“Supreme Championship Wrestling...”

A shot of Kelcey Wallace nailing Bree Lancaster with the Perfect Ending, followed by a shot of Steve Griffin hitting the Decimator off the top rope on CHBK at the first Rise to Greatness, before turning a shot of Jake Starr pumping up the crowd on his way to the ring, before turning into a shot of Ravyn Taylor sitting in the corner, waiting for the start of a match. We then see a shot of Katie Steward holding the Women’s Championship before cutting to a shot of Selena Frost hitting Vixen Cain with the Defying Gravity at Supreme Saturday: Just Desserts.

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MAIN SHOW:

“Psycho in my Head” by Skillet plays as we see a shot of Selena Frost standing on the stage, about to the run to the ring. We then see shots of Bree Lancaster hitting someone with the Rectifier and Simon Lyman posing with his arms out.

Maybe I'm just paranoid

Or maybe I'm just livin' a lie

Can't stop this screamin' voice

Or maybe I'm just sick inside

Shots of Kandis hitting Gratuitous on an opponent, before showing the Fall of Man standing tall. Katie Steward is next shown posing, before we see David Striker diving over the top rope and Josh Hudson standing on the stage, smiling. Shots of Enigma, Simon Lyman and the European Fiery Nation follow, superimposed over the Breakdown logo.

This is the face

I hate the other side of me

Out of this cage

He breaks to take the life from me

Tell me, tell me, tell me

I'm not crazy

Syren is shown hitting Xander Valentine with the Total Makeover before showing the Shinigami Foundation standing in the ring talking to the crowd. Glory Braddock is next shown hitting the London Plunge before we see The One Kirsten Scott proudly holding the SCW Television Championship. WASLEY is next shown as Kimberly Williams is seen smirking. The Breakdown logo flashes on the screen.

There's a psycho in my head

I'm closer to the edge

Makin' me feel like I'm livin' in misery, misery

Insane

These voices in my brain

Starting to feel like it's gonna be the death of me, death of me

Gavin Taylor hitting the Gavin Taylor Lariat on an opponent is next, before we see the Glimmer Sisters making her entrance. Konrad Raab punching Ace Marshall in a steel cage is shown next, before we see Light in the Darkness hitting Wisteria Waltz against an opponent. Lexy Chapel is then shown showing off Syren. Amy Chastaine posing follows before we see James Evans powerbombing La Pequena Luz off the top rope.

There's a psycho in my, there's a psycho in my head

Shots of Deanna Frost, Ryan LeCavalier, Waylon Creek, Xander Valentine, and Meghan Strader are shown before the Breakdown logo comes up on the screen.

We then cut to a live shot of the inside of Madison Square Garden, in New York City, New York. The crowd cheers as pyro shoots out from the base of the stage. The display continues for a few moments before spotlights circle the arena, and the cameras pan across the crowd for a few moments.

Sharper: “We are live in the world’s most famous arena. The fallout from Retribution is here. We have a new World Champion and a lot of questions!”

The cameras continue to pan throughout the crowd before the stage turns into a giant American flag. All of the various video boards also display the American flag. The crowd gives a mixed reaction, some believing this is a patriotic display, others realizing it may be Gavin Taylor. Then “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival starts to play and the crowd boos some more. We then see pyro shoot out from the stage. The crowd looks on as the music plays and the display continues for a few moments. The middle of the stage stops the pyro bursts as we see Gavin Taylor walking out from the back in a suit. The SCW World Championship is over his shoulder. Joining him is Jenni Anderson, who stands next to him, almost acting wife-like. The two stand next to each other, Taylor’s hand around her waist. They wave to the crowd. The All-Star Secret Service stand with him, joined by Mr. Black and Religious Wright.

Sharper: “There is your new World Champion.”

Knots: “With the Championship family. Jenni Anderson, the first lady!”

Sharper: “Are they an item?”

Knots: “Looks like it to me!”

Gavin, Jenni, and the ASSS stand on the stage. Sparks start to go off behind him as they remain on the stage. Pyro continues to shoot off all around them in a ridiculous overdisplay of fire, sparks, light, and sound, all to celebrate Gavin’s title win. Then, at this point, we see a team of photographers, including what appears to be an independent videographer run out from behind them, when there was a pause in the display, and start to film and photograph this display. Gavin turns to Jenni and then to his ASSS and starts to head to the ring. The crowd continues to give a very mixed response as they reach the ring. They stand in the ring as sparks start to go off over the ring. We cut to a wide shot as Gavin, Jenni, and the ASSS enter the ring. Gavin Taylor moves to the middle of the ring, joined by Jenni Anderson. They stand in the middle of the ring, waving as the pyro display continues.

Sharper: “This display going on.”

Kayl: “Should we time it? Are they using our entire pyro budget on this?”

They continue to wave as the pyro sparks on the stage decline. A few moments pass as the music fades out. We then see Religious Wright walking over to Gavin with a microphone. We then notice that he’s also produced a book of some sort. The camera catches it to see that it’s not a bible but instead the “Book of the LAWRD.” The crowd boos as Gavin looks around, smiling, giving occasional thumbs up to people, and pointing to people in the crowd.

Sharper: “What in the world…”

Knots: “We’re getting an inauguration! And in New York! What a moment!”

Wright: “Ladies and gentlemen, you are here to bear witness the inauguration of the SCW World Champion of America!”

The crowd gives a mixed reaction. Gavin continues to wave. Jenni Anderson largely looks statuesque.

Wright: “After so many months, we were able to stop the steal with many of our associates and donors helping to make sure we had the resources to do just that. No longer will we have the travesty of what all of you know should have happened and did happen under the eyes of the LAWRD!”

The crowd boos.

Wright: “The steal has been stopped and we will be going after any who held Gavin back from the post he was BORN to have…the SCW World Champion of the World. He will now use this position to Make SCW Gavin Again. To Make America Gavin Again!”

Wright looks around. Gavin nods. Jenni feigns dabbing her eye with a handkerchief.

Wright: “So Gavin…could you please put your right hand on the Book of the LAWRD!”

Gavin places his hand on the book.

Wright: “Under the eyes of all the true Gavin supports, and from those looking down from above, a night demanded by fate….Gavin Taylor…are you willing to stand here and fulfill all duties and obligations of the SCW World Championship of America!”

Gavin: “I do!”

The crowd gives a mixed reaction as Wright steps back and bows. Gavin takes the World Championship off of his shoulder and raises it over his head. The crowd boos as Gavin smiles before sparks shoot out of the ringposts.

Sharper: “More damn pyro!”

Gavin looks around as he then places the title back over his shoulder. Gavin brings the microphone to his mouth.

Gavin: “Thank you Religious Wright. Your support has been unwavering. As has the support of the All-Star Secret Security and my lovely partner, Jenni Anderson.”

Gavin smiles.

Gavin: “I want to thank all of the people, the beautiful people, who have supported me and my mission…from Keen Kemal and the European Fiery Nation, a great nation, a fiery nation, a good nation of many good people. To Macho Man Meghan Strader for making sure people didn’t forget about me. To the people who stood up against the steal…some very important people. People like Fantastic Frank Delatosso. I call him fantastic Frank. He was the first man to put this title around my waist. Something Shifty Syren, Zany Zoe, didn’t deserve. But I did. I fought against it all. And it took people to do the right thing…to stop the steal…Fantastic Frank, thank you.”

Gavin looks around.

Gavin: “And finally, I need to take a moment to thank you….a man who has believed for months…has solutions to problems. Mr. Black….”

Gavin turns to him and shakes his hand. He then steps back and gives him a thumbs up.

Gavin: “You made sure…we had people on the ground. People who fought for the right thing. That includes you. And you had the most important role. And we go it done. We got it done and now we can make sure we make things right. We make SCW Gavin Again!”

The crowd gives a mixed reaction as Gavin looks around.

Gavin: “And, as you know-“

The lights in the arena plunge into darkness. A pulsing sound plays out across the PA system as the fans cheer.

LEXY CHAPEL PRESENTS

“Groupie” by Cassie Steele then hits the PA system as we see Syren walking out from the back, holding a microphone.

Sinfully Seductive
Captivatingly Corrupt
DARK FANTASY

She storms down to the ring.

Sharper: “Syren coming out here-“

Kayl: “Alone. I don’t like this.”

Knots: “Thanks to their efforts. Don’t make Ravyn and Lexy the victim when they went against the boss!”

Gavin: “Secret Service!”

Gavin turns as Syren hops onto the apron. Karl and Jack Barker move into position, protecting Gavin Taylor. Syren looks into the ring.

Syren: “I hope you’re enjoying all of this! This little fraud and this pony show going on around here. The fact is that Gavin, twice now, you’ve maybe gotten my shoulders to the mat, but ask everyone out there, and they don’t believe you could beat me one on one straight up.”

The crowd roars.

Syren: “For someone crying about how they had things stolen, no, Gavin…you’ve just pissed everyone off. And you’ve made sure to piss me off. To have my manager, my wife, attacked by masked men, beaten with a baton that someone then tried to use later against me. I don’t have to try too hard to see you had hoped to get my off my game. And instead, I took it right to you until that stain on the earth wasn’t taken to the back with the rest…”

Gavin: “Syren, Syren, Syren! I’m so sorry, but the fact is that you just have experienced everything I have been for months. Sometimes you need to break a few eggs to stop a steal. You know. You did all the time under Infamous.”

Syren: “That was years ago and I’m so sick of people thinking I can’t change-“

Gavin: “Sorry Syren. Those are the breaks.”

Syren: “Well then maybe I need to find something to help make sure I make your life a living hell. Because Gavin, I may have had to wait years to win the title, but I’m not waiting long for my rematch that I am owed and Gavin, trust me…I am going to make sure-“

Suddenly, Syren’s interrupted as “Victorious” by Skillet begins playing as the lights dim a bit. A few moments pass as we see Amelia Nevado walk out from the back. But then stops and glances behind her as we see Frank Delatosso walk out with her, leading to boos to dwarf any cheers.

Sharper: “I don’t believe it…Amelia Nevado won at Retribution-“

Knots: “But she’s now with the man who can help her to the top!”

Sharper: “If this doesn’t clarify it was Delatosso who added Amelia Nevado into the match…”

Delatosso walks down to the ring with Amelia Nevado. Syren looks at Delatosso glaring as Amelia and Delatosso walk to the ring. They then walk over to the steel steps. Amelia looks at Delatosso who motions to her to walk up the steps first. She does and enters the ring. Religious Wright then walks over and holds the ropes open as Delatosso steps into the ring. Gavin walks over and shakes his hand. Amelia looks at Gavin as Gavin extends his hand to Amelia. Amelia hesitates for a moment before then looking at Delatosso before shaking his hand. Gavin extends the microphone to Delatosso.

Syren: “Amelia…”

Amelia focuses on Gavin as Delatosso takes the microphone.

Delatosso: “Thank you Gavin. Sorry, Syren, but the days of you being a favourite around here are coming to a close. And while you are owed a rematch, the fact is that we can still determine when that rematch is. And right now, we have an exciting new match to offer SCW fans!”

The crowd looks on.

Delatosso: “Gavin Taylor, our new World Champion….”

Gavin leans over.

Gavin: “Of America.”

Delatosso: “Yes…that. And we have someone who deserves the spotlight. Just needed to be encouraged the right way and giving the opportunity to compete for a shot, in her home country, in front of her family…in spite of her family…Amelia Nevado, your number one contender!”

The crowd roars, although some boo.

Syren: “Don’t pretend that I don’t know what’s going on here.”

Delatosso: “Don’t be so totally jealous. Gavin will be a fine World Champion. And he beat you at Retribution. Feel free to discuss whatever with your mentor, CHBK, but I’m overruling him here-“

Selena: “Whoa! Wait? What the hell are we doing here?!”

We then see Selena Frost storm out from the back. The crowd boos loudly. The boos continue to almost drown anything else out and Frost continues to the ring.

Selena: “With all due respect Amelia, you’re not cutting in front of the line and Frank, you don’t need a backup plan here. You’ve got your World Champion coming to this ring right now.”

Selena heads to the ring.

Selena: “Get the hell out of the way, Syren. Better yet, finally screw off and retire, so we can forget you once and for all!”

Syren turns and drops down and gets right up to Selena’s face. Selena steps up to her.

Selena: “Get out of my way-“

Selena goes to walk past and Syren obstructs. She shoves Syren back.

Selena: “You’re not getting this shot, Syren-“

Delatosso: “Selena! Selena! Stop! Just stop. You’re embarrassing yourself.”

Selena looks up at the ring.

Selena: “I’m just taking what’s mine. I have a contract for a World Title match. And I’m cashing it in!”

