Cataclysm - January 28th, 2018 [Results]

Robin O'Ryan: The following contest is your opening bout of the evening and it is scheduled for one fall.

The fans chant “ONE FALL” in unison.

Robin O'Ryan: Introducing first, already in the ring, from Mister Toad’s Wild Ride in Disneyland. Weighing in at 190 pounds. He is “The G.O.A.T” Jake Archer!!

Archer takes a bow in the ring.

Robin O'Ryan: And introducing his opponent, from San Clemente, California. Weighing in at 147 pounds. She is “The Black Label” Lexi Sheckler!!

The lights dim down to nothing but darkness and there's a moment of silence; the fans are rising to their feet and looking towards the entrance. The intro notes to "Don't Waste My Time" by Krept & Konan echo out as the fans jeer . . .


As the beat kicks in, Lexi walks calmly out onto the ramp. All are booing minus her cult following, who cheer for the one they know will give them a fight. Fog starts to form by her feet as the lights shining blue in colour shine down on her, giving her pale skin a luminescent and deathly glow. She starts heading down towards the ring, stopping only to spit behind the guardrails where some of the fans booing her are shouting things at her.


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She climbs up onto the apron knee first, hopping to her feet before she climbs into the ring between the bottom and middle rope. She walks directly into her corner, keeping a stoic posture, but shaking the ropes foreshadowing their stability.


She finds her corner, draping both of her arms over each side of the turnbuckle and resting them on the ropes. Her face has no emotion, but she spits over her left shoulder as a sign of disrespect while her music fades out.


The two competitors meet in the center of the ring. Archer has a smile on his face as opposed to Sheckler who has resting bitch face. Archer does his signature taunt and screams “THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST.” Sheckler answers this by backhanding Archer, like a pimp does to one of his hoes. Archer spins around looking dumbfounded before falling to the mat.

Filth Murphy: Who the hell does this chick think she is? She is in there with The G.O.A.T. right now.

Thad Balk: The G.O.A.T. who has not seen victory in months.

Like a cat, Lexi mounts her opponent and begins to rain down lefts and rights. After a few moments, the referee has to pull her off of Archer. This allows him to get up and catch his breath for a few moments. The ref steps aside and Lexi charges Archer. He steps aside sending her chest first into the ropes. She bounces back and Jake nails a picture perfect dropsault to the back of her head sending her through the ropes to the outside.

Thad Balk: I do not mean to undermine Archer’s abilities. When he is focussed he is a force of nature. But he is rarely in that state of mind.

As the referee begins his count, Archer begins screaming “THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST” again. Sheckler gets to her feet and slides in after the count of 4. She attempts to throw a kick but Archer blocks it and he seems surprised that he was able to do so. After a moment, she charges but he holds up his right fist thus stopping her in her tracks. She stares at the right fist before out of nowhere, Jake nails her with a wicked left hand dropping her to a knee. Archer turns his back on her and panders to the fans a bit who give him a mixed reaction.

Filth Murphy: These people came for a show and that’s what The G.O.A.T. gives them. Every damn time.

Thad Balk: Perhaps if he focussed more on attaining victory the fans would actually support him.

Filth Murphy: Are you kidding? They love him!

Sheckler stands up, spins Archer around and hits him with a combination of kicks and elbows. She then follows that up with a wicked punch to the throat. Archer begins to cough and Sheckler doesn’t care as she hits him with a spin kick to the side of his head. Jake hits the ground with a thud as the fans collectively “ooh” and “aah.” Sheckler isn’t deterred as she calls for him to get to his feet. After a few moments, he does just that and she springs off the top rope spinning around to attempt her Heretic 720 DDT. Archer, however, nails her with a vicious superkick putting an end to her flurry. Archer goes down for a pinfall attempt.

Filth Murphy: See ya later Sheckler!

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Thad Balk: Not so fast.

Sheckler kicks out at the last second. Archer looks at the ref in disbelief because he put everything into that superkick. He stands up and goes to the near corner. He stomps his foot on the mat a few times as Sheckler rises to her feet. He comes towards her as she ducks what she thinks is another superkick. She rises and is blasted by Archer’s The Touch spinning backfist. She drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas. Archer sees his opportunity and springs off the middle rope to the top rope. He completes the rotation for his Flippin’ Ain’t Easy double jump Phoenix Splash but Sheckler, out of instinct, rolls out of the way.

Thad Balk: Excellent ring presence from Lexi Sheckler. She saw what Archer was going to do and she did not let him execute it.

Archer crashes to the mat as Sheckler is on the apron now. Archer holds his abdomen as he starts to get to his feet. When he does, Lexi springs off the ropes and finally lands her Heretic 720 DDT driving Archer’s head into the mat. She quickly crawls into the cover.

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Archer kicks out at the last second as well. Sheckler doesn’t do or say anything . She is on her knees with a very blank expression on her face.

Filth Murphy: You can’t... you can’t keep a good G.O.A.T. down.

Sheckler stands up and picks him up. She places his head between her legs in a powerbomb setup looking for the King Me flip piledriver. Archer, however, back body drops her off of him. He then gets to his feet and allows her to get to her feet as well. He then springs off the middle rope as she turns around to face him. He rotates in mid air and connects with a nasty bitch slap (getting payback for earlier in the contest). Sheckler spins around like a top before dropping to both her knees.

Filth Murphy: Welcome to Elysium Sheckler.

Thad Balk: Not exactly a warm welcome.

Archer seeing this, beckons her to rise to her feet. When she does, he handsprings into the ropes bouncing off and catching her with The Move I Beat The World With asai DDT (Salida del Sol). He hooks her legs for the cover.

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3!!


“Best of You” cues up as Jake Archer sits there in disbelief knowing his losing streak is now over. The referee raises Jake’s hand in victory.

Robin O'Ryan: Here is your winner, “The G.O.A.T.” Jake Archer!

Archer stands up and begins to celebrate in the ring. He goes to the near turnbuckle and climbs to the middle rope. He screams that he is “THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST!!” He repeats the process on the other three turnbuckles. He then rolls out of the ring and does a victory lap while still screaming that he’s “THE BEST!!” After his victory lap, he leaves the ringside area.

Our next segment here at Cataclysm features a rambunctious redhead knocking on multiple backstage doors. After banging both fists on a sixth door, Azurine Vebbins senses someone's hand massage her right shoulder. The soothing gesture causes Vebbins to spin 180 degrees and almost tap her knuckles on a perceived lucky door number seven. "The Adorkable Angel" halts herself when she notices the hand belongs to intrepid Elysium interviewer Yuki Kita. Along with sporting a Manchester City jersey, a Royal Blue A-Line Full-Flared Swing Skater Knee-Length Skirt, and Capezio Rockit Dance Sneakers, "The Adorkable Angel" has a striking corsage adorning her left wrist.

Yuki Kita: Azurine Vebbins, can I ask what exactly you are doing causing all of this commotion only moments before your match against Liza Capernick and Madison Fitzpatrick?

Azurine Vebbins: Fruitlessly attemptin' to triangulate my assigned dance partner Maddie Stokes' location. Know I'm not a wallflower...gonna find her, Yuki. Wanted to go over some last-minute drills. Really want us on taggin' terms prior to waltzin' up to dat diabolical duet I've been referrin' to as Downsizin'.

Yuki Kita: "Mad" Maddie Stokes is scheduled to compete tonight. She could be freshening up in a secure dressing room. She might be mentally compartmentalizing you as teammate, you as the one who could walk out on her, and you wanting to make her dad a sandwich. Know if you cracked wise about my father, I'd smack the taste out of your mouth, then take my chances against Uprising. Also, I'm not sure if you're aware, Vebbins, but Stokes isn't your date to some Spring Fling. Furthermore, tagging technique only improves with experience. You two have zilch.

Azurine Vebbins: Was transference as I explained on Wednesday. At least in regards to makin' Brad...Mister Stokes...a sandwich. Besides, like my spouse, I love 'em better when they're spry. For dat reason alone, I'd more likely make a sandwich for you than Mister Kita-san. Matchin' kimonos...think my spouse had one close to your size inside da closet back home. After all, who could blame me for goin' a little stray while my ex's away? Shimmy! I know Maddie's not my date...it's 2018, two women can dance together without everybody in da auditorium gawkin' at dem, Yuki!

Yuki Kita: Going to chalk your kimono chatter to transference again?

Azurine Vebbins: Terse answer? Yes.

Yuki Kita: Good. Moving along. Have you thought of walkig' out on "Mad" Maddie Stokes? How will you coexist as teammates? Have you conducted any extracurricular training in lieu of interacting with Miss Stokes?

