PART II
The XWF fans are sitting in their seats, when the lights dim low, fireworks hit the stage and then the a familiar theme song kicks on, "One Shot" by Rollins Band.
It's Wisconsin's own, "The F~cking Legend" Stephen Blood. Everyone in the place goes nuts!
Manic: Are you kiddin' me? Stephen Blood struts out, standing at six foot eleven, sporting a leather jacket and a traditional pair of jeans. He looks pumped to be there as his eyes grow wide and he heads right down the aisle, pulling himself up on the apron and jacking up the crowd! He nods his head and steps over the top rope. He snatches a mic from Danielle Worley on the far side of the ring and turns back to face the fans. Everyone is on their feet, and the crowd is roaring. Stephen Blood: That all you got? "Stephen Blood! Stephen Blood! Stephen Blood!" He backs up and examines his hometown crowd. He waves his arms around to fire 'em up more and takes a deep breath. Stephen Blood: I said is that the best you people got? Because I could go home right now.... oh wait. The Wisconsin crowd just continues to grow louder and louder. People can't stop hooting and hollering. Chico: This is incredible Manic. Manic: Yeah, tell me about it. Chico: Wonder what he's doing out here? Manic: It's Showdown Fifty, it's a Hall of Fame Icon, the F~cking Legend in his own backyard. How's he going to miss this one? Stephen Blood soaks up the tremendous responce he receives and breaks right in. Stephen Blood: Okay, that was better. You know, I've missed you guys. I've missed that feeling, coming through those curtains. If I could do it again, and again, over and over, I would. Maybe I will some night... just leave, come back, leave, keep kicking my entrance theme on over and over. Just to remind you all, all you people... who the hell I am!
The crowd erupts with "Stephen Blood" chants and that soon mutates to "Fucking Legend! Fucking Legend! Fucking Legend!" Stephen Blood: Enough. Enough about me. Oh who am I kidding? Let's hear it again for me and this damn state of Wisconsin!! And you people here in Madison tonight!! Let's hear it! The loudest pop of the evening so far as Stephen Blood looks hype and just riding that wave right now. Stephen Blood: So let me cut to the chase. People usually aren't back without a reason. Well, I'm not back. I'm just stopping in. Popping my head in every once and awhile. After all me and my partner Brock Newbludd formed the Blood Brothers years back and are still regarded as the greatest tag team ever! A small chant of "Blood Brothers" breaks out. Chico: Blood Brothers were great. Stephen Blood: And then I went on to reinvent myself... well, I took the next step as a single's professional in this game and I kicked it's assed! I kicked everyone's ass who stood in my way. Top to bottom. There's guys on this roster who have felt my wrath. From Shotty, to Falkenyork, to Adkins, to Rage, to The Original, you name 'em... I've kicked their ass up and down this arena. The crowd pops! Stephen Blood: And just thinking back makes me darn right giddy. I won my last two Xtreme Mania matches that I was in, I was the 2010 King of Xtreme, and I've even been on a few episodes of Showdown here. Which is why I'm here... to celebrate and to let you in on my upcoming project. Fans cheer for their hero. Stephen Blood: Just to let you all know. I have a book deal coming up soon. Kind of a big deal. It's a big book deal.
Blood smiles to himself. Chico: A book deal? Manic: Quiet Chico. Stephen Blood: And ya see, the first copy you'll be able to purchase comes out April 18th, so I want you to cop that book. He pauses and gets some hometown love. Stephen Blood: It's going to be called "Remember the Name"... get that? "Remember the Name"... go pick yourself up a copy in a few weeks. And then next year around this time, "Remember the Pain" is going to be dropping. So you can get that too. But first things first, "Remember the Name"... that thing will be on shelves in just a few weeks, April 18h, ... and still long before Shotgun's DVD ever dropped. Everyone has a laugh at Shotgun's expense as Blood paces the ring a second and adjust his jacket. Stephen Blood: Oh yeah, ... "Remember the Name"--
Suddenly an unfamiliar theme song kicks on, it's Eddie Phoenix coming down the aisle all of a sudden. He's dressed in street clothes, a jacket, over some rugged jeans and combat boots for ass kicking. Eddie enters the ring. Chico: What the hell is he doing out here? Fans begin booing as he gets up in Stephen's face and takes his mic. Blood shoots him a "get real" look as he looks up at the audience like "can you believe this guy". He steps back with a finger on his chin as Eddie Phoenix cuts him off. Eddie Phoenix: How you doing Stephen Blood? I hear you're the F'N Legend around here. Well, the Fucking Legend, nice to meet ya. I'm Eddie Phoenix, ... the one guy who doesn't really give a damn if this is your hometown or not. He gets some crazy heat from the crowd. Eddie Phoenix: Ask Carlos.... then again, Carlos was in MY hometown that night! The crowd loves me, what can I say? Carlos is a walking suit... you Stephen... Stephen Blood you're a running joke. Everyone gets a laugh, looking at the guy, who couldn't let it go. A book? Really? That would've been interesting in 2005 or 2009... or I dunno Stephen. Anytime, but now. And this might be your place... this might be your city. But everywhere I go, I'm the man they're talking about. You know who Eddie Phoenix is? Let me stop you there... you're looking at him. I'm the guy they'll be talking about tomorrow. You Stephen, Stephen Blood, the F'N Legend... they don't talk about you anymore. They're not worried about you, not concerned with what the fuck you are doing. I'm Eddie Phoenix, the guy who is going to come right in to this place, and take what's mine. I've been all over the world, but the XWF is my next destination and maybe my final destination, I don't know. Can't be too sure. But I got plenty of years left in me. You've got nothing left, it's written all over your face.... or should I say, you're book....
