NLW No Escape (Pay Per View)
September 1, 2017
Live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California
:: Blank screen. “Jungle Remix” by X Ambassadors & Jamie N. Commons Featuring Jay Z begins playing. ::
“Yeah.” ::NLW Logo pops onto the screen.::
“I wear my chain to the game but for the game I sip champagne from the World Cup.” :: Scene of Carlos Ruiz winning the NLW Pure Championship. ::
“Oh yeah, I’m here to stir shit up.” :: Cut to Monique Browning hitting Becky Lynch with a guitar. ::
“I pray on a hill in Brazil to Christ the Redeemer but most kids worship us…” :: Keith Anderson coming out for a Pure Championship match and the crowd cheering for the NLW. ::
“I’m just warming up, I’m almost ready…” :: Cut to video of Tazai Mitsubishi taping his wrists. ::
“Turn it up a bit more in the headphones…” :: Video of Carl Rogers, Barry Hanson, and Kyleigh “Spark” getting ready to commentate before a Pandemonium event. ::
“Check me out though… look.” :: Video of Tommy Cruise attacking the Masked Men. ::
:: The entire first verse of the song plays while videos of the Becky/Monique rivalry, The four Hardcore Championship Participants, Adrian Veidt, “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, Tommy Cruise, Chris Moxley, Brayden Wolfe, all play during the montage. ::
“Flow… flow… flow… Won’t you… follow me… INTO THE JUNGLE?!” :: Video of the Inferno Match from two weeks ago plays and we see the ring ablaze. The flames fade into the NLW No Escape logo. The music continues playing and we cut to a sold out Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Fireworks go off throughout the building and the crowd is amped up. Signs for No Escape and the superstars litter the arena. The camera pans around the arena as “Jungle Remix” continues to blast throughout the Staples Center as the camera facing the announcers’ table finally goes live. We see Carl Rogers and Barry Hanson suited nicely and Kyleigh “Spark” in a red dress all sitting at the table with their headsets on. ::
Carl Rogers - WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA! Welcome to Next Level Wrestling: No Escape! I’m Carl Rogers and I’m joined as usual by Barry Hanson and the lovely Ms. Kyleigh “Spark!” Folks, we’ve got a lot of action for you tonight!
Kyleigh “Spark” - Don’t let the “short” card fool you! We may only have five matches this evening, but all five of them are guaranteed to be extraordinary matches!
Barry Hanson - The main event will be the best, though! “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase is going to send that hefeweizen-drinking German Adrian Veidt back to Berlin where he belongs!
Carl Rogers - That’s very rude, Barry! We’ve also got what I believe will steal the show tonight: A Four-Way Iron Man Hardcore Match to crown the first ever NLW Hardcore Champion!
Kyleigh “Spark” - And, in what will be equally as fun Carl, we will see another Iron Man Match… or should I say an Iron WOMAN Match! Becky Lynch defends her NLW Divas Championship in a SIXTY MINUTE Iron Woman Match against Monique Browning. And Barry, those guitars are banned from the building!
Barry Hanson - That’s such a tragedy! Monique should be allowed to bring whatever she’d like with her to the ring!
Carl Rogers - We’ve also got the NLW Pure Champion Carlos Ruiz defending his gold against Tommy Cruise!
:: “The Vengeful One” by Disturbed begins playing over the P.A. System ::
Kyleigh “Spark” - But first we are going to kick things off with a match between Chris Moxley and Brayden Wolfe!
:: Chris Moxley walks out from the back and looks at the crowd in Los Angeles. ::
Ring Announcer - The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Making his way to the ring from Seattle, Washington… weighing in at 228 pounds… CHRIS MOXLEY!
:: Moxley is, at this point, standing on the ring apron. He steps into the ring through the ropes and looks out at the crowd. He walks around the ring a little. ::
Kyleigh “Spark” - Moxley put up a good fight last week against the Spanish Luchadore, Carlos Ruiz. He may not have walked away the Pure Champion, but he sure built some credibility to stand on here in the NLW.
Barry Hanson - But he’s no Brayden Wolfe! He’s the face for this company!
Kyleigh “Spark” - I still don’t get it, Barry!
Barry Hanson - Don’t worry about it. You don’t have to get it!
:: “Too Many Years” by Kodak Black begins playing throughout the arena. Brayden Wolfe steps out from the back with Big Steve and his girlfriend Kelsey. ::
Ring Announcer - And his opponent from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada… weighing in at 225 pounds… BRAYDEN WOLFE!
:: Wolfe kisses Kelsey and rolls into the ring. Kelsey and Big Steve step off to the side to watch the match. Wolfe goes over and climbs the turnbuckle to play to the booing crowd. ::
Carl Rogers - Brayden Wolfe, although not a fan favorite, is one of the most talented wrestlers in Next Level Wrestling.
Kyleigh “Spark” - That he is, Carl. And you know he is looking to build some momentum for his career moving forward.
:: Wolfe climbs down from the turnbuckle as his music fades. The bell rings. ::
(Moxley charges Wolfe trying to get the upper hand. He shoves Wolfe into the corner and begins delivering boots to the midsection. Wolfe attempts to block a boot, but Moxley connects anyway. On the next kick, however, Wolfe dodges out of the way and Moxley’s right leg goes through the ropes to where he is straddling the middle rope. Wolfe turns and delivers a swift kick to the middle rope, sending it straight into Moxley’s groin. The referee gets into Wolfe’s face for a second about possible disqualification. Moxley hops around the ring holding his groin. Wolfe scoffs at the referee and pushes his way towards Moxley. He grabs Moxley by the hair and pulls him into a reverse DDT position. Moxley grabs the back of Wolfe’s head and jumps up and over Wolfe and how has Wolfe in a reverse DDT position. Moxley drops and connects with the reverse DDT. He goes for an early cover. One. Two. Kickout by Wolfe.)
Carl Rogers - A rattling start for Chris Moxley, but he was looking to end this one quickly.
Barry Hanson - Yeah he got rattled around. Right in his…
Kyleigh “Spark” - Okay, Barry. We get it.
(Both men get back up to their feet and Moxley kicks Wolfe in the gut, doubling him over. He hooks Wolfe up for a piledriver, but Wolfe back-bodydrops Moxley over the top rope and to the Staples Center floor. He climbs through the ropes and turns around, facing the ring. Moxley gets up to his feet and Wolfe delivers a textbook springboard moonsault to the outside of the ring onto Moxley. Wolfe bangs his head on the barricade a little bit, so both are slow to get up. The referee has begun his count and is at “two.” Wolfe is first to his feet and he pulls Moxley off of the ground. Wolfe drags Moxley over to the ring steps and leans Moxley up against them. Wolfe walks away about 20 feet and then turns around and sprints for Moxley. Wolfe goes to deliver a knee to Moxley, but Moxley moves out of the way. Wolfe’s left knee hits the ring steps and he topples over them, grabbing his knee. The referee is now at “five.” Moxley rolls into the ring, thinking that Wolfe may not be able to recover from that blow to his knee. Wolfe lays there grabbing his left knee as the referee’s count reaches “seven.” Wolfe slowly is able to get to his feet and hobbles towards the ring. Moxley bounces off of the ropes and delivers a baseball slide to Wolfe’s face. Wolfe flies back into the barricade and hits the floor. But the referee breaks his count at “eight” because of Moxley’s attack. The referee restarts his count. “One.”)
Carl Rogers - Moxley is visibly frustrated with the referee. He thought the count should continue but the referee decided otherwise.
(Moxley rolls out of the ring after arguing with the referee for a second and grabs Wolfe and lifts him off of the ground. Moxley hooks Wolfe up, looking for a DDT, but Wolfe delivers a northern lights suplex to Moxley on the outside. Both men lay there as the referee’s count is now at “four.” Wolfe drags himself up to his feet and grabs Moxley by the hair again. He picks Moxley up off of the ground and rolls him into the ring. Wolfe climbs up onto the ring apron and heads over to the corner. He gingerly climbs up to the top rope. This takes too much time, however, and Moxley gets up to his feet and walks over to Wolfe.)
Kyleigh “Spark” - That took too much time. Moxley was able to catch his breath and caught Wolfe before he could execute the Shooting Star Press I would imagine he was looking for.
