Wideawake - September 10th, 2017 [Results]

[Singles Match]

Robin O'Ryan: The following contest is schedule for one fall and it is the first quarter final match in the Wideawake Tournament.

The lights in the arena go from green and gold as "The Richest Man In Babylon" by Thievery Corporation hits the speakers. Jeremy Starling walks out from behind the curtain to a wall of boos and jeers from the audience. Jeremy pauses at the top and sneers at the audience shaking his head. After a moment, he walks down to the ring, making sure to avoid the audience members reaching out to touch him. He walks up the steps and enters the ring without fanfare even as the audience continues its assault of boos. In the ring, Jeremy's sneer becomes a smirk as he indicates to his body and mouths "Living Greatness, Born Better." As his music fades he moves to his corner.

Robin O'Ryan: Introducing first from Malibu, California, weighing in at 211lbs., “Living Greatness” Jeremy Starling!

The lights go out as a red spotlight flashes down on the entrance area. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata begins to play over the PA system and a body steps out onto the entrance ramp. Kenzi Grey, the sexiest valet in the history of all sporting events, is wearing a #TeamKickass t-shirt and stands in the spotlight for a moment, but then moves out of the way and gestures for a figure in a hooded robe to take her place as the guitars hit. Kenzi pulls back the hood to the the bright white face and red eyes of the Red Queen. They make their way down the isle with the red spotlight following them as the rest of the arena stays dark. When they come to the ring, the two slide underneath the ropes and upon standing, Kenzi and Sarah stands nose to nose. Kenzi helps Sarah remove her robe to show the black skin-tight bodysuit beneath with the figure of a large firebird in flight on the back.

Robin O'Ryan: Introducing second hailing from Lacklanland, weighing in at 143lbs., being accompanied by Kenzi Grey, “The Red Queen” Sarah Lacklan!


Lacklan rushes Starling but Starling throws his body through the ropes and the referee intervenes before Lacklan can make contact. Starling yells “Back her up!” to the ref and the ref obliges. The ref turns his back to Starling and instructs Lacklan to back up. When Lackland does so, Starling reaches over Lacklan and pokes her in the eye.

Finale: Nice! It’s moves like that that keep rich boys rich. Starling knows what is at stake and he knows what he has to do to win.

Thad Balk: A great way to begin Elysium’s first ever match. I do not think that this is what Godless had in mind.

Finale: It is exactly what he had in mind. He wants people to fight with desire with a “by any means necessary” mentality. That’s what Starling is showing here Balk.

Starling peppers Lacklan with a couple of of strikes and then hits the ropes and floors Lacklan with a clothesline. Lacklan gets up to her feet and from behind Starling runs and plants her with a bulldog. Lacklan then takes refuge in the corner.

Thad Balk: Both of these competitors are in their first year of competition but Godless saw something in both of them. Lacklan is being run over right now and it makes me wonder just what your brother saw in her.

Finale: Give it time Balk. This tournament is a marathon, not a sprint. One has to pace themselves, to look for opportunities.

Starling moves towards the corner and starts hitting Lacklan with some mudhole stomps. Once Lacklan is sufficiently worn down Starling walks away and plays to the crowd yelling “That’s what happens when you are born better!”. While Starling is playing to the audience, soaking up their boos Lacklan pulls herself up to her feet.

Finale: I don’t want to sound like a bitch but that look in Lacklan’s eyes is giving me the creeps. I think starling is in for it Balk.

Thad Balk: It’s startling to say the least. Add to that, Starling is completely unaware.

Starling turns around just in time to eat a spinning heel kick from Lacklan. Starling drops but pops right back up only to get hit with a flurry of palm strikes to the chest that back him into the corner. Lacklan back peddles and then runs in and hits Starling with a running high knee to the chin.

Thad Balk: Those legs of Lacklan are lethal weapons. The power that she can generate is otherworldly!

The man who calls himself “Living Greatness” goes to move out of the corner but Lacklan hits him with a dropkick that sends him right back where he was. Lacklan then starts laying into Starling with hard kicks in the corner, each harder than the one that came before it.

Finale: You weren’t kidding Balk. Those are bone breakers! She is quite literally fucking Starling up right now and Chicago is about it.

The last kick that Starling ate seemed to have woken him up as he lurches forward with a sloppy right hook. Lacklan evades it and catches Starling in a chicken wing! Lacklan wrestles Starling to the ground and locks in the body scissors.

Thad Balk: A quick move but I don’t think she has all of it Finale.

Finale: Nope she doesn’t. That and she is too close to the ropes. That’s the mark of inexperience. Maybe she’ll learn from this mistake. If she doesn’t then she isn’t fit to be here.

Starling and Lacklan are too close to the ropes and Starling gets his feet on the bottom rope to break the hold almost immediately. The two pop back up fairly quickly but Starling catches Lacklan with a spinning backhand to the face. Lacklan drops to the mat.

Finale: Holy shit! Starling just dropped Lacklan with a back hand. I think he’s a little fed up with her Balk.

Thad Balk: That is not going to sit well with The Red Queen.

Finale: This isn’t fucking ballet. Lacklan probably knows that but maybe she was just reminded.

Lacklan holds her mouth and looks up at Starling with a rage filled glare, her red eyes staring a hole right through him. Lacklan spits a glob of blood on the mat and rushes Starling with a double leg takedown. Lacklan mounts Starling and starts hitting him with some brutal rights and lefts.

Finale: There is the fire! This is the Red Queen that I wanted to see Balk.

Thad Balk: Starling can not cover up! Lacklan is taking him to task like a true professional.

Finale: She is all over this mother fucker!

The referee separates them and Lacklan backs up. Starling gets up to one knee and charges looking for a shining wizard. Starling ducks under it and Lacklan hits the opposing ropes. On Lacklan’s return Starling takes her over with a hip toss and she lands on her ass. Starling hits Lacklan with a hard soccer kick to the spine which causes some gasps from members of the audience.

Thad Balk: What a shot! It seems that Starling is also finished playing around.

Finale: It took long enough. Now we can see a real fucking fight.

Lacklan uses the ropes to pull herself up and then goes to rush Starling but he too charges and nails her with a sling blade! Starling covers as Lacklan is severely rocked.

Thad Balk: This could be it Finale!

1..

2!

KICKOUT!

Lacklan kicks out right at two and then rolls onto her stomach. Starling moves to get her up to her feet. Starling hits her with a boot to the mid-section and then attempts a DDT but Lacklan moves behind him and takes him over with a backdrop suplex!

Finale: Lacklan with a huge counter! Starling was dropped right on his god damn head!

Thad Balk: A pivotal moment in this contest for sure.

The two scramble to take hold of each other and Lacklan goes for one of her patented kicks but Starling catches it and then drops her with the Great Expectations! Lacklan is launched backwards and lands with a thud, holding her jaw but she knows enough to roll out of the ring.

Thad Balk: Great ring awareness from Lacklan. That could have been it if she had not rolled to the outside.

Finale: Look at Starling’s face! It’s like he just saw his dream of becoming Elysium World Champion hop on the last bus out of town!

Starling looks beside himself as Lacklan recovers on the floor, with Kenzi Grey trying to motivate her to get up. Starling sees this and charges hitting Grey with a baseball slide! Grey drops and Lacklan sees this. Lacklan stands and pulls Starling out of the ring.

Thad Balk: That was completely unnecessary! Kenzi Grey is Sarah Lacklan’s manager, she is not a contracted competitor.

Finale: But she is in the warzone. She is in no man’s land. If she didn’t think that something like that would happen eventually then she’s an idiot.

A fire has been lit in the Red Queen as she starts lighting Starling up with swift and brutal kicks. Starling tries to fight back with a clothesline but Lacklan catches him with a Fujiwara arm bar on the outside! The referee begins applying a ten count but Lacklan is possessed.

Finale: Holy fuck Balk! She’s going to rip his arm off.

Thad Balk: But that won’t win her the match!

Finale: If she breaks his arm and leaves him out there she could get the count out victory and advance in the tournament.

Thad Balk: That is not an honorable victory.

Finale: This is not about honor. This is about winning.

At seven Lacklan comes to her senses and lets go. Lacklan gets Starling up and slides him into the ring. When Lacklan gets up on the apron and goes to enter the ring Starling uses his good arm to grab Lacklan and take her over with a roll up! Starling gets his feet on the second rope for some leverage.

Finale: See? What honor do you see here Balk. This is what it takes.

1..

2..

KICKOUT!

At the last second Grey got to her feet on the outside and shoved Starling’s legs off of the rope, breaking the pin. The referee didn’t see any of it. Starling stood up and began screaming at Grey. This was the opportunity that Lacklan needed. Lacklan spins Starling around and smashes him with a sick right hook.

Thad Balk: She calls that one The Cop Killa!

Finale: Someone is going to get a cease and desist from Mexico for that one.

With Starling in a daze Lacklan gets him up and pulls his head backwards. Lacklan is primed to deliver The Abyss but Starling spins out of it and goes for the Living Greatness! At the last second Lacklan hits him with another sick right hook and then is able to plant him with The Abyss. Lacklan covers.

