Ravel Draken vs Metal Dragon Submission Match

[Ravel Draken]

"Devour" by Shinedown starts.
The song starts to play and Ravel walks out from backstage. Ravel walks down the ramp slapping all of his fans hands. Ravel then slides in and gets up quickly.

Lizzie:"Introducing first from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania weighing in at 195 pounds.....RAVEL DRAKEN THE HIGH FLYING SUICIDAL MANIAC!!

He runs toward the turnbuckle and runs up it. While on the turnbuckle he Puts both hands into the shape of a gun and puts them to his mouth. Ravel Then does a back flip off the turn buckle and stretches before his match begins.


TBC! Metal Dragon

[M BISON]

JP: "Ravel's really come out of his shell since joining EVPW and Metal Dragon has been dominant here. This should be a good one, ladies and gentlemen."

"South of Heaven" by Slayer begins playing through the small arena as the crowd begins booing, their mind made up this time as they choose to root for Ravel Draken, the underdog as well as the fan favorite. Metal Dragon comes through the curtain wearing his long black tights and black wrestling shoes with a microphone in his left hand.

Ray: "Here he is in all his glory, Jimmy!"

"You didn't like him just a couple weeks ago!"

"WELL, I CHANGED MY MIND." *thbbbbt*

MD walks toward the ramp with the opinionated fans booing him before reaching the ring and walking up the steps onto the apron. Lizzie starts moving her own microphone up to her mouth to talk but Dragon raises his mic at her to gesture that he has something to say, then steps between the top and middle rope to begin speaking.

"Sssh! He's gonna talk!"

MD: "Ladies and gentlemen, the following is a submission match, and it will end ONLY with this half of a man in front of me, Ravel Draken, submitting to any one of the variety of painful holds I can put him in. Now presenting his opponent, from Nashville, Tennessee, weighing in at 220 pounds, the future EVPW Imperial Champion, Metal Fucking Dragon!"

The crowd boos as MD looks around, first to the crowd and their catcalls and then at Ravel who is gesturing him to back up his words.

"Boo all you want, Concord. FUCK YOU. If you disapprove of what I'm saying, why don't some of you step over that railing after I've broken all of Ravel's limbs and I can wipe the floor with you next?"

Metal pitches the microphone out of the ring and a man working ringside catches it before MD turns to Ravel and the two approach each other in the ring, sizing each other up as the referee calls for the bell.

TBC Ravel

[Ravel Draken]

The Bell Rings and Ravel and Metal Dragon circle around the ring. They start to move in closer then they finally grapple up. Ravel has a little more strength than MD. Ravel kicks MD in the stomach then punches him in the back. He then puts him under his arm pit and DDT's him. He still holds onto him, He then wraps his legs around him and locks in the submission. MD starts to struggle and he ends up finding his hand on a rope. The ref tells Ravel to let go. Ravel does let go! The ref starts the DQ count. 1...2...3...4... Ravel lets him go. Ravel gets up and starts to stomp on MD. He then stops and starts to pick up MD but, MD grabs Ravels arm and pulls him over and flips him onto his back and locks in a arm bar. He cranks up the pressure as if hes trying to tear Ravel's arm off. Ravel starts to pull himself to the ropes. He drags MD a little then he gets a hold of the bottom rope.
MD lets go and Ravel holds his shoulder in pain and rolls out of the ring. MD slides out of the ring with him. MD slams Ravel's head onto the side of the mat. Then he grabs Ravel by the head and slams his head into the turnbuckle near the steel steps. Ravel leans over the steel steps and MD backs up to the other side of the ring. MD takes off running and jumps into the air to hit Ravel with his shoulder but Ravel dodge rolls out of the way sending him over the stairs into the barricade on the other side of the steps. MD lays on the ground holding his shoulder. Ravel walks over and picks him up by his head and slides him into the ring. MD starts to get up as he is on one knee Ravel starts to stomp on his legs.

JP:"It Seems as if Ravel is starting to target one body part of Metal Dragon. That's a wonderful stratedgy.

Ray:"Lets go Raves! Take him out!"