Azurine Vebbins: Full Saran Wrap transparency, I felt qualms. Discussed dose on Wednesday. Four days is more dan enough to reconcile 'em. To paraphrase what I told "Da Egyptian Assassin" and "Da Irish Hellcat"... Maddie and yours truly will not be intimidated bein' ourselves. Dat's also why I slipped dis fancy schmancy corsage on my left wrist. Tonight's a special night, y'know? Moment of truth. Proverbial cherry poppin'. Don't know what I'm sayin'. Stokes and Vebbins will not be metaphorical virgin sacrifices to appease Liza and Madison's championship ambitions. As for your other question, I may have played ten quick games of Patty Cakes with "Da Titaness" Samantha Hamilton. Helped for muscle memory as well as hand-eye coordination. Just need to work my corner...hold onto dat eighteen-inch rope...it's Downsizin' time!

Our scene ends with "The Adorkable Angel" Azurine Vebbins doing the Charleston towards the entrance ramp. "The Clincher" by Chevelle grooves through the arena speaker system when Vebbins feels someone lightly tug on her right arm. The tugging causes Azurine to vanish through the entrance curtain.

The scene would open in an unusual manner, both F.M. Young and Samantha Hamilton sitting in the locker room, but the room is dark with only spot lights on them both, talking to figures that are standing in shadows.

F.M Young: There's been some confusion, over me having to do this match all over again.

Sam Hamilton: There's been some confusion, over why I didn't win the first time.

F.M Young: But of course, I'm going to make that bitch pay.

F.M.'s voice can be heard chiming in on the down notes and it becomes clear that their both singing.

Sam Hamilton: But Of course I'm going to win this time. Yes there's been some confusion....for you see my opponent is, a bully and a big conceited bitch.

F.M Young: ..Blonde.

At this point both of them stand up and the figures move, as Sam and F.M. get in each others face. They stand face to face, frowning at each other, Sam has her arms crossed F.M. has her hands on her hips. There's a sudden musical melody flowing into the room from somewhere.

Sam Hamilton: What is this feeling So sudden and new?

F.M Young: I felt the moment, I laid eyes on you.

At this point the two lock up, F.M. throws a couple of stiff knees, only to have Sam power through them.

Sam Hamilton: My pulse is rushing.

The Titaness puts the Amazon in a headlock and starts pulling her out of the locker room.

F.M Young: My head is reeling.

F.M. slams Sam into the door frame a couple of times, thunking her own head off the wall to accomplish this. As they both keep singing and Sam goes stumbling away from the door, F.M. lunging after her.

Sam Hamilton: My face is flushing.

Both: What is this feeling? Fervid as a flame. Does it have a name? Yes!.....Loathing. Unadulterated loathing.

Sam throws a couple of punches, F.M. eats one to the chin and then grabs her arm twisting it into a hammerlock. All the while, you guessed it they keep singing.

F.M Young: For your face.

The Titaness gets the upper hand again, slamming F.M. back into a wall a couple of times so she lets go of the woman's arm.

Sam Hamilton: Your voice.

Young kicks Hamilton toward the entrance ramp because somehow their fight has spilled across the backstage area. The Titaness goes rolling through the curtain and F.M. continues after her.

F.M Young: Your...Everything...Ugh.

F.M. walks out of the curtain into a chair shot to the face and she falls backward, rolling her to feet as they dance around each other and continue on to the tune now playing over the sound system into the arena.

Both: Let's just say, I loathe it all! Every little trait, however small! Makes my very flesh begin to crawl with simple utter loathing.

The fight goes toward the ring as F.M. shoulders the chair back into Hamilton a couple of times and then throws the weapon away from the ramp in frustration. Hamilton climbs up into the ring and F.M. goes after her with a big yank on the ring ropes.

Both: There's a strange exhilaration in such total detestation...It's so pure! So strong! Though I do admit it came on fast...Still, I do believe that it can last.

They hammer on each other with forearms and fists, and stiff kicks, attempting to drag each other around the ring F.M. by Sam's hair and Sam by F.M.'s neck. They only stop when Sam shoves F.M.. away with a mighty chest kick and as the tune winds down they turn to each other and the crowd.

Both: And I will be loathing...Loathing you...My whole life long!

F.M. pulls Samantha up and over the ropes, spilling her to the outside, but somehow Samantha is back in the ring behind F.M., who doesn't see until she's snuck up on.

Sam Hamilton: BOO!

F.M Young: Yaa!

A water bottle hits the ground as F.M. Young jolts to her feet in the locker room, only half ready for her match. She sighs and runs a hand through her hair, as Helena Handbasket opens the door.

F.M Young: You haven't been putting your anti-psychotics in peoples water for the lulz again have you?

Helena blinks and shakes her head.

Helena Handbasket: ...The first time was only allegedly, why? Did something get your straps in a twist?

F.M. pushes past the small blond with a grunt after picking up her gym bag and water bottle.

F.M Young: Blonds will be the death of me...I'm going for a walk.

The camera fades to black as F.M. leaves.

The scene opens to the locker room of the current Tag Team Champions, Alyssa Daniels and her Papa who’s filling in for Kevin Moss. Alyssa slides on an elbow pad, a look of determination on her face. Keith Daniels, already dressed and ready to compete, is pacing the room in thought though his eyes keep glancing up at the door at even the slightest sound. By his body language, it seems like he's expecting something, or someone.

Keith Daniels: How ya doin’ over there, kiddo?

Alyssa Daniels: I’m getting there. Still got a little while before the match though.

Keith Daniels: Best to be ready early. Matches can go by quick.

Alyssa turns her head to watch her dad pace, his eyes lingering around the door.

Alyssa Daniels: You alright, Dad? You seem a little antsy.

Keith Daniels: Just… Y’know… Staying ready.

Alyssa smiles and shakes her head.

Alyssa Daniels: Would you stop worrying? Nothing has happened to me back here, nor is it going to happen.

Keith Daniels: Oh, it’ll happen. Maybe not them, maybe not tonight, but one day, someone will catch you backstage not paying attention. Gotta keep your head on a swivel.

Alyssa laughs to herself.

Alyssa Daniels: I’ll keep that in mind.

Her face slowly turns somber as she looks toward her open gym bag. She reaches in and pulls out both Tag Team Championship belts. She looks up to her dad and finds that the light gleaming from them caught his eye and his attention. She stands and approaches him holding out Kevin Moss’s old championship belt. She forces a smile.

Alyssa Daniels: You’ll need this. It’s part of the uniform.

Keith Daniels lifts his hands in a shielding gesture and steps back away from his daughter.

Keith Daniels: I can’t accept that right now.

Alyssa frowns.

Alyssa Daniels: Why not?

Keith Daniels: I didn’t win it.

Alyssa looks down at the two championships in mild confusion.

Keith Daniels: Listen, this team is all about you. You’re the leader here. You’re the driving force. You’re now the only person in Elysium who has won a Tag Team Championship match. Just because I walked in that door to join you when you lost your partner doesn’t make me a champion.

Alyssa Daniels: But--

Keith Daniels: Just… Please. Let this be for right now. When we win tonight, I will accept that belt. For now, and for Kevin even, I want you to carry both straps down to the ring tonight. When we win, then I’ll take that belt. Until then, it still belongs to Kevin Moss and certainly not someone who hasn’t even competed in a match in Elysium yet.

Alyssa Daniels: Yeah… Yeah, alright. I get it.

Keith Daniels: I’m here for you, but the credit is all yours. I’ll earn my spot first.

Alyssa smiles, her eyes shining just a little bit more than usual.

Alyssa Daniels: Thanks, Dad. I... I think Kevin would’ve appreciated that.

Keith Daniels: Sure, sure. Now get ready! And you’re gonna have to tie your shoes yourself! It’s the only way you’ll learn.

Alyssa, who was in the process of walking back to where she had been sitting, giggles quietly.

Alyssa Daniels: I think I can manage.

Keith turns his attention back to the door and proceeds to continue pacing as the scene fades.

We cut to the outside of the Manchester Arena. There are fans who couldn’t get tickets to the event hanging around outside, trying to get pictures or autographs from the Elysium roster. A couple police cars pull up and the officers get out. Then a black hearse pulls up and out steps Ryan Gates, Cheyenne Black, and Miguel Villalobos. The trio collectively known as The Enigma Protocol. The fans immediately start hurling boos and insults as Miguel goes to the back of the hearse. Ryan approaches some fans and begins to jaw back and forth with them. Miguel opens the back door and pulls out a casket (along with noticeable axe marks) by himself. The fans see this and it gets them all riled up. Ryan laughs as does Cheyenne. This leads the fan in front of Ryan to slap him across the face.

Ryan Gates: What are you fucking stupid? Of course you are, you’re from this piece of shit city.

The fan does it again and in turn Ryan lays him out with a wicked right hand. This causes a major frenzy as Miguel drops the casket and jumps into the fray. A small brawl breaks out but is short lived as the police break it up. A few of the rowdier members of the crowd are sporting rapidly blackening eyes and swelling, split lips. Gates, Cheyenne, and Miguel all laugh. Miguel goes back to the coffin and grabs a hold of one of the handles and starts to pull it behind him. A predatory grin on his face as he looks out at the fans.

