SPECIAL TAG MATCH MAIN EVENT
DAISUKE IWAKUMA & EVE vs. FIONA COLLINS & SYDNEY CHRISTENSEN
Minoru Asano: Hey, it's main event time! And Dairy, you did a hell of a job with this main event!
Darrin Stearns: I did, didn't I? Holy crap, I did! I got EXODUS stars here to work it!
Minoru Asano: Let us have a celebratory drink for this union of our humble development company and its parent promotion working together tonight!
Darrin Stearns: Not tonight, my friend! It's main event time! It's one of the best in the world in Fiona Collins teaming up with Sydney Christensen to meet Daisuke Iwakuma and Eve...next!
The lights dim in the arena as the sound of synthesizers and drums begin to reverb throughout the arena, all before smoke fills the entrance of the ramp.
In that dream, I recall
pieces of prisons
I'm escaping
In the next big religion
I do the cross thing
The cross thing...
Stepping out from the back, flanked by Audrey Lloris and his partner and protege Eve, is Daisuke Iwakuma! Slowly looking around with disdain and disgust for the crowd, he smirks almost malevolently, slowly making his way down to the ringside area.
David Zinkus: Coming down the aisle, accompanied by Audrey Lloris and representing HATE...the team of "The ImPerfect Evil" Eve and one half of the EXODUS Pro Tag Team Champions...DAISUKE IWAKUMA!
Whichever way the wind blows
Your mind in time I'm nine
Our lives unwind
We find the wine red or white
Like the days fade away
A cloud of smoke blurred eyes
You're always brighter in the daytime
You fight it after midnight...
Iwakuma slowly follows Audrey up the ring steps, who walks to the apron and holds the ropes to let him in. After all that, he drops to his knees and holds his hands in a praying position before nodding as he stands back up and climbs to one turnbuckle, outstretching his arms as if he was seeking strength from the heavens above. Stepping down and having Audrey remove his jacket, he smirks as he looks out, waiting for the match to begin. Meanwhile, Eve remains in the corner, headphones on and quiet, awaiting instructions.
Darrin Stearns: I really...I can't say anything about these two. Anything I could at the moment would just come out angry.
Minoru Asano: You seem angry, friend! Have a drink!
Darrin Stearns: No time, here comes their opponents!
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.
David Zinkus: And their opponents! First, from Calgary, Alberta...Canada, she is "THE NORTH STAR" SYDNEY CHRISTENSEN!
“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 and into "The Ocean" by Tonight Alive!
I feel heavy, I feel weighted
And I feel hungry
I feel wasted, oh
I can't put my finger on my feelings,
Put my ear up to the ceiling
Where is that coming from?
Where are you coming from?
I'm just waiting for the walls of my insides to come clean
I've been praying for the day that my spirit is finally free
Some days, it feels like the ocean lies inside of me
Lies inside of me...
As the chorus begins, standing at the entrance way, Fiona Collins starts to look out at the crowd in her gear and a black hoodie with her Shinigami logo on it. Nodding her head to the beat, she finally gives a small grin as she runs to one side of the entrance to look at her fans before jogging to the other side to look out for them and salute. Finally getting back to the center of the entrance way, she starts crouching down, hood still over her head all as the song plays.
And I feel paralyzed, been cut down to size
I hardly have the strength to open up my eyes
'Cause I am swolen
And this has stolen my sanity
But it's hard to see beyond this
When it's fighting against me...
David Zinkus: And her tag team partner...from PORTLANDIA...She is the HEC Women's Champion, "The Stardust Seraph" FIONA COLLLLLLLLLINSSSSS!
As that second verse plays, Fiona starts to make her way to the ring, an intense look on her face. Glancing at a young fan, she nods and touches foreheads with them as she pulls off a glow necklace from her neck and gives it to the fan. As the chorus repeats, she flips off the hood and hops up onto the apron. Once she looks out and surveys the crowd, she turns to face the ring before springboarding over the top rope, flipping over it and landing down on her knee, hand touching the mat as if she landed like a superhero! Quickly heading to a corner, she climbs up and once again holds up one finger to the air to get the crowd into everything. Looking back at the people in the ring, Fiona starts to remove her hoodie and look ready as she mentally prepares herself for the match.
Darrin Stearns: Fiona and Sydney have never teamed together, but a lot of people know that Sydney and Fiona mixed it up in the early days of this new class of (R)Evolution Wrestling students. Syd and Fiona have supported one another immensely from afar, and both consider it a dream team tonight against this combination of members of HATE.
Minoru Asano: I'd be more excited if there wasn't something sobering about Daisuke's presence. No wonder those two want him gone!
