No Disqualification
Adrian Waters and Tiffany Manning vs. Ronin & Toshiaki
The opening match for Resurrection X was not going to be a curtain jerker or a warm up match. There was lots of bad blood between these two teams, going back to February. Tiffany insisted on starting the match for her team, wielding a steel chair. Adrian had no objections, and Ronin started for her team. Ronin did not come in with a weapon, but was able to kick the chair from Manning's hands. Instead of going after the chair, Tiffany went after Ronin. Tiffany with a forearm smash to Ronin's face. Tiffany backs Ronin into a neutral corner and starts to rain down punches to Ronin's head as the crowd counts each blow. The referee scolds Manning, but she reminds him there is no DQ. The distraction is enough for Ronin, who grabs Tiffany around the waist and hits a side slam. Ronin with a leg drop. Ronin with a variety of drops and strikes. She tags Toshiaki in. They hit a double elbow. They continue to make frequent tags, keeping Manning from her side of the ring. This strategy works until Ronin throws Tiffany off the ropes, only to have Tiffany reverse, sending Ronin into the corner. Tiffany then makes the hot tag to Adrian.
Waters and Ronin start to trade lefts and rights, the fresher Adrian getting the upper hand. He performs a delayed vertical suplex on Ronin, followed by an elbow drop. Adrian with a pump handle slam. Adrian with the smart elbow, but Ronin rolls out of the way! Both Adrian and Ronin are down. Adrian is first to his feet, clutching his arm, and he goes to tag in his wife...but Toshiaki charges in with a Singapore cane, cracking Adrian across the back. Adrian falls to his knees and Toshiaki hits him several more times, drawing Tiffany into the ring. Toshiaki swings at Tiffany, who ducks and then tackles Toshiaki to the canvas. Ronin is in and delivers a big boot to Tiffany's head, but then is speared by Waters. Adrian picks up the singapore cane dropped by Toshiaki and starts to strike Ronin repeatedly, busting her open. Ronin rolls out of the ring to avoid further punishment, but Adrian follows her to the floor.
Adrian and Ronin go back and forth on the floor. Weapons come into play and both turn bloody. The referee tries to take the action back to the ring, but is having a rough go at it. Ronin has Adrian down and she uses some of the chords running to the ring to start choking Waters. Tiffany sees this and climbs to the top turnbuckle, planning on coming down on Ronin...but Toshiaki climbs up behind her, standing on the second turnbuckle, he grabs Manning around the waist, then falls back with a back-body drop. He bridges this into a pin. The referee sees this and quickly slides into the ring. 1...2...NO! Tiffany gets a shoulder up! Toshiaki pulls Manning to her feet, locking her in a sleeper hold. Tiffany fights for a bit, then starts to fade. The referee raises her arm, and it drops. He raises it a second time...and it drops again. He raises Tiffany's arm a third time...and it...stays up! The crowd roars as Tiffany reaches up, then drops with a jawbreaker, freeing herself from Toshiaki's grasp!
On the floor, Adrian has freed himself from the chords choking him and he shocked everyone, catching Ronin with a kick to the gut, followed by Use Your Head on the concrete floor! Both Ronin and Adrian appear to be out of it on the floor, and the same can be said for the two in the ring. Both Toshiaki and Manning are starting to stir. Toshiaki is to his hands and knees, and Tiffany is up to her feet. Tiffany straddles Toshiaki, locking in one of Ronin's signature moves...a Fujiawa Armbar! Toshiaki is stuck in the middle of the ring, his tag-team partner and protoge unconscious on the floor. In increasing pain as Tiffany wrenches on the hold, Toshiaki taps out.
Winners: Adrian Waters and Tiffany Manning
The crowd roars as Tiffany Manning's arm is raised in victory in what was a brutal and bloody first match of Resurrection X. Tiffany, rolls to the floor to check on Adrian, helping him to his feet. He then raises his wife's arm in victory and the two head to the back.
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We cut backstage to the ready area. There we find Jessica Lasiewicz and Summer Collins, the duo better known as Fabulous and the currently reigning GCW Global Tag Team Champions, standing there decked out in their absolutely “Fabulous” (see what I did there?) ring attire. Their title belts are wrapped around their waists. Summer has a confident smirk etched across her face while Jessica has a stoic gaze on her lovely features.
Summer: Tonight is Resurrection...the tenth Resurrection at that! A milestone in the history of this great company! Ten years since this company was resurrected and you know who has been here since day one?
She points to herself and Jessica.
Summer: The two of us! Whether you called us Fame & Fortune or whether you called us Fabulous, Jessica and I have been here since day one representing this company and showing the world what tag team wrestling is all about. Individually we are amazing but together we are damn near unbeatable. You might say we are absolutely FABULOUS!
She chuckles lightly.
Summer: A couple years ago we reunited and rebranded ourselves as Fabulous and since then we put a notice out on each and every tag team out there, whether they’re in GCW or elsewhere, that we are the standard every other tag team should hold themselves to. Since reuniting we have won the GCW World Tag Team Championship, the MWE World Tag Team Championship, and now we are the GCW Global Tag Team Champions. Jess and I have once again redefined what it means to be a tag team in this great company.
Jessica: But some would rather take the company and this division backward. Our opponents tonight are prime examples. You have one person who is either annoying or an outright lunatic who legitimately thinks I’m possessed by a devil...Aubrey, I’m talking about you...and then you have Chantelle Chambers, who I don’t think even gives a damn about tag team wrestling at all. She just wants to grab another one of GCW’s brass rings...the grand slam, the triple crown, whatever you want to call it. She has yet to be a tag champion in GCW and she wants to add that to her already impressive list of accomplishments.
Lasiewicz taps the title belt around her waist.
Jessica: She sees this as a trinket, as a trophy, but not for the honor and dignity which it represents. Chantelle, you and Powers individually are great. As a team you are formidable. But you will need to be a hell of a lot better than formidable to defeat me and Summer here tonight. Because tonight is Resurrection and we always step our game up at Resurrection. So to take these championships away from us and achieve that little triple crown notoriety you desire so badly, you and Powers are going to have to wrestle a picture perfect match.
The Archangel shakes her head.
Jessica: And I just don’t think you have it in you.
Summer: Tonight Jess and I are going to humble The Sovereign and prove just why we are absolutely FABULOUS!
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[The sound of static can be heard and seen on the screen.]
[DMX's ""Get At Me Dog" is heard playing throughout the video. The first image we see is Savino, head down in a dark room, wearing a black and yellow Kowloon hoodie and black shorts.
Where my dogs at?
(We right here, dog) where my dogs at?
(I'm right here, dog)
[We see flashes of Savino in the ring; from his matches with Brittany Kayl to his recent matches with Chanel Hunter.]
"This right here? This a war wound. The doctors said it's going to nag a little bit. But there's never been an injury or bruise that's ever put me down."
[A shot of Chanel and Savino crashing through the tables is shown, followed by Savino, in the ring two weeks later, holding his elbow and talking to the crowd.
"I said, there's been an injury or a bruise that's ever put me down!"
[Flashes of Savino walking down to the ring are shown before we cut back to a shot of him back in the room, looking up to the camera and glaring with a focused expression on his face. We then hear Dexter Russell's voice.]
"At Resurrection, you two are in the nine Tag Team tournament. Your opponents are Illuminaughty, former World Tag Team Champions. Never lost those titles. You beat them, you face the other two winners in a three way to become the next title contenders. What are your thoughts"
[Brief shot of Bella Downing and Katrina Lopez appears, with them holding up the GCW World Tag Team Champions. This transitions to a shot of Akeem The Supreme, smirking to the camera and then his voice is heard.]
"I love our chances! We got the best chances. Kowloon red hot right now."
[A cut up of different footage is shown of Akeem's best highlights so far in GCW appears afterwards.]
"They're a hell of a team. Championship winning team. They wrestle so smooth and so fluid in this ring. They're in sync with each other in this ring and that's why they're so good."
"One match at a time."
"One match at a time."
[Akeem's voice is heard first, then Savino.]
"Baby girl brought to cook up that Barbie at Resurrection."
[The transition to the wide eyed, stone faced expression, glaring at the camera with the X-Division Championship draped over her shoulders. A brief flash of Livvie Nelson is shown, having her hand raised after winning the three way against Yvonne Knight and and Domino Foxx.]
"What will you do for this, Livvie?"
[Flashes of M.A.E.V.E. fighting against Jeffery Alexander is shown, including her defeating him and retaining her title.]
"You want to frustrate. You want to piss people off. You want to wrestle circles around everyone else with a smile on your face."
[More footage shows the viciousness of her offense to her opponents.]
"I don't want to rest. I don't want to get complacent or grew too fat. Those are my convictions. What are yours? take a moment to step outside the bullshit that you've created for yourself and ask yourself Livvie, deep down, what are you willing to do to take this from me?"
"You're right about one thing, Livvie. You are a victim. I'm going to make you one. It'll be my pleasure."
Y'all wanna be killers? (Get at me, dog)
Y'all wanna feel us? (Get at me, dog)
Y'all want the real (get at me, dog)
[As DMX's barking blares through the video, a shot of Kowloon's three faces show on screen.]
If you're a betting man and you're looking for a team to bet on...bet on Kowloon.
"We here."
[FIN]
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Illuminaughty Vs Kowloon [Savino & Akeem The Supreme]
The former tag team champions who never lost their championships against an up and coming tag team. Who would prevail?
Illuminaughty for the most part executed what would be a smart strategy. Isolate Savino from Akeem. Grind her down. Savino wouldn’t go down that easy. She did spend a majority of the match fending off the double team tactics of Illuminaughty, Savino managed to get her licks in, Illuminaughty could only keep Savino at bay for so long until the big man came in to clean house.
Akeem did his thing. Doubling up on him proved to be futile. There was a moment where Katrina and Akeem tested each other’s MMA’s acumen. The height advantage proved contentious. There was a brief moment of hope, Illuminaughty managed to double drop kick Akeem over the top rope, Katrina quickly scaled the ropes. Diving crossbody that did manage to bring Akeem down.
This left Savio and Bella alone. In the closing of the contest Bella had Savino right where she wanted her, slumped in the ropes, Bella charged at her full force, driving a vicious knee into her head, dropping her with Sleep Tight Princess. Unfortunately, she didn’t have enough time to process the knockout blow, she turned around into Akeem’s Brazilian kick. Katrina tried to get the jump on Akeem, he knocked her out too with his vicious kick. He picked up Bella one more time, struck her again, sending a clear message. The referee checked on Bella. He called for the bell.
Winners: Kowloon by TKO.
Savino used the ropes to pull herself up. She nodded at Akeem. Neither of them were in a celebratory mood. There was still more work to do. They left Illuminaughty in the ring to process what their future would be.
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We open backstage in the dressing room of Aubrianna Powers. The self-proclaimed MVP of Resurrection is dressed in her wrestling gear and looks ready to go with a confident (borderline arrogant) expression on her lovely face. She is sitting in the lap of newly christened GCW Hall of Fame journalist, her husband Dexter Russell.
Powers: Awww, isn’t this great sweetie? Tonight I become GCW Global Tag Team Champions with my Most Valuable Friend Chantelle Chambers, tomorrow night my brother Derek becomes number one contender to the International Title, and then you, my sweet loving hubby, become the newest inductee into the GCW Hall of Fame! We should celebrate as a family! Night on the town! Derek will buy, of course!
Dexter: Uh-huh, that sounds nice, Aubrey, but you still have to get there first.
The MVP rolls her eyes.
Powers: Look, I know there’s concerns. But trust me, Derek can get the job done.
Dexter: You’re right, he does have to contend with two other opponents, but uh, that’s not what I was talking about.
Powers: Well don’t worry, Dex, I know you’ll get inducted. They already made the announcement! Rescinding your Hall of Fame honor now just because Janice King is having a fit would be ridiculous!
Dexter shakes his head.
Dexter: No, Aubrey, still not what I’m talking about.
Powers: Then what are you…
She frowns.
Powers: You’re not implying that Chanty and I might lose are you?
Dexter: Jessica and Summer have a ton of experience as a tag team under their belt. You and Chantelle don’t have that kind of experience.
The MVP is clearly annoyed by her husband’s doubt. Then again, he is a journalist and is trained to be skeptical. Aubrey then smirks knowingly.
Powers: I’ll forgive you for doubting me, Dex. But believe me, Chanty and I have everything well in hand. I mean, sure, I will admit that Summer and her demonically possessed pal have more tag team experience than us but you know what other kinds of experience they have?
Dexter: What’s that?
Powers: Betrayal. They have a ton of experience when it comes to betraying one another. They were partners, they broke up, they were partners again, then they split again, now they’re partners again? Give me a break, Dex! You call that solid footing? I don’t. I call it the recipe for NEW Global Tag Team Champions being crowned tonight!
She leans over and kisses Dexter on the cheek.
Powers: And they can just learn to love it!
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Backstage…
Hugo Magnussen: “One year ago, The Rising Tide was on top of the world…”
The scene rises up in the parking garage, where Hugo Magnussen and Bash Kincade stand.
Bash Kincade: “We were Global Tag Team Champions, the best tag team in the world without question! We came in for a steel cage match to put an end to any of the lingering doubts of our status, and we put it down… SUCCESSFULLY retaining our Championships without ambiguity, without controversy, without QUESTION… we proved on that night that we were the absolute BEST tag team in the world!”
Hugo: “For most of the year, we reigned as Global Tag Team Champions. We faced Hall of Fame tandems and hungry duos looking to make their names at our expense, and we put those challenges down because that’s what we do. We didn’t have to go out and gloat. We didn’t have to cut down the competition because we knew that beating a stronger competition only proved our point. We WANTED the best challengers to step up because only THEN could we legitimize our position.”
Bash: “Then Fabulous came along and managed to do what no one… not HERstory Makers, not Scream Machine, not Total War, not the McBride Corporation… they managed to do what all the other tag teams tried and failed to do. They got the better of us.”
Hugo: “And while one loss isn’t enough to take away our position as the best, it does put us back on the hunt. And that hunt leads us to tonight.”
Bash: “Tonight, Hugo and I gotta go through two tag teams to earn a shot at becoming Champions again… and it don’t matter who the Champs end up as… whether it’s Fabulous or The Sovereign, Scream Machine or the Bad Bastards… we will prove AGAIN without question that we ARE the very best tag team in the world.”
Hugo: “You made us the hunters, and we are most dangerous in this position. Tonight, Mundo Del Tigre and whoever else qualifies for the final will learn one unavoidable fact: The Tide will always rise.”
Bash: “We’re coming for gold again, because at the end of the day, there ain’t a single tag team in this entire company… in this entire INDUSTRY… who is capable of stopping us! The Tide is Rising!”
The scene cuts away...
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The Rising Tide vs. Mundo Del Tigre
This was a battle of two very hungry teams. The Tide were still recovering from their loss to Fabulous, while Allison and Carmen were struggling to get back to a winning record. The first five minutes saw a lot of back and forth, neither team gaining any sort of advantage. The Tigresses started to gain a bit of momentum, using their speed to out run Hugo and Bash. Drop kicks and other aerial tactics are quite effective for a time. The momentum swung when Carmen came off of the top rope for a splash and Bash caught her in mid air, body slamming Diaz to the mat. He followed this with a clothesline to Carmen and the hot tag to Hugo. Hugo rushes across the ring, knocking Allison off the apron, then turns back around, dropping Carmen with a big boot. Hugo tags Bash back in, hits a European Uppercut, then Bash with a bridging German Suplex (Rip Tide), holding on for the 1-2-3.
Winners: The Rising Tide
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Backstage….
The International Champion, Ms. Budde decked out in black and yellow is prepared for the match and the defense of her life against Andrew Raynes in the rubber match of their feud this past year where the final match Raynes scored the pinfall on Ms. Budde and now looks to take her championship. She is alone, staring at herself in the vanity within the HERstory Makers dressing room. Lenore Price-Mason has a huge title defense in the Main Event later, Isabella Harker is in the Main Event of Night Two, Resurrection is what they waited for as Ms. Budde doesn’t look at the camera, instead she fixes her long blonde hair….
Ms. Budde: Last Resurrection we left with nothing but loss, it was not a good night for the HERstory Makers, everything we worked so hard for was gone, and I vowed to myself that this Resurrection I would make sure to come out a winner. My history with Andrew Raynes, is no secret honey, he has been a thorn on my side since he started up with Lenore last year, in where he became the Global Champion, cheating her out of the title in the Main Event of night one, and now he looks to do it again against another member of the HERstory Makers, well last time he knocked me colder than a witch’s tit with the chair shot, before finishing me off in a street fight, but this isn’t any street fight, this is wrestling and there ain’t a soul better not named Lenore or Isabella that is better. Let’s talk about Andrew, all this “Embrace the Hate” malarkey, tell me something sugar plum, doesn’t it get tiring doing the same thing over and over again, the same message, the same modus operandi, you have never changed one bit, evolves or nothing, but look at Ms. Budde, and the last time we were in the ring together I took the pinfall when the little Princess hit me with that head butt, she was mad I defeated her earlier in the year, but if for one second you think I’m gonna come out to that ring tonight with the International Title, and lay an egg, peaches and cream, you have another thing coming. This title stays around MY waist.
As Ms. Budde turns to look at the championship, the mirror catches her reflection, her blue eyes glare back at it, a scowl slowly forms on her face…
Ms. Budde: Do you remember when I wont his title? You laughed at me, Andrew, kept saying I had to settle because I wasn’t World Title material while you went off to face Lenore and lost in the Unification match, now look at you, son. Coming after me, so desperate for championship gold, you hate it that women like Lenore and I are in positions of power and continue to come after us, but what did I tell you back then when you were mocking me and rubbing it in my face that you won the last encounter? I would be waiting for the rubber match and it just so happens to be on the biggest stage of them all. I know I’m the underdog, I saw the polls, I hear what the fans are saying, the social media outlets, I’m not deaf, dumb and blind, which it makes all that much more important when I walk out of this event as the Champion still Andrew. Last Resurrection you were able to get the best of the HERstory Makers, we were left pondering what was left for us and where we were going from there, but this time Andrew, it will be YOU that is left to wonder what is next, it won’t be my International Championship, oh no sugar, you don’t get to backtrack and suddenly come after my goal because you failed at capturing the Global Championship, Ms. Budde isn’t your consolation prize and in just a few short minutes, I will walk out there with the title and leave with the title, isn’t that right, ladies?
Ms. Budde turns to see Mary Jane Kelly and Candie Cartier show up, standing next to her, cracking a smirk, now glaring into the camera…
Ms. Budde: I hope you’re ready to kill me Andrew, it is the only way you’re taking this belt, honey. I’m not going to let you, I made a promise to myself, not to allow for Resurrection to once again define us, the HERstory Makers will all be victorious, and my students will be watching ringside. You wanna embrace the hate, go right ahead, I’m going to embrace the gold, but one thing Andrew, I’m not taking you to school, class is not in session, this has nothing to do with teaching you any lessons, what you are to me in this match is the canary in the coal mine…. And I’m going to kick your fucking head off.
As her frosty blue eyes glare into the camera, Hannah Budde turns to her protégé’s grabbing her belt, hat and handkerchief…
Ms. Budde: Loooord it is hot in here! Come one girls, let’s go kick some ass.
Turning Ms. Budde walks out, a smiling Candie and MJK follow behind.
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[Pre-Recorded]
It was Vegas, Andrew didn't care much for the strip but as a hockey fan, he had the chance to go and shoot his video at the t-mobile arena, home of the Golden Knights. He wanted somewhere away from the big stage. Where he could feel more comfortable for a.moment. Resurrection was his stage and this time the stakes were much higher for him. He chose to be away from the title match, not being upset that the princess was getting her shot. Andrew had a much bigger prize at stake, something he knows he's never achieved before but was now on the cusp of it.]
Andrew: There's nothing more I enjoy than having the pleasure of doing as I please.
Ever since I came to GCW in 2018 I have done nothing but set the stage on fire and completely draped the company in a world of hate no one has ever seen. I've caused people to change, companies to shift and the world to do anything and everything to stop me in my tracks but I do nothing but thrive.
I've been undoubtedly the best person in this company since my arrival and coming on the cusp of my third resurrection I find myself getting the chance to do.something special, something that I never expected either.
And I'm prepared to embrace it.
[Andrew smirks and shakes it up, some may have felt it odd he's facing ms Budde for the international title but Andrew fully chose this]
Andrew: After I beat Travis I was given the chance to have whatever I wanted for Resurrection, Tabitha allowed the choice of matches for the evening and knowing that j had already accomplished mostly everything on Livewire it left me with only one option.
The International title.
Tabitha respected what I've done well enough to push the other two contenders aside because of my pedigree since being here. From the most hated to the best in this business I have ever evolved and flourished while most people beg for attention or beg for the only thing they think matters which is the Global Championship.
Having the chance to cement myself as a grand slam champion far surpasses simply main eventing night 1 for a second year In a row or being a multiple time global champion, it puts me in company far beyond your comprehension and further establishes myself as the force of this company.
Buddepest, regardless of our history together, this match goes beyond all of it.
This isn't some.petty shit, some little game, stealing the show for a third straight year means something to me because I thrive in these moments. I live to steal the light because hatred covers everything. I've been able to do and take what I want with authority because I finally grew into the confidence and ability to back it up. Not giving a shit about you or anyone has been the biggest weight off.my shoulders and has allowed the freedom to be my best.
Which you'll see tonight.
[Andrew cocks a smile and focuses.]
Andrew: Tonight you bear witness to the continued evolution of hate as I once again rise to the occasion. Tonight is where I evolve into a grand slam champion and the most hated man in this company takes another step towards smacking the taste out of people's mouths who wanna act entitled but get stepped on when it counts.
Tonight I am prepared to embrace my true self as the epitome of hate and loathing as I demolish another champion on the grandest stage and once again end the weekend as a champion
Don't like it, fuck you and fuck everyone.
Embrace it assholes!
[Scene fades]
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International Championship
Andrew Raynes Vs Ms. Budde (champion)
With the level of unfiltered animosity these two have built over the many months Andrew Raynes has been feuding in one way or another with the HERStory Makers, there was little chance of this match being a typical catch as catch can classic. Raynes and Budde came out swinging from the get go. The action filtered to the outside where Raynes rammed Budde into the barricade. Not to be outcome, Budde reversed an irish whip that would have sent her into the ring post, Andrew instead met the steel head on. The referee offered the champion and challenger a lot of leeway as they fought up the aisle. Raynes did manage to suplex Budde on the floor. In one sequence, Raynes tried to superkick Budde’s face off, she ducked. Caught Raynes with a European uppercut than followed things up with a DDT, planting his head into the ground.
The action soon made its way back to the ring. Budde did an effective job of not letting Raynes build any momentum. Executed a flawless moonsault that was one second away from netting her the three count. She kept close to Raynes. Not giving him any breathing room. Raynes eventually found an opening, dropping Budde with a Uranage. This got him a short two count, nothing more. He tried a big boot that didn’t connect. She caught him with a swinging neckbreaker. Two more minutes into the fight, she tried the moonsault again. Raynes moved out the way.
With a clear opening, Raynes. Connected with the top rope somersault neckbreaker (Rayne Drop). That wasn’t enough. T-Bone Suplex. Followed by a Fallaway Slam. With each move he hit he felt the momentum rise. He picked Budde up. He paid homage to his friend by breaking out the Death Row Slow. Unlike Dustin he wasn’t able to become a grand slam champion with the move.
He waited for Budde to rise to her feet. Charging at her, he tried to knock her out with a lariat, Budde was quick enough to side kick him in the kidney. Doubled over, she knew she needed a move to swing things back into her favor; she broke out her brainbuster/lifting DDT variant she calls The Tardy Bell. Knowing that wouldn’t be enough, she quickly followed up with a double stomp. Though she knew pinning him wasn’t going to score the three, the pin served its purpose of buying her some time. She rolls away from Raynes, measuring him up. She goes for Class Dismissed. Raynes was able to side step. Raynes would catch Budde out of nowhere with the leaping reverse STO, showing that Hate Never Sleeps.
The crowd expected him to go for the pin. He looked at Budde. His eyes travel to the turnbuckle. This is Resurrection after all, so he storms over to the turnbuckle. Steps on the apron, scales the ring. All he is focused on is Ms. Budde, sensing that the grand slam is imminent. He takes a moment to soak it all in. He leaps from the top rope as high as he ever has... he connects... with nothing but mat. Ms. Budde moved out the way at the last minute.,
Budde got to her feet. Andrew struggled to his. When he turned around into Ms. Budde’s jumping leg lariat she calls The Golden Rule. She hooks the leg. The HERStory Maker retains.
Winner: AND STILL International Champion, Ms. Budde.
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Tonight is the night.
More appropriately, tonight is the first of three nights. The Alan Family will be rather busy themselves, this night. Derek Powers will be involved in a triple-threat match to determine the number one contender to the International Title. Meanwhile, Duke Michaels and Lester Sampson, the aptly-named Devastation will be in a match against The Soviet Gingers in a contenders tournament match... where the winning team will later be involved in a tournament finale triple-threat tag-team match, to determine the next contenders to the GCW Global Tag-Team Champions, whomever that may be. Needless to say, it's going to be a busy couple of nights for the group.
One person who wasn't very happy, however, is the current North American Champion, Geneva Alan. Having been left off the card, she took it as a sign of disrespect and has spent the past week seething. However, she did want to support her teammates, so despite her anger, she was at the show tonight, and for the next two nights.
At the moment, in their personal dressing room, Duke and Lester were ready for tonight. Duke and Lester were always ready to destroy some poor fools who got in their way, and that hasn't changed, their state of minds one of destruction. Derek, meanwhile, was scanning through his phone at the latest news in the world. He had especially kept in touch with the latest stock trends, some investments successes and some failures, as is the way.
Jennifer Alan was ready for tonight, the first of three nights for her clients to make big splashes and help cement The Alan Family as a force to fear.
Jennifer: Can you feel it, Geneva?
Geneva: Feel what, Aunt Jennifer?
Jennifer: Change... Change is in the air. Not just in terms of winners and losers, or titles, no... I mean in terms of the shifting of power here in GCW. For too long, we've had the same tired acts reign at the top, feeling fat and... maybe not happy, but content. I feel, starting tonight, it will be a wake-up call... a reminder that things can, and will always, change! It's time for a new power to establish itself, and by that, I mean us! You started us off on that path, winning the North American Title, and Derek, Duke and Lester will continue that across these three nights!
Geneva: Perhaps... I just wish I could participate! It still pisses me off that I was left off the card! Three nights of action, and I can't get one match!
Derek overheard Genevas complaints, and rolls his eyes.
Derek: Look, we get it, you're angry... but hey! You can relax and let the three of us handle our own ends of the deal! You're a champ, we're not, so be proud of that and stop whining!
That sets Geneva off.
Geneva: Excuse me!?
Jennifer gets in between them.
Jennifer: Enough! We are not having this! Let's just focus on what we do have in front of us, shall we?
Surprisingly, Duke opens his mouth to speak.
Duke: Just tell Lester and I who you want us to hurt, that's all we care about... that, and gold! First, those Soviet bitches, then anyone else who gets in our way!
Lester simply grunts in acknowledgement.
Derek: I meanwhile, get to slap around looney-tunes Alan Monroe and the preppy chick, Catalina Herrera! Or, as she hates for me to call her, toots! This is gonna be fun, facing two people who can't rub together a brain cell between them!
Jennifer: Don't get cocky, Derek... that's cost you in the past!
Derek: Yeah, Yeah... *Derek goes back to browsing through his phone*.
Jennifer: It's a shame Matthew isn't here to watch this, he would certainly enjoy the events of the next three nights!
Geneva: No luck in trying to get him out?
Jennifer: Unfortunately, the wheels of justice are often slow... however, I'll keep working at it!
Geneva: Alright then.
Jennifer: However, let's just focus on Resurrection right now... it's going to be a good three nights, I can feel it in my bones!
We go back to ringside.
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The Alan Family [Lester Sampson and Duke Michaels ] Vs The Soviet Gingers
Sadly this wasn’t much of a contest. The Gingers tried to get the jump on Lester early. Duke didn’t bother to intervenue, he had all the faith in the world his partner could handle this. And handle The Soviet Gingers on his own is what happened. Displayed feats of strength like holding them both up in the suplex position at the same time. German Suplex’ed them at the same time. Fall Away Slammed them at the same time. Lester looked like a legit monster.
Lester tagged Duke in. Lester hoisted Karina up in the powerbomb position. Duke wrapped his hand around her throat. At the same time they completed the Powerbomb/Chokeslam hybrid they call Armageddon Unleashed. Duke dropped down for the cover. Pretty academic.
Winners: The Alan Family
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Backstage…
The scene rises up inside the locker room of The Sovereign. Chantelle Chambers stands in front of the mirror, examining her gear one last time before her Global Tag Team Championship contest against Fabulous. In front of her, the best manager in professional wrestling, Broderick "The Brod" Chase stands, a Cheshire smile on his face.
Brod: "Tonight! After pursuing the Global Tag Team Championships for months, the single greatest GCW creation, my client, THE Beverly Hills Bombshell, Chantelle Chantelle FINALLY fulfills her destiny and joins the hall of Grand Slam Champions. With Aubrianna Powers, a two-time Champion in her own right, we simply cannot lose!"
Chantelle turns to the camera, grinning as she faces it.
Chantelle: “What can I say that isn’t already common knowledge? Nothing really… you know all about me. You know my game. You know how I go about my business. And that is going to make it extra frustrating for you, Jessica and Summer, when you realize that even though you know all about me, there’s still nothing you can do to stop this from happening.”
She laughs.
Chantelle: “Tonight is not about being “Fabulous”... tonight is about being the BEST. The best tag team. The best allies. The best of friends. Tonight is about The Sovereign taking our rightful place on top… all of the spotlight, all of the attention, being exactly where it belongs. In the end, you will learn that despite everything you think you know, everything you THINK you have over us, there is NOTHING you can do to stop progress. The Sovereign is best… tonight we just make it official.”
Chantelle steps back, her chin lifted slightly.
Chantelle: “And then on Sunday, when I make my way to the ring for my Earth-shattering announcement, one that will alter the GCW landscape forever… I will do so as one-half of the GCW Global Tag Team Champions… with the spotlight where it ALWAYS belongs: ALL EYES ON ME!”
She blows a kiss to the camera…
Brod: “WOOOOOOOOO!!”
The scene shifts...
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World Tag Team Championships
Aubrianna Powers & Chantelle Chambers Vs Fabulous (champions)
[Jessica Lasiewicz wants to start off against Aubrianna Powers but just as they’re about to lock up, Powers tags out to Chantelle. Chantelle is in and she goes toe to toe with The Archangel. Back and forth, rights and lefts; Chantelle with several quick arm drags and hip tosses, Jessica with a dropkick and then an Our Lady Peace that sends Chantelle to the outside. Tag to Summer. Summer sends Chantelle into the steel steps and then a snap suplex on the outside. Summer rolls Chantelle back in. Summer with a swinging neck breaker, a neck snapper, and a neck vice. Chantelle fights her way back up but Summer drives a knee to the gut and drops her with a hangman’s neck breaker. Summer tags to Jessica. Jessica and Summer with a variation of the 3D. A cover by Jessica but Chantelle kicks out. Jessica with an Irish whip but Chantelle reverses. Powers with a cheap shot and Chantelle with a lariat. Chantelle with The Heart Break. Chantelle tags out to Aubrianna. The MVP is in and she locks in a fujiwara arm bar. Jessica reaches the ropes. Powers locks in a surfboard submission. Eventually she breaks the hold and then locks in the Texas Cloverleaf. Jessica reaches the ropes. Powers tags out to Chantelle. Chantelle rams Powers shoulder first into the steel turnbuckle. Chantelle with a shoulder breaker and then a fujiwara arm bar. Jessica eventually reaches the ropes. Chantelle tags out to Powers. Powers measures Jessica as she pulls herself up and then connects with The Most Valuable Kick. Aubrianna locks in The Ties That Bind. After a little over a minute Jessica reaches the ropes. Powers is frustrated beyond measure and drags her back to the center she tries to lock it in again but Jessica counters with a small package and Powers barely kicks out. Powers scrambles up to her feet and goes for another Most Valuable Kick but this time Jessica catches the foot and then drills Powers with a dragon screw. Jessica tags out to Summer Collins. Summer is in and immediately goes to work on the leg of The MVP. Summer with a single leg crab. Powers eventually reaches the ropes. Summer drapes Aubrey’s leg across the ropes and then cannonballs it three times. She locks in a leg grapevine. Powers reaches the ropes. Summer tags out to Jessica. Jessica drags Powers to the Fabulous corner where she applies a figure four on the ring post. The referee warns Jessica to release. Chantelle rushes over to try and break it up but Summer is there to fight her off and they brawl, distracting the referee. This distraction allows Jessica to grab a steel chair and blast Powers in the leg on the steel ring post. Lasiewicz rolls back into the ring and then locks in The Four Card Trick! The referee is still in no position to check on the submission! Chantelle with All Eyes On Me to Summer on the outside! Chantelle sees Powers in danger and rushes in to break up the submission. She goes for another All Eyes On Me but Jessica counters into Pure Deformation. Jessica throws Chantelle out of the ring. But by the time she turns around Powers is ready with The Most Valuable Kick and she follows that up with Simply The Best Moonsault, completing The Powers That Be! The cover by Powers, hooking the leg, but Jessica just barely kicks out! Powers pulls Jessica up and goes for it again but Jessica ducks the kick runs off the ropes but Powers has the same idea and the two collide in the center with clotheslines. Jessica and Aubrey drag themselves over to their respective corners. Powers tags to Chantelle and Jessica tags out to Summer. Chantelle and Summer meet in the center and trade rights and lefts. Chantelle gets the upper hand, backing Summer into the ropes. She whips her into the ropes and drops Summer with a flapjack. Chantelle with Jaw Drop. She whips Summer into the corner and connects with Flash. Chantelle goes for All Eyes On Me but Summer counters with The Money Clip. Summer goes for a cover...1...2...Aubrey comes in to break it up but Jessica intercepts with a spear, taking herself and Powers to the outside...3NOOO! Chantelle kicks out! Summer is shocked but doesn’t let up. She pulls Chantelle up and goes for The Stock Market Crash but Chantelle counters it into All Eyes On Me! Chantelle with the cover...1...2...3!]
WINNERS and NEW GCW Global Tag Team Champions: Chantelle Chambers & Aubrianna Powers, THE SOVEREIGN!
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Backstage….
We see the Punjabi War Party, Jhanvi and Trevor Cash all standing with the Princess drenched in all gold looking as majestic as ever. Princess Nava Farrin is in the Main Event and vows to walk out as the GCW Global Champion. She takes a moment to look around at Trevor Cash who nods and as she smirks a little, arching an eyebrow, showing off her sexy and beautiful features…
Princess Nava: I know what you are all thinking, what is going to happen when Princess Nava Farrin becomes the Global Champion? It will finally have some royalty! It will have prestige! It will have everything that it had been missing for so long! Honor and a true Princess not some made up “Queen” who thinks she is the best in the world, far from it, that title goes to me and Trevor has promised me that I will leave as Champion, I listen to rich American men like him, they turn the wheels and understand my needs and wants, trust me I am high maintenance and very needy, but ENOUGH! Enough about me, we are going to talk about YOU, Lenore Price-Mason. The last time we were in the ring I pinned Ms. Budde, knocked her clean out like I am going to do to you tonight. I get it, I’m smaller, prettier, richer and smarter, the rest of you are PEONS, except for the GCW Intern, he is bae. I know you’re so confident in yourself winning this match which is what will make it that much sweeter you insufferable dog…. Bitch whatever. This is my THIRD Resurrection! My first one I lost the X-Division Championship by being cheated, the second I won the briefcase, this time around I become Global Champion and FINALLY stand atop the GCW as the TRUE Princess of this company.
A boastful and proud Princess looks around at her constituents who all nod, they are smiling except Trevor Cash who stays professional, until she turns to Jhanvi and the Punjabi War Party….
Princess Nava: SILENCE!
They all shut up.
Princess Nava: Listen very closely you ugly hag, I was born to carry this company on my back, to be a Champion every single second I breathe, already proving I can defeat the best including you, peon. I don’t care what you think of me or yourself, this is MY TIME! Trevor knows it, the GCW Intern know it, my court knows it and the stupid fans, especially the lazy ones sitting at home collecting unemployment get it. I AM THE FUTURE of the GCW and the FUTURE starts tonight. They will crown me the Global Champion, there will be a Coronation and Lenore, you will fail again at Resurrection except this time, you will have absolutely NO excuse when I take you out, grab the belt for my own and bring some much-needed rule in this company that will be forced to bend the knee! Lenore, you maybe a Queen in the ring, but I will be the Global Champion and this will become MY KINGDOM!
Princess Nava Farrin quickly turns and points, Jhanvi walks off with he Punjabi War Party, she looks at Cash who nods….
Trevor Cash: This is your time.
Princess Nava: Damn right it is!
She storms off as he follows with a huge smile on his face.
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Finals of the Tag Team Contenders Tournament.
The Alan Family Vs The Rising Tide Vs Kowloon
This match had several highlights.
One of them being the confrontation between Akeem and Lester. Both hosses would test each other. Lester tried to physically impose his will. Akeem focused more on his MMA skill. Neither man could showcase who was the best big man. The Rising Tide used Akeem/Lester being focused on each other to blindside them both with steel chair shots. Remember, in a triple threat, everything is legal.
The Rising Tide was more vicious than usual. Wasn’t just the timely steel chair attack on the two hosses, as they have shown since losing the tag team championships to Fabolous, the motivation to remind the world who the best tag team in GCW is ran deep within them.
Duke and Lester had their moments when they ran roughshod over the competition. Lester ragdolled Savino. German’s, belly to belly’s, gorilla press where he tossed her to the outside while Rising Tide was doubling up on Akeem. Duke had chokeslams for Savino, chokeslammed Akeem at one point. Double chokeslammed Rising Tide.
The combined might of The Rising Tide put Lester through the spanish announce table. To make sure the job was done, they put him through the german announce table as well.
The final sequence came down to Bash inside the ring with Duke. He had Duke on the second rope, dropped him with the Front Russian Leg Sweep he calls “Swept Away.” With Akeem keeping Hugo busy on the outside, Savino stops the count with a double stomp to the back of Bash’s head. She quickly applied the rear naked choke ( Do or Die) on Duke. It appeared Bash would break this up, Akeem pulled Bash out of the ring. Dropped him with the Brazillian kick. Akeem slid in the ring. Duke did manage to power himself up, Savino still held on to the rear naked choke. Duke couldn’t dodge Akeem’s Bazillian kick. With the combined might of Bash’s “Swept Away,” Savino still keeping the rear naked choke on & the Bazillian kick connecting, that was too much for one man to withstand. While he didn’t tap out per say, he was clearly non responsive. The referee, looking out for his safety, called for the bell.
Winners: Kowloon
Savino let go of the hold. Her and Akeem exited the ring. Bash came to, he joined Hugo where Akeem had left him. Lester finally came too due to the abuse he suffered. One thing was for certain, Kowloon had arrived.
