PART III
The scene opens up backstage in a dark room where The Dark Prince Kazadine stands in front of a lit candle.
Kazadine: "Last Showdown the world saw but a preview of what I can really do. Devilyn Storm wants pain? He wants to play with darkness? I will give him that and much more. At the next Showdown Devilyn Storm will meet his maker and I assure you he will never be the same again. See you at Showdown…"
Kazadine starts levitating before flashing a sinister smile.
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World Heavyweight Champion Carlos Shotgun vs Rage - Dead Cell Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
The camera cuts back to ringside for one of tonight's featured contests. The crowd turns their attention towards the ring. Danielle Worley looks up in the air as the twenty five foot steel cage starts lowering down.
Manic: "Carlos Shotgun has been a dominant World Champion over the last seven months but there's a strange feeling in the air tonight."
Chico: "Yeah but how many times as the Elite Savior been in a position to lose only to show people why he's considered the Greatest of All Time?"
Manic: "This is true Manic. We'll see how that goes in just a few moments."
The ringcrew starts to secure the cage and check to make sure everything is in place. We get a thumbs up as Danielle Worley looks towards the entrance way.
*ding* *ding* *ding*
Worley: "The following is the Dead Cell match.. It is for the Xtreme Wrestling Federation.. World Heavyweight Championship! This match will be contested under Last Man Standing rules.. The victor will be the individual who can keep their opponent incapacitated for the referee's ten count."
Manic: "For those who might need a better visual so to speak on this cage. Think of it like Hell in a Cell."
Chico: "Yeah but without using those words so we don't get a phonecall from a Stamford Connecticut based company."
Chico elbows Manic in the arm. The stadium lights fade as we cut to a side stage. Nine Inch Nails is standing by for a live rendition of Rage's theme "Only".
Rage makes his way out to a mixed reaction of cheers drowned out by boos. Rage shows no emotion towards the fans as he continues his walk down the eisle.
Worley: "Making his way down the eisle is the challenger. He is from Cleveland, Ohio.. Weighing in tonight at three hundred and twenty six pounds.. He is a 2011 Hall of Fame Inductee and former Xtreme Champion.. The Master of the Straight to Hell powerbomb.. Rage!!!"
Rage looks up at the demonic steel structure as he walks through the cage door. Worley looks terrified as Rage circles around the ring announcer.
Manic: "Rage has shown that he has no remorse and honestly I don't blame Worley for being the slightest bit scared at this time!"
Chico: "Oh no doubt Rage will snap out on anybody at any given time!"
The camera cuts to another side stage. AC/DC is standing by for a live rendition of Shotgun's theme "Shoot to Thrill".
The camera cuts over to a shot of a makeshift landing pad that's set up at the side of the entrance way.
Manic: "Where's Shotgun?"
The crowd looks up in the sky as a helicopter reading "CSR Enterprises" flys overhead. Happy Hogan is piloting the helicopter as we see get a shot of the World Champion. The crowd erupts when they see who it is.
Manic: "There he is!"
Chico: "The Elite Savior!"
As the helicopter starts lowering down, we see Carlos Shotgun with a glass of wine in one hand and a whore wrapped around his arm. Rage continues to pace around the ring as the chopper lands. Shotgun hops off the chopper with the World Championship around his waist.
Worley: "Making his way down the eisle.. From San Juan, Puerto Rico.. Weighing in tonight at two hundred and twenty five pounds.. The master of the Bullet Bomb and Bullet Shock.. He is a 2005 Hall of Fame Inductee.. A Genius.. Billionaire.. Playboy.. Philanthropist. The current reigning and defending three time World Heavyweight Champion.. The Elite Savior.. Carlos Shotgun!!!"
Shotgun makes his walk down the eisle looking confident as always. The cameras pan around the stadium this crowd no question is pro Shotgun tonight.
Manic: "You think any of this is going to play into Rage's head?"
Chico: "I honestly don't know Manic. Shotgun's aura definitely messes with the minds of all his opponents but Rage tonight looks like a man possessed."
Shotgun is about to enter through the cage door as he waits for Worley to exit. Worley eyes turn towards the champion who gives her a wink. Worley smiles as Shotgun turns his attention away from Rage.