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2..

..3!


Robin O'Ryan: Here is your winner, “The Red Queen” Sarah Lacklan!

Lacklan gets her hand raised and Grey enters the ring to celebrate with her! Starling rolls out of the ring, holding the back of his head. Starling catches the gaze of both women in the ring and he mouths the words “This is not over.” before the scene cuts.

[Singles Match]

Robin O'Ryan: The following contest is schedule for one fall and it is the second quarter final match in the Wideawake Tournament.

The lights dim slowly as the opening beat to "Simply The Best" begins to play. The outline of a man can be seen as the lyrics kick in.


"The Best of You" begins to play as Jake Archer steps out, arms outstretched as he soaks in the (imagined) cheers. Archer begins to walk down the ramp, arms in the air in celebration. As he gets to ringside, Archer behind playing air guitar in time with the music. With a wild strum, Archer spins wildly before hopping onto the apron. Whipping himself into a frenzy, Archer leaps onto the turnbuckles before moonsaulting into the ring, a smile on his face.


Robin O'Ryan: Introducing first hailing from Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride in Disneyland, weighing in at 190lbs., “The G.O.A.T.” Jake Archer!

“The Thunder Rolls” by All That Remains cues up and “The Walking Disaster” REDD THUNDER stomps out onto the stage. THUNDER pauses for a moment at the top of the ramp and gives Chicago a moment to take him in. After a momentary consideration Chicago roars in approval of the massive man. THUNDER stomps to the ring and enters of the top rope.

Robin O'Ryan: Introducing second from the Foothills of Mount Olympus, weighing in at 405lbs., “The Walking Disaster” REDD THUNDER!


The two men walk to the center of the ring and THUNDER looks down at Archer. Archer goes to turn tail and run but THUNDER grabs him by the pony tail and pulls him back into an inverted reverse bear hug. THUNDER then slams Archer hard onto the mat.

Finale: This is the biggest mismatch I have ever seen. There is a weight difference of 215lbs. How is this fair?

Thad Balk: This is Elysium. Everyone faces everyone. There are no weight classes. You didn’t hear Sarah Lacklan complaining.

Finale: Yeah well she’s out of her fucking mind.

Archer gets back up and attempts to run away but THUNDER grabs him and tosses him overhead with a belly to belly suplex. Archer lands with a thud and has the wind knocked out of him. Archer tries to catch his breath but THUNDER is on top of him.

Thad Balk: Jake Archer is seemingly no match for REDD THUNDER. This one may be over before it starts Finale.

Finale: Jake Archer talks a big game. He believes that he’s The G.O.A.T. I imagine that the kid has some kind of plan. He just needs to create some space so that he can implement it.

THUNDER lifts Archer up with a gorilla press and walks around the ring with Archer held high. THUNDER then approaches the ropes and tosses Archer into the front row! Four audience members attempt to move out of the way but Archer crashes into all of them.

Thad Balk: Oh my God! Those people paid good money for those seats and now they might be seriously hurt.

Finale: Elysium - buy a ticket and become part of the show!

Thad Balk: And that is saying the very least!

THUNDER takes his time exiting the ring. When THUNDER finally approaches the area where Archer landed, Archer pops up and smashes THUNDER in the head with a chair! THUNDER just eats it so Archer smashes him again! And again! After six chair shots THUNDER finally falls backward and catches himself on the ring apron.

Thad Balk: That would normally be a disqualification but this is the Wideawake Tournament, this is for the Elysium World Championship. The referee is going to be more lenient than he would normally be.

Finale: As he should be. There is a lot on the line tonight. We can bend the rules for this tournament.

Thad Balk: Well it looks like that was the plan you were talking about from Jake Archer.

Archer tosses the chair onto the ground in front of THUNDER. With The Walking Disaster momentarily subdued Archer jumps up onto the barricade from the audience. THUNDER charges at him but Archer comes off of the barricade with a front flip facebuster onto the steel chair! THUNDER looks to be out so Archer climbs up to the apron, then to the top rope which breaks the referee’s count.

Thad Balk: Jake Archer has nasty intentions here.

Finale: If he can incapacitate REDD THUNDER on the outside of the ring then Archer can get the count out victory. Smart move. I like this kid.

Thad Balk: It may be the only chance he has.

Archer leaps off of the top rope and looks for a double foot stomp to the back of THUNDER’s head, on the chair. THUNDER moves out of the way at the last moment and Archer stomps onto the steel chair. Archer stands back up and THUNDER charges. Archer gets hit with a shoulder block that sends him flying backward into the barricade.

Thad Balk: The power of REDD THUNDER is off the charts! Jake Archer was just sent ten feet in the air across ringside!

Finale: REDD THUNDER is an absolute freak. This match-up should have never happened.

Thad Balk: I’m sure that Jake Archer is thinking the same thing.

Archer is dazed and THUNDER is pissed. THUNDER slightly rolls into the ring to break the count and then stomps toward Archer. Archer tries to leap over the barricade to escape but the audience won’t let him. THUNDER grabs Archer and whips him hard into the steel steps! Archer hits them and flips over top, landing on the other side on his back.

Thad Balk: Jake Archer has managed to piss REDD THUNDER off. His plan has seemingly backfire.

THUNDER gets Archer up and rolls him into the ring. THUNDER takes a moment to get up on the apron and when he does Archer hits him with a dropkick! THUNDER holds onto the top rope so Archer hits him with another dropkick. THUNDER still holds on so finally Archer hits him with a pele kick that causes THUNDER top rope off of the apron but land on his feet.

Finale: Stay on top of him G.O.A.T.! It’s gonna take more than that to keep this big bastard down.

Thad Balk: Looks like Archer is aware, he is calling for something big here.

Archer points at THUNDER then hits the opposing ropes. Archer charges across the ring and dives over the top rope with a flipping senton, landing on top of THUNDER. THUNDER finally goes down but sits up with his back towards the steel steps.

Finale: He did it! The G.O.A.T. did it! The Walking Disaster is down!

Thad Balk: This is Jake Archer’s opportunity. He needs to make the most of it.

Finale: He’s The G.O.A.T.! Of course he will.

Archer picks up the steel chair and charges, he jumps and surfs in the air on the chair before he kicks it into THUNDER’s face! Archer does this two more times before rolling back into the ring. The referee is at a six count when THUNDER starts to stir. At eight THUNDER is up to his feet and at nine he is about to get in the ring when Archer drop kicks THUNDER in the face through the ropes.

Thad Balk: THUNDER can not answer the count and Jake Archer is still in the ring!

Finale: Holy fuck he’s going to do it!

Archer hangs onto the ropes and is technically still in the ring when the referee reaches the ten count and calls for the bell. Archer freaks out, like he just won the championship.


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

Archer jumps up and down celebrating but stops as soon as THUNDER enters the ring. THUNDER tries to grab Archer but Archer flees and runs up the ramp with his arms in the air. THUNDER is furious as his dreams of becoming Elysium World Champion are dead.

[Singles Match]

Robin O'Ryan: The following contest is schedule for one fall and it is the third quarter final match in the Wideawake Tournament.

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

THE NEXT STEP IN EVOLUTION IS A MACHINE

A MACHINE THAT CAN THINK [AND] FEEL

SURVIVING...IS [ALL] THAT WILL MATTER

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.

Sever mortality from existence

Disconnect the chains of fate

Disrupt and disobey

Disobey

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.

Disconnect and circuit break

Impulse to eliminate

ELIMINATE

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.

AM

A 

WEAPON

OF 

HUMAN

DESIGN

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 first from Silent Hill, weighing in at 265lbs., Erik Holland!

“Pretty Good at Drinking Beer” plays over the PA system as KEG makes his way out. He staggers around the floor, trying to find the entrance ramp, but realizes there isn't one. He then walks over to the front row of seats and sits down, grabbing a fan’s beer and draining the entire bottle. The fans around him cheer and pose for the camera as the time keeper now motions at KEG to get in the ring. In his inebriated state, KEG thought he was there to watch a match, not participate in one. But he finally rolls into the ring and pulls himself up with the ropes assistance as the bell sounds.

Robin O’Ryan: Introducing second from The Brewery, weighing in at 200lb., “The Brewchadore” KEG!


Holland stares a hole through KEG who is standing tall but also using all of his mental capacity to do so. KEG steps forward and approaches Holland. Holland doesn’t move. KEG stares at Holland for a moment before hitting him with a hard slap. Holland just eats it and then returns to staring at KEG. KEG hits him with another slap but Holland again just eats it.

Finale: Great. The world championship is at stake tonight and we are getting a slap fight.

Thad Balk: To be fair, Holland hasn’t thrown a slap yet.

KEG smiles and goes to hit Holland with a headbutt but Holland sidesteps him and guides KEG’s head right into the top turnbuckle. Holland keeps hold of KEG’s head and repeatedly smashes it into the top turnbuckle. Holland grabs KEG around the waist from behind and tosses him backwards with a release German suplex.

Thad Balk: Erik Holland was the first Elysium signee. I was with Godless when we were watching this kid’s tape and we both agreed that Holland is something special. And terrifying.

