Post by M BISON on Jul 1, 2008 20:13:43 GMT -4
(OOC: This takes place at Tried and Convicted. It was originally a 6-Man Match between Luciano vs. Gnarff vs. Dominik vs. Rhino vs. Emblem vs. MetalHead, but Emblem dropped out and Hayden and I wanted in, so it became a 7-Man Match. Well, then Rhino and MetalHead never showed up, so it ended up being five people. The stipulation is that you have to climb a 15-foot ladder and hang the belt on a hook hanging above the ring.)
<<Metal Dragon>>
Charlie Coors stands in the center of the ring after the TV Title match with a microphone in his hand.
Fuzz: "Now we have a big free-for-all for the Charging Glory title! This will be a damn good match, Hyper!"
Hyper: "Yes it will. Seven hungry superstars and one shiny belt! There will be blood, I guarantee it!"
Charlie: "The following is a 7-man ladder match for the Charging Glory Championship! To win, a competitor must take the title off of the table laying at ringside and climb up a 15-foot ladder to hang it from that hook!" *points up*
A loud scream opens up "Stillborn" by Black Label Society as the attention in the arena is turned toward the entrance ramp, the crowd wanting to know whose music this could be. Metal Dragon walks through the curtain and makes his way down the ramp clad in a black t-shirt with a GHW logo on it along with his standard attire of long black tights and black wrestling shoes to the surprise of everyone.
Blind me
Erase what was
Stillborn I have become
"Metal's got a new entrance song!"
"Now here's a man we're lucky that we still have. As many of you all know, he has cashed in his TV Title to move up and get a shot at the Charging Glory strap after we convinced him not to leave us with the rest of those sheep who walked out."
"And I'm thankful for it!"
The feelings I once felt are now dead and gone
I've waited here for you for so very long
So empty
Just a shell of a man
Stillborn, this I understand
MD walks down the ramp as the crowd shows a mixed reaction, glad that he's stayed loyal to GHW but at the same time not wanting to cheer him because his behavior warrants anything but that. The former TV Champion finally reaches the ring and slides under the bottom rope before taking his shirt off and blindly tossing it to the side into the crowd where a grateful fan catches it.
But I've waited here for you, so long
But I've waited here for you… for you
The feelings I once felt are now dead and gone
I've waited here for you for so very long
But I've waited here for you… so long
But I've waited here for you… so long
But I've waited here for you… so long
I waited here for you … for you
"Stillborn" fades out as Metal Dragon warms up in the ring, his eyes the whole time switching between the table that the belt lies on and the hook hanging overhead, thought swirling through MD's head of what painful things he can do with both before he unites them.
<<Luciano>>
Charilie Coors:The next challenger making his way to the ring. He weighs in at 290lbs from Little Italy. Anthony The Don Luciano!!!!!!
Hyperelf:A man who has held the title at one time and has been kind of absent since he was shown up by Asari and the women who were here.
Collins "Fuzz:I have heard about what happened but I think it is good that he has come out to be in a match.
Tommy guns are heard going off as the Titan Tron shows images of men in coats riding in old cars shooting off tommy guns. The footage shows these men spraying bullets everywhere with bodies falling to the ground. The words Make them an offer they can't refuse show on the Titan Tron in big red letters that start to drip blood. The theme from Godfather begins to play over the PA as 6 men each dressed in long coats with fedoras and tommy guns walk out onto the stage and stand around the outer part of the stage holding there weapons. Anthony "Don" Luciano walks out looking to his left and right and standing on the stage.
The crowd is booing as Luciano makes a motion with his hands and the 6 coated men with the tommy guns surround Luciano and all 7 proceed to walk down the ramp way the crowd reaching out near the barricades to touch the men who have the tommy guns. They of course shrug off the people as they all continue to walk down the ramp way. Once at the bottom the men fan out around the ring the tommy guns held so they are pointing up at an angle.
Luciano walks over to the steel steps and climbs them, wiping his feet on the apron before stepping between the second and third rope. Once in the ring he looks around at the 6 men with the tommy guns, makes a motion and the men lower the tommy guns so they are aimed at the crowd. Luciano makes another motion and the sound of automatic weapons is heard as the 6 men spray the crowd but instead of bullets its just flashing red lights. Luciano breaks a smile and removes his attire as the 6 men walk on the side of the ramp way and head toward the back.
<<Gnarff>>
The Lights go out.
A familiar yet discomforting reddish smoke billows from under the ring and ramp as "99 Ways to Die" by Megadeth blasts over the Loud Speakers.
HE: There's something I don't get with that song. Is he bragging about what he does to people or what he goes through for our entertainment?
Fuz: I don't care to find out...
Gnarfflinger comes to the ring pushing his shoppling cart full of weapons. The Cart is decked out with Barbed wire (as are the Butcher's forearms and shins).
CC: Introducing next, From Canada, weighing in at 283 pounds, Gnarfflinger the Butcher!
<<Hayden>>
The three man in the ring square off at each other, the sweeping feeling of paranoia spreading over each combattant quickly. All eyes seem to be on the unpredictable Gnarfflinger the Butcher, as he checks his arms where the barbed wire is digging into his flesh. A sick smile spreads across his face as he notices Luciano watching him intently, and he flinches in Luciano's direction. The Don shifts his weight to counter Gnarff's attack, but the Butcher stops, reeling back in pleasure at Luciano's uneasyness. Luciano turns in offence to face Gnarfflinger as the next set of music plays to siugnal a fourth challenger.
Hyper Elf:
The tension could be cut with a butterknife Fuzz. All of these men are looking eager to get this brawl underway. I don't think that this is going to wait for another four people to come out.
"Fuzz" Jennings:
Well, what about three more? That music sounds all too familiar...
96 Quite Bitter Beings had started playing around the arena, accompanied by its usual chorus of boos aimed at Jackass. The lights around the arena dim down again, except for two sweeping searchlights that scan quickly over the crowd, before meeting in the middle of the entrance ramp. Slowly, as the verse begins to play, the lights begin to move towards the back of the entrance stage.
Hyper Elf:
Well, it has been two long weeks for Hayden HardKore. Nobody has seen him around the GHW arena since his battle with Rhino...
"Fuzz" Jennings:
Hayden was carried out of the arena on a strecher two weeks ago, after a beating suffered at the hands of Rhino. Usually, when somebody wins a match, the other man is the one helped out of the arena... But then again, he has always been full of suprises.
Hyper Elf:
And full of something else... But I'm not going to get into that right now. Hayden was a late addition to this match, only being cleared medically fit to fight yesterday. And I hear that that is only because he threatened to knock the doctor out if he wasn't.
One thing is clear, this battle with Rhino is far, far from over. It is not sure just what kind of state Hayden is going to be in tonight, hell, It is a wonder that he is showing up at all. But if I know Jackass, if he is still breathing, he is still fighting to win.
"Fuzz" Jennings:
And the stakes are high for winning tonight... The Charging Glory Title!
The lights stop afew feet shy of the black curtain. A shadow of a figure moves into the light, bent over slightly, some type of object dangling from his left hand. As Hayden steps into the light, the object becomes clear. Glinting like a daimond in the light is Hayden's Ball'N'Chain flail. The very flail that he was beaten with two weeks ago. The very flail that helped him win the King of the Deathmatch Championship, still stained with his own blood and the blood of his victims. The steel chain wraps around his hand and dangles to the ground. The smooth, grey steel ball drags along the floor as he walks into the light.
"Fuzz" Jennings:
There he is. Ball'n'Chain in hand and a gleam in his eye. You can see the determination, you can see the pain. Hayden is at the best of times unpredictable... But with an injury and a score to settle, there is no telling what he will do.
Hyper Elf:
Only a fool would try and predict this match, that is for sure. Just sit back and watch it unfoild my good man. Here, have a donut, its on me.
"Fuzz" Jennings:
Uh, thanks Hyper. Better not get me addicted to these things. One addict on the show is enough!
Hyper Elf: (Muffled from the donut now stuffed in his mouth)
I... am... not... addicted!
As the verse plays through, Hayden steps towards the front of the entrance stage, stopping afew feet short of the ramp. He looks to his left, then to his right, mouthing off to the crowd as he goes, before raising the chain above his head, so that the flail dangles down his back. With a glint in his eye, Hayden swings the Ball'n'Chain forward, slamming the ball onto the steel of the ramp. From the point of impact, lines of blue lightning-type pyrotechnics shoot out along the ground, racing down the ramp till they dissapear under the ring. The blue lightning flares up into a brilliant white fire, engulfing the entire entrance ramp in blindingly bright flame.
Hayden stands up, a cocky grin now on his face. He tips his hands to his head, pushing his Aviator sunglasses onto the bridge of his nose to sheild his eyes from the light. With a small nod, he sets off down into the fire, dissapearing soon after as the white flame surrounds him. Charlie Coors uses the time to introduce him
Charlie Coors:
And introducing the next challenger. HAiling from Wellington, New Zealand. Weighing in tonight at 211lbs. Self proclaimed GHW future Hall-of-Famer, Hayden HardKore... Jackass!
Out of nowhere, Hayden appears at the bottom of the ramp, running at full tilt towards the ring, the Ball'n'Chain now dangling from behind him. He slides into the ring, stoppping just short of Metal Dragon. In the same motion, Hayden had come up onto one knee and he looks up at his opponent for just one second before standing to his feet. Hayden swings his Ball'n'Chain around his head slowly the ball coming dangerously close to each of his opponent's heads, but they hold back the urge to jump him until he has finished swinging his weapon.
"Fuzz" Jennings:
Well, Hayden looks to be ready for the match Hyper. Almost as if he is in a good mood!
Hyper Elf:
Yeah, he looks that way. But looks can be decieving. Watch his body language Fuzz. I don't believe he is really at 100%. Every now and then a grimmace, every now and then he misses a beat. Only time will tell if Rhino's beating will have an effect in this match for Hayden.
Hayden stops swinging the flail about his head. The three other men in the ring shoot daggers at him with their eyes, and are on the verge of closing in on him, their fists and weapons drawn, when they are interrupted by the next entrance music...
<<Dominik>>
The tron starts to flicker and begins to static before turning on completely. The scene is a man sitting in a wooden chair. His face is covered by darkness and the anonymous man begins to speak.
{?}: I've trained long and hard for opportunities like this and when the opportunity knocked, I struck out at the plate. The count was full 3-2, every single time but somehow I failed to reach the pinnacle of the division. I failed to reach the top, I failed to gain that respect.
Each time, every month there was a new opportunity and a new obstacle and everytime I was unsuccessful.
A chance at the T.V. Title and I failed. The only gain was pain and suffering, some I received and most I dished out. And when I was in the drivers seat the vehicle crashed. The evil I stared at me and I was eliminated and I was force to stand by and watch someone take my destiny for their own.
Self pity and anger rose and more training began.
The speaker takes a brief breath and moves the chair to get a little bit more comfortable before speaking again.
{?}: A month ago GHW brought back the most diabolical, sadistic, career shortening structure known in the wrestling history. The Nexus Deathmatch returned, it was and is feared by many yet loved by all. The prize for blood and destruction was a title shot in the near future. A title shot means your opportunity to finally become a main-event and have your face on primetime.
Your chance at to fight for a belt, a chance to make history. I was in that Nexus Deathmatch and I was determined to become the new King of Nexus and hopefully the King of GHW. From the dozens of superstars that entered and the dozens that fell I was one of few to make it past the second round. But again when I neared the finish and almost the final stage I was struck by karma.
God had been punishing me for the sins I committed and again I failed to rise to the occasion. One man walked out of the Nexus Deathmatch a bloody broken wreck, but that one man walked out the King of Nexus and The Tried and Convicted Main Event and that one man is not speaking to you, that one man is not me!
