XXIV: “ÓBUDA.”
Live from Óbudai-sziget in Budapest, Hungary.
Thursday 22nd December, 2022.
The F1 reaches its penultimate week of action with Chris Peacock preparing to go one on one with Lizzie Rose in Meltdown XXIV's opening contest. Both of these competitors were on the losing end of their matches last week, with Peacock succumbing to Bryan Baxter and Rose defeated by Cyrus Truth. That puts Disco's Last Warrior on 2-1, and he will need a win here tonight if he's going to keep his Climaxxx destiny in his own hands ahead of his final contest against Phillip A. Jackson. Rose, meanwhile, sits at 1-2, and requires victory here over the Golden Opportunity briefcase holder to keep a realistic chance of qualification for the semi-final stage. Rose, though, has continued her burgeoning rivalry with Bryan Baxter after losing the North American Championship to him a month ago, and will have to ensure her focus on the task at hand as the FWA rolls into Budapest.
Gerald Grayson recorded his first win in the F1 Climaxxx last week, benefiting from improved focus on the tournament after not being booked elsewhere as part of the Nephews, when he defeated Phillip A. Jackson to move to 1-2. Cyrus Truth moved to 2-1 after defeating Lizzie Rose, with the Exile picking up a lot of momentum and steadying the ship after his loss in the opening week against Chris Peacock. Grayson is still in a must-win situation, knowing that another defeat would surely condemn him to elimination in the F1, and also has split commitments with the Mile High Massacre match scheduled for Fallout 024. The Wayward Warrior will hope to exploit that and move one step closer to the semi-final stage.
Fallout 023 couldn't have gone any differently for the two women in this F1 pool stage contest. MvH lost her first singles match since the Carnal Contendership event when she was bested by Alyster Black. This loss to the world champion meant Dreamer fell to 1-1 in Pool A, and is now on the same amount of points as Gabrielle and Tommy Bedlam (albeit having competed in one less match). Vampyra, meanwhile, recorded the biggest win of her young FWA career by defeating Phillip A. Jackson to win the Television Championship in Vienna's main event. Under usual circumstances, one would imagine Vampyra would hope that this win could change her momentum in the F1, where she is currently 0-2, but events after that match-up - with Shawn Summers appearing to lay waste to both PAJ and Vampyra - suggests she may have a little more on her mind than she'd like heading into this crunch match-up.
Alyster Black continues to dominate Pool A of the F1 Climaxxx tournament, having already recorded big victories over Mike Parr (who was later replaced in the competition by Gabrielle), Vampyra, and last week Michelle von Horrowitz. He is the only competitor in Pool A with a perfect record, and looks to finish on a high by securing the top spot in the group with a win over Tommy Bedlam. The Cowboy, however, currently sits at 1-1, with a win against Vampyra and a loss to Gabrielle. He is on equal points with both Dreamer and the Goddess going into week four of the tournament, and victory here against the current world champion would mean his destiny is in his own hands in his last week match-up against MvH. Budapest's main event is a first time clash between two of the FWA's most in-form competitors.
024: “SEA LEVEL SADISM.”
Live from Rajko Mitic Stadium in Belgrade, Serbia.
Saturday 24th December, 2022.
Shawn Summers' vendetta against the FWA and violent protest over the outcome of his recent Television Championship match continued in Fallout 023, when Der Basterd defeated Joey Ortiz, the official who counted the three in that contest against PAJ. Summers continues to challenge the legality of Jackson's (and now, ostensibly, Vampyra's) reign, culminating in him destroying both Jackson and Vampyra following their 023 main event in Vienna. Jason Randall is another man who has had complaints about his direction within the FWA and management's handling of him, but now he has an opportunity to prove his caliber against a recent former champion (or current one, in his own eyes). Keep one eye on the outside of the ring for any unscheduled involvement from Vampyra and Jackson, the wronged parties in Vienna's vicious post-match assault.
