Breakdown - January 8, 2026

“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.

“The leading force in sports and entertainment today....”

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 Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. 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. We cut to show a steel cage hanging over the ring.

Sharper: “It’s a new year. It’s 2026 and Breakdown is on the air from Japan for the first night of Fatal Fortunes!”

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

Sharper: “Hello again everyone. Adam Sharper here with Devon Kayl. Welcome to a new year of SCW. Welcome to Breakdown. Fatal Fortunes starting tonight. This week and next, every title on the line. Every roster member in action.”

Kayl: “And chaos will reign. Who knows what will happen? We don’t even know. There’s a cage hanging over the ring. I saw a casket backstage. There are poles and weapons and everything is ready to go depending on what fate has in store for everyone.”

Sharper: “Before that, we have to speak on how we ended 2025. Cid Turner still the SCW World Champion, somehow surviving the challenge of James Evans. Not only that, Syren is the number one contender for the SCW World Championship.”

Kayl: “And that’s not all. Selena Frost and Xander Valentine are your number one contenders for the SCW World Tag Team Championship and the Glimmers still hold that title. Deanna Frost is the new Adrenaline Champion, Just Some Loser is your TV Champion. Luz is your US Champion.”

Sharper: “A big weekend in Boston and Montreal to close out the year and to start off 2026, we could get another reshuffling here in Saitama and in London, Ontario next week. Every match is randomly drawn, including opportunity and stipulation!”

Cameras turn to the big screen over the entrance as we see a spinning wheel going round and round and round before coming to a stop, revealing SCW United States Championship. The crowd roars. We then see the wheel spin again and again before stopping on singles match, before then spinning one more time before then stopping on “thirty minute Ironman match.” The crowd roars.

Sharper: “And we’re going to start off with a huge opportunity. US Title on the line and in a thirty man Ironman match!”

Kayl: “Luz is going to be thrown right into the fire to start her reign!”

“Believe In Tomorrow” by Sunflower’s Garden begins to play as bright white lights begin flickering on and off on the stage in rhythm with the music. La Pequeña Luz, carrying the SCW United States Championship, skips out onto the stage with the kind of smile that could light up an entire room all on its own plastered to her face, dancing a bit to her theme song and waving her arms in an attempt to get the crowd pumped up, drawing cheers. As she looks down towards the ring, the smile fades as something seems to flicker through her mind, but she’s snapped out of the trance as Amelia Nevado slowly makes her way out, placing a comforting hand on Luz’s shoulder.

Phillips: “The following contest is a thirty minute Ironman match for the SCW United States Championship. First, on her way to the ring, from Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico, accompanied by Amelia Nevado, she is the SCW United States Champion, La Pequena Luz!”

With a quick kiss to her cheek, Luz’s smile returns as the two proceed to lock hands before heading down to the ring, Amelia trying her best to keep up with Luz’s energetic skipping. Once they reach ringside, Luz pulls Amelia into a brief but passionate kiss before letting her go as she hops up onto the apron, grabbing the top rope before vaulting herself into a somersault into the ring, landing on her feet. Luz begins skipping around the ring, motioning once more for the fans to make some noise as they answer this call while Amelia takes her place in Luz’s corner on the floor, chuckling to herself and shaking her head at Luz’s energy. Luz removes her robe and hands it off to Amelia, who gives some last minute advice and words of encouragement as she does so.

Sharper: “Amelia Nevado joining Luz for this match. La Pequena Luz coming out first. Another twist – the champions come out first. They await to see who will face them.”

Kayl: “And it could be anyone. You have to now be ready to face someone you couldn’t have possibly prepared for and to go thirty minutes, no matter what!”

La Pequena Luz stands in the ring, looking across at the entrance way. The crowd looks on before the lights in the arena go out as the opening chords of “Unforgiven” by Metallica begins to play. As the song picks up its pace a spotlight shines at the top of the ramp and we see “The Assassin” Clyde Sutter standing there with a sinister grin on his face.

Sharper: “And fate has smiled down on Clyde Sutter!”

He is joined by the beautiful Melinda Braddock. After a few moments of soaking in the crowd reaction, Sutter and Melinda begin to make their slow walk down the ramp.

Phillips: “Her opponent, the challenger, accompanied by Melinda Braddock, from Raleigh, North Carolina, he is the Assassin, Clyde Sutter!”

The spotlight follows the sinister sociopath as he approaches the ring. They reach the ring area and Melinda kisses him on his cheek. Sutter then foregoes the steel steps as he leaps up from the floor to the ring apron. With the spotlight remaining only on Sutter as one of the few lights in the arena at the moment, Sutter enters the ring and then stand in the center. The sound of Metallica dies down and the lights come back on. Luz hands off her title as Aaron Demitra, senior official, takes it. He holds it over his head as the SCW United States Championship logo comes across the screen.

Sharper: “This could be very interesting. Sutter will have to compete longer than we’ve seen him have to in SCW thus far while Luz will face to deal with someone who could directly counter what she is capable of.”

Kayl: “Power or speed? Pick your poison!”

Demitra hands off the title and backs up. He checks in on both Luz and Sutter. Both say they’re ready. The bell sounds. The Japanese crowd roars as Sutter and Luz look at one another. Sutter smirks as Luz looks at him and then runs at him. Sutter goes to grab her, but Luz ducks under. She then jumps to the middle rope and dives back and catches his arm and spins through into an arm drag. Sutter rolls through. He gets up and Luz runs over and hits a forearm shot and then another and another. Sutter shoves her back. She rolls through. She gets up and runs at Sutter and nails him with another hard shot and then another. Sutter shoves her back again. She rolls through again and Sutter steps up and just nails her with a hard right. Luz hits the mat and pops up and moves to the corner.

Sharper: “And a hard right. Sutter taking down the champion.”

Kayl: “You’re not going to go into some mat wrestling here. Not with Sutter. Not the usual feeling out in an ironman match. You’re just going right in it. Sutter’s liable to just pop your arm out if you try!”

Sutter follows up at Luz and Luz kicks him in the ribs. He advances again and Luz kicks him in the ribs again. She pulls herself to the middle rope and dives over him with a sunset flip.

Sutter kicks out. Both get up and Luz ducks a clothesline attempt. Sutter spins around as Luz jumps to the middle rope and goes for a twisting crossbody. Sutter catches her though. He smirks and then just muscles her up and scoop slams her down. Luz rolls over and starts to get up. Sutter then grabs her and whips her into the ropes. She bounces off and Sutter shoulders her down.

Sharper: “Just running over Luz. Sutter has that clear size and strength advantage.”

Kayl: “That’s helpful early. The question is whether he can deal with that extra weight over half an hour!”

Sutter turn around and grabs Luz. Luz gets up and Sutter knocks her down with another hard right. Luz rolls over, moving to the ropes. Sutter then grabs her and spins her around. He then whips her into the ropes again. Luz bounces off and Sutter again shoulders her down. Luz rolls over. She starts to get up and Sutter then grabs her and clubs her in the back. Luz drops to the mat and rolls over again. She crawls to her feet and Sutter steps up and kicks her in the ribs. Again, he whips her into the ropes. She bounces off and Sutter shoulders her down a third time.

Sharper: “Right now, Sutter making Luz expend a lot of energy. Running the ropes. Getting up.”

Kayl: “And he’s making small movements. He’s thinking long term here.”

Luz turns and starts to get up. She turns to Sutter and Sutter scoops her up and slams her down. He follows up with a lateral press.

Luz kicks out. Luz rolls over and moves to the ropes. Sutter steps up and hits a shot to the ribs. He whips her into the ropes. Luz bounces off and this time, she jumps up and goes into a flying headscissors before doing one rotation into a second rotation and then snapping him off with the headscissors. Sutter rolls through. He gets up and turns and Luz jumps up and dropkicks him in the jaw. Luz goes for the pin.

Sutter kicks out. Sutter turns and Luz pulls herself up. Sutter then walks into a jumping spinning back kick by Luz. Sutter falls to the ropes. Luz then turns and runs into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a running dropkick. Sutter falls through the ropes to the floor. The crowd ohs. (1) Luz then gets up and looks around as Sutter starts to get up on the floor. (2) He looks around as Luz grabs the top rope, slingshots over, lands on his shoulders and hits a frankensteiner on the mats. (1) Luz gets up and plays to the crowd a bit.

Sharper: “And that’s what Luz is going to have to do to walk out still champion! The agility advantage, the quickness.”

Kayl: “And Sutter didn’t have a chance to figure out where she was coming from!”

Luz looks around. (2) Sutter stirs as Luz grabs him and drags him up. (3) She struggles a bit and rolls him into the ring. (4) She then slides in as Sutter rolls over. Sutter starts to get up and Luz jumps to the middle rope and hits a twisting crossbody, knocking him down. She stays on him for the pin.

Sutter powers out. Luz lands on her feet. Sutter turns and gets to his knees and Luz hits a shoot kick to the chest and the a second one before jumping up and hitting a back kick. Sutter hits the mat and rolls out of the ring. Luz looks around as Melinda joins Sutter. (1)

Sharper: “And Luz overwhelming Sutter there with those strikes. Sutter to the floor.”

Kayl: “Resetting while Luz has the advantage. Good way to slow it down.”

Sutter looks up in the ring. (2) Melinda calms Sutter down as Luz looks on.

Sharper: “And we’ll be back in a moment. Ironman match. US Title on the line. Sutter against Luz from Japan!”

The scene cuts to commercial.

COMMERCIALS

We return to Breakdown as Sutter launches Luz in the air off the rebound, but Luz counters with a dropkick.

Sharper: “Welcome back to Breakdown. Luz and Sutter battling in a thirty minute ironman match for the SCW United States Championship! Luz counters with the dropkick!”

Kayl: “And Sutter who had started to turn it around during the break, gets caught.”

Sutter rolls over and gets up and Luz hits a jumping enziguri kick. Sutter drops to the mat. Luz goes for the pin.

Sutter kicks out. Both get up and Sutter attempts a clothesline. Luz somersaults under and then backflips back, landing her ankles on Sutter’s shoulders. She then goes for a headscissors and takes him down. Sutter rolls through. He gets up against the ropes and Luz runs over and jumps up and grabs him and hits a reverse STO. Sutter rolls over. Luz goes for the pin.

Sutter kicks out. Both get up and Luz runs into the ropes. She bounces off. She goes for another flying headscissors, but this time, Sutter counters with a sitout facebuster. The crowd ohs. He rolls over and sits on her chest.

Luz kicks out. Sutter steps up and walks around the ring. Luz starts to get up and turns around and Sutter kicks her in the ribs. He then hooks her up and hits a vertical suplex. Sutter gets up and Sutter hits a jumping elbow drop to the chest of Luz. He follows up with the lateral press.

Luz kicks out. Amelia looks on as Sutter looks up at Demitra.

Sharper: “And a nearfall as Sutter uses his weight to add to the impact.”

Kayl: “You try getting a three-hundred pound man drive his elbow into your chest.”

Sutter gets up as Melinda cheers him. Luz rolls over and starts to get up to her feet. Sutter then nails her with a hard right. Luz falls into the ropes. Sutter whips her across the ring. She bounces off and Sutter just launches her into the air. She kicks her legs and lands chest first into the mat. The crowd ohs. Luz rolls over, holding her chest. She turns and starts to get up. Sutter whips her into the corner. Sutter runs after and goes for a clothesline, but Luz spins to the apron. She hits a jump kick on the apron. Sutter staggers back. Luz then climbs to the top rope. She hits a missile dropkick. Luz goes for the pin.

Sutter gets his shoulder up. He rolls over and starts to get up and Luz hits a dropkick. Sutter falls to the ropes. He then starts to get up and Luz runs at him, but he lowers his head and goes for a back drop. Luz spins through to the apron. Sutter steps forward. He turns around and Luz springboards to the top rope and dives forward, but Sutter catches her in a double choke.

Sutter then throws her into the corner. Sutter runs after with a running splash.

Sharper: “And Sutter sandwiching her in the corner. Luz had nowhere to go this time.”

Kayl: “Dazed her with the choke!”

Sutter steps back and Luz steps up. Sutter hoists her up onto his shoulders and hits a Samoan drop. He goes for the pin.

Luz gets her shoulder up. Sutter sits up and turns and grabs her. He drags her up, but Luz suddenly jumps up and pulls him over into an inside cradle.

Sutter rolls out of it, but the crowd roars.

Phillips: “La Pequena Luz earns a fall!”

Sutter looks up stunned as he turns.

Sharper: “And Luz! Quickly got him over and caught him offguard!”

Kayl: “And she has the edge in this one. But lots of match to go!”

Sutter turns and stomps Luz in the chest and then the face and then the chest again. Luz rolls over and Sutter grabs her and whips her into the ropes. He goes for the Clothesline from Hell, but Luz slides under. Sutter turns around and Luz takes him over in a second small package attempt!

Sutter kicks out this time. Both get up and Luz hits a dropkick to the knees. Sutter falls to his hands and knees. Luz gets up and hits a standing shooting star press to his back. She forces Sutter down and rolls him over for the pin.

Sutter kicks out. Luz gets up as Sutter rolls over. Luz nails him with an overhead chop. Sutter falls to the corner. Luz then goes to whip Sutter across, but Sutter spins through and sends Luz in. Sutter runs after and Luz hits a boot to the face. Sutter staggers back. Luz then climbs up to the top rope. She then glances back and goes for a moonsault. She takes Sutter down. She stays on him for the pin.

Sutter kicks out. Both get up and Luz then runs at Sutter and jumps up and into a crucifix pin.

Sutter kicks out again. Both get up and Luz kicks him in the ribs and then hits a shoot kick before then jumping up for a spin kick, but Sutter blocks it. Luz lands and Sutter then just muscles her up and hits a release spinebuster.

Sharper: “And Sutter just muscles Luz up and plants her with that spinebuster.”

Kayl: “That’s one of those moves that you don’t want to take. But you want to deliver. They change the tenor!”

Sharper: “All of the air forced out of Luz from the impact.”

Sutter then pulls Luz back up and then places her head between her legs. He turns and hoists her up. He holds her up in a crucifix position before hitting a crucifix powerbomb. He crawls over and hooks the leg.

Luz shoots her shoulder up. The crowd ohs. Sutter looks up and then grabs Luz by the head and hair, pulling on her mask too. He spins her around into the corner. Sutter follows up with a hard left to the ribs followed by a hard right and then grabs Luz and whips her across the ring. She hits the opposite corner. Sutter steps across calmly and grabs her and then whips her across again. Luz hits the corner and staggers out and Sutter hits a back drop. Luz rolls over. She starts to get up and Sutter grabs her, and Luz suddenly jumps up and goes for a crossarmbreaker. She takes him down and Sutter rolls into the ropes. Amelia looks on as Sutter blocks Luz.

Luz lets go and rolls back. Both get up and Luz ducks a clothesline attempts from Sutter. She then jumps to the middle rope and turns back, but right into a Clothesline from Hell from Sutter. The crowd ohs. Sutter covers her.

Kayl: “Oh man!”

Sharper: “Oh! What a clothesline. The impact!”

Sutter rolls off.

Phillips: “Clyde Sutter has earned a fall. The match is tied at one fall!”

Sharper: “And Sutter ties it up.”

Kayl: “High impact. Can’t do much. But now, can Luz recover? Or is she hurt from the impact!”

Luz turns, but Sutter does hold up. He grabs her and drags her up and moves her to the corner. Luz covers up as Sutter hammers away with hard right hands. He keeps striking her over and over and over.

Sutter steps away and walks around the ring. Demitra goes to check on Luz. Luz waves him off, but Sutter steps up and boots her in the face. The crowd ohs as Luz falls to the mats. She pops up and Sutter then whips her into the ropes. She bounces off and Sutter hits a second clothesline from hell. Luz is turned inside out. Sutter turns and hooks the leg.

Luz shoots her shoulder up. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Luz just got her shoulder up.”

Kayl: “After nearly getting her head taken off again!”

Sutter gets up and Luz rolls over. Sutter grabs Luz and clubs her in the back. Luz drops to the mat. Sutter pulls her up again and clubs her down again. Luz rolls over and Sutter gabs her, but Luz hits a quick kick to the head. Sutter staggers back. He shakes it off and steps up as Luz then nips up and hits a nip-up frankensteiner! Sutter rolls through. He gets up and turns to Luz who hits a dropkick. Sutter staggers and then resets, but Luz then jumps up and hits a spinning heel kick to the jaw. Sutter falls back and through the ropes, landing hard on the floor. (1) He rolls over, wincing in pain. (2) He slowly pulls himself up and then we see Luz grit her teeth and run to the ropes, diving over the top rope with a plancha, landing on Sutter and knocking him into the announce position. (1)

Sharper: “And Luz finding the ability to dive over the top rope and take down the Assassin!”