Finale: He’s talented. He’s intense. He has a decent upside. He’s not championship material.

KEG rolls backwards and gets up to one knee. KEG shakes his head and smiles before his expression changes and he roars before charging forward. KEG catches Holland with a spear that drives Holland into the corner. KEG hits Holland with a few quick shoulders thrusts to subdue Holland.

Finale: You know, I enjoy a cocktail from time to time but legitimately coming to the ring wasted is super fucking dangerous. You could be fighting for your life and you’re hammered. These fans are also complete idiots for supporting a drunk. I used to love Chicago but fuck me.

Thad Balk: KEG is a unique wrestler. That is all I’ll say.

KEG backs out of the corner and then charges looking for a KEGSPLASH but Holland moves out of the way and KEG crashes into the corner. Holland catches KEG with a pump kick to the back that sends KEG flying forward, face first into the middle turnbuckle.

Finale: I’ve been told that turnbuckle pad tastes much like dogshit.

Thad Balk: You were never sent into a turnbuckle face first?

Finale: My opponents never got in any offense against me.

Thad Balk: Riiight.

Holland charges forward and nails KEG with a running knee to the back of KEG’s head, sandwiching KEG’s head against the middle turnbuckle. KEG gets up and charges at Holland but is met with forearm smash to the face. KEG just smiles and asks for another.

Finale: I don’t like either of these fucking Nancys but my god do they hit hard.

Thad Balk: No disputing that. They can both throw their hands.

Holland obliges KEG’s request and hits him with a half dozen forearm smashes to the face. Holland then whips KEG into the ropes and on KEG’s return Holland catches him with a pump kick. KEG stumbles backwards and falls through the ropes but catches himself holding the top rope. KEG rebounds and comes back with the Last Call throat punch that drops Holland. KEG falls into a cover.

1..

2!

KICKOUT!

Thad Balk: Close call for Holland there.

Holland kicks out and KEG doesn’t seem surprised. KEG looks to get Holland up but KEG eats a gut punch. Holland then grabs the back of KEG’s head in a muay thai clinch. Holland starts hitting KEG with big knees to the face. Holland hits about a half dozen before he shoots KEG into the ropes and then plants him with a Samoan drop.

Finale: That’s cultural appropriation! Shame on you Holland.

Thad Balk: I don’t think that applies here…

Finale: That’s why you are part of the problem Balk.

As KEG recovers on the mat Holland exits the ring and quickly climbs to the top rope. KEG stands with his back to the corner and Holland leaps off of the top rope with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and plants KEG. Instead of pinning, Holland lets KEG get up and then immediately hits him with the Plan 9 From Outer Space punch! KEG drops and Holland covers.

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2..

!

Finale: I’m going to start calling Holland “The Big Dog” after that move.

Thad Balk: Call him whatever you want but that was effective, KEG is rattled Finale. Is he close to defeat here Finale?

Finale: If he was seeing double coming down to the ring then he is seeing quadruple now. I’d say that the end is nigh for this drunken clown.

KEG kicks out but Holland stays on him. Holland gets KEG to his feet and sends him hard into the corner. Holland follows that up with a running clothesline that snaps KEG’s head back. KEG stumbles out of the corner and walks right into a side Russian leg sweep.

Thad Balk: Holland is in complete control and KEG looks to be on his last legs.

Holland is in completely control as he gets KEG up and whips him (with authority) into the ropes. KEG comes running back and Holland goes for a spinebuster but KEG reverses into a tornado DDT. This gives KEG an opportunity to recover as Holland lays on the mat in a daze. The audience is on their feet for both men.

Finale: If KEG is going to try and rally back he is going to need to do it now.

Thad Balk: That move gave KEG some time. Holland is rocked and KEG needs to make a big play here, I agree.

KEG gets up and climbs to the top rope with his back to the ring. Holland is laying prone in front of the turnbuckle, not moving. KEG stands less-than-steady on the top rope but he flips backwards with a KEGSAULT but Holland rolls out of the way!

Finale: I’m surprised that KEG didn’t land on his fucking head.

Thad Balk: The actual result was not much better.

KEG does his best to recover but Holland gets KEG up and plants him with The Toxic Avenger! KEG lands on the mat in a heap and Holland covers.

1..

2..

..3!


Robin O’Ryan: Here is your winner, Erik Holland!

Holland gets his hand raised for a split second and then rips it away. Holland quickly exits the ring and stomps up the ramp looking onward to his next match.

Quarter Finals
[Singles Match]
Ashe Corvin vs. K-Remix

Robin O'Ryan: The following contest is schedule for one fall and it is the fourth quarter final match in the Wideawake Tournament.

The arena lights go out. “Church of Madness” by Inkubus Sukkubus starts to play. Ashe Corvin slowly makes his way out from the back. He is wearing a hooded cloak to the ring. He climbs onto the apron and looks out over the crowd. He throws his hood back, scowling at the crowd as they rain hate down onto him. He then enters the ring and climbs to the middle ropes in one corner and looks out over the crowd talking smack and smirking.

Ronin O’Ryan: Introducing first from Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 245lbs., “The King of Darkness” Ashe Corvin!

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

This is followed by the sound of a record scratching as a yell 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. He 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.

Robin O’Ryan: Introducing second from Detroit, Michigan, weighing in at 200lbs., “Swag King Supreme” K-Remix!


K-Remix steps forward right after the bell and walks right up to Corvin. K-Remix wiggles his fingers in Corvin’s direction saying “Scaaaary.” and the audience pops for it. Corvin responds with a throat punch that takes K-Remix off of his feet on onto his back.

Finale: That’s what you get you little shit. Ashe Corvin and I aren’t friends, we never will be but this guy has done it all in this industry and this little shit stain K-Remix needs to show him some respect.

Thad Balk: One could argue that K-Remix is playing mind games, trying to get into the veterans head. That is something that Corvin is well versed in.

Finale: Please. K-Remix isn’t smart enough to pull something like that off.

Corvin then begins viciously stomps on K-Remix before Corvin gets him up and sends him into the ropes. On K-Remix’s return Corvin takes him over with a back drop. As soon as K-Remix lands then Corvin goes to apply a chin lock, however, K-Remix slides behind Corvin.

Thad Balk: The veteran Corvin knows that he needs to keep an athlete like K-Remix grounded. He needs to keep him close so that K-Remix can’t build any momentum.

Finale: Corvin is a ring general. He knows what it takes to win a one night tournament and he isn’t going to exhaust himself in the first match. He has a long night ahead of him.

Thad Balk: If he can get past the upstart.

Finale: When he gets past the upstart.

Corvin turns around and K-Remix surprises him with a high flipping dropkick. Corvin falls backward and catches himself on the top rope. K-Remix rushes him and gets hip tossed over the top rope. K-Remix lands on the apron and catches Corvin with a high kick.

Thad Balk: High kick! K-Remix has put some distance between himself and Corvin.

Finale: That’s his only hope.

K-Remix readies himself for a springboard but Corvin slaps him in the face. Corvin then looks as if he is going to bring K-Remix into the ring the hard way but when K-Remix comes over the top rope Corvin catches him in a fireman’s carry and in one fluid motion he plants K-Remix with a death valley driver! Corvin covers.

1..

2!

Finale: Old dog, new trick. That was awesome.

Thad Balk: K-Remix needs to mount some offense, so far this match has been all Corvin.

Finale: Did you expect something else?

K-Remix kicks out at two and this time Corvin applies the chin lock to keep K-Remix grounded. With K-Remix sufficiently worn down Corvin hits him with a some quick stomps to the head. Corvin gets K-Remix up and shoots him into the corner. Corvin goes to follow that up with a running forearm smash but K-Remix moves out of the way and Corvin runs into the turnbuckle.

Thad Balk: K-Remix needs to capitalize!

K-Remix goes for a roll up but Corvin rolls backwards onto his knees only to hit a rolling kick to the face from K-Remix. Corvin stands and falls backwards. K-Remix dives for the cover but Corvin kicks out immediately. The two scramble back to their feet and Corvin rushes K-Remix only for K-Remix to low bridge the top rope. Corvin falls over the top and lands on the outside.

Thad Balk: K-Remix has been on the defensive for this entire match, he needs to hit something big.

Finale: Yeah Corvin has had Suck King Supreme on his heels this entire match because K-Remix is not ready to compete as this level. He has been fed to the wolves by my brother.

The King of Darkness gets to his feet on the outside and K-Remix calls out to the audience. K-Remix charges and dives through the ropes with a suicide dive but Corvin moves out of the way and K-Remix smashes into the guardrail head first.

Finale: Jesus! Corvin just end this already, we have spent money on this kid and we don’t want him dead. We just don’t want him as champion.

Thad Balk: Speak for yourself Finale. This kid has shown some skill and I think that he has a lot of heart.

Finale: The only thing he might have is a fucking concussion.

Corvin takes hold of K-Remix and positions him near the ring steps. Corvin then bundles K-Remix up and tosses him with an exploder suplex and K-Remix lands hard on the ring steps! Corvin quickly grabs K-Remix and rolls him into the ring.

