Resurrection VII - Night 1 - May 25, 2018 (MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV)
“For the seventh year in a row… Global Championship Wrestling presents its grandest stage of them all…”
[Clips of some of the very best moments of Resurrection’s past are shown…]
“Where some of the biggest stars in the world attempt to reach the brass ring…”
[Various shots of all the competitors in the Global X match are shown hitting their finishing maneuvers during various matches and victories…]
“Where friendships become grudges….”
[The next clip is of Hannah Myers betraying Destiny Skye at Civil War…]
“Where the in-ring psychologies and ties that bind are put to the test…”
[The next clips are of Adrian Waters piledriving Jason Schneider and Jason costing Team Nate the match last week on Shotgun…]
“Where champions will try to make history…”
[The next clips are of Isabella Harker and her various International title defenses and James R. Knight making an impact in the ring…]
“Where legacies and careers are on the line…”
[The opening package next shows Jenni Anderson and Andrea Hernandez putting each other through hell in the weeks leading up to Resurrection…]
“Where the heritage of this sport is defined…
[The next clips are of Nate Lawson taking out Mr. Holliday and of Casey Holliday’s assault on Kacy Oliver…]
“Where the purity of professional wrestling is showcased…”
[Next, the package shows Summer Newman and Jessica Jones while the two torment each other and go to total war…]
“And where the world finds out… who is the best!]
[The last clips of the opening package show Jazmyn Rain and Kendra Classic, with Jazmyn distracting Kendra upon her defeat to Brittany Kayl and Kendra trapping Jazmyn in the kimura lock again and again…]
“Tonight…. Resurrection weekend… BEGINS!”
The scene cuts to ringside where the fans are going absolutely insane as the opening pyro goes off! They are definitely ready for some action as Resurrection weekend is about to begin! Once the broadcast cuts to the announce team and they welcome the global audience to the show, they cut it backstage before the first match of the night is about to begin...
Samuel Price stands backstage with Travis Vessey. The crowd roars as Travis looks on with determination.
Price: Samuel Price here with the Architect of Your Destruction Travis Vessey. Travis, this is it. Resurrection is finally here. You've been waiting for this moment, as the rest of the roster has been. The biggest night of the year.
Travis: That's right. It doesn't get much better than this. This is where you want to be. You want to be out there. You want to be on a stage like this. You want to be in the biggest moments, the biggest matches. That's what Resurrection is and that's what I'm about. That's what I want to be known for. My legacy. Moments like this. Times like this when the whole world is watching out there, watching at home, there's nothing like that feeling.
Price: And you've certainty have had your moments. Tonight, you will compete in the Global X match in which you can retrieve a briefcase for a variety of championships or you could end up empty handed. What are your thoughts going into this match?
Travis strokes his chin.
Travis: You know, this is my fourth Resurrection. I've been on this show four times. The first time, I was in the main event. I headlined this show and I competed for the chance to become a two time World Heavyweight Champion. I had goosebumps running up and down my body. I had the butterflies in my stomach. Less than a year from my debut, here I was in one of the main events. I didn't win and the fact that I wasn't pinned in that match too was a bitter pill to swallow. It was a hard lesson that I had to learn. To be so close yet so far away. I had to learn that night what it felt like to lose on the biggest stage.
And then the next year, I won the Tag Team titles. Became one of the youngest Triple Crown Champions this company ha ever seen. I was on a high. That didn't last, though. Nothing ever does. Last year, I could have won another championship but a certain nuiance got in my way and robbed me out of my chance. So basically Price, this show has taken me through the highs and through the lows. I've been on cloud nine and I've hit rock bottom. Now there's seven other wrestlers that's going to be in that ring tonight and they want the same thing as me. They all want a briefcase. But as I've pointed out, not everyone gets what they want. But as far as leaving empty handed...as far as Travis Vessey leaving tonight empty handed...Not. On. My. Watch.
Travis wags his finger.
Travis: Because tonight I wil not be denied of another Resurrection moment. I will...
Travis soon pauses and then chuckles a bit as he looks again. Price looks in the same direction as Queen Mamba steps into view. The crowd cheers. Travis looks on as Mamba stares at him.
Travis: Mamba...I didn't expect this. I didn't expect someone to interrupt my time.
Mamba: It's not your time...it's my time.
The crowd cheers.
Mamba: You're not the only one who's suffered a hard loss on this show. Last year, Chantelle CHambers stole a win from me. I've spent the last year trying to climb my way back to where I was before. And tonight is where I finally do, by doing through everyone in that ring to grab a briefcase. And that includes you
Travis smirks a bit as the crowd cheers.
Travis: Spunky as always. I respect that. I really do. Here's the thing. You alway talk about getting to the mountain. You always talk about wanting to get to the top. Mamba, I've already done it. I've already been there. I've headlined this show before. I've headlined a lot of shows. You want to be where I am.
Mamba: No...you're wrong. I don't want to be where you are...I want to push you to the rear view mirror so I can get there.
Travis: Good luck with that.
Mamba: I've already beaten you before. Remember?
The crowd oohs. Travis chuckles a bit as he runs a hand through his hair.
Travis: I do..I do. Two years ago. Key words two years ago. That was then. This is now. This is Resurrection. This is where you leave it all on the line. And I'm prepared to do whatever it takes to make sure no one denies me of an opportunity. I've spent the last three years letting everyone else get them. Not tonight. Not to you. I know you got this chip on your shoulder, but I got a hold boulder on mine. Trust me Mamba, on this stage, no on in that ring is going to touch me.
Travis looks at Mamba as she looks at Price before looking back at Travis.
Mamba: You might think you're untouchable. But all I need is one chance, one moment, one shot to send you back to reality. Good luck.
Mamba walks away as Travis watches her leave. He then looks at Price.
Travis: Ah man, shame she didn't stick around for the best part. The fact that I already have created the blueprint in order for me to achieve my Resurrection moment. And let me tell you, it's going to be something no one will ever forget. So stay tuned and pay attention to my match. Because all of you will see your Resurrection moment of the ages. Courtesy of the Architect of Your Destruction.
Travis nods before he walks away too.
Global X Destiny Match
[As expected, Alan Monroe and Frederick Freeman immediately go at it. Caitlyn Perry and Kenny Perry work together against Queen Mamba and The Ginger Nation duo of Julia and Allison target Tigra. Vessey pairs off against Melanie McBride and Brittany Kayl goes after Aubrianna Powers. Eventually Sierra McBride and Karen McBride charge the ring to assist Melanie against Vessey. Powers and Kayl abandon their fight to help Vessey. Queen Mamba manages to fend off both Team Perry members and goes for the briefcases. Alan Monroe with a springboard spear to the outside of the ring! Both competitors are destroyed! Allison with Ferocious Fury and Enigma comes off with Journey into the Unknown onto Tigra! They both go up on opposite ends but Team Perry is right there to meet them in the center. Allison with a Ferocious Fate off the top of the cables to Caitlyn Perry! Enigma with an Enigma Driver to Kenny Perry off the top of the cables! Frederick Freeman pile drives Alan Monroe onto the exposed concrete, taking him out! He starts to celebrate a bit too early as Queen Mamba locks him in Toxin Chamber! Aubrianna Powers with The Powers That Be takes out Karen McBride. Brittany Kayl with My Bitch to Sierra McBride. Vessey with a Vessey Driver to Melanie McBride through the Eastern Slovak Announce table. Vessey and Powers then turn and double clothesline Kayl. Before any celebration can be done, Powers shoves Vessey into the steel ring post. She quickly climbs back into the ring and goes up top to the cables but Tigra is there as well. Tigra with a sunset flip power bomb off the cables to Aubrianna to the mat below! Allison with a chair shot to Tigra! Allison Lorraine scrambles up the cables and retrieves a briefcase! Brittany Kayl is up but is met by Team Perry. Caitlyn and Kenny with a Perrypalooza to Brittany! Kenny is drilled with a steel chair shot from Enigma but Caitlyn snatches the chair and drills Enigma with it. Caitlyn turns around into a springboard dropkick from Queen Mamba. Mamba clotheslines her out of the ring and then delivers a suicide dive plancha out of the ring onto Caitlyn Perry! Melanie McBride is attempting to climb the cables but so is Travis Vessey. Vessey and Melanie meet in the center at about the same time. Alan Monroe with a springboard spear attempting to take both out but only takes out Melanie! Travis Vessey comes down with a briefcase! Frederick Freeman in with a swinging neck breaker to Alan Monroe. Frederick Freeman with Wholesome Evaluator to Brittany Kayl! He climbs up to the cables and attempts to retrieve a briefcase but he is stopped but The Enigma who drops down off the cables onto Frederick with a hurricinrana off the cables, sending Frederick crashing down onto the mat. The Enigma struggles to get up but is met by a Ferocious Fate from Tigra! Tigra climbs across the cables and retrieves a briefcase! Alan Monroe takes Frederick Freeman and drives him through the Yiddish Announce Table with Rejection! Melanie McBride and Queen Mamba are going toe to toe in the center of the ring. Mamba gets drilled with Evolution from Melanie! She turns around and Kayl drills her with My Bitch! Kayl goes up to the cables and retrieves the final briefcase!