(Moxley climbs up to the top turnbuckle with Wolfe and hooks him up for a superplex. Moxley leaps to deliver the maneuver but Wolfe hooks his right foot on the ropes. Moxley goes flying backwards and lands hard on the mat by himself. Wolfe unhooks his foot and leaps off, delivering a picture-perfect Shooting Star Press. He lands in the cover. One! Two! Three! The bell rings)
:: “Too Many Years” hits over the P.A. System and Wolfe rolls over onto his back raising his arms in the air. ::
Ring Announcer - Here is your winner… BRAYDEN WOLFE!
:: Kelsey and Big Steve climb into the ring to help Wolfe to his feet. ::
Carl Rogers - And, with that, Brayden Wolfe continues to build momentum here in the NLW!
Kyleigh “Spark” - Moxley thought he had gained the upper hand. Wolfe was able to come away with the victory, though. You wonder how that knee will be in the coming weeks.
:: Wolfe, now on his feet, exits the ring with Big Steve and Kelsey. They begin to make their way to the back. ::
Carl Rogers - Folks, coming up next we’ve got my favorite match of the night to steal the show. We’ve got an “extremely” intense match, if you will. Of course, I’m talking about the Four-Way Hardcore Iron Man Match to crown the first ever NLW Hardcore Champion! Let’s take a look back at the events leading up to this match.
:: A video montage begins playing. We see Riddick Cage defeating Jagen Hagar on August 4th. We see multiple victories for Tazai Mitsubishi, including his victory over Jagen Hagar on August 17th. We see Erik Black’s debut match and his victory over Jagen Hagar last week. We see the triple threat Inferno Match from two weeks ago. The scene then fades back to live action. There are tons of weapons surrounding the ring. The bell rings and the ring announcer is seen in the center of the ring with two referees. ::
Ring Announcer - Ladies and Gentlemen, the following contest is the Four-Way Sixty Minute Hardcore Iron Man Match… and it is to crown the first ever Next Level Wrestling Hardcore Champion!
:: The crowd pops with excitement. “Death Trend Setta” by Crossfade begins playing and Erik Black steps out from the back to a mixed reaction. ::
Ring Announcer - Introducing first, from Los Angeles, California…
:: The crowd pops for the hometown mention. ::
Ring Announcer - … Weighing in at 220 pounds… ERIK BLACK!
Carl Rogers - Here comes the hometown boy, Erik Black! He’s looking to pick up arguably the biggest victory of his career here in Los Angeles!
Kyleigh “Spark” - Of course, we cannot speak for what he did before signing his NLW contract, but we can imagine this one is up there for him.
:: Black steps into the ring through the top and middle ropes and looks out at his hometown crowd. He points at a group of people in his front row, probably his friends, and then paces around the ring. His music fades into “Pia’s Theme” by Christopher Melotti. Jagen Hagar steps out from the back accompanied by A Girl. ::
Ring Announcer - Introducing next… accompanied by A Girl… from Parts Unknown and weighing in at 275 pounds… JAGEN HAGAR!
Carl Rogers - Of course you saw in that video montage that all three of the other men in this match defeated Jagen Hagar to earn entry into this one.
Barry Hanson - Hagar does it all to serve HEAD, Carl. A Man does what A Man wants. And tonight, he will impose his will on these other three all night!
Kyleigh “Spark” - Or at least for sixty minutes…
Barry Hanson - Whatever, Kyleigh!
:: A Girl walks over to the bell table and stands there staring at the ring. Hagar climbs into the ring and stands in a corner with a stoic look on his face. The music fades and “Walking Dead” by Cryptex begins playing to a mixed reaction. Accompanied by Solara, Riddick Cage emerges from the back and out onto the stage. ::
Ring Announcer - And next… from somewhere in the jungle of The Darién Gap… weighing in at 227 pounds… RIDDICK CAGE!
:: Cage walks up to the ring and climbs up onto the apron. Solara walks over towards the announce table and sees A Girl. She slowly approaches A Girl and waves her hand in front of A Girl’s face. A Girl has zero reaction to this. Solara shrugs and walks away. Cage is now in the ring in the third corner. ::
Barry Hanson - You think we will see a cat fight between these two?!
Kyleigh “Spark” - Absolutely not, Barry.
Carl Rogers - But you know who IS ready for a fight? Riddick Cage!
:: The music fades and finally “Fatal” by Critical Mass plays and Tazai Mitsubishi comes out through a cloud of red smoke. The crowd shows a decently favorable response, despite Erik Black being the hometown guy. ::
Ring Announcer - And finally making his way to the ring from Bridgeport, Connecticut… weighing in at 202 pounds… TAZAI MITSUBISHI!
Carl Rogers - Here is a man who has had a lot of success here in the NLW!
Kyleigh “Spark” - That’s right, Carl. His only loss came to “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase last month at Vindication.
:: Tazai slides in under the bottom rope and stands in the fourth corner. One of the referees walks over to the other with a cloth wrapped around something. They uncover the NLW Hardcore Championship and raise it high in the air. The crowd pops and Tazai’s music fades. The NLWtron places a clock on it that says “60:00” and the bell rings. ::
(Erik Black is the first to strike, running at Tazai Mitsubishi with a spear. He takes Tazai down to the mat hard and begins delivering a flurry of right hands. Riddick Cage starts walking towards Jagen Hagar as Hagar just stands there motionless in the corner. Cage, slightly perplexed, delivers a right haymaker to Hagar, who just eats the punch. Hagar grabs Cage by the head and throws him over the top rope and to the floor. Black is off of Tazai now and is on the outside of the ring. He picks up a chair and throws it into the ring. He grabs another chair and throws it into the ring. He slides into the ring. Hagar climbs through the ropes and to the floor to where Cage is. Cage is up to his knees know and delivers a punch to Hagars ribcage. Hagar doubles over in pain as we look closer and see that Cage found a pair of brass knuckles to provide an extra pack to that punch. He gets to his feet and nails Hagar in the face with those brass knuckles. Hagar falls limply to the floor. Cage goes for the cover. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 1
Jagen Hagar - 0
Tazai Mitsubishi - 0
Erik Black - 0
Carl Rogers - My God what a shot with those brass knuckles!
Kyleigh “Spark” - What a quick pinfall!
Clock: 58:51
(Cage goes for another cover, trying to steal another pinfall. One. Two. Kickout by Hagar this time. In the ring, Black sets up both chairs facing each other. Tazai is now to his feet and delivers a dropkick to Black, knocking him off of his feet. Tazai bounces off of the ropes and goes for a somersault leg drop on Black, but Black moves out of the way. Black rolls out of the ring to escape Tazai but is met by a hard clothesline by Cage. Cage pulls Black off of the ground and to his feet. Hagar is back up and delivers a double axe-handle to Cage’s back. The three men stand on the outside of the ring as Tazai is back up to his feet on the inside. He bounces off of the opposite ropes and leaps over the top rope with a corkscrew dive taking out all three men. The four men lay on the floor.)
Carl Rogers - What a high-impact maneuver by Tazai Mitsubishi! This one is just getting started, but a lot of action thusfar!
Barry Hanson - I don’t even know who I want to win this match! I just think it’s going to be fun!
Kyleigh “Spark” - Look at you, Barry. Having fun?!
Barry Hanson - Don’t get used to it!
Clock: 56:32
(Tazai is the first man up to his feet as he walks around the ring and finds a kendo stick. He walks back up to the other three who have all made it to their feet. Cage and Hagar are trading blows while Black is looking for a weapon. Tazai sneaks up behind Black and swings the kendo stick. Black ducks and the kendo stick connects with Cage’s temple. Cage falls to the floor. Black picks Tazai up and delivers a Michinoku Driver on Tazai. There’s a simultaneous cover by Black on Tazai and Hagar on Cage. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 1
Jagen Hagar - 1
Tazai Mitsubishi - 0
Erik Black - 1
Carl Rogers - How about that? Both referees reached three and we have a double pinfall!
Kyleigh “Spark” - I can imagine that this one is going to have a lot of pinfalls, Carl!
