FFCW Quake
“The End” Episode 18
FFCW Arena
Chicago, Illinois

A Nightmare Family Production

#BlackLivesMatter

[The show opens with Thunderstruck by AC/DC already playing. Heavy Mike and Zap are in the ring interacting with the crowd. The music goes down as Mike takes a microphone.]

Mike: I went to war with my best friend at Dream On, and I think I can say without a shadow of a doubt that we have put our differences behind us.

Zap: Now we want to bring some attention that doesn’t get the attention it deserves around here, and that’s tag team wrestling.

Mike: We want to defend these FFCW World Tag Team Championships, and we want to defend them right now!

Zap: We’re issuing an open challenge to any two members of the FFCW roster!

Mathews: You want to accept the challenge, Punk?

Punk: Me and you?

Mathews: Sure. Why not?

Punk: I can only think of about a million reasons.

[The crowd boos as Game Over by Alexa Vega plays (or like a more bad ass cover with the same lyrics). Holzhammer, KJ, and Ness walk through the curtain.]

Mathews: Are you kidding me?!

Punk: Well, it doesn’t look like they’re going to get their hands on the World Championship. They got the Sub-Forum Championship, and now, they have their eyes on the Tag Team Championships.

Mathews: If they win, there’s a good chance next week match against Cody and jTj could be for the FFCW World Tag Team Championships.

Punk: They’ve gotta get past the AEC first.

FFCW World Tag Team Championship Match
GAME OVER [Holzhammer and KJ] [w/Ness] versus Australian Electric Company [Heavy Mike and Zap] ©
The bell rings, and Holzhammer runs at Heavy Mike knocking him off the apron with a big boot. Mike holds his knee in pain on the floor. Ness runs over to attack the fallen Mike, and the official goes over to chastise him. While the referee is distracted, KJ enters the ring and hits Zap with Idol Consequences. Holzhammer picks him up by the hair and nails him with the headbutt. When the official turns around Holzhammer is standing on the heart of Zap. 1...2...3!
Winners, by pinfall, and NEW FFCW World Tag Team Champions, GAME OVER [Holzhammer and KJ]

Mathews: That was highway robbery!

Punk: The champions didn’t stand a chance!

J-Rose: Already in the ring for the next match, Ness.

[Ness yanks the microphone out of J-Rose’s hands.]

Ness: I heard my opponent tonight, and with a caliber opponent like this, I’m going to prove I’m a fighting champion and put my title on the line.

Mathews: What?

Punk: That’s not really like him.

[Play The Funky Music plays, and Greg comes down to the ring in his gear.]

Mathews: This makes more sense.

Punk: Yeah.

FFCW Sub-Forum Championship Match
Greg versus Ness [w/GAME OVER] ©
The referee calls for the bell, and KJ yells at Greg. When he turns to look, Holzhammer shoots an intimidating glare allowing Ness to attack him from behind. He hits him with a barrage of forearms in the corner before pulling him out and hitting him with the Game Over. He goes for the pin.
Winner, and STILL Sub-Forum Champion, Ness

[Greg crawls over to J-Rose to ask for the microphone.]

Greg: Uh, congratulations, champ. By the way, I came out here to tell you that you will be defending the Sub-Forum Championship at Heroes Stand Tall in the match you made famous; the SSB Rules Match. Now, originally, it was going to be one on one with System, but heh, I’ve got a better idea. I think we need to make it a Four-Way Double Elimination Match! As for the last two competitors? Well, they will be determined next week in a Voice of Treason Gauntlet Match!

Punk: What the hell is a Voice of Treason Gauntlet Match?!

Mathews: Well, I think it’s like a-

BREAKING NEWS: FFCW EVENT CENTER

[Baker appears in a suit sitting next to an old TV set.]

Baker: What the hell did he just say? Either way, I could see myself looking good in that Sub-Forum Championship. It looks almost as good as the Intercontinental Championship held by such greats as Razor, Shawn, and of course, Double J. And what are these weird gimmick matches he’s talking about? Everyone knows the only good gimmick matches are the Royal Rumble, a blue bar steel cage match, a lumberjack match, and maybe the Raw Bowl. Ooh. Forgot about the Kiss My Foot Match, and the Hog Pen. Now that was a gimmick match! Either way, I guess, I will enter the Voice of Treason Gauntlet NEXT WEEK.

***Static***

Punk: The Hog Pen Match?

Mathews: Hey, if it happened between 92 and 96, Baker thinks it was good.

Punk: I wonder if whomever trained him just dropped him on his head about fifty times for the first night of training. Or maybe he’s been living in a bunker for the last fifteen years?

Mathews: I couldn’t tell you.

J-Rose: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is a singles match! Already in the ring, from RIGHT HERE in Chicago, Illinois, Mal!

Mathews: What time is it?

Punk: Squash match o’clock?

Mathews: I’d say so.

[The crowd boos as Men Who Sold the World by Nirvana plays, and Raven Star comes through the crowd.]

Mathews: Raven Star has been on a bit of a losing streak himself lately. We’ll have to see if he can rebound this week.

Punk: Well, he’s not known for his success in singles competition.

Singles Match
Mal versus Raven Star
The bell rings, and Raven jumps to the floor buying some more time. Mal doesn’t wait and comes off the ropes hitting him with a suicide dive. The official starts a double count out, and they both slide back into the ring. Raven jumps on Mal applying a headlock. Mal uses his hometown crowd to get the momentum to get to his feet and break free. He feels fired up from the crowd, but he turns around and Raven hits him with Nevermore! The crowd boos as he goes for the pin with a handful of tights. 1...2...NO! WHAT?! Mal kicks out! Raven doesn’t believe it. He’s arguing with the official. Mal turns him around...MAL INTENT! 1...2..3!
Winner, by pinfall, Mal!

Mathews: That was Mal’s first win by pinfall this season.

Punk: And I think maybe only his second or third win period!

Mathews: We’ve only got two more Quakes after tonight, so he’s got to get the momentum while it lasts.

Punk: Do you think he’s going to have a match at Heroes Stand Tall?

[THE LIGHTS GO OUT. Sink to the Beat by Cursive plays, and PI is in the ring with the FFCW World Championship around his waist.]

PI: Show the clip from last week.

[ jTj walks on stage as the referee hands PI the World Championship back.]

jTj: One defense down. Two to go. I am gonna cut...you...down.

PI: So, I don’t listen to Johnny Cash usually, but you’ve been coming out to that song for like ten years, so I know it. Aren’t the lyrics “GOD” is gonna cut you down? Is that what we’ve come to? Do you think you’re a god, Jeffrey?

I want to draw your attention to a quote. “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” So, I’m going to ask you. Are you still a hero, Jeff? You’ve got all of the nicknames. The Last Cowboy. The White Knight. The John Wayne of FFCW. Every last damn cliche, but what does it mean? Are you a hero? Do heroes become friends with the boss? Do heroes make sure I have three more challengers before I face you? Do heroes start shit and then go home and hide with a “neck injury” until I solve the problems for them? Then, they come back as the hero? Is that the story you’re trying to tell?

Either way, you die after Heroes Stand Tall. Don’t misconstrue my words. This isn’t a death threat. It’s a death sentence because the truth is, you haven’t WANTED to do this in years. You always find an excuse to go home, and you always find an excuse to come back because you’re ADDICTED to this. Not me. I like it. I like the money, but I take this mask off...Then I’m just a dude again. A dude with a wife and kids and a normal life. I walk down the street, and other people just keep walking. I’m not addicted to the limelight...Unlike some people. See, when FFCW ends, Jeffrey is going to be the lost sheep of the pasture. A sheep without a shepard. Maybe Cody will let you be in one of the fifteen matches on AEW Dark on YouTube. Either way, you will be lost, and one thing you WON’T find is MY FFCW World Championship. I’m going to end my career at Heroes Stand Tall by informing my wife and my kids that the man who puts the food on their table is none other than real life pro wrestling super hero...PI, the FFCW World Champion.

[PI drops the microphone in the middle of the ring.]

Punk: Strong words from the champion.

Mathews: Question is, how much longer will he be the champion?

J-Rose: Already in the ring, GCB!

Mathews: GCB, the heaviest man on the FFCW roster.

Punk: Thanks, I know that NOW.

[It begins to rain T-Money as Must Be the Money by Nelly plays, and T-Money makes his way through the curtain.]

Mathews: T-Money made his intentions to face The Kid at Heroes Stand Tall known, and we know now it is official.

Punk: The Kid left T-Money high and dry when he won the championship, and T turned a new life. I actually respect him for that.

Mathews: Between his friendship with The Kid, his relationship with Bambi, and World Championship shots, what else does T-Money have to lose?

Punk: Nothing, and that could make him a dangerous man at Heroes Stand Tall.

Singles Match
GCB versus T-Money
The match starts with GCB going for a lock up and T-Money punching him. He jukes around the big man before throwing several punches to the body. He hits him with a big uppercut and GCB goes down. He goes off the ropes, Air Force Money! T-Money gets up and drops an extra fist before going for the pin. 1...2...3!
Winner, by pinfall, T-Money

[T-Money is getting his hand raised when The Kid hits him in the back with a steel chair! He drives the chair into his back several times as Bambi slides in to trash talk him. He opens the chair, and Bambi grabs T by the hair putting his head through the hole of the chair. Kid goes off the ropes and delivers a double stomp to the back of the neck!]

Mathews: Just like The Kid to attack someone from behind!

Punk: If we’d seen that kind of ruthlessness from Kid as champion, he may have held the championship longer.

[The crowd boos as Riders on the Storm plays, and WMS comes down to the ring. He asks for a microphone. J-Rose looks around to see if he should do it, and WMS takes it anyways.]

WMS: So earlier tonight, old man jTj got a trophy because he won a couple matches. Big deal. Where’s my community service award? Where’s my humanitarian of the year award? I deserve a gold medal for saving this company from having to pay a champion’s purse to a guy who is already collecting AARP! I know Old Man JJ was just waiting to get his walker and his cane and hobble into his retirement home with the FFCW World Championship, but I did each and every one of you a favor by making sure that DIDN’T happen. That old bloke came back here because he wanted a rub off of ME. He got lucky against me. I wish I could get another go with him. He said if he didn’t win the championship, he was going to hang it up, and that’s really too bad because I would love to kick the old man’s ass. But I’m pretty sure he failed to win the championship AGAIN after multiple chances. But now I’ve got to move on-

[Sharp Dressed Man plays, and JJ comes through the curtain. WMS looks scared shitless as he runs down to the ring. He slides in and hits him with a double ax handle. He throws him into the corner hitting with a series of chops. He pulls off his belt and begins to whip[ WMS. He cries out in pain as JJ goes after him. He dives out of the ring and starts running up the ramp, but JJ follows him up the ramp chasing him into the back.]

Mathews: It looks like JJ’s journey home has taken another detour.

Punk: And WMS is hoping he doesn’t run into any detours on his route to as far away from JJ as possible.

J-Rose: The following contest is a Special Guest Referee Match for the FFCW World Championship!

[Going Out in Style by The Dropkick Murphy’s plays as RT makes his way down to the ring. He’s wearing a cut-off referee shirt and black jeans. He’s also finishing an IPA as he comes down to the ring. He hands it to CM Punk.]

Punk: You want me to hold onto this for you or what?

Mathews: Why is he having a drink before he referees?

Punk: He said he wanted to make sure this was a main event caliber match. Maybe he just wanted to loosen up a little bit.

Mathews: I guess he’s not bumping tonight.

[RT takes the microphone from J-Rose.]

RT: So I promised that the reason I wanted to be the Special Referee was to give you a main event quality experience. Now neither AM nor Cody told me to do this, but I know PI knows his way around a death match and he’s crazy. As for Shinobi, he’s pretty obsessed with ECW. Terry Funk. Sabu. Rob Van Dam. All of THOSE guys. So this isn’t an Extreme Rules Match or a Hardcore Match or a Death Match, but I am the referee, and I’m only planning on counting pins and submissions!

Mathews: Can he do that?

Punk: It’s lazy officiating, but they put him in charge!

[The crowd cheers as Started from the Bottom by Drake plays. Shinobi Musashi walks through the curtain with a smile on his face.]

Mathews: Who does the lack of rules favor?

Punk: PI’s certifiable, but Shinobi has never really been tested in a setting like this.

Mathews: Also, after what he said earlier tonight, I firmly believe PI wants to get head to head with jTj.

Punk: And the guy who is refereeing just slapped Shinobi in the face the last time he saw him.

[The lights go out. Sink to the Beat plays, and PI walks down to the ring with the championship wrapped around his waist.]

Mathews: The last time we saw PI in a match without rules he lost his FFCW career when he was thrown off the balcony of the building.

Punk: He then connivingly constructed his return so it would end in him getting the FFCW World Championship.

Mathews: Which is all he said he wanted at the beginning of the season.

Punk: So can he keep it tonight?

FFCW World Championship Match
Special Referee: RT
Shinobi Musashi versus PI ©
RT calls for the bell. PI immediately pulls the spike out of his boot and runs at Shinobi! Panicked, he ducks and grabs the World Champion throwing him across the ring with a German suplex. Shinobi throws a series of kicks at the champion with the main focus being trying to kick the spike out of his hand. He finally manages to kick it out of his hand sending it across the ring. Shinobi slides toward the spike kicking it to the floor. The Masked Maniac runs toward him, but Shin gets up and throws him over the top rope. He follows up by running toward the opposite ropes and hitting him with a tope suicida! He grabs the spike and throws it under the ring. PI sees this and looks furious. He runs at the Texan who throws him with an arm drag on the floor. Shinobi stays on the offense and grabs PI by the back of the head and launches him toward the security wall. He moves over by commentary table and asks Punk if the beer is his. He then grabs it and smashes the beer bottle on PI’s head.

Mathews: Are you gonna buy RT another one, Punk?

Punk: Hell no.

Mathews: Either way the challenger has been in complete-WATCH OUT!

PI reverses an Irish whip sending Shinobi over the commentary table. He then grabs anything he can get his hands on and starts throwing it at Shinobi. He then lifts Josh’s chair and begins to drive it into Shinobi. RT rolls out to the floor and grabs PI’s pant leg. “Hey. You do have to pin him in the ring, ok?” PI nods before RT slides back into the ring. The champion then picks up the monitor and jumps off the table driving it into the knee of Shinobi. He then applies a half crab on the floor as he screams with insanity. “In the ring!” RT yells before PI breaks the submission. He then goes over to the steel stairs and lifts them over his head. Shinobi, with a sense of urgency, lunges at the champion with a spear before the stairs can get dropped on him. The challenger lifts the champion by the mask and slams him down on the steel stairs which were almost dropped on him. He then looks under the ring and finds a kendo stick. He smacks the champion with it. He begins to follow PI around the ringside area hitting him with the stick whenever he’s within distance.

Mathews: Shinobi Musashi will do whatever it takes to get the championship that much is clear to me.

Punk: Watch him walk, though. PI’s done some damage to that knee.

Mathews: What’s Shinobi going to do if the KO Kick is out of commission?

Punk: He may find another way to win. He may just be screwed.

PI slides into the ring, and Shinobi asks RT before he brings the kendo stick into the ring. RT shrugs and says sure. He slides into the ring and begins to hit him with it repeatedly. He shakes his head before throwing the kendo stick to the side. He pulls him closer before throwing him with an exploder suplex! He goes for the first pinfall of the match. 1...2...NO! The champion kicks out. Shinobi doesn't stop. He starts to throw knees at the side of the champion. He hesitates realizing his knee is more hurt than he thought it was. He applies a headlock really wrenching it. RT asks the champion if he wants to give up, and Shinobi starts punching him with his other hand before he can answer. He breaks the hold and creates some distance between them. He’s testing his knee to see if he can do it. He’s waiting for the champion to get up...KO KICK! He goes for the pin. 1…



2….