Thad Balk: That’ll likely be it for K-Remix, no one is kicking out of that.

K-Remix is trying to recover in the corner when Corvin runs at him and nails K-Remix right in the face with a high knee right to the face. Corvin then pie faces K-Remix playfully, like someone would do to a child.

Finale: This is what you get boy, this is what happens when you skip into the wolves’ den.

K-Remix gets up and Corvin laughs at him, gesturing for K-Remix to “bring it on”. K-Remix obliges as he runs and tries for a wheel kick but Corvin moves and then takes hold of K-Remix from behind. Corvin calls out and then plants K-Remix with The Abyss. Corvin covers.

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..!

Thad Balk: Oh come on. This is unnecessary.

Finale: This is a lesson, K-Remix is about to learn what a career in Elysium will be like for a little bastard such as himself.

K-Remix didn’t kick out, Corvin broke the pinfall himself and wagged his finger in K-Remix’s face. Corvin gets K-Remix up and drags him over to the corner. Corvin then seats K-Remix on the top rope and then climbs up to the top as well. Corvin smacks K-Remix in the back of the head as he laughs to himself.

Finale: Well it was nice to have K-Remix in Elysium...not. His time here was brief but hopefully he learns something and go to a lesser federation to develop his skills after this.

Thad Balk: If Corvin hits this K-Remix may spend the night in the hospital. This poor kid tried his best but the veteran was just way too much for him to handle.

Corvin takes hold of K-Remix and lifts him up for a top rope sidewalk slam. Corvin holds K-Remix up on the top rope for a moment and this gives K-Remix a chance to shift his weight and take Corvin off the top rope with a dangerous looking head scissors!

Thad Balk: Oh my God!

Finale: Where the fuck did that come from?

Thad Balk: K-Remix is not dead yet!

Both men have crashed and burned, laying on the mat in a great deal of pain. The Chicago audience tries to get behind K-Remix and it seems to be working. K-Remix is up to his feet first but he is rocked. Corvin rises and swings on K-Remix but K-Remix quickly evades it and plants Corvin with the Million Dollar Plex! The audience pops and K-Remix is in the driver’s seat.

Finale: What!? No! What the hell is happening here! This is not what is supposed to happen.

Thad Balk: This is Elysium. This is where people can scratch and claw to make their dreams come true!

As K-Remix calls out for for the end and he gets Corvin up to his feet. We then see movement in the audience as a figure approaches the guardrail. The figure jumps over the guardrail and stands ringside, getting K-Remix’s attention.

Thad Balk: That’s Jonathan Cage! I knew that he had signed with Elysium but he wasn’t scheduled to be here tonight.

Finale: He and Corvin are boys, they used to run together. K-Remix’s fairy tale is definitely over with Cage at ringside.

K-Remix sees Cage and knows why he is here. While the referee tries to get Cage to leave ringside K-Remix hits the opposing ropes and then dives over the referee but Cage moves out of the way and K-Remix comes crashing down on the floor. The referee exits the ring to check on K-Remix.

Thad Balk: This is absurd. Any chance that K-Remix had is now gone thanks to Jonathan Cage. How can Godless let this happen?

Finale: You can’t control men like Corvin and Cage. These two have been allies for years. Cage wasn’t about to let a little punk like K-Remix humiliate his friend.

Cage slides into the ring and gets Corvin up. The two men shake hands and the audience boos until Cage pulls Corvin in and plants him with the Dream Killer!

Finale: Cage what the hell!? What are you doing?

Thad Balk: Cage has turned on Corvin! But why?

The audience is in shock. K-Remix gets up and slides back into the ring. K-Remix runs and nails Cage with a dropkick that sends the latter the latter through the ropes to the outside. The referee is back in the ring just in time to see K-Remix plant Corvin with Zero Chill! K-Remix covers and the audience counts along with the referee.

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..3!

Robin O’Ryan: Here is your winner, “Swag King Supreme” K-Remix!

Cage flees ringside through the crowd as K-Remix gets his hand raised. Corvin gets back to his feet and is completely irate. Corvin smashes K-Remix in the back of the head with a forearm smash. Corvin then plants K-Remix with the Touch of Pain and locks in the Koji clutch.

Thad Balk: The veteran should be above doing something like this. He lost, albeit by shady circumstances, but he lost. His issue should be with Jonathan Cage not with this kid.

Finale: Corvin is showing K-Remix what happens when you cheat to win.

Thad Balk: This kid has to wrestle again tonight, this is going to really hinder him later on.

Corvin keeps wrenching back on the hold as K-Remix lets out in pain. The referee tries to get Corvin to break the hold and the timekeeper keeps ringing the bell over and over. After a solid minute in the Koji clutch K-Remix is finally released.

Thad Balk: The damage has been done to K-Remix here Finale.

Finale: Yeah I’ve been in that Koji clutch, you can only last a few seconds. K-Remix is in that for well over a minute. I don’t know how he’s going to be able to go again tonight. Corvin may have just destroyed K-Remix’s chances of becoming World Champion which I believe is a public service.

Thad Balk: What a sore loser.

Corvin leaves the ring and kicks the ring steps. The night is over for The King of Darkness and he can’t believe the upset that he just let happen.

[Single Match]

Robin O'Ryan: The following contest is schedule for one fall and it is the first semi-final match in the Wideawake Tournament.

The lights dim slowly as the opening beat to "Simply The Best" begins to play. The outline of a man can be seen as the lyrics kick in.


"The Best of You" begins to play as Jake Archer steps out, arms outstretched as he soaks in the (imagined) cheers. Archer begins to walk down the ramp, arms in the air in celebration. As he gets to ringside, Archer behind playing air guitar in time with the music. With a wild strum, Archer spins wildly before hopping onto the apron. Whipping himself into a frenzy, Archer leaps onto the turnbuckles before moonsaulting into the ring, a smile on his face.


Robin O'Ryan: Introducing first hailing from Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride in Disneyland, weighing in at 190lbs., “The G.O.A.T.” Jake Archer!

The lights go out as a red spotlight flashes down on the entrance area. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata begins to play over the PA system and a body steps out onto the entrance ramp. Kenzi Grey, the sexiest valet in the history of all sporting events, is wearing a #TeamKickass t-shirt and stands in the spotlight for a moment, but then moves out of the way and gestures for a figure in a hooded robe to take her place as the guitars hit. Kenzi pulls back the hood to the the bright white face and red eyes of the Red Queen. They make their way down the isle with the red spotlight following them as the rest of the arena stays dark. When they come to the ring, the two slide underneath the ropes and upon standing, Kenzi and Sarah stands nose to nose. Kenzi helps Sarah remove her robe to show the black skin-tight bodysuit beneath with the figure of a large firebird in flight on the back.

Robin O'Ryan: Introducing second hailing from Lacklanland, weighing in at 143lbs., being accompanied by Kenzi Grey, “The Red Queen” Sarah Lacklan!


The bell sounds and the two competitors come to the center of the ring. Archer is talking trash and Lacklan just stares at him. The two lock up and Archer applies a headlock. Lacklan lifts Archer up for a back suplex but Archer flips out of it and lands on his feet. Archer kicks Lacklan in the ass.

Finale: Archer is such an antagonist. I love it.

Thad Balk: Complete disrespect from the self-proclaimed G.O.A.T.

Lacklan turns and sneers at Archer. Archer stands with a smirk on his face and Lacklan rushes him. Archer retreats to the ropes and holds his body through them. The referee comes between them and Archer wags his finger at Lacklan.

Finale: Archer is doing whatever he can to frustrate Lacklan, to throw her off her game. It’s a smart strategy.

Archer reenters the ring and hits Lacklan with a boot to the mid-section. Archer hits the ropes and then nails Lacklan with a dropkick. Archer gets Lacklan up and peppers her with some shots and sends her into the ropes. On Lacklan’s return Archer goes for an arm drag but Lacklan stops short and smashes Archer in the nose with a palm strike.

Thad Balk: What a shot! Lacklan has had enough of Archer’s mind games.

Finale: Because she isn’t equipped to play those games on Archer’s level. Ha!

Thad Balk: I thought you liked Lacklan.

Finale: Yeah but I like The G.O.A.T. better.

Archer is down and Lacklan mounts him, she starts smashing down on Archer’s face with hard palm strikes. Archer tries to cover up but Lacklan is relentless. Lacklan gets Archer up and shoots him into the ropes. On Archer’s return Lacklan hits a final hard palm strike that drops Archer.

Thad Balk: I think that may have resulted in a broken nose!

Finale: How dare she!

The camera zooms in on Archer’s face and his nose is bloodied. Lacklan smiles at the sight of it. Lacklan backs up and measures Archer. When Archer gets up to his knees Lacklan charges and attempts a shining wizard but Archer evades it, stands and nails her with a Pele kick.

Thad Balk: That bloodied nose has to be restricting Archer’s breathing but he presses on!

Finale: That’s why he is The G.O.A.T.!

The two competitors are back up and Archer goes for a high kick but Lacklan blocks it and sends Archer into the corner. Archer steps up to the top rope and comes back with a whisper in the wind! Archer hits his mark and Lacklan goes down, Archer floats into the cover.

