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 Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:11 pm
Nuke arched his back to try and stretch it out, before rolling on to his stomach, and pressing himself up and on to his knees. Palms down on his legs he looked over at Salem and just gave a small nod, appreciative of the effort that he had been putting in. He mutters to himself,
"Son of a b***h is really giving me a run for my money. I think it's time to end this, though."
It was just about loud enough that a nearby camera and microphone picked it up for the viewers at home, but around ringside nobody heard that. Nuke slowly made his way up on to his feet, stretching out his body after the gator submission he had also been placed in earlier.
He watched Salem and waited, backing up towards the ropes, leaning against them and seemingly waiting for an opportunity to strike with something.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:15 pm
Salem heard the crowd cheering for him and Nuke, his body not willing to quit even if he was suffering from that debilitating ankle lock, still! Gathering his breath, "Showtime" struggled to stand up, working up to the second rope as he tried weaseling his bum leg beneath him, fighting to get back to a vertical base!
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:18 pm
This was it, the chance to end it. He hadn't set it up as he usually would, but one more move and this match was his for the taking. Nuke steadied himself and then ran at Salem Croft, looking to hit him with his patented Fusion Cutter, a dropkick/punt to the head!
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:22 pm
Salem was hanging from the top and middle ropes, struggling to steady himself despite the pain in his leg, when his peripheral vision caught Nuke charging for a Fusion Cutter, one of his game-ending maneuvers! Thinking quickly, Salem would let himself hang from the middle rope, both lowering his head from the aimed attack and opening a hole for Nuke to sail through, instead!
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:27 pm
Nuke ran forward knowing that he was about to end this match. Salem would drop, a simple three count, Shadow Moses will play on the PA, and Nuke would have his hand raised in victory.
I mean, he would also get to pick up his friend and congratulate him on a great match, and thank him for taking the open challenge. After all, not many others would be man enough to take this challenge.
Simple yet happy thoughts going through Nuke's head, as he runs and jumps in the air, his legs stretching out. Almost a smile on his face as Salem's head comes closer, his boot inches away.. the head moves, the ropes drop down.. Nuke watches as he has no safety net to catch him.
He tumbles through the air, landing hard on the ring apron, and dropped to the mats outside. The sheer momentum has him rolling across the mats and colliding with the barricades.
Nuke was facing away from the ring, not particularly moving. He was laying on his right side, but his right arm was hooked in front of his neck and was protruding across his left shoulder.
The fans nearby began to cheer, but then looked worried as Fusion wasn't moving at this particular moment.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:33 pm
Fans were both ecstatic and concerned as Nuke tumbled fast and hard from the ring, feet first - rolling into a prone position by the barricades! Salem, meanwhile, was starting back up to his feet, staggering through the ropes onto the apron to cheers of his own! He felt bad for the vet, seeing him motionless on the floor, but he knew that Nuke wouldn't accept hand-ups or hand-outs, he'd want Salem to do all he could to win! So, stepping gingerly to the area of the apron nearest Nuke, Salem lifted a finger and swirled it in "Macho Man" style, getting a little "Salem Savage" as he leaped from the edge and aimed an atomic elbow drop into Fusion's ribs!
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:40 pm
Nuke started to move a little as the fans around him were getting worried. He rolled himself away from the barricade just slightly, enough that he wasn't nearly choking himself with his own bicep still. Honestly, he thought that would end the match, but it just threw another twist in the tale.
Shaking his head a little and opening his eyes, he expected to see a camera close to him and the fans at ringside. What he didn't expect to see is Salem ********' Croft flying through the air.. and landing a hard elbow straight on to his ribs!
Nuke would have cried out in pain if all the wind in his body hadn't just been knocked out in one fell blow, causing him to writhe in pain from side to side, clutching his ribs and bringing his knees up to his midsection.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:43 pm
Salem impacted his elbow with Nuke's ribs at great force, the crowd popping from the dangerous maneuver! Salem himself felt a rush of adrenaline, awkwardly trying to stumble to his feet and slap his chest to motivate himself and the crowd, taking a couple steps before he had to use the barricade nearby for support! The referee looked out at both men, checking their conditions as they prepared to start a count, as "Showtime" shook the rest from his leg and caught his breath, eyeing Nuke hard!
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:47 pm
Nuke clutched his ribs and winced in pain, the writhing side to side eventually becoming him turning and pretty much taking a fetal position on the mats outside. With some effort Nuke releases his ribs and starts to push himself back up towards his feet again, very slowly, using the barricade as a tool.
Fusion turns, ready to face Salem, knowing that just took a chunk out of him. Working with a concussion is a hell of a job, and he must have hit his head a couple of times on the way down there, it felt like he was going to pass out at one point.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:51 pm
Salem gathered as much breath and strength as he could, not eager to lift a grown man up and exhaust himself further, allowing Nuke to use his own energy getting back to his feet! But as he did, Salem would step in and swing his forearms into Nuke's newly impacted ribs, delivering one of his famous Tomahawk Chops to the stone-tough veteran!
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:55 pm
Well, holy ********, that chop across the ribs hurt. Nuke's eyes went wide as he started to double over momentarily. But before he did fully, Fusion bit his lip and forced himself to stand tall. He cocked his head, wide-eyed, and looked right in to the face of his friend.
Well, there was only one way to reply to that. Nuke repaid the favour by swinging out his own forearm, aiming for the top of Salem's pectoral muscles, looking to make those pieces of meat all nice and tender, like.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 3:03 pm
The referee had just shouted "Two!" when Salem's chop connected, causing Nuke to nearly go to his knees in pain! But as his mentor straightened up and recovered, "Showtime" saw in Nuke's eyes the wrath of an angry God, who then chopped him back with ferocious intensity, making Salem stagger back a step and hold himself up with the guardrail while the other arm clutched his ribs! Growling in anguish through his teeth, the "Nap Town Nightmare" stepped up again and swung his forearm back at Nuke once more, provoking a "WOOO!" from the crowd!
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 3:08 pm
Three!
The referee continued his count, making sure that both men didn't get too involved in their antics on the outside of the ring. But neither were particularly interested in the count right now, as Salem strikes across Nuke's midsection again, causing him to cry out in pain again.
Steeling himself for the return, Nuke let out a small grin and smirk as he cried out.
"Let's get another ******** woo in the house!"
Nuke aimed another hard chop across Salem's chest in the same spot, right as the ref called out..
Four!
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 3:11 pm
The crowd responded loudly to Nuke, almost as loudly as the pain in Salem's chest as the legend smacked him once again with a vicious chop! The referee was at the count of five as Salem staggered, feeling the pain and adrenaline create a dangerous cocktail in his veins! Clenching his teeth and fists, Salem stood back straight as the referee shouted for six, chopping Nuke again to another pop from the fans!
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2023 5:43 am
This match was becoming grueling, after starting very technical. Nuke winced as he took the latest chop, but at that point noticed the time that the ref was up to.
Fusion at this point follows up with a Mongolia chop, looking to debilitate Salem a little.
Seven!
Nuke would then roll in to the ring, then straight back out to break the count.
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