(R)EVOLUTION WRESTLING TITLE TOURNAMENT, (R)EVOLUTION WRESTLING TITLE MATCH
BRANDO MARTIAL vs. SYDNEY CHRISTENSEN
Darrin Stearns: Folks, this is it. This is the (R)Evolution Wrestling Title tournament finals! It's coming down to the very cunning Brando Martial and the technically gifted Sydney Christensen.
Minoru Asano: This match is so important, I'm going to remain sober throughout the match, friend!
Darrin Stearns: ...seriously?
Minoru Asano: Of course not! This match is far too big of an occasion to not have a drink!
Darrin Stearns: Well...alright, Zinkus. Take it away!
The lights in the arena flicker rapidly as the distorted melody of the track pulses louder and louder out to the fans.
You're keeping in step
In the line
Got your chin held high and you feel just fine
Cause you do
What you're told
But inside your heart it is black and it's hollow and it's cold
He bursts open the curtain, stepping through and staring out at the awed crowd as the fans begin to stir. He lets loose a deceitful, confident smirk as he looks over the crowd.
Just how deep do you believe?
Will you bite the hand that feeds?
Will you chew until it bleeds?
Can you get up off your knees?
Are you brave enough to see?
Do you want to change it?
Brando's eyes pierce through the audience, as he looks left to right down the aisle. As his gaze fixes on the people it stirs up their emotions. Some of the wiser few boo out at him. Much of the meeker few cheer out in awe of his confident gate and look of determination as he wades his way into the ringside area.
What if this whole crusade's
A charade?
And behind it all there's a price to be paid
For the blood
On which we dine
Justified in the name of the holy and the divine
He circles around the ring like a great white. His eyes scanning out into the masses as he completes his circle at the aisle steps, slowly ascending up into the top turnbuckle and surveying the stirred up crowd.
Just how deep do you believe?
Will you bite the hand that feeds?
Will you chew until it bleeds?
Can you get up off your knees?
Are you brave enough to see?
Do you want to change it?
He wraps his arms drapely around himself before stretching outward, presenting his glorious self out to the audience who collectively begin to flash photos and cheer and boo out to him as he basks in their captive attention as the arena lights flash to the synth break. He slowly dismounts the turnbuckle and paces the corner.
Darrin Stearns: Brando Martial has had an interesting road to this final. After dispatching of Carlton Winslow, he narrowly defeated Shinji Uchikawa in a most controversial fashion!
Minoru Asano: Perhaps we should take shots for all the moves we are unsure he makes?
Darrin Stearns: We might get drunk rather quickly...but here comes his challenger!
A loud guitar riff coupled by the beat of drums fills the gym with sound as “The Path Less Taken” by Taproot kicks into full gear.
“What if we haven't lost our way?
What if we haven't lost our minds,
And chose to seize the day?
What if we know just how to rise and shine?
What if we see our circumstances now start at the end?”
Just before the song kicks into the chorus, out from behind the curtain steps Sydney Christensen, clad in a plain black leather Bolero-style jacket over her ring attire. The Canadian’s eyes are focused on the ring directly in front of her as she looks to either side of her, a slight smile forming as she hears the fans cheer her. Her gaze then turns back to the ring as she begins to walk down the aisle.
“So here we go again,
A past worth saving,
At last we're paving,
The path less taken;”
Reaching the ring, Sydney climbs the steel steps and climbs between the bottom and middle ropes. Once inside, she walks immediately to the corner and climbs up to the second turnbuckle. She raises her arms in the air, sticking her pointer fingers in the air and gazing out at the cheering crowd, nodding her head before hopping down. She then takes her jacket off and tosses it to the outside as she begins to loosen up as the music slowly fades out.
Darrin Stearns: LISTEN TO THIS RECEPTION! Sydney Christensen has had hardly the easy road Brando did! Unlike Brando who had a bye in the initial round, Sydney has had forces in the form of Deacon Jeremiah, the immensely talented Payton James, and Devan Whitmore as roadblocks on the road to this!
Minoru Asano: Sydney is one tough cookie! That reminds me of this rock solid cookie I once tried to eat that ruined my digestive tract. It turns out that the cookie was actually made of metal and I was eating something very top secret, but that is a story for another day!
Darrin Stearns: Let's head back to the ring and David Zinkus for the introductions.
The camera cuts back to David Zinkus, who is in the ring and smiling as he has the microphone in his hand.
