Legendary 43 "The Battle of Pride" (30 September 2023)

[Cedric Southern]

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Live from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California

The arena comes to life and the Santa Monica crowd is loud enough to just about drown out the sound of Legendary's theme music, only proceeding to almost drown out the pyrotechnics too! The camera pans to show the commentary table where Taj Hennessey-Monroe and America Vaughn are seated. Right behind America's head is a fan with a sign reading #PRIDE.

Taj: WELCOME TO LEGENDARY FORTY-THREE!!

America: THE BATTLE FOR PRIDE BEGINS!!

Taj: Wow I’ve never heard you this excited for a broadcast since probably Legendary number one!

America: I LOVE wrestling, Taj, and tonight we should see some solid fundamental wrestling from the roster of 1WM! Tonight in our main event?

The fans explode with excitement as they see the images of Glory champion Justice Cross and 1WM World heavyweight champion, "Ya Girl" Q on the big screen.

America: It's a Contest of Champions, and you know that it is going to be one of the most heated bouts in recent memory. I can't wait for it. But what about the PRIDE Tournament, Taj! We can't not talk about the PRIDE Tournament!

Taj: Absolutely not! Nina Stokes really helped to establish what it means to be the PRIDE of 1WM before respectfully bowing out last month. Tonight, we come to Santa Monica to begin our tournament to crown an ALL NEW champion of this so far, illustrious division.

The fans in the arena let out a cheer at this news, and the fan behind America makes a point of getting his sign on-screen!

America: Combatants from groups A, B, C and D will fight it out tonight for their chance to move on to the finals.

Taj: In Group A, we're going to be seeing MT. MARCELLUS taking on "NAPALM" SILAS JESSUP!

A mixed reaction arises from the fans as the brackets come up, followed by Silas' and Marcellus' images. As Rowena Byrne and Travis Levitt's images come up, the reaction seems to grow even more mixed, but it does seem louder.

Taj: Also in Group A, we bear witness to something of a grudge match as Levitt goes toe to toe with Byrne. This should be a fierce contest, without a doubt.

America: Moving on to B Group, Samantha Tolson has been rather impressive so far, but she has a serious task on her hands here. Tolson will be facing a woman with a mean streak a mile long in Sydney Simon!

The BOOs begin to creep in at the mention of Syd.

Taj: Also in B Group, another fierce and personal bout as Rebecca Maverick takes on "Mr. Personality" Douglas Crane!

The BOOs get even louder at the mention of Douglas Crane.

America: Onto C Group, and we are bound to see an amazing contest as Ace Sky takes on the enigmatic Kelli Saint!

The fans cheer for this one, and the volume picks up some more for the next announcement.

Taj: Rounding out C Group, "Dark Phoenix" Raijin Hunter squares up against Aleki Kekoa!

The fans go crazy as Raijin and Aleki's publicity images come up.

America: And finally, Group D?

America smiles as the loud BOOOs rain in throughout the capacity crowd.

America: "Pretty" Ricky Stanton takes on Bianca Davis, which is sure to be a DOOZY!

The fans go CRAZY when the next images come up on the big screen.

Taj: And rounding out the D Group we better set our heart monitors, because Prince Ryder takes on The Suicide Blonde, Arley Kirk!

The Santa Monica fans cheer overall for the contests they are about to see, and America allows it to sink in for a moment as the cameras pan, watching the crowd as they grow restless.

Taj: You know. We really shouldn't keep them any longer.

America: Why not? It's funny.

Taj: Well I won't! Welcome everyone to LEGENDARY FORTY THREE!

Silas is sitting in a chair in a chair in a dimly lit room,

Silas Jessup: For close to the last year my professional wrestling career and even my personal life away from professional wrestling has basically been in utter ruins. It all started with me losing The One Wrestling Movement Glory Championship. Then there was everything with a current woman that I believed was my girlfriend…But losing her as a girlfriend turns out is truly no big loss. But here tonight the excuses have to come to an end. The day of reckoning comes for the giant roadblock thrown in my way. That’s right like it or not MT. MARCELLUS is nothing but the road block that I called him and that will be proven when I pin his shoulders to the canvas for the

One…

Two...

and lastly Three…

When that happens my fortune will finely change as I take a steep on my path to becoming PRIDE CHAMPION.

Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament
Round One: Group A

Match One
MT. MARCELLUS vs. “Napalm” Silas Jessup

DING DING DING

These two had both been circling each other menacingly even before the bell, and when the ref called for it, they both lunged into a tight lock up. Silas scores with a sneaky knee to the midsection and follows up with a forearm shot that Marcellus manages to block. Throwing the arm to the side, Marcellus roars as he issues a powerful chop that drops Jessup down to a knee, clutching his chest.

Crowd: WOOOO

Marcellus drags him back up by the hair and..

*SMACK!*

Crowd: WOOOOO

Silas' chest develops an angry looking welt on the other side as Marcellus gets another huge chop on Jessup. Marcellus laughs as he lines up a third but this time, Silas jumps back. Marcellus is looking for a clothesline, but Silas rolls out of the way.

Taj: Jessup with the jumping superkick!

Marcellus staggers back. Silas knocks him into the corner with a flying knee strike and climbs the turnbuckles before he starts laying in with the punches

One…

Two…

Three…

Four…

F…Marcel blocks the shot and traps the wrist..

Taj: Excellent awareness by Marcellus!

America: Woah! Check out the awareness and the outright brute strength of Mount Marcellus!

The crowd are loud with excitement as Marcellus roars and deadlifts Jessup up into a powerbomb, then flings him across the ring. Marcellus marches over and grabs the ankles of Silas, yet Silas very quickly uses his leg strength to kick him away. Silas gets to his feet and lets out a roar as he launches a rolling elbow at Marcellus, who staggers back clutching his head. He tries for another superkick and again, Marcel deflects it away! Silas tries to follow up with a forearm but Marcellus seizes the arm and instead shoots Jessup off for an irish whip..

Taj: Here comes the BULLDOZ..

The crowd hype up again as Jessup leaps out of the way at the last second and allows Marcel to crash into the corner and stagger back..

Taj: THE REDEEMER!

Silas was quick to snap Marcel back and roll him into the cutter before following up with a pin attempt

One…

Two…

T…Marcellus kicks out!

America: The referee's hand was coming down for the three!

Silas lets out a growl, which escalates into an angry yell. He gets up in the face of the referee and smacks his hands together three times, yet the ref holds up two fingers. Silas looks as though he might attack the referee until..

Taj: Marcellus with the backwards scoop knocking Silas to the mat! Is he about to lock in the much feared stretch muffler?

The crowd is hype once again as Silas uses his leg strength to kick his way free. Silas roars and leaps up, nailing Mt. Marcellus with a forearm to the temple, stunning him.

Taj: Irish whip, and Silas with a shoulder bloc..huh?

There is some laughter from both the crowd and Marcellus as he simply crashes into him, yet he doesn't move an inch. Silas, even more angry, tries again with the same result and more laughter from the fans. This time, Silas is red faced hopping mad as he takes another run and looks to be taking flight..

Taj: FRENCH QUARTERING!

A groan comes from the crowd as Silas is turned inside out by the pumping bomber and Marcellus covers

One…

Two…

TH…Silas gets the shoulder up!

Taj: Very close, but it's definitely a two count!

Marcellus gets up to a kneeling position and takes a look back in some disbelief at the semi conscious man who just kicked out of one of his biggest moves. Sweat beads down his face.

America: What an impact. It is only the toughness of Silas Jessup keeping him in this game right now.

Marcellus nods to himself. He has control as he drags Silas back to his feet. He hauls Silas up..

Taj: Mount Marcellus is looking for the MARCELLUS PLUNGE!

The crowd is suddenly on their feet as Jessup is able to convert into a sunset flip for a pin!

One..

Two…

THRE…Marcellus breaks out!

Silas is absolutely furious now. He punches the canvas and then once more gets up in the the face of the referee.

America: Come on, Jessup. He is just doing his job!

Silas shakes his head and turns back around, only for Marcellus to run in with a big boot!

Taj: Silas ducked!

The crowd groans as Jessup roars, leaps and nails Marcellus in the face with the bicycle knee

America: TOTAL DEVASTATION!

One…

Two…

THREE!!

Torres: The winner of this match and advancing to Round Two in the Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament….Silas Jessup!

Taj: Not only has Jesse advanced to Round Two but he’s broken his losing streak he’s been on for months!

America: Do we really think it’s going to change anything for him? Ten to one he’ll be back to his losing ways next month.

Taj: You’re such a Negative Nancy , America.

America: I’m a realist, Taj. A realist.

We come to a darkened area in the Barker Hanger. Hanging in the dark, like a specter in the night, is the pale face of Rowena Byrne. She slowly opens her eyes to reveal those as pale as her face. A wicked grin slowly takes over her face.

Rowena Byrne: I thought dragons were supposed to be intelligent and wise. So then it looks like I’m not going to fight one. Because a dragon wouldn’t put their lives in danger like this. And for what? The chance to get more of what he got before?

Rowena chuckles darkly.

Rowena Byrne: That sounds like insanity to me. And trust me, I know all about insanity. My father wore his like a badge. But I don’t have that aspect. At least not yet. So, tonight, Travis Levitt, You will get what you wanted. You are a victim of your pride.

Couldn’t handle getting caught off guard? Did it shatter some ideas you held? Was it that step you knew you’d miss one day? Is your mortality starting to breathe down your neck? Is that grim reaper whispering in your ear?

That wicked grin stays on Rowena’s face. Though she does tilt her head.

Rowena Byrne: Tonight tonight tonight. Tonight you get exactly what you wanted. More of me. More of the violence. More of the things you should be running from. Things you run from in your nightmares. Tonight, Travis, you get the Ultra-Violent Demigoddess.

Rowena straightens her head.

Rowena Byrne: Good luck.

She starts giggling like a maniac as she slowly disappears into the darkness.

Recording LIVE October 15th, 2023
From The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California

Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament
Round One: Group A

Match Two
“The Dragon” Travis Levitt vs. Rowena Byrne

The referee looks at both wrestlers to make sure that they’re ready for the upcoming match. He then calls for the bell as the match and show are both underway.