Kayl: “Fate may not be making it easy for Sutter! Luz finding that way to fight back here!”

Luz rolls over as Sutter leans against the announce table in a seated position. (2) Both combatants wince in pain and slowly roll over. (3) Luz grabs at the table and starts to pull herself up. (3) She leans on the table for a moment as Sutter rolls over. (4) He slowly gets up as well. (5) Luz then grabs him and pulls him to the ring and rolls him back in. (6) She then climbs up to the apron. Sutter rolls over and falls to the mat. Luz sees this and climbs up to the top rope. She then looks at Sutter and goes for the Caer del Cielo. Sutter however rolls out of the way. Luz lands hard.

Sharper: “Luz took a chance! A big chance!”

Kayl: “And Sutter moved!”

Sutter gets up and Luz slowly pulls herself up, trying to keep fighting, but Sutter places her head between his legs. He hoists her up and hits a powerbomb. He then hoists her back up and hits a second powerbomb before hoisting her back up and moving her to his shoulders and finishing the Judge, Jury, and Executioner. The crowd ohs. Sutter hooks the leg.

The crowd boos as Sutter rolls off. He then smiles as Melinda applauds gleefully.

Phillips: “Clyde Sutter earns a second fall. He leads 2 to 1.”

Sharper: “And Sutter has the lead as we are well in the second half of this match.”

Kayl: “Luz has to climb up out of the hole now.”

Sharper: “Can she do it? We have to take our second break. We’ll be back with the conclusion of this match after this!”

Sutter smiles as he looks down at Luz as Luz rolls over.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as we see Luz throws chest first into the turnbuckle. She staggers back and Sutter clotheslines her in the back of the head. Luz falls over and Sutter goes for the pin.

Luz shoots her shoulder up.

Sharper: “Welcome back to Breakdown. La Pequena Luz just trying to survive as fate seems to be smiling down on Clyde Sutter tonight.”

Kayl: “Not completely. He’s trying to run up the score, but Luz got her foot on the ropes for a couple of close calls during the commercial break.”

Sharper: “And Luz now able to start to recombobulate after the Judge, Jury and Exeuctioner. Sutter leads two to one here.”

Luz rolls over and Sutter grabs her by the mask. He jerks back violently and Luz stumbles over and drops to the mat. Amelia looks on as Luz grabs at the ropes and then Sutter clubs her in the back. She falls onto the middle rope. Sutter then steps over her and starts to choke her.

He steps back and Luz rolls over, coughing. Sutter then grabs her and drags her up. He then whips her into the ropes. She bounces off and Sutter hits a big boot, knocking her down. He falls into the ropes, bouncing off and hits a running elbow drop. He goes for the pin.

Luz shoots her shoulder up. Sutter looks down, grinding his forearm int other face.

Sutter lets go and looks around.

Sharper: “And Sutter just now torturing Luz. He knows he’s in control.”

Kayl: “He’s taking few chances. He’s making sure he can be deliberate here!”

Sutter then drags Luz up. He then whips her into the corner. Sutter follows up and hits a back elbow. He then rears back and hits another one. He then whips her across the ring. Luz however jumps up and goes for the floatover. Sutter catches her though and turns and hits a powerslam. He follows up with the lateral press.

Luz kicks out. Sutter looks up and then grabs her and pulls her up again, again by the mask, and again just manhandling her into the corner, throwing her down. Luz climbs up and Sutter follows up and kicks her in the ribs. He then whips her across out of the corner. She staggers out and Sutter just lifts her up and allows her to drop again with a release flapjack. Luz rolls over. Sutter walks around the ring.

Sharper: “This is turning into a nightmare for Luz.”

Kayl: “We asked if Sutter had the stamina. He clearly looks like it!”

Luz fights up to her feet and nails Sutter with a hard right and then another before Sutter buries his knee in the ribs of Luz. He clubs her in the back once and then again before pulling her up. He then whips her into the ropes. Luz bounces off and ducks a clothesline. She hits the opposite side and Sutter scoops her up for the tilt-a-whirl, but Luz pushes off his head and lands behind him before jumping up and hitting the Lights Out! The crowd roars. Luz goes for the pin.

The crowd cheers. Luz rolls off as Sutter rolls over, holding his head and neck.

Phillips: “La Pequena Luz ties the score with her second fall!”

Sharper: “And we are tied, going into the final stretch here.”

Kayl: “Final five minutes!”

Luz rolls over and looks around. Sutter turns and starts to stir. Luz sees this and pushes up and drills him with a lunging forearm shot. Sutter rolls over. He turns and starts to get up and Luz hits a dropkick. Sutter rolls to the ropes. Luz then gets up and hits a shoot kick to the chest and then another and then one to the head. Sutter is staggered as he pops up and then stumbles forward. Luz turns and runs into the ropes. She bounces off and hits a flying clothesline. Sutter hits the mat. Luz goes for the pin.

Sutter pushes her off. He rolls over and Luz gets up and wrenches the arm of Sutter. She then goes for an Oklahoma roll, but Sutter rolls with her and pins her.

Luz kicks out. The crowd ohs. Both get up slowly and Luz hits a spinning back kick. Sutter hits the mat. Luz then exits to the apron. She climbs up to the top rope as the crowd looks on. Sutter however looks up and manages to run over and nails Luz in the ribs. He then nails her with a hard right. He then turns and grabs Luz and hits an iconoclasm off the top rope!

Sharper: “Powering Luz off the top rope.”

Kayl: “But you can see the fatigue on both. Sutter didn’t sit out. Just went for the impact.”

Sutter then crawls forward for the pin.

Luz gets her shoulder up. Sutter rolls off. He then looks around and then grabs Luz. He drags her up and looks up at the clock. He turns and places her head between her legs and hoists her up and then hits a buckle bomb. Luz staggers forward. Sutter then grabs her and pulls her in before then goes to swing her out for the Assassination, but Luz twists out and tries for a Fujiwara armbar takedown. Sutter stays on his feet and fights it off before throwing her into the ropes. Luz stops at the ropes. Sutter runs at her and Luz jumps up ad boots him in the face. Luz backflips over the top rope and onto the apron. She then climbs up to the top rope as Sutter lands on the mat. Luz then positions herself before hitting the Ilumina la Noche. The crowd roars. Luz stays on Sutter.

Sharper: “Light Up the Night!”

The crowd roars as Luz rolls off of Sutter.

Phillips: “La Pequena Luz goes ahead, three falls to two!”

Sharper: “La Pequena Luz win the pin. Off the twisting shooting star press. The Ilumina la Noche!”

Kayl: “Fought for every bit of that impact. And we’re in the final minute!”

Luz crawls away as Sutter slowly rolls over. Luz looks around and slowly crawls to the ropes. Sutter starts to slowly reach over for the ropes. Melinda starts to tell him to get up as Sutter looks around, holding his ribs. He then starts to slowly pull himself up as Luz pulls herself up. She then runs over to him and grabs him and goes for a school boy. Sutter just drops down to a seated position. That causes him to land on Luz. Luz rolls away, holding her ribs. Sutter rolls over. Both slowly get up and Sutter lunges, but Luz ducks and then hits a spinning heel kick. Sutter hits the mat. Luz then crawls over to the corner.

Sharper: “Luz got Sutter down. Melinda Braddock trying to will Sutter up!”

Kayl: “And Luz going to the corner!”

Luz pulls herself up to the top rope. Sutter looks up as Melinda pounds on the mat. He starts to pull himself up and Luz gets up to the top rope. Sutter then gets up and runs over and grabs at Luz. Luz loses her balance and falls to the side and then to the apron before going to the floor. (1) Sutter falls to his knees.

Sharper: “Luz falls to the floor! Sutter accidentally knocked her off!”

Kayl: “The clock is counting down!”

Crowd: “5! 4! 3! 2! 1!”

Sutter exits to the floor and grabs Luz and rolls her in, but the buzzer goes and Sutter grabs at the ropes and then drops down, smacking the mat in anger.

Phillips: “As a result of winning via three falls to two, your winner, and STILL SCW United States Champion, La Pequena Luz!”

Sharper: “Luz manages to outlast at the end. Sutter upset-“

Kayl: “But if he had thirty more seconds. Thirty more seconds and we have a draw.”

Sutter looks around as Luz has her arm raised. Amelia enters the ring and joins her. Melinda heads over to comfort Sutter as we cut away.

Backstage, we open up to see Cid Turner walking into the arena, his bag over his shoulder. A roar comes from the Japanese crowd.

Sharper: “And there you see the SCW World Champion, arriving here in Saitama, Japan.”

Kayl: “Showing up a bit late it looks like.”

He takes a few steps before Jessica Winters walks over to him.

Winters: “Cid, can I get a word? We’ve been waiting for your arrival.”

Cid: “Yeah, I guess….I…sure.”

Winters: “You survived James Evans at Shattered Reality. You’re here tonight. And in a shift for you, you’re in line to compete. Either tonight or tomorrow. You don’t know against who. This is a different type of challenge and after how violent and bloody that war was just under a month ago, are you ready to go? Can you go?”

Cid: “I have been cleared I guess. But this is just what it is. I had a lighter schedule to allow me to recover, but with Fatal Fortunes, that supersedes it as long as I was cleared. And here I am. And someone may get a chance against me. To get me off guard. After that war, to lose it tonight…the World Title…or next week…that would sting. But while my body may try to stop me, I’m not going to just take it. I’m going to do what I can to compete and keep this going. I have to. It’s that simple!”

Cid sighs.

Cid: “I should be recovering. Getting ready to face Syren. But as a World Champion, you don’t get to choose what you do all the time. So whoever draws me, bring it!”

Cid starts to walk past Jessica Winters only to stop and turn back.

Cid: “Is James Evans here?”

Jessica Winters shakes her head no. Cid nods.

Cid: “Good…”

Cid walks into the building as Breakdown cuts to commercial.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns with a panning shot inside the Saitama Super Arena.

Sharper: “Welcome back to Saitama, Japan. We are here for Fatal Fortunes on Breakdown. First show of 2026 and –“

???: “I can already see how the likes are streaming in.”

The crowd looks around as the crowd makes some noise. We cut to the crowd to see Dexter Grant, alone, walking through the crowd.

Grant: “Just as it promoted Deanna Frost’s victory over me even though we all know I will get that title back. While tonight, it’s all on social media, trying to get all of the pathetic likes and hashtags as fans predict what could happen, instead of enjoy, and wrestlers likely are sitting in the back…I know some are already, upset they didn’t win the lottery to face La Pequena Luz. Instead, they’ll turn to their fanbases and hope that they’ll send enough hate tweets and posts to get someone to notice so they can feel special instead of getting better at their craft.”

Kayl: “Can we mute him?”

Grant walks down one of the walkways.

Grant: “People need to disconnect to reconnect. They need to focus on living in the moment and being who they dream of being instead of looking for pathetic adulation from mouthbreathers at home who do nothing more than parse booking decisions, while claiming they can do better. People who cheer for Deanna despite her inability to move on without her wife’s nod. To-“

Cameras turn to the big screen over the entrance as we see a spinning wheel going round and round and round before coming to a stop on singles match, before then spinning one more time before then stopping on “Last Man Standing.” The crowd roars. Grant looks around.

Grant: “People will now bludgeon themselves and for what?! To trend?! To trend-“

The lights in the arena fade down to a low purple as a series of creepy sounds starts to echo throughout, several fans come to their feet and light up their cell phones, creating like a field of candles in the low light as the creepy sounds suddenly shift into a powerful guitar opening.

<Reach out and touch faith!!>

<Your own personal Jesus>
<Someone to hear your prayers>
<Someone who cares>

<Your own personal Jesus>
<Someone to hear your prayers>
<Someone who's there>

As Marilyn Manson's Personal Jesus plays throughout the arena, the crowds in the arena start to stomp in time with the song as a smirking and confident looking Dante Slayton steps out.

Phillips: “The following contest is a last man standing match! First, on their way to the ring, representing the Shinigami Foundation, he is Introducing first, he is being escorted to the ring by Wil Pierce, and he also represents the Shinigami Foundation! He is the self-titled "Black Prince" of Professional Wrestling, from Boston, Massachusetts…Dante Slayton!”

Dante smiles as he and Wil Pierce start to make their way down to the ring, ignoring the fans attempting to get a high five from them as they approach the ringside area, with Dante quickly climbing the stairs before wiping his feet off on the apron before stepping into the ring proper.

<Marilyn Manson>
<Feeling unknown>
<And you're all alone>
<Flesh and Bone>
<By the telephone>

<Lift up the receiver>
<I'll make you a>
<believer>

<Take second best>
<Put me to the test>
<Things on your chest>
<You need to confess>
<I will deliever>
<You know I'm a forgiver>

Dante moves to the center of the ring and does his father's signature crucifix pose in the middle of the ring as the song and crowds flow around him. The song continues for another few seconds before Dante slowly lowers his arms with a wicked smile on his face before he pulls off his ring coat which he then tosses aside before going to his corner to prepare for the match ahead.

Sharper: “Dante Slayton feels at home here in Japan. The Shinigami Foundation well known over here.”

Kayl: “And looks like they’re going to get to dish out some violence!”

The entire arena fades to black as we are left in nothing but darkness. All of a sudden Crystal's voice can be heard all throughout the speaker systems.

"YOUR SMILE MAKES MY HEART EXPLODE... THANK YOU FOR WAKING ME UP!!!!"

As soon as that is said explosions can be heard going off as we are treated to some flame pyros. “Smile Bomb” by 17thekid plays across the speakers and it is at that moment when the crimson red haired "Burning Rose" Crystal Zdunich walks from the curtains. Crystal is focused as she walks to the ring with a purpose. She however slaps the outstretched hands of fans along the way. She then looks into the ring and runs over to the ring. She reaches under the ring and grabs a steel chair. She throws into the ring. Slayton swats it away. She grabs a second steel chair and throws it in. Slayton swats it again away as the bell sounds.

Sharper: “Crystal Zdunich is Slayton’s opponent here at Fatal Fortunes and she’s coming in hot.”

Kayl: “Why not? Make him have to get defensive here.”

Zdunich grabs a third chair and Slayton runs to the ropes and slides to the floor. Zdunich swings at the head, but Slayton ducks and then hits a kick to the ribs before a shoot kick to the side and then a spinning back kick to the ribs. Zdunich goes down. Slayton walks over to the chair and lifts it up. He then hoists it up and slams it down onto her. Zdunich goes down. Slayton then grabs Zdunich and drags her up and runs her into the barricade. She turns as Slayton grabs the chair, unfolds it and places it in front of her. He backs up to the middle of the ring before running at the chair and jumping up, but Crystal moves out of the way as Slayton lands chest first on the barricade and falls to the mats.

Sharper: “And no one home. Slayton looking to end this fast. Zdunich diving out of the way.”

Kayl: “And Slayton found out that barricade doesn’t move much. Padding or not padding.”

Slayton rolls over as Zdunich reaches under the ring and grabs a kendo stick. Slayton gets up and Zdunich nails him in the shoulder with the kendo stick. He drops to a knee and then she nails him again. He winces before Zdunich places the kendo stick across Slayton’s throat and hits a kendo-stick assisted Russian leg sweep, driving him into the barricade. She throws the kendo stick into the ring and points.

Slayton grabs at the barricade. (4) He then gets up. Zdunich then hits a Flashing Lights and he drops to a knee. Zdunich turns back and looks under the ring. She then pulls out a table as the crowd roars. Slayton then gets up and runs over and hits the Quickening. Zdunich goes down. She winces and turns and Slayton grabs her and drives her face first into the table once and then again before throwing her off. He then lifts the table up and unfolds the legs before placing it down on the floor.

Sharper: “Zdunich looked to get out a table. That gave Dante an opportunity to recover.”

Kayl: “And this is just turning into a dogfight. Right off the bat.”

Sharper: “Dante Slayton coming off a victory against Lawler when Lawler looked to repeat what Slayton did to him. So he’s got plenty to prove too.”

Slayton sets the table up and then turns around but right into a drop toe hold by Zdunich, driving him face first into the steel steps. The crowd ohs. Slayton rolls over as Zdunich points. She staggers.