THE LIGHTS GO OUT!

Mathews: What the hell?

Punk: Is it over?

The lights come back on, and PI IS GONE! Shinobi looks furious. He grabs RT by the shirt and asks him if he had something to do with this. RT pushes him away and says he had nothing to do with it. Shinobi leans over to check on his knee when RT points to the center of the ring where THE SPIKE HAS CUT THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE RING! PI CRAWLS OUT THROUGH THE CANVAS WITH THE SPIKE IN HAND! He runs right at Shinobi’s knee with it taking him off his feet. He drives the spike into Shinobi’s knee several times. RT looks on almost considering stopping the match. PI drives the spike into Shinobi’s forehead before RT kicks it out of the ring. PI picks up the gory challenger, and he lifts him over his head. Brainbuster. 1...2...WHAT THE FUCK SHINOBI KICKED OUT?!

Mathews: At what point do you say live to fight another day?

Punk: What other day? His days may be numbered! There’s only three shows left!

PI grabs him by the hair and drags him over to the corner. Shinobi rolls to his side holding his knee. PI kicks him several times before going to the corner. Springboard...Flyin’ PI! This is how he retained the championship. 1...2...Shinobi puts his foot on the rope. RT shakes his head in astonishment. PI rolls to the floor and grabs the steel stairs. He drags them into the ring with a deranged look in his eyes. He lifts the stairs high over his head. He is about to drop them on Shinobi’s knee when MUSASHI ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY! The challenge kips up! Weak KO kick. He grabs PI and looks at the stairs. He gets him up. JUMPING TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER ON THE STEEL STAIRS! Shinobi falls onto PI…


RT pulls him off…


BEERBLASTER ON SHINOBI…


He drags the motionless carcass of PI onto Shinobi. 1.2.3.
Winner, by pinfall, and STILL FFCW World Champion, PI

Mathews: What? Why?

Punk: Screwed by a Canadian.

©FFCW: A Division of Mind’s Eye Entertainment; in conjunction with Nightmare Family Productions

"This isn’t a death threat. It’s a death sentence" - Is this line from something, or a 1RealSmartAlex original? Feels so fucking epic and timeless. Like it should be in movies. If it's an AM OG, I fucking bow down. You are a god.

FFCW Quake
“The End” Episode 19
FFCW Arena
Chicago, Illinois

A Nightmare Family Production

#BlackLivesMatter

[The show opens with a recap of last week’s main event when RT pulled Shinobi off of PI, hit him with the Beer Blaster then drug PI onto Shinobi before quickly counting to three. When the footage stops, we see Mal in the center of the ring on the set of Hotel Malifornia.]

Mal: They called me yesterday and said, Maloney, we need one more Hotel Malifornia. I figure next week is the last Quake. I don’t even know if I’m booked for Heroes Stand Tall. I’ve got to take what I can get. I’ll admit. I’m not excited about the assignment, and it’s not because I don’t love doing this show. This show was my foot in the door. When I was a minor and couldn’t bump on TV, this show was my introduction to the energy of this crowd. It was my introduction to everything I love about this business. The guy they asked me to talk to tonight influenced me a lot in this business. When I was a kid, he was something of a hero, and as I got older, he became something of a friend.

“Stop right there.”

[The crowd boos as RT makes his way through the curtain. He walks down to the ring.]

RT: Mal, you’re not my friend. You’re my co-worker. My acquaintance. People are pleasant to their co-workers because it makes their day go by easier. My friends are people who have been to my home, broken bread with me, drank with me. You’re just a kid who I was nice to because I didn’t want to crush your mark illusion of me. There is a difference. You see, when you’re a star, you have to keep up appearances. I’m not just a man. I’m a brand. That’s why they wanted me to be the last guest on Robert California, or whatever this is called.

Mal: I want to ask you one question.

RT: I’m going to hold you to that.

Mal: When you went out there, when you were made special referee, did you at any point consider giving Shinobi a legitimate chance of winning?

[RT pauses and turns away from Mal.]

RT:...No.

Mal: All I needed to know. I don’t have anything else to say to you.

[RT smirks and heads back to the ropes when Started From the Bottom by Drake plays. Shinobi Musashi makes his way through the curtain walking with a slight limp. RT drops his microphone, and he goes to the floor standing by the announce table. Shinobi picks up the microphone.]

Musashi: They sent you out here to get a scoop, kid, so I’ll give you one. You see, the morning after Dream On, I started spamming the phone of everyone on the booking committee. I want RT at the season finale. Gimme RT at the season finale. Pitch me vs RT for the season finale. I assumed when PI retained the title in the Triple Threat Match that I wasn’t getting another shot, so I wanted to get my hands on the man that slapped me in the face. I didn’t know I was getting another World title shot, but he did. He’s got buddies who work in the office, but I’m not supposed to talk about that. He knew I was getting another World title shot, and he knew I was gunning for him at Heroes Stand Tall. What was he supposed to do?

See, he wants to fight me at Heroes Stand Tall. He does because the reality is, I’m the highest caliber guy on the roster who doesn’t already have a dance partner except for GAME OVER, but he doesn’t want to set himself up for THAT again. So, Cody gives me a title shot, and now, he’s freaking out. How can he make sure he gets his match with me at Heroes Stand Tall? How can he make sure I don’t win the World Championship because then I face Jeff and they might throw in PI and make it a triple threat, and we can’t have that. So he has to screw me out of the title match, but he gets creative about it. He makes himself the referee. What’s the harm in that?

But wait! There’s more. He makes himself the referee, and he decides he’s not going to call anything. He’s going to essentially make it an Extreme Rules Match. He knew he was going to screw me, but if he was lucky, he could hurt me, too. The only reason I’m not kicking your ass right now is because I want to do it at Heroes Stand Tall. I’m not risking an injury, and I’m not risking one of your boys in the office politicking to get me suspended. I’m coming to Heroes Stand Tall, and I AM kicking your ass.

[Shinobi drops the microphone in the center of the ring. RT slides in to grab it.]

RT: You don’t get it, do you? When KJ resurrected this company six years ago, he built it around me. It was successful because I was a star, and I represented the brand WELL. I was the champion the people deserved, and I always did what was best for the brand! I had to be the total package. The best in the ring. The best on the microphone. The best merch. The best PR appearances. I had to be it all because if those kinds of responsibilities had fallen on people like you, we wouldn’t be here today. When I was on top just being a good wrestler wasn’t enough. You ARE a good wrestler, Shinobi, but you’re NOT a star. You’re not enough, and quite frankly, seeing the name of a good hand like you on the list of World Champions sours everything I’ve ever done for that title and everything I’ve ever done for this company because you’re NOT enough.

You said I was planning to agree to the match with you, and you’re right. I was. I do have friends in the office. I’m sorry that people like me. But the reason I was going to accept the match with you at Heroes Stand Tall is in the name of the show. People have the need to see their heroes stand tall. All of the drunks, unemployed bums, druggies, and nerds living in their mothers’ basements need to live vicariously through me. I need to deliver. I need to give them the win they need. I’ve only had one main event victory since this company came back, and it was the night I almost single handedly saved this company in War Games.

I need to end FFCW with a win. I already saved this company once. I need to give it a prosperous history so guys like you can collect a ten dollar payday to sit down and talk about how great I am in ever “History of FFCW” documentary they make from here until the end of time. I need to do it for you. I need to do it for them. I need to deliver a main event. So at Heroes Stand Tall, I’m going to need you to do me a favor. Before your shoulders get pinned to the mat 1...2...3 like they did last week. I’m going to need you to bring your best. I’m going to need you to try your hardest. I’m going to need you to TRY to get on my level because I’m not coming down to yours.

[Shinobi slides back in the ring and gets nose to nose with RT. He drops the microphone and says ‘Back up, Nobi.’ He backs up, and he HITS RT WITH A KO KICK! Mal has a smile on his face as Shinobi exits the ring. He slaps his knee a bit as he makes his way up the ramp.]

Mathews: Wow! I don’t know about you, Punk, but I’m looking forward to that one.

Punk: It seems like Shinobi’s one shot to prove his main event run was not a fluke.

Mathews: Well, he proved it to me last week in the match against PI.

Punk: Me too, but he’s got to prove it to RT.

Mathews: Well, next up we’ve got one of the most unique match concepts we’ve ever had. The Voice of Treason Gauntlet.

Punk: How exactly is that going to-

BREAKING NEWS: FFCW EVENT CENTER

[Baker appears in a suit sitting next to an old TV set.]

Baker: So tonight we’re going to have the big Voice of Treason Gauntlet, whatever that is. Either way, I know the winner gets put in the Sub-Forum Championship at In Your House: Heroes Stand Tall. So, I talked to the son of the polka-dot guy from the so called golden age, and he said it’s “inspired” by the Lethal Lottery or Battle Bowl, some boring a$$ things from inferior dubya c dubya, Billionaire Ted’s little territory. So, I told polka dot guy’s son if I was going to be in his tag team gauntlet thing, I would need a special partner...From the New Generation. Anyone from the New Generation would suffice because this generation and every other generation SUCKS.

***Static***

J-Rose: The following contest is the Voice of Treason Gauntlet! Twelve competitors were put into two-person teams at random. They were also assigned a random number. Two teams will compete at a time. Teams can be eliminated by pinfall, submission, count out, or disqualification. The match continues until there is only one team left. The winning team will join System in challenging Ness for the FFCW Sub-Forum Championship Match at Heroes Stand Tall!

Mathews: This actually isn’t as convoluted as I expected.

Punk: Better than Greg’s Match of Fun. That was so bad he scrapped it.

J-Rose: Are you ready to find out who drew number 1?

[You Start the Fire plays, and Baker walks on stage.]

Punk: His partner BETTER be from the New Generation.

Mathews: I heard he agreed to be number if he got the partner he wanted.

Punk: His youngest partner option has got to be pushing fifty!



Mathews: Punk! Punk! It’s Doink the Clown!

Punk: I don’t think that’s the REAL Doink. Check his birth certificate!

J-Rose And their opponents!

[The Greatest Showman plays, and AM walks on stage.]

Mathews: AM has never held the Sub-Forum title.

Punk: AM has never held any title...Not saying that’s a bad thing.

[Men Who Sold the World plays, and Raven Star comes down to the ring.]

Mathews: Raven Star lost last week in singles action. Hopefully, he’ll be better with a different partner.

Voice of Treason Gauntlet
*Winners Added to Sub-Forum Championship Match*
Match 1: Baker and Doink the Clown versus AM and Raven Star
Baker starts out getting the advantage on AM. He works him over for awhile before tagging Doink. The Clown tries to mess with AM, and he gets Irish whipped into the corner. AM tags Raven Star in who hits Doink with Nevermore. AM runs interference with Baker while Raven Star scores the pin fall.

[The next team comes out. It’s Mal and Franchise.]

Match 2: AM and Raven Star versus Mal and Franchise
Raven jumps Mal as soon as he gets in the ring. He hits him with a flurry of offense before hitting him with Nevermore. Franchise comes in to break the pin. The official pushes him back. Raven tags AM, but the ref doesn’t see it. AM hits the MacDown and goes for the pin. The ref won’t count it. Raven comes back in and hits Mal with Nevermore a second time. AM stops Franchise from breaking the pin.

[The next team comes out. It’s Heavy Mike and Radikal.]

Match 3: AM and Raven Star versus Heavy Mike and Radikal
The Men Who Sold the World stare each other down. They both tag in their partners. AM and Mike have a bit of an exchange. The big man is clearly feeling good again as the second heaviest wrestler on the FFCW roster does some damage to the North American. AM ducks a clothesline and spins around hitting him with a chop block in the previously hurt knee. The big man feels the pain and tags in Radikal. He comes in and works AM over, but Mac hits a MacDown out of nowhere. 1...2...Raven breaks the pin! He holds his head in agitation as soon as he realizes his mistake. AM is yelling at him, so Raven hits him with Nevermore! Radikal pins AM.

Mathews: I think that was an honest mistake from Raven!

Punk: Either way it cost them the match!

[The next team is Greg and Bambi?]

Match 4: Heavy Mike and Radikal versus Greg and Bambi
Radikal instructs Bambi to go to the apron. Greg agrees. Bambi grabs Greg by the back of the head and throws him to the floor. She then hits Radikal with a Springboard Crossbody which he catches. He throws her over his head for a fallaway slam, but she lands on her feet. She throws him across the ring with a German Suplex. She then hits him with a hip attack before hitting a springboard moonsault. She hooks the leg, but he kicks out. He hurries to the corner to tag Mike. The big man asks her what she’s got. She goes off the ropes, but runs into a brick wall. She backs up to do it again, but Greg hits the blind tag. He runs into a fist from Mike and is pinned.

[The final team comes out, and it’s WMVP and Zap.]

Final Match: Heavy Mike and Radikal versus Zap and WMVP
Mike and Zap want to start the match, and they lock up. Zap sweeps the knee taking the big man off his feet. He does some ground and pound until Mike throws him off. They both exchange strikes as they get back to their feet. He Irish whips Zap into the corner. He comes in with a big splash. Radikal tags himself in and hits Zap with a series of uppercuts. He chokes him on the rope before the official calls for a break. He breaks on four, and WMVP calls for the crowd to get behind Zap which they do. He fights free, but Radikal sweeps the leg taking him down. The official is watching for a choke, so Radikal transitions to a side headlock. Zap gets out of it again. He hits him with Sole Food before getting the tag to WMVP. The World Traveller comes in, knocks Mike off the apron, and goes right to work on Radikal. He hits him with a series of strikes before putting together a chain of innovative offense. Radikal escapes a submission and gets back to his feet. WMVP hits a Reverse Rana and locks in the Viaje Vice...MIKE HITS A MOONSAULT OFF THE TOP ROPE ONTO BOTH MEN. He drags Radikal onto WMVP before spearing Zap.
Winners, joining the Sub-Forum Championship Match at Heroes Stand Tall, Heavy Mike, and Radikal

Mathews: Wow!

Punk: What a win for two guys who spent most of the season feuding and all of the season in the tag team division.

Mathews: Heroes Stand Tall is shaping up to be quite the event. Let’s run down the announced card.

Heroes Stand Tall
Confirmed Card

FFCW World Championship Match
jTj versus Champion ©

RT versus Shinobi Musashi

The Kid [w/Bambi] versus T-Money

FFCW Sub-Forum Championship Match
SSB Rules Match
Ness © versus System versus Heavy Mike versus Radikal

Greg: Crap!

Mathews: What are you doing behind our table?

Punk: You’re NOT supposed to be back here.

Greg: Did you guys just run down the card?

Mathews: Yes…

Greg: I was supposed to announce another match. A historic battle royal featuring heroes, legends, and friends! The Power 10 +5 Match!

Punk: So a Power 15?

Greg: No. Power Ten PLUS FIVE!

Punk: Whatever. You’re the...whatever you are.

[God’s Gonna Cut You Down by Johnny Cash plays, and jTj walks down to the ring.]

jTj: I have sinned. I have sinned in my life, believe you me. I don’t claim to be an angel. I have sinned, and I have asked for forgiveness when it counted. I’m not God. I’m just a man trying to do the best he can to walk in His image. If I get the chance to put my hands on you at Heroes Stand Tall, I’m going to sin again. I hope He will forgive me.

I say chance because unlike you, I know who you’re defending the FFCW World Championship against next week. I know who you’re going to go toe to toe with, and quite frankly, on the final Quake, it may be your final defense. Isn’t that how it goes? This cowboy seems to never get his hands on the ones who wrong him. If you survive your last defense on Quake...That will all change. I will make you pay for everything you’ve done to me. Redemption is going to be the name of my story. The Last Cowboy will stand tall again.

