The crowd is buzzing now as they've managed to work out that there is only one match remaining and it is the main event. Jerry Heisenberg stands in the ring ready for perhaps one of the biggest ring introductions of his long career and the fans no longer have to wait long.
The entire arena darkens, from the screens to the lights above to everything in between. A low, bass humming starts to pour into the darkness from the speakers for several seconds, adding to the foreboding. At thirteen seconds, a female voice pours through to take the place of the pulsing hum.
"Oh, Death...
Oh, Death...
Oh, Death...
Won't you spare me over til another year?"
Axel Reid: Heeeerree weeee gooo...
Ruby Parvati: This is going to be a bloodbath, Axel...Nothing more, nothing less.
A dim glow appears beneath the stage as fog billows out while within both stands a masked-and-cloaked shadow. A single spotlight shines down on the figure who lifts their head to reveal a skull-masked face. The chanting kicks up again, this time with more force and a pulsing of instruments behind it.
"But what is this, that I cant see
with ice cold hands taking hold of me
When God is gone and the Devil takes hold,
who will have mercy on your soul?"
Ruby Parvati: This...is absolutely mortifying, Axel.
Axel Reid: Would you let go of me already? She isn't coming this way!
Emma Carlisle makes her way to the ring, moving slowly along with the beat of the song. Her hands are folded into the sleeves of her robe and she never turns her head once to the ocean of shadowed humanity all around her. Cell phone lights are waving about all around the arena, seeming to move along with the beat as she does.
Axel Reid: What an image this is though...
"Oh, Death...
Oh, Death...
Oh, Death...
No wealth, no ruin, no silver, no gold
Nothing satisfies me but your soul"
Reaching the corner of the ring, she ascends the steps and climbs to the top of the turnbuckles, spreading her arms out wide as the fans rain down a half-negative, half-positive reaction to her presence. Her hood is thrown back, dark hair spilling out though the mask stays in place. When that is pulled away, however, the lights burst back on with a low rumble passing through the speakers beneath the song.
"Oh, Death,
Well, I am Death, none can excel,
I'll open the door to heaven or hell..."
Emma removes her cloak and weapon, dropping them into the hands of the ringside attendant and perching herself in a seated position on the top turnbuckle, hands clasped and head lowered as the theme reaches its end.
"Oh, Death...
Oh, Death...
My name is Death and the end is here..."
The demonic metal vibes cuts short and is replaced with a punk rock beat as Blink 182's 'What's My Age Again' starts up on the speakers, bringing a mixed but mostly negative reaction from the live crowd. A moment later, Ryder Blade appears on the entrance platform, clad in a sleeveless red hoodie and matching trunks, both prominently branded with the bright yellow Sprintex logo on the back. The hood of the jacket is over his head as he walks down the ramp in the company of his two masked bodyguards, throwing his taped fists in front of his face in a series of air-boxing moves as he goes. He also takes a moment to display his footwork, hopping nimbly about prior to entering the ring.
Ruby Parvati: On any other night I'd be all over Ryder winning but...but he's in the ring tonight with not just Emma Carlisle but also the man who is the reason for the nightmares a lot of the men and women in the back suffer from, he's in there with a Horsewomen and the longest reigning champion in VoW's history.
Axel Reid: And if English does walk out as champion still tonight, then he would be champion for 326 days, beating the likes of Valquist and Seth Iser as well as Blade himself at Fate of The Gods II in that reign.
Upon entering the squared circle, Ryder stands in the centre, fist held aloft, among a chorus of boos. Only after posing for a moment does the Blade pull down the hood and hand the jacket over to his Goon Squad at ringside. He then steps into the centre of the mat, ready to start the match!
Axel Reid: And now we await the entrance of the longest reigning champion in VoW's history, the two time World Visionary Champion, the man who has frankly dominated the main event scene here in VoW from practically our company's infancy.
The lights go dim as the eerie voice of a former member of the notorious Manson Family rings through the arena.
"yeah, I
remember her saying:
I'm already dead... I'm already dead... I'm
already dead..."
The lights flicker revealing Casanova English on the stage, the flash catching the faceplate of the World Visionary Championship causing a brief reflection of light. The crowd boos loudly as the voice continues.
Axel Reid: 326 days doesn't do Casanova English's dominance over the VoW roster justice, since he first walked in and beat Bobby Backdoor, English has been on a tear for better or for worse. He proclaims every single day that there are no true heroes left in VoW.
Ruby Parvati: That's because he's vanquished all of them, and if it wasn't himself that did it personally it was a member of his Orphanage that did it for him. Where's Starrkadian? PKA? Ziu Zhong? Where's The Queen? Where's Bobby Backdoor? How long did English put Matt Slater out for? How long did he put Reya Serra out for? What about Cameron Behringer? Any threat that was put in The Orphanage's way, they've demolished them.
"You're going to get
up and scream. I'm already dead... I'm already dead... I'm already
dead..."
