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Victor Cross: "The following contest is for the PCW World Championship and is scheduled for one fall with an hour time limit."

"Introducing first, from Buffalo, New York, weighing in at 158 pounds and standing 5 foot 9 inches tall, she is 'The Prodigy' Riona Langly!"

A soft pinging noise is heard throughout the arena as the house lights begin to flicker. The lights go out completely after a few moments as a slow guitar riff starts, punctuated by huge bass drum beats. A woman's voice comes over the speakers, speaking in a low tone.

Sing to me my muses...
Lost in the hot cyclops anarchy...
Possession, invention
Blood, blood...

Spirits, spirits...

Spirits, spirits come, come...

The drum beats get faster, and the woman's voice gets louder...

Where will these visions lead?
How far dare I go?
Where will this song take me?...
INTO THE DEEP UNKNOWN!!!

Silver sparks shower down from the entrance ramp and a woman slowly walks out into them. The woman's black dreadlocks, dyed red at the front, cover her face, but she suddenly tosses her head back and throws her arms out to the side in a crucifix position as silver fireworks shoot off from the ramp in front of her. Riona calmly steps out of the firework shower, an evil grin on her face as she walks down to the ring... She slides in and points out to the crowd, in hate or appriciation we don't know, and then begins to stretch in her corner...

*As Riona continues stretching in her corner and hands her PCW Championship which she had on her shoulder to Grey Fox the Barton Arena sound system comes to life once more, but instead of "Miseria Cantare (The Beginning)" by AFI coming on an unfamiliar guitar riff starts to play. Soon after it has begun it is joined by another and some fans recognize this song as being "Better Than You" by The Hellacopters. Just before the lyrics to the song start up none other than the infamous Austin Azure is CARRIED out from the back on a THRONE by five people who appear to be wrestlers from the BTWF Academy.*

YOU'RE A KNIFE TO HIS GUN
WHEN YOU'RE BORED
HE'S OUT HAVING FUN

YOU'RE ALWAYS ON THE LOOK OUT
HE'S A STAR
YOU STRUGGLE WITH DO'S
AND WHO YOU ARE

SO C'MON - C'MON YOU WANNA GET ON
AND IF YOU ONLY KNEW
YOU'RE A GIVER HE'S A GETTER
JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN YOU

*While the song continues to play the fans in the Barton Arena begin to jeer Austin loudly, but the former TV Champion doesn't care at all as he sits in his throne with a blue cape with silver trim on as well as a plain black robe with "AA" written in white on the chest pocket and "Austin Azure" written in a light blue on the back which can't currently be seen. Atop Austin's head sits a crown of red satin and gold that has many different colors of gems in it that people scream at him about probably being fake. In his hand Austin holds a scepter which he points at people before insulting them as he is slowly carried down to the ring.*

HE'S A DOCTOR
YOU'RE A NURSE
HE'S GOT UNBOUNCED CHECKS
YOU GOT AN EMPTY PURSE

HE'S A HUNDRED AND TEN
WHEN YOU GOT A HUNCH
A FIVE STAR KING
AND YOU'RE OUT TO LUNCH

SO C'MON - C'MON YOU WANNA GET ON
AND IF YOU ONLY KNEW
YOU'RE A GIVER HE'S A GETTER
JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN YOU

*As the group carrying Austin down to the ring makes it down to the bottom of the entrance ramp the throne on which Azure sits is carefully lowered to the ground while David Stetson makes his way out from the back to announce Austin when he gets into the ring. Instead of his usual black suit tonight Stetson has on some casual clothing consisting of a white t-shirt which reads "It's good to be with the King." on the front in gold as well as a pair of plain, ordinary blue jeans and some white Reeboks that appear to be brand new and bought just for this occasion. David comes down and stops right behind where Austin's throne is being lowered and waits as Azure stands up off the throne and raises his hands into the air to more boos and jeers from the crowd. Austin just smiles at this and enters the ring via the ring steps with Stetson following him.*

HE'S PILING TROPHIES
YOU'RE ON THE HUNT
HE'S OF ROYAL DESCENT
YOU'RE A BONAFIDE RUNT

BEHOLD THE DON OF YOUR
HUMILIATION
WHILE YOU PAINT IT PINK
HE CRANKS BROWNSVILLE STATION

SO C'MON - C'MON YOU WANNA GET ON
AND IF YOU ONLY KNEW
YOU'RE A GIVER HE'S A GETTER
GOT A GIRL HE'S GOING TO GET HER
JUST A - JUST A
JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN YOU

OH YEAH

*Finally, the song stops as Austin steps into the ring and stands in the center where he raises his arms into the air to let the boos rain down him once more before looking over at Victor and Riona who are standing near the far set of ropes. Instead of Austin telling Victor to get out of the ring Stetson, who has now found his way into the ring, does so after grabbing the microphone Victor has in his hand. Riona looks pretty damn annoyed by this whole entrance, but she doesn't let that get to her as Austin steps into the corner opposite of the one she positions herself in while Stetson takes center stage to announce Azure.*

"Ladies and gentlemen...fans of wrestling and concession stand junkies alike...as you all should know I am David Stetson and to my left stands an individual that you should not only respect, but also worship. An individual who was not just robbed, but raped of his TV Title by that b***h over there. But, before he lost to that Russian reject there were many who fell to Austin in his amazing run as TV Champion. Insignificant individuals such as...

Eclipse...Dante Infernus...Raw Mike...Jack Frost..."

*Stetson stops after only four names and the Barton Arena begins to jeer him greatly. Austin just smiles and tells David to take his time which the announcer has been doing so far, pausing for a few moments in between reading each name. This isn't because of fan reactions though, but instead it is just to take up as much time as possible. As the fans continue to boo Stetson the EP hired announcer goes over to the ropes farthest from the entrance to ask for a drink of water, but he is denied it from several officials on the floor. After arguing with the officials for a while and all of them still refusing one of the "jobbers" Austin had carry him out here grabs Stetson a bottle of water and hands it to the announcer. The EP announcer takes a drink from it, but instead of handing it back down to the individual who he received it from he hears Austin ask for it. David hands it over to Azure who is still decked out in his cape, robe, crown, and has his scepter in his left hand. When Austin gets the water bottle he takes a drink from it as Stetson goes back to the center of the ring to announce, before throwing the still open and partially full water bottle into the crowd, soaking a couple of fans, one of which who tries to jump the barricade, but the individual is quickly stopped by security. Azure just laughs as David starts to announce names once more.*

"continuing now, Darkfyre...Victor Bidwell...The Eliminator, and last, probably least as well, Irvine Kanyon."

"And the man that was able to put each and every one of them down single handedly...in the ring to my left...having the ability to put certain individuals of a certain gender in their place...weighing in at a slim, trim weight of 94 kilos which is 207 pounds for you uneducated Barton fans...from Fairbanks, Alaska...he is a legend in the making...the latest in absolute greatness...the supreme ruler of old and new school...the king of men...the king of kings...the king of all living things...the 'Wrestling G.O.D.' AUSTIN AZURE!"

*As this is announced Stetson steps away from the center of the ring and allows Austin to take his place. When Azure has positioned himself in the middle of the ring he goes down to one knee and crosses his arms in an X across his chest while still holding onto his scepter. Once Austin has done this the top turnbuckles around the ring shoot off pairs of blue and gold streamers, but these are also joined by streamers from the outside which the wrestlers who carried Austin out here throw. The former TV Champion lets these streamers shower him before standing back up and facing Riona who he just smirks at. While this is going on the wrestlers who threw streamers slide into the ring and start cleaning them up instead of making Grey Fox do so, much to the delight of Fox who was looking relatively pissed by the whole thing just moments before. This takes a few moments and while the wrestlers are cleaning up the streamers Austin takes his cape off with his free hand before throwing it at Riona. "The Prodigy" had figured this might happen though and quickly sticks her arms out to deflect the cape which she does, only to see Austin with the scepter in his hands held like a baseball bat ready to swing at her. When Austin sees Riona looking at him however, he stops because he knows that she might be able to duck without her vision obstructed and that would cost him the early advantage in this match. Azure just grins at Riona while handing the scepter over to an annoyed looking Grey Fox before taking his crown and robe off as well and handing them to the outside so now Austin is left in his wrestling attire which seems designed to be stylish and still show off his slim, trim, muscular body which is smaller than what most people think wrestlers should be. Despite this Riona still looks slightly smaller than Austin, but the crowd doesn't seem to care about this as they know Riona can go with the biggest and best of them which is why she was the PCW World Champion at one point. Finally, Austin backs away from Riona into the corner opposite from her and the last of the streamers are being cleaned out of the ring as well as the throne being hauled to the back which signals Grey Fox to call for the bell and get this match under way.*

*The Bell Rings*

Before either Austin or Riona can move out of their corners some fans in the crowd from Durem begin to chant "Austin, Austin, Austin", but much to their dismay this chant is speedily stolen from them by the Barton fans who chant "sucks" afterwards before the Durem fans stop, which the Barton fans respond to by chanting "Austin sucks, Austin sucks, Austin sucks", by themselves. Riona grins at Austin slightly while these chants continue before the two start to circle around the ring in a match that is not only for the PCW Championship, but also to prove which of the two competitors in this match is the better wrestler. After both make a full revolution around the ring Austin stops as the "Austin sucks" chants still haven't died down and turns around, feigning to yell at the crowd. This "opportunity" Riona sees is quickly capitalized on as Riona charges at Austin, but as Riona makes it to Austin the former TV Champion whirls around and slams Riona with a Lariat that takes her down to the ground. After doing this Azure quickly bends down and grabs Riona's left leg to try and lock her in a submission, but "The Prodigy" kicks Austin off her with her right leg and makes the "Wrestling G.O.D." stagger back into the corner as Riona pushes herself backwards into the center of the ring with her hands before standing back up to her feet while still facing Azure. Riona continues to back up away from Austin so she is once again in the corner opposite where he stands before the wrestlers nod to each other and start circling around the ring again. This time it takes close to two circles around the ring before anything of interest happens, but as they approach one and three-quarters of a circle Austin and Riona come together in the center of the ring into a collar and elbow tie up. Both begin to struggle in the hold, but it doesn't take long before Riona breaks off and drops down to her knees as if to grab one of Austin's legs and pull him down. This makes Azure try a quick counter by kicking at Riona, but Riona blocks the kick before crawling between Austin's legs to the surprise of the "Wrestling G.O.D." When Riona has made it out from under Austin and is behind him she thrusts her right leg back and nails Austin in the back of his left knee with a kick while she is still on her hands and knees.

