SSW: Strong Survive Tour 7/21/18

(The camera fades into Differ Ariake with the view turning all around the arena to the number of people that are in attendance before we are brought back towards the signature commentators of Mark Stephens and Daniel Wilson sitting at ringside. The camera spins over once more towards the ring with Saya Takada taking to the center of it with the microphone in her hands and wearing a long blue dress.)

Saya Takada: The following contest is set for one fall!

(“Dancing Mad” by the Black Mages hits as Shinati Mizarki comes down to the stage to a huge pop from the crowd, looking around the arena before making his way to the ring.)

Ring Announcer: Introducing first, from Ginza, Tokyo, weighing in at 205 pounds… THE JAPANESE ARCHITECT… SHINATI MIZARKI!!!!

Stephens: This young star from Shoot Nation has been building up an impressive streak of performances here in SSW, getting the entirety of this crowd and fanbase behind him, a feat quite impressive to me when you consider the caliber of the other superstars in Shoot Nation like Pendragon and Kawada! Tonight, he faces one of the newest threats in Strong Style Wrestling - the Phantom Troupe’s newest recruit!

(“Du Hast” by Rammstein hits to a downpour of boos as Falke Halstenberg walks down to the ring, looking focused as he eyes down his opponent.)

Ring Announcer: And his opponent, from Hamburg, Germany, weighing in at 235 pounds…. HE IS THE RING MASTERMIND… FALKE HALSTENBERG!!!!!!

Wilson: As if we didn’t have enough borderline Nazis in The Phantom Troupe, they had to go out and hire an actual one! I mean, this guy though? They couldn’t pick up free agent Scott Oasis or his son from OWA? Aria Jaxon, you are SLACKING! Still, something about this guy rubs me the wrong way, might just be the Rammstein, but it looks like Shinati is feeling it too! This debut match is about to kick off…

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stephens: NOW! Both men rush at each other in the center of the ring, Shinati going for the tie-up -- BUT FALKE ROCKS HIS WORLD WITH A HUGE GERMAN UPPERCUT!!!! FALKE WITH A KNEE TO THE GUT AND ANOTHER UPPERCUT BEFORE WHIPPING SHINATI INTO THE ROPES… AND FALKE CATCHES HIM!!!! GERMAN SUPLEX!!!! FALKE BRIDGES IT FOR THE COVER!!!!

Referee: ONE!!!!!....

Wilson: KICKOUT FROM SHINATI! When will these Shoot Nation simps learn that there is simply no fighting fair with the Phantom Troupe?! Falke picks Shinati up by the arm, but the Japanese Architect quickly frees himself and takes a wild step back but Falke matches it with a swinging right coming forward, Shinati with the duck… AND SHINATI THROWS OUT A JAB - FALKE CATCHES IT BUT SHINATI USES THAT TO HIS ADVANTAGE TO PULL FALKE IN!!!!... UPPERCUT!!!! AND ANOTHER!!!!! ONE MORE!!!! SHINATI BEGINS LAYING INTO FALKE WITH UPPERCUTS OF HIS OWN BACKING HIM UP INTO THE ROPES… AND SHINATI SPRINTS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RING COMING BACK WITH MOMENTUM… BUT FALKE COMES FORWARD, MEETING HIM HALFWAY WITH THE DOUBLE LEGGED TAKEDOWN!!!!

Stephens: Smart counter from Falke here taking Shinati down to his back, but the future of Shoot Nation isn’t letting Falke have his way! Fighting back with everything he has, Shinati manages to create some separation -- BUT THERE’S NOT MUCH HE CAN DO ABOUT FALKE COMING STRAIGHT IN WITH A BOOT TO THE FACE!!!! Falke floats over Shinati and goes for the Guillotine Chokehold… BUT SHINATI IS BLOCKING IT!!!! HE WON’T LET FALKE CLOSE THE GRIP ON THAT HOLD… AND SHINATI IS POWERING UP TO HIS FEET WITH FALKE LATCHED ONTO HIM!!!! FALKE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO LET GO BUT BEFORE SHINATI CAN EVEN TURN AROUND FALKE DROPS AND CUTS THROUGH THE BACK OF SHINATI’S KNEE WITH THE LEG CHOP!!!! FALKE GOES TO THE ROPES AND FLIES BACK AIMED AT THE BACK OF SHINATI’S HEAD… GERMAN UPPERCUT!!!!!!

Wilson: SHINATI FALLS FORWARD TO THE MAT AND FALKE GRABS BOTH OF HIS ARMS, PULLING THEM BACK BEFORE KICKING SHINATI FLAT IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD!!!! SHINATI YANKS FALKE UP TO HIS FEET AND KNEES HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS TAILBONE, LIFTING HIM UP FOR THE BRIDGING OVERHEAD HALF HATCH --- HOW?!!!! SHINATI FINDS THE WHEREWITHAL TO FLIP BACK AND LAND ON HIS FEET!!!! FALKE TURNS AROUND WITH A LOOK OF COMPLETE SHOCK --- SHINATI DOESN’T GIVE HIM A SECOND TO PROCESS THE EMOTION PUTTING HIM DOWN WITH A BIG BOOT!!!!! SHINATI YELLS TO THE CROWD AND THEY ALL RISE ON THEIR FEET AS SHINATI GOES TO THE ROPES… SPRINGBOARD!!!! MOONSAULT!!!!! SHINATI HITS THAT WITH A PERFECT EXECUTION AND HE HOOKS BOTH LEGS FOR THE PIN!!!!!

Referee: ONE!!!!!.... TWO!!!!!!.....

Stephens: FALKE KICKS OUT!!!!! SHINATI’S RALLY ISN’T DONE YET, PICKING UP FALKE AND THROWING HIM INTO THE CORNER!!!! Shinati runs up… FALKE JUMPS OUT OF THE WAY! BUT FALKE JUMPS UP TO THE TOP ROPE!!!! SHINATI JUMPS TO THE ROPES, TAKING HALF A SECOND TO BALANCE AS FALKE TURNS AROUND -- SHINATI FLIES!!!! FLYING FOREARM SMASH!!!! FALKE GOES DOWN BUT SHINATI ROLLS UP TO HIS FEET WITH FALKE ON HIS SHOULDERS!!!! HOW MANY OTHER MEN ON THIS PLANET HAVE THIS FREAK COMBINATION OF SPEED AND STRENGTH?!!!

Wilson: SHINATI HAS HIM UP!!!... ARCHITECTURE OF THE --- NO!!!! FALKE THROWS A STIFF ELBOW AIMED STRAIGHT AT THE NOSE AND HOPS OFF OF SHINATI’S SHOULDERS BEHIND HIM!!!!! FALKE SHOVES SHINATI INTO THE REFEREE IN FRONT OF HIM KNOCKING POOR OLD BLUE SHOES DOWN TO THE MAT!!!!! SHINATI TURNS AROUND IN A DAZE BUT FALKE DECKS HIM STRAIGHT IN THE MIZARKI FAMILY JEWELS WITH A STRAIGHT KICK!!!! FALKE PICKS SHINATI UP IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR… AND BRINGS HIM DOWN WITH THE DRIVER ON HIS NECK!!!!! D-DAY!!!!!! THE REFEREE COMES TO AS FALKE MAKES THE COVER!!!!!

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

(DING! DING! DING!)

(“Du Hast” hits to boos as the referee raises his hand in victory as Shinati writhes on the mat clutching his groin.)

Takada: HERE IS YOUR WINNER BY WAY OF PINFALL… FALKE HALSTENBERG!!!!

Stephens: … Another dirty win for the Phantom Troupe. Are you proud?

Wilson: HELL YEAH!!! THIS MAN BUSTED OUT HIS ULTIMATE FINISHER FOR THIS MATCH! YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT HEART?! THIS MAN HAS IT IN SPADES!!! I FOR ONE AM READY FOR OUR NEW GERMAN OVERLORD! IF ONLY WE COULD GET SHERI ---

Stephens: CHILL! I’ll give him credit, he held his own with Shinati Mizarki, despite the cheating. As for Shinati, he suffers another painful loss at the hands of The Phantom Troupe. I’d hate to say it, but he might need to fight a bit smarter against the PT… using their own tactics against them.

Wilson: Ain’t that the beauty of the Phantom Troupe! The only way you can beat them is to sell out your ideals! And unfortunately for Shinati, he looks like he has no intention of letting them go!

(The camera pans to Shinati looking disappointed in the ring before cutting to Falke on the ramp celebrating his win while the crowd boos.)

(The camera pans away from the ring area in a room that has become filled with smoke. Inside of that smoke, the smile on the face of a man that has been known to cause immense strife and grief upon the wrestling world reveals himself in the form of Stark. He looks towards the screen as if he was staring at the people in attendance as that smile continued to grow.)

Stark: I thought that this would be finished and the one match that I had with this man would have been enough. I proved and validated myself to those that never experienced the pure brilliance that Stark has to offer inside of those ropes. However, just as The Punisher is known to be, he can’t let things die. He must dig and resurrect the grudges and only allow them to be put to rest once his hand is the one raised, but this won’t be one of those matches. There will be no heroic cry of pride from Jacob Senn when everything is said and done. There will be no rallies of triumph as the world flocks around him when he becomes victorious. There shall only be the bitter defeat that he must suffer not once… but twice.

(Stark starts to chuckle at something while he places his hand on his mouth while doing so, right before shaking his finger, to point towards the camera.)

Stark: It’s funny that you’re so predictable in that sense, Jacob. I used to believe that there might have been something special behind that armor of valor that you house yourself in, but I’ve come to realize that it’s just an armor that I’ve been able to shed from you. Underneath it all, you’re just another pretender that walks through here believing that he’s special. Bruh, there’s nothing special about you. These monotone speeches you make put me to sleep! You have no life in you and nothing that sets you apart, a reason to why Strong Style Wrestling has no life within it. I have a life that has created options, allowed me to create The Bonsai Garden with a BOOMING amount of sales and the great grass that has made it possible, something that I could give to Strong Style Wrestling. Instead of people being lethargic towards performing for this place, people would be energized to perform for one of our events. Instead of people holding contempt and disdain for the next event, people would be clamoring and anticipating the next moment they have in Strong Style Wrestling! You’ve always been this legacy manufacturer that has been all about stealing the spotlight away from promising talent and now, Strong Style Wrestling is a large and glorious spotlight to cast upon yourself. When I become the Chairman of Strong Style Wrestling after allowing you to waste away in this Three Stages of Hell Match, I leave you to choke on the smoke while I run this shit better than you ever hoped to. Until then, I’m going to make sure that this ganja from The Bonsai Garden remains lit for all the rabid customers that want to hit my supply!

(Stark gives a nonchalant wave to the crowd before he walks away from the screen as the smoke starts to fill the room.)

(The camera returns back towards the ring area with Saya Takada taking to the center stage with a smile on her face.)

Saya Takada: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!!!