They say there’s a fine line between genius and insanity. You might be a genius, PI. You might be insane. Honestly, I think you’re both. I say there’s a fine line between passion and addiction. Am I passionate for this sport? Am I addicted to it? I don’t know. Not my place to say. The thing is; I’m PROUD to be in this business. I’m proud to follow in the foot steps of men like Dusty Rhodes, Terry Funk, and all of the other greats that some people around that locker room have never even heard of. At Heroes Stand Tall, I dedicate my performance to them. I dedicate my win to them. If I get to beat PI, great. If not, the Cowboy will still rise to the occasion. I’ve been a good guy. I’ve been a bad guy. I’ve got one more trip to the top of the mountain. I’m going to be the last guy.

[Johnny Cash plays again as jTj makes his way back up the ramp.]

Mathews: They call him the John Wayne of FFCW. The White Knight. The Last Cowboy. But can they call him the last FFCW World Champion?

Punk: To be fair, I think you and him are the only ones who call him those things.

[The camera cuts to the back where The Kid is icing Bambi’s shoulders.]

Kid: Man, this is some bullshit.

Bambi: I know. If Greg hadn’t tagged himself in, I might’ve been in the Sub-Forum Championship Match.

Kid: Well, yeah, that’s some bullshit too.

Bambi: What were you talking about?

Kid: Nothing. Hey, if you wanna wrestle, why don’t we challenge for the Tag Team Championships?

Bambi: When? You’ve got a match against T at the last show.

Kid: If he shows up. We knocked his bitch out last week.

[The boom mic operator drops the boom mic into Kid.]

Kid: Careful with that equipment, bitch.

[Kid gets hit with the boom mic as you realize T-Money is holding it!]

T-Money: Who’s the bitch now?!

[T-Money takes off the hoodie he was wearing before beating Kid down with the boom mic. Bambi jumps on his back. T swings her around knocking the camera man over. Kid gets up and they start exchanging punches as Bambi ruffles through her purse for something. Security finally comes in and separates them.]

T-Money: You better believe I’m going to be at Heroes Stand Tall, bitch, and I ain’t coming alone!

[Security takes him out of their locker room as they look at each other.]

Kid: He ain’t coming alone? Who he gonna bring?

Bambi: Nobody. He ain’t bringin’ nobody. He better bring a damn doctor.

Kid: Damn right.

[The camera cuts back to ringside.]

Punk: That was incredibly creative.

Mathews: I agree. Disguising himself as the boom mic operator.

Punk: Nobody ever pays attention to those guys. Who do you think he’s bringing for back-up?

Mathews: No idea. Maybe Midajah?

[The crowd cheers when Sharp Dressed Man by ZZ Top plays, and JJ makes his way down to the ring in a suit.]

JJ: When I came back to FFCW, it was supposed to be for ONE match. I came to Chicago to attend the first set of tapings, and I was catching up with friends. The sound guy did a double take when I told him to play ‘Sharp Dressed Man’. Alyon didn’t know I was going to do it...Hell, I didn’t know I was going to do it. I wanted to shut WMS up, and I did. But then...I was bit. I told myself if I challenged for the World Championship once, and I didn’t get it, that was done. I lied to myself again. The feud with T-Money really showed me the kind of man he was. He earned my respect. I pretty much respect every person on the roster. Except one.

WMS, I started this whole run to shut you up, and it’s worked. You went from being moderately relevant to being totally irrelevant, so the fact that you honestly believe you can put your hands on me again and screw me out of my last opportunity at the FFCW World Championship. Maybe Cody wants me to be the one who challenges PI next week. I honestly have no idea, but if that is his plan, I respectfully decline. I worked my ass off for this business, and in my mind, I’ve done it all. The truth is...The Gentleman is never stepping into a professional wrestling ring again.

[JJ sets down the microphone in the middle of the ring. He takes off his tie and lays it in the center of the ring.]

Punk: Is he retiring with two shows left?

Mathews: I assumed, based on his actions last week, that he was going to face WMS at Heroes Stand Tall.

Punk: Show some respect, Josh. Stand up. Let’s give him the send off he deserves.

Mathews: Obviously not wanting his send off to overshadow the pay per view, JJ saying goodbye tonight.

[JJ takes off his jacket and his gold watch. He sets them next to his tie. He unbuttons his first few buttons of his shirt before RIPPING the rest of it off to reveal a cut off FFCW t-shirt. He then takes off his pants to reveal his gear and wraps his belt around his fist as he picks up the microphone with the other hand. He gets very close to the camera.]

JJ: The Gentleman is never wrestling again because the JJ who kicks WMS’ ass at Heroes Stand Tall will be no Gentleman...He’s gonna be a Son of a Bitch!

[S.O.B. by Nate Rateliff plays as JJ walks up the ramp.]

Punk: Ha! You thought he was retiring!

Mathews: JJ getting ready to show a side of himself we’ve never seen before heading into Heroes Stand Tall!

J-Rose The following contest is your main event, and it is for the FFCW World Tag Team Championships!

[The crowd boos as Game Over plays, and Ness leads Holzhammer and KJ down to the ring.]

Mathews: Cody has basically decided to take matters into his own hands with these guys.

Punk: They certainly made their presence felt at Dream On with Ness winning the Sub-Forum Championship. They also sabotaged the tournament by attacking both participants in a match causing a double DQ.

Mathews: Imagine if these guys go down as the last champions.

Punk: That would be a gloomy conclusion.

[God’s Gonna Cut You Down plays, and jTj comes on stage wearing a Nightmare Family jacket. Kingdom by Downstait plays, and Cody comes on stage. ]

Mathews: It’s amazing to me how fast jTj and Cody have become friends.

Punk: It shouldn’t. Jeff’s a kiss ass.

Mathews: Come on, Punk. He respects Cody and his father’s legacy. I just worry if he’s putting jTj in danger so close to Heroes Stand Tall.

Punk: Jeff has never turned down an opportunity to play the hero.

FFCW World Tag Team Championship Match
jTj and Cody versus GAME OVER [KJ and Holzhammer] [w/Ness] ©
jTj and Holzhammer want to start the match, but their partners don’t allow it. KJ and Cody face off, and KJ mutters about how he ran this company better than Cody ever could. They begin a strike exchange. Cody gets the upper hand on KJ and whips him into the corner before tagging in The Last Cowboy. jTj comes in and does some damage on KJ before a well placed eye poke allows The Mastermind to tag in Holzhammer. The champions utilize quick tags to work over The John Wayne of FFCW. He desperately needs to get back to Cody. The owner of the company has the crowd chanting ‘jTj’. He finally gets the tag! When he comes into the ring, KJ jumps off the apron and grabs the titles throwing them into the ring. When the official grabs them, Ness hits jTj with a low blow! The official doesn’t see it. System comes down to the ring to break up the numbers advantage. All six men are brawling.
No Contest

Punk: Are we setting up another War Games here?

[Holzhammer headbutts the oficial before headbutting Cody. He grabs his lead pipe from the side of the ring and smashes System in the skull. The Aussie isn’t moving when Ness handcuffs him to the bottom rope.]

Mathews: Where the hell did they get handcuffs?

[Holzhammer cracks jTj with the pipe before Ness handcuffs him to the ropes. KJ goes over to the commentators.]

KJ: What’s John Wayne going to do about it when all he can do is watch as we decimate his little buddy Cody? Nobody can stop us.

[KJ slides back into the ring, and they surround Cody like vultures. They begin to attack. System is not moving. jTj is reaching out in agony. Ness and KJ hold Cody as Holzhammer drags the pipe along his head until it draws blood.]

Punk: Are there no decent people left in the locker room? Someone do something!

[Ness picks up the bloody Cody and hits him with GAME OVER. Holzhammer grabs him by his shitty neck tattoo and hits him and the headbutt. KJ has a giant smile on his face as he applies the Idol Consequences. jTj is literally crying as he cannot do anything about it. THEN…










”HERE WE ARE! BORN TO BE KINGS!
WE’RE THE PRINCES OF THE UNIVERSE!”]

Matthews: THEY’RE HERE! THEY’RE BACK! WE HAVEN’T SEEN THEM SINCE DREAM ON!

Punk: When these bastards screwed them out of their World Championship opportunity!

[WP and PB sprint down to the ring with chairs. GAME OVER powders when they hit the ring, and they protect Cody while checking on System and jTj. WP then eyes the FFCW World Tag Team Championships. He picks them off the mat and hands one to PB. KJ looks furious as they lock eyes in the ring.]

Mathews: Legacy versus GAME OVER at Heroes Stand Tall? Wouldn’t THAT be something?

Punk: I’d love to see it.

© FFCW; A Division of Mind’s Eye Entertainment in conjunction with Nightmare Family Productions.[/i][/u]

FFCW Quake
“The End” Episode 20
FFCW Arena
Chicago, Illinois

A Nightmare Family Production

#BlackLivesMatter

LAST WEEK

[Ness picks up the bloody Cody and hits him with GAME OVER. Holzhammer grabs him by his shitty neck tattoo and hits him and the headbutt. KJ has a giant smile on his face as he applies the Idol Consequences. jTj is literally crying as he cannot do anything about it. THEN…










”HERE WE ARE! BORN TO BE KINGS!
WE’RE THE PRINCES OF THE UNIVERSE!”]

Matthews: THEY’RE HERE! THEY’RE BACK! WE HAVEN’T SEEN THEM SINCE DREAM ON!

Punk: When these bastards screwed them out of their World Championship opportunity!

[WP and PB sprint down to the ring with chairs. GAME OVER powders when they hit the ring, and they protect Cody while checking on System and jTj. WP then eyes the FFCW World Tag Team Championships. He picks them off the mat and hands one to PB. KJ looks furious as they lock eyes in the ring.]

[The crowd is rampant as Princes of the Universe by Queen plays, and Legacy comes down to the ring. WP and PB take microphones and enter the ring.]

WP: I can’t speak on behalf of both of us, but for me, it felt damn good to hold that FFCW World Tag Team Championship in my hand last week. How was it for you?

PB: It felt pretty damn good.

WP: Now, since we saved Cody from whatever you assholes were going to do to him last week, we figured he owed us a favor.

PB: And what better favor than getting some sweet revenge on the assholes who cost us the All Rhodes Lead to the End Tournament. See, KJ, I know you. I was your right hand man for far too long. I stood by your side and did whatever you wanted me to do. I know you, and right now, I know you’re falling apart. You hate the fact that this place is firmly out of your control. That’s why you’re hellbent on destroying it. For once, it’s a locker room full of happy talent who want to be here, not a bunch of broken soldiers tied up in contracts living in fear of a superior who will end their career to prove his point. Face facts, Kayj, short of jTj or PI, I know you better than anyone.

WP: As for The Devil Himself, Holzhammer, you say you hate what this company has become. You’ve always been a Son of a Bitch, Holzhammer, but you used to be a son of a bitch with principles. Now, you’re KJ’s walk behinder. You’re a fuckin’ lapdog, and I hate to see it.

PB: A lot of people put us on the list with The Australian Electric Company, The Real NoRTh AMericans, The Power Duo, and others. They put us in the conversation of being the greatest FFCW tag team of all time.

WP: It would only be fitting for us to be the LAST FFCW World Tag Team Champions of All Time.

PB: Chicago! What do you think?! Should we be the last FFCW World Tag Team Champions?!

[The crowd pops as Princes of the Universe plays again. We then cut to Cathy Kelley standing outside the building.]

Kelley: Good evening, guys. I’m here outside the arena tonight hoping to catch a glimpse of whomever Cody has lined up to challenge PI for the FFCW World Championship tonight on the last episode of Quake.



Prod. Assistant: No media out here! Go back inside, Cathy!

[The camera cuts back to ringside where Game Over is playing, and Ness is walking down to the ring. He has the Sub-Forum Championship around his waist as he slides into the ring.]

Mathews: Ness heads into the SSB Rules Match at Heroes Stand Tall to defend his title in a match with no ropes, lots of weapons, and the objective is to knock your opponent onto the floor. You then have to climb the cloud ladder to get back onto the ring.

Punk: Of all of the things he’s not afraid to get sued over, why does he not let us call it the Super Smash Brothers Match?

Mathews: That’s a good question. It’s also not a great name for a wrestling match.

Punk: No. It’s really not.

[The crowd pops when Thunderstruck by AC/DC plays, and Heavy Mike walks down to the ring.]

Mathews: It was surprising team work from Heavy Mike and Radikal that gave both of them their first opportunity at a singles championship this season.

Punk: Notice how Zap isn’t out here to support his partner.

Mathews: Well, Mike’s got his fate for Heroes Stand Tall. This could be the end of the Australian Electric Company.

Punk: You hear that, Aussies? No point in paying your bill anymore!

Non-Title Match
Heavy Mike versus Ness
Mike gets a ‘Thunder’ chant started in the crowd to start the match. Ness shakes his head as he moves toward the big man slowly. They lock up, and Mike picks him up like a baby and throws the champion on the floor. The crowd pops. The commentators remind us that if Ness’ feet touch the floor at Heroes Stand Tall, he’ll lose a life in the match. Ness is furious and slides back in. Mike clotheslines him over the top rope to the floor! The Champion looks furious now. He grabs the belt, and the official starts to count him out. He throws the title down and gets up on the apron. He tells the referee to make sure Mike stays back. Mike goes off the ropes and knocks him off the apron again. He starts screaming on the floor. Mike leans over the top rope to laugh at him when Ness locks his focus on the injured knee. He yanks the ankle out from under him taking the big man off his feet. He slams it onto the apron several times before dragging him by the bad leg to the middle of the ring. He applies an Indian Death Lock to which Mike immediately taps.
Winner, by submission, Ness

Mathews: You have to wonder if Mike’s knee is 100%.

Punk: There is some thought to saving your knee for Saturday, but time will tell.

Mathews: Also mention that what Ness just did will not get him a victory at Heroes Stand Tall!

[The crowd boos as Men Who Sold the World plays, and Radikal comes through the crowd.]

Mathews: Both men who sold the world in singles action tonight.

Punk: For very different reasons. Radikal is here because he qualified for the SSB Rules Match. Raven Star because he cost his team their spot.

Mathews: Well, we said it earlier, we know we won’t see The Australian Electric Company again. We may never see the Men Who Sold the World again.

Punk: Thank God.

[Ozzy Osbourne’s Let Me Hear You Scream plays, and System makes his way through the curtain.]

Mathews: System has won the Sub-Forum Championship twice, and he’s lost it twice.

Punk: Can he make it three times?

Mathews: He is going to be at an extreme disadvantage in the SSB Rules Match due to his size.

Punk: He’s also got to get a win over Radikal here.

Singles Match
Radikal versus System
The match starts with the big man coming on strong. He hits Radikal with a lot of offense. The Ohioan goes to the floor, but System comes right after him. He chases him around the ring until Radikal slides in and crawls between the legs of the official. He holds her between them as System gets into the ring. She pulls away, and he apologizes to her while maintaining eye contact as he kicks System between the legs. He capitalizes on the shady advantage delivering a lot of damage. He hits the Rad-I-Kill! He goes for the pin...System kicks out! Radikal throws a fit until System grabs him! Systematic Demise! Radikal gets in the ropes. He rolls to the floor, but System grabs him by the hair. He lifts him up to the apron...Infernal Descent! A tribute to Ocire! 1...2...3!
Winner, by pinfall, System

Mathews: System with a tribute to Ocire also known on the indies as Kemis. He was his former tag team partner that left this earth way too soon.

Punk: Kemis was one half of the Sinterns with System, and he also had quite a run at the top of FFCW having some classic matches with KJ and others.

Mathews: Well, Punk, let’s send it to Cathy Kelley.

[The cameras cut to the back where Cathy Kelley is standing in front of a door that says “Confidential. Do NOT Enter!”]

Kelley: Thanks Josh. I’m standing outside of this door marked confidential hoping to catch a word with Cody or some member of FFCW management. I was told by a source that whoever will face PI is in that locker room right now.