The impact of this shot to the back of Austin's knee makes him fall down to his knees while Riona swiftly gets back up to her feet. While Azure rubs at the back of his left knee Riona comes up behind him and places Austin into a chinlock as well as dropping down to one knee while the "Wrestling G.O.D." is still on his knees. Before "The Prodigy" can get the hold properly applied however, Austin elbows her in the gut before slipping out of Riona's grasp and crawling forward to the ropes which he grabs to make sure Riona can't try to place him in another hold. Riona stands to her feet while Azure does this and instead of going after him Riona waits for Austin to pull himself up using the ropes which he does at a slow pace just to annoy her. Once Austin is up he turns around to see Riona standing the middle of the ring waiting for him, but the former TV Champion doesn't seem so sure of going at Riona again so quickly. Azure starts to circle around the ring again, but instead of following him Riona just turns to face him every once in a while because she is in the center of the ring and knows all the youngster is doing is wasting energy. Finally, after Austin has made it three-quarters of the way around the ring and has regained his confidence he comes at Riona in the center of the ring and they lock up once more. Almost immediately after they lock up Austin breaks free from Riona and backs away from her once more, trying to keep the pace of this match in his control. This gets quite a few boos from the Barton fans, but the former TV Champion doesn't care as he begins to circle around the ring like before with Riona turning to face him every so often so he doesn't find a way to get behind her. It only takes half a revolution around the ring this time before Azure decides he is once again ready to go and comes at Riona in the center of the ring. Another lock up ensues, but just like the last one Austin goes to break away from it almost as soon as it starts. However, the difference this time is that when Austin breaks away from Riona's grasp he places her into a Side Headlock which gets more boos from the crowd. The "Wrestling G.O.D." doesn't give a damn about this though, and he starts to crank the headlock to do some damage to Riona's neck. This doesn't last long as Riona slips her head out from Austin's arm only moments after he has placed the hold in and then steps on the back of Azure's left knee to take him back down to his knees.

Once Riona has Austin back down on his knees the holder of the PCW Championship grabs Azure's arms which he now has at his sides before placing her right foot on the middle of Austin's back and pulling back, placing Azure into a Standing Surfboard. The "Wrestling G.O.D." starts to struggle to get out of this move right away, but Riona has him held in it nice and tight so as to not let that happen. Grey Fox goes down to a knee in front of Austin and asks him if he wants to give up while Riona keeps Azure held in the Standing Surfboard, but Austin says that he won't give up to a "b***h like Riona" which only serves to anger "The Prodigy" who hears Austin say this and makes Riona stretch Austin even harder than she had been. Still, even as the seconds tick by it seems Azure won't be persuaded to tap this early in a match, or to this specific move. Riona sees this and decides to let Austin go after a few moments more of keeping the hold in. When Riona lets Austin go the former TV Champion quickly falls to his stomach and holds his back with his arms although both are hurting pretty bad now. "The Prodigy" finds this amusing and waits for Austin to lick his wounds, but another idea strikes her as Azure slowly starts to get up and suddenly Riona stands on the back of Austin's thighs before bending down and grabbing Azure's arms. Riona then pulls Austin back so he is up on his knees and she is down in a sitting position before letting go of Austin's arms and putting him into a Chinlock to complete the Chinlock Surfboard which she now has applied on Azure. The "Wrestling G.O.D." can be heard mumbling "damn it" as Riona cranks in this new hold on Austin which will only help her further down the line if Azure doesn't decide to give up now. Grey Fox asks Austin once more if he will give up, but Azure doesn't answer and appears to be out of it, which is very odd this early in a hold. After another try at asking Austin Fox grabs Austin's left arm and lifts it up into the air before letting it drop, but the arm doesn't drop and instead Austin holds it up before bringing it down to his mouth which he covers, pretending to be yawning while being in this hold. Usually this would infuriate an opponent, but Riona has seen a lot worse in this business. Either way though she does decide this strategy isn't working so far and lets Austin go before standing back up to her feet and letting Azure get back up as well.

When Austin has made it back to a vertical base he turns around to face Riona before stretching his arms in the air and commenting on that nice nap he had. Riona doesn't continue to allow Azure to mock her though, and she quickly runs backwards into the ropes before coming back off them at Austin. As soon as Riona rebounds off the ropes however, Austin dives forward at Riona and goes right for her legs which he is able to knock out from under her with almost a "power" double leg takedown. From here Austin hastily hops back up to his feet and grabs Riona's right leg which he then begins to pull on as he tries to turn her over. Riona isn't going to allow this and sees she isn't far from the bottom rope which she is able to reach out and grab before Austin is able to flip her over. Even with Grey Fox telling Austin to release his hold on Riona Azure isn't going to give up and grabs Riona's left leg as she tries to kick him off. Now Austin begins to try and pull Riona away from the ropes, but "The Prodigy" still has the bottom rope held tightly in both hands. Finally, Austin is fed up with trying to turn her over and comes a little nearer Riona before throwing her legs up in the air. Riona lets go right when Azure does this and to his and many of the fans' surprise Riona is able to use the unnecessary force Austin did this with to her advantage and flips over to her feet. Immediately after landing Riona goes to hit Austin with a Roundhouse Kick to the side of the head, but even after surprising Azure Riona is still unable to connect as the speedy "Wrestling G.O.D." goes down to a knee to duck the kick. The momentum from this kick leaves Riona pivoting on her left foot so she ends up with her back towards Austin and facing the ropes which is perfect for Austin who stands back up to his feet and places Riona into a waistlock. As soon as Austin does this Riona grabs the top rope, but Austin already planned on this and swiftly brings his arms up under her's, pushing Riona's arms up off the ropes before placing her in a Full Nelson. Just like previous move attempts by Azure Riona has an answer to his and pushes her arms down while bringing her right leg into the air before using her knee to break the Full Nelson. This freedom Riona has only lasts for a short time however, and suddenly Austin reapplies the waistlock he had on moments before. Azure then rolls backwards with Riona away from the ropes so she can't use them.

After completing this roll Austin stands back to his feet with Riona still in the waistlock and right away Austin lifts Riona to go for a German Suplex, but once again Riona is able to find a way to block it, this time she lifts her legs up into the air so they come up and hook Austin's arms before she is able to get Azure with a Forward Rolling Cradle, 1...2...Austin is able to get out and reverses this pin by leaning backwards so he is sitting on Riona's chest with her legs hooked, 1...2...Riona kicks out and knocks Azure off her. Before Riona is able to even think about getting up after this last pin by Austin the "Wrestling G.O.D." turns back around after being knocked away from Riona and bends down to grab Riona's legs. "The Prodigy" is getting a bit sick of Austin going after her legs and speedily is able to push herself up and wrap her legs around Austin's neck before trying to hit Azure with a kip-up 'rana. Riona is stopped by Austin who drops her down to her back as she does this to block the move. From here Austin flips Riona over with her legs still held before sitting on her lower back and wrapping his arms around her thighs to put Riona in an Elevated Boston Crab. As the pain rushes through her lower back and legs Riona can't seem to believe that Austin and her are so evenly matched. After thinking about this for a few moments Riona decides that letting this thought distract her now will only put her in a worse situation than she is already in and gives it up. Now focused on the task at hand Riona starts to push herself forward towards the bottom rope that seems so close, yet so far away from her. The pain and the relentlessness of Austin doesn't make this an easy task however, and it takes a few more moments than Riona would like for her to finally reach out and grab the bottom rope in her left hand. Usually Austin would keep the hold applied as Riona reaches the ropes, but this time is different as the youngster is quick to release Riona from the hold and stand to his feet where he turns around to face Riona who is trying to recover from being in that painful submission. Once Riona is able to get a good amount of feeling back in her lower back she pulls herself back to her feet with the ropes before turning around to face Austin.

Now both wrestlers once again find themselves face to face with an opponent that they don't like, but both would rather keep this a wrestling oriented match and quickly come together into the center of the ring in a lock up after a few moments of staring the other down. Once they have made it into this lock up Austin gains the advantage and shoves Riona around a bit before breaking the hold and placing Riona in a Side Headlock once more, but instead of keeping Riona in it standing up Azure hits Riona with a Side Headlock Takedown to bring Riona down to where both wrestlers are the best, on the mat. As soon as Riona hits the canvas after being taken down by Austin in the Side Headlock, almost like a reflex, she brings her legs up before wrapping them around Austin's head and neck. Riona then pulls Azure off her with her legs and places him in a Head Scissors so Riona is sitting with Austin's head held between her legs about knee level as he is on all fours in front of her. "The Prodigy" knows she won't be able to keep this hold in long and Austin starts the end of it by placing his hands firmly on the ground before jumping up into a hand stand position. After doing this Austin pushes off the ground with his hands and falls back to his knees, freeing himself from Riona, but before Azure can even think of what to do next Riona brings her hands up off the ground and places them behind Austin's head before shoving his head back down between her legs into the Head Scissors once more. The former TV Champion pounds his fists against the ground after this, but calms down long enough to try the head stand again. This time when Austin does the head stand however, Riona suddenly wraps her arms around his waist and pushes herself up before driving Austin's head back down to the canvas with a Piledriver that makes the "Wrestling G.O.D." suddenly flop over on the mat. Riona quickly rolls Austin over after this and goes for another cover, 1...2...Austin kicks out. Riona sits back up on her knees after this and shrugs as if to say "whatever" as she grabs Austin by the hair and stands back up to her feet, bringing Azure along with her.

Upon getting back up to her feet with Austin in tow Riona places Azure into a front facelock and then hits him with a couple shots to the back of the neck to soften it up. After a couple shots to the back of Austin's neck Riona spins around with Austin so she still has him around the neck, but both are now facing away from each other, before Riona plants Azure with a Back-to-Back Neckbreaker. "The Prodigy" doesn't decide to go for a cover after hitting this move and instead stands back up to a vertical base before turning around to face Austin and grabbing him by the head and dragging him into the middle of the ring. Once Riona has done this she lifts Austin off the ground almost so he is sitting up before wrapping her legs around his head and placing him into another Head Scissors, this time from a different position than before. Even with the position being different the hold is still effective, especially on the body part Riona is currently targeting. Azure now seems discouraged and a little bit worried that he might actually not be able to overcome Riona as he struggles to get out of the Head Scissors, but Austin pushes ideas such as these out of his head quickly and is soon able to use his weight advantage over Riona to start to turn her over. Riona doesn't give Austin an easy time as he does this, but after a bit more struggling Austin is able to turn Riona over so she is on her hands and knees. The only problem with this is that Austin is still trapped in the Head Scissors by Riona. Thinking quickly Austin is able to slip out of the head scissors and sit up on his knees behind Riona. This isn't enough for the wrestler however, and he swiftly springs forward after this before grabbing Riona in another Side Headlock. Both are now still on their knees as Azure tries to crank this move in once more, but Riona grabs him around the waist with her arms while he keeps this in before falling to her right side and making Azure fall down over her so he ends up on his shoulders, 1...2...Azure pushes himself back up so he is sitting on his bottom as he keeps the Side Headlock locked in on Riona. Instead of trying to pin Austin again and knowing that the element of surprise had been taken away now Riona pushes herself forward on her hands and knees and reaches forward to grab the bottom rope with her right hand, which she is just able to do.

