Stretcher Match: Metal Dragon vs. Tripp

[M BISON]

Jenna files her nails at the commentary desk as Harry sips a coke. The Saturday Night crowd buzzes in anticipation of the main event. A stretcher sits at the end of the aisle. A strip of yellow tape is on the floor halfway up the entranceway, stretching from one barricade to the other.

Harry: "Well, it's time for our main event."

Jenna: "Uh huh."

"K.I.N.G." by Satyricon hits the PA and the crowd immediately directs their attention to the entranceway.

Andrew: "The following is a Stretcher Match! To win, you have to put your opponent on that stretcher next to the ring and wheel him across the taped yellow line!"

Metal Dragon has already crossed the tape on the floor and is briskly walking to the ring, clad in long black wrestling tights and black boots. He has a microphone in his left hand, which he raises to his lips as Porter prepares to introduce him.

"Introducing first, from-"

MD: "I got this, Andy."

The crowd boos the cocky and self-absorbed middleweight. Dragon begins to talk as he walks toward the stretcher.

"I'm from Nashville. I weigh 220 pounds. Who gives a fuck? There are more important details to be covered tonight, namely the impending doom of ICW."

More booing is directed at MD as he jumps onto the stretcher and sits on it, looking up the aisle.

"I have this awesome opportunity right here to curbstomp the head of ICW by taking out Tripp, ICW's lead man, by blemishing the face of the defunct company. That's right, it's defunct. It's dead. It's more dead than capitalism will be when that asshole gets inaugurated in January. ICW is no longer a revolution or a big promotion, it's now a bunch of outcasts who we gladly hired due to a shortage of cannon fodder."

A "You suck!" chant strikes up, which Metal Dragon rolls his eyes in response to. The chant eventually transitions into a huge incantation of "Tripp!" before Dragon hops back down to the floor and cuts them off.

"AHEM! Shut up. If there's one thing you all take from my lecture, it should be that Saturday Night Knockout will get a facelift tonight, and that face will look exactly like Metal Dragon. Now, Tripp, get your emo ass down here so the transition of power in SNK can hurry up and happen."

MD leans on the stretcher, casually waiting for Tripp.

TBC Tripp

[-Jack Noble-]

As Metal Dragon is leaning up against the stretcher, as if he were bored, the metal genre song "Right Now" by the high influence band named Korn begins to blast and vibrate the speakers around the EVPW gym. Some of the audience cheer while others boo, not knowing what to make of this superstar for his recent actions, some have been good, some bad, but everyone either loves to love him or loves to hate him. The black curtain which separates the backstage with the actual stage is then snapped over a mans shoulder. The man is Tripp, wearing a black suit coat with worn out black jeans that have a metal chain attached to one of the belt hoops that seems to be connected to a wallet in his back pocket. Along with these couple items he is wearing his usual black platform boots with a white "Rock Academy" t shirt. As the crowd stares at his clothes, everyone just seems to realize that Tripp also has a microphone in his right hand, and a cocky and somewhat stupid smirk worn across his face.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Oh man, it looks like Tripp has something to say, get ready for a long one, Jenna.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Hey now! Believe it or not, I actually like The Rated HXC Superstar. I don't know if he would be my pick to win the match tonight, but no one even knows what hes about to do! Maybe the match will get canceled?

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Well that would stink! And believe me, I know stink. And if this were to get called off, that would have stink written all over it!

Tripp, with microphone in hand, flattens and extends as many fingers on each hand as he can without letting the microphone fall down. he then shifts his hands up and down, calling for quiet among the EVPW fans, staff, who ever, it looks like he needs to say something.

~.:;The Rated HXC Superstar~Tripp;:.~
I don't know if you realized this, but usually pissing someone off before the match is a bad omen. Unfortunately for you, if you actually want a match tonight, you're going to have to fight it on MY terms.

Metal Dragon then stands back with his own power, not leaning against the stretcher anymore. He does not look like he really cares what Tripp's "terms" are, he just wants to start a beat down on ICW former main man.

~.:;The Rated HXC Superstar~Tripp;:.~
I wouldn't be looking like such a cocky little fuck if I were you, my terms have been known to be a bit, as they say in the Psych ward, "out there". So you better pay attention, because I'm only saying this once. The stretcher is to be wrapped in barbed wire, giving each man another incentive to not even lay on it. The next term is we start this match where I want it to start. Meaning if you want a match, you're going to have to follow me for it.

Tripp smirks once again as Metal Dragon still seems to not care. The Rated HXC Superstar then holds out a hand with the index finger extended to the sky.

~.:;The Rated HXC Superstar~Tripp;:.~
One last thing metal dildo, err... Dragon. You'll see just how fucking emo I am when I'm cutting YOU against that barbed wire!

With this statement Tripp seems to have lost his cool before taking a few deep breathes. He then winds his arm back and heaves the microphone down to the ring. However, Tripp was a bit off and the microphone had just cracked into the back of a popcorn vendors skull causing the man to fly forward and popcorn to fly everywhere. MD laughs before getting his game face on, not wanting to chase after Tripp to start the match. Tripp now slaps the curtain out of the way before walking through it into the backstage area once again.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Oh wow, Tripp just dared Metal Dragon to start the match under Tripp's terms! Do you think MD will actually chase down Tripp backstage?

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Well I don't know to be honest, I'm still getting used to all of these EVPW guys personalities, but Tripp is a man of his word and won't back down from his idea.