WINNERS: Allison Lorraine, Travis Vessey, Tigra, and Brittany Kayl
Backstage, the sexy blonde Hannah Myers stands in front of a Resurrection 7 back-drop, holding a microphone. The Vegas crowd mostly boo her, which she ignores. Her stare into the camera is intense as she starts to speak.
Hannah: "Destiny. There ain't much more to say. I know you feel I could have handled things better the past few months...and maybe I could have."
Myers shrugs.
Hannah: "I did what I felt was necessary at the time, and I'm not apologizing to you or anyone else. I'm tired of apologizing. It's my time to take what rightfully belongs to me. I am a Myers, damn it! I should be a GCW Tag-Team Champion right now! While I don't blame you for my being stripped of the belts, I do blame you for putting me in this situation. I blame you and the crybaby Russians and Allison Mayberry. You think I am feeling guilty for letting Controversy down? Isn't that what you said one week ago?"
Hannah starts to giggle.
Hannah: "It's a good thing you're cute...although not nearly as cute as me...because you're as stupid as you are a jinx. So, I have to get through you tonight to secure a spot in the Tag-Team title match Sunday night? Fine by me. I'll show the World that I'm better than you...then Sunday, I'll take back what I deserve! After tonight, Destiny, you and I are finished. Have fun being the fifth wheel with your Braddock buddies."
Hannah blows a kiss to the camera with a smirk and the scene shifts.
Resurrection cuts to Myra Lynwood and Jason Schneider in the locker room as the latter’s barbwire match with Adrian Waters is just moments away. Jason is intensely focused on the match, knowing that this is what he’s been waiting for, for quite some time. Both are pacing the room for a bit, but ultimately, it’s Myra that breaks the ice.
Myra: Jay?
Both stop pacing the room to look at each other.
Jason: Yes?
Myra: You have no idea how much I have been waiting for this night. I can’t wait… I really can’t. I move on from Adrian for good and finally, I can be at peace knowing that the worst husband I could ever have will no longer be able to drag me down!
Jason has a wide smirk on his face which is a clear indication that he liked what he just heard.
Jason: This is what you wanted and this is what I came here for. Poor fool… he has no idea what he is up against! He has no idea that I was and still am… the MAN! When I am in that ring, this is the Jason Schneider show and nothing else! Does he really think that stepping into that ring with me under these circumstances is a wise move? Because in all reality, Myra… he is committing a long… drawn out suicide being in there with me…
Myra chuckles at this.
Jason: You know what that’s like… you and I put each other through hell many years ago, remember?
Myra: I do!
Jason: There is no doubt in my mind that what you and I put each other through made you better… though it took you a few years to realize it, but I digress. But the point is… you get that pleasurable feeling in your gut knowing exactly what I have in mind for Adrian. And deep down? You know he’s not man enough to handle it!
Myra: I know he isn’t. Heck, he was never man enough to handle ME!
Jason: NOBODY is ever MAN ENOUGH to handle Myra Lynwood… except me of course….
Myra: EXCUSE ME?!?!?!?!
Jason: Hey… HEY… trying to lighten the mood here. You know I actually don’t mean that! I’m just saying that no man knows you better than I do! And I know, Myra, that you’ve waited a long time for this.
Myra: Right.
Jason: So… any last requests before I end his career and likely put the final nail in the coffin that is your failed marriage to him?
Myra: I want to see it up close and personal!
Jason: Myra… I don’t need your help to beat HIM!
Myra: I don’t want to be in your corner to help you! You’re the KING OF MINDGAMES, Jay! This is YOUR kind of match! You got this! But I want to be there because after you take care of him… I’m going to sign our final divorce papers right above his bleeding, unconscious body… freeing me of him once and for all!
Jason smirks again.
Jason: BRILLIANT!!!! Just BRILLIANT! Oh you are so BAD!!!! You’ve really learned! I’m glad! Well, by all means join me out there! Now then… let’s stamp the Society of Vengeance’s rise at the expense of your about-to-be-ex-husband shall we?
Jason walks out of the locker room and Myra is not too far behind. Myra has a laugh to herself… knowing how everything will all play out… as the scene fades to black.
Hannah Myers vs. Destiny Skye
[This grudge match was really heated and serious as both Hannah and Destiny fought for the right to challenge for the GCW Tag Team Championships on Night Three of Resurrection. At the start of the match, the two brawled for quite some time. Hannah took control of the brawl when she grabbed Destiny by the hair and threw her down into the mat. Every time Hannah was in control of the match, she acted with the rage of a killer as she tried to do everything possible to wear her down and she would employ largely a power offense with a touch of submission torture. But, Destiny wasn’t going to go down easily. After surviving Hannah’s early onslaught, Destiny wasn’t giving up so easily. Whenever Destiny was in control, she would outpace Hannah with an aerial assault that would bewilder her quite a bit. Her fast paced offense really kept Hannah at bay. At one point, Hannah nearly won when she delivered a sit down powerbomb from the top rope! Similarly, Destiny nailed a corkscrew moonsault at one point and almost got a win that way. Late in the match, Destiny went for a buzzsaw kick, but Hannah ducked and the kick knocked out the referee instead. Hannah took control in the late stages, but Destiny wasn’t giving up. Hannah even nailed Destiny with a vicious piledriver! Hannah left the ring and went to grab a chair. The referee was slowly starting to stir. Destiny got up. Hannah swung the chair. MISS! The chair bounced off the top rope right into Hannah’s face which then lead to...the DESTINY! The RKO caused Hannah to bounce off the mat, with her face bouncing off the chair! Destiny slid the chair away as the referee came too, and then he turned to see the pin, making the three count.]
WINNER: Destiny Skye (Destiny challenges for the tag titles on Night 3 with a partner of her choice)
[Destiny got up to get her hand raised as the crowd gave her a roar of approval. The announcers began to immediately wonder who her tag team partner was going to be for Night 3 of Resurrection. Destiny began to celebrate with the crowd as the referee checked on Hannah Myers. While this was going on, the announce team began to point out that with the way things ended, Hannah quite possibly was going to have a reason to continue her grudge against Destiny Skye. For now though, Destiny had a determined look on her face, knowing she just advanced to the tag title match on Night Three Sunday night!]
ackstage, Samuel Price stands next to Adrian Waters, who is dressed for his upcoming match against Jason Schneider. The fans cheer Adrian, who looks focus and determined.
Samuel: "One of the more brutal matches here on Night 1 of Resurrection will likely be the barbed wire match between Adrian Waters and Jason Schneider. Adrian, adding barbed wire to this match was Jason's idea. How do you feel about the brutal element this will bring to your feud tonight?"
Adrian smirks.
Adrian: "You know, Mr. Price, I've always prided myself on being able to win matches using my superior intelligence. Let's face it, I certainly have the edge over Schneider where brains are concerned. But recently, I've been put in situations where I've had to forget brains and get downright physical. My Civil War match against Victoria, for example. I may not have won, but man, did that match ever prepare me for the more brutal elements of professional wrestling. Trust me when I say I'm ready for tonight's match and look forward to the chance to hurt Schneider."
Samuel: "There is a rumor that your estranged wife, Myra Lynwood, will be in Jason's corner. That has to be a distraction for you. How will you deal with that?"
Adrian sighs.