Miguel Villalobos: ¡Prueba algo, coños!

The trio make their way inside the arena and head through the halls. They are stopped by backstage interviewer Yuki Kita.

Yuki Kita: Cheyenne, Ryan, Miguel, you have a huge match later tonight. How prepared are you?

Cheyenne looks at Gates and Miguel and the three laugh.

Cheyenne Black: How prepared are we? The hunters are always prepared. They have stalked the fields of Elysium for prey. They now have their sights on the biggest kill of all. The preparations have always been there. They are now focused at the task at hand tonight.

Ryan Gates: We’re going to prove that Alyssa Daniels is and has always been the weak link of the team. She’s a curse and as hunters we’ve aligned our crosshairs right between her fucking eyes. And as for her dear old daddy...Wolf...

Miguel Villalobos: Por toda tu charla y fanfarronería, solo tienes una cosa para ti. Usted tiene el tamaño Eres el más grande en este juego, y eso significa el objetivo más grande. ¡No puedo esperar para hundir mis garras en ti y tirarte de columna en columna!

Yuki just stares at them for a moment. She finally notices the casket behind Miguel.

Yuki Kita: Is that a casket?

The trio chuckle and shakes their heads in response. Cheyenne gives Gates a pat on the back and looks over to Miguel.

Cheyenne Black: Come on guys. And Wolf, we are in a bit of a hurry, pick it up already.

Miguel snarls, yes literally snarls, at Cheyenne. She just stares at him and he tears his gaze away from her. He moves beside the casket and picks it up and rests it on one of his shoulders.

Miguel Villalobos: ¡Llora el caos y libera a los sabuesos de la guerra!

Then the Enigma Protocol head down the hall towards their locker room.

Robin O'Ryan: The following contest is a triple threat match scheduled for one fall with the winner earning the Carte Blanche contract, a contract which allows them to challenge for any Elysium championship of their choosing.

The heavy riff of "Sultan´s Curse" hits the PA system as Adam Stryker storms onto the entrance ramp through a cloud of smoke.

Robin O'Ryan: Introducing first from Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 235lbs., The Ringmaster, Adam Stryker!

Stryker performs his traditional cut-throat taunt on the top of the ramp before heading to the ring. Adam takes off his jacket and climbs into the ring, where he immediately takes his place in one of the corners, warming up before his match.

Robin O'Ryan: Introducing second..

"You Can Do Magic" strikes up as Ryleigh Mathis walks out from the back with another woman who is dressed in a business suit. Ryleigh's lower half of her face is covered. The crowd is booing like crazy but Ryleigh keeps her eyes trained toward the ring.

Robin O'Ryan: ...from Brooklyn, New York, weighing in at 119lbs., representing Uprising, Ryleigh Mathis!

The woman stops Ryleigh at the bottom of the ramp as her song continues to play. Ryleigh nods her head as the woman whispers something into her ear. Ryleigh then slides into the ring and stands in the center of it.

Robin O'Ryan: Introducing third..

The lights turn red and gold as Tiami Erickson comes out on stage, a smile on her face to the crowd cheering for her. She walks down to the ring, arms outstretched as she lets the crowd give her high fives until she makes it to the ring area.

Robin O'Ryan: ...from Cincinnati, Ohio, weighing in at 124lbs., representing The Badd Breed, The Pretty Badass, Tiami Erickson!

Tiami gets to the bottom of the ring, psyching herself up before sliding into the ring with a smirk on her face. She sits in the corner and awaits her opponent as her music dies out.


Three competitors are in the ring and Ryleigh Mathis walks right to the center. Mathis starts smack talking both Adam Stryker and Tiami Erickson. Neither target looks impressed but it is Erickson who makes the first move when she cracks Mathis in the side of the head with a roundhouse kick.

Thad Balk: Tiami Erickson has not had a great run as of late. Nor has Adam Stryker or Ryleigh Mathis. This match was designed to give one of them a huge opportunity.

Filth Murphy: Why? Mathis deserves her rematch for the Hybrid Title and we all know it.

Erickson Irish whips Mathis toward Stryker and Mathis leaps up and looks for a reverse-rana but Stryker holds Mathis up in electric chair position. Stryker looks like he is going to hit something but Mathis is able to toss her weight backward and in doing so she takes Stryker over the top rope with a reverse-rana.

Filth Murphy: How underrated is Ryleigh Mathis? She can do incredible things. She is a former Hybrid Champion. She’s hot!

Thad Balk: Her appearance has nothing to do with her ability Filth, I’ll thank you to keep that in mind.

Erickson jumps on Mathis and clubs her with a series of quick forearm shots. Erickson shoots Mathis into the corner and follows that up with a running, spinning heel kick. Mathis looks to walk out of the corner and Erickson only lets it happen so that she can run and put Mathis face first into the mat with a running bulldog.

Thad Balk: The First Lady of The Badd Breed wants this victory.

Filth Murphy: She needs any victory.

Mathis is up to her feet when Erickson charges at her. Mathis drops and low bridges the top rope which sends Erickson over onto the apron. Mathis then hits Erickson with a big dropkick that knocks Erickson off of the apron but Stryker catches her. Mathis sees this and charges, vaulting over the top rope and landing on top of both of her opponents, taking them down.

Filth Murphy: Dog pile!

Mathis is up first and she stomps on Strkyer’s left knee to keep him grounded. Erickson stands but Mathis sees her coming and attempts to send Erickson into the guardrail head first. Erickson avoids in and absolutely floors Mathis with a rolling elbow. Mathis drops and Erickson takes a moment to acknowledge the fans in Manchester.

Thad Balk: Our British fans are behind The Pretty Badass.

Filth Murphy: But like… why?

Erickson gets Mathis up but Mathis hits her shot to the mid-section. Mathis gets Erickson up and seats her on the apron. Erickson blasts Mathis in the face with a big forearm which gives Erickson time to set something up. Mathis turns and has fire in her eyes as she looks to move on Erickson but Erickson leaps off of the apron and drives Mathis head first into the ringside mats with a tornado ddt!

Thad Balk: That move could have just taken Ryleigh Mathis out of this contest.

Filth Murphy: Well then Tiami is going to win because Stryker hasn’t done shit.

Knowing that she has the match well in hand The Pretty Badass rolls Mathis into the ring but from behind comes Stryker. I almost forgot that he was in this match. Stryker shoves Erickson into the ring post and then sets her up for a full nelson slam but Erickson wiggles out, gets behind him, and takes him over with an impressive German suplex.

Filth Murphy: Alright even I’m impressed by that. Stryker is not a small dude.

Erickson enters the ring but Mathis is right there to catch Erickson with a drop kick. Erickson is stunned but she quickly recovers and charges at Mathis with a clothesline. Mathis evades it via a Matrix evasion and then pulls Erickson down to the mat with a hair pull small package.

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Thad Balk: Despite the blantat hair pull Mathis could not put The Pretty Badass away.

The First Lady of The Badd Breed is able to kick out but Mathis is not deterred. Both competitors get back up to their feet but Mathis blasts Erickson in the face with Put A Sock In It (Side Thrust Kick). With Erickson prone on the canvas The Uprising Commander climbs to the top rope.

Filth Murphy: It’s all over! Give her the briefcase.

Thad Balk: If Mathis hits this then that contract is all hers.

Facing the audience on the top rope, Mathis sticks her tongue out at the fans in Manchester before leaping backward for Cancelled Math (Moonsault). At the last possible second Erickson rolls out of the way and Mathis eats canvas.

Filth Murphy: Rude!

Mathis gets up and tries to do damage control but Erickson paint brushes her with a hard slap and then she applies a front face lock. Erickson calls out to Manchester before she scoops Mathis up and plants her with a scoop brainbuster. Erickson covers and Manchester counts along with the referee.

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Filth Murphy: Oh look! He actually did something.

Thad Balk: The Ringmaster is still in this contest.

Stryker returns from obscurity and breaks up the pinfall. The Ringmaster takes hold of Erickson and shoots her into the corner. Stryker then charges in for a body avalanche but Erickson slides through the ropes to the apron and Stryker collides with the corner.

Filth Murphy: Tiami is quick, I’ll give her that.

Stryker staggers backward as Erickson climbs to the top rope and quickly leaps off with a top rope bulldog. The Ringmaster’s face is driven hard into the canvas. Erickson quickly gets Stryker back up and impressively lifts him up into a fireman’s carry before dropping him with the Firebird’s Silencer. Erickson covers.

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Thad Balk: The audience thought Tiami had it there.

Filth Murphy: That’s the nature of a triple threat!

Mathis comes out of nowhere, flying off of the top rope with Cancelled Math (Moonsault) right on top of Erickson and Stryker. Mathis then kicks Erickson out of the ring as quickly as she can before turning her attention to Stryker. Manchester showers Mathis with boos.