The tron turns from the speaker in the chair and clips of the Nexus Deathmatch appear on the tron and it finishes with Ryu having his hand held by the ref celebrating his victory.
The tron returns to the chair and the speaker who's voice changes to a tone of anger and rage.
{?}: Back to the drawing board after Nexus and another failed attempt at superstardome. I stood their in my lockeroom being tended to by medical staff and I watched Ryu celebrate. I stared at the smile and happiness cracking through his bloody face. All the pain and suffering he endured paid off and everyone elses didn't. On that day he was crowed the King of The Nexus Deathmatch and the future Tried and Convicted Main Event and I was a failure.
But after that night I changed. After that career changing night, those hours of barely legal brutality, IN THOSE DEFINING MOMENTS I REALIZED!!!!
I realized that in order to become the main event, the king of the mountain, the top of the food-chaing, in order to achieve the ultimate respect I had to do what the others did to me.
I realized to be the man, you must show no mercy and do whatever it takes to win.
Those who too have realized this have become the greatest superstars of their time. Those who believed in this are the legends of wrestling and the best of the best.
Those who realized this are champions.
And tonight 7 men will enter this GHW ring in hopes of making history, and becoming The Charging Glory Champion.
But tonight only one man can raise that ladder, climb it and hook that title. Only one soul will meet his destiny. Tonight the dawn of a new era will occur and tonight a new champion will be crowed.
The tron shuts off and the arena returns to its state of darkness. A lightning bolt suddenly strikes the entrance ramp that causes gold smoke to emerge in front of the curtains. Everybody Down- Nonpoint burts the speakers when it hits the P.A. system and from behind the curtains and out of the gold flowing smoke walks Dominik Santiago.
Charlie Coors: Introducing next hailing from Hollywood, California, weighing in tonight at 236 pounds. The Master of the SKO, Dominik Santiago!
Santiago stands in front of the gold smoke until it completely disappears from the arena. Dom confidently strolls until he reaches the middle of the entrance ramp and stops. He stretches his legs out a bit and places his right hand in front of his face. The hand then becomes a clinched fist that rises into the air triggering gold pyrotechnics that shoot up and down the side of the ramp like July 4th Fireworks.
Dominik drops his fist to his side and begins to walk down to the ring.
Dominik reaches the end of the ramp and stares at the ring and its darkness. The spotlight follows him as he walks and hops onto the ring apron. He pulls himself up with the middle rope until he reaches a vertical basis. Dominik raises his right fist once again and the arena lights turn back on. Santiago stares at the competitors in the ring and makes his presence felt giving them all a completely non-heartwarming middle finger. When the rude gesture is finished Dominik enters the ring.
Santiago stares at Metal Dragon his bitter rival, then at the veteran Gnarff and then Luciano. The staring continues until Santi reaches one of the open corners which he climbs. He gazes upon the fans and gives them a complimentary middle finger which gives him some boos and some cheers. After the middle finger, Santiago turns to the competitors and taunts them before stepping down.
As Everybody Down fades out Santiago raises his fist in the air once more, and when it drops down back to his side he turns his attention to the entrance ramp and awaits the next combatant.
<<Metal Dragon>>
(OOC: Matt says I can start, so I am. Rhino and MetalHead can join whenever.)
Dom steps back and waits for the next competitor only to have MD run behind him and stick his arm out, clotheslining him in the back of the head and sending him down to the mat. The referee decides to call for the bell to officially start the match while Gnarfflinger and Luciano begin trading punches and Hayden approaches MD. MD tries to kick Hayden in the stomach but Jackass catches his foot and pushes him over before Dom gets up and grabs MD's other leg, then the two men stand to the side of MD and fall down to make Dragon's legs perform a split. MD rolls over in pain as The Butcher and The Don on the other side of the ring turn their attention to Hayden and Santiago and begin walking over there. Luciano grabs Hayden's arm as Gnarff grabs Dominik's arm and the two big men whip their smaller adversaries to the far ropes before running at them and simultaneously throwing one leg up to attempt Big Boots only to have HardKore and Santiago lean back to slide under the boots intended for them. Dom and Hayden get up as Gnarff and Luciano turn around only for the two high-flyers to jump and kick their legs out, performing dropkicks that send the two powerhouses stumbling back. Dom and Hayden then get up as MD gets up behind them and runs at them before jumping and wrapping their heads under each of his arms, then Dragon lands on his rear end to plant their faces into the mat. MD gets up only to be kicked in the stomach by both Gnarff and Luciano who then each wrap an arm around his head and grab his waistband, followed by lifting him up and falling backward to suplex him out of the ring and right through the table lying outside with the belt on it as the crowd cheers.
Fuzz: "Well, Rhino and MetalHead can join whenever they want, but we're not waiting for them!"
Hyper: "The four men in the ring and the dragon outside of it aren't going to, either! This match just started and someone's already gone through a table!"
Dom rolls out of the ring as Hayden gets up and stumbles toward Gnarff and Luciano only to be kicked in the stomach by both. The two big men then hook their outside arms under each of Jackass's and then throw him forward to Arm Drag him over the top rope as he lands on top of the fallen Metal Dragon. Gnarff and Luciano look at each other as the crowd begins a "Butcher" chant before The Don punches Gnarfflinger in the face and makes him stumble back. Luciano tries to punch The Butcher again but it is blocked before Gnarff kicks Anthony in the stomach then grabs his head while stepping through the top and middle rope onto the apron. Gnarff positions himself right over the fallen MD and Hayden before gripping Luciano's head with both hands and jumping off, snapping Luciano's neck off of the top rope before landing one foot on the stomachs of the two fallen former champions on the ground. Gnarff sees the Charging Glory belt lying under the two men and digs it out before sliding the title under the bottom rope into the ring. Gnarff reaches under the apron and grabs a ladder as MD and Hayden get up behind him. Gnarff throws the ladder under the bottom rope into the ring before sliding into the squared circle himself and picks up the ladder before Dragon and Jackass slide into the ring in pursuit of him. The Butcher turns around with the ladder as MD ducks it and Hayden jumps backward onto the second rope before flying off with his feet kicking out, delivering a dropkick to the ladder that sends Gnarff to the mat before Metal Dragon immediately runs to the adjacent set of ropes and jumps on that second rope before sitting down in air and landing butt-first on the ladder to drive it into Gnarfflinger's chest.
"Some nice teamwork by the Jackass and the Dragon to take down Gnarfflinger!"
"All three of those men are brilliant at hardcore! Just wait until some more weapons get introduced into the ring!"
A dazed Luciano gets up as MD and Hayden grab opposite ends of the ladder and run at the other big man with it, but Luciano ducks. The Don rises and turns around only to have the two smaller men throw the ladder at him which he catches before putting his head through one rung of it and spinning around, hitting MD in the jaw with the top end and sending him to the canvas, then continuing to swing at Hayden but he ducks. Luciano spins around after missing the Jackass, who stays ducked down to punch him in the groin. Luciano falls to his knees after the low blow with his head still surrounded by the ladder before Hayden quickly jumps onto the second rope and jumps off with his legs somewhat spread to land both feet on the ladder, one on each side of Luciano's head, driving the ladder into The Don's shoulders as the Italian lets out a scream of pain and collapses to the mat. Hayden turns around only to have a chair hurled at his face from Dominik Santiago who appears out of nowhere. Hayden stumbles back as the chair falls on the ground in front of him as Dom grabs another chair off of the ground in front of him, his apparent plan to lay low for the first couple of minutes having been successful.
"Dominik and Hayden are the only two standing right now and we're about to have a chair fight! Yay!"
"This has gotten ugly quick, and to think that we're still expecting two other people!"
Hayden picks up the chair in front of him as Dom charges at him and swings his chair overhead but Jackass ducks. Hayden swings his chair overhead but Dom raises his chair to block it before kicking Hayden in the stomach, then dropping his chair on the ground and sticking HardKore's head under his arm and falling backward to give Hayden a DDT onto the chair. Santiago walks over to Luciano and takes the ladder off of his head before setting it up, then Dominik turns around to retrieve the belt only to have MD run at him and hit him in the face with it, knocking him down as he bounces off of the ladder and onto the mat before MD puts the belt over his left shoulder and begins climbing the ladder. Gnarfflinger gets up and rushes over to the other side of the ladder before beginning to climb it in an effort to meet MD at the top as Dominik rolls out of the ring below them. Luciano gets to his feet and follows Dom out of the ring as Santiago begins pulling a table out from under the apron. Dom grabs one end of the table and The Don grabs the other as they slide it under the bottom rope into the ring.
At the top of the ladder, MD tries to place the belt on the hook but Gnarff grabs it with his right hand and punches MD in the face with his left hand. MD delivers a right hand to Gnarff in return before The Butcher grabs the hook hanging overhead with his right hand while grabbing MD around the back of the head with his left and sticks the end of the hook into the forehead of the former TV Champion, who lets out a scream of agony that resounds through the arena as blood begins to run down his face. Gnarff briefly removes the hook from MD's face and tries to take the belt from his grasp but Dragon punches Gnarff in the jaw before putting the belt on the top of the ladder in order to grab the hook and jab it into Gnarfflinger's forehead, returning the favor by slashing The Butcher's forehead from one end to the other. MD grabs the belt to try to place it on the hook again only to have Gnarfflinger reach both arms around his head and slam his face into the belt lying on the top of the ladder, placing a blood stain on the belt before Gnarff looks down and sees that Dom and Luciano have set up a table right below them and are beckoning him to send MD through it. MD grabs the belt once more in a daze and looks up only to see Gnarff grabbing his hair and right shoulder and shoving him off of the ladder. MD falls 15 feet and crashes through the table below with the Charging Glory title in his grasp as the crowd goes wild and begins a "Holy shit!" chant.
"Metal Dragon just got sent through another table! Is he gonna get up?"
"He will, but it'll take some time. At this rate, he'll be dead before the night is over!"
<<Dominik>>
Metal Dragon lays on the table barely moving. Two times the splinters, two times the pain.
Gnarfflinger, everyone's favorite pan wielding wacko wipes some sweat off of his forehead before looking down at the broken wreck that is Metal Dragon. With his adrenaline rush over Gnarff realizes that his hopes of winning the match early are over and that he is in a hazard zone standing at the top of the ladder so he climbs down.
Gnarff walks past Metal Dragon and looks at Don and Dominik both standing regaining their stamina. They all then look at Metal Dragon, the former T.V. Champion and all crack smiles across their faces. Santiago, MD's rival, begins clapping and yelling "MD F*KING SUCKS".
{Hyper}: Everyone must have deemed Metal Dragon the biggest threat in this match because if they hadn't he wouldn't have been sent to his wooden grave.
{CJ}: I see you enjoy stating the obvious.
{Hyper}: All I have to say is with MD, out of commission the first guy to hook that title wins.
{CJ}: For real? How about the first guy to beat down his opponents and climb the ladder and hook the title wins? What about that?
{Hyper}: (Chuckling)-That too!
Santiago stares at Luciano and Gnarff and the two become nervous as he grows a sadistic, diabolical grin on his face. Dom begins to lick his lips and mess with his head and after a brief minute of weird antics Santiago stops. Dom walks over and grabs one of the nice old steel chairs sitting that was laying lonely on the canvas.
With the chair in his grasp Santiago regroups with the vet and the Don. The two move out of the way and Dominik stops in front of his most hated enemy. Standing tall over his rival Santiago takes a minute to and exhale and begins to get the feel of the moment and completely grasp in his mind what he's about to do.