As Jenna has the last word come out of her mouth, the official slides out of the ring and begins to look around for something under the squared circle itself. He then pulls out a long and rolled up set of barbed wire. The fans react to this with roaring cheers, loving this hardcore atmosphere. The official then begins to wrap it around the stretcher as Metal Dragon now seems to be getting a little annoyed, Tripp has had time now to roam as far as he wanted. The referee finishes wrapping the stretcher with the razor sharp barbed wire as MD looks into the stretcher where the barbed wire is now calling home. He then takes off, running back up the entrance ramp and smashing through the curtain, into the backstage area, wanting a piece of Tripp's ass as the expression goes. Metal Dragon then looks around before jogging up to a backstage worker, and asking him if they had seen Tripp. The worker nods and point in the direction he believes Tripp had went into, MD nods and begins to jog down the hallway in which the man had pointed. Suddenly, a boom of sorts his heard from the door he had just passed. Metal Dragon stops his trot before turning around, looking at the door. He now realizes the door is labeled "The Kure" which is Tripp's tag teams name. Metal Dragon then takes a deep breath, expecting to be ambushed. He then slowly turns the door nob before pushing it hard into the wall behind it. He notices Darnez FC in the background of the room looking into a mirror with his shirt off, talking to himself.

~.:;Darnez FC;:.~
Yes ladies, I am part of The Kure, the best tag team in the world!

He then pauses before clinching his fists, as Metal Dragon now thinks Darnez might have noticed him.

~.:;Darnez FC;:.~
Yes, Tripp's in it too.. GOD DAMN IT! How come they even ask for him in my head?! Son of a bitch! FUCK!

Darnez FC then punches the locker next to the mirror shouting "Whats wrong with MEEE?!!" Metal Dragon slowly backs up before jogging away from the room, kind of freaked out.

TBCB Metal Dragon
((OOC: I thought it would be a bit more fun to open the match up this way [= ))

[M BISON]

MD stops and looks back at the door, an eyebrow raised. He shakes his head before deciding to continue the search for his opponent. Dragon turns a corner and immediately sees a fire extinguisher swinging down at him. MD doesn't have time to react and is knocked to the floor by the red object. Dragon lands on his back, seeing stars as Tripp drops the fire extinguisher on his stomach. The Rated HXC Superstar then raises his right leg and drives his sole into the fire extinguisher, slamming it into the midsection of his grounded opponent. MD's upper body recoils up as a flow of air expels from his lungs and out his mouth as Tripp bends down and grabs him by the hair. Dragon, however, swings his left leg up to strike Tripp in the stomach. Tripp is stunned for a moment and MD uses that opening to grip the extinguisher with both hands and swing it upward to catch the ICW alum on the chin. The fast and hard shot stands Tripp up before he stumbles back into a water cooler, giving Dragon an opening to get to his feet.

The two men face off, Tripp leaning one hand on the water cooler before MD raises the extinguisher overhead. MD hurls the fire extinguisher at Tripp, but Tripp moves out of the way and the jug on top of the cooler takes the impact, breaking it off and spilling water everywhere. Unsatisfied with his missed attack, Dragon charges Tripp and shoves him into the concrete wall before beginning to deliver several punches to Tripp's face. The head of the slightly heavier man is sandwiched between Metal Dragon's knuckles and the wall several times before he knees MD in the stomach. Tripp immediately goes on the offensive, shoving MD into the opposite wall in the narrow hall before driving a knee into Dragon's gut. Tripp grabs MD's hair and turns him around, then grabs his head with both hands and slams his forehead into the wall. Not hesitating, The Rated HXC Superstar quickly throws MD's head back before slamming it into the concrete wall again. Tripp then turns Dragon toward him and turns around, then springs onto the remains of the water cooler and leaps off in a sitting position. Tripp's body is turned in a way that the backs of his legs fly straight at MD, Tripp's left leg hitting him in the chest and the right connecting with his face. Both men crash to the floor, Dragon landing much harder due to the Leg Lariat.

Harry: "Well, they've both done plenty of damage to each other backstage. Now, are they going to get out here to the ring area or what?"

Jenna: "I hope they'll get out here! They're destroying the backstage area!"

Tripp gets up and wastes no time in grabbing MD's hair and pulling him to his feet. Dragon is dragged around the corner before Tripp grabs him by the arm and whips him past Darnez's dressing room. The wall is far from MD, so he is able to stick his arms out and stop himself. Tripp knows that, though, and runs at him. As Dragon halts his own momentum and turns around, Tripp tilts his body to the right and lifts his right knee up. Tripp's knee slams into MD's midsection, driving him into the wall before he staggers forward. The ICW legend doesn't let Dragon fall to the floor; he instead chooses to wrap his right arm around MD's head and then grab Dragon's waist. Tripp takes a step back before quickly falling backwards, flipping MD overhead and making the Nashvillian land on his back with a Snap Suplex. Metal Dragon lies prone on the ground, holding his back as a sharp pain rushes through it. Tripp wastes little time in getting up and grabbing MD's ankles, then dragging him in the direction of the entranceway. The two men make their way through the curtain, Dragon relaxing and letting Tripp drag him across the floor but staying alert to avoid a possible attempt at a submission hold.

"Tripp is not having too much trouble with his opponent, and I think he's perfectly comfortable with that!"

"He'd better not let that get to his head, Harry. Metal Dragon took out a guy 90-something pounds heavier than him last week. He's a competitor, of what I've seen."

"Both of these guys are smart wrestlers. They know how to build on momentum and switch it, which means that anything could happen. Now, I'm getting kinda hungry."

