The following is the current roster as of the confirmation thread that went up last Sunday. These characters were taken prior to the recent hiatus and the members have confirmed they will be remaining with these characters.
Alexa Bliss (David) Asuka (Lazy) Brian Pillman Jr. (BOFA) Daniel Bryan (Legal) Liv Morgan (Sam) PAC (Oreo) Randy Orton (Austin) Robert Roode (David) Sarah Logan (Sloth) Sasha Banks (Austin) WALTER (Tango)
And these characters have been picked up during the draft:
Aleister Black (Sloth) Charlotte Flair (Austin) Chris Jericho (GoHard) Dexter Lumis (KingBrew) Eddie Kingsto (P1) The Fiend (Lazy) Jake Hager (GoHard) Jaxson Ryker (KingBrew) Joey Janella (Oreo) Kane (KingBrew) Kenny Omega (Lazy) Kevin Owens (Sloth) Lucha Bros (P1) Mick Foley (Pringle) MJF (P1) Nia Jax (KingBrew) Ortiz (GoHard) The Revival (Austin) Roman Reigns (Pringle) Sammy Guervara (GoHard) Samoa Joe (Sloth) Santana (GoHard) Seth Rollins (KingBrew) The Undertaker (Pringle) The Usos (Lazy) Zelina Vega (P1)
The purpose of this thread is to allow a fair process for new pick ups now that everyone is aware of who is and isn't taken.
We know everyone leads different lives and work/whatever else can impact availabilities at certain times so with that in mind with the help of Austin I've organized this to be conducted in pairs of two members at a time that were randomly chosen between the 14 members confirmed. Each pool will have a 12 hour window to select their Superstars (up to 4 slots)
Reminder: TEAMS will only count as one Superstar slot as they'll strictly be used in the Tag Division. You ARE allowed to create your own teams so you can draft say John Cena and The Miz together for this if you'd like but they'll only be used in The Tag Division.
Once the current pool have made their picks or states they don't wish to take up any additional Superstars the next pool will officially be able to claim their Superstars. IF a member misses their 12 hour window they will be able to post their claims at anytime during the other pools but keep in mind the later you post the more Superstars that will be taken.
The two men circle around the ring watching each other's every move. Finally both of them step up, and lock up. Kenny quickly takes Eli's head, and laughs as he looks around at the fans. Seeing his chance Eli starts giving some shots to Kenny's gut with each punch Eli moves him back towards the ropes, and pushes him off. Kenny runs to the opposite of the ring, and bounces off the ropes. He then runs into a shoulder tackle from Eli and Kenny immediately drops to the ground. A confidant smile perks on the face of Eli. He turns, and runs to the nearest set of ropes bouncing off of them. Kenny drops down near the ropes while Eli runs over the top of him. Eli then bounces off the set of ropes on the other side of the ring by this time Kenny is already standing to his feet. With the momentum that Eli is coming with as he reaches the middle of the ring he can not stop, and Kenny is able to leap frog over Eli. Kenny lands the leap frog, and turns to his right as Eli bounces off the ropes then delivers a hip toss.
[Mauro Ranallo] Wow! What a nice little exchange..
[Corey Graves] Mauro after these past two months of these two going at each other's throats. They should be able to counter whatever each other throws at the other.
Kenny is the corner with a smile on his face as Eli gets up to his feet. Eli shakes his head, and taunts Kenny to bring it again. Kenny raises one eyebrow but moves in, and the two lock up once again, but again Kenny grabs the head again trying to establish his dominance in the early goings in the match. Eli tries to break free by over powering Kenny, but he keeps blocking it. Kenny then throws Eli at the ropes. He bounces off the ropes, and runs into a shoulder tackle from Kenny Omega. Kenny without missing a beat runs to the closest set of ropes, and Eli drops down as Kenny runs over the top of him, and upon return is hit Kenny with a dropkick straight to the face. Eli quickly gets up to his feet, and gets Kenny to his feet.
Commercial break
As we come back from commercial break Eli is now in the corner, and Kenny runs towards him. Kenny jumps up for a body splash, but Eli jumps out of the way, and turns down toward Kenny, and grabs him then hits a gravy train. Eli pins him...