He looks at the steel weapon and grins. The grin soon turns into a blank evil look. The steel chair that once stood in front of Santiago's face has now been raised over his head. After building enough power, Dom's eyebrows raise and he attempts to bring the chair down and smack Metal Dragon with it. Before he can finish off his rival his body jerks and the scene is Luciano holding the chair preventing Santiago from decapitating Metal Dragon.
Anthony pulls the chair causing Santiago to turn towards him. The two begin a tug of war and Santiago is hell bent on not letting go. Luciano gives up from pulling the chair and tells Santiago he can have it. The Don lets go of the chair and Santiago forcefully pulls it to himself and strikes his own gut. Dominik drops the chair, bends down and begins to yell in pain. The Don then looks at Gnarff and the two grab Santiago by the shoulders and toss him through the middle rope and and he crashes out of the ring head first on the floor. The sound of a thud and the sound of pain brings joy to the eyes the two.
{CJ}: Anthony and Gnarff have taken out the trash and now that their the only two standing its one on one.
{Hyper}: Epic showdown in the making.
Gnarfflinger turns his back to Luciano and walks over to the ladder and messes with the ladder and tries to position it directly under the hook. Gnarfflinger places his hand on the ladder and takes a breather. When he turns back around to Luciano he is met with a steel chair. The chair smashes the veteran in the middle of the forehead. Luciano pulls the now dented weapon back as Gnarfflinger falls face first on the canvas.
Luciano throws the now useless chair out of the ring and strolls over to Metal Dragon. Now in the drivers seat the Don snatches the Charging Glory Championship out of Metal Dragon's grasp and holds it high into the air and the fans begin to boo.
Luciano holds the belt on his shoulder and triumphantly walks over to the ladder. He places his right foot on the first step and stares at the hook dangling in the sky and begins his ascend to victory.
Luciano keeps at his cocky pace until he reaches the midway point of the ladder. He lifts his right foot up and steps on the next level but before he can continue his quest and lift his left he is grabbed by the Jackass, Hayden.
Hayden holds Luciano's left foot and and strikes him in his leg repeatedly. Hayden pulls Luciano down from the ladder until the Don completely reaches the canvas. Hayden then grabs Luciano's head and smashes his head into the ladder. With Luciano dazed and confused Hayden capitalizes by backing up a bit, extending his arm and rushing at him. Hayden clotheslines Luciano and he falls head first on the mat. Upon reaching the canvas, Luciano releases the championship from his possession and when Hayden realizes the opportunity he grabs the belt.
{Hyper}: Very fast paced match thus far. Once we had Metal Dragon inching victory, then Luciano, and now Mr. Jackass has the Charging Glory Championship.
{CJ}: I'll tell you what, I'd rather have a maniac Jackass the Charging Glory Champ then some mafia like criminal any day of the week.
{Hyper}: And I'd rather have hotsauce on my chicken then Heinz Tomato Ketchup.
{CJ}: (Confused)-What the hell does that have to do with the match?
{Hyper}: All I know is ketchup is to soft and mushy and hotsauce has that fiery kick.
{CJ}: What did I do to deserve this?
The Hardcore Jackass begins to climb the ladder and is completely oblivious to the fact that the dazed Don is regrouping. Hayden reaches the top of the ladder and Luciano finally realizes Hayden is about to secure the victory. As Hayden begins to reach over for the hook, Luciano desperately begins to shake the ladder a bit. When Hayden refuses to fall off Anthony tips the ladder over completely. Hayden, still on the ladder drops the championship. The ladder falls in lands on the ropes and Hayden falls off the top and crashes outside the ring.
Luciano bends over, with his back to the ladder and takes back control by recapturing the championship that was folded on the canvas. He grabs the championship with both hands and leans back up. He wipes some sweat off his face and but when he turns back around he is met by a leaping Metal Dragon who hits Luciano with his shoulder blade. The impact of MD's attack causes the Don to drop the Charging Glory Championship once again and the two competitors fly backwards.
The one and only Metal Dragon out of nowhere hits with his deadly Dragon Fire and no competitor is left standing.
{Hyper}: WOAH!!!! DRAGONFIRE! Incredible! Just when Luciano thought he was back in control the one guy who's been getting his ass kicked, lays him out.
{CJ}: And who was I to think Md was down and out?
Metal Dragon slowly crawls towards the corner and when he reaches it and sits in it and tries to breath slowly in hopes of channeling his energy while Gnarff begins to stir from his chair shot.
<<Gnarff>>
Metal Dragon pulls himself to his feet in one corner, Gnarfflinger the Butcher has pulled himself to his feet in another corner, the other three combatants are still down from various shots delivered throughout the early stages of the Match. Metal Dragon and Gnarfflinger both move towards the Ladder, but at the sight of each other, realize that climbing the ladder is not likely a good tactical move. The two lock in a collar and Elbow tie up to achieve dominant position, the barbed wire scratching at the arms and face of Metal Dragon, but Metal Dragon refuses to back down from the Veteran. Metal Dragon tries to twist the position of the Butcher, but Gnarfflinger realizes his opportunity and plants a knee into the ribs of his opponent. Metal Dragon drops to one knee, giving the Butcher a chance to lock in a guillotine choke.
HE: This has got to hurt! The Choke is bad enough, but the barbed wire across the throat has got to sting!
Fuz: I have to agree with you there. The Butcher is torturing one of his foes this evening...
Meanwhile, Dominik has entered the ring, selected a street sign from the Shopping cart that the Butcher brought with him. He then drives it into the back of the Butcher's head, forcing him to release the hold. Gnarfflinger then turns to face Dominik, but Metal Dragon drives a fist into the groin of the Butcher. Dom smashes the Butcher with the sign a second time. Metal Dragon, who recoiled before the sign shot, dives in with a chop block to the knee of the veteran, leaving his head up and ready for a third shot from Dominik. Gnarfflinger crumples to the floor.
HE: Two on one might be the way to stop this hardcore legend!
Fuz: I think this is one situation where his reputation might be a detriment to him!
With the Butcher on the canvas, Metal Dragon turns to Dominik. Meanwhile, Hayden has a length of chain and stalks Dominik from behind, wrapping it around his throat. Luciano has also found his way to the fray, driving the Charging Glory title belt into the skull of Metal Dragon. Luciano manages to guide Hayden and Dominik towards the ropes and flips them both out of the ring. The two continue to trade shots, Dom finding a stray Frying pan to block the chain enhanced fists of the Jackass.
HE: What an opportunity for Luciano! Gnarfflinger and Metal Dragon seem to be out, Dominik and Hayden distracted and out of position!
Fuz: All he has to do is climb the ladder and hang the belt and we have a new champion!
Luciano makes it to the top of the ladder, but as he is about to hang the belt, the ladder is knocked from under him. He grabs the hook, but drops the belt.
HE: What the hell!
Fuz: The Butcher has regained consciousness and timed his strike perfectly! Luciano is in real trouble now!
Gnarfflinger retrieved a back from the cart, spreads the thumbtacks under Luciano, then folds the ladder and drives it into the nuts of the Don. Luciano falls, landing unceremoniously on the thumbtacks!
<<Hayden>>
Gnarfflinger retrieved a back from the cart, spreads the thumbtacks under Luciano, then folds the ladder and drives it into the nuts of the Don. Luciano falls, landing unceremoniously on the thumbtacks!
The don rolls over in pain, howling like a cat being neutered. In his desperate attempt to escape his bath of thumbtacks, he manages to spread more over his body. His back, his arms and his side are all covered in a mash of the tacks. Gnarfflinger stands on the shoulder of Luciano, driving the thumbtacks deeper and deeper into the soft flesh under his shoulderblade. With a desperate, swimming motion, the Don looks for the ropes, his eyes ablaze with the fire of agony.
Hyper Elf:
what goes up, must come down... and come down hard!
Fuzz:
In this business, the only way people fall from a hook hung 20 feet in the air is hard and fast. pain, punishment and blood!
Meanwhile, outside the ring, Hayden and Dominik continue to attack each other. The frying pan glances off Hayden's shoulder, narrowly missing his head. Hayden turns around with his chain wrapped around his fists. Holding his fists together, Hayden counter-attacks the blow from the frying pan double axe handle into Dom's head, sending him staggering backwards, punch-drunk. Dominik regains his composure and charges at Hayden with the pan outstretched, but his attack is cut short when Hayden uses the chain to tangle the pan up. Dom tries deperately to free his hands from Hayden's clutches, but instead, Hayden swings his own wrists around and yanks the pan from Dominik's hands entirely. In one motion, Hayden lets the chain dangle below him and swings the ball into the guts of Dominik, causing his opponent to double over in pain. HAyden finishes the attack with a well placed toe-punt that catches Dom on the chin and sends him reeling backwards until his legs give out and he crumples to the hard ground.
Fuzz:
The battle rages on. Things from here on out are going to start getting harder to predict. The fact that Hayden was only added to this match yesterday has got to give him some kind of advantage Hyper?
Hyper Elf:
Exactly. None of these men would ave been expecting him in that ring up until about a day ago. That is a psychological game that Hayden can, and will, exploit. You see with Dominik... Hayden was able to see the attack coming and turn his momentum against him. Between tis match and a box of donuts... I'm not sure which one I would pick!
Fuzz:
These are some of the biggest names in GHW right here in this ring. Only one will walk out the champion, and the others... They will be left with nothing but cuts and bruises.
With Gnarfflinger the Butcher busying himself inflicting pain on Luciano, and Hayden battling it out with Dominik, Metal Dragon staggers to his own feet and looks for the best target to fight. Keeping himself confined to the ring for now, he runs at the back of Gnarfflinger, shoulderblocking him off the body of Luciano and into the ringropes. The Butcher rebounds off the ropes and back into the arms of Metal Dragon. MD wraps his arms around the torso of Gnarfflinger and lifts him into a belly-to-back suplex, driving the body of Gnarfflinger back onto the already battered carcass of Luciano. Both men cry out in pain in harmony, the sound making sweet music in Metal Dragon's ears. From down on the concrete floor, Hyden looks up to see the cause of the ruckus, and sees Metal Dragon staring back down at him. Leaving Dominik where he lies, counting his teeth to make sure they are all there, Hayden slides back into the ring, draggin his BAll'n'Chain behind him. Metal Dragon readies himself, one eye watching his opponent's face, the other eye watching the steel ball intently. Hayden begins to swing the ball above his head, himself feeling like he has the advantage in the situation. He teases Metal Dragon by swinging the ball closer to his skull, a grin spread on his face like a child at Christmas. Ever so slowly, Hayden moves closer to Metal Dragon, trying to sneak into range of the lethal Ball'n'Chain flail.
Hyper Elf:
Here's a face off for the ages. Look at the determination on both of these faces. Both men are used to weilding weapons of all sorts and varieties, and both men will stop at nothing to beat down their opponent.
Fuzz:
Yeah, but who is the one holdign the weapon now?
Hyper Elf:
Come on Fuzz! It only takes one little mistake and Hayden wil be eating that flail. Metal Dragon knows it, HAyden knows it and most of these fans know it. Look at them, watching, waiting for him to slip up. I don't think there is anything they would like more than for Hayden to be on the recieving end of that flail... again!