Clock: 54:18
(Black gets up off of Tazai and rolls him into the ring. Hagar is off of Cage and slides into the ring. Black follows into the ring, leaving Cage on the floor. Tazai is slowing getting up to his feet as Black and Hagar begin trading blows. Hagar gains the upper hand and nails Black with a clothesline. Tazai runs at Hagar and jumps up, going for a hurricanrana. Hagar catches Tazai and walks over to the chairs that Black set up earlier. He powerbombs Tazai through the seats of both chairs. Hagar drops for the cover. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 1
Jagen Hagar - 2
Tazai Mitsubishi - 0
Erik Black - 1
Carl Rogers - And Jagen Hagar picks up the lead!
Kyleigh “Spark” - And Tazai Mitsubishi now finds himself in a hole. If he wants to catch up, he must pick up at least two pinfalls!
Barry Hanson - I’ve never doubted A Man for a second!
Clock: 52:11
(Black is up to his feet and standing near the ropes. Cage is up to his feet on the outside and has a steel chair in his hands. He swings upwards towards the ring and nails Black in the back with the chair. Black winces with pain and stumbles forward and is met by the Faceswitch by Jagen Hagar! Hagar goes for the cover. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 1
Jagen Hagar - 3
Tazai Mitsubishi - 0
Erik Black - 1
Carl Rogers - Jagen Hagar was very opportunistic there! He picks up a third fall!
Barry Hanson - A Man will not lose this match!
Kyleigh “Spark” - There’s still a LOT of time, Barry.
Clock: 51:25
(Cage rolls into the ring and begins delivering boots to the back of Hagar’s head. He reaches down and puts Hagar in the Lock Jaw, looking for a submission! Black is back up to his feet and grabs Cage by the waist from behind. Cage releases the Lock Jaw and Black delivers a German suplex with a bridge. One. Two. Kickout by Cage! Tazai is back up to his feet finally and bounces off of the ropes and delivers a dropkick to Hagar’s face, who has been getting up to his feet. Hagar spills out of the ring to the outside. Tazai goes for a springboard crossbody on Hagar, but as he gets up to the top rope, Black shoves Tazai from behind and Tazai flips down onto the arena floor, landing on his back. Hagar crawls over and goes for a cover on Tazai. One. Two. Kickout by Tazai. Black exits the ring and quickly runs over to attack Hagar. Cage runs off of the ropes and delivers a suicide dive to Black. All four men are on the outside now, with Cage being the only one on his feet. He pulls Tazai up to his feet and begins punching him up the ramp. Hagar is on his feet now and splashes Black on the arena floor. He goes for the cover on Black. One. Two. Kickout by Black.)
Carl Rogers - Check this out. We’ve gone a full five minutes without a pinfall. That’s almost miraculous!
Riddick Cage - 1
Jagen Hagar - 3
Tazai Mitsubishi - 0
Erik Black - 1
Clock: 46:07
(Cage and Tazai reach the top of the stage. Cage sets Tazai up for a piledriver on the steel stage floor, but Tazai reverses with a back-bodydrop on Cage. Hagar runs up the ramp and nails Tazai with a clothesline, knocking him to the floor. Black is slowly walking up the ramp, catching his breath as he follows. He walks over to the side of the ramp below the stage and grabs a table. He sets up the table just below the stage and rolls up onto the stage. Hagar picks Cage up off of the stage and grabs him by the throat for a chokeslam. He walks over to the edge of the stage, looking to chokeslam Cage off of the stage. Cage delivers a low blow to Hagar with his shin, releasing the grip. Tazai is up to his feet. Black comes over. The three men begin to team up on the biggest man in this match, picking the 275 pound Hagar up into the air. They then triple powerbomb Hagar off of the stage and through the table.)
Crowd - HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!
(Black goes to jump off of the stage onto Hagar, but Cage grabs him before he can do so. The two begin trading blows. Tazai backs up to underneath the NLWtron and runs towards Cage and Black. Seeing this, the two back-bodydrop Tazai off of the stage. But Tazai turns this into an offensive maneuver and leg drops the already-downed Hagar as he lands. This still hurts Tazai, but he manages to get an arm draped over Hagar. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 1
Jagen Hagar - 3
Tazai Mitsubishi - 1
Erik Black - 1
Carl Rogers - Tazai Mitsubishi finally gets on the board!
Kyleigh “Spark” - And Jagen Hagar looks out of this match. He was utterly destroyed by that triple powerbomb!
Barry Hanson - A Man will be okay! Please be okay!
Clock: 41:49
(Cage and Black have continued trading blows. They now move back through the entry way and continue to fight in the back. A referee follows. Tazai is slowly up to his feet and rolls up onto the stage in order to follow Cage and Black. The NLWtron shows Black and Cage fighting backstage. Cage Irish-whips Black into a brick wall Black bounces back and is met by a superkick from Cage! Cage goes for the cover. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 2
Jagen Hagar - 3
Tazai Mitsubishi - 1
Erik Black - 1
Carl Rogers - The action has moved to the back, but Riddick Cage picks up a fall!
Clock: 38:52
(Cage is quickly met by a chairshot from Tazai, who has caught up to the fray. Tazai throws the chair onto the ground and picks Cage up off of the ground. He lifts him up and delivers a piledriver onto the chair in the back! He goes for the cover. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 2
Jagen Hagar - 3
Tazai Mitsubishi - 2
Erik Black - 1
Carl Rogers - And within minutes Tazai Mitsubishi has climbed back into this match!
Kyleigh “Spark” - And no sign of Jagen Hagar! He is still out cold over by the ramp. Medics are checking him to make sure that he doesn’t need to leave the arena.
Barry Hanson - A Man will be okay! Please be okay!
Kyleigh “Spark” - You said that, already!
Clock: 38:02
(Tazai walks over to Black and picks him up off of the ground. He sees a dressing room door labeled “Erik Black” and goes to Irish whip him into the door. Black reverses it and sends Tazai back first into the door. Black runs at Tazai and spears him through the door!)
Crowd - THIS IS AWESOME! [Clap, clap, clapclapclap!] THIS IS AWESOME!...
Carl Rogers - The 21,000 here in the Staples Center are all on their feet for these men!
Clock: 37:32
(Black goes into his dressing room and goes over to his gym bag. He pulls out a lead pipe. He walks over to the doorway and hides off to the side. Cage is up to his feet now and begins walking towards the locker room. As he enters through the door he is met by a lead pipe to the head. This busts Cage wide open. Black goes for the cover on Cage. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 2
Jagen Hagar - 3
Tazai Mitsubishi - 2
Erik Black - 2
Carl Rogers - And Jagen Hagar’s once-demanding lead is now officially down to one!
Kyleigh “Spark” - And we aren’t even halfway through with this match!
Clock: 36:59
(Black is now nailing Tazai in the kidneys with the lead pipe. He throws the pipe aside and goes for the cover on Tazai. One. Two. Cage reaches over and punches Black, stopping the count. Black gets up off of the ground and leaves his locker room and back into the hallway. Cage is slowly up to his feet and leaves the locker room, too. Black meets Cage with a hard right hand. The two begin to battle down the hallway. Several superstars stand back and watch as the two fight back and forth through the hallway. They stop near a table and Cage grabs Black by the head and rams it into the table. Tazai now rejoins the fight and runs at Black and delivers the 12 O’Clock on Black! Black is out cold underneath the table. Tazai grabs Cage and goes to lift him for a suplex. Cage blocks the suplex attempt and turns his back to the table. He delivers a suplex of his own through the table. The two men crash through the table and Cage lands on top of Black, who is pinned down by the table. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 3
Jagen Hagar - 3
Tazai Mitsubishi - 2
Erik Black - 2
Carl Rogers - And Riddick Cage ties this match up!
Kyleigh “Spark” - And STILL no sign of Jagen Hagar!
Clock: 28:28
(Cage is the first one to his feet. He pulls Tazai up to his feet and begins to drag him down the hallway and towards the garage. He looks over and sees a break-room with vending machines and coffee pots set up. He takes a detour and tosses Tazai through the door of the break room. Cage walks over and picks up a full coffee pot. He walks over to Tazai and begins pouring the coffee on Tazai. Tazai writhes around in pain from the hot liquid burning his skin. Cage stands there laughing maniacally at Tazai, but he is turned around by Black. Black kicks Cage in the gut and snatches the empty coffee pot out of Cage’s hand. He lifts Cage’s head and smashes the glass pot over the already bloody head of Cage. Cage hits the floor and Black covers him. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 3
Jagen Hagar - 3
Tazai Mitsubishi - 2
Erik Black - 3
Carl Rogers - And this one is almost back to square one!