DING DING DING!!!

Rowena smirks. Travis watches her cautiously. The two then approach one another in the center of the ring. Travis immediately shoves Rowena away. Rowena loses her footing, but pops back up to her feet. She charges at Travis and is hit with a big clothesline that nearly takes her head off! Travis grabs hold of Rowena and pulls her back up to her feet. He pounds away on her with a series of forearm strikes to wear her down before hoisting Rowena onto his shoulders. Travis sends her down to the mat with a Samoan Drop just seconds later before hooking the leg for a cover.

One…

Two…Rowena kicks out!

Travis looks down at her in frustration for a moment before shaking his head. He drags Rowena up to her feet and shoots her into the closest turnbuckle. Rowena slumps against it before Travis tries to hit her with a splash in the corner. Rowena ducks out of the way at the last possible second! Travis stumbles around from the impact. Rowena leaps into the air and sends Travis crashing to the mat with a spinning heel kick! She hooks the leg and goes for the cover.

One…

Two…Travis gets her shoulder up in time!

Taj: Some back and forth action to start this one off! Can’t ask for more than that…

America: No, you really can't, especially based off their first match last month at Legendary 42!

Travis tries to drag himself back up to his feet as Rowena stays on the attack. She picks up speed and catches Travis by surprise with a running dropkick! Travis rolls over to the ropes to keep Rowena from going for the cover. This doesn’t slow her down, as she quickly closes the gap between the two of them and hits Travis with a few quick chops.

Crowd: WOOO! WOOO!

Rowena then tries to shoot Travis across the ring, but Travis is able to reverse the Irish whip attempt! When Rowena comes back on the rebound, Travis powers her into the air for a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker! Rowena’s eyes go wide in pain. Travis drags her off of the mat and delivers a second backbreaker for good measure!

Taj: Okay, THAT looked painful!

America: Travis is beginning to set her up, and honestly...I don’t think it’ll be long before he’s bringing an end to this match!

Travis gestures that he’s going to end things to the crowd. He grabs hold of Rowena and tries to power her onto his shoulders. Before he can, however, Rowena responds by shifting her weight and landing on the mat behind Travis. Travis turns around and Rowena leaps into the air, hitting him with an enziguri! She then pulls Travis in and rolls him up.

One…

Two…Travis kicks out!

Travis tries to pull himself back up to his feet. Rowena tries to keep the fight going by grabbing hold of Travis’s arm to lock him into a hammerlock. Just before she can lock in the hold, Travis frees himself by using his strength to his advantage. Travis Irish whips Rowena and on the return delivers a powerful Ressurection Kick (claymore kick)! Travis drops then hooks the leg and goes for the cover.

One…

Two…

THREE!!

Torres: The winner of this match...and advancing to Round Two of the Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament…Travis Levitt!!!

The scene opens up at night at at your usual children’s playground. The night is a cold one and there is fog in the air making the setting a little macabre... Douglas Crane stands in between two swings, dressed in a hat and trench coat, his face barely visible... He stands there, motionless, just staring off in the distance….

He then gets behind one of the swings and begins to push it, as if someone was sitting there…

After the static goes away, Crane is now sitting in one of the swings, dressed in a light blue dress, white socks and red slippers looking very much like Dorothy in the wizard of Oz minus the pigtails. Behind him, the butcher version of himself (red leather apron, red fingerless gloves, and all) pushes him slightly.

Douglas Crane: When I was little, this was my playground… as a little girl I didn’t have a single thing to worry about but having fun… Then he came along…

The butcher or the monstrosity if you will, shoves Crane off the swing and he falls hard on the sand, getting a mouth full.

We’re back to the Crane that was standing in between the swings.

Douglas Crane: But today, the wrestling ring is my playground and I’m no longer getting pushed around by a bully but I’m the one that’s doing all the pushing… Oliver Black thought he could push me and I buried him alive… Tonight, I face Rebecca Maverick, my so called tag team partner that we tried so hard to like and make our friend…

“SHE DIDN’T DESERVE IT!”

Douglas Crane: No, she didn’t deserve it… but she deserves everything that we are going to give her tonight… Some people may not care about winning or losing but we do… and whether a showcase tag match or not… Whether meaningless or not, she caused us to lose…

“WE HATE LOSING BITCH!”

Douglas Crane: So tonight… In the tournament to crown the pride of 1WM, we will not lose... Tonight the Pittsburgh Princess pays the price for what she did at the last Legendary show… Tonight, there will not be a prince charming coming to her rescue… There is no fairy Godmother to grant her wishes to be saved... There is simply no fairy tale ending for Becca… Tonight, evil reigns supreme….

“RELEASE ME!”

Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament
Round One: Group B

Match Three
Samantha Tolson vs. Sydney Simon

DING DING DING!!!

The bell rings and the two women lock up. Samantha pulls Sydney into a standing side headlock. She flips Sydney over onto her back, keeping the hold locked in. Sydney tries to power her way out of the hold, managing to slip out and get back to her feet. Samantha catches her with a Japanese armdrag takedown and locks on a seated armbar. Sydney manages to roll onto her feet, but gets caught again with another Japanese armdrag takedown and another seated armbar.

Taj: Samantha is going right after the arm of Sydney.

America: Say what you will, but Samantha is one of the most technically sound wrestlers we have.

Again, Sydney rolls to her feet and manages to break Samantha's hold. The two women lock up, Samantha's height and weight advantage giving her the edge as she pushes Sydney to the ropes. She attempts to shoot her across the ring, but Sydney reverses and catches Samantha with a swingblade. She catches Samantha with a head scissors takedown.

Taj: Sydney is making a comeback, trying to use that speed to her advantage.

America: She has to.

Sydney catches a kick from Samantha and flips her with a dragon screw. She goes for the cattle mutilator, but Samantha catches her and drives Sydney into the mat with a DDT. Sydney manages to get to her feet, but Samantha catches her with a snap suplex. She holds on and delivers another snap suplex and another! Samantha rolls over for the cover but Sydney kicks out. Samantha rolls to her feet, waiting for Sydney to get back to her feet and lock on an armbar. Sydney unloads with a series of rights.

Samantha is forced to break the armbar and attempts to shoot Sydney into an Irish whip into a knee to the midsection and pulls her into a suplex. Sydney manages to slide herself out, driving Samantha into the mat with a satellite DDT. She shoots the ropes and hits the seated senton, going for a cover. Samantha immediately kicks out before even a one count and Sydney looks a little disappointed. Sydney quickly gets up the top rope and dives, hitting Samantha with a crossbody and hooking the legs.

One…

Two…kick out!

Sydney again nails a seated senton.

Taj: Sydney is throwing everything she's got at Samantha.

America: She better hope she doesn't blow a tire or something.

Sydney goes up to the top rope again, going for a missile dropkick. Samantha side steps and Sydney lands on the mat. The Pretty Little Murder Machine takes the opportunity to kick at Sydney’s legs, stomping away at them as Sydney tries to get back to her feet. Samantha catches her in a side Russian legsweep and locks on another armbar. Sydney tries to get to her feet and get free, but Samantha drives an elbow into her shoulder.

Samantha catches Sydney with a neckbreaker and moves into position for a possible submission, but Sydney fights her off, sending her into the ropes, but Samantha counters. Sydney manages to use the momentum to hit a handspring back elbow. She tries to lock in a surfboard stretch, but Samantha rolls it into a pin attempt.

One…

Two…kicks out!

Both women get to their feet. Samantha throws a right. Sydney blocks it and nails a right of her own, sending Samantha staggering back. She then catches Samantha with a slingblade. She nails another slingblade and goes for a cover.

One…

Two…kick out!

Taj: Sydney has not let up.

America: Yeah, but she can't keep going like this. Can she?

Sydney gets to her feet, shoots the ropes, and catches Samantha with a crossbody block into a cover.

One…Samantha tosses her off!

Sydney gets to her feet and Samantha goes for a belly to belly, but Sydney pushes her away. She attempts to shoot Samantha into the ropes, but Samantha counters and pulls Sydney in a short-arm clothesline! She pulls Sydney up and hits another short-arm clothesline, then turns back to Sydney, licking her lips. Sydney starts to get to her feet, Samantha goes for tie up, but Sydney manages to fight her off and nails a hard forearm shot to her. Sydney shoots the ropes and flips onto Samantha with a Lou Thesz press. Samantha drops right onto her back, managing to shift into a pinning position.

One…

Two…kick out!

Both women manage to get to their feet and Samantha takes Sydney down with a swinging neckbreaker. She rolls Sydney over for a cover.

One…

Two… Sydney is able to kick out.

Samantha sits up, smiling and nodding, clearly enjoying a chance to inflict more punishment. Samantha catches Sydney in a suplex and hoists her up, but Sydney manages to counter into a satellite DDT and goes for a cover.

One…

Two…

T…KICK OUT!!

Again, Sydney goes to the top, and this time nails Samantha with a missile dropkick. She charges in, hitting another slingblade. She pulls her up and then shoots Samantha into the corner.

Taj: Sydney Simon is firmly in control of this match.

America: That won't last.

Sydney charges, going for a handspring back elbow. Samantha bursts out of the corner and catches her in a sleeperhold. Sydney tries fighting it off, flailing about as she tries to free herself. Sydney tries jumping up, flailing her legs and catches the referee right in the head, knocking him out and out of the ring!

Taj: The referee is down!

America: Ah hell!

Sydney manages to slam herself and Samantha into the corner, forcing Samantha to break the hold. She hits Samantha with a hard right and places her at the top. Sydney follows Samantha up the turnbuckle, but Samantha is there with a hard right, and another hard right, knocking Sydney down off the turnbuckle! Samantha pulls Sydney into a side Russian legsweep but Sydney manages to fight it off. Sydney goes for Thot Attack (stunner), but Samantha counters, slamming Sydney into the mat. Samantha pulls Sydney up, but Sydney hits a hard right hand, sending her staggering back. She catches Samantha with a headscissors takedown and charges in. Samantha side steps, sending Sydney into the corner and connects with an avalanche. She rolls over for the cover.