[The door opens, and Cody walks out limping a bit with a bandage over his eye.]

Kelley: Cody, can I get a word?

Cody: Sure.

Kelley: Who’s in there?

Cody: Right now? No one.

Kelley: I was told PI’s opponent was in there. Will we find out who it is before the match takes place?

Cody: Listen, I find PI to be a reprehensible human being. I hate him. Some are saying Heroes Stand Tall will be the last FFCW event ever. There is one person who I know can beat him and make sure he does not compete in the World Championship Match. He will face that man tonight.

Kelley: One more question if I could. You were beat up pretty bad last week. Are you ok?

Cody: I’m FINE, Cathy! I don’t have time for this!

[Cody rushes out of the shot when Brandi Rhodes walks into it.]

Brandi: Hey! I’ve been looking for you! Sorry, Cathy. He’s not fine. He’s been in a lot of pain since the beatdown last week, and TK suspended him until after Heroes Stand Tall. He’s pretty upset about it. We’ve been trying to get him to use the suspension to relax, but instead, he’s been obsessing over this mystery opponent and having lots of secret meetings.

[The cameras cut back to Punk and Josh.]

Mathews: Do you know who it is?

Punk: It’s me.

Mathews: Really?

Punk: No!

Mathews: So, it was reported on PW News, well, awhile ago that we would be featuring a Gift of the Gimmick Six Man Tag Team Match tonight where whomever scored the pinfall in the match would get to choose the stipulation for their match at Heroes Stand Tall.

Punk: These are three big singles matches, and one of them is about to get bigger.

[S.O.B. by Nate Rateliff plays, and JJ, T-Money, and Shinobi Musashi make their way through the curtain. They high five the members of the crowd as they head to the ring.]

Mathews: These guys are real crowd favorites. JJ says we’re going to see a side of him we’ve never seen before at Heroes Stand Tall.

Punk: Isn’t it weird to see T-Money walking down to the ring with these two?

Mathews: He’s been to war with both of them. That’s for sure. He also says he has a secret weapon to neutralize Bambi.

Punk: I’m sure Shinobi Musashi would like to use a weapon or two on RT after what he did to him two weeks ago.

[Congratulations by Post Malone plays, and Bambi shakes her ass on stage before The Kid and WMS walk on stage. Wisey looks appalled by what Bambi is doing as the two stand there. Going Out in Style plays as RT comes through the curtain wearing sunglasses and a robe.]

Mathews: I hate the new RT.

Punk: Thankfully, this is the last Quake.

Mathews: He had to have his own entrance and couldn’t come out with his own team.

Punk: Well, I don’t blame him for not wanting to come out with those two.

Gift of the Gimmick Match
JJ, T-Money, and Shinobi Musashi versus WMS, The Kid, and RT
Shinobi gets in the ring and asks for RT. WMS starts the match, and Shin shakes his head pointing to RT. The Brit slaps him in the face. Shinobi then begins to unload on him. He hits him with a combination of forearms and uppercuts before locking him into an abdominal stretch. He smacks the side of WMS repeatedly pointing to RT between each slap. He then whips him into the corner where he tags in JJ. The Son of a Bitch hits WMS with a flurry of offense. He signals for a big super kick, but Kid grabs him from behind. WMS manages to tag in The Kid. The former World Champion works over the Hall of Famer. He tags WMS back in to take some cheap shots. They offer RT a chance to work him over, but he declines. WMS and The Kid successfully cut the ring in half, and the crowd desperately wants T-Money or Shinobi back in the match. JJ starts to look like he has a fighting chance when Kid tries to tag RT again, but he shakes his head. JJ manages to escape their grasp and tags in T-Money. The fresh man comes in like a house of fire. He takes down WMS. He takes down The Kid. He looks at RT who jumps off the apron. He starts backing up the ramp when T-Money tags in Shinobi. He has a big smile on his face as he goes off the ropes for a tope suicida, but RT pulls Bambi into the way. She takes the dive as RT delivers a few swift kicks to the back of Shinobi. Kid pushes RT, but T-Money attacks Kid from behind. WMS pushes JJ off the apron, and they begin a scuffle. All six men are brawling. Kid hits T-Money with an uppercut before yelling “Shinobi’s legal!” Kid then pulls out a pair of brass knuckles. When the official goes after them, Bambi levels Shinobi with a loaded purse. She throws him into the ring as Kid slides back in. RT snatches Bambi’s purse and uses it to level Kid. He tags himself in and pins Shinobi.
Winner, by pinfall, RT

Mathews: The referee kinda let that one go at the end.

Punk: What was he supposed to do? Throw it out? Then nobody gets a gimmick?

Mathews: Hold on, RT is about to speak.

RT: After my hard earned victory, pinning this punk Shinobi Musashi, I get to pick the stipulation of our match at Heroes Stand Tall. So, Shin, when I cement your place in the midcard and reclaim my fame, I’m going to do it in the same match you got beat in two weeks ago. An Extreme Rules Match!

[There’s an advertisement for an AEW video game. Then, we come back to find Raven Star already in the ring.]
Mathews: Last week, in the Voice of Treason Gauntlet, Raven Star betrayed his partner AM costing them their shot in the SSB Rules Match.

Punk: Did he betray his partner or hand Radikal the opportunity?

Mathews: That’s a great question. I’ve seen some suggestion that it was mere instinct.

Punk: He has been teaming with Radikal for years.

[The crowd pops when Greatest Show plays, and AM comes down to the ring for his match.]

Mathews: AM doesn’t have a lot of accomplishments under his belt in this company.

Punk: I wouldn’t say that too loud.

Mathews: There’s two shows left. What is he going to do?

Punk: Replace us with Paul Crockett and Sidney Bakabella.

Singles Match
Raven Star versus AM
The match starts with AM rushing Raven. He throws a few punches before pushing him into the corner. He hits him with a series of jabs before the official pulls him out of the corner. He then slaps Raven Star. This causes Star to drop him with Nevermore! The crowd is stunned. He pins him.
Winner, by pinfall, Raven Star

Mathews: With the effectiveness of Nevermore, Raven Star has to be a favorite in the Power 10 + 5 Match.

Punk: It’s effective, but how do you then get someone over the top rope?

[Cathy Kelley walks down to the ring.]

Kelley: AM, it’s becoming more commonly known of your role behind the scenes, do you have any insight who will be facing PI tonight?

AM: Cathy, I just got my ass kicked. No. I don’t know who’s facing PI tonight.

BREAKING NEWS: FFCW EVENT CENTER

[Baker appears in a suit sitting next to an old TV set.]

Baker: I am here to file an injunction. Last week, I was promised a partner from the New Generation. I got Doink the Clown, who, realistically was popular during that weird transition between the Golden Era and the New Generation, but my point is, I don’t think that was the real Doink. The thing is, I don’t think you could get a wrestler from The New Generation. I don’t think you could EVER get a wrestler from the New Generation because they’re all retired because they know today’s wrestling SUCKS.

Shattered Dreams Productions

[The camera pans out, and the back of Goldust is seen. He’s wearing the old robe and wig.]

Baker: Tell me it’s really you!

Goldust: Oh it’s really me!

[He attacks Baker knocking over the TV. He’s wearing his regular AEW gear under the robe and throws the wig at Baker.]

Goldust: I’ll have you know I was GREAT in the New Generation. I was great in the attitude era, the ruthless aggression era, the reality era, and at Heroes Stand Tall, I get to kick your ass!

***Static***

Mathews: What?!

Punk: Baker versus Goldust at Heroes Stand Tall!

J-Rose: It is now time for your main event!

[The crowd gives a mixed reaction as Sink to the Beat by Cursive plays. PI walks down to the ring with a pensive look in his eye.]

Mathews: He got lucky against Shinobi two weeks ago. WMS handed him the match against JJ. Cody said he had a guarantee for the last opponent. Who could it be?

Punk: You figure it has to be someone from PI’s past.

Mathews: We know Cody went through great lengths to keep it a secret. This person didn’t check in with doctors today. They didn’t go to a weigh in or anything.

Punk: How else do you deal with the master of mind games?

Mathews: I have a sinking feeling I know who it could be, but I’m hoping it’s not.

Punk: If you’re talking about who I think, that name keeps popping in my head, too.

J-Rose: And now, let us all find out who will challenge for the FFCW World Championship!

[The crowd cheers as Kingdom by Downstait plays, and Cody walks on stage.]

Mathews: Cody obviously coming out here to introduce the opponent.

Punk: Are you sure? He’s wearing his gear.

Mathews: There’s no way he’s medically cleared.

Punk: Maybe that’s why he kept it a secret.

Mathews: I’m being told there is no one else in gorilla. Cody is the challenger.

Punk: He said there was only one man he thought could do it.

FFCW World Championship Match
Cody versus PI ©
Cody comes rushing across the ring to start the match. He attacks PI with everything he’s got. He uses his size advantage to throw the small champion around the ring. After delivering a series of impact moves, Cody begins to get frustrated when PI keeps landing on his feet. He works him into the corner and begins to deliver a myriad of strikes. The official gets into the corner to call the break, but Cody pushes him out of the way. He throws more punches and uppercuts. He even starts trying to stick his thumb in the eye hole of the mask. PI bites him when he does this, and Cody cusses. He then starts to kick the masked man in the midsection several times. He grabs him by the head and throws him out of the corner. Cody stops and bends over to breath as it is clear, he’s still hurting, too.

Mathews: This is a side of Cody we have not seen.

Punk: We talk about how much pain Cody is in from last week, PI was in a war two weeks ago.

Brandi Rhodes walks down to the ring, and she does not look happy. She gets up on the apron and demands Cody come over by her. She is yelling at him for wrestling and putting his body in danger. The couple argues as PI gets to his feet. He dropkicks Cody into Brandi knocking her off the apron. As the challenger leans on the ropes, PI drives a series of knees into them. The crowd is then impressed by his strength as he German Suplexes Cody. He drives several knees into the back before delivering a variety of backbreakers. He goes for the pin, but Cody kicks out. The Nightmare rolls to the apron, but the champion kicks him in the head. He then joins him on the apron. BACKDROP DRIVER ON THE APRON!

Mathews: PI’s target on Cody’s back has been ruthless.

Punk: An apron backdrop driver will put even the toughest away.

PI smiles as Cody instinctively rolls into the ring. He mutters something under his breath as he jumps on the apron. Flyin’ PI...CODY GETS HIS KNEES UP! PI holds his midsection in pain as Cody rolls toward a corner to pull himself up. PI reaches in his boot and PULLS OUT A SPIKE! The official catches him and starts prying it out of PI’s hands. He finally gets it away from him and hands it to J-Rose when PI kicks Cody in the dick. Brainbuster! He goes for the pin. 1...2..NO! Cody kicks out. He applies an STF. He has it locked in, and Cody is desperately reaching for the ropes. PI is desperately trying to keep the hold on the bigger man, but Cody gets to the ropes. The official calls for the break. 1...2...3...4. PI breaks and rolls away watching his prey. Cody slowly pulls himself up using the ropes. PI drives a knee into his back. Brainbuster. Brainbuster. After dropping him on his head twice, PI drags him to the center of the ring. He applies the STF again. He’s got him right in the center of the ring. A tear runs down Cody’s cheek. jTj walks down to the ring with a towel in his hand. Brandi begs him to throw it in. PI has the perfect angle to do the most damage. Jeff throws in the towel.
Winner, by corner forfeit, and STILL FFCW World Champion, PI

[The official drops the FFCW World Championship on PI as Jeff watches. The Last Cowboy finally gets into the ring, and the two have a face off. Cody rolls to the floor and rips the microphone out of J-Rose’s hands.]

Cody: Jeff, you want to control your own fate...PI, you think you’re so tough...At Heroes Stand Tall...the LAST FFCW World Championship Match...Will be an ‘I Quit’ Match...INSIDE A STEEL CAGE!

©FFCW; A Division of Mind’s Eye Entertainment; in conjunction with Nightmare Family Productions.[/u]

1RealSmartAlex

This has all been so beautifully booked and so well written, with text alone and no visual aid, FFCW has not only totally filled the gap that #NWAPowerrr left behind... It's like superceded all the good memories I had of #NWAPowerrr.

I got RnRx vibes off of WP & @ness and their reaction, love Baker-man about to tangle with Goldust, and personally love me trying to murder that terrible neck tattoo off of Jeff Jarrett 2.0. Love it all so much!

Do some predictions if you want.

Aug 16, 2020 19:56:14 GMT 1RealSmartAlex said:

Do some predictions if you want.

- Baker-man does the unthinkable and murders his idol. However, it results in his disqualification. So Dustin technically wins this battle.. But it cost him the war.

- @ness retains his Sub-Forum Title because he's the only poster to ever have his own subforum.

- T-Money beats KING KID thanks to his surprise secret second.

- WP & PB upset(?) KJ & holzhammer, but pay for their championship victory with a heinous post-match attack courtesy of Gameover.

- CM Punk wins the Power 10+5 in an unexpected twist, proclaiming himself Our Savior from Idiocy.

- @wms goes over @jj, and they shake hands afterwards. This is indeed @jj's last match.

- shinobimusashi comes up short and fucks off after a la Brock Lesnar at WMXX.

- Sad as it is to predict, jTjohncenaGOAT makes 🤯 quit to take the title back.

Aug 17, 2020 2:16:18 GMT jTjohncenaGOAT said:

🤯, I’d say I’m going to make you tap but you aren’t getting out of this that easy. Gonna make you yell [ censored ].

Edit. Not going to give you a recording to use against me later, like what happened to Mick Foley.

Learning from that glorified stuntman's mistakes... Smart. Almost as smart as 1RealSmartAlex.

[Hero by Skillet begins to play.]

I'm just a step away

I'm just a breath away

Losin' my faith today

(Fallin' off the edge today)

[jTj makes his way through the curtain. He’s wearing an FFCW t-shirt, jeans, and cowboy boots. AM shakes hands with him in the middle of the ring. AM then stops him and puts the championship around his waist.]

I am just a man

Not superhuman

(I'm not superhuman)

Someone save me from the hate

[KJ lifts the chair up, but then he opens it and sits down. Holzhammer picks Musashi up by the hair before headbutting him in the neck again. He motions for KJ to get up and puts Shinobi’s head on the seat of the chair. He goes off the ropes and drops a leg on the back of Musashi’s head resting on the chair! KJ offers his hand to Holzhammer, and HE ACCEPTS IT!]

Punk: Fuck.

Mathews: This could be the handshake that changes FFCW forever…

Punk: Fuck.

It's just another war

Just another family torn

(Falling from my faith today)

Just a step from the edge

Just another day in the world we live

He throws him with a hip toss before dropping down into position. KO Kick to the back of the head! Shinobi goes for the pin. It’s over!

Winner, by pinfall, Shinobi Musashi

Punk: The KO Kick has to be one of the most lethal finishes in the game.

Mathews: It truly is.

I need a hero to save me now

I need a hero (save me now)

I need a hero to save my life

A hero'll save me (just in time)

The official yells at him which allows Bambi to throw T-Money a pair of brass knuckles. He hits GCB before tagging The Kid. He pulls his arm between his legs, and Kid goes off the ropes and hits the No Kidding! He hooks the leg of GCB.

Winners, The Kid and T-Money

[Bambi hugs T-Money and The Kid as they rush to the back.]

I've gotta fight today

To live another day

Speakin' my mind today

(My voice will be heard today)

[WMS is cut off by SHARP DRESSED MAN BY ZZ TOP! The crowd and WMS don’t believe it when JJ walks through the curtain.]

JJ: I hear you’re lookin’ for a match.

WMS: You want a match with me, old man?

JJ: You haven’t won a match since this thing started up again. I reckon I like my chances.

WMS: You reckon you- Fine! Let’s go, mate! You and me! Show Your Allegiance!

JJ: I’ll be there.