Kyleigh “Spark” - We might need to get medical attention to Riddick Cage. He has taken a lot of damage in this match.
Barry Hanson - And check on Tazai Mitsubishi while you’re at it! He may have third degree burns from that coffee!
Clock: 22:19
(Black gets back up to his feet and walks over to Tazai who has crawled over to a countertop to pull himself up to his feet. Black grabs Tazai, but Tazai shoves Black back towards a vending machine. Out of nowhere, Hagar is seen spearing Black into a vending machine, shattering the glass all over the place. Black falls to the ground. Hagar falls to the ground. Mitsubishi sees the opportunity and covers Black. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 3
Jagen Hagar - 3
Tazai Mitsubishi - 3
Erik Black - 3
Kyleigh “Spark” - We’re all knotted up, Carl!
Barry Hanson - A Man is okay! I told you he would be okay!
Crowd - HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!
Clock: 20:13
(Hagar is back to his feet and grabs Tazai and tosses him out of the break room. At this point: Hagar has his shoulder wrapped up from the triple powerbomb that he took twenty minutes ago. Tazai’s body is red with burns from the coffee. Cage’s head is a bloody mess from the lead pipe and the glass coffee pot. Black’s back is cut to pieces from the vending machine. This is anyone’s match as we are knotted at three falls apiece with exactly twenty minutes remaining on the clock! One of the referees stays behind with Black and Cage, neither of whom are moving much. The other referee follows Hagar and Tazai. Tazai is up to his feet and he walks out of the arena and into the parking garage. Hagar follows behind. Tazai turns around and kicks Hagar in the side of the head. Hagar drops to one knee. Tazai unleashes a fury of kicks to Hagar that have him sitting dizzily on the concrete. Tazai walks over to the side of the garage and picks up a metal chain. He walks back over to Hagar and wraps the chain around Hagar’s neck. Hagar is fighting it, struggling to keep himself conscious. The referee asks if he quits. He grunts a “no” and continues to fight against the pressure of the chain. He slowly begins to fade. Tazai cinches in harder and Hagar’s eyes roll into the back of his head. Hagar passes out and Tazai covers him. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 3
Jagen Hagar - 3
Tazai Mitsubishi - 4
Erik Black - 3
Carl Rogers - And Tazai has taken the lead with sixteen minutes left in this one!
Kyleigh “Spark” - In this match, though, that’s a lot of time to hold onto the lead!
Clock: 16:15
(Tazai, knowing he has just taken the lead gets off of Hagar and runs and hides in the bed of a truck. Black and Cage are finally up now and slugging it out towards the parking garage. Cage throws Black through the door and into the garage. As he stalks towards Black, he looks around and sees Hagar stirring. He looks for Tazai but doesn’t see him anywhere. Black gets up off of the ground and runs at the distracted Cage. He delivers the Death Trend Setta and Cage hits the deck. Black slumps on top. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 3
Jagen Hagar - 3
Tazai Mitsubishi - 4
Erik Black - 4
Carl Rogers - And we have a two-way tie between Erik Black and Tazai Mitsubishi at four falls apiece with thirteen minutes remaining!
Clock: 13:01
(Black leans over to pick up the bloody Cage. Tazai jumps out of the bed of the truck and runs at Black and delivers the 12 O’Clock! He covers Black. One. Two. Thr… broken up by Hagar with a boot to the back of Tazai’s head! He picks Tazai off of the ground and hooks him up and drops with The Gift! He covers Tazai. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 3
Jagen Hagar - 4
Tazai Mitsubishi - 4
Erik Black - 4
Carl Rogers - Hagar came out of nowhere! He picks up his first fall in about forty minutes!
Barry Hanson - A Man is going to win this one!
Clock: 12:13
(Hagar is back to his feet. Cage is up to one knee. Hagar walks over to Cage but Cage shows a burst of energy and picks the big man up onto his back. Lights Out! He hits Lights Out! He covers Hagar. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 4
Jagen Hagar - 4
Tazai Mitsubishi - 4
Erik Black - 4
Carl Rogers - I can’t believe it! Where did he get the energy to deliver Lights Out?!
Kyleigh “Spark” - I don’t know, Carl, but this one is all knotted up again!
Clock: 11:28
(All four men lay on the concrete garage floor. The referees and medical crews are there checking on everyone. Cage’s and Black’s blood loss has slowed so the medical crew okays them. They determine that Hagar is okay. They check the burns on Tazai’s body and see that he is doing well enough to continue. All four men begin to stir and attempt to get to their feet.)
Clock: 8:11
(All four men are up now. Cage and Black begin to slug it out. Hagar and Tazai trade blows. Hagar gains the advantage and knocks Tazai down with a hard right. He goes over to the chain that Tazai used earlier. He wraps the chain around his fist and runs over to Tazai and delivers a hard right to his forehead, busting him wide open. He goes for the cover. One. Two. Broken up by Cage. Cage stomps on Hagar’s shoulder. Black comes from behind and clotheslines Cage in the back of the head. Cage trips over Hagar and falls to the ground. Hagar gets up and swings the chain at Black. Black ducks and hits the Death Trend Setta on Hagar! He goes for the cover. One. Two. Thre… broken up at the last moment by Tazai.)
Carl Rogers - Tazai Mitsubishi was able to get to his hands and knees and leap towards Black to break that one up! We are still tied up at four falls apiece and we are under five minutes left in this match!
Clock: 4:10
(Tazai and Black both get up to their feet. Cage is up to his feet as well. Cage charges Tazai, but Tazai moves out of the way. Cage hits Black with a spear but Black catches him in a reverse choke submission. Cage’s bloody body enables him to slip out of the move. Meanwhile, Tazai has grabbed the chain. Tazai stands between Cage and Black, who are both to their feet. He ducks down and swings the chain in a helicopter-like motion, nailing both in the face with the chain! Black’s head busts open. Cage’s head begin’s to bleed profusely again. Tazai drops for the cover on Cage. One. Two. Three!)
Riddick Cage - 4
Jagen Hagar - 4
Tazai Mitsubishi - 5
Erik Black - 4
Carl Rogers - And with two minutes and change remaining, Tazai Mitsubishi takes the lead again!
Kyleigh “Spark” - Tazai is about 140 seconds away from being the NLW Hardcore Champion!
Clock: 2:23
(Hagar is back to his feet. He looks at Tazai right in the eyes. Tazai throws the chain at Hagar and takes off into the building. Hagar ducks the chain and follows the quicker Tazai. One of the referees sprints after the two. Black and Cage are still down from the chain shots. Tazai emerges from the curtain and stands on the stage. He runs and sprints and slides into the ring. Hagar comes out from the curtain and is visibly gassed from chasing the faster Tazai! Hagar climbs up onto the ring apron and into the ring.)
Carl Rogers - This is Hagar’s chance to try and tie this up and force sudden-death overtime!
Clock: 1:03
(Hagar walks towards Tazai and goes to grab him. Tazai slips away and behind Hagar. He delivers a backstabber to Hagar and rolls out of the ring! Hagar is in pain, but knowing that he doesn’t have much time, he begins chasing Tazai around the ring. Tazai is desperately trying to hold on. Right before reaching Tazai, Hagar slips on the brass knuckles and falls face-first into the ring steps. Tazai rolls into the ring and sees the clock counting down from ten. He looks up on the NLWtron to see Cage deliver Lights Out to Black and go for the cover. Tazai screams “NO!” One. Two… ding ding ding!)
Carl Rogers - Cage was too late! That’s it!
Ring Announcer - Here is your winner… and NEEEEEW Next Level Wrestling Hardcore Champion… TAZAI MITSUBISHI!
:: “Fatal” begins playing and Tazai drops to his knees and celebrates in the middle of the ring. The referee brings over the NLW Hardcore Championship and hands it to Tazai. ::
Kyleigh “Spark” - What a match! You were right, Carl. That stole the night!
Carl Rogers - Did it ever!
Barry Hanson - That’s not fair! A Man was screwed by those brass knuckles!