The crowd boos!
Chico: Ouch. Manic: Quiet Chico. Eddie Phoenix: And hey, another thing. Stephen Blood-- look at me. You want to be the F'N Legend? You want to be the F'N Legend still? But you're not. You can't. You're looking at the new Fuckin Legend, the revolution... you're looking at a man, fuck, no... you're looking at the only man worth a damn around this place.This might be your hometown, your fans.... and you might want to knock me out, but we both know... that's not going to happen tonight. So Stephen, thanks for coming out here. Nice to know ya. Good riddens!
Stephen Blood stands back, blood boiling, but holding his veteran composure. The fans are extremely upset as they wait for someone to make a move. Eddie Phoenix: Expect the Unexpected....... and oh yeah,... I'm here to make a name for myself, I think they're going to remember me...
Phoenix goes to hand the mic back and just drops it before it reaches Blood's hands. Eddie exits the ring and Blood tenses up as he turns his neck to the side and tries not to lose his cool.
Chico: Holyshit. How did Stephen Blood hold back from ripping him apart? Manic: I don't know Chico. He wasn't going to be baited by this Eddie Phoenix character. Stephen Blood has more accolades than most XWF Hall of Famers. The Wisconsin fans are giving Phoenix a lot of heat as we get one more shot of Blood, shaking his head in disbelief. The scene fades out on Eddie exiting up the ramp.
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"The Modern Day Monster" Rage vs "The Beast" Dustin Holt - Xtreme Rules
Manic: I don't really know what to say about what we just saw there Chico.
Chico: Yeah I'm pretty lost too. Phoenix had no reason to come out here during Stephen Blood's appearance for tonight's final episode. Ridiculous.
“Hard to See” by Five Finger Death Punch begins to play as the fans boo and Dustin Holt makes his way out in sold of the sold out crowd. He seems to be extremely confident as he stands on top of the ramp and poses for the fans.
Worley: The following match is schedule for one fall under Xtreme Rules! Introducing first, making his way down the aisle. He is "The Beast"..Dustin..Holt!!
Chico: There he is! The former Xtreme Champ, the one, the only, Dustin Holt!
Dustin Holt walks down to the ring and slides in as the fans continue to boo.
Manic: The fans are really letting him have it Chico.
Chico: Perhaps they are not thrilled with his decision to leave. This is officially Dustin Holt’s final match in the XWF ring.
Manic: Can he redeem himself and finally beat Rage? That’s the question Chico.
“Only” by Nine Inch Nails begins to play as Rage walks out in front of the crowd. The fans are on their feet.
Crowd: Rage is gonna kill you! Rage is gonna kill you! Rage is gonna kill you!
Worley: And his opponent making his way down the aisle. "The Modern Day Monster"..Rage!!
Chico: Listen to the fans, they are going crazy for Rage!
Rage wastes no time in getting to the ring and Holt quickly steps out. Rage stands in the middle of the ring and looks at the sold out crowd who chant his name.
Manic: If there is something our XWF fans love is an ass kicker, and there is no bigger ass kicker on the roster than Rage.
The music is cut off as the fans settle down. Holt gets back in the ring and the referee makes sure they both keep their distance. The referee signals for the bell to ring and the match officially begins.
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Both men are in the center of the ring staring each other down. The fans are electric as Holt is trash talking Rage down. Rage just stares back at him coldly. Holt continues to talk before he slaps Rage in the face out of nowhere. The fans gasp in the arena as Rage tilts his head back and holds his face.
Chico: Oh my! That is such a bad idea.
Manic: Holt has lost his mind.
Rage looks back at Holt and smiles as the arena erupts.