I've gotta make a stand

But I am just a man

(I'm not superhuman)

My voice will be heard today

THE LIGHTS GO OUT!

The lights come back on. Otunga is gone, and there is a masked man with a lead pipe standing in the ring. RT feeds into a lead pipe shot, and AM does the same. The mysterious man takes off his mask…

IT’S NESS

Mathews: What?

Punk: What the hell? Why, Ness?

Heyman: It’s beautiful! I love it!

.....

Ness: My journey started with The Unlockable Character. I was trying to find Holzhammer, and I did it. Then, KJ took control of the game, and he manipulated my every move. Lately, I’ve been working on pissy little side missions when my ultimate mission has evaded me. I will join these men. I will follow these men. We will END the game. With these men at my side, it’s going to be GAME OVER!

It's just another war

Just another family torn

(My voice will be heard today)

It's just another kill

The countdown begins to destroy ourselves

Roberts: The following contest is a Power 10 match. Numbers 10 and 9 will start the match. Every sixty seconds, another competitor will join the match. This will continue until all ten have entered. Elimination occurs when a competitor is propelled over the top rope with both feet touching the floor. Introducing first, NUMBER TEN!

I need a hero to save me now

I need a hero (save me now)

I need a hero to save my life

A hero'll save me (just in time)

BREAKING NEWS: FFCW EVENT CENTER

[Baker appears in a suit sitting next to an old TV set.]

I need a hero to save my life

I need a hero just in time

Save me just in time

Save me just in time

Goldust: Oh it’s really me!

[He attacks Baker knocking over the TV. He’s wearing his regular AEW gear under the robe and throws the wig at Baker.]

Goldust: I’ll have you know I was GREAT in the New Generation. I was great in the attitude era, the ruthless aggression era, the reality era, and at Heroes Stand Tall, I get to kick your ass!

Who's gonna fight for what's right

Who's gonna help us survive

We're in the fight of our lives

(And we're not ready to die)

MIKE HITS A MOONSAULT OFF THE TOP ROPE ONTO BOTH MEN. He drags Radikal onto WMVP before spearing Zap.

Winners, joining the Sub-Forum Championship Match at Heroes Stand Tall, Heavy Mike, and Radikal

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He lifts him up to the apron...Infernal Descent! A tribute to Ocire! 1...2...3!

Winner, by pinfall, System

Who's gonna fight for the weak

Who's gonna make 'em believe

I've got a hero (I've got a hero)

Livin' in me

He signals for the Boston Crab! He gets it locked in. WMS jumps in and hits him with a double axe handle!

Mathews: Come on!

Punk: Did you really expect anything less though?

[WMS looks very proud of himself and begins to taunt the crowd. JJ attacks him from behind and dumps him over the top rope. He takes off his belt and begins to whip WMS who runs through the crowd. JJ follows him, and they fight into the crowd. jTj.]

I'm gonna fight for what's right

Today I'm speaking my mind

And if it kills me tonight

(I will be ready to die)

[T-Money takes off the hoodie he was wearing before beating Kid down with the boom mic. Bambi jumps on his back. T swings her around knocking the camera man over. Kid gets up and they start exchanging punches as Bambi ruffles through her purse for something. Security finally comes in and separates them.]

T-Money: You better believe I’m going to be at Heroes Stand Tall, bitch, and I ain’t coming alone!

[Security takes him out of their locker room as they look at each other.]

Kid: He ain’t coming alone? Who he gonna bring?

A hero's not afraid to give his life

A hero's gonna save me just in time

RT:I’m going to need you to TRY to get on my level because I’m not coming down to yours.

[Shinobi slides back in the ring and gets nose to nose with RT. He drops the microphone and says ‘Back up, Nobi.’ He backs up, and he HITS RT WITH A KO KICK! Mal has a smile on his face as Shinobi exits the ring. He slaps his knee a bit as he makes his way up the ramp.]

I need a hero to save me now

I need a hero (save me now)

I need a hero to save my life

A hero'll save me (just in time)

[Ness picks up the bloody Cody and hits him with GAME OVER. Holzhammer grabs him by his shitty neck tattoo and hits him and the headbutt. KJ has a giant smile on his face as he applies the Idol Consequences. jTj is literally crying as he cannot do anything about it. THEN…

”HERE WE ARE! BORN TO BE KINGS!

WE’RE THE PRINCES OF THE UNIVERSE!”]

Matthews: THEY’RE HERE! THEY’RE BACK! WE HAVEN’T SEEN THEM SINCE DREAM ON!

Punk: When these bastards screwed them out of their World Championship opportunity!

[WP and PB sprint down to the ring with chairs. GAME OVER powders when they hit the ring, and they protect Cody while checking on System and jTj. WP then eyes the FFCW World Tag Team Championships. He picks them off the mat and hands one to PB. KJ looks furious as they lock eyes in the ring.]

I need a hero

Who's gonna fight for what's right

Who's gonna help us survive

[‘God’s Gonna Cut You Down’ plays as jTj’s hand is raised in victory. Crew members start wheeling a trophy down to the ring. jTj watches with a tear in his eye…

PI LEVELS HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH THE FFCW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!]

PI: HEROES

STAND

TALL…

BITCH!

I need a hero

Who's gonna fight for the weak

Who's gonna make 'em believe

I need a hero

I need a hero

jTj: If not, the Cowboy will still rise to the occasion. I’ve been a good guy. I’ve been a bad guy. I’ve got one more trip to the top of the mountain. I’m going to be the last guy.

A hero's gonna save me just in time.

[There are a bunch of fireworks as Heroes Stand Tall opens. Josh and Punk are actually dressed up for once.]

Mathews: Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Heroes Stand Tall, the season finale of FFCW!

Punk: Season Finale? I thought it was the Series Finale?

Mathews: Maybe both?

Punk: Who the fuck knows?!

Mathews: We’ve got every championship on the line tonight including a Steel Cage ‘I Quit’ Match in our main event.

Punk: We’ve also got an Extreme Rules Match and a Super Smash Brothers Rules Match.

Mathews: Not to mention a Power 10+5 Match.

Punk: And some vendettas will be resolved. Everything you want in a good old fashioned s.finale.

Mathews: S. Finale?

Punk: Season Finale? Series Finale? I don’t want to be wrong all night.

J-Rose: It is now time for our opening contest!

[The crowd boos as You Start A Fire plays, and Baker makes his way through the curtain.]

Mathews: This guy is what is wrong with everyone on the internet.

Punk: We get it. You think the old wrestling is better. Don’t talk about the current product then.

Mathews: Exactly. Watch what you want to watch.

Punk: This is a guy the younger people in the locker room avoid like the plague because he’s an insufferable prick. 95 WWF was so good. No. It wasn’t. Please stop.

[The screen says ‘24karat Films. Shattered Dreams Productions.’ *Static* Natural by AEW Music plays, and Dustin Rhodes comes through the curtain.]

Mathews: Baker wanted a match with Goldust, but Dustin Rhodes says he’s as good now as he was 25 years ago.

Punk: In some ways, he has achieved a second peak in his career.

Mathews: I agree. We’ll see if he can beat Baker tonight.

Punk: Win or lose, I hope he shuts Baker up.

Singles Match
Baker versus Dustin Rhodes
Baker jumps to the floor as soon as the bell rings. He said he didn’t agree to a match with Dustin Rhodes. He wants Goldust. He walks around the ring, and Dustin comes out to chase him. Baker brags about how the “old man” will never catch him. He then trips over a camera cord. Dustin mounts him on the floor and delivers a series of punches. He then grabs Baker by the hair and throws him into the ring. He continues to deliver the strikes until Baker catches him with a jawbreaker. He takes advantage delivering a series of spots you would see on Mania or something. He works him into the corner and hits him with a Superplex. He goes for the pin, but Dustin kicks out. He then goes to the corner to set up for the superkick, but Dustin moves out of the way. The lights turn out, and “Shattered Dreams Productions” starts playing again as gold lights start to flash. Baker watches the entrance when Dustin hits him from behind. Curtain Call. 1...2...3!
Winner, by pinfall, Dustin Rhodes

Mathews: He cheated!

Punk: You don’t know that he had anything to do with that!

Mathews: I guess it pays to have your brother own the company.

Punk: Maybe this will give Baker the wake-up call he desperately needs.

[Baker looks upset as he mopes up the ramp.]

J-Rose: It is now time for the Power 10+5 Match! All fifteen competitors drew numbers at random. Two will start out. At timed intervals, another combatant will join the match. It continues until all have entered. Elimination occurs when someone is thrown over the top rope with both feet touching the floor. Now, let’s all find out, who drew NUMBER 15!

Mathews: So the entry isn’t determined by a ranking system, but we’re still going 15-1. Ok.

Punk: I mean it does make 1 the best number.

[Bad Company plays, and Franchise walks through the curtain wearing an arm band that says ‘BVD’.]

Mathews: Franchise decided to pay tribute to his old tag team partner, Brad, tonight.

Punk: Very touching.

[The crowd turns their attention to the entrance. Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix. Phenom.]

Mathews: The Original Maniac, Phenom!

Punk: This guy was a literal OG.

Power 10+5
Franchise and Phenom shake hands before the bell rings. Franchise goes for a collar and elbow tie up, and Phenom throws him with a suplex. Franchise gets back up only to be taken down by a lariat. Franchise then feeds in for a press slam. Phenom holds him up over his head before dropping him behind him then running forward to sit cross legged. The crowd pops for the Zen Maniac. Phenom then grabs him and hits him with a Uranage. He then springboards before delivering a corkscrew senton. He grabs Franchise by the hair and throws him over the top rope. Franchise lands on the apron and slides back in.

[5...4...3...2...1…Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked plays, and GCB makes his way down to the ring.]

Mathews: The heaviest man on the roster.

Punk: We know. We know now.

GCB comes in and puts a target on Phenom. He delivers a plethora of strikes on him, and he motions for Franchise to join him. Franchise hits GCB with a side kick! He and Phenom then start to try to double team the big man. They start trying to get him over the top rope, but he knocks both of them back. He hits Franchise with an elbow strike before slamming Phenom onto the mat. GCB moves toward the center of the ring to catch his breath.

[5...4...3...2...1…Hotel California plays, and Mal runs down to the ring.]

Mathews: Mal is always very popular here in Chicago!

Punk: I’m pretty sure his whole family comes to every show.

Mal comes in and comes running at GCB. He hits him with a drop kick. The big man doesn’t get off his feet. He gets back up and hits him with another dropkick. GCB isn’t moving. Mal then tries to get the other people up. The three of them surround him. Phenom wraps his arms around the big man’s waist. Franchise and Mal hit him with a series of strikes. They try to get him over the top rope, but he fights them off.

[5...4...3...2...1! Play That Funky Music airs and Greg walks down to the ring.]

Greg sits outside the ring. Mal yells at him to get in the ring. GCB throws Mal over the top, but he lands on Greg. He immediately jumps back in. GCB grabs Franchise and throws him to the floor. He also lands on Greg who lets out a yell. Franchise jumps back in. Phenom runs at GCB who launches him over the top rope. He somersaults over the top rope and lands butt first on Greg. He keeps his feet in the air before walking on his hands to get to the stairs. Greg finally seems woozy and pulls himself up rolling into the ring.

Mathews: Greg serving as the saving grace for all three of them there.

[5...4...3...2...1… Some generic rock music plays.]

Punk: Who’s music is this?

Mathews: Oh crap! This is my music!

Josh Mathews slides into the ring. He waves to Punk. Greg tries to attack him from behind. He turns around looking confused. He grabs Greg and throws him in the corner. He hits him with a series of chops. He then mounts him in the corner and does a ten count of punches. He jumps down and Greg falls to the mat. Josh looks at everyone else in the match. He picks Greg back up and goes back to fighting with him.

Punk: Joshua doing just fine fighting against Greg, but he doesn’t want any from the other people in the match.

[5...4...3...2...1…CULT OF PERSONALITY PLAYS AND CM PUNK JOINS THE MATCH!]

The Chicago crowd is wild as Punk hits GCB with a kick to the head. He then Irish whips Matthews to the opposite corner. He hits Josh with the running knee. He then hits Greg with the same running knee. He lifts Franchise into a Fireman’s Carry...Go to Sleep! The crowd goes wild. Mal runs right at him and then stops. The fellow Chicagoan is a bit star struck. Another Go to Sleep! The crowd is chanting CM Punk. He comes face to face with Phenom. Hip toss. Anaconda Vice! Everyone goes after Punk.

[5...4...3...2...1! THOSE NUMBERS WERE IN FUCKING CAPS LOCK BECAUSE THIS IS BIG EVIL’S ENTRANCE!]

BIG EVIL: DON’T YOU DARE STOP PLAYING WILD THING!

HE COMES DOWN INTO THE FUCKING RING, AND ALL OF THESE BITCHES LOOK SCARED. HE CLOTHESLINES MAL AND FRANCHISE OVER THE TOP ROPE TO THE FLOOR. HE LAUNCHES GREG AND PHENOM OVER THE TOP ROPE LIKE A COUPLE OF SHITTY SACKS OF POTATOES. HE CLOTHESLINES PUNK AND MATTHEWS OVER THE TOP ROPE BACK TO THE ANNOUNCE TABLE. GCB COMES FACE TO FACE WITH THE BIG MAN. HE LAUGHS AND YELLS ‘WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?’ BEFORE HE BIG BOOTS GCB RIGHT OVER THE TOP ROPE.

MATHEWS: THIS IS WHAT I’VE BEEN FUCKING MISSING IN MY LIFE!

PUNK: AGAIN, NEVER DONE DRUGS, BUT IF IT FEELS LIKE THIS, MAYBE I’M MISSING OUT ON SOMETHING.

MATHEWS: HE JUST CLEARED THE DAMN RING!

PUNK: INCLUDING US. WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING ENTERING?

[5...4...3...2...1…Thunderstruck plays, and Zap comes through the curtain.]

Zap enters the ring as Big Evil has pulled a 40 oz can of beer out of the pocket of his cargo pants. He realizes his theme song isn’t playing anymore, and rage overcomes his eyes. He hits Zap with a big boot. He follows up with a powerbomb. And another one. And another one. And he throws Zap over the top rope. He then yells “WHERE THE FUCK IS THAT SOUND GUY?! I TOLD YOU NOT TO QUIT PLAYING MY FUCKING MUSIC!” He steps over the top rope and jumps to the floor looking for the sound guy dumping beer in his mouth as he goes. Big Evil has eliminated himself.

Mathews: So if this were a regular Power Ten, the next spot would just walk in and claim victory.

Punk: Not a bad finish, but this is a Power Ten PLUS Five!

[5...4...3...2...1…Fireworks by Drake plays, and The Dazzler makes his way down to the ring to a huge ovation.]

Mathews: Whoa! We haven’t seen The Dazzler since he walked out of the ‘I Respect You’ Match at the Right to Remain Violent to watch his child be born.

Dazzler enters the ring and takes a microphone.

Dazzler: Well, I haven’t been here since I walked out of the ‘I Respect You’ Match at the Right to Remain Violent to watch my child be born. I guess since it’s just me, I’ll update you on things. I’ve got a two month old daughter, and she’s the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me. However, this company ranks up there on great things that happened to me, and if you thought I was going to let this series end without one last appearance, well, prepare to be Dazzled!

[5...4...3...2...1…The Greatest Show plays, and AM.]

Mathews: These two challenged for the FFCW Tag Team Championships once.

Punk: Wasn’t that the same night Dazzler became FFCW World Champion?

Mathews: Oh yeah. I forget about that sometimes.

AM and Dazzler shake hands before they lock up. Dazzler sends AM into the ropes, but when he comes back, he ducks the clothesline. Dazzler follows up with a Dazzling Kick! He hits him with a series of uppercuts before he heads to the top rope. He comes off with a Dazzling Shooting Star Press! The crowd cheers for The Dazzler as AM rolls out of the ring. Dazzler asks AM to come back in, but the veteran grabs him and tries to pull him over the top. The official tells him to get back into the ring, but he doesn’t.