Slayton starts to get up and Zdunich jumps off the steps and hits an elbow drop. She then grabs him and rolls him into the ring. She rolls in after. Slayton rolls over and Zdunich turns and hits the ropes and then goes for the Smell the Roses, but Slayton gets his knees up. Zdunich rolls over. She starts to get up and Slayton snapmares her down. He turns and grabs a steel chair and places it on top of her before running into the ropes and hitting the Flashing Elbow to the chair into Zdunich. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “And the elbow into the chair. Slayton hurting himself to do more damage to Zdunich!”

Kayl: “Hoping to just sap her of what she’s been fighting with. She’s got a lot to fight with. A good start to 2026 for one.”

Slayton gets up and the official counts.

Zdunich grabs at the ropes and Slayton clubs her in the back once and then again. He then grabs her and hits a release German suplex. The crowd ohs. Zdunich rolls over, holding her head. She starts to get up and Slayton gets up and walks over to her and grabs her, but Zdunich then drops down and hits a low blow. The crowd boos as Slayton turns and grimaces in pain. Zdunich gets up and hits another Flashing Lights. He drops to the mat. Slayton rolls over and moves to the ropes. Zdunich kicks at him and knocks him to the apron. Zdunich then looks at the table and exits to the apron.

Sharper: “Zdunich has something in mind. That table set up there.”

Kayl: “Slayton set it up after Zdunich brought it out. Advantage to Zdunich again!”

Zdunich then grabs Slayton, but Slayton pushes her back and then goes into a handstand, kicking her in the head. Zdunich staggers and Slayton gets back to his feet. He grabs her by the arm and pulls her in before spinning her around and hitting the Devil Trigger, causing her to backflip and go through the table. The crowd roars. Slayton looks around, raising her arm. The official drops to the floor and starts to count.

10!

The bell sounds and Slayton raises his arm again.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, Dante Slayton!”

Sharper: “And Slayton gets the ten count and the win here in Japan for Fatal Fortunes!”

Kayl: “And maybe a good omen for the Shinigami Foundation in 2026!”

Sharper: “Reno Dumont said he’s going to get Gavin Taylor…”

Kayl: “We’ll see about that!”

Slayton re-enters the ring and plays to the crowd as the official checks on Crystal Zdunich as the scene cuts away.

Backstage, we see Destiny Page talking with Gia and Gina Glimmer. Page is noticeably more covered up that the SCW World Tag Team Champions. Gia holds her phone with an image from Shattered Reality and Club KABLAM on her phone, showing the tag champs with Destiny.

Gia (we think): “You really should flaunt it more. You certainly have plenty to flaunt. The pictures turned out great.”

Destiny: “Well, uh thanks….just not as comfortable as you. And it was great to have Derek there until Gavin showed up.”

Gina (we think): “Unfortunately mediocre white men always tend to show up at the wrong time. But trust me…you have many more avenues to get what you want out of life.”

Gia?: “You don’t want to be an interviewer forever? Just let us know….we can maybe teach you a few skills. You look quite flexible.”

Destiny: “I did do cheerleading and gymnastics in college and-“

We hear coughing, as if someone is choking. Destiny, Gia and Gina turn as we see Wendell off a few yards off.

Gina?: “Come on out. We don’t bite. Not unless you believe social media.”

Wendell walks over a bit nervously.

Wendell: “Well…I…I don’t use that at all.”

Gia?: “Shame…you’d get a show.”

Gia shows him the photo.

Gia?: “I’m sure you’d like her to be a bit more comfortable…”

Gina?: “Seems he’s already getting excited. Maybe we need to stay with you Destiny.”

Destiny: “It’s okay…”

Wendell: “Oh….I…ah….and there’s a camera and I-“

Destiny: “It’s fine, Wendell….Gia…Gina…I’m sure we’ll do more for KABLAMia. Good luck tonight.”

Gia and Gina turn to each other smirking before walking off. Wendell holds his hands in front of himself.

Wendell: “Sorry. I…I need to go-“

Destiny: “It’s okay. I know you’re nervous. But cameras are all over and I…I wear what I wear and-“

Wendell: “I know. I just. Maybe I need to see Dex-“

Destiny: “I think he’s got his own plans. Come on…come with me. Let’s just….talk.”

Destiny extends her hand to Wendell. Wendell looks at it and takes it. Destiny smiles as they walk off as the scene cuts away.

COMMERCIALS

EARLIER TONIGHT:

Breakdown returns as we see Gavin Taylor walking into the building with his All-Star Secret Service clearing the way. Religious Wright walks with him.

Sharper: “Earlier tonight, Gavin Taylor arrived and well, we know what he’s thinking about.”

Gavin walks forward before seeing the camera.

Gavin: “Of course you’ve camera on me. You know where the money is. And the money is here. The best money. And the real US Champion of the World. I would’ve been champion, but of course, I was attacked from behind. The steal is in effect. It was all to go down. Perfectly. The best way to get it. End 2025 on a happy note. But America’s enemies, including Lazy Luz and Raging Reno are conspiring to stop me. But that’s fine. As Club GaBLAM is making profits in the trillions, I am making sure tonight, with Fatal Fortunes, we get the proof we need. Either we have the first step in making America Gavin again in either Japan or Canada, or we show the steal is for real. So all of you out there, stop the steal!”

Gavin walks past the camera. Wright walks over.

Wright: “Praise the LAWRD!”

Wright walks past before Jack walks up and starts to frisk the camera before we cut away.

Cameras turn to the big screen over the entrance as we see a spinning wheel going round and round and round before coming to a stop, revealing SCW Television Championship. The crowd roars. We then see the wheel spin again and again before stopping on singles match.

“Censorship” begins to play throughout the arena, immediately garnering boos from the audience. As the alarms playing overhead continue to go off nonstop, a man, wearing the SCW Television Championship, steps out from behind the curtains wearing a blanket over his entire frame, concealing his face from cameras. He walks down the ramp ignoring the people to either side of him.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall with a fifteen minute time limit and is for the SCW Television Championship! First, coming in from somewhere in Minnesota, he is the SCW Television Champion… Just Some Loser!”

As he reaches the bottom of the ramp he tosses the blanket off and makes his way up the steps. He quickly enters in between the second and third rope. He stands in the middle of the ring, staring down at the mat with a thousand yard stare. He throws the title down at the feet of the official, Jennifer Cassidy. Cassidy takes the title and steps back.

Sharper: “As you can see, we have a new Television Champion. Just Some Loser managed to win it against Polly Pingotti at Shattered Reality.”

Kayl: “Doesn’t even match his name. But he wants to humiliate people by having them lose to Just Some Loser. But he clearly has some skill and I know Polly Pingotti is backstage pissed off. But 2026 starting with a new TV Champion. Who will he face though?”

Just Some Loser waits in the ring before “Body and Blood” by A Perfect Murder plays over the sound system as Federico Gasperoni walks through the curtain, holding up his San Marino flag, wearing San Marino flag light blue flame trucks with The European Fiery Nation logo attached to his trunks, wearing light blue elbow pads and light blue knee pads and black wrestling boots with Ginny Raab behind him. He walks to the ring, ignoring the fans. He stands on the ramp, kissing his biceps and saying he's got a perfectionist body.

Phillips: “From Dogana, San Marino, accompanied by Ginny Raab, he is Federico Gasperoni!”

He goes on his knees and flexes his body more and kissing each bicep before he gets off his knees and walks straight to the ring and steps through the ropes as he lets Ginny in the ring and kisses his body biceps each time and showing off his six pack and everything about his body, taking his body extremely seriously, saying he has the best body in professional wrestling before he lets Ginny out of the ring. Loser looks on as Cassidy holds the SCW Television Championship over her head. The SCW Television Championship logo comes across the screen. Ginny Raab looks on as Federico Gasperini poses in the ring.

Sharper: “And making his debut, the newest member of the European Fiery Nation, Federico Gasperini.”

Kayl: “Looks to be in great shape.”

Sharper: “The man loves to bodybuild I’m told. A big surprise and big opportunity for him. Can he start his SCW career with a title win!”

The bell sounds and Loser runs across and nails Federico with a hard right to the face. Federico staggers back and Loser then nails him in the ribs with a hard right and then another and another, knocking Gasperini into the corner. Loser then leans in choking him.

Loser steps back and walks around the ring. Gasperini walks forward and Loser then runs over and grabs him and goes to pull him out, but Gasperini pulls him in and shoves him back. Loser rolls through and ends up on his hands and knees. He looks up as Gasperini poses.

Sharper: “And Gasperini with a shove. Loser launched across.”

Kayl: “Not just for show!”

Loser gets up and runs at Gasperini and Gasperini kicks him in the ribs. He then wrenches the arm and jerks on the arm. He whips Loser into the ropes. Loser bounces off and Gasperini presses him up and over his head. The Japanese crowd looks on at this show of strength before Gasperini slams Loser down. Loser rolls over as Gasperini poses again. He then looks around as he goes over to Loser. Loser backs up to the corner and Gasperini grabs him only for Loser to reach up and rake the eyes. He spins Gasperini into the corner and then kicks him in the ribs before kicking him again and again and again. He then starts to choke him with his boot.

Loser steps off and walks around the ring. Gasperini turns, choking. He then starts to get up to the ropes and Loser walks over and pulls him through, starting to choke him on the middle rope.

Loser steps off again before Cassidy reprimands him.

Sharper: “Trying to test this newcomer. Choking him with the ropes, his boot.”

Kayl: “Maybe trying to be just not subtle. Saying he’s going to choke in his debut.”

Loser walks over to Gasperini as he starts to get up and Loser just turns and throws him through the ropes to the floor. (1) Gasperini rolls over. Loser then steps through, dropping down to the floor. (1) He then elbows Gasperini in the back of the head. He then grabs him and runs him over to the barricade. (2) Gasperini blocks it. Loser attempts again and Gasperini nails him in the ribs. He then hoists Loser up and drops him onto the barricade. (3) Loser staggers back and spins around before Gasperini hoists him up again and presses him over his head before just letting go and Loser lands chest first on the mats.(4) The crowd ohs. Gasperini then steps up and poses in the camera before walking over to the front row and flexing his biceps.(5) Loser gets up and rolls into the ring, wincing in pain. Gasperini turns back with Ginny’s prodding and he slides in. Loser starts to get up and Gasperini scoops him up and hits a sidewalk slam. He pulls back on the legs.

Loser kicks out.

Sharper: “And Gasperini doing some damage. Making Loser think about it. A very power-based and methodical style.”

Kayl: “It’s methodical as he’s making sure this crowd knows the work he puts into his body.”

Sharper: “He’s certainly up to showing it off.”

Loser starts to get up and Gasperini drills him with a European uppercut. Loser staggers and Gasperini kicks him in the ribs. He places his head between his legs. He hoists him up for a powerbomb, but Loser rakes the eyes. He drops down and falls into the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a running boot to the face. Gasperini hits the mat. Loser goes for the pin.

Gasperini kicks out. Both get up and Loser grabs him and gutwrenches him up and hits a powerbomb. He turns and exits to the apron, climbing up to the top rope. He looks at Gasperini and goes for a top rope elbow drop, but Gasperini rolls out of the way. Loser misses. He rolls through and gets up and Gasperini then hoists Loser up onto his shoulders. He then hoists him up and drops him in a sitout powerslam. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Just manhandling Loser. Just Some Loser came off the top. I think he got a bit arrogant there.”

Kayl: “Looks were deceiving. And now Federico Gasperini. What’s he thinking.”

Gasperini gets up as Loser rolls over and winces. He starts to get up and turns around to Gasperini who scoops him up and then sets him up before driving him down with the Perfection Body Driver! The crowd ohs. Gasperini turns and hooks the leg.

The crowd applauds as the bell sounds. Gasperini rolls off and immediately flexes as Ginny Raab jumps up in joy.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, and NEW SCW Television Champion, Federico Gasperini!”

Sharper: “With the tombstone piledriver, Gasperini gets the win in his debut and in his debut, he becomes Television Champion!”

Kayl: “Loser manipulated things to become champion that he got ahead of himself and Gasperini just got him!”

Gasperini gets up as Ginny enters the ring. Cassidy hands him the SCW Television Championship. He takes it and Ginny holds it over his head as Gasperini starts to pose in the middle of the ring. Loser rolls over, holding his head and neck. Gasperini looks around and nods before taking the title and holding it over his head. The crowd looks on before we cut backstage.

Backstage, we see Polly Pingotti watching the match on the monitor. She smiles as she then steps back and turns as we see Hiro Tanaka walking over to her.

Polly: “What do you want?”

Tanaka: “Just delivering a note…”

Tanaka extends the note to Polly. Polly takes it and looks at it. She looks back up at Tanaka, but Tanaka just walks off as Polly looks forward, nodding. She then turns and walks off.

COMMERCIALS

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

Page: “Welcome back to Breakdown. I’m Destiny Page and with me at this time, the number one contender to the SCW World Championship…Syren!”

The crowd cheers as Syren comes into the scene. Lexy Chapel steps in and starts to make noise, celebrating. She even throws confetti in front of Syren, surprising Syren a bit.

Chapel: “That’s right bitches! Syren is one step away from being back on top for her RECORD SETTING eighth World Title reign. How you do like that? Eat it Selena!”

Syren: “That’s Lexy…”

Page: “Lexy is pretty thrilled-“

Chapel: “Damn right! Manager of champions! It’s going to be back in just a few short weeks!”

Page: “Well you will be challenging at A Taste of Things to Come, but you won’t know the champion until we’re done Fatal Fortunes. And you too, will be in action one of these nights.”

Syren: “And I’ll be ready for anything. I know as well as anyone how this event can mess with you. You could get a huge challenge, you could be in a stipulation that shortens your career, you could be all of a sudden challenging for a title…but you have a target on your back if you’re anyone. And I want to be someone again. I want to be the World Champion. I may not have won it to close 2025 as I originally planned, but this is damn close. And I can taste it. I’m just a few weeks away…”

Syren pauses.

Syren: “And it could all go tonight…or next week depending on what I draw. Well whoever I draw, whatever match I draw, I’ll be ready for it because I have no choice but to be. I took everything that Kimberly Williams threw at me. Meghan Strader. So many others. I came back last year, on this first show of the year, and I got that tenth win. Now it’s time for me to send a message-“

Chapel: “Syren is back, bitches!”

Syren: “And you should be totally jealous!”

Page: “Back to the ring.”

Syren smiles into the camera as Lexy then throws more confetti in front of Syren as we cut away.

Phillips: “The following triple threat tag team match is scheduled for one fall!”

The arena lights drop to near-black.

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: “Ethan Cross, a brand new signing to start a new year for SCW.”

Kayl: “Talk about a wild way to start your time with us! He's thrown right into something with chaotic potential right out of the gate and doesn't even know who he's going to have to trust to have his back in this thing... assuming whoever that is can even trust him!”

A rush of paparazzi rush down either side of the ramp as a red carpet is rolled out. The sounds of Michael Jackson’s “Hollywood Tonight” begins to play as Chris and Ryan Hollywood come out from the back, prompting a shamelessly stolen trope of flashes from the cameras as they stand atop the ramp. They respond to pose instructions from the photographers as they move towards the ring. Once in the ring, they pose in the middle of the ring, back to back, as their music fades.

Sharper: “Well, we have confirmation that it'll be Chris Hollywood in this match. It's been a little while since we've seen the Hollywood boys in action.”

Kayl: “Maybe not the partner Cross wanted to draw for his debut, but this does come with one advantage: this match is inherently no disqualifications, so there's nothing stopping Ryan from helping his brother and getting the new guy a win if he so chooses.”

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. 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.

Kayl: “Well, I mentioned chaos and triple threats technically being no DQ, and the perfect encapsulation of that got drawn into the fun!”

Sharper: “This could definitely be the perfect storm of chaos Kim could use as a distraction. She lost a hard-fought battle with Syren at Shattered Reality and with it, a World Title opportunity. This, however, could help build a case to keep her in that conversation...”

Kayl: “Or warn whoever's the Underground Champion coming out of this chaos that Kimmy may want their attention!”

KABLAAAAAAAAAAM!!!

The sound of a xylophone scale is heard, signifying the start of the KABLAMian Taberacle Choir's jingle, "Come In KABLAMia"...

