everyone has heard of. I go out in Hollywood and everyone wants a photo with me, everyone comes to my favourite diner in town to come share strawberry shakes. The ladies all want that one night of excitement with Joey Ryan and all the men wish they were as damn sexy as me and they stay awake at night just wondering how I got so lucky. They stay awake at night wondering how Joey Ryan got his MOVIE STAR GOOD LOOKS!....How Joey Ryan got his ROCKSTAR CHARISMA….and how Joey Ryan plans to BRING SLEAZY ba-

































Joey Ryan lowers the mic when he is interrupted by the entrance music of DREW MCINTYRE. Joey Ryan is looking confused as are the crowd who are waiting for the arrival of Drew McIntyre who we haven't seen in XWL for months.

J.R: Folks that is Drew McIntyre's music and it looks like Drew McIntyre is looking to stop Joey Ryan having a welcomed return. Is he here to make an impact for himself and spoil the party??

A few moments pass but there is no sign of Drew McIntyre and the crowd start boo furiously that nothing seems to be happening. Joey Ryan is just looking on and has a smile on his face like to say that come on down to the Joey Ryan party.

Michael Cole: The thing is J.R, Drew McIntyre make think he is going to spoil the party but he can't do that if he doesn't come out. I want to know what's going on because I am as confused as the fans right now.


The cameras zoom in on the ring where Joey Ryan is waiting in the ring. He is just seems to be amusing himself waiting to see if Drew is actually going to show. Joey is about to lift the mic when,















SUDDENLY Drew McIntyre slides in the ring behind Joey Ryan. Drew McIntyre grabs Joey and spins him and round then kicks him in the gut and hits a devastating





FUTURESHOCK DDT!!!!!!

J.R: OH MY GOD, THAT WAS A DEVASTATING DDT FROM MCINTYRE. GODDAMN HIM, MCINTYRE IS SUCH A COWARD.

Michael Cole: What is the meaning behind this, why did McIntyre do that to the returning Joey Ryan. What did Joey Ryan do to McIntyre?

Drew McIntyre gets in the face of Joey Ryan who is out cold on the canvas and looks like he is about to say something but a sick smile just forms across his face and then McIntyre stands up and looks into the crowd who are booing him furiously. Drew McIntyre has still got the smile on his face as he exits the ring, he then walks up the ramp backwards keeping his eyes locked on the unconscious Joey Ryan who is now being treated by EMT's who have rushed down to the ring. XWL goes to a video package of Cactus Jack who will be fighting Kevin Steen in a Steel Cage Match tonight.

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[Jim Ross]
And Maryse takes the win, and by god, she got it by the skin of her teeth there!

[Jerry Lawler]
She looked good doing it though! And Kharma just sat there and...well, she just laughed away as Maryse crawled into the cover!

[Michael Cole]
Probably the stupidest decision she's ever made! Why the heck would she just let Maryse get the win! Is she stupid or just that crazy?



[Maryse]
See? Last week I said to the entire world that Chuck Taylor and Kharma didn't stand a chance against the Sexiest of the Sexy! And what did I do? I won. I pinned an XWL MALE Superstar! Can any other diva in XWL history say they did that? No! Because Maryse is a one of a kind diva. La Diva que tous les gars veut, et chaque fille veut être. I know I may not deserve the #1 Contender's opportunity for Digital Decision. But at Supremacy, no matter who is champion, I want my title shot! Because, of course, I am the Supreme Diva, a...

Before Maryse can finish, Kharma is up and turns her around, she puts Maryse in position and plants her with a huge Kharma Bomb! But she's not done, as she grabs the still fallen Chuck Taylor and drags him towards a corner, before ascending to the second rope and leaping down, crushing Chuck with a Kharma Press! One thing's for certain, this three-person rivalry doesn't seem to be over.

[Jim Ross]
Is it really him?

[The King]
It sounds like it JR! The fans are on their feet in their thousands! Haha! It's electric in here!

Sure enough before long The Rock bursts through the curtain like a bat out of hell, the Peoples Champ has come home and the fans are giving him the reception that only they can!



He fires down the ramp and up the stairs before jogging along the apron and taking his place atop the turnbuckle in front of a sold out Unforgiven crowd! He throws his arm in the air for his signature taunt and holds it, taking a moment to smell the electricity in the air! Eventually he hops down into the ring and is handed a mic from the side...



[The Rock]
Finally! The Rock has come back....To Philadelphia! Which means that finally...The Rock has come back, to Unforgiven! Let The Rock take you on a little history lesson, it was this very Pay Per View two years ago that The Rock first won The World Heavyweight Championship in a Fatal Fourway Match against three of the biggest names this company had to offer! So it only makes sense that standing here in the middle of this ring in front of the Millions! AND MILLIONS! and Millions of The Rocks fans...That he's starting to get an itch and by god this itch needs scratching, how about it Team Bring It? Will you do The Rock a favour and answer him a question, so that he's clear that it's not just him that thinks this but...Isn't it about time that The Rock once again became The World Heavyweight Champion?

A deafening roar gives The Rock his answer...



[The Rock]
That's what The Rock thought, as usual we're on the same wave length and tonight marks the road to our new goal, as one we will climb right back to the top of the mountain and with The High Chief Peter Mavia watching down as his witness The Rock will not stop until he's given each and every ounce of life he has to give and stands before you all as a proud Champion! Sitting on the sidelines truly makes you realize how much you love what you do, for a lot of the guys in the back, this is work, they punch in and have their match before they clock out but for The Rock this...Is home. The Rocks injury is long gone he can assure you, every single day since he could stand The Brama Bull was down at the gym, clanging and banging! Clanging and banging! Right back to one hundred percent and then past one hundred percent because that's what we do! We push the pace, we better ourselves and we divide and conquer!



[The Rock]
But The Rock won't take all the credit for his recovery no! Most of the credit goes to all of you at home, sending him messages, pictures, tweets, videos and underwear...You know who you are! But this time, it wasn't just The People...Oh no there was a superstar in the back that The Rock wants to thank and that's none other than the Intercontinental Champion Britney Spears! When that sum'bitch beat The Rock last month it gave him the boot up the ass that he needed because XWL is no walk in the park, this is the place where the absolute best of the best collide and The Rock underestimated a champion when he shouldn't have...So for that, he thanks you. Now with that out of the way he also whats to tell you that P.S: You're the one to blame for a rejuvenated Rock going on a candy ass whooping spree worldwide! So if you cross The Rocks path again you better hope that the sunglasses are down and that you walk on by because if you don't then The Rock will take that fur coat right off of your back and turn it back into a wolf so that it can bite off whatever's left of what you call a manhood!



[The Rock]
Past aside lets take a look to the present! The Rock has been watching XWL while he was away and there's two things that have stuck out too him, number one is that Daniel Bryan has taken a couple of happy pills and is running around like Dr Suess got freaky with Dr Doom and started farting out little goat face'd minions of crazy! That crazy son of a bitch has so many personalities that it makes The Rock respect Kofi Kingston even more, that dude just won a one on ten handicap match tonight! Then...Number two is something that didn't make The Rock laugh like number one, oh no number two flat out pissed The Rock off! That's The Shield! Strutting around like a bad police academy impression! The Rock is half expecting the big one to bust out sound effects while their riding here in their second hand rented helicopter! Let The Rock tell you something jackasses...



[The Rock]
You ain't the first "super group" to waltz in here all guns blazing and you sure as hell won't be the last but let's do a little role call shall we? Where are The Resistance....Nope? Okay then how about The Ministry....Oh they're not here either? Okay then let The Rock think, oh yes The Men of Honour....That's right, gone! Hell you can even say the same for the tag teams. The Miz and R-Truth, American Wolves, MVP and Batista and so many more that The Rock has forgotten! There's only one team around here that have survived through all the battles and that's the Motor City Machine Guns and you know what? The Rock respects the hell out of those guys because they fight for The People! They know the key to success and if your rag tag bunch of misfits thinks that they have a shot in hell of taking this company then you'll have to go through The Rock one by one, Dean Ambrose and his pre-pubescent mood swings, Seth Rollins and his bird crap filled hair and of course Roman Reigns and his tendency to make loud noises...ROMAN MAKE FIRE, FIRE GOOD! BELIEVE IN THE SHIELD! Ahhh Shut your mouth Mungo and believe that The Rock has a size fourteen boot with your name on it!



[The Rock]
Next week The Rock makes his return to the ring and it's going to be electrifying no matter who he faces because there's one thing you can bet your house on and it's that The Rock will give you his all as the Jabroni Beating! Pie Eating! Trailblazing! Eyebrow Raising! Ha--

















The Rock spends a good time looking at the screen buts starts to get suspicious when nothing happens, a loud boo from the crowd alerts him to what's going on as he turns around, ducking under a Sweet Chin Music intent on taking his head off! The Rock turns around and charges towards Michaels but the Showstopper drops to the mat and rolls out of the ring smiling as he steadies himself on the ramp...



Shawn then runs towards the ring and climbs up on the apron but seeing how intense Rock is he backs down and climbs back off...



Michaels holds his fingers up mouthing "this close" as he smiles, backing up the ramp watching a furious Rock pace back and forth in the ring, trying to make sense of why the hell HBK targeted him...



XWL's Unforgiven fades to the next segment as HBK smiles from the ramp and The Peoples Champ watches on like a raging bull...

*We return from the intense scene between The Rock and Shawn Michaels, we see The Rock walking through the curtain looking furious after what just happened. He looks around to see if Shawn Michaels is in sight but to no luck, he goes to turn around and comes face to face with a certain man..*



*Stone Cold Steve Austin! The fans go absolutely nuts as Rock and Austin are face to face backstage, you can feel the intensity as both men stare eachother down. Nearly 20 seconds pass of Rock and Austin staring at eachother unsure what the other is thinking until Rock is the first to speak.*



[The Rock] Steve...

*It stays silent for another few seconds until Austin replies.*

[Stone Cold Steve Austin] Rock...

*Rock then extends his hand as Austin accepts it!*



*They hold the handshake as Rock and Austin continue to stare down. The fans can still be heard cheering. You can cut the tension with a knife as both men mutually break the handshake, Austin smirks and walks by Rock as Rock puts his hands on his hips before looking back at Austin not sure what to think. We fade away to a video package for one of XWL's newest signings!*

[???]
ATTENTION PLEASE.



*The second the theme of “Dashingly Insane” Cody Rhodes hits the arena is filled with the sounds of jeers and hisses from the capacity crowd. Multiple negative crowd signs are shown, such as “CODY SUCKS” and “YOU DON’T HAVE MY ATTENTION”. Back up at the stage, Cody is finally making his way into the arena.*

[Justin Roberts]
Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall...



Michael Cole: These people disgust me, booing their savior.

Jerry Lawler: Oh please, Cody couldn’t save himself from that caterpillar sitting up on his lip.

Michael Cole: Really, Lawler? Real mature. The ladies love the mustache, he’s the Dashingly Insane for a reason.

Jim Ross: Enough, you two. We’re about to witness a war between two arch rivals who use to be best friends.

Michael Cole: That was until Ted ruined it all.

Jerry Lawler: Oh, you’re right about that JR. I’m excited for this one.

Jim Ross: Two young and very hungry superstars are about to go at it, these two will give it their all and it should be a classic.

*Cody steps onto the stage and does his signature hood flip. He gazes upon the crowd, not really giving a care in the world to what they think.*



[Justin Roberts]
Introducing first... from Marietta, Georgia... weighing in at two hundred and fifteen pounds... the “Dashingly Insane” Codyyyyyyy Rhodes!

Jim Ross: Cody promised to be Ted’s judge, jury, and executioner tonight, but can the second generation star really take out the one man he’s never truly beaten?

Michael Cole: Cody is ready, JR, Ted’s judgment day is upon us!
Jerry Lawler: We’ll see about that, Cole.

*Cody marches down the ramp, brushing past all the fans. He comes across a younger member of the XWL Universe holding a DiBiase Posse sign and stops. He rolls his eyes and laughs at the youngster, but suddenly the cackling ceases and turns into a cold stare. He snares at the kid before ripping his sign from his hands and throwing it to the ground. He spits on it, prompting his smile to come back.*

Michael Cole: It was lousy sign anyway.

*Cody slides into the ring, staring at both the referee and Justin Roberts. He walks past the two like they’re nothing, clearly the self-professed “Savior of XWL” thinks nothing of them. He climbs to the top rope and looks across the arena with a menacing scowl on his face.*



*Cody unzips his jacket and plops back down to the mat, where he awaits his rival, Ted DiBiase.*





*As Cody's theme ends, so begins Ted DiBiase's prompting every man woman and child in the arena to rise to their feet cheering for the man that will finally get his hands on Cody Rhodes tonight.*





*Ted leaps out from behind the curtain, fired up and ready to get the show on the road.*

Jim Ross: As always Ted looks focused, and ready to go to war with the man that ultimately started Ted's downward spiral. He started the Fire Ted campaign, and he won't be satisfied until Ted is once again gone from this company.

Jerry Lawler: Not only did he get him fired, he completely changed who Ted DiBiase is. Once he was a fun loving kind of guy, but now he's just so bitter and angry all the time. It's like he can't get over what happened, and Cody trying to put him back in that situation certainly doesn't make matters much easier.

Michael Cole: Boo hoo, Ted doesn't belong in this business, I don't care who his father was, he was a loser too so I don't see how anyone can think Ted's anything special.


[Justin Roberts]
And introducing his opponent, from Madison Mississippi, weighing in at weighing in at two hundred and fourteen pounds...Ted DiBiase!!!

*DiBiase high fives the fans on his descent down the ramp, turning the corner and doing the very same thing for that group of fans as well.*



*He smiles at them, but once he turns away, and sees Cody, that smile soon fades, and the anger he's built up over the last two months boils inside of him, changing his entire mood in an instant.*

Jerry Lawler: That's the look of a determined man, a determined man you do not want to mess with.

Michael Cole: Like it matters, Cody is going to rid him from this place once again, and this time forever.

Jim Ross: We'll see about that, Cole.


*Now in the ring Ted walks over to one side of the ring playing to the fans shouting out "It's time to kick some ass!" garnering loud cheers and a standing front row giving the same energy back that he's putting out.*




*The bell rings and the two superstars circle each other around the ring. Cody taunts Ted, telling him to soak all of this in because it’s his final match in XWL. Ted lunges for him and he gets out of the way, rolling to the outside. He stands by the announce table as Ted bounces off the ropes, but he moves out of the way again. Ted stops himself at the last moment, not wanting a repeat of Dead Man’s Hand.*

Michael Cole: Look at Cody, Ted can’t even touch him!

Jim Ross: To me it looks like Cody’s running away.

Michael Cole: Running away? Cody would never!

Jerry Lawler: I’m just glad Ted stopped himself before crashing into our table again.

*Ted yells at Cody to get back in the ring, but he ignores him and laughs at the crowd. Suddenly, Ted has had enough and he runs to the outside, taking Cody down with a huge blow to the back of the head. Cody is sent all the way over to the barricade and Ted wastes no more time in jumping on the attack. He hits Cody with a flurry of rights and lefts as the “Savior” tries to protect himself in anyway possible. Meanwhile, the referee is making his count and is at five. Ted picks Cody up and slams his head against the steel steps before tossing him back in the ring. He slides in and stalks his prey as Cody tries to regroup. Cody finally notices him and pleads with him, but Ted is having none of it.*

Michael Cole: Come on Ted, the man is begging you! Have some remorse!

Jerry Lawler: Yeah, for the one guy in XWL without a soul.

*He nails Cody with another right and tries dragging him away from the ropes, but Cody kicks him off. He gets up and takes his rival down with a dropkick, much to the disapproval of the crowd. He begins stomping away at his rival before slapping on a side headlock. Ted is able to power through to his feet, but is unsuccessful when trying to shake him off. Ted goes for a back suplex, but Cody has a vice like grip on him. Ted goes for it one more time, and Cody does a flip to get out of it. Ted has no idea of it as he gets taken down by a clothesline which is followed by a running bulldog.*

Jim Ross: What a display of athleticism by Cody Rhodes!

Jerry Lawler: You gotta give the devil his due, that was pretty cool!

Michael Cole: The devil? Cody is a saint!

*Now that he has Ted down, Cody gets to work. He paces around him, stomping away at his body like their mentor Randy Orton. Cody hits the ropes and goes for his running knee drop, but Ted rolls out of the way. Cody holds his knee in pain as Ted shoots off the ropes and takes him down with a clothesline. He gets back up and walks right into a powerslam from DiBiase. Ted is getting fired up as he takes his rival and smashes his head against the turnbuckle over and over. He grabs him by the arm and whips him to the other side, charging and connecting with a huge dropkick.*

Jerry Lawler: Look at Ted go!

*Cody sinks down to the corner and Ted backs up across the ring from him. He measures his target and charges, driving his knee into the side of Cody’s skull. Cody is discombobulated from the shot and rolls to the ring apron, but Ted isn’t done with him just yet. He pulls him into the ring and holds his legs apart. Ted taunts to the crowd with what he thinks of doing, only for Cody to suck him up into a roll up! At the count of two Ted counters it into a roll up of his own, and then Cody kicks out and gets him in a victory roll! Ted powers out and both me get up to their feet. Cody goes for a clothesline, but it’s dodged, and Ted hits a backslide!*

1!

2!

No!

Michael Cole: What heart from Cody!

Jim Ross: An incredible series from both men, neither superstars giving an inch tonight. Not with so much to lose.