Adrian: "Yeah, I'd say it's more than a rumor. My soon-to-be ex-wife will almost certainly be in that jackass's corner. I've been mentally preparing for that possibility all week. I can't say that she won't be a distraction there. Hell man, I do still love her, even if I know deep down our marriage is over. Myra will never be happy with me, no matter what I do. I have to accept that. It's going to be an advantage for her new boy-toy, but in the end,it will be worth it when I break that stupid toy.""
Waters then stares intently into the camera.
Adrian: "Schneider, it's a shame your mind games worked on Myra and you somehow turned her not only against me but into a woman I no longer recognize. This goes beyond a professional rivalry at this point. I vowed to change my ways and put my life back together. I had hoped it would be with Myra, but you made damned sure that will never happen. Yes, I blame YOU for that! You made a grave mistake when you requested we brawl in a barbed wire match, because I WILL make you bleed! I WILL hurt you! I WILL make you regret EVER crossing Adrian Waters...new man or not! That is a promise."
(We cut to the backstage area. Julia Braddock then enters the scene from stage right. The beautiful blonde is wearing a form fitting strapless teal mini dress with lavish filigree patterning and a skirt that is plastered with sequins for a stunning finish. Her long blonde hair hangs down to below the shoulders in waves. Her feet are encased in strappy high heeled shoes. She faces forward with a knowing half-grin on her face. The GCW X Division Championship title belt is draped over her right shoulder. A look not of arrogance but of sheer confidence is etched across her lovely face.)
Julia: It’s been quite a ride, hasn’t it? One year ago today I was a bitter young woman, some would call me a jealous bitch, and I was jealous, jealous of my sister Glory and what she’s managed to achieve. I let those bitter, jealous feelings get to me. I let them eat away at my heart and soul until I wasn’t even a human being. I was something ugly. I was a monster, not better than some of the monsters running around GCW today. Like the monsters of today I was bitterly focused on one singular goal…the destruction and humiliation of my own sister, Glory Braddock.
(She shakes her head.)
Julia: No, it wasn’t a proud moment for me back then, but it did lead to one of the greatest accomplishments of my career. One year ago today I made Glory Braddock tap out in one on one competition. That jealousy and bitterness pushed me further into For Glory And Gold when Glory Braddock and I fought in an Iron Man Match that went beyond the sixty minute mark. That match earned me a nomination for match of the year and the feud itself earned a nomination for the Livewire Award.
(She grins knowingly.)
Julia: While I may have lost that night at For Glory and Gold, despite coming up short in the Iron Man Match, I earned the respect of my sister and my performance during the Resurrection match and the Iron Man Match that lasted longer than one hour eradicated those bitter and jealous feelings I once had by proving to myself that I was just as good as anyone else who steps into this ring. I proved that I am indeed among The Best in the World. And I went on to have one of the single best years in my GCW career.
(She pats the X Division Championship title belt that sits over her right shoulder.)
Julia: I went on to become GCW X Division Champion and I have held this title now for 230 days. That’s longer than any other former X Division Champion in the history of GCW. And I didn’t achieve that record through being a part time champion. I defended this title week in and week out against the best GCW has had to offer and still I stand as the GCW X Division Champion, still The Best in the World!
(Braddock nods her head.)
Julia: In two nights, on the 232nd day of my reign as GCW X Division Champion I get quite possibly my greatest challenge in the form of Darian Andrews.
(The crowd cheers in the background.)
Julia: Darian has definitely earned those cheers just as he has earned the right to face me for the X Division Championship on night three of Resurrection. His career has been like a rocket ever since arriving here in GCW. He is a former GCW World Tag Team Champion and last year won the Shotgun Award. This year he came in second place in the GCW Civil War Match to earn the right to challenge me for the X Division Title. His success speaks volumes about him as a competitor. He could very well get the job done.
(She shakes her head.)
Julia: But it won’t be easy. Darian, I want you to listen very close to what I have to say, because two nights from now not only am I facing my greatest challenge but you are facing your greatest challenge. A challenge greater than the Ginger Nation and Sisterhood at last year’s Resurrection, a challenge greater than the Civil War Match even. You face a member of the Braddock Wrestling Family and we are a hearty breed who refuse to stay down, who refuse to quit, and we are the type who make you dig down deeper into your soul to find that little something extra just to hang with us. If you want to become the X Division Champion, you’ll have to be better than you’ve ever been. You’ll have to raise your game to the next level.
(She hoists the X Division Championship high over her head.)
Julia: Because I have worked so damn hard to elevate this championship’s importance, I have worked so damn hard to defend this championship and to be the best damn X Division Champion I can be, and you can be damn sure that I will not give it up without a fight!
(She lets the title belt rest back over her shoulder. She chuckles lightly.)
Julia: Funny, one year ago I was fighting out of arrogance, out of bitterness, and out of jealousy. Now, one year later, I fight for the fans, I fight for this great division I represent, and I fight for GCW. Amazing how things can change in just one year’s time?
(The scene shifts.)
Backstage…
Samuel Price can be seen standing by with Isabella Harker.
Price: “Isabella… in a matter of moments, you’re going to embark on the first of what might be two Championship defenses this Resurrection weekend…”
Harker nods her head, patting the Championship belt resting on her shoulder.
Price: “It was a lofty prospect to endeavor… how do you feel going into tonight against a very game James R Knight?”
Harker: “Lofty? Sure… last year, I challenged for the GCW World Championship. There’s not much higher you could go than that, and I’m always up for a challenge. James R Knight? Sure… he made his intentions known as soon as he knew I wanted to defend this belt twice this weekend. I respect that. He also jumped me from behind, and has made himself a problem for me. That I have a problem with.”
She looks at her Championship.
Harker: “When I won this Championship, I made a vow to be the best damn International Champion in history. As of today, I have the longevity record. After this weekend, there’ll be no question… James… you’re up tonight. Good luck... you’ll need it.”
The scene shifts.
Barbwire Match
Adrian Waters vs. Jason Schneider
[Myra Lynwood was at ringside in Jason’s corner as the bell rang, which did nothing but boil the stakes in this huge grudge match. Adrian took control in the early going snapping on Jason, but Jason fought extremely well and with a barbwire lash to the calf by Myra, Jason was in control. A big spot early on was Jason spinebustering Adrian into a barbwire road sign! When Jason was in control throughout the match, he constantly tortured Adrian with submissions, some of which involved barbwire. When Adrian was in control, he’d use the barbwire to pound Jason into oblivion. He seemed to have it won when he blasted him across the head with a barbwire lead pipe, busting him open, but Jason kicked out of an ensuing cover. Myra would interfere at points, tipping the favor Jason’s way again. At one point, Adrian even scoop slammed Jason off the second rope through a barbwire table! Jason’s huge spot late in the match involved him giving Adrian a huge spinning sitout facebuster from the top rope and into a barbwire wrapped casket on the outside of the ring. Toward the end of a 20 minute bloodbath, both men were incredulously bleeding. Adrian gave Jason the Super Smart Elbow, but Jason kicked out. Myra interfered again, tipping control back in Jason’s favor and Jason grabbed the barbwire bat! Myra though, snatched it out of his hands and told him that SHE wanted to do the honors. Jason smirked as he stood aside, watching Adrian stand up slowly. Myra then swung...RIGHT INTO JASON’S SKULL!!! The crowd was stunned at this as Adrian stood up. Myra laid down the bat and Adrian lifted him up and… USE YOUR HEAD INTO THE BAT! Goodnight! Adrian dropped down for the pin and the win!]
WINNER: Adrian Waters
[The same fans that were cheering for Adrian were stunned… but that was just the beginning. Myra leapt into Adrian’s arms and the two began to have quite a make out session, revealing that their “marriage troubles” were nothing but a scam all alone! Myra and Adrian had quite the laugh at the crowd’s expense, but they weren’t done yet. They dragged Jason out of the ring and toward the barbwire wrapped casket, opening it by cutting the wire, tossing him in it, closing the casket and then wrapping it in MORE barbwire! The announce team acknowledged the ruse… but they wanted to know WHY? Myra and Adrian left together, as if they never had any issues at all!]
Resurrection cuts into the locker room and GCW North American Champion Andrea Hernandez is seen taping her wrists as she sits down with the championship belt right next to her. She is intensely focused on the Last Woman Standing match that she is to have with Jenni Anderson later in the night, but little does she know that she is not alone. Chelsea Summers… er… LeClair rather… walks into the room and stands in front of Andrea, obviously showing some support for her childhood friend.