Delatosso: “We’ll see about that. But Selena…I’m backing the two people in this ring.”

Selena: “Excuse me-“

Delatosso: “Cut their mics! Amelia Nevado and Gavin Taylor! World Championship! At Hubris! In Australia!”

Gavin throws his arm up.

Delatosso: “Congratulations both of you!”

Sharper: “Selena has been an ally of Delatosso-“

Knots: “Sometimes we need fresh matchups!”

Delatosso then turns and motions to Nevado and then to Taylor. Syren and Frost remain on the floor, almost stunned by being cut off. Nevado and Taylor stand across from one another while Delatosso stands between them. The photographers start to take photos. Syren starts to move to the ring as Selena just looks on, trying to process. Syren slides in. This leads to Karl and Jack Barker running over to her. Before she can get up, they start to stomp away on her. Syren covers up, almost expecting this.

Kayl: “I knew this would be an issue. Syren going in. Just hot-headed, but-“

Sharper: “Hey! HEY! It’s Chris Dumont! Dumont!”

Kayl: “And the Troupe!”

Knots: “Oh God! Get Frank out of there!”

We then see Chris Dumont coming through the crowd, hopping the barricade. With him, we see David Striker, and two new faces.

Sharper: “That’s Kevin Slayton! Gabriel Malik. And David Striker!”

Gavin turns as he yells out. Mr. Black and Religious Wright turn as Dumont enters the ring and runs over and nails Gavin with a hard right and then another. Nevado pulls Delatosso out of the ring and then moves him away from the melee. Selena looks on as we see Kemal Yilmaz, Oskar Theron, Dakon Theron, Ludvig Eriksson and Frederico Gasperoni running down to the back. They run down and slide in. The crowd erupts as Jack and Karl Barker fight Malik and Slayton. Striker nails Yilmaz as Gavin and Dumont trade blows. Wright tries to go after Striker too as the EFN and the Phantom Troupe fight. Selena storms to the back as Syren gets up and goes over for Gavin too. We then see Oskar grabbing Syren and pulling her off as Syren fights him. The crowd erupts as Delatosso is whisked away by Nevado. Selena glances back seeing this, running her hand through her hair before then starting to walk down the rampway and then drop down to the floor as Nevado and Delatosso run to the back.

Sharper: “Delatosso whisked away by Nevado. As the EFN and the Phantom Troupe, with Gavin’s group, and Syren all fighting!”

Knots: “Selena! What are you doing? Checking on Delatosso? Great idea!”

Sharper: “A wild start here in New York City! What is going to happen tonight?!”

We then see officials, including Dean Black, Hiro Tanaka, Dillusion & Lucas Knight arriving at the ring, to try and bring order to things as the scene cuts away.

COMMERCIALS

DURING THE BREAK:

We open up with a still of the chaotic situation that was going on in the ring before the break.

Sharper: “Welcome back to Breakdown and things getting hot and heavy to say the least.”

Kayl: “Emotions running high.”

Knots: “Still gotta respect people.”

Sharper: “Well, Syren, showing off her frustration, moments ago.”

We see Syren and Dumont trying to go after Gavin Taylor. Wright nails Syren and Frederico Gasperoni attacks Dumont. They fight briefly when we see Gavin pulled to the floor by Dean Black. Gavin falls over and to the barricade. Syren knocks down Wright before turning. Syren then steps through to go after Gavin, but Black stops her. Gavin is then picked up by Mr. Black and whisked away as Syren is placed on the floor and other officials help Dean Black. We then see Lucas Knight coming around too. Syren pulls away as Lucas steps up. Dean Black and Knight share a sign, leading Knight to look on confused, before Dean Black enters the ring. The Breakdown logo comes up on the screen.

We then open up backstage as we see Frank Delatosso in a side room. Amelia Nevado stands with him.

Delatosso: “Thank you Amelia. I’m glad you were out there. Helping me to the back.”

Amelia: “Just you…you didn’t need to be in the middle of that. And I guess it’s a bit of a thank you for adding me to the match.”

Delatosso: “No need to thank me. I just see you as someone who SCW can build around. The talent, the ability…just need confidence.”

Selena Frost then barges into the room.

Selena: “Frank-“

Delatosso: “Selena. This is a private room.”

Selena: “I’m just making sure you’re okay.”

Delatosso: “I’m fine. Amelia took care of that.”

Selena looks at Amelia and then looks down.

Selena: “Are you sure she’s next in line? Is she even ready for it? Plus, if she wins…against Gavin. Look, you need a champion that is reliable and stands for what a champion is-“

Delatosso: “I already have two options, Selena.”

Selena pauses again.

Selena: “I think you’re making a mistake. The World Title should be around MY waist.”

Delatosso: “It may be at some point. Selena…you better hope that Alex falls on your side then with this controversy around that contract. I’m going to follow whatever he says.”

Selena: “You know damn well he’s going to protect Syren.”

Delatosso: “Thanks for your care, Selena. Good luck.”

Selena scoffs and then shakes her head. She then looks at Amelia, and then Delatosso, before scoffing again and storming off, annoyed.

Princess Brittany Williams vs. Chase Upshaw

“United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama,
Haiti, Jamaica, Peru,
Republic Dominican, Cuba, Caribbean,
Greenland, El Salvador, too.”

Nations of the World by Rob Paulson plays. Chase Upshaw makes his way onto the stage shouting and cursing as loud as he can. The camera and microphones catch some of the curse words, causing the networks to bleep him out.

“Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela,
Honduras, Guyana, and still,
Guatemala, Bolivia, then Argentina,
And Ecuador, Chile, Brazil.”

Chase starts to march his way down to the ring, flipping off a few fans along the way and mocking their complete and total lack of Geography knowledge.

“Costa Rica, Belize, Nicaragua, Bermuda,
Bahamas, Tobago, San Juan,
Paraguay, Uruguay, Suriname,
And French Guiana, Barbados, and Guam.”

Chase Upshaw slides into the ring and prepares for the match to begin.

Sharper: “Chase Upshaw about to be in action. We have had some travel issues so his scheduled opponent, Princess Brittany Williams unable to make her debut.”

Kayl: “That’s a bad omen, isn’t it?”

Knots: “Or maybe she was smart and wanted nothing to do with New York City!”

Upshaw walks over to Jason Phillips and takes the microphone. He turns back.

Upshaw: “Well here we are in New York City…how many of you even know that that’s not the original name for this cesspool? New Amsterdam?! Ring a bell anyone? That’s right, I can give you some history. Something you dimwits could only hope to grasp as you go from each flight of fancy.”

Upshaw paces around the ring, berating the crowd.

Upshaw: “I was supposed to come out here and give a beatdown of geographical proportions, but my opponent wasn’t even able to find New York City on a map to make it here on time!”

The crowd boos.

Upshaw: “All the more reason that she needed me to beat the lesson into them! To teach her where New York is, relative to Philadelphia, to New Jersey…and to her home of Los Angeles. Then again, she may not even know east to west. These dilletantes!”

Sharper: “I should note Brittany Williams was born in Detroit.”

Knots: “Oh God, that’s worse!”

Sharper: “How’s that?”

Upshaw shakes his head.

Upshaw: “Well as I start another undefeated tonight, I am ready to take on anyo-“

The lights go out for a moment. A classy female voice begins to sing, and the crowd starts clamoring:

“The minute you walked in the joint
I could see you were a man of distinction, a real big spender
Good lookin', so refined
Say, wouldn't you like to know what's goin' on?
Big spender”

Lights blast the crowd right as she says ‘spender’ as golden sparks fall from the top the screen down onto the stage. Standing with his back turned at the entrance is Archer Allocco. He kicks out and starts to step out to the top of the ramp. He raises the bottle of champagne in the air. The rap kicks off with the full blast of the light coming when the word spender is sung out:

"SM, your boy Smiler iced out
Paid the cost to floss, what's the price now?
Fresh out the gutter, the city begged me to rep it
'Cause I came with collateral, getters get me so F it, I'm a (Spender)
I plug money in Harrods
I'm Bugs Bunny with carrots
Diamonds on my neck and my arm blingin' with class
Those that always speculated are now bеginning to ask are you a (Spender)"

By this time, Candi Apple has come out in her cocktail dress, squeezes her son's shoulder, and sings his praise in his ear. Archer hands his mother the champagne. He has a cocky smile on his face as he begins to saunter down the ramp. He slaps away the fan’s outstretched arms, ignoring their existence.

Sharper: “Chase Upshaw without a dance partner tonight.”

Knots: “Maybe Candi Apple can oblige.”

Sharper: “Archer Allocco’s mother I believe. And we don’t need to say much about his father.”

Kayl: “What a proud pop he must be. At least he didn’t injure this one.”

Knots: “That we know of!”

"If it's minеs, what is it?
If it shines, what is it?
If you're coming at me with goods and you're tryna pitch it
I know it's cream of the crop, if it isn't, tell me what is it, I'm a (Spender)
Cash rules, my flash jewels are monumental
Brass fools just act cool with what credentials?
It's second nature, I floss and get it for real
Black and yellow diamonds all in my chain, I'm definitely ill"

Archer jumps onto the apron with one impressive leap as Mama Allocco walks along the ring, dragging her gloved hand across the apron. Archer steps through the middle rope and dusts off his shoulder as he winks at the referee. He goes to the middle of the ring to pose in front of the hard cam as the female chorus rings out:

"Let me get right to the point
I don't pop my cork for every man I see
Hey, big spender
Spend a little time with me"

The music fades as the lights return to normal, and Archer goes to his corner to talk strategy with his father, his wandering eyes winking at any ladies in the front row. Chase Upshaw looks at him stunned.

Sharper: “Allocco here. This New York crowd…”

Kayl: “Some of the girls are trying to get Archer’s attention.”

Archer winks at one woman in the front rows. Upshaw grabs him and pokes him in the shoulder.

Upshaw: “Uh…excuse me.”

Archer turns and looks at Upshaw, suddenly realizing he’s there.”

Upshaw: “Do I need to explain to you that this is the ring? That, where you came from, was backstage. And that is where you should be. This is my time-“

Allocco stops him and takes the microphone, prying it from his hands.

Allocco: “Look buddy…I…I don’t know if you realize but I’m a kinda star. The pyro, the music, the champagne. I think you saw what I did on Panama City Beach too.”

Upshaw looks around.

Upshaw: “No…I don’t-“

Allocco: “And well…uh…I don’t know who you are.”

Upshaw: “I’m Chase Upshaw! I’m-“

Allocco: “That’s great. Look…you mind going to the floor. As I am the future of this sport, it’s important I make these appearances. Talk to the crowd. Make them see how great I am…and I mean look at me….Look, Mama Allocco can help you out. She even may think you’re cute.”

Candi Apple winks on the floor as Upshaw looks around.

Allocco: “So…go….go geographicate the ringside area or whatever.”

Upshaw: “Geographicate?”

Upshaw looks down in utter horror of the awful grammar.

Upshaw: “Oh God….Grandma Lee is going to be sick…to….I can’t…”

Allocco: “Now…I-“

Upshaw pokes Allocco’s shoulder again. Allocco turns.

Allocco: “You again…look, I-“

Upshaw grabs the microphone.

Upshaw: “I cannot allow this to stand. GET READY FOR FISTICUFFS!”

Allocco looks around as Upshaw throws the microphone down. He then feigns going for a right hand, but then, in a decent bit of trickery, goes for a toe kick. Allocco, however, catches the kick. Upshaw looks around in horror, his attack thwarted, but Allocco spins into the One Night Stand. Upshaw falls to the mat. The crowd ohs. Allocco then turns and looks down at him. He then shrugs before holding his arm up.

Sharper: “And Chase Upshaw is down!”

Kayl: “He now doesn’t know where he is!”

“Big Spender” by Theophilus London & ASAP Rocky starts to play again as the crowd looks on. Allocco remains in his pose before then bringing the arm down. Candi Apple applauds at ringside as Upshaw remains down in the ring. Allocco exits to the floor and walks over to a woman in the front row. He says something to her before smirking and walking off. Candi Apple walks around the opposite side of the ring. They meet at the entrance way as Allocco heads to the back.

COMMERCIALS

Backstage, the scene opens up to see Dean Black and Lucas Knight talking to CHBK.

CHBK: “Dean, thanks for getting in there earlier. Just keep an eye on things. I just feel we’re going to have a few more fireworks before this show is done.”

Black: “No problem.”

CHBK: “Lucas, can you go help him?”

Knight: “I’ll be right with you, Dean. I just need to ask something of Alex.”

Dean Black nods and walks off. CHBK looks at Lucas as Lucas watches to make sure Dean has walked off.

CHBK: “Something the matter?”