Tripp drags his adversary to the aisle and turns so that his back is to the barricade. He then leans back, momentum making the body of Metal Dragon rise. MD gets perpendicular to the ground and then shifts his weight downward as he is ejected from Tripp's grasp, bending his knees as he does so to slam both of them into Tripp's face. The Rated HXC Superstar flinches in pain before rolling away from MD in the direction of the ring. Metal Dragon gets up and pursues his grounded opponent. He finally gets into range and stomps Tripp's ribs, making Tripp roll away some more before getting up and walking toward the ring. Dragon follows Tripp to the ring, the dreadlocked superstar leaning on the apron before quickly turning around and swinging his arm at MD. Tripp's palm slaps onto Dragon's sternum as a "Wooo!" emanates from the crowd. The surprised Metal Dragon staggers back, holding his chest as Tripp walks up to him. Tripp sticks his right arm out and swings a clothesline at MD, but the EVPW original ducks and grabs Tripp's left arm. Metal Dragon then steps to the left and pulls his opponent's arm, slinging Tripp toward the stretcher with an Irish Whip. The stomach of Tripp collides with the barbed wire and he is bent over on the stretcher for a moment, then immediately steps back while gasping in pain. Dragon quickly approaches Tripp and kicks him in the back, making the ICW star stumble forward again. Tripp collides with the barbed-wire-wrapped stretcher once more, more cuts being made in his torso as he lets out a yell. MD grabs Tripp's hair and slams his face into the stretcher, barbed wire cutting into his face before standing Tripp up straight again. Dragon leans his head and neck to the side to look at Tripp's face, observing the new cuts opened on his forehead, cheek, and lip. Tripp quickly sticks an elbow into MD's ribs, then another to make Dragon back off. The Rated HXC Superstar then scoops Metal Dragon up between the legs with his right arm and holds him in a powerslam position. Tripp turns around to face the stretcher as MD begins flailing, a couple elbows hitting Tripp's jaw. The ICW legend is unfazed, however, and shifts MD's weight to the left in his grasp. At the same time, Tripp turns somewhat left and releases MD at the same time, making Dragon flop face-first onto the stretcher. The crowd goes wild as the barbed wire rips into Dragon's anterior, his face, chest, and arms being cut as he rolls off. Rolling off, however, only cuts his arms more as he flops onto the padded concrete floor.

"WOW! That was as painful as a padded piece of furniture can get! Metal Dragon just got flopped onto that barbed wire!"

"They're both ripped open now! And you know stuff like that is nothing for these two guys!"

Tripp makes his way to the steel steps, removing them from their regular position and picking them up. His opponent still lying on the ground, he clutches the handles tightly and waits for MD to get up. Dragon reaches his feet, groggy, and Tripp runs at him with the steps overhead. Dragon comes to his senses, though, and slides forward. MD's legs trap those of Tripp and Dragon pushes his opponent forward, sending the ICW legend falling forward. Tripp throws the steps forward on the way down to avoid colliding with them before he flops face and stomach first onto the floor. The Drop Toe Hold having knocked the breath out of his antagonist, Metal Dragon gets up and walks around the ring. MD's eyes glance around the area of the announcers' and timekeeper's tables, the Nashville native thinking of what punishment he can inflict with some steel chairs. Tripp crawls to the apron and begins pulling himself up on it as Dragon quickly glances back to him. The fan favorite climbs under the bottom rope into the ring. Meanwhile, Dragon grabs an unused steel chair sitting next to the announcers' desk and folds it. MD slides into the ring to face off with Tripp. Tripp approaches Dragon cautiously, his mentality being to attempt to take his adversary's weapon. Metal Dragon quickly rushes forward and swings his chair overhead, but Tripp ducks. As the dreadlocked one turns around after avoiding the chair, MD immediately swivels his hip to the left and shoots his left leg out. The sole of Metal Dragon kicks into the gut of Tripp, doubling him over before MD drops the chair under Tripp's face. The EVPW original then quickly wraps his arm around the bent-over Tripp's head before falling backward, The Rated HXC Superstar's skull smashing into the steel chair courtesy of a beautiful DDT.

"What an impact with that chair!"

"Now it's time to get him on that stretcher and finish him off. This is the first good chance that either man has had to do so in this match."

Adrenaline pumping, Dragon grabs Tripp's shoulder and hair and pulls him up to his feet. MD turns Tripp so that Tripp's back is to the stretcher, which still lies adjacent to the ring, and shoves the ICW star onto the ropes near the stretcher. Dragon steps back, his dazed opponent leaned on the ropes like a drunk. MD kicks the chair out of his way as he backs up to the middle of the ring. Dragon then charges at Tripp and sticks his right arm out to attempt a clothesline, but The Rated HXC Superstar ducks and pulls the top rope down at the last moment. Metal Dragon is sent flipping forward out of the ring and landing on the stretcher, his back landing on the barbed wire this time as the crowd cheers.

"What a counter by Tripp! He just sent Dragon flipping out of the ring and landing on the barbed wire on the way down!"

Dragon falls off of the stretcher on the way down and lands on the floor, face down and motionless. Tripp, still leaning on the ropes with his left arm, raises his right arm in the air with his fist clenched. His loyal followers cheer even more before a "Tripp!" chant starts.

TBC Tripp

[-Jack Noble-]

Tripp then lowers his arm, still bracing himself against the ring ropes; he then looks down as a camera shot follows his gaze. Metal Dragon lays on the outside ring area still face down, as you can now see little cuts all over his back. Pure, red, blood is trickling out of a few of the cuts, with them being deeper and all, while a few others are just stacking up the blood for a scab to form. Dragon, now, begins to roll over onto his cut back, while Tripp begins to climb up the turnbuckle. Metal Dragon then rolls back over to his two knees before planting both of his fists into the ground, pushing his mangled body back up to a vertical base. Tripp then sees his chance, and of course, goes for it. Jumping off the top rope with his arms and legs spread out almost forming an “X” with his body, Tripp begins his dissent on Metal Dragon. However, being the experienced wrestler he is, Metal Dragon quickly brags a hold of the barbed wire wrapped stretcher and pulls it into the place he once was standing. The camera shot then zooms in on Tripp’s face as you can almost hear the words “Oh Shit” come out of his mouth; he then closes his eyes expecting impact at any second. The Rated HXC Superstar then lands stomach first onto the stretcher, both his legs and arms are hanging over each side as a scream echoes out through the arena.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Oh My God! I’ve seen some pretty messed up things in my time here in EVPW, but NONE as vile as this!