Ravel puts his hands on his hips and takes a breath. MD's back is facing Ravel as he gets to his feet. Ravel sees him up and Ravel runs at him and drop kicks his right leg out from under him. Ravel then walks toward MD's legs. He grabs his right leg and puts his right leg in between MD's legs. He then grabs the other leg and wraps it over the right leg of MD. Ravel then falls onto his back locking in a Figure Four. Ravel lifts his body off the ground by pushing himself up. MD's leg starts to hurt a lot more than it has been. Then suddenly MD grabs one of Ravel's legs and starts to unwrap it from his body. He breaks up the Submission. MD stands up as does Ravel. Both men run at each other and they both jump up for a shoulder block and clash shoulders causing pain to the both of them. They both get to their feet and start to brawl it out. MD gets a right hand into the jaw of Ravel sending him back into the ropes. MD then runs and clotheslines Ravel and sending the both of them out of the ring. But MD lands on his feet. MD lifts Ravel up and slides him in the ring. MD then locks in a sleeper hold while Ravels on the ground. Ravel after about a minute looks like hes fading. The ref grabs his arm and lifts it up. Then drops it it falls limp. He does it again...it falls limp. Then he does it to see for a submission Ravel has life!

JP:"Oh My God! I Thought it was over! HE didn't pass out! WOW!"

Ray:"WOW how amazing!

Ravel grabs the bottom rope. The ref starts the DQ count 1...2...3....4.... MD lets go at the last second. He rolls over and walks over to Ravels legs. He Drags him into the middle of the ring. He jumps to the front of Ravel and plops down and locks in a cross face. Ravel screams in pain. MD starts to put pressure on Ravels nose forcing it to start to bleed Ravel starts to lift up onto his knees. Now that hes on his hands and knees. Ravel starts to crawl his way over to the ropes. He gets onto starts to get on both feet. He stands up and MD has changed the Crossface into a Sleeperhold. Ravel grabs MD's head and ducks throwing MD over his head. Ravel feels the blood. Ravel gets mad and walks over to MD. He walks over to MD's Legs. He grabs the both of them and sits on MD's Back locking in a Boston Crab. He forces pressure on the legs and back of MD. The closet ropes are on the other side of the ring. Metal Dragon starts to feel the pain. MD starts to lift himself up with his arms. With all of his strength MD straightens his leg and sends Ravel into a front flip out of the ring from between the middle and top rope. Ravel lands flat on his back. MD walks over to the ropes and drops to the ground and roll out of the ring.

JP:"This has been a very intense match up. Ravel and Metal Dragon have been about Equal in this match up so far. I really wanna see who comes out and dominates the rest of the match. I am really pulling for Metal Dragon but Ravel has been doing about the same amount of damage,and is targeting one spot on Metal Dragons body."

Ray:"I just like seeing the sweat pour of these men's bodies. I wish i was in that ring."

JP:"I really don't think that would be a good idea. These men are really fired up! I can't wait to see more."

TBC by Metal Dragon.

[M BISON]

Now outside of the ring, MD steps around to Ravel's torso and begins stomping his right foot onto his downed opponent's stomach as the referee begins a ten count for both competitors. One! Dragon stops stomping before putting his left foot on Ravel's throat to begin choking him, holding his foot there as Draken clutches it and tries to push it off before moving the rest of his body to his left and quickly getting up with MD's ankle still in his grasp. Two! Ravel then quickly tucks that leg under his right arm before spinning left and falling down to do a Dragon Screw that torques MD's leg and makes him fall down while twirling to the right. Three! Metal lies on the ground clutching his left hip in pain as Ravel gets up and slides under the bottom rope, back into the ring. Four!

JP: "Nice Dragon Screw right there. Ravel Draken is doing a very good job of targeting Metal Dragon's legs, and Metal needs to pick up some offense quickly or else he can find himself trapped in a leg hold quickly and be tapping out!"

Five! Metal begins getting up.

Ray: "The thing is, though, that Dragon doesn't tap out. He doesn't seem to have a pain threshold, Ray."