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As the camera pans backstage, it shows none other than the beautiful Queen of Wrestling, Lenore Price-Mason. She is wearing an elegant red, black and white gown with matching wrestling gear, her long blonde hair straightened, the Global Championship around her waist as she looks into the camera…
Lenore: Princess Nava Farrin, Princess. Let’s visit this for a moment, shall we? For what am I in the ring? In scope of professional wrestling today, what have I become? Who’s kingdom is the squared circle young Princess? Lenore Price-Mason. I could go right now to SCW and defeat Cid Turner. I could step over to the Main Event of Shotgun and defeat either Julia or Nadia. I could walk into any promotion and defeat their top champion because I am the BEST. After the last Resurrection when Andrew Raynes cheated me of my title, since then I have outwrestled and outsmarted him and ANYONE else that decided to stand in front of me on my way to the very top and this title again. Princess, you’re good, very good, the X-Division record breaker, former International Champion, I get it, you want to be the World Champion, but in order for you to become that there is one slight problem, you need to defeat me, which would make you the best in the business and there is only ONE, Lenore Price-Mason. I left defeated and humiliated last Resurrection, not because my opponent was better than me, oh no, he needed to cheat, and I won’t put that past you or Trevor Cash, just know though that nothing you do will be good enough to stop me.
With a confident smirk, Lenore unhooks the belt from her waist, holding it up in the air, turning to face it for a quick second before smiling, then back at the camera…
Lenore: Two years in a row I Main Event Resurrection as Champion, this time, I defend, I walk out and prove yet again that there isn’t a single soul in this company that is on my level. It is hard to be this good Nava, as I see some redeeming qualities in you, a champion, a woman that knows what she wants, but a child among adults when coming after the Global Championship which will end up showing you and the rest of the GCW, no matter what brand they are on, that Lenore Price-Mason is the standard bearer to this company. I am the face who runs the place, this company knows, understands and acknowledges my greatness and that of the HERstory Makers. Whether it is me, Hannah Budde or Isabella Harker, everyone will pay witness and homage to my talents. One day Princess, you may become a Global or World Champion, there is no doubt about it, but that day is tonight, not while I am champion. Welcome to the Devolution, Princess, meet your Queen, bitch.
As Lenore starts to laugh, she holds up the title again before walking off, all you can here is her continuing to laugh.
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Main Event
Princess Nava Farrin Vs Lenore Price-Mason (c)
The much bragged about speed of The Princess played a role in the early parts of the match, both women went for a collar and elbow tie up. Nava wasn’t interested in locking up. She avoided the exchange at the last minute. Lenore shook her head. The champion wouldn’t let the challenger goad her. As the old adage goes, you can’t hit what you can’t catch, every time Lenore wanted to engage, Nava would side step. Duck under. Nava even escaped the ring to the outside. All Lenore could do was shake her head, she yelled “come at me you coward.” Cash whispered something into Nava’s ear. She slid halfway in the ring. Lenore tried to stomp on her, Nava slid back out, grabbed the leg, pulled Lenore out. She started peppering her with forearms, Lenore pushed Nava off. Went for a clothesline, Nava ducked. Nava delivered a knife edge chop. That didn’t phase Lenore. The champion delivered several in succession, backing up Nava. Lenore charged Nava, by instinct, Nava ducked, Lenore stopped. As Nava raised up, Lenore grabbed Nava by the hair, drove her into the steel steps. Lenore slid back in the ring, patiently waiting for the challenger to come back in. Nava did reenter the ring.
Like the technician she is; Lenore focused her offense on the back. Hard to float like a butterfly with a bad back. Worked in a back breaker. Kicks to the back. Various slams. Nava fought through it, kicking out of attempted pin attempts that weren’t designed to win the match as it was to wear Nava down. Lenore irish whipped Nava into the ropes, lowered her head too soon, to which, Nava took advantage, planting Lenore into the mat with a facebuster.
Nava would take a few risks. She scaled the top rope, performed a trust fall landing right on Lenore. Went out on the apron, sling shotted back in to perform a leg drop. On the safer side when Lenore looked like she was going to regain the momentum, a hurricanrana followed by a drop kick that sent Lenore into the corner followed by a splash transitioned into a running bulldog was a nice string of moves to put together. Didn’t win Nava the match.
Nava scaled the top rope again. Tried a swanton bomb... which missed. When both women got to their feet, Lenore found her second wind. She broke out The Stock Market Crash variant of her DDT. Netted a two count. Worked in a pump handle slam. Standard leg drop. She also lawn darted Nava into the turnbuckle. The crowd was fired up. Lenore attempted to go for Devolution, Nava, by instinct alone, pushed Lenore off of her. Connected with a spear to give herself enough time to catch her breath. Standing to her head, Lenore sat up, Nava performed a somersault cutter. She hooked the leg. Wasn’t good enough to get the three count. Nava pounded the mat in frustration. She glared at the referee.
The end of the match came when Nava couldn’t manage to get out of the way of Lenore Price Mason’s big boot fast enough. Lenore turned her back on Nava. She looked at Cash and said “not fast enough” with a sly smirk. Turning around, she backed up a few steps. She waited for Nava to rise to her feet. No doubt she was waiting for a chance to drop her with Devolution. The crowd started to stir. The Punjabi War Party made their way down to the ring. Lenore walked towards the ropes, being on guard for what was about to come. Budde and Harker quickly sprinted from the back, jumping the War Party. With them subdued, Lenore walked over to Nava, picked her up. Nava snuck in a small package...
One
Two
This netted a two count. Nava managed to get to her feet fast enough so when Lenore was about to rise, Nava tried to connect with Ashoka Chakra, Lenore was quick enough to get into Devolution position, bring Nava’s hard head crashing down with the three fourths neckbreaker.
Lenore hooked the leg.
One.
Two.
Three.
No. She wouldn’t.
Winner: AND STILL GCW Global Champion, Lenore Price-Mason
Lenore had a smile on her face. Cash shook his head, disappointed that Nava was so close to becoming champion. Budde and Harker joined Lenore in the ring. The referee handed Lenore the belt. The HerStory Makers celebrated among the approval of the fans. Not because they are the most popular group, knowing Nava wasn’t going to leave as champion was enough to constitute a feel good moment. That is how Night 1 concluded.
Resurrection X [NIGHT 1]
Resurrection X [NIGHT 2]
“Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, the home of Global Championship Wrestling! Welcome to the Tar Heel State! Welcome to NIGHT TWO of Resurrection X!”
The crowd in attendance cheers loudly.
“And now please welcome the owner of Global Championship Wrestling, she is a fifteen time World Champion and The British Bombshell, she is GLORY BRADDOCK!”
(The first chords of "When Legends Rise" begins to play over the PA system…)
Legs are tied, these hands are broken
Alone I try with words unspoken
Silent cry, my breath is frozen
With blinded eyes, I fear myself
(Glory Braddock steps out onto the stage; she is wearing a fuchsia v-neck sleeveless dress that stops just above the knee. She is perched atop high heeled sandals and her long beautiful blonde hair hangs straight and unrestrained to past the shoulders. She really does look like a million bucks and grins from ear to ear, gazing out at the crowd for a moment before making her way down the entrance ramp.)
It's burning down, it's burning high
When ashes fall the legends rise
We burned it out oh my oh why
When ashes fall the legends rise
Throat is dry, my vision's fading
I'm paralyzed and left here waiting
Taking time just one step forward
Won't lose my mind, I'm here to stay
(The British Bombshell steps up onto the stage. She waves at the crowd in attendance who roars in response. She then approaches the podium.)
It's burning down, it's burning high
When ashes fall the legends rise
We burned it out oh my oh why
When ashes fall the legends rise
(The music slowly fades…)
Glory: I think it’s already been said, but what the hell...WELCOME TO RESURRECTION X!
(The crowd pops. Glory nods her head in acknowledgement.)
Glory: Charles Darwin put forward the idea of evolution, the idea of natural selection. Meaning as times change you have to adapt and if you do not adapt and change with the times then you will be doomed to fail. Only the strong survive. It’s a rather rough and unpleasant theory when you think about it, because we as a society also love nostalgia. We love the good old days, but we have to remember that sometimes we have to change in order to evolve and survive. Ten years ago I stood in a wrestling ring at the very first GCW Resurrection event. Hell, it wasn’t just the first Resurrection, it was the first GCW event since the company closed down in 2003. And that night I had a vision for what I wanted GCW to be. Since that moment in time I have changed. I am not the same Glory Braddock that I once was. And ten years later, I look at this company and I see that it is not the same company that it once was. Faces have some and gone, new faces have arrived and taken GCW by storm.
(She holds up one finger.)
Glory: But one thing that has NOT changed over time is my vision for this company! I pictured this place as a haven for wrestling, as a place for great wrestlers, for great competition, and great entertainment for wrestling all over the world! And that is the same vision I have for the next ten years for this company! I want the great wrestling to continue, the entertainment for the fans to continue, and I want to continue to keep the dream and legacy of Global Championship Wrestling alive and well!
(The crowd cheers loudly. Braddock waits for the cheering to die down before she continues.)
Glory: Tonight we are going to honor some of the best that this company has ever seen by inducting them into the Hall of Fame. We will also be recognizing the achievements of our great wrestlers from Resurrection IX to Civil War 2021. We begin wiith the Livewire Award which recognizes the feud of the year. And this year has definitely seen some of the biggest feuds in GCW history. Some of the more notable ones have been nominated for the Livewire Award here tonight and they are…
HERStory Makers vs. Andrew Raynes vs. Travis Vessey…
Brittany Kayl vs. Minerva...
The Sovereign vs. Jody Rainer...
The Sovereign vs. Brooklyn Smith...
Wrestling's Most Wanted vs. Scream Machine...
Dianna Kruse vs. The Ronin/Rina…
Glory: And the winners of the Livewire Award for 2021 are….HERStory Makers, Andrew Raynes, and Travis Vessey!
(The crowd cheers loudly.)
Glory: You know, one thing that goes along with feud of the year is MATCH of the year. And I really put a strong emphasis on wrestling, so match of the year is a very important award for me. This past year we have witnessed some intense action and I think our nominees this year are definitely worthy of this honor, but only ONE can Match of the Year! The nominees for Match of the Year are...
Lenore Price-Mason vs. Andrew Raynes, GCW Global Championship (Resurrection IX) 2
Travis Vessey vs. Chantelle Chambers (Resurrection IX)
Scream Machine vs. Rising Tide, Steel Cage Match for the GCW Global Tag Team Championship (Resurrection IX)
Aubrianna Powers vs. Brittany Kayl vs. Minerva, GCW World Championship (Resurrection IX)
Nadia Allen vs. Brittany Kayl, GCW World Championship (Purgatory 2020)
Andrew Raynes vs. Lenore Price-Mason, GCW Global Championship (Purgatory, 2020)
Minerva vs. Brittany Kayl, GCW World Championship (Desperate Measures 2020)
Scream Machine vs. Wrestling's Most Wanted, Ladder Match for the GCW World Tag Team Championship (Desperate Measures 2020)
Travis Vessey vs. Lenore Price-Mason, GCW Global Championship (Desperate Measures 2020)
Princess Nava Farrin vs. Mara Kade (GCW End of the Year Bash 2020)
Andrew Raynes vs. Travis Vessey, No Disqualification (GCW End of the Year Bash 2020)
Andrew Raynes vs. Lenore Price Mason vs. Travis Vessey vs. Isabella Harker, GCW Global Championship (Civil War 2021)
Brooklyn Smith vs. Brittany Kayl vs. Kellen Jeffries, GCW World Championship (Civil War 2021)
Glory And the winners of the 2021 Match of the Year...AUBRIANNA POWERS, BRITTANY KAYL, AND MINERVA! RESURRECTION IX for the GCW World Championship!
(The crowd cheers loudly. Braddock waits for the cheering to die down before continuing.)
Glory: This year of GCW action has witnessed some pretty shocking moments. Some of them have left us speechless. As many shocking moments as there were, only a few were felt worthy of the nomination. And of those few, only one can receive the award. The nominees are…
Mason Van Stanton betrays Julia Braddock
Isabella Harker joins HERStory Makers and becomes co-Global champion with Lenore Price-Mason
Princess Nava Farrin uses her Global X Briefcase to cash in and become GCW International Champion
Kellen Jeffries uses his Global X Briefcase to cash in and become GCW World Champion
Krissy's return to cost Princess Nava the International Title
Glory: And the winner is…
(She looks at the envelop and chuckles.)
Glory: I guess I was wrong about that whole “only one winner” thing, because apparently there was a deadlock in the voting! A TIE! We have co-winners for Shocking Moment of the Year! The first is...Isabella Harker joins HERStory Makers and becomes co-Global champion with Lenore Price-Mason!
(The crowd cheers loudly.)
Glory: And the second is...Kellen Jeffries uses his Global X Briefcase to cash in and become GCW World Champion!
(The crowd cheers loudly.)
Glory: Alright then, I’m going to step away for a moment because like I said, I like to focus on the action. We have some in ring action tonight before we move on with more awards.
We cut backstage to the red carpet area. We see Janice King standing there with a noticeable scowl on her face. Standing with her is Destiny Skye.
Janice: I am Janice King...the ORIGINAL AND FIRST EVER journalist to be inducted into the Hall of Fame...and my guest tonight is Destiny Skye.
Destiny: I take it you’re not too pleased about Dexter’s accomplishment are ya, mate?
Janice: What’s your first clue?!
Destiny chuckles.
Destiny: I hate it for you, love. I mean, the one thing that made you feel special is now gone.
Janice: Why you little…
Destiny holds up a hand to silence Janice.
Destiny: It’s my time to speak, Jan. Tonight is a very special night for GCW. Tonight we honor the achievements everyone has worked for in the past year. We recognize those who have busted their asses for over a year to earn the honor of being inducted into the Hall of Fame. And I am here to support everyone tonight but after tonight is over I put my focus back on the real task at hand and that is to end Mason Van Stanton.
Janice: You really think you and your gal pals can beat Mason? The last time you two were in a cell he threw you off the top!
Skye nods her head.
Destiny: I remember that well, Janice. But tomorrow night, I will make him pay, I will make him suffer, and along with Wrestling’s Most Wanted, we will all put an end to Mason Van Stanton once and for all.
Cameras pan to Dexter Russell on the red carpet for the Hall of Fame. He smiles momentarily before starting.
Dexter: Welcome back to the red carpet for the GCW Hall of Fame where we're enshrining some of the biggest stars this company has had before Resurrection X concludes tomorrow night. I have the pleasure of--
The microphone is physically taken out of Dexter's hand and the camera adjusts to show Livvie Nelson and Randall Williams standing beside him. Livvie holds the mic, decked out in what appears to be an expensive dress with the jewelry to match. Randall looks dapper as always in a three-piece suit with a cigar hanging from his lips.
Livvie: Thanks Dexy, but we got it from here. Hello GCW world. Tomorrow, I will become your new X-Division Champion. And I know you're probably all obsessed with the special looks into M.A.E.V.E. and all her questions she answered. The soundtrack she curated for you on Spotify. Whoop-te-do! Who cares about any of that? The only thing about her that matters is that she's a champion. For now...
She looks back and smirks at Randall. Dexter steps forward to take the mic back and she holds out an arm to hold him back.
Livvie: Nuh-uh, sir. I'm not done yet. I came to GCW and I came to play nice. Thing is, I hated it. It got boring. Just being the most athletic, high-flying performer on this entire roster wasn't enough for me. I need more. I crave it. And I will take it, damnit. That's what happens tomorrow. And M.A.E.V.E. will have to go home and cry while she listens to her playlist. Her and her friends can trade those playlists around while me and my man relax on the beach with our new, shiny, amazing toy. My FIRST gold in GCW.
She turns back and nods to Randall and he produces a briefcase. He hands it over to her and she looks into the camera and smiles. She hands the mic to Dexter.
Livvie: Hold that mic close, Dexy. Last year when I was here, I walked away with a briefcase. It entitled someone to do me a favor. I never used it. Because I didn't need it. But inside this case now, is a parting gift for M.A.E.V.E. A consolation prize of sorts. Go ahead, Dexy. Open it.
Dexter leans forward and opens the briefcase. The camera pans in as Livvie holds it open to show a pair of headphones sitting in a package in the middle. Dexter sighs as Livvie and Randall laugh.
Livvie: There you go, girl. Just thought you might need something to listen to that crappy music with!
Livvie snaps the briefcase shut and hands it to Dexter as she leans in to the mic.
Livvie: Listen, M.A.E.V.E. Dexter here will deliver this gift to you tonight on my behalf. You? Just deliver the title to the ring tomorrow night. I'll take it from there."
She turns back and winks at Randall and then grabs his neck tie and pulls him toward her as they continue down the red carpet.
Dexter: Uhh, well... back to you I guess...
The camera pans away to another area of the red carpet.
Backstage….
Chanel Hunter dressed in blue and green wrestling gear, her matching hair hanging down, looking sexy as ever, rubbing her hands with the blue fingernail polish, ready to take on one of the most talented wrestlers and former World Champion, Brittany Kayl who one year ago won the World Championship in the Main Event defeating Aubrianna Powers and Minerva. At this time last year, Chanel lost to Jody Ranier. This year was not going to be the same for the Blueprint. Trinity Street in black tight pants, matching boots and a loose white blouse, hair in a half ponytail, stands to the side as Chanel finally speaks…
Chanel: On a night of Hall of Fame’s, I don’t care about any of that, they are wrestlers who will be immortalized for their contributions and what they have done in the GCW…. And I still do not care. Don’t get me wrong, I love this sport, GCW and what it means in the grand scheme of things for the business of professional wrestling, but it pertains nothing to me, this night is about a woman that Main Evented last year and became the World Champion defeating two of the best in the business, it is about MY road to the World Championship and what I have to do, where I must do it and who I need to beat in order to get there, that is where you come in Brittany Kayl. My path here went through the X-Division Championship, and when I lost it, I had one goal in mind, to be the very best and here is why. See, Brittany, much like you I entered the business in 2015 when Trinity Street here, a legend who was also very close to Donovan Kayl and made a career out of it between them, Simon Lyman and Chloe Barnes. Donovan faced my family, Monique Ivy and Elijah Hunter, they went through wars, the Kayl’s and the Hunter’s in the SWA were like the Hatfield’s and the McCoy’s, but see girl, at some point we were going to cross paths, a new generation would ensue, I don’t have any ill feelings toward you, Brittany, I think you’re annoying as fuck, but one thing is certain, I need to barrel through you to get to where I want to be. Last year was your moment, this time it’s mine.
Slowly looking up, her dark brown eyes glare into the camera as Trinity watches with a smirk on her face…
Chanel: You know what it is like fight for so long and get no results. Always punching the fucking clock, doing your very best in the ring and it still amounts to nothing. I don’t know if it was bad luck, wrong place or wrong time, or I believed I was better than I was, but life taught me some lessons, and Trinity knows that for SIX long years I was a prodigy, for SIX long years I was a future World Champion, and for SIX long years I have waited for a moment like this to prove to the world that I AM READY. Last year was a hiccup, but I quickly fixed it, this year, on a weekend where the Sovereign became tag team champions, I will do what they couldn’t last Resurrection and that is beat your ass because bitch, KING KONG AIN’T GOT NOTHING ON ME!
Trinity has a huge grin across her face as Chanel stands up, pointing at the camera…
Chanel: BECAUSE NOT TONIGHT OR EVER….. WILL EVERYONE SEE, HEAR AND DIGEST…. BRITTANY KAYL…. YOU CAN’T TOUCH THIS!
An intense Chanel continues to look into the camera before she turns to Trinity who nods, then back glaring before cracking a smile, grabbing her entrance gear and walking out, followed by Trinity.
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International #1 Contenders Match
Derek Powers Vs Alan Monroe Vs Catalina Herrera
Derek looked at Alan. Catalina looked at Alan. Hell’s Reject knew what was coming. He urged both of them to bring it. So they did. Alan attacked Derek first, likely figuring to take the bigger of opponents first. Catalina nipped at Alan’s heels. He created enough separation from Derek to try to ward off Cat. Derek snuck in with an elbow to the back of the head. Cat and Derek were able to successfully double team their common nemesis. As with all triple threats, every person for themselves. Derek attacked Catalina. Alan used this moment to slither out the ring with a smile on his face.
Derek and Cat dualed for a while. Cat kept him off balance using her agility, connected with quick strikes. He did manage to slow her down when she tried a crossbody that he caught, he performed a fallaway slam that sent her across the ring, under the bottom rope. What he didn’t notice was Alan Monroe slithering back in the ring, jumping him from behind. He managed to take Derek down with a Highway to Hell (rolling German Suplex with the bridge). He was only able to manage a two count.
At one point Alan did catch Derek with a bronco buster. The momentum Alan built up would be for nought when Catalina performed a springboard missile drop kick that caught Alan off guard.
She couldn’t build up enough momentum. Derek Powers caught her from behind with a stiff lariat. Derek then mounted Alan, working him with several stiff punches. Picked up Alan, put him down with the Powers To Be (Double Underhook Powerbomb). He could only manage a two count. At another juncture, he managed to knock Alan’s head clean off with the Winning Smile (Running Big Boot). This wasn’t enough to score the victory. Alan was showing to be tough as nails.
Catalina intersected the proceedings. First catching Derek with a blockbuster. Then Alan with a hurricanrana. She didn’t let up. Bulldog to Alan and Derek. She went to the top rope, with both in position, she connected with a splash. She pinned Derek. Managed a two count. Tried to pin Alan. Managed a two count. This didn’t deter her.
Towards the end of the match, Catalina was able to catch Alan Monroe with her version of the Future Shock DDT she calls Jubilation.
She made the cover.
One.
Two
Thre--
No... Catalina’s jubilant moment was stolen by Derek Powers breaking up the count with a steel chair shot to the back. All legal. Triple threat rules. He then picked up Alan, remembering him being a pest throughout the lead up to this. And dropped him with the Powers-driver (Piledriver), with that.
One.
Two.
Three.
Catalina was too late to break up the count.
Winner: Derek Powers.
Derek rolled out the ring. The referee caught up with him to raise his hand. Catalina looked dejected, knowing she was one step closer to becoming number one contender. She would live to fight another day as Derek Powers looked smug in victory.
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(We cut back to the stage and we find Glory Braddock has already returned to the stage.)
Glory: I have had many tag team partners in my time as a professional wrestler. My first partner was Carrie Storm and we called ourselves The Allied Powers. Then I teamed with Brittany Lohan and we called ourselves Twisted & Sadistic. Tag team wrestling is special to me and right now we’re going to honor the best tag teams from the past year in GCW. The nominees are...
HERStory Makers
Scream Machine
Rising Tide
Fabulous
The Bad Bastards
Wrestling's Most Wanted
The Sovereign
Illuminaughty
#MooreAmerica
Glory: ...these are definitely some worthy competitors, many former champions in the list, but only one can be recognized as the best from this past year, and that team is…..Hugo and Bash, THE RISING TIDE!!!
(The crowd cheers loudly.)
Glory: Another award I enjoy to hand out is the Newcomer of the Year. This award recognizes the best of GCW’s newest signees. This award is a sign of things to come. Don’t believe me? Resurrection VIII the newcomer of the year was Minerva. She would go on to become GCW World Champion. Resurrection IX, the newcomer of the year was the collective known as The HERStory Makers. They would go on to collect gold in the form of tag team titles, the international title, and of course the Global Championship. Tonight’s newcomers include a group that has already made waves by winning X Division gold, a woman who won the North American title, and a man who placed third in his first ever Civil War Match. Quite an impressive feat. But only one can win this award. The nominees are...
Akeem
Savino
MAEVE
Livvie Nelson
Dianna Kruse
Nicky Stone
Duke Michaels
Ace Marshall
Glory: ...and the winner of the newcomer of the year award……DIANNA KRUSE!
(Despite her not exactly being a fan favorite, the fans still applaud Kruse’s achievement.)
Glory: Now moving onto our next award. We have already presented the Livewire Award, so now it is appropriate to go to the Shotgun Award. This award is all about the next year, the 2021-2022 year of GCW, whose year will this be? We began this year last night at Resurrection X Night One and it will continue until Civil War 2022. Who will be the best of the best during this period? The nominees for Shotgun Award are...
Julia Braddock
The Bad Bastards
The Sovereign
HERStory Makers
Andrew Raynes
Travis Vessey
Kelsai Adamson-Mason
Dianna Kruse
Princess Nava Farrin
Scream Machine
Fabulous
Rising Tide
Alan Monroe
Brittany Kayl
Brooklyn Smith
Wrestling's Most Wanted
Glory: ...and the winner of the Shotgun Award is…
(She looks at the contents of the envelope and rolls her eyes.)
Glory: Bloody hell, again? Looks like we have another tie! Well, in that case, the WINNERS are...JULIA BRADDOCK and KELSAI ADAMSON-MASON!
(The crowd cheers loudly.)
Glory: Time to step away one more time because we still have more matches tonight.
We cut backstage to the red carpet area. We spot Samuel Price in a nice suit and tie. Next to him is “The Phoenix” Marie Jones, who herself is dressed to a “T” in her finest and fanciest of black dresses.
Price: I’m out here on the red carpet with “The Phoenix” Marie Jones. Now Marie, you have been with GCW since ten years ago when Glory Braddock brought it back. You have been a large part of this promotion and have been a part of many events like this. What makes this different from others?
Marie: Well tonight in particular isn’t about me. I’m not even nominated for any awards. But that’s fine. Let everyone else have the spotlight they have earned. And despite Julia Braddock and Kelsai Adamson-Mason winning The Shotgun Award, I can promise you that 2021-2022 will be the year of The Phoenix, because my year starts tomorrow night when I go one on one with my mother, when I face a legend in this business, Angelica Jones.
Price: Your mother is in attendance tonight. Do you have any words for her?
Jones shakes her head.
Marie: I have nothing else to say to her. All of the talking is over, Sam. In fact, I have done all my talking in the ring. I beat her at Civil War but my victory was called into question. But tomorrow night there will be no more doubts and no more questions. Tomorrow night in what she promises will be the end of her full time wrestling career, I will defeat her.
She shakes her head.
Marie: And it isn’t out of hate, it is out of love. She needs to step back and look out for herself and her well being. This is also out of love for the business because she needs to step away and allow the next generation to shine in the spotlight. It is my time now, Sam, and tomorrow night I will prove it.
Marie walks off.
We are outside of PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC and it is the red carpet for the GCW Hall of Fame Ceremony 2021. Several wrestlers and celebrities are outside making their way in. Stopping people right before they come inside of the arena and asking for a few moments of their time is GCW Interviewer Roderick Osborn who has one person that many GCW fans will be excited to see.
Roderick: “Welcome back to the GCW Hall of Fame Ceremony. We still have a half an hour before they get started inside. Right now, I have a guest who I am sure that many of you at home will be very interested in seeing. Ladies and gentlemen please welcome Kelsai Adamson-Mason.”
The camera zooms out gradually to include Roderick’s left and we see Kelsai, looking stunning in a red cocktail dress, who waves into the camera with a smile on her face.
Kelsai: “Hi Roderick, how are you this lovely evening?”
Roderick: “I am doing very well tonight, thank you Kelsai, and I will assume from your smile that you are as well. What are you thinking as we get ready to honor this year’s Hall of Fame inductees and the entire GCW Hall of Fame really?”
Kelsai: “It's just such an amazing experience to be here and to help celebrate the Hall of Fame and recognize this year’s new inductees.”
Roderick: “Is there anyone in particular from this year’s incoming class that you are here to see tonight?”
Kelsai: “First, I want to congratulate all of the new inductees of course as this is the biggest distinction that one can earn in our sport, and every one of them is so deserving. But I will definitely say that it is special for me to see the inductions of my close personal friends Adrian Waters and Dexter Russel.”
Roderick: “Very well put as all of our inductees are very deserving, yes. Now I am going to let you go and take your seat in a few minutes, but I have to say I am a little surprised that you are here by yourself. Reportedly things have gotten better between you and your husband Victor, but he is not here tonight?”
Kelsai: “No, Victor is not here with me tonight, but that doesn’t mean that he might not be around for Resurrection X this weekend either. It is a long weekend here, so keep your eyes peeled because you never know what you might see before the weekend is over.”
Roderick: “Alright then we watch tomorrow to see what we can in that regard. Speaking of tomorrow, you have a match one-on-one with Aia. Do you have any predictions for that one?”
Kelsai: “If you heard her interview earlier the week Roderick, Aia definitely sounds confident, I know that personally I have a ton of confidence, so it should be an excellent match up for all of our fans to witness as part of the biggest event of the year.”
Roderick: “That’s really not a prediction of who is going to win Kelsai.”
Kelsai: “No, I guess it isn’t. I guess everyone will just have to watch tomorrow night and see what happens. You want a prediction though? Everyone will be talking about that match for years to come Roderick. I will guarantee you that.”
Roderick: “Alright, thank you for your time.”
Kelsai: “Thank you.”
With another smile, Kelsai disappears into the arena while Roderick looks for someone else to interview.
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Brittany Kayl Vs Chanel Hunter
These two went blow for blow from the very beginning, trading rights and lefts. Kayl got the better of the early exchange and eventually took Chanel down with a hip toss, a dropkick, and a deep arm drag into an arm bar. Chanel fought back up to her feet and countered into a hammerlock. Kayl broke the hammerlock with elbows to Chanel’s head. Kayl with a clothesline, and another, and a third. Kayl goes for a suplex but Chanel floats over and strikes with Fantastrophe. Chanel whips Kayl into a corner and then rushes in after her connecting with a stinger splash. Chanel rushes in again connecting with RAV. Chanel with a snap suplex floating over into a cover but Kayl kicks out at two.
Chanel locks in a rear chinlock. Kayl eventually fights up to her feet and Chanel switches to a sideheadlock to maintain control. Kayl with elbows to the gut eventually forces a break. Kayl measures Chanel and connects with Eviction, sending Chanel over the top and to the floor. Kayl with a springboard dive over the top rope taking out Chanel. Kayl with a snap suplex on the outside. She rolls Chanel back into the ring. Kayl with The Spinoff to Hunter and a cover but Chanel kicks out at two.
Brittany pulls Chanel up and goes for My Bitch but Chanel counters into Happy Feet! Kayl does have the presence of mind to roll to the outside. Chanel follows her and pulls her up and whips her into the steel steps. Chanel with a belly to back suplex on the outside. She rolls Kayl back into the ring. She sets Kayl up for Disasterpiece but Kayl counters into a bridging Northern Lights suplex that only gets a two. Chanel pops up and goes for a clothesline but Kayl counters into Reality Bites! A cover and a near fall but Chanel kicks out!
Kayl pulls Chanel up and goes for My Bitch a second time but Chanel floats over, spins Kayl around, kicks her in the gut, and this time connects with Disasterpiece. Chanel then measures Kayl as she pulls herself up and then strikes at Kayl with Velvet Revolver. The cover...1...2...3!
WINNER: Chanel Hunter
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(We cut back to the stage and we find Glory Braddock has already returned to the stage.)
Glory: And now we have just a few more awards left. The next two I’m going to announce will be the awards for Most Loved and Most Hated.
(She chuckles.)
Glory: Yeah, some do take pride in being the Most Hated Wrestler in GCW. We’ll see who gets that honor tonight as well as the one who gets the honor of being named Most Loved, and that’s who we’re starting with. Most Loved Wrestler nominees are...
Travis Vessey
Kelsai Adamson-Mason
Brittany Kayl
Brooklyn Smith
Julia Braddock
Glory: ...and the winner and Most Loved Wrestler...BRITTANY KAYL!
(The crowd cheers loudly.)
Glory: And now the Most Hated Wrestler...so who would take pride in being hated by the fans? Well, these individuals in particular...
Isabella Harker
Andrew Raynes
Alan Monroe
Princess Nava Farrin
Jody Rainer
Aubrianna Powers
Chantelle Chambers
Lenore Price-Mason
Dianna Kruse
Glory: And the winner and Most Hated Wrestler...who else? ANDREW RAYNES!
(We cut backstage to the red carpet area. We find Roderick Osborne standing there next to “The Kensington Knockout” Julia Braddock.)
Roderick: Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to the red carpet and with me at this time is The Kensington Knockout, the 2021 Civil War Match Winner, the number one contender to the GCW World Championship, and now the 2021 Shotgun Award Winner Julia Braddock!
(Braddock nods her head.)
Julia: Thanks for the kind words, Roderick.
Roderick: You must be enjoying this night so far, Julia. Success has already come your way in the form of the Shotgun Award. Congratulations.
Julia: Thank you, Roderick, but first do not go around saying I am the Shotgun Award winner. It’s me and Kelsai. She deserves this just as much as me, maybe even more so. The girl has fought like hell, just as I have, to earn her stripes. So congratulations to my CO-WINNER, Kelsai Adamson-Mason. And secondly, this award is only a small token of what is really at stake here. Being Shotgun Award Winner is great but tomorrow night in Madison Square Garden I will compete for the GCW World Championship against Nadia Allen. That is the real prize. That is the goal that myself and every other competitor in GCW wants. I have a chance to get that title tomorrow night.
(Braddock nods her head.)
Julia: Tonight is great. All the glitz and glamour is amazing. But once this evening is over serious business begins anew and I will be once again setting my sights upon the GCW World Championship.
(Braddock walks off.)
[Back on the red carpet, Roderick Osborn stands with Travis Vessey, who as usual, is dressed to the nines. Wearing a red tailor made suit with matching pants, Travis Vessey greets Roderick with a smile.]
Osborn: We're back at the red carpet and I'm with 2020 Hall of Fame inductee Travis Vessey. Travis, as always it's good to see you.
Travis: It's good to see you, Roddy. You good great. Your arms look bigger. You've been hitting the gym I can see.
Osborn: Ah, you know, here and there. Nothing crazy.
Travis: It's noticeable, that's all I'm saying. You're putting in the work and it shows.
Osborn: I appreciate that. How are you feeling this weekend? You're scheduled to go against Leviticus and as long as I've known you, I know how locked in you can be.
Travis: You said it yourself. I'm locked in. He challenged me. He wants to prove himself and I'm never going to decline any challenges thrown my way. He's an interesting guy. He's always lurking around the corner, trying to make any deal or some hustle, you know. I bet he's been pitching something crazy to you already.
Osborn: He was talking about pitching a movie starting me and Dexter Russell attempting to kill Janice King over her Hall of Fame trophy.
[Both Travis and Osborn chuckle a bit.]
Travis: That sounds like a good deal. You bite on it?
Osborn: I declined.
Travis: Missed opportunity. But even in that, as silly as that sounds, that speaks to how observant he is and how he's always seeking an opportunity. And listen, i think that shows in the tape that I've seen. Lately he's wrestled with more of an urgency and really applying those things I just mentioned. So yeah this absolutely is going to be an interesting match and he's looking for the chance to prove himself. And that's what GCW is about. On any day, you can get humbled in the game if you're slacking. But I have a lot to prove myself. it's not just him. I feel like tomorrow is a big match for me too.
Osborn: Recently, you've committed to perfecting a new style and toying with a few new moves to close the finishes. How do you feel that's been going into this match?
Travis: Well, change is hard. And the reason I've reached this point in my career is because I've wrestled a certain way. But things change and losing to Lenore and Raynes showed me I needed to fully commit to this if I want to become World Champion again. So it's been a bit scary and there's times where I want to resort to what I know. And it's not that I'm getting rid of the Vessey Driver or throwing away what brought me to the dance. I'm simply looking to add and enhance on the foundation and so far, so good. We'll see tomorrow because at the end of the day, it's results that matter. I've been in high pressure situations and I know what I'm capable of doing. So I feel confident that if I stick to what I've been working on against Leviticus, I'm going to be ok.
Osborn: Speaking of the World title, last night Lenore Mason successfully defended the Global title against Nava Farrin. A match I'm sure you were paying attention too, What went through your mind when you saw her retain the title?
Travis: She's the best wrestler in GCW. Time and time again she's showed that and you know, that's who I'm chasing. She has the Global title and she's the best. That makes tomorrow even more important for me to win and build momentum and hopefully put myself back into title contention. So it definitely made things even more important for me.
Osborn: Well said. One more question, last year you were inducted into the Hall of Fame. This year, one of the inductees is Isabella Harker, who as everyone knows, is your biggest rival. As you watch her get her moment tonight, tell us how are you feeling about that as someone who has had numerous matches against her?
Travis: Well I've talked about this in the past but no one has challenged me as hard, besides Lenore, to improve and get better than her. Up until a couple of years ago, i had lost the Intentional title to her. I lost the rematch. I lost in the main event of Resurrection to her. You were there for how much going through that made me a better wrestler. Far as in the ring goes, there's not many people better and we've both always have had the same goal and the same mentality behind getting to the top. Obviously I don't agree with what she's done in the past year and I've been vocal about that, but she deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Tonight is her night and I can say, as someone who, you know, her and I don't exchange Christmas gifts, as a competitor, there's not many people I respect more.
Osborn: Travis, thank you for this time and Good Luck tomorrow.
Travis: Anytime, Roddy.
(We cut back to the stage and we find Glory Braddock has already returned to the stage.)
Glory: The final two awards of the evening are for Male and Female Wrestler of the Year respectively. Out of everyone on our great roster, who has been the absolute best this past year? Let’s find out. We will begin with Male Wrestler of the Year. The nominees are...
Travis Vessey
Andrew Raynes
Jody Rainer
Alan Monroe
Slade Merriman
Adrian Waters
Kellen Jeffries
Glory: ...and the winner, your 2021 Male Wrestler of the Year...ANDREW RAYNES!!!
(It’s Raynes...so of course the fans boo The Embracer of Hate, even if he did earn this.)
Glory: And now the Female Wrestler of the Year. The nominees are...
Kelsai Adamson-Mason
Lenore Price-Mason
Isabella Harker
Brittany Kayl 5
Julia Braddock
Chantelle Chambers
Aubrianna Powers
Brooklyn Smith
Minerva
Princess Nava Farrin
Chanel Hunter
Kat Kelly
Ms. Budde
The Ronin/Rina Takeuie
Dianna Kruse
Glory: And the winner, your 2021 Female Wrestler of the Year...she is still the GCW Global Champion, LENORE PRICE-MASON!!!
(The crowd cheers.)
Glory: I’m going to step away one more time. We have our main event coming up next featuring Isabella Harker and Brooklyn Smith, and then to cap it off we have our Hall of Fame Induction ceremony.
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Main Event
Isabella Harker Vs Brooklyn Smith
As the opening bell rang, the crowd was on their feet for this main event contest. Neither woman, Harker or Smith, would take their eyes off their opponent. But it was the newly minted Hall of Famer who would attempt to strike first, taking a moment where she thought her opponent was lulled into complacency to snap out with a tight headlock. Brooklyn fought back, laying a pair of clubbing blows into Harker’s side, loosening her grip before wrapping her arms around Harker’s waist. Brooklyn lifted her up and drove her back to the mat, rolling Harker over with a side suplex. Harker rolled to the corner, gripping her neck as the referee got between her and Smith, looking to see if she could continue. But as Brooklyn didn’t buy the ruse, she continued to move forward. She was correct not to believe it… Harker lunged her foot forward, hitting Brooklyn’s shin, causing her to drop to a knee. Harker then sprung forward, grappling her head from the kneeling position and falling back with a DDT. That got a two.
Harker continued on the attack, eager to punish Brooklyn for what she perceived as jealousy and disrespect of her Hall of Fame status. The HERstory Maker was relentless, eager to demonstrate the skill that earned her the distinction bestowed upon her, but Brooklyn wouldn’t quit. For her credit, Smith was just as relentless, and the crowd rallied behind the beloved superstar as she took the fight back to Harker. After a miscalculation, Brooklyn had Harker Seeing Stars with the knee lift to her face. She hoped for a three, but would only manage to come away with the two as Harker pushed her off, returning to clench her jaw.