You're going to get up and-
Burn an x in your
head."
Pyro blasts off and the lights turn back on as Casanova English takes a long drag off his already lit cigarette, his leather jacket hung loosely over his shoulders, around his waist the World Visionary Championship fastened proudly. He scowls at the crowd before walking down the ramp slowly. English stops to blow smoke in the general direction of some fans before slowly strutting up the steps onto the ring apron.
Axel Reid: All those names...are...they're valid, but perhaps this may be Casanova English's biggest test in this current reign. The last time he lost his championship was in a multi-person match, Ruby.
Ruby Parvati: He's the most dominant individual to every step foot in a VoW ring, period.
Axel Reid: Dominant, maybe...But unbeatable he is not.
He hangs his jacket on the turnbuckle before stepping through the second rope. English smirks pulling the cigarette from his lips, he blows a cloud of smoke straight up into the air and tosses his coffin nail into the crowd. English laughs as people move trying to avoid the ember. Now in the centre of the ring Casanova takes off the Championship slowly and raises it above his head proudly. English backs into the corner and begins stretching out waiting for the match to begin. His eyes scream intensity, but his body preaches calmness as he waits for the bell to ring.
Axel Reid: And now for Jerry Heisenberg's ring introductions for one of the biggest main events in our company's history. Take it away, Jerry.
VoW's esteemed ring announcer clears his throat before slowly raising the VoW branded microphone to his lips in order to belt out the ring introductions as only he can.
Jerry Heisenberg: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is a triple threat match, scheduled for one fall and is your VoW Heatstroke 2016 maaaaiinn eveeeennt of the evening...and it is for the VoW World Visionary Championship!
There's a huge pop for the announcement of the main event and the title match as Norfolk is absolutely chomping at the bit for the bell to ring.
Jerry Heisenberg: Introducing first, the challengers, starting in the corner to my left. She stands at 5 feet 5 inches and weighs 142 pounds, residing in The Compound..."The Nihilist", "Death Incarnate"...EMMMMMMAAAAA CAAAAAARRRLIIIISLLE!
From her seat on the top turnbuckle, Emma stands and outstretches her hands, soaking in the jeers from the crowd before hopping off the buckles and preparing for the bell to ring.
Jerry Heisenberg: And her opponent, in the front right corner. He stands at an even 6 feet and weighs 210 pounds, hailing from The Sprintex Dojo...He is the longest reigning Xcel Champion in company history, "The Blademeister"...RYYYYYYYDEEERRRR BLLLLAAAAAADEEEE!
Blade starts to shadow box in the corner before spinning around and throwing his fist in the air to a surprisingly mixed reaction from the crowd, clearly seen as a lesser of three evils. He has his eyes firmly placed on English in the adjacent corner to him.
Jerry Heisenberg: And their opponent, the champion, in the corner to my right. He stands at 5 feet 11 inches and weighs in at an even 200 pounds, hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada...He is the longest reigning champion in company history and the current, reigning and defending World Visionary Champion, "The Gatekeeper", "The Modern Day Messiah"...CAAAAASSSSAAAANOOOOVAAA ENNNNGGGGLIIIISSSSHHH!
English doesn't need to do any posing or boxing, all he simply does is raise the World Visionary Championship high in the air as the crowd shower him with jeers as per usual. He steps out of his corner and walks towards Ryder with the title still raised, showing The Blade who the champ is before turning around and doing the same to Emma. Death Incarnate and The Modern Day Messiah share a few words as English hands off the World Visionary Title to the referee who raises the belt high in the air as the belt rings. English backs away as the bell rings...
DING! DING! DING!
BAM!
Axel Reid: BLADE RUNNER! ENGLISH JUST TURNED AROUND AND WALKED RIGHT INTO A BLADE RUNNER FROM RYDER BLADE!
Ruby Parvati: HOLY SH-bleep!
English immediately hits the mat and scrambles for the ropes, rolling out of the ring as Ryder chases him, narrowly letting him escape out of the ring. Suddenly from behind, Emma Carlisle pushes Ryder into the ropes before rolling him up into an O'Connor Roll!
ONE!
TWO!
KICKOUT BY RYDER!
Blade pushes Carlisle off of him and the momentum sends her into the ropes and English meets her there with a huge gamengiri kick right to the crown of her head!
Axel Reid: Ryder kicks out- OH GAMENGIRI RIGHT TO THE HEAD!
Carlisle staggers out of the ropes clutching the top of her head, as Ryder hooks both her arms and slides her down his back in a backslide pin attempt!
ONE!
TW-NO! KICKOUT BY EMMA!
Ruby Parvati: They aren't wasting any time at all in trying to get a win are they?!
Blade remains on all his fours as English has slid back into the ring and hooks one arm around Ryder's neck and one between the legs, and rolls him over with his shoulders against the mat for another pin attempt but Ryder rolls all the way out before doing the exact same thing to English, this time holding his shoulders down!