MD gets to his feet and climbs onto the apron as Ravel walks toward him and throws a right punch at his face, but Dragon grabs the fist and throws it to the side before putting his right hand on the back of Draken's head and delivering a stiff elbow to the bridge of his nose. Dragon then pulls Ravel toward him and wraps his left arm around his opponent's head before reaching over the ropes and grabbing Ravel by the waist with his right hand. MD leans back and lifts Ravel up in the air for what appears to be a standard suplex before just turning to the right and dropping Draken forward to make him land crotch-first on the top rope as he gasps and an almost humorous expression appears on his face as MD steps between the top and middle rope into the ring. Ravel starts to lean off of the ropes to fall into the ring before Dragon rushes behind him back-to-back with him and weaves his arms through Draken's before dragging him off of the ropes and carrying him in a Back Slide position for a few feet toward the corner before lunging forward and letting his arms free to slam Ravel's head and neck into the middle turnbuckle.

Metal slides out from under the body of the dazed Ravel Draken and grabs his ankles, then leans forward as he pulls him away from the corner only for Ravel to pull his legs back to put them together on Dragon's stomach and reach up before putting his hands on MD's shoulders and rolling backward as he extends his legs. The Monkey Flip launches MD off of Ravel and into the corner where he hangs upside-down, his ankles dangling over the top ropes as the blood begins rushing to his head. Draken gets to his feet and goes through the top and middle rope to get onto the apron with MD trying to do an abdominal crunch in the tree of woe to prevent a bad headrush. Ravel gets onto the top of the steel steps and grabs Dragon's ankles before pulling them back and over the top rope, forcing the rest of MD's body to be pulled into the corner as his arms now hang through the ropes. Ravel keeps his grip on MD's legs as he jumps slightly to extend his legs and hook them across Dragon's arms to pull them, effectively stretching all four of MD's limbs as pressure is also put on his back and the referee runs over to begin the five count. The crowd cheers the creative hold as Metal is less than amused by it, grunting in agony.

"What an innovative hold by Ravel Draken! That's like some combination of a Boston Crab and a Surfboard! He's being dismembered there!"

The ref's count reaches four and Ravel lets go, the tension of the hold slinging MD out of the corner as his stomach thuds on the mat and the applier of the hold stumbles off of the steps and uncannily falls to the arena floor. Ravel slowly gets up using the steel steps to assist him, then walks up the stairs and stands on the apron. Seeing Metal Dragon face-down on the mat and motionless, Ravel grabs the bottom rope and vaults over it while somersaulting in the air only to have MD roll out of the way and make him hit a Senton onto the wood and steel of the canvas.

"Yeah, Metal! Now get up and capitalize on that!"

"As much as this will pain you, Ray, Ravel has pretty much controlled the first few minutes of this match. He's gone for more submissions and has simply dished out more punishment."

Ravel rolls to his stomach as the middleweight a few feet away pulls himself up on the ropes and turns toward his fallen foe. MD glances at Draken for a second, wondering what he wants to do next before grabbing Ravel's legs and crossing them at the calves, then holding them in place with his right arm that way and putting his knees in the cruiserweight's spine before hooking his left arm under Ravel's face to pull it back. Metal Dragon then rolls backward away from the ropes to put Ravel on top and lock in a Bow and Arrow, putting pressure on his opponent's back and neck as he tightens the submission manuever.

TBC Ravel

[Ravel Draken]