And the match wore on. Both competitors grew increasingly frustrated with their inability to put the other away, and it appeared things would boil down to whoever made the biggest mistake. The problem, it would seem, was that neither one wanted to make that mistake, and generally the pair wrestled a flawless match, going back and forth.
In the latter stages of the match, Harker pulled Brooklyn up, launching her upward as she looked for The Stake, but before she could measure up her vicious heart punch, Brooklyn managed to pull off something decidedly uncharacteristic of her, as she swung forward and caught her opponent with a thumb to the eye! Harker doubled over, gripping her eye, as Brooklyn landed on her feet. She quickly went for a Hammerlock, bringing Harker down with a Russian Legsweep before wrenching back with The Hammer Comes Down! Feeling the life squeezing out of her, Harker struggled to flail about. She punched Brooklyn’s hands to no avail. She reached out for the ropes without success. Finally, she managed to roll onto her side, moving the move into a pinning predicament! Brooklyn released the hold to kick out, but still ended up with more strength than her opponent. Seeing her opening, she went to the top rope, measuring Harker up for The Night Cap. As she stood atop the rope, looking at the prone woman, with a head full of steam, Brooklyn jumped…
But Harker sprung up, catching her with the heart punch she calls The Stake! She was slow to the cover, but finally managed to drape an arm across her chest…
Getting the two.
The crowd was beside themselves. Harker would have been livid if she had the wherewithal to know how close she had come to victory. Brooklyn was groggy herself. Still, the two women fought to their feet, breaking the referee’s count at nine. They approached the middle of the ring and, against both of their natures, started slugging it out. Brooklyn gained the upper hand, clasping her opponent’s head as she went for a second Hammer Comes Down! This time, before Brooklyn could sweep back, Harker grabbed a hold of the ropes, sending Brooklyn careening to the mat on her own. From there, Harker locked in the Beastly Bindings! Brooklyn reached out for the ropes, coming within fingertips of them, but Harker dragged her out to the middle of the ring. Refusing to quit, Brooklyn held on, until Harker bent back farther, using Brooklyn’s own boot as an instrument, bludgeoning her head in the Bindings. The referee watched for the submission, but none would come. He checked on Brooklyn one last time and concluded she couldn’t continue, so he called for the bell! As the bell rang to end the match, Harker released Smith’s leg, falling into a heap beside her...
WINNER: Isabella Harker (ref stoppage)
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[Out on the red carpet, Samuel Price has tracked down the current GCW World Heavyweight Champion Nadia Allen. Nadia is wearing a black halter top and black leather pants with her title right around her left shoulder.]
Samuel Price; Resurrection Night 2 is rolling along and I managed to pin down the World Champion Nadia Allen. Nadia, you look lovely tonight. How are you tonight?
[Nadia's face turns to a small smile.]
Nadia: A little antsy, I wish it was tomorrow. All this waiting might get to me more than anything really.
[Price chuckles a bit.]
Price: Growing restless?
Nadia: Yeah I've been that way I think since the match became official. That's that one saying about how you're not a champion until you defend it. I feel that way, personally. I've just been carrying this around for almost three months now. I want to defend it and I want to show everyone why I'm the champion.
Price: You get that chance tomorrow against Julia Braddock. Things got a little heated between you two at the end of the last Shotgun. You haven't been a fan of Julia's confidence regarding the match.
Nadia: It's not that, really. It's the tweeting, honestly. Whenever I log on and there's a f**king tweet of hers talking about how she's going to win and making vows and shit. That's what got me heated because that's annoying. Someone repeating themselves over and over again. So I think that's given me a lot of motivation. I've had two months to think about all the ways I'm going to f**k her up so that's why I'm losing sleep. I just want to go out there and defend the belt.
Price: I know you're going to hate me bringing this up but it is relevant for tomorrow. You have not won a match at Resurrection. You have mentioned in the past that you hate this event because of all those memories and losses. This is by far the biggest match you've had a Resurrection. You're the World Champion. You're closing out Resurrection. How are you feeling about that knowing your past record at this event?
Nadia: Yeah...at this point I've tried not to think about it. It's happened. All those matches sucked. I think over the last two months I've came to this epiphany that there's nothing I can do about that. It's in the past. I can't change it. Only thing to do is move forward and focus on Julia. That's it. I'm a better wrestler now than I was last year, the year before that. The only thing I can control is tomorrow and wrestling like hell to defend this belt. I'm not going to stop losing at this show if I'm just stuck thinking about what could have been.
Price: Something you and Julia talked about was the history of the World title and the history of GCW. We're at the Hall of Fame and I thought you had an interesting response. You said you wanted to make new history with this title and that you referred to yourself as an outsider. It's been five years since you've been here in GCW but yet you don't view yourself as someone that's part of the company's image. What does being in this position mean to you?
Nadia: I just think it goes to show that you don't have to be a certain way to make it. You have to be you. That sounds cliche and I hate it.
[Nadia laughs a bit.]
Nadia: But, you know, there's a lot of people that will take shortcuts and try to act a certain way that they aren't when the cameras aren't around. I've never been either because I just felt I was as good as anyone in GCW. I don't have that many friends. I don't talk to many people here. I'm not from a wrestling family. All I have is myself and the fans that support me. And I appreciate their support and the least I can do for them, for this belt, for GCW is be a champion that doesn't have to do bullshit shortcuts. I can just beat people and leave them laying and that's what I've done. People like me don't find themselves here and there's something cool about that and I think that's what I want to bring as champion. I want things to be a bit different and I think I have the ability to do it.
Price: Nadia, thank you for your time and Good Luck tomorrow,
Nadia: Thanks.
We return to the stage where we find Glory Braddock is already there at the podium.
Glory: And now to finish this great night off we will honor the Hall of Fame Class of 2021
The crowd cheers loudly in response to this news.
Glory: First, Adrian Waters!
Adrian Waters, wearing a three piece gray suit with a blue tie, walks to the podium, grinning as the Raleigh crowd cheer him. He then grabs the microphone and waits for the applause to die down.
Adrian: "You know, I still remember the first wrestling event I ever attended. I was twelve and living just outside New York City. Me and a buddy of mine skipped school and took the subway into the city. It was a smaller, local league. Tickets were $5, I think. It was...amazing. Love at first sight. The lights. The music. The smack talk. And, we can't forget the marvelous action inside the ring. I was hooked. Finally, something that appealed to both my high intellectual needs, as well as my desire for violence. I understand that makes me sound like a sociopath. I'd like to first point out that you would be hard pressed to find any 12 year old boy who doesn't enjoy violence of some form, but besides that, it's what I knew. I grew up in the foster system of New York state, and getting beat, whether it was by my foster parents or by kids at school...well, it was my life. I got real good at fighting, but wrestling showed me that I could be smart in how I fight. I not only had a way to better defend myself in my day-to-day life, but I had a future to shoot for. I knew then, at the tender age of 12 that I would become a professional wrestler, as well as a psychologist...because I'd need something to do after I could no longer wrestle, and I still wanted to grow up to help people. What can I say? I thought responsibly, even as a child."
Waters chuckles and looks reflective for a moment.
Adrian: "I'm not going to go into all the trials and tribulations I had to endure along my path to becoming the man you see before you today. Sufficed to say, I've come a long way from that 12 year old boy, and I am incredibly honored to be part of the GCW Hall of Fame.
There are a few people who, without their help or influence, I wouldn't be here in front of you, being inducted into the GCW Hall of Fame today. I want to spend a few moments thanking those people now.
First, I want to thank Johnny Sandler, the buddy of mine who talked me into skipping school to go into the city and watch the wrestling show. Sadly, Johnny died eight years ago, so he never got to see me make it big. Wherever you are now, John, this is for you, buddy.
I want to thank Ron Aiken, my coach at Harvard. I was too young to actually join the squad until my junior year, but he worked with me from the time I was a 16 year old freshman, teaching me the art of amateur wrestling, while making sure I kept up with my studies.
Then, there is Jay Pride..."
The crowd who remembers Jay cheer the former GCW star.
Adrian: "Jay never took any of my shit and, in fact, kicked me out of his wrestling school. At the time, and for a long time afterwards, I hated him...but in retrospect, I see he did me a huge favor. I learned from Jay that I needed to work hard for what I wanted and being a professional wrestler took commitment and lots of hard work.
Next, I want to thank Trenton Snow..."
Plenty of the audience remember Trenton, and plenty of boos fly at the mention of Snow's name. Adrian waits them out patiently.
Adrian: "Love him or hate him, Trenton discovered me and had the eye for talent. He brought me into Global Championship Wrestling back in 2015 to join Best for Business. While we haven't seen eye-to-eye about much since then, it doesn't change the fact that he was smart enough to know a future champion when he saw one, so thank you, Trenton. Along those same lines, I want to thank Glory Braddock, who listened to Trenton and signed me to a contract during our very first meeting.
That brings me to Myra..."
There is a mixed but mostly positive reaction for Myra Lynwood. The camera focuses on her briefly before cutting back to Adrian.
Adrian: "While our marriage lasted less than two years, we created something great together with Utopia. Maybe we weren't popular at the time and ultimately, weren't good for each other, I can't ignore how much you taught me about wrestling and how much you helped my career. We were a disaster as a married couple, but I am proud to call you my friend and even more proud that I can share this stage with you tonight.
Last, but certainly not least, I'm sure you all know where I'm going with this. Yes, I'm talking to you, Tiffany."
Adrian chuckles as the camera focuses on a beaming Tiffany Manning. She blows Adrian a kiss, then the camera cuts back to him.
Adrian: "You were the General Manager of Shotgun, my boss. But, then we became friends. After I was seriously injured back in 2018 and I thought my career was over, you were there for me. You took control of my career, became my manager, and my lover. Now, you are my wife and the first person I see every single day when I wake up. I think that makes me the luckiest guy on the planet. All mushy shit aside, you have been my rock again and again, and I owe so much to you. I love you and thank you most of all."
Adrian takes a few seconds to smile out at this wife before addressing the audience again.
Adrian: "It's impossible to know what the future may hold. My career was almost cut short once due to a serious injury, it could certainly happen again on any given night. Barring Victoria Salinas descending upon me from a balcony, I will be here for a long time to come...and I plan on holding the big gold belt at least one more time before I call it quits. Good night!"
Adrian leaves the stage. Glory Braddock returns to the podium.
Glory: And now, Summer Collins!
The ever so “Fabulous” brunette and one half of the now former GCW Global Tag Team Champions steps onto the stage. Summer is dressed in a gorgeous tight sparkly green dress and heels. A winning smile is etched across her face as she approaches the podium.
Summer: Thank you...you know, Jess and I like to talk about how we were here in GCW since its inception, or at least since Glory bought the company in 2012...but my wrestling journey really began even before that. I was training with my brother, a GDW legend and GCW’s current Financial Director “Mr. Money” Michael Dean Collins, since 2005. I made my debut in GDW’s regional development territory, the Southeastern Wrestling Conference. And it was there that I met the man who would later become the love of my life and my husband, Neil Newman.
She blows a kiss at the camera.
Summer: GDW would fold a couple years later and, as a result, so did SWC. But luckily Glory Braddock was there to sign me to a GCW contract in time for its return. In my time as a professional wrestler you have seen many versions of Summer Collins. You saw Summer Collins, the bright eyed young rookie who just wanted to be different and to separate herself from her infamous family reputation. You saw Summer Collins the bubbly cheerleader. You saw Summer Collins, leader of the English Purity Movement. You saw Summer Collins, the woman who followed in her brother’s footsteps as a wealthy bitch willing to use money to get ahead. And now you see an absolutely FABULOUS Summer Collins. But they are all me, Summer Collins Newman, the same bright eyed girl from Palm Beach who wanted to make a name for herself. And y’know what? I think I did!
The crowd cheers loudly.
Summer: I want to thank my husband Neil. He has always been supportive of me in my career. I want to thank my big brother Michael for his constant advice, for training me, and for his continued support. I would like to thank my sister-in-law, Meagan...she may have made mistakes in her life but she has always supported my career. Of course I want to take some time to thank my tag team partner Jessica Lasiewicz.
Cheers are heard from the audience as Summer paues to wipe tears from her own eyes.
Summer: Actually, Jess is more than just my tag team partner. She’s my best friend. Jess, we’ve been to war together, both as allies and as enemies. I’ve done things to you that are unspeakable and yet you forgave me and gave our friendship another chance. I would not be here on this stage right now had it not been for you, Jessica. So this Hall of Fame is for you.
Collins waves to the fans one final time before stepping down off of the stage. Glory Braddock then returns to the podium.
Glory: Tonight we have a non-wrestler being inducted! Unfortunately for Janice, the SECOND journalist to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, Dexter Russell!
The crowd cheers. Glory steps aside as Dexter steps onto the stage.
Dexter: Thank you, Glory, and thank you everyone! I must admit that I was surprised to learn I had been inducted into the GCW Hall of Fame. I mean, I’m just a journalist? What have I ever done to deserve this honor? People like Adrian Waters, Myra Lynwood, Cody Knight, Isabella Harker, and Summer Collins, they have earned this through their hard work and dedication inside the ring. Me? I just ask questions. I try to give you the fans the information and news that you want and deserve. That’s all I do.
He sighs.
Dexter: But I’ve been doing this the original GCW. The original version of this company, founded by Matthew Alan, they were the ones to first hire me and give me my first big break into the business. They gave me a chance. I thought my big break was over before it even had a chance to really begin when news of the merger between GCW and IDW had circulated. The merger proved to be more than rumor and I thought as a mere journalist my job would become unimportant and I would be cast aside. But the new GDW kept me on as a journalist with them. I worked for GDW until its closing. Then a few years later without a job I received a call from Glory Braddock who informed me that she was the new owner of GCW and wanted to know if I was interested in renewing my contract.
He chuckles.
Dexter: The rest is history. I’d like to thank the Alan Family for taking a chance with this dweeb, nerdy little journalist over twenty years ago. I would like to thank Glory Braddock for giving me a second chance. I would also like to thank my lovely wife, Aubrianna Powers…
The crowd boos. Dexter chuckles.
Dexter: I know she’s not exactly the most popular with you guys, but she is my wife and I love her dearly. She has always supported me. And finally I would like to thank my colleagues...Samuel Price, Roderick Osbourne, Yo Joe, Robert E. Lee, Marty McMahon, Jack Griffith, Jim Bishop, and yes, even you Janice King.
He winks at the camera.
Dexter: We’re all colleagues, we all do this job to the best of our ability, and you are the best team in the business today. Thank you.
Dexter leaves the podium. Glory Braddock returns.
Glory: Next inductee is a former multiple time Global Champion, Isabella Harker!!!
Harker steps onto the stage and up to the podium.
“I wanted to start off by thanking everyone for being here tonight. Tonight is more than a celebration of the past year, or the past legacies of the Hall of Fame inductees, myself included. Tonight is a celebration of GCW in general. We have come so far as a company in the last ten years, since the company was dragged out of the grave, dusted off, and injected with new life. This weekend being the tenth Resurrection since the company literally was resurrected is a good time to look back on ten years of memories and see just how much better we are today than we were back then. We have built our own names. We have stars that were never seen outside of a GCW ring. And tonight, I find my place in the Hall of Fame, the shining example of those GCW-made names.
When I came to GCW, no one knew what to expect. I wasn’t the same class as the other women. I wasn’t a “name”. I was just a girl with some training under my belt at the Youth of a Nation Academy and a connection, and that connection brought me here to act as Brittany Kayl’s “Royal Guard”. I did my best, but Elena Hammer was never going to main event Resurrection… never going to make HERstory. In order to get where I wanted to be and, ultimately, find myself on this stage, I knew I needed to embrace who I am, become my own woman, and carve my own destiny.
There are so many people I could thank… friends, foes, and everything in between. I know that if I tried to remember all of the names, I’d forget some, and probably spend the next year being hunted down by someone who felt slighted, so to everyone who contributed to the rise of Isabella Harker, thank you.
But the real heroes here aren’t those who helped me along the way.... Who put their minds in place to build up this mythos of Isabella Harker. The real heroes are you, who have invited me into your homes, who have paid good money to see me in person, and who have dropped a small fortune to show the public your support of me. Your support has been what made me. Your support has pushed me to HERstoric heights. Two Global Championships. Multiple other titles. The Civil War. Two Resurrection main events. Setting an unrivaled performance the weekend I defended a Championship twice. That was all for you. And while tonight, I go to bed a new Hall of Famer, the real work begins when the weekend is over. Because I may have been to the top of the mountain before, but when you get there, you get greedy for it. When you get greedy for it, you want it back… and I want the top of the mountain back.
Thank you… and stay tuned! We’ve only just begun!
Harker leaves the stage. Glory returns one more time.
Glory: And our next inductee, Myra Lynwood!!!
The scene cuts to Myra Lynwood who stands behind the podium and she’s in a bit of bewilderment considering that she’s being cheered by a GCW audience for the first time in… perhaps… ever. Despite that surprise that she’s hearing, she’s able to compose herself together and express her thoughts on what is a monumental evening.
Myra Lynwood: I never thought I’d ever hear cheers from a GCW audience, but here we are…
Myra pauses for a brief laugh from the audience.
Myra Lynwood: Then again, considering the events of my career here, I never imagined I’d ever be back here for tonight but I did want to say that GCW certainly holds a special place in my heart and will always hold an unmatched significance as far as my entire career is concerned. Six years ago, when I first came here, I had been out of the business for a couple of years. The previous company I had wrestled in had closed abruptly, I had become a mother and there were so many things going on that kept me out of the business for a while but ultimately, I found my way back to the business and I ended up finding my way here. I remember when I first got here, I was basically known as Jazmyn Rain’s best friend. Those that knew me before I came to GCW knew that I was someone that had fought for what was pure and what was right for this business and when I first came here, that’s exactly what I set out to be. Of course, I was out of the business for two years… well… two years too long, and I really had no idea that just those two years basically made me a nostalgia act when I walked through the doors of GCW. even when I was North American Champion and fighting that good fight, it just wasn’t feeling right
So I had to reinvent myself and I had to change the game all over again as it pertained to my career and so… that gave rise to the “Mistress of Manipulation”. That gave rise to Utopia! WOW… talk about a throwback huh? You all know the story of Utopia. You all know how for a long, long time here in GCW, Utopia terrorized and caused a whole lot of hell in Global Championship Wrestling. I’m not here to say that I am proud of our actions, but what I can tell you is that Utopia did make its mark in this company in a damn big way! Obviously, there was me winning Civil War, there was me becoming the GCW Global Champion and well… let’s be honest, when I was here, there were so few, if any, that were hated more than me and the hate was justified. I’ve since repented from my awful ways. I’m glad to come here not being that person anymore and I admit, it’s a little odd knowing that this night is about what I had accomplished in GCW considering the ways I got to what I accomplished.
I betrayed my own best friend. I took shortcuts I swore I would never take. I did awful things here even with all that I accomplished and I can’t change all that. So, I had to really sit back before I got here tonight and I had to think to myself: ‘what did I accomplish? What was my true mark in this company? Where did I really leave my mark in GCW?’ And then I remembered all the wars and battles that I had with Jazmyn Rain…
I remember that Seven Stages of Hell EPIC MATCH that we had a few summers ago and to this day that is still one of the most memorable matches of my career and a match that I am going to treasure for the rest of my career. I defeated her. Hell, I beat the hell out of her just like she beat the hell out of me. And through all of that, she took that experience, she evolved and she became the Guardian Angel. She took the ball and she ran with it.
I remember someone that I used to be with, someone that to this day, I love as one of my best friends and god, it was SO SURREAL to see him again after all this time of course… I’m referring to Adrian Waters. Prior to Utopia, Adrian was someone that was struggling and not able to find his groove just yet. We got together and when Utopia really took off, so did he. He became a champion… a WORLD champion at that. And yeah, it sucked that we weren’t on the same brand most of the time I was here, but damn it, I was and still am SO proud of EVERYTHING he’s accomplished in this company. I’m so proud that I was a part of that.
I sat back and I remembered two amazing young ladies that… at the time… I did take for granted and I did treat like crap. I’m talking about Sedona Sky. I’m talking about Chelsea Summers… LeClair rather… and Andrea Hernandez and Chelsea, I am so flattered that you decided to come to this tonight. They were GCW Tag Team Champions and one of the best GCW teams of their time and when they left GCW, their singles careers were really in their infancies. Before GCW, nobody knew who they were. Now? Since GCW, they have both become two of the best in the business and have gone on to become singles stars with main event level success and like Adrian, a part of me feels a sense of pride knowing that they’ve done so well.
It may not have been the most orthodox of ways, but to answer my own question of what I accomplished? The one thing that I am going to be proud of the most as it pertains to my GCW career? It’s the fact that three amazing, brilliant people have gone on to have amazing success since Utopia. That’s what I’m most proud of. Utopia made three new stars in GCW and in this business and that’s my biggest accomplishment here and that’s something I am proud of.
So Adrian… Chelsea… Andrea… THANK YOU for being so amazing and being so brilliant during the Utopia days.
THANK YOU to Jazmyn Rain for being undoubtedly one of my best friends and being one of my biggest rivals EVER in my career.
THANK YOU to one of my best friends in Aphrodite Noel who is one of the greatest people I’ve ever known in this business.
THANK YOU to some of my biggest rivals throughout my time in GCW for bringing the best out of me. Along with Aphrodite and Jazmyn, there was Tim Myers, Victoria Salinas, Trenton Snow, Brittany Kayl, hell you can throw Andrea herself on that list. I will ALWAYS cherish the battles that we had together.
And I want to thank ALL of you here at GCW for giving me my first platform in this business when I came out of retirement!
You will ALWAYS hold a place in my heart and I am grateful beyond words that my last chapter of GCW is a happy and positive one!
So thank you for the AMAZING MEMORIES, GCW and here’s to seeing Resurrection 20!
Myra expresses a smile as she soaks in the cheers from the audience. She continues to beam with pride as she exits, happy to have a much more positive closure to her GCW chapter!
Glory Braddock returns to the podium one final time.
Glory: Thank you to the Hall of Fame Class of 2021 for your career contributions to GCW. Thank you to everyone who won awards and were nominated for your contributions to this past year’s success. And I want to thank the fans for continuing to support GCW. Ten years ago I may have used my finances to purchase this place and “Resurrect” it, but ultimately it was you the fans who have given it the support necessary to continue to live on for ten years now. It has been an honor and a privilege to watch this great company grow from what it was ten years ago to what it is today. Ten years ago Resurrection was just a one night event. Now It’s such an enormous event that it takes three nights to get everything in. Last night we were in Vegas, tonight we are in the home of GCW, Raleigh, North Carolina, and tomorrow night we cap everything off in the historical Madison Square Garden in New York City. Thank you everyone, congratulations to tonight’s match winners, award winners, and the Hall of Fame inductees, and I will see everyone tomorrow night for Resurrection X Night Three!
The crowd in attendance cheers loudly.
“And now please welcome the owner of Global Championship Wrestling, she is a fifteen time World Champion and The British Bombshell, she is GLORY BRADDOCK!”
(The first chords of "When Legends Rise" begins to play over the PA system…)
Legs are tied, these hands are broken
Alone I try with words unspoken
Silent cry, my breath is frozen
With blinded eyes, I fear myself
(Glory Braddock steps out onto the stage; she is wearing a fuchsia v-neck sleeveless dress that stops just above the knee. She is perched atop high heeled sandals and her long beautiful blonde hair hangs straight and unrestrained to past the shoulders. She really does look like a million bucks and grins from ear to ear, gazing out at the crowd for a moment before making her way down the entrance ramp.)
It's burning down, it's burning high
When ashes fall the legends rise
We burned it out oh my oh why
When ashes fall the legends rise
Throat is dry, my vision's fading
I'm paralyzed and left here waiting
Taking time just one step forward
Won't lose my mind, I'm here to stay
(The British Bombshell steps up onto the stage. She waves at the crowd in attendance who roars in response. She then approaches the podium.)
It's burning down, it's burning high
When ashes fall the legends rise
We burned it out oh my oh why
When ashes fall the legends rise
(The music slowly fades…)
Glory: I think it’s already been said, but what the hell...WELCOME TO RESURRECTION X!
(The crowd pops. Glory nods her head in acknowledgement.)
Glory: Charles Darwin put forward the idea of evolution, the idea of natural selection. Meaning as times change you have to adapt and if you do not adapt and change with the times then you will be doomed to fail. Only the strong survive. It’s a rather rough and unpleasant theory when you think about it, because we as a society also love nostalgia. We love the good old days, but we have to remember that sometimes we have to change in order to evolve and survive. Ten years ago I stood in a wrestling ring at the very first GCW Resurrection event. Hell, it wasn’t just the first Resurrection, it was the first GCW event since the company closed down in 2003. And that night I had a vision for what I wanted GCW to be. Since that moment in time I have changed. I am not the same Glory Braddock that I once was. And ten years later, I look at this company and I see that it is not the same company that it once was. Faces have some and gone, new faces have arrived and taken GCW by storm.
(She holds up one finger.)
Glory: But one thing that has NOT changed over time is my vision for this company! I pictured this place as a haven for wrestling, as a place for great wrestlers, for great competition, and great entertainment for wrestling all over the world! And that is the same vision I have for the next ten years for this company! I want the great wrestling to continue, the entertainment for the fans to continue, and I want to continue to keep the dream and legacy of Global Championship Wrestling alive and well!
(The crowd cheers loudly. Braddock waits for the cheering to die down before she continues.)
Glory: Tonight we are going to honor some of the best that this company has ever seen by inducting them into the Hall of Fame. We will also be recognizing the achievements of our great wrestlers from Resurrection IX to Civil War 2021. We begin wiith the Livewire Award which recognizes the feud of the year. And this year has definitely seen some of the biggest feuds in GCW history. Some of the more notable ones have been nominated for the Livewire Award here tonight and they are…
HERStory Makers vs. Andrew Raynes vs. Travis Vessey…
Brittany Kayl vs. Minerva...
The Sovereign vs. Jody Rainer...
The Sovereign vs. Brooklyn Smith...
Wrestling's Most Wanted vs. Scream Machine...
Dianna Kruse vs. The Ronin/Rina…
Glory: And the winners of the Livewire Award for 2021 are….HERStory Makers, Andrew Raynes, and Travis Vessey!
(The crowd cheers loudly.)
Glory: You know, one thing that goes along with feud of the year is MATCH of the year. And I really put a strong emphasis on wrestling, so match of the year is a very important award for me. This past year we have witnessed some intense action and I think our nominees this year are definitely worthy of this honor, but only ONE can Match of the Year! The nominees for Match of the Year are...
Lenore Price-Mason vs. Andrew Raynes, GCW Global Championship (Resurrection IX) 2
Travis Vessey vs. Chantelle Chambers (Resurrection IX)
Scream Machine vs. Rising Tide, Steel Cage Match for the GCW Global Tag Team Championship (Resurrection IX)
Aubrianna Powers vs. Brittany Kayl vs. Minerva, GCW World Championship (Resurrection IX)
Nadia Allen vs. Brittany Kayl, GCW World Championship (Purgatory 2020)
Andrew Raynes vs. Lenore Price-Mason, GCW Global Championship (Purgatory, 2020)
Minerva vs. Brittany Kayl, GCW World Championship (Desperate Measures 2020)
Scream Machine vs. Wrestling's Most Wanted, Ladder Match for the GCW World Tag Team Championship (Desperate Measures 2020)
Travis Vessey vs. Lenore Price-Mason, GCW Global Championship (Desperate Measures 2020)
Princess Nava Farrin vs. Mara Kade (GCW End of the Year Bash 2020)
Andrew Raynes vs. Travis Vessey, No Disqualification (GCW End of the Year Bash 2020)
Andrew Raynes vs. Lenore Price Mason vs. Travis Vessey vs. Isabella Harker, GCW Global Championship (Civil War 2021)
Brooklyn Smith vs. Brittany Kayl vs. Kellen Jeffries, GCW World Championship (Civil War 2021)
Glory And the winners of the 2021 Match of the Year...AUBRIANNA POWERS, BRITTANY KAYL, AND MINERVA! RESURRECTION IX for the GCW World Championship!
(The crowd cheers loudly. Braddock waits for the cheering to die down before continuing.)
Glory: This year of GCW action has witnessed some pretty shocking moments. Some of them have left us speechless. As many shocking moments as there were, only a few were felt worthy of the nomination. And of those few, only one can receive the award. The nominees are…
Mason Van Stanton betrays Julia Braddock
Isabella Harker joins HERStory Makers and becomes co-Global champion with Lenore Price-Mason
Princess Nava Farrin uses her Global X Briefcase to cash in and become GCW International Champion
Kellen Jeffries uses his Global X Briefcase to cash in and become GCW World Champion
Krissy's return to cost Princess Nava the International Title
Glory: And the winner is…
(She looks at the envelop and chuckles.)
Glory: I guess I was wrong about that whole “only one winner” thing, because apparently there was a deadlock in the voting! A TIE! We have co-winners for Shocking Moment of the Year! The first is...Isabella Harker joins HERStory Makers and becomes co-Global champion with Lenore Price-Mason!
(The crowd cheers loudly.)
Glory: And the second is...Kellen Jeffries uses his Global X Briefcase to cash in and become GCW World Champion!
(The crowd cheers loudly.)
Glory: Alright then, I’m going to step away for a moment because like I said, I like to focus on the action. We have some in ring action tonight before we move on with more awards.
We cut backstage to the red carpet area. We see Janice King standing there with a noticeable scowl on her face. Standing with her is Destiny Skye.
Janice: I am Janice King...the ORIGINAL AND FIRST EVER journalist to be inducted into the Hall of Fame...and my guest tonight is Destiny Skye.
Destiny: I take it you’re not too pleased about Dexter’s accomplishment are ya, mate?
Janice: What’s your first clue?!
Destiny chuckles.
Destiny: I hate it for you, love. I mean, the one thing that made you feel special is now gone.
Janice: Why you little…
Destiny holds up a hand to silence Janice.
Destiny: It’s my time to speak, Jan. Tonight is a very special night for GCW. Tonight we honor the achievements everyone has worked for in the past year. We recognize those who have busted their asses for over a year to earn the honor of being inducted into the Hall of Fame. And I am here to support everyone tonight but after tonight is over I put my focus back on the real task at hand and that is to end Mason Van Stanton.
Janice: You really think you and your gal pals can beat Mason? The last time you two were in a cell he threw you off the top!
Skye nods her head.
Destiny: I remember that well, Janice. But tomorrow night, I will make him pay, I will make him suffer, and along with Wrestling’s Most Wanted, we will all put an end to Mason Van Stanton once and for all.
Cameras pan to Dexter Russell on the red carpet for the Hall of Fame. He smiles momentarily before starting.
Dexter: Welcome back to the red carpet for the GCW Hall of Fame where we're enshrining some of the biggest stars this company has had before Resurrection X concludes tomorrow night. I have the pleasure of--
The microphone is physically taken out of Dexter's hand and the camera adjusts to show Livvie Nelson and Randall Williams standing beside him. Livvie holds the mic, decked out in what appears to be an expensive dress with the jewelry to match. Randall looks dapper as always in a three-piece suit with a cigar hanging from his lips.
Livvie: Thanks Dexy, but we got it from here. Hello GCW world. Tomorrow, I will become your new X-Division Champion. And I know you're probably all obsessed with the special looks into M.A.E.V.E. and all her questions she answered. The soundtrack she curated for you on Spotify. Whoop-te-do! Who cares about any of that? The only thing about her that matters is that she's a champion. For now...
She looks back and smirks at Randall. Dexter steps forward to take the mic back and she holds out an arm to hold him back.
Livvie: Nuh-uh, sir. I'm not done yet. I came to GCW and I came to play nice. Thing is, I hated it. It got boring. Just being the most athletic, high-flying performer on this entire roster wasn't enough for me. I need more. I crave it. And I will take it, damnit. That's what happens tomorrow. And M.A.E.V.E. will have to go home and cry while she listens to her playlist. Her and her friends can trade those playlists around while me and my man relax on the beach with our new, shiny, amazing toy. My FIRST gold in GCW.
She turns back and nods to Randall and he produces a briefcase. He hands it over to her and she looks into the camera and smiles. She hands the mic to Dexter.
Livvie: Hold that mic close, Dexy. Last year when I was here, I walked away with a briefcase. It entitled someone to do me a favor. I never used it. Because I didn't need it. But inside this case now, is a parting gift for M.A.E.V.E. A consolation prize of sorts. Go ahead, Dexy. Open it.
Dexter leans forward and opens the briefcase. The camera pans in as Livvie holds it open to show a pair of headphones sitting in a package in the middle. Dexter sighs as Livvie and Randall laugh.
Livvie: There you go, girl. Just thought you might need something to listen to that crappy music with!
Livvie snaps the briefcase shut and hands it to Dexter as she leans in to the mic.
Livvie: Listen, M.A.E.V.E. Dexter here will deliver this gift to you tonight on my behalf. You? Just deliver the title to the ring tomorrow night. I'll take it from there."
She turns back and winks at Randall and then grabs his neck tie and pulls him toward her as they continue down the red carpet.
Dexter: Uhh, well... back to you I guess...
The camera pans away to another area of the red carpet.
Backstage….
Chanel Hunter dressed in blue and green wrestling gear, her matching hair hanging down, looking sexy as ever, rubbing her hands with the blue fingernail polish, ready to take on one of the most talented wrestlers and former World Champion, Brittany Kayl who one year ago won the World Championship in the Main Event defeating Aubrianna Powers and Minerva. At this time last year, Chanel lost to Jody Ranier. This year was not going to be the same for the Blueprint. Trinity Street in black tight pants, matching boots and a loose white blouse, hair in a half ponytail, stands to the side as Chanel finally speaks…
Chanel: On a night of Hall of Fame’s, I don’t care about any of that, they are wrestlers who will be immortalized for their contributions and what they have done in the GCW…. And I still do not care. Don’t get me wrong, I love this sport, GCW and what it means in the grand scheme of things for the business of professional wrestling, but it pertains nothing to me, this night is about a woman that Main Evented last year and became the World Champion defeating two of the best in the business, it is about MY road to the World Championship and what I have to do, where I must do it and who I need to beat in order to get there, that is where you come in Brittany Kayl. My path here went through the X-Division Championship, and when I lost it, I had one goal in mind, to be the very best and here is why. See, Brittany, much like you I entered the business in 2015 when Trinity Street here, a legend who was also very close to Donovan Kayl and made a career out of it between them, Simon Lyman and Chloe Barnes. Donovan faced my family, Monique Ivy and Elijah Hunter, they went through wars, the Kayl’s and the Hunter’s in the SWA were like the Hatfield’s and the McCoy’s, but see girl, at some point we were going to cross paths, a new generation would ensue, I don’t have any ill feelings toward you, Brittany, I think you’re annoying as fuck, but one thing is certain, I need to barrel through you to get to where I want to be. Last year was your moment, this time it’s mine.
Slowly looking up, her dark brown eyes glare into the camera as Trinity watches with a smirk on her face…
Chanel: You know what it is like fight for so long and get no results. Always punching the fucking clock, doing your very best in the ring and it still amounts to nothing. I don’t know if it was bad luck, wrong place or wrong time, or I believed I was better than I was, but life taught me some lessons, and Trinity knows that for SIX long years I was a prodigy, for SIX long years I was a future World Champion, and for SIX long years I have waited for a moment like this to prove to the world that I AM READY. Last year was a hiccup, but I quickly fixed it, this year, on a weekend where the Sovereign became tag team champions, I will do what they couldn’t last Resurrection and that is beat your ass because bitch, KING KONG AIN’T GOT NOTHING ON ME!
Trinity has a huge grin across her face as Chanel stands up, pointing at the camera…
Chanel: BECAUSE NOT TONIGHT OR EVER….. WILL EVERYONE SEE, HEAR AND DIGEST…. BRITTANY KAYL…. YOU CAN’T TOUCH THIS!
An intense Chanel continues to look into the camera before she turns to Trinity who nods, then back glaring before cracking a smile, grabbing her entrance gear and walking out, followed by Trinity.
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International #1 Contenders Match
Derek Powers Vs Alan Monroe Vs Catalina Herrera
Derek looked at Alan. Catalina looked at Alan. Hell’s Reject knew what was coming. He urged both of them to bring it. So they did. Alan attacked Derek first, likely figuring to take the bigger of opponents first. Catalina nipped at Alan’s heels. He created enough separation from Derek to try to ward off Cat. Derek snuck in with an elbow to the back of the head. Cat and Derek were able to successfully double team their common nemesis. As with all triple threats, every person for themselves. Derek attacked Catalina. Alan used this moment to slither out the ring with a smile on his face.
Derek and Cat dualed for a while. Cat kept him off balance using her agility, connected with quick strikes. He did manage to slow her down when she tried a crossbody that he caught, he performed a fallaway slam that sent her across the ring, under the bottom rope. What he didn’t notice was Alan Monroe slithering back in the ring, jumping him from behind. He managed to take Derek down with a Highway to Hell (rolling German Suplex with the bridge). He was only able to manage a two count.
At one point Alan did catch Derek with a bronco buster. The momentum Alan built up would be for nought when Catalina performed a springboard missile drop kick that caught Alan off guard.
She couldn’t build up enough momentum. Derek Powers caught her from behind with a stiff lariat. Derek then mounted Alan, working him with several stiff punches. Picked up Alan, put him down with the Powers To Be (Double Underhook Powerbomb). He could only manage a two count. At another juncture, he managed to knock Alan’s head clean off with the Winning Smile (Running Big Boot). This wasn’t enough to score the victory. Alan was showing to be tough as nails.
Catalina intersected the proceedings. First catching Derek with a blockbuster. Then Alan with a hurricanrana. She didn’t let up. Bulldog to Alan and Derek. She went to the top rope, with both in position, she connected with a splash. She pinned Derek. Managed a two count. Tried to pin Alan. Managed a two count. This didn’t deter her.
Towards the end of the match, Catalina was able to catch Alan Monroe with her version of the Future Shock DDT she calls Jubilation.
She made the cover.
One.
Two
Thre--
No... Catalina’s jubilant moment was stolen by Derek Powers breaking up the count with a steel chair shot to the back. All legal. Triple threat rules. He then picked up Alan, remembering him being a pest throughout the lead up to this. And dropped him with the Powers-driver (Piledriver), with that.
One.
Two.
Three.
Catalina was too late to break up the count.
Winner: Derek Powers.
Derek rolled out the ring. The referee caught up with him to raise his hand. Catalina looked dejected, knowing she was one step closer to becoming number one contender. She would live to fight another day as Derek Powers looked smug in victory.
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(We cut back to the stage and we find Glory Braddock has already returned to the stage.)
Glory: I have had many tag team partners in my time as a professional wrestler. My first partner was Carrie Storm and we called ourselves The Allied Powers. Then I teamed with Brittany Lohan and we called ourselves Twisted & Sadistic. Tag team wrestling is special to me and right now we’re going to honor the best tag teams from the past year in GCW. The nominees are...
HERStory Makers
Scream Machine
Rising Tide
Fabulous
The Bad Bastards
Wrestling's Most Wanted
The Sovereign
Illuminaughty
#MooreAmerica
Glory: ...these are definitely some worthy competitors, many former champions in the list, but only one can be recognized as the best from this past year, and that team is…..Hugo and Bash, THE RISING TIDE!!!
(The crowd cheers loudly.)