Knight: “You can’t tell me that you’re not noticing a few things. I get it’s wild out there…but Retribution…he missed one of Gavin’s people at ringside. Tonight Syren…she was a bit upset.”

CHBK: “I figured. And I saw…”

Knight: “And?”

CHBK: “I’m noticing. Just…Dean’s been around a long time. Seen a lot. I’m hoping it’s a rough night.”

Knight: “Me too…me too.”

Knight turns and heads off. CHBK watches Knight leave before Breakdown returns to the ring.

Sharper: “Looks like there’s some concern there….”

Kayl: “Well Mr. Black was left at ringside at Retribution. Played a role in the result.”

Sharper: “Something to keep an eye on. Dean Black has as much integrity as much as anyone else I’ve known in this sport. Meanwhile, word from the back is we are about to be graced by the new SCW United States Champion.”

Knots: “She’s actually here? Luz and Strader turned each other into ground beef.”

"Boys Wanna Be Her” (Tommie Sunshine's Brooklyn Fire Retouch) by Peaches begins to play as the houselights slowly dim. At the 30 second mark, lights start flickering as the beat and rhythm of the song get louder.

~Uh!

Uh, uh, uh, uhhhhhh!

You've got them all by the balls

Causin' waterfalls, stone walls, bar brawls

Common stalls that cause 'em all

To you, they crawl, body sprawl

Smokin' Pall Malls, close call, stand tall

Doll, you make them feel so small (and they love it)~

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen…”

The SCWtron lights up with the chrome ‘S’ emblem and explodes into shots of Meghan, smacking the taste out Shadow Starr’s mouth with a kick to the jaw, stepping opn Ai Mei’s skull, pinning Corey Lazarus one, two three and the last shot of her being her holding one half of the PWA Tag Team Titles, BWF Tag Titles, ICW Tag Titles, IWF tag Titles, CWA Tag titles and with the Revo1 Wrestling tag team title. All kinds of tag titles. It’s her thing. We get shots of her pinning Polly Pingotti, Colleen, and La Puequeña Luz. A few more of her hitting Waylon Creek with her finisher and stepping toe to toe with Syren. Her name flashes on the screen, and a small amount of Pyro shoots off as Meghan steps out from behind the curtain followed by her aunt, and overall manager of the Strader clan, Vanessa Strader, along with her sister Tamika and oldest daughter Veronica.

~The boys wanna be her

The girls wanna be her

The boys wanna be her

The girls wanna be her

The boys wanna be her

The girls wanna be her

The boys wanna be her

I wanna be her

Yes I do~

Phillips: “Coming off her victory at Retribution inside the Thunderdome…”

~The way you rock, don't stop

Girl, you got the chops

Flip-flop, she bops, self-taught

You look so hot

Are you conceived, kids receive

Crawling up her sleeve

Parents bleed, can't conceive

That indeed we'll never leave (and we love it)~

Meghan stops and waves at the crowd as she shifts her hips to the right-side. She caresses the faceplate of her championship and sneers. Meghan unclasps the title from her waist. She makes her way down to ringside.

Phillips: She is the new SCW United States Champion… MEGHAN STRADERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~The boys wanna be her

The girls wanna be her

The boys wanna be her

The girls wanna be her

The boys wanna be her

The girls wanna be her

The boys wanna be her

I wanna be her

So do you~

Meghan finger-pistols to the fans on her descent down the ramp.

~ Listen up, listen up, listen up

Voices scatter

Listen up, listen up, listen up

Voices scatter

Listen up, listen up, listen up

Voices scatter

Listen up, listen up, listen up

Voices scatter ~

Meghan stops ¾ of the way down, looks side to side, raises up her arms, holding the US title over her head and the entire stage explodes in gold and silver pyrotechnics as the family sneer comes across Meghan’s face.

~Listen up, listen up, listen up

Voices scatter

Listen up, listen up, listen up

Voices scatter

Listen up, listen up, listen up

Voices scatter

Listen up, listen up, listen up

Voices scatter~

Meghan reaches ringside. Tamika and Veronica hop up on the apron, and sit down on the middle rope, pushing the top making it easier for the Matriarch, as we can see her wince entering the ring after wiping her boots on the apron. Meghan is handed a microphone by Phillips, and she nods her head in thanks. The crowd erupts as the infamous Strader sneer crosses her face.

Meghan Strader: “Well… I told ya.”

The Cowgirls in attendance laugh with her.

Sharper: “That she did.”

Meghan Strader: “Le Pequena Luz… thank you. Thank you for bringing everything you had and making me earn this championship.”

Meghan slaps the faceplate of her championship.

Meghan Strader: “Only one other star in this company has pushed me like you have, and it’s unfortunate she got screwed over and lost her world title.”

The fans boo loudly. Meghan nods and paces the ring, looking into the hard cam.

Meghan Strader: “But before I get to my thoughts on that, I think management should look long and hard at themselves in the mirror, and realize that Luz deserves an opportunity at the World Title. I am going to do everything in my power and ability to roll into Rise to Greatness as the US Champion and leave as the champ, making it impossible for the World title match to live up to the US title. My ultimate goal is the SCW Championship but us Strader’s will always take whatever title we win and make it the most sought after championship. Just ask my sister and daughter in the ring with me.”

Tamika and Veronica nod to the camera with their own sneers.

Sharper: “Say what you will about The Matriarch, but she doesn’t crap on anyone.”

Knots: “Except Polly.”

Sharper: “Except Polly.”

Kayl: “You two parrots?”

Meghan Strader: “Management should also be ashamed of themselves for letting what happened in the main event at Retribution happen. Maybe it’s the promoter in me or how many times I have been bent over without dinner or even a damn kiss, but that was BS.”

The crowd starts a bullshit chant and all the Cowgirls nod in agreement.

Meghan Strader: “My feud with Syren wasn’t personal, it was about business. I needed to prove that an almost forty-one year old Cowgirl could still ride, and while I never got the ‘W’ on her, it proved one thing: I belong in the main event and I pushed her to greatness once again. Retribution proved it and those fantastic Rise to Greatness XXIII ads back it up. There may not be any love lost between me and Syren, but no one deserves that except maybe that angry little Smurf with the now black hair. I always knew you wished you were me, Polly Pocket.”

Knots: “Talk about living rent free in someone’s head.”

Sharper: “I really don’t think she can help herself.”

Knots: “So! Polly deserves better!”

Meghan Strader: “I am gonna need someone to explain to me and the rest of the SCW faithful why in the hell Gavin even had that shot to begin with? He couldn’t get the job done for this belt but gets a World title shot? And gets rewarded for using brass knuckles? The Patriarchy is strong here in SCW… and I am sure management is gonna do everything to get this strap off of me, especially now that I have called them out on their shit, but I don’t care. You can throw whoever you want at me, and I will put them into the ground. Many in the back have already learned the lesson… God forgives.”

Crowd: “I DON’T!”

“Boys Wanna be Her” starts up again as Meghan raises her United States Championship up in the air one last time.

Sharper: “Meghan Strader calling it as she sees it.”

Knots: “Sometimes people need to shut up.”

Kayl: “That’s your call. Maybe you should do that more often.”

Knots: “Please! People pay to hear from me.”

Sharper: “And we’ll hear from someone else I’m sure you’re hoping to hear from. Chris Dumont is backstage with Destiny Page!”

The scene cuts backstage where we see Chris Dumont, David Striker, and the rest of the Phantom Troupe with Destiny Page.

Page: “Thank you Adam. And yes, Chris Dumont is back. The Phantom Troupe was saying they had a gift for Gavin Taylor and well, to close out Retribution, Chris Dumont returning and earlier tonight, trying to get his hands on Gavin again. Chris…welcome back.”

Dumont steps up.

Dumont: “It’s good to be back. And trust me, it’s a long time coming. It required some looks in the mirror and me to look at the people around me who helped get me to this point…but the fact is that I’m now back and I don’t really care that Gavin Taylor is the World Champion and he’s got a line up! Because Gavin, I'm coming for you!”

The crowd roars.

Dumont: “One way or another, I am coming for YOU! I'm coming for your title, I'm coming for your career, and most important of all… I am coming for your HEAD! And you can claim everything that you want like I'm “deranged” or that “I'm Crazed Chris” or whatever you like, the end result is still going to be the same between you and I, Gavin…”

The crowd cheers again.

Dumont: “I am going to take *everything* from you and there is not a singular damned thing that you or anyone around you that can do to stop me… nothing at all, so send everybody that you got, Gavin, because in the end the result will be the same. And allow me to stress that….NO ONE is going to stop me from getting my hands on you. It will happen and it will be a long time coming! I have a few debts to collect on…CHAMP!”

Dumont looks right at the camera as the crowd roars as the scene fades out.

COMMERCIALS

Clyde Sutter vs. Chris Lawler

The lights in the arena go out as the opening chords of “Unforgiven” by Metallica begins to play.  As the song picks up its pace a spotlight shines at the top of the ramp and we see “The Assassin” Clyde Sutter standing there with a sinister grin on his face.  He is joined by the beautiful Melinda Braddock.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall with a twenty minute time limit. First, on his way to the ring, accompanied by Melinda Braddock, from Charlotte, North Carolina, he is the Assassin, Clyde Sutter!”

After a few moments of soaking in the crowd reaction, which he seems to enjoy despite their booing, Sutter and Melinda begin to make their slow walk down the ramp. The spotlight follows the sinister sociopath as he approaches the ring. They reach the ring area and Melinda kisses him on his cheek. Sutter then foregoes the steel steps as he leaps up from the floor to the ring apron.  With the spotlight remaining only on Sutter as one of the few lights in the arena at the moment, Sutter enters the ring and then stand in the center. The sound of Metallica dies down and the lights come back on.

Sharper: “Clyde Sutter may not have competed at Retribution, but he returned to his home country and caused a scene. He interfered in the TV Title match between Colleen MacDonald and Scarlett Carsons.”

Knots: “Fate sent him to make an interesting decision. And I don’t know if I would’ve gone against either of them.”

Kayl: “Two women who will fight and Sutter saw some of that at Retribution.”

The dimmed lights cast an atmosphere of anticipation as the arena falls into darkness, the only illumination coming from the pulsating strobe lights. The crowd's murmurs fade into a hush as the opening chords of "Warrior" by Imagine Dragons reverberate through the speakers, electrifying the air with anticipation.

From the depths of the darkness, a figure emerges, his silhouette outlined against the backdrop of flashing lights. With each step, the floor trembles beneath his feet, echoing the determination that propels him forward. It's Chris Lawler, a titan among men, his presence commanding attention as he strides purposefully down the entrance ramp.

His eyes, a piercing shade of blue, remain fixed on the ring ahead, unwavering in their focus as if they could pierce through the very fabric of reality. Ignoring the cacophony of cheers and jeers that surround him, Lawler remains resolute in his mission, his gaze locked on the squared circle where his destiny awaits.

Phillips: “His opponent, from Nashville, Tennessee, he is Chris Lawler!”

As Lawler reaches the foot of the ring, the strobe lights reach a crescendo, bathing him in a pulsating glow of light and shadow. With a subtle nod to the crowd, Lawler ascends the steel steps, each footfall a testament to his unwavering determination.

Finally, he steps between the ropes, his presence filling the ring with an aura of intensity and purpose. Standing tall in the center of the ring, Lawler raises his gaze to the heavens, a silent vow etched upon his features. Tonight, he will leave everything in the ring, his spirit unbroken, his resolve unyielding, as he prepares to face whatever challenges come his way.

Sharper: “And Chris Lawler had a rough night at Retribution.”

Knots: “Helped by Simon Lyman coming after him too!”

Sharper: “Lawler wanted a fight. He got a couple. Now he has one tonight.”

The bell sounds. Lawler and Sutter circle the ring briefly before stepping up and going for a collar and elbow tie-up. They push back on one another before letting go. Quickly Lawler blasts Sutter in the jaw with a right hand. Lawler kicks Sutter in the ribs and then grabs him and moves him into the corner. Sutter however grabs him and nails him in the ribs with a couple of knees before Lawler pushes away. He then nails Sutter with a hard right and then a left before then grabbing Sutter and going to run him into the nearby corner, but Sutter blocks it and nails Lawler in the ribs with a shot. He then drives Lawler face first into the top turnbuckle. Lawler stumbles off, briefly falling to a knee and then popping up to his feet.

Sharper: “Sutter driving Lawler into the corner. Lawler taking a moment.”

Kayl: “And resetting. This is turning into a brawl.”

Lawler turns and throws a hard right, but Sutter blocks it and hits a throat thrust. He hits a second one and then grabs Lawler and whips him across the ring. Lawler bounces off and Sutter scoops him up and slams him down. Lawler gets back up and Sutter nails him with a hard right and then a left before kicking him in the ribs. He drags Lawler out and then scoops him up and hits a ribbreaker. He throws him down for the pin.