Grey Fox goes over to where Austin and Riona are down on the mat and begins to count as Austin keeps the Side Headlock he has in to get the most out of it. 1...2...3...4...Austin lets go before the five count and stands back up to his feet where he is lectured by Grey Fox who Azure shrugs off before bending back down and grabbing Riona by the head. Austin pulls Riona up off the ground and to her feet after this before he places Riona so her back is up against the ropes and grabs her by the wrist. Azure then whips Riona across the ring into the opposite set of ropes which she collides with back first before rebounding back at Austin who rushes at Riona to hit her with a Lariat as she comes back. As the two meet in the middle of the ring Riona sticks her right arm to block Austin's right arm before she uses the momentum she has to turn around Austin and jump up onto his back where she hooks his left arm with her legs. Riona then goes to hit Azure with a Crucifix Bomb, but before she can Austin falls backwards onto Riona who lands on her back with Austin on top of her in position for a cover, 1...2...Riona swiftly rolls to her left to place Austin into a Crucifix pin as she still has his arms hooked, 1...2...Azure kicks out and both wrestlers get to their feet in a hurry to try and gain the advantage in this one. Both Riona and Austin manage to get to their feet at the same time, but it is Azure who tries to take the quick advantage as he rushes towards Riona only to get a deep Arm Drag from Riona that sends him back down to the mat. Once more both wrestlers get back to a vertical base and this time Riona charges at Austin only to find herself getting a knee to the gut from Austin that stops Riona in her tracks. With Riona still bent down Austin places her in a standing head scissors before he lifts Riona up onto his shoulders and walks away from the ropes into the middle of the ring. Before Austin can follow up on what he plans to do next Riona leans forward and falls off Azure's shoulders before hitting him with a Sunset Flip Pin, 1...2...Austin rolls backwards to break out of the pin. Speedily Austin stands back to his feet and grabs Riona's left leg before lifting it up and placing it under his right arm. From here Austin tries to turn Riona onto her stomach, but Riona pushes herself forward to try and get up onto her free right foot. After a bit of struggling Riona uses her free right leg to push Austin away from her so she can stand up.

As soon as Riona gets to her feet Austin comes back at her and places her into a front facelock only to have Riona suddenly roll him into a Small Package, 1...2...Austin kicks out again. The quick roll-up combinations don't seem to be working for Riona, but she still thinks in the end that might be the key to winning as she and Austin stand back up to their feet. With both wrestlers back up they come forward into the center of the ring once more for another collar and elbow tie-up. Neither wrestler has been able to get a true advantage in this match so far and Austin looks to change that here as he releases the lock up with Riona before hooking his legs around Riona's and hitting her with a quick drop toe hold to take Riona down to the mat. From here Austin swiftly rolls over away from Riona's legs and to where her head and upper body lie face down on the mat before he grabs Riona's arm and tries to place her into the Painkiller! Riona knows this hold better than anyone however, as it is her own and when Azure grabs her arm she quickly pushes herself up to her knees before rolling forward to avoid being placed in the hold. After Riona does this she notices Austin still has her arm and upon landing back on her knees she turns to face Austin before pulling him using her left arm which Austin still has in his grasp before Riona places Austin up onto her shoulders and hits him with a Fireman's Carry while still on her knees. This causes Austin to let go of the hold he has on Riona's arm and also drop down to his back by Riona's side which quickly becomes her front as she turns to face him. Riona then picks Austin's head and upper body up off the ground before placing him into an inverted facelock. From here Riona starts to stand to her feet and brings Austin along with her. Once Riona is up and has Austin on his feet as well she signals for the Bomb Dropper ReMix, but before Riona is able to hook Austin for it Azure quickly turns around in the facelock so he is in a front facelock before he slips out of the facelock altogether. Upon doing this Austin quickly places Riona in position for an Inverted Russian Legsweep to hit her with the Unsung Generations, but Riona is able to elbow Austin in the side of the head to break out of his grasp.

While Azure recovers from being blasted in the head by that desperate elbow from Riona he ends up getting a kick to the midsection before Riona places Austin into another front facelock. Once Riona has Austin in the facelock she quickly hooks Austin's leg before placing the "Wrestling G.O.D." up onto her shoulders and yelling at Austin this is how it should be done. Riona then plants Austin with his very own Tundra Drop '04 which garners praise from the crowd in the form of cheering before Riona goes for another cover on Austin, 1...2...2.6 count! Azure kicks out of his own signature move, but Riona doesn't seem to care as she gets back up onto her knees before grabbing Austin by the head and pulling him back to his feet with her. Now with Austin back up on his feet Riona places Austin into a standing head scissors before lifting Austin up onto her shoulders. Azure doesn't stay up there long as he quickly rakes Riona's eyes before flipping backwards off her shoulders and landing on his feet. With Riona bent down holding her eyes Austin quickly turns around and runs at the ropes before rebounding off of them back at Riona who goes to hit Austin with the Reality Check! Riona connects and Austin is leveled by this surprise Super Kick, so much so that a loud crack is heard around the arena as Azure is nailed in the face and falls down onto the mat where Riona quickly goes to pin him, 1...2...2.8 count! Once more Austin is able to kick out and Riona now seems to be wondering what it will take to put Azure down for good. Riona stands back up and grabs Austin by the head once more to look for one more big move to finish this. Once Austin is back on his feet Riona grabs him by the wrist before whipping him across the ring into the far corner which Austin connects back first with before slumping down in slightly. "The Prodigy" quickly follows Austin by running in at him after he connects with the corner, but as Riona makes it to the corner Austin suddenly boosts himself up so he is sitting on the top rope before flipping forward over Riona and hitting her with a Sunset Flip. Instead of pinning like Riona did earlier Austin stands up out of the Sunset Flip with Riona's legs still held, almost in position for Riona's Devolution. Instead of going for this move though Austin throws Riona to the ground so she is facing down after he stands up. Azure then goes over to Riona's side and crosses Riona's legs before kneeling on her back and placing Riona in The Death Bed!

Riona is now stuck in one of her own signature submission holds that Austin seems to have expertly applied. The "Wrestling G.O.D." continues to torque this hold in on Riona, but it isn't long before Riona notices how close to the ropes she is and starts to reach out for them. When Riona goes to do this however, Austin leans forward and places Riona back on the ground face down to break the hold. From here Austin quickly steps over Riona's back with his right leg to turn so he is facing towards her upper half while standing over her. Azure quickly bends down and grabs Riona's arms before hooking them behind her back to try and lock Riona in the Shattered Destiny, but Riona struggles free before crawling backwards between Austin's legs to escape from him. Right when Riona makes it out from under Azure the "Wrestling G.O.D." spins around to face Riona only to get a fist to the stomach from "The Prodigy" before Riona stands to her feet and grabs Austin before taking him down to the mat with the PAINKILLER! Almost as soon as Riona gets the Painkiller locked in Azure has his feet on the ropes and Grey Fox tells Riona to break the hold immediately, upholding the rules like he always does. Riona does so, but is frustrated by Austin escaping so quickly and shows it by stomping Austin once on the back after getting to her feet. Fox scolds Riona for this and keeps her away from Austin who pushes himself back up to a vertical base to face Riona once more in this match for the PCW Championship. This time when Azure gets back up he is quickly confronted by Riona who comes right up to Austin before nailing him in the face with a hard forearm that knocks Austin back into the ropes. Austin swiftly stands back up off the ropes before coming at Riona and feigning a forearm to Riona's head before placing her quickly into yet another Side Headlock. With this move locked in now Azure starts to walk backwards with Riona into the middle of the ring to keep Riona away from the ropes, but right after he does this Riona suddenly slips out from Austin's grasp and places him into a waistlock. Before Riona is able to go for a move on Austin he quickly breaks out of the waistlock before doing a standing switch and placing Riona into a waistlock of his own.

Now with Riona in a waistlock Austin tries to lift her up for a German Suplex, but Riona is able to wrap her leg around his to block the manuver. When Azure lets Riona back down onto her feet the holder of the PCW Championship breaks free of the waistlock Austin has on her before grabbing Azure's left arm before ducking under his arm to his back and placing Austin into a Hammerlock. Riona cranks this Hammerlock in for a few moments as Azure tries to figure out his next move to try and gain back an advantage. Finally, Austin decides on simply swinging his right elbow back to try and connect with Riona's head, but when Austin does this Riona lets go of the Hammerlock she has on Austin. Azure swings around to face Riona after she lets go of the Hammerlock, but Riona ducks down before placing her head under Austin's right arm and placing Austin into a front waistlock. Riona goes to hit Austin with a Northern Lights Suplex from here, but is stopped by a knee to the chest by Azure. This makes Riona release the front waistlock she has on Azure and Austin capitalizes on this by throwing Riona's right arm up over his head and onto his neck before lifting up Riona for and hitting her with a Vertical Suplex. After landing this move on Riona Austin opts not to let go and rolls back over to his feet with Riona still held in the front facelock before standing back up to a vertical base with Riona in his control. With both back on their feet Austin releases Riona from the front facelock before going to turn her to place her in a waistlock, but when Riona is let out of the facelock she quickly hits a desperation European Uppercut to Austin that rattles the "Wrestling G.O.D." just long enough for Riona to spin Austin around and place him in a waistlock. Riona then hits Austin with a German Suplex which would be the second move in Austin's Jaguar-Plex which he was going for. Just like Azure would, Riona keeps Austin locked in the waistlock as she rolls over off her back and to her feet with Austin held. Once Riona is back to her feet with Austin she releases the waistlock she has on Austin before hooking Azure's arms behind his back. Riona is unable to hit Austin with the Tiger Suplex she is going for however, as Austin quickly whips his head back and nails Riona in the face with the back of his head.