[5...4...3...2...1…In The Castle plays, and WMVP comes down to the ring.]

The World Traveller enters the ring and tries to eliminate Dazzler. He is unsuccessful, but he does manage to take him down. They chain wrestle a bit, and the crowd is in awe. WMVP tries to suplex Dazzler over the top rope, but he manages to land on the apron and slides back in. WMVP then proceeds to drop an elbow on him. He applies the Viaje Vice, but there are no disqualifications so it does nothing.

[5...4...3...2...1…Raven Star makes his way through the crowd as Nirvana plays.]

Raven Star slides into the ring. He goes to the corner to watch as Dazzler and WMVP continue to grapple. AM comes from out of nowhere and begins to choke him from the outside. He then comes into the ring and starts doing some serious damage to Raven. He tries to throw him over the top rope, but Raven spins out of it hitting him with Nevermore! Dazzler comes up to him and also gets caught with Nevermore. WMVP comes up to him and gets hit with Nevermore! He then throws WMVP to the floor.

[5...4….3...2...1...The crowd is confused when Chicago Bulls Theme starts to play.]

Punk: Who’s music is this?

J-Rose: From Albuquerque, New Mexico by way of Chicago, Illinois, pduh!

Mathews: Offer to interview a guy, and you get a push.

Pduh comes on stage in a Bulls jersey and red short trunks. He slides into the ring. He throws a punch at Dazzler. He throws a punch at AM. He throws another punch at Raven Star. He tries to throw Raven over the top, but he lands on the apron. He hits AM with an atomic drop. He hits Dazzler with a bulldog. He goes to hit Raven Star with something, but Raven reverses it. He hits him with Nevermore. Raven then throws pduh over the top rope. AM tries to throw Raven Star out, but he blocks it.

Mathews: Who’s the final entrant going to be?

[5...4...3...2...1…Kingdom by Downstait plays, and Cody walks out.]

Punk: Really? He gives himself the last spot.

Mathews: He’s still hobbling from the beating he took from PI.

Cody comes down to the ring. He seems to be in a lot of pain. The four pair off. Cody is fighting Dazzler while AM and Raven fight. Dazz hits Cody with the Dazzling Kick! AM evades the Nevermore. He then rushes Cody and throws him out. Cody looks at him in absolute fury. Dazzler runs at Raven Star and the momentum sends both of them out…
Winner, AM

Mathews: What?!

Punk: The accidental winner!

Mathews: Yeah, I don’t even think he realized he won.

Punk: Put himself over for once.

Part One/Four
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J-Rose: The following contest is a Fatal Fourway Double Elimination SSB Rules Match! In this contest, all of the combatants will start out with two lives. You lose a life when both feet touch the floor. There are no ropes, and there are crates surrounding the ring which you can jump on to avoid losing your life. There are also weapons surrounding the ring. New to the SSB Rules Match this year is the regeneration point. When you lose a life, you must climb to the top of the regeneration point and jump back into the match.

Mathews: It’s like a diving board with no give.

Punk: Yeah, looks like it. Gotta be six or eight feet about the ring.

Mathews: Well, if you asked JR, he would say 15-20.

Punk: I would never ask JR.

[Nirvana’s Man Who Sold the World plays, and Radikal comes through the crowd. He slides the ladder into the ring when the official tells him he MUST climb the ladder and jump in from the regeneration point.]

Mathews: They’ve all got to enter the match from the regeneration point.

Punk: To make it feel more like a video game I guess.

[The crowd pops as Thunderstruck by AC/DC plays. Heavy Mike makes his way down to the ring.]

Mathews: Two tag team specialists won the Voice of Treason Gauntlet, but with different partners. Can one of them taste singles gold for the first time?

Punk: I think big guys like Heavy Mike and System are going to have a hard time in a match like this.

[Ozzy Osbourne’s Let Me Hear You Scream plays, and System makes his way through the curtain. ]

Mathews: This could very well be System’s last chance at the FFCW Sub-Forum Championship.

Punk: I hope so. Pretty sure he’s been in every Sub-Forum Championship match this season.

[The crowd boos as Game Over by Alexa Vega plays, and Ness makes his way down to the ring.]

Mathews: Ness used to be so likable.

Punk: Then he opened his mouth.

FFCW Sub-Forum Championship Match
SSB Rules
Ness © versus System versus Heavy Mike versus Radikal
The match starts with all four men staring each other down. They look at some of the weapons surrounding the ring. Radikal grabs what looks to be a pokeball. He shrugs, grabs it, and throws it at the center of the ring. The lights flash, and Greg is in the center of the ring wearing TMNT pajamas spraying everyone with a squirt gun while yelling “Blastoise! Blastoise!” System grabs him by the head and throws him out of the ring. He then turns to Radikal. He hits him with Systematic Demise. While he has him in the clutch, Mike drops a heavy splash. After being sandwiched between the behemoths, he stumbles over to Ness where he’s hit with a Game Over and thrown to the floor.

[Ness] x2 [System] x2 [Heavy Mike] x2 [Radikal] x1

Mathews: The first life lost in the match!

Punk: He’s not really dead.

Mathews: I know. It’s the video game thing.

Punk: So now he’s gotta climb the diving board thing and jump back in?

Radikal lays on the ground not in any hurry to get back into the match. Ness checks out the weapons and grabs the plastic lightsaber. He makes it big before hitting System with it which gets him a confused agitated look. He swings it around some more before hitting Mike with it who just shakes his head. System then grabs it and breaks it in half before throwing it out of the ring. He looks at Mike and they grab Ness and throw him off the ring.

[Ness] x1 [System] x2 [Heavy Mike] x2 [Radikal] x1

Ness hurries to the regeneration point looking agitated and climbs up the ladder. He dives onto Mike who catches him in mid-air. Mike goes for a fallaway slam, but he slips off the ring himself causing Ness to land on a crate. Ness goes to jump back onto the ring, but System grabs him and chokeslams him onto the floor!

[Ness] x0 [System] x2 [Heavy Mike] x1 [Radikal] x1

Mathews: Ness is the first one eliminated! We are guaranteed a new champion!

Punk: Ness had a shitty attitude, and now it bit him in the ass. Breaking news! New Sub-Forum Champion!

Mike sees Radikal on the floor and throws him into the security rail. He slowly climbs the ladder. He gets about halfway up before he asks the referee if it might break. The official assures him it will be fine, and he climbs up very slowly. He then carefully jumps back into the ring. When he gets up, he comes eye to eye with System. Two big ass Australians face to face. WAIT A MINUTE! NESS HITS SYSTEM FROM BEHIND WITH A WOODEN CRATE! The referee is trying to get him out while also checking on System. The crate was filled with thumbtacks and other weapons. Security and referees drag Ness out of the ring. System jumps off the ring to pull Ness away from the security and delivers a chokeslam on the stage.

Mathews: Ness just cost System a life.

Punk: It’s now sudden death. Everyone has lost one life.

[Ness] x0 [System] x1 [Heavy Mike] x1 [Radikal] x1

Radikal is on the ladder when System shoves him out of the way. He climbs up and jumps off the platform hitting Mike with a double axe handle. He grabs a kendo stick from the hanging weapons and begins to abuse Mike with it. The Heavy man cannot get his balance back, but System just keeps going. He throws down the kendo stick and locks in the cobra clutch. He struggles to get Mike up, and by the time he does, they both fall in the thumbtacks! They get up slowly, both men dripping blood. They run at each other sumo style trying to push the other off the ring. Neither man is budging, and they just start hitting each other with strikes. System finally grabs Mike by the collar and punches him right in the head several times until Mike falls down and rolls out of the ring.

[Ness] x0 [System] x1 [Heavy Mike] x0 [Radikal] x1

Mathews: We’re down to two!

Punk: And we’re seeing a side of System we’ve never seen before.

Radikal is looking at the ladder for the regeneration point. He climbs it slowly. System still covered in blood and tacks yells for him to come on. Radikal stands at the top of the regeneration point when Raven Star hits System with Nevermore! Radikal comes off the ledge with an elbow drop and then Raven Star drags him off the platform!
Winner, and NEW Sub-Forum Champion, Radikal!

Mathews: Well that was bullshit!

Punk: The Men Who Sold the World. A team until the end.

[The cameras cut to the back where Cathy Kelley is standing by with WMS.]

Kelley: In just a few minutes, you’ll be going head to head with JJ in his last match, what are your thoughts?

WMS: My thoughts? Here, how about I ask you a question, Kelley. Do you REALLY want to know my thoughts? Or is this a time filler so they can clean up the rubbish disgrace of a match they just had? You see, what you’re about to see is the only actual wrestling show on the card. It’s not some goofy old timer. It’s not some shitty battle royal. It’s not a ridiculous gimmick match. It’s not focused on some mystery broad. It’s not a shitty hardcore match. Or a tag team match. Or an ‘I Quit’ match. Inside of a silo or whatever bullocks they’re doing. My match with the old wanker JJ is the only WRESTLING match on the card. Two men. No frills. No gimmicks. Just two bastards competing in a contest where the winner gets seventy five percent of the purse and the loser gets twenty five. As for the old man going on about how he ain’t a gentleman anymore, well good, because there ain’t no place for gentlemen in this sport. Now, if the ring crew is done playing rubbish collector, I think it’s bloody well time to play me music.

[The crowd boos as Riders on the Storm plays as WMS walks away from the interview position to walk to the ring with the camera following him.]

Mathews: I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest this may have been WMS’ worst season of FFCW ever.

Punk: In the past, he’s earned people’s respect with his athleticism, lead stables, or at least earned title shots. This season he’s really just run his mouth and been unable to follow it up.

Mathews: So you agree?

Punk: Yeah. It’s almost like he gave you much too long of a line so he had me finish articulating your thought to make it two longish lines instead of one super long one.

[The fans sing along as S.O.B. by Nathaniel Rateliff plays, and JJ makes his way down to the ring.]

Mathews: This guy has totally reinvented himself for his last match.

Punk: He promises we won’t see The Gentleman anymore, but rather the S.O.B. I don’t even know what that means.

Mathews: WMS talked about having a pure wrestling match. Can he have that with the son of a bitch?

Punk: Well, that remains to be seen. Also, what does that say about his mother?

Mathews: Well he’s also his father’s son.

Singles Match
WMS versus JJ
JJ tries to start the match early, but the official gets between them. She pushes him back and when she calls for the bell, WMS immediately goes to the floor. JJ goes after him and starts to chase him around the ring. They make a full lap around the ring before WMS slides in and challenges him to amateur wrestling. He goes down on all fours and says “Let’s really wrestle!” JJ shakes his head before going into the ring and finally goes into the starting position. He immediately rolls him over and pins him. WMS kicks out before the official reaches one, and he immediately jumps up. He accuses JJ of pulling his tights. He wants to restart. He motions for JJ to get down on all fours. He shrugs before agreeing. He goes down, and Wisey circles him a bit. He debates which side to start on before kicking him straight in the gut! The crowd boos as he mounts him and begins to punch him in the head.

Mathews: What a dirty tactic. Not terribly surprising.

Punk: It’s been a head game between these two from the very beginning. You go back to their first match, and it was all about the handshake.

The referee calls for WMS to get off JJ, and she counts to four before he does. She tells him to back off as he starts to get away from JJ. He gets closer and insists he’s trying to help him up, but then he grabs him and chokes him on the middle rope. She counts 1...2...3...4...And he finally yanks him off the middle rope. He goes for a pin, but he clearly has a handful of tights. She won’t count, so he gets up and starts kicking JJ. The crowd boos as he’s clearly very proud of himself. He applies a chinlock, and the crowd starts clapping in hopes of getting JJ out of it. He powers up and gets to his feet, but WMS pulls his hair and sends him back down to the mat. The official is calling him out about pulling the hair and he said maybe JJ likes having his hair pulled and maybe she does, too.

Punk: Is he fucking serious right now?

Mathews: This is all a mind game to him, and I wonder if he’s even focused on JJ to the level he should be.

JJ gets right back to his feet while WMS is arguing with the official. She actually pushes him away from her, and JJ catches him with a German suplex. He then mounts him and starts delivering closed fist punches to the face. The official calls for him to get off. 1...2...3...4...JJ finally gets off. WMS starts to sit up and JJ hits him with a Thesz Press. He starts hitting those closed fist punches again. She starts counting again. 1...2...3...4 He jumps up and takes off his belt. He swings it over his head before the official grabs it. He then whips WMS into the corner and starts chopping him repeatedly. He actually draws blood on the chest. She throws the belt down and tells him to get out of the corner. While she does this, WMS starts undoing the turnbuckle pad.

Mathews: I don’t think the official sees WMS exposing that turnbuckle.

Punk: For wanting a match focused on rules, he sure does seem to want to break them.

Mathews: Very interesting, isn’t it?

Mathews: Not terribly surprising though.

He gets it off, and JJ comes over and punches him again. He then lifts him up and delivers a scoop slam. He picks him back up by the hair and goes for a piledriver. The official reminds him they’re illegal, and he sets him back down. WMS grabs his ankle and punches him in the breadbasket. He then hits him with Fools Rush In! He goes for the pin. 1...2...NO! JJ kicks out. WMS picks him up by the hair, and the official yells at him. He gets right in her face. JJ picks him up from behind for a backdrop, and he accidentally kicks her on the way up. JJ, in a moment of clarity is concerned about her, but she pushes him away. WMS Irish whips toward the corner with the exposed buckle, but JJ catches himself. Wisey heads over trying to smash JJ’s head into the exposed buckle. He tries and tries but JJ resists. Finally, JJ grabs WMS’ head and smashes it into the buckle! The crowd pops. He then grabs him and applies the half crab. The official calls for the bell!

Mathews: The same way he beat him at Show Your Allegiance! JJ wins his last match!

Punk: Hold on, Josh.

The crowd is cheering for JJ, but the official raises WMS hand.
Winner, by disqualification, WMS

Mathews: Nooooo! What?

Punk: She saw him use the exposed turnbuckle!

Mathews: Are you kidding me?

WMS: I BEAT HIM! I BEAT HIM! HAHAHAHA! YOU STUPID OLD WANKER! I BEAT YOU! I BEAT YOU! FUCK MY HEAD HURTS, BUT I DON’T CARE BECAUSE I BEAT THAT STUPID OLD WANKER! I BEAT HIM! I BEAT HIM! I BEAT HIM!

Part Two/Four

J-Rose: The following contest is a GRUDGE Match!

[The crowd boos as Congratulations by Post Malone plays, Bambi shakes her ass on the stage before The Kid comes through the curtain.]

Mathews: The Kid has had one hell of a season. He started out with T-Money as his best friend. Hell, Bambi was T-Money’s manager to start with.

Punk: Then Kid won the World Championship, and he made it clear he would do whatever it took to keep it.

Mathews: And that meant sacrificing his friendship with T-Money. How important is it for these guys to have big last matches as they try to market themselves to new potential employers.

Punk: That’s a great question. I think they have to win.

[Must Be the Money plays, and T-Money makes his way out. He stands on stage with a microphone.]

T-Money: Kid, you were my friend. Bambi, you were my girl. But I don’t need y’all. I got these people now. THEY are the ones investing in T-Money, and I’m making more dough than ever before. So, tonight, Kiddo, I’m kicking your ass, and as for you, Bambi, well, karma’s a bitch, and THIS is gonna be awesome.

[Laughter is heard before Awesome Kong walks out and stands next to T-Money.]

Mathews: Awesome Kong is here in FFCW! She’s been everywhere. WWE. Impact. AEW. Kia Stephens was even on GLOW, and now she’s in FFCW!

Punk: She is a LOT bigger than Bambi!

Mathews: She sure is. It may be a fair fight for once.