Derek Adonis rolls out atop the ramp on a cloud, alongside a number of the citizens of KABLAMia: Sweet Sangria, Mimi Mimosa, Het Meisje, and Anastasia Fantasia among them. The crowd rise to their feet in a raucous applause at the display of flesh in front of them...

Welcome to the land that loves below the belt
The sky’s are clear and pleasure is felt
Come in KABLAMia, come in KABLAMia

Adonis partially rises to his knees, waving out to the crowd as chants of "KABLAM" ring out throughout the arena. The cloud continues to roll it's way down the ramp.

Where fun-loving people can give right in
To a Man Mountain utopia where everyone wins
Come in KABLAMia, come in KABLAMia

Sweet Sangria always dressed in smile
Many men and women will go the extra mile
Come in KABLAMia, come in KABLAMia

The women on the cloud toss out small, travel-sized bottles of Derek Adonis Heavy KABLAM Lubricant and folded up travel brochures to the crowd.

The lube flows freely, never enough
It’s a copyrighted formula, the right stuff
But even still they make you feel right at home
Whether you love cleaning the carpet or polishing chrome

The cloud makes it to the bottom of the ramp and Adonis hops off first, reaching up to help the four primary women off. They step down, each planting a kiss on the cheek of Man-Mountain before heading up the stairs. Adonis follows up last and pulls himself through the ropes, lifting them for the four women to enter the ring as well.

We don’t kink-shame here, it never allowed
It’s a comfortable place while you’re being plowed
Your greatest dreams are always on tap
Your can register now with our convenient app

Adonis moves around to the four corners, climbing onto the bottom rope to throw out travel brochures as far as he can.

That’s right, KABLAM is expanding…
It’s the dream of Derek Adonis
Come in KABLAMia, summy KABLAMian
We mean YOU!

After finishing (heh), Adonis moves to the middle of the ring, posing with the four women around him. As the song ends, he bellows out with it...

Adonis: "KABLAAAAAAAAAAAAM!"

Sharper: “Maybe not the kind of scenario Derek Adonis was hoping to find himself in for Fatal Fortunes this year...”

Kayl: “It can't get any worse than that tag team Clockwork Orange House of Fun Deathmatch he got drawn into last time, and at least Kim isn't a tag partner that wants to kill him! ...I think.”

“Heart of A Lion” by Kid Cudi echoes throughout the arena. With clips of his early years in SCW and obtaining accolades in Japan playing on the big screen, the cameras zoom to the top of the stage, where Damon Cage steps out from behind the curtain, carrying a bottle of water. The fans in Saitama roar for a man whose work they've become quite familiar with, drawing a brief smile of acknowledgment from him.

Damon reaches the ring, and downs some water before throwing his head back and his fists into the air, as he spits out the water, earning an even louder and more positive reaction from the crowd. He dumps the rest of the water onto his head and face, before beating his chest and roaring. Damon then runs and slides into the ring under the bottom rope, where he goes into one of the unoccupied corners and waits for the match to begin.

Kayl: “Damon Cage back in the land of the rising sun where he's cut his teeth for the past several years!”

Sharper: “Some people may be surprised that he's a part of this, but we can confirm Damon wasn't willing to just wait until he got the United States Title shot he won back in KABLAMia, and I can't blame him for wanting to further showcase how far he's come and why whoever walks out of Fatal Fortunes as U.S. Champion might want to take notice.”

We see Derek step away from his corner—and Kim—to smile at Damon as he spreads his arms and lets out a hearty “KABLAM!” Damon nods, perhaps a brief thanks for Derek's event a while back helping him to get back to this point, but that's about as far as it goes. “Off To War” by Behemoth plays over the sound system with the lights being dark as Derek's eyes suddenly go wide, as do both Hollywood brothers, while Kim just cracks a smile. Ginny Raab, Ludvig Eriksson, and Dakon Theron, walk out from the back. All three wave their flags as the crowd boos. The lights go out again as the trio walks down to the ring with their flags, with Dakon taking the lead as he and Ludvig look quite disgusted right now.

Sharper: “Just like with Hollywood, only one member of the European Fiery Nation was drawn for this match to be Damon Cage's partner and we can confirm it's Dakon Theron.”

Kayl: “Well, it's a tag match at least! Just not exactly the kind of tag match they'd have preferred.”

Sharper: “Dakon and Ludvig have long been vocal about their disdain for Fatal Fortunes because the random draws often force them to wrestle beyond teaming with each other.”

Kayl: “Like it or not, they're SCW wrestlers and if they've got such a problem with meeting contractual obligations, maybe somebody can just show them the door!”

Theron and Eriksson hand off their flags to Ginny, who takes them and starts heading to the back. They take one look at everybody in the ring before briefly locking eyes with Damon, Dakon's partner for this match. Damon just steps out onto the apron as if he doesn't want to be involved in however this match starts, and that's all the confirmation the EFN duo need to rush the ring! Referee Steve Hollinsworth moves out of the way as both Hollywood brothers bail from the ring. Adonis tries to hide behind Kim, who is all too happy to throw herself into a fistfight with Ludvig as Dakon moves around her to start beating on Adonis in the corner! Adonis sinks down to a seated position as Dakon hammers away while Kim and Ludvig's brawl ends up causing them both to tumble through the ropes and out to the floor in front of the announce table! Dakon turns towards Hollinsworth, almost as if to ask why the bell hasn't rung yet, and Ethan Cross catches him in the side of the head with a rolling elbow! Dakon hits the mat and rolls out to the floor as Chris Hollywood climbs up onto the apron and cheers like he was the one who actually did something. Cross turns his attention towards Derek, unaware that the bell still hasn't rung to officially start this match, and that's because Damon Cage has slipped into the ring and grabs Cross from behind in a rear waistlock before taking him over with a german suplex! Cross rolls out to the floor as Chris starts to step into the ring, but after meeting Damon's gaze he thinks better of it and steps back onto the apron, motioning for Damon to get the slow-rising Adonis in the corner as Hollinsworth finally signals for the bell.

Sharper: “It didn't take long at all for all hell to break loose in this one, but this match is finally officially underway. Remember: only two competitors can be active at any given time, but you can also tag anyone in and out of this match, not just your own partner.”

Kayl: “With all the combustible elements in this match, I don't think anyone's surprised this one broke down so quickly. Heck, Kim's still brawling with Ludvig right out here in front of us!”

There’s a brief change in camera angles to focus on Kim and Ludvig as they keep brawling on the floor, just as Kayl said. Ludvig manages to get the upper hand and knocks Kim into the timekeeper’s area with a european uppercut. Back in the ring, Damon boots Adonis in the gut a few times before he irish whips him across the ring, where Adonis hits the opposite corner backfirst. Damon charges in right behind him and connects with a corner lariat! Adonis slumps into a seated position again as Damon starts backing up along the ropes, measuring Derek for something, but Chris reaches over the top rope and tags himself in! Damon turns to look at Chris, clearly unamused, but Ryan grabs Damon by the ankle and pulls him out of the ring! Chris then scurries into the ring and runs into a corner basement dropkick on Adonis! He rolls Adonis out of the corner and goes for the pin.

1!

The count is interrupted as Dakon reaches into the ring and grabs Chris by the ankle, pulling him off the cover and out of the ring!

Sharper: “There’s so much going on right now that it’s hard to keep up, especially with people out here who aren’t even a part of the match.”

Kayl: “When Fatal Fortunes promises chaos, you better believe it delivers! Heads up!”

Kayl’s declaration comes just in time as Ludvig goes to help Dakon beat down on Chris, but he’s suddenly caught in the side of the head by a steel chair that Kim threw from the timekeeper’s area! Ludvig goes down as we see Ryan try to throw Damon into the barricade on the other side of the ring, but Damon reverses it and throws Ryan against it instead! As Damon turns, Cross suddenly catches him in the face with a big boot that knocks him against the barricade as well! On the other side of the ring, Dakon is clubbing away on Chris before he plants him out on the floor with a DDT! As Dakon starts to get up, Kim suddenly charges full steam at him and clobbers him with the ring bell to his face! Kim just laughs as the fans roar before she gets really close up into the nearest camera.

Kim: “Hope you’re watching, CHBKLMNOP, because the fun’s only just getting started!”

Kim grabs Chris and throws him into the ring before she hops up onto the apron just as Adonis finally starts to get his bearings. He looks at Kim almost in fear, but she eagerly begs for him to tag her in as he crawls as fast as he can towards their corner. Cross slides into the ring and grabs Chris before dragging him over to their corner and stepping onto the apron just so he can tag himself in just as Derek tags Kim! The both of them enter the ring to immense fan intrigue as Kim rushes the newcomer with the ring bell, but Cross ducks and Kim ends up blasting Chris in the face with the ring bell instead! She just laughs and turns only for Cross to boot her in the gut, forcing her to drop the ring bell, before he hooks her. He eyes the ring bell with disgust before he kicks it out of the ring and plants Kim with a uranage! Kim arches her back in pain as Cross goes for a cover.

1!

2!

Damon Cage pulls himself onto the apron during the count and slingshots himself over the top rope into an elbow drop across the back of Ethan’s neck to break up the count!

Kayl: “Cross managing to get the upper hand on Kim for a moment there at the cost of his own partner, but the inherent chaos of this match just gives no one any room to breathe!”

Sharper: “I’ve heard that Cross isn’t a big fan of the very scenario he got drawn into here tonight for his debut match, but that would only make it all the more impressive if he’s able to navigate a way to victory.”

Kayl: “Welcome to SCW, pal!”

Cross starts to get up, glaring at Damon even as he steps out onto the apron and heads back to his corner, as if to remind everyone that there is a tag match within this chaos. Cross turns his attention back to Kim and hauls her up to her feet before he throws her with an exploder suplex that causes her to crash right into the turnbuckles in the very corner Damon just settled into! Damon looks down at Kim laying in a heap before looking up at Cross, who almost wants him to tag in so they can do this properly. Damon reaches for the tag, but Dakon suddenly hops up onto the apron and reaches over to tag Kim himself! Damon just glances at him, but Dakon steps into the ring and rushes Cross with a clothesline, but Cross ducks it and boots him in the gut before hooking him for a vertical suplex, stalling with it as the crowd cheers the impressive display of power!

Sharper: “Not the matchup Cross wanted out of this, but he’s still using it to put on a very impressive display all the same!

As Cross stares down Damon, almost daring him to come in and save his partner, Chris suddenly pulls himself back onto the apron and reaches over to tag himself in! Cross turns to look at his partner, annoyed, but Chris has already climbed to the top turnbuckle and leaps off for a suplex/diving crossbody combination! Chris hooks the leg for the cover.

1!

2!

Dakon gets a shoulder up! Chris, however, throws his arms up as though he’d gotten the three count, celebrating prematurely. Cross spins him around and points down at Dakon, demanding that this match isn’t over and that Chris stay on Dakon. The two of them actually get into a brief argument over this before Cross just huffs and goes to return to the apron. Chris shrugs and goes to grab Dakon, only to be stunned by a european uppercut! Chris staggers around and Dakon grabs him from behind before taking him over in a bridging german suplex!

1!

2!

Cross climbs back into the ring and stomps on Dakon’s midsection to break up the pin! He just looks down at both Dakon and Chris and shakes his head before he turns to see Damon Cage come in from out of nowhere to catch him with the Feeling Free!

Sharper: “Dakon and Chris trading pin attempts as Damon and Ethan keep this match going and exchange some shots of their own.”

Kayl: “Meanwhile, I have no idea where Kim’s disappeared to, but I know what Adonis is doing!”

The camera briefly cuts to Derek Adonis out on the floor near the announce table, being tended to by the KABLAMia Tourism Board. We cut back into the ring where Damon returns to his team’s corner, only to suddenly eat a running big boot from Ryan Hollywood that knocks him off the apron! Ryan nods to himself before he turns just in time to eat a european uppercut from Dakon that knocks him through the ropes. He starts to pull himself up, only to be spun around by Ludvig who drops him on the apron with a cutter! Ryan rolls off the apron onto a table we now realize Ludvig had set up, and Ludvig starts to climb to the top turnbuckle. Dakon grabs Chris and hooks him for the Blade Driver, but Chris manages to twist into a schoolboy pin!

1!

2!

Dakon kicks out! Ludvig gets distracted just enough that he doesn’t see Kim hop up onto the apron with a water pistol in hand as she squirts something in his eyes, and judging by Ludvig’s reaction, whatever it is he just got shot with burns like crazy!

Sharper: “Is that a squirt gun?”

Kayl: “Filled with what I’m pretty sure is some kind of hot sauce judging by the smell!”

Ludvig slips from the turnbuckles, trying to clear his vision, and Kim catches him with Morrigan’s Wrath! Ludvig falls to the apron and rolls onto the table as well, right on top of Ryan. Kim grins at this sight as Dakon, back in the ring, angrily kicks Chris in the gut and violently powerbombs him into the mat! Before he can follow up, he sees Kim and rushes her, but she squirts the hot sauce into his eyes as well to stun him! She motions to Adonis, whose eyes widen as he sees the opening, and he runs as fast as he can to climb onto the apron and tag Dakon to bring himself into the match as Kim pulls Dakon out through the ropes and onto the pile of bodies laying on the table. Unbeknownst to either of them, Chris has managed to roll back over to his corner and tags Cross back in while Kim hops off the apron to dig around under the ring.

Sharper: “I don’t know if Kim’s trying to help set Adonis up by taking out everybody else, or if she’s just trying to do something to prove she should get an Underground Title opportunity sooner rather than later.”

Kayl: “It could be both, but I don’t think a relatively fresh Ethan Cross is who Derek was hoping to find waiting for him!”

After a moment, Kim manages to pull what looks like a sheet of cardboard with barbed wire glued to it out from under the ring! The fans can’t help but cheer for this as she treats it like the top bun of a sandwich, sticking the barbed wire side onto Dakon’s back as he growls in pain. Derek meets Cross in the center of the ring and manages to get the upper hand with some punches, the fans chanting “KABLAM!” on each one he lands. Kim climbs to the top turnbuckle, cheering Adonis on as he hooks Cross for a brainbuster and lifts him up, stalling for a moment. Kim grins at this before she positions herself to leap off the top and drive herself, Dakon, Ludvig and Ryan Hollywood through the table and the barbed wire board with the Chaos Theory! As the fans are going nuts over this, however, Cross manages to shift his body weight and fall behind Adonis before planting him with the Dead Reckoning!

Sharper: “Kim just wiped out not only Dakon, but the two other men out here who weren’t even in this match!”

Kayl: “And by taking herself out, she may not be able to save Adonis!”

Cross slowly hauls Adonis to his feet, setting him up for the Last Measure. Before he can spin Adonis out into it, though, Chris tags himself back in! Cross just turns to stare at him as Chris steps into the ring, motioning for Cross to drop Adonis so he can perform the final move and score the win. Cross shoves Adonis away before he shoves Chris into the corner, the two of them starting to get into an argument as Chris insists on being the one to score the fall while Cross is certain he would’ve had this match won if Chris just left him be. As they’re arguing, though, they don’t notice Adonis charging in until he squashes both of them in the corner with the Kablam! Cross falls to the mat and rolls out to the floor while Chris staggers around, clearly hurt. Adonis, seeing his chance, goes to climb to the nearest top turnbuckle, but once he gets up there, Damon Cage hops up onto the apron and tags himself in! He climbs into the ring and grabs Chris before irish whipping him hard into that same corner, causing Derek to land in a very uncomfortable position! As Derek groans in agony and the KABLAMia Tourism Board all begin freaking out, Chris stumbles out of the corner and right into the Uncaged! Damon goes for the cover, hooking the leg.

1!

2!

3!

Referee Steve Hollinsworth calls for the bell as “Heart of A Lion” by Kid Cudi hits the speakers again, the fans roaring. Cage gets back to his feet and Hollinsworth raises his arm in victory, and he can’t help but smile to himself at the sound of the Japanese fans approving of his win.

Phillips: “Here are your winners… Dakon Theron and Damon Cage!”

Sharper: “What a wild, chaotic, messy match, but ultimately, it’s Damon Cage standing tall at the end of it and making a statement for his impending United States Championship shot while also helping to secure a win for Dakon that the European Fiery Nation might enjoy.”

Kayl: “Certainly not the debut Ethan Cross would’ve wanted, but that’s the risk that comes with Fatal Fortunes, and there’s still so much more chaos left to see unfold!”