This makes Riona release the hold she has on Austin's arms and fall to her knees where she holds her face in her hands. Austin stumbles forward a bit while rubbing the back of his head, but he seems to be in better shape than Riona who seem to be really hurt at the moment. After using a bit of time to recover Austin runs forward at the ropes before turning around to hit the ropes and come back at Riona to hit her with a SHINING WIZARD! When Austin goes for the move however Riona stops it by placing Austin on her shoulders as he get to her and standing up to her feet before letting Austin down and stepping over his arms to go for the DEVOLUTI-NO!! Austin wiggles his legs free of Riona's grip before landing on the ground so he is halfway underneath her. Suddenly Austin grabs Riona's legs about the knees while he is facing away from her and sits up on his knees making Riona fall to the mat face first. As fast as he possibly can at this point Azure stands back up to his feet and turns around before standing over Riona and hooking Riona's arms behind her back. Before Riona can manage to shake Austin like she did last time the "Wrestling G.O.D." places Riona in the SHATTERED DESTINY!! The Barton Arena crowd that has been switching nonstop from cheering to booing finally settles on jeering Austin as he locks this hold in. Many fans wonder just how long Riona is going to be able to hold out as this hold has been infamous for making tap almost immediately. Riona doesn't right away, but for one of the few times in her career she seems on the verge of it which has everyone worried. Suddenly however, it seems that Austin's neck which Riona has worked on can't take it and he flips back over her while keeping Riona's arms hooked to pin her. Unfortunately for Azure Riona has seen this trick before now and suddenly slips her arms free from Austin and nails him in the face with an elbow. Riona then quickly crawls out from Azure who hits the ground holding his face before grabbing Austin's right arm and placing him into the PAINKILLER! It seems now Austin is the one with no choice but to tap and the "Wrestling G.O.D." raises his left hand in the air to do so BUT somehow Austin is able to reach out and grab the ropes to his side to make Riona break the hold. Riona stands back up to her feet after letting go of Austin and waits for Azure to get back up which he does slowly. When Azure makes it to his hands and knees he places himself in front of Riona who grabs him by the hair, but when she pulls Austin up she suddenly finds herself in position for the UNSUNG GENERAT-NO!! Riona elbows Austin in the side of the head before spinning him around and placing him in an inverted facelock to hit the BOMB DROPPER ReMIX!! Immediately Riona pins Austin after this, 1...2...2.9...AUSTIN KICKS OUT!

A hush falls over the entire arena as Azure kicks out as no one in the building, especially not Riona or possibly even Austin himself can believe that he kicked out of the Bomb Dropper ReMix. Riona, who usually doesn't show much frustration, slams her fists into the ground as she sits back up on her knees in disbelief. The match should've been over with that last move, but for whatever reason it seems on this day Riona cannot beat Austin. Finally, "The Prodigy" stands to her feet before picking a limp Austin back up to his and placing him in an inverted facelock for another Bomb Dropper ReMix, but Austin suddenly elbows Riona in the gut several times to make Riona let him out of the inverted facelock. As Riona grabs at her midsection Austin stands back up straight near the center of the ring before turning to face Riona who quickly lashes out at Austin with a kick to the gut, but Austin catches Riona's leg and pulls her towards him, making Riona fall backwards to the ground. Once Austin does this he flips Riona over onto her stomach before walking over her and once again hooking Riona's arms behind her back. Riona tries to struggle out and almost succeeds as Austin is still badly hurt from the Bomb Dropper ReMix he suffered only moments ago, but somehow Austin is able to lock in the SHATTERED DESTINY!! The fans in the Barton Arena cannot believe what they are seeing as Austin has not only kicked out of the Bomb Dropper ReMix, but is now on the verge of beating Riona who has never tapped out before. Riona is trapped in the center of the ring with nowhere to run to. Her only hope now is to somehow escape from the Shattered Destiny or tap. Unfortunately for her she has used up most of her strength in this match and it seems the only option now is for her to tap which she raises her hand in the air to do, but like some kind of divine intervention Austin suddenly releases the hold and falls onto his back. The work on his neck has taken its toll and quickly Riona sits up to her knees, her shoulders and neck hurting like hell, before grabbing Austin in another inverted facelock and standing back to her feet to hit Austin with a second BOMB DROPPER ReMIX!!! This time as Riona drops down onto Austin for the pin the crowd counts along with Grey Fox, 1...2...3!

Victor Cross: "And here is your winner, and STILL the holder of the PCW Championship, Riona Langly!!"

*An enormous amount of cheers shower Riona as she slowly makes it to her feet, almost having to KILL Austin to beat him on this night. When she is able to stand she is handed the PCW Championship belt by Grey Fox and holds it up over her head to more cheering. Usually Riona doesn't bask in the glory of a win for a long time, but tonight she has earned it. Even though she hates Austin, she has to have a little bit of respect for him being able to give her one hell of a fight which few in the BTWF are capable of. Finally, as Riona's music stops playing and she heads to the back Austin begins to stand back up to his feet in the middle of the ring. The "Wrestling G.O.D." looks around at the audience who give him sort of a golf clap for effort, but the arrogant Austin just yells at them to "shut the ******** up" before he leaves the ring to a large amount of boos. Once again Austin has proved he is one of the best wrestlers in the BTWF, and also one of the worst assholes in the BTWF.*

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The crowd in the Barton Arena is getting pumped up for the next BTWF Pay-Per-View, discussing with each other who the winner of the tournament will be, whether or not Red Comet or Revision is the better cruiserweight, and some are even discussing what kind of weapons might be seen in the second ever Barbed Wire Rope match in BTWF history. However, all the talking is finished the moment the lights in the arena dim, the crowd erupting into cheers.

A golden glow is cast over the arena as the BarTron fades to black for a few moments, then begins to show a view of the inside of the Roman Collosieum. Meanwhile, four huge pillars begin to extend upward from the stage. Victor Cross' voice is soon heard over the speakers.

Battles have been fought throughout history
Fighting has almost become a part of life
Sometimes the causes of the wars start to run together
Reasons, meanings, they all blur as the fighting begins

But tonight, the cause and the meaning are deep in everyone's mind.

Tonight, eight men will do battle
They will fight to achieve the biggest prize in Gaian wrestling
The winner, whoever he may be, will prove his worth by beating three opponents in one night
And thus, he will earn his chance to fight once more.

But this time, he will fight for the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship.

The loser of the finals, as a reward for his effort, will receive his own prize.
He will also get his chance for gold, but only for the Gaia Championship.
But, perhaps the reward other than the title shot is the true desire for these men
Because, after all, who would not want to be known as a wrestling deity?

The winner shall achieve that prize...For this is a tournament of GODS.

The BarTron fades to black once more, but is then replaced with the ToG II logo as a guitar solo hits the speakers, some fans in the crowd recognizing it as "Mercy Me" by Alkaline Trio.

It's been a long day living with this
It's been a long time since I felt so sick
I took a long walk straight back home
I could've walked back to San Francisco

I used to long for my time alone
I used to long for a place of my own
And I'm losing faith in everything
I'm lost, so lost, I'm lost at sea, you'll see

The BarTron shows clips from matches leading up to the Pay-Per-View as the pillars spew gold and green sparks up out of their tops as they begin to recede back down into the stage.

I used to long for broken bones
I used to long for a casket to call my own
I never had a problem facing fear
But I'm done, over and dumb my dear and

Oh mercy me
God bless catastrophe
There's no way in hell
We'll ever live to see through this so

Drive yourself insane tonight
It's not that far away and I just
Filled up your take earlier today

Yeeeaaahhh...

As the pillars finally recede fully into the stage, the sparks stop, only to be replaced by a huge line of gold pyro on one side of the entrance ramp and green on the other, shooting off a few times as the song quiets down and moves into its second verse before we cut to our announcers.

Vic "The Voice" Hartman: Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the BTWF Tournament of Gods II! I'm Vic "The Voice" Hartman!

"Headhunter" James Sharpton: And I'm "Headhunter" James Sharpton! Once again, BTWF has laid out a great card tonight!

Hartman: For once, I'll agree with you there, Jim. Of course, we have the Tournament of Gods, which is going to be a great show of competition, but then we have four other matches bound to impress!

Sharpton: BARBED WIRE RO-

Hartman: We'll get to that. First, we have the first ever six-way tag team match tonight as HALO attempts to defend their Tag Titles against the Generation of Legends, the Nozaki Twins, Divine Pain, Legacy of Destruction, and finally Nature. HALO are going to be hard-pressed in keeping their titles tonight, Jim.

Sharpton: Yeah, no doubt about that. But after that it's BARBED WIRE RO-

Hartman: No, not yet. After the quarter finals are over, we'll be seeing our second title match of the night as Revision defends his Gaia Championship against a man who many consider the greatest cruiserweight in Gaian Wrestling, the "Phenomenal" Red Comet! After all the things these two have done to each other over the past few weeks, I know I'll be on the edge of my seat in that match.

Sharpton: ...Now?

Hartman: Go ahead.

Sharpton: BARBED WIRE ROOOOOOOOOOPE!!!

Hartman: That's right! BTWF is bringing out the barbed wire for the second Barbed Wire Rope match since its beginnings. In fact, one of the competitors in it was in the first Barbed Wire Rope match! That's right, Steve Twist defended his Gaia title in the first Barbed Wire Rope match way back at Ragnarok against Raymond Kage, our newly-crowned Television Champion from last week.

Sharpton: THERE WAS SO MUCH VIOLENCE~! AND BLOOOOOOOOD~! IT WAS AWESOME!!!

Hartman: And there's bound to be some more between these two, considering the bad blood they have with each other. The gauntlet was first thrown down back at Civil War when Xunkai entered the ring and threw Steve Twist out of it, eliminating him. Of course, Twist still got his title shot, but the betrayal had been set. The next week, the forming of Empty Promises took place, and they declared war on the higher up members of the BTWF roster. One month later, at Legacy of Supremacy '05, Xunkai and Austin Azure added Revision to their ranks after he beat Riona Langly under dubious circumstances. The war continued, leading up to a tag team match the next month at Payback, where Xunkai and Austin Azure faced Riona Langly and Steve Twist. That match was won by Riona Langly, who caused Xunkai to tap out to her devastating Painkiller submission hold. Empty Promises showed they were poor losers after the match, however, when they beat down on Riona and Twist. The next month, at BloodBath '05, Austin Azure faced Riona Langly while Xunkai faced Steve Twist in a Taped Fist match, showcasing brutality the likes of which haven't been seen for a while in the BTWF. Xunkai won that match via Twist tapping out while Xunkai applied an STF and rubbed salt in a wound on Twist's forehead. Now, it all comes to an end tonight as these two former partners, former friends, face off in one of the most bloody match stipulations in the BTWF, a Barbed Wire Ropes match.

Sharpton: For those of you who don't know, ring attendants take off the normal rope cables and replace them with strands of barbed wire, thus giving potential for a lot of pain on the opponent. And, of course, there are no disqualifications. Just the way I like it.

Hartman: While that match is bound to impress on many hardcore levels, the main event tonight may be just as brutal. Darson Grays defends his World Heavyweight Championship against a Hardcore God, Bryan Kutterman. Of course, their match won't have any barbed wire, or any weapons for that matter, so Kutterman is somewhat out of his element here.

Sharpton: Kutterman can brawl with the best of them, though, so I see a lot of hard hits being taken by both these guys. Will Kutterman take Dar down and achieve his destiny? Or will Dar be one step closer to keeping that belt longer than anyone else has had it, including his formal rival, Big Daddy? I say never.

Hartman: We won't know until tonight, and we don't want to keep you waiting. Let's go to our first match.

The Barton crowd happens to be especially rocking this evening, looking forward to what is shaping up to be an awesome PPV. Before any music starts to play and the entrances are made, a picture is shown on the Bartron, telling the sold out crowd what match they should be expecting next, as Victor Cross stands in the ring patiently waiting for his time to announce. First, it shows a picture of Jack Frost, who recieves a little pop from the crowd, before flashing to a picture of a very cocky and confident Maxwell Conners, who as usual, is booed and jeered all throughout the arena.