Axel Reid: Oklahoma Roll from English, reversed into a Oklahoma Roll from Ryder!
ONE!
TWO!
KICKOUT BY CASANOVA!
Axel Reid: We're only a few minutes into this match and we're already seeing pinfall after pinfall, each competitor trying to get a quick pinfall on the other!
Both men roll out and onto their knees as Emma herself is seated in the corner as the crowd roar in approval of the fast paced start to the match which leads to a dead heat between the three Visionaries.
Ruby Parvati: It's a stalemate, Axel! You may not like any of these three but what a sequence that was!
Axel Reid: English was merely seconds away from losing his championship on several occasions there, that's how quickly things can go south here, unbelievable exchange!
Cass rubs his chin with a half smirk, feeling the effects of the running knee strike he received from Ryder in the early going, Carlisle clutches the top of her head in the corner with a scowl on her face and Blade himself is looking the best out of the three despite having been in the deep end of the pinfall sequences. The three competitors get to their feet as they each realize that the next big move could give someone the early, and much sought after, advantage as the crowd have broken out into chants for the men of the match.
"CAS-A-NOVA! RY-DER BLADE! CAS-A-NOVA! RY-DER BLADE!"
Axel Reid: The fans of Norfolk are uh...certainly not fans of Emma Carlisle her tonight.
Ruby Parvati: Fans aren't fans of Emma Carlisle on any night, Axel.
Axel Reid: Valid point.
Blade, English and Carlisle begin to circle the ring as the match appears to have had a reset after the scramble that it opened with. Ryder slowly inches towards English before throwing his boot right into the gut of English and clubbing away on his back with some blows. Emma jumps in, pushing Ryder away before she yanks the champion to his feet and clubs him in the mouth with a forearm strike, staggering the champion into the corner before unloading with more forearm blows. Blade, having taken offence to Emma shoving him away, returns to the corner and grabs her in a waistlock before shoving her away and going to town on English in the corner with some boots.
Axel Reid: This isn't a good place for the reigning champion to be, he's backed into a corner and the challengers are uh...taking turns to pummel him.
Ryder continues to stomp onto the mid-section of English, dropping him in a seated position momentarily as Emma is fuming now at being thrown off by Blade again, she reaches out and grabs a hand full of Ryder's hair, yanking him off English by his hair before releasing him and slapping him right across the jaw before Ryder replies with a sudden knee right into Carlisle's gut before backing her against the ropes. Blade grabs her by the wrist and shoots her off but Carlisle reverses the Irish whip AND RYDER RUNS RIGHT INTO ENGLISH, SENDING HIM TUMBLING TO THE OUTSIDE!
Axel Reid: English meets the outside floor once again with a thud! Let's not forget folks, this is a Triple Threat Match, which means that English doesn't have to be pinned or be even in the ring to lose his championship!
Ruby Parvati: That may be true but this isn't a bad place for English this early on, as long as he's aware of the ongoings in the ring, he can sit back and watch The Horsewoman and Ryder Blade tee off on each other all night long!
Ryder turns around and is decked right in the mouth with a right hand from Emma before she starches him in the chest with a huge chop. Ryder fires back with a right hand of his own and he swings for another one but Carlisle ducks under, hooks his arm before gripping Blade into an inverted headlock before bringing him down on the back of his head with a sick Inverted DDT...AND SHE TRANSITIONS IT INTO A DRAGON CLUTCH WITH HER LEGS WRAPPED AROUND RYDER!
Axel Reid: Chaos Calling! Chaos Calling! English hasn't realised on the outside yet! If Ryder taps then we have a change of champion!
Ruby Parvati: That was such a smooth transition, a slightly wild swing was all the opening Emma needed and now look where she has Ryder!
Ryder is flailing his arms around, trying to find some way out of this but Emma has it wrenched on tight, really bending his neck back as much as humanely possible! The crowd is cheering and begging for Ryder to hold on and not tap! Carlisle is screaming profusely as she wrenches back further as Blade is trying everything to relieve the pain, from breaking the body scissors to following that up with breaking the hold itself but Emma isn't letting go anytime soon!
Axel Reid: Is Ryder going to tap?! Is he going to tap? How long can the human body last in that contorted, unnatural position?
Ruby Parvati: Ooooh, come on Cass, get in there and break it up before Ryder throws away everything you've worked for!
Axel Reid: English had a hard fall earlier but he's pulling himself in the ring!
English slides in the ring, bypassing the submission going on and hitting the ropes to come back with a low dropkick right to the seated Emma's face!
Axel Reid: DROPKICK TO THE MUSH! What a way to break up a submission attempt, courtesy of the reigning champion!
Ruby Parvati: But notice in the corner of your screen, Ryder has rolled under the bottom rope now that the submission was broken! He's subbed himself out for the moment, leaving Emma open to whatever English may have in store.