(“All My Life” by Foo Fighters blasts from the speakers with an eruption from the crowd upon the arrival of Steven Cassidy as he marches down the ramp towards the ring with a smile on his face. He taunts towards the crowd before he climbs onto the steel steps and enters in through the middle rope into the ring.)

Saya Takada: Introducing first, he is from Lawrence, Kansas… weighing in tonight at 190 pounds… representing Shoot Nation… “RAIONHATO”... STTEEEVVVEEEENNNNN CAASSSSSSIIIDDDDYYYYY!!!

Mark Stephens: Steven Cassidy has watched his demon in the form of John Doe be extinguished from the realm of Strong Style Wrestling and now, he has been focused upon creating a legacy to make his mentor proud in this company! However, he has been met with the challenge of one of the members of the rogue faction and he is determined to make sure that he walks out with a victory tonight!

Daniel Wilson: He’s a child playing a man’s game here, Mark! You know that Steven will be in trouble in this match tonight and even though he has good intentions to attempt to make the desired impact, I don’t think he will be able to do so against such an insurmountable foe in The Phantom Troupe has been for a while.

(“Awaken” by Dethklok echoes throughout Differ Arake with a determined gaze upon his face as he looks out with the sea of darkness surrounding him. He raises his head and once he does, a purple light encompasses the entire arena while he marches down the ramp towards the ring. Once he enters the ring, the purple light lifts into the normal lighting as he stares across the ring to his opponent.)

Saya Takada: Introducing his opponent, he is from Parts Unknown… he weighed in tonight at 240 pounds… representing The Phantom Troupe… “THE VIOLENT SEA OF DESTRUCTION”... MAAEEELLLSSSTTTRRROOOOMMMMMM!!!

Daniel Wilson: This man was taken under the wing of The Phantom Troupe and in his debut match, he was gifted an opportunity at the OWA World Champion at Budokai Tenkaichi! He gave Finnegan a fight that I don’t believe many other people have been capable of giving him, but tonight has been where the march has been called. Maelstrom hopes to find his way back towards a championship pursuit and it’s going to begin with the remains of Steven Cassidy!

Mark Stephens: Maelstrom has been someone that has been determined to make his impact for The Phantom Troupe on his quest to create his “Distortion World” upon the ashes of Strong Style Wrestling! I don’t know what that would bring for us, but Maelstrom has made it clear that he will bring an end to the fantasy that has been created by Steven Cassidy in this match tonight!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Mark Stephens: This match has been called to start by the referee with Steven Cassidy and Maelstrom staring down at one another in the middle of the ring UNTIL THEY BOTH RUSH IN FOR THE CLENCH TO FIGHT FOR SUPREMACY FOR WHO WILL START THIS MATCH WITH MOMENTUM ON THEIR SIDE! Steven Cassidy spins around to lock Maelstrom in the side-headlock BUT MAELSTROM THROWS CASSIDY UP FOR THE SAITO SUPLEX! NO! CASSIDY FLIPS OUT OF THE SUPLEX AS HE LINES MAELSTROM UP FOR THE SUPERKICK AS HE SPINS AROUND! DISCUS LARIAT! MAELSTROM FLIPS CASSIDY IN MID-AIR WITH A DEVASTATING LARIAT THAT SENDS THE YOUNG LION OF SHOOT NATION STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE CANVAS! Maelstrom looks around the ring with a smile on his face as he slaps Cassidy in the face, calling for him to stand up with Cassidy starting to get heated, shooting up to his feet MEETING MAELSTROM BACK WITH A SLAP OF HIS OWN! THE PASSION BURNING WITHIN HIM AS MAELSTROM REELS BACK WITH HIS HAND ON HIS FACE JUST LAUGHING AT HIM! Maelstrom spins around BLASTING STEVEN IN THE FACE WITH A ROARING ELBOW THAT SENDS HIM REELING INTO THE ROPES!

Daniel Wilson: Maelstrom grabs Steven Cassidy around the neck as he hooks him up in the air to keep him the blood rushing down his head HOLDING HIM UP IN THE AIR FOR THE VERTICAL SUPLEX! Maelstrom finally drops Steven down on the canvas with the vertical suplex as he rolls himself up to his feet to rush to the ropes, rebounds off the ropes to rush back towards Cassidy, right as he FIRES OFF WITH A PENALTY KICK STRAIGHT INTO HIS CHEST THAT BRINGS CASSIDY RIGHT BACK DOWN TO THE CANVAS! Maelstrom has been on fire since the bell has rung and he has shown no moment of relenting as he brings him back to his feet SLICING HIS THROAT AS HE THROWS CASSIDY ON HIS SHOULDERS FOR THE OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE! THE RUNN-- CASSIDY SLIDES OFF OF HIS SHOULDER AND SHOVES MAELSTROM RIGHT INTO THE TURNBUCKLE! Maelstrom bounces his head off the turnbuckle as he turns around WITH CASSIDY SPRINTING IN FOR THE RUNNING CORNER DROPKICK INTO HIM! STEVEN LANDS THE DROPKICK THAT SENDS MAELSTROM COLLAPSING DOWN TO THE CANVAS WITH HIM POINTING ACROSS THE RING! Steven sprints across the ring as he turns around to return ROLLING THROUGH FOR THE CANNONBALL SENTON RIGHT INTO MAELSTROM AGAINST THE CORNER! Maelstrom collapses to the canvas with Cassidy rolling out and kicking his opponent away from the turnbuckle before he starts to make his climb towards the top rope! Cassidy makes his way to the top as he looks down FLIPPING BACK FOR THE IMPLODING 450° SPLASH RIGHT ONTO MAELSTROM! A BEAUTIFUL SPLASH FROM THE SHOOT NATION MEMBER!

Mark Stephens: THE KNEES! MAELSTROM LIFTS HIS KNEES UP AT THE RIGHT TIME TO WHERE THAT BEAUTIFUL SPLASH LANDS RIGHT ONTO THE KNEES FROM STEVEN CASSIDY! Steven clutches his ribs from the impact of the splash with Maelstrom rolling his way up to his feet as he points to his temple to make a display to the crowd of his pride in his intellect! Maelstrom walks over towards Cassidy, striking with a boot to the face while he tried to pick himself up, as Maelstrom grabs Cassidy by the hair THROWING HIM ON HIS SHOULDER FOR THAT OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE ONCE MORE! THE RUNNING POWERSLAM! MAELSTROM HOOKS CASSIDY BY THE LEG AS HE HOPES TO PUT THE SHOOT NATION MEMBER AWAY TO EARN ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE VICTORY FOR PHANTOM TROUPE TONIGHT! CAN HE DO IT?

Referee: ONNEEE!!!... TWWWOOO!!!...

Daniel Wilson: WHAT? STEVEN CASSIDY THROWS HIS SHOULDER OFF TO THE CANVAS TO KEEP THIS MATCH MOVING FORWARD! Maelstrom shakes his head from being unable to put him away as he stands to his feet LOOKING FOR THAT PSYCHO CRUSHER TO END THIS MATCH! Cassidy starts to bring himself up to his feet and turns around WITH MAELSTROM RUNNING IN FOR THE STO ONTO HIM! SUPERKICK! STEVEN CASSIDY BLASTS MAELSTROM IN THE FACE WITH THE SUPERKICK THAT SENDS HIM REELING WHILE CASSIDY PULLING HIM IN FROM BEHIND! Steven starts to lock Maelstrom into the pumphandle as he hopes to get his opponent into Kiss The Ring in tribute to his fallen mentor BUT MAELSTROM THROWS A BACK ELBOW TO STOP HIM FROM TRYING TO GET HIM DOWN WITH THAT MOVE! Maelstrom quickly spins around and hooks Cassidy by the neck LIFTING HIM IN THE AIR TO END THIS MATCH WITH THE ASCEND TO MADNESS! WHAT? CASSIDY SPINS AROUND AND DROPS MAELSTROM TO THE CANVAS BEFORE LOCKING HIM INTO THE WISHFUL SINKING! THE OVER-THE-SHOULDER CROSSFACE CHICKENWING HAS BEEN APPLIED AS HE PULLS BACK ON THE SUBMISSION AS FAR BACK AS HE CAN! Maelstrom is in the center of the ring as he can’t reach the ropes to be able to call for a rope break, but Steven keeps the submission applied as he rears back onto the submission with all of his might! How much more can Maelstrom take with Cassidy pulling back on the submission? He… he… HE TAPS OUT! STEVEN CASSIDY HAS FORCED MAELSTROM TO SUBMIT!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(“All My Life” by Foo Fighters plays in the background with Steven Cassidy jumping up to his feet with his hands being raised up in the air to celebrate this victory.)

Ring Announcer: Here is your winner… STTEEEVVVEEEENNNNN CAASSSSSSII--

Mark Stephens: WHAT THE HELL? FALKE HALSTENBERG HAS JUST LEAPED OVER THE BARRICADE AND MADE HIS WAY INTO THE RING AS HE GOES UNDER CASSIDY AND LIFTS HIM UP ON HIS SHOULDER! D-DAY! FALKE DROPS CASSIDY WITH THE ELECTRIC CHAIR DRIVER RIGHT DOWN ONTO THE CANVAS AS HE LOOKS DOWN WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE! Falke starts to stop onto his fallen opponent before he turns around to help Maelstrom up to his feet! Both men walk over and start beating down Cassidy with a combination of stomps and punches from then as the--

(“Dancing Mad” by The Black Mages starts up with Shinati Mizarki rushing out with a steel chair as he flies down the ramp before sliding into the ring with a steel chair in hand.

Daniel Wilson: SHINATI MIZARKI HAS INTERRUPTED THIS MOMENT OF DOMINATION FROM THE PHANTOM TROUPE! THIS FIEND! Maelstrom and Falke roll out of the ring as Shinati hits the top rope while trying to land a shot onto them as he calls for them to get back into the ring to fight him! Why would these men do something stupid like that? Maelstrom and Falke start to make their exit all while Shinati helps Steven up to his feet with both men standing in the middle of the ring! The Phantom Troupe has sent their message that things aren’t over between Shoot Nation and them!

Mark Stephens: Shinati came out here to help his brother of Shoot Nation from being beat down in an unfair duo! However, I don’t expect this to be over by any means because you know that these men are bound to resolve this at some time!

(Shinati Mizarki and Steven Cassidy both roll out of the ring to make their way up the ramp to leave the arena to the backstage area.)

(The camera turns away from the arena to the backstage area where Cassius and Sakura Corleone are shown in dandyish day attire holding hands in front of a door labelled “Office of Jacob Senn”. They turn their heads to each other, kiss and then knock together.)

Sakura: Mr. Senn… Are you in there?

Cassius: Jacob, me an my cherry blossom have some concerns to discuss,can we come in?

???: Not right now. I am extremely busy at the moment but why don’t you just send me a fax and I will get back to you as soon as p-

(The One True Pairing barge into the office. A startled Jacob Senn knocks several large stacks of papers across the floor.)