Stryker pulls himself up to his feet and Mathis stalks him, licking her lips. When Stryker turns to face Mathis The Uprising Leader spins and blasts him in the face with the Net Banger (Corkscrew Back Elbow). Stryker drops like the proverbial sack of potatoes and Mathis covers.

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Robin O'Ryan: Here is your winner of Carte Blanche, Ryleigh Mathis!

“You Can Do Magic” by America cues up and the referee hands Ryleigh Mathis the Carte Blanche briefcase. Mathis holds it high as Manchester boos the everloving shit out of her. Mathis doesn’t care, she has a bright future and the proof is in her hands.

Robin O'Ryan: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the Elysium Pro Wrestling Hybrid Championship.

'Machines' begins playing as the lights in the arena turn down low. As the song begins to boom, Elina Cartel walks through the entrance and ignores the fans as she walks down the entrance ramp. Neon lights hit the audience and the ring in bright pinks, greens, yellows, and purples. The lights reflect off her chrome Xpert leather jacket.

Robin O'Ryan: Introducing first, the challenger, from Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 115lbs., “The Inquiring Mind” Elina Cartel!

Elina Cartel walks right to the ring apron and in a single bound, leaps up onto the apron. She unzips her leather jacket and lets it fall to the ground behind her before stepping into the ring.

She walks to the middle of the ring and extends her arms and her middle fingers before pulling them together to make a cross in front of her face. The music dies down as the lighting returns to normal as she makes her way to her corner to warm up for the upcoming bout.

Robin O'Ryan: And her opponent...

The lights go out in the arena and a whisper is heard over the sound system.


Pyro explodes at the top of the entrance ramp as Undeniable by Seckond Chaynce begins to play. The lights in the arena now come up as K-Remix emerges from the back with a smile on his face and the Hybrid Championship around his waist.

Robin O'Ryan: From Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 200lbs., he is the Elysium Pro Wrestling Hybrid Champion, “Swag King Supreme” K-Remix!

K-Remix stops at the top of the ramp to hit a quick dab before doing the jogging man challenge down the ramp and up the ring steps. K-Remix still with a big grin on his face walks along the ring apron and looks out over the crowd before throwing his hands high into the air. He hits one more dab then vaults over the top rope and shadow boxes a bit as he prepares for the match at hand.


The match starts with K-Remix walking right up to Elina Cartel and dabbing in her face. Cartel just cocks her head and maintains a neutral expression. K-Remix laughs and backs away before begging Cartel to come and get it. Cartel just steps back and leans against the corner. Cartel yawns and K-Remix laughs K-Remix turns his back and goes to walk toward his corner and that’s when Cartel strikes.

Thad Balk: I would not recommend turning your back on someone like Elina Cartel.

Filth Murphy: Yeah that was just straight dumb.

Cartel darts forward and looks for a dropkick but K-Remix sees it coming and moves out of the way at the last second. Cartel nips up and K-Remix goes for a high roundhouse kick but Cartel ducks under it and gets behind the champ. Cartel applies a reverse waist lock but K-Remix drops to all fours, quickly crawls backward between Cartel’s legs and pops up behind her. K-Remix attempts a la magistral cradle but Cartel rolls out of it.

Thad Balk: No one has been able to get the upper hand yet. This is what the Hybrid Division is all about, great wrestling.

Filth Murphy: Cartel is just warming up. She is figuring K-Remix out with every move. You watch!

Both competitors are up to their feet and Manchester claps for the exchange. K-Remix puts his hand out in a show of sportsmanship but Cartel just cocks her head again and kicks it away. This prompts K-Remix to go for the collar and elbow tie up. K-Remix forces it down into a side headlock but Cartel pushes him off into the ropes. K-Remix comes running back and Cartel leaps over him. K-Remix hits the ropes again and Cartel goes for a monkey flip but K-Remix does a full front flip and lands on his feet. They are at a stalemate again.

Thad Balk: These two are so evenly matched and Manchester is getting an impressive demonstration of wrestling prowess right now.

K-Remix just smiles as neither competitor can gain an advantage. Cartel shoots in on K-Remix and K-Remix takes her over with a deep arm drag. Cartel scrambles back up and K-Remix takes her over with another deep arm drag. Cartel scrambles up again, K-Remix goes for a dropkick but Cartel swats it away. Cartel goes for an enziguiri but K-Remix ducks under it. K-Remix grabs Cartel from behind for a back suplex but Cartel back flips out of it and lands behind him on her feet.

Filth Murphy: Come on Elina! Hit something. Anything!

Thad Balk: I can not believe what we are seeing. This is wrestling.

Cartel pushes K-Remix forward from behind and goes for an Okada roll but but K-Remix holds on to the top rope and Cartel somersaults backward. K-Remix turns and charges, looking for a shining wizard but Cartel ducks under it and pops up. K-Remix charges back and Cartel takes him over with a deep arm drag of her own but Cartel keeps K-Remix grounded with a standing elbow lock.

Thad Balk: Excellent strategy from Cartel. Keep K-Remix grounded. Get your wind back.

Filth Murphy: Now that she has this slipper Swagtard his title is as good as gone.

Cartel wrenches back on the hold but K-Remix fights up and reverses it into a standing arm wrench of his own. K-Remix puts his leg on the back of Cartel’s neck and when she stands up he is able to turn it into a quick headscissor takedown. Cartel is sent stumbling onto the second rope, hung up and facing the crowd. K-Remix charges in and looks for a 619 but Cartel blocks it and nails him with a rope assisted roundhouse kick that takes K-Remix off of the apron to the outside.

Filth Murphy: Nighty night.

Thad Balk: The Badd Breed is 0-1 here tonight. K-Remix could even it up if he can reverse the momentum.

Filth Murphy: He’s still in the Badd Breed? You wouldn’t know it. What do they actually do?

With The Swag King Supreme recovering on the outside Cartel runs and it appears that she is going to attempt a dive over the top rope but K-Remix steps out of the way. Cartel vaults over the top rope but lands on the apron. K-Remix turns to face her and she runs along the apron and kicks him right in the face. K-Remix drops and finds himself on his back on the outside.

Thad Balk: The champion is down and the audience is not happy that Elina Cartel is in the driver’s seat.

Filth Murphy: Well they had better get used to it because she is about to become Elysium’s first two time champion.

Cartel lines K-Remix up and leaps off of the top rope with a double stomp from the apron. K-Remix lets out in pain. Cartel knows that she needs to capitalize so she gets K-Remix up and slides him into the ring. Cartel gets up onto the apron and then climbs to the top rope. K-Remix knows that he is in trouble so he gets up and kicks the top rope which causes Cartel to lose her balance and crotch the top rope.

Filth Murphy: Rude!

The audience is behind Swagzilla at this point. K-Remix lines Cartel up and then dabs before running, stepping up to the top rope and he takes Cartel off of the top rope with a one man Spanish fly. Both competitors come crashing down to the mat and Manchester pops huge for that one. K-Remix takes a moment and then hooks the leg to secure the pinfall victory.

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Thad Balk: And that right there is why K-Remix is Hybrid Champion. He can turn the tide of a match in a heartbeat.

Filth Murphy: I’d love for him to stop having a heartbeat.

Thad Balk: You need to cease with the death references.

Filth Murphy: No.

Cartel kicks out. K-Remix gets her up and shoots her into the ropes but Cartel comes back with a wheelbarrow lift and then she plants K-Remix with a bulldog. K-Remix gets right back up out of instinct alone but Cartel comes out of nowhere with a springboard leg lariat. K-Remix goes down but gets back up to a knee. Cartel was already moving again and as soon as K-Remix was up she blasted him with a shining wizard. Cartel shoots the half and covers.

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Thad Balk: We nearly had a new champion!

Filth Murphy: It’s only a matter of time.

K-Remix kicks out and then nips up but Cartel meets him with a high kick to the head. Cartel then shows off her martial arts background with some quick strikes and kicks. K-Remix tries to cover up but Cartel is just too much for him. Cartel hits a spinning knee kick. K-Remix drops to one knee and Cartel hits him with a short headscissor takedown that sends K-Remix face first into the mat.

Thad Balk: Another impressive move from Elina Stardust.

Filth Murphy: It’s Cartel.

Thad Balk: I implore you to watch a promo just once. From anyone.

Filth Murphy: No.

K-Remix gets up and swings on Cartel but she ducks under it and plants him with a bulldog. Cartel then charges and hits a picture perfect springboard moonsault but K-Remix rolls out of the way. Cartel lands on her feet and quickly hits a standing moonsault right on top of K-Remix. Cartel covers.

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Filth Murphy: Five stars! That move was five stars.

Thad Balk: I can not disagree.

K-Remix kicks out and Manchester breaths a collective sigh of relief. Cartel keeps K-Remix down with some big stomps. Cartel then backs up, hits the ropes and roll forward with a rolling thunder that connects perfectly on top of Swagzilla. Cartel gets K-Remix up and shoots him into the corner. She looks to follow him in and when she does K-Remix steps off of the middle rope, comes back and hits Cartel with a dropkick to the knee.