:: Tazai continues to celebrate in the ring as medics are seen with Black and Cage in the garage. Medics come out and check on Hagar. ::
Carl Rogers - What a match! Folks, next month the NLW will be back on pay-per-view live from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada!
:: While the crew cleans up all of the debris around and in the ring, the screen fades to a two-minute-long promo for the next pay-per-view, NLW Retaliation on Friday October 6, 2017. When we return to ringside, “Jungle Remix” is playing again and we see Carl, Kyleigh, and Barry at the announce table. ::
Carl Rogers - We cannot wait to bring you Retaliation from Canada on October 6th! Folks, we have witnessed two great matches so far tonight. Let’s keep the action going. Let’s go to the ring.
Ring Announcer - The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the NLW Pure Championship!
:: “Chop Suey” by System of a Down begins playing and Tommy Cruise walks out from the back. He begins walking towards the ring. ::
Ring Announcer - Introducing first the challenger… from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada and weighing in at 215 pounds… TOMMY CRUISE!
Carl Rogers - Tommy Cruise is a dangerous human being. He’s looking to snatch that Pure Championship away from Carlos Ruiz tonight!
Barry Hanson - And I bet he will do it!
Kyleigh “Spark” - Just like Jagen Hagar was going to win the Hardcore Championship?
Barry Hanson - He got screwed. He got hit by a car!
:: Cruise steps into the ring and paces around. His music fades and “Mazz Cumbias” begins playing over the P.A. System. The crowd rises to their feet as Carlos Ruiz steps out. He’s got yellow tights, kneepads, and boots on with his brown leather jacket and Maui Jim sunglasses. The NLW Pure Championship is around his waist as he begins making his way to the ring. ::
Ring Announcer - And his opponent from Madrid, Spain… weighing in at 205 pounds… he is the NLW Pure Champion… CARLOS RUIZ!
:: Carlos stops for some photo ops with adoring fans. He takes his jacket off and lays it in the corner of the ring and then places his sunglasses on top. He climbs up the steps and steps into the ring. He poses for the crowd as they cheer for him. ::
Kyleigh “Spark” - Listen to this crowd! They love Carlos Ruiz!
Crowd - CAR-LOS! CAR-LOS! CAR-LOS!
:: Carlos takes off the Pure Championship and hands it to the referee. The referee shows it to Cruise and then hands it to the ring attendant. “Mazz Cumbias” fades and the bell rings. ::
(Carlos and Tommy approach each other in the middle of the ring. Carlos goes low on Tommy, trying to grab the left leg to pull it out from under him. Tommy backs off and then stomps on the back of Carlos’ head while he was lunging. With Carlos on the mat, Tommy bounces off of the ropes and delivers a knee drop on Carlos’ lower back. He puts all of his weight on Carlos’ lower back and grinds his knee down into Carlos’ back. Tommy gets up off of Carlos and lifts Carlos’ left leg off of the ground and slams his knee down into the mat.)
Carl Rogers - It’s very clear that Tommy Cruise wants to keep Carlos grounded, working on the lower back and legs of Carlos Ruiz.
Kyleigh “Spark” - If he keeps this up, he will have a very good chance of walking out of here with NLW gold!
(Tommy drives his boot into the back of Carlos’ left knee. Carlos rolls away from Tommy and onto the ring apron. He grabs his back and flexes his left leg back and forth, trying to make the pain go away. He hops off of the ring apron and to the floor and looks back up at Tommy in the ring. Tommy backs off and tells Carlos to get back in. Carlos slides in, but Tommy runs at him and delivers a boot to the back of Carlos’ head. Tommy pulls Carlos up to his feet and grabs the left leg and drops to the ground, locking him in a leg bar. Carlos lands flat on his back and is able to reach the ropes before Tommy gets too much out of the move.)
Kyleigh “Spark” - There’s one rope break, Carl.
Carl Rogers - Yes. Remember, you’re only allowed three rope breaks in a match.
(Tommy releases the hold and rolls backwards and up to his feet. Carlos grabs the top rope and pulls himself up and recomposes himself for a few seconds. Tommy charges Carlos again, but Carlos drops to the mat and grabs the top rope. Tommy goes tumbling over the top rope and to the floor. Carlos rolls across the ring to the other side to rest while the referee begins his count. Carlos gets up to his feet and paces around a few steps, shaking off some pain from his left leg. Tommy is up to his feet and rolls into the ring as the referee gets to “three.” Tommy gets up to his feet and Carlos hobbles over to him. Carlos hits Tommy with a knife-edge chop, sending the crowd into a “WOOO!” And another. And another. He backs Tommy up into the corner and drives his shoulder into the midsection of Tommy. Tommy doubles over and stumbles out from the corner. Carlos backs up into the corner and hops up onto the middle ropes. He leaps off and delivers a bulldog to Tommy. Carlos rolls Tommy over for the cover. One. Tw… kickout after two. Carlos pulls himself up to his feet and drops an elbow into the sternum of Tommy. He gets up quickly to drop another elbow, but his knee buckles and he hobbles around the ring. Tommy gets to his feet and runs at Carlos, but Carlos ducks under a clothesline attempt. Tommy bounces off of the ropes and Carlos nails him with an elbow to the jaw. Tommy falls backwards into the ropes. Carlos skips over towards Tommy on his one good leg and clotheslines Tommy to the floor. The referee begins his count.)
Carl Rogers - On one bad leg, Carlos is still finding a way to muster up some offense here.
Barry Hanson - It won’t last long! He is in too much pain.
Kyleigh “Spark” - You may be right, Barry.
Barry Hanson - Say that again, Kyleigh? But let me get my tape recorder first!
Kyleigh “Spark” - Too late!
(Tommy gets back up to his feet and rolls into the ring. Carlos reaches down and grabs Tommy by the hair to lift him to his feet. Carlos hooks Tommy up for a suplex and delivers. He keeps the suplex hooked, rolls over, back to his feet, and delivers another. He does this one more time, but he hooks the leg this time and bridges the suplex for a Perfect Plex. The referee counts. One. Two. Th… kickout by Tommy Cruise.)
Carl Rogers - That one was close. Carlos almost retained his Pure Championship there.
(Carlos gets back up to his feet and pulls Tommy up off of the ground. He punches Tommy in the face a few times before grabbing Tommy and delivers a belly-to-belly suplex. Carlos gets up to his feet and runs and drops a leg over Tommy’s chest. He grabs Tommy’s right arm and puts him in an armbar. Tommy reaches for the ropes but can’t get there. The referee checks on Tommy for a submission. Tommy shakes his head no. Tommy relaxes and his shoulders fall to the mat. One. Two. Tommy raises back up. He rolls over onto his side and is able to get up to his knees while still in the submission. Tommy gets up to his feet and uses his strength to lift Carlos off of the ground. He lifts Carlos up and delivers a powerbomb of sorts, causing Carlos to release the hold. Tommy drops on top of Carlos. One. Two. Kickout by Carlos.)
Carl Rogers - Tommy didn’t have enough impact on that move, but he thought maybe he could get the win.
(Tommy rolls off of Carlos and gets back to his feet. While the referee checks on Carlos, Tommy walks over to the corner and unties the pad covering the top turnbuckle. He throws the pad to the arena floor and walks back over to Carlos.)
Kyleigh “Spark” - I do not believe that the referee saw Tommy do that. Carlos could be in deep trouble here.
(Tommy picks Carlos off of the ground and pushes him into the corner. He delivers a few boots to the midsection of Carlos and goes for an Irish whips. He whips Carlos towards the exposed turnbuckle, but Carlos’ knee buckles and he falls to the mat before he reaches the turnbuckle. Tommy laughs at his misfortune and walks over towards Carlos.)
Carl Rogers - The bad knee was good luck for Carlos there.
(Tommy picks Carlos up off of the ground and shoves him into the exposed corner. He delivers a knee to Carlos’ head, leaving him slumped in the corner. Tommy backs away from Carlos to the other side of the ring. He sprints at Carlos and leaps for a splash in the corner. Carlos ducks out of the way and Tommy hits his head on the exposed turnbuckle. Tommy stumbles back into the middle of the ring and turns right into Spanish Eyes! Carlos rolls on top for the cover. One. Two. Three!)
:: The bell rings and “Mazz Cumbias” plays over throughout the arena. The crowd erupts for Carlos. ::
Ring Announcer - Here is your winner and STILL NLW Pure Champion! CARLOS RUIZ!
