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System by Chester Bennington begins to play as the lights in the arena dim down. On the titantron, a video begins to play, starting with a highlight of Drako performing a moonsault.



Finally, the Soaring Dragon steps out onto the stage, a spotlight coming down on him as the only light in the arena. Dressed in black jeans and a dark navy blue sleeveless shirt, over which is a specially designed dark blue trenchcoat with a Dragon symbol in white on the back, he stands and looks out at the arena filled with fans, his first appearance here since last year. In his hands is a black metal bat, also new.



On the titantron, more of Drako's highlights appear, including a personal highlight of winning the Deific championship, mixed in with strange images of mountains, trees, and a strange old wooden cabin with a single light in it.

"Making his way to the ring, from St. Louis, Missouri, weighing in at 200 pounds, Drako!"



On the titantron, the screen goes a crimson red as Drako begins to make his way down the ramp. The spotlight follows him and the titantron changes again, resorting back to some of his other championship highlights, but still flickering back to the mountains, the trees, and the cabin, as well as shadowed shots of his face. as he approaches the ring, the music moves on into the chorus and then into the bridge.



The titantron images have changed again, as Drako walks up the steps and goes through the ropes to enter the ring

I will not die
Why is everything so ******** hard for me?
I will not die
Why is everything so ******** hard for me?
I will not die

Drako stands and looks out at the crowd, then turns to the entrance to await the arrival of his opponent while the music dies out.

While doing so, he removes the coat and places the bat in a corner. He takes the time to check the straps on his gloves, also a navy blue in color with dragon emblems on them as well.

Drako never takes an eye of an opponent, especially a larger one. Mckay makes a cardinal error here, charging in rather aggressively, but the Soaring Dragon is ready. Drako hops over the charging big man, landing behind him, and attempts to quickly catch his head and drop him with a falling neckbreaker

Drako kips up to the cheers of the fans, and turns to go right after Mikey, attempting to catch his arm as he gets up and irish whip him to the ropes

the whip is reversed and Drako hits the ropes. He'd counted on that reversal and looks to go low and slide through Mikey's legs to get behind him, then roll him into a schoolboy pin. Has to keep this more at his pace than Mikey's if he wants to win here

going to be hard to catch Drako in a former finishing manuever, though not a bad idea. Still, while his arm is caught, he puts th other up to block Mikey from getting his arm around his head.. Meanwhile, he hooks his other arm under Mikey's leg and looks to flip him backwards into a second pinning predicament

Drako steps back after the kick out and watches Mikey. He gives a nod, an acknowledgement to the larger competitor. Drako has always been the one in the family most concerned with stealing the show, and Mikey's going to let him do that today. He circles around a bit, ready to go again

Drako is caught this time, forced into the corner before being hit with several shoulder blocks, driving the air from him. Eventually, the ref has to intervene here