English drops his boot onto Emma's chest before rolling her up to her feet. Emma fires off a stiff jab into the rib of English, creating some space before English replies with a knee right into chest of Emma Carlisle! Casanova leans her up against the ropes, clutching her by her chin and through his teeth, inaudibly sharing some words with her before whipping her off the ropes.
Axel Reid: English is gaining some control here once again...
Emma is sent off across the ring but as she hits the opposing set of ropes, her legs are swept out from under her and she's dragged to the outside by Ryder Blade before being slammed head first onto the apron. Blade follows up with a chop to the back of Emma but the two battling on the outside momentarily have forgotten about the champion who DIVES THROUGH THE TOP AND MIDDLE ROPE AND CRASHES ONTO RYDER AND EMMA!
Ruby Parvati: You don't see that everyday from the World Visionary Champion!
Axel Reid: SUICIDE DIVE! That's how much that World Championship means to that man, he doesn't give a damn about his body or theirs, if it means he gets to walk out tonight as champion then he'll do whatever it takes!
Casanova scrambles to his feet and picks up Emma by her hair, not giving her any time to breathe. English hooks her into a front facelock before hauling her up into the air AND VICIOUSLY SNAPPING HER INTO THE STEEL GUARDRAIL WITH A SNAP SUPLEX!
Axel Reid: SNAP SUPLEX...INTO THE STEEL RAILING! This match has taken a violent turn and at the moment it's certainly favouring the World Visionary Champion!
English rolls back up to his feet and immediately turns his attention to Ryder who is pulling himself up to his own feet as well. Cass charges at Blade looking for a knee lift but Ryder catches him, hoisting him up and dropping him ribs first across the guardrail!
Ruby Parvati: That's going to damage a few ribs...or the whole damn rib cage.
Axel Reid: My word! Ryder just drops him right across the steel guardrail!
Ryder grabs a handful of English's hair, pulling him off the guardrail before slamming his head onto the apron. Blade rolls English back into the ring before hooking the outside leg for a cover!
ONE!
TWO!
THR-NO! KICKOUT BY ENGLISH!
Axel Reid: English only kicks out at two here, Ryder was only a second away from becoming the 5th ever World Visionary Champion! What a feat in his record breaking career that would be!
Ruby Parvati: He came ever so close at Fate of The Gods II, and now he's scraping and clawing again, trying to find a way to put away either one of these ring generals.
Ryder gets back up to his feet and puts the boots to English who is clutching at his ribs while prone on the mat, Blade bounces off the ropes for some momentum and yells "BROFIST" before dropping his fist...right into an opening! English has Ryder's arm and is trying to get a crossface going! He latches on to Ryder, right under his nose, wrenching as far back as possible!
Axel Reid: Bro Fi- Reversed! CROSSFACE! ENGLISH HAS THE CROSSFACE APPLIED!
Ruby Parvati: This is the second time in the match that Ryder has somehow found himself in a precarious submission hold here! Both English and Carlisle are somewhat submission masterminds and Ryder well...Ryder has some experience with submissions but they certainly are not his forte!
As Ruby says this Ryder throws his hand out, ready to tap as the crowd are on their feet, begging, praying that Ryder doesn't tap out and that English doesn't remain champion! Norfolk is chanting out the name of Ryder Blade, trying to rally him on, trying to get him to the bottom rope but Ryder is miles away from any of the ropes, he's almost smack dab in the centre of the ring
"PLEASE DON'T! TAP! PLEASE DON'T! TAP!"
Axel Reid: Listen to this crowd! Listen to the people, they're split down the middle! I don't know who I want to win, Ruby doesn't know who she wants to win and these people don't know who they want to win! But no matter, these three individuals are doing their damndest to make sure they stay in the contest!
Suddenly, Emma Carlisle slides back in the ring! She somehow darts across the ring, hitting the ropes and throwing her feet right onto English's most likely injured ribs!
Ruby Parvati: Where the hell did she come from?!
Axel Reid: DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO THE CHEST! Emma Carlisle returns the favour after being kicked in the mouth earlier by English!
Carlisle is a house on fire now, having been rightfully angered after being suplexed into the guardrail by the reigning champion earlier on. She rolls English to his feet and delivers a series of knees right into his ribs again, working over what is sure to be an injured ribcage for English. She hooks him in a front facelock, hoisting him up before slamming him down back first with a vertical suplex, maintaining the hold she rolls him over and back to his feet before hoisting English upwards and over with a beautiful bridging Northern Lights Suplex!
ONE!
TWO!
THR-NO! ENGLISH GETS HIS SHOULDER UP!
Axel Reid: English is being bombarded with a series of high impact moves here, Emma had a strong breather on the outside and is using it all up to put the work in on The Modern Day Messiah!
Breaking the bridge, Emma rolls up to her feet swiftly before doing the same for English, this time it's Emma who leans English against the ropes, whispering words of malice in his ear before leaving her handprint on his chest with a brutal knife edge chop! Carlisle whips English off and right into Blade on the other end who this time, keels over and flings English over the opposing set of ropes and crashing down to the outside!