Senn: WHO THE HELL SAID-

Cassius: JACOB!!! You have no idea how glad I am that you are actually back here. We are desperately running short on time and it is making my Cherry Blossom extremely anxious. I am sure that you understand this just won’t do and… Why are there papers strewn all over the floor? This office looks like a garbage dump. To think the General Manager himself keeps his affairs in such a state… Well no wonder…

Senn: *sigh* No wonder what?

Cassius: No wonder you have lacked the basic organizational skills to arrange a worthy challenge for your Lovebird Tag Team Champions for Domination next week. This is unacceptable, Jacob. The world simply must see true love conquer the gravest of challenges. But you can’t seem to organize a filing cabinet, let alone a competitive division.

Senn: Ok well…

Sakura: The rest of the division is poop.

Cassius: Yes, I couldn’t have said it any better myself, my beautiful cherry blossom. Did you hear that, Senn.

Senn: I did. It’s… poop.

Cassius: Poop. A big, steaming pile of crap just like this office. We demand that SSW offers us a real challenge immediately.

???: Be careful what you wish for.

(The One True Pairing turn around to find Saul Omen and CM Nas. Making their way into the room.)

Cassius: Take a hike, we’re in the middle of something.

Senn: Oh boy…

Saul Omen: We could tell.

CM Nas: Indeed, we couldn’t help hearing the discussion you were having. You want a challenge for Domination. Well what a coincidence. I want to add a new title to my collection. Saul’s game. Let’s go.

Cassius: Funny. I thought I asked for a REAL challenge?

Sakura: Yeah. A real challenge. Not the Phantom Poop.

CM Nas: What the hell? Senn are you just going to let these two potty talk us?

Senn: What?... Ugh… WHAT? This job...

CM Nas: Listen, Senn, just book the match. We ain’t got time for this.

Cassius: UNACCEPTABLE!!

CM Nas:: WHO THE FUCK ASKED YOU!?

Sakura: SPEAK TO MY HONEY BEE LIKE THAT AGAIN AND I’LL CUT YOU!!!

Senn: WHOA! WHOA! Everybody just pipe down a moment because I am really not in the mood for this.

CM Nas: Look, we wanna be out of here as much as you want us gone. So come on, Senn, do the right thing.

Senn: The right thing? THE RIGHT THING?!? Do you understand how ironic that sounds coming from you?

CM Nas: So fire us. That or let us do what you are paying us to do. We did the job well enough against Brian and Stark, we’ve earned this. And even if we hadn’t. The champs wanna defend. There’s a team here on standby that wants to challenge. 2+2 = A tag team match. Like come on, it’s not rocket science.

Senn: You know what, fine. You’ve wasted enough of my time now so at Domination the One True Pairing will be defending their Freebird Tag Team Titles against the Phantom Troupe. Happy?

CM Nas: Yeah

Saul Omen: Sounds good.

Cassius: NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I GOT TO REPEAT MYSELF, JACOB?!? We want a REAL challenge. If you haven’t got the talent here then can’t you just loan some from OWA or something?

CM Nas: I’m OWA’s Omega Heavyweight Champion…

Cassius: What?

Sakura: You are a bad liar as well as a poop.

Senn: No. It’s true, he is.

Cassius: I didn’t realise OWA was so trash. Why are you maintaining this partnership, Jacob?

CM Nas: Chill…

Senn: ENOUGH. I don’t have the time to debate this any longer. The match is going ahead. If you have any issues, get HR to deal with it and fax me the details. Now get the HELL out of my office, all of you.

(The One True Pairing grudging comply, pushing past The Phantom Troupe to head for the exit. A fairly pleased CM Nas and Saul Omen follow shortly after.)

Saul Omen: We have a HR department?

CM Nas: I guess… Who still uses fax though?

(The camera turns back towards the ring with the focus being placed upon the stunning Saya Takada that stands inside of the ring with the microphone in her hand.)

Saya Takada: The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!!!

(“Street Dreams” by Hollywood Undead begins to play as The Apparition enters the stage. Belle Kingsley skips out beside him, hyping him up to the fans as they make their way down the ramp.)

Saya Takada: Introducing first, from Newfoundland, Canada and weighing in at 205 pounds… He is “The Forgotten One”...THE APPARITION!!!

Mark Stephens: The Apparition is one of our elder statesmen here at SSW but is still pretty lithe by the looks of things. He certainly has a spring in his step here as he looks to gain momentum ahead of his match with the promising prospect, Kai Stevens.

(“Boombayah” by BLACKPINK hits the speakers as Kikyo Himura emerges from behind the curtain with a wicked, confident smile and flanked by Kai Stevens and Brian Church shortly behind. They descend towards the ring.)

Saya Takada: And his opponent, from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan and weighing in at 128 pounds… She is “The Scarlet Flame of SSW”... KIKYO HIMURA!!!

Daniel Wilson: Kai is pretty damn young for his talent but Kikyo’s even younger and judging from her early success she looks born for this business. I just want to say I like what I have seen from these two. They have ambition. They are calling their shots looking to rise rapidly. They just aren’t content being nothing more than “Young Boys and Girls” here even though I suspect that is how most of the lockerroom is viewing them.

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stephens: HIMURA BURSTS OUT OF THE GATE FOR A BIG BOOT! The Apparition side steps it nicely, hooking back both of Himura’s arms before she knows it, Looking for a tiger suplex… BUT KIKYO WHEELBARROWS AND COUNTERS INTO THE VICTORY ROLL! SHOULDERS ARE DOWN!!!

Referee: ONE!...

Wilson: A quick kick out by The Apparition. Both scramble to their feet BUT KIKYO AGAIN! SHE HITS THE DROPKICK SENDING OLD MAN SPOOKY MASK ROLLING TO THE OUTSIDE! He’s trying to regroup and collect himself but I don’t think Himura is all about letting him have that chance. SHE LEAPS ONTO THE ROPES! BURNED BY LUST!!! SHE HITS THE SPRINGBOARD SOMERSAULT PLANCHA TO THE OUTSIDE WITHOUT EVEN USING HER HANDS TO STEADY HERSELF! All the initiative is on the side of youth tonight, Mark Stephens.

Stephens: It certainly seems that way. Kai of the other Stevens clan and Brian Church nod their heads in approval. A concerned Belle Kingsley edges close to see how The Apparition is doing but almost sparks a riot from the Ronin side in the process. The dojo trainees at ringside manage to keep the camps separated and Kikyo Himura looks to take this back to the ring.

Wilson: KIKYO VICIOUSLY STOMPS THE ANKLE OF THE APPARITION! Digging the heel and causing him to yelp as he clambers across the ring, trying to make some space and find some support from the ropes. Kikyo rushes in for the clothesline. Apparition ducks underneath and speeds past BUT KIKYO LOOKS TO CATCH HIM WITH THE DROPKICK ON THE REBOUND! NO! Apparition loops his arms under the ropes to stop himself and Himura hits thin air. HE LUNGES AT THE BACK OF KIKYO HIMURA, APPLYING THE REAR WAISTLOCK AND TRYING TO TRAP THE ARM! NOBLE PHANTASM… BLOCKED! KIKYO RATTLES HIM WITH A BACK ELBOW! BLOOD LETTER!!! STUNS THE APPARITION IN PLACE AND NOW HIMURA LOOKS FOR THE UPSET! SHE HOISTS HIM ACROSS HER SHOULDERS AND THIS IS IT! SCARLET FLAME!!!

Stephens: NOT SO FAST THERE!

Wilson: WHAT!?!? NO FRICKIN’ WAY!

Stephens: MANJI GATAME! THE APPARITION WITH A BEAUTIFUL REVERSAL INTO THE OCTOPUS HOLD AND NOW IT IS KIKYO IN TROUBLE HERE! HIMURA’S STRENGTH IS FAILING HER! THE WEIGHT DISADVANTAGE REALLY COMING INTO PLAY AS SHE STRUGGLES TO FIND A WAY TO FIGHT OUT OF THIS! IF HE CAN BRING HER DOWN TO GROUND THEN THIS COULD BE ALL OVER… HIP TOSS!!! Kikyo launches the Apparition away with just about all the strength that she has. The Apparition rolls straight to his feet BUT THIS TIME HIMURA LANDS THE BIG BOOT! THE APPARITION IS STILL ON HIS FEET BUT SEVERELY ROCKED AS HE STAGGERS BACKWARDS INTO THE ROPES!

Wilson: That is one way to do it. I have Kikyo really ahead in this match and you know these old timers… The one thing that starts to go first is stamina. It is only a matter of time now as Himura sprints off the opposite ropes… SUNSHINE FALCON! WHAT IS THIS?! THE APPARITION EXPLODES OUT TO MEET HIMURA WITH THE SHOULDER BLOCK! SHE WASTES NO TIME GETTING BACK UP BUT HE’S ALREADY REBOUNDING OFF THE ROPES AGAIN - SUNSHINE FALCON! A SECOND TIME NOW AND KIKYO IS IN LESS OF A HURRY TO GET UP NOW. STANDING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP CONNECTS RIGHT TO THE STERNUM OF THE GROUNDED KIKYO HIMURA FROM THE APPARITION! HE HOOKS THE LEG!

Referee: ONE!... TWO!...

Stephens: Himura pops the shoulder up with some authority. Even so it is the Apparition’s advantage to press here. He grabs her from behind… SNAP BELLY-TO-BACK SUPLEX! HIMURA WAS DROPPED RIGHT ON THE BACK OF HER NECK BUT SHE ROLLS THROUGH AND TO HER FEET - BLOOD LETTER!!! IT LANDS SQUARE ON AND KIKYO LEAPS RIGHT ONTO THE APPARITION AS HE FALLS… THE HIMURA LOCK! THE HIMURA LOCK!!! KIKYO HIMURA HAS IT CINCHED IN TIGHT, BODYSCISSORS AND ALL! IN MERE SECONDS WE COULD WITNESS THE VERY YOUNGEST TALENT ON THE ROSTER CHOKE OUT ONE OF THE MOST EXPERIENCED!

Wilson: IT’S HAPPENING! OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW! WE DON’T NEED THESE CRUSTY OLD MEN AROUND WHEN WE HAVE PROSPECTS WITH ALL THE TALENT AND AMBITION TO GO ALL THE WAY HERE! BLUE SHOES!!! CHECK ON THIS MAN! HE HAS GOT TO BE OUT! GOT TO BE!!!

Stephens: Doesn’t look to be the case…

Wilson: WHAT DO YOU HAVE AGAINST OUR YOUNGSTERS, MARK STEPHENS!?!?

Stephens: Nothing but...

Wilson: THIS IS WHAT I DON’T LIKE ABOUT WRESTLING HERE IN JAPAN! THIS BIGOTED, BACKWARDS YOUNG LION LABEL THAT HOLDS THE BEST PROSPECTS BACK! IF YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH, YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH THAT IS WHAT I SAY!

