“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 the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. 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: “Breakdown roles into the Garden State for the final stop before a Taste of Things to Come!”

The cameras continue to pan throughout the crowd before settling at ringside where we see Adam Sharper joined by Devon Kayl.

Sharper: “Welcome to Breakdown. Adam Sharper here with Devon Kayl at ringside. We’ve had and survived the chaos of Fatal Fortunes and tonight, we now focus right on A Taste of Things to Come. And Syren is going to have to be on her A game. She has a World Title shot on February 1, but tonight, she faces Gavin Taylor.”

Kayl: “And she’ll have to deal with that headache, but we’ll also see the round robin of the Shot of Adrenaline Tournament come to an end tonight. Deanna Frost defends the Adrenaline Championship against Wil Pierce, and Kimberly Williams…she can control her destiny…just what destiny does she want!”

A long church bell rings, once- twice- a third time as the crowd explodes. The lights go out as Xander’s voice echoes out over the sound system, increasing the intensity of the crowd’s roar.

“Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”

The few opening keystrokes of “Soul on Fire” by Last Internationale chimed. A lull before the storm as the crowd seems to calm for only a moment before Delila Paz’s blues dominate the audio.

“Some are born to kill

Others are born to run

Some need to keep on takin'

Till you ain't got none”

A singular light appears before the curtains, on the other side is the outline of a large man. On the screen, we’re shown Xander Valentine holding onto the bars of a prison cell. He starts to bend the bars before the scene blurs. 

“But baby, I wasn't built to die

Lay down and be crucified

Nah, no matter how hard they try

To push me down

Still I rise”

“Soul on Fire (Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul)

Soul on Fire (Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul)”

The curtain drops to reveal Xander. A quick salvo of pyros explodes in front of him before he steps through the smoke with an intense look on his face. He goes from one side of the stage to the next, yelling out to the crowd and throwing up his arms. He then stops at the top of the ramp and throws his arm up into the air. He starts down the ramp, Xander’s gaze affixed on the ring.

Sharper: “And we start off with the Executioner. Xander Valentine is only just over a week from his World Tag Team Championship shot against the Glimmer Sisters. But the question is can he win with or in spite of Selena Frost.”

Kayl: “They both want to take down the Glimmers a few notches for their own personal goals, but the two hate each other. And this could be very interesting come A Taste of Things to Come!”

Suffocate me until I am blue

To preserve my bad worldview

Paranoid, All Eyes On Me

Rumours circle, vultures feed

Baby, I wasn't built to die

Lay down and be crucified

Nah, no matter how hard they try

To push me down

Still I rise

Soul on Fire (Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul)

Soul on Fire (Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul)

Soul on Fire (Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul)

Soul on Fire (Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul)

Xander leaps up onto the apron in a single bound. Xander climbs up over the top rope and marches straight to the far side of the ring. He throws his arms up again, getting a massive pop. He then turns and walks over to the corner and grabs a microphone waiting for him. He then turns to the middle of the ring. The music fades out as the crowd roars.

Xander: “Ten days….ten days is the amount of time that exists between now and when I walk into Chase Field in Pheonix, Arizona, and destroy three individuals who have been a thorn in my side for too long.”

Xander paces a bit.

Xander: “One fateful choice by the Glimmer Sisters…”

The crowd roars.

Xander: “And in that moment, they both showed a need to understand that this is not their world, and in that moment, they marked themselves for pure hell. But little did I know I would have to spend the last four months fighting for that opportunity. From when you helped Derek Adonis in the Trios Tournament, to your title defenses…to CHBK forcing me to find a partner…to forcing this ridiculous situation upon me…time has run out.”

Xander pauses.

Xander: “Just like it will for Selena Frost.”

The crowd boos.

Xander: “You keep trying to take me down, but Selena, perhaps out of my own stubbornness, I refuse to give you that satisfaction. A lot has changed since we were face to face, and even before you muscled into a title match you should never have been in…and you can try and take me out. Leave me concussed. But I am going to keep coming back. I am not going to let this opportunity slip through my fingers as while you, Selena may demand your change to teach them respect, you never had anyone respect to begin with. Where I will do anything to get it and I will not be stopped. Your hubris comes from existing; mine will be non-existent at A Taste of Things to Come-“

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, taking in the crowd of the SCW Universe with a defiant smirk. She looks at the ring before starting to come down to the ring.

Sharper: “Selena Frost hearing Xander’s claims…and now she’s coming to the ring.”

Kayl: “Not like Xander can jump her. And vice-versa. If that happens, they lose their shot! CHBK had enough of their constant fighting!”

Selena makes her way down the rampway and then walks up the steel steps and then enters the ring. She steps over to Xander, standing up to him, and looking up to him as Xander looks down at her. Selena then steps past him and demands a microphone. Selena is handed one by Jason Phillips. Selena turns back to Xander.

Selena: “What a lovely self-absorbed speech. But you’re not smelling like roses lately, and frankly, I don’t think I should be placed in that ring with you as may partner. I doubt you’re cleared. After ENIGMA beat your ass and I made sure you’d stay down…even last week…Ryan LeCavalier had a good shot against you.”

Xander: “You know very well her talents…”

Selena: “I do. And I hope you enjoyed the favour.”

Xander: “I hope Deanna enjoyed mine.”

Selena looks at Xander.

Xander: “For someone who hates the Glimmers, why didn’t you help your wife? Then again…maybe you’re upset she’s doing wonderfully without you. Just like I dispatched the EFN at Shattered Reality. So Selena…”

Selena: “Trust me, I hate this as much as anyone. I don’t need you. I don’t want you. I just want Gia and Gina and I will teach them a wrestling lesson.”

Xander: “You can have them when I’m done.”

Selena: “When we’re done, you won’t have much memory of the event, but I’m planning to ensure I will have a replacement partner as Tag Team Champion. Because I’ll be damned if I need to be teamed with you when you are a walking liability with expired time on the clock!”

Xander looks at Selena.

Xander: “You’re lucky I cannot just destroy you now.”

Selena: “If you could even catch me to try. The moment that match is over, watch your back.”

Xander: “Same to you-“

???: “Well isn’t this wonderful. The brother and sister are fighting!”

We hear the voice of one of the Glimmers. We then hear a second voice, the other Glimmer.

Gia(?): “Then again, can they even have a chance at their revenge when so many well-oiled teams have tried and failed.”

Gina (?): “Maybe they needed to rethink the oil…”

The crowd roars.

Gia (?): “Too bad that SCW won’t let us appear on camera because it’s too early and they’re unhappy some Christians are going to send angry letters when they’re the one’s front row at every show.”

Gina (?): “Then again, we could have a compromise….right?”

We then cut to the stage where we see crew members running across, holding a giant black drape. They hold it up as we see Gina and Gia then walk out from the back and Gina leans on the top of it. The crowd roars.

Selena: “No one is going to be paying to see anything of yours when I’m done with you.”

One of the Glimmer sisters extends her leg under the drape, showing perhaps the lack of any pants, leading to another roar from the crowd.

Gia (we think): “Oh, Selena…still so trigger when all we did is what young talent are told to do. Make an impact. And as far as we can tell…the world seemed to love it when we made it on you.”

The crowd roars.

Gina (we think): “In fact, maybe we’ll take a poll. Who would rather watch a show from us…”

The crowd roars loudly.

Gina (we think): “Or see us kick Selena’s head off again.”

The crowd cheers again.

Gia(?): “Seems a bit close. Maybe we need to do a test in Arizona. Especially with the hot air…And it’s not all coming from Selena!”

Xander just glares at Gia and Gina.

Gina (?): “What’s wrong, Xander. Don’t know how to talk to a woman? Then again…you’re one snap of the fingers from losing your temper. That’s why you were in the Chamber. Couldn’t handle Derek Adonis’s skills are elsewhere.”

Gia (?): “Which by the way, we have some more planned with our partnership there-“

Xander: “There’s nothing to say. All that’s left is to do. And I have my chance at A Taste of Things to Come. This run of yours while impressive, the only thing they will be talking about is your destruction at my hands!”

The crowd roars, although there are some boos. Selena just glares at Xander.

Gia (?): “For all the talk of disrespect…”

Gina (?): “They sure don’t put much on our name. Everyone we have been in the ring with has fallen at our feet…”

Gia(?): “Except Deanna and she needed your help Xander…not yours Selena.”

Selena turns her head annoyed.

Gina (?): “So for all this talk about respect…maybe at A Taste….of Things to Come. You will watch THIS well-oiled…”

We then see Gia Glimmer hold up a bottle of baby oil, and start to squeeze the bottle over her, smiling, as the crowd roars.

Gina (?): “And get that respect. And you, Selena….and you, Xander…”

Gia (?): “Better like the taste!”

Gina and Gia then grab the drape and pull it before wrapping it around them and starting to walk to the back. The crowd looks on as Selena turns to Xander and says something to him. Xander steps up, animatingly responding.

Sharper: “Gia and Gina Glimmer noting that there is some disrespect from the other side, and now Selena and Xander going at each other.”

Kayl: “Just don’t strike the other!”

The two continue to argue before we then hear a roar from the crowd. Gia(?) glances back as we see Ludvig Eriksson and Dakon Theron running down to the ring, both brandishing chairs. They slide into the ring. Xander then shoves Selena out of the way. She turns to him annoyed before Xander steps up and boots Dakon in the jaw. Dakon falls back, dropping the chair and rolling to the corner. Eriksson then takes the chair and lifts it up, but Selena gets up and runs over and grabs the chair.

Sharper: “Eriksson and Theron! The EFN trying to strike!”

Kayl: “Trying to take out Xander and Selena! Trying to take maybe the shot for themselves!”

Sharper: “Trying to injure them. Xander just stopped Dakon. And Selena just saved Xander?!”

Selena pulls the chair away. Eriksson turns and Selena then nails him in the ribs and lifts the chair up, driving it into his back. Eriksson hits the mat and rolls out of the ring as Xander grabs Dakon and grabs him by the throat before turning and choke throwing him into the ropes, sending him up and over to the floor. Xander then turns around as Selena holds the chair in her hand, looking at it, and then Xander before throwing it down. The crowd roars as Xander and Selena seethe at one another before the scene cuts away.

Breakdown cuts back to the parking lot as we see a limousine pulling up to the building. The limousine comes to a stop.

Sharper: “What is this? A limousine coming up to the building.”

A few moments pass before we see the back door open. The camera moves around before we see Shaun Cruze stepping out of the limousine. The crowd roars seeing him. Cruze steps up, seeing the camera, and looking a bit uneasy, before turning and reaching back. He then shakes a man’s hand. He backs up as the camera reveals Frank Delatosso sitting inside.

Delatosso: “Great talking to you Shaun. Great to have you back in SCW. If you need anything, don’t hesitate to reach out.”

Cruze: “Uh…thanks, but I’ll be okay.”

Delatosso: “Don’t worry about it. I also have something for you when you get inside.””

Cruze: “Uh...okay, well, thanks. Great chatting. And thanks for the ride from the hotel.”

Cruze turns and closes the door before heading into the building.

Sharper: “Shaun Cruze arriving and coming with the SCW CEO, Frank Delatosso?!”

Kayl: “He came back to a lot of fanfare and Delatosso seems to be a fan!”

Sharper: “What’s he doing here at the Prudential Center though?”

The scene fades out.

COMMERCIALS

Ethan Cross vs. Diamond Steele

Coming back from commercial, the arena lights drop to near-black

Phillips: The following contest is a singles match scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, from The Steel City of Pittsburgh, PA and weighing 240 pounds, “The Last Measure” Ethan Cross!!!

A low rumble rolls through the building as the opening beat of “Do I Wanna Know?” hits. A single, cold white spotlight flickers on at the top of the ramp.

Ethan Cross steps into view—jaw clenched, shoulders tense, eyes forward. No posing. No acknowledgment of the crowd. He adjusts his wrist tape slowly, deliberately, like a man clocking in for a job he hates but knows has to be done.

The lights pulse in deep steel-blue tones as he walks, boots heavy against the ramp. Fans reach out—some cheer, some jeer—he ignores them all.

At ringside, Ethan pauses. He looks at the ring like it owes him something… then wipes his boots on the apron and steps through the ropes.

He leans back into the corner, arms draped over the ropes, head tilted down as the music fades—waiting, patient, dangerous.

Sharper: This is the second opportunity we have had to see Ethan Cross here on Breakdown. The first was a tag team triple threat match on the first night of Fatal Fortunes.