Carl Rogers - And Carlos escapes with another win!
Barry Hanson - Disqualify him! He used the exposed turnbuckle!
Kyleigh “Spark” - Tommy did that to himself! Be real, Barry!
:: Carlos continues celebrating in the ring and he takes his Pure Championship and slides under the bottom rope to celebrate with the fans. ::
Carl Rogers - Folks, while we have a moment, we need to touch on the ongoing situation regarding former Pure Champion Alexander “King” Midas. Fifteen days ago Carlos Ruiz won the Pure Championship from Midas on Pandemonium. As we touched on last week, nobody has seen or heard from Alexander Midas since that night. His cell phone is no longer functional. Every attempt to get through to him has failed. We sure hope that he is alright, but after fifteen days of searching for him we still have not been successful. Alexander, if you’re listening, we hope that you are okay. We wish you the best and, if you ever feel like doing so, please be in contact with us so that we know you are alright.
Kyleigh “Spark” - Tragic news, that’s for sure.
Carl Rogers - With that being said… the show must go on and folks… coming up next…
:: A graphic for Becky Lynch versus Monique Browning comes onto the screen. ::
Carl Rogers - We’ve got the first ever Sixty Minute Iron Woman Match for the NLW Divas Championship. Let’s take a look and see how this battle between Becky Lynch and Monique Browning came about.
:: A video montage of all of the events leading up to this match plays. Monique versus Nixon Newell. The chaos between them and Kay Lee Ray and Becky Lynch. The tag team match. The guitar shots from Monique on Becky. The ladder match at Vindication. The mixed tag team match. The montage shows it all. It ends with Monique and Becky staring each other down two weeks ago when this match was revealed. We return to the ring. ::
Ring Announcer - The following contest, in which ALL guitars are banned from the building, is a sixty minute Iron Woman Match! And it is for the NLW Divas Championship!
:: “Freeway Bound” begins to play as Monique Browning comes out to a chorus of boos. ::
Ring Announcer - Introducing first the challenger… from Nashville, Tennessee… MONIQUE BROWNING!
Carl Rogers - Monique came out earlier tonight in our pre-show and had some strong words for the champ.
Kyleigh “Spark” - That she did, Carl. She guaranteed that she would outlast Becky Lynch and take home the Divas Championship tonight.
Barry Hanson - And she will do just that! She’s been trained by the best for three weeks now! “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase has her ready to go for this match!
:: Without her guitar, Monique steps up the ring steps and climbs into the ring. She looks around at the crowd and mocks them as they continue to boo. Her music fades and “Celtic Invasion” begins playing. The crowd roars and rises to their feet as Becky Lynch makes her way out from the back. She has her goggles on her head and her Divas Championship around her waist. ::
Ring Announcer - And her opponent… from Dublin, Ireland… She is the NLW Divas Champion… BECKY LYNCH!
Kyleigh “Spark” - Becky Lynch has absolutely dominated the Divas Division so far, Carl.
Carl Rogers - She has, but this is a different type of match. She has to outlast Monique for sixty minutes in order to keep her Divas Championship.
Barry Hanson - No way. Not happening!
:: Becky steps into the ring and goes over to the ropes for her in-ring pose. She takes the Divas Championship off of her waist and hands it to the referee. The referee shows the belt to the crowd and her music fades. The NLWtron shows a clock that says 60:00. The bell rings. ::
Carl Rogers - And here we go! Sixty minutes of Divas action coming at you!
(Monique runs at Becky and attacks her quickly. She knocks Becky down to her knees. She smacks the back of Becky’s head, yelling something at her as she is on her knees. She stomps on the back of Becky three… four… five times. She picks Becky up off of the ground and throws her across the ring by her hair. The referee scolds her about grabbing the hair and she pushes her way past him and picks Becky up by the hair and slams her backwards into the mat. The referee gets in between and warns her one more time about disqualification and she says something to him and continues her attack on Becky. She kicks Becky in the ribs hard, causing Becky to roll towards the ring apron. Monique runs and bounces off of the ropes and delivers a baseball slide to Becky’s ribs, knocking her out of the ring.)
Carl Rogers - Monique Browning came out angry today!
Kyleigh “Spark” - She’s looking to send a message, that’s for sure. She has a LONG way to go, though. She may use up all of her energy early if she lets her emotions get ahold of her.
(Monique waits for Becky to get to her feet on the outside of the ring and then runs and bounces off of the ropes again and nails Becky with a suicide dive. She gets up and yells something at the crowd about being the best diva in the NLW. She picks Becky up off of the ground and punches her in the face. She rolls Becky into the ring and climbs up onto the ring apron. She goes to the corner and climbs up to the top. She leaps off for a guillotine leg drop, but Becky rolls out of the way. Monique lands hard on her tailbone and rolls over on her stomach, grabbing her lower back and tailbone. Becky slowly gets up to her feet and goes on the attack. She stomps on Monique’s lower back. She picks Monique off of the ground and delivers a hard forearm to the face. She hits Monique with another, knocking her into the corner. She backs up and then runs at Monique, delivering a hard Flying Forearm. Monique stumbles out of the corner and Becky climbs up to the top rope. She leaps off and delivers a front missile dropkick to Monique. She rolls on top of Monique. One. Two. Thr… kickout by Monique.)
Carl Rogers - Becky has finally taken control of this match. She’s attacking with a little more poise and control than Monique was.
Barry Hanson - But Monique is the “Million Dollar Student!” She will come back quickly.
Clock: 54:12
(Becky gets up off of the ground and goes back out to the ring apron. She leaps up and delivers a springboard leg drop on Monique. She turns it into a headscissors submission, trying to get Monique to quit. The referee checks on Monique a few times, but Monique doesn’t quit. Becky lifts her right leg up and drives it down across Monique’s chest. Becky lifts her leg one more time and slams it down on Monique’s chest again. She gets up off of the ground and runs off of the ropes and does a somersault splash on Monique. She stays on for the cover. One. Two. Kickout by Monique. Becky stands up off of Monique and walks around the ring for a second. She gets back over to Monique to lift her off of the ground, but Monique rolls her up in a small package. One. Two. Kickout by Becky. Both women get up to their feet and Becky grabs Monique by the arm and twists it. She ducks under and then goes for a back heel kick to Monique’s face. Monique ducks under, still holding the wrist of Becky. She sets Becky up and delivers a pump-handle slam. She drops on top of Becky for a cover. One. Two. Th… kickout by Becky.)
Carl Rogers - Great back and forth action between these two so far.
Kyleigh “Spark” - And, unlike our Iron Man Match earlier, we do not have a fall yet!
Clock: 48:23
(Monique gets up off of the ground and kicks Becky in the ribs again. She pulls Becky off of the ground and body-slams her hard onto the mat. She walks over to the corner and climbs through the ropes. She climbs up to the top and leaps off for a diving headbutt, but Becky moves out of the way again. Becky gets up to her feet and picks Monique up and delivers a Bexploder! She covers Monique. One. Two. Three!)
Becky Lynch - 1
Monique Browning - 0
Carl Rogers - And Becky Lynch gets on the board!
Clock: 47:11
(Becky gets up and celebrates, getting a huge pop from the crowd. She walks back over to Monique and picks her up off of the ground. She delivers a snap suplex to Monique. She walks over to the corner and climbs up to the top turnbuckle. She leaps off for a moonsault, but Monique rolls out of the way. Becky lands flat on her face and the two lay on the mat.)
Kyleigh “Spark” - Becky Lynch may have gotten too ambitious there.
Barry Hanson - Big mistake! Take advantage, Monique!
