[X] The lights off in the arena as the music hit. Smoke atarted to rise on the stage as the Alpha Male came up on a lift.
I torture you~ Take my hand through the flames I torture you~ Im a slave to your (Im just a sucker for pain!) Games I wanna chain you up! I wanna toe you down! I'm just a sucker for pain!
Bison raised his arms as flames blasted from the sides of the stage, the lights turning back on as the Caribbean Colossus walked down the ramp with purpose.
making his way to the ring from Barbados. Coming in at 7 feet 350 pounds, the Alpha Male: Bison!
Bison headed up the corner steps, stepping over the ropes into the ring. He stood in the middled of the ring, beating his chest shouting "ALL HAIL! THE ALPHA MALE!"
He then turned to the other side, giving a sidechest pose to show off his ever impressive physique before heading to his corner.
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Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 9:27 pm
The lights cut off across the arena following Bison's entrance, a palpable excitement running like lightning through the crowd as fans got ready for the show's opening match. The darkness was thick, the audience flashing cameras and using phone lights to try and get a glimpse of the stage during the pregnant pause, unable to see much further than themselves. Then, a voice boomed out loudly, accompanied by a large icon appearing on the titantron.
IT'S SHOOOOOWTIIIIIIME!
The fans got loud, music starting as the image appeared, a voice rapping while the fire and shadow danced on the stage with plumes of fireballs lifting three feet from the stage before vanishing again, making a sequence of flames that both showed off the empty stage and raised the temperature of the arena slightly.
Probably could've lived the whole life when you didn't even land as a blip on my radar Now that you been in my sights, got a nice plot picked in the bed of my graveyard Everything I touch get killed, I'mma slide in the rink, And I'm splitting that face guard All I gotta do is wait for the right moment like, Wait, I feel a beat drop on the eighth bar...
As the beat drops, the flames suddenly rose in pillars that popped some fifteen feet high, pyro erupting like a volcano. Where the stage was empty before, a figure slowly lifted from under the stage like a demon, Salem literally rising to the occasion while the fans showed him love and showered him with cheers upon his arrival. Bare-chested, the Gypsy Savage had his various tribal tattoos on display from across his collarbone to his shoulders and down both arms, ending where his wrist tape began and wove around his forearms, fists, and fingers. Military style fatigues with snake patterns painted in black and gray went down to sturdy steel-toed boots of polished black leather. Salem, however, stood sternly on the stage surrounded by the fire, his eyes venomous and muscles rigid like a coiled snake prepared to strike.
Living for the fam, my soldiers Once in a lifetime life, twice over All these bitches thinking they hot, 'till I smolder All these bitches thinking they hot, when I'm solar All these bitches thinking they hot, when I'm colder Shaking off the rust to brush up my quota It ain't have to be this way, man, I told ya Heater from the head to toe, I'll bi-pole ya, oh no!
You can't even see the plan, I got it tinted You ain't seen the vision, and your people, I can see them squinting Me, I'm gifted, pull up with the heater 'cause the heater lift 'em Told you, I'm the coldest with the heater 'cause it leave 'em rigid See 'em limp acetaminophen, b***h, you gon' need a wicken Had to put your team into the negative to see the difference Everybody speak it like they did it, b***h, you need to zip it See the digits every time I speak, a sentence people listen
You gon' turn me back to the old me To a monster, I just wanted low key Old man s**t, I just wanted more peace Then you turn the piece on me that was OD Gotei Thirteen, that was all me How you gonna flex on me, I'm the OG Told me get on your level, that's a low leap Power rules everything, b***h, that's the motif
Salem started down the ramp, walking past the fire that continued bursting across the stage behind him, the eager crowd shouting and reaching for him. Ordinarily, Salem would be happy to glad-hand and pose for pictures with his fans on the way to the ring, but this time he had only one person on his mind and it was the giant standing in the ring before him. Months, Salem had waited and prepared for this moment. He'd trained hard, been beaten up by a whole dynasty of destructive wrestlers to ready himself for this reunion. His eyes were laser focused on Bison, but rather than go straight into the ring, Salem paced slowly around it, like a predator stalking its prey, the chorus playing as he did so.
Everybody say they running the scene How you run it when you gunning for me Everytime I stand, they run for the seat I ain't come to you, you up here with me No games Youngin you don't want a run in with me, no way You should just stay in your lane We aren't the same Forgot that I come from the slums, forgot that I come from the streets Forgot that I come with them ones, forgot that I come with the heat Forgot that I run with the wolves, baby, that means that I run with the beasts Now you think you do it like me, can't nobody do it like me, no way
After a lap around the ring, Salem started up the ring steps, standing on the apron and continuing to stare down his enemy, eyes locked like a serpent smelling blood in the air. He ducked under the top rope and stepped onto the canvas, walking to within six feet of the large man as the announcer spoke across the PA system.
"...and his opponent...standing at six-foot, three inches tall and weighing in at two-hundred thirty-five pounds! From Indianapolis, Indiana! He is 'The Copperhead'! 'The Gypsy Savage'! 'The Nap Town Nightmare'! He is..."SHOOOOWTIME" SALEM CROFT!"
The music faded out slowly as his introduction was made, the audience worked into a frenzy at the long anticipated rematch between these two men, salivating at the prospect of violence! For his part, Salem's expression hadn't changes since he rose from the stage, still firmly staring at the big man as he looked slightly up into Bison's eyes, flexing his fists and testing the tightness of the tape binding them.
