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Presents
From Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York....
A single light shines behind a womanly figure that is walking towards the camera, through a dark hallway.
“Luke 23:43”
Images of roses, both growing and burning, flash on the screen as the woman walks forward.
“Truly, I say to you…”
Clips play of Reagan Cole throwing strikes at a punching bag before yelling directly at the camera.
“Today you shall be with me…”
The screen flashes and two more figures, that of a man and another woman, appear on either side of the original figure.
The faint sound of a baby crying is heard as short clips of each competitor is shown one after the other.
Taboo receiving a pep talk from his fellow Enhanced stablemates, as it transitions to show Alexandra Maria being guarded by Marcus Mason as if they are being swarmed by paparazzi.
Mike Valander, hopping off of a horse, removing his bandanna and throwing up the metalhead hand sign. Izalith stalks in the background, the screen flashes and he appears in front of the camera with a closeup of the glowing eyes on his mask.
“In paradise…”
The Garden of Eden structure flashes on the screen from different angles as chanting and screaming can be heard. Inside the structure, Patriot sits cross-legged staring at the LDW World Championship in his lap and it transitions to Brian Toogood kissing the hand of Stacey Keys before they both smugly look towards the camera.
The three figures from earlier are now front and center, revealing them to be Slate Bass, Eden and Princess Nova.
“My creation; the sadistic beauty before you tonight will be a true display of art, power and will.”
Eden takes Slate’s hand and looks at Nova.
“My creation is unlike anything you’ve ever known.”
Eden leans in and kisses Nova’s forehead. She responds by giving a curtsy and skips off behind camera.
“Welcome…to the Garden of Eden!”
The hallway brightens up suddenly and is filled with vines, roses and various other flowers/plants.
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As the music for the show plays out, we get a glimpse into the arena. The ring is already set up for the Garden of Eden match with the barbed-wire structure down on the ring and most the stuff from a traditional match is gone. We see the rampway lead up to the stage where the screens are wrapped in barbed wire and roses. At ringside, Rodney Perkins and Doctor Smooth Wally Shine sit, ready to call the action.
Perkins: Ladies and gentlemen, we are coming to you live from the historic Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York for the aptly named Garden of Eden!
Shine: Our biggest show to date, on the biggest stage to date with the most violent match of our time!
Perkins: We have two very personal matches set up inside the Garden of Eden match. For our world title, it is Brian Toogood looking to get the definitive win over Patriot and to take his title from him.
Shine: They are 3-3 against each other, so this will be the one true rubber match with the most at stake.
Perkins: And, starting tonight, we have two friends… or former friends, it’s a little hard to define it, Reagan Cole faces off against the ReNovated, Princess Nova.
Shine: Don’t forget, we have a new title coming into play. The LDW Anarchy Championship. Can Mike Valander survive the monster Izalith? Or will the Anarchy Championship fall into his clutches?
Perkins: And in an odd match-up, the cult favourite of Enhanced, Taboo, will be against the Party Princess, Alexandra Marie.
Shine: Let’s get this night started.
Garden of Eden Match
Reagan Cole vs Princess Nova
With the barbed-wire structure wrapped around the ring, with very few elements of the regular ring left, the inhumane structure, The Garden of Eden, is here. With several weapons around the sides of it, including a few off the wall items, this match will put two friends who have been at a complicated part in their relationship in a fight.
Perkins: Here we have the first Garden of Eden match opening things up tonight. And with it, two “friends,” are going to reluctantly do battle.
Shine: This may be Reagan Cole’s chance to beat some sense into Nova after her transformation. But… with this new Nova in her mentor’s match, how will this end up for Reagan Cole.
EMTs are seen at ringside as well, stressing the danger of this match.
Garcia: Ladies and gentlemen, your opening match is the Garden of Eden Match! While inside the Garden of Eden, competitors are forbidden from wearing anything that covers their hands. If either competitor leaves the barbed-wire cage at any point, that will be considered a forfeit and their opponent will be declared the winner. The only weapons allowed in this match are those within, attached to or hanging from the structure itself, any other weapons introduced after the bell is rung are considered illegal and use of them will be deemed a disqualification. There are no formal pin-falls or submissions in this match; the only way to win is by keeping your opponent down for a referee’s count of ten or if a competitor gives up by notifying the referee at any point in the match.
Drawing a strong amount of cheers in the World’s Most Famous Arena is the theme music of the British Apprentice, Reagan Cole. After a few moments, a very focused Reagan Cole makes his way out on the stage, starring at the structure he will fight in. For this match, his normally maroon jacket is switched out for a blue colour and he has a t-shirt for Star Wars featuring the logo for “A New Hope.” Slowly, he makes his way down the ramp as Clarissa Garcia introduces him.
Garcia: Introducing first, from Essex, England, weighing in at 215 pounds, he is the British Apprentice, Reagan Cole!
Perkins: Fighting to bring back a friend, Reagan Cole is probably the most focused he has ever been, even more than when he was fighting for the LDW World Championship last PPV. This is a personal level that we have not seen from him.
Shine: And with his calls for Nova’s family being on deaf ears, he is the main one who has a chance to save her. And as we saw with this… shock win over Slate Bass, the focus may be there.
Perkins: But in this structure, standing across from Princess Nova, will there be any resistance?
Walking around the ring, Reagan Cole keeps his eyes on the sharp barbed-wire cage. Perhaps the most dangerous match possible in wrestling. His career is at risk merely stepping inside of it. The referees at ringside open the flap for Reagan Cole and he steps into the ring. With no turnbuckles or ropes, there is nothing stopping him from touching the sharp barbed wire. Getting on one of the small corner platforms, he looks at the barbed wire closely before stepping down. He removes his jacket and hands it to the officials outside, keeping his t-shirt on as a lone bit of protection for the barbed wire. His theme music fades away and he stands in the middle of the ring, waiting for a few moments.
Finally, we hear music.
Eerie and whimsical music plays as the lights of the arena dim. Slowly, multiple people dressed in dresses make their way out while wearing masks bearing various doll-like designs, each of them holding am umbrella. The first two have short dresses with ripped ends, the next two have mid-drift dresses, and the final two have long princess-like dresses. They stand, mirror one another, in diagonal lines. They each twirl their umbrellas forward, revealing that they all spell out one word…
“ReNovate…”
Then, they put their umbrellas back on their shoulders and the theme music cuts.
Perkins: What in the…
Shine: ...Uhh…
Briefly, “Now” by Paramore plays as normal, before “Imaginary” by Evanescence takes over and the lights are a light violet for the arena. Slowly, between where all the ladies are standing, Princess Nova rises up, showing a dark green attire, along with her normal tiara, adding an opera mask and long, glistening cape. Oddly enough, the New York crowd are still giving her a favourable reaction, perhaps still supporting her no matter the form. The ladies all curtsy to her and she returns it, before reaching up for her mask.
Garcia: And his opponent, originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, now hailing from the Land of Make-Believe, she is the Torn Angel…
Slowly removing her mask to show her normal, wide grin.
Garcia: Princess Nova!
The ladies behind her grab her cape to lift it up and slowly she walks down the ramp.
Perkins: Talk about a new Nova… This new grandeur, whimsy, yet underlying unsettling feeling. Eden and Slate Bass created a new Princess Nova, and they are sending her out in Eden’s own match.
Shine: And we, much like Reagan Cole, have seen some reluctance from Nova in harming her friend. But she has continually stressed she will do “What is needed and no more.” But if Reagan Cole pushes her, then we may see her take things to a dark place.
With Nova heading down the ramp, Reagan Cole stares forward, shaking his head. He doesn’t enjoy seeing Nova like this. At the end of the ramp, Princess Nova removes her satin gloves as they are not allowed in this match, and hands them to two of the masked ladies. Two more unclip her cape as the last two drag it away. Princess Nova takes off her tiara, giving it a small kiss before placing it down and entering the cage. A referee puts on some black gloves and steps inside of the cage, the lone opening is shut, and Princess Nova stands across from her friend as her theme music fades away.
