PART III
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"The Beast" Dustin Holt is standing by with Mitch Keller.
Mitch Keller: "Dustin Holt. You are last year's runner up.... "
Holt is standoffish as he flashes Keller a look.
Mitck Keller: "What are you going to do this year to win it all?"
Dustin Holt: "Well Keller you don't got to be a genius to know that I'm one of the few with some real experience inside that Xtreme Battle Zone. Granted the numbers are cut in half but that gives me even better odds. You said it yourself I was runner up last year and Chris Falkenyork isn't in it this year! So what I see is an opportunity for me, "The Beast", to go on to Xtreme Mania Eight and face Rage in a rematch of a lifetime."
Mitch Keller: "But--"
Dustin Holt: "No buts. Guess what time it is?"
Mitch Keller: "I don't know."
Dustin Holt: "Time to KNUCKLE UP!!!!!"
Some of the crowd actually cheers and chants Holt's famous line along with him.
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Main Event: Xtreme Champion Pike "The Preacher" Lorenzo vs Tag Team Champion "Jager Bomber" The Crazy Kanook vs "The Beast" Dustin Holt vs "The Las Vegas Playboy" Darren Romeo vs El Mito vs The Dark Stranger vs "The Detroit SOB" Hayden Truesdale vs William Knighthawk - Winner receives a World Championship title match at XtremeMania Eight
Danielle Worley is standing by.
Worley: The following contest is the Elimination Chamber match to determine who will face the World Heavyweight Champion at Xtreme.. Mania.. Eight!
The Dark Stranger makes his way out first as he walks down towards the ring.
Worley: Making his way down the eisle... The Dark Stranger!
Manic: You think Stranger will be taking any souls with him tonight?
Chico: Most likely.
Stranger enters the ring as his theme cuts out. Las Vegas Playboy Darren Romeo makes his way out next.
Worley: And making his way down next.. The "Las Vegas Playboy" Darren Romeo!
Romeo enters to a good amount of heat from the crowd as everyone turns their attention towards the curtains. "The Beast" Dustin Holt is next to make his way out. Holt comes out to a big pop.
Worley: Making his way down the eisle. "The Beast" Dustin Holt!!
Chico: Holt almost beat Pike Lorenzo at our last Pay Per View but lost. All of that will be forgiven if he walks out of here tonight as the winner.
Holt's theme cuts out as El Mito makes his way out next. Mito gets a decent pop from the crowd who are into his mysterious ways.
Worley: Making his way down the eisle, El Mito!
Manic: Mito has shown huge signs of potential. Wonder what sort of impact he'll have here tonight.
Mito's theme cuts out. Skeleton's of Society leader William Knighthawk is next. Knighthawk comes out to a huge reaction as everyone is still stunned at his return to the XWF.
Worley: Making his way out next, William Knighthawk!
Knighthawk gestures to his waist that the belt will be his soon. Knighthawk enters as his theme cuts out. The Detroit SOB Hayden Truesdale makes his way out to huge heat from the crowd.
Chico: They love him here.
Manic: Yeah. Unknown my ass.
Worley: Making his way down the eisle. "The Detriot" SOB, Hayden Truesdale!
Truesdale enters the ring as his theme cuts out. The cameras go back to the entrance way as Tag Team Champion The Crazy Kanook comes out to a crazy pop from the fans.
Chico: Here he is!
Worley: Making his way down the eisle. XWF Tag Team Champion, The Crazy Kanook!
Kanook enters and salutes the crowd as everyone awaits the final entrant. The crowd goes in a mixed reaction frenzy as Pike "The Preacher" Lorenzo makes his way out next. Lorenzo looks around the arena before nodding his head and making his way down.
Chico: Here's the favorite everyone is calling for Manic. The Xtreme Champion, Pike Lorenzo.
Worley: And making his way down the eisle. The XWF Xtreme Champion.. Pike.. "The Preacher".. Lorenzo!
Lorenzo enters the ring as everyone looks over at the Preacher. The referee tries to get everything organized as everyone has made their way out.