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2!

Finale: That was three!

Thad Balk: Come now Finale that was not even close.

Lacklan kicks out right at two but Archer stays on her. Archer hits Lacklan with a few sharp boots to keep her down and then he ascends to the top rope again. Archer yells “G-O-A-T” before leaping backwards with a moonsault but Lacklan rolls out of the way and Archer eats canvas.

Thad Balk: Archer took too much time there. He needs to focus on his opponent.

Finale: Archer just wants to make sure that Chicago knows exactly who they are watching right now.

Both competitors are up and Lacklan ignites with some snap kicks to both of Archer’s knees, then his solar plexus and finally a flurry to his head. Archer drops to one knee, Lacklan back peddles and then smashes Archer right in the face with a shining wizard that sends a fine mist of blood into the air. Lacklan covers.

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Thad Balk: I thought that had to be it Finale! This Archer is tough.

Finale: Lacklan may be the hardest striker currently in Elysium right now. That shot was fucking brutal and Archer may have serious damage.

Archer is able to kick out before the three. Lacklan quickly gets Archer up and sets him up for The Abyss but Archer shifts his weight and nails Lacklan with a scorpion kick to the face! Lacklan staggers back and Archer jumps over onto the apron. Archer hits a springboard knee to Lacklan’s face and then rolls through and blasts her with a super kick!

Finale: The G.O.A.T. lives! The G.O.A.T. flies!

Lacklan is down and The G.O.A.T. stands with a signature smirk on his face. Lacklan stands up in a daze and Archer charges. Archer springboards with a moonsault and catches Lacklan with a phenomenal DDT! Lacklan is planted and Archer covers.

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Thad Balk: My God is Archer a phenomenal athlete or what. You may not like his attitude but you cannot deny this young man’s talent.

Finale: Okay we need to stop using their trademarks. We’re going to get a fucking cease and desist.

Lacklan kicks out and Archer can’t believe it. The camera zooms up on Archer’s bloody mug and he is baffled. Archer shakes his head and then climbs to the top rope. Archer points down at Lacklan and then calls out to the crowd but Lacklan pops up, dives and hangs herself on the top rope! Archer loses his balance and crotches the top rope.

Finale: A smart move by The Red Queen. You need to do whatever it takes to get to the finals.

Thad Balk: A legal move if perhaps not necessarily honorable.

Finale: Tonight isn’t about fucking honor. It’s about rising to the top and becoming the standard bearer for this company.

The Red Queen stirs and is surprised when the audience is firmly behind her. Lacklan climbs to the top rope and hits Archer with a few hard shots to the face before she applies a front facelock and then lifts Archer in the air and comes off the top rope with a brainbuster!

Thad Balk: Super brainbuster! That could be it for Jake Archer!

Both competitors are down and the audience has chosen to favor Lacklan. Lacklan is able to get up to her feet and Archer is still down. Lacklan gets Archer up but Archer catches her with a spinning heel kick. Lacklan drops but quickly gets back up. Archer catches her with an eye poke and the audience showers him with boos.

Finale: He did that right in front of the referee! Archer isn’t trying to hide anything here tonight.

Thad Balk: Archer knows that the referee is not going to disqualify him for that. Not when there is so much on the line.

Finale: Which makes Archer the smartest competitor in this match.

Lacklan turns to face Archer and eats Archer’s The Touch! Combo! Lacklan drops and Archer runs to the corner. Archer flips backward with a moonsault from the bottom rope. Archer quickly gets back up and hits a second moonsault from the middle rope. Archer pops back up again and hits a third moonsault from the top rope! Archer covers!

Finale: He believes he can fly!

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Lacklan kicks out at the last second and Archer can’t believe it. The G.O.A.T. is frustrated. Archer stands and hits Lacklan with a series of stomps and then taunts Lacklan, begging her to get up. Lacklan stands and does a handspring toward her…

Finale: Here it comes! The Move He Beat The World With!

Archer looks to grab Lacklan but Lacklan shifts and takes Archer down with a Fujiwara armbar! Archer is in the middle of the ring and Lacklan has it locked in tight. Archer lets out in pain but Lacklan wrenches back with all of her might, screaming.

Thad Balk: Archer is trapped! He needs to get to the ropes or his night is over.

Finale: The look on Lacklan’s face is terrifying. This woman is not from this planet. She is not from this fucking plane of existence.

The G.O.A.T. fights and drags himself on the mat, trying to get to the bottom rope. After a thirty second struggle Archer is able to grab the bottom rope and the audience boos heavily. Lacklan lets Archer get up but that was a mistake as Archer grabs her with a small package!

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Thad Balk: Archer nearly gets the surprise victory but Lacklan is resilient.

Lacklan just barely kicks out but Archer is not deterred, Archer gets to his feet and hits a plethora of quick stomps. Lacklan shoves him off and kips up. Lacklan grabs Archer in a muay thai clinch and then hits him with a bunch of hard knees to the nose.

Finale: I can hear the impact from here Balk!

Thad Balk: The look in Lacklan’s eyes! She is feral!

Lacklan is a woman possessed as she hits Archer with a dozen hard knees to the face. Lacklan releases Archer and his face is a bloody mess, his eyes are glazed over. Lacklan screams in Archer’s face and then spins him around, planting him with The Abyss! Lacklan covers.

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Robin O’Ryan: Here is your winner, “The Red Queen” Sarah Lacklan!

The referee checks on Archer, his face is a complete mess. Kenzi Grey enters the ring and helps Lacklan to her feet. The referee moves from Archer to Lacklan and raises her hand.

Thad Balk: We have our first finalist Finale!

Finale: Sarah Lacklan earned the respect of the audience in this match. She may have Chicago’s complete support going into the finals. We’ll have to wait and see.

[Single Match]

Robin O'Ryan: The following contest is schedule for one fall and it is the second semi-final match in the Wideawake Tournament.

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

THE NEXT STEP IN EVOLUTION IS A MACHINE

A MACHINE THAT CAN THINK [AND] FEEL

SURVIVING...IS [ALL] THAT WILL MATTER

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.

Sever mortality from existence

Disconnect the chains of fate

Disrupt and disobey

Disobey

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.

Disconnect and circuit break

Impulse to eliminate

ELIMINATE

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.

AM

A 

WEAPON

OF 

HUMAN

DESIGN

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 first from Silent Hill, weighing in at 265lbs., Erik Holland!

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

This is followed by the sound of a record scratching as a yell 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. He 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.

Robin O’Ryan: Introducing second from Detroit, Michigan, weighing in at 200lbs., “Swag King Supreme” K-Remix!


The bell sounds and K-Remix fires out of the gate. K-Remix charges and nails Holland with a running dropkick to the knees which takes Holland down. K-Remix runs again and pushes off of the second rope before hitting Holland in the back of the head with a flying knee.

Thad Balk: K-Remix barely survived Ashe Corvin earlier. He knows that if he wants to have any shot at making it to the finals and winning then he has to defeat Holland quickly.

Finale: And that is a tall order. Holland fucked KEG up pretty easily in the first round. Holland is definitely in better health than Kid Doofus here.

The Swag King Supreme mounts Holland starts hitting him with rabid mounted punches. After a half dozen Holland is able to cover up and throw K-Remix off of him. Holland gets to his feet and K-Remix nails Holland with a shotgun dropkick that sends the Weapon of Human Design flying backwards into the corner.

Finale: I can’t believe that K-Remix is actually taking the fight to Holland here. This kid is a fluke, a phoney, and yet he isn’t giving any room to Holland.

Thad Balk: You may not like K-Remix but you need to respect his heart.

Finale: I don’t have to fucking do anything.

K-Remix calls out to the audience and then charges in at Holland but Holland springs up at the last second and turns K-Remix inside out with a discus lariat. K-Remix does a full backflip and lands on his stomach. Holland then seats himself on the top rope and leaps off with an elbow drop to the back of K-Remix’s neck.

Thad Balk: That move could prove to be the turning point. Corvin’s Koji clutch did a lot of damage to K-Remix. You have to think that Holland is going to focus his assault right there.

Holland puts a knee into K-Remix’s back and then pulls back with a camel clutch. K-Remix is in agony and he reaches for the ropes but he is much too far away. Holland wrenches back with all of his might and then releases. K-Remix grasps his neck in severe pain.

Finale: Holland may be a psychopath but he’s a clever psychopath. Corvin did the damage to K-Remix’s neck earlier and now Holland is cashing in on it.

Thad Balk: K-Remix needs to think about the rest of his career. Sure the World Title hangs in the balance but what about his ability to walk.

The audience is split at this point, half of them trying to will K-Remix on and the other half firmly behind Holland. K-Remix is still face down on the mat when Holland approaches, grabs him in a waist lock from the mat and then lifts him up with a deadlift release German suplex.

Thad Balk: What power from Holland! K-Remix landed right on his neck!

K-Remix is clutching at his neck on the mat as Holland approaches. Holland shoots K-Remix into the corner but K-Remix leaps to the top rope and leaps off! K-Remix catches Holland with a hurricanranna that sends Holland under the bottom rope onto the apron.