Chelsea: Hey…
Andrea looks up at Chelsea and she’s quite surprise.
Andrea: Chels?
Andrea stands up.
Andrea: What are you doing here?
Chelsea: Oh come on… like I WASN’T going to be here for the biggest match of your career?
Andrea smirks and chuckles some.
Andrea: That’s a great point, and I do appreciate that.
Chelsea: This is the chance to finally put away the woman that almost destroyed your family’s legacy here! You beat her, she’s done with GCW!
Andrea: You’re partially right. I do think that if I win, she’ll be gone but… I’ve got to be honest with you Chels… this isn’t about that anymore.
Chelsea: Huh?
Andrea: I mean… it didn’t even start out that way. This started when she offered me the ten grand to lie down for her. My family became involved later on, but I do admit that I didn’t lie down for her because I felt like it would be the biggest stain I could ever leave on its legacy. But then I realized something, Chelsea…
Chelsea: What’s that?
Andrea: The longer I have been at war with Jenni Anderson… the more detached I’ve become from my family’s tradition. Don’t get me wrong, I love my family to death and I always will, but I have grown over the last few months to the point where my family and everything they’ve done for this business doesn’t solely define me as a professional wrestler anymore. This isn’t about my family at this point. In my book, I avenged them when I won this championship to begin with.
Chelsea: What does any of this even mean, though? What does that make tonight all about?
Andrea: This…
Andrea grabs the championship and slings it over her shoulder!
Andrea: I know what this championship means to me! You and I both know the torture and the absolute hell I had to go through to win this championship and to finally have that breakthrough moment that I had longed YEARS for! And I’m not going to lie… much of it hurt…
Chelsea: I’m so sorry…
Chelsea has a look of regret in her eyes knowing she played a role in it.
Andrea: Don’t be! It’s already been forgiven. Besides, all of the torture and the absolute hell I went through… it made me better, it made me stronger and when it’s all said and done, tonight is the night I show Jenni and the world exactly the professional wrestler I have grown to become through ALL of it! This championship signifies ALL of that growth and tonight it’s about keeping it and showing the world that not only is the Sedona Sky the limit for me, but that Andrea Hernandez is one of the brightest, rising young wrestlers in GCW and professional wrestling! Jenni… *sighs*... she’s been the personification of that adversity and tonight? I overcome it… one… last… time!
Chelsea smiles and extends her arms and Andrea reciprocates as the two exchange a hug!
Chelsea: You’ve inspired me so much, Andi! You have no idea! I mean, you’ve inspired me so much that… well… I got big news for you.
The two break their hug.
Andrea: Oh?
Chelsea: I’ll tell you after your match, okay? I know you want to be super focused on this! This is Resurrection after all and I know how much it all means to you! So… go out there and show Jenni and the world what “Sedona Sky” is truly about!
Andrea: I sure will!
Andrea chuckles with confidence before she takes the championship and walks out of the locker room ready to settle the score one way or another with Jenni Anderson once and for all.
(We cut backstage to the dressing room. Summer Newman is cowering on the floor, curled up in the fetal position.)
Summer: No, I can’t do this! I won’t do this! You can’t make me! You just can’t!
(She shakes her head.)
Summer: Not gonna wrestle! Not gonna wrestle!
(Just then the door to the dressing room and Aubrianna Powers walks in. She stares down at Summer and smirks.)
Aubriannna: Well, well, well…look at what we have here! The once great Summer Newman now lies on the floor before me a sniveling mass of garbage. A pathetic pile of filth not even worthy to lace my boots. But then again, I already proved that you weren’t worthy of lacing my boots last Livewire when I kicked your ass from pillar to post.
(Summer shoots up to a seated position and looks up pleadingly at Aubrianna.)
Summer: You have to help me!
Aubrianna: No, I don’t. Jessica Jones-Lasiewicz is YOUR problem, not mine. I dealt with her twice, I beat her twice, why can’t you beat her even once? Oh yeah, that’s right, because you are lame. You are a loser.
(Powers walks off scoffing.)
Aubrianna: You should go back to being a cheerleader. At least then you were halfway entertaining.
(The scene shifts.)
GCW International Championship
Isabella Harker (champion) vs. James R. Knight
[Once the bell rang, there was no holding back as Isabella was extremely determined to have her Resurrection weekend moment and Knight was as equally determined to take it away from her with one of his own. When the champion was in control, she was clearly on it as she wore out Knight with a submission and aerial strategy. However, when it was the challenger that was in control, James wanted nothing but to punish Isabella as much as he could and with a power based assault, particularly in the early going, that’s exactly what he did. Knight was a confident challenger, showboating as he could, but Isabella in this match proved to be a prideful, fighting champion. One big spot had Harker leaping into the air from the top rope and converting a springboard senton attempt into a facebuster which caused the crowd to explode. Similarly, Knight’s big spot had him taking Isabella down with an electric chair facebuster from the top rope that nearly knocked the champion out and even silenced the crowd. Toward the end of the match, Knight nailed Harker with the snapmare driver. Then he followed up with the KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR! Cover… NO! She kicked out! Knight tried to pick her up off the mat, but no… Isabella countered and LOCKED IN THE BEASTLY BINDINGS! Knight greatly struggled with the hold for 30 seconds… 60…. 90…. 120…. 150…. 180… but he GRABBED THE BOTTOM ROPE! Harker couldn’t believe he was able to withstand her signature submission for those three minutes. At the end of the match, Knight knocked down Harker with a superkick. Knight stepped through the apron and measured Harker. Harker slowly stood up. Knight then springboarded off the top and…. THE STAKE OUT OF NOWHERE!!!!!!! Harker NAILED Knight with a vicious heart punch while he was in midair and Knight crashed into the mat in a heap! The fans completely exploded as Harker turned Knight over and got the three count!]
WINNER and STILL GCW International Champion: Isabella Harker
[Isabella Harker was completely battered and beaten after having taken the very best that she could from James R. Knight who was still out cold after taking that Stake right in the heart. The announcers broke down what happened and praised both wrestlers for an incredible, hard hitting International Championship match. Harker stood up and got her hand raised as she was handed the championship. She was clearly happy but… not for long… Morgan Valentine ran in from behind and blasted her with an Axe Handle! Morgan then picked up Isabella and gave her the Valentine’s Heartbreak… her cousin’s well-known finisher, right in the center of the mat. The fans viciously booed her as she picked up the title and raised it in the air. The announce team condemned her actions, but they knew Morgan couldn’t resist a window of opportunity to gain an advantage for Sunday.]
Resurrection cuts in on GCW Heritage Champion Casey Holliday as she is already dressed to compete. She’s got the championship around her waist as she stands in the catering area and she’s also exuding quite the confidence, particularly in light of Team Casey’s victory over Team Nate last week on Shotgun. The catering area is filled with festive decorations like a “Congratulations Casey” banner, food and drinks, tables decorated with velvet green tablecloths and a covered frame in the distance. Casey turns toward the cameras, realizing they are on her, as she smirks and speaks.
Casey: Tonight is going to be a night of celebration! That’s because I, Casey Holliday, am going to make Nate Lawson tap out and win this war over the Heritage Championship once and for all! You could have avoided all this Nate! All you had to do was leave me alone and move on with your life and career! But no… you couldn’t do that, could you? You had to keep pestering me… you had to keep harassing me, but at the end of the day, tonight, when I make you my bitch, you are going to know exactly why I am the prodigy of my generation! Was last week’s five on five not proof enough for you, Nate? Of course, YOU had to be the sore loser because you couldn’t handle the fact that I outsmarted you! So, I WILL have my win over you and I WILL have my celebration! I even had my mother and her marketing agency hook me up with special commemorative merchandise! Here… I’ll show you the grand tour…
Casey begins to walk toward the tables lined up near a wall on the east side of the catering area.
Casey: I’m not going to spend any time with all the food and drink, that’s whatever… I am directing you to here….
Casey smirks as she stops by the end table with three cardboard boxes, all having been pre-cut and opened!