1!

2!

Lawler kicks out. Sutter turns and grabs him and pulls him up, but Lawler reaches up and rakes the eyes. Sutter stumbles back. Lawler gets up and hits a left jab and then a right before hitting another right jab before a left shot to the jaw and then a right haymaker. Sutter falls to the ropes. Lawler whips Sutter into the ropes. Sutter bounces off and Lawler jumps up and hits a flying clothesline.

Sharper: “Huge clothesline. Lawler takes down Sutter!”

Kayl: “Made sure to get good air!”

Knots: “Both we’re just getting started!”

Sutter rolls over and gets up and Lawler nails him with a hard right and then another and another. Sutter then shakes it off and tackles Lawler down. The crowd erupts. Sutter nails Lawler with a couple of shots as Lawler starts to move into a guard to grab Sutter. Sutter pushes away. Both men get up and Lawler goes for a boot. Sutter sidesteps and runs into the ropes. He bounces off and hits a flying shoulder tackle. Lawler hits the mat. He rolls over and starts to get up. He turns and Sutter whips him into the ropes. Lawler bounces off and Sutter hoists him up and hits a spinebuster. He rolls through for the pin.

1!

2!

Lawler kicks out. Both men get up and Lawler swings at Sutter who scoops him up and hits a tilt-a-whirl slam. Sutter pulls up on the leg.

1!

2!

Lawler kicks out. Sutter rolls off. Lawler turns and winces.

Sharper: “Sutter with some power. Huge slams. Huge impact.”

Knots: “And Lawler’s getting back up!”

Lawler gets to the ropes and Sutter walks over to him and grabs him and clubs him in the back hard. He clubs him again and again. He then goes to whip him into the corner, but Lawler spins through and sends Sutter in. Sutter runs after and hits the Blitz Kick! The crowd ohs. Lawler backs up as Sutter stumbles out and falls to his hands and knees. Lawler turns and runs at him and kicks him in the ribs. Sutter rolls over. Lawler runs into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a jumping elbow drop. He goes for the pin.

1!

2!

Sutter pushes him off. Both men get up, Lawler first and Lawler nails Sutter with another hard right. He whips Sutter into the ropes. Sutter bounces and Lawler scoops him up and hits a powerslam. Lawler rolls through and then gets up and exits to the apron. He then climbs up to the top rope. He gets up to the top rope and looks at Sutter and Sutter suddenly gets up and runs over and falls into the ropes.

Sharper: “Lawler went high-risk. Went to the top rope. Sutter back up though.”

Kayl: “Hard landing for Lawler. A landing none of us want at ringside.”

Knots: “Ya think!”

Lawler grimaces in pain and Sutter walks over and nails him with a hard right. He then grabs his arms and turns and hits the Iconoclasm. He sits down and into a pin.

1!

2!

Lawler kicks out. Lawler rolls over and Sutter gets up. Sutter walks over to him and grabs him, pulling him up and then whipping him into the ropes. Sutter runs into the opposite side and then hits the ropes and hits the Clothesline from Hell. He then goes for the pin.

1!

2!

Lawler gets his shoulder up. Sutter looks up and then grabs Lawler. He drags him up again and then scoops him up onto his shoulder, but Lawler slides down. Sutter turns around and Lawler kicks him in the knee and then the ribs before then grabbing Sutter’s head and driving it down into his knee. Sutter pops up. Lawler then grabs him and hooks him up and hits a belly to belly suplex. He hooks the leg.

1!

2!

Sutter kicks out.

Sharper: “Lawler got him over. But only got two! A scrappy one between these two powerful brawlers here on Breakdown!”

Kayl: “And I’ll say this – New York loves it. They’re just seeing two people beat the hell out of each other!”

Lawler rolls over and starts to get up. He grabs Sutter and drags him into the corner. He nails him with a hard right and then another and another and another. The official starts their count, but Lawler pulls Sutter up and places him in the corner. Lawler then turns and backs up to the middle of the ring before running back at Sutter and hitting another Blitz Kick. The crowd erupts. Lawler steps back as Sutter falls to a knee. Sutter pulls himself up and Lawler grabs him and pulls him up onto his shoulders, but Sutter slides down. He then spins Lawler around, kicks him in the ribs and hoists him up and hits a buckle bomb. The crowd ohs. Lawler stumbles out and Sutter places his head between his legs again. He hoists him up and hits a powerbomb. He hoists him back up again, not letting go, and hits a second powerbomb, before hoisting him up a third time and this time, completing the Judge, Jury, & Executioner! The crowd ohs. Sutter goes for the pin.

Knots: “Judge! Jury! Executioner!”

Sharper: “Fate’s Assassin plants Lawler!”

1!

2!

3!

The bell sounds.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Clyde Sutter!”

Sutter gets up and looks around and smiles before we see Melinda Braddock hop onto the apron. Sutter turns as we see Scarlett Carsons standing on the stage. The crowd erupts.

Sharper: “Looks who is on the stage! Scarlett Carsons! The woman who in part from Sutter getting involved at Retribution, lost her opportunity to maybe become TV Champion!”

Knots: “Melinda calling out her presence to Sutter! Watching his back and-“

Sharper: “Hey! Wait! From behind! It’s Colleen! Colleen MacDonald from the crowd!”

Carsons just looks down at the ring before slowly extending her arm. Sutter turns and Colleen MacDonald, who has slid into the ring, is behind him. Colleen then runs at him and spears him down. The crowd roars as Melinda Braddock enters the ring and Colleen rolls out of the ring. Shet hen takes a deep breath and turns to the ring. Melinda kneels at the ropes as Colleen looks in.

Colleen: “How’s that for fate?! Huh!”

Colleen MacDonald looks in the ring before then backing up. She turns and looks at the stage as Scarlett Carsons continues to look down at the ring. Colleen heads to the back and then stops before looking at Scarlett. The two share a glance before Colleen heads to the back. Carsons continues to look at the ring, a small smile coming to her face.

Backstage, we see Selena Frost backstage, talking to herself.

Selena: “It’s going to be all worth it. This is what you need, what they need-“

Ryan LeCavalier sees this, walking by. A smile comes to her face.

LeCavalier: “Selena!”

Selena stops and looks up.

Selena: “What do you want?”

LeCavalier: “Easy there…just…you’ve got someone watching your back. You deserve what you want. And World Championship…”

Selena looks at Ryan LeCavalier.

LeCavalier: “Thanks for getting involved also in Fatal Fortunes earlier this year. Didn’t realize I had made that much of an impact. 2025…could’ve been better.”

Selena: “Yeah…yeah. Just…”

LeCavalier looks at Selena and smiles.

LeCavalier: “Hoping for good news.”

LeCavalier looks at Selena, giving a light fist pump, before then walking off. Selena watches LeCavalier walk off, confused, before we cut away.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as we see Amelia Nevado talking to Glory Braddock in the backstage area.

Braddock: “Are you sure about this? I don’t-“

Nevado: “I’m sure. And it’s the very least I can do. Not like you actually have cared.”

Braddock: “Excuse me?”

Nevado: “I’ve heard the comments before our match at Shattered Reality. I don’t need the phony respect, Glory. The only thing I wish is that at Retribution, I had managed to choke you out. To remove that reminder in my head. So Glory…I don’t need you trying to be my friend right now. I just need to focus on what’s ahead of me.”

Glory scoffs.

Glory: “Fine…then I won’t wish you good luck. I just hope you don’t get burned.”

Glory turns as we see the door opens as La Pequena Luz walks in. Glory looks at Luz, clearly annoyed. Luz looks at her and then back to Amelia.

Luz: “What was that about?”

Nevado: “Luz…you’re here. I thought you’d be taking it off in the hotel-“

Luz: “Saw the opening segment and came to the arena. Didn’t realize that you were going to tie yourself to our CEO like that.”

Nevado: “He gave me the opportunity. I’m just returning the favour.”

Luz: “Helped him get out of dodge too.”

Nevado: “Just trying to protect him. He didn’t need to be involved in that.”

Luz nods.

Luz: “You sure you’re okay with how this is going? Leapfrogging Syren. Gavin as the champion…Delatosso seemed to rubber stamp Gavin’s methods.”

Nevado: “What do you want from me, Luz? I have an opportunity. I’m just recognizing how important politics can be. You should know. You already have Meghan angling for you to get a shot at the title. Seemingly forgetting about me. But…”

Luz: “I doubt she meant that.”

Nevado: “People like her don’t misspeak. Lulu…I’m okay. I know what I’m doing. And hopefully in a few weeks, I’ll be World Champion and can have that title placed around my waist.”

Nevado smiles and heads over to her gear. Luz nods.

Luz: “Okay…”

The scene cuts away.

Sharper: “Welcome back to ringside. Retribution was a big night. And one of the biggest moments was that Cid Turner called it a career.”

Kayl: “An SCW original. One of the people who helped build this company. He was here in 2003. And finally twenty-three years later, he was able to end it in the ring.”

Sharper: “And with a victory. And we understand that Cid was given another opportunity to say goodbye but said he’s already authored the best goodbye he could have. He’s moved to Denver. Hopes to have a quiet life in retirement. And with that, we’ve offer you this…one last look at the Masta of Speed!”

The Breakdown logo comes up on the screen.

“Heart of Stone” by Jelly Roll starts to play. We see a shot of Cid Turner sitting backstage, before showing Cid Turner walking down to the ring in one of his first appearances with his brother, Crusher, as Xotic. We cut to shots of Cid Turner standing in the ring, playing to the crowd, before showing shots of him returning suddenly at the end of Breakdown as fans are going wild.

Dear Lord, can you help me? I've fallen out of grace
I'm crawling back to Heaven from this Hell on Earth I've made
My blood has gotten heavy, there's metal in my veins
It's running like the river filled with all of my mistakes

On my knees, I'm looking up
I need a different kind of drug

We see shots of Xotic winning the SCW World Tag Team Championships before then showing Cid Turner playing Madden NFL backstage. Shots of him with Sid Kipling talking before showing Cid Turner fighting with Josh Hudson, Jay Gold, Mr. Showtime, and Acid Burn follow. We then see a shot of Cid Turner holding the SCW United States Championship and dressed up as “King America.”

I'm wide awake and I'm dreaming
Wondering where and when I fell apart, oh, I fell apart
I had enough of my demons
Angels only meet you where you are, and I'm in the dark
At least for now Lord I ain't losing hope
That somehow you can make a heart of gold from this heart of stone (oh)
This heart of stone, uh-uh

We then see Cid Turner hanging out with Asher Hayes backstage, before showing Cid Turner, full beard and all, looking around, as Asher Hayes can be shown trying to build his confidence. We see shots of Cid Turner attacking CHBK before showing him fighting Jason Zero and Christian Savior, before cutting to shots of Cid Turner fighting Syren, Selena Frost, Holly Adams, and Chad Evans.

Dear Lord, can you hear me? I'm shackled in these chains
I'm haunted by the lies of every time I said I'd change
I'm slipping through the shadows, that's weighing on my soul
The lights are shining on me, but there ain't nobody home

On my knees, I'm looking up
I need a different kind of drug

We cut to a shot of Cid Turner beating Nitro for the SCW World Championship in 2004 before fast-forwarding to seeing him win the title at Redemption 2006 as the crowd looks on cheering. We then see shots of Cid Turner being attacked by Pay Per View, before showing him falling off a ladder at Rise to Greatness XXII before showing Cid fighting back up to his feet.

I'm wide awake and I'm dreaming
Wondering where and when I fell apart, oh, I fell apart
I had enough of my demons
Angels only meet you where you are, and I'm in the dark
At least for now Lord I ain't losing hope
That somehow you can make a heart of gold from this heart of stone
This heart of stone, this heart of stone

We see him standing as World Champion, stunned, after being Suited and Booted, alongside Asher Hayes at Redemption 2021, before we see him holding the SCW World Tag Team Championships with Asher Hayes. We cut to a shot of Cid Turner as the Hairless Penguin fighting with Soul Hunter, before morphing into a shot of Cid Turner holding the SCW Adrenaline Championship after having defeated Brittany Lohan, Tommy Valentine and Jordan Majors at Body, Heart, and Soul 2022.

'Cause I'm wide awake and I'm dreaming
Wondering where and when I fell apart, oh, I fell apart
I had enough of my demons (ooh, ooh-ooh)
But Angels only meet you where you are, and I'm in the dark
At least for now Lord I ain't losing hope
That somehow you can make a heart of gold from this heart of stone

Shots of Cid Turner hitting a superplex on Marek Thorn, at Body, Heart, and Soul 2006, which then leads to Cid hooking him up for the pin to show him winning his first SCW United States Championship. We then see him hitting the Soverieign Takeover on multiple opponents, before showing him hitting the Denver Diving Kick on Syren, Glory Braddock, Asher Hayes, Josh Hudson, The Real Speed, Adam Riddick and others.