Summary:
Upon the ring of the bell, there is a good minute of waiting before either of them attempt to fight. The tension instead builds, with the majority of the crowd chanting “Reagan Cole,” and a small, but vocal section chanting for Princess Nova. Reagan Cole steps forward. “We don’t have to do this…” he says calmly. “Remember at Declaration? We can just have fun, not hurt each other.” There is a small bit of personal turmoil seen on Princess Nova’s face…
And then she slaps him across the face!
Slowly, Reagan Cole looks at Princess Nova and she is glaring forward, her fists clenched. Before Reagan Cole can respond, she quickly follows up with an elbow and a series of quick kicks to the stomach and legs. Reagan Cole bends down and Princess Nova kicks her leg up, catching him on the chin and he stumbles back in front of the barbed wire. Princess Nova runs for a dropkick-
And the British Apprentice sidesteps it, Princess Nova’s boots clipping the barbed-wire! Princess Nova quickly stumbles up as Reagan Cole hits her with a Knee-Lift! Grabbing her by the head, he starts to push her towards the sharp barbed wire. “Why- Won’t- You- Snap out of this!?” He shouts as he pushes her towards the deadly sides of the cage. At first, Princess Nova reaches for the mouth, trying to lock in the Queen’s Hand, but Reagan Cole avoids it and she has to resort to an eye-rake to get him off!
A rare underhanded tactic from Princess Nova temporarily blinds Reagan Cole and she quickly follows up with a Backstabber! Reagan Cole bounces off her knees as he is pulled back and for now, Princess Nova has the advantage.
As Princess Nova grabs the first weapon in the match, it begins with a classic, a steel chair. Showing a brief moment of mercy, Princess Nova shouts, “Sorry, friend!” before cracking the steel on his back! Then, she drops the steel chair. “Oh no…” She shakes her head. “Too violent…” before suddenly changing her tune again and grabs it again. She throws it towards Reagan Cole’s head…
But he catches it! Reagan Cole catches the chair and slowly lowers it. Concerned, Princess Nova runs and Cole spears it into her gut. Putting it on Nova’s back, he grabs her in a hug. He mutters “Sorry,” before slamming her with the chair with a Belly-To-Belly Suplex!
Princess Nova rolls on the mat in pain and, looking for a quick way to end the match, Reagan Cole locks in a Straight-Jacket Camel Clutch. Bending Nova’s back, he tries to get her to quit early. The official asks Nova who simply giggles and the match continues. Eventually, using her smaller size to slide out, Princess Nova gets to her feet, arms still locked across her chest and she runs forward, using the barbed-wire to herself over Reagan Cole! The British Apprentice turns around as Nova Taylor jumps, locking in a guillotine choke!
Pulling Reagan Cole’s head in and showing the new side to her style brought out by Slate and Eden, she tries to make Reagan Cole either quit or pass out. The official asks Reagan Cole and instead of responding, he finds some strength to get up to his feet. With Nova still trying to choke him, he uses his strength to send Princess Nova over him with a back body drop, and her lower back and legs hit the barbed wire!
The crowd winces as Nova’s foot is caught and the official has to take her leg out and a cut is just above her knee, and one of the parts of her dress-like singlet is ripped off and hangs on the barbed-wire.
Seeing what he did, Reagan Cole shakes his head, feeling uncomfortable that he had to do it, but with what is at stake, he has to continue on. Grabbing the steel chair, he wacks Princess Nova again who winces… before giggling. “What’s wrong with you!?” He shouts before wacking her two more times before picking her up and slamming her down with an Olympic Slam! The official starts a count, but it is clear it won’t get far as Princess Nova starts to roll to her knees almost immedietly. Seeing he may have to hurt Nova more, Reagan Cole reaches for one of the weapons in the barbed wire and it is a toy bat wrapped in barbed wire. Talk about overkill? He turns around and before he can smack Nova with it. Princess Nova jumps onto Reagan Cole and punches him!
He wobbles towards the barbed wire as Princess Nova reaches for a weapon. At first, he hand accidentally plucks a rose from the barbed-wire, added for decoration, then gets a bag which appears to be full of something. Finally, Reagan Cole pushes Princess Nova off but before he can hit her with the bat, the bag is swung full force at Reagan’s head and it bursts open, showering colourful marbles onto the mat!
With Reagan Cole dropped, Princess Nova giggles and grabs both the rose and the bat. She kisses the rose before throwing it away as Sse gets on him in a camel clutch and grinds the barbed wire of the toy bat across the forehead of Reagan Cole! Reagan Cole yells as his flesh is being cut and Princess Nova is just giggling, “This is fun! Playing is so much fun!” The official asks if Reagan Cole quits and he shouts, ‘N-No!” before Princess Nova lets go then quickly moonsaults backwards, driving her knees into Reagan Cole with Off The Grid! The referee starts a count as Princess Nova curtsies to the fans who are giving her a mixed reaction.
Upon the five count, Reagan Cole gets to a knee and he wipes his forehead, seeing blood, and he looks at Princess Nova who is a little busy “waving” to the fans. He shakes his head and as she turns around, he hits her with a close-fisted punch!
Princess Nova drops to a knee for a moment before Reagan Cole quickly takes her down again with a lariat. He does a single leg dropkick while avoiding some leftover marbles to follow then, as Princess Nova charges at him, and then he scoop slams her onto the marbles! Nova arches her back in pain and Reagan Cole grabs her from behind and does his signature inverted Suplex, adding a spin which drives Nova face first into some marbles!
The official starts a count and, much like Reagan Cole, Princess Nova isn’t down for long. She gets up at four, and Reagan Cole quickly grabs one of the more obscure weapons in the cage, a steel teapot. He holds it up and shouts “Now this is a little insensitive,” at least making a small joke in this heated match to keep his spirits up and the crowd chuckles. He smacks it across Princess Nova’s forehead and she chuckles.
“Yay! Tea time!”
Reagan Cole smacks her multiple times and it seems to be doing very little as she jumps up and hits him with an enziguri! Reagan Cole keeps the teapot in his head as Princess Nova backs up and nails the End of the Rainbow knee! The knee hits the kettle along the way and it smacks Reagan Cole in the chin! The fish hook knee takes Reagan Cole down, and Princess Nova catches her breath on a knee.
The official’s count gets to the second half before Reagan Cole stumbles to his feet, keeping his chances in the match alive. But, he goes down to a knee again due to the tiredness and the official has to ask if he wants to continue. Reagan shakes his head and his hand rests on the teapot. As for Princess Nova, she hooks her friend’s arm from behind and a Changement de fortune is coming. As she flips over, Reagan Cole swings the teapot up, nailing her in the head!
Princess Nova flips back goes to a knee, stunned after that hard shot Reagan Cole drops the Teapot as it is becoming more and more dented and he looks around for something else. Reaching up he pulls a vase. Something suited for flowers, but not in this match. Shaking his head, Reagan Cole is reluctant, but putting his hand in it, he nails a clothesline to Nova’s head with the vase! It shatters on impact and Princess Nova collapses to the mat!
Reagan Cole shakes his hand and checks his forehead with the blood on it and he waits for a count. Princess Nova’s forehead is now cut and the former model is down.
One
Two
Three!
Four!
Five!
Slowly, Princess Nova rolls to her stomach.
Six!
Seven!
And, Princess Nova gets to a knee, before standing up, still shaken up after the vase shot to the head, but back in the match. She stumbles towards Reagan Cole and he trips her up, locking in his Regal Stretch! He throws some headbutts before keeping the hold in and the Disasterpeice is locked in! Asking Nova if she’d like to quit, finally, there are some signs of agony on Princess Nova’s face as she shakes her head, blood on her face. Reaching back the Heir of Fantasy claws at Reagan Cole’s face, pulling his hair, but the hold isn’t broken. Finally, she gets her hand in his mouth and a Queen’s Hand is about to be secured, but that forces Reagan Cole to break the hold and smack Nova’s hand away. Without the pressure on his body, Princess Nova turns around to her back and grabs Reagan’s head, biting it!