The camera pans around the ring at all the carnage that unfolded, from Kim, Ryan and the EFN all lying in a pile of rubble out on the floor to Derek’s girls slowly helping him down from the top turnbuckle and trying to make him forget about the pain he just endured. We also see Cross pull himself up on the floor and lock eyes with Cage, looking frustrated at how everything played out as Damon continues to celebrate the win he just scored for himself and Dakon.

COMMERCIALS

Breakdown returns as we see Angelica Jones meeting Kimberly Williams as she walks down one of the hallways.

Kim: “Pfft…what was that? I could’ve done much more damage.”

Angelica: “Kim…it’s-“

Kim: “Should’ve been an Underground Championship shot. Now that would’ve been REALLY chaotic.”

Angelica: “Don’t tell me you’re upset-“

Kim: “Oh no, not upset. I had fun. That was great. But now…the chaos is done. Too early. I can do so much more damage. And I want the Underground Championship.”

Angelica: “Okay…but we should listen to that recording. I don’t think it’s going to be that easy-“

Kim: “Probably fake. It’s Ravyn. Can’t trust her. You want to listen to it. Go nuts. Just help me get my Underground Title shot…because if I get bored?”

Kim shrugs and skips off. Angelica stops and sighs as we cut away.

Cameras turn to the big screen over the entrance as we see a spinning wheel going round and round and round before coming to a stop, revealing singles match.

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.

Phillips: “The following contest is scheduled for onefall with a twenty minute time limit. Fighting out of Fort Collins, Colorado… from Rochester, New York… the Paragon of Violence, the Executioner…. XANDER F’ING VALENTINE!”

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)

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 goes to the opposite side and repeats to garner the same response. He hops down from the rope, and jogs into place, waiting for the bell.

Sharper: “That is one upset man. We know he’s been cleared tonight. A lot of questions about Shattered Reality Night Two. Enigma managing to outlast him before Selena Frost gave him a conchairto. Trying to concuss him. But then Xander came out on Night Two and ensured he and Selena would win and as a team.”

Kayl: “And now tonight, he’s in singles action and who would want to step up against him? Who would want to deal with him after he’s had weeks to stew about everything.”

The arena falls into a deep, anticipatory hush as the lights abruptly dim, plunging the crowd into darkness. The air is thick with anticipation, and suddenly, the ominous beats of "Praise" by Zhu, Banks, and Bludnymph pulse through the speakers, filling the arena with an eerie energy. The voice of BANKS echoes through the space, setting a haunting tone:

"I built me up high, a building so high, you know. Up where the birds fly, it was a long time ago."

The tension is palpable as a single spotlight slices through the darkness, casting an intense beam onto the entrance ramp. The crowd holds its breath as the silhouette of her figure begins to emerge, shrouded in an aura of menace and mystery. Dressed in a breathtaking ensemble of black and gold, Ryan LeCavalier outfit shimmers with an almost ethereal glow, reflecting her dominance and superiority.

Sharper: “She’s back!”

As she steps into the light, the chorus surges, magnifying her grand entrance and asserting her control:

"I got the view from the stars, baby, stars, baby. You look up at me like a god, baby, god, baby."

With a deliberate, measured pace, she strides down the ramp, each step resounding with authority and command. Her hair cascades behind her, catching the light and adding a dramatic flair to her entrance. Her gaze is sharp and unyielding, scanning the crowd with a mix of disdain and amusement, daring them to challenge her.

Suddenly, pyrotechnics explode around her, their bursts of light and smoke accentuating her every movement. The strobe-like flashes create a stark contrast between light and shadow, emphasizing her formidable presence. The chorus of "Praise" swells dramatically, enveloping the arena in a pulsating rhythm:

"This is how I got name, this is how I got my fame. You and me are not the same, this is why you give me praise."

As she nears the ring, she pauses, her eyes locking onto the spectators at ringside. She smirks, exuding an aura of disdain and arrogance, relishing in their fear and respect. With a contemptuous glance, she continues her march toward the ring, her every move a testament to her dominance and control.

Phillips: “His opponent, from Los Angeles, California, she is The Lost Monarch, Ryan LeCavalier!”

Ascending the ring steps with an almost ritualistic grace, she pauses at the top, surveying the arena with a look of disdainful triumph. With a flourish, she steps through the ropes, her entrance complete. Raising her arms in a gesture of defiance and power, she locks eyes with her opponent, the tension between them electric.

The music crescendos to a thunderous climax, and the crowd erupts into a cacophony of boos and jeers, their voices a testament to her impact and infamy. She stands ready in the center of the ring, her presence alone a declaration of her readiness for the fight ahead.

As the final notes of "Praise" fade into the night, the echoes of the chorus linger in the air, a haunting reminder of her dominance and control:

"Give me (Praise), Give me (Praise)."

And with that, the stage is set, the battle lines drawn, and the arena braces itself for the match that's about to take place.

Sharper: “Last year, she faced Selena Frost in an ironman match. Tonight, she faces Xander Valentine.”

Kayl: “And you don’t think Xander’s made that connection. What about the connection to the Fall of Man? William Heaven isn’t here.”

Sharper: “And we heard that James Evans isn’t here either. So what is going through Ryan LeCavalier’s mind?”

The bell sounds as Ryan then steps up as Xander does too, but Ryan then catches Xander with a hard right and then another and another and another. Xander shoves her back. She rolls back. The crowd roars as she pops back up and steps up and Xander boots her in the face. Ryan falls back and through the ropes. Xander storms over to the ropes and steps through. The crowd roars.(1) He drops down and grabs Ryan and headbutts her. She falls to the floor. (2) She gets back up and Xander grabs her and drags up. He then grabs her, but Ryan grabs his arm and twists under and hits a kick to the ribs. (3) She then rolls into the ring. Xander turns and grabs at the ropes to get in, but Ryan runs across the ring, bouncing off and hitting a dropkick through the ropes, knocking him back. (4) She then rolls back and walks around the ring as Xander slowly gets up on the floor. (5)

Sharper: “And Xander knocked down. Ryan LeCavalier just as aggressive as Xander Valentine!”

Kayl: “Not what Xander expected and Xander is coming to realize what he’s in for.”

Sharper: “Taking his time while Ryan waits in the ring.”

Ryan paces as Xander walks over to the ring. (6) He then grabs the ropes and pulls himself up. Ryan runs over and dropkicks him back down. Xander lands on his feet. The official tells Ryan to get back up and Xander slides in. He then pops up and Ryan steps up only for Xander to crack her in the face with a boot. The crowd ohs. Ryan rolls over and gets back up and Xander scoops her up onto his shoulder. He turns and hits a snake eyes before running into the ropes, bouncing off and clotheslining her down. He turns back and goes for the pin.

Ryan kicks out. Xander then grabs her by the hair. He drags her up and runs her face first into the nearby top turnbuckle. She turns around and Xander hits a back elbow and then another and another.

Sharper: “Xander now doing what he does. He just beats on you. Bludgeons you with his strikes.”

Kayl: “Ryan feeling like she’s been run over again. This time by a Mack truck that’s named Xander!”

Xander whips Ryan across the ring into the opposite corner. He runs after and Xander gets a boot up. Xander staggers and Ryan steps up and hits a roundhouse kick to the head. Xander drop to the mat. She moves to the corner, climbing up to the middle turnbuckle before diving off with the Lumiere d’Arc. The crowd ohs and the Japanese crowd awes before Ryan hooks the leg.

Xander pushes her off. She gets up and hits a knee drop before getting up and driving her knee into the side of Xander again. Xander rolls over and Ryan knees him a third time before he shoves her away. She stops at the ropes. Xander gets up and Ryna jumps up and hits a high-angle dropkick. Xander stumbles back to the corner. Ryan then walks over and steps up and wraps her legs around Xander before locking in a figure four headlock on the top rope!

Sharper: “And LeCavalier – we know of her technical prowess.”

Kayl: “This isn’t just that. She’s trying to use the ropes to choke Xander out. And everyone can be choked out!”

Xander fights out and manages to get out of the hold before then kneeing Ryan in the face. She drops down to the apron. She starts to get up and pulls herself to her feet only for Xander to grab her by the throat. He then hoists her up and turns and hits a chokeslam from the apron into the middle of the ring. The crowd roars. Xander walks around the ring, hitting the ropes, bouncing off and hitting a running elbow drop. Xander goes for the lateral press.

LeCavalier gets the shoulder up. Xander looks down. He grabs Ryan, dragging her up. He then whips her into the ropes. She bounces off and Xander catches her in a bearhug. He swings her around a bit before swinging her down into a bearhug slam.

Sharper: “Just manhandling Ryan LeCavalier. Xander Valentine makes virtually anyone on this roster look small.”

Kayl: “And LeCavalier has to get back to being crafty to have a chance here.”

Ryan rolls over and Xander hooks her leg.

Ryan kicks out. She rolls over and Xander grabs her and pulls her up, but just then, Ryan drops down and wraps her legs under the legs of Xander and pulls him forward into a roll-up!

Xander kicks out. Both get up and Ryan hits the ropes, bouncing off and hitting Xander with a knee lift. He staggers and he then runs past him and jumps to the middle rope before hitting the Relativisme to the back of the head. Xander drops down to the mat. Ryan crawls over and grabs him and hits an Oklahoma roll.

Xander kicks out again. Both get up and Ryan grabs him from behind. She sets up for the German suplex, but Xander blocks it. She then moves to grabs the arms and goes for the BODY/PRISON. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Ryan going for the arm. Going for the BODY/PRISON!”

Kayl: “Trying to get that big man down! Get him down and make him tap!”

Ryan LeCavalier keeps trying to pull Xander down, but Xander keeps fighting before turning and managing to lift her up and hits a hip throw. Ryan rolls through and to her side. Xander shakes out his arm and walks over to Ryan LeCavalier grabbing her. As he does, the crowd roars and boos even come from the crowd as we see Selena Frost running down from the back. She slides into the ring. She then lunges and nails Xander with the Glass Shard. Xander is laid out as the bell sounds. Ryan falls to a knee and then turns and looks at Selena. Selena looks at her only for a moment before turning to Xander.

Selena: “I’ll keep doing this! I’ll keep doing this until you don’t get up!”

Selena looks at Xander as the crowd boos.

Sharper: “Selena Frost from the back! Assaulting Xander Valentine again! This time with the Glass Shard!”

Kayl: “Another shot to the head. And look at that look Ryan LeCavalier has of Selena!”

Selena turns back to Ryan as Ryan continues to just glare at her. The crowd boos as Selena exits the ring. She then starts to walk to the back. Xander remains down in the middle of the ring as the scene cuts away.

COMMERCIALS

Ravyn Taylor is seen talking to Syren backstage, the camera recording from a distance.

Ravyn: “You sure?”

Syren: “I’m going to trust you. If you think this is the right thing to do-“

Ravyn: “Not necessarily for you. But in general. I know you’re focused on the World Title. Timing isn’t great.”

Syren pauses.

Syren: “You know Lexy is going to go nuts.”

Ravyn: “If my instincts are right, based on the research I’ve done, her type of planning may come in handy. But…”

Syren: “Again, if you think you’re right….”

Ravyn: “Okay….”

Syren nods.

Ravyn: “Have you heard of your drawing?”

Syren: “Nothing yet. But I’m ready.”

Syren nods as Ravyn hugs her wife and the scene cuts away.

Cameras turn to the big screen over the entrance as we see a spinning wheel going round and round and round before coming to a stop, revealing fatal four way match, before the wheel returns and we see a strap match come up on the screen.

A coin can be heard dropping into a coin slot. A few seconds pass, which is when an open field is shown up on the SCW tron. A flock of birds rise up from the tall grass and fly away as the sound of a piano can be heard playing, leading into the opening of "Bird Set Free" by Sia. The moment the opening words are heard, Polly steps out from the back wearing a black skirt and matching black halter top, wheeling out a small black wagon with her right hand. A camera by the stage catches a glimpse of still photos inside the wagon, clearly taken by an instant camera. A picture of her reaction after what went down at Rise to Greatness is the photo that garnishes the camera’s attention.

Polly stops and stands at the forefront of the stage. She looks up at the tron to see one straggling bird rise up from the grass all by its lonesome. Polly admires the one small bird that begins to fly away now too until Sia reaches the chorus, which is when she turns around as a pair of pyros goes off on each side of the entranceway. The nearest camera catches her piercing bright green eyes as she begins to walk down the ramp and down to the ring. The crowd has an aura of uncertainty as they all watch her go.

No smile comes to Polly's face as her unmistakable green eyes are just locked on the ring in front of her. As she arrives at the ring apron, she places her left hand into the left pocket of the black skirt she has on and pulls out a gray stone that has a black dot that appears to have been drawn on it. She looks very entranced by the stone. As her music comes back around to the second chorus, she puts the stone back into her pocket and seals the skirt's velcro pocket shut. Polly then goes to the steel ring steps, parks her small black wagon, and then walks up the steps and gets into the ring. Once inside the ring she stands right in the middle, closes her eyes, and just stands completely still. She opens her eyes back up and light on her feet chooses a corner of the ring to wait in. She crosses her arms in front of her and starts tapping her left foot, looking now to the stage so she can look into the eyes of her opponent.

Sharper: “I can only imagine how agitated Polly is right now. Lost the Television Title to Just Some Loser at Shattered Reality, and I highly doubt this is the kind of draw she would've preferred for Fatal Fortunes.”

Kayl: “Agitated is one word for it. Considering how much she's blaming CHBK for holding her back in her mind, Polly's a ticking time bomb that's growing more and more volatile by the day.”

Sharper: “We did see someone gave her a note. She seemed happy. I don’t know if it was this drawing or not.

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

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

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

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

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

Kayl: “I doubt this draw is going to make Polly any happier!”

Sharper: “Chris Lawler, a man who's had quite the rivalry with Polly over the Television Title this past year, and a man you know couldn't have been happy to find himself with nothing to do on either night of Shattered Reality.”

Kayl: “Chris and Polly are very similar in that regard. They both want to be higher up on the ladder than they are, they both feel they deserve it... the problem is, only one of them may get the chance to move up a rung tonight!”

“Ride The Lightning” by Metallica plays over the sound system as Oskar walks through the curtain, holding up his Norwegian flag, wearing Norway flame lightning bolt flag trousers with The European Fiery Nation logo attached to his trousers, wearing MMA gloves and wrestling boots with Ginny Raab behind him. He gets many boos as he walks to the ring, ignoring the fans. He stands on the ramp, using the lightning bolt signals.

He walks to the ring before sliding under the ropes before holding them open for Ginny to get in, and he goes on the turnbuckle to do his lightning bolt sign, with Ginny applauding Oskar 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 of looking at his opponents, waiting for the match to begin.

Sharper: “Here's another man who had nothing to do at Shattered Reality, and he got quite vocal leading up to tonight about it.”

Kayl: “Oskar's part of the European Fiery Nation but I'd forgive you if you didn't know since he hasn't really competed or seemingly done a whole lot lately, and this could be a perfect opportunity for him to make CHBK aware of him and give him more opportunities!”

“I Can Only Imagine” by MercyMe begins to play. Religious Wright steps out onto the stage wearing a black robe and carrying his Holy Book in his right hand. Along the way down the aisle he stops by some fans. He presses his hand to the foreheads of some fans and shouts “BE HEALED IN THE NAME OF THE LAWD!” Still other fans he throws Holy Water at them and shouts “BE GONE FOUL DEMON FROM THIS SERVANT IN THE NAME OF THE LAWD!” Religious Wright then ascends the steel steps and enters the ring. He steps to the center of the ring and holds up his Holy Book and shouts “CAN I GET AN AMEN MY BROTHAS AND SISTAS OF THE LAWD?!”

Sharper: “Oh lord, Religious Wright is in this match.”

Kayl: “I'm surprised the Shinigami Foundation didn't stuff him in a bodybag prior to the show.”

Sharper: “I'm sure Wright would love to score a huge win in the name of Gavin Taylor and his 'campaign' or whatever he's calling it.”

Referees Steve Hollinsworth and Jennifer Cassidy both hold out straps, trying to direct traffic to get everyone secured to get this match started. Wright starts approaching a disgusted Polly, eager to be attached to her, but Polly just smacks him across the face in refusal! Oskar grabs the strap out of Jennifer Cassidy's hands and slides one end over his wrist before he starts using the strap to whip Wright across the back! He then forces the other end over Wright's wrist, leaving Polly forced to reluctantly let Hollinsworth use the other strap to attach her and Lawler together.

Sharper: “I doubt Polly wanted to be attached to anybody, but those are the rules of this match.”