The Voice- Well Jim, it sure seems like we sure know who the crowd favorite is for this match.

Headhunter- It doesn't matter about who the fans want to win Vic. It matters about who is the considered the better of the two, and as of late, Conners has been on quite the roll.

The Voice- We all know how bad Maxwell wants that World Heavyweight Championship. Frost better watch out, you never know what Maxwell will do for a win.

Almost immediately after the two announces finish their predictions for this match, "Ultra" by KMFDM begins to play as a slow mist begins to flow over the entrance ramp. As the song begins to pick up its pace, the fans begin to cheer even louder, knowing who this is coming out first.

"When you peel back my eyes,
I see the pain and feel alive."

Jack Frost then makes his entrance from the back, pushing the curtains aside as he stops at the top of the entrance ramp, looking all around the arena with a very serious, neutral stare. "And introducing first, from Seattle, Washington, standing at 7'1", weighing in at a mental implosion-causing 391 pounds, the leader of the Jack Frost Security Force....JACK FROST!" The announcement gets a good pop from the crowd as Jack Frost begins to make his way to the ring, not showing any emotion at all, keeping sure to keep his mind at the task at hand.

"My hatred heaps upon this fire,
that burns inside and you blow higher."

By this time, Jack Frost has reached the ring, still keeping his expression dead serious, not letting all the cheers he is recieving affect him in anyway. He reaches up and grabs the ropes and pulls himself up to the ring apron, before climbing over the top rope and entering the ring. Once Frost has entered the ring, he begins to slowly pace it, looking out at all the cheering fans throughout the arena, who hope that he will end his opponent's chances at another World Heavyweight Title shot.

"But I don't need to you anymore.
You cannot hurt me anymore."

By this time, "Ultra" has begun to fade as Jack Frost turns and begins to stare coldly at the entrance ramp, in arrival of his opponent. As if to answer his call, the arena begins to darken as a red light shines down and "With the Fire" by Fozzy begins to play. After a moment of soft guitar, the song begins to pick up it's pace as Maxwell Conners emerges from the back. He pushes aside the curtains and is almost immediately jeered. Maxwell smirks at the reaction he recieves before looking in both directions and all throughout the arena.

"You said that I'd never make it, but here I am.
And it don't take long to figure out who's the man."

Maxwell then makes his way to the right side of the entrance ramp, where he crouches down and points out to all the booing fans and talking smack to them, and pointing back to himself. All the boos and rude gestures being made at Maxwell are all for not, as he quickly gets back up to his feet and runs to the other side of the entrance ramp, where he motions around his waist that he WILL be the next World Heavyweight Champion. The fans boo loudly at this, but a few cheers rise up out of respect for Maxwell, wanting to see him as champ, but of course they are drowned out over all the boos.

"And it's hard to believe that a man like me,
Has the courage to take a stand."

After a moment, Maxwell makes his way back to the center of the entrance ramp, where he begins to hop up and down as he shifts his neck to the left and to the right, trying to get himself pumped up for this match with Jack Frost. After a moment, Maxwell stops hopping and begins to walk slowly to the ring, taking the time to taunt all the fans along the way. Once he gets fairly close to the ring, he begins to focus more on Jack Frost, pointing and telling him that he has no chance in this match. Much like his entrance, Frost keeps a very serious look on his face, which seems to frustrate Maxwell a bit.

"I hear the roar of the crowd as I reach for my crown
Tonight I am the king."

Maxwell stops at the bottom of the entrance ramp a second, staring intently at the ring and at Jack Frost before picking up his pace and running the last few steps into the ring. Maxwell stays on his stomach for a bit before quickly getting back up to his feet. He points over at Jack Frost and mutters something, who by the way, seems totally unimpressed, before climbing up to the nearest turnbuckle, where he raises his arms up as if already in victory, before pointing out and taunting all the fans before pointing back to the only thing he needs in this match, himself.

"Can't take me down,
Can't take me down."

Maxwell quickly jumps back down to the mat, and comes face to face, or rather face to chest, as Jack Frost has made his way over to the corner where Maxwell was taunting, sick of all his antics. The fans begin to cheer at this, as Maxwell looks very intimidated at this moment, holding his arms up innocently. The ref forces Jack to go to the opposite turnbuckle, which allows Maxwell some space as he removes his shades and his coat. Once those are taken by a crew member at ringside, the ref signals for the bell and the match-up is officially started.

The Voice- This is the ultimate match-up pitting power against speed Jim.

Headhunter- No kidding Vic. But I honestly think Maxwell has the advantage this time around with....

The Voice- With a tazer? Brass knucks? What this time?

Headhunter- Call down Vic. I'm talking about experience.

Both men begin to walk slowly to the center of the ring, Jack getting their first. Maxwell looks very hesistant to get there, looking down as he takes some very slow steps. Once he gets there, that look of hesistance is gone as he looks up and begins to talk some trash to him, trying to mess with his head. But Jack keeps a stone cold look on his face. This frustrates Maxwell, so he pushes at Jack a few times, trying to intimidate him at all if possible, but this time, Jack just smirks and shakes his head. Maxwell mutters one last thing out of frustration before slapping him hard across the face. Jack turns away for a second and looks to be livid, but on the opposite side of the spectrum, Maxwell seems to be feeling very cocky, as he smirks and begins to talk down to Jack yet again. But his cockiness is his downfall as Jack reacts with a quick hard right to the jaw of Maxwell to the delight of the crowd. The punch floors Maxwell, who begins to hold his jaw in pain, but Jack stays right on him and pulls him back up to his feet. He rocks Maxwell with a hard punch, followed by another one, which sends him leaning against the nearest ropes. Jack irish whips Maxwell and goes gor a big boot on the rebound, but Maxwell is able to duck the boot, and on the rebound goes for a shoulder block takedown, which connects, but does not take Jack down. Jack smirks at this as Maxwell looks at him with disbelief. Jack motions for Maxwell to try again, and Maxwell turns like he is going to, before turning around and trying to catch Jack off guard with a clothesline, but again, that proves ineffective. Jack smirks again and lifts up one finger, telling Maxwell he has one more chance to knock him down. Maxwell shakes his head in frustration as he runs against the ropes, but this time is caught by a sidewalk slam on the rebound. Jack goes for a quick cover, wanting to end this early, but Maxwell kicks out.

Jack quickly climbs back up to his feet before kicking at the head of Maxwell, who seems to be winded. Maxwell begins to crawl towards the nearest ropes as Jack begins to stalk him. Once Maxwell reaches these ropes, he begins to crawl up ever so slowly, trying to regain his early composure, but once he is up to his feet, Jack begins to pound away at his back before going for a release german suplex, but Maxwell grabs the top rope and is able to prevent himself from getting suplexed. Jack tries again, but this time, the ref moves right to his face and begins to try and force him to break the hold, but Jack is very reluctant to. Taking advantage of the ref's position, Maxwell lifts his right leg backwards and hits a LOW BLOW, which goes unnoticed by the ref, which causes Jack to release the hold and slump to the mat. Maxwell begins to lean against the ropes to rest, as he points to his head and tells the crowd how smart he is.

The Voice- We're just minutes into this match and already a cheap tactic?

Headhunter- Maxwell did what he had to do. Frost is way to powerful. If that current pace continued, Maxwell would have been done.

Maxwell quickly moves over to Jack and begins to kick away at him. The ref tells him to knock it off, but Maxwell lands a few more kicks to the head before the ref forces him away. Maxwell raises his hands innocently, much to the chagrin of the crowd, but sensing that Jack is slowly maintaining his composure as he is up to his knees, Maxwell quickly runs against the ropes and on the rebound takes Jack down with a dropkick. Maxwell quickly goes for a cover, but Jack powers out, as he pushes for the kickout, which sends Maxwell flying. Maxwell looks mighty frustrated by this as he blows his hair out of his face before climbing back up to his feet. Maxwell looks out at the nearest fans who are laughing at him. He points out to them and taunts them. At the same time, he doesn't see that Jack has used the opposite ropes to get back up to his feet. Once he turns around, he sees Jack standing up, albeit sorely from the low blow, the crowd cheering on his resiliance. Maxwell swears to himself as he charges at Jack, who lowers his head and hits a HUGE backbody drop over the top rope. Maxwell lands hard on the outside as Jack falls to the mat, holding his groin in pain, before slowly rolling outside the ring to meet with Maxwell, who is still out on the ground. Jack drags Maxwell to his feet by his hair and lifts him up in almost a scoop slam position before slamming him back down hard on the ringside barricade. Maxwell's head hits the barricade hard and immediately, he falls back down to the ground, holding his jaw. The crowd cheers on Jack immensly as he once again drags Maxwell back up to his feet and lifts him up in position for a powerslam. He begins to walk towards the ring post to slam Maxwell's head into it, but Maxwell is able to slip out of it, which sends Jack square into the post, so that his head nearly gets cracked in half by the post.

Maxwell is now on his knees on the outside, still recovering from that huge backbody drop to the outside. He begins to crawl over to where Jack is lying face down. Maxwell begins to drag himself to his feet while he picks up Jack by the head. Jack is now bleeding, thanks to the ring post, but Maxwell doesn't seem to care as he quickly slides Jack back into the ring. Maxwell follows suit and goes for a cover, but Jack is able to kick out at the two count. Maxwell looks frustrated by this and begins to pound away at the bloody forehead of Jack Frost. The ref begins to pry at Maxwell to stop the punching, so he does, but before so, he lands a few more punches. Maxwell begins to get up and drag Jack to his feet as well. Once both men are up to their feet, Maxwell slaps Jack again, and the crowd boos the disrespect that he is showing. Maxwell, garnering a very cocky and confident smile, runs against the ropes but on the rebound, Maxwell is taken suprise by a spinebuster out of nowhere from Frost. Frost quickly goes for a cover, but Maxwell is able to kick out. Jack slaps the mat out of frustration and begins to get back to his feet as Maxwell does the same. Jack has the momentum though, as the wind seems to have been knocked out of Maxwell. He charges at the groggy Maxwell and forces him into the nearest turnbuckle, where he begins to pound away with hard rights and lefts. Maxwell slumps back into the turnbuckle as Jack finally lays off the punches. Jack backs away and begins to pump his fists, the crowd cheering on this very rare form of emotion from Brian Blade's security guard. He moves into the turnbuckle opposite of where Maxwell is, and quickly goes charging with an attempted turnbuckle splash, but Maxwell is able to get a boot up, which sends Jack away holding his chin. Maxwell climbs to the top turnbuckle as quickly as he can, trying to gain an advantage from the position he is in, but before he is situated properly, Jack makes his way back over to him and pounds away at Maxwell's head, who is now sitting on the top turnbuckle. Maxwell is groggy as heck as Jack slowly begins to climp to the top rope, where he positions himself in position for what seems to be a powerbomb on Maxwell. He pounds away at Maxwell's back a bit before executing a TURNBUCKLE POWERBOMB FROM THE TOP!