Kayl: He had the bad fortune of being put into a match where he did not know who he could trust when he needed to know whether or not he could trust anyone in his corner. Tonight, he gets to sink or swim based on his own merits.

And now the entire arena goes dark and as it does that is when we can see a huge spotlight hitting the curtain and the silhouettes of five figures illuminate behind the curtain. We are able to see Ruby Steele playing a Bass Guitar, Jenni Taylor playing a guitar, and Emerald McAdams on a drum as they begin to cover Fall Out's Boy The Phoenix. They continue playing the song until one figure burst through the curtains. Sapphire smirks as she is holding a Diamond Studded Megaphone in his hands. She points at the crowd and flames appear in a circle.

It’s at that moment that we can see flame pyros going off one after another. We can hear a loud Bird HAWKING nose and that is when Diamond Steele emerges from the floor in her Phoenix inspired gear. She smiles as she gives her sister Sapphire a wicked grin before the two of them walk towards the ring.

The crowd boos as loudly as they can but Sapphire holds the megaphone and puts the Siren on using it to drown out the jeers. Diamond pays no attention to them as she just continues to make her way to the ring.

Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen making her way to the ring being accompanied to the ring by her sister Phoebe “Sapphire” Steele from London, England, RISING FROM THE ASHES…. She is “The Phoenix” Kate "Diamond" Steele!!!!!!!!

Sapphire: AHEM!!!!!

Sapphire doesn’t seem impressed as she yells into the microphone and slides an index card to Justin.

Announcer: She is the MISTRESS OF THE MEGAPHONE, THE COUNTESS OF CATCH WRESTLING, THE SORCERESS OF SUBMISSIONS, THE SPARKLING SENSATION, THE SHINING STAR, THE PRINCESS OF PUNK, GOD’S GREATEST GIFT & GEMSTONE, DIAMOND STEELE!

Sapphire: Much Better

As the drums in the song pick up Diamond takes the moment to slowly make her way to the ring as Sapphire stands outside. Once inside Kate opens up a pocket mirror and admires how she looks and her hair as she takes a heavy interest in herself waiting for the match to begin.

Sharper: Don’t let her seeming disregard for everything about this match fool you because Diamond Steele has won multiple championships in many different promotions.

Kayl: Indeed she has and she should provide a very tough veteran opposition for Mr. Cross here tonight. In fact I would say that she is probably the favorite going in just because she has so much more experience than her opponent.

The bells rings starting the match and Cross tries to see an opening with Steele not paying attention and he rushes with a running ripcord knee. Right before Cross’s knee destroys Steele’s jaw as well her consciousness, she shows off her agility as well some of that experience, ducking out of the way and rolling Cross up in the process.

1!

2!

Cross kicks out at 2 and quickly scurries to his feet staring back at Steele who is just smiling at him and even blows him a kiss.

Sharper: Diamond Steele has that experience on display and it nearly won her this match almost before it got started.

Kayl: All that it takes is just three seconds and Ethan Cross was quickly reminded of that. A valuable lesson for him and now we will see if he can get his head back in the game.

Cross looks agitated by Steele showing him up with the near fall and then mocking him afterward. Cross rushes in again, and this time is meant by a deep arm drag from Steele who remains one step ahead.Rather than letting him up as before however, Steele uses leverage to take Cross to the mat and applies a fujiwara arm bar. While the arm bar hurts, it also is not locked in just right, and Cross uses his 130 pound weight advantage to muscle himself back to his feet. Trying to stay one step ahead of him though, Steele delivers a punishing kick to the midsection of Cross that sees him double over in the center of the ring. Trying to capitalize on the situation, Steele bounces off of the ropes but when she comes back looking for an axe kick, Cross is ready for her this time and catches her before taking her up and driving her right back down with a high angle spinebuster that has the crowd cheering with excitement. You would be hard pressed to say that Cross even acknowledged the crowd though.

Sharper: For the first time in this match, Ethan Cross imposing his will with a powerful spinebuster.

Kayl: Win or lose, Diamond Steele is going to be feeling that one for the rest of the match and probably much longer.

Seizing control of the match, Cross stands Steele back up before driving her back into a corner. Then Cross puts his size and strength to good use yet again ramming his shoulder into the stomach Steele again and again until she crumples to the mat. She does stay there for long however and Cross lift her over his shoulder with ease before putting her right back down with a thunderous powerslam and hooking both legs for the cover…

1!

2!

Steele barely kicks out at the last instance. Cross has the option of going for the second cover, but does not instead bringing Steele to her feet whipping her to the ropes and sending her right back down, this time with a rolling elbow to the side of the jaw before he goes for the cover yet again…

1!

2!

Sharper: Diamond Steele is getting beat up but she still kicks out and you have to wonder if there is not little seeds of doubt are starting to kick in for Ethan Cross the longer that this match goes on.

Kayl: Ethan is going to be just fine, focus on continuing to use his power and strength because Diamond Steele has no answer for that and even though it has not won him the match, you can see it is wearing her out.

Cross takes his time now being much more deliberate in his movements and seeming to savor the destruction of Steele the longer that this match goes on. Cross beats on Steele more even as she is trying to up, hard right hands that look as though any one of them could be the last shot in the match. Yet she is still up, though on wobbly knees, as Cross whips her to the ropes and looks for a big boot on the rebound. Steele has the where withall to though to duck underneath the big boot and hits the opposite ropes and lands and big springboard cross body and she hangs on for the cover…

1!

2!

Cross kicks out at 2 and a half and now looks very frustrated and even angry.

Sharper: Diamond Steele is trying to steal this match and she come really close to doing just that!

Kayl: She did come really close to pulling it off but she didn’t and now she has to worry the fact that she has pissed Ethan off and I don’t think that is something that she wanted to do!

This time Cross learns from the mistakes he has made before and is waiting for a huge big boot when Steele tries to go on the attack. Steele collapses to the canvas again but she is not the for long as Cross peels her off of the mat, hooks her up and then shows off his impressive strength again by delaying a vertical suplex. Cross even goes as far as holding Steele up with one hand and marching around the ring before dropping back to the canvas and making the cover immediately….

1!

2!

Cross looks like he was going to win but instead he interrupts the count himself ripping Steele’s head off of the canvas and back off and few feet biding his time until a still woosy gets to her feet and Cross runs her down with a ripcord knee that he calls “Last Measure”...

Sharper: That looks like this match is over.

Kayl: I think you could count to 100.

Cross gets the covers which is purely academic.

1!

2!

3!

Phillips: Here is your winner, “The Last Measure” Ethan Cross!

Cross rolls off of Steele and gets up to his feet. He has his arm raised as he looks around.

Sharper: “And Ethan Cross rebounds. Straight forward tonight and right into a victory for the Last Measure!”

Kayl: “And Diamond Steele may be finding out that new face, new attitude, doesn’t mean new success! Even in 2026!”

Cross plays to the crowd a bit, nodding in happiness. Steele winces in pain as we cut away.

Backstage, we open up to the limousine backstage before we see SCW’s COO, Alex “CHBK” Desoubrais, walking over to the limousine. As he does, the back door opens. We then see Polly Pingotti step out from the back. She then looks up at CHBK, glaring at him. CHBK watches her as she walks around him and heads to the arena. We then see Frank Delatosso step out from the limousine. He then steps forward.

Delatosso: “Well, Alex. Good to see you.”

CHBK: “See you’ve been busy.”

Delatosso: “And you and I should talk.”

CHBK: “Of course. Come with me.”

Delatosso: “So the room can be bugged?”

CHBK: “I was unaware.”

Delatosso: “I somehow doubt that. But, you’ve been here all day…after you.”

CHBK turns and heads into the building as Delatosso then starts to stroll in after him.

Sharper: “Oh that’s going to be a tense meeting.”

Kayl: “But why was Polly Pingotti meeting with him?!”

The scene cuts away.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as we see Asher Hayes talking to Cid Turner backstage. Cid holds the SCW World Championship over his shoulder.

Hayes: “Dude, how you feeling?”

Turner: “Well, I survived a match with a Mack Truck, so I feel great…and I now just have to face one of the best ever.”

Hayes: “You can take her. You’ve taken her in the past.”

Cid sighs.

Cid: “Yeah, well…she may be the only person who may actually try to kill me in the ring out of integrity.”

Hayes: “Xander tried….ENIGMA tried….”

Cid: “That’s out of pleasure. Selena would do it out of anger. Syren will do it because she cares about this that much.”

Hayes: “Yeah, but she’s lost a few steps. She’s getting back there, but common, with the distractions. She’s human.”

Cid: “I feel human.”

Hayes wraps his arm around Cid.

Hayes: “Come on, bring it in.”

Hayes hugs his friend.

Hayes: “You’ve got me to help you out here. Not just in the, if we go to war, you need me to stab a bitch way, but also in the, I’ll build you up.”

Cid: “Better than you trying to undermine me while selling dank kush….Sorry about that, again.”

Hayes: “Hey….we’ve been through it all. All the more reason I’ve got your back. Can’t have you go down that easy when you’ve lived some of my dreams.”

Cid: “Plus, I can make sure Jordan Majors, god rest her soul, if she comes back as a zombie, doesn’t ruin your life in Tijuana.”

Hayes: “Thank man. But seriously…you’ve got Syren.”

Cid: “I have to…just I have to hope my body can handle it. Being in a car crash-“

Hayes: “And you used the jaws of life to get out.”

Cid: “Yeah….yeah….”

Hayes: “You’re not upset-“

Cid: “I did what I needed to do. I can’t let this end. I…just can’t.”

Cid looks at the World Title. He turns, almost muttering to himself, as Hayes looks concerned before following his friend and Breakdown cuts to the ring.

Sharper: “Asher Hayes back in SCW. Cid Turner still World Champion.”

Kayl: “Talking about needing to do what he did – he used the Underground Championship to get ENIGMA down for the three and trust me, that’s not going to make ENIGMA happy.”

Sharper: “ENIGMA is here and he’s not someone you want to make an enemy out of.”

Kimberly Williams vs. Polly Pingotti

Shot of Adrenaline Tournament

Phillips: “The following contest is a Shot of Adrenaline Tournament match, and it is scheduled for one fall!”

The lights go out, except for a single spotlight at the top of the stage. The opening chords to “Patient Number 9” by Ozzy Osbourne begins to play.  A haunting voice is heard…

"Is there a way out of here?"
"Hey, how long you been here?"
"I wanna go home"
"Hey, hahaha"
"Hahaha"
"Excuse me, could you tell how to get out of here?"
"Hahaha"
"I want to go home"
"Hahaha"
"Mommy, mommy"

The song begins to rage full bore now.  Suddenly the lights come back on and Kimberly Williams is standing at the top of the stage to a loud, mostly positive, reaction from the fans. A sinister smirk is on her face as she ponders what she is about to do tonight.

Phillips: “Introducing first, from Boston, Massachusetts, she is The Woman Scorned... Kimberly Williams!”

She winks at the fans before pointing towards the ring and making a beeline towards it. She slides into the ring underneath the bottom rope. Kimberly then poses in the center of the ring to another loud reaction from the fans. The music slowly dies down and Kimberly goes to a corner to await the start of the match.

Sharper: “It's hard to tell if Kim is invoking the wrath of our CEO, Frank Delatosso, or if he's just deadset on wanting the Shot of Adrenaline Tournament to be wrapped up in full at A Taste of Things to Come.”

Kayl: “Could be either, honestly. Kim did end up the farthest one back on matches, partly due to her and Syren deciding who would challenge for the World Title next.”

Sharper: “Still, Kim has to wrestle both of her remaining matches here tonight, but this may be the more important one. If Kim wins both matches, she's moving on for sure. If she loses this one, she can still advance with a win over Kemal later tonight.”

Kayl: “For Kim, this could ultimately come down to seeding for the semi-finals, and if you're her... would you rather face Deanna or Dexter again if you advance?”

The arena lights shut off completely. The crowd murmurs until Polly's voice can be heard saying:

"You want me to cut the crap? My answer is that you need to cut yours."

The arena stays completely dark until up on the big screen Polly's infamous glowing angry green eyes make an appearance. Most of the screen stays black, but her name fades in, in light purple "Polly Playtime".

An indistinct man's voice then says "Player Number One. Game Over."