All eight men are in their cases to start. There's four giant cases in each corner of the Chamber and a piece of plexiglass inbetween a pair of various wrestlers, ready to hear who will be released first and second this year. Pike "the Preacher" Lorenzo's name is mentioned first. William Knighthawk's name is announced second to enter. The rules are explained, every three minutes someone will be released. You could only win by pinfall or submission inside the ring, and there is no rope break. You can use any part of the Xtreme Battle Zone structure as a weapon, and anything goes. The last man remaining after all participants have been released and eliminated, becomes the winner and will automatically move on to headline Xtreme Mania Eight in Chicago, Illinois versus the World Heavyweight Champion, Rage.
*ding* *ding* *ding*
Pike and William Knighthawk eye each other down. Manic: "This is it Chico!" Chico: "Here we go Manic!" The rules also explain that the order in which every superstar is released will be completely random as well. The bell has sounded! And Pike and William immediately lock up. The crowd very intrigued off the get-go here as these two athletes lock it up for the first time. William Knighthawk drives him back and Pike Lorenzo hits a Drop Toe Hold out of nowhere! Pike stands to his feet and gloats for a moment. Fans eat it up as Knighthawk rolls to a knee. Chico: "He's ticked! Knighthawk is ticked and he's ready to do some damage, you can tell." Manic: "All eight of these men, willing to do whatever it takes to headline Xtreme Mania Eight!" William Knighthawk licks his lips and strategically circles Pike Lorenzo up. Pike hops around on his feet and they lock up in the center of the ring again. Knighthawk grabs a side headlock and Pike forces him towards the ropes. Knighthawk bounces off them and Pike flies in for a clothesline! The Los Angeles crowd pops!! Chico: "Pike hot early on here. But he better not gas himself out." Manic: "At Xtreme Battle Zone, everyone is gassed at some point or another." Pike places more boots to Knighthawk's forehead as he tries to get to a knee. Lorenzo gets on the ground and starts choking Knighthawk with his barehands. People are loving it as we get a look at Hayden Truesdale in his glass case. Dustin Holt and Crazy Kanook inside their's. El Mito alone his glass case, Darren Romeo and Dark Stranger looking on as well. Pike picks Knighthawk up and delivers a Fireman's Carry in to a pin attempt. One... kick out! Chico: "Maybe it's just me. But I don't see point in going for a pin that early. Got to take it to him harder than that!" Manic: "But sometimes that pin could wear their opponent out, and there's still plenty of time to take calculated risks." Pike picks Knighthawk up and slings him across the ring. Knighthawk's back bounces off the turnbuckles and he walks a couple steps forward. Pike Lorenzo goes for a big clothesline and William Knighthawk ducks out of it and reaches behind him for a German Suplex! Fans give Knighthawk heat as he starts stomping away at Pike Lorenzo and then gets down and gauges at his eyes. Knighthawk attempts an Inciser Claw and Pike Lorenzo fights out of it. Both men to their feet and fans cheer as they both attempt a swing on each other and both duck the big attempts. Knighthawk kicks Pike in the mid-section. Pike pulls Knighthawk in for a headbutt. Both men phased by that move. Knighthawk takes the brunt of it and stumbles back. He thinks sprints in to Pike Lorenzo and Lorenzo simply sidesteps Knighthawk and grabs him by the back of the head, launching him forward over the top rope and down to that steel platform surrounding the ring!! Chico: "That looked painful..." Manic: "Sounded painful too." A replay is shown on the screen as Pike Lorenzo steps through the ropes and mocks Knighthawk. He picks him up by the hair and grades his face on the outside steel structure. (10 Second Countdown Begins!! STILL IN GLASS CASES: Truesdale, Holt, Kanook, Mito, Romeo, and Stranger. IN RING: Pike Lorenzo and William Knighthawk ELIMINATIONS: None - TIME IN: 3:00 minutes) Pike continues to hammer on William Knighthawk on the outside and the fans count along. "Three... two... one!!" The lights dim low and it's Darren Romeo's box that lights up. Chico: "It's the Las Vegas Playboy coming out!" Romeo waits for