America: Where is the referee? She got her!

Samantha sits up, realizing the referee is down. She gets to her feet and drives an elbow into Sydney’s heart. She drops another elbow and then another! Samantha gets to her feet and stomps on Sydney's knee. Samantha lays a kick into Sydney's side, causing her to curl and roll, trying to get to her feet. She starts to get to her feet. Samantha grabs her from behind and tosses her with a German suplex!

Taj: Samantha has realized the referee is down.

America: And I think she'll take full advantage.

Somehow, Sydney has enough left in the tank to catch herself and nail Samantha with a dropkick. She hits her with another one, and another one! Sydney gets to her feet and nails a slingblade and goes for the seated senton. Samantha manages to roll out of the way. Sydney gets to her feet and walks right into a Nightfall (Kata Hajime suplex)!

With no referee, Samantha has no reason to release the hold. Sydney slaps the mat, starting to pull herself to the ropes. She drags herself to the ropes, grabbing hold. When there is no referee to break it, Sydney keeps pulling, managing to drag herself through the ropes and out on the floor, forcing Samantha to break the hold. Sydney manages to get staggering away from the ring. her feet, rolling her shoulder and staggering away from the ring. Samantha catches her with a suicide dive, taking them both down!

Taj: That's one way to break the hold.

America: Not how I would have.

Samantha manages to her feet and shoots Sydney towards the ring. Sydney is able to use the momentum to jump up on the apron and hit a crossbody. She rolls Samantha back into the ring and slides in after her. Sydney gets to her feet, but gets caught by Samantha, trying for Beautiful Oblivion Rendezvous (Cross Rhodes). Sydney manages to fight her off and catches Samantha with a backslide. Now back conscious, the referee rolls into the ring and counts.

One…

Two…

THRE…KICK OUT!!.

Taj: She almost had her!

America: Almost is not good enough.

Sydney gets to her feet, and shoots the ropes, trying to catch Samantha with an impactful move but Samantha slams her into the mat! Samantha tries to lock on headlock, but Sydney manages to counter out of it, get to her feet, and Irish whips Samantha into the ropes. Samantha ducks the clothesline attempt and counters with her Victory Drop Alpha (Trapper Keeper Bomb)! She rolls Sydney over for a cover.

One...

Two...

Three!

Torres: Here is your winner… and moving on to Round Two of the Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament…Samathan Tolson!

America: Like I predicted….Sam Tolson pulls out the win in the end!

Taj: I really thought Sydney was going to pull out the upset but Samantha proved why she is a tried and true veteran in this sport.

Backstage at One Wrestle Movement's show Legendary where we see “Pretty” Ricky Stanton walking with Brianna Matthews as the crowd boos heavily but then cheers crazy when Aleki Kekoa walks up in front of the two.

PRS: Well now, it’s AK! Now I understand why the birds stopped singing outside.

Aleki ignores Stanton and glares at Brianna.

AK: I see how it is then.

The Tidebreaker Champion turns his attention to Stanton.

AK: And you can’t help but pick up my sloppy seconds, huh, Ricky?

Brianna: Do you even understand what sloppy seconds means Aleki? I mean I walked out on you. You didn’t walk out on me so I’m not your sloppy seconds.

Aleki shakes his head in disbelief.

AK: Does it really matter? You hang around this… clown, it all smells like trash.

Brianna: Oh, so now I’m trash? First you call me your sloppy seconds and now I’m trash? Great, good to know. But uh what are you so mad for? We’re just walking the halls! Right Ricky?

PRS gets off his cell phone and looks at AK.

PRS: Dog, what’s going on here (points at Brianna) got nothing to do with you! The Pretty Boy was talking to HER…NOT…TO…YOU…(pokes AK’s chest) Now, I don’t know WHAT you’re thinking right now, but you obviously don’t see what’s going on and man, it’s only gonna get worse for you.

…Unless you’ve forgotten…Tidebreaker Champion. I believe the lore goes something like this: “...And whoever holds this title will bear it's malice, it's rage, it's power and will be blessed with good fortunes in the ring, for that is the price of the demon's imprisonment. Hoping one day to have paid all debts and be set free to the waters once again…” looks like you’re getting the first part of the lore….(laughs) Look at you all salty and paranoid. This is going to be fun dogboy.

PRS grabs Brianna by the hips.

PRS: Come on Bri, let’s REALLLLLY MAKE HIM MAD (Laughs)

As they walk past him, he yells back.

AK: Wait until I unleash my malice, rage, and power! You’re going to wish you NEVER came back to 1WM!

Stopping for a second telling Ricky to stop she would turn and look back at Aleki.

Brianna: Hey Aleki, you don’t get the right to be mad. What I do or who I do it with is none of your concern now. In fact you know what, I might just do this!

Looking to Ricky then back to Aleki smirking she looked back to Ricky. Taking a step to him she closed her eyes as she placed her lips onto his. They would kiss for a few moments before she broke the kiss and looked back at Aleki.

Brianna: As I said, what I do and who I do it with, no longer concerns you. Have a good night Aleki.

Smirking she linked her arm with Ricky’s and the two continued walking off still talking a bit. The camera man would place his camera on Aleki who stood there fuming.

Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament
Round One: Group B

Match Four
“Mr. Personality” Douglas Crane vs. Rebecca Maverick

Before the referee can call for the bell, Crane runs up and hits Maverick with a suckerpunch. The crowd boos as the bell rings and the match officially begins.

DING DING DNG!!!

Maverick shakes off the blow and grapples with Crane. She gets behind him with a waistlock but Crane runs into the ropes, dragging Maverick behind him. He collides with the ropes chest first, holding on and Maverick loses her grip on him. She tumbles backward and Crane turns around, catching her with a running knee to the chin. Crane pulls Maverick to her feet and whips her into a corner before following up with a clothesline. Crane shoves her off the corner and climbs to the second rope, leaping off with a double axe handle smash! Maverick doubles over. Crane hits Maverick with a DDT! He covers.

One…

Two…

THR…KICK OUT!!

Taj: An early near fall!

America: Rebecca Maverick has to wake up here.

Crane pulls Maverick to her feet. He whips her into the ropes, but Maverick hangs on and reverses, sending Crane into the ropes. Crane bounces off but stops short as Maverick ducks anticipating a back body drop. Crane hits her with another knee before hitting her with a powerbomb. He covers.

One…

Two…

TH…KICK OUT!!

Taj: And yet another near fall!

Maverick and Crane get to their feet at the same time. Crane takes a few steps forward and superkicks Maverick, but she ducks at the last second. Crane ends up kicking the referee who was standing behind her!

Taj: The referee is down!

America: He shouldn’t have been in the way!

Maverick hits Crane with a spinning back hand and follows up with a knee to the midsection. He doubles over and she drives him to the mat with a facebuster. However, Crane sits up, completely unfazed. Maverick sees this and backs away, looking somewhat frightened. Crane gets to his feet, hits Maverick with a European uppercut, and tosses her out of the ring!

Taj: Douglas didn't even react to that facebuster!

America: And from the looks of it, he's scared the shit out of Rebecca.

Crane steps between the ropes and onto the apron, delivering another diving double axe handle to her. He pulls her up to her feet, grabs her by the hair before shoving her up the rampway toward the curtain. Maverick fights back, hitting him in the midsection with an elbow. She backs up the rampway a bit, creating some space between them.

Crane hits Maverick with a running splash that sends her tumbling through the curtain and into the backstage area. He grabs her by the hair and smashes her into a wall! Maverick gets her hands up and catches herself before Crane’s second attempt. She tosses an elbow into his midsection as she stumbles forward into an empty equipment room. The door shuts behind her and the room begins to fill with smoke. Maverick can’t see and the audience can’t make much out either, just the sound of large, clear, plexiglass panels behind erected around her and snapped together in some kind of octagonal shape.

America: What in the hell is going on here?!

The smoke makes it hard for Maverick to see more than a foot or two in front of her. She wanders forward and lets out a frustrated yell as she’s unable to make her way.. She pounds away at a plexiglass panel.

Taj: Douglas is putting Rebecca through his own, twisted, funhouse.

Maverick hits another plexiglass panel head-on and the sound of Crane’s laughter fills the room. He slowly emerges from the smoke. Crane hits the plexiglass panel with a bar and it shatters, Maverick screams out again and steps back. Crane steps through the hole where the shattered panel was and reaches for Maverick. She ducks and escapes his grasp and finds the exit through where Crane entered. She finds the door of the room and flings it open, falling into the hallway and pauses for a second to draw in a breath. The lights in the whole building begin to flicker sporadically.

Taj: Rebecca has escaped! She needs to get back to the ring before the referee wakes up and begins the count-out so she has a chance to finish this.

America: I’m not sure Douglas is done with her yet though.

Maverick heads toward the curtain as Crane, sadistically smiling, emerges from the room. Maverick exits the curtain and the crowd goes wild as she heads down the rampway back toward the ring.

Crane emerges from behind the curtain and continues stalking Maverick as the lights flicker. Maverick picks up her pace and slides into the ring before shaking the referee, trying to wake him. The referee begins to stir but the lights cut out completely, when they come back on, Crane is standing behind Maverick. He hits her with a classic neckbreaker and covers.

One…

Two…

THRE…KICK OUT!!

Taj: Rebecca got a shoulder up!

America: Douglas can't believe it!

Crane pounds the mat in frustration. He climbs to his feet and notices Maverick is slower to get up. He steps outside the ropes and holds a hand out to the crowd as they shower him with boos. Crane stands behind Maverick waiting for her to get to her feet. As Maverick climbs to her feet, Cran slaps on Release Me (cobra clutch), the entire screaming “release me!”.

Taj: Douglas has the Release Me locked in super duper tight!

America: It’s like he’s getting off! He is a demented one!

The referee checks on Maverick and calls for the bell when she doesn’t respond.

Torres: The winner of this match and advancing to Round Two of the Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament….Douglas Crane!!!