The Voice- I had a feeling power would prevail Jim.

Headhunter- Its not over yet, is it Vic?

Jack seems to have taken a little out of himself after the move, so he's a little late in going for a cover on Maxwell, who is able to kick out at the two count. Jack is the first back up to his feet, and he signals for the end, as the crowd begins to cheer him on immensly. He drags Maxwell back up to his feet, the crowd going crazy to see what Jack has in mind. Jack lands a kick to the midsection as he lifts Maxwell up in position for the DEEP FREEZE, but he isn't able to get the hold on the torture rack that he would want, as Maxwell is able to slip out of the loose grip. Maxwell falls onto one knee to the side of Jack, who turns in his direction only to meet with Maxwell's boot, as he hits SWEET CHIN MUSIC OUT OF NOWHERE! The superkick immediately floors Jack, who begins to roll farther away from Maxwell as he holds his jaw. Maxwell immediately falls for the cover...1,2,3! But no! Jack got a foot on the bottom rope at the last second! Maxwell releases the cover and raises his arms in victory, oblivious to the fact that the ref is waving off that decision. The ref makes his way over to Maxwell, and immediately pushes his arm down and shakes his head, telling him that the match is not yet over. He points to the foot of Jack, but Maxwell falls to his knees and grabs the ref's shirt, pleading that it be ober, but the ref shakes his head yet again. Maxwell grabs his hair and seems intent on pulling it out, before quickly getting back up to his feet, where he goes over and drags Jack back to his feet, sticking his head in a standing head scissors in position for the HEARTBREAKER, but Jack is able to counter it into a modified backbody drop. Both men are down on the mat and appear out of it as the ref begins the count.

Jack is the first to stir as he begins to once again use the ropes for leverage. The blood he has over his forehead appears to have done nothing to Jack, as he gets back up to his feet, looking intently at Maxwell, who happens to be trying desperately back to his feet, even going so much as using the ref for leverage. Once back up to his feet, Jack, makes his way over to Maxwell and attempts a YAKUZA KICK , but Maxwell is lucky as he is able to duck it. The ref, however, is not so lucky, as he is taken out by the devastating kick. Jack looks down at the ref, who swears intently to himself, but he turns out to make the wrong move, as he take his eyes off of Maxwell, who nails him with ANOTHER LOW BLOW from behind. Jack immediately slumps back down to the mat, yet again, but Maxwell does not seem satisfied. Seeing the ref knocked out, Maxwell smirks to himself as the crowd begins to boo, knowing he has something evil in his mind. Maxwell quickly slides out of the ring, where both the ref and Jack Frost stay lying. Maxwell looks around, trying to wonder what he can use to further inflict pain on Jack, and he seems happy, an evil smirk coming over his face as he heads over to the announcer's station and grabs Victor Cross' chair.

The Voice- Not again! Maxwell is gonna steal this one!

Headhunter- You seem sad that Maxwell is going to win. I feel bad for you

Maxwell quickly climbs back into the ring, and moves to the turnbuckle opposite of where Jack is lying, holding his groin. Maxwell begins to pound away with the steel chair intently, the crowd going crazy, trying to warn Jack, who is getting back to his feet ever so slowly. As Jack gets more and more upright, Maxwell begins to pound away harder and harder, faster and faster. Once Jack is back up to his feet, he turns around right into STEEL CHAIR MUSI-NO! Jack ducks the chair shot, and not giving Maxwell any room, shoves him hard into the ropes. The chair ends up bouncing off the ropes and nailing Maxwell right back in the head. Maxwell drops the chair, and appears to be VERY groggy. Jack Frost capitalizes on this and quickly puts Maxwell in position for the NUCLEAR WINTER. Jack quickly hits the spinning Sitout Tombstone Piledriver, just as the ref begins to come to. Jack seems a bit winded himself after the move, but has enough strength to make a cover, as the ref slowly counts....1.......2.......3! It's over!

"Ultra" starts to play as Jack rolls off Maxwell, who appears to be well out of it. Jack raises his arms in victory from his knees, the ref raising his right arm. "And here is your winner, JACK FROST!" Jack looks dead serious still, regardless of the fact that he just won a huge match. He slowly gets back up to his feet, and instead of celebrating the victory, he quickly exits the ring and begins to head up the entrance ramp, so he can get cleaned up and rested for his next match.

The Voice- Frost has done it! He ended Conners' streak!

Headhunter- Yeah, well...Maxwell has been screwed time and time again, so this wasn't a huge suprise that he was cheated.

The Voice- Oh shut it Jim. Anyways, Frost advances to the semis, where he will meet the winner of the Kal/Demon match.

By this time, Frost is long gone, as Maxwell begins to slowly stir. He slowly gets back up to his feet, holding his head, when it hits him: he lost. The fans are laughing and cheering at that fact, and Maxwell swears to himself and shakes his head, before angrily leaving the ring and begins to head to the back. As he leaves, a chant starts: "Na na na na. Na na na na. Hy hey hey. Good bye!" Once Maxwell is to the top of the entrance ramp, he just shakes his head out of major frustration as the ring crew prepares for the next match.

Victor Cross: "The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is a Quarterfinal match in the Tournament of Gods with no time limit."

"Introducing first, weighing in at 250 pounds and standing 6 foot 4 inches tall, he is KID CHAOS!"

The Scorpion begins to blares over the sound system the fans all turn and look to see where Kid Chaos is coming from the song keeps playing

My life is everything
that feeds my lust.
That causes sin.
My wants are all I care.
No shame or guilt.
There's nothing there.
Look deep into my face.
I sell deceit without a trace.
Fear not what I can do
unless you want it done to you, oh-ohhh!

then a figure dressed in a black hooded rob emerges in the crowd and makes their way down the aisles they are surrounded by four security guards the figure makes their way to the security wall and then stands on top of it with their right hand raised holding a barbed-wire bat they then hops off the security wall then place the barbed-wire bat in one of the corners behind the posts then climbs the Turnbuckle form the out side with one foot on the first Turnbuckle an the other on the second then Stretches arms out then gets on the apron he reaches into the black void where a face should be and pulls out a pair of black sunglasses fold them up and hands then to the waiting technician he then takes off his robe revealing his camo pants and his camo vest he hands the robe to the technician he then unzips the vest revealing his trademark shirt he then hands the vest to the technician he then he gets in the ring and sits in the nearest corner with his arms stretched out over the second rope waiting for his opponent.

"And his opponent, weighing in at 242 pounds and standing 6 foot 4 inches tall, he is YURI YURIEVICH!"

While "Otherworld" composed by Nobuo Uematsu plays on the Barton Arena sound system Yuri Yurievich is spelled out on the Bartron and then switched to Russian text. The city of Russia and its wonderful sites are flashed in gray scale, eventually leading up to clips of Yuri Yurievich dominating his opponents in Indy matches across the country. These clips continue as Yuri walks out from the back and strolls down to the ring, getting cheered by the loyal Barton fans while he does so. Once Yuri has made it to the ring he stretches a bit as he prepares for this next match and he makes sure to keep his eye on his opponent as Jackie Kiddo sees if both men are ready before calling for the bell.

DING DING DING

With the sound of the ring bell both men begin to circle around the ring slowly, not wanting to make a mistake already in their first match of this tournament. After a bit of this circling they come together in the middle of the ring into a lock up which each tests the others strength in, only to find that they are about equal, just like their builds. Before long both see this isn't going much of anywhere as they each have only taken a step forward or back and finally KC breaks the lock up before nailing Yuri in the jaw with a right hand that staggers the former TV Champion. Usually Yuri might not take to brawling, but this time around he is more than ready to as it was KC who cost him that TV Title and he slams KC in the face with a right hand of his own. KC just grins at Yuri after he does this before coming back at Yuri with several hard right hands that back Yuri into the ropes before KC grabs the left wrist of Yuri and whips him across the ring at the far set of ropes. KC moves towards the center of the ring as Yuri comes back off the ropes and towards him again and bends down to hit Yuri with a Back Body Drop. Yuri stops this attempt by nailing KC in the face with a kick upon coming back and quickly placing KC in a front facelock to deliver an Implant DDT before rolling KC over for the first pin of this match, 1...2...KC kicks out. Yuri figured KC would easily kick out this early in the match and is back up to his feet in a hurry while dragging KC up by the hair as well. When Yuri gets KC back up to his feet however, KC suddenly nails Yuri in the face with another big right hand to knock Yuri away from him before hitting Yuri with a kick to the gut when Yuri tries to come back at him and placing Yuri into a front facelock to hit a DDT of his own on Yuri. KC doesn't cover like Yuri did as he knows the result already so he instead uses the time while Yuri is down to get back to his feet and go over to the near corner where he starts to remove the padding on the top turnbuckle. Jackie goes over to KC while he is doing this and tells him to stop, but Jackie is ignored until after KC gets the pad off and tells her to move out of the way, only to see Yuri charging in at him. At the very last second KC side steps Yuri and ends up making him slam face first into the exposed turnbuckle before slumping down in the corner. Jackie starts to yell at KC about this and threatens to DQ him, but KC reminds Jackie that he wasn't the one that made Yuri go into the turnbuckle before turning Yuri around into a sitting position in the corner to reveal that Yuri is bleeding from the forehead now.

KC smells the blood now and goes right to stomping on Yuri's head and chest in the corner while Jackie continues to try and do whatever she can to get the two separated, but she may be out of her league in this match thanks to both guys being well over six feet tall. KC continues his stomps to Yuri before finally grabbing Yuri by his head which seems to be even bloodier now and dragging him back up in the corner to hit a forearm to the face of Yuri and then place him into a front facelock. With Yuri stuck in this front facelock KC moves out of the corner into the middle of the ring before lifting Yuri up into the air, looking for a Vertical Suplex, but instead of just letting Yuri go KC keeps him held up in the air to allow the blood to rush to the head of Yuri so the former TV Champion will lose more blood. Upon holding him up for about 20 seconds, all of which the enthusiastic Durem fans count off while the Barton fans sit on their hands, KC drops Yuri back to complete the Stalling Vertical Suplex and then covers Yuri right after they hit the ground, 1...2...Yuri kicks out. KC doesn't even seem to care Yuri kicked out as he sits up on his knees after this pin and starts slamming Yuri in the forehead with right and left hands before grabbing Yuri's head with both hands and digging his fingers into the cut which Jackie gives a count to in an attempt to stop it, 1...2...3...4...KC just stops before five and smirks at Kiddo before once again digging his fingers into the cut on Yuri's forehead that is opening up more and more as time goes by in this match. 1...2...3...4...KC once again raises his now bloody hands into the air to signify that he has broken the hold before he begins to stand back up to his feet and once again drags Yuri along with him. With Yuri back up to his feet KC once again grabs him by the wrist, this time to whip him into the nearest corner, but Yuri keeps a hold on KC's arm when KC does this and reverses the whip so it is KC who slams into the corner hard back first. Yuri thinks better of trying to charge into a corner this time although this isn't the one with the exposed turnbuckle which Jackie has now fixed anyway. Instead Yuri moves in on KC slowly, trying to keep his focus on the match as the blood trickles out of his head.