J.R.: "We're happy to have you with us tonight, ladies and gentlemen, for what's sure to be an exciting event! WWFG Backlash, kicking off with a match months in the making!"
King: "I gotta say, J.R., Salem looks scarier now than he did before he got hurt! Did you see that fire?! That can't be safe!"
J.R.: "Well, King, 'safe' isn't a word I'd use to describe this! These two men have been out for each other's blood for a while now, I have a feeling tonight will be no exception! You can see it in Salem's eyes that this is very personal for him!"
King: "You couldn't PAY ME to look at Bison like that!"
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 9:56 pm
Bison cracked his neck, rolling his shoulders as he smirked. Salem may be acting different, but the Alpha Male felt this match would happen just the same way.
Jr: and we are underway in our opening match. Bison vs Croft.
King: you can feel the tension in the nosebleeds!
The bell rang, Bison immediatly lunging forward as he aimed to force Salem back into a corner.
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Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 10:05 pm
Salem may have looked stoic, but his mind and reflexes were sharp as ever, catching notice of Bison's charge and sidestepping to deliver a snap kick to the side of the big man's knee in retaliation! Using his quickness to his advantage, Salem looked to taunt the bigger man with his speed and use some of the strategies he'd learned training with Marcus and Jarel Damone these past few months to try and capitalize early on the giant's bull rush, shuffling like a riled up snake across the canvas!
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 10:44 pm
Bison let out a grunt as the kick snapped against his leg once more Salem wanted to try dancing away from him. The alpha male turned to face, opening his arms up in a frustrated pose.
"Really now? You're just going to run away again, Salem? You think that's going to beat me?" He taunted, slapping his chest. "Come on now, face me like a man showtime! "
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Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 11:00 pm
Salem smirked and shook his head, pacing at a distance as he listened to Bison grandstand, his body primed and ready for a fight as he moved from toe to toe, the crowd eating up Bison's annoyance as the giant taunted Salem.
"You may throw your weight around, but you ain't throwing mine. I thought you were an alpha male. Or is big, bad Bison scared to get snakebit?"he chipped back, cracking his knuckles with a grin.
Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 12:34 am
Bison let out a bellowing laugh.
"Me? Scared of you? What do I have to be scared of? Afraid you'll bleed on me again? ". In the ultimate form of disrespect, Bison dropped down to one knee, beckoning to Salem. "You think you have fangs? The come...take your shot...BOY"
Jr: oh come on now! This is just unsportsmanlike.
King: even on one knee Bison is a towering juggernaut. I dont think I'd go for it myself, JR.
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 3:46 am
Salem watched Bison's hubris as he took a knee and offered a free shot, tilting his head to the side as though to say it wasn't something he was interested in. But, looking around at the crowd, he offered his hands up in query, the fans clapping with approval! With a shrug, Salem ran forward towards Bison as though he were about to step up on his bent knee and deliver a Shining Wizard...but instead, Salem slipped past to the ropes behind Bison, leaping off the middle rope to carry his momentum into another snap kick aimed at the back of Bison's head!
Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 8:54 am
As was seen before during hus debut agaisnt the Butler, Bisons show of hubris was merely a ruse. Perched on his knee, Bisons muscles coiled like a spring ready to pounce like a big predator.
When Salem slipped past him, the Alpha Male sprang up and spun on his heel, snatching showtime by the neck midair.
"You think it'd be that easy!?" He shouted when Salems feet touched the mat as he held him by the goozle. He then released a mighty roar as he attempted to plant Showtime down with a quick chokeslam.
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 9:19 am
Of course it was a trap, Salem thought to himself all too late as Bison gripped him by the throat to a chorus of boos from the crowd. But you miss 100% of the chances you don't take, and taking chances is what Salem would have to do if he was going to pull out a victory! Right now, however, Salem was taking a bump to the canvas as Bison chokeslammed him, Croft clutching his back a second to instinctively feel everything was in place before rolling to the ropes!
"I told ya, J.R.!"
"That may be, King, but I promise you, Salem is down but not out! He's got a little girl looking up to him, and she wants to see her daddy win tonight!"
"Well, I hope he has good life insurance!"
Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 9:35 am
"You see Salem? I've changed too...but what hasnt changed is you cant beat me! Gimme that leg!"
Bison bellowed as he went to grab Salem by the leg, looking to drag him from the ropes and roll him over into a single leg boston crab.
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 9:39 am
Salem was a little rattled but not out of it, aware of Bison's approach as he got up to the middle rope! As Bison grabbed at his leg, however, Salem would push off with his other leg and twist, attempting the Shining Wizard he'd feinted before in effort to shut Bison up with a kick to the jaw and break his grip!
Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 10:20 am
The desperate kick landed flush, causing Bison to lose his grip and stagger backwards.
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 1:39 pm
The audience lit up as Bison was kicked in the mouth, relinquishing his grip on Salem's leg and stumbling back from the deft counter! Salem got back up off the ropes and looked to capitalize, trying to springboard from the middle rope and launch himself at the big man with a missile Dropkick!
"You see, King?! I told ya, Croft is a crafty son of a gun! He's not going down tonight without a fight!"
"You say that now, J.R., but Bison is still standing! Can't pin a man who's standing up!"
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