Ravel still locked in the bow and arrow starts to scream in pain and agony. Ravel has pretty much no way out of the hold. The sweat on Ravels back makes MD's legs slip out from under Ravel and Ravel falls flat on MD. Ravel rolls off of him and holds his back. MD gets to his feet as does Ravel. Both Men grapple up. Ravel ends up having to kick MD in the stomach. Then Ravel grabs MD's neck and swings to his right side and falls doing a Neckbreaker. MD lays on his stomach after the Neckbreaker. Ravel walks towards his legs and grabs his right leg. He then sits on MD's back and locks in a single leg boston crab. MD isn't even close to the ropes. Until he starts to crawl and pull Ravel and grabs the bottom rope. Ravel lets go and grabs MD's leg and drags him into the middle of the ring. He then grabs him by the head and lifts him onto his feet. Ravel Irish Whips MD into the ropes and Ravel bounces off the ropes behind him and runs and spears MD on his way back. MD lays flat on his back with the air knocked out of him. Ravel grabs MD's ankle and turns him over and then locks in an Ankle Lock! MD screams in pain also finding out that Ravel is targeting his legs. MD starts to crawl to the ropes. He drags Ravel almost all the way over there. But right before he can grab the bottom rope Ravel drags him back into the middle of the ring. MD rolls over and kicks Ravel in the face breaking up the submission. Ravel ends up bouncing backwards into the ropes and MD sits up. Ravel then bounces back off the ropes steps off of MD's left leg and kicks him in the jaw with his right doing a shining wizard. As MD is falling backwards Ravel is still standing above him. MD takes his opportunity and grabs Ravels left leg and pulls it out from under him making him fall flat on his face. MD then gets up to his feet and is still holding onto Ravel's leg. He then slides his hand down and grapples his hands around just the Ankle and starts to twist it locking in an Ankle lock of his own. Ravel is in pain!

JP:"This has been an off and on Battle of Submissions! That's probably why its called a Submission Match. Ravel has been targeting the legs of Metal Dragon the whole match. That could make Ravel a big advantage. We'll see how this match turns out because at the moment Metal Dragon has a Really nice Ankle lock locked in at this very moment."

Ray:" These two very sexy men have been fighting their hearts out for a single match."

JP:"The Reason that is because the winner gets a shot at the World Title and the Loser has to face off for the T.V. Title. But one thing is The T.V. Title match is a Fatal Four way!"

Ravel starts to think about tapping but that's not the way to win a match so he thinks" win win win!" Ravel starts to crawl towards the rope. He finally reaches the bottom rope. He grabs it and starts to slide under it. MD lets go when the ref says too. Ravel on the outside of the mat gets up and grabs onto the top rope. MD after the ref said to break the hold finally turns back towards Ravel. Ravel pulls back on the rope then pushes forward and jumps up onto the rope and jumps off and lands a flying clothesline to MD. Ravel after the impact rolls and gets back to his feet. He then walks over to MD who is laying on his back. Ravel lifts MD to where he is sitting up. Ravel then sticks his knee in Metal Dragon's back and pulls both of his arms backwards. Locking in another type of Bow and Arrow. MD screams in pain. The ref asks if he gives up. Metal Dragon says "No!" Ravel then applies more pressure. Ravels says "Who's gonna rip who's limbs off! huh!?"
Ravel then applies as much pressure that can be applied.

JP:"This Hold could be the last we see unless Metal Dragon Reverses or Breaks it up."

Ray:"This has been one hell of a match thus far! Maybe we'll see other wonderful and painful sexy matches later on tonight!"

TBC Metal Dragon

[M BISON]

Ravel pulls Metal's arms back more as the victim of the hold grunts in agony. The referee walks to MD, seeing that his arms are held and therefore he can't tap out.

Ref: "Do you give up?"

MD: *gasp* "NO!"

JP: "How does he take all that pain? My stomach is turning just hearing the sounds he's making."

Ray: "He's rough and tough, Jimmy. That's why I'm a fan of his."

MD seems to get adapted to the stretch on his arms and they go numb before Ravel cocks his leg back before driving his foot into Dragon's spine, the pain relocated to a different place on his body as he lets out a scream that quiets the whole arena.

"Do you give up now?"

"NO, GOD DAMN IT!" *grunts in pain* "I'LL FUCKING TELL YOU WHEN I DO!"

The referee backs off as MD scoots forward to try to ease the pain and at the same time move toward the ropes. Draken tries to keep his opponent's arms straight to maintain the hold but Metal quickly throws his body back and strikes him in the chest with the back of his head, then proceeding to quickly rip his arms out of his opponent's grasp and get to his feet before turning around and jumping while kicking both feet out to Dropkick the seated Ravel in the face and knock his upper body to the canvas. MD grabs the cruiserweight's ankles and steps his left leg between his downed opponent's legs but Ravel grabs his ankle and quickly pulls his legs back and kicks both of them into the stomach of Dragon to knock him backwards and make him let go of Ravel's ankles, the same time knocking him over as his left ankle is captive.