Metal Dragon watces intently, looking for his chance to move in on Hayden's advances. All eyes are trained on the ring, as the other three men pick up the pieces and begin to dust themselves off
<<Metal Dragon>>
Hayden grins as MD moves closer until finally getting within striking range, giving the Jackass a cue to swing the Ball'n'Chain horizontally as his head but MD ducks and grabs the chain as it passes overhead. MD yanks the chain to pull Hayden closer as he delivers a knee to Hayden's midsection before Dragon sticks HardKore's head under his arm and falls backward to drive Hayden face-first into the Ball'n'Chain that he then lets go of. MD picks up the blunt weapon by the handle as the other three men in the match get to their feet and turn their eyes to the former TV Champion, who scans the surroundings as Luciano, Dominik, and Gnarff all approach him, Dominik approaching on one side and the two big men on the other. MD turns toward Dom who backs up a bit before he turns toward the Don and the Butcher only to have Dominik run behind him and jump before kicking both feet into Dragon's back, sending him staggering toward Luciano and Gnarfflinger as he drops the Ball'n'Chain. Anthony and Gnarff tuck MD's head under their inside arms before grabbing his waist and flipping him up so he sits on their shoulders, but MD leans back and slides forward off of them to avoid the Double Powerbomb attempt before turning around. MD sits down as Gnarff and Luciano turn around only to have MD to lean back and kick them both in the groin at the same time before rolling backward as the two bigger men fall to their knees in pain. MD bounces off of the near ropes and runs at Gnarff before delivering a huge knee to the face that sends The Butcher to the mat before Dom runs behind Luciano and delivers a knee to the back of his neck that plants him face-first into the mat.
Hyper: "Shining Wizards by Dragon and Dominik, and now they're the only men left standing!"
Fuzz: "Yeah, and let's see if it gets just as ugly as the other times they're met in the ring!"
Metal Dragon turns toward the ropes and slides forward under the bottom rope to get out of the ring, then walks over to a stack of chairs lying next to the timekeeper's table and grabs one as Dom follows him to the outside area. Dom approaches MD, who swings a chair overhead at him only for Dom to duck and kick MD in the stomach. MD doubles over for a moment as Santiago goes to the stack of chairs and begins pulling one out only to have MD hammer him in the back of the head with his chair. Dominik slumps on the chairs for a moment before Dragon begins repeatedly hitting him in the back with it, almost hatefully. Hayden gets to his feet in the ring as MD turns around and walks back toward the ring only to see the Jackass running toward the ropes before diving through the top and middle rope at him, taking him down outside the ring with a Suicide Dive.
Dominik helps himself up on the stack of chairs before pulling one out of the stack and walking over to the downed MD and Hayden, who both lie adjacent to each other next to the ring apron. MD stirs and opens his eyes as Dominik raises a chair above his head and sadistically brings it down on his face.
CRACK!
MD's arms remain raised for a moment from to a failed attempt to block the chair shot before they flop to the side. Dragon lies motionless on the ground as Dominik looks up to see Luciano and Gnarff picking up a downed ladder and setting it up in the ring, then looks back at Hayden getting to his feet. Santiago swings his chair overhead at Hayden but the Jackass ducks just in time. Dom spins after whiffing on his chair shot attempt while Hayden cracks the knuckles on his left hand, then Dominik turns around only to see HardKore shoot his left fist out and connect with his jaw with a huge hook, making Dominik stumble back before collapsing to the ground.
"Power of the Southpaw on Santiago, completely catching him by surprise! What a shot to the jaw!"
"And now Hayden's gotta get back into the ring! The two big guys are about to go up on the ladder!"
Hayden takes the chair from the stunned Dominik before sliding into the ring where Gnarff and Luciano both have one hand each on the Charging Glory title while they trade punches with their free hands, before Luciano punches Gnarff and quickly lets go of the title before sticking his arm out and clotheslining him down to the mat. Anthony Luciano grabs the belt from The Butcher and begins climbing the ladder as Hayden rushes over to the opposite side of the ladder before dropping his chair and the two men slowly begin the 15-foot journey to the top.
"The Don's about to become our Charging Glory champ!"
"He could be, but the Jackass is heading up the ladder as well and you know he isn't gonna just let Luciano win the belt!"
Luciano and Hayden reach the top of the ladder as Gnarff gets up and kicks the chair into a position where it lies a few feet away from the rungs of the ladder on Hayden's side before beginning to ascend the ladder in pursuit of the Jackass. Hayden and Luciano reach the top of the ladder before The Don punches Hayden only to receive a punch back. Hayden then grabs both sides of Luciano's head and delivers a headbutt before looking at the audience for a moment and delivering nine more in quick succession to complete the Iron Skull. Luciano leans backward on the ladder in a daze for a moment before finally falling backward all the way down with the belt in his grasp and hitting the mat with a thud that resounds through the arena as the crowd cheers. Hayden takes a step down on the ladder only to have Gnarff put his head between Hayden's legs and lift him up on his shoulders before falling backward. The Butcher and Hayden HardKore fall all the way down before Hayden's back hits the chair hard and the two men lie on the mat, completely motionless.
"ELECTRIC CHAIR DROP OFF THE LADDER! Right onto a chair! This match is getting more violent every minute!"
"Everybody's out cold!"
"No, wait, Dominik's getting up. He might just be able to win the title right here!"
Santiago gets up on the outside of the ring and slides into the ring before walking over to Luciano, who lies sprawled out on the mat with the belt draped over his abdomen and right arm. Dom picks up the belt as MD recovers and slides into the ring to follow him. Dominik sees MD and puts the belt over his right shoulder before pointing at it and shouting "This is mine!" at him. The two men glance at the ladder before rushing over to opposite sides of the ladder and beginning their ascent up the ladder while Luciano rolls out of the ring. The Don reaches under the apron and pulls a table out before sliding it under the bottom rope into the ring and sliding in as well before dragging the table next to the ladder and beginning to set it up.
Metal Dragon reaches the top of the ladder and glances down at the table, a familiar situation as he was caught in it earlier in the match. Dom gets to the top shortly after as MD punches Dom, then grabs the Charging Glory belt before throwing it to the side and making it fall to the ring below. Dom punches MD back before Dragon grabs Dom's head and slams it into the top of the ladder, then MD grabs the hook hanging overhead and sticks it into Santiago's mouth before jabbing it into the roof of his mouth like a fish hook. Dominik screams in pain before MD pulls the hook out and grabs Dom's hair and shoulder, trying to shove him off of the ladder, but Dom punches MD in the chest. Dragon grabs the ladder to maintain his balance before Dom grabs both sides of his head and slams it into the top of the ladder, then turns around and wraps his left arm under MD's chin while holding the top of Dragon's head with his right and jumps off of the ladder toward the table only to have MD quickly slide his head out to avoid the SKO and send Dominik falling all the way down and crashing back-first through the table.
"Dominik goes through the table!"
"Great job by Metal Dragon avoiding an SKO to send him down there, but now he's wishing that he'd taken the belt from Santiago instead of throwing it off of his shoulder, as if he'd done that he would be the champ right now!"
MD rests for a moment and looks down at Dom, who stares up at him from the wreckage before Luciano backs up and runs at the ladder before jumping and sticking both feet out to perform a Dropkick that tips the ladder over and sends MD falling and landing outside of the ring. Anthony Luciano gets up as Gnarfflinger begins getting to his feet and Hayden starts to stir.
<<Luciano>>
Luciano looks around and a smile plays across his face as he sees the carnage. He spies Gnarffinger getting to his feet and quickly makes his way there standing behind Gnarffinger who is wobbly. Luciano slides his right arm under the right armpit of Gnarffinger before bringing it up and around the back of his neck. Luciano proceeds to wrap his left arm around the waist of Gnarffinger before then lifting up as he bends back before releasing impacting the back of Gnarffingers head, neck and shoulders into the mat with the splinters of tables bending him in half from the vicious half nelson suplex. Luciano stands up and turns around and gets rocked in the jaw as Hayden drills him with a solid right. Hayden throws another right but this time Luciano blocks with his left and quickly drills Hayden in the left side of his face with the right. The impact not as strong as would be if it was earlier on in the match but it is still enough make Hayden feel his teeth jar a bit.
Hayden throws a punch and Luciano ducks under it and pushes himself forward as he wraps his arms around the waist of Hayden and pushes up lifting Hayden up off the ground. Hayden feels his feet leave the ground but is unable to do anything as Luciano turns his body one hundred eighty degrees before falling onto his stomach with Hayden crashing to the mat on his back. Luciano smiles as he gets up after hitting the belly to belly suplex. MD is stirring on the outside as Dominik begins to let out groans, Gnarffinger is seen rolling onto his stomach Hayden lies there his chest moving up and down with his eyes closed. Luciano looks around for the championship belt and eyes it on the mat. Luciano makes his way over and bends down picking it up and placing it over his right shoulder. Luciano picks up the ladder that lies against the ropes and works on setting it up taking his time as he assumes that everyone is out. MD looks up through clouded eyes and sees Luciano setting up the ladder and getting it set just right. MD as quick as he can slides into the ring under the bottom ropes and stands up against them. Metal Dragon leans into them to get added spring as he yells causing Luciano to turn around as MD makes contact with Luciano's stomach expelling the air from his lungs and driving him into the ladder which bends by the supports and is pushed into the ropes as Luciano flys back from the impact hitting the said ladder and dropping the belt onto the mat as he falls face first.
Hyperelf:Wow did you see that MD bent Luciano in half and sent him across the ring into the ropes ladder and all! I mean that moves make my Hyperline seem tame in comparison.
Collins:I do believe Hyperelf that was the DragonFire. But my question is what is MD going to do as the only good ladder is now destroyed? I mean you can not climb up if there is no ladder.
Santiago has rolled over onto his stomach and lays with his face in the splintered table blood running out of his mouth and over his body. Hayden shakes his head as he opens his eyes and his vision is slightly blurred but slowly coming into focus. Hayden continues to lay there observing the scene as Metal Dragon has made it to the belt and picks it up. MD looks around and see's that there is still no major threats or concerns so he drops to the mat and rolls out under the bottom rope and lifts up the ring apron and smiles as he reaches under and pulls out another ladder. This ladder is black and has Tried and Convicted painted on either side of it. Gnarffinger is to his feet but crouching, Hayden has pushed himself up and leans against the ropes. Santiago is to his hands and knees as MD finishes pulling out the ladder and slides it into the ring. Gnarffinger stands up seeing the ladder come into play and makes his way over to the ladder bending down to pick it up as MD prepares to pull himself up onto the apron Gnarffinger runs at him with the ladder across his chest and runs into MD knocking him off the apron and sending him crashing back first into the railing. Hayden charges at Gnarffinger and Gnarffinger turns around and with the top part of the ladder catches Hayden in the face sending him to the mat. Dominik is on his feet and walks behind Gnarffinger who turns around with the ladder still across chest and in his arms. Santiago ducks down as the ladder swings over his head. Santiago stands up and ducks down again as the legs of the ladder swing around. Santiago sticks his foot out and kicks the ladder against Gnarffingers chest pushing him agains the ropes. Santiago gets a head of steam and charges at Gnarffinger jumping into the air and turning his body sideways as he crashes into the ladder and Gnarffinger sending both he and Gnarffinger over the top rope and crashing to the mat outside. The crowd is chanting and cheering as MD, Gnarffinger, and Santiago are all sprawled on the concrete outside. Luciano remains down his chest hurting, his body aching, his mind wondering. Hayden slides out of the ring and goes over to where the ladder and the belt are.
(OOC: Alright, now I'll post the next bunch of posts. It's a pretty long match.)
<<Metal Dragon>>
Charlie Coors stands in the center of the ring after the TV Title match with a microphone in his hand.
Fuzz: "Now we have a big free-for-all for the Charging Glory title! This will be a damn good match, Hyper!"
Hyper: "Yes it will. Seven hungry superstars and one shiny belt! There will be blood, I guarantee it!"