Glory: Another award I enjoy to hand out is the Newcomer of the Year. This award recognizes the best of GCW’s newest signees. This award is a sign of things to come. Don’t believe me? Resurrection VIII the newcomer of the year was Minerva. She would go on to become GCW World Champion. Resurrection IX, the newcomer of the year was the collective known as The HERStory Makers. They would go on to collect gold in the form of tag team titles, the international title, and of course the Global Championship. Tonight’s newcomers include a group that has already made waves by winning X Division gold, a woman who won the North American title, and a man who placed third in his first ever Civil War Match. Quite an impressive feat. But only one can win this award. The nominees are...
Akeem
Savino
MAEVE
Livvie Nelson
Dianna Kruse
Nicky Stone
Duke Michaels
Ace Marshall
Glory: ...and the winner of the newcomer of the year award……DIANNA KRUSE!
(Despite her not exactly being a fan favorite, the fans still applaud Kruse’s achievement.)
Glory: Now moving onto our next award. We have already presented the Livewire Award, so now it is appropriate to go to the Shotgun Award. This award is all about the next year, the 2021-2022 year of GCW, whose year will this be? We began this year last night at Resurrection X Night One and it will continue until Civil War 2022. Who will be the best of the best during this period? The nominees for Shotgun Award are...
Julia Braddock
The Bad Bastards
The Sovereign
HERStory Makers
Andrew Raynes
Travis Vessey
Kelsai Adamson-Mason
Dianna Kruse
Princess Nava Farrin
Scream Machine
Fabulous
Rising Tide
Alan Monroe
Brittany Kayl
Brooklyn Smith
Wrestling's Most Wanted
Glory: ...and the winner of the Shotgun Award is…
(She looks at the contents of the envelope and rolls her eyes.)
Glory: Bloody hell, again? Looks like we have another tie! Well, in that case, the WINNERS are...JULIA BRADDOCK and KELSAI ADAMSON-MASON!
(The crowd cheers loudly.)
Glory: Time to step away one more time because we still have more matches tonight.
We cut backstage to the red carpet area. We spot Samuel Price in a nice suit and tie. Next to him is “The Phoenix” Marie Jones, who herself is dressed to a “T” in her finest and fanciest of black dresses.
Price: I’m out here on the red carpet with “The Phoenix” Marie Jones. Now Marie, you have been with GCW since ten years ago when Glory Braddock brought it back. You have been a large part of this promotion and have been a part of many events like this. What makes this different from others?
Marie: Well tonight in particular isn’t about me. I’m not even nominated for any awards. But that’s fine. Let everyone else have the spotlight they have earned. And despite Julia Braddock and Kelsai Adamson-Mason winning The Shotgun Award, I can promise you that 2021-2022 will be the year of The Phoenix, because my year starts tomorrow night when I go one on one with my mother, when I face a legend in this business, Angelica Jones.
Price: Your mother is in attendance tonight. Do you have any words for her?
Jones shakes her head.
Marie: I have nothing else to say to her. All of the talking is over, Sam. In fact, I have done all my talking in the ring. I beat her at Civil War but my victory was called into question. But tomorrow night there will be no more doubts and no more questions. Tomorrow night in what she promises will be the end of her full time wrestling career, I will defeat her.
She shakes her head.
Marie: And it isn’t out of hate, it is out of love. She needs to step back and look out for herself and her well being. This is also out of love for the business because she needs to step away and allow the next generation to shine in the spotlight. It is my time now, Sam, and tomorrow night I will prove it.
Marie walks off.
We are outside of PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC and it is the red carpet for the GCW Hall of Fame Ceremony 2021. Several wrestlers and celebrities are outside making their way in. Stopping people right before they come inside of the arena and asking for a few moments of their time is GCW Interviewer Roderick Osborn who has one person that many GCW fans will be excited to see.
Roderick: “Welcome back to the GCW Hall of Fame Ceremony. We still have a half an hour before they get started inside. Right now, I have a guest who I am sure that many of you at home will be very interested in seeing. Ladies and gentlemen please welcome Kelsai Adamson-Mason.”
The camera zooms out gradually to include Roderick’s left and we see Kelsai, looking stunning in a red cocktail dress, who waves into the camera with a smile on her face.
Kelsai: “Hi Roderick, how are you this lovely evening?”
Roderick: “I am doing very well tonight, thank you Kelsai, and I will assume from your smile that you are as well. What are you thinking as we get ready to honor this year’s Hall of Fame inductees and the entire GCW Hall of Fame really?”
Kelsai: “It's just such an amazing experience to be here and to help celebrate the Hall of Fame and recognize this year’s new inductees.”
Roderick: “Is there anyone in particular from this year’s incoming class that you are here to see tonight?”
Kelsai: “First, I want to congratulate all of the new inductees of course as this is the biggest distinction that one can earn in our sport, and every one of them is so deserving. But I will definitely say that it is special for me to see the inductions of my close personal friends Adrian Waters and Dexter Russel.”
Roderick: “Very well put as all of our inductees are very deserving, yes. Now I am going to let you go and take your seat in a few minutes, but I have to say I am a little surprised that you are here by yourself. Reportedly things have gotten better between you and your husband Victor, but he is not here tonight?”
Kelsai: “No, Victor is not here with me tonight, but that doesn’t mean that he might not be around for Resurrection X this weekend either. It is a long weekend here, so keep your eyes peeled because you never know what you might see before the weekend is over.”
Roderick: “Alright then we watch tomorrow to see what we can in that regard. Speaking of tomorrow, you have a match one-on-one with Aia. Do you have any predictions for that one?”
Kelsai: “If you heard her interview earlier the week Roderick, Aia definitely sounds confident, I know that personally I have a ton of confidence, so it should be an excellent match up for all of our fans to witness as part of the biggest event of the year.”
Roderick: “That’s really not a prediction of who is going to win Kelsai.”
Kelsai: “No, I guess it isn’t. I guess everyone will just have to watch tomorrow night and see what happens. You want a prediction though? Everyone will be talking about that match for years to come Roderick. I will guarantee you that.”
Roderick: “Alright, thank you for your time.”
Kelsai: “Thank you.”
With another smile, Kelsai disappears into the arena while Roderick looks for someone else to interview.
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Brittany Kayl Vs Chanel Hunter
These two went blow for blow from the very beginning, trading rights and lefts. Kayl got the better of the early exchange and eventually took Chanel down with a hip toss, a dropkick, and a deep arm drag into an arm bar. Chanel fought back up to her feet and countered into a hammerlock. Kayl broke the hammerlock with elbows to Chanel’s head. Kayl with a clothesline, and another, and a third. Kayl goes for a suplex but Chanel floats over and strikes with Fantastrophe. Chanel whips Kayl into a corner and then rushes in after her connecting with a stinger splash. Chanel rushes in again connecting with RAV. Chanel with a snap suplex floating over into a cover but Kayl kicks out at two.
Chanel locks in a rear chinlock. Kayl eventually fights up to her feet and Chanel switches to a sideheadlock to maintain control. Kayl with elbows to the gut eventually forces a break. Kayl measures Chanel and connects with Eviction, sending Chanel over the top and to the floor. Kayl with a springboard dive over the top rope taking out Chanel. Kayl with a snap suplex on the outside. She rolls Chanel back into the ring. Kayl with The Spinoff to Hunter and a cover but Chanel kicks out at two.
Brittany pulls Chanel up and goes for My Bitch but Chanel counters into Happy Feet! Kayl does have the presence of mind to roll to the outside. Chanel follows her and pulls her up and whips her into the steel steps. Chanel with a belly to back suplex on the outside. She rolls Kayl back into the ring. She sets Kayl up for Disasterpiece but Kayl counters into a bridging Northern Lights suplex that only gets a two. Chanel pops up and goes for a clothesline but Kayl counters into Reality Bites! A cover and a near fall but Chanel kicks out!
Kayl pulls Chanel up and goes for My Bitch a second time but Chanel floats over, spins Kayl around, kicks her in the gut, and this time connects with Disasterpiece. Chanel then measures Kayl as she pulls herself up and then strikes at Kayl with Velvet Revolver. The cover...1...2...3!
WINNER: Chanel Hunter
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(We cut back to the stage and we find Glory Braddock has already returned to the stage.)
Glory: And now we have just a few more awards left. The next two I’m going to announce will be the awards for Most Loved and Most Hated.
(She chuckles.)
Glory: Yeah, some do take pride in being the Most Hated Wrestler in GCW. We’ll see who gets that honor tonight as well as the one who gets the honor of being named Most Loved, and that’s who we’re starting with. Most Loved Wrestler nominees are...
Travis Vessey
Kelsai Adamson-Mason
Brittany Kayl
Brooklyn Smith
Julia Braddock
Glory: ...and the winner and Most Loved Wrestler...BRITTANY KAYL!
(The crowd cheers loudly.)
Glory: And now the Most Hated Wrestler...so who would take pride in being hated by the fans? Well, these individuals in particular...
Isabella Harker
Andrew Raynes
Alan Monroe
Princess Nava Farrin
Jody Rainer
Aubrianna Powers
Chantelle Chambers
Lenore Price-Mason
Dianna Kruse
Glory: And the winner and Most Hated Wrestler...who else? ANDREW RAYNES!
(We cut backstage to the red carpet area. We find Roderick Osborne standing there next to “The Kensington Knockout” Julia Braddock.)
Roderick: Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to the red carpet and with me at this time is The Kensington Knockout, the 2021 Civil War Match Winner, the number one contender to the GCW World Championship, and now the 2021 Shotgun Award Winner Julia Braddock!
(Braddock nods her head.)
Julia: Thanks for the kind words, Roderick.
Roderick: You must be enjoying this night so far, Julia. Success has already come your way in the form of the Shotgun Award. Congratulations.
Julia: Thank you, Roderick, but first do not go around saying I am the Shotgun Award winner. It’s me and Kelsai. She deserves this just as much as me, maybe even more so. The girl has fought like hell, just as I have, to earn her stripes. So congratulations to my CO-WINNER, Kelsai Adamson-Mason. And secondly, this award is only a small token of what is really at stake here. Being Shotgun Award Winner is great but tomorrow night in Madison Square Garden I will compete for the GCW World Championship against Nadia Allen. That is the real prize. That is the goal that myself and every other competitor in GCW wants. I have a chance to get that title tomorrow night.
(Braddock nods her head.)
Julia: Tonight is great. All the glitz and glamour is amazing. But once this evening is over serious business begins anew and I will be once again setting my sights upon the GCW World Championship.
(Braddock walks off.)
[Back on the red carpet, Roderick Osborn stands with Travis Vessey, who as usual, is dressed to the nines. Wearing a red tailor made suit with matching pants, Travis Vessey greets Roderick with a smile.]
Osborn: We're back at the red carpet and I'm with 2020 Hall of Fame inductee Travis Vessey. Travis, as always it's good to see you.
Travis: It's good to see you, Roddy. You good great. Your arms look bigger. You've been hitting the gym I can see.
Osborn: Ah, you know, here and there. Nothing crazy.
Travis: It's noticeable, that's all I'm saying. You're putting in the work and it shows.
Osborn: I appreciate that. How are you feeling this weekend? You're scheduled to go against Leviticus and as long as I've known you, I know how locked in you can be.
Travis: You said it yourself. I'm locked in. He challenged me. He wants to prove himself and I'm never going to decline any challenges thrown my way. He's an interesting guy. He's always lurking around the corner, trying to make any deal or some hustle, you know. I bet he's been pitching something crazy to you already.
Osborn: He was talking about pitching a movie starting me and Dexter Russell attempting to kill Janice King over her Hall of Fame trophy.
[Both Travis and Osborn chuckle a bit.]
Travis: That sounds like a good deal. You bite on it?
Osborn: I declined.
Travis: Missed opportunity. But even in that, as silly as that sounds, that speaks to how observant he is and how he's always seeking an opportunity. And listen, i think that shows in the tape that I've seen. Lately he's wrestled with more of an urgency and really applying those things I just mentioned. So yeah this absolutely is going to be an interesting match and he's looking for the chance to prove himself. And that's what GCW is about. On any day, you can get humbled in the game if you're slacking. But I have a lot to prove myself. it's not just him. I feel like tomorrow is a big match for me too.
Osborn: Recently, you've committed to perfecting a new style and toying with a few new moves to close the finishes. How do you feel that's been going into this match?
Travis: Well, change is hard. And the reason I've reached this point in my career is because I've wrestled a certain way. But things change and losing to Lenore and Raynes showed me I needed to fully commit to this if I want to become World Champion again. So it's been a bit scary and there's times where I want to resort to what I know. And it's not that I'm getting rid of the Vessey Driver or throwing away what brought me to the dance. I'm simply looking to add and enhance on the foundation and so far, so good. We'll see tomorrow because at the end of the day, it's results that matter. I've been in high pressure situations and I know what I'm capable of doing. So I feel confident that if I stick to what I've been working on against Leviticus, I'm going to be ok.
Osborn: Speaking of the World title, last night Lenore Mason successfully defended the Global title against Nava Farrin. A match I'm sure you were paying attention too, What went through your mind when you saw her retain the title?
Travis: She's the best wrestler in GCW. Time and time again she's showed that and you know, that's who I'm chasing. She has the Global title and she's the best. That makes tomorrow even more important for me to win and build momentum and hopefully put myself back into title contention. So it definitely made things even more important for me.
Osborn: Well said. One more question, last year you were inducted into the Hall of Fame. This year, one of the inductees is Isabella Harker, who as everyone knows, is your biggest rival. As you watch her get her moment tonight, tell us how are you feeling about that as someone who has had numerous matches against her?
Travis: Well I've talked about this in the past but no one has challenged me as hard, besides Lenore, to improve and get better than her. Up until a couple of years ago, i had lost the Intentional title to her. I lost the rematch. I lost in the main event of Resurrection to her. You were there for how much going through that made me a better wrestler. Far as in the ring goes, there's not many people better and we've both always have had the same goal and the same mentality behind getting to the top. Obviously I don't agree with what she's done in the past year and I've been vocal about that, but she deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Tonight is her night and I can say, as someone who, you know, her and I don't exchange Christmas gifts, as a competitor, there's not many people I respect more.
Osborn: Travis, thank you for this time and Good Luck tomorrow.
Travis: Anytime, Roddy.
(We cut back to the stage and we find Glory Braddock has already returned to the stage.)
Glory: The final two awards of the evening are for Male and Female Wrestler of the Year respectively. Out of everyone on our great roster, who has been the absolute best this past year? Let’s find out. We will begin with Male Wrestler of the Year. The nominees are...
Travis Vessey
Andrew Raynes
Jody Rainer
Alan Monroe
Slade Merriman
Adrian Waters
Kellen Jeffries
Glory: ...and the winner, your 2021 Male Wrestler of the Year...ANDREW RAYNES!!!
(It’s Raynes...so of course the fans boo The Embracer of Hate, even if he did earn this.)
Glory: And now the Female Wrestler of the Year. The nominees are...
Kelsai Adamson-Mason
Lenore Price-Mason
Isabella Harker
Brittany Kayl 5
Julia Braddock
Chantelle Chambers
Aubrianna Powers
Brooklyn Smith
Minerva
Princess Nava Farrin
Chanel Hunter
Kat Kelly
Ms. Budde
The Ronin/Rina Takeuie
Dianna Kruse
Glory: And the winner, your 2021 Female Wrestler of the Year...she is still the GCW Global Champion, LENORE PRICE-MASON!!!
(The crowd cheers.)
Glory: I’m going to step away one more time. We have our main event coming up next featuring Isabella Harker and Brooklyn Smith, and then to cap it off we have our Hall of Fame Induction ceremony.
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Main Event
Isabella Harker Vs Brooklyn Smith
As the opening bell rang, the crowd was on their feet for this main event contest. Neither woman, Harker or Smith, would take their eyes off their opponent. But it was the newly minted Hall of Famer who would attempt to strike first, taking a moment where she thought her opponent was lulled into complacency to snap out with a tight headlock. Brooklyn fought back, laying a pair of clubbing blows into Harker’s side, loosening her grip before wrapping her arms around Harker’s waist. Brooklyn lifted her up and drove her back to the mat, rolling Harker over with a side suplex. Harker rolled to the corner, gripping her neck as the referee got between her and Smith, looking to see if she could continue. But as Brooklyn didn’t buy the ruse, she continued to move forward. She was correct not to believe it… Harker lunged her foot forward, hitting Brooklyn’s shin, causing her to drop to a knee. Harker then sprung forward, grappling her head from the kneeling position and falling back with a DDT. That got a two.
Harker continued on the attack, eager to punish Brooklyn for what she perceived as jealousy and disrespect of her Hall of Fame status. The HERstory Maker was relentless, eager to demonstrate the skill that earned her the distinction bestowed upon her, but Brooklyn wouldn’t quit. For her credit, Smith was just as relentless, and the crowd rallied behind the beloved superstar as she took the fight back to Harker. After a miscalculation, Brooklyn had Harker Seeing Stars with the knee lift to her face. She hoped for a three, but would only manage to come away with the two as Harker pushed her off, returning to clench her jaw.
And the match wore on. Both competitors grew increasingly frustrated with their inability to put the other away, and it appeared things would boil down to whoever made the biggest mistake. The problem, it would seem, was that neither one wanted to make that mistake, and generally the pair wrestled a flawless match, going back and forth.
In the latter stages of the match, Harker pulled Brooklyn up, launching her upward as she looked for The Stake, but before she could measure up her vicious heart punch, Brooklyn managed to pull off something decidedly uncharacteristic of her, as she swung forward and caught her opponent with a thumb to the eye! Harker doubled over, gripping her eye, as Brooklyn landed on her feet. She quickly went for a Hammerlock, bringing Harker down with a Russian Legsweep before wrenching back with The Hammer Comes Down! Feeling the life squeezing out of her, Harker struggled to flail about. She punched Brooklyn’s hands to no avail. She reached out for the ropes without success. Finally, she managed to roll onto her side, moving the move into a pinning predicament! Brooklyn released the hold to kick out, but still ended up with more strength than her opponent. Seeing her opening, she went to the top rope, measuring Harker up for The Night Cap. As she stood atop the rope, looking at the prone woman, with a head full of steam, Brooklyn jumped…
But Harker sprung up, catching her with the heart punch she calls The Stake! She was slow to the cover, but finally managed to drape an arm across her chest…
Getting the two.
The crowd was beside themselves. Harker would have been livid if she had the wherewithal to know how close she had come to victory. Brooklyn was groggy herself. Still, the two women fought to their feet, breaking the referee’s count at nine. They approached the middle of the ring and, against both of their natures, started slugging it out. Brooklyn gained the upper hand, clasping her opponent’s head as she went for a second Hammer Comes Down! This time, before Brooklyn could sweep back, Harker grabbed a hold of the ropes, sending Brooklyn careening to the mat on her own. From there, Harker locked in the Beastly Bindings! Brooklyn reached out for the ropes, coming within fingertips of them, but Harker dragged her out to the middle of the ring. Refusing to quit, Brooklyn held on, until Harker bent back farther, using Brooklyn’s own boot as an instrument, bludgeoning her head in the Bindings. The referee watched for the submission, but none would come. He checked on Brooklyn one last time and concluded she couldn’t continue, so he called for the bell! As the bell rang to end the match, Harker released Smith’s leg, falling into a heap beside her...
WINNER: Isabella Harker (ref stoppage)
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[Out on the red carpet, Samuel Price has tracked down the current GCW World Heavyweight Champion Nadia Allen. Nadia is wearing a black halter top and black leather pants with her title right around her left shoulder.]
Samuel Price; Resurrection Night 2 is rolling along and I managed to pin down the World Champion Nadia Allen. Nadia, you look lovely tonight. How are you tonight?
[Nadia's face turns to a small smile.]
Nadia: A little antsy, I wish it was tomorrow. All this waiting might get to me more than anything really.
[Price chuckles a bit.]
Price: Growing restless?
Nadia: Yeah I've been that way I think since the match became official. That's that one saying about how you're not a champion until you defend it. I feel that way, personally. I've just been carrying this around for almost three months now. I want to defend it and I want to show everyone why I'm the champion.
Price: You get that chance tomorrow against Julia Braddock. Things got a little heated between you two at the end of the last Shotgun. You haven't been a fan of Julia's confidence regarding the match.
Nadia: It's not that, really. It's the tweeting, honestly. Whenever I log on and there's a f**king tweet of hers talking about how she's going to win and making vows and shit. That's what got me heated because that's annoying. Someone repeating themselves over and over again. So I think that's given me a lot of motivation. I've had two months to think about all the ways I'm going to f**k her up so that's why I'm losing sleep. I just want to go out there and defend the belt.
Price: I know you're going to hate me bringing this up but it is relevant for tomorrow. You have not won a match at Resurrection. You have mentioned in the past that you hate this event because of all those memories and losses. This is by far the biggest match you've had a Resurrection. You're the World Champion. You're closing out Resurrection. How are you feeling about that knowing your past record at this event?
Nadia: Yeah...at this point I've tried not to think about it. It's happened. All those matches sucked. I think over the last two months I've came to this epiphany that there's nothing I can do about that. It's in the past. I can't change it. Only thing to do is move forward and focus on Julia. That's it. I'm a better wrestler now than I was last year, the year before that. The only thing I can control is tomorrow and wrestling like hell to defend this belt. I'm not going to stop losing at this show if I'm just stuck thinking about what could have been.
Price: Something you and Julia talked about was the history of the World title and the history of GCW. We're at the Hall of Fame and I thought you had an interesting response. You said you wanted to make new history with this title and that you referred to yourself as an outsider. It's been five years since you've been here in GCW but yet you don't view yourself as someone that's part of the company's image. What does being in this position mean to you?
Nadia: I just think it goes to show that you don't have to be a certain way to make it. You have to be you. That sounds cliche and I hate it.
[Nadia laughs a bit.]
Nadia: But, you know, there's a lot of people that will take shortcuts and try to act a certain way that they aren't when the cameras aren't around. I've never been either because I just felt I was as good as anyone in GCW. I don't have that many friends. I don't talk to many people here. I'm not from a wrestling family. All I have is myself and the fans that support me. And I appreciate their support and the least I can do for them, for this belt, for GCW is be a champion that doesn't have to do bullshit shortcuts. I can just beat people and leave them laying and that's what I've done. People like me don't find themselves here and there's something cool about that and I think that's what I want to bring as champion. I want things to be a bit different and I think I have the ability to do it.
Price: Nadia, thank you for your time and Good Luck tomorrow,
Nadia: Thanks.
We return to the stage where we find Glory Braddock is already there at the podium.
Glory: And now to finish this great night off we will honor the Hall of Fame Class of 2021
The crowd cheers loudly in response to this news.
Glory: First, Adrian Waters!
Adrian Waters, wearing a three piece gray suit with a blue tie, walks to the podium, grinning as the Raleigh crowd cheer him. He then grabs the microphone and waits for the applause to die down.
Adrian: "You know, I still remember the first wrestling event I ever attended. I was twelve and living just outside New York City. Me and a buddy of mine skipped school and took the subway into the city. It was a smaller, local league. Tickets were $5, I think. It was...amazing. Love at first sight. The lights. The music. The smack talk. And, we can't forget the marvelous action inside the ring. I was hooked. Finally, something that appealed to both my high intellectual needs, as well as my desire for violence. I understand that makes me sound like a sociopath. I'd like to first point out that you would be hard pressed to find any 12 year old boy who doesn't enjoy violence of some form, but besides that, it's what I knew. I grew up in the foster system of New York state, and getting beat, whether it was by my foster parents or by kids at school...well, it was my life. I got real good at fighting, but wrestling showed me that I could be smart in how I fight. I not only had a way to better defend myself in my day-to-day life, but I had a future to shoot for. I knew then, at the tender age of 12 that I would become a professional wrestler, as well as a psychologist...because I'd need something to do after I could no longer wrestle, and I still wanted to grow up to help people. What can I say? I thought responsibly, even as a child."
Waters chuckles and looks reflective for a moment.
Adrian: "I'm not going to go into all the trials and tribulations I had to endure along my path to becoming the man you see before you today. Sufficed to say, I've come a long way from that 12 year old boy, and I am incredibly honored to be part of the GCW Hall of Fame.
There are a few people who, without their help or influence, I wouldn't be here in front of you, being inducted into the GCW Hall of Fame today. I want to spend a few moments thanking those people now.
First, I want to thank Johnny Sandler, the buddy of mine who talked me into skipping school to go into the city and watch the wrestling show. Sadly, Johnny died eight years ago, so he never got to see me make it big. Wherever you are now, John, this is for you, buddy.
I want to thank Ron Aiken, my coach at Harvard. I was too young to actually join the squad until my junior year, but he worked with me from the time I was a 16 year old freshman, teaching me the art of amateur wrestling, while making sure I kept up with my studies.
Then, there is Jay Pride..."
The crowd who remembers Jay cheer the former GCW star.
Adrian: "Jay never took any of my shit and, in fact, kicked me out of his wrestling school. At the time, and for a long time afterwards, I hated him...but in retrospect, I see he did me a huge favor. I learned from Jay that I needed to work hard for what I wanted and being a professional wrestler took commitment and lots of hard work.
Next, I want to thank Trenton Snow..."
Plenty of the audience remember Trenton, and plenty of boos fly at the mention of Snow's name. Adrian waits them out patiently.
Adrian: "Love him or hate him, Trenton discovered me and had the eye for talent. He brought me into Global Championship Wrestling back in 2015 to join Best for Business. While we haven't seen eye-to-eye about much since then, it doesn't change the fact that he was smart enough to know a future champion when he saw one, so thank you, Trenton. Along those same lines, I want to thank Glory Braddock, who listened to Trenton and signed me to a contract during our very first meeting.
That brings me to Myra..."
There is a mixed but mostly positive reaction for Myra Lynwood. The camera focuses on her briefly before cutting back to Adrian.
Adrian: "While our marriage lasted less than two years, we created something great together with Utopia. Maybe we weren't popular at the time and ultimately, weren't good for each other, I can't ignore how much you taught me about wrestling and how much you helped my career. We were a disaster as a married couple, but I am proud to call you my friend and even more proud that I can share this stage with you tonight.
Last, but certainly not least, I'm sure you all know where I'm going with this. Yes, I'm talking to you, Tiffany."
Adrian chuckles as the camera focuses on a beaming Tiffany Manning. She blows Adrian a kiss, then the camera cuts back to him.
Adrian: "You were the General Manager of Shotgun, my boss. But, then we became friends. After I was seriously injured back in 2018 and I thought my career was over, you were there for me. You took control of my career, became my manager, and my lover. Now, you are my wife and the first person I see every single day when I wake up. I think that makes me the luckiest guy on the planet. All mushy shit aside, you have been my rock again and again, and I owe so much to you. I love you and thank you most of all."
Adrian takes a few seconds to smile out at this wife before addressing the audience again.
Adrian: "It's impossible to know what the future may hold. My career was almost cut short once due to a serious injury, it could certainly happen again on any given night. Barring Victoria Salinas descending upon me from a balcony, I will be here for a long time to come...and I plan on holding the big gold belt at least one more time before I call it quits. Good night!"
Adrian leaves the stage. Glory Braddock returns to the podium.
Glory: And now, Summer Collins!
The ever so “Fabulous” brunette and one half of the now former GCW Global Tag Team Champions steps onto the stage. Summer is dressed in a gorgeous tight sparkly green dress and heels. A winning smile is etched across her face as she approaches the podium.
Summer: Thank you...you know, Jess and I like to talk about how we were here in GCW since its inception, or at least since Glory bought the company in 2012...but my wrestling journey really began even before that. I was training with my brother, a GDW legend and GCW’s current Financial Director “Mr. Money” Michael Dean Collins, since 2005. I made my debut in GDW’s regional development territory, the Southeastern Wrestling Conference. And it was there that I met the man who would later become the love of my life and my husband, Neil Newman.
She blows a kiss at the camera.
Summer: GDW would fold a couple years later and, as a result, so did SWC. But luckily Glory Braddock was there to sign me to a GCW contract in time for its return. In my time as a professional wrestler you have seen many versions of Summer Collins. You saw Summer Collins, the bright eyed young rookie who just wanted to be different and to separate herself from her infamous family reputation. You saw Summer Collins the bubbly cheerleader. You saw Summer Collins, leader of the English Purity Movement. You saw Summer Collins, the woman who followed in her brother’s footsteps as a wealthy bitch willing to use money to get ahead. And now you see an absolutely FABULOUS Summer Collins. But they are all me, Summer Collins Newman, the same bright eyed girl from Palm Beach who wanted to make a name for herself. And y’know what? I think I did!
The crowd cheers loudly.
Summer: I want to thank my husband Neil. He has always been supportive of me in my career. I want to thank my big brother Michael for his constant advice, for training me, and for his continued support. I would like to thank my sister-in-law, Meagan...she may have made mistakes in her life but she has always supported my career. Of course I want to take some time to thank my tag team partner Jessica Lasiewicz.
Cheers are heard from the audience as Summer paues to wipe tears from her own eyes.
Summer: Actually, Jess is more than just my tag team partner. She’s my best friend. Jess, we’ve been to war together, both as allies and as enemies. I’ve done things to you that are unspeakable and yet you forgave me and gave our friendship another chance. I would not be here on this stage right now had it not been for you, Jessica. So this Hall of Fame is for you.
Collins waves to the fans one final time before stepping down off of the stage. Glory Braddock then returns to the podium.
Glory: Tonight we have a non-wrestler being inducted! Unfortunately for Janice, the SECOND journalist to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, Dexter Russell!
The crowd cheers. Glory steps aside as Dexter steps onto the stage.
Dexter: Thank you, Glory, and thank you everyone! I must admit that I was surprised to learn I had been inducted into the GCW Hall of Fame. I mean, I’m just a journalist? What have I ever done to deserve this honor? People like Adrian Waters, Myra Lynwood, Cody Knight, Isabella Harker, and Summer Collins, they have earned this through their hard work and dedication inside the ring. Me? I just ask questions. I try to give you the fans the information and news that you want and deserve. That’s all I do.
He sighs.
Dexter: But I’ve been doing this the original GCW. The original version of this company, founded by Matthew Alan, they were the ones to first hire me and give me my first big break into the business. They gave me a chance. I thought my big break was over before it even had a chance to really begin when news of the merger between GCW and IDW had circulated. The merger proved to be more than rumor and I thought as a mere journalist my job would become unimportant and I would be cast aside. But the new GDW kept me on as a journalist with them. I worked for GDW until its closing. Then a few years later without a job I received a call from Glory Braddock who informed me that she was the new owner of GCW and wanted to know if I was interested in renewing my contract.
He chuckles.
Dexter: The rest is history. I’d like to thank the Alan Family for taking a chance with this dweeb, nerdy little journalist over twenty years ago. I would like to thank Glory Braddock for giving me a second chance. I would also like to thank my lovely wife, Aubrianna Powers…
The crowd boos. Dexter chuckles.
Dexter: I know she’s not exactly the most popular with you guys, but she is my wife and I love her dearly. She has always supported me. And finally I would like to thank my colleagues...Samuel Price, Roderick Osbourne, Yo Joe, Robert E. Lee, Marty McMahon, Jack Griffith, Jim Bishop, and yes, even you Janice King.
He winks at the camera.
Dexter: We’re all colleagues, we all do this job to the best of our ability, and you are the best team in the business today. Thank you.
Dexter leaves the podium. Glory Braddock returns.
Glory: Next inductee is a former multiple time Global Champion, Isabella Harker!!!
Harker steps onto the stage and up to the podium.
“I wanted to start off by thanking everyone for being here tonight. Tonight is more than a celebration of the past year, or the past legacies of the Hall of Fame inductees, myself included. Tonight is a celebration of GCW in general. We have come so far as a company in the last ten years, since the company was dragged out of the grave, dusted off, and injected with new life. This weekend being the tenth Resurrection since the company literally was resurrected is a good time to look back on ten years of memories and see just how much better we are today than we were back then. We have built our own names. We have stars that were never seen outside of a GCW ring. And tonight, I find my place in the Hall of Fame, the shining example of those GCW-made names.
When I came to GCW, no one knew what to expect. I wasn’t the same class as the other women. I wasn’t a “name”. I was just a girl with some training under my belt at the Youth of a Nation Academy and a connection, and that connection brought me here to act as Brittany Kayl’s “Royal Guard”. I did my best, but Elena Hammer was never going to main event Resurrection… never going to make HERstory. In order to get where I wanted to be and, ultimately, find myself on this stage, I knew I needed to embrace who I am, become my own woman, and carve my own destiny.
There are so many people I could thank… friends, foes, and everything in between. I know that if I tried to remember all of the names, I’d forget some, and probably spend the next year being hunted down by someone who felt slighted, so to everyone who contributed to the rise of Isabella Harker, thank you.
But the real heroes here aren’t those who helped me along the way.... Who put their minds in place to build up this mythos of Isabella Harker. The real heroes are you, who have invited me into your homes, who have paid good money to see me in person, and who have dropped a small fortune to show the public your support of me. Your support has been what made me. Your support has pushed me to HERstoric heights. Two Global Championships. Multiple other titles. The Civil War. Two Resurrection main events. Setting an unrivaled performance the weekend I defended a Championship twice. That was all for you. And while tonight, I go to bed a new Hall of Famer, the real work begins when the weekend is over. Because I may have been to the top of the mountain before, but when you get there, you get greedy for it. When you get greedy for it, you want it back… and I want the top of the mountain back.
Thank you… and stay tuned! We’ve only just begun!
Harker leaves the stage. Glory returns one more time.
Glory: And our next inductee, Myra Lynwood!!!
The scene cuts to Myra Lynwood who stands behind the podium and she’s in a bit of bewilderment considering that she’s being cheered by a GCW audience for the first time in… perhaps… ever. Despite that surprise that she’s hearing, she’s able to compose herself together and express her thoughts on what is a monumental evening.
Myra Lynwood: I never thought I’d ever hear cheers from a GCW audience, but here we are…
Myra pauses for a brief laugh from the audience.
Myra Lynwood: Then again, considering the events of my career here, I never imagined I’d ever be back here for tonight but I did want to say that GCW certainly holds a special place in my heart and will always hold an unmatched significance as far as my entire career is concerned. Six years ago, when I first came here, I had been out of the business for a couple of years. The previous company I had wrestled in had closed abruptly, I had become a mother and there were so many things going on that kept me out of the business for a while but ultimately, I found my way back to the business and I ended up finding my way here. I remember when I first got here, I was basically known as Jazmyn Rain’s best friend. Those that knew me before I came to GCW knew that I was someone that had fought for what was pure and what was right for this business and when I first came here, that’s exactly what I set out to be. Of course, I was out of the business for two years… well… two years too long, and I really had no idea that just those two years basically made me a nostalgia act when I walked through the doors of GCW. even when I was North American Champion and fighting that good fight, it just wasn’t feeling right
So I had to reinvent myself and I had to change the game all over again as it pertained to my career and so… that gave rise to the “Mistress of Manipulation”. That gave rise to Utopia! WOW… talk about a throwback huh? You all know the story of Utopia. You all know how for a long, long time here in GCW, Utopia terrorized and caused a whole lot of hell in Global Championship Wrestling. I’m not here to say that I am proud of our actions, but what I can tell you is that Utopia did make its mark in this company in a damn big way! Obviously, there was me winning Civil War, there was me becoming the GCW Global Champion and well… let’s be honest, when I was here, there were so few, if any, that were hated more than me and the hate was justified. I’ve since repented from my awful ways. I’m glad to come here not being that person anymore and I admit, it’s a little odd knowing that this night is about what I had accomplished in GCW considering the ways I got to what I accomplished.
I betrayed my own best friend. I took shortcuts I swore I would never take. I did awful things here even with all that I accomplished and I can’t change all that. So, I had to really sit back before I got here tonight and I had to think to myself: ‘what did I accomplish? What was my true mark in this company? Where did I really leave my mark in GCW?’ And then I remembered all the wars and battles that I had with Jazmyn Rain…
I remember that Seven Stages of Hell EPIC MATCH that we had a few summers ago and to this day that is still one of the most memorable matches of my career and a match that I am going to treasure for the rest of my career. I defeated her. Hell, I beat the hell out of her just like she beat the hell out of me. And through all of that, she took that experience, she evolved and she became the Guardian Angel. She took the ball and she ran with it.
I remember someone that I used to be with, someone that to this day, I love as one of my best friends and god, it was SO SURREAL to see him again after all this time of course… I’m referring to Adrian Waters. Prior to Utopia, Adrian was someone that was struggling and not able to find his groove just yet. We got together and when Utopia really took off, so did he. He became a champion… a WORLD champion at that. And yeah, it sucked that we weren’t on the same brand most of the time I was here, but damn it, I was and still am SO proud of EVERYTHING he’s accomplished in this company. I’m so proud that I was a part of that.
I sat back and I remembered two amazing young ladies that… at the time… I did take for granted and I did treat like crap. I’m talking about Sedona Sky. I’m talking about Chelsea Summers… LeClair rather… and Andrea Hernandez and Chelsea, I am so flattered that you decided to come to this tonight. They were GCW Tag Team Champions and one of the best GCW teams of their time and when they left GCW, their singles careers were really in their infancies. Before GCW, nobody knew who they were. Now? Since GCW, they have both become two of the best in the business and have gone on to become singles stars with main event level success and like Adrian, a part of me feels a sense of pride knowing that they’ve done so well.
It may not have been the most orthodox of ways, but to answer my own question of what I accomplished? The one thing that I am going to be proud of the most as it pertains to my GCW career? It’s the fact that three amazing, brilliant people have gone on to have amazing success since Utopia. That’s what I’m most proud of. Utopia made three new stars in GCW and in this business and that’s my biggest accomplishment here and that’s something I am proud of.
So Adrian… Chelsea… Andrea… THANK YOU for being so amazing and being so brilliant during the Utopia days.
THANK YOU to Jazmyn Rain for being undoubtedly one of my best friends and being one of my biggest rivals EVER in my career.
THANK YOU to one of my best friends in Aphrodite Noel who is one of the greatest people I’ve ever known in this business.
THANK YOU to some of my biggest rivals throughout my time in GCW for bringing the best out of me. Along with Aphrodite and Jazmyn, there was Tim Myers, Victoria Salinas, Trenton Snow, Brittany Kayl, hell you can throw Andrea herself on that list. I will ALWAYS cherish the battles that we had together.
And I want to thank ALL of you here at GCW for giving me my first platform in this business when I came out of retirement!
You will ALWAYS hold a place in my heart and I am grateful beyond words that my last chapter of GCW is a happy and positive one!
So thank you for the AMAZING MEMORIES, GCW and here’s to seeing Resurrection 20!
Myra expresses a smile as she soaks in the cheers from the audience. She continues to beam with pride as she exits, happy to have a much more positive closure to her GCW chapter!
Glory Braddock returns to the podium one final time.
Glory: Thank you to the Hall of Fame Class of 2021 for your career contributions to GCW. Thank you to everyone who won awards and were nominated for your contributions to this past year’s success. And I want to thank the fans for continuing to support GCW. Ten years ago I may have used my finances to purchase this place and “Resurrect” it, but ultimately it was you the fans who have given it the support necessary to continue to live on for ten years now. It has been an honor and a privilege to watch this great company grow from what it was ten years ago to what it is today. Ten years ago Resurrection was just a one night event. Now It’s such an enormous event that it takes three nights to get everything in. Last night we were in Vegas, tonight we are in the home of GCW, Raleigh, North Carolina, and tomorrow night we cap everything off in the historical Madison Square Garden in New York City. Thank you everyone, congratulations to tonight’s match winners, award winners, and the Hall of Fame inductees, and I will see everyone tomorrow night for Resurrection X Night Three!