She finally gets Reagan Cole off of her and she wipes off the blood on her face. Behind Reagan Cole, she measures him, before nailing a pinpoint back elbow to the back of the head, the Guillotine Elbow!
Reagan Cole collapses on impact and Princess Nova, breathing heavily, watches.
One!
Two!
Three!
Four!
Five!
Six!
Finally, Reagan Cole starts to get up and is on his hands and knees.
Seven!
Eight!
And the British Apprentice slowly gets to his feet as Princess Nova grabs him by the chin.
“Stop making me do this to you!” She shouts. “You can’t change me! I don’t want to hurt you! Stop it! Stop it n-”
Getting a sudden surge of energy, Reagan Cole double legs Princess Nova and charges full force, sending her into the barbed-wire!
Reagan Cole rolls off and sees Princess Nova wrapped in the barbed wire, the referee helping her get out. Her singlet has some cuts on it, and her arm has several lacerations in them. But most notably, her right hand, most known for locking in the Queen’s Hand, has a cut on it.
Princess Nova stumbles forward and Reagan Cole trips her up, locking in a Cole Lock! The Heel Hook is in! The referee has to ask her if she quits, and Princess Nova shakes her head. She drags herself around, trying to find a way out. Reaching her good hand around, she grabs the chair used earlier and she smacks Reagan’s arm! She finally gets out and pulls herself up with the chair, feeling her leg out. As Reagan Cole gets to his feet, Princess Nova shakes her leg out. She sees the corner and having gotten strength in her leg, she runs and jumps on the corner, and Princess Nova jumps back, nailing a cutter! Elevate and ReNovate!
Taking Reagan Cole down, Princess Nova sits up and looks around at the weapons around them. Grabbing a second back, she pulls it down and pours the contents out… And it is lego bricks! The colourful lego bricks are on the mat! Reagan Cole gets to a knee and Princess Nova hooks him by the arm. This time there is nothing stopping her and she drives him with the Sommersault reverse DDT! Change of Fortune on the lego bricks!
Princess Nova slowly gets up and the referee has to start a count.
One!
Two!
Three!
Four!
Five!
Six!
Slowly, Reagan Cole gets to his stomach, grabbing the back of his head.
Seven!
Eight!
Reagan Cole gets on his knee, breathing heavily, blood covering his face. He doesn’t have much strength left in him.
Nine!
Te-
And Reagan Cole gets up! He stumbles backwards and looks towards his “friend,” which that term is getting less and less clear as of late. Without hesitation, Princess Nova nails a superkick and it drops Reagan Cole!
She heads towards the corner platform and eyes up the knocked down Reagan Cole. Twisting through the air, the Fall of Angels
Is blocked by the knees!
Reagan Cole slowly gets up as Princess Nova rolls on the mat, holding her stomach. He gets behind her and leaps over her for the Fire of Cole…
And she handstands! She somehow handstands to block it, but she quickly grabs her hand again. Reagan Cole sees this and kicks her hand, lifting her up and dropping her with a gutbuster! There is a second attempt…
And this time he nails the Fire of Cole! The Kotaro Crusher into the legos! Princess Nova lies on the mat and Reagan Cole stumbles up. Waiting for the count, Reagan Cole seems ready to put this battle to rest.
One
Two!
Three!
Four!
Five!
Six!
Seven!
Princess Nova begins to stir and Reagan Cole is in disbelief.
Eight!
Nova is to a knee and is about to get up, but Reagan Cole grabs her from behind and puts her in an Argentinian Clutch on his back. He spins around and for the first time in a long time, nails his old finisher, the Burning Hammer onto the legos!
Princess Nova is driven head first and this looks to be it! She rolls on her back and is near motionless, blood on her hand and head, breathing heavily. Regretting her hand to do that, Reagan Cole sighs and watches from the corner. It’s over.
One
Two
Three!
Four!
Five!
Six!
Nova has not moved.
Seven!
Eight!
Nine!
Still on the mat, Princess Nova doesn’t look like she’ll be getting up.
T-
And yet Princess Nova Kicks up as the referee is about to finally count ten! Smiling, Princess Nova slowly turns her head to Reagan Cole. Reagan Cole is speechless and in shock, as Princess Nova charges forward and nails a dropkick, driving him in the corner! Reagan Cole holds his back as it bounces off the platform and Princess Nova looks around and grabs the bag the legos were poured out of. She puts her injured hand in it, blood dripping, and she applies the Queen’s Hand! The Mandible Claw! Slowly, Reagan Cole starts to drop as the bag is getting some splotches of red in it. Princess Nova gets on top of Reagan Cole and slowly, the British Apprentice passes out. Finally, she gets the hold-off and the bag falls off her hand which is all red now, and she gets to a knee.
One!
Two!
Three!
Four!
Five!
Six!
Princess Nova stands.
Seven!
Eight!
Nine!
Ten!
Winner:
Princess Nova
28:12
Perkins: The Garden of Eden, a display in physical and emotional torture. After a brutal display, Princess Nova puts away her friend… And how heartbreaking it is?
Shine: Reagan Cole tried his best to beat the old Nova back, but after all that, after they push each other to their limits, he couldn’t quite do it.
The EMTs rush into the ring to check over both competitors. The first group immediately checks Princess Nova’s hand and they quickly cover it with sponges. And yet, with a bit of concern, Princess Nova looks over as Reagan Cole is checked on. Thankfully, he begins to move, and the EMTs help him. They get him to squeeze one of their hands, and he does, showing he still has some strength. EMTs quickly try to wipe some of the blood off of their foreheads, checking the severity of the cuts.
Perkins: Both Reagan Cole and Nova are not in the best of shape after the match, but at least both of them seem to be moving and functioning.
Shine: That was uncomfortable to watch, and I am sure both of them will be showing scars from this for some time. But at least they will likely fight another day. When that day will come? Who knows?
The EMTs help Princess Nova up and she walks slowly towards the opening. The medics around Reagan Cole slowly help him to a seated position. The British Apprentice is still somewhat dazed, but he talks to the medics. Princess Nova looks back at Reagan Cole and shows a level of sadness. As a medic is about to lead her out, Nova breaks their grip and walks over to Reagan Cole, giving him a hug, holding back tears!
Perkins: What?!
The camera in the ring gets close to show Reagan Cole, with utter shock, and Princess Nova hugging him closely shouts. “Sorry, it had to come to this!” and Reagan Cole, cautiously, hugs back and the fans clap with Nova having some tears.
Shine: I can’t believe that… despite Eden’s… spell, whatever it is over Nova, she found it in her to… embrace Reagan Cole after all that?
Perkins: Is there still some of the old Nova in her?
Letting go of the hug, Princess Nova slowly curtsies and stumbles back to the EMTs who help her out of the ring. Reagan Cole, who requires a little more help to get out, gives a small smile.
Perkins: Reagan Cole may not have completely brought the “old Nova back,” but I think with that one small moment, it was a bit of a sign of hope, a personal victory.
Shine: And, while I doubt that match will be one I’d show my kids… ever, it was quite the performance for both of them. Now let’s give the crew some time to clear this ring and set it back up for the rest of the night.
Backstage With
Brian Toogood and Stacey Keys
Backstage, while the ring crew are working to put the structure of the ring back together after the Garden of Eden match, we go backstage to see, in front of the iconic logo for Madison Square Garden, veteran backstage interviewer Benny Huggins, wearing a navy blue suit, with a black-tie. With a microphone in hand baring the LDW logo, he addresses the fans.
Huggins: Before we get to the next match, my guest at this time will be entering the structure we just witnessed in our main event. With his girlfriend, the beautiful Stacey Keys, a man with more nicknames than I have time to list off, BTG, Brian Toogood.
There are some boos heard in the background from the live crowd as we show Brian Toogood and Stacey walking into frame. With Brian’s usual over the top attire having a red fedora with gold trim and a matching shiny vest, BTG is ready for the spotlight. As for Stacey, she has a strapless mid-drift dress that has a red top half to it and the bottom has a leopard print to it from the waist down. Putting his arm around Stacey’s waist, Brian tips his sunglasses down to show a small twinkle in his eye he has which his girlfriend returns.