Kayl: “Better Lawler than Wright, who I think is learning that Oskar doesn't share Kemal's sentiments on the whole 'Make America Gavin Again' thing.”

Sharper: “Remember: the first person to touch all four corners will be declared the winner.”

Kayl: “Hence why we've got two referees for this one. Good luck keeping track of who's touched a corner in this chaos!”

Jennifer Cassidy steps out to the floor, moving around the ring to assist with keeping track of who’s touched a corner as Steve Hollinsworth signals for the bell. Almost immediately, Wright scrambles for the nearest corner and smacks it, then tries to run for another corner, but Oskar pulls on their strap to stop him, yanking him back into a rear waistlock before taking him over with a german suplex! Both referees wave off Wright’s efforts, and Polly moves over to start stomping away at Wright. Oskar shoves her aside so he can stomp away at Wright himself, but Polly forearms him from behind! Lawler watches before smacking the turnbuckle in the corner he’s standing in, then moves to an adjacent corner and hits it as well to be halfway to victory. Polly, however, realizes this and rushes, throwing herself at Lawler and driving him back into the corner as the two of them begin trading blows.

Sharper: “Lawler playing it smart, trying to score the win while everyone else was focused on dogpiling Wright, but Polly not letting him get too far.”

Kayl: “That’s the problem when you add more people to a match like this: get too focused on one person, and another could steal the win from right under your nose.”

Lawler manages to get the upper hand on Polly and shoves her off of him and out of the corner, but Oskar just violently throws his whole body into Lawler and crushes him against the turnbuckles! Lawler staggers out of the corner as Jennifer Cassidy waves off his efforts, and Oskar grabs him and takes him over with a northern lights suplex! He rolls through and starts trying to deadlift Lawler into a vertical suplex, but Polly yanks on the strap connecting her to Lawler and drags him away from Oskar before she catches him in the face with a roundhouse kick! Oskar drops to the mat as Polly pulls Lawler up to his feet and uses their strap to yank him into a short-arm clothesline.

Sharper: “Polly starting to take some control now in this match.”

Kayl: “With how badly she feels she needs this win, this might be the perfect time to go for the corners!”

Polly moves to the nearest corner and smacks it, moving one step towards victory. She heads to an adjacent corner and hits it as well, putting her at two. As she starts to move towards corner number three, Wright suddenly begins grabbing at her, using her legs to try and help pull himself back up as he reaches out and hits the corner Polly just did, putting him at one. Polly, however, looks enraged as she grabs Wright by the hair and violently throws him to the mat before mounting him and trying to literally beat his face in! Steve Hollinsworth waves off Wright’s efforts as Polly takes Wright’s strap and wraps it around his neck, trying to choke him in a way almost reminiscent of a cobra clutch. Wright flails around, reaching out and grabbing the ropes, but it does him no good in this kind of match even as he tries to beg for one of the referees to save him. Suddenly, Polly is yanked back, pulling Wright with her, as Lawler yanks on his and Polly’s strap before he lifts them both up and drives them into the mat with a massive spinebuster, with Polly being crushed by Wright’s weight! Hollinsworth officially waves off Polly’s efforts at this point.

Sharper: “Massive spinebuster by Lawler to take out both Polly and Wright!”

Kayl: “I doubt Polly appreciated that landing, but I doubt Lawler cares since he’s got a clear path now!”

Lawler starts moving to the nearest corner and goes to hit it, but Oskar grabs him in a rear waistlock. Lawler back elbows his way free to avoid the german suplex attempt before he grabs a decent amount of his strap and just whips Oskar across the ribs with it! Oskar drops to his knees, coughing and clutching at his ribs, but Lawler just starts using the leather strap to violently whip away at Oskar’s back, the fans cheering him on! Lawler hauls Oskar to his feet, but Oskar manages to catch Lawler with a european uppercut! Lawler staggers back as Oskar falls into the corner, but neither referee declares he’s got a corner touched because Lawler almost immediately responds with a Blitz Kick that floors him!

Sharper: “Lawler on a tear right now, destroying everyone in his path!”

Kayl: “This may be his match to lose now!”

Lawler smacks the corner before moving to an adjacent corner to hit it as well, being halfway to victory. He moves to the third corner and hits it, only needing one more to win. As he heads for this corner, however, the fans erupt in a mixed reaction as Dante Slayton slides into the ring and blasts Lawler from behind with the Quickening! Dante starts clubbing away at Lawler, who starts brawling with him and fighting back. Religious Wright starts to come to and sees this, scrambling for the nearest corner to try and start stealing this victory, but David Striker slides into the ring and grabs him before spiking him into the mat with the Equivalent Exchange! A quick cut to the stage reveals Wil Pierce and Alex Belmont also running down, with Reno Dumont standing on the stage watching everything.

Sharper: “The Shinigami Foundation, rushing the ring to get involved in this match that has nothing to do with them!”

Kayl: “I think they’d disagree, Adam. They’ve got beef with just about everybody in that ring right now!”

Lawler starts slowly getting the upper hand on Slayton, but when Pierce slides into the ring he catches Lawler with the Rasengan in the side of the head! Jennifer Cassidy out on the floor reluctantly waves off Lawler’s efforts as Belmont also slides into the ring and boots a rising Oskar in the face. The entire Foundation’s attention then turns to Religious Wright, who is dazed and begging for his life, but this doesn’t stop Pierce from grabbing him as he and Belmont deliver the Butcher’s Hook! Polly slowly starts to pull herself to her feet and sees the Shinigami Foundation annihilating Wright. She looks furious about this, but Striker locks eyes with her before directing traffic as the Foundation moves Wright towards the center of the ring. Oskar suddenly manages to springboard off the middle rope just enough despite the strap to catch Striker with the Diamond Bolt Cutter! Slayton, Pierce and Belmont quickly swarm him, but Oskar is fighting valiantly. After a moment, Polly makes her decision as she moves to hit the first corner.

Sharper: “Polly seemingly the only one being spared from the Shinigami Foundation’s wrath, and she’s taking advantage of it!”

Kayl: “You saw the hesitation for a moment there… you know she’d prefer to do this on her own, but she also knows by now this is her chance and the Foundation is just taking care of their own business!”

As Polly hits the first corner, the Foundation start to overwhelm Oskar before grabbing both him and Wright and throwing them out of the ring under the bottom rope. Pierce and Belmont follow as Slayton helps Striker up before they join their comrades on the floor, with Oskar still trying to fight 1-on-2 against Pierce and Belmont while Slayton and Striker just manhandle Wright, their strap keeping them from being able to really try and make it back into the ring as the fight starts moving up the rampway. As Polly moves to the second corner, she doesn’t realize that Lawler’s recovered enough and is following behind her, hitting the same corner that she did. Polly claims her second and moves to the third, with Lawler following suit. Polly claims her third corner, but realizes Lawler is not too far behind and whips him across the back with the strap! Lawler, however, absorbs it as he rises and whips her in the side with the strap, giving himself an opening to claim his third corner as well!

Sharper: “Polly and Lawler both only one corner away from victory now!”

Kayl: “And Oskar can’t fight his way back down to stop it because of both the Foundation and Wright’s carcass!”

We briefly cut back to the ramp to see Oskar still trying to fight, but the Shinigami Foundation are overwhelming him while still putting the boots to Wright. In the ring, Polly and Lawler trade blows, both trying to move towards the last remaining corner but stopping one another with all their strength. Polly manages to boot Lawler in the gut before hooking him for the Polly Pop, but Lawler backdrops his way out of it! He starts moving for the final corner, but Polly wraps herself around the bottom rope like her life depends on it, halting Lawler’s advance. Lawler goes to try and pry her off, but she suddenly throws some dust from her skirt pocket right into his eyes! Lawler staggers back as Polly lets go of the bottom rope, measuring Lawler before she rushes him for Eat My Dust, but Lawler somehow manages to pick her out of the air in a fireman’s carry before planting her with the Impact Driver! The fans are roaring, especially as Lawler makes a final lunge and hits the last corner, leading to Hollinsworth calling for the bell as "Warrior" by Imagine Dragons hits the speakers again.

Phillips: “Here is your winner… Chris Lawler!”

Sharper: “A valiant effort from Polly here tonight, but Chris Lawler somehow finding the will to power through both her and the interference of the Shinigami Foundation!”

Kayl: “You know this is all going to tick Polly off even more, not to mention the Foundation, but a much-needed win for Lawler to put him back in the driver’s seat going forward!”

The Shinigami Foundation all turn their attention down to the ring as Jennifer Cassidy removes the strap from Lawler’s wrist and Hollinsworth raises his arm in victory as Polly rolls over to the corner, slowly recovering. Slayton moves to rush the ring again, but Reno yells something to him that stops him in his tracks. Reno gets a stomp in on Wright as Striker throws Oskar into the barricade before looking towards Polly down in the ring, frustrated and worried for her, as Lawler keeps his arm raised but eyes the group in case they decide to try anything more against him.

Cameras turn to the big screen over the entrance as we see a spinning wheel going round and round and round before coming to a stop, revealing “SCW Adrenaline Championship.” The crowd roars before the wheel starts to spin again before showing “Tag match.”

Kayl: “A tag match for the SCW Adrenaline Championship?”

Sharper: “Things are going to get complicated for Deanna Frost quickly!”

The wheel then starts spinning one more time before then stopping on “House of Fun match.” The crowd roars.

Sharper: “When we return, the ring will be turned into a devilish playground. A tag match for the SCW Adrenaline Championship?!”

Breakdown goes to commercial.

COMMERCIALS

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 '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. The SCW Adrenaline Championship is around her waist.

Phillips: “The following contest is a tag team House of Fun match for the SCW Adrenaline Championship! First, on her way to the ring, from Manhattan, New York, the SCW Adrenaline Champion, 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. The camera then gets a good shot the ring where one half of the ring has two chainlink panels of the steel cage up and chains extend from ringpost to ringpost with weapons attached.

Sharper: “Deanna Frost won the SCW Adrenaline Championship against Dexter Grant at Shattered Reality. And immediately tonight has a unique defense.”

Kayl: “Hope she’s ready for whatever is coming out. Who’s her partner?”

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 Security of Jack and Karl Barker. As he stands in place, posing with his arms outstretched, the chorus of the song plays.

Sharper: “Oh no…”

Phillips: “Her partner, accompanied by her All-Star Secret Service, from Liberty, Pennsylvania, he is the All-Star, Gavin Taylor!”

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.

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 and then goes over to Deanna. He starts to talk to Deanna as Deanna just walks around the ring, away from him.

Sharper: “Gavin Taylor now, after what we’ve heard, guess there’s no steal. And he could be Adrenaline Champion after this!”

Kayl: “You’re right. If it’s a tag match, I assume whoever gets the fall gets the win and the title.”

Sharper: “That’s exactly how it is. So there’s also competition between partners!”

All the lights in the arena suddenly cut out, leaving the fans gasping and roaring in surprise. After a moment, blue lighting overtakes the arena, almost making it look like the entire place is underwater. On the stage, we can see what looks like water raining down right in front of the entryway, a silhouette of a woman visible behind it as she's flipping her hair and looks to be getting “dressed” for battle. “Tongue Twister” then hits and after a few seconds, we see Gina Glimmer (we assume) walk through the water, motioning as though she were parting a curtain, sashaying in a way that draws all eyes to her hips as she grins knowing full well what she's doing. Once she's fully visible she flaps her arms at her sides almost like she's flying, and as she does we see a second pair of arms flapping in the opposite motion appear from behind her, almost making her look like one of those multi-armed Hindu gods. After a few flaps she leans to one side as we see her twin Gia Glimmer (again, we assume) suddenly appear from behind her and lean the opposite way, perfectly mirroring one another. Both wear their SCW World Tag Team Championship belts.

Phillips: “Their opponents, first, accompanied by Gina Glimmer, from Cirque du Sins, one half of the SCW World Tag Team Champions, Gia Glimmer!”

They join hands and look as though they're about to break into a ballroom dance, but Gina simply uses this to flip Gia over her back, and the moment she lands on her feet in time with the bass dropping the lighting immediately changes to a vibrant display of pinks and yellows. At this, the two begin to dance their way down to the ring, again a perfect mirror of one another as their sensual motions hypnotize the audience. The mirror routine breaks at a few points when they stop dancing to briefly interact with fans, Gina scoffing at some guy not worth her time in the front row desperately trying to get her number while Gia teases potentially flashing her side of the crowd only to stick her tongue out and tell them to “blame SCW” for the let down. Once they reach ringside they dance their way over to the hard cam side of the ring before pulling themselves onto the apron facing away from each other, where they press their butts together and slowly rise as they stick their tongues out and suggestively lick each finger, drawing excited cheers from all interested parties that clash with the boos they're otherwise getting from those that either aren't interested in them or see through the act. Once they're both fully upright, they mirror one another again as they lean back against the ropes, pushing out their chests for the fans' enjoyment before hooking their arms around the top rope and backflipping into the ring in sync. Once they're back in the ring the lighting returns to the underwater hues as they dance around the ring one more time, mirroring one another again, before meeting in the middle of the ring as a spotlight shines down on them. They sensually embrace, each lifting a leg up in a way that makes it seem like they're trying to wrap it around the other's body as they flip their hair before motioning for the camera to get a close-up of them as they grin and wink to the fans at home. The lights then completely cut out again for a brief moment before coming back on as normal, the Glimmer Sisters separating and moving to their corner as they wait for the bell with a hungry look in their eyes.

Sharper: “So it’s Gia Glimmer in this match. Gina having won the Trios Tournament. So we have seen the Glimmer Sisters with some personal success.”

Kayl: “So which one is it? Both are in the ring!”

A rush of paparazzi rush down either side of the ramp as a red carpet is rolled out. The sounds of Michael Jackson’s “Hollywood Tonight” begins to play as Chris and Ryan Hollywood come out from the back, prompting a shamelessly stolen trope of flashes from the cameras as they stand atop the ramp.

Phillips: “And her partner, accompanied by Chris Hollywood, from Hollywood, this is Ryan Hollywood!”

They respond to pose instructions from the photographers as they move towards the ring. Once in the ring, they pose in the middle of the ring, back to back, as their music fades.

Sharper: “Well a unique mish-mash. Hollywood and the Glimmers have faced one another, but now they have to work together-

Kayl: “Why bother? Treat this like a fatal four way. You get the pin. You get the title. And it’s a House of Fun match. Gia, use Gina!”

The official, Steve Hollinsworth looks around, before calling for the bell. The bell sounds. Suddenly the lights in the arena go out completely as the sounds of sirens and explosions going off slowly start to echo throughout the entire arena for a few seconds, slowly and steadily building up into a crescendo as the sounds of combat explodes into a powerful baseline as the video walls explode into a video package of the former “One Man Crime Spree” as “Indestructible” by Disturbed begins to play. Gavin turns to the entrance way as we see him next to Chris Hollywood, hand out, seemingly trying to come up with a deal.

<Song>
Another mission, the powers have called me away
Another time to carry the colors again
My motivation, an oath I've sworn to defend
To win the honor of coming back home again

At that point the lights in the arena flare back to life as the “Blackheart” Wil Pierce steps out onto the entrance way with a broad grin on his face before a moment later as the man himself, Reno Dumont, comes walking out slowly onto the entrance way, he points to the crowds to either side of the arena before he suddenly throws his arms out to his sides and his head back as the crowds explodes with a larger and louder pop.

Sharper: “We wondered what Reno Dumont may be doing. And it looks like he’s just going to snatch this match from this situation.”

Kayl: “Fatal Fortunes – he doesn’t care!”

Sharper: “And Gavin Taylor just realized that he may have drawn something else. Dumont came to collect!”

<Song>
No explanation will matter after we begin
Unlock the dark destroyer that's buried within
My true vocation, and now my unfortunate friend
You will discover a war you're unable to win

Reno then brings his hands up and forward into finger guns for a moment, pointing at Gavin, before he “pulls the trigger.” He then steps forward as Gavin turns to Karl and Jack. They run around the ring and run over to meet Pierce and Reno but they run forward and drill each with clotheslines. The Japanese crowd looks on as Gavin looks around. Reno then runs to the ring and rolls in. Gavin rolls out of the ring and to the floor, falling over. Reno rolls over to that side as Gavin runs to the barricade. He goes to climb over and falls over before looking up as Reno stalks him, stepping over the barricade. He then nails Gavin with a hard right. Gavin staggers through the crowd as Pierce stomps Karl and Jack. We then cut to the ring where both Gina and Gia run at Deanna and both nail her with a hard right. They then hammer away as Deanna falls into the corner.