Stephens: THE APPARITION IS STILL IN THIS, DANIEL! HE’S ACTUALLY… HE’S FIGHTING UP TO HIS FEET! HE’S UP! HE’S ALL THE WAY UP AND HE IS POUNDING AWAY AT KIKYO’S LIVER TO GET HER TO RELEASE THE HOLD… IT HAS WORKED! HIMURA LOOSENS JUST ENOUGH AND THE APPARITION LIFTS FOR A BRAINBUSTER - NO!!! HIMURA SLIPS BEHIND HIM INTO A SLEEPER HOLD! THE APPARITION REVERSES WITH A SNAPMARE BEFORE PULLING HER UP INTO THE INVERTED FACELOCK! HE HAS HER RIGHT WHERE HE WANTS HER TO FINISH THIS WITH THE GALLARIA!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stephens: WHAT THE HELL!?! WHY!?!?

Wilson: WHY DO YOU THINK, MARK STEPHENS?!? KAI STEVENS SAW HIS OPPORTUNITY AND HIT AN APOCALYPSE NOW SUPERKICK ON THE APPARITION TO SEND A MESSAGE OUT GOING INTO DOMINATION! YOU DIDN’T JUST THINK HE WAS HERE TO WATCH DID YOU?!?

Stephens: PERHAPS NOT BUT BELLE KINGSLEY ISN’T JUST STANDING BY AND WATCHING EITHER! SHE HITS THE RING AND STARTS OVERWHELMING KIKYO HIMURA WITH A FLURRY OF ENRAGED STRIKES TO THE HEAD! BUT KIKYO SHOVES HER INTO THE PATH OF STEVENS… COWBOY KILLER!!! BELLE KINGSLEY HAS BEEN WIPED OUT BY THE BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE AND NOW STEPHENS HELPS HIMURA GET HER UP ON HER SHOULDERS… SCARLET FLAME!!! THE DEATH VALLEY BOMB CONNECTS! KAI STEVENS AND KIKYO HIMURA HAVE CLEANED HOUSE AFTER A BRUTAL AND DECISIVE ASSAULT AND NOW STEVENS IS CALLING FOR A MIC. I wonder what he has to say for himself here…

(One of the SSW Dojo’s young boys at ringside hurries to receive a microphone and goe sot hand it through the ropes to Kai Stevens. Stevens holds the ropes open, ushering the young boy into the young boy into the ring before finally snatching it from him. Stevens raises the mic to his mouth…)

Stephens: What is he…

Wilson: APOCALYPSE NOW!!! HOLY HELL! KAI JUST KICKED THAT BOY TO KINGDOM AND THE CROWD… I’M NOT SURE I’VE EVER HEARD A CROWD HATE A KID QUITE LIKE THIS! I’M LOVING IT!

Kai Stevens: Go ahead. Jeer. Boo. Pretend you ever gave a damn about that pathetic, servile, little bitch that handed me this mic. I’m not sure any of you will be exactly rushing to visit him at hospital or to pay his medical bills. But that is fine, don’t get me wrong. We don’t judge here. Frankly, we don’t really care. We care about as much about you people and what you think as you care about how these young boys are doing on the day to day. You see, unlike this subhuman runt getting ready to wake up with a sore jaw, we aren’t all about dancing around, jumping through hoops to please anyone. And when we go backstage, there is about a snowball’s chance in hell that I am going to be running around doing errands for washed up old fools. A bow here… A curtsy there…”Yes, Senpai. No, Senpai. Please notice me, Senpai”. FUCK YOU! You can all just go to hell if you think any of that is going to happen. And, for that matter, the next person who addresses me as “Shounen” or “Young Boy” I will be sending to hell personally. We are not paid to be polite and endearing or kawaii like goddamn Hello Kitty promotions in pink tights. This isn’t a fucking maid cafe, this is a wrestling ring and we are elite athletes as good or better than anyone else on the roster. We are just about sick and tired of being constantly patronised and disrespected while decrepit has-beens like The Apparition are handed all the chances in the world to get their hands on some gold. And that is why this is the beginning of the end. You can all hate us now, but sooner rather than later you are all going to have to respect us.

(Kai Stevens drops the mic as “White Knuckles” by Alter Bridge erupts from the speakers. Stevens and Himura make their way up the ramp to a chorus of boos as The Apparition and Belle Kingsley are helped to their feet back in the ring.)

Stephens: Well… What a firm statement of intent there from Kikyo Himura and particularly Kai Stevens as they head towards a couple of big matches at Domination. But can you believe that vitriol? They aren’t making many friends here.

Wilson: Weren’t you listening, Mark? I swear you aren’t even worthy of the Stephens name... They aren’t here to make friends, only kick ass and force people to respect their talents. It’s what top athletes do and that is why they have already got my respect tonight.

(The camera cuts backstage to where Tarah Nova is seen twirling a barbed wire-wrapped baseball bat in her hand. In front of her several porcelain dolls are lined up on a table. Tarah swings shattering one instantly.)

Tarah Nova: Did that bring back any memories, Khmaoch? Has that reminded you of a past life all those years ago?

(She swings again, shattering the next doll in line.)

Tarah Nova: The sickening crack. The crippling pain bringing you down to your knees. It has been a while since you have been made to feel like that for real, right? For one excruciating moment it must have felt like you’d lost everything all over again. You haven’t yet, Khmaoch. But you will… You will.

(Another swing. Another explosion of shattered shards.)

Tarah Nova: You see, when everything falls apart into a million pieces you can spend decades chafing your hands on the shards… Bleeding. Just so you can pick up all the little pieces and glue them back together again. You can dress it all up and try and make it look just the way things were meant to be but the fault lines still remain, you know. You can gloss over them but they are there, just waiting for a knock. For just a little tap to make them pull apart all over again. Whether you like it or not. I get it. It is hard to let go of the things you cherish. That is why you are here right? After all these years and at your age, that is why you are the champion. All for a memory. A requiem for a dream. As heartwarming as that all sounds, it wouldn’t be right for me not to leave you with this warning. The things you fear… They are even harder to let go of. And the things that have broken you apart entirely...

(Tarah swings the bat horizontally so as to sweep the remaining dolls from the table. She then brings the bat down, splitting the table itself in two.)

Tarah Nova: You never can shake them. Even when it looks as though you have healed, the fault lines are all still there under your skin. All of your old wounds are still primed to open up and bleed out. Up until now, admit it Khmaoch, you have been handled with kiddy gloves. The moment you walked into an SSW arena for the first time, had a guardian angel watching over you to make sure you walked out with the SSW Heritage Championship. And of all the men you fought to defend it, not one is a true elite talent here. More importantly, not even one has been willing to go to the lengths necessary to play you at your own game. Well all that changes now. At Domination, we will be fighting for that title in a deathmatch, and I am not like Kawada… When I am given a free run off my chain… When I am given licence to kill… You should expect nothing less from Arukushi - the Walking Death than killer instinct and murderous intent. Whatever twisted cruelty you have in mind for me, it pales in comparison to the atrocity that you are walking into. I will cross the line. I will go the extra mile too far. And even if I have to literally flay you, I will get under your skin and expose to the world the cracks underneath the surface.

(Tarah lifts the barbed wire bat over her shoulder and straightens up her posture.)

Tarah Nova: Heritage is meant to be passed on, right? Entrusted from one generation to the next. Well you are an old man haunted from his past, and I am the present and future of Strong Style Wrestling. So I think it is about time that I take my inheritance, grandpa. Your time has come… And so has mine.

(Tarah suddenly swings the bat directly at the camera. It abruptly cuts to black.)

(The camera returns back towards the ring area with Saya Takada taking to the center stage with a smile on her face.)

Saya Takada: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!!!

(“Commando (Instrumental)” by Niska echoes throughout the arena with Senza Fàccia walking out towards the stage with a positive fan reaction towards him. He points out some of the crowd as he walks towards the ring as he rolls inside, lifting his hands in the air as he walks to the turnbuckle, awaiting the ring introduction.)

Saya Takada: Introducing first, he is from Paris, France… weighing in tonight at 189 pounds… representing Shoot Nation… “THE SENZATION”... SEENNNZZZZAAAAA FÀÀCCCCCCIIIIAAAAA!!!

Mark Stephens: Senza Fàccia hasn’t had the best outing with Strong Style Wrestling and tonight, I don’t know if he’s going to be able to have the string of luck that he has hoped to attain in this business! This is going to be a mountain to climb that is near impossible for him to be able to overcome, but I have hope that he could survive it somehow!

Daniel Wilson: You better get ready because things are about to get rough for him in a few minutes…

(“The Wreckoning” by Nonpoint hits the speakers as Scott Oasis marches out to the stage with all the confidence in the world, roaring out the crowd as he walks down the ramp, making his way into the ring.)

Saya Takada: Introducing his opponent, he is from Baltimore, Maryland… he weighed in tonight at 270 pounds… “THE GATEKEEPER”... SCCOOOTTTTTTTTT OAASSSIIIISSSSSS!!!

Daniel Wilson: The most ruthless man in the entire industry has just made his way into the ring and man, I wish that this man would have came in with the destruction that he has been wreaking throughout the world that we know him to do! He wasn’t able to defeat The Heaven’s Arena Cup winner, but I feel like Scott Oasis as the world inches away from his grasp!

Mark Stephens: I wouldn’t argue with you on that, Daniel. Scott Oasis is one of the most intimidating forces in Strong Style Wrestling, but you have to know that there are weaknesses to him like there is in any fighter that stands in the ring! Can Senza find those weakness in The Gatekeeper’s armor is what we’re all asking ourselves!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Mark Stephens: Senza Fàccia doesn’t waste any time RUSHING IN FOR THE KILL ON SCOTT OASIS FO-- OH MY! SCOTT OASIS LIFTS SENZA INTO THE AIR FOR THE POP-UP POWERBOMB! Scott lifts Senza back up in the air on his shoulders RIGHT BEFORE DROPPING HIM WITH A SECOND POWERBOMB ONTO THE CANVAS! WHAT STRENGTH FROM THIS MAN AS HE’S MAKING SHORT WORK OF THE SENZATION! Scott lifts Senza back up in the air on his shoulders and spins around towards the turnbuckle RUSHING TOWARDS IT FOR THE TURNBUCKLE POWERBOMB! Senza stumbles out of the turnbuckle corner CAUGHT IN THE ARMS OF OASIS FOR THE RUINATION! THE REVERSE-SPIN SCOOP POWERSLAM RIGHT INTO THE CANVAS WITH ALL THE AUTHORITY IN THE WORLD! Scott climbs his way to his feet as he starts to smile towards the crowd, grabbing Senza by the mask to pull him up to his feet, throwing him on his shoulders as he marches to the center of the ring LOOKING TO LAND THE SEEK AND DESTROY! SCOTT SPIKES SENZA WITH THE PSYCHO DRIVER AS HE ROLLS HIM ONTO HIS SHOULDERS FOR THE PIN ATTEMPT!