From this heart of stone
(Oh, oh-oh) this heart of stone
'Cause I'm wide awake and I'm dreaming

We then see a shot of Cid Turner hitting the Mile-High Press on Hunter at Redemption 2006, before showing him locking the inside cradle on Asher Hayes before flashing through shots of Cid Turner holding the Adrenaline, Tag, United States, and World Championships multiple times before the music cuts out as we end with a shot of Cid Turner standing in the ring at Retribution 2026 looking out at the crowd in Wembley Stadium. The crowd cheers in the background as the video comes to an end.

We return to a live shot inside Madison Square Garden where we see fans standing on their feet cheering. The cameras pan across the crowd as a “Thank you Cid!” chant breaks out. The cameras continue to film the crowd showing their appreciation for Cid Turner. The display continues for several before we cut away backstage.

Backstage, we see Jessica Winters standing with Asher Hayes in the SCW interview area.

Winters: “Jessica Winters here and I’m with the SCW Underground Champion, Asher Hayes. Asher, Cid Turner having a hell of a sendoff. You were part of it, but now you move forward. You’ve said in public appearances that you’re not going anywhere. You’re the Underground Champion and you’ve got a busy month ahead of you.”

Hayes: “That’s one way to look at it. Tonight, I have to deal with someone who can go in that ring if he’s not running his mouth about whatever next. Then again, I know where some of it comes from, even if I’m not standing here talking about social media. I was the person calling people out and wanting to be the guy, but well, Dexter, you’re now running up on me. And while we’re on that topic, I know you thought that the Underground Championship match from a few weeks ago was an insult, a social media clickbait grab. Well, I’m a proud Underground Champion and in a few weeks, when I face David Striker, we’re going to leave each other bloody fighting over it.”

Hayes pauses.

Hayes: “And David…focus on me, not what Chris is doing, and definitely not what Gavin is doing. Although that pains me too for other reasons. Then again, so does hearing Syren and Selena squabble about this all too.”

Hayes sighs.

Hayes: “Look, I’m going to make this simple – I’m going to that ring tonight. I’m going to face Dexter Grant. I’m going to try and shut him up and have fun doing it. And then we’ll what’s next. As for Cid…”

Hayes looks at the camera.

Hayes: “Enjoy retirement, bud. I’ll carry the torch from here.”

Hayes turns to Jessica and nods.

Winters: “Thank you Asher. Good luck tonight. Breakdown returns, after this!”

Hayes turns and heads off as the scene fades out.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as we see Syren and Lucas Knight talking backstage. Syren is getting noticeably animated.

Sharper: “Welcome back to Breakdown. You can see Syren and Lucas Knight talking backstage. Tensions running high here tonight in New York.”

Kayl: “And we’ve had some interesting moments already.”

The scene plays out, no audio, for a few moments longer before we cut to ringside.

Sharper: “Well back here at ringside, welcome here. Retribution, as we’ve said, wild night, and one item we need to talk about and it’s one that’s already seen some interesting reverberations and that is the return of Dawn Lohan.”

Knots: “Looks like Frank Delatosso got a bit of a backup plan. Just to take some of the heat from Polly Playtime. She put so much on herself.”

Kayl: “That’s one way to look at it.”

Sharper: “Let’s go back to Retribution. You can see here. Deanna Frost looked like she may have won the match.”

Knots: “Polly was going to kick out!”

RETRIBUTION:

We see a still of Deanna Frost going for the pin on Polly Playtime. We then see a still of a figure in a hoodie pulling Deanna out by her ankle. We then see Deanna end up next to the ringpost where we see a still of the figure hitting Deanna with the steel chair. We then see a still of Dawn Lohan, having revealed herself.

Kayl: “Regardless of why, Dawn Lohan attacking Deanna Frost, first with the steel chair, and then we see this superkick and Jon, for someone so loud now, you were pretty quiet!”

Knots: “I was watching a master at work!”

We see a still of Dawn superkicking Deanna, driving the chair back into the Deanna’s head. We then see officials at ringside before showing a still of Dawn looking back admiring her handiwork. The Retribution logo comes up on the screen.

“Emptiness Machine” by Linkin Park echoes from the loud speaker. Dawn Lohan pushes her way through the curtain. She stands in front of the entrance way, she takes a moment to soak in the reaction from the crowd. The crowd boos as she looks around the crowd and smirks a bit before starting to walk down the rampway as the music is coursing through the arena she knows she can't delay the inevitable.

Sharper: “Dawn Lohan making her way to the ring. And just basking in this reaction she is getting from a New York crowd.”

Knots: “I figured they’d be more in favour of her!”

Sharper: “There’s a degree of respect for Deanna Frost, and then add everything else she’s been through this last couple of weeks.”

Knots: “Boo-hoo!”

She makes her way to the ring steps. When she reaches the top of the steps, she walks along the apron. Grabbing the top rope she pulls back, using the momentum she propels herself forward over the top rope into the ring. She immediately springs up. She walks to the turnbuckle, stands on the middle turnbuckle soaking in the atmosphere. She hops off the turnbuckle and reaches through the ropes, motioning to Jason Phillips, the ring announcer, to hand her a microphone. He obliges and Dawn takes it, walking to the middle of the ring, and leaning on the top rope. She smirks as her music fades out. She then brings the microphone to her mouth.

Dawn: “Miss me?”

Dawn smirks. The crowd gives a mixed reaction.

Dawn: “You won’t need to for much longer. I am back in SCW and for a very specific purpose.”

Dawn walks around the ring.

Dawn: “But before I get to that, I need to clear the air with one person – Polly Playtime.”

The crowd boos some more, turning to the curtain.

Dawn: “I know…I know you were hoping to come out here, holding the Adrenaline Championship above your head, finally having gotten that monkey off your back…”

She pauses for a moment.

Dawn: “I am not here to take your spot. I am here to give you time. You finally have the opportunity you needed to have all of last year. You’ve stopped listening to people who don’t care about you. You’ve started having people in your corner who want to see you succeed. I am here to give you the opportunity to remind yourself who you actually are. And it’s not the frustrated girl…it’s the future champion!”

Dawn holds a hand up.

Dawn: “And if you doubt me, remember where I came from. Did anyone see me becoming the SCW World Champion when I did. And I did at a time when I stood up against the favourites. And now I’m a step away from immortality. You deserve that too Polly. And you will get it…”

Dawn then turns to the main camera.

Dawn: “But right now, Deanna…you have me smelling blood and I’m looking to take my first bite! Because why I am back is because there is one title I need before I do reach that immortality and you are holding it!”

Dawn looks at the camera, smirking.

Dawn: “I was called a back-up plan. And I am in some way because I was told to act to make sure you know your days are numbered. Again, all too well about being in a relationship that is toxic. I’ve been in a few. But I fought out of them. I grew stronger, while you are growing weaker. You are not a champion and more Deanna. All of that good will you build up through Shot of Adrenaline…gone in a blink of an eye. You hear all of the whisper…I was here for one night and I heard them.”

Dawn pauses.

Dawn: “And the story again is whether Deanna can exist without Selena. Well, Deanna….shhhhh…I gave you an opportunity to rest at Retribution. That was me being altruistic. You needed to close your eyes for a moment and shut out the noise…Maybe you need more time. Be there for your family. What’s left of it. But before you go, I am taking that Adrenaline Championship from your waist. I will make history. And I will benefit so many others with a champion that is PRESENT!”

Dawn smiles.

Dawn: “And to correct some of the problems from the past!”

Dawn backs up.

Dawn: “Don’t worry, SCW…you’re in good hands. And Frank Delatosso, thank you for the opportunity!”

Dawn brings the microphone down as “Emptiness Machine” starts to play again. The crowd boos as Dawn Lohan turns and starts to move to the middle of the ring. She places the microphone down in the middle before turning and walking over to the ropes. She drops down to the floor. She then turns and smugly starts to walk forward up the rampway. She then stops and turns around and looks at the New York crowd. The crowd gives her a mixed reaction before we hear a roar. Dawn turns around and is bowled over by Kimberly Williams!

Sharper: “Kimberly Williams! From the back! Attacking Dawn Lohan! Is this for her comments on Deanna?!”

Knots: “Where’s Deanna then?!”

Sharper: “I don’t know, but Kimberly Williams attacking Dawn!”

Kim dives back and hammers away on Dawn Lohan, nailing her with shot after shot after shot. A Kim chant breaks out in the arena. Dawn covers up as Kim gets a few more shots in before officials run down, led by Dean Black, who start to pull her off. Kim fights up to her feet and spins around. Dawn staggers up to her feet and stumbles a bit before looking over, wincing a bit. Kim looks at her as Dawn turns storms to the back. Kim looks around as the chants continue and the scene cuts away.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as we see Destiny Page standing in the SCW interview area.

Page: “Welcome back to Breakdown. Destiny Page here and please welcome at this time, the new SCW World Tag Team Champions….Gia and Gina, the Glimmer Sisters!”

The crowd roars as we see Gia and Gina Glimmer walk into view, wearing identical dresses with cutouts all over, clearly flirting with a wardrobe malfunction. They each hold the SCW World Tag Team Championship belts over their shoulders.

Page: “Gia, Gina…congratulations. You’re the champions again. Defeated Selena Frost and Xander Valentine at Retribution.”

Gia (?): “Thank you, Destiny. We’re pleased that you’re our first interview after.”

Gina (?): “Then we are enjoying Selena’s crashing out. That’s always fun.”

Gia (?): “Just will Xander come to help her. Can he give her a hug and make her whole?”

Gina (?): “Then again, she just wants to be World Champion. That’ll stick it to us.”

Gia (?): “When we don’t deserve to be in the ring with her.”

Page: “I don’t know about that. You’ve clearly demonstrated your abilities.”

Gia and Gina look at one another.

Gia (?): “Well thank you Destiny. We appreciate that.”

Gina (?): “Then again, Selena and Xander could ask for their rematch?”

Gia (?): “Xander might. Selena…”

Gina (?): “Then again, we don’t respect them. We still have no reason to. Then again, we’re going to keep doing what we want. And I know that teams like The Vision, and Hollywood, they may be lining up, but well…I have something up my sleeve.”

Gia (?): “The Trios contract.”

Gina (?): “That I do have…and maybe we want to inject some new faces…and bodies on the screen.”

Page: “What are you-“

Gia turns and leans towards Destiny, eying her as Gina does the same now from the other side.

Page: “Uh…look, I know you’ve wanted me to join you in KABLAMia and-“

Gia (?): “How about in the ring?”

Page: “Uh…what?”

Gina (?): “Well, why not? Everyone in the business wants to get into the ring. And you have the body for it. We could even explore that more.”

Gia (?): “And you have a partner. To watch him if we can get you into something more comfortable to compete in. He may explode!”

Gina (?): “He probably does just looking at you.”

Page: “Wait…wait…You want me in the ring? With Wendell? We’re not a team.”

Gia (?): “Why not? Then again, Gina…we can make it happen.”

Gina (?): “I mean we’re the champions. I think who we face could play a role. And well, we like to put on a show. And we know you do to…and you’re comfortable in your own skin…we’ve seen that in KABLAMia. Could help Wendell loosen up too!”

Page stammers a bit.

Gia (?): “Just think about it. Talk about it with your boy toy.”

Gina (?): “To say Wendell and Destiny as World Tag Team Champions. It could happen…and if it helps, we even have some ring attire we can offer. True me…social media would be set on fire!”

Gia (?): “Breaking the internet.”

Gina (?): “Trust us…we know.”

Gina winks, as Gia smirks and the two walk off as Destiny continues to be without words as the scene cuts away.

The Phantom Troupe vs. The European Fiery Nation

Underground Rules

Phillips: “The following tag team Underground Rules match is scheduled for one fall!”

Off To War by Behemoth plays over the sound system with the lights being dark as ever as Kemal, with Ginny behind him in the middle, Ludvig and Federico on the left and Dakon and Oskar on the right-hand sides, looking at the crowd and receiving heavy boos. When the lights briefly come back on, you see Dakon, Oskar, Ludvig, Federico and Ginny with Kemal waving their Norway, Sweden, San Marino and Turkey flags. Kemal crotches down with the mace in front of him with Ginny behind him, while Ludvig, Federico Dakon and Oskar are on the left and right-hand side.

Phillips: “Making their way to the ring, being accompanied to the ring by Ginny Raab, Kemal Yilmaz, Federico Gasperoni, and Oskar Theron, from Norway and Sweden, they are Dakon Theron and Ludvig Eriksson... the European Fiery Nation!”