A coin can be heard dropping into a coin slot and a pulsating beat begins to play as light purple strobe lights light up on both sides of the stage. "Too Much" by Dove Cameron begins as Dove immediately begins to sing the chorus, a figure emerges from the back and saunters to the center of the stage between the strobe lights. The overhead arena lights return and we can see that the figure is dressed in a long black robe that covers all of her, including her head. The hood drops back to reveal Polly not smiling or showing any hint of caring what others think of her. She allows the vocals to continue until Dove hits the chorus for a second time.  The light purple strobe rights turn to point directly to the ring as Polly lets go of the robe that is cloaking her, revealing that she is wearing her black knee-high skirt, but also a very small strapless light purple top that hugs her mostly revealed upper body perfectly. She then picks up the item that she had used to tie her black robe around her, that item being a small whip.

Wasting no more time, she walks with purpose down to the ring as her entrance music continues. A lot of the crowd near ringside is gawking at her while some are booing. Polly just ignores every single last one of them as once at ringside, she feels the mat with both of her hands and rubs them a bit before sneering and walking over to the nearest set of steel ring steps. She walks up them and is very careful while she gets into the ring, as to not give the SCW Universe a show that they do not deserve.

Phillips:  “Her opponent, hailing from Panguitch, Utah, she is... Polly Playtime!”

Once in the ring she runs the end of the whip around the canvas for a short bit before she chooses a corner of the ring and leans up against the ropes. As her music subsides, Polly can be heard saying "I'm too much for you to handle. Too much for ALL of you!  Always have been, always will be. It's time you all see it."

The boos pick up. Polly is acting as if they don't exist as she has all of the whip in her hands now once again. She stays in her corner and waits for the bell to ring, fingering her whip, not even looking towards Kim.

Kayl: “Guess she's back to being Polly Playtime once again.”

Sharper: “We can confirm for sure that this match is do-or-die for Polly. If she defeats Kim, she advances. If she doesn't, she's out because Chris Lawler would hold the tiebreaker over her, despite the interference that got Polly disqualified back in that match.”

Kayl: “This is going to be a real interesting match considering both Polly and Kim were names that Mr. Delatosso didn't think too highly of in that leaked audio clip we heard last week.”

Sharper: “Which makes the fact that we saw Polly stepping out of Mr. Delatosso's limo not that long ago even more curious. We can only speculate what that might have been all about.”

Referee Jennifer Cassidy signals for the bell, and as soon as it rings, Polly discards the whip and rushes Kim, trying to catch her with a clothesline! Kim ducks it and Polly ends up hitting the turnbuckles chest-first, and as she staggers back, Kim grabs her in a rear waistlock. She lifts Polly for a german suplex, but Polly blocks it before catching Kim with a back elbow to free herself. Kim staggers back before Polly starts hammering her with repeated forearm shots, backing her up to the center of the ring. Polly grabs Kim’s arm and tries to pull her in for a short-arm clothesline, but Kim throws a front kick at Polly’s arm to block it before following up with a spinning heel kick that drops Polly!

Sharper: “A fast and furious start to this one, and Polly’s aggression being matched by Kim here in the early-going.”

Kayl: “Kim may be one of the few people you don’t want to try and bum rush to start a match. That’s the kind of crazy that plays right into her favor!”

Kim goes to grab Polly’s ankle, but Polly manages to kick her off and rolls towards the ropes. She starts using them to pull herself back to her feet, but Kim moves in and grabs her for what looks like a potential full nelson suplex, but Polly keeps one arm hooked around the top rope while screaming for referee Jennifer Cassidy to do her job and get Kim off of her. The referee moves in and starts a five count.

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Kim lets go, tilting her head as if she’s confused as to why Polly was so adamant for a break to be called. She looks at referee Jennifer Cassidy for a moment before she moves in to try grabbing Polly again, who’s still clinging to the ropes, but Polly suddenly catches her with a drop toe hold that drives Kim’s throat into the middle rope! A few boos start to ring out from the fans as Polly begins kneeling across the back of Kim’s neck, using the middle rope to choke her.

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Polly gets off and snaps at Jennifer Cassidy, who just holds up her hands and notes to Polly that she’s just trying to do her job and be an unbiased official.

Sharper: “Polly managing to bend the rules in her favor a little bit to take control of this contest.”

Kayl: “We’ve seen Polly growing more and more unstable with each new setback she’s faced, and if she’s not even caring about the rules anymore, this might be the most dangerous version of Polly we’ve seen yet.”

Polly heads back over to where Kim’s still draped over the middle rope before she grabs the top rope and slingshots herself over it into a knee drop across the back of the head that drives Kim’s face into the apron! Kim just hangs there for a moment before her body see-saws back into the ring, leaving her clutching at her face. Polly just stares at her for a moment before sneering at a few fans in the front row as she starts moving towards the timekeeper’s area. She snaps at Jason Phillips to move, and as he vacates his seat, Polly grabs the steel chair and snaps it shut.

Sharper: “Now wait a minute… Polly grabbing a steel chair.”

Kayl: “I know I just pointed out how she seems to be done caring about the rules, but if she gets herself disqualified, that’s it for her Shot of Adrenaline run!”

Polly stops and turns to snap at the commentary team.

Polly: “You think I don’t know that!?”

Sharper and Kayl both flinch back as Polly just glares at them before she moves around the ring, eyeing Kim who’s slowly starting to get back to her feet. Referee Jennifer Cassidy sees the chair in her hands and leans over the top rope to warn her about using it, but Polly just rolls her eyes as she moves around to the end of the ramp and proceeds to open the chair up, patting the seat before staring straight into the camera.

Polly: “For our boss, in case he wants a front row seat to what I’m really capable of.”

With that, Polly moves to climb back into the ring, the cameraman lingering on the unfolded chair briefly before the angle changes to show Polly back in the ring now, pulling Kim to her feet. Kim, however, suddenly breaks free of Polly’s hold and spins into a discus elbow that knocks Polly against the ropes! As Polly rebounds, Kim trips her with a drop toe hold of her own before she proceeds to apply an STF! Referee Jennifer Cassidy checks in with Polly, who’s arms are flailing frantically as she shrieks out her refusal to submit before even being asked if she gives up.

Sharper: “Polly, perhaps getting a little caught up in trying to send a message, now caught in an STF by Kim!”

Kayl: “She took her eye off the ball and Kim may be knocking at the door of a guaranteed spot in the semi-finals!”

Polly claws at the canvas, slowly pulling herself towards the ropes as Kim keeps cranking on the STF. Polly eventually finds herself fingertips away from the ropes, but this is when Kim releases the STF and grabs Polly by the ankle to drag her back to the center of the ring! Kim turns to the camera and flashes it a smile, as if this is proof of the family pedigree she comes from. In this brief moment, Polly can be seen frantically moving a hand to open up a hidden pocket on her skirt, and as Kim goes to reapply the STF, Polly suddenly throws dust right into her eyes! Kim releases the STF and stumbles back to her feet, trying to clear her vision as referee Jennifer Cassidy admonishes Polly, but she ignores her as she gets back to feet and rushes at Kim, catching her with the Eat My Dust! Instead of going for a cover, though, Polly grabs Kim by the hair and places her head against the bottom turnbuckle before she starts furiously stomping away at it, trying to crush Kim’s skull between her sole and the turnbuckle!

Sharper: “Polly with what she calls ‘Eat My Dust’ to get out of that STF, and now she’s just brutalizing Kim in the corner!”

Kayl: “She had the perfect opportunity to go for the cover there, but instead it’s almost like she’s trying to concuss Kim! Maybe hoping that if Kim’s added to the injury list that’s tainted this run of the tournament, she can advance by default!”

Polly continues to stomp Kim’s skull into the bottom turnbuckle as referee Jennifer Cassidy starts to count.

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Instead of going ahead with the five count, though, she instead interjects herself, trying to pry Polly off of Kim. While she succeeds, this results in Polly getting right in her face, not caring that she’s the referee as Polly berates her. She turns to see Kim pulling herself back up in the corner, but as Polly closes the distance, Kim suddenly lunges and catches her with Morrigan's Wrath! Polly hits the mat and Kim falls on top of her, slowly hooking the leg for the pin.

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Polly gets a shoulder up! Kim slowly rises to her knees, running a hand through her hair and taking a moment to get her bearings before she grabs Polly’s legs and tries to step through for the Scorned, but Polly manages to kick up and catch Kim right between the eyes! Kim staggers back before dropping to her hands and knees, looking a little dazed as Polly starts to pull herself up, rubbing her jawline. Once she sees Kim’s position, she immediately bolts for the ropes, bouncing off of them before looking for The Head Turner, but Kim moves and Polly stomps nothing but the mat! Polly stumbles for a bit off the miss as Kim pulls herself to her feet, and as Polly turns, both women throw roundhouse kicks and catch each other right on the button, dropping one another!

Sharper: “Kim and Polly exchanging roundhouse kicks and now both of them are down!”

Kayl: “You saw it though, Adam: that brief moment of unsteadiness from Kim. Some of Polly’s stomps in the corner might’ve caught her just right and knocked her for a loop, and that Head Turner could’ve been all she wrote if Polly had connected!”

Both women are down as the fans are cheering for the hard-hitting action they’re seeing, with a small pocket of fans even starting an “S-C-Dub!” chant. Polly rolls over to the corner, using it to pull herself up a bit as referee Jennifer Cassidy checks with both women. Polly reaches and grabs the small whip she was obsessing over during her entrance, and as she uses the turnbuckles to pull herself back to her feet, the referee spies the whip and immediately goes to take it from Polly’s hands. Polly, however, shoves Jennifer Cassidy aside before unfurling the whip, but before she gets a chance to even use it, Kim suddenly catches her with another Morrigan's Wrath! Polly drops the whips and ends up tumbling through the ropes out to the floor. Jennifer Cassidy proceeds to grab the whip and goes to toss it out to the floor as Kim crawls over to the ropes and leans through to grab a rising Polly, but Polly grabs the chair she set aside earlier and snaps it shut before swinging and cracking Kim right in the side of the head with it, with Kim only barely getting an arm up to block some of the impact!

Sharper: “Good God! Polly just caught Kim right in the head with that chair shot! The referee never saw it!”

Kayl: “That’s going to be a fine and a half, but I don’t think Polly cares so long as she’s moving on, one way or another!”

The fans are booing relentlessly as Kim falls back to the mat. Polly just stands there for a moment, looking down at the chair in her hands as she’s breathing heavily. She finally slides back into the ring with the chair and leaves it laying on the mat as she grabs Kim and pulls her into position for the Polly Pop, intending to deliver it onto the chair! Jennifer Cassidy realizes the chair is in play and tries to move in to grab it, but she backs off to avoid getting clipped as Kim, perhaps on instinct, attempts to backdrop her way out of the position! Polly grabs the top rope, trying to thwart Kim’s escape attempt and keep from being dumped out onto the floor as well, but then Kim, perhaps due to the attack on her head throughout the match, suddenly loses her footing, causing her to fall facefirst into the chair almost as if she’d been planted by the Polly Pop, while Polly also drops at an awkward angle as she’s almost spiked right on her head, faceplanting against the leg of the chair!

Sharper: “Kim, somehow, tried to backdrop her way out of the Polly Pop, but both women end up crashing into the chair!”

Kayl: “That was an ugly landing, and while I want to say Kim got the worst of it on top of Polly’s targeted assault throughout this match, Polly almost landed right on her own head!”

Both women are down, with Polly slowly rolling away from Kim and towards the ropes. Referee Jennifer Cassidy kicks the chair out of the ring and checks on both women before she starts to count them both down.

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Polly starts to stir at this point.

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Kim barely starts to stir, but Polly is starting to make it back to her feet.

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Polly is at a point where it looks like it might be a photo finish if she beats the count, but a quick look at Kim causes her to think for a long moment. She ultimately pauses, no longer attempting to break the count as she lets the referee finish.

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Jennifer Cassidy calls for the bell as the fans can’t help but boo at this outcome. Kim is rolling towards the edge of the ring, and we see a small handful of officials run down to start checking on her. After Jennifer Cassidy converses with him for a long moment, Jason Phillips finally makes an announcement.

Phillips: “Ladies and gentlemen, neither woman has answered the referee’s ten count! Therefore, this match is officially ruled a draw!”

That draws a few more boos as Polly rolls out of the ring, nodding to herself as she starts to make her way up the ramp.

Sharper: “Polly had a chance to beat the count at the end there, but she chose not to take the chance. Still, a draw gives both women a point and makes things a little more interesting.”