Thad Balk: K-Remix with the desperation dropkick.

Cartel stands and catches K-Remix with a chop to the throat. K-Remix staggers back and Cartel goes for an enziguiri but K-Remix ducks under it, grabs Cartel from behind and hits her with the Turnt AF (Half Nelson Asai DDT). Cartel is driven into the mat hard but K-Remix isn’t satisfied. K-Remix runs and hits a springboard moonsault and it lands perfectly on Cartel. K-Remix covers.

Filth Murphy: No! Kickout Ziggy!

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Filth Murphy: Phew.

Cartel kicks out and K-Remix can’t believe it. K-Remix stands Cartel up and sends her into the ropes. On her return K-Remix drops to his stomach. Cartel leaps over him and hits the ropes again. This time on her return he leap frogs over her but Cartel puts the breaks on and when K-Remix turns to face her Cartel smashes him with the Eclipse (540 Gyro Crescent Kick)! K-Remix drops and Cartel covers.

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Robin O'Ryan: Here is your winner and new Elysium Pro Wrestling Hybrid Champion, Elina Cartel!

“Machines” by Giorgio Morodor cues up and Elina Cartel but the title is nowhere to be found. Cartel argues with the referee but we overhear him say that K-Remix didn't bring it with him. Cartel demands to know where her title is as the scene cuts.

Robin O'Ryan: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the Elysium Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship.

The lights go out as “Insanity Syndrome” by The Enigma TNG hits the speakers. Three red spotlights illuminate the entrance where “Los Lobo Loco” Miguel Villalobos and “The Terror of Toledo” Ryan Gates along with their manager Cheyenne Black.

Robin O'Ryan: Introducing first, the challengers, at a combined weight of 448lbs., being accompanied by Cheyenne Black, the team of “Los Lobo Loco” Miguel Villalobos and “The Terror Of Toledo” Ryan Gates, The Enigma Protocol!

The two men slowly make their way towards the ring followed by Cheyenne. Miguel messes with the crowd, talking some smack to get them riled up. The crowd in turn boos them and showers them with hate and obscenities

Robin O'Ryan: Introducing second..

“I Will Not Bow” by Breaking Benjamin cues up to a massive pop. Keith Daniels walks out onto the stage and then directs our attention to the curtain. Alyssa Daniels steps out onto the ramp and she is carrying both Tag Team Titles.

Robin O'Ryan: ...at a combined weight of 571lbs., the Elysium Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions, the team of Alyssa and Keith Daniels!

The father-daughter duo walk down the ramp and enter the ring. Keith steps back and lets Alyssa stand in the spotlight. Alyssa looks up to the ceiling, symbolically look up to her mentor wherever he may be. Alyssa holds the titles high while staring into the sky.


The match begins with Alyssa Daniels and Ryan Gates. Gates approaches Alyssa and wipes fake tears from his eyes. Alyssa slaps him in the face and then hits him with a knee to the gut and then hits him with a bunch of body kicks. Gates staggers back into the corner and Alyssa rushes him with a flying forearm to the face. Gates staggers out of the corner and Alyssa drops him with the Livewire lariat out of nowhere. Gates is rocked and Alyssa flies into the cover.

Thad Balk: You have to believe that Alyssa Daniels is fighting with double the power this evening.

Filth Murphy: Agreed.

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Gates kicks out and rolls backward to his corner, he looks completely surprised. Miguel Villalobos reaches out and blind tags Gates. Villalobos enters the ring and stomps toward Alyssa. Alyssa charges at Villalobos but he gets her up in a fireman’s carry. Alyssa slips behind him and hits him with a basement dropkick to the back of the knee. Alyssa charges and hits the ropes and then comes back with a shining wizard to Villalobos’ face. Villalobos rolls backward out of the ring and regroups with Cheyenne Black on the outside.

Thad Balk: The Enigma Protocol can not seem to figure Alyssa Daniels out here tonight. She is a house of fire.

As Villalobos talks with Black, Alyssa charges and leaps over the top rope with a fosbury flop which takes out both Villalobos and Black. Alyssa gets Villalobos up and slides him into the ring. Alyssa gets up on to the apron and hits a springboard into the ring, looking for a hurricanranna but Villalobos holds her in the air and then dives, planting her with a powerbomb in the middle of the ring. Villalobos mounts Alyssa and hits her with a some hard shots to keep her down.

Filth Murphy: This man scares the shit out of me.

Thad Balk: It takes a man to admit something like that.

Villalobos gets Alyssa up and whips her into the Enigma Protocol corner. Villalobos charges in and nails her with a clothesline. Villalobos tags in Gates. Gates enters the ring as Villalobos lifts Alyssa up to the top rope. Alyssa is facing the crowd as Enigma Protocol climb up on either side of her and take her off of the top rope with a double back suplex. Alyssa is down and out as Gates stalks her. Black is screaming “Punish her.” on the outside and Gates looks poised to oblige.

Thad Balk: Cheyenne Black is quite the commander.

Gates stands Alyssa up and shoots her hard into a corner. Gates charges in with a stinger splash. Gates guides Alyssa out of the corner and she goes for a right hand but Gates ducks underneath it and puts her down with a big hang time German suplex. Gates drags her to his corner and tags Villalobos back in. Alyssa tries to dash to her corner but Gates holds her wrist and pulls her right into Shrodinger’s Cat (Dudley Death Drop)! Alyssa is down but Villalobos doesn’t pin.

Thad Balk: I do not understand this move. Why wouldn’t Villalobos pin?

Filth Murphy: Because they want to punish her. They don’t give a shit about her partner dying.

Villalobos stomps on Alyssa a few times but then lets her crawl toward her partner. Villalobos lets her get close but then stomps on the back of her knee. Villalobos then grabs Alyssa off the mat and lifts her up with an impressive deadlift German suplex! Alyssa lands with a thud and Villalobos drops to the mat beside her, getting in her face and laughing maniacally.

Thad Balk: The Enigma Protocol may be the most vile force in all of Elysium.

Los Lobos Loco lifts Alyssa’s head up by her hair and has her stare at her father across the ring. Villalobos yells “Ayúdame papá.” (Help me daddy). Villalobos laughs again and then starts smashing Alyssa’s face into the mat. Villalobos stands Alyssa up and whips her into the Enigma Protocol corner but Alyssa leaps and catches Gates with a dropkick that takes him off of the apron. Alyssa turns and charges at Villalobos and tries to leap over him but Villalobos catches her and plants her with another vicious powerbomb hard into the mat.

Filth Murphy: For all of her fire Alyssa is getting worn down by this pack of wolves. I liked Moss but she just doesn’t have want it takes. She’s too fucking green.

Thad Balk: I hate to agree with that sentiment but she is being broken down by these two men.

Villalobos puts his boot on the back of Alyssa’s neck and continues to taunt Keith. Villalobos gets Alyssa up and grabs her around the throat. Villalobos lifts Alyssa up for the Ay Dios Mio (Chokebomb) but Alyssa slips out of it and blasts Villalobos with a super kick. Alyssa then dives and makes the tag to her father Keith, Manchester fucking explodes.

Thad Balk: The Dangerous One is finally in this match up!

Filth Murphy: That’s a stupid name!

Thad Balk: Tell him that.

Filth Murphy: No.

Keith enters the ring and Villalobos makes the emergency tag to Gates. Gates rushes Keith and eats a big boot from The Dangerous One. Villalobos then charges at gets hit with a snap spinning powerslam. Gates rolls out of the ring and Keith gets Gates up. Keith lifts Gates up with a military press and holds him in the air for a few moments before dropping him into an over the shoulder powerslam.

Thad Balk: We have never seen Keith Daniels in Elysium but he has impressed me so far.

Filth Murphy: Whatever he’s a big gorilla. He’ll be gassed in no time.

Thad Balk: We shall see.

Keith gets Gates back up and hits him with a belly to belly suplex that sends Gates across nearly the entire length of the ring. Gates gets up and tries to rally in the corner but Keith runs and spears the everloving shit out of him. Keith gets Gates up and drags him toward the Daniels’ corner and tags in Alyssa. Keith gets Gates up for a powerbomb and Alyssa comes off of the top rope with double knees to Gates’ chest as Keith drops him with the powerbomb. Alyssa covers.

Thad Balk: What a huge double team! Father and daughter are bringing the fight to the Enigma Protocol.

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Filth Murphy: But it wasn’t enough! Nothing they do will be!

Villalobos enters the ring to break up the fall and Manchester is not super stoked about it. Keith answers that but charging and spearing Villalobos through the ropes to the outside. Both men land in a heap. In the ring Alyssa stands and Manchester is firmly behind her. Gates gets up and goes for another German suplex but Alyssa does a full back flip and lands on her feet. Alyssa runs and hits a springboard off of the middle rope, taking Gates down with a moonsault.