Huggins: Before I get to you, Brian, I have to ask Stacey a question. After what we just witnessed, are you having second thoughts accompanying Brian to the ring for the Garden of Eden match?
Putting her tongue in her cheek, Stacey actually takes a few seconds to consider, before responding.
Keys: Maybe a small bit, but this isn’t about what Brian will go through… Or what I’ll go through in watching him. The end justifies the means. I’m confident in Brian that he’ll shine, that he’ll prove what we’ve been saying for months now. Brian Toogood is Big Money.
Putting his hand around his face, Brian adds.
BTG: And do you think I’d like it if my girlfriend sees my handsome face get messed up?
Stacey adds, flirting a little.
Keys: Oh babe, you’ll always be handsome to me.
She kisses Brian on the cheek and her red lipstick leaves a small stain on it.
Huggins: So, with that out of the way, Brian, as the man entering the match, are there any concerns you may have going into it?
BTG: Let’s see…
Brian puts his hand on his chin.
BTG: I’m concerned about how much rubbing alcohol I have to put on the title belt to remove the stains on it from Darius and Patriot. I’m worried about whether or not I will have enough time to use every weapon imaginable on Patriot… About how many ways I can abuse that barbed wire cage with his body.
Benny makes a small comment.
Huggings: Still confident as always, Brian?
Giving a small glare towards Benny Huggins, Brian doesn’t answer, and instead, Stacey does.
Keys: If we didn’t believe in ourselves we wouldn’t be where we are. People still paint us as bad people, as people with money who never worked hard in our lives. You forget that Brian is a multi-sport athlete, I’m a business major and a model, we have talent.
Adding in, Brian follows up what his girlfriend said.
BTG: And people like us get on top… or stay on top with talent, brains, and a desire to do anything possible. And hell, everyone has cast Patriot as “The heart and soul” of this company. But nobody talks about MY HEART and MY PASSION! I could have been anything. I could have been content with just sitting in an office, watching my stocks grow higher and higher. I could have stayed in amateur wrestling and hey, I could have been an Olympian or something.
He motions around his head and neck then his face in line with what he is saying.
BTG: Yeah, with a medal around my neck, decking the red, white, and blue like the true embodiment of American Exceptionalism that I am while having my handsome face on cereal boxes all across the country and in commercials. Or maybe I could have stayed in Football and could have been a true hometown hero! Which, I guess it took until... like this year for Buffalo to have a season that was half-decent, but I’m a Ravens fan anyways. But I chose wrestling. Nobody talks about this and everyone since day one has been laughing at me and calling me some cocky coward!
Keys: And I hate how they all type-casted my man… We believe in ourselves!
BTG: We’re honourable people.
Then, in sync like the close couple they are, say.
Both: We’re too good!
BTG: And guess what? This may be my last chance for a while at the LDW World Championship because a lot of BS has happened. But there will be none tonight.
Leading into his next and final question, Benny keeps his professionalism and asks it.
Huggins: And with that in mind, what should we expect tonight? And don’t just say you winning.
BTG: Right, because we should expect it.
He lowers his sunglasses and winks before taking the microphone.
BTG: Ladies and gentlemen, Patriot and I have said almost everything that can be said about one another. We’re not two friends having a complicated relationship. This isn’t some convoluted love triangle where someone at the end will proclaim their same-sex love for us… not that I will judge as it is 2020 now. This isn’t even a sign of sportsmanship… These are two men who are damn tired of one another, who stand for two different things with wannabe Mr America against the embodiment of what it means to be American, the Golden Traveler, the one constant in LDW, Brian Toogood. And we’re in a match that is so fucked up that in the now two matches that have happened, one career already ended.
With his tone becoming more and more series, even more furious, he starts to yell in the camera.
BTG: And if another is going to end, it will be yours! This started just between you and me and in that cage, it ends with us. Stacey is a woman of her word and she will only be at ringside, that’s it, and for the love of God if your pig-faced dweeby wife and your D-List Mistress show their faces around that match I will use that barbed-wire to carve them up! I firmly believe that I am the one to lead this company. I am the perfect candidate to be champion…
Pausing, he adds.
BTG: No! Better than perfect, because when you are too good, you don’t settle for anything! I’m not a wannabe horror movie freak, I’m not some Rose-licking dominatrix or a sub, not a flash in the pan import from Japan, I am better than perfect, the too good champion this company wants and needs!
Taking off his sunglasses, there is a bit of coldness in Toogood’s eyes.
BTG: Look at me, does this look like pomp and circumstance? This is real. I’ll hurt you and take my title. I am Brian Theodore Goodman, BTG, Brian Toogood, the next LDW World Champion. Remember my name…
Flipping the microphone up and back into Benny’s hands Brian Toogood and Stacey Keys storm off, leaving the interview.
Huggins: Well, there you have it. Love him, or more likely, hate him, Brian Toogood is focused for tonight. Will Patriot be able to handle this BTG? We’ll see in our main event tonight. Back to you, Wally and Rodney.
Going back to ringside we see Rodney Perkins shakes his head.
Perkins: The fire from Brian Toogood and if we thought the first Garden of Eden match was heated emotionally, this may reach new levels.
Shine: And unlike Nova and Reagan, there won’t be any hesitation from Brian and Patriot. We know a running theme with Eden and Nova was the Seamstress of Reality bringing out the potential of the Princess, and now her match stipulation will do the same.
Perkins: In a dark… dark… way.
Singles Match
Alexandra Marie w/Marcus Mason vs Taboo w/Enhanced
The beats of Iggy Azalea’s song “Fancy” echo through the world’s most famous arena. The ring is back to normal after the Garden of Eden match and the crowd boos the spoiled Alexandra Marie. Making her way out with her personal security, Marcus Mason, behind him, Alexandra is blinged out for her PPV debut with her fur coat, a boa and sunglasses. She dances in place before the Party Princess takes out her phone and does a call as she walks down the ramp, Marcus Mason standing between any fans and her.
Garcia: This next match is scheduled for one fall! Making her way to the ring first, accompanied by her personal security Marcus Mason, from Hollywood, California, she is the Party Princess, Alexandra Marie!
Perkins: Hard to believe this was all started over a towel? Taboo has been a bit of an odd person since we’ve seen him in LDW, but after taking exception to Taboo’s obsession over her “cleany,” Alexandra wants to kick his tail in MSG.
Shine: I have to wonder if she is just using this as a reason to avoid fighting Riley Rhodes? I mean, considering in one match Riley already has more wins than all of Enhanced put together… And the motives of Alexandra Marie helping her husband, the LDW World Champion Patriot, has been questionable.
Perkins: Wouldn’t surprise me.
Alexandra Marie goes up the steps and gets into the ring, ending her call on her phone. She removes her boa, then jacket and sunglasses, only showing her sparkly singlet. She puts her fingers in a “hashtag” and shouts “Party Princess, bitches!” before her theme music fades away. Marcus Mason gets on the apron as she hands him her extra bling, before…
Drawing a very surprising amount of cheers, like a monster level of them, is the theme music of the Freak of Enhanced plays and the masked oddity makes his way out, running across the stage. The other members of Enhanced make their way out, with Corey high fiving Taboo, and Daemon Raze about to give “advice,” to Taboo, but the freak immediately runs down the ramp and around the ring.
Garcia: And her opponent, accompanied by the other members of Enhanced, from the Other Realm, weighing in at 201 pounds, Taboo!
Perkins: Who would have thought this guy would get an ovation like THAT in MSG?
Shine: Do you still think he has a chance?
Perkins: Doubt it.
Shine: Agreed.
He quickly rolls into the ring and rolls around before getting up and bouncing off the ropes. The fans are eating it up and in an odd moment, all start to chant “Taboo” to support him. The official keeps him away from Alexandra Marie as his theme music fades away and he gets to a corner.