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
I don’t even know if either of these men will be able to walk away from this wreck when the match is over. Good thing this is a main event, and as it is certainly worth its title so far.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
True Jenna, and the thing with this is, the match hasn’t even been going on so long.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Exactly, but it makes you wonder how much longer this match will go on.

Tripp is making noise of agony before Metal Dragon takes off at the stretcher his opponent is laid out on. He then lifts a boot and kicks the side of the stretcher as it and Tripp go sideways, smacking into the ring and making a “Tripp sandwich”. Tripp once again lets out of growl of pain as he then places his hands on either side of the stretcher, pushing himself away from it. Skin begins to tear as Tripp continues to pry himself from this nasty barbed wire hell. He then lets out a sigh of relief as he finds himself under the ring and off of the stretcher. Metal Dragon seems to then notice that Tripp is nowhere to be seen, so he trots over to where he had kicks the stretcher and pushes the prone object aside. He bends over, grabbing the ring skirt with a hand before pulling it up and over his head, looking under the ring. Tripp then crawls out, with steel chair in hand, from a side next to the one Metal Dragon is looking under. The Rated HXC Superstar then raises the chair above his head walking over to where Dragon is looking. Tripp whips his hands down, bringing the steel chair with them, it whacks across Metal Dragons back, sending the man down to the ground as soon as contact was met.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
What a vicious, vicious chair shot from Tripp! Even my back hurts after watching that one.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Same here Jenna, that was definitely one of the best chair shots I’ve ever seen from Tripp! Along with one of the sneakiest moves by hiding under the ring.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
It sure was, however, I, for one, am not used to seeing Tripp go into hiding such as he did.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
True, but you have you pull out all the stops and do what needs to be done with an opponent such as Metal Dragon. That guy has done about everything that there is to do when it comes to wrestling.

The Rated HXC Superstar then lets out a sigh before taking a deep breath. It then looks as if he is about to throw the chair down but he holds back from releasing it. Tripp gazes back down at Metal Dragons body before picking up the steel chair over his head, and swinging it back down, crashing into the man’s back once again. However, Tripp continues to do this time after time after time, as it seems to turn into a pattern of unfortunate events for Dragon. The ICW Icon finally decides enough is enough and lifts the chair above his head once more before throwing as hard as he can at the ring, before yelling and snapping out his arms into a flex, obviously quite pumped up now. The fans react to this by screams of cheer and a few scattered boos. It seems as if Tripp has a lot of the crowd on his side as he has had most of this match, even though he isn’t exactly a baby face, he surely is not a heel. Tripp bends down and wraps his fingers around the prone stretcher and stands straight up, picking it back up along with him, and placing it on all four wheels. By this time Tripp has laid off his opponent for a while, and Metal Dragon begins to stir around on the ground after those brutal chair shots from The Rated HXC Superstar.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
For a while there I wasn’t so sure that Tripp could pull this out, but a steel chair is always a great equalizer!

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
That it is Harry, that it is. But this thing isn’t even close to being done and over with, so let’s not get out hopes up yet.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Get our hopes up? I call it fair Jenna, unlike some people…

Jenna stares down Homeless Harry with a look a mother would give to their child’s bad influence type of friend before simply taking a breath and letting it go. Homeless Harry seems to be in shock that Jenna had not been all over him, so to speak, about it, but he to shrugs it off and goes back to calling the actual in the match.

Metal Dragon is now up to a knee while the opposite arm pushes off the ground, slowly raising himself to his feet. Tripp seems to not care, not thinking Dragon was in any shape to do anything “out there” so he continues to roll the stretcher back into a place he would think it should be. As Tripp is fooling around with the stretcher, Metal Dragon takes off charging at the unsuspecting superstar. Tripp turns around and is met with Dragon flying at him with both hands in the air, knocking both of them into the guard rail that keeps the fans from getting hurt, usually. Metal Dragon rolls off of Tripp as it looks as if he did not receive any damage to himself after that body splash into the guard rail. He then looks down at Tripp and cocks a smile as it seems he had been almost broken in half. Tripp is still leant up against the guard rail; he is clutching his abdominal region as he surely took the brunt of the move. Dragon then walks back, as Tripp slowly gets back to his vertical base, looking ready to repeat the move as it was extremely successful before. Suddenly, MD takes off at Tripp once again, however Tripp grabs a glass bear bottle from a fan and steps aside, swinging the glass bottle as Metal Dragons head. The glass beer bottle cracks over Dragons head, causing is to break to pieces from the impact with his skull.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Wow, as soon as it started to look up for Metal Dragon, Tripp found a way to reverse that second body splash! Well, with the help of a glass bottle, but I still think it counts all the same.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Either way, Metal Dragon now appears to be bleeding from his forehead, not making things any easier for him.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
True, but don’t forget that Tripp is still bleeding from the whole front of his body, chest to lower abdominals, from that stretcher.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
It’s his own fault too! He’s the genius that came up with that barbed wire stretcher match at the beginning of the match!

