["New Skin" by Incubus blares over the PA, and the fans errupt
into a chorus of boos and jeers. First appear Jose Gonzales and Redemption...
followed soon thereafter by Cole, Jason Creed, and Silverback holding Nick Ridel
by a long steel chain...
Then comes Fate himself, side-by-side with Nightstryker.]
Rentfro: "Whoa! Fate's brought out the reserves tonight! I haven't seen some of
these guys in months!"
McDaniel: "This might not bode well for Ethan..."
[The entourage make their way to the ring, and while the seven Master wait
around the ringside area... bats and chairs in hand... Fate enters the
ring alone.]
McDaniel: This ought to be a great match-up! Both men circle each other and now they lock up. The champ powers Ridel into a corner, but gives a clean break. A go behind by Von Eisson leads to an elbowsmash from Ridel. Wow, some impressive martial arts kicks from Ridel and Von Eisson is staggered. Ridel goes for a front face lock and looks for a suplex... Von Eisson hooks his leg blocking it... DDT by Von Eisson. Now the champ is going for a figure four leglock, but Ridel counters with a small package. 1...2.kickout!
Chamelion: That was close! I think Von Eisson's inexperience is showing right now. Ridel's changing up his moves, going from martial arts to technical wrestling and none of Von Eisson's past opponents have really done that before.
McDaniel: Von Eisson isn't looking too happy at the moment. He kicks Ridel in the midsection and lifts him up for a powerbomb? No! A Gory Special! Ridel is fighting it, but this is a very painful submission move. He's kicking towards the ropes and manages to hook them with his foot! Look at the leg strength of Ridel, he's pulling himself to the ropes and over. What's he doing? He goes over the top rope, causing Von Eisson to release the Gory Special, but Ridel hits a modified reverse neckbreaker going down, using the top rope to make the move extra painful!
Chamelion: Not just that, Jon, but the ropes actually snapped Von Eisson backwards so hard that he hit the mat in a facebuster!
McDaniel: Ridel is back in the ring, he picks Von Eisson up...Spinal Tap Suplex! 1...2...3! Darren Ridel wins!
[For the
second time, "New Skin" kicks up, and the fans immediately respond with
resentment. The MoA, lead by Darren Ridel, enter the arena.]
McDaniel: "This doesn't look good for Frost..."
[They stop at the top of the ramp, and Fate produces a mic...]
Fate: "Hello, Angelica... glad to see you're alive and well..."
[He pauses, then continues.]
Fate: "Listen, I won't waste either of our time on bullsh*t. I'm a bit more
courteous than that. I realize you may very well despise me above
most other men in the AOWF, and that's understandably so. However...
I don't have quite the... irresponsibility I did when last we met face to
face. I was slightly less capable of a leader.
I don't expect you to just come back to us... I don't ever really expect it to
happen. If aligning with Roe is your choice, then so be it. I won't be
standing in your way. But if you choose to come back... Things won't be the
same, Angelica. I've changed. We've both changed.
All I can promise is that there won't be any brain-washing. Nothing keeping
you here except your faith... if you have any left. I know you never
saw any kind of leadership in me... but look around. The MoA hasn't fallen
like so many want to believe... I'm still here. Bryce is still here. Adam,
Jason, Jose, Nicholas, we're all still fighting...
I'm just offering to you your birthright... Humbly, of course. Roe may seem
the better option, but don't ever try to deny your place with us. I
know you feel it inside, just like Gabrielle did. I'll be waiting if and when
you decide..."
["New Skin" signals their exit...]
The matches opens with the grapple. Ezekial gets a hammerlock, which Ridel counters, and Ezekial recounters, and Ridel recounters, and kicks him in the stomach, then in the face when he buckles over.Ridel whips him into the ropes, then runs himself. Ezekial jumps over him and he continues running. On the way back, with his back still to Ridel, Ezekial tries to jump over him again, but Ridel comes up underneath him, landing Ezekial on his shoulders. Ridel stands and quickly tilts back, hitting a backdrop on him. Ridel climbs up top and goes for an elbowdrop. Ezekial rolls and Ridel lands hard. Ezekial picks him up and whips him into the ropes. Ridel holds the ropes and stops and Ezekial misses Yakuza kick he was going for. Ridel, with Ezekial spun by the kick and his back facing Ridel, grabs him and goes another backdrop type move. Ezekial flips back off his shoulder, grabs the ropes and lands on the apron. Ridel isn't sure what happened and looks around, confused, but with his back toward Ezekial on the apron. Ezekial springs off the top rope just as Ridel turns and catches him a massive flipping neckbreaker. He makes the cover... 1... 2... kick. Ezekial picks him up and whips him into the ropes and catches him in a spinebuster slam and goes for the pin again...1...2...thr-KICKOUT! Ezekial picks him up and whips him into the corner, and follows up with a bodysplash. He chops Ridel once. The audience "WOOO!"s.Another chop-- another "WOOO!". Ridel suddenly grabs him and throws him into the corner. Ridel shoulder blocks him in the corner a few times, then backs up and lets him drop the mat. Ridel throws Ezekial outside and yells at some fans on the other side of the ring. Chamelion comes out of the crowd and gives Ezekial the Rupture on the outside of the ring. The referee sees it and calls for the bell.
Winner: Ezekial (DQ)
["New Skin" kicks up one last time, and Fate,
along with Nightstryker and Jason Creed appear at the top of the ramp. None of
the other Masters to be found, Fate produces a mic.]
Fate: "Why, hello Markus... How you been?"
"I was just thinking... if you're not doing anything on October 31st, you
might consider letting me destroy you. That is, if you don't have any plans
already..."
"But um, if that doesn't appeal to you... I can just destroy everyone you care
about. That should tide me over. Although I have to say, annihilating
Ethan is getting a bit redundant.."
[The PWAtron comes to life, showing the other five Masters standing around
Ethan von Eisson... chained around a column in the boiler room,
bleeding profusely from his head.]
Fate: "That looks a bit painful... And he's covered in blood. He needs to be
cleaned up a little... Cole, hose him down would you?"
[Nicholas Cole grabs a fire-hose from off-camera. Holding it about thirty feet
away from Ethan, he lets the water loose...]
[And it finds its mark, sending Ethan flailing in every direction, as the
impact of the high-pressure assaults his body.]
[After about fifteen seconds, he turns it off... And Ethan lies motionless.]
Fate: "That's better... You know, Showtime... I bet I could find quite a few
more of your close friends to torture... Friends, lovers,
siblings... I'm sure I can keep myself amused until Night of Armageddon...
Unless you just say the word..."
["New Skin" takes its final beat, as the three of them head backstage.]