Ruby Parvati: Oh sh-bleep! Talk about a hard landing!
Carlisle charges at Ryder who stops him dead in his tracks with a shoot kick right across his chest before nailing him in the mouth with a forearm shot, and then another, and then another! Emma Carlisle is pummelling The Blademeister...BUT RYDER ANSWERS BACK WITH A HEADBUTT RIGHT TO EMMA'S JAW!
Axel Reid: He just dropped Emma Carlisle like a sack of bricks! She's got to be out cold! She's got to be knocked the hell out!
Ryder goes in for the lateral press and hooks the outside leg immediately!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE?!
NO! KICKOUT BY EMMA CARLISLE!
Axel Reid: HE GOT HIM!? NO? NO! Ryder Blade was literally milliseconds, milliseconds away from becoming the new World Visionary Champion and Casanova English was milliseconds away from losing his beloved championship once again!
Ruby Parvati: There's got to be something done about this...To be the champion, you have to beat the champion so why can't Ryder try and pin English huh? This is ridiculous!
Axel Reid: That isn't how this goes, you know damn well, if Emma pins Ryder she becomes champion and if Ryder pins Emma he becomes champion, English doesn't even have to be in the picture to lose this match!
Ryder realises he's got to get going and get a move on, he rolls Emma up to her feet and powers her into the corner before putting the boots to her, Blade drives his elbow right onto the bridge of her nose. Carlisle pushes Blade back in an effort to create some distance but Blade comes right back in and drills her with a kick right to the side of the head, dropping her to a seated position!
Axel Reid: Ooof! Enziguri right to the head of Death Incarnate and you know what's coming next folks...This is humiliating and degrading but it's proven to be a somewhat effective move in the arsenal of The Blademeister.
Ryder backs into the opposing corner, his eyes firmly set on Carlisle before he charges across the ring, before he jumps in the corner, straddling his body around Emma, and bounces up and down on her chest!
Ruby Parvati: That lucky little b-
Axel Reid: And there it is, the fans in attendance couldn't be any happier seeing the Low Ryder here tonight!
Ryder rolls out of the corner as Emma slumps in the corner and rolls out of the ring herself. English slides back in, having recovered from the hard crash on the outside and meets Ryder as he gets to his feet with a spinning heel kick! English follows through with the momentum, back onto his feet before darting past Ryder, bouncing off the second rope and arching his body beautifully with a huge moonsault, crashing down on Ryder!
Axel Reid: Springboard Moonsault from English! That's a patented move in The Gatekeeper's repertoire...but he landed right onto those injured ribs!
Ruby Parvati: Suck it up, Cass...Get that cover, come on!
Axel Reid: English can't capitalize on those series of effective moves now, those ribs are costing him dearly! He's crawling in and can only get an arm for the cover, can this be enough!?
ONE!
TWO!
KICKOUT BY BLADE!
English slams the mat hard, frustrated that he can't seem to have enough in him to put Ryder away. Cass rolls back up to his feet and with disgust spits on Ryder before moving out of the ring and onto the apron, looking to head up to the top turnbuckle.
Axel Reid: Absolutely disgusting act by the World Visionary Champion, the longest reigning champion in VoW history just spat a huge lump of that smoker's phlegm right onto Ryder. What a class act he is!
Ruby Parvati: English wouldn't have to do that if Blade learned to stay down, I get it...Ryder wants to be World Champion, but he lost already, he's been beaten, he doesn't belong in this match, Axel!
English is taking far too much time getting to the top rope but he gets there in the end, he takes a moment to look out to the crowd before slapping his head, just to make sure he's still got the hard head he knows he's had for years. English leaps off the top...AND GETS CAUGHT WITH A LEAPING CUTTER!
Axel Reid: EDGE OF THE BLADE! ENGLISH GOT CAUGHT IN MID-AIR WITH AN EDGE OF THE BLADE FROM NOWHERE!
Ruby Parvati: How the hell did he do that? Oh, come on English...You've got to kick out, you've got to kick out!
Axel Reid: Ryder's going to pin the World Visionary Champion! He's going to pin the World Visionary Champion!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE?!
NO! BROKEN UP BY EMMA CARLISLE! EMMA CARLISLE BARELY BREAKS THE COUNT!
Axel Reid: Oh my...That's a way to break up the count, from the depths of hell, Emma Carlisle has flown into the ring to break up that count!
Ruby Parvati: I don't think I've seen someone move across the ring that quickly! Incredible!
Axel Reid: That's almost the perfect word to describe this match so far...It's just incredible. All three competitors are down, absolutely amazing!
The fans are on their feet and making as much noise as they possibly can as Emma Carlisle, Ryder Blade and Casanova English all lay prone on the mat, pouring with sweat, their bodies covered in welts from the brutality they've thrown at one another.