Manic: "What is he doing?"
Rage gets impatient and slides out of the ring. Shotgun turns back around towards the door as Rage kicks the door in Shotgun's direction. Shotgun blocks the door with his hands before it smacks him in the face.
Chico: "Rage is.. He doesn't want to waste any time here!"
Rage starts shouting at Shotgun to get his ass in the ring. Shotgun just shakes his head in disgust as the referee yells at Rage to back off.
Manic: "We said that Rage would stay focused but he's losing whatever patience he had."
Shotgun enters the cage as another referee locks the cage door with a padlock. The crowd starts chanting "Iron Bong" towards Shotgun who nods his head and waves in approval. The referee waves his arm signaling for the match to begin.
*ding* *ding* *ding*
Chico: "Here we go!"
Shotgun ducks a charging clothesline from Rage and starts hitting hard right hands. Right, right, right, right.. Right.. Shotgun charges off the ropes with another right that staggers Rage backwards. Shotgun goes for a headlock and Rage shoves him off the ropes. Shotgun comes back with another right hand that stuns Rage. Shotgun goes off the ropes again as Rage almost takes his head off with a big boot.
Manic: "Shotgun is known for his technical expertise but I don't think we're going to be seeing too much of that in this match."
Chico: "Forget about that Manic.. Shotgun just connected with seven punches to the head and that didn't take Rage down. Shotgun got dropped with one big boot."
Shotgun gets back to his feet and turns around only to eat a clothesline from Rage. The crowd starts to boo Rage as the referee keeps his eye on the champion. Rage picks Shotgun up and hits a stiff headbutt. Shotgun clutches his forehead as Rage drops him to one knee with a hard right hand. Rage steps back and charges drops Shotgun to the canvas with a kick to the head. The crowd boos the challenger again as Rage looks out towards the crowd.
Manic: "The crowd isn't understanding that all the boos directed towards Rage it's like.."
Chico: "He's feeding off of it!"
Rage picks up Shotgun and throws him into the corner. Shotgun tries to walk out of the corner but gets shouldered in the midsection. Rage hits another hard shoulder as Shotgun is curled backwards in pain. Rage goes for a right hand and Shotgun blocks. Rage blocks a right hand goes for a swing. Shotgun ducks as Rage finds himself in the corner now.
Manic: "Shotgun in control!"
Chico: "Here comes the champion!"
Shotgun hits Rage with a sick forearm to the head and follows with a kick to the midsection. Shotgun hits a right, right, right, another hard right.. Another hard right.. Shotgun steps back and taunts Rage who is staggering forward. Shotgun hits an atomic drop and taunts Rage again before going off the ropes. Rage ducks under a clothesline and grabs Shotgun by the throat.
Manic: "Rage going for a chokeslam right here!"
Shotgun hammer fists the inside of Rage's elbow before tossing him to the canvas with an under arm takedown.
Chico: "Did you see that Manic? Rage is over three hundred pounds and he made that look easy!"
Shotgun is starting to show off his confidence again as he smiles towards the crowd. Shotgun still has Rage by the arm as Rage gets back to his feet. Shotgun twists the arm around and goes for an irish whip. Rage blocks the irish whip. Rage pulls Shotgun towards his direction before dropping him with a sidewalk slam.
Manic: "Rage in control."
Rage gets on top of Shotgun and starts rocking his head with rights and lefts. Right.. Left.. Right.. Left.. Right.
Manic: "Shotgun taking some heavy punishment here!"
Rage digs his nails across Shotgun's head and face and hits him with another right hand. Rage gets back to his feet as Shotgun tries to get back up. Rage picks up Shotgun and tosses him over the top rope.
Manic: "Down goes the champion!"
Chico: "Shotgun is in some trouble here."
Rage slides out and looks under the ring as the referee starts a ten count on Shotgun. One... Two... Three...... Four..... Shotgun is dragging himself back up. Five... Shotgun is back on his feet as he rests himself on the ringpost.
Manic: "Shotgun up at five."
Chico: "Yeah now he has to worry about Rage who has a chair!"