Charlie: "The following is a 7-man ladder match for the Charging Glory Championship! To win, a competitor must take the title off of the table laying at ringside and climb up a 15-foot ladder to hang it from that hook!" *points up*
A loud scream opens up "Stillborn" by Black Label Society as the attention in the arena is turned toward the entrance ramp, the crowd wanting to know whose music this could be. Metal Dragon walks through the curtain and makes his way down the ramp clad in a black t-shirt with a GHW logo on it along with his standard attire of long black tights and black wrestling shoes to the surprise of everyone.
Blind me
Erase what was
Stillborn I have become
"Metal's got a new entrance song!"
"Now here's a man we're lucky that we still have. As many of you all know, he has cashed in his TV Title to move up and get a shot at the Charging Glory strap after we convinced him not to leave us with the rest of those sheep who walked out."
"And I'm thankful for it!"
The feelings I once felt are now dead and gone
I've waited here for you for so very long
So empty
Just a shell of a man
Stillborn, this I understand
MD walks down the ramp as the crowd shows a mixed reaction, glad that he's stayed loyal to GHW but at the same time not wanting to cheer him because his behavior warrants anything but that. The former TV Champion finally reaches the ring and slides under the bottom rope before taking his shirt off and blindly tossing it to the side into the crowd where a grateful fan catches it.
But I've waited here for you, so long
But I've waited here for you… for you
The feelings I once felt are now dead and gone
I've waited here for you for so very long
But I've waited here for you… so long
But I've waited here for you… so long
But I've waited here for you… so long
I waited here for you … for you
"Stillborn" fades out as Metal Dragon warms up in the ring, his eyes the whole time switching between the table that the belt lies on and the hook hanging overhead, thought swirling through MD's head of what painful things he can do with both before he unites them.
<<Luciano>>
Charilie Coors:The next challenger making his way to the ring. He weighs in at 290lbs from Little Italy. Anthony The Don Luciano!!!!!!
Hyperelf:A man who has held the title at one time and has been kind of absent since he was shown up by Asari and the women who were here.
Collins "Fuzz:I have heard about what happened but I think it is good that he has come out to be in a match.
Tommy guns are heard going off as the Titan Tron shows images of men in coats riding in old cars shooting off tommy guns. The footage shows these men spraying bullets everywhere with bodies falling to the ground. The words Make them an offer they can't refuse show on the Titan Tron in big red letters that start to drip blood. The theme from Godfather begins to play over the PA as 6 men each dressed in long coats with fedoras and tommy guns walk out onto the stage and stand around the outer part of the stage holding there weapons. Anthony "Don" Luciano walks out looking to his left and right and standing on the stage.
The crowd is booing as Luciano makes a motion with his hands and the 6 coated men with the tommy guns surround Luciano and all 7 proceed to walk down the ramp way the crowd reaching out near the barricades to touch the men who have the tommy guns. They of course shrug off the people as they all continue to walk down the ramp way. Once at the bottom the men fan out around the ring the tommy guns held so they are pointing up at an angle.
Luciano walks over to the steel steps and climbs them, wiping his feet on the apron before stepping between the second and third rope. Once in the ring he looks around at the 6 men with the tommy guns, makes a motion and the men lower the tommy guns so they are aimed at the crowd. Luciano makes another motion and the sound of automatic weapons is heard as the 6 men spray the crowd but instead of bullets its just flashing red lights. Luciano breaks a smile and removes his attire as the 6 men walk on the side of the ramp way and head toward the back.
<<Gnarff>>
The Lights go out.
A familiar yet discomforting reddish smoke billows from under the ring and ramp as "99 Ways to Die" by Megadeth blasts over the Loud Speakers.
HE: There's something I don't get with that song. Is he bragging about what he does to people or what he goes through for our entertainment?
Fuz: I don't care to find out...
Gnarfflinger comes to the ring pushing his shoppling cart full of weapons. The Cart is decked out with Barbed wire (as are the Butcher's forearms and shins).
CC: Introducing next, From Canada, weighing in at 283 pounds, Gnarfflinger the Butcher!
<<Hayden>>
The three man in the ring square off at each other, the sweeping feeling of paranoia spreading over each combattant quickly. All eyes seem to be on the unpredictable Gnarfflinger the Butcher, as he checks his arms where the barbed wire is digging into his flesh. A sick smile spreads across his face as he notices Luciano watching him intently, and he flinches in Luciano's direction. The Don shifts his weight to counter Gnarff's attack, but the Butcher stops, reeling back in pleasure at Luciano's uneasyness. Luciano turns in offence to face Gnarfflinger as the next set of music plays to siugnal a fourth challenger.
Hyper Elf:
The tension could be cut with a butterknife Fuzz. All of these men are looking eager to get this brawl underway. I don't think that this is going to wait for another four people to come out.
"Fuzz" Jennings:
Well, what about three more? That music sounds all too familiar...
96 Quite Bitter Beings had started playing around the arena, accompanied by its usual chorus of boos aimed at Jackass. The lights around the arena dim down again, except for two sweeping searchlights that scan quickly over the crowd, before meeting in the middle of the entrance ramp. Slowly, as the verse begins to play, the lights begin to move towards the back of the entrance stage.
Hyper Elf:
Well, it has been two long weeks for Hayden HardKore. Nobody has seen him around the GHW arena since his battle with Rhino...
"Fuzz" Jennings:
Hayden was carried out of the arena on a strecher two weeks ago, after a beating suffered at the hands of Rhino. Usually, when somebody wins a match, the other man is the one helped out of the arena... But then again, he has always been full of suprises.
Hyper Elf:
And full of something else... But I'm not going to get into that right now. Hayden was a late addition to this match, only being cleared medically fit to fight yesterday. And I hear that that is only because he threatened to knock the doctor out if he wasn't.
One thing is clear, this battle with Rhino is far, far from over. It is not sure just what kind of state Hayden is going to be in tonight, hell, It is a wonder that he is showing up at all. But if I know Jackass, if he is still breathing, he is still fighting to win.
"Fuzz" Jennings:
And the stakes are high for winning tonight... The Charging Glory Title!
The lights stop afew feet shy of the black curtain. A shadow of a figure moves into the light, bent over slightly, some type of object dangling from his left hand. As Hayden steps into the light, the object becomes clear. Glinting like a daimond in the light is Hayden's Ball'N'Chain flail. The very flail that he was beaten with two weeks ago. The very flail that helped him win the King of the Deathmatch Championship, still stained with his own blood and the blood of his victims. The steel chain wraps around his hand and dangles to the ground. The smooth, grey steel ball drags along the floor as he walks into the light.
"Fuzz" Jennings:
There he is. Ball'n'Chain in hand and a gleam in his eye. You can see the determination, you can see the pain. Hayden is at the best of times unpredictable... But with an injury and a score to settle, there is no telling what he will do.
Hyper Elf:
Only a fool would try and predict this match, that is for sure. Just sit back and watch it unfoild my good man. Here, have a donut, its on me.
"Fuzz" Jennings:
Uh, thanks Hyper. Better not get me addicted to these things. One addict on the show is enough!
Hyper Elf: (Muffled from the donut now stuffed in his mouth)
I... am... not... addicted!
As the verse plays through, Hayden steps towards the front of the entrance stage, stopping afew feet short of the ramp. He looks to his left, then to his right, mouthing off to the crowd as he goes, before raising the chain above his head, so that the flail dangles down his back. With a glint in his eye, Hayden swings the Ball'n'Chain forward, slamming the ball onto the steel of the ramp. From the point of impact, lines of blue lightning-type pyrotechnics shoot out along the ground, racing down the ramp till they dissapear under the ring. The blue lightning flares up into a brilliant white fire, engulfing the entire entrance ramp in blindingly bright flame.
Hayden stands up, a cocky grin now on his face. He tips his hands to his head, pushing his Aviator sunglasses onto the bridge of his nose to sheild his eyes from the light. With a small nod, he sets off down into the fire, dissapearing soon after as the white flame surrounds him. Charlie Coors uses the time to introduce him
Charlie Coors:
And introducing the next challenger. HAiling from Wellington, New Zealand. Weighing in tonight at 211lbs. Self proclaimed GHW future Hall-of-Famer, Hayden HardKore... Jackass!
Out of nowhere, Hayden appears at the bottom of the ramp, running at full tilt towards the ring, the Ball'n'Chain now dangling from behind him. He slides into the ring, stoppping just short of Metal Dragon. In the same motion, Hayden had come up onto one knee and he looks up at his opponent for just one second before standing to his feet. Hayden swings his Ball'n'Chain around his head slowly the ball coming dangerously close to each of his opponent's heads, but they hold back the urge to jump him until he has finished swinging his weapon.
"Fuzz" Jennings:
Well, Hayden looks to be ready for the match Hyper. Almost as if he is in a good mood!
Hyper Elf:
Yeah, he looks that way. But looks can be decieving. Watch his body language Fuzz. I don't believe he is really at 100%. Every now and then a grimmace, every now and then he misses a beat. Only time will tell if Rhino's beating will have an effect in this match for Hayden.
Hayden stops swinging the flail about his head. The three other men in the ring shoot daggers at him with their eyes, and are on the verge of closing in on him, their fists and weapons drawn, when they are interrupted by the next entrance music...
<<Dominik>>
The tron starts to flicker and begins to static before turning on completely. The scene is a man sitting in a wooden chair. His face is covered by darkness and the anonymous man begins to speak.
{?}: I've trained long and hard for opportunities like this and when the opportunity knocked, I struck out at the plate. The count was full 3-2, every single time but somehow I failed to reach the pinnacle of the division. I failed to reach the top, I failed to gain that respect.
Each time, every month there was a new opportunity and a new obstacle and everytime I was unsuccessful.
A chance at the T.V. Title and I failed. The only gain was pain and suffering, some I received and most I dished out. And when I was in the drivers seat the vehicle crashed. The evil I stared at me and I was eliminated and I was force to stand by and watch someone take my destiny for their own.
Self pity and anger rose and more training began.
The speaker takes a brief breath and moves the chair to get a little bit more comfortable before speaking again.
{?}: A month ago GHW brought back the most diabolical, sadistic, career shortening structure known in the wrestling history. The Nexus Deathmatch returned, it was and is feared by many yet loved by all. The prize for blood and destruction was a title shot in the near future. A title shot means your opportunity to finally become a main-event and have your face on primetime.
Your chance at to fight for a belt, a chance to make history. I was in that Nexus Deathmatch and I was determined to become the new King of Nexus and hopefully the King of GHW. From the dozens of superstars that entered and the dozens that fell I was one of few to make it past the second round. But again when I neared the finish and almost the final stage I was struck by karma.
God had been punishing me for the sins I committed and again I failed to rise to the occasion. One man walked out of the Nexus Deathmatch a bloody broken wreck, but that one man walked out the King of Nexus and The Tried and Convicted Main Event and that one man is not speaking to you, that one man is not me!
The tron turns from the speaker in the chair and clips of the Nexus Deathmatch appear on the tron and it finishes with Ryu having his hand held by the ref celebrating his victory.
The tron returns to the chair and the speaker who's voice changes to a tone of anger and rage.
{?}: Back to the drawing board after Nexus and another failed attempt at superstardome. I stood their in my lockeroom being tended to by medical staff and I watched Ryu celebrate. I stared at the smile and happiness cracking through his bloody face. All the pain and suffering he endured paid off and everyone elses didn't. On that day he was crowed the King of The Nexus Deathmatch and the future Tried and Convicted Main Event and I was a failure.
But after that night I changed. After that career changing night, those hours of barely legal brutality, IN THOSE DEFINING MOMENTS I REALIZED!!!!
I realized that in order to become the main event, the king of the mountain, the top of the food-chaing, in order to achieve the ultimate respect I had to do what the others did to me.