the plexiglass to be slid away and then he is released in to the Battle Zone. Romeo goes right for Lorenzo and drills him with a forearm to the back. Pike turns and decks him with a right hand. Pike grabs him by the back of the head and tosses him back in the ring. Pike turns and stomps on William Knighthawk for good measure! Fans mark out. Then Pike gets in the ring and Darren Romeo goes for a kick. Pike catches him, he ducks the Enziguri attempt and simply places Darren Romeo in a Figure Four Leglock from there. Darren Romeo screams out in pain! Chico: "Is this it? Could this be the end? Darren Romeo goes down in 30 seconds?" Manic: "It would be the fastest elimination in XWF history...." Fans yelling as William Knighthawk gets back in the ring and stomps right on Pike Lorenzo's head! Lorenzo forced to break the hold as Knighthawk stomps some more and then drops three solid knees to his skull! Knighthawk starts gauging at Pike's eyes again and then once more puts the Inciser Claw in his mouth. Manic: "Going for that Inciser Claw!" But Darren Romeo comes out of nowhere and kicks Knighthawk in the back. Darren Romeo goes for a Suplex attempt and Knighthawk blocks it. Knighthawk then delivers a giant Suplex of his own! William Knighthawk goes for quick pin and Pike Lorenzo breaks it up before the count of one! Pike picks Knighthawk up by the head and drills him with a hard knee to the face! Knighthawk is rocked and Pike Lorenzo knocks him down with a Clothesline! Pike goes for the cover. One... two.. kick out! Chico: "All these men giving it their all already and I'm just waiting to see who's next." Manic: "Could be any of these guys. Five men left to be released from their cases, and someone will have the distinct advantage of going last." Pike goes to pick Knighthawk up by the hair but then Knighthawk gets down in and wraps his arms around Pike's waist, driving him back in to the corner. Knighthawk hits two massive shots to Pike's ribcage and then an inside knee to the gut! Pike keels over and Knighthawk lifts him back up. William Knighthawk starts setting him up on the top turnbuckle. Knighthawk then tries to mount it for a Superplex. Pike Lorenzo blocks it and punches his way out of it. He shoves Knighthawk to the mat. Pike stands up and goes for a Giant Double Stomp! William Knighthawk rolls out of the way and pops back to his feet. Knighthawk goes for a Swinging Neckbreaker. Pike counters in to a Swinging Neckbreaker attempt of his own. William Knighthawk rolls out of it and goes for a haymaker. Pike ducks and is back-to-back with Knighthawk as he links arms with him and leans forward for a Bridging Pin attempt. Knighthawk's shoulders are on the mat for the one... two.. kick out!! Chico: "Knighthawk, man! Taking some nearfalls here early, but he keeps fighting back." Darren Romeo goes to attack William Knighthawk and Knighthawk just send him flying over the top rope to the outside steel. Knighthawk turns to face Pike, and ducks a clothesline attempt from him. Knighthawk kicks him in the gut and latches on for the Perfect Plex. One... two.. kick out! Pike rolls to his feet scared. Darren Romeo reaches over the top rope and grabs William Knighthawk by the shoulder. Knighthawk turns and fires off a right hand to his face, almost off instinct alone. Knighthawk then grabs the top rope and Springboards right on top of Darren Romeo!! Both men crash to the steel and Romeo bangs his head off the outside cage. Chico: "No sneaking up on Knighthawk man!" Pike recovers as the fans chant the 10-count. (10 Second Countdown Begins!! STILL IN GLASS CASES: Truesdale, Holt, Kanook, Mito, and Stranger. IN RING: Pike Lorenzo, William Knighthawk, and Darren Romeo ELIMINATIONS: None - TIME IN: 6:00 minutes)
The lights dim low and it's El Mito's number that's called as he is released from his glass case. He immediately pounces on Pike Lorenzo! They brawl in the corner as William Knighthawk comes up from behind and splatters them both in the corner. Knighthawk headbutts El Mito to the ground and then starts punching away at Pike Lorenzo. Darren Romeo recovers on the outside, as he sneaks back in the ring and mounts the top turnbuckle. Romeo then turns and pulls himself up on one of those glass cases currently occupied by Hayden Truesdale.
Manic: "Romeo maybe the smartest man in this event."