Tripp drops to his hands and knees as it seems he is completely exhausted from this match, both men have lost a decent amount of blood from their bodies. Metal Dragon then rolls over onto his back, showing his bloodied face to the camera. He then brings up an arm from his side and wipes his face, now seeing his own blood; he seems to be angry instead of shocked or scared. Dragon grunts as he kicks up with his legs, getting himself into a sitting upright position. Tripp notices his opponents slowly getting up, so he naturally gets back to his own two feet as to not let Dragon have a wide open shot at slapping a move onto him. By this time Metal Dragon is now up and standing too, Tripp then rears back with a right hand and slings it back forward, attempting to punch MD in the face. However, Metal Dragon ducks down avoiding the right hand before standing back up straight behind Tripp, he then pulls Tripp’s hair down causing him to bend back. Dragon then quickly wraps his arms around the neck of The ICW Main Hall of Famer. The Rated HXC Superstar then realizes what he had just got himself into, The Dragon Sleeper submission move. He flails his arms around, trying to get out of it fast so that he won’t feel the dreadful effects of being chocked out.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Dragon Sleeper! Dragon Sleeper! The submission is applied on Tripp expertly! How in the hell is he ever going to get out this?

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
I don’t know Harry, but I’m sure a lot of the fans here tonight want to see him get out of it. Metal Dragon isn’t the most liked superstar on the EVPW roster.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Neither is Tripp though, not with his recent actions in forming that tag team The Kure. They may be funny, but they always have an evil reason behind the humor.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Don’t be a buzz kill Harry!

Metal Dragon now wears a big smile on his face again as he has taken complete control of this match up with Tripp in the devastating dragon sleeper. However, Tripp continues to flail his arms around, trying to find any way to get out of the move. Much to Dragon’s pleasure though, the flailing arms begin to lose some strength as they are barely moving around. Metal Dragon jerks back on Tripp’s head once and then twice before letting the hold go, thinking he had done enough to Tripp to load him up onto the stretcher. The Rated HXC Superstar falls limply to the ground, smacking hard on his back. MD then walks over to the stretcher and pulls it closer to where Tripp lies, motionless. He pulls down a lever on the stretcher, causing his to fall into a more compact version that it closer to the ground. Dragon walks over to Tripp, who was lying on the opposite side of the stretcher then where Dragon was standing, and bends down before grabbing a hold of his long dreadlocks and shoulder, picking him up to a vertical base. He then pushes him against the stretcher, having the barbed wire rip into Tripp’s flesh once again; a loud growl of pain is heard though out the gym. Metal Dragon then bends over once more, reaching for Tripp’s feet. However, Tripp bends his leg at the knee and then swings it back forward, knocking Metal Dragons jaw. MD stumbles back as The Rated HXC Superstar begins to peel himself from the barbed wire. After putting up a big struggle, Tripp has managed to get his body off the barbed wire with only minor cuts around his back. He then turns around to face Metal Dragon once again, but he is now met with Dragon running at full speed, wrapping his arms around Tripp’s waist, before completing the spear onto the barbed wire stretcher. Another scream of pain echoes around the gym as Tripp’s back once again gets even more torn open.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
DragonFire spear onto the stretcher! Oh this match is about to be over and it’s a damn shame!

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Come on Jenna, both men put a lot into it, but someone has to win and someone has to lose.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Well Duh! Who are you now? John Madden??

TBCB MD

[M BISON]

Tripp falls off of the stretcher and it tips over with him, making the ICW star land on the other side of it. MD sits on all fours, getting his breath back. The barbed wire in Tripp's back is not threatened with removal, as Tripp is totally unresponsive and immobile. Dragon finally gets up and glances across the stretcher, impressed with the impact that his finisher made. He walks to the still-downed Tripp and begins removing the barbed wire from his skin, then sets the stretcher upright. MD then grabs Tripp's hair and sits him up, then slowly pulls his opponent's dead weight to its feet. MD reaches between Tripp's legs and scoops him up, then puts him on the stretcher once more. Barring the barbed wire, Tripp manages to find it more comfortable than the floor despite the bloodstained pillow and mattress. The Rated HXC Superstar lies prone, figuring that he can muster an ounce of energy in a few seconds to roll off. As MD begins to position the stretcher to roll up the aisle, Tripp still wisely keeps himself from moving a muscle, letting his arms and legs hang off of the stretcher in hopes that MD will not punish him further.

Harry: "If Tripp is planning on escaping, he's doing a good job by playing dead."

Jenna: "But can Tripp roll off that thing? He just took a DragonFire."

Metal Dragon steps to the side of the stretcher, noticing Tripp's limbs hanging loose, and a sinister idea pops in his head. MD then grabs Tripp's left arm and leg before sliding under the stretcher. MD fits the arm under his own armpit while reaching to grab the other with it, then holds Tripp's captive leg while wrapping his ankles around the other one. He succeeds and traps his opponent in something similar to a Surfboard or maybe an Octopus Stretch as he pulls down on all of Tripp's limbs, making the back of The Rated HXC Superstar press down on the barbed wire. The submission wakes Tripp up, but at a huge cost as the victim of the move screams in pain. The crowd cringes at the sight, knowing few minds that could think of something like this. A few people begin a "Tripp!" chant, trying to will him on as the hold is maintained. The chant dies down quickly as most of the crowd don't see a way that the man they are rooting for can pull off a victory. After a short but long period of time, Metal Dragon releases Tripp from the hold quickly, causing his shoulders and thighs to slightly hyperextend. Dragon slides out from under the stretcher, satisfied with his work as he walks to the back of the stretcher to begin pushing it towards the yellow line. The crowd begins booing as the journey begins, MD taking his time as he smirks.