Upon arriving in the corner Yuri nails KC with another hard right hand before slapping KC across the chest with an open hand chop that gets cheering and a few "Woos" from the crowd. Yuri then hits KC with a knife edged chop and another, and one more to show his anger at having to take a beating by KC early in this match. Once he is done having his fun in the corner Yuri grabs KC by the shoulders and pulls him out towards the middle of the ring before turning KC around and hitting KC with a high angle Back Suplex before going for a hopeful cover on KC, 1...2...KC kicks out with little trouble. Yuri is now feeling some desperation in this match as blood continues to come out of his head, not to a degree where he should be worried if this match goes on for maybe another five minutes, but one where he should definitely be worried after that. Yuri senses this and is quick to get back to his feet and pick KC back up as well where he then sets KC into a standing head scissors and hopes that another high impact move to the back may be able to end this match. When Yuri goes to lift KC up for this Powerbomb though KC nails Yuri in the face with a few right hands that make Yuri let go of KC and let him fall back to the ground before Yuri falls to his knees. Not allowing Yuri the chance to get up KC swiftly comes forward and slams his right knee into the face of Yuri who flops to the ground afterwards with the blood still spilling from the cut opened up earlier in this match. While KC may not always be known as a ring strategist he does know that this wound on Yuri's forehead and the blood Yuri is losing could easily be the key to his victory if he follows up on opening the cut up and he goes right to that as he circles around Yuri and grabs him up off the ground to place Yuri in a standing head scissors before planting him with a nasty Cradle Piledriver! Instead of going for a pin after this move KC allows Yuri to flop over onto his stomach before going over and sitting on Yuri's back to place Yuri in a Camel Clutch. Unlike a usual Camel Clutch though KC doesn't hold onto Yuri's chin and instead places Yuri in a sort of Crossface while digging his fingers into the cut of Yuri once again, determined to keep the blood flowing.

Jackie warns KC a few times to break it up with the ripping at the wound, but KC doesn't really listen and only releases it when Jackie gets angry enough to DQ him. After a little while of doing this KC places his hands back down at Yuri's chin before one at a time he lets go with an arm and slams Yuri with Crossfaces which should easily serve to open the growing cut on Yuri's head up more and more. The Durem fans count along with these Crossfaces as well and after ten brutal ones KC decides Yuri has had enough in this match and gets off Yuri before rolling him over onto his back for a cover, 1...2...Yuri kicks out. While he may be hurt Yuri isn't going to go down to a little blood loss, which really is a lot of blood loss, but either way he doesn't care. Still he seems a bit out of it and unable to do much as KC pounds on the ground demanding a three before standing up to his feet and stomping right at Yuri's forehead and the cut on it. After a few of these stomps KC reaches down and pulls Yuri back to his knees and hits another knee to the face of Yuri before pulling him up the rest of the way to his feet. Once KC has Yuri up he places Yuri into a standing head scissors and hooks both Yuri's arms to go for the CHAOS THEORY! NO! Yuri falls to one knee when KC goes to lift him up for the Chaos Theory, but Yuri can't do anything else as KC smashes another knee into the face of Yuri while keeping Yuri's arms hooked and once again going for the Chaos Theory! The result is the same though as Yuri drops down to one knee again, but before KC can knee Yuri in the face this time Yuri lunges forward and nails a head butt to the midsection of KC who unhooks Yuri's arms and backs away from Yurievich after this. Holding his head in his hands Yuri stands back up to his feet and for his troubles gets a kick to the abdomen by KC, but Yuri knows he doesn't have much of a chance to win this match and stays standing tall after this kick which angers KC who runs back at the near ropes and comes off of them at Yuri who ends up planting KC with an unexpected Lariat.

KC bounces off the ground thanks to this Lariat and gets up to a sitting position quickly, only to end up getting kicked in the chest by Yuri to put him down on the ground once more. Ready to pull out all the stops now Yuri runs at the nearest set of ropes which is perpendicular to where KC is laying and hits KC with the Running Thunder before quickly going into a cover, 1...2...KC kicks out. Now Yuri seems desperate as he stands back up to his feet slowly, trying to keep his balance and still holding his head to try and keep what he can of the blood coming from his head in, or at least slow the blood flow down. Yuri also has to make sure KC doesn't get back into this match which KC seems to be doing as he gets up to his knees while Yuri is trying to sort things out in his head. Quickly Yuri goes over to KC and grabs him by the hair with one hand to bring him back up to his feet, but just as quickly Yuri gets hit with a hard European Uppercut that knocks him backwards into the ropes. Yuri is determined to do whatever it takes to win here though and uses the little momentum he got from hitting the ropes to come back at KC with another Lariat, but KC kicks Yuri in the gut before Yuri can even make it and then places Yuri into a front facelock before lifting Yuri up into the air once more. Quickly after KC lifts Yuri into the air he lets Yuri fall back the way he came and slams Yuri's face into his knee as Yuri descends towards the ground. More blood spills from Yuri's head as he slams into KC's knee, but KC isn't done and keeps the front facelock held before lifting Yuri up into the air one more and hitting a simple yet effective Vertical Suplex on Yuri. When KC gets to his feet though he notices Jackie over checking Yuri who appears to not even be moving, but before Jackie can decide what to do KC goes over to Yuri and lifts him to his knees before placing him in a standing head scissors and hooking Yuri's arms to finish Yuri off. Suddenly though KC sees Jackie going over to the ropes and telling Victor Cross something.

DING DING DING

Victor Cross: "Ladies and gentlemen, due to the massive blood loss Yuri has suffered, referee Jackie Kiddo has decided he cannot compete and awards this match to Kid Chaos!"

In the ring KC can't seem to believe what he is hearing. Although he is a veteran of hardcore matches and knows Yuri is bleeding badly he can't believe Jackie stopped the match before he could finish Yuri off and suddenly lifts Yuri up and hits him with the CHAOS THEORY purely out of anger that he didn't before. Still KC can't complain about advancing to the Semi-Finals of the ToG and leaves for the back as paramedics from the back check on Yuri who seems to be unconcious in the middle of the ring after that Chaos Theory and thanks mostly to the massive amount of blood he has lost. While he continues to be checked on and the paramedics try to get him to the back we fade to a preview of the next and final Quarterfinal match in the ToG.

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Victor Cross enters the ring, the crowd getting ready for their last semi-final. "Ladies and Gentlemen, the following contest is a semi-final match for the BTWF Tournament of Gods II! The winner will go on to face Killa K in the finals!"

Once again, "The Scorpion" by MegaDeth blares over the sound system, but this time, Kid Chaos makes his way down the entrance ramp rather than through the crowd, doesn't wear his robe, simply the camo vest over his shirt and a pair of sunglasses, but the barbed wire bat is still in his hand. "Introducing first, from Boston, Massachusetts, weighing in at two hundred fifty pounds, he is a member of the Generation of Legends...KID CHAOS!!!"

Chaos walks over to the corner of the ring, dropping his bat by the steel steps and climbing up onto the top of the turnbuckles, stretching his arms a bit before jumping down and removing his vest and sunglasses, handing them off to an official as he drops down into a seated position in the corner, arms stretched out across the middle rope as his entrance theme fades out.

The guitar opening of "Better Than You" by Hellacopters hits, the crowd immediately beginning to boo and jeer heavily as Azure makes his way out through the curtains, looking out over the crowd with a smirk as he begins to make his way down the ramp, shrugging off any insults thrown his way and just continuing his nonchalant walk. "And his opponent, from Fairbanks, Alaska, weighing in at two hundred seven pounds, he is the Wrestling G.O.D...AUSTIN AZURE!!!"

Azure climbs up onto the apron and vaults over the top rope, looking over at Chaos for a moment before walking across the ring and mocking a few fans out at ringside before leaning down and stretching out a bit while Grey Fox checks to see if both men are ready. Once he's done stretching, Azure gives an affirmative along with Chaos', and Grey Fox steps back to call for the bell.

DING DING DING!!!

The two men walk forward, circling around for a few moments before locking up into a grapple, Azure sliding behind Chaos and pulling him into a Full Nelson. Chaos fights out of this and twists around, but Azure just moves around with him and pulls his arm right up into a Hammerlock. Azure then moves it into an Armbar, but Chaos twists out and pulls Azure into an Armbar of his own. Azure just turns his body around a bit, wrapping an arm around Chaos' head before taking him down to the mat with a Headlock takedown, pulling him into a Side Headlock on the mat. Chaos brings his hand up, trying to pull back on Azure's head, finally managing to do so and bring Azure into a Head Scissors. Azure rolls over to his feet, bending down while still in the Leg Scissors, but manages to pull out of it and jump forward, pulling Chaos into another Side Headlock. Moving up to his feet, Azure switches the hold into a Neck Crank, twisting Chaos' head to the side while fishooking the side of his mouth, but makes sure to turn Chaos away so that the ref doesn't see it, the crowd booing that. Chaos forces Azure back into the ropes, managing to grab one of them, making Grey Fox tell Azure to break the hold, which he does. Grey Fox forces a clean break on the two, not letting Chaos retaliate after that, moving them away from each other a bit. Chaos and Azure move back to the middle of the ring, this time going into a Knucklelock, but Azure knows he has the disadvantage in a test of strength, and quickly releases one hand to roll up over in the move and twist Chaos' other arm back into an Overhead Wristlock. Azure cranks the arm back hard as Chaos cringes, moving in circles around Azure and trying to pull away, but Azure just sweeps his legs and takes him down to the mat with the move. Azure then pulls Chaos' arm back up straight, then does a Leg Drop right onto his elbow before locking in an Arm Scissors and rolling over to hold himself over Chaos, stretching Chaos' elbow out over his leg and also pushing his shoulders down to the mat. "1...2" Chaos gets a shoulder up, but is still in the submission hold.