Ravel sits up with his left armpit still holding MD's left foot, and seeing the opportunity to lock in a submission he wraps his legs around that leg of Dragon and leans his upper body back to put pressure on MD's ankle. Metal loads his right leg while bending his left as much as possible to pull Ravel closer to him before shooting out his right leg and stiffly kicking his adversary in the ribcage. Ravel doesn't let go and MD takes a deep breath, trying to ignore the pain in his ankle before pulling his right leg back again and kicking Ravel in the ribs even harder, this time loosening his grip and allowing Dragon to slide his left leg out. Metal Dragon gets to his knees next to a grounded Ravel Draken that is holding his left ribcage in pain before hooking his left leg with his left arm and weaving his right arm under Ravel's head to grab him under the right armpit. MD also uses his right knee to pin Draken's forearm to the ground and rests there for a moment.

"What's he doing? This is a submission match!"

Dragon keeps the complex pin in before raising up a little and bending his left knee, then loading it backward and slamming it into Ravel's ribs, then retracting it and repeating the motion once more before rapidly kneeing his opponent over and over again in the ribs, his arms both trapped rendering them useless to try to get out of the hold.

"Metal Dragon never does something without meaning, and this is genius. Ravel is totally helpless as three of his limbs are immobilized and MD is free to knee him for the next hour if he wants to! And remember, this can be considered a submission!"

"Brilliant! He never ceases to amaze!"

MD, however, stops kneeing Ravel and instead lifts up his head before driving it into Draken's gut. Ravel gasps as MD lifts his head up again, but as his head comes down, his opponent's right knee comes up and strikes him in the left temple. Metal Dragon raises his upper body off of Ravel and slowly slides his left arm out from under his foe's leg, seemingly dazed as if his brain has been jarred from the knee to the head before swiftly and aggressively latching both hands onto Ravel's throat and choking him as the referee begins counting. 1! 2! 3! MD lifts Draken's head up and slams it into the mat while letting go as the ref shouts "4!" and Dragon gets up, glaring at the official who backs away as Ravel rolls away from him and gets to his feet. As MD turns his attention back to his opponent, Draken suddenly jumps at him and wraps his legs around Dragon's head before falling backward to drag MD over him and make him fall onto the mat before the momentum makes him sit up. Ravel gets up and turns around to see Dragon half-consciously seated on the mat and runs toward him before performing a front flip while putting his right arm under MD's chin and wrapping it to the top of his head halfway through the flip, landing on his rear end to execute a Neck Snap that makes Dragon's head whiplash forward and then back to the canvas.

Ravel gets to his feet as MD lies sprawled out next to the ropes, walking to the other side of the ring as he raises his right arm in the air and the crowd cheers for him. Dragon pulls himself up on the ropes and, wobbling, turns around to face Ravel while still leaning on the ropes, appearing to be almost done. Ravel does a couple of small jumps and runs at MD who snaps out of his state and rebounds off of the ropes before charging at Ravel, whose eyes widen as he screeches to a halt only to have his opponent lower his upper body and slam his left shoulder into his gut while shooting his legs, Ravel being driven several feet from the impact. MD gets up and grins, thinking that Draken fell for him being tired was almost too good to be true and also enjoying the life being sucked out of the now-silent crowd.

"DRAGONFIRE!!! DRAGONFIRE!!!"

"A bluff by that sneaky piece of shit Metal Dragon! Draken just took the bait and it may be over for him now!"

"Finish him off, MD!"

MD grabs Ravel's ankles to once again try for a Sharpshooter, beginning to pull Draken away from the ropes but Draken grabs the bottom one with both hands with the little wherewithal he currently has. Dragon then steps his left foot in between Ravel's legs anyway and crosses Ravel's ankles before turning around to lock the Sharpshooter in on the ropes while Ravel's arms are then crossed and the referee begins counting to five, MD leaning back almost to where he can sit on the middle rope before simply dropping his opponent's legs to the mat at four. Dragon steps back as the referee chastises him, rebelliously pretending to ignore the banter directed into his ear as he limply sits down and waits for his opponent to stir.