Grudge Match
The Kid [w/ Bambi] versus T-Money [w/Awesome Kong]
The official calls for the bell, and Bambi is still conferring with Kid on the apron. Kong comes over toward her, and she starts backing away. Kid yells at Kong, and T-Money grabs him from behind. He lifts him up and drops him with a backdrop. Bambi grabs a chair and lifts it toward Kong before opening it up and sitting down. T-Money waits for Kid to get back up. He lifts him up hits him with an Oklahoma Stampede. He goes off the ropes and delivers an elbow drop. He raises the roof to the crowd. He goes over and high fives Awesome Kong. He goes off the ropes and goes for a leg drop, but Kid rolls out of the way. T pops back up and catches him with a snap slam. He goes off the ropes and hits him with a double stomp on the chest. He hooks the leg, and the official gets into position. 1...2...No!

Mathews: He tries to beat him with his own move!

Punk: T-Money has been in total control of this one without the distraction of Bambi.

Mathews: Kong has proven to be a very good investment for T-Money.

Punk: She’s probably getting paid more than us tonight.

T-Money gets right back up, and he goes off the ropes attempting another elbow drop. Bambi reaches up from her chair to trip him. Kong gives Bambi the death glare as she makes a bee line for her. She rushes toward Bambi who is now running. She makes a full lap around the ring, and T slides out to cut her off. Kid is yelling at the referee to throw Kong out. Bambi dives between T’s legs, and Kong accidentally levels him. Kid sees this and has to capitalize. Bambi jumps onto the apron and hits Kong with a double knee strike to the chest while she’s beside herself for hitting T. Kid comes to the floor and throws T-Money into the stairs before lifting him up for a suplex on the floor. The official starts counting them both out, and Kid slides into the ring trying to win the match any way he can. Kong throws Bambi into the security wall before helping T-Money back into the ring.

Mathews: Kong could’ve cost T-Money the match there.

Punk: We know T is a fighter. We’ve seen him overcome adversity before, but it certainly was a roadblock.

Mathews: She may have just handed him to The Kid as well.

Punk: Kid will have to capitalize on this opportunity though.

Kid grabs T-Money and immediately goes for the pin. The official gets into position. 1...2...NO! Kid then drives his forearm into the throat of T. 1...2...3...4...Kid finally breaks it. He picks T up by the hair and slams him down on the mat. He picks him up again and lifts him up for a vertical suplex. He goes for the pin after this. 1...2...He kicks out! Kid then decides to apply a side headlock. He crowd encourages T to get back up. They clap him up to his feet with Kong’s encouragement. Kid then breaks the hold to knee T in the midsection before Irish whipping him into the corner. He shakes his head before mounting him in the corner. He’s going for the mounted punches. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. T grabs his leg. Kid shakes his head in fear as he’s about to be power bombed, but surprisingly, Kid turns it into a hurricanrana. Both men are down as Kid looks shocked. He immediately tries to pin him. 1...2...NO! T-Money kicks out, and The Kid is livid. He’s arguing with the official as T-Money pulls himself up. He grabs Kid...Money Maker! 1...2...NO! Bambi dives into the ring to break the pin. The official is about to say something when Kong drags her out of the ring. Bambi has something in her hand which she uses to level Kong!

Mathews: What did Bambi just hit her with?

Punk: It looked like maybe brass knuckles to me.

Mathews: Kong may be out of the equation.

Bambi drops the weapon and gets back on the apron. “T! It don’t have to be like this!”, she yells. T-Money looks at her confused. “I’m tired of being spiteful. It don’t have to be like this. Let me talk to you!” He gets close to her when Kid pushes him into the ropes and rolls him up. 1...2...Kid realizes Bambi got knocked off the apron and asks her if she’s ok. She’s starting to get up, so he turns around...Money Maker! T-Money hooks the leg! 1...2...3!
Winner, by pinfall, T-Money

[Bambi slides into the ring as T-Money rolls off The Kid. The winner sits on the mat just staring at her blankly while the loser lays on the mat.]

Mathews: Was that just a distraction? Or did she really mean it?

Punk: I don’t know…

Mathews: It’s almost as if she’s trying to decide if she wants to be with Kid or if she wants to be with T.

[Bambi lets her eyes shift between both of them when AWESOME KONG ATTACKS HER FROM BEHIND! SHE HITS HER WITH THE IMPLANT BUSTER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! KONG PICKS HER UP BY HER HAIR LIKE SHE’S GOING TO DO IT AGAIN WHEN T-MONEY GETS IN BETWEEN THEM.]

Mathews: I can’t help but think we were about to find out if Bambi was sincere or not.

Punk: Well, now we may never know.

[The cameras cut to the back where AM is looking at his Power 10+5 trophy when RT walks in.]

RT: Whoa. That’s pretty slick.

AM: Yeah. I’m sure they wouldn’t have spent so much on it if they knew I had a chance of winning.

RT: True. So, you gonna come out with me tonight?

AM: After the show? Sure, hit the town like old times. Hopefully celebrate our wins.

RT: Nah, I meant like, you know, The Real NoRTh AMericans. Come out to the ring with me.

AM: I mean, I wasn’t planning on it, but I can if you want. A little moral support.

RT: Yeah, and if things are going a certain way, just remember, Extreme Rules.

AM: Hold up. Are you asking me to cheat for you?

RT: It’s Extreme Rules. It’s not cheating.

AM: Dude, I don’t have a horse in the race. I wanted to watch this match. Really see who the better man is.

RT: Right. Cool. Right. Yeah, I gotcha.

AM: Good luck out there. Win or lose, first round is on me tonight.

RT: Sounds good.

[AM starts to change his clothes when RT grabs the trophy and hits him in the back of the head with it. He smashes the trophy into his back drawing blood.]

RT: Really see who the better man is. Fuck you. Shove your cheap ass trophy up your ass.

[The cameras cut back to the announcers.]

Mathews: What kind of a scumbag-

Punk: Exactly. Your best friend doesn’t want to hand the match to you, so you brutally attack him with the trophy he won.

Mathews: And it answers a bigger question in my mind, RT is nervous.

Punk: 100%

J-Rose: The following contest is an EXTREME RULES MATCH!

[The crowd boos as RT walks through the curtain.]

Mathews: Here’s a guy we used to love and respect.

Punk: Absolutely. He was a locker room leader, a main eventer, and a stand up guy.

Mathews: It’s disappointing how confidence has devolved into ego.

Punk: It happens to the best of us, but it still sucks.

[The lights go out except for a spotlight over the stage. Started from the Bottom by Drake plays as Shinobi Musashi shadow boxes on the stage. He comes down to the ring with a stone cold expression on his face. He enters the ring coming face to face with his opponent.]

Mathews: This is the ultimate test for Shinobi. This is his chance to shine.

Punk: A win over RT on a scale like this could change his career.

Extreme Rules Match
RT versus Shinobi Musashi
The referee calls for the bell, and they walk toward the center of the ring. RT turns his back to Shinobi when they get to the middle. He poses to the crowd. Shinobi bends down for the KO kick. RT is about to turn around right into it, but he catches it in his periphery at the last second. He collapses to the mat and rolls out of the ring. He catches his breath and starts strutting. Shinobi goes off the ropes and hits a suicide dive through the ropes. He looks under the ring and drags out a trash can full of weapons. He dumps them out and settles on the Singapore cane. He picks it up and smacks RT in the back with it. He hits him with it several more times before grabbing him by the hair and throwing him over the announce table. The commentators scramble to get out of the way. Shinobi jumps onto the desk and holds the cane over his head to a “He’s Hardcore!” chant. He jumps off the desk hitting RT with the Singapore cane. He picks up Punk’s Diet Pepsi and dumps it on RT.

Punk: Son of a bitch! Not my Diet Pepsi.

Mathews: Shinobi Musashi is showing that he can hang in the Extreme Rules environment.

Punk: I’m not going to lie. I’m a bit surprised RT chose this stipulation.

Mathews: Is he so insecure in his stardom that he wanted to beat Shinobi at his own game?

He throws RT over the security wall. He jumps over and high fives some of the fans before he begins throwing chairs at RT. The crowd is very much into it. He picks up the Canadian and holds him while encouraging fans to chop him. A young kid runs right up and smacks him on the chest before looking at his dad. A teenage girl winds up her arm before smacking him right on the chest. An older lady comes up and kisses him on the mouth. Shinobi lets go of RT to laugh, and RT throws him into some chairs. He lifts a chair up and begins hitting Shinobi repeatedly. He folds the chair up and drives it into his throat. He then sets a chair up and sits Shinobi in it. He then goes over to the old lady, “Come over here, you dirty hag, don’t you want to give him a kiss?” He gets between them and yells “Of course she doesn’t because you’re not a star!” He then spits in Shinobi’s face.

Mathews: I cannot believe he just spat in Shinobi’s face. Gross.

Punk: It is. But at least there’s no COVID-19 in the FFCW Universe.

Mathews: That’s true. That’s why we have all of these people here.

Punk: All of these people who came to see Shinobi kick RT’s ass.

Mathews: Don’t let him hear you say that.

RT grabs Shinobi and throws him into the production crew’s area. He grabs the cords and begins to choke him with them. The sound guy is turning red as he tries to pull RT off. The Canadian pushes the crew member back and takes a speaker off a speaker stand and drops it on Shinobi’s chest. The referee begs him to take it back to the ring. RT shakes his head and drags Shinobi up the stairs by the hair. He approaches the arena’s lighting booth. The lighting guy locks the door, so RT Irish whips Shin into it. The door doesn’t opening, so RT drives his head through the glass in the door. The head of the Texan is busted open, and the door is unlocked. He goes over to the spotlight and shines it on Musashi. “This is the only spotlight you’re ever going to get, bitch boy!” He then stands on Musashi to be in the spotlight. “Get out of my spotlight, damn it. I’m the star here!” He then proceeds to throw Shinobi down the stairs.

Mathews: RT just threw him down the fucking stairs!

Punk: Nobi fell a long way. This one could be over.

Mathews: How’s he going to get him back in the ring?

Punk: It’s extreme rules. He doesn’t have to.

RT walks down the stairs looking down at Shinobi. He tries to walk away, but Shin grabs his leg. He looks down in disgust. He pulls himself up, and RT is just glaring at him. Musashi slaps him in the face. He then throws him into some chairs. Musashi grabs a trash can and throws it at him before dumping it on him. He then picks the can back up and hits RT in the mouth with the edge of it causing blood to come out of his mouth. Shinobi picks him up and throws him back over the guard rail. He tries to jump over the rail, but he needs to use a chair. He grabs a chain which was dumped out earlier and kind of whips RT with it. He goes to kick him, but his leg clearly hurts.

Mathews: Shinobi is back in control of this thing, but if he hurt that let, it might not be for too long.

Punk: If he doesn’t have the KO kick, that could be a game changer.

Mathews: It’s an extreme rules match, so he has literally anything at his disposal, but losing his KO Kick could be detrimental.

Punk: He needs to start working on a different game plan.

He looks under the ring and pulls out a table. He sets it up and sort of leans on it. He picks RT up by the hair and throws him onto the table. He climbs onto the apron and goes for a leg drop, but there’s no water in the pool. RT rolls off the table and Shinobi goes ass first through the table. RT hits him with a back kick before looking for something to hit him with. He starts throwing stuff in the ring before grabbing Shinobi and throwing him into the ring. The NoRTh AMerican grabs a bag and dumps THUMBTACKS onto the mat. He looks very proud of himself as he’s about to hit Shinobi with the Beer Blaster into the tacks. Shin drops to a knee before he can hit it and lifts RT onto his shoulders. DEATH VALLEY DRIVER INTO THE THUMBTACKS! Shinobi goes for the pin. 1...2…No! RT manages to kick out!

Mathews: Say what you want about RT. He’s got a lot of fight in him.

Punk: He sure does. Not a lot of guys will kick out after going head first into tacks.

Shinobi rolls off. He begins to stack RT in hopes of setting him up. He gets up trying to cock back for the KO Kick. RT rolls to the floor. He grabs Shinobi by the legs and pulls his legs on either side of the ring post. He smashes the bad leg into the ring post. He crawls into the ring and pulls Shinobi into the middle of the ring through the tacks. 1...2...NO! Shinobi kicks out! RT looks furious as he picks Shinobi up. He looks disgusted as he finally hits the Beer Blaster in the tacks. 1...2...RT pulls the shoulders up.

Punk: What is he doing?

Mathews: Apparently winning with his finisher in the middle of the ring isn’t good enough for him.

Punk: He’s got to come up with a finish more becoming of a star.

RT deadlifts Shinobi up by the hair mostly. He drags him into the corner. “This is a big finish, bub. Take note even though you’ll never be in a main event again.” RT lifts Shinobi onto the top turnbuckle. He looks at the crowd. “Super Beer Blaster, baby! I’m taking him down from the top!” Shinobi is sitting on the top turnbuckle as RT gets onto the second rope to get into position. Then, a bloody Shinobi slides underneath him. Power Bomb out of the corner! He keeps the shoulders down. 1...2...3!
Winner, by pinfall, Shinobi Musashi

Mathews: Shinobi did it!

Punk: Short of his World Championship win, that may have been the biggest win of his career!

Part Three of Four

J-Rose: The following contest is for the FFCW World Tag Team Championships!

[The crowd cheers as Princes of the Universe by Queen plays. WP makes his way through the curtain followed by PB.]

Mathews: These two men in the eyes of many are the last hope to end the domination of Game Over.

Punk: Realistically, they were the first ones to provide a legitimate challenge to Game Over when PB acted as a double agent and cost them War Games.

Mathews: All four of these men are former FFCW World Champions, but tonight it’s about capturing the FFCW World Tag Team Championships.

Punk: And that is something that means a lot to WP and PB because unlike Game Over, they are a tag team.

[The crowd boos as Game Over by Alexa Vega plays, and KJ walks out with Holzhammer. They have matching black pants on as well as the championships wrapped around their waists.]

Mathews: Imagine the destruction these two would have caused if the won the World Tag Team Championships before two weeks ago.

Punk: You’ve got Holzhammer who has, to my knowledge, never been pinned, and you have KJ who is known as the Mastermind.

Mathews: KJ with an American hybrid style whereas Holzhammer really is a fan of the Japanese strong style with some clear European influence from his roots. They are a force as a tag team.

Punk: And they’re not two young guys teaming up to get noticed. They’re established. They’re first ballot Hall of Famers, and their goal is to demolish this company.

FFCW World Tag Team Championship Match
Legacy [WP and PB] versus Game Over [Holzhammer and KJ]
The referee calls for the bell, and KJ starts the match with WP. Will asks the crowd if they want to see PB get his hands on KJ. They cheer and he teases the tag, but KJ attacks him. He hits him with several forearms before Irish whipping him into the corner. Holzhammer begins to choke Will as soon as he gets into the corner, and the official begins to reprimand him. KJ takes The Devil Himself into the match. He hits WP with a hard chop. Things are not looking good for the challenger. He picks him up by the chin and places him in the corner again before hitting him with another chop. The referee tells them to get out of the corner. Holzhammer gets into the face of the official when WP hits him in the back of the head with a step up enziguri! Holzhammer slowly turns his head in rage. WP comes up and chops him on the chest, but Holzie isn’t having any of it. He grabs him in a goozle, and it looks like he’s going to go for a choke slam, but he just starts choking him. The official calls for a break, and gets it on five. WP then just kicks Holz in the knee repeatedly. He grabs WP and throws him into the corner. He hits a big boot in the corner. KJ tags himself back in. Will is woozy as KJ pulls him out of the corner with a front face lock. He hits him with a DDT in the center of the ring, and he rolls on top of him applying the camel clutch. He cranks back on his back yelling at PB who is clearly getting frustrated. He tries to get the crowd to clap and get behind WP. He’s starting to get fired up when KJ breaks the hold, grabs him by the ankle, drags him to the corner, and tags in Holzhammer. The big man comes in and picks up WP by the hair. He hits him with two back breakers causing Will to cry out in pain. He lifts him up by the hair and sends him into the ropes for a spine buster. Now, he rolls him over and applies a camel clutch of his own. Will is crying out in pain as PB can’t take it this time. He jumps into the ring and hits Holzhammer with a double axe handle. The official pushes him back into his own corner as KJ comes in to get some shots at WP.