*After kicking out of the backslide, Cody takes a breather and heads to the outside. Ted tries to get out of the ring, but the referee stops him. Cody gives them a timeout signal and leans against the apron. Ted has had enough and hits him with a baseball slide, sending him crashing into the floor Ted jumps to the outside and grabs him, just for Cody to slip out and slide into the ring. As Ted gets back in, Cody surprises him and connects with the enzuigiri.*

Michael Cole: What a shot! Get him! Get him!

Jerry Lawler: Calm down, Cole.

*Ted falls to the mat as Cody chuckles to himself, but the smile quickly fades away. He grabs Ted by the head and places his throat on the rope before stepping on his back and pulling on the top rope. Ted yells out in pain as Cody applies the pressure, choking him out with the bottom rope. The dark, vicious side of the “Dashingly Insane One” is coming out here in the battle against his arch-enemy, as he would say. Eventually the ref is able to pry him off by threatening a disqualification. Cody gets in his face and pushes him into the corner, the two sharing heated words. Cody accuses him of not being able to do his job when Ted sneaks up from behind and hits the small package!*

1!

2!

No!

Jim Ross: Another kick out at the count of two by Cody Rhodes.

Jerry Lawler: Well Cody took his eyes off the prize for one second and that almost cost him big time.

*Both men spring up to their feet and lock horns until Cody gains the upper hand. He puts on the side headlock again, but is quickly pushed off. The two come to blows and this is where Ted gets the advantage. The trade punches back and forth until he gets a load of steam and fires off, hitting shot after shot. After a bit each shot knocks Cody down until he gets up and is taken down by the next one. Eventually Cody fends him off with a kick to the gut, sending him back. He hits strikes of his own until Ted grabs a hold of him, sending him to the corner. He is quick on his feet, however, using the corner to leap over Ted.*

Jerry Lawler: Wow!

*He clobbers Ted from behind, sending him into the corner. There Cody stomps away at him until he sinks down low. He is relentless and continues plowing away until the referee steps in again. He has to throw Cody off, much to the displeasure of XWL’s resident whack job. He scolds the official again, telling him to stick to his job or else he and Vickie will discuss his “future” in this company. He turns back to Ted when all of a sudden he peps up, kicking Cody in the face. He hits the ropes, only to be stopped by a quick elbow. Cody grabs him and tosses him shoulder first into the ringpost, sending him back to the mat. Cody wipes his nose and steps over him as he climbs to the top turnbuckle. He turns around and balances himself, connecting with a stunning moonsault! He covers!*

1!

2!

No!

Jim Ross: And now a kick out from Ted! First a stunning moonsault from Cody Rhodes...

Jerry Lawler: ...And perhaps an even more impressive kickout from Ted.

Michael Cole: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here.

*Cody looks up at the referee and shouts “COME ON!” before trying to argue with him it was a three count. The ref assures him it was only two and he kicks the mat in frustration. Ted gets up to his knees and Cody grabs him by the head, only to be flipped overhead with a back body drop! Ted wastes not time in following it up and hits a neckbreaker, then picking him up and connecting with a fisherman’s suplex. Ted is really getting ahead as he stalks his prey, who is using the ropes for leverage. As Cody staggers onto his feet, Ted charges and hits his flying knee! He hooks the leg...*

1!

2!

No!

Jerry Lawler: Oh my! Another kick out from Cody!

Michael Cole: There we go Cody, stay in this!

*Ted is annoyed, but composes himself unlike Cody. Instead of fighting with the referee, he goes right back to work. He hits Cody with a stiff elbow and sends him against the ropes. He comes back and lands right into a hip toss. He stands up and gets nailed by a few rough European uppercuts as Ted flips him over with a headlock takedown. Ted pulls back his arms and drives his knee into his spine, causing Cody to cry out in pain. The referee asks him if he wants to submit, but he refuses. Eventually he wraps his feet around the bottom rope, forcing a break. The referee pulls Ted off, and tries to restrain him from doing more. Cody takes his chances and goes for the Beautiful Disaster, only to be caught by a huge dropkick!*

Michael Cole: Oh!

Jerry Lawler: I can’t believe what I just saw!

*Both men are down on the mat, leaving the official scrambling to check on both men. The crowd applauds Ted for the move as those at home are shown a replay of the move. As the replay finishes, we are taken back to the live feed and Ted has gotten back up, but is holding onto the ropes. Cody, on the other hand, had his brain scrambled by the move and isn’t so quick to his feet. Eventually he gets up with the help of the ropes and the official, and wanders over to Ted. Ted is ready and hits him with a few rights, sending him back to the ropes. Ted goes at him, sending him to the floor with a big clothesline. Cody flops to the barricade with Ted wasting no time, as he dives through the ropes and connects with the Suicide! Both men crash into the barricade with a thud as the fans go wild.*

Jim Ross: Ted is a man possessed and without fear he just threw himself from the ring onto Cody with that Suicide!

*Both men are laying out at the barricade, leaving the referee with no choice but to start his count of ten.*

[Referee]
1!

2!

Jerry Lawler: Oh man, I don’t think either of these guys can get up.

3!

4!

5!

Jim Ross: The official is no halfway there, yet neither man has begun to stir.

Michael Cole: Come on, Cody!

6!

*Ted wakes up and quickly realizes the dire situation they are in, so he bolts back into the ring as Cody has yet to move.*

7!

8!

Michael Cole: Cody no!

*Being the superstar he is, Ted heads back to the outside and breaks the count.This proves to be a mistake, however, as Cody grabs him and sends him back into the barricade. He laughs before heading up to the apron, then climbing to the top turnbuckle. Before he can try anything, Ted pops up to his feet and jumps on the apron. He hits him in the jaw once before climbing up himself, the two now going back and forth once again. Cody gets the upper hand by raking the eyes, but it is short lived. When he goes for a suplex to god knows where, Ted blocks it. Ted is able to overpower him and he lifts him up, sending the both of them off the top with a superplex!*

Jerry Lawler: AAAHHH!

Jim Ross: By god! A superplex from the top rope! Both men might be broken in half!

*Once again both men are down on the mat, Ted DiBiase is just pulling out everything he can in order to punish his rival. The man who soaked his contract in his own blood as his family watched on in horror. It’s almost like we can see those memories go through Ted’s head as he just stares Cody down from across the ring. He gets up and is once again playing the waiting game. He waits and waits as Cody gets to his feet, stumbling around the ring. He sneaks up and goes for the Dream Street. He locks it in, but is unable to get him off the ground. Instead, Cody kicks him in the knee and hits a Silver Spoon DDT.*

Michael Cole: Yes! What a DDT! Great job, Cody!

*As Ted has been taken down by the vicious DDT, Cody is once again in control of the match. The hunter has become the hunted as Cody moves around the ring, watching Ted. As he finally gets back up, Cody rushes to the ropes and jumps off, finally connecting with the Beautiful Disaster! The fans let out a big “oh” as Ted collapses on the mat. Cody can’t help but smile as he knows he’s in full control now. He stands over him and raises his fist in the air, taunting the crowd. He takes all the time in the world, as he knows he has it. Finally, he picks up Ted and sets him up, nailing the Cross Rhodes! Cover!*

1!

2!

No! Ted kicks out!

Michael Cole: No! It can’t be! It can’t be!

Jerry Lawler: Oh, you better believe it, Cole.

Jim Ross: My god, what a kick out by the young DiBiase.

Michael Cole: How?

*Cody pounds the mat in frustration, clearly nobody is more shocked than him. He was going for the finish early, but Ted will not stay down so easily. He doesn’t even bother pursuing the ref, he just goes up to the middle rope. He measures Ted and leaps off, looking for the knee drop. Yet someway Ted rolls out of the way and Cody goes crashing into the mat, buying him just another minute to recover.*

Jim Ross: DiBiase has found an opening but can he take it?

Jerry Lawler: These fans sure think so judging by the cheers as he rolled away from Cody's attempted knee drop.

*Exhausted from this highly competitive match Ted clings to the ropes, desperately trying to capitalize, but he's weakened, and so it takes him a little extra time, but he's finally back on his feet, however so is Cody. They both charge at one another with a clothesline attempt in mind, but Ted ducks under Cody's arm at the last second and hooks hold of it taking Rhodes down with a crucifix going for a quick pin.*

Michael Cole: No Cody!

Jerry Lawler: Ted's pulling everything out of his repertoire tonight.

Jim Ross: You said it, King. Ted's really trying to avenge that technical loss to Cody last month.




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Michael Cole: Yes! And wait a second, technical? He did lose, Ted had to bleed for Cody to win that match, and he did, stop making excuses.




*But no, Cody gets his shoulders free then suddenly puts all of his weight on DiBiase's body attempting a very unorthodox style cover.*

Jerry Lawler: Cody's countered with a pin of his own, he's got Ted completely trapped this could be it!




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*Ted manages to pop a shoulder off the canvas and the knee both rise up looking at one another, knowing they each almost had it there.*



Michael Cole: Oh come on, stay down! Cody had him there, the referee needs to learn how to do his job, that was so three.

Jim Ross: Well he would disagree with you there.

Jerry Lawler: They're pretty even, but then again they did used to be very good friends, it's kind of like they know each other so well that they have the perfect counter for things that they can usually defeat others with.


*It doesn't take long before they're both firing away with rights and lefts at each other, letting loose their hatred one after another, Cody starts to get the advantage connecting with three shots in a shot, but as he goes for a fourth Ted suddenly stops stumbling back, and acts as if he can't feel the next two that follow! The fans go crazy for this moment, Cody looks at Ted confused, before attempting another strike, but Ted catches his fist, tightly clinches hold of it bringing Cody down to one knee from the pain, then tries to wrench his arm behind him, but this proves to be a very big mistake because once Cody's arm is basically all but wrapped around Ted's back, Cody acts fast taking control of the situation setting him up for another attempt at Cross Rhodes!*


Jim Ross: Cody just set that up out of nowhere!

Michael Cole: Now that's true skill, finish him Cody!


*But as he tries to follow through, Ted holds his position, tightly grips Cody's forearm before freeing himself from the grip, spinning around behind Rhodes, and sets him up for a quick application of The Million Dollar Dream!*

Jerry Lawler: Wow! These two are managing to find the perfect counters to each other's signature moves.

Michael Cole: Do something Cody!

Jim Ross: Ted's got it locked in, but is he going for The Silencer or his father's famous submission?

*The arena is erupting with a loud frenzy of cheers, Ted looks to launch Cody off the mat, but he struggles every step of the way, frantically he kicks and screams, managing to get his feet back on the mat but he's still very much trapped. Ted intensifies the hold causing Cody to yell out in pain even more, he then looks to lift Cody up, but as before he kicks the air as if it owed him money then plants his feet back on the mat not allowing Ted to hit The Silencer just yet. Ted's had enough of his resisting, increases the pressure as he had before, Cody prepares to plant his feet firmly on the mat as he has the other two times, but what he wasn't prepared for is Ted suddenly puts his foot behind Cody's sweeping the leg taking him down to the mat with a crazy modified Russian Leg Sweep! Then doesn't stop there and continues by rolling him over onto his stomach with the hold STILL locked in and begins to pull back as far as he can putting Cody into an unbelievable amount of pain!*

Michael Cole: What the hell is this?!


Jerry Lawler: Ted's pulling out an old favorite of his and Cody did not see this coming, talk about a way to turn the tide permanently in your favor, Cody may have to tap here.

Michael Cole: I'm pretty sure that's an illegal choke, do something ref!

Jim Ross: Will you stop, I know you hate Ted with every fiber of your being but he just did a very impressive move, there's nothing illegal about it.


*The fans are chanting "TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP!" just as loud as they possibly can, Cody claws the mat with his one free hand, tapping is the last thing he wants to do, but he's now in a predicament where he may just have to give up....the very thought sickens him to the very core but he's not left any other options. DiBiase has him trapped, he's applying the pressure in a way that's the most painful, and the referee is asking Cody if he wants to give up every few seconds. He shouts "No!" but each time he does Ted pulls back just a bit more, garnering a pleasing begging tone from Cody, he's begging Ted to let go, but he's a man that's possessed. He's waited to get his hands on Cody for far too long, and now he's got him EXACTLY where he wants him. He's stuck in the middle of the ring, locked in a submission that's so painful Ted rarely busts it out, showing just how much Ted wants to hurt Cody, and how much he wants him to suffer.*


Jim Ross: Ted's letting out all of his aggression on Cody as he has him locked in one hell of a submission hold.

Jerry Lawler: Ted talked about this submission hold on the XWL Newsletter Stars speak out section a number weeks ago and now we're seeing it in action, and I've just gotta say he should definitely use this more often.

Jim Ross: I think it's wise on his part to keep this kind of move as something he doesn't do every night because when he does the opponent has no idea how to get out of it, Cody's scraping at the mat trying to pull himself to the ropes, but it's just no use, he's in a very bad place right now.

Michael Cole: C'mon Cody! Get to the ropes, you cannot tap out!

Jerry Lawler: It sure looks like he's considering, what else can he do?


*Suddenly inch by inch, Cody digs his fingers into the mat, pulling him slowly closer to the ropes, but with each movement Ted increases the agony Cody's in just as much he can to make him give up, to silence the will inside of him that's slowly burning, though ever so faintly. The referee continues to ask him if he wants to give up, not wanting to however he keeps clawing his way closer and closer to the ropes until he's just mere inches away! He reaches out, desperately hoping that he can just get one solitary finger to touch the ropes, but that's when Ted screams out in frustration bending Cody backwards in ways his body wasn't meant to bent! Cody hand falls to the mat, he's in incredible pain right now, his hand hovers over the canvas, shaking at a rapid pace, he's considering tapping out! And when you've got an entire arena cheering you on to do that very thing, it becomes extremely hard in this position to resist doing so. He begins to move his hand up and down above the mat, deciding to tap, but at the last second stopping himself each time!*

Michael Cole: Don't do it! Don't do it!

Jim Ross: He's about to tap, that man can't take anymore of this excruciating hold.

Jerry Lawler: Here he goes!


*Cody cries out, feeling the pain to his ego as he seems to prepare to submit, the very last thing he wanted to do, but there doesn't seem to be much of a choice now....he let's out an angry scream then.....digs his nails into the mat one last time, giving it one last ditch effort, and manages to wrap his finger tips on the ropes!!*

Jim Ross: Bah gawd, Cody's gotten to the ropes!

Michael Cole: Now that's heart you can admire, now break that hold referee!


*Cody's gotten to the ropes but Ted doesn't seem to care! Once the referee taps Ted on the shoulder, telling him to break he does the exact opposite and instead pulls back on the hold once more, Cody screams out still keeping his grip of the ropes, and the fans actually cheer this moment, they know how much Ted's wanted to get his hands on Cody and he's not letting go of him! The referee orders Ted to do so but he instead responds with a quick angry glance at the official before positioning his knee into Cody's back putting him into even more pain! The referee has no choice at this time he's gotta start a five count to a man that usually abides by these rules. *

Jim Ross: He's not breaking the hold!

Jerry Lawler: Didn't Ted hear him? He has to break it, Cody's at the ropes!

Michael Cole: Disqualify him! He's now not even listening to the rules?! Who does this guy think he is? He's not above the rules, disqualify him!

Jim Ross: Calm down, Cole. He's got till a count of five, Ted typically doesn't exploit this kind of thing but maybe Cody's actions have pushed him too far.



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*Break the hold Ted! The referee yells at him trying to pry him off of Cody but it's no use, he doesn't wanna have to disqualify him, but if he doesn't release it after this next count he'll have no choice*




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*Again the referee tries to warn Ted, telling him he'll be disqualified if he doesn't let go now! Seeing that he's still not listening the referee reluctantly sighs then opens his mouth to say the last number, but in that instant Ted FINALLY lets go and Cody falls to the mat completely spent from that struggle.*


Jerry Lawler: That was a close one, Ted's usually someone that always abides by the rules, he really doesn't like Cody does he?

Jim Ross: No he sure doesn't, I'm not condoning his disregard for the rules, but Cody's done nothing but push every single button Ted has, so it's completely understandable why he's practically snapped after all the abuse.

Michael Cole: Abuse?

Jerry Lawler: Attacking him in front of his wife and baby boy, Tate on the night that he finally was resigned? Signing his contract for him in his own blood? Trying to run him over in the parking lot last week?

Michael Cole: Cody did not try to run him over, clearly he got a call, quickly got in the car, but the gas pedal got stuck, Ted being his foolish self got in his way, and Cody had no way to stop the car, it's clear as day for people that don't jump to conclusions.

Jim Ross: I'm sorry Cole, but when another man comes racing at another man in a car, the natural thought comes to mind that he's trying to run the man over.

Jerry Lawler: I wish I knew how you could twist what actually happened into something else in your mind, we all saw it, Cody tried to run Ted over, it's as simple as that.


*Ted's being scolded by the referee as Cody does his best to recover near the ropes, he's telling him not to pull that stuff again or he won't hesitate to disqualify him, but Ted's not listening to what he's saying he's just watching Cody slowly get up, he has him right where he wants him and he's not about to let this opportunity pass him away, he pushes the referee aside not caring about what he has to say, Cody's pulling himself up to his feet using the ropes, and as soon as he's finally on his feet, Ted charges at him kicking his leg out from under him, making him do a full back flip, stumbles to his knee, Ted quickly grabs hold of him looking for The Silencer again, Cody tries to put his feet on the ropes but Ted drags him away, though not far enough because Cody manages to stomp on his foot, not breaking the hold but allowing him to pull Ted forward with him as he kicks both feet off the mat landing them on the second rope, then runs them up to the top rope pushing off the turnbuckle flipping behind Ted as he traps him on the with a bridged cover while still in an application of The Cobra Clutch!*

Jim Ross: Now that's using your environment to your advantage!