Daisuke seems intent on starting, and without hesitation, Fiona leaps into the ring to go after him, only for Daisuke to instantly tag in Eve, who comes in without a doubt and leaps in to catch Fiona with a cross body. Eve starts trying to punch and attack Fiona, who is starting to block and come back after the youngster with punches of her in. Neither girl looks particularly interested in giving up this round of the fight, but once the two get caught in the ropes, the official begins trying to separate them. Fiona finally gets pulled away, but Eve comes after her, and it's clear that even if these two have no history, they're fighting like eternal rivals. Fiona finally uses her rationality to gain advantage, whipping the ImPerfect Evil to the ropes, Fiona ducking a clothesline attempt and leaping to nail a Pele Kick on the rebound. Slapping her hand on the mat, she instantly looks to be reaching for Eve's arm to end this early via the Undertow, but Eve scurries away and tags in Daisuke, who just smirks as he gets into the ring. Looking over at Fiona, she motions for him to come bring the fight, and Daisuke steps forward and offers Fiona a chance to test strength. Fiona and him lock up, and Daisuke instantly starts powering down The Stardust Seraph, who is now arching to keep her shoulders off the mat. She slowly starts to get back up before letting go of one of his hands and running toward the ropes as she leaps up and catches him with a tornado DDT on her descent after leaping off! She rolls over and tags in Sydney Christensen, who quickly comes in and hits Daisuke with a dropkick. Sydney stands in a fighting position, daring Eve to make her move, but before Eve can come in, Daisuke holds his hand up, almost as if to tell his young student it's not time yet.
Darrin Stearns: Why would he do that?
Minoru Asano: Those two are insane and you're asking me to figure that out? I'm not drunk enough for that, friend! Snarf!
Daisuke gets up and Sydney stands prepared anyways, but she's not prepared for Daisuke to go low, taking her off her feet. Sydney hits the mat, and Daisuke drops an elbow on her, only to roll her over and sinch in a Fujiwara arm bar. The girl winces as she tries to find a way to kick out, but The Perfect Evil has other plans, moving so she can't reach him. Daisuke pulls back, and Eve springboards in, dropkicking Syd in the face before the referee admonishes Eve for the illegal double team. While she distracts the ref, Daisuke starts to choke Sydney, leading Fiona to start screaming at the ref to pay attention to what's going on in the ring. When the referee checks on what's going on, Daisuke quickly relinquishes his grip on Sydney before picking her up and whipping her to the corner. Without hesitation, Daisuke goes charging back in, quickly hitting Syd with the Devil May Cry. Without hesitation, Daisuke gets up and runs to the ropes, hitting Syd in the face with a quick kick to the face as he goes for the cover.
One...
Two...
FIONA MAKES THE SAVE!
Daisuke clearly looks annoyed at his fellow EXODUS roster member, and he takes Sydney's hand and extends her arm our toward Fiona for a tag, inching her close and closer to the former World Champion before he yanks it away, pulling Sydney back for a tiger suplex. Looking directly at Fiona, he picks up Sydney and sinches in a cobra clutch before pulling back and dropping her with a Deadly Premonition! Daisuke sits up and smirks, practically dusting his hands off while he gloats over his control of the match.
Darrin Stearns: Daisuke is starting to really take control of this match!
Minoru Asano: Let's take a shot for every rule he breaks!
Daisuke continues to assault her, finally tagging in Eve, who simply comes in, reaches for Sydney...and drops her with a Full Collapse! She quickly tags in Daisuke again and whips Syd to the ropes, only for Daisuke to catch Syd...POWERSLAM! Daisuke goes for the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
TH--FIONA WITH THE SAVE! She picks up Daisuke and starts hammering him with rapid fire palm strikes, only to quickly turn it into a rolling elbow to the face...another palm strike to the chest...DROPSAULT! CLEAR EYES, FULL HEART, CAN'T LOSE! She starts getting sent back to her corner by the referee, and both Daisuke and Eve continue to attack to Sydney, now Audrey getting involved to distract the ref and make him order Fiona back to her corner! When order is finally restored, Daisuke smirks as he looks down at the abused North Star, giving the signal that he's calling for the end! Daisuke hoists up Syd, calling for the Dead Space....BUT SYDNEY WIGGLES OUT AND HITS A MASSIVE BACKCRACKER OUT OF NOWHERE! Eve quickly holds her hand out for Daisuke to tag, and over in the opposite corner Fiona has her arm extended and she's leaping and practically leaping over the ropes to reach Sydney...AND FIONA AND SYD MAKE THE TAG! Fiona leaps in just as Daisuke makes the tag, and Fiona starts going toe to toe with the hellspawn known as Eve! Fiona ducks a clothesline attempt and rolls to the ropes, handspringing off...CUTTER! She starts feeling it, knowing that she's got Eve where she wants her. She starts sizing up Eve, leap--Eve ducks the Shinigami and grabs her, looking like she's going for Adverse Effects, but Fiona kicks up and rolls out, leaping up...OMEGA-16! She's got Eve trapped in a Koji Clutch, but Daisuke dives in and breaks it up! Sydney continues to brawl with Daisuke as Eve and Fiona trade blows, and the referee is trying to restore order, but he can't and he starts calling for the bell! Even throwing the match out isn't restoring order, and as he tries to do so, Norihiro Akashi starts to run from the back to help Daisuke and Eve attack the two girls.
Minoru Asano: Put down your drinks, folks! Someone help Fiona and Sydney!
Darrin Stearns: I wouldn't worry about it too much...I have a feeling.
Not long after Akashi helps HATE gain an advantage, "Jungle" by X Ambassadors & Jamie N Commons starts and a sprinting Jonathan Collins comes from the back, not wasting time as he chases down Akashi, HATE starting to regroup outside the ring. Coming over to check on his wife and his student, the fire in Jon's eyes is obvious as he stares them down, daring the three of them to come confront the three of them as we fade out to copyright!
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