Casey: In order to commemorate the biggest win of my career…. I reveal to you… merchandise you will buy on GCW.com AFTER this night is over… starting with…
Casey opens the box and pulls out a t-shirt that says “Nate Lawson is my B****”
Casey: That is what you have been for the last few months and that is what I am going to solidify once and for all! Every time you have tried to take this championship from me, you have failed! I don’t blame you for being bitter at every turn! Sadly, it drove you to doing what you did to my father… but… whatever… anyway…
Casey opens the next box pulling out a cap that says “Casey Holliday: STILL Heritage Champion”
Casey: I think this is self-explanatory! A bull that’s about to break down against the prodigy of her generation… who has never submitted? PLEASE!!!!
She then puts down the cap and opens the last box, pulling out a DVD that says “Nate Lawson: The Commemorative Collection of Failure” on the title.
Casey: And hey… I wanted to make a tribute to you by making you a new DVD highlighting the biggest failures of your career… I mean… your loss to me tonight will be the most focused upon in grand detail… about 90 percent of this but STILL… it’ll be a Christmas best-seller like….
Casey puts down the DVD and walks to the covered easel, removing the cover and revealing a magazine cover that says “Casey Holliday: How the Prodigy of Her Generation Defeated Nate Lawson at Resurrection!”
Casey: I can’t wait to do the exclusive interview for this because oh my gosh, so many stories to tell…
Dexter: And speaking of exclusive interviews…
Casey is caught off guard some by the presence of interviewer Dexter Russell.
Dexter: You’ve got quite the celebration and merchandise to celebrate an occasion that hasn’t happened yet…
Casey: Dexter? Um…
Dexter: You promised me an exclusive interview tonight.
Casey: Right… about that. Listen, I am running out of time on giving the minions their grand tour so… that interview I promised you, it’s going to have to wait.
Dexter doesn’t seem amused, but he nods anyway.
Dexter: I understand. You need as much time as possible to prepare for your title defense.
Casey: Exactly! BUT… I PROMISE YOU… that AFTER my match… I will give you that interview! It’ll be the BEST VICTORY INTERVIEW EVER!!!! I’ll even allow you to be part of the inevitable festivities! Sound good?
Dexter: Sure…
Casey: Good! I’ll see you back here when I make Nate Lawson my bitch once and for all!
Casey brushes by Dexter and walks away, leaving the interviewer to glance around the room for a bit.
Dexter: One way or another… this scene is going to be something after the Heritage Championship match comes and goes.
Dexter remains where he is for the moment and continues to observe his surroundings as the scene fades.
(We cut backstage to the dressing room area. Summer Newman is off the floor now but it is clear that she is still upset, as she is pacing the floor nervously.)
Summer: I’m gonna die…she’s gonna kill me…I’m gonna die…
“Stop the whining.”
(Summer stops pacing and turns towards the voice. We don’t see who it is but Summer seems to smile.)
Summer: It’s you! I knew you’d come! I knew you’d help me!
“I’m here but you don’t need my help. You forget who you are. Before you married Neil Newman, before you joined the Purity Movement, you were Summer Collins, a ruthless, cutthroat, power hungry, monster willing to do anything to win.”
(Summer’s face starts to grow more and more confident.)
Summer: That’s right!
“I think you know exactly what to do.”
Summer: Damn right I do! I’m going to destroy Jessica!
(The scene shifts.)
GCW North American Championship - Last Woman Standing
Andrea Hernandez (champion) vs. Jenni Anderson
[This. Was. A. War. The rivalry between Andrea and Jenni truly came to a head and while it started out as a catch-as-catch-can style match, it wasn’t that way for long. As expected, the North American Champion focused on the speed advantage that she had, setting the pace in her favor whenever she was in control. Jenni on the other hand, would slow down the pace when she had the chance and would try to wear out the legs of Andrea with submissions as much as she could to limit her high-flying ability. Yet, as expected, the match turned violent. Jenni would attack the right knee of Andrea with a crowbar. Andrea would fight back by beating Jenni in the chest with a lead pipe. Jenni Adora-bombed Andrea through a table, getting a 9 count, but Andrea got up in the nick of time. Andrea responded in kind with a frogsplash from a ladder that sent Jenni through an announce table, but Jenni just barely got up. The match spilled into the crowd, and into the concourse. Jenni had a 9 count when she suplexed Andrea through a vendor cart and likewise, Andrea had a 9 count of her own when she gave Jenni an electric chair into a cotton candy machine. The match eventually went back into the crowd. Jenni delivered a Kick Me Deadly sending a mirror right into Andrea’s face and busting her open. The referee got all the way up to 9.5 before Andrea was just BARELY able to get up. Jenni went for it again, but it got ducked and countered into a suplex. At the end of the match, the fight got to a balcony where both wrestlers were on edge. Jenni was about to throw Andrea off, but Andrea blocked her move. Andrea then grabbed Jenni and… SUPERPLEX OFF THE SECOND LEVEL BALCONY THROUGH PRODUCTION CABLES, MONITORS AND TABLES!!!! Both women were knocked out! The referee counted. At 7, no signs of life. At 8, someone was stirring. 9, someone was at their knees 9.5… Andrea got up!!!!! 10!!!! That’s it! “Holy shit” chants went through the building after what they just saw!]
WINNER (and STILL GCW North American Champion): Andrea Hernandez
[Andrea was bloodied and battered, but at the end of the day, she was still the GCW North American Champion. She didn’t celebrate much with the referee helping her and handing her the title. EMT’s immediately went on the scene. Some helped Andrea get through the crowd and to the back as the fans applauded her with huge cheers. Those that didn’t help Andrea were helping Jenni as she was out cold. A stretcher came out for her as the announce team took in the war that they just witnessed. Jenni was put on the stretcher and was wheeled away, but the crowd actually applauded her in appreciation with the announce team noting, and the fans knowing, that Jenni had said that if she didn’t regain the title, she’d never compete in a GCW ring again. Still, the fans had clear appreciation for the war that just took place.]
Resurrection cuts to Jazmyn Rain who is leaning against the wall in the locker room. She’s already scheduled to compete in the main event of night one, sporting a special white wrestling get-up with a silver, glitter gradient added. Two years ago at Resurrection, Jazmyn was jittery and nervous. But not tonight! She has some things running through her head as she takes a deep breath and expresses her thoughts.
Jazmyn: Misconceptions… those have always been prevalent in our business and I’ve been on the receiving end of them time and time again. I had some time to think about what Kendra Classic said two weeks ago. I admit, they bothered me some. Where do I even begin? How in the world can Kendra Classic, the GCW Global Champion, feel marginalized? If I’m not mistaken, Kendra has been at or near the main event at almost every Livewire since she won the championship from me. Where does she get the notion from that I’m making this “my story” and that Civil War was a part of that? Yes, I’ve always wanted that flagship main event win, but never in any way have I marginalized Kendra. How can I? For her faults and for her rotten ways of doing things, she’s one of the best pure wrestlers on Livewire! I will give her that! The names of people she’s beaten since she arrived on the scene, mine included, is extraordinarily impressive. So, in a sense, does she have the right to call herself the best on Livewire?
She does!
And you know what Kendra, we’re going to go with that because if that’s what you want this match to be about, then… by all means! I am not the kind of wrestler that goes out for the purpose of “being the best”. While the first time I won that championship was for that purpose, the second time wasn’t. It’s not in my nature to have that purpose. I’m far past that point in my career. But if you want to make that claim? By all means Kendra… make that claim!
Jazmyn pauses and smiles.
Jazmyn: Make it all you want, because when I beat you and win back the Global Championship, that means that I beat the best! You may have been better than me at Civil War… you DID outsmart me after all… but tonight, you will NOT be better than me! You’re not going to walk away with the Global Championship! Yes, you’ve made an impact! Yes, you’ve built yourself up from the ground up beating so many big names along the way! Heck, I’ll even agree with you on saying that this match tonight is about being the GCW Global Champion. But for as many good points as you made…
Jazmyn pauses again, sighing and shaking her head.
Jazmyn: ...you had just as many misconceptions! You attack MY integrity! Wanting to realize a dream doesn’t mean I only care about me! It has NEVER been like that! Last year, at Resurrection, for this company and its fans, I led the charge to bring Utopia down! I won my second championship from someone that had put my friends through a lot of hell and tonight? Every friend of mine that you’ve wronged? I’m going to avenge! You’re no bit player in someone else’s story. You never were! Nobody ever said you were! What you are… in your words… is “the best”! Tonight is your chance to prove that once and for all in our “pure rules match”. All you have to do is beat me!