Thad Balk: Alyssa Daniels will not be denied here tonight. The power of Kevin Moss is with her.

Alyssa mounts Gates and goes right into the ground and pound. Gates covers up and bucks Alyssa off. Gates stands and Alyssa rushes him with a shotgun drop kick that sends Gates flying into a corner. Alyssa follows gates in and hits him with some big body kicks. Gates throws a punch and Alyssa grabs his arm and throws her body back, locking Gates firmly in a kimura! Gates lets out in pain as Alyssa wrenches on it as well as she can. Manchester is chanting “Tap!” as Alyssa wrenches with all that she has.

Thad Balk: This could be it! This is for her mentor!

Filth Murphy: Stay alive Gates! Don’t let a dead guy break you.

Just when it looks like Gates is about to tap, Black puts his boot on the bottom rope from the outside. Black yells at the referee, who sees this and tells Alyssa to break the hold. Alyssa obliges and Gates takes refuge in the corner. Gates is seated in the corner when Alyssa charges in for a cannonball but Gates moves out of the way at the last second which sees Alyssa crash and burn.

Thad Balk: This is the opportunity that Gates needed. He needs to tag.

Gates gets Alyssa up and nails her with a spin kick to the head. Gates then applies a front face lock and he takes Alyssa over with a snap suplex. Alyssa is able to quickly get back up but Gates steps off of the middle rope and smashes Alyssa with a springboard clothesline. With Alyssa down on the ground Gates takes two steps forward and nails the Heart of Infinity with a standing shooting star press. Alyssa is down and Gates covers.

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Thad Balk: Say what you will about him as a person but Ryan Gates is impressive.

Filth Murphy: Duh!

Alyssa kicks out. On the outside we see that Villalobos and Keith are fighting back and forth. Keith goes for his Livewire but Villalobos ducks it, lifts Keith up and sends him right through the announce table with a back suplex! The table explodes as Keith hits it and all of the air is sucked out of the arena. In the ring Alyssa sees her dad take this move and gets up. She wildly throws a forearm at Gates and Gates moves out of the way which causes Alyssa to drop the referee!

Filth Murphy: Just like Moss at Daybreak, Keith is done for.

Thad Balk: The referee is down and you know that this spells trouble for The Daniels.

With the referee down Villalobos sees his opportunity to enter the ring. Villalobos takes Alyssa down with a chop block then with Gates he starts stomping on her. Villalobos gets Alyssa up and ties her arms behind her. Gates backs up, measures The Heart of Infinity and then cracks her right in the jaw with his Out of the Shadows superkick. Alyssa drops and Enigma Protocol are in complete control.

Filth Murphy: Well it was a sweet gesture, trying to win for ol’ Moss but you came up against an otherworldly evil here tonight.

Villalobos whips Alyssa right into Gates who puts her down with a Lou Thesz press. Gates smashes Alyssa with a series of elbows and then stands her up. Gates sends Alyssa into the ropes and on her return Enigma Protocol hit her with a double hip toss but they catch her and then they plant her with a double high impact slam. Villalobos then moves on the referee and tries to get him up but on the outside Keith is up to his feet.

Filth Murphy: Uh oh.

Thad Balk: Father does not look happy.

Villalobos gets the referee up and then takes his place on the apron. Gates stands Alyssa up but Keith is back up on the apron in his corner. Alyssa sees this and it stirs something deep within her. Alyssa grabs the back of Gates’ head and treats him to some huge muay thai knees to the face. Gates tries to get away but Alyssa is not letting go. Alyssa hits Gates with a final knee and then hits the ropes, comes back, and plants Gates with a sling blade!

Thad Balk: Alyssa Daniels needs to tag her father. This is her opportunity.

Filth Murphy: Cheyenne! Do something!

Manchester is with the Daniels’ team as Alyssa crawls toward her corner. Gates is doing the same on the other side of the ring but Alyssa tags Keith first. Gates makes the tag to Villalobos and Villalobos just gets through the ropes when Keith destroys him in the corner with a clothesline. Villalobos staggers out of the corner right into the Final Verdict (Fireman’s Carry into a Brainbuster). Villalobos is down but Gates jumps Keith before Keith can capitalize.

Thad Balk: This could be it! For Kevin Moss!

Gates charges across the ring and hits Alyssa out of the corner. Gates then gets back into his corner and begs for Villlalobos to make the tag. Villalobos does but Keith is right behind him. Villalobos hits Keith with an undetected low blow and Villalobos sets Keith up for a vertebreaker. Gates climbs to the top rope and Enigma Protocol nail The Paradox Solution (Cop Killa/Ghetto Stomp). Gates covers and Alyssa tries to enter the ring to break up the fall but Black holds her leg from the outside. The referee counts.

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Robin O'Ryan: Here are your winners and new Elysium Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions, Miguel Villalobos and Ryan Gates, The Enigma Protocol!

“Insanity Syndrome” by The Enigma TNG cues up and Enigma Protocol are presented with the Tag Team Titles. They quickly exit the ring as Alyssa enters to check on her father. Villalobos, Gates, and Black stand on the ramp with the titles held high. Gates stares at Alyssa and mocks tears once again. Manchester is ready to fucking riot and Enigma Protocol have become the most hated people in all of Elysium. Alyssa knees beside her father in the ring, devastated.

Robin O'Ryan: The following contest is a three stages of hell match and it is for the Elysium Pro Wrestling World Championship. The first fall will be a standard singles match. The second fall will be a bull rope match. If necessary the final fall with be an unsanctioned match. Everything is legal, there must be a winner.

The lights vanish. The crowd is on their feet, wondering what is going on.


Robin O'Ryan: Introducing first, the challenger, from Silent Hill, weighing in at 265lbs., representing the Badd Breed, he is “The Weapon of Human Design” Erik Holland!

After a few long moments, a pulsating and punishing salvo of Fear Factory's guitars and drums assault every one of our senses, with strobe lights blazing in time in red and white. We can see the silhouette of Erik Holland on the top of the stage, pacing back and forth, shaking his head, arguing with himself, tugging at his hair, generally just working himself and the crowd into a frenzy before he stomps toward the ring at an accelerated pace.


The strobes stop and explode into a cacophony of red and white searchlights as Erik Holland is seen fully now, yelling about what violent things he's going to do as he bounces from one side of the entrance ramp to the other, pinging off the crowd like a pinball.


He arrives at ringside and circles the ring one and a half times before jumping on the apron facing the hard camera, staring out to the vast expanse in a crouch before he ducks through the ropes into the ring. Heading to one turnbuckle, he hops up on the second rope and throws his arms out to welcome the roars of the crowd.

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Erik is now seen slumping in the corner, back against the second pad and ass on the mat, glowering up at the camera from behind his entrance mask. He reaches up and peels the mask off, yelling something we can't hear over the music and cheering at the cameraman before he slings the mask into the crowd and pulls himself up onto his feet with help from the ropes, ready to begin the match.

Robin O'Ryan: Introducing second...

We spoke of was and when 

Although I wasn't there 

He said I was his friend ★

Robin O'Ryan: ...from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, weighing in at 232lbs., he is the Elysium Pro Wrestling World Champion, “The Edge of Reality” SHIDO!

SHIDO spreads his arms out for a moment, tilting his head back up. When his arms fall, his head falls, and he stands in the center of the spotlight, of his own reality. From there, SHIDO, the enigmatic figure that he is, readies himself for what is to come.


The bell sounds and the two men walk to the center of the ring. There is a momentary stare down before Holland goes for a forearm smash but SHIDO slides under it, gets behind Holland and smacks the challenger in the back of the head. The shot switches to in front of Holland, Holland is in focus and is fuming as SHIDO stands behind him, leaning leisurely against the ropes. Holland turns and charges at the champion, looking for a bicycle kick but SHIDO moves and Holland gets caught up on the top rope.

Filth Murphy: If you don’t think that SHIDO has Holland well scouted then you are nuts.

Thad Balk: This is their third encounter and it will be their last for some time. You know that both men have done their homework.

SHIDO starts hitting Holland’s right leg with a serious of big kicks in an attempt to knot up the challenger’s quad. SHIDO then smashes Holland in the mush with a hook kick and Holland drops. SHIDO mounts The Weapon of Human Design and grabs his face causing Holland to pucker up. SHIDO leans in close and wags his finger in Holland’s face. SHIDO then stands and drops a hard stomp onto the challenger’s face. SHIDO then rolls backward and stays on his knees, staring at Holland who is writhing in agony.

Filth Murphy: And here are the mindgames. I love when he does this shit.

Thad Balk: Then you are the only one.