Re: Resurrection X [NIGHT 3]
Somewhere in the arena, we zero in on Randall Williams standing in front of a locker room door to reads “Big Jeffrey.” He knocks. Jeffrey Alexander opens up the door just enough to showcase his face and upper body. Randall looks at him strangely.
Randall: What? Not going to let me in?
Jeffrey shakes his head.
Jeffrey: Sorry homie, I can’t ruin the big reveal.
Randall tucks his hand in his pockets. He tilts his head to the side.
Randall: Should I be worried?
Jeffrey: Nah homie, all good. You know wrestling one zero one, Big Brother is always watching. I got on some very special wrestling tights fitting for a Black Hollywood premiere. Sorry, can’t risk the goods being revealed.
Randall shrugs.
Randall: Fair enough. All I wanted to do was stop by to wish you luck. Oh, you better fucking win.
Jeffrey smirks.
Jeffrey: I got this in the bag, homie, don’t sweat it. Yo’ boy lives rent free in Kellen Jeffries head. Think about it. Last year; Kellen whooped my ass in a steel cage, then stole the World Title briefcase from Big Jeffrey. For any normal person that would be enough vengeance. Nah. Tabitha needed me to fill in for someone for one night. Kellen gets pissy. Weeks later cost me my match with Aia. Plus he couldn’t help mocking my loss to M.A.E.V.E. Tell me whose inside whose head? I woulda been content not doing this. My GCW tenure is on the line. I got no choice. Last year I didn’t need to win. Now I do. I’d rather be on the road with D’Nae.
Randall nods.
Randall: I understand. I didn’t think I would enjoy traveling back and forth from the UK to the states. Being by Livvie’s side? Well worth it. Did you ever imagine we would be in this position.
Jeff: To be honest, never thought you’d get over Glory. Here we are.
Randall smirks.
Randall: Livvie is the best. I don’t want to keep you. Make me a promise, don’t get yourself killed.
Jeffrey laughs.
Jeff: Can’t make a promise I can’t keep.
Randall presents his fist.
Randall: Fair enough.
Jeffrey fist bumps Randall. Both men nod. Randall walks away. Jeff closes the door. Scene fades.
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“This is it baby, the one we have been waiting for. Finally I can get rid of Big Jeffrey permanently, and I am going to do it all for you, and of course the one percent.”
As if we could not tell by the voice we open in the locker room of the former GCW World Heavyweight Champion Kellen Jeffries who is talking to his wife Amber Jeffries who is rubbing his back while he sits down in his ring attire on a bench in front of the lockers.
Amber: “Like I can totally not wait for you to just be finished with Jeffrey. He is nothing but like a stain on professional wrestling, and NOT a member of the one percent at all, as if!”
Kellen: “This has been going on for well over a year, even before he wore the pants with a picture of YOU on the backside, which was unforgivable.”
Kellen snorts, remembering that awful situation while Amber chimes in.
Amber: “Yeah, that was like not cool at all and stuff. It is not like I ever had Jeffrey’s face printed on the butt of my wrestling tights.”
Even Kellen finds this statement by his wife to be somewhat odd but decides to let this go, instead continuing on to talk about his upcoming match with Jeffrey Alexander which is just moments away.
Kellen: “Eventually though, I faced him one-on-one, man-to-well than a man inside of a steel cage match, and I would win that match. I beat him from pillar to post, beat him like any one percenter would beat a member of the ninety-nine percent, within an inch of his rotten, pathetic life. You would think that would be the end of it, but sadly it was not!”
Snarling at the memory of his saga with Jeffrey, the camera pans in close until only his face is showing as he continues.
Kellen: “No, despite the fact that I had beaten him beyond all recognition that was not enough for “Big Jeffrey”, because that man has such an incredible ego that he cannot stand someone else being in the spotlight, even if that someone is his own girlfriend like D’Nae Brow.”
Amber: “I really hate D’Nae, she is like so jealous of me, as if!”
Kellen: “I understand how you feel baby, but when you think about if D’Nae is another victim of Jeffrey Alexander’s ego just like you and I. Because “Big Jeffrey” could not step aside and allow even his own girlfriend to have the spotlight instead of him for once. If he could, he would have allowed himself to be D’Nae and Miss America’s manager and nothing else. If he could have just done that, we would not have these issues between us but sadly he could not and instead he did exactly what I knew he would do when I heard that he had started as a manager. I knew he would be back in the ring, stealing the spotlight from other people and putting it back on himself, that is just what he does.”
A sigh escapes from Kellen lips but all you have to do is watch carefully as his face gets redder and redder and quickly you realize that Kellen is getting furious.
Kellen: “And I tried, oh how I tried to ignore him. Yeah everyone wants to blame the fighting between us continuing on me, but I couldn’t help it, damn it. I am a representative of the one percent, I am the uncrowned GCW World Heavyweight Champion! I could not stand to watch someone that I had beaten so badly try to satisfy his huge ego by stepping back into the ring after I had forced him out of it. Granted that night wasn’t on the card that the loser would lose his GCW career like Jeffrey is going to lose his career tonight, but you would think that I beat him so bad in that cage already that tonight shouldn’t even be about him but it is, because Jeffrey tries to make everything about him!”
At this point Kellen is almost shaking; he is so angry, a point that even has Amber concerned for her husband.
Amber: “Like I don’t like how mad you are getting right now baby. You need to focus on what you are trying to do.”
Kellen: “I am going to get rid of Jeffrey Alexander permanently so that he can never disrespect professional wrestling or more importantly MY WIFE ever again, and that is all that I am focused on tonight! Years from now when you and I have children together I want them to be proud of what I am about to do on this night, because this is the night when I have said that nobody will ever be crude or crass enough to display picture of my wife’s and their mother’s face on the ass of their wrestling attire again! I really don’t think people understand just how much this really pisses me off, but by the end of the night everyone will.
You see, normally I am not a very patient man at all. Normally I take what I want because I am a member of the one percent and taking what we want is just what we do. As a member, a representative of the one percent, I am entitled to that damn it! That is what I did late last year when I shocked the world, cashed in my briefcase, and won the GCW World Heavyweight Championship! I did that because I am better than everyone else in this company and it is not even close really. I am so damn good I faced not one but two number one contenders in Brooklyn Smith and Brittany Kayl at Civil War simultaneously and I defeated both of them to retain my title. Then there is Nadia Allen…
Nadia Allen STOLE the World Heavyweight Championship from me! The GCW General Manager Tabitha Silverstone didn’t even tell me that my match was first as the main event!
I WASN’T READY DAMN IT, I WASN’T READY!!”
Another loud sigh and now this time Kellen seems much more composed.
Kellen: “That should have been what this night was all about, taking my rightful place as your leader once more, taking back what was stolen from me, taking back what I never lost. I should be getting ready to face Nadia Allen in the final match of the evening, the main event of Resurrection.”
Amber: “You like totally should, baby!”
Kellen: “I should, but I can’t, because I need to deal with this Big Jeffrey situation once and for all. Deal with it I shall too, See, everyone thinks that Jeffrey has me right where he wants me, Black Hollywood Street Fight. Falls Count Anywhere and anything goes but all of you people forget I grew up playing hockey. I know how to fight and tonight I will remind all of you of this when I defeat Jeffrey Alexander and end his career in this promotion once and for all. Then after that I will get back my GCW World Heavyweight Championship!”
Amber: “Like I am going to be so proud of you, baby.”
Kellen: “Damn right you will be. I am going to make you proud!”
Without another word, the two get and kiss before heading toward the ring area, turning off the light as they walk out.
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Loser Leaves GCW Match
Black Hollywood Street Fight
Kellen Jeffries vs. Jeffrey Alexander
This was the first match of the evening and the crowd was certainly hot for it. Jeffrey would come out to the ring first and when Kellen would come from backstage, he would make a beeline for the arena, angered by the fact that his face was plastered on the butt of Jeffrey’s pants. The guys didn’t even wait for the bell as both of them were throwing haymakers from the outset. With each of them putting their careers on the line it would be better for both men if they tried to pace themselves or had some sort of strategy. However that was trumped by the amount of pure hatred that these two men have for one another. Kellen being a former NHL player was seeming to get the best of fist a cuffs with Jeffrey, but Jeffrey would duck a final right hook and then get clotheslined to the canvas. Kellen would get up along the ropes only to be sent flying over the top rope and out of the ring by a running big boot to the face from Jeffrey.
With the ringside crowd going ballistic at this point, Jeffrey would wait patiently for Kellen to get to his feet before connecting with a baseball slide to the face that puts him right back down on the floor. With both men out on the floor, Jeffrey takes a steel folding chair and when Kellen stood up, Jeffrey tried to cave in his skull with a sickening chair shot, though the crowd loved the thud of chair meeting skull. Following not one but two snap suplexes Jeffrey pulls Kellen up again and sits him in the chair which he now has sitting up. Jeffrey then screams something at Kellen about being a “bitch” as he is peppering him with shots to the head before backing up to get a head start. Jeffrey then launches toward Kellen looking to take his head off this time with the running big boot again. Kellen is saved this time however by his wife Amber who pulls him off of the chair and out of the way. Jeffrey’s knee collides with the chair hard as the crowd boos and Jeffrey now walks with a limp as he is in obvious pain.
Kellen is recovering with Amber by his side, when there is a roar from the fans as coming down to ringside is D’Nae Moore. Never one to back down from a fight, Amber meets D’Nae about ⅔ of the way to the ring and the two women trade blows all of the way back up the ramp and out of the arena. Meanwhile, Kellen has snuck in behind Jeffrey and slams with a punch right in the crotch while wearing brass knuckles. This drops Jeffrey to the floor in agony but he doesn’t stay there for long because Kellen has him back on his feet so he can slam him back down with an Alabama Slam. Then Kellen starts repeatedly stomping on Jeffrey while he is down, kicking him in both his face and his ribs. Ignoring the fans at ringside, Kellen makes his way to ringside steps and picks them up and waits for Jeffrey to stand back up before slamming the steps on his forehead. The shot with the steps puts Jeffrey back down in a heap on the floor and Kellen goes for the first cover of the match, cocky as ever as he does not even hook either leg
1
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2
No! Kickout by Jeffrey Alexander!
The fans roar throughout the arena as Jeffrey kicks out at to, although we can see that his forehead is split wide open with blood starting to everywhere. Kellen looking to not only finish Jeffrey off for his career but trying to do some permanent damage as gives Jeffrey a belly to back suplex on the floor. Then trying to decide what he wants to do next, Kellen picks up the steel steps and throws them over the top rope and inside the ring before yanking Jeffrey up and rolling him back into the ring. Back into the ring himself, Kellen then stands up on top of the steps and tries to get Jeffrey in position for a piledriver. Jeffrey blocks the piledriver not once but twice before countering and giving Kellen a huge back body drop off of the steel steps. Jeffrey then crawls over on top of Kellen for the cover
1
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2
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No! Kickout by Kellen Jeffries!
Sensing that this could be an opportunity for him, Jeffrey turns Kellen over on his stomach and locks in an STF. Kellen is writhing in pain for several moments when the referee asks him if he wants to give up but he screams “HELL NO!” and the match continues.
Jeffrey gets up pulling Kellen up with him and taking him to the corner before sitting on the top rope and then connecting with his finisher a top rope neckbreaker. Everyone in the arena was standing on their feet ready to be finished with the 1 percent regime but Jeffrey wasn’t done with his hated opponent. Taking Kellen to another corner and demoralizing him with a second top rope neckbreaker.
Jeffrey stands up and looks down at Kellen smiles, stepping on his chest for the cover…
1
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2
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3!
The crowd goes ballistic as Jeffrey is announced as their winner and Kellen is out of GCW.
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Backstage in Madison Square Garden in New York City we find the 2021 Civil War winner and number one contender to the GCW World Championship, “The Kensington Knockout” Julia Braddock, walking through the halls of the arena in search of her good friend Destiny Skye. She doesn’t have to look far. She finds Destiny in the catering area with a cup of coffee in hand. The blonde approaches her dark haired friend and waves politely.
Julia: Destiny, how the hell are ya, mate?
Destiny: Doing great, love!
The two embrace in a tight hug. After a few moments they break the embrace and continue their conversation.
Julia: Resurrection is a big night for us, isn’t it? Are you ready to face down Van Stanton and his goons in hell in a cell?
A downright evil sneer crosses Destiny’s lips.
Destiny: You know I am, mate. Mason has screwed over me, Hannah, Kendra, and you for so damn long. He damn near ruined our careers. But tonight he pays for all of his crimes, not just against us but against everyone he has ever hurt, and he pays for in spades.
Julia: I should be there with you, Des. I mean, I had a chance to end this at Civil War but couldn’t get the job done. This match is happening because I failed, I…
Skye shakes her head.
Destiny: Quit that nonsense right now, Jules. We all know how cunning Mason is; you, Hannah, and Kendra did your best but that’s in the past. And you redeemed yourself by going on to win the Civil War Match. Now you can become GCW World Champion tonight. But remember what your old man said? If you focus too much on the past you will be distracted by it and lose. Focus on the here and now. Nadia is the here and now. Focus on beating her. Let Hannah, Kendra, Gabriela, and myself handle The McBrides, Mason, and Sutter.
Destiny sighs.
Destiny: Besides, I owe it to you. It should be me that finishes this alongside Wrestling’s Most Wanted, because I started all of this. I let my jealousy cloud my judgment and that jealousy allowed him to get you roped into his web of deceit. You escaped, thankfully, but before he corrupted you. Tonight I make amends for you...for Hannah...for Kendra...for all of us. I swear to God I will throw Mason off that cell if it is the last thing I do.
She places a hand on Julia’s shoulder.
Destiny: And I just want one thing from you tonight.
Julia: What’s that?
Destiny: Win. Promise me right here and now that you will win the GCW World Championship tonight. I heard the crap spewing from Nadia’s mouth about how you’re somehow privileged just because of your last name. That’s utter bullshit. No one has had to fight harder and overcome more obstacles to get to this point than you. Shove all of her talk right down her throat tonight and become World Champion. Do it for me, Hannah, Kendra, do it for your family, do it for your father, do it for all of us. Understand?
Braddock nods her head.
Julia: I promise. Tonight I will win the GCW World Championship. Nothing will stop me.
Destiny embraces Julia once more.
Destiny: That’s all I needed to hear. Good luck out there and make the bitch tap out if you can...but eh, I’ll settle for a pin too.
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Tick.
Tock.
Tick.
Tock.
Tick.
Tock.
Livvie: The ticking clock. It really is an overused cliche in our business isn't it? For me, it's a rhythm that I hear often. It's a rhythm that sounds better than any Spotify playlist out there. Especially when you consider what it stands for. Ends and beginnings. Like the end of a title reign. And the beginning of another one. I know, I know. You've heard it before. But I assure you. This is one time that you can be guaranteed that the story of the clock. It's a real one. It's the truth.
Suddenly, Livvie Nelson is shown sitting in a large, fancy throne-like chair. Randall Williams stands off to the side, leaning an arm over the top as he takes a puff from a cigar and smiles.
Livvie: I learned everything I know in this business from the Glenn Braddock school. I learned everything from some of the best wrestlers this business has ever seen. They are the founders, the very architects of what makes this company so damn great. But in me, they created a new monster. They created someone prepared to topple the pedestals and redefine what it means to be a champion in this company. For more than a year I have been waiting for a chance... an opportunity to prove exactly what I can do for this company. I battled and fought and I earned myself this opportunity to compete for the X-Division Championship. Does anyone really think I'm going to let this slip away?
Livvie reaches to the side and pulls up a small, ornate clock and sits it on the arm of the chair. She holds the top and winds the back of it a few times and then grins.
Livvie: This clock is now ticking. By the time it stops, I will be the new X-Division Champion. And Shotgun will have a new member of it's royal guard for everyone to bow down to and for them to wish they could be as good as. I don't intend to just win this and go away shortly after. This is the start of something that will be remembered for a long, long time. Because what the world, and M.A.E.V.E., will learn soon is that I don't need to do my talking on social media. I do it right here. You hear it from my mouth. You have a question for me? I will answer it in the ring. Not in a playlist. Not on Twitter. I will rule with an iron fist. I will be a true champion. I will be ruthless.
Livvie turns and looks over her shoulder at Randall and they smile to each other.
Livvie: That man you see back there? He's a true king of this industry. An absolute titan. Come the end of this night, I will be crowned as a queen. But for me it's only the beginning. I will continue to chart a path through this roster and knock down every single pawn that stands in my way. The X-Division is only the beginning. But for M.A.E.V.E. this is the end. Watch the clock, hun. Your time is ticking away. And my time? It's about to begin. Tick. Tock.
Tick.
Tock.
Tick.
Tock.
Tick.
Tock.
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X-Division Championship
Livvie Nelson Vs M.A.E.V.E (champion)
Livvie wasn’t going to be passive. She immediately took the fight to M.A.E.V.E caughting the X-Division Champion off guard. M.A.E.V.E is used to being the aggressor. Livvie flipped the script to start things off. Punches. Forearm shots. Not giving M.A.E.V.E any separation. M.A.E.V.E managed to land a head butt. She took control. Livvie had a lot of fight in her; the winner of the Destiny briefcase from last year was more than ready to create another resurrection moment.
When M.A.E.V.E was on the outside, Livvie leaped over the top rope, connecting with a senton to M.A.E.V.E. As much as she brought it to the champion at the start, once they got back in the ring, M.A.E.V.E managed to caught Livvie with a rope hung DDT that shifted momentum back in her favor. M.A.E.V.E opted to punish Livvie. Her offense focused primarily on the head. Knee strikes. Elbow strikes. Forearm strikes. On occasion M.A.E.V.E would escalate to a Tornado DDT. Each time M.A.E.V.E went for the pin, Livvie kicked out, expending more energy.
Livvie managed to give herself some room connecting with a Pele Kick. Then she ramped up the offense. Springboard moonsault. Standing moonsault. Scaled the top rope. Connected with a missile drop kick. Pinfall attempts were futile.
After some more back and forth, Livvie dropped M.A.E.V.E with a spinebuster. Not wasting any time, Livvie went for her trademark 450 Splash. And she connected. Livvie hooks the leg and...
One...
Two...
Three.
Winner: AND New X-Division Champion, Livvie Nelson.
The crowd was stunned. Initially Livvie looks shocked. Randal smirks on the outside. He runs over to the announce desk, grabs the X-Division Championship to rush in the ring to hand it to Livvie. By the time, M.A.E.V.E rolled out the ring to collect her thoughts. Randall wraps the X-Division Championship a round Livvie’s waist as the referee raises her hand. From briefcase winner one year to champion, what a progression.
--
[Up in the press box, Samuel Price is seated with Mo Money, Monika Neuuman...and Krissy of all people! Krissy has a laser focus on the action, dressed in a red crop top and black leather pants.]
Price: Samuel Price here with Krissy. Krissy, it's been a while since we've seen you in person. Tabitha Silverstone told you not to show up Resurrection because you weren't on the show and yet-
Mo: Wait, hold up-
[As Mo interjects, Krissy raises a hand to his face. Twisting her head and glaring at him, he quickly retreats. Krissy then turns her attention to Samuel Price.]
Krissy: GCW wasted a year of my career. Last year at this time I was riding high. Reverie was the talk of the town. My career was growing and growing. And because they employed an incompetent, spineless authority figure, he allowed someone to ruin what I was building. Til this day, GCW hasn't apologized to me for what Pete Floyd did. I should be out there. I did nothing wrong. Yet people forget.
[Krissy looks disgusted.]
Krissy: The world thirsts for justice...I should have been on this show. Lenore and Raynes and Vessey and Budde and Nava...there were a lot of chances that would have been mine. Floyd, Silverstone...they're just disposable. They are the same in my eyes.
[Krissy looks at Price.]
Krissy: Never again. I don't listen to Silverstone. Glory Braddock is the one that runs things. So I will address her. Stay tuned, Price. There's a lot coming from me because never again will I let these disposable authority figures drunk on silvers of power ruin what I've built. I'm above that. And in six months, I will be World Champion.
Price: Six months?
Krissy: Six months. Within these six months, I will win that title. I guarantee it. That is all.
[Krissy motions for Price to leave.]
Price: Thank you for this time.
[Krissy doesn't respond.]
Price: Back to you.
---
“You know, win or lose in the record books tonight, I know that I am back where I want to be for the first time in a long time, not only in my career, but in my life as well.”
In the locker room moments before she is heading out to face a woman that no one has kept on the mat in Aia, Kelsai Adamson-Mason looks up but there is no smiling face. Instead that has been replaced by a quiet confidence.
Kelsai: “In preparing for my match tonight, I had to face some tough choices, and that included going out there on my own. You see, I could have had my husband with me tonight. All I would have had to do was ask Victor to go out there with me, and he would have had no issue with it whatsoever. And I will grant you, that would make my life easier in one respect because, it has been a long time since Victor has accompanied me to the ring. If he came out to the ring with me, then people could quit asking me if Victor is ok, or if we are ok because they could see for themselves that he is, and seeing is believing right?
Tonight I face an opponent in Aia that is all about seeing is believing. That is because everytime that Aia has come to the ring in singles competition in GCW, she has dominated the competition. Seeing is believing like I said, and in the case of Aia, that woman is very good at so many things inside of a wrestling ring, that most people see her leaving tonight with another victory in singles competition.”
Standing and looking at the door, knowing what awaits her on the other side, Kelsai takes a moment to close her eyes and feel the gravity of the moment before opening her eyes again.
Kelsai: “I have no intention of using words to argue with any of you concerning that point. Aia has been nothing short of phenomenal during her time here, and if you believe that she is going to roll over me to one more victory on her way out of this company and this country then there is nothing that I am going to say that is going to cause you to change your belief. Because again seeing is believing and while all that people have seen from Aia is her crushing the competition the GCW has been putting in front of her whoever that maybe, what people have been seeing from me in the last year has been something very different than being dominant over my competition.
No, people have seen me getting frustrated with myself time and time again. People saw me losing joy in competition in the very industry that before this was my pride and joy professionally. So if I were to sit back here and tell all of you that I am going to go out and in front of the biggest stage that GCW has to offer and I am going to do something that nobody has even come close to doing thus far and defeat Aia one-on-one?”
Kelsai shakes her no.
Kelsai: “I am not going to change what any of you believe is going to happen with those words, I need to go out and prove it by doing just that. You see, that is why I wanted to face Aia, because I knew that when I lost the Civil War Match, a match that so many people were expecting me to win, I knew that I had also lost the ability to face the GCW World or Global Heavyweight Champion at Resurrection, a fact that gutted me. But I then looked for something else to do at this event and in Aia I found it.
The opportunity to do something that no one has been able to do before.
Seeing is believing and tonight the world is going to see that I have the ability to go out to the ring by myself, a decision that my husband and I made together, and do something that nobody has been able to do in GCW before, and will not have the opportunity to do after tonight because she is gone. I relish opportunities like that chance that I have in front of me tonight, to make history, and you know who else is relishing this opportunity I have tonight?
Aia.
I realized that when I read her words earlier this week during an interview. The majority of people are focused on what they have seen between the two of us. Aia knows the challenge that I present and tonight despite what all of you people have seen?
I don’t plan on losing.
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Kelsai Adamson-Mason Vs Aia
The crowd is on their feet as this match starts out with the two women trading rights and lefts in the center of the ring. There's no grudge. They have never faced each other before. It's pure competitiveness. Aia looking to leave America and GCW undefeated. Kelsai looking to break Aia's undefeated streak and return to winning form.
The first several minutes is back and forth, high paced action with neither woman gaining any sort of advantage. That changes when Kelsai throws Aia off the ropes and goes for a backdrop, only to have Aia put on the brakes and boot Mason square in the face. Aia goes for the cover, but Kelsai kicks out at 2. Aia then went on the offensive, performing several slam variations before moving to a vertical suplex, then a German suplex. Aia threw Kelsai into the turnbuckles and rushed in with a knee to her mid-section. Aia with a belly-to-belly suplex out of the corner and a cover...but Kelsai kicked out.
Aia was relentless and was able to repeatedly prevent Mason from turning the tide of the match. Aia kept Kelsai off of her feet for the next several minutes, but each time she attempted to get the pinfall, Kelsai kicked out. Aia started to show some frustration, hitting Kelsai with a big chop, then a swinging neck breaker. Another pin attempt, and another kick-out. Aia threw Mason into the turnbuckles and went for a splash, but Mason moved out of the way! Kelsai got behind Aia, rolling her up with a schoolboy...1...2...Aia kicked out!
Kelsai was now in control. She took Aia down with a roundhouse kick. This was followed by a standing dropkick. Mason with a frankensteiner and a cover, but Aia kicked out. Kelsai with a corkscrew elbow, and AIA retreated to the floor. Aia's timeout was short lived, as Mason caught her on the outside with a baseball slide. Kelsai threw Aia into the guardrail, then tossed Aia back into the ring. Kelsai went to the top and came down on Aia with Bombs Away...but Aia rolled out of the way! Aia quickly dropped an elbow on Mason and hooked a leg. 1...2...NO! Kelsai got a shoulder up!
Aia was back in control now, and her goal was to end the match. She hit a European uppercut then a spiked DDT. She made a cover, but Kelsai kicked out. Aia with Missile di Bellezza and another cover, but once again, Kelsai shoots a shoulder up. Aia waited patiently for Kelsai to rise then caught her with Dall'italia Con Amore. This time, it was over. 1...2...NO!!! Kelsai got a shoulder up! The crowd roared while Aia looked stunned. Aia with a second Dall'italia Con Amore, but Kelsai countered with a big spear! Kelsai threw Aia off the ropes and hit a flying forearm smash! Kelsai with The Double Shot! She makes a cover, but Aia gets a foot on the ropes! Kelsai is back to the top, coming off with Bombs Away...hitting the mark this time! She makes a cover, hooking a leg. 1...2...3!!!
Winner: Kelsai Adamson-Mason
Kelsai beams as her arm is raised in victory and the MSG crowd give her a standing ovation. Aia is obviously disappointed she wouldn't be leaving America undefeated, but when Kelsai offers her a hand up, Aia accepts. Kelsai then rolls out to the floor to celebrate with her fans.
--
Backstage in the dressing room of “The Kensington Knockout” Julia Braddock. The number one contender to the GCW World Championship is dressed in her silver and black two piece long pants wrestling gear with black wrestling boots. The beautiful blonde is with a trainer who has heavily padded gloves on his hands. Braddock is punching and kicking at the gloves. The trainer will occasionally throw a punch or two to test Braddock’s ability to dodge attacks and so far she has been able to avoid most of the attacks. Her training session is interrupting when a knocking is heard at the door. She motions for the trainer to stop.
Julia: Hold on a sec…come in!
Braddock turns and spots her sister, the owner of GCW, Glory Braddock walking in. Glory is wearing a black knee length pencil skirt, black patent leather high heel pumps, and a royal purple blouse. Her long blonde hair hangs straight and unrestrained to past the shoulders. Glory smiles warmly as she motions to the trainer.
Glory: How did I know that I’d find you here training until the very last minute?
Julia: Like you have any room to speak? You do the same thing.
Glory: That’s true. But we both learned it from the same person...our father.
The Kensington Knockout turns to face the trainer.
Julia: Mind stepping out for a moment?
Trainer: Sure.
The trainer walks out of the dressing room. Julia then turns back to face her older sister.
Julia: To what do I owe the pleasure of the visit, mate?
Glory: No reason in particular. I just wanted to wish you luck. Not as the owner of the company but as your sister.
Julia sighs and shakes her head.
Julia: Gloria, you really don’t need to say anything.
Glory: Actually I think I do. Your journey Resurrection last year to tonight has been one of overcoming insurmountable odds but as you’ve pointed out in the lead up to Civil War and in the lead up to tonight, your journey has been going on much longer than just one year. It really has been ten years in the making for you and I admit that our father...and myself included...we didn’t make it easy on you. Great things were expected of you just because of your last name. I can’t imagine the pressure you were under.
Julia: No, no you can’t. Even Nadia seems to think I’m privileged just because of who I am. I didn’t ask to be born a Braddock. Yet she thinks I’m privileged because of that? She has no idea of how much pain, heartache, and loss I had to endure because of the pressure. I caved in to the pressure early on in my career because I couldn’t deal with it. I turned to drugs to help fix my problems.
Tears are forming in the eyes of Julia Braddock. Glory hands her a tissue which Julia takes and uses to dab her eyes.
Julia: Yeah, I’m privileged alright. So privileged that I damn near ruined my life and career with drugs. I’m so privileged that my own “privileged” family couldn’t help me, I had to turn to Aphrodite Noel who taught me how to pick myself up and become my own person. This isn’t the story of just another Braddock who is getting yet another title shot. This is the story of a woman who is lucky to be alive, who fought her way out of the abyss, and now has earned herself a chance to make a name for herself, a name not associated with the Braddocks, not even associated with her adopted Noel family...but instead to become the very first Julia Braddock. If I become World Champion tonight, I can show the world what hard work and dedication can do. I can show that no obstacle, no amount of pain or suffering, nothing at all can keep you down forever. Because it took damn near ten years for me to recover and reach this point. Can I afford to lose?
She shakes her head.
Julia: No...no I cannot afford to lose.
She reaches out and grasps Glory’s hands tightly.
Julia: I appreciate why you’re here, Glory. I appreciate everything you have done to try and make things right between us. And as far as I’m concerned, everything that has gone on between us is water under the bridge. It’s forgotten. But tonight I need to do this on my own. No Mason, no Aphrodite, no Glory...no one...just me.
Glory: I understand, mate. I wouldn’t think of trying to influence things, anyway. It’s no longer my way of doing things. What I can and will say is that your story and Nadia’s story are both very inspirational. Either one of you as GCW World Champion, as a representative of this company, it is a good thing. And for both of you this is your first Resurrection main event. All I want to say is good luck and enjoy the moment.
Glory turns and exits, leaving her sister alone.
--
[In a locker room, we find D'Nae Moore seated on a folding chair. Dressed in her gear – leopard print top and bottom with black boots, and blonde streaks in her hair – D'Nae is ready to go for her match tonight, challenging Mariah Starr for the Heritage Championship. She seems calm and relaxed as she sits with her legs extended, crossed at the ankles, and her arms folded.]
D'Nae: “I know there's a lot of people out there who never thought they'd see me where I'm at now. About to compete on the biggest show of the year in GCW, looking to claim my first singles championship. Shit, there are people who thought I'd never make it out of Atlanta. Or never be accepted to train with Jeff and Amy Chastaine. Once BlackOut Academy was born, those people thought I'd never keep up, never graduate. Then they thought I'd never get a contract with a major wrestling company.
But here I am. I did ALL of those things, and I did them all by never giving up, and by not listening to all the people who doubted me every step of the way to where I'm sitting right now.
I know I got attitude, I know I talk big, but right now ain't the time for big talk. Its the time for big WORK, and my job tonight? Is to go out there, face that woman who thinks she's a champion because she got lucky, because some dude with a penis... allegedly... who thinks he's a man got into MY business and cost me the match. Last Shotgun I proved he ain't nothing to me, and now I'm gonna show the world that neither is Mariah.
Alright, she beat Miss America, she showed she can go. That just makes the way she got her hands on that title even worse. She CAN fight, she just didn't want to. She saw an opening to steal a vacant championship rather than work for it, bust her ass for it, BEAT some ass for it.... and all that ends tonight.
I have been working, busting my ass, beating ass ever since I got here to get to where I sit right now. Me and MA had a good tag run and Ima always respect her, but I gotta go out on my own. Win my own championship. Stand tall for myself. Ain't no one gonna advocate for me except me. Well, except for Jeff... but he ain't fighting for me.
I fight for me.
My whole life story... my heritage... is of being a fighter. To stay alive, to leave the bullshit I grew up with, to make my own way when it didn't look like there was a path, and most importantly... defying expectations and proving haters wrong.
So, to anyone who's watching this show tonight and thinks I can't beat Mariah, that I'll never be Heritage Champion.... I want you to look at my past. Everything I had to fight up from, go through, all the bullshit I've dealt with and pushed aside to get here.... and realize one thing.
You just as wrong as all those doubters were, every time. Tonight ain't no different. Watch me prove it. Watch me take what's meant to be mine. Watch me put Mariah Starr in her place.”
[D'Nae stands up from the chair, hands planted on her hips and a confident smile on her face.]
D'Nae: “Get ready for Moore.”
[With head held proudly high D'Nae keeps the confident smile as we cut away.
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Heritage Championship
D'Nae Moore vs Mariah Starr (champion)
Moore is off to a fast start, with a hard shoulder tackle, a hip toss, a deep arm drag into an arm bar. Mariah fights up to her feet. She breaks the hold with punches to the face. Mariah goes for a whip but Moore reversed and back body drops her opponent. Moore with a clothesline over the top and to the outside. Moore follows after her but Mariah pokes her in the eyes and then rams her face first into the steel ring post. Mariah with a ddt on the outside. Mariah rolls her back into the ring. Mariah with kick me deadly followed up by the greatest leg drop. A cover but only a two count.
Mariah with a snap suplex and a body slam. She goes for The Brightest Starr but Moore avoids contact. She whips Starr into the corner and comes in after with an avalanche. Straight from the A from Moore. A body slam from Moore followed up by Flip the Script. The cover but only a two. Moore goes for Dirty South but Starr slips free and connects with a release dragon suplex. Mariah with a spinning heel kick and then a super kick. Mariah connects with Starr Struck out of nowhere but Moore has the presence of mind to roll to the outside. Mariah sees Moore prone on the outside and leaps off the top with a 450 to the outside onto Moore!
Mariah rolls her back inside. She measures her for another Starr struck but this time Mariah avoids it. Moore goes for Dirty South but Mariah counters into a cutter attempt but Moore counters that into Mooregasm!
The cover...1...2...3NO!
Mariah kicks out!
Moore, not to be denied, delivers a second Mooregasm!
The cover...1...2...3!
Winner: AND NEW Heritage Champion, D’Nae Moore.
--
Backstage we find the journalist inducted into the GCW Hall of Fame. No, it isn’t Janice King, this is the newest inductee, Dexter Russell. Standing next to him wearing black and purple long wrestling trunks and purple boots is the man known by many names, among them The Most Loved Man On The Planet, The Emperor of Entrepreneurship, Captain Capitalism, Master Media Mogul, Saint Levi, Your Righteous Savior, The Titan of Twitter, The Sultan of Social Media, The Nova Wonder Killer, The Maharaja of Marketing; yes, this is Leviticus.
Dexter: Ladies and gentleman, I am Dexter Russell and with me at this time is…
Leviticus: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let’s talk about you for a second! You are a bonafide GCW Hall of Famer! You are a legend now! Your Hall of Fame status could mean big things for a man like you! Dexter Russell: The Movie! Dexter Russell: The Ice Cream Bar! Dexter Russell: The Video Game! Oh I could go on and on and on, because you, my good man, are divinity, just like another Hall of Famer we know all too well, am I right?
He chuckles. Dexter sighs.
Dexter: Well, speaking of Travis Vessey, tonight you will be facing him one on one in a match you wanted. Now that the time has arrived are you truly ready for, well, as you put it, a Hall of Famer?
Leviticus: Am I ready? Dex, does it look like I’m ready?
Dexter: Um…
Leviticus: Let me answer that! Of course I’m ready! I mean, what is expected of me tonight against Travis Vessey? What do the people expect out of The Titan of Twitter as he goes one on one with a former Global Champion in Travis Vessey? During the past several years I have been utilized as little more than card filler and cannon fodder. Nothing much is expected outta me. And that’s the brilliance of my plan, Dex. See, if I lose, no big deal! But if I win…
He snickers nastily.
Leviticus: ...think of how badly it might damage Travis Vessey’s image? I’m a lowly curtain jerker. I’m not even supposed to have a match tonight yet here I am facing Travis Vessey at Resurrection. And why do I have this match? Because of my brilliant marketing genius and because of Trista Foxx-Porter’s big fat mouth. She went and labeled Travis Vessey as a wrestling god. Now Vessey will learn first hand that his divinity comes with a price. A god against a mere mortal. This should be a cakewalk for him. But tonight, when I humble him, my stock will rise and his stocks will hit rock bottom faster than Wall Street on the day of the Great Depression! So am I ready? You can bet your ass I’m ready! I’m ready to shock the world!
Leviticus walks away.
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Travis Vessey vs. Leviticus
[Vessey is in the ring first but before Leviticus is introduced El Perro rushes the ring. He appears angry that he wasn’t booked. The referee tries to get him to leave. Vessey asks Perro to leave. El Perro offers a handshake. Vessey accepts the handshake and then El Perro kicks him below the belt and drops him with The Righteous Cleansing! That’s a Leviticus finishing move! El Perro tears off the mask to reveal that this is, in fact, not El Perro but LEVITICUS! Leviticus snickers, hopping up and down in celebration as if he just won the World Series and the Super Bowl. The referee offers to cancel the match but Vessey insists he wants to compete anyway. The referee reluctantly calls for the bell. Levi pounces on Vessey, stomping away ruthlessly before mounting him and raining down rights and lefts. Leviticus with a swinging neck breaker and a neck snap. Leviticus with a cover...1...2...Kickout! Leviticus locks in a neck vice. Vessey fights back to his feet but Levi drives a knee to the gut and drops him with a hangman’s neck breaker. Levi hops up to the middle rope and comes off with a flip over neck breaker. Levi with another cover...1...2...Kickout!]
[Leviticus with a belly to back suplex and then an stf. Vessey fights to reach the ropes. Leviticus pulls Vessey up and goes for Righteous Cleansing again but Vessey fights out of it and counters with Lethal Weapon! Ordinarily this would be the end but it’s the only offensive move Vessey managed to get in thus far and Vessey is still fatigued. Leviticus is up first using the ropes followed shortly by Vessey. Levi rushes in but gets caught by a back drop. Vessey with a snap suplex and then a release northern lights suplex. Vessey connects with a flying forearm smash. Leviticus rolls to the outside to stop the momentum. Vessey with a plancha over the top takes out Leviticus. Vessey goes for an Irish whip but Levi reverses, sending Vessey face first into the steel ring post. Levi rolls Vessey back into the ring. Levi goes for The Doomsday Prophecy for Vessey gets his knees up at the last possible second! Levi is up to his feet and turns right into a dropkick from Vessey followed by a spear. Vessey with a bridging German suplex...1...2...Kickout!]
[Vessey with a snap tiger suplex, then a second, then a deadlift German suplex! Vessey looks to be on fire! He goes to lock in a figure four but Levi counters with a small package...1...2...Kickout! Vessey scrambles up and walks right into The Book of Levi! Leviticus with The Doomsday prophecy! The cover...1...2...3NOOO! Vessey kicks out! Levi pulls Vessey up and whips him into the ropes. He lowers his head but Vessey makes him pay with a kick to the face. Vessey goes for Lethal Weapon again but Levi counters into The Truth Shall Set You Free! Will Vessey tap out? The referee is right there to check for a submission. Vessey shakes his head, saying no. Vessey fights towards the ropes. He is almost there...finally Vessey reaches the ropes after about a minute and a half in the painful hold. Leviticus is relentless though. He pulls Vessey up and goes to hit Righteous Cleansing again but Vessey counters with Lethal Weapon! The cover...1...2...3NOOO! Leviticus got a shoulder up! Vessey is a little surprised by this but doesn’t let up. He pulls Levi up and drops him with his patented Vessey Driver! The cover...1...2...3!]