Finale: A stroke of luck there for K-Remix. He needs to stay on Erik Holland, maybe he can pull a Jake Archer and win by count out.

Thad Balk: Something tells me that K-Remix won’t want to do that.

Finale: Then he is a bigger idiot than I think he is. And I think he’s a pretty big idiot.

K-Remix knows that he has to keep the pressure on as he gets up and charges at Holland but Holland stops him dead with a forearm smash. Holland then takes hold of K-Remix and attempts a suplex over the top rope to the outside but K-Remix catches Holland with a knee strike to the face.

Thad Balk: How fast is K-Remix? Holland had no time to even consider blocking that shot.

Holland is forced to set K-Remix down on the apron. K-Remix leaps with a knee strike to Holland’s jaw. Holland turns his back to K-Remix, holding his jaw and K-Remix grabs Holland from behind and hits him with an inverted tornado ddt onto the apron! Holland lands with a thud.

Finale: Alright. Credit where credit is due, that was a pretty bad ass move.

Thad Balk: That ring apron is so hard. The hardest part of the ring and K-Remix knows that.

Finale: Everyone knows that. It’s been said literally millions of times in the history of this industry. We get it. It hurts to land on.

Thad Balk: I’m just trying to give context for people Finale.

The Swag King Supreme knows that he has captured lighting in a bottle here as Holland lays prone on the apron. K-Remix climbs to the top rope, points down at Holland and then leaps and comes down with a double footstomp to Holland’s sternum.

Thad Balk: K-Remix is in complete control and he is doing maximum damage. Could we be preparing for another upset?

Finale: Anything is possible after K-Remix beat Ashe Corvin. Nothing would surprise me after that.

K-Remix fell to the outside as a result of that last offensive move but he is quickly back up and he shoves Holland from the apron back into the ring. K-Remix then gets up onto the apron and hits a springboard leg drop onto Holland, K-Remix covers.

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Thad Balk: Erik Holland stays alive!

Holland kicks out and half of the audience is disappointed. K-Remix keeps the pressure on as he hits some hard kicks to Holland’s injured sternum. K-Remix then charges and steps off of the second rope looking for a springboard knee drop but Holland rolls out of the way.

Finale: One too many flying moves there K-Remix. That’s the mark of a green horn. That may have cost him all of his momentum.

Thad Balk: I can not disagree. K-Remix may live to regret that mistake.

Both men are up and Holland catches K-Remix and tosses him overhead with a capture suplex. K-Remix pops right up out of instinct and Holland plants him with a t-bone suplex. K-Remix stands up again, seeing stars and Holland plants him with The Driller Killer!

Finale: Looks like K-Remix’s neck took a great deal of that impact. Smart move from Holland. Keep exploiting the weakness.

Thad Balk: The power that Erik Holland can generate is scary. Simply terrifying.


K-Remix is down and Holland has a murderous glare on his face. Holland gets K-Remix up and seats him on the top rope. Holland subdues K-Remix with some hard shots and then climbs up to the top rope with him. The audience watches with bated breath.

Thad Balk: Holland must not have been watching K-Remix’s first match because when Corvin tried to take K-Remix off of the top rope it did not work out well for him.

Holland stand with K-Remix on the top rope and then steps down to the second turnbuckle but outside the ring. Holland then lifts K-Remix and falls backward with a top rope overhead belly to belly suplex! Both men come crashing down on the outside of the ring!

Finale: Erik Holland is an absolute lunatic! He could have killed both of them!

Thad Balk: That is what the Elysium World Championship means to him. He will do whatever it takes to get to the finals and that title.

Finale: I can respect that...I guess...but there won’t be anything left of either of these two if they keep up this pace. It’s fucking stupid on their part.

The two men lay on the outside while the second spot in the finals hangs in the balance. Holland is the first to stand and he takes hold of K-Remix. Instead of getting K-Remix back in the the right Holland lifts K-Remix up and drops him with a back suplex neck first onto the guardrail!

Finale: Jesus fucking Christ. Holland is trying to paralyze this kid.

Holland rolls K-Remix into the ring. K-Remix is in agony grasping at his injured neck but he stands. As soon as Holland enters the ring K-Remix tries to come at him but Holland surprises the Swag King Supreme with a big pump kick. K-Remix flies backwards, back rolls and stands. K-Remix comes at Holland again but eats another pump kick that puts him down.

Finale: I admire this kid’s heart. I think he’s a tool. I hate the way he talks, I hate the way he looks. But the heart that he’s showing is incredible. Stupid but incredible.

Thad Balk: He wants to the champion. For himself, for his fans, for his family. When you have that kind of motivation you are hard to stop.

The Weapon of Human Design stalks K-Remix. Holland slides his thumb across his throat, indicating that K-Remix would soon be dead. Holland grabs K-Remix in a reverse facelock and then plants him with a headlock lariat but focuses the impact on K-Remix’s neck. Holland covers.

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Finale: How the hell did K-Remix kick out of that? What the fuck is this kid made of?

Just before the referee hits the mat with the three count K-Remix kicks out and the audience pops huge. Holland isn’t deterred, he sits K-Remix up and drives his knee three times into K-Remix’s spine. On the last one Holland applies a chin lock with his knee sticking into K-Remix’s back.

Thad Balk: Intelligent move from Erik Holland. He knows that neck has to be in agony. He knows that he can wear K-Remix down if he keeps working the neck.

Finale: It almost makes you wish that someone was ringside to throw in the towel for this kid. He needs to give up, he needs to live to fight another day.

Thad Balk: I don’t think that thought has even entered K-Remix’s head.

K-Remix is calling out in pain but Holland is rabid. K-Remix starts to bang one fist on the mat and the audience starts clapping along with him. They are trying to will him back to lift. K-Remix starts shaking his fists and is able to get up to his feet.

Thad Balk: Chicago is behind this kid and he can feel it! Stand up K-Remix! Stand up and fight!

Finale: This is fucking insane.

K-Remix hits Holland with a few sharp elbows to Holland’s mid-section. The third elbow breaks Holland’s grip and K-Remix quickly hits the ropes. On his return Holland ducks a clothesline attempt from K-Remix and then smashes K-Remix right in the mouth with the Plan 9 From Outer Space. K-Remix drops and Holland covers.

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Finale: You have to be joking. This has to be some kind of fucking witch craft. How is this kid still alive? What the fuck are we seeing here?

Thad Balk: Passion. Pure unadulterated passion.

The audience explodes as K-Remix kicks out yet again at the last second. Holland smashes his fist onto the mat in frustration and then starts dropping heavy boots to the back of K-Remix’s neck. Holland lifts K-Remix up for a powerbomb and then runs toward the corner.

Finale: End this now Holland before you fucking kill this kid.
At the last second K-Remix takes Holland over with a head scissors, using Holland’s own momentum against him. Holland is sent face first into the middle turnbuckle. K-Remix darts forward and nails Holland with a dropkick to the back of the head. Holland stands and stumbles backward right into a roll up from K-Remix!

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Thad Balk: He almost had him! He almost had another upset.

Finale: K-Remix is making it very hard to hate him right now. Then I see his face and remember the way that he speaks.

Both men get back up and Holland boots K-Remix in the mid-section. Holland lifts K-Remix up for a powerbomb again, runs and nails a buckle bomb. K-Remix staggers out of the corner and Holland lifts him up for another power bomb. This time Holland spins and plants K-Remix in the center of the ring. Holland covers.

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..!

Finale: HOW ON FUCKING EARTH!?

It’s the closest one yet but K-Remix somehow kicks out. Holland looks legitimately shocked and the audience is on their feet, the support is now more behind K-Remix because of the heart that he is showing. Holland gets K-Remix up and sends him toward the ropes but K-Remix vaults over the top rope and lands on the apron.

Thad Balk: Do it kid! This is your moment!

Finale: He’s actually going to do it. He’s going to win!

Holland rushes K-Remix but K-Remix hits him with a high kick to the face from apron. K-Remix shoots into the ring but Holland catches him with a fireman’s carry and plants him with The Toxic Avenger in the middle of the ring. Holland wants to be sure so he gets K-Remix up and drops him with Project: GABRIEL. Holland covers.

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..3!

Robin O’Ryan: Here is your winner, Erik Holland.

"Autonomous Combat System" by Fear Factory cues up and Holland gets his hand raised in victory. The audience mainly cheers. Holland has his hand raised and then he rips it away. Holland goes to leave the ring but the audience starts cheering louder.

Finale: Well would you look at this.

Thad Balk: K-Remix is getting to his feet. Can you believe this?

Finale: I honestly can’t.

K-Remix goes to stand but then falls down, holding his neck. The audience starts clapping for the Swag King Supreme and their cheers stop Holland from leaving the ring. Holland looks back at K-Remix.

Thad Balk: Holland is not leaving the ring. Perhaps he can’t believe that K-Remix is even conscious.

Finale: Perhaps he wants to put him down for good.

Holland slowly approaches K-Remix and K-Remix has a look of concern on his face. Holland stands over K-Remix for a moment, staring down at him. Holland then extends his hand and helps K-Remix to his feet. Holland gives K-Remix a nod before leaving the ring.