I realized to be the man, you must show no mercy and do whatever it takes to win.
Those who too have realized this have become the greatest superstars of their time. Those who believed in this are the legends of wrestling and the best of the best.
Those who realized this are champions.
And tonight 7 men will enter this GHW ring in hopes of making history, and becoming The Charging Glory Champion.
But tonight only one man can raise that ladder, climb it and hook that title. Only one soul will meet his destiny. Tonight the dawn of a new era will occur and tonight a new champion will be crowed.
........And His Name Is.......
Santiago!
Santiago!
The tron shuts off and the arena returns to its state of darkness. A lightning bolt suddenly strikes the entrance ramp that causes gold smoke to emerge in front of the curtains. Everybody Down- Nonpoint burts the speakers when it hits the P.A. system and from behind the curtains and out of the gold flowing smoke walks Dominik Santiago.
Charlie Coors: Introducing next hailing from Hollywood, California, weighing in tonight at 236 pounds. The Master of the SKO, Dominik Santiago!
Santiago stands in front of the gold smoke until it completely disappears from the arena. Dom confidently strolls until he reaches the middle of the entrance ramp and stops. He stretches his legs out a bit and places his right hand in front of his face. The hand then becomes a clinched fist that rises into the air triggering gold pyrotechnics that shoot up and down the side of the ramp like July 4th Fireworks.
Dominik drops his fist to his side and begins to walk down to the ring.
When I drop you, I'm gonna stomp you
Pick you up again and then drop you
Lift my foot again and then stomp you
Then grind
And when I stomp you
That'll be the end of you
That'll be it
That'll be the end of you
Time to jump ship
Cause I'm a psycho and I'm crazy
And If you're too close you're gonna get hit
Pick you up again and then drop you
Lift my foot again and then stomp you
Then grind
And when I stomp you
That'll be the end of you
That'll be it
That'll be the end of you
Time to jump ship
Cause I'm a psycho and I'm crazy
And If you're too close you're gonna get hit
Dominik reaches the end of the ramp and stares at the ring and its darkness. The spotlight follows him as he walks and hops onto the ring apron. He pulls himself up with the middle rope until he reaches a vertical basis. Dominik raises his right fist once again and the arena lights turn back on. Santiago stares at the competitors in the ring and makes his presence felt giving them all a completely non-heartwarming middle finger. When the rude gesture is finished Dominik enters the ring.
Everybody down
Everybody down
I'm coming around, coming around, coming around
Everybody down
Everybody down
I need every single person right now on the ground
Now that I got you
right where I want you
I'm gonna twist you up and tie you up and knot you
Break you, so that it takes you
6 months to recuperate you
Oh, that's the end of you
That's it
That's the end of you
Time to jump ship
Cause I'm a psycho and I'm crazy
And If you're too close you're gonna get hit
Everybody down
I'm coming around, coming around, coming around
Everybody down
Everybody down
I need every single person right now on the ground
Now that I got you
right where I want you
I'm gonna twist you up and tie you up and knot you
Break you, so that it takes you
6 months to recuperate you
Oh, that's the end of you
That's it
That's the end of you
Time to jump ship
Cause I'm a psycho and I'm crazy
And If you're too close you're gonna get hit
Santiago stares at Metal Dragon his bitter rival, then at the veteran Gnarff and then Luciano. The staring continues until Santi reaches one of the open corners which he climbs. He gazes upon the fans and gives them a complimentary middle finger which gives him some boos and some cheers. After the middle finger, Santiago turns to the competitors and taunts them before stepping down.
As Everybody Down fades out Santiago raises his fist in the air once more, and when it drops down back to his side he turns his attention to the entrance ramp and awaits the next combatant.
<<Metal Dragon>>
(OOC: Matt says I can start, so I am. Rhino and MetalHead can join whenever.)
Dom steps back and waits for the next competitor only to have MD run behind him and stick his arm out, clotheslining him in the back of the head and sending him down to the mat. The referee decides to call for the bell to officially start the match while Gnarfflinger and Luciano begin trading punches and Hayden approaches MD. MD tries to kick Hayden in the stomach but Jackass catches his foot and pushes him over before Dom gets up and grabs MD's other leg, then the two men stand to the side of MD and fall down to make Dragon's legs perform a split. MD rolls over in pain as The Butcher and The Don on the other side of the ring turn their attention to Hayden and Santiago and begin walking over there. Luciano grabs Hayden's arm as Gnarff grabs Dominik's arm and the two big men whip their smaller adversaries to the far ropes before running at them and simultaneously throwing one leg up to attempt Big Boots only to have HardKore and Santiago lean back to slide under the boots intended for them. Dom and Hayden get up as Gnarff and Luciano turn around only for the two high-flyers to jump and kick their legs out, performing dropkicks that send the two powerhouses stumbling back. Dom and Hayden then get up as MD gets up behind them and runs at them before jumping and wrapping their heads under each of his arms, then Dragon lands on his rear end to plant their faces into the mat. MD gets up only to be kicked in the stomach by both Gnarff and Luciano who then each wrap an arm around his head and grab his waistband, followed by lifting him up and falling backward to suplex him out of the ring and right through the table lying outside with the belt on it as the crowd cheers.
Fuzz: "Well, Rhino and MetalHead can join whenever they want, but we're not waiting for them!"
Hyper: "The four men in the ring and the dragon outside of it aren't going to, either! This match just started and someone's already gone through a table!"
Dom rolls out of the ring as Hayden gets up and stumbles toward Gnarff and Luciano only to be kicked in the stomach by both. The two big men then hook their outside arms under each of Jackass's and then throw him forward to Arm Drag him over the top rope as he lands on top of the fallen Metal Dragon. Gnarff and Luciano look at each other as the crowd begins a "Butcher" chant before The Don punches Gnarfflinger in the face and makes him stumble back. Luciano tries to punch The Butcher again but it is blocked before Gnarff kicks Anthony in the stomach then grabs his head while stepping through the top and middle rope onto the apron. Gnarff positions himself right over the fallen MD and Hayden before gripping Luciano's head with both hands and jumping off, snapping Luciano's neck off of the top rope before landing one foot on the stomachs of the two fallen former champions on the ground. Gnarff sees the Charging Glory belt lying under the two men and digs it out before sliding the title under the bottom rope into the ring. Gnarff reaches under the apron and grabs a ladder as MD and Hayden get up behind him. Gnarff throws the ladder under the bottom rope into the ring before sliding into the squared circle himself and picks up the ladder before Dragon and Jackass slide into the ring in pursuit of him. The Butcher turns around with the ladder as MD ducks it and Hayden jumps backward onto the second rope before flying off with his feet kicking out, delivering a dropkick to the ladder that sends Gnarff to the mat before Metal Dragon immediately runs to the adjacent set of ropes and jumps on that second rope before sitting down in air and landing butt-first on the ladder to drive it into Gnarfflinger's chest.
"Some nice teamwork by the Jackass and the Dragon to take down Gnarfflinger!"
"All three of those men are brilliant at hardcore! Just wait until some more weapons get introduced into the ring!"
A dazed Luciano gets up as MD and Hayden grab opposite ends of the ladder and run at the other big man with it, but Luciano ducks. The Don rises and turns around only to have the two smaller men throw the ladder at him which he catches before putting his head through one rung of it and spinning around, hitting MD in the jaw with the top end and sending him to the canvas, then continuing to swing at Hayden but he ducks. Luciano spins around after missing the Jackass, who stays ducked down to punch him in the groin. Luciano falls to his knees after the low blow with his head still surrounded by the ladder before Hayden quickly jumps onto the second rope and jumps off with his legs somewhat spread to land both feet on the ladder, one on each side of Luciano's head, driving the ladder into The Don's shoulders as the Italian lets out a scream of pain and collapses to the mat. Hayden turns around only to have a chair hurled at his face from Dominik Santiago who appears out of nowhere. Hayden stumbles back as the chair falls on the ground in front of him as Dom grabs another chair off of the ground in front of him, his apparent plan to lay low for the first couple of minutes having been successful.
"Dominik and Hayden are the only two standing right now and we're about to have a chair fight! Yay!"
"This has gotten ugly quick, and to think that we're still expecting two other people!"
Hayden picks up the chair in front of him as Dom charges at him and swings his chair overhead but Jackass ducks. Hayden swings his chair overhead but Dom raises his chair to block it before kicking Hayden in the stomach, then dropping his chair on the ground and sticking HardKore's head under his arm and falling backward to give Hayden a DDT onto the chair. Santiago walks over to Luciano and takes the ladder off of his head before setting it up, then Dominik turns around to retrieve the belt only to have MD run at him and hit him in the face with it, knocking him down as he bounces off of the ladder and onto the mat before MD puts the belt over his left shoulder and begins climbing the ladder. Gnarfflinger gets up and rushes over to the other side of the ladder before beginning to climb it in an effort to meet MD at the top as Dominik rolls out of the ring below them. Luciano gets to his feet and follows Dom out of the ring as Santiago begins pulling a table out from under the apron. Dom grabs one end of the table and The Don grabs the other as they slide it under the bottom rope into the ring.
At the top of the ladder, MD tries to place the belt on the hook but Gnarff grabs it with his right hand and punches MD in the face with his left hand. MD delivers a right hand to Gnarff in return before The Butcher grabs the hook hanging overhead with his right hand while grabbing MD around the back of the head with his left and sticks the end of the hook into the forehead of the former TV Champion, who lets out a scream of agony that resounds through the arena as blood begins to run down his face. Gnarff briefly removes the hook from MD's face and tries to take the belt from his grasp but Dragon punches Gnarff in the jaw before putting the belt on the top of the ladder in order to grab the hook and jab it into Gnarfflinger's forehead, returning the favor by slashing The Butcher's forehead from one end to the other. MD grabs the belt to try to place it on the hook again only to have Gnarfflinger reach both arms around his head and slam his face into the belt lying on the top of the ladder, placing a blood stain on the belt before Gnarff looks down and sees that Dom and Luciano have set up a table right below them and are beckoning him to send MD through it. MD grabs the belt once more in a daze and looks up only to see Gnarff grabbing his hair and right shoulder and shoving him off of the ladder. MD falls 15 feet and crashes through the table below with the Charging Glory title in his grasp as the crowd goes wild and begins a "Holy shit!" chant.
"Metal Dragon just got sent through another table! Is he gonna get up?"
"He will, but it'll take some time. At this rate, he'll be dead before the night is over!"
<<Dominik>>
Metal Dragon lays on the table barely moving. Two times the splinters, two times the pain.
Gnarfflinger, everyone's favorite pan wielding wacko wipes some sweat off of his forehead before looking down at the broken wreck that is Metal Dragon. With his adrenaline rush over Gnarff realizes that his hopes of winning the match early are over and that he is in a hazard zone standing at the top of the ladder so he climbs down.
Gnarff walks past Metal Dragon and looks at Don and Dominik both standing regaining their stamina. They all then look at Metal Dragon, the former T.V. Champion and all crack smiles across their faces. Santiago, MD's rival, begins clapping and yelling "MD F*KING SUCKS".
{Hyper}: Everyone must have deemed Metal Dragon the biggest threat in this match because if they hadn't he wouldn't have been sent to his wooden grave.
{CJ}: I see you enjoy stating the obvious.
{Hyper}: All I have to say is with MD, out of commission the first guy to hook that title wins.
{CJ}: For real? How about the first guy to beat down his opponents and climb the ladder and hook the title wins? What about that?
{Hyper}: (Chuckling)-That too!