Michael Cole: Ted's too proud to break the hold, Cody's got him!

Jerry Lawler: This might be it!




*Quickly the referee gets in position to count this unique pin....*





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*Ted finally releases his grip, managing to get his shoulder off the mat in time!*

Jim Ross: Folks that was as close as close can get.

Michael Cole: Someone needs to teach this referee how to do his job better, that was so three!

Jerry Lawler: You say that every time, Cole.

Michael Cole: Because it's the truth!


*Cody stomps at Ted preventing him from getting up so easily, then grabs his arm attempting to whip him into the corner, but Ted turns it around on him, trying to send him into corner instead, but Cody shifts the momentum back at Ted in the last possible second sending him towards the corner. Ted however leaps off the canvas landing both feet on the second rope, Cody's not far behind, he tries to follow up with something but before he can Cody places Ted's legs on his shoulders, quickly spins around then slams him with hard force to the mat with the Alabama Slamma! Ted's head whiplashes off the canvas, and he looks to be out for the moment. Cody falls into the cover and the referee starts to count...but what he doesn't see is that Cody places both of his feet on the second rope for leverage!*

Jim Ross: Cody's looking to exploit a rule of his own, but after slamming Ted that hard on the canvas I'm not sure this is even necessary.

Jerry Lawler: And the referee doesn't even notice it!

Michael Cole: If Ted can break a rule then Cody's completely justified in breaking one too, it's the fair thing to do.




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*The referee nearly hits the mat a third time, but stops when out of the corner of his eye he sees that Cody's using the ropes to his advantage, and immediately stops counting!*


Michael Cole: Are you kidding me?! He had him!

Jerry Lawler: He may have, but since he tried to use the ropes, the referee is refusing to continue the count and I can't blame him.

Michael Cole: You might not be able to but I sure do, this match should be over, he should be raising Cody's hand right now, this is ridiculous!

Jim Ross: But he's not so how about you simmer down, you're acting like you're the one in this match, you're just watching it.


*Cody's scolded in the corner by the official, giving Ted a little extra time to recover. He warns him not to do that again, but Cody's also yelling back telling him to do his job right or he'll have Vickie fire him. Rhodes brushes past the referee not wanting to lose his advantage and begins to stomp all over Ted, no body part is safe he stomps on the arms, his hands, his knees, his chest, and even a few straight to his head. He knows he can't allow Ted time to recover, so he then backs away bouncing off the ropes dropping down on Ted's head with a swift knee drop. Cody doesn't stop there he grips hold of the ropes jumping off the mat and springboards off the second rope dropping down on Ted's chest with a decisive stomp!*


Jerry Lawler: Cody's not letting up, and that's exactly what he's gotta do against an opponent like Ted DiBiase. If you give him an inch he'll take a mile and he's liable to win in circumstances like that.

Jim Ross: Cody's being very methodical going after every region of Ted's body, and that catches up with a man, you can only endure so much before a limb becomes weakened and that's when a big move can really be too much for them to kick out of.

Michael Cole: Ted might be in serious denial and hates to give up, but he should just do that now, because it's obvious Cody's winning this, he has no chance of beating Cody Rhodes. It's almost sad to see him fighting a clear losing battle.

Jim Ross: I wouldn't go that far, one thing I've learned over the years of watching this young man, never count Ted DiBiase out of a match because that's when he really surprises you.


*The fans let out very loud boos as Cody raises his arm with a smug look on his face, the boos don't phase him in the least, they only fuel him further because he takes great pride in being a villain. Ted lies on the mat, battered, beaten, and on the brink of defeat, he's gotta find someway to get back into this but Cody's doing his very best to prevent just that. Suddenly Cody yells out "It's time to save this company again!" He quickly grabs Ted hooking hold of his trunks, pulling him up to his feet, then looks to be trying for his signature gourdbuster, but Ted shows some life finally attempting to hold his ground. He interlocks his foot with Cody's blocking the attempt, then grabs a handful of Rhodes' trunks trying to lift him up for a Suplex of his own, but Cody doesn't make it easy for him in the least and Ted starts to stagger backwards towards the ropes, a quick rake of the eye makes it so Cody begins to fall backwards, being released, and lands both feet firmly on the apron while Ted is temporarily blinded. Blindly Ted swings but Cody easily evades it, then throws Ted's arm over his shoulder, tightly grips the waistband of DiBiase's trunks and stuns the fans in the building with an unbelievable suplex to the outside flooring!*

Jerry Lawler: Ahhhh!!!

Jim Ross: Good lord!

Michael Cole: Cody Rhodes just sent himself and Ted crashing right in front of us!

Jim Ross: That was horrifying, they just barely missed us!


*After the referee gets over the shock of what just happened he finally starts his count, Cody's spine bridging up off the floor, Ted's completely out of it, and it looks like this match could end in a count out!*



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*Both men begin to stir, Ted trying to latch onto the announce table to get him back to his feet, while Cody's using the ring apron instead. After nearing ripping the skirt off the apron Rhodes is finally back up to his feet, and he slides into the ring before directly rolling back out, breaking the count as the referee got to five. The referee orders him to get back in the ring, but he has other plans, he pulls Ted off the floor, lands a few rights and lefts backing him against the announce table.*




Jim Ross: Uh gentlemen, we might wanna get out of the way.

Jerry Lawler: I'm with you! This is not going to end well.



*The commentators scatter away from the table, while Cody looks at Ted with an angry disdain, he then grabs a handful of his hair banging the back of his head against the table, he throws the covering to the side before slamming Ted's skull against the table yet again, the boos are loud and these fans aren't hesitating in expressing how much they dislike this man, but he doesn't care, and it seems like he slams Ted's head into the table a third time just to spite them. Ted slumps against the table, barely standing still, and dazed as he could possibly be, Cody takes a moment to enjoy his handy work, then grabs Ted's head lifting it up so that his eyes are looking directly into his. "You're nothing!" he screams at him "You're finished! Do you hear me?! You're finished!" With that Cody slides back into the ring again, to break the count of three, the referee yells at him but he doesn't care and he stands in front of Ted one last time before running towards the apron, jumping up onto, then flying back with a variation of The Beautiful Disaster, but....gets caught by the somehow still conscious Ted in mid-air, and he's suddenly spun around and slammed through the announce table with one hell of a sit out spinebuster from Ted DiBiase! *

Jim Ross: As god as my witness he must be broken in half!

Michael Cole: Oh no, oh no, oh no!

Jerry Lawler: I can’t believe what we just saw! We have to see that again.

*We are treated to another replay of Ted putting Cody through the table as the crowd is still in a frenzy. When we go back to the live feed, both men are down and exhausted. Cody lays in the rubble of the announce table as Ted is up against the steps. Cody is not moving in the slightest while Ted pushes himself up using the steps. Clearly this brutal match has gotten to him though, as he falls right back down to the mat. He holds his head in his hands while the referee comes out to check on Cody. The ref calls the on hand doctor over to check on the “Dashingly Insane One” as Ted has finally gotten to his feet. He walks on over to the chaos and throws the staff away from Cody.*

Michael Cole: Someone get this mad man away from Cody! He’s hurt!

Jerry Lawler: Why don’t you, Cole?

*Ted grabs his rival, but the referee does his best to separate the two. He gets right in between them, which proves to be a mistake. Ted shoves him down to the ground and tells him to back off. The ref warns him about putting his hands on him again when all of a sudden Cody pops back up to his feet! He sneaks up from behind and pushes Ted straight into the steel ringpost! He bounces off the steel and drops to the mat as Cody lets out a smile. He’s panting and leaning up against the apron for support, but he’s still got that sinister smirk on his face.*

Jerry Lawler: Oh Ted is out like a light after that shot.

Jim Ross: As much as I hate to admit it, Cody’s in a good position right now.

*The referee checks on Ted as Cody approaches them. The ref turns and asks Cody to give him a moment, but Cody listens to nobody and brushes past him. He picks Ted up and rolls him back into the ring as the leader of the DiBiase Posse begins to stir. Cody slides back in himself and measures his rival, waiting for him to get up. Once he does Cody lands a fantastic standing dropkick, sending Ted back down once more. Ted tries to force himself back up as Cody gets in his face, yelling that he told him he was the one in control. He slaps him in the head a couple of times, just mocking him. He smirks and backs up as the same smirk disappears, Cody then delivering a huge kick to the side of the head!*

Jim Ross: Oh! What a kick to the side of the head by Cody Rhodes
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Michael Cole: Here we go, Cody, now we’re in control!

*Ted is knocked out and lays cold on the mat. Cody contemplates going for the cover and drops down to his knees, but he stops himself. He shakes his head no and decides he wants to punish Ted even more. He promised the world tonight will be the last time we saw Ted DiBiase and in his sick, demented mind he has yet to accomplish that. As Ted finally gets a clue to as where is, Cody grabs him and lifts him up, locking in the Crossface Chickenwing! Much like Ted did before, Cody has taken an old move out and is looking to finish off his rival with it. Ted tries everything he can to get out, but Cody continues to apply pressure while strengthening the hold.*

Michael Cole: Cody’s got the hold locked in, it’s all over for Ted now!

Jim Ross: The Crossface Chickenwing expertly applied by Cody Rhodes, can Ted fight his way out?

Jerry Lawler: Come on Ted, fight out! Fight that urge to tap!

Michael Cole: Oh please, enough with the bias commentary, Lawler!

*Cody screams in Ted’s ear, telling him to tap over and over again. Ted refuses to listen, still trying to fight out. His body is not as a strong as his mind however, as he drops down to his knee. Cody roars, feeling in full control, as he applies more pressure to the hold. Ted is slowly fading as he drops down to his other knees. It appears he is losing more and more strength as time goes on, and Cody shows no sign of letting go of the hold. Ted gives one last fight by throwing his elbows at Cody’s side. The elbows hurt him, but they don’t do enough to break the hold. Eventually, Ted stops fighting and his head drops. It appears he has finally been put out as the referee checks on him.*

Michael Cole: That’s it! Ring the bell! It’s over!

Jerry Lawler: Calm down, Cole. And it’s not, right JR?

Jim Ross: I don’t know, King, I think Ted might be out.

*The crowd is jeering Cody as he yells at the referee to declare him as the victor. Begrudgingly, it seems like he will, when all of a sudden Ted raises his right arm. The fans pop as the arm shakes, Ted slowly popping back up to one knee. The fans stomp and clap as Ted gets back up on two feet, Cody in pure shock. He shakes his head and screams “NO! NO! NO!” when Ted begins to power out of the move. He grabs Cody’s arms and slowly rip them from his body, shaking the entire time. While Cody shakes his head, Ted nods rapidly and finally powers out of the move. Cody is completely taken off guard and Ted swoops in, hitting punch after punch.*

Jerry Lawler: Yes!

Michael Cole: No!

Jim Ross: DIBiase is up and my god he’s beating Cody like a government mule!

*Things are looking gloom for the “Savior of XWL”, he’s backed into a corner and Ted continues to hammer away at him.Ted grabs him by the arm and goes for the irish whip, only for Cody to block it. Instead, Cody holds onto his arm and sneaks behind him, hitting the Russian Leg Sweep! Ted is down once more, Cody not too far behind him. He leans against the ropes, trying to balance himself after being rocked by all the hard shots from DiBiase. Once he finally composes himself, he lets the crowd and everybody else know “the end is near.” He walks on over to the fallen Ted and picks him up, only to hit a swinging vertical suplex. The move he adopted from his brother Goldust, which he retired himself last year at Supremacy.*

Jim Ross: Cody likes to run his mouth about his family, but he owes his brother for that one.

*It appears Cody is full control once again, just having his way with Ted at this point. He stands over his rival, just stomping away at the mid-section. It’s unsettling to watch as with each stomp Cody gets more and more vicious. It’s almost like with every shot Cody’s hatred for Ted grows deeper and deeper. He grabs Ted by the head and looks into his eyes with a cold, icy stare, void of all emotion. Suddenly, another smirk smile grows on his face as he throws his rival down to the ground. Ted is helpless and Cody just taunts with him and his fans. This is exactly what Cody promised on Breakdown this week. He would destroy Ted and everyone would be helpless. He grabs Ted once more and sets him up for a bulldog. He jumps up to the middle rope, leaping off, but Ted stops the move in mid air. Cody looks down in horror as he is dropped with a back suplex!*

Jim Ross: Oh! What a counter by Ted DiBiase! Just dropping Cody Rhodes on his head!

Jerry Lawler: We thought Cody was messed up before, I can’t imagine what must be going through that brain of his after that fall.

*It seems like the tides have changed with that huge counter from Ted. Ted is beginning to show signs of life while Cody lays on the canvas, holding his back and head in pain. Ted gets up to his feet, albeit staggering. He limps over to Cody, looking down at him as he begs for mercy again. Ted shakes his head no before dropping his fist into his skull. Cody flops around the mat before heading to the corner. He stands, only for Ted to charge and ram his gut into his stomach! Ted wastes no time in following up on the move, yanking him from the corner and throwing him shoulder first into the steel ring post. Cody’s right arm is wrapped around the steel as Ted steps outside to the apron. He wraps the arm around and pulls, nearly ripping it out of the socket! The fans cheer as Cody screams in pain, the official having no choice except to get Ted away from Rhodes.*

Michael Cole: That was sick! We might need to stop this match, Cody could be really hurt!

Jerry Lawler: Oh brother.

Jim Ross: To be fair King, Ted may have pulled Cody’s arm out of his socket!

*As Cody is perched in between the middle and top rope, Ted grabs him by the head, drilling him with hard rights between the eyes. Cody literally has no ground to stand on against the assault, prompting Ted to hit the ropes. He comes back full force and nails a dropkick, sending Cody to the outside! Cody flips and flops on the outside like a fish out of water, finally landing by where the announce table use to stand. The referee tries to make his count, but he tries to keep Ted at bay in the center of the ring first. Ted wants nothing more than to get his hands on his archrival, but the referee has to enforce the rules. While the two argue, Cody sneaks in from behind, nailing Ted in the back. Ted drops to a knee and Cody hits the ropes, but when he comes back Ted moves out of the way and hits the Silencer! He covers!*

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Michael Cole: Yes! Yes! Yes! Come on, Cody!

Jim Ross: Great ring awareness by Rhodes, getting his foot on the ropes just in the nick of time.

*Ted can’t believe Cody squirmed his way out of that one, but he does not hesitate. He knows someone like Cody can use just a split second of rest to change the tides of the match and steal the victory. He grabs a hold of a staggering Cody, just for the “Savior” to kick him in the shin! He takes him and throws him into the corner, charging. Ted gets his elbow up, knocking him back. Ted jumps up to the middle rope, looking for something back. Suddenly, Cody grabs him by the leg and yanks him from the corner. Ted is in a daze on the canvas and Cody leans back against the ropes. Suddenly, the situation becomes clear to Rhodes as the cobwebs clear out. He lifts him from the ground, setting up for the Cross Rhodes again. Ted pushes him off, however, and lifts him up for a vertical suplex. Yet, while in the air, Cody slips out from the move and hits the Cross Rhodes by surprise! The cover!*

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Michael Cole: HOW IN THE HELL DID HE KICK OUT?!

Jim Ross: He's a gutsy individual, an he's really leaving it all out here tonight.

Jerry Lawler: At this rate there's not gonna be anything left!


*Cody's absolutely furious at this, he thought that was it, hell half of the arena thought so as well, but Ted proved he's a fighter by managing to kick out yet again. Pounding the mat like a toddler throwing a tantrum Cody screaming out at the fallen Ted "STAY DOWN!" "YOU MORON, JUST STAY DOWN!" loosing his cool Cody rises up to his feet with a sour look on his face, glares in the eyes of several fans rooting Ted on, he points to Ted's body, then suddenly starts to cackle maniacally, he's lost his mind! The referee checks on Ted, trying to make sure he's still able to continue, and Cody uses this time to walk over to a corner and begins to rip apart the turnbuckle padding. Yanking away at it, pulling everything that was over it, revealing the sharp and metal part of the turnbuckle. He bypasses the referee then, pulling Ted up to his feet, he drags him over to the corner, trash talking him with each step, while the referee unknowingly watches, not noticing the protective padding has been removed from the corner.*

Jim Ross: This doesn't look good.

Michael Cole: Do it, Cody! He's left you no choice, finish it!

Jerry Lawler: There's always a choice Cole, and while it's not a legal one, Cody's making a choice that could end this match immediately if everything goes according to plan.

*Once Cody reaches the corner, he gabs a handful of Ted's hair from the back of his head, laughs like a mad man then throws Ted's face towards the exposed turnbuckle, but Ted surprises everyone by placing his foot on the bottom rope, and grabbing both sides of the top rope with his hands, stopping Cody from doing a great deal of damage, but he doesn't stop there, a few back elbows to the chest and Cody's grip is now a thing of the past. Ted grabs him by his hair just as Cody had done to him just seconds ago, and gives him a taste of the medcine he tried to give to him by slamming his face into the exposed turnbuckle! He's not satisfied just yet, he does it again and again and again riling up these fans with every shot, rooting him on, loving every single second of it!*

Michael Cole: Hey! That's against the rules!

Jim Ross: Yet you had no problem when Cody was going to do it himself.