Thad Balk: I wasn’t expecting that show of sportsmanship.

Finale: Hey even I can admit that this kid put up one hell of a fight. His performance tonight has shown me and the entire world that K-Remix is going to be a player here in Elysium.

The audience gives K-Remix a standing ovation as he stands in the middle of the ring. His night is over but his career is only just beginning.

::VIDEO PACKAGE::

The crowd is going absolutely nuts over the action when the video board goes black. The sound of a fire flickering echoes through the speakers as the word UPRISING appears on the screen. The audience slowly begins to murmur as a sinister laughter greets them. A woman dressed like a biker appears in the middle of a hollowed out room as she is standing beside a woman dressed in a business like attire. The businesswoman is looking at a clipboard as the woman in black lifts her eyes up.

Madison Fitzpatrick: Elysium Pro Wrestling, you will bare witness to a new era. For months, I've stood beside my sisters in the movement that will sweep through this company. Who I am is not important but my message is. After Wideawake, an UPRISING begins. Are you ready? Are you prepared for what happens next? I doubt it.

The woman lowers her head as the video suddenly fades to black.

Robin O’Ryan: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the Elysium World Championship!

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

THE NEXT STEP IN EVOLUTION IS A MACHINE

A MACHINE THAT CAN THINK [AND] FEEL

SURVIVING...IS [ALL] THAT WILL MATTER

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.

Sever mortality from existence

Disconnect the chains of fate

Disrupt and disobey

Disobey

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.

Disconnect and circuit break

Impulse to eliminate

ELIMINATE

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.

AM

A 

WEAPON

OF 

HUMAN

DESIGN

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 first from Silent Hill, weighing in at 265lbs., Erik Holland!

The lights go out as a red spotlight flashes down on the entrance area. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata begins to play over the PA system and a body steps out onto the entrance ramp. Kenzi Grey, the sexiest valet in the history of all sporting events, is wearing a #TeamKickass t-shirt and stands in the spotlight for a moment, but then moves out of the way and gestures for a figure in a hooded robe to take her place as the guitars hit. Kenzi pulls back the hood to the the bright white face and red eyes of the Red Queen. They make their way down the isle with the red spotlight following them as the rest of the arena stays dark. When they come to the ring, the two slide underneath the ropes and upon standing, Kenzi and Sarah stands nose to nose. Kenzi helps Sarah remove her robe to show the black skin-tight bodysuit beneath with the figure of a large firebird in flight on the back.

Robin O'Ryan: Introducing second hailing from Lacklanland, weighing in at 143lbs., being accompanied by Kenzi Grey, “The Red Queen” Sarah Lacklan!

The referee stands in the center of the ring with a green velvet bag. He pulls out the brand new Elysium World Championship belt. He shows it first to Erik Holland and then to Sarah Lacklan. The referee then hands it to Robin O’Ryan and calls for the bell.


The bell sounds and the two competitors come to the center of the ring. The two do not shake hands, they just stare at each other. Holland goes to lock up but Lacklan ducks under it and starts nailing Holland with hard kicks to each knee. Lacklan goes back and forth trying to wear Holland down.

Finale: This is going to be the key for Sarah Lacklan. Her kicks are world class and if she can take out Holland’s vertical base then he can’t utilize his power.

Thad Balk: Do you see Lacklan as the underdog in this match?

Finale: Not in the least. We’ve only seen a taste of what she can do. She proved herself to me in those first two matches. I think when we look at her we are looking at the Elysium World Champion.

Holland drops to a knee and Lacklan starts hitting him with hard kicks to the chest. Holland eats every single one and can’t seem to block them. Lacklan hits a half dozen kicks to Holland’s chest before she winds up and blasts him with one final massive kick to the chest that puts Holland down.

Thad Balk: Look at the size of Lacklan’s legs. They are weapons of mass destruction, seriously.

Finale: Fuck yeah they are. They are her keys to victory.

Lacklan stands over Holland and starts stomping on Holland’s head. Holland sits up and Lacklan hits him with a snap kick to the face. A glob of spit flies out of Holland’s mouth but he doesn’t go down. Lacklan winds up again and smashes Holland with a second kick that drops Holland.

Thad Balk: This one might be over before it even gets started Finale. Lacklan is wearing Holland out.

Finale: Listen I may not be Holland’s biggest fan but it’s going to take a lot more than what we’ve seen to keep him down.

Thad Balk: I believe you are right.

The Red Queen grabs Holland with a front facelock and stands him up but Holland springs back to life and grabs Lacklan around the waist. Holland stands up sharply and tosses Lacklan overhead with a release Northern Lights suplex.

Thad Balk: And there it is. The suplex expert uses what brought him to the dance.

Finale: Settle in folks, this one isn’t going to be over any time soon.

Lacklan tries to scramble back to her feet but Holland meets her with a stiff boot to the mid-section. Holland applies a front facelock and then takes Lacklan over with a snap suplex. Holland swings his legs and holds on, standing Lacklan up and he puts her down with another snap suplex. Holland repeats this and hits a third and final suplex.

Thad Balk: It seems that Lacklan has found herself outside city hall in Suplex Ci--

Finale: Balk! You are supposed to be a professional. They will fucking sue us!

Thad Balk: Too true. My apologies.

The Weapon of Human Design is in control and Lacklan is rocked. Holland hobbles forward, his knees clearly in pain from those earlier kicks. Lacklan stands and walks right into a massive capture suplex. Lacklan lands with a thud. Holland floats over and covers.

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Thad Balk: Lacklan survived that onslaught.

Finale: The Red Queen has shown her toughness tonight. She didn’t come this far to lose this early.

The two are back up and Holland locks up with Lacklan. Holland puts one hand under Lacklan’s arm, takes two steps and tosses her over the top rope with an incredible beale! Lacklan gets a hand on the top rope in attempt to break her fall but can’t hold on and she lands with a thud on the outside.

Thad Balk: Erik Holland shows his power! There was nothing Lacklan could do to stop the impact of that move.

Finale: Holland knew that he needed to put some space between himself and Lacklan. He wore her down with the suplexs and with that dump to the outside she has landed in a place where he is most dangerous.

Thad Balk: No doubt about that. Erik Holland has the capacity for world class ultraviolence and ringside is where that can take place.

Holland exits the ring and Kenzi Grey gets in his face. This momentary distraction gives Lacklan enough time to recover, charge, step off of the ring steps and blast Holland in the face with a flying knee! Holland falls backward and catches himself on the guard rail.

Thad Balk: Kenzi Grey needs to get the hell out of there. This is a championship match for God’s sake!

Finale: That is Holland’s fault for getting distracted. A champion would know better. Further proof that he will not be our champion. Not tonight.

Lacklan charges again and flies at Holland! Lackland smashes into Holland and the two of them land in a heap in the front row. Lacklan mounts Holland in the front row and smashes him with hard forearms to the face. Lacklan then shoves a fan out of the way and positions Holland’s head on the seat of a chair.

Finale: Ha! Holland probably didn’t think that Lacklan was going to do something like this. He is defenseless and she is about to kill him!

Lacklan steps onto the barricade and leaps off with a stomp to the back of Holland’s head, onto the chair but Holland moves at the last second and Lacklan destroys the seat. Fans have dispersed now, leaving a grouping of empty seats. Holland kicks Lacklan in the mid-section and then takes her over with a snap suplex onto a group of empty chairs.

Finale: Come on! That was unnecessary! They need to take this in the ring.

Thad Balk: You didn’t have a problem when Lacklan tried to crush Holland’s skull.

Finale: That was completely different and you know it Balk.

Both competitors lay in the wreckage as the referee calls for them to get back into the ring. Holland gets Lacklan up and shoves her into the guardrail. Holland takes one step forward and hits Lacklan with a pump kick to the face that takes her over the rail and back to the ringside area.

Finale: Look! Lacklan is trying to get things back in the ring.

Thad Balk: I do not think that she had a choice in that Finale.

Lacklan is able to make it back into the ring. Holland gets up on the apron and gets one foot in the ring when Lacklan steps forward and kicks the middle rope into his groin. Holland falls into the ring and drops to a knee. Lacklan rushes him and nails him with a hard kick to the chest.

Thad Balk: That was not a very honorable thing to do.

Finale: How many times do I have to tell you Balk? This is not about honor. This is about becoming the first ever World Champion. You do what you need to do. Lacklan understands that and that’s why she is going to win the title. End of story.

Thad Balk: I do not want to speak for The Founder but why would he want a champion who uses such tactics?

Finale: Because he understands that you need to do what you need to do. Period.

Faster this time, Lacklan starts hitting Holland with massive chest kicks. Lacklan takes one step back and then rushes forward with a huge shining wizard! Holland looks to be out cold as Lacklan drops and covers. The referee slides into the count.

Finale: We have our champion!

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2!

Thad Balk: Not quite!

Holland kicks out right after two and gets to his feet. Lacklan catches Holland with a spinning back kick that sends him into the corner. Lacklan is right on top of Holland hitting him with a grouping of huge kicks in the corner that Holland can’t seem to block or counter.