The lights go out again as Kemal gets up from his knees. They walk down to the ring with their flags and step on the stairs, and do a hold-up in the middle of the ring as they give their flags to Ginny. As she leaves the ring to go to the back, Ludvig and Dakon remain in the ring as Kemal, Dakon and Oskar exit the ring but gather in the EFN corner of the ringside area, all of them waiting for their opponents to enter the ring.

Sharper: “This is going to be chaotic, especially with the European Fiery Nation out in full force tonight.”

Kayl: “And especially after the massive brawl we saw earlier between these groups with Syren and Gavin also involved.”

Knots: “Do you blame these guys for not taking any chances? Strength in numbers, after all, and they want to make a statement tonight to prove they're a group that deserves to be on everyone's minds!”

Sharper: “We saw this exact same match happen not that long ago at A Taste of Things to Come, but if we see both sides out here in full force, this could get even more out of hand than that match did.”

“Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)” by Rob Zombie hits as Wil Pierce and Alex Belmont march out onto the stage, staring a hole straight through Dakon and Ludvig down in the ring. After a moment, they're joined by David Striker, Gabriel Marik, and Kevin Slayton, all of whom look ready for war as well.

Phillips: “And their opponents, being accompanied to the ring by David Striker, Gabriel Marik, and Kevin Slayton, they are Wil Pierce and Alex Belmont... the Shinigami Foundation!”

The five men all head down the ramp, with Pierce and Belmont at the forefront, but all of them are expecting for this match to be jumpstarted in short order. A quick cut to the ring shows Dakon and Ludvig moving like they're considering it, but Kemal barks orders from the floor that insist on letting the Foundation come to them. Eventually, the Foundation all gather at the bottom of the stage in a united front, staring down the EFN from across the ringside area.

Sharper: “An interesting turn of events in regards to the Shinigami Foundation. From what I've heard, this may very well be the last ride for Pierce and Belmont here in SCW. After this match, if I've heard correctly, they'll be stepping away and the Shinigami Foundation will be shifting over to the Phantom Troupe, consisting of Striker and the two new guys who are with him to back up Pierce and Belmont tonight.”

Kayl: “This group as a whole have always conducted themselves like a business spanning multiple companies, and while I can't say I understand the decision, I think it's pretty clear that if Pierce and Belmont are leaving after tonight, they want to go out on a win and with business settled.”

Knots: “What business do they have to settle? If you ask me, they've finally realized they can't truly hack it here and they're leaving with their tails tucked between their legs like the cowards they are!”

Sharper: “Better hope none of them come over here and hear you say anything like that, Jon.”

Knots: “If they even think of touching me, I know Mr. Delatosso will be more than happy to give all of them the boot and SCW will be much better off without any Foundation or Troupe!”

Both sides just keep staring one another down for a moment before Pierce and Belmont look at each other and nod. Kemal finally gives the word to Dakon and Ludvig to attack just as Pierce and Belmont slide into the ring, and referee Steve Hollinsworth signals for the bell to start this match just as all four men engage in a wild brawl that picks up where things left off earlier! Unlike their last encounter in a match like this, Dakon pairs off with Pierce this time while Ludvig pairs off with Belmont. The EFN both manage to back the Foundation into opposite corners with european uppercuts before they glance back at one another and exchange nods. They both attempt to irish whip Pierce and Belmont out of the corners and into one another, but Pierce reverses on Dakon and this leads to Belmont catching him with the Gilgamesh Full House in the center of the ring! As Belmont gets up, we see Oskar reach into the ring and grab Pierce by the ankle, and while he’s distracted kicking Oskar’s hand away, Ludvig is free to run up behind a rising Belmont and take him over with a german suplex! Ludvig rises and Pierce rushes him, but Ludvig ducks a clothesline attempt. We see a kendo stick suddenly slid into the ring courtesy of Kemal, and as Pierce rebounds off the ropes, whatever running strike he’s got in mind is cut off as Ludvig cracks him across the ribs with it, driving all the wind out of him!

Sharper: “Already we see the effects of both sides being out here in full force as Ludvig gets the upper hand thanks to that kendo stick Kemal slid to him.”

Knots: “All legal in this match!”

Kayl: “It is, but it’s only a matter of time before this powder keg blows.”

We see Belmont end up rolling out to the floor as Ludvig swings the kendo stick down across Pierce’s back, dropping him to his knees. Kemal slides a second kendo stick in for Dakon as he starts to rise while Federico slowly moves around the ringpost towards Belmont, but Marik and Slayton immediately head over as well, as if daring Federico to try anything. Federico backs off as Dakon and Ludvig begin teeing off on Pierce’s chest and back with their kendo sticks. Striker suddenly hops up onto the apron, yelling at the two of them before hopping off just in time to avoid Ludvig swinging the kendo stick at his head! This, however, opens the door for Belmont to slide back into the ring, wielding a steel chair he retrieved from under the ring that he proceeds to drive right into Dakon’s gut! Ludvig turns and swings his kendo stick, but Belmont blocks it with the chair before driving it into Ludvig’s gut now! He turns and tosses the chair to Dakon, who catches it, only for Belmont to dropkick the chair right into Dakon’s face and send him rolling out to the floor!

Sharper: “Belmont using that steel chair as an equalizer to save Pierce from the mugging the EFN were inflicting upon him.”

Kayl: “Things are only growing more tense by the second the longer this match goes on with everybody out here.”

Belmont walks over to Ludvig and catches him with a headbutt that backs him into the nearest corner, where he proceeds to start booting Ludvig in the gut repeatedly while trash talking him. He pulls Ludvig out of the corner into a wrist lock and starts peppering his chest with high-speed roundhouse kicks that eventually double him over, but as he lifts his leg to complete the Fatal Flaw, Ludvig suddenly comes up swinging with a european uppercut! Belmont staggers back as Ludvig measures him for something, but Pierce suddenly grabs him in a rear waistlock and runs him into the ropes before using the momentum to roll back into the Fatal Frame onto the steel chair! Pierce holds the bridge for a pin.

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Another chair comes flying into the ring courtesy of Oskar and lands right on Pierce’s midsection, causing him to lose the bridge and breaking up the pin! Belmont looks like he’s had enough of the rest of the EFN getting involved as he grabs that chair, kicking Ludvig aside in the process, and sets it up right in front of the ropes facing the announce desk. He proceeds to run off the ropes and starts to use the chair as a stepping stool, but Dakon grabs the mace from Kemal and drives it into Belmont’s face before he can clear the ropes, causing him to land gut-first across the top rope before tumbling out to the floor where the EFN are!

Sharper: “Dakon using that mace, that memento left behind from Konrad Raab, and Belmont is now in no man’s land!”

Knots: “He’s right in the heart of the Nation and he’s about to find out it’s somewhere he’s not supposed to be!”

Kemal and Dakon exchange looks over Dakon swiping the mace from Kemal’s hands, but it’s quickly brushed past as Kemal leads Oskar and Federico in a group beatdown of Belmont while Dakon rolls into the ring, mace still in hand. Just as Pierce gets to his feet, Dakon drives the mace into his gut. The fans are booing, but their tone quickly changes as Striker, Marik and Slayton rush around the ring from either side and pull the EFN members away from Belmont, igniting a huge brawl between both sides! Striker and Kemal exchange blows that bring them both into the timekeeper’s area while Marik and Slayton’s fight with Oskar and Federico starts moving back around the ring and towards the stage. This, however, doesn’t stop Dakon from grabbing the unfolded chair in the ring and positioning it while Ludvig gets back to his feet. Dakon then grabs Pierce and hoists him up for a powerbomb as Ludvig aids him in driving Pierce into the steel chair, annihilating it upon impact! Dakon goes for the cover while Ludvig keeps watch.

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2!

Pierce gets a shoulder up! Dakon looks surprised, but Ludvig already seems to be thinking ahead as he shoves the broken chair out of the ring.

Sharper: “Things finally breaking down out here as the Troupe and the EFN pick up where the earlier brawl left off!”

Kayl: “And in the midst of all this, Pierce nearly got broken in half by that powerbomb and somehow kicked out!”

Out on the floor, we see Kemal manage to get the upper hand on Striker before clotheslining him over the barricade and into the front row. He catches a glance from Ludvig and wastes no time snatching the steel chair from the timekeeper’s area before sliding it into the ring for him while Dakon grabs the other chair that’s still intact. Suddenly, Belmont comes up swinging with a forearm uppercut that stuns Kemal and has him staggering back, right into Striker who’s hopped back over the barricade. Striker suddenly lifts Kemal into a fireman’s carry and exchanges nods with Belmont before the two of them proceed to perform the Doom Train, with Kemal being flapjacked chest-first across the barricade! In the ring, Dakon and Ludvig line up a slow-rising Pierce before swinging with some European Fiery Shots, but Pierce manages to drop back to the mat and the chairs only connect with each other! Dakon and Ludvig drop the chairs and try to shake some feeling back into their hands, but Pierce rises and pumps his fist before leveling Ludvig with the Demon Soul Lariat! He turns and Dakon tries to catch him with a clothesline, but Pierce ducks it just as Striker gives Belmont a little shove back into the ring. Belmont grabs Dakon before he and Pierce connect with the Leper Messiah!

Sharper: “The Shinigami Foundation standing tall right now and they could be on the verge of putting this one away!”

Knots: “No! That would be terrible, especially on the night of Gavin Taylor’s inauguration as our World Champion!”

Instead of going for the cover, Pierce and Belmont take a moment as the fans can’t resist chanting “WE WANT TABLES!” They both nod to Striker, and he happily obliges as he looks under the ring for a moment before pulling out a table, to the delight of the fans! He slides it into the ring and Pierce and Belmont get to work setting it up in front of one of the corners. As they do, we see Striker turn just in time to eat a steel chair thrown at his head by Kemal! Striker staggers as Kemal rushes over and boots him in the gut before planting him into the chair with the Istanbul Acid Driver! Pierce and Belmont catch this and Belmont moves to go help Striker, but suddenly we see Oskar roll into the ring and springboard into the Lightning Bolt Shocker on Pierce, twisting so that he lands the cutter right onto the mace! Belmont turns, realizing what’s happened, and focuses instead on Oskar as he catches him in the Devil Claw, but he doesn’t have it applied for long before he’s grabbed from behind by Federico, who hoists him up into the Recking Disgusting Bodies!

Sharper: “The European Fiery Nation managing to get the upper hand and the numbers are starting to take their toll!”

Knots: “This is what happens when you have a cohesive plan and stable leadership!”

Kayl: “Try telling that to the Troupe’s new guys, because I don’t think Federico and Oskar put them down for long enough!”

Devon Kayl’s warning rings true as this is exactly when we see Kevin Slayton and Gabriel Marik slide into the ring, having recovered from Federico and Oskar gaining the upper hand on them somewhere up on the ramp. Marik wastes no time charging at Federico and blasts him with the Apocalypse Now, forcing him to drop Belmont! Slayton ends up ducking a clothesline attempt from Oskar and handsprings off the ropes into the Cheap Trick! Kemal holds his head in frustration as Oskar and Federico are ejected from the ring and Slayton and Marik turn their attention to him down on the floor. Unfortunately, Dakon and Ludvig have recovered by this point and blast the two of them from behind, with Slayton being knocked through the ropes and out to the floor while Marik staggers before Dakon and Ludvig plant him with the European United Drop onto one of the chairs in the ring! They kick him aside and Marik rolls out to the floor before they turn their attention to Belmont, taking a moment to reposition the table before Dakon hoists Belmont into an electric chair on his shoulders while Ludvig ascends to the top turnbuckle. Out on the floor, we see Kemal start to hook Slayton for another Istanbul Acid Driver, but Striker suddenly runs in and grabs him before planting him on the floor with the Equivalent Exchange! The fans are mixed, leaning towards cheers for Striker’s save while the boos are definitely for Dakon and Ludvig in the ring, but Striker helps Slayton up and tells him to go help Marik. Just as Dakon and Ludvig look to try and put Belmont through the table with the Fiery European Destroyer, Pierce suddenly comes rushing in and stuns Ludvig on the top turnbuckle with the Rasengan!

Sharper: “Pierce! Cutting off the Fiery European Destroyer with the Rasengan! Ludvig’s stunned up top!”

Knots: “There are bodies everywhere! And… wait, what the hell is this idiot doing!”

Kayl: “Striker perhaps looking to help clear the deck a little bit!”