"It's almost as if the booing of the crowd makes Metal Dragon feel accomplished. He's sickening me."

"Nothing's more satisfying than booing if you know you're not the crowd favorite, and that really goes for any sport. What's really sickening is that submission he put Tripp in. That's one of the most sadistic things I've seen in a while."

The spirits of the crowd drop, the charisma in the booing decreasing as the stretcher is a couple feet from the line. Suddenly, Tripp uses that last ounce of energy to roll off the stretcher. The match goes on at the expense of a couple more cuts, but new cuts aren't even noticeable for Tripp at this point as he rolls to the crowd wall and begins pulling himself up. The crowd comes alive, cheering for their hero as MD huffs in frustration and walks toward the ring. Dragon reaches under the ring apron and pulls out a ladder, a weapon that he has recently developed an affinity for. Tripp gets to his feet, adrenaline forcing itself through his bloodstream as he shoves the stretcher down the aisle away from the tape. Dragon readies the ladder in his hands as the ICW Icon stands still, looking straight at him. Metal Dragon charges with the ladder in his grasp, but when he nears his target it slides forward with its legs. Tripp does a baseball slide right under the ladder and past MD, but grabs his back leg and comes up with it in his grasp. Dragon manages to keep his balance before Tripp falls while turning his ankle in the direction of the ladder, making MD fall on the ladder with a Reverse Dragon Screw. The two competitors, now enemies, get up at about the same time. Metal runs at his opponent with an outstretched left arm, but Tripp ducks and MD stops himself after a couple steps. The two men simultaneously turn around and Tripp immediately shoots his right leg up, but MD ducks the HXCv.² and moves behind his adversary before putting his arm around his head. Metal Dragon holds Tripp in a facelock only momentarily, as Tripp quickly turns himself around, then wraps his arms around MD. The Rated HXC Superstar lifts his slightly lighter foe up before dropping to one knee, making MD's groin slam onto Tripp's other knee. The Inverted Atomic Drop forces Dragon's arm to unwrap from Tripp's head as he stumbles back toward the ladder. Tripp immediately gets up and runs at MD, then jumping while he puts an arm across MD's throat and falls forward on his back. While Tripp lands as softly as you could possibly land on concrete, MD's head and neck drag the rest of his body down onto the ladder hard. Both men lie down for a moment as the crowd cheers Tripp's sudden momentum shift.

"Well, the tables turned again. Dragon just got caught with a pretty stiff Neckbreaker Clothesline thingy right there."

"They'll probably turn ten more times before this is over, Jenna."

Tripp rolls to his stomach and gets up, giving the front-row fans a good look at the blood pouring out of his back. Metal Dragon lies on the ladder, writhing around in pain as his back was stiffened from the impact. Dragon opens his eyes just to see Tripp step over him and stomp on his chest before walking toward the stretcher to retrieve it. MD rolls over, grabs the ladder, and gets up to his knees as Tripp begins pushing the stretcher up the aisle. Dragon gets to his feet and charges at Tripp with it, Tripp beginning to push the stretcher faster in an attempt to ram it into MD. As they are about to meet in the aisle, Dragon sidesteps and jumps before thrusting the ladder into Tripp's face, knocking him down to the floor with a thud. MD keeps his feet as he stops himself, the stretcher stopping behind the two. Dragon simply drops the ladder onto Tripp, making it lie on his body lengthwise. MD then climbs onto the apron, and turns toward Tripp, ready to fly. The EVPW original jumps and lies down in air, attempting to land back-first onto the ladder with a senton. As he flies through the air, though, Tripp rolls out of the way while leaving the ladder in the same place. MD then lands on the ladder, but with nobody under it he lands uncomfortably. Dragon grimaces in more pain and Tripp smiles at the sound of it, getting up and looking under the apron. He then pulls out a small hammer and turns it around in his hand, wanting to use the nail-pulling claw to inflict pain. He grips the hammer close to the head as he sticks the claw into MD's scalp for a couple seconds, then digs it into MD's forehead. Dragon screams in pain as he tries to pry Tripp's arms away, then Tripp releases the attack after a few seconds. MD instinctively latches onto the hand holding the hammer upon release, then opens his mouth and bites Tripp's hand. Dragon moves his mouth back and forth to wear away at his opponent's skin before Tripp finally gets his hand out. The Rated HXC Superstar looks angrily at his opponent before stomping his face. Dragon rolls off of the ladder and away from Tripp before beginning to pull himself up on the apron. The ICW legend, intent on giving his opponent minimal breathing room, pursues Dragon.

"Tripp has Metal Dragon retreating. Not only did he flawlessly turn the tide of the match, he also beating him at hardcore, his own game!"

"Yeah, but you said not too long ago that the tables could turn ten more times. And you know that MD would love to use that hammer."