Mathews: This has been a one sided slaughter of WP.

Punk: He desperately needs to get a tag to his man, but PB has to keep his damn cool.

Mathews: That’s right. This opportunity could be taken away from them if they’re not careful.

Punk: You’re exactly right.

PB finally throws his hands down in frustration as the official turns around to see the double teaming being done by KJ and Holzhammer. He instructs KJ to go back to the corner and he finally does. Holzhammer picks Will up by the throat, and CHOKESLAMS HIM TO THE FLOOR! The official jumps out of the ring to check on WP. PB comes down and around. Holz looks like he’s about to go after them on the floor, but KJ makes him wait. The official is talking to WP who is in tears. The referee throws up the ‘X’ and calls for medical staff to come down to the ring. The medics attend to WP, and the official goes to call for the bell when PB grabs his hand. The official asks him what he’s doing, but he insists on continuing the match.

Mathews: I think PB is going to continue the match solo.

Punk: Why not? This could be his last chance.

WP goes out on a stretcher as PB rolls into the ring. KJ instructs Holzhammer to go right after him. He comes running at him with a line, but PB ducks it. He starts throwing punches at the big man, but Holz is unphased. He goes off the ropes and throws a shoulder block. The monster is still on his feet. He goes off the ropes again and hits him with another shoulder block. Holz turns around and looks at KJ laughing. PB catches him with a German suplex! He bridges with the shoulders down. 1...2..No! Holzhammer kicks out and looks furious. He jumps up and swings at PB, but it’s ducked. He goes for another one, but it’s ducked again. PB grabs him and hits him with a T-Bone suplex. He tries to pin, but Holzhammer grabs the rope and pulls himself to the floor. He throws up the ring skirt and starts looking for something, but KJ comes to the floor and tries to calm the monster down. PB isn’t waiting. Springboard Somersault Splash to the outside!

Punk: PB may not be very tall, but he’s dense. That fucking hurt.

Mathews: He’s gotta get them back in the ring and pin one of them if he wants to win the championships though.

Punk: He knows that. Easier said than done though.

Mathews: Especially when Holzhammer has never been pinned.

KJ is the first to get up, and PB follows him. He chases him around the ring. KJ does not want to let PB get his hands on him. He slides into the ring and PB slides in after him. The Legacy member has a smile on his face as he lunges at KJ. He takes him down with a clothesline. KJ gets right back up only to get taken right back down. He lifts him up in a military press before dropping him. The crowd is in awe of the strength. He lifts The Mastermind up by the hair and hoists him on his shoulders. LEGACY BOMB! The crowd is on fire! He goes for the pin. The official won’t count! KJ isn’t legal. PB is up arguing with the official when Holzhammer comes back in the ring and catches him from behind with a big boot! KJ rolls out of the ring as Holzhammer goes to work. He grabs PB and lifts him up for a chokeslam. He goes for the pin, and the official gets into position. 1...2..NO! PB kicks out. Holzhammer barks at the official before he lifts PB up. He gets him up again for another chokeslam. He goes for the pin. 1...2..NO! PB kicks out. Now, Holzhammer is frustrated and begins to choke him. The official calls for the break. 1...2...3...4...He finally breaks. He grabs the official, but he pushes him away. Finally, he looks at KJ and shakes his head. He tags KJ who doesn’t necessarily look like he wants to go in.

Mathews: I’m not sure that was a consensual tag.

Punk: Holzhammer is definitely getting frustrated, but he’s restraining himself for some reason.

KJ gets into the ring looking hesitant. He stomping on the head of PB. “I hope you get CTE, you piece of shit!” The official tells him to stop doing this. He STOMPS on the throat of PB as he rolls over. He then takes PB’s gear and begins to choke him with the strap of the gear. The official calls for a break. 1...2...3...4… KJ breaks and applies a camel clutch. “Give up you traitorous son of a bitch! Quit asshole! You’re nothing without me!” KJ keeps wrenching back the submission as the official keeps asking PB if he wants to give up. He screams “NO!” KJ wrenches back more. “You idiot! You’re nothing without me! Nothing!


Nothing!




Nothing!”







HERE WE ARE! BORN TO BE KINGS!
WE’RE THE PRINCES OF THE UNIVERSE![/I]

WP COMES RUNNING BACK DOWN TO THE RING WITH HIS BACK TAPED UP. HE SLIDES INTO THE RING AND SMACKS KJ BREAKING THE SUBMISSION! KJ BACKS INTO HOLZHAMMER, BUT WP HITS HIM WITH A BIG DROPKICK INTO HOLZHAMMER KNOCKING THE BIG MAN OFF THE APRON. PB CATCHES KJ...LEGACY BOMB! HE TAGS WP! SHOOTING STAR PRESS!

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3!!!
Winners, and NEW FFCW World Tag Team Champions, WP and PB, The Legacy

Mathews: They did it!

Punk: They overcame all of the odds!

[WP and PB take their celebration into the crowd when KJ puts his head down in the middle of the ring. Holzhammer slides into the ring. KJ starts yelling at him. Holzhammer looks at him with a look of offense. He grabs KJ and hits him with the HEAD BUTT! The crowd gasps as he looks down on KJ. Carmina Burana plays as Holzhammer walks up the ramp by himself.]

Mathews: Did we just see the end of Game Over?

Punk: It certainly looks that way.

[Dramatic music begins to play as the steel cage starts to lower.]

Mathews: We’re just moments away from the last FFCW World Championship.

Punk: So is this the end?

Mathews: Is the end ever really the end?

Punk: I guess that remains to be seen.

Mathews: In the final segment of the first show, PI asked for this match to get his hands on his long time partner, jTj.

Punk: At the time, it was just about getting the title, but a lot has changed since then.

Mathews: PI came unraveled and recaptured the championship in the most deranged way possible.

Punk: jTj lost the championship not due to ability or lack of ability. He lost it due to his own pride. Which, when you think about it, is the story of his career.

Mathews: Is jTj so obsessed with recapturing the championship that he will destroy a man he once called his brother to do it?

Punk: Is PI the same man jTj once called his best friend?

Mathews: I...don’t know.

Punk: It’s time to find out.

J-Rose: The following contest is a Steel Cage ‘I Quit’ Match, and it will be the LAST FFCW World Championship Match.

Mathews: No pins, no submission, no escape. Only two works.

Punk: Two words I don’t think we’ve ever heard these two say before.

[A silence falls over the crowd as God’s Gonna Cut You Down by Johnny Cash plays, and jTj walks on stage. He looks at the demonic foreboding structure and his cowboy boots click as he walks down the metal ramp. He plods around the cage looking at it, feeling it. Knowing he will feel it differently as the night goes on. He takes off his cowboy hat as he walks into the ring. He goes to the corner, kneels down, and begins a prayer.]

Mathews: jTj is, in my opinion, one of the greatest FFCW wrestlers of all time.

Punk: I’ve outlined my issues with Jeff. It seems everything is black and white to him. Right or wrong. I don’t think he sees fault in himself though. He says he does, but I don’t think he truly grasps it.

Mathews: He’s certainly confident in his abilities, but I also feel like he’s put a lot of pressure on himself to deliver.

Punk: Sure, he’s become best friends with Cody. He’s compared himself to Dusty Rhodes, Terry Funk, and every other cowboy. Now he has to put up or shut up.

[Jeff is adjusting his wrist tape in the corner watching the entrance when Sink to the Beat by Cursive plays. Smoke seeps through the curtains before the FFCW World Champion, PI makes his way through the curtain. He walks down to the ring and just stands outside the cage looking up.]

Mathews: PI has been in some of the most extreme matches in FFCW history. He has proven he has no regard for his body, and he will do whatever it takes to win.

Punk: You know, Jeff talked about the difference between genius and insanity, and I think that covers PI pretty well because he’s done some pretty crazy shit, but he’s also done some pretty smart shit.

Mathews: He’s a master of mind games, that’s for sure.

Punk: It’s just a question of whether or not it will be enough to keep the championship.

[PI scales the cage from the outside. He stands a top the cage before climbing in.]

FFCW World Championship Match
Steel Cage ‘I Quit’ Match
“The Last Cowboy” jTj versus “The Masked Maniac” PI ©
The bell rings for what could be the penultimate time, and they just stare at each other. They walk slowly toward each other, and they lock eyes as they are blinded by the flashbulbs capturing the iconic moment. PI SLAPS jTj! He then laughs in his face until his face is nearly knocked off when The Cowboy strikes back. He throws him into the corner and begins to chop him hard on the chest. He’s nearly left a handprint on PI’s chest, and there’s nothing anybody can do about it. He then grabs him by the throat and yells “This doesn’t have to be a prolonged endeavor. You can say it now and walk away while you can still walk!” PI laughs again, and jTj grabs him under his arms and throws him across the ring. He waits for him to get up when he runs at him with a big boot. He nearly kicks his head off before he throws him into the cage wall, and yells for him to give it up. PI gets an elbow loose and manages to force the Cowboy off of him. He throws some kicks to the midsection until Jeff catches an ankle. He takes him off his feet and applies a Boston Crab.

Mathews: jTj is taking a page out of the third member of The Triad’s book with that Boston Crab.

Punk: Well, he’s got the size advantage for sure, but I don’t know how he’s going to get PI to quit.

He wrenches on the back, but PI’s slick gear allows him to get a leg loose and kick himself free. He crawls to the opposite end of the ring and actually starts scaling the cage. jTj comes toward him, and he jumps off the cage wall with a forearm strike. He goes off the ropes and dropkicks the challenger in the side of the knee. He hits him with a step-up enziguri. He goes off the ropes and hits him with a bulldog! He turns the bulldog into a headlock. The crowd gets behind jTj and claps for him to get back to his feet. The big man gets back up, and the champion breaks the hold before he gets frustrated and kicks Jeff right in the dick! The Last Cowboy drops to his knees before hitting PI between the leg before grabbing his arm in pain. PI reaches into his pants and laughs as he pulls out a steel cup.

Mathews: PI always wears that steel cup.

Punk: I feel like we’ve forgotten to mention that before.

Mathews: We very well could’ve, but I’m glad we’ve finally wrapped up that plot point.

Punk: Inquiring minds were wondering.

PI takes the metal cup and puts in the cowboy’s face causing him to bend over gagging. PI then kicks him in the face. He goes off the ropes and follows him with a stomp to the back of the neck. PI then sits on the back of jTj pulling his arm back in an arm bar. He wrenches the arm back, and jTj is in pain. PI yells for him to quit, but he doesn’t. He then rotates, grabs the other arm and STOMPS on the back of his head. Jeff yells in pain, and PI uses the opportunity to apply a crossface. He wrenches back on the neck of jTj, and he’s yelling at him to give up again, but John Wayne won’t do it. PI breaks the hold and runs to the corner. He ascends the cage like a spider monkey. The big man gets up slowly favoring his neck. PI gets to the top and comes off with a moonsault. jTj catches him, and he slams him into the wall of the cage. He holds him and runs slamming him into the wall again. He comes back and does it a third time. He then lifts PI’s upper body up off his shoulder and LAWN DARTS HIM INTO THE WALL OF THE CAGE.

Mathews: Oh my god.

Punk: Is that what heroes do?

He lifts PI up by the mask and tells him to say it. He then slams him down to the mat head first. He goes over to the door of the cage and tells the official to open it. The referee tells him no, and jTj starts kicking at the door. Cody comes down to the ring and tells the official to open the door. The official opens the door, and Jeff looks under the ring. He grabs a chair and throws it into the cage. Cody stops him to ask him what he’s doing. They are having a quiet conversation when PI DIVES OFF THE TOP OF THE CAGE! All three men are down on the floor when PI grabs Cody and hits him with a brainbuster on the floor! He then grabs jTj and throws him into the wall of the cage from the outside. He searches under the ring and pulls out the broken table from the Extreme Rules Match. He fucking stabs Jeff with the broken table. He stabs him in the head repeatedly. jTj starts to bleed, and he begins to smile. He digs the splintered wood into his head and tells him to quit.

Mathews: Maybe the ref should stop the match?

Punk: I’m inclined to agree, but he hasn’t actually quit.

jTj is bleeding pretty heavily when HE HITS PI WITH A LOW BLOW! He crumbles as jTj picks the splinters out of his head and tries to shake off the blood. He grabs the official and uses his shirt to wipe off the blood. He lifts PI up and slams him hard on the floor. He throws PI through the door of the cage, but pulls his ankle back out a bit before slamming the door on his ankle. PI screams out in pain. Jeff goes back into the cage and drags PI into the middle. The official is about to re-lock the cage when jTj grabs the chain from the other end and pulls it into the cage. He WHIPS the champion with the chain before throwing it down in the center of the ring. He wraps the chair around PI’s ankle and STOMPS on it. The champion lets out a cry of pain. jTj leaves the chair on his leg as he applies an ankle lock.

Mathews: This could be it.

Punk: If Jeff can keep it on.

He yells for the champion to quit, but he doesn’t. He slams the leg down with the chair still wrapped around it. He looks down at his former partner. His former best friend. The man who has the only thing he wants.

“What are you doing?! MAKE. HIM. QUIT!”

Cody stands outside the cage with his hand on his neck. He looks frustrated with Jeff. He turns around and PI THROWS the chair at him! The champion moves the chair into the center of the ring. He grabs Jeff by the neck. BRAINBUSTER on the chair! PI shakes his head. He lifts up the dead weight of his former brother. ANOTHER BRAINBUSTER ON THE CHAIR. He looks down at the chain Jeff whipped him with. He grabs it. He wraps it around the neck of his former best friend as he locks in the STF.

“Don’t you quit! Don’t you do it!”

Cody paces outside the cage.

“...stop...please stop...i quit.”




Winner, and STILL FFCW World Champion, PI

[PI unwraps the chain and wraps his arms around jTj. You can see through his mask that he’s crying. The cage raises slowly as Cody walks up the ramp shaking his head.]

”Heroes.

Stand.




Tall."

PI raises the FFCW World Championship over his head…





For the last time?

© FFCW; A Division of Mind’s Eye Entertainment[/u]

Damn, and here I thought I just had balls of steel this whole time.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

[The house was dark. Patrick Issacson unlocked the door and dropped his bag. He sits down on the couch as hands run over his shoulders. Wife begins to massage him.]

Wife: How was the trip to Chicago?

Issacson: I...lost my job. The company is going out of business.

Wife: What are you going to do?

Issacson: Not be on the road so much. Find something closer to home. Relax for once. Speaking of, I’m going to head right upstairs.

[He starts to walk toward the stairs when he steps on something.]

Issacson: FUCK! Ah, sorry. I...uh...twisted my ankle on the trip.

Wife: The kids didn’t pick up their toys.

[He picks up the toy he stepped on. A PI action figure...like looking in a mirror.]

Issacson: I thought we said we weren’t going to buy him crap like this?

Wife: It’s not his.

Issacson: Rachel?

Wife: She used her allowance money. I tried to tell her you wouldn’t approve, but she didn’t want anything else.

Issacson: There will be no wrestling in this house.

[Wife wraps her arms around him.]

Wife: Try telling her that.



Next Season on FFCW…

“I am the UNIVERSAL Champion.”


“He’s undefeated this season.”


“I’m counting on you to do what you always do. Choke.”






“If I had known it wasn’t going to be the end, I would’ve said ‘I Quit’.”

The end...for now.