WINNER: Travis Vessey
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Cameras go backstage, where you see Jody and Nicky standing by with microphones in hand, looking like they've only finished training for the tag titles. Jody shook his head with the microphone and let Nicky due to him being responsible for winning the shot for the tag team titles in the first place.
Nicky Stone: "It's your favourite sexy stud here to address the tag titles I won by being in the top three of the Civil War rumble we had a couple of months ago. Tonight is the night we'll take on against the team who haven't done a lot of screaming, scream machine. So you see, we knew the Livewire brand had a tag title match, plus, we know we'd eventually face them in the future. Also, Scream Machine asked and demanded challengers that are more than just teams on Shotgun to face them for the gold. It seems like Jody was right when we stated they shot themselves in the foot, especially with that win Jody got over Siouxsie Blade on the last Shotgun show and who saw that coming?"
Jody shook his head on the answer to that question as Nicky nods his head and strokes the skull statue Jody always carries around with him, even to the training facility.
Nicky Stone: "That proves how incapable Scream Machine has been as tag champions, to sit out all those weeks not to have a match, apart from some local talent. We've been here, proving ourselves that we're The Bad Bastards and by the way, Jody is far more hated than Andrew Raynes is. The point is we heard Mara talk so much shit about being the best and all that crap when you have never faced us as a team. Come on, how can you proclaim of being the best when you haven't fought us yet? Sure, you have defeated other teams before you, but we're fresh on the scene."
Nicky nodded his head at the comments he made so far as the fans boo The Bad Bastards as Jody listens on, stroking his skull statue as he wanted to fight to win for today.
Nicky Stone: "Oh wow, look what came out of the sewer, Siouxsie Blade with her shit talk on Jody. Here I thought you didn't give a shit about professional wrestling when you're so quiet. Maybe you should speak up more, especially how embarrassing it made you when Jody picked up the win. Of course, the respect is much greater than of other teams we've trashed in the past; that's why we've been a little low with that, but still, we're going to beat the shit out of the pair of you tonight as it's The Bad Bastard's time to rise to the top, being as confident we are to destroy every single word you've all said towards us, and it will end up in another embarrassing loss, but this time to take away the one thing you've kept hold of since we've come to GCW as a team, those tag titles."
Jody nodded as he holds up the skull statue to the camera, stroking it, feeling the sense of anger, passion to win the tag titles.
Nicky Stone: "No more will you ever brag about being the best tag team in the division, no more will you ever moan and complain there isn't a team out there that can beat you because we're here and we're going to shut you the fuck up like Jody proved in the match last time out. We're going to do everything it takes for you girls to scream when you lose the titles to us because we're The Bad Bastards and nobody or anyone can stop us from taking them. We will pin you for the three count and walk away with the tag titles and there's nothing you girls can do about it, no matter how attractive I find you both."
Jody clapped as he and Nicky got together and went back to the locker room.
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[Mara Kade and Siouxsie Blade sit near the curtains, getting ready for their match. Mara and Siouxsie are dressed in their ring gear and have their World Tag Team belts on the floor.]
Mara: This is it, Bad Bastards. Your last few moments of optimism and faith and whatever. This is where your dreams die. We are proud champions. We love being champions. And for the last year, we crawled our way back to this point. We didn’t run from our failures. We didn’t get scared. We took it on the chin and we climbed and we climbed until we got it back.
[Mara wraps her arm around the neck of Siouxsie.]
Mara: There is no one on this planet that I would want in my foxhole than Siouxsie Blade. And yeah Jody, you may have beaten her a couple of weeks ago. But if there’s anything at the core of Scream Machine, it’s resilience. We’re tough bitches to put down. We’re stubborn. The reason why we are stubborn is because we’re the f**king best. Three straight Resurrections. Three straight Tag titles matches. That’s as good as it gets...but we’re not satisfied.
[Mara looks at the camera.
Mara: Not at all. Even with these belts, Jody and Nicky, we still have a lot that we want to do. You know why? Because last night, Nicky, Jody, the Rising Tide were named Tag Team of the Year. Last year they split it with us. This year they win it outright. That doesn’t sit right with us. We want to leave no doubt in people’s minds that Scream Machine is at the top. Not Rising Tide, not any of these f**king teams. We’ll slaughter them all! Line them up. And Bad Bastards, this is what you chose. You chose to come to us. We’ll gladly take it. These are the matches that we live for, that Scream Machine is built on.
[Mara looks at Siouxsie and then back at the camera.]
Mara: So we’ll see you out there, in front of everybody. When that bell rings, I’m sure we’ll see the piss running down your legs. Because you two know. Deep down you know. We expect a good fight from you two and we expect you to give it your best. But your best means shit. Every time Scream Machine has been in the big matches, nine out of ten times, we deliver. That’s why we make the big bucks, Bastards. That’s why our name is our name. Jody, Nicky, tonight we will fight you til the end and if you’re going to take our belts from us, then you’re going to have to kill us. We will die on our feet's defending these belts. But the thing, tonight, you two will die before you get the chance to do so.
[Siouxsie clears her throat, looking as dangerously lovely as ever, tilting her head, holding Charles in her arm, not happy about losing to Jody on the last Shotgun, but knows what is most important is Resurrection and the title defense tonight.]
Siouxsie: I’m not happy nor do you think I should be happy to be honest, getting robbed and beaten by a once hobo on purpose, not even because he had the resources is just plain lunacy, I know nothing about being crazy and…. Wait…. No, I do know a little about being fucking crazy and that is where this all plays out, because you see Jody and Nicky, you never faced us when the belts are on the line Have you ever in your wildest dreams thought about the shit I think about in my sick, twisted and demented head? No, and that is why you two cursing up a storm and talking shit on Twitter is the powdered sugar on a funnel cake, it’s not needed, never was but it makes it look tastier. You two shit stains are all bark and no bite, Mara and I are going to prove that to you come later tonight. Charles here was telling me that I need to make someone bleed, and I agree, maybe it will be Jody, maybe it will be Nicky, maybe it will be both, but just remember this, we are the Tag Team Champions for a reason, we are the ones that run this place, we ARE Tag team wrestling, you're just a guest on our stage and tonight we are kicking you the fuck off!
[Mara laughs as Siouxsie tilts her head.]
Siouxsie: Especially you, Jodie, I’m going to make sure that I take you out, looking down at your broken body and holding up Scream Machine’s Tag Team Championships! You want to play games, think you can get one over me? No, because paybacks are called Siouxsie Blade and Mara Kade…. Which are TWO bitches! So listen to me closely boys, tonight we not only walk out as Tag Team Champions, we prove why we are the most dominant team in ALL of wrestling so go ahead…. Run, run as fast as you can as we REFUSE! RESIST! RECLAIM! What we neve lost, the two baddest bitches on the block…. Oh and Charles just told me in some kind, sweet words…. To fuck you both up!
[Siouxsie starts to laugh, walking out as Mara smirks, lowers her glasses and winks.]
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Global Tag Team Championships
The Bad Bastards Vs Scream Machine (champions)
Mara tweeted “time to die Bad Bastards” early in the week. Best believe her and Sio came at their challengers like demons possessed. Sio and Mara looked at each others before entering the ring. Nodded. Set their belts down and charged into battle. The bell had not officially rung to signal the start of the match, both teams were already brawling. Sio went after Jody. Mara went after Nicky. The self proclaimed ladies man of GCW did separate himself from Mara. Clearly more lover than fighter. Sio had Jody in the corner. She was consumed with stomping a mud hole in him, which wasn’t going to improve his already “sunny” disposition.
Nicky begged Mara off. She didn’t care. Mara met a thumb in the eye for her troubles. Nicky grabbed a steel chair. He slid in the ring. He tried to hit Sio with him. Her sixth sense kicked in, she turned around, she kicked him in the inner thigh. She mounted him. Ground and pound. Jody recovered just enough from the beating to grab the chair. He caught Sio once with the chair, stomping her assault on his partner. Mara entered the ring. Prevented another chair shot.
Those two went at it.
Several referees flocked down to the ring to restore a semblance of order. With both teams separated, the match can officially begin with the sound of the bell.
Mara started the match, giving Sio some rest. Jody started for his team. As you would expect chaos continued, a little controlled from the early ruckus. Sio insisted she come back in the ring, Mara gave her partner what she wanted. Jody however tagged himself out. Nicky took the reigns. He blew a kiss to Sio. She raised an eyebrow. To the surprise of many she walked up to Nicky, rubbed her hand on his cheek. He smiled. He went in for a kiss. In return Sio bit his nose, Nicky screamed in agony. She gave him a slap for good measure.
Scream Machine looked as though they had this one in the bag. A timely knee to the back of Sio when Nicky irish whipped her into the ropes was what was needed to gain control. Bad Bastards cut off half the ring. Sio caught the brunt of some of their double team moves. The Rocket launcher. Belly-to-back suplex, diving leg drop combination. Each time Sio kicked out. There was an exchange where Nicky mouthed off “you can help me celebrate me and Jody’s win.” All this got Nicky was his face getting scratched. He screamed “ow, my face.” Before Sio could follow up, Jody came in the ring, pulled Sio’s hair. Mara tried to prevent any double team from happening, the referee focused more on her than Jody. This allowed Bad Bastards to execute a Double DDT on Sio. Mara exited the ring. Noticing the pin, the referee counted to two.
Sio turned things around when an attempted piledriver by Jody was blocked. She poked him in the eye.
Mara caught the hot tag. She was a house of fire. Working at a faster pace, keeping Jody off guard. Nicky tried to save his partner. That didn’t work in his favor.
The closing of the match with Sio and Jody as the legal competitors. With the referee focused on them; Nicky was going to enter to help his partner. This prompted Mara Kade to pull him off the apron. She drove her knee as hard as she could into his groin. He doubled over. Jody was able to drop Sio with a piledriver, a move he used last year to become X-Division Champion. Mara slid in the ring; chop blocked his arm. Sio was quick to follow this up with a curb stomp. Mara went back to her corner, Sio tagged her in. Mara drove Jody’s head into the mat with a curb stomp. Sio and Mara continued the curb stomp party. The last curb stomp, performed by Sio, forced the referee to back Sio off so they could check on the condition of Jody. The referee called for the bell.
Winners: AND STILL Global Tag Team Champions (by TKO) Scream Machine.
Nicky slid in the ring to check on his buddy. Mara didn’t care. She performed a curb stomp of her own. She walked over to the Bad Bastards tag corner, grabbed the rose, walked back to Nicky and stuffed the rose in his mouth. Sio and Mara laughed at the Bad Bastards. The crowd clearly didn’t approve of Scream Machine’s behavior. What else is new? Mara and Sio left the ring. Bad Bastards would live to fight another day.
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Backstage we find Marie Jones dressed in her wrestling gear and doing some squats as part of her preparation for her match tonight against her own mother, Angelica Jones. Without warning The Phoenix is interrupted with her dressing room door swinging open. “The Archangel” Jessica Lasiewicz and “The Woman Scorned” Kimberly Williams join their sister inside the dressing room. Marie sighs as she stops and turns to face Jessica and Kim.
Marie: If you two are here to lecture me then just leave now, because I don’t have time for it. You both know I did not ask for this match tonight. This is all Aunt Kayla’s idea.
Jessica: That’s bullshit, Marie. You want this match, not to prove to the world that mom should pass the torch to you, not to prove to mom that she should pass the torch to you…
She points a finger at Marie.
Jessica: ...but to prove to yourself that you are worthy of carrying that torch. I can read you like a book, Marie. I looked into your soul in the days after Civil War and I saw doubt; you weren’t sure that you really earned that victory.
Marie: Oh yeah? Well what do you see now when you “look into my soul”, hmmm?
Jessica: I see confidence.
Jones smirks.
Marie: Good. Now do you have anything else because if not I would like to get back to preparing.
Williams steps forward.
Kim: I just want one thing from you, Marie. Promise me that this is the end. No matter the outcome of the match, whether you win or whether mom wins, that tonight is the end. This family cannot function if we’re constantly tearing each other apart. Jessica and I are prepared to accept whatever the outcome may be. But are you prepared to accept the outcome?
Marie: Of course.
Jessica: Even if you lose to mom?
There is a long hesitation as Marie considers the rather loaded question. Finally she nods her head.
Marie: Yes.
Jessica: Then good luck, Marie. May the best woman win.
Lasiewicz and Kim turn to walk away.
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The Final Chapter
Angelica Jones Vs Marie Jones
[Marie rushes right in early but the more experienced Angelica Jones catches her with an arm drag, another arm drag, a third arm drag, and then a standing dropkick. Marie rushes in and Angelica back body drops her over the top and to the outside. Angelica with a running corkscrew sucide dive onto Marie, taking her out. Angelica rolls Marie back into the ring and then hits a springboard splash for a cover...1Kickout! Angelica with a back breaker. Angelica with a surfboard submission. Angelica breaks the hold and then connects with another back breaker. Angelica with a snap suplex. She rolls Marie over onto her belly and then connects with a Divine Impact, landing her entire bodyweight across Marie’s lower back area. Angelica with a belly to back suplex. Angelica attempts to lock in the Angel’s Arch but Marie uses her leg strength to swing out of it. Angelica goes for a clothesline but Marie ducks and then connects with a pele kick taking Angelica down. Marie with a superkick sends Angelica tumbling to the outside. Marie charges with a springboard dragonrana to the outside taking Angelica down. Marie whips Angelica into the steel steps. Marie with a belly to belly overhead suplex on the outside. Marie rolls Angelica back into the ring. Marie with a bulldog takedown followed up by The Divine Impact, hooking the leg...1...Kickout! Marie with a series of three snap suplexes in a row and then dropping a pair of knees onto Angelica’s back. Marie measures Angelica and then connects with a back cracker. Marie measures Angelica again and then connects with Kissed By Fire! Marie covers...1...2Kickout!]
[Marie pulls Angelica up and goes for an Irish whip but Angelica reverses. Angelica lowers her head and Marie goes for a sunset flip but Angelica rolls through and applies the Angel’s Arch! Marie’s lower back is being tested from earlier! After about a minute Marie reaches the ropes. Angelica pulls her up to her feet and sets her up for The Hot Shot but Marie back drops out of it. Marie goes for a superkick but Angelica catches the foot, spins her around, kicks her in the gut, and connects with The Hot Shot! The cover...1...2...3NO! Marie kicks out! Angelica goes for a stomp but Marie moves out of the way at the last possible second and goes for a belly to back suplex but Angelica lands on her feet and then locks in The Firestarter! Marie struggles in the hold but refuses to quit! After about a minute in the hold she reaches the ropes, forcing a break. Angelica takes Marie and whips her into the ropes. She ducks her head and Marie this time kicks her in the face and then drills Angelica with The Vindicator! Marie pulls Angelica up and drops her with Ave Maria! The cover...1...2...3NOO! Angelica kicks out! Marie is stunned! She pulls Angelica up sets up for The Hot, she connects! The cover...1...2...3NOOO! Angelica kicks out! Marie locks Angelica up in The Angel’s Arch! After about a minute Angelica reaches the ropes. Marie is relentless, dragging Angelica back out to the center and cinches it in even tighter, leaning back even more. Angelica still refuses to quit and after another minute she reaches the ropes. Marie drags her back out to the center and locks the hold in again. Finally after a third minute in the painful hold Angelica taps out.]
WINNER: Marie Jones
[Marie celebrates, as if she won the championship! But this win means more to her than any championship could! Marie then sees her mother in anguish and pain. She sees Kayla Jones-Snow, Angelica’s sister and Marie’s aunt, entering the ring. Kayla helps Angelica to her feet. Kayla stands by her sister’s side, helping to keep her upright. Kayla is insisting that the two reconcile but there is some hesitation in the eyes of both mother and daughter as they stare across the ring at one another. “It’s over” are the words that come from Kayla’s mouth as she shouts at both her sister and her niece. Finally Marie is the first to step forward towards her mother. Marie gets in Angelica’s face and after another tense moment, tears form in her eyes as she embraces Angelica. Angelica hugs as well with tears flowing down her cheeks. The crowd comes alive with loud cheers for both women.]
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Backstage, Samuel Price stands in front of a Resurrection X banner. Standing to either side of him are Destiny Skye, Hannah Myers, Kendra Classic, and Gabriella Austin. All four women are dressed to compete and all have their game faces on.
Samuel: "It's considered the most dangerous match in professional wrestling. Hell in a Cell. We see this structure very infrequently due to the dangers involved. However, we will see the cell tonight as The McBride Corporation, Clyde Sutter, and Mason Van Stanton will face off against these four woman with me now...Wrestling's Most Wanted and Destiny Skye."
Hannah Myers steps into the mic first.
Hannah: "First of all, Sammy...you may as well just say 'Wrestling's Most Wanted.' I mean, you seriously can't look at Destiny here and say she's not most wanted, can you?"
Price stammers.
Sam: "Uh...I didn't mean..."
Hannah laughs.
Hannah: "Relax, Sammy! It's finally here! Resurrection X! What a weekend it's been, too. But, now it's time to get serious. Now, it's time for some payback. Mason, you loathsome snake in the grass, you massive pain in the ass...you bring your bitches and your goon and when you all step inside that cell tonight, be prepared for Hell. The chance to get our hands on you is a looong time coming, and I know all four of us are chomping at the bit to repay you for all the shit you've put us all through!"
Destiny: Mason, you think you’re sooooo smart, you think you have all the answers. I mean, that’s your shtick right? The Fix is in. I will give credit where credit is due, you fooled us all. You fooled Hannah and Kendra into thinking you had their best interests at heart, you fooled me into thinking you loved me. We were all wrong. But the one mistake you made is not finishing us off before we learned your dirty tricks. If anyone knows about you and your little fix it’s us because as Julia so aptly put it, WE WERE THE DAMN FIX!
She chuckles.
Destiny: Now you think you can do just as well with the McBride girls and a Neanderthal? Your faith in them is misguided. They won’t protect you from the payback we’re going to get tonight. And me, I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. I haven’t forgotten the last time we were in a Hell in a Cell match, Mason.
She points at the camera.
Destiny: You threw me off the top and I crashed through the tables below! Tonight you are going to learn that payback is a bitch and so am I!
Gabriella Austin cracks her knuckles, indicating she is ready to speak.
Gabriella: I don’t share the same history with Mason that Hannah, Kendra and Destiny have. However, these three women are my girls. I left GCW. Last anyone really remembers of me is when I was hanging out with Loretta back when she was consumed by her purity beliefs. When I was lost, Hannah and Kendra reached out to me. Treated me like a sister. Were there for me when I needed someone. I owe Hannah and Kendra a lot. Getting to know Destiny better has been a blast. I knew when Julia won Civil War, no one needed to ask me to step up. I told Destiny, Hannah and Kendra, tell me when, and I’ll be there. Tonight, I grace the Resurrection stage once again. Not to be golden with a touch of class. Not to be classy with a touch of purity. I am here representing Wrestling’s Most Wanted against you Mason, you McBrides, and you Sutter. There will be nothing classy or pure about the beating we dish out. People are wondering if I am ready to step into hell after all this time away. Damn right I’m ready. All of us are!
Gabriella nods.
Kendra: Tonight is about finishing something that, quite frankly, should have been finished a long time ago. Maybe if Mason was smart, he’d have known to stay away… but here we are. This whole thing… this melee with him and his “new” group… it’s gotten Wrestling’s Most Wanted off course. See, I know where we belong. We belong on top. We ARE, after all, “most wanted”, and that’s not only in name but in practice. The fact that Mason has been an albatross around our necks now for nearly TWO full years is unacceptable. So tonight? We end it. We end his constant antagonism. We end his anchoring our careers. We simply end him.
Kendra looks at Hannah, Gabriella, and Destiny.
Kendra: What you see here are the four women who are going to ensure that Mason Van Stanton doesn’t get to drag down any more careers. If the McBrides were smart, they’d realize they were on the losing side and leave Mason to suffer his own fate. If that meathead he has on a leash was smart, he’d know that his issues are only confounded by Mason, not dispelled. Tonight we end things… we clear our path and we begin our climb back to our rightful pedestal. THAT is what’s Most Wanted.”
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Unsanctioned Match
Hell In A Cell
Destiny Skye & Wrestling's Most Wanted (Kendra Classic, Hannah Myers & Gabriella Austin) Vs The McBride Corp, Clyde Sutter & Mason Van Staton
[Hannah goes after Karen McBride, Kendra Classic goes after Melanie McBride, Gabriella Austin targets Clyde Sutter, and Destiny Skye, wanting revenge against her ex-husband, targets Mason Van Stanton. It is an all out brawl early on with chaos reigning supreme. The game changer early on is Sutter, as he eventually manages to catch Austin out of nowhere with The Unforgiven kick. He notices that Destiny is pummeling away at Van Stanton, so Sutter grabs her and delivers Judge, Jury, and Executioner on the outside, effectively eliminating Destiny for the time being. Sutter notices that Hannah has Karen McBride in trouble so he peels Hannah off and locks in Judgment Day hoping for an early submission. Kendra sees this and quickly breaks it up. She starts brawling with Sutter, going toe to toe with the big man. Van Stanton then brings a steel chair in and blasts Kendra in the back. Melanie with a Singapore cane targets Gabriella Austin. Karen gets a trash can lid as a weapon and uses it against Destiny. Clyde sneers as he peels Hannah up off the mat and goes for a gorilla press slam sending her to the outside. Van Stanton takes the chair and measures his ex-wife but Destiny ducks and Mason accidentally strikes Karen! Destiny low blows Mason. He rolls to the outside and Destiny gives chase. Melanie swings the Singapore cane at Kendra but Austin jerks it away from her and then blasts Melanie in the head. Kendra then blasts Melanie in the head with the trash can lid, knocking her down. Austin puts the boots to Melanie while Kendra goes to help Hannah against Sutter. Meanwhile Destiny has been brawling with Mason on the outside. Destiny charges and spears Mason through the cell wall, breaking a hole in the side of the cell!]
Crowd: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!
[Destiny takes Mason and smacks him face first against the announce table. Mason then grabs the ring bell and smashes her in the face. Both are busted open by now. Van Stanton climbs up the side of the cell, looking to escape. Sutter sees what’s going on and goes outside to help. Gabby goes out after Sutter. This leaves Austin, Destiny, Sutter, and Mason outside the cell and Kendra and Hannah against The McBride Corporation inside the cell. Van Stanton is atop the cell and orders Sutter to power bomb Destiny through the French Announce table. Sutter has her set up but Austin with a lead pipe to his back stops it! Austin with a lead pipe shot to the head! Austin and Destiny then double suplex Sutter through the announce table! Kendra goes for ClassiCrash but Karen slips out of it, spins her around, and drops her with End Game! Hannah with Falling Angel to Melanie, taking her out! Karen sets Hannah up for End Game but Hannah breaks free of it and then hits a double arm ddt onto the chair! Destiny is climbing up the side of the cell to go after Mason. Austin continues to pummel away at Sutter, to keep him out of the picture. Kendra and Hannah set up a table. Kendra with an exploder suplex to Melanie through the table. Kendra locks in The Contortion to Melanie! Karen rises to her feet and swings the steel chair, blasting Hannah in the head with it. Then she blasts Kendra in the head to break up the submission. Destiny has reached the top of the cell. She exchanges rights and lefts with Mason. Destiny gains the upper hand by kicking him downstairs. Destiny with The Destiny Cutter on top of the cell. She takes Van Stanton and throws him off the top of the cell and he smashes into the Spanish Announce Table! Sutter has battled back and has set up another table on the outside. He goes to pick up a downed Austin but she low blows him. She lands a superkick that sends Sutter onto the table. Destiny sees this and then leaps off the cell with a variation of The Skye Is The Limit off the top of the cell onto Sutter through the table below!]
CROWD: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!
[Gabriella goes back into the cell where Kendra is going toe to toe with Melanie and Hennah is going toe to toe with Karen. Kendra with a high knee strike to Melanie backing her up right into Pure Realization from Austin! Pure Realization to Karen! Kendra then sets a steel chair up as Hannah climbs to the top rope. Kendra hooks Karen up for The ClassiCrash only Hannah comes off the top and spikes it! Spiked ClassiCrash to Karen onto the steel chair! Kendra makes the cover...1...2...3!]
WINNERS: Destiny Skye & Wrestling’s Most Wanted
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We open backstage at the ready area. There we find “The Kensington Knockout” Julia Braddock pacing the floor but she doesn’t appear anxious or nervous. Instead there is a look of determination etched across her lovely features. She is dressed in her silver and black two piece wrestling gear.
Julia: Over ten years ago I began training under my father, Britain’s Best Glenn Braddock, in hopes of one day following in his footsteps. Does that mean I wanted to be just another Glenn Braddock or even be just another Glory Braddock? No, not a chance. I always wanted to be unique. I always wanted to be different, I wanted to be special. I was the kinda girl who wanted to break the mold. But still there was an immense pressure on me to live up to the high expectations already built up by my father and my sister. The bar was risen to an almost insurmountable level at that point and the pressure was overwhelming. Yet I still was determined to find my way. And did I make mistakes along the way?
She stops pacing and turns to face the camera. Braddock nods her head.
Julia: Damn right I made mistakes. I tried using drugs in order to take the pressure off and it nearly ended my life and career within my rookie year. Then after overcoming that I started trying to please other people. I wanted to please Camelot...The Republic...Mason Van Stanton...my sister...over the next several years of my career up until Resurrection IX it was me out there serving other people, trying to please everyone else. Then Resurrection IX came around and I lost everything. You could say I finally hit rock bottom. I had burned every bridge, I had lost the trust of everyone around me, and I had lost the support of the fans who once loved me for my uniqueness. Sitting in complete solitude, alone and isolated from everyone else, it was then that I knew that I had to refocus on what I wanted most out of this business and what I wanted most of all was to make a name for myself in this business. I wanted to be recognized as the very first Julia Braddock. So I made a promise to myself that once I got back in the ring that I would bust my ass, work as hard as I could, and earn my way into the main event of Resurrection X. Every match I would compete in, every obstacle put in front of me, I would face them all on my own without any help, without any privilege, with only my guts, grit, and determination pushing me towards the finish line.
She holds up one finger.
Julia: I fought Shotgun and Livewire competitors alike at Purgatory and I won. At Civil War I went face to face with demons from my past and yes, I lost, but did I let it get me down? Did I give up and quit? No, I picked myself up, I dusted myself off, and I went right back out later on in the night and I competed against forty seven other opponents in the Civil War Match and I WON! I won it all to earn the right to compete for the GCW World Championship in the main event of Resurrection X. All of this I did on my own without any help from anyone. And yet the reigning champion has the nerve to accuse me of being privileged, implying that I didn’t necessarily earn my way here on my own merit?
Braddock shakes her head.
Julia: How many opportunities at the World Title have you had, Nadia? I can tell you that you have had a crap ton more opportunities than I have had. I wouldn’t have got this world championship match had I not won the Civil War Match. I had lost everything, Nadia, and I was all but gone from GCW; I had to fight and earn my way back to GCW, and then since returning I had to fight to prove to the company that I was worthy to even be in the Civil War Match, and then I had to beat forty-seven people in one match in one night in order to get to this point. My last name didn’t help me. My last name didn’t do anything for me. Everything I achieved I did it on my own. And it took me ten years to get here, Nadia. It took me ten years to overcome so many heartaches and suffering to get to this main event. Do you really think I’m prepared to step into the ring with you, face you one on one, and then be content with the fact that I have this title shot? Do you really think I’m willing to settle for second best after busting my ass and sacrificing so damn much to get here?
The intense Julia Braddock shakes her head.
Julia: No, I will not settle and I will not be content. That’s why I have to win tonight and that’s why I cannot afford to lose. You have had so many opportunities at the World Championship and finally you managed to cash in, finally you managed to win the big one; and you are an incredible athlete. You are one of the best GCW has ever seen and you are definitely the best there is right now. You will have another opportunity at the World Championship. I would dare say that you will be champion again. You haven’t even peaked yet, so yes you can afford to lose tonight because you will get more title opportunities and you will win more gold. But I need this win. I need it more than you can ever imagine, Nadia. Right now I am at the very best in my career. You can look into my eyes, Nadia, and realize that you are getting the absolute best Julia Braddock that has ever set foot inside of a wrestling ring. The momentum from Civil War is still on my side. This is the perfect storm and I cannot expect this to last forever. But even with this kind of perfect storm, I can still get beaten by the World Champion. So I need to capitalize on all of this tonight. I need to win. I cannot...I WILL NOT lose!
Braddock shakes her head.
Julia: Tonight is not your night, Nadia. Tonight is going to be my night. Tonight I show the world that you can overcome any obstacle, any heartbreak, and any kind of tragedy to achieve any goal you wish for in your life. Tonight is the night that I complete my one year redemption journey. Tonight is the night I achieve my ten year goal of making a name for myself. And tonight is the night that I become the GCW World Champion and THAT is a Vow of Chastity!
Braddock storms off.
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Main Event
Julia Braddock Vs Nadia Allen ©
[Champion and challenger begin with a series of chain wrestling. The early stage of the chain wrestling is dominated by Julia but Nadia fights back and takes over. This goes back and forth for about two or three minutes with neither gaining a decisive edge and we are at a standoff. Nadia tries to change things up with a roundhouse kick but Julia ducks it, hooks her for a German suplex and throws her but Nadia lands on her feet. Nadia with a discuss elbow followed by a spinning back fist that takes the challenger down. The champion whips Braddock into the corner and immediately rushes in after with a big stinger splash. Nadia with Running Double Knees to a cornered Julia Braddock. Nadia lets Braddock stagger out of the corner before connecting with a One Handed Bulldog takedown. Nadia applies an arm bar. Braddock struggles to get to the ropes. Nadia with a shoulder breaker and then reapplies the arm bar. Again Braddock reaches the ropes. Nadia with an arm bar takedown. Nadia abandons her technical game and goes for a homerun with a moonsault but Julia gets her knees up at the last possible second. Julia and Nadia are to their feet at about the same time but Julia strikes first with a Scissors Kick. Julia with a Full Nelson Suplex released. Braddock with a Swinging Neck Breaker. Braddock drops one elbow, a second elbow, and then performs a curtsy before dropping a third elbow to the champion. Julia covers...1...Kickout!]
[Braddock applies a sharpshooter. Nadia refuses to quit and eventually reaches the ropes after about a minute. Braddock goes to reapply the sharpshooter but as she steps through Nadia kicks her in the but, sending Julia shoulder first into the steel turnbuckle. Nadia locks in a calf crusher. Julia refuses to tap out and eventually reaches the ropes. Nadia locks in a single leg crab. Julia again refuses to quit and eventually reaches the ropes. Nadia with a swinging neck breaker. Nadia goes outside and looks for Snake Charmer but Julia lunges forward at the last minute with a superkick, knocking Nadia off the top rope and down to the floor below. Julia goes up top and measures Nadia for a moonsault but Nadia jumps out of the way and Julia crashes into the American announce position! Nadia with a ddt on the outside. Nadia rolls Braddock back in the ring an dlocks in Oroboros! Julia shakes her head furiously, refusing to quit! Nadia keeps bringing her back to the center. Julia then runs towards the turnbuckle and climbs up until she momentum sends her falling backward on top of Nadia, Nadia’s shoulders are down...1...2...Kickout!]
[Nadia was forced to break to avoid the pin. Nadia with a swinging neck breaker. Nadia goes up top and looks for a hurricinrana but Julia counters it into a sitout power bomb. Julia and Nadia both slowly recover with Nadia up first. She goes for a clothesline but Julia ducks and connects with a reverse ddt. Braddock with a German suplex, she hangs on and rolls through with a second German suplex, she hangs on and rolls through and connects with a third German suplex, bridging on the third for a cover...1...2...Kickout! Julia with The Kensington Knockout to the champion and she immediately follows it up with Ex-Communication, shades of Aphrodite Noel! The cover...1...2...3NOOO! Nadia kicks out! Julia goes for a springboard but Nadia catches her out of the air with a superkick. Nadia with a tornado ddt and a cover...1...2...Julia kicks out!]
[Nadia locks in a leg lock. Julia reaches the ropes after about thirty seconds. Nadia locks in a figure four. Julia fights to the ropes but can’t quite reach. After about a minute Julia reverse the pressure by turning the champion over onto her stomach. Nadia quickly slides out of the ring to break it up. Julia with a springboard spinning heel kick from the inside to the outside taking Nadia out. Braddock rolls Nadia back into the ring and then connects with a swan dive headbutt. The cover...1...2...3NO! Nadia kicks out! Braddock body slams Nadia near a corner. Julia runs over and attempts a split legged moonsault but Nadia gets the knees up just in time. Nadia with a springboard dropkick. Nadia with a top rope hurricinrana. Nadia goes back up top and connects with a moonsualt for the cover...1...2...3NOO! Julia just barely kicks out! Nadia goes back up top and measures Braddock...a missile dropkick from the champion! The cover...1….2….3NOOO! Julia gets a foot on the bottom rope!]
[Nadia with Death By Poison but the momentum sends Julia to the outside. Nadia doesn’t stop for one moment. The champion leaps over the top with a suicide dive taking Julia out. Nadia rolls her back into the ring. Nadia goes for a clothesline but Julia counters into Thy Kingdom Come! Nadia shakes her head, refusing to give up! After thirty seconds Nadia tries to roll through but Julia keeps her grip and rolls through as well, the hold still applied! But they are now closer to the ropes! A minute later and Nadia does reach the ropes. Julia with a dragonrana and then she immediately locks in a Million Dollar Dream! After about twenty seconds Nadia seems to be fading. Is it over? Not yet...Nadia counters with a jaw breaker, forcing the break. Nadia uses the ropes to pull herself up. Julia is on the other side pulling herself up using the ropes. Julia gets caught by a superkick. Nadia goes to reapply Oroboros but Julia has a counter ready; she spins Nadia into Cult of Personality! The cover by Braddock...1...2...3NOOO! Julia goes up top and looks for the moonsault but Nadia moves out of the way, shockingly Julia lands on her feet. Julia charges but Nadia catches her with a knee strike. Nadia with Snake Charmer to Braddock! Nadia covers...1...2...3NOOO! Julia was too close to the ropes and got her foot on the ropes!]
[Nadia goes for Snake Charmer again but Julia moves out of the way and Nadia’s knees strike the canvas. Julia strikes Nadia with The Vow of Chastity! The cover...1...2...3NOOO! Nadia gets a shoulder up at just the last possible second! Julia pulls Nadia up and sets up for another Vow of Chastity but Nadia counters and goes for a reverse ddt Julia counters by going for Cult of Personality but Nadia counters by going into a cutter but Julia counters that into The Guillotine!]
[Nadia was able to remain standing, not letting Julia fully cinch in the Triangle Choke. The champ maneuvered her way out the hold, immediately cinched in the Kimura Lock. Nadia was able to cinch it fully in. Julia tried her darndest to find a way out the kimura. No matter how much she struggled there was pretty much no way out. The referee came to the conclusion that Julia wasn’t going to be able to find her way out the hold, he made a choice to call for the bell.
Winner: AND STILL GCW World Champion, Nadia Allen.
The crowd erupted. Both women deserved the standing room only applause that they received. The referee handed Nadia the championship. She held her belt up. Then the referee checked on Julia who was clutching her arm, leaving no doubt the damage that Nadia caused. Julia did manage to find a way to her feet. Her and Nadia locked eyes. Both women nodded. Julia walked away to give Nadia the floor. The referee held the ropes open to help Julia out the ring. Julia stared at her, thinking about what could have been. She walked away.
The referee then passes Nadia the mic. She is seen mentioning something to the ref. The ref grabs the titles and slowly wraps it around her waist as she kneels down, still tired as her music fades out. The crowd in Madison Square Garden buzzes as Nadia is heard breathing into the microphone as the crowd chants her name.
She takes a moment to gather herself before she looks up at the crowd.]
Nadia: I think I'm going to die.
[She said in an exhausted manner before laying back on the canvas, drawing laughs from the crowd. Nadia chuckles a bit as she gets back to a knee. She then uses her free hand to hold the back of her head.]
Nadia: Everything hurts...I feel like I got ran over by a truck over and over again. I'm glad there's a break after tomorrow because if I had to wrestle tomorrow, I would have called in sick.
[The crowd laughs a bit more as Nadia breaths heavy into the mic.]
Nadia: Either way...I am still breathing. And I am still the World Heavyweight Champion.
[The crowd crowd as Nadia pants into the mic and then leans onto the bottom rope. She gives them a moment to cheer before she talks.]
Nadia: I told people backstage if I win, I wanted to talk to all of you. If I was still alive, which I am. You know, something different. As long as I'm champion, after every defense, I'm going to talk to all of you because as World Heavyweight Champion, I represent GCW. And I think it's important for you guys to see me like this; tired, beaten to all hell, on my last legs. Because I don't want to come off as anything but me. I don't want to hide from you guys. I don't want to lie. I'm going to put myself out there, as I am, as someone who represents this company, as I am.
[Nadia pauses for a few, breathing hard.]
Nadia: Julia Braddock....you were amazing tonight and there were moments where I thought you had me. Everything you said about how much you wanted this belt, how much you were willing to put on the line, you showed it here. It was annoying to hear you tell the world...that you were going to beat me every day but I don't want you to think I don't respect you as a wrestler and as a person. And although I won tonight, I hope one day in the future, whether or not I'm still champion or not, we fight again.
[the crowd roars for Julia as she looks on, still groggy.]
Nadia: I know there were a lot of you that wanted Julia to win tonight and I know that disappoints you. But, I just won this belt. I wasn't going to lose it to anyone. All this time, I've heard about not winning at this damn show. Well, I guess now that I can see, I finally won at Resurrection!
[The crowd roars as Nadia smiles weakly.]
Nadia: I don't have to worry about that ever again. Julia talked a lot about history. I have always believed while history is important, the present is more important than the past. When I won this title, I said that was a new beginning for me. Because now I'm no longer the underdog or poor Nadia or anything like that. I am the best wrestler on Shotgun. I'm at the top. And I am a champion. There's always talk about who's the future and who's going to lead GCW into tomorrow. In the past, I've never cared about things like that. But now, I want to make it clear to all of you that I want to be one of those people leading GCW.
[The crowd roars as Nadia then gets to the middle of the ring, still on her knees.]
Nadia: I think the best way to honor GCW's history is be one of the people leading it to it's future. And for someone like me to do it. But that doesn't matter. What matters is today. It doesn't matter if you came from a messed up family life like me. It doesn't matter where you came from. All of you are capable of doing the things that I am doing now. I want to do new things with this belt and I want to be a champion that won't bullshit you guys, that won't run from challengers. No matter what, I promise I will fight til the end until someone beats me.
[Nadia looks on.]
Nadia: But I don't plan on losing this title any time soon. So if anyone wants to challenge me, come with it. Because I will be waiting and I will defend this against anyone and everyone.
[The crowd cheer as Nadia allows them to do so.]
Nadia: I hope everyone had a great Resurrection. Three straight nights of action. There's nothing like it. Thank you all for coming. Thank you guys who cheered me on. I appreciate it. And I'll leave you guys with this. Anything is possible in GCW. Whether rich or poor, big or small, weak or strong, Nadia Allen will fight them all. Because through thick and thin, there is no one nastier than me.
[The crowd roars,]
Nadia: Thank you guys!