Axel Reid: Ryder Blade has shown an unbelievable amount of heart so far in this match, he holds some of the most impressive wins VoW has seen and the only times he has lost, has been to some of the baddest wrestlers to ever step foot in this ring.
Ruby Parvati: Don't you forget about Death in the ring, she has a win over Ryder. She hasn't been as dominant as the two men in this match, but I won't be one to tell her that to her face, tonight she's proven that she can not only hang but she has all the tools to bring chaos to the main event scene!
The two being talked about by the commentary team are the two stirring as English hasn't moved since being nailed with the cutter from Ryder Blade. Blade and Carlisle are back on their feet and trading right hands now, neither competitor is backing down from the other. Emma smashes Blade in the chest with a European Uppercut, and then another, Blade staggers back and almost falls through the ropes but catches himself, he uses the momentum to follow through and swings at Emma, Carlisle ducks under and Blade gets nailed with a dropkick by English! Blade is on wobbly legs and turns around into a spear from Emma Carlisle!
Axel Reid: Unintentional teamwork by Emma Carlisle and The World Visionary Champion! Ryder Blade just got cut in half with that spear!
Blade, clutching his abdomen, rolls under the bottom rope for a breather as English pulls Carlisle to her feet but she is quick to reverse it, pulling English's legs from out under him and is trying to turn him over for a submission!
Ruby Parvati: Carlisle's going for Melodious Nihilism! That awkwardly angled Boston Crab of hers! English is fighting, he's fighting to make sure he doesn't get locked in it because that's GOING to spell trouble for his ribs no doubt!
Carlisle resorts to instead falling backwards and catapulting English up in the air as his head bounces off the ring post! English staggers around as almost immediately a cut opens up right above his eye. Carlisle grabs him and begins to punch away at the open wound on English's head as it appears to be pouring out in gallons!
Axel Reid: English's head bounced right off that steel ring post! That cranium is not made to bounce on ring posts like basketballs but Casanova English's hard head just did and he's pouring out with blood now!
Ruby Parvati: His gorgeous face! His gorgeous, gorgeous face, Axel!
English tries to fire back, but he has no idea where he is right now, as his face has become a crimson mask. Cass finally nails a right hand and goes for another one but Emma blocks it before BITING THE HEAD OF CASANOVA ENGLISH LIKE A CANNIBAL!
Axel Reid: OH MY GOD! SHE'S BITING THE OPEN WOUND! SHE'S BITING THE OPEN WOUND!
Ruby Parvati: I TOLD YOU! SHE'S A TERRIFYING WOMAN, AXEL!
The fans themselves are disgusted as Emma's mouth is covered with English's blood now, she throws one hard forearm and drops the reigning champion with a thud, English somehow staggers back up to his feet but Emma nails him with thunderous shoot kick to his chest, dropping him again! English rolls back up and on jelly legs, staggers back over to Carlisle who instead scoops English up and drops him on his head!
Axel Reid: Scoop Brainbuster! That is not going to help English's cause! He has no idea where he is at all!
Instead of going for the cover, Emma rolls English onto his stomach and latches on Chaos Calling once more! She doesn't wrap her legs around him but instead sits across his back as the blood is leaking out of the head of Casanova English now, he's flailing his arms around trying to push himself and find a way to get to the ropes!
Axel Reid: Carlisle is squeezing, absolutely squeezing the juices out of English, there isn't going to be much blood left in the World Visionary Champion once Death Incarnate is done with him! Is English going to tap?! WILL THE WORLD CHAMPION TAP?!
Ruby Parvati: DON'T TAP, CASANOVA! YOU CAN NOT TAP!
English is slowly fading out now, refusing to tap as the fans are cheering and begging for something to happen! Nobody wants Emma Carlisle as World Champion...ESPECIALLY RYDER BLADE!
Axel Reid: BLADE RUNNER! MY GOD WITH A RUNNING KNEE RIGHT TO THE DOME OF EMMA CARLISLE!
Ruby Parvati: THANK GOODNESS FOR RYDER BLADE! I love that man, I tell you Axel! He was such a great Xcel Champion and he's going to be a great World Visionary Champion!
Axel Reid: You were just talking about how he doesn't deserve to be in this match earlier?!
Ruby Parvati: I didn't mean that! Ryder's proven that he deserves his spot in this match...NOW PIN HER, RY-RY!
Blade somehow manages to drape an arm over Emma Carlisle!
Axel Reid: This for the VoW World Visionary Championship!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE?!
THR-NO! NO! KICKOUT BY EMMA CARLISLE! KICKOUT BY EMMA CARLISLE!
Axel Reid: What!? What?! If that wasn't three then it must've be 10 milliseconds short of three! That was...that so damn close, Ryder was so damn close to doing it again!