The moment MD gets to his knees, Tripp reaches around his head from behind with the hammer upside-down and sticks the claw into his chin. The claw of the hammer is pulled down toward the neck and then raked upward before being pressed behind MD's lower jaw, giving him the most uncomfortable and ineffective shave of his life. Dragon grabs the hammer at the head and handle and pulls his head back, forcing the weapon away from him. Tripp releases his right hand from the hammer and punches MD in the right temple area once, but Dragon ignores it and gets to one knee while turning to the left a little bit. Tripp punches him again, but again it doesn't faze Dragon as MD quickly gets up and pushes his rear end back into his opponent's hip, then leans forward while pulling Tripp's arm down onto his shoulder. Tripp is tossed over MD's head and lands fast and hard onto the floor before Dragon immediately sits down and puts his legs around Tripp's arm. MD leans back and puts his left leg across Tripp's throat, locking in the arm bar before pulling back on Tripp's arm even more. The Rated HXC Superstar growls in agony before slapping his hand on the arena floor to tap out. It can't end the match, however, and only emboldens MD to cause more damage as he tightens his grip on Tripp's wrist. Suddenly remembering how to escape the hold, Tripp pushes MD's leg off of his neck and slides forward before rolling onto MD. The arm of the ICW Hall-of-Famer finally bends, alleviating the pressure of the submission hold. Tripp then cocks back his free right arm to begin raining punches down on MD's face, leaving Dragon with no choice but to release his adversary's leg and shield himself. Still having the hammer in his left hand, Tripp grips it and brings the ball of the hammer down onto Dragon's stomach. MD's upper and lower body bend forward from the impact, but Metal Dragon instinctively wraps his right arm around Tripp's head. He then takes a breath and shifts the rest of his body to the left, then wraps his legs around Tripp's torso and grabs Tripp's right wrist. The Rated HXC Superstar, now trapped in a Guillotine choke, tries to get his wrist free but MD pulls it into himself. Dragon eyes the stretcher as he tightens the hold, trying to make Tripp pass out so he can load him onto the stretcher and finish the match.

TBC Tripp (Sorry for not replying until now and pressing you for time. I just now had some time to write.)

[-Jack Noble-]

Metal Dragon then thinks he has done enough damage to Tripp as he is not moving around anymore. Dragon spins over to his knees before cockily wiping off his shoulder as if it were nothing. He extends both hands to the ground before pushing off it, helping him back to his own two feet as Tripp is still down and not moving. Dragon begins to walk over to the stretcher that he intends to win this match with. Once he has reached his intended target he places both hands on it and drags it next to where Tripp’s un-lively carcass lay. Metal Dragon then bends over and places an arm on The Rated HXC Superstar’s shoulder and opposite arm before attempting to pull him back up. However, Tripp pulls back hard, catching MD by surprise, and making Dragon run head first into the steel ring post. His head bounces off the ring post as he seems a bit dazed before he falls back and on top of Tripp’s own legs. Tripp lets out a grunt of pain before crawling his way out from under MD. He then continues to crawl over to the ring apron where he grabs a hold of it, helping himself back up to his feet.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Tripp just won’t give up in this match! The man has been down so many times but refuses to stay that way.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Well that’s A-typical Tripp for you. The man hates being down on the mat unless he’s giving the beat down of his life. However I’m really not used to seeing him use a hammer, he was never this violent.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Like I said, there has got to be some evil behind that teaming with Darnez. It’s all fun and games till someone gets pissed off.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
I wouldn’t take it that far Harry, but Tripp has had a bit of an evil side lately.

Tripp then rolls his eyes to the side of his head before lifting an arm from his side up to his chin, stroking it gently. He drops back down to his knees and begins searching under the ring for something. The ICW Icon then re-emerges from under the ring with a steel chair in hand. As this all had been happening, Metal Dragon is now back on his own two feet. As he is watching The Rated HXC Superstar’s every move, almost as if he were stalking him. Dragon then takes off as Tripp turns to him, looking for the DragonFire spear one last time to try to put away this match. However, this time Tripp had been prepared, he lets go of the chair and jumps back before jumping back forward with his right leg extended out. This boot connects with Metal Dragons jaw while he had been running, turning it into the ultimate HXCv.2 super kick.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
What a superkick! I’ve never seen such impact from the HXCv.2 from Tripp.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Well if this was a normal match I think Metal Dragon would be down for the count here but it’s a stretcher match so you know as well as I what is going to happen next.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Actually, I have no idea what’s going to happen next, Jenna…

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Oh, well... neither do I, I was kind of hoping you would get me out of it…

A brief moment of awkward silence breaches the commentating table, before the camera zooms in on to Tripp dragging the corpse of Metal Dragon over to the stretcher. The Rated HXC Superstar then pulls Dragon up hard, using that momentum to swing him over his right shoulder. Tripp takes a deep breath before running at the stretcher with MD on his shoulder. He then jumps up and pushes Dragon’s feet up and off his shoulder, causing him to flip over in mid air before crashing down onto the stretcher back first. Tripp flies over the stretcher and Metal Dragon as his own momentum got a bit out of hand, however, Dragon is still the one who took the brunt of the attack as he is the one who has been stabbed a million times by the barbed wire much as Tripp had been earlier in the match up. The ICW Icon lays on the entrance ramp face down before looking further up the stage and noticing the yellow line that he needs to get MD passed to win the match up. He then rolls over to his back seeing the motionless opponent lying on top of the stretcher. Tripp gets his mind on what he stills needs to accomplish, he then leans forward and places both hands on the ground, helping him get up to a squatting position. Tripp pops up straight, before landing back onto his feet before walking down to where Metal Dragon lies on the stretcher.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Oh man! This could be the end of the match right here!

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Don’t doubt Metal Dragon, he is one hell of a competitor.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
I’m not doubting that, I’m just saying he’s been through a lot so far and well, how much more can this guy take?!

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Apparently a lot Jenna, this man has been through hell and back and still seems to want more.

As for Metal Dragon, he is still laying on the stretcher while Tripp continues to approach him. He then soon after reaches the stretcher where MD is lying on. The Rated HXC Superstar reaches his arms out and grabs a firm hold of the stretcher. Tripp lines it up with the entrance ramp and then begins to push it, building up speed as he wants to cross the line as fast as he possibly can. Metal Dragon then begins to stir, having the barbed wire tear off his flesh as he moves back and forth on the stretcher. He quickly tilts his weight over to one side, causing the stretcher to fall. As it does so Tripp realizes just how close he had come to winning the match as it looks to be only a mere body length away. The ICW Icon then drops to his knees and punches the entrance ramp first with his left hand followed up by his right hand. He turns his gaze over to MD as he is slowly crawling away from the spilled stretcher as it looks almost like if a car accident had taken place. Tripp gets back to his feet with fire in his eyes as they say; he seems to be extremely displeased to say the least.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Did you see the look in Tripp’s eyes? It looks like he’s ready to kill someone out here.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Well Metal Dragon is being annoying and won’t just give up already!