[Confetti hits the ring as "Hollow Bodies" glares over the PA system. Nadia struggles to her feet and celebrates her win to the crowd. As she smiles widely, Nadia is seen bowing to the fans and thanking them. She slowly exits the ring and slaps hands with the fans in the front row, slowly, as she walks up the ramp and towards the back.]
Randall: What? Not going to let me in?
Jeffrey shakes his head.
Jeffrey: Sorry homie, I can’t ruin the big reveal.
Randall tucks his hand in his pockets. He tilts his head to the side.
Randall: Should I be worried?
Jeffrey: Nah homie, all good. You know wrestling one zero one, Big Brother is always watching. I got on some very special wrestling tights fitting for a Black Hollywood premiere. Sorry, can’t risk the goods being revealed.
Randall shrugs.
Randall: Fair enough. All I wanted to do was stop by to wish you luck. Oh, you better fucking win.
Jeffrey smirks.
Jeffrey: I got this in the bag, homie, don’t sweat it. Yo’ boy lives rent free in Kellen Jeffries head. Think about it. Last year; Kellen whooped my ass in a steel cage, then stole the World Title briefcase from Big Jeffrey. For any normal person that would be enough vengeance. Nah. Tabitha needed me to fill in for someone for one night. Kellen gets pissy. Weeks later cost me my match with Aia. Plus he couldn’t help mocking my loss to M.A.E.V.E. Tell me whose inside whose head? I woulda been content not doing this. My GCW tenure is on the line. I got no choice. Last year I didn’t need to win. Now I do. I’d rather be on the road with D’Nae.
Randall nods.
Randall: I understand. I didn’t think I would enjoy traveling back and forth from the UK to the states. Being by Livvie’s side? Well worth it. Did you ever imagine we would be in this position.
Jeff: To be honest, never thought you’d get over Glory. Here we are.
Randall smirks.
Randall: Livvie is the best. I don’t want to keep you. Make me a promise, don’t get yourself killed.
Jeffrey laughs.
Jeff: Can’t make a promise I can’t keep.
Randall presents his fist.
Randall: Fair enough.
Jeffrey fist bumps Randall. Both men nod. Randall walks away. Jeff closes the door. Scene fades.
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“This is it baby, the one we have been waiting for. Finally I can get rid of Big Jeffrey permanently, and I am going to do it all for you, and of course the one percent.”
As if we could not tell by the voice we open in the locker room of the former GCW World Heavyweight Champion Kellen Jeffries who is talking to his wife Amber Jeffries who is rubbing his back while he sits down in his ring attire on a bench in front of the lockers.
Amber: “Like I can totally not wait for you to just be finished with Jeffrey. He is nothing but like a stain on professional wrestling, and NOT a member of the one percent at all, as if!”
Kellen: “This has been going on for well over a year, even before he wore the pants with a picture of YOU on the backside, which was unforgivable.”
Kellen snorts, remembering that awful situation while Amber chimes in.
Amber: “Yeah, that was like not cool at all and stuff. It is not like I ever had Jeffrey’s face printed on the butt of my wrestling tights.”
Even Kellen finds this statement by his wife to be somewhat odd but decides to let this go, instead continuing on to talk about his upcoming match with Jeffrey Alexander which is just moments away.
Kellen: “Eventually though, I faced him one-on-one, man-to-well than a man inside of a steel cage match, and I would win that match. I beat him from pillar to post, beat him like any one percenter would beat a member of the ninety-nine percent, within an inch of his rotten, pathetic life. You would think that would be the end of it, but sadly it was not!”
Snarling at the memory of his saga with Jeffrey, the camera pans in close until only his face is showing as he continues.
Kellen: “No, despite the fact that I had beaten him beyond all recognition that was not enough for “Big Jeffrey”, because that man has such an incredible ego that he cannot stand someone else being in the spotlight, even if that someone is his own girlfriend like D’Nae Brow.”
Amber: “I really hate D’Nae, she is like so jealous of me, as if!”
Kellen: “I understand how you feel baby, but when you think about if D’Nae is another victim of Jeffrey Alexander’s ego just like you and I. Because “Big Jeffrey” could not step aside and allow even his own girlfriend to have the spotlight instead of him for once. If he could, he would have allowed himself to be D’Nae and Miss America’s manager and nothing else. If he could have just done that, we would not have these issues between us but sadly he could not and instead he did exactly what I knew he would do when I heard that he had started as a manager. I knew he would be back in the ring, stealing the spotlight from other people and putting it back on himself, that is just what he does.”
A sigh escapes from Kellen lips but all you have to do is watch carefully as his face gets redder and redder and quickly you realize that Kellen is getting furious.
Kellen: “And I tried, oh how I tried to ignore him. Yeah everyone wants to blame the fighting between us continuing on me, but I couldn’t help it, damn it. I am a representative of the one percent, I am the uncrowned GCW World Heavyweight Champion! I could not stand to watch someone that I had beaten so badly try to satisfy his huge ego by stepping back into the ring after I had forced him out of it. Granted that night wasn’t on the card that the loser would lose his GCW career like Jeffrey is going to lose his career tonight, but you would think that I beat him so bad in that cage already that tonight shouldn’t even be about him but it is, because Jeffrey tries to make everything about him!”
At this point Kellen is almost shaking; he is so angry, a point that even has Amber concerned for her husband.
Amber: “Like I don’t like how mad you are getting right now baby. You need to focus on what you are trying to do.”
Kellen: “I am going to get rid of Jeffrey Alexander permanently so that he can never disrespect professional wrestling or more importantly MY WIFE ever again, and that is all that I am focused on tonight! Years from now when you and I have children together I want them to be proud of what I am about to do on this night, because this is the night when I have said that nobody will ever be crude or crass enough to display picture of my wife’s and their mother’s face on the ass of their wrestling attire again! I really don’t think people understand just how much this really pisses me off, but by the end of the night everyone will.
You see, normally I am not a very patient man at all. Normally I take what I want because I am a member of the one percent and taking what we want is just what we do. As a member, a representative of the one percent, I am entitled to that damn it! That is what I did late last year when I shocked the world, cashed in my briefcase, and won the GCW World Heavyweight Championship! I did that because I am better than everyone else in this company and it is not even close really. I am so damn good I faced not one but two number one contenders in Brooklyn Smith and Brittany Kayl at Civil War simultaneously and I defeated both of them to retain my title. Then there is Nadia Allen…
Nadia Allen STOLE the World Heavyweight Championship from me! The GCW General Manager Tabitha Silverstone didn’t even tell me that my match was first as the main event!
I WASN’T READY DAMN IT, I WASN’T READY!!”
Another loud sigh and now this time Kellen seems much more composed.
Kellen: “That should have been what this night was all about, taking my rightful place as your leader once more, taking back what was stolen from me, taking back what I never lost. I should be getting ready to face Nadia Allen in the final match of the evening, the main event of Resurrection.”
Amber: “You like totally should, baby!”
Kellen: “I should, but I can’t, because I need to deal with this Big Jeffrey situation once and for all. Deal with it I shall too, See, everyone thinks that Jeffrey has me right where he wants me, Black Hollywood Street Fight. Falls Count Anywhere and anything goes but all of you people forget I grew up playing hockey. I know how to fight and tonight I will remind all of you of this when I defeat Jeffrey Alexander and end his career in this promotion once and for all. Then after that I will get back my GCW World Heavyweight Championship!”
Amber: “Like I am going to be so proud of you, baby.”
Kellen: “Damn right you will be. I am going to make you proud!”
Without another word, the two get and kiss before heading toward the ring area, turning off the light as they walk out.
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Loser Leaves GCW Match
Black Hollywood Street Fight
Kellen Jeffries vs. Jeffrey Alexander
This was the first match of the evening and the crowd was certainly hot for it. Jeffrey would come out to the ring first and when Kellen would come from backstage, he would make a beeline for the arena, angered by the fact that his face was plastered on the butt of Jeffrey’s pants. The guys didn’t even wait for the bell as both of them were throwing haymakers from the outset. With each of them putting their careers on the line it would be better for both men if they tried to pace themselves or had some sort of strategy. However that was trumped by the amount of pure hatred that these two men have for one another. Kellen being a former NHL player was seeming to get the best of fist a cuffs with Jeffrey, but Jeffrey would duck a final right hook and then get clotheslined to the canvas. Kellen would get up along the ropes only to be sent flying over the top rope and out of the ring by a running big boot to the face from Jeffrey.
With the ringside crowd going ballistic at this point, Jeffrey would wait patiently for Kellen to get to his feet before connecting with a baseball slide to the face that puts him right back down on the floor. With both men out on the floor, Jeffrey takes a steel folding chair and when Kellen stood up, Jeffrey tried to cave in his skull with a sickening chair shot, though the crowd loved the thud of chair meeting skull. Following not one but two snap suplexes Jeffrey pulls Kellen up again and sits him in the chair which he now has sitting up. Jeffrey then screams something at Kellen about being a “bitch” as he is peppering him with shots to the head before backing up to get a head start. Jeffrey then launches toward Kellen looking to take his head off this time with the running big boot again. Kellen is saved this time however by his wife Amber who pulls him off of the chair and out of the way. Jeffrey’s knee collides with the chair hard as the crowd boos and Jeffrey now walks with a limp as he is in obvious pain.
Kellen is recovering with Amber by his side, when there is a roar from the fans as coming down to ringside is D’Nae Moore. Never one to back down from a fight, Amber meets D’Nae about ⅔ of the way to the ring and the two women trade blows all of the way back up the ramp and out of the arena. Meanwhile, Kellen has snuck in behind Jeffrey and slams with a punch right in the crotch while wearing brass knuckles. This drops Jeffrey to the floor in agony but he doesn’t stay there for long because Kellen has him back on his feet so he can slam him back down with an Alabama Slam. Then Kellen starts repeatedly stomping on Jeffrey while he is down, kicking him in both his face and his ribs. Ignoring the fans at ringside, Kellen makes his way to ringside steps and picks them up and waits for Jeffrey to stand back up before slamming the steps on his forehead. The shot with the steps puts Jeffrey back down in a heap on the floor and Kellen goes for the first cover of the match, cocky as ever as he does not even hook either leg
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No! Kickout by Jeffrey Alexander!
The fans roar throughout the arena as Jeffrey kicks out at to, although we can see that his forehead is split wide open with blood starting to everywhere. Kellen looking to not only finish Jeffrey off for his career but trying to do some permanent damage as gives Jeffrey a belly to back suplex on the floor. Then trying to decide what he wants to do next, Kellen picks up the steel steps and throws them over the top rope and inside the ring before yanking Jeffrey up and rolling him back into the ring. Back into the ring himself, Kellen then stands up on top of the steps and tries to get Jeffrey in position for a piledriver. Jeffrey blocks the piledriver not once but twice before countering and giving Kellen a huge back body drop off of the steel steps. Jeffrey then crawls over on top of Kellen for the cover
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No! Kickout by Kellen Jeffries!
Sensing that this could be an opportunity for him, Jeffrey turns Kellen over on his stomach and locks in an STF. Kellen is writhing in pain for several moments when the referee asks him if he wants to give up but he screams “HELL NO!” and the match continues.
Jeffrey gets up pulling Kellen up with him and taking him to the corner before sitting on the top rope and then connecting with his finisher a top rope neckbreaker. Everyone in the arena was standing on their feet ready to be finished with the 1 percent regime but Jeffrey wasn’t done with his hated opponent. Taking Kellen to another corner and demoralizing him with a second top rope neckbreaker.
Jeffrey stands up and looks down at Kellen smiles, stepping on his chest for the cover…
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3!
The crowd goes ballistic as Jeffrey is announced as their winner and Kellen is out of GCW.
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Backstage in Madison Square Garden in New York City we find the 2021 Civil War winner and number one contender to the GCW World Championship, “The Kensington Knockout” Julia Braddock, walking through the halls of the arena in search of her good friend Destiny Skye. She doesn’t have to look far. She finds Destiny in the catering area with a cup of coffee in hand. The blonde approaches her dark haired friend and waves politely.
Julia: Destiny, how the hell are ya, mate?
Destiny: Doing great, love!
The two embrace in a tight hug. After a few moments they break the embrace and continue their conversation.
Julia: Resurrection is a big night for us, isn’t it? Are you ready to face down Van Stanton and his goons in hell in a cell?
A downright evil sneer crosses Destiny’s lips.
Destiny: You know I am, mate. Mason has screwed over me, Hannah, Kendra, and you for so damn long. He damn near ruined our careers. But tonight he pays for all of his crimes, not just against us but against everyone he has ever hurt, and he pays for in spades.
Julia: I should be there with you, Des. I mean, I had a chance to end this at Civil War but couldn’t get the job done. This match is happening because I failed, I…
Skye shakes her head.
Destiny: Quit that nonsense right now, Jules. We all know how cunning Mason is; you, Hannah, and Kendra did your best but that’s in the past. And you redeemed yourself by going on to win the Civil War Match. Now you can become GCW World Champion tonight. But remember what your old man said? If you focus too much on the past you will be distracted by it and lose. Focus on the here and now. Nadia is the here and now. Focus on beating her. Let Hannah, Kendra, Gabriela, and myself handle The McBrides, Mason, and Sutter.
Destiny sighs.
Destiny: Besides, I owe it to you. It should be me that finishes this alongside Wrestling’s Most Wanted, because I started all of this. I let my jealousy cloud my judgment and that jealousy allowed him to get you roped into his web of deceit. You escaped, thankfully, but before he corrupted you. Tonight I make amends for you...for Hannah...for Kendra...for all of us. I swear to God I will throw Mason off that cell if it is the last thing I do.
She places a hand on Julia’s shoulder.
Destiny: And I just want one thing from you tonight.
Julia: What’s that?
Destiny: Win. Promise me right here and now that you will win the GCW World Championship tonight. I heard the crap spewing from Nadia’s mouth about how you’re somehow privileged just because of your last name. That’s utter bullshit. No one has had to fight harder and overcome more obstacles to get to this point than you. Shove all of her talk right down her throat tonight and become World Champion. Do it for me, Hannah, Kendra, do it for your family, do it for your father, do it for all of us. Understand?
Braddock nods her head.
Julia: I promise. Tonight I will win the GCW World Championship. Nothing will stop me.
Destiny embraces Julia once more.
Destiny: That’s all I needed to hear. Good luck out there and make the bitch tap out if you can...but eh, I’ll settle for a pin too.
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Tick.
Tock.
Tick.
Tock.
Tick.
Tock.
Livvie: The ticking clock. It really is an overused cliche in our business isn't it? For me, it's a rhythm that I hear often. It's a rhythm that sounds better than any Spotify playlist out there. Especially when you consider what it stands for. Ends and beginnings. Like the end of a title reign. And the beginning of another one. I know, I know. You've heard it before. But I assure you. This is one time that you can be guaranteed that the story of the clock. It's a real one. It's the truth.
Suddenly, Livvie Nelson is shown sitting in a large, fancy throne-like chair. Randall Williams stands off to the side, leaning an arm over the top as he takes a puff from a cigar and smiles.
Livvie: I learned everything I know in this business from the Glenn Braddock school. I learned everything from some of the best wrestlers this business has ever seen. They are the founders, the very architects of what makes this company so damn great. But in me, they created a new monster. They created someone prepared to topple the pedestals and redefine what it means to be a champion in this company. For more than a year I have been waiting for a chance... an opportunity to prove exactly what I can do for this company. I battled and fought and I earned myself this opportunity to compete for the X-Division Championship. Does anyone really think I'm going to let this slip away?
Livvie reaches to the side and pulls up a small, ornate clock and sits it on the arm of the chair. She holds the top and winds the back of it a few times and then grins.
Livvie: This clock is now ticking. By the time it stops, I will be the new X-Division Champion. And Shotgun will have a new member of it's royal guard for everyone to bow down to and for them to wish they could be as good as. I don't intend to just win this and go away shortly after. This is the start of something that will be remembered for a long, long time. Because what the world, and M.A.E.V.E., will learn soon is that I don't need to do my talking on social media. I do it right here. You hear it from my mouth. You have a question for me? I will answer it in the ring. Not in a playlist. Not on Twitter. I will rule with an iron fist. I will be a true champion. I will be ruthless.
Livvie turns and looks over her shoulder at Randall and they smile to each other.
Livvie: That man you see back there? He's a true king of this industry. An absolute titan. Come the end of this night, I will be crowned as a queen. But for me it's only the beginning. I will continue to chart a path through this roster and knock down every single pawn that stands in my way. The X-Division is only the beginning. But for M.A.E.V.E. this is the end. Watch the clock, hun. Your time is ticking away. And my time? It's about to begin. Tick. Tock.
Tick.
Tock.
Tick.
Tock.
Tick.
Tock.
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X-Division Championship
Livvie Nelson Vs M.A.E.V.E (champion)
Livvie wasn’t going to be passive. She immediately took the fight to M.A.E.V.E caughting the X-Division Champion off guard. M.A.E.V.E is used to being the aggressor. Livvie flipped the script to start things off. Punches. Forearm shots. Not giving M.A.E.V.E any separation. M.A.E.V.E managed to land a head butt. She took control. Livvie had a lot of fight in her; the winner of the Destiny briefcase from last year was more than ready to create another resurrection moment.
When M.A.E.V.E was on the outside, Livvie leaped over the top rope, connecting with a senton to M.A.E.V.E. As much as she brought it to the champion at the start, once they got back in the ring, M.A.E.V.E managed to caught Livvie with a rope hung DDT that shifted momentum back in her favor. M.A.E.V.E opted to punish Livvie. Her offense focused primarily on the head. Knee strikes. Elbow strikes. Forearm strikes. On occasion M.A.E.V.E would escalate to a Tornado DDT. Each time M.A.E.V.E went for the pin, Livvie kicked out, expending more energy.
Livvie managed to give herself some room connecting with a Pele Kick. Then she ramped up the offense. Springboard moonsault. Standing moonsault. Scaled the top rope. Connected with a missile drop kick. Pinfall attempts were futile.
After some more back and forth, Livvie dropped M.A.E.V.E with a spinebuster. Not wasting any time, Livvie went for her trademark 450 Splash. And she connected. Livvie hooks the leg and...
One...
Two...
Three.
Winner: AND New X-Division Champion, Livvie Nelson.
The crowd was stunned. Initially Livvie looks shocked. Randal smirks on the outside. He runs over to the announce desk, grabs the X-Division Championship to rush in the ring to hand it to Livvie. By the time, M.A.E.V.E rolled out the ring to collect her thoughts. Randall wraps the X-Division Championship a round Livvie’s waist as the referee raises her hand. From briefcase winner one year to champion, what a progression.
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[Up in the press box, Samuel Price is seated with Mo Money, Monika Neuuman...and Krissy of all people! Krissy has a laser focus on the action, dressed in a red crop top and black leather pants.]
Price: Samuel Price here with Krissy. Krissy, it's been a while since we've seen you in person. Tabitha Silverstone told you not to show up Resurrection because you weren't on the show and yet-
Mo: Wait, hold up-
[As Mo interjects, Krissy raises a hand to his face. Twisting her head and glaring at him, he quickly retreats. Krissy then turns her attention to Samuel Price.]
Krissy: GCW wasted a year of my career. Last year at this time I was riding high. Reverie was the talk of the town. My career was growing and growing. And because they employed an incompetent, spineless authority figure, he allowed someone to ruin what I was building. Til this day, GCW hasn't apologized to me for what Pete Floyd did. I should be out there. I did nothing wrong. Yet people forget.
[Krissy looks disgusted.]
Krissy: The world thirsts for justice...I should have been on this show. Lenore and Raynes and Vessey and Budde and Nava...there were a lot of chances that would have been mine. Floyd, Silverstone...they're just disposable. They are the same in my eyes.
[Krissy looks at Price.]
Krissy: Never again. I don't listen to Silverstone. Glory Braddock is the one that runs things. So I will address her. Stay tuned, Price. There's a lot coming from me because never again will I let these disposable authority figures drunk on silvers of power ruin what I've built. I'm above that. And in six months, I will be World Champion.
Price: Six months?
Krissy: Six months. Within these six months, I will win that title. I guarantee it. That is all.
[Krissy motions for Price to leave.]
Price: Thank you for this time.
[Krissy doesn't respond.]
Price: Back to you.
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“You know, win or lose in the record books tonight, I know that I am back where I want to be for the first time in a long time, not only in my career, but in my life as well.”
In the locker room moments before she is heading out to face a woman that no one has kept on the mat in Aia, Kelsai Adamson-Mason looks up but there is no smiling face. Instead that has been replaced by a quiet confidence.
Kelsai: “In preparing for my match tonight, I had to face some tough choices, and that included going out there on my own. You see, I could have had my husband with me tonight. All I would have had to do was ask Victor to go out there with me, and he would have had no issue with it whatsoever. And I will grant you, that would make my life easier in one respect because, it has been a long time since Victor has accompanied me to the ring. If he came out to the ring with me, then people could quit asking me if Victor is ok, or if we are ok because they could see for themselves that he is, and seeing is believing right?
Tonight I face an opponent in Aia that is all about seeing is believing. That is because everytime that Aia has come to the ring in singles competition in GCW, she has dominated the competition. Seeing is believing like I said, and in the case of Aia, that woman is very good at so many things inside of a wrestling ring, that most people see her leaving tonight with another victory in singles competition.”
Standing and looking at the door, knowing what awaits her on the other side, Kelsai takes a moment to close her eyes and feel the gravity of the moment before opening her eyes again.
Kelsai: “I have no intention of using words to argue with any of you concerning that point. Aia has been nothing short of phenomenal during her time here, and if you believe that she is going to roll over me to one more victory on her way out of this company and this country then there is nothing that I am going to say that is going to cause you to change your belief. Because again seeing is believing and while all that people have seen from Aia is her crushing the competition the GCW has been putting in front of her whoever that maybe, what people have been seeing from me in the last year has been something very different than being dominant over my competition.
No, people have seen me getting frustrated with myself time and time again. People saw me losing joy in competition in the very industry that before this was my pride and joy professionally. So if I were to sit back here and tell all of you that I am going to go out and in front of the biggest stage that GCW has to offer and I am going to do something that nobody has even come close to doing thus far and defeat Aia one-on-one?”
Kelsai shakes her no.
Kelsai: “I am not going to change what any of you believe is going to happen with those words, I need to go out and prove it by doing just that. You see, that is why I wanted to face Aia, because I knew that when I lost the Civil War Match, a match that so many people were expecting me to win, I knew that I had also lost the ability to face the GCW World or Global Heavyweight Champion at Resurrection, a fact that gutted me. But I then looked for something else to do at this event and in Aia I found it.
The opportunity to do something that no one has been able to do before.
Seeing is believing and tonight the world is going to see that I have the ability to go out to the ring by myself, a decision that my husband and I made together, and do something that nobody has been able to do in GCW before, and will not have the opportunity to do after tonight because she is gone. I relish opportunities like that chance that I have in front of me tonight, to make history, and you know who else is relishing this opportunity I have tonight?
Aia.
I realized that when I read her words earlier this week during an interview. The majority of people are focused on what they have seen between the two of us. Aia knows the challenge that I present and tonight despite what all of you people have seen?
I don’t plan on losing.
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Kelsai Adamson-Mason Vs Aia
The crowd is on their feet as this match starts out with the two women trading rights and lefts in the center of the ring. There's no grudge. They have never faced each other before. It's pure competitiveness. Aia looking to leave America and GCW undefeated. Kelsai looking to break Aia's undefeated streak and return to winning form.
The first several minutes is back and forth, high paced action with neither woman gaining any sort of advantage. That changes when Kelsai throws Aia off the ropes and goes for a backdrop, only to have Aia put on the brakes and boot Mason square in the face. Aia goes for the cover, but Kelsai kicks out at 2. Aia then went on the offensive, performing several slam variations before moving to a vertical suplex, then a German suplex. Aia threw Kelsai into the turnbuckles and rushed in with a knee to her mid-section. Aia with a belly-to-belly suplex out of the corner and a cover...but Kelsai kicked out.
Aia was relentless and was able to repeatedly prevent Mason from turning the tide of the match. Aia kept Kelsai off of her feet for the next several minutes, but each time she attempted to get the pinfall, Kelsai kicked out. Aia started to show some frustration, hitting Kelsai with a big chop, then a swinging neck breaker. Another pin attempt, and another kick-out. Aia threw Mason into the turnbuckles and went for a splash, but Mason moved out of the way! Kelsai got behind Aia, rolling her up with a schoolboy...1...2...Aia kicked out!
Kelsai was now in control. She took Aia down with a roundhouse kick. This was followed by a standing dropkick. Mason with a frankensteiner and a cover, but Aia kicked out. Kelsai with a corkscrew elbow, and AIA retreated to the floor. Aia's timeout was short lived, as Mason caught her on the outside with a baseball slide. Kelsai threw Aia into the guardrail, then tossed Aia back into the ring. Kelsai went to the top and came down on Aia with Bombs Away...but Aia rolled out of the way! Aia quickly dropped an elbow on Mason and hooked a leg. 1...2...NO! Kelsai got a shoulder up!
Aia was back in control now, and her goal was to end the match. She hit a European uppercut then a spiked DDT. She made a cover, but Kelsai kicked out. Aia with Missile di Bellezza and another cover, but once again, Kelsai shoots a shoulder up. Aia waited patiently for Kelsai to rise then caught her with Dall'italia Con Amore. This time, it was over. 1...2...NO!!! Kelsai got a shoulder up! The crowd roared while Aia looked stunned. Aia with a second Dall'italia Con Amore, but Kelsai countered with a big spear! Kelsai threw Aia off the ropes and hit a flying forearm smash! Kelsai with The Double Shot! She makes a cover, but Aia gets a foot on the ropes! Kelsai is back to the top, coming off with Bombs Away...hitting the mark this time! She makes a cover, hooking a leg. 1...2...3!!!
Winner: Kelsai Adamson-Mason
Kelsai beams as her arm is raised in victory and the MSG crowd give her a standing ovation. Aia is obviously disappointed she wouldn't be leaving America undefeated, but when Kelsai offers her a hand up, Aia accepts. Kelsai then rolls out to the floor to celebrate with her fans.
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Backstage in the dressing room of “The Kensington Knockout” Julia Braddock. The number one contender to the GCW World Championship is dressed in her silver and black two piece long pants wrestling gear with black wrestling boots. The beautiful blonde is with a trainer who has heavily padded gloves on his hands. Braddock is punching and kicking at the gloves. The trainer will occasionally throw a punch or two to test Braddock’s ability to dodge attacks and so far she has been able to avoid most of the attacks. Her training session is interrupting when a knocking is heard at the door. She motions for the trainer to stop.
Julia: Hold on a sec…come in!
Braddock turns and spots her sister, the owner of GCW, Glory Braddock walking in. Glory is wearing a black knee length pencil skirt, black patent leather high heel pumps, and a royal purple blouse. Her long blonde hair hangs straight and unrestrained to past the shoulders. Glory smiles warmly as she motions to the trainer.
Glory: How did I know that I’d find you here training until the very last minute?
Julia: Like you have any room to speak? You do the same thing.
Glory: That’s true. But we both learned it from the same person...our father.
The Kensington Knockout turns to face the trainer.
Julia: Mind stepping out for a moment?
Trainer: Sure.
The trainer walks out of the dressing room. Julia then turns back to face her older sister.
Julia: To what do I owe the pleasure of the visit, mate?
Glory: No reason in particular. I just wanted to wish you luck. Not as the owner of the company but as your sister.
Julia sighs and shakes her head.
Julia: Gloria, you really don’t need to say anything.
Glory: Actually I think I do. Your journey Resurrection last year to tonight has been one of overcoming insurmountable odds but as you’ve pointed out in the lead up to Civil War and in the lead up to tonight, your journey has been going on much longer than just one year. It really has been ten years in the making for you and I admit that our father...and myself included...we didn’t make it easy on you. Great things were expected of you just because of your last name. I can’t imagine the pressure you were under.
Julia: No, no you can’t. Even Nadia seems to think I’m privileged just because of who I am. I didn’t ask to be born a Braddock. Yet she thinks I’m privileged because of that? She has no idea of how much pain, heartache, and loss I had to endure because of the pressure. I caved in to the pressure early on in my career because I couldn’t deal with it. I turned to drugs to help fix my problems.
Tears are forming in the eyes of Julia Braddock. Glory hands her a tissue which Julia takes and uses to dab her eyes.
Julia: Yeah, I’m privileged alright. So privileged that I damn near ruined my life and career with drugs. I’m so privileged that my own “privileged” family couldn’t help me, I had to turn to Aphrodite Noel who taught me how to pick myself up and become my own person. This isn’t the story of just another Braddock who is getting yet another title shot. This is the story of a woman who is lucky to be alive, who fought her way out of the abyss, and now has earned herself a chance to make a name for herself, a name not associated with the Braddocks, not even associated with her adopted Noel family...but instead to become the very first Julia Braddock. If I become World Champion tonight, I can show the world what hard work and dedication can do. I can show that no obstacle, no amount of pain or suffering, nothing at all can keep you down forever. Because it took damn near ten years for me to recover and reach this point. Can I afford to lose?
She shakes her head.
Julia: No...no I cannot afford to lose.
She reaches out and grasps Glory’s hands tightly.
Julia: I appreciate why you’re here, Glory. I appreciate everything you have done to try and make things right between us. And as far as I’m concerned, everything that has gone on between us is water under the bridge. It’s forgotten. But tonight I need to do this on my own. No Mason, no Aphrodite, no Glory...no one...just me.
Glory: I understand, mate. I wouldn’t think of trying to influence things, anyway. It’s no longer my way of doing things. What I can and will say is that your story and Nadia’s story are both very inspirational. Either one of you as GCW World Champion, as a representative of this company, it is a good thing. And for both of you this is your first Resurrection main event. All I want to say is good luck and enjoy the moment.
Glory turns and exits, leaving her sister alone.
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[In a locker room, we find D'Nae Moore seated on a folding chair. Dressed in her gear – leopard print top and bottom with black boots, and blonde streaks in her hair – D'Nae is ready to go for her match tonight, challenging Mariah Starr for the Heritage Championship. She seems calm and relaxed as she sits with her legs extended, crossed at the ankles, and her arms folded.]
D'Nae: “I know there's a lot of people out there who never thought they'd see me where I'm at now. About to compete on the biggest show of the year in GCW, looking to claim my first singles championship. Shit, there are people who thought I'd never make it out of Atlanta. Or never be accepted to train with Jeff and Amy Chastaine. Once BlackOut Academy was born, those people thought I'd never keep up, never graduate. Then they thought I'd never get a contract with a major wrestling company.
But here I am. I did ALL of those things, and I did them all by never giving up, and by not listening to all the people who doubted me every step of the way to where I'm sitting right now.
I know I got attitude, I know I talk big, but right now ain't the time for big talk. Its the time for big WORK, and my job tonight? Is to go out there, face that woman who thinks she's a champion because she got lucky, because some dude with a penis... allegedly... who thinks he's a man got into MY business and cost me the match. Last Shotgun I proved he ain't nothing to me, and now I'm gonna show the world that neither is Mariah.
Alright, she beat Miss America, she showed she can go. That just makes the way she got her hands on that title even worse. She CAN fight, she just didn't want to. She saw an opening to steal a vacant championship rather than work for it, bust her ass for it, BEAT some ass for it.... and all that ends tonight.
I have been working, busting my ass, beating ass ever since I got here to get to where I sit right now. Me and MA had a good tag run and Ima always respect her, but I gotta go out on my own. Win my own championship. Stand tall for myself. Ain't no one gonna advocate for me except me. Well, except for Jeff... but he ain't fighting for me.
I fight for me.
My whole life story... my heritage... is of being a fighter. To stay alive, to leave the bullshit I grew up with, to make my own way when it didn't look like there was a path, and most importantly... defying expectations and proving haters wrong.
So, to anyone who's watching this show tonight and thinks I can't beat Mariah, that I'll never be Heritage Champion.... I want you to look at my past. Everything I had to fight up from, go through, all the bullshit I've dealt with and pushed aside to get here.... and realize one thing.
You just as wrong as all those doubters were, every time. Tonight ain't no different. Watch me prove it. Watch me take what's meant to be mine. Watch me put Mariah Starr in her place.”
[D'Nae stands up from the chair, hands planted on her hips and a confident smile on her face.]
D'Nae: “Get ready for Moore.”
[With head held proudly high D'Nae keeps the confident smile as we cut away.
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Heritage Championship
D'Nae Moore vs Mariah Starr (champion)
Moore is off to a fast start, with a hard shoulder tackle, a hip toss, a deep arm drag into an arm bar. Mariah fights up to her feet. She breaks the hold with punches to the face. Mariah goes for a whip but Moore reversed and back body drops her opponent. Moore with a clothesline over the top and to the outside. Moore follows after her but Mariah pokes her in the eyes and then rams her face first into the steel ring post. Mariah with a ddt on the outside. Mariah rolls her back into the ring. Mariah with kick me deadly followed up by the greatest leg drop. A cover but only a two count.
Mariah with a snap suplex and a body slam. She goes for The Brightest Starr but Moore avoids contact. She whips Starr into the corner and comes in after with an avalanche. Straight from the A from Moore. A body slam from Moore followed up by Flip the Script. The cover but only a two. Moore goes for Dirty South but Starr slips free and connects with a release dragon suplex. Mariah with a spinning heel kick and then a super kick. Mariah connects with Starr Struck out of nowhere but Moore has the presence of mind to roll to the outside. Mariah sees Moore prone on the outside and leaps off the top with a 450 to the outside onto Moore!
Mariah rolls her back inside. She measures her for another Starr struck but this time Mariah avoids it. Moore goes for Dirty South but Mariah counters into a cutter attempt but Moore counters that into Mooregasm!
The cover...1...2...3NO!
Mariah kicks out!
Moore, not to be denied, delivers a second Mooregasm!
The cover...1...2...3!
Winner: AND NEW Heritage Champion, D’Nae Moore.
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Backstage we find the journalist inducted into the GCW Hall of Fame. No, it isn’t Janice King, this is the newest inductee, Dexter Russell. Standing next to him wearing black and purple long wrestling trunks and purple boots is the man known by many names, among them The Most Loved Man On The Planet, The Emperor of Entrepreneurship, Captain Capitalism, Master Media Mogul, Saint Levi, Your Righteous Savior, The Titan of Twitter, The Sultan of Social Media, The Nova Wonder Killer, The Maharaja of Marketing; yes, this is Leviticus.
Dexter: Ladies and gentleman, I am Dexter Russell and with me at this time is…
Leviticus: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let’s talk about you for a second! You are a bonafide GCW Hall of Famer! You are a legend now! Your Hall of Fame status could mean big things for a man like you! Dexter Russell: The Movie! Dexter Russell: The Ice Cream Bar! Dexter Russell: The Video Game! Oh I could go on and on and on, because you, my good man, are divinity, just like another Hall of Famer we know all too well, am I right?
He chuckles. Dexter sighs.
Dexter: Well, speaking of Travis Vessey, tonight you will be facing him one on one in a match you wanted. Now that the time has arrived are you truly ready for, well, as you put it, a Hall of Famer?
Leviticus: Am I ready? Dex, does it look like I’m ready?
Dexter: Um…
Leviticus: Let me answer that! Of course I’m ready! I mean, what is expected of me tonight against Travis Vessey? What do the people expect out of The Titan of Twitter as he goes one on one with a former Global Champion in Travis Vessey? During the past several years I have been utilized as little more than card filler and cannon fodder. Nothing much is expected outta me. And that’s the brilliance of my plan, Dex. See, if I lose, no big deal! But if I win…
He snickers nastily.
Leviticus: ...think of how badly it might damage Travis Vessey’s image? I’m a lowly curtain jerker. I’m not even supposed to have a match tonight yet here I am facing Travis Vessey at Resurrection. And why do I have this match? Because of my brilliant marketing genius and because of Trista Foxx-Porter’s big fat mouth. She went and labeled Travis Vessey as a wrestling god. Now Vessey will learn first hand that his divinity comes with a price. A god against a mere mortal. This should be a cakewalk for him. But tonight, when I humble him, my stock will rise and his stocks will hit rock bottom faster than Wall Street on the day of the Great Depression! So am I ready? You can bet your ass I’m ready! I’m ready to shock the world!
Leviticus walks away.
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Travis Vessey vs. Leviticus
[Vessey is in the ring first but before Leviticus is introduced El Perro rushes the ring. He appears angry that he wasn’t booked. The referee tries to get him to leave. Vessey asks Perro to leave. El Perro offers a handshake. Vessey accepts the handshake and then El Perro kicks him below the belt and drops him with The Righteous Cleansing! That’s a Leviticus finishing move! El Perro tears off the mask to reveal that this is, in fact, not El Perro but LEVITICUS! Leviticus snickers, hopping up and down in celebration as if he just won the World Series and the Super Bowl. The referee offers to cancel the match but Vessey insists he wants to compete anyway. The referee reluctantly calls for the bell. Levi pounces on Vessey, stomping away ruthlessly before mounting him and raining down rights and lefts. Leviticus with a swinging neck breaker and a neck snap. Leviticus with a cover...1...2...Kickout! Leviticus locks in a neck vice. Vessey fights back to his feet but Levi drives a knee to the gut and drops him with a hangman’s neck breaker. Levi hops up to the middle rope and comes off with a flip over neck breaker. Levi with another cover...1...2...Kickout!]
[Leviticus with a belly to back suplex and then an stf. Vessey fights to reach the ropes. Leviticus pulls Vessey up and goes for Righteous Cleansing again but Vessey fights out of it and counters with Lethal Weapon! Ordinarily this would be the end but it’s the only offensive move Vessey managed to get in thus far and Vessey is still fatigued. Leviticus is up first using the ropes followed shortly by Vessey. Levi rushes in but gets caught by a back drop. Vessey with a snap suplex and then a release northern lights suplex. Vessey connects with a flying forearm smash. Leviticus rolls to the outside to stop the momentum. Vessey with a plancha over the top takes out Leviticus. Vessey goes for an Irish whip but Levi reverses, sending Vessey face first into the steel ring post. Levi rolls Vessey back into the ring. Levi goes for The Doomsday Prophecy for Vessey gets his knees up at the last possible second! Levi is up to his feet and turns right into a dropkick from Vessey followed by a spear. Vessey with a bridging German suplex...1...2...Kickout!]
[Vessey with a snap tiger suplex, then a second, then a deadlift German suplex! Vessey looks to be on fire! He goes to lock in a figure four but Levi counters with a small package...1...2...Kickout! Vessey scrambles up and walks right into The Book of Levi! Leviticus with The Doomsday prophecy! The cover...1...2...3NOOO! Vessey kicks out! Levi pulls Vessey up and whips him into the ropes. He lowers his head but Vessey makes him pay with a kick to the face. Vessey goes for Lethal Weapon again but Levi counters into The Truth Shall Set You Free! Will Vessey tap out? The referee is right there to check for a submission. Vessey shakes his head, saying no. Vessey fights towards the ropes. He is almost there...finally Vessey reaches the ropes after about a minute and a half in the painful hold. Leviticus is relentless though. He pulls Vessey up and goes to hit Righteous Cleansing again but Vessey counters with Lethal Weapon! The cover...1...2...3NOOO! Leviticus got a shoulder up! Vessey is a little surprised by this but doesn’t let up. He pulls Levi up and drops him with his patented Vessey Driver! The cover...1...2...3!]