Steve the Techno Vampire and Ratin Makitchin have been involved in an ongoing dispute over the past few weeks, and are still tied against each other after both scored a pin fall victory over OMBHAUSEN in a Triple Threat match. This week, though, they will need to put those differences behind them as they prepare to team up against a pair of mystery opponents.
Bryan Baxter has surprised everyone with an incredible start to the F1 Climaxxx, where he has recorded three consecutive victories in Pool B over Gerald Grayson, Lizzie Rose, and last week Chris Peacock. The current North American champion will hope to continue that momentum this week against a man who has had the opposite of luck so far in the F1. Jackson, after a disappointing week of action on XXIII and 023, will hope to bounce back here in Belgrade and record his first win in the Climaxxx, but will have to stop the fast train that is Baxter's unbelievable form if he's going to do so.
XYZ, after losing out in tag team action with Jeremy Best against the Undisputed Alliance on Fallout 022, returned to winning ways against newcomer Darius Wright on Meltdown XXIII in Nuremberg. He will look to keep that momentum going here against Reagan Cole, although the peculiar and distressing scene involving XYZ, Katie Baxter, and a security team last week on Fallout 023 suggests X's head might not be in the right place going into this contest against a tough opponent. Reagan Cole was not booked on either XXIII or 023, but we did see the continuation of his feud with Jeffry Mason and TYLER, with whom the British Apprentice left the arena in Vienna. It will be interesting to see if either of those figures play a part in Cole's return to in- ring action.
Newcomer Darius Wright was defeated by XYZ in his debut match last time out on Meltdown XXIII, and he will look to bounce back immediately here in his second match in the organisation, where he goes one-on-one with The Boulder. Wright will hope to make short work of this colossal opponent and send a message to the rest of the roster, reintroducing himself after what will have been a disappointing start for the Dark Traveller here in the FWA.
Last year in Denver, Colorado, five tandems made history by contesting the first ever Tag Team Mile High Massacre match at the pay-per-view of that name. Golden Rock emerged successful in that chaotic and barbaric war, and - although the event Mile High will not take place this year - we will return to that demonic structure in Belgrade as Fallout 024's main event. This match came about when Michelle von Horrowitz, following her and Gerald Grayson's first defense of the FWA World Tag Team Championships against Anderson Vega and Spooderman, grabbed a microphone and made public her demands of Jon Russnow to book this ten-person extravaganza of violence.
But has Dreamer bitten off more than she can chew? She and the Nephews (not including Grayson) may have overcome a team made up of the Coven, the Lumberjacks, and Bad Reputation in Meltdown XXIII's opener, but her constant bookings perhaps contributed to failure against Alyster Black as part of the F1. Now, the entirety of the FWA division is looking to remove those belts from the waists of Grayson and von Horrowitz. To do so, they will have to ascend a ladder to retrieve the title belts, which will be hung from the underside of the roof of a twenty-foot high steel cage.
But has Dreamer bitten off more than she can chew? She and the Nephews (not including Grayson) may have overcome a team made up of the Coven, the Lumberjacks, and Bad Reputation in Meltdown XXIII's opener, but her constant bookings perhaps contributed to failure against Alyster Black as part of the F1. Now, the entirety of the FWA division is looking to remove those belts from the waists of Grayson and von Horrowitz. To do so, they will have to ascend a ladder to retrieve the title belts, which will be hung from the underside of the roof of a twenty-foot high steel cage.
The deadlines for both shows is:
Sunday 18th December, 2022 at 23:59 Pacific Time.
Monday 19th December, 2022 at 03:00(am) Eastern.
Monday 19th December, 2022 at 08:00(am) UK.
Monday 19th December, 2022 at 11:00(am) Turkey.
Monday 19th December, 2022 at 19:00 Melbourne.
There will be no extensions. Good luckl!
Sunday 18th December, 2022 at 23:59 Pacific Time.
Monday 19th December, 2022 at 03:00(am) Eastern.
Monday 19th December, 2022 at 08:00(am) UK.
Monday 19th December, 2022 at 11:00(am) Turkey.
Monday 19th December, 2022 at 19:00 Melbourne.
There will be no extensions. Good luckl!
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