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Come on now Jenna, did you really expect him to? He was talking about ending the legacy of ICW earlier…

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Still, I mean, you shouldn’t mess with a legend!

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Metal Dragon is a legend too you know!

Jenna just mumbles under her breath as Homeless Harry now wears a cocky smirk across his face.
Tripp is now standing next to Metal Dragon as he continues to crawl to the ring, he then lifts up a leg and shoves it back down, slamming into MD’s back. The Rated HXC Superstar then drops to his knees and rolls Dragon over onto his back. He then mounts MD’s stomach before winding up his right hand and ramming it back straight into his opponents jaw; he continues to do so as he throws left and right hands at the face of Metal Dragon. Tripp then winds back one last time with his right hand before jolting it back forward, this time however, MD catches The ICW Icon’s fist in his hand before throwing it back and punching him right in the left cheek; knocking Tripp back and off of him. Dragon then spins over to a knee before placing a hand on his knee, pushing off it. He is now at the vertical base in which you need to have to win the match. By this time Tripp had gotten up too with the help of the ring itself. He smirks at Metal Dragon before placing both arms into the ring as he kicks off the ground with his feet, causing him to slide into the ring. Tripp then gets back to both feet before lifting both arms from his sides to in front of him, moving his fingers back and forth to signal MD that he should set foot in the ring. He also says, “This is my damn ring, no one can beat me in here.” However, only Dragon could hear this due to the noise from the gym.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Did you see that? Tripp’s challenging him to come into the ring and fight him like a man, and it’s about damn time.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
I was pretty sure he was fighting like a man on the outside of the ring too, Jenna.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Oh shut up Harry! You don’t know shut about being a man.

Harry cocks an eyebrow before looking over at Jenna as to say “what the fuck?” moments later he once again just shrugs and goes back to calling the match.

Metal Dragon slowly turns his head and gazes up towards the ring giving Tripp a look that could kill. Tripp stares back down into his eyes mouthing the words, “You’ve never been shit and you never will be.” Dragon then seems to lose his cool then as he takes the same route as Tripp had and slides head first into the ring. The ICW Icon then gets all over him, kicking his downed opponent until Dragon stretches out his arm and grabs a hold of Tripp’s boot before jerking his arm toward himself, causing Tripp to slip and fall to his back. MD then crawls over to where Tripp lies and begins to pummel him with right and left hands straight to the noggin. He then grabs a hold of the top rope and pulls himself up to a vertical stance before reaching down and grabbing The Rated HXC Superstar by an arm and hoisting him up too. Dragon does not release his hold on Tripp’s arm but instead jumps forward before planting his feet to the mat as he swings his opponent by the arm into the rope opposite of himself. Tripp, who is now flying at the ropes, bounces off of them and comes back with even more momentum as the ring ropes have acted as a sling. Metal Dragon then wraps his arms around The ICW Icon’s waist and using the momentum Tripp had gained from the ropes whips spins around before slamming him into the unforgiving canvas of the EVPW ring.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
What a spinebuster from Metal Dragon! That’ll keep Tripp down for a while.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Have you learned nothing from this match? Tripp doesn’t stay down! He keeps on getting back up no matter what Dragon has thrown at him.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
But he’s stayed down for quite a while with some of the moves, remember when he was laid out on the stretcher like… ten times?!

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Don’t yell at me Harry, what have I ever done to you to make you act this way towards me? It’s not a very nice thing to do, yell at someone.

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
Are you serious, Jenna?

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Of course not.

Jenna smiles before sticking out her tongue at Harry, making him get a little red in the face, either from blushing or anger, either way the match continues to go on.
Metal Dragon then pops back up to his feet as he has gained a lot of momentum from that spinebuster he had just perfectly executed onto Tripp. Dragon walks over to the ropes before stepping through the second and third one with one foot as the rest of his body soon after continues between then too. He then hops down to the outside ring area and begins to walk up the entrance ramp as if he were just leaving. This, however, is not the case; Metal Dragon grabs a good and solid hold on the stretcher and sets it back up on all four of its wheels before pushing it down the ramp. MD continues to push it down until he had reached the outside of the ring, he pushes it further not running into the ring itself as he then pushes its side up against the apron. Metal Dragon rolls back into the ring as he had set up the stretcher perfectly if he wanted to drop Tripp down onto it. Speaking of Tripp, he is now back up to his feet, still a bit dazed. Dragon then runs up behind him and wraps both of his arms around the waist of The ICW Icon and flings back, dropping his weight to the ring a lot with the back of Tripp’s neck. The Rated HXC Superstar then clutches his neck after the nasty impact between it and the ring itself as MD begins to get back up to his feet after that german suplex. Tripp, who is rolling around in the middle of the ring in pain from the suplex, is now in the ideal position for Metal Dragon who is watching on, waiting for him to get up.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Things are not looking good for Tripp here anymore, Metal Dragon has all the control in the world right now!

~.:;Homeless Harry;:.~
He sure does, and everyone knows he loves it that way.

~.:;Jenna Foxx;:.~
Of course you would know Harry. So what did you two do last night?

Jenna nudges her elbow into Homeless Harry’s arm as he is now looking both embarrassed and kind of upset.

TBCB MD