Alpha Club was thought to be this little play-on-words to mock the Bullet Club by most. No one thought it was or would ever be a real group. Surely Chris Jericho's ego wouldn't allow himself to work with others. It seems now that there is more to the Alpha Club than we thought. What transpired on the very first episode of the Kevin and Sami show was quite the shocker. Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens have aligned themselves with Chris Jericho and it looks like a new threat to the Bullet Club has risen. Tonight, for the first time ever, we witness Alpha Club in action as they team up to face the Intercontinental Champion and the World Heavyweight Champion in a two on three handicap match!
2. The Queen awaits a worthy challenger
Natalya did the unthinkable and she defended her Woman's Championship inside the Elimination Chamber. Not only was she the only one to do it that night, she is the only person to EVER defend a championship inside the chamber. Mostly everyone would agree that she earned the right to choose her opponent... but she couldn't do that. Natalya had other plans for her challenger at Final Stand as she announced the Iron Woman Classic: a tournament meant to push the division to its limit and find a challenger worthy of her championship. Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Bayley, Nia Jax, Nikki Cross, April and a mystery opponent are all lined up and ready to fight to prove their worth.
3. The Kingpin of XWL? Meet King of Darkness
A new challenger has set his sights on Dean Ambrose's World Television Championship. The King of Darkness, better known as EVIL, laid out the challenge last week after his huge win over Mister Money in the Bank and we have yet to hear if the Lunatic has any intentions to accept his challenge. Does EVIL deserve a shot at the championship after his big win? Perhaps there is someone else on the roster eyeing the championship that Ambrose holds who feels they deserve it more? It's only a matter of time before that championship will once again be on the line. The challengers are starting to line up, can The Dual Champion knock 'em down?
4. Miz Tv: Hail, Mother Russia?
Last week we saw Cody give a heartfelt speech about the upcoming anniversary of his father "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes death, only to be interrupted by a beautiful russian blonde woman by the name of Lana. Once introducing herself, she began to desicrate the entire Anarchy crowd in attendance all while being booed out of the building. Not batting any eye she continued to deicrate america and the Rhodes name all while praising her Mother Russia irritating Cody, she introduced a menacing figure by the name of Rusev who was a sight to behold. Once the introductions were over this man became the absolute worst nightmare for Cody, not only kknocking him out but snapping the portrait of his father in half and then spitting on it.
Once the deed was done Cody's opponet for the night Chris Sabin came to the ring to have his match with Cody, Only to find Cody out cold. Chris Sabin would then muster Cody up enough to convince the referee he had dragged to the ring with him Cody was ok to fight only to hit his finishing move on Cody and pin him for the 1,2,3. Tonight Cody Rusev and Lana are scheduled for Miz TV, what will happen when Cody goes face to face with the dastardly couple that desecrated his family name. 5. Goodbye Sting, Hello Steve
At Downpour Sting and CM Punk faced off against each other in a Mask Vs Face Paint match, only for Sting to lose. Bearing his bare face and sunglasses Sting came out declaring that Sting was gone only to have awoken Steve Borden. Steve declared that Punk had whispered in the referees ear to count faster than normal causing him to lose that match, only for CM Punk to walk out and insult Steve by offering him a mask and a spot in the Straight Edge Society only to immediately retract his offer and belittle Steve Borden. After defeating Bray Wyatt last week, Punk once again took possession of a microphone challenging Steve Borden to a match of his choosing if willing to accept at Final Stand X, giving him one more shot to prove his worth. Will Steve Borden accept Punk's challenge unknowing that it could possibly mean his career on the line?
The XWL cameras in the arena pan around at the crowd as we prepare for the Intercontinental Championship Elimination Chamber.
Wrestling, has more thanONEroyal family...
The crowd, mixed between cheers and boos echo the arena as Cody makes his way out to the stage by himself. Cody turns around with his back facing the ring as the back of his jacket has a cartoon image of his father Dusty Rhodes in wrestling gear with the word “Dream” written in bold yellow font across the top.
Cody turns around facing the camera now wearing the headband his father once wore to the ring bearing his signature smile as he makes his way down the ramp.
As Cody makes his way down the ramp we can hear him stating “I’m doing this for the dream, The American Dream baby” in his best impression of his father.