But in the end, I know deep down in my heart that you won’t! I’ve got every ounce of faith in the world that when tonight’s over, I will be the GCW Global Champion!!!!
The fans erupt at Jazmyn’s words as she lightly pushes herself off the wall to leave the locker room area. Once she leaves, the scene fades out.
Nate Lawson: “It’s been one year.”
The scene rises up backstage, where Nate Lawson, tonight’s challenger for the GCW Heritage Championship, can be seen standing in front of a backdrop.
Lawson: “One year since I walked into Resurrection as Television Champion and walked out empty-handed, having failed in my bid to become the first Heritage Champion. And while that night wasn’t my night, I didn’t actually LOSE that match, just like I didn’t lose the Television Title, which was retired prior to my match with Dominic Baine, who would win the match, and Travis Vessey, who would eat the pin.”
He nods.
Lawson: “Still, I walked away from Resurrection empty-handed. Three months later, I challenged Baine one on one for the Championship, and on that night Casey Holiday entered GCW, ensuring that I lost that match. And ever since then, Casey has gone out of her way to be a nuisance, attempting to push my career further and further downhill. In December, she pinned Marie Jones to win the Heritage title in a match that I was in. The only thing is that night is the one that showed exactly who Casey Holiday really is. She isn’t a Queen. She isn’t a Prodigy. She isn’t the Face of a Generation. No… these buzzwords have permeated through GCW for a long time with various people. But on that night, Casey Holiday revealed what she IS…”
Lawson scowls into the camera.
Lawson: “A Daddy’s Girl. Because on that night, it wasn’t her own action that brought her the Championship. I had that match WON when her father stormed into the ring and cost me that match. Her father won her the Championship… and again I was empty-handed without actually LOSING the match. Then came Civil War…”
Lawson shakes his head.
Lawson: “What can I really say about Civil War? She escaped with the Championship through the skin of her teeth, but again it took her father’s interference and her girlfriend’s assistance to get the job done… WITHOUT. BEATING. ME. If there’s one theme to carry through Casey’s reign, it should be that she uses the people around her to sneak away, and that she hasn’t beaten Nate Lawson. Which brings us to tonight. One year later.”
Nate smirks.
Lawson: “Tonight I finally get what I wanted all along: A legitimate, straight-up, one on one shot. There’ll be no girlfriend… no father… no one that will tip the scales in Casey’s favour. Tonight, it’s one on one and a submission match. I’m really sorry for everyone who’s had to read Casey Holiday’s inane rantings on Twitter, and I’m really sorry for everyone who’s going to read her meltdown after tonight, but I’m not leaving Resurrection tonight without the GCW Heritage Championship. Tonight, one thing happens…”
Another grin curls onto Nate’s lips.
Lawson: “Casey. Taps. Out.”
With that, he exits the scene and we shift…
GCW Heritage Championship
Submission Match
Casey Holliday (champion) vs. Nate Lawson
[Casey and Nate had certainly had one classic rivalry going into Resurrection over the last few months and it would all culminate in a wrestling clinic for the ages with the prestigious Heritage Championship on the line. Of course, Nate, being the more experienced competitor, would be the one in control at the start of the match. Casey didn’t seem to be a match for him in the early going and of course, Nate went with submissions that targeted the arm. But, when Casey was in control, she was able to show just how great of a wrestler she was in her own right. Casey’s submissions largely focused on the calf/knee area, also as a way to keep Nate grounded as much as she could. Nate at various points had Casey trapped in submissions like a crucifix armbar, an abdominal stretch and a cross face, but the champion was able to find her way to the bottom rope every single time. Likewise, Casey had Nate trapped in submissions like a kneebar, a Boston crab and an ankle lock with a grapevine attached, but it wasn’t enough to put the hungry challenger away. Nate was nearly caught when he tried to powerslam Casey, yet Casey countered by slipping behind him and nailing him with a backbreaker, then applying a sharpshooter! Yet, Nate still willed his way toward the bottom rope. Casey was furious, but then brought down Nate with the Stock Plunge, before applying a Calf Crusher! Nate was in the hold for an agonizing 3-4 minutes yet SOMEHOW was able to get to the bottom rope and grab it. Casey was irate and broke the hold, then left the ring to collect the championship. She went back into the ring knowing that submission matches had no DQ’s and measured Nate as he stood up. She went to blast him with the title but… he DUCKED! Nate booted her in the gut causing her to drop the title. Clothesline. Miss. Armdrag… blocked… countered… HIP TOSS…. ELITE GOGOPLATA!!!!!! Nate surprised Casey out of nowhere with the Elite Gogoplata in the center of the ring and the fans completely exploded. Casey screamed in massive agony as she tried very hard to will her way to the bottom rope but she couldn’t move an inch. Nate merely pulled back harder as Casey started to fade. After a few minutes...Casey went limp, only to get one last second wind… one last desperate reach that wasn’t even close… AND THEN SHE TAPPED OUT!!!!!!]
WINNER and NEW GCW Heritage Champion: Nate Lawson
[Nate released the hold and exhaled as the crowd went absolutely nuts for what they just witnessed. Nate turned and saw the title that not only Casey tried to use against them, but after all this time… he FINALLY won! He stood up, picking up the title along the way and raised it in the air for a huge pop as an expression of relief was on his face. Finally… he put down his biggest nuisance in Casey Holliday! And finally… after being screwed out of it again and again dating back to Resurrection last year… Nate Lawson was the GCW Heritage Champion and the celebration was definitely on as he stood above Casey and raised the title over his head!]
(We cut to the boiler room area of the arena. It’s dark and damp with barely any light but just enough to see the beautiful young black haired woman who steps into the scene. It’s Jessica Jones-Lasiewicz, dressed mostly in black with a black trench coat. She stares deep into the camera with an almost devilish smile on her face.)
Jessica: The time is up, Summer. Your time has run out. There is nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. You have no one to help you. Tonight you will go into the ring and come face to face with your judge, jury, and executioner. But The Archangel of Purity always upholds justice and as with any court of law, a criminal will be notified of what he or she is being charged with…
(She points a finger at the camera.)
Jessica: …Summer, you are being charged with manipulation. It started out honest enough, you and I were the best of friends, former tag team champions, and we did everything together. We even suffered together when we were forced to temporarily retire and be the full time cheerleaders of Golden Era. But neither one of us were cowardly enough to abandon the other. We stuck it out until we earned our freedom and we began wrestling again. It was then that you met Loretta Inglewood and was brought into the Purity Movement.
(She nods her head.)
Jessica: To this day I have no idea what Loretta Inglewood told you, taught you, or did to you in those early days of your allegiance to her, but whatever it was you took it and you ran with it beyond anything even Loretta Inglewood imagined. You took her lessons and you used them to manipulate others in the same way you once were manipulated. Vengeance can be overlooked but only if you target those who wronged you, instead you manipulated the innocent in order to make yourself feel better and, worse still, to gain power. You put together your own gang of thugs full of individuals you manipulated. The list of those you manipulated is legendary; Caitlyn Perry, Janice King, and even your own sister-in-law Meagan Collins, all were victims of your manipulation. And let’s not forget poor Crystal Swift. Her mind was ruined because of your actions and your manipulation! But you weren’t done, were you?
(She shakes her head.)
Jessica: Years later you returned aligned with Loretta Inglewood and Gabriela Austin under the banner of Pure Class. You even convinced me to join your group. You convinced me by telling me the lie that ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’, you convinced me by telling me you were my friend again, that you were the Summer of old. But would the Summer of old have manipulated Gabriela Austin by not filling her in on what you did to me? You didn’t even tell Loretta Inglewood until AFTER the deed had already been done. And then there is the deed itself…would the Summer of old have purified her best friend?
(She glares angrily at the camera.)
Jessica: I remember all too well about the days after you first left Loretta Inglewood. You told me how it felt when you were Purified, about what it was like to be her thrall. And then you did that same thing to me?
(Lasiewicz shakes her head.)
Jessica: Manipulation at it’s very worst. And now that you’ve been informed of your crimes, I can now pronounce judgment.
(She points at the camera.)
Jessica: Guilty! Guilty on all counts! Tonight I shall be your executioner and there truly is no better executioner than The Archangel of Purity, because what you did to me, what you did to my brain, has been done to both of us now. So you should know as well as I do that once it has been done, it can never be fully reversed. At least some of the change remains.