The former Xcel Champion cannot believe it, running his hands through his air, for the first time we really see a look of defeat on Ryder's face but with the camera on that dejected face, a scowl slowly forms and Blade suddenly bursts up to his feet, picking up Emma and hurling her to the outside before turning his attention to the prone, bloodied World Visionary Champion. Blade stomps on the head of English, showing no mercy on the World Champion.
Axel Reid: Look...look at his face, look at Ryder's face, that's not...that's not the Ryder we're used to seeing...That's one pissed off son of a bitch is what that is.
Ruby Parvati: For once I agree, he...he's almost as terrifying as Carlisle...
Blade drops a knee right onto the bloodied skull of English, grinding his knee on the side of the World Champion's head as English grits his teeth, refusing to give Blade the sick satisfaction of his screams of agony. Ryder pushes himself back to his feet before slowly lifting English to his.
Axel Reid: Wait a second...Wait, someone just jumped the guardrail! What the? Security, security if you're in the back a fan has just jumped the guardrail!
Ruby Parvati: Ryder doesn't see, who the hell?!
A masked individual reaches under the ring and pulls out a steel chair as the fans in attendance are trying to warn Ryder that someone is about to get in there and swing for him. The masked individual unzips their jacket to reveal an Orphanage Shirt!
Axel Reid: Wait...You don't think?! You don't think that's who I think it is, right?!
Ruby Parvati: NO?! It...can't be can it?!
Axel Reid: He tweeted out earlier today that maybe tonight was the night...
The masked assailant slides in the ring, right behind Ryder as Blade looks in the bloodied face of English who simply smiles before once again spitting directly in Ryder's face, blood and saliva mixed together! Blade closes his eyes and wipes the spit off his face before going for another Edge of The Blade but English pushes him off and....
THWACK!
Axel Reid: STEEL CHAIR SHOT TO THE HEAD! THAT SON OF A BITCH JUST NAILED RYDER BLADE WITH AN UNPROTECTED CHAIR SHOT TO THE SKULL!
Ruby Parvati: But...but...Ryder isn't down?!
THWACK!
The assailant in the Orphange T-Shirt smashes Ryder over the head a second time as the sick thud of steel meeting head causes Ryder to drop to one knee and collapse to the mat. English is barely standing but through the blood on his face, a sick smile forms as the assailant pulls off their hood and then their face mask...
Axel Reid: OHHHH YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME?!
In the ring, with chair in hand, dressed in The Orphanage attire...is Rayne Draven-Omega!
Ruby Parvati: Well, this...this is unexpected.
Axel Reid: And here we thought we were seeing the return of the Next Level Athlete and...and under that damn mask is the wife of our Director of Wrestling Operations, under that mask is the woman who GOT SUSPENDED EARLIER IN THE NIGHT!
Ruby Parvati: Mr. Omega isn't in the building looking for her anymore...
Axel Reid: Rayne Draven-Omega may have just gave Ryder Blade a compacted neck! There's a damn reason we don't do chair shots to the head anymore! There's a damn reason we don't allow our competitors to smash a chair over another person's heads, we're aware of the god damn concussions it causes, the compacted necks! RYDER BLADE HAD A CAREER DAMNIT! HE'S A YOUNG KID WITH A FUTURE!
English smiles as Rayne can't help but smirk as well. Rayne boots Ryder out of the ring before she slowly turns around and glares at Emma Carlisle on the outside, who is leaned up against the guardrail holding the back of her head.
Axel Reid: And these two aren't done, these two demons are not done...They've got their sights in store for Emma Carlisle, love her or hate her, Emma is one hell of a wrestler and she doesn't deserve what they've got in store for her!
Ruby Parvati: You said it yourself, Axel...At any cost. English needs to be champion.
Axel Reid: This bastard! This son of a bitch!
Ruby Parvati: Cool it.
English is only being held up by the ropes as Rayne rolls out of the ring and goes after Emma, Carlisle bursts to her feet and the two women brawl for a moment on the outside, but the fresher Rayne gets the upper hand, delivering a huge knee to the gut of Emma Carlisle before running her down and into the steel guardrail back first!
Axel Reid: Damnit! Not this way, English...I know you're one sick son of a gun but not this way, don't do it this way! Joanna Thade and Katalina Star had one hell of an opening match tonight, goodness knows where they are! Reya Serra got pummelled in her match against Rayne...There's damn well nobody out here to help Emma Carlisle!
English leans against the ropes, observing the handy work of his newest Orphanage member. Rayne stomps on Carlisle when suddenly, charging down the ramp are Joanna Thade and Katalina Star!
Ruby Parvati: Uh oh! Here comes the cavalry!
Axel Reid: Their battered, defeated and broken but Joanna and Katalina are coming to the aid of Emma Carlisle.
Rayne fires off rights for Joanna and rights for Katalina when almost immediately comes Matt Robinson and Winter Pine!
Ruby Parvati: It's a party! Animal Instinct are coming down to even the odds!