"What's gotten into Metal Dragon tonight? He seems so dark and a different kind of pissed than he usually is. It's almost depressing to look at the expression on his face and his mannerisms right now."

"He's focused, Pate. He knows how close the Imperial Title is to him and knows he's capable of winning it and is tuning out all the pain and fatigue."

Ravel begins pulling himself up on the ropes as MD looks up and sees him doing so, then starts to get up himself. Both men get up and Draken turns to his opponent, who is simply standing in the center of the ring with a somber yet smug look on his face, unknown as to whether he's playing mind games with Ravel or if he simply despises the opponent that he is looking at. Draken approaches Metal Dragon and receives a right punch to the stomach, MD trying to follow it with a left to the face but Ravel ducks and delivers a right to MD's stomach before putting his left arm in between Dragon's legs and focusing all of his strength into loading the middleweight onto his shoulders in a standard fireman's carry with his right arm behind MD's head. Ravel throws Metal's lower body up while turning to the right and lifting his right knee to strike MD in the face and sending him lifelessly to the mat as the crowd comes to life, going wild now that Ravel has made a comeback.

"GO TO HELL, METAL DRAGON! What a move! Ravel just dug deep and may have turned the match around right there!"

"No! Damn it!"

TBC Ravel

[Ravel Draken]

Ravel after Landing a knee into the temple of Metal Dragon walks slowly over to the body of MD who is flat on their back. Ravel grabs MD's legs and turns hi body over. Ravel then still holds onto his legs. Ravel spreads MD's legs and goes in between them. He then leans over his body and grabs MD's neck and locks in a camel clutch. MD screams! Suddenly Ravel falls backwards and takes MD with him and slams him behind him for a Camel Clutch Bomb. Ravel Then turns his body and gets up onto his feet. Ravel then walks over to the limp body of MD. He picks him up to his feet. Metal Dragon stands there dazed. Ravel grabs MD's left arm and then drops him to the ground. he wraps his legs around the left arm the wraps his hands around the face of MD locking in a Crippler Crossface! Ravel pulls back on both the arm and the Head of Metal Dragon. Who is struggling to get out of this wondrous hold. Ravel just cranks back and puts the pressure on. He starts to pull back so hard MD's nose starts to bleed a drop. The blood is now coming from both men. Soon enough there is small shallow puddle of blood laying right under MD's nose. MD struggles and his hand slides right through the puddle of blood. MD then looks like hes doing a push up with one arm. He then slides his left arm out from between Ravel's legs. Then lifts his body up. He gets to his knees and grips his hands on Ravel's arms and starts to pull them off. Metal Dragon gets Ravels arms to spread apart. MD still holding onto both of Ravel's arms turns him self to face Ravel. MD toe kicks Ravel in the stomach. Then he puts Ravel under his right arm and twist to the left and lands a neck breaker on Ravel. Ravel holds his neck on the ground about in the fettle position. Metal Dragon gets up and lifts Ravel to where he is sitting down. MD puts his knee in the spine of Ravel and grabs the both of his arms, Locking in a Bow & Arrow. Ravel grinds his teeth in pain. He tries to break the hold by pulling his arms forward, But when he almost breaks the hold MD snaps Ravels arms back and locks it in with even more pressure.

JP:" What an intense match this has been! First was Ravel in the driver seat. Now MD has taken the wheel and kicked Ravel out of the speeding car. It seems as if Ravel is chasing the car back down. Both of these men wont be able to take much more of this freaking tourcher."

Ray:" I am so turned on from this match. I can't believe its still going on! This could be one of the longest matches since this company started up."

JP:"Nobody wants to here you talk about you being turned on and WE all know that the company just opened up not to long ago."

Ravel pulls his arms forward with all the strength he has left. Ravel breaks the hold and stands up. MD and Ravel both start to circle the ring like its the beginning of the match all over again. Both men move to the middle of the squared circle and lock up. Ravel maneuvers himself and slides behind MD and locks his arms around his midsection. MD pushes down on Ravels arms and they come off and MD slides behind Ravel and locks his arms around the midsection of him. Ravel tries to push MD's arms down but MD doesn't let go. Ravel then moves forward and breaks out of the hold. Ravel then runs towards the ropes and bounces back and both men jump up to do a flying cross body and they hit each other directly. Both men holding their stomach rolling around. After awhile both men start to get up. MD runs at Ravel and spears Ravel for a DragonFire but Ravel wraps his arm around MD's throat and wraps his legs around his body.