Jerry Lawler: All's fair in love and war, Cole. Ted's using Cody's own tricks against him and you can't blame him. Cody has mentally abused Ted for the longest time, he tried to run him over in the parking lot last week, this is just as personal as personal can get.

Michael Cole: Someone stop him! He's ruining Cody's dashing face!


*Noticing that Ted's seemingly zoned out and keeps doing it over and over the referee tries to intervene pulling at Ted, trying to get him away from Cody, but it's no use, the man is possessed, his anger is fueling a raging wildfire inside of him that is showing no signs of burning out anytime soon. Cody's blood begins to drip down to the mat, and the referee has had enough, he wraps his arms around Ted's waist pulling him back, shoves him in the chest telling him to cut it out, that he is THIS close to disqualifying him, but Ted's not himself right now.....he stands there staring at the crimson mask on Cody's face, he clings to the corner for safety, and after giving Ted a good scolding the referee walks over to Cody to check on him.* Second by second Ted's face gets redder and redder, his fists are at his side, Cody's blood stained on one of his hands, he looks at it, looks back at Cody, and decides he's not letting him get away this easy. He rushes over to the referee yelling at him to get away from Cody, but Cody's shielded by the referee's body, and that's when the official finally motions for a medic to come closer, turning his eyes for just a second, but that's all Cody needed! Ted tries one last time, placing his hand on the ref's shoulder, and in that same second Cody spits right in the face of Ted DiBiase!!*

Jim Ross: Oh god someone better get Cody out of that ring now, that is the biggest mistake he could have ever made....you do not spit in another man's face, especially when that man has lost every ounce of patience he had!

Michael Cole: I don't like the look of this.....someone get Ted away from Cody! He's gonna take him out, the man has no remorse, he's injured so many people in the past, INCLUDING ME!

Jerry Lawler: Will you shut up for one second!


*Shaking from the amount of rage flowing through his veins, Ted snaps immediately throwing the referee back like a rag doll and begins to fire away on Cody with a flurry of strikes that he has no chance of avoiding! Cody pleads but it's no use, Ted keeps punching away at him, screaming out in frustration each time he lands a strike, he's had enough of Cody's nonsense, he's waited this long to get his hands on Cody and he's not about to let him weasel out of this again! The audience rises to their feet, cheering the man that's finally letting loose all of the anger inside of him, giving Cody the ass kicking he's been begging for since he ruined Ted's contract signing, the referee quickly sits up, stunned at Ted throwing him back, and immediately calls for the bell!*


Michael Cole: Yes! Finally!

Jerry Lawler: Did the referee just disqualify Ted?!

Jim Ross: That appears to be what's happened, King! I think he had enough of getting caught up in the brawling that Ted and Cody had this entire match, and finally disqualified somebody.


*The bell sounds and that stops Ted's blind rage for a second, he turns around confused, realizing that he's just been disqualified as Cody's theme begins to play*




*As Cody's theme sounds Ted turns his rage at the referee, "what the hell are you doing?!" he yells at him, allowing Cody time to roll out of the ring, wipe the blood away from his face, and flash an arrogant smile, "defeating" Ted just as he said he would. The fans boo the referee's decision, and Cody's sudden smugness, almost as if he wanted Ted to disqualify himself, to prove that he's everything he said he was. Ted yells at the official still "Restart the match! I'm not finished with him!" but his request goes without answer, the referee instead exits the ring and raises Cody's hand, firing Ted up even more, he nearly bolts out of the ring, but a swarm of security get in his way sliding in the ring preventing him from exiting and continuing his assault on Cody*


Jim Ross: Cody may have gotten Ted to disqualify himself, but there's no way this is the end, Ted wants nothing more than to hurt Cody and you can tell just by looking his eyes that this is far from over.

Michael Cole: Of course it is, Cody's beaten Ted TWICE! It's time to move onto bigger and better things, pack your bags Ted because Cody's proven he's better than you so just make things easier on yourself kid.

Jerry Lawler: You're crazy if you actually think that's going to happen, look at Cody, he's acting like he's just defeated Ted, he's jumping up and down for crying out loud!

Jim Ross: I would hate to be in the locker room when Ted gets back there, he's liable to snap at the first person he sees, he finally had Cody, and he slips away again.


*Cody's shown laughing, jumping up and down yelling "I DID IT!" all while Ted gives Cody one hell of an evil eye from inside the ring, he pushes against the wall of security, yelling out "YOU CAN'T RUN FOREVER CODY, I WILL FIND YOU AND I WILL HURT YOU!" but his threats go without notice because Cody's shown high fiving Cole mouthing "I did it, I beat Ted again!" before we fade away to an advertisement for next month's Pay-Per-View Digital Decision*

{J.R.}
Folks, it has been one hell of a night for wrestling. With so many great matches already under are belts this next next one should be a wrestling clinic or an all out brawl.

{King}
Up next, Alberto Del Rio and Mr. Perfect face off in a rematch of last month's match where Del Rio won with the help of some rope leverage.

{Cole}
You're really going to just spit on his victory like that? He earned that win!

{King}
Well Alberto seems to have no problem spitting on the legends of our industry so why can't I question his tactics a bit Cole?

{J.R.}
How about we calm down, I think the match is about to begins.





*Perfect comes out with The Brain right by his sides, Bobby continues clapping away and telling the crowd to cheer his man who is visibly in pain with a wrapped up right arm. Perfect reaches the ring and steps in ignoring Heenan and the corwd as he seems to be focused on Alberto Del Rio.




Honk!

Honk!

Honk!




*Del Rio looks pumped and confident about the match he is about to have as he gets up to the ramp.

{Ricardo Rodriguez}
Señoras y señores, den la bienvenida a los mejores en XWL, ALBERTOOOOO DEEEEEL RIOOOOOOOOO!

BANG!



*Gold flies down onto the stage behind Alberto who continues to exude confidence, as he slowly makes his way in to the ring. Both men stomp to the center of the ring and meet face to face, nose to nose as the referee calls for the bell!




Del Rio starts taunting Perfect about his injured arm, holding his own and laughing as he pointed at Perfect with Ricardo chuckling along on the outside. Del Rio got in close to Perfect, who had not moved a muscle since he met Del Rio in the center of the ring, and started making baby noises while rubbing his hands under his eyes implying Perfect is a cry baby and just as he starts turning his head Perfect spits the signature gum at Del Rio along with a good amount of saliva! Del Rio looks shocked and slowly reaches to his face to wipe it off but before he can Perfect smack Alberto across the face! Perfect yells "LET'S GO!" as Del Rio turns around and both men lock up! The crowd behind Perfect as they are tied up, both men continue chain grappling to get the edge. Perfect ducks under Del Rio and gets a rear waist lock and tries going for a German Suplex quickly but Alberto widens his base to block the move and then drops down to his back lifting both feet to the air hooking the under arms of Perfect and rolling him up! 1! 2! Perfect slips out and as Del Rio gets to his feet and charges in Perfect takes him over with a side headlock take down! Instead of keeping the hold in Perfect transitions into a front face-lock and begins his attempt to cut off the air to Del Rio's head. Perfect tries applying maximum pressure but as he does a pain shoots through his right arm preventing total effectiveness of the move, thus Perfect releases the front face lock and transitions into a mounted position on Del Rio's back, and attempts grabbing at the back of his rival's head going for the sleeper!

Del Rio begins trying to work Perfect of his back, but it isn't until he gets a hold of his arm that he's able to make a move, Del Rio realizing he caught the right arm of his opponent pulls with all his strength causing Perfect to yell in pain and fall forward with the direction of the pull. Del Rio gets to his feet and notices Perfect is slow to get up so he begins to measures the fallen foe, and just as Perfect gets to a knee holding his arm Alberto delivers a vicious enziguri directly to the injured arm of Perfect who immediately falls to the mat yelling in intense pain. Del Rio storms up to him and begins unleashing a flurry of boots to the injured arm of Perfect trying to cause even more damage.

{J.R.}
Del Rio is vicious, he sees a weakness and he's going all out to exploit it.

{Cole}
Exactly as he should be doing to win this match. Perfect isn't a pushover but Del Rio isn't some rookie or scrub, he is a world class wrestler and athlete!

Before the announcers can continue Del Rio drags Perfect by his arm to the corner of the ring, once there he rolls out of the ring to the outside. He reaches back into the ring grabbing Perfect by the arm, pulling him closer to the metal ring post. As the ref yells out "4! " Del Rio slaps his chest whike yelling and wrenching Perfect's arm around the ring post! Del Rio lets go of the arm but doesn't relent as he takes a step back and boots the arm into the ring post! Perfect yells and rolls to the center of the ring, Del Rio dives into the ring and covers him!!


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Perfect gets his shoulder up! Del Rio shows a little frustration following the kick out but he quickly regains his composure as he locks in a chin lock on Perfect, he realizes this and uses his legs to force Alberto to a standing position before suddenly dropping down and crashing the jaw of Alberto into the top of his skull. The Mexican Aristocrat stumbles towards the ropes as Perfect regroups. Del Rio charges in only to be met with a stiff left lariat that floors him, he scrambles to his feet and is met with a stiff standing dropkick! Mr. Perfect rides his adrenaline as he motions for the crowd to pump up, Alberto gets to his feet again but a big knee is delivered right in his abdomen causing him to keel over, Perfect positions him with a front face lock, and positions him for a suplex. He lifts him up and snaps him over slamming Del Rio's back into the mat. He floats over with the suplex and covers him! 1.....2.....but he kicks out! Perfect stands up and is calling for Alberto to get to his feet as he slowly rises and turns he throws a wild fist but Perfect ducks under it and grabs his waist lifting him up and drops him down onto his knee connecting with an atomic drop. He follows up with a giant fist right to the head of Del Rio who flies to the mat and scurries up to his feet again but is met with a giant dropkick right to the face! Perfect staggers back to the ring corner holding his right arm trying to deduce what to do next.

As Rio gets up he is met with a big running knee lift that sends him right back to the mat, his opponent follows up with a big knee drop to the lower back of Del Rio. Perfect delivers a couple of squared away knees to the small of his opponent's back and follows up with a few vicious stomps to the same spot before quickly dragging him by his legs to the center of the ring and turning him over while still holding onto one of his legs locking in a single leg Boston crab! Del Rio lets out a yell of agony as he is dead center in the ring with no way to reach the ropes! He begins contemplating tapping out!.......... But no! He clinches his fist and begins using his elbows to force himself towards the ropes, he reaches out and tries for the ropes but is just out of reach, in a moment of weakness Perfect releases the hold a bit due to arm pain and Del Rio takes advantage. He turns his hips and positions Perfect facing him, still a hold of his ankle only to get shoved off across the ring by The Mexican Aristocrat and bounces of the ropes AND DEL RIO CATHCES HIM ON THE JAW! Del Rio got to his feet and connected with a running super kick! He covers the unconcious legend. 1........2.........Thr-No!

{King}
I can't believe it! Perfect got his shoulder off the mat!

Del Rio starts beating the mat in frustration after not getting the pin fall. He stands up and stomps towards Perfect who has a far away look in his eyes, Del Rio reaches down and gets rolled up!! 1......2......Del Rio pops out of the small package pin! He scrambles to his feet and takes a step back before smacking a kick over the back of Perfect's head! He drags Perfect up to his feet and hooks his right arm.

{Cole}
Here it is! The greatest submission in XWL! And with that weakened arm, Heenan's client doesn't stand a chance once this is locked in!

{J.R.}
Cole you can be sensational at times but I can't do anything but agree with you here!

Del Rio spits towards Heenan at the outside before leaping and attempting his finishing move! But Perfect holds his ground! Del Rio is placed on the ground still gripping to the arm. Perfect tries dead lifting him but the pain in his arm is to great and he sets him back down, Del Rio tries wrestling the arm to the ground but still to no avail! Perfect looks around for a wrestling move out of the situation but realizes it's futile and stomps right onto the face of Del Rio!! Del Rio releases the hold and scurries to his feet holding his nose, yelling and complaining. As he moves his hands away his nose is shown covered with blood but before he gets a chance to wipe the blood away Perfect grabs his neck and pulls him in, he tucks his head under Del Rio's arm and grabs the leg! He's going for the Perfect-plex! He lifts him up! And connects while leaving the bridge for the cover!!


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The referee is gone??! Ricardo pulls the referee from the ring! Just as the official is about to disqualify Alberto Heenan comes over and decks Ricardo! Heenan tells the official to go count! The referee dives into the ring as the fan's begins to count with him!



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No! Del Rio slips his shoulder out of the hold and Perfect looks distraught as he thought he had the match won. He drags himself into the corner to get to his feet as it seems he's right arm has reached it's limit. He closes in on Del Rio who in a last ditch attempt throws a gut kick at Perfect who catches it, but Del Rio smacks his other foot over Perfect's head hitting an enziguri!! Del Rio grabs Perfect's injured arm and drags him to the center of the ring and wraps his legs around the arm and locks in the Cross Arm Breaker!! Perfect tries resisting but quickly succumbs to the pain and taps! The ref calls for the bell and tries ripping Del Rio's grasp off of Perfect but cannot break the hold!




















Winner:

{J.R.}
Perfect got caught and it costed him, that kick was vicious and put him out. Del Rio owes Ricardo a big assist as he didn't seem to be able to kick out.

{King}
Look in the ring! Del Rio has snapped!

Alberto STILL has the hold locked in and Perfect is screaming as his arm is mangled by the submission! Heenan scrambles into the ring and tries breaking the hold and succeeds but only because Del Rio turns his attention to him, Del Rio's eyes are wide and have a far away look, his bloody nostrils flaring as he stalks towards Heenan. He suddenly stops a couple feet short and begins to grin maintaining his crazy appearance.

{J.R.}
Run Bobby! Run!

Heenan tries to run but before he can turn he is floored by a super kick!! Del Rio leans over the ropes and yells at a still recovering Ricardo to hand him something. Ricardo reaches under the ring and tosses him a steel chair! He slides a second one in the ring as Del Rio takes the chair and wonders over to the fallen Perfect, and without hesitating folds his arm into the chair!

{King}
Do not do this Del Rio! You can't!

*Del Rio lifts him to his feet holding out his arm wrapped in the chair, he leaps and connects with a double knee armbreaker causing the chair to snap his arm!

{J.R.}
Dear god! That was one of the most disgusting sights and noises I have seen or heard! His arm has to be broken!

*Del Rio grabs the second chair and slams it over the broken arm one last time before throwing it down onto the maimed Mr. Perfect as he drops down and rolls from the ring.

{Cole}
Not only a win, but a big, fat statement that he isn't here to play!

{King}
He just took this too far. He just broke that man' arm out of malious and you're praising him?! That's a new low Cole.

{Cole}
It doesn't matter what we think because Alberto is the winner here tonight!

*Del Rio walks up the ramp with that deranged look to his face as he spreads the blood from his nose to his cheeks trying to wipe it. Ricardo and him slip into the back as the camera fades to black.

As we come back to the ringside area, JR attempts to open his mouth to welcome us back, but he's suddenly cut off immediately by the sound of a very strange and unfamiliar music that begins to play throughout the arena.





Fans on all sides look around, each with a confused look on their faces, it's an odd song that sounds like something you'd hear in a dance hall or something, but they're not quite sure how it pertains to the show.

[JR]
Uh...


[King]
Just to be clear, I'm not the only one that hears that right?

[Michael Cole]
No King, we hear it, we just don't understand why.

[JR]
I'm not sure what to think, it's quite catchy I'll admit, but what's the reason behind it?


Suddenly all the lights in the ringside area go off, and we're left in pure darkness, the theme stops, and the titantron lights up, showing the an unknown figure, but only his feet. People instantly try to figure out who it is, it's a mystery they just can't seem to solve.





As the figure remains still for the next few seconds that follow, they eventually begin to move, spinning around and kicking their leg out, almost as if they were dancing?

[JR]
In all my days....I...I'm not sure what we're looking at.

[Michael Cole]
Whoever it is they've got some serious moves, look how quick they are on their feet.

[King]
Okay now you're scaring me, Cole.


Their legs cross as they finish, and the camera begins to slow pan upwards, perhaps to reveal this strange man's identity. Fans on all sides look at the tron, each confused, intrigued and wondering just who this is. Finally we see a set of chiseled abs, moving upwards we see that their arms are stretched outward, but quickly their hands begin to glide across his pecs slowly until he stops, breathing deeply, but not uttering a single sound.

[King]
I'm getting a little uncomfortable now...

[JR]
You and me both, King.


Glances from the fans tell us that they are pretty weirded out by the actions of this young man, he's in great shape but he seems to be a little too into himself. The camera continues to rise, revealing the man's face as he stares into the camera, still silent. But immediately we recognize who it is, fans pop at the sight of the man, it's Johnny Curtis! The man that tried so desperately to get a contract so long ago, but he looks different...



[Michael Cole]
I can't believe it! He's finally returned!

[JR]
Wow, we haven't seen this man in quite some time, what's with the strange behavior though?

[King]
Well, he was always a little "weird" but somehow he's managed to creep me out even more than he used to, I'm so confused.

[JR]
I think we all are, King....it's great to see the man back in XWL, but I'm just caught off guard by well everything.


Moment pass and the fans have soon become quiet, Johnny's cold stare into the camera has not been broken, not a single sound has been heard, it's nothing but silence as we awkwardly await for something to happen. Just as we begin to wonder if anything will happen, he suddenly breaks his stone like expression, and slowly opens his mouth, revealing a minute grin.