(She smirks knowingly.)
Jessica: Now keep that in mind and try to follow along, Summer, because I am arriving at my final point shortly. You see, we were once great friends and great tag team champions. If anyone knows me it’s you. You know me as well as anyone else, almost as well as my own family knows me. So you know better than anyone else just how violent I can be. You know about the demons that reside in the deepest, darkest, recesses of my soul. And you know what happens when those demons get unleashed. That is why you’re scared, that is why you are frightened beyond anything else you’ve ever been afraid of before in your life.
(She points into her own eyes.)
Jessica: You look into my eyes and realize that what you did to me has made me worse! It made those demons worse! It made that darkness worse! I am no longer The Archangel, I am The Archangel of Purity, and that is a far worse creature than you’ve ever had to deal with, and yes, far worse even that The Archangel itself. I am going to strike down the impure, I am going to spill their blood over this planet, and you are going to be the first, Summer…Dobranoc…
(The scene shifts.)
We cut backstage where we find Hall of Fame journalist and senior journalist Janice King. With her are the four winners of the global x match; Travis Vessey, Tigra, Brittany Kayl, and Allison Lorraine.
King: Your senior GCW journalist and the only journalist good enough for the Hall of Fame is here! All Ears On Me!
The four athletes roll their eyes.
King: I am with the four winners of tonight’s Global X match, or at least three of you are winners. One of you got the wrong case! So let’s find out who the big winners are and who the loser is!
She points to Tigra.
King: Tigra receives…
She opens the case...it says “destiny”
King: The Destiny Case goes to Tigra! Next up is Brittany Kayl!
Kayl opens her case...it reads undercard title shot.
King: Brittany Kayl gets an undercard title shot! We’re down to two! We’ll open them at the same time! On three...one, two, three!
Vessey and Allison both open their cases. Travis grins as he sees “World Title Shot” in his case. But Allison sighs with disappointment as her case is empty.
King: Congratulations Travis Vessey! And Allison...sucks to be you!
Tigra approaches Allison and pats her destiny case.
Tigra: I’ll be in touch, cousin. Count on it.
The scene shifts.
Jessica Jones vs. Summer Newman
[Jessica starts out fast and furious against Summer Newman with an explosive fury of kicks and strikes. She then starts to slow the pace down by targeting Summer’s already injured leg. Dragon screw leg whips, chop blocks, cannonballs, and even viciously wrapping it across the steel ring post. Jessica with a leg grapevine. Jessica goes to lock in the Four Card Trick but Summer counters by kicking her in the butt, sending her shoulder first into the steel ring post. Summer with an arm bar takedown. Summer with a fujiwara arm bar. Summer with a hammerlock. She converts it into a hammerlock suplex. Summer with a fujiwara arm bar again. Summer with a shoulder breaker. Summer locks in the Chapter Seven Crossface. Jessica eventually reaches the ropes, forcing a break. Summer reapplies the hold. Jessica eventually counters by rolling over into a pinning combination…1…2…3NO! Summer breaks the hold just in time! They both pop up at about the same time but Summer puts Jessica down with The Bear Market! Summer with Summer’s End! A cover…1…2…3NO! Jessica kicks out! Summer is stunned! She goes for it again but Jessica counters by shoving her off into the ropes and hits flapjack. Jessica with Our Lady Peace! Jessica locks in The Four Card Trick! To her credit, Summer does reach the ropes. Summer rolls to the outside and pulls herself up. She starts to back her way up the ramp and it’s then that she spots Loretta Inglewood on her way down as well. Summer smirks knowingly, thinking she has someone to save her…only Loretta snatches her by her neck and tights and drags her back to the ring! Loretta throws her back into the ring! Summer gets up and looks down shockingly at Loretta. Jessica sneaks up from behind and drops Summer with Pure Deformation! The cover…1…2…3!]
WINNER: Jessica Jones-Lasiewicz
[Jessica isn’t finished. She takes Summer and drags her back to the Cajun French Announce Table. She sets Summer up and drives her head first through the announce table with Pure Deformation! Mon Dieu! Garde des don! Jessica pulls herself out of the rubble and walks away with Loretta Inglewood in tow.]
Resurrection fades in on Dexter Russell who just arrived in the catering area.
Dexter: Ladies and gentlemen, as promised, an exclusive interview with Casey Holliday after her championship defense against Nate Lawson. However… the circumstances… well…
Dexter walks in and observes a wrecked catering area.
Dexter: ...holy crap!!!
Dexter sees the “Congratulations Casey” banner on the floor, a few wrecked tables, the food and drink spilled all over the floor, all of the “commemorative merchandise” damaged, destroyed or ruined, and the frame consisting of the magazine cover completely shattered, tossed aside on the floor and irreparably broken.
Dexter: Well, this is some kind of celebration, if I say so myself…
Dexter has more to say at the moment, but he pauses as he hears some crying in the distance…
Dexter: Wait a minute…
Dexter walks to the southeast corner of the room, in the direction of the shattered magazine frame and as he walks behind the easel, he happens to find Casey Holliday… the former Heritage Champion… spirit shattered and all! She lies in the corner, holding her arm, tears and blurred mascara all over her face.
Dexter: Casey???
Casey: ...get away from me…
Dexter: But you promised me an exclusive interview…
Casey: ...how can I talk to you when I… I… I feel so….
Dexter: Humiliated?
Casey nods.
Casey: This is the most humiliating experience of my entire career!
Casey shakes and continues to cry.
Dexter: To be a bit blunt, perhaps you had this coming for months considering everything you had put Nate Lawson through. Besides, it’s not even all that bad. Nate Lawson is one of the best pure wrestlers in GCW. There’s no shame in losing a championship match at Resurrection to him.
Casey: Liar…
Dexter: Casey, come on! You can’t be shaken up by this. Besides, you have a rematch for that title as well! Assuming you stay on Shotgun past the upcoming draft, there’s every reason to believe that you can get that championship right back from Nate Lawson.
Casey: I don’t… I don’t want to think about that right now! I just… I just want to be alone… I’ve had some rough losses but… this is the worst of them all…
Dexter: Casey, there’s no need to be overdramatic. You can use this to improve and perhaps build yourself up as a World Championship contender…
Casey: Just go….
Dexter: Casey…
Casey: GET AWAY FROM ME!!!!!!!!
Dexter cringes a bit as he leaves Casey shaking and crying in the corner while she still holds onto her arm. He steps far enough away from Casey to where he believes she won’t hear him and continues.
Dexter: Well folks… as they say… what goes around comes around and karma really hit the now former Heritage Champion… Casey Holliday…. INCREDIBLY hard!!!!
Casey: I HEARD THAT!!!!!
Dexter: Back to you guys… and big congratulations to Nate Lawson… the NEW Heritage Champion….
Dexter bolts from the shattered celebration as soon as Casey lets out a blood-curdling scream. The now former-champion is clearly devastated with her ego being completely shattered as the scene abruptly fades.
Moments before the main event of night one of Resurrection is slated to begin, Jazmyn Rain is walking down the hallway, noticeably stretching out the left arm that has been targeted by the kimura lock by Kendra Classic repeatedly over the last couple of Livewires. Still, she’s confident in herself, and her demeanor shows little, if any, sign of worry or doubt. Her concentration however, is briefly broken by the sudden appearance of Victoria Salinas and Jazmyn can only pause and smile, almost as if she’s experiencing a de ja vu moment all over again!
Jazmyn: Why does this seem so familiar?
Victoria: It’s the same movie again, isn’t it?
Jazmyn: As far as you and I go, yes.
Victoria: I don’t think I need to remind you that you’ve come such a long way in the last two years and that nobody, not even Kendra Classic, can take that away from you, do I?
Jazmyn laughs before answering.
Jazmyn: No, you don’t need to do that. I remember the talk you and I had two Resurrections ago and how shaky and unconfident I was and how it all went down.
Victoria: And now? Two years later? You have your one chance to right that wrong!
Jazmyn: No Vicky… with all due respect, you’re wrong.
Victoria raises her eyebrows.
Victoria: What do you mean?