Cody reaches the ring as he climbs up the steps of the Elimination Chamber walks across the apron wiping his feet before grabbing the chain link wall testing the strength of it while stepping into pod #6 of the chamber.[/b]
Mauro Ranallo Ladies and gentleman, Cody has won the lottery so to speak by beating John Cena last week to become entry #6 in the Elimination Chamber.
Corey Graves That’s right Mauro, by the time Cody gets out he will have an easier shot at winning due to the fatigue set in from all the other superstars.
Mauro Ranallo Best of luck to you tonight Cody and all five other participants of tonight’s Intercontinental Elimination Chamber match.
I ' M B E C O M - I ' M B E C O M - I ' M B E C O M I N G
Cody barely got the chance to get comfortable in his pod when the next competitor's theme began to play. 'Judas' by Fozzy playing throughout the arena and once the beginning part comes to an end and the heavier guitar portion of the song begins, fire shoots up from the sides of the stage. A couple seconds later the song's instruments went off and Chris Jericho's voice began to sing the song which led to all the lights in the arena shutting off. In signature Jericho fashion, we all knew what was coming next, he appeared on the stage with his back to the ring and his signature light-up jacket forming the pose he made.
Per usual, Chris Jericho holds the pose with his spread out almost as wide as he can get them for a little. He's taking in all the boos and jeers the crowd is giving him and hoping to use their response to him to push him to victory so he could rub it in their faces on the very next episode of Anarchy.
[COREY GRAVES] Let's look at the facts. Chris Jericho is factually the most dangerous threat in this match. My records could be wrong but no other man in this match has won a chamber beside him and no one in this match has stepped into as many chambers as he had. I'm not saying we can guarantee that he will walk out as the champion... but he's probably the safe bet.
As the lights in the arena come back on, Jericho turns around and comes face to face with the crowd and the elimination chamber. The camera circles around the former multi-time champion until it reaches his face.
The most serious look you've ever seen was what Chris Jericho wore on his face. You couldn't detect any doubt or nerves on the face of a man with experience on his side. As he said earlier, this was starting to become his home. Wrestling inside of matches like this was starting to become his comfort zone. This is what he was used to. This is what he prepared for. Jericho began to stroll down the ramp after a few seconds.
[MAURO RANALLO] I wonder if lightning can strike twice for the country of Canada. We witnessed Natalya win her Elimination Chamber earlier tonight. You have to imagine a country full of people up north rooting for Y2J.
[COREY GRAVES] I don't think he cares about all of them. He's doing this for himself and no one else.
Jericho reaches the bottom of the ramp and he removes his jacket. One of the referees takes it from him and Jericho then begins to take a few steps up the steps which led into the chamber. His hand takes a firm grip of the steel and he rattles the chamber a few times. A sadistic smirk comes on his face as he lets go and officially enters the chamber. The Alpha walks around and scans the structure before his eyes finally fell on the number six entrant into the match; Cody. Jericho doesn't say any sarcastic or demening remarks. He only laughs at Cody and shakes his head. Jericho walks around a little more before he finally makes his way over to the pod that was designated for him. His eyes look over the pod before he finally steps in and watches the referee lock him in.
The camera cuts away to 'The Pope' D'Angelo Dinero standing in the gorilla position, warming up for the Intercontinental Elimination Chamber
{D'Angelo Dinero} Ladies and gentlemen in the building watching Downpour tonight, you will all be witnesses to the greatest moment in XWL History!! You will get to see the coronation of 'The Pope' D'Angelo Dinero, yours truly.. as the NEW XWL Intercontinental Champion...
The Pope begins to wear a massive grin from ear to ear as his music is queued up in the background
{D'Angelo Dinero} And that... is Pimpin..
Pope steps through the curtain and makes his way down the ramp and into the chamber, he enters his pod and the ref seals it shut moments later.
The crowd rises to their feet and their voices let out a booming set of cheers for the Phenomenal One as his theme begins to blast within the arena.
Styles makes his way through the curtain with his hoodie keeping his face concealed for the moment. He takes position in the middle of the stage, the long figure standing in this scene of pure darkness with the bright blue background on his trons acting as an outline of sorts to his silhouette.
Styles ducks down as his pyro erupts around him.
Styles springs up on cue and flings his hoodie back revealing his head to the masses as he's done thousands of time throughout his storied career.