Thad Balk: No matter the outcome Erik Holland is going to be insanely bruised tomorrow morning.

Finale: Yeah and he won’t have a World Title for the trouble.

With Holland subdued in the corner, Lacklan climbs to the top rope pinning him against the turnbuckles. Lacklan then starts hitting Holland with some forearm shots. It appears that these wake Holland up as he takes hold of Lacklan, charges out of the corner across the ring to the opposing corner and smashes her with a buckle bomb! Lacklan staggers forward right into The Move From Another World powerbomb! Holland covers.

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..!

Thad Balk: The resilience of Lacklan! Chicago thought that was over.

Finale: Did you see Kenzi Grey’s face? She thought it was over too!

Thad Balk: I am focussed on what is happening in the ring, actually.

Lacklan kicks out and the audience can’t believe it. Holland gets Lacklan up and she desperately tries to fight back with a spinning heel kick but Holland ducks it, applies a reverse waist lock and tosses Lacklan over head with a release German suplex. Lacklan lands right on her neck.

Finale: That was a rough landing. Holland is bound and determined to paralyze someone tonight. What a piece of shit.

Holland stomps toward Lacklan and gets her to her feet. Holland sends her into the ropes and attempts a pump kick on her return but Lacklan slides under it, hits the ropes again and when she comes back Holland lifts her high into the air and plants her with The Driller Killer. Holland covers.

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..!

Thad Balk: Sarah Lacklan stays alive! She will not be denied here tonight.

Finale: This mad man is getting even madder now. He’s thinking “What do I have to do?” and the answer is that there is nothing he can do. The Red Queen will claim her crown.

Lacklan kicks out and then rolls under the bottom rope. Lacklan pulls herself up using the ropes and Holland stomps toward her, huffing in anger. Holland goes to throw a punch but Lacklan catches his arm and then falls backward with a hanging arm bar!

Thad Balk: This is an illegal move! Sarah Lacklan is desperate!

Finale: The referee better not disqualify her. That would be the ultimate injustice!

Thad Balk: I do not think that he will and Lacklan knows that.

The referee gives Lacklan a five count and she doesn’t let go. The referee doesn’t disqualify her but demands that she releases the hold. She finally does and the referee begins dressing her down when she enters the ring. Lacklan shoves the referee aside, steps forward and hits Holland with a hard kick to the side of the head.
Finale: Lacklan is fed up. She wants to put Holland away now.

Thad Balk: They have been wrestling for forty minutes at this point! They have to be exhausted.

Lacklan stands over Holland and drops some fast knees to the side of his head. Lacklan hits about a half dozen of them before Holland reaches up to stop her. Lacklan uses the opportunity to grab Holland’s arm and applies a Fujiwara armbar! Holland is trapped dead center in the middle of the ring.

Finale: This is it! Sarah Lacklan is about to become Elysium World Champion.

Thad Balk: Holland has nowhere to go!

Finale: Tap you son of a bitch!

Holland is trying to fight to the ropes and his strength advantage shows. Lacklan knows that he’ll get there but she wrenches back on his arm as much as she can. Holland finally reaches the ropes but Lacklan keeps the hold on until the referee physically demands her compliance.

Thad Balk: Lacklan is possessed. She has a complete disregard for the rules. For honor.

Finale: Fuck honor Balk. Fuck honor forever.

Lacklan releases the hold and shoves the referee right afterward. The referee shoves her back and Lacklan looks shocked. Lacklan goes to kick the referee but Holland hits her from behind and sends her into the corner. Holland charges in and hits Lacklan with a high speed leaping splash.

Robin O’Ryan: Ten minutes remain.

Finale: Come on Lacklan! Time is running out!

Holland hears this proclamation and he snarls. Holland starts hitting Lacklan with a flurry of forearm smashes to the face and then he brings her out of the corner with a high beale toss. Lacklan lands with a thud but she stands right back up. Holland lunges forward with a pump kick to the face. Lacklan goes down and Holland covers.

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2..

..!

Thad Balk: No! Lacklan is still alive.

Lacklan kicks out and Holland keeps her grounded with a front facelock. Holland then shoots Lacklan into the ropes and on her return he plants her with the Plan 9 From Outer Space punch! Lackland drops and Holland lets out a primal roar. Holland then turns his attention to the top rope.

Finale: This is a bad idea Holland. The top rope is not where a guy like you belongs.

Thad Balk: He needs to pull out all the stops to become champion.

Lacklan stands and is unaware of Holland’s position. Holland leaps off of the top rope and plants Lacklan with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari bulldog! Lacklan’s face is driven with insane force into the mat and Holland covers. The audience counts along with the referee.

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..!

The Red Queen kicks out again and the audience cannot believe it.

Finale: Yes! A Queenslayer you are not Erik Holland. You are not worthy!

Robin O’Ryan: Five minutes remain.

Holland hears this and gets Lacklan up! Holland boots Lacklan up and sets her up for Project: GABRIEL but Lacklan puts him on his back with a double leg takedown she hits a flipping bridge pin! The referee quickly drops to make the count.

1..

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..!

Thad Balk: Near fall! Near fall! Near fall!

Holland nearly got caught. Both competitors scramble back to their feet and Lacklan smashes Holland in the face with The Cop Killa right hook. Holland stumbles for a moment before he falls face first onto the mat. Instead of covering, Lacklan gets Holland up and calls for the end.

Finale: This is it Balk! We are looking at the first Elysium World Champion! Bask in her glory!

Lacklan pulls Holland’s head back and tries for The Abyss. Holland shifts his weight and attempts a Northern Lights suplex but Lacklan flips forward and lands on her feet.

Robin O’Ryan: Sixty seconds remain.

Lacklan hits Holland with a back kick to the mid-section and then leaps at him with a flying rear naked choke, Hail Mary! Lacklan has it locked in in the center of the ring and Holland has nowhere to go. The referee knees beside them looking for the submission.

Robin O’Ryan: Thirty seconds remain.

Holland is fading fast and Lacklan has a look of complete ferocity on her face. She screams for Holland to tap but he refuses. Lacklan has it locked in tight and Holland has nowhere to go. Kenzi Grey is pounding on the apron, screaming at Holland as well.

Robin O’Ryan: Ten seconds remain.

Holland refuses to submit, he starts hitting Lacklan with elbows to the mid-section but she won’t break the hold. Chicago is on their feet trying to will Holland on until…


Thad Balk: No! You’ve got to be kidding me.

Finale: Oh this is fucking bullshit.

The bell sounds and the referee makes Lacklan release the hold. She does and she looks completely devastated. Both competitors lay on the mat, a pile of sweat and disappointment. The referee then walks and says something to ring announcer Robin O’Ryan.

Robin O’Ryan: Ladies and gentlemen we have reached the allotted sixty minute time limit. This contest is officially a draw.

The shot then cuts to ringside and Thad Balk has a hand on his head set. Balk then calls over Robin O’Ryan and says something to her while covering his microphone. O’Ryan nods.

Robin O’Ryan: Ladies and gentlemen we have just received word that tonight there must be a winner…

Chicago explodes with applause.

Robin O’Ryan: This match is to be restarted with no time limit.

The referee nods and calls for the bell.


Both Lacklan and Holland stand. They rush each other and start exchanging rights and lefts. Everyone in the audience is on their feet. Lacklan catches Holland with a high kick to the head and then one to the knee that drops him into a kneeling position.

Finale: This is your moment Lacklan! Take it! Reach out and take it!

Lacklan flies over Holland and tries to lock in the Hail Mary again but Holland stands and slams back into the corner, sandwiching Lacklan between himself and the turnbuckles. Holland lifts Lacklan up to the top rope, quickly climbs up with her.

Thad Balk: Whomever gets the better of this exchange is going to be your winner.

Finale: Definitely. These two have given us everything they have tonight and we can’t expect much more. Whatever happens we have seen a world class performance.

Chicago watches as Lacklan does whatever she can to stop Holland. Lacklan hits him with rights and lefts but Holland smashes her with a series of vile headbutts before he takes her off of the top rope with Project: GABRIEL! Both competitors lay in the center of the ring and Holland covers.

1..

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..3!


Robin O’Ryan: Here is your winner and new Elysium World Champion, Erik Holland!

The referee takes the championship from O’Ryan and waits for Holland to stir. It takes a few moments but Holland gets up to his knees, he looks exhausted.

Thad Balk: He has done it! Erik Holland is the first Elysium World Champion!

Finale: What an incredible match. Fuck Erik Holland but also congratulations to him. He went through hell tonight and it has all been for this moment.

Thad Balk: We have our champion and his name is Erik Holland.

Finale: To the wrestling industry, take fucking notice. We are the standard from this point going forward.

Thad Balk: Absolutely. We are Elysium. We are the last kingdom of professional wrestling and Erik Holland is now the king. Congratulations to him. And to all of you at home thank you for supporting us. We will see you on September 24th for the debut of Frontline.

Holland kneels in the ring and accepts the World Championship. Holland holds the title in his hand and stares into the center plate as the Elysium logo appears in the bottom left corner of the screen. Fade to black.