Summary:
As the bell rings, Taboo rushes towards Alexandra Marie and the Party Princess quickly gets in the ropes to stay away from the so-called “disgusting creature.” The referee has to keep him away as she is in the ropes. Right as soon as Taboo looks away, Alexandra Marie hits a forearm on the masked Taboo, and quickly ground and pounds!
The fans jeer as Marie is taking advantage of her cheap-shot, and they are further annoyed as she attempts to rip the mask off of Taboo. Forcing her to stop, the official gives her a warning. Alexandra Marie gives him a “talk to the hand” gesture before kicking Taboo in the gut and forcing him in the corner. She chokes him with her foot and the referee once again has to force her to back up, which gives Marcus Mason a chance to get on the apron and club Taboo in the back of the head! Alexandra grabs Taboo in a side headlock and drives him down with a Running Bulldog! She pins him.
One
Two
And Taboo kicks out to cheers from the fans.
Quickly keeping Taboo grounded, Alexandra Marie does a headscissor on him and occasionally elbows his head. Daemon Raze is trying to shout advice to Taboo as Corey Keenan is simply will him on with the ground. Marley Jameson… is likely spacing out. Alexandra Marie yells at the fans to stop and it gives Taboo enough time to escape… Only for Alexandra to respond with a sit-out facebuster! She pins Taboo again.
One
Two
Once again, doesn’t put Taboo away. Alexandra puts him in a Suplex position and tries to grab his leg, a Bitch Breaker is in the works. Desperate to help their stablemate, Daemon Raze jumps on the apron to distract Alexandra…
And Marcus Mason runs over and throws him off!
Corey and Marley back off, not wanting to get their asses kicked by the bigger Mason, but they provided enough of a distraction for Taboo to roll Alexandra in a Small Package!
One
Two
And Alexandra Marie kicks out, shocked that she was pinned. The Party Princess gets up and, out of nowhere, Taboo drills her with a Double Underhook DDT! The Freak Effect! Taboo pins Alexandra, a big upset coming!
One
Two
Thre-
No!
Alexandra Marie, after having her head be spiked into the canvas of the ring, kicked out at two!
Taboo, thinking it is a three, jumps up in celebration and his teammates in Enhanced are all trying to get him to get back into the match. As the official is explaining it, Alexandra Marie slowly gets up and getting the cobwebs out of her head, waits for her chance. As Taboo turns around she nails a Hollywood Dreams Kick! The Roundhouse!
Taboo drops to a knee, and then Alexandra headscissors him, transitioning into an Octopus Stretch! Marie’s Tangled Web! With the pressure on his neck and her pulling his arm out of its socket, Taboo has to tap out!
Winner:
Alexandra Marie
3:51
Perkins: Taboo with that one DDT, nearly pulled one of the biggest upsets in LDW history.
Shine: But, I think he didn’t even know how to follow that up.
Alexandra Marie keeps the hold on for a few extra seconds before letting go. The referee raises her hand as Marcus Mason gets in the ring. Taboo rolls on the outside, with Corey Keenan picking up his friend, and Daemon Raze and Marley giving Taboo a hard time. The security guard to Alexandra Marie picks her up so she can celebrate as we fade to a commercial.
Singles Match
Anarchy Championship
Izalith vs Mike Valander
At ringside, atop a podium, sits the brand new LDW Anarchy Championship. The fans clap and cheer as it is shown off on the big screen signifying it is now time to bestow it upon its first owner.
The lights in the arena turn into a drab yellow and orange, giving a country vibe, as a harmonica sound echoes through the speakers and the opening riff to “Prodigal Son” by Kid Rock begins to play.
Garcia: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is to crown the inaugural winner of the LDW Anarchy Championship!
Mike Valander appears through the curtain and onto the stage, wearing his trademark black flannel vest and bandanna around the lower portion of his face.
Garcia: Making his way to the ring first… from Coon Rapids, Minnesota, weighing in at two-hundred and thirty-five pounds… “Grizzled Country”, Mike Valander!
Mike makes his way down to the ring, his walk exuding confidence, as he is ready for the biggest match of his career to date.
Shine: Mike Valander, a real country man’s-country man. Tonight, he’s hunting the biggest game he’s ever gone up against, in an attempt to claim to greatest prize he’s ever been this close to.
Perkins: I don’t doubt that Valander has gone over every possible scenario in his head and the best one is likely that he is able to at least walk out of here on his own two feet.
Shine: I’m not putting anything past the guy, but he’s going up against Izalith, a man that is still a relatively unknown variable here. This one is going to be like trying to successfully throw a snowball through a burning ring of fire; not impossible, but highly difficult.
Mike Valander is now in the ring, throwing up the horns and some members of the crowd returned the gesture in kind.
Garcia: And his opponent…
The lights in the arena shut off and the opening of “Unsainted” by Slipknot ominously plays through the arena. The stage area becomes foggy and as the first words in the music are sung, Izalith appears on the stage, at first only the white eyes of his mask are visible. Izalith begins walking down to the ring as the chorus starts and a single spotlight illuminates him.
Garcia: From Tombstone, Arizona… weighing in at two-hundred and forty-two pounds, Izalith!
Perkins: This guy creeps me out, and considering who we work for, freaking me out, even more, is an accomplishment.
Shine: They will put your head on the wall as a trophy after they fire you for saying such a thing, but I digress. Izalith is nothing short of an intimidating force in LDW, a monster in every sense of the word.
Perkins: I expect pure dominance out of this man, I would be shocked if he didn’t walk out of here as the first LDW Anarchy Champion.
Shine: Both these men are equally as hungry for gold, but I think Izalith’s hunger for punishment may be stronger than Mike Valander himself.
At this point, Izalith is staring directly into the camera as it appears to glitch out slightly. He then turns his focus to his opponent, Mike Valander. Izalith removes the spikes from his jacket and stands opposite Mike Valander. The referee asks both competitors if they are ready, to which they both respond yes, and the referee signals for the match to begin.
Summary:
As soon as the bells rings, Mike Valander goes on the hunt. He runs at Izalith, who attempts a big boot, but it is ducked by Grizzled Country. Mike goes behind Izalith and bounces off the ropes, hitting hard with the Charge Knee!
Perkins: The cowboy pulls a big one out of nowhere!
Shine: But look at Izalith!
Having been hit directly in the chin, Izalith still stands in the centre of the ring, looking up at the ceiling. He slowly lowers his head to meet the gaze of a shocked Mike Valander.
Perkins: That was one of Valander’s hardest hits, and it did NOTHING to Izalith!
Shine: Might’ve pissed him off.
Izalith grabs Mike by the sides of his head and slams him, face first, onto the mat with thunderous force. Valander holds his nose to make sure it’s still properly on his face and is given no reprieve from Izalith, as the mysterious man grabs him from around the waist, lifts him, holds him upside down and comes down with a Piledriver!
Perkins: Jesus Christ, Izalith putting the power on display with a vicious Piledriver!
Shine: And Valander is no small man himself.
Getting back to his feet, Izalith goes to the side of Valander and kicks him directly in the ribs, sending Grizzled Country rolling across the ring and into the corner. Mike is pulling himself up to his feet, but Izalith soon meets him to lend a hand, literally, letting off a big right hand that dazes Valander. The masked monster proceeds to position the cowboy on the top rope, setting up for god knows what. However, Valander is able to come to his senses and sends a couple of quick kicks to the head of Izalith, backing him off.
Perkins: Mike Valander, already looking hurt, doing everything in his power to make sure he stays in this one.
Valander stands atop the turnbuckle, waits for Izalith to once again look at him, and leaps off with a missile dropkick, sending Izalith to the mat! Acting fast, Mike gets to his feet and runs towards the ropes as Izalith stands back up. Coming back towards Izalith, Valander leaps towards him for a Flying Clothesline!
But wait!
He is caught, mid-air, with a big Crossbody from Izalith! This crushes Valander on the mat, he rolls away from Izalith, and once again into a corner. Izalith heads into the corner across the ring and crouches as he stares at Grizzled Country. Once back to his feet, Mike stumbles towards the center of the ring and Izalith comes charging out, with a spin, and connects with a Discuss Big Boot! This turns Valander around and he is grabbed from behind and hit with an Implant Reverse DDT! Fade, From the Dark! Izalith goes for the pin.