He begins to breathe incredibly slowly, eventually uttering his first word, "Faaaaaaaaaaan" he sways his arms as he continues in a barely understandable raspy tone... "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan" pausing he drops his arms at his side, opening his mouth much wider.




Everyone is on the edge of their seat, so confused they don't understand what the hell is happening or what he's trying to say, but it's so damn intriguing that they just can't look away. Slowly he breaks the quietness "Gooooooooo" over pronouncing just as he had the other two times he spoke, but then he quickly turns his head, and immediately the footage cuts away to a graphic that mirrors the very pose he ended the video with, as well as the strange word he spoke of.



[King]
Fan-What-Who?

[JR]
I don't know what all that was about, but dammit if I'm not intrigued by the young man's peculiar behavior, what was with all of that deep breathing?

[Michael Cole]
Better yet, what's Fandango? Why did Johnny Curtis take so long just to say such a simple word?

[JR]
Whatever it means it looks like we're going to find out next week, does Fandango have some unknown meaning? Is Curtis back in XWL?

[King]
So many questions....my head hurts, I guess we'll have to wait till next week to figure out what this was all about?

[JR]
It seems so King, I just don't understand what we just witnessed.


We soon cut away to a video package hyping the World Heavyweight Championship match featuring challengers Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler against the World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho, the match that will Main-Event tonight's show.

After that video package of "Wrestling's Worse Nightmare" Kevin Steen we are now backstage with the man himself, KEVIN STEEN.



Kevin Steen
Xtreme Wrestling League, XTREME that is the key word right here. Not a key word in the sense that I am talking about this company, but XTREME in the sense that tonight will be just that. Tonight will go to the XTREME because down in that ring later, something that you will not want to miss will happen. Later on tonight a structure made of STEEL will be lowered, it will surround the ring meaning that the brutality will be contained. The violence will stay in the ring, the violence will be all for your viewing pleasure inside that STEEL CAGE. Usually I like to talk and throw in some lines that will make you laugh, I see it as I am trying to insult you or insult my opponent, but it can be seen as humor. But tonight, there will not be humor, there will not be any stupid insults, there will not be a laugh heard from the crowd, there won't be a chuckle from my jolly self. Tonight there will only be Violence, Brutality, Pain, Blood, Sweat and Tears. I expect that it will get bloody in there when I rub the face of Cactus Jack's face back and forth on the steel mesh, I expect that the cage will tear at his flesh every time that I decide to use it in my sick game of hurting that bastard. Tonight I expect that I will draw blood, but I am not afraid, I have no fear, the only people who will have fear will be the ones viewing the destruction that will happen inside that steel cage.



Kevin Steen
Cactus, last month we took it to the limit, we put our bodies on the line, we put or careers on the line, we put our goddamn lives on the line. We went tot he XTREME and there was one victor, but two victims. You came out of that match the victor but you was also a victim because you had to deal with the pain that I inflicted on you. I was the other victim because I also had to deal with the pain that was inflicted on me but I also had to deal with the mental pain of losing when I said that I was going to defeat you like I did to Hogan at Final Stand. But tonight there is going to be a few differences, tonight the outcome will be different because this time there you won't be the one leaving the victor, ME. The other difference I expect that one if not both will not leave on our feet, I expect that there will be an ambulance waiting in the back ready to cart me or you or both of us to the nearest medical facility. But once again I have no fear, I have not been having nightmares of this night, I have been thinking of this night in delight because tonight I will finally do what I set out to do when I attack you that night. I am going to finish you, I am going to end you and there is the final difference of the night. Only one of us will leave the medical facility and continue with the journey in wrestling and the other will be in a world of hurt and thinking back to all those memories, actually wait you won't remember, you won't remember the good old times because after I am done with you Cactus and dropped you on your head like I do, you will only remember that moment I beat you and it will be the only memory that will play, rewind, play and rewind in your mind.



Kevin Steen
Forget about falling off cells, forget about falling through the top of a cell, forget those Japan, forget about Terry Funk, forget about winning championship because after tonight the only memory you will have will be an constant nightmare, that nightmare is me, Kevin Fucking Steen.

Kevin Steen just stares at the camera as it fades to black

XWL cuts from the previous segment and show Josh Matthews stood alongside his guest at this time the Miz.



Josh Matthews:Good evening everybody I’m Josh Matthews and alongside me stands the Miz ahead of his one on one match up with Chris Sabin in just a few moments time. So Miz, are you nervous about how Sabin is going to be tonight in the ring? Clearly seeking some vengeance we are all lead to believe that he’s willing to go the extra mile tonight to ensure he is victorious.

The Miz
Excuse me? What kind of a question or statement to make is that? Come on Josh we all know that no matter how many extra miles Sabin is willing to run the tortoise will never catch the hare, and tonight I’m just that many steps ahead of him I can go out there knowing for fact that I will put him out of his misery once and for all. You see, Sabin tonight highly resembles a bug in my eyes, you’re walking home and you’ve accidently stepped on it and you can see it’s pain so do you live to die painfully? Or do you put it out of its misery. Well Sabin is the bug of XWL and the longer he’s around here the longer the painful death is dragged out, so I took it upon myself to eliminate him and do everybody in this locker room a favour and squish him like the bug he is.

Josh Matthews:That’s a very interesting analogy Miz I must say.

The Miz
Hey, come on, I’m not just a pretty face you know.


Josh Matthews:Ok well, moving on, I must ask but firstly congratulate you on the return of MizTV but to why you aren’t out there tonight when you said last week that it would be a weekly segment here in XWL?

The Miz
Well, as much as I’d like to be out there asking the questions everybody wants to here to the top superstars in this business I’m as disappointed as your are that Hogan and Vickie have told me that it will be a segment on XWL every two weeks instead. Something to do with hogging air time of something stupid like that I didn’t really take notice after I heard what I needed to hear.

Josh Matthews:Ok, sorry I got side tracked there, back to your match tonight. Do you have a game plan at all? Or anything in specific you’re looking to do tonight? As Chris and Alex both say you’re going into a “gun fight” and that’s never a smart thing to do.



The Miz
You know what’s not a smart thing to do Josh? Going up against me, just because Sabin and his little buddy like to shoot finger guns at their opponents and each doesn’t mean there at all dangerous does it? Maybe on my way down into the ring I should throw some air grenades to get rid of all the idiots in the audience, that’ll scare them all right away won’t it Josh. So no, what you just said is as stupid and pointless as the little actions those two boys do themselves, but if you want me to play along for a little bit of fun I guess I can do that for you. Sabin may bring a gun with to the ring tonight but bullets only last so long, and when you miss you shot to put this target down you will be the one wishing you brought a back up plan to ring tonight because I don’t think you realise how much danger you’re actually in. And in answer to your other questions no I don’t have a game plan and I simply have one objective, and that’s to end Chris Sabin right here tonight in front of the sold out arena and I will go to any means to achieve it.



Josh Matthews:Ok thank you Miz, you most certainly seem very confident, may I ask what your aims are after tonight if of course you are successful in eliminating Chris Sabin?



The Miz
Well of course I’m confident I’m one of the best if not the best in this business. And you mean when I eliminate Chris right? I’ll let you off we all make mistakes. Well I don’t but you do. My aim after tonight is to redeem myself after being cheated out of the Intercontinental championship just a few months ago by eliminating another pest of the company in the partner of Sabin in Alex Shelley while taking his title with me. Tonight he managed to defeat Wade Barrett which I’d be lying if I said didn’t surprise me but I guess his luck is soon to run out when I set my aim on him. A gun may be powerful in his eyes but it can’t protect you if you don’t know where the attack is going to come from which is exactly my speciality. Of course you know that though, you all saw an example last week with Chris Sabin at Dead Man’s Hand.



Josh Matthews:You really hold a grudge against this pair don’t you Miz? Well my next question is the opposite of that and what is going to happen if you lose tonight?

The Miz
That won’t happen.

Josh Matthews:Well let’s say it did.

The Miz
That’s impossible.

Josh Matthews:But in the situation that it did happen what would you do?

The Miz
Fairytales aren’t real.

Josh Matthews:Ok shall I just move on?



The Miz
In the situation that I lost tonight Josh, some sort of miracle must off happened and I think the nation would never watch wrestling ever again. But of course you didn’t mean that I’m just playing with you, you meant in my career right? Well we saw Shelley get lucky tonight and if luck is on Sabin’s side tonight which I find hard to believe but in the one in a million chance it is that won’t stop me. It will just buy him some time. I will still be on his case, I will still chase him down, I will still find him and put an end to his career in this company whether that be from a brutal beating or a good ole’ ass kicking in the ring. Either is fine for me I’m not a picky man.

Josh Matthews:Ok thank you for your time Miz not back down to you guys at ringside.

[color=cyan][b]The screen fades black and returns to JR, King and Michael Cole at ringside as they continue with the PPV.

The camera’s cut backstage and the first thing we hear is Daniel Bryan’s “Yes!” echoing down the halls from a distance. The camera man searches for the source of the noise and instead of Bryan we see Alex Shelley, who successfully managed to retain the title against Wade Barrett earlier in the show. He’s wiping some sweat off his face with a towel and as he does that, Chris Sabin steps onto the screen with a water bottle in his hand. Shelley grabs the bottle, takes a big gulp of water and makes a satisfied “Ah” sound before putting the bottle back in Sabin’s hand.

{Alex Shelley}
Thanks bud, that definitely hit the spot. I must say, I thought pinning Wade Barrett for the third time would be enough to quench for success but I guess nothing does the trick better than good ol’ H2O.

{Chris Sabin}
One down, one to go. Now it's my time to quench this thirst of revenge I have acquired over the past month. Miz won't know what hit him, just like Wade didn't when you beat him yet again. I bet a lot of people are mad that you won because they're finally learning the meaning of never bet against a gun.

{Alex Shelley}
Of course there are still doubters, but their numbers are falling like the ratings when The Miz is on tv making a fool out of himself and a mockery of this profession, but luckily for this company and for the fans that paid to see quality entertainment, you’ll be around tonight to to show him what real wrestling talent looks like.

{Chris Sabin}
You already gave them their money's worth by showing them that Wade is all bark and no bite. So me going out there to deflate Miz's ego will be a little something extra for the fans who spend their hard earned money to watch us in that ring. It really is a shame there aren't any worthwhile teams for us to face because I would have really liked to make my in ring return in a tag team match.

{Alex Shelley}
Ah, don’t worry yourself about that. A new team will rise up, and then will have our way with them and due to the sheer embarrassment felt for not being able to keep up with the Motor City Machine Guns, they’ll disappear into the night never to be seen again. That’s been the story so far, and something tell me things won’t change by the time the next chapter is written.

{Chris Sabin}
It's the same old song and dance, the same old story. It doesn't matter what team is put in front of them, they're destined to break up after a loss to us. Maybe we should let them get a win over us to make whichever team steps up next feel good about themselves. Or maybe we're looking at this all wrong.

{Alex Shelley}
Nah, the only thing that matters is the big picture, a beautiful portrait if I may add, of the future tag team division with The Guns at the forefront where we belong. It’s time they get visit their local doctor to get an ego check, a confidence booster shot and then a prescription to make the itching between their legs stop because they decided they’d be better off spending the night with a groupie instead of in front of a television watching tapes so they can master their craft.

{Chris Sabin}
I couldn't have said it better myself. As for tonight...

The MCMG theme can be heard playing off in the distance…

{Chris Sabin}
That’s my cue.

{Alex Shelley}
Let’s do this.

{Chris Sabin}
Actually…

The Guns exchange a look, and after a few moments Shelley nods as Sabin hands him his half of the Ersatz Tag Team Championship belts.

{Chris Sabin}
Just in case.

They do their secret handshake before Sabin walks off leaving Shelley to figure out what to do to keep himself occupied. The cameraman follows Sabin for a few feet before abruptly stopping in his tracks before noticing that Sabin has reached the Gorilla Position and is shown mumbling to himself, possibly giving himself a few words of encouragement before going out to the ring to face the man that took him out of action for nearly a month.



The camera quickly cuts the a shot of the sold out Wells Fargo Center here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the theme of the Motor City Machine Guns continues to play. The audience in attendance is cheering quite heavily for the in ring return of one half of the Ersatz Tag Team Champions, Chris Sabin.



Sabin emerges from the backstage area and proudly stands on the stage, absorbing the energy being emitted from the crowd. A “Motor City!” chant breaks out, causing a smile to grace the face of Sabin before he does The Motor City Machine Guns signature gun point taunt on the stage. A small wave of pyro goes off behind him as he looks out to the crowd, noticing most of the live audience cheering him on and spots various signs supporting his return to the squared circle.



He begins his descent down the entrance ramp, slapping the hands of all the fans on either side of said ramp, even stopping to take a picture with a kid wearing a Motor City Machine Guns shirt. After a few pictures are taken, the kid quickly hugs Sabin, thanking him for taking time out of his grand return to take pictures with him. Sabin hugs the kid back before being shown talking to what appears to be the kids mother. After a few seconds of Sabin being the one doing the talking, the woman reaching into her purse and pulls out what looks like a piece of paper and a pen. She begins writing something down on the piece of paper and hands it to Sabin. He looks at the paper for a moment before nodding his head and placing the paper in his pocket.



He continues his way down the entrance ramp before spotting a “Welcome Back Chris” sign, obviously being directed at him and not Chris Jericho, who returned the week prior. A smile once again appears on Sabin's face, and not only because he got the womans number a few moments ago, before raising his left hand into the air and placing the index finger of his right hand on the palm of his left, doing the signature Motor City Machine Gun sign. The man holding the sign lowers it for a moment and mimics Sabin's actions, causing Sabin to chuckle to himself. He enters the ring and paces back and forth for a moment before he begins to scale the nearest turnbuckle.



Sabin's smile quickly fades as he raises his left arm into the air and has his hand in the shape of a fist. He remains steadily positioned on the middle turnbuckle, scanning the live audience in attendance, who are still cheering him. Sabin does the signature hand sign once again before following up with the gun point pose. He hops off the turnbuckle, landing firmly on the canvas, possibly showing the naysayers that he is indeed back at 100%. Whether or not it's an act, you've got to believe that Sabin is ready to go to war with the man who took him out for nearly a month. With Sabin already awaiting The Miz in the ring, the expression on his face says it all, the fun and games are over in his eyes and now the battle for revenge is about to begin. The crowd can be heard to be belting out chants of “MOTOR CITY” as Sabin walks up and down the far side of the ring just anticipating the arrival of his opponent tonight, somebody he feels he has waited far too long to get his hands on.

AWWWSOOOOOMMEEEEEE

The Miz’s theme hits and out he jumps from behind the curtain with a smirk on his face and a noticeable black eye for the attack of his opponent Sabin last week towards the ending of the returning show MizTV.



Justin Roberts
And his opponent, weighing at 221 pounds from Parma, Ohio, Theeeeeeeeeeee Mizzzzzzzzz!

Michael Cole
Here we go, maybe now we will see some kind of redemption in the name of the Miz, how dare Chris Sabin feel that it’s acceptable to attack somebody while there broadcasting there show live here in XWL!

Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
I don’t think that’s the issue here Cole, tonight is all about his opponent who finally gets his hands dirty on the man who tried to end his career simply because he didn’t like what he stands for!

Jim Ross
Well whichever we go we know that one way or another this match will be an absolute sloberknocker. The Miz has reasons why he wants to get his hands on Sabin and Sabin more than ever has a real reason he wants to get his hands on the Miz.

Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
Exactly JR! We saw the Miz attack his tag partner Alex Shelley and who knows what would of happened if Chris didn’t come out!

Michael Cole
Oh please King give it a rest. Alex Shelley is the Untied States champion and we saw him successfully defend his title against Wade Barrett one of the most dangerous men in this company. I think he can handle himself fine, the Miz is just one step above his talent and we’ll see that tonight when he takes it to Chris Sabin!



Jim Ross
Well just take a look in the Miz’s eyes, he looks fired up and ready to go! He’s not looked away from Sabin this whole time he’s walked down the ramp.

Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
Can you blame him JR! Take a look at that shiner on his right eye! Sabin has made Miz look stupid on the return of his own show! Now for that I salute you Chris Sabin!

Michael Cole
Salute him!? This man is a disgrace to the company! You know nothing at all do you King and to say it frustrates me would be an understatement.



Jim Ross
Well looks like we’re about to get this match on the road and the Miz is definitely letting his feelings be known to Sabin who seems to be laughing it off.

Michael Cole
Well let me tell you this much, laughing in the face of the Miz is only gonna make him want to hurt you even more so right there Sabin your making a huge mistake!

The two men circle each other intensely trading insults to each other and telling one another just what’s about to happen to them in the coming seconds. The crowd are anticipating this match up just as much as the two superstars are and are definitely letting the voices be heard and showing which way there support is swinging with the chants of “ MIZ IS AWFUL” and “LET’S GO SABIN”.