(Both women continue to lay on the mat. The referee paces around waiting on the two to get up. Monique is the first to her feet. Walking over to the ropes to lean against them and catch her breath. Becky gets to her feet and Monique charges at her with a clothesline. Becky ducks and Monique bounces off of the opposite ropes. Becky delivers a spinning heel kick, knocking Monique out of the ring. Monique lays on the outside of the ring as the referee begins a count. Becky rolls out of the ring and walks over to Monique. She picks Monique up off of the ground and Monique grabs Becky’s wrist and slings her into the barricade. Becky leans up against the barricade as Monique slowly walks over to her. “FOUR!” says the referee. Monique drives a fist into Becky’s cheek. And another. Monique grabs her wrist again to whip her into the ring apron. Becky reverses it, but it is re-reversed by Monique. She pulls Becky into her body and delivers a belly-to-belly suplex on the arena floor. “SEVEN!” Monique gets to her feet and rolls into the ring as the count is at “EIGHT!” She crawls over to the opposite side of the ring and sits with her back up against the ropes. “NINE!” Becky is slowly up against the ring apron. She grabs the bottom rope and begins to pull herself up to get into the ring. “TEN!” Becky rolls into the ring. The referee motions for a countout.)
Becky Lynch - 1
Monique Browning - 1
Carl Rogers - And Monique ties it up with a countout!
Barry Hanson - Hey! A fall is a fall!
Kyleigh “Spark” - You’ve got a point, Barry. This one is back to even.
Clock: 41:38
(Monique is back to her feet and runs over to Becky and stomps on the back of her head as she attempts to get up. Monique reaches down and picks Becky off of the ground and hooks her for a suplex. She delivers the move and rolls on top for a cover. One. Two. Kickout by Becky. Monique grabs Becky and pulls herself and Becky up to their feet. She whips Becky into the ropes and swings at Becky with a clothesline. Becky ducks and puts on the brakes. Monique turns around and Becky swings with a clothesline of her own. Monique ducks and locks Becky into the Million Dollar Dream! They’re smack dab in the middle of the ring!)
Carl Rogers - Monique could go up two to one here!
(The referee asks Becky if she quits. Becky says no. Monique keeps the hold locked on. After about thirty seconds, Becky starts to fade. The referee checks the arm. One! Becky’s arm falls. He checks again. Two! It falls again. He checks a third time. Becky keeps it up! The crowd is behind Becky and Becky is struggling to get to the ropes. With Monique to her back, she pushes backwards and drives Monique into the corner hard. The impact from the turnbuckle causes Monique to release the hold. Becky drives the back of her right elbow into the right side of Monique’s head. Becky turns around and sets Monique up on the top turnbuckle. She begins climbing the ropes slowly and gets up to the top. With Monique sitting on the top turnbuckle, Becky drops and hurricanranas Monique into the middle of the ring. Becky crawls over to Monique and hooks the leg. One. Two. Thre… Kickout by Monique! Becky rolls off of Monique and lays on the mat, as the two catch their breath again.)
Crowd - THIS IS AWESOME! [Clap, clap, clapclapclap!] THIS IS AWESOME!...
Carl Rogers - Kyleigh, these two ladies are giving it their all in this match!
Kyleigh “Spark” - And we are nearing the halfway mark. Still a lot of time left!
Clock: 33:54
(Monique and Becky both slowly get up to their feet. Monique swings with a right at Becky. Becky ducks. Becky grabs Monique around the waist. Becky pushes Monique towards the corner, but Monique is able to run up the turnbuckles and flips over Becky. Becky turns around and is met with a front drop kick by Monique. Becky grabs her face and walks down alongside the ropes. Monique runs up behind Becky and lands a bulldog on Becky, who lays next to the ropes. Monique jumps on the bottom rope, middle rope, and lands down with both feet on the lower back of Becky. She does this one more time. Then she bounces off of the opposite ropes and delivers a dropkick to Becky’s ribs, knocking her out of the ring.)
Barry Hanson - Deja vu!
Kyleigh “Spark” - It seems so. Monique is attempting to inflict some damage to the ribs and lower back again.
(Monique allows the referee to count. He reaches seven before Becky is able to pull herself up and roll into the ring. Monique drags Becky to the middle of the ring and sits on her lower back. She puts Becky in a Camel Clutch.)
Kyleigh “Spark” - Shades of the Iron Shiek!
(Monique sits back, wrenching the move in. Becky refuses to quit. Monique pulls back hard on Becky’s chin. The referee continues to check for a submission. Becky keeps saying “no.” After a few minutes of being in the hold, Becky reaches up and grabs for Monique's hair. She struggles to reach it. Monique is screaming for Becky to quit. Becky still says no. Becky reaches up again, this time able to grab the hair. She yanks hard, causing Monique to let go of Becky in order to grab her own head. Becky slides out of Monique’s grip. Becky is up to her feet and runs and bounces off of the ropes but is met with a hard dropkick on her return.)
Carl Rogers - Monique is really trying hard to win this Divas Championship.
Barry Hanson - And she's gonna do it! I can feel it!
Clock: 24:48
(Monique picks Becky up off of the ground. She lifts Becky up for a body slam but Becky manages to slip behind Monique and delivers a reverse DDT. She covers Monique. One. Two. Kickout by Monique. Becky sits back on her knees and, visibly exhausted, yells out in frustration.)
Kyleigh “Spark” - Becky has beaten Monique before, but Monique has definitely improved in the ring.
(Becky gets up to her feet and grabs Monique. As Monique is being lifted off of the ground, she rolls Becky up in a small package. One. Two. Kickout by Becky. Both women get up to their feet and stand facing each other in the middle of the ring. They lock up and Becky overpowers Monique. She gets Monique in a headlock and cinches down hard. Monique shoves Becky into the ropes. Becky bounces off and clotheslines Monique hard to the mat. Becky goes over to the corner and climbs up to the top turnbuckle. She turns around and leaps off with a diving leg drop. Monique rolls out of the way and gets her knees up into the lower back of Becky. Becky falls to the mat and both women lay on the ground.)
Carl Rogers - These two women are spent, Kyleigh.
Kyleigh “Spark” - And we are still tied at one!
Becky Lynch - 1
Monique Browning - 1
Clock: 18:12
(Monique is up to her feet first. She grabs Becky and tosses her through the ropes and outside the ring. Monique climbs through the ropes and to the floor, herself. Monique grabs Becky and slaps her across the face. Becky stumbles up the ramp. Monique follows her and the two begin to fight up the ramp to the stage. The referee’s count is at “four.” Monique picks Becky up and bodyslams her onto the ramp. Monique sees this as an opportunity for another countout so she begins heading back towards the ring. Becky grabs Monique’s foot and trips her up. Monique stumbles and falls down the ramp. “Seven.” Becky slowly gets to her feet and starts walking back to the ring. “Eight.” Becky gets close to the ring apron and grabs the middle rope to pull herself back into the ring. “Nine.” Monique grabs Becky’s foot and prevents her from getting into the ring. “Ten.”)
Carl Rogers - So… what now? That’s a double countout?
(The two women continue to slug it out on the arena floor. Two referees come out and slide into the ring. They talk to the referee in charge of the match. The three referees step out of the ring and go over to the timekeepers’ table. The ring announcer stands up with a microphone in his hand. The ladies cease fighting for a few moments.)
Ring Announcer - Ladies and gentlemen. I have just been informed that, due to both women being counted out, both ladies will receive a fall!
Carl Rogers - Well, that’s virtually pointless, but we are knotted up at two a piece.
Kyleigh “Spark” - It makes sense, though. No advantage for either, no disadvantage for either.
Becky Lynch - 2
Monique Browning - 2
Clock: 12:31
(The match referee returns to the ring. The other two go back to the dressing room. Becky slides into the ring on one side and Monique climbs up onto the apron and into the ring across from her. The two walk to the middle of the ring and Monique starts talking trash to Becky. Becky motions to Monique to “bring it” and Monique swings with a right hand. Becky reciprocates. The two slug it out in the middle of the ring. Monique goes low and tackles Becky to the ground. She grabs Becky’s head and slams the back of it into the mat. Becky rolls her over and lays a hard right into the rib cage of Monique. On her knees, Becky grabs Monique’s arm and locks in the Dis-arm-her. The referee asks for a submission. Monique screams no. She reaches for the ropes with her off hand. She is too far. Becky wrenches on Monique’s arm. Monique uses her feet to scoot towards the ropes. She inches closer and closer while Becky attempts to keep the hold on. Monique’s fingertips tag the bottom rope, but she is unable to grab it. Becky gets to her feet and drags Monique to the middle of the ring.)
Carl Rogers - This could be it. She’s got Monique in the middle of the ring.