English watches in the ring as The Horsewomen are brawling with English's Orphanage! Joanna and Katalina are throwing heavy haymakers at Robinson and Pine as the four of them brawl back up the ramp, having a merely short stay. Emma has managed to gain control over RDO, pummelling her with forearm after forearm before kicking her in the gut and doubling her over.
Axel Reid: It's absolute war and carnage out here and the king is in the ring watching it all for himself! Orphanage on one side, Horsewomen on the other! What is going to give?! Something had got to give!
Carlisle pulls one of Rayne's arms through her legs before lifting her up and THROWING HER OVER AND INTO THE STEEL STEPS!
Axel Reid: Pumphandle Fallaway Slam into steel! Emma calls that Waking Nightmare and the look on English's face says that his nightmare may have just woken!
Rayne crashes into the guardrail and appears to be momentarily taken out when suddenly the lights go out.
Ruby Parvati: NOW WHAT?
Axel Reid: Now what is right?! What else could possibly happen?! What else could possibly happen?!
The lights come back on and a second masked assailant is in the ring...this time he's right behind Casanova English! The masked assailant hoists an unsuspecting English up before turning him upside down and dropping him on his head! The sight of the move causes the crowd to absolutely erupt!
Axel Reid: I'LL BE DAMNED IF THAT DOESN'T LOOK FAMILIAR!
Ruby Parvati: NO! NO! NO! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING! HE'S A TRAITOR!
Axel Reid: I'm calling it, Ruby...EEENNNNDDD OOOFF MISSEEERRYY!
English is a bloodied and battered mess on the mat as the masked assailant rips of his mask to an even louder cheer from the crowd.
Axel Reid: I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE HAPPY TO SAY HIS NAME...BUT BREEEETT CARRRSON IS BACK!
Ruby Parvati: That traitor! TURNCOAT!
Carson mouths a few words before looking up with a wry smile before darting back out of the ring and over the guardrail, making his way through the crowd. Security is up in the ramp trying to separate the Orphanage and Horsewomen war going on on the ramp. Brett is making his way through the crowd as Emma with a smirk on her face slides in the ring before rolling English over and going for a cover!
Axel Reid: This is it! NEW CHAMPION! NEW CHAMPION!
Ruby Parvati: No...
ONE!
TWO!
THREE?!
NO! KICKOUT BY ENGLISH! CASANOVA ENGLISH KICKS OUT!
Axel Reid: HOW IN THE?!
Carlisle waists no time in lifting English up, putting him in a standing headscissors, hooking his arms before hoisting him up and dropping him ribs and face first onto the mat! The war on the ramp is being slowly broken apart but nobody has time to save the inevitable!
Axel Reid: KISS THE ABYSS! KISS THE ABYSS!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE?!
THREE!
DING! DING! DING! DING! DING!
The crowd erupts into a huge mixed reaction, those who want to boo Emma Carlisle will boo her but for those who have had to sit through an entire year of Casanova English's reign of terror are cheering their hearts out right now!
Axel Reid: It's over! My goodness, what a chaotic match and how fitting that Emma Carlisle wins this chaotic bout!
Ruby Parvati: THIS IS A DAMN TRAVESTY!
Jerry Heisenberg: The winner of the match via pinfall...AAAANNNDD NEEEEEEEEWWWWW VOW WORLD VISIONARY CHAMPION...."DEATH INCARNATE" EEMMMMMMAAAAAA CAAAAARRLIIISSSLLLE!
"The Watcher" by Xandria blares throughout the speakers as Joanna and Katalina break away from the fight, having realised their sister has won the crown jewel in VoW! They jog down and slide in the ring as Rayne manages to pull English out of the ring. The Orphanage group together as they hold up a broken and battered English. In the crowd is Brett Carson who can't help but smile before turning and walking through the crowd and out of the arena.
Axel Reid: There's carnage all over the ring, we need to get some help for Ryder Blade, what a heart and what a man! I've never seen someone put up the fight he did tonight, an unbelievable effort but he was wrongly taken out of the match thanks to the real turncoat, Rayne Draven Omega!
Ruby Parvati: Real turncoat?! The real turncoat is that dud, that bastard, that traitor Brett Carson!
Axel Reid: All is fair in love and war, Ruby! An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth! Ryder Blade needs some medical assistance, in fact all three of these competitors need some medical assistance! The Orphanage falls here at Heatstroke 2016! What a night! What an evening!
Ruby Parvati: This is bullsh-bleep!
Axel Reid: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us...Only time will tell just how much of a mistake Brett Carson had made in costing English the championship, darkness falls upon VoW but it's a darkness that may end up being far better than the hell we've been in for 326 days! We'll see you on September 2nd for our milestone 50th edition of Breakthrough! Until then, for my partner Ruby Parvati...I'm Axel Reid and THIS...IS...V....O....W!
In the ring, Joanna Thade and Katalina Star have dropped to a knee as Emma slowly raises her new championship. The dark scenes in the ring are the closing image as the VoW trademark logo burns across the screen.