Santiago stares at Luciano and Gnarff and the two become nervous as he grows a sadistic, diabolical grin on his face. Dom begins to lick his lips and mess with his head and after a brief minute of weird antics Santiago stops. Dom walks over and grabs one of the nice old steel chairs sitting that was laying lonely on the canvas.
With the chair in his grasp Santiago regroups with the vet and the Don. The two move out of the way and Dominik stops in front of his most hated enemy. Standing tall over his rival Santiago takes a minute to and exhale and begins to get the feel of the moment and completely grasp in his mind what he's about to do.
He looks at the steel weapon and grins. The grin soon turns into a blank evil look. The steel chair that once stood in front of Santiago's face has now been raised over his head. After building enough power, Dom's eyebrows raise and he attempts to bring the chair down and smack Metal Dragon with it. Before he can finish off his rival his body jerks and the scene is Luciano holding the chair preventing Santiago from decapitating Metal Dragon.
Anthony pulls the chair causing Santiago to turn towards him. The two begin a tug of war and Santiago is hell bent on not letting go. Luciano gives up from pulling the chair and tells Santiago he can have it. The Don lets go of the chair and Santiago forcefully pulls it to himself and strikes his own gut. Dominik drops the chair, bends down and begins to yell in pain. The Don then looks at Gnarff and the two grab Santiago by the shoulders and toss him through the middle rope and and he crashes out of the ring head first on the floor. The sound of a thud and the sound of pain brings joy to the eyes the two.
{CJ}: Anthony and Gnarff have taken out the trash and now that their the only two standing its one on one.
{Hyper}: Epic showdown in the making.
Gnarfflinger turns his back to Luciano and walks over to the ladder and messes with the ladder and tries to position it directly under the hook. Gnarfflinger places his hand on the ladder and takes a breather. When he turns back around to Luciano he is met with a steel chair. The chair smashes the veteran in the middle of the forehead. Luciano pulls the now dented weapon back as Gnarfflinger falls face first on the canvas.
Luciano throws the now useless chair out of the ring and strolls over to Metal Dragon. Now in the drivers seat the Don snatches the Charging Glory Championship out of Metal Dragon's grasp and holds it high into the air and the fans begin to boo.
Luciano holds the belt on his shoulder and triumphantly walks over to the ladder. He places his right foot on the first step and stares at the hook dangling in the sky and begins his ascend to victory.
Luciano keeps at his cocky pace until he reaches the midway point of the ladder. He lifts his right foot up and steps on the next level but before he can continue his quest and lift his left he is grabbed by the Jackass, Hayden.
Hayden holds Luciano's left foot and and strikes him in his leg repeatedly. Hayden pulls Luciano down from the ladder until the Don completely reaches the canvas. Hayden then grabs Luciano's head and smashes his head into the ladder. With Luciano dazed and confused Hayden capitalizes by backing up a bit, extending his arm and rushing at him. Hayden clotheslines Luciano and he falls head first on the mat. Upon reaching the canvas, Luciano releases the championship from his possession and when Hayden realizes the opportunity he grabs the belt.
{Hyper}: Very fast paced match thus far. Once we had Metal Dragon inching victory, then Luciano, and now Mr. Jackass has the Charging Glory Championship.
{CJ}: I'll tell you what, I'd rather have a maniac Jackass the Charging Glory Champ then some mafia like criminal any day of the week.
{Hyper}: And I'd rather have hotsauce on my chicken then Heinz Tomato Ketchup.
{CJ}: (Confused)-What the hell does that have to do with the match?
{Hyper}: All I know is ketchup is to soft and mushy and hotsauce has that fiery kick.
{CJ}: What did I do to deserve this?
The Hardcore Jackass begins to climb the ladder and is completely oblivious to the fact that the dazed Don is regrouping. Hayden reaches the top of the ladder and Luciano finally realizes Hayden is about to secure the victory. As Hayden begins to reach over for the hook, Luciano desperately begins to shake the ladder a bit. When Hayden refuses to fall off Anthony tips the ladder over completely. Hayden, still on the ladder drops the championship. The ladder falls in lands on the ropes and Hayden falls off the top and crashes outside the ring.
Luciano bends over, with his back to the ladder and takes back control by recapturing the championship that was folded on the canvas. He grabs the championship with both hands and leans back up. He wipes some sweat off his face and but when he turns back around he is met by a leaping Metal Dragon who hits Luciano with his shoulder blade. The impact of MD's attack causes the Don to drop the Charging Glory Championship once again and the two competitors fly backwards.
The one and only Metal Dragon out of nowhere hits with his deadly Dragon Fire and no competitor is left standing.
{Hyper}: WOAH!!!! DRAGONFIRE! Incredible! Just when Luciano thought he was back in control the one guy who's been getting his ass kicked, lays him out.
{CJ}: And who was I to think Md was down and out?
Metal Dragon slowly crawls towards the corner and when he reaches it and sits in it and tries to breath slowly in hopes of channeling his energy while Gnarff begins to stir from his chair shot.
<<Gnarff>>
Metal Dragon pulls himself to his feet in one corner, Gnarfflinger the Butcher has pulled himself to his feet in another corner, the other three combatants are still down from various shots delivered throughout the early stages of the Match. Metal Dragon and Gnarfflinger both move towards the Ladder, but at the sight of each other, realize that climbing the ladder is not likely a good tactical move. The two lock in a collar and Elbow tie up to achieve dominant position, the barbed wire scratching at the arms and face of Metal Dragon, but Metal Dragon refuses to back down from the Veteran. Metal Dragon tries to twist the position of the Butcher, but Gnarfflinger realizes his opportunity and plants a knee into the ribs of his opponent. Metal Dragon drops to one knee, giving the Butcher a chance to lock in a guillotine choke.
HE: This has got to hurt! The Choke is bad enough, but the barbed wire across the throat has got to sting!
Fuz: I have to agree with you there. The Butcher is torturing one of his foes this evening...
Meanwhile, Dominik has entered the ring, selected a street sign from the Shopping cart that the Butcher brought with him. He then drives it into the back of the Butcher's head, forcing him to release the hold. Gnarfflinger then turns to face Dominik, but Metal Dragon drives a fist into the groin of the Butcher. Dom smashes the Butcher with the sign a second time. Metal Dragon, who recoiled before the sign shot, dives in with a chop block to the knee of the veteran, leaving his head up and ready for a third shot from Dominik. Gnarfflinger crumples to the floor.
HE: Two on one might be the way to stop this hardcore legend!
Fuz: I think this is one situation where his reputation might be a detriment to him!
With the Butcher on the canvas, Metal Dragon turns to Dominik. Meanwhile, Hayden has a length of chain and stalks Dominik from behind, wrapping it around his throat. Luciano has also found his way to the fray, driving the Charging Glory title belt into the skull of Metal Dragon. Luciano manages to guide Hayden and Dominik towards the ropes and flips them both out of the ring. The two continue to trade shots, Dom finding a stray Frying pan to block the chain enhanced fists of the Jackass.
HE: What an opportunity for Luciano! Gnarfflinger and Metal Dragon seem to be out, Dominik and Hayden distracted and out of position!
Fuz: All he has to do is climb the ladder and hang the belt and we have a new champion!
Luciano makes it to the top of the ladder, but as he is about to hang the belt, the ladder is knocked from under him. He grabs the hook, but drops the belt.
HE: What the hell!
Fuz: The Butcher has regained consciousness and timed his strike perfectly! Luciano is in real trouble now!
Gnarfflinger retrieved a back from the cart, spreads the thumbtacks under Luciano, then folds the ladder and drives it into the nuts of the Don. Luciano falls, landing unceremoniously on the thumbtacks!
<<Hayden>>
Gnarfflinger retrieved a back from the cart, spreads the thumbtacks under Luciano, then folds the ladder and drives it into the nuts of the Don. Luciano falls, landing unceremoniously on the thumbtacks!
The don rolls over in pain, howling like a cat being neutered. In his desperate attempt to escape his bath of thumbtacks, he manages to spread more over his body. His back, his arms and his side are all covered in a mash of the tacks. Gnarfflinger stands on the shoulder of Luciano, driving the thumbtacks deeper and deeper into the soft flesh under his shoulderblade. With a desperate, swimming motion, the Don looks for the ropes, his eyes ablaze with the fire of agony.
Hyper Elf:
what goes up, must come down... and come down hard!
Fuzz:
In this business, the only way people fall from a hook hung 20 feet in the air is hard and fast. pain, punishment and blood!
Meanwhile, outside the ring, Hayden and Dominik continue to attack each other. The frying pan glances off Hayden's shoulder, narrowly missing his head. Hayden turns around with his chain wrapped around his fists. Holding his fists together, Hayden counter-attacks the blow from the frying pan double axe handle into Dom's head, sending him staggering backwards, punch-drunk. Dominik regains his composure and charges at Hayden with the pan outstretched, but his attack is cut short when Hayden uses the chain to tangle the pan up. Dom tries deperately to free his hands from Hayden's clutches, but instead, Hayden swings his own wrists around and yanks the pan from Dominik's hands entirely. In one motion, Hayden lets the chain dangle below him and swings the ball into the guts of Dominik, causing his opponent to double over in pain. HAyden finishes the attack with a well placed toe-punt that catches Dom on the chin and sends him reeling backwards until his legs give out and he crumples to the hard ground.
Fuzz:
The battle rages on. Things from here on out are going to start getting harder to predict. The fact that Hayden was only added to this match yesterday has got to give him some kind of advantage Hyper?
Hyper Elf:
Exactly. None of these men would ave been expecting him in that ring up until about a day ago. That is a psychological game that Hayden can, and will, exploit. You see with Dominik... Hayden was able to see the attack coming and turn his momentum against him. Between tis match and a box of donuts... I'm not sure which one I would pick!
Fuzz:
These are some of the biggest names in GHW right here in this ring. Only one will walk out the champion, and the others... They will be left with nothing but cuts and bruises.
With Gnarfflinger the Butcher busying himself inflicting pain on Luciano, and Hayden battling it out with Dominik, Metal Dragon staggers to his own feet and looks for the best target to fight. Keeping himself confined to the ring for now, he runs at the back of Gnarfflinger, shoulderblocking him off the body of Luciano and into the ringropes. The Butcher rebounds off the ropes and back into the arms of Metal Dragon. MD wraps his arms around the torso of Gnarfflinger and lifts him into a belly-to-back suplex, driving the body of Gnarfflinger back onto the already battered carcass of Luciano. Both men cry out in pain in harmony, the sound making sweet music in Metal Dragon's ears. From down on the concrete floor, Hyden looks up to see the cause of the ruckus, and sees Metal Dragon staring back down at him. Leaving Dominik where he lies, counting his teeth to make sure they are all there, Hayden slides back into the ring, draggin his BAll'n'Chain behind him. Metal Dragon readies himself, one eye watching his opponent's face, the other eye watching the steel ball intently. Hayden begins to swing the ball above his head, himself feeling like he has the advantage in the situation. He teases Metal Dragon by swinging the ball closer to his skull, a grin spread on his face like a child at Christmas. Ever so slowly, Hayden moves closer to Metal Dragon, trying to sneak into range of the lethal Ball'n'Chain flail.
Hyper Elf:
Here's a face off for the ages. Look at the determination on both of these faces. Both men are used to weilding weapons of all sorts and varieties, and both men will stop at nothing to beat down their opponent.
Fuzz:
Yeah, but who is the one holdign the weapon now?
Hyper Elf:
Come on Fuzz! It only takes one little mistake and Hayden wil be eating that flail. Metal Dragon knows it, HAyden knows it and most of these fans know it. Look at them, watching, waiting for him to slip up. I don't think there is anything they would like more than for Hayden to be on the recieving end of that flail... again!