(Becky returns to the hold and Monique is screaming in pain. Monique is able to push herself up to her knees and knock Becky backwards onto her back. One. Two. Becky releases the hold and rolls out of the makeshift pin attempt. Monique shakes her shoulder out and Becky gets up to her feet. Becky kicks Monique in the shoulder. And again. Becky picks Monique up and slams her to the mat. Becky climbs through the ropes to the ring apron. She goes over to the corner and climbs to the top. Becky waits for Monique to get to her feet. She leaps off looking for a hurricanrana. Monique catches Becky mid-move and delivers Smashville! She drops on top of Becky. One. Two. Three!)
Carl Rogers - And Monique takes the lead!
Kyleigh “Spark” - And this one is close to over, too!
Becky Lynch - 2
Monique Browning - 3
Clock: 3:42
(Monique rolls off of Becky and the two lay on the mat. Becky gets up to her feet first and Monique is up shortly after. Monique swings at Becky. Becky ducks and grabs Monique’s arm and drops with an arm breaker. Becky gets back on her knees and locks in the Dis-arm-her again. Monique’s shoulder is in a lot of pain. She is screaming, but every time the referee asks for a submission she says no.)
Kyleigh “Spark” - If she can hold on for two more minutes we will have a new Divas Champion.
Clock: 1:58
(Monique screams and starts to inch her way towards the ropes. Becky cinches back on the hold, trying to keep her from getting to the ropes. Monique reaches out and manages to grab the bottom rope. The referee tells her to break the hold. Becky lets go and goes on the attack quickly. She stomps on Monique’s shoulder. She lifts Monique off of the ground. We are under a minute left! She lifts Monique up for a Bexploder, but Monique falls out of the move behind Becky. She grabs Becky for a German suplex. She falls backwards with it, but Becky flips and lands on her feet. Monique turns around. Bexploder! Becky goes for the cover. One. Two. The referee stops his count. Monique was able to get her foot underneath the bottom ropes. Becky is shocked. She drags Monique to the middle of the ring. She goes for the cover. One. Two. Thre… KICKOUT by Monique Browning!)
Crowd - Five! Four! Three! Two! One!
:: The bell rings and “Freeway Bound” begins playing. ::
Ring Announcer - Here is your winner… and NEEEEW NLW Divas Champion… MONIQUE BROWNING!
:: Becky sits in the ring with her head in her hands. She is shocked. The referee lays the Divas Championship on top of Monique. ::
Barry Hanson - I told you! “The Million Dollar Student” its the champ!
Kyleigh “Spark” - Monique Browning has done it! What a match!
Carl Rogers - That was just as good as any match that we have seen here in the NLW.
:: Monique continues to celebrate in the ring. The scene changes to the back. We see “The Million Dollar Man” shining up the Million Dollar Championship. He laughs as he grabs a wad of cash and smells it. The scene shifts to Adrian Veidt. He is walking towards the arena from the back. He has a stone cold serious look on his face. We see him stop and nod off to the side. He then continues to the entrance area. ::
Carl Rogers - What was that? Who could he have been nodding at?
Barry Hanson - Not a clue, Carl. Who cares? Whomever it was will not be able to help him beat “The Million Dollar Man!”
:: “A World Divided” by Paramaze begins playing. ::
Ring Announcer - The following contest is the main event… and it is for the NLW Million Dollar Championship! Introducing first, the challenger… from Berlin, Germany and weighing 195 pounds… ADRIAN VEIDT!
:: Veidt steps out from the back and heads towards the ring. ::
Carl Rogers - What a night this has been. New Divas Champion. New Hardcore Champion. Carlos Ruiz Retained. What will happen here in this one?
Barry Hanson - I just said what would happen. DiBiase is going to retain his title!
:: Veidt steps into the ring. His music fades and “It’s All About the Money” begins playing. :
P.A. System - HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
:: “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase steps out from the back in his three-piece tuxedo. He’s got the Million Dollar Championship around his waist. ::
Ring Announcer - And his opponent from his autumn residence in Bel Air, California… weighing in at 260 pounds… he is the NLW Million Dollar Champion… “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase!
Carl Rogers - By hook and by crook, DiBiase has been able to win almost every match he has had here.
Kyleigh “Spark” - He’s grabbed tights. Used the Million Dollar Championship. Whatever he’s needed to use, he’s used it. But, yes… he is nearly undefeated here.
:: DiBiase hands the belt over to the referee. He takes his tuxedo off and hands the clothing to the ringside attendant. The referee shows the belt off to the crowd and hands it to the timekeeper. The bell rings. ::
(DiBiase and Veidt go to lock up in the middle of the ring. DiBiase sticks a thumb in Veidt’s eye. Veidt grabs his face. DiBiase hits Veidt in the gut. He walks towards Veidt, who delivers a European Uppercut. DiBiase stumbles backward. He runs at Veidt with a clothesline, but Veidt ducks under and hits DiBiase with a neckbreaker. Veidt kicks up to his feet and drops a leg on DiBiase’s face. He nonchalantly covers DiBiase. One. Kickout by DiBiase. Veidt is up to his feet and goes to pick DiBiase up. DiBiase grabs Veidt’s tights and pulls him face first into the middle turnbuckle. DiBiase gets up off of the ground and grabs Veidt. He hooks him and delivers a suplex. While laying there, he puts Veidt in a headlock. The two lay on the ground and Veidt says “no” to a submission. DiBiase gets up to his knees and lifts Veidt up to his butt, locking the headlock into a sleeper hold. Veidt rolls onto his hip and gets to his feet. He delivers a side suplex to DiBiase, breaking the hold. Veidt rolls underneath the bottom rope and to the apron. He gets to his feet and springboards towards DiBiase for a leg drop. DiBiase moves and Veidt hits the mat.)
Carl Rogers - Fast action here in the main event. Already back and forth between these two men.
(DiBiase gets up to his feet and has his arms stretched out, looking for the Million Dollar Dream. Veidt sees this and rolls out of the ring. He looks at DiBiase and cracks a little smile. He goes over to the ring steps and climbs up onto the apron. He climbs into the ring and the two lock up in the middle of the ring again. DiBiase hits Veidt with a forearm. Veidt goes for a European Uppercut, but DiBiase dodges it and locks Veidt in the Million Dollar Dream!)
Carl Rogers - This could be it! DiBiase has Veidt locked into the Million Dollar Dream!
Barry Hanson - And still the champ!
(DiBiase has Veidt in the middle of the ring. Veidt begins to fade. The referee checks the arm. One! The arm drops. DiBiase cinches in the hold. The referee checks the arm again. Two! The arm drops again. The referee lifts the arm a third time. Suddenly the lights in the Staples Center go out.)
Carl Rogers - What in the hell?
Barry Hanson - What is this?
Kyleigh “Spark” - I have no clue! What’s going on?
(“Psycho Killer” by the Talking Heads begins playing. The Staples Center turns red. A shadow is seen standing outside the ring at the bottom of the ramp. The lights go on and a man stands staring and laughing maniacally into the ring at DiBiase. DiBiase breaks the hold and goes over to the ropes to yell at the man.)
Carl Rogers - I think that was Dr. Felix Goode! He just signed with the NLW yesterday!
Kyleigh “Spark” - And he’s here in Los Angeles tonight?
(The lights go back out in the arena. When they come back on, Dr. Felix Goode is gone. DiBiase looks around confused. Veidt spins DiBiase around. Bubastis Driver! He hits DiBiase with the Bubastis Driver! He covers the champ. One. Two. Three!)
:: “A World Divided” begins to play. ::
Ring Announcer - Here is your winner… and NEEEEW NLW Million Dollar Champion… ADRIAN VEIDT!
Carl Rogers - Veidt is the new champ!
Kyleigh “Spark” - The distraction from Dr. Felix Goode was enough to beat DiBiase!
Barry Hanson - That’s not fair!
Carl Rogers - I’d hate to agree with you, but it’s not. Then again, when has DiBiase ever been fair?
Kyleigh “Spark” - I wonder if that’s who Adrian Veidt nodded to in the back.
Carl Rogers - You may be right. I guess we will find out next Thursday on Pandemonium! It’s been a great show. For Barry Hanson and Kyleigh “Spark” I am Carl Rogers. Goodnight everybody!
:: Veidt is up on the turnbuckle raising the Million Dollar Championship as the NLW logo flashes on the screen and the show goes off of the air. ::