Referee: ONNNEEE!!!... TWWWOOO!!!... THHHRRREEE!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(“The Wreckoning” by Nonpoint plays in the background as Scott Oasis stands on his feet and kicks Senza Fàccia out of the ring with The Young Lions helping him carry him out of the ring. Scott starts to make his way out of the ring as he walks up the ramp and he makes it up the stage… only for “Come Together” by Godsmack interrupts his exit as Gronk steps out towards the stage and meets Oasis head-on. He stares directly towards Scott as the two men share an intense gaze between one another. Gronk is shown to have a microphone in his possession as he lifts it up to speak.)

Gronk: You want a fight? You got it… at Domination.

(Scott Oasis nods his head with a smile on his face before walking his way backstage, shoving his shoulder into Gronk as he makes his way backstage, as Gronk looks back with a scowl on his face.)

Daniel Wilson: THERE YOU HAVE IT! THE ICE MAN VERSUS THE MAD TITAN! SCOTT OASIS VERSUS GRONK! THIS IS A DREAM MATCH THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN HOPING TO SEE! Two of the biggest monsters of the industry battling it out for the entertainment of the masses! I think that match has me more excited than any other match that Domination has to offer!

Mark Stephens: It is going to be a match that we never thought we’d see as two of the Strong Style Wrestling’s biggest beasts collide in what will be a kaiju battle for the ages! The Godzilla and King Kong of professional wrestling fighting it out for exactly the namesake of the stage of their battle… Domination!

(Gronk roars out with his arms lifted in the air before he turns around and walks backstage himself to clear the ring area… )

(“S.O.A.R.” by Devour The Day echoes throughout Differ Ariake with Jacob Senn walking out to the stage as he holds his hand up in a finger gun pose to the crowd’s delight. He walks down the ramp as he spends a few moments with the crowd to respond with a “Too Sweet” hand gesture as he climbs into the ring. He stands in the middle of the ring with a microphone in his hand, looking out towards the crowd with a smile on his face, as he is dressed in his navy blue suit and tie.)

Jacob Senn: This is the final Strong Style Wrestling event before one of our largest events of the year in DOMINATION! I could sit here and talk about how many of you have already bought your tickets en masse to make the expedition to The Shizuoka Stadium! I could speak about The Three Stages of Hell Match that will take place at Domination where I shall remove Stark from this company once and for all! However, I’m here tonight on business that regards one of our most prestigious championships… the SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship. This championship has been the focal point of a struggle between The Tres Comas Club and it has begun to cause problems throughout. Matches being interrupted, opportunities being squandered, all the in pursuit of unity between the faction. Well, I have decided upon a solution that shall finally make this faction become stable once again. A challenger shall be chosen out of The Tres Comas Club to compete for the SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship to compete against Andre Virgo at Domination. However, there are a multitude of contenders that should be in contention for this championship. GREED, the man that has been known as the new leader of The Tres Comas Club, lost his opportunity with controversy surrounding it and Miltiades, the man who has made his own claim towards being known as the true and definitive leader of The Tres Comas Club. With a dilemma posed to me like this, I have made the conclusion tha--

(“Hysteria” by Muse interrupts the Chairman of SSW with the confident GREED walking down the ramp with Jaywalker standing beside him as they stop at the stage to soak in the disdain from the crowd. GREED lifts his arms to taunt them as he walks down the ramp to enter the inside of the ring to meet Senn in a stare down. He looks straight into his eyes before Jaywalker hands GREED a microphone to speak right to him.)

GREED: You know that Andre Virgo never beat me in my opportunity for the SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship at Supremacy. The leadership to this faction was given to me, but the SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship is my right. I have a right to challenge for that championship and there is no other man that shall stand in my path… not even you. So, are you going to give me what I want or shall another authority figure be taken out of this company for good?

(Jacob Senn glares right into the eyes of GREED with no trepidation, not standing down from the Tres Comas Club leader, only for “King’s Dead” by Kendrick Lamar to interrupt with Miltiades marching out as he wags his finger at this interruption from GREED while shaking his head. A microphone already in his hand, he climbs up the steels steps and entering the ring, right before he steps between the two of them.)

Miltiades: NO! NO! NO! That’s not going to happen. You want to know why? I’m tired of playing second fiddle to you! You had your chance with Virgo and when I earned my way to that title opportunity, you walked out there COSTING ME MY CHANCE TO HAVE THAT TITLE ON MY SHOULDER! If anyone from Tres Comas Club deserves to have a chance at the championship, it’s me! That’s why I’ve taken things into my own hands in that six-man tag team match a couple of weeks ago. Andre isn’t the leader of this faction, you’re not the leader of this faction, this faction needs an emperor who leads by example and I am that example, GREED. Jacob, if you want someone to be able to represent Tres Comas Club and give you a definitive answer to this question… you’ll put me in the SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship Match.

Jacob Senn: This is an entertaining proposition. Both of you are more than deserving of an opportunity to be in the SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship Match and it leaves me in a--

(“Me Acostumbre” by Arcangel ft. Bad Bunny makes another interruption with Matias Navarro stepping out with a lackadaisical attitude about himself as he struts down into the ring with a smile on his face. He rolls into the ring and hops up onto the turnbuckle to lie upon it as all three men in the ring look towards him with curiosity on his face.)

GREED: What do you want, traitor? Are you going to make an attempt towards the throne that belongs to me?

Matias Navarro: I don’t care about who wants to call themselves the leader of this faction. Tres Comas Club will keep standing no matter who wants to stand in the front of it, but if we’re all honest here… I’m the only one that has been placed in an SSW Puroresu Heavyweight Championship match while everyone squabbled about who should be leader.

Miltiades: Where’s your championship? Oh yeah… you didn’t get the job done. What does that have to do with this?

Matias Navarro: Nothing. Well… other than the fact that I want to challenge for the SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship myself. Not for this leadership that everyone has become so stressed out about, but the fact that I desire to be champion and I want to hold that gold on my shoulder. So, what do you have to say about that, Senn? Who are you going to have challenge for the SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship?

Jacob Senn: This did just throw a wrench into the plans that I had in store… However, I guess we could do something with you for the SSW Jun--

(“Make Me Feel” by Janelle Monáe interrupts all of the men in the ring to signal the arrival of Andre Virgo strutting out to the stage with the SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship wrapped around his waist. He lifts his hands up in the air and looks around the ring with a smile on his face before he climbs up and into the ring with a smile on his face directed towards Jacob Senn.)

Andre Virgo: Oh, Senn… I know exactly what you have in mind for me at Domination. A mind like yours believes that he’s one step ahead of the game, but The Stolen Breath will steal yours in revealing your plans before your very eyes. You’re going to make me defend this SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship against all three of these men to attempt to end the Tres Comas Club Civil War and with this, hope that it will weaken me to a point that will leave me broken, making it where our eventual confrontation shall be a breeze for you. It’s adorable that you’ve been thinking of a strategy like that, but this isn’t a game that you’re going to win, Senn. Whether it’s GREED, Miltiades, Matias, THE ENTIRE TRES COMAS CLUB… The SSW Junior Heavyweight Champion and the DEFINITIVE leader of the faction shall be none other than…

Virgo/Crowd: ANDRE… VIR… G--

(Jacob Senn walks up and places his hand right onto the mouth of Andre Virgo to silence him before he looks right into the eyes of the champion with a scowl on his face.)

Jacob Senn: Not only have I had enough of these interruptions that show the lack of respect that this roster has for me, but I’ve grown tired of people continuing to believe that my methods are all about me. This is about Strong Style Wrestling and doing what is right. Now, all of you are viable contenders… strong contenders… but this is where the Tres Comas Club and their chase for the SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship comes to an end. At Domination, Virgo will defend his championship. However, it won’t be against any of you.

(Tensions rise between the three men of Tres Comas Club that were vying for an opportunity at the SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship, but Jacob Senn raises his finger up towards them.)

Jacob Senn: No, I have something that should help things smooth out. At Domination, GREED… Miltiades… Matias… all three of you will meet in the ring to challenge for the right to be the contender to the SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship! This will be the last opportunity that Tres Comas Club will have at the SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship in quite some time, so fight with everything that you have. However, Virgo still needs a challenger for Domination. Trust me, Virgo. I don’t need three men to come in the ring to give you the fight of your career, one that might even rival the match that we’re set to have and it will be for the prestigious prize that you hold on your shoulder, but this doesn’t just involved him… it involves all of Tres Comas Club. Everyone has been debating about who the leader of this faction has been… but you’ve forgotten who the real leader is.

(Jacob Senn points towards the stage with a smile on his face as Andre Virgo looks towards the stage with the other Tres Comas Club members looking back themselves.)

(“Triggered” by contRoVersy blasts from the speakers with the crowd jumping onto their feet as everyone inside the ring representing Tres Comas Club is left in shock upon the arrival of the original leader of the group… BANG!)

Mark Stephens: IT’S BANG! OH MY GOODNESS! We haven’t seen this man since Andre Virgo has been crowned the SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship and now, the man himself has finally returned with his sights set upon The Stolen Breath! I’m so excited to see that this match can finally happen!

Daniel Wilson: I have to join you right there, Mark! I can feel the goosebumps running up my arms and spine just hearing this music echo throughout Differ Ariake! BANG has been lying in the grass to watch the Tres Comas Club kill each other for the desire of being known as the leader of the faction and now, he has returned to claim his throne.

(BANG walks down the ramp and steps into the ring to join the group of men before he grabs the microphone from Andre Virgo with a smile on his face while looking straight towards the champion.)

BANG: Andre… Vir… go… you may hold the gold, but you were never the leader of The Tres Comas Club. Domination. You and me. SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship. One leader of Tres Comas Club.

(BANG shoves the microphone into the chest of Andre Virgo as he rolls out of the ring, smiling that the match has been made between the two along with GREED, Miltiades, and Matias Navarro staring down each other for who will earn the right to challenge them. Jacob Senn starts to see that he might be enjoying the moment that he’s watching as the show cuts to commercial break.)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK -- On July 28th, 2018, the world watches as everything finally is settled at one of the biggest PPVs of the year for Strong Style Wrestling! Championships, grudges, leaderships, everything is on the line when we go to… DOMINATION!)

(The show returns back from commercial break with the camera directed towards the ring area with Saya Takada taking to the center stage with a smile on her face.)

Saya Takada: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!!!

(“Run That” by Snow Tha Product blasts from the speakers as the crowd starts to show life in them with the arrival of Vanessa Santiago stepping out onto the stage with a smile on her face. She raises her hand in the air before she walks down the ramp towards the ring, sliding into the ring as she climbs the turnbuckle to taunt to the crowd before Saya Takada makes her introduction.)

Saya Takada: Introducing first, she is from Havana, Cuba… weighing in tonight at 115 pounds… representing Shoot Nation… “UNA PROBLEMA MALDITA”... VAANNNEEESSSSSSSAAAAA SAANNNTTTIIIAAAGGGGOOOOO!!!