Rage armed with a chair walks towards Shotgun. Rage smacks the ringpost with the chair as Shotgun ducked under the shot. Shotgun hits a standing dropkick that whips Rage back first into the cage.
Manic: "Rage is rocked!"
Chico: "This could be the opening he needs!"
Shotgun runs up on the apron and looks towards Rage who is still stunned. Shotgun charges for a diving Thesz Press and Rage catches him in the powerbomb position.
Manic: "This is trouble here, this is trouble!"
Shotgun hits desperation right hands.. Right, right, right, right.. Rage staggers back and Shotgun grabs a hold of the cage. Shotgun breaks away from Rage who staggers forward and turns around. Shotgun dives off the cage with a crossbody and Rage catches him. Rage sets Shotgun up and drives his head face first into the cage. The referee continues to look on as the crowd is stunned.
Manic: "Shotgun is down but he still managed to avoid what could have ended the match."
Chico: "Straight to Hell on the floor? Yeah we'd be looking at a new champion right now."
Shotgun's forehead has been busted open as blood starts running down his face. Rage picks up the champ and throws him back into the ring. The crowd starts chanting "Iron Bong" as Rage tosses a chair over the top rope into the ring. Shotgun wipes his forehead off and freaks out when he sees he's been busted open. Rage for the first time in the match shows a smile.
Manic: "Shotgun is besides himself!"
Chico: "Of course he is Manic. He just sees how the match is going and knows he needs to do something.. Do something right now if he's going to win."
Rage charges Shotgun after the champion dares him to bring it. Shotgun ducks under a swing and hits a knee to the midsection. Shotgun starts hitting some serious hard right hands as the crowd wakes back up. Right right right right.. Right.. Right.. Left.. Right... Right... Right hand drops Rage to the canvas.
Manic: "Rage goes down!"
Chico: "Listen to this crowd!"
Rage gets back as Shotgun goes off the ropes. Rage gets staggered into the corner off a clothesline. Shotgun picks up the chair but notices that Rage has recovered. Shotgun drops the chair and charges. Rage ducks under as Shotgun stops himself short of hitting the turnbuckle with his chest. Shotgun turns around and ducks under a right from Rage. Shotgun hits a kick to the midsection and Russian Leg Sweeps the back of Rage's head into the second turnbuckle.
Manic: "That'll put him down!"
Rage is still getting back up as Shotgun wipes blood out of his eyes. Shotgun grabs the steel chair and kills Rage with a shot to the head. Rage is down to one knee as the crowd chants "one more time". Shotgun goes for a swing.. Rage grabs Shotgun by the throat.. Shotgun hammer fists Rage in the arm again to break the hold. Shotgun goes for a swing and Rage punches the steel chair to block. Rage cringes and grabs his hand in pain. Shotgun smashes Rage in the head again with the chair. Rage is still up.
Manic: "What the hell does he have to do?"
Chico: "What did the chair do to deserve this?"
Shotgun runs off the ropes and drops Rage to the canvas with another shot to the head with the chair.
Manic: "Rage goes down!"
The crowd erupts as the referee starts a ten count.
Chico: "How much did Shotgun have to do there to keep the big man down?"
Manic: "Shotgun still took him down Chico!"
Two.... Three.... Four.... Rage is recovering. Five.... Rage is back to his feet.
Manic: "Oh.. My.. God."
Shotgun walks up to Rage and jabs him in the midsection with the chair. Rage clutches onto his stomach as Shotgun levels him with a chairshot to the back. Rage is cringing in pain but is still on his feet. Shotgun starts to figure up the crowd as he looks over at Rage. Rage dares him to take a swing.
Manic: "What is Rage doing?"
Shotgun charges with the chair... Shotgun drops the chair as Rage grabs him by the throat. Rage lifts Shotgun high up... Shotgun in mid air reverses... Shotgun spins Rage around and goes for a cross armbreaker. Rage is still on his feet.
Chico: "Rage is going to go for the chokeslam all night if he has to!"
Manic: "No doubt about it Chico. Shotgun has had an answer to it everytime he's tried though."