One!
T-
Mike Valander kicks out just as the referee’s hand hits the mat for two!
Perkins: And that is a powerful, meaningful kickout!
Shine: Sending the message that you can’t keep a good cowboy down!
Although his face is covered, Izalith’s mannerisms denote anger. Mike Valander goes over to the ropes and pulls himself to his feet, as Izalith comes over to take advantage… but Mike quickly sends a hard slap Izalith’s way and connects flush to the side of the ear! Izalith turns and bends over, trying to get the cobwebs out, as Valander runs off the camera side ropes and nails Izalith in the top of the head with the Savage Kick! Izalith goes down and Mike frantically goes for the cover!
One! – No!
Izalith turns Mike over and locks in a Rear Naked Choke! The Last Dawn!
Shine: Oh no, it’s locked in tight!
Perkins: C’mon cowboy, you’re near the ropes, reach!
As if he could hear Rodney Perkins, Valander stretches and reaches the ropes, pulling them both closer to them, and he hugs onto the ropes as the referee starts a five-count.
One, two, three, four!
Izalith lets go of the hold and Mike Valander crawls out of the ring, ending up on all fours on the ground, trying to catch his breath. Izalith stands and gets in the referee’s face, clutching the official by the collar of his shirt. The referee begins to reprimand Izalith and threaten a disqualification, so he lets go. Outside of the ring, Mike Valander is slowly getting back to his feet, with the help of the steel barricade.
Perkins: In not so kind words, Mike Valander has been getting the absolute crap beaten out of him by Izalith.
Shine: But he has some fight in him! His heart is being showcased in this match, he isn’t giving up and he isn’t letting Izalith get one over him without one hell of a match!
Perkins: He may have a ton of heart, but I’m not sure how much more than the heart can take.
Shine: I think we’re about to find out!
As Mike Valander was getting to his feet, Izalith was standing in wait. Once he’s up, Izalith runs to the ropes behind him, rebounds off with ferocious speed and comes soaring through the ropes with a Suicide Dive!
But Mike Valander steps out of the way, and Izalith slams hard into the barricade, knocking it over right in front of the crowd! “Holy shit!” and “This is awesome!” chants simultaneously echo in the arena. Although he stepped out of the way of Izalith, one end of the barricade did manage to whip into Valander’s head, so both men are down as the referee starts a ten count.
One!
Two!
Three!
Perkins: I can’t believe that just happened, Izalith slamming hard into the barricade, which also caused that same steel barricade to collide with the back of Valander’s skull!
Shine: I’m not sure who got the worse end of that, but both men look to be clutching on to different hurt areas. Obviously Valander with his head, and Izalith…wait…no way-
Perkins: I think Izalith has a broken wrist or something! He’s holding onto his arm and his hand is at an extremely awkward angle, that looks disgusting!
Seven!
Shine: And Valander is back on his feet!
Eight!
Nine!
……
Perkins: Look, look! The cowboy makes it back in!
Ten!
Mike Valander rolls into the ring as Izalith lunged for his legs using his other arm. Izalith is unable to answer the ten count, while Grizzled Country makes it back into the ring just in time, making him the winner and inaugural LDW Anarchy Champion!
Winner:
New LDW Anarchy Champion
Mike Valander
(Count Out)
12:32
With the referee raising his hand, he is quickly given the Anarchy Championship belt to Mike Valander and Grizzled Country himself holds the belt up. There is a mixed reaction from the crowd, some disappointed in the count-out, others just happy to see Mike alive and as champion.
Perkins: I can’t believe it, Mike Valander outlasted the monster and came out with the title.
Shine: Perhaps surviving Izalith is reason enough to win a title, even by count-out.
As Izalith slowly rises, we see him clutching his arm. Mike Valander, realizing the dangers of staying out, runs out of the ring and through the crowd, holding up his title! Mike heads around the crowd and towards an opening where we see him hold up the metal hands and his title belt, before heading towards the back.
Meanwhile, in the ring, Izalith is confronting the official, starring a hole in him through his mask. The referee reminds him that “his decision is final,” before trying to walk past Izalith…
And with one arm he nails the ref with End of Days!
Perkins: What?! Izalith laid out the official!
Shine: And I don’t think I’ll say a damn word…
Slowly, with boos from the fans, Izalith rolls out of the ring, still favouring his hurt arm and he walks away.
Backstage, we see Mike Valander walk by a table backstage and he grabs a bottle of beer. He gives a great woop and cracks it open, chugging it.
Valander: Doesn’t matter how you do it, as long as the result is right.
He wipes some of the beer off of his face before Sydney Turner approaches him.
Turner: Mike Valander, you, despite distractions in the past few weeks, just managed to survive Izalith and gain the LDW Anarchy Championship. There are multiple things to ask, like what stipulation you’ll choose, do you think Izalith will be back for your title, but I think it’d be most apt just to ask you how does this moment feel?
Before Mike Valander can even get words out… We slowly look and see… his rival Jay Washington in the background. He walks forward and stares at Mike. With a bit of a dark look to him, he is matching the mood he has been in for weeks. Some security in the back crowd them, getting ready if things get physical again, but there is none of it. Instead, Jay lightly taps the Anarchy championship on his shoulder… then walks off.
“Commencing at the Siren…”
There is footage of LDW wrestlers in agony.
“Any rules in a wrestling match…”
Then, chair shots and other weapon shots are heard.
“Will be legal.”
There is also footage of referees counting pinfalls and trying to get wrestlers to stop illegal tactics.
“Referees will be powerless and only there to count a final fall until the bell rings.”
Finally, we see Eden, Slate Bass, and Princess Nova.
“Blessed The Residence for allowing us to be reborn. In Washington, DC, may God be with you all.”
Washington, DC in the St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena, tickets on sale soon.
Main Event
LDW World Championship Match
Garden of Eden Match
Brian Toogood w/Stacey Keys vs Patriot
Garcia: Ladies and gentlemen, it is now time to enter the Garden of Eden for our main event! And it is for the LDW World Championship!
The crowd cheers in excitement for this highly anticipated bout.
Garcia: The rules of this match are as follows…
A graphic appears on the screen showing the rules for the Garden of Eden match and Clarissa Garcia reads them off to remind everyone.
Garcia: While inside the Garden of Eden, competitors are forbidden from wearing anything that covers their hands. If either competitor leaves the barbed-wire cage at any point, that will be considered a forfeit and their opponent will be declared the winner. The only weapons allowed in this match are those within, attached to or hanging from the structure itself, any other weapons introduced after the bell is rung are considered illegal and use of them will be deemed a disqualification. There are no formal pin-falls or submissions in this match; the only way to win is by keeping your opponent down for a referee’s count of ten or if a competitor gives up by notifying the referee at any point in the match.
The graphic fades away and the barbed-wire deathtrap from the chaotic mind of Eden begins to lower down, encasing the ring within its walls of violence.
Perkins: There are paramedics preemptively at ringside just like earlier, for whatever may take place in this match. This absolutely barbaric structure is meticulously designed to torture and break those that are trapped inside of it. Earlier tonight we saw one example of what can happen inside of this thing, and now we’re getting a second helping. Arguably, this one maybe even more of a horror movie because of the bad blood built up between the two men in this match.
Shine: I don’t think I can say it any better myself, but to add on to how this cage is constructed-just look at the thing, no ropes, turnbuckle posts with a small platform on the top of each of them, and the roses intertwined with the barbed-wire to make it look “pretty” as Eden herself puts it. After the last one we saw, and even the footage of the very first incarnation of this match that Slate Bass himself competed in a while back, I am very concerned for the health of these men.
Perkins: Even Brian Toogood?
Shine: Yes, even him.
Drawing another set of jeers from the crowd again, Stacey Keys makes her way out in the same lavish red dress as earlier. However, she quickly cuts her music and keeps things rather plain today.