Chaos throws some punches right up into Azure's ribs, forcing the Wrestling G.O.D. to roll back over off of him and lock in another Arm Scissors to his side, bending his elbow up over his leg again by pulling on his arm. Chaos finally manages to roll up and out of the move, grabbing Azure's legs and crossing them before moving forward to lock in an Inverted Deathlock while pulling back on Azure's chin and neck. Chaos abandons this after a moment to grab Azure's arm and drive a knee into it before starting to pull it and the other arm back in what looks like a Rings Of stretch, but Azure places his foot on the rope before Chaos can get it locked in. Chaos lets go, but just as Azure moves his foot off the rope, Chaos grabs his arm again and pulls him up to his feet in a Hammerlock. Azure easily twists out of that one and pulls it into an Armbar, twisting it back around into another Overhead Wristlock before dropping backwards in an Armwrench Takedown, keeping the Overhead Wristlock held in on the mat. Azure shifts a bit before pushing his foot down on Chaos' hand, now standing up and keeping the hold locked in with pressure from his foot, flexing his muscles as he stands over Chaos and smirking down at him, the crowd booing the blatant egotism. Chaos manages to pull his arm out from under Azure's boot, shaking his hand out, but Azure just grabs his arm again and lifts him back up to his feet before twisting his arm around his neck in a Cross-Arm Stretch, holding it there for a few moments before spinning Chaos out to full arm length and pulling him into a Short-Arm Clothesline, following it up with a pin. "1...2" Chaos kicks out. Azure ignores this, pulling Chaos over and wrenching his arm back up into a Hammerlock, but then turns him around and pulls him into a Front Chancery. Chaos pushes Azure back into the corner, forcing Azure to break the hold, but Azure then reaches up and slides his forearm across Chaos' face before pushing him back away from the corner, Chaos stumbling backwards a bit and rubbing over his eyes, the crowd booing the unclean break from Azure.

As they both move out of the corner, Chaos pushes Azure back, the two men walking forward and getting into a short staredown before Azure shoves Chaos again. Chaos does the same, Azure smirking a bit as he gets pushed away, but suddenly reaches down and pulls Chaos' leg out from under him, taking him down to the mat and locking in a quick Kneebar. Azure turns it over into a Leglock, but Chaos fires off a chop across Azure's chest. Azure responds with a harder wrench on Chaos' knee, then ducks the next chop and rolls Chaos over to lock in a Deathlock STF. Chaos cringes as he's put into the submission hold, fighting over to the ropes and grabbing the bottom one, forcing Azure to break the hold. Of course, Azure doesn't stop until a four count, and then immediately pulls Chaos away from the ropes by his leg before twisting it around to pull him down and lock in an Indian Deathlock. Chaos turns and slaps across Azure's chest, but Azure responds with a chop. The two trade slaps and chops for a few moments while Azure keeps Chaos in the submission, but a big slap from Azure finally forces the Wrestling G.O.D. to swing his free leg up and hook Chaos' head with it while grabbing his near arm and twisting it up into an Armbar, still keeping the Indian Deathlock held in. The crowd seems a little impressed at Azure's combination of submissions, but a quick middle finger to a group of fans clapping for it shuts them up right away. Azure breaks this hold after a few moments, lifting Chaos back up and going for another arm submission, but Chaos turns and grabs Azure by the head, lifting him up and dropping him hard into the mat with an Impaler DDT. Chaos rolls Azure over and goes for a cover. "1...2" Azure kicks out. Chaos lifts Azure back up, then quickly begins to try and twist around as Azure attempts to go for another hold. Chaos moves too much for Azure to get in a good hold, and the exchange ends with Chaos hitting a Drop Toe Hold before pulling Azure into a Front Facelock on the mat. Chaos makes his way up to his feet, but Azure spins out of the hold and pulls Chaos into his own Front Facelock, holding it in down on the mat.

Azure turns the move into a Front Chancery as he pulls Chaos' arm into a Hammerlock, lifting him up to his feet and keeping the hold in for a few more moments before pushing Chaos into the ropes and whipping him across the ring. Chaos wraps his arms around the top rope to stop his momentum, then quickly lifts Azure up as he comes back and throws him over the ropes. Azure barely manages to grab the top rope and turn around, but Chaos hits a Dropkick right into his gut that sends him off the apron and down to the ground below. Chaos climbs out onto the apron and waits for Azure to get up, then jumps off and hits a Flying Axe Handle, knocking Azure back down. Chaos picks Azure up and hits a right hand to his head that sends Azure stumbling back to lean against the ringpost. Chaos then runs forward and goes for a Clothesline, but Azure ducks down, making Chaos slam his arm right into the ringpost. Azure stands up and grabs Chaos, slamming his shoulder into the ringpost before throwing him into the ring barrier arm first, walking over and scraping the side of his boot across Chaos' face, the crowd booing Azure. Azure picks Chaos back up, pulling him into a Hammerlock and clubbing into his shoulder with his free hand before whipping Chaos arm-first into the steel once again. Azure grabs Chaos by the head and rolls him back into the ring this time, sliding him in to follow. Azure grabs Chaos' arm and pulls it into an Armbar before punching down into his shoulder, then drags him over to the ropes and draps his injured arm across the top rope. Azure then kicks Chaos' legs out from under him, making his entire body weight pulld own on his arm, Chaos cringing at that. Azure follows it up with a swift kick into his ribs for good measure before lifting him up to his feet. Chaos attempts to chop Azure, but uses his bad arm and cringes after doing so, following it up with a European Uppercut from his good arm this time. Chaos hops up onto the top turnbuckle, sitting against the ropes as he pulls Azure into a Front Facelock, trying to lift him up, but Azure just pulls his arm away and throws him off the corner with an Arm Drag.

Azure walks over and goes down to cover Chaos. "1...2..." Chaos kicks out. Azure covers him again, this time digging his forearm down into Chaos' face. "1...2..." Chaos kicks out again. Azure scowls a bit, then grabs Chaos' arm and pulls him up to his feet with an Overhead Wristlock, Chaos moving over towards the ropes, but Azure just pulls him back and slams him down with a Backbreaker, using his Overhead Wristlock for leverage. Azure quickly follows this up with a pin. "1...2..." Chaos kicks out. Azure pulls Chaos away from the ropes before twisting his arm into another Overhead Wristlock, this time bringing him up to his feet and pulling him into a Reverse Waistlock before pulling Chaos back into a German Suplex, dropping him right on his head and bridging. "1...2..." Chaos kicks out, but Azure holds on, bringing him back up to his feet. Chaos manages to switch the hold to go behind Azure, however, only to have Azure point out into the crowd and tell Grey Fox to look. Grey Fox takes the bait, and Azure swings his leg up into a low blow on Chaos, the crowd booing heavily as Grey Fox turns around and asks Azure what he meant. Azure just ignores Grey Fox, picking Chaos back up only to be hit with a big forearm from the larger wrestler. Chaos attempts to use his bad arm, seeing as that's the stronger one normally, but it still causes him pain afterwards, especially after he follows up with another chop. Chaos finishes it with a big forearm that knocks Azure down to a sitting position, but Chaos clutches his arm afterwards, cringing. Reaching down, he picks Azure back up and pushes him back into the corner, hitting a chop with his weak arm before following it up with a forearm from his bad arm, cringing and clutching it again afterwards. Chaos hits a boot to the gut then sweeps Azure's legs, making him fall down into a sitting position in the corner, quickly running across the ring and coming back to hit a Running Knee right into Azure's face. Chaos walks out of the corner, shaking off his arm and wincing a bit from the lingering pain.

However, as he turns around again, he gets caught with a chop from Azure, who follows that up with a punch and a European Uppercut, but Chaos fires back with a chop from his weak arm before hitting a European Uppercut of his own, still using his weak arm. This knocks Azure down into the ropes, and Chaos follows with a quick Rocking Horse Splash before pulling Azure off them and whipping him across the ring, catching the Wrestling G.O.D. with a Back Body Drop, getting good elevation on the move and sending Azure down onto the mat hard. Chaos goes over for a cover, but can't hook Azure's leg because of his bad arm. "1....2..." Azure kicks out. Chaos rolls Azure onto his stomach and twists his leg around, falling forward to lock in an STF. Azure cringes a bit as he's put in the submission hold, but slowly works his way over to the ropes, managing to grab the bottom one and get out of it before Chaos can cause any big damage. Chaos picks Azure back up and pulls him away from the ropes with a Snapmare, knocking him down onto his back and hitting a Knee Drop right onto Azure's face. Chaos then moves over to the corner, this time climbing up onto the turnbuckles and perching there for a moment before jumping off and hitting a Flying Elbow Drop into Azure's chest, making sure to use his un-injured arm. Chaos follows this up with a pin, but still can't hook the leg. "1...2..." Azure kicks out. Chaos slowly gets back up to his feet, deciding to go back over to the corner, climbing up again, but once he gets to the top, Azure is there. Azure hits a forearm before hitting a European Uppercut, climbing up onto the middle ropes and hooking his arms around Chaos' waist before falling back and throwing him off the turnbuckles with a Super Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Both men land hard in the ring, lying on the ground for a few moments. Both men get back up to their feet, but Chaos rushes Azure with a Clothesline with his bad arm, only to get it twisted around into a Hammerlock before Azure turns forward and levels Chaos with the NIGHTFALL!!!

Azure quickly covers Chaos. "1...2..." Chaos gets a foot on the ropes, so Azure hooks both his legs and pulls him away from the ropes with a cradle. "1...2..." Chaos kicks out this time, and Azure curses under his breath. Azure lifts Chaos back up and whips him into the corner this time, but Chaos stops his momentum by sticking his leg out and kicking off the turnbuckle, turning around and catching Azure in a Snake Eyes right onto the top turnbuckle. Chaos pulls Azure away from the corner, then hooks his arms, lifting him up in the air and holding him for a few seconds there before dropping down and nailing the CHAOS THEORY!!! But Chaos' arm fails him in mid-move, so Azure ends up hitting the mat with more of his shoulder than his head as Chaos' arm goes limp. Still, Azure seems to be dazed, and Chaos slumps over him for a pin, clutching his shoulder. "1...2..." Azure gets a shoulder up. Chaos stands back up, this time calling for the end as he lifts Azure back up to his feet, pulling him into a Front Facelock before lifting him up onto his shoulder for a Gutwrench, then spins him out into the MALEVOLENT DD-NO!!! Azure bashes his arm as Chaos tries to spin him out, making Azure drop Chaos, but Azure is quickly back up to his feet, pulling Chaos' arm into a Hammerlock and then into a Front Chancery, then drops down in a Hammerlock DDT! Azure stands up, untwisting Chaos' arm from the Hammerlock and turning around to step over his back, hooking both Chaos' arms in a Double Chickenwing, then flips forward into the SHATTERED DESTINY!!! Chaos cries out as he's put in the devastating submission hold, frantically flailing his feet around to try and get to the ropes, but Azure has it locked in in the middle of the ring, and Chaos gives up after several seconds in the hold.

The crowd boos and jeers as "Better Than You" starts up again and Azure gets up to his feet, smirking as he looks down at Chaos. "Here is your winner, who will advance to the finals...AUSTIN AZURE!!!"

Azure turns and exits the ring, heading back up the entrance ramp with a smile on his face, knowing he has some time to recover during the next match before he procedes to the finals. Officials come down to help Chaos out of the ring and get some attention for his arm, now beginning to set up the ring for the next match.