The backstage camera slowly begins to broadcast live footage inside the locker room of the self-proclaimed "Prince" William Ryder. The crowd was greeted with a closeup shot at the responsive ice blue colored eyes of the Prince. The crowd would watch as the camera began to slowly roll backwards, beginning to reveal more and more of the thick bearded individual who still looked apart due to being built like a Greek god; despite now only being four weeks away from turning 36 years old.

Prince William:
"Arley Kirk, the day has finally come for the two of us to face each other. To be quite honest with you, I never thought this day would come to fruition, but here we are only minutes away from a dream match most die-hard fans would have high on their wish list, including yours truly."

He smirked, showing off a fraction of the excitement he held within himself whenever the thought emerged of facing Arley Kirk inside a wrestling ring.

Prince William:
"Do you recall the events that transpired on February, 28th, 2021? Legendary 14 happened. February 28th, 2021 is a date you will remember for the rest of your life because it was the night you walked away with the 1WM World Heavyweight Championship. But how about my disastrous night? How do you think it felt leaving the arena after suffering a humiliating loss I never was able to bounce back from because not long after that night came and gone my comeback run was cut short by that scumbag Jack Riggs when he decided to break arm to the point I nearly had to walk away from pro wrestling forever!"

The smirk across his face was now a distant memory once he brought up the name Jack Riggs and what he put him through two years ago. He could feel the hatred he felt towards Jack begin to fuel him with anger and resentment. The Prince shifted his gaze downward towards the now newly repaired arm. The same arm Jack Riggs decided to take from him and nearly cost him his career. William's eyes filled with fire and rage while he continued to acknowledge the painful past that nearly took everything he worked his ass off for away from him.

Prince William:
"There's part of me that wants to sit here and tell Jack Riggs to go fuck himself! But I'm gonna be the bigger man and decline that option. Where the hell is Jack Riggs now? Probably unemployed and living in some shitty trailer park with one of his loser friends while the two of them conduct illegal activities in order to make ends meet. People like Jack Riggs have no business being in this industry. But people like Arley Kirk belong here. I watched make her comeback last month and nearly win the 1WM Pride Championship off of Nina Stokes. You won't see me sitting here complimenting a lot of people but Arley Kirk is a special. She's a generational talent and one of the few people in this business that possesses the proper mindset you need in order to succeed in this business. She may see my confidence as arrogance but she couldn't be further from the truth."

The Prince slowly leaned himself forward to adjust his positioning and weight more accordingly. He signed, taking in a deep breathe before continuing on with his shoot.

Prince William:
"I put in the time and work to put myself in the best situation possible to win this match. I'm mentally and physically prepared for anything you decide to throw my way, Kirk. You will get the best version I have to offer you tonight and I'm more than willing to lay everything out there on the line in order to win one over on you. A win over someone with your credentials would catapult my career in the only direction I see myself going and that's straight to the top of the 1WM World Heavyweight Championship list. I need this win more than you, Arley. I want this win more than you do right now. You had your time in the spotlight while at the top of the mountain and now it' time for me to finally claim my spot at the top of this company. I've witnessed people look past you because of your size but you have more heart and determination than 99% of that locker room and it shows in your resume."

Prince Ryder leaned back on the chair back far enough until he could feel the wall against his back. He nodded slowly, showing off that devilish smirk he was so well known for displaying throughout his the majority of his career.

Prince William:
"Let's fucking go show the entire world what the fuck we're made of tonight. Let's go out there and put on a clinic and give these people the five star match only certain people in this industry like ourselves is capable of delivering. Good luck tonight, Kirk. I sincerely mean that from the bottom of my heart."

The scene fades to black.

Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament
Round One: Group C

Match Five
Ace Sky vs. Kelli Saint

DING DING DING!!!

Ace Sky and Kelli Saint move in to lock up, yet she tricks him and stomps on Ace's foot which allows Kelli to taunt the crowd with a laugh, as she is easily able to sweep him into a headlock which she converts for a takedown. Kelli goes for the leg scissors but Ace easily evades. Both get to their knees and Ace's head snaps back as Saint throws a kneeling European uppercut. Kelli is looking for another but Ace blocks and the crowd hypes up as he nails Kelli with three fast left forearms in quick succession.

America: That'll learn her.

Ace drags Kelli to a standing position and scores with an open palm strike, following with a loud chop

Fans: WOOOO

Ace irish whips Kelli and the fans are suddenly awake as she lets out a screech..

Taj: WOAH, KELLI SAYS PLAYTIME'S OVER!

Kelli tries to fire off her bicycle kick, yet Ace is able to sidestep.

Taj: Waistlock takedown..

The fans cheer as Ace converts into a front chancery.

America: Nah, Kelli Saint has other ideas!

The crowd gets even louder as Kelli scouts it and manages to reel Ace into a rather painfully angled modified fujiwara armbar of her own! Ace is in a lot of pain and Kelli makes him suffer for a long time before he finally gets a rope break.

Taj: Of course Kelli will wait until the very last second of the referee's count to relinquish the hold.

America: Mind your own business, Taj.

Taj: This IS my b..

America: ANYWAY, haha, I love it when Kelli is vicious.

Another illegal move count was initiated as Kelli held Ace to the mat via forearm over his throat and again, Kelli finally let it go right before five. With the crowd nice and revved up, Kelli dragged Ace out into the middle and once again tried for her fujiwara, yet Ace scored with a back elbow. Ace to his feet and he hits the ropes. Kelli rolls, looking to trip him up but Ace easily leaps over her. Ace comes back looking for a flying calf kick but Kelli Saint drops to the mat and avoids, and also deflects the dropsault attempt Ace tries to follow with before swinging him around..

Taj: Ouch! Double knee backbreaker!

Kelli looks around at the crowd and savors the moment with Ace broken across her knees before she rolls him into a pin, hooking the leg

One…

Two…

THR…Ace got the shoulder up!

America: The fans are right to applaud this match so far. These two really want the 1WM PRIDE championship, and it shows.

Kelli rolls Ace into a bow and arrow lock, and he cries out in pain.

Taj: This just culminates with the damage already done to the lower back.

America: Ace Sky has to dig deep to find a way out of this!

Eventually, Ace is able to employ back elbows and free his other arm before reefing Kelli into a mat based headlock takedown but she is able to roll back and kick him in the face before he is able to get the seated headlock.

America: That's a spinning neckbreaker that Ace Sky didn't need but Kelli Saint is going for the cover!

One…

Two…

T…Ace kicks out!

Kelli is wasting no time. She drags Ace up and she stuns him with a forearm shot and the crowd is super loud as she hauls him up onto her shoulders..

Taj: Saint looking for NO LAUGHING MAT..

The fans perk up even more as Ace frees himself by swinging off her shoulders and launching her with a hurricanrana which he follows up with a running senton.

America: Ace Sky is going up to the high rent district!

The fans are in awe as he leaps off and grabs his knees in mid air before scoring with his shooting star press

Taj: GALAXY LEAP!

One…

Two…

THREE!!

Torres: The winner of this match and advancing to Round Two of the Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament….Ace Sky!

Taj: What a competitive match between two of the most technical wrestlers in 1WM!

America: It was that indeed…just the wrong technical wrestler won!

The camera cuts to the backstage area where we hear the faint strands of Royal Deluxe’s “Bad” playing as we see the “Black Phoenix” himself sitting off to one side, nodding his head to the music as he slowly tapes up his hands before the camera pulls us over to a view of none other than Amanda Belnades who gives the camera a little smirk.

AB: As the representation for the Foundation here in One Wrestling Movement, I would like to take this time to properly give our thanks to Mister Southern for giving Raijin a spot in the tournament and we in the Foundation know full well that he will not disappoint.

Unlike his opponent in Mister Kekoa.

Yes, Mister Kekoa. We get it. You’re big and impressive with some kind of mediocre record behind you and you want everyone to acknowledge you as some kind of great legend…but as a great man once said, “you should not try to claim greatness before you have done something great.”..and you, Mister Kekoa, have done nothing worthy of being consider to be acknowledged yet in the manner that you demand.

But don’t feel bad though, you’re getting there…slowly but surely mind you..but you’re just not there yet.

You see where you choose to overlook anyone who your feeble mind automatically deems instantly as a non threat while those who are brought into the Foundation view everyone as a threat…a challenge…both friend AND foe alike.

Amanda then gives the camera that coy little smile again.

AB: And that’s one of the reasons why tonight, you will fall to the Black Phoenix.

Amanda then steps to the side as the camera pulls back and we get a good view of the Raijin Hunter in his new wrestling gear, calmly flexing the fingers of his right hand which are slightly more taped up than normal as he gives the camera a slight smile of his own.

RH: Did you hear Amanda’s words, Aleki? Can that warped subhuman brain of yours begin to process the reality of what she said or are you in need of visual aides? I know that you are in need of some kind of mental stimulus because you’ve chosen to focus all of your pent up anger at someone who isn’t even in this match tonight with you instead of the person who *IS* going to be in the ring with you.

But it’s okay, Aleki. I promise to make your suffering as painful and swift as possible, Tidebreaker. Because your posturing with that new shiny toy of yours has drawn the attention of the wrong kind of creature…so be rest assured that when the Foundation comes calling for it, that it will become a part of our trophy collection.

I just hope that you at least try and give me a decent fight here tonight on Legendary…or are you too consumed with the luscious nature of your non-existent feud with Miss Justice Cross that has your immediate attention?

Either way, the end will come all the same when I spike your damned fool head through that ring.

The two then walk away as the screen cuts back to ringside.

Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament
Round One: Group C

Match Six
“Samoan War Machine” Aleki Kekoa vs. “Dark Phoenix” Raijin Hunter

As the lights go out in the ring area, the entrance of the ramp is lit up by spotlights and the videotron of Justice Cross begins playing along with the spoken words “After all that you put me through, you’d think that I’d despise you, but in the end I wann thank you, cause you made me that much stronger.” Walking out onto that stage smirking then, Justice would go to the right side of the stage running her mouth to the fans and then to the left side doing the same. After doing this she would go to the middle of the stage where it stopped and met the top of the ramp taking her arms putting them through her belt and held it up in the air. She then undid the buckle and placed it over her shoulder as she walked down to the ring. Once she made it down there she would go up to one of the fans at the bottom who she could hear talking to her and the two began to have a back and forth exchange of words. Looking to the fan she asked if they were done yet then held that title of hers up in the air in front of them.