Kayl: “This might be some 4D chess on Polly’s part. Yeah, she’s absolutely going to be fined for the chair shot to the head, but this draw effectively turns the Adrenaline Title match into a must-win for the Shinigami Foundation rep to eliminate her. And even if that happens, she may still get in if Kim’s injured, especially since she’s still got another match to wrestle later tonight! Polly’s effectively made everyone else play her game for the rest of the night!”

We see Kim trying to shrug off the officials trying to help her to the back, despite how dazed she clearly looks, especially after that chair shot to the head.

Backstage, we see Chris Lawler standing with Destiny Page.

Page: “Destiny Page here, and I’m with Chris Lawler, and Chris, in Fatal Fortunes, you took what fate had and turned it around and you managed to get a big win despite the chaos.”

Lawler: “I told you all that I’m not going to just rest on my laurels. I keep fighting. Keep scrapping. Keep finding a way to get back to the right side of things and to even get one over Polly, even sweeter there, and nothing is going to stop me. 2026 is a year where I am going to finally take some of what I wanted. It took me some time to get my feet under me. I look at the Shot of Adrenaline…now, well, guess I fell short. Well, that won’t be happening anymore. This may sound like me just speaking hype. But I’ve stepped up for SCW on other stages. I’ve stepped up as the year is ending. And in 2026, I step up and hold some more SCW gold!”

Lawler turns and walks off before we cut to another part of the backstage area. There we see Polly Pingotti walking down the hallway, boos greeting her from the crowd. We then see her looking up as Frank Delatosso walks over to her and extends his hand.

Delatosso: “That proved something. You have my word that you’ll get what you deserve one way or another.”

Polly nods, saying nothing, before walking off. We then see Angelica Jones walking over to Frank Delatosso.

Angelica: “Should I even bother asking what is going on?”

Delatosso: “Just getting to know the talent and what they value.”

Angelica: “That’s one way of putting it.”

Delatosso: “Well, you can accept my word or not. Kim…she can prove something right now. Turn her around when she comes through the curtain. She’s going right back out. She wants done with this tournament, let’s not waste time. But…I know what she really wants. And right now, if she wants to even be in that conversation for a future Underground Championship shot…then she better win.”

Angelica just glares at Delatosso as he walks past.

Sharper: “What?!”

The scene cuts away.

COMMERCIALS

Kimberly Williams vs. Kemal Yilmaz

Shot of Adrenaline Tournament

We return from the break to see Kimberly Williams back in the ring again, leaning against the ropes and looking a little unsteady as referee Jennifer Cassidy converses with ring announcer Jason Phillips.

Sharper: “Welcome back to Breakdown, and a surprising turn of events here. Kim Williams was scheduled to compete twice tonight to finish up her remaining Shot of Adrenaline matches. She just finished her first match, which got very brutal and out of hand-”

Kayl: “Polly hit her in the head with a steel chair!”

Sharper: “That's normally a hefty fine, but our CEO doesn't seem too bothered. Kim's other tournament match was supposed to be later tonight, which would've given her a chance to recover from Polly's assault, but Frank Delatosso just told Angelica Jones, Kim’s mother and handler, point blank, to come back out here because her other match is happening right now.”

Kayl: “He even told her that if she doesn't win this match, she can forget about ever having an Underground Title shot anytime soon! Look at her, she’s clearly feeling that chair shot! This…this is sick!”

Wasteland by Pentagram, aka Mezarkabul, plays over the sound system as Kemal comes through the curtain, the lower half of his face exposed as he hurriedly tries to completely pull on his black and red venom mask. Ginny Raab is behind him, carrying the Turkey flag that Kemal normally carries as the two take a moment to make sure he's ready before he walks down to the ring, ignoring the boos of the fans.

Phillips: “The following contest is a Shot of Adrenaline Tournament match, scheduled for one fall! Already in the ring... Kimberly Williams!”

The announcement of Kim's name gets some cheers, but there's also a fair amount of boos and even chants of “bullshit!” from fans who are clearly upset at Kim being made to compete again almost immediately.

Phillips: “Her opponent, being accompanied to the ring by Ginny Raab, from Istanbul, Turkey, he is The Turkish Acid... Kemal Yilmaz!”

He jumps up to the ring and gets underneath the ropes before holding them open for Ginny to get in, and he raises his fist in the air, looking at the crowd with Ginny applauding Kemal before he puts himself in a corner. He holds the ropes open again for Ginny to leave the ring before turning to the opposite end of the corner, locking eyes with Kim who tries to smile and wave to him, but the lack of her usual enthusiasm in the gesture is a telling sign.

Sharper: “You saw Kemal struggling to get his mask on as he came out. He, like all of us, were under the assumption this match would be taking place later in the night, and he only got told otherwise during the break.”

Kayl: “That's how CHBK originally planned it, but our CEO apparently pulling rank and deciding to enforce the old 'card subject to change' policy.”

Sharper: “As far as the scoreboard goes, Kemal has long since been eliminated from Shot of Adrenaline. If anything, the only thing this match means to him is momentum towards other opportunities and a chance to wrestle someone who was on very good terms with his recently retired mentor, Konrad Raab.”

Kayl: “I know you can't really see his face, but as a former wrestler myself, I can tell from Kemal's body language, Adam... as much as he wanted this match with Kim, he doesn't seem to be as thrilled about facing a Kim who's very much banged up after what Polly just did to her.”

Referee Jennifer Cassidy reluctantly signals for the bell as Kim tries to approach Kemal, clearly looking unsteady. Kemal makes no move to engage with her even as she motions for him to come at her, clearly not wanting to take advantage of someone he’d been dying to face himself under better circumstances. Kim, however, suddenly lunges and catches him right under the chin with Morrigan's Wrath! Kemal falls against the ropes before rebounding and collapsing to the mat, and Kim scrambles into a cover!

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Kemal kicks out! Kim wastes no time, scrambling despite a few stumbles to grab Kemal’s legs, perhaps looking for the Scorned, but Kemal manages to push her off with his legs before rolling out to the floor, where he begins to confer with Ginny as Kim slowly tries to get up, but eventually just settles for staying on one knee as she eyes Kemal warily.

Sharper: “Kim looking to end this match quick, but Kemal managing to kick out of Morrigan's Wrath and then avoid being locked in the Scorned!”

Kayl: “Kim may be crazy, but she’s no fool. She knows that after what happened with Polly, if she lets Kemal actually get into this match, she could be risking an injury. If that happens, then even if she wins, she can kiss both the semi-finals and her Underground Title hopes goodbye for a while!”

Kemal walks up the steel steps and carefully steps back between the ropes. As soon as he’s in, Kim tries to catch him with a roundhouse kick, but Kemal blocks it and uses the position to throw her to the mat with a spinebuster! The back of Kim’s head bounces off the mat as some fans groan at the impact, but Kemal no longer seems to be hesitating as he nudges Kim over onto her belly with his foot before he moves in and ties her up with a bow and arrow hold! Referee Jennifer Cassidy checks with Kim as she’s stretched over Kemal’s knees, but she slowly waves off the referee even as she grunts and groans in pain from the submission.

Sharper: “Kemal seems to be raring to go now, and he’s already got Kim in a bad way.”

Kayl: “Kim had a nasty landing off that spinebuster, and maybe Kemal’s thinking he owes Kim his best even if she’s clearly not at a hundred percent right now… or maybe he doesn’t want to be on the wrong end of the CEO like Kim seems to be!”

Kemal cranks a little more on the bow and arrow hold before he releases it, letting Kim roll off his knees and to the mat. He looks towards the back and shakes his head before he pulls Kim up and takes her over with a vertical suplex. Kemal pops his hips and rolls them back to their feet before he connects with a second vertical suplex. Another pop of his hips to get them both upright again and he connects with a third vertical suplex, this time floating over into a cover!

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Kim gets a shoulder up! Kemal immediately grabs the arm Kim just got off the mat and spins into a cross armbreaker! Jennifer Cassidy checks with Kim again, but Kim audibly growls out her refusal as she slowly pulls herself towards the ropes, the fans cheering her on. She reaches out with her free arm, finding that she doesn’t quite have the reach she needs as Kemal cranks on her other arm even more. Kemal’s efforts to apply more pressure end up altering their position slightly, allowing Kim enough of an opening to extend her leg instead and get her foot on the bottom rope!

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Kemal releases the cross armbreaker and rolls back to his feet, staring at the referee.

Sharper: “Kemal is all over Kim right now, not even giving her a chance to breathe.”

Kayl: “It’s not the aggressive approach Polly used in the last match, but it’s clearly working and this is what Kim needed to avoid at all costs.”

Kemal turns his attention to Kim, who is struggling to pull herself back to her feet with help from the ropes. Instead of pressing the advantage, however, he climbs out of the ring and lifts the ring skirt, searching around under the apron before he pulls a table out, which does get a pop from the fans! Jennifer Cassidy is immediately leaning over the top rope, warning him about using the table, but Kemal just ignores her as he gets the table set up out on the floor. Unbeknownst to him, Kim has managed to pull herself to her feet and is now trying to drag herself up onto the top turnbuckle. Kemal gets the table set up and climbs back up onto the apron, but Jennifer Cassidy refuses to let him re-enter the ring until the table is out of the picture. Kemal says something to her before he notices Kim perched unsteadily on the top, and as he approaches, she leaps off and catches him with a blockbuster, taking him off the apron and through the table!

Sharper: “Kim! Off the top! She just took Kemal through that table and turned the tide of this match in a big way!”

Kayl: “Kemal’s made it known he wanted this match with Underground Rules, which was refused, but his efforts to make it one anyway just backfired spectacularly!”

The fans are on their feet as Kemal lies in the broken remnants of the table as Kim very slowly uses the ring skirt to pull herself back to her feet before rolling back into the ring. Due to the tournament rules, however, Jennifer Cassidy doesn’t initiate a countout, but she does make an effort to check on Kim, who somehow assures her she can continue. Kemal slowly pulls himself out of the wreckage and crawls back into the ring, but Kim manages to find enough of a burst of adrenaline that she pulls him away from the ropes before applying the Homage To The Queen! The fans are roaring even louder as Kim cranks on Kemal’s arm and neck, trying to get him to submit with everything she seems to have left. Jennifer Cassidy checks with him, but Kemal spits his refusal at her in Turkish before he tries to scoot himself towards the ropes. After a moment, he manages to get a foot on the bottom rope, forcing Jennifer Cassidy to call for a break, and Kim releases the hold almost immediately, falling over to the mat and staring up at the lights.

Sharper: “Homage To The Queen not able to make Kemal submit, and the question now becomes, Devon: how much does Kim have left?”

Kayl: “She went through that hellacious battle with Polly right before this match, she’s clearly hurting, and Kemal has dominated a good portion of this match because of it. I hate to say it, but that may have been her last gasp.”

Kim very slowly starts working to get back to her feet as Kemal uses the ropes to pull himself up, making it to his feet a little quicker than Kim does. Kemal shakes his arm out before he moves towards Kim, but she tries to catch him with another Morrigan's Wrath! Kemal, however, catches Kim’s foot and then boots her in the gut to double her over. He goes to hook her arms, looking for the Istanbul Acid Driver, but Kim manages to spin out of it! She stumbles, however, the damage done to her head over the past several minutes across two matches clearly taking its toll on her. Kemal decides to pivot, grabbing Kim by the arm and taking her down as he starts trying to apply The Turkish Acid Cross! Kim kicks her feet into the mat, struggling with as much strength as she has left, before she manages to roll through and escape! With one last burst of energy, Kim suddenly runs off the ropes, and as soon as Kemal’s upright, Kim blasts him between the eyes with the Shadowblade! Kemal falls to the mat and Kim crawls over, draping an arm across his chest.

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Referee Jennifer Cassidy calls for the bell as “Patient Number 9” by Ozzy Osbourne plays once more. She raises Kim’s arm in victory as Kim sits up, clearly looking dazed.

Phillips: “Here is your winner… Kimberly Williams!”

Sharper: “Despite being made to wrestle immediately after she could’ve been concussed in her first match tonight, despite being threatened with being barred from challenging for the Underground Title if she lost this match, Kimberly Williams somehow finds a way to win and secure her place in the semi-finals!”

Kayl: “Assuming she checks out with the doctors after what she’s gone through tonight, but at least for now, she’s survived.”

Kim slowly rolls out of the ring, staggering once her feet hit the floor. We see Angelica Jones jogging down to check on her, the two of them conversing as Angelica keeps Kim steady on their trip to the back. In the background from this angle, we see Ginny climbing into the ring to check on Kemal, who’s starting to stir and realizing he’s lost this match.