Knighthawk clothesline Pike out of the ring and then follows right out behind him. Knighthawk rocks him with a few stomps to the back and follows that up with a brutal Suplex on to the steel!! Both men twist and turn on the cold steel in discomfort. El Mito sees what is going on and contemplates going for a Suicide Dive. Then he notices Darren Romeo hiding out on the top of the case. El Mito points him out to fans and they starts cheering, "Si! Si! Si! Si!" Chico: "That great idea might backfire." Then El Mito hops up to the top turnbuckle and as Romeo is leaning over, antagonizing El Mito, that's when El Mito leaps up and manages to deliver a Hurricanrana that sends Darren Romeo flying down to the canvas!!! "Holyshit! Holyshit! Holyshit! Holyshit! Holyshit!!" Chico: "Listen to these fans Manic. It's pandemonium out here." Romeo looks dead and El Mito slowly gets to his feet. He turns around and it's William Knighthawk launching through the air with a Springboard Battering Ram that takes El Mito down hard!! Fans seem to be loving the intense action as Knighthawk notices Romeo trying to roll around on the canvas. Knighthawk gets down and latches on with the Inciser Claw!! He makes Romeo tap out right away!!
(Elimination!! STILL IN GLASS CASES: Truesdale, Holt, Kanook, and Stranger. IN RING: Pike Lorenzo, William Knighthawk, Darren Romeo, and El Mito ELIMINATIONS: Darren Romeo (by William Knighthawk) - TIME IN: 8 minutes and 5 seconds)
Fans cheer as the first participant is eliminated and El Mito wastes no time stomping away at William Knighthawk!! Mito then spots Pike Lorenzo getting up and backs up, then rushes in, grabs the top rope and summersaults right in to Lorenzo!! Both men spill out on to the steel as Pike bounces off the cage and El Mito actually smacks his head off the steel platform. Manic: "Risky move! El Mito might've hurt himself more on that..." The fans are on their feet clapping that last move and they wait as the 10 second countdowns begins. (10 Second Countdown Begins! STILL IN GLASS CASES: Truesdale, Holt, Kanook, and Stranger. IN RING: Pike Lorenzo, William Knighthawk, and El Mito ELIMINATIONS: Darren Romeo (by William Knighthawk) - TIME IN: 9:00)
Lights dim again as this time it's The Crazy Kanook who is released. The fans pop as he immediately goes right after William Knighthawk in the center of the ring. Knighthawk tries to fight back with punches of his own. But Crazy Kanook goes off on him. Kanook punches, and forearms, and kicks William Knighthawk until he falls to a knee. Kanook then hits an Impaler DDT out of nowhere and goes for the cover. One... two.. kick out! Crazy Kanook then gets off the ground and waits for Knighthawk to start crawling. Kanook then goes for "The Ice Over" (Crossface). Everyone in the Staples Center on their feet as Kanook tries to lock it in but Knighthawk prys at his hand and scratches and claws his way out of the hold. William Knighthawk rolls to his feet and Kanook does as well. Those two start battling it out in front of a soldout crowd and meanwhile on the outside of the ring Pike Lorenzo and El Mito lock it up. Pike drives El Mito backs to the ropes and delivers a hard chop to the chest! "WOOOOO!!" Another hard chop! "WOOOOOOOOOO!" He goes for another and El Mito scratches his eyes. El Mito then delivers three quick chops off his own and backs Pike against the Battle Zone structure. El Mito sticks his hand around Pike's neck and chokes him up against that steel cage area. Manic: "Action everywhere!" Chico: "You got that right. All these men want it! Only seven of them left and three more men just waiting to be released." Manic: "We're about eleven minutes in and it's clearly still anyone's game. Who wants it more? Which one of these men will star on the main event of Xtreme Mania for the first time, against the World Heavyweight Champ?" Chico: "Oh man! This is exciting. I thought just about nothing could top that last Ironman match we just saw. But this Battle Zone looks to be one for the ages!" Manic: "They fight to headline Xtreme Mania Eight in Chicago, Illinois... who will get it done?" Pike tries to fight back on El Mito but it's El Mito opening up with kick after kick to the ribs and Pike buckles to his knees. El Mito gives him a wicked kick to the skull and he falls sideways to the steel platform. In the ring it's Knighthawk and Kanook struggling with each other in the corner. Knighthawk has his arms wrapped around Kanook's waist, as he drives his shoulder in to his stomach! Crazy Kanook starts opening up with forearms to the back of Knighthawk and then Kanook grabs Knighthawk by the hair and looks him in the face. Knighthawk grabs him in a barehug and they both tumble over the top rope. They crash to the outside platform and fans are marking out as they roll around and are just choking each other. They both starts exchanging shots, as Knighthawk gets on top and then Kanook rolls him over and fires shots of his own! Chico: "This one going back and fourth. It's wild!" William Knighthawk gains the upperhand on the Crazy Kanook and starts banging his head off the steel. El Mito is shown setting Pike Lorenzo up for a Russian Legsweep and connects!! Both men look to be hurting from that one as the countdown begins on the big screen again.