Taj: Well this is a surprise! It looks like our Glory Champion, Justice Cross, will be joining us at the commentators’ table.

America: You’d think she’d be in the back preparing for her Contest of Champions match against the World Heavyweight Champion, Q.

Justice makes her way to the table and puts on a headset.

Taj: Well to the commentators table, Justice. What brings you out here tonight?

Justice: I’m out here because I just wanted to watch this match up close and personal. Plus I’m a champion so any time the champ gets air time is great, yeah?

America: Up close and personal because Aleki will be the next challenger for the Glory Championship on the Fifteenth of October?

Justice: America if I were you I would keep that mouth of yours closed.

America: Or what, Justice? It’s been YEARS since I’ve been in the ring but I’m pretty sure I could whoop your ass in a straight up fight!

Taj: Ladies, ladies, please?

Justice: You know what Taj? For you I’ll be good out here. But you need to tell your colleague to keep quiet at times. Let’s just watch this match.

America: Funny thing about being a color commentator….I get paid to talk.

The referee looks at both wrestlers to make sure that they’re ready for the upcoming match. He then calls for the bell making the match officially underway.

DING DING DING!!!

Raijin and Aleki both circle around one another and wait for an opening to appear. When it doesn’t happen, Aleki grabs hold of Raijin and shoots him across the ring. He steps toward the middle of the ring to meet Raijin and nails him with a big forearm shot! Raijin hits the mat hard but tries to pull himself up to his feet. Aleki delivers a series of chops to Raijin’s chest…

Crowd: WOOO! WOOO! WOOO!

…before lifting him into the air and delivering a snap suplex! Aleki floats over into a cover.

One…

Two…

TH…KICK OUT!!

Taj: Aleki almost had the win right there!

America: Can you imagine Aleki walking around with that Tidebreaker belt, the Glory belt, and the Pride belt?!

Justice: Aleki will never be the Glory champion. I mean does he really know what it means to be a champion? He went on a cruise ship to win a belt that doesn’t have anything to do with this place and we are supposed to take him seriously? Come on America, you know better than to ask that question.

America: But what if though?

Justice: I never thought about that ok? He does have the chance/ability to be able to beat me in the ring but it won’t happen. Besides, even if he did align his career for the possibility of those three belts he wouldn’t get them. You know why? Because he’s not Justice and what Justice wants, Justice gets. Remember that America.

Raijin starts to drag himself back up to his feet. Aleki bounces off of the ropes and picks up speed. He tries to hit Raijin with a knee strike, but he’s able to duck out of the way just in time. Aleki stumbles a few steps before regaining his balance. Raijin smirks as Aleki turns around to face him—leaping into the air and hitting the Samoan War Machine with an enziguri! Aleki stumbles and drops to a knee. He recovers quickly, but not quick enough to keep Raijin from sending him crashing to the mat with a jumping double knee strike! Raijin hooks the leg and covers.

One…

Two…kick out!

Taj: A lot of people “sleep on” Raijin but it was only two months ago that he went the distance with the World Heavyweight Champion, Q.

America: And how’d that turn out for him? The same way it’s going to turn out for you tonight, Justice….a loss.

Justice: There you go again, running your mouth about me. Don’t think I won’t knock that damn headset off your head there America. Besides I’m facing Q tonight. Of course I will win my match. I am focused and trained for it. I’d like to see you get your ass in the ring and do what we do on a daily basis!

America: Been there…done that.

Smiling, Raijin makes it up to his feet. Aleki drags himself to his feet. Once he’s up, Raijin runs and hits him with a forearm smash! Raijin follows it up with a second. He then grabs hold of Aleki and shoots him into the nearest turnbuckle. Aleki slumps against it in pain before Raijin runs across the ring and tries to deliver a crushing clothesline in the corner! Just before he can make contact, Aleki ducks out of the way! Raijin crashes into the turnbuckle and staggers. Before he can regain his balance, Raijin grabs hold of him and delivers a belly to back suplex, bridging it into a pin.

One…

Two…

TH…KICK OUT!!

America: That was a BIG suplex!

Taj: Raijin’s a lot smaller than a lot of the opponents that Aleki faces, so he can show off a bit of his strength.

Justice: I’m smaller than all my opponents so what’s your point there Taj? Wait I mean shorter. I don’t think Raijin has a problem holding his own in the match.

Taj: No of course not, Justice, but since Aleki’s return to 1WM he has been matched up against opponents similar to himself.

America: Raijin may be holding his own but in the end Raisin boy doesn’t stand a chance. I’ve said this from the beginning…he just should have stayed a tag team if he wanted any kind of meaningful success outside of being a Jacob Striker clone.

Raijin drags himself back up to his feet just as Aleki runs at him. Aleki tries to hit him with an enziguri, but Raijin ducks out of the way! Raijin waits for Aleki to reach his feet and leaps into the air for a dropkick, which Aleki is also able to block. Aleki shoots Raijin across the ring – lifting him into the air for a tilt-a-whirl slam on the rebound! Raijin hits the mat hard as Aleki positions himself over him. Aleki pauses for a moment before leaping into the air and trying to land on him with an elbow drop! Raijin gets his knees up blocking the attempt. Raijin quickly covers.

One…

Two…kick out!

Both wrestlers pull themselves back up to their feet. Raijin runs at Aleki to try and keep his momentum going. Unfortunately, Aleki is ready to strike – stepping forward and delivering a vicious knee strike! Raijin drops down to the mat. Aleki pauses for a moment and glares at his downed opponent.

Taj: Wonder what he has in mind here?!

Justice: Probably wondering what it is going to take to win this match? I don’t know Taj, I can’t read Aleki’s mind.

America: Of course YOU can’t, Justice. Most likely he’s thinking of the most malicious and devastating wrestling move to hit Raijin with next.

Disoriented, Raijin reaches his feet. Aleki boots him in the stomach before stuffing and dropping him with a vicious My Will Be Done (Tiger Driver '91)!

Taj: Good gracious!

America: Take a long look, Justice. That could be you in two weeks at Glory.

Justice: I don’t know what your problem is with me America because I am just out here to watch this match. Maybe you are just jealous that you have to do a sit down job while I get to travel all over the world doing what I do best. Or maybe you’re just jealous that you are past your prime in the ring. Once second best ALWAYS second best. Taj, I can put in some words for you to get a different commentating partner if you would like. This one seems to be a bit bitchy.

America: Jealous of who? You? Not in a trillion years, little girl.

Taj: Aleki is going for the pin.

Aleki rolls Raijin over, hooks the leg, and covers.

One…

Two…

THREE!!

Torres: The winner of this match...and advancing to Round Two of the Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament….Aleki Kekoa!!!

Taj: Aleki did it! He moves on to face the winner of Ricky Stanton versus Bianca Davis at Legendary 44.

America: But first he takes on Justice “I’m Full of Myself” Cross for the Glory Championship.

Justice: Full of myself? I’ll show you what I am.

Getting up from her chair taking the headset off Justice walked over to America and looked at her. Narrowing her eyes she would turn to look to the fans then look back at America bringing her hand up and slaps America in the face knocking the headset off her head! Justice then grabs the water pitcher on the table and smashes it over America’s head!

Taj: WHAT IN THE WORLD?! WE NEED HELP DOWN HERE!

Justice grabs the mic from the ring announcer. Bending down to America’s face she stealthy spoke to her.

Justice: I’m probably going to get fined for that but you know what, it was worth it. Taj, I just did you a big favor. You’re welcome. Now let me get to Aleki.

Medics scrambled down to the ring to tend to America as Justice steps up onto the ring apron, a fiery determination in her eyes. She raises the microphone to her lips as the crowd's anticipation builds.

Justice Cross: (Smirking) Well, well, well... Aleki, Aleki, Aleki. You may have been ready for tonight, but let me make something abundantly clear to you, my friend. You're not just stepping into the ring with any ordinary opponent. No, no, no.

The crowd roars with anticipation, knowing that Justice Cross always brings the intensity.

Justice Cross: (Pointing at Aleki) You see, Aleki, there is absolutely no way, and I mean NO WAY, that you're going to ever be the Glory champion, the Tidebreaker Champion, and the Pride of 1WM champion.

Aleki looks visibly agitated in the ring as Justice Cross continues.

Justice Cross: (Narrowing her eyes) Let's not forget, Aleki, that YOU are the one who decided to stick your nose where it didn't belong. You interfered in MY match against Ricky Stanton. You thought you could play hero and save the day. Well, guess what? I never needed your help. I could've beaten Stanton fair and square, but thanks to you, that victory will always have an asterisk next to it.

Justice takes a step closer to the ring.

Justice Cross: (Smiling wickedly) But don't you worry, Aleki. The time for payback is coming. When I step into that ring with you, I'm going to teach you a lesson that you'll never forget. You'll learn that Justice Cross doesn't need anyone to fight her battles. I'll show you what a true champion looks like, and it won't be you.

The crowd erupts with cheers, fully supporting Justice Cross in her quest for revenge.

Justice Cross: (Lowering the microphone) Aleki, you broke my friend’s heart and crushed her, and for that your reckoning is coming, and there's no escape. Justice will be served, and you will finally understand why they call me the "Glory Dominatrix."

Justice Cross drops the microphone and exits the ring apron, leaving Aleki seething with anger as the crowd continues to cheer for their fearless Glory champion.

Gates Open at 5PM Pacific on October 7th, 2023
LIVE at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California

Taj: We are back and after that hideous attack upon my broadcast partner, America Vaughn, by Justice Cross before the break, I’d like to welcome Joshua Samson, Esquire to the table. He’ll be joining us for the rest of the Legendary broadcast.

Samson: Thank you for having me out here, Taj. It’s a damn shame what happened to America and I hope Justice receives the most extreme punishment from Tap.

Taj: Fans watching at home, we will pass on any information we hear concerning America.In the meantime, let’s jump into the next match of the Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament!

Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament
Round One: Group D

Match Seven
“Pretty” Ricky Stanton vs. “Queen” Bianca Davis

The fans are on their feet as they eagerly anticipate the beginning of the match. Ricky steps toward the center of the ring and gives a slight nod to his Tragic Kingdom partner. Bianca nods in return, patiently waiting in her corner of the ring. The referee then calls for the bell as the match is officially underway.

DING DING DING!!!

Bianca runs across the ring almost immediately and hits Ricky with a forearm smash. She follows it up with a second, and then a third! Bianca shoots Ricky across the ring and waits for him to return on the rebound. Bianca leaps into the air and hits Ricky with a dropkick that sends him crashing to the mat! Bianca then hurries over toward Ricky and grabs hold of his head. She tries to lock him into a dragon sleeper causing Ricky’s eyes to go wide in a panic! Ricky quickly escapes Bianca’s grasp and heads over to the ropes---grabbing hold of them as the referee forces Bianca to give Ricky space.

Taj: Bianca seems like she knows what her plan is, and if she can execute it…

Samson: Ricky can be fired up, but it doesn’t matter if he isn’t capable of surviving a submission hold!

Ricky reaches his feet. The referee steps out of the way and Bianca immediately makes her way over toward Ricky. She fires off a chop to the chest, and then a second!

Crowd: WOOO! WOOOO!

Ricky stumbles back from the impact as he tries to create space between himself and Bianca. Smirking, Bianca steps back toward the center of the ring. She runs forward and charges at Ricky, who responds by lifting his foot into the air. Bianca stops just before Ricky can kick her and grabs hold of Ricky’s leg---delivering a dragon screw leg whip! Ricky’s eyes go wide in shock as Bianca spins Ricky around and sits in a single leg crab! Just before she can properly lock it in, Ricky reaches out and grabs hold of the ropes. The referee forces Bianca to break the hold once again.

Samson: I don’t know why these two meatheads just don’t go ahead and betray each other and get it over with?! The Tragic Kingdom experiment of Lady Meathead and Pritchard is a failure.

Ricky pulls himself back up to his feet and takes a deep breath. Bianca is once again quick to close the gap between the two of them. She steps forward and hits Ricky in the ribs with a hard kick, followed by a second. She then pulls Ricky in and lifts him into the air for a snap suplex! Ricky hits the mat hard as Bianca waits patiently for the next moment to strike. Once Ricky is back up on his feet, Bianca rushes and gets caught with a forearm shot! Bianca stumbles around from the impact. Ricky quickly grabs hold of Bianca and sends her crashing to the mat with a snapmare. Before Bianca can pull herself back up to her feet, Ricky bounces off of the ropes and tries to deliver a running knee --- only to have Bianca duck out of the way! Ricky lets Bianca know how close he was to hitting a big move.

Taj: Perhaps a little bit of taunting there from Ricky Stanton…

Samson: Well, to his credit…that would’ve hurt if it hit!

Bianca looks a bit frustrated with Ricky as he drags himself back up to his feet. Ricky closes the gap and delivers a few quick forearm shots in hopes of wearing Bianca down. Bianca responds by shoving Ricky and taking a few steps back. When Ricky recovers, Bianca runs and tries to deliver a jumping knee to the face! Ricky steps out of the way and waits for Bianca to turn around. When she does, Ricky kicks her in the ribs, bounces off of the ropes, and planting Bianca on the mat with a mafia kick! He then bounces off of the ropes again and leaps into the air---landing on Bianca with a legdrop! Ricky hooks the leg and goes for the cover.

One…

Two…

TH…KICK OUT!!

Bianca takes a moment to catch her breath as Ricky turns around and gives her a knowing expression. He then grabs hold of Bianca, shoots her across the ring, and into the nearest turnbuckle! Bianca slumps against it. Ricky charges into the corner and tries to hit Bianca with a an avalanche! Bianca steps out of the way as Ricky crashes into the turnbuckle instead. Bianca quickly grabs hold of Ricky and snaps off a tiger suplex that she bridges into a pin attempt.

One…

Two…

TH…KICK OUT!!

Samson: This is surprisingly developing into a nice back-and-forth match! I have to begrudgingly say Pritchard is one of the more exciting wrestlers in 1WM today!

Taj: And Bianca?

Samson: We can debate whether she’s still got it or not, which she doesn’t, but she’s decided that she’s bringing it tonight!

Bianca pops back up to her feet and glares at Ricky, who is slowly dragging himself up. Once she’s standing, Bianca closes the gap and delivers a vicious chop to the chest!

Crowd: WOO!

She follows it up with a second!

Crowd: WOOO!

Ricky responds with a forearm shot of his own. The two briefly battle back and forth in the center of the ring to the delight of the fans! Bianca finally takes control as she tries to pull Ricky into an octopus hold---but Ricky manages to block the attempt and grab hold of the ropes. The referee forces Bianca to back off, which she does (albeit, begrudgingly). Once Ricky is standing, he charges at Bianca and tries to hit her with a clothesline. Bianca ducks underneath the attempt and waits for Ricky to return on the rebound before sending him down to the mat with a drop-toe-hold! Ricky’s face bounces off of the mat. Bianca quickly gets into position behind him.

Sure enough, Bianca tries to wrestle Ricky into a dragon sleeper --- only to have Ricky quickly scurry away. Bianca smirks as Ricky pulls himself back up to his feet. Bianca closes the gap and kicks Ricky in the ribs, setting him up for a Northern Lights suplex! Ricky spins out of Bianca’s grasp and instead plants Bianca on the mat with a DDT! He hooks the leg and covers.

One…

Two…Bianca kicks out!

Bianca tries to drag herself back up to her feet over in the nearest corner. Once she’s standing, Ricky charges and tries to deliver a power clothesline! Bianca sidesteps the attempt and Ricky crashes hard into the corner instead! He stumbles out of it, clearly in pain. Bianca hops up onto the second rope. She pauses for a moment to wait until Ricky’s in position before leaping off and trying to deliver a dropkick! Ricky just barely steps back as Bianca’s back hits the mat instead! She tries to drag herself back up to her feet, but Ricky charges at her and connects with a power clothesline in the corner! Bianca is groggy as Ricky pulls her down into a rollup.

One…

Two…

THREE!!

Bianca kicks out just too late!

Torres: The winner of this match…and advancing to Round Two of the Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament….Ricky Stanton!!!

Samson: Oh wow!

Taj: Bianca almost had Ricky multiple times in this match, but Ricky avoided getting locked into holds and found a way to steal it!

Samson: Is it me or did it seem like Pritchard wasn’t giving one hundred percent in this match?

Taj: No way, Mr. Samson. I can’t believe that. No way.

The camera cuts to the hallway of the Barker Hangar and the fans go absolutely crazy as Arley Kirk turns the corner and finishes applying her bright green wrist tape. She bites the end off and the fans laugh a little as she spits it out on the floor. The LED lights in her angel wings flash as she raises the heavy metal horns, and she incites an even louder response.

Arley Kirk: YUHLIFORNIA!!

Crowd: KNOWS HOW TO PARTY!!

Taj: That's new!

Arley Kirk: Y'all bout ready to watch ol' AK step towards the grand slam, o'WHAT?

Crowd: YUH, GRRRL!

Arley turns the last corner and reaches gorilla position, right before she can see the ring announcer grabbing their microphone.

Arley Kirk: Yo Bill. One thing, my dude. I ain't happy they be makin' me go through you to get this fakkin thing, but I promise you and everyone else watching - this is gonna be gotdang INCREDIBLE!

'Yuhlifornia' loudly voices their support for this statement and AK jumps up and down on the spot and shadow boxes as she hears the opening notes of her music playing out there.

Arley Kirk: 'SGEDDIT, RYDER!

With that, The Barker Hangar goes crazy once more as Arley Kirk throws the curtains wide open and bursts out onto the stage.

Pride of 1WM Championship Tournament
Round One: Group D

Match Eight
Prince Ryder vs. “Suicide Blonde” Arley Kirk

DING DING DING

Ryder and Kirk exchange a fist bump before the two of them begin to circle amid a clapping rhythm from the Santa Monica crowd.

Taj: The 1WM fans seem to be pretty hyped up for this round of the PRIDE tournament!

Samson: They definitely should be, Taj. The second greatest 1WM World Heavyweight Champion is in the ring!

Taj: And of course, your client, Q, is the greatest?

Samson: No arguments.

Ryder throws a kick at Kirk's midsection but she jumps back. Arley responds with a pivoting roundhouse to the head, but Ryder catches her ankle and swings AK all the way around before picking her up for a back suplex. Arley breaks free with a series of back elbows before she turns around and sends Ryder sprawling back into the corner with a fast step up enziguri. The fan volume picks up some more as Arley takes a run up and Ryder tumbles out of the corner as she nails a triangle dropkick.

Taj: Kirk is headed for the danger zone!

AK only takes a second to look around before she leaps to the top rope and launches off with a moonsault, yet Ryder times it perfectly as he jumps up and near breaks Arley in half with a mid air codebreaker! The crowd groans as AK bounces off his knees and Ryder rolls her up for the cover..

One..

Two…Arley kicks out!

Samson: And that is why they call it the danger zone, Taj.

Ryder takes to Kirk with a series of stomps to the legs, body and a kick to the spine before he drags the Suicide Blonde to a kneeling position..

Taj: Ryder looking for that running knee to the face..

The crowd volume picks up as AK dodges, drops back, flips over the top and reels him into the cradle.

Taj: La Magistral cradle by Kirk!

One…

Two…

T…Ryder manages to break free!

Samson: I’m going to be completely honest here, Taj. Bill Ryder is on his last leg in this business. It’s clear that his heart just isn’t in it. He’ll tell you that his body definitely is but if the heart isn’t there, what’s the point, right?

Taj: As a former client of yours from years back, I would think your opinion carries a bit of truth, sir.

Samson: Without a doubt.

As Ryder gets to his feet, the two of them lock up in the middle, and Ryder easily scores with the headlock and the take down. He is looking for the leg scissors yet Arley arches back and throws him off. Both of them back to their feet and Ryder scores with a deep arm drag. Kirk gets back up and Ryder lunges at her only to be taken overhead with a Japanese arm drag. The fan volume picks up again as AK gives the signal before launching into a running back roll..