Sharper: “Let’s now go backstage where Jessica Winters is standing by with Shaun Cruze!”

Backstage, we open up to see Shaun Cruze standing with Jessica Winters in the SCW interview area. Notably, standing behind him, but off to the side, are two men, dressed in suits, both with ear pieces.

Winters: “Thank you Adam. Jessica Winters here and I’m with Shaun Cruze and Shaun…you’re not alone.”

Cruze sighs.

Cruze: “This is apparently something that was put into place for me. I apparently have my own bodyguards to keep me safe. Apparently, someone doesn’t like that Clyde Sutter tried to make an example out of me and that I was in a TLC match against Syren. But…I didn’t ask for it. I hope they just stay out my way. I’m not looking for any special treatment.”

Winters: “Yet, Shaun, you arrived with the SCW’s CEO. You arrived with Frank Delatosso and with all due respect-“

Cruze: “Look. I didn’t know he was in town. We happen to happen to have the same choice of hotel it seems and he realized I needed a lift. He offered me one and well, he is my boss at the end of the day. Yet, we arrived late. And that was frustrating. Being timely is so important, something Lando always put in me. You do things the right way and-“

Ryan LeCavaler then walks into view.

LeCavalier: “So you’re the golden child…”

Cruze: “Ryan LeCavalier.”

LeCavalier: “I don’t know what to think about this. Meeting with the boss. Have your own goons. I’m still smarting after someone tried to run me down and now they’ve run. And when I then have an opportunity to have a huge win, a former thorn in my side gets involved. So perhaps when I hear someone called the Impact Player here…and I feel like making an impact…well….”

Cruze: “I’m not hard to find.”

LeCavalier steps up as Cruze’s guards step up.

Cruze: “Please-“

LeCavalier: “Really? Because if I took you down right now, part of me wonders if I’d still have a job.”

LeCavalier backs up.

LeCavalier: “Watch his back…”

LeCavalier turns and walks off as Cruze sighs, shaking his head and then telling his guards to back off as Breakdown cuts away.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as we see Gavin Taylor standing backstage with Destiny Page. With him, Mr. Black stands behind him, Religious Wright stands off to the side, while Jack and Karl Barker scan the area.

Page: “Welcome back to Breakdown. I’m Destiny Page and I am here with Gavin Taylor who later tonight will face Syren-“

Gavin: “Zany Zoe!”

Page: “Excuse me?”

Gavin: “You heard me clearly. I know you wouldn’t have feigned deafness if your benefactor Derek was talking.”

Page: “Benefactor? I’m just doing some modeling-“

Gavin: “Likely story. Just like the modeling I did that proved Fatal Fortunes, the fix was in. I didn’t get my US Championship shot. Raging Reno got his dirty hands on me while SCW agents stood around and allowed the travesty to continue and Aloof Alex just stood back and did nothing until he could pretend he cared. We all saw it. It’s on camera. All over the world. The world that knows that I, Gavin, the greatest Gavin, the great one, not that Gretzky guy, me. He told me, Gavin, you can have it. You’re greater than I ever was. And I will prove it tonight when I take out Zany Zoe and prove to everyone that I should next in line to be the World Champion of the US of the World Champion!”

Page tries to make sense of it.

Wright: “You know it to be true in the eyes of the LAWRD!”

Page: “Well…okay, a win against Syren would be a big win. Obviously. But you are scheduled to be in action at A Taste of Things to Come against Reno Dumont-“

Gavin: “STOP THE STEAL. That’s what we need to do. That’s all this is. A thug, a ragelord, a person who is nothing. Really bad person. Frankly, beneath me. And he needs to keep coming at me because he knows how Great I am. The Greatest One. That’s right. And he’s going to find out, just as Zany Zoe, just as Aloof Alex, and just as Dilluded Dillusion…Hairy Hiro…ALL of them. I will get to the Championship and Make America GAVIN again!”

Gavin turns as Jack comes into view.

Jack: “Clear!”

Gavin: “Let’s move!”

Mr. Black walks forward as Wright, Taylor, and the A.S.S.S. walk off screen. Destiny shakes her head.

The crowd buzzes before “Hero” by Skillet plays. The crowd roars. A few moments pass before we see Simon Lyman walk out from the back wearing a suit. He looks around as she pauses for a few seconds, taking in the moment. He then looks up and looks around the arena. The crowd cheers as Simon then heads to the ring.

Sharper: “Last week, Simon Lyman drew, in Fatal Fortunes, a ladder match for the Underground Championship. And after everything he fought, it wasn’t enough.”

Kayl: “ENIGMA made a statement. He took him, he threw him off, into a ladder, with the Unmaking. And after the match, after we assumed Lyman may be okay, reports came out that he collapsed backstage.”

Sharper: “And last week, he shared with the wrestling world that his time in the ring is limited. He already stunned the world, competing at the level he did as a stroke survivor, but now, being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.”

Simon walks down the entrance way, somewhat gingerly. Simon walks over to the ring and over to the steel steps. He grabs the ringpost and climbs up the steps and onto the apron. He then steps into the ring. He steps around and extends his arms as the crowd cheers him. He stops a moment before turning and going to the corner, asking for a microphone from Jason Phillips. Phillips hands him one and Lyman takes it, walking back to the middle of the ring. He looks around as his music fades out. A “Lyman!” chant starts to echo throughout the arena.

Lyman: “Thank you…”

Lyman looks around.

Lyman: “Last week, I came to London, Ontario, Canada. I arrived for Fatal Fortunes. And I found out I was going to be competing in a ladder match. A ladder match for the SCW Underground Championship. And I lost…”

Lyman pauses.

Lyman: “Thrown from the ladder, through another ladder, and left in a heap. The man who beat me then went on and as fate would have it…would challenge for the World Title and only barely missed holding that title.”

Lyman pauses, looking down.

Lyman: “Look, I need to level with you all. I’m standing here and it’s been an emotional couple of weeks. I’ve found out that yet again I have to deal with my body breaking down in ways that all I can do is take it on head first and hope I can keep fighting. But it also means that this is gone. And I started 2026 thinking…what’s the worst that could happen with Fatal Fortunes? And then I go through a war…and war where after it, I collapsed.”

Lyman pauses as the crowd looks on.

Lyman: “And I’ve had people call me. People call me and say, Simon, this should be it. You came back. You cleared your name. You proved your brother couldn’t take it all. You took on Xander at his best. You did the right thing. You repaired friendships. You already had the perfect retirement before…this isn’t worth it.”

Lyman nods.

Lyman: “And I’ll tell you something…something between me and you…all of that is right.”

Lyman pauses again.

Lyman: “And in that, I also came back from a stroke to not only compete, but compete at a high level.”

Lyman pauses again, clearly thinking through his next words.

Lyman: “But while everyone is focusing on me collapsing last week, I walked out. I went to New Orleans. I took a day. I then got back on the proverbial horse and returned to training. To fight to keep my body right for as long as I can while this disease I have tries to take that from me. And one thing I did was when I looked in the mirror, I saw someone that could take on the man who may become the face of SCW and nearly take it in the shock of the year in week two at Fatal Fortunes!”

Lyman smiles and looks at the camera.

Lyman: “I saw a man who if I had known I was facing ENIGMA, I could come up with the strategy to take him.”

The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Simon…you’re not…”

Lyman: “With Kim having her ticket punched, you’re left without a dance partner ENIGMA and I want one more shot at your title. You’re a veteran, I’m a veteran, but damn it, I’m not going to start winding things down without me knowing! Kim…I’ll say it right now – I win, just like ENIGMA will give you the shot, that won’t bother me. But I need to know against ENIGMA and-“

Lights cut.

“OVER MY DEAD BODY!”

A violent blast of white light detonates across the stage as the opening line tears through the arena. Ash-thick fog floods the ramp, drowning everything in grey. From within it, a hulking figure emerges, moving slowly and methodically as though carved from smoke and ruin.

Around his waist, the Underground Championship gleams beneath the open leather doomsday cloak as the UNMADE KING clears the fog, stepping into view to a thunderous mixed reaction. He holds out his arms and the coat unfurls like wings to reveal the massive ball python writhing around his neck, its scales catching the light in molten bronze flashes. Black, vein-like tattoos crawl up his arms like living smoke. Lyman turns to the stage

Kayl: “You ask…he’s here!”

“King of bones, all your skeletons have come to life…”

ENIGMA moves with the pulse of Dead Throne, fog retreating from his steps, the python subtly shifting like it's here to witness the carnage that's coming. At ringside ENIGMA stops, hood low, just as the chorus detonates:

“THIS IS FUCKING REGICIDE!”

He ascends the steel steps, wipes his boots, enters, and immediately climbs the turnbuckle. The python’s body coils tighter as the lights intensify, flashing wildly.

He throws the hood back.

Ashen warpaint.
Dead-sky eyes.
The Underground Championship glowing like stolen treasure at his waist.
And the serpent wrapped around him like a living omen.

He snaps his head back and spews blood-red mist, droplets raining down his chest to spatter on the championship belt's gleaming faceplate. ENIGMA descends and steps to the center of the ring. For a moment he just pauses and lets the crowd take him in: a beast crowned in gold and ash. The dominant and reigning Underground Champion, harbinger of ruin. He then turns and walks over to Simon. Simon turns and looks at him. ENIGMA just sizes Lyman up and down before grabbing the microphone and pulling it out of Lyman’s hand. The crowd gives a mixed reaction. ENIGMA then slowly brings the microphone to his mouth.

ENIGMA: “Last week should have been a warning. But it seems like you didn’t get the message. You speak as if 2026 is owed to you. It is not. But you feel you can take me. Other men who you thought you could take said the same to me. But that’s fine, Simon. I should be World Champion. And just like you are calling me out, I should do the same there. But Simon…I don’t look backwards. I have already a challenge out there…to Kimberly Williams. You can either usurp her or convince me, but Simon…I’ve already destroyed you once. I don’t need to prove it again!”

ENIGMA brings the microphone down, looking right at Simon. Simon just keeps looking at him. ENIGMA drops the microphone. He then steps back and turns, his cloak almost sweeping across Simon’s face. Simon turns away, almost getting the hint. Some in the crowd notice this as ENIGMA then steps through the ropes, dropping to the floor. His music starts to play as he calmly walks to the back.

Sharper: “Pure disdain…and ENIGMA…flat out rejecting Simon’s challenge. Not out of cowardice though, don’t mistake that.”

Kayl: “You see the cloak. He whipped it around. Almost disrespecting Simon.”

Sharper: “Simon says he can take him. He’s a confident man. He’s fought against so much. But is this the right start to 2026? Especially after last week!”

Kayl: “He may not get the chance!”

ENIGMA just walks to the back as Lyman watches him leave. The scene cuts away.

Backstage, we see Syren talking with Lexy Chapel in her locker room. Syren is starting to stretch.

Chapel: “Okay…so you’re going to beat Gavin. Make America Gavin Again. It was NEVER Gavin. Make it Syren again. Or…not hate or…”

Syren: “Lexy…please. Just…Gavin is goibng to spew a lot of ridiculousness. Conspiracy theories. And-“

Chapel: “Wait…you think he’s making fun of ME?!”

Syren: “I…uh…”

Just then, there’s a knock at the door. Syren gets up and goes to open it, but Lexy stops her.

Lexy: “Wait!”

Syren stops as Lexy grabs out of her bag a cross and a bottle of holy water.

Lexy: “Ready!”

Syren: “Really?”

Syren opens the door as Lexy holds up the cross. Dean Black stands on the other side.

Lexy: “Oh…just him. Probably dad checking on me and-“

Black: “Hi…Syren…Lexy…”

Syren: “What is it?”

Lexy: “Probably Cid not cleared. You may be World Champion and-“

Black: “Not that. And he’s been cleared. He’s getting ready for you, Syren. But Lexy…you need to leave. And in fact…you’re not allowed back here or at ringside again.”

Lexy: “What? Oh, I see! Dad’s overreacting-“

Black: “This didn’t come from him.”

Frank Delatosso then walks over.

Delatosso: “It came from me. Sorry…Dean, I got this.”

Black steps back.

Delatosso: “We should officially meet-“

Syren: “I know who you are.”

Syren and Delatosso shake hands. Frank smiles.