AJ raises his hands above his head and forms the P1 Logo with his gloves as he always does, this time however, you can tell by the look on AJ's face that tonight is a huge night for him. A night loaded with opportunities for the Phenomenal One such as beating the hell out of his arch rival Chris Jericho, beating up former worldwide foes like Pope and Chris Sabin, the chance to go toe to toe with Chad Gable once again, and obviously, the biggest opportunity for AJ tonight? the chance to become a champion in XWL once again. It's been over 1 year since the Phenomenal One laid claim to XWL gold, the night he won the World Heavyweight Title from Matt Sydal at Final Stand, ever since then AJ's gone through roadblock after roadblock, climbed mountain after mountain, and fought war after war to get to this point, to get the chance to best 5 other men and walk out as Intercontinental Champion for the 1st time in his career.
AJ stops at the steps leading into the chamber and kneels down just for a moment to pound the steps with his fist, not in a destructive manner or anything, but in a manner in which signals that the Phenomenal One is attempting hype up himself and the crowd for this star studded elimination chamber match that's about to take place. AJ removes his jacket and walks up the steps to enter the chamber, he looks over at Pope for a few seconds before greeting him with a gun taunt, he turns his attention over to Cody and fires one off his way as well before turning his attention to his arch rival Chris Jericho which causes the crowd to pop in excitement over the thought of these 2 beating the hell out of each other tonight. Styles walks over to his pod and stares him down face to face, with the only thing separating these 2 men being the plexi glass pod wall. AJ goes from a serious look to an almost sadistic and calculated momentary smile directed at Jericho before firing off a double gun taunt at the Alpha. Styles then walks over to his pod and steps in it, his theme dies down and the ref seals the door shut meaning that the final superstar in this match to have to enter a pod has been locked in the last remaining pod, meaning that the final 2 men who are about to make their way down to the ring will be starting this match with some exciting action.
HAIL SABIN!
All it takes is two words for the arena to descend into a wave of boos directed at the Detroit native, who has more than made his intentions clear since his return at Emergence, mainly towards Chad Gable and his Intercontinental Championship reign. Sabin's theme kicks in, causing the man that will start the match known simply as “Satan's Structure” to walk out onto the stage as if right on cue. He turns his body to the left while keeping his head looking down the ramp and towards the ominous structure he will enter shortly, lifting his right arm into the air in the shape of a gun and taking aim at the Chamber itself, or its entrants more specifically.
Sabin bends his arm at the elbow, imitating a gun firing before making his descent down the entrance ramp, ignoring the boos coming in from either side of said ramp and begins to slow down at about the halfway mark, engaging in a staredown with the Elimination Chamber. A few moments pass before Sabin continues his descent and makes it to the bottom of the ramp, at the foot of the steps leading inside the Chamber. He slowly begins to scale the ring steps as if to make the participates already in their pods wait that much longer. Now inside the Chamber, Sabin steps through the ropes and begins looking around him, a different view being inside it as opposed to staring at it from the stage.
He takes this moment to have a brief visit with each of his opponents, knowing full well that they can't retaliate given their current situations. Sabin walks over to AJ Styles' pod first, mouthing off something that isn't picked up on camera before putting his hands together in front of him, mocking The Phenomenal One's signature pose. Styles doesn't give him the satisfaction of getting under his skin, simply returning the favor in the form of putting his left index finger on his right palm. Sabin then walks over to the adjacent pod, housing a member of Wrestling's only royal family in Cody. Again, Sabin begins mouthing off but what was actually said isn't heard, causing Cody to return some words of his own, leading to Sabin hopping onto the second rope and shouting down at him, “I dare you!”
Sabin regains his composure and continues going around the ring, his next stop being Chris Jericho's pod. Or it would be if he didn't keep walking past it, leading to Jericho angrily shouting, “You just made the list!” while slamming his fists into the pod. His final stop would be The Pope's pod, where he just simply looks at The Pope and his confinement and mouths out, “Let me guess, Catholic?” The Pope's response is nothing more than a glare, Sabin walking over to the set of ring ropes opposite of the steel steps, clearly amused with his own antics. When he reaches his destination, he drops down to a knee and wraps his arms around the middle rope, his demeanor changing to a more serious one as he awaits the Intercontinental Champion and the final participant in Chad Gable.