Taj: JUICE BOX SERE..

The crowd groans as Arley completes the roll and launches into the moonsault..

Samson: Bill looking for RYDE OF YOUR LIFE?

Arley lands on her feet, and arches backwards into a fast matrix evasion, causing Ryder to miss the superkick and go hopping on one leg..

Taj: Kirk with the inverted facelock backbreaker on target!

Samson: Arlianna has really advanced her skills while she was gone. She’s really exhibiting a lot of technical know how versus that careless using her body as a weapon approach she was known for.

Ryder's face reads agony as he is bent back across Arley's ribcage and AK follows up with the pin..

One…

Two…

TH…Ryder gets the shoulder up!

Arley nods to herself, slowly dragging Ryder to his feet as she drills him with a harsh European uppercut. This seems to wake something up in Ryder, and Arley visually staggers back as he delivers his own!

Crowd: OHHHH!!

Arley angrily lunges forward, and Ryder's head snaps back as Arley responds with yet another European uppercut.

Crowd: OHHHH!!

Ryder checks his lip which is indeed bleeding and he grins somewhat evilly as he sees AK lunging at him again. Ryder manages to block the incoming European uppercut before grabbing Arley's head and delivering a brutal headbutt which forces her down to a kneel.

Taj: I heard that crunch from over here!

Samson: Arliana is so hard headed that the crunch heard could have possibly been Bill’s knee!

The crowd groans once again and Arley arches back in pain as Ryder snapmares her over then follows up with a brutal soccer kick to her spine and then a sliding forearm smash to the back of her head before going for the cover..

One…

Two…

T…Kirk with the shoulder up!

Ryder takes a deep breath as he looks around the hangar, taking in the sheer volume of the fans around him. He drags Arley to a prone position, and he rams her head into the nearby turnbuckle pad before doubling her over with a knee to the midsection.

Taj: Could Ryder be looking for the Ryder Driver '87 right now?

Samson: Is 87 the last time Bill was remotely relevant to the grand scheme of this sport?

The fans are on their feet as Arley manages to kick her way free, roll backwards and land a timely sunset flip pin but Ryder gets his feet on the ropes. Ryder gets to his feet and lets out a roar as he lunges at Arley with a running lariat yet she executes a military roll to avoid it and kips back up to her feet before doubling Ryder over with a kick to the stomach..

Arley: RIPLASH!

Before AK is able to swing Ryder around, he is able to lock his feet in and break free with one arm, which he uses to sweep Arley's legs out from under her..

Taj: Ryder looking for the cross face..

Arley whacks Ryder with a back elbow and issues an arm DDT before sending him flying with a monkey flip..

Taj: Ryder back up, he turns back around..

The crowd volume picks up some more as AK launches with a rolling wheel kick..

Taj: Perfect timing with that deflection and Kirk lands awkward..

Samson: Bill needs to seize the opportunity.

Ryder goes to drag Kirk back to her feet but she unloads with elbows to the ribs and follows up with a boxing combo which sets Bill staggering back a bit.

Taj: Knee to the midsection..

Arley doubles Bill over as she gives the signal for her new flipping tiger driver finisher, getting a huge response, but Ryder gets a huge response anyway as he sends Arley flying with a backdrop to get out of it..

Samson: Look out, Arliana!

As Arley groggily stands, Ryder comes launching out of the corner..

Taj: RYDE OF YOUR LIFE!

The fans are once more on their feet as Arley's matrix dive prevails, and Ryder is left hopping. Arley takes him down with a lightning fast tornado DDT and Ryder lands close to the corner.

Taj: Here she goes! Kirk is gonna fly!

There is a loud BOO as Bianca Davis comes over the barricade and right as Arley is lining up her skytwister press, Davis sends AK tumbling off the top rope by using the end of her cane as a hook to trip her.

Taj: Neither the referee nor Ryder saw what just happened!

Samson: You would think Lady Meathead would be in a dark corner sulking about her loss earlier to Pritchard?!

As Arley crash lands next to Ryder, he looks around before dragging the groggy Suicide Blonde to her feet. Bianca Davis looks to be very happy with her handiwork as she walks backward up the entranceway..

Taj: Oh! What a forearm smash!

Ryder kicks AK in the midsection as he wastes no time dumping her with his package piledriver..

Taj: RYDER DRIVER '87!

Samson: I can’t believe that Bill is about to get a victory over Arliana! He’s going to be insufferable for the next three days.

Kirk bounces off the canvas just a little before Ryder rolls her up tight.

One…

Two…

THREE!!!

Taj: Kirk angrily kicks out but the referee's hand already came down for the three.

Torres: The winner of this match and advancing in the tournament to determine the new Pride of 1WM champion….Prince Ryder.

Taj: Bianca Davis robbed Arley Kirk tonight, Mr. Samson!

Samson: Well, Lady Meathead did say that she was going to get some form of payback for the gum initiative and that sneak attack at Glory 28! Perhaps, this was it?

Arley's eyes narrowed as she sat up to witness Davis covering her mouth and then running off backstage. Arley leaps between the top and middle ropes and proceeds after her at top speed.

Taj: The chase is ON!

The roving camera struggles to keep up with AK as she charges backstage..

Samson: Where are we going?

Arley Kirk: DAVIS! Geddout here!

Arley stops running, and she looks from side to side and then up and then down as she tries to work out where Bianca went.

Arley Kirk: C'mon, ya wanna come face to face with me so bad? If ya wanna go ahead and cost me my place in the freakin tournament, let's geddit ya yellow belly spoilt ass bitch! C'mon! Where ARE you?

Arley marches down the hallway, checking all of the locked doors and all of the other hallways going left and right, and yet it appears that Bianca Davis has vanished.

Arley Kirk: Gotdangit!

Arley punches a nearby locker, and she takes one last look around.

Taj: Bianca Davis seems to have completely vanished!

Samson: Proving further that Lady Meathead is nothing more than a coward!

Arley Kirk: Fakk it ALL!

Finally giving up, Arley walks the rest of the way down the hall to her locker room, where she angrily throws the door open..

Crowd: WOAH!

Taj and Samson: HOLY…

Without warning, a figure in a black ninja outfit sprints out of the corner. The figure effortlessly delivers a 1080 degree spin kick with precision to the back of Arley's head and Arley's feet left the ground before she fell as though she had been shot!

Samson: That is as impressive as it is potentially deadly!

Taj: But who is that?! And why are they doing this?!

The ninja wasted no time in grabbing Arley's hair and smashing her forehead into the concrete floor before uttering a strained cry as they drag Arley up and the semi conscious Suicide Blonde is sent flying into a row of steel lockers. Arley bounces off and there is a sickening squishy sound as she tumbles back to the concrete.

Taj: Somebody! Stop this animalistic attack! Who on earth is brutalizing Arley Kirk right now? Why aren't security getting in there and sorting this out?!

The ninja figure lays several kicks into the head and face of Arley Kirk who is now face down on the concrete. A small pool of blood can be seen forming.

Samson: Whoever this assassin is, they are not shy about breaking the rules and taking it to the streets, so to speak.

Taj: You’re showing your age, Mr. Samson.

The ninja leaps up and mushroom stomps AK's lower back and the crowd absolutely hates them.

Taj: Oh come on! That could really hu..

Samson: Save it, Taj. Ninja doesn't care!

After several more kicks to the ribs, arms and legs, the ninja figure grabs onto the arms of Arley Kirk and pulls her backward. The crowd gasps and voices their hatred louder than ever as they can see that Arley has a wide open wound on the side of her forehead, and it is quickly flowing blood down her face and onto her chest and midsection and also on to the floor.

Taj: NO! DON'T D…

Taj has to look away, and the crowd sound ropable as the ninja gives one last yank on AK's arms before they stomp her face into the floor. A thud and possibly a crunch sound is the result.

Crowd: BOOOOOOO!

One final soccer kick to the back of the head, and the ninja leaps to the top of the lockers, and they haul themselves onto a pipe and out through a missing roofing tile before vanishing completely.

Taj: Arley might be in ser..

Taj is cut off as security comes bursting through the door and they immediately balk as they see the mess that this intruder has made, and yet there is no sign of them.

Security: 75 to base. We need the EMTs in here NOW! Arley Kirk is unresponsive and bleeding heavily. I repeat. Kirk unresponsive and bleeding heavily in the locker room.

The guard gets on his radio as the other two run out of the room in search of who could have done this.

Samson: Check the roof, you idiots! That ninja is LONG gone.

Taj: With a bit of luck, our team will get ahold of the complete psychopath who ambushed Lucha Barbie! She needs help now!

The camera cuts to a side entrance of the arena close to where the drainpipe is. The fans BOOO seeing the ninja figure rapidly climbing down the pipe before hitting the pavement and then upon landing, there is a limousine just waiting for them. The ninja practically dives into the open door which closes behind her, and the camera cuts to the back of the limousine to a huge BOOOO from the fans when they can see Bianca Davis.

Bianca Davis: Arley, that was a bit unfortunate of a night wasn’t it? But it was just another mistake in a long line of them for you, first you stuck the gum in my hair, then of all things you decide to try and play hero to the Rocket, you want to bring pride back to this company? Well after the months I have had, I am done playing with you and everyone else.

Bianca takes a hit off of her vape pen before blowing smoke into the air, speaking in a direct tone.

Bianca Davis: A string of back choices, pity that these people love you, they really do it almost brings a tear to my eye, like warms my heart. But, you let THEIR LOVE cloud your judgement their love, cloud your brain and honestly its a shame it came to that, because what you found out you just never know, anytime you cross me I have a consequence lined up for you, now will you learn from this moment? I doubt it Arley I know you too well, you’re not one to do that instead you will come charging for some fleeting moment of revenge well lifes bound to get ugly if you do.

Bianca snickers, as she says one more thing in a low tone.

Bianca Davis: Wrong place, wrong time and let that be a lesson to all of you sitting in the back you cross me, you deal with my wrath and all with one phone call, just one you can end up in your luxury ambulance ride.