Sharper: “Pierce dealing with the ASSS. Reno nails Gavin again!”

Kayl: “While the Glimmers, they know it. Two on one. And they can get away with it!”

Sharper: “Isn’t Ryan Hollywood in there?”

Ryan looks around as Chris Hollywood moves to him. Ryan then reveals a card in his hand, one with Gavin’s face on it. We cut back to show Reno nailing Gavin with a hard right. Chris and Ryan keep talking as Gia and Gina kick away on Deanna in the corner. She covers up as the crowd looks on. Some boo, some cheer. Gavin tries to get through the crowd, trying to literally walk through one of the rows, but Reno grabs him and spins him around, nailing him with a hard right. He rolls over and Gavin gets up and Reno blasts him again. Back in the ring, Gia, we assume, grabs a kendo stick from the chains and looks around. She then looks as Gina pulls Deanna up and drags her up, holding her arms. She drags Deanna forward. Gia then swings and nails Deanna in the ribs. She grits her teeth and falls to a knee. Gina, we assume, pulls her back up. Gia then looks at the stick and lifts it up again, before Ryan, her partner, stops her.

Sharper: “And Ryan Hollywood just stopped one of the Glimmers from attacking Deanna Frost!”

Kayl: “Gavin had some deal with him. Was working something out before Reno Dumont came in!”

We see Dumont throwing Gavin into the seats. Gavin falls over and down. The Japanese crowd looks on, many backing away as security keeps them back.

Sharper: “But as you said, it’s also practically a four way!”

Ryan pulls the kendo stick back and then spins it around and swings. Gia ducks. Gina then catches it and hooks it under her arm. Ryan then looks around as Gia kicks him in the ribs. Gia kicks him again and again. Gina drops the kendo stick and runs over and grabs him too. The Glimmers work over Ryan. Chris runs around the chainlink panel and rolls into the ring. He then runs over as Gia and Gina throw Ryan into the chainlink panel. Ryan bounces off and falls over as Chris forearms one Glimmer and then another before spinning around and going to clothesline both. Just then, Deanna comes up behind who we assume is Gina and throws her back with a release German suplex. Officials now appear in the entrance way to stop Pierce from keeping Karl and Jack down. In the crowd, Reno drags Gavin up and drags him around and then runs him over to the barricade by the entrance and throws him into it. Gavin winces as he then looks up and Dumont runs over and boots him in the face. Gavin goes up and over and lands on the concrete.

Sharper: “And Gavin thrown over the barricade!”

Kayl: “Reno is just wearing him out. He said he’d come and bring judgment. He is!”

Sharper: “Deanna with the German suplex! One of the Glimmers is down.”

Kayl: “Is it the legal one? Do we even know?!”

Chris grabs the other Glimmer and runs them over to the corner. He forearms her in the jaw once and then again and again before going to whip her across, but Glimmer stops and somersaults through. Chris runs forward and Glimmer jumps up and hits a frankensteiner, snapping Chris face first into the table hanging on the chains. The table drops to the floor as Chris staggers back and falls to the mat. The other Glimmer, we assume Gia, gets up and turns as Deanna grabs her and spins her around and throws her into the steel chainlink. Gia falls back and down to the mat. Deanna looks around as Ryan Hollywood starts to get up, a cut opening on his face, from going into the steel. He looks up, almost in tears, as he looks around before getting up. Deanna then grabs who we assume is Gina and nails her with a hard right and then another and another. Gina falls to a knee. She turns around as Ryan Hollywood hits a discus clothesline, dropping Deanna.

Sharper: “Oh! Ryan Hollywood with the clothesline!”

Kayl: “And he’s busted open. Look at him. He’s almost in tears.”

Ryan touches the cut on his forehead and looks at Deanna as she stirs and Ryan turns to Gina who suddenly lunges and hits him with a superkick. Ryan goes down. We then see Reno with Gavin against the stage. Gavin looks up as Reno hammers away on him with shot after shot after shot. Gavin slinks down to the floor. Reno then grabs him and drags him up. We cut back to the ring as we see Deanna rolling over as Gina and Gia run over and stomp away on her again. The crowd looks as Deanna covers up.

Sharper: “This is turning into a beating. The Glimmer Sisters may be fan favourites given their actions and free-spirits, but they also are ruthless when it comes to their own benefit. They would love to be double champions!”

Kayl: “And right now, it’s in their control!”

Sharper: “And Reno Dumont is looking to maybe take Gavin out!”

Reno drags Gavin up, yelling in his face before he hooks him up and hoists him up, setting up for the Death Warrant. Just then, we see a balding man, wearing glasses and a suit, running up from behind Dumont and nailing him in the back with a chair. Dumont grimaces and drops Gavin. Gavin hits the concrete and rolls over as Reno turns and look at the man. The man backs up, pleading before we see officials running over and starting to step between Reno Dumont and the balding man. The man backs up, looking around. We see Gavin crawling away as Reno turns and goes back over to Gavin. He stomps him again before officials pull him back. Reno Dumont seethes as Gavin rolls over. Back in the ring, we see Gina and Gia Glimmer running at Ryan Hollywood and hitting the Asspocalypse. He goes down. Gina and Gia look around before we see Gia, we assume, grabbing a steel chair from the chains. She pulls it off before we see Xander Valentine, rubbing his chin, storming to the ring.

Sharper: “Oh my God! It’s Xander Valentine!”

Kayl: “Gavin saved by SCW security. And now, Xander…no one to stop him!”

Xander Valentine reaches the ring and pulls himself up. He then steps up and steps in. Gina runs at Xander and Xander boots her in the face. Gina goes down. Gia then turns and Xander punches the chair. Gia knocks the chair back and it bounces off. Gia rolls over, having avoided contact. She starts to get up as Gina gets up and Xander runs at her and clotheslines her up and over the top rope to the floor. Gia steps forward, but Deanna grabs her, spins her around and then hoists her up and hits the Checkmate. Xander stands at Deanna as Deanna covers Gia.

Sharper: “Xander eliminating Gina from the match. From getting involved. And Deanna! Deanna hits the Checkmate!”

Kayl: “And Xander standing over her. Helping Deanna?! The hatred of the Glimmers must be that strong!”

Deanna rolls off and winces and rolls over. Xander then looks at her. Deanna glances at Xander as Xander then turns and looks at Gia before turning to Gina.

Phillips: “Here are your winners, via pinfall, Deanna Frost & Gavin Taylor. And still SCW Adrenaline Champion, Deanna Frost!”

Sharper: “And the Glimmers take their first loss in SCW! It took this chaos to do it!”

Kayl: “And took Xander Valentine getting involved!”

Sharper: “Selena superkicks Xander and Xander responds by costing Gia Glimmer and helping Deanna Frost!”

Xander steps through the ropes and drops down to the floor. Deanna slowly gets up, is handed the Adrenaline Championship. She watches as Xander leaves as the scene cuts away.

We then open up to show Cid Turner with a notepad in front of him. He watches the monitor in the backstage area and can be seen scratching out a few more names.

Sharper: “And there you see Cid Turner who despite his general condition is expected to compete. He’s been cleared. World Title will be on the line either tonight or next week. The question is when and he looks to be keeping track.”

Kayl: “I think I can see some of his notepad. He’s got a list of the entire roster.”

Sharper: “That and much more to come and well…time to find out what’s next.”

Cameras turn to the big screen over the entrance as we see a spinning wheel going round and round and round before coming to a stop, revealing singles match. It then starts to spin again before showing “Sponsored by KABLAMia!” The crowd roars.

Kayl: “What does that mean?”

Sharper: “I don’t know, but KABLAMia has sponsored another match at Fatal Fortunes and its next!”

The scene fades out.

COMMERCIALS

Happy music plays as we see a man walking into a room, smiling, before showing a woman grabbing a cup of coffee and looking longingly while content. We then see a dog running through a field of wildflowers before showing friends smiling and laughing while gathered around a table in a personal residence. We then see a man laughing with a woman, before showing a woman stepping outside of their home, bending over, and picking up a package, looking forward, satisfactorily, and confident. We then see a man taking a deep breath, wearing a suit, and looking at themselves in a mirror, before turning and kissing their partner on the cheek and leaving their apartment, grabbing a briefcase on the way. The partner, presumably the man s wife, smiles, while cupping a cup of coffee in her hands. She takes a sip as the scene goes opaque.

KABLAMOPRIL talk to your doctor today to see if KABLAMOPRIL can help.

The KABLAMOPRIL logo comes up on the screen, followed by the symbol for KABLAM Labs.

We then open up backstage where we see Gavin Taylor, exhausted, clearly in pain, surrounded by his people.

Gavin: “Thank you Mr. Black.”

The bald man nods.

Gavin: “The steal is real. You all saw it. I could’ve been the new US Adrenaline Champion of the World but not only did Raging Reno stop it. Aloof Alex did nothing to stop him. It’s all right there. 2026, the truth has come out. And now…I will expose it all so we can Make America Gavin Again!”

Gavin falls back, exhausted and in pain. The scene cuts away. We then cut to another part of the backstage area where we see Reno Dumont, joined by Dante Slayton, Wil Pierce, David Striker and Alex Belmont. Dean Black and other officials stand with him.

Reno: “I’m not going to be liar, Dean. I made that clear. I said I would come for his head in Saitama…”

Black: “And we told you that we had this event-“

Reno: “Well then…be on high alert. Today, I gave him a taste. I will not rest until I put him in a hospital bed just like he put my son. He will HANG for his crimes!”

Reno stands right up in Dean Black’s face before he steps back and turns and walks off. The Shinigami Foundation follows as we cut back to the ring.

“Victorious” by Skillet begins playing as the lights dim a bit. Slowly, Amelia Nevado makes her way onto the stage, putting herself front and center as she folds her hands in front of her, looking like a proper young lady as she looks somewhat solemnly down towards the ring. After a moment of this, La Pequeña Luz skips out from behind Amelia and stands beside her, giving her a pep talk before planting a quick kiss on her cheek which brings a smile to Amelia’s face. The two proceed to lock hands before heading down to the ring, Amelia’s look growing more determined and battle-ready as Luz continues her pep talk.

Phillips: “The following contest is sponsored by KABLAMia and is scheduled for onefall with a fifteen minute time limit. First, coming to the ring, accompanied by La Pequena Luz, from Oxford, England, she is Amelia Nevado!”

Once they reach ringside, Amelia pulls Luz into a brief but passionate kiss before letting her go as she climbs the ring steps onto the apron, wiping her feet before stepping through the ropes. As the song goes into the chorus, Amelia gives a victorious fist pump to the delight of the fans as she takes a moment to soak in the lyrics before removing her robe and mask and handing them off to Luz on the outside, Luz taking the opportunity to give some last minute advice and encouragement.

Sharper: “Well this could be a unique bounce back opportunity for Amelia Nevado. Came up just a tad short against Glory Braddock. Not the end to 2025 she wanted.”

Kayl: “Still that step behind Braddock. Still that step behind that measuring stick in her mind.”

Sharper: “And you sometimes just want to get into the ring and go, but this…this could be unique. I don’t know what to expect here.”

Kayl: “Is that lube?”

Sharper: “Yes…KABLAM Labs warming gel lubrication is, uh…available and some of KABLAM Labs’s latest gadgets.”

Kayl: “I don’t know if you’re helping them sell much Adam.”

Phillips: “Their opponent, first, accompanied by Gia Glimmer, from Cirque du Sins, one half of the SCW World Tag Team Champions, Gina Glimmer!”

Sharper: “Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me?”

Kayl: “Where’s Gavin! This may be the steal!

Sharper: “Match sponsored by KABLAMia and Gina Glimmer in this match. And look at that smirk. This is her domain and she knows she’s got an edge and against an opponent who is probably having some confidence issues too!”

KABLAAAAAAAAAAM!!!

The sound of a xylophone scale is heard, signifying the start of the KABLAMian Taberacle Choir's jingle, "Come In KABLAMia"...

Derek Adonis rolls out atop the ramp on a cloud, alongside a number of the citizens of KABLAMia: Sweet Sangria, Mimi Mimosa, Het Meisje, and Anastasia Fantasia among them. The crowd rise to their feet in a raucous applause at the display of flesh in front of them...

Welcome to the land that loves below the belt
The sky’s are clear and pleasure is felt
Come in KABLAMia, come in KABLAMia

Adonis partially rises to his knees, waving out to the crowd as chants of "KABLAM" ring out throughout the arena. The cloud continues to roll it's way down the ramp.

Where fun-loving people can give right in
To a Man Mountain utopia where everyone wins
Come in KABLAMia, come in KABLAMia

Sweet Sangria always dressed in smile
Many men and women will go the extra mile
Come in KABLAMia, come in KABLAMia

The women on the cloud toss out small, travel-sized bottles of Derek Adonis Heavy KABLAM Lubricant and folded up travel brochures to the crowd. Some of the bottles are thrown into the ring, but just then, Amelia Nevado storms over to who she thinks is Gina Glimmer, but it’s actually Gia. Gina then runs up behind Nevado and rolls her up. The crowd roars as the bell sounds.

Derek Adonis and his Tourism Board stop as they set him down and Amelia kicks out. Amelia turns and drills Gina with a European uppercut. Gia steps up and the official stops her as Amelia looks at her. Luz hops onto the apron. Gina crawls over to one of the bottles of lube and grabs it as Amelia turns back and heads over to Gina, but Gina turns and squirts the lube into the eyes of Amelia.

Sharper: “And this has started. This is supposed to be well…”

Kayl: “Whatever it was supposed to be, that’s gone. Amelia Nevado not in the mood for it. She wants to rebound and Gina Glimmer just squirted some of KABLAM Labs’s finest into her eyes.”

Amelia turns and rubs her eyes, trying to get the lube out of her eyes as Gina runs over and then squirts more all over Amelia. She then runs into the ropes bouncing off and then runs at Amelia and hits a running dropkick to the head. Amelia rolls over to the ropes as Luz heads around. Gia watches on the floor as Gina then heads over to Amelia and pulls her up and hits a forearm shot before backing up and hitting a shoot kick to the ribs and then another before then starting to choke her with her boot.

Gina backs up as Amelia falls through the ropes to the apron. She keeps rubbing her eyes as Luz runs over with a bottle of water and starts to pour it into her eyes. Amelia keeps trying to get it out as Luz keeps pouring the water. Gina then grabs a bag on the apron, left by the KABLAMia Tourism Board. She starts to look through it. Amelia starts to get up, waving Luz off.

Sharper: “And Luz helping Amelia flush out her eyes.”

Kayl: “Hopefully that was the water-based stuff!”

Sharper: “While Gina Glimmer happy to be involved in this sponsorship. The Glimmer Sisters and KABLAMia are in a synergistic relationship right now.”

Kayl: “You see some of the pictures from Montreal? Wendell did earlier!”

Gina heads over and holding a KABLAMia vibrator. She smirks and twists it before turnig to Amelia.

Gina: “Do you consent to my using this on you-“

Amelia ignores her as Gina heads over and Amelia then grabs her and hits a European uppercut. Gina falls back, dropping the toy. She gets up and Amelia enters as Luz looks a bit stunned before Amelia hooks Gina up and hits a bridging Saito suplex.

Gina kicks out. Both get up and Amelia then hooks Gina up again and then hits a side belly to belly suplex. She then goes for the arm and pulls on it. Gina starts to move her lower half, getting her feet to the bottom rope.

Amelia lets go and then Gina rolls to the apron. Amelia then turns and heads over and Gina buries her shoulder into the ribs of Amelia. Amelia staggers back as Gina flips into the ring over the top rope and then hits a spinning heel kick.

Sharper: “And Amelia a bit more aggressive there. Gina, however, calmly countering.”

Kayl: “And this is just turning into a standard match. I hope KABLAMia is willing to look the other way!”

Gina gets up as Amelia rolls over to her hands and knees and Gina flexes and hits a split-legged leg drop to the back of Amelia’s head. She rolls over and rolls Amelia over, covering her.

Amelia kicks out. Gina rolls over and grabs Amelia, dragging her up. She then runs her into the corner. Gina turns to Derek and apologizes before kicking Amelia in the ribs once and then again before going to whip her across, but Amelia ducks under and spins around Gina and grabs her in a waistlock, hitting a release German suplex. Gina rolls over and to the ropes. She starts to roll to the apron. Amelia runs over and grabs her as Gia starts to move closer. Amelia drags Gina away from the ropes before then hooking up her head and neck and hitting Cutting Ties. Gina winces in pain and Amelia hooks the leg.