TBC Metal Dragon

[M BISON]

"DragonFire just got countered with a Guillotine Choke! They're both hurting!"

"I'm impressed by Ravel's ability to read an opponent like Metal Dragon so far, but I'm even more disappointed with MD for not being able to put him away yet despite plenty of chances to."

Ravel lands on the mat with a thud and the breath is knocked out of him, but he manages to keep the submission hold locked in and proceeds to slide his left arm under his right arm to further secure MD's head in place. The referee drops down to check Dragon, who is surprised by the counter and claws at his opponent's arms for a moment before coming to his senses and realizing that doing that never works. MD grabs his light opponent under the thighs and stands up, trying to calmly take deep breaths to avoid passing out as Ravel Draken foolishly springs up from the mat to let Metal hold him up as he still applies the same hold, only standing. MD stumbles back a couple steps before maintaining his balance with Ravel in tow and charging toward the ropes, turning around right before he hits them and falling forward to deliver a Spinebuster to Draken. MD immediately slides his head out and slumps back onto the ropes as the blood rushes back to his brain. Dragon closes his eyes to ease the headache that is now aggravating him due to the blood suddenly rushing back to his brain, his eyes also trying to slightly tear from the pressure. Ravel sits up for a moment before getting to his feet as he sees Metal Dragon sitting next to the ropes with his eyes closed, the cruiserweight staring curiously at MD along with the crowd who have no idea what he's doing.

"Has he just fallen asleep in the middle of a match? Either he just passed out or he's trying to insult his opponent."

"Shut up. Just let him sleep. So beautiful and quiet."

"Yeah, that's the best part. He's quiet."

Draken has a different plan, that being to finish his opponent off. Ravel grabs the half-asleep and mentally wandering MD by the hair and pulls him to his feet only for Dragon to slightly open his eyes and briefly throw up a peace sign to Ravel with his right hand. Draken, confused, looks at MD's raised hand only to watch it poke him in both eyes at the same time before Dragon stumbles backward and sits down next to the ropes again as the crowd boos loudly. The referee makes his way over to MD and begins yelling at him, warning him that another poke to the eyes like that will get him disqualified as MD simply sits leaned back against the ropes with his eyes closed and a stoic expression on his face. Ravel blinks a few times to wear off the pain of the eye poke and takes a step forward to MD, the larger man opening his eyes and looking up at his smaller opponent standing over him before Ravel grabs his hair and pulls him to his feet to begin an onslaught of fists to the face. MD is backed up on the ropes before Ravel grabs his left arm and whips him across the ring, then Draken runs at him as he is halfway across the ring. Metal bounces off of the ropes as Ravel jumps in the air and rotating his body 90 degrees to the right to land a crossbody on MD's chest that sends both men over the top rope and crashing outside the ring in front of the announcers' table.

Ravel rolls off of Metal Dragon and rests for a moment before pulling himself up on the announcers' table and climbing onto the top of it as the ten count begins with a loud shout of "One!" by the referee. Draken faces his downed foe and jumps off of the table while sitting down in midair and turning to the side to drop his right leg across MD's throat. Two! The crowd cheers as Ravel gets up with a sudden surge of adrenaline while pulling MD up with him, the count reaching three as Draken then walks away from the dazed and groggy MD and climbs onto the apron. Four! Ravel then runs along the apron before leaping off of it and sticking his right arm out to deliver a Flying Clothesline that sends Dragon falling right back to the concrete floor of the Solid Core Gym. Ravel slowly gets up as the count reaches five and once again pulls MD up by the hair before grabbing the waist of his tights and throwing him under the bottom rope, back into the ring. The ref shouts "Six!" right as Ravel slides into the squared circle himself.

"Ravel Draken just reversed a lot of momentum outside of the ring! He might have a chance to finish him off right here!"