Delatosso: “Then you know why this is happening. After that stunt your wife pulled…well…if I can’t trust people are going to be honest without worry about things getting out…or frankly, maybe trade secrets, that’s an issue.”

Chapel: “Satan will do that. She has no respect-“

Delatosso: “And yet, I doubt she was alone in it. Autumn was your client before, Lexy. And well, given that you’re Alex’s daughter…frankly, I don’t know who is to blame, but I may turn to the conspiracy theorist. And so, Lexy, you are to go home. And stay home.”

Chapel: “What? I…I need to be at ringside. I am the MANAGER of champions. Syren is going to be World Champion again. For the eighth time. The greatest champion ever-“:

Syren: “With all due respect-“

Delatosso: “If she’s as good as was and does it again, it will be a great moment. I’ll be the first to congratulate you. Even put the title around your waist. You always had that being important, right? But she’s not in the ring…you are Syren. And you can do it solo.”

Chapel: “But…but…wait…you could be-“

Syren stops Lexy.

Syren: “Lexy….go…take a breath. Go back to the hotel. I’m sure this can be cleared up.”

Delatosso: “Good to see you understand. Dean…if you could?”

Dean Black nods as he walks in. Lexy looks around as Syren nods to her. Lexy is then led out of the room, talking now a mile a minute as Frank Delatosso leaves the room. Syren watches him leave as the scene cuts away.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as Jessica Winters stands at the SCW interview area.

Winters: “Welcome back to Breakdown. Jessica Winters here and allow me to welcome at this time, the SCW United States Champion, La Pequena Luz!”

The crowd roars as La Pequena Luz walks into the scene, holding the SCW United States Championship.

Winters: “Luz…at A Taste of Things to Come to you have your next title defense, it’s against Damon Cage. Cage has waited for this opportunity since winning it back at A Wholesome Family Event. He’s also had some good showings since.”

Luz: “He’s dangerous. He’s hungry…and he’s dangerous. He’s wanted this for a while and I understand there is some history between him and this company. He was hoping to make it here a long time again, ended up derailed to Japan, built himself back up and took his shot back in November. Well…Damon…bring it. I will not be one to go down easily. I have had to deal with some of the chaos around this title for so long. I, however, hope you don’t plan to add to it. You come ready to compete, I will give you a fair chance, but I am also not going to be someone who will allow you to come in, take shortcuts, and have a chance.”

Winters: “You’ve also earned a tag team championship shot from Fatal Fortunes. Where is Amelia if I can ask?”

Luz: “Well…she’s thinking through some things. It’s been a tough couple of months. She had hoped to have different opportunities and then to have that loss to Gina Glimmer-“

We then see Meghan Strade walking into the scene. The crowd roars.

Meghan: “Sorry to interrupt.”

Luz looks up as Winters turns to her.

Winters: “Meghan Strader…the former US Champion.”

Meghan: “Saw you talking and frankly…I had hoped I’d be standing there with that title again. Maybe that fate would smile on me. It hasn’t. But I do have a rematch. And Luz…I hope it will be against you. You and I need to see who really is the best, one on one, no bullshit. So…I’ll be watching at A Taste of Things to Come. Because you and I…”

Meghan pauses briefly.

Meghan: “It needs to happen.”

Luz nods. Meghan then walks off.

Luz: “It does…”

Luz keeps watching Meghan as we cut away.

Wil Pierce vs. Deanna Frost

SCW Adrenaline Championship

Shot of Adrenaline Tournament

“Burn the Ships” by Blacktop Mojo hits and out comes Wil Pierce. The crowd boos as he makes his way towards the ring. His eyes remain focused on the squared circle as he reaches it. He pulls onto the top rope, pulling himself onto the apron. He looks out at the crowd before stepping into the ring and pacing around the ring, ready to go to battle.

Phillips: “The following contest is a Shot of Adrenaline match, scheduled for onefall with a twenty minute time limit and is for the SCW Adrenaline Championship! First, the challenger, representing the Shinigami Foundation, he is the Blackheart…Wil Pierce!”

Sharper: “Wil Pierce has taken an increased role as of late. He’s wanted to get his hands dirty and he’s had some notable chances. Nearly won the TV Title last week. Tonight, he hopes to not only keep Shinigami hopes in the Shot of Adrenaline alive, but also to win the Adrenaline Title.”

Kayl: “Deanna Frost hoping to run the table in the round robin. And we should say – this opportunity fell in the lap for Shinigami. Dumont was not with him, but his injury and CHBK’s desire to maintain the integrity of this tournament meant the Foundation was tapped to go the rest of the way.”

The chords of "People Like Us" by Kelly Clarkson fill the arena, causing a roar from the audience as bright, fall leaves seem to blow and fly on the LED screens on and around the ramp. From the back curtain, out runs Deanna Frost, taking in the audience before running to the right side, then the left side, shouting to them in excitement. The SCW Adrenaline Championship is around her waist. The 'leaves' follow her as she does. Returning to the middle, Deanna gives a spin on one foot, her arms outstretched, the 'leaves' circling her below her feet. 

Phillips: “His opponent, from Manhattan, New York, the SCW Adrenaline Champion, she is Deanna Frost!”

Hearing her name, Deanna stops her spin, side facing the ring, and, with one hand over her heart, her free hand arcs around to point forward, the 'leaves' flying down the ramp and 'circling the ring LED barriers. Making her way down to the ring, Deanna high-fives fans along the way until she reaches the ring. Sliding under the ring, the redhead jumps to her feet, making her way to the middle ropes and leaning over them, one arm raised to the crowd. She does the same to the other sides of the ring! On the last time, Deanna hops back into the ring as the lights return to normal. She turns and hands off the Adrenaline Title to Jennifer Cassidy. Cassidy takes the title and raises it over her head. The SCW Adrenaline Championship logo comes across the screen.

Sharper: “Final match of the round robin for the Shot of Adrenaline Tournament. Deanna is into the next round, but can Pierce complicate it?”

Kayl: “And Deanna has taken on this challenge. She’s stepped up and looks like the Deanna of old. Confident. Stepping up. Just as Selena did years ago, she’s making this her domain. No matter what some may say.”

Cassidy hands off the title. She steps back as the bell sounds. Frost steps out as Pierce looks at Frost. They step up and Pierce steps up and kicks Deanna in the ribs. He nails her with a hard right before wrenching the arm and pulling up on it. Deanna winces. Deanna somersaults forward and then bridges up before twisting under and around Pierce into a waistlock before going to a side headlock. Pierce pulls Deanna into the ropes and fires her off. Deanna bounces off and Pierce goes for a clothesline, but Deanna jumps up, grabbing the arm and moves into a crucifix pin.

1!

2!

Pierce kicks out. Both get up and Deanna forearms Pierce in the jaw once and then again.

Sharper: “And Deanna will scrap with you. She notes her grittiness.”

Kayl: “Yeah, but do you want to start trading blows with a man like Pierce.”

Deanna forearms Pierce again and knocks him into the corner. Deanna jumps up and hits a monkey flip. Pierce rolls over and gets up and Deanna runs at him and hits a flying back elbow. She goes for the pin.

1!

2!

Pierce kicks out. Deanna grabs him and Pierce then lifts her up, throwing her forward. Deanna, however, lands on her feet and Pierce steps up and his a European uppercut, and then a spinning back fist before finishing the Dead Man’s Hand with the discus elbow smash. Deanna goes down and Pierce goes for the pin.

1!

2!

Deanna kicks out. Pierce grabs her and pulls her up and moves her into the corner. He then hits a series of hard shotei strikes, over and over and over again in the corner.

1!

2!

3!

4!

He steps back.

Sharper: “Repeated strikes in the corner.”

Kayl: “Machine-gun like. The Japanese influence coming into play here.”

Pierce runs forward and Deanna gets an elbow up. Pierce staggers and Deanna jumps to the middle turnbuckle and dives back and grabs the head of Pierce, hitting a twisting blockbuster. She goes for the pin.

1!

2!

Pierce kicks out. Both competitors get up and Deanna hits a dropkick. Pierce hits the mat. He gets back up and Deanna kicks him in the ribs. She then hooks his head, but Pierce spins out and then pulls her into a European uppercut. He then throws her into the corner and follows up with a running lunging European uppercut. Deanna staggers out and Pierce spins her around, places her head between her legs and hits a powerbomb before folding her up.

1!

2!

Deanna kicks out just in time. Pierce walks around the ring. Deanna staggers up to her feet and Pierce goes for the Shot for Shot, but Deanna ducks. Pierce spins around and Deanna grabs him, pulling him back with a neckbreaker.

Sharper: “Deanna finding an opening. Another neckbreaker and this stop Pierce’s offense.”

Kayl: “Just didn’t let herself get drilled by that spinning kick.”

Sharper: “And now here comes Deanna!”

Deanna runs into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a running knee drop. She rolls through and jumps to the middle rope and hits a lionsault. She hooks the leg.

1!

2!

Pierce kicks out. Deanna gets up and Pierce turns and Deanna grabs the arm and wrenches it and kicks Pierce in the chest before hitting a back kick. Pierce staggers. Deanna runs into the ropes, bouncing off and runs at Pierce and hits a jumping clothesline. Pierce is knocked back through the ropes to the floor. Deanna leans on the ropes. Pierce starts to get up as the crowd roars as Deanna runs to the corner, jumps to the middle turnbuckle and dives over the top rope with a suicide dive. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “And Deanna Frost over the top onto Pierce!”

Kayl: “And Pierce just saw it coming at the last moment. Nothing more he could do.”

Pierce winces as he looks up while downed. Deanna gets up and grabs Pierce. She slowly starts to pull him up and rolls him into the ring. Deanna rolls in after. Pierce starts to get up and Deanna grabs him and hits a rolling snapmare before bridging back.

1!

2!

Pierce kicks out. Both get up and Deanna grabs his head for the Spring Fling, but Pierce spins out and pulls Deanna in before hoisting her up and hitting the Madame Guillotine. Pierce staggers and then runs into the ropes and hits the Shapeshifter onto Deanna. He hooks the leg.

1!

2!

Deanna gets her shoulder up. Deanna rolls over and Pierce grabs her and pulls her in and hits a snap overhead exploder suplex. Pierce then turns and moves to the ropes. He steps through to the apron and climbs up to the top rope. He looks down at Deanna and dives off with an elbow drop, but Deanna gets her knees up. Pierce rolls over in pain, holding his arm.

Sharper: “And Deanna countered. Pierce was looking to drive that elbow into her heart, but Deanna got the knees up.”

Kayl: “Both hurting from that one! All of Pierce’s weigh on Deanna’s knees and Pierce’s arm impacting in a weird way.”

Pierce slowly gets up, wincing and Deanna looks over and grabs him and hits the Spring Fling. She turns and hooks the leg.

1!

2!

Pierce shoots his shoulder up. Deanna looks up. She then gets up and hits an elbow drop before getting up and hitting a second one and then getting up and hitting a third. She gets up and moves to the ropes. Pierce slowly starts to pull himself up and Deanna runs at him and hits a running dropkick, knocking him back down. Deanna turns and exits to the apron. She then climbs up to the top rope. Pierce rolls over and stirs as Deanna gets to the top. She then looks at Pierce, but Pierce gets up and runs at her and nails her with a running strike to the leg. Deanna lands on the top rope and then falls to the floor. The crowd ohs. Deanna rolls over, wincing in pain. She turns and starts to slowly pull herself up. Pierce sees her and runs across the ring. He bounces off and then hits a running suicide dive through the ropes into Deanna. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “And Pierce through the air! My God! This man so agile for his size!”

Kayl: “And that just adds to the impact. Deanna can’t do much but just take it, like we said with Pierce earlier!”

Sharper: “And the Adrenaline Champion looks to be in trouble here tonight!”

Deanna stirs as Pierce gets up and looks around. He plays to the crowd, getting a roar from the crowd. He then grabs Deanna and turns and rolls her into the ring. Pierce then pulls himself up onto the apron. He watches as Deanna starts to get up. She does and Pierce slingshots into the ring before jumping up with the Rasengan. The crowd ohs. Pierce hooks the legs.

1!

2!

Deanna shoots her shoulder up. The crowd ohs. Pierce rolls off and looks around.

Sharper: “Oh! How close! How close was that. Two and nine-tenths!”

Kayl: “Pierce thought he had. I thought he had. New Jersey thought he had it!”

Pierce then grabs Deanna and slowly fights up to his feet. He then places her head between his legs. He then hoists her up and starts to go for the Fall of the Angels, but Deanna gets free and hooks her legs before rolling through into a sunset flip. Pierce rolls through though. He then moves forward and into a fold up pin.