Holland gets up and SHIDO charges but slides behind Holland. Holland turns and SHIDO goes for a dropkick but Holland swats it away. SHIDO gets right back up but eats a pump kick to the face which sends SHIDO reeling backward into the corner. Holland charges in and catches SHIDO with a knee strike that keeps the champion subdued in the corner. Holland lifts SHIDO up and seats him on the top rope. Holland gets up onto the second rope and takes SHIDO off of the top with a capture suplex that gets Manchester on their feet!

Thad Balk: That was a gamechanging move!

The Weapon of Human Design stalks the champion. SHIDO gets up to all fours and Holland hits SHIDO with a running knee strike to the side of the head. Holland mounts SHIDO and starts feeding him some hard forearms to the face. Once Holland feels that SHIDO is full Holland gets the champion up and shoots him into the ropes. On SHIDO return Holland takes him up and then swiftly down to the mat with a heavy Samoan drop. SHIDO is laid right out and Holland covers.

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The champion is able to kick out and then quickly rolls onto his stomach in order to avoid being pinned. Great ring awareness. Holland grabs SHIDO by the head but SHIDO lurches forward and drives his head right into Holland’s mid-section. SHIDO then pops up and introduces Holland’s chin to his knee. Holland staggers backward but hits the ropes and charges forward only for SHIDO to pop him up and blast him with the Cadence and Cascade (Pop Up Knee Strike). Holland is out and SHIDO takes a moment to assess the situation.

Thad Balk: I will say this for SHIDO, he does not rush into things.

Filth Murphy: Oh he takes his time. Because he’s awesome. He’s a God.

Thad Balk: There is only one God Filth and I do not think he dresses like that.

SHIDO uses this opportunity to survey what could be done. Holland looked to roll over but SHIDO runs and hits him with a big running senton. SHIDO then gets Holland up and toe kicks him in the mid-section. SHIDO collects Holland’s arms, lifts him up and drops him with a double underhook backbreaker. Holland immediately sits back up out of instinct but SHIDO charges and nails Holland with a sliding lariat. SHIDO then covers, laying the entirety of his body across Hollands. The ref counts and SHIDO sticks out his tongue.

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Holland kicks out and SHIDO does not look deterred. Holland gets up and SHIDO hits him with a hard knife edge chop. Holland staggers back and SHIDO hits him with another one. SHIDO hits a third knife edge chop and then hits the ropes. SHIDO looks for the Misfit Love (Sling Blade) but Holland ducks under it. SHIDO turns around just in time to eat Holland’s Plan 9 From Outer Space (Superman Punch) SHIDO drops and appears to be completely out. Holland calls for the end.

Thad Balk: This could be it for the first fall. Holland could take the early lead.

Holland gets SHIDO up and doubles him over. Holland gathers SHIDO’s arms in a butterfly and goes for the Project: GABRIEL (Pedigree) but SHIDO drops, slides behind Holland and takes him down with a chop block to the right leg (which he attacked earlier). Holland drops to one knee and SHIDO grabs him from behind with a half nelson and then tosses Holland backward with a half nelson suplex. Holland lands right on his neck and then rolls backward up to a knee only to eat a shining wizard which puts him down.

Thad Balk: Erik Holland landed right on his neck!

Filth Murphy: Let’s hope it’s broken.

Thad Balk: Let’s hope that it is not.

SHIDO switches attention from Holland’s right leg. SHIDO sees that Holland is favouring his neck so the Edge of Reality immediately starts stomping on Holland’s neck. SHIDO drops a knee into Holland’s lower back and then digs it in while applying a modified camel clutch. SHIDO wrenches back as hard as he can while Holland lets out in pain. Knowing that Holland isn’t going to submit, SHIDO releases the hold but drops one final knee onto the back of Holland’s neck.

Filth Murphy: Work one body part. Why didn’t I ever think of that?

SHIDO knows that the end is nigh and he gets Holland up. SHIDO sets Holland up for the Bloodstained Love Story (Wrist Clutch Exploder) but Holland breaks free and hits SHIDO with a pump kick. SHIDO falls backward into the ropes and then stumbles forward right into the Driller Killer (Short-arm lift into a sitout powerbomb)! SHIDO is laid out and Holland calls for the end.

Filth Murphy: He needs to quit calling stuff. SHIDO can hear him!

Thad Balk: It may not matter. The first World Champion is ready to take this first fall.

Holland takes hold of SHIDO and sits him up on the top rope. Holland stacks SHIDO up and is looking for the Project: GABRIEL from the top rope but SHIDO fights out of it, positions Holland and then leaps off of the top rope with a backdrop driver! Holland lands right on his neck but SHIDO is quick enough to transition into the Era Vulgaris! As much as it kills him, Holland has no choice but to submit.

Robin O'Ryan: Here is your winner of the first fall, SHIDO!

SHIDO holds Holland in the hold as long as he can until the referee forces him off. SHIDO is backed into a corner and then moves to check on Holland. Another referee enters the ring with the bull rope. The first referee is shoved away by Holland and the second referee approaches him and attaches the bull rope to his wrist. The first referee stands between the two men as the second referee attaches the bull rope to SHIDO’s wrist. The second referee leaves the ring and the first referee gives the competitors the go ahead.

Thad Balk: Here we go. Fall number two, a bull rope match.

Filth Murphy: Do they have to hog tie the other guy to win?

Thad Balk: They must touch all four corners without interruption.

Filth Murphy: Right. Wrestling.

Holland yanks the rope and SHIDO stumbles forward right into a pump kick from Holland. Holland keeps SHIDO down with some big stomps. Holland doubles the rope over and starts whipping SHIDO with the rope. Over and over again, Holland is a man possessed. The welts start instantly forming on SHIDO’s back and then Holland wraps the rope around SHIDO’s neck and wrenches backward. Holland lifts SHIDO up to his feet using the rope and then wraps the rope around his fist.

Thad Balk: Holland is wrapping that rope around his fist and has evil things on his mind.

Filth Murphy: Why do the fans like this psycho and not our God?

Thad Balk: Because Erik Holland is a warrior and they respect that. It is difficult to respect and support someone who claims that they are a God.

Holland measures SHIDO and punches him in the face with the rope around his wrist. SHIDO staggers back but Holland pulls him forward with the rope and punches SHIDO in the face again which opens SHIDO up. SHIDO drops to his knees and the camera gets a close up shot of SHIDO’s forehead and it is busted open. Holland yanks SHIDO up to his feet and lifts him up for a powerbomb. Holland runs forward and powerbombs SHIDO into the corner and then pulls him in for a sitout powerbomb.

Thad Balk: Holland is masterfully using that rope to his advantage.

The Weapon of Human Design has SHIDO down and then walks over to one turnbuckle and touches it. Holland then walks to another corner and touches it. Holland drags SHIDO over to the third corner and touches it. Holland then turns and wraps the rope around SHIDO’s neck, then marches toward the fourth corner, dragging SHIDO. Holland is about to tap the final turnbuckle when SHIDO pops up, runs forward and essentially lassos Holland’s neck. SHIDO then puts his back to Holland’s and wrenches with all of his might which flips Holland over his back. Holland lands on his knees and SHIDO knees him as hard as ever right in the face.

Filth Murphy: What’s a psycho to a God? Ha!

Thad Balk: You are quite the wordsmith…

Filth Murphy: My name isn’t Smith.

SHIDO reaches his hand back and smacks the top rope. SHIDO then darts to the other side of the ring and taps the second turnbuckle. As he goes for the third Holland stands up and yanks SHIDO toward him right into The Toxic Avenger out of nowhere! The camera closes in on SHIDO’s face, he is laying on his back, bloodied and staring up at the lights with a blank expression. Holland drops to a knee, holding his neck and takes a moment to recover.

Thad Balk: Erik Holland has really done a number one SHIDO. I thought the Cage of Death was brutal but this contest has been something else so far.

Instead of going to touch the buckles, Holland starts whipping SHIDO’s back again which turns his welts into small slices on his back. Holland does this a dozen times before wrapping his fist in the rope again. Holland mounts SHIDO and hits him with a flurry of hard shots to the head, opening the cut on SHIDO’s forehead up as wide as possible. Holland wipes some of the blood from SHIDO’s forehead and then slaps him in the face with it.

Filth Murphy: Again, why do people like this dude? That was some evil shit.

Thad Balk: Not the most sportsmanlike but this is a blood feud.

Filth Murphy: Still rude.

Holland marches to a corner and taps it. He then hits the second and moves for the third. SHIDO starts to stir as Holland slaps the third turnbuckle. As Holland is going for the fourth he can sense that SHIDO is getting up, behind him. SHIDO darts forward and Holland turns just in time to send him over the top rope. Holland then wraps the rope around SHIDO’s neck from behind and kicks him in the back of the knee through the ropes. Holland does this a few times until SHIDO slips off of the apron and Holland is holding him by the neck, by the rope!

Thad Balk: He is hanging him! Erik Holland is hanging SHIDO!

Filth Murphy: Come on ref this has to be illegal!