The camera cuts back to the desk briefly where Taj seems to be in shock and Samson is talking into her headset with someone backstage.

Crowd: BOOOOOO!!

Taj: OF COURSE Bianca Davis was behind this. But she wouldn't do it herself, oh no. She..

Samson: Hold it a second, Taj..

The fans sound relieved as they can see that the EMTs have Arley safely loaded onto a trolley and have everything under control.

Samson: This really is unfortunate for Arliana. How is she going to bounce back from this?

Taj: I don't know, Mr. Samson. I don't think Arley knows either. We're going to a commercial..

Streaming LIVE October 31st, 2023 from The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California

Legendary Main Event
Contest of Champions
Justice Cross © vs. “Ya Girl” Q ©

Torres: The following is a CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS MATCH between the GLORY CHAMPION and the 1WM WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!

The crowd explodes in cheers.

Torres: It is scheduled for ONE FALL with a THIRTY MINUTE time limit!

As the lights go out in the ring area, the entrance of the ramp is lit up by spotlights and the videotron of Justice Cross begins playing along with the spoken words “After all that you put me through, you’d think that I’d despise you, but in the end I wann thank you, cause you made me that much stronger.” Walking out onto that stage smirking then, Justice would go to the right side of the stage running her mouth to the fans and then to the left side doing the same. After doing this she would go to the middle of the stage where it stopped and met the top of the ramp taking her arms putting them through her belt and held it up in the air. She then undid the buckle and placed it over her shoulder as she walked down to the ring.

Once she made it down there she would go up to one of the fans at the bottom who she could hear talking to her and the two began to have a back and forth exchange of words. Looking to the fan she asked if they were done yet then held that title of hers up in the air in front of them. Smirking she turned around and went up the steps to the apron where she would step between the ropes. The ref would go up to her and take the title from her and she began to wait for her opponent.

Torres: Coming to the ring first….hailing from St. Louis, Missouri….weighing in at a weight of one hundred and twenty-six pounds…standing at a height of five feet three inches….she is a former 1WM Tag Team Champion….she is the current reigning Glory Champion….she is JUSTICCCCCCCEEEE CROSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taj: Justice has been on a mean winning streak since she was crowned the Glory Champion. Every opponent placed before has been defeated by her.
Samson: Blah, blah, bah, Taj. Sure Justice has been a good Glory Champ, but it’s only the Glory Championship and will never be The Greatest!

As if on cue, “Believer” by Imagine Dragons blares over the speaker system as “Ya Girl” Q, World Heavyweight Championship belt around her waist, makes her way down to the ring to a mixed reaction.

Torres: Coming to the ring next….hailing from Chicago, Illinois….weighing in a weight of one hundred and twenty-eight pounds….standing at a height of five feet two inches….she is the current reigning 1WM World Heavyweight Champion….she is the self-proclaimed The Greatest….Ya Girl….QQQQQQQQQQQQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taj: Much like Justice, Q has been on an undefeated streak since claiming the 1WM World Heavyweight Championship as her own!

Samson: But the major difference is that this is Year of Q….The Greatest 1WM World Heavyweight Championship in history!

The fans are on their feet as the referee calls for the bell and the match is officially underway.

DING DING DING!!!

Justice and Q both stare across the ring at one another, soaking in the atmosphere and waiting to see what their opponent is going to do. When neither woman moves, Justice and Q approach each other in the center of the ring. The two grapple up with one another and struggle for the advantage. This continues for a few moments longer before Justice manages to drive Q back against the ropes. She then hits Q in the mouth with a hard right hand, and then a second, and then a third! The fans are on their feet as Justice grabs hold of Q and shoots her across the ring. Justice waits for Q to come back on the rebound before lifting her into the air for a flapjack! Q’s face bounces off of the mat. She nonetheless tries to quickly pull herself back up to her feet, only to have Justice cut her off with a picture-perfect dropkick!

Taj: Justice is feeling it in the early going of this one!

Samson: She seems pretty damn thrilled that the fans have her back in this one! She’s so wishy washy…

Justice smiles as Q tries to drag herself back up to her feet. Justice closes the gap and hits Q in the chest with a chop!

Crowd: WOOO!

Justice follows it up with a second.

Crowd: WOOO!

Justice then shoots Q back into the nearest turnbuckle! Q bounces off of it and slumps back in the corner! Justice bounces off of the ropes to pick up speed and then charges across the ring---trying to hit Q with a splash in the corner! Q blocks the attempt by getting a foot in the air and kicking Justice in the jaw! Justice drops to the mat and tries to pull herself back up to her feet---only to have Q dive at her and send her crashing to the mat with a forearm smash!

Taj: Q had that perfectly scouted!

Samson: She’s The Greatest for a reason and don’t you ever forget it!

Justice tries to quickly pull herself back up to her feet. Q shakes her head and closes the gap between the two of them. She kicks Justice in the ribs causing Justice to double over in pain. Q then grabs hold of Justice and hoists her into the air for a suplex. Justice’s back hits the mat with a thud! Q pulls herself back up to her feet and drops an elbow onto Justice’s chest. She picks herself back up and does it a second time for good measure! This time, she stays on top of Justice for the cover.

One…

Two…Justice kicks out!

Q grabs Justice’s head and delivers a European uppercut to knock her off balance. Q follows it up with a second! Justice stumbles away from Q. Justice shakes her head and tries to recover. Q charges and blasts Justice with an elbow shot that knocks her back into the ropes! Justice bounces off and fires back with a pendulum lariat that sends Q crashing HARD to the mat! The fans are on their feet as Justice hooks the leg for the cover.

One…

Two…Q kicks out!

Taj: Q was beginning to take control of this match, but Justice was ready for her!

Samson: Look, I may not like a lot of things about her, but I’ll give Justice credit where it’s due! She’s been doing this for a long time and she knows EXACTLY what she’s doing!

The fans cheer Justice on as she grabs Q and brings her back up to her feet. Justice fires off a few right hands to knock Q off balance. She then pulls Q in and lifts her onto her shoulders. Justice pauses for a moment before trying to deliver a Death Valley Driver! Q blocks the attempt and hits Justice in the side of the head with a hard elbow smash! Justice drops Q to the mat. Q spins Justice around and leaps into the air, hitting her in the mouth with a knee strike! Justice drops down to a knee. Q grabs hold of her and sends Justice crashing to the mat with a flatliner! Q rolls Justice over and covers.

One…

Two…Justice kicks out!

Justice tries to bring herself back up to her feet. Q closes the gap in a hurry and grabs hold of Justice’s head. She yells out at the fans to taunt them, which draws quite a few boos in response. Q shakes her head. Justice blocks Q’s DDT attempt and shoves Q away! She stumbles a few steps before regaining her footing and walking right into a superkick from Justice! Q falls to the mat face first! She tries to pull herself back up to her feet, but Justice bounces off of the ropes and plants Q right back on the mat with a bulldog!

Taj: The Glory Champion is beginning to take control of this match!

Samson: Those instincts of hers are doing her some good right now! It won’t last though. Trust me.

Justice calls for the fans to get louder and show her some support. They respond without much hesitation. Justice drags Q over toward the ropes before climbing up to the top. She takes a moment to steady herself before getting ready to leap off. Just before she can, Q pops back up to her feet and throws Justice from the top rope out to the floor! Justice flies through the air and her mouth hits the guard rail!

Taj: Ouch!

Justice struggles to stay upright as the fans try to will her on! She turns around and tries to step back into the ring---only to have Q bounce off of the ropes and run across the ring. She hits Justice with a suicide dive that sends both of them crashing to the floor! Q is the first to recover, dragging Justice up to her feet. Q bounces Justice’s head off of the ring post before rolling her back into the ring. Justice tries to recover, but Q grabs hold of her head. She runs over toward the ropes and tries to set Justice up for a running DDT! Justice blocks the attempt by dumping Q onto the ropes!

Taj: Some good ring awareness displayed by Justice.

Samson: Surprised that one didn’t get an “ouch” out of you, Taj!

Justice hoists Q onto her shoulders and slams her down to the mat moments later with an electric chair drop! The fans are on their feet as Justice shakes her head. She once again turns around and climbs up to the top rope. This time, she wastes no time in leaping off and landing on Q with frog splash! The fans are on their feet as Justice hooks the leg for the cover.

One…

Two…

THRE…KICK OUT!!

Taj: I don’t believe it!

Samson: Believe it! My client, Q, is still alive!

Justice looks at Q in sheer disbelief. The fans continue to cheer as they try to will Justice on to victory. Justice responds by nodding her head and grabbing hold of Q. She lifts her up to her feet. Justice grabs Q from behind and tries to set her up for a belly to back suplex! Justice just about lifts Q into the air when Q suddenly responds by rolling Justice up.

One…

Two…

TH…KICK OUT!!

Both women pull themselves back up to their feet. Justice charges at Q and hits her with a forearm smash that knocks her off balance! Justice tries to bounce off of the ropes and pick up some speed to keep things going. Before she can do anything, Q leaps into the air and blocks Justice’s efforts with a codebreaker! Justice falls down to the mat, but is quick to groggily pull herself back up to her feet.

Taj: Q may have been lucky that she caught Justice, because Justice was looking like she was about to pull this away!

Samson: C’mon, Q! You can do this!

Taj: Worried, Mr. Samson?

Samson: Of course not, Taj. My client is The Greatest, remember?

Once Justice’s standing, Q runs and blasts Justice in the mouth with an elbow smash! Justice stumbles from the impact. Q grabs hold of Justice’s head and plants Justice on the mat with Q’s Lament (deadlift German suplex)!

Samson: And just like that…IT’S OVER!

The fans go silent as Q covers Justice.

One…

Two…

THREE!!

Torres: The winner of this Contest of Champions match….the 1WM World Heavyweight Champion…Q!!!

Taj: These fans can’t believe it! Q wins after an excellent Contest of Champions match!

Samson: And so ends Justice’s singles win streak! Q IS The Greatest!

Q celebrates with her title belt as the 1WM logo flashes across the screen.

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