Shotgun continues to try to roll the arm breaker over as Rage uses his strength to stay on his feet. Rage lifts Shotgun up and slams his back into the canvas. Shotgun cannot keep hold of the move as his hands fall to the mat.
Manic: "There's no submissions in this match. Shotgun knows though that he can wear down the big man if he locks something on."
Chico: "Yes he can. Rage needs to avoid the Bullet Shock Sharpshooter if he's thinking about walking out of here as champion!"
Rage backs into the corner to catch his breath as the large sold out crowd continues to look on. The referee is checking on Shotgun who is still losing a good amount of blood.
Manic: "Shotgun tried to take advantage there but could not. You gotta think about this Chico. Shotgun would have the advantage in conditioning."
Chico: "You think so? Rage is in the best shape of his career."
Manic: "Shotgun has the advantage there Chico lets not kid ourselves. With Shotgun losing blood by the second though... This match will be at Rage's advantage the longer it goes."
Shotgun is still on the canvas as Rage continues to suck wind. The referee checks on Shotgun before Rage walks up and grabs him by the shirt.
Manic: "What's Rage doing?"
Chico: "I think he's pissed that the official did not start a count. I mean Shotgun is on the canvas right now."
Rage yells for him to do his job as the referee starts a count. One... Two... Three... Shotgun starts getting to his feet. Rage decks Shotgun with a right hand before he can get back up. Rage pushes the referee out of the way as Shotgun's face is covered in red.
Manic: "Rage is.. He's losing it here."
Rage starts stomping Shotgun in the head.. Stomp to the head.. Stomp to the back.. The camera cuts to a shot of Shotgun's face.. Rage kicks him in the face. The crowd starts to get on Rage as he raises his arms in the air to soak it all in.
Chico: "No Manic.. He still knows what he's doing."
Rage walks up to Shotgun and drags him to his feet. Shotgun breaks free and hits Rage with forearm to the midsection. Rage returns the favor with a forearm to the back. Shotgun turns away from Rage while cringing in pain. Rage to attack again but takes a spinning forearm to the face.
Manic: "Shotgun trying to build momentum here!"
Shotgun runs off the ropes and staggers Rage back with another forearm to the head. Rage staggers off the ropes and walks towards the center of the ring.. Shotgun has him hooked for a T-Bone Suplex.
Manic: "Does Shotgun have the strength to pull this off?"
Rage elbows out and tosses Shotgun over the top rope.. Shotgun lands feet first on the other side of the apron and taunts Rage. Rage goes over as him and Shotgun tie up between the ropes. Shotgun drags Rage through to the other side of the apron.. The two start exchanging shots to the head. Shotgun ducks a swing and kicks Rage in the midsection. Shotgun grabs a front facelock.
Manic: "What's going to happen here?"
Chico: "I dunno but it doesn't look good for Rage."
Shotgun jumps off and drops Rage with a DDT on the other side of the ring apron. Rage goes crashing to the floor as the crowd pops. The referee looks over as Rage is down for the count.
Manic: "My god!"
One.... Two.... Three.... Four........ Five........ Six... Rage is starting to get back to his feet. Seven........ Rage is back up as Shotgun charges.. Rage looks up and hiptosses Shotgun into the cage. The back of Shotgun's head goes crashing to the floor. The crowd starts chanting "Pavitra Bakavasa".
Chico: "What are they saying?"
Manic: "I dunno."
The referee starts the count on Shotgun as Rage walks towards the ring steps. Two... Three... Four... Five... Shotgun is slowly getting back up. Six... Seven... Eight... Shotgun is back up as Rage has the ringsteps lifted over his head. Rage charges with the ringsteps. Shotgun's head cracks against the steps. The camera zooms up to a bloody handprint on the corner of the steps where Shotgun tried to block.
Manic: "Good god!"
Chico: "That's it."
Rage starts looking under the ring as the referee counts Shotgun down. Two.... Three.... Four.... The crowd pops as Rage grabs a table.
Manic: "This is going to get ugly!"
Chico: "Going to? If ugly was an artform this would already be a modern art masterpiece!"
Shotgun gets to his feet at six as Rage sets a table up on the outside. Shotgun losing his balance grabs the cage before he falls back down to the floor.