(10 Second Countdown Begins! STILL IN GLASS CASES: Truesdale, Holt, and Stranger. IN RING: Pike Lorenzo, William Knighthawk, El Mito, and The Crazy Kanook ELIMINATIONS: Darren Romeo (by William Knighthawk) - TIME IN: 12:00)
The fans anxiously wait who is released next and it's "The Detroit Son of a Bitch" Hayden Truesdale. Chico: "Here comes the S.O.B." Hayden Truesdale doesn't go after the other competitors. He just jogs across the ring and eyes Dark Stranger down in his case. He begins to taunt The Dark Stranger in his glass case. Chico: "I don't think that's a good idea." Pike and El Mito have an old fashioned brawl on the outside. As Pike blocks a Suplex and then delivers a devestating Brain Buster of his own! Both men take a moment to recover. Knighthawk starts to scrape Kanook's face on the outside steel structure. Crazy Kanook's face starts bleeding. William Knighthawk slams his head over and over in to the Battle Zone!! Fans giving him heat as he goes to irishwhip Kanook in to a glass case. But Kanook hits the brakes and reverses it, he sends Knighthawk face-first through pexiglass!!!! "HOLYSHIT! HOLYSHIT! HOLYSHIT!" Manic: "God almighty!" Chico: "That was hard to watch!" A replay is shown and the fans mark out more!!! Kanook has an evil smile on his face as he stares around the arena, blood dripping all over his own face. Hayden Truesdale continues to slam his palms in to the glass case that has Dark Stranger in it and The Dark Stranger is really upset! He gives Truesdale the throat-slashing gesture. As Pike delivers an Automic Drop to El Mito on the outside and follows that up with a clothesline to the back of the head! El Mito falls flat on his face and Pike doesn't stop there. Pike "the Preacher" Lorenzo starts to stomp the back of his head and then rubs El Mito's face in the steel! Manic: "Action going on everywhere! The Preacher simply imposing his will on El Mito..." Chico: "Don't you mean the will of the Lord?" Manic: "Yeah. Right. Over on the opposite side of the Xtreme Battle Zone you have both Crazy Kanook and William Knighthawk who are bleeding from the head. Kanook had his face graded across the steel and William Knighthawk just smashed through one of those glass pods." Hayden Truesdale mocks Dark Stranger some more and then turns around right in to a right hand from Crazy Kanook! Hayden and Kanook go at it. First it's Crazy Kanook unloading on Hayden Truesdale. Then it's the Detroit S.O.B. kicking away at the legs and mid-section of Kanook! Hayden breaks him down and then hits a DDT of nowhere! Hayden goes for a cover, one... two.. shoulder up! Hayden stands up and drops an elbow. He covers up again. One... two.. shoulder up! Hayden Truesdale then backs up and does a Quick Leg Drop across Kanook's throat. He hooks a leg and gets the one... two.. kick out!! Hayden slams the mat in fury. Manic: "Hayden relentless early on here." El Mito and Pike "the Preacher" Lorenzo exchange a few more shorts on the outside before Pike Lorenzo executes a Hip Toss and El Mito's back splatters across the steel!! He rolls around in pain and Pike decides to call it quits on him. Pike makes his way back in the ring and notices Hayden Truesdale and Crazy Kanook doing battle. He spots William Knighthawk, bloody, laying face-down in a shattered glass case. Chico: "What's this? Does Pike smell blood in the water?" Pike goes after Knighthawk and tries to bring him in for a pin. The fans cheering as he drags him through the ropes and in to the center of the ring. Pike hooks his leg and gets the one... two... kick out!! Pike can't believe it and neither can the fans. Pike looks at the ref and holds up two fingers. He yells, "two?" The referee nods his head yes and Pike shakes his head in disgust. Pike gets up and starts stomping away at Knighthawk's head. Meanwhile it's Hayden Truesdale deliverying a Hurricanrana to Crazy Kanook. Hayden goes for a cover himself. He gets the one... two... shoulder up! Hayden argues with the ref and then rubs his elbow in Crazy Kanook's face. Hayden then drops a knee to the forehead and forces an elbow in his throat as he goes for another pin attempt. One... two.. shoulder up! Manic: "Hayden trying whatever he can to eliminate the second superstar from this Xtreme Battle Zone event..." Chico: "Got to do a lot more than that to keep a guy as crazy as The Crazy Kanook down!"