Crowd: Rage is gonna kill you! Rage is gonna kill you! Rage is gonna kill you!
Rage challenges Holt to do it again. Holt slaps before blocks with one arm and takes him down with a big clothesline with the other arm. Holt gets up and Rage drops him again with another clothesline before grabbing him by the hair and whipping him into the turnbuckle.
Rage follows behind him with a charge but Holt leapfrogs him using the ropes as leverage. Rage stops before he hits sternum first and turns around into a big right hand from Holt that stuns him. Holt fires a left, a right, a left before hitting a massive uppercut that stuns Rage against the turnbuckle.
Holt gets some distance and immediately charges with a splash onto the turnbuckle. Rage catches him in midair and reserves positions sending Holt into the turnbuckle back first. Rage hits a brutal right and left punch combination before hitting a huge right punch to the face. Holt drops to his knees and tries to get some distance by Rage picks him up by the hair and drops him with a short arm clothesline. Rage looks down at Holt who is momentarily stunned before looking at the fans who cheer him on.
Chico: The fans are electric, and who can blame them?
Manic: They are witnessing a fight right here and they love it.
Rage grabs Holt by the hair but Holt pokes him in the eyes and pulls him through the ropes to the outside. The fans boo as Holt gets up. Rage gets up and eats a baseball slide from Holt from the ring. Rage hits the rail back first and Holt follows up with a barrage of lefts and rights. He slams Rage head first into the railing which causes Rage to falls down to his knees on the outside.
Holt nods and looks around as the fans boo at him. He flips them off before hitting Rage right in the head. Rage falls backwards and Holt looks at the steps and nods again. He picks them up but out of nowhere, Rage swats them out of his hands and whips Holt into the steel post.
Holt hits headfirst and falls down as the fans cheer again. Rage leaves him no time to recuperate as he picks him up and gorilla presses him over his head. The fans cheer as Rage lifts Holt high in the air. Holt starts kicking wildly before slipping out and grabbing Rage from behind and hitting a desperation Russian legsweep on the protective mats. Both men go down as the referee checks on both.
Manic: Holt just saved himself from being crippled if you ask me.
Chico: You can just see it in both these men. They don’t want a wrestling match. They want to hurt each other. They want to prove who is the best. Holt has never beaten Rage and he wants nothing more than to walk out of here with his hand raised in victory on final time.
Both men show signs of life as the fans chant for Rage. They use the apron to pull themselves up and Rage goes to punch Holt but Holt fires with a stiff knife edge chop. Rage is rocked back as Holt hits him a second time. Rage holds his chest and Holt fires a third time and smiles confidently. Holt hits a fourth chop and Rage answers back with a right hand right to the jaw. Holt falls down and Rage picks him up and immediately delivers a European uppercut. Holt is in trouble as Rage throws him in the ring.
Rage walks over the ring steps and looks at the fans who pop big time. He picks them up and throws them in the ring just barely missing Holt who was lying in the ring. Rage slides in the ring and Holt gets up out of nowhere and drops Rage with a Lou Thesz press. Holt fires several lefts and rights before bouncing off the ropes and dropping a big elbow.
Chico: Holt was playing possum! He was waiting for Rage to get in the ring and now he is making him pay for it.
Holt stomps on Rage’s hand before stomping his head and dropping a second elbow and transitioning into a reverse chin lock. Rage slowly gets to his knees and Holt holds on. Rage manages to get to his feet and Holt jumps on his back. Rage drops back and flattens him with his full weight. Rage gets up and grabs the ring steps as the fans pop big time. He goes to swing at Holt but Holt hits him with a low blow out of nowhere.
Manic: There you go Holt! That a boy!
Chico: Everything is legal in Xtreme Rules!
Rage drops to his knees and Holt follows up with a running big boot that takes Rage out. Holt poses in the middle of the ring as the fans boo loudly before grabbing the steel steps and walking over to Rage. He lifts them up high and slams them right on top of Rage’s chest as the fans grown. Holt lifts them up again and drives them down a second time. He lifts them up a third time and drops them down with all his strength and Rage screams and holds his mid-section while squirming in pain. Holt immediately drops down and lifts the leg 1… 2…. Kickout!
The fans get on their feet as Holt shakes his head no and punches the mat in frustration. Holt gets up and looks around clearly frustrated. He quickly exits to the outside and pulls out a table as the fans start to cheer. He slides the table into the ring and reaches under the ring and gets a gas canister and some matches as the crowd loses their mind.
Chico: What the hell?
Manic: Holt wants to send Rage directly to hell!