SHIDO reaches back and he’s fighting to claw at Holland but Holland is supporting his weight. Holland guts it out and walks toward the corner. SHIDO is turning blue as Holland taps the final corner and releases the champion. SHIDO drops to the outside.

Robin O'Ryan: Here is your winner of the second fall, Erik Holland!

The second referee on the outside releases SHIDO from the bull rope and checks on him. The champion is a fucking mess. His back is covered in bloody welts, his face is covered in blood and he has severe rope burns around his neck. In the ring Holland is released from the bull rope. The first referee checks on Holland and the challenger simply says, “Start the fucking match.”

Thad Balk: This is it ladies and gentlemen. The final fall. Whomever wins this Unsanctioned Match will be the World Champion and the loser will not be able to challenge again until the title changes hands.

Filth Murphy: It’s God-Time!

Thad Balk: Please never say that again.

The referee on the outside signals to the referee in the ring and the competitors are given the go ahead. Holland stands and hits the opposing ropes and then dives through the ropes and lands on SHIDO in a heap on the outside with a big man suicide dive. Holland has fire in his eyes as he gets SHIDO up and beales him into the guardrail. Holland gets SHIDO up and beales him into the opposing guardrail. Holland gets SHIDO up one more time and plants him with a second Toxic Avenger on the ring apron.

Thad Balk: Toxic Avenger! Holland could end this right now.

Filth Murphy: And yet he is moving away from the ring. What the hell is wrong with this idiot?

Holland stands SHIDO up and walks him up the ramp, feeding him punches to the forehead the entire time. They reach the top of the ramp and Holland sends SHIDO face first into the metal stage set up. Holland smashes SHIDO’s face into the set a half dozen times before he plants him with a discus lariat. Holland then turns to the side of the stage and sees the production area which sits a few feet below the stage. Holland’s eyes light up with inspiration.

Thad Balk: Holland needs to focus on the match! He cannot think about revenge right now.

Filth Murphy: I knew it. He’s gonna blow it.

Holland leads SHIDO over to the edge of the stage but SHIDO hits him with a hard knee to the gut. SHIDO then puts some space between himself and Holland. Holland is teetering on the edge of the stage when SHIDO runs and looks for Misfit Love (Sling Blade) but Holland catches him and sets him up for a capture suplex. SHIDO hits Holland with a series of elbows to the side of the head and breaks the hold. SHIDO then smashes Holland with a short arm lariat that puts both competitors down.

Thad Balk: This is a war. An absolute war.

The shot closes in on both men laying at the top of the entrance ramp. SHIDO is the first one up and he drags Holland away from the edge and more toward the tron. SHIDO looks up and quickly begins climbing up onto the tron. The crowd in Manchester get their phones ready as SHIDO climbs up about fifteen to twenty feet. Holland stands and SHIDO leaps backward with a moonsault from the tron and he lands perfectly on Holland. Both men are down and Manchester is on their feet.

Thad Balk: Oh my! SHIDO just hit a moonsault from the tron! Both men are down!

Filth Murphy: The God fell to Earth and killed the… the… the guy who doesn’t believe in God!

Thad Balk: A heathen?

Filth Murphy: A what now?

Both referees are checking on the competitors now. They are down and out. SHIDO slowly crawls away from Holland and Holland begins to get up, but his bell is rung. Holland is near the edge of the stage now and SHIDO is up. SHIDO charges at Holland but at the last second Holland paint brushes him with a slap that drops the champion. SHIDO rallies back up and charges again but Holland lifts him up with a press! Holland steps forward to the edge of the stage.

Thad Balk: No Holland do not do this!

Filth Murphy: Seriously don’t!

SHIDO tries to fight but Holland tosses him off of the stage right through two tables and the soundboard. Sparks flare up and SHIDO lays in a heap. The referees run to check on SHIDO as Holland drops to a knee and stares down at his rival. The referees check on SHIDO who lays in the rubble of the broken tables. Holland then stirs and climbs down into the production area and marches toward the champion.

Thad Balk: This needs to end. Now. I understand the hatred that these two men have for one another but it needs to end. They are going to kill each other.

Holland grabs SHIDO by the wrist and starts dragging him toward the ring. SHIDO puts the brakes on by grabbing the guard rail so Holland turns and kicks him in the side of the head. Holland then gets SHIDO up and lifts him up onto his shoulders in a fireman’s carry. Holland marches toward the ring and when they reach ringside SHIDO slips out of Holland’s grasp. SHIDO shoves Holland forward and Holland’s face smashes into the ring post. SHIDO then darts forward and dropkicks Holland in the back of the neck, sending his face into the ring post a second time.

SHIDO needs a moment to recover as he is a fucking mess. Holland is in better shape, he stands but is favoring his neck. Holland moves toward SHIDO but the champion gets up, runs and hits Holland with Misfit Love (Sling Blade) but Holland’s neck lands right on the edge of the ring steps! Holland is down but SHIDO gets him up and rolls him into the ring immediately. SHIDO rolls into the ring but his knees buckle and he is down, the champion is busted up internally.

Thad Balk: This is an unsanctioned contest. I understand that. But these are the two top wrestlers in this company and their careers are being significantly shortened right now.

Filth Murphy: They want the strap.

Thad Balk: They want to end each other’s career!

Both men are down in the ring and a “This is awesome!” chant starts up in Manchester. The chant is deafening. SHIDO stands and looks like he just got out of a car wreck. SHIDO walks toward Holland and is pretty much hobbling. Holland stands and meets SHIDO, the two engage in the most sloppy, exhausted collar and elbow tie up that you’ve ever seen. They then start trading blows back and forth. Holland hits SHIDO with a forearm that rocks the champion but SHIDO fires back with a rising knee to the chin. Holland then grabs the back of SHIDO’s head and smashes him with a head butt that drops both of them.

Thad Balk: What a vile sound!

Champion and challenger lay on the mat, the referee can’t do anything to stop this match. “Fight forever!” chants start up. They lay there for what seems like an eternity before Holland sits up. He grasps his neck but is able to get up to his feet. SHIDO crawls to the corner for refuge and Holland marches in on him. SHIDO throws out a kick to the right quad which drops Holland. SHIDO then hoists himself up to the second rope and leaps off with a blockbuster that puts Holland down. SHIDO covers.

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Filth Murphy: Come the fuck on ref!

Holland kicks out at the last second which earns a monster pop from Manchester. The man doesn’t often show emotion but SHIDO looks frustrated and exhausted. SHIDO rolls over and mounts the challenger. He starts hitting him with big shots but Holland is able to cover up! Holland bucks SHIDO off and then stands up. SHIDO rushes Holland and Holland hits him with a gut punch. Holland hits him with a forearm smashes, then hits him with a chop, then turns him inside out with a lariat.

Thad Balk: Big combo from Holland. He is giving this everything he has.

Filth Murphy: Even I am starting to respect this clownshoe!

The Weapon of Human Design stands SHIDO up and sets him up for The Toxic Avenger. Just as Holland goes to drop him with it SHIDO does a full front flip and lands on his feet. SHIDO turns and hits a hard kick to Holland’s right quad and then goes for the Bloodstained Love Story but Holland turns it into a ddt. Both men are down again and the audience seems as exhausted as the wrestlers.

Thad Balk: What is it going to take? What do they have to do?

Both men get up to their knees and start exchanging rights and lefts. Holland lets out a roar and head butts SHIDO again. SHIDO turns and Holland back racks him across all of the cuts on SHIDO’s back. Holland spins SHIDO back around and goes for Project: GABRIEL but SHIDO drops to a knee, then jumps up and knees Holland in the chin. SHIDO quickly plants him with a Bloodstained Love Story and Holland lands right on his neck but SHIDO isn’t done. SHIDO gets Holland up and plants him with a second Bloodstained Love Story. SHIDO covers, hooking the leg.

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Robin O'Ryan: Here is your winner of the third fall, the winner of the match, and still Elysium Pro Wrestling World Champion, “The Edge of Reality” SHIDO!

“The Man Who Stole The World” by Midge Ure cues up but there is no celebration. Both men are down in the middle of the ring and EMTs are flooding the ringside area. Two stretchers are ringside and both men are placed on backboards.

Thad Balk: What a contest! These two competitors have been warring for months and tonight we saw the culmination of their hatred for each other. The greatest rivalry in Elysium thus far is now at an end. SHIDO is still champion but these two have solidified their status as the heart and soul of Elysium Pro Wrestling.

Filth Murphy: As a wrestler I have insane respect for what these two dudes just went through. This was a fucking war to end all wars and I need a fucking cigarette. Damn that was something.

Thad Balk: I may have to join you. For all of us here at Elysium Pro Wrestling, my name is Thaddeus Balk and for Filth Murphy we say to you goodnight from Manchester and Cataclysm.

Both men are now loaded onto stretchers. Holland is being taken up the ramp first, with SHIDO following but the referee lays the World Championship across SHIDO’s mid-section and the scene cuts.