Hayden stays on the offensive with Crazy Kanook. Pike Lorenzo tosses William Knighthawk back between the ropes and down to the outside steel platform. El Mito is shown still recovering from that beating he took a little bit ago. The cameras focus in on Dustin Holt and Dark Stranger in their glass cases. Manic: "Which of those two veterans will have the advantage of entering in this thing last? Both men competed last year at Xtreme Battle Zone and they've had awhile to sit back and think about their first moves." Lorenzo backs Knighthawk up in to a closed glass case and starts firing chops at him and kicks him in the stomach a few times! Hayden Truesdale puts Crazy Kanook down with a Backbreaker and goes for the cover. One... two.. kick out!! Hayden Truesdale looks to be growing frustrated as the 10 second countdown begins.
(10 Second Countdown Begins! STILL IN GLASS CASES: Holt, and Stranger. IN RING: Pike Lorenzo, William Knighthawk, El Mito, The Crazy Kanook, and Hayden Truesdale ELIMINATIONS: Darren Romeo (by William Knighthawk) - TIME IN: 15:00)
Everyone in the Staples Center rises to their feet to see who is coming out next. The light dim down and the Xtreme Battle Zone has chosen The Dark Stranger as the next competitor to enter. Manic: "That means Dustin Holt will go last! The man who was runner up last year..." Chico: "Oh that means Hayden Truesdale has hell to pay now! WATCH OUT!!" Dark Stranger is released and he immediately goes for Hayden Truesdale. At the last second Truesdale turns his attention from Kanook, to see who has entered and by that time Dark Stranger grabs Hayden Truesdale by the throat. He then delivers a Chokeslam with authority! Chico: "My goodness! The Darkness drops on Hayden in two seconds flat!" Before he can get a pin, El Mito pulls Dark Stranger away and starts pounding on the big man. El Mito starts working him over in the corner with rapid kicks!! El Mito then leaps up on him in the corner and starts biting at Dark Stranger's nose. Fans start laughing as Dark Stranger shoves him off and goes for a Big Boot. El Mito ducks and rolls out of it. El Mito instead executes a nice Disaster Kick to the skull!! Dark Stranger drops to a knee and El Mito starts pounding on his back. Dark Stranger refuses to go down as El Mito then hops up on the top turnbuckle and leaps off with a Tomahawk Smash!! The Dark Stranger looks pissed and out of nowhere snaps, grabbing El Mito by the throat and pushing him all the way back to the ropes, until he stumbles over and crashes to the outside. Chico: "Dark Stranger not playing around man." Manic: "He's got an advantage like nobody else. People forget this is his third straight Xtreme Battle Zone. He has been in more of these then any of these men battling out here tonight. He is a perfect 2-0 at Xtreme Mania. Could the Dark Stranger pull out here tonight and go up against Rage with the Streak also on the line?" Chico: "The Streak? He's 2-0 Manic. Let's not jump the gun yet. Dark Stranger still got to survive tonight... don't forget that." Manic: "I haven't forgot and look at that, Dark Stranger back on the offensive on Crazy Kanook."