Metal Dragon watces intently, looking for his chance to move in on Hayden's advances. All eyes are trained on the ring, as the other three men pick up the pieces and begin to dust themselves off
<<Metal Dragon>>
Hayden grins as MD moves closer until finally getting within striking range, giving the Jackass a cue to swing the Ball'n'Chain horizontally as his head but MD ducks and grabs the chain as it passes overhead. MD yanks the chain to pull Hayden closer as he delivers a knee to Hayden's midsection before Dragon sticks HardKore's head under his arm and falls backward to drive Hayden face-first into the Ball'n'Chain that he then lets go of. MD picks up the blunt weapon by the handle as the other three men in the match get to their feet and turn their eyes to the former TV Champion, who scans the surroundings as Luciano, Dominik, and Gnarff all approach him, Dominik approaching on one side and the two big men on the other. MD turns toward Dom who backs up a bit before he turns toward the Don and the Butcher only to have Dominik run behind him and jump before kicking both feet into Dragon's back, sending him staggering toward Luciano and Gnarfflinger as he drops the Ball'n'Chain. Anthony and Gnarff tuck MD's head under their inside arms before grabbing his waist and flipping him up so he sits on their shoulders, but MD leans back and slides forward off of them to avoid the Double Powerbomb attempt before turning around. MD sits down as Gnarff and Luciano turn around only to have MD to lean back and kick them both in the groin at the same time before rolling backward as the two bigger men fall to their knees in pain. MD bounces off of the near ropes and runs at Gnarff before delivering a huge knee to the face that sends The Butcher to the mat before Dom runs behind Luciano and delivers a knee to the back of his neck that plants him face-first into the mat.
Hyper: "Shining Wizards by Dragon and Dominik, and now they're the only men left standing!"
Fuzz: "Yeah, and let's see if it gets just as ugly as the other times they're met in the ring!"
Metal Dragon turns toward the ropes and slides forward under the bottom rope to get out of the ring, then walks over to a stack of chairs lying next to the timekeeper's table and grabs one as Dom follows him to the outside area. Dom approaches MD, who swings a chair overhead at him only for Dom to duck and kick MD in the stomach. MD doubles over for a moment as Santiago goes to the stack of chairs and begins pulling one out only to have MD hammer him in the back of the head with his chair. Dominik slumps on the chairs for a moment before Dragon begins repeatedly hitting him in the back with it, almost hatefully. Hayden gets to his feet in the ring as MD turns around and walks back toward the ring only to see the Jackass running toward the ropes before diving through the top and middle rope at him, taking him down outside the ring with a Suicide Dive.
Dominik helps himself up on the stack of chairs before pulling one out of the stack and walking over to the downed MD and Hayden, who both lie adjacent to each other next to the ring apron. MD stirs and opens his eyes as Dominik raises a chair above his head and sadistically brings it down on his face.
CRACK!
MD's arms remain raised for a moment from to a failed attempt to block the chair shot before they flop to the side. Dragon lies motionless on the ground as Dominik looks up to see Luciano and Gnarff picking up a downed ladder and setting it up in the ring, then looks back at Hayden getting to his feet. Santiago swings his chair overhead at Hayden but the Jackass ducks just in time. Dom spins after whiffing on his chair shot attempt while Hayden cracks the knuckles on his left hand, then Dominik turns around only to see HardKore shoot his left fist out and connect with his jaw with a huge hook, making Dominik stumble back before collapsing to the ground.
"Power of the Southpaw on Santiago, completely catching him by surprise! What a shot to the jaw!"
"And now Hayden's gotta get back into the ring! The two big guys are about to go up on the ladder!"
Hayden takes the chair from the stunned Dominik before sliding into the ring where Gnarff and Luciano both have one hand each on the Charging Glory title while they trade punches with their free hands, before Luciano punches Gnarff and quickly lets go of the title before sticking his arm out and clotheslining him down to the mat. Anthony Luciano grabs the belt from The Butcher and begins climbing the ladder as Hayden rushes over to the opposite side of the ladder before dropping his chair and the two men slowly begin the 15-foot journey to the top.
"The Don's about to become our Charging Glory champ!"
"He could be, but the Jackass is heading up the ladder as well and you know he isn't gonna just let Luciano win the belt!"
Luciano and Hayden reach the top of the ladder as Gnarff gets up and kicks the chair into a position where it lies a few feet away from the rungs of the ladder on Hayden's side before beginning to ascend the ladder in pursuit of the Jackass. Hayden and Luciano reach the top of the ladder before The Don punches Hayden only to receive a punch back. Hayden then grabs both sides of Luciano's head and delivers a headbutt before looking at the audience for a moment and delivering nine more in quick succession to complete the Iron Skull. Luciano leans backward on the ladder in a daze for a moment before finally falling backward all the way down with the belt in his grasp and hitting the mat with a thud that resounds through the arena as the crowd cheers. Hayden takes a step down on the ladder only to have Gnarff put his head between Hayden's legs and lift him up on his shoulders before falling backward. The Butcher and Hayden HardKore fall all the way down before Hayden's back hits the chair hard and the two men lie on the mat, completely motionless.
"ELECTRIC CHAIR DROP OFF THE LADDER! Right onto a chair! This match is getting more violent every minute!"
"Everybody's out cold!"
"No, wait, Dominik's getting up. He might just be able to win the title right here!"
Santiago gets up on the outside of the ring and slides into the ring before walking over to Luciano, who lies sprawled out on the mat with the belt draped over his abdomen and right arm. Dom picks up the belt as MD recovers and slides into the ring to follow him. Dominik sees MD and puts the belt over his right shoulder before pointing at it and shouting "This is mine!" at him. The two men glance at the ladder before rushing over to opposite sides of the ladder and beginning their ascent up the ladder while Luciano rolls out of the ring. The Don reaches under the apron and pulls a table out before sliding it under the bottom rope into the ring and sliding in as well before dragging the table next to the ladder and beginning to set it up.
Metal Dragon reaches the top of the ladder and glances down at the table, a familiar situation as he was caught in it earlier in the match. Dom gets to the top shortly after as MD punches Dom, then grabs the Charging Glory belt before throwing it to the side and making it fall to the ring below. Dom punches MD back before Dragon grabs Dom's head and slams it into the top of the ladder, then MD grabs the hook hanging overhead and sticks it into Santiago's mouth before jabbing it into the roof of his mouth like a fish hook. Dominik screams in pain before MD pulls the hook out and grabs Dom's hair and shoulder, trying to shove him off of the ladder, but Dom punches MD in the chest. Dragon grabs the ladder to maintain his balance before Dom grabs both sides of his head and slams it into the top of the ladder, then turns around and wraps his left arm under MD's chin while holding the top of Dragon's head with his right and jumps off of the ladder toward the table only to have MD quickly slide his head out to avoid the SKO and send Dominik falling all the way down and crashing back-first through the table.
"Dominik goes through the table!"
"Great job by Metal Dragon avoiding an SKO to send him down there, but now he's wishing that he'd taken the belt from Santiago instead of throwing it off of his shoulder, as if he'd done that he would be the champ right now!"
MD rests for a moment and looks down at Dom, who stares up at him from the wreckage before Luciano backs up and runs at the ladder before jumping and sticking both feet out to perform a Dropkick that tips the ladder over and sends MD falling and landing outside of the ring. Anthony Luciano gets up as Gnarfflinger begins getting to his feet and Hayden starts to stir.
<<Luciano>>
Luciano looks around and a smile plays across his face as he sees the carnage. He spies Gnarffinger getting to his feet and quickly makes his way there standing behind Gnarffinger who is wobbly. Luciano slides his right arm under the right armpit of Gnarffinger before bringing it up and around the back of his neck. Luciano proceeds to wrap his left arm around the waist of Gnarffinger before then lifting up as he bends back before releasing impacting the back of Gnarffingers head, neck and shoulders into the mat with the splinters of tables bending him in half from the vicious half nelson suplex. Luciano stands up and turns around and gets rocked in the jaw as Hayden drills him with a solid right. Hayden throws another right but this time Luciano blocks with his left and quickly drills Hayden in the left side of his face with the right. The impact not as strong as would be if it was earlier on in the match but it is still enough make Hayden feel his teeth jar a bit.
Hayden throws a punch and Luciano ducks under it and pushes himself forward as he wraps his arms around the waist of Hayden and pushes up lifting Hayden up off the ground. Hayden feels his feet leave the ground but is unable to do anything as Luciano turns his body one hundred eighty degrees before falling onto his stomach with Hayden crashing to the mat on his back. Luciano smiles as he gets up after hitting the belly to belly suplex. MD is stirring on the outside as Dominik begins to let out groans, Gnarffinger is seen rolling onto his stomach Hayden lies there his chest moving up and down with his eyes closed. Luciano looks around for the championship belt and eyes it on the mat. Luciano makes his way over and bends down picking it up and placing it over his right shoulder. Luciano picks up the ladder that lies against the ropes and works on setting it up taking his time as he assumes that everyone is out. MD looks up through clouded eyes and sees Luciano setting up the ladder and getting it set just right. MD as quick as he can slides into the ring under the bottom ropes and stands up against them. Metal Dragon leans into them to get added spring as he yells causing Luciano to turn around as MD makes contact with Luciano's stomach expelling the air from his lungs and driving him into the ladder which bends by the supports and is pushed into the ropes as Luciano flys back from the impact hitting the said ladder and dropping the belt onto the mat as he falls face first.
Hyperelf:Wow did you see that MD bent Luciano in half and sent him across the ring into the ropes ladder and all! I mean that moves make my Hyperline seem tame in comparison.
Collins:I do believe Hyperelf that was the DragonFire. But my question is what is MD going to do as the only good ladder is now destroyed? I mean you can not climb up if there is no ladder.
Santiago has rolled over onto his stomach and lays with his face in the splintered table blood running out of his mouth and over his body. Hayden shakes his head as he opens his eyes and his vision is slightly blurred but slowly coming into focus. Hayden continues to lay there observing the scene as Metal Dragon has made it to the belt and picks it up. MD looks around and see's that there is still no major threats or concerns so he drops to the mat and rolls out under the bottom rope and lifts up the ring apron and smiles as he reaches under and pulls out another ladder. This ladder is black and has Tried and Convicted painted on either side of it. Gnarffinger is to his feet but crouching, Hayden has pushed himself up and leans against the ropes. Santiago is to his hands and knees as MD finishes pulling out the ladder and slides it into the ring. Gnarffinger stands up seeing the ladder come into play and makes his way over to the ladder bending down to pick it up as MD prepares to pull himself up onto the apron Gnarffinger runs at him with the ladder across his chest and runs into MD knocking him off the apron and sending him crashing back first into the railing. Hayden charges at Gnarffinger and Gnarffinger turns around and with the top part of the ladder catches Hayden in the face sending him to the mat. Dominik is on his feet and walks behind Gnarffinger who turns around with the ladder still across chest and in his arms. Santiago ducks down as the ladder swings over his head. Santiago stands up and ducks down again as the legs of the ladder swing around. Santiago sticks his foot out and kicks the ladder against Gnarffingers chest pushing him agains the ropes. Santiago gets a head of steam and charges at Gnarffinger jumping into the air and turning his body sideways as he crashes into the ladder and Gnarffinger sending both he and Gnarffinger over the top rope and crashing to the mat outside. The crowd is chanting and cheering as MD, Gnarffinger, and Santiago are all sprawled on the concrete outside. Luciano remains down his chest hurting, his body aching, his mind wondering. Hayden slides out of the ring and goes over to where the ladder and the belt are.
(OOC: Alright, now I'll post the next bunch of posts. It's a pretty long match.)