As all members have entered their pods, the lights go out, sending the entire arena into darkness. A spotlight drops as the first beat hits for the infamous song that comes across the airwaves.
Stood in the spotlight is a figure, drapped in the American Flag. As the second beat hits, the figure extends his arms, showcasing the flag off to the crowd. With, the third, he turns to the crowd revealing himself to be Chad Gable. With the Intercontinental Championship around his waist he tosses off the flag with the fourth beat, into the hands of some stagehands behind him. He kneels, the beat picking up as the bass comes to life.
The lights begin to flash around the arena as the crowd begins to grow in anticipation with Gable. As the theme continues, making it to the main infamous bridge that is always thought of with this song, Gable darts up, the lights coming onto him as he begins to bounce around. Jumping to the beat of the music he comes down the ramp with a new found energy. He bounces around the stage as the camera pans to the crowd who are mimicking his movements.[/b]
[Corey Graves] I hate this guy.
[Mauro Ranallo] Well the crowd loves him.
Gable turns to the crowd, pointing to one side as they bellow out to the world.
"TAKE OOOOOOON ME"
Then Gable himself yells out back to them,
"TAKE ON ME!
Before spinning to the opposite side of the ramp.
"TAKE MEEEEE ONNNNNN!"
"TAKE ON ME!"
The process repeats as Gable is singing and including the crowd. Gable bounces down the rest of the ramp, spinning as the high note hits, stopping as it does facing the Chamber. His energy halts for a moment, the seriousness of the event taking over as he looks up to the structure which could be the end of his Intercontinental Title reign. Gable reaches down and tugs the belt off of his waist, looking at it before handing it to the ref. By that time, the chorus as come back to life as has the crowd.
"TAKEEEE ONNNNN MEEEEE! TAKE ON ME!"
This time the crowd taking over so Gable can focus as he climbs the stairs into the chamber and them enters the ring. He spins again on the high note, falling to his knees, arms extended to the sky as his theme comes to a halt, the crowd erupting in a wave of cheers for him.
The XWL Universe unleash a massive roar of cheers and shoot up out of their seats in excitement, they can't believe what they've just seen, after 1 year with no championship gold to his name, AJ Styles is once again a champion in XWL!!! For the 1st time EVER!!! the Phenomenal One has captured the Intercontinental Championship!!!
Styles hunches over in the middle of the ring due to a combo of things, the sheer emotion of FINALLY getting over that seemingly endless hump of chasing championship gold and trying to redeem himself after last year's Final Stand, the sheer exhaustion of this grueling match that truly changes superstars career's forever, and the 3rd reason for him taking this moment to just sit on his knees in the middle of the ring is to just take in this moment, to soak it all in, he went from being beloved against Brock Lesnar 2 years ago, to one of the most hated men in the company when squaring off against the Golden Ticket Matt Sydal in 2017, and now after going through wars with the likes of John Cena, Miz, and the man who's targeted him since returning to this company, Chris Jericho, AJ's more or less finally come full circle, he's once again been taken back by these fans as one of their own, and now here he sits in the middle of this ring having just won his 1st elimination chamber match in XWL history and having captured his 1st ever Intercontinental Championship in the process, what a night for the Phenomenal One!
After soaking in the moment for a little bit AJ uses the ropes to help him rise to his feet as the chamber structure slowly lifts back up into the rafters. He stumbles for a few steps due to exhaustion but eventually catches his balance and stands in the middle of the ring as the fans shower him with chants of "you deserve it", the ref enters the ring as these chants are going on with seemingly impeccable timing and hands over the Intercontinental Championship belt to it's new holder, AJ takes the belt with both hands and takes a good look at it, almost as if he's admiring the fact that he can call now call this prestigious workhorse title his own. He places the belt around his shoulder whilst the strap is still clasped together so the belt doesn't slip off of him, he signals for a mic and receives one within moments from a tech at ringside, AJ's theme cuts off so he can address the XWL Universe.
(AJ Styles) I don't even know where to start right now to be honest with ya'll....
The fans continue to send chants AJ's way, this time opting for the classic "AJaaaayyyyy Styyyllleeesss" chant.
(AJ Styles) There's so many things on my mind right now, so many things running through my head at the moment, but I'm tired, I'm sore, and I'm just all around exhausted so I'm gonna make this short and sweet for ya'll.