"It's gonna come down to a battle of endurance between these two, and that's why my money is still on Dragon."

Ravel grabs MD's arms and starts to pull him away from the ropes but Dragon instinctively wraps his legs around the bottom one and the ref forces Draken to back away. MD gets up and the two opponents face each other before locking up in a collar-and-elbow and testing each other's strength for a few moments, about equal until Metal sinks lower in order to push Ravel back a few steps into the center of the ring. The two stand still again for a moment before Ravel steps in and delivers a right elbow to MD's face and immediately follows it up with a knee to the gut before shoving Dragon away, then Draken charges and sticks his arm out but MD ducks the clothesline while sliding his arms around Ravel's midsection and turning around. Metal, now having a rear waist lock applied, falls backward before his opponent can react while releasing the lock and throwing him back. Ravel lands on his neck and shoulders due to the German Suplex and lies still as MD rolls over and gets up. Dragon bends down and grabs Ravel's left arm before sitting down as Draken fights for it to prevent an arm bar. Metal tries to put his legs over Ravel's torso but the cruiserweight uses his free arm to shove them away before he slides forward and rolls toward MD, taking all pressure off of the attempted hold as Dragon realizes that and lets go of Ravel's arm. Draken slides his arm out and begins punching Metal in frustration as MD shields his face and the referee begins a five count. 1! 2! 3! Ravel stops and backs away.

"As long as this match has been going on, they don't seem very tired at all, Ray, and that sure is evident by the ferocity that Ravel just showed with those punches and the fact that Dragon is still showing good technique in the ring."

"You're right. They're still going almost as fast and hard as they were at the beginning! But if one of them gets a good hold in quick enough, one of these guys could come to a screeching halt before you know it!"

MD slowly gets up and immediately feels Ravel's palm slap across his chest as the crowd yells "Wooo!", making Dragon stagger back. Ravel pursues his opponent as he loads his right arm back again and chops MD on the chest once more, the second one causing even more of an effect than the first one before Draken delivers a kick to the stomach and then tucks Dragon's head under his left arm. MD immediately begins delivering left hands to Ravel's ribs, softening him up before he then wraps his hands around Ravel's midsection and lifts him up, now standing straight up in what appears to be the first step of a Northern Lights Suplex. However, MD simply falls backward and makes Ravel Draken's throat land across the top rope. Ravel bounces back holding his throat as he barely keeps himself from falling down as MD gets up and the two face off in the same places they were just a few seconds ago. Each man waits a moment for the other to do something before Ravel charges MD and throws his right forearm into the technical wrestler's face, pushing him against the ropes momentarily. Ravel then throws a left hand at Dragon's face but it is knocked away by MD's right arm, which then immediately bends and throws an elbow that hits Draken right in the mouth to make Ravel step back. Metal Dragon then raises his left leg and kicks his opponent in the stomach, then throws a round kick to hit his opponent's right temple with the same leg before taking the leg over Ravel's head and hitting the left temple with it. MD then drops his leg on the ground and shakes it out with Ravel still doubled over and then raises it in the air only to have Draken move out of the way as it comes down to interrupt the Dragon Rush and make Dragon hyperextend his leg slightly. MD limps for a moment, the legs that Ravel were targeting being hurt even more as Ravel raises his left foot and tries to kick Dragon in the stomach but it is caught. Draken hops on his right foot a couple times before swinging it up but MD ducks to avoid the Enziguiri as Ravel's leg goes over his head and lands on the mat on the other side. Metal Dragon immediately pulls his antagonist's leg toward him and then drops it to the canvas before putting his left hand on Ravel's left hip and then weaving his right arm through Draken's left armpit and stretching his arm back, at the same time bending his torso and causing much more pain there as MD then puts his right knee on Ravel's ribs to secure the hold as the victim of it screams in pain.

"There's no way that Ravel can get out of that!"

"That's a tough one! Metal Dragon with an Abdominal Stretch, and he's putting himself between his opponent and the ropes! You might be right Ray, it might just be over right here!"

TBC Ravel

(OOC: Didn't set out to make it this long, but it just kinda turned out like that.)