Holt sets up the table before going over and grabbing the ring steps. He smiles as he goes after Rage and looks down at him. He lifts the steps up and drops them down but Rage grabs them right before they hit him and holds on with everything he has. Holt is shocked as Rage pushes the steps up nailing Holt right in the jaw. Rage gets up and places the steps in the middle of the ring. He picks up Holt by the hair and grabs him by the throat as the fans roar.
Chico: Rage is going for the kill!
Rage picks Holt up and slams him down with a brutal chokeslams right on the steel steps. Holt looks like he’s dead as Rage stands proudly over his body and looks at the fans before looking to the side and noticing the table and the gas can. Rage finally reacts to the fans as he extends his arms and gives Holt a thumbs down as the arena get to their feet. Rage grabs the gas can and douses the table before grabbing the matches and lighting it on fire.
Manic: Oh crap! That thing is out of control!
Chico: Someone needs to stop this right now!
The fans are going crazy as Rage picks up Holt and climbs on top of the ring steps. The explode as Rage looks around before lifting up Holt into a powerbomb position from all the way on top of the stairs. The fans gasp as Rage proceeds to lift Holt up and drop him down with a sick Straight to Hell jackknife powerbomb from on top of the stairs right into the flaming tables!
Manic: Holt is dead!
Chico: Call the paramedics right this instant!
Crowd: Holy Shit! Holy Shit! Holy Shit!
The fans cheer as Rage drops down and pins Holt as the crowd counts. One, two, three!
*ding* *ding* *ding*
Worley: The winner of this match by pinfall, "The Modern Day Monster"..Rage!!
Winner by Pinfall: "The Modern Day Monster" Rage
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Rage gets up and looks around as “Only” by Nine Inch Nails plays over the speakers. The referee lifts Rage’s hand up as the fans celebrate. Paramedics are quick to rush to the ring and immediately check on Holt.
Chico: Say what you will about Dustin Holt but he came out here for a fight and he didn’t back down one second!
Manic: You can say that again. It’s not every day you stand toe to toe with a 7 foot monster and that exactly what Holt did here tonight. What a hell of an ending to the Holt/Rage saga, Chico! I'll make sure to send him a basket at the hospital. That match was insane!
Chico: This may very well be the last time we see Holt in an XWF ring but boy did he give us some true highlights.
Manic: Best of luck to Dustin Holt in his future.
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The ring crew is going as fast as they can trying to clean up debris that's inside the ring as Worley is walking towards the ring for tonight's main event.
Crowd: Clean that shit! Clean that shit! Clean that shit!
Chico: Where's Janitor Draven at? Maybe they could use his help.
Manic: Sounds like a good idea Chico.
The ring crew exits the area to a pop from the crowd as Worley steps into the squared circle.
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Main Event: "The Resistance" WC Shangri-La Jester, Robert Mastro, & Pike Lorenzo vs "The Elite" XC Chris Falkenyork, Carlos Shotgun, & Mark Adkins - Elimination Rules
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Worley: The following is our featured match of "Showdown Fifty" and will be contested under "Elimination Rules"!
The crowd pops on that announcement.
Manic: Are you ready for this one Chico?
Chico: You better believe it!
"Had Enough" by Breaking Benjamin cues over the arena as the camera pans over to the entrance way. "The Resistance" make their way out as the crowd gives off a huge ovation.
Worley: Team one making their way down the aisle. Pike "The Preacher" Lorenzo, "The Real Mercy Killer" Robert Mastro, and the Xtreme Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Champion Shangri-La Jester.. They are.. "The Resistance"!!
Jester stands in the middle with Mastro on the left and Lorenzo on the right. All three men look to be on the same page as they look out to the huge capacity crowd on hand tonight. "The Resistance" continue their way down the aisle.
Manic: It was not too long ago that Mastro and the World Champion Jester were part of a huge three way feud with Carlos Shotgun. People wonder how the two of them could coexist. It's hard to say anything about Pike Lorenzo, the XWF's resident enigma.
Chico: Yeah but the three men share something in common. The three of them are tired of seeing the Elite at the top of the card on a consistant basis and they want to be the men to put a stop to that!
Jester, Mastro, and Lorenzo enter the ring as the crowd pops again. Jester stands in the middle holding the World Heavyweight Title high up in the air as Mastro and Lorenzo eye the entrance way.
"Live to Rise" by Soundgarden hits the sound system as everyone waits in anticipation.
Manic: Never in the decade long history of "The Elite" have they had a match as a complete unit. Tonight marks the first and possibly last time it will go down.
"The Elite" make their way out to a huge ovation as Jester, Mastro, and Lorenzo continue to wait inside the ring. Shotgun stands at the front with Xtreme Champion Falkenyork and "The Xtreme Icon" Mark Adkins behind.