Keys: Look, we all know what has been said between us. I could spend another minute bashing that red and white meathead all I want, but no matter how fun it is, I don’t care tonight. I have to watch my man be in the most dangerous match alive, it is going to suck, but it’ll all be worth it when that Latina five out of ten gets to announce “And NEW LDW World Champion, B-T-G, Brian Toogood!” So let’s get this shit over with. Brian, come on out.
Drawing even more boos with “Live Fast, Die Young,” the lights around MSG turn to gold as Brian Toogood walks out slowly with his red and gold attire, facing backwards. He turns around and grabs Stacey’s hand and she grabs extra tight this time around, showing that under his vest, is one of his t-shirts. She gives him a long kiss… and a hug, showing that, even with her confidence in him, she is worried about how this match will hurt him. Brian tips his sunglasses and smiles at Stacey, kissing her forehead before the two head down the ramp.
Shine: The flashy Brian Toogood, better known as BTG, and his gal Stacey Keys make their way to this career-threatening structure. They’ve both made it crystal clear that they aren’t in a playful mood and they both firmly believe that BTG will be walking out of Madison Square Garden as the new LDW World Champion.
Perkins: Honestly, it’s hard to argue against that. Despite his numerous chances at the belt, and his war with Patriot not exactly always going in his favor as of late, he always has people talking and he’s always in the title picture. Even on PPV, he has beaten Patriot before. As he himself said, his passion, dedication, his heart and his belief in himself is stronger than most.
Getting to the barbed-wire cage, Brian Toogood removes his fedora and sunglasses, in awe of its beauty and darkness. Stacey removes his vest and Brian Toogood shares one more kiss with her before stepping into the ring. He points, shouting his initials before gesturing around his waist, a title belt. His theme music fades and he looks down the ramp.
Shine: He’s sporting a very flashy outfit tonight, but that won’t do him any favours in this match, I see that that flash being covered in blood by the end of the match.
Perkins: Brian’s blood or Patriot’s?
Shine: Both!
Almost impatient, Brian Toogood paces around and his eyes gaze all around him.
Perkins: And now BTG, standing inside of the Garden, awaits his opponent. You have to wonder what he’s thinking, considering his current environment.
Patriot bursts onto the stage with a smile on his face and points at the crowd, before fixing his gaze on BTG.
Garcia: And his opponent! From Boston, Massachusetts, weighing in at one-hundred and ninety-nine pounds! He is the LDW Champion known as .... PAAAATRIOOOT!
Patriot points at BTG and starts his walk down the ramp.
Perkins: Normally very excitable, the lack of him high-fiving the fans right now shows you just how serious this match is.
Shine: Or frightening, I don’t think Patriot has ever been in a match like this before. Even if he has, the danger levels in this one are astronomically higher. He not only has to worry about defending his championship against a man that completely despises him and will do anything to hurt him and gain that title, but he also has to worry about preserving his career.
Perkins: As has been said tonight, this match has taken the career of one person in the past, and it could be poised to take another one before the night is over.
Patriot stops by the apron and gazes at the structure before him. The weapons within and hanging from the cage are plentiful, each increasing in the level of damage they can do. Patriot walks over to the side where the barbed wire has been temporarily disconnected to allow him to enter the ring. Once inside, he removes the title from his waist and holds it above his head with one arm to a massive ovation from Madison Square Garden.
Shine: Show it off kid, this is your moment!
Perkins: Not if BTG has anything to say about it.
The referee walks over to Patriot to grab the belt from Patriot. He holds it in the air before walking over to show it to Brian. Brian grabs the belt from the referee’s hands and yells at him to ring the bell. After a few moments of shouting, the referee rings the bell to signal the start of this contest.
Summary:
BTG holds the LDW World Championship out in front of him, taunting Patriot with “You want this back, huh?! It’s mine, I’m taking this, it’s mine!”, annoyed with the taunting, Patriot runs at Brian and attempts a clothesline, but it is ducked and both men turn around to Brian tossing the belt at Patriot who catches it…and is met with a hard slap to the face by Brian!
Shine: I don’t know if anything in this match will hurt as much as the disrespect from that slap!
Patriot, with rage and a red handprint on his face, drops the belt and stares at BTG. The anger exuding from him puts a sudden look of regret on Brian’s face. Although he puts his hands out and tries to say he’s sorry, Patriot is having none of it and proceeds to hit a swift kick to the left thigh of Mr. Toogood!
And another one!
And another one!
Kick after kick to the leg of BTG makes him kneel in front of Patriot, begging him to stop. The champion steps back slightly and lunges forward with a Superkick!
But no!
Brian Toogood moves out of the way, reaches behind him and strikes Patriot below the belt, making the champion double over onto the mat.
Perkins: And the challenger goes low!
Shine: Wouldn’t expect anything else!
Brian stands up with a grin on his face, and a slight limp from the kicks.
“I’m the fucking man!” BTG exclaims to a booing audience.
Perkins: What’s he doing now?
Shine: I think things are about to get wicked!
Brian walks over to one of the corners, and at that corner is a steel chair leaning on the post. He retrieves the chair and walks over to Patriot, standing over him as the champ gets to his knees. Brian kicks Patriot in the face to knock him back down and follows that up with a hard chair shot to the back! Patriot writhes on the mat and rolls out of the way, but is followed by BTG and hit with another chair shot, this time it connects more with his arm and his side as he was in the middle of rolling out of the way. Finishing off with the chair, Brian just throws it down onto the back of Patriot’s head.
Brian walks by the referee and says “see if this wannabe American hero wants to quit.”
Brian stands facing the crowd, yelling profanities at them about their champions, not paying attention to the man he’s verbally berating. Patriot has pushed past the referee and is running full speed towards BTG!
Running dropkick to Brian Toogood, sending him into the barbed wire cage wall!
Perkins: Jesus!
The chest of BTG is slightly scratched up through the shirt, but his arms took the brunt of the impact, cutting his right arm. deeply just below the elbow, and his left receiving multiple smaller cuts.
Brian falls to the mat holding his arms against his chest and wriggling in pain, kicking his feet against the mat. Outside of the ring, Stacey is losing her mind at what just happened.
Shine: Folks, if you have kids in the room at home, put them to bed now!
Patriot goes right back on the offence, mounting Brian and throwing punch after punch to wherever Brian is blocking, connecting with shots to the ribs, chest, face and neck. Patriot quickly switches up, grabs the lacerated right arm of Brian and puts him in a cross-armbar, wrenching on it to inflict as much pain as possible!
Stacey can be heard yelling at both men on the outside, but her words are garbled by the noise of the crowd. Brian tries to wriggle out of the move, but only manages to turn both men in a full circle, ending up in opposite spots with Brian now closer to the cage wall. The referee stands close by in case BTG wishes to quit, but the challenger has a completely different interaction with the referee…
Brian pulls the leg of the referee, sending him on top of Patriot who releases the hold. The two men end up on opposite sides of the ring and lock eyes. Their attention goes from one another to the cage walls, then back to each other, then back to the walls. Frantically, both men reach for a weapon that is hanging from the barbed wire monstrosity. Patriot retrieves a kendo stick while Brian Toogood ends up with a shovel.
Perkins: Fitting! The Garden contains a shovel.
Shine: I think both men are confused, we aren’t in Yankee stadium!
With words of Rodney Perkins being an omen, both men meet in the centre of the ring and swing their respective weapons. They clash and the kendo stick goes flying out of Patriots hands, leaving him weapon-less. Knowing he’s in control, Brian swings the flat side of the shovel at Patriot’s head, but Patriot ducks. This is repeated twice until Patriot manages to get behind Brian and grab him around the waist. Quickly transitioning, Patriot grabs the shovel with one hand and puts it between Brian’s legs, lifts him up and drops him on the mat with a Shovel-handle Body Drop!
Shine: Haha!