David Zinkus: The following match is scheduled for one fall with a 60 minute time limit, and it is the finals of the (R)Evolution Wrestling Title tournament! The official for this match is (R)Evolution Wrestling senior official Katie Hanneman. Introducing first in the corner to my left...he is from San Francisco, California! He weighs in tonight at 242 pounds...he is BRANDO MARTIAL!
The crowd gives a decidedly negative reaction as Brando raises his hand, looking out at them, almost half expecting them to bask in his glory. He looks on at them in disdain as he realizes what they've rewarded him with. He finally turns back to face his opponent, and the crowd starts to stir positively, knowing who is coming next.
David Zinkus: AND HIS OPPONENT! She is from Calgary...ALBERTA, CANADA! She weighs in tonight at 135 pounds! She...is...SYDNEY CHRISTENSEN!
The crowd erupts at the sound of her name, Sydney stopping to pose as dozens of streamers fly into the ring! During the gesture of appreciation, Brando seems to politely clap for his opponent while Katie and David start removing the streamers from the ring to get it ready for the match to begin. Once the ring is clean, the bell sounds and the two meet at the center of the ring, exchanging some words. Brando pushes Sydney back and she just leans her head back and chuckles, Brando laughing along with her...ALL BEFORE SHE STARTS HAMMERING HIM WITH FOREARMS TO THE FACE! Sydney has taken the man by surprise and she hammers him back to the ropes, whipping him to the opposite side, and when he comes back on the rebound, she nails him with a vicious dropkick that already sends him to the outside! Starting to compose himself on the outside, he doesn't have much time because Sydney has flown through the ropes with a beautiful dive onto Brando! The crowd is firmly behind Sydney, and she throws him back into the ring before climbing back in right behind, looking to go for a quick ending with the Kimura!
Darrin Stearns: Sydney looking for the ALPHA-16!
Minoru Asano: I AM GETTING TINGLES FROM THIS! OR THIS BRANDY!
Sydney almost has it sinched in, but Brando quickly gets to the ropes, forcing Sydney to have to back off. In all the commotion as she tries to pull Brando from them, a quick thumb to the eye sends her reeling, leaving Sydney stunned as Brando gets up and nails a quick lariat after getting up. Starting to kick at his opponent, Brando is finally backed away by Katie Hanneman, the crowd booing at the brutality of Martial. Finally picking her back up, he hits her with a snap suplex before dropping an elbow and wrenching in a side headlock. The crowd jeers as Martial tries to slow the pace down that Sydney started with, and as she tries to move around to get herself closer to the ropes in some capacity, leaving him to only attempt to wrench in tighter to establish dominance over the smaller Sydney. However, she finally manages to get her way, wrapping her feet around the rope and getting the ref to start the count. Martial eventually breaks at four, letting go and backing away cleanly, giving a rather condescending smile to both his opponent and the referee.
Darrin Stearns: I don't think Brando Martial is as genuine as he thinks he is.
Minoru Asano: That reminds me of a time I drank some rather poor quality whi--
Darrin Stearns: Tell that story after this match!
Minoru Asano: Oops, sorry.
Brando watches as Sydney slowly gets to her feet, and as he charges back in, Sydney brings him down with a beautiful arm drag, sinching in an armbar immediately, leaving him to kick his feet in frustration. Tasked with his most difficult challenge to date, Sydney is not relenting in her desire to come out on top, only frustrating Martial further, all the while Sydney has a smile on her face as she wrenches it in for her to keep momentum on her side. Finally letting go, but keeping a hold on his arm, she uses her hold to whip him into the corner, coming in immediately with a huge dropkick that sends him seated, all before she runs back to charge back forward with a huge face wash boot that looks like it sent Martial loopy! Sydney quickly pulls him back out of the corner and hoists him up onto her shoulders...CALGARY STAMPEDE! She goes for the first cover of the match!
ONE!
TWO!
KICKOUT!
Brando narrowly gets out of that, and Sydney sighs, realizing she's got to get heavier on the attack. Picking Martial up, she rams her shoulder into his stomach, ramming him back into the turnbuckles and slams her shoulder into his gut a couple more times before backing up and charging back in...only to eat a boot to the face from Brando, who bursts out of the corner and nails her with a running lariat, only to pick her back up and grab her...RIPCORD UPPERCUT! Brando is starting to feel like he's got the momentum back on his side as he grabs her and puts her in a standing headscissors...A RUNNING TURNBUCKLE POWERBOMB! Sydney slinks down, almost as if she was flattened by an object, and Brando pulls her out of the corner and keeps hold of her foot as he drags her to the middle of the ring...THE DEVIL'S LUCK! He locks in that Stretch Muffler, and Sydney starts to cry out in pain as the referee checks on her to see if she taps out.