The fans are buzzing as Pierce boots Dakon in the gut before helping Belmont off his shoulders. It’s at this point that Striker rounds the ringpost and hops up onto the apron before climbing up to the second turnbuckle, turning Ludvig around and grabbing him. After a moment, Striker leaps from the turnbuckles and pulls Ludvig all the way down to the floor with him, landing right in front of the announce desk with a thunderous Yamato! The fans are on their feet as Pierce and Belmont bombard Dakon with strikes to stun him before Pierce hoists Dakon up in a bearhug and then flattens him out across the table as Belmont slowly pulls himself up to the top turnbuckle. With a yell, he leaps off and Dakon is driven through the table with the Disasterpiece! We see Slayton and Marik slide back into the ring, with Striker joining from the other side, as Belmont shoves the wreckage of the table out of the way and Pierce makes the cover on Dakon.

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3!

Referee Steve Hollinsworth calls for the bell as “Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)” by Rob Zombie hits again. Slayton and Marik help Belmont and Pierce to their feet as Striker nudges Dakon out of the ring with his foot, and we see Oskar and Federico rushing around ringside to collect the other EFN members.

Phillips: “Here are your winners… the Shinigami Foundation!”

Sharper: “If this is, indeed, the last night we’ll see Pierce and Belmont around for now, then what a way to go out with a hard-fought win over the European Fiery Nation!”

Knots: “They don’t deserve to go out with a bang!”

Kayl: “Sorry Jon, but they earned it, and it’s back to the drawing board for the EFN. On this night, the Shinigami Foundation, the Phantom Troupe, whatever they’re going to be going by from now on… they’re the ones who stand tall and own the ring.”

Hollinsworth raises Pierce and Belmont’s arms in victory as they smile and are congratulated by Striker, Slayton and Marik. We see the EFN collectively moving around the ring and up the ramp, none of them looking happy but only barely restraining themselves from continuing this fight as Dakon and Ludvig especially don’t look like they can really keep going right now after the last two big moves they took. Striker points at the retreating EFN in warning as Kemal can be heard yelling something in Turkish at them. Striker, Marik and Slayton all look ready to keep fighting while Pierce and Belmont are allowed to celebrate their win, but we see a few officials run out to form a human wall and make sure things don’t devolve into another massive chaotic brawl.

Backstage, we see Deanna Frost seated in her locker room, her Adrenaline Championship next to her. We hear a knock at the door.

Deanna: “Come in!”

The door opens as CHBK steps inside and walks over to the Adrenaline Champion.

CHBK: “Hello Deanna…”

Deanna: “hi…Guess we’re having the talk we didn’t get after Retribution.”

CHBK: “You know why I’m talking to you. I assume you’ve still not had a full conversation with Selena.”

Deanna: “I got as much as I’m going to get it seems.”

CHBK: “I can end this right now. It was your rightful contract…We can have handwriting experts dispute the signature.”

Deanna: “The signature…well…I…so she did….”

CHBK pauses, the silence deafening.

CHBK: “You earned that shot and-“

Deanna: “Give it to her.”

CHBK: “Excuse me?”

Deanna: “I signed it. I want to give her it. She deserves it.”

CHBK: “Deanna, you don’t-“

Deanna: “I do…and I have nothing to dispute. Okay?”

CHBK nods.

CHBK: “Alright. I’ll…I’ll take it under consideration.”

CHBK turns and walks out of the locker room. Deanna Frost just looks down, clearly devastated as the scene cuts away.

COMMERCIALS

CHBK is shown walking back to his office. He walks over to the door and then stops before turning to look behind him where we see a woman in a bob-cut mixing a coffee with a stir stick.

CHBK: “Ravyn…you can’t be here.”

The camera pans to show the woman, clearly Ravyn Taylor in disguise, smirking. She turns around.

Ravyn: “I had wondered if you were still that observant.”

CHBK: “I’m surprised you didn’t pull this before.”

Ravyn: “Perhaps because I wanted to be fair to you and give you time. But it seems that time has only revealed something else.”

CHBK: “And what’s that?”

Ravyn: “Alex…you’re losing control of this. There’s no political game to be played.”

CHBK: “I-“

Ravyn: “Syren is screwed out of the title. The CEO is trying to force you out and has an image of wrestling you and I both would have a problem with. And you’re now playing catch up. Retribution has shown this. There are too many moving parts and you control none of them.”

CHBK: “Thank you for your candor, Alexis. But-“

Ravyn: “This is not just candor. This is me extending a hand. You need help…you already know the next shoe that is going to drop. And that happened under your nose.”

CHBK runs his hand through his hair and then looks forward.

Ravyn: “You know that already. You just needed to hear it from someone else. And you know I’m right.”

CHBK continues to think for a moment.

CHBK: “If you wish to discuss something, we can meet during the week. Just make the arrangements through my…assistant.”

CHBK steps into his office, closing the door. Ravyn just nods as the scene cuts away.

Asher Hayes vs. Dexter Grant

“TokSik” by Starset hits as the lights in the arena immediately go out, a series of green spotlights converging onto the stage where fog has begun to consume it. The big screen show's a human eye opening, and reflecting in it is a montage of people glued to their phones and computers, either consuming or producing social media garbage as they all look sickly while doing so. “The Digital Detoxer” Dexter Grant marches out through the fog, stopping at the edge of the stage and staring out at the fans with disgust. A few cheers can be heard, but they're easily drowned out by all the boos raining down upon him.

Phillips: “The following contest is a non-title match scheduled for onefall with a thirty minute time limit. First, on his way to the ring, accompanied by Wendell, from Off the Grid, he is the Digital Detoxer, Dexter Grant!”

He turns his head to his right just in time to see his faithful flunky Wendell march out behind him, proudly holding up a protest sign that has the circle-backslash symbol with a wi-fi symbol behind the backslash and the words “DISCONNECT TO RECONNECT” written within the circle. Wendell eagerly looks up at Dexter, who smiles and nods in approval before he starts storming down to the ring, his disgusted look returning at the sound of all the people around him who just refuse to listen to his message. He jumps up onto the apron and aggressively steps through the ropes, marching to the center of the ring and turning his back to the hard cam as he points his thumb to the same “DISCONNECT TO RECONNECT” logo of his on the back of his vest. Wendell crawls into the ring and stands beside Dexter, proudly holding up his sign before looking legitimately confused as to why they're being booed. The lights return to normal as Dexter starts to pace around the ring before walking over to Jason Phillips, taking the microphone from him. He turns to the middle of the ring.

Grant: “Here we are in Madison Square Garden…the place that needs to make itself feel more important by claiming it’s the most famous arena. It’s another sweathall that involves some subpar teams and hasn’t mattered for years!”

The crowd boos.

Grant: “Maybe you need to entertain ridiculous ideas to try for some psychological advantage…trying to drag non-wrestlers in the ring or make them uncomfortable. Just because you rely on whatever crude attention you can muster.”

Grant pauses as the crowd boos.

Grant: “Or maybe, it’s that you all act like being assholes is a right to life in this city, when all of you have just lost the plot, instead wanting to be known for being special, when you’re just another group of people living their lives, just like Asher Hayes, who is hoping that some of the greatest of his friend rubs off on him. Did you even know he was the Underground Champion-“

The opening riff to "Song for the Dead" by Queens of the Stone Age kicks in. Dexter turns, annoyed and Phillips takes his microphone back.

Sharper: “Dexter Grant not endearing himself to this New York crowd. But he is still on the winning side of things. A victorious match at Retribution against Ryan LeCavalier.”

Knots: “Yeah, but the question is what’s next. Not too many people hearing his message.”

Kayl: “This is a non-title match. A win tonight speaks volumes. CHBK, and Delatosso, watching.”

Sharper: “Unless you listen to Grant. He argues they won’t care. They don’t want him succeeding.”

At the 37 second mark, the name "Asher Hayes" blares through the PA system, and Asher appears on the stage, wearing a long leather jacket, his face full of focus. He bows down for a few moments before standing up straight, throwing both fists in the air, before making his way towards the ring. The SCW Underground Championship is around his waist.

“It's late enough to go driving
And see what's mine
Life's the study of dying
How to do it right"

He makes his way down the ramp as the reaction of the crowd rains down upon him. He walks up the ring steps and climbs to the top turnbuckle, lifting both fists into the air, slinging the jacket off his shoulders, simply looking at the crowd before dropping down and running to the opposite side.

Phillips: “His opponent, from Chicago, Illinois, he is the SCW Underground Champion, Asher Hayes!”

“You're a holy roller
If you bettin' to lose
If you're hanging around
I'm holding the noose"

He stands, once again, on the top rope. His expression remains focused as he looks toward the ceiling, before dropping down, removing his jacket and handing his belongings to the ref. He also hands off his title.

"Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Come a little bit closer
And get untied
In a hearse rolling over
Just a track in the line
Fuck it..."

Asher then leans into the corner, waiting for the match to begin.

Sharper: “We heard from Asher Hayes earlier. Right now, it looks like David Striker will be next in line for the Underground Championship. He won that opportunity at Retribution.”

Knots: “Great! They can maim each other…ugh.”

The bell sounds. Grant looks at Hayes as Hayes stretches. An “Asher!” chant breaks out as the two start to circle the ring. They then lock up in the middle. Hayes turns into an arm wrench. Grant winces and Hayes wrenches the arm again. He jerks on it and Grant falls to a knee before popping up. He then reaches up and ducks under and wrenches Asher’s arm. Hayes winces as Grant lifts the arm up and then pushes him into the ropes. He fires him off. Hayes bounces off. Grant drops down. Hayes hops over and bounces off the other side. Grant jumps up and goes for a leapfrog. Hayes ducks under and stops. Grant turns around and Hayes hits a dropkick. Grant hits the mat. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “First volley to the Underground Champion, Asher Hayes.”

Knots: “Right under the jaw. Hayes got that one.”

Grant turns and gets up and Hayes steps up and chops him. The crowd woos. He nails him with a hard right and then another. He fires Grant into the ropes. Grant bounces off and Hayes hits a back elbow. He goes for the pin.

1!

Grant kicks out. Both get up and Hayes hits a headlock takedown. Grant kicks at the mat. He rolls over to his stomach and then pushes on Hayes and slides out. Grant gets up and Hayes turns and Grant kicks him in the ribs. He nails him with a hard right. He then pushes Hayes into the corner. Grant shoulders him in the ribs over and over and over again.

1!

2!

3!

4!

Grant then steps back and whips Hayes across the ring. Hayes hits the corner. Grant runs after and Hayes gets a boot up. Grant stumbles back and turns as Hayes runs out and clotheslines him down.

Sharper: “Grant a bit overzealous. Boot to the face. Then the clothesline.”

Kayl: “Sadly neither will shut him up for long.”

Knots: “But if he loses, it could trend on social media!”

Grant rolls over and gets up and Hayes nails him with a hard right. He then hooks him up and hits a snap suplex. He floats over for the pin.

1!

2!

Grant kicks out. Grant turns and Hayes grabs him and knees him in the ribs. He then whips him into the ropes. Grant bounces off and Hayes hits a hip toss. Grant sits up and Hayes knees him in the back. He pushes Grant down and jumps up and hits a leg drop. He goes for the pin.

1!

2!

Grant kicks out again. Grant rolls over and moves to the ropes. Hayes follows up with a kick to the ribs and then another chop. More woos come from the crowd. He then whips Grant towards the ropes, but Grant spins through and sends Hayes in. He then catches Hayes with a back elbow and then Grant runs at Hayes and clotheslines him up and over the top rope to the floor. (1)

Sharper: “Hayes sent to the floor. Clothesline caught him. And Hayes with a rough landing.”

Knots: “We may hate his message, but Grant sure can go.”

Grant slides to the floor. (1) He then grabs Hayes as Aaron Demitra, the senior official, counts. (2) He then runs Hayes into the barricade. Hayes looks up and Grant kicks him in the ribs. (3) He then kicks him over and over and over again against the barricade. (4) Hayes drops down to a seated position. Hayes winces. (5) Grant grabs him and pulls him up and rolls him into the ring. Hayes rolls over and Grants slides in. Hayes gets up and Grant steps up and hits the Clickbait. The crowd ohs. Grant drops down for the pin.

1!

2!

Hayes shoots his shoulder up. Grant rolls off.

Sharper: “Grant got that Clickbait right there and that could’ve been a stunner!”

Kayl: “New York thought it had a chance!”

Grant gets up as Hayes rolls over. He starts to stir and Grant stomps him in the back. Hayes drops down and Grant stomps him in the back of the head. He then grabs him and pulls him up and then whips him into the ropes. Hayes bounces off and Grant hits a flapjack. Hayes grimaces in pain and Grant keeps him on his stomach before locking in a camel clutch. The crowd boos as Hayes grimaces in pain. Grant pulls back. Hayes yells out and Demitra checks on him. Hayes shakes his head no.