1!

2!

Deanna counters with a sunset flip pin.

1!

2!

Pierce kicks out. Both get up and Deanna hits the Burnout. Pierce drops. Deanna falls onto him and rolls through, pulling on the leg.

1!

2!

3!

The crowd roars as the bell sounds.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, and STILL SCW Adrenaline Champion, Deanna Frost!”

Deanna rolls off, taking a moment and nodding. She looks back at Pierce, who stirs, holding his jaw. Deanna nods and gets up before having her arm raised and being handed the Adrenaline Championship.

Sharper: “Deanna manages to hit the Burnout and get the three count.”

Kayl: “She knows that was tough. Pierce came to play spoiler in a big way. He came looking to upend everything and damn near succeeded.”

Sharper: “We’ve been seeing more and more what the Foundation is capable of. They’re more dangerous as of late and it’s only a matter of time before they break through. They’re too talented, but tonight, Deanna Frost, showing her gritters how gritty she is and she’s gotten through the round robin undefeated!”

Deanna walks forward to the ropes and looks around. Her music plays and Deanna takes a moment, enjoying her accomplishment, before we cut away.

The scene opens up backstage as we see Amelia Nevado seated the corner of the catering area. She plays with the bread on a sandwich she’s grab before throwing it down and sighing. We then hear the voice of Clyde Sutter.

Sutter: “Well…funny how fate sometimes changes the game…”

Nevado doesn’t respond.

Sutter: “I know what’s going through your head. You’re sitting there, another failure, another moment where you came up short. You were so confident. And fate stamped it out. Fate is a fickle mistress, Amelia. While your partner not only wins both of her matches, she keeps showing she’s probably the real source of your success-“

Nevado: “Enough!”

Sutter: “Why? Maybe this is the moment you need to look in the mirror!”

Nevado: “Leave me alone-“

Nevado goes to get up and leave.

Sutter: “Sorry, Amelia. That’s not one option because I am going to take a page out of your book. I want to face you to see how badly fate has turned on you. To experience your suffering myself. To see how far gone you are.”

Nevado doesn’t respond, just looking at Sutter.

Sutter: “While Luz has her title reign…she did beat me, albeit it, barely…can you even manage that? And if not…do you then deserve to stand with her as a challenger to the tag titles again? Or even in the World Title ranks? I can answer both questions. Through me and the Vision-“

Nevado shoves Sutter back and Sutter staggers back. Nevado steps up.

Nevado: “Enough! You want to see if you can beat me, try. I’ll wrestle circles around you. You’re nothing but a bully and maybe that’s what I need. To knock down a bully!”

Nevado shoves Sutter further back. Sutter smirks as Nevado heads off. Sutter then smiles.

Sutter: “Almost predictable…”

Sutter smiles as the scene fades to commercial.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as we see Destiny Page standing in the locker room of the European Fiery Nation. We hear yelling as Destiny welcomes us back. Ginny Raab stands next to her as does Kemal Yilmaz, before we see Dakon Theron and Ludvig Eriksson pacing behind them as Oskar Theron tries to calm Dakon down while Federico Gasperini stands next to Destiny, posing.

Page: “Welcome back to Breakdown. I’m here in the locker room of the European Fiery Nation and it’s been a wild start to 2026. Konrad Raab no longer in SCW, but the new look EFN has stepped up in a variety of ways.”

Gasperini: “Make debut. Win the title! And I should still be champion, but well-“

Ginny: “This is just one. Federico joining us here in the EFN. First new member and he made a statement beating Just Some Loser. And winning a title in his debut. Colleen MacDonald may have gotten the win last week, but not by pinning him. Come on Colleen…even Polly steps up to the people against her.”

Oskar: “She can throw a chair!”

Gasperini: “Come on Colleen. You can face someone who is champion and looks like it. Unlike you. Someone people can look at and want to be. TV Championship. Come on, rematch?”

Ginny: “I think she gets the hint.”

Kemal: “If she can get the hint, maybe Glory can? After months of asking for a match against her, I share the ring with her and I found out that maybe she’s not as ruthless as I thought she was. Claims to be this great star but up against her daughter and she can’t even be professional. Even nearly cost me the match. I had it in hand. But Glory…at some point, I’ll get my match against you. I’ll get the submission match and make you scream. But for now, we have something else we need to focus on.”

Page: “I assume you meant the Shinigami Foundation.”

Oskar: “They need a few ass-kickings!”

Dakon: “Keep getting involved in our business. We’re done. We’re done just accepting it. Let’s just make this straight forward. You can deal with Gavin all you want. Kemal will be watching. We’re going to be focusing on our own demands here and that’s to spill your blood. Pick two, bring them, we go to war…Ludvig and I against two of you, Foundation! Taste of Things to Come! Bring it!”

Page: “A challenge to the Shinigami Foundation. EFN staking their claim in 2026! What you think, Adam, Devon?”

We cut to ringside where we see Adam Sharper and Devon Kayl at the ringside position.

Kayl: “Kemal Yilmaz seems to have them ready to step up.”

Sharper: “No more waiting. They’re going to start calling their shots. You wonder what they’ll be thinking. Colleen too. Glory as well. But A Taste of Things to Come will have plenty happening including the end of the Shot of Adrenaline Tournament. The round robin is over. Here’s what we can tell you is going to happen in ten days time.”

The Shot of Adrenaline Tournament logo comes up on the screen. The final standing follow:

Standings:

Deanna Frost – 14 points

Dexter Grant – 12 points

Kimberly Williams – 9 points

Polly Pingotti – 7 points

Chris Dumont/Shinigami – 6 points

Chris Lawler – 6 points

Kemal Yilmaz – 2 points

Spencer Pryce – 0 points

Sharper: “And as a result of the machinations earlier and Deanna’s successful defense, the final four will go at it. We now seed them and so Polly Pingotti will challenge Deanna Frost for the Adrenaline Championship. A Rise to Greatness and Apocalypse rematch between Kim and Grant will also take place and the winners will face one another in the finals.”

Kayl: “And Polly gets first crack at the Adrenaline Champion. We said she may be playing 4D chess. She’s put herself in the place to punch through the glass ceiling. While Grant and Williams go at it and-“

We then hear the voice of Dexter Grant. This is followed by seeing him standing backstage, microphone in his hand.

Grant: “I hope all of you are paying attention so you can go to your little social media pages and put your likes, and repost and waste time as you line the pockets of this company for this tournament that even the boss doesn’t like.”

Grant pauses.

Grant: “We all heard it. And how many of you actually believe it. It makes him money, it then is worth it. It gets him likes. It’s then worth it. And it all just added a bit more fire as Deanna Frost wants it even more. To run the table, start to finish. Even Kimberly Williams now gives a damn. The manipulator all while we’re chasing fake credit online. All except me.”

Grant looks at the camera.

Grant: “A Taste of Things to Come is not going to be a marketing slogan, it’s just going to be a description of what will happen when I become the Adrenaline Champion for the third time. And I show people that they need to live in the moment. To stop chasing these like, this clout…and to just do their damn jobs! And I will take whether it’s Deanna, or Kim, or Polly...they will just fall as they disconnect to reconnect and I hope that they realize…this is all about a simple thing. To win or lose and to be present, and-“

Just then, we hear the sound of feedback as we see Jackson Mikaelson down on the ground, by the speaker in the back, allowing Grant to hear himself as his speaks. Mikaelson then stands up as the crowd roars.

Mikaelson: “My God, you need to shut up! For someone talking about being present, and winning or losing, you sure show how full of crap you are. Then again, we all know that you didn’t want to walk out as Tag Champ with me, even if I nearly dragged your ass to it.”

Grant: “Yeah, so you can probably use it to get some girls or something after the show. You’re everything wrong with this business and show business-“

Mikaelson: “No, Dex…you are. And I’m not gonna forget Fatal Fortunes. I may be new, but I’m a quick learner, and you…you’re an asshole!”

The crowd roars. Mikaelson walks past Grant, nudging him with his shoulder. Grant staggers back and turns, glaring at Mikaelson. The scene cuts away.

We open up backstage in the office of CHBK to see Frank Delatosso walking into the office. CHBK looks across at him as Delatosso walks over and sits down in one of the chairs. He takes off the scarf around his neck and places it in front of him.

CHBK: “Pleased with yourself?”

Delatosso: “Just testing a few things out. Introducing myself….making sure we made some good choices.”

CHBK: “Frank…don’t piss on my shoes and tell me its raining. I’ve been around a lot longer and some of the other people in your investment group brought me in because I both understand business and professional wrestling.”

Delatosso: “And that’s true. I didn’t say that wasn’t the case. But I have disagreed with some of your decisions and well…the fact is that you enjoyed your biggest boom at a time when things were a little more wild west around in the wrestling industry. It’s 2026…and well…I’ll leave it there.”

CHBK: “You’re playing a dangerous game with some.”

Delatosso: “And now you’re going to prove you can handle this job. Hopefully you now have a hint of what I’m thinking. And if you pick up what I’m putting down, we can keep working together. Especially after that stunt…”

CHBK: “They made their decision-“

Delatosso: “And given that you hired Autumn, you had a past sexual relationship with Ravyn…and Lexy Chapel is your daughter. And don’t get me started about how you were Syren’s mentor. I also know of your history…Master of Mind Games…A lot of political capital was lost. So…”

Delatosso stands up and smiles.

Delatosso: “I’ll just be looking over your shoulder a bit. Maybe I’ll be a bit more hands on.”

Frank stands up and smiles. He replaces his scarf around his neck and then walks out of the office. CHBK watches him leave as the scene cuts away.

We then open up to see Xander Valentine pinned against a wall as Ryan Hollywood and Chris Hollywood both hammer away on Xander with hard right hands. Xander covers up as Ryan and Chris don’t stop, just hammering away before Xander shoves Chris back and then Ryan. They run back and jump up attacking Xander before getting a few more shots in.

Sharper: “Hollywood now attacking Xander Valentine?!”

Kayl: “Do they now want to claim a shot? We know if Xander or Selena is hurt, it’s over but-“

Xander shoves Chris and Ryan back again before then booting Chris in the face. He falls over and lands on the floor. Xander grabs Ryan and turns and throws him into some foot lockers. He falls awkwardly to the ground. Chris looks up and rolls away as we see Selena Frost walking over, arms folded across her chest. Xander glances at her. Selena then turns and watches as we see Fiona Logan and Melinda Braddock watching from down the hallway. Melinda just winks and waves. Xander turns to them too as Ryan and Chris scatter.

“Psycho in my Head” by Skillet plays as the Breakdown logo comes up on the screen. We then see a still for Syren vs. Gavin Taylor.

Sharper: “Next…main event. Syren will be without Lexy Chapel. But Gavin Taylor is driven here. What’s going to give in our main event, next!”

The scene fades out.

COMMERCIALS

Gavin Taylor vs. Syren

The lights around the arena begin to flicker in red, white, and blue as "Fortunate Son" by CCR starts to play over the arena. "All Star" Gavin Taylor steps out from behind the curtain onto the top of the ramp, flanked by his All-Star Secret Service of Jack and Karl Barker. Mr. Black and Religious Wright also walk out. As he stands in place, posing with his arms outstretched, the chorus of the song plays.

Some folks are born made to wave the flag
Hoo, they're red, white and blue
And when the band plays "Hail to the chief"
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no senator's son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no furtunate one, no

Gavin begins to walk down the ramp with swagger, shaking hands of the men, kissing the hands of the women, and even patting a few kids on the head. He smirks as he gets to the ring, pulling himself to the apron. He hangs out off the ring while holding onto the top rope.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall for TV time remaining and is your main event of the evening. First, on his way to the ring, accompanied by Religious Wright, Mr. Black, and his All-Star Secret Service, he is the All-Star, Gavin Taylor!”

The song continues...

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, Lord?
But when the taxman come to the door
Lord, the house lookin' like a rummage sale, yeah

Gavin pulls himself through the ropes and steps onto the second ropes on the opposite side of the ring from the ramp. He opens his jersey, sliding it off his shoulders as he stretches his arms out.

It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no

Turning around, he bounces back off the ropes as he watches for his opponent.

Sharper: “Gavin Taylor says he’s going to take this opportunity…he may focus on the World title.”

Kayl: “Syren faces Cid Turner at A Taste of Things to Come. But Gavin Taylor has Reno Dumont to worry about!”