Mark Stephens: After what had happened with Vanessa Santiago against Kikyo Himura after her victory, she has finally recovered from the beating that she suffered at The Scarlet Flame’s behest. With this match, she could possibly make the return that she hopes to make in this match against one of the men that has aligned with her in Ronin!

Daniel Wilson: She best hope that she has recovered because Ronin is littered with hungry talent that will pounce at an opportunity to make their way towards championship glory and we know that Vanessa Santiago has that same fire inside of her, but will she be able to bring it out? That’s the question that’s lingering in this match…

(“Sugar” by System of a Down plays on the sound system with Damien Walker marching out towards the stage with a smile on his face, pointing towards the ring as he rushes down the ramp, sliding into the ring and meeting Vanessa Santiago in the face with no fear coming from his eyes as Saya Takada makes his introduction.)

Saya Takada: Introducing her opponent, he is from Defiance, Ohio… he weighed in tonight at 209 pounds… “THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR”... DAAMMMIIIEEEENNNNN WAALLLKKKEEEERRRRR!!!

Daniel Wilson: This man is known to have a screw loose in his head and after some losses that he has suffered, I don’t blame him for feeling like he’s off his rocker quite a bit. Damien Walker is a phenomenal performer and the defeats that he has been handed is just bringing him closer and closer over the edge as this moment, he might need this victory to pull him back from the abyss.

Mark Stephens: He might just need that, but what happens if Santiago prevails in this fight? What deep end will Walker succumb to in this fight? I just know that he’s coming in here with something to prove and that being that he should be in the conversation for who should be the next in line for a title opportunity!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Mark Stephens: This match has been called to start with Vanessa Santiago not wasting time as she sprints in RIGHT INTO A HEADBUTT THAT ROCKS HER WORLD FROM THE IMPACT! Damien Walker has sent Vanessa reeling with that headbutt right before Walker RESPONDS WITH A DISCUS ELBOW SMASH THAT DROPS THE CUBAN MISTRESS DOWN TO HER KNEES! Damien points down and rushes into the ropes LOOKING FOR A BIG PUMP KICK INTO HER FACE! DROPKICK! VANESSA LEAPS UP TO HER FEET AND JUMPS IN THE AIR FOR THE DROPKICK THAT SENDS WALKER DOWN TO THE CANVAS AND ROLLING OUTSIDE OF THE RING! Damien starts to shake the kick off as he holds his chin before turning around MET WITH SANTIAGO FLYING THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE WITH A SUICIDE DIVE RIGHT INTO WALKER! THIS MATCH HAS JUST WENT ZERO TO ONE-HUNDRED REAL QUICK WITH VANESSA STANDING OUTSIDE AND CELEBRATING WITH THE CROWD FOR HOW QUICK SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO TURN THINGS AROUND IN HER FAVOR! Damien is going to have to find an opening to get back into this match or Vanessa could be walking on Easy Street with how she has taken charge back in this match!

Daniel Wilson: Vanessa Santiago grabs Damien Walker from behind and tosses him back into the ring while she climbs on the apron to rush over towards the turnbuckle! She makes herself climb towards the top and looks down over towards Damien as he pushes himself up to his feet! She could have him lined up with Damien turning himself around WHILE SANTIAGO FLIES THROUGH THE AIR FOR THE DIVING TORNADO DDT! SWEET CHRISTMAS! DAMIEN CATCHES HER IN MID-AIR AND HOLDS HER BEFORE THROWING HER UP TO DROP HER WITH THE BRAINBUSTER! DAMIEN DRIVES VANESSA’S HEAD RIGHT INTO THE CANVAS BEFORE HE PICKS HIMSELF BACK UP TO HIS FEET! He brushes his hands with confidence being exuded from The Man Without Fear as he looks down towards Santiago KICKING HER IN THE FACE LIKE HE’S PLAYING WITH HIS PREY BEFORE HE HOISTS HER UP TO HER FEET! Damien strikes with a forearm smash into her face and follows it with a European uppercut only to follow by hoisting her up on his shoulders RUSHING TOWARDS THE TURNBUCKLE TO PUT HER DOWN WITH THE SUPER COLLIDER! A RUNNING DEATH VALLEY DRIVER SLAMS VANESSA RIGHT INTO THE TURNBUCKLE WHILE DAMIEN PULLS HIMSELF OUT OF THE WRECKAGE! Damien grabs her by the head and pulls Vanessa up to her feet as he drags her to center of the ring LIFTING HER UP FOR THE KILLER DRILLER! THE SIT-OUT INVERTED DDT DROPS THE GENERAL ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD WITH DAMIEN WALKER GOING FOR THE PIN ATTEMPT!

Referee: ONNNEEE!!!... TWWWOOO!

Mark Stephens: VANESSA SANTIAGO THROWS HER SHOULDER UP FROM THE CANVAS TO KEEP THE FIGHT GOING BETWEEN THEM WHILE DAMIEN WALKER JUST SMILES AT THE FACT THAT SHE KICKED OUT! It’s almost as if he was more happy about the situation that he was disappointed that he didn’t get the victory! He pushes himself back to his feet as he turns around towards Vanessa to where he grabs her by the hair to drag her to her feet ONLY FOR SANTIAGO TO STRIKE WITH A SPINNING BACKFIST RIGHT INTO THE FACE OF WALKER! Damien reels from the backfist towards the ropes as he holds his jaw again while Vanessa goads him in with her confidence AS WALKER RUSHES IN FOR A SECOND PUMP KICK ATTEMPT! NO DICE! VANESSA FEINTS WALKER IN FOR A PUNCH COMBINATION BEFORE FINISHING IT OFF WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK! THE HAVANA HAVOC! Damien is looking at the whites of his eyes from that devastating roundhouse kick while Vanessa pulls him in and hooks him by the arms DROPPING HIM WITH DOUBLE UNDERHOOK DDT TO SPIKE HIM ON HIS HEAD! SHE LANDS THE DDT AND SPINS DAMIEN AROUND TO HOOK HIM INTO THE DOUBLE UNDERHOOK SUBMISSION! SHE PULLS BACK ON THE SHOULDERS OF DAMIEN AS SHE HOPES THAT HE WILL CAVE INTO THE SUBMISSION! Damien is in the middle of the ring with no way to stretch his hand far enough to reach the bottom ropes! He tries his best to reach out and hopes to get the ropes… but there’s nothing there as he’s force to endure more of the double underhook submission!

Daniel Wilson: Not only that, but Vanessa Santiago locks in the body scissors on Damien Walker for a combination that he hopes will be able to keep him down! Damien starts to move around BUT HE STARTS TO PUSH HIS WAY UP TO HIS FEET WITH HIS WEIGHT AND STRENGTH ADVANTAGE PLAYING A FACTOR IN THIS MATCH! Vanessa is doing her best to keep the submission locked in on Damien BUT HE BREAKS OUT OF THE DOUBLE UNDERHOOK WHILE SANTIAGO SWITCHES IT INTO A FRONT FACELOCK TO KEEP THE SUBMISSION APPLIED! Damien uses his hands to throw her on his shoulders LOOKING TO END THIS RIGHT HERE WITH THE DROP DEAD! VANESSA SPINS OUT OF THE DROP DEAD TO LAND ON HER FEET AS SHE SPRINTS IN TO THE ROPES TO GAIN MOMENTUM TO RUSH BACK FOR THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS! PAINKILLER! DAMIEN WALKER BLASTS VANESSA SANTIAGO IN THE FACE WITH THE RUNNING SINGLE LEG DROPKICK THAT SENDS HER STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE CANVAS! Instead of going for the pin attempt however, he shoots up to his feet and slices his throat to signal the end of the match as he hoists her up on her feet PULLING HER BETWEEN HIS LEGS TO HOOK HER IN FOR WHAT COULD BE THE CRAINAL CONTUSION!

Mark Stephens: OH! VANESSA SANTIAGO LANDS A KICK RIGHT INTO THE FACE OF DAMIEN WALKER THAT SENDS HIM REELING BACK INTO THE ROPES WHILE SHE ROLLS UP TO HER FEET! Vanessa sprints in once more BUT DAMIEN REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES FOR THE BUCKSHOT LARIAT INTO THE GENERAL! NOPE! VANESSA ROLLS UNDERNEATH THE LARIAT AS SHE REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES HERSELF TO A TURNING DAMIEN FOR THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS! JUMPING SWITCH KICK RIGHT INTO THE FACE OF WALKER! SANTIAGO DROPS DOWN AND HOOKS WALKER BY THE LEG FOR THE PIN!

Referee: ONNNEEE!!!... TWWWOOO!!!... THHHRRREEE!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(“Run That” by Snow Tha Product plays in the background with Vanessa Santiago holding her hands up in the air with a smile on her face, relieved that the match is over and that she has gained the victory, pulling herself up to his feet.)

Saya Takada: Here is your winner… VAANNNEEESSSSSSSAAAAA SAANNNTTTIIIAAAGGGGOOOOO!!!

Mark Stephens: VANESSA SANTIAGO HAS DONE IT! She has walked into this match after a brutal assault from Kikyo Himura a while ago and has walked out with an impressive victory against Damien Walker! I wonder what will be next for the woman on her path towards being known as the next contender to one of the championships here in Strong Style Wrestling!

Daniel Wilson: Damien Walker might be on the brink of losing it as you can see in the ring! The man is just beating himself up as he slams his fist into the canvas from the sheer frustration of having another loss on his record. Congratulations are in order for Vanessa, but what will happen to The Man Without Fear?

(Vanessa Santiago exits from the ring as she walks up the ramp with a smile on her face as he starts to make her way to the backstage to leave the arena. Damien Walker sits up as he holds his jaw from The Cuban Missile Crisis while looking out to the crowd in disappointment.)

(The camera fades away from the backstage area and shows Aria Jaxon standing outside of Differ Ariake in the city as she looks around with a smile on her face. She cradles the SSW Puroresu Heavyweight Championship on her shoulder as she looks down upon it as it gleams in the light right before she looks forward with a smile on his face.)

Aria Jaxon: Everyone has been so worried about this SSW Puroresu Heavyweight Championship and where it will lie after my war with Jaydayne Pendragon at Domination. With John Doe’s departure from The Phantom Troupe and the rise of Shoot Nation with Jaydayne, everyone has already made their assumptions that this will be the end of my reign on the throne of Strong Style Wrestling and The Phantom Troupe as the most dominant stable in this company. THE PHANTOM TROUPE IS FINE! THE QUEEN IS FINE! Domination will result in another defeat of a faction that has sent their chosen champion to be met with a royal execution by yours truly! I have fought against Tres Comas Club, I have fought against Ronin, and the final stable to stand against me shall fall in Shoot Nation! This land has been dominated by a woman who has been able to use her intellect to outwit anyone that has stood in her path and if Jaydayne believes that his thunder will smite “the evils of Aria Jaxon”, he will realize that his thunder is just bluster that he creates to mask his true self. Like the paint on his face that hides his face from the world, he hides the nature that he’s just another man that can’t handle it when a woman like me is standing at the top of the mountain! Mark my words, everything will remain the same after Domination and when it does, you will see a regal celebration that will make all others pale in comparison!