AJ takes a moment to catch his breath before continuing.
(AJ Styles) Tonight was the night of opportunity for 6 men to change their career's forever, whether it be Chad Gable staking his claim as thee guy to beat around here by winning this chamber, or for one of us other 5 to not only win an elimination chamber, but to become the Intercontinental Champion in the process, and I came out here tonight and I made the best of those opportunities and now here I stand as your brand new INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION!!!!!
AJ paces around the ring whilst continuing on. (AJ Styles) Getting to kick Chris Jericho's ass all around that chamber was an added bonus as well but that's neither here nor there. Tonight, it was bigger then Chris Jericho for me, tonight when I hit that Phenomenal Forearm on Chad Gable and I made that cover, when the ref's hand came down for the 3 count I immediately felt a weight lifted off of my shoulders that I haven't felt since I climbed that ladder back at Roulette 2016 and beat Brock Lesnar for the World Heavyweight Championship. That was only less then 2 years ago, but after the 2 years I've had? it feels like that was 20 years ago. The moment that the money in the bank briefcase was cashed in on me at Final Stand last year was the moment my career went into a tailspin. Denied the chance at revenge, having to deal with Miz and Cena, going through that hell in a cell match that damn near crippled all of us, dealing with a bloodthirsty Chris Jericho as of late, I'll be honest, it's been sheer hell for me at times, but THIS is what it's all about!!! (AJ raises the IC Title high above his head) (AJ Styles) I persevered through all that hell, all those obstacles, all those mountains, and ya know what? for a moment like tonight? it was all worth it. My career over the last 2 years has been a true rollercoaster ride, up's, down's, good times, bad times, horrible times, but tonight is a night that goes down as one of those GREAT TIMES!!! and I mean this when I say this, tonight, I feel as though the slate was wiped clean for me, a chance at a brand new start, a brand new adventure with this Intercontinental Championship around my waist, and rest assured, I'm gonna do everything in my power to make this THEE title everyone covets around here, if you think you're worthy of this title? then you're gonna have to step up to the plate and outwork the Phenomenal One. Night in, night out house show, pay per view, it doesn't matter, I'll defend this thing on every continent on this earth to prove that I am Phenomenal, and so is the Intercontinental Championship!
(AJ Styles) And I'll just go ahead and get something off of my chest right now, after all this time I'll finally come out and say it, it feels good to have the XWL Universe back in my corner once again. It was a rough year and a half or so for us but throughout that time I missed the roar of the crowd, the support of the fans, I missed it all, and yeah I'll admit, there was times when I enjoyed pissing you guys off, but I'm sure ya'll had a blast hating on me as well, we both dished out the hate each other's way and had some fun times, but for me, that phase is over, that chapter is closed, but just because the chapter's closed, doesn't mean that I've forgotten the things that have happened, love it or hate it Bullet Club was revolutionary in 2014 and even though it's down to just me and Dean these days, it's still alive in my heart. Bullet Club right now has more or less evolved into a brotherhood, a brotherhood between Me and Dean, although we're on separate paths at the moment, Bullet Club forever intertwines us, and we know that we've got each other's backs when we need it, which brings me to my final point I wanna make before I get up outta here and head for the hotel tonight...
(AJ Styles) Dean??? GO GET EM GOOD BROTHER!!!!
With those final words from the brand new champ and those words of encouragement directed at Dean Ambrose, the Phenomenal One raises his title for the fans one more time before exiting the ring as his music blasts once more. He slaps fans hands on both side of the ramp on his way up it before stopping at the top of it, he raises the title for the fans for a few moments before disappearing behind the curtain and sending Downpour to an advertising break.
The XWL cameras catch Cody in the locker room gearing up for his Elimination Chamber match tonight.
Camera Man Cody, tonight you enter as #6 in tonight’s chamber match for the Intercontinental Championship, how are you feeling going into tonight’s contest?
Cody Tonight is a special night, tonight I get a chance to win gold for XWL once again. My chances of winning are higher than normal just by entering 6th in tonight’s chamber. Tonight you will witness a new era as I win the Elimination Chamber and claim the XWL Intercontinental championship as mine.
Camera Man Thank you for your time Cody and good luck.
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