Getting back to his feet, Patriot looks to ascend to the platform atop the turnbuckle post. He realizes that to accomplish this, he must grab hold of the barbed wire wall to pull himself on top. However, using his athleticism to his advantage, Patriot shows off his vertical leaping skills and lands on the platform. He stands for a minute with an impressed look on his face as the crowd cheers and he responds by saying, “ok, that was cool!”.
Patriot turns to look at BTG and his face returns to being focused. Target locked, Patriot readies himself to jump down onto a prone Brian Toogood. Patriot soars through the air with a Frog Splash!...
But Brian Toogood was playing possum and swings the shovel at an airborne Patriot, connecting to the face with the edge of the shovel! The sound of the thud is sickening, and the crowd erupts into a loud yell and “holy shit!” chants.
Shine: No, no! That was horrible! He could’ve killed the man!
Perkins: He might’ve! Patriot isn’t moving!
Brian yells at the referee to start counting as Patriot lays on the mat, a pool of blood forming under his head, occasionally moving his leg and arm. With every count, the crowd says it in unison with the referee.
One!...
Two!...
Three…
Four!...
Shine: We’re going to have a new champion!
Brian joins in and throws his hands up with each count.
Five!...
Somehow, Patriot begins to stand up.
Six!
Patriot clutches the barbed wire wall tightly and pulls himself to his feet! Now standing, everyone can see a gash along Patriot’s left eyebrow, the champ’s blood pouring down the side of his face. Patriot pushes off the cage wall and falls to his hands and knees. Brian, with a look of success on his face, walks over to the downed Patriot, who’s blood drips onto the mat. BTG bends over and uses his good arm to bring Patriot to a standing position. He positions Patriot’s arm behind his back, goes back around to the front and nails Patriot with The Buffalo Steak Lariat!
Perkins: That looked like it had considerably less power, as BTG also falls to the mat.
Shine: Less power or not, Patriot has a head injury and that shot still hit its mark, so it definitely adds to the damage.
This would normally be where a pin would be attempted, but that doesn’t exist within the Garden of Eden. Brian Toogood has gotten back to his feet, as Patriot starts to pull himself up using the turnbuckle post as support. Brian has made his way to the post on the opposite side of the ring, where a pane of glass waits on top of the platform, he brings it down and positions it at a slanted angle in the corner. Brian points at Patriot and then points at the pane of glass.
Brian picks up Patriot and places him on his shoulders, in position for the Running Death Valley Driver!
Perkins: He’s looking to “Fold ‘Em Up Like an Accordion!”
Shine: Not on the glass, god no!
Patriot, perhaps on instinct, grabs Brian’s bloody arm and twists it at an awkward angle. It looks like a bastardized version of the Kimura Lock, a move that Brian Toogood knows all-too-well. He drops Patriot from his shoulders and moves away from him, clutching his arm. As soon as he turns around…
Patriot, running full speed, rams into Brian with a Shotgun Dropkick that sends The Golden Traveler, travelling right through the pane of glass! Sparkling dust and small shards of glass litter the corner of the ring and outside of it. Brian lays on his back, only able to yell in pain and Patriot lays on his back as well, panting as he also rests atop the shattered glass.
Stacey Keys runs to BTG’s side from the outside of the cage. You can hear her talking to him,
“Baby, oh my god baby, are you ok? Baby, Brian, talk to me.”
Brian reaches his hand through a space in the barbed wire wall and Stacey responds by clutching it in her hands and laying a kiss on the back of his hand.
“Brian, I love you, you can quit the match.”
Brian, staring her in the eyes, shakes his head to say no. Brian gets to his feet, with bloody scratches on his back, neck and arms. He stumbles backwards and turns around to be met with an explosion of white dust as Patriot smashes a light tube over Brian’s head! Brian clutches his head, dropping to a knee and Patriot responds by hitting Brian with a Superkick!
A second Superkick!
And finally, a third Superkick, dropping BTG!
Shine: Hey Rodney, we eating after the show? I’m getting 3 Number Nines!
Perkins: I’m not eating tonight after this.
Patriot looks at the referee and flails his arm towards Brian; the referee starts counting as the crowd chants along.
One!...
Two!...
Three!...
Four!...
Brian Toogood’s desire to win is too strong for him to stay down, as he gets back to his feet, but stumbles backwards into the turnbuckle post which helps him stay up. Once again, both men find each other on opposite sides of the ring. They both look up at the walls to see a black bag hanging above their heads. While keeping their eyes locked on one another, they reach up and grabs their respective bags. Brian opens his, puts his hand inside and pulls out a pair of handcuffs. He looks them over for a second, shrugs his shoulders and puts one cuff locked on his wrist, while the other end of it is held in his hand like brass knuckles. Locking it to his wrist ensures he won’t lose it and will always have an opportunity to use it.
On the other side of the ring, Patriot opens his bag and looks inside. His eyes go wide with surprise and he walks to the center of the ring and smiles at BTG.
“What?!”, Brian yells at Patriot.
“What’s in there, why are you smiling you fucking geek?!”
Patriot holds the bag out in front of him and turns it upside down. Out of the bag comes hundreds of thumbtacks, finding their new home on the mat. Brian and Stacey can be seen screaming things out of exasperation but they are drowned out by the raucous crowd in reaction to the bag of thumbtacks. An angry Brian Toogood, with his fist clenched around a handcuff, runs at Patriot, but Patriot gets behind BTG!
In a quick motion, Patriot jumps with his knees on BTG’s back –
“Oh shit!” yells Brian Toogood
Patriot takes him off his feet with a backwards Meteora, slamming BTG torso first onto the pile of thumbtacks! Not giving him a chance to think, Patriot hooks Brian’s legs in an STF position. Patriot then grabs the one free handcuff and locks it onto his own wrist and uses Brian’s own arm to apply the Liberty Lock!
Shine: Liberty Lock! And Patriot is pull as far back as he can using the handcuffs!
Perkins: He’s going to rip Brian in half! And this is on top of the tacks for added pain!
Patriot pulls back using all his strength and Brian yells in pain. He reaches out his hand towards Stacey, but he’s in the center of the ring with nowhere to go!
“AHHH, Fuck it! Fuck it! Have it! Have it, you Geek! I quit! Ref, I quit, I quit!”
With those words, the referee calls for the bell and Patriot releases the hold, collapsing next to Brian.
Winner:
Still LDW World Champion
Patriot
31:53
The referee retrieves the handcuff key from the bag that BTG had earlier and unlocks the two men, but they both remain on the mat.
Shine: The kid actually did it!
Perkins: And in the most violent match in LDW history, bar none.
Patriot gets to his feet and is handed the LDW World championship by the referee, who raises his hand in victory. Garden of Eden fades away as the cage is being raised and the camera shows Patriot standing tall, from the position of BTG laying on the mat with Stacey Keys now by his side.
The EMTs rush into the ring to check on both Patriot and Brian Toogood after the match, and Brian Toogood, while moving, is in agony on the mat. Patriot looks at his rival, while excited he won, can’t help but to feel a tad bit of sympathy as Stacey Keys is nearly in tears.
Perkins: I never thought I’d see a day where I have a small bit of sympathy for Brian Toogood and Stacey, but looking at that woman in tears, I can’t help it.
Shine: I think the one thing we can say is that they do care for each other, that Brian Toogood, once healed, will be back. Just, man, that is rough, but I guess what goes around, comes around, right?
With some help from paramedics, Patriot is lead out of the ring and, still sore, he is able to get out under his own power for the most part. With blood on his face, Patriot holds his title up high as Riley Rhodes, his wife, rushes down the ramp to give him a hug. He survived.
Perkins: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for tuning into Garden of Eden, Primetime will be coming soon, where, I forgot.
Shine: All I know is that this night will stay with me for a long time...
Tags/OOC:
@Jonny Nostradamus
@Jeffry Fucking Mason who is somehow still on creative :emoji_wink:
@Redolph!
@Dark Maniax
@InsaneAlphaBeta
@DemonHunter1257
@Patriot Pants
@Seto-san as LDW (And Taboo's) number one fan.
We did it. We did it on the proper day itself, please enjoy, my friends.