Jazmyn: It’s not about that. It was never about that. Yes, I do want to do what I didn’t do two years ago, but never has what happened in St. Louis ever been a factor in trying to regain the Global Championship. Yet, there’s a question NOW… as then… that has been weighing on my mind… oddly…
Victoria: Before I ask… it’s not a doubt-related question is it? I know a while ago, you were worrying about whether this might be your best opportunity to make this dream of yours happen.
Jazmyn: No, it’s nothing like that. It’s just something I’ve had to consider, you know? Is this really about being the best? I know that winning the Global Championship, in theory, would enable me to declare myself that… but you know me, Vicky! That’s not what I am about. This has never been about “being the best” for me because it’s not in my nature anymore to want to strive for that! It’s always been about being an inspirational champion of the people for me! Yes, this match… it’s about the Global Championship. But should it be about declaring yourself the best?
Victoria takes a minute or two to ponder the question that was presented to her.
Victoria: Jazmyn… I’m going to set the record straight for you. In my book, you have been one of the best on the Livewire brand in the last three years, bar none! Like Malcolm Cross and Tim Myers, you’ve won two Global Championships. Should you win tonight… then that, in my view anyway, takes you from being “one of the best” on Livewire in the last three years, to THE BEST on Livewire in the last three years. You win tonight, you become the first three-time Global Champion in GCW history. And also? I think your fans see you as the best… whether it’s as the best wrestler… the best champion… the best person… the best inspiration…
And you know you have some that consider you their best friend! Basically, what I am getting at is… there’s nothing wrong with being “the best”. There’s nothing wrong with being proud of that. As long as you don’t allow it to consume you, you’re okay. And Jaz… you would never let such a thing consume you!
Jazmyn doesn’t respond immediately as she thinks about what Victoria just told her. She knows that a piece of history is on the line and she knows that some fans do see her as “the best”... even if those aren’t her primary pursuits in this business.
Jazmyn: I wouldn’t! While being the “best wrestler” has never been my M.O., I’ve always strived to be “the best champion of the people”...
Jazmyn sighs and smiles, finally realizing she has answered her quandary.
Jazmyn: And tonight? When I beat the very best on Livewire in Kendra Classic, that’s exactly what I am going to be: the best champion of the people! I do it by realizing a dream, and by once more inspiring those that have always inspired me back! I’m not holding back! I know in my heart that I’m about to do something special!
Victoria and Jazmyn exchange a hug!
Jazmyn: Now? It’s time to make it all possible!
Jazmyn walks by Victoria and continues to make her trek down the hall. She remains as confident as she’s ever been as the scene fades out.
Kendra Classic: “Take a look at this.”
The scene opens up, focused squarely on the GCW Global Championship.
Classic: “This is the GCW Global Championship. This Championship represents the absolute BEST on Livewire. Since I WON it, I have been that person, and no one can claim otherwise.”
The scene scales back, and Kendra Classic can be seen. She pulls the belt back, placing it on her shoulder.
Classic: “There has been a lot of talk heading into Resurrection… how this is Jazmyn Rain’s great story… how she’s finally going to get to undo what happened years ago when she lost this Championship at this event. Well, I’d hate to play spoiler…”
She thinks about it briefly before laughing.
Classic: “Actually, I’d love to play spoiler. Because if you listen to Jazmyn Rain, she’s the star of Livewire. She’s number one! She’s the one who brings the people in, and I reject that whole-heartedly, and I know I’m not alone there. Tonight is going to be cathartic for more than just me… but for everyone who has been pushed downward because of Jazmyn Rain. Tonight, the BEST on Livewire stands firm, and remains Global Champion. And tonight will be CLASSIC!”
She smirks before exiting the scene.
Main Event - Pure Rules Match
GCW Global Championship
Kendra Classic (champion) vs. Jazmyn Rain
[Pure Rules. 20 count for a count out instead of a 10 count. No closed fists. Each wrestler can use the ropes to break a pin or submission 3 times during the match. After those 3 rope breaks are used up the ropes cannot be used to break a pin or submission. The championship can change hands on a count out or a disqualification. The main event of night one of Resurrection was to determine who was truly the best on Livewire as Kendra Classic and Jazmyn Rain put on one hell of a show. Neither woman held back as they were evenly matched, particularly in the start of the match. Of course, when the referee’s back was turned, Kendra had to throw in a closed fist before bringing down Jazmyn with a belly to belly suplex. Kendra would take command at that point, trying to wear down Jazmyn with an armbar, targeting the left arm yet again. Jazmyn punched her way through, but Kendra broke the submission, then focused on an impact offense. The opening rally would culminate with Kendra bringing down Jazmyn with a backbreaker and going for a cover, but Jazmyn kicked out at two. Kendra tried to German suplex Jazmyn, but Jazmyn landed on her feet. Kendra turned around, right into an enziguri. Jazmyn would take control and she too would target the arm with submissions. But, she brought her game of speed to the table and outpaced Kendra with her opening rally. This would be capped off with a springboard senton right into a pin in the middle of the ring. However, Kendra kicked out at two.
Obviously, the key thing about the match would be who would exhaust their rope breaks first with a limit of three per wrestler. Unfortunately for the fans, it would be Jazmyn who would have to exhaust her first rope break. Kendra locked in a rather painful cross armbreaker and with no way to escape, Jazmyn had no choice but to go for the ropes and grab the bottom one with her free arm. But later on, Jazmyn would even the rope break score when she applied a Muta lock to Kendra. Kendra reluctantly grabbed the bottom rope to break the hold. Jazmyn would then take advantage when she connected with a springboard forearm smash right in the jaw, seemingly knocking her out. The pin didn’t get the three, but Kendra exhausted her second rope break. Kendra though, would nail Jazmyn with an exploder suplex. Cover, Jazmyn kicked out. Still, this gave Kendra a moment to pick up Jazmyn and… Spinning Headscissors-into-DDT. Kendra made the pin at the shoulders, but Jazmyn at the last moment put her foot on the rope! Now… the rope break score was even again. Still, Kendra was in total control for a long stretch of time as she kept wearing out the arm. A surfboard was applied in the center, but Jazmyn didn’t quit. No matter. Kendra let go of the hold, dropping Jazmyn into a backbreaker and then she transferred it into a kimura lock! It was near the center of the ring and Jazmyn screamed in pain as she was clearly helpless! Jazmyn was desperate to reach the ropes but she was somehow able to will her way to get close! It took three and a half minutes… but she GRABBED THE BOTTOM ROPE! The good news was, she broke the hold. But that was her last rope break and Kendra knew it! Kendra dragged her up and tried to go for the ClassiCrash, but Jazmyn countered with the RAIN DROP… then she got the RAIN SPLASH!!! COVER…. NO!!!!! Kendra grabbed the rope! Jazmyn couldn’t believe it, but she kept her composure. And with that… no more rope breaks!
Jazmyn tried for another Rain Splash… BLOCKED! Jazmyn got up… CLASSICRASH!!!!! It landed right near the ropes! Kendra smirked knowing the ropes didn’t matter anymore… but she covered…. BUT JAZMYN KICKED OUT AT TWO!!!! Kendra was stunned. She went for another ClassiCrash, but Jazmyn blocked it before she was lifted up. She shoved Kendra into the ropes. Kendra bounced back and Jazmyn grabbed her head… RAIN DROP! Jazmyn stepped through the ropes again and… ANOTHER RAIN SPLASH ATTEMPT! This one CONNECTED!!!!! Cover…. NO!!!! Kendra kicked out of it a SECOND time!!!! Jazmyn though, didn’t look like she was about to be denied. She slowly stood up and went to the corner, going all the way to the top rope. She didn’t even look down as she leapt off the top and…. ANGEL SPLASH!!!! The Phoenix Splash worked with incredible precision and accuracy as she got it right on the money! The cover was made, the referee dropped down… and he made the three count!!!!]
WINNER and NEW GCW Global Champion: Jazmyn Rain
[The fans exploded out of their seats at the incredible main event that they just witnessed. Jazmyn stayed on Kendra for a few seconds before she got up to her knees. She was exhausted, but before long, she was smiling as the referee came back to her with the GCW Global Championship she just won for a third time. She grabbed it and clutched it, slowly standing up with it. The announcers had huge praise for the match, and for both competitors for being able to close out night one of Resurrection weekend with a… pardon the pun… wrestling classic! Jazmyn celebrated with the championship, and with the fans in attendance, soaking in the moment as night one faded to black.]