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

LEXY CHAPEL PRESENTS

The heartbeat gets faster before “Groupie” by Cassie Steele hits the PA system. After a few moments Syren comes through the curtain. Syren pauses on the stage, looking out at the fans cheering.

Sinfully Seductive
Captivatingly Corrupt
DARK FANTASY

Syren walks down the ramp. She jumps up onto the apron before climbing the turnbuckles on the outside and waving her hands to get the fans fired up. As the camera gets closer to her, she shouts at the camera before pointing out at the fans.

Phillips: “His opponent, representing LexyCorp International, hailing from Los Angeles, California, she is Syren!”

Syren smiles before leaping over the top rope, dropping to her knees in the ring, posing with both her arms outstretched. Syren then steps up. Syren takes off her ring jacket and goes to hand it to Lexy before stopping and turning and handing it off to a crew member. She climbs up on the middle rope, posing for a moment and then jumping back down, before Gavin runs across at her. Syren ducks and Gavin stops. He turns around and Syren nails him with a series of hard right hands.

Sharper: “Syren out here alone. Lexy Chapel has been told to go home and effectively banned by Frank Delatosso, SCW’s COO, over CHBK’s recommendations.”

Kayl: “And Syren even having a moment forgetting she wasn’t there. And now having to deal with Gavin!”

Sharper: “But she ducks and here we go! Syren hammering away on Gavin Taylor!”

Syren knocks him into the corner. She kicks him in the ribs and whips him across the ring. Gavin hits the opposite corner and runs out and Syren hits a hip toss. Gavin gets back up and Syren hits a dropkick. Gavin rolls to the floor. He staggers around and falls to the announce position. He looks up as Karl and Jack Barket head over to him. Syren looks around. (1) She then turns and rolls to the floor. (1) She walks around the ring and goes over to Gavin. Jack and Karl yell at her to stop. (2) She just grabs him and drives him face first into the announce table. (3) Gavin pops back and falls over. Wright runs at Syren, but Syren lowers her head and hits a back drop. Wright lands hard on the mats. (4) The crowd roars. Gavin pulls himself up and Syren nails him with a hard right and then spins him around into the ring. (5) She slides in after and Gavin starts to slide back to the opposite corner. Syren stalks him and follows him and grabs him and pulls him up and nails him with a hard right and then another and another. She then goes to whip him across, but Gavin spins through and sends her in. Gavin smiles as Syren then runs out and hits a clothesline.

Sharper: “Huge clothesline. Gavin Taylor down!”

Kayl: “Sy-ren Lariat!”

Sharper: “Don’t start. Lexy Chapel may be watching in her hotel room. Don’t give her ideas.”

Gavin rolls over and gets up and Syren grabs him and hits a Russian leg sweep. She rolls through for the pin.

1!

2!

Gavin kicks out. Syren rolls off. Gavin rolls over and Syren grabs him and lifts him up, but Gavin then lifts Syren up and hits a flapjack. The crowd ohs. Syren rolls over, holding her jaw in pain. Gavin starts to get up and Syren pulls herself up into the corner. Gavin walks over and nails her with a hard right and then another and another. He goes to whip her across, but stops, pulls her back in. She hits chest first and steps back. Gavin then hoists Syren up and hits a high angle back suplex.

Sharper: “Gavin planting Syren. Just having her thrown one way and another.”

Kayl: “And look at that grin. Syren just wasting him all over this ringside area and he hits a suplex and loves it.”

Sharper: “He always likes to celebrate his successes.”

Kayl: “All seven hundred in his mind.”

Syren turns and starts to get up and Gavin rakes his boot along her face. She rolls over and then starts to get up and moves to the ropes. Gavin chops her. The crowd woos. He chops her again. More woos. He whips her across the ring. Syren bounces off and Gavin lowers his head, but Syren jumps up and hits a back somersault down his back. Gavin turns around and Syren hits a step up enziguri. Gavin flips to his back. Syren gets up and hits the Blonde Satisfaction. She goes for the pin.

1!

2!

Gavin kicks out. Gavin sits up and looks out as Syren then stomps him in the back of the head. He rolls over, holding his head. He gets up and Syren nails him with a hard right. She then grabs him by the head and runs forward with a running bulldog. She gets up and exits to the apron. She climbs up to the top rope as Gavin starts to get up. Syren steadies herself, but Gavin then runs into the ropes, landing onto the top rope. Syren lands hard on the top turnbuckle. Gavin then turns and walks over to her and grabs her. He then pulls her off and hits a vertical supelx.

Sharper: “Gavin falling into the ropes. Saving himself. Syren caught on the top rope.”

Kayl: “And then pulled her off, ripped her off the top rope, and then suplexed her.”

Syren starts to get up and Gavin gets up. He then kicks Syren in the ribs. He hooks her up and hits another vertical suplex. This time, he floats over.

1!

2!

Syren kicks out. Syren turns and starts to get up, moving to the ropes. Gavin follows up with a kick to the ribs. He then whips Syren into the ropes. Syren bounces off and Gavin lifts her up and hits a back drop. He then flexes as the crowd boos. Syren starts to get up and Gavin grabs her again from behind and hits another high angle back suplex. He then bridges up.

1!

2!

Syren kicks out. Gavin gets up and hits an elbow drop. Syren rolls over to the ropes.

Sharper: “Gavin Taylor now trying to keep up the pressure on Syren. When he wants to be, he’s a damn good wrestler.”

Kayl: “He’s even beaten Syren before! And on big stages!”

Syren grabs at the ropes and Gavin then spins through to the apron and then grabs her and pulls her through, hitting the Cubic Zirconium Cutter. The crowd ohs. Syren is hung up in the ropes. Gavin rolls back in and pulls Syren away from the ropes, throwing her back. He goes for the lateral press.

1!

2!

Syren kicks out. Gavin looks up and then grabs Syren. He pulls her up and knees her in the ribs. He whips her into the corner. Syren however flips up and over to the apron. Gavin runs after, but Syren hits a pump kick. Gavin staggers back. Syren climbs up to the top rope. She then dives off with a missile dropkick. Gavin falls to the mat. Syren crawls over and hooks the leg.

1!

2!

Gavin gets his shoulder up. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “And a nearfall! Syren got all of that dropkick, but Gavin got the shoulder up.”

Kayl: “Aim higher. Hit the head. Not the chest. For everyone’s benefit!”

Syren then grabs Gavin, dragging him up. She then snapmares him over and runs into the ropes. She hits a diving clothesline. She then gets up and runs into the ropes, jumping to the middle rope and diving back with a twisting leg drop. She then goes for another pin.

1!

2!

Gavin pushes his shoulder up. Syren rolls off as Gavin rolls over. He starts to get up and Syren turns to him, but Gavin reaches up and rakes the eyes. The crowd boos. Gavin then lifts Syren up and drops her throat first on the top rope. Syren falls back, coughing as Gavin looks around. He then starts to get up.

Sharper: “Gavin! First the eyes. Then throat!”

Kayl: “Take away sight. Take away the ability to breathe and you can have an advantage of anyone.”

Gavin looks around as Syren rolls over, coughing, holding her throat and Gavin smiles, mocking Syren a bit. Syren turns and Gavin hits the Dependable Roundhouse.

Gavin: “DEPENDABLE! ROUNDHOUSE!”

Gavin looks around, mocking Lexy Chapel. He then dives onto Syren for the pin.

1!

2!

Syren gets her shoulder up. Gavin looks down and looks around. He then turns and grabs Syren, pulling her up. He scoops her up and slams her down. Gavin hits the ropes, and then hits a running leg drop. He hooks the leg.

1!

2!

Syren kicks out. Gavin then cups his ear as the crowd boos. He then drags her up and kicks her in the ribs. He looks around and runs into the ropes, bouncing off and goes for the Gavin Taylor Lariat, but Syren ducks. Gavin stops and turns around and walks into a superkick from Syren. The crowd erupts. Gavin falls to the middle rope and looks up. Syren then looks around and s taggers before running into the ropes, bouncing off and running at Gavin and hitting a double knee to his chest. She bounces back as Gavin rolls over. Gavin starts to get up and Syren hits another superkick. Gavin hits the mat. Syren stops and looks around.

Syren: “Superkick Soiree!”

Syren looks around, as the crowd yells it out with her, and then looks at ringside before shaking her head and going for the pin.

Sharper: “A bit of solidarity with Lexy! And the cover!”

1!

2!

Gavin shoots his shoulder up. The crowd ohs. Syren rolls off. She then hits a standing moonsault. She hooks the leg.

1!

2!

Gavin gets his shoulder up again. Syren rolls off. Gavin turns and starts to get up and Syren grabs him and pulls him up, but Gavin suddenly pushes her back quickly and rams her into Demitra in the corner. The crowd ohs and boos. Gavin falls back to a knee. Syren winces, holding her head and neck. She then steps up and grabs Gavin. Syren forearms him in the jaw once and then again and again before we see Religious Wright roll into the ring. Mr. Black tightens his tie as Syren turns as Wright nails Syren in the back. He nails her again and again before running into the ropes. He bounces off and Syren hits a superkick. Wright falls back and rolls to the floor. Karl and Jack enter the ring and Syren turns and nails Karl before Jack kicks her in the ribs. Gavin moves to the ropes. Demitra is bent over, wincing in pain. We then see Reno Dumont walking along the floor. He then runs to the ring, joined by David Striker and Dante Slayton.

Sharper: “Demitra down. Gavin, I don’t know if that was the plan, but Syren trying to fight for her life!”

Kayl: “And this clearly is one place where Lexy isn’t around, and Ravyn…She’s had people able to watch her back. We saw that with Meghan last year!”

Sharper: “But here comes the Foundation!”

Jack then turns and rolls to the floor. Mr. Black takes his tie and takes it off from his throat and starts to walk over. Gavin starts to get up as Reno and Dante slide in. David nails Jack with a hard right. He nails him again. Wright slides back in as Reno runs over and grabs Gavin and pulls him up, pushing him into the corner. He then kicks him in the ribs nailing him over and over and over again. Wright runs over and nails Reno. He nails him again and again and again, pounding on his back before Reno turns and nails him with a hard right. Wright staggers back. Slayton goes to Karl and nails him with a hard right and then another before throwing him out of the ring. Mr. Black then places his tie on the apron before reaching into his pocket and pulling something out, placing it on his hand. He runs over and nails Striker in the side of the head. He staggers and Black nails him again. Reno turns around as Gavin nails Reno with a hard right. Reno staggers and Gavin nails him again. He then goes to run him out of the ring, but Reno blocks it, before nailing him with a hard right. Gavin staggers back and falls to the mat. Syren starts to pull herself up as Religious Wright runs at Reno and tackles him up and over the top rope to the floor. Slayton now goes after Gavin Taylor and pulls him up, but Syren pulls Slayton back and turns and throws him out of the ring. Syren looks around, now getting a sense of what is going on. Demitra starts to get up and we see Reno starting to get back in, but Wright holds onto his leg. Dante tries to re-enter, but Demitra stops him. Syren backs up as Gavin runs out of the corner. Syren turns and back drops him. Syren looks around before we then see Cid Turner hopping the guardrail. He then slides into the ring. Syren turns around as Cid Turner runs at her and hits her with the World Title. Cid then looks at her for a moment before openly saying “sorry” and then wincing before collapsing to the mat and rolling to the floor. Gavin looks around as he crawls over and throws his arm over Syren.

Sharper: “Wait a minute! Cid Turner! What the hell? Cid Turner just blasted Syren with the World Title.”

Kayl: “And he then apologized!”

Sharper: “Gavin throwing his arm over Syren! Reno Dumont trying to get in, but Gavin’s minions just being annoying enough!”

Dante is then pulled back by Mr. Black. Slayton nails him before Karl grabs Dante. Jack staggers over to Reno as Reno nails him with a hard right before grabbing Wright and running him into the barricade. Demitra sees the pin.

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2!

3!

The crowd boos as Gavin rolls over and looks around. He then starts to smile, realizing he’s won. But just then, Reno grabs him and pulls him out of the ring. Gavin yells out as Reno pulls him down and throws him into the barricade. Officials start to run down to the ring as Reno stomps away on Gavin. Cid Turner meanwhile looks in the ring, almost disappointed in himself as Syren remains down.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Gavin Taylor!”

Syren slowly rolls over, holding her head. She looks at Cid. Cid again keeps mouthing “sorry” as the scene fades out…