(Aria Jaxon walks towards Differ Ariake as she enters the arena while the camera pans back towards Saya Takada inside of the ring.)

Saya Takada: The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL and is your main event of the evening.

(‘Just Another Hero’ by Yuki Hayashi hits the speakers as the kanji “落雷” (Thunderbolt) flashes on the titantron. A masked Jaydayne Pendragon enters the stage to a rapturous applause from the crowd. With much flair and ceremony, he removes the mask, hyping the crowd as he makes his way down to the ring.)

Saya Takada: Introducing first, from Westminster, England and weighing in at 220 pounds… He is the inaugural Heaven’s Arena Cup winner and number one contender to the Puroresu Heavyweight Championship… JAYDAYNE PENDRAGON!!!

Mark Stephens:”Lightning in a bottle” is how I keep hearing Jaydayne Pendragon described these days. This immensely talented young man made himself the number one contender to the Puroresu Heavyweight Championship by defeating the Mad Titan Gronk in the finals of the Heaven’s Arena Cup. Then went on to upstage SSW’s newest marquee signing Scott Oasis on the powerhouse’s debut. Just a week away now from the biggest match of his career for the most prestigious title possible but he has one last battle before then to show that he is up to the challenge...

(‘Oculus Ex Inferni’ by Symphony X erupts from the soundsystem as Khmaoch Sȃngkȃt enters with a towel draped over his head and the SSW Heritage Championship strapped around his waist. He makes his way down to the ring where a young boy holds the ropes open for him. Sȃngkȃt punches the young boy square in the face before stepping into the ring.)

Saya Takada: And his opponent, from Prey Veng, Cambodia and weighing in at 235 pounds… He is your SSW Heritage Champion… KHMAOCH SȂNGKȂT!!!

Daniel Wilson: I am not going to sugarcoat it. This is the very worst matchup that Jaydayne could have hoped for a week before his title match. In the 6 months since this promotion opened for business with Sȃngkȃt becoming SSW Heritage Champion, not a single person has yet been able to find a way to outdo his cunning and brutality. At Domination he will also defend again, in a deathmatch no less but I don’t think that he’s the kind to hold back. Either way the challenge is set. Two weeks. Two elite singles champions. If Jaydayne survives both he’ll be more than worthy of calling himself the best. But come on… How likely is that?

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stephens: A young boy timidly takes the SSW Heritage Championship away to the timekeeper’s area. Sȃngkȃt lets out a growl, sending the young boy scurrying away at speed. He then turns to face Pendragon WHO SHOOTS IN LOW FOR A SINGLE LEG! Sȃngkȃt manages to hope back using the ropes mto prevent himself from going down. AND THE RAKURAI LIGHTS HIS CHEST UP WITH A THUNDEROUS KNIFE EDGED CHOP! Sȃngkȃt winces in pain from the sting of that shot but Pendragon isn’t finished. He repositions Sȃngkȃt, hooking his arms behind the ropes to keep him steady and puff out the chest… ANOTHER KNIFE EDGED CHOP! AND ANOTHER! ANOTHER! IT IS A WHOLE SERIES HERE OF LIGHTNING FAST CHOPS PUNISHING THE RAW FLESH OF KHMAOCH SȂNGKȂT! JAYDAYNE WITH A CHOP RIGHT ACROSS THE THROAT THAT HAS SȂNGKȂT COUGHING AND SPLUTTERING! HE CAN’T EVEN BREATHE PROPERLY HERE! Pendragon presses him back again… AND SȂNGKȂT FALLS BACK OVER THE ROPES! HE PULLS JAYDAYNE ALONG WITH HIM AND DRAGS HIM RIGHT INTO A TRIANGLE CHOKE! SȂNGKȂT’ IS BALANCED, HEAD ON THE APRON, WITH A MANIACAL LOOK UPON HIS FACE AS HE TRIES TO DEAL AS MUCH DAMAGE AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE COUNT!

Referee: ONE!... TWO!... THREE!... FOUR!...

Wilson: Sȃngkȃt is forced to release but the damage may already be done here. He drops down onto his feet at ringside as Jaydayne gasps for air. AND KHMAOCH PULLS HIS LEGS OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM! SȂNGKȂT DRAGS PENDRAGON OUT OF THE RING AND HITS A BIG TIME KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION! KHMAOCH GRABS HIM BY THE TIGHTS AND - OH NO - HE’S RUNNING HIM THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RING! SȂNGKȂT LAUNCHES PENDRAGON AND HIGH SPEED THROUGH THE STEEL BARRICADE TO WHERE THERE ARE PRESS OFFICIALS SEATED!

Referee: ONE!... TWO!... THREE!... FOUR!... FIVE!...

Stephens: The count is well underway but Khmaoch Sȃngkȃt is in no hurry to take this back to the ring. He marches over to the press area where Jaydayne Pendragon lies convulsing and starts to weave Jaydayne’s arm through the bars of the next barricade along. IT’S A SADISTIC HOLD HERE ALREADY BUT KHMAOCH IS ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NEW WAYS TO HURT PEOPLE! He reaches back… AND HE MANAGES TO TRAP THE FOOT! HE BENDS PENDRAGON INTO ALMOST A BOW AND ARROW HOLD WITH THE ARM STILL TRAPPED BETWEEN THE BARS! JAYDAYNE IS HOWLING IN SEARING PAIN!

Referee: SIX!… SEVEN!… EIGHT!… NINE!… TEN!... ELEVEN!...

Wilson: Nothing the official can do right now but keep counting towards the twenty but at this rate Pendragon is going to be on the shelf before he even gets his title shot. Sȃngkȃt is happy to be doing as much damage as possible here.

Referee: TWELVE!... THIRTEEN!... FOURTEEN!... FIFTEEN!...

Stephens: AND KHMAOCH THINKS THAT’S ENOUGH! HE DASHES BACK TO THE RING LEAVING JAYDAYNE IN NO MAN’S LAND! NOT LIKE THIS!!!

Referee: SIXTEEN!... SEVENTEEN!... EIGHTEEN!

Wilson: JAY’S TOO FAR AWAY! IT’S OVER!

Referee: NINETEEN!... TWENTY-

Stephens: IS IT!? DID HE!?... NO! THE OFFICIAL SAYS HE’S MADE IT! JAYDAYNE PENDRAGON MAKES IT BACK INTO THE RING AT JUST ABOUT A COUNT OF 19¾! AND SȂNGKȂT IS LIVID! HE THINKS THAT HE IS THE WINNER HERE AND HE IS ARGUING HIS CASE OUT, GIVING THE OFFICIAL THE HAIRDRYER TREATMENT AS HE PRACTICALLY BREATHES FIRE IN THE MAN’S FACE! BUT IT WON’T CHANGE ANYTHING! THE MATCH WILL CONTINUE AND HERE IS JAYDAYNE PENDRAGON FROM BEHIND! THERE’S THE ROLL-UP! JACKKNIFE COVER!!!

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

Wilson: KICKOUT! PENDRAGON ALMOST STOLE THE VICTORY HERE BUT HE MADE THE MISTAKE OF NOT FINISHING THE JOB! Sȃngkȃt sweeps the legs from under Pendragon and tries to get his back, but Jaydayne rolls clear, shooting a sharp kick to Khmaoch Sȃngkȃt’s jaw. He follows up with a leg sweep of his own but Sȃngkȃt quickly recovers. BICYCLE KICK LANDS FLUSH FROM JAYDAYNE PENDRAGON! KHMAOCH IS SEEING STARS HERE AS HE DROPS DOWN TO A KNEE AND THIS IS JAYDAYNE’S CHANCE… HE’S RACES OFF THE ROPES AND REBOUNDS BACK FOR A SHINING WIZAR-BUT SȂNGKȂT CAUGHT HIM! HE SCOOPS HIM STRAIGHT UP AND DROPS JAYDAYNE’S SPINE ACROSS HIS KNEE FOR THE URANAGE BACKBREAKER!

Stephens: Pendragon wheels away in pain. His back was already looking sore after how Sȃngkȃt tossed him through the barricade and now it is clear that Jaydayne Pendragon literally has a target on his back. KHMAOCH DRIVES A VICIOUS HEEL STOMP INTO THE SMALL OF JAYDAYNE’S BACK! THEN CATCHING THE ANKLE, MANEUVERS AN SITS DEEP INTO THE SINGLE LEG BOSTON CRAB! THAT IS A LOT OF PRESSURE THAT PENDRAGON DOES NOT WANT ON THOSE VERTEBRAE RIGHT NOW! It is a little known fact that the single leg variant is actually more damaging than the full crab. The asymmetry of it means it puts a slight rotational twist on the spine that just increases the strain that bit more. It is a simple, subtle technique but one a veteran like Sȃngkȃt knows can be very effective.

Wilson: Stephens, that is just about the only intelligent analysis I have ever heard from you. I feel like I have learnt something today. Good Job.

Stephens: It means so much to me to-

Wilson: AND YOU BLEW IT! In any case we have movements to report on back in the ring with Jaydayne starting to painfully and slowly drag himself across the canvas to the ropes. HE GOT IT! Sȃngkȃt tries to just yank back to the centre rather than releasing completely but Jaydayne pulls the other way and manages to tug himself out onto the apron. Sȃngkȃt reaches over, grabbing him by his girly bangs and pulling him up... ENZUIGIRI! IT CLEANS KHMAOCH SȂNGKȂT’S CLOCK AND SENDS HIM STUMBLING DOWN TO HIS KNEES! KHMAOCH IS TRYING TO SHAKE OFF THE COBWEBS THE COBWEBS AS HE RISES, MEANWHILE PENDRAGON USES THE OPENING TO RACE UP INTO THE CORNER... AND HE DIVES INTO A CHOP TO THE HEAD!

Stephens: Pendragon rolls across the ring and back up to his feet. Sȃngkȃt is having trouble prying himself up off his hands and knees while Jaydaye lines up… AND HE RUSHES IN FOR THE ISE-NO-KAMI SCISSOR KICK!!! BUT SȂNGKȂT! SȂNGKȂT SUCKERS PENDRAGON, SLIPPING OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST MOMENT AND WEAVING AND ARM UNDER HIS CHIN FROM BEHIND! IT’S THE SLEEPER HOLD! JAYDAYNE PENDRAGON IS IN PANIC MODE BUT HE CANNOT SEEM TO KEEP SSW’S PHANTOM MENACE FROM DRAGGING HIM DOWN! KHMAOCH TRANSITIONS INTO AN INVERTED HEADLOCK TAKEOVER - BUT JAYDAYNE JUMPS WITH IT A FLIPS ONTO HIS FEET! PENDRAGON STARTS DRIVING THE KNEES INTO THE EXPOSED DOME OF SȂNGKȂT AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE HAS TURNED THE TABLES HERE!