WINNER: Travis Vessey
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Cameras go backstage, where you see Jody and Nicky standing by with microphones in hand, looking like they've only finished training for the tag titles. Jody shook his head with the microphone and let Nicky due to him being responsible for winning the shot for the tag team titles in the first place.
Nicky Stone: "It's your favourite sexy stud here to address the tag titles I won by being in the top three of the Civil War rumble we had a couple of months ago. Tonight is the night we'll take on against the team who haven't done a lot of screaming, scream machine. So you see, we knew the Livewire brand had a tag title match, plus, we know we'd eventually face them in the future. Also, Scream Machine asked and demanded challengers that are more than just teams on Shotgun to face them for the gold. It seems like Jody was right when we stated they shot themselves in the foot, especially with that win Jody got over Siouxsie Blade on the last Shotgun show and who saw that coming?"
Jody shook his head on the answer to that question as Nicky nods his head and strokes the skull statue Jody always carries around with him, even to the training facility.
Nicky Stone: "That proves how incapable Scream Machine has been as tag champions, to sit out all those weeks not to have a match, apart from some local talent. We've been here, proving ourselves that we're The Bad Bastards and by the way, Jody is far more hated than Andrew Raynes is. The point is we heard Mara talk so much shit about being the best and all that crap when you have never faced us as a team. Come on, how can you proclaim of being the best when you haven't fought us yet? Sure, you have defeated other teams before you, but we're fresh on the scene."
Nicky nodded his head at the comments he made so far as the fans boo The Bad Bastards as Jody listens on, stroking his skull statue as he wanted to fight to win for today.
Nicky Stone: "Oh wow, look what came out of the sewer, Siouxsie Blade with her shit talk on Jody. Here I thought you didn't give a shit about professional wrestling when you're so quiet. Maybe you should speak up more, especially how embarrassing it made you when Jody picked up the win. Of course, the respect is much greater than of other teams we've trashed in the past; that's why we've been a little low with that, but still, we're going to beat the shit out of the pair of you tonight as it's The Bad Bastard's time to rise to the top, being as confident we are to destroy every single word you've all said towards us, and it will end up in another embarrassing loss, but this time to take away the one thing you've kept hold of since we've come to GCW as a team, those tag titles."
Jody nodded as he holds up the skull statue to the camera, stroking it, feeling the sense of anger, passion to win the tag titles.
Nicky Stone: "No more will you ever brag about being the best tag team in the division, no more will you ever moan and complain there isn't a team out there that can beat you because we're here and we're going to shut you the fuck up like Jody proved in the match last time out. We're going to do everything it takes for you girls to scream when you lose the titles to us because we're The Bad Bastards and nobody or anyone can stop us from taking them. We will pin you for the three count and walk away with the tag titles and there's nothing you girls can do about it, no matter how attractive I find you both."
Jody clapped as he and Nicky got together and went back to the locker room.
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[Mara Kade and Siouxsie Blade sit near the curtains, getting ready for their match. Mara and Siouxsie are dressed in their ring gear and have their World Tag Team belts on the floor.]
Mara: This is it, Bad Bastards. Your last few moments of optimism and faith and whatever. This is where your dreams die. We are proud champions. We love being champions. And for the last year, we crawled our way back to this point. We didn’t run from our failures. We didn’t get scared. We took it on the chin and we climbed and we climbed until we got it back.
[Mara wraps her arm around the neck of Siouxsie.]
Mara: There is no one on this planet that I would want in my foxhole than Siouxsie Blade. And yeah Jody, you may have beaten her a couple of weeks ago. But if there’s anything at the core of Scream Machine, it’s resilience. We’re tough bitches to put down. We’re stubborn. The reason why we are stubborn is because we’re the f**king best. Three straight Resurrections. Three straight Tag titles matches. That’s as good as it gets...but we’re not satisfied.
[Mara looks at the camera.
Mara: Not at all. Even with these belts, Jody and Nicky, we still have a lot that we want to do. You know why? Because last night, Nicky, Jody, the Rising Tide were named Tag Team of the Year. Last year they split it with us. This year they win it outright. That doesn’t sit right with us. We want to leave no doubt in people’s minds that Scream Machine is at the top. Not Rising Tide, not any of these f**king teams. We’ll slaughter them all! Line them up. And Bad Bastards, this is what you chose. You chose to come to us. We’ll gladly take it. These are the matches that we live for, that Scream Machine is built on.
[Mara looks at Siouxsie and then back at the camera.]
Mara: So we’ll see you out there, in front of everybody. When that bell rings, I’m sure we’ll see the piss running down your legs. Because you two know. Deep down you know. We expect a good fight from you two and we expect you to give it your best. But your best means shit. Every time Scream Machine has been in the big matches, nine out of ten times, we deliver. That’s why we make the big bucks, Bastards. That’s why our name is our name. Jody, Nicky, tonight we will fight you til the end and if you’re going to take our belts from us, then you’re going to have to kill us. We will die on our feet's defending these belts. But the thing, tonight, you two will die before you get the chance to do so.
[Siouxsie clears her throat, looking as dangerously lovely as ever, tilting her head, holding Charles in her arm, not happy about losing to Jody on the last Shotgun, but knows what is most important is Resurrection and the title defense tonight.]
Siouxsie: I’m not happy nor do you think I should be happy to be honest, getting robbed and beaten by a once hobo on purpose, not even because he had the resources is just plain lunacy, I know nothing about being crazy and…. Wait…. No, I do know a little about being fucking crazy and that is where this all plays out, because you see Jody and Nicky, you never faced us when the belts are on the line Have you ever in your wildest dreams thought about the shit I think about in my sick, twisted and demented head? No, and that is why you two cursing up a storm and talking shit on Twitter is the powdered sugar on a funnel cake, it’s not needed, never was but it makes it look tastier. You two shit stains are all bark and no bite, Mara and I are going to prove that to you come later tonight. Charles here was telling me that I need to make someone bleed, and I agree, maybe it will be Jody, maybe it will be Nicky, maybe it will be both, but just remember this, we are the Tag Team Champions for a reason, we are the ones that run this place, we ARE Tag team wrestling, you're just a guest on our stage and tonight we are kicking you the fuck off!
[Mara laughs as Siouxsie tilts her head.]
Siouxsie: Especially you, Jodie, I’m going to make sure that I take you out, looking down at your broken body and holding up Scream Machine’s Tag Team Championships! You want to play games, think you can get one over me? No, because paybacks are called Siouxsie Blade and Mara Kade…. Which are TWO bitches! So listen to me closely boys, tonight we not only walk out as Tag Team Champions, we prove why we are the most dominant team in ALL of wrestling so go ahead…. Run, run as fast as you can as we REFUSE! RESIST! RECLAIM! What we neve lost, the two baddest bitches on the block…. Oh and Charles just told me in some kind, sweet words…. To fuck you both up!
[Siouxsie starts to laugh, walking out as Mara smirks, lowers her glasses and winks.]
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Global Tag Team Championships
The Bad Bastards Vs Scream Machine (champions)
Mara tweeted “time to die Bad Bastards” early in the week. Best believe her and Sio came at their challengers like demons possessed. Sio and Mara looked at each others before entering the ring. Nodded. Set their belts down and charged into battle. The bell had not officially rung to signal the start of the match, both teams were already brawling. Sio went after Jody. Mara went after Nicky. The self proclaimed ladies man of GCW did separate himself from Mara. Clearly more lover than fighter. Sio had Jody in the corner. She was consumed with stomping a mud hole in him, which wasn’t going to improve his already “sunny” disposition.
Nicky begged Mara off. She didn’t care. Mara met a thumb in the eye for her troubles. Nicky grabbed a steel chair. He slid in the ring. He tried to hit Sio with him. Her sixth sense kicked in, she turned around, she kicked him in the inner thigh. She mounted him. Ground and pound. Jody recovered just enough from the beating to grab the chair. He caught Sio once with the chair, stomping her assault on his partner. Mara entered the ring. Prevented another chair shot.
Those two went at it.
Several referees flocked down to the ring to restore a semblance of order. With both teams separated, the match can officially begin with the sound of the bell.
Mara started the match, giving Sio some rest. Jody started for his team. As you would expect chaos continued, a little controlled from the early ruckus. Sio insisted she come back in the ring, Mara gave her partner what she wanted. Jody however tagged himself out. Nicky took the reigns. He blew a kiss to Sio. She raised an eyebrow. To the surprise of many she walked up to Nicky, rubbed her hand on his cheek. He smiled. He went in for a kiss. In return Sio bit his nose, Nicky screamed in agony. She gave him a slap for good measure.
Scream Machine looked as though they had this one in the bag. A timely knee to the back of Sio when Nicky irish whipped her into the ropes was what was needed to gain control. Bad Bastards cut off half the ring. Sio caught the brunt of some of their double team moves. The Rocket launcher. Belly-to-back suplex, diving leg drop combination. Each time Sio kicked out. There was an exchange where Nicky mouthed off “you can help me celebrate me and Jody’s win.” All this got Nicky was his face getting scratched. He screamed “ow, my face.” Before Sio could follow up, Jody came in the ring, pulled Sio’s hair. Mara tried to prevent any double team from happening, the referee focused more on her than Jody. This allowed Bad Bastards to execute a Double DDT on Sio. Mara exited the ring. Noticing the pin, the referee counted to two.
Sio turned things around when an attempted piledriver by Jody was blocked. She poked him in the eye.
Mara caught the hot tag. She was a house of fire. Working at a faster pace, keeping Jody off guard. Nicky tried to save his partner. That didn’t work in his favor.
The closing of the match with Sio and Jody as the legal competitors. With the referee focused on them; Nicky was going to enter to help his partner. This prompted Mara Kade to pull him off the apron. She drove her knee as hard as she could into his groin. He doubled over. Jody was able to drop Sio with a piledriver, a move he used last year to become X-Division Champion. Mara slid in the ring; chop blocked his arm. Sio was quick to follow this up with a curb stomp. Mara went back to her corner, Sio tagged her in. Mara drove Jody’s head into the mat with a curb stomp. Sio and Mara continued the curb stomp party. The last curb stomp, performed by Sio, forced the referee to back Sio off so they could check on the condition of Jody. The referee called for the bell.
Winners: AND STILL Global Tag Team Champions (by TKO) Scream Machine.
Nicky slid in the ring to check on his buddy. Mara didn’t care. She performed a curb stomp of her own. She walked over to the Bad Bastards tag corner, grabbed the rose, walked back to Nicky and stuffed the rose in his mouth. Sio and Mara laughed at the Bad Bastards. The crowd clearly didn’t approve of Scream Machine’s behavior. What else is new? Mara and Sio left the ring. Bad Bastards would live to fight another day.
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Backstage we find Marie Jones dressed in her wrestling gear and doing some squats as part of her preparation for her match tonight against her own mother, Angelica Jones. Without warning The Phoenix is interrupted with her dressing room door swinging open. “The Archangel” Jessica Lasiewicz and “The Woman Scorned” Kimberly Williams join their sister inside the dressing room. Marie sighs as she stops and turns to face Jessica and Kim.
Marie: If you two are here to lecture me then just leave now, because I don’t have time for it. You both know I did not ask for this match tonight. This is all Aunt Kayla’s idea.
Jessica: That’s bullshit, Marie. You want this match, not to prove to the world that mom should pass the torch to you, not to prove to mom that she should pass the torch to you…
She points a finger at Marie.
Jessica: ...but to prove to yourself that you are worthy of carrying that torch. I can read you like a book, Marie. I looked into your soul in the days after Civil War and I saw doubt; you weren’t sure that you really earned that victory.
Marie: Oh yeah? Well what do you see now when you “look into my soul”, hmmm?
Jessica: I see confidence.
Jones smirks.
Marie: Good. Now do you have anything else because if not I would like to get back to preparing.
Williams steps forward.
Kim: I just want one thing from you, Marie. Promise me that this is the end. No matter the outcome of the match, whether you win or whether mom wins, that tonight is the end. This family cannot function if we’re constantly tearing each other apart. Jessica and I are prepared to accept whatever the outcome may be. But are you prepared to accept the outcome?
Marie: Of course.
Jessica: Even if you lose to mom?
There is a long hesitation as Marie considers the rather loaded question. Finally she nods her head.
Marie: Yes.
Jessica: Then good luck, Marie. May the best woman win.
Lasiewicz and Kim turn to walk away.
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The Final Chapter
Angelica Jones Vs Marie Jones
[Marie rushes right in early but the more experienced Angelica Jones catches her with an arm drag, another arm drag, a third arm drag, and then a standing dropkick. Marie rushes in and Angelica back body drops her over the top and to the outside. Angelica with a running corkscrew sucide dive onto Marie, taking her out. Angelica rolls Marie back into the ring and then hits a springboard splash for a cover...1Kickout! Angelica with a back breaker. Angelica with a surfboard submission. Angelica breaks the hold and then connects with another back breaker. Angelica with a snap suplex. She rolls Marie over onto her belly and then connects with a Divine Impact, landing her entire bodyweight across Marie’s lower back area. Angelica with a belly to back suplex. Angelica attempts to lock in the Angel’s Arch but Marie uses her leg strength to swing out of it. Angelica goes for a clothesline but Marie ducks and then connects with a pele kick taking Angelica down. Marie with a superkick sends Angelica tumbling to the outside. Marie charges with a springboard dragonrana to the outside taking Angelica down. Marie whips Angelica into the steel steps. Marie with a belly to belly overhead suplex on the outside. Marie rolls Angelica back into the ring. Marie with a bulldog takedown followed up by The Divine Impact, hooking the leg...1...Kickout! Marie with a series of three snap suplexes in a row and then dropping a pair of knees onto Angelica’s back. Marie measures Angelica and then connects with a back cracker. Marie measures Angelica again and then connects with Kissed By Fire! Marie covers...1...2Kickout!]
[Marie pulls Angelica up and goes for an Irish whip but Angelica reverses. Angelica lowers her head and Marie goes for a sunset flip but Angelica rolls through and applies the Angel’s Arch! Marie’s lower back is being tested from earlier! After about a minute Marie reaches the ropes. Angelica pulls her up to her feet and sets her up for The Hot Shot but Marie back drops out of it. Marie goes for a superkick but Angelica catches the foot, spins her around, kicks her in the gut, and connects with The Hot Shot! The cover...1...2...3NO! Marie kicks out! Angelica goes for a stomp but Marie moves out of the way at the last possible second and goes for a belly to back suplex but Angelica lands on her feet and then locks in The Firestarter! Marie struggles in the hold but refuses to quit! After about a minute in the hold she reaches the ropes, forcing a break. Angelica takes Marie and whips her into the ropes. She ducks her head and Marie this time kicks her in the face and then drills Angelica with The Vindicator! Marie pulls Angelica up and drops her with Ave Maria! The cover...1...2...3NOO! Angelica kicks out! Marie is stunned! She pulls Angelica up sets up for The Hot, she connects! The cover...1...2...3NOOO! Angelica kicks out! Marie locks Angelica up in The Angel’s Arch! After about a minute Angelica reaches the ropes. Marie is relentless, dragging Angelica back out to the center and cinches it in even tighter, leaning back even more. Angelica still refuses to quit and after another minute she reaches the ropes. Marie drags her back out to the center and locks the hold in again. Finally after a third minute in the painful hold Angelica taps out.]
WINNER: Marie Jones
[Marie celebrates, as if she won the championship! But this win means more to her than any championship could! Marie then sees her mother in anguish and pain. She sees Kayla Jones-Snow, Angelica’s sister and Marie’s aunt, entering the ring. Kayla helps Angelica to her feet. Kayla stands by her sister’s side, helping to keep her upright. Kayla is insisting that the two reconcile but there is some hesitation in the eyes of both mother and daughter as they stare across the ring at one another. “It’s over” are the words that come from Kayla’s mouth as she shouts at both her sister and her niece. Finally Marie is the first to step forward towards her mother. Marie gets in Angelica’s face and after another tense moment, tears form in her eyes as she embraces Angelica. Angelica hugs as well with tears flowing down her cheeks. The crowd comes alive with loud cheers for both women.]
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Backstage, Samuel Price stands in front of a Resurrection X banner. Standing to either side of him are Destiny Skye, Hannah Myers, Kendra Classic, and Gabriella Austin. All four women are dressed to compete and all have their game faces on.
Samuel: "It's considered the most dangerous match in professional wrestling. Hell in a Cell. We see this structure very infrequently due to the dangers involved. However, we will see the cell tonight as The McBride Corporation, Clyde Sutter, and Mason Van Stanton will face off against these four woman with me now...Wrestling's Most Wanted and Destiny Skye."
Hannah Myers steps into the mic first.
Hannah: "First of all, Sammy...you may as well just say 'Wrestling's Most Wanted.' I mean, you seriously can't look at Destiny here and say she's not most wanted, can you?"
Price stammers.
Sam: "Uh...I didn't mean..."
Hannah laughs.
Hannah: "Relax, Sammy! It's finally here! Resurrection X! What a weekend it's been, too. But, now it's time to get serious. Now, it's time for some payback. Mason, you loathsome snake in the grass, you massive pain in the ass...you bring your bitches and your goon and when you all step inside that cell tonight, be prepared for Hell. The chance to get our hands on you is a looong time coming, and I know all four of us are chomping at the bit to repay you for all the shit you've put us all through!"
Destiny: Mason, you think you’re sooooo smart, you think you have all the answers. I mean, that’s your shtick right? The Fix is in. I will give credit where credit is due, you fooled us all. You fooled Hannah and Kendra into thinking you had their best interests at heart, you fooled me into thinking you loved me. We were all wrong. But the one mistake you made is not finishing us off before we learned your dirty tricks. If anyone knows about you and your little fix it’s us because as Julia so aptly put it, WE WERE THE DAMN FIX!
She chuckles.
Destiny: Now you think you can do just as well with the McBride girls and a Neanderthal? Your faith in them is misguided. They won’t protect you from the payback we’re going to get tonight. And me, I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. I haven’t forgotten the last time we were in a Hell in a Cell match, Mason.
She points at the camera.
Destiny: You threw me off the top and I crashed through the tables below! Tonight you are going to learn that payback is a bitch and so am I!
Gabriella Austin cracks her knuckles, indicating she is ready to speak.
Gabriella: I don’t share the same history with Mason that Hannah, Kendra and Destiny have. However, these three women are my girls. I left GCW. Last anyone really remembers of me is when I was hanging out with Loretta back when she was consumed by her purity beliefs. When I was lost, Hannah and Kendra reached out to me. Treated me like a sister. Were there for me when I needed someone. I owe Hannah and Kendra a lot. Getting to know Destiny better has been a blast. I knew when Julia won Civil War, no one needed to ask me to step up. I told Destiny, Hannah and Kendra, tell me when, and I’ll be there. Tonight, I grace the Resurrection stage once again. Not to be golden with a touch of class. Not to be classy with a touch of purity. I am here representing Wrestling’s Most Wanted against you Mason, you McBrides, and you Sutter. There will be nothing classy or pure about the beating we dish out. People are wondering if I am ready to step into hell after all this time away. Damn right I’m ready. All of us are!
Gabriella nods.
Kendra: Tonight is about finishing something that, quite frankly, should have been finished a long time ago. Maybe if Mason was smart, he’d have known to stay away… but here we are. This whole thing… this melee with him and his “new” group… it’s gotten Wrestling’s Most Wanted off course. See, I know where we belong. We belong on top. We ARE, after all, “most wanted”, and that’s not only in name but in practice. The fact that Mason has been an albatross around our necks now for nearly TWO full years is unacceptable. So tonight? We end it. We end his constant antagonism. We end his anchoring our careers. We simply end him.
Kendra looks at Hannah, Gabriella, and Destiny.
Kendra: What you see here are the four women who are going to ensure that Mason Van Stanton doesn’t get to drag down any more careers. If the McBrides were smart, they’d realize they were on the losing side and leave Mason to suffer his own fate. If that meathead he has on a leash was smart, he’d know that his issues are only confounded by Mason, not dispelled. Tonight we end things… we clear our path and we begin our climb back to our rightful pedestal. THAT is what’s Most Wanted.”
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Unsanctioned Match
Hell In A Cell
Destiny Skye & Wrestling's Most Wanted (Kendra Classic, Hannah Myers & Gabriella Austin) Vs The McBride Corp, Clyde Sutter & Mason Van Staton
[Hannah goes after Karen McBride, Kendra Classic goes after Melanie McBride, Gabriella Austin targets Clyde Sutter, and Destiny Skye, wanting revenge against her ex-husband, targets Mason Van Stanton. It is an all out brawl early on with chaos reigning supreme. The game changer early on is Sutter, as he eventually manages to catch Austin out of nowhere with The Unforgiven kick. He notices that Destiny is pummeling away at Van Stanton, so Sutter grabs her and delivers Judge, Jury, and Executioner on the outside, effectively eliminating Destiny for the time being. Sutter notices that Hannah has Karen McBride in trouble so he peels Hannah off and locks in Judgment Day hoping for an early submission. Kendra sees this and quickly breaks it up. She starts brawling with Sutter, going toe to toe with the big man. Van Stanton then brings a steel chair in and blasts Kendra in the back. Melanie with a Singapore cane targets Gabriella Austin. Karen gets a trash can lid as a weapon and uses it against Destiny. Clyde sneers as he peels Hannah up off the mat and goes for a gorilla press slam sending her to the outside. Van Stanton takes the chair and measures his ex-wife but Destiny ducks and Mason accidentally strikes Karen! Destiny low blows Mason. He rolls to the outside and Destiny gives chase. Melanie swings the Singapore cane at Kendra but Austin jerks it away from her and then blasts Melanie in the head. Kendra then blasts Melanie in the head with the trash can lid, knocking her down. Austin puts the boots to Melanie while Kendra goes to help Hannah against Sutter. Meanwhile Destiny has been brawling with Mason on the outside. Destiny charges and spears Mason through the cell wall, breaking a hole in the side of the cell!]
Crowd: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!
[Destiny takes Mason and smacks him face first against the announce table. Mason then grabs the ring bell and smashes her in the face. Both are busted open by now. Van Stanton climbs up the side of the cell, looking to escape. Sutter sees what’s going on and goes outside to help. Gabby goes out after Sutter. This leaves Austin, Destiny, Sutter, and Mason outside the cell and Kendra and Hannah against The McBride Corporation inside the cell. Van Stanton is atop the cell and orders Sutter to power bomb Destiny through the French Announce table. Sutter has her set up but Austin with a lead pipe to his back stops it! Austin with a lead pipe shot to the head! Austin and Destiny then double suplex Sutter through the announce table! Kendra goes for ClassiCrash but Karen slips out of it, spins her around, and drops her with End Game! Hannah with Falling Angel to Melanie, taking her out! Karen sets Hannah up for End Game but Hannah breaks free of it and then hits a double arm ddt onto the chair! Destiny is climbing up the side of the cell to go after Mason. Austin continues to pummel away at Sutter, to keep him out of the picture. Kendra and Hannah set up a table. Kendra with an exploder suplex to Melanie through the table. Kendra locks in The Contortion to Melanie! Karen rises to her feet and swings the steel chair, blasting Hannah in the head with it. Then she blasts Kendra in the head to break up the submission. Destiny has reached the top of the cell. She exchanges rights and lefts with Mason. Destiny gains the upper hand by kicking him downstairs. Destiny with The Destiny Cutter on top of the cell. She takes Van Stanton and throws him off the top of the cell and he smashes into the Spanish Announce Table! Sutter has battled back and has set up another table on the outside. He goes to pick up a downed Austin but she low blows him. She lands a superkick that sends Sutter onto the table. Destiny sees this and then leaps off the cell with a variation of The Skye Is The Limit off the top of the cell onto Sutter through the table below!]
CROWD: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!
[Gabriella goes back into the cell where Kendra is going toe to toe with Melanie and Hennah is going toe to toe with Karen. Kendra with a high knee strike to Melanie backing her up right into Pure Realization from Austin! Pure Realization to Karen! Kendra then sets a steel chair up as Hannah climbs to the top rope. Kendra hooks Karen up for The ClassiCrash only Hannah comes off the top and spikes it! Spiked ClassiCrash to Karen onto the steel chair! Kendra makes the cover...1...2...3!]
WINNERS: Destiny Skye & Wrestling’s Most Wanted
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We open backstage at the ready area. There we find “The Kensington Knockout” Julia Braddock pacing the floor but she doesn’t appear anxious or nervous. Instead there is a look of determination etched across her lovely features. She is dressed in her silver and black two piece wrestling gear.
Julia: Over ten years ago I began training under my father, Britain’s Best Glenn Braddock, in hopes of one day following in his footsteps. Does that mean I wanted to be just another Glenn Braddock or even be just another Glory Braddock? No, not a chance. I always wanted to be unique. I always wanted to be different, I wanted to be special. I was the kinda girl who wanted to break the mold. But still there was an immense pressure on me to live up to the high expectations already built up by my father and my sister. The bar was risen to an almost insurmountable level at that point and the pressure was overwhelming. Yet I still was determined to find my way. And did I make mistakes along the way?
She stops pacing and turns to face the camera. Braddock nods her head.
Julia: Damn right I made mistakes. I tried using drugs in order to take the pressure off and it nearly ended my life and career within my rookie year. Then after overcoming that I started trying to please other people. I wanted to please Camelot...The Republic...Mason Van Stanton...my sister...over the next several years of my career up until Resurrection IX it was me out there serving other people, trying to please everyone else. Then Resurrection IX came around and I lost everything. You could say I finally hit rock bottom. I had burned every bridge, I had lost the trust of everyone around me, and I had lost the support of the fans who once loved me for my uniqueness. Sitting in complete solitude, alone and isolated from everyone else, it was then that I knew that I had to refocus on what I wanted most out of this business and what I wanted most of all was to make a name for myself in this business. I wanted to be recognized as the very first Julia Braddock. So I made a promise to myself that once I got back in the ring that I would bust my ass, work as hard as I could, and earn my way into the main event of Resurrection X. Every match I would compete in, every obstacle put in front of me, I would face them all on my own without any help, without any privilege, with only my guts, grit, and determination pushing me towards the finish line.
She holds up one finger.
Julia: I fought Shotgun and Livewire competitors alike at Purgatory and I won. At Civil War I went face to face with demons from my past and yes, I lost, but did I let it get me down? Did I give up and quit? No, I picked myself up, I dusted myself off, and I went right back out later on in the night and I competed against forty seven other opponents in the Civil War Match and I WON! I won it all to earn the right to compete for the GCW World Championship in the main event of Resurrection X. All of this I did on my own without any help from anyone. And yet the reigning champion has the nerve to accuse me of being privileged, implying that I didn’t necessarily earn my way here on my own merit?
Braddock shakes her head.
Julia: How many opportunities at the World Title have you had, Nadia? I can tell you that you have had a crap ton more opportunities than I have had. I wouldn’t have got this world championship match had I not won the Civil War Match. I had lost everything, Nadia, and I was all but gone from GCW; I had to fight and earn my way back to GCW, and then since returning I had to fight to prove to the company that I was worthy to even be in the Civil War Match, and then I had to beat forty-seven people in one match in one night in order to get to this point. My last name didn’t help me. My last name didn’t do anything for me. Everything I achieved I did it on my own. And it took me ten years to get here, Nadia. It took me ten years to overcome so many heartaches and suffering to get to this main event. Do you really think I’m prepared to step into the ring with you, face you one on one, and then be content with the fact that I have this title shot? Do you really think I’m willing to settle for second best after busting my ass and sacrificing so damn much to get here?
The intense Julia Braddock shakes her head.
Julia: No, I will not settle and I will not be content. That’s why I have to win tonight and that’s why I cannot afford to lose. You have had so many opportunities at the World Championship and finally you managed to cash in, finally you managed to win the big one; and you are an incredible athlete. You are one of the best GCW has ever seen and you are definitely the best there is right now. You will have another opportunity at the World Championship. I would dare say that you will be champion again. You haven’t even peaked yet, so yes you can afford to lose tonight because you will get more title opportunities and you will win more gold. But I need this win. I need it more than you can ever imagine, Nadia. Right now I am at the very best in my career. You can look into my eyes, Nadia, and realize that you are getting the absolute best Julia Braddock that has ever set foot inside of a wrestling ring. The momentum from Civil War is still on my side. This is the perfect storm and I cannot expect this to last forever. But even with this kind of perfect storm, I can still get beaten by the World Champion. So I need to capitalize on all of this tonight. I need to win. I cannot...I WILL NOT lose!
Braddock shakes her head.
Julia: Tonight is not your night, Nadia. Tonight is going to be my night. Tonight I show the world that you can overcome any obstacle, any heartbreak, and any kind of tragedy to achieve any goal you wish for in your life. Tonight is the night that I complete my one year redemption journey. Tonight is the night I achieve my ten year goal of making a name for myself. And tonight is the night that I become the GCW World Champion and THAT is a Vow of Chastity!
Braddock storms off.
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Main Event
Julia Braddock Vs Nadia Allen ©
[Champion and challenger begin with a series of chain wrestling. The early stage of the chain wrestling is dominated by Julia but Nadia fights back and takes over. This goes back and forth for about two or three minutes with neither gaining a decisive edge and we are at a standoff. Nadia tries to change things up with a roundhouse kick but Julia ducks it, hooks her for a German suplex and throws her but Nadia lands on her feet. Nadia with a discuss elbow followed by a spinning back fist that takes the challenger down. The champion whips Braddock into the corner and immediately rushes in after with a big stinger splash. Nadia with Running Double Knees to a cornered Julia Braddock. Nadia lets Braddock stagger out of the corner before connecting with a One Handed Bulldog takedown. Nadia applies an arm bar. Braddock struggles to get to the ropes. Nadia with a shoulder breaker and then reapplies the arm bar. Again Braddock reaches the ropes. Nadia with an arm bar takedown. Nadia abandons her technical game and goes for a homerun with a moonsault but Julia gets her knees up at the last possible second. Julia and Nadia are to their feet at about the same time but Julia strikes first with a Scissors Kick. Julia with a Full Nelson Suplex released. Braddock with a Swinging Neck Breaker. Braddock drops one elbow, a second elbow, and then performs a curtsy before dropping a third elbow to the champion. Julia covers...1...Kickout!]
[Braddock applies a sharpshooter. Nadia refuses to quit and eventually reaches the ropes after about a minute. Braddock goes to reapply the sharpshooter but as she steps through Nadia kicks her in the but, sending Julia shoulder first into the steel turnbuckle. Nadia locks in a calf crusher. Julia refuses to tap out and eventually reaches the ropes. Nadia locks in a single leg crab. Julia again refuses to quit and eventually reaches the ropes. Nadia with a swinging neck breaker. Nadia goes outside and looks for Snake Charmer but Julia lunges forward at the last minute with a superkick, knocking Nadia off the top rope and down to the floor below. Julia goes up top and measures Nadia for a moonsault but Nadia jumps out of the way and Julia crashes into the American announce position! Nadia with a ddt on the outside. Nadia rolls Braddock back in the ring an dlocks in Oroboros! Julia shakes her head furiously, refusing to quit! Nadia keeps bringing her back to the center. Julia then runs towards the turnbuckle and climbs up until she momentum sends her falling backward on top of Nadia, Nadia’s shoulders are down...1...2...Kickout!]
[Nadia was forced to break to avoid the pin. Nadia with a swinging neck breaker. Nadia goes up top and looks for a hurricinrana but Julia counters it into a sitout power bomb. Julia and Nadia both slowly recover with Nadia up first. She goes for a clothesline but Julia ducks and connects with a reverse ddt. Braddock with a German suplex, she hangs on and rolls through with a second German suplex, she hangs on and rolls through and connects with a third German suplex, bridging on the third for a cover...1...2...Kickout! Julia with The Kensington Knockout to the champion and she immediately follows it up with Ex-Communication, shades of Aphrodite Noel! The cover...1...2...3NOOO! Nadia kicks out! Julia goes for a springboard but Nadia catches her out of the air with a superkick. Nadia with a tornado ddt and a cover...1...2...Julia kicks out!]
[Nadia locks in a leg lock. Julia reaches the ropes after about thirty seconds. Nadia locks in a figure four. Julia fights to the ropes but can’t quite reach. After about a minute Julia reverse the pressure by turning the champion over onto her stomach. Nadia quickly slides out of the ring to break it up. Julia with a springboard spinning heel kick from the inside to the outside taking Nadia out. Braddock rolls Nadia back into the ring and then connects with a swan dive headbutt. The cover...1...2...3NO! Nadia kicks out! Braddock body slams Nadia near a corner. Julia runs over and attempts a split legged moonsault but Nadia gets the knees up just in time. Nadia with a springboard dropkick. Nadia with a top rope hurricinrana. Nadia goes back up top and connects with a moonsualt for the cover...1...2...3NOO! Julia just barely kicks out! Nadia goes back up top and measures Braddock...a missile dropkick from the champion! The cover...1….2….3NOOO! Julia gets a foot on the bottom rope!]
[Nadia with Death By Poison but the momentum sends Julia to the outside. Nadia doesn’t stop for one moment. The champion leaps over the top with a suicide dive taking Julia out. Nadia rolls her back into the ring. Nadia goes for a clothesline but Julia counters into Thy Kingdom Come! Nadia shakes her head, refusing to give up! After thirty seconds Nadia tries to roll through but Julia keeps her grip and rolls through as well, the hold still applied! But they are now closer to the ropes! A minute later and Nadia does reach the ropes. Julia with a dragonrana and then she immediately locks in a Million Dollar Dream! After about twenty seconds Nadia seems to be fading. Is it over? Not yet...Nadia counters with a jaw breaker, forcing the break. Nadia uses the ropes to pull herself up. Julia is on the other side pulling herself up using the ropes. Julia gets caught by a superkick. Nadia goes to reapply Oroboros but Julia has a counter ready; she spins Nadia into Cult of Personality! The cover by Braddock...1...2...3NOOO! Julia goes up top and looks for the moonsault but Nadia moves out of the way, shockingly Julia lands on her feet. Julia charges but Nadia catches her with a knee strike. Nadia with Snake Charmer to Braddock! Nadia covers...1...2...3NOOO! Julia was too close to the ropes and got her foot on the ropes!]
[Nadia goes for Snake Charmer again but Julia moves out of the way and Nadia’s knees strike the canvas. Julia strikes Nadia with The Vow of Chastity! The cover...1...2...3NOOO! Nadia gets a shoulder up at just the last possible second! Julia pulls Nadia up and sets up for another Vow of Chastity but Nadia counters and goes for a reverse ddt Julia counters by going for Cult of Personality but Nadia counters by going into a cutter but Julia counters that into The Guillotine!]
[Nadia was able to remain standing, not letting Julia fully cinch in the Triangle Choke. The champ maneuvered her way out the hold, immediately cinched in the Kimura Lock. Nadia was able to cinch it fully in. Julia tried her darndest to find a way out the kimura. No matter how much she struggled there was pretty much no way out. The referee came to the conclusion that Julia wasn’t going to be able to find her way out the hold, he made a choice to call for the bell.
Winner: AND STILL GCW World Champion, Nadia Allen.
The crowd erupted. Both women deserved the standing room only applause that they received. The referee handed Nadia the championship. She held her belt up. Then the referee checked on Julia who was clutching her arm, leaving no doubt the damage that Nadia caused. Julia did manage to find a way to her feet. Her and Nadia locked eyes. Both women nodded. Julia walked away to give Nadia the floor. The referee held the ropes open to help Julia out the ring. Julia stared at her, thinking about what could have been. She walked away.
The referee then passes Nadia the mic. She is seen mentioning something to the ref. The ref grabs the titles and slowly wraps it around her waist as she kneels down, still tired as her music fades out. The crowd in Madison Square Garden buzzes as Nadia is heard breathing into the microphone as the crowd chants her name.
She takes a moment to gather herself before she looks up at the crowd.]
Nadia: I think I'm going to die.
[She said in an exhausted manner before laying back on the canvas, drawing laughs from the crowd. Nadia chuckles a bit as she gets back to a knee. She then uses her free hand to hold the back of her head.]
Nadia: Everything hurts...I feel like I got ran over by a truck over and over again. I'm glad there's a break after tomorrow because if I had to wrestle tomorrow, I would have called in sick.
[The crowd laughs a bit more as Nadia breaths heavy into the mic.]
Nadia: Either way...I am still breathing. And I am still the World Heavyweight Champion.
[The crowd crowd as Nadia pants into the mic and then leans onto the bottom rope. She gives them a moment to cheer before she talks.]
Nadia: I told people backstage if I win, I wanted to talk to all of you. If I was still alive, which I am. You know, something different. As long as I'm champion, after every defense, I'm going to talk to all of you because as World Heavyweight Champion, I represent GCW. And I think it's important for you guys to see me like this; tired, beaten to all hell, on my last legs. Because I don't want to come off as anything but me. I don't want to hide from you guys. I don't want to lie. I'm going to put myself out there, as I am, as someone who represents this company, as I am.
[Nadia pauses for a few, breathing hard.]
Nadia: Julia Braddock....you were amazing tonight and there were moments where I thought you had me. Everything you said about how much you wanted this belt, how much you were willing to put on the line, you showed it here. It was annoying to hear you tell the world...that you were going to beat me every day but I don't want you to think I don't respect you as a wrestler and as a person. And although I won tonight, I hope one day in the future, whether or not I'm still champion or not, we fight again.
[the crowd roars for Julia as she looks on, still groggy.]
Nadia: I know there were a lot of you that wanted Julia to win tonight and I know that disappoints you. But, I just won this belt. I wasn't going to lose it to anyone. All this time, I've heard about not winning at this damn show. Well, I guess now that I can see, I finally won at Resurrection!
[The crowd roars as Nadia smiles weakly.]
Nadia: I don't have to worry about that ever again. Julia talked a lot about history. I have always believed while history is important, the present is more important than the past. When I won this title, I said that was a new beginning for me. Because now I'm no longer the underdog or poor Nadia or anything like that. I am the best wrestler on Shotgun. I'm at the top. And I am a champion. There's always talk about who's the future and who's going to lead GCW into tomorrow. In the past, I've never cared about things like that. But now, I want to make it clear to all of you that I want to be one of those people leading GCW.
[The crowd roars as Nadia then gets to the middle of the ring, still on her knees.]
Nadia: I think the best way to honor GCW's history is be one of the people leading it to it's future. And for someone like me to do it. But that doesn't matter. What matters is today. It doesn't matter if you came from a messed up family life like me. It doesn't matter where you came from. All of you are capable of doing the things that I am doing now. I want to do new things with this belt and I want to be a champion that won't bullshit you guys, that won't run from challengers. No matter what, I promise I will fight til the end until someone beats me.
[Nadia looks on.]
Nadia: But I don't plan on losing this title any time soon. So if anyone wants to challenge me, come with it. Because I will be waiting and I will defend this against anyone and everyone.
[The crowd cheer as Nadia allows them to do so.]
Nadia: I hope everyone had a great Resurrection. Three straight nights of action. There's nothing like it. Thank you all for coming. Thank you guys who cheered me on. I appreciate it. And I'll leave you guys with this. Anything is possible in GCW. Whether rich or poor, big or small, weak or strong, Nadia Allen will fight them all. Because through thick and thin, there is no one nastier than me.
[The crowd roars,]
Nadia: Thank you guys!
[Confetti hits the ring as "Hollow Bodies" glares over the PA system. Nadia struggles to her feet and celebrates her win to the crowd. As she smiles widely, Nadia is seen bowing to the fans and thanking them. She slowly exits the ring and slaps hands with the fans in the front row, slowly, as she walks up the ramp and towards the back.]