Sharper: “Camel clutch locked in here. Hayes in trouble.”

Knots: “A career of back issues too.”

Sharper: “Grant may have done his homework here.”

Hayes continues to wince in pain as Grant pulls back. Hayes then manages to fight and slide an arm down. He then starts to slowly pull himself closer and closer to the ropes as Grant keeps the hold on. Hayes gets closer and closer before Grant lets go and stomps Hayes in the back. Hayes rolls over. Hayes turns and grabs at the ropes. Grant stomps him again and again before pulling him up. He then nails him with a hard right. Hayes falls to a knee. Grant then pulls him up and hits a short-arm clothesline. Hayes rolls over and starts to get up and Grant grabs him and moves him over to the ropes. He places him on the middle rope and then starts o choke him.

Grant: “How’s this Hayes? I’m going to beat you tonight and the only way they’ll remember you as you standing at ringside clapping for Cid. That’s all you’re good for now! All you’ll be remembered for thanks to social media!”

1!

2!

3!

4!

Grant steps off and walks back as Demitra reprimands him. Grant ignores him and steps forward as Hayes steps out and then catches Grant and hits an inverted atomic drop. Grant falls back, holding himself in pain. Hayes gets back up.

Sharper: “Oh! He caught him!”

Kayl: “Well that’s one way to shut him up!”

Hayes gets up and Grant rolls over, starting to get up, holding himself in pain and Hayes grabs him and hits a release half nelson suplex. Grant ends up on his stomach. Hayes crawls over and rolls him onto his back.

1!

2!

Grant kicks out. Hayes rolls off and then starts to get up. Grant rolls over, moving to the corner. Hayes grabs him and pulls him up and nails him with a hard right and then another and another. He then whips him across the ring. Hayes runs after and goes for a clothesline. He connects. He then steps out and Grant staggers forward. Hayes hoists him up onto his shoulder, but Grant kicks his legs and drops down into a sunset flip.

1!

2!

Hayes kicks out. Both get up and Hayes hits a European uppercut. Grant falls back to the ropes.

Knots: “Oh! That’s a shot!”

Sharper: “Hard European uppercut. Caught Grant right under the jaw there.”

Kayl: “Just all impact.”

Hayes nails him again. He then goes to whip him across the ring, but Grant spins through and sends him into the ropes. Hayes bounces off and Grant goes to hoist him up, but Hayes spins through and lands behind him. He then goes to push him into the ropes for an Okana roll, but Grant holds on. Hayes does too, but then Grant hits a mule kick. Hayes turns and drops down to the mat. The bell sounds as Grant looks around. He then turns as Hayes holds himself, annoyed and in pain.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via disqualification, Asher Hayes!”

Sharper: “Hayes winning…Grant caught with the mule kick. And the official calling the rules to the letter!”

Knots: “And Dexter Grant is pissed off. But we all know this will be on social media!”

Grant snaps at the official as Hayes winces and moves to the ropes. He holds himself, wincing in pain. Grant continues to argue before Hayes gets up and looks at Grant. Grant then shoves Demitra. Demitra shoves him back and then Grant is spun around by Hayes who drops him with a clothesline. Grant rolls out of the ring. Hayes backs up and Grant winces as Wendell heads over to him. The crowd roars.

Backstage, we see Polly Playtime exiting the office of Frank Delatosso. She takes a few steps before Jessica Winters heads over to her.

Winters: “Polly, can I get a word?”

Playtime: “Why? So you can spread rumours? Innuendo? Let me guess. You’re going to ask me about Retribution. About Dawn Lohan. Maybe question things.”

Winters: “Well, I was going to ask.”

Playtime: “I’ve had a very clear discussion with our CEO and with Dawn Lohan. And for now, I am going to give them the benefit of the doubt. I thank Dawn for her words. Good to hear someone actually believe in me. And for Meghan Strader….I hope you crash on your bike and have to hand off your title before we never see you or your family in SCW again.”

Winters: “This does look like-“

Playtime: “It looks like nothing. This is what real mentorship looks like. And an open relationship with my boss. Unlike CHBK who has played games for months and gave me nothing…I was given an Adrenaline Championship shot. I was given meaning. I was given what I deserve. And I’ve been given a plan. And no, it doesn’t mean I’m a pawn or anything like that. The Underground Chaos proved that. I called my own shots there. And going forward, I will keep calling my own shots.”

???: “So you’re happy with Dawn coming in as a back-up plan? Doesn’t seem like much faith.”

Polly turns as Shaun Cruze walks into the scene.

Playtime: “I didn’t ask you.”

Cruze: “And yet, I have more experience here than you do. I was Delatosso’s previous project-“

Playtime: “I’m not a project. And unlike you where you had connections he wanted, there’s nothing with me except the potential I have. And he knows damn well. He holds up his end, I’ll then happily support what he wants to do in SCW.”

Cruze: “That’s still a pawn.”

Playtime: “Not when I hold the cards, Shaun. Or do you need me to beat your ass again.”

Cruze: “You want an opportunity. Meet me in the ring. One on one. Then we’ll see.”

Cruze turns to walk off and Polly then grabs him and spins him around. She goes to hit a chick kick, but Cruze blocks it and shoves her back. Polly staggers back and falls into the wall. She scrambles back up.

Cruze: “Keep getting back up. That’s you…not him.”

Cruze walks off as Playtime glares at him and the scene cuts away.

COMMERCIALS

BELIEVE IT... OR NOT!

"Thank You for Hating Me!" by Citizen Soldier plays throughout the arena, the SCW Universe deafening the song with their boos. The lights shift to dark purple and blue, filling the arena as snow is seen “falling” along the electronic floor and screens as, out from the back, walks the Snow Queen, Selena Frost.

Sharper: “Selena Frost back out here and we’ve seen a level of desperation, more and more tonight as she tried to get her title shot approved.”

Knots: “Frank Delatosso made a decision. I don’t know if I’d trust CHBK, but that’s up to Mr. Delatosso.”

Sharper: “You wonder if there was a dare there. Will CHBK actively work against Syren? Work for Selena, someone who he’s had many issues with.”

Selena starts to walk down to the ring. The crowd continues to boo her as we see the ice cracks follow her down the ring on the screens. Selena ignores the display, heading to the ring and rolling into the ring. She then gets up to her feet and storms across the ring. She then snaps at Jason Phillips. Phillips is still at the timekeeper’s table, and Selena then steps through the ropes and storms over to him. She grabs a microphone from him forcibly before turning and rolling back into the ring. She then gets up.

Selena: “Cut the music!”

The crowd boos as Selena looks at the entrance way. The boos continue to echo throughout the arena.

Selena: “I know you’ve talked to her. I know you’ve gotten the answer you need, CHBK!”

The crowd boos as Selena continues to look at the entrance way.

Selena: “Frank Delatosso said the decision rested with you. And so you now have to look in the mirror and decide to yet again prove you have it out for me, or that you are going to ignore the wishes of someone who claim to respect!”

We cut to a shot of Xander Valentine watching Selena in the ring on a monitor backstage. He just looks down, shaking his head. He glances over as we see Deanna Frost walking over and looking at the monitor. She then looks down before walking off.

Sharper: “Xander Valentine watching this.”

Kayl: “What’s he going to do? Selena is so firmly set on this.”

Selena: “CHBK! I’m not going to wait for long!”

The crowd continues to boo as Selena looks around and starts to pace around the ring. Finally, after several moments, “This is How a Heart Breaks” by Rob Thomas starts to play throughout the arena. Selena Frost smirks, reflecting both relief and disdain at the same time. CHBK walks out from the back, microphone in his hand. He walks down to the ring. Selena keeps pacing in the ring as CHBK walks down the rampway and over to the steel steps. He then walks up them and along the apron. He steps into the ring. Selena looks at him, saying something to him, outside of earshot of the microphone. CHBK just looks down for a moment before looking at Selena.

Selena: “Cut his music. We don’t need to listen to that crap. Not now. Not when there is something more important.”

CHBK pauses as Selena looks around.

Selena: “Come on! Come on Alex!”

CHBK: “You know, Selena…”

CHBK pauses, scoffing a bit.

CHBK: “Part of me has some respect for what you are willing to do to be at this point. It’s almost something like what I would’ve done. Then again, I didn’t marry into the sport. You did. That you are doing this to your own ex-wife. Guess that marriage really is dead.”

Selena: “I didn’t come out here for editorializations of my marriage-“

CHBK: “Well you’re going to listen to it anyways!”

The crowd roars.

CHBK: “You really didn’t deserve Deanna. And I hope you have to look in her eyes one more time and your children and explain yourself….the fact is though…she is willing to still forfeit the contract she earned for Shot of Adrenaline to you. For reasons I won’t try to understand, she agrees with it. So…I’ll honour the damn contract. You’ll get a World Title shot!”

The crowd boos loudly. Selena smiles, even celebrating a bit.

Sharper: “Taking the title shot from her wife. And she’s celebrating!”

Knots: “That’s what being the SCW World Champion means to her!”

CHBK exits the ring when suddenly “Fortunate Son” by CCR starts to play. The crowd boos again as we see Gavin Taylor walking out from the back, joined by Jenni Anderson, Religious Wright, Mr. Black and the All-Star Secret Service. CHBK walks up the rampway before we see Gavin Taylor walking up to him. Selena Frost just smugly stands in the ring, leaning on the ropes, as Gavin gets into the face of CHBK.

Gavin: “You are not in charge here. I’m not going to let you keep on with the steal.”

CHBK: “So what about Amelia? She could most definitely beat you-“

Gavin: “Legitimate competition! And that’s beyond this. She had to use a fake contract to get it done.”

CHBK: “What about your original-“

Gavin: “Don’t change the topic-“

“Groupie” then starts to play as we see Syren starting to head to the ring. She points at the ring and then to Gavin Taylor .Gavin turns as Mr. Black steps up with the All-Star Secret Service. We then see Dean Black run out behind Syren and stop her, obstructing her. The crowd boos a bit as Syren continues to try and get to the ring. CHBK tries to walk forward, but Gavin holds him back.

Sharper: “Gavin in the face of CHBK, while Syren! Syren coming out here and she’s got to have a thought here as well.”

Kayl: “She has her rematch-“

Sharper: “And Dean Black stopping her. And there’s been some questions about his actions tonight and at Retribution and-“

Black keeps holding Syren back before we see Syren get in his face. We then see Religious Wright say something and Jack and Karl Barker run forward and past Dean Black and both attack Syren. The crowd roars and boos as CHBK turns and steps forward, but Gavin stops CHBK and holds him back, joined by Mr. Black. Dean Black just looks down as Karl and Jack Barker both attack Syren. Syren tries to fight both off, but Religious Wright runs in and pulls Syren down. The two then start to stomp away on Syren. Syren covers up as the crowd boos.

Sharper: “The All-Star Secret Service is attacking Syren! And Dean Black is just watching!”

Knots: “Finally! We can control these damn title shots by taking people out!”

Kayl: “CHBK is trying to get to Syren, but Gavin Taylor and Mr. Black are holding him back!”

Sharper: “What the hell?! What are you doing? Dean Black…”

Kayl: “Wait…Mr. Black…Dean Black…you don’t think.”

Sharper: “And wait a minute…backstage…we have the Troupe. The Troupe is being stopped backstage!”

We cut to the backstage area as we see Chris Dumont, David Striker, Kevin Slayton, Gabriel Marik, Alex Belmont and Wil Pierce all being stopped from progressing out of their locker room by Hiro Tanaka, Dillusion, and other road agents and officials.

Sharper: “Why the hell are they there?!”

Knots: “Dean Black is the chief road agent! And he wants to make SCW Gavin again!”

Dean Black continues to watch as the ASSS continue to stomp away on Syren. We then see Lucas Knight running out from the back and joining him is Ravyn Taylor, throwing off her disguise, now a red-headed set of pig tails, and runs over and starts to help Syren. Dean Black then steps up at this point and Lucas Knight shoves Dean Black back. The crowd buzzes and cheers before suddenly, we cut to the ring where we see Selena Frost down in the ring as Kimberly Williams has attacked her.

Sharper: “In the ring! Kimberly Williams strikes again! This time against Selena Frost!”

Knots: “Get her out of there!”

Kayl: “Kim! Going after Selena Frost!”

Sharper: “While Deanna Frost is trying to come to terms with this, Kimberly Williams is fighting on her behalf!”

The crowd cheers as Kimberly Williams hammers away on Selena Frost with repeated right hands. The crowd erupts as we cut to show Dena Black and Lucas Knight yelling at one another as CHBK now turns to the ring to try and pull Kim off Selena. Gavin Taylor looks around, grabbing a camera and placing it on him as he holds up the SCW World Championship and the scene cuts to black…