Darrin Stearns: This could be the beginning of the end for Sydney Christensen!
Minoru Asano: This is the end for this bottle of Jack. Bring us more, friends from the back! I'll just drink this wine while I wait for you all!
Sydney does indeed have some problems struggling in the submission hold, clawing and scraping at the canvas as she tries to pull herself to safety. Meanwhile, Martial continues to wrench the move in, hoping that she will tap out before he loses the momentum. Just when it looks like all hope is lost for the Canadian Stormbringer, Christensen pushes herself up with her arms and manages to use the momentum of being in the air to wiggle free of Brando's hold! However, it has done its damage to the young woman, and she clutches her knee in painwhile he tries to make his way back toward her. He reaches down to grab her by the hair, but as he does, she traps his arm...ALPHA-16! SHE HAS THE ALPHA-16 IN AND THE CROWD ERUPTS AT HER LOCKING IN A SUMBISSION OF HER OWN! He tries to move, but she just rolls, preventing him from getting to the ropes while she keeps it tightly locked in!
Darrin Stearns: SYDNEY CHRISTENSEN MAY HAVE IT!
Minoru Asano: LET US DRINK TO CELEBRATE!
She continues to lock in the move, and Brando with one last good stretch of his arm manages to reach the ropes, leaving Sydney frustrated as she has to release the submission. With a sigh, she backs up, but she knows she may have him exactly where she wants him! Giving the signal, she starts to wait for him as he starts to stand up. She starts to hoist him, looking like she's going for The Remedy...but he breaks free and grabs her for Atlas Shr--NO! She gets down and pushes him toward the ropes, and as he bounces back...DISCUS LARIAT! Again she lifts him up, trying to go for The Remedy...BUT HER KNEE GIVES! All that pressure from The Devil's Luck earlier brings her down, and as he tries to crawl toward her, he goes for the pin!
ONE!
TWO!
THR--NO! SYDNEY CHRISTENSEN STILL HAS LIFE!
Darrin Stearns: This crowd is on their feet! Sydney Christensen just won't go quietly into the good night!
Minoru Asano: A CELEBRATORY DRINK FOR THIS BRAND NEW STAR IN THE MAKING!
Brando starts slamming his hands on the mat and Sydney slowly gets to her knees, and the two start meeting in the center of the ring, each of them trading blows with one another, knowing the two of them simply refuse to say die. The two finally get back to their feet, and Brando whips Syd to the rop--Sydney reverses...USING THE MOMENTUM TO FINALLY CATCH HIM TO HOIST HIM...THE REMEDY! SYDNEY CHRISTENSEN HITS THE REMEDY, AND BEFORE SHE CAN PIN HIM, BRANDO ROLLS OUT OF THE RING!
Darrin Stearns: That's great strategy by Brando Martial! He rolls out of the ring to buy him some time!
Sydney starts to follow him, knowing she has to get back into the ring, but Brando has tried to reach to go underneath the ring. He comes back out and he seems to be wearing a bulkier elbow pad. Sydney goes to reach for him, and he nails her with a huge elbow that seems to level her out on her feet before she drops! Brando picks her up and throws her back into the ring before lifting her...ATLAS SHRUGGED! He gets down and hooks the leg!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
"The Hand That Feeds" starts to play again, and the crowd is stunned as Brando gets up, raising his hand in victory, looking absolutely stunned!
David Zinkus: HERE IS YOUR WINNER AND THE NEW (R)EVOLUTION WRESTLING CHAMPION...BRANDO MARTIAL!
Darrin Stearns: I'm...I'm not sure what just happened there! Brando seemed to level her with an elbow, but that doesn't look like the same elbow pad he was wearing at the start of the match.
Minoru Asano: I'm not sure either! Let's investigate what else is underneath that ring!
Brando holds the title above his head, and we close the show as Martial climbs the turnbuckles, celebrating his gigantic victory.
WINNER AND NEW (R)EVOLUTION WRESTLING CHAMPION: BRANDO MARTIAL