Gina kicks out.

Sharper: “Nearfall as Amelia again, decisive. Clearly wanting to get this win. The Cutting Ties gets two.”

Kayl: “And Gina hasn’t had too many singles matches. Again, the Glimmers have been a team.”

Gia looks on as Amelia turns and grabs Gina. She pulls her up and forearms her in the jaw once and then again before hitting a European uppercut. Gina staggers. Amelia then whips her across the ring. Gina bounces off and Amelia hits a clothesline. Gina rolls over and starts to get up, moving to the ropes. Amelia then grabs Gina and pulls back on her top. Amelia falls back as Gina’s top rips, revealing her black bra underneath. The crowd roars. Amelia turns, stunned before Gina grabs her and pulls her back with a school boy.

The crowd roars as the bell sounds. Amelia looks up stunned as Gina rolls to the floor. She then smiles.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, via pinfall, Gina Glimmer!”

Sharper: “And Amelia Nevado…oh no…Gina Glimmer’s top went.”

Kayl: “I don’t think that was an accident. And instead of skill, Amelia gets beaten by the tricks of the Glimmer Sisters!”

Sharper: “That’s not going to be much solace!”

Gia Glimmer holds Gina’s arm as Amelia looks down, trying to hold back her emotions. She then looks around as Luz enters the ring. Derek Adonis looks on, showing some concern for Amelia. Derek extends what looks like a party pack in a bag, but Sweet Sangria shakes her head no as the scene cuts away.

Cameras turn to the big screen over the entrance as we see a spinning wheel going round and round and round before coming to a stop, revealing a singles match, before then spinning one more time before then stopping on “Tables, Ladders & Chairs match.” The crowd roars.

Sharper: “And in our main event tonight, Tables, Ladders, and Chairs!”

Kayl: “Who drew this chaos?”

Sharper: “We’ll find out next!”

The scene fades out.

COMMERCIALS

We open up to see a shot of a briefcase hanging above the ring.

Phillips: “Fans, the following contest is a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match and is your main event of the evening!”

The opening rifts to “You know my name” by Chris Cornell kicks in over the PA system, the arena all jumping to their feet in unison. After a few moment, the curtain parts, and Shaun Cruze steps through it, and onto the stage

Phillips: “First, currently on his way to the ring, hailing from Los Angeles, California, he is the Impact Player, Shaun Cruze!”

Shaun steps forwards and to the top of the ramp, looking out over his adoring fans, lifting his hands and applauding them as he also nods his gratitude. With a final smile, he starts to walk down to the ring, high fiving with the fans at ringside, and shaking hands. He passes a couple of ladders that have been set up including some tables laying next to the barricade. He runs and slides under the bottom rope. He walks to the middle of the ring, and holds out his arms, the noise level absolutely off the chart. He then walks to his corner, and turns, waiting for the start of the match.

Sharper: “Talk about being thrown into the fire. He made his return, successfully, at Shattered Reality and now to start 2026, he ends a TLC match and with an unknown opponent!”

Kayl: “At least he’s back in the main events. I’m sure that will make Clyde Sutter happy!”

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, accompanied by Lexy Chapel. Syren pauses on the stage, looking out at the fans cheering, as Lexy waves her arms, trying to get them to cheer even louder for her client.

Sinfully Seductive
Captivatingly Corrupt
DARK FANTASY

Syren walks down the ramp, walking past the ladders as Lexy now notices them before then snapping back into manager mode. 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. The camera switches to Lexy who yells about her client and the ‘Lexy Nation’ appreciating them.

Phillips: “Introducing, being accompanied by Lexy Chapel and representing LexyCorp International, hailing from Los Angeles, California, this is SYREN!”

Syren smiles before leaping over the top rope, dropping to her knees in the ring, posing with both her arms outstretched, palms facing up. Lexy rolls into the ring and stands over her, pointing down at her client. She offers both her hands to Syren, pulling her up. Syren takes off her ring jacket and hands that to Lexy before taking back the title. She climbs up on the middle rope, posing for a moment and then jumping back down and standing in her corner with Lexy, as her music fades out. The Japanese crowd roars as Syren and Cruze look across at one another.

Kayl: “Well then!”

Sharper: “This is a huge match. Syren and Shaun Cruze, TLC, here for Fatal Fortunes!”

Kayl: “Think of the risk of injury. Syren said she’d be ready for anything. She looks it now, but you can see some of Lexy’s concern.”

The bell sounds. Syren looks up as does Cruze. At this point though, we then see Lexy Chapel running over to the entrance way and grabbing one of the ladders that have been set up and folds it up. She turns and slides it into the ring. Syren then runs over to it, but Cruze steps on it. He then forearms her in the jaw and then a chops her. He kicks her in the ribs and whips her into the ropes. Syren bounces off and Cruze lifts her up and goes for a back drop. Syren spins through and lands behind him. Cruze turns around and Syren forearms him in the jaw once and then again and again before then hitting a dropkick. Cruze falls through the ropes to the floor. Syren turns back to the ladder and lifts it up. She extends the braces and then places it in the middle of the ring. Syren then starts to climb up, but Cruze slides back in. He runs over and grabs Syren by the leg and pulls her off. She lands on her feet and Cruze hits a dropkick, knocking her down. Lexy moves around the ring.

Sharper: “And Cruze back in. Syren looking to end it fast.”

Kayl: “One way to avoid the worst!”

Sharper: “Cruze takes down Syren. Lexy Chapel moving around the ring. Moving furniture.”

Lexy goes over to one of the tables leaning against the barricade and glances back. She shakes her head as Cruze glances at her. Syren starts to get up in the corner. Cruze turns back to her and hits a back elbow. He then whips her across the ring. Syren flips up and over to the apron. Cruze runs after and Syren blocks a right hand and then forearms him before slingshotting into the ring with a jawbreaker. Cruze staggers back. Lexy then picks up the table and lifts it up and slides it into the ring. Syren looks at her. Lexy just backs up.

Lexy: “What?! I’m making sure the match is what it is!”

Syren shakes her head as she takes the table and places it up in the corner. She then turns around and Cruze steps up and chops her. The crowd woos. He chops her again. More woos. He then grabs her and spins her around, throwing her to the apron.

Sharper: “Cruze back up and Lexy Chapel still working around the ring.”

Kayl: “And we still have the ladder up in the middle of the ring. Now a table!”

Cruze then kicks her in the ribs. Syren holds on, hanging off the apron, grabbing the middle rope. Shaun turns and starts to climb up the ladder. The crowd roars as he goes up a few rungs. Syren then enters the ring and runs over and grabs Cruze by the leg and pulls him down. He drops down and Syren kicks him in the ribs. She jumps up for the Total Makeover, but Cruze shoves her off. She falls to a knee. She then gets up and Cruze goes for the Morality. Syren ducks and Cruze misses, moving into the corner. Syren then jumps to the middle rope and jumps off with a back kick. Cruze falls to a knee.

Sharper: “And quickly both trying to take the other out. Maybe knocking them out.”

Kayl: “They can’t stop you if they’re unconscious. Both thinking the same thing. But no dice. But Syren got a nice kick there. Right to the jaw.”

Syren then grabs the ladder and folds it back up. She then turns and swings the end of it into the ribs of Cruze. The crowd ohs. Syren lifts it up and throws it at Cruze. Cruze goes down. Syren walks around the ring and drops down, rolling to the floor. She then goes over to the barricade and grabs a steel chair. She turns back and rolls back into the ring. She then unfolds it and places it next to Cruze. Syren walks around the ring again before getting a bit of a run and jumping off the seat of the chair into a leg lariat, knocking Cruze back down. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “Syren throwing herself at Cruze, using the chair as a springboard.”

Kayl: “And she’s thinking about doing it again. Just keep it on Cruze. Keep him down and then just walk up and grab the briefcase.”

Syren then walks around the ring again as Cruze starts to pull himself up and Syren runs at the chair and jumps off of it, but Cruze takes the ladder that was next to him and throws it into Syren. Syren hits the mat as the crowd ohs. Cruze walks out and grabs the steel chair. He then folds it up as Syren starts to get up and Cruze then turns and drives the edge of the chair into the ribs. Syren bends over and Cruze lifts the chair up and slams it into the back of Syren. Syren just drops to her hands and knees. Cruze looks down at her as the crowd ohs from the impact of the chair. He then grabs Syren and starts to lift her up before placing the chair against Syren’s back only to then scoop her up and slam her down, driving her and the chair into the mat. Syren grimaces in pain and rolls over.

Sharper: “The chair with the added damage. Syren’s got a history of neck issues and I don’t know if Cruze is targeting that.”

Kayl: “I think he’s just trying to keep her down. Both Cruze and Syren are competitors. And they both have integrity.”

Syren rolls over as Cruze sees the table in the corner. He then grabs Syren and pulls her up. He glances behind him and the chair down in the ring. He then hooks Syren up and hits a snap suplex onto the chair. Syren rolls through in pain. Syren then starts to get up and Cruze steps up and nails her with a hard right and then another. Cruze then grabs her by the head and goes to run her to the table. Syren stops herself. She turns around and Cruze runs at her and Syren moves out of the way. She spins around as Cruze stops himself. Syren then runs at him and jumps up and hits a leg lariat, driving Cruze through the table as Syren rides him down. The crowd ohs. Syren rolls over and out of the broken table and away from Cruze. We then see Chapel has set up a table at ringside and she has a second ladder. She slides it onto the apron. She starts to get up Syren’s attention.

Sharper: “Syren getting out of the table. Chapel has been busy.”

Kayl: “And you wonder if she’s trying to get ahead of it. Just being overzealous. She’s trying to get Syren’s attention.”

Syren crawls over to the ladder Chapel slid onto the apron. Syren grabs it and unfolds it and places it in the middle of the ring. Chapel then grabs another table and sets it up next to the ring as Syren starts to climb up the ladder. The crowd looks on as she climbs up, step by step, before the crowd roars as Cruze gets up. Lexy yells out to her and Syren turns and tries to kick at Cruze, but Cruze blocks it and reaches up and clubs her in the back. He then turns and steps under her. The crowd roars as Cruze then lifts her up and then steps forward and hits a sitout powerbomb. The crowd ohs. Cruze falls back.

Sharper: “And Cruze with a huge powerbomb. Syren planted.”

Kayl: “And saving this match for the Impact Player.”

Cruze rolls over and to the floor. He then grabs one of the tables Chapel had set up and turns it over before folding the legs in. He then turns and lifts it up and pushes it into the ring. He then rolls in and gets up and takes the table and sets it up in the ring. Cruze then turns as Syren crawls to the corner. Cruze kicks her in the ribs once and then again and again before he grabs the second ladder. He looks at it and then turns and runs and spears it into Syren. Syren drops down to the mat. The crowd ohs. Cruze looks around and then grabs Syren. Chapel looks on, concerned, as Cruze drags Syren over and places her on the table he brought in. He then clubs her a couple of times before exiting to the apron. The crowd roars as he climbs up to the top rope. Cruze looks over at Syren. Chapel yells at Syren to get up and Cruze steadies himself. He then dives off with a swanton bomb, but Syren rolls off and out of the way. Cruze goes through the table. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Cruze went big! No one home. Through the table!”

Kayl: “And Syren just got herself a huge opening!”

Syren rolls over as she looks around. Cruze remains down in the table. Syren then crawls over to the ropes. She then looks around before seeing Cruze down. Chapel points at her to climb and she grabs the ropes, pulling herself up to her feet. She staggers over to the ladder and grabs it. She sets it up in the middle of the ring. She then starts to climb up the ladder. The Japanese crowd looks on as she goes up, rung by rung and gets closer and closer. She touches the briefcase before then we see Cruze, having fought back up. He then falls into the ladder and pushes it over. Syren falls off and lands stomach first on the top rope and flips over the top and onto the apron. The crowd ohs.

Sharper: “And Syren…oh she nearly went to the floor!”

Kayl: “I don’t know if she got a better landing. Ribs first. Stomach first. Knock the air out of her!”

Cruze leans on the toppled ladder and looks around. He then grabs it and starts to pull it back up so it is upright. Cruze looks around and then crawls over to the rungs and uses them to start to climb up the ladder. The crowd looks on as Cruze now starts to ascend the ladder, rung by rung. Chapel frantically tries to will Syren up as Cruze keeps climbing up, one rung at a time. He gets up about halfway before Syren pulls herself up to her feet. She looks over and then springboards to the top rope and dives off with a dropkick, knocking Cruze off the ladder. Cruze lands chest first into the mat as Syren crashes to the mat too.

Sharper: “Syren with the springboard. Dropkick takes down Cruze.”

Kayl: “And he may have landed on his shoulder. He landed hard and his feet knocked out from under him by Syren.”

Syren rolls over and looks around before Cruze starts to pull himself up. Syren grabs the chair brought in and turns and hits a dropkick, kicking the chair into Shaun’s head. Syren then turns and grabs Shaun and drags him over towards the corner. She grabs the chair again and hits the jumping Blonde Satisfaction, driving the chair into the face of Cruze. She then turns and grabs the chair and places it into the chest of Cruze. She stomps him in the face once and then again before exiting the apron. She then grabs the ropes and thinks about a springboard but shakes her head before starting to climb up to the top rope. She gets to the top rope and steadies herself before Cruze turns and just throws the chair at Syren. It catches her in the head and she drops down to a seated position. Cruze then fights up to his feet and exits to the apron. The crowd roars as he glances back. We see another of Chapel’s tables and Cruze nails Syren with a hard right and then another. Syren fights back with a couple of hard rights before Cruze hits a European uppercut. Cruze then climbs up to the middle rope and grabs Syren. He glances back again and hooks Syren up before hitting a superplex off the middle rope and through the table on the floor!

Sharper: “Oh! Oh! OH!”

Kayl: “Both off the ropes!”

Sharper: “Cruze suplexing Syren! Both partially go through the table and then the thud to the mats below!”

Cruze grimaces in pain as Syren turns to her side. Chapel looks on concerned. Cruze slowly rolls over, kicking at the mats, trying to hide the pain on his face. He then slowly starts to pull himself up. The crowd roars as he crawls for the ring. He grabs it and then starts to use the ring skirt to pull himself up to his feet. He rolls into the ring. Cruze looks over and grabs the ladder. He sets it up and looks up at the briefcase.

Sharper: “Shaun Cruze could immediately make a statement here upon returning. Two matches back and may be able to defeat the number one contender to the SCW World Championship!”

Kayl: “And that’s what this is for – bragging rights. Nothing on the line but that. But Syren and Cruze have not held back one inch!”

Cruze then takes a moment and starts to climb up the ladder, one rung over the other, slowly. The Japanese crowd looks on and cheers as he gets up closer and closer to the top. Syren however crawls to the ropes as Lexy tries to will her up with her mind. Syren however grabs at the ring skirt and uses it to pull herself up. Cruze gets up to the top of the ladder and reaches up. He starts to touch the briefcase. Syren then slides in and gets up as Cruze reaches up to unhook it, but Syren grabs the ladder. She then starts to push it. Cruze falls forward and lands on the top rope and then goes up and over the ropes to the floor. Lexy points up to the heavens as Syren pulls the ladder back to its feet. She then starts to climb up, wincing in pain, trying to fight through the pain. The crowd looks on as she gets up closer and closer. Shaun Cruze rolls over on the floor, grimacing in pain as he then reaches up before Syren gets to the top of the ladder. She then grabs the briefcase and reaches up, unclipping it before bringing it down. The crowd roars as the bell sounds.

Phillips: “Here is your winner, Syren!”

Sharper: “Syren gets the briefcase. Syren manages to get through this.”

Kayl: “Surviving this, but you know…you can say was this worth it? She just sent a message. She will do anything to get where she wants to be and that’s to be the SCW World Champion!”

Sharper: “And next week, we know that title will be on the line!”

Syren drops down and lands on the mat. She rolls over, wincing in pain. Cruze rolls into the ring slowly. Syren slowly gets up as Cruze does the same. Cruze looks at Syren. The two lock eyes before Lexy Chapel enters the ring and she raises Syren’s arm. The crowd roars.

Sharper: “Thank you for joining us in Japan for week one of Fatal Fortunes. We’ll see you next week from London, Ontario, Canada!”

The scene fades to black…