DING DING DING

The bell goes and the match is underway, both superstars don’t rush into any attack right away which many would off expected, they simply continue to circle each other waiting for the other to make the first move. And the Miz is the first to fall for it as he goes for the collar and elbow tie up but Sabin fakes it as he dummy’s that he’s also going for the tie up but drops down to one knee ducking under the attempt of the Miz gripping a hold of his waist and spinning behind him holding him in a waistlock from behind.
The Miz struggles to break away from the hold but manages to pull away at the grip of Sabin and as he does so pull him forward by his arms and lock in a headlock. Squeezing down on the skull of his opponent the Miz takes out the time to shout towards the fans supporting Sabin. As he does so Sabin fights back with left hands to the stomach followed by a couple of back elbows until he manages to drive the Miz onto the ropes and push away from himself and regain his composure.
In doing so Sabin soon looks up to see that the Miz has bounced off the opposing ropes and is heading right towards him and quickly reacting throws a clothesline which the Miz is equal too and ducks underneath bouncing a second time of the ropes now and as Sabin turns around he lands a huge shoulder tackle knocking him to the ground.
The Miz walks around to the head of Sabin where he gets up close and shouts more trash talk down at him which leaves him unaware of the kick that comes his way in the back of the head knocking him forward and giving Sabin the time he needs to get to his feet and grab the Miz in another waist lock from behind. This time the Miz looking a little dazed doesn’t get out of the hold as easy as he previously did which Sabin takes advantage of by lifting him up high and slamming him down on his front still not realising the hold then spinning his body around and holding the Miz in a front headlock now showing off some of his amateur wrestling skills to the delight of the audience who cheer and chant for him.
The Miz seems to be turning slightly red but he does manage to find the strength to get to one knee before Sabin applies more pressure causing him to wince in pain, it doesn’t stop him however as before long he’s back onto two feet but now in a side headlock where he gets a hold of the waist of Sabin and lifts him high up before sending him crashing onto his back which instantly releases the Miz from the hold and allows him to roll out from under the rope and catch his breath.

Michael Cole
Smart strategy shown there by getting out of the ring to catch his breath and evaluate what he’s going to do next. Congrats Miz well done.

Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
I think he’s going to need a new strategy if he’s planning on keeping up this kind of act because Chris is clearly showing who the better wrestler is.

Michael Cole
So he’s getting Miz tied up in all kinds of holds and locks big deal, when the Miz gets back in that ring and starts to turn this match into a fight you’ll be eating your words King just wait.

Jim Ross
Whichever way this match pans out King is right, and if the Miz wants to win this he’s going to have to re-think his game plan.

As the Miz slides back in under the top rope Sabin is back on his feet and looking into the eyes of the Miz and egging him by signalling with his hands to bring it. The Miz falls for the bait again and charges down at Sabin like a bull and meets the end of his boot when Sabin jumps up and lands a jaw breaking dropkick knocking the Miz back to the ground where he didn’t want to be. Wasting no time Sabin is up and behind the Miz faster than he anticipated as he finds himself being out wrestled yet again as Sabin has his knee firmly place in the back of his opponent while ringing back his arms applying as much pressure as he can.
The Miz unable to move near the center of the ring has to answer another way in which he does. Showing that he may be the stronger of the two he manages to pull his arms forward just enough to grip Sabin by the back of the head and roll him over his shoulder so he is lay in front of him to where the Miz jumps up to his feet and turns looking to land a few stomps but Sabin reads his opponent well and rolls out of the way and also jumps to his feet before the Miz has any chance to land any damage.
The two men circle each other and Sabin is the first to make the move now as he steps forward looking to grab the Miz but Miz reads this early and lands a kick to the gut stopping Sabin in his tracks. He follows it up with a few right hands until he knocks his opponent onto the ropes where Sabin looks a little dazed. Taking advantage of the moment he’s in Miz spins Sabin onto his front and pushed him down onto the top rope choking him out and doesn’t realise the hold until the ref’s count reaches 4. Sabin drops to the floor holding his throat coughing with his eyes filled with water savouring each breathe he can get.
The Miz doesn’t let this last long as he kicks Sabin in the gut hard knocking the wind out of his opponent when he was already struggling to breathe. The Miz lifts him up by the back of his neck and tosses him into the nearest corner. Facing the Miz Sabin looks to be in a bad place as he’s placed on the top rope not entirely looking like he knows where he is. The Miz slaps him hard to bring him back around before taking a few steps back and charging down on him and landing a big boot sending Sabin toppling over and out of the ring landing hard on the outside of the ring with echo’s of “OOO’S” and “ARRR’S” being heard all over the arena. The Miz clearly please with his handy work stands in the center of the ring raising his hand in the air and allowing the referee to count his opponent out.

Jim Ross
Now that looked like a hard fall! Who knows what this means for Sabin in this match up now.

Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
Your right JR, he landed badly on the top of his back and shoulder area. The Miz is showing a mean streak recently with the choking on the ropes leading to this result.

Michael Cole
It’s just like I said earlier to you both, the Miz has come up with a new strategy and it’s working perfectly. I wouldn’t be surprised if Chris is counted out and this match comes to an abrupt ending right here right now!

Jim Ross
Well the count has reached 6 now and Sabin is slowly making his way to his feet, I think if he digs down deep he can make it before the 10 count.

Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
Chris is one of the toughest members of XWL and certainly has a lot of heart, he showed great heart just being here tonight having only been back for a week beforehand, maybe that could be his downfall in this matchup because nobody even knows if he was 100 percent before the match begun!

Michael Cole
Well then that’s his own fault isn’t it King! Stop trying to make excuses up for him now that his little wrestling tactic has been tossed on the fire!

Jim Ross
Well thank god that the match didn’t end there, I think I speak on behalf of everybody in attendance and watching us at home wanted to see more of these two and Sabin’s managed to pull himself up with the help of the ring post and slide in the ring as the ref reached the count of 9!

The second Sabin slides back into the ring, he's met by a series of stomps to his exposed back, courtesy of The Miz. The ref is forced to interject himself in between both men, pulling Miz away from the downed Sabin and allowing him to catch his breath for a second. Miz easily breaks the refs grip and goes back on the offensive, this time adding kicks and forearms to the mix. The ref is once again forced to pull Miz away, who is now sporting a smirk on his face, clearly being the one in control of the match. Sabin holds his back and begins to slowly rise back up to his feet. He spots Miz charging at him with a full head of steam and manages to roll out of the way, causing Miz to collide chest first into the top turnbuckle.

With Miz now having his back to the turnbuckle, Sabin rushes at Miz with as much speed as he can muster and attempts to hit what looks like his signature corner big boot. But Miz is one step ahead and is able to catch Sabin's foot in mid air, causing Sabin's expression to shift to an almost surpised one. Miz begins to drag Sabin to the center of the ring by his trapped leg, while Sabin takes a few swings at Miz, but to no avail. Miz lets out a “Wooooo!,” possibly signaling for the Figure Four Leg Lock in an attempt to end this one early. Sabin tries to fight out of it but it seems that the match might be nearing it's end, that is, until Sabin, using some quick thinking, manages to throw himself into the air and lands a stiff Enziguri to the back of Miz's head, sending him crashing onto the mat.

Sabin is the first to his feet and Miz is up as well shortly after. Sabin lifts Miz up into the air and lands a swift reverse atomic drop before wrenching his arm and going for a clothesline attempt. Miz ducks it with ease and now has Sabin in a reverse DDT position. Miz drops him down back first into his knee, driving it into Sabin's back, before lifting him back up into the reverse DDT position and attempts a combination neckbreaker but Sabin is one step ahead and rotates his body, avoiding the neckbreaker and pushes Miz towards the ropes behind him.

Using the momentum in his favor, Miz charges at Sabin and attempts what looks like a clothesline, but Sabin has other plans. He lifts Miz onto his shoulders in one swift motion and tries to put the final nail in the coffin for Miz by attempting to hit his finishing maneuver, The Cradle Shock. Just as he's about to land it, Miz is able to slide out of it and sets himself up perfectly for his finishing maneuver, The Skull Crushing Finale. Miz goes to sweep the leg in an attempt to end the match and gain the victory over the man he took out for nearly a month, but Sabin uses all his strength to launch Miz forward and avoids falling to defeat on his return match.

Both men are now a few feet apart and are both on their knees. A smirk comes across Miz's face as he motions to Sabin that he was “this close” to hitting his finishing maneuver. Sabin returns the gesture, motioning back to Miz that he was also “that close” to hitting the Cradle Shock. Both Miz and Sabin make it back to their feet and begin circling one another as the momentum seems to once again fallen into the neutral zone.

Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
We seem to have a stalemate at the moment! This is definitely turning out to be the match we all had hoped for!

Michael Cole
What do you mean stalemate king? Did you not see how close Miz was to hitting a skull crushing finale and ending this match!

Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
Yes I did Cole, did you not see how close Sabin was to hitting the cradle shock and ending it?

Michael Cole
Good one king even I read that move.

Jim Ross
Well you can clearly see how much each individual wants this match but the Miz looks a little too cocky to me, he better keep an eye out on Sabin he’s a very dangerous competitor.

Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
Your right JR, one false move in the ring with this man and it could all be over very very soon.

Michael Cole
I’m not denying the talent of Chris Sabin I’m just saying that the Miz is equally as dangerous if not more so.

Jim Ross
Well as we’ve seen so far they are both similar in ability but it’s just who can dig that extra bit deeper and pull out something spectacular.

Both men circle each other once more just like the match has re-started all over again, the audience so fixed on the action that you could hear a pin drop in the sold out arena. Sabin quickly puts a stop to that as he gets a clap going as he circles his prey and the audience soon pick back up and get right behind their front man. Both men lock up and look to again be at a stalemate but the Miz powers through pushing Sabin back into the corner of the ring where the ref begins a 5 count and the Miz breaks the hold.
Just as Sabin looks to come out Miz turns around quickly and goes to hit a big boot but Sabin is one step ahead and the Miz not only misses his attack but ends up hung up on the top rope and in a lot of pain. Just as he looks to be sorting himself out Sabin is quickly on his case and has both feet on the second rope as he reigns down right hands as the audience count with everyone he lands. He reaches 8 strong right hands until the Miz pushes him off and walks right into a huge back body drop. Sabin pumped up looks to be please with his handy work but Miz is up faster than he though and an incoming clothesline nearly catches him off guard but all in one smooth motion he manages to duck under the incoming attack while jumping back off the ropes and hitting a perfect springboard tornado DDT. One of Sabin’s signatures moves perfectly landing as he rolls over the Miz and looks to cover.
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Kickout
The Miz kicks out and Sabin doesn’t look too impressed as he gets back to his feet and watched the Miz roll out from underneath the bottom rope. As the Miz looks glass eyed into the front row he doesn’t see Sabin in the ring gear up for a suicide dive and as the cheers get louder the Miz turns around just as Sabin dives through the ropes and lands a suicide dive and the cheers get louder as the crowd are going nuts chanting “MOTOR CITY”.

Both men lie outside the ring but by the ref’s count of 5 Sabin is up and by the count of 7 he has successfully picked up his opponent and rolled him back inside. Sabin follows and while crouched over the Miz gets a swift thumb to the eye knocked him back so he sits lay onto the ropes and gives Miz the couple of seconds he needs to jump to his feet land a big kick to the front of Sabin’s head. Knocking him slightly dazed Sabin tries to fight off the Miz but a poor attempt leads to him being dragged up on his feet and tossed to the left into the corner. The Miz takes a few steps back and poses which reacts with the crowd as they shower him in boo’s as he runs towards Sabin and hits his signature corner clothesline, following it he gets outside the ring and to the top rope where he waits perched high up as Sabin groggily gets to his feet and the Miz drops down looking for the axe handle but Sabin hits a superkick!! Nearly knocking the Miz’s head off he lies in the corner of the ring looking unconscious. Sabin hooks the outside leg and this one should be over.
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Thre....

The referee spots that the Miz has his leg on the bottom rope and breaks the count. Sabin holds his head in his hands as he knew that the match was only a split second away from his.

Jim Ross
Bah god did you see that! I don’t even know how the Miz managed to get his leg on the rope!

Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
That was great thinking from Sabin who didn’t look to good as he got to his feet but hat off to the Miz by getting his leg on the rope! He may of just saved the match right there!

Michael Cole
I hate to admit it but that was an outstanding counter from Sabin! I thought the Miz was out cold there I’m still in shock and not only that, so is Chris Sabin and so is this sold out arena!

Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
My bet is that everybody watching thought the match was done and dusted after that!

Jim Ross
What will be interesting to see now is how the Miz can pick himself back up and get back into the match or is this it now? Will Sabin pick away at the Miz bit by bit until he has the match over with, well it looks like we will find out very soon!

Sabin looks down at Miz with a look of disbelieve, clearly not knowing that Miz had it in him to get his foot on the rope. He lets out a deep breath before rising to his feet, almost stalking his opponent. Miz makes it to his feet and turns right into a spinning back kick, doubling over XWL's most must see superstar, before following up with an Enziguri attempt. The extra moment Sabin took to size up Miz gave his rival the opening needed to duck the kick, sending Sabin crashing into the mat face first. Sabin holds his jaw as he tries to scramble back to his feet but Miz is one step ahead and locks Sabin's leg in between his hands, raising the Detroit native into the air before slamming it down into the canvas with as much strength as he possibly can.

Boos rain down from the crowd, all of which are directed at The Miz, as they now know that Miz is once again in the drivers seat. Sabin holds his knee in pain but Miz is having none of it and begins stomping ferociously on the seemingly hurt knee. Miz once again takes hold of Sabin's leg, this time rolling him over to his back and locking Sabin's ankle in between his arm and torso. Miz takes a moment to trash talk the fallen Sabin before falling back first towards the canvas, driving Sabin's foot down with him in an unusual DDT like maneuver.

Miz begins to showboat to the live audience in attendance, clearly confident that he has Sabin where he wants him and the match in the bag. After soaking in all of the crowds negativity, Miz shifts his focus back to the task at hand, noticing that Sabin is stirring on the canvas, still favoring the knee Miz has targeted this entire time. Miz begins to lift up Sabin then almost as fast as a bolt of lightning, Sabin strikes with a picture perfect Enziguri, causing Miz to freeze for a moment, as if he wasn't expecting Sabin to recover that fast, before he collapses to the mat with a thud.

Sabin stumbles back to his feet, slapping his knee a few times as the crowd cheers him on with a “Let's go Sabin!” chant. He looks down towards Miz, who is still dazed on the mat, and grabs a hold of his leg, letting out a “Woooo!” causing the live audience in attendance to do the same. Sabin does a bit of theatrics, imitating the Nature Boy, Ric Flair. Sabin wraps around Miz's hooked leg but before he could attempt to lock in the Figure Four Leg Lock, the very same move that took him out of action for nearly a month, Miz comes to his senses and uses his free leg to push Sabin off of him and launches him shoulder first into the ring post.

Miz makes it to his feet with an angered expression etched on his face as Sabin begins to pull himself away from the ring post. Miz begins to make a beeline toward Sabin the second his back hits the turnbuckle in an attempt to hit his corner clothesline a second time, but Sabin is one step ahead and is able to avoid contact, sending The Miz crashing into the second rope, leaving himself exposed to what ever Sabin has in mind next. Sabin lands a few forearm strikes to Miz's lower back before pulling him off the top turnbuckle, leaving him hanging upside down in a precarious position. Sabin walks over to the turnbuckle farthest from Miz's location and begins to ask the crowd for support by stomping on the mat continuously and claps repeatedly.

After a second or two pass, the live audience begins to clap in unison as Sabin nods before looking towards Miz, who is tries to get out of his current predicament. Sabin runs towards an upside down Miz and lands a huge hesitation dropkick on Miz's jaw, causing him to land on the mat and almost without a second thought, quickly escapes the ring. Miz is too busy preoccupied with catching his breath and regaining his composure that he doesn't notice that Sabin is on the ring apron behind him, waiting to strike. Miz notices Michael Cole pointing out behind him, causing him to turn around right into a punt like kick to his face, courtesy of Chris Sabin. Miz drops down to a knee, holding his face in pain, as Sabin scales the turnbuckle and climbs up onto the top rope. Miz uses the barricade to lift himself back up after a few moments of being nearly knocked unconscious. Sabin stands on the turnbuckle, nearly losing his balance due to the leg Miz has been working on for half the match, but manages to steady himself before flying into the air and crashes down onto Miz with a crossbody.

Sabin makes it back to his feet, using the barricade to keep himself up, as the fans in the first row slap his shoulder and dueling “Motor City!” and “Let's Go Sabin!” chants make themselves heard. Miz is down on the thin protective padding on the outside on all fours, tries to catch his breath. Sabin sees this and takes it as his opportunity to shift the momentum back into his favor for the time being. He lifts Miz up to his feet and throws him into the nearby ring steps but Miz is able to reverse and throws Sabin into them instead. Using some quick thinking, Sabin leaps over them and lands on the other side unscathed before turning around and taunting Miz. The most must see superstar takes exception to that and runs at Sabin but his pride gets the better of him as he just played into Sabin's hand. He dropkicks the steps into the incoming Miz's knees, stopping him in his tracks and sending him flying over said steps.

Miz arches his back off the thin padding, with his arm holding his lower back. Sabin doesn't give Miz a moment to catch his breath and goes right back on the attack by lifting him onto his feet and slamming his head off the very same ring steps that were just used against him. After a few moments of flesh meeting steel, Sabin throws Miz back into the ring, unintentionally avoiding being counted out that entire time. Miz tries to make it to his feet, allowing Sabin to scale the turnbuckle yet again and begins to play the waiting game. Miz is now on his feet and turns right into an airborne Chris Sabin, who looks to have a Hurricanrana in mind for his rival. With high risk, comes high reward, however, this was not one of those cases as Miz was able to sense it coming and catches Sabin in mid air. Sabin tries to fight out of Miz's grip but to no avail. Miz drops Sabin hard on the mat with a sit down powerbomb counter and goes for the pin but is only able to get a two count.

Michael Cole
I’ve got to say just how much fight both men have shown so far tonight is unbelievable! But as a have said from the start the match is in favour of the Miz!

Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
I’m not quite sure I can agree there Cole, he might have the upper hand at this moment in time but it’s tough to beat a man with so much resiliency as Chris Sabin!

Jim Ross
I can see where your coming from King, this man has endured some very high impact moves tonight and all of them must surely be taking their toll. I’m just not quite sure how much he can take and does this mean we’re looking at a victory for the Miz? Well I guess we will all soon find out.

Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
Well whichever way this tie swings I’ll be the first to admit how great this has been so far and this for sure is going to be an instant classic.

Michael Cole
Only because XWL’s very own money maker is stood right there in the middle of the ring! The most must see superstar in wrestling history the Miz! Every match he takes part in is an instant classic!

As the match rolls on the Miz gets to his feet breathing heavy as he looks down on Sabin as he rolls over towards the ropes holding his lower back clearly in a lot of discomfort. As Sabin reaches out for the bottom rope to assist himself in standing up the Miz stomps down on the outstretched hand causing Sabin to snap it back in immediately while letting out a sharp scream in pain. With a smug look on his face, proud of his handy work, the Miz lifts up Sabin and leans him against the pushing both of his arms over it and his chest fully exposed as he reels of 5 consecutive chops until Sabin drops lifelessly to the floor with a bright red chest. Again with a smug look the Miz picks up his opponent but this time irish whipping him to the opposite side of the ring and quickly following so when Sabin does rebound back of the ropes his is met with sharp knee to the gut sending him toppling over the outstretched knee and onto the mat.

Walking around his opponent the Miz looks to target the legs of his opponent now as he holds up Sabin’s right leg and begins to kick away the knee area each time Sabin showing signs of great pain. He then rolls Sabin over still holding onto the leg while locking in a single leg boston crab and applying pressure as Sabin tries to fight to reach the nearest rope. Not quite making it to the ropes Sabin has to think quickly and does so by successfully doing a front forward roll pushing away the Miz as he does so sending into the ropes and as he bounces back Sabin rolls over onto his front attempting to trip up his opponent but Miz jumps over him easily and instead of carrying on running he stops sharply and drops a successful elbow right into the spine of Sabin.

Jumping right back the Miz now bounces off the ropes just as Sabin is sitting up and hits a hard big boot to the face of his opponent and hooks the outside leg for a two count. Sabin is looking a little dazed as he seems to be coming round and slowly getting to his feet but the Miz is stood stalking him from behind set and ready to hit his finishing manoeuvre and just as Sabin stands up as if by instinct as soon as the Miz hooks both arms and swings his leg in front of his opponent but Sabin manages unhook one arm and spin around with the Miz in his control and looks to hit what looks like a swinging neckbreaker but before he can the Miz uses his momentum to spin with Sabin and regain composure before quickly turning his back on Sabin while gripping the back of his head and landing his signature inverted DDT. Instead of going for the pin Miz knows that he Sabin has been very resilient all match and instead looks for another route to put his opponent away and goes for the figure four leg lock and as Sabin tries to fight out of it with everything he’s got it’s just not enough and the Miz locks it in, in the center of the ring with nowhere to go and Sabin is in clear pain and maybe his luck has just ran out.

Jim Ross
He’s locked it in! This one could be over very soon folks!

Jerry ‘the king’ lawler
I know Sabin’s a tough dude but he’s just come back from an injury because of this move and the knees have been a target all match for him!

Jim Ross
You can’t take it away from the Miz for targeting the knees as he knew that would be Sabin’s weak point but I just can’t say if I think he has what it takes to break this hold.

Michael Cole
TAP TAP TAP! Of course he’s going to tap, this move nearly ended his god damn career there’s no way in hell he’s escaping this one!

In the middle of the ring Sabin is trying everything to break the hold while the Miz does everything he can to apply more pressure as he shouts at the ref to ask Sabin if he wants to give up, Sabin shouts back with no and it is clear to see just from his facial expressions that there is no way he can let the match end this way and digs down deep and manages to roll over with the tables turned now applying the pressure to the Miz. As Sabin arches his back and brings about more payback to the Miz he is ever slowly pulling both men towards the ropes to which he finally reaches and Sabin breaks off the hold as the Miz exits the ring again in this match.

Miz hovers outside till the count of six before hopping onto the outside apron and slowly climbing onto the turnbuckle stalking Sabin as his limps slowly towards the Miz and just as he looks to jump and land his signature axe handle Sabin see’s what’s coming and manages to push down on the ropes causing the Miz to drop down and hang up on the ropes. Taking advantage of the opening Sabin stumbles over and places the Miz on his shoulder looking for the Cradle Shock but before he can complete the move his right leg gives in and the Miz drops behind Sabin and hits a quick Skull Crushing Finale catching his opponent off guard and everybody seated in the arena tonight as gasps can be heard echoing all around.

Michael Cole
Genius! He is a genius! Miz has this match over with now and he deserves it and clearly shows who the better man is!

Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
You can’t help but feel sorry for the poor guy, who knows, Sabin could off had this match won if his leg didn’t give way and right now we could be looking at the opposite result.

Michael Cole
What do you mean could be? It’s called a finishing move for a reason King! And he’s just finished this match right now in spectacular fashion!

The Miz lies over his opponent as the ref counts.
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Thre...Kickout.

Jim Ross
Oh my word I didn’t see that one coming and I don’t think the Miz did either! Just listen to this audience as they go nuts for Chris Sabin, he really has shown just how tough he is tonight!


Jerry ‘the king’ Lawler
Got anything to say Cole? Never underestimate a gun!

Michael Cole
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The look of disbelieve on Miz's face says it all, he was sure that he had the match won. He temporarily shifts his attention to the ref and begins shouting towards him, telling him that it was a three count. The ref holds his ground and insures Miz that it was a two. After a few moments of Miz hollering at the ref, he turns his attention back at Sabin, who is just starting to realize that he managed to kick out and keep the match alive for himself. Miz begins stalking a slowly rising Chris Sabin and when the opportunity presents itself, Miz tries to land another Skull Crushing Finale but somehow, Sabin sees it coming and is able to slide out of Miz's grip before ending up behind him, locking in a full nelson. Just as he begins to sweep the leg to steal his rivals finishing maneuver, Miz launches Sabin forward, refusing to fall to his own move, and turns an incoming Chris Sabin inside out with a deadly clothesline, which causes Sabin to do a rotation in midair before crashing hard onto the canvas.

Miz quickly follows up with a DDT attempt on a kneeling Sabin but he's able to avoid getting planted on the mat by pushing Miz away from him and into the turnbuckle. Sabin uses some of his remaining strength and makes it to his feet before running towards Miz. He throws himself into the air, landing a huge jumping back elbow to the cornered Miz, temporarily dazing the most must see superstar. Not giving Miz a second of breathing room, Sabin keeps the momentum going by locking Miz's skull in between his arm as he scales the second rope, possibly going for his signature tornado DDT from the turnbuckle.

Sabin hops off the turnbuckle but Miz is a few steps ahead and sees it coming, countering the move by forcefully pushing Sabin off of him. Sabin lands on his feet but the second he does, Miz lands a swift kick to Sabin's knee, setting him up perfectly for a DDT of his own and drills Sabin's skull into the mat. Miz doesn't waste a second and goes straight into the cover.

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Thr- Kickout!

Sabin somehow manages to escape the jaws of defeat once again as Miz is livid that he can't seem to put away his rival. Miz looks down at Sabin before looking at the turnbuckle for a moment as a smirk slowly appears on his face. What does XWL's most must see superstar have in mind? He drags Sabin towards the turnbuckle, seemingly going to return the favor for nearly having his finishing maneuver at the hands of his rival by stealing one of Sabin's signature moves. Miz climbs up onto the second rope before placing Sabin's head between his arm, motioning that it's time for the tornado DDT. Miz throws himself off the turnbuckle but Sabin is able to counter the move by having Miz land on his feet before lifting and placing him feet first on the top rope. Sabin adjusts his position and quickly lands a hangman's neckbreaker before going for the pin.

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Thre- Kickout!

Miz kicks out in the nick of time, barely managing to keep the match alive. The tables have been turned as Sabin is now the one in a state of disbelieve. He looks at the ref to make sure it wasn't a three count but the ref reassures him that it was only a two. Sabin slaps his knee a few times, possibly to get some feeling back into it, before dragging Miz to the center of the ring. He stumbles over to the nearest turnbuckle and begins to slowly ascend it. Sabin uses the crowds cheers as motivation to make it to the top and when he eventually does, Sabin flies off the top with a huge splash in mind, but Miz has other plans. Miz was cleverly playing possum, narrowly avoiding contact with Sabin, who crashed and burned on the mat.

The tides of momentum have shifted yet again, this time in the favor of Miz, who is now stalking Sabin for what ever he has in mind next. The second Sabin barely makes it to his feet, Miz charges forward, driving his knee into the side of Sabin's head and follows up with a swift neckbreaker, sending one half of the guns into the canvas yet again. Instead of going for the pin, Miz has something else in mind. He walks around a fallen Chris Sabin and grabs his leg as a smirk once again appears on his face, which could only mean one thing. Miz wraps himself around Sabin's leg but the second he leans forward to lock it in, Sabin grabs Miz's head, pulling him forward and rolls him up.

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The theme of the Motor City Machine Guns begins to play throughout the arena as the crowd cheers on. Sabin makes it to his knees as the ref raises his arm into the air. The look on Sabin's face says it all, almost as if the weight has been lifted from his shoulders. He has finally gotten revenge on the man that took him out for nearly a month. However, on the other end of the ring, Miz is almost in a state of shock, not sure what just happened. One moment he's in control and the next he's being pinned. He notices that Sabin is back on his feet, with his back still turned, causing Miz to almost begin stalking Sabin, ready to finish what he started at Dead Man's Hand. Before he could strike, however, Sabin's tag team partner and the reigning United States Champion, Alex Shelley, slides into the ring and puts a halt to Miz's plans, causing Sabin to turn around, oblivious to the fact that Miz was going to try to attack him. Miz begins to rethink his plan as it is now a two on one. Miz exits the ring and begins to walk up the ramp with a smirk. What does the most must see superstar have in mind for The Guns, and more specifically, Chris Sabin. Shelley hands Sabin his half of the Ersatz Tag Team Championships as they pose in the center of the ring after both men won their respective matches. Meanwhile, Miz is now halfway up the ramp, and judging by the expression on his face, this is far from over.

XWL cuts from the previous segment and shows a VT of XWL superstar Torrie Wilson giving her thoughts on her match tonight with Madison Eagles.



Torrie Wilson
Hi everybody, I just wanted to take out a moment of your time to say a few things that are on my mind. Tonight isn’t only my XWL PPV debut but it marks the start of a long career for me and hopefully a successful one with the help and support of you all I know I have what it takes to start out on the right foot and beat Madison Eagles tonight. Madison as much as we love to hate her it would be stupid and irresponsible of us to underestimate her because she is indeed by far one of the most dangerous divas in XWL today. She is of course miss money in the bank for a reason and I know it’s not going to be easy to win here tonight. But I know I have what it takes to dig deep and prove to everybody what I’ve been trying to prove for a long time now and that’s that I should be mixing it up with the top diva’s in the company because although I’m a fresh face here and I may not be the most experienced I do have a great talent in the ring and there’s nothing more satisfying than competing against the top in the industry and pushing myself to new limits just to break them all over again and to one day hold the diva’s championship. That’s the ultimate dream.



Torrie Wilson
I would also like to add how much of an honor it is to be given this opportunity in the first place not only to being able to sit here now and say that I am a part of the XWL roster but being able to sit here tonight and say that in a very short amount of time I will be walking down that ramp and giving it everything I’ve got to do each and everyone one of you proud of me and hopefully putting a stop to Madison Eagles and her cocky attitude thinking she’s better than everybody else. I’ve touched this topic briefly before but it’s been playing on my mind these past few days so why has Madison targeted me all of a sudden? Maybe it’s jealousy, she may be talented in the ring but who are we kidding, apart from the long hair and little bits of makeup she slaps on every morning she could be mistaken as mr money in the bank. So maybe she’s jealous of my looks but that would be a shallow way of thinking so it can’t be that. I’m came to conclusion that she recognises my ability and notices that I am a threat to her with my potential as a new diva and she doesn’t like to be threatened because she’s not used to it. That’s ok Madison, because you should be scared. You should feel threatened and later tonight I’m going to show just why first hand.



Torrie Wilson
So tonight all my hard work to get here has finally paid off and I’m going to make sure I make everybody who’s helped me along the way proud. And as much as it pains me to say it but Carlito was a big influence on the way I wrestle and tonight I’m going to prove to you that I am better than what you said I was and I’m going to show you that the way you used and manipulated me was wrong because I am strong independently and you’re going to regret letting me go. But enough talk about that waste of space there’s definitely more important things on the agenda for tonight and after I beat Madison I don’t plan on stopping there but I plan on making my spot on the PPV card a permanent one and I wish to continue to prove more diva’s wrong every single week by beating them first hand or have them watch me beat the other great superstars in this locker room. So tonight Madison you best bring your A game because I know you’ve been called a soaring Eagle in your time but tonight were going to see just how well you can land when I knock you right out of the sky.

For a second Torrie stares down at the camera before breaking into a little giggle then blowing a kiss as the camera fades black.

We return to ringside where Justin Roberts begins to speak as the bell rings.

{{Justin Roberts}}
Ladies and Gentleman the following is a two on one handicap match set for one fall!



{{Justin Roberts}}
Already in the ring, weighing in at a combined weight of three hundred and fifty pounds. Hailing from Chicago Illinios, the team of Stan Stansky and Arthur Rosenberg!!!

{{Cole}}
Who are these guys?

{{King}}
I have no idea Cole.



Justin Roberts hands the mic over to the two wrestlers

{{Cole}}
Looks like we're going to find out.

{{Stan Stansky}}
My name is Stan Stansky, and this is my tag team partner Arthur Rosenberg! Feel free to bask in our greatness!



The crowd boos as the two show off

{{King}}
Someone needs to shut these two up.

{{JR}}
Agreed.

{{Stan Stansky}}
We've been training in the XWL developmental territory for five years now and not once were we given the break that we deserved.

{{King}}
Oh great, another sob story.

{{Cole}}
Don't be so hard on them King, maybe they deserve to be here.

{{JR}}
I won't believe it till I see what they can do in that ring!



{{Stan Stansky}}
Just the other day Vickie Guerrero came down to our territory and asked for two wrestlers willing to put their bodies on the line against a "Human Wrecking Ball". She told us that they've got a man stronger than an bull and tougher than steel. A man who needed not just one opponent, but two.

{{King}}
Stronger than a bull?!? Tougher than steel?!? Who is this guy?

{{JR}}
I don't know, but I can't wait to watch him demolish these two clowns!



{{Arthur Rosenberg}}
So we told Vickie that myself and my man Stan here were the perfect opponents for this mysterious monster of hers. You see, we're not afraid of any man, no matter how tall, how big, how strong, it doesn't matter. We've been a tag team for four years now, we know how each other think. And two is always better than one!



{{Arthur Rosenberg}}
That's right! That's the only reason why we came to this smelly city, that's the only reason why you all are being graced with our presence! We're here to defeat this monster and prove to the XWL that tag teams are more important than any single monster. Two is better than one!!



{{Stan Stansky}}
Two is better than on-



FEED ME… MORE!!!!!



{{King}}
Ha! Would you look at their faces! That's fear!



{{JR}}
Well you can't blame them! That's The Ryback!! Three hundred pounds of pure muscle!!!



The Ryback methodically bounces on the balls of his feet to the beat of his theme song, raising his massive arms in the air before bringing them down as pyro shoots up from the stage.



{{King}}
This guy is huge! There's no way that those two fools will be able to defeat The Ryback!!!

The crowd begins to cheer as The Ryback looks up at his prey.



{{The Ryback}}
WAKE UP!!!!

The Ryback marches down the ramp before leaping into the ring where he slams his hands together as pyro shoots up from the ring corners.



The two men stand opposite The Ryback, clearly second guessing their decision to face him.

{{King}}
They don't look so confident anymore!

Ryback eggs them on, challenging them by shouting "COME ON!"



Stan charges at The Ryback only to be flung high into the air by the monster.



Arthur is next to charge at the beast, hitting him with a clothesline! But the Ryback refuses to budge!! Arthur stares at his massive opponent in shock before running the ropes to hit another clothesline, but upon his return he gets floored by a big boot!! The Ryback grabs Arthur's head and lifts his whole body in the air before slamming it down to the mat repeatedly while shouting "STUPID!!!! STUPIDDDD!! STUUPPPIIDD!!!!!" He then lifts Arthur high into the air in a Military Press!! Stan rushes at The Ryback from behind to save his partner, jumping on the beasts back! The Ryback doesn't seem phased as he drops Arthur to the mat in a Military Press Drop, then proceeds to hit Stan with a Backpack Stunner!!! He then picks Stan up in position for a powerbomb!! He slams him to the mat once… twice… then on the third consecutive powerbomb he slams Stan right on top of his tag team partner!!! The Ryback beats his chest as the crowd goes wild!! Stan begins to crawls to the outside of the ring as The Ryback lifts Arthur high into the air in the position of a suplex.