Wilson: SȂNGKȂT IS TAKING SOME REALLY HEAVY HITS RIGHT NOW BUT IS SOMEHOW POWERING HIS WAY BACK UP TO HIS FEET! JAYDAYNE SHOVE SHIM BACK AND LANDS A HUGE UPPERTCUT! TOP CLASS DIRTY BOXING BY PENDRAGON AND THAT LOOKED JUST LIKE THE SHOT THAT CORMIER HIT TO PUT AWAY MIOCIC! BUT SOMEHOW! SOMEWAY! THE DAEMON OF PREY VENG REMAINS ON HIS FEET WITH THE SAME UNFLINCHING LOOK IN HIS EYES! JAYDAYNE CRACKS ANOTHER LOUD SHOT! AND ANOTHER! SȂNGKȂT WOBBLES JUST A STEP BACKWARDS BUT IT LOOKS LIKE PENDRAGON IS GETTING TO HIM! JAYDAYNE THRASHES HIM WITH A BACKHAND SLAP ACROSS THE FACE! He may come to regret that… Khmaoch’s eyes widen before his face contorts into a TERRIFYING LOOK OF SHEER RAGE! IF LOOKS COULD KILL WE’D HAVE A MASSACRE ON OUR HANDS BUT AS IT STANDS THE ONLY PERSON WHOSE LIFE IS IN DANGER IS JAYDAYNE PENDRAGON!...

Stephens: SȂNGKȂT BUTTS HIS SKULL AGAINST PENDRAGON’S! KHMAOCH IS RIGHT UP IN HIS FACE SHOUTING JAYDAYNE DOWN! AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE’S SETTING THE CHALLENGE TO HIM! HE IS TELLING JAYDAYNE TO HIT HIM WITH EVERYTHING HE HAS - AND PENDRAGON OBLIGES!!! JAYDAYNE JUST HIT KHMAOCH SQUARE IN THE JAW WITH A UPPERCUT THEY COULD HEAR IN FRANCE! COUNT A FEW SECONDS AND YOU MIGHT HEAR IT SHAKE YOUR LIVING ROOM BUT SȂNGKȂT HASN’T BUDGED! HE REPLIES WITH AN UPPERCUT OF HIS OWN AND JAYDAYNE IS SENT ON SPAGHETTI LEGS FROM THE FORCE OF THAT BLOW! But Jaydayne fights back up… AND THROWS ANOTHER UPPERCUT! A SECOND! A THIRD!...KHMAOCH HITS BACK WITH ONE HEAVY BLOW AND JAYDAYNE GOES TUMBLING DOWN AND LANDS SEATED AGAINST THE CORNER!

Wilson: SȂNGKȂT RAINS DOWN STOMPS IN THE CORNER AND PENDRAGON IS BARELY ABLE TO COVER UP AT ALL! The official forces him to let up but Sȃngkȃt just uses this as his cue to move on to his next planned offence. HE MANHANDLES PENDRAGON UP! GUIDING HIM OUT ONTO THE APRON AND THEN TRYING TO PULL HIM BACK THROUGH INTO THE RING - KHMAOCH IS LOOKING TO END THIS RIGHT HERE WITH THE KHYȂL CAP DRAGON SCREW NECK WHIP!!! BUT JAYDAYNE WON’T ALLOW IT! HE COUNTERS WITH A SHOULDER THRUST TO THE MIDSECTION AND THEN PULLS SȂNGKȂT’S HEAD AND TORSO OUT THROUGH THE ROPES… AND HERE HE UNLOADS! BIG KICKS LANDING AGAIN AND AGAIN ON THE CHEST OF SȂNGKȂT!

Stephens: PENDRAGON SPRINGS OVER THE ROPES FOR A SUNSET FLIP - BUT SȂNGKȂT STAYS ON HIS FEET!!! HE ACTUALLY MANAGES TO CATCH ONE OF JAYDAYNE’S ANKLES AND NOW HE IS TRYING TO MANEUVER INTO SOME SORT OF HOLD! PERHAPS A HEEL HOOK OR EVEN ANOTHER SINGLE LEG CRAB BUT JAYDAYNE HAS IT SCOUTED AND KICKS KHMAOCH AWAY!SȂNGKȂT TRIES TO CATCH PENDRAGON RIGHTING HIMSELF WITH A BIG BOOT BUT JAYDAYNE STEERS CLEAR OF IT! HE RACES PAST SȂNGKȂT AND REBOUNDS BACK OFF THE ROPES TO TAKE HIM DOWN WITH A JUMPING LEG LARIAT! JAYDAYNE HOPS STRAIGHT BACK TO HIS FEET AND FLIPS BACKWARDS FOR THE JOYEUSE MOONSAULT DOUBLE KNEE DROP!

Wilson: KHMAOCH CAUGHT THAT RIGHT ACROSS THE CHEST BEFORE WHEELING AWAY TRYING TO FIND SPACE TO RECOVER! JAYDAYNE STAYS ON HIM, HARRYING THE SSW HERITAGE CHAMPION WITH LOW ROUNDHOUSE KICKS TO THE KNEE WHICH ARE SHAKING HIM OFF HIS BALANCE! KHMAOCH STAGGERS BUT RECOVERS WELL, SHOOTING FORWARD FOR A DOUBLE PALM STRIKE TO THE MIDSECTION! HE STARTS THROWING THESE PALMS IN QUICK COMBINATIONS, A TECHNIQUE HE CALLS THE THOUSAND- ARMED BODHISATTVA! PENDRAGON'S IN TROUBLE, I CANNOT EVEN KEEP UP WITH WHERE THESE STRIKES ARE COMING FROM!

Stephens: HOLD IT A MINUTE THOUGH! YOU MIGHT NOT KEEP UP BUT IT LOOKS LIKE PENDRAGON CAN! HE’S DIPPING AND DUCKING AND DEFENDING WELL ENOUGH THAT I DON’T THINK MANY OF THESE STRIKES ARE GETTING THROUGH! THE INSTINCTIVE REFLEXES THAT JAYDAYNE PENDRAGON POSSESSES ARE WITHOUT PAR IN SSW AND WE ARE SEEING THAT HERE! HE’S STAYING ONE STEP AHEAD OF SȂNGKȂT AND KEEPS CATCHING HIM WITH HIS OWN PALMS DISRUPTING THE FLOW OF SȂNGKȂT’S OFFENCE AND DRIVING HIM BACK! SȂNGKȂT FALLS BACK INTO THE ROPES BUT REBOUND AT SPEED! LARIAT-NO!!! JAYDAYNE DUCKS IT AND SPINS FOR THE HITCHEN’S RAZOR!!! BUT IT MISSES SȂNGKȂT BY MERE INCHES! KHMAOCH CATCHES THE WRIST AND YANKS PENDRAGON DOWN WITH AN ARM WRINGER BEFORE TWISTING THE JOINTS WITH A ROLLING ARM SNAP! JAYDAYNE RECOILS IN AGONY BY KHMAOCH IS THERE TO SPIN HIM AROUND AND FORCE HIS HEAD BETWEEN HIS LEGS! HERE IT IS… PLANTING THE KAPOK TREE!!! SȂNGKȂT HITS THE PILEDRIVER AND THIS COULD BE ALL OVER! HE HOOKS THE LEG!

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

(DING! DING! DING!)

(‘Oculus Ex Inferni’ by Symphony X hits the speakers as Khmaoch Sȃngkȃt has his arm raised. He yanks in away, sliding outside to take his SSW Heritage Championship from a terrified young boy. The young boy flinches expecting a beating but Sȃngkȃt instead pats him on the head, calming him. Khmaoch then bludgeons the young boy with the Championship before making his way up the ramp.)

Saya Takada: Ladies and gentlemen, your winner by way of pinfall… KHMAOCH SȂNGKȂT!!!

Wilson: WHAT A MAIN EVENT! Questions have been asked about this man for a long time, but each week he comes out here and proves just why the SSW Heritage Championship has never changed hands since the very beginnings of this promotion. At his age he is not the most athletic but he has an unmatched mean streak. We saw that brutality come out early and I think that had an effect on Jaydayne for the duration. Now the question is, does Tarah Nova understand what she has gotten herself into by demanding a deathmatch with a man like this?

Stephens: I am sure she has her reasons, though I don’t even want to think about what a deathmatch involving Khmaoch Sȃngkȃt is going to mean. As for Jaydayne, this was a really bad time for this result. On another day he could have easily come out the victor there but more importantly Khmaoch seems to have come with the intent to leave a lasting impression of sorts. With just a week until Domination, Jaydayne has got to not only mentally put this match behind him, but also physically he needs to recover and be in the best shape possible for the biggest match of his career against the Puroresu Heavyweight Champion, Ari-- WHAT THE WORLD?

Wilson: KHMAOCH SANGKAT IS STILL STRIKING AGAINST JAYDAYNE PENDRAGON WITH THE BOOTS BEFORE HE LOOKS AROUND TO CALL FOR SOMEONE FROM THE BACKSTAGE AREA! Who is he calling? It’s… IT’S ARIA JAXON! ARIA IS WALKING OUT WITH THE SSW PURORESU HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ON HER SHOULDER AS KHMAOCH CONTINUES TO STRIKE AGAINST THE CHALLENGER! The Phantom Troupe has made it clear that they are going to leave a message for Shoot Nation that their rise to the top with Aria Jaxon rolling into the ring to call for Jaydayne to come to his feet!

Stephens: This is disgusting… A revolting show from the SSW Puroresu Heavyweight Champion and Heritage Champion from the way that they are assaulting The Heaven’s Arena Cup victor! Khmaoch pulls Jaydayne up to his feet WHILE ARIA RUSHES IN AND SMASHES THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP INTO THE FACE OF JAYDAYNE AS HE COLLAPSES TO THE CANVAS! Aria starts to laugh at the crowd that has turned against her as she drops down and holds the SSW Puroresu Heavyweight Championship right up against his face while screaming right at him!

Aria Jaxon: THIS IS MY CHAMPIONSHIP, YOU HEAR ME? MINE! I AM THE QUEEN OF THIS COMPANY AND YOU’RE NOTHING MORE THAN A PEASANT THAT DESERVES TO BE UNDER MY BOOT!

Wilson: ARIA JAXON PULLS JAYDAYNE PENDRAGON BY THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND STOMPS HIM INTO THE CANVAS WITH A HAIR-PULL CURB STOMP! Aria keeps her foot onto the back of Jaydayne’s head as she raises the SSW Puroresu Heavyweight Championship high in the air while Sangkat celebrates with her! However, this is all the time we have for you here at Strong Style Wrestling! Tune into Domination AS EVERYTHING REACHES ITS CLIMATIC CONCLUSION! SEE YOU THEN!

(Aria Jaxon keeps celebrating and mocking Jaydayne Pendragon as she flaunts the SSW Puroresu Heavyweight Championship on her shoulder while Khmaoch Sangkat stands beside her during it all. They stand in the ring with pride beaming from them as the camera starts to fade to black… )