Stan rolls out of the ring as the crowd continues to cheer as The Ryback holds Arthur in the air for what seems like minutes before slamming him to the mat! The Ryback feasts his eyes on Stan and charges to the outside of the ring! Stan has a chair in hand and threatens to use it if The Ryback gets any closer! The ref slides to the outside of the ring and stands in-between the two, shouting at Stan to drop the chair. While all this is happening Arthur uses all his strength to climb to his feet using the corner and begins to unbuckle one of the turnbuckles!! The ref grabs the chair out of Stan's hand and The Ryback charges, dropping Stan with a Thesz Press followed by multiple head slams to the floor!! He then picks up his prey and throws him over the top rope and into the ring!!! The Ryback enters the ring and lifts Arthur in a Fallaway Slam position.



Before throwing him right into Stan and the unbuckled turnbuckle!!



{{King}}
It looks like Stan's plan backfired!!

Ryback marches to the opposite corner and begins to wind up his arm as the crowd begins to chant "RYBACK! RYBACK! RYBACK!"



He then charges at the his prey, hitting a huge corner clothesline to both men against the unprotected turnbuckle!! The Ryback then turns around and begins to run the ropes as the tag team stumble out of the corner.



Before hitting a huge meathook clothesline on both men!!!



The Ryback then shouts "FINISH IT!"



And begins marching around the ring with both men on his shoulders before hitting the Shell Shocked.



And pinning both men for the 1….2…..3!



The Ryback quickly gets to his feet and begins to chant "FEED ME MORE!!' to which the crowd begin to chant along with him.



The Ryback then grabs a mic and begins to talk.

{{The Ryback}}
Two might be better than one, but Ryback Rules!! Not only can no one stop me, but nothing can stop me. One, two, three, it doesn't matter how many opponents you throw at me, I'm always the hunter, and they will forever be my prey…



{{The Ryback}}
FEED ME MORE!!! FEED ME MORE!! FEED ME MORE!!!



{{King}}
Well it looks like there's a new hunter here in the XWL in The Ryback! The question is, who will be his next prey?

And effort of doing a write up when Shuggz' internet is out once again. Christian manages to put Punk away following a killswitch, regaining his Money In The Bank Briefcase and what not. Yep. Three out of Three Bad Matches for me at PPV.

As Unforgiven continues the cameras cut to ringside as Madison Eagles theme starts to play through the arena



After a few seconds Madison walks out onto the stage with the crowd booing her as she makes her way to the ring, upon reaching ringside, Madison walks up the steel steps and climbs up to the second turnbuckle then using it as a springboard jumps into the ring



Madison walks into the middle of the ring to one a knee and spread her arms out wide as her music slowly fades out and she awaits the arrival of her opponent



As the fans hear Torrie’s theme here ever growing fan base give a reasonably loud pop for the new upcoming diva. She seems to definitely have the fans on her side as there either in support of her or simply rooting against Madison Eagles.



As she poses on the ramp and continues an energetic entrance it is clear to see how pumped up Torrie is for her first PPV and how excited she looks. Running up the stairs avoiding all eye contact with Madison, Torrie climbs into the ring and raises both her arms to the few cheers out in the audience.

She turns to look at Madison who is smirking as she see’s not only the nervs in Torrie’s eye but also a little fear in stepping in the ring with somebody so dangerous as herself.

DING DING DING

The two competitors circle each other before stepping in for a collar and elbow tie up where Madison seems to be toying with her as she gives out a short sinister laugh before knocking of Torrie’s right arm and bringing her in to a headlock where she started trash talking in here ear. Torrie in a panic throws elbows to the mid section of her opponent until she backs up the ropes and pushes her off. She looks up and see’s the back of her opponent Madison so quickly taking an early advantage of the opening Torrie drops down and rolls up Madison in the school boy pin.
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2.Kickout.

Not taken by too much surprise Madison kicks Torrie away before getting to her feet and firmly telling her opposition that it’s going to take a lot more than that to get the victory over miss money in the bank.

Madison this time wastes little time before starting the next attack as Torrie circles on the outside and goes in for another lock Madison throws a right kick to the gut and pulling Torrie in close by her hair before landing a huge bitch slap to her face causing Torrie to stubble to the side and keel over the top rope. As Torrie leans over the ring with her face in shock and looks at her hand to see if there’s any blood there and before she knows it Madison comes behind her and grips her by the hair and pulls her backwards and down onto her knee driving it into the top of her spine. Madison looks down on Torrie and starts to get into her comfort zone now as it is clear that she is in control of the match and tells Torrie that this is too easy.

As Madison mocks Torrie lying down in the center of the ring the crowd try and get behind the new superstar with “LET’S GO TORRIE” and “TORRIE WILSON” chants. Not seeming to have much effect Madison picks up Torrie and harshly irish whips her into the turnbuckle causing her to stumble out just a few yards and Madison comes charging in looking for a shoulder tackle but Torrie dives to her right and watches as her opponent crashes chest first into the turn buckle. As she spins around slowly and groggily Torrie runs up and hits a dropkick knocking Madison back and down so she is sat in the corner of the ring. Torrie Looking to take advantage of every opportunity she can she points at Madison and signals for her signature move the stinkface. As Torrie comes charging in Madison read her all too well and rolls out of the way as Torrie comes crashing home empty handed. As Torrie stumbles back out of the corner holding her back Madison is back on her feet and bounces of the ropes and comes up running behind Torrie and hits a bulldog sending her face first into the mat. As Madison looks down at her opponent from her knees she rolls Torrie over and grabs her by the face to let her know that she’s gonna have to step up her game to land any kind of move like that.

As Torrie lies on the mat Madison now looks to be the one to take advantage as she goes for her signature move the soaring eagle as she attempts a springboard moonsault. . Torrie this time being the competitor one step ahead manages to roll towards Madison causing her to over jump and land on her front in the center of the ring with an echoing sound as she hits the mat hard. Torrie is the first to her feet and pushes her hair out of her face before looking down on her opponent who still lies on her back now in the ring, before walking over to her Torrie looks around the ring showing some slight inexperience to what she wants to do next. But going against what she first looked to do Torrie grabs Madison’s left leg and turns her over locking in a single leg boston crab hold. Appling the pressure Torrie is certainly causing some discomfort for her opponent but when you’re in the ring with somebody as tough as Madison it’s going to take a lot more than that to wear her down as she drags herself to the bottom rope and forces the break before rolling outside to catch her breath.

As Madison leans back on the apron looking for a breather Torrie shows no sign of slowing down as she bounces of the opposite ropes and comes running across the ring and the sound of her footsteps causing Madison to turn around only to eat the boot of Torrie as she nails a baseball slide knocking Madison flying into the guard rail. Again staying on her case Torrie quickly climbs out and pushes Madison up against the railing before landing 3 consecutive chops all getting the same reaction of a loud “WOOOO” from the audience. As Madison tries to fight off this attack from her opponent Torrie manages to keep her control and push her back into the ring. Instead of following her in Torrie climbs to the top rope and signals to everyone that she’s going to end the match here and now which causes a buzz in the audience and they cheers her on. A move we haven’t seen from Torrie before which can only be thought to of come from her training camp as she jumps into the air and lands a big splash on her opponent and stays in position to hook the outside leg and go for the cover.
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Getting close now you can see the disappointment in the face of Torrie as she knows how close she was to ending the match with that move there. A win for Torrie today would be massive in kick starting her career and putting it all on the line it is clear that she knows this tonight. Looking a little more fatigued then she possibly should be at this stage Torrie still continues to have the match in control as she lifts up Maidson and kicks her in the gut now looking for what one can only assume as her signature swinging neck breaker but as she spins Madison spins with her causing a full 360 degree turn in the ring before pulling in Torrie and snapping her down head first on the mat for a viscous DDT. Looking to be in just as bad shape now Torrie and Madison both lie lifeless in the ring as the match ticks on it is clear to be taking its toll on the two superstars. The ref begins a count as both diva’s lie on mat and reaches a 6 count before respectively both diva’s using the ropes to help them regain their stance they stand at opposite sides of the ring but Madison is the first to attack as Torrie stumbles forward slightly she is met with a huge clothesline and back to her feet quickly she s met with another. Madison now takes in a deep breath and looks up to soak in the boo’s she is receiving before lifting up Torrie by her hair and gripping her by the throat while staring deep into her eyes.

As Madison lifts Torrie slightly off the ground a few elbows smashes into the arm of Madison is enough to break the hold of the incoming chokeslam and even gives Torrie the split second she needed as she irish whips Madison onto the ropes and waits for her to return to her and jumps up looking for a hurricane but instead meets the shoulder of Madison as she lands a devastating spear sending Torrie crashing onto her back. Instead of covering her straight away Madison instead laughs at her opponent and talks some more smack to her face before lying across her causing the ref to count away.
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3.Kickout

Torrie shows great fighting spirit as she kicks out after eating what looked to be a spear strong enough to put away some of the great male superstars in XWL but maybe the few seconds Madison took out to taunt and talk some trash cost her the win there and then. However now the diva on top of the match Madison stands up makes sure Torrie is back in the room and her senses are fully awake by a couple of stomps to the face to bring her back around. Then carrying on to pick her up Madison again using the hair of her opponent has Torrie in front of her and goes for a front suplex, a couple of knees mid air from Torrie are enough to break the hold but again she fails to capitalize on the chance as she goes for front suplex of her own but Madison manages to spin off and slide down the back Torrie and drive her knee up as she pulls Torrie down by her hair driving her knee into the top of her spine as she did earlier in the match. Madison looks to capitalize as she did earlier with the soaring eagle springboard moonsault except this time landing it in great fashion and going for the cover.

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3.Kickout.

Another kickout after an intense move from Torrie seemingly is getting slightly annoying for her opponent now as she goes for another cover this time straight after.

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2..Kickout.

This time Torrie kicks out even quicker and Madison in a flurry of anger rolls her onto her front now close to ropes and locks in a camal clutch submission and wrenches back the face of Torrie causing her great pain on her back which has seemingly been targeted this match by Madison. As the ref moves around the two diva’s to see if Torrie has managed to grab the ropes Madison grabs the mouth of Torrie and pulls away at her cheeks from inside her mouth causing incredible pain and not to mention breaking the rules. But when the ref notices a few seconds into the move he reaches the count of 3 and Madison breaks the hold and stomps on Torrie’s back as she makes her way to her feet.

Now Madison catches her breath she lets Torrie get to her feet in the corner of the ring as she uses the turnbuckles to her advantage to regain balance and turns slouched in the corner weak at the knees as Madison charges towards her but reads it well and looks to be playing possum as she jumps up and lands both her feet in the face of Madison as she kicks her back and runs out and lands a perfect running torrie-nando DDT putting Madison on the mat and hopefully taking back the control of this match after such a long onslaught from Madison. The ref this time reaches a 7 count as Torrie is first to her feet closely followed by Madison who with her back turned to her opponent is spun around by Torrie but quickly counters whatever move she in mind with a kick to gut and places Torrie on her shoulders looking for her finishing manoeuvre the Hellbound. As she lifts Torrie into the air looking to drop her onto her outstretched knee Torrie also uses her arms to push her off Madison only so she comes off in front of her opponent and in one swift movement grips the back of her head with her body outstretched Torrie instead lands her finishing move in the nosejob, a sit down facebuster. In great fashion Torrie has reversed her opponents finisher into her own and landed it perfectly as she rolls over Madison for the pin.

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Madison kicks out and the sold out arena gasp as she does so and nobody looks as surprised as Torrie Wilson does as it soon dawns on her just how tough Madison Eagles is and just what lengths she will have to go to if she wants to get the victory here tonight. Looking up at the ref in a moment of disbelief Torrie cannot believe just how close that was to the 3 count with literally a split second to spare.




With Torrie's back turned focusing on the referee, Madison gets to her feet, and hits Torrie in the back of the head with a big kick, sending her face first to the mat, and Eagles looks on proud of what she's just done for a moment before picking Torrie back up to her feet, even though it's clear she hasn't shaken the effects from the kick off yet as she stands on spagetthi legs Madison grabs Torrie and hoists her back up onto her shoulders one one time spinning her around a few times before stopping suddenly in the middle of the ring and flipping Torrie off her shoulders driving the back of her neck into Madison's knee hitting her with Hellbound



As Torrie hits the mat, Madison goes for the cover

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Madison gets up off the mat with an annoyed look on her face from the match, as she had expected it to go very differently, then the referee walks over to her and raises her hand in victory but Eagles refuses to look anywhere but down at the mat and more specifically Torrie Wilson

Jim Ross: That was a hard fought match from Torrie Wilson right there but it just wasn't enough to beat Eagles tonight.

Jerry "The King" Lawler: She caught Madison off guard tonight, I don't think she was expecting such a fight from Torrie and I think she knows she seriously underestimated her abilities.

Still not breaking eye contact with Torrie, Madison lowers her raised arm back down to her side as she takes her Miss Money in the Bank briefcase and slowly exits the ring as the cameras slowly fade out

Unforgiven returns from a brief package hyping the World Heavyweight Championship match and we’re taken to ringside

Jim Ross
Hello folks and welcome back to Unforgiven. What an amazing night it’s been already. With some shocking results and even more shocking returns. It’s never safe to tell what’s going to happen on nights like this.

King laughs and speaks

Jerry Lawler
That’s for sure JR. We’ve already seen some amazing matches like the bout between Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston and amazing moments such as Layla’s old friend and BFF Michelle offering help, only to be out shadowed by the return of her friend and ally in Paige, whom The Bellas sure weren’t surprised to see at all.

Michael rolls his eyes and scoffs before speaking

Michael Cole
Kofi vs. Bryan? Paige returning to help out Layla? I’m sorry but.. I think you two have finally lost it.. That’s not what makes a pay-per-view exciting. It’s the grueling matches for things that matter. Not these silly little spats between Diva’s. Or someone who can’t tell if he wants to be cheered by the fans or not. Unlike you two I’ve had it with all that and I’m ready for all the real action to start happening..

Jerry Lawler
Um news flash Michael. A ppv isn’t all about championship matches and feuds. It’s also about creating moments that you’ll remember through the night. Wouldn’t expect someone like you to understand that though..

Michael goes to respond and suddenly the lights begin to flicker off and on through the whole arena. The crowd being illuminated by flashes from the cameras. Cheers from the crowd seem to be varying at each instance the lights try to remain stable. The lights flicker even faster in the next few minutes when suddenly a loud pop is heard. Seconds later the arena sits in total darkness

Jim Ross
Folks I don’t have the slightest clue what’s going on but I’m being told right now that they’re frantically working backstage to try and solve the issues of whatever may be going on right now. Please bare with us.

The camera quickly cuts to the stage and suddenly the lights begin to try and flicker back on. After a few minutes nothing happens. The arena still remains in total darkness. Fan’s cheers heard louder than ever. Suddenly we see a stray camera get some light when out of nowhere a gong is heard going off.



With each ding from the gong the lights frantically begin to flicker before fading out yet again. The crowd begins to boo when they’re cut off by the sound of a gong yet again. This time however the cameramen try finding the source of this blackout but to no avail. The theme continues playing as yet another gong goes off



At the last gong the camera darts all around the crowd. When suddenly a loud explosion goes off atop the stage.



The camera darts quickly to the stage. Fan’s look on in confusion as to what’s going on. After several minutes the smoke seems to die down, but, wait there’s a figure standing at the stage. A hooded man appears upon the stage. The smoke dissipates and we can see the man a little more clearly. The camera pans closer and the man dons a sinister smile. He slowly lift his hand and removes his hood. As he looks around. Not speaking. The audienced sits stunned as to who they’ve set their sights on once again. The camera closes in on the figure and we can hear the commentators and crowd going insane



Jim Ross
Bah gawd.. King… can that be? It is really him?

Jerry Lawler
Y… Yes JR. JR it’s him. XWL has just gotten a LOT more intense. The Monster Abyss… He’s here.. And knowing his vicious past He’s here with one thing on his mind to wreak havoc. Boy I’d hate to be anyone in the back right about now. This crowd has gone deathly silent. This.. This is amazing JR.

The camera darts back up towards the stage. Abyss points towards it and motions for the cameraman to walk closer. Hesitantly the cameraman oblidges and moves closer towards the former innovator of X-treme. He slowly raises a microphone up to his mouth and stares dead into the camera. The crowd begins to cheer loudly when he grins before finally speaking



Abyss
XWL… It… Has been a VERY..VERY long time since you've all last seen my face. You’re all shocked to see me I see and I’d guess you’re wanting to know why I’m here..? Well you see.. This company has been a part of my life for a LONG time. I’ve seen a lot of highs and lows since I’ve set foot into the door for the very first time. Why, after so long of being gone, have I came back? It’s simple. This place USED to be about one thing. Not about showing off for you fans but.. About fighting tooth and nail.. Clawing.. Scratching… until you achieved what you’ve wanted by any means necessary.

He pauses for a moment and inches towards the camera before speaking again



Abyss
At one point in time YOU fans tuned in to watch the insane action. The huger. The will. The desire to be the best was always at the top of the list for everyone here. After being gone I’ve seen that that desire seems to have faded now. It’s not about being the best by how you can be in the ring. No. It’s about being the best by other ways. Ways that need to change. So why am I back? I’m here to tell you that I am that change. I am not going to stop, no matter how much you beg, no matter how much you plead. I won’t STOP until you all see what I saw. That if you want to get somewhere. You’ve got to do things you’d never imagine. They always say to not stand to close to a fire. Or else you’ll get burned. But I LIKE that fire. I NEED that fire. So I’m just going to say this now. If you’re afraid of stepping up. You better leave now. Because if you don’t and you’re not careful. You can and WILL get burned.

As the crowd sits stunned as to what just transpired Abyss slowly turns before looking into the camera a final time.



He turns and we see nothing but the back of his jacket as the show fades out to a commercial